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The dividend is invalid for at least four reasons, according to the suit, which was filed in the Delaware Chancery Court. First, the suit states, it is in violation of the CBS board’s bylaws. The bylaws were amended by NAI on May 16 to require dividends be approved by a “supermajority” of 90% of directors. The May 17 vote by the CBS board was 11-3, falling short of the 90%.
Second, it was based on a recommendation by a special committee of directors, allegedly acting beyond their authority. Third, the suit states, it violates the CBS charter, and fourth, the directors who moved to dilute the NAI ownership violated their fiduciary responsibilities.
“The only cogent explanation for the Director Defendants’ unprecedented action is that Leslie 'Les' Moonves, CBS’s long-time CEO, has tired of having to deal with a stockholder with voting control and has taken particular umbrage that the exercise of such stockholder’s control has migrated from Sumner Redstone to his daughter, Ms. Redstone,” the suit states.
The suit is the latest move in a struggle between Moonves and Shari Redstone. At stake is CBS’s independence. The television network was part of media mogul Sumner Redstone’s Viacom until 2005 when CBS and Viacom were split. NAI and Redstone retain control of both companies. Shari Redstone is president of NAI, vice chairman of CBS and Sumner Redstone’s daughter. She has sought to merge the two companies into a single corporate entity, but according to the suit, she has also repeatedly assured Moonves that NAI was not interested in the move unless it had his support.
The sparring has heated up in recent weeks, starting on May 14 with CBS seeking a restraining order against NAI’s move to require a supermajority of 90% of the CBS board—in two meetings 20 days apart—to approve dividends. The restraining order was denied, but CBS on May 23 filed an amended suit, asking that the bylaw changes be thrown out.
Today’s suit by NAI states that the defendants' actions have “plunged CBS into a world of uncertainty and disarray.
In a monologue considered witty by teenagers, teenagers in adult bodies and those who hate President Trump, CBS "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert said about President Trump, "The only thing your mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's c*** holster," and "You're turning into a real prick-tator."
Not to many of us.
And not just not witty but obscene, which is particularly disturbing because it was broadcast on network television, not cable television.
But more than anything, it exemplified a trend in American life that one could identify without any exaggeration as the unraveling of civil society. To anyone -- liberal or conservative -- who grew up watching Johnny Carson on late-night TV, the descent from Carson to Colbert is as breathtaking as it is heartbreaking.
Along with virtually every other American, I never knew Johnny Carson's politics. I would not have been surprised if he was a liberal or a conservative, a Democrat or a Republican. In his 30 years as host of "The Tonight Show" on NBC, he never so much as hinted as to how he identified politically. He poked fun at whoever was in power.
The reason he didn't let on where he stood politically is he believed that he had a much greater responsibility: to offer Americans of all political persuasions an island of good-natured fun, a place where all Americans could laugh together every night.
And, of course, it is inconceivable that he would have used the language Colbert used. Kids could watch "The Tonight Show" because he -- and we -- lived in a pre-left age, when grown-ups thought they had a responsibility to be good models to young people -- in other words, a responsibility to be adults. But the left has never been comfortable with growing up.
Those who mock the Trump motto, "Make America Great Again," who claim they don't understand how anyone could think America was ever great, might begin to understand what many of us mean, in at least this one way: Prior to the Age of the Left, during which we have lived since the mid-1960s, there were places in America where Americans could enjoy life and one another without politics intruding, not to mention hate-filled politics like Colbert's.
Americans could watch sports events without athletes showing contempt for the American flag and the national anthem; without sportscasters and sports writers labeling as racist anyone who used the team name "Redskins"; without sports shows injecting politics into their programing, as ESPN does now so often that many sports fans no longer watch it.
It was an America where elementary teachers referred to their students as "boys and girls." Today, teachers in more and more states are directed not to use those terms, as some 6-year-old may not identify as a boy or a girl.
It was an America where kids were proud of the American flag. Today, in the Age of the Left, students on a growing number of American campuses vote to have the flag removed from their campus because in their view, it symbolizes not freedom and sacrifice but slavery, oppression and imperialism -- ideas put into their heads by leftist high school teachers and college professors.
And it was an America in which Superman's self-proclaimed mission was "truth, justice and the American way." A few years ago, however, Superman announced that he was renouncing his American citizenship to become a "world citizen."
