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With the adoption of virtualisation to centralised data centres, greater reliance on cloud and the increasing need for flexible working, the only constant is change.
At a critical infrastructure level, this means transformation and investment in the latest technologies to ensure secure and robust connectivity underpinned by resilient and efficient infrastructure.
In my experience, when it comes to transformation within legacy infrastructure the key issues are clear. What is the legacy infrastructure capable of and what standards was it designed to support?
In the case of one of our customers, a leading player in global insurance, we identified many legacy facilities that had been built to standards which demanded high levels of resilience, resulting in multiple redundant systems.
While some sites needed to retain this, we have been able to identify many where business changes or the adoption of off premise IT has enabled resizing and re-provisioning of resilience out of regional offices. This presents opportunities to release capacity from redundant systems by adopting N resilience or reducing the capacity of systems as they come up for lifecycle replacement.
For this customer, staying up to date with the required standards presents an even greater challenge in emerging market countries. As these markets have developed, revenues grown, legislation implemented and data requirements expanded, we find that many facilities no longer meet the required business standards and do not have enough resilience. This results in the need for inflight upgrades and in some cases feeds into a business case for a complete relocation of the facility.
In practice, global standards need to be a simple and concise set of performance metrics, guidelines and requirements. They should be approached from the standpoint of overall business impact and risk. The discussion needs to be less about technology and more about security, revenues, productivity and functionality, focusing on metrics such as uptime, resilience and efficiency.
Beyond that it is very difficult to incorporate detailed physical M&E or IT specifications unless the decision maker or budget holder is onboard with solution ‘cost v risk’.
While businesses can enforce standards, this doesn’t align with modern workplace/destination employer aspirations and enforcement is only a point in time. We need local business leaders to understand and appreciate the need for standards, so they will flow through changes now and into how the facility will be managed and maintained going forward.
The key for us is to establish risk as a primary anchor. We might align the business impact to, say, four levels of reducing risk, with each level representing a growing set of business choices. There would then be a corresponding set of guidelines as to how the M&E and IT need to align to it so you can encourage business leaders and budget holders to engage in the process and, importantly, to see the adoption of company standards as a necessity rather than an cost burden.
Discussion, explanation and occasionally negotiation and education are all part of the process but once the local team is engaged the whole process becomes a lot simpler. In fact, for us, one measure of success is our ongoing relationship with the local business units. As the new standards are adopted and the revised infrastructure is being implemented we are often asked to provide further engineering and IT support as we become a trusted partner centrally and locally.
This is the case with our global insurance customer where we have developed the standards, worked with the local budget holders and supported the implementation program. We now also provide guidance for the ongoing management of the estate including maintenance regimes aligned to the new standards, M&E monitoring and asset management through evolving technologies such as DCIM. Our dedicated 24x7 remote monitoring helpdesk centrally monitors all alarms and performance information for the critical M&E estate across EMEA.
Engaged at the earliest stages of the real estate or IT transformation projects, Keysource are conducting site surveys to provide clear guidance around feasibility, planning and budgeting.
On every project our aim is to help ensure consistency in approach and certainty of outcome through clear and structured communication, a robust approach and proactive thinking. That way we can help global businesses overcome the challenges they face.


The aptly-named Hope 2008 pantomime, which took place on Saturday night at St. Paul's Church, Kersal, Salford
was what a good pantomime should be all about - slapstick, carols, children, men dressed as women and joy. The highlight for me was Alan Saunders of The Message Trust playing part of Mozart's Horn Concerto on a garden hose - absolutely brilliant!
The next day, the same Alan and others performed at the Salford Symphony Orchestra Family Concert in the beautiful and acoustically excellent Peel Hall at Salford University.
I arrived just in time for rehearsals and was able to act as page-turner for Daniel Chappell, a local young man who is studying piano at Chetham's School of Music.
After his rendition of a Haydn piano concerto, I handed Daniel a bouquet of flowers on behalf of the orchestra, as he was given a standing ovation by the enthusiastic audience.
The Grove Singers also entertained with the fantastic carols, O Come All Ye Faithful and Hark the Herald Angels Sing, accompanied by the orchestra. They also sang a number of welcome and freedom songs from Africa, specifically Zimbabwe and the Congo. Sheer magic!
Barrie, our conductor, made a point of welcoming the Jewish members of the audience and saying it would be perfectly OK if they preferred not to join in carols, but that their presence was a good thing in any case. He also stated that the kids in the audience could make as much noise as they wanted, and no-one would mind.
At the end of the concert, the children were invited to come onto the stage to help the percussionists in the orchestra's rendition of Sleigh Ride:
The whole event was amazing, especially as old friends from Liverpool had driven over especially for the occasion. However, by now it was after 7.00 pm and I had to be home to host the second meeting in our series of interfaith dialogues.
People came from all over the Greater Manchester and Cheshire areas as we discussed the first chapter of the Book of Genesis and the fact that the very first phrase 'In the beginning' may not actually mean that at all. For the very first letter, the bet, can mean 'by means of', 'through' and the word 'the beginning' can mean 'the beginning of'.
Two of our participants are Christian clergy and they said that the next stage in the evolution of religious communication would be the possibility of conveying what had gone on that evening - a free discussion of many possible interpretations of the text, using a variety of translations and interpretations from various traditions - to the people in the pew. Would they be able to accept that the Bible is open to various interpretations and still retain faith?
Maybe this is the way that religion will evolve in future and if our meetings can be but a tiny pebble in the ocean of Torah study, we have much to be grateful for.
As well as living in Salford where - it seems - people have retained their tolerance and have learned the secret of living in harmony together.


With hazardous activity both on the ground and in the air, residents have had to deal with volcanic gas and lava, as well as ash which has been blasted into the sky.
At least 37 homes and other structures have been destroyed by the volcano that has been continuously erupting for 35 years and active for thousands of years.
Scientists say earthquakes may shake loose rocks underground and open up new tunnels for lava to flow.
“We’re all safe, and I wish they’d open the park back up, but they have to keep it safe for everybody,” said Ken McGilvray, an area resident. “We live on a volcano.”
Hawaii governor David Ige said the state is forming a joint task force that could handle mass evacuations of the Big Island’s Puna district if lava from Kilauea volcano covers major roads and isolates the area.
Scientists remain on alert for more violent activity. Geologists have warned that the summit could have a separate explosive steam eruption that would hurl huge rocks and ash miles into the sky. But it’s not certain when or if that might happen.


