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The ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ actress spoke about the comment that her estranged husband made that led her to filing for divorce on her podcast. Image Credit: Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Tori Spelling opened up about why she ultimately filed for divorce from Dean McDermott, her husband of 18 years, during an episode of her misSPELLING podcast on Sunday, March 31. The actress, 50, revealed that she ultimately decided to file after Dean, 57, spoke about their relationship troubles in a recent interview. “I just filed for divorce. Whoa, I just said the words that I’ve said in my head for, like, 16 years. Wild,”…
Most of the finishers of the Tour of Flanders were in a place beyond words as they drifted through the mixed zone in Oudenaarde. In many cases, the haunted faces and chattering teeth told their own story. If this wasn’t quite hell, then it would do until the formal appointment with the infernal horrors at Paris-Roubaix next weekend.Magnus Sheffield withstood the rigours of a tumultuous day better than most, reaching the finish in sixth place. On a day of relentless attacking and driving rain, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was in a league entirely of his own, but Sheffield came…
Good news for pet owners! American Airlines is relaxing its pet policy and allowing those who travel with their animal companions to bring a full-size carry-on too, along with the pet carrier.”On flights with American you can bring one pet carrier as a carry-on if: You pay the carry-on pet fee; Your pet stays in the pet carrier and under the seat in front of you the entire flight,” says American Airline’s on their website, adding that passengers can also bring “one additional item on board with your pet,” which can be a personal item like a purse or small…
Twenty million years ago, the Swiss Plateau region, or “Mittelland”, was an ocean in which dolphins swam. Researchers at the University of Zurich’s Palaeontological Institute have discovered two previously unknown species related to modern sperm whales and oceanic dolphins based on a study of fossilised ear bones. About 20 million years ago the climate became warmer resulting in rising sea levels that flooded the low-lying areas of Europe. Switzerland at the time was part of an island landscape populated by fish, sharks and dolphins, with mussels and sea urchins on the seabed. Palaeontologists at the University of Zurich have now…
Christmas embodies a tapestry of ritual traditions and customs shared by many countries and cultures. Some hearken back to ancient times, while others represent more recent innovations. Many English customs, such as the Ashen Faggot, Smoking Bishops, and the Shoe the Mare have faded into history, yet several traditions (some shared) persist and endure into the present day. The Christmas Cracker Christmas crackers are festive table decorations that are traditionally pulled during Christmas dinner and parties to reveal a gift, a joke, and a paper hat. Christmas crackers are found on tables across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and countries such…
The Chinese writing system, originating during the Shang Dynasty around 1600 BC, is a testament to China’s rich cultural heritage. Unlike alphabetic systems found in many Western languages, Chinese characters are ideographic, directly representing concepts or ideas rather than phonetic sounds. This unique approach, rooted in pictographic origins, contributed to the system’s complexity and distinctiveness. Is 8,000-year-old Damaidi Rock Art the Origin of Chinese Writing? The Shang Dynasty: Second in Traditional Historiography, First in Archaeology Initially, during the Shang Dynasty, the script consisted of pictographs, where characters resembled the objects they represented. Over time, these pictographs evolved into more abstract symbols, forming the basis…
By understanding the inside market, market participants can make faster, smarter decisions, leading … [+] to mutually successful transactions.getty Real estate is naturally illiquid. Unlike the stock market, where a company can be divided into hundreds of millions of fungible shares where the value of one sets the value for the others, each home is unique, and its value is derived from what the buyer is willing to pay. But without a crystal ball, how do buyers and sellers find that magic number: the price that turns “for sale” into “sold”? Enter the concept of the “inside market.” Understanding the…
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JLR (formerly Jaguar Land Rover) is no stranger to high-performance SUVs with beefy engines, and its next will be a hardcore Defender that will introduce the new performance sub-brand OCTA. Previously thought to be called the Defender SVX, the Defender OCTA has already been spotted testing in prototype form and is due for a debut later this year. The timing points to the vehicle reaching the U.S. as a 2025 model, assuming it’s offered here. Teaser photos released by JLR on Tuesday hint at some of the upgrades planned for the Defender OCTA, and also indicate the origins of the…
BMW is working on a whole new range of eco-focused models falling under its recently established i brand, with everything from electric scooters to plug-in hybrid supercars planned. The first of these is to be an electric minicar called the i3, a car many of you will recognize as the long-awaited production Megacity Vehicle. However, the flagship of the range, and the model we’re most interested in, will be the new i8 plug-in hybrid supercar, a concept version of which has been revealed today at a special press conference ahead of its official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto…