oojason

Ikon (by Graham Masterson)

An enjoyable edge-of-the-seat thriller executed in explosive fashion. Based around a secret Russian take-over of America, Ikon poses some devastating political problems, particularly the assassination, resignation and disgrace of some of her presidents - with the implication that they had known about the secret all along…

I’ve read it before - but something about the events of today draw me back to it…

😃

‘This Is England’ likes to change name between series too - though thankfully just adding '86, '88, or '90 on the end. Still a bit confusing as my memory from that time is a little hazy - and events seems to merge between the years…

anyway - http://www.screendaily.com/news/channel-4-recruits-deutschland-83-sequel/5110390.article - I hope his girlfriend is back too, and that Chinese agent too - quite alluring, if a little dangerous 😃

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes’…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sean-spicer-spent-several-minutes-hidden-the-bushes

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1075247

To be fair - it may not be the first, or last, time that Spicer will likely be hiding in bushes…

😉

(a shame the journalists didn’t turn the cameras on the bushes and start asking ‘why are you hiding in the bushes?’)

This off camera meeting was actually planned ahead of time so it wasn’t like he was hiding for some dubious purpose. The condition of the meeting was that there was no video feed recorded.

Sean Spicer spent several minutes hiding in bushes - and in fact it seems he was hiding for a dubious purpose - in that he didn’t want to be filmed for a meeting taking place - which was agreed upon by the media present during his time whilst hiding in the bushes.

 

from the article…

"After Spicer spent several minutes hidden in the bushes behind these sets, Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the press office, emerged and told reporters that Spicer would answer some questions, as long as he was not filmed doing so. Spicer then emerged.

“Just turn the lights off. Turn the lights off,” he ordered. “We’ll take care of this…. Can you just turn that light off?”

Spicer got his wish and was soon standing in near darkness between two tall hedges, with more than a dozen reporters closely gathered around him. For 10 minutes, he responded to a flurry of questions, vacillating between light-hearted asides and clear frustration with getting the same questions over and over again.

Actually I believe part of the article is incorrect. I saw the opening of this interview before I turned to something different (before the cameras went off). John Roberts said they were just waiting for this briefing and they might get permission for audio recording. Sean Spicer was nowhere to be seen on the stage by the sets but everything else had been arranged prior. I did not see that woman they say came out.

So I don’t know that it really matters but what I saw and how it is reported starting here is a little different.

Again, what you believe is irrelevant - let’s just try and stick to the facts, yes? and not pass off opinion/belief as the fact, eh?

What the article says is NOT incorrect - and there was no pre-arranged meeting/briefing for those media waiting - as the Press Staff had stated that he may do a briefing - though that he (Spicer) definitely wouldn’t be saying more that night.

Spicer has just finished a pre-arranged outside interview with Fox Business - but to get back to his office he would have to pass a waiting media wanting questions to their answers - Spicer then hid in a bush! Several minutes passed and then Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the press office, emerged and told reporters that Spicer would answer some questions, as long as he was not filmed. Spicer then emerged…

so it had not ‘been arranged prior’ as you claim.

 

other fuller accounts here;-

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Analysis-After-Trump-fired-Comey-his-staff-11135009.php

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sean-spicer-bushes-white-house_us_59133322e4b0a58297e1721f

 

No need to be shitty mate. This is supposed to be a discussion, not a pissing contest.

😦

Not being shitty in the slightest mate. You are right though - this isn’t a pissing contest - it’s just getting to the facts (so far).

Discussion is always welcome - no-one said it isn’t.

And opinion, belief and varied discourse should thrive and be encouraged in the quality forums like we have here - but let’s not get away from the actual events and facts of the matter(s) being discussed - nor try and portray opinion or belief as fact, yes?

Star Wars - The Last Jedi trailer, in an 8-bit stylee…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk7B90uceMg

Flash Gordon (1980) - Gordon’s still alive!!!

a fun and camp sci-fi adventure with some great ham performances and delivery of lines. Cult classic 😃

Deutschland 83 was pretty decent - an eight episode German television series, focusing on a 24-year-old native of East Germany who in 1983 is sent to the West as an undercover spy for the HVA, the foreign intelligence agency of the Stasi.

Cracking tunes from the time, some great pacing and tension - and a welcome throwback to how life was back then 😃

Roll on Deutschland 86 - which should be out next year…

From zerohedge… (this is just too easy)

‘Report: Trump Mulling Spicer Replacement After Press Secretary Fumbles Comey Announcement’…

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-11/report-trump-mulling-spicer-replacement-after-press-secretary-fumbles-comey-announce

Huckabee Sanders to cover for Spicer at WH briefings this week…

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332708-huckabee-sanders-to-cover-for-spicer-at-wh-briefings-this-week

^ maybe Spicer is on some gardening leave? 😉

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes’…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sean-spicer-spent-several-minutes-hidden-the-bushes

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1075247

To be fair - it may not be the first, or last, time that Spicer will likely be hiding in bushes…

😉

(a shame the journalists didn’t turn the cameras on the bushes and start asking ‘why are you hiding in the bushes?’)

