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Lolo realizes she’s not getting thrown into elimination because no one wants her to get her pass to the final. She knows she needs to win a challenge in order to get her opportunity, but things aren’t exactly copacetic between her and her partner, Nam. CT feels he’s in the same boat; no one wants to see that monster in elimination or the final.

CHALLENGE ACTIVATED | In “All Brawl,” competitors search a giant mud pit for an iconic Challenge relic. The winners of each heat will then move on to Phase 2.

In Heat 1, Nany finds the relic first, but Lolo quickly activates her beast mode. After Nany throws the goods away, Kam snatches it and runs in for the win. Lolo then blows a gasket, accusing Aneesa of choking her from behind. If Lolo wants everything to be fair, she showed up to the wrooong game.

In the guys’ first heat, Nam finds the relic, but pretends he’s still looking. He waits for the right moment, and when nobody’s paying attention, he sprints to the finish line. Gabby and CT take Heats 3 and 4.

In Phase 2, it’s CT vs. Nam, and Gabby vs. Kam, only this time, players must grip onto the relic and wrestle it away to defeat their opponent. TJ sounds the horn, and the men go ballistic. Nam takes a bunch of elbows to the face as CT crushes him against the side of the pit, and as expected, Nam’s cooked on this one. Kam then wins for the women.

TJ then announces a sudden death third round where CT and Kam, along with their partners, must fight it out for the whole shebang. The first team to win both rounds will become the next Double Agents. CT is immediately irked; he thinks there’s no way in hell Big T will ever beat Kam and… he’s absolutely right. Kam quickly starts tossing T around like a rag doll and seals the deal. Kyle then beats CT, though CT half-asses the face-off, knowing the cards weren’t in his favor. Regardless, Kyle and Kam become the new Double Agents!

The Challenge Josh MartinezDELIBERATION | The two K’s quickly weigh their options. Kam wants to protect Aneesa, but the cheeky Brit wants to drink the blood of his enemies, naturally. At the house meeting, Mechie and Amber M.’s names are thrown around, as are Aneesa and Fessy’s. It comes time to vote, and when the Double Agents get the results, the Compromised Agents are… not revealed to us! For the first time this season, we only see Kyle and Kam’s reactions, but we don’t see the results yet! Dang.

Oh, and Amber M.’s hunches were right on the money: Her ally Amber B. totally voted her in. Savage.

Since Lolo won’t STFU about what happened at the challenge, Aneesa makes a classy move and apologizes for competing in the damn thing. (I digress, but shouldn’t an Olympian sort of expect the competition to get ruthless? Insert all of the eye rolls here.) Anyhoo, the two squash their beef.

THE CRATER | TJ announces that Amber M. and Mechie are the Compromised Agents, so Kyle and Kam throw Nany and Josh into elimination to give one of them a chance to earn his or her skull. It turns out to be a guy’s night, so Josh and Mechie go head-to-head. (Anyone else praying Mechie takes Josh out? Pretty, pretty please, reality TV gods?) In the elimination, contestants must solve a puzzle, which will then tell them which targets are breakable on their massive board. From there, it’s the same elimination Aneesa and Tori did a few weeks back — pull a container of heavy “bombs” over, and toss the weighted bombs at all of the targets to win.

Josh destroys Mechie on the slide puzzle and quickly collects his bombs, but his throwing skills… those need some work! The entire cast, plus TJ, shares a few laughs at his expense, but Josh eventually gets his act together and knocks Mechie out of the competition for good. He then sticks with Nany as his partner, while Amber M. becomes a Rogue Agent.

Well, shantay Josh stays. Please share all of your thoughts and feelings in the Comments below!

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-challenge-recap-this-game-is-still-ugly-plus-who-earned-the-last-gold-skull-for-the-guys/feed/ 0 The Grinch Musical: Matthew Morrison Farts, Judges Your Ugly Couch in NBC’s Holiday Production — Grade It! https://briefnews.eu/the-grinch-musical-matthew-morrison-farts-judges-your-ugly-couch-in-nbcs-holiday-production-grade-it/ https://briefnews.eu/the-grinch-musical-matthew-morrison-farts-judges-your-ugly-couch-in-nbcs-holiday-production-grade-it/#respond Thu, 10 Dec 2020 10:34:46 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/the-grinch-musical-matthew-morrison-farts-judges-your-ugly-couch-in-nbcs-holiday-production-grade-it/

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Hatewatchers had their tweeting thumbs at the ready on Wednesday as NBC lifted the curtain on Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical. But was this updated production of the 2006 Broadway show really the cringefest that many expected? Let’s investigate.

