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1 Kim Kardashian West held at gunpoint in Paris, spokesperson says

(23.99/24) Kanye West abruptly ended his show at the Meadow s Festival in NYC after telling his fans he had to stop the show due to a family emergency 2016-10-03 03:54 1KB www.cbsnews.com

2 Hurricane Matthew closes in on Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba The Category 4 storm could pose a threat to the United States by w eek's end. 2016-10-03 03:17 3KB rssfeeds.usatoday.com

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3 Strike Disrupts Operations at Freeport's Mine in Indonesia The U. S. ow ner of a gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia that is among the

(2.06/24) largest in the w orld says its operations have been disrupted by a days-long strike. Freeport-McMoran spokesman Riza Pratama said Monday that open pit mining has stopped and processing... 2016-10-03 03:59 2KB abcnews.go.com

4 AP PHOTOS: Editor Selections From the Past Week in Asia Images from Asia: Duterte raises the rhetoric over his anti-crime w ar, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust; India says it carried out "surgical strikes" against militants (2.06/24) across the frontier dividing Kashmir betw een India and Pakistan... 2016-10-03 03:44 826Bytes article.wn.com

5 Britain's Hammond promises new economic plan to handle Brexit turbulence By William James BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain needs a new fiscal

(1.06/24) plan to navigate economic turbulence caused by Britain's vote to leave the... 2016-10-03 03:49 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

6 Germany to press U. S. to reduce Iran sanctions - Economy Minister TEHRAN, Oct 3 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel promised on

(1.06/24) Monday to remind the United States of its commitment to reduce sanctions against... 2016-10-03 03:21 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

7 European shares edge up as fund management stocks advance By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - European stock markets made minor (1.02/24) gains on Monday, as a rise in the shares of fund management companies in the w... 2016-10-03 04:32 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

8 Toyota unveils robot baby in Japan Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan, w here plummeting birth rates have left many w omen childless. Toyota's non-automotive venture aims to tap a (1.02/24) demographic trend that has put... 2016-10-03 03:47 1KB article.wn.com 9 Moments and momentum from a 103-victory season Cubs have had so many high points that it’s hard to pick a defining event 2016-10-02 23:17 665Bytes chicago.suntimes.com

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10 Greek factory activity shrinks in September as output, orders drop - PMI ATHENS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Activity in Greece's manufacturing sector shrank again in

(0.03/24) September after expanding in August, as production and new orders dropped... 2016-10-03 04:00 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

11 Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 3 BRATISLAVA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Here are new s stories, press reports and events to w atch w hich may affect Slovak financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Sl... 2016-10-03 03:08 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk (0.03/24)

12 Pope Francis praises religious tolerance in Azerbaijan BAKU, Azerbaijan — Pope Francis praised Azerbaijan on Sunday as a model for a w orld divided by violent extremism, sidestepping criticism of the government for the sake of encouraging religious tolerance in an often-volatile region w here Catholics are (0.03/24) a minority. ... 2016-10-03 01:34 909Bytes article.wn.com

13 BRIEF-ITE Group says attempted coup in Turkey negatively impacts business Oct 3 (Reuters) - ITE Group Plc : * Update for year ended 30 September 2016, prior to

(0.01/24) entering its close period and ahead of its preliminary results announce... 2016-10-03 03:27 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

14 New Zealand stable in chase of improbable 376 KOLKATA, India (AP) — New Zealand dismissed India for 236 in the morning session Monday and then reached 55 w ithout loss at lunch on the penultimate day, cha... (0.01/24) 2016-10-03 02:46 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

15 ATP Tour singles standings Oct 3 (Gracenote) - Standings from the ATP Tour singles Points 1 (1) Novak Djokovic(Serbia) 14040 2 (2) Andy Murray(Britain) 9345 3 (3) Stanislas 2016-10-02 23:19 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk (0.01/24) Waw rinka(Sw ...

16 When May wanted to skip crucial vote to watch 007 movie British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that w hen she w as the Home Secretary in 2012 she had sought permission from party w hips to skip a crucial vote in Parliament to attend 2016-10-03 04:55 788Bytes article.wn.com

17 Bachelorette Australia 2016 contestant Ryan says he was 'devastated' after his last relationship...as he, Courtney and Matt open up about their heartache Bachelorette contestants Ryan Palk, Courtney Dober and Matt Dunne have opened up about their past experiences w ith heartache. 2016-10-03 04:46 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 18 Mistake led a male to remove a foot Warning: Contains images some may find upsettingOn average in 2014-15, 185 operations w ere carried out every w eek in the UK to amputate the limbs of people 2016-10-03 00:00 1KB headlinenewstoday.net

19 Hammond to put house-building before necessity reduction Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption 2016-10-03 00:00 4KB headlinenewstoday.net

20 Teenager with an ingrown toenail pays £5,000 to have her leg AMPUTATED after developing an agonising condition from surgery WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Hannah Moore, 19, from Dorset, paid to have her leg amputated after she w as diagnosed w ith complex regional pain syndrome leaving her in agony. 2016-10-03 04:40 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk

21 Creepy or cool? Cara Delevingne gets a very realistic pair of eyes inked on the back of her neck after visiting her favourite tattooist Cara Delevigne has added her most dramatic piece of bodyart yet - getting a creepy pair of eyes tattooed on the back of her neck 2016-10-03 04:39 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

22 P Diddy's son Quincy lands his first fashion campaign The 25-year-old, from New York, has been snapped up to model boohooMAN's AW16 capsule collection - and looks seriously cool in the shoot. 2016-10-03 04:33 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

23 Heston Blumenthal packs on PDA session with new girlfriend Stephanie Gouveia The 50-year-old chef seemed enthralled by the French real estate broker, embracing her passionately before sw ooping in for a smooch as they headed to dinner at the Chiltern Firehouse. 2016-10-03 04:32 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

24 TOWIE's Courtney Green shows off her eye-popping cleavage in saucy snaps as she oozes sex appeal during Marbella filming The 20-year-old beauty has been soaking up the sun during the show 's annual pilgrimage to Marbella - ensuring she kept all her bikini-clad moments closely documented 2016-10-03 04:27 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

25 After a monthlong hiatus, Brady returns to Patriots Despite being w ithout their franchise centerpiece for the past month w hile he served his four-game "Deflategate" suspension, the New England Patriots w elcome Tom Brady back on Monday 3-1 after a 16-0 loss to the Bills on Sunday... 2016-10-03 04:24 769Bytes article.wn.com

26 Duterte should moderate his language amid criticisms, says Gordon Sen. Richard Gordon said on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte should moderate his language amid the criticisms he is getting from international media on his deadly w ar on 2016-10-03 04:23 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 27 84-year-old woman's body is found in the Hudson River in New Jersey Police rushed to the scene after being called at around 11pm last night after she w as spotted near the w ater's edge in Maxw ell Park Place, betw een 11th and 12 Streets in Hoboken, New Jersey (pictured). 2016-10-03 04:21 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

28 Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama To Talk Climate Change Oscar-w inner Leonardo DiCaprio w as due at the White House Monday to discuss climate change w ith President Barack Obama before the screening of the actor's new documentary on the devastating effects of... 2016-10-03 04:04 717Bytes article.wn.com

29 The San Francisco Examiner As I w rite this, I can’t help but sw itch back and forth from Tw itter to Facebook and back again to my article. It is really distracting, and is preventing me … As I w rite this, I can’t help but sw itch back and forth from Tw itter to... 2016-10-03 04:00 5KB www.sfexaminer.com

30 The Bachelorette's Georgia Love is in a 'secret' relationship with policeman Nick Grubb Georgia Love is reportedly in a relationship w ith policeman Nick Grubb and promised to return to him after filming w rapped on The Bachelorette. 2016-10-03 03:44 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

31 Crowdsourcing effort takes aim at deadliest breast cancers Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is w hat unites a grow ing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance treatment for... 2016-10-03 03:38 696Bytes article.wn.com

32 Oprah Winfrey supports her pal Ava DuVernay as director unveils documentary The 13th at NY Film Festival History has show n that Oprah Winfrey is a true friend w ho has helped propel many a career. 2016-10-03 03:35 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

33 Insured crabs, tea help China's farmers avoid extreme weather losses By Coco Liu HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ma Rongda, a tea grow er for nearly 30 years, know s how badly his business can be affected by extr... 2016-10-03 03:33 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk

34 President Obama, the Ultimate Tourist, Ticks Down His Bucket List Perhaps more than his predecessors, Mr. Obama has seized the opportunity as the w orld’s most pow erful leader to see the w orld’s most amazing sights. 2016-10-03 03:30 7KB www.nytimes.com

35 Florida’s Changing Latino Population Veers From G. O. P. For decades, being Latino in Florida almost alw ays meant being Republican. But the demographic mix is changing, and many now register as Democrats or independents. 2016-10-03 03:30 13KB www.nytimes.com 36 From the church so small its congregation sits outside to the chapel balanced half way down a cliff: Britain's tiniest - and loveliest - places of worship A new book, Tiny Churches, by intrepid traveller Dixe Wills, explores the fascinating and varied histories of 60 of the country's most diminutive churches. 2016-10-03 03:21 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

37 Gigi Hadid flashes her lacy black bra in a chic floral suit as she steps out during PFW She's been modelling some of the hottest new trends during Fashion Week. But Gigi proved she also has an eye for fashion in her ow n right as she slipped into a chic floral suit to stroll around the French capital. 2016-10-03 03:21 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

38 Katie Price flaunts her cleavage in low-cut top before lip filler session Katie Price w as seen treating herself to a pampering session in Manchester on Friday, stopping off at Mac Aesthetics salon for some much needed rest and relaxation. 2016-10-03 03:18 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

39 We'll come back stronger in Japan, vows Mercedes boss Mercedes are "beating themselves up" about Lew is Hamilton's dramatic Malaysian Grand Prix engine failure but have vow ed to come back stronger in Japan this w... 2016-10-03 03:15 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

40 Economic monitor: Asian markets’ thwarted third quarter thrust Asian stock markets w ith the big exception of China’s A shares, dow n 10% on the MSCI index in dollar terms, w ere all positive though September, roughly in line w ith the 15% global composite increas… 2016-10-03 03:11 6KB atimes.com

41 Belfast rabbi says antisemitism growing in Northern Ireland The rabbi noted, how ever, that the bulk of Belfast residents have been "w arm and w elcoming" and have reached out to support the Jew ish community. 2016-10-03 03:05 2KB www.jpost.com

42 Oct. 3-4: Looking Through the Lens, Katrina Goldsaito, Sir Robert Penrose, Yusef/Cat Stevens, Citizen Josh, Corey Smith MONDAY, OCT. 3 Looking Through the Lens: Subtitled “The Glory of San Francisco Opera, Past and Present” the free exhibit features 135 photographs from the Edw ard Paul Braby San Francisco … MONDAY, OCT. 3 Looking Through the Lens: Subtitled “The Glory of San... 2016-10-03 03:01 5KB www.sfexaminer.com

43 Hailey Baldwin gets glam for L'Oreal bash in Paris The French cosmetics brand shared a glam video of the IMG Model - w ho turns 20 next month - dancing at the Paris Fashion Week party 2016-10-03 02:58 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 44 How YOU can dress like Kate – for a fraction of the price The Duchess of Cambridge rocked her most expensive tour w ardrobe to date in Canada in designer outfits, but you can get her style on the high street from as little as £12.41. 2016-10-03 02:51 8KB www.dailymail.co.uk

45 Ernie Sigley diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease Radio and TV personality Ernie Sigley (pictured) has been diagnosed w ith Alzheimer's disease, his family have revealed in a statement, after the presenter w as absent from the AFL Grand Final. 2016-10-03 02:50 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

46 Philadelphia Orchestra sets contract after strike mars gala The Philadelphia Orchestra sealed a contract w ith its musicians, ending a strike that w as brief but marred opening night for one of the leading US classical music institutions. 2016-10-03 02:40 2KB www.digitaljournal.com

47 Shanina Shaik cuts an elegant figure in a plunging black dress in Las Vegas Victoria Secret's model Shanina Shaik posed in Vegas in a selfie that show cased a detailed black choker follow ing the snap w ith a photo of her entire outfit - a plunging black dress. 2016-10-03 02:39 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

48 'The best weekend of my entire life!' Nashville actor Kyle Dean Massey weds Broadway star Taylor Frey Taylor has appeared on Gossip Girl, Days Of Our Lives, The Carrie Diaries, and also had a role in the 2013 film, G. B. F. His new husband, meanw hile, has launched a career in Broadw ay. 2016-10-03 02:36 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

49 FULL TEXT: Duterte’s MassKara speech, including apology Speech of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the 37th MassKara Festival delivered at Bacolod City Public Plaza, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental | 02 October 2016 Secretary Salvador 2016-10-03 02:24 22KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

50 Strike a pose! Olivia Palermo wows in a Valentino skirt and off-the-shoulder knit at Paris Fashion Week The 30-year-old looked incredible for the Valentino Spring/Summer 2017 fashion show during fashion w eek in Paris. The star stunned a striped sw eater and multi-colored skirt -- all by Valentino. 2016-10-03 02:21 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

51 RHOM's Gamble Breaux poses topless in skimpy black bikini bottoms Real House Wives of Melbourne Gamble Breaux, 45, has posted a beach snap of herself posed topless after spending the day on private Greenhaven Beach in Dent Island. 2016-10-03 02:18 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

52 'Most beautiful bride': Blake Lively seen just days after giving birth as she attends best friend's wedding The 29-year-old actress attended her best friend's w edding on Sunday just days after giving birth. 2016-10-03 02:14 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 53 Really? Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon claim huge festive discount sales E-commerce majors Snapdeal and Flipkart today claimed lakhs of transactions on their platforms on the first of the 5-day discount sales today even as some consumers expressed w oes on the social media about certain glitches 2016-10-03 02:00 4KB www.mid-day.com

54 Vulnerable refugees to be moved from 'squalid' camps on Greek islands Unaccompanied minors, the elderly and infirm w ill be moved to mainland Greece, says government, in response to concerns about w orsening conditions 2016-10-03 02:00 5KB www.theguardian.com

55 Theresa May: a Tory saviour who offers no sense of hope The PM seems to have read the Brexit vote as a yearning to return to the 1950s. But Britain’s problems require modern answ ers, and she has offered none 2016-10-03 02:00 7KB www.theguardian.com

56 Elon Musk's Plan to Get Humans to Mars | TWiT Bits Becky Worley, Christina Warren, Ow en JJ Stone, and Jason Hiner discuss Elon Musk's plans to get humans to Mars in just six years. For the full episode, visit tw it.tv/tw it/582 Bandw idth for TWiT Bits is provided by Cachefly. ... 2016-10-03 01:30 949Bytes article.wn.com

57 Today in History Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 3, the 277th day of 2016. There are 89 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1951, the ... 2016-10-03 01:28 569Bytes article.wn.com

58 DJ Calvin Harris in X Factor return to the show he slammed as a joke Calvin Harris has returned to The X Factor despite trying to make a mockery of the "terrible" show seven years ago. The chart-topper, w ho once accused show b... 2016-10-03 01:21 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

59 What's in the leaked videos of meetings with senior LDS Church leaders? Deseret New s reporters w atched all 15 of the leaked LDS Church videos — provided here is a summary of each one. 2016-10-03 01:20 15KB www.deseretnews.com

60 Miiley Cyrus 'kissed girl' to prepare to fill in for sick Ellen... then soaks Milo Ventimiglia in Splash Tank She w as filling in for the doyen of daytime television chat. And Miley Cyrus joked she prepared for her turn on the Ellen DeGeneres Show by kissing a girl. 2016-10-03 01:13 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

61 October Entertainment Guide Which fun things should you see and do this month in the D. C. area? 2016-10-03 01:10 2KB wtop.com 62 Butterfly photobombs koala film shoot at Australia zoo A butterfly struck up an unlikely friendship w ith a koala joey at Symbio Wildlife Park in New South Wales, Australia, w ith adorable results. 2016-10-03 01:10 717Bytes www.bbc.co.uk

63 Words of Faith: 3 suggestions to renew your mind A press here and a pull there by external factors cause Christians to live in great conflict w hen their outw ard shape is at odds w ith w ho God has called them to be. 2016-10-03 00:41 3KB www.heraldonline.com

64 Liam Gallagher mocks absent Noel at premiere of Oasis film LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Liam Gallagher, the brash frontman of British rock band Oasis, continued his sibling feud by mocking brother Noel for missing the w... 2016-10-03 00:32 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

65 The American Spectator Yes, my friends, WHO is on first. Which might not be so bad if WHO w as not trying to steal second,... 2016-10-03 08:24 5KB spectator.org

66 Nashville: A chef's guide to a city with incredible range There are only tw o essential elements to doing Nashville right: music and food. Chef and Nashville native Tandy Wilson shares some ideas for both. 2016-10-03 00:15 5KB edition.cnn.com

67 The Man So Beautifully Out of Step All good things must come to an end. Even very good things that have been going on for an incomprehensively long time, like... 2016-10-03 08:24 9KB spectator.org

68 WikiLeaks cancels Assange’s live balcony appearance over ‘security concerns’ — RT News Julian Assange w ill not be delivering his eagerly anticipated WikiLeaks 10th anniversary address from the Ecuadorian embassy’s balcony in London due to security concerns. How ever, he w ill still appear at an event in Berlin via a video link. 2016-10-03 00:14 2KB www.rt.com

69 Residents try to save last Old Mission Peninsula school Enrollment declines as empty nesters move to idyllic area; deep-pocketed donor pays to keep facility open 2 more years 2016-10-03 00:05 7KB rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

70 A trace of graphite is in your tech. In these Chinese villages, it’s everywhere At night, the pollution around the village has an otherw orldly, almost fairy-tale quality. “The air sparkles,” said Zhang Tuling, a farmer in a village in far northeastern China. “When any ... 2016-10-02 23:44 774Bytes article.wn.com

71 'Imagine if it was reversed!' Job advert that explicitly asks for 'applicants of Aboriginal descent' sparks furious 'discrimination' backlash Job advertisements w hich only ask Indigenous people to apply have been branded 'discrimination' by a talkback radio host. 2016-10-02 23:43 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 72 The ground slips away Volatility rules so it makes sense to adhere to the ‘look before you leap’ adage 2016-10-02 23:37 5KB www.mid-day.com

73 Nate Parker Anderson Cooper interview s director Nate Parker w hose film "The Birth of a Nation" had generated a huge amount of Oscar buzz until an uproar grew over a serious incident in his past 2016-10-02 00:00 14KB www.cbsnews.com

74 90 injured in Spanish cafe explosion Authorities said an explosion at a cafe in southern Spain has injured 90 people at a local festival, five of them seriously 2016-10-02 23:32 1KB www.mid-day.com

75 Sikh man in Afghanistan shot dead for 'partying' A Sikh man, Sardar Raw ail Singh, w as abducted from his home in Jalalabad early in the morning yesterday and gunned dow n by suspected militants in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, a media report said 2016-10-02 23:25 1KB www.mid-day.com

76 Missing teen last seen with males met on social media Ifunanya "Vivian" Anaekw e, 16, w as last seen around Friday night (Oct. 1) as she left a party w ith tw o males she invited through social media. 2016-10-02 23:20 1KB www.nola.com

77 Gabon unveils 'inclusive' government after poll violence Gabon's prime minister has unveiled a new cabinet that includes few opposition figures, despite promises by re-elected President Ali Bongo to be more inclusive after disputed elections in August. 2016-10-02 23:20 3KB www.digitaljournal.com

78 Is Israel prepared for a brave new world in which robots do the work humans once did? Modern economies like that of Israel have a Gross Domestic Product that is three- quarters or more services − things people do for other people, and only one-quarter or less, tangible goods. 2016-10-02 23:17 11KB www.jpost.com

79 Holiday Market Select opens in Birmingham Wednesday Prepared foods at the heart of small Holiday Market spin-off. 2016-10-02 23:11 3KB rssfeeds.freep.com Articles

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1 /79 Kim Kardashian West held at gunpoint in Paris, spokesperson says (23.99/24) Last Updated Oct 3, 2016 12:03 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES -- A spokeswoman for Kim Kardashian West says she was held up at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room Sunday night by two armed masked men dressed as police officers.

The representative said the reality TV star is “badly shaken but physically unharmed.”

She offered no other details.

Kanye West was performing in New York at the time. He abruptly ended his show at the Meadows Festival Sunday night after telling his fans he had to stop the show due to a family emergency. The couple has two children together. Kanye West ends NYC performance early due to “family emergency”

Several videos posted to Twitter showed West suddenly ending the show.

“I’m sorry there’s a family emergency I have to stop the show,” West said quickly, before the lights went out on stage.

@CNN @MTV @TMZ Kanye stopping mid show due to family emergency wtf pic.twitter.com/LYr2d8CsQC

Kardashian West has been in Paris for fashion week. She attended the Givenchy show Sunday evening.

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Kany e West cuts concert Paris gunmen rob 'Should hav e shot her... lol!' Kim Kardashian Robbed In short due to ‘f amily Kardashian West of millions Kim Kardashian is attacked Paris, Millions Stolen, Say emergency ’ in jewelry by cruel trolls on social Police pressherald.com heraldonline.com media f ollowing horrif ic article.wn.com gunpoint attack in Paris dailymail.co.uk

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2 /79 Hurricane Matthew closes in on Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba (7.99/24) Embed

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Hurricane Matthew barreled its way through the Caribbean and roared toward Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba on Monday. Meteorologists said the Category 4 storm powered by 145-mph winds could pose a threat to the United States by week's end.

The U. S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the dangerous storm has top sustained winds near 130 mph. It was expected to pass to the east of Jamaica and then cross over or be very close to the southwestern tip of Haiti late Monday or early Tuesday.

Matthew briefly reached maximum Category 5 status Friday, making it the strongest Atlantic hurricane in almost a decade. The storm was expected to remain a powerful and dangerous hurricane into Tuesday, forecasters said.

"Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion," the hurricane center warned on its Facebook page.

Matthew could dump up to 25 inches of rain over much of southern Haiti, with "isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches," the hurricane center warned. Eastern Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and eastern Cuba could see 10 to 20 inches of rain with 25 inches in isolated areas. In addition, storm surges in the region could cause catastrophic flooding.

Although the official forecast showed a track east of Florida, the hurricane center said it was still too soon to rule out possible possible hurricane impacts there — or how Matthew might affect the remainder of the U. S. east coast. In Haiti, families were being urged to stock up on food and water, and evacuations were underway in high-risk areas. The Haitian Civil Protection Agency said it had 576 temporary shelters available that can accommodate up to 88,252 people for at least 3 days.

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"This could be catastrophic for some places, particularly Haiti," National Hurricane Center meteorologist Dennis Feltgen told USA TODAY. "This is an area where trees just don't exist (due to deforestation). The terrain is stripped, and the threat of major flash floods and mudslides is very real. "

Hurricane warnings were in effect for the north coast of Haiti, Jamaica and eastern Cuba. Watches were issued for the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas and parts of Cuba.

In Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Reuters his nation was braced for the storm, which could be the most severe for his nation since Gilbert killed more than 40 Jamaicans and dumped more than 30 inches of rain in some areas in 1988.

"The impact of the hurricane will probably be similar or greater than Hurricane Gilbert, but our preparedness would be far better," Holness said.

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3 /79 Strike Disrupts Operations at Freeport's Mine in Indonesia (2.06/24) The U. S. owner of a gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia that is among the largest in the world says its operations have been disrupted by a days-long strike.

Freeport-McMoran spokesman Riza Pratama said Monday that open pit mining has stopped and processing of ore has been reduced.

A union official, Frans Okoseray, said about 1,200 workers began their strike on Wednesday to get bigger monthly bonus payments.

The Grasberg mine in Indonesia's troubled Papua province is the world's largest gold mine by reserves and one of the largest copper mines.

It has experienced previous violent protests by workers, while activist groups have complained of environmental damage and unfair distribution of profits.

Okoseray said the strikers include heavy equipment operators and truck drivers. He said they want their bonus to be equal to underground mine workers who get a 50 percent bonus each month.

Pratama said underground mining hasn't been affected.

Negotiations were under way among company officials, the workers and their union, he said.

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4 /79 AP PHOTOS: Editor Selections From the Past Week in Asia (2.06/24) Images from Asia: Duterte raises the rhetoric over his anti-crime war, comparing it to Hitler and the Holocaust; India says it carried out "surgical strikes" against militants across the frontier dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan...

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5 /79 Britain's Hammond promises new economic plan to handle Brexit turbulence (1.06/24) By William James BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Britain needs a new fiscal plan to navigate economic turbulence caused by Britain's vote to leave the European Union, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Monday, stressing the need to balance spending cuts with infrastructure investment. On Sunday, Prime Minister Theresa May told the Conservative Party annual conference she would formally trigger the EU exit by the end of March next year, at which point Britain will enter into an initial two-year negotiating period. Speaking ahead of his conference speech, Hammond said data from the first half of the year showed the economy was running at "eight out of 10", but that business and consumer confidence could suffer during the long Brexit process. "We must expect some turbulence as we go through this negotiating process," Hammond told BBC television. "There will be a period of a couple of years or perhaps even longer when businesses are uncertain about the final state of our relationship with the European Union and during that period we need to support the economy. " He reiterated his decision to push back the government's target to turn its 4 percent 2015/16 budget deficit - among the biggest of the world's rich economies - into a surplus by 2020. He has yet to set a new target date. In his speech due later on Monday, Hammond is due to say that while budgetary discipline remains crucial for the country, there is also a need to invest in building a fairer economy. "The British people elected us on a promise to restore fiscal discipline, and that is exactly what we are going to do," he will say according to extracts from the text of his speech provided by his office. "But we will do it in a pragmatic way that reflects the new circumstances we face... A new plan for the new circumstances Britain faces. " Last week, official data showed Britain's giant services sector grew strongly in July, giving the clearest sign to date that the economy has not suffered a major slowdown after the EU referendum. Hammond will promise to deliver a "clear, credible fiscal framework" to reassure investors that he will continue to bring down the deficit by controlling public spending while also focusing on investment needed for long-term growth. "We need to keep the lid on day to day spending, we need to make government more streamlined and efficient but I do think there is a case that we should look at very carefully for targeted high value investment in our economic infrastructure," he told BBC radio. "In the short term it supports the economy, supports jobs, supports economic growth and in the long term it helps to make Britain more productive. " Hammond's full fiscal plan is due to be delivered on Nov.23. He has previously played down expectations of a surge in public spending to offset any economic hit from the Brexit vote, but said he could fund modest infrastructure projects if needed. In the first sign of how he intends to use his new-found fiscal flexibility, he will set out on Monday a new 2 billion-pound ($2.58 billion) borrowing plan to help address a long-term housing shortage. ($1 = 0.7744 pounds) (Additional reporting by Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Greg Mahlich and Andrew Heavens)

UK f aces economic UK f aces economic turbulence during Brexit turbulence during Brexit process: Hammond process - Hammond article.wn.com dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-03 03:49 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

6 /79 Germany to press U. S. to reduce Iran sanctions - Economy Minister (1.06/24) TEHRAN, Oct 3 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel promised on Monday to remind the United States of its commitment to reduce sanctions against Iran, as he courted business ties during a two- day trip to the Islamic State. Speaking at the opening of an economic forum, Gabriel said Germany wanted to "remind the United States of the commitment to get to an effective dismantling of sanctions". Iran's Deputy Economy Minister Mohammad Khazaei said 10 economic agreements would be signed on the sidelines of Gabriel's visit. "I hope that this will smooth the way between both countries," he said. Gabriel has gone to Iran with a plane-load of industry executives. Remaining U. S. sanctions and political concerns have so far held back a hoped-for business boom between the two countries. (Reporting by Gernot Heller; Writing by Caroline Copley; Editing by Alison Williams)

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2016-10-03 03:21 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

7 /79 European shares edge up as fund management stocks advance (1.02/24) By Sudip Kar-Gupta LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - European stock markets made minor gains on Monday, as a rise in the shares of fund management companies in the wake of a large merger in the sector propped up markets. Nevertheless, lingering concerns over Deutsche Bank still weighed on the minds of some investors. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.2 percent, although the index remained down by around 6 percent since the start of 2016. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.2 percent, partly helped by a drop in sterling, as a weaker pound typically benefits the FTSE's export-driven, internationally focused companies. The currency fell after Prime Minister Theresa May set a March deadline to start the formal departure process for Britain's exit from the European Union. Shares in fund management companies rose after Britain's Henderson Global Investors agreed to an all- share $6 billion merger with Janus Capital. Henderson shares surged 18 percent, while rivals such as Aberdeen Asset Management, Jupiter and Schroders rose 5 percent, 4 percent and 2 percent respectively. "Given the increased scale, this deal may kick off a round of merger speculation involving other asset managers such as Jupiter," said Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Keith Baird. Although Deutsche Bank's main German-listed shares were not trading due to a public holiday, the company's woes remained at the forefront for many investors. Deutsche Bank is throwing its energies into reaching a settlement before next month's presidential election with U. S. authorities demanding a fine of up to $14 billion for mis-selling mortgage- backed securities. City of London Markets Limited trader Markus Huber said some traders were encouraged by signs that Deutsche Bank - whose shares closed up 6.4 percent in Frankfurt on Friday - could agree on a fine far less than $14 billion. Analysts at JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley have forecast Deutsche Bank could reach a settlement in the $5.4-$6 billion region. However, other traders said Deutsche Bank's shares would remain under pressure while there was no deal, with Deutsche Bank still down around 50 percent since the start of 2016 while the STOXX Europe 600 bank index is down 20 percent. "The European banking system is clearly going through tough times, with high levels of non-performing loans, squeezed margins due to negative interest rates, tougher regulations, weak economic growth and competition with the fintech industry booming," said FXTM chief market strategist Hussein Sayed. (Editing by Jon Boyle)

Medical products maker Hong Kong shares rise, European shares dip as Conv aTec's London IPO to boosted by Galaxy banking stocks retreat raise about $1.8 bln Entertainment dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-03 04:32 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

8 /79 Toyota unveils robot baby in Japan (1.02/24) Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini , designed as a synthetic baby companion in Japan , where plummeting birth rates have left many women childless.