One could list a hundred ways America was indeed great (without ever ignoring serious moral flaws). Now, one can list a hundred ways in which America has lost that greatness. The descent from Johnny Carson to Stephen Colbert is just one example.
But it is a powerful one.
And it is but one more result of perhaps the most important rule of life of the past 100 years in America and around the world: Whatever the left touches, it ruins.
The universities, the news media, the entertainment media, the fine arts, the courts, the high schools and the elementary schools (and soon, the preschools -- once they're government-funded and universal) -- all ruined wherever leftism has achieved dominance.
Now it is the turn of late-night TV as embodied by Stephen Colbert. Or, as he himself put it on election night on Showtime, "I'm your host, Stephen f------ Colbert."
Although others have expressed interest in becoming Donald Trump's running mate, both Nikki Haley, left, and Oprah are disinterested in the position.
The fight for the 2016 presidential nomination is in full swing, but that isn’t the only race that’s starting to heat up.
Although it will be a while before each party's eventual nominee picks a running mate, there are no shortage of choices -- both realistic and more far-fetched. There are even a few who have been pitching themselves for the job.
While many liberal Democrats are rallying behind Bernie Sanders, they still have a special place in their hearts for Elizabeth Warren. And although Vice President Joe Biden’s political plans remain uncertain, he met with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren for lunch in Washington in August. The Massachusetts Democrat has not announced whether Biden raised the possibility of her running for vice president. However, in a Monmouth poll released earlier this month, 23 percent of Democrats said they would be more likely to vote for Biden if Warren were by his side.
After announcing he was running for the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos Oprah would be a "great" running mate. “I think Oprah would be great. I’d love to have Oprah,” the billionaire businessman told ABC News. “I think we’d win easily, actually.” Although this isn’t the first time Trump considered Oprah as a possible running mate, Oprah has not commented on the option.
Fiorina, the only woman currently competing for the Republican presidential nomination, recently dismissed speculation that she could receive a VP nod, saying the notion was sexist. "It would be different if all of the other candidates were being asked that question over and over, so one could only conclude that I am being asked that question because I am a woman, which is disappointing because I don't sense that from voters," Fiorina told Fox News in early September.
You may not have heard of Jim Jatras, a former Senate Republican staffer and former U.S. diplomat from Virginia, but he wants a spot on the presidential ticket too. He unexpectedly decided to tell the top 16 Republican candidates about his interest in the vice presidency on Wednesday, proclaiming on Twitter that “we need to feel like Americans again."
Jatras describes himself as “pro-life, pro-gun, pro-traditional marriage, pro-immigration control, anti-war, pro-privacy, pro-tax reform, anti-phony ‘free trade’ deals.” He is currently the editor of RepealFATCA.com, which campaigns against the Foreign Account Tax Compliant Act, passed in 2010.
New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte is a top contender for the vice presidential slot. Ayotte joined Senate colleague Lindsey Graham at the movies after Trump gave out his cell phone number, and she marched with Bush, Graham and Perry in parades this Fourth of July. Even Trump has called her a “great representative” of the Republican party.
WTAP SPORTS- Week number 10 of the high school football season meant the final Friday for high school football teams and featured some playoff caliber matchups for some of our area West Virginia teams.
In a class A Showdown in West Union 6th ranked Doddridge County knocked of 4th ranked Williamstown 14-7 The Bulls are now 9-0 on the season. The Yellowjackets have their 8 game winning streak snapped and finish the regular season at 8-2. They’ll host an opening round playoff game in 2 weeks.
In a Class AAA battle of the Patriots. 6th ranked Parkersburg South romps over 8th ranked Wheeling Park 30-0. The South Patriot's winning streak improves to 6 in a row. The 7-2 Patriots will finish the regular season next Friday night at arch rival Parkersburg High.
In another game with playoff ranking implications in the big school division 9th Ranked Parkersburg High lose a tough one on he road at 6th ranked Huntington. The Highlanders prevail 27-21 in overtime.
In an all Washington County clash, The Waterford Wildcats down Belpre 24-17 to nail down a home playoff game next week.
The Warren Warriors closed out their season with a 39-0 loss at John Marshall.
