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Serial killer Peter Tobin is back behind bars after being taken to hospital on Thursday night. Tobin was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary earlier this week after collapsing in Saughton prison.
It is understood the murderer is now back behind bars after less than two days in hospital. In recent years Tobin, who is thought to have cancer, has been rushed to hospital on numerous occasions.
In 2016 he was found slumped in his cell at HMP Edinburgh and was also admitted for medical treatment four years earlier when he was having symptoms of a stroke.Sick Tobin is currently serving three life sentences for the murders of Angelika Kluk, Vicky Hamilton and Dinah McNicol.In 2008, the 75-year-old was caged for the murder of Vicky Hamilton, 15, after she disappeared in Bathgate in 1991.Her body was found next to that of 18-year-old Dinah McNicol, of Tillingham in Essex, who also disappeared in 1991.In 2017, both bodies were discovered in the garden of a house in Margate, Kent, that Tobin moved to from Bathgate.Tobin also raped and murdered Polish student Angelika Kluk, 23, whose body was found under the floorboards of a church in Anderston, Glasgow.The Scottish Prison Service does not comment on individual cases but confirmed it was their understanding Tobin was back behind bars. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here.
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Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu.Ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised into the fourth round with set victories of 6-4, 6-1 and 6-1 just a year after Evans had seen off the same foe on the same court to win his only ATP Tour title.The one-sided match lasted just an hour and 53 minutes, which would've been welcomed by the Canadian after he spent eight hours on court across his first two rounds.Auger-Aliassime, 21, is currently at his highest ranking of World No. 9 having turned professional in 2017 and became the youngest player to enter the top 200 since Rafael Nadal in 2002.Auger-Aliassime's career best performance came with his semi-final heroics at the US Open back in September, where he would lose out to eventual winner Daniil Medvedev.That came after he reached the last eight at Wimbledon, having also helped Canada into the final of the Davis Cup back in 2019.Despite being one of the youngest players on the tour, Auger-Aliassime has already secured prize money of £4,369,705 making him a millionaire at the age of just 21.Can Felix Auger-Aliassime go all the way at the Australian Open? Tell us in the comments section"It is tough not to feel better, it is one of the best Grand Slam performances I've had," said Auger-Aliassime after his comprehensive victory over Evans."Everything was working for me today, I'm happy to be through in straight sets."The Canadian will face either Andrey Rublev or Marin Cilic in his fourth round encounter as he looks continue on his journey towards a first Grand Slam final.Auger-Aliassime told the Independent earlier this year: "I feel like now I've learnt how to deal with that better, the outside expectation, what people might say or what I might see in the media.
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In an emotional statement to PEOPLE, Regina said: "Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian."He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others."Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time.Thank you."Ian, who turned 26 on Wednesday, was a musician, artist and celebrity chef under the stage name Desduné.Just last week Regina promoted her son's new single, Green Eyes, to her two million Instagram followers.She shared a short clip of the track with the caption: "Now listening to Green Eyes. @Desdunemjv said he'd quit smoking if he gets a million streams….Maaaan Listen…I got this jam on repeat!" (sic)The actress has previously spoken about how much she adores her son.In a 2011 interview with Essence, Regina said: "I get emotional because my son is an amazing young man."You don't know what unconditional love is.
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Idris Elba has been "part of the conversation" about becoming the next James Bond
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M People's Heather Small talks about the "positive, hard work" immigrants bring to the UK
M People's Heather Small has spoken about the "positive, hard work" immigrants bring to the UK, in a new interview with NME.Taking part in Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!, Small spoke about the time Boris Johnson referenced the lyrics to M People's 1994 hit 'Search for the Hero' while talking about his experience of COVID-19 and subsequent weight loss mission.Rather than invoice the Prime Minister, Small (whose parents are originally from the Caribbean) saw it as a chance to prove what people from immigrant backgrounds bring to the country."At this moment in time, I am of immigrant stock, I'm working class, I'm black, female and if a Conservative prime minister's going to quote my words, I'll take it! Everything I am doesn't sit well with Conservatives all of the time," she said."And if you look at the strict immigration rules they want to put in place, I think to myself: there you are quoting the daughter of an immigrant," she continued. "We bring something positive, we bring something different, and we bring a lot of hard work that should be acknowledged."A post shared by Heather Small | M People (@heathersmallmpeople)There are currently protests about the Conservatives planned Nationality And Borders Bill.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger involved in four-car road collision
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been involved in a serious car accident, it has been reported.According to TMZ, the 74-year-old Terminator actor was driving a black GMC Yukon SUV on Sunset Boulevard in California when it collided with a red Prius at approximately 5pm PT.The outlet shared a series of images from the scene, which show Schwarzenegger – who is seemingly uninjured – standing beside the wreckage as he speaks to police officers and those involved in the crash.It is reported that the woman driving the Prius was "bleeding heavily from her head" before being taken to hospital in an ambulance. Schwarzenegger is said to be "deeply concerned" about her wellbeing and wants to "personally check up on her".Four vehicles were involved in the accident, including a white Porsche that was directly behind the actor's car.Law enforcement sources subsequently told TMZ that Schwarzenegger was turning left onto the street while the left-turn arrow was still red.
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Manchester United will be forced into at least one change as they face a huge game against West Ham at Old Trafford this afternoon (Saturday).
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Her life now is one of jaw-dropping wealth and luxury as the girlfriend of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo - but it has not always been that way for Georgina Rodriguez.
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The best sofa beds for sitting and sleeping
sofa and uncomfortable and creaky as a bed. As the resident of a small flat in London (I prefer bijou), I have a vested interest in finding a sofa bed that's durable and comfortable enough for entertaining and evenings spent in front of the TV, and spacious enough to host weekend guests. So, I set out to remedy the sofa bed's disrepute and test the best models on the market. But first – what should you look for in a sofa bed? According to interior designer Naomi Astley Clarke, a click-clack sofa bed, in which the sofa cushion folds out or down to form a bed, are preferable to traditional pull-out mattress sofa beds."Sofa beds have definitely improved – sleeping on one in the 80s was definitely not as comfortable as today.
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'People think it's a cosy little show' Lorraine Kelly defends tense Esther McVey moment
"People, especially politicians, think they're coming on to do a cosy little show, and it's really not!" she said.Lorraine gave another example as she recalled having Jennifer Arcuri on the show."When Jennifer Arcuri was in … honest to God, I was sat in the studio watching her being all coy, going and she said literally nothing. "So I just said: 'What's the point of you being on?' "Who do you think you are to do that to the viewers? You should never take them for granted like that."Her comment was in relation to Jennifer's GMB interview in November 2019 when she criticised the American entrepreneur for "not saying anything" after agreeing to come on the programme."What's the point of you coming on TV to clear the air and then you don't say anything?" Lorraine asked.An unamused-looking Jennifer hit back: "I believe I said a few things."Meanwhile, in June 2019, Lorraine made headlines when she brushed off Susanna Reid's comment on whether her co-host still remembered once working with Esther on their GMTV days. Esther was sat in the studio as she waited for Lorraine's response.The former Daybreak star curtly replied: "Yep, Yes I do. "Right, coming up after half past eight…" Fans believed that Lorraine was implying she had nothing nice to say about her former colleague as the clip went on to amass millions of views online, having since become one of the most-watched viral videos from GMB.Later that day, during a Q&A session, Esther went into detail about her ties to the TV personality, saying: "We used to share a dressing room."And she used to be on the programme afterwards, and obviously she used to be partnered with Eamonn Holmes.
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World's first Guybrator racks up great reviews as lads describe 'electric' orgasms
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Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova has debuted a stunning new hairstyle just days after the break-up with her fiancé was announced. This week the Strictly pro has been hitting the headlines after splitting from partner Matija, but has put on a brave face as she showed off her new hairstyle while kicking off her travels across the country on the Strictly Come Dancing tour.
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Company 'apologises for sending grilled meatloaf recipe' on day of Meat Loaf's death
Meat Loaf died.It was announced yesterday (Friday January 21) that Bat Out of Hell legend Meat Loaf had died aged 74.Meat Loaf, otherwise known as Michael Lee Aday, died on Thursday night (January 20) with his wife Deborah by his side, his agent Michael Greene announced.With many fans mourning the singer, it seemed that some were stunned when company Weber, which manufactures charcoal, gas, and electric outdoor grills, reportedly sent a cooking recipe for grilled meatloaf on Friday as part of its 'Recipe of the Week' email.A screenshot of an apology email, seemingly sent by the firm, has made its way onto Twitter.The photo was shared by a Twitter user named Adam, who wrote: "I cannot stop laughing."The email read: "Dear Adam, this morning you received our weekly 'Recipe of the Week email, which is sent to you every Friday."In today's email, we highlighted a grilled meatloaf recipe. At the time we shared this recipe with you, we were not aware of the unfortunate passing of American singer and actor Mr Marvin Lee Aday, also known as Meat Loaf.The screenshot has now gone viral, racking up hundreds of retweets and thousands of likes.Many seemed to find the situation amusing, as one wrote: "I've not laughed out loud in public for so long.
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Coronation Street's Hayley Cropper passed away back in January 2014 with her husband Roy by her side, after drinking a lethal cocktail of drugs. The devastating storyline came after Hayley was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, and raised debates about the right to die in the UK.But it wasn't the only hard-hitting storyline actress Julia Hesmondhalgh found herself part of during her 16-year stint on the cobbles, as her character also had to deal with rampant transphobia when she outed herself as a transgender woman to her future husband Roy.Since quitting her role on the show in 2014, Julie has herself gotten involved in trans activism.But what else has she been up to since leaving the soap? Eight years after Corrie bade farewell to Hayley Cropper, Daily Star takes a look.While filming BBC One crime drama The Pact, Julie was haunted by a spate of on-set accidents which left her with "bruises on her face".Speaking to Express.co.uk, Anna actress Laura Fraser said that there was hardly any opportunity for on-set pranks, as Julie just kept getting hurt.She explained: "There was a lot of unintentional pranks by Julie because she was extremely accident-prone."She kept literally running into iron bars and coming in with bruises on her face.
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'Remorseless' toddler killer's £9K Rolex shopping spree from cushy ensuite cell with TV
murder or sadistic torture she put the little girl through during an interview from her cushy prison cell with a TV and ensuite.Savannah Brockhill is serving a life sentence in HMP Styal, in Cheshire for her crimes - but appears to be living a cushy life behind bars. According to her recent interview with The Daily Mail, she has her own room, with a TV, wardrobe, en-suite washing facilities, and a countryside view from her window.She said: "It's situated around woods and stuff, so birds and squirrels come and it's nice to see.
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Rob Brydon is probably best known for his portrayal of lovable Bryn West from hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey.
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A little girl with an extremely rare condition is battling cancer for the third time – despite only being five years old.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has reportedly been involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Los Angeles.
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We simulated Manchester United vs West Ham to get a score prediction
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The Wombats have scored their first UK Number One album with 'Fix Yourself, Not The World'.The Liverpool trio released their fifth studio effort last Friday (January 14), with the subsequent mid-week chart placing it as the most physically purchased record of the week up to that point.Yesterday (January 21) it was announced that the band had secured the top spot (via the Official Charts Company), appearing above Ed Sheeran's '=' (Number Two) and Adele's '30' (Number Three). The rest of the top five is made up of 'Dawn FM' by The Weeknd (Number Four) and 'Fragments' by Bonobo (Number Five).Reflecting on their victory in a thread of tweets, Matthew 'Murph' Murphy and co.
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Regina King 'devastated' as son Ian tragically dies age 26 – days after his birthday
Golden Globe award winning actress Regina King has paid a touching tribute to her late son who she described as "such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others". After celebrating his 26th birthday on Wednesday 19 January, it has been reported that Regina King's son Ian Alexander Jr died as a result of suicide. People reported the passing of the only child of the actress, 51, who she shared with ex-husband record producer Ian Alexander Sr.
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Mend Assembly and I've popped by for a drop-in mending session that offers sewing guidance, tools, haberdashery and company, affectionately known as a 'sewcial'. A sense of possibility fills the air, as everyone – from complete beginners to accomplished amateurs – tackles their mending, variously sharing tips, chat and encouragement along the way.Mend Assembly opened last June as a 'makerspace' dedicated to keeping clothes out of landfill.
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Nicole Scherzinger's steamy bikini video in front of a waterfall.Celeste Barber, who has a strong 8.7 million following on Instagram, regularly posts comical content online where she replicates celebrities and fashion models for a hilarious reaction. Earlier this week, the Aussie comedian replicates former The Pussycat Dolls songstress' video, which Nicole was seen posing in front of a cascading waterfall in her bikini to celebrate Earth Day.
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Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick has once again addressed Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to being substituted against Brentford - telling him to not be so emotional.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner looked distressed on the sidelines after being withdrawn in the 71st minute for Harry Maguire, arguing with his manager.With Rangnick now revealing that Ronaldo had asked why one of the younger players didn't have to make way instead of him, the manager hit back by referencing Marcus Rashford's third goal.Ronaldo, who turns 37 next month, has now been told to stop being so emotional in front of the cameras ahead of the Premier League visit of West Ham on Saturday.Rangnick warned: "I don't think this will be for the benefit of anyone — not to his benefit, not to the benefit of team-mates."I don't blame him for that but any manager would wish it shouldn't be too emotional and also in front of the TV cameras."The German added: "He was also asking, 'Why me not one of the younger players?'"The answer came when one of them scored the third goal."Will Ronaldo win another major trophy with Man Utd? Tell us in the comments sectionRonaldo rejoined United in the summer on a two-year deal with the option of a future year after scoring 101 goals across 134 fixtures and winning two Serie A titles with Juventus.He has followed up his return with 14 goals across 22 appearances in all competitions, but only two of those have come across six appearances under Rangnick.With a new manager set to take over from the German in the summer, Ronaldo might well have to learn how to impress the temporary boss if he wants to fire the club to silverware.
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Kourtney Kardashian 'furious' as family 'overshadow' upcoming wedding to Travis Barker
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Vicky Pattison shares 'imminent' plans to freeze her eggs to take pressure off relationship
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Adele thanks 'best fans in world' for support after postponing Las Vegas residency
supports HTML5 videoAdele has praised the 'best fans in the world' after she postponed her Las Vegas residency.The Easy On Me singer, 33, confirmed that she was rescheduling her dates earlier this week, as the show had been 'absolutely destroyed' by Covid-19 and a series of delays.She announced the news just one day before she was due to get on stage, leaving fans who had already made the journey to Vegas devastated.Taking to Twitter, she has now thanked everyone for their support over the postponement.'I have the best fans in the world! Your graciousness and love tonight is overwhelming! Thank you,' she posted.Adele delighted fans when she confirmed her residency last year, after intense speculation.I have the best fans in the world! Your graciousness and love tonight is overwhelming! Thank you â¥ï¸She was due to perform two shows a weekend until April 16, with tickets selling out in minutes for the performances.The Grammy award winner was set to kick off her set of shows at the Colosseum in Caesar's Palace on Friday, but revealed on Thursday that the residency was just not ready.Sharing a tearful video, she began: 'Hiya, listen – I'm so sorry but my show ain't ready,' she told fans as she broke down into tears.'We've tried absolutely everything we can to pull it together in time and for it to be good enough for you but we've been absolutely destroyed by delivery delays and Covid.'Half my crew, half my team have come down with Covid – they still are – and it's been impossible to finish the show.'And I can't give you what I have right now and I'm gutted.
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Regina King's son Ian Alexander Jr dies aged 26 as she shares devastating tribute: 'He is such a bright light'
People Magazine.'Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian,' she wrote.'He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. 'Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time. Thank you.'His cause of death was not provided.Regina shares Ian Jr with her ex-husband, legendary record producer Ian Alexander Sr, with the former couple welcoming their only child together in 1996.He had followed in his dad's footsteps and entered into the music industry, unveiling his talents as a successful DJ.The Oscar winner previously revealed how close she had become to her son, with the pair getting matching tattoos reading 'unconditional love'.In a recent interview, she described their bond as the most 'fulfilling' thing.'You don't know what unconditional love is,' she said.
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Mark Lawrenson predicts 'different beast' Man City to beat Southampton in the Premier League
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Armed forces personnel are beginning to be stationed at hospitals across Greater Manchester as non-urgent surgeries and appointments restart.
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Brendan Cole pens heartfelt tribute to 'incredible talent' after tragic loss
Brendan Cole has spoken of his sadness following the shock death of music legend, Meat Loaf.MORE: Brendan Cole speaks out on amazing first DOI performance after thinly-veiled dig at StrictlyThe Dancing on Ice star paid a heartfelt tribute to the "incredible talent" after it was confirmed by the singer's family on Friday that he had passed away at the age of 74. Taking to his Instagram Stories, Brendan fondly remembered the time he was lucky enough to meet "the legend" after he performed on Strictly Come Dancing.WATCH: Meat Loaf's family confirm his death at the age of 74He penned: "The sad passing of an incredible talent. I once had the pleasure of meeting the legend that is Meat Loaf as he finished singing on the Strictly set.
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Dennis Harvey Film CriticThe fear of seemingly harmless strangers that's heightened during our era of online "relationships" (not to mention COVID) is cannily exploited in actor-turned-writer-director Christian Tafdrup's "Speak No Evil." Building on the thorny couple dynamics of his prior features "Parents" and "A Horrible Woman," this excruciatingly slow-burn thriller has a young Danish family befriended on holiday by a Dutch clan, only to belatedly realize these new BFFs might be hazardous to their health.Tafdrup's squirm-inducing tale is premiering in Sundance's Midnight section, and should find ready berth among genre fans, with strong potential for remake bids. (Distribution rights have already been secured by horror streaming service Shudder.) At the same time, its all-too-palpable cruelty will repel some viewers, in the same way such prior atypical horrors as the original "Wolf Creek" and both editions of "Funny Games" did.
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Woman mortified after asking for tattoo of moon but getting a 'deranged button'
tattoo bargain turned into a complete disaster after she asked for a simple "crescent moon" in the size of a quarter dollar coin.Addison, from Utah in US, said it was the "worst day" of her life and soon realised the cheap price tag should have been "red flag".She paid $13 (£9.54) for a "Friday the 13th" promotion in a local tattoo shop and thought it would be cute to get a little moon inked right under her collarbone.But the line work was so bad that when she had her touch-up, the artist had turned it into a "deranged button".Sharing her tattoo fail on TikTok, the 21-year-old said: "I had gotten a tattoo previously on my back and you know when you get your first tattoo, you're like 'I need another'."So we get there and it's an apprentice doing the tattoos, which is totally fine."She's like 'yeah sure I can do that'.
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BBC Breakfast Ben Boulos' life - 'Bland' name change, theft horror and topless snaps
BBC Breakfast viewers, after the reporter appeared as Ben Thompson's replacement in the business expert seat.The journalist has appeared on the morning show and other BBC news programmes plenty of times since starting his career at the broadcasting giant more than seven years ago.Recently he confirmed his huge job news live on the programme alongside Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt, cheekily posting a video on social media which he captioned: "One final clue at 0559… just before the big moment @BBCBreakfast."In the video, he could be heard saying: "Well, here's one last clue - I'm on the famous red sofa. I'm in Salford.
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Holly Willoughby left Dragons' Den star 'furious' when she exited £11million deal
This Morning and Dancing On Ice presenter Holly Willoughby reportedly launched her lifestyle brand Wylde Moon a couple of years after pulling out of a different venture with a Dragons' Den investor. Holly is said to have set up lifestyle brand Truly with Peter Jones and his partner Tara Capp in 2016, but the popular presenter pulled out of the business before it launched in autumn 2018 – years before she set up shop on her own in 2021.Truly was said to have been set to potentially double Holly's then-estimated £11million fortune.When she left the brand, Dragons' Den investor Peter was allegedly "furious".His partner Tara opened up last year and told the Telegraph that it was "devastating" because they "were exceptionally close".She reportedly added: "And of course as a business, you really feel the loss of a celebrity face."With Holly's departure from Truly being announced in September 2018, it came during a busy time for the star as she co-hosted I'm a Celebrity...
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police are investigating the death of an elderly man after his body was brought into a post office by two other men to claim his pension.The bizarre incident in Carlow town saw a man entering Hosey's shop and post office, Staplestown Road to collect the weekly pension on behalf of another man at 11.30 am on Friday.But after he was informed by a staff member that the man himself would have to be present, he later returned with two other men - including one man in his 60s that 'appeared to be propped up.'A woman who had become suspicious of the men's movements alerted a post office staff member, prompting the men to abandon the body in the shop when no cash was handed over.Gardaí and emergency services were notified and the man was declared dead when an ambulance crew and several gardaí attended the scene. The deceased man is believed to have been a 66-year-old resident of Pollerton Road, where a house has now been cordoned off by police.
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The only child of actress Regina King has died, the star confirmed late Friday. Ian Alexander Jr., who turned 26 on Wednesday, took his own life, King confirmed to People magazine. "Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian," King said in a statement to People.
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org.springframework.test.context.cache

