Ditched...

President-elect Donald Trump has ditched his press pool once again — this time traveling to play golf at his club in Jupiter, Florida, without a pool of journalists on hand to ensure the public has knowledge of his whereabouts.

A club member posted a photo on Twitter of Trump on the greens Saturday morning and said the president-elect was accompanied by about 25 U.S. Secret Service agents. Reporters had not been advised of the visit.

Transition aide Stephanie Grisham confirmed that Trump had made a "last minute trip" to Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, which is about a half-hour drive from the Mar-a-Lago estate, where Trump has been spending the holidays. Who is the Star here?   Just a thought.

Bogus...*

Laurent Ponsot, the proprietor of Domaine Ponsot, took a seat at one of the restaurant’s tables. He had traveled to New York to prevent the sale of all 97 Ponsot bottles on offer that night because he believed most of them were counterfeits.

The consignment included one bottle of 1929 Ponsot Clos de la Roche, a grand cru (Burgundy’s highest designation) that the domaine did not produce under its own label until 1934. There were also 38 bottles of another Ponsot grand cru, Clos Saint-Denis, from the years 1945 through 1971. But the winery had not started making Clos Saint-Denis until the 1980s. Something was very wrong.

But just before the moment arrived, it was announced to the audience that all of the Ponsot bottles had been withdrawn. 

Kurniawan [The seller] was arrested by F.B.I.  and charged with multiple counts of wire and mail fraud, notably in connection with the attempted sale of the bogus Ponsots.

When agents entered Kurniawan’s house, they discovered a counterfeiting factory, with scores of bottles being converted to knockoffs and thousands of fake labels for the most prestigious wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux. It appears now that Kurniawan may have sold millions of dollars’ worth of counterfeit wines and scammed some of the world’s biggest collectors. He was convicted, sentenced to 10 years in jail. To be deported after as he was illegal in USA.
Just a thought. 

Sick...*

In 2005, a former basketball star who met Cosby alleged that he had drugged her to a state of semi-consciousness and then groped and digitally penetrated her.

A California lawyer appeared on the Today show and said that, 30 years earlier, Cosby had drugged and assaulted her as well.    Eventually, 12 Jane Does signed up to tell their own stories.  But they were met, mostly, with skepticism, threats, and attacks on their character.

The group, at present. ranges in age from early 20s to 80 and includes supermodels, waitresses,  Playboy bunnies, journalists, and a host of women who formerly worked in show business.  

Cosby has never been charged in any criminal case regarding any of these accusations until yesterday, and have repeatedly denied it all. 

Comment: The outcome is nothing but more depressing to women who were wronged. It will bring back ten folds of the original hurt. There are Media, Commentators, Opinions, Lawyers, Stories, Thrillers, Money, Innocence, Old memories, he said she said, the time like,  the visit to Cosby's place for.... 

It just going to be terrible and many will be disappointed.               Just a thought.

Health...*

The World Health Organization says More than 30 percent of Cancer deaths could be prevented by modifying behaviors. Other studies indicates two third are preventable.

• Avoid Smoking and Exposure to Smoke
• Practice Sun Safety and Recognize when Skin Changes Occur
• Eat Your Fruits and Veggies.
• Limit Red Meat and Animal Fat
• Limit Your Alcohol Intake
• Exercise for Cancer Prevention
• Know Your Personal and Family Medical History
• Know What You're Being Exposed to in Your Work Environment
• Practice Safe Sex.

It is a good idea to have this insurance against cancer. In addition, many other diseases can also be prevented by being within the BMI recommended and healthy eating.

It is in the books, check it out. Just a [healthy] thought.

Deterioration...

Easy Sexting...*

Some studies have found that nearly 30% of American teens shared a nude photo of themselves with another teen. “I would bet my mortgage it’s happening in every city,” said psychologist Jeff Temple, an associate professor at the University of Texas.

Authorities in Canon City, Colo., said they are investigating the possibility that hundreds of high-school students were involved in sexting. The case has rocked the community, prompting school officials to cancel the football team’s final game after the athletic director and coach couldn’t guarantee no players were involved.

District Attorney Tom LeDoux said that under state law it doesn’t matter whether a student took and shared explicit photos voluntarily it is illegal, but he would use his discretion, looking at factors such as whether students were coerced. 

Cases such as the one in Colorado underscore that many laws were written before the advent of smartphones, said University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks. 


Coercion and unauthorized image-sharing should be punished, however a teenager shouldn’t be prosecuted for willingly exchanging nude images with another teen.

Just a thought.

New Year...

الي كل الاحباء و الاصدقاء... كل عام وانتم جميعا بخير و صحه ....  متمتعين ببركات الرب.. يوم جديد.. عام جديد  وفرصه اخري لعمل طيب وصالح    .. كلمه تشجيع .. كلمة تعزيه ... كلمة شكر.  اود ان اسمع اخباركم الطيبة  ومعذرة عن قصوري الواضح  .      كل سنة وانتم جميعا بخير.
  نزيه حزقيال بسطوروس

Out-Source...

A nationwide Syrian cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey that went into effect at midnight held  despite minor violations, marking a potential breakthrough in a conflict that has disregarded high-level peace initiatives for over five years.

The truce came on the heels of a Russian-Turkish agreement earlier this month to evacuate the last rebels from eastern Aleppo after they were confined to a tiny enclave by a government offensive.

The United States was left out of the agreements, reflecting the deterioration of relations between Moscow and Washington after the failure of previous diplomatic efforts on Syria.

As with previous agreements, the current cease-fire excludes both the al-Qaida-affiliated Fatah al-Sham Front, which fights alongside other rebel factions, and the Islamic State group.

If it holds, the truce between the Syrian government and the country's mainstream rebel forces will be followed by peace talks next month in Kazakhstan,

"We can say part of the optimism could be related to better relation between the United States and Russia," Assad said, speaking in English.

Peace is far better, even if it is done by others.   Just a thought.

Would've...?

Macadamia Nuts...*

Heather Cho [Cho Hyun-ah] resigned from the airline's catering, in-flight sales business, its cabin service and hotel business divisions.  But she is keeping her title as a vice president of the national carrier. Just far away from Nuts.

According to South Korean news agency Yonhap, Cho is the eldest daughter of Korean Air's chairman, Cho Yang-ho.

The incident occurred at New York's JFK airport on a flight due to take off for South Korea's, outside Seoul. Cho reportedly demanded that the plane go back to the gate so the crew member who served her nuts, in a bag not a plate, could be kicked off the flight.

Korean Air is facing $1.3 Million fine after CEO's daughter delayed takeoff in response to macadamia nut service.

According to her biography, Heather Cho joined the airline in 1999 and has since been "actively involved in establishing a new corporate identity for Korean Air." She studied at Cornell University and the University of Southern California.

Nuts any one?     Just a thought.