The day of my meeting with David and Charlie marked a new era for Masterpiece Cakeshop in more ways than one. For one thing, from that day to this, I became the primary person to answer the phone. I felt a responsibility to protect my employees from the horrific calls that began to flood our shop. The phone was already ringing when I unlocked the shop door the next morning, and it kept ringing pretty much nonstop....
In a statement to Newsweek, the Democrat wrote, “Given the political divisions currently facing our country, I believe that every presidential nominee and every member of Congress must be committed to a new era of bipartisanship. That is the standard the overwhelming majority of Americans expect and deserve.” “With respect to Representative Haaland and her confirmation hearing, while we do not agree on every issue, she reaffirmed her strong commitment to bipartisanship, addressing the diverse needs of our country and maintaining our nation’s energy independence....
December is kicking things off with the release of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2 Retribution, scheduled to launch on December 1 for virtual reality devices, including PlayStation VR. The first Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners game is generally considered to be one of the better virtual reality games on the market, so hopes are high that the sequel will be able to improve upon the original game....
Wannee Jiracharoenying, 58, had not been seen since October 18, when she reportedly visited a temple in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Woraphan Jiracharoenying, 59, the victim’s brother, raised the alarm on Sunday having not heard from his sister for two weeks. Police then searched Wannee’s apartment. It was then the woman’s rotting corpse was found. She was covered in lime powder, her head was covered in a plastic bag and her hands and feet were tied, reported the Chiang Rai Times....
The authors of the paper published in the journal eNeuro exposed mice to what they described as a low dose of radiation of neutrons and photons over a six month period. They set the amount at 18 Centigrays (the unit used to measure the dose of radiation absorbed) with a rate of 1 mGy/day over the course of the study. This appeared to change how the neurons in their hippocampus (which deals largely with memory) worked; and fiddled with nerve impulses on pathways in the hippocampus and cortex....
What are the most common router default passwords? Without a doubt, the most common router default password is admin. If you can’t find a mention of the default password for your router or switch anywhere on this site, or elsewhere online, give this a try before anything else. If that doesn’t work, try password. Seriously. It might seem strange that these devices come with such simple passwords, but the manufacturer assumes you’ll change the default password once in use....
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said his team would not allow Saturday’s 2-1 home defeat by bitter rivals Real Madrid to affect their confidence. La Liga leaders Barca were the better side for most of the ‘Clasico’ but a late goal by Cristiano Ronaldo helped third-placed Real close the gap on the Catalans to seven points with seven games to go. Atletico Madrid are in second spot, six points off the pace....
The Rossoneri beat Roma in the race to sign Duarte, who joins on a five-year deal after deciding to continue his career in Italy. The arrival of the 23-year-old centre-back strengthens the defensive options available to new Milan boss Marco Giampaolo ahead of the 2019-20 season. Duarte follows in the footsteps of Lucas Paqueta, who swapped Flamengo for Milan in a €35m transfer in January. A statement on the club’s official website said: “AC Milan is delighted to announce that the club has reached an agreement with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo for the acquisition of Brazilian defender Leonardo Campos Duarte da Silva....
Take solace, Broncos and Bills fans, as your teams go against the recent grain. Keep in mind the head coaches in Super Bowl 51, Bill Belichick and Dan Quinn, are both defensive guys and Super Bowl winners as defensive coordinators — Belichick under Bill Parcells with the Giants, Quinn under Pete Carroll with the Seahawks. While I generally agree the best approach in today’s quarterback-driven NFL is for teams to go offense when they hire new coaches, it certainly can work with defense if it’s the right coach … particularly one who hires an excellent offensive coordinator and has a top quarterback....
Makar had a slightly different path to the University of Massachusetts, where he spent two seasons including winning the 2019 Hobey Baker Award for the best men’s player in NCAA hockey. After getting selected in the Western Hockey League draft, the Calgary native turned down the chance to play junior hockey and decided to go stateside. “I think when it came down to it, it wasn’t too hard,” Makar said....
Bottas started on pole in Sochi on Sunday and was on course for victory in second spot behind Max Verstappen - who had not yet pitted - when team orders came into play on lap 25. As Bottas moved to the side, Hamilton - who started alongside his team-mate on the front row - flashed past after overtaking and moving away from title rival Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton went on to take a third successive win after the outstanding Verstappen finally went in for new tyres and extend his lead to 50 points, with Bottas completing a Silver Arrows one-two and Vettel third....
The British internet personality recently put on the performance of his life on August 27 at The O2 arena in London, defeating fellow YouTube star Fousey. The pair fought in the co-main event, with ‘ComedyShortsGamer’ having his hand raised in boxing for the first time in what was described by commentators as his first professional fight. Following his impressive performance, the YouTuber said that he will definitely fight again. Keemstar, who was the first to announce the fight between Jake Paul and Anderson Silva, has now dropped another fight announcement via Twitter, this time involving Deji....
The Argentine had entered the ATP 250 event as a wild card, having spent almost a year on the sidelines with a problematic wrist injury. A victory over top seed Fabio Fognini to reach the last eight hinted that Del Potro might be able to go all the way in his first tournament back, but qualifier Kukushkin claimed a 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) victory in a match dominated by serve....
Regardless, the deals associated with Black Friday are hard to pass on, and Dell itself has a number of deals worth taking advantage of. This sale includes everything from a Dell Inspiron 22 3000 Touch for $299.99 (save $200) to an LG 65" 4k Smart HDR Ultra HDTV + $100 eGift Card for $599.99 (save $300). For gamers, of course, there are plenty of deals too, covering everything from consoles and PCs to high-market accessories....
While the new version looks much like its predecessor, there are some key upgrades under the hood. Chief among them is a move to the Ryzen 6000 Series, with a choice of Ryzen 5, 7 or 9 CPUs available. That puts the G15 in the first wave of devices to be powered by AMD’s latest processors. Alongside 8-, 16- or 32GB of DDR5 RAM and SSDs ranging from 256GB to 2TB, performance should be solid....
The former England international released a statement saying, “Given recent press stories I wish to confirm that I was sexually abused by my former football coach Barry Bennell in the late 1970s and early 1980s - this abuse took place while I was attached to the Whitehill FC Junior team based in Manchester.” “For a number of reasons, and for nearly two decades, I kept my ordeal secret from my family and friends,” he told BBC....
New Delhi - Leander Paes and rookie Purav Raja pulled off a stunning win in the doubles against South Korea as India made it 1-2 on the second day of the Asia/Oceania Group I first round tie here Saturday. Paes and Raja beat Lim Yong-Kyu and Nam Ji Sung 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, in an engrossing encounter that lasted nearly two and a half hours at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium Complex....
Wimbledon’s Centre Court, Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros and the Taco Bell Arena, way out west in Boise, Idaho. Only two of these are fabled tennis arenas and the Davis Cup, celebrating its 114th birthday, will be heading away from the sport’s heartlands when the United States face Serbia in April’s quarter-finals. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will be hoping that Serbia’s world number one Novak Djokovic won’t mind adding the extra 2,830 miles (4,500 kilometres) to his travels....
Bal Bharati Public School won the toss and opted to bat first. However, they failed to materialise the opportunity and the whole team were bowled out at 85. Bharat and Sahil Sharma’s two-wicket hauls helped their team to restrict the opposition in 28.1 overs. In reply, Salwan Boys School achieved the target in just 6.0 overs. Shivam led the batting line-up with his blistering 74-run knock and remained unbeaten to win the match without losing any wicket....