Parkersburg Catholic bounces back with a 43-0 victory on the road at Hannan. The Crusaders finish the regular season at 9-1 and await an opening round game of the playoffs in two weeks.
When American Idol first premiered in 2002, many aspiring artists saw this as their golden ticket into the music industry. After auditioning for a panel of celebrity judges, contestants earn their way through the ranks of many hopefuls by perfecting their music craft and giving it their best shot. However, there can only be one winner on this reality show, and as such, many contestants are sent home. Despite this, some noteworthy artists you might know and love today took what they learned from the show and paid it forward by honoring God with their unique vocal talents.
Daigle tried out for American Idol for the first time at age 17. She made it pretty far on "Hollywood Week" before being sent home. Daigle tried out an additional two times for the show, making it to the Las Vegas rounds, but explains the Holy Spirit's prodding during this time. "During this time, I asked the Lord to come meet me in the middle of the performances. It didn't matter that I was potentially singing in front of millions of viewers because it felt empty." She continued, "without His presence, there was no joy in the process. This is when the Lord taught me about the importance of worship and how fulfilling it is to lift up His name. I left American Idol with a great experience under my belt."
Daigle came back to her hometown in Louisiana to lead worship, and the rest is history. Currently Daigle's most recent album, Look Up Child, has also given her the opportunity to share her heart for the Lord on national TV by performing on the daytime show Ellen. The talk-show host was a judge on one of Daigle's Idol stints and welcomed her with open arms on stage. Daigle also performed songs from the new album on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Look Up Child's acclaim has also spread its way into the secular community.
Mandisa was a frontrunner on season five of American Idol, ending in the ninth spot. While on Idol, Mandisa experienced some negativity when Simon Cowell made some snide remarks about the gospel singer's weight. She didn't give in to anger but instead forgave him. Mandisa noted her words in the forgiving exchange with Cowell, "I want you to know that I have forgiven you. You don't need someone to apologize in order to forgive somebody. I figured that if Jesus could die so that all of my sins could be forgiven, I could certainly extend that same grace to you." Simon Cowell was "humbled" by her kind response. Since her Idol days, Mandisa has released a book, Idoleyes, and multiple albums that feature songs with other popular Christian artists like TobyMac and Britt Nicole.
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Blackberry is doing some good things with Blackberry 10, but the promo video on YouTube has raised howls from users. A slideshow or Apple’s “this is what it does” format would work a lot better. Other promos are just plain grim.
The new Blackberry has a work space, gesture operations, company apps and more. It’s definitely not some cobbled-together bit of “we must get a new model out” crap. Blackberry has been getting market punishment recently, and Blackberry 10 is supposed to be the antidote.
That’s not obvious on YouTube. It looks like a late at night in the office video, and however good this gadget may be, you’re not going to find out from this thing. Users have been screeching. It's not often you see YouTube users complaining about production values, but in this case they've gone all Film Institute, and with good reason.
The official page. Click on your country to follow links around all over the place. Sure it produces a lot of hits. It’s also a lot of time for anyone trying to buy the product, but what do they know?
Reviews from multiple people with the same problem on engadget.com- What, is it contagious? Click links to find out about the subject of the review? Read X number of reviews? You’re kidding.
Yes, Blackberry needs to come back into the loop, yes, it has new features like the Blackberry Hub, a useful all-notifications in one place function, and yes, it looks very nice and it is practical.
Hm. Let us not go nuts with excitement? This thing needs a slideshow, a reassuring voiceover, some nice music and copy which can be theoretically considered useful. Blackberries are supposed to be good platforms. Their promos need to be good, too. As promos go, Blackberry has replaced content with volume of coverage.
That’s not going to sell Blackberries to people.
BlackBerry has managed to secure an impressive number of big-name apps out the gate. Skype, Kindle, WhatsApp, SAP and "Angry Birds" have committed to developing for BlackBerry 10, which means they're on the way soon, if not in the online store yet. Popular apps such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn already have BlackBerry 10 apps. But there are still many missing pieces, such as apps for Instagram, Hulu and Google products.
BlackBerry is clearly aware of the importance of robust app offerings. But app developers might still need to be convinced that the new platform will catch on and not be a waste of their time.
