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Interview + Giveaway with Heather Demetrios, Author of Something Real
written by Eli March 7, 2014
Have you seen SOMETHING REAL around in stores with it's oh-so-pettable cover and intriguing blurb! Well, the author–Heather–is here today doing an interview with me on this great book! Be sure to check it out below and add it to Goodreads below! Also, if you live in the US/CA, then check out this giveaway for a copy of SOMETHING REAL!
Winner of the 2012 PEN New England Discovery Award!
There's nothing real about reality TV.
Seventeen-year-old Bonnie™ Baker has grown up on TV—she and her twelve siblings are the stars of one-time hit reality show Baker's Dozen. Since the show's cancellation and the scandal surrounding it, Bonnie™ has tried to live a normal life, under the radar and out of the spotlight. But it's about to fall apart…because Baker's Dozen is going back on the air. Bonnie™'s mom and the show's producers won't let her quit and soon the life she has so carefully built for herself, with real friends (and maybe even a real boyfriend), is in danger of being destroyed by the show. Bonnie™ needs to do something drastic if her life is ever going to be her own—even if it means being more exposed than ever before.
1) I love the ideas for SOMETHING REAL and EXQUISITE CAPTIVE. They both sound really interesting, fun and unique. Where did you get the ideas for these fabulous books?
I started working on both of them in the same writing class. For SOMETHING REAL, I'd seen a picture of Kate Gosselin and her kids on the cover of a People magazine and that was the inspiration to write the book. Then, in the writing class, the teacher told us to write a scene in which the stakes for a YA character are as high as you can make them. I immediately thought of a girl being filmed by a hidden camera doing something she didn't want anyone else to see. That scene later got cut from the book, but it was the genesis. For EXQUISITE, the prompt was to write a scene in which the character realizes she has a huge problem. I have no idea why, but the first thought in my head was a jinni stuck in a bottle! And that's how it all began. Those writing prompts really do work!
2) Do you like watching reality TV?
Not at all. It's not that I don't see why it's capable of drawing people in—it's fascinating, like The Truman Show. But it depresses me and I always feel like I've lost some brain cells after I watch it. Reality TV thrives on showing people at their worst. Humiliation is its currency. I'd rather read a good book, or watch a good fictional show, like Breaking Bad. Of course, "reality" TV has plenty of fiction.
3) If you could meet any one of your characters, who would it be?
Well, I've met all of them. We hang out on a regular basis and they tell me all their secrets and then I write them down. J Benny is the character I'd most like to run into, though. He's the kind of guy you just want to go get coffee with-he's easy to talk to, funny, and has a great heart.
4) How do you come up with the names or personalities of your characters?
The names just come to me and I go with that unless there's something weird about it. Like, I always wanted to have a character named Jackson, but then my sister had a son and named him that, so I thought that would be too strange for both of us. Personalities come through sitting down and writing scenes. I don't decide the personality of a character. They make themselves known as I put them in different situations.
5) What character are you closest to? Do you see any of them in yourself?
I think I'm actually closest to the two main characters in my next book from Macmillan, which comes out next winter. It's called I'LL MEET YOU THERE. It's a really intimate story about a girl stuck in her tiny town and a boy she knew in high school, who comes home from the Marines after losing a leg in Afghanistan. I love all my characters, but this book went to some really dark places and something about Skylar and Josh's relationship and the things they're dealing with seemed to imprint itself on me in a way nothing else has. There's a lot of me in Bonnie™ (and Skylar from I'LL MEET YOU THERE). I think my love of travel is a big part of who Bonnie™ is, for sure. SOMETHING REAL is set in the town I went to high school in, so there's lots of fun things from that place and time in my life.
6) If you could meet any author from any time, who would it be?
L.M. Montgomery. I absolutely loved all of her books growing up. She and Louisa May Alcott are big parts of why I wanted to be a writer in the first place. I saw so much of myself in Anne and Jo. Interesting they both have L.M. as their first initials! I'd choose L.M. Montgomery because her stories have this balance between quiet and epic and her writing style was a huge influence on me. I'd also want some advice on writing a series, as I'm in the midst of working on my trilogy for HarperCollins (EXQUISITE CAPTIVE is the first book).
7) Who inspires you most?
My husband. He's my go to for all my story ideas and he always contributes awesome things. Half the time, I don't know if an idea was mine or his because we get into these epic brainstorming sessions. Honestly, I don't know how I'd write my books without him. He's enormously creative and really gets what makes a story and its characters compelling. He went to film school and used to be an actor and playwright, so this is his bread and butter, really. Then, on top of all of that, he's always encouraging and supporting me. He keeps me sane. I mean that quite literally.
8) Any hints as to what we can expect for SOMETHING REAL and your other upcoming novels?
You can expect several new book boyfriends – I don't know how to write a book that doesn't involve people falling in love. All of the books I write are so different from one another. You have SOMETHING REAL, which is about TV and the media and cameras stalking you and then EXQUSITE CAPTIVE, which is a fantasy whose first book is in LA, second book is in Morocco, and the third is in a jinni realm called Arjinna. It's about trafficking, race, class, love, revolution, the arms trade…pretty epic. Then you have I'LL MEET YOU THERE, which has this love story that, I hope, really gets under your skin (in a good way) and stays with you.
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Thanks so much to Heather Demetrios for doing this awesome post!
Heather Demetrios, originally from Los Angeles, now lives in Brooklyn and various imaginary locales. She is the recipient of a PEN New England Discovery Award for her debut YA novel about reality TV stardom, SOMETHING REAL (Macmillan/Henry Holt), and is the author of the upcoming EXQUISITE CAPTIVE, a smoldering fantasy about jinn in Los Angeles (#1 in the DARK CARAVAN fantasy trilogy from HarperCollins/Balzer+Bray). She is currently working on her second novel for Macmillan, I'LL MEET YOU THERE, a love story about a young combat veteran and a girl trapped in their small town, both struggling to escape the war at home. When she's not hanging out with her characters, Heather is working on her MFA in writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Inside James Van Der Beek's 'Magic' Texas Snow Day With 5 Kids: Pics
By Riley Cardoza
Courtesy of James Van Der Beek/Instagram
A winter wonderland! James Van Der Beek's five kids adorably enjoyed a snow day with their dad on Sunday, January 10.
"In the midst of all this man-made chaos, Mother Nature dropped a little bit of magic," the Dawson's Creek alum, 43, captioned an Instagram slideshow featuring Olivia, 10, Joshua, 8, Annabel, 6, Emilia, 4, Gwendolyn, 2, and their four dogs.
After building snowmen and sledding, the actor challenged his son to a snowball fight. "Skills still on point," the Varsity Blues star captioned footage of the battle. "Don't mess with a kid from Connecticut."
In the Instagram video, the Pose star's wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, and their daughters whooped and cheered for Joshua. James responded by launching a snowball at his family. The little ones screamed and giggled.
The Drew University grad gave an update on their family fun on Monday, January 11, photographing two of his children and their melted snowman. "Day two," James wrote.
He and Kimberly, 38, moved from their Los Angeles home to a property in Texas in October 2020. The former business consultant explained their decision one month prior, calling their relocation a "big adventure."
"I think we're in a time right now where people are wanting to ground themselves a little bit more into nature," the Washington native said during an August 2020 episode of "The Make Down" podcast. "And L.A. has been a magical place for many years for me. So much life has been lived here. I'm going to go through a process to leave. I mean, I birthed three kids in the home I'm living in. But you know, I gotta get out of the concrete jungle for a little bit."
Ahead of their road trip to Texas, James wrote via Instagram that "sometimes a fuller life begins with an empty house."
His wife added at the time: "We decided to adopt two new rescue pups from @wagmorpets to bring along and bond on this journey. Their names are Windsor (blue eyed gray one) and Able. Able means breath. And we need a lot of breath right now. Rocky and Skye bonded with them right away!!! We will document this trip in hopes that it can bring a smile to your face during such an uncertain time in the world. With love from our family to yours, thank you for your support on this journey. [Peace out], Los Angeles — 'twas a good run."
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Letter a Reminder of Why We Fight
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As I was preparing for this segment of Region 1 action line, I was given an excellent article written by Ken Lambert, past president of Local 2280. Retired Director Joe Peters released it in September-October 2009.
I believe it is worthy of being re-released for the benefit of our newer membership and as a reminder to everyone that the union has made a tremendous impact on society and it continues to fight for ALL workers:
Our auto industry is in crisis! How did this happen? Did the collapse of our banks cause it? Was it the crash of the stock market, inflated oil prices, gasoline over $4 a gallon, unemployment, home foreclosures, government spending, high taxes, greedy CEOs or unfair trade agreements? According to some in the national media, it is none of the above. They say, "BLAME IT ON THE UNION!"
Yes, the union can be BLAMED for many things. For the UAW, the BLAME started when it was founded in 1935. We take the BLAME for the sit-down strike of 1936. We sat for more than 40 days, refusing to leave the plant. We sat for the right to organize and for fair labor practices. The UAW sat for the rights of unskilled workers, for middle-class wages and job security. I am sure at that time the UAW did not realize that by going forward it would be fighting for the rights of ALL American workers. YES, for that you must BLAME THE UNION.
Did you know that after the attack on Pearl Harbor, it was the UAW that moved American industry forward? It was the UAW that agreed to a no-strike pledge and fought for jobs for unskilled veterans as they returned from war. YES, for that you must BLAME THE UNION.
Did you know in 1939, the UAW fought for overtime pay? In the 1940s, the UAW fought for seniority rights, anti-discrimination, better wages, vacations and a fair grievance procedure. In the 1950s, the UAW pushed for health care for retirees. The UAW stood in solidarity and battled for cost-of-living increases. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the UAW continued to fight for American workers. We won apprenticeship programs to educate unskilled labor. However, the BLAME does not end here.
In July 1963, we did not sit down – we walked. The UAW gave Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. use of an office in Solidarity House, our UAW headquarters. He used the space to plan the march in Detroit and work on his "I Have a Dream" speech. The UAW did everything it could to support the civil rights movement and, in 1963, thousands of UAW members marched with King, for civil rights. YES, for that you must BLAME THE UNION.
In 1970, it was the UAW that fought for health and safety in the workplace. Without our union, there would be no OSHA. The battles continued in the '80s and '90s, fighting for job security, better health care, better pension benefits and skilled-trades education. We fought for women's rights and an end to discrimination in the workplace. ALL of these rights and benefits that ALL American workers enjoy can be BLAMED ON THE UNION.
To the media and all other professionals: The next time you hire an attorney/agent to negotiate an employment contract (sounds a little like union negotiating, doesn't it?) and your contract contains good wages, health care benefits and a 401(k), you can BLAME IT ON THE UNION. If your contract includes a pension, job security, vacation time, safer working conditions free of discrimination and full of civil rights, you can BLAME IT ON THE UNION. You could have never climbed the ladder without first standing on the shoulders of those UAW workers who sat down for YOU in 1936!
It was around that time that Henry Ford strongly opposed the UAW. He thought the UAW would destroy and take down his company. Ford once said, "The UAW will organize Ford Motor Co. over my dead body." Now, 70 years later, it is the recession in America that has threatened to destroy and bring down Ford Motor Co. To that the UAW says, "Over our dead bodies." The UAW will stand in solidarity. We did what we had to do. It was not easy, but at that time it was necessary. As proud members of the UAW, we will stand together. We will do the hard work it takes to succeed. When Ford rises from the ashes of our recession and becomes the world's best car company, BLAME IT ON THE UNION!
UAW Region 1 Action Line • Charles Hall, director • Frank Stuglin, assistant director • Regional office: 27800 George Merrelli Drive, Warren, MI 48092 • Phone (586) 427-9200 • FAX (586) 427-7142 • John Cunningham, editor
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Hlaudi's minions still lurk at SABC
Issue # 225 - July 2018
Angry staff say they should be demoted.
It's been just over a year since disastrous SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng was fired after being found guilty of bringing the public broadcaster into disrepute and causing it irreparable damage.
But, say SABC insiders, even though the broadcaster has ostensibly entered a new phase and is demonstrating a commitment to change, the culture of fear and toxicity of the Motsoeneng era remains: some of his "toxic enforcers" – those heads of key departments who did his bidding whilst he was in charge – are still firmly in place and haunting the broadcaster. Many fear things are not going to get any better ahead of the 2019 general election.
KPMG's role in offshore secrecy
Investigation sponsored by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Global accounting giant helped businessman move tens of millions of dollars offshore.
Mauritian authorities have frozen 91 bank accounts linked to investor Jean-Claude Bastos, a key figure from the Paradise Papers who has close connections to Angola's former leaders. [See nose200: A most unsaintly president.]