Interface ContextCache

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultContextCache

public interface ContextCache

ContextCache defines the SPI for caching Spring
 ApplicationContexts within the
 Spring TestContext Framework.

A ContextCache maintains a cache of ApplicationContexts
 keyed by MergedContextConfiguration instances, potentially configured
 with a maximum size and
 a custom eviction policy.

Rationale

Context caching can have significant performance benefits if context
 initialization is complex. Although the initialization of a Spring context
 itself is typically very quick, some beans in a context — for example,
 an embedded database or a LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean for
 working with JPA — may take several seconds to initialize. Hence it
 often makes sense to perform that initialization only once per test suite or
 JVM process.

Since:

4.2

Author:

Sam Brannen, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

ContextCacheUtils.retrieveMaxCacheSize()

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type
Field and Description

static String
CONTEXT_CACHE_LOGGING_CATEGORY

The name of the logging category used for reporting ContextCache
 statistics.

static int
DEFAULT_MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE

The default maximum size of the context cache: 32.

static String
MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE_PROPERTY_NAME

System property used to configure the maximum size of the ContextCache
 as a positive integer.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

Modifier and Type
Method and Description

void
clear()

Clear all contexts from the cache, clearing context hierarchy information as well.

void
clearStatistics()

Clear hit and miss count statistics for the cache (i.e., reset counters to zero).

boolean
contains(MergedContextConfiguration key)

Determine whether there is a cached context for the given key.

ApplicationContext
get(MergedContextConfiguration key)

Obtain a cached ApplicationContext for the given key.

int
getHitCount()

Get the overall hit count for this cache.

int
getMissCount()

Get the overall miss count for this cache.

int
getParentContextCount()

Determine the number of parent contexts currently tracked within the cache.

void
logStatistics()

Log the statistics for this ContextCache at DEBUG level
 using the "org.springframework.test.context.cache" logging category.

void
put(MergedContextConfiguration key,
   ApplicationContext context)

Explicitly add an ApplicationContext instance to the cache
 under the given key, potentially honoring a custom eviction policy.

void
remove(MergedContextConfiguration key,
      DirtiesContext.HierarchyMode hierarchyMode)

Remove the context with the given key from the cache and explicitly
 close
 it if it is an instance of ConfigurableApplicationContext.

void
reset()

Reset all state maintained by this cache including statistics.

int
size()

Determine the number of contexts currently stored in the cache.

Field Detail

CONTEXT_CACHE_LOGGING_CATEGORY

static final String CONTEXT_CACHE_LOGGING_CATEGORY

The name of the logging category used for reporting ContextCache
 statistics.

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE

static final int DEFAULT_MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE

The default maximum size of the context cache: 32.

Since:

4.3

See Also:

MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE_PROPERTY_NAME,
Constant Field Values

MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE_PROPERTY_NAME

static final String MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE_PROPERTY_NAME

System property used to configure the maximum size of the ContextCache
 as a positive integer. May alternatively be configured via the
 SpringProperties mechanism.

Note that implementations of ContextCache are not required to
 actually support a maximum cache size. Consult the documentation of the
 corresponding implementation for details.

Since:

4.3

See Also:

DEFAULT_MAX_CONTEXT_CACHE_SIZE,
Constant Field Values

Method Detail

contains

boolean contains(MergedContextConfiguration key)

Determine whether there is a cached context for the given key.

Parameters:

key - the context key (never null)

Returns:

true if the cache contains a context with the given key

get

@Nullable
ApplicationContext get(MergedContextConfiguration key)

Obtain a cached ApplicationContext for the given key.

The hit and miss
 counts must be updated accordingly.

Parameters:

key - the context key (never null)

Returns:

the corresponding ApplicationContext instance, or null
 if not found in the cache

See Also:

remove(org.springframework.test.context.MergedContextConfiguration, org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext.HierarchyMode)

put

void put(MergedContextConfiguration key,
         ApplicationContext context)

Explicitly add an ApplicationContext instance to the cache
 under the given key, potentially honoring a custom eviction policy.

Parameters:

key - the context key (never null)

context - the ApplicationContext instance (never null)

remove

void remove(MergedContextConfiguration key,
            @Nullable
            DirtiesContext.HierarchyMode hierarchyMode)

Remove the context with the given key from the cache and explicitly
 close
 it if it is an instance of ConfigurableApplicationContext.

Generally speaking, this method should be called to properly evict
 a context from the cache (e.g., due to a custom eviction policy) or if
 the state of a singleton bean has been modified, potentially affecting
 future interaction with the context.

In addition, the semantics of the supplied HierarchyMode must
 be honored. See the Javadoc for DirtiesContext.HierarchyMode for details.

Parameters:

key - the context key; never null

hierarchyMode - the hierarchy mode; may be null if the context
 is not part of a hierarchy

size

int size()

Determine the number of contexts currently stored in the cache.

If the cache contains more than Integer.MAX_VALUE elements,
 this method must return Integer.MAX_VALUE.

getParentContextCount

int getParentContextCount()

Determine the number of parent contexts currently tracked within the cache.

getHitCount

int getHitCount()

Get the overall hit count for this cache.

A hit is any access to the cache that returns a non-null
 context for the queried key.

getMissCount

int getMissCount()

Get the overall miss count for this cache.

A miss is any access to the cache that returns a null
 context for the queried key.

reset

void reset()

Reset all state maintained by this cache including statistics.

See Also:

clear(),
clearStatistics()

clear

void clear()

Clear all contexts from the cache, clearing context hierarchy information as well.

clearStatistics

void clearStatistics()

Clear hit and miss count statistics for the cache (i.e., reset counters to zero).

logStatistics

void logStatistics()

Log the statistics for this ContextCache at DEBUG level
 using the "org.springframework.test.context.cache" logging category.

The following information should be logged.

name of the concrete ContextCache implementation

size()

parent context count

hit count

miss count

any other information useful for monitoring the state of this cache

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Home MMA News Petr Yan Petr Yan feels UFC is damaging its reputation with Cejudo vs. Cruz...
Petr Yan feels UFC is damaging its reputation with Cejudo vs. Cruz fight
Top UFC bantamweight contender Petr Yan believes the UFC is hurting its own reputation by pushing ahead with a bantamweight title fight between champ Henry Cejudo and challenger Dominick Cruz.
The controversy surrounding this Cejudo vs. Cruz fight stems from the fact that Cruz, despite being a decorated former champ, has not fought since a decisive 2016 loss to Cody Garbrandt.
Petr Yan, meanwhile, is on an impressive win-streak, and is widely believed to have earned a title shot. The same can be argued for his fellow contenders Aljamain Sterling and Cory Sandhagen.
"To be honest, moments like this in UFC kind of upset me," Yan told MMA Fighting's Eurobash podcast of this Cejudo vs. Cruz fight (transcript via MMA Fighting). "He didn't fight for three years and now he's getting a title shot? It kind of upsets me and it's a big hit for UFC reputation, in my opinion."
Cejudo was originally expected to defend his title against former featherweight champ Jose Aldo. Aldo, however, ended up getting stuck in Brazil, at which point Cruz was offered a title shot.
Yan admits he isn't certain why he wasn't offered the opportunity.
"Maybe it's because I'm not in America that I wasn't granted this title shot, or maybe it's because I'm not American they didn't give me this opportunity. Maybe it's because they're afraid of me and they don't want to give the chance to win another title to a Russian fighter, maybe they don't want two Russian champions," Yan said.
"I don't think that [UFC's] main goal, but to me it's kind of unclear why they gave it to Cruz. I don't think, in my opinion, he's going to bring a lot of pay-per-views buys," Yan added. "I don't know why, it's kind of a difficult question for me."
"I think there are more active and deserving fighters that could fight for the belt and I don't understand why they'd give it to a guy that's been so inactive for so long."
Petr Yan concluded by saying that he's reluctant to blame Cejudo for this situation, but finds it strange that the UFC is is supporting the champ's plans.
"I can't say I lost respect for [Cejudo]," Yan said. "I know that he's playing his game, he's doing his part, but it's weird that the UFC also agrees with him – that's kind of weird."
This article first appeared on BJPENN.com on 4/21/2020.

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Wearables News / Wearable Experience Is Largely "Off-Wrist," TomTom VP Says
Wearable Experience Is Largely "Off-Wrist," TomTom VP Says
By Dominik Bosnjak
A significant portion of the wearable experience is "actually off-wrist," TomTom Vice President Walter Hermsen said on Monday, shortly after the Amsterdam, Netherlands-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) revealed some of the new features of the TomTom Sports platform. Mr. Hermsen explained how TomTom recently adopted a new product strategy aimed at delivering a more comprehensive experience which transcends the concept of a smartwatch, stating that there's a finite amount of information companies can serve to their customers through devices they wear on their wrists. The newly introduced TomTom-made platform ships with a revamped system of fitness points and VO2 Max scores with the goal of making the end-user experience more intuitive and turning the company's offering into a more reliable and versatile fitness tracking solution, the company previously said.
Mr. Hermsen said that contemporary wearables are more than capable of tracking a wide variety of metrics but are limited in terms of the volume of information they can send to their users without overwhelming them with data, which is an issue that TomTom is now looking to address in the future, starting with the new TomTom Sports platform. The Dutch consumer electronics manufacturer is seeking to target the "less active" portion of both its user base and the overall market, with the latest redesign of its platform being aimed at delivering useful information and providing users with a personalized experience which offers more than the sum of its parts and isn't "just another load of numbers among the numbers you already see," Mr. Hermsen explained.
In a recent interview with Wareable, TomTom VP said that the firm is seeking to make fitness trackers and related tech more accessible to people who don't run marathons or are otherwise extremely serious in the manner in which they approach their hobbies. Instead, the firm is trying to appeal to the casual audience by delivering a reliable and easy-to-understand solution which won't discourage its customers from tracking their fitness activities by making the entire process overly complex. His comments come shortly after reports that TomTom is preparing to exit the wearable market segment, which currently doesn't seem like a probable scenario, at least in the context of the firm entirely abandoning this demographic, though it remains to be seen how consumers will react to its latest product strategy.
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Last June (2018) I found myself in London for work. When you fly to the UK from the States, and don't stay a Saturday, it can be pricey. Sometimes I'll fly in early on a Saturday, but I was just coming off another work from from NYC and had to stop back home in Raleigh first (yeah, my husband likes to see me now and then). My company has a policy that if staying a weekend is less expensive, they'll pay for it. So, this is how I found myself in Brighton Beach for the weekend.
Getting to Brighton from London is very easy. We chose to hop on the Gatwick Express from the Underground Victoria Station, then hopped on the Southern Railway at Gatwick (just buying at ticket at the stall – though you save 10% if you buy online). All in all the trip took about 90 minutes each way. When arriving in London, the train station is a little bit of a walk to where we were staying, so we grabbed an Uber and headed to our hotel. On our way back, we just took the Southern Railway to Gatwick and then an Uber to Heathrow (it was the fastest route).
Alternatively, depending where you're going, National Express runs coaches (buses) between Brighton and the airports. And if you have time and money, you could Uber or drive… but who wants to do that?
We booked the Brighton Harbor Hotel and Spa since it was under $200 USD per night and within policy. Usually we're Hilton people (points!), but the Hilton in Brighton was pricey this weekend. I loved our little hotel rooms. We booked the inexpensive "Cozy Cabin Suites," which literally looked like a boat cabin. The hotel is nautical themed and had an amazing spa in the basement.
The hotel was also across the street from the beach, and just a 10 minute walk to the Lanes, the Pier, the West Pier, and British Airways i360.
Downstairs the full service spa had a large cool pool, a warmer pool with jets, two cedar plank hot tubs, a steam room, a sauna, and plenty of little nooks to relax. The spa also had a weight and cardio room. We spent a lot of time in the pools, which were perfect after a relaxing day.
Here's a tour of the hotel room ad spa. Seriously, how cute is this room?
Our first night into Brighton, we wanted to eat a traditional fish and chips meal. We heard Melrose was known as the number one fish shop in the area, so of course we had to find out for ourselves. Well, they were not wrong. The portions are huge and the fish was light, flaky, and delicious. I had the haddock and @tiffj_travels (follow her on Instagram!) chose the cod. We also started with oysters and litre of wine (of course). The prices were decent, with the haddock and cod running about £7.50.
The next morning for breakfast, we walked towards the lanes and found a random cafe called "Coho Cafe." Coho has three locations in Brighton, and we ate at the Ship street location.
Coho Cafe is known for its award winning espresso. My Americano was amazing and kept me going all day, so I think they are on to something. I also got toast with egg and lox. It was a great breakfast and exactly what I needed to start the day.
After walking about the Lanes, we headed back to our hotel's restaurant, The Jetty, for high tea. The Jetty's high tea was traditional with finger sandwiches, scones, desserts, and biscuits. It also features Tea Pigs tea bags (not loose tea). The photos show tea in the front room overlooking the sea, but our tea was in the backroom near the fireplace. Had we known, we may have made a note to ask to move to the front room. Minus that set back, it was a tasty and relaxing afternoon tea at a good price at just £17.95.
After tea, we popped over to The Greene Room and had a cider on the patio. We actually came to this spot a lot, because the patio was a great place for people watching and the cider was affordable.
It was a beautiful day, so we left the Lanes and headed across the street to the beach. Basically, we followed the music. Every bar/restaurant had music playing, people dancing, bachelorette parties galore, and easy beach eats.
We went next door to Brighton Music Hall for (surprise!) another cider. The Music Hall was fun because it was mid-day, they had a DJ, a bunch of drunky bachelorettes were dancing with a bunch of older people, and it was just a fun vibe.
We walked down the beach a bit to the Hilton hotel for a cocktail and a view of the old pier. The cocktails were a bit pricey, but it was fun to sit on the patio and have a great view of the beach.


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Daily News - February 27, 2012
DATELINE: HANGING WITH CHAD ON CANADIAN ELECTION DAY: You remember that whole US / Bush / Florida / Hanging Chad crap twelve years ago? You remember how we all stood around shaking our heads in disgust that what amounted to possible election fraud happened right on our doorstep? So what the fuck do we do now that it is in our country, that it is not 'possible fraud' but plain outright criminal fraud, and that it was committed by the party in charge?
Yes, Harper, in typically fashion, found the guy who happened to be at the bottom of the downhill shit express and offered him up as a sacrificial lamb, and has now declared that the issue is solved, that there is no reason to look any further into the matter. How fucking convenient. Yes, the sacrificed lamb was young, and patently stupid, but he did not have the ability to do this fraud alone. This was a crime that spanned, at last count, 39 national ridings, all across the country. It was a fraud that started out during the campaign as people, falsely representing themselves as members of the Liberal, Green and NDP parties, phoned and harassed voters in an attempt to turn them against those parties. They went so far as to phone known Jewish families during Sabbath, in their attempts to garner favor for their own party while lying, pretending to be from one of the other three parties. This alone was unconscionable.
But then came election day. Yes, our sacrificial lamb went to the University of Guelph and tried to steal a ballot box, claiming that the voting station was illegal, but there was no way he orchestrated the calls that went out all throughout the country in yet another attempt to defraud Canadians. These calls, represented as being from Elections Canada, the Liberal Party and the NDP party, told the voter that their polling booth had changed, sent them across town, confused the voting public, all in an attempt to get them to either go to the wrong place or not bother voting at all. Funny thing, but there are none of these calls made to registered Conservative party members and there have been, so far, no indications that these calls were made to any voters in ridings that were undisputable conservative.
To suggest that Harper was unaware of this whole operation is absolutely insulting to the Canadian public. Harper: Mr. Megalomaniac himself? Captain Control-Freak? Master micro-manager extraordinaire? For the love of all that is fucking holy, do not even try that crap. It's tired, and we are getting really rather sick of the schoolyard bully tactics that the Conservative Party embraces so much. They are nothing more than urban thugs, gang members in Armani suits, but the mentality is the same – do whatever you have to do to maintain power and line your pockets. This country is a democracy. Men died to preserve for all of us the right to vote, and the Harper conservatives have completely desecrated the sacrifice of these men, as well as their own fucking office. We get told that if we don't agree to unwarranted searches and tracing of our internet communications, we are child pornographers. We get slighted, insulted, abused on a daily fucking basis, and this has to stop. I realize that the other national parties, every fucking one of them, is in leadership disarray right now, but a god damned capuchin monkey with an 'anything but Harper' button on could make a better showing for Canada, and would treat the people who pay his fucking salary a hell of a lot better than the dickhead sitting in the big house on Sussex Drive right now. What does it say about a party that KNOWS the only chance they have to obtain or maintain their power is to lie, cheat and steal to get it?
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Labels: Conservative Party, Election fraud, Elections Canada, Prime Minister Harper, robocall, Stephen Harper
DAILY NEWS -- February 16th, 2012
DATELINE: STANDING BY THE FONT, WANTING TO PUKE IN IT: It has come to the attention of the media today that the parents of Simon Weisenthal, the now well-known Nazi hunter who passed away in 2005 , has been posthumously baptized into the Mormon faith. While Mr. Weisenthal is not here to defend himself, his faith and the respect of his parents, others have stepped up to the plate, demanding that the LDS church stop the practice of posthumous baptisms… for Jewish Holocaust victims. What the hell is that? No, it should be stopped for all of them! I am sorry, but I am not now, and I will never be a Mormon, and I would be right pissed off if some asshole had the unmitigated audacity to 'save my soul' by baptizing me into a faith I did not believe in. Yes, the LDS church claims to have the fastest growing church… it's just that they are getting dead new members, the ones who can't cause any problems, or argue about it. It is the most egregious activity I have ever heard from, something that should not be happening, but it does, and it has for years, and GOP front runner Mitt Romney has already acknowledged that he has participated in these activities – ergo he thinks it is just fine to 'force' a change of faith for anyone who is not in a position to argue about it. My parents were staunchly Catholic; for them to be baptized into another faith after they are gone would be catastrophic. Where the fuck do these people get off thinking it is their 'right' to 'save' our souls. The LDS claims these baptisms are their genealogical database, that it only takes relatives of its members, but that does not make it right by any means, especially seeing how far down their bloodlines they are prepared to go in search of a soul to save. If someone wanted to be fucking Mormon, they would have joined that church. If they didn't join the church, then leave them the hell alone! No, they should not be allowed to do it. It should be fucking illegal.
DATELINE: PULLING THAT BARGE AND TOTING THAT WHALE – In what has to be the most offensive mockery of the judicial system and of the suffering of truly enslaved people, PETA once again crossed the line in their fanatical attempts to prove a point. They filed a legal challenge that the whales held at SeaWorld were 'slaves', not getting paid to work, their constitutional rights being trampled. First, this is a huge insult to the people who actually do work to promote conservation, because this bullshit sets all of their genuine work into the same category of idiots and assholes that seem to be making decisions at PETA. It is, though, the ultimate slap in the face to those who did live as slaves, generations of them, and their offspring who are still trying to lift that yoke from their shoulders. Don't even get me going about the waste of fucking tax dollars involved for a court to hear this crap, and the wasted money from legitimate donors wanting to help conservation. This was nothing more than a fucking costly and very ill-advised attempt at self-promotion and it is despicable. Whoever came up with it should have their ass shit-canned from PETA right now. Anything less would be totally unacceptable.
DATELINE: LOOKING FOR A CELEB TO DIE SO THEY CAN RACK UP THE RATINGS – I sent my very sincere apologies to the family and friends of Whitney Houston. Her death was a tragedy, without doubt. That said, the performance of the media in the last week has been, to say the least, disgusting. What the hell is the matter with you freaking death-mongering news anchors? Yes, her passing was news on Saturday. Yes, there was definitely a reason to mention the tribute to her at the Grammy's because her death was so fresh in the minds of everyone, but come on… five days of coverage of her death?? What the hell is that? There is nothing new to say about it, so give her family and her friends some time to grieve in private. Had I passed in a bathtub, I am not so sure I would want the whole world to be talking about it every minute of the day. If my mother died that way, I would not want it to be fodder for news media for DAYS. This is no longer reporting news. How many times do you have to stick a microphone into someone's face and ask 'how do you feel now that she is dead?' What the fuck are you expecting them to say? This is disrespectful… completely and totally disrespectful and classless. It is disrespectful to Ms Houston, to her family, to her friends, to her colleagues, to others who may have passed, to the family of service men and women who have passed, to the homeless person who did not have the good fortune to be discovered to have an astounding voice. Let it go. Show some fucking class.
DATELINE: DEMANDING SMALLER GOVERNMENT BY CREATING MORE GOVERNMENTAL BULLSHIT RED TAPE – Women wanting to have an abortion, for whatever reason, have to submit to a vaginal ultrasound probe if they live in Virginia. In the midst of all the bullshit about Republican demands about the sanctity of marriage (while the concept seems to mean nothing to them personally), while they thump their bible and decry the rights of other religions, while they try to legislate contraception where women are concerned (I don't see any of them demanding the end of the sale of Viagra though. Hmmm, if sex is to be done only for the religiously-determined procreative purpose, what the hell do men need Viagra for? Or does the penis earn an exemption again in the population control issue? Penis perhaps are not required to be procreational?) So, while I do not agree with partial-birth abortions or with late-term abortions, to create a law that subjects a woman to an invasive medical procedure for NO reason is un-fucking-believable! What about the woman who, because of cultural reasons, is forced by her husband to have an abortion because the baby is the wrong sex? Now she has even more to deal with? An unnecessary chance for a doctor to stick something more up her crotch just for the sake of making her life more difficult? What the hell is wrong with you people? I guess it's official, based on this new Virginia legislation and the GOP primaries, that the US is now completely determined to strip absolutely anyone of their rights unless they strictly adhere to the tenets of some convenient religious dogma. Way to go. How fucking sad.
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Labels: abortions, baptisms, birth control, Church and state, contraception, GOP leadership, LDS, Mitt Romney, news reporters, PETA, Simon Weisenthal, Virginia Law, Whales, Whitney Houston
DAILY NEWS -- February 7th, 2012
DATELINE: MAKING POPCORN, WATCHING THE SHOW – Isn't that what everyone is doing? My set is tuned to Syrian TV, and they have this really vivid, gripping horror movie on about the people there, being persecuted, being shot as they walk out their doors, being tortured because, well, who the fuck needs a reason to torture in a movie, right?
For almost a year this has been going on, in a large part fueled by a big old oil-burning engine that gave Al-Assad more power and money than he ever could have dreamed possible. For a year, the people in that country have lived with terrible daily atrocities, while the rest of us sit and watch, chewing our cud, and wondering what oil prices will do tomorrow because of it. Man, do we have a fucked-up set of priorities.
It is a long-held tenet that the global world does not get involved in 'civil' wars. There is a reason for that, an understandable one. I have no doubt that no one really would have appreciated the French picking sides in the American civil war, although, come on, we all know that no one stays neutral. Canada never participated in Vietnam, declared the war to be unjust, yet was more than happy to rake in the coin from the sales of munitions, equipment and other supplies, hypocrites that we are.
War is one hell of a funny thing – and not in the ha-ha sense. A long time ago, it was okay, in fact, it was expected that armies fight to conquer territory for their kings, legitimately crowned or otherwise. Their intent was to 'civilize' heathens. There was a lot of death in that civilization process, making it one of the most moronic oxymorons of all time. Then came a time when it wasn't so cool to move your armies onto someone else's turf. The bar had been raised, the table set; that shit didn't happen anymore. The other change, though, was that countries had started to elect their leaders, the people playing a part in the game now as well. When the people spoke, government listened – not just their own, but governments of other countries as well, respecting the will of the people who lived in that country to choose their own path, and all was good.
But then came along a man who wooed his people (as disgusting as the word 'woo' might be where he was concerned) and got elected by the people of his country, promising economic fortune, telling them what was wrong with their world, who to blame for it, and what to fear. Once in power, the rules changed though. He built armies, he conquered lands that no longer belonged to him. He then went further, pushing the limits, declaring war on a whole continent that he wanted to call his own. At that point, the rest of the world (well, almost… those tricky Yanks said it was none of their business and had no intention of getting involved) said 'enough' and we had our second great war, another war to end all wars.
That's the thing though, isn't it? It sort of did, at least by the standards of conquering other lands. Kim Il-Sung and Ho Chi Minh both tried, and thankfully, although no one likes to talk about it, they were stopped. It wasn't just their thrust for power that was stopped though; it was like a final confirmation that it was not okay to invade and conquer another land… and that was as it should be. Therein lies the conundrum, I guess, because if someone goes in to help, that word 'invade' is quickly tossed into the air. The soldiers and marines who went into Vietnam were accused of being involved in something they had no right to be involved in, but that's not true. They were there to help a people who did not have the means to help themselves, and that is NEVER wrong. In both Vietnam and Korea, the people they were helping were people who had the cards stacked against them, with Russian or Chinese forces backing the original invaders.
So now, we sit back, watch Russia and China make a mockery of the international process created by the United Nations. Did anyone really think for one fucking minute that they would have done anything different? Seriously? Russia, under Putin, is one scary-assed place with a war-mongering power-craving megalomaniac at the helm. We are told that it's a 'civil' matter in Syria – none of our concern.
Let me ask you this though. Suppose it was OUR country who had the power-craving megalomaniac calling the shots (insert hysterical laugher here, cause, well, we do have that) and he changed the rules of the game for all of us. Say it was us who were starving, being shot in our streets by our own government, being forced to live destitute, accept torture and brutality on a daily basis. Say it was us who were unable to set foot outside our doors, unable to get food for ourselves… say it was us who were finding our babies bodies mutilated, decaying, wrapped in plastic and dropped on our doorsteps weeks after they had gone missing and been tortured. Would we not be wanting… praying for someone to come and help us? Is that not what being human, a member of the human race, about?
Had Hitler not gone beyond taking back that which was lost in the Treaty of Versailles, if he had been content with just 'reclaiming' land and people, but still went on his binge of cleansing society of all Jews, people of color, people of different nationality, people with handicaps, would that have been okay? Would the world just sit and watch? Would we accept that it was his right, in his country, to kill whoever he wanted? I hope not because what a sad fucking excuse for humans we would be. Let me ask one other question – had Germany been blessed with huge reserves of oil, would we have capitulated and let Hitler run amok? Is a barrel of oil really worth a human life in a fair barter system?
The bar has been set, raised on the lives of incredibly generous men and women who stood up to say 'that's not right'. This has nothing to do with any religion or custom, but it has everything to do with greed – ours and theirs. We want the oil. We claim it is better to take oil that is paid for by the lives of little children shot dead in the street, than to take oil that comes from sand pits, and somehow justify that it's okay. No, I am not making a pitch for Canadian oil and how it is processed. I am saying we have alternatives though, and we should put more effort into finding cleaner ways of extracting what we have, and of using what we have responsibly, but it would still be better than what is happening in Syria. Despots have risen to unprecedented authority because of the money handed to them, by us, for a product we are using in excess to pollute the earth. You want to sit there and tell me we don't have some responsibility to claim for the terrible abuse the people of Syria are facing today? You are fucking right we do, and we have an obligation, as global community of humans, to help them.
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So, this is how our day started . . .
I refuse to take this sitting down!
Do I have a sign on my forehead that says, "Torture Me"?
Really? But I've barely even warmed my bed.
Hint: SHE said we were through taking in temporary fur-boarders for now, AND that since she just got one (me, Maddox), she doesn't need anymore Buster look-alikes!
So why then, pray tell, (as of approx. 8:32 p.m. yesterday) do we have this?!
Um, I don't know you, but your meow sounds like a barking dog.
You might want to get that checked.
P.S. Please don't hurt me.
Yes, can you believe it?! Something about him appearing outside in the damp, dark night, wailing for his mama (or a warm substitute) to let him in! He didn't even bring his I.D.! And she gave him a room!
How can this indignity be justified? It's just not right!
Yes, last night, the little kitty (approx 5 mos old) that you see up there was wailing outside in my yard. He was not wearing a collar and although tame (and purring), seemed completely out of sorts. Because I live in a rural neighborhood with few houses and abundant wildlife (as in snakes, owls, bald eagles, hawks, coyotes and even territorial feral cats), I brought him inside, where he remains. He is incredibly sweet and seemingly healthy.
However. He is not my kitten (and heaven knows I don't need one), so I diligently look for his people. (And by diligently I mean social media, posters and a visit to the vet to scan for a microchip [which will happen tomorrow because my local vet's scanner is broken].) If I can't find his people, I will get him vetted (including neuter) and then diligently try to find him another home.
The kitty (a brown and white tabby/Maddox mini-me) sure is cute, though. Don't you think?
However, I should warn you, the last time I took a kitty in, no one seemed to want him back. :( And we ended up keeping him. Lucky for him that was during Beau's tenure and not Bella's. Can't wait to read more about him.
The kitty is adorable! So glad the boys weren't in timeout long.
I am glad you took him in. I hope he is microchipped.
My friend's cat once got lost for 3 days. Turned out he had been hanging out outside a house on the next block. The doors look exactly the same and he thought he was home! Maybe this little guy lives close. Have the vet put up a poster.
Awwww, what's one more kitty?? You're so sweet :) I hope you find his home . . but he does look pretty comfy at your house!!
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We hope you find his owners or at least a home soon. How kind of you to take kitty in. The guys look like they are not too pleased. Have a terrific Thursday.
That's exactly how we added a cat to our pack of four dogs. She picked us out. Resistance was futile.
I'm sneezing with allergies while I type this, but I gotta say...cats are kinda cute.


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When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence Chapter 43
Read When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence Chapter 43 – Why was Elliot asking about art galleries and recitals?
What led to this massive change in taste?
"Pick something that a woman in her early twenties would like," Elliot said.
Chad finally understood where all of this was going.
"Of course, sir. I'll send you the tickets once they're booked."
Elliot was not in his office at Sterling Group the next morning.
Ben and Chad seized the opportunity to gossip about their boss.
"Mr. Foster might as well have told me straight up that he wanted to take Avery out," Chad said with a chuckle. "I wonder what happened between them. I didn't expect things to progress so quickly. I thought they were getting a divorce!"
Ben was analyzing the situation, then said, "I'm guessing they slept together. Elliot is a stone-cold b*st*rd, but after sleeping with Avery, I bet he couldn't control his urges even if he hated her to d***h."
"Chelsea would lose her mind if she found out," said Chad.
"Don't tell her. She's spent the past few nights getting drunk, hoping that Elliot would feel bad for her…" Ben sighed. "Who would've thought that she would lose to Avery Tate."
"Fate is a mystery to us all. I wonder why Mr. Foster postponed his whole schedule today," Chad mused.
"Don't look question his personal matters," Ben advised.
Chad shook his head and said, "I wouldn't dare."
There was a lecture by internationally renowned neurology expert, James Hough at Avonsville University that day.
Avery arrived at the auditorium early that morning to get a spot.
She did not manage to get the front low seat even though she was early. So she settled with a spot a few rows behind.
The talk went on from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. that morning.
Once the lecture ended, Avery rushed toward the exit.
She greatly admired Professor Hough and wanted to take this rare opportunity to meet him and ask him a question.
She followed the professor's entourage all the way to the administrative building, where she noticed a black luxury sedan parked at the entrance.
Luxury cars like this were a rare sight no matter the time and place.
Moreover, it was the exact same model as the one Elliot owned.
It was too bad that she did not remember his number plate, so there was no way of confirming whether the car was his or not.
"Why would he come here anyway?" Avery mumbled to herself, then walked into the administrative building.
Avery was approaching the Dean's office when she noticed the man standing in front of the entrance to be Elliot's bodyguard.
Holy c**p!
Did this mean that the car she saw really was Elliot's?
What was he doing here?
Why would he come to the medical college?
Avery was curious and walked straight toward the office entrance.
"Miss Tate?"
The bodyguard recognized her and reached out to grab her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I should be asking you that question. This is where I go to college. Is Elliot here?"
She shook off the bodyguard's grip and looked into the room.
There were three people in there, namely Professor Hough, his assistant, and Elliot.
Was Elliot here to see the professor? What for? Was he sick?


