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Search for two men kidnapped and forced into van by group of men in Worthing
Jennifer Logan
Published: 07:38 Friday 26 April 2019
Police are urgently seeking information after two men were forced into a van in Worthing.
The two men, reported to have been kidnapped, were seen being forced into a white van in Grafton Road, near the town centre, by a group of men at 9.50pm last night (April 25), police said. The van then drove off.
Police are urgently seeking information after two men were forced into a van in Worthing last night (April 25)
A spokesman for Sussex Police said two people had since been arrested on suspicion of kidnap.
They said: “At 10.30pm a van was stopped by officers in The Strand, in Durrington, and the driver, a man aged 37, and the passenger, a woman aged 32, were both arrested on suspicion of kidnap.
“They are currently in custody for interview and further enquiries. There was nobody else in the van.”
Chief Inspector Jon Carter said: “We need to find the two men seen being put in the van, and to ensure their safety, as soon as possible, and extensive enquiries are already being carried out.
“Anyone who saw the incident in Grafton Road, or who saw a white van being driven between there and Durrington, or saw anybody getting out of it between those locations, or who has any other information about what happened, is asked to contact the police at once on 101 or online quoting serial 1401 of 25/04.
“Enquiries are at an early stage and the motive for this incident has not yet been established but we are considering the possibility that those involved are known to each other and that this is not a random attack.”
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Heating Up the Holidays
A Loveswept Contemporary Romance 3-Story Bundle
by Lisa Renee Jones, Mary Ann Rivers, Serena Bell
Random House (Loveswept)
ISBN-10: B00EBRUBBG
Available in: e-Book
As leftover turkey and stuffing give way to stockings and little black dresses, this tantalizingly sexy eBook bundle offers up holiday-themed novellas from a trio of beloved romance authors. Lisa Renee Jones gives a dedicated reporter and a powerful businessman a chance to count their Thanksgiving blessings in Play with Me; Mary Ann Rivers presents Snowfall, the story of a woman who confronts a life-changing event—hopefully with a special man by her side—just in time for Christmas; and in Serena Bell’s After Midnight, an explosive New Year’s kiss leaves two strangers wondering whether they’ll ever see each other again.
PLAY WITH ME by Lisa Renee Jones
Kali Miller has spent three years reporting fluff stories, waiting for the article that will launch her career to new heights. When she suddenly finds herself forced to take a job as an executive secretary at a Vegas casino, Kali meets the subject of what will surely be a shocking exposé: her boss, Damion Ward, the arrogant and undeniably sexy CEO. But after Damion invites her to help him plan a Thanksgiving charity event, Kali begins to see another side of the man. And when she surrenders to the exhilarating tension simmering between them, Kali hopes her story will have a happy ending.
SNOWFALL by Mary Ann Rivers
Jenny Wright can’t get enough of her erotic conversations with someone she knows only as “C.” Flirting online helps Jenny temporarily escape confronting the changes to her life as she slowly loses her vision. Jenny’s occupational therapist, Evan Carlisle-Ford, is helping her prepare for the challenges ahead, but the forthright, trustworthy man can no longer ignore his growing attraction to his fiercely intelligent client. Now Jenny must choose between the safe, anonymous “C”—or the flesh-and-blood Evan, whose heated kisses can melt snow faster than it can fall.
AFTER MIDNIGHT by Serena Bell
The clock is ticking down to midnight on New Year’s Eve, and all Nora Hart and Miles Shephard can think about is kissing each other—even though they met just minutes before. Then, as fast as Miles enters Nora’s life, he’s gone . . . and she never even gets the name of the man she thinks might just be “the one.” One year later, Nora and Miles are reunited. The chemistry between them is just as strong as they remember. But Miles broke her heart once before—and this time around, Nora’s not sure whether she can give love a second chance.
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Since beginning her publishing career in 2007, Lisa has published more than 40 books translated around the world. Booklist says that Jones suspense truly sizzles with an energy similar to FBI tales with a paranormal twist by Julie Garwood or Suzanne Brockmann.
Prior to publishing, Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by Dallas Women Magazine. In 1998 LRJ was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.
Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at lisareneejones.com and she is active on twitter and facebook daily.
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5 things to know this evening: 'Bachelorette' reveals contestants, Backstreet Boys debut new song, and Kate Middleton resurfaces
Yahoo Entertainment & Lifestyle Staff
1. The Bachelorette reveals this season’s suitors
One week before Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette premieres on ABC, viewers can size up her potential loves. This season’s crew features several former pro athletes, a banjoist, a colognoisseur, and a “social media participant” — although we assume that last description covers all of them. Read more>>
2. Backstreet Boys release new song
The band has unveiled their first single in five years, “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” ahead of their ninth studio album. The tune has a ’90s vibe perfect for the gang’s smooth dance moves, which they show off in the video. Read more>>
3. Kate Middleton makes first post-baby appearance
Surprise! The Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William accompanied Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on an outing to Windsor Castle, just two days before the highly anticipated royal wedding is set to take place there. Kate and William welcomed Prince Louis, their third child, on April 23. Read more>>
4. The CW offers first look at “Charmed” reboot
Supernatural sisters, an attic, and a spellbook are all featured in the trailer the network unveiled Thursday. The show is set to air Sundays at 9 p.m. Read more>>
5. MTV’s Catfish is suspended
Nev Schulman talks Catfish at Build Series on August 31, 2017. (Photo: Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage)
Nev Schulman, the show’s host and executive producer, has been accused of sexual misconduct, and MTV says the reality series is on hold while it investigates. He has denied the charge. Read more>>
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Brooks Koepka gives ball to adorable fan, goes on roll at U.S. Open
Brooks Koepka is playing for this third-straight U.S. Open championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links...
Brooks Koepka gives ball to adorable fan, goes on roll at U.S. Open Brooks Koepka is playing for this third-straight U.S. Open championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links... Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2019/06/16/brooks-koepka-gives-ball-to-fan-goes-on-run/39588723/
Bill Speros, Golfweek Published 6:34 p.m. ET June 16, 2019 | Updated 12:14 a.m. ET June 17, 2019
Gary Woodland withstood the pressure of the moment and held off two-time defending champ Brooks Koepka to win the 119th U.S. Open at iconic Pebble Beach for his first career major title. Golfweek, USA TODAY NETWORK
Brooks Koepka came up short in his bid for a third consecutive U.S. Open championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Sunday.
He made an early charge, though, and got into contention with a little Karma on his side.
Koepka began the day four shots behind Gary Woodland before he promptly birdied the first hole to move to 8-under on the tournament.
But more important for Koepka's chances for a three-peat was to make sure he avoided bogeys.
That's what happened with a nifty par save on the massive par-4, 523-yard second hole.
He launched his tee shot over everything on the right side and landed it in the far second cut, 358 yards away from the tee. His second shot cleared the fairway and landed high-side left. On his third shot, aiming from tall grass on an incline next to the bunker 73 yards out, he dropped his wedge to the green five feet past the hole — like a two-time defending U.S. Open champion often does.
He then softly pushed home his ball for par.
Afterward, the usually stoic and focused Koepka adopted the heart of the nation on Father's Day by giving his ball to an adorable young girl named Layla Friedman, who was with her dad, Gary Friedman, watching it all unfold.
Brooks out here making shots and making fans. #USOpenpic.twitter.com/VuEA5PAJ9X
— U.S. Open (USGA) (@usopengolf) June 16, 2019
The gesture was class.
The reaction was classic.
Koepka did Karma a solid.
He would soon add birdies at No. 3 and 4 and was 10 under after four holes.
The 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links
June 16: Gary Woodland poses with the championship trophy after winning the U.S. Open. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
Viktor Hovland celebrates with the low amateur medal after the U.S. Open. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Gary Woodland hugs his father Dan Woodland after winning U.S. Open. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Gary Woodland celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the U.S. Open. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Gary Woodland celebrates after making a birdie putt on the 18th green to win the U.S. Open. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Brooks Koepka waves to the crowd on the 18th green during the final round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Brooks Koepka reacts after missing a putt on the 18th green during the final round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Gary Woodland plays from a fairway during the final round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Gary Woodland hits out of the rough on the 11th hole during the final round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Gary Woodland reacts to his tee shot on the ninth hole during the final round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Brooks Koepka reacts to his putt on the fifth green during the final round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Matt Kuchar chips on the fifth hole during the final round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Brandon Wu receives his college diploma after finishing the final round of the U.S. Open. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Brandon Wu hits his tee shot on the 17th hole during the final round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Gary Woodland reacts after putting on the third green during the final round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Nate Lashley hits out of a bunker on the fifth hole during the final round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Justin Rose hits out of a bunker on the second hole during the final round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Brooks Koepka hits out of the rough on the second hole during the final round. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Tiger Woods hits from the fairway on the ninth hole during the final round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Tiger Woods reacts from the fourth fairway during the final round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Tiger Woods gestures from the first fairway during the final round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 16: Zach Johnson reacts after his putt on the 17th hole during the final round. Orlando Jorge Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Gary Woodland hits out of the rough on the 14th hole. He has a one-shot lead heading into the final round. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Justin Rose chips onto the fifth green. He's one shot back. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Brooks Koepka reacts after putting on the 15th green. The two-time defending champion is tied for third, four shots back. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Dustin Johnson after putting on the second green. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Matt Wallace celebrates after putting on the 18th green. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the 11th hole. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Chez Reavie hits out of a bunker on the second hole. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Louis Oosthuizen hits from the fairway on the second hole. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Tiger Woods walks up to the sixth hole. Ezra Shaw, Getty Images
June 15: Phil Mickelson greets fans as he walks to the fourth tee. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Michael Thorbjornsen and caddie Robby Salomon on the ninth hole. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Jason Day hits his tee shot on the 11th hole. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 15: Viktor Hovland lines up his putt on the fourth green. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Phil Mickelson hits out of a bunker on the 15th hole during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Rory McIlroy hits his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Patrick Reed breaks his club on the 18th green during the second round. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Phil Mickelson talks with a rules official as he prepares to hit out of the gallery on the 18th hole during the second round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: A general view of Rory McIlroy , Jon Rahm and Marc Leishman on the seventh green during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Justin Thomas hits out of a bunker on the fourth hole during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Bryson DeChambeau reacts after just missing a chip shot on the fourth green during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Luis Gagne lines up a putt on the fourth green during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Zac Blair hits his second shot on the eighth hole during the second round. Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Brooks Koepka hits from the fairway on the ninth hole during the second round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Ian Poulter hits out of the green-side bunker on the fifth hole during the second round. Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Tony Finau and caddie Greg Bodine on the 18th fairway during the second round. Orlando Ramirez, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Justin Rose hits out of a bunker on the 12th hole during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Justin Rose hits out of the rough on the 11th hole during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Tiger Woods hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: Viktor Hovland and Francesco Molinari on the 10th green during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 14: The group of Viktor Hovland, Brooks Koepka and Francesco Molinari walk off the 10th tee during the second round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Jordan Spieth doesn't like his fairway shot from the rough on the third fairway. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery after making his putt at the second green. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Brooks Koepka looks over his putting line at the second green. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Justin Rose applies lip balm while waiting to tee off at the fifth hole. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Ian Poulter acknowledges a loud cheering section of the gallery at the second green. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Jimmy Walker hits from a bunker at the eighth green. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Zach Johnson plays his second shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the 2019 U.S. Open Pebble Beach Golf Links. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Rickie Fowler lines up his putt at the second green during the opening round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Phil Mickelson hits from the sand onto the 18th green during the first round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Rory McIlroy putts on the 10th green during the opening round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Si Woo Kim of has to declare a 'lost ball' in the rough on the ninth hole during the first round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Jason Day misses his putt on the ninth green during the opening round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Justin Thomas chips onto the 17th green during the first round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Marc Leishman, Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy play the ninth hole during the opening round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Graeme McDowell hits his fairway shot on the 18th green during the first round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Sergio Garcia hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Dustin Johnson reacts to missing his putt on the 17th green during the first round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Scott Piercy plays his second shot on the ninth hole from a bunker during the first round. Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Gary Woodland sported patriotic shoes during the first round. Michael Madrid, USA TODAY Sports
June 13: Jason Day, of Australia, hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open. David J. Phillip, AP
June 13: Si Woo Kim, of South Korea, hits out of the bunker on the fifth hole. Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP
June 13: Cameron Smith of Australia hits his tee shot on the second hole. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE
June 13: Rickie Fowler hits out of the bunker on the sixth hole during the first round. Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP
June 13: Nick Taylor, of Canada, hits his tee shot on the second hole during the first round. Carolyn Kaster, AP
June 13: Tyrell Hatton of England hits on the ninth hole during the first round. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE
June 13: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits on the 12th tee during the first round. Erik S. Lesser, EPA-EFE
June 13: Jon Rahm of Spain hits on the 18th hole during the first round. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE
June 13: Bubba Watson of the US watches his tee shot on the second hole during the first round. Etienne Laurent, EPA-EFE
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Orly Azoulay
Nahum Barnea
Ron Ben-Yishai
Alex Fishman
Dr. Yaron Friedman
Eitan Haber
Yoaz Hendel
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh with protesters on the border
Hamas incites violence to hide its own shortcomings
Op-ed: As self-interest appears to be Hamas' only guiding principle, it seems appropriate to warn the group that if they continue to escalate tensions with Israel as a way to deflect from their own failures, they run the risk of losing control of the situation and being dragged into a war they do not want and cannot win.
Amos Yadlin, Ari Heistein|Published: 05.14.18 , 21:01
As the May 15 culmination of the Gaza protests approaches, Israel continues to strive to minimize casualties on both sides while Hamas aims for the opposite.
Since it took control of Gaza, Hamas has failed politically, economically, and militarily, and found itself in search of a new strategy. Its recent decision to lead violent protests along Gaza’s border with Israel indicates the adoption of an approach that seeks to confront Israel below the threshold of war and in an arena in which it has comparative advantages—in this case, it is the fight for global public opinion.
By doing so, Hamas aims to place Israel in a dilemma: to protect its sovereignty and border security Israel must neutralize individuals (some armed and others unarmed) attempting to storm the border at the expense of its international image, while failing to defend its boundaries could result in mass border infiltration and many dead on both sides. However, the IDF has operated with exceptional professionalism, and despite the fog of war it has achieved three important aims: protected the integrity of its border and avoided Israeli civilian and military casualties, minimized the number of Palestinian civilians killed to the extent possible, and prevented escalation to a broader conflict.
Unfortunately for both sides, the new Hamas tactic appears to be another cynical ploy by the group to divert attention away from its failures. By heating things up in the struggle against Israel, Hamas aspires to position itself on the forefront of the Palestinian national movement and gain an advantage over its Palestinian Authority (PA) rivals. Therefore, the PA’s negative response to the protests—including a senior PA official calling the protest organizers frauds who send women, children and youths to their deaths—should come as no surprise. The PA official is certainly right about that: Hamas seeking to make political gains by convincing hundreds to attack a border fence protected by armed guards—practically a suicide mission in any part of the world—is despicable.