This off camera meeting was actually planned ahead of time so it wasn’t like he was hiding for some dubious purpose. The condition of the meeting was that there was no video feed recorded.

Sean Spicer spent several minutes hiding in bushes - and in fact it seems he was hiding for a dubious purpose - in that he didn’t want to be filmed for a meeting taking place - which was agreed upon by the media present during his time whilst hiding in the bushes.

 

from the article…

"After Spicer spent several minutes hidden in the bushes behind these sets, Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the press office, emerged and told reporters that Spicer would answer some questions, as long as he was not filmed doing so. Spicer then emerged.

“Just turn the lights off. Turn the lights off,” he ordered. “We’ll take care of this…. Can you just turn that light off?”

Spicer got his wish and was soon standing in near darkness between two tall hedges, with more than a dozen reporters closely gathered around him. For 10 minutes, he responded to a flurry of questions, vacillating between light-hearted asides and clear frustration with getting the same questions over and over again.

Actually I believe part of the article is incorrect. I saw the opening of this interview before I turned to something different (before the cameras went off). John Roberts said they were just waiting for this briefing and they might get permission for audio recording. Sean Spicer was nowhere to be seen on the stage by the sets but everything else had been arranged prior. I did not see that woman they say came out.

So I don’t know that it really matters but what I saw and how it is reported starting here is a little different.

Again, what you believe is irrelevant - let’s just try and stick to the facts, yes? and not pass off opinion/belief as the fact, eh?

What the article says is NOT incorrect - and there was no pre-arranged meeting/briefing for those media waiting - as the Press Staff had stated that he may do a briefing - though that he (Spicer) definitely wouldn’t be saying more that night.

Spicer has just finished a pre-arranged outside interview with Fox Business - but to get back to his office he would have to pass a waiting media wanting questions to their answers - Spicer then hid in a bush! Several minutes passed and then Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the press office, emerged and told reporters that Spicer would answer some questions, as long as he was not filmed. Spicer then emerged…

so it had not ‘been arranged prior’ as you claim.

other fuller accounts here;-

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Analysis-After-Trump-fired-Comey-his-staff-11135009.php

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sean-spicer-bushes-white-house_us_59133322e4b0a58297e1721f

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes’…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sean-spicer-spent-several-minutes-hidden-the-bushes

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1075247

To be fair - it may not be the first, or last, time that Spicer will likely be hiding in bushes…

😉

(a shame the journalists didn’t turn the cameras on the bushes and start asking ‘why are you hiding in the bushes?’)

This off camera meeting was actually planned ahead of time so it wasn’t like he was hiding for some dubious purpose. The condition of the meeting was that there was no video feed recorded.

Sean Spicer spent several minutes hiding in bushes - and in fact it seems he was hiding for a dubious purpose - in that he didn’t want to be filmed for a meeting taking place - which was agreed upon by the media present during his time whilst hiding in the bushes.

from the article…

"After Spicer spent several minutes hidden in the bushes behind these sets, Janet Montesi, an executive assistant in the press office, emerged and told reporters that Spicer would answer some questions, as long as he was not filmed doing so. Spicer then emerged.

“Just turn the lights off. Turn the lights off,” he ordered. “We’ll take care of this…. Can you just turn that light off?”

Spicer got his wish and was soon standing in near darkness between two tall hedges, with more than a dozen reporters closely gathered around him. For 10 minutes, he responded to a flurry of questions, vacillating between light-hearted asides and clear frustration with getting the same questions over and over again.

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

Comey requested more money for Russia scandal probe before (his) firing…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/comey-requested-more-money-russia-scandal-probe-firing

I haven’t found anything that proves this has been confirmed one way or the other so I don’t know why Rachel Maddow would even suggest it has been.

That you haven’t found anything doesn’t not preclude from the event happening, nor the story from being true, nor that the actual claim that Comey requested more money and staff, from being newsworthy in itself, does it?

By the way, although the article is featured on the Rachel Maddow blog - it is actually by Steve Benen - as stated in the actual article.

So from that article Rachel Maddow has suggested nothing.

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

Comey requested more money for Russia scandal probe before (his) firing…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/comey-requested-more-money-russia-scandal-probe-firing

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1075117

Doh! Oh well, at least we can get the msnbc take on it

TV’s Frink said:

oojason said:

Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes’…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sean-spicer-spent-several-minutes-hidden-the-bushes

http://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1075247

To be fair - it may not be the first, or last, time that Spicer will likely be hiding in bushes…

😉

(a shame the journalists didn’t turn the cameras on the bushes and start asking ‘why are you hiding in the bushes?’)

