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Jul 27th, 2021, 4:19 am
Amazon shopper left baffled as tiny bottle of vitamins arrives in TV-sized box

Shopper Mark was sure he'd received the wrong parcel when a giant box arrived at his front door after he'd only ordered a bottle of vitamins and barbeque utensils
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An Amazon shopper was left stunned when a small pack of vitamins he ordered was delivered in a box the size of a TV.

Mark Reid, 55, ordered 120 vitamin D3 pills, which cost £7.95, along with a set of 12 meat skewers for £7.49 from Amazon.

But when they arrived at his home in Alnwick, in Northumberland, he was sure he'd received the wrong parcel.

The three inch-tall plastic tub of health supplements, as well as a packet of barbecue skewers, were wrapped up with 10ft of paper stuffed inside the three ft by two ft package.

Mark said: "It was like a magician's endless handkerchief trick before I finally got to the bottom of the box and found the vitamins and skewers.

He said: "I couldn't believe they'd used such a lot of packaging for two very small items.

"The box and the paper probably weighed more than the pills and skewers themselves."

Although Mark claims he recycled the packaging, he was disappointed by how much waste there was and says Amazon should do better.

The dad-of-two added: "I thought at first I'd got the wrong parcel and asked the neighbours but they said they hadn't ordered anything.

"I opened the box and it was stuffed full of paper.

"It did seem like an awful waste of paper for two relatively small and lightweight items.

"I recycled the box and paper but it's not the point. These large companies should be setting an example."

An Amazon spokesperson said: "We continue to pursue multi-year waste reduction initiatives - e-commerce ready packaging and Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging - to promote easy-to-open, 100 per cent recyclable packaging and to ship products in their own packages without additional shipping boxes.

"Such efforts also seek to eliminate hard plastic 'clamshell' cases and the plastic-coated wire ties commonly used in toy packaging.

"These initiatives have grown to include more than 1.2 million products over time and have eliminated more than 36,000 tons of excess packaging just in 2015."
Jul 27th, 2021, 4:19 am
Jul 27th, 2021, 10:06 am
Sheep 'hired' at cemetery uncover historic graves

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Historic graves have been uncovered at a cemetery in Co Cork after sheep were "hired" to make over the cemetery by eating the overgrowth around headstones.

Last summer Fianna Fáil Councillor Audrey Buckley brought goats into St Matthew's graveyard in Crosshaven after seeing the potential for "goatscaping" when she was on a trip to Wales.

Using goats and sheep in this way is perfect for old graveyards which have delicate headstones.

Sheep, which are being used this summer, recently uncovered the grave marker of a two-year-old girl who died on 7 October 1872.

Maria Kate Russel aged "Two years, five months and 15 days" was survived by her father Crp George Russel, Royal Engineers, Camden Fort Meagher, who was present when she passed, according to the inscription.

Cllr Buckley said that they have managed to contact the grand nephew of the little girl.

"He had been trying to find information on her and had planned to come over from the UK last year but had to cancel due to Covid. He is thrilled and plans to visit as soon as he can. He is so thankful to all involved."
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The maintenance work is being run by volunteers involved in the Templebreedy Save our Steeple campaign in Crosshaven.

Templebreedy Church dates back to 1788 and a conservation project has been ongoing for some time.

Cllr Buckley said that when the sheep eat large amounts of vegetation volunteers uncover headstones "that haven't been seen forever".

"A lot of them are boulders, because when people couldn't afford headstones a boulder was put in as a marker."

The sheep also recently uncovered a grave which volunteers believe holds the bodies of a family of four.

"The sheep ate around it and we cleaned it off. Cork County Council Heritage department had not seen anything like them before."
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There is a core group of 12 volunteers involved in the project. Ms Buckley said that everyone rolls up their sleeves and gets stuck in.

"On Sheep Move night every week we grab wives, siblings etc. We even grab walkers that are passing if we are stuck for help.

"It is such a hard task to remove the scrub after the sheep. It actually feels so nice to clear a grave that time has forgotten and we talk about these people, who they were.