Sure, the sight of Matthew Morrison in the iconic character’s green skin and thicc physique was a little jarring at first. But if you think about it, aren’t most things he does a little jarring? Some of us are old enough to remember the time he inspired an entire group of high school students to master the art of twerking on Glee. And when he got caught having sex with that sheep on Younger. And… wait, did we already mention Glee? Either way, this was perfectly on-brand for Morrison and we won’t hear another word about it.

That said, we can’t deny that this fourth wall-breaking moment during the musical’s first hour made us supremely uncomfortable:

Oh, there was also this:

As for the rest of the show, it was perfectly fine. Watching Denis O’Hare (American Horror Story) attempt to tone down his inherent intensity as an older version of The Grinch’s beloved hench-dog was a trip, and Booboo Stewart (Julie and the Phantoms) was endearing as always playing O’Hare’s younger counterpart. (But don’t take our word for it. Just ask this tweet.)

The Whos were fun but unmemorable, save for their enviable cotton candy hair and sick dance moves.

For the sake of those watching from home, the show — which was filmed in London’s Troubadour Theatre — probably would have benefited from the chaotic energy of a live broadcast. Or the sound of an audience, at the very least. We get that there’s a global pandemic afoot, but if every awful award show this season has included a virtual audience, you’d think a musical production could get the same treatment.

But maybe we’re just being grinches. What did you think of NBC’s latest musical event? Grade it in our poll below, then drop a comment with your full review.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-grinch-musical-matthew-morrison-farts-judges-your-ugly-couch-in-nbcs-holiday-production-grade-it/feed/ 0 Antiques Roadshow guest ‘humiliated’ over valuation of ‘ugly lump of glass’  https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-guest-humiliated-over-valuation-of-ugly-lump-of-glass/ https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-guest-humiliated-over-valuation-of-ugly-lump-of-glass/#respond Tue, 12 May 2020 12:29:12 +0000 https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-guest-humiliated-over-valuation-of-ugly-lump-of-glass/

“So again it’s all now building up nicely, do you like it now?” she asked and the lady replied: “Yes it’s growing on me!” 

“And if this went into auction you would be looking at an estimate of between £4,000 and £5,000,” Susan revealed. 

“You’re kidding me?” the lady exclaimed. “That’s ridiculous because whenever I told my mum I was coming here, she brought this out and I said ‘I’m not taking that! That’s just a big lump of glass!’

“Obviously humiliated!” she stated. 

Antiques Roadshow airs Sunday nights at 8pm on BBC.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/antiques-roadshow-guest-humiliated-over-valuation-of-ugly-lump-of-glass/feed/ 0 Ugly Betty Reunion! Michael Urie and Becki Newton Teaming Up for Funeral Home Sitcom Fun at CBS https://briefnews.eu/ugly-betty-reunion-michael-urie-and-becki-newton-teaming-up-for-funeral-home-sitcom-fun-at-cbs/ https://briefnews.eu/ugly-betty-reunion-michael-urie-and-becki-newton-teaming-up-for-funeral-home-sitcom-fun-at-cbs/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:28:41 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/ugly-betty-reunion-michael-urie-and-becki-newton-teaming-up-for-funeral-home-sitcom-fun-at-cbs/

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It’s not an Ugly Betty revival but it’s pretty darn close: Michael Urie and Becki Newton will play siblings in a sitcom that’s in development at CBS, TVLine has learned.

Titled Fun, the multi-cam comedy — from Sex and the City EP Michael Patrick King and Ugly Betty scribes Tracy Poust and Jon Kinnally — is described as “a life-long love story between a brother (Urie) and a sister (Newton), who always encourage each other to have fun. No matter what hardship life is currently serving up. Fun celebrates life — in spite of the fact that the family business is a funeral home. As they say in their family: “You can’t spell funeral without f-u-n.” The brother returns to his Pennsylvania hometown to help his sister run the struggling business after his emotional and devastating break-up with… show business.”

