Published 9:31 am CST, Thursday, January 24, 2019 Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Cancer patient has a story to tell about testing 1 / 1 Back to Gallery (BPT) - For weeks, Nichol Miller had been looking forward to a local 5K obstacle course run. It was September 2014. Her husband Marc and some friends were running the race and Nichol was excited to cheer them on. Then something happened. “The next day, I could hardly walk,” said the 45-year-old Oregon mother of three. “My leg was sore and there was a large knot in my thigh. It hurt so badly that I went to my doctor and she sent me to the local hospital for a CT scan.” Before Nichol left the hospital, she got a call from her doctor, asking her to return to the office. “I knew from her voice that it wasn’t good. I went back to her office and she told me that it was most likely a tumor,” said Nichol. “When you … [Read more...] about Cancer patient has a story to tell about testing
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‘I have this gruesome story to tell’
Video Asya Taylor, the great great great granddaughter of William Sheward- who murdedred his wife in Norwich in 1851- plays the popular escape room game 'Body of Evidence' at Norwich Guildhall. Picure: Ella Wilkinson Archant It was the gruesome discovery of a severed hand on Martineau Lane which prompted the start of a murder mystery which gripped Victorian Norwich for almost two decades. It took 18 years from that grisly find in June 1851 for Martha Steward’s murderer to be found.The victim’s husband William Sheward might have got away with murder but for a drunken confession in a fit of remorse on New Years Day 1869.And now, more than 150 years later, the culprit’s great, great, great granddaughter Asya Taylor, has visited Norwich for the first time to find out more about her infamous ancestor.Miss Taylor, 50, from Enfield, London, has investigated her family history previously but had stopped when her father died in 1989.SUBMITTED PICTURE OF THE NORWICH … [Read more...] about ‘I have this gruesome story to tell’
Send in the goats: Portugal goes low-tech to beat wildfires
Barry Hatton, Associated Press Updated 5:14 am, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Armando Franca, AP Image 1of/10 CaptionClose Image 1 of 10 In this picture taken June 5 2018, a goat eats under the trees in Moita da Guerra, on the hills of southern Portugal's Algarve region. The Portuguese government is hiring dozens of goat herds nationwide as part of its race against the clock to guard the country against a repeat of … [Read more...] about Send in the goats: Portugal goes low-tech to beat wildfires
‘Ordinary’ mug with a fascinating story to tell
PUBLISHED: 08:51 09 June 2018 Trevor Heaton The 1830s mug which recalls the campaign to reform Parliament. Archant Collectables : Mike Hicks on a reminder of ‘Rotten Boroughs’ Recently I came across a one-pint mug which was damaged, and at first glance, it looked worth tuppence. On closer inspection, my curiosity got the better of me and I thought: ‘I have got to know more about this.’ The decoration on the outside of the mug was a scene with a group of people including a judge holding up a banner and various other proclamations. It was decorated with a floral design on the inside. The headline read “We are for our King and the people”, and although there is no date on this, it was quite evident they were referring to William IV, who reigned for a mere seven years, from 1830 to 1837. The other curious thing was that this was that this particular colour of decoration, known as ‘puce’, was extremely popular at this time, and much … [Read more...] about ‘Ordinary’ mug with a fascinating story to tell
Forest Service has more cash to fight catastrophic wildfires
Keith Ridler, Associated Press Updated 5:59 pm, Wednesday, May 2, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Keith Ridler, AP Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 Acting U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen speaks Wednesday at a news conference in Boise at the National Interagency Fire Center about wildfire spending. Also taking part are, from left, U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho; U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon; U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho; and U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho. less Acting U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen speaks Wednesday at a news conference in Boise at the National Interagency Fire Center about wildfire spending. Also taking part are, from left, U.S. … [Read more...] about Forest Service has more cash to fight catastrophic wildfires