Seoul: Four North Korean soldiers fired about 40 rounds at defector, hit him with 5

Seoul: Four North Korean soldiers fired about 40 rounds at defector, hit him with 5

Seoul: Four North Korean soldiers fired about 40 rounds at defector, hit him with 5


A South Korean army soldier, second from left, is seen as medical members treat an unidentified injured person, believed to be a North Korean soldier, at a hospital in Suwon, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)



North Korean soldiers shot at and wounded a fellow soldier who was crossing a jointly controlled area at the heavily guarded border to defect to South Korea on Monday, the South's military said. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)


SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four North Korean soldiers fired about 40 rounds at a comrade fleeing into South Korea and hit him five times in the first shooting at the jointly controlled area of the heavily fortified border in more than 30 years, the South's military said Tuesday.
South Korean soldiers did not fire their weapons, but Monday's incident occurred at a time of high animosity over North Korea's nuclear program. The North has expressed intense anger over past high-profile defections.
The soldier is being treated at a South Korean hospital after a five-hour operation for the gunshot wounds he suffered during his escape across the Joint Security Area. His personal details and motive for defection are unknown and his exact medical condition is unclear.

South Korea's military said he suffered injuries in his internal organs but wasn't in a life-threatening condition. But the Ajou University Medical Center near Seoul said the soldier was relying on a breathing machine after the surgery removed the bullets. Lee Guk-jong, a doctor who leads Ajou's medical team for the soldier, described his patient's condition as "very dangerous" and said the next 10 days might determine whether he recovers.
On Monday, he first drove a military jeep but left the vehicle when one of its wheels fell into a ditch. He then fled across the JSA, with fellow soldiers chasing and firing at him, South Korea's military said, citing unspecified surveillance systems installed in the area.
Suh Wook, chief director of operations for the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers that North Korea fired a total of about 40 rounds in a shooting that his office suggested started while the soldier was in the jeep.
The solider was found beneath a pile of leaves on the southern side of the JSA and South Korean troops crawled there to recover him. A U.N. Command helicopter later transported him to the Ajou medical center, according to South Korean officials.
The North's official media haven't reported the case as of Tuesday afternoon. They have previously accused South Korea of kidnapping or enticing North Koreans to defect. About 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea, mostly via China, since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.
The JSA is jointly overseen by the American-led U.N. Command and by North Korea, with South Korean and North Korean border guards facing each other only meters (feet) apart. It is located inside the 4-kilometer-wide (2 1/2-mile-wide) Demilitarized Zone, which forms the de facto border between the Koreas since the Korean War. While both sides of the DMZ are guarded by barbed wire fences, mines and tank traps, the JSA includes the truce village of Panmunjom which provides the site for rare talks and draws curious tourists.
Monday's incident was the first shooting at the Joint Security Area since North Korean and U.N. Command soldiers traded gunfire when a Soviet citizen defected by sprinting to the South Korean sector of the JSA in 1984. A North Korean soldier defected there in 1998 and another in 2007 but neither of those events involved gunfire between the rivals, according to South Korea's military.
The 1984 exchange of gunfire happened after North Korean soldiers crossed the border and fired, according to the U.N. Command. In Monday's incident, it wasn't known if the North continued firing after the defector was officially in the southern part of the Joint Security Area. The U.N. Command said Tuesday that an investigation into the incident was underway.

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The Joint Security Area was the site of some bloodshed during the Cold War but there hasn't been major violence there in recent years. In 1976, North Korean soldiers axed two American army officers to death and the United States responded by flying nuclear-capable B-52 bombers toward the DMZ in an attempt to intimidate the North.

Associated Press writer Kim Tong-hyung contributed to this report.