Urie and Newton — who for four seasons played co-workers/besties/partners in crime Marc and Amanda on Ugly Betty — will also serve as producers on the project, which has scored a pilot production commitment from CBS.

Urie is currently recurring on TV Land’s Younger while Newton just wrapped a two-season stint on HBO’s Divorce.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/ugly-betty-reunion-michael-urie-and-becki-newton-teaming-up-for-funeral-home-sitcom-fun-at-cbs/feed/ 0 Ugly twist in sordid sex offender case https://briefnews.eu/ugly-twist-in-sordid-sex-offender-case/ https://briefnews.eu/ugly-twist-in-sordid-sex-offender-case/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2018 21:34:43 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/ugly-twist-in-sordid-sex-offender-case/ An independent special counsel on Friday accused Michigan State University of stonewalling his investigation into the school’s handling of the sexual abuse scandal involving disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar and called for “top-down cultural change” at the school.

Special counsel Bill Forsyth released a report that accuses the school of fighting the release of certain relevant documents and releasing others that were heavily redacted or irrelevant. It says these actions hampered the investigation.

“Their biggest concern was the reputation of the university,” Forsyth said at a news conference in Lansing that was lifestreamed.

“Just come out with what happened here,” he said. “I believe they could disclose some of this without violating lawyer-clientprivilege.” School officials didn’t immediately reply to an email seeking comment about the report.

Hundreds of women and girls, most of them gymnasts, accused Nassar of molesting them under the guise that it was treatment during his time working for Michigan State and USA Gymnastics, which trained Olympians. He received long prison terms after pleading guilty to child pornography possession and sexual abuse charges. Forsyth and his team of prosecutors and investigators have brought criminal charges against five people, including former Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon . She was chargedlast month with lying to police during an investigation. One of her attorneys has said the charges are baseless.

According to the report, a major piece of the investigation involved interviewing survivors. Of the 280 interviewed, 13 saidthey reported the abuse to an identified employee at or around the time it happened, it says. Michigan State softball, volleyball, and track and field athletes have said they told an assistant coach and trainers about Nassar’s inappropriate behaviour. The school in May reached a $ 500 million settlement with 332 women and girls who said they were assaulted by Nassar.

Forsyth was appointed by Michigan state Attorney General Bill Schuette to investigate the school’s handling of Nassar. The investigation is ongoing, though Forsyth said he is stepping down at the end of this month when his contract ends.

Schuette unsuccessfully ran for governor last month and is leaving his office to make way for incoming Democrat General DanaNessel on Jan. 1. Nessel said in an emailed statement to the Lansing State Journal that she will carry on the investigation into what she called Michigan State’s “callous disregard” for victims.

Investigators have said Nassar’s crimes were mostly committed in Michigan at a campus clinic, area gyms and his Lansing-area home. Accusers also said he molested them at a gymnastics-training ranch in Texas, where Nassar also faces charges, and atnational and international competitions.

The U.S. Olympic Committee fired chief of sport performance Alan Ashley this month after an independent investigation concluded that neither he nor former CEO Scott Blackmun elevated concerns about the Nassar allegations when they were first reportedto them. The investigation report detailed an overall lack of response when the USOC leaders first heard about the allegationsfrom the then- president of USA Gymnastics, Steve Penny.

Forsyth said his investigation has been limited to investigating the university: “Who knew what, when they knew it and what,if anything, they did about it.” His report says the university has taken steps to improve its sexual misconduct procedures,but the repeated failures were made by people, not policies. “Until there is a top-down cultural change at MSU, survivorsand the public would be rightly sceptical of the effectiveness of any set of written policies,” it concludes.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/ugly-twist-in-sordid-sex-offender-case/feed/ 0 Chancellor Hammond labels Rees-Mogg, Boris & co ‘extremists’ as Tory civil war gets ugly https://briefnews.eu/chancellor-hammond-labels-rees-mogg-boris-co-extremists-as-tory-civil-war-gets-ugly/ https://briefnews.eu/chancellor-hammond-labels-rees-mogg-boris-co-extremists-as-tory-civil-war-gets-ugly/#respond Thu, 13 Dec 2018 12:11:23 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/chancellor-hammond-labels-rees-mogg-boris-co-extremists-as-tory-civil-war-gets-ugly/

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has enraged Brexiteers by labelling Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson, among others, as “extremists,” for their pursuit of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.