Toy ota unv eils robot baby to tug at maternal instinct in aging Japan dailymail.co.uk

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9 /79 Moments and momentum from a 103-victory season (1.02/24) CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 19: The Chicago Cubs celebrate their win against the Cincinnati Reds on September 19, 2016 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs won 5-2.(Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 607685405 Saints hope to use f irst win of season as momentum af ter Week 5 by e nola.com

2016-10-02 23:17 Gordon Wittenmyer chicago.suntimes.com

10 /79 Greek factory activity shrinks in September as output, orders drop - PMI (0.03/24) ATHENS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Activity in Greece's manufacturing sector shrank again in September after expanding in August, as production and new orders dropped, a survey showed on Monday. Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index for manufacturing, which accounts for about 10 percent of the Greek economy, fell to 49.2 points last month from 50.4 in August. Readings below 50 denote contractions in activity. Output declined at a mild rate after marginal growth in August, with some producers blaming tight liquidity and shortages of raw materials. "The performance during September followed the trend of inconsistency that has so far defined 2016," said IHS Markit economist Samuel Agass. The intake of new orders shrank in September with export business also weakening after two months of growth. "Although the headline PMI was not as weak as this time last year, there was still too little to encourage the sector, with all signs pointing toward a more severe slowdown during the final quarter of the year," Agass said. On the jobs front, manufacturers continued to hire more people for the fourth successive month, although the rate of job growth slowed to the lowest level in those four months. Intensifying cost pressures for the sixth straight month did not deter firms from further reducing factory gate prices. - Detailed PMI data are only available under licence from Markit and customers need to apply to Markit for a licence. To subscribe to the full data, click on the link below: http://www.markit.com/Contact-Us For further information, please phone Markit on +44 20 7260 2454 or email [email protected] (Reporting by George Georgiopoulos; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

Growth in German f actory Spanish f actory activ ity Dutch manuf acturing activ ity hits 3-month high in grows in Sept at f astest rate activ ity expands steadily in Sept - PMI since April - PMI September - PMI dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

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11 /79 Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 3 (0.03/24) BRATISLAVA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Monday. 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 ======EVENTS======BRATISLAVA - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will discuss Slovak-German relations and current EU issues with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak. Related stories: ======PRESS DIGEST======BUDGET DEFICIT: Finance Minister Peter Kazimir confirmed on Saturday a pledge to reach a budget surplus of 0.2 percent of gross domestic product in 2019. http://spravy.pravda.sk/ekonomika/clanok/406692-v-roku-2020-by- sme-podla-kazimira-mali-mat-v-rozpocte-prebytok/ (Reuters has not verified the stories, nor does it vouch for their accuracy.) 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)

Czech Republic - Factors To Poland - Factors to Watch Romania - Factors to watch Watch on Oct 3 Oct 3 on Oct. 3 dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

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12 /79 Pope Francis praises religious tolerance in Azerbaijan (0.03/24) BAKU, Azerbaijan — Pope Francis praised Azerbaijan on Sunday as a model for a world divided by violent extremism, sidestepping criticism of the government for the sake of encouraging religious tolerance in an often-volatile region where Catholics are a minority. ...

Pope Francis on US elections: There are dif f iculties with one and the other article.wn.com Pope Francis draws line between trans ministry and 'indoctrination' article.wn.com

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13 /79 BRIEF-ITE Group says attempted coup in Turkey negatively impacts business (0.01/24) Oct 3 (Reuters) - ITE Group Plc : * Update for year ended 30 September 2016, prior to entering its close period and ahead of its preliminary results announcement on 29 November 2016. * Revenues in three month period to 30 September 2016 were circa 23 mln stg (2015: 23 mln stg) * Group's performance in Q4 was broadly in line with management expectations * As expected, on a like-for-like basis revenues are down by 8 pct, as impact of difficult economic conditions in our core markets continue to be reflected in our results. * Group has benefited from sterling weakness since June on translation of overseas revenues * Attempted coup in Turkey in July has negatively impacted our September events in region. * Management expectations for full year remain unchanged with revenues for fy 2016 expected to be circa 133 mln stg (2015: 136 mln stg). * Improvement in relations between russia and turkey is a positive development but we do not expect to see benefits of this to materialise until 2018. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Bengaluru Newsroom: +91 80 6749 1136)

ITE say s Q4 bookings hurt by Turkey coup attempt dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-03 03:27 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

14 /79 New Zealand stable in chase of improbable 376 (0.01/24) KOLKATA, India (AP) — New Zealand dismissed India for 236 in the morning session Monday and then reached 55 without loss at lunch on the penultimate day, chasing an improbable victory target of 376 to level the three-match series with a test remaining. Tom Latham, unbeaten on 31, and Martin Guptill, 24 not out, combined for New Zealand's best opening stand of the series, batting for just under an hour before the interval. Guptill survived a confident appeal for lbw in the 8th over when the New Zealand total was 16. Earlier, Trent Boult (3-38) and Neil Wagner (1-45) finished off India's second innings in 76.5 overs. Wriddhiman Saha was unbeaten on 58, his second half century of the match, and shared a 36-run stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar (23) as the Indian tail once again frustrated the Black Caps. India had a convincing win in the first test and has the upper hand in the second despite failing to take an early wicket. The highest winning fourth-innings total at Eden Gardens is 120-2 by India against South Africa in 2004-05. Openers giv e New Zealand solid start in chase of 376 dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-03 02:46 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

15 /79 ATP Tour singles standings (0.01/24) Oct 3 (Gracenote) - Standings from the ATP Tour singles Points 1 (1) Novak Djokovic(Serbia) 14040 2 (2) Andy Murray(Britain) 9345 3 (3) Stanislas Wawrinka(Switzerland) 6365 4 (4) Rafa Nadal(Spain) 4940 5 (5) Kei Nishikori(Japan) 4875 6 (6) Milos Raonic(Canada) 4510 7 (7) Roger Federer(Switzerland) 3730 8 (8) Gael Monfils(France) 3545 9 (9) Tomas Berdych(Czech Republic) 3470 10 (10) Dominic Thiem(Austria) 3295 11 (11) Marin Cilic(Croatia) 2885 12 (13) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga(France) 2625 13 (12) David Ferrer(Spain) 2455 14 (14) David Goffin(Belgium) 2390 15 (15) Nick Kyrgios(Australia) 2050 16 (16) Lucas Pouille(France) 2036 17 (18) Richard Gasquet(France) 2030 18 (17) Roberto Bautista(Spain) 1950 19 (19) Pablo Cuevas(Uruguay) 1745 20 (21) Grigor Dimitrov(Bulgaria) 1735 21 (20) Ivo Karlovic(Croatia) 1705 22 (22) Bernard Tomic(Australia) 1680 23 (23) Steve Johnson(U. S.) 1670 24 (24) Alexander Zverev(Germany) 1655 25 (25) Jack Sock(U. S.) 1585 26 (26) John Isner(U. S.) 1555 27 (31) Albert Ramos(Spain) 1470 28 (27) Feliciano Lopez(Spain) 1420 29 (28) Sam Querrey(U. S.) 1400 30 (29) Gilles Simon(France) 1360 31 (30) Philipp Kohlschreiber(Germany) 1350 32 (32) Viktor Troicki(Serbia) 1340 33 (33) Martin Klizan(Slovakia) 1265 34 (34) Joao Sousa(Portugal) 1190 35 (36) Marcos Baghdatis(Cyprus) 1185 36 (37) Gilles Muller(Luxembourg) 1175 37 (38) Benoit Paire(France) 1170 38 (39) Pablo Carreno(Spain) 1145 39 (35) Paolo Lorenzi(Italy) 1145 40 (40) Nicolas Mahut(France) 1083 41 (45) Kevin Anderson(South Africa) 1030 42 (42) Borna Coric(Croatia) 1025 43 (43) Fabio Fognini(Italy) 1020 44 (44) Marcel Granollers(Spain) 1009 45 (46) Andrey Kuznetsov(Russia) 985 46 (47) Fernando Verdasco(Spain) 975 47 (41) Federico Delbonis(Argentina) 975 48 (48) Nicolas Almagro(Spain) 974 49 (49) Illya Marchenko(Ukraine) 880 50 (55) Malek Jaziri(Tunisia) 878 51 (51) Mikhail Youzhny(Russia) 875 52 (52) Jiri Vesely(Czech Republic) 863 53 (53) Stephane Robert(France) 849 54 (54) Kyle Edmund(Britain) 843 55 (101) Karen Khachanov(Russia) 839 56 (56) Daniel Evans(Britain) 823 57 (50) Guido Pella(Argentina) 821 58 (58) Taylor Fritz(U. S.) 819 59 (59) Alexandr Dolgopolov(Ukraine) 815 60 (60) Florian Mayer(Germany) 813 61 (65) Robin Haase(Netherlands) 805 62 (61) Gastao Elias(Portugal) 801 63 (63) Lu Yen-Hsun(Taiwan) 793 64 (62) Adrian Mannarino(France) 791 65 (67) Dustin Brown(Germany) 778 66 (64) Juan Martin Del Potro(Argentina) 770 67 (81) Thomaz Bellucci(Brazil) 765 68 (66) John Millman(Australia) 760 69 (69) Dudi Sela(Israel) 746 70 (70) Diego Schwartzman(Argentina) 743 71 (68) Paul- Henri Mathieu(France) 736 72 (71) Horacio Zeballos(Argentina) 726 73 (57) Guillermo Garcia- Lopez(Spain) 715 74 (92) Facundo Bagnis(Argentina) 711 75 (72) Carlos Berlocq(Argentina) 708 76 (73) Dusan Lajovic(Serbia) 706 77 (74) Damir Dzumhur(Bosnia and Herzegovina) 704 78 (75) Jeremy Chardy(France) 690 79 (77) Inigo Cervantes(Spain) 685 80 (78) Ricardas Berankis(Lithuania) 685 81 (79) Donald Young(U. S.) 682 82 (76) Victor Estrella(Dominican Republic) 679 83 (107) Pierre-Hugues Herbert(France) 675 84 (82) Aljaz Bedene(Britain) 675 85 (83) Adam Pavlasek(Czech Republic) 662 86 (85) Lukas Rosol(Czech Republic) 655 87 (86) Gerald Melzer(Austria) 655 88 (80) Mikhail Kukushkin(Kazakhstan) 654 89 (93) Juan Monaco(Argentina) 650 90 (87) Thiago Monteiro(Brazil) 649 91 (89) Taro Daniel(Japan) 647 92 (88) Yuichi Sugita(Japan) 642 93 (90) Ivan Dodig(Croatia) 642 94 (94) Andreas Seppi(Italy) 630 95 (95) Evgeny Donskoy(Russia) 623 96 (97) Yoshihito Nishioka(Japan) 618 97 (98) Jordan Thompson(Australia) 613 98 (99) Jared Donaldson(U. S.) 611 99 (96) Konstantin Kravchuk(Russia) 597 100 (102) Renzo Olivo(Argentina) 595

WTA Tour singles standings dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-02 23:19 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

16 /79 When May wanted to skip crucial vote to watch 007 movie British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that when she was the Home Secretary in 2012 she had sought permission from party whips to skip a crucial vote in Parliament to attend the premier of James Bond movie ‘ Skyfall ’ but was denied.

2016-10-03 04:55 system article.wn.com

17 /79 Bachelorette Australia 2016 contestant Ryan says he was 'devastated' after his last relationship...as he, Courtney and Matt open up about their heartache They are currently competing against each other in the bid to win the heart of Georgia Love. Now, Bachelorette contestants Ryan Palk, Courtney Dober and Matt Dunne open up about their past experiences with heartache. Speaking to Woman's Day magazine, Ryan admitted he was left 'devastated' after his ex- girlfriend decided to end their relationship due to long distance. He told the glossy magazine: 'My ex broke up with me because of distance. I wanted to keep it going - it was devastating.' The confession revealing Ryan is open to a long distance relationship may be a good sign for Georgia as she lives in Tasmania and he resides in Western Australia. The sailing coach's co-contestant Matt also admitted to the publication he was left torn after ending his romance with a Canadian woman while overseas because he felt homesick. 'I fell in love with a girl in Canada but I wanted to come home,' he revealed, adding: 'That was the hardest decision ever.' Show favourite and yellow rose receiver Courtney also opened up about his private heartache after his five year romance suddenly came to an end earlier this year. He explained he felt broken after the relationship came to an end in January and decided to use The Bachelorette as an opportunity to 'help me recover'. During a single date with Georgia last week, Courtney revealed he was ready to find love again. 'I can't wait to fall in love again, you know? I want to go to that next stage,' he confessed to her after admitting he has only ever had one girlfriend. 'I want to find that person who I can be on that level with and start to really build the foundations of a solid future.'

2016-10-03 04:46 Bianca La www.dailymail.co.uk

18 /79 Mistake led a male to remove a foot Warning: Contains images some might find upsetting

On normal in 2014-15, 185 operations were carried out each week in a UK to amputate a limbs of people with complications related to diabetes.

One sold sign of a condition is detriment of prodigy in a feet.

Also wounds in reduce limbs don’t reanimate adult scrupulously since clogged arteries shorten a upsurge of blood to a injury.

That can lead to gangrene that can be fatal.

For some-more information watch Panorama, The Hidden Killer , on Monday during 20:30 BST – catch adult on BBC iPlayer

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19 /79 Hammond to put house-building before necessity reduction Chancellor Philip Hammond says spending on new homes and ride will be his priority rather than following his prototype George Osborne’s aim to change a books by 2020.

He told a BBC a Brexit opinion had caused doubt and a “pragmatic” response was to support expansion now.

But a necessity was still “eye-wateringly large” and would need to be tackled “in due course”.

The BBC’s domestic editor Laura Kuenssberg pronounced it was a “big change”.

She pronounced that while Mr Hammond had already forsaken his predecessor’s aim of expelling a necessity by 2019-2020, what was quite distinguished was his refusal to set a new calendar for move a bill into surplus.

In his discussion debate later, Mr Hammond will contend Mr Osborne’s necessity rebate policies “were a right ones for that time”, adding: “But when times change, we contingency change with them.”

Mr Hammond will contend a supervision will still “restore mercantile discipline” though in a “pragmatic approach that reflects a new resources we face”, earnest serve sum in November’s Autumn Statement.

As partial of “a new devise for a new resources Britain faces” after a Brexit vote, there will be larger range for investment to boost a economy, including additional borrowing of £2bn to speed adult housing construction. ‘High-value investment’ Asked either this noted a finish of a “age of austerity”, Mr Hammond told BBC Radio 4’s Today a annual bill necessity was still “eye-wateringly large” and that a horizon was still compulsory to get a open finances into a black “in due course”.

But while a UK economy was in strong shape, he pronounced a Brexit opinion had altered a mercantile landscape and his concentration in a subsequent few years would be on “targeted, high-value” spending to support expansion and jobs – withdrawal Britain improved prepared to continue any intensity downturn.

“There is a eminence in my mind between investing in a things that will make Britain’s economy some-more fit in a future, make ride systems work better, communications systems work improved and simply spending some-more on a day-to-day routine of government,” he said.

“We need to keep a lid on day-to-day spending, we need to make supervision some-more streamlined and fit though we do consider there is a box that we should demeanour during really delicately for targeted, high-value investment in a mercantile infrastructure.”

He deserted claims that he was now “more Balls than Osborne” – a anxiety to former shade chancellor Ed Balls who called for some-more open investment before a 2015 choosing – observant that while Labour were creation “ludicrous” promises on spending – his devise would be “careful and measured”.

“It is a response of a Conservative pragmatist faced with a plea of doubt in a economy,” he said. Housing scheme

The economy takes centre theatre on Monday with Mr Hammond, who was allocated by Mrs May to reinstate Mr Osborne when she became primary minister, delivering his debate to representatives in Birmingham.

Alongside Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, Mr Hammond will set out new measures directed during removing 40,000 new homes built by 2020.

The supervision will steal £2bn to support a “Accelerated Construction” scheme, that aims to get houses built on publicly-owned “brownfield” land accessible for quick development. Mr Hammond and Mr Javid contend a money will inspire new developers to build adult to 15,000 homes in this Parliament.

There will also be a £3bn Home Building Fund to yield loans to kindle projects, that a supervision pronounced would build some-more than 25,000 homes by 2020, with a long-term idea to build some-more than 200,000.

Mr Hammond’s debate comes after Mrs May addressed a Tory discussion on Sunday for a initial time as primary minister, with a initial day of a entertainment focusing on a 23 Jun opinion to leave a EU.

She announced she would rigourously trigger Brexit regulating Article 50 of a Lisbon Treaty by a finish of Mar 2017, paving a approach for a UK to be outward a EU by a summer of 2019.

She also announced a “Great Repeal Bill” would be enclosed in a subsequent Queen’s Speech to mislay a European Communities Act 1972 from a government book and that a UK would turn an “independent, sovereign” country.

She pronounced a UK would also leave a office of a European Court of Justice and betrothed to secure “a understanding that works for Britain”. 2016-10-03 00:00 admin headlinenewstoday.net

20 /79 Teenager with an ingrown toenail pays £5,000 to have her leg AMPUTATED after developing an agonising condition from surgery A teenager who suffered three years of hell thanks to an ingrowing toenail has paid for her own leg to be amputated. Hannah Moore, 19, had an ingrown toenail surgically removed in 2012 after months of discomfort. But days later she was left in unbearable pain, the slightest touch to Miss Moore's right leg left her in tears despite no sign of infection. Doctors diagnosed her with a rare agonising condition - complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) - which can be triggered by minor surgery, leaving her in agony 24-hours-a-day. It caused her foot to turn black with and scaly and a flesh eating hole appeared in the middle. After years of failed treatments she made the brave decision to go private and paid £5,000 to have the limb amputated on July 18 - despite doctor's advice not to. The avid sports fan, from Stalbridge, Dorset, said it was the best decision she's ever made after finally getting her life back on track. 'I couldn't be happier now that I've had my leg amputated, I wasn't scared I was excited,' she said. 'The past three years have been an absolute nightmare, it's amazing how much my life changed just because of an ingrown toenail. 'I'd never heard of CRPS, so when my foot started to swell and hurt I put it down to an infection. 'Over the years the pain got so bad that I was taking 40 different type of medication and even a blanket on my leg could leave me in tears. 'Then one day I looked down at my foot and saw a black circle, within weeks it had turned into a severe ulcer which was excruciating. 'Ulcers are a symptom of CRPS, something as simple as a small scratch can cause them and they just get bigger and bigger as the skin can't heal properly due to the lack of blood supply to my leg. 'I then had to have the dressings changed 53 times in 68 weeks under general anaesthetic, that's when I decided enough was enough. 'Doctors and specialists warned that having my leg amputated could result in the pain returning in the residual limb but that was a risk I was prepared to take. 'Because of this the NHS refused to fund the operation so I paid £5,000 myself with the help from my family. 'Thankfully I've been pain free ever since and now I'm finally making up for lost time and getting my life back on track.' Miss Moore was perfectly healthy before going to the doctors with two ingrown toenails on both feet in 2012. Her left big toe healed well but after the second surgical procedure on her right toe she began to feel more and more pain. 'To begin with my foot started to swell and bruise but every day the pain got worse. 'It stopped me from doing so many things, having my leg amputated was the best decision of my life. 'The research and understanding of CRPS is very limited, more needs to be done to help others. 'I know I was advised against amputation but I couldn't live with the pain any longer and I'd been through so much with no improvement. 'It was a huge decision, but I knew without my leg which had no function I could lead a better life.' The trainee chef, who has a just landed a new scholarship, was passionate about sports and was a karate champion before being diagnosed with the condition. Her dreams and ambitions were put on hold until now. 'I was carefree, healthy 16-year-old before all this. 'I was always really sporty and loved cooking but my whole life was put on hold after the diagnosis. 'I spent so much time in a wheelchair but now since having my leg amputated I've met with prosthetic experts at Steeper and I now have a new limb, Trulife Seattle Kinetic Edge foot. 'It's amazing to have so much freedom and I've now started competing in wheelchair racing and hand cycling. 'I hope to represent Great Britain in the triathlon event at the 2020 Paralympics. 'I wasn't living before, but now the sky's the limit and I can't wait to make my dreams become a reality.' A spokesperson from Steeper said Miss Moore was now under the care of a prosthetist at the Dorset Prosthetic Centre. 'Having been wheelchair bound for significant periods of time with her CRPS, Hannah wanted to ensure that her new leg would be able to assist her in getting back an active lifestyle. 'After much consideration Hannah now wears the Trulife Seattle Kinetic Edge foot which is ideal for Hannah and means she will be able to be as active as possible as quickly as possible. 'Hannah is making exceptional progress and we look forward to continuing her journey with her and helping Hannah with her dream of competing at the 2020 Paralympics.' Amanda Nelson, chairperson and co-founder of CRPS-UK said: 'CRPS is a rare neurological disorder which involves the vascular, immune and nervous systems. 'It is a debilitating and disabling inflammatory condition that can be caused by minor injury, broken/fractured bones, surgery or can appear spontaneously without known cause. 'Signals between the affected limb and the brain malfunction and are misinterpreted - the pain continues long after the original injury has healed. 'Pain is typically the leading symptom but the syndrome if often associated with limb dysfunction and psychological distress due to living with severe pain although CRPS is not a psychological illness. 'CRPS can strike anyone at any age and affects both men and women, but statistics show it is more common in women. 'Amputation is not recommended as a cure or treatment for CRPS unless under extreme circumstances like Hannah's, where there are secondary complications.'

2016-10-03 04:40 Kate Pickles www.dailymail.co.uk

21 /79 Creepy or cool? Cara Delevingne gets a very realistic pair of eyes inked on the back of her neck after visiting her favourite tattooist She already has a rich selection of inkings across her body. And Cara Delevingne has added her most dramatic piece of body art yet - getting a pair of very realistic eyes tattooed on the back of her neck. The supermodel, 24, displayed her latest addition on Sunday when her favourite tattoo artists Bang Bang NYC proudly uploaded a clip of their work to Instagram. The video, which garnered more than 300,000 likes in just 24 hours, shows Cara's new eyes which creepily appear to follow the camera as it moves around her. The short clip displays the art just below the nape of her neck as the star holds her hair up in a messy bun. Fans have been disagreeing about whether the tattoo is awesome or just downright strange. One wrote online: 'Why is she so cool?' but another said brutally: 'I'd rather a trolley.' Another savaged the design as 'horrible' but a kinder fan supported Cara with the words 'you go gurl' (sic). Cara - whose life motto is 'embrace your weirdness' - already has a lion tattooed on her right hand and an elephant on her right arm. She also famously let her fellow suicide squad star Margot Robbie ink her toes. Cara revealed her new body art shortly after being revealed as the new face of Puma's Do You campaign. And it appears she's certainly injecting some of her trademark raunch into the campaign, as she dares to nearly bare all in a daring and powerful image. Stood screaming with her shirt torn in two and the word 'MINE' scribbled on her tummy, the 24- year-old actress and model's latest shot is sure to catch the eye. Uploaded to Puma's official Instagram on Monday, Cara's latest promotional shot for the campaign is a powerful statement to 'take ownership'. Radiating a primal authority, the Suicide Squad star can be seen stood in a classic white vest, ad Strappy lycra bottoms (all Puma) as she covers her modesty - just - with the ripped top. Screaming in defiance, the caption sums up Cara's emotions, reading: 'Take ownership of yourself. To stand in your shoes and just be you—it's a powerful statement. #DoYou #PUMAWomen.' The image is the latest eye-catching image released of the model in the Do You campaign, which has seen the model showing off her figure and the company's ath- leisure wear.

2016-10-03 04:39 Charlie Moore www.dailymail.co.uk

22 /79 P Diddy's son Quincy lands his first fashion campaign With P Diddy as a father and the Kardashian sisters as his best pals, it was only a matter of time before Quincy Brown made his foray into fashion. The 25-year-old, from New York, has been snapped up to model boohooMAN's AW16 capsule collection - and looks seriously cool in the shoot. Quincy, who is also a recording artist like his multi- millionaire father, models long overcoats, bomber jackets and streetwear designs in the fashion shoot. The e-tailer say the collection is inspired by urban, hip hop culture, with elements of old English gent; making Quincy the perfect brand representative. Quincy, who is the biological son of Al B. Sure!, was adopted by Sean Combs while he was in a long term relationship with his mother, actress Kim Porter. He sparked rumours he was dating Kourtney Kardashian in June when they were spotted leaving a GQ party together. He runs with a seriously cool crowd, including the Jenner sisters and Karrueche Tran. This is by no means his first foray into fashion; he walked in Gaborone Fashion Weekend in Botswana in 2012, as well as in Naomi Campbell's Ebola awareness show at New York Fashion week in 2015. He has also directed a music video for Elle Winter's song No Words and signed his own record deal with Bad Boy/Epic Records. The fledgling entrepreneur also has his own watch line called Chalk by Quincy, a range of denims and a start-up tech company.

2016-10-03 04:33 Bianca London www.dailymail.co.uk

23 /79 Heston Blumenthal packs on PDA session with new girlfriend Stephanie Gouveia He's more used to cooking up a storm in the kitchen. But Heston Blumenthal turned up the temperature in public during a date night with beautiful new girlfriend Stephanie Gouveia. The chef, 50, seemed enthralled by the French real estate broker, embracing her passionately before swooping in for a smooch as they headed to dinner at London's Chiltern Firehouse. Scroll down for video Heston, who owns three top restaurants in London- one of which has three Michelin stars and was voted No. 1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2005, looked dapper in an all-black ensemble. Dressed in black chinos and a V-neck black T-shirt, he completed his ensemble with a stylish overcoat. Wearing his trademark statement rimmed glasses he gazed at his new flame lovingly. Stephanie mirrored her beau's smart casual style in navy blue trousers, a black jumper and a smart bag. Carrying a smart briefcase-style bag, she added height with chunky platform boots. Giving Heston, who still appeared to be sporting a band on his ring finger, she beamed as they posed for pictures. Heston split with his wife of 22 years in 2011, though they have taken a while to make it official. Heston, who shares three children with his ex wife Zanna, started a romance with American actress turned cookery writer Suzanne Pirret following the separation. Suzanne once declared: ‘Food and sex. Two of my favourite things, and the most powerful of all human drives. Best one after the other in either order, I’m not picky.’ Despite the duo moving in together, their romance ended last year. When the chef confirmed his separation from Zanna, he admitted that the stress of work and turning the Blumenthal name into a multi-million-pound empire had taken its toll on their 22-year marriage.

2016-10-03 04:32 Jessica Rach www.dailymail.co.uk

24 /79 TOWIE's Courtney Green shows off her eye-popping cleavage in saucy snaps as she oozes sex appeal during Marbella filming She burst on to the The Only Way Is Essex scene earlier this year. And Courtney Green is truly making her mark on the UK's most glamorous home county as she sizzled in a bevvy of sexy Instagram shots shared with her 138,000 followers on Sunday. The 20- year-old beauty has been soaking up the sun during the show's annual pilgrimage to Marbella - ensuring she kept all her bikini-clad moments closely documented. Scroll down for video Courtney, who joined the show as Megan McKenna's best friend, makes no secret of her incredible figure as she pouts and preens all over social media. In typical TOWIE girl style, the brunette beauty kept her bikinis as small and sparkly as possible - with one white number standing out in particular. The halterneck top appeared to boast cleavage boosting padding as she enhanced her perky cleavage, which was further accentuated by a dazzling adornment both on the cup and a wraparound middle. Her white bikini bottoms were just visible beneath her nude sarong which appeared neutral at first but was given a touch of Essex bling with a brushed gold waist tie. She pulled her waist-tickling brunette tresses into a high half ponytail with the rest of her locks falling loose over one shoulder. Once again getting snapping selfies, Courtney this time made her ample cleavage the entire focus of a shot in which she oozed sex appeal. Her tiny gold bikini top provided little support at all while struggling to contain her perky cleavage. She gave the look an edgy feel with mirrored rounded aviators. Yet again her brunette hair fell in loose waves around her waist while her make-up was perfectly applied in preparation for the selfie snapping session. Courtney later transformed into a retro style red swimsuit which she tied a crisp white shirt over to give the look a Fifties style edge. With the wraparound on the swimsuit tying around her tiny waist she added in a coordinating red hairband to complete the look. The stunning star has been shooting scenes for the forthcoming The Only Way Is Marbs special in which she will no doubt be at the centre of the drama.

2016-10-03 04:27 Ciara Farmer www.dailymail.co.uk

25 /79 After a monthlong hiatus, Brady returns to Patriots Despite being without their franchise centerpiece for the past month while he served his four-game "Deflategate" suspension, the New England Patriots welcome Tom Brady back on Monday 3-1 after a 16-0 loss to the Bills on Sunday...

2016-10-03 04:24 system article.wn.com

26 /79 Duterte should moderate his language amid criticisms, says Gordon Sen. Richard Gordon said on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte should moderate his language amid the criticisms he is getting from international media on his deadly war on drugs.

Speaking at the resumption of the Senate hearing on extrajudicial killings in the government war on drugs, Gordon, chair of the justice committee, underscored the need for the police to continue investigating the deaths of drug suspects who were killed by unidentified assailants as the country is facing much criticism in the government’s war on drugs.

There are 3,000 drug suspects killed since the government started its anti-drug campaign and 2,000 are considered deaths under investigaton.

Gordon also said that President Duterte also has tendency to react strongly to the reprimands he receives and gets into trouble with his statements.

“I’m a senator. I can say that. I’m a friend but he can get angry with me and I cannot do anything about it but we have to protect the country from bad statements and the President has the duty to be a statesman,” Gordon said. READ: President Duterte, statesman

Gordon said Duterte “must not be heard saying bad words” as he noted the country might as well have a new tourism slogan and that is “Welcome PI or Wow PI.”

He said he hoped the Chief Executive would hear what he said.

