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find Leo the Lion in the sky

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Hey look! There’s a cat in the sky! Actually, it’s a big cat, a lion of stars named Leo. So how to

find Leo the Lion in the sky

Look up: there you can see Leo the Lion in the sky. That’s because Leo becomes visible in the northern hemisphere late March through May. Leo is a constellation that does kind of suggest a lion. Leo is the fifth sign of the Zodiac and represents those born July 22 to August 22

 

 

 

 

The easiest way to find Leo is to first find the distinctive Big Dipper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the Big Dipper ‘pointer’ stars. Those are the two stars that define the outer edge of the bowl of the Dipper.

Those two stars, Dubhe and Merak, point to Polaris (the Northern Star).

Follow Dubhe and Merak in the opposite direction, from Merak at the bottom of the bowl, and it’ll lead to Leo. 

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The head of the lion looks like a “sickle” comprised of the stars Regulus, Al Jabbah, and Algieba, together with fainter stars.
Algeiba, Arabic for ‘the lion’s mane,’ is the brightest star in the curve of the sickle.
A triangle of stars forms the lion’s backside. The brightest star is Denebola, which means “tail of the lion.”
Go find Leo the Lion in the sky.

a Hello Kitty movie – does she speak?

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Hello Kitty movie

Well that’s exciting. OK, maybe “exciting” is a bit extreme. But it sure is interesting. Hello Kitty doesn’t have a mouth, so we wondered,
a Hello Kitty movie – does she speak?

The movie deal

Sanrio Corporation of Tokyo have owned Hello Kitty since 1974. By 2010, she was worth $6 billion a year. By 2014, her worth increased to $8 billion. She’s on over 50,000 different products in over 130 countries. But there’s never been a Hello Kitty movie released worldwide.

Warner Brothers and New Line producer Beau Flynn said it took five years to make a deal with the Sanrio Corporation. Sanrio founder Shintaro Tsuji, CEO said “I am extremely pleased that Hello Kitty and other popular Sanrio characters will be making their Hollywood debut. Hello Kitty has been a symbol of friendship and we hope this film will only serve to grow that circle of friendship around the world.” The creator of Hello Kitty, Yuko Shimizu adds that “she speaks from the heart.” The friendship angle is the explanation for why Hello Kitty has no mouth. Having no mouth means she can’t speak, which created a brilliant marketing tool for making Hello Kitty universal and allowing people to project their own feelings onto her.


Hello Kitty is a permenant 3rd-grade student who lives outside London. November 1, 2014 was the 40th anniversary of Hello Kiity and her twin sister Mimmy.
In 2018 Sanrio announced that November 1 is Hello Kitty and Mimmy’s birthday. Coincidentally, November 1 is also the birthday of creator Y?ko Shimizu.

 

Richard Brener, President and Chief Creative Officer, and Carolyn Blackwood, President and Chief Content Officer of New Line Cinema, said in a joint statement:
“We are thrilled to partner with Sanrio and FlynnPictureCo. on developing a film based on this treasured icon. It’s a rare privilege to have the opportunity to explore the possibilities of such timeless IP. Hello Kitty and her friends have been part of our shared culture for decades, and we look forward to exploring where her newest adventure will take her.”

The debate on whether Hello Kitty is a cat or not is apparently still undecided for some people, despite her cat ears and whiskers. Christine Yano, the curator of a 2014 Hello Kitty exhibit at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, said Sanrio vehemently insisted “She’s a cartoon character. She is a little girl. She is a friend. But she is not a cat. She is never depicted on all fours.”

 

Felix the Cat was never seen on all fours either.

Cat walks catwalk at international fashion show

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Esmod International fashion show

On Sunday, October 28, 2018 Istanbul had it’s huge international fashion show. During the the Vakko (a Turkish clothing company) collection, an unexpected guest appeared.

An as of yet unnamed grey and black cat joined the Vakko runway much to everyone’s delight. The cat, obviously a fashion conscious creature, choose a collection which donned the same grey and black colors of the cat itself. The cat sauntered up and down the catwalk alongside the models as he/she played with hems and anything with string or ribbons on the models clothes.

cat walks catwalk at international fashion show

cat walks catwalk

After considerable play, the guest cat took a short grooming break, maintaining the demanding attention to appearance all models and cats alike need to walk the catwalk.

Seems that the participation of this haute couture cat caused a big sensation, possibly overshadowing the models and outfits, as social media lit up.