"We can tell who had money and the ones who unfortunately could not afford headstones. We have uncovered so many marker stones. These finds keep us going," added Cllr Buckley.

source:https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2021/0725/1237126-sheep-cemetery-cork/
Jul 27th, 2021, 10:06 am

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Jul 27th, 2021, 12:08 pm
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I sometimes get REALLY DEPRESSED reviewing the news these days.
It's always about a global pandemic threatening life as we know it,
protests around the world, stupid politicians, natural disasters,
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Naked sunbather chases wild boar through park after it steals his laptop bag
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A naked sunbather was seen chasing wild boar through a park after it stole his laptop bag.
Amusing photographs from Germany show the man running after the animal to try and claim the plastic bag back.
But the cheeky boar and its two piglets appear to be too quick for the sunbather, who can't keep up with their speedy little trotters.
As the incident unfolds, groups of friends and family sat on the grass watch on and laugh.
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The incident happened at Teufelssee Lake - a bathing spot in the Grunwell Forest in Berlin, Germany.

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Jul 27th, 2021, 12:33 pm
Churchgoers knit 'flower tower' with 1,400 stunning DIY blooms to brighten up village during pandemic

It started as a way to boost spirits in lockdown. Now this church bell tower has really blossomed thanks to a drive that could be dubbed knit one, peal one.

Retired art teacher Alison White, 64, was determined to cheer up her village early this year and hit upon the idea of home-made flowers adorning the 50ft tower. She hoped to get up to 500 blooms, but there are now 1,452 at St Margaret of Antioch in Barley, Hertfordshire.

Volunteers, including care residents and children, knitted, crocheted and sewed the flowers which are attached to netting that cascades down the tower.

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This church bell tower has really blossomed thanks to a drive that could be dubbed knit one, peal one

The display is raising funds for the 12th century church with a target of £14,520 – £10 per flower.

Former church warden Mrs White said: ‘Everyone locally says it has really helped cheer people up.’

She added: ‘I started it because everyone was fed up when the lockdown started after Christmas and no one knew when it would end. I wanted to start something that people could do together - although, of course, we could not be together. The only directive I gave was that the flowers had to be bold and bright and 15cm across so they’d be big enough to see on the tower.’

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She hoped to get up to 500 blooms, but there are now 1,452 at St Margaret of Antioch in Barley, Hertfordshire

‘People came up with some imaginative ideas, adding ladybirds, butterflies and bumble bees. We also have a pigeon and a duck.’

The net that the flowers were stitched on to was donated by retired church warden Reg Cording.

Mrs White said: ‘Once we were allowed to meet again we stitched them on to netting in socially distanced groups of not more than five people at a time.. Royston Fire Service then kindly put the netting up on the tower for us by hauling it up with ropes.’

The church’s rector, Reverend Canon Ruth Pyke, said: ‘The generosity of people in putting so much effort into this beautiful creation has bowled me over.

‘The flowers are just another sign of their love for the village and its church. I hope we will inspire people from the wider community or who pass through the village to stop, admire our hanging and give generously so that the church can continue to give the village the space it deserves and needs, especially as we spend more time near to where we live.’

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Jul 27th, 2021, 12:45 pm
Rare wine and spirits collection discovered in residence of former Greek Royal Family

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Greece’s Minister of Culture Mrs Lina Mendoni announced on Sunday the discovery of a rare collection of wines and spirits belonging to the former Greek Royal Family claiming they were of “significant collector value, and of great scientific and research interest.”

Some 4,000 bottles of wines and spirits, many of them with labels of exceptional historical and artistic value, were discovered in the wine cellars in the Tatoi summer palace of the former Greek royal family.

Among the rare wines and spirits found in the royal basements was a special edition of Chivas whisky in a ceramic bottle, produced to mark the enthronement of Queen Elizabeth II in Britain, as well as a collection of bottles bearing the label of the estate.

The Minister of Culture added that the ministry is working with specialists and oenologists to evaluate the wine collection and to work out what part of the collection to display when the estate opens again as a museum.

“The Tatoi cellar, a historic collection over 50 years old, of exceptional cultural and oenological value once the museum has opened,” Mendoni said.

The recovery work is currently in progress and has so far found and catalogued more than 235 cases containing 4,000 bottles of wines and spirits.
Also discovered cans of locally made soft drinks, while some wines and spirits are considered fit for consumption, despite the suboptimal conditions.

