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1 2.7 Trump offers national security adviser post to Flynn President-elect Donald Trump has offered the influential post of national security adviser to his controversial campaign adviser, former general Michael Flynn, US media (10.99/11) reported Trump officials as saying. 2016-11-18 01:50 3KB www.digitaljournal.com

2 2.6 Donald Trump Takes Credit for Helping to Save a Ford Plant That Wasn’t Closing (5.42/11) Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter that he had helped keep a plant in Kentucky. Although Ford had planned to move some work to Mexico, it had intended to keep the factory open. 2016-11-18 01:54 2KB www.nytimes.com

3 3.6 Jennifer Lopez duets with Marc Anthony at Latin Grammys

(4.45/11) Jennifer Lopez surprised guests at the 17th annual Latin Grammy Awards Thursday when she performed with and presented an award to... 2016-11-18 03:25 2KB lasvegassun.com

4 3.4 Japan's Shinzo Abe has ‘great confidence’ in Donald Trump – video (4.26/11) Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe says he held ‘candid’ talks with president-elect Donald Trump, after they met in New York on Thursday 2016-11-18 04:19 1KB www.theguardian.com

5 2.7 Trump's Daughter Sits In On Japan PM Talks, His First With Foreign Leader Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump's landmark first talks with a foreign leader (3.20/11) show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family's influence as he readies to take power. 2016-11-18 04:07 732Bytes article.wn.com

6 0.3 China, US Militaries Stage Joint Humanitarian Relief Drill Chinese and U. S. troops staged joint drills Friday in an effort to better coordinate a response to humanitarian disasters and build confidence between their militaries that (2.22/11) remain deeply wary of each other. Held since 2005, the U. S.-China Disaster Management Exchange is part of efforts to... 2016-11-18 03:46 3KB abcnews.go.com

7 3.6 Trump tweets: MKC to stay in Ky; Ford confirms Contract with UAW agrees to phase out MKC in Louisville, but company and union never said where production was headed 2016-11-18 00:48 4KB rssfeeds.detroitnews.com (2.13/11) 8 0.9 Trump looks poised to overturn Obama policies that favored Google (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google faces a tougher regulatory landscape as U. S. (2.08/11) President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration looks poised to reverse Obama administration policies that often favored the internet giant in the company's battles with telecoms and cable heavyweights, analysts say. 2016-11-18 08:31 6KB feedproxy.google.com

9 4.7 UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 On Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 people died in a mass suicide-murder led by the (2.07/11) Rev. Jim Jones at the People's Temple commune in Guyana following the slaying of U. S. Rep. Leo Ryan, D-Calif. It was the worst tragedy of its kind in modern history. 2016-11-18 04:30 3KB www.upi.com

10 5.9 Ford, UAW-Ford pledge $6M to Motown Museum expansion

(2.06/11) Deal will include a new performance venue dubbed the Ford Motor Company Theater 2016-11-18 01:07 1KB rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

11 1.6 Look out Netflix! Amazon Prime Video could soon be expanding its on-demand streaming to 200 countries (1.07/11) The Amazon Prime Video service is currently available in Austria, the UK, Germany, Japan and the US, with a promise of availability soon in India, but rumours suggest it could soon expand further. 2016-11-18 04:50 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

12 0.3 British PM's changing vocabulary signals shift from 'hard Brexit' LONDON (Reuters) - There is a recognizable repetition in Theresa May's speeches (1.05/11) about Britain's decision to leave the European Union: "Brexit means Brexit", making "a success of it" and getting "the best deal" for Britain are some of her stump phrases. 2016-11-18 04:13 846Bytes article.wn.com

13 8.3 Great Ryburgh puncture finds 81 ‘rare’ Anglo-Saxon coffins

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14 1.1 GRAPHIC PHOTO: Kids among the injured in Mozambique blast Several children were among those who were injured when an oil tank truck burst into flames in a village in western Mozambique, a report says. WARNING: the nature of the (1.04/11) image is graphic and may upset sensitive readers. 2016-11-18 02:31 3KB www.news24.com 15 0.6 A 14 year girl from London with a rare form of cancer was cryogenically preserved in America

(1.03/11) A 14 year girl who lived in the London area with her mother and had a rare form of cancer, being described as a “bright, intelligent young person”. 2016-11-18 02:11 1KB www.roundnews.com

16 0.7 Draghi says that withdrawal of QE relies on 'durable' pickup in inflation (1.02/11) President Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank has highlighted his concerns over the reliance of accommodative monetary policy by the region's economy. 2016-11-18 04:44 1KB www.cnbc.com

17 2.9 TV academy gets first black CEO in its 70- year history A veteran producer is the newly elected chief executive of the Television Academy and the first African-American to hold the post in the organization's 70 years... (1.02/11) 2016-11-18 04:30 2KB lasvegassun.com

18 0.8 The effects of India's currency reform? "Chaos" say analysts

(1.02/11) India's dramatic currency reform was designed to reign in tax dodgers and the underground economy, but many analysts warn that it's likely to fail and could cause serious troubles... 2016-11-18 04:22 708Bytes article.wn.com

19 0.0 Aussies seeking sweet revenge We've known for decades that sugar is bad for you. But because of sharp-eyed work by a television channel, Faf du Plessis may be about to learn that lesson the hard way. (1.02/11) 2016-11-18 02:26 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

20 0.5 In Israel, Famed Pre-WWII Ship Survivors Relate to Refugees

(1.02/11) While the European refugee crisis has captured the world's attention, Sol Messinger is one of the few who can personally relate to the harrowing images of desperate families fleeing to safety by sea. The 84-year-old retired pathologist from Buffalo was aboard the SS St. Louis, the famed... 2016-11-18 02:10 6KB abcnews.go.com

21 1.1 Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 18 BRATISLAVA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (S... (0.03/11) 2016-11-18 04:02 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

22 0.0 Childish Gambino New Song ”Redbone” Lyrics, Download and Listen Online Free (0.01/11) Sing Along to Childish Gambino’s New Song “Red Bone” Lyrics and Listen to Childish Gambino’s New Song “Redbone” 2016-11-18 04:17 2KB www.earnthenecklace.com 23 3.9 Plea to Government over mental health service improvements Every former health secretary of the past 20 years has signed an open letter voicing 2016-11-18 04:49 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

24 0.0 Chloe Lewis steps out in polka dot blazer and ripped jeans amid claims she's dating Perrie Edwards' ex Luke Pasqualino The TOWIE star attended the upmarket eatery with a pal looking chic in ripped jeans and a polka dot blazer. 2016-11-18 04:47 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

25 1.6 Dubai invites 'Hyperloop' designs Congested Dubai is looking to the future with a radical new mass transit system able to carry passengers at speeds faster than some airliners. 2016-11-18 04:46 3KB rss.cnn.com

26 3.6 Doors to $330 million Dubai Opera house officially open After three years of construction, the Dubai Opera house has officially opened its doors, hosting its first ever concert performance on Wednesday. 2016-11-18 04:46 1KB rss.cnn.com

27 1.6 The Syrian architect with a vision for how to rebuild her country Marwa al-Sabouni's new book "The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria" looks at how architecture can heal the city of Homs. 2016-11-18 04:46 4KB rss.cnn.com

28 2.4 Richard Branson looks at the start-up scene in SA Richard Branson has now made it clear heâs got his eyes on the country and is looking at what he can do as far as start-up businesses go. This is exciting news for South Africa. 2016-11-18 04:45 3KB www.news24.com

29 3.2 VW agrees 23,000 German job-cut deal to revive core brand WOLFSBURG, Germany, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen unveiled plans to cut 23,000 jobs in Germany to help achieve 3.7 billion euros ($3.92 billion) in annual sa... 2016-11-18 04:42 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

30 1.0 Smog may be easing, but in parts of China water quality worsens By David Stanway and Sue-Lin Wong SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Nov 18 (Reuters) - China is making progress in battling the damaging smog that can shroud its big cities,... 2016-11-18 04:42 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 31 0.0 Family start-up Dis-Chem Pharmacies debuts on South African bourse JOHANNESBURG, Nov 18 (Reuters) - South African drug store chain Dis-Chem made its debut on the Johannesburg bourse on Friday, giving its founders a chance to... 2016-11-18 04:40 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

32 0.0 Daily Calendar COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE BLUE WATER AREA 2016-11-18 04:38 13KB feeds.feedblitz.com

33 0.4 Nothing happens in Wisconsin? Rubbish — it's a fabulous playground for the whole family There's more to Wisconsin than supermarket cheddar, says the Daily Mail's David Jones. On his Midwestern road trip, he discovers that the blissfully relaxed state has some of the best beaches in America. 2016-11-18 04:24 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk

34 2.1 Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 26, cuddles up to his much older wife Sam, 49, at NYC premiere for Nocturnal Animals Aaron has been busy promoting his new movie, Nocturnal Animals. And on Thursday night, the actor mixed work with pleasure as he took his wife of four years to his film's premiere in New York City. 2016-11-18 04:21 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

35 1.4 Mark Wahlberg shows off long locks... as Michelle Monaghan sparkles in elegant gown at Patriots Day premiere Many actors his age are most concerned about combing over their bald patches. 2016-11-18 04:21 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

36 2.9 Should Israel's Right embrace Trump before he takes office? Trump’s victory, however, does present Israel with another major challenge, possibly one of the greatest it has faced in the US in recent years: how to maintain bipartisan political support. 2016-11-18 04:21 7KB www.jpost.com

37 0.6 Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish remain in contention at Ghent Six Day Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish slipped from second to third but remain firmly in contention for victory at the halfway stage of the Ghent Six Day eve... 2016-11-18 04:19 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

38 0.8 China’s ByteDance In Digital Content Deal With ProSieben’s Studio 71 Chinese digital content aggregator ByteDance has signed a licensing deal with Studio 71, a multi channel network that belongs to Germany’s ProSieben group. Studio 71’s content will be subtitled int… 2016-11-18 04:18 1KB variety.com 39 2.4 BRIEF-Monte dei Paschi shares volatile in early trade Nov 18 (Reuters) - Italian banks: * Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena shares rise 2.8 percent in early trade; later the stock pares its gains and up 0.4 percen... 2016-11-18 04:18 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

40 1.1 Shyamalan: 'I definitely feel like an outsider' It is an old joke in Hollywood that the biggest twist in M Night Shyamalan's work is how badly his career nosedived after he arrived on a wave of acclaim. Th... 2016-11-18 04:16 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

41 0.7 'It could've been a lot worse': Charlie Sheen says ex- wife Brooke Mueller and twin sons 'fine' after breakdown The 51-year-old actor said his twin boys were fine on Thursday following his ex-wife's recent breakdown in Utah. 2016-11-18 04:14 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

42 1.3 Holiday for one please - and make it snappy: How solo travellers can enjoy a fun-filled tour of Florida, including alligators, space ships, celebrity spotting and (of course) a Disney Park If going on holiday by yourself sounds daunting then Just You has the answer - group trips for single people without any hidden nasties - including a glorious sunshine trip around Florida. 2016-11-18 04:12 14KB www.dailymail.co.uk

43 0.0 Mother-of-two lifts the lid on postnatal depression in an honest post Tasmanian mother-of-two Kim Saunders has opened up about her battle with postnatal depression. Ms Saunders, who writes the blog Captain + Co, shared what PND looked like for her. 2016-11-18 04:09 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

44 1.0 Will the entry of India and Pakistan paralyze the SCO? The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a regional security organization launched in 1996, will welcome India and Pakistan as full members at its next annual summit in Astana, Kazakhstan in June 2017. This will make the SCO, which some experts say was formed to... 2016-11-18 04:01 895Bytes article.wn.com

45 0.0 Q&A: Steven Wright Surrealist comedian reminisces about his career and the influences that shaped his iconoclastic style. 2016-11-18 10:52 16KB lasvegasmagazine.com

46 9.1 Solid Gold Soul takes you back Talented singers pay tribute to some of Motown's greatest acts. 2016-11-18 10:52 1KB lasvegasmagazine.com 47 7.1 Carrie Underwood is going big The powerhouse country vocalist is ready to take on T-Mobile Arena. 2016-11-18 10:52 1KB lasvegasmagazine.com

48 7.1 Switchfoot and Relient K are on message Crossover Christian rock bands continue to shine light on faith and positivity. 2016-11-18 10:52 1KB lasvegasmagazine.com

49 2.8 Pregnant zoo keeper uses ANIMALS to compare the size of her baby A pregnant zoo keeper from Ohio in the U. S has found a unique way to show how big her unborn daughter is week to week by posing with a range of animals that weigh the same as her baby. 2016-11-18 03:51 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

50 0.0 Hamas clamps down on Gaza's 'insecure' Israeli SIM cards Partner Communications said it had no business activity in Gaza, pointing out that the pre-paid cards were bought from independent distributors in Israel. 2016-11-18 03:48 4KB www.jpost.com

51 2.1 Celebrity Horses: After 3000 Years, Numitor Of Circus Maximus Rejoins The List Horses have always been popular animals throughout world history, and some horses are destined to be celebrities. For example, there are lists compiled by institutions, like the Smithsonian, that give us some clues about famous horses throughout history. Interestingly, a celebrity horse from... 2016-11-18 03:40 1KB article.wn.com

52 4.8 KZN back with a splash Holidaymakers heading to the KwaZulu-Natal north coast over the festive season need only pack sunblock and their costumes. 2016-11-18 03:35 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

53 2.5 AUTOSHOW-China SUV wars to heat up as Volkswagen unveils two new models By Jake Spring GUANGZHOU, China, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG unveiled two sport-utility vehicles for the Chinese market on Friday, the first in a planne... 2016-11-18 03:16 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

54 3.2 Kids who drink whole-fat milk slimmer than those who drink low-fat New Canadian research has found that children who drink whole milk are leaner than those who drink low-fat and skimmed versions. 2016-11-18 03:13 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 55 3.4 Bernard Chan confident standard working hours deal can be reached with labour unions Executive Council member and top advisor to CY Leung said the consequences of standardised working hours will need to be studied further 2016-11-18 03:10 3KB www.scmp.com

56 2.9 Hailee Steinfeld makes a bold fashion statement at powerful women's event The 17-year-old was one of a number of famous females to come together for A Conversation On Trailblazers: Women In The Workplace with Ariana Huffington and Sophie Watts on Thursday night. 2016-11-18 03:07 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

57 1.4 New name, new sound: Stogie T is smoking What's in a name? A lot, according to controversial hip-hop heavyweight Tumi Molekane, who is making a musical comeback as Stogie T. 2016-11-18 03:05 1KB www.timeslive.co.za

58 2.0 Why Jaguar's latest car took 60 years to complete Jaguar is celebrating its past and its future in equal measure at this year's LA Auto Show by revealing a perfect recreation of its iconic 1957 XKSS roadster alongside its cutting-edge plug-in SUV concept the I-Pace and committing to the electrification of half its current line... 2016-11-18 03:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za

59 2.1 RT’s first-ever 360° video from space allows viewers to feel like ‘real cosmonauts’ — RT News The breathtaking beauty of Earth opens up in RT’s new project “Space 360” through a stunning 360° video from the International Space Station (ISS). The unprecedented footage, filmed by a Russian cosmonaut, will give an immersive experience of life in orbit. 2016-11-18 03:00 2KB www.rt.com

60 0.0 L'vovo to undergo 'traditional ceremony' amidst sangoma rumours L’vovo Derrango is set undergo a traditional ceremony next weekend in Durban. But the kwaito artist is shy to reveal whether it will be to undergo training as a sangoma. 2016-11-18 03:00 857Bytes www.timeslive.co.za

61 1.0 Emtee isn't intimidated by international artists: I can do anything they can Rapper Emtee may be working with some of the biggest names in the music world at the moment, but he is not about to get star struck. 2016-11-18 02:58 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 62 3.3 E-cigarettes are damaging oral health, says new research Two new studies released this week have shown the damaging effect that e-cigarettes have on dental and oral health. 2016-11-18 02:58 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

63 1.2 RT shoots unique 360 video of MiG jet penetrating stratosphere at 2,000kph (EXCLUSIVE) — RT Viral A Russian MiG-29 jet’s flight straight into the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere at hair-raising speed has been captured on a panoramic camera, providing one of a kind footage that is certain to send shivers down your spine. 2016-11-18 02:54 2KB www.rt.com

64 2.1 Shelley Duvall: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Shelley Duvall went from having an illustrious film career to living in near isolation in Texas. Today, CBS will air… 2016-11-18 02:53 5KB heavy.com

65 3.2 Ashley Graham Honored Twice, As A Plus-Size Model And A Cultural Icon Ashley Graham speaks out for plus size women, as she’s honored as a Woman of the Year and immortalized by Mattel as a Barbie doll. 2016-11-18 02:45 3KB www.inquisitr.com

66 5.6 Navajo Nation, Urban Outfitters settle designs suit Clothing retailer, tribe plan to collaborate on authentic American Indian jewelry sales. 2016-11-18 02:45 3KB rssfeeds.usatoday.com

67 1.4 Michelle Williams stuns in stylish black dress with white piping at TimesTalks in NYC The actress, 36, was once again promoting her Amazon Studios film Manchester By The Sea, this time at a TimesTalks event at the DGA Theater in Manhattan. 2016-11-18 02:35 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

68 1.7 3 Surprising True Stories about Israeli Billionaires Many millionaires of the world enjoy showing off their money, demonstrating to people just how rich they are. Billionaires, on the other hand, seem to be much more discrete. A majority of them prefer to stay out of the limelight, perfectly happy to enjoy... 2016-11-18 02:33 3KB article.wn.com

69 1.9 Perth woman's horrific pedicure injury A woman has suffered a horrific toe injury after her toe was sliced open during a pedicure. The pedicurist sliced her toe open and poured sterilising solution over the wound instead antiseptic liquid. 2016-11-18 02:32 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 70 1.8 Meet the cheeky model who lives the high life and is ALWAYS surrounded by the most beautiful models in the world He lives a lifestyle envied by many, strutting the catwalk for Tom Ford and Versace while spending his down time cavorting with the most beautiful women in the world. 2016-11-18 02:29 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

71 1.5 Elizabeth Hurley flashes her cleavage through sheer lace top as she and Royals castmates join Mario Lopez for Extra interview She is quite literally Hollywood royalty. And Liz Hurley granted an audience to one of her loyal Tinseltown subjects Mario Lopez on Thursday. The 51-year-old stunner joined her Royals castmates 2016-11-18 02:22 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

72 0.0 Lindsay Lohan parties in a skimpy dress and fur coat during a night out in London The 30-year-old showcased her toned legs in the skimpy number but managed to stay warm with a luxurious fur coat. 2016-11-18 02:20 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

73 1.3 Injury-plagued Utah Jazz suffer tough defeat to Chicago Bulls Utah makes it interesting after falling behind by 17 in the second half, but can't make up for the absence of Derrick Favors and George Hill. 2016-11-18 02:15 5KB www.deseretnews.com

74 2.1 Descriptive Guide To Watch BBC iPlayer Abroad What is BBC iPlayer? BBC iPlayer is an internet streaming television and radio service which is broadcast in the United Kingdom. The service is provided on a large scale of devices that includes smartphones, Xbox, PlayStation, Desktop, and tablets. How To Watch BBC... 2016-11-18 02:12 2KB article.wn.com

75 2.7 Chantel Jeffries dances in a bikini for her Snapchat followers On Thursday, lounged about outdoors in her two-piece and sharing the experience with her Snapchat followers. She also danced in front of her mirror in the selfsame two- piece swimsuit. 2016-11-18 02:03 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

76 2.7 Paris Hilton reveals she's 'thinking about' bringing back and starring in The Simple Life The Simple Life was nothing short of iconic television, and now Paris Hilton has hinted that she might be bringing the reality show back. 2016-11-18 02:02 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 77 0.0 DuPont to end pension contribution for active employees

DuPont pension decision will affect the retirement of 13,000 workers. 2016-11-18 02:01 6KB rssfeeds.usatoday.com

78 1.1 Genetic engineering ‘breakthrough’ could slow aging, reverse blindness — RT News In what is said to be a breakthrough for genetic engineering, scientists have restored sight in partially-blind rats by using a new technique that may even extend the human lifespan. 2016-11-18 02:01 3KB www.rt.com

79 0.3 Free ‘Lost Odyssey’ Promotion Leaked For Xbox One Owners, Just A Test Or Coming Soon? Xbox One owners wanting to try the backwards compatible Lost Odyssey may get it for free sometime in the near future. The classic Xbox 360 Japanese role-playing 2016-11-18 02:00 2KB www.inquisitr.com

80 1.3 Luther Keith: Raising revival in Detroit neighborhoods Luther Keith’s ARISE Detroit! works tirelessly to connect urban-uplift groups across the city of Detroit with one another, needy citizens, and volunteers. 2016-11-18 02:00 3KB rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

81 1.5 Claims Companies: Victims Of PPI Mis-selling, Time Limits For New Claims There are a number of people in the United Kingdom whom have been miss sold payment protection insurance during the course of the late 80s, the 90s and the early 2000s. Since 2008 there has been a huge number of people wishing to claim compensation for this commonly... 2016-11-18 01:59 3KB article.wn.com

82 2.0 7 Key Indication To Upgrade Your Ecommerce Website It is crucial that business is able to keep up with the growth and e-commerce is booming. Customer expectations are also growing with the growth of the e-commerce in the marketplace. Every small business is different and there are several different themes when it co mes... 2016-11-18 01:55 3KB article.wn.com

83 0.0 Today in History Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2016. There are 43 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1966, U. S. ... 2016-11-18 01:51 590Bytes article.wn.com 84 3.0 ‘American Horror Story’ Season 7 News: Spring Debut Might Continue ‘Roanoke’ Cliffhanger [Spoilers] “American Horror Story” is one of those shows that always likes to keep its fans guessing. See the latest details about Season 7 here. 2016-11-18 01:46 1KB www.inquisitr.com

85 4.0 High school rock orchestra meets Trans-Siberian Orchestra Students in a high school orchestra in northeast Ohio had an opportunity to meet members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, the rock 2016-11-18 01:45 695Bytes article.wn.com

86 3.7 New Zealand Navy greets US navy with welcome haka performance The Royal New Zealand Navy greeted the US navy with a traditional welcome haka as part of their 75th anniversary celebration in Auckland. (pictured) 2016-11-18 01:43 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

87 4.3 CTA, Metra plans extra service for Mag Mile Festival of Lights Additional bus and train service will be provided for the Magnificent Mile Festival of Lights this weekend. 2016-11-18 01:42 1KB chicago.suntimes.com

88 0.2 Relatives, Torture Victims Give First Public Testimony to Tunisia Truth Commission Tunisian television broadcast testimony from victims of decades of authoritarian rule on Thursday (17/11), a first chance for the public to see the workings of a Truth and Dignity Commission intended to help cement democracy after the Arab Spring revolution of 2011. ... 2016-11-18 01:42 894Bytes article.wn.com

89 1.9 After six years, Canada resumes funding for UNRWA The $25 million will be accompanied by "robust oversight and reporting framework" to make sure the money is used for its stated purposes. 2016-11-18 01:41 3KB www.jpost.com

90 4.2 Is this China's hottest grandpa? A toned, 80-year-old grandpa has become one of China's hottest fashion models, growing in fame since his first runway appearance at China fashion week in 2015. 2016-11-18 01:40 3KB www.cnn.com 91 2.9 APNewsBreak: Suspect in mall shooting began at theater SEATTLE (AP) " The young man accused of fatally shooting five people at a Washington state mall had a history of violence against his family and girlfriend, who told police he had links with "bad people in Turkey," according to documents obtained by... 2016-11-18 01:36 798Bytes article.wn.com

92 4.5 New anti-bullying program to debut at Buffalo high school A new program aimed at reducing cyberbullying will make its debut at a Buffalo high school. 2016-11-18 01:32 1KB www.washingtontimes.com

93 0.4 Singer Aaradhna refuses to accept NZ Music Award claiming category was 'racist' Aaradhna rejected the award for Best Urban/Hip-Hop artist at NZ Music Awards saying it was a 'category for brown people' that didn't reflect her work. Organisers said it wasn't racist but would review it. 2016-11-18 01:16 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

94 1.2 Spotting a Great Chart Technical analysts dominate the daily discussion of stocks. Fundamental concepts change slowly. Chart patterns change constantly. Usually the calls are dramatic, because no one cares about advice that says, “all is well, keep holding.” Traders live on stock charts, but … 2016-11-18 01:15 7KB www.valuewalk.com

95 0.0 Texas teen pranks her boyfriend by pretending to SHAVE OFF her eyebrows Lizette Galvan, 17, from Fort Worth, Texas, sent her boyfriend Anthony Rabago, 17, photos and videos of herself without eyebrows. 2016-11-18 01:15 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

96 6.7 Dawn of a new spud: Maine growers unveil variety of potato

Out with the old, in with the tubers. 2016-11-18 01:14 1KB www.washingtontimes.com

97 3.3 EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit blames space heater made in 1980s for fatal fire in San Francisco With colder temperatures, Bay Area families are turning on their space heaters to stay warm. A lawsuit has been filed claiming a space heater caused a fatal fire. 2016-11-18 01:13 1KB abc7news.com

98 3.9 Smart bolsters users’ digital lifestyle with new data offerings Making good on its promise to give back to their loyal subscribers, Philippine telecommunications giant Smart Communications launched a more rewarding and fulfilling digital lifestyle—in 2016-11-18 00:00 5KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 99 2.1 Ruby Rose SMASHES leering man's head against a bar in The Veronicas music video Ruby Rose has inflicted some serious damage on a man trying to chat up girlfriend Jessica Origliasso - in the video for The Veronicas' On Your Side. 2016-11-18 01:05 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

100 2.6 Use your ‘snow how’ and stay safe on the roads this winter Ontario municipalities are ready for winter weather. Snow plows are standing by, plow operators have brushed up on their skills and salt is stockpiled for the winter season, but are Ontario’s... 2016-11-18 01:00 2KB news.nationalpost.com

101 2.6 Anna Kendrick says this famous actor helped her destress Anna Kendrick is adding author to her long resume. Find out what the star spills in her newest book! 2016-11-18 01:00 1KB www.aol.com

102 7.4 Rutgers Beats DePaul, 66-59 Eli Cain had 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead DePaul. 2016-11-18 00:50 2KB chicago.cbslocal.com

103 0.4 Vancouver hopes 1 per cent annual tax on empty homes will ease rental crisis Vancouver has become the first city in Canada to approve a tax on empty homes, as officials in the city scramble to address the spinoff effects of an overheated housing market that ranks as one of the world’s least affordable.... 2016-11-18 00:50 3KB www.scmp.com

104 0.6 Emily Ratajkowski shows off incredibly perky posterior in thong swimsuit The 25-year-old model and actress showed off her incredibly perky posterior in a racy thong swimsuit before peeling her one-piece down to her waist to treat her pals to a sexy topless dance 2016-11-18 00:46 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

105 0.8 The Trump Administration Who now gives much thought to the presidency of Warren G. Harding? Who ever did? Not us. But let us briefly turn our thoughts to our 29th president (while stipulating that we’re certainly no experts on his life or times). Here's our... 2016-11-18 00:42 5KB www.weeklystandard.com

106 2.4 Police not adequately trained on mental health: Column As systems struggle, U. S. would do well to borrow from U. K. program that puts nurses, cops on calls together 2016-11-18 00:40 7KB rssfeeds.usatoday.com 107 2.2 Wink releases version 2 of it's hub, automate your home now A while back Wink released its first hub and we put it to the test. After a few minor hiccups, everything worked fine and provided great integration with many products including voice control through Amazon Alexa, which can then control lights, Nest thermostats and more... 2016-11-18 00:38 1KB feeds.betanews.com

108 1.0 Megyn Kelly: Trump Put Me Through “A Year Of Severe Threats And I Mean, Real Danger” Being a drama queen in and of itself isn't what's most obnoxious here, what's most obnoxious is the detail of her painting herself as a mighty, mighty hero for being a threatened little girl brave… 2016-11-18 08:31 2KB www.patdollard.com

109 2.0 Review: ‘Edge of Seventeen’ enters rare teenage air So real it hurts, it’s the best teenage film of the decade 2016-11-18 00:32 3KB rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

110 4.2 More people taking life on the road as #VanLife becomes popular hashtag Across the country, people are packing up and taking their lives on the road. 2016-11-18 00:32 2KB abc7news.com

111 3.0 #TCTraffic: Area accidents and road construction Current road conditions that could affect your commute. 2016-11-18 00:32 1KB rssfeeds.tcpalm.com

112 0.8 Automakers await Trump’s next move There was an underlying concern among automotive executives at the Los Angeles Auto Show that had nothing to do with the new cars being unveiled: The Trump-effect. Executives in corner offices from Germany to Detroit are cautiously monitoring President-Elect Donald Trump’s administration. 2016-11-18 00:32 6KB rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

113 3.1 Hackel scolds Warren mayor for Facebook post about 'scandal' Warren Mayor Jim Fouts talked of an environmental scandal in Macomb County that could be a "mini version of what happened in Flint. " 2016-11-18 00:30 5KB rssfeeds.freep.com

114 0.8 Last Russian tsar’s portrait survives for almost 100 years on back of Lenin painting (VIDEO) — RT News While they might have been enemies in real life, in a twist of fate, Tsar Nicholas II and the Bolshevik leader of 1917 October revolution, Vladimir Lenin, have been sharing one canvas for almost a century. 2016-11-18 00:29 2KB www.rt.com 115 1.4 New allegations of racism at Royal Oak Middle School Video of Royal Oak Middle School students chanting build the wall the day after the election sparked nationwide outrage. But it turns out it was just one example of an alleged racially hostile education environment, according to the Michigan chapter of the ACLU. 2016-11-18 00:27 2KB www.wxyz.com

116 1.7 Former Falcons star tweet about encounter with police - Story Former Atlanta Falcons star Roddy White blasted the DeKalb County Police Department on social media this week for the way he said he was treated during a traffic stop. 2016-11-18 00:04 2KB www.fox5atlanta.com

117 4.2 Facebook buys facial recognition company to rival Snapchat Tech giant Facebook is reportedly stock-piling a number of facial recognition start-ups in a bid to improve its photo and video offerings. 2016-11-18 00:00 2KB technology.inquirer.net Articles

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1 /117 2.7 Trump offers national security adviser post to Flynn

(10.99/11) President-elect Donald Trump has offered the influential post of national security adviser to his controversial campaign adviser, former general Michael Flynn, US media reported Trump officials as saying.

Highly respected as a decorated military intelligence officer helping combat insurgent networks in Afghanistan and Iraq, Flynn, 57, later generated widespread criticism for his strident backing of the Republican's campaign.

He served as Trump's leading adviser on national security issues during the campaign and was a highly visible surrogate, with a hardline stance on radical Islam.

It was not immediately clear whether Flynn had accepted the offer to become what many believe to be the country's top national security official.

As national security adviser, he would provide one of the most influential voices on foreign policy as well as some of the most pressing security issues facing the country, including the battle against the Islamic State group, China's rising challenge in the South China Sea and elsewhere, and opposition from Russia.

His role would probably be even more influential than his predecessors' thanks to Trump's near- total lack of experience in national security matters. Flynn would serve as the administration's main contact with the Pentagon, State Department and intelligence agencies, overseeing a staff of around 400 people.

He left the military after President Barack Obama fired him from his post as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 following complaints about his leadership style.

He became a vocal critic of Obama's, blaming his sacking on the administration's unwillingness to listen to his warnings about the threat from radical Islam.

He prompted criticism for his view that Islamist militants pose global civilization an existential threat, saying the world has fallen into a struggle between "centrist nationalists" and "socialists," The Washington Post reported.

Such views are close to those of Trump, who has called for banning all Muslim visitors to the United States and advocated that Muslims in the United States be registered, subjected to loyalty tests and even deported. Such views, and others including his denunciation of the war in Iraq, have alienated many of his former military colleagues.

As Trump's campaign adviser, Flynn led chants of "Lock her up! " against Hillary Clinton during campaign rallies and fired off numerous tweets excoriating the Democratic candidate. He apologized for one that appeared to be anti-Semitic.

Flynn's refusal to reject Trump's support for waterboarding and other torture against suspects, as well as his call to kill extremists' family members have helped generate more opposition to his appointment.

He was also criticized for traveling to Moscow last year, when he sat next to Russian President Vladimir Putin at a gala for the state-run television propaganda channel RT, a trip for which he was paid, The Washington Post reported.

However, the controversy surrounding Flynn's possible appointment may matter little to Trump because it would not require confirmation in the Senate, unlike other key cabinet posts.

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2 /117 2.6 Donald Trump Takes Credit for Helping to Save a Ford Plant That Wasn’t Closing (5.42/11) WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump claimed credit on Thursday night for persuading Ford to keep an automaking plant in Kentucky rather than moving it to Mexico. The only wrinkle: Ford was not actually planning to move the plant.

Mr. Trump wrote on Twitter shortly after 9 p.m. that Ford’s chairman, William Clay Ford Jr., had just told him that Ford “will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky — no Mexico.”

Minutes later, Mr. Trump wrote in a second post : “I worked hard with Bill Ford to keep the Lincoln plant in Kentucky. I owed it to the great State of Kentucky for their confidence in me!” Mr. Trump won 62.5 percent of the state’s popular vote in the presidential election.

During the campaign, he repeatedly criticized Ford for moving production to Mexico, and he threatened to impose a 35 percent tariff on vehicles made there.

Ford makes the Lincoln MKC, a sport utility vehicle, at a factory in Louisville. Last week, Ford said it planned to move production of the vehicle elsewhere. On Thursday night, after Mr. Trump’s Twitter messages, the company said that Mexico had been the intended destination and that it would now keep MKC production in Kentucky.

But Ford had not planned to close the Louisville factory. Instead, it had planned to expand production of another vehicle made in Louisville, the Ford Escape. And the change had not been expected to result in any job losses.

“Whatever happens in Louisville, it will not lose employment,” Jimmy Settles, a union official, told The Detroit Free Press . “They cannot make enough Escapes.”

Now, thanks to Mr. Trump, the plant will make fewer Escapes — and more MKCs.

“We are encouraged that President-elect Trump and the new Congress will pursue policies that will improve U. S. competitiveness and make it possible to keep production of this vehicle here in the United States,” Ford said in a statement.

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3 /117 3.6 Jennifer Lopez duets with Marc Anthony at Latin Grammys (4.45/11) Chris Pizzello / AP

Marc Anthony, left, and Jennifer Lopez perform “Olvidame y Pega la Vuelta” at the 17th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, in Las Vegas.

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Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 | 11:25 p.m. Jennifer Lopez surprised guests at the 17th annual Latin Grammy Awards Thursday when she performed with and presented an award to her ex-husband Marc Anthony.

She described the father of her 8-year-old twins as "a living legend" as she presented Anthony with the Latin Grammy Awards' Person of the Year prize.

"Marc, you are a living legend who has laid bare your heart and soul on your musical journey," Lopez said in Spanish. "We've learned so much and we've grown so much, and you've always been so many things in my life: my mentor, a twin soul, a father who's not only the Person of the Year, he's the person of all time. "

The audience cheered, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss" and the former couple obliged with a small peck.

Anthony and Lopez were wed from 2004 to 2011. He has been married to Venezuelan model Shannon De Lima since 2014.

Anthony, who was feted in a separate ceremony Wednesday, dedicated his award to his five children, whom he said have "sacrificed more than anyone" for his career. He also dedicated the prize to "all those people who told me I would never make it. "

Lopez and Anthony performed "Olvidame y Pega la Vuelta" together Thursday. Anthony also sang his hit "I Need to Know. " The former couple also appeared together recently at a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton.

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4 /117 3.4 Japan's Shinzo Abe has ‘great confidence’ in Donald Trump – video (4.26/11) Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe says he held ‘candid’ talks with president-elect Donald Trump, after they met in New York on Thursday. Abe, the first foreign leader to meet the president-elect, says he is confident he can trust Trump, despite the property billionaire’s campaign criticism of Japan’s contribution to bilateral security ties

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5 /117 2.7 Trump's Daughter Sits In On Japan PM Talks, His First With Foreign Leader (3.20/11) Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump's landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family's influence as he readies to take power.

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6 /117 0.3 China, US Militaries Stage Joint Humanitarian Relief Drill (2.22/11) Chinese and U. S. troops staged joint drills Friday in an effort to better coordinate a response to humanitarian disasters and build confidence between their militaries that remain deeply wary of each other.

Held since 2005, the U. S.- China Disaster Management Exchange is part of efforts to build trust and coordination at a time when the two governments are frequently at odds over disputes in the South China Sea and elsewhere.

The weeklong drills included academic exchanges, a command post exercise and on Friday, a live troop exercise in simulated disaster conditions. It included sniffer dogs to find victims amid debris, a water rescue and building a pontoon bridge and refugee shelter.

"It has been a very successful exchange of ideas between our two militaries and it will definitely benefit us in organization in the future," said U. S. Army Capt. Jeremy Reynolds.

Deng Yuguang of the Chinese army said the drill offered new perspectives for Chinese troops who have shown greater capacity in dealing with disasters within China, but lack the overseas experience of their U. S. counterparts.

"We have similar exercises by ourselves, but this joint drill is very impressive because the drill helps a lot in improving our disaster rescue and relief capability," Deng said.

Along with the Kunming drills, the Chinese and U. S. militaries have joined in naval exercises off the coast of Hawaii and other limited multinational drills mainly aimed at dealing with humanitarian disasters. They've also tried to improve mutual trust through agreements on dealing with unexpected encounters at sea.

Despite those, China deeply resents the presence of the American Navy in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims virtually in its entirety, while the U. S. has been moving to strengthen alliances with friends and partners throughout Asia.

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7 /117 3.6 Trump tweets: MKC to stay in Ky; Ford confirms

(2.13/11) Ford Motor Co. said late Thursday that it plans to keep Lincoln MKC production in Kentucky, confirming news that President-elect Donald Trump tweeted Thursday evening.

“Today, we confirmed with the President-elect that our small Lincoln utility vehicle made at the Louisville Assembly Plant will stay in Kentucky,” Ford said in an emailed statement. “We are encouraged that President-elect Trump and the new Congress will pursue policies that will improve U. S. competitiveness and make it possible to keep production of this vehicle here in the United States. We will have more details to share on our future plans at the appropriate time.”

Ford said the automaker would “continue to engage with President-elect Trump’s team — and the new Congress — as they shape the policy agenda for 2017. We have shared our commitment to continue investing in the U. S. and creating American jobs ...”

Trump initially tweeted late Thursday: “Just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky - no Mexico.” .

He then followed with a second tweet that read: “worked hard with Bill Ford to keep the Lincoln plant in Kentucky. I owed it to the great State of Kentucky for their confidence in me!”

Just got a call from my friend Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford, who advised me that he will be keeping the Lincoln plant in Kentucky - no Mexico The tweets sent Twitter abuzz with comments that ranged from acclaim — “god bless trump for saving the American jobs and ford plant” to disavowal, saying Trump had nothing to do with keeping production in Kentucky: “Trump just took credit for stopping Ford from moving a plant to Mexico. But it wasn’t planning to,” said one Twitter user.

Ford builds the Ford Escape and Lincoln MKC compact crossovers at its Louisville Assembly Plant. In the automaker’s 2015 contract with the UAW, it agreed to phase out the MKC in Louisville by the end of the contract, which expires in September 2019. Ford and the UAW have not shared where that production was headed.

Trump criticized Ford during his presidential campaign for plans to build plants in Mexico and shift production of vehicles from the U. S. to Mexico. Ford has said since the election that it has been engaging the Trump transition team and that it has shared its commitment to investing in the U. S.

Citing the company’s April 2015 decision to invest billions in Mexico and move production of the Ford Focus and C-MAX from its Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to Mexico, he called for severe penalties for automakers who send production overseas.

Ford CEO Mark Fields on Tuesday said the company has no changes to its plans, saying they will add “two very exciting products that will be coming into the Michigan Assembly plant.” Those products, as reported by The Detroit News and other media outlets, are the Ford Ranger pickup and Ford Bronco SUV.

Since 2011, Ford has added nearly 28,000 jobs in the U. S. and invested $12 billion in U. S. plants, according to Ford’s statement Thursday.

“Ford continues to employ more American autoworkers and produce more American made vehicles than anyone,” the statement read.

A Trump spokesman did not immediately return messages Thursday night.

Ford already operates two assembly plants, two stamping plants and an engine plant in Mexico. It builds the Fiesta, Fusion, Fusion Hybrid, Lincoln MKZ, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid, four-cylinder and diesel engines in Mexico, and the quality of those products has long been on par with its American-made products.

The automaker has sold 20,702 MKC crossovers in the U. S. through October. In contrast, Ford has sold more than 258,000 Escapes in the U. S. through October. [email protected]

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8 /117 0.9 Trump looks poised to overturn Obama policies that favored Google (2.08/11) (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google faces a tougher regulatory landscape as U. S. President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration looks poised to reverse Obama administration policies that often favored the internet giant in the company’s battles with telecoms and cable heavyweights, analysts say.

Google had close ties with outgoing Democratic President Barack Obama’s administration, and its employees donated much more to defeated Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton than to the Republican Trump.

In the most concrete sign yet that the tech policy balance may be tipping in favor of telecom firms ahead of Trump’s presidency, the U. S. Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday halted action on contentious regulatory reform measures opposed by companies such as AT&T and CenturyLink.

In addition, the commission is now expected to reject FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s high-profile proposal to open up the $20 billion market for rented pay-TV set-top boxes, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. That measure would have dealt a big blow to cable companies and created an opening for firms such as Google and Apple.

Obama had thrown his support behind the initiative, a move AT&T decried as an improper intervention on behalf of what it called a “Google proposal.”

“Google has been much more actively involved in this than Apple has,” said Jan Dawson, analyst at Jackdaw Research. “I’m not sure it’s critical to Google’s business at all that it be allowed to provide these next generation set-top boxes, but there was a business opportunity there.”

Cable companies have expressed concerns that rivals like Google or Apple could create devices or apps and insert their own content or advertising in cable content. The FCC’s moves came a day after Republican lawmakers urged Wheeler, a Democrat, to avoid any contested regulations in the waning days of the Obama administration, saying new rules would be subject to review by the incoming Republican-led Congress and Trump’s administration and “could create confusion if reversed.”

“The question is how far will the pendulum swing back” in favor of telecom companies, said Hal Singer, senior fellow at the George Washington Institute of Public Policy. “It has swung in Google’s direction under the FCC and Chairman Wheeler.” Among other regulations, Trump’s Nov. 8 election has increased the chances that Obama’s net neutrality rules, adopted by the FCC in early 2015, could be rolled back, analysts said.

Most Republicans strongly oppose net neutrality, which requires internet service providers to treat all data equally and bars them from obstructing or slowing down consumer access to web content. The rules were a victory for internet firms like Google and Netflix that have advocated an open internet.

Jimmy Schaeffler, telecom industry consultant at the Carmel Group, said that “the bottom line is that things will change and there will be less optimism among and fewer opportunities” for companies like Google that do not own the internet networks.

“That’s going to impede their success and those that rely on what they do,” Schaeffler added.

Republicans in Congress or at a Republican-controlled FCC under a Trump administration could also pare back new privacy rules adopted in October that subject internet service providers to stricter rules than those faced by Google and other websites.

Since Trump’s victory, Alphabet shares have fallen 2.4 percent, Netflix shares have dropped 5.9 percent and Amazon shares are down 2 percent. AT&T and Verizon shares have been relatively unchanged, while Comcast shares have soared 7.7 percent.

Google did not respond to requests for comment.

During Obama’s presidency, more than 250 people moved between jobs at Google or related firms and the federal government, national political campaigns and Congress, according to a report this year by the Campaign for Accountability watchdog group’s Google Transparency Project.

Eric Schmidt, Alphabet’s executive chairman, was seen at Clinton’s Election Night party wearing a staff badge in a widely circulated photo.

In the stolen and leaked emails of Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta disclosed by WikiLeaks, an adviser wrote a memo to Clinton in 2014 that said “working relationships with Google, Facebook, Apple, and other technology companies were important to us in 2012 and should be even more important to you in 2016, given their still-ascendant positions in the culture.”

“We have begun having discreet conversations with some of these companies to get a sense of their priorities for the coming cycle,” the adviser wrote.

Telecoms and cable companies have accused Wheeler of favoring Google at the expense of cable companies. Responding to the criticism, Wheeler said in May: “I hear that allegation, and I scratch my head. I don’t get that charge.” “Certainly the sort of cozy relationship that Google enjoyed with the Obama administration is not going to continue with Trump,” Jackdaw Research’s Dawson added.

Some analysts and former Google lobbyists noted that the company similarly faced a set of challenging regulatory dynamics when it opened its Washington office in 2005, with Republicans controlling the White House and both houses of Congress and the young tech firm widely perceived to have a liberal bent.

“They have a tailwind (in the Obama administration), and that does end now,” a former Google employee at the company’s Washington office said. “But I think in the long run Google is going to be just fine in Washington. In many ways, its whole operation was built just for moments like this.”

(Reporting by David Shepardson and Malathi Nayak in Washington and Julia Love in San Francisco; Additional reporting by Diane Bartz, Editing by Soyoung Kim and Will Dunham)

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9 /117 (2.07/11) 4.7 UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 Today is Friday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2016 with 43 to follow.

The moon is waning. The morning star is Jupiter. The evening stars are Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Neptune and Uranus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include French philosopher and writer Pierre Bayle in 1647; German composer Carl von Weber and English composer Henry Bishop ("Home Sweet Home"), both in 1786; French physicist Louis Daguerre, inventor of daguerreotype photography, in 1787; English playwright W. S. Gilbert, libretto writer for the comic operas of composer Arthur Sullivan, in 1836; Polish composer Ignacy Paderewski in 1860; journalist Dorothy Dix in 1861; conductor Eugene Ormandy in 1899; pollster George Gallup in 1901; comedic actor Imogene Coca in 1908; songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1909; astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American in space, in 1923; actors Brenda Vaccaro in 1939 (age 77), David Hemmings in 1941, Linda Evans in 1942 (age 74), Jameson Parker in 1947 (age 69), Kevin Nealon in 1953 (age 63) and Elizabeth Perkins in 1960 (age 56); writer Alan Dean Foster in 1946 (age 70); football Hall of Fame member Jack Tatum in 1948; actor Owen Wilson in 1968 (age 48); and television news commentator Megyn Kelly in 1970 (age 46).

On this date in history:

In 1883, the United States adopted Standard Time and set up four zones -- Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific.

In 1928, Mickey Mouse appeared for the first time, with Walt Disney doing the voice of his soon- to-be-famous creation, in "Steamboat Willie," the first fully synchronized sound cartoon produced.

In 1961, weary of ordering a full-scale deployment of troops, President John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisers to South Vietnam.

In 1963, push-button telephones made their debut.

In 1969, Kennedy clan patriarch, Joseph P. Kennedy , passed away at his Hyannis Port home at the age of 81.

In 1978, more than 900 people died in a mass suicide-murder led by the Rev. Jim Jones at the People's Temple commune in Guyana following the slaying of U. S. Rep. Leo Ryan, D-Calif. It was the worst tragedy of its kind in modern history.

In 1991, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim faction Islamic Jihad freed Church of England envoy Terry Waite and U. S. professor Thomas Sutherland. Waite had been held for nearly five years, Sutherland for more than six.

In 1999, 12 people died in the collapse of the Aggie Bonfire at Texas A&M University. It was a tradition at the school to construct the bonfire before A&M played Texas in football.

In 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Court, in a 4-3 ruling, declares the state's ban on same- sex marriage to be unconstitutional , guaranteeing gay couple the right to marry.

In 2004, Britain outlawed fox hunting in England and Wales.

In 2006, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise married Katie Holmes in a lavish ceremony at a 15th- century castle in Italy. They would have a daughter, Suri, and divorce six years later.

In 2010, a U. N. report said the bill for global food imports would top $1 trillion for the second time, putting the world "dangerously close" to a new food crisis.

In 2013, the Dow Jones industrial average topped 16,000 for the first time .

A thought for the day: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. " -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Georgia Nicols horoscopes Winning numbers for Nov. for Nov. 18, 2016 17, 2016 chicago.suntimes.com chron.com

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10 /117 5.9 Ford, UAW-Ford pledge $6M to Motown Museum expansion (2.06/11) The Motown Museum’s ambitious $50 million expansion initiative has landed its first major backers: Ford Motor Co. and UAW-Ford, which have announced a $6 million investment in the project.

The announcement was made early Friday. As part of the arrangement, the upgraded Motown Museum will include a new state-of-the-art performance venue, the Ford Motor Company Theater, according to a release announcing the deal.

Last month, officials at the Motown Museum revealed plans for Hitsville’s overhaul and renovation, which would upgrade the current 10,000-square-foot building on West Grand Boulevard to a 50,000-square-foot attraction with new recording studios, interactive exhibits and an enlarged museum store.

No timeline was given for the project, which would sit on 10 city lots on Ferry Park behind the current building, real estate the museum acquired over the past 18 months.

Ford’s investment also will help fund educational efforts through the museum, according to a release.

“Motown and Ford Motor Co. have wide and deeply connected roots,” Motown Museum CEO and chairwoman Robin R. Terry said in a statement.

Detroit News Fine Arts Writer Michael H. Hodges contributed to this story. [email protected]

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11 /117 1.6 Look out Netflix! Amazon Prime Video could soon be expanding its on-demand streaming to 200 countries

(1.07/11) Amazon is poised to challenge Netflix on the global stage with a massive expansion of its on- demand video streaming service. The Amazon Prime Video service is currently available in Austria, the UK, Germany, Japan and the US, with a promise of availability soon in India. But new reports suggest that Prime will likely expand to some 200 countries, which would put the firm on a level playing field with Netflix, which is available in 190 countries. The rumours come from the Wall Street Journal , but an Amazon spokeswoman would only confirm that a popular original show titled 'The Grand Tour' and devoted to cars would launch in more than 200 countries in December. 'We don't have anything else to announce,' she said. The worldwide, exclusive availability of 'The Grand Tour' and its mention in a tweet fired off by Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos will likely fuel speculation that this a first step toward a full-fledged global Prime Video service that will directly challenge Netflix. How the show would be made available was not specified, meaning Amazon could opt to let people buy episodes from its online shop in some places rather than make it available on-demand at the Prime streaming service. If Amazon Prime Video expands globally, it will be the most formidable rival to Netflix at a time when the California-based company's ability to win new fans is being closely watched by investors. Netflix last month posted earnings that alleviated concerns over growth. The company said it had gained 3.57 million paid subscribers to its streaming service in the recently ended quarter - most of them from outside the US - and finished the quarter with a higher-than-expected 86.74 million subscribers. Of that number, 39.25 million subscribers were international, a sign that the company was gaining momentum as a global television service. For the current quarter Netflix forecasted a gain of 5.2 million subscribers, predicting 3.75 million of them would come from countries outside the US. The service credited a robust lineup of original programming, including 'Stranger Things' and 'Narcos,' with helping draw customers. The earnings report reassured investors after growth of only 1.68 million subscribers in the previous quarter had dampened enthusiasm for Netflix shares on Wall Street. The on-demand television service credited with giving rise to 'binge viewing', has won devotees with its own hit shows, including 'House of Cards' and 'Orange is the New Black.' Netflix has planned for more than 1,000 hours of original programming next year and expanded its content budget to some $6 billion (£4.84 billion). Online platforms Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have both ramped up their investment in programming, together spending some $7.5 billion (£6 billion) - more than competitors CBS, HBO, or Turner, according to IHS Markit. Prime Video is a popular perk of an Amazon subscription service that includes free delivery of products bought at its online store. Like Netflix, Amazon has invested heavily in original programming to win subscribers. Original Amazon productions 'Transparent' and 'Mozart in the Jungle' won Emmy Awards, considered prestigious television accolades in the US. Amazon has not disclosed the number of Prime subscribers, but research company CIRP estimated in late September that in the US alone there were 65 million, up 38 per cent from a year earlier.

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12 /117 0.3 British PM's changing vocabulary signals shift from 'hard Brexit' (1.05/11) LONDON (Reuters) - There is a recognizable repetition in Theresa May's speeches about Britain's decision to leave the European Union: "Brexit means Brexit", making "a success of it" and getting "the best deal" for Britain are some of her stump phrases.

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13 /117 8.3 Great Ryburgh puncture finds 81 ‘rare’ Anglo-Saxon coffins (1.04/11) Archaeologists have detected 81 “extremely rare” tree-trunk coffins during a “previously unknown” early Christian Anglo-Saxon community’s cemetery.

Found during Great Ryburgh in Norfolk, their “remarkable preservation” was due to a waterlogged conditions of a stream valley.

The Historic England mine was carried out forward of a construction of a lake and inundate counterclaim system.

Chief executive Duncan Wilson pronounced a graves were “a poignant discovery”.

Anglo-Saxon coffins occasionally tarry since joist decays over time.

James Fairclough, a lead archaeologist from a Museum of London Archaeology whose group is formed in Northampton, said: “The multiple of acidic silt and alkaline H2O combined a ideal conditions for a skeletons and wooden graves to survive, divulgence conspicuous sum of Christian Anglo-Saxon funeral practices.”

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Archaeologist Matt Champion done a initial discovery.

Landowner Gary Boyce had asked him to put in hearing trenches forward of a formulation focus for a lake and inundate counterclaim system. These suggested high standing Anglo-Saxon pottery and Roman Samian Ware.

He pronounced it was all a some-more conspicuous since before to a puncture “all a justification suggested a margin had never been developed”.

They motionless to lift out a full mine in Jan – and within an hour found a initial of over 80 tellurian burials. The puncture was finished in Jun though a commentary have usually only been expelled to a press. Historic England pronounced other critical finds enclosed 6 “very rare” plank-lined graves “believed to be a beginning famous examples in Britain” and justification of a joist structure suspicion to be a church.

Historic England believes a burials date from between a 7th and 9th Centuries AD and were “the final resting place for a village of early Christians”.

Research is stability to find out where a bodies came from, how they were associated and what their diet and health was like.

Some of a finds will go on arrangement during Norwich Castle Museum.

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14 /117 1.1 GRAPHIC PHOTO: Kids among the injured in Mozambique blast (1.04/11) Maputo - At least 73 people were killed and scores more injured when an oil tank truck burst into flames in a village in western Mozambique on Thursday, the nation's public radio announced.

"The death toll of the incident is now 73," state-run Radio Mocambique announced, citing authorities in Tete.

"The incident occurred when citizens tried to take petrol from a truck" in the village of Caphiridzange in Tete province, near Malawi, the government said in a statement.

The government added that 110 people were injured, some of them critically. Children were among the wounded, it said.

Also read: At least 73 killed in tanker explosion in Mozambique The precise circumstances of the explosion remained unclear.

Authorities were trying to determine whether the oil tank truck was selling petrol when it exploded, or whether it had been ambushed by residents, information ministry director Joao Manasses said.

A local journalist said that the truck had crashed on Wednesday and exploded on Thursday afternoon, as scores of people tried to siphon off fuel.

The government "deplores the loss of life... and is currently providing the necessary assistance in order to save lives and to comfort the victims' families", it said.

Three ministers were due to arrive at the scene on Friday in order to monitor the rescuers' work.

Mozambique is one of the world's poorest nations, according to the International Monetary Fund, and since its 16-year civil war ended in 1992 its population has suffered the consequences of a terrible economic crisis.

The government recently increased the price of fuel, after the value of the local currency - named metical - sunk against the dollar.

The southeast African nation is also undergoing a new political crisis, triggered by the former rebels' decision in 2013 to return to arms in order to push for a power-sharing deal with the government.

A badly burned child arrives at the Provincial Hospital in Tete after a truck carrying petrol burst into flames. (AFP)

The current unrest has pitted the so-called Renamo rebel force against government troops in the centre and the west of the country.

Among the provinces affected by the violence has been Tete, where Thursday's blast occurred, pushing thousands of people to flee across the border to neighbouring Malawi this year.

While many have returned, around 2 500 refugees from Mozambique still reside in Malawi, the UN refugee agency says.

Tete province was also hit by another tragedy in January 2015, when 75 people died from intoxication after drinking traditional beer.

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15 /117 15 /117 0.6 A 14 year girl from London with a rare form of cancer was cryogenically preserved in America (1.03/11) A 14 year girl who lived in the London area with her mother and had a rare form of cancer, being described as a “bright, intelligent young person”.had taken legal action asking a High Court judge to rule that her mother -,who supported her wish to be cryogenically preserved in America, be the only person allowed to make decisions about the disposal of her body.

Previously, her divorced parents had become embroiled in a dispute relating this possibility. The teenager had carried out internet research into cryonics during the last months of her life. Mr Justice Peter Jackson had made the ruling she wanted and as consequence her remains have now been taken to the USA and frozen. She had been too ill to attend the court hearing and after taking decision the judge visited her in hospital.

The girl’s father was unsatisfied with the judge’s decision. “Even if the treatment is successful and she is brought back to life in, let's say, 200 years, she may not find any relative and she might not remember things,” he had told Mr Justice Jackson. The girl is known as JS. She died in a London hospital on October 17. She is one of only 10 Britons to have been frozen, and the only British child. The cryonic process, costs from £37,000The cryonic preservation is currently legal but unregulated. Mr Justice Jackson ruled that nothing could be published until one month after JS's death.

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16 /117 0.7 Draghi says that withdrawal of QE relies on 'durable' pickup in inflation (1.02/11) President Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank has highlighted his concerns over the reliance of accommodative monetary policy by the region's economy.

Draghi told reporters at an event in Frankfurt that the recent increase in prices is mainly driven by the low financing conditions, and as such, the ECB is ready to continue with the current monetary policy stance.

"Despite the uplift to prices provided by the gradual closing of the output gap, a sustained adjustment in the path of inflation still relies on the continuation of the current, unprecedented financing conditions," he said.

"It is for this reason that we remain committed to preserving the very substantial degree of monetary accommodation, which is necessary to secure a sustained convergence of inflation towards level below, but close to, 2 percent over the medium-term," Draghi said.

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17 /117 2.9 TV academy gets first black CEO in its 70-year history

(1.02/11) By Lynn Elber, Associated Press

Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 | 12:30 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — A veteran producer is the newly elected chief executive of the Television Academy and the first African-American to hold the post in the organization's 70 years.

The academy said Thursday its board of governors elected Hayma "Screech" Washington as chairman and CEO. Washington, an award-winning producer, has served as co-governor of the producers' branch of the academy.

A former Walt Disney Co. executive, he's worked on programs including sports, awards and music shows and won seven Emmys as an executive producer for "The Amazing Race. " He produces and directs through his own company.

Washington's two-year tenure begins Jan. 1. He succeeds outgoing chief executive Bruce Rosenblum, who hit a term-limits ceiling after five years heading the group that presents the prime-time Emmy Awards.

In 2013, Cheryl Boone Isaacs became the first African-American head of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The movie academy has faced harsh criticism over the lack of minorities among Oscar nominees, with efforts made to diversify the academy's membership.

Washington takes over an organization that has been seen as more inclusive in its honors, with 2016 winners including Rami Malek, Courtney B. Vance and Regina King. Television itself is rapidly transforming as it expands to include streaming platforms as well as broadcast and cable.

"This is a time of considerable change for our industry and I am deeply committed to ensuring that the academy is at the forefront as we move towards a more inclusive future," Washington said in a statement.

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18 /117 0.8 The effects of India's currency reform? "Chaos" say analysts (1.02/11) India's dramatic currency reform was designed to reign in tax dodgers and the underground economy, but many analysts warn that it's likely to fail and could cause serious troubles...

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19 /117 19 /117 (1.02/11) 0.0 Aussies seeking sweet revenge On Tuesday South Africa beat Australia by an innings and 80 runs at Bellerive Oval in Hobart to clinch the Test series 2-0.

A day later Fox Sports aired footage of Du Plessis taken during the second Test. It showed the captain polishing the ball using fingers taken from his mouth - in which an object that could be a sugary sweet is clearly visible.

The 18-hour window the match officials had to take action closed without them doing so, which means the matter is now in the hands of the International Cricket Council. The organisation has five days to decide whether to lay charges against Du Plessis. That deadline is Sunday.

Slapping sugar-soaked saliva on the ball to keep it shiny is among the oldest tricks in the ball- tampering book. It is also among the most difficult to police. But it is illegal in terms of law 42.3, which states that the ball may be polished "provided that no artificial substance is used".

Newspapers here haven't hesitated to climb in, with the Melbourne Age conjuring "Lollyline" as a headline - a play on the "Bodyline" Ashes series of 1932-33.

In The Australian, Peter Lalor wrote: "Notorious ball-tamperers South Africa have been at it again ... "

Ben Horne of The Herald Sun, a tabloid, went with: "Self-confessed ball tamperer Faf du Plessis once again stands accused of cheating in a Test match. "

Du Plessis declined to contest the match officials' charge of illegally changing the condition of the ball during the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai in October 2013. Television cameras caught him rubbing the ball on a zip in his trousers.

In July 2014 Vernon Philander accepted without argument the officials' view that he was guilty of using his fingers and thumb to scratch the ball.

In Dubai South Africa were docked five penalty runs by the umpires when the footage was broadcast and Du Plessis was subsequently fined 50% of his match fee by referee David Boon.

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20 /117 0.5 In Israel, Famed Pre-WWII Ship Survivors Relate to Refugees (1.02/11) While the European refugee crisis has captured the world's attention, Sol Messinger is one of the few who can personally relate to the harrowing images of desperate families fleeing to safety by sea.

The 84-year-old retired pathologist from Buffalo was aboard the SS St. Louis, the famed trans-Atlantic liner carrying nearly 1,000 Jewish refugees from Germany in 1939 that was rejected by the United States and Cuba and forced to return to Europe. More than a quarter of the passengers ultimately perished in Nazi death camps and the ship's saga became a symbol of Western indifference toward the victims of Nazi persecution.

Messinger, who eventually escaped from a French detention camp along with his parents, is among a half-dozen surviving passengers who are in Israel to reflect on their pasts and discuss what can be learned from their experience to cope with the influx of refugees escaping conflicts in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere.

"They are being driven out in a great sense like we were driven out and they also have very few places to go to," he said after a conference Wednesday on the topic at Hebrew University. "It's an outrage that things like this can still happen in our world. "

On May 13, 1939, the St. Louis set sail from Hamburg, Germany, for Havana with 937 passengers on board, nearly all German Jews fleeing the Third Reich in the wake of the Kristallnacht pogroms against them. Long before Adolf Hitler plotted the destruction of European Jews, he pushed for their expulsion. The St. Louis offered a powerful propaganda tool, showing that no one else wanted them either — a move some historians conclude emboldened Hitler to push for their annihilation instead.

The ship anchored at sea near Havana, where relatives waited to greet passengers, but was not allowed to dock. After Cuba rejected nearly all the passengers, and one of them slit his wrists and jumped overboard in despair, the St. Louis sailed north toward Florida, getting close enough to Miami to see its palm trees and lights. For three days it lingered as passengers cabled President Franklin D. Roosevelt, begging for refuge and Jewish advocates waged a high-profile campaign on their behalf.

After they were turned away, the ship's German captain, Gustav Schroeder, stalled on the return voyage, refusing to return to Germany until he had secured his passengers a safe haven. While at sea, an agreement was reached to disperse them among England, Belgium, Holland and France. Still, 254 eventually died in Nazi death camps. In all, 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.

The affair was later adapted into the film "Voyage of the Damned," and the SS St. Louis Legacy Project, which documented the history of the voyage and arranged this week's conference, successfully pushed for an apology from the U. S. State Department.

Rebecca Kobrin, a history professor at Columbia University, said parallels could be drawn between the Jewish refugee crisis of the last century and the current migrant crisis, noting the same terminology of a "Trojan Horse" was used to describe their perceived danger. Then, the displaced Jews invoked an unfounded fear of communism, while today the Arabs invoke a fear of terrorism, she said.

"The refugees today, who no one wants, their future is unknown," she said. "The message is that when refugees are given a chance they contribute to the societies that absorb them. "

Not all of the St. Louis passengers accept the comparison. Gisela Feldman, a 93-year-old former passenger from Manchester, England, said there were important differences between Nazi-era Jews and today's migrants.

She said the Jews, who were fleeing religious persecution and near-certain death, posed a threat to no one, while many of today's migrants were merely seeking economic opportunities. She also warned that the huge numbers of today's refugee crisis have already created an anti- immigrant backlash that contributed to Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump.

"The refugees from Hitler were in danger for their lives," she said.

Scott Miller, of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, said American policy leading up to World War II was particularly intransigent. He said most of the St. Louis passengers were on waiting lists for entry permits, but the U. S. would not let them in early. The St. Louis' legacy is that "there are individual consequences to a less than generous refugee policy in a time of crisis," he said.

Messinger, an only child who turned 7 while on the ship, recalls speaking through a porthole to his relatives, who had come from America to greet them in Havana, his mother tossing them a bar of German chocolate and lamenting that "at least that made it. " Later, he said he stood against the railing of the upper deck with his father looking out toward South Beach — a memory that still makes him emotional every time he visits Miami.

The family was dispatched to Belgium and fled to Paris just before the Nazis arrived. From there, they were placed in a detention camp near the Spanish border. "My mother and I escaped on Christmas Eve, because the French soldiers were drunk. And my father escaped on New Year's Eve because the French soldiers were drunk," he said with a smile.

Messinger and his parents made it to New York in 1942. He said he tries to avoid politics when speaking of refugees and he hopes authorities will do the same.

"Try to treat immigrants as family if at all possible, and try to do for them what you would do for your family," he said. "Because, in effect, all human beings really are family. "

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21 /117 1.1 Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 18

(0.03/11) BRATISLAVA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Slovak Republic: GMT + 2 hours) ======ECONOMIC DATA======Real-time economic data releases...... Summary of economic data and forecasts...... Recently released economic data...... Previous stories on Slovak data...... **For a schedule of corporate and economic events: http://emea1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/Apps/CountryWeb/#/1C/events-overview ======NEWS======BUDGET DEFICIT: Slovakia's budget gap may hit 2.5 percent of economic output this year, exceeding an official target due to healthcare costs, local governments' fiscal problems and payments linked to errors in tapping EU subsidies, the fiscal watchdog said on Wednesday. Story: Related stories: For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets: Warsaw WIG20 Budapest BUX Prague PX Main currency report TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets News editor of the day: Jason Hovet on +420 224 190 476 E-mail: [email protected] (Reporting by Prague Newsroom)

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22 /117 0.0 Childish Gambino New Song ”Redbone” Lyrics, Download and Listen Online Free (0.01/11) Actor and Musician Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino is set to release his new album Awa ken , M y Love! on December 2. The latest song released from the album today, that is, November 18 is “Redbone”. Find out how you can listen to Childish Gambino’s new song “Redbone” and also take a look at “Redbone’s” lyrics.

Childish Gambino released a new track “Redbone” from his forthcoming album Awaken, My Love, which is set to be released on December 2. So till the time you wait for him to release his new album, you could stream online and listen to “Redbone”.

“Redbone” premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio1 show today and is also released on iTunes. Gambino has described the song as “oozing with soul.” Many listeners are of the view that his latest song is quite different from all his other songs. It has a slow beat and he is not rapping in this song.

Awaken, My Love! is Childish Gambino’s first studio album. In 2013, Gambino released an album known as Because The Internet. he followed it up by releasing a mixtape Kauai in 2014.

We just have to see how Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino’s “Redbone” will work its charm on his fans. If you want to read “Redbone” lyrics then you can log on to Genius.com. If you want to listen to Childish Gambino’s new song “Redbone” then you can visit iTunes , as the song has already been released there.

Do listen to Childish Gambino’s new song “Redbone” as we have provided the link to this song on YouTube. Also, do let us know what you think about his latest song in the comments section below.

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23 /117 3.9 Plea to Government over mental health service improvements Every former health secretary of the past 20 years has signed an open letter voicing "alarm and dismay" at the Government's failure to deliver on promises to improve services for mental health patients. The letter urged ministers in Theresa May's administration to honour a pledge made by her predecessor, David Cameron, that the NHS would treat mental health equally with physical problems. Conservative former health secretaries Lord Lansley, Stephen Dorrell and Kenneth Clarke and Labour's Andy Burnham, Alan Johnson, Patricia Hewitt, John Reid, Alan Milburn and Frank Dobson were joined by two former NHS chief executives, the chair of the House of Commons Health Committee and a slew of former ministers from three parties in signing the letter to The Times. The signatories said they were "encouraged" by earlier Government statements backing calls for mental health patients to receive "the same timely access to treatment as others enjoy". But they added: "Despite the warm words, one year on we see the same enduring injustice, the massive economic cost and the distress suffered by countless families across the country. "Despite promised increases in funding, mental health trusts are still suffering cuts. Suicide remains the biggest killer of men under 45, people in crisis are still routinely shunted across the country in search of a hospital bed, children with eating disorders are too often turned away from services, and there is a growing mental health crisis among young women. "We are alarmed and dismayed that so many of these points echo those made a year ago when promises of real change were made by David Cameron and George Osborne. We urge their successors to make good the promise of genuine equality. " Current Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the newspaper: " We are making progress against our goal to address the difficulties faced by those with mental health problems - spending by clinical commissioning groups has increased by £693 million, every area in the country has put together plans to transform children's mental health services, and our suicide prevention strategy is to be refreshed, all backed by added investment. "

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24 /117 0.0 Chloe Lewis steps out in polka dot blazer and ripped jeans amid claims she's dating Perrie Edwards' ex Luke Pasqualino She has sent tongues aflutter amid claims she is dating Luke Pasqualino- who recently enjoyed a short-lived romance with Perrie Edwards. And Chloe Lewis certainly had a glow about her as she enjoyed dinner at Nobu in London on Thursday. The TOWIE star, 25, attended the upmarket eatery with a pal looking chic in ripped jeans and a polka dot blazer. Scroll down for video Working understated elegance, Chloe showed off a glimpse of leg in her chic cropped jeans. Teaming it with a v-neck white classic T-shirt, she covered up against the chill in an oversized polka-dot blazer. And adding height to her stature she wore a pair of black strappy sandals. Showcasing her natural beauty the brunette wore her glossy locks in a loose ponytail, accessorising with a delicate gold choker. And going for minimal make-up the reality starlet added a touch of bronzer, highlighter and pink gloss, opting for defined brows and statement lashes. Arriving at the eatery with a female pal, Chloe looked in good spirits. They were all over each other, kissing for hours. He barely left Chloe’s side all night. They spent all night together kissing. 'They were texting each other the next day to arrange meeting up again too. He’s back in Manchester now and she in Essex, but they’re still texting. Chloe revealed she’s friends with Perrie recently so this won’t go down well with her.' The situation is made more awkward by Chloe and Perrie's friendship after the TOWIE star revealed back in April: 'Perrie was saying that she’s been in a bad situation before and that you think you’re never going to get through it but you do. 'She’s never been happier. She said if you ever want to go out for girls’ drinks, just let me know and we’ll go. They’re normal girls at the end of the day and it’s nice to have that support form such inspirational girls.' Last month it was revealed Perrie had split with the handsome Our Girl star Luke Pasqualino after a few months of dating. A source exclusively told MailOnline that the singer made the call to end things after deciding there was 'no spark' between herself and the handsome actor. The pair had been on some 'fun dates' but the romance was 'nothing serious' , with Perrie preferring to focus on her work commitments with Little Mix, according to the source.

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25 /117 1.6 Dubai invites 'Hyperloop' designs It may seem like science fiction, but the city plans to host an international competition in September, where designs will be invited for a system that uses a pipeline to propel people and goods in capsules.

Known as a "Hyperloop" link, electric propulsion moves the capsule, or autonomous vehicle, along the pipe in a low pressure environment, to reach speeds of at least 740 miles (1,200 km) per hour -- unprecedented for a ground-based system.

Hyperloop is the vision of Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, who made the technology patent-free in a bid to encourage international scientific collaboration around the futuristic concept. Future of transportation

And now, Dubai is seeking someone "to shape the future of transportation" by designing a similar transport system that would take people from Dubai to the emirate of Fujairah -- on the opposite side of the Arabian peninsula -- in just 10 minutes.

The 102-mile (165 km) journey currently takes more than two hours and experts say the cost of building Hyperloop pipes could ultimately be cheaper than building conventional high speed trains.

The Dubai Future Foundation said it will host the "Build Earth Live" event in September, with engineering and scientific teams from across the globe presenting their designs to judges over a 48-hour period.

"Dubai is hosting this global event as part of the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to make the UAE and Dubai a global platform for innovative minds to come together to create futuristic solutions on issues of relevance to humanity," said Mohammed Al Gergawi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation.

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"This contest is a great opportunity to explore innovative ideas in the smart transportation sector. "

According to the official WAM news agency, Al Gergawi said the development of future transportation solutions "will effectively change the way people handle their daily tasks, and the way they work and commute, especially considering that the world is witnessing a technical revolution involving 3D printing, self-driving vehicles, and robotics. "

And this would eventually lead to massive global economic growth, he added.

The company behind the pipeline system, Hyperloop One, has ambitions to create high-speed freight and passenger networks across the globe. In June, it signed an agreement to explore adding "high capacity passenger systems" to Moscow's transit, which could make the commute "a fraction of what it is today," CNN Money reported.

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26 /117 3.6 Doors to $330 million Dubai Opera house officially open The 5,798-square-foot structure cost $330 million to complete, and has the capacity to seat 1,900 people. It will host everything from concerts and theater to sporting events,

Read: Why we're obsessed with building tall

Designed by Atkins architecture firm, and developed by Emaar Properties, the venue is intended to bring both cultural and economic prosperity to Dubai.

"Great performing art venues are cultural catalysts," says Mohamed Alabbar, chairman of Emaar Properties. "They encourage members to participate in the arts, and promote neighborhood cultural diversity. "

Read: Is this the world's craziest new skyscraper?

One of the Dubai Opera's most prominent technical design feats is a central chandelier composed of 2,900 LED lights that weighs 11,023 pounds (5,000 kg).

2016-11-18 04:46 Zahra Jamshed rss.cnn.com

27 /117 1.6 The Syrian architect with a vision for how to rebuild her country Syria's third largest city, Homs became known as the "capital of the revolution" when thousands of its residents rose up to protest against government oppression in 2011. The city became a rebel stronghold and paid a high price: its old mosques and churches, souks and squares now lie in ruins.

Read: How architecture redefines the refugee crisis

As an architect, Sabouni's vision of Homs as a battleground started long before the war. Her new book, "The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria," is an extraordinary telling of how the city's structure led, in part, to its downfall, and how architecture can heal the deep rifts in the country's social and urban fabric.

How urban planning fueled a fire

Sabouni feels the way the city was developed and planned contributed to sectarian tensions that helped fuel the fire behind the revolution. Urban ghettos segregated according to religion or origin, and a lack of public places where people could mingle and work together left the city bereft of a sense of cohesion, and its inhabitants starved of a collective identity.

Read: Can contemporary art save the world?

"This vandalism that happened to the built environment made people not care about each other, and become very alien from each other and from the place," Sabouni says over Skype from Homs.

The book weaves her personal journey as a young architect and mother with the story of Homs' past, present and future -- the ancient city of mummies and dark tunnels that lie beneath the surface; the corruption and cronyism that lead to the destruction of public spaces and the neglect of old buildings; and the need for a new type of inclusive architecture in order to avoid the mistakes of the past.

"(Old places like souks) had a major role in bringing people together to interact with each other," she says. "We need to emphasize this to bring life again to the cities... Not building slums and social housing and trying to solve a problem by creating another problem, by creating isolated blocks, more concrete. "

Life in a war zone

Everyday life poses challenges, from the mundane to the life-threatening.

At the height of the conflict, bullets flew through Sabouni's kitchen window, and she and her family slept and woke to the sounds of bombing and buildings shaking.

For two years, she did not see the moon. Since government forces took control of most of the city in 2014, the real difficulty has been wrestling with the basics like food, heat and light. For those stuck in the limbo of war, everyday domestic battles for survival become the fabric of existence once the bombs have stopped falling.

Sabouni's passion for the built environment is clear, and yet the realities of living in a war zone provide a grim sense of perspective.

"When you hear about people dying in the street, just dropping down like birds, or open your window and see kids who have died just a moment ago from a mortar, you don't worry very much about the death of a building," she says.

Read: Syrian artist Imranovi's graphic portrayal of his country's struggle

And yet in times of war, architecture can take on a deeper meaning, as summed up by one of the passages in her book:

"Our homes do not just contain our life earnings, they contain our memories and dreams, they stand for what we are. To destroy one's home should be taken as an equal crime to destroying one's soul. "

It is this sense of the preciousness of home that Sabouni says underlines her vision for rebuilding Syria, "recapturing the values that used to be represented in areas that were successful in binding people and making them feel at home. "

"The architecture that we all should strive for is the architecture that builds a home. " 2016-11-18 04:46 Hazel Pfeifer rss.cnn.com

28 /117 2.4 Richard Branson looks at the start-up scene in SA The South African business scene has captured the attention of none other than Richard Branson. Branson has now made it clear he’s got his eyes on the country and is looking at what he can do as far as start-up businesses go. This is exciting news not only to the South African business industry, but the business industry as a whole. Once Branson sets his eyes on something, it’s not long before results start to happen.

Where he has set his sights

Branson is being pretty specific in what area he is targeting. He has recently shown up at the Virgin Money Insurance Service, located in South Africa, for the company's big re-launch. It’s here that he was vocal with reporters about what he sees as far as the future of start-up businesses in South Africa. Because Virgin Money is doing so well, it’s only natural the businessman is excited about the future.

Branson was quick to point out that the expansion and growth of the start-up scene in South Africa is dependent on world stability. Obviously big events could throw the stability off. He went on to note that should Trump be elected the President of the United States it would certainly impact the stability of the market. As well Brexit, it is sure to shake things up in what could be negative ways.

Entrepreneurs are taking notice

Now that Branson has pointed out the opportunities it's only natural that entrepreneurs in South Africa, and around the world, are taking notice. As more and more start-ups start to pop up in South Africa, expect the amount of need for start-up related services to also go up. This includes the need for financing options, staff, branding experts, those with experience in logo designs , marketing gurus, and more.

The importance of Blockchain

Branson also had a lot to say about Blockchain as well. For those unfamiliar with it, it's a system that is able to put data together and plays a key role in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. It makes it possible for businesses to in fact share a digital form of a ledger book via computers. There is no one authority, it's just a way to share the data. As well, the businesses that are sharing this ledger are unable to make any changes to the financial records. It provides protection against tampering with the numbers.

Branson is a big fan of the technology and is excited to talk about its future potential. He wants to see the technology used in even more ways and really expand across the world.

Plenty of excitement ahead

It’s hard not to get swept up in the excitement whenever Branson is speaking to reporters and talking about the future of the business. He is a man of ideas and because he understands how to put them in motion, people tend to trust in what he has to say. And with that said, South Africa could be on the verge of a boom where start-ups are concerned. 2016-11-18 04:45 www.news24.com

29 /117 3.2 VW agrees 23,000 German job-cut deal to revive core brand WOLFSBURG, Germany, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen unveiled plans to cut 23,000 jobs in Germany to help achieve 3.7 billion euros ($3.92 billion) in annual savings by 2020 to turn around its core brand and help fund a shift to electric and self-driving cars following its emissions scandal. The agreement foresees a 25 percent improvement in productivity at German plants, the company said at a news conference on Friday. The so-called future pact, hammered out between both sides since June, aims to increase the brand's operating margin to 4 percent by 2020, from an expected 2 percent this year, the company said. ($1 = 0.9436 euros) (Reporting by Andreas Cremer; Writing by Edward Taylor; Editing by Maria Sheahan)

2016-11-18 04:42 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

30 /117 1.0 Smog may be easing, but in parts of China water quality worsens By David Stanway and Sue-Lin Wong SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Nov 18 (Reuters) - China is making progress in battling the damaging smog that can shroud its big cities, but in many areas - from parts of the giant Yangtze river to the coalfields of Inner Mongolia - its water pollution is getting worse. Despite commitments to crack down on polluters, the quality of water in rivers, lakes and reservoirs in several regions has deteriorated significantly, according to inspection teams reporting back to the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP). In documents published this week, inspectors found that a fifth of the water in the Yangtze's feeder rivers in one province was unusable, and thousands of tonnes of raw sewage were being deposited into one river in northeastern Ningxia each day. Worried about unrest, China launched its war on pollution in 2014, vowing to reverse the damage done to its skies, rivers and soil by more than three decades of breakneck industrial growth. "We still have a lot of work to do," vice-minister Zhao Yingmin said at a press briefing on Friday. "First, I'd say the point of inspections is to discover problems, and indeed we discovered in some places water quality has gotten significantly worse," he said, noting, though, that the overall situation was improving. Over the first nine months of this year, 70.3 percent of samples taken from 1,922 surface water sites around China could be used as drinking water, up 4 percentage points from a year ago, Zhao said. TIGHT SUPPLY China has long been worried about a water supply bottleneck that could jeopardise future economic development. Per capita supplies are less than a third of the global average. A survey published by the MEP last year showed that nearly two thirds of underground water and a third of surface water was unsuitable for human contact, with much of it contaminated by fertiliser run-offs, heavy metals and untreated sewage. China's priority, though, has been air pollution, especially in industrialised regions like Beijing and Hebei, and it said this week that concentrations of harmful small particles, known as PM2.5, fell 12.5 percent in January-October. "With air, you stop pollution at the source, and the blue skies come back instantly," said Ma Jun, director of the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, which monitors Chinese water pollution. "For water, you can stop pollution at the source, but you still have the polluted sediment and the soil that is going to leech into the water, and it's going to take much longer. " "BELOW GRADE 5" China grades its water in five categories. Grade three and above is deemed safe for direct human contact, while grades four and five can only be used in industry and agriculture. Water "below grade five" has "lost all functionality". In an action plan published last year, the government vowed to improve water quality nationwide by 2030, and it aims to bring large volumes of unusable "below grade five" water back into the economy. While improvements have been made in the past five years, China's growing demand for water has put increasing pressure on its limited resources, and sources of pollution have not been put under adequate control, said vice-minister Zhao. This week, the top coal producing province of Shanxi revealed that 29 of the 100 surface water sites tested between January and September were found to be "below grade five", with water in the city of Datong deteriorating sharply over the period. In the manufacturing powerhouse of Jiangsu near Shanghai on the eastern coast, inspectors found that the Yangtze, China's longest river, wasn't being protected. They said 20.5 percent of water samples taken from feeder rivers were "below grade five" last year, an increase of 11.4 percentage points in a year. The number of surface water monitoring sites meting state standards in the coal producing region of Inner Mongolia fell by 7.7 percentage points, and the number categorised as "below grade five" rose by more than three percentage points. In Ningxia in the northwest, another growing coal producer, water at two lakes had deteriorated from grade three to "below grade five", and inspectors found that 6,400 tonnes of raw sewage was being deposited into one river each day. Ammonia and phosphate concentrations in one reservoir in rural Guangxi in the southwest, doubled last year as a result of pollution from farming and fishing, the ministry said. China said this year it would spend 430 billion yuan ($62.4 billion) on around 4,800 separate projects aimed at improving the quality of its water supplies, though it did not give a timeframe. "You need infrastructure, and there is a deficit that we have to catch up... but the problem is how to find the motivation to clean up and behave properly, and stop pollution at the source," said Ma at the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs. ($1 = 6.8890 yuan) (Reporting by David Stanway and Sue-Lin Wong; Editing by Ian Geoghegan)

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31 /117 0.0 Family start-up Dis-Chem Pharmacies debuts on South African bourse JOHANNESBURG, Nov 18 (Reuters) - South African drug store chain Dis- Chem made its debut on the Johannesburg bourse on Friday, giving its founders a chance to partially cash in on their investment and bring a rival to the main pharmacy merchant on the bourse. Founded by Chief Executive Ivan Saltzman and his wife Lynette, Dis-Chem has grown from a start-up in 1978 to a major health products retailer with annual sales of more than 15 billion rand ($1 billion). Dis-Chem is tapping an uncertain equity market as it looks to take on larger rival Clicks Group and retailers Shoprite and Pick n Pay, which also have pharmaceutical retail operations. Dic-Chem's shares opened at 23.26 rand, valuing the firm at around 20 billion rand, before easing slightly to 20.70 rand. The firm said earlier this week it had sold a 27.5 percent stake to investors at 18.50 rand per share, valuing the company at almost 16 billion rand. It is the second largest IPO on the bourse this year after food services business Bidcorp, which made its debut in May at a valuation of around 90 billion rand. However, it is dwarfed by Clicks in terms of both store network and market value. Clicks operates more than 700 outlets, bringing in annual sales of about 23 billion rand. The listing throws Dis-Chem into an edgy stock market as investors fret over unemployment of more than 25 percent and weak growth in Africa's most industrialised country. Dis-Chem said in a statement it plans to expand even further, opening eight stores during the six months ending to the end of February 2017 and at least 18 stores during the financial year ending 28 February 2018. Goldman Sachs, Investec Bank, and Standard Bank are the listing's joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners alongside Bank of America Merrill Lynch. ($1 = 14.4772 rand) (Reporting by TJ Strydom; Editing by James Macharia)

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32 /117 0.0 Daily Calendar Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 19. Port Huron Senior Center, 600 Grand River Ave., Port Huron. (810) 984-5061.

St. Clair Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Open to players of all skill levels. St. Clair Community Center, use west entrance, 308 S. Fourth St., St. Clair. (810) 326-0121. Free, donations accepted.

Jim Ayres, 2-3 p.m. Dancing and singing. Porthaven Manor, Porthaven Manor, 3900 Aspen Drive, Port Huron. (810) 985-4222. Free.

Fall Fest, 4-7 p.m. Cookie walk, baked goods, raffles, silent auction, pasties. German sauerkraut dinner and homemade apple desserts available 4-7 p.m. St. John’s UCC, 710 Pine St., Port Huron. (810) 984-5031. $10 for dinner.

Fish & Shrimp Buffet, 4-7 p.m. American Legion Post 382, 1322 Clinton Ave., St. Clair. (810) 329-2871. $10 adults, $5 kids 5-12, free for children under 5.

Holiday Show and Sale, 4-8 p.m. Nov. 18 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 19. Featuring artwork from local artists. Mountains of Mudd Pottery and Gifts, 1182 Allen Road, Kimball. (810) 650-5324.

Red Mudd Holiday Art Sale, 4-8 p.m. Nov. 18 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 19. Featuring artwork from local artists. Red Mudd Studio, 640 Richman Road, Kimball Township. (810) 434-5058.

Bingo, 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Lexington Lions Club, 7285 Huron Ave., Lexington. (810) 359-7729.

St. Clair Celebration of Lights featuring Santa’s Lighted Parade, 6-9 p.m. Parade, tree lighting and Key to the City for Santa. Call (810) 329-2962 for more information. Downtown St. Clair, St Clair. Free.

Fall Play: “Stage Door,” 7 p.m. Port Huron Northern High School presents the play “Stage Door.” Group discounts available. Port Huron Northern HS Performing Arts Center, 1799 Krafft Road, Port Huron. (810) 531-7379. $5.

A Hometown Holiday, On the Air, Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 18-26. Radio show with popular carols, stories, skits and audience participation. Created by the Michigan Caroling Company. The Snug Theatre, 160 S. Water St., Marine City. (810) 278-1749. $26.

Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown, 8:30 p.m. Lexington Village Theatre, 7318 Huron Ave., Lexington. (810) 359-5108. $22-$35.

Avoca Community Club Euchre Party, Registration 6:30 p.m., game starts at 7 p.m. Snacks and beverages included. There will be cash prizes, door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Avoca Community Club, 5396 Kilgore Road, Avoca. (810) 334-0114.

Christmas Bazaar, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Bake sale, jewelry, silent auction and crafts. Light lunch available. Only Believe Outreach Ministry, 1020 Chestnut St., Port Huron. (810) 385-7320.

Christmas Arts and Craft Show Fundraiser, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Juried show. Lunch available in the upper and lower level Port Huron Elks Lodge, 3292 Beach Road, Port Huron. (810) 982-8531. $1.

Craft and Vendor Event, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Table rentals available for $25. Contact [email protected] or call (810) 824-8185. Gearing Elementary School , 200 N. Carney Drive, St. Clair. (810) 676-1650.

St. Peters Lutheran Church Christmas and Craft Bazaar, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Lunch, pie by the slice, bake sale, home made jams, salsa. Perch Point Conservation Club, 7930 Meisner Road, Casco. (810) 765-5982.

Bariatric Surgery informational seminar, 10-11 a.m. Learn about the various bariatric surgical procedures offered. McLaren Port Huron, Duffy Classrooms, 1221 Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron. (800) 228-1484. Free.

Christmas Bazaar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Craft show and bake sale. Washington Avenue United Methodist, 1217 Washington Ave., Port Huron. (810) 982-8988.

Church Bazaar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Crafts, cookie walk, bake sale and Santa’s Bargain Basement. Lunch available 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Jeddo United Methodist Church, 8533 Wildcat Road, Jeddo. (810) 327-6144.

Cookie Walk, 10 a.m.-noon. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church , 115 N. Sixth St., St. Clair. (810) 329- 3821.

Memphis Music Boosters 30th annual Fall Craft Show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Space available to rent for $30, tables for $8. Memphis High School, 34130 Boardman Road, Memphis. $1 admission, children 10 and younger free.

St. Clair Chess Club, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Open play for all ability levels, all ages. Members will help you learn to play. St. Clair Burger King, 200 Clinton Ave., St. Clair. (810) 326-0121. Free.

Third annual Chili and Coats Giveaway, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. First come, first served. Cold weather clothing, such as hats, coats and gloves for men, women and children will be given away. Eastshore Leadership Academy, 1403 Seventh St., Port Huron.

“Max,” 11 a.m. Family friendly movie. McMorran Theater, 700 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron. $1.

Holiday Eats & Treats, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Soups and desserts in a jar. Brown City United Methodist Church, 7043 Lincoln St., Brown City. (810) 346-2010.

Fall Play: “Stage Door,” 2 p.m. Port Huron Northern High School presents the play “Stage Door.” Group discounts available. Port Huron Northern HS Performing Arts Center, 1799 Krafft Road, Port Huron. (810) 531-7379. $5.

Euchre Tournament, 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday night Euchre tournament. All ages welcome. Play up to three times as a guest of the Council of Aging. Port Huron Senior Center, Main floor, 600 Grand River Ave., Port Huron. (810) 956-0787. $1.50.

Euchre Party, 6:30 p.m. With snacks, beverages and 50/50 drawing. St. James United Church of Christ, Church basement, 9008 Meisner Road, Casco. (586) 727-1623. $10 per person.

Karaoke, 7-10 p.m. VFW Post 796, 1711 Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron.

Memphis Blues Festival Fundraiser, 7 p.m. Featuring Eddie Johnson, Wyatt Hood, StevieWeave, Sean Hartly and more. Memphis Lions Hall, 34758 Pratt Road, Memphis. (810) 343-4154. $5.

Breakfast Buffet, 8 a.m.-noon. American Legion Post 382, 1322 Clinton Ave., St. Clair. (810) 329-2871. $7 adults, $3 children 5-12, free for kids 4 and younger.

Bingo Party, 1 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Progressive jackpots and refreshments. Knights of Columbus-Greenbush Hall, 7556 Lakeshore Road, Lexington. (810) 359-5757.

Blue Water Outdoor Club walk, 1:30 p.m. Walk the BP trail in St. Clair. Meet in the northwest corner of the Vantage Point parking lot to carpool. Vantage Point, 51 Water St., Port Huron. (810) 327-6028.

Jerry Garcia, 6 p.m. Lexington United Methodist Church, 5597 Main St., Lexington. (810) 385- 9037. Free will offering.

Books are Fun Book Sale, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sponsored by Lake Huron Medical Center Auxiliary Volunteers. Lake Huron Medical Center, Cafeteria, 2601 Electric Ave., Port Huron. (810) 385- 7954.

“Healing the Heart” grief support group, 9-10:30 a.m. Supportive, safe and friendly environment for those who are grieving to share their story and help the process of healing in a group setting. Open to any adult who has lost a loved one due to death. Registration preferred. St. John River District Hospital, 4100 River Road, East China. (586) 723-9492.

Cribbage, 1 p.m. Learn how to play cribbage. For adults. Refreshments provided. St. Clair Library, 310 S. Second St., St. Clair. (810) 329-3951.

Scrabble, 1 p.m. Registration required. All skill levels welcome. Adults only. Algonac-Clay Library, 2011 St. Clair River Drive, Algonac. (810) 794-4471.

Grief Support Group, 4-5:30 p.m. Weekly support group that provides help and encouragement after the death of a loved one. St. Peter Lutheran Church , Warner Room, 37601 31 Mile Road, Richmond. (810) 334-8057.

I. M. P. A. C. T. board meeting, 5:30 p.m. I. M. P. A. C. T., 1001 Military St., Port Huron. (810) 985- 5437.

DivorceCare, Meets 6-8 p.m. Mondays. Weekly seminar and support group for those who are separated or divorced. Call the church for more information and to register. Colonial Woods Missionary Church, 3240 Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron. (810) 984-5571. $20.

Monday Night Knitters, 6 p.m. Drop in and join a group of veteran knitters, or learn how to knit or crochet. Capac Library, 111 N. Main St., Capac. (810) 395-7000.

Childbirth Education series, 6:30-8:30 p.m. General childbirth preparation instruction. Best to take in seventh or eighth month of pregnancy. McLaren Port Huron, 1221 Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron. (800) 228-1484. $40, $32 for Women’s Wellness Place members.

Bingo, 7 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. St. Edward On the Lake Catholic Church, 6945 Lakeshore Road, Lakeport. (810) 385-4072.

Burtchville Township board meeting, 7 p.m. Burtchville Township Hall, 4000 Burtch Road, Lakeport.

Blue Water Vintage Swing classes, Ballroom 6:30-7:30 p.m. Swing 7:30-9 p.m. Singles and couples welcome. Tio Gordos Cantina, 321 Huron Ave., Port Huron. (810) 941-4120. $10.

Tuesday Morning Bingo, 10:30 a.m. Doors open at 8:20 a.m. Proceeds benefit Holy Cross church and school. Breakfast and lunch items available. Knights of Columbus, 4521 Ravenswood Road, Kimball. (810) 765-8751.

St. Clair Fellowship Bridge Club, noon-3:45 p.m. Open play for all ages and abilities. We help beginners learn. No partner needed. Partners change every four hands. St. Clair Recreation Department, St. Clair Community Center, use west entrance, 308 S. Fourth St., St. Clair. (810) 326-0121. Free.

Mahjong, 12:30 p.m. Learn American Mahjong. All skill levels welcome. Marysville Library, 1175 Delaware Ave., Marysville. (810) 364-9493.

Chrysler UAW Local 375 Retirees meeting, 1 p.m. American Legion Charles Hammond Post 8, 1026 Sixth St., Port Huron. (810) 329-2116.

Coping with Stress During the Holiday Season, 6 p.m.-7 p.m. Six-week educational group for those who experience significant or elevated stress during the holidays. Call (810) 984-5156 to register. Port Huron Hospital Outpatient Counseling, 1209 Richardson St, Port Huron. (810) 966-0174. Varies.

Knitting Club, 6 p.m. Knitters and crocheters of all skill levels welcome. Marysville Library, 1175 Delaware Ave., Marysville. (810) 364-9493.

St. Clair County Board of Public Works and Road Commission meeting, 7 p.m. St. Clair County Road Commission Central Service Center, 21 Airport Drive, St. Clair. (810) 364-5720.

Australia's Thunder From Down Under, Male dancers, cheeky humor. Shows at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Street parking. Lexington Village Theatre, 7318 Huron Ave., Lexington. (810) 359-5108. $28-$39.

Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m. For children age 0-5 with caretakers. Includes stories, songs and crafts with a mix of poems, puppets, finger plays and movement activities. St. Clair Library, 310 S. Second St., St. Clair. (810) 329-3951.

The Almost Every Wednesday Knitting Group, 11:30 a.m. A drop-in knitting/crochet needlework group. St. Clair Library, 310 S. Second St., St. Clair. (810) 329-3951.

Blood Pressure Clinic, 1-3 p.m. Porthaven Manor, Dining Room, 3900 Aspen Drive, Port Huron. (810) 985-4222. Free.

Euchre, 1 p.m. Adults and seniors. Refreshments will be provided. St. Clair Library, 310 S. Second St., St. Clair. (810) 329-3951.

Read to Chief, the Reader Dog, 2:20 p.m. School-age children can drop in to read to Chief, a German Shepherd therapy dog. Capac Library, 111 N. Main St., Capac. (810) 395-7000.

Bingo, 3-4 p.m. Porthaven Manor, Game Room, 3900 Aspen Drive, Port Huron. (810) 985-4222.

Bingo, 6:20 p.m. Knights of Columbus, 4521 Ravenswood Road, Kimball. (810) 364-6800.

Bingo Party, 6:45 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Progressive jackpots and refreshments. Knights of Columbus-Greenbush Hall, 7556 Lakeshore Road, Lexington. (810) 359-5757.

Ladies Night, 7 p.m. 50 cents off all drinks. Office Lounge , 1951 Water St., Port Huron. (810) 982-1531.

Slider Thursdays, noon-3 p.m. Burger sliders and fries. Public welcome. American Legion Charles Hammond Post 8, 1026 Sixth St., Port Huron. (810) 982-9553. $3.

Thanksgiving Dinner, noon-5 p.m. All are welcome. VFW Post 796, 1711 Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron. Free.

Thanksgiving Dinner, noon-2 p.m. Turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, vegetables, coffee and dessert. Salvation Army Citadel, 2000 Court St., Port Huron. (810) 984-2679. Free.

Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance, 6:30-8 p.m. Peer-led support group for anyone touched by mental illness. McLaren Port Huron, North classroom, 1221 Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron. (800) 228-1484. Free.

Euchre Tournament, 6:45 p.m. Office Lounge , 1951 Water St., Port Huron. (810) 982-1531.

Port Huron Tree Lighting, Following the 6:30 p.m. parade. McMorran Place, 701 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron. (810) 985-6166.

St. Clair Duplicate Bridge Club, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Open to players of all skill levels. St. Clair Community Center, use west entrance, 308 S. Fourth St., St. Clair. (810) 326-0121. Free, donations accepted.

Bingo, 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Lexington Lions Club, 7285 Huron Ave., Lexington. (810) 359-7729. Annual Santa Parade, 6:30-8 p.m. Downtown Port Huron, Port Huron. (810) 985-6166. Free.

A Hometown Holiday, On the Air, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays, 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 18-26. Radio show with popular carols, stories, skits and audience participation. Created by the Michigan Caroling Company. The Snug Theatre, 160 S. Water St., Marine City. (810) 278-1749. $26.

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33 /117 0.4 Nothing happens in Wisconsin? Rubbish — it's a fabulous playground for the whole family Wisconsin! Why on earth Wisconsin? You must be going for the cheese, right? There sure isn't anything else out there! Such was the derisive reaction of New York friends when I told them my family was planning a summer holiday in an out-of-the-way Midwestern state known to many Americans only as the place that supplies their supermarket cheddar. Well, it's certainly true that Wisconsin — which produces 40 per cent of all the cheese made in the U. S. and one-fifth of its butter — has an awful lot of cows. Black and white, brown and spotted, they dapple every hill and meadow and seem to set the meandering pace of life for the folks whose livelihoods they provide. Yet to depict this lush, green state as nothing more than a vast dairy farm is to do it a huge injustice — as I reflect during the drive north from Chicago, where our road trip begins, and marvel at the scenic views along the shores of Lake Michigan. To call this waterway a lake is like describing Everest as a hill. It is an inland sea so vast it would comfortably submerge the whole of England, and some claim to have seen great white sharks surfacing from its unfathomable depths. Bypassing Milwaukee, with its renowned breweries and distilleries, we head for the city of Sheboygan — for no other reason than that we like the sound of its name. When we see its pristine sands and inviting bathing waters, we know we have made a fortuitous choice. When my sophisticated East Coast friends hear me claim to have discovered America's best beaches, 1,200 miles inland, they will doubtless chortle even louder. Unlikely as it might sound, however, having spent many a sticky summer fighting for sunbathing space (and paying exorbitant beach parking charges) in Florida, Cape Cod and California, I can assure them these established tourist destinations pale in comparison with Lake Michigan. Indeed my wife, Angela, and I, and our two daughters, Anna and Lucy (both in their 20s), are so impressed that we decide we have found the 'Midwestern Riviera', but without the surrounding condos and high-rise apartment blocks. We are staying at the Blue Harbor Resort, a large, white-clapboard hotel overlooking the lake. The view from the balcony at sunset, when huge white gulls soar against a sky vividly streaked with crimson, takes our breath away. But it is the quality of the bathing water that impresses my eldest daughter, Anna, and I most. We enjoy open-water swimming, and have taken the plunge in many places, but we agree that the lake, at Sheboygan, tops the lot. Locals assure us it isn't always so welcoming. In October, they say, you need a wetsuit to swim here. By January, you're likely to need an ice-pick. But on a balmy August morning, with the air temperature in the high 20s, it is perfect for a brisk crawl. Calm, pure and clear enough to see your toes. It would be equally great for our infant grandchildren, as the depth is so shallow you can walk for 100 yards before it reaches waist height. For young families, our hotel offers other attractions, including a raucous waterpark and arcade, and the opportunity to sail, fish and go whale-watching. All at a far more affordable price, and with less hassle, than in the popular U. S. coastal resorts at high summer. Sheboygan, which counts many Germans among its early settlers, boasts of being the world's bratwurst capital, so these stubby, spicy sausages, made with ginger, mace and nutmeg, and served in a roll called a semmel, are on most menus. All this is within easy striking distance of Chicago, three hours' drive down the coast. You can fly directly to Chicago from London and New Yorkers will hate me for saying this, but for my money it now pips the Big Apple as America's most exhilarating metropolis, at least for a few heady months between May and September. The best way to see it is by bicycle. We rent bikes at Millennium Park, then ride north along the flat, 18-mile track that runs beside the lake, marvelling at the brilliantly inventive architecture that makes Chicago's skyline the envy of the world. Ornate, Art Deco skyscrapers built in the Twenties, when Al Capone ran the city by fear, dazzle alongside modern creations. Along the way, we cool off for another dip (Chicago also has a superb beach, humming with sporting activity) and get our fix of culture by visiting the Museum of Contemporary Art, one of the many fine museums and galleries in the city. We spend only two days here before heading for the Cheese State. Our first destination is Eau Claire, a small city beside a much smaller lake and river, whose crystal clear water gives it its name. Our daughters are eager to attend a new music festival there, and persuade us to go with them. I confess that we had never heard of the bands who were playing, but we're glad we agreed. It is all very mellow. Very Wisconsin. We also spend an enchanting afternoon at the House on the Rock, in Spring Green, an architectural masterpiece of shops, houses and ornate gardens designed by a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, who was born and raised in Wisconsin, and frequently return to his beloved home state. But then, Lloyd Wright, arguably America's greatest visionary designer, knew Wisconsin has far more to offer than cheese. My American friends would surely view it differently too, if only they deigned to venture here.

2016-11-18 04:24 David Jones www.dailymail.co.uk

34 /117 2.1 Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 26, cuddles up to his much older wife Sam, 49, at NYC premiere for Nocturnal Animals Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been busy promoting his new movie, Nocturnal Animals. And on Thursday night, the 26-year-old actor mixed work with pleasure as he took his wife, Sam, 49, to his film's premiere in New York City. Sam looked stunning as she hit the black carpet in a figure- hugging metallic dress as she cozied up to her husband of four years. Sam showed off her incredible figure in a long-sleeved shiny midi-dress which clung to her curves and fell below the knee. The filmmaker teamed the sexy look with a pair of strappy nude sandals and a coordinating clutch. The blonde beauty wore her golden locks in an up-do minus a few strands which fell loose framing her pretty face. She added a bronzed make-up palette, coordinating with her golden dress and hoop earrings. Meanwhile, Aaron cut a dapper figure in a black suit which he teamed with a silver tie and white pocket square. The Kick-Ass actor sported a thick beard and styled his coif meticulously with gel. The cute couple looked very much in love as they posed arm in arm with giant smiles plastered to their faces. Before the screening, Aaron mingled with his director and Nocturnal Animals writer, Tom Ford. Later in the evening, Aaron was spotted talking to his co-star Isla Fisher and designer Tory Burch. Meanwhile, Sam began a relationship with Aaron, after meeting on the set of the 2009 film she directed - Nowhere Boy - when he was 19 and she was 42. They tied the knot in June 2012 in an intimate ceremony in Somerset. The couple have two daughters, Wylda Rae, six, and Romy Hero, four, whilst Sam also has two daughters from her previous marriage to art dealer Jay Jopling.

2016-11-18 04:21 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

35 /117 1.4 Mark Wahlberg shows off long locks... as Michelle Monaghan sparkles in elegant gown at Patriots Day premiere Many actors his age are most concerned about combing over their bald patches. But Mark Wahlberg took great delight in showing off his Samson-esque long locks as he attended the premiere of Patriots Day in Hollywood on Thursday. The 45-year-old was grinning like a Cheshire cat as he flaunted his magnificent mane at the AFI Fest closing night gala event. But even the Funky Bunch frontman's eye-catching do was not enough to overshadow his leading lady Michelle Monaghan at the thrilling event. The 40-year-old was literally sparkling on the red carpet as she showcased her feminine figure in a shimmering three-tone gown. She looked somewhat akin to a giant ice lolly as she posed for the cameras in her fashion forward outfit, which was black at the top, burgundy in the middle and campaign coloured at the skirt. But they were not the only big names who had turned out for the debut screening of the CBS Films and Lionsgate production. For not only was the movie's director Peter Berg there, but Kevin Bacon added an extra massive dollop of glamour to the already thrilling occasion. The film tells the story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt led by Boston Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis. Filmmaker Peter also wrote the film, which is based on the book Boston Strong by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, along with Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer. It is scheduled to have a limited release on December 21, and a wide release on January 13. But Michelle and Kevin were not the only big names former underwear model Mark was rubbing shoulders with. For earlier in the day he had an affectionate encounter with Jude Law as he went out for lunch in Beverly Hills. The balding English actor, known affectionately as Dave from Blackheath among some long-term fans as his real first name is David, was staring in apparent wonderment at his friend's glossy mane as they chewed the fat. Speaking of the latter, Mark had to lose 16 pounds, and boil down to under 10 per cent body fat, to get in action man shape for his turn in Transformers on the season premiere of Wahlburgers. Explaining his predicament, which he thankfully managed to overcome, he said: '‘I saw Michael Bay and he freaked out - we were about three-and-a-half weeks out from shooting Transformers, so had to lose all the weight in a very short amount of time.'

2016-11-18 04:21 Mike Larkin www.dailymail.co.uk

36 /117 2.9 Should Israel's Right embrace Trump before he takes office? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Donald Trump is a “true friend” of Israel. Education Minister Naftali Bennett claims that Trump’s victory is an opportunity to apply a “different approach” to the Arab conflict, and put an end, forever, to the dream of an independent Palestinian state. Now contrast this with my visit this week to the United States, where I was left wondering if Israel is living in an alternate reality. Instead of celebration, the East Coast, and particularly the Jewish community there, seem overcome with anguish. On the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington, for example, many Jews still seem in a state of shock, fearful over what a Trump presidency will mean for America, for American Jews, and for Israel.

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The appointment on Sunday of Stephen Bannon as Trump’s chief strategist in the White House only exacerbated those concerns. A former chairman of Breitbart News, Bannon is viewed as a leader of the seemingly racist and anti-immigrant alt-right movement. His website, numerous articles in the Jewish media have claimed, served as a platform to spread what some see as antisemitic rants. Bannon’s Jewish friends claim that he is really a Zionist and friend of Israel. The Zionist Organization of America, for example, slammed the Anti-Defamation League for criticizing Bannon, saying that he is “an American patriot who defends Israel & has deep empathy for the Jewish people.” As proof, these friends bring Bannon’s decision to open a Breitbart bureau in Jerusalem two years ago, and to place Yeshiva University graduate Aaron Klein as its manager. The thing is that in today’s world, someone can have antisemitic tendencies and still support Israel. Just look at some of the countries with whom Israel has diplomatic ties. The governments support Israel, but then the people tend to be antisemitic. People can be drawn to Israel and its seeming nationalistic character, but at the same time speak out against Jewish control of the global media and banking system. If there is a comparison to be made, it seems that Bannon is similar to France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is surprisingly gaining support from French Jews. These Jews seem drawn to Le Pen, following the thinking that the enemy of my enemy – radical Islam in France – is my friend. It is understandable that in the US, Jews will feel uncomfortable with the appointment of someone like Bannon to such a high-level position. Historically, American Jews have been on the frontlines of the civil rights movement. They marched hand-in-hand with Martin Luther King Jr., and continue to fight for the rights of minorities. Someone like Bannon, who appears to support a nationalistic ideology that upends multiculturalism, is going to get people upset. The Trump supporters whom I spoke with this week say that this is all part of a Democratic plot to delegitimize the new president. According to these supporters, it is virtually impossible to think that Trump will adhere to the values of white supremacists, considering that his daughter is a Jewish convert and his Jewish sonin- law is one of his closest advisers. Strangely, while Jews on one side of the Atlantic remain fraught, in Israel there seems to be a post-election euphoria. But while the comments made by Bennett and other right-wing politicians are clearly an attempt to set the tone for a Trump presidency and its policies toward Israel, they should be careful. Some Israeli diplomats and American Jewish leaders were critical of Bennett and the Right for giving Trump such a bear hug. They are worried that by making it seem that Trump is one of them, the Israeli Right may end up pushing the new administration to take steps the other way, to show that it is really objective and unbiased when it comes to Israel and the Palestinians. If that happens, a US Embassy in Jerusalem will remain a long-forgotten dream for Bennett and his colleagues. The same criticism could be heard after Bennett insisted on bringing the controversial bill that legalizes illegal outposts like Amona to the ministerial legislative committee on Sunday, despite Netanyahu’s objections. The committee unanimously approved the bill, which then went to the Knesset for a first reading on Wednesday, which it passed. Some Jewish leaders in Washington expressed concern that President Barack Obama will use the approval of the bill as an excuse to take unilateral diplomatic action against Israel before leaving office on January 20. While these leaders might be right, they are forgetting that Bennett and Netanyahu are not thinking about the effect the legislation will have on Israel’s diplomatic status. They are playing a game of political chicken. It’s like Henry Kissinger’s famous line that “Israel has no foreign policy, only domestic policy.” Bennett is using Trump’s victory to be more right wing than Netanyahu, and to lock the prime minster into a corner where he will no longer have an excuse not to approve construction in West Bank settlements. And while it is true that Bennett was the one who brought the bill to the committee, Netanyahu, if he wanted, could have stopped it at any time. All he needed to do was file an appeal in the committee against its earlier decision. As prime minister, he could then have decided to keep the bill stuck within the committee, and never let it see the light of day in the Knesset for an official vote. So why didn’t he? Because then he would have appeared to be to the left of Bennett in their non-stop battle over the hearts of the Israeli Right. Obama gets upset? That’s just collateral damage. Trump’s victory, however, does present Israel with another major challenge, possibly one of the greatest it has faced in the US in recent years: how to maintain bipartisan political support. Hillary Clinton’s loss is expected to push the Democratic Party in an even more liberal, left-wing, and radical direction. Democrats were already moving away from Israel – according to a recent Pew study, while 75% of Republicans sympathize more with Israelis than Palestinians, among Democrats the margin is narrower: 43% vs 29%. Among liberal Democrats, the numbers are even more concerning: 40% sympathize more with the Palestinians, while only 33% sympathize with Israel. This new Democratic direction seems to already be playing out with the nomination earlier this week of Rep. Keith Ellison from Minnesota as the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Ellison is one of Israel’s more vocal critics on Capitol Hill. This turn leftward will mean more than just political appointments, and could have dire consequences for Israel. Israel has always taken pride in its ability to receive bipartisan support from across the American political spectrum. As the Democratic party continues on this course, those days are numbered. Is there anything Israel can do to stem this trend? Progress on the Palestinian front might help, but it also might not. The problem is that the trajectories of both countries are moving in different directions without points to potentially intersect. In Israel, the trend is to move Right, while in the Democratic Party the trend is to go Left. It’s a relationship that will not be easy to salvage.

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2016-11-18 04:21 YAAKOV KATZ www.jpost.com

37 /117 0.6 Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish remain in contention at Ghent Six Day Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish slipped from second to third but remain firmly in contention for victory at the halfway stage of the Ghent Six Day event. Wiggins, riding in what he has suggested may be the last competitive race of his illustrious career, is competing in the city of his birth and on Monday spoke of what would be an emotional week. Second after two days, Cavendish and Wiggins dropped a place as Kenny de Ketele and Moreno de Pauw retook the lead, but remain on the same number of laps as the leaders and second-place Elia Vivani and Iljo Keisse, with 26 points separating the top three. Five-time Olympic champion Wiggins and Cavendish won the team elimination race on day three before finishing second to De Ketele and De Pauw - who beat them in last month's London Six Day - in the time trial. The Brits finished second in the first derny race, third in the madison and second in the derny final to keep pace with the leading pairings.

2016-11-18 04:19 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

38 /117 0.8 China’s ByteDance In Digital Content Deal With ProSieben’s Studio 71 Chinese digital content aggregator ByteDance has signed a licensing deal with Studio 71 , a multi channel network that belongs to Germany’s ProSieben group.

Studio 71’s content will be subtitled into Chinese and carried on ByteDance’s Top Buzz platform. Founded in 2012, and now with backing from Silicon Valley investors that include Sequoia Capital and Digital Sky Technology, ByteDance has scored as a news aggregator. It claims some 600 million registered users and over 66 million daily users for its Toutiao (Today’s Headlines) app. It has operations in China, New York and Los Angeles.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that terms of a new funding round ascribed the company a valuation of $10 billion. In September ByteDance announced that it would invest $150 million on funding high-quality, short-form content for its global platform.

Studio 71 has over 1,200 YouTube channels. Its roster of creators includes Vitaly Zdorovetskiy (9.2 million subscribers), Epic Meal Time (7 million subscribers), Matthew Santoro (5.6 million subscribers), Tana Mongeau (2 million subscribers), and Logan Paul (13 million Facebook followers).

2016-11-18 04:18 Patrick Frater variety.com

39 /117 2.4 BRIEF-Monte dei Paschi shares volatile in early trade Nov 18 (Reuters) - Italian banks: * Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena shares rise 2.8 percent in early trade; later the stock pares its gains and up 0.4 percent by 0806 GMT * UniCredit also higher, up 0.4 percent * Ubi Banca shares trade down 1.6 percent after Italian prosecutors said they had completed an investigation into Italy's fifth-biggest bank, its chief executive and 38 other people over alleged obstruction of regulators. * Italy's banking index is down 0.4 percent Further company coverage: (Reporting by Milan newsroom)

2016-11-18 04:18 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

40 /117 1.1 Shyamalan: 'I definitely feel like an outsider' It is an old joke in Hollywood that the biggest twist in M Night Shyamalan's work is how badly his career nosedived after he arrived on a wave of acclaim. The Indian-American filmmaker announced himself to the world in 1999 with "The Sixth Sense" -- a tense, supernatural thriller with a reveal so shocking he was talked up as the new Alfred Hitchcock. Two follow-ups cemented his reputation as "king of the twist," but years of poorly received work followed, prompting reviewers to wonder whether the twists weren't just an attempt to paper over shoddy filmmaking. Shyamalan has never let criticism jolt his vision, however, and the 46-year-old director has come full circle with rave reviews of his 2015 thriller "The Visit" and early acclaim for his new movie "Split. " Arriving for a preview screening of the psychological horror tale at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles this week, he was at pains to point out that the twist was never a defining feature of his work anyway. "I don't think of it like that... like I've got to bust out the big dance move everybody wants. It's not like that," said the father-of- three, known to friends as Night. "It's more about what is this story you're telling and how are you telling that story. " Born Manoj Shyamalan in southern India, he was raised in an affluent part of Philadelphia, where he was given a Super 8 camera as a young boy and, inspired by the work of Steven Spielberg, made 45 short films before the age of 16. - 'Welcome return to form' - His parents were both doctors, but while his father wanted him to go to medical school his mother encouraged him to attend film school at New York University. Shyamalan still lives in Philadelphia, and it is partly because of his insistence in remaining outside the Hollywood fold, coupled with an indifference to bad reviews, that he has at times come across as aloof. A 2008 article in the Guardian newspaper bemoaned his "defensive arrogance" which, coupled with his proclivity for appearing in his own films, came off as "petulant at best. " Yet in person he comes across as polite, affable, humble even, which points to a possibility that he often raises himself -- that he is just misunderstood. "I definitely feel like an outsider but I guess it's my natural geography," he told AFP at the "Split" screening at the iconic Chinese Theatre, the beating heart of Tinseltown. "I live 3,000 miles away, and so I've never even been in this theater. This is the first screening I've ever really done in Los Angeles. " Shyamalan's rehabilitation began when he moved into television last year, executive-producing Fox mystery sci-fi series "Wayward Pines" and directing the pilot. His first critical success since big-screen thriller "Signs" in 2002, the show was described by review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes as "creepy and strange in the best way" and a "welcome return to form. " - 'Shockingly good' - "Split," which Shyamalan also wrote and produced, delves into the fractured mind of Kevin (James McAvoy), who is suffering from dissociative identity disorder and manifests 23 distinct personalities. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), Kevin is the unwilling host of a war among all of the personalities contained within him -- and a darker one yet to emerge. The movie has been widely praised, garnering an approval rating of 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Variety magazine described it as "a shockingly good thriller" and praised Shyamalan for getting a career best performance out of McAvoy. It is all a stark contrast to the critical reception for the five movies directed by Shyamalan between 2004 and 2013, none of which scored higher than 43 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Asked if he feels he has something to prove, the director looks bemused, telling AFP filmmaking is "so much more complex than that" and denying he would ever worry about people liking his films. "I've been really excited with these last movies -- meaning 'The Visit' and 'Split' -- because I've made them very differently, smaller, being edgy and doing unusual things," he said. "Really I'm not thinking about what would work or what wouldn't work. I feel more daring, you know -- that ability to take risks. "

2016-11-18 04:16 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

41 /117 41 /117 0.7 'It could've been a lot worse': Charlie Sheen says ex- wife Brooke Mueller and twin sons 'fine' after breakdown Charlie Sheen said his twin boys were fine on Thursday following his ex-wife's recent breakdown in Utah. The 51- year-old actor said seven- year-old twins Bob and Max were 'excellent' after their mother Brooke Mueller reportedly agreed to a psych evaluation. 'It could've been a lot worse,' Sheen said while standing outside a dermatology center in Beverly Hills, California. Scroll down for video The Platoon star that Mueller and the boys were 'good' and 'everybody's fine'. Sheen revealed that he has not yet spoken to Mueller, 39, but 'talked to somebody next to her'. The Two And A Half Men star earlier on Thursday released a bizarre statement to People following a strange 24-hour period for Mueller and the boys. 'In the face of a roughshod and polar moment of unsanctioned divide, sanity and certainty were restored with grace and resolve,' his statement said. 'Immeasurable gratitude and love to a fellow yeoman of the apocalypse; sir Michael from that hamlet called Walters, need accept each and every Crimson palm-sting, as high fives rain upon his bitchen nobility, not just from this traveler, but from his safe and stable brood as well,' he added. The statement was released after Mueller agreed to a psych evaluation after reportedly being seen arguing barefoot with her nanny in a Salt Lake City bar and then allegedly 'beating' her children at a nearby car wash. Her alleged behaviour in the late hours of Tuesday and early hours of Wednesday prompted police to briefly search for Mueller and the twins. Mueller was said to have arrived barefoot in a bar with the boys and asked people for a cigarette late on Tuesday night, before getting in a fight with the children's nanny, according to TMZ. Police reportedly called Sheen about the situation after Mueller apparently told people in the bar that she was his ex-wife and gave them his phone number. Mueller and Sheen separated in 2011 after three years of marriage and went through a nasty divorce and custody battle. She spent time in rehab earlier this year and is said to have been in rehab 20 times to date.

2016-11-18 04:14 Paul Chavez www.dailymail.co.uk

42 /117 1.3 Holiday for one please - and make it snappy: How solo travellers can enjoy a fun-filled tour of Florida, including alligators, space ships, celebrity spotting and (of course) a Disney Park As so many songs point out, sometimes it’s hard to be a singleton. Especially - although this is not such a common pop theme - when it comes to holidays. You get stuck with going somewhere you don’t particularly want to go with well-meaning relatives or friends, or you go somewhere on your own and feel downright lonely because somehow it’s not quite so easy chatting to that Scarlett Johansson/Bill Murray lookalike as Lost in Translation makes it seem. Yet 17.8million Brits are single, according to the latest census. So thank goodness for Just You - the British travel company that specialises in solo holidays around the world for single people, or for anyone who wants to travel on their own. My particular reason for going on one of its breaks was that I had always wanted to explore Florida beyond the Disney parks but knew no one else who did. Luckily, Just You runs a 12-day break from Britain to Florida in the spring and autumn - when the summer heat doesn’t make you feel like your blood is bubbling up to boiling point under your skin. Just You makes travelling on your own very easy. There are no single supplements waiting to whack you in the face, no awkward room sharing with strangers, no being made to feel like a freak because you haven’t got a partner - and you can join in the holiday as much or as little as you want to. If you want to have a drink or meal with others in the group you can, or if you want to mooch around by yourself, you can. As long as you are on the coach at the time the tour guide says, you can do what you damn well please the rest of the time. It’s all very grown-up. On my Florida - The Sunshine State holiday there were 11 other women and six men, mainly of middle and senior ages, from all over Britain, who were met at Orlando airport by our tour guide Sharron Henry. Over the course of the holiday I overheard more than one person say she was the best tour guide they had ever had. Our sunshine guide for the Sunshine State. We travelled by coach to our first hotel, the Park Inn by Radisson at Kissimmee, and ate dinner there (most meals are not included in the cost of the holiday apart from breakfasts and a couple of lunches and dinners). The next morning was a lazy one, sunbathing around the hotel pool, saving our energy for eight hours of walking around Epcot. The Disney park is designed for adults and its name is an acronym for the not very catchy Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow. At 300 acres it’s twice the size of the more popular Magic Kingdom, which is designed for kids, and it's a celebration of human innovation. It’s a strange mix of sci-fi rides, 11 mini depictions of countries (including a rather twee United Kingdom with a pub and Twinings tea shop), horticultural displays of Mickey, Donald Duck and their friends, real-life Disney princesses having their photos taken with the kids, and a very impressive fireworks display from barges in the central lake at 9pm, during which a giant Earth is manoeuvred into view and the message that we are all one world is sung Disney-style through the park’s speaker system. I was rather bemused by it all, although I have to admit I loved the realistic dinosaurs roaring over my head in The Universe of Energy ride and I was soothed by the tones of Dame Judi Dench taking me on the Spaceship Earth journey. A fter lunch in the park’s ‘France’ (a reasonable $11.27 or £7.77 for a baguette sandwich and soft drink), a margarita in Mexico (around $10.60 or £7.30) and dinner in China (around $25 or £17 for a main course and glass of wine), the next day was spent in the rest of the universe - namely Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Now it’s much easier to work out what this is all about - it was the first place where a space ship was launched in the US and is where all US spacecraft have been launched since. It’s also where the Space Launch System (SLS) craft is being built to take a crew of four to Mars at some undetermined date in the future. The history, sights and experiences here are out of this world (I couldn’t resist that one). You get to see the Space Shuttle Atlantis - which is now an exhibit after 126million miles of space travel between 1985 and 2011, you can experience what it feels like to be at the controls of a space ship and move around a ‘pod’ as though you were on board a craft. You can even go on the ‘Shuttle Launch Experience’ in which you are strapped in a seat, tilted backwards at 90 degrees then shaken around a heck of a lot to find out what astronauts go through when spaceships take off. Fantastic stuff. There’s also a rocket garden - a garden full of real rockets - and a bus tour that goes to a launch pad and the vehicle assembly building, which has the tallest doors of any building in the US. The tour also stops at a hall where you can touch a rock from the moon and see Saturn V, the largest rocket ever flown at 363 feet (110.64m) long. The holiday includes lunch with an astronaut - after a buffet in a room of around 200 people we were given a talk by Jack Lousma, a Skylab and Space Shuttle astronaut in the 1970s and 80s. He showed us a brilliant video of him in space, eating, dressing, doing press- ups, running on treadmill and washing himself. Now 80, he was a very entertaining speaker. However, the more sombre side of space travel is also in evidence at the centre, with a poignant memorial to those who have lost their lives during its pursuit, including the seven men and women who were killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster of 1986. The day ended with a 90-minute coach ride to our second hotel, the brand new and modern Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton at the pretty resort of Vero Beach. The next morning was mostly taken up by a two-hour drive to Fort Lauderdale, renowned for its beautiful beach, warm sea, intercostal waterways and the millionaires’ houses that line these waterways. Most of us paid £27 for an optional boat ride to take a peek at these, which include the house that was used in the movie Cape Fear and the holiday homes of many CEOs of huge companies. We were told that in the past Colin Farrell, Reese Witherspoon, Gene Hackman and Lucille Ball had owned houses there, too. We had a taste of the celebrity lifestyle the next morning too when we were given a guided tour of Miami. We saw the highly exclusive Star Island - a manmade island of mansions very popular with stars, including apparently Puff Daddy, Gloria Estefan and Elizabeth Taylor. Then there was Fisher Island, where Oprah Winfrey and Rafael Nadal are said to have owned estates. We also travelled through Miami’s Art Deco district, past the house and steps where Gianni Versace was gunned down and killed in 1997. We drove past the Fontainebleau Hotel, where Goldfinger was filmed, and where Sammy Davis Jr, Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis played. Then there was the Biltmore Hotel where Al Capone used to hang out. And of course the Miami Vice locations. Despite its subject matter the show actually helped to clean up the city because it attracted glam people with money to the area. From Miami it was on to the Florida Keys and a two-hour drive to our next hotel, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Marathon, where we were to be based for three nights. As we travelled further south, not only was the weather getting warmer and more humid (it usually rains at least once a day in Florida even if just for a few seconds, although locals like to call it liquid sunshine), but the human atmosphere was getting more laid back. In the Keys anything goes, and it attracts a lot of artists, poets and people outside mainstream society. The Keys themselves are huge pieces of coral reef sticking out of the ocean connected by a bridge. The section between Marathon and Key West has been made famous by the movies True Lies (when Jamie Lee Curtis is fighting the bad girl in the back of the limo) and the Too Fast Too Furious franchise. The pretty, hippyish town of Key West was the location of the following day’s adventure, starting with a quick trip to the giant buoy on the pavement that marks the continental US’s southern-most spot. From there it was a short walk to the former house of Ernest Hemingway , who wrote much of his best work there. Everything in it is original apart from the 54 cats - in Hemingway’s day there were 90. If you want to continue the Hemingway theme, go to Sloppy Joe’s, the bar where Hemingway spent many a happy hour. The following day was a free day for us to do whatever we wanted. I went to Sombrero Beach with a couple of others to sunbathe and relax (it cost around $6 or £4 for a four-mile taxi ride from the hotel). For dinner a few of us went to Sparkys, a waterside restaurant over the road from the hotel, where the catch of the day costs $21-25 (£14-£17) - cooked any way you want it. On a foodie note, you have to try Key Lime Pie when you’re in the Keys - the area’s most famous dish. Locals boast that their limes are smaller and taste different to normal limes, making their lime pies tastier. It’s a bit like a tangy cheesecake. The next day it was our turn to feed others - namely giant fish called tarpins. Sharon had told us that these fish were so huge that when one man on one of her recent trips had held out a little fish as bait, a 7ft tarpin had jumped out of the water and opened its jaws wide enough to swallow his entire arm. Luckily tarpin don’t have teeth - just sandpapery type stuff in their mouths. And even more luckily the man found it wonderful rather than horrifying. But when we tried to feed them - at Robbie’s marina at Islamorada - there were so many pelicans that these were eating our bait instead of the tarpins. I couldn’t stop laughing when I saw one man lie down on the deck on his belly and swoosh at the water to scare away the birds - while behind him other pelicans were eating all the bait in his bucket. At $4 (£2.75) for a bucket of bait it was cheap entertainment. On the way to our next destination - Everglades National Park - we stopped at a British national treasure - the African Queen, the little boat made in Lytham, Lancashire, that was used in the classic 1951 film of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. After a succession of owners, it is now docked in Key Largo, giving daily tours to tourists and in remarkably good shape. We took a few snaps then made it snappy to the home of numerous alligators - the Everglades, where we had a fanboat ride to see a few of the scaly critters in their natural habitat. Zooming along on top of the water and the grasses of the park, slowing down every time our driver shouted ‘Alligator right!’ or ‘Alligator left!’ was such a thrill. Sharron had already given us a pep talk that if we were chased by a gator we should run in zigzags because apparently they find it hard to change direction. She also read from a book that advised if you find yourself wrestling an alligator on land try and get on his back and put pressure downward on his neck, forcing his head and jaws down. As we were walking back to the wildlife centre we saw a huge alligator on the ground that suddenly moved and scared the bejeezus out of us. All I could think was ‘run in a zigzag!’ All the rest of the advice went out the window. Luckily, after a quick swish of his tail, he went back to lying as still as a statue. After all that excitement we had a very sedate drive around the posh shops and restaurants of Naples (so-called because its founders attracted people to live there by saying it was more beautiful than the Naples in Italy) to its pier, from where we watched the sunset before heading to our hotel, the Holiday Inn Express. The penultimate day of activities was spent at the winter estates of the famous inventors and great buddies Thomas Edison and Henry Ford - one of the US’s top ten most visited historic sites - in Fort Myers. It included a historian-led guided tour of Edison’s lab and winter home, Ford’s nearby winter home, the pair’s gardens and the site’s museum. We learnt facts such as Edison, perhaps the greatest inventor ever to have lived, had only three months of formal education and that Ford only stayed in his very expensive winter home for two weeks of the year - for Edison’s birthday. When Edison died, he didn’t come again. Afterwards our merry band travelled to Sarasota and our hotel, the Comfort Suites, where we were spending the final two nights of our holiday. Sarasota is home to The Ringling - the estate, circus museum and art museum of arguably the greatest circus master to have ever lived, John Ringling. One of five brothers, he built up the circus known as ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ - as well as a personal fortune of $200million. The estate and art museum are certainly very impressive (the mansion would cost around $21million - £14.3m - to build today) but perhaps the jewel in the crown is the circus museum - a homage to the largest ever circus, which is still going today after its humble beginnings in 1884 (in fact its elephants were only retired this year in response to animal rights protests). For our final night we had a little party Sharron had organised and we reminisced about the holiday. Epcot seemed like years ago. And we felt like we had known each other for years not a few days. After driving to Orlando airport the next day for our flights back to Britain, it felt sad to say our goodbyes. I wouldn’t hesitate to go on another singles holiday. In fact I’ve realised sometimes it’s hard to be in a couple - especially when you can’t go on a Just You holiday.

2016-11-18 04:12 Helen Moss www.dailymail.co.uk

43 /117 0.0 Mother-of-two lifts the lid on postnatal depression in an honest post A mother-of-two has opened up about her struggle with postnatal depression. Kim Saunders, who pens the parenting blog Captain + Co , said in her darkest days she wouldn't leave the house, even though she knew she should. She would make excuses not to go to social occasions, and spent days in her pyjamas. But Ms Saunders, from Tasmania, fought back, taking control of the condition that affects one in seven Australian women. 'A few years on. Two babies. A heck load of tears. Many a debbie- downer day. And a whole lot of heartache. Finally. The fog has lifted,' she wrote. 'I feel lighter. I feel brighter. I still have some doozy days. Whoops. 'But mostly. They are full of love. Full of fun. Calmer. Softer. Easier. And I can breath again.' Ms Saunders, who has two young daughters, shared an insight in to what postnatal depression looked like for her. 'You can’t go to the letterbox. Because you can see your neighbour in their front yard,' she wrote. 'And you just can’t face talking to them. Or them seeing you. Looking at you. You wish you were invisible. 'You can’t hold your babe. You don’t want to. 'You beat yourself up about the fact you don’t want to hold your babe. Sit with them. Cuddle them. Soothe them.' In her words she described the mixed emotions that come with PND. 'You feel trapped. But just want to run away. You don't eat. Then you binge eat,' she wrote. 'You feel scared. Panicked. Dizzy. Nauseous. 'You loose your shizzle and run away. But end up sitting in your car sobbing and without a clue where to go. Who to call. And how you got there.' Ms Saunders hoped by sharing her own experience she would be able to help other mothers. 'I’m sharing this to let people know it is ok to not feel ok. It’s ok to ask for help. It’s ok to ask someone if they need help,' she said. 'And I’m sharing this to let you all know it does get better. It really does. Actually. It gets awesome.' For support on postnatal depression, visit Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia or phone the PANDA national helpline at 1300 726 306. Ms Saunder's blog Captain + Co is represented by Piccolo PR.

2016-11-18 04:09 Lauren Grounsell www.dailymail.co.uk

44 /117 1.0 Will the entry of India and Pakistan paralyze the SCO? The Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO ), a regional security organization launched in 1996 , will welcome India and Pakistan as full members at its next annual summit in Astana, Kazakhstan in June 2017. This will make the SCO, which some

2016-11-18 04:01 system article.wn.com

45 /117 45 /117 0.0 Q&A: Steven Wright Surrealist comedian Steven Wright has been deadpanning jokes his entire adult life. Thanks to a mix of originality and opportunity, he managed to springboard a triumphant Tonight Show debut into a four- decade career that continues to warrant a heavy stand-up schedule. He spoke with Las Vegas Magazine ’s Matt Kelemen in advance of his Nov. 25-26 appearances at The Orleans, reminiscing about crucial points in his career and the influences that shaped his iconoclastic style.

I just happened to start watching Reservoir Dogs a half-hour before getting the offer to interview you. I remember being in the theater having no expectation of what I was about to see, and the first thing that happens after the opening scene is your voiceover. That’s permanent. People are always going to come back and watch it and they’ll hear your voice forever.

I know. I was really lucky to get in there. A guy I just talked to told me it’s 25 years old now, that movie.

Yeah, and I just found out you got with Reservoir Dogs because of somebody you worked with on your own Academy Award-winning short film, right?

My friend—well, I didn’t know him at the time—Dean Apricot directed it, my film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings , and his wife (Sally Menken) was an editor on the film. She edited Dennis Jennings, then she went on to edit Reservoir Dogs , which was Quentin Tarantino’s first movie, as you know. She edited all his movies, though she tragically passed away several years ago. The reason I was in there was because they didn’t even have the person on the radio. It was almost finished, and she suggested me to him. That’s how I got in there.

I see a parallel with your Tonight Show experience. You didn’t see either one coming, or what they would mean to your career later.

Yeah, definitely. As far as that first Tonight Show , I wanted to go on there since I was 16. That was my dream. That was my fantasy, to be a comedian and go on there. And I went on when I was 26, and that six minutes changed my whole life. So Johnny Carson changed my life twice. The fact from watching it that I even wanted to be a comedian—that’s how it got into my head— and then when I went on and everything changed.

Have you watched the old Carson shows since they started airing back-to-back...? Carson (as host of The Tonight Show ) to me had four distinct eras, and we never see the first black-and- white one. Then there’s this early ’70s period, then a late ’70s, then an ’80s period. I figured they’d really take you back.

Yeah, I’ve seen those shows ... and I can tell by the background, by the set, by what’s behind him, the color of the curtain. I mean the curtain when he came out was always the colored curtain, but the other curtain the performers came in front of would change over the decades. I started watching in ’71 or ’72 or something like that, and, yeah, I can see some of those pieces of those shows and it takes me back to being in my living room in Massachusetts where I grew up. The only reason I started watching it was because my older brother liked to watch it, and since he was older than me we had to watch what he wanted to watch because he was in charge of the television. Everyone else would be asleep and me and him would be up, and I watched it because he watched it. Then I started to really love it. What I like to do is, I like to watch Don Rickles on there. If you Google it, you can see it on YouTube. There you can see the eras change, too, the clothes and everything. That show was incredible.

It’s cool to watch for clues to the time period. You can see something that was just completely different, like a hairstyle or the width of a tie, like what Johnny would wear.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Lapels and stuff, or a jacket.

The New York Times wrote, “no single career better demonstrates Carson’s now fabled star- making powers” than your debut on the show. Is it true that you weren’t aware of the significance of being called over by Carson after your set?

When did The New York Times say that? Was it a long time ago?

It was either a 2008 article or 2014. I think it was 2014.

Well, I knew. Like I said, I started watching the show when I was 16, so I knew how rare it was for someone to go sit down. I knew that that was unbelievable. I didn’t know it was gonna happen, but I knew that it was pretty freaky. I was a fan of the show. I mean, I knew so much about the show. I was addicted to the show.

What was it like after that sank in? I mean, you knew what it meant for your career.

Look, that was in August. My girlfriend rented a little tiny cottage on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. We rented it for the end of August, you know, we rented it many months in advance. So then I’m going back to Boston doing comedy, and Peter Lassally from The Tonight Show sees me in a club in Boston because he comes to Boston because his kids are going to go to college and he looks at colleges in the summer of ’82. And he comes to Boston and New York, and he sees me in this club. Then I go on The Tonight Show , I go on and I sit down the first time, and then I go on the next … I went on Friday, and then I go on next Thursday. I went on again. I didn’t sit down the second time. It was the only time I didn’t sit down. And then I went back to Massachusetts, and me and my girlfriend went to that little cottage in Cape Cod. It just happened to line up. It was like three days after the second time I was on The Tonight Show, I’m in this little cottage down near the beach—well, it wasn’t right on the beach—but talk about surrealism. All that happened … it was like a movie.

In an interview you called your discovery by The Tonight Show co-producer Peter Lassally “like getting in a cab by accident with Jesus.”

I did? That’s funny (laughs).

What led to you becoming a regular guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson?

Peter went on to produce Letterman in New York, and then he didn’t want to live in New York any more, so he went back to California and he continued to produce the Tom Snyder show, then he produced the guy that came before Craig Ferguson (Craig Kilborn), then he was producing Craig Ferguson , so he had me on there all the time because I was friends with him since the time I met him. So I was on there all the time until that show ended, and then Peter retired. Peter changed my life by putting me on The Tonight Show.

Did you and Craig Ferguson hit it off immediately or did that evolve? No, I hit it off with him because he’s a comedian also, and when I first started going on there, some of it was we knew what we were going to talk about ahead of time, but after three or four times it was just all made up. I never did improv like that before. He was so fast and funny the whole thing was like eight minutes of insanity. It was one of the funnest things I ever did on television … just riffing with him.

I interviewed him once. He’s severely underrated.

He is! He has one of the fastest comedy minds I’ve ever seen. I mean, he would make the monologue up. He was incredible. His brain was so fast and so funny, and I would make stuff up and if what I said didn’t work, it didn’t matter, because he would say something and the audience would laugh anyway.

So for someone like you that’s very impressive because you are very aware of the role of the subconscious in comedy, and free-associating. You seemed like a yin and yang: he’s the fast improv guy and you’re the surreal conceptualist guy, and you just fit together well. Have you talked about working together again in the future?

No, I haven’t talked about doing that with him, but we were like a bizarre comedy team after going on there for so many years. To me it was like two guys that were in an insane asylum, and we were in a waiting room. The audience didn’t see it like this but when I think back on it, the conversation was so crazy. It was like we were both insane and we were in a waiting room, waiting for our doctors to come in. “The doctor will see you now. Mr. Wright, the doctor will see you now.” This was the conversation in the waiting room, two insane people. That’s how I saw it.