Hammond, who made the antagonistic remarks in an interview with Sky News shortly before May faced a vote of confidence in her leadership by Tory MPs, received a backlash from supporters of Rees-Mogg and his hardline Brexit faction, the European Research Group (ERG).

“I think what this vote today will do is flush out the extremists who are trying to advance a particular agenda which would really not be in the interests of the British people or the British economy,” Hammond said.

Mark Wallace, executive editor of Conservative Home, a Tory grassroots blog, took to social media to claim Hammond was “deeply stupid” to make such a comment, as the “extremists” would still be in the party after May’s confidence vote. Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage asked whether, in light of Hammond’s inflammatory remarks, it was time for a “fresh start” for the Conservatives.

On Thursday Rees-Mogg hit back at Hammond, who voted remain in the 2016 EU referendum, dismissing his views by taking a pop at the government department he runs and ridiculing its economic forecasts.

Rees-Mogg, who has called for May to resign, told Talk Radio’s Julia Hartley-Brewer: “I wouldn’t worry what the chancellor says because Treasury forecasts are always wrong. Philip Hammond said this [confidence vote] would flush Brexit extremists from the party so once again it’s a phoney Treasury forecast.”

READ MORE: ‘May remains in power as nobody wants to do the worst job – Brexit’

Fellow Tory ERG member, Bill Cash, MP for Stone in Staffordshire, rejected Hammond’s assertions, insisting: “We’re not extremists we’re defending British democracy,” adding his wing of the party are fighting for the people who voted for Brexit.

It comes as Prime Minister Theresa May secured a less than convincing majority in a confidence vote over her leadership of the party on Wednesday. 200 MPs backed May, while 117 voted against her. Some Brexiteers have highlighted that 139 MPs were on the government payroll or aides to ministers and can be assumed to have backed her. It meant she secured only 61 votes from Tory backbenchers, Brexiteers said.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/chancellor-hammond-labels-rees-mogg-boris-co-extremists-as-tory-civil-war-gets-ugly/feed/ 0 The Ugly Reality of Online Job Applications: How to Stand out from Others https://briefnews.eu/the-ugly-reality-of-online-job-applications-how-to-stand-out-from-others/ https://briefnews.eu/the-ugly-reality-of-online-job-applications-how-to-stand-out-from-others/#respond Tue, 02 Oct 2018 00:24:47 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-ugly-reality-of-online-job-applications-how-to-stand-out-from-others/ As I sit here at my Macbook Air contemplating the approach I want to take on this impossible-sounding article, I hear one of my favorite Miranda Lambert songs in the back of my head…

“Hey whatever happened to,

Waitin’ your turn

Doing it all by hand,

‘Cause when everything is handed to you

It’s all only worth as much as the time you put in

It all just seems so good the way we had it

Back before everything became, automatic…”

Don’t get me wrong – I love the internet. I love my email and my instant messenger. I love having all this information and access right at my fingertips. And it’s so damn fast, too.

That’s the problem.

Back in the day, I remember sending resume after resume, cover letter after cover letter, to addresses of employers with position listings that I found in the newspaper or Chronicle of Higher Education. And don’t forget about those Placement Conferences.

Every job application went into its own 8 1/2 x 11 manilla envelope and was taken to the post office, weighed, stamped, and mailed. There was no internet, there was no Monster.com, there was no Indeed.

Having navigated the process of updating every resume, every cover letter, and gathering all of my individually addressed letters of recommendation seemed like a lot of work at the time…but that was okay with me because I completely understood the process and what was expected of me.

Am I a terrible person because I’d like for it to still be that way?

Online job applications can speed things up, make things much easier for the employer to view, sort, and store. If you are on a search committee, you can screen those applications from the comfort of your desk or office and not have to spend the entire day in the Human Resources Office reading and scoring 300 paper applications.

(I’ve done this before. It’s quite painful.)

