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Did YOU Know That There Is A Banana Fungus Majorly Impacting Supply?

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by Anura Guruge
on August 15, 2024

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News stories from ‘Google News‘ (just now).

As some of you know I am a news junkie. I LISTEN (during my ~2.5 hours of daily ambling) to a lot of news on BBC, CNN, CNBC, NPR & MSNBC.

During the last few days I have kept on hearing about this banana crisis. Finally today I decided to have a quick look. It appears to be real.

I love bananas. I used to eat one every day. But, I had to give them up when I became pre-diabetic. They spiked my sugar level. Damn. So, I no longer buy any. I used to buy at least 7 each week.

This is not good. I am concerned. Wow.

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I Subscribed To ‘WPMU DEV’ ‘SMUSH PRO’ To Try & Optimize The Images On This Blog.

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by Anura Guruge
on August 15, 2024

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Click to access ‘WPMU DEV‘.
This blog. This is where we are after 8 hours. Yike! Click to ENLARGE.

I continue to have troubles with all the IMAGES I post on this blog. ‘Hostgator.com‘, where I am hosted, just does not want to give me the server capacity though I have a ‘business plan‘. They suggested SMUSH.

So, I installed the PRO plugin yesterday, paid for it & got it started. I got 1-year for $36 — which was reasonable.

Yes, it appears I have a LOT of images, close to 16,000! Yep, that seems like a lot.

As you might have seen, as of today, I am setting out to MINIMIZE the images I have to upload to the Hostgator servers.

Let’s see how this works out. I am not holding my breath. Quite discouraging.

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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, August 14, 2024.

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by Anura Guruge
on August 14, 2024

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Different setup since mid-August 2024 since ‘hostgator.com‘ (where this blog is hosted) has difficulty dealing with ALL the images I post. SORRY. Nothing I can do. Tried everything.

Click on image to see ENLARGED versions of each photo in Facebook
(which has no problems dealing with all the photos I upload).

OK? Sorry. But, please enjoy.

Click on image to see INDIVIDUAL photos enlarged.
< Thank you. >

| All pictures as of Jan. 1, 2024 taken with a Google Pixel 8 Pro | I get a new Pixel phone (as a Christmas present) each year. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |