Fox News anchor Chris Wallace doesn’t always see eye-to-eye with some of his fellow coworkers.
Wallace let it be known that he’s not happy when his Trump-supporting colleagues go to war with those in the media the president deems “fake news.”
“It bothers me,” he told the AP. “If they want to say they like Trump, or that they’re upset with the Democrats, that’s fine. That’s opinion. That’s what they do for a living.”
“I don’t like them bashing the media, because oftentimes what they’re bashing is stuff that we on the news side are doing,” he said. “I don’t think they recognize that they have a role at Fox News and we have a role at Fox News. I don’t know what’s in their head.
“I just think it’s bad form.”
One can surmise that Wallace was directing his aim at hosts like those on “Fox & Friends,” Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson who are the major champions of the president at the network.
Hannity’s arch nemesis at CNN, Brian Stelter, used the quote to hit the Fox News host.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 20, 2017
There were plenty in the so-called lame stream media that cheered Wallace, but most who side with Trump did not:
Attacks on the press r deserved & warranted as they r unapologetically biased & always spin the truth. Report the FACTS, no need for bashing
— Classy&Sassy (@FLMel69) October 20, 2017
— Joan Reynolds (@irishamrep1) October 20, 2017
— Trump2020 (@Curt5054) October 20, 2017
@FoxNews Chris Wallace is like a spoiled little twit who belongs on MSNBC. Try growing a pair of balls!
— Bob (@RVB103) October 20, 2017
Wallace is probably not going anywhere as he recently resigned with Fox News.
How about doing something about the fake news, Chris Wallace, instead of beating down the people trying to right the wrong
— Erin dekowsky (@ErinDekowsky) October 20, 2017
Chris Wallace is an embarrassment to Fox News. I always turn off Fox when he or Shep come on. They hurt your credibility.
— Judy (@jelmorerph) October 20, 2017
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Blue Label Telecoms, a JSE-listed firm which specialises in selling prepaid airtime, electricity and ticketing, yesterday posted robust annual results with strong gross profit margin growth.
Brett Levy, who is a joint chief executive, said: “The next few years look really good for Blue Label. We’ve come out of Covid strong after two great years."
For the year ended May 31, 2022, the group, which is in the process of recapitalising Cell C, said headline earnings per share rose from 86c a year ago to R1.17. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) was up by 25 percent.
On inclusion of the gross amount generated on PINless topups, prepaid electricity, ticketing and gaming, the effective increase in revenue equated to 10 percent from R66 billion to R72.3 bn.
The gross profit margin increased by 16.5 percent from 12.7 percent in the comparative period. Its gross profit rose 23 percent on the back of a 10 percent improvement in gross revenue to R72.3bn.
Reportable revenue was R17.8bn, from R18.8bn previously, a decline of R1bn.
The group, which paid R5.5bn for a stake in Cell C in 2017 and holds a 45 percent stake, said the recapitalisation of Cell C was expected to be finalised in September.
According to Blue label, Cell C reported a net loss of R2.4bn in the 12 months ended May 31, 2022, from a net profit from the previous year of R2.4bn. Cell C is struggling with a debt burden of R7.3bn.
Levy said Cell C's numbers would probably improve after the completion of the recapitalisation.
“On the date of the recap, the forex reverses. R1.5bn (net loss) is on international debt, and interest on that debt. That’s also written off at the recap. That’s R2.3bn of the R2.4bn. In the current financial year, there were also once-off costs of R1.3bn for lawyers, financiers, and once-off fees that relate to the recap, which is an absolutely reverse, so they pull it out of the normal loss profit. So in our view, you want to see less than approximately 800m when you go back to our half-year results from our presentation,” he said.
Levy said Cell C would release its results for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the six months ended June 30, 2022, in September.
Levy said the proposed acquisition of Telkom by MTN should happen very quickly. Last month, both telecommunication companies announced that MTN was in talks to buy Telkom.
Blue Label’s share price was trading up about 1 percent yesterday following the release of its annual results. Its share price increased by almost 24 percent in the past year.


Paris Punks Britney?
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Former BFFs and crotchograph comadres, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, reunited last night at the Scandinavian Style Mansion -- but this time, the only flashing came from photogs!
Although the two walked out together, Britz and her Yeti fur jacket took off for another destination -- while Miss P hopped into her car, put on makeup ... and then ducked back into the party!
Just minutes before it turned Midnight -- officially making it Britney's birthday, Paris either pulled out of popping bubbly with the popwreck, or just wanted to steal some of her spotlight! Either way, happy 26th pal!


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EA Sports and ESPN's SportsNation this morning revealed the 32 player bracket of the players who are in the running for the Madden NFL 13 Cover. Vote for your favorites beginning today!
The New York Giants will win Super Bowl XLVI this Sunday… according to EA's Madden NFL 12 simulation at least, and we have the video to prove it. Madden actually has had a decent record in simulating Super Bowl games and picking winners, so it very well may be for real.


A petition to save Newcastle City Hall will be handed into the council this afternoon.
More than 11,000 people have signed the petition which is asking for the building to be preserved.
The future of the venue is "under review" as part of Newcastle City Council's budget proposals.
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Are we lost? Why women are worse at reading maps but can find those misplaced keys
Women are worse at reading maps but better at finding lost items, research into how the sexes perceive beauty has revealed.
U.S Scientists asked 10 men and 10 women to view a series of unfamiliar pictures. The participants were told to give their impressions of the images and whether or not they found them beautiful.
The scientists also used a technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG) to measure changes in the magnetic fields generated by active neurons in the brain.
Are we lost? Women tend to describe directions as 'right of' and 'left of' landmarks, while men are better at reading maps, a study found
They discovered that a brain region called the parietal lobe, which governs spatial awareness, is active in both men and women when they admire a 'beautiful' picture or photograph.
But while neurons on both sides of the brain were stimulated in women, only those in the right hemisphere were activated in men.
The left side of the brain used by women is more involved in 'categorical' spatial awareness - assessing the position of objects in categories such as 'above' or 'below', 'left' or 'right'.
This makes women more aware of objects around them even if they are irrelevant to the task at hand, and could explain why they are more likely to find those lost door keys.
Men use 'co-ordinate' spatial awareness while women use 'categorical' spatial awareness thanks to the evolution of early humans
Men meanwhile appear to focus on 'co-ordinate' spatial awareness, centred in the right side of the brain. This involves a more precise form of mental mapping using co-ordinates to fix an object's position in space, like those used on a Ordnance Survey.
The scientists, led by Dr Francisco Ayala from the University of California Irvine, said the difference probably arose early in the evolution of early modern humans.
Hunting, traditionally done by men, required a 'co-ordinating' ability to track animals accurately while on the move.
However, a 'categorical' spatial awareness was better suited to foraging for fruit, roots or berries, a job mainly carried out by women.
'Women tend to be more aware than men of objects around them, including those that seem irrelevant to the current task, whereas men out-perform women in navigation tasks,' the scientists wrote.
'Men tend to solve navigation tasks by using orientation-based strategies involving distance concepts and cardinal directions, whereas women tend to base their activities on remembering the location of landmarks and relative directions, such as 'left from', or 'to the right of".'
The research was reported in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Are you among the one in ten workers who want a different career? Take this interactive quiz to find out what job would suit you...
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- Take the interactive quiz below to see what job could fit you best
One in ten Britons are tempted to start a new career within the next 12 months and money is the biggest motivator, according to new research from the Oxford Open Learning Trust.
This figure rises to 28 per cent when looking over the next ten years according to the poll, suggesting many are unhappy with their current career trajectory.
The majority – as many as 58 per cent - who want to refresh their working lives are willing to retrain to get a foot in the door, according to the study.
The researchers at the Oxford Open Learning Trust have developed a 'profession picker' quiz, which you can take below to find which career could be the best fit for your skills:
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Dr Nick Smith, courses director and founder of Oxford Open Learning Trust, said: 'My advice for those who are considering changing careers would be to start trying out your passions and interests and get some sort of work experience.
'What you might love as a hobby you might not love when you are doing it every day as a job.'
Money is the biggest motivator behind changing careers, followed by better working hours, location and personal interest, according to the poll of more than 2,000 Britons.
Status and the opinion of family members were the least considered factors when changing careers.
Dr Smith adds: 'The results suggest that ultimately money matters when considering a career change and that a job that is financially rewarding is more important second time around as you are more likely to have a mortgage to pay or family to support.'
Changing careers can pay off. More than a third of British workers polled who had moved to a new job role said they had an increase in salary after the first year of their new career.
Six per cent said their salary leapt by at least £10,000 after the first year of changing careers.
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — The US Justice Department is finally investigating Deutsche Bank to see if Germany’s biggest bank violated foreign corruption or anti-money laundering laws when it helped 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) raise US$1.2 billion (RM4.9 billion).
Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said the investigation is focused on the role played by Tan Boon Kee, who was formerly Deutsche Bank’s Asia Pacific head of banking, for its financial-institutions clients and said to have been one of the key bankers in on the 1MDB account.
International financial news wire Bloomberg previously reported her links to Goldman Sachs executive Roger Ng, who introduced Tan to Low Taek Jho, the Penang-born fugitive better known as Jho Low said to have masterminded the misappropriation of 1MDB funds.
WSJ reported Tan left Deutsche Bank last year after it discovered her communications with Low, but it is unclear if she resigned or was sacked.
“Deutsche Bank has cooperated fully with all regulatory and law-enforcement agencies that have made inquiries relating to 1MDB,” an unnamed spokesman for the German bank told WSJ.
The same representative was reported saying that 1MDB made “material misrepresentations and omissions to Deutsche Bank officials” in connection with its transactions with the German bank, adding that the bank’s findings were consistent with what was stated in the US Justice Department’s civil asset forfeiture documents.
According to WSJ, Tan is now working as the group chief business officer of an insurance company called FWD Group, which has a presence in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Citing the latest version of the US Justice Department’s civil asset-forfeiture complaint, the WSJ reported that Deutsche Bank was heavily invested in 1MDB with its name mentioned 167 times in the documents compared to Goldman Sachs, which was mentioned 56 times.
WSJ said the US Justice Department complaint stated Deutsche Bank’s involvement with 1MDB dated back to 2009 in which the German bank was the facilitator for financial transfers for the Malaysian sovereign fund’s first joint venture with PetroSaudi, then a little-known Swiss company.
WSJ reported that Deutsche Bank had also arranged 1MDB’s US $1.2 billion emergency loans that were allegedly stolen by Low and his associates.
The US news outlet said that the Deutsche Bank investigation comes at a sensitive time for the German financial giant as it is currently embroiled in another US criminal money-laundering probe, congressional scrutiny of its relationship with US President Donald Trump and the latter’s associates.
Deutsche Bank was also reported to be in the midst of a global overhaul. The WSJ reported that it laid off thousands of staff last Sunday.