And it is quite clear that the protests are not about ending the Israeli occupation in Gaza (it ended in 2005), nor were they about improving dire living conditions (recent protests included disrupting the delivery of humanitarian aid by setting fire to the Kerem Shalom border crossing), rather they were about contesting the existence of the State of Israel. Palestinians themselves titled the events “marches of return” to Israel and sought to break down Israeli borders, in essence attempting to alter both the demographic character of the state and destroy something as fundamental as its boundaries. If there was any doubt regarding the ultimate aims of the protests, the plethora of Nazi symbols that protesters displayed allayed them.
(Photo: AFP)
It is also rather ironic that some of those in the international community who insist on the importance of the 1967 boundaries are now supporting those attempting to demolish those very lines. Any building of settlements beyond the Green Line in the West Bank provokes a furious response and apocalyptic predictions regarding Israel’s future, so it is quite odds that efforts to destroy that same 1967 line around Gaza do not receive similar criticism. In fact, it is the Israelis who are criticized for defending it. What is slowly becoming apparent is that for some groups, the dispute is not about geographic delineation but about a fundamental opposition to Israel.
While Israel did have the option to refrain from firing on those rushing its border, doing so would likely have led to many more deaths. If those charging the fence were not deterred, many more might have joined and they might have gotten through to the other side where there are several vulnerable Israeli communities nearby. It is no stretch to think that there were terrorists among the protesters, as members of the crowd attacked Israeli troops with Molotov cocktails and explosive devices on numerous occasions—of course they did so within the cover of civilians. In a scenario in which a massive number of hostile individuals infiltrated the border, one could easily imagine that Israeli efforts to neutralize them would result in hundreds of dead, if not more.
All things considered, Israel has successfully managed to strike a delicate balance between instilling deterrence and avoiding provocations through heavy-handed tactics. Unfortunately but not surprisingly, in leading the protests and launching violent attacks from within them, Hamas has adopted yet another tactic that puts civilian lives at risk in order to achieve its own political aims; for years, the group has been committing war crimes such as launching rockets at Israeli civilians from densely populated Palestinian neighborhoods. As self-interest appears to be the group’s only guiding principle, it seems appropriate to warn Hamas that if they continue to escalate tensions with Israel as a way to deflect from their own failures, they run the risk of losing control of the situation and being dragged into a war they do not want and cannot win.
Maj. Gen. (ret.) Amos Yadlin was chief of Israeli military intelligence from 2006 to 2010 and is now the director of the Institute for National Security Studies. Ari Heistein is the special assistant to the director of the Institute for National Security Studies.
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Director: Julian Schnabel
Screenplay: Jean-Claude Carrireand Julian Schnabel and Louise Kugelberg
Stars: Willem Dafoe (Vincent van Gogh), Rupert Friend (Theo Van Gogh), Oscar Isaac (Paul Gauguin), Mads Mikkelsen (The Priest), Mathieu Amalric (Dr. Paul Gachet), Emmanuelle Seigner (Madame Ginoux), Niels Arestrup (Madman), Anne Consigny (Teacher), Amira Casar(Johanna Van Gogh), Vincent Perez (The Director), Lolita Chammah (Girl on the Road)
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Julian Schnabels At Eternitys Gate is the painter-turned-filmmakers free-flowing depiction of last few years of the great post-Impressionist Dutch painter Vincent van Goghs life. It is quite different, in this regard, from Schnabels directorial debut Basquiat (1996), which was billed as the first commercial feature film about a painter directed by a painter. Despite its wide-ranging artistic license, Basquiat was a much more conventional biopic of graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, tracing his life from homeless artist to toast of the 1980s New York art world. It had a clear arc for its doomed outsider artist, which made it accessible even as Schnabel used it primarily as a vehicle to convey his own artistic obsessions.
Of course, At Eternitys Gate is also about a doomed outsider artisticperhaps the quintessential outsider artist, the sin qua non of tortured artistic geniusesso its not surprising that Schnabel would be drawn to yet another cinematic retelling of van Goghs life (earlier films include Vincent Minnellis 1956 Lust for Life and Robert Altmans 1990 Vincent and Theo, as well as last years Loving Vincent, a sort-of mystery about van Goghs death that was animated entirely by actual oil paintings in the his style).
The narrative focuses entirely on van Goghs final two years, most of which were spent in Arles, France, when he was churning out paintingsliterally hundreds of themat a frantic pace. When the film opens, van Gogh (Willem Dafoe) is unsuccessfully trying to build his reputation via a public show of his works at a Parisian restaurant, which is roundly rejected by the grouchy proprietor (this rejection is painful for van Gogh, but painfully ironic for us given our knowledge of how influential van Gogh would end up becoming). The majority of the film moves among impressionistic depictions of van Gogh at work with dramatic scenes of him interacting with various people in his life, particularly the gregarious French painter Paul Gauguin (Oscar Isaac); Madame Ginoux (Emmanuelle Seigner), the proprietor of the caf behind which van Gogh rents a room; and his brother Theo (Rupert Friend), a businessman who supported him financially and tried to sell his paintings.