But the list of cons is equally as long – online controls can be too limiting, online only applications can inadvertently exclude possible qualified candidates, and it’s quite an investment to get started.

And that’s just from the employer’s side of things.

As a potential employee and candidate, it can be horribly frustrating trying to navigate the online job environment in order to stand out above other candidates. And while it may have seemed a like a great deal of work printing all those paper resumes and taking them to the post office, candidates have to do a great deal more preparation work for an online job application to stand out.

Getting Started

When you’ve identified a position of interest to you and discover the online application, make sure you get very familiar with what is expected in the job application.

From the employer side, I have reviewed many online applications that aren’t complete simply because the candidate didn’t realize what was required for the application.

In our desire to finish the application, we may neglect required items or just gloss them over.

The Balance Careers website shared a great list of items you will need to have in hand and ready to go before you begin filling out that application form. It’s not just your resume and cover letter:

Personal Information Required for an Employment Application

Name

Address, city, state, zip code

Phone number

Email Address

Social security number

Are you eligible to work in the United States?

If you are under age eighteen, do you have an employment certificate?

Have you been convicted of a felony within the last five years? (information about convictions varies based on state law)

Education and Experience Needed for a Job Application

School(s) attended, degrees, graduation date

Certifications

Skills and qualifications

Grade Point Average (G.P.A.), if this was above 3.50

Extracurricular activities where you held a leadership role

Honor societies

Employment History Required

Employer

Address, phone, email

Supervisor

Job title and responsibilities

Salary

Starting and ending dates of employment (month, day, and year)

Reason for leaving

Permission to contact the previous employer

References

Name

Job title

Company

Address, phone, email

If you can’t remember the address, city, and zip code of your employer three jobs ago, you’d better look it up before you start your online application. Get all these details together and set them aside. Or better yet, save it as a Google Doc so you have it accessible all the time (you can be old school, too, and just write it down).

Strengthen Your Profile

When was the last time you updated your LinkedIn profile? In the online job environment, LinkedIn can give your candidacy a big boost if you are able to connect things there that might get left out in your application (or not required).

Keppie Careers shares strong advice on how LinkedIn can boost your online footprint:((Keppie Careers: How important is LinkedIn for your job hunt?))

“Statistics show that over 90% of recruiters are using it to source hires. LinkedIn users post jobs, and when you view the descriptions, you can see who posted it and how you are connected to that person or organization via LinkedIn.

You can also see how many people have applied for the job via LinkedIn. These tools make it useful as a job search/applying for jobs tool.

Many companies will allow you to apply for jobs using a one-click option where you use you LinkedIn profile instead of filling out an application.”

Do Your Research

As you would ANYWAY for your job application, visit the employer’s website and check things out. According to Forbes:((Forbes: 8 Do’s And Don’ts When You Apply For A Job Online))

“First, recruiters want to see that you have a special interest in their company. They’re more likely to pursue a candidate who has a history with the company or industry and a story about why they’re applying now. Take the time to learn its mission and values. Then, incorporate those into your job history and cover letter. This will help you stand out among other applicants who applied without doing their homework.”

Workbloom suggests going the extra mile and contacting hiring managers directly.((Workbloom: Online Job Applications: How to Stand Out from the Crowd When You Apply Online)) Once again, LinkedIn to the rescue:

“When you complete an online application, use LinkedIn to research who the department head, hiring manager, HR manager, or supervisor is for your desired position.

Then, find out their e-mail and send them a short introduction letting them know you have applied for a specific job and that you are very interested in joining their team.”

Get to Know ATS

ATS stands for Applicant Tracking System. Applicant tracking systems are used by corporations to assist with recruitment and hiring processes. Each system offers a different combination and scope of features, but ATS are primarily used to help hiring companies collect, organize, and filter applicants.

While these are a dream for corporations and organizations, they can be a nightmare for candidates. According to Job Scan:((Job Scan: What is an Applicant Tracking System?))

Corporate recruiters can have their ATS automatically extract information from an applicant’s resume to build a digital applicant profile that can be searched, filtered, and/or ranked. The goal is to quickly cull out anyone who is under-qualified, make the applicant pool smaller, and quickly identify the top candidates.