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I’m so pleased to be able to bring you the words and work of Ioana Tăut, set in the wonderful world of her instant photography.
Over to you, Ioana!
Hi Ioana, what’s this picture, then?
IT: I randomly refer to it as “Christmas over Göttingen“ because I took it on the 25th of December, while spending my first Christmas in Göttingen, by German customs. But maybe “Night over Göttingen“ would be better – I don’t know, I don’t normally call my photos anything.
I loved this photo the moment I peeled it from its negative, mostly because of it’s intense blue – a colour that I love – but also because of the contrast in it. The shaky city skyline gives it a bit of a nervousness or anxiety, while the blue, heavy clouds keep calm. It just speaks to me in terms of balance.
Ok, so who are you? (the short version, please)
IT: I don’t know… some things I’m still figuring out. But I feel like I am so many things, yet so little at the same time because I don’t know how to compress it all into a few words and a couple of sentences.
I am a Romanian music and fine art photographer, I lived in Prague for about two years and for the past three years and a half I have been based in Berlin, where I feel like I finally found my place in this world.
I left my home town when I was 18 years old and went off to a bigger city to study journalism. I’m a rebel. I am also what people would call “a lonely wolf”.
On a good day, I think of myself as a bit of an own hero, because I’ve always fought for the right to live life as I saw fit for myself, which wasn’t easy, yet totally worth it. I’ve done a lot of things, learned from my mistakes and my only regret is not buying tickets for The Cure concert, when they toured in 2016.
I love rain, cloudy days give me comfort and I really don’t mind if I’m not seeing the sun in weeks. Also, I’m a music junkie.
When did you start shooting film and what drives you to keep shooting?
IT: I started shooting instant film three years ago. I was at a couple’s place, whom I met during flat hunting in Berlin, when they showed me their Polaroid camera. It wasn’t even a fancy model, but a simple 600 type camera that didn’t even have any film inside. Yet, I was absolutely smitten just from holding it! I knew right away that I needed to have an instant camera.
I had a very shy start, opting for a Fuji Instax Wide, which is a very safe option primarily because of its super steady film. Soon enough I got bored of playing it safe and was a bit frustrated with the camera, because the flash that would go on whenever it felt like it, despite me turning it off manually. Five months later, I switched to Polaroid cameras and new, rather unpredictable Impossible Project film. Now, three years after starting this journey, I own nine Polaroid cameras and hundreds of instant photographs.
Shooting instant film brought a lot of magic and discipline in my life as a photographer, while also boosting my creativity beyond my wildest imagination.
First of all, I got instantly hooked on that exciting feeling of waiting to see how the photo turned out. I would be so incredibly excited and impatient to see what will develop and I am so very happy that, after all this time, I haven’t lost any of that joy and excitement. I mean, back then, the film was still quite experimental because it was this new company, The Impossible Project, doing it from scratch after Polaroid closed its last factory in the Netherlands.
It would take about 45 minutes for a colour film to develop and about 10 minutes for a black and white film – that’s a lot of waiting for somebody who’s connection to photography happened mainly through digital cameras up to that point. That’s also a reason why I felt so hard for this medium, because it was so different from everything I’d done before within the world of digital photography.
I started seeing things completely different through the lens of an instant camera. And I mean that literally, because I would look at one thing in reality and I’d see it for nothing more than what it was; then I’d capture it on instant film and it would suddenly become this new, other thing, with another existence of its own, with a different connotation and purpose. That’s exactly one of the messages that I was trying to show and share through my Piers series.
Instant film has this power of transposing everything into another atmosphere, it allows you to romanticize objects and ideas. This process has awoken so much creativity and curiosity within me and I can’t wait to see where it will lead me next. Besides this, it has also thought me a lot in terms of discipline and respect for my gear.
As a music photographer, I mainly use my digital camera and, especially in the beginning, I would treat my camera pretty badly because I would shoot A LOT at a concert. I would return home with around 1000 shots from just one band. Things improved as I would have more experience, but the greater change intervened once I started shooting instant film.
Regardless if you’re shooting the Impossible Project film (that comes in a pack of eight shots for 18 euros), or if you’re shooting the now discontinued pack film from Fuji (which only gets more and more expensive), you still want to be careful with how and when you use this film!
Who or what influenced your photography when you first started out and who continues to influence you today?
IT: At the time when I first started out as a music photographer, I would have these insane expectations from myself! I used to think that I need to do everything on my own, figure everything out by myself and not look anywhere else for inspiration or influence, except for within myself, otherwise, I would be cheating which would automatically diminish the authenticity and value of my work.
This was an ok way of thinking at that particular moment in time, because it pushed me to discover ideas or styles that would genuinely be my own. But in the long run, I came to realize that this was a downright stupid and destructive method/expectation. Later on, I realized how it stopped working in my favor and how it would lead me to isolation and ignorance if continued this way. So, I started being more open and aware about other people’s work.
I’m still very careful about what I like and whom I would call an influence. But to be fair, I don’t really think I have that, somebody who influences my work. If there is something I can point to for inspiration or influence, that would be music because that’s the main source of everything for me. I “blame” it all on music!
There are a few photographers out there, whose work I love and respect, but I don’t like to mix that up with the stuff I’m doing. There’s this artist, for instance, – his/her name on Facebook is “Eleven HM” – that does the most wonderful artwork out of instant photographs!
It never fails to impress me with his/her talent and imagination and what he/she is capable of turning photos in to. Then, there’s my favourite British duo – Trevor Crone and Graeme Webb – two wonderful photographers with great sense of humor, who work together on various series, which they then turn into these beautiful, limited, hand-stitched photo books that just scream authenticity and creativity!
I think that’s what I like the most in other people’s work: authenticity. None of the above mentioned artists are doing anything that I’ve seen or heard of before, and it’s so clear to me that their work reflects their own vision and take on things and that is so important to me.
Referring to music photography, there’s really just one photographer whose work I absolutely love and follow for many years and his name is Andrea Palmucci. He’s doing also other kinds of photography, besides music photography, which I also love, but we connected over his music photography as that’s what we have in common.
Are you a mixed medium photographer? What drives your choice to use film or digital from one day to the next?
IT: I absolutely am one. You see, I was a teenager at the time when digital cameras became a thing in Romania and that’s what I started experimenting with. We had an old Zenit E camera at home and we often said that we would load a film in it and try it out, but that only happened much later. Then I went of to university where I studied journalism and where everything was digital. That was pretty much the cultural thing happening at that time, so I aligned.
During university is also when I discovered that I want to be a music photographer and I was, again, using digital camera.
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I never really considered any other medium for what I was doing, because it was completely impracticable. I wouldn’t have all the manual settings and the comfort of a digital camera in an analogue one and the photos needed to be posted by the following day, so there’s no way I could have had them developed over night. So I kept using and investing in digital gear for my music photography.
Things changed majorly after discovering instant film and cameras as a medium. Within a period of three years, I went from using my digital camera for literally everything, to using it almost exclusively for my music photography. I don’t think it would go to any less of a usage than this, but I also, in return, started including the instant gear into my music photography. That’s how my other project, Instant Stage, came to be. On the other hand, my Piers series started off as an all instant project which ended up having digital equivalents of the instants.
By now, both mediums are equally important and present in my work, which is something I wouldn’t have seen coming some years ago. But as a rule nowadays, unless there’s a concert, I always have at least one instant camera with me. In the case of a concert, I would have both formats with me.
What’s your next challenge…your next step? How do you see yourself improving your technique? What aspect of your photography would you like to try and master in the next 12 months?
IT: My next challenge is turning my Instant Stage project into a little photo book. It’s very exciting and a little bit scary, because I’ve never done anything like this before and until, let’s say half a year ago, I did not even dream of doing anything like this. I received a lot of positive feedback for this project and since I don’t envision putting any of these photos up for sale any time in the close future, I still wanted to offer people possibility of having something tangible from this series.
Regarding techniques that I would like to master in the next year, I have my mind set on learning how to recuperate negatives from peel apart films. I recently started shooting pack film – I know, it’s not the best timing, considering that Fuji has discontinued this film – and now that I have gotten comfortable enough with it, I find myself often wanting to play with its negatives. There are enough tutorials online and I have a rough idea how it’s done, I just need to order some of the stuff online and then start experimenting.
Do you have a subject matter or style you always find yourself being drawn to? Why?
IT: I do and it’s music photography. Music has always played a very important role in my life, it has helped me understand and go through a lot of things and changes, which is why and how I ended up photographing at concerts.
Being a music photographer lets me combine the two things that I like most, while also keeping me on my toes – which I love because I get bored quite easily. This will sound a bit contradictory, but my comfort zone is actually being a bit outside of the comfort zone, meaning that I normally like situations that are somewhat challenging, where I don’t feel like I have everything under control.
I kind of like new, slightly uncomfortable situations because that’s when I get to discover and learn new things. And concerts are often like this; every new venue has is different and so is pretty much every band. Otherwise, my motif is discovering ideas or feelings that define me and are part of my life and grow them into visual entities.
You have 2 minutes to prepare for an unknown assignment. You can take one camera, one lens, two films and you have no idea what you’ll be shooting. What do you take with you and why?
IT: Ummm… this is a bit hard to answer when referring to an instant camera because they all differ so much and so does the film.
My favourite camera, among the ones I own, is the Polaroid SX-70 Land camera, model Alpha 1. I am fascinated by how it was designed and constructed, and I love that it has a manual focus. The only downside to this camera is that it only takes film with very low ISO (the current film has about 160 ISO), which makes it difficult to use it indoors.
Regardless, I would still refer to It as my main instant camera. My second option is my Polaroid AF Sun 660 – a typical square, box-shaped Polaroid camera that has the sonar feature for the autofocus. While I do prefer having the option to do the focus manually, I used this camera a lot when shooting inside or during night time for my Instant Stage series. The film has a much higher ISO (640) and the autofocus can also come in handy sometimes when I must be really fast.
…so, it’s not easy to choose justs one camera, but if I really had to, I guess I would go with the SX-70 and a pack of black and white, black framed pack of film because that is my favourite one and I really like the black frames – they can give the photographs a sort of depth. My second choice would be a pack of coloured film with white frames.
You have an unlimited supply of film to shoot in one location for the rest of your life. What do you take, where do you go and why?
IT: Imagining this is a bit painful, but I would definitely go with the long time discontinued black and white peel-apart film from Fuji, the FP-3000b Professional. And I would shoot it in my favourite place, which is Wolfsberg (Gărâna), a small place in the Carpathian mountains, in Romania.
It’s where the Gărâna Jazz Festival is happening every year, where I’ve been going for nine years now and where I can listen to wonderful music, meet very nice people, build friendships and do what I love the most: photograph.
You can never use film again. What’s your last roll of film, where and how will you expose it and why?
IT: Oh, these extreme questions… 🙂 In my case, it will be a pack of instant black and white film with black frames and because I would have 8 shots, I would use each one of them for photographing the following eight musicians:
Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Mike Patton, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie (I’d go to a different universe if I have to), Leonard Cohen (likewise), Tori Amos and David Byrne.
What do you think is the biggest misconception about film photography today and how would you set it straight?
IT: I think a lot of people quit the technique of analogue photography once digital cameras appeared on the market, thinking that analogue was now outdated and no longer worth it. And while it’s true that times have changed and everything is moving very fast and that there are fields where using analogue gears is no longer possible, like journalism for instance, this technique is not outdated, nor dead, nor pointless.
Shooting analogue still has very much to offer and to teach and refusing to admit this is a loss for everyone who thinks otherwise. Even if one is a digital photographer, shooting analogue will undoubtedly improve your photographing skills all together.
In your opinion, what’s the future of film photography?
IT: I don’t know, I’m not a fortune teller and I don’t like guessing. I think there will always be photographers who will understand and appreciate the importance and beauty of anything else but digital photography. While analogue photography has definitely regained some territory in the past years, I can’t tell for sure if it’s just a temporary trend or if it’s here to stay.
Reality and the decision of various film manufacturers to discontinue more and more types of film might be telling us something else. I don’t know, but I hope for the best!
~ Ioana Tăut
There are many things I don’t “get” in the photographic world, pinhole, portraiture and instant photography. I understand and appreciate them, I just don’t quite get how to create work I can be proud or happy with myself. That’s part of the process I guess, and yet another reason why analogue media will remain my home for as long as I can compose a frame and press a shutter button.
I truly admire Ioana’s work, especially what she’s chosen to share here from her Peirs and Instant Stage series (links above). Please do take a moment to check out her website and instant Instagram, as well as her digital music photography IG. If I’m still able to ask for a favour, please scroll up and take another wander through her interview. You won’t be disappointed.
As ever, another fresh interviewee will be up for your careful eye next week and in the meantime, who not head over and check out Phil Harisson’s review of 120 format Lomograhpy Color Negative 400, or the first part of my (unofficial) Hasselblad V-System Master guide?
Thanks for reading and as ever, keep shooting folks!
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That Nick Cave image is stunning! I can’t stop looking at it. Very special medium. Beautiful.
Wonderful, heartfelt revelation of the Soul.
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The Hawaii International Film Festival and the Ko Olina Resort in Kapolei launched a summer series in April of film screenings at the resort's Lagoon 4 lawn.
"Celebrate Culture + Arts @ Ko Olina 2011 Film Series," has been a great success with previous filmscreenings of the "The Princess Bride" and "Grease".
Guests can gather together for a family friendly event and take in the beautiful sights of the Ko Olina Resort. The events are not only for visitors to the islands, but for local residents as well.
Next month's theme is "adventure" with "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "Star Trek" on July 22-23, 2011. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $5 for HIFF members, seniors, military and students.
Guests are welcomed to bring picnic baskets, low beach chairs and beach towels.
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For more information visit www.hiff.org/koolina.
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In MapleSim, you have access to standard controllers:
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The MapleSim Control Design Toolbox greatly expands on these standard controllers with tools for model linearization, PID tuning, state space control strategies, and custom compensator design. In addition, the MapleSim Control Design Toolbox provides an environment where you can:
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Before menopause: By stopping the ovaries to produce these hormones by surgery or using drugs called LHRH analogues (eg Zoladex)
Before or after menopause: By blocking estrogen receptors on the surface of cells eg: Tamoxifen
After menopause: Preventing the production of estrogen by peripheral tissues is done by the enzyme aromatase. This enzyme blockers or aromatase inhibitors are then used as Arimidex, Femara or Aromasin.

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Drew Barrymore and her now ex-husband, Will Kopelman, were married for almost four years before they decided to call it quits. The couple has two daughters together, Olive and Frankie. They released a statement to People magazine announcing their divorce, saying “We have come to the conclusion that this is just a giant step in our individual evolution.”
Barrymore was previously married to actor Tom Green for five months in 2001.
Why Did Drew Barrymore Get Divorced?
Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman were married for three years before they decided to divorce. The actress and the art consultant have two daughters together, Olive and Frankie. There are many reasons why couples get divorced, but it’s often hard to pinpoint one specific reason.
In Drew and Will’s case, it seems like the pair simply grew apart. They reportedly started having disagreements about their parenting styles, which can be tough to overcome. It’s always sad when a family breaks up, but sometimes it’s for the best.
Drew and Will seem committed to co-parenting their girls and making sure they have a healthy relationship with both parents.
Who is Drew Barrymore Married to Now?
Drew Barrymore is currently married to Will Kopelman. The couple wed in 2012 and have two daughters together: Olive, born in September 2012, and Frankie, born in April 2014. Prior to her marriage to Kopelman, Barrymore was married to actor Tom Green from 2001-2002; the pair divorced shortly after Green filed for bankruptcy.
Drew Barrymore’s divorce from Will Kopelman was amicable, but there were underlying issues that led to the split. The main reason for the divorce appears to be that Barrymore and Kopelman want different things in life. Barrymore is career-oriented and wants to continue working, while Kopelman is ready to settle down and start a family.
This disagreement led to tension in the marriage, and ultimately they decided it was best to go their separate ways.
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Epic Games has asked for a higher court to review a California judge’s decision in the high-profile Epic Games v. Apple antitrust cases, filing an appeal on Sunday to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
On Friday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, handed down a partial victory to Epic in its legal battle against how Apple controls its powerful App Store, ruling that Apple can’t block developers from communicating alternative payment options to customers outside of the App Store.
The decision could give developers a greater ability to get around Apple’s 30% fee on in-app purchases, but it fell short of Epic’s much larger complaint about how Apple operates as a business.
Cary-based Epic had fought for the judge to rule that Apple was an illegal monopoly, and that developers should have more than one way to get their apps onto iPhones and the ability to use any payment system they desired within apps.
But Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Epic hadn’t proven Apple was operating as an illegal monopoly, writing: “While the Court finds that Apple enjoys considerable market share of over 55% and extraordinarily high profit margins, these factors alone do not show antitrust conduct. Success is not illegal.”
Her ruling also will not give developers the right to put their own payment systems within the apps, meaning to get around Apple’s 30% fee, transactions will need to be done on outside websites rather than directly in the app.
And the Epic Games Store, an alternative app store, is still barred from the iPhone.
On Friday, Epic Games CEO and founder Tim Sweeney said its popular game Fortnite will not return to the App Store because he didn’t believe the court had made the App Store environment fairer to developers.
“Fortnite will return to the iOS App Store when and where Epic can offer in-app payment in fair competition with Apple in-app payment, passing along the savings to consumers,” Sweeney said on Twitter.
Following the court’s decision, Sweeney spent the weekend hiking Cold Mountain in Western North Carolina and reflecting on what he called a “loss” in court.
“Just as determined as ever to fight on until there is genuine developer and consumer freedom in software, and fair competition in each mobile platform software component,” he wrote.©2021 The News & Observer. Visit at newsobserver.com. Distributed at Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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- No, cats do not have nine lives — Sorry, cat lovers, this is an old myth.
- The saying itself is likely ancient — The belief that cats have nine lives likely dates back to Ancient Egypt.
- Give them the happiest single life you can — Cat owners can do their part to make it a happy one with a good diet, a safe environment, and regular vet checkups.
How many lives do cats actually have? The common myth is nine. However, is that even possible? If you see a cat in a dangerous situation, should you shrug it off because they probably have a few extra lives left?
The (absolutely well-known yet hard) truth: the idea that our feline friends have nine lives is a persistent myth. However, historians note that the idea of cats having nine lives has been around for centuries, though the phrase’s exact origins are unclear. It may have started in Ancient Egypt, where it’s believed that the sun god dressed up like a cat during visits to the underworld. It has appeared in cultural literature, even cropping up in one of William Shakespeare’s works.
Here’s what we know about the ‘cats have nine lives’ myth – and ways you can extend the one life your feline has.
The cultural perspective
How did the idea that cats have nine lives come to be — and why was nine the magic number? There’s no evidence to suggest exactly where the phrase comes from. In fact, the history of cats has been largely passed down orally from generation to generation. However, the myth has likely persisted for a long time.
Ancient Egyptians believed cats had supernatural powers. They also believed in a Goddess named Bastet, who could change from human to cat, appearing and disappearing as if she’d died and come back to life.
Another God revered by the Ancient Egyptians, Atum-Ra, also turned into a cat during visits to the underworld. He is believed to have given birth to eight Gods. Quick math lesson: Eight offspring plus one Atum-Ra = nine lives.
Ancient Egypt wasn’t the only place that believed cats have extra lives, though the magic number varies from place to place. For example, in specific regions of Spain, cats have seven lives, so they say. Turkish and Arabic cultures put the number at six.
Greece also reveres the number nine. It’s considered the “trinity of trinities,” a magical number in Greek tradition and religious beliefs. Like the number nine, cats have held a special significance in Greek mythology and are seen as magical creatures.
The scientific perspective
The origins of the common myth that cats have nine lives are a bit murky. But there are several plausible theories as to why people believe this old wives’ tale, including:
- Cats land well. Cats have fallen from great heights and survived. A 1989 New York Times article noted researchers in one study found that only one of 22 cats that fell from more than seven stories died. In one instance, a kitty named Sabrina fell 32 stories from a New York City building and was discharged from the vet after 48 hours. Is it any wonder why the popular myth continues to swirl?
- Righting reflex. Experts in the New York Times article pointed to their superior balance and not the popular myth about nine lives. Cats have the ability to orient themselves mid-fall so they land on their feet.
- Flexibility. Cats may not have magical powers that allow them to cheat death, but they are very flexible in their joints and ligaments, so they can sustain impact better than most animals.
- Their bodies. The hardy nature of cats is due, in part, to the way their bodies are designed. Felines are relatively lightweight but have a large body surface area. Like flexibility, this feature helps if they fall or experience impact.
- Agility and resilience. Cats are known for being quick-footed and nimble, able to get out of precarious situations in the nick of time. This has fueled the idea that they have a few extra lives to spare.
Nine lives in popular culture
The idea that cats have nine lives has made its way into literature, TV, and movies. An ancient proverb states, “A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.” William Shakespeare referenced the old English proverb in his tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The doomed Mercutio proclaims, “Good king of cats, nothing but one of your nine lives,” during a fatal fight with Tybalt in Act 3, Scene 1.
Flash forward about three centuries: One of the most famous references to the nine lives myths occurs in the beloved film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. After Aunt Bethany’s cat chewed on some tree lights and got charred, Cousin Eddie famously said, “If that thing had nine lives, he just spent ’em all. Whoo.” The line spurred plenty of T-Shirt sales, laughs, and legends.
The Nine Lives of Chloe King, an ABC Family TV series based on a Liz Braswell book series by the same name, centered around a teenager with cat-like reflexes, agility, and nine lives. The show barely lasted one life cycle, getting canceled after one season.
Debunking the myth
Typically, cats live around 10 to 15 years, though the oldest cat ever, Creme Puff, lived to be over 38. The best way to extend your cat’s life is to be a responsible cat parent by keeping them well-fed, safe, and up-to-date on routine vaccines and medications.
How to keep your cat safe
Instead of leaving things to chance, keep your kitty safe and healthy with these practical tips:
Keep your cat indoors — Indoor cats live 10 to 15 years, while outdoor cats may only have an average lifespan of 2 to 5 years. Cats are natural-born hunters, but it’s best to keep them inside and away from other predators, stray dogs, and cars that could take the one life they have.
Create a safe environment — Keep your space free of hazards, like tree lights that could cause serious injuries and toxic foods.
Schedule regular checkups — Your vet will let you know how frequently they should see your cat. It’s usually at least once annually, but kittens, senior cats, and felines with health conditions may need more regular checkups.
Keep a balanced diet — Your vet is your best resource for nutrition. Age and weight generally play into portion sizes, though.
Consider an exercise plan — Cats are safest indoors, but they can still get physical activity. Toys like fish poles, climbing trees, and tunnels give them opportunities to run and play.
Being a responsible cat owner is the best way to extend your cat’s life. A well-balanced diet, exercise, and a safe environment will reduce injury risks. Cats don’t have nine lives, and it’s up to humans to care for them and keep them safe and healthy. Even with the best intentions, your cat will eventually pass — an undoubtedly challenging time for both of you. Once it’s time for them to cross the rainbow bridge, rest easy knowing there are plenty of ways to honor them and the full life you lived together.