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What to Do If a Conversation Is Turning Loud and Aggressive
Interrupt the meltdown.
Joseph Grenny
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"Come on, folks — act like investors. What questions do you have?" chided Mel, the CEO of a financial services firm, in a meeting with 50 of his fellow senior managers. The firm was contemplating a management buyout from their parent company, and the stakes were huge, as each of the individuals present would personally underwrite the deal. But the potential upside made mouths water as they considered the untapped market potential that had been neglected by the current owners, for whom the business unit was a side line.
Most of the execs lobbed softballs at Mel. They seemed ready to take the bet. Caleb, on the other hand, had a concern. Hours earlier he had pored over documents and noticed a glaring omission in the financial projections. He knew Mel was head over heels in love with the transaction and hoping for a quick consensus. Caleb also had a rocky history with Mel, often finding himself on opposite sides of issues. In spite of the possibility of a misunderstanding, he couldn't let such a profound concern go unaddressed.
So Caleb raised his hand and said, "You've omitted one serious liability." Mel locked his eyes on Caleb. Caleb continued, "We have more than 250 employment agreements with significant severance payouts. If even 10% of those executives leave in the first year of this transaction, we will fall far short of our EBITDA target."
A purple coloring crawled up Mel's face from neck to hairline. He slammed his fist on the table and screamed at Caleb, "You're not a team player! Get the hell out of the room!" Everyone froze, stunned.
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Everyone has witnessed — or coauthored — a conversation meltdown like this one. Some start with pyrotechnics. Others smolder for a while but build to what seems like the point of no return. And yet in most of these circumstances the negative chemistry is more fragile than it seems. For those playing a role it feels as though the conversation moves inexorably toward a cataclysmic conclusion. But the truth is that there are few paths to Armageddon — and many possibilities for interrupting the downward trajectory.
If the participants are reasonably psychologically healthy, destructive conflict will only continue as long as both parties continue to act as though the other person is a threat to his or her needs. Any substantial interruption of this process will return you to rationality.
Consider Mel and Caleb. It's unlikely that Mel resents Caleb for helping him spot important risks to his own interests. Rather, Mel mistakenly believes Caleb doesn't share his interests or is attempting to publicly humiliate him. For Caleb's part, Mel's screaming might cause him to conclude that Mel has a hidden agenda or is simply out to get Caleb. In fact, based on later understanding, neither was true. And yet both people are acting in ways that confirm the others' fears — Caleb by phrasing his concern in a dangerously accusatory way ("You've omitted…") and Mel by his explosive reaction.
In the heat of the moment there are a number of ways to interrupt the meltdown. Conversational disaster is far more reversible than it feels when temperatures rise. The basic principle behind any intervention is to interrupt the dance of death. The goal is to slow participants from generating new evidence to confirm mutual fears. Or even better, to engage them in generating disconfirming evidence — evidence that their fears are misplaced.
Here are five things that can halt, and sometimes reverse, a conversation meltdown.
Own your part. Simply stop the conversation and take responsibility for your part in its decline. This must be done authentically and not manipulatively. If you don't like something you have done, stop and acknowledge it. But be sure this isn't just a ploy to provoke the same from the other person. If you are taking the conversation in a direction you don't want, pause and change that. Own up to what you've done and apologize for compromising your values. For example, "I'm getting loud and aggressive. I'm sorry. I don't want this to be a competition."
Offer safety. People lose control when they feel threatened. Simply generating psychological safety for the other person can help him or her take a breath and return to the conversation. One of the best ways to do that is to simply make a unilateral commitment to finding a mutually beneficial solution. You may not yet know what the solution is, but the fact that you demonstrate a resolve to protect not only your own but the other person's interests can persuade him or her that you are not a threat. "Let me be very clear — I have some needs I want to be sure are addressed. But I know you do, too. I am just as committed to ensuring this works for you as I am for me."
Point out the default future. Discontinue the conversation and draw attention to where the conversation is taking both of you — the default future of the conversation — the place it will end if it continues on the current path. Sometimes avoiding mutually assured destruction can become a binding motivation. If people have a "why" to take the higher road, they're often more willing to endure the "how" of getting there. If you can help them see the inevitable negative consequences of continuing the current pattern, they might be willing to subordinate the need to punish or save face in the interest of a higher value. Don't assess blame, simply point out the obvious. For example, "I don't like where this is going. I'm guessing you don't either. We're headed toward litigation here. Something that will hurt the project, sever relationships, and cost us both a fortune. Can we try a different tack?"
Talk about rules. Anarchy promotes incivility. If you're involved in a risky conversation and don't establish explicit agreements for how you'll talk, there will be nothing to keep unintentional provocations from escalating into open conflict. Rage builds when parties perceive that others oppose their goals and no superstructure of conversational agreements exists to contain it. You can often stop the downward spiral by stepping out of the topic at hand and inviting a discussion about the rules of engagement. Even those who feel threatened by your views will readily agree to reasonable ground rules for airing those views. A shift in this direction might sound like, "Can we take a timeout? I don't think this is working. Perhaps we could discuss some ground rules for this negotiation before we move further ahead."
Change the pace. Emotions have a cadence. A fast-moving conversation reinforces feelings of panic or threat. Slowing it down can change the feeling. You can change the feeling by pausing before you speak. You can slow your comments or quiet your voice. Sometimes, a mutually agreed-upon timeout can change the pace of a conversation. Similarly, agreeing to take turns in the conversation can change the pace and, therefore, the temperature.
Refocus on agreement. When people feel threatened, they tend to focus exclusively on areas of disagreement. It's remarkable to see parties who agree on 90% of an issue obsess over and even magnify the 10% they disagree about. You can profoundly change the tone of a conversation by stopping this pathological divisiveness and saying something like, "Can I pause for a moment and point out what we both agree on?" Then deliberately, slowly and sincerely you can enumerate common interests, beliefs or histories.
In Caleb's case, he had several options in the heat of the moment:
He could have owned his part. "I'm sorry. That was an unfair way to phrase it. I am not accusing you or anyone of intentional omission."
He could have offered safety by pointing out common interests. "I think this deal has great value. I want to pursue it as well if it can work. I just want what you were inviting — a full airing of the potential risks."
He could have refocused on areas of agreement, pointing out the many parts of the deal he thought were meritorious.
Instead, Caleb left the room. He and Mel parted enemies. The issue Caleb raised was not fully addressed and the deal ended up a disaster.
Disaster is far less inevitable than it often feels in the heat of the moment. There are myriad ways of interrupting the grip of fear that brings out the worst in all of us. If you try some of these small interventions, you're far more likely to clear up the conflict that threatens results and relationships.
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Joseph Grenny is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for business performance. His work has been translated into 28 languages, is available in 36 countries, and has generated results for 300 of the Fortune 500. He is the cofounder of VitalSmarts, an innovator in corporate training and leadership development.


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