Unfortunately for job seekers, most ATS lack sophistication and are not able to search and filter candidates reliably. Some highly qualified candidates fall through the cracks and are wrongfully eliminated from the applicant pool because their resume has formatting issues or lacks the correct search keywords.

This is a necessary tradeoff for many hiring professionals with limited time and resources. In order to get noticed, job seekers must optimize their resume for ATS.

Trying to “beat” the ATS’ out there could be as futile as figuring out the Instagram or Facebook algorithms that are ever changing. But The Muse offers these simple four tips on how to get past the “ATS Troll” to get your resume seen:((The Muse: Beat the Robots: How to Get Your Resume Past the System & Into Human Hands))

  1. Keep Formatting Simple
  2. Nail the Correct Keywords
  3. Ditch the Career Objective Section
  4. Use Spell Check

Further, The Muse says,

“At the end of the day, once your resume passes the unfailing eye of the ATS, it will then be scrutinized by a human eye. The good news is that all of the advice for optimizing your resume for ATS is simply good resume practice.”

It seems that much of the online environment is dictated by keywords, algorithms, search engine optimization, and virtual engagement; it’s no wonder we are all so tired by the time we get to the job interview.

Nonetheless, in addition to all the access and information provided by the lovely World Wide Web, it definitely changed the way we pursue our dream jobs (or any job, for that matter).

The good news is that all this extra work gets you more prepared for the interview, when you land it. Consider it Basic Training for your Job Search.

And an extra special thank you to Miranda Lambert whose “Automatic” gave me inspiration to launch this article.

]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-ugly-reality-of-online-job-applications-how-to-stand-out-from-others/feed/ 0 Things got ugly when a Republican strategist accused a former CIA analyst of earning ‘more money’ with his security clearance https://briefnews.eu/things-got-ugly-when-a-republican-strategist-accused-a-former-cia-analyst-of-earning-more-money-with-his-security-clearance/ https://briefnews.eu/things-got-ugly-when-a-republican-strategist-accused-a-former-cia-analyst-of-earning-more-money-with-his-security-clearance/#respond Sat, 18 Aug 2018 06:53:04 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/things-got-ugly-when-a-republican-strategist-accused-a-former-cia-analyst-of-earning-more-money-with-his-security-clearance/ Screen Shot 2018 08 17 at 9.15.21 PMCNN

  • Former CIA analyst Philip Mudd got into a heated argument with Republican strategist Paris Dennard on Friday after Dennard suggested Mudd made “more money” from consulting firms because of his security clearance.
  • “Twenty-five years in the service and this is the s–t I get? Get out,” Mudd said.
  • The debate comes amid President Donald Trump’s move to review and revoke the security clearances of former government officials who criticize him.
  • The latest example came Wednesday, when the White House announced it had revoked former CIA director John Brennan’s security clearance.
  • The action sparked outrage among a number of former senior US intelligence officials.

Former CIA analyst Philip Mudd got into a heated argument with Republican strategist Paris Dennard on Friday, after Dennard suggested Mudd made “more money” from consulting firms because of his security clearance.

“Your contracts and your consulting gigs pay you a lot more money because of the access that you have,” Dennard said, adding “I hope the president continues to do this,” referring to the security clearance revocations.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/things-got-ugly-when-a-republican-strategist-accused-a-former-cia-analyst-of-earning-more-money-with-his-security-clearance/feed/ 0 Ugly backlash to Origin snub intensifies https://briefnews.eu/ugly-backlash-to-origin-snub-intensifies/ https://briefnews.eu/ugly-backlash-to-origin-snub-intensifies/#respond Thu, 12 Jul 2018 02:44:52 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/ugly-backlash-to-origin-snub-intensifies/ THE fallout from the decision of Australian selectors to give Billy Slater the Wally Lewis Medal as player of the series after Origin III on Wednesday night has continued, with those on both sides of the fence putting their cases forward.

The three-man panel comprising of former Queensland coach Mal Meninga, Maroons selector Darren Lockyer and ex-NSW mentor Laurie Daley crowned Slater man of the match and player of the series despite Queensland losing the Origin shield for the second time in 13 years, and despite the fullback missing Origin I because of injury.

Queensland won game three in Brisbane 18-12 and fans felt sentiment had outweighed logic, accusing selectors of handing Slater the honour purely because it was his last Origin match before retiring from representative football.

