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I've mentioned a few times about The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issuing Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR's) when there are Very Important Persons (VIP's) in a specific area. Without giving away what is actually happening, it's usually diplomat, presidential activity, but also includes space operations, security or movement of hazardous materials.

There was one issued this past Wednesday around the Palm Beach Airport and since there's been a change in administration, security in the area will in the coming weeks eventually be reduced as the security footprint grows smaller.
I'm sure the residents of the area will be pleased when life there returns to normal and that no longer have to tolerate road closings and security checks.

Saw this looking through Youtube. God have mercy on their souls and prayers for the families. Damn.

Bound For The U.S. - Mexico Deploys Troops Along Its Guatemalan Border ...

If you want to see a totally impressive list of her appearances;

Answering a landline... the phone rings and you pick up the handset but the coiled cord is so wound up that bringing the handset to your ear pulls the base up from the desk!


It cannot be so hard that when you answer the phone you hang up by putting it back into the cradle the same way you picked it up.
Unless there are office gremlins going around in the middle of the night twisting cords, I have no explanation for this phenomena.

The desk I inherited was once used by many until I took control. Go somewhere else to answer a call. I wipe it with alcohol a few times a day. I usually get to the office by 10 and some are there by 8. It's not hard to see if the phone has been used. I have to detach the cord and hold it out to unravel the coiled cord so it stays flat.

This:


When it should be this:

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Statement from the President:

"In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind.

That is not what I stand for, and it is not what America stands for. I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank You."

A Boeing Co. jet with 62 people aboard is missing after losing contact with Indonesia’s aviation authorities shortly after takeoff from Jakarta.
Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 was scheduled to depart from the nation’s capital to Pontianak on the island of Borneo at 1:40 p.m. local time, according to FlightRadar24 data, which tracked the plane plunging from 10,900 feet in altitude to 250 feet before it dropped off of the radar. The 26-year-old 737-500 aircraft is a much older model than the 737 Max that was grounded for 20 months in 2019 after two fatal crashes, including a Lion Air disaster that killed 189 people in 2018.
Indonesian authorities said they have sent a search vessel from Jakarta to the plane’s last known location in the Java Sea. First responders were also deployed to the site to aid potential survivors, local TV reported. Flight SJ182 had 56 passengers on board, including seven children and three infants, along with two pilots and four cabin crew, local media reported.
“We are aware of media reports from Jakarta, and are closely monitoring the situation,” Boeing spokeswoman Zoe Leong said in a statement. “We are working to gather more information.” Sriwijaya Air said it’s working to obtain more detailed information about the flight, and will release an official statement later.

Some debris has been found and a possible crash site on the Island of Laki, which is uninhabited.

Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 departed Jakarta for Pontianak on the island of Borneo at 2.36pm (7.36am GMT) but went missing over the Java Sea just minutes after take-off, dropping less than 10,000 feet in a minute, according to FlightRadar24.

Four warships were among a dozen vessels deployed on a search-and-rescue mission in the same area where debris was pulled from the water, Indonesian transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi said.

Nothing yet to confirm what happened o where the plane crashed.
All very sad.

Tommy Lasorda a Dodgers legend and arguably the most famous manager in MLB history -- has died, TMZ Sports has confirmed.

He was 93 years old.

The Dodgers released a statement Friday morning ... saying Lasorda suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his California home and was transported to the hospital with resuscitation in progress.

He was pronounced dead at 10:57 PM Thursday night.

As we previously reported, Lasorda was admitted to a Southern California hospital back in mid-November in "serious condition" ... and required sedation. He was also put on a ventilator.

But, Tommy's condition improved over the past few weeks ... and just a few days ago, he returned home.

Though, tragically, Lasorda passed on Thursday.

"Words can not express my feelings," legendary manager Bobby Valentine said on Twitter. "A friend and mentor for 52 years is no longer with us. Tommy no one will ever fill the void you left. Thank you for everything. R.I.P."