Richards was sent to prison last year only after he tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana, failed to complete an anger-management course he started four times and didn’t pay court-ordered fees to a halfway house, court records show. Even then, the two-year sentence was reduced to about seven months after credit for good behavior and some jail time already served. After his release, Richards was arrested weeks later for public intoxication. Soon, he was living in a tent in a homeless encampment in the woods near the Coldwater Golf Links in Ames. He told an acquaintance that he had an…
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Donald Trump doesn’t care what anyone thinks about his puzzling relationship with Vladimir Putin — that includes his own foreign policy team, Republican senators and US allies. — Read on www.cnn.com/2018/03/21/politics/trump-russia-inconsistencies-putin-call/index.html
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A horrible thing happened Friday night. My iPhone went for an unexpected swim. There was a scream of horror, right after the most awful kerplunk sound ever. I fished it out and turned it off as quickly as I could, but I wasn’t quick enough. David had pounded upstairs to see what was the matter, and quickly found a container of rice we still had – we stopped cooking rice for dinner quite a while ago. Into the rice it went and I waited, phoneless, for 2 days. I blame a phone commercial that shows someone dropping their phone in…
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And I hate him for it, so much. Trump is spoiling our national parks
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Link: Brian May’s 3D pictures capture Queen in all their pomp | Music | The Guardian
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I’d never heard of this airline before last week. Then I caught a call from someone who’d been booked on them. There was no other way to help him, had to sell him a new ticket on a new carrier, and he’ll pursue refund with them himself. In the week running up to the collapse of Monarch Airlines, one crew member noticed that something was awry. The soap had run out on a flight back to Gatwick and a request to replenish supplies was left unanswered. A few days later, on Monday this week, Monarch was no more: almost 2,000…
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As a corporate travel deranger, I’ve booked people into DUS – Dusseldorf Airport – many times. Maybe won’t recommend it, or should mention the airport’s reputation for big crosswinds. Via Huffington Post: Airplane’s Terrifying Landing May Put You Off Flying For Good
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Absolutely, hands down, Jeffrey Wright deserves the Emmy for best supporting actor. Will he get it? Deserves to win: Jeffrey Wright Critics love him on “Westworld†— he has a magnetic screen presence and the ability to deliver a big twist. Link: Emmy Awards 2017 predictions: Who will win, who deserves to win and who could surprise us all – The Washington Post
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East Midlands is a small regional airport but they do have some international flights. A Ryanair plane has been forced to make an emergency landing after losing one of its two nose wheels. Link: Ryanair plane makes emergency landing after losing nose wheel | Business | The Guardian
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Holy cow. Harry Dean Stanton, rest well and be remembered. Harry Dean Stanton, the veteran American actor who ballasted generations of independent and cult films, has died aged 91. Source: Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91 | Film | The Guardian