Read: Slater caught in ‘dead set farce’

But Daley and Meninga have both hit out at critics who are questioning their integrity, defending their decision to reward the Melbourne No. 1.

“One thing I do know and Mal Meninga knows and Darren Lockyer knows — don’t ever question my integrity, don’t ever question (why) I’m voting because of whatever reason,” Daley said on the Big Sports Breakfast.

“I always vote because I believe they’re the man of the match.”

Daley said he can see why NSW fans are unhappy but stood by the decision to recognise Slater’s contribution across two games.

“I can understand why people are disappointed and blowing up this morning over Billy Slater receiving the Wally Lewis Medal,” Daley said. “He’s been very good in games two and three and I believe he is the player of the series.

“I can understand the frustration from NSW supporters because we want a NSW player to win.

“But that’s why rugby league is so good, it’s all about opinions and it’s all about following and supporting your team. Some people thought Damien Cook could have been player of the series, some people thought James Tedesco could have been player of the series.

“It’s opinion-based and everyone has their opinion about who should be player of the series.

“I’m happy with my selections.”

Meninga too backed the process that he and his fellow judges followed to come to their decision.

“I’m happy with the outcome,” Meninga told The Daily Telegraph. “We have a really good process in place. It’s an independent process with the three judges. There is no collusion or conversations around who should get it. It’s purely independent.”

The medal is decided by a 4-3-2-1 poll system and Lockyer was comfortable with how he, Meninga and Daley reached their outcome.

“There’s a points system in each game, and he (Slater) has outpolled everyone in two games. That’s how it works,” Lockyer said.

Former Blues skipper Paul Gallen was critical of the decision during Channel 9’s telecast on Wednesday night and on Thursday series-winning NSW captain Boyd Cordner expressed his surprise his victorious teammates were overlooked.

“I was a bit surprised to be honest, given he (Slater) played two out of the three games and lost the second game,” Cordner told the Triple M Grill Team. “He did play fantastic, don’t get me wrong, but I truly believe that it should have gone to one of our players.

“There could have been a handful of guys out of our team.

“Probably the two that come off the top of my head are Tommy Trbojevic — I thought he had a really good series on the wing, he was one of our best players every game and also James Tedesco.

“They’re two players that come to the top of my head and there’s another few players that, had it gone to them, I would have been happy.”

When it was put to Cordner he had every right to be man of the series, the 26-year-old deflected the notion in humble fashion and maintained he was just happy to be part of a winning side — something New South Welshmen have had precious little experience with since 2006.

“I’m happy just to get the series win and I’m chuffed about that and it’s something that I’ll never forget,” Cordner said.

NSW coach Brad Fittler accepted the Slater decision but said he had a few of his own troops in front.

“I can live with the fact Billy takes the medal away. He’s been one of our great State of Origin players,” Fittler said.

“There were a few players in our team that I would’ve chosen ahead of Billy in this series, but the fact (is) he’s been a brilliant player for the sport, State of Origin.

“I can live with him taking away a medal, but it was more than for this series.”

Asked who he thought deserved the prize, Fittler said: “Tom Trbojevic was pretty outstanding I thought across the three games. He was my pick.”

NSW five-eighth James Maloney said that while Slater had performed strongly, a number of Blues players were more worthy recipients.

“I think Teddy was very good. I thought Tommy Trbojevic was outstanding. There’s a whole heap of guys that put in massive performances for us,” he said. “There’s no doubt Bill was a real key player in Queensland’s performance.

“But at the end of the day we won the series. You’d think they probably could’ve found a deserving recipient in our team. But oh well, it is what it is.”

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Their downfall continued the recent trend of winners becoming losers, as the Germans became the third consecutive titleholder to fall in the group stage after Italy in 2010 and Spain in 2014.

And if Germany left feeling disappointed, then Senegal exited angry after its elimination at the hands of…the fair play tiebreaker.

At the 2018 World Cup, what's fair is also ugly. FIFA (and for that matter, Vladimir Putin) wouldn't have it any other way.

Here are the highlights, lowlights and everything in between from the group stage in Russia.

