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CEO's Bonus Cut After Tirade Against Kathy Griffin
KB Home Cuts CEO's Bonus 25% After Rant Against Kathy Griffin
KB Home’s board will cut Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Mezger’s annual bonus by 25 percent as punishment for his profanity-laced tirade against comedian Kathy Griffin and warned he’ll be dismissed if he does anything like that again.
Mezger’s bonus for the fiscal year ending Nov. 30 will be reduced by $375,000, based on performance targets, because of “recent behavior in his personal dealings with a neighbor,” the board said in a regulatory filing Thursday, calling his conduct “unacceptable.”
KB Home cuts CEO’s bonus as punishment for his profanity-laced rant at neighbor Kathy Griffin
In audio released by the Huffington Post, Mezger called comedian Kathy Griffin a "f---ing c---," "a b----," an "a--hole" and a "f---ing bald dyke." Security cameras caught Mezger's tirade, the culmination of a series of disputes between the neighbors in a gated community in Los Angeles' upscale Bel Air neighborhood.
[...] Through a spokesman, Mezger suggested Wednesday that Griffin's history of unjustly nitpicking about noise was partly to blame for his apoplectic rant.
"Though Mr. Mezger does not believe there is any excuse for the language he used, the incident that led to his losing his temper was the result of the culmination of a series of unneighborly actions taken by Ms. Griffin and her boyfriend," said Mezger's spokesman.
Those "actions" consist of up to 10 noise complaints that Griffin and her boyfriend, Randy Bick, have made against Mezger, leading to multiple visits by police, the spokesman said. In one of those cases in which the police showed up, the spokesman said, Mezger's niece, who "has stage 4 cancer" was renewing her marital vows with her husband at the Mezger home.
New Horizons Could Get More Mission Extensions
Wakened from its latest hibernation, New Horizons may visit additional Kuiper Belt Objects
Fuel saved during the MU69 encounter could be used to send New Horizons to a third KBO, a move that would require yet another mission extension. In 2016, NASA approved an extended mission for the MU69 flyby through the year 2021.
On Sept. 6, Stern told members of NASA’s Outer Planets Assessment Group that mission scientists are already searching for an additional KBO target.
“We have a fighting chance of having a second [Kuiper Belt Object] flyby,” Stern said.
Approval of another mission extension will also provide more opportunities for New Horizons to continue its distant observations of KBOs, dwarf planets, and centaurs. Stern said that he intends to request a second extension once the MU69 flyby is completed and the data collected from it returned to Earth.
Even that might not be the mission’s end. Stern foresees additional extensions beyond the one that would take it to a second KBO.
“There’s fuel and power on board the spacecraft to operate it for another 20 years,” Stern said. “That’s not going to be a concern even for a third or fourth extended mission.”
The probe will be put into another hibernation period on Dec. 22, 2017, during which it will remain until June 4, 2018, when it will be woken up in preparation for the MU69 encounter, which will officially begin in August 2018.
Size comparison to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (exact size and appearance of 2014 MU69 are still unknown, but it is suspected to be a binary object or contact binary, like Comet 67P)
Chainsaw Nun
Ted Cruz 9/11 Porn Tweet (Updated)
9/11: Never Forget
Previously:
- Harvey could be Ted Cruz’s time to shine. So far he hasn’t
- Is Ted Cruz human? An investigation
- Ted Cruz is now likeable, The New York Times wants you to believe
And then...
- Republican senator Ted Cruz caught liking pornographic video on social media
- For One Hot Second, Ted Cruz’s Official Twitter Account Liked a Porn Video
- Ted Cruz Likes Adult Movie On Twitter With Woman Who ‘Vaguely Resembles’ His Wife, Heidi
- Ted Cruz "Likes" Porn Video On Twitter
- Ted Cruz Just ‘Liked’ A Hardcore Porn Video On Twitter
- Why is US Senator Ted Cruz trending for porn?
Update: Somebody fell on their sword:
Ted Cruz trivia:
Japan's Single Mothers + The First White President
Nurses Suspended for Gawking at Dead Man's Junk
Don't like to do two in a day but eh:
5 Denver Health nurses suspended after opening body bag to view genitals
Denver nurses ogled dead patient's genitals
Denver Health nurses suspended after opening body bag to see man's genitals
These are just some nurses that eventually got caught.
Would you, RN/Dr. Soyluser, grope a stiff?
The Poop Window Story
Woman trapped in window trying to retrieve poo after Tinder date
Woman On Tinder Date Gets Stuck In Window Trying To Retrieve Her Own Poop
Something something something what even is this timeline
Another HD-article
Looking for this article about high dynamic range:
Netflix confirms HDR compatibility with Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and LG V30
Found this article with some nice historical and technical details:
Believe the Hype: HDR Is the Real Deal
HDR seems like a bigger deal than 4K for games with moody atmospherics or stealth mechanisms, as well as certain films. I doubt it will die and recede into the background like 3D did.
Boy Scouts Accused of "Covert Campaign to Recruit Girls"
Boy Scouts 'Exploring' Co-Ed Programming Provokes Girl Scout Ire
Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship
Editorial: On their honor, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts should settle their boundary issues
Parents, Don’t Let Your Girls Join the Boy Scouts
Lots Of Girls Want To Join The Boy Scouts. What's The Problem With That?
I can sense film scripts being written about this.