Mauritius Supreme Court froze the accounts in four judgments issued this month as part of probes involving Bastos [also known as Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais] and a $3 billion Angolan sovereign wealth fund investment, according to Mauritian newspaper L'Express
KZNtenders: the dicey stick it to the dodgy
Two companies – each as politically connected as the other – have it out in court over awarding of contract.
Dube TradePort – a KZN-run parastatal long viewed as a cash cow of the politically connected, has just stuck it to a construction company long viewed as a recipient of dodgy tenders because of its connections.
On 21 May this year Judge Graham Lopes of the High Court in Durban ruled that the Dube TradePort Corporation was right in not awarding a 2016 tender for a bulk earthworks contract, valued at approximately R500 million, to Pinetown-based Aqua Transport and Plant Hire (Pty) Ltd but rather to Rokwil (Pty) Ltd from upmarket Kloof in Durban. Dube TradePort is situated at King Shaka International Airport.
Aqua was also rebuked by Judge Lopes because their "heads of argument are replete with nouns and adjectives designed to impugn the integrity" of both Rokwil and TradePort CEO Hamish Erskine.
How to defuse SA's ticking time bomb
A basic income grant is a necessity, not a luxury, if the country is to avoid a social catastrophe for all its citizens – according to DA MP Karen Jooste.
When, in May, the ANC rejected a recommendation that the Child Support Grant be raised to match that of the food poverty line, DA MP Karen Jooste felt a surge of "ice cold hatred" for those voting against the proposal.
It was the third time that Parliament's Appropriations Committee had decided against recommending the proposed social grants increase. A key reason given was that it would be "too much work" to amend the Appropriations bill. The child support grant stands at R400/month while the food poverty line (FPL) is set at R441/month. The FPL is the rand value below which individuals are unable to buy or consume enough food to supply them with the minimum per-capita-per-day energy requirement for adequate health.
Report into ANC funding remains buried
The "truth" about how the ANC funded its August 2016 municipal election in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro was expected to be released in May but a forensic report conducted by the council has somehow been buried. Repeated requests for comment from the city's DA mayor Athol Trollip – who has personally driven the investigation – were curiously unsuccessful. Trollip had said previously that the report would be tabled in May. This did not happen.
Knysna fire: CSIR report confirms we got it right
Fire Chief Manuel's pine-cone theory bites the dust.
Vosloo, whose own report was the first to link the western conflagration with the much earlier lightning strike, explained he had been given access to the CSIR's final report "to check that the information we had input was accurately reflected and understood". He added: "The CSIR team devoted a huge amount of time and resources to the project, down to buying timed international satellite picture footage – down to 18-inch resolution – which clearly shows where the fire started and how it spread. They have done an excellent job."
Meanwhile, Clinton Manuel, Knysna's chief fire officer who still punts his pine cone theory, has quietly resigned and left the town to take up a training position with the Cape Town fire service.
Justice in Lalla Land
Could evaporation of sex case against St Alban's teacher have anything to do with his father's well-placed connections?
A torrid mystery hangs like the Sword of Damocles over swanky St Alban's College, the expensive diocesan school for boys in Pretoria's Lynnwood Glen, following the abrupt departure more than two years ago of sports teacher and trusted boarding house aide Sasha Lalla.
Lalla is the son of Lieutenant-General Raymond Lalla, former police crime intelligence chief and divisional commissioner, detective services. At the time he held – and still holds – a senior position in the SA Revenue Service.
Turning Facebook likes into action
How technology was used to upend Cape Town's punitive water tariff.
One of the biggest challenges faced by social activists is transforming a Facebook "like" or Twitter re-tweet into real-world action. In the advertising world it is referred to as the conversion rate – taking a person from being merely interested to actually casting a vote or making a purchase.
This "conversion rate" has spawned entire industries along with consultants, armies of specialists and researchers to help drive commerce.
For activists and nonprofit organisations around the world finding a method that helps the public engage successfully on issues is the goal.
Luxembourg court frees whistleblower
PwC sought jail for its employees and a fine for journalist who spilled beans on tax avoidance.
On May 15 the Luxembourg Court of Appeal finally set aside PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) employee Antoine Deltour's 2016 theft conviction for having leaked the international audit firm's client files – 28,000 pages of tax files – that precipitated the so-called LuxLeaks scandal.
