on this day In 1927 the actress Mae West was convicted of obscenity for writing (as Jane Mast), producing and directing the Broadway play Sex. She was released from her ten-day sentence early, “the first time I ever got anything for good behaviour”. Negative reviews (“crude and inept play”) did not ...

Pol Gen Kitrat Panphet, the acting national police chief, has signed the order to suspend deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn and four more police officers accused of being involved in money laundering in relation to an online gambling network. Is it suspension with or without pay?

Rick, what has been the rather simplistic aim of the Palestinian leadership since 1948 again? Your response could add some balance to your topic.

Walking under a pussy willow is a special springtide treat. On sunny days, the throng of pollinators feeding on the catkins purr musically. Even during the many cold, damp days, there will be something to hear, as lone bumblebee queens forage. Water-resistant and wearing fluffy fur, the bumblebee qu...

Our chihuahua - jack russell mix went from 3.5 to at least 5.5 kg. in about a month after getting fixed. He eats mostly dog food with liver, chicken, pork and duck from the local market almost daily. He loves cheese and peanut butter, and has eaten them from a young age. He gets lots of exercise run...

This message is a bit confusing, Doodoo. Is it your brother, Doodoo? It is understandable that the doctor and nurses, and other hospital staff would be asked to donate blood. Which type of blood is required? Thanks.

on this day In 1593 William Shakespeare’s poem Venus and Adonis was his first work to be entered in a Stationers’ Company register; in 1899 the St Andrew’s Ambulance Association, now St Andrew’s First Aid, was granted a royal charter by Queen Victoria. Founded in 1882, it provided the first ambulanc...

As the writer notes, Israel will retaliate against Iran at a time of its own choosing. As far as Israel's attack on the Iranian Embassy: 'The monstrous Mohamed Reza Zahedi, the senior Quds Force brigadier-general overseeing Tehran’s arming of Hezbollah in collaboration with Syrian mass-murderer Bash...

There's a really good movie about these guys, 'The Chekist' that might interest you. The Chekist (Russian: Чекист) is a 1992 Russian-French historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, based on a 1923 short story by Vladimir Zazubrin. It tells the story of a bloody work and downfall of a S...

I believe Simpson lost a civil case over the murders. He was also an actor of sorts who did not always want to play the nice guy: 'he sometimes intentionally chose non-positive roles; "I've got to tear down that picture of O.J. Simpson, the clean-cut athlete, to get believability into whatever part ...

Winnipeg, Manitoba, has the world's largest number of Slurpee consumers, with an estimated 1,500,000 Slurpees sold since the first 7-Eleven opened on March 21, 1970.

Underneath the still leafless oaks, something was glinting in the spring sunshine. Investigation revealed a partially buried milk bottle. Dug out, the bottle was seen to bear the words Co-op Dairy, York Road, Doncaster. The milk had long since been drunk, Doncaster dairy closed decades ago, but the ...

on this day In 1534 Sir Thomas More was imprisoned in the Tower of London. After being convicted of treason he was sentenced to death, and executed on Tower Hill on July 6, 1535; in 1956 Harold Macmillan announced the introduction of Premium Bonds on budget day, with the catchphrase “saving with a t...

Male great crested newts are like little water dragons. Soot-coloured and crusty, boasting in spring a spine like a miniature mountain range and a belly bright as embers, they are far larger than our other two newt species and quite unmistakable. The females are a force to be reckoned with, too. Al...

Got to test this out last evening, which was very timely, as I was on quite a tight transit from my Uodn flight to my Perth flight at Swampy. It worked like a charm - in fact it was so efficient I had enough spare time to slam down a couple of pints of Federbrau in the Miracle Lounge as I made the ...

Saturday, 13 April 2024 was a banner day for Scottish soccer. All of our teams came through with victories.

Brechin City humbled Forres Mechanics, 6-1. Carnoustie-Panmure squeezed by Brechin Vic, 2-1. And, Dundee United knocked off Greenock Morton in impressive fashion, 4-1.

I saw him play football for the Buffalo Bills vs. the Baltimore Colts. The game was played in a snowstorm so the Juice and no-else did anything much.

Cantonese Siu Mai is from Guangdong and Guangxi’s southern regions and is very popular as street food in Hong Kong. In the present day, Siu Mai’s main proteins consist of minced pork and shrimp.

on this day In 1689 Aphra Behn, a former spy who became one of the first Englishwomen to earn a living by writing, died in London aged 48. Among her works is Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave (1688). She is buried in the east cloister of Westminster Abbey, and memorialised in Virginia Woolf’s A Room of ...

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...