Steven Seagal Asked Jenny McCarthy to Undress at Audition

Jenny McCarthy detailed her 1995 encounter with Steven Seagal on her radio show on Thursday, saying that actor asked to see her naked when she auditioned for one of his films.
The actress described the incident, which occurred during an audition for the film “Under Siege 2,” on her SiriusXM show.
“I purposely wore a muumuu to the audition so the casting people would actually look at my face and watch my work,” she said. “I walk in and I shake his hand with a firm grip just to show him how professional I am. No soft lady shake, this is a serious actress handshake.”
McCarthy said Seagal was the only person in the room when she entered the audition. He asked her to sit on a couch near a fireplace with him, a request she denied.
She said Seagal then said to her, “You know, this part has nudity in it, and I can’t really tell what your body looks like in that dress you’re wearing.” After she responded that her agent had told her there would be no nudity, she said he replied that there would be “off-camera nudity.”
“He says, ‘I know you must have a beautiful body underneath there. Can you lower it so I can see your breasts?'” she said. “I paused, I looked up at him, went from shocked to sadness. My eyes filled with water and I yelled, ‘Go buy my Playboy video — it’s on sale for $19.99’ and [I] just took off.”



Seagal has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women, including Dutch model Faviola Dadis and “Arrested Development” star Portia de Rossi.

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Bitch (2017)


A woman snaps and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog as her checked-out, philandering husband attempts to keep the family together.




he provocative tale of a woman (Marianna Palka) who snaps under crushing life pressures and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog. Her philandering, absentee husband (Jason Ritter) is forced to become reacquainted with his four children and sister-in-law (Jaime King) as they attempt to keep the family together during this bizarre crisis.

A woman snaps and assumes the psyche of a vicious dog as her checked-out, philandering husband attempts to keep the family together.

Director: 

 Marianna Palka

Writer: 

 Marianna Palka

Stars:

Marianna PalkaJason RitterJaime King and others.

Kylie Jenner claims 'baby bump' paparazzi pictures are photoshopped as she breaks pregnancy silence

Kylie Jenner claims 'baby bump' paparazzi pictures are photoshopped as she breaks pregnancy silence

Kylie Jenner claims 'baby bump' paparazzi pictures are photo shopped as she breaks pregnancy silence


Kylie Jenner
Television personality

Yesterday evening The Daily Mail obtained exclusive paparazzi photos of Kylie boarding a private jet with her sister, Kourtney Kardashian, and mum, Kris Jenner, with the star looking larger than usual in a Yeezy jumper and tracksuit bottoms.
The images sent the internet into overdrive, with many taking them as confirmation that Kylie really is pregnant.
However, shortly afterwards the beauty guru took to her Twitter page to say that the images had been photoshopped, sharing a selection of the images and writing: “First of all if you’re going to photoshop my photos blogs/paps!! Check for the crooked lines in the background.


From Twitter:
First of all if you’re going to photoshop my photos blogs/paps!! Check for the crooked lines in the background.2nd photo is clearly altered

MUST READ - Kevin Owens And Sami Zayn Sent Home From WWE European Tour As Survivor Series Surprises Continue

Kevin Owens And Sami Zayn Sent Home From WWE European Tour As Survivor Series Surprises Continue

Kevin Owens And Sami Zayn Sent Home From WWE European Tour As Survivor Series Surprises Continue


According to the oft-disputed Justin Barraso of SI.com, Zayn and Owens reportedly "went into business for themselves" during an on-air segment on SmackDown Live, and the newly reunited best friends were kicked off the tour following conduct deemed detrimental to WWE.
Survivor Series 2017 very well may be remembered for all the shocking developments that happened leading up to the event, both on and off camera. Everything from surprise WWE title changes to The New Day vs. The Shield has come out of left field during this pay-per-view cycle.




WWE's infrastructure is a minefield of unwritten rules and protocol. Baron Corbin, Enzo Amore and most recently Lio Rush have all been on the receiving end of intense backstage heat that led to on-air consequences.
WWE's tours of Europe are typically successful, and while live event enthusiasm for the product doesn't seem to have died down, attendance Tuesday's SmackDown Live taping—which saw a 23% ratings rebound after AJ Styles defeated Jinder Mahal for the WWE Championship—was relatively lackluster.
With these latest developments, it is becoming apparent that both Zayn and Owens are the most recent violators.
It's unknown just how severe ensuing punishments will be, if any, but WWE has a chance to use this life-imitating-art news story come Survivor Series.