Comey requested more money for Russia scandal probe before (his) firing…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/comey-requested-more-money-russia-scandal-probe-firing

Interesting live article on the firing of James Comey by Trump…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2017/may/10/donald-trump-fires-fbi-director-james-comey-reaction-live

White House says James Comey committed ‘atrocities’ as FBI Director…

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/james-comey-fired-trump-atrocities-fbi-director-white-house-press-briefing-a7729141.html

Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes’…

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/sean-spicer-spent-several-minutes-hidden-the-bushes

dahmage said:

Jetrell Fo said:

oojason said:

Jetrell Fo said:

Search Nick Pope. There are some great interview stuff he did that’s on youtube. He used to be the British guy in charge of the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos/

He was? Where did you get the idea that he was in charge of the UK Ministry Of Defence?

I misspoke actually. He was an employee at the UK Ministry Of Defense charged with the UFO research and sightings.

So, British Mulder?

Only in Nick Pope’s mind. He was the man at the MoD who collated UFO sighting reports and enquiries from the public - as to try and ascertain whether any of them had any ‘defence significance’.

For example, farmer Bob saw one of the RAF’s new test planes late last night on the way back from the pub and thinks it was from another galaxy - Pope would record/sift farmer Bob’s statement. Said plane would then not fly near where farmer Bob’s (or from other people in the area) reports of UFO’s again.

Also, if it wasn’t one of the ‘ours’ etc then it’d noted and likely investigated as to find out whose plane it was, or if just a pilot off-course etc.

All the files are now declassified (and some were at the time of writing) and available at the UK National Archives.

He’s made a good career out for himself though since he quit the MoD over 20+ years ago as a ‘self-styled UK Mulder’ and UFO expert - and can write a decent fiction book. Fair play to him.

Then again, many people big up or exaggerate a bit what they do for a living…

😉

Jetrell Fo said:

Search Nick Pope. There are some great interview stuff he did that’s on youtube. He used to be the British guy in charge of the U.K. Ministry of Defense.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos/

He was? Where did you get the idea that he was in charge of the UK Ministry Of Defence?

Tyler0013 said:

oojason said:

Tyler0013 said:

oojason said:

Tyler0013 said:

Went to Kinkos to have these printed. My Bluray case sizes are 12.5mm, after printing, I attempted to put them in the cases and they are too big? Did I print these wrong? I told them not to scale. What is the best way to print?

Edit: I did split the PDF before print, could that be why?

I’m not 100% sure - but I think many of the blu ray covers knocking around may be for cases with 14mm spines.

Looks like I’ll have to adjust then lol. But it’s weird because the spine looked center and to fit.

Years ago, to try to make sure my old custom dvd covers were the right size, all aligned up correctly, and the cover itself looked ‘ok’ - I used to do a test print on my old home printer; I’d copy my image file to a MS Word file and then select ‘draft quality’ settings on normal A4 paper, and print it, then cut it out to size and fit it into a dvd case.

Think it saved me a few £££’s on the ink (as well as time and effort) I’d have wasted otherwise 😃

Will actuall try this! Great idea.

Here is the image (orange outline) white she is flip side of a standard blu ray cover. This is how much it over sized.

Oh and the part at top right that looks like it hangs over, it’s just bent up, it’s actually aligned.

Definitely a bit more than 1.5mm in difference on the spine size there mate 😉

I used to have a couple of issues with the size of my dvd covers bring too small when printing off from MS Paint back in the day before my MS Word file ‘trick’ - but never had a problem with it printing too large a cover.

Hopefully it’s just a one-off mistake by the printer lad at Kincos?

Tyler0013 said:

oojason said:

Tyler0013 said:

Went to Kinkos to have these printed. My Bluray case sizes are 12.5mm, after printing, I attempted to put them in the cases and they are too big? Did I print these wrong? I told them not to scale. What is the best way to print?

Edit: I did split the PDF before print, could that be why?

I’m not 100% sure - but I think many of the blu ray covers knocking around may be for cases with 14mm spines.

Looks like I’ll have to adjust then lol. But it’s weird because the spine looked center and to fit.

Years ago, to try to make sure my old custom dvd covers were the right size, all aligned up correctly, and the cover itself looked ‘ok’ - I used to do a test print on my old home printer; I’d copy my image file to a MS Word file and then select ‘draft quality’ settings on normal A4 paper, and print it, then cut it out to size and fit it into a dvd case.

Think it saved me a few £££’s on the ink (as well as time and effort) I’d have wasted otherwise 😃

Tyler0013 said:

Went to Kinkos to have these printed. My Bluray case sizes are 12.5mm, after printing, I attempted to put them in the cases and they are too big? Did I print these wrong? I told them not to scale. What is the best way to print?

Edit: I did split the PDF before print, could that be why?

I’m not 100% sure - but I think many of the blu ray covers knocking around may be for cases with 14mm spines.

one for us dads or uncles etc - honest!..

K-2SO Skateboarding Helmet With Glowing Eyes.:-

https://laughingsquid.com/k-2so-skateboarding-helmet/