Addressing Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald Bato dela Rosa, Gordon also asked why the United Nations was not fuming at the United States where in one city, Chicago, where US President Barack Obama has lived, there were killings of 545 people compared to the 3,000 deaths in the Philippines. RAM/rga

2016-10-03 04:23 Christine O newsinfo.inquirer.net

27 /79 84-year-old woman's body is found in the Hudson River in New Jersey An 84-year-old woman's body that mysteriously washed up in the Hudson River was spotted by a shocked passer- by who saw her floating in the water. Police rushed to the scene at around 11pm last night after she was seen near the water's edge in Maxwell Park Place, between 11th and 12 Streets in Hoboken, NJ. Chief Kenneth Ferrante confirmed that her death was not being treated as suspicious, but it is unclear how she ended up in the river, according to NJ.com . 'It's clear that there was no foul play involved in this incident,' he said. He added that the woman had been identified, but her details will remain private until her family are informed. The discovery was made less than two miles from the scene of the rail crash on Thursday, in which a woman died and more than 100 were injured. It is one of a number of bodies to have been found in the area in recent years. A body was found in August and later identified as Ian Jones, who was dating the daughter of Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox. A body was recovered after a WWII-era plane that crashed into the river in May, just days after missing 46-year-old kayaker Vincent Viafore, who had been missing for more than a month, was found dead. His fiancée, Angelika Graswald, was indicted on a second-degree murder charge over his disappearance. In January, Matthew Genovese, 24, washed up after disappearing from a bar in Hoboken during a blizzard.

2016-10-03 04:21 Paddy Dinham www.dailymail.co.uk

28 /79 Leonardo DiCaprio, Barack Obama To Talk Climate Change Oscar-winner Leonardo DiCaprio was due at the White House Monday to discuss climate change with President Barack Obama before the screening of the actor's new documentary on the devastating effects of... 2016-10-03 04:04 system article.wn.com

29 /79 The San Francisco Examiner As I write this, I can’t help but switch back and forth from Twitter to Facebook and back again to my article. It is really distracting, and is preventing me from being as productive as I would like to be. I have considered quitting social media for a little while, but haven’t had the guts to do it. Maybe it is because I don’t want to miss out (FOMO), or because I don’t want to lose touch with people who clearly do not have my phone number.

Ironically enough, at the apex of me wasting time on social media, I met up with an old friend of mine who actually quit social media. As a startup founder, I am not sure how she does it. So I took a page out of her book and learned what it was like on the other side.

Since late June she has escaped all forms of social media except for Snapchat, which I clearly find interesting. She believes it is, ‘the most authentic form of social media.” She posits that she has young followers who look up to her, hence the reason to stay on. Besides spending about 30 minutes a week on Snapchat she lives by her code to eliminate all other forms of social media.

The first thing she mentioned as an advantage is that she has gotten to a very healthy place with herself. Having your phone go off every other second was exacerbating her ADHD and causing anxiety merely checking it. After her company went through some growing pains, she needed to wear many more hats than she already did, which caused her to get off social and get on her responsibilities as a founder.

Being on social media as a founder, she felt like she was being watched and judged for everything she posted, which caused a great deal of stress. She knew that it was negatively affecting her mental and physical health to have to manage so many things, so she ended up cutting social out. As a result, she has gotten back about 4 hours of her day. Sounds crazy right?

With that 4 hours, she was able to focus on her job and the people who mattered most to her, without thinking about things that were happening on social media when she wasn’t on it. Most importantly, she learned that social media was not her social life. “Instead of congratulating you in real life, they are congratulating you with a like, heart or retweet,” she said. “But it normally isn’t real … true friendship is not based off of social affirmation.” If a friend of hers did not have her cell phone number, they were not able to contact her once she left the socialsphere. It was that easy to see who her real friends were.

It was also an advantage to her dating life. Without being able to look someone up on social media, you can’t see their “social life,” and therefore cannot pass judgment upon them before meeting them. It requires people who are dating to get to know someone because it is not out there on social media. Guys have to text instead of connecting on social. “People use Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as marketing channels,” she said. “Guys would have the opportunity to like something you posted instead of actually reaching out.” And what if you weren’t feeling that great? Most people still curate a positive outlook and holistic image online, because it is more attractive. While there are many reasons to get off social, there are some disadvantages that are important to note. When there were horrendous tragedies this summer like the murder of Philando Castile and Alton B. Sterling, she had no idea. Because she was getting all of her news from social media, she had to switch it up and start to read mainstream media. “I didn’t want to miss something so profound it affects people who are important to me,” she said.

Without seeing how the world was reacting to the news, she took a lot of things personally that were discussed on social. Because she wasn’t present for those conversations and opinions, she was too sensitized from being in her own world, that she needed to start having conversations about what was going on in the world with her peers.

The most important thing I came to realize from all of this, while I ignore the string of messages I am getting right now on Facebook, is that my life could truly benefit from taking a break once in a while. I need to get used to addressing my FOMO and not being afraid of finding out who is not a true friend. Most of all I want to feel like other things are worth my time as well.

She considers getting off social as the, “ultimate productivity hack,” and recommends we all try. “Life isn’t boring off of social media,” she said. “It is far more entertaining and real than you would ever imagine.”

With a background in journalism, Melissa Eisenberg has been working in the tech industry for eight years, currently leading the SF FashTech community.

2016-10-03 04:00 By Melissa www.sfexaminer.com

30 /79 The Bachelorette's Georgia Love is in a 'secret' relationship with policeman Nick Grubb Since her debut on The Bachelorette last month, Georgia Love has made it known she is on a quest to find love. But it seems the 27- year-old reality TV star has already found her one and only away from the cameras. According to New Idea , the ex- news reporter formed a relationship with policeman Nick Grubb and promised to return to him after filming wrapped on the dating show. Scroll down for video 'She promised that what he would see on TV would be an act and that her heart belonged to him,' an insider told the publication. 'They both knew it wasn't ideal, but she had always wanted to be famous so Nick agreed to support her dreams.' To add fuel to the speculation, Daily Mail Australia can reveal Nick and Georgia are friends on Facebook. The Tasmanian Detective also remains friends with the Bachelorette's sister, Katie. But while New Idea report the pair remain in a relationship, they have explained trouble began to brew between Georgia and Nick after he watched her kissing the contestants on The Bachelorette. The publication have claimed Nick has refused to answer Georgia's calls and texts since the show debuted last month. 'This time, she has been the one left devastated,' a friend of the pair told. On Monday evening, Georgia told Daily Mail Australia the reports were 'completely false and fabricated'. 'There is absolutely no truth to the claim that I am in a relationship with Nick Grubb as an article published in New Idea infers. It is completely false and fabricated,' the statement read. 'There is no secret pact nor has there been secret messages. Nick and I went on a few dates early this year and even though a relationship did not develop, we have remained friends.' Daily Mail Australia has contacted Nick for comment. The latest string of reports comes months after reports Georgia was in a relationship with Nick when she was approached to apply for the reality program in May. In June, New Idea claimed the handsome cop was 'absolutely heartbroken' according to close friends, who also revealed Georgia referred to him as 'The One'.

2016-10-03 03:44 Bianca La www.dailymail.co.uk

31 /79 Crowdsourcing effort takes aim at deadliest breast cancers Forget the pink ribbons. Spitting in a tube for science is what unites a growing group of breast cancer patients taking part in a unique project to advance treatment for...

2016-10-03 03:38 system article.wn.com

32 /79 Oprah Winfrey supports her pal Ava DuVernay as director unveils documentary The 13th at NY Film Festival History has shown that Oprah Winfrey is a true friend who has helped propel many a career. The media mogul showed unwavering support for her pal Ava DuVernay at the director's New York film Festival premiere of her documentary 13th on Friday. Oprah, 62, couldn't have been more proud too as she caught Ava up in a hug before the film was shown at the Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. The former daytime talk show host- turned-network owner looked cheery in a white high-low blouse with slim-fitting black trousers. Ava, 44, gave a little speech before the lights dimmed, looking splendid in a long black gown with long sleeves and crew neckline. The 13th offers a detailed look at the US prison system and how it reveals a disturbing history of racial inequality. The US Presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump also are put under the unflattering microscope. Other guests who couldn't wait to see the film included Grace Hightower, Naturi Naughton and Common. Grace, who is wed to actor Robert DeNiro, was the picture of sophistication in a black loose-fitting outfit with black tights and black boots. Naturi, who currently stars on the Starz series Power, had the power in a tight black dress with leather crisscross detail over the revealing decolletage. And hip hop artist Common looked utterly cool in a stylish green suit with black turleneck. Once the premiere was seen and heard, guests headed over to Tavern On The Green for the opening night afterparty. Ava was there, of course, along with Chloe Sevigny and her boyfriend Ricky Saiz, Uzo Aduba, Gabourey Sidibe, J. J. Abrams, and Common again who, by then, had changed into grey plaid trousers and a brown turtleneck. Oprah and Ava, meanwhile, are collaborating on TV series Queen Sugar for Oprah's OWN. 'I made it known in the industry that I wanted to do a show and was being approached by some of the notables that most people would want to do a show with,' Ava told The Hollywood Reporter. She added: 'But when your friend owns a network, you know, it might be good to just go over there.' The besties are also soon to start work on a new project together - A Wrinkle In Time. DuVernay is directing the fantasy-adventure based on the Madeleine L'Engle book about a girl who is sent into space with her brother and a friend, by a trio of peculiar beings, to search for her scientist father who has disappeared. Oprah has an acting role in the movie alongside Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Storm Reid.

2016-10-03 03:35 Jennifer Pearson www.dailymail.co.uk

33 /79 Insured crabs, tea help China's farmers avoid extreme weather losses By Coco Liu HONG KONG, Oct 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ma Rongda, a tea grower for nearly 30 years, knows how badly his business can be affected by extreme weather. But when heavy snow and cold hit his tea garden earlier this year, Ma was not as worried as he used to be. "I bought insurance for my tea plantations," he explained. For an annual premium of some 7,000 yuan ($1,050), the 46-year-old received compensation of more than 220,000 yuan ($32,950) - enough to cover all of his production costs last year. This is the second year that Ma and his fellow farmers in eastern China's Anji County have had access to insurance. Before that, no policies were available for Chinese tea growers looking to secure their crops. As erratic weather has become the new norm in China, insurance policies against losses from extreme weather have emerged in a wide range of agricultural businesses, from beekeeping to cattle ranching to seaweed farming. Many are proving hugely popular, thanks in part to cut-rate prices made possible by government subsidies. Chinese officials say the number of buyers of agriculture-related insurance has more than tripled in the country between 2007 and 2015, while the area of farmland covered by insurance has quintupled. The fast expansion of insurance is just one thing China is doing to reduce what it sees as a growing risks related to extreme weather and other climate change impacts. The country now requires infrastructure construction companies to take climate change impacts into consideration when planning new projects. It has also developed early warning systems for extreme weather events and taken up popular communications tools - such as Weibo, China's version of Twitter - to send out typhoon alerts. Disaster statistics show why. Over the last 20 years, one out of two people affected by weather- related disasters has been Chinese, according to the United Nations. Chinese government statistics show that floods, droughts, typhoons and other natural disasters have caused annual economic losses of 200 billion yuan ($30 billion) a year, on average, since the 1990s. Chinese farmers, whose harvests rely on good weather, have been among those hit the hardest. 'REALLY STRANGE' WEATHER Ma, the tea grower in Anji County, for instance, had already lost last year's harvest to extreme cold when freezing temperatures hit his plantations again this year, withering the tea leaves. "The weather is now getting really strange," Ma said in a telephone interview with the Thomson Reuters Foundation. "We used to experience extreme cold weather once every three years. But in 2016 alone, we suffered from (both) heavy snows and cold waves. It was a double whammy. " The insurance he now buys - introduced last year - gives farmers an automatic payout for losses, without a visit from an insurance claims adjuster, when the recorded temperature drops to minus 0.5 degrees Celsius during the harvesting season. With Chinese policymakers promoting market-oriented solutions to help cope with climate change, 65 percent of the insurance premium is being covered by government subsidies, making the new service appealing to cost-conscious farmers. Concerns over extreme weather drove Ma to buy insurance for all his tea land as soon as the service became available in 2015 - and he has encouraged many others to do the same, he said. According to the Anji White Tea Association, the scale of insured tea plantations increased from 600 hectares in 2015 to nearly 1,900 hectares (4,700 acres) this year. PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd., which designed the insurance for tea growers, has rolled out 39 insurance products aimed at helping Chinese farmers handle an increase in climate shocks. Other insurance firms also have come up innovative policies, both in design and the way they are sold. Shanghai-based Anxin Agricultural Insurance Co. Ltd., for one, recently teamed up with Taobao, a popular Chinese e-commerce site, to sell insurance against crop failures caused by strong winds. Farmers can buy the insurance online and claim it based on meteorological data, which enables the company to serve farmers whose villages do not have any insurance agents. INSURED CRABS There are also growing efforts to create insurance services for climate- related damages that are hard to measure. Suzhou, a city west of Shanghai, is a major production hub for Chinese mitten crabs, a burrowing crab that is named for its furry claws and that is an autumn delicacy in eastern China. But since heat waves have begun happening more frequently in Suzhou, farmers have complained that their mitten crabs - and their wallets - have reduced in size. Although traditional agricultural insurance covers the loss of crab production, insurance agents and crab growers often argue over the amount of compensations, said Lu Jihui, a spokesman for China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. That's because high temperature isn't the only cause of smaller crabs, making it challenging to measure the actual damages. To eliminate the disputes, China Pacific Insurance has designed a new product that directly links the rate of compensation with temperature peaks - and avoids time-consuming, labor-intensive damage assessments. China's new climate-related insurance services, however, often depend on heavy government subsidies. While the central government and local authorities have opened their wallets to support pilot programs, it remains unknown to which extent they can continue the financial assistance. There is also a problem with some farmers still hesitating to buy insurance, despite the benefits, insurance companies say. However, this is expected to change as more extreme weather events hit. One case in point is Suzhou, where extremely hot weather persisted for more than 20 days this summer. "Many crab growers in my village failed to break even this year, because of the adverse impact of high temperatures," said Shen Wenrong, a 48-year-old crab grower. Shen said his crabs were also only two-thirds normal size, but he stayed profitable in part because the insurance compensation offset some losses. Now "many of my neighbors plan to buy climate insurance next year," Shen said. (Reporting by Coco Liu; editing by Laurie Goering :; Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, climate change, women's rights, trafficking and property rights. Visit http://news.trust.org/climate)

2016-10-03 03:33 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

34 /79 President Obama, the Ultimate Tourist, Ticks Down His Bucket List WASHINGTON — Snorkeling in the crystal- blue Pacific waters off Midway Island. Check. Strolling through the enigmatic columns of Stonehenge. Check. Visiting the Bob Marley Museum in Jamaica, the pyramids in Egypt and the Great Wall of China. Check, check and check.

It turns out that traveling the globe on Air Force One can do wonders for your tourism bucket list. President Obama has spent most of his travel time the past eight years on official duties: countless fund-raisers, state visits to foreign capitals, pep rallies with American troops, policy announcements and never-ending summit meetings in hotel ballrooms the world over.

But maybe more than any of his predecessors, Mr. Obama has also seized the opportunity to become the ultimate tourist, methodically setting aside time to marvel at the world’s most spectacular sights, seemingly soaking up every experience. (Want proof? Watch the episode of “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” in which the president joins the host in eating some salmon already munched on by a bear.)

“It’s a Jeffersonian impulse. He’s intellectually curious,” said Jon Meacham , a presidential historian, who compared Mr. Obama’s penchant for sightseeing to Thomas Jefferson’s travels through France from 1784 to 1789, though that was before Jefferson became president.

“He’s trying to do something that’s incredibly difficult,” Mr. Meacham said of Mr. Obama. “He’s trying to replenish his intellectual capital in a job that really just demands expenditure of that resource.”

Not all presidents are eager tourists. President George W. Bush was impatient when it came to seeing the sights. In 2002, Mr. Bush spent only 30 minutes at the Great Wall of China. It took him the same amount of time to visit the National Archives of Canada , where he gazed at portraits of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. One White House aide told a reporter in 2004 that Mr. Bush liked a clean, tight schedule.

President Bill Clinton was by all accounts more willing to squeeze in tourist stops, even if it meant late-night visits before early-morning departures. On a visit to Madrid, Mr. Clinton toured the Prado , Spain’s national art museum, at 11 p.m.

President George Bush was well traveled while in office but less of a tourist than Mr. Obama, said Mr. Meacham, who recently finished a biography of the senior Mr. Bush. If he had some free time, “he was going to set up a game of wallyball at Camp David,” Mr. Meacham said. “He would order up spur-of-the-moment horseshoe tournaments.”

Aides of Mr. Obama’s say he has been relentless in urging them to schedule stops in places that give him a chance to do some sightseeing. In Rome to meet the new pope in 2014, Mr. Obama also took a private guided tour through the Colosseum. After four days of Mideast peace negotiations in 2013, the president played tourist at Petra in Jordan, viewing the 2,000-year-old ruins carved into sandstone cliffs.

And in 2014, at the end of a three-day trip to Estonia and a NATO summit meeting in Wales, Mr. Obama hopped in a motorcade for a short drive to the monoliths at Stonehenge, where he had a leisurely walk. He declared the site “spectacular” and “a special place” before telling reporters, “Knocked it off the bucket list!”

Mr. Obama’s travels — along with his frequent golf outings and summertime visits to Martha’s Vineyard — have generated some criticism, especially from Republicans who question the value of the trips and the cost to taxpayers.

Judicial Watch , a conservative watchdog group, has used Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits to try to get information about the cost of the president’s travel. The group claims that Mr. Obama’s travel, official and personal, has cost taxpayers about $80 million.

Of course, the exact cost of the president’s sightseeing is unknowable because it is mixed in with the overall efforts required to protect and support the American leader no matter where on the globe he finds himself. The infrastructure of the modern presidency always accompanies the Oval Office occupant, whether he or she is on official duties or vacation. The president’s aides point out that previous presidents have always traveled with the same security and administrative needs. And they insist that most of Mr. Obama’s personal tourism serves important diplomatic purposes. Eating in a noodle shop in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain for his CNN program, they say, helped deliver the president’s hope for a deeper relationship between the people of the two nations. And the Obamas’ dinner date in a restaurant in Cuba helped cement the image of a new kind of relationship between Washington and Havana, two longtime adversaries.

“These moments allow the president to highlight issues he cares about by experiencing them firsthand,” said Liz Allen, the deputy White House communications director. “Seeing a melting glacier in Alaska or walking the trails of our national parks really drives home the impact of climate change and importance of conserving our lands and waters.”

“And when traveling overseas,” she added, “getting off the beaten path to visit a cultural landmark further deepens ties in that country.”

The demands of the presidency sometimes get in the way of Mr. Obama’s sightseeing. The president skipped a planned stop at the Taj Mahal after the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in early 2015 forced him to cut short a visit to India. Despite taking several trips to Southeast Asia, Mr. Obama has never been able to persuade his handlers to get him to Angkor Wat , a complex of magnificent temples in Cambodia.

“The president was quite disappointed to not have an opportunity to visit the Taj Mahal on his last visit to India,” Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, said after the schedule change in India. “I wish I could promise — I think the president wishes I could promise — that he would have an opportunity to visit the Taj Mahal before the end of his presidency, but I’m not sure that will happen.”

And one of the biggest boxes on his tourism list is likely to remain unchecked during the remainder of his presidency: zipping across the frozen tundra of Antarctica, on a snowmobile that might be called Snow Force One. Top aides say he has been wanting to visit for years, but no trip there is on the schedule.

Still, there is no question that the presidency has given Mr. Obama extraordinary access to people, places and experiences that most others do not have.

“Jefferson had this incredible sense of curiosity. He wanted to be a kind of conveyor belt of culture,” Mr. Meacham said. “He saw tourism as, I suspect, the way the president does: widening the aperture of experience and learning as much as possible.”

2016-10-03 03:30 MICHAEL D www.nytimes.com

35 /79 Florida’s Changing Latino Population Veers From G. O. P. MIAMI — For decades, being Latino in Florida almost always meant being Republican. Miami was the undisputed capital of Cuban exiles who had fled the Communist government — they were most of the state’s Latinos — and by the 1980s a large majority had registered with the Republican Party.

But a glimpse at the state voter rolls these days, where the names Samuel Del Valle, Maria Flores and Oswaldo Muñoz all appear as Democrats or independents, makes clear how much has changed in one of the nation’s most important swing states, one that will be important for Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump in November.

In March, Mr. Del Valle, newly arrived from Puerto Rico, stood in front of a voter registration table, staring at the four relatively unfamiliar choices in front of him: Florida Democratic Party , Republican Party of Florida, No Party Affiliation, Minor Party.

Back home, major political parties go by different names and their differences hinge on the island’s status as an American commonwealth: Should Puerto Rico seek statehood, remain a commonwealth or opt for independence from the United States? But here, he had a new choice to make.

“I chose Democrat,” said Mr. Del Valle, 34, who lives in St. Cloud, in the Orlando area, and who represents one big reason Florida’s Latinos are no longer a predictably Republican vote: the fast-growing Puerto Rican population.

When Ms. Flores, the American-born daughter of Cuban refugees, arrived at her new junior high school in Miami from New Orleans three decades ago, the city’s Cubanía — its Cuban sensibility — jolted her.

But she adapted quickly. Spanglish soon became her third language. She mastered the Cuban greeting — an air kiss doled out as abundantly as, well, air, even if you just met the person. Then, at 18, she participated in another Miami Cuban rite of passage: She registered to vote as a Republican.

“My parents were Republican, and they were happy with it,” Ms. Flores said in her living room, the smell of rice and beans floating in from the kitchen.

But in 2008, Ms. Flores, 43, a legal secretary and single mother, did what was once unthinkable. She re-registered as a Democrat, another sign Republican candidates can no longer count on Florida’s Latinos.

From his offices in Doral, a suburb of Miami, Mr. Muñoz, an entrepreneur from Venezuela, commands an empire of newspapers and websites that stretches across Florida to Panama and Spain. Mr. Muñoz, 64, is one of the Latin American immigrants who have contributed to the diversity and growth of Doral, which is now 80 percent Latino. Many, like Mr. Muñoz, arrived with means, while others started with nothing, drawn by the pull of American opportunity.

When he came here two decades ago, Doral was a warren of cargo warehouses. But as Venezuelans fled the economic depredations of a socialist president, Hugo Chávez , and his successor, Nicolás Maduro, Mr. Muñoz gained readers for his publications, which are known as El Venezolano. A restaurant serving arepas, Venezuela’s signature corn pancakes, became a social center of Doral.

Cubans, Colombians and Dominicans also moved in, building walled, palm-lined golf course communities. More than 200 companies based their headquarters in Doral. And Mr. Muñoz sold lots of ads.

In his columns, Mr. Muñoz rails against the leftist government that has reduced Venezuelans to hunger. But in regard to American politics, Mr. Muñoz, a naturalized citizen, is a registered independent who votes Democratic — yet another reason the vote in Florida may be so competitive.

Ten years ago, Republicans had a registration edge among the state’s Latinos — 37 percent were Republicans, 33 percent were Democrats and 28 percent independents, according to official figures. This year, the party lags among Latinos, with 26 percent registered as Republicans, 37 percent as Democrats and 35 percent as independents. And the independents increasingly lean Democratic, particularly among new immigrants and Puerto Ricans.

“The Hispanic vote in Florida was reliably conservative and now is becoming reliably Democrat,” said Fernand R. Amandi, a pollster who has extensively surveyed Latinos in this crucial swing state whose 29 electoral votes are very much up for grabs, and could determine the outcome of the presidential race.

Still, much remains up in the air. Strong Latino candidates who are Republicans, like Senator Marco Rubio , still command loyal votes. And in Miami, Representative Carlos Curbelo, a Cuban-American Republican, and Joe Garcia, a Cuban-American Democrat, are in close duel in which Mr. Garcia is trying to retake the congressional seat Mr. Curbelo won from him two years ago.

There are few places in America where Latino voting power is as fluid as in Florida. Here are three snapshots.

MIAMI — Ms. Flores was never enamored of politics. But the more she heard her bosses, a group of lawyers, talk, the more she realized she had a kinship with Democrats on issues that affected her. As with so many people who switch parties, her decision was also driven by the top of the ticket, Barack Obama, in 2008.

“I was a single mom with two kids, and he represented change, and helping people like me, and equality,” she said.

She worried about getting laid off. She worried about how she could afford to get her son a car and pay for college. Yet, she said, the Republican Party didn’t speak to her. Instead, it fumed about abortion and religious rights and immigration. “It was ‘God says this and God says that,’” she said.

Her father and son, in different ways, are moving in similar directions.

Her father, Rolando Bocos, a former yacht builder who once served five years in a Cuban prison after the government charged his brother with carrying a weapon, is no Democrat. “I think they are Communists,” Mr. Bocos said. But now, he will not vote for Republicans, either. “It doesn’t matter Republican, Democrat, to me anymore,” said Mr. Bocos, 77. At his age, he said, “I’m only interested in Medicare and Social Security.” He said he would not vote this year.

Ms. Flores’s 21-year-old son, Alex, a student at Florida International University, drifted toward the Democrats because of social issues — gay rights (his godfather and some of his cousins are gay), religious tolerance, female empowerment. “I knew which side fit my moral compass,” he said. Last year, he became president of the university’s College Democrats.

Ms. Flores laughed at the unexpected turn in her life. “It’s funny that I came to Miami and became a Democrat.”

DORAL, Fla. — The transformation of Doral reflects the broader changes across South Florida. Cuban-Americans no longer dominate, but are now part of a Hispanic mix that includes a wave of immigrants from Latin America. Although many Venezuelans, Colombians and Brazilians have escaped leftist politics at home, once they become Americans they typically become Democrats.

Their voting power is limited, but growing. Many immigrants in Doral have not been here long enough to become naturalized, so there are only about 20,000 registered voters among 56,000 residents. But the trend away from Republican dominance is clear: 29 percent are Democrats and 46 percent are registered as independents. Only 24 percent are Republicans.

Mr. Muñoz said Cubans have welcomed Venezuelans to Miami, seeing in them a similar exile experience. The feeling is mutual. “We live close to their pain, so we understand it,” he said.

But there are differences. Venezuelans reject anything that reminds them of Mr. Chávez’s authoritarian rule, but they still favor the expansive government role in health care and education that Democrats support. Many Venezuelans are suspicious of the back-room politics they see in the entrenched Miami Republican establishment.

Unlike Cuban exiles, who benefit from special entry to the United States, Venezuelans — and other Latin immigrants — have no easy path. Some Doral residents are undocumented.

“We are immigrants, and we will always be immigrants,” Mr. Muñoz said.

This year’s race for mayor of Doral reflects the changes. The incumbent, Luigi Boria, is a self- made businessman from Venezuela. A registered independent, he is a Republican in practice and a conservative Christian pastor whose priority has been to promote and bring order to the city’s frenetic growth.

He is facing a challenge from Sandra Ruiz, a Democrat and popular Mexican-American councilwoman who moved here years ago from San Diego. She zips around town in a car decorated with her photograph. Ms. Ruiz says Mr. Boria is too partial to developers and has failed to include lower-income residents in city programs.

Even though Mr. Boria is a compatriot, Mr. Muñoz and his newspapers are supporting Ms. Ruiz. Warily recalling Mr. Chavez’s multiterm rule in Venezuela, he thinks one term for Mr. Boria is enough.

But in Doral — as among Florida Latinos overall — the person pushing Latinos toward the Democrats this year is the Republican nominee, Mr. Trump. The owner of a golf course here, Mr. Trump persuaded Doral to host the Miss Universe beauty pageant in January 2015. The taxpayers ended up paying $1.1 million to Mr. Trump’s organization, Mr. Boria confirmed. But the exposure was a boon to local businesses, and Mr. Boria proposed giving Mr. Trump a key to the city.

But when Mr. Trump began his campaign last year attacking Mexican immigrants as criminals, it cast a shadow on Doral. Ms. Ruiz was offended.

“I felt Doral lost the city’s entire investment the moment he opened his mouth regarding Hispanics,” Ms. Ruiz said.

The feeling of insult was heightened after Mr. Trump waged a relentless Twitter assault on Alicia Machado, a former Miss Universe who is Venezuelan, whose story was highlighted by Mrs. Clinton last week’s presidential debate. Mr. Trump called her “disgusting” because she had gained weight after her pageant victory.

In an interview in Mr. Muñoz’s publications, Ms. Machado, who became an American citizen this year, exhorted Latino voters to learn from her experience: “We can’t risk having such a violent, bad-tempered, macho person as Trump as our president.” Mr. Muñoz explained that Mr. Trump, although a Republican, reminds him and many other Venezuelans of their leftist nemesis, Mr. Chávez. “It’s his arrogance, his intolerance, the way he insults people who disagree with him,” Mr. Muñoz said.

ST. CLOUD, Fla. — When Samuel Del Valle became a Democrat, he joined a huge influx of American citizens streaming into Central Florida — Puerto Ricans, who are helping reshape the party’s political identity. Their growing presence along the state’s Interstate 4 corridor is a chief reason Florida’s Latino vote has veered away from Republicans.

For Mr. Del Valle, a teacher and college graduate, the choice this election season is easy. He liked the Clintons. He also liked President Obama. He even liked Jeb Bush , but Mr. Bush dropped out of the race. Ultimately, though, he knew enough about the Democratic Party to know it spoke his language, he said.

“They are super on minorities, and women and gays,” said Mr. Del Valle as his wife, Verónica Rivera, unloaded boxes inside the small apartment they rented recently in St. Cloud. “They support the Arabs, the Indians, the Latinos — all of us are different and have different cultures.”

For the Republican Party, though, the thousands of Puerto Ricans who have fled the island’s economic collapse remain within reach. Like many Latinos, they tend to hold conservative values; new to the mainland and without strong partisan preconceptions, they are open to Republican ideas in ways that Puerto Ricans in the North are not. With the right candidate, Puerto Ricans here are open to Republican courtship.

Despite the Latino firestorm over Mr. Trump and his talk of border walls, Mr. Del Valle says he finds traces of redemption in him.

“I like some Republican ideas,” he said. The party, he added, stands for patriotism, law and order, discipline in government and a strong military. These ideas are appealing to many Puerto Ricans who have confronted high murder rates and deep-rooted government corruption, but who also boast high levels of military service.

“Trump does mention things that are true,” Mr. Del Valle said. “It’s a big border and people are coming illegally.”

So far, though, that is not enough to sway Puerto Rican voters. Their growing alliance with Democrats is strongly rooted in the candidates’ words and attitudes, and the signals they send about whether Latinos are welcome here as equals.

“I see myself as a Latino who wants to contribute to the United States,” Mr. Del Valle said. “And the Democrats are saying things that I want to hear about Latinos.”

2016-10-03 03:30 By www.nytimes.com

36 /79 From the church so small its congregation sits outside to the chapel balanced half way down a cliff: Britain's tiniest - and loveliest - places of worship From the remarkably preserved seventh-century wooden church in Essex to a self-built creation in a back garden in Sutton, the book highlights the importance of cherishing and preserving these unique buildings and the unexpected treasures held within them: traditional stained glass windows, icon imagery and quirky sculptures and paintings. Wills - the author of numerous books about Britain’s lesser-known, quirkier sides - crossed the country from Cornwall to Orkney by boat, train, bicycle and on foot to visit all of the churches. MailOnline Travel has rounded up a selection of some of the best churches featured in the book. 2016-10-03 03:21 Harriet Mallinson www.dailymail.co.uk

37 /79 Gigi Hadid flashes her lacy black bra in a chic floral suit as she steps out during PFW She's been modelling some of the hottest new trends during Paris Fashion Week. But Gigi Hadid proved she also has an eye for fashion in her own right as she slipped into a chic floral suit to stroll around the French capital on Saturday. With the colourful co-ord flattering her svelte figure, the 21-year-old supermodel ensured she'd turn heads as she made her way to a host of shows. Scroll down for video Wearing her shirt unbuttoned, the blonde beauty flashed a hint of cleavage whilst remaining demure as her lacy black bra peeked through the material. Drawing more attention to her decolletage, Gigi donned a myriad of gold chain necklaces that injected some glitz into the ensemble. Giving her lean legs the illusion of being even taller than her model frame allowed, the star slipped into billowing floral trousers, whilst a pair of heeled black boots were just visible beneath. Keeping her accessories low-key, Gigi carried a small black leather rucksack with gold zips as she strode along the city. She also donned a pair of circular red shades that proved to be both practical yet stylish in the Parisian sunlight. She finished off the look by styling her blonde locks in a loose ponytail that cascaded past her shoulders. On Friday Gigi proved she looks equally as chic dressed down and up as she sported two stunning looks. She'd been spotted leaving her hotel in casual crop top and leather trousers looking particularly low key, but just a few hours later she emerged yet again in shimmering dress and a chic updo. The Vogue covergirl showed off her stunning figure in the sleek pink number teamed with nude strappy high heels. The chic hairstyle was teamed with some cat's eye make-up and nude lipstick completing the look. However, the model of the moment had to deal with some wet weather, but luckily she had some assistants on hand to protect her with an umbrella. Earlier, the star had showed off her toned abs in a purple cropped T-shirt as she left her hotel. She teamed the top with leather trousers which showed off her slim legs and a chic red leather coat with fur lining. Gigi wore her dark blonde hair in a low ponytail while rounded sunglasses kept her looking relatively incognito. And perhaps giving her feet a rest from her catwalk heels, the model stuck to chunky heeled slingbacks. The clothes horse turned heads in a bright ensemble. The bright yellow polo neck jumper dress fell just below her knees and featured two cut out panels held together by white laces. Featuring glove-style sleeves, Gigi paired her outfit with casual tan sandals and red sheer goggle-style sunglasses. However, it's not all been smooth sailing for Gigi who is currently dating ex One-Direction member Zayn Malik. In a break from the runway at Milan, she was ambushed by prankster Vitalii Sediuk - who lifted her off the ground as she left the Max Mara show with her model sister Bella, 19. She responded by forcefully elbowing him to release herself from his grip. Defending her response in Lenny Letter, she said she felt endangered by the situation and that she wants girls to see the video of the attack and know that they too have 'the right to fight back'. Speaking to Girls creator Lena Dunham the night of the incident, the catwalk star said she practices boxing. She said the incident felt like it was in 'slow-mo' and that she remembered seeing him and thinking: 'Get me out of this situation.' She added: 'I played volleyball, and my coaches talked about muscle memory. I started boxing two years ago and I always remembered that. 'Since then, I hadn’t been in a situation that forced me to fight back, but it just came out when he grabbed me — it wasn’t a choice. I do have that fighter in me.'

2016-10-03 03:21 Rebecca Lawrence www.dailymail.co.uk

38 /79 Katie Price flaunts her cleavage in low-cut top before lip filler session She's been touring the country, promoting her new autobiography and dropping yet more bombshells about her husband Kieran Hayler's former affairs. And Katie Price was seen treating herself to a pampering session in Manchester on Friday, stopping off at Mac Aesthetics salon to get some lip fillers. The 38-year-old former glamour model sported a casual ensemble for the occasion, putting on a lot of front in a low-cut white top. Scroll down for video Katie's plunging number featured floaty capped sleeves and a bodycon panel on her midriff, highlighting her flat stomach. She dressed the T-shirt down with grey tracksuit bottoms and a dusty pink coat with a fur-lined hood. The mother-of-five's cover up came in handy since she was caught in a downpour following her treatment session. Katie showed off the results on her Instagram page, pouting up a storm as she displayed her freshly plumped lips. 'Enough about my lips lol…', she captioned the snap after her followers inundated her with messages about them. Katie subsequently revealed during her Evening With event at Glasgow’s Hilton Hotel, 'It’s sore. But it won’t kick in for a while'. A day after revealing that she physically attacked the woman who had an affair with her husband Kieran, Jane Pountney, Katie shared how she keeps the painful memories of their indiscretion well and truly alive. Speaking at An Evening with Katie Price in Sheffield on Thursday, she admitted that she often text messages snaps of Jane to Kieran to remind him of what he did. The mother-of- five, who remained married to Kieran despite his indiscretion, said she constantly taunts: 'This is what you could have been with.' The Mirror reports her as adding: 'Jane is so familiar to me but when I think of her I think "Ugh". I look at her and it takes me back to the pain. Kieran kissing her married ex-best friend Jane, 49, while on holiday in Cape Verde in May 2014. The Mirror reported that Katie revealed what happened after she found Jane intimately pleasuring Kieran: 'I got up and proper got her. I thought I was a cage fighter or something... I was that angry I just clutched her hair. I'm not hard but I've done training. 'And then Kieran called security. The worst thing is Jane's two kids came in and they saw me attacking their mum. Security walked in and I just wouldn't get off her. 'I said: "What state is she in? " And she said that she had a black eye and I knocked her tooth out.' Last year, Katie explained the exact moment she found the duo together, leading to her heartbreak and very public rows. She said: 'I remember going down to the bar one day in Cape Verde to ask the staff if they had seen my husband. 'They pointed towards the beach and said he'd gone that way. I asked them if he was with anyone and they said no. At that point, I knew he had gone to meet her. 'So I started walking towards the beach and in the distance, I could see these two silhouettes on the sun loungers. My heart was racing because I knew it was them. Then there they were, kissing each other.' Katie and Jane had known each other for 20 years when the ten-month affair came to light, and the latter was even maid of honour at Katie's weddings to Alex Reid and Kieran. The stunning glamour model - who has children Jett, two, and Bunny, 23 months, with Kieran, as well as Harvey, 14, Junior, 11, and Princess, nine, from past relationships - insists she doesn't dwell on her spouse's cheating and things between them are better than ever.

2016-10-03 03:18 Kate Thomas www.dailymail.co.uk

39 /79 We'll come back stronger in Japan, vows Mercedes boss Mercedes are "beating themselves up" about Lewis Hamilton's dramatic Malaysian Grand Prix engine failure but have vowed to come back stronger in Japan this weekend. Team principal Toto Wolff was almost lost for words after leader Hamilton's engine exploded 15 laps from victory Sunday at the Sepang International Circuit. "It's hard to know how to sum up a day like today," Wolff said. "I just have no words for what happened to Lewis. We feel his pain. " Hamilton was close to tears after the dramatic retirement dealt a severe blow to his chances of winning a third drivers' championship in a row, as his teammate Nico Rosberg finished third to extend his championship lead to 23 points. Immediately after the race, won by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, Hamilton lashed out at his team, accusing them of favouring their German driver Rosberg. "My question is to Mercedes: we have so many engines made for drivers, but mine are the only ones failing this year," 31-year-old Hamilton told BBC radio. Wolff admitted he did not have the answer. "This is a mechanical sport, with so much technology, but sometimes you get blindsided by situations with no rational explanation," he said. "It's a freaky coincidence. "Our guys will get to the bottom of what happened and learn from it. But I want to focus on how Lewis responded in the aftermath. We let him down today and we are beating up ourselves about it. " Hamilton's emotional outburst, said Wolff, was in the heat of the moment. But he praised his driver for afterwards making peace with the team and refocusing on the next race on Sunday. - 'True champion' - "What Lewis said, it's completely understandable. But he came back to the garage and shook the hand of every team member. "We talked in a small group and we were all really down. Then he stood in front of the team and found the words to lift everybody and help us recover quickly for Japan. "This is what the great drivers do, the true champions, and I must express my respect for how he conducted himself today. "One of the greatest qualities of our group is how we come back from defeat even stronger than before. We will do that again now, in time for Japan next weekend. " Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe was more forthright in describing what had befallen Hamilton. "The word is 'bollocks' really," said Lowe. "This is one of the more difficult races of the year and we approached the weekend knowing it would be tough to get a top result. And so it transpired. "Lewis was well on track to secure the win. We're all absolutely devastated for him. " Lowe refuted any talk of conspiracy theories. "One thing we had made a priority was to ensure an equal competition between the drivers," Lowe said. "Unfortunately, we have failed in that objective today in brutal fashion. "We will go away and analyse what happened today, aiming to arrive in Japan prepared to bounce back in the best way we can. " 2016-10-03 03:15 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

40 /79 Economic monitor: Asian markets’ thwarted third quarter thrust By Gary Kleiman on October 3, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features , South Asia , Southeast Asia

Asian stock markets with the big exception of China’s A shares, down 10% on the MSCI index in dollar terms, were all positive though September, roughly in line with the 15% global composite increase. Indonesia and Pakistan were top core and frontier universe gainers at 25% and 16%, respectively, as the region lagged Latin America in particular with cases of double those advances. India reversed negative performance and Korea and Malaysia were up 15% and 2%, respectively, in dollar terms.

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani is back in the chair to oversee Indonesia’s tax amnesty program. REUTERS/Beawiharta

Thailand managed its own 25% upswing on constitutional changes, while political transition hurt the Philippines as foreign investor outflows accompanied President Duterte’s erratic debut. Fund flow data continue to show a large $20 billion net exodus from Asia due mainly to Chinese financial system and enterprise restructuring fears, but doubts also linger about neighbors’ leadership and economic policy direction that may resurface toward end-year as industrial world central bank liquidity lift is not as pronounced.

Chinese equities were unmoved by GDP growth on track toward the 6.5% target, and currency stability ahead of October’s IMF Special Drawing Right entry. The Fund in a separate report pressed the urgency of commercial and shadow bank overhaul against the backdrop of “uncertain” economic transformation. The government created a $50 billion state firm reorganization fund to spur halting efforts, but allowed use for new overseas acquisitions as outward direct investment was $10 billion more than 2015’s $135 billion FDI total.

The private sector Beige Book survey of thousands of smaller businesses revealed a retail sales and services slump as rebalancing is emphasized away from fixed investment and exports. Steel industry overcapacity was marginally reduced, honoring a pledge at September’s G-20 summit, with companies defaulting on and swapping existing bonds in the process.

Real estate is also experiencing a glut according to experts, but half of bank credit, still expanding at a near 15% annual clip, is now for mortgages, enabling a sudden home price rebound in 65 out of 70 cities.

Policy banks received injections to support infrastructure projects that no longer attract normal funding, and local governments are again borrowing heavily with previous limits ignored. The central bank in its own form of quantitative easing continued to add record liquidity through repo operations, but ratings agencies and investment houses note it is trapped as the true bad loan level currently stands at 15-20 % of portfolios. They believe recapitalization is long overdue for the giant state lenders to cover the hole, and are not keen on Shanghai or Hong Kong offerings, as evidenced by Postal Bank’s lackluster debut on the latter exchange in September despite its $7.5 billion size as this year’s leader.

India moved from mid-year loss to a 6% advance with foreign investor allocation at $7 billion, almost double 2015’s third quarter figure, despite the steep average price/earnings ratio approaching 20 times. September’s $900 million flotation by insurer ICICI Prudential Life was the biggest in years, and oversubscribed tenfold as the sector further opens to international ownership.

The appointment of new central bank governor Urjit Patel and monetary policy committee members has gone smoothly, and they may soon cut interest rates with consumer inflation down to 5%. Reported 7% GDP growth outpaces China’s, and the current account deficit is under control. National goods and services tax victory revived the structural reform agenda, although closing the offshore Mauritius loophole will impose capital gains levies on short-term investment for the first time.

Indonesia has been the big economy favorite in 2016 after President Widodo’s early stumbles, as he installed business-friendly ministers and championed consecutive infrastructure and anti-bureaucratic initiatives. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani is back in the chair to oversee a tax amnesty program which has so far brought in one-quarter the $40 billion target. Second quarter growth was 5% on solid consumption, but bank credit was only up single-digits and longtime mining partners like Newmont will exit on royalty and regulatory concerns.

Philippines stocks in contrast sold off in September to pare their year-to-date MSCI index increase to 6%, as President Duterte lashed out at political and economic critics, with the region on notice to revisit policy coherence or enthusiasm could fade with the liquidity tide.

Gary N. Kleiman is an emerging markets specialist who runs Kleiman International in Washington, D. C.

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41 /79 Belfast rabbi says antisemitism growing in Northern Ireland Antisemitism is on the rise in Northern Ireland as the Jewish community continues to suffer from repeated threats and acts of vandalism in Belfast, one local rabbi told the BBC Sunday. Rabbi David Singer, head of the Belfast Jewish Community congregation, said that Jewish graves, synagogues and public spaces throughout Northern Ireland have been defaced with anti-Jewish vandalism over recent months.

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“Yes, antisemitism is on the rise," Singer told BBC Radio Ulster's Sunday Sequence. "Let me tell you about four things - first of all...[the graffiti] in the process of being cleaned up right now. It is graffiti in town where what is written is the ‘F word’, a picture of a swastika and it says, ‘gas the kikes.’" “On the synagogue walls," Singer continued, "there is graffiti. I am not going to read it out - it is really very unpleasant. " Singer also said he has received a number "suspicious emails" over the same period of time. “If we add these things together – the graffiti in town, the smashing of the gravestones, suspicious emails, and the graffiti on the synagogue wall – yes, I would say things are on the increase.” The rabbi noted , however, that the bulk of Belfast residents have been "warm and welcoming" and have reached out to support the Jewish community. “The vast majority of people are very friendly, warm, welcoming and whatever we see and experience as far as anti-Semitism is concerned, it tends to bring in a flood of letters, emails and telephone calls of support for the Jewish community and the Jewish people and an expression of abhorrence," said Singer. “I am appalled that these things happen but I am humbled at the response,” he added. The Jewish community is one of the oldest religious minorities in Belfast, descended from German textile merchants who migrated to Northern Ireland in the 1860's, according to Northern Ireland daily The News Letter. The first synagogue in Belfast was built in 1871, while the community's founder, Daniel Joseph Jaffe, is commemorated on Great Victoria Street. The sixth president of Israel, Chaim Herzog, was born in Belfast in 1918, and is the father of current Zionist Union leader MK Isaac Herzog.

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42 /79 Oct. 3-4: Looking Through the Lens, Katrina Goldsaito, Sir Robert Penrose, Yusef/Cat Stevens, Citizen Josh, Corey Smith Looking Through the Lens: Subtitled “The Glory of San Francisco Opera, Past and Present” the free exhibit features 135 photographs from the Edward Paul Braby San Francisco Opera Archive collections. [9 a.m. to 6 p.m,, Diane B. Wilsey Center for Opera, Veterans Building, fourth floor, 401 Van Ness Ave.., S. F.]

Katrina Goldsaito: The author of “Sound of Silence,” a tale of a boy who searches for an elusive but beautiful sound in the hustle-bustle of Tokyo, appears at a storytelling session with artist Julia Kuo and koto player Yoshio Saito. [9:45 a.m., Japanese Tea Garden, 75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, S. F.] Shortening-Making Irrational Rational: The installation by Nelson Saiers “incorporates properties of the number pi, prison vernacular, and NFL football jerseys to comment on irrationally long prison sentences given for minor, nonviolent drug offenses.” [11 a.m. to 2 p.m., New Industries Building, Alcatraz Island]

Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Transport: A panel of experts including representatives from Lyft and local transit agencies discuss possibilities and challenges as self-driving cars make their way to streets. [6:30 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S. F.]

Elaine Miller Bond: The photographer launches “Running Wild,” her board book for tots that has pictures of animals and text encouraging youngsters to skip, dash, dive and run through the natural world. [7 p.m., Books Inc., 1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley]

Sir Robert Penrose: The English mathematical physicist and philosopher of science appears in conversation with astrophysicist Roger Blandford to promote his book “Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics.” [7:30 p.m., Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Blvd., Menlo Park]

Yusuf/Cat Stevens: The singer-songwriter and 1970s hitmaker, who abandoned pop music for decades, is playing his song again on a rare tour, which benefits international relief efforts. [8 p.m., Davies Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S. F.]

Citizen Josh: Solo performer Josh Kornbluth’s new piece is about how he finished requirements for an undergraduate degree by writing a monologue about the role of civility in public debate. [8 p.m., Live Oak Theatre, 1301 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley]

Corey Smith: The Georgia-based singer-songwriter turned over producing duties to country pro Keith Stegall for his 10th album “While the Gettin’ Is Good.” [8 p.m., Great American Music Hall,, 859 O’Farrell St., S. F.]

The Charm Offensive: The standup show hosts comedians Paco Romane, Krista Fatka and David Roth. [8 p.m., Punch Line, 444 Battery St., S. F.]

Maggie Tokuda Hall: The neighborhood writer, doodler and podcaster launches her children’s book “Also an Octopus” at a party for grownups. [7:30 p.m., Booksmith, 1644 Haight St., S. F.].

Mascots: Filmmaker-actor Christopher Guest (“Waiting for Guffman,“ “Best in Show”) answers questions at a preview screening of his newest mockumentary, hosted by the San Francisco Film Society. [7 p.m., Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S. F.]

Weyes Blood: Opening for TOPS on a Noisepop bill, the artist (aka Natalie Mering) shares “stories of debilitating romance atop swells of 1970s tinged keyboards, guitars, vocal layering and horns” on her album “Front Row Seat To Earth. [8 p.m., Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market St., S. F.]

What We All Need to Know About Physics: Sir Robert Penrose, English mathematical physicist and philosopher of science, speaks on the topic with UC Berkeley mathematics professor David Eisenbud. [6:30 p.m., Commonwealth Club, 555 Post St., S. F.[

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: Darren Criss appears in the national tour of the award-winning musical about a song stylist “out to set the record straight about her life, loves and the botched operation that left her with an ‘angry inch.’” [8 p.m., Golden Gate Theatre, 1 Taylor St., S. F.]

Julian Guthrie: The veteran Bay Area journalist speaks about her new book, “How to Make a Spaceship,” which details the many accomplishments of Greek–American engineer, physician and entrepreneur Peter H. Diamandis. [7:30 p.m., Book Passage, 1 Ferry Building, S. F.] 2016-10-03 03:01 By Examiner www.sfexaminer.com

43 /79 Hailey Baldwin gets glam for L'Oreal bash in Paris Hailey Baldwin donned an asymmetric LBD for the L'Oréal Gold Obsession bash at Monnaie de Paris on Sunday evening. The French cosmetics brand shared a glam video of the IMG Model - who turns 20 next month - dancing at the Paris Fashion Week party. The 5ft7in stunner - sporting a ponytail extension - relies on stylist Maeve Reilly to put together her looks. Scroll down for video 'My style kind of differs - sometimes I want to be a little dressed down, a little tomboy, sometimes I want to be dressed up and very chic and look proper,' Hailey told PeopleStyle in August. 'But I don't ever believe in overdoing it... I would say my style is pretty simple, but still chic, hopefully. I just want to be relatable, but that's not a forced thing, it's just staying who I am.' Baldwin later reunited with her BFF Kendall Jenner and her half-sister Kourtney Kardashian for drinks inside the Peninsula Hotel followed by a party at La Maison du Caviar. The GUESS Girl had changed into a grey velvet jacket over a matching slip-dress and gladiator high-heeled boots. On Saturday, the former fling of Justin Bieber strutted her stuff down the runway for Elie Saab's ready-to-wear SS/17 collection. On Sunday, the nepotistically-privileged, Bible-quoting blonde shared a silly fawn-filtered video of herself with her father, Usual Suspects star Stephen Baldwin. 'Like literally, I don't think we've ever been this cute!' Hailey - who boasts 8.9M followers - said in a British accent on Instagram. The 50-year-old born-again Christian evangelist and avid Donald Trump supporter replied: 'Right, we have four ears!'

2016-10-03 02:58 Cassie Carpenter www.dailymail.co.uk

44 /79 How YOU can dress like Kate – for a fraction of the price She's added a hint of Hollywood glamour to her wardrobe, rejecting her usual high street staples in favour of high-end designers. So it's no wonder that the Duchess of Cambridge's Canada tour wardrobe has come at a price - an eye-watering £61,852 to be exact. In the past, Kate's love of brands such as Reiss, L. K. Bennett and Zara have made her wardrobe accessible to anyone hoping to emulate the style icon. But you don't have to spend a fortune to copy the royal's polished new look, as FEMAIL has trawled the high street for budget versions of all Kate's outfits with prices starting at just £12.41. DAY ONE Arriving in Victoria to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudea and his wife Kate stepped off the plane looking elegant in a blue Jenny Packham dress with a Locke & Co hat and sporting the Queen's glittering maple leaf diamond brooch. Her dress isn't available to buy, suggesting it was a bespoke piece and it's certain she would have paid at least £1,000 for it. However, the online retailer Twinkle Deals has a very similar fitted dress in blue. The Flat Collar Solid Color Short Sleeve Bodycon Dress For Women was a bargain price to begin with at £20.44, but is now on sale for just £12.41. DAY TWO Meeting young leaders and visiting the Immigration Services Society in Vancouver Kate turned to one of her designer favourites, Alexander McQueen, for her first full day of engagements. Her £640 folk-style dress – in the colours of the Canadian flag – was a customised version of a design from the Spring/Summer 2017 Resort Collection. It's not yet available to buy, but you can snap up a budget version - YesStyle.com's Ekim patterned long-sleeve knit dress - for just £25.12. For the meeting in Vancouver, Kate added a surprise twist to the outfit - which fashion insiders valued at around £4,000 - by shunning her favourite nude court shoes for a pair of red suede pumps. Russell & Bromley's Pinpoint Pointed Toe Court will set you back £165, but Faith's red Chloe textured courts are a great match and they're currently on sale for £28 at Debenhams. Visit to Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia Kate dressed down for the rainforest visit in Zara jeans, and stayed warm and dry in a Holland & Holland safari jacket, believed to cost £400. But you can create a similar look with Shade London's Oversized Military Shirt Jacket, available from Asos for just £60. The Duchess also sported her trusty £475 Penelope Chilvers Long Tassel Boots, which she's been wearing for more than a decade. She's certainly got enough wear out of them to justify the price tag, but a more purse-friendly option is Office's Kipper Riding Knee Boots in tan for £88. Reconciliation ceremony with Canadian First Nations groups Kate ramped up the Hollywood glamour in a full skirted red midi by Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, which she styled perfectly with red suede heels and the sparkling maple leaf brooch. The pleated bustier dress would set fans of Kate's style back £1,000. However, The Pretty Dress Company's Thea Red Prom Dress looks just as elegant and costs around a fifth of the price at £195. DAY FOUR Visit to a food and wine festival in Kelowna Kate stunned in an elegant green Dolce & Gabbana dress in Kelowna, by far one of the most expensive items in her tour wardrobe. The custom version of the pocket watch dress from their fairytale-inspired autumn/winter 2016 collection costs £2,150. If you fancy stealing Kate's look there's a great option from Far Fetch, that's also a designer bargain. You can snap up a £1,500 Marni Collared dress similar to Kate's for just £304. Arriving in Whitehorse, Yukon After enjoying balmy temperatures in Kelowna, British Columbia, the couple jumped on their private plane for the two-hour journey to the Yukon territory in the north, where it was many degrees colder. Kate wisely wrapped up in a Persephone trench from Hobbs, costing £279. But River Island's green double-breasted military coat will help you stay warm for just £110. DAY FIVE Visit to the MacBride Museum of Yukon History, Whitehorse After spending the night in a three-star inn, the couple were out and about early in the town of Whitehorse on Wednesday. Kate stunned in a £1,190 Caroline Herrera crimson coat dress, but Yumi does an equally show-stopping version; the good news is, their double-breasted Ponte trench in red will only set you back £85. The Duchess also wore some £353 fringed patent heels from Tod's which are now completely sold out - but luckily New Look offer a copycat pair for just £24.99. Visiting the town of Carcross The Duke and Duchess had a quick outfit change before driving to the gold rush town of Carcross, with Kate throwing on an elegant Sentaler coat (£710), skinny jeans and suede cowboy boots. But thrifty Kate fans can buy a similar wrap-belted coat for a snip of the price from Oui at John Lewis. The grey wool-blend number costs £209 and is a perfect layering essential for when the autumn chill kicks in. DAY SIX Party for military families at Government House, British Columbia Kate opted for a £320 See By Chloé dress for George and Charlotte's first official joint engagement at a party for from military families at Government House. While the young royals may have been the stars of the show, Kate still turned heads in the elegant pointelle knit dress with a frilled neckline, cuffs and a lace bodice - adding a touch of high street style with her favourite Monsoon wedges. However if Kate's frock is out of your price range, AX Paris do a slightly shorter version for £35 with a skater-style skirt, flared sleeves and keyhole back detail. DAY SEVEN Visiting the Cridge Centre for the Family, Victoria The Cambridges kicked off their penultimate day in Canada with a visit to the Cridge Centre; an early start called for fuss-free look, but Kate managed to look smart and businesslike in a bargainous high street mix - pairing a ribbed, off-the-shoulder top with a cream Zara blazer (£53) and jeans (£29.99). Excepting her £26,000 Asprey charm necklace, it's one of her most cut-price ensembles, but you can still imitate her look for less with this chic longline blazer from New Look and H&M's Super Skinny regular jeans, which together will come to £42.98. Sailing the Pacific Grace around Victoria Harbour Kate somehow managed to pull off the smart-casual look on Friday despite braving grey skies and choppy waters as she took a turn around Victoria Harbour with her husband. She warded off the chill in a £350 Troy London parka made from 100% cotton, with a a drawstring hood and dry wax finish to keep her dry. The Duchess paired it with her favourite Zara skinny jeans, £50 Superga trainers and a pair of £323.61 earrings. Luckily it's not hard to copy her laid-back chic style with Topshop's Hooded Lightweight Jacket for a fraction of the price at £59, and H&M's fabric pumps which are just £7.99. Welcoming ceremony at Skidegate on Graham Island The royals' busiest day yet rolled on with a 20-minute canoe ride before the docked at a pebble beach on Graham Island. Kate made the most of the sunshine and stayed true to her Sloaney roots with a £79 pussybow blouse from Somerset by Temperley and a £350 blazer from local designer Smythe Les Vests, eschewing heavy outerwear. Luckily Vero Moda offer a similar khaki coloured jacket for just £35. With a flattering V neckline and button detailing around the cuffs, it also comes in a range of colours including a flattering salmon pink. Fishing trip in Haida Gwaii with the Skidegate Youth Centre DAY EIGHT The Duchess bid a fond farewell to Canada on Saturday, making sure to leave a lasting impression with a chic Catherine Walker coat dress believed to have cost around £3,000. The flattering, tailored piece was cinched at the waist to accentuate her trim silhouette, with a Peter Pan collar and oversized pockets. Asos have a similar style for £30 (down from £75). Its crepe coat with retro seam detail features a quirky notch lapel collar and comes in a flattering cream colour.

2016-10-03 02:51 Siofra Brennan www.dailymail.co.uk

45 /79 Ernie Sigley diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease Popular TV and radio personality Ernie Sigley has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. His family confirmed the 78-year- old's diagnosis on Monday after his absence from the AFL grand final. on Saturday. They said the Footscray-born presenter had been living with the disease throughout 2016. 'While he would love to have been at the MCG to watch his beloved Western Bulldogs make history, Ernie had to settle for the live television broadcast,' the family said in a statement.

2016-10-03 02:50 Ashleigh Davis www.dailymail.co.uk

46 /79 Philadelphia Orchestra sets contract after strike mars gala The Philadelphia Orchestra sealed a contract with its musicians, ending a strike that was brief but marred opening night for one of the leading US classical music institutions.

The musicians' union had voted to strike Friday just moments before the orchestra was to perform for the annual black-tie opening gala, dramatically airing concerns in front of coveted donors. The management of the symphony orchestra, led by star Canadian conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin, said it reached a three-year contract that includes a two percent salary raise the first year followed by successive 2.5 percent annual hikes.

"This agreement is a demonstration that we are moving forward together to ensure that the Fabulous Philadelphians will be playing for generations to come," orchestra president Allison Vulgamore said in a statement, referring to the 216-year-old ensemble by its local nickname.

The musicians' union confirmed it ratified the contract but hoped to win more in three years time, saying that salaries were still low compared with those of other major US orchestras.

The union in a statement said it went on strike reluctantly but "felt that, after years of decline which threatened to become irreversible, this was the only way in which we could call attention to a situation we regarded as desperate. "

After the cancellation of weekend concerts, the musicians will return Tuesday with free "audience appreciation" performances at locations across the fifth most-populous US city.

The orchestra, which emerged from bankruptcy four years ago, will pay musicians an annual base of $137,800 after the raises.

US classical music institutions have fallen on especially hard times since the 2008 financial crisis as they rely heavily on donations, unlike European counterparts that enjoy generous state funding.

In recent years both the Minnesota Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra have locked out musicians amid contract disputes.

Philadelphia is considered one of the big five US orchestras and is known for its global reach.

In 1973 it became the first US orchestra to perform in China amid a thaw in relations and again this year went on an extensive tour of China and Japan.