He’s been gainfully employed since leaving The Late Late Show , but I hope he gets another show that brings out his full potential.

Yeah, I hope he gets another talk show, too, or something like that. It was an interesting thing for me, too, because I would always, for years and years and years, I knew exactly what I was gonna say. I would write all the jokes and I knew them before I went in front of the audience. It took me a while before I could trust myself to just joke around on television, just joke around with someone in front of an audience. It was very different for me and to do it with him, like I said, I could trust him. If I said something that wasn’t funny, he would make it funny anyway.

Yeah, he could turn the situation around so well, not just with you but with other guests. I don’t know what it is, he’s got it.

One other thing, I agree with you that he’s underrated and he never got the total respect that he should be getting.

I think if there were fewer talk shows he would, and I think he’s head-and-shoulders above some of the talk shows hosts out there now. His show was really entertaining.

Yes, I agree.

Can you talk about the catalysts in your career? I know (fellow Boston comedian) Mike McDonald helped inspire you, but what did Barry Crimmins do for you?

Well, I was very influenced by George Carlin and Woody Allen. George Carlin was on The Tonight Show all the time and he had the Class Clown album. Before I got into comedy, he was one of the reasons I wanted to do it. And then there was a radio show in Boston. I was a Boston Bruins fan, like during the Bobby Orr days, so I would have my radio in bed with me and I’d be listening to the Bruins playing.

And then one night, it was a Sunday, I was fooling with the dial and found this radio DJ that played two comedy albums every Sunday night. The guy played two entire comedy albums. It was right when I was watching The Tonight Show all the time when I was 16. I was the same age, now every Sunday I’m tuning into this comedy show. He had a huge amount. He had Bob Newhart. By the way, I love Bob Newhart. He’s a genius.

From interviewing both of you, I can see the lineage. I didn’t see references to Bob Newhart in anything I read about you but I knew you must have appreciated him.

He’s one of my favorite comedians of all time. And this guy played all these albums—Mel Brooks, all that stuff. He played Woody Allen’s stuff. He had two albums out before he made movies, and those two albums weren’t stories. They were jokes. He wrote jokes. So my main influences were George Carlin, how he talked about everyday things—all his stuff was about little tiny everyday things—and for how to write the structure of a joke, I was influenced by Woody Allen, from how he wrote a joke. So years later, when I first started doing comedy, those two were my main influences. What Barry Crimmins helped with was, he was very encouraging to me. I would only have seven minutes, eight minutes material and he would put me on in the Ding Ho comedy club in Inman Square in Cambridge. He would give me a spot on regular nights even though I only had eight or 10 minutes of material. I would say to him “I don’t even have as much material as the other people,” and he would say, “It doesn’t matter. What you’re doing is really different. Don’t think about it, just keep doing it.” He was very supportive to me, and I’m glad he’s getting all this recognition now from the movie (2015 documentary Call Me Lucky ) and the comedy album he just did with Louis C. K. He did a comedy album that Louis C. K. directed … a comedy special, I mean.

You don’t see many documentaries that aren’t vanity projects anymore either, so it was nice that Bobcat Goldthwaite handled it.

Yes, he did a great job, excellent job. And Louie just directed a special of Barry’s. I don’t even know if it’s out yet. He directed a stand-up special. Barry’s a genius. He’s brilliant.

Have you and Louis CK talked about working together again since the end of Horace and Pete ?

Talked to him yesterday about how the feedback from Horace and Pete has just been amazing, and how it keeps going and is still selling on his website. But I don’t know what’s going to happen. There’s not going to be another Horace and Pete. I don’t really know what Louie’s gonna do next or if I’m going to be involved in it. He’s another genius. I’m so lucky to work with these geniuses. I mean Barry and Tarantino and Louie.

Nurturing geniuses. I often hear from comedians how cutthroat the business is and it seems like you guys helped each other out in Boston in your time.

Yeah, everyone was very supportive. There was no show business in Boston. No managers, no producers, no agents. It was just pure learning the craft. Everyone was supportive of everyone.

Do you have anything scheduled apart from your stand-up schedule right now?

No, I’m just doing shows, writing and performing live. That’s my main thing I’m doing right now. And you never turn it off, right? Your random-accessing part of your subconscious is always on?

Yeah, it doesn’t shut off. Even if some law … I don’t know why this would happen, but if it was illegal for me to perform anymore, it could not stop my mind. I’ve been writing since I was 23, and it’s just like any exercise you do, physical or mental. My mind is always scanning. It’s just joking. It’s fun to think. It’s fun to joke around. It’s fun to see the joke. It’s a fun thing to do. I love doing it.

I don’t know of too many comedians that plan for retirement. They seem to want to keep working. I asked Bob Newhart “How long will you keep doing this?” and he said, “As long as the opportunities exist.” His attitude was, “I want to keep channeling his as long as I can.” Is that how you feel?

Yes, absolutely! Like Don Rickles—he’s still performing. I was going to see Don Rickles in Rhode Island this weekend but I have to go do one of my own shows. I’ve met him a few times but I’ve never seen him do a show. But you talk about comedians retiring—I mean, thinking is fun. It’s fun to think. It’s fun to make up this stuff, and it’s fun to be in front of the crowds, too. It’s funny that you bring that up because I’m 60 years old now, and the last few years, of course I know people start retiring in their mid-50s, 60s, from other careers. And I see people retiring … I never really thought about it, never really noticed it. It’s like all of a sudden I’m 60 and I’m thinking, “Oh my God, I’m 60 and people my age are retiring from what they’re doing,” and I’m thinking, “It doesn’t even enter my mind to retire.” It would be like retiring from joking around. It’s such a fun thing; I don’t even really see it as a job. It’s like that thing “If you love what you do, it’s not a job.” That cliché is true. It’s like, I love making shit up and I love performing. … The mind is interesting to me. The mind is fun. I have fun hanging out with myself. I’m my own friend, and we have serious things, of course, but we also … I’ll think of things and laugh out loud by myself.

It’s like that with writing. It’s good to have something creative apart from your main outlet that you’re not necessarily known for, though.

You mean like music?

Yeah.

I have a couple of songs on my website. I like to fool around on the guitar almost every day.

You once said about Vegas, “I like going there because the place is so weird. It's the only place I play where outside the theater is weirder than anything I'm talkin' about.” Do you still feel that way or is the rest of America catching up in the weirdness department?

If Salvador Dali was hired to design a city, that’s what Las Vegas looks like to me. He’s my painting hero, my surrealistic hero. When I say that city’s weird, I’m saying it looks weirder than what I’m saying onstage. That’s what I mean. There’s so much creativity out there, it’s just unbelievable how many creative people there are in all different forms of art. I don’t know if the people are catching up to the weirdness but my analogy was a visual thing. I mean, the Eiffel Tower and the pyramid thing … it’s insane. The Statue of Liberty? It’s strange.

2016-11-18 10:52 Matt Kelemen lasvegasmagazine.com

46 /117 46 /117 9.1 Solid Gold Soul takes you back Backed by a six-piece band and four dancers, Solid Gold Soul takes audiences on a “soul-rific” journey back in time. Greg Laster channels James Brown with the godfather of soul’s greatest hits: “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” “I Got You (I Feel Good)” and “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” If you’re wondering if Brown’s famous cape routine makes it into the show, yes it does, as Laster gets a standing ovation on “Please, Please, Please.”

Legendary moments like those keep coming: The jack of all trades Pete Peterkin from America’s Got Talent takes on the role of the piano-playing Ray Charles, embodying his musical styling on “Georgia On My Mind” and “Hit the Road Jack” while Grady Harrell does double duty as Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke, twistin’ the night away.

Marva Scott’s portrayal of the queen of Motown Diana Ross, along with The Supremes, comes alive in “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Baby Love.” Scott also performs a few numbers by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas. Motown’s presence is shown throughout the show, honoring other acts such as The Four Tops and Smokey Robinson.

Bally’s, 7:30 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. (dark Nov. 24), starting at $59.95 plus tax and fee. 800.745.3000 Ticketmaster

2016-11-18 10:52 Chanelle Hayes lasvegasmagazine.com

47 /117 7.1 Carrie Underwood is going big Mainstream country music remains a serious boys’ club, but Carrie Underwood has had no trouble ascending to the top of the genre. Ever since her win on the fourth season of American Idol in 2005, Underwood has been a hitmaker. From early hits “Jesus, Take the Wheel” and “Before He Cheats” to later singles like “Smoke Break,” “Blown Away” and “Cowboy Casanova,” Underwood has dominated the country charts and crossed over to pop mainstream as well. She may be the biggest female artist in country music, and she’s by far the most successful singer to have come out of American Idol.

Underwood’s current tour is in support of her 2015 album Storyteller , and it features a 360- degree setup allowing Underwood and her band to face the audience in every part of the big arenas she’s playing (including the expansive T-Mobile Arena on Nov. 26). Her set includes hits from throughout her career, plus covers from artists like Dolly Parton and Alabama. Underwood brings along arena rock-style production to match her big, arena-filling music, and her charisma and powerhouse voice carry all the way to the farthest reaches of the biggest venues.

T-Mobile Arena, 7 p.m. Nov. 26, starting at $49.50 plus tax and fee. 888.929.7849

2016-11-18 10:52 Josh Bell lasvegasmagazine.com

48 /117 7.1 Switchfoot and Relient K are on message It’s rare for faith-based musical artists to cross over into the secular world, but bands Switchfoot and Relient K have both had success across the Christian and mainstream markets, and they continue to garner fans from all walks of life. Both bands started out in the Christian rock scene in the late ’90s, releasing albums independently before signing to major labels and garnering airplay on alt-rock and adult contemporary radio, as well as on MTV and VH1.

Although their lyrics never stray from uplifting spiritual messages, they’re also relatable and universal, reaching out to people of many faiths. That’s helped both bands score radio hits like Switchfoot’s “Meant to Live,” “Dare You to Move” and “Stars” and Relient K’s “Be My Escape,” “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been” and “Must Have Done Something Right.” Both bands are closing in on 20 years of making music, and both have new albums that were released this year (Switchfoot’s Where the Light Shines Through , Relient K’s Air for Free ). Their mainstream popularity has faded a bit, but their faith remains strong, and their fans know that each band can still deliver a positive message with a catchy hook.

House of Blues at Mandalay Bay, 5 p.m. Nov. 23, $33.50 plus tax and fee. 800.745.3000 Ticketmaster

2016-11-18 10:52 Josh Bell lasvegasmagazine.com

49 /117 2.8 Pregnant zoo keeper uses ANIMALS to compare the size of her baby From a poppy seed at four week to the size of a small banana at 20 weeks. There are a number of apps, and online forums, that allow pregnant women to compare the size of their baby to that of a piece of fruit or vegetable. But a pregnant zookeeper from Ohio had a different idea. The mum-to-be came up with a creative alternative, posing for photos with animals each week that were roughly the size and weight of her fetus. Jennifer Dew, who works at Columbus Zoo, said she wanted to find a different way to track the growth of her daughter. 'The fruit size comparison was a little difficult for me to visualize,' she told TODAY . 'So many fruits vary in size — I mean, I've seen small pomegranates and big pomegranates. And — I'm sorry — but how can my baby be the size of a banana?' So instead the zoo keeper decided to take photos holding a different animal to represent what her daughter weighed each week. She worked out which animal to use based on an app she found that compared a baby's size to animals, as well as help from her other zoo keepers. The animals she used included a turtle, bushbaby, cockatoo, ferret and even a snake. Ms Dew said holding on to the animals really gave her an idea of how big her baby was in that moment. 'It's cool to be holding an animal and realize, "Wow, this is how heavy she is right now,"' she explained. 'It makes the whole experience more real for me and I feel more connected to her as a result.' The mum-to-be is currently 34 weeks along, with her baby due in late December.

2016-11-18 03:51 Lauren Ingram www.dailymail.co.uk

50 /117 0.0 Hamas clamps down on Gaza's 'insecure' Israeli SIM cards Hamas-run authorities in Gaza are trying to stop the sale and distribution of pre-paid SIM cards from Israeli cellular providers, arguing the cards pose economic and security risks and allow users to access "immoral" content. Officials from the Palestinian telecommunications and interior ministries, which are overseen by Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza, said there have always been restrictions on the use of Israeli SIMs in the territory, but now they are determined to stamp them out entirely.

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Cards from Israel's two biggest providers, Cellcom and Partner, can be found for sale under the counter in kiosks and shops in parts of Gaza, where they are brought in by businessman and traders returning from trips to Israel. "These companies are not registered in Palestinian areas and therefore we can't allow them to operate," Zeyad Al-Sheikh Deeb, director of licensing at the Gaza telecommunications ministry, told Reuters. "They represent an unfair competition to national companies and cause damage to our economy. " Partner Communications said it had no business activity in Gaza, pointing out that the pre-paid cards were bought from independent distributors in Israel. Cellcom said it did not market products in Gaza. Neither company operates in Gaza, where Palestinian firm Jawwal, owned by PalTel, runs the only network. But because Partner and Cellcom have towers just across the border in Israel, their 3G and 4G signals can be reached from parts of the territory that are closer to the frontier or on high ground. Cellcom's signal is said to be more reliable, making its SIMs more popular. For 50 Israeli shekels ($13), Gazans can pick up a SIM giving them 5,000 minutes of talk-time and potentially unlimited Internet access via a virtual private network. By comparison, a Jawwal SIM for the same price provides just 130 minutes of talk-time and more restricted Web access. Vendors in the Palestinian enclave who stock Israeli cards said Hamas had been trying to crack down for years but had renewed its push. Those caught selling are threatened with "sanctions", they said. "We got a new warning," said one salesman in Gaza city, asking not to be identified for fear of repercussions. "Two weeks ago I got a police order not to sell Cellcom SIMs. " FREER ACCESS Iyad Al-Bozom, spokesman for the interior ministry in Gaza, said Israeli cards presented a number of problems. As well as shifting users away from the Palestinian network, undercutting its revenue, they carry security risks, he said. "Conversations made via these cards can be stored on Israeli servers and used by the occupation," he told Reuters, referring to Israel's presence in all of historic Palestine, which Hamas regards as entirely occupied. Gaza remains blockaded by Israel 11 years after Israeli forces withdrew from the coastal strip. "Israeli intelligence officers have also used these SIM cards to contact some collaborators," he added, confirming that the ban order had been reaffirmed in recent days. Israeli security sources say Israel has long been able to eavesdrop on any conversations in the Palestinian territories, whatever the network, especially among suspected militants. For Palestinians, whether in Gaza or the West Bank, the advantages of having an Israeli SIM are multiple. It gives them a back-up network, allows them to more easily speak to Israeli business counterparts, or relatives who are being treated in Israeli hospitals, and because the Israeli networks are new generation, there is better Internet access. Some Gazans use a Cellcom SIM and download a Virtual Private Network app that allows them to get unlimited, free-of-charge service. That can enable them to evade restrictions on sites that contain pornography or other unacceptable content. "This is an additional reason to ban (Israeli SIMs)," said Deeb, the telecommunications ministry official. There are an estimated 370,000 Israeli SIM cards being used by Palestinians in the West Bank, among a population of 2.8 million. Equivalent usage figures for Gaza were not available.

While the Hamas-led authorities may succeed in stopping the sale of Israeli SIMs in Gaza, the Palestinian Authority in charge in the West Bank would have much less success since there is freer passage of goods and people into Israel.

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51 /117 2.1 Celebrity Horses: After 3000 Years, Numitor Of Circus Maximus Rejoins The List Horses have always been popular animals throughout world history, and some horses are destined to be celebrities. For example, there are lists compiled by institutions, like the Smithsonian , that give us some clues about famous horses

2016-11-18 03:40 system article.wn.com

52 /117 4.8 KZN back with a splash Unlike in previous years, they will not have to bring their own water because severe water restrictions have been lifted.

Cobus Oelofse, CEO of iLembe Chamber of Commerce, said due to an increase in the level of Hazemere Dam, restrictions were lifted three months ago after being in force for two years.

He said the restrictions and vigorous water policing meant that tourists to KwaZulu-Natal would benefit this festive season. "It was through the willingness of the district water authorities, the community and businesses that we minimised the impact.

"Communities responded through communications via Whatsapp groups, sharing best practice and almost becoming competitive in terms of how much water they saved. The response to the water crisis was magnificent. "

Oelofse praised Sembcorp Siza Water, which supplies water to the region, for being able to identify where the pressure points were and addressing those.

"Pamphlets and stickers were made available to the tourist and hospitality industry, informing them of the water crisis and asking them to please use water sparingly," Oelofse said.

Water policing was rigorous and KwaDukuza fire and emergency service was fined R3000 after employees were spotted washing a fire truck.

Fines were also handed out to residents who failed to reduce their water use by 30%. New swimming pools could not be built and water features had to be disconnected.

Existing pools could only be topped up with recycled water and hosepipes were banned, golf courses were not allowed to use potable water for irrigation and residents could only wash their cars using a bucket.

Sembcorp Siza Water managing director Shyam Misra said the rise in Hazelmere Dam levels, plus augmented supplies from their recycling water plant, meant there would be no interruptions to the festive season water supply.

"Holidaymakers in our area will not need to pack bottled water," said Misra.

2016-11-18 03:35 TASCHICA PILLAY www.timeslive.co.za

53 /117 2.5 AUTOSHOW-China SUV wars to heat up as Volkswagen unveils two new models By Jake Spring GUANGZHOU, China, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG unveiled two sport-utility vehicles for the Chinese market on Friday, the first in a planned wave of new models for a booming segment where it has lagged rivals. VW's venture with SAIC Motor, China's largest automaker, took the wraps off the Teramont large SUV at the Guangzhou auto show, which opened Friday. Its venture with China FAW Group displayed a smaller C-Trek crossover SUV. SUV sales have soared in China in recent years with consumers choosing larger cars as they grow wealthier. Sales in the segment are up 46 percent in January-October from the same period a year earlier. "We have not forgotten promises we made We will introduce more SUVs to the market. Here today you can see how we deliver on our promises," said Stephan Wollenstein, head of VW brand passenger cars for China. Volkswagen, which has until now had only one locally made SUV, the Tiguan, plans to launch another four SUVs before 2019. The two new SUVs must, however, share a stage with a long list of similar launches as Honda Motor Co, Nissan Motor Co, Ford's Lincoln and several other brands will also show new models at the Guangzhou auto show. Chinese demand for SUVs can be an important driver for profits with Honda last month lifting its annual earnings estimate, helped in part by strong sales of its XR-V and Vezel SUVs. The SUV share of China's auto market is still far lower than that of the U. S., suggesting plenty of room for the segment to grow but increased competition is putting pressure on sales prices and margins. (Reporting by Jake Spring; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)

2016-11-18 03:16 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

54 /117 3.2 Kids who drink whole-fat milk slimmer than those who drink low-fat The study, published this week in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also found that kids who consume whole milk have higher vitamin D levels.

Carried out by a team from St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, the researchers looked at 2,745 children ages two to six years.

The team surveyed parents on milk consumption, measured the children's height and weight to calculate Body Mass Index (BMI), and took blood samples to assess vitamin D levels.

Of those surveyed 49% drank whole milk (with a 3.25 percent fat content), 35% drank two percent milk, 12% drank one percent milk and four percent drank skim milk. Less than one per cent of children drank some combination of the four types of milk.

The researchers found that the children who drank whole milk had a Body Mass Index score 0.72 units lower than those who drank 1 or 2 per cent milk, comparable to the difference between having a healthy weight and being overweight commented the study's lead author Dr. Jonathon Maguire.

In addition, children who drank one cup of whole milk each day had higher vitamin D levels, comparable to those who drank nearly 3 cups of one percent milk.

The team suggested that the higher vitamin D levels could be explained by the vitamin being fat soluble. As it dissolves in fat rather than water, milk with a higher fat content therefore contains more vitamin D.

There could be an inverse relationship between body fat and vitamin D stores, and as children's body fat increases, their vitamin D levels decrease.

Although the research didn't look at why there was a link between whole milk and lower BMI scores, Dr. Maguire suggested that because of its higher fat content children who drank whole milk felt fuller than those who drank the same amount of low-fat or skim milk. Children who don't feel full could be more likely to snack on other foods, which possibly are less healthy or higher in calories, and in the end consume more calories overall than those who drink whole milk.

Current guidelines from Health Canada, National Institutes of Health and American Academy of Pediatrics go against the findings from the study, recommending two servings of low fat (one percent or two percent) milk for children over the age of two to reduce the risk of childhood obesity, with Dr. Maguire commenting that the new research indicates a need to look again at existing nutritional guidelines.

Childhood obesity has tripled in North America in the past 30 years while consumption of whole milk has halved over the same period.

2016-11-18 03:13 AFP Relaxnews www.timeslive.co.za

55 /117 3.4 Bernard Chan confident standard working hours deal can be reached with labour unions A top advisor to Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is confident an agreement between the business sector and labour unions to standardise working hours will be sealed. Executive Council member Bernard Charnwut Chan told the South China Morning Post that the cost of an agreement to businesses and the consequential loss of jobs would need to be studied further. Chan’s comments came in response to labour unions lobbying the city’s leader in a meeting for a 44-hour working week, as Leung faces increasing pressure to make good on his election manifesto. “Can it be done? Of course it can always be done, right?,” Chan said. “The question is the cost implication and how that would that be translated to [real] life. And I think the labour union admitted there would be jobs lost in the process so I think we should ask ourselves at the end ‘are we gaining or we losing’ but we haven't heard anything yet.” Chan also said the business community needed to do more to tackle issues such as working hours, blaming a portion of this on “social issues”. “I’m from business but I often admit much of the social issues are indirectly created by the business sector, so rather than use money to resolve every issue, we can change certain business practices; employee friendly policies that might help,” added Chan, who was speaking ahead of the Oxfam Trailwalker sports event, where he is the race’s advisory committee chairman. “Businesses have a huge stake in making sure that society as a whole can function, it cannot simply expect that it pays tax and the government takes care of everyone.” The government has given the Standard Working Hours Committee two more months to submit its final recommendations, giving it extra time to review the proposals put forward by the labour sector. On the race for Hong Kong’s next chief executive, Chan said he has not considered who he would back, including Leung, but he would “consider” other candidates in the race. The Exco member also defended the Central Government’s role in the oath-taking saga, which saw pro-independence lawmakers Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang and Yau Wai-ching disqualified from the Legislative Council after a botched swearing-in ceremony, saying the “unfortunate” event left Beijing with “no choice” but to “interfere.” “There's [a] certain line they uphold and in terms of national unity,” said Chan, who also believed the issue could have been handled by Hong Kong’ courts but suggested Beijing did not want to take that chance. Chan said the early interpretation was less “worse” than intervention if the courts decided in favour of the lawmakers.

2016-11-18 03:10 Danny Lee www.scmp.com

56 /117 2.9 Hailee Steinfeld makes a bold fashion statement at powerful women's event She may still be a teenager, but this star is ready to have her voice heard - and stand out with doing it. Hailee Steinfeld was unmissable in a striped look in New York on Thursday night. The 17-year- old was one of a number of famous females to come together for A Conversation On Trailblazers: Women In The Workplace with Ariana Huffington and Sophie Watts at the British residence. The empowering event was hosted by Antonia Romeo, British Consul General, and also saw star Kyra Sedgwick and Haley Lu Richardson in attendance. Hailee wore a statement-making dress for the night of inspirational discussion on equality. For the event, the True Grit star donned a long sleeved floor length red and black gown. While figure hugging, the dress featured a thigh high split on one side, so the actress could look great but still move. The Edge Of 17 star wore the bold gown with a pair of red velvet pumps. Following its straight lines, the actress' long locks were sleek and straight too. The young star made sure to pose up with fellow actress Kyra and her Edge Of 17 co-star Haley. For the evening, the always immaculate Kyra wore a black lace dress and had her strawberry blonde hair in curls to better frame her face. Haley meanwhile decided against wearing a dress in favour of a suit. The 21-year-old actress wore a black jacket with cropped trousers and a patterned shirt. Her shirt was rather playful as its pattern was actually made up of poodles and the star also wore a poddle brooch. While the discussion was about women in the workforce, there was at least one famous male interloper, director James L. Brooks. James beamed as he posed with the actresses as well as the British Consul General, Antonia, the Huffington Post creator, Ariana, and English media powerhouse, Sophie.

2016-11-18 03:07 Chelsea White www.dailymail.co.uk

57 /117 1.4 New name, new sound: Stogie T is smoking Molekane, who was part of the band The Volume, has a new self-titled album featuring, among other artists, AKA and Emtee. It will be launched on Friday next week.

"Stogie T is another word for a cigar. But it means way more than that to me. Growth, change, freedom and new beginnings.

"I was exploring a different sound to more aptly reflect where I was in my life. I felt that my name created a very obvious barrier for some so I made the flip," said Stogie T.

He came under fire two years ago for his video In Defence of My Art. It showed Molekane holding two leashed women down on all fours.

He said the video represented "battles my people and family have gone through".

Now he claims to have shed "some of the seriousness", though his music still offers a "perfect balance of depth, consciousness and new-generation hip-hop".

The album is "a true indicator of the success of the genre".

He kicks off a national tour at Bassline in Newtown tonight.

2016-11-18 03:05 Suthentira Govender www.timeslive.co.za

58 /117 2.0 Why Jaguar's latest car took 60 years to complete With all of the hype around autonomous cars and the latest innovations in automotive design, it could come as a surprise that one of the stars of this year's LA Auto Show is potentially an open-top Jaguar sportscar from the mid-1960s.

But the XKSS isn't any old sportscar and the model on show -- a perfect recreation of the 1957 original, down to the position and composition of each of its 2000-plus rivets -- is something nine US car collectors have been waiting 60 years to see.

In 1957, nine XKSS models destined for the US were destroyed when a fire broke out at the Jaguar factory. The blaze also wiped out the machinery needed to build replacements.

Jaguar is now completing the order, but doing so has meant creating new bucks for hand- shaping the aluminum shell, sourcing original brakes, working in imperial rather than metric dimensions, making new cast iron elements and even employing bronze braising techniques to build the chassis.

"We are committed to making the ‘new original' version absolutely faithful to the period car in every way," said Kev Riches, Jaguar Classic Engineering Manager of the new car. "Everything is the same as the original cars, because that is the way it should be. "

Still all of this could raise the question: "why go to so much trouble? " The answer is that the original XKSS vies with the Mercedes 300SL for the title of the world's first supercar. It was derived as a road-going version of the 1955 Le Mans winning D-Type (a car that just sold for $21 million at auction). Just 25 examples were planned and only 16 were completed.

This new car is the first of nine planned replacement models that will be painstakingly built over the next 18 months (each will require 10,000 man hours to complete). Each model is already spoken for despite its £1 million (US$1.24 million) price tag.

The XKSS reveal -- hosted at the Petersen Museum -- is hugely different from the Virtual Reality show the company staged to launch its first electric SUV, the I-Pace, but both convey the same message according to Jaguar Land Rover.

"We are shaping the future, developing our own approach to autonomy, connectivity and electrification," said Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover CEO.

During his presentation Speth pledged to offer half of all new Land Rover and Jaguar models with an electrified drivetrain (i.e., hybrid or electric) by 2020. "Design leadership, technical innovation and engineering excellence lie at the heart of this responsible business," he said.

2016-11-18 03:01 AFP Relaxnews www.timeslive.co.za

59 /117 2.1 RT’s first-ever 360° video from space allows viewers to feel like ‘real cosmonauts’ — RT News Presented by RT in collaboration with the Russian space agency Roscosmos and the rocket and space corporation Energia, the “ Space 360 ” project will feature the first- ever 360° videos filmed from the low Earth orbit. The spectacular series will include footage captured on the ISS and sent back to Earth by Russian cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko exclusively for RT.

The goal, according to Borisenko, is to provide viewers with the same vantage point seen every day by those lucky enough to call the ISS home.

“For the first time in history, we’re filming a panoramic video from the station. It means you’ll see everything we see here, with your own eyes. That’s to say, you’ll be able to feel like real cosmonauts,” Borisenko told RT from space.

The panoramic video is being made possible by equipment that was sent to orbit on the Soyuz MC-03 spaceship last month. READ MORE: Soyuz spacecraft with 3-man crew blasts off to Intl Space Station

Other RT’s 360° videos have included unique footage from Palmyra, Syria, and apocalyptic scenes from Homs, as well as the re-enactment of the legendary 1941 Red Square military parade and the dismantling of the notorious ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in the French city of Calais.

RT’s special project “ Space 360 ” is available in six languages (Russian, English, Spanish, French, German and Arabic) as well as in special mobile app RT360 ( Google Play , App Store , Oculus ).

2016-11-18 03:00 www.rt.com

60 /117 0.0 L'vovo to undergo 'traditional ceremony' amidst sangoma rumours Clinton Larsen says the Premier Soccer League has become two leagues in one and he wants his Lamontville Golden Arrows side to be the top dogs in one of them.

2016-11-18 03:00 TshisaLIVE www.timeslive.co.za

61 /117 1.0 Emtee isn't intimidated by international artists: I can do anything they can The Roll Up star has worked with the likes of Trey Songz and Wizkid in the past, but said that he was not overwhelmed by the experiences.

"Nowadays I don't get intimidated or nervous around international stars. Because I feel like I'm still going to meet and work and collaborate with many more international artists.

"I also have something to bring to the table. A lot of people want to feature international artists so that they can get huge, but I can do that by myself. I can get my people, my fans, to do anything an international artist could," he told TshisaLIVE in a recent interview. In fact, Emtee revealed that his international plans have only just begun and that he planned to work with US muso Torey Lanez on a track in the next few months.

"I want to work with Torey Lanez, which I'm on top of at the moment. I like and respect him. We are the same age. He is more of an artist than a rapper, which I respect about him. In the future I want to work with female international artists, travel the world and come home to feature local artists every now and then," Emtee said of his grand plans.

Emtee worked on a track with Trey Songz on this season of Coke Studio. The final episode airs on 19 November, where you'll get to see our guy team up with Trey.

Make sure you don't miss it. It's going to be one banger of an episode.

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2016-11-18 02:58 TshisaLIVE www.timeslive.co.za

62 /117 3.3 E-cigarettes are damaging oral health, says new research In a scientific study that looks at the effect of e-cigarettes on cellular and molecular levels, a team of researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center, USA, found that electronic cigarettes are as damaging to gums and teeth as conventional cigarettes.

In their study, published this week in the journal Oncotarget, the team exposed 3D human, non-smoker gum tissue to the vapors of e-cigarettes.

They found that when the vapors from the e-cigarette burned, the cells in the tissue released inflammatory proteins which aggravated stress within cells. This stress can potentially damage the cells, which could then lead to various oral diseases.

"How much and how often someone is smoking e-cigarettes will determine the extent of damage to the gums and oral cavity," said lead author Irfan Rahman commenting on the results.

The team also found that the flavoring chemicals used in e-cigarettes can also damage cells in the mouth, with some making the damage to the cells even worse, with co-author Fawad Javed adding, "It's important to remember that e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is known to contribute to gum disease. " In another study released this week, published in the Journal of Cellular Physiology, a team from Université Laval, Canada, found that a large number of mouth cells died within days of been exposed to e-cigarette vapor in the laboratory.

The researchers exposed gingival epithelial cells (from gum tissue), which are the body's first line of defense against microbial infection, to e-cigarette vapor.

To simulate what happens in a person's mouth while vaping, the cells were placed in a small chamber containing a saliva-like liquid.

The team saw that the percentage of dead or dying cells, which is about 2% in unexposed cell cultures, increased to 18%, 40%, and 53% after 1, 2, and 3 days of exposure to e-cigarette vapor, respectively.

Although the long-term effects have not yet been researched, lead researcher Dr. Mahmoud Rouabhia did warn that, "Damage to the defensive barrier in the mouth can increase the risk of infection, inflammation, and gum disease. Over the longer term, it may also increase the risk of cancer. This is what we will be investigating in the future. "

2016-11-18 02:58 AFP Relaxnews www.timeslive.co.za

63 /117 1.2 RT shoots unique 360 video of MiG jet penetrating stratosphere at 2,000kph (EXCLUSIVE) — RT Viral For the pilots of MiG-29 twin-engine fighter jets capable of flying at speeds up to 2,400 kilometers per hour, reaching the stratosphere in almost no time – less than two minutes – is no big deal

However, now, equipped with a 360 camera protected by a temperature and pressure resistant case, one of those aircraft is providing those of us on the ground with a chance to feel what it’s like to fly over the blue planet at a height of more than 18,000 meters (59,000 feet).

The video, a joint project of RT and Aviation Extreme Video , was shot by a panoramic camera, meaning you can rotate and tilt it all you want to catch every small detail on this incredible trip and get the most out of the experience.

The most intriguing part comes at the end when the MiG showcases some of its stunts, turning upside down to provide an even better view of the cotton clouds and sun.

The stratosphere, which is the second layer in Earth’s atmosphere, extends to an altitude of 50 kilometers (31 miles). The temperatures within it are lower at the bottom and higher at the top, about −3° C (26.6° F).

RT viewers recently had an opportunity to take in a panoramic view from another Russian military venue.

Helicopters and warships taking part in joint Russia-China military drills in the South China Sea called “Joint Sea 2016” were videoed back in September, giving viewers a glimpse of a total of 18 ships and supply vessels, 21 aircraft, and over 250 service personnel.

2016-11-18 02:54 www.rt.com

64 /117 2.1 Shelley Duvall: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Shelley Duvall went from a recognizable Hollywood actress to a woman living in near-isolation, and today, CBS will broadcast her interview with Dr. Phil. Who exactly is Duvall? What films has she starred in, and why is she speaking with Dr. Phil about mental illness? Get the details here.

Though she may not be a household name, Duvall has had quite an illustrious film career. She started acting in the 1970s, in Robert Altman films like Brewster McCloud (1970), McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), Thieves Like Us (1974), Nashville (1975), and 3 Women (1977). Her performances in the latter earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress, and the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

In 1977, at age 28, Duvall went on to appear as a supporting role in Woody Allen’s hit movie, Annie Hall, followed by leading roles in Popeye (1980) as Olive Oyl and The Shining (1980) as the terrified wife of Jack Nicholson’s caretacker. Duvall even dabbled in producing, and served as the executive producer on Faerie Tale Theatre from 1982 to 1987. At the time, she told People, “producing allows you to take control of your life.”

In her interview with Dr. Phil, Duvall says that she has been suffering from mental illness, and that she “started her Hollywood career on a whim,” writes People. Duvall was just 20 when she met director Robert Altman, who subsequently cast her in many of his films. She’s now 67, and her interview with Dr. Phil is her first large public appearance in over a decade. During the interview, she tells him that she’s being threatened by “the Sheriff of Nottingham” and that there’s a “worrying disc” inside her. At one point, the former actress point-blank says, “I’m very sick. I need help.”

