Israel screamed it had the right to retaliate when Hamas attacked, and.the West backed.them. When Israel attacks an embassy, that was.self defence? And when Iran retaliates, the West says it is disgraceful and helps Israel. DOUBLE STANDARDS. Israel has carried out numerous assassination missions ag...

on this day In 1517 Tuman bay II, the last sultan of Egypt before Ottoman rule, died in his early 40s. A former domestic slave, his life ended by hanging in Constantinople. His body was taken down after three days, then buried; in 1802 the diary of Dorothy Wordsworth recorded a walk in the Ullswater...

It is doubtful if Israel attacked the Iranian Embassy just for the heck of it. Methinks they must have had a reason or two. Also, one should not be surprised at Iran's response. The whole world seemed to know Iran was going to attack Israel judging by the newspapers and TV analysts. Will this be a l...

It's a non-immigrant O visa. I have been here one year, and Immigration needs me to submit personal and bank information, photos, and so on again. The Immigration officer stamped in my passport to return on May 11th when I should be approved. I had a student visa to attend Chiang Mai University for ...

The march of the American skunk cabbage ( Lysichiton americanu s) seems unstoppable. A native of swamps and wet woodlands in the US Pacific Northwest, American skunk cabbage was introduced to Britain in 1901 as an ornamental plant for ponds and bog gardens. By 1947, it had established itself in the ...

I got the marriage extension this morning at Khon Kaen Immigration by the bus station 3 (baw kaw saw). I forgot one thing. My e-visa was shown in my passport; however, they wanted to see the information the Thai Embassy in Ottawa, Canada had sent about the e-visa to my email address in Toronto. I wa...

On this Day In 1912 RMS Titanic departed Southampton for France, its first stop. At least 1,500 people lost their lives on April 15 when the ship sank after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage; in 1919 Emiliano Zapata, the Mexican revolutionary leader and land reformist, was double-cr...

Anyone with a garden bird feeder will know how welcome a visitor a siskin is. Yellowy-green, with barred wings, a streaky tummy, a forked tail and, in the case of the male, a smart black cap, these are tiny finches — much smaller than a greenfinch — but full of character. They are as acrobatic as bl...

on this day In AD193 Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor. Born in present-day Libya, he travelled to Britain in AD208, invaded Scotland in AD209 and died in York in AD211, aged 65; in 1413 Henry V was crowned individual of England. His most famous victory was the Battle of Agincourt in Oc...

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The good samaritan got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and is a bit touchy, no.

Brechin City slipped up on Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Fraserburgh F.C. They remain in first place by 3 points.

Carnoustie-Panmure came through with a 1-0 win over Couper Angus.

Dundee United thrashed Queen's Park 5-0 to maintain their 5 point lead in first.

Do you have an address and link? We have a Chihuahua-Jack Russell mix, one year 4 months old.

We think of spring as a time of fresh green growth, but the new leaves of several common trees, shrubs and plants aren’t green at all. Many roses put out red foliage at the start of the growing season which later turns green; the younger leaves of photinia blaze out bright scarlet, and both oaks and...

on this day Today In 1320 Scottish earls and barons sealed the Declaration of Arbroath, a letter for Pope John XXII. It stated that: “As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule”; in 1580 large areas of southeast England and northeast Fr...

A bit of a twist if others are interested in participating. I am guessing most of us have been to the odd live concert/performance/show etc. Some are fantastic, some from great recording artists fall s bit short of expectations. My list, roses and brick batts, all unranked.in exceptionalism and awf...

I''ll bite: Very good, Elvis - a tribute The Doors Jerry Lee Lewis Rolling Stones $5/seat in 1964 McKenna-Mendelson Mainline Sally Yip sih-man Bo Diddley John Hammond Willie Dixon Gene Vincent Wilson Pickett Chuck Berry Little Richard Sunaree Ratchasima Tukatan Chollada The Who performing Tommy The ...

on this day In 1722 Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutch explorer, became the first-recorded European visitor to Easter Island, which he named Paasch-Eyland. Of the statues he noted that “these stone figures caused us to be filled with wonder” as to how the natives “had been able to erect them”; in 1755 the sal...

Why do we allow this to happen to humans as humans? Shame on us Not just Jews but, Indian Tribes, etc. Learn from the past and move on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayN-IhDYBBQ&t=1422s Indian tribes no longer wage war, and slaughter one another, as they did in the past, Dodo, so I don't get what ...

on this day In 1581 Francis Drake was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth I on board the Golden Hind, on his return from circumnavigating the globe (1577-80); in 1687 individual James II issued a Declaration of Indulgence permitting worship to take place outside the established Church of England...