2016-10-03 02:40 www.digitaljournal.com

47 /79 Shanina Shaik cuts an elegant figure in a plunging black dress in Las Vegas The day prior, the brunette beauty looked simply gorgeous as she posted a selfie with her model friends to Instagram. The Victoria's Secret model had just stepped off a seaplane and cut a relaxed pose in a tie dye playsuit and tortoiseshell sunglasses. She also recently shared a VERY intimate snap of herself sitting in a bathroom as friend and WAGS star Natalie Halcro was doing her business on the toilet. The genetically-blessed duo were celebrating a friend's birthday at West Hollywood restaurant Craig's on Sunday night when the photo was taken. Shanina flashed a hint of leg while wearing denim shorts and thigh-high boots. She wore a black coat featuring shoulder cut-outs draping over her shoulders as she sat inside the cubicle. Her friend Natalie meanwhile, didn't mind the camera being around while her knickers were pulled down to her thigh. Both ladies looked immaculate with their cheeks heavily highlighted and hair looking sleek. Earlier in the night, Shanina took to Instagram to share a snap of her stylish outfit. 'Only here for a girl's birthday,' the New York- based beauty captioned the post, tagging her pal Tamie Tran. Wearing her newly-chopped raven locks out and straight, the former Victoria's Secret stunner rested her face on one hand and flashed a cheeky smile. Now living on the US east coast, the exotic stunner was thrilled to be back in Los Angeles. Posting a snap from a sun-filled balcony, the brunette showed off her long legs along with the caption: 'Back on the westside (sic).'

2016-10-03 02:39 Aneeta Bhole www.dailymail.co.uk

48 /79 'The best weekend of my entire life!' Nashville actor Kyle Dean Massey weds Broadway star Taylor Frey Nashville actor Kyle Dean Massey has married Broadway star Taylor Frey. The couple married in Palm Springs, California on Saturday and celebrated poolside with loved ones following the ceremony. Taking to social media after the reception, Taylor declared to his fans, 'It was the best weekend of my entire life.' The actor took his Snapchat and Instagram accounts to share with fans scenes from their lavish reception. Guests danced poolside to a DJ and, available for feasting, was a multi-tier white wedding cake which Taylor said was 'by ma.' After dancing the night away surrounded by friends and family, Trey took to Instagram to revel in the incredible moment bright and early at four in the morning. The actor was shirtless as he told fans, 'Well it's four o'clock in the morning and it's over, and it was incredible. It was the best weekend of my entire life.' Taylor has appeared on Gossip Girl, Days Of Our Lives, The Carrie Diaries, and also had a role in the 2013 film, G. B. F. He has also appeared on Broadway, such as the production How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. His new husband, Kyle, has also launched a career in Broadway, having starred in Pippin, Wicked, and Next To Normal. He has also enjoyed success on the small screen, with roles in Peter Rabbit, The Good Wife, and more recently, on Nashville. On Nashville, Kyle portrayed Kevin Bicks, an openly gay songwriter who has a secret romance with a country singer character. Kyle, who hails from Arkansas, said he found common ground with the challenges his Nashville character faced. 'Just knowing that part of the country [Arkansas] well, it's not really fully embraced yet,' he told Rolling Stone last year. 'Even living in New York City, where it really is [accepted] as far as being an actor, I know a lot of gay people who are not openly gay because of the stigma, or the preconceived idea that may come along with that label. '[The show] takes place in The South, but then it's an issue with somebody in the public eye. A lot of people are OK with their brother or their uncle or their best friend being gay, but they don't really want their country star to be gay.'

2016-10-03 02:36 Christine Rendon www.dailymail.co.uk

49 /79 FULL TEXT: Duterte’s MassKara speech, including apology Speech of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the 37th MassKara Festival delivered at Bacolod City Public Plaza, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental | 02 October 2016

Secretary Salvador Medialdea; Secretary Judy Taguiwalo; Secretary Ismael Sueno; Secretary Alfonso Cusi; Governor Alfredo Marañon; Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia, sir, dugay na tang amigo ah; Representative Greg Gasataya of the lone district and members of the House of Representatives; Deputy Commissioner Jesus Clint Aranas; Commissioner Amelia Guanzon, ma’am; Presidential Assistant Michael Dino, Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran; fellow workers in government; mahal kong mga kababayan.

I’d like to congratulate you on this 37th anniversary. One of the more colorful activities in any city in the Philippines, itong MassKara.

And though, a long time ago, hindi niyo alam iyon but I attended twice dito. I was still riding the motor at that time and we used to come here and visit your place. There was a time when we coincided the visit with your MassKara and it’s really colorful.

And as the mayor I said, it gives you an identity different from the others. Just like in Davao City, we have the Kadayawan, but you know much as really we would like to do it almost every week, kung maaari, but there are certain dynamics sa Mindanao that we have to take care of.

So unless we are able really to arrive at a peaceful resolution, Mindanao will always be a topsy- turvy place. But really gusto ko na lang rin magpunta doon, the nitty-gritty of governance, I’d like to report to you.

I remember coming over here during the campaign, although wala na ako sa pulitika ha, I am only good for one term, then I go. This is my first and the last in the presidency. I’d like to serve everybody a respective of party. Gusto ko lang makibagay, maki-ano sa kapwa ko tao.

After all, election come and go, as we all know and this would be my last fling with public service. I am old and after this I am going to retire.

Ang ipinangako ko sa inyo is — that I will stop corruption. I think that I am succeeding to a certain extent you cannot erase it, which has been there for generation. But if you want — really ask me kung medyo malinis ang gobyerno ngayon? Malinis actually ang national government. Now, without necessarily attributing to anyone, city, because I know that Bacolod is well run by people of good heart and intention, medyo sa local na lang ako na — I have yet to finalize something, a program that could perhaps enhance the delivery of public service.

Pero sa national ho be it the Secretary of Defense, kay Judy, kay Pernia, they are only given one month. And I would like to replicate what we did in Davao, I am not saying that we are better off than you, but the practice doon permits, electrical clearance, police clearance, I want it uniformly done at three days. Hanggang three days na lang po lahat.

I do not want to see Filipino queuing, naglilinya. If you are in the national government, my suggestion was, if you want to ask something more than what you have carrying at that time, you can ask for a shopping list of what you should submit.

Baka na-submit na ninyo iyan, either DENR or whatever national office. BIR mahusay na pagkadala ngayon. You just submit your papers, ask if there is anything that you have to do yet, then pagkasinabi iyon na ‘yon, bigyan ka ng stub and there is a date there indicated that you may come back on this day, at this hour to get your paper. That is my order mandatory ho, mandatory.

And of course, crime is really related to now, noon crime as crime, they used to be some — a lot of kidnappings anywhere but you know, shabu is preferable.

Walang nagha-hunting sa ‘yo and it is easily solved. Ganito iyan mga kababayan ko. When I was mayor I was very strict, really strict. Sa Mindanao kami wala na ngang turistang pumupunta guguluhin mo pa ‘yung lugar.

But at that time I had sense that the crimes evolving were generated mainly from drugs. So I was very strict and until now I am. Sabi ko sa mga tao doon — and this is what really it is all about — sabi ko sa mga tao doon: Kayong mga kidnapper, kayong mga drug syndicate, kayong mga drug lords, kayong tiga-gulo ng buhay ng tao, umalis kayo dito kasi papatayin ko talaga kayo.

My city was relatively ganyan ngayon pumunta ka man wala masyadong gulo and you can walk about every night unmolested. Your walking is unbridled. Nobody would really disturb you but there are always costs. Walang libre sa buhay na ito.

‘Pag may lumabag ka nang ganoon, magbayad ka talaga. And that has been the source of my trouble with the human rights. Ako wala akong ano sa kanila. I do not have a sentiment with them even anger for they’re just doing their duty, period.

Eh ako may trabaho akong mayor, I have to keep the city alive. I have to make it more habitable. Ngayon, noong president ako medyo okay pa. Nakikita ko na ang problema serious but my God. When I became your President, inipit ko na lahat — I squeezed…I started to squeeze everybody. Doon ko nakita ang hundreds of thousands. And to my dismay, you know, ano man ang kasi…If you are a bystander, bakit si Duterte? Bakit patayin niya? ‘Di i-rehab na lang niya.

You know my beloved countrymen, you must remember that I entered the Presidency midterm. Ibig sabihin the budget I am now operating to run government is the budget that was prepared by Aquino and it was done the year before to be implemented this year.

Now the budget next year would be being — would be prepared by now to be implemented next year. Ngayon pagpasok ko wala na hong capital outlays. Iyong makabili more on MOOE. Maintenance na lang, pang sweldo.

So saan ako maghanap ng pera? I could not get money from Judy’s department or from Mr. Yasay’s Foreign Affairs at ibigay ko doon sa Department of Health for rehab. I cannot do that because that is not allowed. It is like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Eh, ngayon wala talaga ako so hindi ko masabi sa buong mundo. Every time I explain, hindi naman ho ako pinapakinggan.

So I was being attacked left and right. I thought that America was a friend. But without even really studying the matter itong human rights ng Amerikano and even Obama at saka ang State Department started to…You know I am…

Small as I am, I am your President and I represent the Republic of the Philippines. Huwag naman sana sa pagkatao ko. But every time you insult the Philippines or they reprimand or castigate me in public, you are really crucifying the Filipino people.

Noong mayor ako okay lang ‘yun. What… I was carrying was not the integrity of the Republic, but maybe the name of Davao City.

But ngayon umabot na as if it has evolved, it is running 800,000. At the end of the year aabot lahat ‘yan ng 1 million.

You know I was in the ASEAN Summit sa Laos with Widodo, President Widodo with Indonesia. Sabi niya, “Ilan ang iyo?” Sabi ko, well the original estimate of the PDEA at that time under General Santiago was three million already.

So I am just getting into the act so maybe — “how much is yours?” Sabi niya, “four million”. But ang Indonesia malaki. There are about three great islands there, big islands and there about 240 million.

Ako ang liliit ng Pilipinas although not contiguous, island for island tayo, but then I have also four million. Sigurado ako at the end of the year idagdag ko yung one million ko I will have four million.

That number is not a joke and it is — it covers the entire Philippines. At ganito ‘yan, bakit ayaw ko ng election ngayon? Because the portals of government has already been eaten by narco- politics.

Iyong hawak-hawak ko na listahan ganoon kakapal—validate, validate, validate, validate and sometimes the mayor is in and the company. Ngayon meron ‘yan.

Almost 12 barangay captains are nasa listahan, user at kung hindi gaya ng sa Albuera, nagma- manufacture ang gago sila pa ang nagnegosyo. Eh talaga totoo yan.

I’m just telling you the truth. What do I get? Ako pulitiko ako, kung maaari gusto ko kaibigan ko lahat. But I have a duty and that is to tell you and telling you I do not intend to prosecute that is not my duty. My duty is just to inform you that there is such a thing as narco-politics already.

Now kung papayag akong mag-election meron nang — for whatever it is really worth to you, it has entered, I said, the portals of the national government.

Si De Lima, kung ayaw niyong maniwala totoo talaga yan. Wala akong sinasabi that she is into the manufacture of drugs. I am not saying that she is connected with the distribution of drugs. But I can tell you that she was supported at lalabas nang lalabas ‘yan diyan sa house ngayon. But yung driver niya—ang naging ano niya—pa-niya niya na lang tayo kasi maraming…Baka magalit ‘yun.

Pero sabi ko nga sa galit ko, kasi ako yung inaano niya. You know if you remember I was the only whipping boy niya, Human rights siya noon, she was starting to castigate, crucify me tapos naging Justice Department niya eh di bakit di pu-mile (file) ng kaso sa akin?

Noong natapos ang election bira siya nang bira. O ngayon yung kanya lumabas na ngayon. And I said a very nice—not-so-nice statement. I said, you know you were screwing your driver and you are screwing the nation.

Hindi pulitika ‘yan eh wala na ako. Papaalis na ako. Six years minus how many months na lang. Kung aabot ako. Kung hindi ako patayin.

Kaya in my sorties to the military camps and the police sinasabi ko sa kanila if I do not survive the six years, if the problem sa drugs would outlast me, meron man talagang succession sa presidency yan. But do not forget to remind your commander-in-chief na ‘pag hindi ninyo mapigil ito, if you do not interdict now, if you do not put up a hard line, the next generation, ‘yung mga anak ng mga anak ninyo, pati mga apo ninyo, tatamaan talaga ‘yan.

Would…When will you…It spread all over the country with some mayors, with some majo[rity] — halos majority na ng barangay captains.

Nakita man ninyo noon nag-warning na ako, sabi ko surrender kayo. You saw the many thousands nagtatakbuhan doon sa pulis. Sabi ko kasi patayin ko kayo pag maabutan ko kayo including ‘yung mayor na ngayon…

Bakit itong bunganga ko? It’s the only way to do it. Hindi mo matapik pare pwede ba na ano? Hindi na nadadala ng ganoon na eh. Wala na sabog na eh.

You have to really…And there is no law which says I cannot threaten criminals. Bawal mong takutin ang mga criminals ng kamatayan. There is no law. Kagaya rin ito ngayon na presidente na ako sabi ko: Pag sinira mo ang bayan ko, pag sinira mo ang mga anak naming, talagang papatayin kita sigurado yan.

Ngayon tanungin nila ako human rights diyan na, “o sinong pinatay mo?” “Ewan ko. Istorya mo lang yan.” E di ba bawal magtakot.

Ngayon itong mga human rights actually it started as a garbage. Yung kalaban ko sa pulitika unfortunately, ayoko na kasi relative ko ‘yung asawa niya eh. They started this thing about human rights.

Pero totoo ha, marami rin talaga namatay na Davao…hipokrito… But every time na may mamatay na walang suspek, extra judicial killing. Yan naman nung sa Maynila. Maabot na ng 33,000 ako ang palaging pinagbibintangan, maski yung nasagasaan diyan ng… Basta pagdating ng may mga pulis, suntukin ko yang mga yan minsan maginit ako.

Itong pulis pagdating doon, “o sinong suspek?” “Walang suspek.” “Ah, extrajudicial.” Eh ‘di nagpatong na nang nagpatong. I don’t mind. I really do not mind na ang away namin ganito. Iyong Amerikano ang ayaw ko kasi, ano ba ang “kasaba?” Kasaba ba yan sa inyo? Yung reprimanding me in public kaya sabi ko “screw you” “f*** you” lahat na, gago kayo.

Kasi bakit mo ako ganunin? Alam mo 3 million addicts. Instead of helping me and you know that there is no money because there is in that budget, we did not expect nor Aquino ‘di niya malaman ‘yung magnitude ng contamination.

Tapos kung ganunin ganunin mo ako turo turuan mo ako, I will give a policy statement in the coming days. Ibibigay ko sa inyo pati mumurahin ko talaga sila.

Now, ganito ‘yan kung kayong mga Amerikano galit kayo sa akin galit rin ako sa inyo. But by the way ‘yung statement ko kasi ang sabi kasi ng tao, “ito si Duterte, Hitler ‘to killer.” Eh ‘di sinabi ko rin sa airport pagdating ko, “eh ‘di sige, si Duterte ako, killer ako.” Nag-react ang Jewish community all over the world.

I would like to make it now, here and now that there was never an intention on my part to derogate the memory of the six million Jews murdered by the Germans.

Ang reference kasi sa akin nila ang ako daw si Hitler na maraming pinatay. So ang number kasi ng drug pushers as I have told you is 3 million. Kaya’t yung lang ang sinabi ko.

“O sige si Hitler ako, pero ang patayin ko itong mga…” But anyhow, if you — it’s not really actually that I said something wrong, but rather they do not really want to — you to tinker with the memory. Eh alam natin ‘yan.

So, I apologize profoundly and deeply to Jewish community. Wala akong… It was never my intention but the problem was I was criticized using Hitler comparing to me. But I was very emphatic sabi ko ang patayin ko ang 3 million addicts.

It had nothing to do with the… But per chance if there was something really, a bad taste in the mouth to say it. Pero ‘yung Jewish community lang. itong mga bobo na abugado sa EU pati sa human rights, ah screw you. Eh sipain ko pa kayo, insulto eh ako raw mahilig magmura.

Ganito yan eh, what would be my defense when you pretend to be a friend of the Philippines? Ang America pati itong human rights ng United Nations kung bira-birahan ka at wala ka nang magawa kasi solo nila ang international press.

Ang iyong sagot, hindi aabot ‘yan. Kagaya kay Obama, would you believe it? I never mentioned his name, na sabi ko, ininsulto ko. Sabi ko, do not do that to me. Huwag ninyo akong…

I was referring kung may ambush doon, interview or papasagutin nila ako. Eh si Obama naman naniwala kaagad he took — “hurting words” of Duterte.

Ikaw. ‘Pag ano ng State Department, makita mag-fax stating ininsulto. Wala akong ininsultong president. Pero doon sa Summit ipinakita ko yung picture ng massacre.

Bakit walang peace ang Mindanao? Ayon nakita ko nakapatong ang mga katawan ng mga Moro doon sa Bud Dajo massacre.

Ngayon kasi ganito, let me just give me about a few — para malaman ninyo ang…Nakausap ko na ang Communist Party of the Philippines, we are talking. Nakausap ko na ang MI, we are talking. Nur Misuari is scheduled to get out of his camp, bigyan ko lang siya ng conduct pass, he will go to Davao, we will talk.

Nakumpleto ko na sa Mindanao sana. Ngayon wala ng fighting. There is no more NPA—wala na. Kasi ayaw kong marinig yang “left” and “right.” I do not want to hear that. I’m a Filipino.

Pero sa Mindanao mayroon isang grupo, sector na hindi ko talaga madala. Ang Abu Sayyaf pati na ang mga iskolar. Yung mga tabligh, tabligh is parang Knights of Columbus ng mga Katoliko. Yung mahaba yung ano na puti. Puti yan sila tapos mahaba ang bigote. Hindi ko talaga ma- convince.

Sabi nila mayor… Eh sabi ko doon sa isang interview ng ANC— iyong si Tatad, si Lozano… Nandoon si…Iyong mga bright-bright. Sabi nila one century ago. Hindi nila alam tapos ko nang tinanong — tinanong ko ang mga tao. These pictures are one century ago. Ano pa ang sabi? Alam mo kung ano ang sagot sa akin? “No mayor, that picture is present tense. As long as the Americans are in Mindanao, we will talk to you but we will not negotiate with you about peace.” That prompted me to say that there will be a time I may ask the Americans to leave Mindanao to enable me to connect with them and to talk. Maybe they would decide to negotiate. And that was…I’m just being your President.

Alam mo itong Amerikano… Kaya sabi ko, I will open up another front sa ating foreign policy. Kung ganoon kabastos ang ginawa mo, binabastos mo ako well sabi ko, hiwalay-hiwalayan na lang tayo.

Kaya ‘yung Laos, ang hindi nila alam na nakipagkita ako kay Medvedev. I’m revealing it to you now. Nakiusap ako na ganito ang sitwasyon, pinapahirapan ako nito at binababoy ako ng mga walang-hiya.

Sabi niya ganun talaga ang Amerika, so istorya kami “sige, tulungan ka naming”. Ito namang China sabi niya, “lumipat ka na sa akin, wala kayong makuha diyan.” So I’m going to China to make friends with them and also with Russia.

Now may I remind the Americans, itong EDCA. It is an official document but it’s only signed by an aide and si Gazmin. It does not bear the signature of the President of the Republic of the Philippines Aquino. Walang pirma si Aquino. Better think twice now because I would be asking you to leave the Philippines altogether.

Sabihin mo na ‘yung dollar namin kunin ninyo. Kunin ninyo! Tignan mo sa newspaper, p******** ina itong gagong puti, “Oh Duterte you should be one…[speaks Bisaya]

Ako talaga bastos ako ‘pag ginanon mo ako. It’s the tolling of the bells, meron yan ano ang ibig sabihin niyan?…There are 24 hours in a day but if that bell tolls for 25th bell, that will be its 25th hour and the 25th hour because it’s an extra day where there is none. It will toll the bells to sound your kneel of grief.

Iyan ang mensahe ko sa Amerikano. Hindi kami magugutom. We will get out and after review of that document if I find that there is no signature, if you cannot produce a signature bearing the permit to you — mag-conduct-conduct kayo dito ng ano, pati yang war games…

Tanungin niyo ang mga military ninyo, huwag ako. Ano ang complaint ng military? Mangadyi ba ta? [Are we going to pray] Is it six o’clock? Five twenty eight pa man. Akala ko galit yung pari sa akin. Iyong mga bishop man lang wala namang pari.

Now you make it hard for me. You insult me internationally, fine—do it. Sabi nga ni Sonny Dominguez the finance secretary, he’s very adept in the international stage, sabi ko, hindi raw ako statesman sabi ng mga unggoy — unggoy ‘yung puti.

Sabi ko alam mo hindi man ako tumakbo ng statesman. Ang pagkaalam ko nagtakbo ako presidente. Bakit nila ako gawing statesman? Ayaw ko man ‘yan. Eh siyempre noong ako nagkatao—seven years ako sa high school, na-expelled ako sa Ateneo, it took me seven years to graduate kaya sabi ko wala akong credentials.

Wala naman akong sinabi sa inyo na, “ako dito boto kayo sa akin kay ako valedictorian, sila.” Dominguez, mga kababata, Tugade, sa law school, San Beda. He was the valedictorian. Puro man…Yasay, kung magsalita… Magsalita, Ilonggo yan ah. Wow, linte nga — na…Ilonggo yan, Yasay ha. Ilonggo na. [speaks in Ilonggo] man siya diha sa Davao sa tatay niya ministro.

He grew up talking in English kaya kung magsalita, talo pa si Kerry. [speaks in Ilonggo] Eh English ko English…Small time lang tayo eh. English-bisaya. Kaya minsan makalimutan ko, ano nga ‘yung p****** inang pangalan nito?

You know men judge best when they condemn. Ang translation talaga ng son of a b****, p***** ina mo. You know, “p***** ina mo ngayon ka lang nagpakita ah gumastos ka nga.” But they changed the nomenclature—“son of a wh***” which is really not good to hear.

Pero alam man ninyo Pilipino magsabi tayo, ‘yung iba, ayaw niya “son of a gun.” Tayo magsabi, ‘yung iba, “son of a b****.”

Iyong nagta-translate sa atin they usually, t*** ina mo. Ngayon talagang… Tingnan mo international press, yun ang sinasabi ko kung siraan ka na so that if I cannot deal with them on an even playing level, tapos ganunin mo ako, the best defense that I can do is to insult you.

Bira-birahin niyo ako ang ibigay ko sa inyo lahat insulto. Sabi ng human rights, “I talk properly”, “t**** ina mo, sino ka man? Di nga ko naniwala sa nanay ko ikaw pa?”

Eh hindi ako ganoon eh, look for a…Problema ako ang pinili ng tao but that is really my ugali. That is my paradigm, if you want. At saka galit talaga ako sa… I have this…They stayed there for four hundred years. The Americans stayed there for 50 years. They leave, took away the fat of the land.

Kaya ‘yan tatandaan ninyo, kayang ito sila may colonial syndrome. Kasi akala nila under pa tayo sa kanila tapos — ‘yung iba hindi man lang kaya tapos ako ngayon ganunin nila.

Bukas ang kabarkada ko si Putin pati si Xi Jinping. Marami sa China kay…Sa America? Mag- komperensya, kape, pati yung finger food na…Kami doon ni Xi Jinping banquet iyan, buntag, hapon. Hindi, that’s just a joke again ha, do not over stretch it. Do not stretch it beyond its normal proportion. So I am here I am happy and I…

Ah tapos na man ito? Ah maghinto na ako? Lain sang batasan diri nga ah.

Sinong bisita mo nga, gaundang ka na nga ha, hambal di ha nga. Let us go with the MassKara. O di sige ganito na lang, pagka-Kadayawan, pag kayong mga taga-Bacolod…it’s not really that…Once upon a time naman yang bomba-bomba but altogether Davao is really peaceful and I’d like to invite you to share us also itong amin sa Kadayawan.

Wala man kami, walang Bacolod-Davao eh. May ara barko siguro. Pero gatan-aw mo lang may ara buslot, marami kanang disgrasya dire. Mga barko buslot gabangga.

Be careful dito sa Bacolod. Well anyway you don’t have the…You’ll have to go to Iloilo…There’s a…Ah meron araw-araw? Wow.

And pagka naamo sa Davao, hindi maski everyone ang imbitasyon ko adtu ko sa airport sabihin mo lang sa pulis, “asa mayor?” Eh di dad-on ka, ako na bahala sa inyo. Libre ah. Oo ah.

I-divide na naton unang grupo dire. Second shipment ito. Di kamo kadugan, patay na way ko panahon mag-entertain sa inyo.

So I’d like to again invite you. Keep the…Ganito yan eh, even if there is a disaster, return to normalcy at once.

If for anything mayroong disaster, catastrophe, the key word is return to normalcy immediately.

So ito dito it gives you joy, it makes you proud and as a matter of fact, to make you doubly proud, I came here to makabisita sa inyo nga, tinunhan nga akong asawa Ilongga, gabiya-an ako ah.

Salamat. 2016-10-03 02:24 INQUIRER.net newsinfo.inquirer.net

50 /79 Strike a pose! Olivia Palermo wows in a Valentino skirt and off-the-shoulder knit at Paris Fashion Week The star stunned in a chic off- the-shoulder striped sweater and multi-colored lace skirt featuring painted pineapple and flowers - all by Valentino. The colorful images were perfectly balanced with the black lace material of the skirt. Olivia complimented the incredible combo with a thin yellow belt, striped heels, as well as a maroon and gold chain link purse - also from the design house. The socialite center-parted her highlighted tresses and opted for a low bun. The handsome German model looked dapper in a grey blazer, paired with a matching patterned waist coat and trousers. Johannes, 38, styled his suit with a white button up shirt and a dark colored tie, finishing it off with small framed sunglasses. In June 2014, the sharp looking couple married in a small New York wedding, with the bride wearing Carolina Herrera, after dating for more than six-and-a-half years. The bearded model is known for showing his love for Olivia in weekly Instagram posts that he shares every Sunday to his 888,000 followers. In the photos, which he always captions with the word 'Sundays,' the lovebirds are usually caught kissing, hugging, or posing together. Before heading to the Valentino show, Johannes shared his 'Sundays' post for the week; the twosome cuddled for the camera in a black and white selfie.

2016-10-03 02:21 Sarah Sotoodeh www.dailymail.co.uk

51 /79 RHOM's Gamble Breaux poses topless in skimpy black bikini bottoms She's no stranger to stripping down into revealing bikinis and flaunting her toned physique on social media. But it would appear, Real Housewives of Melbourne star Gamble Breaux, 45, has taken it a step further posing for topless beachside snaps on Monday. Wearing a cowboy hat and tinted sunglasses the blonde bombshell questioned her 50,000 followers what they might do if they had a beach to themselves for a day. Scroll down for video Showcasing her pert derriere the reality television star appeared to be all smiles as she cast a smouldering gaze over her shoulder at the camera. Her long blonde locks curled loosely on her back as she flaunted her slender figure in the ocean at Greenhaven Beach in Dent Island. The reality starlet was sun kissed but appeared to not be wearing make up which boasted her natural beauty. She captioned the picture: 'What would you get up to if you had your own beach for the day? Just saying!! No one for miles!' In a second snap, Gamble appears to be soaking up the sunshine while sipping on a cold Corona in her hand. Two rings appear to be sitting on her fingers but no other accessories could be seen. Gamble is often seen posting sizzling pictures of herself onto Instagram to keep her thousands of followers up to date with her glamorous day-to-day life. Last month she confirmed that posing bikini-clad was came fairly naturally to her posting a throwback picture wearing in a red hot bikini in front of her old car. Sporting another cowboy hat a younger Gamble appeared to be in happy spirits as she posed at Balmoral Beach in Sydney years ago. The blonde beauty is seen wearing a revealing red bikini while standing in front of a red convertible. The decadent picture is captioned: 'Throwback photo Balmoral Beach Sydney! 'I loved driving this car but sadly it came with fruitcake accessory.' Season three of the series finally premiered on U. S. network Bravo in July, two months after it finished airing in Australia. Although there is still no date for season four of The Real Housewives of Melbourne, but it's rumoured that the show will begin filming again early next year. Gamble married in an episode of The Real Housewives of Melbourne to eye surgeon partner Dr. Rick Wolfe in March. The two became engaged in season two of the show when Dr. Wolfe proposed.

2016-10-03 02:18 Aneeta Bhole www.dailymail.co.uk

52 /79 'Most beautiful bride': Blake Lively seen just days after giving birth as she attends best friend's wedding Blake Lively attended her best friend's wedding on Sunday, just days after giving birth to her second child with husband Ryan Reynolds. The 29-year- old actress shared a sweet Instagram snap of herself kissing the bride. 'Most beautiful bride on the planet. And the best friend I could ask for. @jessicarose617 thank you for being EVERYTHING. I love you,' Blake wrote in the caption. The Gossip Girl star donned a long black coat over a blue dress with sheer skirt for the nuptials. Blake had her long blonde hair down in soft curls as she stepped out in black Louboutin heels. The actress and husband Ryan Reynolds, 39, just welcomed another child, according to an article on Friday by Page Six. The gender and name of the baby have yet to be revealed. Blake and Ryan previously welcomed daughter James in December 2014. Their newest addition already has friends in high places as pop star Taylor Swift was one of the baby's first visitors. Blake and Taylor have been close friends. They met up with each other last year in Australia while Taylor was on her 1989 World Tour and Blake was shooting her thriller movie The Shallows. Blake and Ryan also attended Taylor's star-studded Fourth Of July party at her Rhode Island home. The actress's latest project was the Woody Allen movie Cafe Society, in which she portrayed a divorcee socialite in the 1930s. Ryan can next be seen in the sci-fi thriller Life due out on May 24, 2017 followed by The Hitman's Bodyguard scheduled for release on August 18, 2017. He'll also reprise his role of Wade Wilson aka Deadpool for the superhero sequel due out in 2018. Ryan also has the sequel The Croods 2 due out in 2018.