Must read-How one man says he grosses millions by reselling clearance items online

How one man says he grosses millions by reselling clearance items online

How one man says he grosses millions by reselling clearance items online




Buy low, sell high. It’s a simple idea that a bored accountant used to create a multi-million dollar business, and one that he says you can replicate as a side-hustle.
Ryan Grant, a 28 year-old former accountant from Minneapolis, Minnesota, started shopping for sales in popular retail stores.
He would beeline for the clearance rack and buy items in bulk. But instead of purchasing what he liked, Grant came armed with a secret weapon: an Amazon seller account and his phone.
Grant would find sale items in Walmart, Target and Toys R Us, then used the Amazon seller app to compare them to online prices.

Soon, Grant learned the basics of business by buying low, listing on Amazon, selling high and repeating. Using this plan, he left his accountant job and started a part-time gig that he says now generates almost $4 million dollars in revenue.
“I was able to get that to about $1,000 a month in profit working about 10 hours a week," Grant told "Good Morning America."
Amazon has its own marketplace, not unlike eBay, where businesses and individuals can sell almost anything.
The seller app let’s users scan a barcode and see the going rate on Amazon. Grant realized that if the price online was 50 percent higher than the price in store, he could net a profit.
Since this started as a side-hustle for Grant, I wanted to see what the learning curve was and try it myself.

A how-to on buying low, selling high on Amazon.

It takes me a total of five minutes to create an Amazon seller account. It ties into your existing Amazon account, so all you really need to add is your Social Security number and bank information. The seller account I signed up for costs $39 a month.
I download the seller app to my phone and head to a local superstore. I go straight to the clearance rack and fire up the app. I use the built-in barcode scanner to quickly check prices on all the items.
I find a set of Sharpie pens marked down to $10. On Amazon, they are selling for $17.89. I also find a ninja toy marked down to $4 that’s $9.49 online, and a set of snow tire chains on clearance for $25 but selling on Amazon for $59.99.
Calculating my profit is not exactly simple, so let me try to explain: the app does a good job showing you what you will make after Amazon takes a percentage in fees.
My tire chains had a $9 Amazon fee, $1.42 fee on the toy and $2.68 on the pens.

The issue of shipping.

Since I have a short time-frame for this experiment, I choose mail to sellers directly. It's not terribly cost effective and it takes my total profit down to about $35.
Grant, on the other hand, is working at a larger scale--but he says even a part-timer can do this.
Grant buys as many of an item as he can and sends it all to an Amazon warehouse. They do the shipping to individual customers. It’s what that phrase “fulfillment by Amazon” means next to an item. It saves him the hassle of shipping, but he factors 50 cents per pound in cost on every item he has to bulk-mail to the Amazon warehouse.
Individual sellers like me can mail directly to customers, but there’s a lot of postage costs that Amazon can even out at its scale. It’s this fulfillment by Amazon that Grant says makes the business viable in ways it wasn’t in the past by using eBay or Craigslist.

Grant's advice for profiting big.

Grant says he’s on track to gross nearly $4 million in total sales this year. He pays 11 employees including himself, and his salary is $60,000 a year. He says the company nets a profit of about 10 to 15 percent, but he is reinvesting that back into the business to grow it.

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When asked if he thinks this is a viable side-hustle, he says, "Yes, but give yourself a few months to learn." Grant also noted that it takes one to two months to figure out a system, understand what sells and find good sale items.
As for his two worst purchases along the learning curve: a Dremel-like dog nail trimmer and life-size Elsa dolls. But for a man who’s figured out how to get paid to bargain hunt, it seems like they are lessons well learned.