The good

Toni Kroos' stoppage time golazo

Oh, what could have been. After Kroos scored a beautiful free kick to lift Germany over Sweden in their second game, things were looking up. Of course, they quickly fell.

But for one fleeting moment, Germany was on top of the soccer world once again.

Ronaldo opens the World Cup in style

The (arguably) best match of the World Cup so far happened on Day 2. Powerhouses Portugal and Spain squared off in a back-and-forth thriller.

In the second half, Spain pulled ahead 3-2 and controlled play. But as Spanish coach Fernando Hierro said after the game: "It's very fortunate for whatever team has Cristiano Ronaldo."

And in the 88th minute, Ronaldo dazzled with a free kick goal to secure a hat trick for himself and a tie for Portugal.

Russia shocks the world, enters knockout stage on home soil

The lowest ranked of all countries entering the tournament, no one expected much of anything from the Russian squad at the World Cup.

Fast forward to today, and Stanislav Cherchesov's army is preparing to battle Spain in the Round of 16. Who would've thought?

Not the Russians. Before the tournament even began, the country had produced self-deprecating rap and a "Mustaches of Hope" campaign, named after Cherchesov's facial hair.

The bad

Video replay

VAR — more like VA-arghhh, amirite?

The Video Assistant Referee has taken centre stage at the World Cup, as every possible call has been subjected to video review.

The good news is that, unlike the NFL (and NBA…and NHL… and MLB), the reviews have been fast and the game hasn't been slowed down.

The bad news is that VAR isn't always correct, like when Ronaldo got away with just a yellow after elbowing an Iranian player in the face, or when Argentina's Marcos Rojo headed the ball off his own arm.

The never-ending GOAT debate

After the Golden State Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, we thought the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) debate was over.

Finally, we could stop hearing about Jordan vs. LeBron. And we did. But then the World Cup introduced an even hotter debate: Messi vs. Ronaldo.

Of course, no one can agree. Ronaldo stated his case early with a hat trick and brought his total goals to four through the games. Messi trails with just one, but it was a crucial one in Argentina's final match to secure a spot in the knockout stage.

The pendulum will surely continue to swing.

The ugly

What is going on with Diego Maradona?

​During Argentina's crucial 2-1 win against Nigeria, Maradona — one of the best soccer players ever — wasn't slow to show his emotions.

At varying points, he was dancing with fans, taking his shirt off and flipping double birds at no one in particular.

Diego Maradona makes gestures during Argentina's win over Nigeria in the group stage of the World Cup. The Argentinian legend's antics has become a story on its own in Russia. (Getty Images/CBC Sports)

After the game, rumours flew that the Argentinian legend had been hospitalized. Those were false, but Maradona was treated by medics in the stadium for what he called "a strong pain in the back on [his] neck."

Maradona, who has suffered from addiction since retiring, also said he was drinking white wine during the game with everyone else in his box. He topped it all off by announcing he was fine — in third person: "Diego will still be there for a while!"

Senegal sent home on fair play points

After three games, Senegal and Japan were tied with four points apiece in Group H. They were tied in goal differential and goals for, and tied their head-to-head matchup at two.

That meant the tiebreaker to determine who moved on to the knockout stage was fair play points. And Senegal had accrued two more yellow cards than Japan, so they were eliminated.

The rule was introduced in 2014 as a measure to avoid a drawing of the lots to determine a winner, which would've been next on the list.

Japan understood the fair play tiebreaker, and after going down 1-0 to Poland knowing Senegal was simultaneously losing 1-0 to Colombia, made the decision to sit back and not press for the win. The game was ugly, and the outcome might've been even uglier.

Germany flames out

We'll end where we began, with the stunning demise of Germany. As the No. 1 seed in the tournament, Germany was expected to ease through the group stage and reach the semifinals at a minimum.

After all, they beat Brazil 7-1 in 2014. Instead, an ugly loss to South Korea at the end of the group stage sent the Germans packing.

Of course, this entry is only ugly for Germany.

For every other country, it represents added hope. The favourites are gone, and everyone's title chances just increased.

After a group stage filled with great goals, disputed decisions and shocking upsets, we can only hope that the knockout rounds match that excitement.

A pair of World Cup hopefuls — France and Argentina — kick things off on Saturday.

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