2016-10-03 02:14 Paul Chavez www.dailymail.co.uk

53 /79 Really? Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon claim huge festive discount sales New Delhi : E-commerce majors Snapdeal and Flipkart today claimed lakhs of transactions on their platforms on the first of the 5-day discount sales today even as some consumers expressed woes on the social media about certain glitches.

Amazon, which started its 5-days special sale on October 1, today said it has seen 6 times growth over its regular business. It has claimed to have sold 1 lakh product units in first 30 minutes, 15 lakh units in first 12 hours on first day of the 'GreatFestival Day' sale.

Snapdeal, in a statement, said: "Nearly 11 Lakh buyers from over 2,800 cities and towns across India bought at Snapdeal in the first 16 hours of the sale.

The sale which started at midnight with 180 orders being booked per second got bigger during the day as buyers used the national holiday to explore a plethora of attractive deals. "

It said that based on the trends from Day 1 of the sale reflect sales volume jumping 6 times of average volumes by 4 PM on Day 1. Flipkart claimed that it sold over half a million products within one hour on Day 1 of the sale.

"Within the electronics and gadget category, we sold more Apple watches in 10 minutes than the total sale of Apple watches online and offline in a month," Flipkart said in a statement.

Snapdeal and Flipkart claimed providing products at large discounts.

Flipkart said that the number of product units sold in the first 6 hours of sale surpassed the total units sold in a day during the first day of its The Big Billion Days in 2015.

Snapdeal is running the sale as 'Unbox Diwali'. Flipkart further said that its subsidiary Myntra also clocked three times more revenue in the first hour compared to 2015 edition.

Meanwhile, consumers on Twitter complaint that there were hardly any discount on the products that these companies are offering. The online shopping festival of Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal is more about discounting myth, marketing gimmick without much substantial offers, said a twitter handle.

However, the authenticity of the claims on micro-blogging site could not be verified.

Some consumers even posted screenshots showing that a product was priced higher on the sites they were shopping on, compared to the other sites.

Some media sites and twitter accounts complained about glitches in Flipkart and Amazon payment gateways. Amazon displayed on the site that "SBI and Associate banks netbanking are having payment issues".

There was no immediate response to queries sent to online players as well as the banks concerned.

Meanwhile, traders' body CAIT said that "big sales" on e-commerce sites is a "blatant violation" of FDI policy.

"Once again the online retailers have begun their agenda to flout the FDI policy right under the nose of the Government and it is sad that no action is being taken against them for violation of the FDI policy," the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said in a statement. This is the second time after the release of FDI policy 2016 when such violations are openly done by online retailers and CAIT will approach Prime Minister and Finance Minister against these sales, the statement said.

"As per FDI policy, it is clearly established that online retailers who have received FDI will act as marketplace only where they will provide technology platform and in no way they can influence the prices and also they are under obligation to maintain level playing field," CAIT said.

In a response later to the queries raised, Flipkart spokesperson said: "We saw an extreme spike in traffic leading to a slight interruption in the payment gateway. But The Big Billion Days extravaganza continued, and saw customers stacking up products in their carts and making the most of other payment options such as cash on delivery. "

According to senior official of SBI, the "site of the bank is fine and working".

2016-10-03 02:00 By PTI www.mid-day.com

54 /79 Vulnerable refugees to be moved from 'squalid' camps on Greek islands Greece is poised to transfer thousands of refugees from overcrowded camps on its Aegean islands to the mainland amid escalating tensions in the facilities and protests from irate locals.

The leftist-led government said unaccompanied minors, the elderly and infirm would be among the first to be moved as concerns mounted over the future of a landmark EU-Turkey deal to stem migrant flows.

“The situation on the islands is difficult and needs to be relieved,” said deputy minister for European affairs Nikos Xydakis. “Accommodation on the mainland will be more suitable. We will start with transfers of those who are most vulnerable, always in the sphere of implementing and protecting the EU-Turkey agreement.”

The operation, expected to be put into motion this week, came as Ankara warned the pact would not hold if Brussels failed to honour its pledge to allow Turks visa-free travel to the bloc.

In a fiery speech before the newly reconvened parliament at the weekend, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan gave his clearest signal yet that the six-month-old agreement was in danger of collapse because of slow progress over visa liberalisation. Under the plan, Turkey’s 80-million-strong population was to be given access to Europe’s border-free Schengen travel area in October.

“This stance is a declaration that the European Union does not wish to keep the promise it made to Turkey ,” he told MPs.

Refugee flows, although rising again, have dropped by 90% since the deal was signed. At the height of the crisis, more than 7,000 men, women and children made the perilous sea crossing from Turkey to the Greek isle of Lesbos in a single day.

Racheting up the pressure, Erdoğan said the EU had to decide, once and for all, if it wanted to act on Turkey’s decades-long bid to become a member. “If the EU is going to make Turkey a full member, we are ready. But they should know we have come to the end of the game. There is no need to beat around the bush or engage in diplomatic acrobatics.”

Western diplomats in the Greek capital raised the spectre of chaos if the agreement collapsed. “If it does, there will be an influx of a million or more and this country is totally unprepared,” one European ambassador confided. “Athens will be overwhelmed, [as will] the mainland, people will be forced to live in fields, there will be scenes we’ll never have imagined.”

More than 60,000 refugees and migrants are in Greece after a succession of Balkan and eastern European states closed their borders earlier this year. They are being accommodated in conditions denounced as deplorable by human rights groups. Brawls between detainees, forced to wait months for their asylum applications to be processed, are commonplace.

Recently more than 4,000 people at the Moria camp in Lesbos – the island that has borne the brunt of the inflows – were evacuated after frustrated inmates set fire to the vastly overcrowded facility. In a letter passed to the Guardian from the heads of 141 families held at Ellinikon, a makeshift camp established in Athens’s former international airport, inmates described scenes of insufferable squalor, saying infectious diseases were rife because of conditions.

“There are rats, insects and reptiles including snakes everywhere in the camp,” they wrote adding that in the winter many fell ill to pneumonia and in the summer heat exhaustion. “Unclean water has caused diarrhoea and nausea. The longer we stay here, the worse conditions have got, and now most people are suffering from mental illnesses, depression and other diseases.”

About 14,000 refugees are now trapped on Greek islands with Turkish coastguard data showing the number of migrants caught trying to make the sea crossing in September more than doubling in September.

Acknowledging that camp conditions were far from ideal, Xydakis blamed the backlog in asylum applications on the EU’s failure to dispatch promised staff and push ahead with an agreed relocation scheme to other parts of the continent.

“We were promised 400 experts in asylum procedures but so far only have around 29 on the islands. We are continuing to recruit and look for more staff but it is not easy,” he said. “The deal is not only in the hands of Turkey but Europe … some EU states are not respecting but neglecting their responsibilities.”

In the three months since Britain voted to leave the EU, the bloc had become ever more fractious, with central European and Balkan members increasingly pursuing their own agenda. “In the post-Brexit debate of how Europe will work, ‘flexible solidarity’ has become the new key phrase,” he said. “If, in so many EU summits it has been agreed that the refugee crisis is a European problem then the solution to resolve it should be collective … allowing Greece to become [a holding pen for refugees] is absolutely unacceptable.”

2016-10-03 02:00 Helena Smith www.theguardian.com

55 /79 Theresa May: a Tory saviour who offers no sense of hope T here are definite advantages, if you’re a Tory, to the existence of Theresa May. The party, despite all the best efforts of its big beasts, is still upright and in charge; and the boiling personal hatreds within Labour appear to have no parallel among Conservatives , even though this can’t be true – animus hasn’t been resolved but simply buried under pragmatism, like nuclear waste.

The party’s internal contradictions are treated as a natural part of politics. Three months ago, you knew this party by its trail of dead: it would have been inconceivable in summer that they could return so fast to being boring. May has given them the gift of tedium. Their gratitude to her is palpable.

Nevertheless, there are Conservatives with questions May cannot answer. If her first gambit, to bring back grammar schools, initially seemed rather wild and random, it has sharpened into a picture: she took the referendum result as a mandate to return us to the 1950s.

Doubtless, for some leave voters, that’s what they wanted: a Britain of yore, where lives were better, richer and more fulfilling because the rest of the world left us alone. But that isn’t the full picture of Conservatism, which has since 2010 drawn its energy from being the opposite of conservative.

Cameron, Osborne and Gove were radical modernisers, creating a gruesome future in which commerce was king and the state had been wound down to food stamps and fire engines; but it was a future, nevertheless.

They gave a sense of having understood modernity, and of being not just ready for it but exhilarated by it. Their worldview was wrong and their excitement unnerving, Osborne’s in particular, with his casual destruction of the social safety net, his maniacal faith in markets, his feverish promises – manufacturing, march of the makers, running a surplus – that never materialised. Yet they fulfilled a need in the party, and made a home there for people who weren’t nostalgic.

There are still plenty of free trade fundamentalists in the party, but the territory has been annexed by the Brexiteers, in whose hands it sounds either unhinged (a neo-imperialist vision, in which everyone wants to trade with us because we’re simply better than them) or incredibly flaky (a messy, hand-waving “It’ll be fine!” approach, embodied by Boris Johnson, who can inspire many things but not – even in his allies – confidence). May, in her first speech to conference, attempted to harness some of this buccaneering Brexit spirit. “We don’t need, as I sometimes hear people say, to ‘punch above our weight’. Because our weight is substantial enough already.” It was nothing more than a big I Am: mindless self-assertion. Furthermore, May’s social agenda is far more toxic to her own youth wing than it is to the members of Momentum. Young Conservatives don’t want equality commissions and redistributive taxation. They want low taxes, a small state, personal freedom as defined by having no responsibility for one another: all those pillars of rightwing thinking that they take to be 21st century but were actually thrashed out by Ludwig von Mises.

For us on the left, the problem with May is that she neutralises the pursuit of equality by talking about it with no real intention of making it happen; for those on the right, the talk itself is anathema. They would get more from a Compass meeting about automation, a future without work and the basic citizen’s income – which at least is a new problem – than they would from the rather tired conference oratory about how to tend to the poor while at the same time getting them to buck up their ideas.

There is a chimeric thinness to May’s vision of the next two decades that is rather depressing, like getting close to a landscape only to find it has been painted on a sheet of plywood. Let’s say her grammar school plan were to work – that, contrary to all the experience and evidence, the brightest and best flourished in a segregated school system, got to a world-beating university, emerged with stunning qualifications. Then what?

All May’s rhetoric hangs off a world of bank managers and civil servants, a society of old certainties where to be middle class meant to be secure and comfortable, and to ascend to those ranks was reward in itself. That isn’t really true any more for the middle classes under 30, who face a precariousness – vague terms of employment, unaffordable housing, chronic debt – that old politics would associate with the underclass.

The question of how to create a knowledge economy, how to educate a populace for the next era of work, how to ensure that the changes we know are coming make life easier and not harder: these are all left unanswered.

Then there is the frankly terrifying lacuna where her environmental plan should be: there are, of course, climate change deniers on the right, and the American alt-right pretty much defines itself by its ability to meet science with splenetic outburst, and consider itself the victor.

But there are perfectly educated Conservatives too who want to see some meaningful, coherent answers to problems they can see are interrelated: how to meet climate change targets, how to generate more energy and liberate ourselves from reliance on fossil-richer countries, how to exist at the frontiers of new technology, how to spread skilled jobs across the country.

They will want to at least hear conversations about renewable energy, even if they wouldn’t expect a concrete plan. But this ground is terrifying for the prime minister, who knows that those who blame Europe’s red tape for hardship are the same people who blame wind farms for illness; that the decision to leave the EU, even if it had nothing explicit to say about the environment, would not have been taken by anyone who took environmentalism seriously. There is not much here for the optimistic Tory.

All eyes are currently on May’s Brexit plan, and with good reason: it has the greatest consequence in the short and medium term, it is the obvious site of conflict, and it’s the most fun to watch (albeit a devastating sort of fun).

But there are deeper problems – if not for the country, then for the party. What is its offer to the hopeful? How is it addressing its modernisers? Where is its – big-M and little-m – momentum?

2016-10-03 02:00 Zoe Williams www.theguardian.com

56 /79 Elon Musk's Plan to Get Humans to Mars | TWiT Bits Becky Worley, Christina Warren, Owen JJ Stone, and Jason Hiner discuss Elon Musk's plans to get humans to Mars in just six years. For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twit/582 Bandwidth for TWiT Bits is provided by Cachefly. ...

2016-10-03 01:30 gpriyanka article.wn.com

57 /79 Today in History Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 3, the 277th day of 2016. There are 89 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1951, the ...

2016-10-03 01:28 system article.wn.com

58 /79 DJ Calvin Harris in X Factor return to the show he slammed as a joke Calvin Harris has returned to The X Factor despite trying to make a mockery of the "terrible" show seven years ago. The chart- topper, who once accused show boss Simon Cowell of having a "frightening stranglehold" on the charts, appeared alongside judge Nicole Scherzinger as her guest critic. The mogul was thought to have banned the Scottish DJ, who at the time branded the double act Jedward as "pretty much down there with the worst". As he returned from exile on Sunday night there was a similar show of dismay over the decision to promote a 35-year-old owner of a recruitment firm-turned aspiring gangster rapper to the live shows. In 2009 Harris interrupted a live performance by Jedward when he stormed the stage and danced around with a pineapple in imitation of their unusual haircuts. He then said: "I was just inspired to make a mockery of the show. Because it is a music competition, it is a joke and I think it should be treated as such, so when people were saying 'John and Edward, maybe they deserve to stay in this week', I was like 'are you watching what I'm watching?' "It's terrible, it's terrible... For the greater good of the nation I wanted to go out there and make an idiot of myself and sort of just bring the whole show into another kind of area in which it's treated as kind of a joke. " Harris criticised the twins John and Edward Grimes for being "knowingly funny", but said he wanted them to win The X Factor because it might undermine the competition's future. Asked what he thought of the twins, he said: "As entertainment goes it's pretty much down there with the worst. " Yet Harris joined former Pussy Cat Doll Scherzinger in the south of France as the judges' houses round concluded on Sunday. It is believed he was invited back this year thanks to his chart success over the intervening years. There was no reference to his 2009 stunt, although he cheekily tweeted a pineapple emoji during the show. John and Edward Grimes, the spiky-haired twins who were at the receiving end, replied by tweeting: "Hey @CalvinHarris You are Fantastic" along with a picture of the fruit. Any joviality among fans on Twitter was wiped away, however, with the decision by Sharon Osbourne to put one of her less conventional acts through to the live shows. Honey G, real name Anna Georgette Gilford, was sent through by the judge after she decided to take a "risk" on the 35-year-old. The hip-hop singer impressed Osbourne and even guest judge Robbie Williams with her rendition of Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise. "I was born to perform," said the rap fan, suggesting she could be "the next big recording artist". Honey G, who is a contestant in the over-25s category, has sparked speculation that she is not genuine because of her amusing dance moves, outfits and attempts at street slang. Osbourne's decision provoked anger among fans on social media who believed she was wrongly promoted ahead of other acts who were sent home. On Twitter reality TV tycoon Lord Sugar asked if The X Factor was "taking the P out if the public". Comic Miranda Hart said: "V clever television to get us all talking about Honey G. BUT if she isn't a comic creation I'm not sure it's right. Am I missing something? " Football pundit Robbie Savage tweeted: "Don't know what is the worse, Gareth Southgate England squad or honey g going through".

2016-10-03 01:21 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

59 /79 What's in the leaked videos of meetings with senior LDS Church leaders? Fifteen leaked videos of meetings involving senior leaders of the LDS Church were posted on YouTube Sunday morning.

"Most of these videos appear to be from briefings received by senior church leaders between 2007 and 2012," said Eric Hawkins, a spokesman for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "In these committee meetings, presentations are routinely received from various religious, political and subject-matter experts on a variety of topics. "

In an effort to add context and broaden the current narrative, Deseret News reporters watched all 7 hours 42 minutes and 13 seconds of the videos. Our summaries of the content of each video follow, listed from shortest to longest.

Rather than use the titles used by the leaker, some of which editorialize and obscure the topics of the meetings, we have titled them by the subject of discussion.

Oceanic piracy

Video length: 5:54 Year identified in the video: 2008

Presenter: Gerrit W. Gong, then assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU

Via video conference, Gong briefs senior LDS Church leaders on the threat of oceanic piracy. He shows slides to give context on threats faced on the coasts of Nigeria, Somalia and Indonesia. He indicates that interviews with Somali pirates suggest a Robin Hood narrative, which they employ to justify taking from the rich (oil companies) to give to the poor. Gong notes the pirate mythology as typified in more than 300 movies about pirates, including “Treasure Island,” “Peter Pan,” “Captain Blood” and others. He shows a few very short clips (33 seconds worth) from Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean.” “I show it because, though meant in fun, Captain Jack makes pirating appear good, and traditional authority appear silly,” he says. After invoking Book of Mormon warnings against robbers and thieves, he suggests that, “In our day, it may be worth it to stress that even in times of economic distress it does not entitle individuals to steal from others.”

Mormons marrying later in life

Video length: 6:13

Year identified in video: 2007

Presenter: Gerrit W. Gong, then assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU

Summary: The presentation addressed New York Times and Newsweek articles that painted a bleak picture of single women and marriage, respectively. Both, according to Gong, turned out to be untrue. (The New York Time used data to sample women 15 years old and older; Newsweek’s analysis was also off.) Gong worries that media portrayals of marriage would become repeated enough to be a fact, even if the information is wrong. Most people, and women, will get married. “Hanging out,” however, is a problem, and LDS men and women are marrying later and having fewer children. This impacts young adult women who want to serve missions and pursue education without delaying marriage or children.

WikiLeaks

Video length: 7:07

Year identified in video: 2011

Presenter: Gerrit W. Gong, then assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU

Gong gives a presentation to senior church leaders with the premise, “Could WikiLeaks, or a group like WikiLeaks, embarrass or damage the church?” He briefs the group on Bradley Manning, now known as Chelsea Manning, and the former Army specialist’s role in leaking confidential reports on Afghanistan, Iraq and U. S. diplomacy. Manning’s sexuality and media coverage of the topic are discussed. Gong talks about possible church implications from a technical attack, a personnel attack or an “unintended” situation like a lost church computer or data drive. He also talks about Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Housing crisis

Video length: 7:20

Year identified in video: 2008

Presenter: Gerrit W. Gong, then assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU Gong framed a discussion of the housing crisis in the context of “moral hazards,” which means that people and institutions do not face full consequences of their actions. The government refused to bail out Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch and AIG (the government had recently bailed out Bear Stearns and helped Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). To avoid “moral hazards,” the government left federal interest rates alone and gave AIG a big loan. The presentation detailed unsustainable loans and the housing bubble bust. Gong says there will be commotion but no reason to fear.

Science and moral issues

Video length: 8:02

Year identified in video: 2008

Presenter: Gerrit W. Gong, then assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU

Gong gives a presentation about the science of moral sense, or conscience. Advancements in neuroscience could raise questions among members of the church regarding such issues as whether the use of drugs and gene therapy in certain circumstances violates the Word of Wisdom. Gong indicates that new definitions of brain injuries and impairments could change the understanding of moral accountability among members of the church.

Medical and recreational marijuana

Video length: 8:36

Year identified in video: 2010

Presenter: Gerrit W. Gong, formerly the assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU who earlier in 2010 was called to be a General Authority Seventy for the LDS Church.

Elder Gong gave an overview of attempts to legalize medical or recreational marijuana in different states. He said “unlikely arguments” to legalize medical marijuana became credible because they went unchallenged and that moral authority can be lost if moral voices become “just another position.”

Elder Gong noted that public opinion can change over time. “It’s particularly changeable when well-funded and well-organized single-focus interest groups lobby over time through clever national and local, legislative, executive and judicial strategies.” Elder Gong said he wondered if it would be helpful to members in California to remember that “popular classification of a substance as legal or illegal is not what determine obedience to the Word of Wisdom — and it of course raises the issue of the medical marijuana.”

Elder Russell M. Nelson commented that he and Elder Jay Jensen were at a priesthood leadership meeting in Colorado Springs and were asked off the bat about their position on medical marijuana. Elder Jensen said he answered the question by saying that bishops are judges in Israel and have scriptures and handbooks and can counsel with individual, discuss the Word of Wisdom, and decide between them and the Lord. The church does not have a position on medical marijuana.

Financial crisis

Video length: 11:55

Year identified in video: 2008 Presenter: Gerrit W. Gong, then assistant to the president for planning and assessment at BYU

Gong briefs senior LDS Church leaders on how the global financial uncertainties of 2008 were likely to affect individuals, and specifically their retirement funds. The results could be decreased consumer spending and delayed retirement. He focuses on the risks posed by credit default swaps and suggests they could “be the next shoe to drop,” further affecting global finances. He suggests that one way LDS Church members could be affected is that fewer senior couples could afford to serve missions. After hearing a somewhat sobering report from Gong, the audience of senior church leaders began to lighten the mood. Elder L. Tom Perry says to laughter, “I think you’ve convinced me. I’ll delay retirement.” And then President Boyd K. Packer says, “We have to pause and remember that we’re leading 13 million people worldwide and this pestilence, somehow, it’s touching them all. So we’ve got to settle down, sober up and wise up.”

Challenges facing Kurdish community

Video length: 11:57

Year identified in video: 2012

Presenter: Elder Paul B. Pieper of the Seventy

Elder Pieper of the Seventy briefs the Quorum of the Twelve on the religious and political history of the Kurds and discusses challenges faced by this nation of 38 million — a “nation without a country.” Elder Pieper and, at the video’s conclusion, Elder Bruce D. Porter both comment on the potential for LDS Church growth in the worldwide Kurdish community.

Islam

Video length: 43:40

Year identified in video: 2012

Presenters: Elder Paul B. Pieper, Elder Patrick R. Kearon and Elder Craig A. Cardon

This meeting features a report from the “Islam Working Group.” Three of the group’s members, Elder Pieper, Elder Kearon and Elder Cardon, give an overview of Islam’s history and belief system. Elder Kearon says that the “majority of committed Muslims cherish warm family bonds” and are “very hospitable to non-Muslims living among them.” They discuss building “a network of relationships with the Muslim community” and making church materials available in the appropriate languages. They review current church policy on teaching Muslims and address possible refinements to allow for “respectful and measured proselyting” in areas where there is religious freedom and familiarity with Christianity.

Church preparedness

Video length: 47:04

Year identified in video: 2008

Presenter: Bishop H. David Burton

In the meeting conducted by then-Presiding Bishop H. David Burton, senior church leaders and employees with the Church’s Welfare Services Department talked about helping members worldwide prepare for future disasters and emergencies. The group concluded that church preparedness is really family preparedness, with an emphasis on a three-month food supply, drinking water, financial reserves and longer-term supplies when possible. They talked about making sure all members of the church have adequate food and clean water. They emphasized the need to continue to train bishops to respond to the needs of members of their congregation. Politics

Video length: 48:38

Date identified in video: 2009

Presenter: Gordon Smith is a former United States Senator from Oregon who served from 1997 to 2009

Three months after losing his reelection bid for the U. S. Senate, Smith met with top church leaders to discuss politics.

Speaking of his commitment to the LDS Church, Smith said he regards “my temple recommend as more important than an election certificate. "

In October 2002, Senator Smith voted to authorize military force against Iraq. Smith said he voted for the Iraq War, in part, to spread the gospel. "I felt the Lord's hand in it. " Quoting the late President Gordon B. Hinckley, he said, "Our missionaries always follow in the footsteps of soldiers. "

Smith and the top church leaders also discussed gay rights; Iran's nuclear capabilities; the church’s relationship with Catholics and Evangelicals; government program such as Medicare, Medicaid, and social security; the environment; and energy. When asked about the future of the Republican party, Smith refers to Democrats as “assorted miscreants.”

He noted that California’s Proposition 8 ballot initiative demonstrated the church's ability to rally its members.

Ralph Hardy, an Area Seventy and chairman of the church’s Washington, D. C., Public Affairs Advisory Committee, said "I can't stress what it means for the church to have temple- recommend carrying members of the U. S. Senate and House. It is of inestimable value to the church. "

Young single adults

Video length: 50:03

Year identified in video: 2008

Presenter: Elder Bruce C. Hafen of the Seventy and BYU professor Alan Wilkins

The presentation addresses a study that showed an increasing amount of young single adults do not go to church, and that poses a threat to the growth of a multi-generational church. Paradoxically, the church is losing them because they're not being used in meaningful ways. The study showed declining church activity, marriage rates and fertility rates among members in their 20s. Wilkins said the study shows young single members don’t feel welcome or needed. The average age for marriage inside and outside the LDS temple is increasing. Young single adults delaying marriage in era of high immorality and pornography puts them at risk, Wilkins said. Hafen and Elder Dale G. Renlund (then an area Seventy) give specific recommendations from the Priesthood Department of the LDS Church on how to engage young single adults more directly in mainstream church work. They proposed adjusting some organizations, allowing stakes to be flexible in ministering to young single adults in their areas and merging young single adult and single wards.

Politics

Video length: 52:12

Year identified in video: 2008

David Magleby, dean of the college of Family, Home and Social Sciences at BYU and founder of the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at BYU

Summary: This presentation appeared to be made within a week or two after the 2008 elections and some races were undecided. Magleby explains the election results. The election was “remarkable” because there was the first African-American president elected, the oldest nominee of a major party, and almost the first Mormon nominee and almost the first female nominee. Democratic voters participated more vigorously than before. A question-and-answer session discussed the future of Proposition 8 and other LGBT matters. The discussion also recognized that LGBT rights proponents are well-organized, well-funded, very aggressive and very smart with media engagement. LGBT advocated have successfully characterized the marriage debate as one of hate and intolerance.

Religious freedom

Video length: 55:19

Year identified in video: 2012

Presenters: Former Utah Gov. and former U. S. Presidential Cabinet member Mike Leavitt, Princeton professor Robert P. George

The meeting focuses on “the vital subject of protecting our cherished religious freedoms,” as described by Elder L. Tom Perry. Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt gives a presentation on the combined efforts of Catholics and Latter-day Saints with the American Religious Freedom Program. He outlines a detailed strategy for addressing religious liberty issues in a state-by- state fashion. Princeton professor Robert P. George, a practicing Catholic, also speaks, offering a scholarly perspective. Issues discussed include same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.

Church History Department reorganization

Video length: 1:37:59

Year: Unknown

Speakers share spiritual thoughts and present a new purpose statement and organization update for the Church History Department. Sister Linda K. Halverson and President Ronald T. Halverson share experiences from their three years serving with the church history missionaries. Elder Paul K. Sybrowsky gives a talk expressing appreciation for those serving in the area and talks about sustaining church leaders. Elder Marlin K. Jensen presents the new purpose statement.

2016-10-03 01:20 Deseret News www.deseretnews.com

60 /79 Miiley Cyrus 'kissed girl' to prepare to fill in for sick Ellen... then soaks Milo Ventimiglia in Splash Tank She was filling in for the doyen of daytime television chat. And Miley Cyrus joked she prepared for her turn on the Ellen DeGeneres Show by kissing a girl as she delivered an hilarious opening for Monday's programme. The 23- year-old also delivered a crack about how unusual it felt to be wearing clothes for a change before she soaked acting hunk Milo Ventimiglia during a game of Splash Tank. Scroll down for video The Wrecking Ball favourite told the crowd: 'I know all of you came to see Ellen so I'm going to do my best to make you very happy. 'I'm dressed like her, I smell like her, just before I came out her I actually kissed a girl.' Racy stuff indeed. The Hannah Montana star then added that she found it strange to be dressed for a change while appearing on TV. She quipped: I'm a little bit nervous because I've never hosted a show with my clothes on before. This is so weird.' Miley, who has sparked controversy in the past for promoting drugs, then cracked she had given Ellen rave drug ecstasy, also known as MDMA, to help recovery. She said: 'I gave her a bunch of Molly to make her feel better. It's working.' As if that alone was not enough fun for one day, she then gave Gilmore Girls star Milo a soaking. The cheeky Rocky Balboa actor taunted the former Disney star as he reclined on a chair inside the Splash Tank, but was laughing on the other side of his face after being completely drenched just moments later. In a fascinating chat, the This Is Us star also revealed his hobbies are learning Japanese and riding choppers.

2016-10-03 01:13 Mike Larkin www.dailymail.co.uk

61 /79 October Entertainment Guide October Entertainment Guide

Oct. 1-16: “Come From Away” at Ford’s Theatre

Oct. 1-30: Marg Helgenberger in “The Little Foxes” at Arena Stage

Oct. 3: White House hosts South By South Lawn

Oct. 3: Green Day rocks 9:30 Club

Oct. 4-5: Lyle Lovett at The Birchmere

Oct. 4-Nov. 20: “Freaky Friday” at Signature Theatre

Oct. 5: Taking Back Sunday at 9:30 Club Oct. 5-23: “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at Kennedy Center

Oct. 6-8: Double Exposure: Investigative Film Festival Investigative Film Festival

Oct. 7: “The Girl on the Train” in movie theaters

Oct. 7: “The Birth of a Nation” in movie theaters

Oct. 7-Nov. 20: Kathleen Turner in “Year of Magical Thinking” at Arena Stage

Oct. 8: All Things Go Fall Classic at Capitol Riverfront

Oct. 8: Alabama & Charlie Daniels Band at Eagle Bank Arena

Oct. 8-9: The Whispers at The Birchmere

Oct. 9: Chris Stapleton at DAR Constitution Hall

Oct. 10-11: Adele at Verizon Center

Oct. 10-13: Seth Meyers at Warner Theatre

Oct. 11: Squeeze at 9:30 Club

Oct. 12: Patti Smith at Lincoln Theatre

Oct. 13-16: Cirque de la Symphonie Halloween Extravaganza at Kennedy Center

Oct. 14: Morris Day & The Time at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Club

Oct. 14: “The Accountant” in movie theaters

Oct. 14: The Manhattan Transfer & Take 6 at Strathmore

Oct. 15-16: Little Big Town at Merriweather Post Pavilion

Oct. 16: Peter Frampton at Kennedy Center

Oct. 16: Joan Baez at GW Lisner Auditorium

Oct. 18: Styx at Warner Theatre

Oct. 19: Neil deGrasse Tyson at Warner Theatre

Oct. 19: Lupe Fiasco at Howard Theatre

Oct. 20-23: Middleburg Film Festival

Oct. 21-23: National Zoo hosts “Boo at the Zoo”

Oct. 22: Gladys Knight at Warner Theatre

Oct. 23: Bill Murray receives Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize Oct 23: Brian McKnight at The Birchmere

Oct. 26: Switchfoot at The Fillmore

Oct. 28: Alan Jackson at Eagle Bank Arena

Oct. 28: “American Pastoral” in movie theaters

Oct. 28: Dan Brown’s “Inferno” in movie theaters

Oct. 28-Dec. 24: “Carousel” at Arena Stage

Oct. 30: Colbie Caillat at The Birchmere

Oct. 30: Wale at Rams Head Live

Oct. 31: Dweezil Zappa at The Birchmere

Oct. 31: Various Halloween Events comments

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2016-10-03 01:10 Jason Fraley wtop.com

62 /79 Butterfly photobombs koala film shoot at Australia zoo A butterfly struck up an unlikely friendship with a koala joey at Symbio Wildlife Park in New South Wales, Australia, with adorable results.