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Thursday, January 17, 2013
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Gwinnett Daily Post
SUWANEE -- In a unanimous vote Thursday night, the Gwinnett County Board of Education nominated a new chairman for the 2013 year.
Carole Boyce, the newly elected chair, accepted her peers' nomination during the monthly regular meeting.
But first she thanked the previous chairman, Louise Radloff for her service to the school board and her "many roles." An audience of about 100 stood to applaud Radloff, who has served on the school board for 40 consecutive years.
Boyce said she has "big shoes to fill. I don't think anyone could do a finer job than what Mrs. Radloff has done. We certainly continue to appreciate your leadership. Thank you so much."
Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said it is "customary at the first of the year to elect its chairman."
In addition, the board nominated Dan Seckinger as vice chairman for 2013. Boyce previously served as vice chairman.
Boyce's district includes all or part of the Archer, Brookwood, Central Gwinnett, Dacula, Grayson, Mill Creek, Mountain View, and South Gwinnett clusters, in addition to Hooper Renwick and Oakland Meadow School. She is the mother of six children. Re-elected in November 2012, her term expires December 2016.


NASCAR: Gordon on verge of tying consecutive starts mark
It's a bit mind-boggling at first glance. Now in his final season and his final Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Jeff Gordon has never missed a race in his Sprint Cup career. Since his first start in the 1992 season finale at the Atlanta Motor Sp...
It's a bit mind-boggling at first glance. Now in his final season and his final Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Jeff Gordon has never missed a race in his Sprint Cup career. Since his first start in the 1992 season finale at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on the same day Richard Petty ran his final race, Gordon has competed for 23 full seasons without missing a start.
On Sunday, he's due to start the first race of the Chase at Chicagoland Speedway, which will tie him with Ricky Rudd for all-time consecutive starts at 788. The following week in New Hampshire, he can claim the record for himself. There may be eight drivers ahead of him who have more career starts, but they'll never have as many consecutive starts as Gordon - or be able to say they didn't miss a single race in their careers.
The only driver who might rack up a similar record is Jimmie Johnson, who is currently 293 races behind Gordon. Or, if Matt Kenseth elects to compete for another six seasons without missing a race, he could catch Gordon's consecutive start mark.
But after a winless season, can the 43-year-old Gordon survive this year's Chase? That will likely boil down to his Hendrick Motorsport team, which has been struggling. Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s fifth place at the Richmond International Raceway last weekend gave the four-car team only its fourth Top 5 finish in nine races.
"There's no secret that we're off right now as an organization," said Gordon in a meeting with the media prior to the Richmond event. "We're searching a little bit. We're working extremely hard."
Whether the work pays off over the course of the next 10 Chase races may be problematical, especially for a team that has been winless thus far this season - compared to four victories by Gordon's Hendrick teammate Johnson and two by Earnhardt Jr.
But stranger things have happened in the Chase. Ryan Newman won nary a race in 2014, but was within a car length of winning it all in the finale at the Miami-Homestead Speedway. Tony Stewart went into the Chase winless in 2011 before ripping off five victories and edging Carl Edwards for the title.
"I hope we can do something spectacular in the last 10 races and do like Newman did last year," said Gordon. "It has been done before, not in this format, with Tony Stewart."
Stewart won under the original 10-race format. The current elimination formula brings an enormous amount of pressure no matter what kind of season a team has had.
The pressure "starts right in Chicago," said Gordon, who joked about it eating holes in his stomach now that the three-race elimination rounds and the Homestead finale have taken the place of the 10-race run. "In Chicago, before you go, 'OK I'd like to get this race off to a good start. But if it's not a good start, there's several more races where we can get ourselves in good shape.' You can have one mulligan. But when they don't have that many races before they start eliminating, you don't have that mulligan. You don't have time. It adds more pressure. You have to be on your A game."
It would be unlikely for Gordon and his team to suddenly come out of the gate strongly in Chicago, given the recent domination by the teams of Joe Gibbs and Roger Penske and the strong season by Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch. Gordon is more likely to follow the formula of Newman last year, trying to be consistent and not necessarily relying on victories, which would mean an automatic pass to the next round.
"There's a couple of different strategies," said Gordon. "When the Chase starts, it's everybody's intention, at least those who think they are contenders, to say, 'Man, we want to come out of the gate and show everybody who've you got to beat to win this championship.' You've got that and then you've got, 'You know, we've got the ability to just be super consistent and make our way all the way to Homestead by being really solid. We may not be the best team out there, but watch what we can do.'"
The new format is a game changer for the drivers, said Gordon. "I remember last year starting at Chicago, maybe because we thought we did have a shot, carrying more load on my shoulders and feeling the tension in the garage area with those in the Chase and with my team more than ever before. It seems like with that format you can't afford to make any mistakes."
At least as long as he qualifies in Chicago and New Hampshire, Gordon will be the king of consecutive starts, which is saying a lot in a high-risk sport.
And it's not like Gordon backed into the record. Including his first race in Atlanta, Gordon crashed or hit the wall hard enough to damage his car beyond repair eight times during his first 31 races. Later in his career, he nearly took the old boiler plate wall down in Turn 1 at the Pocono International Raceway and was among the first to discover the school of hard knocks in Turn 4 at the Texas Motor Speedway.
More recently, it's been a running joke that if a wall needed a SAFER barrier, Gordon's car would find it. He's survived it all and won four titles. "It seems like just yesterday," said Gordon.
A fifth title remains a longshot, but Gordon will go out in fitting style even if he simply races to the end of the season.
By Jonathan Ingram


The European Union roll-out of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for five to 11-year-olds will begin on 13 December, a week earlier than previously planned, Germany's health ministry has said.
Germany is due to receive 2.4 million doses for use as a two-dose regimen, the ministry said, adding it has commitment on the new date from the manufacturer.
"Given the current pandemic situation, this is good news for parents and children. Many are awaiting this eagerly," acting health minister Jens Spahn said in the statement.
A BioNTech spokesperson confirmed the earlier launch, adding it was contingent on the production batch passing quality control checks early next week.
The roll-out will be brought forward without an impact on agreed delivery volumes thanks to "a massive effort including weekend work" on the part of Pfizer and BioNTech staff, the company added.
Last week, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended that Pfizer/BioNTech's vaccine, approved for European Union use in teenagers between 12 and 17 since May, be given as an injection in the upper arm in two 10 microgram doses, three weeks apart.
Adult doses contain 30 micrograms.
Pfizer and BioNTech have said their vaccine, which is called Comirnaty, showed 90.7% efficacy against the coronavirus in a clinical trial of children aged five to 11.
"The benefits of Comirnaty in children aged 5 to 11 outweigh the risks, particularly in those with conditions that increase the risk of severe Covid-19," the EMA said.


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Founded by Shedly Casseus Parnther, an award-winning scholarship and college advisor with over 15 years of experience, The Scholarship Plug has opened its doors and network to new members. The ﬁrst Scholarship Center in Broward County has opened with the intention to bring an electric and impactful life-changing experience to students across the county by inspiring them to go to college and apply for scholarships.
The Scholarship Plug Center is located at 4462 University Dr., Lauderhill, 33351. Center hours are Tuesdays – Fridays, noon to 7 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Mondays are reserved for appointments only. The center provides a location for students and families to complete their applications and the technology to support the process.
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Warren Buffett may not have supported Donald Trump’s candidacy for president, but the 86-year-old billionaire certainly benefited from the unexpected outcome.
Stocks are up across the board since the presidential election, boosting the value of Berkshire Hathaway’s (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) stock portfolio, but few stocks have rallied as much as Bank of America (NYSE:BAC).
The Bank of America building dominates the Dallas skyline. Image source: Getty Images.
In 2011, during the darkest days of Bank of America’s struggle to survive the fallout from the financial crisis, Buffett called the bank’s CEO Brian Moynihan with an idea. Buffett would inject $5 billion of Berkshire Hathaway’s cash into Bank of America, giving the bank a much-needed seal of approval.
But the deal had to be done on highly favorable terms to Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett demanded $5 billion worth of preferred stock yielding 6%, or $300 million a year. On top of that, the bank kicked in warrants to buy 700 million shares of Bank of America stock for $7.14 per share, exercisable at any time before the middle of 2021.
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Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(LPI)
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After a rally for the ages, the price of oil is back over $50. But the biggest threat to oil might be more production from exploration & production companies drilling in the U.S. shale, say Credit Suisse analyst Mark Lear and team, who cut their ratings on Carrizo Oil & Gas (CRZO), Laredo Petroleum (LPI) and Sanchez Energy (SN). They explain why:
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It’s time to see if SeaWorld Entertainment (NYSE:SEAS) can earn a treat by performing a fancy trick above water. The struggling theme park operator has a media event slated for Thursday morning at its flagship SeaWorld Orlando park. Speculation centers around the unveiling of a new sea-rescue-themed attraction, but some brand bashers hope that SeaWorld will be taking additional steps to wean itself from live marine-life entertainment.


'Vishwaroopam' collects Rs 5.81 crore on first day
'Vishwaroopam' narrates the story of a Muslim Indian agent living in the US in disguise, on a secret assignment.
Chennai: Actor filmmaker Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' raked in some Rs.5.81 crore on the day it released in Tamil Nadu.
"Since it opened in theatres Thursday, the (collection is) expected to increase over the weekend," trade analyst Trinath told IANS. The film, written, produced and directed by Kamal Haasan, released Feb 7 in over 600 theatres in Tamil Nadu.
The Rs.95 crore espionage thriller was originally scheduled to release in Tamil and Telugu Jan 25 but it got banned following protests by Muslim groups. The ban was later lifted.
'Vishwaroopam' narrates the story of a Muslim Indian agent living in the US in disguise, on a secret assignment to stop a probable terror attack. It stars Kamal Haasan, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose and Jaideep Ahlawat.
The film's Hindi version, 'Vishwaroop', released worldwide Feb 1. It collected Rs. 11.55 crore in its opening weekend, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh.
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[Fonte: GLP] Scientists from Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences took a comprehensive look at the genomes of 414 watermelons representing seven species, with the goal of finding genes that will help develop better fruit quality and resistance to pests, disease, drought, and other biotic and abiotic stresses.
According to the paper published in Nature Genetics, the researchers developed an enhanced version of a reference genome, which is used by scientists and breeders to look for new and interesting versions of genes from their samples. The first watermelon reference genome published in 2013 was created using short-read sequencing technologies. In the latest study, long-read sequencing technologies were used to develop a better-quality reference genome for the watermelon community.
Results showed that cultivated watermelon was domesticated by breeding out the bitterness traits while boosting sweetness, fruit size, and flesh color. The modern watermelon varieties have been further improved in the past few hundred years through the improvement of sweetness, flavor and crispy texture. The team also discovered parts of the watermelon genome that could be altered for continuous improvement of fruit quality, such as by making them bigger, sweeter, and crispier.
Read full, original article: Crop Biotech Update November 6, 2019


A person was shot in the hip Monday night in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side. It happened around 7:50 p.m. in the 6000 block of West Wellington, according to Chicago Police. Preliminary reports say the victim’s condition has been stabilized, police said. Further details were not immediately available.
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A: Please listen to Putin at the Valdai Club: https://www.rt.com/russia/565476-putin-valdai-club-takeaways/
An extraordinary speech for our times by Vladimir Putin at the Valdai Club to an audience of dignitaries and intellectuals from 47 countries including the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Moscow who presented a question directly to Putin. Questions also came from India, China, Indonesia, Korea, Armenia, Canada, South Africa, Venezuela, to name a few.
And Putin answered them all.
Putin’s reading of the world is outstanding. You don’t have to be a Putin puppet to see it. You just need to be an independent critical thinking mind. The ideological West has lost the plot completely. Russia is not isolated: it enjoys special relationships with India, China, Brazil, and the entire Global South in Africa, Asia, South America and the Middle East
Western doctoral students who continue to churn out their PhDs demonizing Putin may get a job in the White House for it; but they are misrepresenting and misunderstanding Putin in a way that may well have disastrous consequences. It would be better to learn about him and understand where he is coming from.
We can say the US and its Western partners have become a first-class pain in the ass for the planet, causing great chaos and harm to all peoples.
A must watch speech.
Russia tried to build relations with the West and NATO – to live together in peace and harmony. Their response to all cooperation was simply ‘no’.
B: Putin also referred to Nancy Pelosi as ‘that old lady” or “granny” who turned up in Taiwan, a tongue in cheek comment. He answered a question on Taiwan and confirmed he had not told Xi at the Olympic Games in Beijing in Feb that he would conduct a special military operation in Ukraine. You have to wonder where these Western Guru-like journalists get their information when they claimed Putin went to Beijing to get Xi’s support. It didn’t happen that way.
C: The video is attached of DJ’s question and Putin’s response. It is an historical question relating to religion and the Soviet Union, communism, and whether Putin draws on any of this, and to what extent.
Another photo is attached
… Delegates attending President Vladirmir Putin’s address at the Valdai Club, Moscow, 27 October 2022. Dayan Jayatilleka is 4th from the left in the front row.
SEE full video incl. Dayan’s Question available from 1:35 to 1:41.
ALSO NOTE These Other Reports on the Event
Michael Roberts: SOME THOUGHTS, 28 October 2022
A: “Mr X” is well-informed on international relations. I am a neophyte. I am in the dark as to why Ukraine’s move to join NATO and that path seems to have activated USSR’s violent response. Given the warring situation now in late 2022, it is logical for Russia to calm its relations with a powerful neighbour on its eastern side as well as other states in the south…. or so my pea-brain reasons.
B: Dayan Jayatilleka is the son of the late Mervyn De Silva, a prominent intellectual and newspaper Editor from the 1950s; and a gentleman with whom I clashed on occasions, but nevertheless respected. Dayan was a prominent leftist activist at Peradeniya when I was teaching there in the 1960s and 70s. I have had disagreements with Dayan on occasions in the public realm; but also exchanged views amiably – the most recent being at a convivial dinner at Tamara Kunanayakam’s home in Battaramulla in 2018 or so with Rajiva Wijesinha and Jeevan Thiagarajah among the guests.