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This video explores the abilities, powers, and origin of the DC Comics character “Mazahs.” From this alternate version of Alexander Luthor opposing the Crime Syndicate for supremacy in the twisted Earth-3 Universe, gaining the vast powers of the Earth-3 Shazam named Will Baston after defeating him, using the ability to absorb the superpowers of any being he takes out to become the strongest mortal being on Earth-3, taking down every superhuman he fought within the Crime Syndicate and Prime Earth’s Injustice League, being the father of Superwoman’s unborn child and a related rivalry with Ultraman, to being taken down by the wits of his Prime Earth doppelganger Lex Luthor; Let’s take a look at this DC Comics “hero” turned supervillain, and the evil Shazam that was the most powerful mortal threat to the Crime Syndicate and all the beings of Prime Earth. This includes a short, canon character biography and my own opinionated “Sage Rating,” which I use to give ratings of comic book and science fiction characters.
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Bella Swan's heart was broken five years ago, by her one true love Edward Cullen. She could not take another day living in Forks and went back to live with her mother. An emergency brought her back to her father. Can Bella continue to heal? A new friend, Seth is determined to help, but an old friend complicates her life in the process. [AU, Jacob/Bella, Seth/Bella, Paul/Bella]
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 61 - Words: 302,252 - Reviews: 1045 - Favs: 390 - Follows: 320 - Updated: 3/28/2015 - Published: 5/9/2014 - Bella, Jacob, Paul, Seth - Complete
Man He Didn't Have to Be
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Puck steps up when a terrible accident leaves a grieving Rachel pregnant and alone.
Glee - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 25 - Words: 77,490 - Reviews: 208 - Favs: 169 - Follows: 180 - Updated: 8/29/2012 - Published: 6/24/2012 - Puck, Rachel B. - Complete
by Arani92 reviews
Sequel to A Wild Night. Edward returns home, and hears Jasper thinking perverted thoughts towards Bella. Edward is furious. What will happen if Jasper and Bella finally confess their love for each other? Will Edward leave for good? Read and review!
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 9 - Words: 14,706 - Reviews: 127 - Favs: 110 - Follows: 172 - Updated: 5/29/2012 - Published: 11/4/2008 - Bella, Jasper
The wrong kind of right
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Is it Wrong to fall in love with your Best friends little sister who is the ex girl friend of your little brother. It was for Emmett Cullen, Will Love win or will Emmett have to suffer in silence.lots of surprise and drama.
Twilight - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 63,147 - Reviews: 65 - Favs: 113 - Follows: 103 - Updated: 8/21/2010 - Published: 11/21/2009 - Emmett, Bella
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AU. vampires have enslaved humans. Edward comes to the Center to get his first human and finds Bella, immune to his mind reading and rebellious. He takes her, planning to learn more about her strange behavior. Full Summery inside. ExB JxA COMPLETE
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After Rhett leaves Scarlett is determined to change in her life. What happens when an accident happens and an injured Rhett comes back to their house in order to be nursed? Will Scarlett ever redeem herself for Rhett. Or is his love just out of her reach?
Gone with the Wind - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 7,377 - Reviews: 36 - Favs: 17 - Follows: 39 - Updated: 4/27/2008 - Published: 11/15/2007
Tying up loose ends
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Set in S4. Derek tells Meredith about his kiss with Rose, she tells him she's pregnant and she is done. All that's left to do is tie up loose ends but can Meredith really cut Derek out. MerDer.
Grey's Anatomy - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 22 - Words: 24,280 - Reviews: 464 - Favs: 160 - Follows: 101 - Updated: 3/4/2008 - Published: 12/16/2007 - Complete