Much of the films critical attention is revolving around Willem Dafoes intense performance as van Gogh, and it is consistently mesmerizing in the way he conveys the painters relentless internal strife, artistic ambitions, and psychological instability. Dafoe is fully three decades older than van Gogh was at this period in his life, but this discrepancy isnt particularly distracting because Dafoes aged facial features, which we often see in close-up, reflect the artists struggle, psychologically and physically (he was known to take terrible care of himself, and at one point a character remarks on how bad he smells). It is one of those tailor-made Oscar-bait roles, as it stages a historical figure with mental illness against a backdrop of narrative abstraction that inherently makes Dafoes performance the center of attention, and I wont be surprised if he wins a long overdue golden statue. For much of his career Dafoe has specialized in playing tortured soulsthe soldier-martyr Sgt. Elias in Oliver Stones Platoon (1986), the conflicted Jesus in Martin Scorseses The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), even the literally split villainous Green Goblin in Sam Raimis Spider-Man (2002)so portraying van Gogh, especially in his haunted later years, feels like a natural fit. To his credit, Dafoe doesnt overplay the role, but rather emphasizes the artists riven internal world, his frustration with other people who dont understand him, his deep appreciation of the world around him, and most of all his intense sadness, his grief, his sense of loss as his loses his mind.
Most of Schnabels cinematic career has been focused on biographical films: In addition to Basquiat, he directed Before Night Falls (1998), a portrait of the Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), his remarkable first-person depiction of editor Jean-Dominique Baubys experience being locked inside his own body after a paralyzing stroke. Schnabels style shifts from film to film, and for At Eternitys Gate, he and French cinematographer Benot Delhomme adopt an aesthetic approach that cinematically mirrors van Goghs painterly style, which famously used broad strokes, bright colors, and a rough surface texture (Gauguin at one point notes that van Gogh was as much of a sculptor as he was a painter). Schnabel dedicates lengthy sequences to simply following van Gogh as he wanders the picturesque countryside, ostensibly seeking subjects to paint (he always painted a subject he could look at) and in the best possible light, but also simply wandering in his own internal world externalized onto the landscape around him. The film is deeply beautiful in these sequences, although it is most compelling when we watch van Gogh at work painting old boots or tree roots, which allows us to really appreciate the depth of his style and how he assembled seemingly crude brush strokes into works of profound beauty.
Unfortunately, the film itself lacks that sense of depth as a whole, as the screenplay by Jean-Claude Carrire, Schnabel, and Louise Kugelberg is content to work as a series of mostly isolated sequences with only vague connecting tissue. There is some dramatic development, particularly in van Goughs increasingly tormented relationship with Gauguin (which is what causes him to infamously cut off part of his own ear), but it is never as riveting as when he is alone in his room or in the middle of a field, feverishly putting thick swathes of paint on a canvas and remaking the world in his own style. At Eternitys Gate doesnt reveal anything about van Gogh you probably didnt know already, but it does convey in its own powerful way the intensity, the vitality, the sheer necessity of his artistry.
Copyright 2018 James Kendrick
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All images copyright CBS Films
Overall Rating: (3)
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More court costs for Slater and co-defendants in defamation entree, abandons appeal in another case
More costs awarded against Cameron Slater for more court failures, and also against co-defendants Carrick Graham (and Facilitte Communications Limited) and Katherine Rich (and NZ Food and Grocery Council) – and this is just an entree in a defamation case brought against them by Sellman, Swinburn and Bradbrook.
Slater’s counsel have also applied to withdraw from representing him.
It follows this decision in November: SELLMAN v SLATER [2018] NZHC 3057 [23 November 2018]
[4] On Monday 25 February 2019, Mr Henry, his junior and his instructing solicitor sought to withdraw from representing Mr Slater because they no longer had instructions as at Friday 22 February 2019. He advised Mr Slater had voluntarily applied to be adjudicated bankrupt, needed to be isolated from stress and there were extensive legal fees outstanding.
Sounds like no money, no lawyer.
[8] Mr Salmon, for the plaintiffs, seeks costs on their successful applications and costs on the unsuccessful applications of Mr Slater, Mrs Rich and the NZFGC…The total of costs sought by the plaintiffs is $24,063.90.
[12] I consider the plaintiffs succeeded in relation to the applications, as follows:
(a) completely, in opposing Mr Slater’s application to exclude documents from the proceeding;
(b) substantially, in applying for particular discovery by Mr Slater, Mr Graham and FCL;
(c) to a limited extent, for the avoidance of doubt and for updating purposes, in applying for particular discovery against Mrs Rich and the NZFGC;
(d) substantially, in opposing Mrs Rich’s and the NZFGC’s application for particular discovery;
(e) completely, in applying to examine Mr Slater and Mr Graham orally
[14] …I consider the overall interests of justice are best served by awarding costs, as sought, to the plaintiffs, to be borne: 50 per cent by Mr Slater; 33 per cent by Mr Graham and FCL; and 17 per cent by Mrs Rich and NZFGC.
So that’s about $12,000 awarded against Slater in addition to ‘extensive legal fees outstanding’, and he is still required to be orally examined – from the November judgment:
[60] I have examined Mr Slater’s and Mr Graham’s answers to interrogatories. I am concerned their statements that Whaleoil did not publish blogposts for reward are not consistent with the evidence to which the plaintiffs point, which suggests that was done in specific instances. They are inconsistent with reasonable inferences from the
emails obtained by the plaintiffs. And they are inconsistent with Mr Graham belatedly accepting he did do so in respect of blog posts about Mr Clague once evidence of that was adduced. I am also concerned a number of other aspects of the interrogatories may not have been properly responded to, regarding: who was the author of the blog posts; the involvement of each of the defendants in their preparation; downloading of blog posts; authorship of the comments; and payments received. I consider Mr Slater and Mr Graham have made insufficient answer to the interrogatories.