Family business weathers oil industry booms, busts
Chuck and Jim Newton grew up in an oil distribution business founded by their father, Cliff.
Last month the company, that began with one man and one delivery truck, opened its third fleet fueling station at the headquarters of Newton Oil Co. Inc. at 3150 S. County Road 460 East in Lafayette.
During the early years, the brothers watched their dad working from 1961 until 1976 as commissioned agent for Standard Oil Inc.
They rode along when he delivered home heating oil, helped top off the tanks on equipment at construction sites and filled up fuel tanks on farms that dotted the countryside around their home in Dayton.
When Standard got out of the delivery business in 1976, Cliff took over the service and established Newton Oil.
Chuck joined the company one year later and quickly learned they had to be nimble to survive.
“People converted to natural gas heating in the 1980s,” he said. “It was a major shift in our business model.
“Ninety-five percent of our business was home heating oil. Now it’s less than 1 percent of our business.”
The Newtons aggressively moved into agricultural and industrial lubricants, he said.
Jim took over the delivery route and Chuck went into sales. He called on Fairfield, Alcoa and TRW and worked to earn their business.
“Just being local and consistent and offering a better service, Chuck said.
“We were one of the first to have a sales person call on customers and try to grow the business.”
They were self-taught. Chuck attended workshops held by oil companies. He joined a professional association and networked with other distributors around the country.
Watching the trends, in 1995 Newton Oil invested in its first Pacific Pride fleet fueling station.
“I just thought that it made sense,” Chuck said. “There are no truck stops in Lafayette, and there had to be demand for a commercial fueling station.”
The brothers bought out their parents in 2001. They kept a close watch on the national trend toward compressed natural gas-powered vehicles, but it cooled off with the drop in gasoline prices.
A second fleet fueling station was added around 2005.
They moved the company in 2011 from the original Standard Oil building on Wilson Street in Lafayette to 10 acres off Veterans Memorial Parkway near U.S. 52.
With room to grow in 2012 Newton Oil expanded again, purchasing the W.G. Gentry Group, another family owned business in Dayton that builds gas stations and truck stops.
“We put in the tanks for our farm customers and trucking customers so we already did a fair amount of that,” Chuck said. “After we had this facility we had a place to house everything.”
The third Pacific Pride fueling station opened in December and the goal for the first quarter of 2015 is get everything moved out of the Wilson Street building.
Cyle and Cody, Chuck’s sons have joined the business, just like their dad and granddad.
The company that now employs more than 30 people still has a family feel.
Just as Cliff, Chuck and Jim met once a week to share information about customer and industry trends, Chuck, Jim and Chuck’s sons hold a weekly meeting.
One significant difference — the strategic conversations that once took place around the breakfast table in the Newton family home now happen in the warehouse.
The one constant, Chuck said, is the company’s ability to change and meet customer needs.
“It’s like the early to mid-’80s when everything was changing,” he said.
“Dad said trying to save the home heating oil business was like trying to save the home heating coal business.
“We’re in business to improve our customers’ business. If we don’t, it’s not a long-term business.”


Jul 18, 2012, 11:34 AM EDT
Sorry Sixers fans.
I know I tried to defend the Kwame Brown signing to a degree, because he’s an average NBA journeyman center and you are paying him like one. It’s not a bad deal and if he’s playing 15 minutes a night off the bench.
But if he is the starting five… well, that’s what Philly coach Doug Collins has planned, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Speaking Tuesday afternoon at a news conference at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Collins said he expects to start Brown and slide Spencer Hawes, last season’s starting center, over to power forward in a lineup that will also see Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner, and Andre Iguodala back in the starting lineup….
“Again, we’re not asking him to come in here and be the No. 1 pick like back then,” Collins said. “He’s coming to a place where he feels good about. I think we’re going to see the best of what Kwame has to offer.”
The idea is just get him to play post defense, rebound and stay out of the way of Jrue Holiday and Andre Iguodala. It sounds feasible on paper. It’s what Phil Jackson did when he got a team that started Kwame and Smush Parker to the playoffs. Of course, the Lakers ditched both those players as fast as they could.
My guess is this experiment ends before Christmas.
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The Iowa Legislature convened a special session on Wednesday to extend the state’s basic Business Relief Program, which provides Business Relief Grants to small businesses.
The program, which was set to expire on July 31, will now continue through December 31.
The program was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and has so far awarded more than $ 60 million in grants to over 5,000 businesses.
House Speaker Pat Grassley said the extension will provide much-needed relief to small businesses across Iowa.
“This has been a tough year for small businesses, and this extension will help them weather the storm,” Grassley said.
Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver said the extension will help businesses keep their doors open and employees on the payroll.
“Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, and this extension will give them the certainty they need to continue operating and growing,” Whitver said.
The Business Relief Program was created in March 2020 and provides grants of up to $ 10,000 to small businesses to help with expenses related to the pandemic.


At the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Ghana has joined more than 154 other nations to take part in this year's Transforming Education Summit (TES) which president know it will benefit Ghanaians as well as our education and to help the people of Ghanaias learned and upcoming learned to help build the foundation of those who are just starting schooling.
An initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General, the Transforming Education Summit (TES) aims to mobilize political ambition, action, solutions, and solidarity to transform education to take stock of efforts to recover pandemic-related learning losses to reimagine education systems for the world of today and tomorrow and to revitalize national and global efforts to achieve.
Each nation was expected to choose a National Convenor to oversee national multi-sectoral consultation meetings, choose a theme focus for the Summit during the 77th UN General Assembly in New York City in September 2022. So all member nations should done their submition on time.
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New Mirena IUD Lawsuit Filed in Ohio Following Uterine Perforation
Women throughout the country continue to file Mirena IUD lawsuits alleging the contraceptive device caused them to suffer serious complications, including uterine perforations. Most recently, a woman in Ohio filed suit alleging her Mirena IUD perforated her uterine wall. The claim, which was filed on November 2 in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, is believed to be the first Mirena IUD lawsuit filed in the state.
According to the Ohio lawsuit, the plaintiff’s Mirena IUD was found embedded in the omentum, near her liver. Her lawsuit alleges Bayer failed to provide warnings regarding serious Mirena side effects, including spontaneous device migration and uterine perforation. The complaint seeks monetary damages, including punitive damages, on behalf of the plaintiff.
A number of young women have filed similar Mirena lawsuits in recent months. Currently, at least 16 such complaints are pending in New Jersey Superior Court. Perhaps in anticipation of a large litigation, Bayer recently petitioned the New Jersey Supreme Court for the consolidation of all Mirena IUD lawsuits filed in the state in a single proceeding in Middlesex County.
Like the Ohio complaint, many of these Mirena IUD lawsuits allege that device migration outside of the uterus is an all-too-common Mirena complication. Mirena IUD migration can cause uterine perforations, and the device may even travel outside of the uterus into the abdomen. This can lead to a number of dangerous Mirena side effects, including infections and scarring, intestinal obstructions, and organ damage. If the Mirena IUD migrates, it may no longer prevent pregnancy. Women who become pregnant while Mirena is still in their body have a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy.
The Mirena IUD was approved as a contraceptive method in 2000, and in 2009 was approved as a treatment for heavy periods in women who wish to use an IUD for birth control. According to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), potential Mirena side effects include:
- ectopic pregnancy
- intrauterine pregnancy
- group A streptococcal sepsis
- pelvic inflammatory disease
- embedment of the device in the uterine wall
- perforation of the uterine wall or cervix
In 2009, the FDA sent Bayer a letter warning that its Mirena marketing “overstates the efficacy of Mirena, presents unsubstantiated claims, minimizes the risks of using Mirena, and includes false or misleading presentations regarding Mirena.” Among other things, the FDA took issue with Bayer’s claims that using Mirena would help a woman “look and feel great.”
Young women who used the Mirena IUD and suffered device migration, uterine perforations or other severe Mirena side effects may be entitled to compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, pain and suffering, and more. If you would like to learn more about filing a Mirena IUD lawsuit, please contact the attorneys at Bernstein Liebhard LLP today by calling 1-877-779-1414.