Among the rare wines found in the collection are bottles of Château Margaux, Château de Vincennes and Château Rothschild.
Jul 27th, 2021, 12:45 pm
Jul 27th, 2021, 1:59 pm
Students adapt wheelchair for teacher's husband and baby

When Phoenix King was born four months ago, his parents Jeremy and Chelsie faced a difficult road ahead. Jeremy had brain surgery three years ago to remove a brain tumor, Chelsie said, which left him with what she described as "some physical challenges and physical disabilities."
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One big question: How could Jeremy safely take Phoenix for a walk?

Chelsie, a teacher at Bullis School, a private school in Potomac, Maryland, reached out to the head of the school's technology lab Matt Zigler. He then presented the challenge to his students — including Jacob Zlotnitsky and Ibenka Espinoza, both of whom hope to study astrophysics in college.

The students designed a life-changing invention for Jeremy, who is now able to enjoy the simple pleasure of taking a stroll with his family.

Prototypes for the WheeStroll, as they call it, were made using a 3D printer. The students designed custom brackets and shaped aluminum maker pipe to secure the wheelchair and stroller together.

"I think they dumped a bunch of cinderblocks in it and actually weight-tested it at the school a couple times, which I think the kids were really into," Chelsie said of the design.

Their design won two international design awards — and for Jeremy, it's a godsend. "I never thought I'd be able to do something like this safely," he said. "I feel wonderful. I feel ecstatic."

Zlotnitsky said "seeing the smiles on their faces" was the best part about coming up with the successful design.

"The relief that, oof, it worked," added Espinoza.
Jul 27th, 2021, 1:59 pm
Jul 27th, 2021, 3:13 pm
Man running across the ocean in a floating hamster wheel washes up on shore

Reza Baluchi was attempting to run from Miami to New York City in the giant floating contraption for charity, but “complications” forced him to return to shore in Florida

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A man attempting to run across the water from Miami to New York City found himself biting off more than he could chew after washing up on the shore not far from where he set off.

Reza Baluchi, an Iran-born cyclist, had planned on running in a giant floating hamster wheel to raise money for charity, but was stopped in his tracks when he faced “complications” that forced him to return to shore.

He was then stopped by deputies from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) after residents spotted him in Hammock, near Miami.

The FSCO posted pictures of the unique vessel on Facebook and wrote: “This morning, the #FCSO responded to a call about a vessel washing ashore in the Hammock area.

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“Thank you to the concerned citizens who reported this. We are happy to announce that the occupant of the vessel is safe with no injuries!”

And they later offered an update that detailed more of Reza’s plan.

They added: “The occupant advised he left the St. Augustine area yesterday to head to New York, but came across some complications that brought him back to shore.

“The US Coast Guard was contacted and arrived on scene to take over the case and ensure the vessel/occupant is USCG compliant for their safety moving forward.”

Speaking to FOX 35 News after washing up on the shore, Reza said his goal is to raise money for public services.

He said: “My goal is to raise money for homeless people, raise money for the Coast Guard, raise money for the police department, raise money for the fire department.

“They are in public service, they do it for safety and they help other people.”

This isn’t the first time Reza has taken to the water in a strange contraption – and it also isn’t the first time he’s had to be rescued.
Jul 27th, 2021, 3:13 pm

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Jul 27th, 2021, 3:59 pm
Another “monkey war” in Lop Buri, hundreds fight in the street (Video in the link below)

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Hundreds of monkeys swarmed the streets in the Lop Buri in a massive fight, disrupting traffic on a busy intersection. It was another battle in what the Thai media dubs a “monkey war” believed to be between two rival groups of monkeys… the street monkeys and the temple monkeys.

Back in March of last year, hundreds of monkeys from the rival “gangs” brawled in the streets in the same area of Lop Buri just by the Phra Prang Sam Yod, a popular tourist destination. The historic shrine has become known as the “monkey temple” as it is home to a large group of macaque monkeys. Each year, the province holds a festival offering a buffet of fruits and vegetables to the monkeys at the temple.

The province, around 150 kilometres north of Bangkok, is famous for its large macaque monkey population and local officials have attempted to control the population through mass sterilisation. While one group of monkeys occupies the shrine grounds, another group… or possibly more.. occupy the streets. They’re known to steal food and water bottles from people walking by. Just last week, one monkey was even caught sneaking into a woman’s home and stealing food from her refrigerator.

It’s unclear why the two monkey gangs clashed. In the past, some speculated that monkeys from one group may have encroached on the other’s “territory,” possibly due to the lack of food. Others guessed the monkeys could have been more aggressive due to the heat.

source: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/an ... reet-video
Jul 27th, 2021, 3:59 pm

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Jul 27th, 2021, 4:02 pm
Ultramarathon Runner Who Saved Woman's Life Becomes Hero Again by Donating Kidney to Stranger

David McCartney is now on a mission to run an ultramarathon in every U.S. state while raising awareness for live organ donation on behalf of Team Mason

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Things were not going well for David McCartney on the evening of Jan. 9, 2006.

The Darlington, Indiana father of two was running late to a meeting — and had been stopped for a speeding ticket. But, as fate would have it, the delay put him right where he needed to be when Elizabeth Testerman's car veered off the road in front of him, flipped into a ditch and burst into flames.

Thinking fast, McCartney called 911 and, with help from two other bystanders, kicked in Testerman's windshield and pulled her from the car.

"I got to save a life," says McCartney, 37. "So it wound up being a pretty good day."

That life-changing episode led to a yearslong friendship with Testerman, who encouraged him to continue doing good things for other people before her death in 2011. In 2019, her message inspired McCartney — a longtime distance runner — to donate his kidney to a stranger.

Since then, McCartney's goal has been to run 50-plus-mile ultramarathons in every U.S. state to increase awareness about becoming a living donor, while also raising money for Team Mason, a local organization that brings awareness to kidney disease and helps send kids to Kidney Camp.

Located at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Kidney Camp is a free, five-day, overnight summer camp for kids ages 8 to 18 who live in Indiana and have kidney disease or have received a transplant, according to their website. The camp gives children a traditional summer camp experience while also providing the unique medical care they need.

"This changed the whole trajectory of my life," explains McCartney, a father of two who works in the streets department for the city of Carmel. "Without divine intervention, none of this would be possible."

"People need to know that it's not a death sentence to donate a kidney," he adds. "My family members kept saying, 'What if we need one or your son needs one?' And I just said, 'Well, what if he doesn't? What if he's 75 years old, I'm finally dead and he doesn't need one?' Then that was a waste for a person who could have used it."

Years before live organ donation was on his radar, McCartney started running with his then 9-year-old son Elijah as a bonding activity.

"We went to the track one day and just started running and training for my first 5K," recalls Elijah, now 18. "And we just kept it going after that."

"I consider him to be my best friend," McCartney adds of his son. "What we do together is what brings us closer."

Their bond only strengthened when McCartney donated his kidney at Indiana University Health and spent four months recovering.

Because he was limited in his physical activity during that time, McCartney says Elijah stepped up and helped maintain their family's farm, which took him 10 years to build.

"I run a pretty tight ship on the way I want stuff done [on the farm] and having to sit backseat and let Elijah and my wife do stuff was pretty hard," McCartney explains. "But that's also when you know you have a good team because we've been working together for this long and they got a rough idea of how I like stuff done."

McCartney also had to accept the fact that he never got to meet the person who received his kidney because they chose to remain anonymous.

"I would have liked to shake their hand," he explains. "But you can't know what people are going through."

Following his recovery period, McCartney and Elijah finally got back to running — but this time, with a new purpose.

"We're trying to get people involved in all 50 states," says McCartney. "We've got to take this platform as far as we can."

In recent years, the pair have completed nearly 100 races across 16 states on behalf of Team Mason and helped send dozens of kids to Kidney Camp.

"That's the number one driving force when I'm tired or I want to quit," says McCartney. "If I'm struggling on a hill, what am I going to do? I'm going to look down at my [Team Mason] shirt and say that's why I'm here. So I've got to keep on going."

"You've got to try to make a difference," adds Elijah, who, with his dad, hopes to run another 10 races this year — including the Eastern States 100 in Pennsylvania in August and the No Business 100 in Tennessee in October.

"It's a big undertaking," says McCartney. "But if the sun is shining, we're running."

Those interested in donating directly to Indiana's Kidney Camp can do so here. For more information on becoming a living organ donor, visit donatelife.net.