[61] I consider the most efficient means to elicit answers to the plaintiffs’ questions is for Mr Slater and Mr Graham to attend Court for up to one day to be orally examined.
Slater has brought much of this on himself, through his initial actions, and subsequently by failing to deal with court proceedings properly, and refusing to conceded or apologise. He has voluntarily gone bankrupt, and has tried to avoid further proceedings claiming ill health, but it doesn’t look like the financial and legal stress is going to ease up yet.
He has choices – he could try to bring all this to a conclusion, or he could keep digging himself into a bigger quagmire.
JUDGMENT No 7 OF PALMER J [Costs]
And also today: Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater abandons appeal against defamation court ruling
Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater is no longer appealing a High Court decision which found he defamed businessman Matthew Blomfield.
Slater was set to appeal the decision. However, the Court of Appeal confirmed on Monday that the appeal, which was scheduled to be heard on March 25, had been abandoned by parties acting for Slater. That means the High Court ruling stands.
The court is yet to decide how much money Slater will have to pay Blomfield in damages.
On the High Court decision: Blomfield v Slater defamation – no credible defence
So Slater has effectively conceded no credible defence.
This follows an award of $70,000 against Slater by the Human Rights Review Tribunal of $70,000 last week – Human Rights Tribunal slams Cameron Slater
by Pete George on 18th March 2019 • Permalink
Tagged Bradbrook, Cameron Slater, defamation, Katherine Rick, Sellman, Swinburn, Varrick Graham
Posted by Pete George on 18th March 2019
https://yournz.org/2019/03/18/more-court-costs-for-slater-and-co-defendants-in-defamation-entree/
What Whale Oil isn’t telling their readers
Whale Oil is feeding misinformation to it’s readers about the defamation cases that Cameron Slater is embroiled in, and they are not telling them the facts that would enlighten readers to the grim reality of legal and financial holes dug by Slater himself. Claims that vexatious litigants have dragged out the cases are in some cases at least the opposite of the truth.
Particularly in the six and a half year Blomfield v Slater defamation it is Slater who has opposed, appealed, dragged things out, and failed to file a defence after numerous attempts (which appear to be mostly trying to continue the attacks against Blomfield).
Whale Oil is not being open and honest about the facts of the three cases involving Slater. And I haven’t seen them reveal at all that the company that owns Whale Oil, Social media Consultants, is also included in court actions.
As a result, comments like this are being posted at Whale Oil:
No other journalist in NZ has so many honest people behind him.
Karma will get them in the end, and the continued growth of WOBH will ensure increasing numbers of people get to hear what’s really going on.
You might have been temporary lost in some of the battles, but you will win the war.
Some people are so vindictive they just can’t let go.
I was wondering how many court cases were still pending and how that was going to be handled. I know you would rather fight on and take it to them, but I’m certain that you are getting the right advice, health comes first.
You’ve been brutally fearless and a force of nature on the political landscape.
Stay fearless and apply those traits in your recovery.
It’s too bad that those responsible for this, the vexatious litigants, will never face the costs they should do.
As for the litigants not giving extra time, have they not dragged this on for years already?
That’s more forthright than you normally expect, these days. Our martyr for free speech. Makes one want to join the Whale army, if it exists.
A lot of irony in there. And misconceptions and/or sock puppet misinformation.
Is it possible to tell us without too much detail just who the litigants are on the three outstanding actions?
Whale Oil is keeping the facts from their readers.
Yesterday in An update on Cam’s health ‘Whaleoil staff’ claimed:
This has led Cam to make the very difficult decision to declare bankruptcy, since he is unable to generate enough passive revenue to fund the three extremely expensive and in his opinion, vexatious, defamation actions against him.
They are right that the actions are likely to be extremely expensive. Costs alone are likely to add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars – Slater himself has previously said that’s the likely cost of defamation defences.
But court documents suggest that if anyone has been vexatious, or bringing costs upon himself, it is Slater.
From ( (pre-defamation trial) SELLMAN & ORS v SLATER & ORS NO 5 – COSTS [2018] NZHC 58 [7 February 2018] in which Slater was first defendant, and the plaintiffs were were Sellman, Swinburn and Frederick:
It is a fundamental principle of New Zealand civil law that costs follow the event – a losing party pays a winning party a contribution towards their legal costs. The question of who has won and who has lost is guided by the interests of justice and must be viewed in terms of “who in reality has been the successful party”.
Overall, I consider the plaintiffs did enjoy substantive success.
The time-bar strike-out applications by all five defendants involved argument about, and determination of, a relatively untested aspect of New Zealand defamation law, based on policy considerations. But the applications all failed. I award costs to the plaintiffs in respect of this aspect of the applications on a 2B basis.
The abuse of process strike-out applications also failed…On a net basis, accordingly, I award costs to the plaintiffs, in respect of this aspect of the applications, of 90 per cent against the first defendant and 80 per cent against the second and third defendants.
