- The
accusations are a-flyin’ at the United Nations tribunal hearing to decide
control of a disputed portion of the South China Sea. The Philippine delegation
presenting the southeast Asian nation's case against China fired some big
salvos this week, denouncing China’s nine-dash line claim ''hopeless and
indefensible." Deputy President Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the
Philippine delegation used its arguments on the second day of the hearing to
lock in on how China's actions prevent the Philippines from exploring its
living and non-living resources in the contested waters. A bulletin for the
Nov. 25 hearing featured Valte quoting counsel lawyer Andrew Loewenstein as
saying that none of the three conditions to establish historic rights is
present in China's case, making its claim "hopeless and
indefensible." The arbitral tribunal will decide the outcome of the case
lodged by the Philippines against China after ruling that it has jurisdiction over it and that isn't
sitting well with China, which has acted in extremely shady fashion by quickly
constructing artificial islands over South China Sea reefs it claims to
control. According to these communist a-holes, it has finished its reclamation activities and is
now in the process of building structures on it. The best part of the tribunal
process is that China is refusing to take part, arguing that the proper way to
address the dispute is through bilateral talks. Yes, a massive and powerful
nation wants to sit down alone with a smaller, much poorer nation and bully
that smaller nation to get what it wants, which should surprise no one. During
the second day of the hearing, Professor Philippe Sands argued that China
cannot claim sovereignty over the reefs it controls. These cleverly named
locations include Mischief Reef, Second Thomas Shoal, Subi Reef, Mckennan Reef
and Gaven Reef and according to Sands, these reefs are all low-tide elevations
under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and as such,
cannot generate its own territorial sea, exclusive economic zone or continental
shelf. Like that’s going to stop China……….
- Life
has not turned out the way Boston Celtics 2015 draft pick Marcus Thornton wanted
in recent months. For starters, he’s not playing for the Celtics and is instead
toiling Down Under for the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League. But
hooping it up for the other Kings - not even the mediocre outfit that calls
Sacramento home - and playing a game against the Illawarra Hawks in Wollongong
isn't the major indignity Thornton is coping with right now. No, that would be
having an elderly fan lean out of his private box at the game and pour some of
his wildly overpriced arena beer onto Thornton’s head. That elderly basketball
fan has been banned for the rest of the Australian season for the beer shower,
which happened after Thornton drove to the basket during the third quarter,
absorbed contact from a defender and fell to the floor on the edge of the
court. That’s when the old-timer leaned over the front edge of his private box
and poured his drink on Thornton while the fan’s female companion talked a
ridiculous amount of junk. These two ass hats were escorted from Wollongong's
WIN Stadium a short time later and NBL general manager Jeremy Loeliger made a
grand understatement by describing the situation as "unfortunate.'' The
spectator had been in sitting a box owned by Figtree Private Hospital, which
apologized in a rather lame statement. "The 83-year-old father of a
long-term, valued employee has some cognitive impairment and does not recall
the incident,'' the hospital said in a statement. "His family are very
regretful of the incident and have indicated they will be making a formal
apology on his behalf.'' A “cognitive impairment” means what exactly? Very
vague and cryptic of you, Figtree……..
- Life
on the streets in Los Angeles is rough. In the City of Angels, trying to
survive on the street isn't the same shallow, superficial,
BMW-and-Chanel-flavored experience that the city’s wealthy residents enjoy and
a homeless person has a lot on their plate when it comes to getting by day to
day. As such, maybe the long arm of the law wants to relinquish its firm grip
around the throat - legally speaking - out Richard Cunningham, a homeless man who
was arrested this holiday week for possession of five
firearms, including two operable World War II-era machine guns. Police arrested
Cunningham while they were patrolling a homeless camp in Harbor City. Sheriff’s
Detective Dennis Elmore said deputies picked up the well-armed vagrant, who was
in possession of high-capacity magazines and ammunition for the M3 machine
guns, which are also known as “grease guns.” The idea of a homeless man,
possibly dealing with emotional and psychological problems, having not only
this impressive arsenal but also two makeshift silencers is scary on some
level, but you can bet no one else is trying to thieve his preferred spot under
a bridge or the ideal alley way slot behind a bakery that affords the best
chance at semi-stale bagels once the place closes in the evening. Deputies were
patrolling Doble Avenue and Lomita Boulevard when they found the homeless camp
on private property and began to inspect it. Unfortunately for Cunningham,
being prepared to wage literal war for that brand new discarded refrigerator box
to expand your current box home to a two-room luxury dwelling doesn’t sit well
with The Man and he now faces charges including possession of a firearm by a
felon, possession of a large-capacity magazine and possession of a machine gun.
No one is sure what his previous criminal conviction was or how he was able to
obtain such an arsenal of weapons, but give the guy credit for being prepared
for whatever life sends his way……….
- Nice
spin job, Zach Galligan. Galligan, who starred in the cult classic 1984 comedic
horror movie “Gremlins,” is trying to sell the world on the fact that a revival
of the film is neither a remake
or reboot. He played Billy Peltzer in the original film and its 1990 sequel,
both of which featured an adorable furry creature called Gizmo who cannot be
fed or get wet after midnight lest he spawn a brood of evil relatives hell bent
on chaos and destruction. The news of a possible reboot/remake/shameless
rip-off to avoid having to be original first broke earlier this year with the
rumor that screenwriter Carl Ellsworth (“Disturbia”) had been hired to write a
new “Gremlins” script. Two men who were a heavy part of the original fim,
writer Chris Columbus and executive producer Steven Spielberg, will reportedly
be involved in the new project, which Galligan is trying to separate from the
two projects it is so clearly predicated upon. "It's not going to be a
reboot. It will not be a remake in any way, shape, or form. Chris Columbus has
come out and said that the first film is very near and dear to his heart and as
long as he is alive it will never be remade," Galligan said during a
special screening of “Gremlins” in London. "So the only thing they will
be, and apparently are going to be doing, is something along the lines of like
Jurassic World, where it will be 30 years later." Whatever you say, Z.
This guy doesn’t even know if he’ll appear in the new movie, but said it was
likely because he’s one of the few actors from the movie who are still living
and/or acting. Hoyt Axton, who played the father of Galligan's character, died
in 1999, and Phoebe Cates retired from acting in 1994. Both Corey Feldman and
Howie Mandel - who provided the voice of Gizmo - are still alive and acting, so
they could definitely be a part of this remake/reboot/sequel……….
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