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Jul 27th, 2021, 4:28 pm
Canada Wins First Gold of 2020 Games

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HALIBURTON, ONT. -- Canada added to its medal count on day 3, winning the country's first gold medal of the 2020 Summer Olympics in swimming.

Margaret Mac Neil became the first person to nab a gold medal for Team Canada in Tokyo, topping the podium in the women's 100 metre butterfly. The 21-year-old from London, Ont., won the event with a time of 55.59 seconds, beating out China's Zhang Yufei and Australia's Emma McKeon.

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Mac Neil is the seventh Canadian to take home a gold medal in swimming, joining teammates Penny Oleksiak, Mark Tewksbury, Alex Baumann, Victor Davis, Anne Ottenbrite and George Hodgson.

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Canada's Margaret Mac Neil poses with the gold medal after winning the women's 100m butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.
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Jul 27th, 2021, 5:37 pm
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'80% of married men cheat in America... the rest cheat in Europe': As Jackie Mason dies aged 93, CHRISTOPHER STEVENS looks back on the wit and wisdom of the biting New York comic

By Christopher Stevens for the Daily Mail

Published: 17:59 EDT, 26 July 2021 | Updated: 02:11 EDT, 27 July 2021

Many of Jackie Mason’s gags are so politically incorrect, they no longer bear printing. But the former rabbi from New York’s Bronx district, who has died aged 93, would scoff at such delicacy.

As he might say, he’s dead now — what does it matter if he gets cancelled, too?

He delivered his catchphrases in a Yiddish accent thicker than borscht soup. He constantly harangued his audiences: ‘Wasser matter, I have to explain to you? Did you pass away?’

The ruder his insults, the harder people laughed — because in the end, the butt of his jokes was always himself, his own foibles and the Jewish fondness for self-mockery.
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Many of Jackie Mason¿s gags are so politically incorrect, they no longer bear printing. But the former rabbi from New York¿s Bronx district, who has died aged 93, would scoff at such delicacy
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He was never modest. His first LP in 1962 was called I’m The Greatest Comedian In The World, Only Nobody Knows It Yet. He regularly opened shows with: ‘Thank you very much, this is an amazing opportunity for you to see me, you must be thrilled.’

Mason liked to claim he was ‘the Queen Mother’s favourite comedian’. She certainly admired him, telling friends that he was ‘very smart and very opinionated’.

Yet after one comedy show, he ruffled feathers by refusing to wait in line and bow to her with the rest of the performers.

Mason, born Yacov Moshe Maza in 1928, stormed to fame on the Ed Sullivan Show in the U.S. during the Kennedy era in the early 1960s. And he didn’t care who he insulted.

Everyone was fair game, including the notoriously touchy Ed Sullivan himself.

When the TV host once tried to cut his act short, to announce some breaking news, Mason took umbrage and started copying the host’s hand signals.

Sullivan held up two fingers; Mason gave him two back. Sullivan showed one finger, meaning one minute. Mason showed one finger, meaning something completely different.
Mason (pictured alongside Joan Rivers) liked to claim he was ¿the Queen Mother¿s favourite comedian¿
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Later, when Sullivan accused him of obscene behaviour, Mason launched a $3 million libel suit. And he still got invited back on the show.

His refusal to flatter anyone nearly got him killed after he snubbed Frank Sinatra. The crooner was so irked at Mason’s lack of respect in Las Vegas during the 1980s that he and a bunch of cronies crashed his show, heckling and yelling abuse at the stand-up.

Mason flared back: ‘If you need attention so much, you should be seeing a doctor, not my show.’

Sinatra walked out. Some time later, a gunman opened fire on the comedian’s hotel room. The Vegas police, said Mason, weren’t interested.

Here’s a few of his funniest lines. If you’re offended... sue Jackie Mason!

ON THE ENGLISH

‘If an Englishman gets run down by a truck, he apologises to the truck.’

‘England is the only country in the world where the food is more dangerous than the sex.’

‘I’m a sick man, I just came from the hospital. Do you know this, all doctors are crooks.

In America, with insurance, they’re open about being crooks. In England, with the National Health, it’s harder but they are all crooks in their hearts and they know it. Why do you think they wear masks when they operate? And let’s be very honest, why do they wear gloves? Fingerprints!’

ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MONEY

‘Money is not the most important thing in the world. Love is. Fortunately, I love money.’

‘People don’t know how to be happy. That’s why there’s so many books on the subject. Every time you pick up a book, it tells you how to be happy. I saw a book last week, titled How To Be Happy Without Money. This book cost $15.’

‘I don’t need to be in showbusiness. You think I need this? I got enough money to last me the rest of my life. Unless I buy something.’
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ON GROWING UP

‘My grandfather always said, “Don’t watch your money; watch your health.” So one day while I was watching my health, someone stole my money. It was my grandfather.’

‘I was so self-conscious, every time football players went into a huddle, I thought they were talking about me.’

ON SEX

‘Eighty per cent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.’

‘Why is it that they have Bibles in every motel room? Why should a man want to read the Bible when he’s with a woman alone in a motel room? Why would he be interested? Whatever he’s praying for, he’s already got!’

‘You can’t please everyone. Take my girlfriend. I think she’s the most remarkable woman in the world. That’s me, but to my wife . . .!

‘I always thought music was more important than sex — then I thought that if I don’t hear a concert for a year-and-a-half it doesn’t bother me.’

ON HEALTH

‘It’s very hard to stay healthy these days because everything you eat and drink is bad for you. It’s not a question of staying healthy any more, it’s a question of picking out a sickness that you like.’

‘There was a time some things were good for you but now, it’s all bad. They found out coffee has carcinogens — that’s right, it causes cancer. And it has caffeine in it too . . . so not only are you dying, you lie awake and watch yourself go.’

‘Now they found out sugar in your coffee causes diabetes. So you have saccharine, but that gives you cancer. So you just have it with milk, but milk is liquid cholesterol. You’ve got three ways to die and you didn’t even eat yet.’

‘I happen to be a vegetarian — other than the pastrami, brisket and salami. Also, I walk three miles a day. I lift weights three times a week and I do 300 sit-ups a day. Yes, you heard right — 300. And if I don’t personally have time for all that, I get my assistant to do it for me.’

‘Every corner in America now has a health food store. And if you look at the people in health food stores, they all have one thing in common. They look sick.’
Mason, born Yacov Moshe Maza in 1928, stormed to fame on the Ed Sullivan Show in the U.S. during the Kennedy era in the early 1960s
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ON BEING JEWISH

‘I’ve been filming, making a picture — Lawrence Of Arabia. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out. There was a whole argument between the producer and the Arabs.

You see, the producer wanted to shoot the picture in the desert, and the Arabs wanted to shoot me before we got to the desert.’

‘Did you know that the Jews invented sushi? That’s right — two Jews bought a restaurant with no kitchen.’

‘I was a professional boxer. People find it hard to believe because they never saw a tough Jew. No one ever walked into a Jewish neighbourhood by mistake and was scared because they thought they were gonna get killed by an accountant.

But I was tough because I came from the Lower East Side. I remember my first fight. I came into the ring and men cheered, women screamed. Yeah, I forgot to put my shorts on.’

ON THE HEADLINES

‘I was in Israel during the Gulf War in 1991, I went because of the missiles. Everybody was running for the shelters the whole time. Nobody paid the check [bill] in a restaurant for nine weeks. We were all sitting with the check in our hands, waiting — “You hear the siren? Quick, run!”’

‘Everyone wants the Israeli Prime Minister to give the West Bank back to the Palestinians. He wants to give it back but he can’t, it’s in his wife’s name.’

AND FINALLY

‘I’m still suffering from shock from World War II. I was almost drafted! Luckily I was wounded while taking the physical.

When I reached the psychiatrist, I said, “Give me a gun. I’ll wipe out the whole German army in five minutes.” He said: “You’re crazy!” I said: “Write it down.”’
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Jul 27th, 2021, 6:33 pm
Fury over 'Adolf Hitler' sculpture at German cemetery: Son is forced to remove tribute to late father because it looks like Nazi leader (and insists 88 'Heil Hitler' code is just his door number)
    Son has been forced to remove a tribute to his late father in Germany
    People complained that the sculpture resembled Adolf Hitler with moustache
    It had number 88 jersey, which is a synonym for 'Heil Hitler' in neo-Nazi circles
    Oliver explained the jersey was because his father lived at number 88

A son has been forced to remove a tribute to his late father after people complained the sculpture looked like Adolf Hitler.