Assuming, as I do for this purpose, that each of the three aspects of the strikeout applications of the proceeding by the first, second and third defendants were of equal weight, the result is that I award to costs to the plaintiffs of 93 per cent of the costs for the first defendant’s strike out application…I discount each award by a third. So the first defendant will pay 62 per cent.
The first, and the second and third defendants’ applications to strike out the ss 39 and 41 notices simply failed. They will each pay two thirds of the costs of that to the plaintiffs on a 2B basis.
All defendants will pay the costs of the one-and-a-half-day hearing and the plaintiffs’ disbursements jointly and severally.
So costs were awarded against Slater in failed actions. Slater was represented by two lawyers so presumably would have accrued costs of his own too.
From SELLMAN v SLATER [2018] NZHC 3057 [23 November 2018]:
Should Mr Slater and Mr Graham be examined?
[60] I have examined Mr Slater’s and Mr Graham’s answers to interrogatories. I am concerned their statements that Whaleoil did not publish blogposts for reward are not consistent with the evidence to which the plaintiffs point, which suggests that was done in specific instances. They are inconsistent with reasonable inferences from the emails obtained by the plaintiffs. And they are inconsistent with Mr Graham belatedly accepting he did do so in respect of blog posts about Mr Clague once evidence of that was adduced. I am also concerned a number of other aspects of the interrogatories may not have been properly responded to, regarding: who was the author of the blog posts; the involvement of each of the defendants in their preparation; downloading of blog posts; authorship of the comments; and payments received. I consider Mr Slater and Mr Graham have made insufficient answer to the interrogatories.
Slater has provided inconsistent insufficient answers and is being called to appear in a court hearing to answer questions.
It looks to me that either through evasiveness or incompetence (or both) Slater is prolonging the action.
Mr Henry advised at the hearing that Mr Slater would have to file a new amended statement of defence to substitute the new public interest defence for qualified privilege.
Similarly, the application to strike out affirmative defences falls away with the filing and impending filing of new affirmative defences. I record that, if the previous sets of pleadings by Mr Slater, Mr Graham and FCL had remained extant, I do not consider they should have been struck out but they would have needed to be amended to provide greater specificity of particulars in relation to the defences.
More insufficient information and changing defences.
Mr Slater, Mr Graham and FCL will provide further particular discovery to the plaintiffs and other defendants, within 15 working days of this judgment
If costs cannot be agreed between the parties they have leave to file written submissions of no more than five pages within 10 working days of the date of the judgment
So Slater appears to be responsible for ongoing delays and further court appearances, and is incurring further costs.
A telephone conference was scheduled for this case in the High Court yesterday, the same day that Whale Oil posted:
The prospect of on-going ill health and potential further strokes means the advice of his medical team, lawyer, accountant, family members and those who, due to his incapacity, would have been appointed his guardians ad litem, is for him to completely withdraw from any activity other than rehabilitation.
It’s understandable that Slater would want to withdraw from any ongoing court actions, but I don’t know if the judge will buy it.
From CRAIG v SLATER [2018] NZHC 2712 [19 October 2018], just prior to Slater having a stroke, claiming media stress (Slater is first defendant, Social Media Consultants is second defendant):
RESULT AND ORDERS
I declare under s 24 of the Defamation Act 1992 that Cameron Slater and Social Media Consultants Limited are liable to Colin Craig in defamation for the untrue statements…
I dismiss Mr Slater’s causes of action in defamation against Mr Craig by way of counterclaim.
So Slater failed in his defence, and he also failed in his counter claim against Craig.
[655] Rule 14.2 of the High Court Rules 2016 provides as a primary principle that a party who fails with respect to a proceeding should pay costs to the party who succeeds. The rule also provides that an award of costs should reflect the complexity and significance of the proceeding. Bearing in mind that each of the parties has both succeeded and failed in the proceeding in varying degrees, and having regard to the complexity and significance of the proceeding, it will be obvious that the determination of costs will require careful consideration by the parties and by the Court.
Due to his failed counter claim it looks unlikely that Slater will be awarded any costs, and may have substantial costs awarded against him.
From Blomfield v Slater [2018] NZHC 2781 [26 October 2018] (Slater first defendant, Social media Consuktants second defendant):
[139] It is therefore apparent that the defendants took no heed whatsoever of the description provided by Lang J in his judgment of 18 May 2018 as to the pleading requirements for the defences of truth and honest opinion. In the circumstances it is clear that the defendants have chosen to adopt the general and unspecific approach later taken in the 3ASOD pleading those defences.
[140] By adopting this approach, the defendants have entirely failed to plead any facts and circumstances relied on to support their defences of truth and honest opinion.