Fragrances are fascinating. The right scent can be seductive, comforting, exciting, and nostalgia evoking. The wrong scent, meanwhile, can lead to a very unpleasant experience for the wearer and innocent bystanders.
Navigating the world of fashion can be a tricky affair regardless of your gender. Many men, however, tend to think that concerning themselves with the latest styles and trends is an activity better left not pursued. This may be because of actual indifference, lack of time, or apprehension.
The purchase of Fox assets by Disney marks the first time in history that a major Hollywood studio bought out another. The world of film and film distribution is beginning to change even more quickly to counteract the huge impact streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu have had.
Despite the elections being over, the country still appears to be embroiled in political disputes concerning President-Elect Trump and how the system to elect the President of the United States needs revamping.
In an earlier article, we analyzed the Electoral College System. This time, we will be taking a look at the two party system of Democrats vs Republicans and how it may have done more harm than good to national politics.
Volatility has returned to the markets in the past few weeks. This has led to mixed messages to the public as positive economic news is mingled with sudden drops in major indices.
Most of the bad news seems to be generated from outside of the US. A major contributing factor to the outside negativity stems from the feeling of many that Europe is sliding back into yet another recession
A fact that many people do not know is that the US has not exported crude oil since 1975, when Congress banned the act. The reason back then was that domestic reserves where becoming depleted due to the 1973 Arab embargo. But that was over 40 years ago. So why is the ban still in effect?
The media, government officials, economists, and nearly anyone else with mainstream attention talks about the unemployment level. They freely use it as a gauge of how well the economy is doing. The unemployment level has essentially become the official thermometer with which to judge the health of our economy.
But is it really enough? Can one figure, one form of measurement, truly be all that is necessary to gain a comprehensive idea of the state of our economy?


Last week, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a six-month ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in European Union airspace. The agency is now taking precautions one step further, recommending that third-country operators bar all pilots licensed by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA).
In the aftermath of the deadly crash outside of Karachi of flight PK8303 in May, some quite jaw-dropping data is coming to light. The fatal accident has been attributed to pilot errors, expediting an already ongoing investigation into irregularities with certificates.
262 pilots with “dubious” credentials
A full 262 Pakistani pilots are now suspended and under investigation for holding what the country’s Minister for Aviation, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, is calling “dubious” credentials.
As a result, the EASA first banned PIA from operating in EU airspace for the coming six months. This was a blow to the airline, which had hoped to resume flights to Oslo, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Paris, and Milan next month.
Grave safety concern
Now the agency has taken it a step further. On Tuesday, it sent a letter to third-country operators, recommending they suspend all pilot validations issued against Pakistani licenses. It also requested that any carrier employing pilots holding Pakistani validated licenses inform the agency of any measures taken or planned to that regard.
“Approximately 40 per cent of the airline pilot licenses issued by PCAA are either falsified or otherwise not ICAO [International Civil Aviation Organization] compliant,” read the letter seen by Simple FLying. “This is a grave safety concern.”
While the list is being challenged by Pakistani airlines and pilot unions, it included 141 pilots from PIA, nine from Air Blue, ten from Serene Airline, and 14 from Shaheen Airlines. One hundred nine are commercial aviation pilots and 153 airline transport. A probe into their qualifications reportedly revealed that these pilots had either cheated on their exams or enlisted others to take it in their place.
While the fatal accident of PK8303 in May this year, which killed 97 people, has expedited the probe into pilot credentials, it was not what initiated it. The investigation began after a crash landing two years ago. Following the 2018 accident, it was discovered that the pilot captaining the plane could not possibly have been present to sit his exam as he had been on holiday on the test date.
Crossroads for Pakistani aviation
Pakistan has a generally patchy record in terms of aviation safety. Perhaps these startling figures may spur a much-needed overhaul of the system and a pivot towards an enhanced focus on safety.
“The institution has reached the point of moral bankruptcy, not financial. Pakistan now has a choice to make whether to keep or alter its reputation for crashes”, Shahzad Chaudhary, a retired vice air force marshal, told Deutsche Welle.
Do you believe the information now coming to light will have an impact on overall aviation in safety in Pakistan? Do you think the EASA is correct in its recommendations? Let us know in the comments


Mumbai, May 6 (PTI) The operating profitability of domestic sugar mills is expected to decline by 150-300 basis points (bps) to 7.5-9.5 per cent due to reduction in industrial usage of sugar, lower demand for ethanol, and fall in exports following the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 pandemic, Crisil Ratings said.
The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to exert a downward pressure on credit quality of sugar mills by eroding operating profitability and shoring up debt in FY21, Crisil Ratings said in a report.
'The expected decline in operating profitability of millers this fiscal is despite sugar production declining by a fifth in the current sugar season. Sugar millers could thus be looking at operating profitability of 7.5-9.5 per cent in the current fiscal, down from 9-12.5 per cent in the last fiscal,' Crisil Ratings Director Gautam Shahi said.
One of the reason for decrease in profitability is the expected reduction in industrial usage, which accounts for nearly two-thirds of the annual demand of 26 million tonne, as several food manufacturing units -- including soft beverages, chocolates, confectionery, bakeries, hotels, restaurants and cafes -- are either shuttered or running at low capacities, it said.
As a result, overall domestic demand is expected to be lower by 1.5-2 million tonnes in the current sugar season, as reflected in softening prices over the past few weeks, it added.
The second reason is that the oil marketing companies would reduce ethanol offtake because the lockdown has lowered demand for fuel.
Besides, they have limited storage capacity available and production of potable alcohol from ethanol would also be impacted because demand from distillers would have declined, the report said.
Also, international sugar prices have fallen by 23 per cent between January and April as large supplier nations, including Brazil, are switching from ethanol to sugar due to slack global oil demand and low crude oil prices.
Thus, exports from India are likely to remain flattish compared with a 25-30 per cent growth expected earlier, it added.
Crisil Ratings further said that India had started the current sugar season (October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020) with an opening stock of 14.5 million tonnes.
However, despite 20 per cent lower production, the closing inventory is likely to be high at 12.8-14 million tonne, which is equal to six months' consumption, because of slack industrial demand and exports, it added.
The saving grace for domestic sugar mills is the minimum selling price of Rs 31 per kg fixed by the government.
If not for it, sugar realisations would have fallen further, given the high stocks, and led to a sharper decline in profitability, the report said.
'The current sluggishness in sales due to the pandemic will push up inventories, resulting in elevated debt levels this fiscal.
'This, coupled with lower profitability, will moderate the ratios of cash accruals to total debt and interest coverage to 0.09 time and 1.6 times from 0.13 time and 2 times, respectively, in fiscal 2020–21, indicating downward pressure on credit metrics,' Crisil Ratings Associate Director Kiran Kavala sdid. PTI SM RVK


Oscar-winning performer Judi Dench says her Victoria and Abdul co-star Ali Fazal is an excellent young fellow, who is “kind of a romantic and also a laugher”.
“(Ali is) a beautiful young man. He’s kind of a romantic, and also a laugher. That’s a good mixture. We got on very well indeed,” Dench said in a statement.


LeBron James continually redefines what one player is capable of in this predominantly team sport. His abuse of Orlando, New Jersey and Detroit last spring was truly an effort worthy of the ‘Witness’ signs that dominate the landscape at the Quicken Loans Arena.Â Â
All kidding aside, though, the Cavs as a team caught a lot of people off guard last year and it is somewhat troubling how little they’ve done this off-season to try and build on that momentum. Their on-again-off-again pursuit of the Kings’ Mike Bibby makes a lot of sense from the perspective of Bibby being the perfect compliment to the way the Cavs use James, giving him the primary ball-handling responsibilities and letting the point guard act as more of a finisher. However, if the cost for Bibby is Drew Gooden, then it is a price the Cavs cannot pay. As trendy as Anderson Varejao is these days, he is no where near as well-rounded a player as Gooden, and the Cavs are far better off with the depth they have now up front than importing a potentially over-the-hill point guard that makes such an insane amount of money.
What this team could still use, though, is some depth. Donyell Marshall and Damon Jones have hardly panned out for this team since they signed on and Shannon Brown didn’t show a ton last season to make anyone think of him as a primary backup on a Finals team. While money is tight for this team right now, they have to learn to exploit their status as a title contender in the way that San Antonio, Phoenix and even Boston do and get some title-hungry vets on the cheap. The trick here isn’t trying to maintain their position in the East so much as it is trying to make sure up-and-comers don’t leapfrog them before they’ve had their day in the sun.
The fact is that this team still needs LeBron James to be superhuman each and every game in the postseason to have a shot at winning just about every series. With his summer commitments to Team USA and – ideally – many more long playoff runs in the future, the physical toll this could exact on James could knock him out before his time. A gift like LeBron is not one to be feasted on ravenously, it is one to be savored and accented and drawn-out for as long as possible.
Make no mistake, James is this team’s meal ticket, and if he ever catches wise to the fact that they are just wearing him out instead of complimenting him then all of those never-ending rumors detailing his exit strategy from Ohio may prove to be not so far off the mark after all.