The dispute broke out in Weil im Schönbuch in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, after a new sculpture was put on the grave of Edwald E., who died in 2013.

His son Oliver, 51, had a new wooden figure put on the grave in mid-July, where the figure had a moustache and was wearing a number 88 jersey.

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Outraged citizens rang Mayor Wolfgang Lahl, 52, who were concerned about the wooden figure and its alleged resemblance to Hitler, Bild reported.

The number 88 on the jersey caused a stir as it is a synonym for 'Heil Hitler' in neo-Nazi circles because H is the eighth letter in the alphabet.

Oliver's lawyer explained that his father was the cashier of a football club for 30 years, which explains the jersey, and lived at number 88, which is why that number was put on the jersey.

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The mayor had the statue, which was formed by Kirchentellinsfurst artist Vincent Kröner, removed and Oliver may put the figure in his front garden

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Outraged citizens rang Mayor Wolfgang Lahl, 52, who were concerned about the wooden figure and its alleged resemblance to Hitler

The mayor had the statue, which was created by Kirchentellinsfurst artist Vincent Kröner, removed and Oliver may put the figure in his front garden.

The state security is investigating based on the German Criminal Code which outlaws the 'use of symbols of unconstitutional organisations' outside the contexts of 'art or science, research or teaching'.

The law has been primarily used to outlaw Nazi and Communist symbols, but it does not name the individual symbols to be outlawed.

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The number 88 on the jersey caused a stir as it is a synonym for 'Heil Hitler' in neo-Nazi circles because H is the eighth letter in the alphabet. Oliver's lawyer explained that his father had been the cashier of a football club for 30 years while he lived at number 88

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Jul 27th, 2021, 6:33 pm

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Blind For 15 Years She Now Has 20/20 Vision And Sees Her Grandchildren For the First Time


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A woman left blind for 15 years has finally regained her sight after a life-changing operation.

Doctors believed 59-year-old Connie had glaucoma when she rapidly began to lose her eyesight over a decade ago. But then an ophthalmologist diagnosed cataracts in 2018—one of the most common and treatable adult vision issues.

Connie, who lives in Colorado, began noticing halos and prisms on lights while driving in 2003 and went to a doctor who told her she had glaucoma. Three weeks later she lost even more sight and peripheral vision.

Doctors believed her vision was inoperable. She went blind. Determined not to let her condition stop her, Connie continued doing things she had loved before—such as ice skating, kayaking, camping, and attending sporting events and concerts.

“I was so happy to be in the nosebleeds screaming my lungs out and not seeing anything,” she said.

“I just lived life as much as I possibly could the way I did before I lost my sight.”

Still, she found some things difficult to adjust to.

“I wasn’t really sure to how to use a cane and I would keep walking into bushes,” she said. “I had to have somebody with me when I cooked to make sure the food looked okay. I couldn’t vacuum and had to sweep in a pattern.”

Then, three years ago, she got the surgery that changed everything about her life.

On November 12th, her right eye was operated on.

“When they took my patch off the next day the first thing I saw was the nurse’s eyebrow, eyelashes, and pupil and I started crying,” Connie said. “She had me read an eye chart and the first line I read was 20/20.

“I had the second eye done and right after Thanksgiving, I was seeing 20/20 out of both eyes.”

Connie’s guide dog Talulah Mae now acts as a regular, much loved dog. He also has a job as a unit clerk with UCHealth.

She has been able to see her eldest grandchild for the first time since she was an infant, and her other eight grandkids for the first time ever.

“The eldest doesn’t look anything like she looked when she was three weeks old,” Connie joked.

Then there’s the unfolding beauties of nature to see and behold once again.

“I got to watch all the flowers bud and the trees grow leaves,” she said, delighted.

“People think it’s tedious to watch grass grow, but when you haven’t seen a blade of grass in years, you watch the grass grow.”

Of seeing her husband once again? Connie says: “He’s still the most handsome man ever and I’m still completely in love with him.”

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Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz wins Philippines' first Olympic gold medal, 2 houses and $660,000

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Filipino weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz earned the nation's first-ever gold medal, ending the Philippines 97-year gold-less streak. The feat not only garnered praise from the Philippines president but 33 million pesos (roughly $660,000), a house and more from the government, according to Bloomberg.