Do you know about Travelers’ rights: When reservations aren’t honored

Travelers’ rights: When reservations aren’t honored

Do you know about Travelers’ rights: When reservations aren’t honored

Thanks to the web, making a reservation is just a few keystrokes away. We’ve all become our own travel agents and it isn’t so hard, right?

Except for an all-too-common scenario. When you’re ready to pick up the rental car, check into the hotel or board the flight, bus or train — and you discover that reservation won’t be honored. It happened to me recently. And it can be both frustrating and extremely inconvenient.

Following some helpful steps may help. Next month I’ll address the more complex world of airline reservations; this column will address the other travel sectors.

What good is confirmation?

Last month I visited a friend in Baltimore and decided to avoid racking up mileage on my own car by renting through Budget in Connecticut. I booked the reservation online and received a confirmation for a compact car at Tweed Airport in New Haven.


When I arrived one hour later I was told — not at all politely — that no cars were available, and absolutely no assistance was offered. I was not given help in finding a car at another location or through a rival rental firm, and no insight into why a reservation was confirmed 60 minutes earlier when no cars were available. When I produced the hard copy of my confirmation number, it literally was met with a shrug.

I have been active in the travel industry since 1985 — as an airline employee, journalist, consumer advocate and traveler — and I’ve never seen customer service devolve so quickly. And yes, there were echoes of the classic Seinfeld exchange in which Jerry tells a rental agent that she knows how to TAKE the reservation, but doesn’t know how to HOLD the reservation.

I retreated to my laptop, dejected at the state of travel industry customer service. But within the hour my faith was restored by the professional and polite staff at Budget’s sister company Avis in Fairfield. I was given a low-mileage, freshly washed premium car and was assisted with my luggage and parking — AND the original compact rate was honored. The Fairfield staff also repeatedly apologized for the Tweed Airport debacle.

So why such a tale of two very different cities? I reached out to Avis Budget Group and a spokeswoman for the “mobility solutions provider” stated: “In the rare occurrence there are no cars available, we attempt to get the customer to their destination (via taxicab, etc.), if possible, and when a vehicle becomes available, it will be delivered to the customer. In the event that this is not possible, we advise the customer to check availability/rates with other providers. We then match the rate originally confirmed and reimburse the customer the difference between the original rate and the rate they paid.” The Tweed Airport staff did none of this; after much calling, I contacted the Avis location in Fairfield on my own.


The spokeswoman also explained how an Avis mobile app can assist with viewing availability in real time. But I’m unsure if it would have helped me that day. Of course, travel professionals have offered multiple theories on why my “confirmation” was worthless.

For example, Linda Burbank, who writes the Traveler’s Aide column for USA TODAY, offered this insight into reservation snafus with rental cars and hotels: “Time and again I have run up against problems at franchise locations. Often it’s about going against official policy or traditional methods, and corporate offices basically wash their hands of responsibility.” Burbank’s involvement frequently generates refunds or credits as “goodwill gestures,” but the systemic underlying problems persist. She explained, “It’s a fleet management issue. Lots of people reserve, but without any cancellation penalties, they build in an allowance for no-shows, similar to the airlines.” Such allowances can mean you’re the odd customer out when fleets are depleted.

A chronic condition?

In recent years it may seem that bogus reservations have increased. Although “no-shows” and bumping have plagued the travel industry since sailing ships and stagecoaches, technology has both alleviated and exacerbated the reservations process. And it’s not just rental cars. Here’s a rundown on other travel sectors.

Hotels

In the lodging industry, an un-honored reservation is called being “walked” — as in out of the property. In general, much of the advice that applies to car rentals also applies to hotels: Confirm reservations, assert your rights, ask for alternatives, etc. Unfortunately, some of the same problems also apply. Although in theory consumers shouldn’t be concerned whether a hotel (or rental location) is corporate or franchised, in reality this can make a difference.

