George turns 70 next year but she has no intention of retiring. Writing, she says, has in many ways been her saviour, helping her through the deep bouts of depression she’s suffered since she was a teenager. Welcome to the official website of New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George.…
Once it starts falling, the bridge is closed. Falling ice has damaged vehicles before — in 2019 a chunk of ice smashed through a car windshield as it crossed the bridge — and poses a significant safety risk. No damage or injuries were reported in last week’s closures. The Mackinac…
Hackers have stolen data from thousands of Citibank customers in the US, the bank has confirmed. The breach exposed the names of customers, account numbers and contact information. But other key data, such as date of birth and card security codes were not compromised, the bank said in a statement.…
As of June 18, 2022, Nurses has not been cancelled or renewed for a second season on NBC yet but, it has been renewed in Canada. Stay tuned for further updates. Want to automatically receive updates about this TV show? Answer: No, but that does not necessarily mean you will…
The 1974 NFL strike, which lasted for two months before the start of the 1974 season. The 1982 NFL strike, which lasted for eight weeks, forced the 1982 season to be shortened to 9 games per team. The 1987 NFL strike, which lasted for 24 days and forced the 1987…
A paper describing the death of a young woman trying to lose weight by consuming Herbalife® products has been withdrawn after the company … A case report from India has connected products from Herbalife to acute liver failure. The findings follow similar reports from other … Can Herbalife harm you? Generally, Herbalife…
On the film review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, films that every surveyed critic considered bad have a 0% rating. As of 2022, 41 films have received this rating. All the movies that have received the dreaded 0% Rotten Tomatoes score · “Staying Alive” (1983) · “Bolero” (1984) · “Jaws: The…
I might sound extreme, but according to the Daily Mirror, in 2009, one man died from tattoo-related complications. Just hours after leaving the parlor, 35-year-old John Chillingworth felt his new wizard tattoo sting and itch. Unfortunately, these consequences can even be deadly, such as in the case of a 31…
Fortunately, hurricanes are rare in Hawaiʻi—the last major hurricane to hit the Islands was Hurricane ʻIniki in 1992, which caused $3.1 billion in damage and devastated the island of Kauaʻi; it killed six people. Hurricanes don’t make landfall in Hawaii or even make it to the Hawaii waters very often.…
The Ommaya reservoir – a system for the delivery of drugs (e.g. chemotherapy) into the cerebrospinal fluid for treatment of patients with brain tumours – was developed by Ayub K. Ommaya, a Pakistani neurosurgeon. A non-invasive technology for monitoring intracranial pressure (ICP) – developed by Faisal Kashif. 10 Pakistani scientists…