- Russians
know how to drink. No one is ever going to question one of Vlad Putin’s people
about his or her ability to pound copious amounts of alcohol without needing an
emergency room trip, but that doesn’t mean it’s always a good idea to booze it
up. For example, let’s say you’re a member of the Russian delegation on your
way to the Military World Games that are to open in
the South Korean city of Mungyeong and you’re making your way to the Korean
Peninsula. Having not actually arrived in South Korea yet and while traveling
aboard a giant metal tube hurtling through the air 35,000 feet above the
ground, maybe you want to dial down your drunken ways just a bit so as to not
embarrass yourself or your country. Nyet,
said nine Russian athletes, trainers and others sent home from South Korea
after allegedly being drunk and rowdy on a plane. South Korean police confirmed
that the Russian group had been barred from entering South Korea shortly after
arriving at Incheon International Airport aboard a Korean Air flight. According
to the police, the Russian delegation made loud noises and blocked off an aisle
in protest after crew members refused to serve them more alcohol. Weird,
because drunks always react really well to being cut off, be it at the bar or
while downing $12 cocktails six miles up in the air. The group turned away from
the MWG included two female swimmers, both active duty soldiers who had planned
to compete on Friday. Wait….these were a) Russians and b) soldiers? These gals
were probably drunk before they packed their carry on full of vodka that
morning…….
- Even
for a scam artist who stole more than 40,000 pounds
($64,000) from the bank account of an elderly neighbor, this is low. Alan
Knight of Swansea, Wales is not only the sort of person who would drain the
life savings of an old person who trusted him, but now it seems he’s the
special type of scumbag who will fake a coma to avoid prosecution. After he was
arrested in 2011, Knight claimed to be quadriplegic and so sick he sometimes
fell into a coma, a claim that should have been doubted from the start given
his displayed lack of both character and humanity. But credit to Knight because
he was committed to his next big scam, so much so that, along with his wife
Helen, he checked himself into a hospital to avoid court appearances, saying he
was having seizures. That may have actually worked had he thought that people
would be checking in on him, but he seemed to believe being in the hospital
meant no one would pay attention to him. Thus, his deceit was uncovered when
police tracked the use of his supermarket card, and produced
surveillance-camera footage of him driving and walking. In light of that
revelation and the myriad evidence against him, last year he was sentenced to
four years in prison for forgery, fraud and theft. Because of his additional
scum-baggery, judge Huw Davies sentenced Knight to an additional 14 months,
with Knight’s wife earning 10 months behind bars. But maybe these two can use
their conniving ways to do quite well for themselves in prison………
- How
very Hollywood of you, David Cronenberg.You had the
chance to direct an episode of “True
Detective,” one of the biggest shows on television right now, but you passed on
it because you thought the script wasn’t good enough. Cronenberg,
director of cult favorite films such as “Crash,” “Videodrome” and “Cosmopolis,”
had an offer to direct the first episode of Season 2 of HBO’s big-name-heavy,
hit drama, but he passed and that chance eventually went to an unlikely option
in “Fast & Furious” directing veteran Justin Lin. "Last year I was
approached to direct the first episode of the second season of True Detective," Cronenberg said.
“I considered it but I thought that the script was bad, so I didn't do it. In
TV, the director is just a traffic cop, but on the other hand it is work and
there's a lot of it." This guy is both brutally honest and fairly full of
himself, so much so that he wasn’t interested in the chance to helm a new cast
led by Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams. The season premiere
debuted over the summer and for the second season, show creator Nic Pizzolatto
wrote or co-wrote all eight episodes. Pizzolatto must be so flattered to hear
the nice things his pal David Cronenberg had to say about his work, although
most critics tended to agree with Cronenberg and felt the second season was
inferior to the first one. Even so, HBO is
expected to renew Pizzolato's show for a third season, though there has been no
official confirmation of that just yet…….
- The
problems caused by Detroit being Detroit may never end. The biggest American
city ever to go bankrupt, the one threatening to plunge an entire state into a
fiscal abyss from which it may never recover, is now creating hydraulic havoc
in nearby cities like Flint. In Flint, officials
declared a public health emergency over the city of Flint's water, after months
of resident complaints about its smell and taste, the latest headache in Flint
water since the city decided last year to stop paying Detroit for its water
service. Flint switched to water from the Flint river, a move of which Gov.
Rick Snyder said the consequences weren't "fully understood.” The
understanding improved drastically after tests that showed children with
elevated levels of lead and Genesee County Commissioners recommended that
people not use the water unless it first goes through an approved filter at
taps. This all came a week after a group of doctors called a news conference to
report high levels of lead in blood samples from children. The working theory
is that the corrosive water is apparently releasing lead from old pipes in
homes. Mayor Dayne Walling said residents should follow the county commission's
declaration on using filters certified for lead removal, having water tested
and flushing cold water for five minutes before drinking it, although getting
the hell out of Flint is still a preferable option. Meanwhile, the situation is
so dire that a coalition of local citizens and national groups petitioned the
Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to order Michigan and state
environmental officials to reconnect Flint to Detroit water. Yes, Flint’s agua
is so awful that Detroit water, reeking of bankruptcy and despair, is
preferable. Detroit's water system serves about 4 million people in communities
across southeastern Michigan, but Flint is one of several communities that have
complained about the rising cost of Detroit's water and sewerage service. Back
off Flint, Detroit has very little of value and has to extract every cent from
the few desirable resources it has………..
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