Katherine Lugar, president and CEO of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, also notes that third-party reservations sometimes can be problematic. She warns that in some cases consumers may be charged “booking fees” on their credit cards. She also offers the following advice for spotting red flags prior to booking:

• Being charged in full, in advance, without your express authorization.

• Unsecure websites preceded by http:// and not https://.

• Websites with names in the URL, such as “national reservation center” preceding the hotel name; such sites aren’t sponsored by the hotel itself.


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Rail

Amtrak states its reserved coach seats are just that: “Advance reservations (by train, not by individual seat) are required. Once you make your reservation, a seat is guaranteed.” However, with unreserved coach seats, Amtrak employs bold type to underscore that “seating is NOT guaranteed.”

But how often are reserved seats overbooked or not available? An Amtrak spokeswoman advised: “Stats on this type of information aren’t available.” She stated, “It is our intention to always have a seat available for all paying customers. However, in the event a customer is dissatisfied with an onboard experience like not finding a seat, our Customer Relations Department can handle this inquiry.” Cases can be opened by calling 800-USA-RAIL or using the “Contact Us” function on Amtrak.com.

It’s worth noting that in June the former CEO of Northwest and Delta was named CEO of Amtrak, and in turn he just appointed another airline veteran to oversee “revenue maximization.” So whether the airline industry’s overbooking policies will take hold on the rails remains to be seen.

Buses

A Greyhound spokeswoman advises Greyhound operates on a “fixed capacity model,” so tickets are only sold for available seats, and are date and time specific. Therefore, “buses are not often oversold” but on “rare occasions” when overbooking occurs, riders will be rebooked on next available buses at no charge.

A site called GreyhoundBusGuru.com addresses this issue at length and the key advice is not to panic. Apparently the old cliché is somewhat true: There’s usually another bus right behind this one.


Helpful advice

Sometimes what may seem obvious isn’t so obvious.

• ALWAYS record confirmation numbers, and if possible print hard copies. Reservations that can’t be proven are nearly impossible to fight.

• Signing up for email or text notifications when booking travel can make it easier to receive real-time updates when reservations are imperiled (you usually can opt out of receiving marketing promotions).

• A knowledgeable and unbiased travel agent may be able to offer key assistance in negotiating or rebooking on your behalf when your reservation fails.

• Burbank advises that pre-paying rather than just reserving a rental car or hotel room can increase your chances of not being “walked.”

• Of course, even paid confirmations aren’t always honored. That’s why it’s critical to pay by credit card, which provides protection under the Fair Credit Billing Act.

• With some travel sites and other travel sellers, your “confirmation” may be with that third party, rather than with the hotel or travel supplier. If you’re concerned, contact the travel company directly to confirm your reservation, in advance of traveling.

• Confirm key policies in advance. This includes charges, trip changes and cancellations, loyalty programs, and securing payments.

• If you have scheduling flexibility, consider traveling outside peak times (such as avoiding Wednesday through Sunday during Thanksgiving week).

• With buses and trains, arriving at the station early is critical. A Greyhound spokeswoman states: “During peak travel periods, such as holidays, Spring Break or busy summer months, we advise customers to arrive at least 30 minutes early” to queue up. A word of caution: During the years my son traveled to college via buses I found such “lines” more closely resembled mosh pits.

• Remember that certain customers — such as seniors, disabled passengers or those traveling with children — can obtain boarding priority on buses and trains, which may help in oversold situations.

• If the worst happens and your reservation isn’t honored, document everything: names, dates, times, locations, confirmation numbers, etc. Request specific accommodations, rebooking, compensation, etc.

• Afterwards, file a formal complaint with the company’s customer service department. Be specific in your complaint, and be specific about what you’re seeking, such as compensation.

• Also consider filing a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission’s FTC Complaint Assistant.

Next month I’ll offer insights into the maze of airline bumping policies. Unfortunately, there are few silver bullets these days when it comes to customer service in the travel industry. But I do know this: Someone owes me money for parking at Tweed Airport.

Source: https://www.usatoday.com

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