It happened during a film shoot on the zoos sustainability initiatives.

Footage courtesy of Symbio Wildlife Park.

2016-10-03 01:10 www.bbc.co.uk

63 /79 Words of Faith: 3 suggestions to renew your mind Romans 12:1,2 describe how followers of Christ can be transformed from the inside out through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. Christians are too often molded into the image of the world. A press here and a pull there by external factors cause Christians to live in great conflict when their outward shape is at odds with who God has called them to be. The world says, Do this with your money. When Christians obey the world it leaves them in disobedience to God who said, “Bring the full tithes into the storehouse …” (Mal. 3:10). Christians give so much money to the world there is virtually nothing left to give to God.

Then the world says, Do this activity or sport on Sunday morning. When a Christian heeds that voice they find themselves disobeying God’s Word that teaches us to not neglect “to meet together, as is the habit of some …” (Heb. 10:25). Too many Christians are absent from church on Sunday mornings due to extracurricular activities.

Instead of being conformed to this world, we are to be “transformed by the renewal of our minds” (Ro. 12:2). This is a process of change that begins on the inside through the Holy Spirit and works its way to the outside. This metamorphosis will make followers of Christ salt and light in the world.

How can Christians engage in this transformational influence? Here are three suggestions:

1. What can you sacrifice to God as an act of worship? The Apostle Paul defines worship in this passage as becoming a living sacrifice. Are you sacrificing anything to God as an act of worship? Or are you living within the confines of your own safety and security as you define it. What can you sacrifice to God this week … money, time, comforts, or schedules? In what practical ways can you put Him first?

2. Mentally detox from all the junk this week. The battle takes place in our minds. If you think about it, most of us take in tons of junk into our minds through what we see, hear, say, or do. The more junk that is keyed into our minds the less clear we see Christ. We can’t hear Him because His voice is drowned out by the priorities of the world. What can you detox from this week – maybe it’s TV or Facebook? Maybe it’s a terribly negative person. How can you clear your mind in preparation to hear from God?

3. Fill your mind with the Word of God. Don’t stop at detox. Spend extra time in God’s Word. His Word is “perfect, reviving the soul … sure, making wise the simple … right, rejoicing the heart … pure, enlightening the eyes” (Ps. 19:7,8). Commit this week to spend more time in the Scriptures. If you normally spend 10 minutes, spend 20. If you normally spend 30 minutes, spend 60ty.

In a nutshell, Romans 12:1,2 urges followers of Christ to begin acting like we are followers of Christ. We are His ambassadors to love the lost and the least among us through the light of Christ.

2016-10-03 00:41 By Brad www.heraldonline.com

64 /79 Liam Gallagher mocks absent Noel at premiere of Oasis film LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Liam Gallagher, the brash frontman of British rock band Oasis, continued his sibling feud by mocking brother Noel for missing the world premiere of 'Supersonic', a documentary about the Manchester group. The film, which shares its title with Oasis's 1994 debut single, charts the band's rise to fame with hits including "Live Forever" and "Wonderwall" before they split in 2009 when singer-songwriter Noel quit the group following a row with Liam. The brothers have traded insults ever since and younger sibling Liam was again disparaging when asked if Noel would be joining him on the red carpet in London on Sunday. "No he's probably in, like I said before, one of his really...really, really, really, really, really, really big houses, eating tofu and having a face peel. Isn't that right? Man of the people," Liam, 44, told Reuters. (Reporting by Lisa Keddie. Editing by Patrick Johnston)

2016-10-03 00:32 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

65 /79 The American Spectator Yes, my friends, WHO is on first. Which might not be so bad if WHO was not trying to steal second, third and home, and disqualify all the other teams in the process.

In pursuing this story, I tried to keep to the journalistic credo of “Who, what, when, how and why?” but I kept getting pulled back to WHO. So WHO are you going to believe, me or your own lying eyes?

WHO, of course, is the World Health Organization, a hulking bureaucracy based in Geneva that is a sort of “arm” of the United Nations, but in reality prefers to work at arm’s length in its own self- contained world of pill and paper pushers. It is a government without a nation, an authority without a constitution, a doctor without a patient, a ministering angel without portfolio, a censorious schoolmarm spinning the globe and yelling at it to eat its veggies.

You might expect that this squatting octopus would have its tentacles full with diseases, hunger, and war-ravaged amputation and disfigurement. But you would be wrong. The favored target of power-hungry quasi-medical conglomerates around the world is human behavior in all its facets. Your pediatrician wants to know if you have a gun in the house, if you smoke or use recreational drugs, if you prepare or take out high-calorie foods and if you engage in carbon- intensive activities which may aggravate global warming. By the time the doctor finally opens the kid’s mouth to say “Aaah” most parents have opened their mouths to say “Uggh!”

Believe it or not, the amount of seepage into American culture is a trickle compared to the deluge out there in the big world. The post-Communist quest for world domination runs straight through “health care.” Step one, health care is a human right. Step two, the government provides health care. Step three, every part of human behavior is subsumed under preventive health care. Step four, the government as health care payer and provider has the moral right – nay, obligation – to control all aspects of human behavior.

WHO is a proxy for government, a sort of super-government, and they are trying to move all this power and control up one level, away from national government to their brand of supranational dominion. We have enough trouble trying to keep national government honest, but at least it is somewhat answerable to the electoral process. Handing power to these guys puts citizens’ lives in the hands of nameless faceless bureaucrats, unelected and unaccountable. The latest excess by these folks is as pernicious as it is officious. It targets everyone’s favorite vice, tobacco. Since cigarettes are the number one cause of preventable death, WHO places a priority on reducing smoking. Instead of curing diseases, they are repairing behavior. A secular exorcism, as it were; the doctor will shoo away the devil.

In this capacity, WHO encourages high taxation of tobacco products. Countries like that part, because it brings in money. But this makes the black market in illegal tobacco more profitable. At this stage WHO gives itself the authority to set security policy for countries trying to protect their borders and markets against tobacco smugglers, who bypass taxation and probably deliver a nastier puff to the smoker. Additionally, these smuggling routes can aid terrorism alongside organized crime.

Countries needing WHO and the United Nations’ help in other areas are pressured to cede control over policy in this area.

The results are a predictable bungle. As part of the narrative surrounding the evils of smoking, the tobacco companies are demonized. They are pilloried for poisoning the masses to line their pockets with filthy lucre. In keeping with this attitude, WHO will not allow the companies to play any role in the effort to fight illegal tobacco. Furthermore, WHO ostracizes companies or entities who do legitimize the tobacco companies by dealing with them. This includes Interpol, which naturally works with legal tobacco companies to fight illegal tobacco.

Add this up and you have Monty Python level absurdity. Countries that cooperate with WHO cannot cooperate with Interpol in fighting illegal tobacco imports and sales. The legal companies that sell the taxed products cannot help countries fight the illegal products which drive down both sales and taxes.

The bottom line is simple. In the age of Brexit, it is time to exit the whole Who’s Who of the WHO ilk. Authority needs to be localized to the extent possible. Certainly the notion of security policy falling into the hands of a medical bureaucracy is absolutely intolerable. Perhaps it is time to start a movement called “Borders Without Doctors.” Let the docs cure cancer and let the cops watch the bandits.

Even if, as Lamont Cranston might say, WHO knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.

2016-10-03 08:24 Jay D spectator.org

66 /79 Nashville: A chef's guide to a city with incredible range And the choices for both auditory and gustatory indulgence are getting broader and broader in the booming Tennessee capital, where nearly 100 new residents arrive each day.

Chicken fried every which way is still very much on the menu in Nashville, but now forks carrying smoked carp and octopus are also making their way to mouths wide open to ingredients unheard of on menus of the not-so-distant past. That's the case at City House, where chef and Nashville native Tandy Wilson has been turning local products into inventive Italian dishes with rich Southern accents since opening the restaurant in 2007 in the Germantown neighborhood.

"We have a market of customers that are really willing to see what's going on and try what it is you're doing," said Wilson, 39, who won a James Beard Award in May for best chef in the Southeast.

Wilson is considered a pioneer of his hometown culinary community, where City House's opening served as a catalyst for the now thriving Nashville food scene. He's a big music fan, too.

We asked Wilson for some tips on what to see and try in Music City.

For starters: The Ryman

The Ryman Auditorium is the sacred cornerstone of a trip to Nashville.

"Find a show at the Ryman that you want to see and buy those tickets, and then plan the rest of your trip around that," Wilson advises his guests.

"You know, it's the Mother Church. It's the best. You walk in there and you get chill bumps and you say to yourself, 'man, if these walls could talk,'" Wilson said.

An 1892 tabernacle-turned-performance space, the Ryman Auditorium was home to the Grand Ole Opry radio show for three decades and has hosted nearly every name in country music and scores and scores of musicians of other genres.

This "Mother Church of Country Music" is just steps from Lower Broadway and popular downtown Nashville honky-tonk Robert's Western World .

"If we're down at the Ryman for a show, we're going to spend a little time at Robert's and hear some good music," Wilson said.

Wilson's also a fan of a hip-hop party called the Boom Bap, hosted monthly at the Basement East in East Nashville.

Bourdain on Nashville: We left 'damaged but happy'

For a special occasion: Bastion

Wilson and his wife recently had a phenomenal meal at Bastion , a new 24-seat restaurant- within-a-bar from chef Josh Habiger, who brought a flood of national attention to Nashville when he opened The Catbird Seat in 2011.

Bastion is "one of those places where the kitchen does most of the service so you have a lot of interaction with them as far as what you're eating," Wilson said. "You know, all the menu descriptions are like two words. So it's a total guess or you're going to have a conversation. "

Case in point from a September menu: the deceptively simple Scallop + Melon.

The dish consists of thin slices of raw scallop placed on pieces of melon, topped with diced white onions soaked in verjus, and sprinkled with tiny basil buds and carrot greens. The plate is then dressed with spicy, Carolina Reaper chile-infused buttermilk and a little bit of tarragon oil. Another great date night idea? Margot Café and Bar in East Nashville, where Wilson sharpened his skills with mentoring from chef Margot McCormack, another Nashville culinary pioneer.

"If you're going out on a date, I just feel like there are few places better than that," Wilson said.

For a casual meal out: Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint

Martin's Bar-B-Que is one of Wilson's go-tos for casual dining.

Founder and pit master Pat Martin "is another dear friend, but a whole-hog sandwich with slaw on it is like, that's my favorite food. That's my death-row meal," Wilson said.

Martin opened the restaurant's first location in 2006 in Nolensville, Tennessee. There are now four Tennessee locations, including a new spot in downtown Nashville.

For the classics: Arnold's Country Kitchen

No visit to Nashville would be complete without digging into a meat of your choice accompanied by three delicious Southern side dishes.

"Memphis is a barbecue city, right? We're a meat-and-three city," Wilson said, and Arnold's is a standard-bearer.

"I think that Arnold's Country Kitchen defines our city better than any other restaurant that we have. "

But what about the ubiquitous and sought-after Nashville hot chicken? Legend goes that the fiery chicken was originally fried up as a woman's revenge on a cheating man.

It's a little too intense for Wilson's taste.

"I don't really eat it," he said. "I go honky-tonking more than I eat hot chicken, without people in town. It just tears me up. I like good fried chicken and I like spicier fried chicken and don't get me wrong, I'll go eat it, but I don't do anything like 'I want the extra-hot.'"

When he goes, when there are people in town, he goes to Prince's Hot Chicken Shack or Hattie B's Hot Chicken .

Roaming around, sampling life's little pleasures -- and a taste of pain here and there -- really is the thing to do in Nashville.

"That's really most of what we do is eat and listen to music here," Wilson said.

2016-10-03 00:15 Marnie Hunter edition.cnn.com

67 /79 The Man So Beautifully Out of Step All good things must come to an end. Even very good things that have been going on for an incomprehensively long time, like the broadcasting career of the marvelous Vin Scully. He had been making more than baseball out Dodgers games for so long that many imagined he was as permanent as the stars, and not the Hollywood kind. For this reason many were stunned to learn this year that even Vin would call it a career, the career in question having begun when Harry Truman was president, gas was 20 cents a gallon, and a loaf of bread cost even less. In the light of what else has happened in 2016, one could be excused for saying, to coin a pretty good phrase or two, “In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened.”

It’s not exactly accurate to say that Scully’s retirement after Sunday’s Dodgers/Giants game from San Francisco is an end of an era. Vin’s era ended long ago. He outlasted it and is still beloved for the power of his poetry, for his unique and soothing melody that has been turning Major League baseball games into destinations for decades. The art of baseball broadcasting, making the game an occasion rather than just a score, was begun long ago by such as Red Barber, Mel Allen, and Ernie Harwell. Scully brought it to perfection. And on the evidence of the last games that he called this summer and fall, he’s leaving the arena while he still has a lot of game.

Vin is a story-teller in a post-story-telling world. This is a texting generation, where hardly anyone even knows how to tell a joke anymore, let alone tell a story. Even the well-told joke requires set up, elaboration, punch-line. It calls for timing, a precise choice of words, a sense of, if not irony at least of the absurdity of the human condition (the best jokes, including Vin’s, also include an obvious affection for the weak timber of humanity). Vin has all of these in spades, plus total recall of most of the post-war history of Major League Baseball. This when he’s at an age when many would consider remembering where the car keys are a triumph.

The well-groomed story calls for even more elaborate verbal dexterity, insight, timing, and touch. Vin has been weaving marvelously layered and entertaining stories — some about baseball, others not — in between ground outs, foul balls, and base hits for decades. Some, it’s not an exaggeration to say, almost in sonata form: Introduction, exposition, development, recapitulation, and coda. (Okay, maybe this is a bit of a stretch. But only a bit. And when writing about Vin it’s easy to get carried away.)

Stories of this sort require an audience with an attention span. An audience that knows a little something, and for whom ancient history isn’t last month. And here’s where I don’t wish to sound grumpy. Grumpiness in a salute to Vin Scully, perhaps the least grumpy among us, would be seriously out of place. But considering how out of touch Vin is with the times, I marvel at the great affection he is held in by segments of the LOL generation. Perhaps all is not as lost as it sometimes appears to be.

Many of the folks saluting Vin last Sunday afternoon (the 25th) after Vin’s last Dodger Stadium game, or two nights before that at Vin Scully Appreciation Night, were clearly paid up members of the post-verbal generation. Perhaps they’re aware at a basic level that something is wrong with the way we’ve devolved linguistically, and they appreciate a master from the long-gone ancien régime. Someone who still knows how to be human in well-crafted declarative sentences, how to be the thoughtful adult in the room, even though he has to be told what a tweet is. In fact, partly because he has to be told what a tweet is. (Don’t even try to explain to Vin what Pokémon is.)

There has been a large and justifiable media fuss made over Scully and the end of his long reign as the voice of the Dodgers, even though the ever humble Scully is embarrassed by it all. Many have speculated on what Vin will do in retirement. Considering Vin’s mastery of English and his encyclopedic knowledge of post-war baseball, I hope he writes The Baseball Book. With the storehouse he has to call on, his only challenge would be keeping it to a manageable length.

Writers and commenters have lately reminded us why and how Scully has charmed us over the years: The friendly and soothing voice, the way he uses the language, erudite but with the common touch. He seems to always have the absolutely apt metaphor for what just took place on the field. Descriptive aids that can be enjoyed even by those not altogether sure what a metaphor is. There’s the fact that he talks, never shouts, to listeners, whom he treats as though they’re friends watching the game with him. Scully has clearly always been the Dodgers’ man and wants them to succeed. But he’s never been a homer. He has always treated visiting players with respect, complimenting them when they make a good play. I’ve never heard him complain about umpire’s decisions, even when a close one went against the Dodgers. He lets us know when something dramatic has taken place on the field, but he never over-eggs the pudding. When Vin calls a home run, listeners know it isn’t the first one he’s ever seen, or the last one he expects to see. And no one has ever been better prepared with information about the players and the teams and how it all fits into the big baseball picture. And sometimes into the big picture of life. (A favorite example here of Vin the philosopher comes from when Vin informed us that outfielder Andre Dawson “has a bruised knee and is listed as day to day.” He then took a beat and added, “Aren’t we all.” Just so.)

Not only has Vin always seemed to find the right thing to say in the right way, he has understood the uses of silence better than anyone in the trade. Most broadcasters fear dead air more than a live grenade, more than Dracula feared sunlight and the True Cross. Not Vin. He called Henry Aaron’s 715th homerun in Atlanta, the one that broke Babe Ruth’s lifetime homerun record. After saying, “It’s gone,” Vin didn’t utter another word for more than a minute, allowing the crowd noise and the events on the field to tell the story. It wasn’t because Vin couldn’t think of anything to say about this historic event — he later gave some impressive context — but because at the moment there was nothing that needed to be said. Most other broadcasters on this occasion would have been chattering like magpies, contributing nothing to the moment but ambient noise.

It’s for these reasons, and others, that there is no one else like Scully — no one even remotely like him. Of course, even as Vin departs the stage, there are good baseball announcers still around. The Giants’ Jon Miller is excellent. Joe Buck, son of announcer Jack Buck, is very sound. There are a few others. (Even Bob Costas can be good when not plying us with some liberal sermonette.) But the common broadcast booth ruck — here again, a grumpiness warning — is pretty dismal.

One of the more remarkable things about Scully’s games is that he announced them alone. He has been play-by-play, color-guy, analyst, story-teller, historian, straight man and joke teller all rolled into one. It’s hard to remember when anyone else did Major League games a cappella. Perhaps Ernie Harwell did Detroit Tigers games this way back in the day. Those fortunate enough to have seen and heard any of the thousands of games Scully broadcast over nearly seven decades got the Gospel According to Vin, and no one else.

By contrast, the modern broadcast booth is packed. There’s the play by-play-guy who describes what TV viewers just saw and would have almost certainly understood perfectly well without his help. Then there’s the “color-commentator,” usually a beefy ex-Major Leaguer wearing a tie, who in too many cases tries to impress viewers with how much he knows about the game and makes baseball sound more complicated than nuclear physics in Russian. Often the third wheel is a guy called an analyst who, well, I’m not entirely sure what he’s supposed to do. (Too often he abuses viewers with eye-glazing statistics in those new, computer geek categories that instead of shining light on the game mostly remind viewers of why they didn’t like algebra at school. What on earth does wins above replacement mean?)

All these worthies spend a good deal of the game hoping the fire marshal doesn’t notice the overcrowded broadcast booth and talking loudly over each other, giving the broadcast the flavor of outtakes from “The McLaughlin Group” or a cattle auction. They are a great cause of the national overuse of the mute button. With Vin, the last of the TV guys to begin in radio, it’s often the picture that seems expendable.

The Dodgers have announced who will do the team’s play-by-play next year, a 28-year-old from Michigan named Joe Davis. He’s been calling away games with help from former players Orel Hershiser and Nomar Garciaparra after Vin quit traveling with the team (save for California games). He won’t call games alone like Vin has — same trio next year — and the Dodgers have been careful not to say that he’s replacing Scully, as it’s obvious nobody could. You have to feel for the kid (the kid being six years older than Vin was when he began his Dodgers career in 1950 next to Red Barber). Talk about a tough act to follow. Dodger fans will eventually adjust to Vin-less summers. But it will take time and it won’t be easy. You don’t lose the best in the game and get over it quickly. Even if it’s a guy from a previous era. A man hopelessly out of date. But pitch perfect to the end.

God bless and a long, happy retirement, Vin. Thanks for all the great memories. And good luck to young Joe.

2016-10-03 08:24 Larry Thornberry spectator.org

68 /79 WikiLeaks cancels Assange’s live balcony appearance over ‘security concerns’ — RT News For almost a month now the public has held its breath waiting for the so- called “October surprise” leak of classified data that is rumored to deal a devastating blow to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign.

Last week MSNBC’s Jesse Rodriguez reported that the much-anticipated leak announcement would take place this coming Tuesday from the Ecuadorian embassy’s balcony. The WikiLeaks founder has been holed up in the building for years, fearing extradition and American persecution.

Yet during the weekend WikiLeaks announced that due to “recent security concerns” at the Ecuadorean Embassy, Assange’s balcony appearance had been canceled. However, Assange will go ahead and deliver an address via video link at a Berlin press conference later on Tuesday.

In an appearance on Fox News last month, Assange reiterated that WikiLeaks would soon publish more damaging documents which could ruin Clinton’s chances of becoming the next US president. The whistleblower then suggested that WikiLeaks may soon release “teasers,” and produce an “October surprise.”

Over the summer, WikiLeaks released some 20,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) that exposed the political rigging of the Democratic primary by the Clinton camp against her rival Bernie Sanders. The revelation resulted in the resignation of a number of Democrats including DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

The release of the DNC email was immediately pinned on Russia by the Clinton campaign and the mass media. Russian officials have repeatedly denied involvement in the inter-party struggle, calling the idea “so absurd it borders on total stupidity,” in the words of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Russian President Vladimir Putin also claimed the allegations were false while suggesting that blaming Russia is an electioneering trick which steers US public attention away from the actual facts exposed by the leaked materials.

In an interview with Der Spiegel, when asked if WikiLeaks is damaging Clinton and bolstering Trump’s chances of becoming a winner, Assange replied:

“We're not going to start censoring our publications because there is a US election. Our role is to publish. Clinton has been in government so we have much more to publish on Clinton,” Assange explained.

2016-10-03 00:14 www.rt.com

69 /79 Residents try to save last Old Mission Peninsula school The school is perched on the spine of the peninsula, on Island View Road. Cherry trees and vineyards fall down rolling hills toward both arms of the bay. Most tourists pass without seeing it.

It has been here for generations — attended by farm children before this fruit-growing region became famous for its singular beauty north of Traverse City.

But the peninsula has changed. Enrollment is down. The mid-1950s era school is slated to close. And while the latter is not unusual, the effort to save the school is.

Families of means have chosen to locate here, mesmerized by these 18 miles jutting into the bay. The median home price is nearly three times the state average. They want a local school.

“Show me the money,” said Paul Soma, the superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools. And so they did.

An anonymous donor has pledged $800,000 to keep Old Mission School open, at least long enough to find a permanent solution.

But is it worth saving? The answer is set to be revealed Nov. 30.

“People are sacrificing a lot to live out here. I want a nice life, a quality life,” said Allison O’Keefe, the parent-teacher organization president, and a Connecticut transplant whose family operates Chateau Grand Traverse, the first winery on the peninsula.

“The bottom line: This is either a yes, we move forward with this, or it’s a no, it’s not going to happen.”

Jane Boursaw, editor of OldMission.net, which chronicles peninsula news, attended the school and said those who would save it extends well beyond those whose families settled the area. “It is definitely a combination of new people on the peninsula and the old guard,” she said.

“High property values are edging out some of the younger families. They want their kids to be in Old Mission School.”

Look beyond the bucolic views, the aqua shoreline has roads named after farmers — Wunsch, Boursaw, Ladd, Swaney — and other notable roads — Seven Hills and Smokey Hollow.

There is trouble here. Much of the last undeveloped acreage on the East Bay shoreline is targeted for up to 53 expensive housing units, boat slips and bluff demolition. Another 47-home, 28-acre condominium subdivision is on the books, largely for owners 55 and older.

Residents rebelled. The entire township board was overwhelmingly voted out Aug. 2. A new seven-member board favoring preservation replaced them.

Township Clerk Monica Hoffman submitted a resignation letter Aug. 9.

“I cannot make myself physically sick over working for Peninsula Township,” she wrote.

Michelle Reardon, the township’s planning and zoning director, resigned Sept. 1. Three days later, recently ousted Township Supervisor Pete Correia died in office.

The new board includes: a preservation-minded supervisor with a national reputation; an expert in land-use management; an auto executive; a fourth-generation farmer; and others with similar land preservation views.

In this township of 5,800 people, 25 percent are 65 and older. There are land-grant deeds from the 1860s with a notable signature: Abraham Lincoln.

“Going door to door, that was a real wakeup call, from the south end to the north end of the peninsula,” said Rob Manigold, a fourth-generation grower and supervisor for 25 years. He retired and ran again this year, winning by a landslide.

“A lot of people had just moved in and they have moved here because of the ambiance of living in this rural farming community. ... All this came together and obviously they don’t really want it to change.”

Therein lies the conundrum. O’Keefe’s family was at the forefront when Chateau Grand Traverse was started in 1974 by her father-in-law, Edward O’Keefe Jr.

When more vineyards began replacing cherries and other fruit, the noveau agricultural movement elevated the peninsula’s profile. Wineries belonged here, by climate and mood.

The peninsula became even more desirable to newcomers, but they tended to be older and with money. The median value of a home is $332,000, according to the latest U. S. Census estimates. That does not include land-rich farms.

Younger families with children were being priced out. Changing demographics forced school officials to re-evaluate the school on the hill. Enrollment is around 146 students. Two other public schools with less than 200 students have been closed this fall, in Interlochen and Williamsburg.

But with the anonymous donor and other considerations, the peninsula school has been given a two-year reprieve. What happens after that depends on what happens now. District leaders say closing a building with less than 200 students will save up to $400,000 in annual maintenance overhead. If the Old Mission closes, students would attend Eastern Elementary about nine miles south at the base of the peninsula.

Soma says the challenge is “how to make this a sustainable school.”

“$800,000 dollars is not a sustainable number. It moves the needle by two years,” he said, adding he is not surprised at the unique opposition on the peninsula led by newcomers.

“I totally understand the dynamics involved here. I don’t think it’s out of line. I don’t think it’s wrong. … While I don’t like opposition, I like that we have people who have passion.”

But, he added, he must be wary of “a preservation of our past and not necessarily a preparation for the future,” noting he must also consider what’s best for some 18,000 parents spread over 300 square miles.

Soma has said shuttering schools is the best way to save the district money. Otherwise, the district could be at risk of fiscal distress and state oversight, he predicted.

School officials and a citizen group met Sept. 13 and agreed on the Nov. 30 deadline to see if they could put together a plan acceptable to both sides.

The $800,000 donation was critical. The pledge is from an anonymous peninsula resident, raised in Michigan but not in the greater Grand Traverse area. O’Keefe and others are honoring his desire to remain anonymous.

O’Keefe approached him after the emotional meeting where the superintendent said, “Allison, show me the money.”

“I did not want to make that call,” O’Keefe said, adding she asked him if it was true he was going to save the school.

He was willing to help but much more remained to be decided. Who will own the building? How will financing continue beyond the $800,000? What will happen to the community library attached to the school?

That will require more than a single “mystery” donor, O’Keefe acknowledges.

“You ask for pennies, you get pennies. You ask for dollars, you get dollars,” she said. “So why not ask for big money?”

She says alumni are moving back to the peninsula to provide their children and grandchildren the same community values they grew up with years ago.

Said Manigold: “I am very confident that reasonable people can make reasonable solutions. It’s a good story on how a community can come together and save what is important to them.”

John Barnes is a west Michigan freelance writer.

2016-10-03 00:05 John Barnes rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

70 /79 A trace of graphite is in your tech. In these Chinese villages, it’s everywhere At night, the pollution around the village has an otherworldly, almost fairy-tale quality. “The air sparkles,” said Zhang Tuling, a farmer in a village in far northeastern China. “When any ...

2016-10-02 23:44 system article.wn.com

71 /79 'Imagine if it was reversed!' Job advert that explicitly asks for 'applicants of Aboriginal descent' sparks furious 'discrimination' backlash I'd understand that and I think that's a bit justified as well 'This is an attempt to help out in that process, get more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into jobs.'

2016-10-02 23:43 Daniel Piotrowski www.dailymail.co.uk

72 /79 The ground slips away Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (left) makes a point, with Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia addressing the media after the GST Council in New Delhi. Pic/PTI

Volatility increased substantially and we saw markets lose significant ground. The BSESENSEX lost 802.26 points or 2.80 per cent to close at 27,865.96 points. while NIFTY lost 220.40 points or 2.50 per cent to close at 8,611.15 points. The broader indices saw the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 lose 2.36 per cent, 2.13 per cent and 2.07 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP lost 1.24 per cent and BSESMALLCAP lost 1.37 per cent losing less than the benchmark indices. There were no sectoral gainers, but the one to lose the least was BSEIT down 0.68 per cent. The losers were led by BSECAP GOOD down 3.55 per cent. Other losers included BSEREALTY 3.73 per cent, BSEFMCG 3.26 per cent and BSEBANKEX 3.11 per cent. In individual stocks, the gainers were led by Cairn India up 1.70 per cent. Other gainers included TCS 1.25 per cent and Vedanta 1.21 per cent. The losers were led by BHEL down 7.90 per cent followed by ICICI Bank 7.17 per cent, Cipla 5.06 per cent, ITC 4.85 per cent, Hind Unilever 4.62 per cent and Larsen & Toubro 4.34 per cent. Last week, one has noticed that a large number of heavyweight stocks have lost around 5 per cent each bringing the benchmark indices down. Also, the current level of the SENSEX and NIFTY was last seen in July 2016.

Weakness seen The Indian Rupee gained 4 paisa or 0.06 per cent to close at Rs 66.65. Dow Jones gained 46.70 points or 0.26 per cent to close at 18,308.15 points. NIFTY September series expired at 8,591.25 points which was a mere 0.95 points lower than the previous expiry. This was after the series was up almost 240 points before the last week began. The markets were due for a correction, but they found a reason when the army announced surgical strikes on terror launch pads. Thursday saw a loss of 465 points on the SENSEX, but the weekly loss was 802 points. This means that weakness had set in earlier itself. Starting the week of October 10, quarterly results for July to September would begin. One is not expecting too much from them, but, some positives are likely.