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Thanks to the KeContact P30 c-series terminal, people with a company vehicle can provide the account of the electricity recharge made at home to the company or the leasing company.
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From his latest album, What You Were Hoping For?, is the first video for “Eyes Like Pearls.” Van Hunt says the lyrics to the song came from, ”finding a monster living inside of a girl I was hanging with – and falling in complete, primal love with her. Finding out who someone is – why they are the way they are – and turning their scars into a reason to change my life.” These are the things I love about Hunt‘s vivid songwriting. Somehow, someone’s chaos can give him rectitude. The video shows a man and a woman as they wonder about, deep in thought focusing on their eyes.
If you haven’t purchased What You Were Hoping For? yet, I suggest you do. It’s an electric ride of discovery with profound lyrics that make you go, “Hmmmm…”
During the summer,Van Hunt started peppering the internet with songs leading to the release of his fourth studio album,What You Were Hoping For? And it is exactly what was hoped for and quite unlike anything he has released to date. Vocally, it is very Van Hunt, but musically he delves deeper into his dance with rock, skirting into the sound of punk music in places. If Sid Vicious was able to sound melodic during his time with the Sex Pistols, then Van Hunt is who he’d want to sound like. The era of his debut album back in 2004 has been left at shore while Hunt is riding the waves of freedom, with his roots in blues and funk firmly planted in cargo.
What You Were Hoping For? is his most daring project, lyrically eclectic, less about love and feelings and more about human conditions, such as the funk based “Designer Jeans” where he talks about people who hide behind or even squeeze inside labels, where he sings, “I know it feels more comfortable inside your status symbols.” On “A Time Machine is My New Girlfriend,” Hunt correlates a relationship to a time machine, where the courting part of dating is the time machine bomb about to go off, and perhaps when the machine ticks and explodes, is the point when it turns into love, and all the games of uncertainty cease. The most tender part of the album is the ballad “Moving Targets,” where he sings of a conflicted relationship he can’t seem to hold onto, and gently sings, “Moving targets are so hard to hit but tonight I got you in my sights, I can’t miss.” Sonically, What You Were Hoping For? is an adventurous journey containing impeccable songwriting which paint vividly, yet real stories. With each listen, your sensors latch onto something new. Check out a couple of songs below, then head over to iTunes or Amazon to get yourself a copy; you deserve it!
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About a week ago, I was in the mood to hear some Van Hunt, wondering when his next album would be. Then a few days later, an email hits my inbox from his PR informing me of the aforementioned track “June” and a new album what were you hoping for? is on the way. (I only wish I had this kind of hindsight for D’Angelo!). ”June” reminds me of vintage Prince, simple in formation, with a whimsical and mellow flow that’s perfect for summer days. what were you hoping for?, his third studio album, is scheduled to release September 29th. Looking forward to hearing it, as he always has a fun way of giving us real funk, soul, with a hard twist of rock. You can get the free download of “June” below.
With the slow death of the recording industry, artists are truly utilizing the web to get their music out there. With his latest release Use in Case of Emergency, Van Hunt a few days ago, sent a message to his MySpace friends, presenting the album as a birthday gift. UICOE is classic Van Hunt, with his signature cadences which harken back to the sounds of Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, and Prince with some of that rock infused soul and funk. There are a couple of re-workings of past songs as well (two versions of “Attention” and “Man of the Year”), but it’s a good teaser before the proper album, coming later this year. He’s giving away 2 free downloads from VanHunt.com and the album is available for purchase through the site. Check out Use in Case of Emergency in the media player below.
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Northbound through Britain with Daryl May
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|Top to bottom: Lambs at Shap; breakfast at the Greyhound Inn, Shap; and the Sun Inn at Newport Reigny|
|Days N25 - N33 North of England|
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English West Country
North of England
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Time of departure: 8.45 am
Time of arrival: 3.30 pm
Place departed: Shap, Cumbria
Place arrived: Newton Reigny, Cumbria
Cum miles: 512.8
Percent complete: 55.3
Sun Inn, Newton Reigny **
Cost for bed and breakfast: £30 ($60)
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Shap did a
spectacular breakfast this morning. As well as juices, fruit
cereals, and tea or coffee, the full English breakfast included a large
sausage said to have won a world championship, a crispy black pudding
(more on this later), two poached eggs from "Vera's hens next door", a
large grilled tomato, brown toast from high-quality bread, some tasty
mushrooms, and thankfully an absence of the customary baked beans.
Maybe that's why Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here with his Highlanders
in 1745 (see day N29)?
Departing Shap, I ran into a couple of hiking parties on the coast-to-coast walk. This is an east-west walk of one to two hundred miles, in contrast to my end-to-end south-north walk of a thousand. There are a number of such coast-to-coast walks in Britain, and they look like good routes for those with a normal amount of vacation time. I was able to let these coast-to-coast hikers know, in a teasing way, that their walk was an easy one. They chuckled that they were being well stretched.
It's an easy eleven miles to Penrith, which is the next significant town, i.e., significant accommodation center. Indeed, Penrith abounds in accommodation choices due to its railhead and motorway position, which makes it (like Kendal) a jumping-off point for Lake District visitors.
In my youth, my friend Gerald and I vacationed in the Lake District, starting here at Penrith and going on to Keswick, Windermere and Ambleside. We visited Derwent Water, Lake Windermere and Coniston, and climbed Helvellyn and Skiddaw, England's second and third highest peaks. I was 16-years old, and Gerald 18. We carried backpacks, we hiked and rode an occasional local bus, and stayed in youth hostels. We took Kodachrome photos, and showed our slides when we got home. We sent postcards to family and friends, and drank Tizer sodas for refreshment.
Thus stated, we had a typical Lake District vacation. But, wait, there's more. Though we had maps, we didn't spend much time honing our navigation skills. That's because we simply accompanied the largest group of similar-age girls when they set out from the youth hostel in the morning. If they climbed Latrigg, we climbed Latrigg. If they took a boat ride on Derwent Water, we took a boat ride on Derwent Water. After all, this was all public property . . . surely then one was free to roam at will?
In this fashion we got to meet and befriend a particular group of girls on a nature tour supervised by their teacher and chaperone, whom I'll call Miss Goodright. It turned out that the girls learned more about nature than Miss Goodright's lesson plans called for. And although they (and Gerald and I) did not learn about nature in any depth, what we did learn we shared generously. This was made easier by the rather porous doors of the youth hostels' same-sex dorm rooms.
After a couple of days, Miss Goodright noticed that her chaperone and teaching roles were being sabotaged by two red-blooded young students who mysteriously were everywhere her girls were, and at all hours. So she approached us nicely and asked us to keep away.
We said we would. And, indeed, we tried. The next day we followed a different group of girls. But we concluded that they lacked talent, and so we checked in early at the same youth hostel as Miss Goodright's girls had told us they were headed for. When Miss Goodright saw us, her face expressed every emotion that the chaperone handbook associated with disaster. Gerald and I ingenuously faked astonishment at the coincidence of her being there - or perhaps Miss Goodright was following us?
The high jinks at the youth hostel continued unabated that evening. Seduced by Gerald's charm and good looks, the girls seemed increasingly friendly. Miss Goodright must have done her nut.
Soon we had wrested about all there was from the Lake District. Our love of nature had been enhanced, and we'd improved our navigation skills in ways quite uncartographic. It had turned out to be a most pleasant and educative vacation.
There's a postscript to this story that I'll mention before moving on. Miss Goodright was a decent sort, and so was Gerald, who was on his way to university, and whose charm was matched by his public-speaking abilities. So, somehow, Gerald found himself headed to Miss Goodright's school to give a lecture on the subject of geopolitical this-or-that. It turned out that Miss Goodright had invited most of the upper school.
It also turned out that most of the upper school had heard about the nature visit to the Lake District and Miss Goodright's chaperone experience from hell. Now, behold, here was Sir Lancelot himself, standing before them fresh from his multitudinous Lake District conquests, by now much embellished and a celebrated part of school lore. Generous-hearted Miss Goodright had been unfairly nicknamed "Sourpuss" . . .
Now Gerald denies all evil intent - and I believe him. It was all the fault of the girls. What happened? In Gerald's opening remarks to the upper school audience, some of the girls detected a double entendre of, err, massive proportions. A tittering arose from the audience, which swelled to engulf the hall as girls who had detected Sir Lancelot's "real meaning" passed it from one to the other. After that, it didn't much matter what the geopolitical presentation was really about; the girls interpreted it all in the wrong way. Miss Goodright didn't invite Gerald back next year. Gerald was quite nonplussed by his audience's reaction to his erudite presentation, and was pleased that she didn't.
And now I am back in Penrith 47 years later - and Gerald is nice enough to call to ask how I'm doing. Do I tell him that I'm a wizened old codger, bald and in spectacles, that no one notices? Or do I tell him that all the girls in the Lake District lined the streets when I arrived, recognizing me as the once-16-year-old limber boy with tousled hair - and with one voice chanted "Where's Gerald?"
Carlisle, tomorrow's destination, is quite a long distance from Penrith, and by 1.30 pm, I had only walked eleven miles from Shap to Penrith. So I decided to try for accommodation some distance to the north of Penrith. Back in Kendal, the Tourist Information Centre had been very helpful, and so was the Penrith one today (Cheshire, please learn from Cumbria). They found me a pub a couple of miles beyond Penrith in the peaceful village of Newton Reigny. True, the Sun Inn had a terminal case of water hammer, the pipes juddering whenever anyone operated the plumbing. There was no central heating in my room, and the electric fan heater had lost its legs on one side and was positioned under a wood desk, a nice prescription for a fire. But the place was clean, and I’d shaved a couple of miles off tomorrow's arduous hike, as well as positioned myself to get to Carlisle totally on bike paths and lanes and not on the A6. I wouldn’t see much, if anything, of the Lake District, but if I stopped to see all the worthwhile sights along my route, I would still be in the West Country. The Lake District is certainly on my list to visit with Jennifer.
|The Lake District pictures below are scanned from slides taken in 1960 at the age of 16 or 17. The author is shown rowing, and with Gerald R who wears the yellow raingear. The lake is Derwent Water as seen from the top of Skiddaw with the town of Keswick in the foreground|
|Day N31 © 2007 and 2008 Daryl May Day N33|

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A mad man breached Statehouse security a few days back at night, spending a night at President Kiir office, according to President Salva Kiir.
The unidentified mad man was found in the morning in the office of the President naked by the cleaners. He asked the cleaners to give him clothes as he wants to go the office as the president.The mad man was later released free by State House security
The President was narrating the funny incident this week during the launch of National Dialogue at Freedom Hall, Juba.
Kiir further warns other ‘mad men’ in South Sudan not think of being president beacuse it will cause problems for South Sudan.
Listen to the Audio here (Courtesy of Radio Bhakita).
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Press Release from OMC Cares
Mr. Tim Huddleston has been named executive director of Ozark Mountain Country Cares (OMC Cares), as announced by the board.
Huddleston is a native of the Ozarks and has returned to the area to lead the non-profit, previously referred to as the Stone and Taney Counties Poverty Initiative, whose mission is “Putting caring into action by assisting those in need.”
Over the past few years, a steering team of community leaders has identified five challenges for helping people move out of poverty: Motivating a caring community, sustainable employment/jobs, affordable housing, reliable and effective transportation, and life skills/training. Each of these goals has a corresponding work group made of passionate people who want to help move the needle on poverty in the Ozarks.
“OMC Cares will serve as the ‘backbone organization,’ collecting data and fostering collaboration among non-profits in the area who serve our neighbors in need,” said board member Sue Head.
“Tim Huddleston has experience with leading non-profits and a proven track record with fundraising, not to mention a passion for the Ozarks. His love for people, especially those in need, made him the ideal candidate.”
Huddleston earned his undergraduate degree from College of the Ozarks and an M.B.A. from Southwest Baptist University. He has served as Dean of Development for College of the Ozarks and as president and CEO of Kids Across America and Windermere Conference and Retreat Center, respectively. Over the past five years, Huddleston has also served as a consultant for non-profits.
Huddleston began his duties on February 1.
For additional information, please contact Sue Head at 417-690-2241.