[142] Accordingly, in the absence of any proper particulars that would enable the trial to proceed in a focused and orderly manner, I ruled that the defendants may not adduce any evidence directed at advancing the defences of truth and honest opinion…
[144] The proposed evidence clearly contains opinions and conclusions that the first defendant cannot offer as admissible evidence…
[147] The effect of my judgments is to preclude the defendants from adducing any evidence directed at supporting the defences of truth and honest opinion, as well as any evidence directed at showing the plaintiff to be a person of bad reputation. This unusual situation is the direct consequence of the defendants’ failure to plead their case in accordance with the requirements for pleading the defences of truth and honest opinion and the requirements for adducing evidence directed at establishing bad reputation. The defendants have had considerable time and a number of opportunities to get their pleadings in order, leading to the Court giving them a final opportunity to replead their defences in May 2018. Despite this leniency, and the impending trial
fixture, the defendants failed to properly plead their defences in the 3ASOD and it was not until the trial was a fortnight or so away that they took steps to apply to file a further amended pleading that significantly recast their case yet still failed to comply with the requirements of pleading. Then, when that application was dismissed and the trial was to commence, they applied again to file a yet further amended pleading which also significantly recast their case and contained numerous deficiencies in pleading.
After six and a half years Slater could not put up a credible defence. This played out in court mid October last year, with the judgment being given just prior to Slater having a stroke claimed to be due to stress from media.
[148] Although the effect of my rulings and judgments may appear harsh, this outcome underlines the importance of proper pleading and of compliance with procedural rules and timetable orders. In this case the defendants’ failure to comply with those requirements have resulted in them placing themselves in the situation in which they now find themselves.
“defendants’ failure to comply with those requirements have resulted in them placing themselves in the situation in which they now find themselves” – not due to vexatious litigants, due to hopeless defendants.
Both an award of damages and awards of costs are yet to be determined.
From Blomfield v Slater [2018] NZHC 171 [15 February 2019]:
[20] Here there is no concern that the reasons judgment contains any confidential information of the defendants, nor any information that would be likely to adversely affect the defendants’ fair trial interests if released for publication. While it is likely that publication of the results judgment may be unwelcome and somewhat embarrassing for the defendants, those consequence arise from the manner in which they themselves, particularly the first defendant, have conducted these proceedings during the past six-and-a-half years.
Again the responsibility for his predicament is Slater’s.
[24] I decline to determine the costs on the interlocutory applications brought by the defendants at this time.
Deferred pending an appeal.
[25] I direct that the Registrar recover $12,800 of the balance owing for Court fees from the defendants. The remaining $1,600 (unless it has already been paid by the time of this judgment) is to be recovered from the plaintiff.
Yesterday following the post on Whale Oil, Blomfield responded via NZ Herald: Cameron Slater’s stroke – what defamation victim Matt Blomfield says the evidence shows about the blogger’s health
The businessman who successfully battled Whale Oil’s Cameron Slater over defamation claims the blogger’s claim ill-health drove him to bankruptcy is contrary to evidence and should be treated with suspicion.
Matt Blomfield told the Herald he was basing his view on evidence which had emerged during the final stages of the seven-year defamation battle.
He said he was making the details public over concern Slater was attempting to gain sympathy from the public and seek donations from readers, as he has done over the course of the prolonged court case.
Blomfield said the High Court ruling was followed by Slater filing with the Court of Appeal then seeking to delay the subsequent hearing on the basis of ill-health.
He said Slater was then obliged by the court to provide evidence supporting his claims around his health and “that evidence simply didn’t support his application”.
“He has told the public he had two strokes, but the evidence showed he had only had one. He keeps repeating the fact that the stroke was caused by stress and that he must now avoid stress.
“However, the medical evidence is that his particular stroke has nothing to do with stress and he is in no more danger of another stroke due to stress than any other person.
“He claimed to have cognitive and language impairment because of his stroke, but the evidence showed he had none.
“He claimed to be too incapacitated to communicate with his lawyers, but he was simultaneously engaging in political discussions in the comments section of the Whale Oil website.”
Slater was commenting on Whale Oil soon after he had his stroke, and continued for months until recently.
Blomfield said the Court of Appeal gave Slater until February 22 to provide evidence supporting his claims of ill-health.
“He filed no response at all. Instead, he applied for bankruptcy. He is now saying his proceedings need to be halted for that reason.
“He is doing everything he can to avoid the consequences of his own nefarious actions.”
Blomfield said “this will not work” and a full Court of Appeal hearing next month would rule based on the evidence.
So Slater failed to file evidence of ill health to the Court of Appeal, but instead unsubstantiated claims were made on Whale Oil yesterday, with most of the facts of the cases again omitted.
As well as the misinformation and misleading, Whale Oil seems to be in denial of reality. Comments from yesterday’s post:
He really sees that as a good thing? ‘Nige’ is one of the site managers. I wonder how much information he has been given – I mean facts rather than fiction and fantasy.
The second last word from ‘Whaleoil staff’:
Contrary to many naysayers’ opinions, the Whaleoilsite is continuing to grow and expand. This is very similar to the way Breitbart survived its founder Andrew Breitbart’s death. Whaleoil has become very much bigger than just Cam. Unlike Breitbart, when and if Cam’s health allows, he will return to the site, subject entirely to his medical team’s clearance.
Deluded.
by Pete George on 27th February 2019 • Permalink
Tagged Cameron Slater, Colin Craig, defamation, Frederick, Matt Blomfield, Sellman, Swinburn, Whale Oil
Posted by Pete George on 27th February 2019
https://yournz.org/2019/02/27/what-whale-oil-isnt-telling-their-readers/
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