Perhaps this haute couture cat walks catwalk is the harbinger for the world of fashion. You’d think so…

Brutus the supermarket cat honored

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Beloved supermarket cat

Here’s one for a cat who decided to be a supermarket’s greeter, or mascot, or just a guy who liked to hang around and see people smile. Which the customers at Morrison’s supermarket certainly did. This story “Brutus the supermarket cat honored” made us smile too.

Brutus the supermarket cat honored

photo by Dale Miles

Brutus began visiting a supermarket across the street from his home in Saltney, UK. He started visiting the site before the market was built in 2009, but once Morrison’s opened in 2011, he became a big part of the supermarket’s customer service. Shoppers not only got their groceries, they usually also left with a smile any time Brutus was lounging in shopping carts,   Or wandering in the aisles.

Brutus the supermarket cat

Brutus lounging on Morrison’s supermarket

 

Brutus checking cat food supplies

Brutus checks on cat food supplies
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As a kitten, Brutus was a stray living in the street. Until Claire Owens, a veterinarian nurse, met Brutus when he was brought to the Knutsfod, UK practice where she worked. “Brutus” Ms. Owens said “having been found being kicked about by some horrible kids in the street.” He was only six months old.
Since no one claimed him after seven days, Claire and husband Adam adopted him. A happy arrangement for all three. Brutus spent the next several years visiting Morrison’s supermarket.
On January, 2017, Brutus died from kidney disease. The staff at Morrison’s supermarket, and thousands of customers, were heartbroken. Especially effected were Claire and Adam Owens; they decided to honor Brutus, who provided so much joy to so many.
Claire and Adam set up a crowdfunding appeal and raised £1,000 ($1288.35) in less than 24 hours, which increased during the next serval months totaling to nearly £5000 ($6441.75). The Morrisons also contributed over £1,000 toward the memorial, which is a bronze sculpture of Brutus, made by Jane Robbins Sculpture Limited and Castle Fine Arts Foundry Ltd. Brutus memorial statueThe remaining funded money will be donated to local animal charities Chester Kitty Cat Rescue and Ark Angels Rescue.

“Brutus is finally finished!” Claire said. “This week I went to Liverpool to check out the almost finished masterpiece – all he needed was a bit of buffing in places to make his lighter patches show up and then the final coat of wax applied to make him shine.” She continued,
“When I saw him just before he was due to have the finishing touches applied, it was as if he was actually sitting there and it made me feel quite emotional. I miss him so much, we all do, and still can’t believe he’s not here anymore.”

Brutus the cat

photo by Dale Miles, taken around September last year

Claire added: “He’ll get a shiny head in no time after all the strokes he’s going to get! If it wasn’t for all the kind donations from not just his local fans, but fans from around the country and even some from around the world…his statue wouldn’t have been possible. So thank you all.”

information provided by Carmella De Lucia
Chesterchronical.co.uk

yawning cat and tiger

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yawning cat and tiger

Apparently, all mammals yawn, including cats. And tigers. Like this yawning cat and tiger.
Domestic cats and wild cats are related, as we all know. Our cats at home innately behave like wild cats: just watch how they play – it’s about getting prey, even when they look so cute batting a flying feather wand or toy mouse. Likewise, wild cats behave like our own cats.

Both tigers and cats like to sleep, a lot. In fact cats average fifteen hours a day, while tigers average eighteen hours a day. So they do a fair amount of yawning.

cat starts to yawn

Marnie starts to yawn
photo by shari smith dunaif © 2017

tiger starts to yawn

Tiger, Thailand
photo by shari smith dunaif © 2017

A theory about why we yawn

from thenakedscientists.com

One reason why we yawn is that we may be trying to stay alert or vigilant during the transition between the wakefulness and sleep. This happens in nearly all animals and may in part be a sensory response to muscle contractions from the yawn.

yawning cat

Marnie yawns like a tiger
photo by shari smith dunaif © 2017

yawning tiger

Tiger yawning like cat
photo by shari smith dunaif © 2017

another odd phenomenon about yawning, it’s contagious – for all of us.

The more people are susceptible to contagious yawning, the better their social competence and empathy,” Guggisberg says. “In humans it is clear that yawning has a social effect. It is probably an unconscious behavior. It is not clear what yawning communicates or what it achieves. But clearly it transmits some information that has some effect on brain networks or behavior.”

from webmd.com
So this social aspect may effect cats. I think it does.