Duvall’s 20s were also defined by challenging moments. In an article by Looper , titled “Roles that drove actors over the edge,” the outlet writes, “Kubrick intentionally isolated Shelley Duvall and argued with her often. Duvall was forced to perform the iconic and exhausting baseball bat scene 127 times. Afterwards, Duvall presented Kubrick with clumps of hair that had fallen out due to the extreme stress of filming, which seems like something Kubrick would have collected anyhow.” Who died on How to Get Away With Murder? Which character was found dead, under the sheet? Get the details here.

In her interview with Dr. Phil, Duvall reveals that she thinks Robin Williams is still alive and is a shapeshifter who has visited her. How does the conversation arise? In previews from today’s broadcast , Dr. Phil tells Duvall he was very sorry to hear of Robin Williams’ death. Duvall says she doesn’t think he is dead. Dr. Phil then asks what she thinks happened, and the former actress responds by saying, “Well beetles escapes. I don’t know, stones escapes.” When Dr. Phil asks where, specifically, she thinks Williams is, she says, “Shapeshifting. He looks real good in some forms and in other forms he doesn’t.”

Since retiring in 2002, Duvall has spent her time living in Blanco, Texas.

From 1970 to 1974, Duvall was married to artist Bernard Sampson. The couple got divorced when Duvall’s acting career began to pick up speed. A 1991 LA Times Article claims that Duvall actually met Robert Altman at a party showing off Simpson’s artwork. The outlet writes, “Intrigued by Duvall’s offbeat looks and hyper-enthusiasm, they invited her to bring Sampson’s work to a supposed gathering of ‘art patrons,’ which was really a surreptitious casting call with Altman and producer Lou Adler in attendance.” Adler later stated, “As I remember, the paintings weren’t great–but her sales pitch was. She had the most amazing amount of energy I’d ever seen in anyone. She looked like a flower; her face was painted with marks around her eyes to accent them. She was overwhelming.”

While shooting Annie Hall , Duvall dated singer/songwriter Paul Simon. The couple lived together in Manhattan for two years. In her 1991 interview with the LA Times , Duvall said, “He was just so funny and intelligent and charming.” Their romance began to fade when Simon grew frustrated with Shelley’s clothing and youthfulness. “Paul said, ‘You dress like a kid, a little kid,’ and I thought, ‘He’s right, I do.’ I started losing confidence, so I went out and spent way too much money on clothes.” When Simon brought Duvall to the airport to board a plane to London to film The Shining , he broke up with her. The LA Times writes , “She cried all the way across the Atlantic, and that was just the beginning of the endless tears she would shed during the next months of filming.”

Did Adolf Hitler escape from the Berlin Führerbunker? Read the top theories here, and learn what season 2 of Hunting Hitler will investigate.

2016-11-18 02:53 Shannon Walsh heavy.com

65 /117 3.2 Ashley Graham Honored Twice, As A Plus-Size Model And A Cultural Icon Thighs touching, round hips, arms and tummy!! Thank you @Mattel and @Barbie for immortalizing me into plastic!???????????? #beautybeyondsize

A photo posted by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) on Nov 15, 2016 at 7:50am PST

Barbie collectors young and old have probably already noticed that the Mattel line of dolls has been changing to include a more diverse offering, and this new tradition will continue, as The Hollywood Reporter reveals, with a brand new Ashley Graham doll. Ashley has been very public in her praise of the new diversity found in the line of Barbie dolls, but she says she never thought she might be included in that spectrum of diverse dolls.

Mattel approached Ashley, after noticing Graham’s praise of their efforts in changing the face of Barbie, because they were impressed with the model’s confidence and in her efforts to bring more positivity to plus-size women.

Graham assumed there wouldn’t be much for her to do in creating the doll, but her fantasies of going through a body image scanner were quickly deflated, and she was perhaps more excited, upon learning that she would have more say in the doll’s appearance. For instance, the Opening Ceremony bodycon dress and denim jacket were all her ideas, based on an actual outfit she has worn herself.

In agreeing to let Barbie emulate her as a plus-size model, Ashley did have one request. As the model and fashion designer explains it, it’s more of a deal breaker than a request.

“She had to have her thighs touch. No ands, ifs or buts about it. And I asked for cellulite but obviously plastic and cellulite don’t go hand in hand,” Ashley Graham shared. “It was important that the Barbie resembled me as much as possible. The thighs touching was one way to show young girls that it’s OK for your thighs to touch, despite society saying that a ‘thigh gap’ is more beautiful.”

Ms. Graham says she’s happy with Mattel’s efforts to create a more diverse line of Barbie dolls, because she feels it’s important that dolls aimed at young girls present attainable body image goals.

#GlamourWOTY

A photo posted by A S H L E Y G R A H A M (@theashleygraham) on Nov 15, 2016 at 8:53am PST

“Don’t let your body hold you back. Don’t let your body insecurities hold you back from doing anything that you want to do,” said Ashley Graham.

In closing her acceptance speech, Graham said she hoped society would continue to grow. Ashley acknowledged that people have come a long way in just one year, but said she hoped society would continue to evolve and expand the definition of beauty to include a more diverse group of women.

[Featured Image by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images]

2016-11-18 02:45 Edward VKanty www.inquisitr.com

66 /117 5.6 Navajo Nation, Urban Outfitters settle designs suit FARMINGTON, N. M. — The Navajo Nation and clothing company Urban Outfitters Inc. have reached a settlement in a lawsuit the tribe filed in 2012 .

The settlement, which resolves all claims related to the case, was announced Thursday in a press release by the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President.

While terms of the settlement are confidential, the release stated the parties entered into a supply and license agreement and plan to collaborate on authentic American Indian jewelry in coming years.

The tribe filed the lawsuit in February 2012 in U. S. District Court of New Mexico after Urban Outfitters released items labeled as "Navajo" or using Navajo-inspired designs.

Among the items sold in stores and online by the retail outlet were clothing, jewelry, handbags, flasks and underwear.

Court documents show U. S. District Judge Bruce Black signed the agreement on Monday after the parties settled on Sept. 29.

The parties agreed to dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning it is a final and binding decision and prevents further pursuit of the same matter in court.

Each party agreed to pay for their own expenses and attorney fees incurred by the legal action, the court documents state.

Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye said in the release the tribe expects companies to seek permission when considering using the Navajo name, design or motifs.

"We believe in protecting our nation, our artisans, designs, prayers and way of life," Begaye said in the release.

Azeez Hayne, general counsel for Urban Outfitters Inc., said in the release that the company is pleased to reach an agreement. He added that Urban Outfitters takes the rights and protection of artists and designers seriously.

"As a company, Urban Outfitters has long been inspired by the style of Navajo and other American Indian artists and looks forward to the opportunity to work with them on future collaborations," Hayne said.

The Navajo Nation and Urban Outfitters did not response to requests for further comments.

Urban Outfitters is headquartered in Philadelphia and operates the brands Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and Vetri Family.

The tribe's complaint argued Urban Outfitters and its subsidiaries, entities and retail brands exercised trademark infringement by labeling items with the Navajo name as well as violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act. The tribe sought legal action to protect the use of the Navajo name and trademark, according to the 2012 complaint.

Labeling items as "Navajo" resulted in direct competition with items marketed and sold by the tribe through its tribal enterprises, in addition to deceiving and causing confusion by consumers, the complaint states.

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2016-11-18 02:45 Noel Lyn rssfeeds.usatoday.com

67 /117 1.4 Michelle Williams stuns in stylish black dress with white piping at TimesTalks in NYC Michelle Williams was a monochrome beauty on Thursday night in New York City. The actress, 36, was once again promoting her Amazon Studios film Manchester By The Sea, this time at a TimesTalks event at the DGA Theater in Manhattan. She wore a stylish long-sleeved black dress with white piping at the collar and cuffs. Michelle opted to go bare-legged adding a pair of simple black pumps. Her short platinum blonde bob was parted slightly off center and tucked behind her ears. She used brown pencil to arch her brows and added plenty of blusher and some red lipstick. While Michelle skipped the arrivals line, her co-star Casey Affleck and director Kenneth Lonergan did pose for photos on the red carpet. Casey, younger brother of Hollywood star Ben, is winning critical acclaim for his performance as a struggling handyman who, following his older brothers death, tasked with taking care of his teenage nephew. The actor, 41, sported a bushy beard and wore olive green trousers with an open-neck top and a tweed jacket. Bearded Filmmaker Kenneth also wore an open-neck shirt paired with a black suit.

2016-11-18 02:35 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

68 /117 1.7 3 Surprising True Stories about Israeli Billionaires The Israeli parliament is set to debate a bill that would ban mosques from using loudspeakers boardcasting the call to prayer. Having passed a legislative committee this...

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Agra, Nov 16 (IANS) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday visited the 144MLD water treatment plant at Sikandra which supplies piped drinking water to around two ... Agra, Nov 16 (IANS) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday visited the 17th century Mughal monument to love, the Taj Mahal, and a water treatment plant in Sikandra that uses Israeli technology. Archeological Survey of India (ASI) official and caretaker of the Taj, Munnazzar Ali told IANS: "The President spent over an hour here and evinced keen interest in the details,...

Times News Network Agra: Israeli president Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday visited the Taj Mahal and a water treatment plant here, which has been built with Israeli collaboration. Praising the Indian government, Rivlin said more such collaborations would be made to strengthen ties between the two countries. “With admiration dance me to the end of love,” Rivlin wrote in the Taj ...

KINSHASA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Congo state miner Gecamines signed over its royalty rights at one of the country's largest copper mines in January last year to an offshore company owned by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, according to a copy of the contract obtained by Global Witness and reviewed by Reuters. ...

The man on trial for the in effigy of a haredi Orthodox Jew said the effigy was supposed to be of Jewish philanthropist George Soros. Piotr Ryba , who is on trial for the incident, testified Monday in a city court in the western Polish city of Wroclaw that the effigy burned in the central market in the city a year ago was supposed to be of Soros, an Israeli-American Jewish...

Kinshasa — The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) state mining firm has signed away royalties from a lucrative mining project to a company owned by a close friend of President Joseph Kabila, a corruption watchdog said on Tuesday. Global Witness, a nongovernmental organisation, said state firm...

2016-11-18 02:33 faizan4it article.wn.com

69 /117 1.9 Perth woman's horrific pedicure injury A woman suffering from horrific toe injuries is warning of the potential dangers at nail salons. The customer treated herself to a pedicure at a nail salon in Perth, Western Australia, in the beginning of November. The young woman doing the pedicure sliced the woman's toe with a scalp-like tool, WA Today reported. The pedicurist poured what she thought was antiseptic liquid on the wound, but was instead a sterilising solution, a chemical only meant for metal instruments. The customer said her toe bled profusely for 40 minutes and dressed the wound with a bandage. The next morning morning she woke up to see thick chemical burns on her toes. 'What I realised is she had soaked the cotton ball in a solution that is used to sterilise metal instruments which should never go directly onto skin,' she said. Every day since the incident the woman has visited her podiatrist to treat the injury, which the nail salon owner has agreed to pay for.

2016-11-18 02:32 Alisha Buaya www.dailymail.co.uk

70 /117 1.8 Meet the cheeky model who lives the high life and is ALWAYS surrounded by the most beautiful models in the world He lives a lifestyle envied by many, strutting the catwalk for Tom Ford and Versace while spending his down time cavorting with the most beautiful women in the world. So how did Jordan Barrett, 19, go from the son of convicted drug dealer Adrian Barrett to being dubbed the fashion world's new 'it' boy? It was around this time when the then-schoolboy Jordan would be discovered by a model scout working for agency IMG. Jordan came face-to-face with the model scout by chance at age 14, after he was caught stealing matches from a convenience store. He recounted the bizarre incident during an interview with Vanity Fair , saying: 'He was asking me all these questions about my mom and stuff I didn't understand. I thought he was security, and I sort of scampered away.' Speaking of the incident to New York Magazine , the sassy catwalk star said: 'I wanted to have a cigarette, but I couldn't get a lighter because apparently you have to be over 18, so I decided I was gonna take matches from the counter.' At 17, he booked his first modelling job in Tokyo but would still have to wait a year before he could officially sign with IMG. 'My agent teases me they didn’t want to take care of a 15-year-old thief,' he told Vanity Fair. The teenage heartthrob, who often gets compared to a young Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his big break in early 2015 and has since had a succession of glamorous - and mostly much older - blondes fawning over him. In January 2015, he shot down rumours he was dating Paris Hilton after the pair were spotted getting cosy while partying up a storm together at the Cavelli Club in Milan, Italy. In May 2016, he was spotted holding hands with Lara Stone, 32, when they left a Vogue 100 party in London's Kensington Gardens. Days earlier the pair were seen all over each other while partying in Cannes, with the 19-year-old even planting a kiss on the Calvin Klein beauty. They were also seen giggling as they left Mayfair club Tramp together - a year after her split from British funnyman David Walliams. At the time, The Sun reported: 'The pair of them couldn't seem to stop laughing as they left, and at the last minute Jordan grabbed Lara's hand and led her away.' In June, Jordan, who hails from Byron Bay, NSW, was photographed embracing Scott Disick's rumoured flame Megan Blake Irwin, 21. They were seen snuggling together on a couch as they enjoyed a lunch date at Catch Rooftop in New York. In November, he was once again pictured with fellow Australian Megan as they sat front row at a Mets game in New York. In the same month the model also worked his magic with Kate Moss, 42, while sitting next to her at a fashion show in London. With his trademark quiff styled to perfection, the ladies man was seen schmoozing the world-famous beauty in the front row of the Coach Men's Show at the capital's Lindley Hall. He was also pictured cuddling up to model Suki Waterhouse on a bed in a saucy social media snap uploaded in July. More recently he was seen kissing Gigi Hadid in a campaign for Tommy Hilfiger. In November, he was pictured with fellow Australian model Tahnee Atkinson at Bondi Beach as they enjoyed a coffee catch-up. As well as beautiful women, he has also charmed numerous celebrated photographers such as Steven Klein, Mert and Marcus, Mario Testino, David Sims, Inez and Vinoodh and Bruce Weber. He has also fronted campaigns for Marcs, Tom Ford, Balmain, Calvin Klein and Versace. Adding more feathers to hit hat, the blossoming supermodel has also appeared on the cover of Vogue Magazine, CR Book by Carine Roitfeld, The London Times, Wonderland Magazine, 10 Magazine, Numero Homme Magazine and Hercules Magazine

2016-11-18 02:29 Monique Friedlander www.dailymail.co.uk

71 /117 1.5 Elizabeth Hurley flashes her cleavage through sheer lace top as she and Royals castmates join Mario Lopez for Extra interview She is quite literally Hollywood royalty. And Elizabeth Hurley granted an audience to one of her loyal Tinseltown subjects Mario Lopez on Thursday. The 51-year-old stunner joined her Royals castmates on the Extra couch in Universal City. Queen Helena looked majestic in a nude and black lace top with plenty of cleavage on show. She finished the look in smart black trousers and heeled pumps. Her on-screen daughter Alexandra Park looked equally gorgeous in a LBD with ankle boots. Her 'twin brother' and heir to the TV throne William Moseley went smart casual, pairing a dark grey suit jacket over a black t-shirt, jeans and Chelsea boots. The royal family sat down for a spirited chat with the Extra host about the upcoming third season of the E! drama. The show tells the story of the fictional Henstridge family's public and private lives are thrown into disarray when the oldest son and heir to the throne is killed in an accident. Plugging done, Liz was later spotted at LAX on her way to a flight out of Los Angeles. She slipped into something a little more comfortable for the plane, opting for skinny jeans, comfy suede boots and a sweater. The night before the actress was seen headed out for dinner in Hollywood at hotspot Catch LA in a sexy LBD of her own.

2016-11-18 02:22 Ross Mcdonagh www.dailymail.co.uk

72 /117 0.0 Lindsay Lohan parties in a skimpy dress and fur coat during a night out in London She recently went for an even more fiery shade of red. But it seems Lindsay Lohan could not get enough of the colour as she stepped out in a red dress while out in London on Thursday. The 30-year-old showcased her toned legs in the skimpy number but managed to stay warm with a luxurious fur coat. The star has been auburn, blonde and brunette over the years. And Lindsay - who is naturally a red head - underwent a colour transformation once more. The selfie was posted to the social networking site on Monday afternoon, while she lay snugly at home under a blanket, wrapped up in a thick indigo sweater and looking coquettishly at the camera. Her tresses fell loosely around her head on the white pillow she was lying on, accentuating the striking red shade she now appears to be sporting. In contrast, her last post last week showed the 30-year-old blowing a kiss to the camera, with a much lighter tinted mane, as was also the case when she was snapped attending a Hope & Rehabilitation Charity event for underprivileged children in Russia last week. She also posted a photo last week of the Disney character Ariel from The Little Mermaid, famous also for being a red head. She had captioned the photo 'My dream role' - hinting that she would one day love to portray Ariel on screen. While her new do might very well be an ode to The Little Mermaid, it's also reminiscent of Lindsay's character in the hit movie Mean Girls. She plays Cady Heron in the cult film, alongside Rachel McAdams and Amanda Seyfried, and sported naturally auburn locks in the 2004 comedy. The actress hasn't hidden the fact that she would one day like to reprise the role of Cady. Just last month she sent her 5.1million Instagram followers into a frenzy when she posted a throwback shot of her Mean Girl cast members captioning it 'Miss you all... sequel?' For the time being, Lindsay seemed happy to be hibernating from the bad weather in Monday's latest post, captioning her cosy photo: 'Smiling my way through this rainy weather and trying to not acknowledge that I have a cold'. The actress' name has, over the last few days, been cited in a battery case involving two Russian men. According to TMZ , a 24-year-old man reported an assault in his Las Vegas hotel room last month after the men accused him of spreading rumours about the Georgia Rule star. The man reported the incident, which allegedly took place at the Excalibur hotel, to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police in a report seen by the site. The report claims that the men believed they recognised the victim from Coachella, in April but he denies saying anything about Lindsay. A representative for Lindsay Lohan told the website that she does not know the alleged victim, and MailOnline has similarly reached out for comment. The website also reports that the investigation has been closed after he refused to co-operate with the police department. Meanwhile, former wild child Lindsay has been focusing on her humanitarian work over partying, of late. She is currently trying to learn a variety of languages, after spending the summer in Europe. Lindsay told the DailyMail.com: 'I've been learning different languages since I was a child. 'I'm fluent in English and French can understand Russian and am learning Turkish, Italian and Arabic.' Fans will remember that the beauty used an English twang to pull off a memorable switch in 1998 children's film The Parent Trap, when she played transatlantic twins. But a baffling recording of the actress demonstrating a European variation on her American accent last month, enabled the star to dub it 'Lilohan'. 'It's a mixture of most of the languages I can understand or am trying to learn,' she explained. Taking it one step further, Linsday decided to launch a clothing range in association with Represent with slogans such as 'I only speak Lilohan' plastered across the front. She explained: '[Represent and I] decided to make the T-shirts to turn mainstream media into something positive for the world and thought it would be a nice thing to do. 'The shirts will support young children suffering and help raise money for Turkey to help with Syrian refugees, I'm very excited we could make this happen! 'The design was a team effort we all put some ideas into it.'

2016-11-18 02:20 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

73 /117 1.3 Injury-plagued Utah Jazz suffer tough defeat to Chicago Bulls SALT LAKE CITY — Because of their players’ health — either injuries and/or illness — the Utah Jazz have been forced to use seven starting lineups this season.

Keep in mind, the Jazz have now played 14 games, so that equates to a different first five every other game on average.

That, of course, is not ideal.

“You just have to adapt,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said before this TNT-televised late game against the Chicago Bulls tipped off.

On Thursday, the Jazz tried but were unable to adapt to the absence of starters George Hill (thumb) and Derrick Favors and struggled to the tune of an 85-77 defeat to the Bulls at Vivint Arena.

Utah made it interesting after falling behind by 17 points in the second half, pulling within five points with just over two and a half minutes left when Dante Exum sank a desperation 3-pointer. Exum caught an inbounds pass from Gordon Hayward with 1.0 seconds left on the clock and hucked it up and in.

The Bulls, who've won four in a row, responded with clutch buckets by Dwyane Wade (18 points) and Jimmy Butler (20 points). Chicago managed to win despite only scoring 85 points and shooting 36.7 percent, thanks to an anemic offensive output by the suddenly struggling Jazz.

Utah, which only scored 20 or more points in a 26-point first quarter, fell to 7-6 after losing its second straight home game.

"We weren't very good, that’s clear," Snyder said. "... We had some open shots and we didn't make them. The ball wasn’t moving as well as we’d like to see it move. Sometimes when you're missing shots you just let it impact everyting. You become stagnant. "

The Jazz had things going their way late in the first half, taking a 43-38 lead after a nice Joe Johnson alley-oop pass to Rodney Hood for a crowd-pleasing dunk that capped a 6-0 run.

That momentum shifted heading into the locker room, however, after Gordon Hayward forced up a tough attempt with five seconds remaining instead of waiting for the final shot of the half.

Jimmy Butler made the Jazz pay. The All-Star small forward hustled down the court and calmly sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cut the Jazz’s lead to 43-41 at the break.

That was a sign of things to come.

Utah came out of the locker room flat, missing its first six shots while falling behind 49-43.

Snyder called a timeout, and the Jazz responded as Hood gave them their first points of the half almost four minutes into the third quarter.

The Bulls didn’t buckle, though, stretching their lead to 75-58 early in the fourth quarter, thanks to a 16-4 run.

Utah scored its first points of the fourth quarter when Johnson hit a pair of free throws at the 9:38 mark.

The Jazz got within eight, 78-70, after a pair of Dante Exum free throws with 5:40 remaining, but they simply didn’t have enough firepower on this night to catch up.

Utah fell to 7-6 while losing for the third time in five outings on their home court.

The Jazz, who are 5-3 away from Utah, take to the road next for a weekend back-to-back in Houston (Saturday) and Denver (Sunday).

Along with his big scoring night, Butler finished with 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals for the Bulls.

“I’m a huge fan and have been. I just like the way he plays,” Snyder said. “I like his presence, his competitiveness. He’s a guy, in my mind, because of the way he works at his craft, he’s a pro. As a result, he has gotten better every year. It’s not surprising.”

Conversely, it was a rough night for Butler's counterpart on the Jazz.

Gordon Hayward, who played so well on the team's five-game road trip last week, only scored eight points on 3-of-15 shooting. He grabbed 12 rebounds.

Rudy Gobert led Utah with 16 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks. Exum (14 points), Rodney Hood (12 points) and Trey Lyles (11 points) also hit double figures in scoring, but the Jazz only shot 38.5 percent.

"Obviously we miss George and want him back, but (there were) some shots we got tonight that we hit on a regular basis," Hood said. "It’s just energy. We’ve just got to pick up our energy, everybody really, so we can get cleaner looks rather than get a lot of contested looks. "

While Hill continues to participate more after missing six straight with his sprained right thumb, Favors’ return doesn’t seem imminent. It’s possible the 6-foot-10 power forward could be sidelined for a while as he allows the bone contusion in his knee to heal.

That injury has plagued him since early in training camp, forcing him to miss most of the preseason and the season-opener. It continued to affect his play once he returned, and eventually forced him to the point of not being able to play.

“It’s been a challenge for him. I think the main thing for him is you reach a point where you’re not effective,” Snyder said. “Or you’re less effective to the point where you need to address the situation in a different way. ​

“I wouldn’t say it’s gotten worse,” the Jazz coach added. “I couldn’t give you a great medical opinion. I don’t want to speak out of turn, but it’s at a point where he feels and we feel this is the best course of action.”

That puts the Jazz in a tough spot. Utah is clearly a better team with a healthy Favors.

At this point, they can only be patient and, as Snyder pointed out, try to adapt.

“It’s an imperfect situation,” Snyder said. “On the front end you try to accept that and try to make it as good as you can.”

2016-11-18 02:15 Jody Genessy www.deseretnews.com

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2016-11-18 02:12 jameshopes article.wn.com

75 /117 2.7 Chantel Jeffries dances in a bikini for her Snapchat followers Even as winter skids ever nearer, bikini weather reigns in Los Angeles.

Chantel Jeffries indicated as much on Thursday, lounging about outdoors in her two- piece and sharing the experience with her Snapchat followers.

One video showed her dancing inside as this year's Promises Ltd song American Eyes played in the background. Scroll down for video

When you got it: Chantel Jeffries shared a Snapchat video of herself dancing about in her bikini on Thursday

Small white text crammed into the bottom left corner indicated why she'd chosen video: 'Was gunna take a pic but the song.'

The clip was a mirror selfie in which the 23-year-old had slicked back her brown hair and pulled it into a high ponytail.

The bottom half of her bikini appeared to be solid black, and though the top was intricately patterned in both black and white.

'Was gunna take a pic but the song': Her music of choice was the 2016 Promises Ltd song American Eyes

In the outdoor video, she was lying on what seemed to be some sort of deck chair with a bright blue back.

A hand shaded her eyes from the sun, and at the bottom right corner, whilst text read: 'Why is music the best thing to exist??'

From her seat, she effused: 'Today is gonna be the best day ever. I think we're already off to a pretty good start, you know? And John Mayer drops a new song at 4pm, meaning I'll be dropping everything and dropping it low.'

Incidentally, the song she was referring to was Love On The Weekend, the first original song he's put out since his 2013 album Paradise Valley dropped.

'Today is gonna be the best day ever': More videos showed her lounging about outside and noting that 'John Mayer drops a new song at 4pm, so I'll be dropping everything and dropping it low'

As the ex-girlfriend of Justin Bieber continued her SnapStory, she teased a bit of the merchandise she'd prepared - which is to say, Christmas and Hannukah jumpers.

Showcasing her toned legs in no bottoms other than some black underwear, she modelled a red sweater with white text scrawled across it reading: 'MY HIGHLIGHT IS MORE LIT THAN YOUR X-MAS TREE.'

She'd rejiggered the slogan to fit the Jewish holiday as well, popping it onto a blue jumper as: 'MY HIGHLIGHT IS MORE LIT THAN YOUR MENORAH.'

Jeffries also uploaded an image of herself - also posted to Instagram - wearing yet another Christmas sweater reading: 'MY AUX CORD IS MORE LIT THAN YOUR X-MAS TREE.'

'Tru': Her Story also saw her modelling a Christmas jumper that read: 'MY HIGHLIGHT IS MORE LIT THAN YOUR X-MAS TREE'

Rejiggered: A Hanukkah version read: 'MY HIGHLIGHT IS MORE LIT THAN YOUR MEHORAH'

Pride in her music: A second Christmas jumper read: 'MY AUX CORD IS MORE LIT THAN YOUR X-MAS TREE'

The day before, she'd shown off her evening wear on Instagram, baring her midriff from underneath a black buttoned-up crop top.

She'd flung a black, red and gold jacket over the whole affair and slid into a pair of seemingly airtight black jeans.

Holding a can of La Croix in one hand, she snapped a selfie with another, captioning the image: '*puts u on so hard *'.

'*puts u on so hard*': The previous night, she'd shared a glimpse of her evening wear on Instagram

2016-11-18 02:03 Sameer Suri www.dailymail.co.uk

76 /117 2.7 Paris Hilton reveals she's 'thinking about' bringing back and starring in The Simple Life The Simple Life was nothing short of iconic television, and now Paris Hilton has hinted that she might be bringing the reality show back. The American socialite spoke to news.com.au about the classic TV program - co-starring Nicole Richie - and her hopes of rebooting it. I’ve actually been getting a lot of calls about that,' Paris, 35, revealed. 'I’m thinking about it. I’ve been offered a tonne of other reality shows as well that I’ve turned down. 'But The Simple Life was just such a big part of my life and so iconic ... we’ll see what happens. It would be fun.' The TV show was originally produced by Fox, from 2003 to 2007, before moving to E! from 2006 to 2007 and ran for a total of five seasons. It followed Paris and Nicole, unashamedly work-shy rich girls, as they undertook manual jobs in across America. From cleaning rooms to serving meals in fast-food restaurants, the two party girls' lack of work ethic and numerous antics became television gold and the format was recreated across the world. While Paris and Nicole aren't as tight as they used to be, the heiress has been seen hanging with her ex-BFF's younger sister Sofia Richie, so potentially the two could pick up where they left things off. Paris has starred in numerous reality shows since The Simple Life came to an end including three shows about finding a new BFF. She's currently in Sydney promoting her new fragrance Gold Rush.

2016-11-18 02:02 Hanna Flint www.dailymail.co.uk

77 /117 77 /117 0.0 DuPont to end pension contribution for active employees WILMINGTON, Del. — DuPont will no longer contribute to active employees' pension plans , a move that will affect the retirement of 13,000 workers, including 2,800 in Delaware.

The Wilmington-area company announced Thursday that workers will stop accruing benefits sometime in November 2018 or the creation date of the first independent company spawned through the proposed $130 billion merger with Dow. Only employees in the United States and Puerto Rico will be affected by this move.

The company also eliminated retirement health benefits, including dental and life insurance for all employees under the age of 50 when the pension contribution ends in about two years.

DuPont estimates the changes will reduce its long-term employee benefits obligation by about $550 million, creating a fourth-quarter pre-tax gain of $380 million. Once DuPont stops adding to active employees' pensions, it will eliminate the $50 million it pays annually to maintain the plan. Cost reductions associated with the phaseout of employee contributions to the pension plan are considered new cuts. They are not part of the $700 million DuPont is seeking to eliminate from its budget by the end of this year.

All benefits earned by employees through the termination of new contributions in 2018 will remain. Under federal law, those benefits cannot be touched. Current retirees' pensions will not be impacted.

In 2007, DuPont closed the pension plan to new employees. At that time, the company reduced its contribution to the employee plan by two-thirds, but the company also put all of its workers in an enhanced 401(k) benefit. DuPont provides a 9% company contribution to 401(k).

The company said 401(k) plans and health savings accounts will not be affected by Thursday's actions.

Workers at DuPont's Chestnut Run Headquarters said they were still digesting the news Wednesday afternoon. A 35-year DuPont veteran said the decision won't affect her because she still as a 401(k) and her pension has built up over time.

"My plan was to live on the pension, and I could certainly do that," she said. "I'm only going to lose a small portion of what I was expecting. "

Another DuPonter said employees were preparing for something like this given the company's efforts to reduce costs and the fact that the pension contribution for active employees was cut by roughly 75% nearly a decade ago.

"I think everyone was expecting this," he said. "They have eliminated the final one-third. "

Norman Stein, a professor of pension and employee benefits law at Drexel University in Philadelphia, said the move hurts older, longtime employees. Typically, most pension plans' retirement payouts are based on a workers' final salary before they leave the company.

"Most defined benefit plans reward longevity and loyalty because the most valuable benefits are the ones you accrue toward the the end of your career," he said. "The implied nature of the pension promise is that if an employee gives a company their career, they are going to get a good retirement. "

DuPont announced the changes in a letter to employees from Benito Cachinero-Sanchez, senior vice president of human resources.

"The DuPont board and our senior management team recently completed an extensive and thoughtful evaluation of our retirement benefits, and determined that additional changes need to be implemented beginning in 2018," Cachinero-Sanchez wrote. "The changes will reflect another step in our multi-year analysis and bring us closer to the practices of our global peer set. "

DuPont emphasized the changes are not a result of the Dow merger, but rather an attempt to align with industry trends and practices. Since 1998, 23% of Fortune 500 employees have stopped contributing to their primary pension plan, and 15% closed it to new hires. During that same period, 40% of Fortune 500 companies have offered only some type of 401(k).

Stein said many companies are following DuPont's path of closing the plan to new employees before ending contributions for active workers.

"It's often part of a multi-step process," he said.

Retirees and active employees have expressed concern over the security of DuPont's pension obligation. The company's obligation totals $26.1 billion, but the fund only has $17.5 billion of assets. This year was the first time DuPont had contributed to the plan since 2012. A group of DuPont pensioners launched a Facebook page that now has more than 5,000 members.

Craig Skaggs, a second-generation DuPont worker and former lobbyist for the company, created the site for retirees to exchange pension information. The Facebook page has spawned a 300-member sister site for active employees. Skaggs said eliminating contributions for active employees has sparked concerns among some retirees.

"It has been a drip, drip, drip of destruction," Skaggs said. "People are saying pulling our medical benefits is the next obvious move. We worry more about losing our health benefits than losing our pensions completely. "

Earlier this year, DuPont sought to reduce its pension obligation by offering a buyout to 18,000 retirees. The retirees traded their future pensions for lump-sum payments or an earlier, but smaller monthly annuity instead of waiting until they reach 62 to collect the traditional pension. The buyout will be paid out through the end of this year.

Retirees have claimed DuPont's pension is only 67% funded. Under Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp., a government agency that provides a safety net for retirees, a plan is considered healthy only if it is greater than 80% funded. If a plan falls below the 80% threshold, PBGC launches an investigation.

In September, DuPont spokesman Dan Turner had confirmed that DuPont has never been under a PBGC investigation, but the agency has requested additional corporate financial and pension plan information. The additional information was used for oversight, monitoring and other purposes.

DuPont contends the plan is actually 93% funded. The difference is a 2010 federal law that offers companies a new way to measure pension funding levels. Under the law, known as Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, or MAP-21, companies can calculate their funding level using a 25-year average of interest rates instead of the two-year average businesses traditionally used.

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2016-11-18 02:01 Jeff Mordock rssfeeds.usatoday.com

78 /117 1.1 Genetic engineering ‘breakthrough’ could slow aging, reverse blindness — RT News Researchers at the Salk Institute in San Diego, California, have uncovered what they have described as the “holy grail” in genetic editing – how to insert new strands of DNA into non- dividing cells such as those in the brain, heart, and liver.

The successful experiments were performed on rats suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, an eye condition causing blindness that also affects one in 4,000 humans. After a few weeks, tests showed that the rats were able to respond to light.

“ We were able to improve the vision of these blind rats,” researcher Reyna Hernandez-Benitez said in a statement published on the Salk website. “This early success suggests that this technology is very promising.”

This new gene editing technique, dubbed HITI or homology-independent targeted integration, is based on an earlier method known as the CRISPR-Cas9 system. The scientists hope that HITI will be able to treat previously incurable retinal, heart, and neurological diseases.

“We are very excited by the technology we discovered because it’s something that could not be done before,” said fellow researcher, Professor Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte. “For the first time, we can enter into cells that do not divide and modify the DNA at will. The possible applications of this discovery are vast.”

The scientific community has been abuzz with excitement at the discovery, and some have even speculated that it could be used to slow down ageing.

“Researchers are now using this mechanism to correct gene defects,” Professor Robert MacLaren, Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford, told the Science Media Centre .

“Clinical trials are a long way off because the CRISPR proteins may cut DNA at other sites that may have untoward effects. Nevertheless, since ageing is defined as picking up DNA mutations, the ability to correct these mutations may in future provide us with a means of extending our lifespan as well as treating many diseases that relate to ageing.”

Others have been more reserved in their praise.

“As reported, the methods are not super-efficient,” said Professor Robin Lovell-Badge of The Francis Crick Institute. “However, with improvements in this type of technology, which seem inevitable these days, it is likely that the methods developed here could prove to be a very useful way of adding genes to non-diving cells, certainly for purposes of basic research, and perhaps eventually for gene therapy to treat otherwise incurable diseases,” he continued.