Anyone now thinking- “Special apps for Blackberries? Why?” has got the message. Apple and Google took the easy option for them, but not for others- Their own platform apps. That’s just not a realistic option for Blackberry. These are hard cash products, they’re selling points for the new Blackberry and they need to be doable, not just talk-about-able.
Get these things right, Blackberry! For God’s sake! Almost any copywriter could have turned this new product into an Academy Award nominee!
Sayanai Gupta, who is working with Ranbir Kapoor in 'Jagga Jasoos' said working with him was like a party.
Actress Sayani Gupta, who is acting alongside Ranbir Kapoor in upcoming film “Jagga Jasoos”, says he is an effortless actor and an involved co-star.
Sayani, a relatively new actress has been appreciated for her role of a blind girl in Kalki Koechlin-starrer “Margarita, With A Straw”. She said she had an amazing experience shooting with Ranbir for the Anurag Basu-directed film, which also stars the actor’s rumoured girlfriend Katrina Kaif.
“Ranbir is outstanding. I love him as an actor. I think he is the most brilliant actor in the current generation. He is very effortless. He has a lot of method but you can never see his method. He is constantly thinking bout what he is doing, he is sitting in a corner and completely focused,” Sayani told PTI.
The actress said working with the “Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani” star was like a party.
“He was the first actor I met, who knew not only his continuity but his co-actor and the whole scene’s continuity as well. He would even remember which filter was used in the last day’s scene. He is a lot of fun. He is cracking jokes and it is like a party with him,” she said.
Though Sayani has shot only two scenes with Katrina, the actress said she gelled with the “Bang Bang!” star.
“Katrina is very sweet. Although I have shot for only two scenes with her, she was nice to me. In the middle of the shoot, we would discuss funny things and she carries herself really well, with a lot of dignity which I really liked. She is completely gorgeous to look at,” she said.
Instagram Facebook bought this photo-sharing app for $1 billion in cash and stock in 20XX. The app has more than 1 billion downloads on Google's Play Store and has maintained an average rating of 4.5 stars after 71 million reviews.
Facebook makes the bulk of its money from digital advertising but has dabbled with e-commerce in the past.
It has pitched its Messenger service as a communication platform for shops or brands to connect with customers.
Only a programmed "wake word" — either "Alexa," "Amazon," "Computer," or "Echo" — is supposed to activate Amazon's voice-enabled Alexa devices. But sometimes, when someone says words with similar sounds, the speaker can be accidentally turned on and will record parts of conversations. Previously, users were able to listen to everything Alexa captures, including accidental recordings, through their Amazon account. However, recently the Alexa app stopped giving them access to those snippets.
Owners of Amazon’s Echo smart speakers told BuzzFeed News that in the voice interactions history section of the Alexa app, the recordings appeared as "Text not available. Click to play recording." After clicking, however, the play button was grayed out and they couldn't select it. The app also displayed the text "Audio was not intended for your Echo—nothing was returned.” After testing this ourselves, BuzzFeed News found at least a dozen instances where accidental triggers could not be played back.
After BuzzFeed News reported the issue to Amazon, a spokesperson said, "This is a bug and we are working on a fix that should start rolling out early next week." The spokesperson added that users can still visit amazon.com/alexaprivacy to view, listen to, and delete past voice recordings, including accidental ones. While playback is currently experiencing issues in the Alexa app, the website can play all of the recordings Amazon has stored on its servers.
Frank Garritano, an Echo device owner who lives in Northern California, was unnerved by the large number of snippets marked as "not intended for your Echo" in his Alexa app.
"Basically, I’m being told we listened to this recording, it wasn’t germane to an Alexa request, so we decided you can’t listen to it either. Are you freaking kidding me? I’m the person that’s being recorded," Garritano told BuzzFeed News.
Ian Mercer, who also owns an Echo device, said his Alexa app had at least two of these recordings on every page of his voice history. "Why does it even log it if it allegedly doesn't record you?" Mercer said.
Mercer has spent the last 15 years working on what he calls "the world's smartest house" that incorporates some voice-activated technology not powered by Alexa or other tech company-backed voice assistants, like Siri or Google Assistant. "I would prefer a device where audio recognition is done on the device, rather than done on the cloud," he said, citing privacy and faster response times.
