The woods along the Norch Branch Trails
Sometimes I m in the mood for the exact midpoint between hiking and walking, which is rambling. A ramble is a hike without a destination, or a more arduous form of walking. An ideal ramble involves no route planning whatsoever and a moderate probability of getting a little lost.
By this definition, Montpelier s
North Branch Trails are prime rambling territory. The 8.4-mile network, completed in the fall after three years of construction, traverses 195 acres of fields and forests.
I am a worst-case-scenario mongerer at heart; whenever I engage in an outdoor excursion, I like to calculate how far I d have to run screaming in any direction before I encountered another human being. Given its proximity to downtown Montpelier, the North Branch Trail system scores favorably on the screaming index. So, on a Sunday in early December, a friend and I set out from Burlington to Montpelier in separate vehic
VIDEO: Great British Bake Off’s Ali Imdad racially abused on Birmingham bus
22 Dec 2020 A videograb shows the confrontation on the bus. In a bizarre incident, the “Great British Bake Off” contestant Ali Imdad was racially abused while travelling home by a bus in Birmingham on December 20.
The baker, who appeared on the fourth series of the cookery competition in 2013, was verbally abused while travelling on a bus in his hometown of Birmingham.
In the clip, a woman is heard telling Imdad that Asian people are “everywhere”, asking him: “What have you done to the country? All these bombings… people like you.”
Rupert Murdoch receives COVID-19 vaccine in U.K.
Jordan Moreau
December 18, 2020, 9:46 AM
Rupert Murdoch, Fox Corp. chairman and executive chairman of News Corp, received the COVID-19 vaccination in the U.K. on Friday.
“I would like to thank the keyworkers and the NHS staff who have worked so hard throughout the pandemic, and the amazing scientists who have made this vaccine possible. I strongly encourage people around the world to get the vaccine as it becomes available,” he said in a statement from a News Corp representative.
At 89 years old, the media mogul qualified for the first round of vaccinations. According to the statement, he received the shot at his local general practitioner’s office “after he received a call saying he was eligible.” He’d been isolating with his wife Jerry Hall Murdoch in the U.K. since the summer.
Sir Ian McKellen Feels ‘Euphoric’ After Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine
December 17, 2020
Sir Ian McKellen is one of the first celebrities to receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
The 81-year-old received the jab at Queen Mary’s Hospital in London, according to the Evening Standard, calling it “a very special day, I feel euphoric.”
“Anyone who has lived as long as I have is alive because they have had previous vaccinations, the take up amongst the older generation will be 100 per cent – it ought to be – because you’re having it not just for yourself but for people who you are close to – you’re doing your bit for society,” “The Lord of the Rings” star said.
‘Great British Bake Off’ Judge Prue Leith, Sir Ian McKellen Receive COVID-19 Vaccine In The UK
Prue Leith has received the COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom.
The 80-year-old Great British Bake Off judge shared the news of her immunization on Twitter, making her one of the first public figures to reveal their vaccine status.
“Who wouldn’t want immunity from #Covid19 with a painless jab? #vaccine, Leith captioned a photo of her experience.
While GBBO judge, Paul Hollywood added, Well done Prue x.
Leith s post comes just weeks after the UK approved a vaccine from Pfizer and started early rollout. Healthcare workers and the elderly will be the first to be vaccinated.