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Saturday, June 25, 2016

Caitlyn Jenner vs. The Kardashians

Bruce Jenner’s transition into Caitlyn Jenner and all of the aftermath of her coming out is so interesting. For so long Bruce Jenner sat on the sidelines while all of the Kardashian mayhem unfolded then from one day to the next he (now she) stole the show. How ironic.


Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Taylor Swift And Calvin Harris Are Over

Taylor Swift was reportedly dumped by Calvin Harris after just fifteen months of dating. It makes you wonder when someone who is rich, famous and seems to have it all gets dumped by their lover.


Monday, June 6, 2016

MMA Fighter Kimbo Slice's Final Tap Out


KIMBO SLICE, POPULAR MMA FIGHTER AND INTERNET SENSATION, DIES 
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN

Mixed martial arts fighter Kimbo Slice died Monday, according to the MMA organization that represented him. He was 42 years old.
"One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismatic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport. Outside of the cage he was a friendly, gentle giant and a devoted family man," said Bellator MMA President Scott Coker. "His loss leaves us all with extremely heavy hearts, and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Ferguson family and all of Kimbo's friends, fans, and teammates."

Local media reports said that Slice, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, had been hospitalized earlier Monday. His official website also confirmed his death.

Sgt. Carla Kmiotek told CNN police in Coral Springs, Florida, did not receive any police or EMS calls to Slice's residence before he was hospitalized. There is no police investigation, she said.


"We battled inside the cage, warrior vs warrior," said UFC figher Ken Shamrock. "REST IN PEACE KIMBO SLICE. May God Watch Over You."

Saturday, June 4, 2016

LACoFD, Et Al., Faces Three Alarm Brush Fire In Calabasas, CA

Here is video footage of the fire by NBC. [Just ignore the 30 second advertisement. There is no way to remove it from the footage.]



Here is the story by CNN updated 12:36 PM ET, Sunday June 5, 2016:


(CNN) Hundreds of firefighters are battling a blaze in Los Angeles County that has forced at least 5,000 people to evacuate their homes, authorities said.
Since the inferno started Saturday afternoon it has already torched 516 acres, Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said. As of Sunday morning, the blaze was 30% contained.

The fire is on the slope of a canyon, "which makes it very dangerous for us to do a direct attack," Tripp said.

The wildfire broke out Saturday afternoon in the Calabasas area -- a relatively affluent part of Los Angeles County that is home to a handful of celebrities, including Jessica Simpson and Toni Braxton, authorities said.

About 3,700 homes -- or about 5,000 people -- were ordered to evacuate in Calabasas and nearby Topanga, mountainous communities west of Los Angeles and north of Malibu.

On Sunday morning, authorities lifted the evacuation order for Calabasas, but Topanga residents should stay away, officials said.

"The fire is not on the road, it is halfway up the side of a mountain," Tripp said. "That's why we can't let people back in their homes."

So far, the blaze has destroyed a large building and damaged two homes, he said.

HOW IT STARTED

The fire started around 4:15 p.m. PT Saturday when a pickup truck struck a power pole on Mulholland Highway in Calabasas, the sheriff's department said. 

"Witnesses reported that the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed before colliding into a power pole, causing the pole to fall and a transformer to explode, thus igniting the Calabasas fire," Deputy Jeffrey A. Gordon said.

"Witnesses reported that the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed before colliding into a power pole, causing the pole to fall and a transformer to explode, thus igniting the Calabasas fire," Deputy Jeffrey A. Gordon said.

Temperatures in nearby Topanga reached the mid-90s earlier in the day, according to the National Weather Service.

The fire has been dubbed the "Old Fire" due to its proximity to Old Topanga Canyon Road. It came right up to the edges of Calabasas High School and Viewpoint School.

FIGHTING BLAZE WITH GARDEN HOSES

About 400 firefighters, along with water-dropping helicopters, are trying to contain the blaze, Tripp said.

He said three firefighters were injured. Two suffered knee injuries, and one had a "cardiac event."

"This is extremely arduous work for them to do," Tripp said.

Steve Gentry, a photojournalist who filmed the firefighters, told CNN the situation was "very serious."

"At one point, the fire was licking right up through to the backyards of a lot of the homes of the residents in that area, to the point where even sheriffs' deputies were grabbing garden hoses and using them to fight the fire," he said.

"Things here in California, they're very dry and it doesn't take a whole lot for a fire to get going and spread really rapidly."

Pictures of the blaze show residents staring at bright, tall flames creeping toward the sky, visible from nearby streets.

[The rest of this story was intentionally omitted.]