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If you’re tired of the same old bowl of oatmeal day in and day out, try switching things up by getting more creative with your toppings!
Frozen blueberries, maple syrup, pecans
There’s something about frozen blueberries on a hot bowl of oatmeal that makes for a delicious spoonful. Add some pecans for a crunch and maple syrup for sweetness.
Bananas and coconut
If you want to feel like you’re on a vacation on an island somewhere instead of stuck inside, coconuts and bananas might just do the trick.
Dried cranberries and a squeeze of lemon or orange
For a pop of vitamin C and some antioxidants, add citrus and dried cranberries to your oatmeal, and kickstart your morning off right.
Cheddar cheese and fried egg
Who says you can’t combine multiple breakfast options into one hearty bowl? Don’t fully fry the egg so the yolk emulsifies into the oats for a creamy concoction!
Caramelized apples and maple syrup
If you woke up especially early, consider caramelizing apples to put on your oatmeal. Add a touch of maple syrup for some extra sweetness.
Agave nectar and berries
Too much sugar could completely ruin your warm bowl of oats, which is why agave nectar can be a great alternative. Pair with berries of your choice and you’ve got a new favorite.
Sweet potatoes, egg, and feta
Maybe you woke up a little late and it’s that awkward time between breakfast and lunch. Turn your breakfast bowl of oats into a grain bowl with these additions.
Brown sugar, toasted nuts, strawberries
Sugar and fruit are tried-and-true toppings for oatmeal, but adding a handful of toasted nuts can give the breakfast some flair. (Try hazelnuts or almonds!)
If your go-to breakfast is oatmeal, chances are, you’ve used bananas as a topping many times. But, consider whipping them and adding them in as you cook your oats for a satisfying bite.

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According to the budget airline searches for flights and holidays increased by more than 200 per cent week-on-week when the Christmas announcement was made.
The airline saw a significant rise in demand for December flights with the end of lockdown on December 2, signalling people can once again go on holiday and the announcement of the 5-day Christmas rules which allows for travelling throughout UK.
Under the new three tier system beginning next week the Government has allowed for people to once again travel abroad no matter which tier they are in, although those in Tier 3 are advised to "avoid travelling out of the area".
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On November 24 the Secretary for Transport Grant Schapps told BBC Breakfast: “We are dissuading people travelling around generally from the very high tier areas.
“You can go abroad. But, of course there is a penalty to pay for that in terms of having a potential quarantine period when you come back.”
The upsurge in travelling will also be in part to the new quarantine rules when entering England from countries not on the travel-corridor list.
Instead of facing 14-days of quarantine people arriving from counties not on the travel corridor list can take a coronavirus test after five days of quarantine, and with a negative result are free to leave their home.
According to easyJet London and Bristol to Belfast and London to Edinburgh are amongst the most popular flight routes.
Faro, Palma, Alicante and Malaga as well as Turkey and the Canary Islands are among the top destinations that Brits have also been booking.
Johan Lundgren, CEO of easyJet said: “Following the Government announcement this week we have seen a 200% increase in searches for both flights and holidays, with domestic bookings significantly up week on week proving popular for those looking to visit friends and family over December. So we know underlying demand is there, which we see every time travel restrictions are lifted.
“We continue to closely review our flying programme to ensure we are aligning our schedule with customer demand. We also launched our Black Friday Sale and the positive response in terms of bookings seems to show a growing confidence to make travel plans.
“The safety and wellbeing of our customers remains our highest priority and during the pandemic this is more important than ever so we continue to have a number of safety measures in place onboard in line with guidance from the relevant authorities.
"This includes daily enhanced cabin disinfection effective in protecting against coronavirus for at least 24 hours and mandatory mask wearing for customers and crew. All of our aircraft are already fitted with HEPA filters, similar to those used in hospitals, which filter 99.97% of airborne contaminants in the cabin, including viruses and bacteria.”


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RV shipments set new monthly record; another big year projected
ELKHART -- The recreational vehicle industry had its best month on record during March, surpassing a monthly total of 50,000 unit shipments for the first time since the RV Industry Association began tracking monthly totals.
In March wholesale shipments finished at 51,607 units, an increase of 8.5 percent from a year ago. Total shipments are up 13.4 percent compared to last year, including increases of towable RVs and motorhomes.
The production spike comes just before the Spring Hall of Fame RV Show begins today at the RV/MH Hall of Fame & Museum in Elkhart. The show will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. RVs from nine dealers will be on display and for sale. Tickets are $8 for adults, and free for children 15 and younger.
Last year, RV shipments hit an all-time high, with 504,000 units shipped. If the pace of shipments this year continues, they could surpass last year’s total.
Kevin Broom, director of media relations for the RV Industry Association, said that the organization’s projections could see RV shipments hit 540,000 by the end of the year, setting a new record.
“I think the biggest thing we’ve seen is the strengthening of trends we saw coming out of the recession,” Broom said. “RVs are getting smaller, lighter, more fuel-efficient and aerodynamic. And as millennials are entering the market, there’s been some changing styles.”
Travel trailers remain the dominant product, with more than 35,000 of March’s shipments in that category, marking an 11 percent increase over March 2017.
“That’s a trend that goes back a while now,” Broom said. “There’s no question that travel trailers are the dominant product. In terms of market share, they’re 85 to 90 percent.”
Spring months have traditionally seen the highest shipment rates, as dealers gear up for sales throughout the warmer months of the year. Broom said that seasonal pattern appears to be continuing.

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Half-Day Table Mountain hike
Home > Day trips > Table Mountain and city > Half day Table Mountain hike
Depending on the fitness of travellers, a half day hike would typically take 4-5 hours.
In the summer months, we recommend hitting the lower slopes by 7am, but our default pick up time from hotels is 8am.
There is no need to book a specific route – our guides will discuss route options with the travellers. However, travellers are more than welcome to request a route.
Please use the arrows to scroll through the most popular short routes below the video.
Please contact your DMC for rates
If you are a DMC, please contact us for agent rates if you do not have them
We offer scaled rates for groups of up to 6 guests per guide. Larger groups are quoted on, based on the route selected.
National park conservation fees and cableway tickets are added, nett and non-commissionable
Agents can opt to include single or return cableway tickets, when booking, regardless of the route selected. This offers flexibility to clients on the day of the trip.
Private, qualified mountain walking and culture guide
Private return transfers
Personal water bottle to keep
Trail snacks, tea/coffee and refreshments
Use of safety and walking equipment to supplement client equipment (backpacks, jackets, poles, pouches are provided)
Cable car ticket (single or return)
- A festive season surcharge of ZAR300 per trip is applicable between 20 December & 5 January
- Operation of the cable car is beyond our control and it can close at any stage due to inclement weather. In this event we are required to walk off the mountain – an additional 2hrs of hiking. Please ensure guests are aware of this.
- A recommended kit list is available on request.
- Picnic lunch replaces the cable car ticket during annual cableway maintenance period
- NOTE THAT THE CABLE WAY WILL NOT BE CLOSING FOR MAINTENANCE IN 2021. THIS WILL BE DONE OUTSIDE OF OPERATING HOURS
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Motorists are being warned to watch out for a suspected "crash for cash" scam after a car was spotted repeatedly stopping on blind bends on Derbyshire's Snake Pass.
A "crash for cash" scheme involves a staged "accident" to make fraudulent and exaggerated insurance claims for vehicle damage, personal injury and other costs.
A motorist reported to Glossop Online on Monday morning that they suspected such a scam when they saw a Vauxhall car with two people onboard 'repeatedly stopping on blind bends'.
Where one vehicle hits another from behind, it’s usually the driver of the car behind that’s deemed to be at fault. So in "crash for cash" scams the aim is to deliberately stage or induce an accident for which the other (following) driver can be blamed.
The AA has warned that such schemes cost 'honest policy holders' an average of £50 on every annual premium. Experts have warned that gangs target vehicles that are the most likely to have insurance and drivers "least likely to cause a scene".
The AA has issued a number of tips to help drivers avoid becoming a victim of crash for cash.
- Look well ahead and try to anticipate possible hazards.
- Allow plenty of space to the car in front, especially at junctions and pedestrian crossings.
- Be wary of a vehicle in front driving erratically or slowing down for no apparent reason.
- If you suspect that the car in front’s brake lights may not be working keep well out of their way. - Never assume that flashing headlights is a signal to proceed.
- Don’t assume, when waiting at a junction, that a vehicle coming from the right and signalling left will actually turn. Wait and make sure.
If you think you've been involved in a scam, report the incident to the Insurance Fraud Bureau Cheatline on 0800 422 0421 or on their website.
To download the IOS app click here.
To download the Android app click here.