Diaz will also be given gifts by several businessmen

Diaz dominated the women's weightlifting 121 pounds at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. She finished by lifting an Olympic record 280 pounds.

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Following the Olympics, Diaz will be enjoying a new house and a luxury condo gifted by a local billionaire. The house and lot is located in Tagaytay courtesy of Philippine Olympic president Abraham Tolentino and the $280,000 condo is located in Eastwood City courtesy of Chinese Filipino billionaire Andrew Lim Tan, according to a press release.

Without a gym and stuck in Malaysia due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Diaz trained for the Tokyo Olympics using a barbell crafted out of two water bottles and a bamboo pole, according to her Instagram.

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"I'm looking forward to enjoying life because I have been in Malaysia for almost two years, so I'm really thankful I can go home now and celebrate with my family and the people who support me," Diaz told Insider.
Jul 27th, 2021, 10:37 pm

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Jul 28th, 2021, 1:00 am
37-Year-Old Man Wakes Up One Day Thinking He is 16 And Still in High-School
July 26th, 2021*

A 37-year-old father of one from Texas woke up one day ready to go to school, thinking it was the 1990s, after losing the last two decades of his life, including ever marrying his wife and having a daughter.

In July of last year, Daniel Porter, a hearing specialist from Texas woke up in his bed just like any other morning, only something was wrong. A woman who he had never seen before was sleeping next to him, and when he looked in the mirror, an “old and fat” man was looking back at him. Daniel had gotten up thinking it was time to go to school, not knowing that he had graduated high-school nearly two decades before, and that the strange woman in his bed was his wife, with whom he had a 10-year-old daughter.

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Daniel Porter had gone to sleep a 36-year-old father-of-one, and woke up the next day thinking he was still 16 and in high-school, with no recollection of his life as a family man. His wife, Ruth had to calm him down and explain that she was his wife and that he had not been kidnapped by a stranger. It sounds funny, but it was a scary experience for both of them.

“He woke up one morning and just had no idea who I was or where he was. He was very confused. I could tell he didn’t recognize the room,” Ruth said. “He thought he was either drunk and gone home with a woman or that he’d been kidnapped. I could see him looking for an escape route.”

Luckily, the couple had moved into his parents’ home and they helped her convince him that he was safe and where he was supposed to be. Still, he didn’t even recognize his 10-year-old daughter, Libby, and was afraid of their two dogs. He didn’t even recognize himself when looking in the mirror.

Doctors originally diagnosed Daniel Porter with Transient Global Amnesia – a sudden, temporary interruption of short-term memory – and told him that he should be back to his old self again within 24 hours. However, a year after waking up with no recollection of the last 20 years, the 37-year-old still can’t remember much of his life past his high-school days.

Not only does Porter not remember his wife and daughter, their pets, and the friends he’s made in the last two decades, but he has even forgotten all the education he got after high-school so he had to quit working as a trained hearing specialist. Ruth has been driving him through the neighborhood, reintroducing him to his old friends, in the hopes of bringing his memory back, but so far it hasn’t been working.

Things have been difficult for Daniel’s wife and daughter over the past year, as they struggled to come to terms with his mysterious condition. Not only is he missing a big chunk of his memory, but he is actually a different person, with different tastes in food and a different attitude. For example, he now loves going out, when in the past he didn’t.

“It’s weird because I’m in an old relationship and he’s in a new one,” Ruth said.

Doctors don’t know exactly what triggered Daniel Porter’s severe amnesia, but they suspect that it was a side-effect of emotional stress. He started having stress-induced seizures in January 2020, after losing his job, having to sell his house and some of his possessions, and suffering a slipped disk in his spine. The month they moved in his parents’ home to “get their feet back on the ground”, he started getting these non-epileptic seizures.

“It was like his brain just said it didn’t want to do it anymore and just swiped 20 years of memories,” Daniel’s wife said. “I knew that when people have been through trauma that they can lose their memory of it but I didn’t know it could cause 20 years of memory loss.”

Daniel is currently going to therapy to try and work through the trauma, but no one knows if he will ever get back the 20 years of memories he lost.
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