Rosneft’s 2012 Crude Oil Output Up 2.7%
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Russian oil giant OAO Rosneft’s (ROSN.RS) crude oil production rose 2.7% in 2012, Russian news agencies quoted the company’s chief executive as saying Tuesday.
Rosneft’s output hit 125.8 million metric tons last year, slightly above its forecast, Igor Sechin told Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Interfax and Prime news agencies.
State-controlled Rosneft is set to become the world’s largest listed oil producer after acquiring TNK-BP, Russia’s number three oil producer, from BP PLC (BP) and its partners in deals worth $55 billion.
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Dimitrios P. Biller, the former manager of legal counsel for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc., alleges company executives forced him to conceal evidence in numerous car rollover cases over the past 20 years, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Biller, who resigned in September of 2007, said Toyota executives forced him, in multiple instances, to illegally withhold information from opposing attorneys. They also required him to destroy data which proved Toyota’s roofs were substandard in more than 300 car accident cases.
The victims in these cases were seriously injured or killed due to crushed roofs and filed lawsuits claiming a direct connection to Toyota’s faulty roofs and their injuries or death.
This isn’t the first time a car company has been accused of concealing evidence in litigation. In 2001, the Michigan Supreme Court supported a ruling which imposed a $547,000 fine on Ford Motor Company for withholding test data that indicated seat belt failure in a lawsuit.
As an injury lawyer who’s represented clients severely hurt in car accidents, this issue is extremely important to me. The idea that an attorney representing a company would intentionally conceal and destroy evidence is distressing and we need to ensure Mr. Biller’s allegations are fully vetted.
Toyota released a statement which said Biller’s statements were “inaccurate and misleading.” The company is painting him as a disgruntled employee looking for retaliation after being asked to leave the company.


A total of 779 people who arrived in Cyprus since Monday afternoon when new stringent measures came into force to contain the spread of Covid-19 are in quarantine at seven hotels, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
The quarantine period is for 14 days. All passenger flights have been prohibited for two weeks, effective from 3 am on Saturday.
However, flights chartered by the government to repatriate those eligible to enter are exempted, as are rescue flights arriving in Cyprus to take tourists home.
The ministry said that three chartered flights are due today carrying 439 people from the UK. They too will be quarantined.
The ministry said it has set up a Coordination Centre to coordinate the safe transfer of quarantined passengers and ensure their stay is as comfortable as possible:
- Coordination on a 24 hour basis for the safe transfer of citizens arriving at Larnaca and Paphos to the hotels where they will be quarantined in cooperation with the private transportation company contracted by state, Hermes Airports which operates Larnaca and Paphos airports, police and the Zernon Coordination centre
- Coordination on a 24 hour basis for the safe transfer of citizens arriving at Larnaca and Paphos who recently underwent an operation or suffer from a serious condition or accompany children to be placed in self-isolation at home in cooperation with medical staff at the airports and the private transportation company contracted by the state,
- Coordination on a 24 hour basis for the most comfortable and safe accommodation of those who are being quarantined in cooperation with the management of each hotel to offer breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as individual care for each person in the hotel
- Strict adherence to the rules of quarantine in cooperation with the National Guard (guarding the exterior, entrance and exits) a private security firm (guarding interior) and police
- Cooperation with the Commissioner for Volunteerism to distribute a package with items of personal hygiene to all those in quarantine
- Health officers to brief all those in quarantine on all issues relating to coronavirus, strict adherence to the rules of isolation and taking their temperature
- Coordination on a 24 hour basis to provide medical care to whoever may need it in cooperation with personal doctors and supply of medicine to all those who take it and have run out.
- Coordination on a 24 hour basis to immediately resolve any problems that may arise with visits of Health Ministry officials to the hotels
- Provision of gloves, masks, antiseptics to all the hotels hosting quarantined individuals
- Coordination on a 24 hour basis with the crisis management centres of the Foreign Ministry, the National Guard and police


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Shakira and Usher Make Their Debut on an Emotional Premiere of The Voice
And there are new celebrity coaches. Shakira, who welcomed a son, Milan, in January, and Usher officially took over for Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera Monday night, joining Blake Shelton and Adam Levine on the show's two-hour season 4 premiere.
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NYC’s Governors Ball Cancels Final Night Including The Strokes’ Headlining Set Due to Inclement Weather
After postponing the final day of Governors Ball 2019 until 6:30 due to the prospect of oncoming storms, festival organizers were forced to eventually cancel the end of the festivities on Sunday, evacuating NYC’s Randall’s Island and negating planned sets from headliners The Strokes, plus SZA, Beast Coast and more.
Just as Beast Coast took the stage, the festival’s screens flashed an announcement instructing all attendees to evacuate the island because of the impending weather, which hit as thousands of festivalgoers attempted to march over the bridge and pile into buses, causing many to take cover under nearby bridges as high winds, heavy rains and lightning swept through the area.
Before the harsh weather hit, unhappy fans were captured on video tearing down one of the Gov Ball installations of plexiglass partial cubicles. Several attendees also recorded their various stormy treks from the festival, as some wallowed in the cancellation while other embraced the rain and even started some collective singing of Strokes songs on the bridge leading to Manhattan.
For their part, The Strokes released an apologetic statement, saying, “We want to send our most sincere thanks for sticking with us through the weather today. Sometimes Mother Nature has a mind of its own and unfortunately that didn’t allow for us to meet you on the stage tonight. We are so thankful for each and every one of you who came from far and wide and stuck around till the last minute to try to celebrate the music with us. We are glad that everyone stayed safe but we’re just as disappointed as you are that we didn’t get to play tonight. We love you guys. We love New York. Until next time!”
The latest in a long line of spring festivals that have encountered inclement weather and cancellations, Gov Ball 2019 wasn’t the first event on Randall’s Island to be hit with bad weather luck, or even the first iteration of the festival. Gov Ball celebrations in 2013 and ’16 also had weather-related issues (the festival begin in 2011), along with Panorama festival, which had a cancellation last year.
Gov Ball has also released a statement on refunds for Sunday, which will be sent to all those who purchased tickets and/or transportation passes through the festival’s website (three-day passes will be partially refunded). Read the full statement here.
Below, watch some scenes from the cancellation and mass exodus (and occasional chaos) via social media (h/t Gothamist).
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#govballnyc was bullshit. I’m not even talking about the cancelation of beast coast or the strokes or sza BUT IT WAS their NEGLIGENCE and the EXCESSIVE FORCE used by the securityguards in response to the deconstruction of a fucking hall of colored panels. Prior to the video teens and adults decided to take apart the structure previously mentioned. In response, as @shhuree said, “rent-a-cops” decided to BEAT helpless individuals. As you see, some officers decided to brutally PUNCH KIDS and assault adults that did nothing to warrant the action. After the video was taken I went after the security guards reminding them that they are not allowed to ASSAULT people. I was then pulled out by a security guard who I then told that he “was not allowed to touch me” in response the security guard [email protected] “not to test him today”. That is bullshit. The first picture is from the walk that we had to do from gov ball to 125 street. People and to go fucking sludging through the mud and POURING RAIN. The gov ball staff did ALMOST nothing to help the THOUSANDS of people get from the island to manhattan. Rather then cancelling the event, @govballnyc decided to postpone it for the time that it did not rain and have the festival during the time that it was raining. [email protected] even mad that [email protected] was wasted, im mad that security officers were allowed to BEAT people and that gov ball coordinators left us to fend for ourselves. Hold gov ball accountable.
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So Governors Ball basically ended the way ‘Jurassic Park’ began. Except without the dinosaurs and with a giant stampede of people tearing down all barriers and fences and walking across the bridge into Manhattan because the organizers– who were cautious enough to cancel the first half of the day because of the possibility of severe weather conditions– didn’t have a solid plan for an emergency evacuation in case those severe weather conditions decided to show up. #govballnyc #governorsball #governorsball2019