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The rotator cuff muscles generate torque forces to move the humerus while acting in concord to produce balanced compressive forces to stabilize the glenohumeral joint. Thus, rotator cuff tears are often associated with loss of shoulder strength and stability, which are crucial for optimal shoulder function. The dimensions and extent of rotator cuff tears, the condition of the involved tendon, tear morphologic features, involvement of the subscapularis and infraspinatus tendons or of contiguous structures (eg, rotator interval, long head of the biceps brachii tendon, specific cuff tendons), and evidence of muscle atrophy may all have implications for rotator cuff treatment and prognosis. Magnetic resonance imaging can demonstrate the extent and configuration of rotator cuff abnormalities, suggest mechanical imbalance within the cuff, and document abnormalities of the cuff muscles and adjacent structures. A thorough understanding of the anatomy and function of the rotator cuff and of the consequences of rotator cuff disorders is essential for optimal treatment planning and prognostic accuracy. Identifying the disorder, understanding the potential clinical consequences, and reporting all relevant findings at rotator cuff imaging are also essential.
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Let’s face it, Matt Cameron is one busy man. As drummer for two rock juggernauts – both Pearl Jam and Soundgarden – there was bound to be some overlap in their touring schedules. With the careers of both bands currently flourishing, that time has come, and Cameron has revealed his plans for 2014.
Soundgarden‘s split at the height of their success in the ’90s came as a surprise to many of their fans, especially given the fact that there wasn’t much trash talking or drama as they parted ways.
Matt Cameron mans the drum kit for both Soundgarden and Pearl Jam — two of the biggest bands in rock today. In a new interview with the busy stickman, he reveals why the Soundgarden album was pushed back, when the new Pearl Jam album will be done and how he keeps it all together.


Both teams are expected to end their playoff drought this year but have looked mediocre so far. Even though the NBA play-in tournament gives them hope, they aren't where they expected themselves to be before the season began.
The Pelicans are dealing with a plethora of injuries and are 3-15 right now for the second-worst spot in the West. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves started the season strong but are 7-9 heading into this game.
Fixture - Minnesota Timberwolves vs New Orleans Pelicans | NBA Season 2021-22.
Date & Time - Monday, November 22nd, 2021; 8:00 PM ET (Tuesday, November 23rd; 6:30 AM IST).
Venue - Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA.
Minnesota Timberwolves Preview
The Minnesota Timberwolves are on a three-game win streak and are coming off a historic blowout victory against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Timberwolves won the game 138-95 by a 43-point margin of victory, the second-largest in franchise history.
D'Angelo Russell expressed the confidence he had in his teammates after the game, saying,
"I think we can beat any team. I'll take our 5 against any 5...I'll take our bench against any bench. I'll take our coach"
Russell, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards all dropped 20+ points for the fourth time this season, the most by any trio in the NBA.
Coach Chris Finch has been making the necessary adjustments to the rotation and lineup. He has also given more shot attempts to his star sophomore Anthony Edwards as compared to Towns.
Lastly, Finch has taken the ball out of D'Angelo Russell's hands, making him a shooting guard, and has given point guard duties to Patrick Beverly.
Key Player - Anthony Edwards
Although the trio of Edwards, Russell and Towns have been trading game-high scores, Anthony Edwards gets the most shot attempts for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He dropped a career-high 48 points nearly a week ago against the best defensive team in the league, the Golden State Warriors. Edwards is averaging 22.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game on 43/35/75 shooting splits.
He will be crucial again for the Timberwolves against the Pelicans.
Minnesota Timberwolves Predicted Lineup
G - Patrick Beverly | G - D'Angelo Russell | F - Anthony Edwards | F - Jarred Vanderbilt | C - Karl-Anthony Towns.
New Orleans Pelicans Preview
The New Orleans Pelicans aren't looking like playoff contenders this season. It is alarming how abysmal this team can be without a third-year Zion Williamson.
The Pelicans are 26th in offensive rating and 29th in defensive rating. They replaced coach Stan Van Gundy with coach Willie Green this season and so far his tenure hasn't gone as planned. He has had to deal with more injuries than offensive strategies.
Although there are 64 games left in the season and Williamson will eventually return, looking at how things have gone for the New Orleans Pelicans, they haven't looked playoff-bound so far. They are coming off a 17-point loss against a 7-11 Indiana Pacers squad.
Moreover, according to several sources, Williamson is nowhere close to a return and is still weeks away from lacing up in an NBA game.
Devonte' Graham is also listed as questionable for this game due to a foot injury.
Key Player - Jonas Valanciunas
Jonas Valanciunas is carrying the New Orleans Pelicans so far this season. He leads the team in PER and has totalled the most points through their first 18 games.
Brandon Ingram is averaging 22.5 points per game, but has played seven fewer games than Valanciunas. The latter is averaging 19.4 points and 12.9 rebounds per game on an incredible 51/56/86 shooting split.
New Orleans Pelicans Predicted Lineup
G - Devonte' Graham | G - Nickeil Alexander-Walker | F - Brandon Ingram | F - Josh Hart | C - Jonas Valanciunas.
Timberwolves vs Pelicans Match Prediction
The Minnesota Timberwolves look like obvious favorites to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans as the latter is near the bottom of the table in most categories. The Timberwolves are also coming off three straight wins and things are clicking on offense with their trio.
The center battle between Jonas Valanciunas and Karl-Anthony Towns will be an interesting matchup, though.
Where to watch the Timberwolves vs Pelicans game?
The matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans will be broadcast locally on Bally Sports North and Bally Sports New Orleans (NO). The game can also be live-streamed with an NBA League Pass.
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Fresh Source aims to leverage technology to become the leading agri-supply chain platform in the MENA region, by changing the way fresh goods are sourced, moved and sold. Fresh Source has built a strong network of thousands of producers and hundreds of businesses, such as restaurants, hotels, online retailers and traditional retailers supplying them with their fresh fruit and vegetable needs. The company is scaling at a rapid pace and is now serving major customers across 11 Egyptian cities.
The founders discovered that roughly 30% of Egyptian crops are lost due to poor post-harvesting, storage, and transportation, jeopardizing the country’s food security. These producers oversee the majority of Egypt’s agricultural production, but due to the high number of middlemen in the supply chain and a lack of transparency, they lose approximately 80% of their potential income. FreshSource handles the complete fresh food value chain such as, transportation, storage, and packing in cold storage and packing facilities. We provide producers with better consistent pricing and sell to the market at a reduced rate. Fresh Source’s mission is to create more sustainable fresh food systems through data & technology to transform the lives of producers, businesses, consumers and improve the planet.
Ants & Elephants revamped Fresh Source’s brand identity by incorporating the same colour palette and elements found in the icon used in the previous logo, to create a new refreshed and own-able icon that represents a leaf. The icon is adapted across the idenitity to create recognizability and a symbol of trust. Fair Trade, Earth Friendly and Freshness are three pillars that are part of Fresh Source’s brand DNA. To celebrate the ingredients and produce Fresh Source provides its clients, we developed custom illustrations that are abstractly visualized to create a bright and cheerful system to the new brand identity. An iconography system was developed to introduce the values and benefits that Fresh Source represents.
- Agency/Creative: Ants And Elephants
- Article Title: Fresh Source Packaging Redesign
- Organisation/Entity: Agency
- Project Type: Identity
- Project Status: Published
- Agency/Creative Country: Egypt
- Agency/Creative City: Cairo
- Industry: Agriculture, Food/Beverage
- Keywords: WBDS Agency Design Awards 2022/23
Creative Director: Yara Refaei
Senior Graphic Designer: Yara Ismaeil
Junior Graphic designer: Mariam Salama
Account Executive: Youssef Abdelhady


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AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) – UCHealth patients may give consent for a sample from their COVID-19 antibody blood draw to be sent to the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) Biobank for genetic research of a number of diseases and conditions, including why some people might be more susceptible than others to contract and become ill from COVID-19.
“I think the public is much more aware of the benefits of genetic testing in getting information back that can help them make really important decisions about their own life, their treatment, their risk of developing disease and more. I also think there’s a real altruistic nature to our patient population. They want to contribute to research and discovery, and I appreciate those who have joined this initiative.”Kathleen Barnes, PhD, Director CCPM’s and University of Colorado School of Medicine Professor
The de-identified samples gives researchers the opportunity to make discoveries leading to earlier detection of COVID-19 and new ways to monitor and treat the infection.
Patients may opt in the next time they have orders for blood draw, a dedicated tube will be collected and sent to the Biobank, where DNA is extracted and used for research and to generate clinical results that can come back to the patient if they want them.

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Program Teaches Milwaukee Kids to Grow, Prepare and Eat Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Some children are spending part of the summer at a farm, where they’re helping to grow fruits and vegetables. The premise of the program is that kids who know where food comes from – and how to prepare it – will become healthy adults.
Lauren Haska has a big job, because the kids know little about fruits and veggies in their natural state. She is the Hunger Task Force's educator and dietician at the Franklin farm.
Haska recalls a former student who struggled to pull a carrot from the earth.
"It was a big one, and finally we pulled the carrot out, and she just looked at me and she was like, ‘Miss Lauren, this isn’t a carrot. They're small, they’re short, they’re really orange, and they usually come out of a bag,’” Haska says.
As the school bus arrives, about 20 children, ages 9 and 10, spill from the vehicle. They line up for a count, then sprint to the farm’s raised garden beds. One boy shares what he’s learned so far about growing things.
“You have to make sure that the soil is good for the plant and not have bad stuff in it,” he says.
They’ve also learned about the importance of weeding. Mr. Jeff has them pull a few, then he shows them how to use shears to gingerly harvest kale. They’ll eat some of it later. One boy is eager to cut the kale, but less enthusiastic about sampling it. He says he doesn’t like it – yet admits he’s never actually tried the veggie.
Next, the pint-sized gardeners head to another bed where they discover a curious-looking plant. It’s about the size of a softball with huge leaves. The kids yell “look at that big thing!” Mr. Jeff asks if anyone knows what it is. One boy guesses it’s lettuce. Mr. Jeff suggests they look for a sign on a stake, which bears the plant’s name. They try to sound out the unfamiliar word, until he tells them the plant is kohlrabi. Then he gives them the OK to harvest by yanking the kohlrabi from the soil. The kids shout with glee as they extract the big plant, then hold them overhead like trophies.
After the harvest is complete, the kids scurry to the farm’s kitchen. They wash up and begin turning kale leaves into savory chips. The students wash their leaves and use a salad spinner to dry them. Then they massage in seasonings and olive oil. One boy comments that he can feel the texture of the garlic and cayenne pepper, while massaging the leaves. The kids cook the chips, then eat them for a snack. A girl says she likes the chips. She says the flavor starts out “really sour,” but then turns salty and sweet. The children get to take home the recipe and a kids’ cookbook in hopes it motivates them to prepare healthy food.
The lesson seems to have worked for a couple of boys here. This is their second summer. They still remember last year’s class. One student says he learned how to make fruit salad with dressing. Another says one of his favorites was the smoothie recipe, which features blueberries, raspberries and strawberries.
Such comments sound like progress to the farm’s educator, Lauren Haska. “I would like to think so. I think that this is definitely a process, when it comes to learning about nutrition,” Haska says.
Judging from the kids’ enthusiastic response to the class, it appears they already realize the joy gardening can bring.


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The World Series bonus checks are in ... and the Houston Astros are coming up BIG!!!! Here's how it works ... each team in the MLB playoffs gets a bonus check based on how far they advanced. The bonus money is pooled from gate receipts from the playoff games. The big winner -- the Houston Astros ... with each player getting a $438,901.57 bonus check!!!! According to MLB, it's the largest bonus ever paid out. The previous record was held by the 2014 SF Giants, which paid players $392k each.
Houston Astros Players Got HUGE World Series Bonus Checks!
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text: I’ve been drawn to darker colors now that the weather is turning chilly. But more than that I’ve been drawn to the juxtaposition of dark and light colors, specifically graphic black and white. It is trend appropriate but more than that there is something fun and edgy about the mix. So when it came time to figure out this weeks nail art, white with black stripes seemed so fitting. To add another layer of excitement I did horizontal stripes on my ring fingers and vertical stripes on everything else.


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With precise timing and careful orchestration, Bruce Jenner turned his transformation to Caitlyn into a publicity stunt.
Anyone who sees it differently isn’t thinking clearly.
Caitlyn is an attaché of the monstrous Kardashian publicity machine, which has bankrolled an entire network, put the national media in a stranglehold, and persuaded an entire generation of adoring fans to embrace its relentless banality.
The former Olympic athlete has shown them all — especially ex-wife Kris, the family’s master puppeteer — that she’s beating the Kardashians at their own game.
Her transformation on the July cover of Vanity Fair — from Bruce, a hulking, ruddy-faced guy in a ponytail and sweatpants, into Caitlyn, a 1950s-style bathing beauty whose imperfections have been smoothed over through the wizardry of modern graphic design — has been carefully crafted into guaranteed newsstand gold: She’s a product, the most glamorous Kardashian of them all.
It comes less than six weeks after Jenner sat down with Diane Sawyer for a “20/20” interview in which she referred to herself using male pronouns. Now that he’s a she officially, the pronouns are female, and it has nothing to do with matters of spirit, emotion or identity.
As the poster girl for the transgender community (because this photo is here to stay, like it or not), Jenner — with her photographer, Annie Leibovitz — is selling an image that camouflages the years of struggle and self-doubt she revealed to the Sawyer audience.
It’s all about strategy. And in her case, the magazine cover, which will be on newsstands for a month, serves as a walk-up to promote Caitlyn’s reality show, “I Am Cait,” premiering July 26 on — where else? — the E! network. If roughly 20 million watched the Sawyer interview on ABC, you can imagine the numbers E! is dreaming of for premiere night.
“I’m not doing it for money. I’m doing it to help my soul and help other people,” Caitlyn told Vanity Fair. “If I can make a dollar, I certainly am not stupid. [I have] house payments and that kind of stuff. I will never make an excuse for something like that. Yeah, this is a business.”
E! has shelled out plenty of do-re-mi to the franchise — reportedly signing Mama Kris with a $100 million contract — so it’s not a stretch to imagine that Caitlyn is earning a pretty penny for her show, of which she is also an executive producer. If she has any brains, she will follow the Kardashian sisters into the land of endorsement deals. Yesterday’s Wheaties cereal box is tomorrow’s MAC ad. Or, if the ratings tank, a Metamucil spot.
Even her new name has marketing potential. Since we don’t associate the name with anyone famous, she’s free to do what she wants with it.
“In terms of branding, it was a great choice,” says Jennifer Moss, founder and CEO of babynames.com. “Maybe she took that into consideration.”
A Kardashian thinking about branding? Nooo.
Of course, we will have to see how Kris and her spawn top Caitlyn’s transgender reveal, which was a social-media sensation. Looking at the numbers — she reached 1 million Twitter followers in four hours and called it “another world record” — Kris could take a page from Caitlyn’s book.
A Kardashian thinking about branding? Nooo.
At the peak of its popularity, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” which premiered in 2007 and is now in its 10th season, drew 4.67 million viewers for its fifth-season premiere. Ratings have eroded by half since — a mere 2.37 million viewers watched Sunday night’s episode.
Now that the Kardashians have pushed the limits of the franchise, viewers might be getting bored. It was no accident that the elder Kardashian children did not comment to Sawyer on Caitlyn’s transformation, leaving thoughts to be expressed only by the mothership.
And speaking of Mom, her tearful reactions to Caitlyn’s decision were captured on a very special two-night episode of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” dubbed “About Bruce.” The ploy worked: The cumulative rating for the two nights was 7.7 million viewers.
Caitlyn and the Kardashians continue to battle it out to see which one is the bigger media hog.
The day of Caitlyn’s Vanity Fair cover release just happened to coincide with Kim Kardashian West’s Glamour magazine cover. Naturally, the Vanity Fair cover was bigger news and wiped Kim — one of the great bores of our time — from the media coverage.
It’s like watching “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” to see what Bette Davis wouldn’t do to wipe Joan Crawford off the screen.
The way I see it, the only way for the Kardashians to top Caitlyn Jenner, now, is for Kris to become a man.
All dollars, no sense: 24 hours inside the clan’s carefully crafted bid for total world domination
♦ Sunday, May 31
Kim Kardashian West announces baby No. 2 during a clip following the midseason finale of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.”
♦ Monday, June 1
Kendall and Kylie’s Topshop clothing line is revealed.
Glamour reveals Kim is their cover girl for July, with the cover line: “Kim! On Bruce, Kanye and YES, Baby # 2.”
Vanity Fair reveals Caitlyn Jenner magazine cover on Twitter, and @caitlyn_jenner makes her Twitter debut.
ESPN announces Caitlyn Jenner will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPYS, on ABC July 15.
Kim and Kanye West arrive at the red carpet for the CFDA Fashion Awards.


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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — BPD has released new information on possible suspects and vehicle linked to a deadly shooting in South Bakersfield.
On April 13 around 11:11 p.m. officers were dispatched to a shopping center in the 1600 block of Panama Lane regarding a victim of a shooting.
When they arrived they found a man sitting in a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspects are described as an 18-year-old Hispanic man, thin build who was wearing dark clothing and an 18-year-old Hispanic woman, thin build who has dyed red hair and a red and orange striped shirt.
BPD says the truck involved in the homicide is possibly a green and silver 2012 Model Dodge Ram Laramie Extended Cab Truck.
If you have any information regarding this case you're encouraged to call Detective Fred Torres at (661) 326-3273 or the Bakersfield Police Department at (661) 327-7111.