Who needs a cat when you’ve got this season’s Tickle Me Elmo? Introduced to America last month by Japanese toymaker Bandai (its other notable contribution to our popular culture is Power Rangers), Tamagotchis, roughly translated as ““cute little eggs,’’ usually sell out within hours of appearing on toy-store shelves. In Japan they’re such a big hit that they sell on the black market for many times the list price of about $16....
Its major aim is to provide the local kids with proper education and Tennis coaching. Nuria Sanchez Garcia, Nadal’s personal friend, is the one who has taken up the mantle of coaching the local kids. Nadal’s batch mate, Garcia, was once ranked 450th in the world before she decided to pursue law as a career option. She jumped at the opportunity to help underprivileged kids in India. She takes tennis sessions on a part time basis and claims that Rafael Nadal is in constant touch with her regarding the progress of the academy, as reported by Indian Express....
McKellen turns the dangerously familiar opening speech (“Now is the winter of our discontent”) into a sinister manifesto, a mini-“Mein Kampf” that flaunts Richard’s physical deformity and proclaims his intent to get the crown at any cost. The modern military garb gives Richard’s useless left arm, limping gait and twisted back the look of battle traumas. He is a soldier–Satan, underscored by McKellen’s dazzling dexterity as he dons a glove onehanded, his fingers working into it like five sibling snakes slithering to their lair....
“It was never easy for my parents to allow me to go for football. I am not from an affluent family and I don’t feel shame to say this. My parents had always pushed me to do studies and get a stable government job, just like other Indian parents,” Len, as he’s fondly known in the football fraternity, stated a day after scoring in the dying minutes against Afghanistan....
Fever Pitch The case consumes the national media, winding up on NEWSWEEK’S cover—but then it falls apart: the victim recants, and the D.A. becomes an icon of prosecutorial abuse. All charges are dropped. Present Day Disbarred after 28 years of practice, Nifong, 57, still lives in the Durham area, passing his time writing poetry and performing as a soloist in his church choir, according to an ex-colleague who didn’t want to be named discussing a friend....
The My Lai massacre, of course, would come to be known as one of the darkest moments in American military history. In just four hours, nearly 500 Vietnamese civilians were killed. If not for Thompson, the body count would have been far higher. Defying a senior officer, he evacuated 10 civilians to safety, then landed to pull a squirming baby out of a ditch stacked with bodies. The killing spree stopped only after Thompson got back to base and told his commander what was happening....
Nancy Retherford, a member of the rapid response team of the American Red Cross, is one of those relief workers. As a disaster-services public-affairs officer for the organization, her job includes facilitating communication for disaster victims. Retherford spoke to NEWSWEEK’s Arlene Getz about her experiences in Bhuj, the city worst hit by the quake. NEWSWEEK: What does Bhuj look like right now? Nancy Retherford: Bhuj is just totally devastated. As you drive through the streets, even on the very outskirts of town, all you see are piles of rocks and debris....
Babbitt can expect to rack up the frequent-flier miles. About 75,000 big dams block American rivers, testaments to the conviction that any river flowing to sea unimpeded is a waste of water and power. But that attitude is under attack. Many of the aging dams kill millions of valuable salmon migrating to sea. As a result, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is refusing to relicense dams where the environmental costs outweigh the value of the hydropower, or demanding that a dam be retrofitted with fish ladders....
Why the soft spot for the hard charger? Part of the answer is simple access. Reporters can be bought cheap with a little cooperation when we need it. For years, McCain has reliably returned press calls with a candid line or two. And unlike most politicians, McCain readily, and a bit self-consciously, concedes error, pounding his head with his fist like the late Chris Farley (“I’m so stupid sometimes!”) when he lands in trouble....
Disappointed Marvel fans only had the Super Hero Squad Online game to look forward to, based on the overpriced kids toys and cartoon. It’s in beta and is playable now, but if you wanted a real Marvel MMO you’re in luck because Marvel just revealed there’s a new one coming! On Marvel’s official Twitter last night, two very interesting and exciting tweets were made: The description on the @MMMSociety account reads : The Marvel Massively Multiplayer Society is your gateway to the Marvel Universe, Marvel’s upcoming epic MMO....
The woman who brought her fragile, indelible grace to “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961) and “Charade” (1963), “My Fair Lady” (1964), “Sabrina” (1954) and “Two for the Road” (1967) died last week of cancer at 63 at her home in Tolochenaz, Switzerland, outside Lausanne. As much an epitome of class in life as on screen, she had tirelessly devoted herself since 1988 to her work as an ambassador for UNICEF. Last year her trip to Somalia helped focus the world’s attention on that tragic land....
It’s the kind of messy first round that’s impossible to predict, unless of course it comes to you in a dream. Such is the case for Reddit user /u/goeers81, who completely saw the moves coming. MORE: NFL mock draft 2022 for Rounds 2-3: Malik Willis’ wait ends with Bucs as QBs fly off board; Chiefs, Packers finally take WRs Pay attention to said timestamp. This user saw it coming a month ago, and even gave themselves an out by “not saying it will come true....
Next month, Ibrahim’s eponymous foundation will announce the first winner of its Achievement in African Leadership Prize. It will be by far the world’s most generous annual philanthropic prize, worth three times as much as the Nobel: the winner will receive $5 million—spread out over 10 years—and $200,000 per year beyond that, until death. Only democratically elected sub-Saharan leaders can qualify. They will be judged by how well they’ve performed in eight categories, including offering security to their citizens, as well as promoting the rule of law, economic opportunity and political freedom....
It’s interesting to note that this very utility is available on Windows Server editions and is very similar in usage to that on Linux. Follow through this article to see how you can use the netstat command on your Linux system. Structuring netstat Commands There are two ways in which you can use the netstat command: either run the command alone or run it with options. If you choose to run netstat without any options indicated, it will display all active connections on your system....
In my mid-30s I gave up on Western medicine, which had never really helped me, and began seeing an acupuncturist-herbologist. In no time this drippy-throated, “soupy” body of mine felt better. In fact, if I was vigilant with my diet (like a lot of people I seem to be very susceptible to gluten, which caused an increase in postnasal drip, dried out my throat and made me lethargic) and kept up with the herbs, I could pretty much keep things at bay....
Cheyenne Bottoms in Kansas is the largest interior wetlands in the U.S. and is located around 110 miles northwest of Wichita. In 2022, however, the wetlands are nearly completely dry, due to a drought baking the region, having contained next-to-no water since June. “We are 100 percent dry. There’s no water on the property,” Cheyenne Bottoms’ wildlife area manager Jason Wagner told The Wichita Eagle. “This year is kind of the perfect storm....
Since taking office in late January, the new White House has launched a comprehensive review of a range of Trump-era policies. In the realm of foreign affairs, such reevaluations have already yielded significant changes, including a reversal of the “maximum pressure” approach toward Iran and a more punitive policy vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia. And while some things have not changed—for instance, a U.S. commitment to great-power competition with China—the new administration’s policy shifts have profoundly unsettled many of America’s international partners, Morocco among them....
The citizens of New York, who live in the spiritual home of the skyscraper, now fear the office tower and the high-rise. In San Francisco they build structures that are earthquakeproof. But there’s no structural steel, no reinforced foundation, that can ward off fear. And there are always the aftershocks: the Madrid trains, the London Underground and now news of yet another terrorist plot to blow up American planes. Hair gel may be the new nail clippers, but the sense of peril is just déjà vu all over again....