“It is a complicated paper, and it does not quite reach the level as hyped in the press release, but it is indeed rather important,” the professor noted.

2016-11-18 02:01 www.rt.com

79 /117 0.3 Free ‘Lost Odyssey’ Promotion Leaked For Xbox One Owners, Just A Test Or Coming Soon? “This was a test that slipped out,” the Xbox LIVE programming director responded on Reddit . “There are no plans right now for it to go live.”

Here is the official description from both shirt listings.

“Thank you for a great year! Download this tee to get a free Xbox One digital entitlement to Lost Odyssey. The game will appear in your Ready to Install queue. Please note, the game entitlement is for Xbox One only and the tee is available to download for a limited time until November 30, 2016.”

The gameplay follows a traditional JRPG formula with a world map for players to explore full of towns and random encounters. The combat system uses a turn-based model with party members and enemies facing each other in two lines. Players have the option to choose between melee, ranged, and magic attacks that consist of Black, White, Spirit, and Composite spells.

Character progression is handled differently than most JRPGs. “Mortal” characters can learn skills from leveling up. Meanwhile, “Immortal” characters learn new skills by linking up with a “Mortal” while in battle and earning points that can be assigned to the skills. “Immortals” don’t necessarily die in battle, but can be knocked out when they lose all hit points. They will be revived later on, but players will have to restart from the last save point if the entire party goes down on the same turn.

Following that, testing to make sure the game runs correctly on the Xbox One appears to be a time-consuming task. Microsoft has to test each game from beginning to end to ensure the emulator runs the title correctly. This can take hundreds of hours depending on the title.

Additionally, Microsoft uses an Xbox Uservoice group to gauge interest in which titles to add to the Xbox One backward compatibility library. Users can suggest and vote up which games they would like to see supported. Credit to Reddit user RadicalRico for this find.

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2016-11-18 02:00 Scott Grill www.inquisitr.com

80 /117 1.3 Luther Keith: Raising revival in Detroit neighborhoods Embed

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On retiring, you expect a distinguished editor and columnist to take up residence in Harbor Springs or Mackinac Island, the better to think deep thoughts.

Not former Detroit News writer Luther Keith.

When he took an early retirement in 2005, Keith — who was inducted into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame in 1995 — dove headlong into the subject that has always animated him: How to revive the beleaguered neighborhoods of this great city.

Keith launched a nonprofit called ARISE Detroit! on a shoestring budget in 2006, which connects people and organizations doing good volunteer work all across the city.

Speaking in the small, crowded offices he shares with his one employee, Keith defined ARISE Detroit! as a coalition of 400-plus activist groups.

“I call us a community mobilization organization,” he said. “We promote volunteering, activism and positive media images. Our whole goal is to get people excited about getting involved in something that improves life in city.”

To that end, Keith, ever the journalist, places stories in local media spotlighting the good work groups do. He also publishes a free newsletter on who’s involved with what and who might need help. Many call it an essential lifeline.

“You discover all these great groups,” said Sandra Cobb, director of community involvement at Habitat for Humanity. Before signing up, she says, she hadn’t realized “the incredible number of organizations out there doing good community-revitalization work.”

Call it networking heaven for the nonprofit, urban-uplift sector.

Keith also organizes an annual ARISE summit and a Neighborhoods Day the first Saturday in August, when hundreds of organizations man tables and market themselves to thousands of potential volunteers.

To make it a success, Keith gets representatives together ahead of time, and even throws a dinner for them.

“You see people start talking — you do this? Hey, we do that. Maybe we could do something together,” Cobb said. At the Kresge Foundation, which helps fund ARISE, Deputy Director Wendy Jackson called Keith “a real breath of fresh air in terms of how we think about our role in neighborhood revitalization in Detroit.”

And she’s perpetually dazzled, she added, by the 66-year-old’s “relentless energy.”

For his part, Keith says he’s just trying to build critical mass for positive change. “We’re just a link in that chain,” he said, “but you can’t sit on the sidelines.

Keith, who’s a regular at the Rev. Wendell Anthony’s Fellowship Chapel, recalls what his mother would always say:

“We know Jesus is coming, but He probably isn’t coming tonight. So we need to do something ourselves to make change happen.”

Michael H. Hodges

2016-11-18 02:00 Est November rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

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2016-11-18 01:55 jameshopes article.wn.com

83 /117 0.0 Today in History Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2016. There are 43 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 18, 1966, U. S. ...

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84 /117 3.0 ‘American Horror Story’ Season 7 News: Spring Debut Might Continue ‘Roanoke’ Cliffhanger [Spoilers] Don’t forget, ‘American Horror Story’ has already been renewed for the seventh season. pic.twitter.com/uFqHhiuwL6

— AHS LEAKS (@ahsleak) November 17, 2016

What’s real? #AHSRoanoke pic.twitter.com/OHKeKpvkNg — AmericanHorrorStory (@AHSFX) November 14, 2016

Heed Lee’s warning. #AHSRoanoke pic.twitter.com/S64MPBvafs — AmericanHorrorStory (@AHSFX) November 13, 2016

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2016-11-18 01:46 Nick Younker www.inquisitr.com

85 /117 4.0 High school rock orchestra meets Trans-Siberian Orchestra Students in a high school orchestra in northeast Ohio had an opportunity to meet members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra , the rock group that inspired the school band's formation.

2016-11-18 01:45 The Vindicator article.wn.com

86 /117 3.7 New Zealand Navy greets US navy with welcome haka performance New Zealand's navy has welcomed the US navy in their traditional style. Officers from the Royal New Zealand Navy performed the haka to greet the US navy's 7th fleet to a celebration of their 75th anniversary at The Cloud, in Auckland. The lively welcome, or Powhiri, sees Kiwi naval officers perform alongside the Maori Cultural Group. New Zealand's Chief of Navy Rear Admiral John Martin welcomed the navies of 22 countries visiting as part of the celebration. He said that his navy was standing on 'two feet', one foot celebrating the navy's birthday. While the other foot was helping with disaster relief in Kaikoura, which was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday night. Rear Admiral Martin thanked the visiting navies, including the United States, Australia, Singapore and the United Kingdom for their assistance and offers of support for the affected region. Admiral Sir Philip Jones, Britain's First Sea Lord, said the disaster recovery work was 'a symbol of what navies do, and what close friends we have'. The NZ Minister of defence Gerry Brownlee said: 'it’s fair to say the captains of the vessels bound for the International Naval Review in Auckland this week will have been torn between attending the event and reaching out to offer their services.' 'While the New Zealand Defence Force was well placed to respond to the unfolding situation in Kaikoura and surrounding districts, we are grateful for the help offered,' Mr Brownlee added.

2016-11-18 01:43 Alisha Buaya www.dailymail.co.uk

87 /117 4.3 CTA, Metra plans extra service for Mag Mile Festival of Lights Additional bus and train service will be provided for the Magnificent Mile Festival of Lights this weekend.

On Saturday, the Chicago Transit Authority will operate longer trains on the Blue, Brown, Orange and Pink Lines from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m., according to a statement from CTA. Additional trains will run from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. on the CTA Red Line.

Several buses will be redounded due to street closures for the festival, which include No. 3 King Drive, No. 4 Cottage Grove, No. 6 Jackson Park Express, No. 22 Clark, No. 36 Broadway, No. 66 Chicago, No. 70, Division, No. 146 Inner Dr./Michigan Express, No. 147 Outer Drive Express and No. 151 Sheridan.

Metra will add more seating capacity and extra service will be provided on the BNSF, Union Pacific Northwest and West lines, according to a statement from Metra.

2016-11-18 01:42 Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com

88 /117 0.2 Relatives, Torture Victims Give First Public Testimony to Tunisia Truth Commission Tunisian television broadcast testimony from victims of decades of authoritarian rule on Thursday (17/11), a first chance for the public to see the workings of a Truth and Dignity Commission intended to help cement democracy after the Arab Spring revolution of 2011. ...

2016-11-18 01:42 system article.wn.com

89 /117 1.9 After six years, Canada resumes funding for UNRWA In a significant break from the policies of former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper, the Canadian government of Justin Trudeau announced this week that it will resume funding the United Nations Relief and Work Agency. Harper reduced Canada’s funding to the organization, which has been criticized as having ties to Hamas, from $32 million in 2007, to $19m. in 2009, and stopped funding it entirely in 2010. He redirected the Canadian funds instead to other addresses aiding the Palestinians.

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Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced Wednesday that Ottawa would provide $20m. to UNRWA and another $5m. to the organization’s’ emergency appeal for Palestinian refugees impacted by the crisis in Syria. “With this funding, Canada joins all other G7 countries in supporting UNRWA’s efforts to meet the ever increasing needs of Palestinian refugees, assists in providing basic services for vulnerable people, and contributes to stability in the region,” the Canadian government said in a statement. The statement said that it is “critically important” to the Canadian government that the money be used for its stated purpose. As such, according to the statement, “there will be enhanced due diligence applied to UNRWA funding. Today’s funding is accompanied by a very robust oversight and reporting framework, which includes regular site visits and strong anti-terrorism provisions.” In August, following the arrest of two workers for international aid organizations in Gaza for allegedly diverting funds to Hamas, Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avi Dichter (Likud) told Israel Radio that “it is clear that the number of UNRWA clerks who are working for Hamas is close to 100%.” Dichter is a former head of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). The Foreign Ministry had no comment on the Canadian move, reflecting an ambivalence in Jerusalem over the issue. On the one hand, the organization is deemed as highly problematic by many policy makers, while on the other hand there is an appreciation that it does help people in Gaza, and that the alternative would be for it to stop working and have Hamas take over control of its functions. Israel has no policy of lobbying governments to stop funding UNRWA. In 2015 the US gave $380m. to the organization; the European Commission, $137m.; the United Kingdom, $100m.; Saudi Arabia $96m.; and Germany $92m. David Cape, the chairman of the Canadian Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs, issued a statement saying that, while his organization supports Canadian humanitarian aid for those genuinely in need, particularly those devastated by the Syrian conflict, “we continue to have serious reservations about UNRWA, an organization that is implicated with terrorist groups such as Hamas.” According to Cape, “Hamas is notorious for diverting funds and materials provided by the international community intended for humanitarian aid to terrorist purposes.”

He said that his organization communicated these concerns to the Canadian government, which has both acknowledged them and put measures into place to ensure “meaningful accountability and oversight.”

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2016-11-18 01:41 HERB KEINON www.jpost.com

90 /117 4.2 Is this China's hottest grandpa? Wang Deshun shot to fame following a 30 second, bare-chested runway appearance during China Fashion Week in 2015.

It was the first time Wang had ever walked a runway and his flowing white beard certainly turned heads.

He became an overnight Internet sensation in China with some dubbing him "China's Hottest Grandpa" and "Old Fresh Meat".

"Old Fresh Meat" is a play on words for the popular Chinese phrase "Little Fresh Meat", used to describe attractive, young TV stars.

Chance discovery

As one of China's top fashion designers, Hu Sheguang never had a grandfather in his mind when planning his catwalk for China Fashion Week 2015.

But that all changed when he saw a photo of Wang in QQ Wang's mobile phone, the musician composing tracks for his show.

"Who is this old man, looking so energetic?! " Hu asked.

"That is my father. " said the composer. Wang Deshun was quickly introduced to the designer and gladly took up a catwalk invitation. The rest is history.

An actor by trade, Wang Deshun was born in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang in 1936 and started working in pantomime.

He eventually moved into martial arts films, and has appeared in a number of Hollywood movies, including the "Forbidden Kingdom".

He first started going to the gym when he was 50, aiming to keep his body in shape for his acting career.

Seven years later, with a sculptured, lithe body, Wang created a performance called "living sculpture". While used to attention, he is still a little taken aback by the extent his fame has grown so late in his career.

"People are surprised that an old man like me can have such good muscles," Wang tells CNN.

And don't expect him to be slowing down any time soon.

"Every day, for 30 years now, I have never stopped training," he says, noting that he almost never misses his rigorous daily swimming routine.

Milan Fashion Week plans

In Wang's eye, age isn't an obstacle.

At 65, he learned to ride a horse in just a month for a role. At 78, he learned how to ride a motorbike.

The octogenarian has a different way of evaluating age.

"As long as you dare to do things you have never done before, your heart is still young," he says, adding that he believes people should think again when they tell themselves that it is too late to do something.

"That might just be your excuse for giving up. "

In a society where most people retire between 50 and 60 years of age, Wang Deshun is an anomaly, and plans to work as long as he is alive. Next year, he'll walk one of the runways at Milan Fashion Week.

"I don't have a plan," Wang says confidently. "I have always done whatever comes to my mind, and I will simply forge ahead," he adds.

2016-11-18 01:40 Yuli Yang www.cnn.com

91 /117 2.9 APNewsBreak: Suspect in mall shooting began at theater SEATTLE (AP) " The young man accused of fatally shooting five people at a Washington state mall had a history of violence against his family and girlfriend, who told police he had links with

2016-11-18 01:36 system article.wn.com

92 /117 4.5 New anti-bullying program to debut at Buffalo high school BUFFALO, N. Y. (AP) - A new program aimed at reducing cyberbullying will make its debut at a Buffalo high school.

The educational program being unveiled at City Honors Friday will be available nationwide in February. It features short films produced by high school students from across the country at a film invitational held by AT&T; in New York City.

Speakers at Friday’s event include Jane Clementi, whose 18-year-old son, Tyler, died by suicide after being cyberbullied at Rutgers University. She will be joined by Tracy Rodemeyer, whose bullied son Jamey Rodemeyer was 14 when he killed himself.

The Tyler Clementi Foundation, Siena Research Institute and AT&T; also are expected to release the results of a poll on cyberbullying in upstate New York.

2016-11-18 01:32 By www.washingtontimes.com

93 /117 0.4 Singer Aaradhna refuses to accept NZ Music Award claiming category was 'racist' 'This song is Brown Girl, it speaks so many things, it speaks racism and being placed in a box,' she told the crowd at the NZ Music Awards on Thursday night after her win was announced. 'For me, I feel like if I was to accept this, I'm not being truthful to my song.' Scroll down for video The NZ- born musician of Indian and Samoan heritage said it was not fair to judge singers alongside rappers and hip-hop artists. 'It feels like I've been placed in the category of brown people,' she said. Aaradhna accepted the Tui for Best Female Solo Artist earlier in the ceremony. She then called for a separate soul and RnB category for singers like her and gave her award to rap group SWIDT saying they were 'the future of hip-hop'. Later in the night she continued her protest by performing Brown Girl with 'I'm more than the colour of my skin' splashed next to her across the stage. Aaradhna on Friday wrote a piece for NZ entertainment website The Spinoff to further explain her decision. 'I'm grateful to be given an award - I'm always grateful - but it's unfair to be put against a genre that's got nothing to do with your genre,' she wrote. 'I'm not angry, I just feel like it's unfair to be in a category that's not related to what I do. 'I just feel like it was the time for me to say something, stand up for something. Because if you don't stand up for something, what's the point?' Recorded Music NZ chief executive Damian Vaughan denied the category was racist but that it would be reviewed before next year's awards. 'There's no intention whatsoever that that is the case. The category has existed for some time (and) 'urban' is a description used for radio stations here locally,' he told the NZ Herald. Despite it being the first time a musician had rejected a Tui award, Mr Vaughan said he didn't have a problem with it and didn't see it as a publicity stunt. 'I thought it was a great speech. I wasn't unhappy with the moment. It was perfectly fine,' he said.

2016-11-18 01:16 Nic White www.dailymail.co.uk

94 /117 1.2 Spotting a Great Chart Technical analysts dominate the daily discussion of stocks. Fundamental concepts change slowly. Chart patterns change constantly. Usually the calls are dramatic, because no one cares about advice that says, “all is well, keep holding.”

Traders live on stock charts, but investors also pay close attention. Everyone wants to know whether a stock is breaking down, breaking out, or stuck in a trading range. Here is the key question:

How do you spot a good chart?

We have several great charts this week. The Stock Exchange provides an expert-level debate on technical and fundamental analysis. (Important background is available here ). Comments, dissent, and specific stock questions are welcome!

This Week—Is Felix right about KHC?

One issue with charts is the wide difference in interpretation. Do analysts see what they want to see? Are the interpretive criteria constant and objective? This week (without telling him) I searched for other opinions on one of our expert selections, Felix’s choice of KHC. The same principles would apply to all the picks, but this is a convenient example. Before turning to Felix, let’s look at other approaches.

This one provides a complex chart and plenty of additional points of interest. It makes a lot of specific predictions, suggesting many trades with moves of less than one point.

Here is another , one-year term and 50-day MA. This is a much longer time frame with an implied criterion reflecting that.

And a dramatically different time frame from the same source. Instead of a 50-day MA, we now have two hours. And one more site, which invites predictions. I am not sure what conclusion you would reach, but the participants have many different conclusions.

The key point of this comparison is the widely differing images and viewpoints. The time frame matters, and so does added complexity.

Let’s see what Felix has to say, and also check out my own conclusion to this article.

Felix

I look for long-term themes, and I have a great one this week. I have a pick without an army: KHC. It is my lone soldier of the week, a strong company. The recent selloffs provide a good point of entry with the rebounds already underway. This should be good for another 5 points.

I’ve had a question this week from A Dash of Insight:

Question from Fred Barone:

Any opinion on CVI thank you

Felix: This is a stock I won’t be holding for a while; it has been going downhill since 2013. There hasn’t been much upside. On the other hand, it does rank in the top 25% of my universe, so it is not terrible. I would take a guess that you have been holding this for a while?

[F] Please keep your questions coming. I could use the overtime pay. And by the way, Jeff. Are we working next Thursday?

[J] Next Thursday the market is closed and we are all taking a day off to give thanks and spend time with family.

[F] I don’t have a family and I could use the overtime bonus.

Athena

I hope I’m not too late to the party on this one. Teck Resources Ltd (TCK) has been on a solid rise since March. We’ve had the stock price quadruple since then, which is remarkable to say the least. While I don’t expect to cash in on that kind of return in the next few weeks, there is still a tidy profit to be had here.

[J] This pick is not completely hopeless. The company has some earnings. There is plenty of fluctuation but excellent growth expectations. This might work.

[A] The market is sending a message that it will work. I listen, Jeff, and so should you!

Oscar

While I focus on sectors, sometimes ideas get as narrow as a single country ETF. My regular sports channels had a brief blurb about some guy named Abe meeting with Trump. Some of my sources suggested that I should check out the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity ETF (DXJ) this week. Much like Japan’s national sport, sumo wrestling, this pick is all about momentum off the bottom. [J] So you are telling us that you have been following the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Abe? The first foreign leader to meet with President-Elect Trump?

[O] Not exactly “following.” It was on my Facebook news feed.

[J] Why did you choose the Wisdom Tree ETF, which is adjusted for currency variation?

[O] Variation?

[J] Yen for each dollar.

[O] I’m not sure, but on my last visit, dollars were welcome.

Holmes

This week I’m picking DXCM, DexCom a specialty health stock. After a sharp decline on November 1 st , this stock has proceeded to consolidate and slowly climb back up from a low of 61.00. I will put in a stop at 62.50. I bought this stock at 70.96, looking for a nice rebound to low 80s or even higher. If we start to rally, I’ll be moving up my stop aggressively. My major concern is that move is based on perceived changes in medical policies from Washington, vs. improvement in the outlook of this company. I’ll be very tight on the trigger if the stock starts to drift lower day after day.

[J] Do you understand that his company has no earnings, no dividend, and no real prospects for the next two years?

[H] How have I been doing?

[J] Your picks have been profitable. I also like your frequent decisions to take profits and move on. You are not overstaying your welcome.

[H] That is a very honest. I like that in a human. Next you must learn to be more intuitive. Sometimes stocks rebound before the fundamentals confirm. I often spot such cases.

[J] Are you really considering policy changes from Washington?

[H] Of course not. The price and volume reflect that information!

Background on the Stock Exchange

Each week Felix and Oscar host a poker game for some of their friends. Since they are all traders they love to discuss their best current ideas before the game starts. They like to call this their “ Stock Exchange.” (Check it out for more background). Their methods are excellent, as you know if you have been following the series. Since the time frames and risk profiles differ, so do the stock ideas. You get to be a fly on the wall from my report. I am the only human present, and the only one using any fundamental analysis.

The result? Several expert ideas each week from traders, and a brief comment on the fundamentals from the human investor. The models are named to make it easy to remember their trading personalities. Each week features a different expert or stock.

Questions If you want an opinion about a specific stock or sector, even those we did not mention, just ask! Put questions in the comments. Address them to a specific expert if you wish. Each has a specialty. Who is your favorite? (You can choose me, although my feelings will not be hurt very much if you prefer one of the models).

My first job in the investment business involved a wide variety of research tasks. My boss, a clever fellow, became suspicious of conclusions from

2016-11-18 01:15 Jeff Miller www.valuewalk.com

95 /117 0.0 Texas teen pranks her boyfriend by pretending to SHAVE OFF her eyebrows A teen make-up lover has turned into an online star after she brilliantly pranked her boyfriend by convincing him that she had shaved both of her eyebrows off. Lizette Galvan, 17, from Fort Worth, Texas, texted her boyfriend Anthony Rabago, 17, a warning that she was going to shave her eyebrows before she sent him photographic evidence of her 'transformation'. Lizette, who used make-up and glue to make it looks like her eyebrows were missing, took to Twitter over the weekend to share screengrabs of their text messages, which show how Anthony was clearly freaking out over her new makeover. 'Bout to shave my eyebrows,' Lizette texted Anthony, and he was clearly confused. 'Shave?' he asked, prompting Lizette to send a picture of herself with what looked like only one eyebrow. At first, Anthony was convinced the photo was edited, so Lizette sent him a video on Snapchat, as well as another image via text where it looked like both of her eyebrows had been shaved off. 'Babe wtf [sic],' he texted her back, clearly concerned that her dramatic makeover was the real deal. 'Why would you shave them?' he asked, and Lizette couldn't help but take the opportunity to take the joke one step further. 'To try new brow shapes every day,' she wrote, sharing a photo of herself rocking thinly painted black brows. 'Baaaaabe' was Anthony's final response. Lizette's hilarious tweet has been liked more than 15,000 times, and retweeted by over 10,000 Twitter users. Because her photos were so convincing many people believed that she actually shaved her eyebrows. However, Lizette explained in the comments section that used glue, powder, and red concealer to cover the darkness of her hair before topping the mixture with three layers of foundation and more powder. And while some people thought she was brave for going all out with the prank, one Twitter user named Ally thought Anthony's reaction — or lack thereof — was simply adorable. 'He's still not rude about it even though he's shocked as hell, bless y'all & y'all's relationship [sic],' she wrote. Lizette told Buzzfeed that the prank was inspired by a YouTube video in which one woman transformed herself into Yoda from Star Wars, revealing that Anthony immediately FaceTimed her after her final text. The teen did eventually end up telling him it was a prank, and they shared a laugh about it. 'Have a sense of humor built in the relationship,' she said. 2016-11-18 01:15 Erica Tempesta www.dailymail.co.uk

96 /117 6.7 Dawn of a new spud: Maine growers unveil variety of potato PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) - Out with the old, in with the tubers.

The Maine Potato Board says a new variety of potato will be available to consumers at the upcoming Maine Harvest Festival in Bangor.

The new potato is called the Caribou Russet and it was first announced last spring. The potato board says the commercial seed has been developed, planted and harvested, and the first crop is being made widely available on Saturday and Sunday.

The sixth annual Maine Harvest Festival is scheduled to take place on those days at Cross Insurance Arena. The event is presented by the potato board and also includes 150 vendors, contests and demonstrations.

Potato board executive director Don Flannery says the new spud has a rich flavor and is good for baking, mashing or grilling.

2016-11-18 01:14 By www.washingtontimes.com

97 /117 3.3 EXCLUSIVE: Lawsuit blames space heater made in 1980s for fatal fire in San Francisco With colder temperatures, Bay Area families are turning on their space heaters to stay warm. Now, a lawsuit has been filed claiming a space heater caused a fatal fire. A tragic fire near Golden Gate Park killed a beloved shopkeeper on Christmas in 2013. Now, the cause of that house fire is the focus of a wrongful death lawsuit filed in federal court and a survivor is speaking out. "I heard this big crash, like a boom! Lots of glass. What the hell was that? " said fire survivor Patrick Ferry. Coming up at 11 p.m., what the owners of more than a million space heaters made in the 1980s need to know about this case.

2016-11-18 01:13 (Copyright abc7news.com

98 /117 98 /117 3.9 Smart bolsters users’ digital lifestyle with new data offerings Making good on its promise to give back to their loyal subscribers, Philippine telecommunications giant Smart Communications launched a more rewarding and fulfilling digital lifestyle—in the form of bigger data allocation and generous perks this coming holiday season.

Smart Wireless Operations Head Kat Luna-Abelarde, during the company’s latest Unbox event at the second Smart Flagship Store at SM Annex in North EDSA, announced a series of exciting new offers now available for their consumers.

“We remain committed in our vision of making every Filipino break norms and embrace the multiple opportunities that the digital world brings,” she told members of the press.

“This is why we are unveiling bigger and better data packages for our subscribers, and welcome stronger partnerships with device makers and content providers,” she added.

With December just around the corner, the Smart executive also introduced their latest partnership with the country’s leading digital payments mobile app, PayMaya, which could aid subscribers during their holiday shopping sprees.

“This Christmas, we are also empowering our subscribers with more convenient and rewarding ways to enjoy digital services at their fingertips, turning their phones into a wallet they can use to purchase load, shop online, book an Uber, or subscribe to the latest hit series—among a list of endless possibilities,” she said.

Smoother transactions through virtual payment

Smart’s collaboration with PayMaya gives users access to an instant digital prepaid Smart MasterCard that can be used for online and electronic purchases worldwide that accept MasterCard.

The PayMaya app, which is available for both Android and iOS users, exclusively gives Smart, TNT, and Sun subscribers a 10% discount on prepaid load, including exhilarating perks and discounts from brands like Zalora, Jolilbee and other big time stores in the future.

“The Smart MasterCard issued by PayMaya will be able to empower people to really improve their lives and give them a lot of solutions that before they couldn’t even dream possible,” Smart Head for Digital Products Carlo Endaya described the perks of their new partnership.

More online possibilities with bigger data

Recent statistics revealed that majority of the Philippines has become a mobile data driven society, and Smart is giving subscribers more control of their data through amped up mobile plans.

To accommodate this growing demand, Smart is introducing Giga Plans , the telco’s premiere postpaid offer with 10 times more data than its previous plans, a free app and unlimited texts to all networks. According to Smart’s Head of Mobile Marketing Kathy Carag, the latest handsets in the market require the biggest data possible and are best experienced with their latest offering.

“Data under Smart Postpaid’s Giga Plans will definitely provide a richer digital lifestyle for our Smart users. And since we are doing network improvements all over the country, digital services under Smart is just bound to get even better,” she said.

The line-only Giga Plans, which boasts twice as much data as other handset plans, also gives users more leeway—from binge watching their favourite shows on iflix, navigating roads on Waze or even posting as many photos and videos on their respective social media accounts.

“Why go big time, when you can go gig-time?” she quipped.

Faster data for Filipino travellers

Aside from beefing up its already impressive data offerings, Smart is also looking to cater to travel-hungry Pinoys with a much improved roaming service to accommodate their digital needs. Prepaid subscribers can now avail the Smart Chat Abroad, which gives unlimited access to chat messaging apps—Facebook Messenger, Viber, Telegram, WeChat, Line and WhatsApp— across 130 countries. The service can be availed at P150 per day.

The telco will soon be launching Smart World Travel WiFi, a pocket WiFi for Smart and non- Smart subscribers, to enjoy a group mobile data in over 130 countries starting at P399 per day.

#SmartLove freebies

To further showcase Smart’s appreciation, the #SmartLove Christmas Giveaway promo will also give subscribers a chance to win free holiday getaways, Uber and Airbnb vouchers, free data and more exciting prizes by simply participating at key events all over the country.

Smart has also reached an agreement with ABS-CBN for iWantTV, which gives Smart users a chance to catch up on their favourite local TV series and programs anytime they please.

Users can watch using their prepaid load or get charged to their postpaid bill, while iWantTV will be integrated under the Giga Plans in the coming weeks.

2016-11-18 00:00 INQUIRER.net newsinfo.inquirer.net

99 /117 2.1 Ruby Rose SMASHES leering man's head against a bar in The Veronicas music video After smashing his head against the bar, another fella grabs Rose from behind allowing her to get beaten up herself - though Jess is there to nurse her back to health Jessica, 31, and Ruby, 30 take centre stage in the video that follows two women's love story as one battles a drug addiction. Jessica praised Ruby's creativity, telling The Daily Telegraph it was an 'incredible experience, both personally and professionally' working together. She added: 'Lisa and I have always been drawn to unconventional and honest storytelling through our music. 'Ruby brought this to the forefront in our video.' Jessica and Ruby confirmed on Instagram earlier this month they had rekindled their relationship. Jess later spoke candidly about falling in love with her ex- girlfriend eight years after they first dated. 'There was such explicit chemistry between Ruby and I,' Jessica told the Herald Sun. She claimed they did not expect to get back together, adding that the relationship felt 'completely new again'.

2016-11-18 01:05 Hanna Flint www.dailymail.co.uk

100 /117 2.6 Use your ‘snow how’ and stay safe on the roads this winter Ontario municipalities are ready for winter weather. Snow plows are standing by, plow operators have brushed up on their skills and salt is stockpiled for the winter season, but are Ontario’s drivers ready, too?

The “Snow How” campaign reminds drivers to safely navigate snowy and icy roads by slowing down, being patient and giving plows plenty of space. The campaign is sponsored by the Ontario Good Roads Association, which represents municipal transportation and public works agencies.

Municipalities can’t keep the roads clear without drivers using some basic “snow how” when driving:

“The bottom line is that if you want to get to your destination at all, it’s best to slow down and drive according to the weather,” said Robert Burlie, OGRA President and Manager of Road Operations, Etobicoke/ York District, City of Toronto. “During significant snow, its best to delay travel until plow have had time to clear roads.”

Ontario’s municipalities clear and maintain some 290,000 lane-kilometres of roadway every winter. They also maintain cycling routes and sidewalks on busy thoroughfares, with individuals responsible for clearing walkways in front of their homes and businesses. When a winter storm is expected, all municipalities have a plan:

First, hills and bridges are treated in advance of a storm to make them easier to plow.

As soon as snow begins, salt trucks head out and treat expressways and main roads first, followed by smaller routes.

Plowing begins in a similar order. With large amounts of snow, plowing usually begins once the storm has ended.

Check with your municipality to learn more about local snow clearing schedules and standards. For more information on the Snow How campaign, visit snowhow.ca, follow @Ont_Good_Roads or #snowhow on Twitter and snowhow.ca on Instagram.

2016-11-18 01:00 Special to news.nationalpost.com

101 /117 2.6 Anna Kendrick says this famous actor helped her destress In the Pitch-Perfect star's new book , Anna Kendrick talks about her time filming the Oscar winning movie "Up in the Air". According to People.com , Kendrick writes, "... I'd start to silently spiral before an important scene and George Clooney would have to snap me out of it, usually by throwing something near my head. George has been famous for a long time and knows the effect he has on people. He has a skill for making situations feel relaxed informal and keeping you in the moment. "

Who knew the actor was so laid-back?!

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102 /117 7.4 Rutgers Beats DePaul, 66-59 ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Corey Sanders had 15 points, Mike Williams added 14 and nine rebounds and Rutgers remained unbeaten under first-year coach Steve Pikiell with a 66-59 victory over DePaul in the Gavitt Tip-Off Games on Thursday night.

Deshawn Freeman added nine points and nine rebounds as the Scarlet Knights improved to 3-0 for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Eli Cain had 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting to lead DePaul. Billy Garrett had just five points for the Blue Demons (1- 1) on 1-for-11 shooting before fouling out with more than eight minutes remaining.

DePaul freshman Devin Gage suffered an apparent right shoulder injury when he fell hard to the court with just under 12 minutes left. He did not return.

Rutgers took control with a 12-2 run for a 31-22 lead. The Scarlet Knights had a 33-26 halftime advantage.

Both teams shot poorly in the first half, but the difference for Rutgers was an 11-0 edge in second-chance points and a 29-8 first-half rebounding advantage.

The Scarlet Knights continued to expand the lead at the beginning of the second half and took a 54-32 advantage (their biggest of the game) on a basket by Shaquille Doorson with 10:39 to play.

DePaul made a furious late rally using pressure to pull within six points in the final minute, but ran out of time.

BIG PICTURE

Rutgers: Although the Scarlet Knights are unbeaten, it’s way too early to tell whether the program is on the rebound. So far, the competition has been underwhelming (Molloy, Drexel and DePaul) and there was plenty not to like about this performance. Still, the defense and rebounding provide a good foundation to build upon.

DePaul: The Blue Demons don’t have a lot of offensive firepower to begin with, so scoring is especially difficult when Garrett has a poor shooting night. The lack of a post presence put all the pressure to provide offense on Cain, who had 21 points in the opener against Robert Morris. UP NEXT

Rutgers looks to stay unbeaten when it hosts Niagara on Sunday.

DePaul plays the second of three straight home games Sunday against Milwaukee.

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.

2016-11-18 00:50 chicago.cbslocal.com

103 /117 0.4 Vancouver hopes 1 per cent annual tax on empty homes will ease rental crisis Vancouver has become the first city in Canada to approve a tax on empty homes, as officials in the city scramble to address the spinoff effects of an overheated housing market that ranks as one of the world’s least affordable. On Wednesday, Vancouver city council voted to move forward with a 1 per cent annual tax on homes that are not principal residences and which are left empty for more than six months a year. The tax is aimed at bolstering the city’s meagre supply of rental stock. Vancouver’s rental vacancy rate currently stands at 0.6 per cent – resulting in some of the highest rents in the country – while city data suggests that more than 10,800 homes are sitting empty and another 10,000 are left vacant for long periods of time. “Vancouver is in a rental-housing crisis,” Gregor Robertson, the mayor of Vancouver, said earlier this month as he unveiled details of the tax. “The city won’t sit on the sidelines while over 20,000 empty and under-occupied properties hold back homes from renters struggling to find an affordable and secure place to live.” An increase of 2,000 rental properties would raise the rental vacancy rate almost sixfold to 3.5 per cent, according to estimates by the city. The tax – which will come into effect at the start of 2017 – will be based on the assessed value of the property, meaning the owner of a C$500,000 (US$370,000) condo left vacant would pay an additional C$5,000 a year in taxes. Exceptions include properties that are undergoing renovations, condos or townhouses that have restrictions on rentals, and homes whose owners are in medical or supportive care. The tax will rely on homeowners declaring their vacant properties, with random audits by the city to ensure compliance. Those caught skirting the tax will be steeply penalised: from a 5 per cent penalty for those who are late in paying the tax to fines of C$10,000 a day for false declarations. In the lead-up to the vote, the city held two open consultations and heard from more than 10,000 residents, including those who voiced concerns that the tax unfairly targets those who have second homes that they or their family use on a regular basis. Elizabeth Ball, one of the few councillors who voted against the tax, called it a “cruel, cruel tax on good citizens who aren’t rich”. Robertson responded by pointing to the many who will be exempt from the tax and the appeal process created for residents who feel they’re being wrongfully taxed. “The fact is these are second or third homes so it’s difficult to see how hardship applies if you own multiple homes in Vancouver,” said the mayor. The motion proposing the tax was approved by eight votes to three. Recent months have seen a slew of measures aimed at cooling metro Vancouver’s red-hot property market, where low interest rates and demand from foreign investors – many of them from China – have seen housing prices grow by 249 per cent since 2005. In August the provincial government imposed a 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers , while in October the federal government tightened the rules for mortgage insurance eligibility and moved to close a tax loophole believed to be used by some speculators.

2016-11-18 00:50 The Guardian www.scmp.com

104 /117 0.6 Emily Ratajkowski shows off incredibly perky posterior in thong swimsuit Just days before her sizzling impromptu photoshoot, Emily took to Instagram to share her thoughts on the US election results. The London-born American star posted a picture of herself wearing just a nude thong and wrote 'my body, my choice'. The phrase has long been used by the pro-choice movement to support a woman's right to have an abortion. Since audio of President-elect Donald Trump was released in which he said as he was a star he could grab women by the 'p***y', the phrase has also been used as a demand for respect for women and a protest against rape culture. Posting on Instagram stories, the model covered her chest with her hands and held on to some flowers with the phrase written at the bottom of the snap. Emily had made her feelings on Trump's win clear on Wednesday morning, posting just a black Instagram. While she wrote nothing, the post led to over a thousand comments with many being critical about the star. Emily, however, is one of the few celebrities to come out and tell their fans to not brand those who supported Trump stupid and suggest that the Democratic Party look at its role in the loss. She said in a series of Tweets: 'Can we please stop calling Americans stupid? Maybe we need to start providing better OPTIONS. 'Politics have become something the population feels belongs to some elite group of people who are just interested in "that kind of thing". 'In fact, politics are for everyone--they impact us all! When people feel disinterested in politics that's a bad sign about the government. 'Not about the population. Democracy works when candidates really represent the interests of the people. 'Ppl dismissing other ppl as stupid is how the media missed Trumps ascension and how the DNC lost its electability.'

2016-11-18 00:46 Ciara Farmer www.dailymail.co.uk

105 /117 0.8 The Trump Administration Who now gives much thought to the presidency of Warren G. Harding? Who ever did? Not us.

But let us briefly turn our thoughts to our 29th president (while stipulating that we’re certainly no experts on his life or times). Here's our summary notion: Warren G. Harding may have been a problematic president. But the Harding administration was in some ways an impressive one, which served the country reasonably well.

It was possible to say, before Warren G. Harding was elected, that he wasn't particularly well-qualified to be president. And he did turn out as president to have, as we say nowadays, some issues. But his administration was stocked with (mostly) well-qualified men who served with considerable distinction.

Andrew Mellon was a successful Treasury secretary whose tax reforms and deregulatory efforts spurred years of economic growth. Charles Dawes, the first director of the Bureau of the Budget, reduced government expenditures and, helped by Mellon's economic policies, brought the budget into balance. Charles Evans Hughes as secretary of state dealt responsibly with a very difficult world situation his administration had inherited—though in light of what followed in the next decade, one wishes in retrospect for bolder assertions of American leadership, though in those years just after World War I, they would have been contrary to the national mood.

In addition, President Harding's first two Supreme Court appointments—William Howard Taft and George Sutherland—were distinguished ones. And Harding personally did some admirable things: He made pronouncements, impressive in the context of that era, in favor of racial equality; he commuted the wartime prison sentence of the Socialist leader, Eugene V. Debs. In these ways, he contributed to an atmosphere of national healing and civility.

The brief Harding administration—and for that matter the eight years constituting his administration and that of his vice president and successor, Calvin Coolidge—may not have been times of surpassing national greatness. But there were real achievements, especially in the economic sphere; those years were not disastrous; they were not dark times.

President-elect Donald J. Trump probably doesn't intend to model his administration on that of President Warren G. Harding. But he could do worse than reflect on that administration's successes—and also on its failures, particularly the scandals that exploded into public view after Harding's sudden death. These were produced by cronies appointed by Harding to important positions, where they betrayed his trust and tarnished his historical reputation.

Donald Trump manifestly cares about his reputation. He surely knows that reputation ultimately depends on performance. If a Trump hotel and casino is successful, it's not because of the Trump brand—that may get people through the door the first time—but because it provides a worthwhile experience thanks to a good management team, fine restaurants, deft croupiers, and fun shows. If a Trump golf course succeeds, it's because it has been built and is run by people who know something about golf. The failed Trump efforts—from the university to the steaks— seem to have in common the assumption that the Trump name by itself would be enough to carry mediocre or worse enterprises across the finish line.

To succeed in business, the brand only gets you so far. Quality matters. To succeed in the presidency, getting elected only gets you so far. Governing matters.

It would be ironic if Trump's very personal electoral achievement were followed by a mode of governance that restored greater responsibility to the cabinet agencies formally entrusted with the duties of governance. It would be ironic if a Trump presidency also featured a return of authority to Congress, the states, and to other civic institutions. It would be ironic if Trump's victory led not to a kind of American Caesarism but to a strengthening of republican institutions and forms. It would be ironic if the election of Donald J. Trump heralded a return to a kind of constitutional normalcy.

If we are not mistaken, it was Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (though sadly unaware of the phenomena of either Warren G. Harding or Donald J. Trump) who made much of the Irony of History. But how Hegelian it would be if the thesis of the Bush and Clinton dynasties, followed by the antithesis of a Trump victory over first a Bush and then a Clinton in 2016, were to produce an unanticipated synthesis: a Trump administration marked by the reconstruction of republican normalcy in America. In its own way, that would be a genuine contribution to making America great again.

2016-11-18 00:42 Nov 28 www.weeklystandard.com

106 /117 106 /117 2.4 Police not adequately trained on mental health: Column Since Deborah Danner was killed by law enforcement in her New York apartment on Oct. 18, police in the U. S. have killed at least 10 other people whose behavior may have been connected to a mental health issue. A recent report by the Ruderman Family Foundation estimated that up to half of the people killed by police in America are disabled in some way, and a good number of them suffer from some sort of mental illness. While the majority of these killings may be legally justified, this is still a tragic outcome that demands steps be taken to reduce the likelihood of these deadly encounters.

Many departments lack adequate training to show cops how to deal safely and effectively with someone experiencing a mental health crisis. Officers are frequently forced to rely on general training and previous experience. Unfortunately, much of that training relies on a command-and- control approach that can lead to dangerous escalations in the use of force.

Good training programs give police tools for identifying the nature of the crisis and for resolving the situation with a minimum of force. Much of this training, however, runs directly counter to the command-and-control approach, creating a dangerous dilemma for officers who must decide which training to follow in volatile situations.

In the U. S., a few departments have tried to overcome this problem by utilizing a version of the Memphis Model , in which specific officers receive intensive training and are dispatched regularly to calls involving a mental health crisis. In addition, the research shows that less force is used and incarceration rates decline when there are places other than jail to take someone in crisis.

Some police departments in Great Britain went further with Street Triage , a pilot program tested as far back as 2013 that put nurse practitioners in police cars to help respond to calls that involved a mental health crisis. In some places, medical professionals provided remote support for officers who were in the field. The nurses could access patient records and use their own community-based experience to talk to officers and guide their actions from police dispatch rooms. Police learned about what they may encounter in the field and got real-time advice from professionals about appropriate courses of action.

Street Triage relied on a robust mental-health system that emphasizes prevention and crisis management. The majority of emergency calls involving mental-health crises in the United Kingdom are routed to mental-health professionals, not the police. A trained operator assesses the call and decides whether to route it to police or directly to someone who can provide mental health care. Calls that involve violence or the threat of violence are routed to police. Under the Street Triage program, officers were often paired with in-house nurses who rode with them to answer the call.

Local communities have designated places of safety that can accept people in crisis 24 hours a day, even if they are combative or under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Overall, the pilot program was a success , led to fewer detentions and has expanded to more police departments.

But the U. K. system is also under threat. Tighter budgets have meant that many community- based support services have been eliminated, more mentally ill people end up untreated and even homeless, and police end up being called in more often to deal with inevitable crisis situations.

Police leaders in the U. S. and U. K. are increasingly speaking out about the lack of services and the limitations of relying on police to make up the difference.

Shaun Sawyer, chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, located in England, recently threatened to sue the National Health Service over the inadequacy of mental health services, which has forced him to hold people in police custody longer than is medically or legally warranted.

In 2014, the city of Madison, Wis., decided to sue the state for closing down the Mendota Mental Health Institute to people in police custody, which increased the burden on local police. In February, a judge dismissed the suit , forcing officers to continue to transport inmates with mental health issues to a facility across the state, which stresses the police department's financial and personnel resources.

“Feedback I get from my officers is that the unique challenges presented in these calls are going to result in more tragic outcomes," Mike Koval, chief of Madison Police Department, wrote on his blog , "unless or until there is a commitment to provide more pro-active, pre-emptive, and collaborative interventions BEFORE an individual's mental health issues have declined to critical levels.”

Former Town of New Windsor Police Department chief Michael Biasotti backed measures calling for increased funding for mental-health services, pointing out the irrationality of there being hundreds of thousands of people with mental illness in prisons and jails. Approximately 56% of state prisoners, 45% of federal prisons and 64% of jail inmates have been diagnosed with a mental illness.

Biasotti received an award for his police work with the mentally ill. During that speech, he noted that a real diversion program “would be expanding services to the seriously mentally ill, and getting treatment before the police are at your door, before you are standing before a judge, and before you find yourself in jail. … Increased services means less involvement with the criminal justice system and improved quality of life for those with mental illness and their families.”

Sir Peter Fahy, former chief constable of Britain's Greater Manchester Police, argued in an Express news article about an incident in his district that ultimately, police are "often not the right people to be dealing with (the mentally ill). I think sometimes the presence of a uniformed officer with handcuffs and body armor is likely to make the situation worse. These are vulnerable people, and this is a medical issue.”

If we want to avoid tragic outcomes for people with mental illness, we must build robust community-based mental health services that work to stabilize people and respond to their problems, relying on police in only the most extreme circumstances. Adequate training and support, while necessary, will not be able to overcome the lack of mental health services and will invariable result in arrests, detentions and deaths that could otherwise have been prevented.

Alex S. Vitale is associate professor of sociology at Brooklyn College and author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics. He sits on the New York State Advisory Committee of the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights and is international adviser to the Keele Police Academic Consortium.

Owen West is chief superintendent of the West Yorkshire Police. He is a graduate of the Cambridge University Police Executive Program and a research fellow at the Keele Police Academic Consortium.

2016-11-18 00:40 Alex S rssfeeds.usatoday.com

107 /117 2.2 Wink releases version 2 of it's hub, automate your home now A while back Wink released its first hub and we put it to the test. After a few minor hiccups, everything worked fine and provided great integration with many products including voice control through Amazon Alexa, which can then control lights, Nest thermostats and more.

Recently the company announced version two of the device and now Wink has officially made it available for purchase.

The company claims that it set out to make this product accessible to everyone, regardless of technical knowledge, and it thinks it succeeded. In addition, it boasts feature improvements in speed, thanks to a faster processor. Finally, if existing hub customers want to upgrade, there's a hub-to-hub transfer for existing settings.

The company claims "If you’re just getting your feet wet with the smart home, we think you’ll like the dramatically simplified setup process, the Ethernet port that improves network connectivity, and the industrial-grade security features. We’re also all about providing choice when it comes to buying connected devices. That’s why Wink Hub 2 works with more smart home technologies than any other hub — so you can choose from hundreds of products by 31 trusted brands".

The Hub 2 is available at Amazon, Home Depot and Walmart for $99. The company is selling the original, with a price-drop to $69 for those looking to save a bit.

2016-11-18 00:38 Alan Buckingham feeds.betanews.com

108 /117 1.0 Megyn Kelly: Trump Put Me Through “A Year Of Severe Threats And I Mean, Real Danger” Being a drama queen in and of itself isn’t what’s most obnoxious here, what’s most obnoxious is the detail of her painting herself as a mighty, mighty hero for being a threatened little girl brave enough to take down the big bad wolf. JOY BEHAR, “THE VIEW”: In the middle of all the craziness and, you know, you interviewed Donald Trump at Trump Tower. I saw that interview. And I thought, well, he had threatened you, his supporters had threatened you. Your daughter was scared that some harm would come to you and yet I was a little disappointed in you that you didn’t say to him, ‘Donald, I’m getting threats from your supporters. What are you going to do about it?’ Why didn’t you say that?

MEGYN KELLY, FOX NEWS: If you read the book you’ll see it fold out. A lot of people, I would say in particular people who were more left-leaning, didn’t like that interview because they really wanted to see me give it to him and sort of call him out on the sexist comments and so on. And what I was trying to do in the sit down at Trump Tower in the interview that followed, it was an off ramp from a year of severe threats and I mean, real danger.

BEHAR: So you didn’t want to confront him?

KELLY: I was looking to get him to stand down, Joy.

BEHAR: Okay, that’s fair.

KELLY: What became clear to me after a year of that behavior was — nine months — no one was going to stand down but me. My boss at the time (Roger Ailes) had tried to get him to knock it off unsuccessfully. My friend Sean Hannity tried to. And he’s obviously tight with Trump and he was then. He worked behind the scenes to try to lower the temperature.

It was just incredible to me how much anger there was over a debate question, a debate question that if you looked at Trump’s history anybody could have seen was going to come at him in the general if he was against Hillary. And, so no one could get him to stand down, and so I just — for me it was an empowering moment because I just resolved that I was going to be the one to do it, I was going to walk into Trump Tower, we were going to sit down together and he was going to stop the nonsense. And we had a very good meeting and he did stop the nonsense.

Video and transcript via Real Clear Politics

2016-11-18 08:31 Dawley Lawma www.patdollard.com

109 /117 2.0 Review: ‘Edge of Seventeen’ enters rare teenage air Add “The Edge of Seventeen” to that prestigious list. Writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig and star Hailee Steinfeld team up for the decade’s best teenage movie, a funny, touching, gutting rumination on modern teenage life in America.

Steinfeld, a knockout at age 14 in the Coen Brothers’ “True Grit” (and a charter member of Taylor Swift’s #Squad), is transcendent as Nadine Byrd, an 11th-grader who has a roof over her head and clothes in her closet, but whose life is otherwise in shambles. Her father died several years ago and she’s still dealing with the loss, though she mainly uses it now as an excuse to try to weasel out of homework assignments. Like most teenage girls she’s constantly at the throat of her exhausted mother Mona (Kyra Sedgwick) and she can’t stand her jocky, cocky older brother Darian (Blake Jenner of “Everybody Wants Some!”) and his too-tight T-shirts. When her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson) falls for Darian it’s a blatant stab to the heart, a betrayal of the highest order, akin to treason.

And that’s the jist of “Edge of Seventeen.” Craig’s not dealing with acts of terrorism or world issues. But her script is empathetic and universal enough to know that to a teen, these are apocalyptic problems. It’s not that Steinfeld’s Nadine is self-centered (although she is), but these people — her friends, her family, her classmates — are her entire world, and she can’t escape the feeling that her universe is collapsing around her.

Nadine is far from a saint: She’s petty, dramatic and unapologetic. But that only makes the film feel more real, and “The Edge of Seventeen” reaches a level of authenticity that few films, teenage or otherwise, are capable of achieving.

Craig has an ear for dialogue and the sarcastic, cutting raunch that permeates teenage language. The script is “Juno”-sharp, minus the kitschy, pained slang (“honest to blog!”) that rendered that film an instant time capsule.

Steinfeld is stunning as the lead in a role that’s alternately heartfelt and hilarious; she’s the center of the film and the movie is unthinkable without her, the same way Alicia Silverstone was essential to “Clueless.”

She is helped along by an outstanding supporting cast which includes newcomer Hayden Szeto as Erwin, Nadine’s classmate who harbors a sizable crush on her, and Woody Harrelson, who is as good as he has ever been as Mr. Bruner, Nadine’s history teacher and confidant. Bruner is wise, kind, forgiving and fatherly, and Harrelson brings a warmth to this wry cynic that makes his character live and breathe.

“Edge of Seventeen” is produced by James L. Brooks, the genius who has put his human stamp on projects ranging from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to “The Simpsons” to “Broadcast News” and “As Good As It Gets.” “The Edge of Seventeen” is his first film project in years, and it’s worthy of his name; it carries his grace and elegance throughout.

But Craig deserves credit above all else. Like Amy Heckerling before her, she simply gets teens, which is such a difficult feat that even most teens don’t manage to pull it off. She has compassion for and insight into the teenage experience and she treats it with an understanding that lifts the film above its contemporaries.

“Edge of Seventeen” is something special. To see it is to remember what it’s like to be 17, and to be grateful you’re not 17 anymore.

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drinking — all involving teens

Running time: 104 minutes

2016-11-18 00:32 Adam Graham rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

110 /117 110 /117 4.2 More people taking life on the road as #VanLife becomes popular hashtag Across the country, people are packing up and taking their lives on the road. They're converting vans, campers, even box trucks and school buses into homes. There's even a social media hashtag, #vanlife, for those who believe home is where you park it. Entrepreneur Zander Kingsley lives at the office. "This is our lounge space slash store front," Kingsley said. Yes, he actually lives at the office. The founder of Kowasa Clothing Company and his two partners bought a school bus at auction and turned it into an RV to strike their ultimate work-life balance. "This is our counter space, and when it's a store it's our display caseIt's a home and store all in one. "I wanted to cut costs and see America," Kingsley said. The benefits, no rent for an apartment or store, as Kingsley travels the country building his business. And it's not just Zander and his school bus, there appears to be a growing movement of people turning their vehicles into homes. There's even a hashtag for it #vanlife and on Instagram, there's more than 900,000 posts from around the country and world. In Nevada City, Calif., 53-year-old nonprofit fundraiser Jennifer Langdon and her father fixing up a camper so she can take to the road full time. "It wasn't that I needed to find a new job or find a new city, I could take my home with me," Langdon said. One 24-year-old Bay Area software engineer blogged about his home. A box truck claimed it's allowed him to pay off his student loans and bank six figures towards retirement. "In part, this is driven by the economics of it as well as the cultural appeal of it," said Jon Christensen, Professor UCLA, Institute of the Environment and SustainabilityThe downsides of the lifestyle include overnight parking restrictions and the neighbors. "When people see people living in vehicles they will often report them," Christensen said. That headaches is worth it for people like Kingsley. "It's like where is my office going to be today? Is it going to be the mountains, is it going to be the beach? " Kingsley said.

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111 /117 3.0 #TCTraffic: Area accidents and road construction CLEARED: High Meadow Avenue & Martin Downs Boulevard, Palm City, 6:35 p.m.: A wreck is at or near the intersection, shows the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

CLEARED: Indian Street & Willoughby Boulevard, 5:11 p.m.: A wreck is at or near the intersection, shows the Martin County Sheriff's Office.

CLEARED: U. S. 1 & Summerfield Way, Stuart, 6:04 p.m.: A wreck is at or near the intersection, shows the Martin County Sheriff's Office. CLEARED: Southbound I-95 Exit 101 entrance ramp, Stuart, 3:47 p.m.: A wreck has closed the on-ramp at Kanner Highway, shows FHP.

CLEARED: Okeechobee Road & Summerlin Road, Fort Pierce, 3:19 p.m.: A wreck is at or near the intersection, shows FHP.

CLEARED: 10:21 a.m.: FHP reports an accident on southbound Turnpike at mile marker 120 in Hobe Sound. No road block.

CLEARED: 7:37 a.m.: FHP reports an accident on southbound Turnpike at mile marker 133 (southbound exit ramp) in Palm City.

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112 /117 0.8 Automakers await Trump’s next move Los Angeles — Automotive executives at the Los Angeles Auto Show shared a common concern this week that had nothing to do with the new cars being unveiled: the Trump effect.

Executives in corner offices from Germany to Detroit are cautiously monitoring President-elect Donald Trump’s emerging administration to see whether it carries through with the Republican’s campaign promises of renegotiating trade deals, imposing hefty tariffs and rolling back government regulations on business and industry.

“The key is whether the candidate Trump ... differs from the president Trump, and I don’t think anybody can answer that question,” Hyundai Motor America President and CEO David Zuchowski told The Detroit News. “There are things he said during the campaign that would be a concern to a lot of countries, including South Korea.”

The largest concern for automakers is if Trump does move to end the North American Free Trade Agreement and slap a 10 percent to 35 percent tariff on vehicles and parts made in Mexico that are imported into the U. S. He also has threatened tariffs of up to 45 percent on vehicles exported from China to the U. S.

“Clearly if he is targeting NAFTA, and the Korean-U. S. Free Trade Agreement comes into his perusal that would be a concern to us,” Zuchowski said Tuesday during a J. D. Power-National Automobile Dealers Association conference in Los Angeles. “We just don’t know. It’s something we’re watching very, very carefully.”

Ford Motor Co. President and CEO Mark Fields earlier this week said a tariff such as that on Mexico “could have a huge impact on the U. S. economy.” Ford and other automakers have invested billions in plants in Mexico and have banked on using low-cost Mexican labor there for small-car production, which has lower profit margins.

“We have had conversations with the transition team,” Fields said Tuesday at the auto show’s AutoMobility LA conference, a day after the company unveiled its small EcoSport SUV that will be imported from India. “I’ve sent a congratulatory letter to the president-elect, and we look forward to working with the new administration and the entire newly elected Congress.”

A letter of congratulations may come as a surprise to many. During his campaign, Trump repeatedly assailed Ford for investments in plants in Mexico, and for planning to move production of the Ford Focus and C-MAX from its Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to Mexico. Fields did not say if Trump responded to the letter.

Fields as well as other executives in Los Angeles this week said their plans have not changed due to the election’s outcome. They said they are global companies that don’t base decisions on changes in regional politics.

“We are not making product decisions based on a short-term effect in one area,” said president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America Hinrich Woebcken, who also leads North American operations. “So we completely as a professional car company accept — also like everybody — the decision of the American voters for this election, but it does not influence our product strategy momentum.”

However much automotive executives say politics will not change their operations, policies certainly do have an impact. Global regulations on pollution and fuel economy — including the Obama administration’s federal fuel-economy standards of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 — have caused automakers to invest billions in fuel-saving technologies.

VW unveiled its all-electric e-Golf in Los Angeles this week. Other automakers also trumpeted all-electric cars that under the Trump administration could lose federal subsidies of up to $7,500 for buyers.

While Trump did not make fuel economy regulations a main focus while campaigning, he did pledge to amend or end unnecessary regulations and government oversight. Trump’s appointment of climate-change skeptic Myron Ebell as head of his Environmental Protection Agency transition team has drawn criticism from environmental groups.

Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator David Strickland said if the Trump administration does target fuel-economy regulations, it could cause a “balkanized marketplace” because of differing state regulations. Certain states already have adopted California’s stringent Partial Zero-Emissions Vehicle regulations.

Strickland said that going after the regional rules from the California Air Resources Board would turn into a “huge states-rights issue.” He said it would be easier for the new administration to loosen or peel back federal mileage standards during a ongoing mid-term review of those standards — not do away with them completely.

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which lobbies for U. S. automakers in Washington, said in a memo to Trump’s transition team that Trump should move quickly to “harmonize and adjust” the stringent gas mileage rules because they “pose a substantial challenge to the auto sector due to the steeper compliance requirements for model years 2017-25.” Stock prices for U. S. automakers rose sharply last week amid signs that fuel economy standards could be weakened under the Trump administration.

Randy Miller, global automotive and transportation sector leader for EY (formerly known as Ernst & Young), said the company is closely monitoring the Trump administration’s decisions and has advised its automotive clients to do the same.

“Initial points of view are starting to come together, but it’s still very early,” he said. “It’s going to be about watching and being vigilant around that as the first 100 days of the administration comes in.”

Until that time, automakers are primarily continuing with their previously announced plans for new products and production.

“I think it’s important, with all the speculation that’s out there, just to see once the transition’s finished what the environment looks like,” said Mike Manley, head of Jeep, which introduced an all-new Compass SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show that will be imported from Mexico to the U. S. “Like every other OEM, we’re in contact with the administration. We welcome that contact. We’re looking forward to that continuing, and we’ll see what happens.”

2016-11-18 00:32 Michael Wayland rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

113 /117 3.1 Hackel scolds Warren mayor for Facebook post about 'scandal' Two of Macomb County's best-known politicians traded barbs Thursday after one of them took to social media Wednesday night about a "major environmental scandal" brewing in the county that "could be a mini version of what happened in Flint. "

The cryptic Facebook post by Warren Mayor Jim Fouts included no other details, which prompted calls to the county from worried residents concerned about their drinking water. That was followed by a scolding of the mayor by County Executive Mark Hackel at a midday news conference on Thursday at which Hackel called Fouts' posts "appalling" and "inappropriate. "

Hackel emphasized that drinking water in the county and the City of Warren was safe.

►Related: Is Macomb County taking a turn to the right politically?

By later Thursday Fouts had revealed that his concern involved what he called illegal dumping at the closed Freedom Hill landfill in Sterling Heights — but still Hackel and other county officials disputed and criticized Fouts' claims and defended the county's environmental safety.

Fouts claimed to the Free Press that Macomb County dumped 150,000 to 200,000 yards of excavating dirt at the Freedom Hill site without permits, burying 110 trees along with more than 40 methane gas monitoring wells that he said allow methane gas to escape.

Fouts said the trees were planted to absorb leachate created by the garbage. If the leachate isn't stopped, Fouts said, it would go into the Red Run Drain and potentially into the Clinton River and Lake St. Clair, creating a potential "environmental disaster. " He said to reshape berms will cost $500,000 to $1 million and he doesn't want "the City of Warren taxpayers to pay a penny. "

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Fouts said he never said anything was wrong with the water.

But Deputy County Executive Mark Deldin said Fouts' "allegation about illegal dumping is 100% untrue and it's as erroneous as his Facebook post. "

Deldin said that during the last couple of years, "we got permission to add more dirt on the landfill to fill in low-lying spots" from parking to create a more level surface for people to walk on. He said the county was granted a permit by Sterling Heights' soil erosion department. He said the county public works office also was aware of the permit for the dirt that was being filled in.

Deldin said a remediation plan has been in effect long before Hackel became executive and that engineer regularly tests the vents for methane gas. If there are any spikes in the vents, further remediation is done, Deldin said.

Deldin said representatives of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the landfill consultant conducted a visual inspection Thursday after a recent methane spike, but found nothing that couldn't be quickly remedied. Deldin said there were some broken or missing trees, but officials don't know why.

"We're going to take corrective action," he said, adding that Hackel told South Macomb Disposal Authority representatives "that no city in Macomb County, including Warren, will bear any cost for further remediation action. " Deldin said he didn't know where Fouts got the figure of a cost of $500,000 to $1 million and that officials are awaiting a copy of the remediation report.

"Because there's a spike in a vent has nothing to do with contamination," Deldin said.

Hackel said he tried to contact Fouts early Thursday about his post, but Fouts hadn't returned his calls as of noon.

Fouts told the Free Press that Hackel left him a "threatening call" and that Hackel said Fouts would regret what he said. Fouts said he has not called Hackel, adding "I don't talk with people who are angry and out of control. I don't know if he made the decision. "

He said Hackel "is trying to deflect it and make me the person responsible... make me the scapegoat for actions at the county level. "

"Don't shoot the messenger, just tell me who made this decision," Fouts said.

Hackel could not be immediately reached late Thursday for reaction to Fouts' comments.

Earlier in the day, Hackel said Fouts' post was "creating quite a hysteria and I think inappropriately so. " He said the county health department called Warren's water department, the City of Detroit, the state and the Great Lakes Water Authority to find out if there was a problem, but all of them said the water was safe in Warren and the county.

Fouts made a follow-up post about 12:20 p.m. Thursday, assuring everyone in Warren that the water is safe and "there is no environmental problem in our city. "

Flint's water became contaminated with lead more than two years ago. State officials acknowledged the public health crisis more than a year ago after denials and public complaints about the water's color, odor and taste.

Hackel said he believed Fouts created the hysteria for political reasons. He said this is not the first time he's seen an alarmist type of reaction from Fouts only to find out the matter was a minor issue or a non-issue.

"I find it extremely unacceptable. I don't even have the words to express it," Hackel said. "People have real issues about what happened in Flint and rightly so. "

Contact Christina Hall: [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter: @challreporter.

2016-11-18 00:30 Christina Hall rssfeeds.freep.com

114 /117 0.8 Last Russian tsar’s portrait survives for almost 100 years on back of Lenin painting (VIDEO) — RT News The secret double nature of the painting was discovered by pure chance during restoration works at the St. Petersburg’s Stieglitz Art and Industry Academy.

The full-length Lenin portrait was commissioned in 1924, the year Lenin died, to the Soviet artist Vladislav Izmailovich, who is believed to have been ordered to cover politically inappropriate image with Lenin. However, the artist apparently decided there’s a room for both revolutionary hero and monarch on the canvas, painting the Lenin portrait on the reverse side while at the same time masking the image of Nicholas II from inquisitive eye beneath layers of washable paint.

"The artist [Vladislav Izmailovich] who painted Lenin was a very good artist. Even then he understood that times were changing and so he used washable paints and painted several layers and in so doing saved a beautiful portrait of Nicholas II. He clearly understood that he was risking his life for it, because in those times if somebody, spotted him whilst he was doing it and didn't trust him he would be shot," Vasily Kichedzhi, Rector at Stieglitz Art and Industry Academy, told RT’s Ruptly video agency.

The unveiled Nicholas II’s portrait was commissioned in 1896 to Russian artist Ilya Galkin to mark the year of the last Russian Emperor’s ascension to the throne.

Before renovation the two-side artwork had been kept in a city school for almost 70 years. According to an Academy representative, the Lenin painting was damaged in the 70s but only put to restoration in 2013. The stunning discovery was made after X-ray scan showed a second face right next to Lenin’s. The director of the school museum, Svetlana Pasynkova has recalled , that in 2013, when Romanov Imperial House celebrated its 300th anniversary, some of the school’s graduates suddenly recounted that they saw a man’s high boot where a piece of the painting had been ripped off. That was a first step on the road to the eventual revelation, as Lenin was portrayed in shoes.

Upon conclusion of restoration works, the painting will be put on public display as one piece in the Academy building from November 27.

“We cannot go against history and separate the paintings,” Acedemy representative explained the decision speaking to RIA Novosti.

2016-11-18 00:29 www.rt.com

115 /117 1.4 New allegations of racism at Royal Oak Middle School ROYAL Oak, Mich. (WXYZ) - Video of Royal Oak Middle School students chanting "build the wall" the day after the election sparked nationwide outrage.

But it turns out it was just one example of an alleged racially hostile education environment, according to the Michigan chapter of the ACLU.

The civil liberties organization sent a letter to superintendent of Royal Oak schools that describes other incidents of racism that came to light at a meeting last weekend with students and parents.

The ACLU claims racial slurs have been directed at African American, Latino, and Asian students.

The letter also claimed an African American student was directed by a teacher to demonstrate for the class "how slaves danced for their masters. "

Royal Oak Schools Superintendent Shawn Lewsi-Lakin said an investigation launched over the weekend has determined the dancing incident did not happen as described in the letter.

The district has pledged to work with the ACLU to create a more inclusive education environment.

"The steps we take moving forward are not going to be quick. They're not going to be easy. They're going to be systematic," said Lewis-Lakin.

The video was recorded by Alicia Ramon's 12-year-old daughter. The family said they have faced a backlash from students and parents.

"It hasn't been comfortable for any of us, especially for our student," said Ramon.

Ramon said discrimination at Royal Oak Middle has been a concern since the end of the last school year, when a school telecast included "The Mexican Joke of the Day. "

Lewis-Lakin said an apology was made and a policy for reviewing the student telecast was put in place.

2016-11-18 00:27 Curtis Jackson www.wxyz.com

116 /117 1.7 Former Falcons star tweet about encounter with police - Story DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Former Atlanta Falcons star Roddy White blasted the DeKalb County Police Department on social media this week for the way he said he was treated during a traffic stop.

White tweeted his complaints to his nearly quarter of a million followers. He stated the officer got out of the car with his hand already on his gun for what he calls a routine traffic stop.

The reason White was pulled over was because he was clocked doing 90 mph down a stretch of Interstate 285. Just days earlier, DeKalb County police said they had a similar case, but in that situation the driver was armed and ended up shooting two people.

Police said it’s not uncommon for an officer to approach the car, with a hand or arm resting against the firearm, but it was this approach that sent White to Twitter, beginning with the tweet:

"This officer got out his car and immediately unbutton his his [sic] strap on his gun and put his hand on his gun and came to my car wit [sic] his hand. "

“The initial approach an officer makes to stop a vehicle is one of the most dangerous things they can do. They have no idea what they’re approaching; they have no idea who is in the vehicle until they make contact with them,” said Major Stephen Fore, DeKalb County Police Department. Major Fore said in White's case, the former Falcons star receiver, was speeding, had an expired registration and had tinted windows where the officer wouldn’t be able to see inside the car.

He has seen White’s tweets, which include him stating:

“It's cops like you that makes this world a very ugly place its [sic] a good thing I already had all my information to give him or I could’ve died.”

“We do a lot in the community. We try hard to connect with community and maintain a good relationship and we pride ourselves on that. Things like this, social media, can really turn that backwards in a hurry were there may not be a basis for it. It could all be explained with a little conversation,” said Major Fore.

At this time, White has not filed an official complaint with DeKalb County Police Department. 2016-11-18 00:04 FOX www.fox5atlanta.com

117 /117 4.2 Facebook buys facial recognition company to rival Snapchat Tech giant Facebook is reportedly stockpiling a number of facial recognition startups in a bid to improve its photo and video offerings.

Its latest purchase is a company called FacioMetrics, which specializes in analyzing faces through the frame of cameras by using state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms.

In a statement in a report in The Verge , the company said it “will help bring more fun effects to photos and videos,” which include real-time filters, effects and face-swapping tools now commonplace in social apps, particularly its main competitor, Snapchat.

“We started FacioMetrics to respond to the increasing interest and demand for facial image analysis—with all kinds of applications including augmented/virtual reality, animation, audience reaction measurement, and others,” it said.

FacioMetrics founder and CEO Fernando de la Torre described the company on its website: “Now, we’re taking a big step forward by joining the team at Facebook, where we’ll be able to advance our work at an incredible scale, reaching people from across the globe.”

Facebook, which also owns Instagram, has made strides in the past to compete with Snapchat’s endearing features.

Just last August, the company introduced Instagram Stories to rival Snapchat’s “expiring content” feature, and its latest venture into facial recognition signals a more brazen approach toward challenging Snapchat’s best features.

READ: Instagram moves ‘Stories’ feature into ‘Explore’ tab

Apart from FacioMetrics, Facebook also acquired the face-swapping app MSQRD in April, which is the beta testing phase for a new camera feature on its main mobile app. Khristian Ibarrola

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