Earlier this week, a Bloomberg report revealed that a team at Amazon listens to users' audio snippets recorded by devices, including accidentally captured audio. The people working on this team told Bloomberg that among other things, they've reviewed recordings of what seemed to be a woman singing in the shower, a child screaming, and a sexual assault.
In an emailed statement to BuzzFeed News, an Amazon spokesperson wrote that "an extremely small sample of Alexa voice recordings" is annotated, and reviewing the audio "helps us train our speech recognition and natural language understanding systems."
It's all a good reminder that any voice-activated system may be listening when you don't intend for it to — and that you can always press the microphone button to deactivate the microphone on your Amazon Echo, or, of course, you can unplug it.
Marvel’s Black Panther is destroying the box office and there is already talk of a sequel. No word on what the plot will be, but one hip hop artist is throwing his name in the mix: Kendrick Lamar.
Last week during a BBC interview, the Compton rapper revealed he wants to appear in the Black Panther sequel, saying, “I got to now!” Kendrick produced and performed several songs on the soundtrack so it is an obvious match. However, Lamar doesn’t just want a cameo in the sequel, he is looking to play the next villain. He explained, “I really enjoyed Killmonger’s character, just off the simple fact he was a villain but he came with some real. He was dropping them jewels and you got to be aware of what’s going on. He was a villain but he was love and misunderstood. If I could, I’d play a Killmonger, for sure.” The villain in the Black Panther follow-up is going to be a coveted role in Hollywood, but we’ll see if Lamar makes his big screen debut in the Ryan Coogler film.
I know I'm not the only person putting together a Black Panther sequel in my mind like I'm on the production team. Can Janelle Monae be worked in there somewhere as a Black American revolutionary who joins forces w/ Nakia & T'Challa & has a musical interlude for some reason?
We are so here for a proper return of Storm!
BIG POOL - Members of a family left homeless when a trash fire spread to their home Friday are in need of donations of any kind.
A savings account at Keystone Financial in Clear Spring has been set up in the name of Shirley Gordon, who lost everything in the fire, according to Debra Keller, a friend of Gordon's.
"All we have is what we had on the day of the fire," said Gordon.
Gordon, 62, was not at home when her house at 13201 Pectonville Road home caught fire, she said.
She lived in the home for more than 30 years, she said.
Her son, Dennis Reed, 42, was burning trash in a burn barrel near a shed, which caught fire. The fire spread to the house, which was about four feet from the shed.
No one was injured in the fire but Gordon's three cats perished, she said.
The fire caused an estimated $50,000 in damages, a fire marshal said.
Gordon expressed gratitude toward those who have given donations and helped out her family.
For more information or to contact Gordon call Keller at 301-842-2814.
Being old has its privileges.
Congratulations, you lucky old farts.
DENVER — Colorado State Parks will begin selling the new Aspen Leaf Lifetime Senior Pass on Nov. 1, two months earlier than planned. The Lifetime Senior Passes, available for $175, will be valid for the lifetime of the purchaser. The Lifetime Senior Pass will be available to Colorado residents ages 64 and older.
The Lifetime Senior Pass will be sold at all Colorado State Parks, the Colorado State Parks Denver office, the Southeast Region office in Colorado Springs, the Rocky Mountain region office in Clifton near Grand Junction and the Littleton office. For a complete list of retail outlets, visit http://parks.state.co.us/ParksPasses/.
The new Aspen Leaf Lifetime Senior Pass was created by Senate Bill 10-071, which passed this year.
Attracting more than 12 million visitors per year, Colorado's 42 State Parks are a vital cornerstone of Colorado's economy and quality of life. Colorado State Parks encompass 225,260 land and water acres, offering some of the best outdoor recreation destinations in the state. Colorado State Parks is a leader in providing opportunities for outdoor recreation, protecting the state’s favorite landscapes, teaching generations about nature and partnering with communities. Colorado State Parks also manage more than 4,100 campsites, and 57 cabins and yurts. For more information on Colorado State Parks or to purchase an annual pass online, visit www.parks.state.co.us.
Police have released a photograph of the sledge hammer used during a robbery at Ilkeston on Monday evening.
A gang of men smashed the front doors of the town centre's Nationwide Building Society in Bath Street at 8.50pm and threatened security guards.
The men had hammers and grabbed four cash boxes, leaving with a significant amount of cash.