For more than a dozen years, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (St. Petersburg, Fla.) has been one of the world’s major hubs for women’s match racing. Along with hosting the International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) World Championship in 2000, the club annually hosts the Rolex Osprey Cup – one of three Grade 1regattas held in the U.S. –– as well as its “little sister” the Grade 3 Rolex Women’s Match. Centered on the goal of attracting more women to the sailing discipline, the Rolex Women’s Match takes place later this week, April 9-12, where 10 teams will take to the SPYC’s Sonar keelboats and participate in round robin racing on Tampa Bay. Teams, results and photos will be posted at www.rolexwomensmatch.org.
“With women’s match racing making its debut at the 2012 Olympics, we’re experiencing a great deal of interest from women sailors, many new to the discipline,” said Pat Seidenspinner (St. Petersburg), regatta co-chair along with Tom Farquhar (St. Petersburg). “Rolex Women’s Match provides an opportunity for sailors to increase their knowledge base and accrue ISAF ranking points, and we offer invitations to the top two finishers to participate in the Rolex Osprey Cup in October.”
The skippers and crew are a mix of Olympic aspirants gaining points on the world stage and those gaining valuable experience. Three-time Rolex Women’s Match champion Sandy Hayes (Scituate, Mass.), who is ranked #18 in the world, is scheduled to compete with Cindy Olsen (Scituate, Mass.), Karen Park (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Verian Aguilar (St. Thomas, USVI).
Genny Tulloch (San Francisco, Calif.), ranked #1 on the US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics after a win at January’s Rolex Miami OCR, will compete against fellow Team members 2008 Olympian Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) and Katy Lovell (New Orleans, La.), ranked #2 and #3 respectively. Capozzi is joined by crew Emily Hill (Miami, Fla.), Jackie Schmitz (Washington, D.C.) and Derby Anderson (Annapolis, Md.), while Lovell’s team is Dana Riley (San Rafael, Calif.), Corrie Clement (La Porte, Texas) and Ann Graham (Houston, Texas).
Tulloch, the 2005 College Sailor of the Year and member of the movie “Morning Light” has been sailing almost non-stop since graduating from Harvard. She will be joined by her regular crew Liz Hall (Bristol, R.I.) and Jamie Haines (Newport, R.I.) with Chafee Emory (Newport, R.I.) filling the fourth crew spot. “We are expecting good competition with some familiar faces,” said Tulloch, who represents the St. Francis and Houston yacht clubs.
Two of the registered skippers are making their debut at the Rolex Women’s Match: Jennifer Wilson (Chicago, Ill.) and Alana O’Reilly (Washington, D.C./Charleston, S.C.), who will helm for the first time.
“I crewed in the Carlos Aguilar regatta in December and the Rolex Miami OCR in January,” said O’Reilly, a 24-year-old College of Charleston graduate. “I am looking forward to some quality racing and to get more match-racing experience.” Her crew includes Lyndsey Gibbons-Neff (Rosemont, Penn.), Emily Flint (Longmeadow, Mass. ) and Emily Babbitt (Dartmouth, Mass.), a member of the Georgetown University sailing team that O’Reilly coaches.
Wilson, meanwhile, helmed for the first time at last month’s Sundance Cup, a Grade 3 event in Fort Worth, Texas, where her team finished in 7th. “I have crewed in several match races in 2008 including the Windy City Match Race (1st), Bermuda Gold Cup (12th) and the U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship (5th),” said the 35-year-old representing Lake Michigan Sail Racing Federation. “Rolex will be more competitive than Sundance, so our major objective is to just get more helm time match racing and learn as much as possible.” Her crew includes Krista Paxton (Detroit, Mich.), Becky DaMore (Annapolis, Md.) and Maegan Ruhlman (Cleveland, Ohio).
Christine Erdman (Detroit, Mich.), who has been sailing since she was a young girl, has come to competitive racing somewhat later in her life. “In the past two years, I have been transitioning from cruising skipper and racing crew to racing skipper,” said Erdman, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the University Of Michigan School Of Public Health. “Prior to moving to Michigan five years ago, I windsurfed extensively on the San Francisco Bay, but the conditions in Michigan just don’t provide the same experience. However, it does have a terrific sailing community, and the match racing bug in Detroit is infectious.”
This past year, Erdman has skippered in the Bayview Yacht Club Match Race (7th), Sheboygan’s Northern Lights Cup (6th), Rolex Miami OCR (12th) and the Sundance Cup (8th). “I find that match racing provides an excellent combination of physical and intellectual challenges,” she said. “Some have likened match racing to chess on the water. I think of match racing as a sort of aquatic yoga.”
The 10 skippers competing, with crew members (hometowns):
1. Louise Bienvenu (New Orleans, La. ) with Marcy Lake, Anne David, Sarah Enwright
2. Debbie Capozzi (Bayport, N.Y.) with Emily Hill (Miami, Fla.), Jackie Schmitz (Washington, D.C.), Derby Anderson (Annapolis, Md.)
3. Christine Erdmann (Detroit, Mich.) with Lori Jost (Sheboygan, Wis./ Venice, Fla.), Mechele Duhamel (Lake Tahoe/Reno, Nev.), Kim Calnan (Tampa, Fla.)
4. Sandy Hayes (Scituate, Mass.) with Cindy Olsen (Scituate, Mass.), Karen Park (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Verian Aguilar (St. Thomas, USVI)
5. JoAnn Fisher (Annapolis, Md.) with Lynda Hiller (Annapolis, Md.), Debbie Probst (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Casey Williams
6. Liz Hjorth (Marina del Rey, Calif.) with Karyn Jones (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), Stine Cacavas (Los Angeles, Calif.), Marylyn Hoenemeyer (Los Angeles, Calif.)
7. Alana O’Reilly (Washington, D.C./ Charleston, S.C.) with Lyndsey Gibbons-Neff (Rosemont, Penn.), Emily Flint (Longmeadow, Mass.), Emily Babbitt (Dartmouth, Mass.)
8. Katy Lovell (New Orleans, La.) with Dana Riley (San Rafael, Calif.), Corrie Clement (La Porte, Texas), Ann Graham (Houston, Texas)
9. Genny Tulloch (San Francisco, Calif.) with Liz Hall (Bristol, R.I.), Jamie Haines (Newport, R.I.), Chafee Emory (Newport, R.I.)
10. Jennifer Wilson (Chicago, Ill.) with Krista Paxton (Detroit, Mich.), Becky DaMore (Annapolis, Md.), Maegan Ruhlman (Cleveland, Ohio)
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Hamas released video claiming its “frogman unit” caught the aquatic assassin
The Palestinian militant group Hamas claimed to have apprehended a Mossad-trained “dolphin killer” spy wearing specialized combat gear who allegedly attacked one of its naval combat units off the coast of Gaza.
A video posted by the armed outfit to announce the apparent capture was shared widely on social media on Tuesday. During the 25-second video, a spokesperson for the Al-Qassam brigades, identified as Abu Hamza, said his “frogman unit” discovered and trapped the aquatic assassin during an operation.
A number of media outlets cited a report from the Al-Quds newspaper, which apparently noted that the dolphin was armed with a “device” capable of killing Hamas operatives he allegedly chased into the sea. The video included footage of a conical, harness-like craft allegedly taken from the captured spy.
Tweet about “Killer Zionist dolphins”, Joe Truzman, an analyst with the United States-based advocacy group Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, noted that Abu Hamza had revealed that the animal was found by a member of the Frogman unit. “Who was killed by Israel during the May conflict”.
Killer Zionist dolphins exist, according to a Hamas publication. Abu Hamza explains that a member of Hamas’s Frogman unit who was killed by Israel during the May conflict found the killer dolphin. The device the alleged killer dolphin wore is shown in the post. pic.twitter.com/gvAyynO3YT
– Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) January 10, 2022
Israel’s official Twitter account run by its Foreign Ministry’s “digital diplomacy team” on Wednesday appeared to mock the reports by posting a series of dolphin emojis, though there were no clarification that the post was a response to the allegations.
– Israel ישראל (@ Israel) January 12, 2022
While several social media users appeared to reject Hamas’ claims, some – such as US Naval Institute press analyst HI Sutton – suggested the report had “some credibility” in what it is “Plausible that Israel could have a Navy program on marine mammals.” “
In a blog post, Sutton said that the harness “seems to correspond to the nose of a dolphin” and is “similar” to those used by these programs in other countries. He added that he seemed to have a “Attached harpoon gun-like device” it could be either a way to “Mark the target” or one “Simple weapon”.
However, he warned that there was “no evidence to confirm that the harness is Israeli, or even from a dolphin.”
This is not the first time that Hamas has alleged Israel’s use of trained dolphins. In August 2015, the BBC cited a report from Al-Quds which claimed that another captured dolphin had been “stripped of his will” and transformed into “a murderer” by Israeli forces.