On issues The primary markets saw two listings during the week. The first was GNA Axles which had through a fresh issue of 63 lakh at Rs 207 raised Rs 130 crore. The issue was subscribed 55 times. Shares began trading in the trade to trade segment from Monday and closed at Rs 227.05, a gain of Rs 20.05 or 10.05 per cent. On listing day shares had touched a high of Rs 260. The beginning is good and one would like to see the results for the July-Sept quarter before forming further opinion on the stock. The other issue to list was the mega Rs 6,000 crore issue from ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited. The company had through an offer for sale, raised the above amount at Rs 334. The share had a decent start but was unable to trade at any premium. There was selling pressure and some amount of panic in the afternoon, which saw the share make a low of Rs 295.50 on listing day. The share recovered on Friday and closed at Rs 310.10, a weekly loss of Rs 23.9 or 7.16 per cent.

Wise company Continuing with the primary market, Endurance Technologies Limited, which is an auto ancillary taps the market with its offer for sale of 2.46 crore shares in a price band of Rs 467-472. The company would be raising Rs 1,161 crore. The issue opens on Wednesday, October 5 and closes on Friday, October 7. The company is into four broad verticals of aluminum casting and machining, suspension, transmission and braking systems. The company has 25 plants in India and Europe. In India it supplies to two, three and four wheelers, while in Europe it supplies to only four wheelers. Roughly 70 per cent of its revenues come from India, while the balance comes from Europe. It reported a top line on a consolidated basis of Rs 5,274 crore and a net margin of 5.5 per cent. The net profit was Rs 292 crore. The shares are being offered at a price earnings multiple of 22.80 times on a consolidated basis, based on March 2016 annual results.

Caution, please Markets are tired and have lost momentum. There is likely to be a small rally based on the positive feedback in relation to the success of the income declaration scheme which has received disclosures of over Rs 65,000 crore. Also even though bidding after five rounds in the spectrum auction was muted, Rs 55,000 crore has been cumulatively bid for. The government’s deficit would be largely taken care of. With markets behaving the way they are, it makes sense to use any rallies to book profits and wait for corrections. Trade cautiously.

Arun Kejriwal is founder of the Mumbai-based advisory firm Kejriwal Research & Investment Services Pvt Ltd. Readers are invited to read more about these and other issues on his website http://ak57.in

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2016-10-02 23:37 By Arun www.mid-day.com

73 /79 Nate Parker The following is a script from “Nate Parker” which aired on Oct. 2, 2016. Anderson Cooper is the correspondent. Keith Sharman, producer.

Nate Parker is a 36-year- old actor whose new movie, “The Birth of a Nation,” is about a little known slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. At early screenings, the movie received standing ovations, and in Hollywood, long criticized for a lack of diversity, there’s been talk of Oscar nominations. The slave revolt on which the film is based is a real-life event from the past that Nate Parker hopes can help blacks and whites confront America’s fraught racial present, but an episode from Parker’s own past is threatening the film’s upcoming release and the filmmaker’s future in Hollywood.

Seventeen years ago when he was a student at Penn State University, Nate Parker and his roommate were accused of rape. Parker was found not guilty in a court of law, but now, on the cusp of stardom, he finds himself back on trial -- this time in the court of public opinion.

“The

Birth of a Nation” is a film about Nat Turner, a slave and preacher who believed he was called by God to lead a rebellion to end slavery.

Nate

Parker, who plays Nat Turner, not only stars in the movie, he wrote, produced, and directed it. Parker spent eight years struggling to bring his version of Nat Turner’s story to the screen.

With "The Birth of a Nation" hitting theaters, Anderson Cooper talks with descendants about Nat Turner's slave rebellion-- and reveals his own fa...

Anderson Cooper: Do you think it’s fair to say you became obsessed with Nat Turner? With making this movie about Nat Turner?

Nate Parker: Yeah, I came-- I became obsessed with what I believed to be the potential impact.

When “The Birth of a Nation” was first shown at the Sundance Film Festival in January, the impact was immediate. It won top prizes, and Hollywood studios came calling.

Fox

Searchlight paid $17.5 million for this independent film, the most money any studio had ever paid for a movie at Sundance.

Nate Parker, left, and Anderson Cooper

But with fame, came scrutiny, about two months ago Nate

Parker’s past began to make headlines.

[Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning: One of Hollywood’s rising stars is facing tough questions about his past. Nate Parker…]

There are conflicting accounts of what happened at

Penn State one night in 1999.

Nate Parker was a 19-year-old sophomore wrestler when he and his fellow teammate Jean Celestin were accused by a female student of rape. Both men admitted they had sex at the same time with the accuser, but they said it was consensual. The woman, whom we aren’t naming, admitted to a prior consensual encounter with Nate Parker, but on the night in question had consumed a lot of alcohol, and said she was in and out of consciousness.

Anderson

Cooper: Do you feel guilty about anything that happened that night?

Nate Parker: I don’t feel guilty.

Anderson Cooper: Do you feel you did something morally wrong?

Nate Parker: As a Christian man, just-- being in that situation, yeah, sure. I’m 36 years old right now. And my faith is very important to me. You know, so looking back through that lens, I definitely feel like-- it’s not the lens that I had when I was 19 years old.

Nate Parker was found not guilty of rape, but what wasn’t widely known until Variety Magazine discovered it in August was that his accuser had dropped out of Penn State and after suffering years of psychological problems killed herself in 2012.

Nate Parker: I had no idea. I had absolutely no idea. I found out in the news.

Nate Parker

Anderson Cooper: What did you think when you heard that?

Nate Parker: I was devastated. It was shocking. You know, I couldn’t believe it.

Anderson Cooper: You haven’t apologized to the woman or her family?

Nate Parker: Uh-huh (affirm).

Anderson Cooper: Do you feel you have anything to apologize for?

Nate Parker: I’ll say this, you know, I do think it’s tragic, so much of what’s happened. And the fact that the family’s had to endure with respect to this woman not being here.

But I do-- I also think that-- you know, and I don’t want to harp on this and I don’t want to be disrespectful of them at all. You know, but, you know, at some point I have to say it. You know, I was falsely accused. You know, I went to court. And I sat in trial. You know, I was vinc-- I was-- I was vindicated. I was proven innocent. I was vindicated. And I feel terrible that this woman isn’t here. You know, I feel terrible that, you know, her family had to deal with that. But as I sit here, an apology is-- no.

There’s been withering criticism of Parker online and in print. In Los Angeles, “The Birth of a Nation” posters appeared on the street with the word rapist.

Anderson

Cooper: Did you see those?

Nate Parker: I didn’t see. I didn’t see any of those. Of course, I heard. I don’t want to make myself the victim, you know, to-- to-- it’s-- you have to fight back the instinct to defend yourself. You know—um, you just gotta take it.

While

Parker was found not guilty at trial, his friend Jean Celestin was convicted of sexual assault and went to prison, but his conviction was eventually overturned and his criminal record expunged.

Both men remain friends, and Celestin, a writer, helped Parker with “The Birth of a Nation.”

Anderson Cooper: Was it a mistake to have him involved in the film?

Nate Parker: I don’t think so at all, the reality is

Jean went to jail for something he did not do so when it came time to write this story, I said, “Well, you want to help with this?” Anderson Cooper: Were you surprised that there was criticism that you continued an association with him?

Nate Parker: Yes.

We met with Nate Parker in June, months before the story of his trial was widely known.

He was excited audiences would soon have the chance to see his film. It was not, he said, an easy movie to make.

Turner’s bloody rebellion against slavery only lasted two days, but of the estimated 60 white people he and his enslaved followers killed, many were women and children.

Anderson

Cooper: Are-- are you ready for criticism that, “Look, the film isn’t 100 percent historically accurate.”

The director addresses rape scenes in film.

Nate Parker:

Uh-huh (affirm). There’s never been a film that was 100 percent historically accurate. That’s why they say based on a true story and doesn’t say, “A true story.”

Anderson Cooper: Did you always plan on calling this film “Birth of a Nation”?

Nate Parker: I did. Before I ever wrote the first line of dialogue?

Parker picked the title because of the original film called “The Birth of a

Nation,” directed by D. W. Griffith in 1915. It’s a silent film that’s considered a technical masterpiece for its time but it’s also a movie that glorified the Ku Klux Klan and solidified stereotypes of

African Americans in Hollywood that Parker says persist today.

Nate Parker: Why is it important that D. W. Griffith-- that we-- that we-- that we recognize what he did to Hollywood? Oh, well, it’ll give us a better understanding of why we’re having conversations about diversity now.

Anderson Cooper: So how is Nat Turner the birth of our nation?

Nate Parker, the director and star of "The Birth of a Nation," reads Anderson Cooper the original execution order.

Nate Parker: Well, because in the same way that I’m reclaiming the title, I’m reclaiming a hero. You know, Nat Turner, birth of a nation of resisters. Of people that were truly willing to to die for absolute freedom and liberation.

Nate

Parker was never taught about Nat Turner’s revolt in school despite the fact that it took place in Southampton County Virginia, less than 50 miles from where Parker grew up.

Nate

Parker: Never once did I hear about Nat Turner.

Anderson

Cooper: So, it wasn’t until college that you actually read something about Nat

Turner?

Nate Parker:

That’s right. I started to read, and I was like, “Oh, my goodness. Like this guy was real, and he existed.”

Anderson

Cooper: Why is it important to know what happened to Nat Turner? To know what he did?

Nate Parker: Well, why is it important to know about

George Washington? Why is it important to know about the Revolutionary War?

Anderson Cooper: But you’re po-- saying that what

Nat Turner did, and those around him did, you’re putting it on par with George

Washington? With the founders of this country.

Nate Parker: Absolutely. 100 percent. I mean just by virtue of the vocabulary. Of the words they used. You know, when you think of,

“Give me liberty or give me death,” Nat Turner embodied that. Take up arms against your oppressor. Nat Turner embodied that too. He just did.

Nat Turner’s Insurrection

When he was researching Nat Turner’s story for the film, Parker spent time in

Southampton County. The fields where the rebellion began look much like they did 185 years ago and above them, the Confederate flag still flies. Turner was hanged from a tree when his revolt failed, but there aren’t any memorials in Southampton

County to honor him, just this small plaque on the side of a country road.

Anderson

Cooper: You came here to basically do research.

Nate

Parker: Yeah did some research.

At the county courthouse there are some papers and artifacts related to Turner.

Anderson Cooper: Do you feel like you understand Nat Turner? That you know who he is?

Nate Parker: I think I do. To know what Nat Turner wanted, you don’t have to only know Nat Turner. You know, when you talk about freedom and liberation, these are constants, you know what I mean? It’s the-- freedom’s binary. You’re either free or you’re not. And so for him, in fighting, as a preacher, as saying that, “If this Bible that I’m being taught is real, then these people are wrong. If they’re wrong, and I am a person that is moving as the hand of God, then I have to do something to subvert this system.”

Rick Francis: This is Nat Turner’s sword.

We were shown the sword that Turner is believed to have used during the uprising, by Rick Francis, the county clerk, who happens to be a descendent of the family that owned Nat Turner. He doesn’t see Turner as a heroic figure -- at least 17 of his ancestors were killed in the rebellion.

Anderson Cooper: When you see this, what do you think?

Nate Parker: I think there’s power in it. I think it represents something very clear, you know? Resistance is an option, you know? This is not only the identity of Nat Turner, but it’s also the identity of America, you know? Subjugation leads to revolution. And sometimes, it’s done with a sword.

Though

Nat Turner failed to end slavery, his actions did strike terror into the hearts of white Southerners. Some residents we spoke to were worried that Nate Parker’s film would open old wounds. He says that’s exactly the point.

Nate

Parker: I don’t want to make a story that’s digestible. You know, I want you to have heartburn, you know what I mean? I want this to be something that is incendiary, that-- that really makes us think and makes us question who we are. And I think that is what Nat Turner does.

[From film: I see how for every verse they use to support our bondage there’s another demanding our freedom.]

Parker believes Turner’s example is just as relevant today as it was when he led his revolt against oppression in 1831.

Nate Parker: There’s a line in the film where his wife says, “They’re killing people everywhere for no all-- reason at all but being black.” …

Nate Parker: This was the norm then. So to is it now in many ways, where unarmed black men are being killed and there’s no recourse.

And we’re becoming desensitized to the fact that there’s no recourse.

Anderson Cooper: So what is the message for today?

Nate Parker: For me, one, resistance is an option.

Anderson Cooper: And what does resistance mean?

Nate Parker: Having a riotous disposition toward injustice. Any injustice we see.

Anderson

Cooper: Does this encourage violence?

Nate Parker:

Well, it-- I don’t think it encourages violence. I think it encourages action.

But we have different tools than Nat Turner had. Nat Turner had axe handles and broomsticks. You know? We have the worldwide web. If Nat Turner had Instagram or a Twitter, said, “This is what we’re doing,” or, “We want to be free,” and he had followers, I think it would have been a different revolution. But the reality is he had what he had.

The film “The Birth of a Nation” will be opening in theaters this week. Its success may depend not just on audiences’ interest in Nat Turner but on their opinions about Nate Parker.

Anderson Cooper: There are some people who’ve said they’re not gonna see this film because of the accusations against you. What do you say to them?

Nate Parker: Well, I do feel that’s unfortunate. You know, I think that Nat Turner, as a hero, what he did in history is bigger than me. I think it’s bigger than all of us.

2016-10-02 00:00 www.cbsnews.com

74 /79 90 injured in Spanish cafe explosion Emergency services outside the cafe La Bohemia after the explosion in Malaga. Pic/AP

Madrid: Authorities said an explosion at a cafe in southern Spain has injured 90 people at a local festival, five of them seriously.

The explosion occurred at around 7 pm yesterday in Velez-Malaga, a small town neighbouring Malaga, a popular tourist destination in Spain’s southern Andalusia region.

Authorities have not confirmed that a gas leak caused the explosion, but said a leak may have caused glass on the cafe’s windows and doors to explode.

The Andalusia emergency service said 57 of the injured were taken to a nearby hospital and about 15 were discharged, while 33 others were taken to local clinics and treated for cuts or bruises. Mayor Antonio Moreno Ferrer said the city will open an investigation.

2016-10-02 23:32 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

75 /79 Sikh man in Afghanistan shot dead for 'partying' Peshawar: A Sikh man, Sardar Rawail Singh, was abducted from his home in Jalalabad early in the morning yesterday and gunned down by suspected militants in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province bordering Pakistan, a media report said.

Singh was abducted from his house by militants wearing military fatigues and killed in the Khalis Famil area. The incident triggered a massive protest by the minority. Sikh community who staged a demonstration by placing Singh’s body in front of the provincial governor’s house in Jalalabad and demanded the arrest of the killers. They accused security forces of negligence in arresting the killers and asked the government to bring to justice the killers as soon as possible. Later, deputy governor Mohammad Hanif Gardiwal met the protesting Sikhs to pacify them.

Rawinder, one of the protesters, said Singh had a dispute with his neighbour on Friday after he invited his friends for a party at his home, and his neighbour objected. Next morning, the neighbour came along with some gunmen and abducted Singh from his home before killing him.

2016-10-02 23:25 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

76 /79 Missing teen last seen with males met on social media New Orleans police are searching for a juvenile last seen around 11:30 p.m Friday (Oct. 1) as she left a party with two unknown male persons she invited through social media.

Police say Ifunanya "Vivian" Anaekwe, 16, was attending an African- themed party at Southern University at New Orleans' conference center at 6400 Press Drive, when she met the males outside the party whom she had invited through social media. Anaekwe's sister told police that Anaekwe and another friend were going for a ride with the males, who were standing near a black four-door vehicle, but that the friend did not join Anaekwe as she left with the males.

Her sister told police that she contacted Anaekwe on her cell phone to ask where she was, and Anaekwe said she was on her way back. But when the sister attempted to contact Anaekwe again, her phone was turned off.

Anaekwe also had her friend's cell phone in her possession. It was tracked to Poydras Street then turned off around midnight.

Police said Anaekwe stands about six feet, two inches tall and weighs about 130 pounds. She was last seen wearing the blue and orange patterned dress, pictured, that she wore to the party Friday night.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Ifunanya "Vivian" Anaekwe is asked to contact Third District detectives at 504-658-6030.

2016-10-02 23:20 Beau Evans www.nola.com

77 /79 Gabon unveils 'inclusive' government after poll violence Gabon's prime minister has unveiled a new cabinet that includes few opposition figures, despite promises by re-elected President Ali Bongo to be more inclusive after disputed elections in August.

As part of the shake-up, the defence ministry will also be brought under the control of the office of the president.

The 40-strong team promises to be "largely open to the nation's active movements" and is made up of around 30 percent women, Prime Minister Emmanuel Ngondet said at a press conference at the presidential palace after days of negotiations.

Very few opposition figures made it into the final team, which is meant to help "reconcile" Gabon after Bongo's wafer-thin victory in the August 27 vote sparked deadly unrest and opposition accusations of voter fraud in the oil-rich country.

Defeated presidential candidate Jean Ping filed a legal challenge after Bongo was declared the winner by a mere 6,000 votes, but the court dismissed opposition claims of vote fraud.

A career diplomat and a former top official at the African Union, Ping has lashed the court's ruling as a miscarriage of justice and declared himself "president elect".

One key opposition figure who joined the government was another failed presidential candidate, Bruno Ben Moubamba, who was appointed deputy prime minister and minister of urban development, social housing and housing.

Another opposition figure was given the forestries and environment ministry, but the president's entourage kept control of key portfolios including national defence -- which Bongo held himself for a decade, before he succeeded his father as president in 2009.

"This is what they call 'inclusive'? " said Ping's head of communications, Jean-Gaspard Ntoutoume Emane.

Ali Bongo was sworn back in as Gabon's president last week, with the 57-year-old using the ceremony to appeal for unity.

Violence initially erupted on August 31 after Bongo was first declared the winner of the elections. Opposition demonstrators set parliament ablaze and clashed with police, who made hundreds of arrests.

Opposition figures say more than 50 people were killed. The government has given a toll of three dead.

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday she was opening an initial probe into the unrest.

Gabonese intelligence wiretapped EU election observers who voiced grave doubts over the outcome of hotly disputed August 27 polls in the oil-rich central African nation, a French weekly has reported. The Journal du Dimanche (JDD) did not say how it had obtained excerpts of around 20 recordings, but said one of the subjects had "formally identified his own voice".

It said the wiretaps of some members of the 73-strong EU observer team "reveal heavy suspicions that the results were rigged".

On one recording quoted by JDD, an unidentified EU observer is heard to say: "They are trying to work out how to cheat in a way that's not too obvious. "

He adds: "Ballot boxes are on their way to (the capital) Libreville and will make the difference. "

An EU spokeswoman said in a statement the observer team "had no knowledge it was being listened to. "

2016-10-02 23:20 www.digitaljournal.com

78 /79 Is Israel prepared for a brave new world in which robots do the work humans once did? ON WEEKDAYS, most people get up in the morning and go to their jobs. The fortunate ones work because they love to; the less fortunate work to support themselves and their families; and the vast majority of workers are a combination of both. What would life without a job be like? What if robots and computers did nearly all the work once done by humans? This is not science fiction. Increasingly, these tasks are being done by smart machines.

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Progressive countries like Finland and Sweden are already shaping public policy for an age when there are few jobs, only the gifted and the privileged work, and everyone is given a universal basic income instead. According to research done at Britain’s Oxford University, within two decades, machines will be able to do half of all jobs in the United States. Since Israel’s economy is similar, that startling number applies to us, as well. For Israel, facing a host of burning problems ‒ lone-wolf terrorism, Hezbollah and Hamas, Iran, a ballooning budget deficit, renewed inflation, soaring housing prices, stagnant exports, polarized politics – the issue of technological unemployment seems distant and low priority. And, after all, unemployment hit an all-time historical low of 4.7 percent in July, compared with an average of 7.4 percent from 1992 until 2016. Moreover, revised GDP growth figures show that in the first half of this year, the economy grew 3 percent faster than first reported, boosted by strong 5 percent growth in consumer spending. Besides, technophobia – fear of job loss through automation – has never proven justified. New technologies have historically created more jobs than they destroyed. The Luddites in Britain – textile workers fearing mechanical looms would put them out of work – smashed machines, but overall, the textile industry grew. So, why worry? Perhaps, because, this time, robots really will win. What if, in the current Fourth Industrial Revolution, jobs really do disappear? Decades ago, the British economist J. M. Keynes agonized that by 2030 we would only work three hours a day because “machines would do our jobs for us.” “Are we going to be unemployed?” Keynes asked, noting that work gives meaning to our lives. And happiness, as well. Research by the Hungarian psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi showed that it is not just the money earned from work that makes people happy but the work itself (though, admittedly, he had in mind creative work, not the humdrum kind). He used pagers to remind people to record their feelings at frequent points during the workday and found more happiness than in leisure time. This is a strong paradox, because many people use work to gain income to buy leisure. One of the most common occupations among Israeli men is driving – delivery vans, trucks, taxis, limos. There are over 3 million motor vehicles in Israel – including 2.6 million private cars and 322,000 trucks. Self-driving cars and trucks are now a reality. Ford Motor Co.’s CEO promises a mass-produced self-driving car with no pedals or steering wheel in five years. Many such vehicles are already on the road. I have a friend in California whose car parks itself. What, then, will happen to the jobs of those who drive for a living? The biggest employer in the world is Wal- Mart; 2.2 million people worldwide work there. What happens when shoppers find what they need by asking a robot, then check themselves out using barcodes? Both are in use today. Many of those Wal-Mart jobs, already low-wage, will disappear, and with them millions of other retail jobs. The second biggest employer in the world is Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd., employing 1.3 million workers, mainly in China. What happens to those jobs when Foxconn shifts to “lights out manufacturing” − fully automated 24/7 plants with no human presence – and therefore need no lighting. This is already occurring. The Japanese robotics firm Fanuc has been running such a factory for 15 years. Facing a labor shortage owing to the onechild policy, now being phased out, China has initiated a “robot replace human” program. A huge factory in Dongguan, a city in the Pearl River Delta, now operates solely with robots. Israel’s biggest global company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries operates a huge “pickand- place” warehouse visible from Highway 6, near the turn-off to Ben-Gurion Airport. Warehouses today employ many workers, in Israel and abroad. But with pick-and-place robots, a handful of workers put things on shelves, but robots find them, pick them, place them in cartons and deliver them to their destination. Most warehouse jobs will disappear as a result. Iscar, the Israeli cutting-tools company now owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has had this technology for years. Years ago, I saw Iscar’s Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV) taking parts from place to place in its plant, instead of humans. Nor is it solely relatively menial jobs, such as driving, selling and warehousing that are being mechanized. IBM recently developed a supercomputer named Watson, which defeated top contestants in the TV game “Jeopardy.” Watson’s artificial intelligence is now a medical genius. Watson can already store far more medical information than can individual doctors, and its decisions are all evidence-based, free of biases and overconfidence. Watson has no ego. It can understand ordinary language and evaluate hypotheses or guesses. Will Watson replace many human doctors? Will Watson know what is wrong with us when doctors may not? Worldwide, e-commerce (purchase of goods online) is booming. In China, e-commerce is growing by up to 50 percent a year. E-commerce is putting retail shops and businesses out of business. And its job creation is minimal. In 2012, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid 775 million dollars to purchase a start-up named Kiva, which developed stubby orange robots that expedite filling warehouse orders for Amazon’s e- commerce business. Amazon now has 30,000 Kiva robots, which replaced untold human workers. Such robots soon will be widely employed. And, after Kiva robots fill orders, Amazon drones are experimentally beginning to deliver packages, in place of FedEx drivers. How well prepared are we, in Israel, to deal with this social tidal wave, already upon us? We are ill- prepared and have barely begun to think about it. Recently, the Shanghai Rankings of world universities reported that Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, where I am employed, rose to 69th in the world in 2016, up 10 spots from 2015. At the same time, a high-level committee appointed by the National Union of Israeli Students is casting doubt on the relevance of what, and how, higher education teaches. “When [graduates] come to the workplace,” noted committee member Moshe Vigdor, formerly CEO of the Council for Higher Education, “they are told, ‘It’s great you have a degree, now sit and start to learn what we really do.’” Several organizations offer online courses, mostly free, to students all over the world. I’ve had the privilege of creating three such courses, on entrepreneurship, for Coursera, which was founded by an Israeli, Daphne Koller. More than 15 million students have taken Coursera courses. Why? Many of them already have college degrees, but they seek skills they need and did not get in school. The World Economic Forum (WEF), based in Davos, Switzerland, just published a report “Future of Jobs” that lists the top 10 skills in the workplace in the year 2020. They include complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility. Note that most of them are non-robotic. In my 40 years of teaching, I don’t recall teaching any of those skills (with the possible exception of creativity). “Traditional education is often badly equipped to develop dynamic skills in students,” notes the WEF report. “Most schools and universities are teaching a 20th century education to young people who will need cutting-edge 21st century skills.” How should we educate our young people to prepare them for a world in which many of the skills we are currently teaching will be done better by machines? Universities are painfully slow in grappling with this issue. If jobs really do disappear in future, what should Israel and the world do about it? On June 5, Swiss citizens voted in a referendum that called for providing a universal basic income (UBI) of 2,500 Swiss francs (10,000 shekels) for all Swiss adults, and 625 Swiss francs (2,500 shekels) for children. The proposal was overwhelmingly defeated with 77 percent voting “No.” I suspect, however, that in time, in a world without jobs, UBI will prevail. New York Times columnist Eduardo Porter wrote, “The idea of the American government agreeing to tax capitalists enough to hand out checks to support the entire working class is an entirely new category of fantasy.” But, he might have noted, social security and unemployment insurance were also fantasies at the start of the Great Depression until they were enacted into law. What is fantasy in the US is reality in Finland. Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipilä, once an information technology entrepreneur, has asked the country’s social insurance body, Kela, to do an experiment. It will establish whether a basic income could “make the system more participatory and strengthen work incentives, reduce bureaucracy and simplify the now complicated benefit system in a way that ensures the sustainability of public finances.” The experiment will take place in 2017 and will involve 5,000 to 10,000 Finns being paid a basic income of 500 to 700 euros (about 2,135 to 3,000 shekels) a month. The idea that social policy should first be tested, in small-scale experiments, was pioneered by MIT professor Esther Duflo and her colleagues who experimented with ways to alleviate poverty. It is worth a try in Israel, which excels in hi-tech innovation but leaves creativity at the doorstep when it comes to public policy. Perhaps there is a bright side to life without work. The Dalai Lama once wisely observed: “We should love people and use things; the chaos in the world is caused by the fact that, instead, we love things and use people.” There is much truth to this. Modern economies like that of Israel have a Gross Domestic Product that is three-quarters or more services − things people do for other people, and only one-quarter or less, tangible goods. As service providers, people, thus, become things that are used by others. If robots take over as our service providers, will we return to an era when people are loved and machines are used? Perhaps, in life without work, society will at last become more humane, more thoughtful, more caring. Perhaps we will at last devote most of our time to beauty, art, philosophy, literature and helping others. The writer is senior research fellow at the S. Neaman Institute, Technion and blogs at www.timnovate.wordpress.com

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2016-10-02 23:17 Shlomo Maital www.jpost.com

79 /79 Holiday Market Select opens in Birmingham Wednesday "Not everything you need, but everything you want. "

That's the motto of the new Holiday Market Select opening in Birmingham on Wednesday.

Located next to Mills Pharmacy on Maple in what was the original pharmacy space, the 3,000- square-foot spin-off of the popular Holiday Market in Royal Oak focuses on the prepared foods that have earned the market a loyal following.

"Our expectations are that this isn't the only place people will shop," says Tom Violante Jr. of the new store, which he is opening with his sister Gina Mangold and her husband, Craig. While many other grocery stores go bigger, offering about five times the number of individual items than in the grocery stores of 40 years ago, Holiday Market Select takes a different tack, focusing on the essential beating heart, offering high quality meats and seafood, a deli, a small produce selection, plus beer, wine and liquor. The main focus, though, is prepared foods and items "designed to complement dinner," Violante says.

"This whole concept was inspired by the way people are shopping now," he says. "Grocery stores are now competing with drug stores, big-box stores and the Internet. "

He says he started to notice a shift in other grocery stores around 2010, when many began putting in food courts and even white tablecloth restaurants inside the stores.

When he joined Holiday Market, his parents' company, in 2000, Violante spearheaded the store's catering efforts.

"We started our catering and said, 'We could sell this right out of our store!,' " he recalls.

The prepared foods at Holiday Market Select will be familiar to those who shop at the Royal Oak location and will be made there by the same culinary team of about 40 people, led by co- executive chefs Shawn Mack and Leo Gurevich.

Shoppers will also find Holiday's trademark gourmet cheese selection, sushi to go, BBQ smokehouse meals, as well as popular items such as the signature turkey meatloaf, chicken enchiladas and salmon pastrami.

"Most items you can pop in the microwave," Violante says.

There will also be oven-ready products such as shish kabobs, stuffed pork chops and breaded chicken, plus a chopped salad station and deli counter featuring Boar's Head meats, as well as deli salads, veggies and proteins by the pound.

"It's 4 o'clock. What's for dinner? " Violante says. "You come here, where you'll trust you'll find inspiration. It could be pork chops with broccoli, potato and a bottle of wine. Or it could be one of our prepared meals. Whether you make it or take it, we've got you covered. "

Violante says he wasn't really looking to open another location, but the owner of Mills Pharmacy called him up with a proposition to open a small market in the space.

"I looked at the opportunity, the neighborhood, the parking and thought I could serve this community," Violante says.

Violante's parents founded Holiday Market in Royal Oak in 1954 in a space about the same size as the new store in Birmingham. Today, the Royal Oak location boasts 60,000 square feet of shopping, larger than the average grocery store. Holiday Market Select will be open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. daily beginning Wednesday.

2016-10-02 23:11 Mark Kurlyandchik rssfeeds.freep.com

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