Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Hillary Clinton: Understands fear of foreign trade

Hillary Clinton says she's sympathetic to voters attracted to Donald Trump's message, who feel left behind on the economic margins of America.
The former secretary of state has told a crowd of young digital content creators at a town hall-style meeting in Hollywood, California, on Tuesday that more must be done to create jobs and improve the economy.

She says she understands why some people are upset or fearful about foreign trade or illegal immigration.

But Clinton says she's looking for solutions and warns about "misleading promises" and a Trump agenda that she says would take the country backward.

She says she is not sympathetic with Islamophobia, xenophobia, homophobia, misogyny and other "sort of dog whistle's that Trump uses to create that fervor among a lot of his supporters."

"That is contrary to our values," she says.

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is reiterating his call for the return of waterboarding and the use of other harsh interrogation techniques in the battle against Islamic State militants.

Trump tells a rally crowd in Ohio that, "you have to fight fire with fire."

The pronouncement drew cheers and chants of "USA! USA!"

During the Republican primary, Trump frequently advocated the return of waterboarding and "much worse," declaring at one point that "torture works." Trump says: "We have to fight so viciously and violently because we're dealing with violent people."

Trump is continuing his harsh rhetoric as he approaches the general election campaign, even as his advisers work to make him more measured.

Hillary Clinton says the bombings at Istanbul Ataturk Airport are "a reminder that the United States cannot retreat."

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee says in a statement that the U.S. must deepen its cooperation with allies and partners in the Middle East and Europe "to take on this threat."

Clinton says: "Such cooperation is essential to protecting the homeland and keeping our country safe."

Clinton says that Americans stand united with the people of Turkey against this campaign of hatred and violence.

She says "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, and the Turkish people. ... Today's attack in Istanbul only strengthens our resolve to defeat the forces of terrorism and radical jihadism around the world."

Republican Donald Trump is responding to Tuesday's deadly attack in Istanbul, Turkey, by warning of the danger of threats at home.

The presumptive Republican nominee tells a rally in St. Clairsville, Ohio, that "there's something going on that's really, really bad. We better get smart and we better get tough or we're not going to have much of a country left."

Suspected Islamic State militants killed dozens of people and wounded more at the international terminal of Istanbul Ataturk Airport.

Trump's campaign also released a statement earlier Tuesday saying its "prayers are with the families" of those killed and injured.

It adds, "We must take steps now to protect America from terrorists, and do everything in our power to improve our security to keep America safe."

Donald Trump's Tweets Are Getting More Polished

Americans need to get used to a more polished, presidential Donald Trump, with the last two major speeches, including a speech on the economy on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, being scripted — right down to his crisp suits and consummately combed hair.

The new scripted Trump — who has veered from his off-the-cuff approach after firing his campaign manager last week — has received negative reviews on Twitter, with many users saying that Trump sounded boring as he read from a teleprompter in each instance.

Many politicians’ Twitter accounts are run by staffers firing off links or quotes from speeches, and there’s a special denotation when it’s a tweet by the politician him or herself. (Hillary Clinton, for example, signs her tweets “- HRC”.) Trump, on the other hand, has always been the author of his own tweets. But here it seems someone else tweeted out a quote from one of Trump’s speeches under his Twitter handle.

Other tweets use more polished language than Trump’s typical fare, and promote new campaign hashtags. Take this one from June 22:

“Americanism” and “corrupt globalism” are words unlikely to appear in a Trump-written tweet; he prefers simpler language, insults and sentence fragments. (For example, “Crooked Hillary Clinton got Brexit wrong. I said LEAVE will win. She has no sense of markets and such bad judgement. Only a question of time”.) The hashtag also comes from one of Trump’s pre-written, teleprompter speeches, which he delivered on June 22, and it’s one his team is continuing to promote:

Sunday, 26 June 2016

Fire destroys most of Giuseppe’s restaurant in Pismo Beach

Investigators say it was accidental and caused by an appliance. The fire which broke out in the Price Street restaurant around 2 in the morning is a big shock to the community. It's been a place of many great memories for decades.  

Tears, shock and disbelief after flames ripped through Giuseppe's Cucina Italiana.

"Pretty devastating as you can see, dining room, bars all gone," said family friend and business partner, Victor Vacanti.

Police and firefighters arrived on scene just after 2:15 Saturday morning.

"At that point the front windows collapsed inward, and the entire front section of the building flashed over," said Battalion Chief, Tom McEwen of Cal Fire.

The front half of the building where the dining room and bar used to be is completely destroyed. Chairs and tables are charred.

The fire was contained within half an hour, according to officials, and the Pismo Beach Police and the Pismo Beach Public Works Department were on scene to close the streets near the restaurant and direct traffic. Streets were closed for about six hours. 

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The restaurant, which has been a popular establishment in Pismo Beach since the late 1980s, is split into two sections — a dining room and hosting area. 

Byrnes said the dining room sustained the most damage. 

"The original building was bought in the 1920s, and that's the side of the building that took a really large hit," said Byrnes.

"The kitchen, which was added on in the early ’90s, sustained some smoke damage, but it didn't take as big of a hit as the dining area," said Byrnes. "The dining area took the hardest hit." 

Byrnes added: "This restaurant is the family's livelihood, and they have another restaurant in San Luis Obispo going through remodeling that won't be open until months from now, so this is really tough for them." 




Pulse nightclub

Pulse is a gay bar, dance club, and nightclub in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2004 by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler. On June 12, 2016, it was the scene of the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in US history, with 49 people killed and 53 injured by a lone gunman.

Pulse hosts themed performances each night and has a monthly program featuring educational events geared towards the LGBT community. According to Orlando Weekly, Pulse features "three glitzy, throbbing rooms of club boys, twinks and twinks at heart. Every night has something different in store, but Pulse is known to have some pretty impressive drag shows, and the bar's dancers are usually gorgeous." Because of the three areas, Lonely Planet Discover Florida deemed it "three nightclubs", while their Florida volume focused on it being "ultramodern".

Top 10 Orlando called it a "firm favorite for the Orlando gay crowd", The Rough Guide to Florida deemed it "justifiably popular", citing its "great lighting and sound plus cabaret performers, drag acts, and erotic dancers." Pulse was the only gay club mentioned in The Rough Guide to the USA for Orlando.According to listings, the entire premises, including the washrooms, are accessible. Using "periodic consumer surveys", Zagat rated Pulse 25/30 for atmosphere, 25/30 decor, and 22/30 service

Founded by Barbara Poma and Ron Legler, Pulse opened on July 2, 2004. Poma's brother John died in 1991 from AIDS, and the club is "named for John's pulse to live on", according to a marketing staff member in February 2016. The venue has a focus on local talent.Poma ensured that her brother's memory was prominent on the website, that the facility was more than "just another gay club". Legler was President of the Florida Theatrical Association at the time of foundation, and founded two nightclubs in Lake Eola Park in 2010, leaving for Baltimore in 2011. The Washington Post described its first 12 years as "a community hub for HIV prevention, breast-cancer awareness and immigrant rights, and reported it had partnered with educational and advocacy groups such as Come Out with Pride, Equality Florida, and the Zebra Coalition.

On June 12, 2016, 29-year-old Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a mass shooting. The attack is the deadliest single gunman mass shooting in United States history, the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history,and the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since the September 11 attacks of 2001.