GRAPEVINE, Texas – The Boy Scouts of America will announce Thursday the outcome of the 1,400-member national council's vote after they cast their ballots on a new resolution allowing for openly-gay membership into the scouts, which many fear will lead to the dissolution of the faith-based organization, and the promotion of LGBT activism.
In April, the BSA released a proposal that states: "No youth may be denied membership in the BSA on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone." While allowing homosexual members, the scouts would maintain its gay ban when it comes to leadership.
John Stemberger, an Eagle Scout and founder of OnMyHonor.Net, a coalition of BSA parents and scouting leaders who are asking members of the national council to vote "No" on the BSA's resolution, announced at a Wednesday press conference that the BSA's own estimates reveal "200,000 to 400,000 youth will leave the program if this change is made. That doesn't include scout masters and parents associated with those boys."
Stemberger also underscored the point that scouting doesn't discriminate based on sexual orientation. "Every time I turn on the TV, they're saying 'scouting bans gays.' But yet I see adults and kids in uniform that have been in there for many years. Well, what happened? What happened is that they acted openly. They began to promote gay activism, they began to flaunt their sexuality and engage in behavior and conduct which is a distraction to the mission of scouting."
"There's no witch hunt in the BSA to find out what your sexual orientation is," Stemberger added. "We don't care about it. Scouting is for camping, and for fires, canoeing and swimming. We're not interested in bringing in sexuality. And this proposal will inject hyper-sexuality right into the blood veins of scouting, making it an inappropriate program."
The BSA doesn't ask scouts about their sexuality, and that will not change if there's a modification to their policy of not allowing homosexual scouts, Deron Smith, director of public relations for BSA, told The Christian Post.
Smith also pointed out that the new resolution will state that any sexual conduct, homosexual or heterosexual, is not consistent with the moral teachings upheld by the BSA. The resolution will also recognize that scouts, like all adolescents, will be working through a process of understanding morality and their duties to God.
"The BSA handbook currently teaches, 'Waiting until marriage is the wise course of action.' …We are unaware of any major religious chartered organization that believes a youth member simply stating he or she is attracted to the same sex, but not engaging in sexual activity, should make him or her unwelcome in their congregation," Smith said.
If the majority of the delegates vote in favor of the resolution, Smith asserts that the BSA will be ready to implement the policy and address concerns about the scouts' safety.
"No other organization has the same level of expertise for administering logistics and protecting the safety of its participants," Smith said. "To further prepare the organization, the BSA has created an implementation task force to make sure it's ready, should this resolution pass. It's looking into how other organizations have dealt with these issues. The BSA chose the effective date of Jan. 1, 2014, to give the organization the time it needs to make sure it's operationally ready for this policy."
In the BSA's official "Voice of the Scout" survey, among the members of the scouting community, 61 percent said they support their current policies. Additionally, 61 percent of respondents agreed that it's acceptable for an openly gay teenager to be denied membership into the Boy Scouts. Likewise, 58 percent of the scouting community supports the current policy that "prohibits open homosexuals from being scouts or adult scout leaders," and agree that the policy "is a core value of scouting found in the Scout Oath of Law."


Michael Jackson's children enjoy a power play date with Willow and Jaden Smith... all set up by grandmother Katherine
Michael Jackon's children are eager to follow their father into showbusiness and last week they joined young Hollywood stars Willow and Jaden Smith for a power play date.
Prince, 14, Paris 13, and Blanket, nine, were spotted visiting Will Smith's brood on a film set in Los Angeles.
And according to reports, it was the Jackson children's grandmother Katherine who arranged the meet-up - because she thinks Prince, Paris and Blanket could learn a lot from Jaden and Willow.
Famous families: Michael Jackson's children Paris, Prince, and Blanket visited Will Smith's children Willow and Jaden at an Los Angeles film set last week
Young Hollywood: Jaden and Willow are both stars in their own right while Jackson's children are eager to pursue careers in showbusiness
The 81-year-old believes the Smith
youngsters are prime examples of young success in Hollywood and wants
their influence to rub off on her grandchildren, according to TMZ. com.
Grandmother Katherine is said to have arranged the meet-up between the children
Willow, 10, and Jaden, 12, are rumoured to be working on a new movie project together.
Of course, both are already famous in their own right - Willow found international stardom with her hit Whip My Hair while her brother recently became the highest paid Hollywood child star after raking in $3m for The Karate Kid.
While the children are not known to have been friends, the children certainly looked to be having fun together as the larked around the set.
The Jackson three were accompanied by their grandmother and guardian, Katherine.
Prince told Good Morning America earlier this year that he was 'looking at a couple of opportunities in show business... mostly producing,' and Paris has expressed an interest in acting.
Their father the King Of Pop died on 25 June 2009 aged 50 and the whole Jackson clan have been mucking in since to make their lives as normal as possible.
They attended a public church service over the weekend and they now go to school.
And as reported by the Mail Online last week, they also go to afterschool drama class near their LA home.
However, Katherine, 80, and their aunt La Toya, 54, who is closely involved in their upbringing, want them to get an education before any attempt to launch themselves fully into the public eye.
Look, I can whip my hair back and forth too! Paris jumped around on set
This is how I roll: Jaden, the highest paid child star in Hollywood, cruised around on his flashy bicycle
La Toya said in March: ‘They have gone to school and they really like it, so I’m very happy for them. It’s taught them something totally different about people and life.'
She also revealed they recently donated clothes to help Japanese earthquake and tsunami victims.
She added: 'They said they don’t mind doing and giving whatever. It was so sweet. They say, "Can we give our clothes to them?" It’s really sweet.'
Yesterday the Jackson children were seen popping into Starbucks to pick up a iced drink each before heading off to their after-school activities.
Sweet treat: Yesterday Paris, Prince and Blanket Jackson stopped off at Starbucks for iced drinks before heading to after-school activities
Taste good? Paris and Prince appeared to enjoy their drinks
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Johannesburg - The DA said it was confident it had presented a solid case against PR firm Bell Pottinger as a hearing into the firm's conduct concluded on Friday.
The hearing, which took place in London, came after the party laid a complaint with the Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) over the PR firm's violation of the association's Professional Charter and Code of Conduct.
The UK-based firm came under fire when their working relationship with Oakbay was exposed, prompting them to cut ties with the company.
Bell Pottinger has since issued an apology over the saga.
The DA's Phumzile van Damme in a statement said the DA presented evidence with showed how the PR firm "sought to exploit, the already fragmented, race relations in our country".
"This, to benefit the Guptas and the Zumas, in their quest to completely loot and plunder our public coffers," van Damme said.
"The DA is of the view that Bell Pottinger’s pro-Gupta propaganda campaign contravened the PRCA’s Codes of Conduct."
Van Damme confirmed that the committee, following the conclusion of the hearing, would meet for deliberations and announce the outcome of the hearing within 14 days.
The committee chairman would then draft a recommendation which will be referred to the PRCA board who will “approve, amend, or overrule the decision” and if the recommendation “is one of suspension or termination [...] the Board who shall consider the report and recommendations [...] and shall give its judgement in writing”, van Damme explained.
"The DA trusts that both the committee and the board will make the right decision that will begin to repair the damage Bell Pottinger caused in South Africa to the benefit of President Zuma and the Gupta family.
"The DA reiterates its call that Bell Pottinger must declare all funds from their Gupta accounts and reinvest these profits to benefit South Africa people such as a worthy charity."


Biggest Remembrance Sunday turn out ever in Islington
More than 1,000 people turned out to honour fallen soldiers over a series of events last week.
The biggest occasion was the Remembrance Sunday Parade, which set off from Highbury Fields at 10am and ended at Islington Green for a poignant service in memory of those who have given their lives for their country and a two minute silence.
The parade was headed by the Holloway Adventurers and Pathfinders Drum Corps, The Standard Bearers and Wreath Bearers, Islington Veterans Association (IVA), Honourable Artillery Company, Sea Cadets, 23 Cadet Squadron RE, The Rifles, 9F Squadron ATC and 329 Squadron ATC.
The event drew in the biggest numbers to date and chairman of the IVA, Ron Ranger, said it was the best service they have ever experienced.
There was also a wreath-laying ceremony at the Civilian and Military War Memorials at Islington and St Pancras Cemetery in East Finchley, led by Islington Mayor, Cllr Phil Kelly, the deputy lieutenant and councillors, on Wednesday.
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On Friday – Armistice Day – there was a two minutes’ silence and short ceremony on the Town Hall steps in Upper Street, which was temporarily closed by police for the occasion.
Further Remembrance Sunday events took place at the war memorial in Spa Green, Finsbury, and at the WWI memorial arch in Manor Gardens, Holloway.
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Islington Mayor, Cllr Phil Kelly, said: “All of the events went really well. I’m very pleased that the numbers of people turning out for Remembrance Day events are on the up.
“I think it shows people are taking events much more seriously and that they welcome the opportunity to express their feelings towards the people who have saved their country.”
Council leader, Cllr Catherine West, said: “Each year we get a bigger turn out and, more importantly, it’s all generations. We are seeing much more participation from younger people.”


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