Princess of Wales, Kate was diagnosed with cancer and made her condition public in March. Since then she has only appeared once in public as she has been undergoing the rigours of chemotherapy. True Princess Facebook She has been seen twice this year – once in the video where she revealed her diagnosis and once at the Trooping of the Colour to celebrate the King’s birthday. On both occasions she has been been poised, graceful, smiling with no hint of the pain she must be going through in her body. Cancer Unknown HM government / Wikipedia It is unknown which…
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The Pat Tillman award was inaugurated to honour anyone “with a strong connection to sports who has served others in a way that echoes the legacy of Pat Tillman” said an ESPN spokesperson. Pat Tillman was an NFL player who left his team in order to join the US Army. He was killed by friendly fire whilst on tour in Afghanistan. The ESPN award in his name was first introduced in 2014. Another Award in his Name Facebook There is more than one Pat Tillman sporting award. A much older award, introduced in 2005, is given every year by Rosemount…
Everyone knows about Trump’s border wall which was a keystone of his 2016 election campaign. Although Trump claimed that he would make Mexico pay for the wall, it is in fact the US which has funded all the work to date. Billions out of Stretched Budgets LinkedIn The estimated cost of the wall so far has been $15 billion. A large portion of the money has been taken from the military budget. It has cost about $20 million per mile of wall built. Does it Work? Wikipedia Whether or not the wall has been effective in lowering illegal immigration depends…
California was called the Golden State because of the Gold Rush. It was also seen as the place of limitless possibilities and in recent times has become home to Silicon Valley – the place where fortunes are made in the twenty-first century. Change is Afoot Wikipedia This seems set to change, however, as there is now an increasing number of people leaving California. Reasons for leaving include the cost of living, crime and high tax levels. It Isn’t Just People Hubspot It isn’t only people who are leaving California in droves, it is whole businesses. The tax laws and business…
Former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo started dating Christian McCaffrey in 2019. The news broke in July 2019 when the couple were seen on vacation together in Mexico. Fairytale Romance Facebook Since then, they have continued to enjoy a fairytale romance. The couple frequently celebrate each other’s successes on social media, for example when McCaffrey was bought by the 49ers in 2022 and when Culpo did a _Sports Illustrated_ shoot in 2019. Culpo’s Work LinkedIn In 2012, at the age of 20, Culpo won the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas. But she has had a career outside of pageantry as…
The hacker IntelBroker claims to have stolen the sourcecode for three of Apple’s internal tools. Whether this is true or not has not yet been verified. An analysis of the code posted on a criminal forum shows that it isn’t the sourcecode itself, but elements of plugin systems. Three Internal Tools Affected LinkedIn According to IntelBroker, three internal tools are affected. These are AppleConnect-SSO, Apple-HWE-Confluence-Advanced and AppleMacroPlugin. None of these will affect consumer data, but they do affect the internal functioning of Apple’s systems. Purpose Not Known Wikipedia The purpose of the alleged theft is not known, but previously IntelBroker…
Snapchill LLC of Wisconsin has recalled 288 coffee products due to a risk of potentially deadly bacteria that cause botulism – a sometimes fatal food poisoning. No illnesses have been reported but Snapchill are taking no chances. Their production process creates a low-acid environment in the coffee cans which can encourage the growth of the toxin botulinum. Snapchill’s Patented Process Marcos Andre / Wikipedia Snapchill boasts a unique process for creating ready-to-drink canned coffee. According to Snapchill’s website, the coffee is hot brewed, then instantly chilled and sealed using a patented process which locks in the flavours. They produce the…