The court found that in terms of European Union laws, he was protected from prosecution as he qualified as a legitimate whistleblower in the public interest.
The document leak exposed the shocking extent of tax avoidance practices in Luxembourg used by scores of major multinational corporations to avoid tax and precipitated an EU-wide scandal in 2014.
Nedbank offshore saga continues
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You are purchasing the additional hooks for the Track coat rack system. You will receive one set (1S, 1M, 1L).
It is an adjustable coat rack upon which you can place clothes, scarves, hats, and others similar items. TRACK was designed with two inserts in mind: train tracks, with their chunky industrial style, and puzzles, which are blocky and fun in nature. The two inspirations work in tandem to create a smooth wooden piece, long and thin, with round knobs for your accessories.


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New Audi Allroad and six-cylinder A8 for 2013
Audi has unveiled some new models, including a V-6 A8 and the new A4 Allroad wagon for 2013. Photo Credit: Thomas Doerfer/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA
The Detroit Auto Show is pretty much the annual debutante ball for new models coming in fall. Audi is showing off some cars, like the Allroad wagon and a new turbo V-6 A8.
A8 loses power, gains efficiency
Fuel efficiency is the name of the game these days, and more firms are ditching larger motors for the sake of turbocharged but efficient smaller ones. Audi, in a bid to boost its sales in the U.S., recently showed off the 2013 A8 at the Detroit Auto Show.
The new flagship luxury performance car, according to AutoBlog, is getting a 3.0-liter turbo V-6, dubbed the 3T. The new plant will produce 333 horsepower, compared to 373 in the previous model, and comes with stop-start technology, which shuts the engine down during stop-and-go traffic.
According to Car and Driver, getting an eight-cylinder model will require upgrading to the S8. Fuel economy should be a slight boost over last year's A8, which got 18 miles per gallon city and 28 on the highway. A diesel model is also on the way.
Allroad wagon back with a vengeance
Audi has also revived the Allroad, Audi's rough-and-tumble wagon. According to AutoWeek, the Allroad hasn't been sold in the U.S. since 2005, when it was phased out in favor of the A4 Avant. The previous edition, according to the Chicago Tribune, was based on the A6 but the new version is based on the A4.
The new Allroad is powered by the 2.0T four-cylinder engine, producing about 211 horsepower. It comes with an eight-speed transmission and, naturally, Audi's Quattro all-wheel-drive system. Unlike the A4 Avant, the Allroad isn't just an A4 with an extra bit stuck on the back; the Allroad has a larger ground clearance, the suspension having been lifted to give it an extra 1.5 inches.
The car also has 27 cubic feet of cargo room, which is expandable to 50 if the rear seats are folded down.
Could be a hit
Assuming the Allroad gets similar mileage and is priced similarly to the Avant model it replaces, it should be competitive among other premium wagons, most of which cost more and get worse mileage. The A4 Avant has the same engine and gets 21 mpg city, 29 highway, and the base Avant starts at $36,400.
The most premium Subaru Outback trim starts at $31,695, but gets worse mileage — 18 mpg city, 25 highway. The closest BMW wagon is the 328i xDrive Wagon, which starts at $39,500, which gets up to 17 mpg city, 26 highway on models with the automatic transmission.
Volvo discontinued the V50 wagon, but all-wheel-drive is an option on the base XC70 crossover wagon, which brings the cost up to $34,950 on the base model, which gets 18 mpg city, 24 highway with all-wheel-drive and the base 3.2-liter V-6. Mercedes' E-350 4MATIC wagon, starts at $57,150 and gets 19 mpg city/27 mpg highway. Cadillac's all-wheel-drive CTS Wagon starts at $40,915 and gets 18 mpg city, 26 highway.
Auto Week
Chicago Tribune: http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sns-2013-audi-allroad-up-close-20120109,0,5538233.story
Audi: http://models.audiusa.com/a4-avant
Subaru: http://www.subaru.com/vehicles/outback/index.html
BMW: http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Vehicles/2012/3/328ixDriveSportsWagon/default.aspx
Mercedes: http://www.mbusa.com/mercedes/vehicles/model/class-E/model-E350S4#specifications
Volvo: http://www.volvocars.com/us/all-cars/volvo-xc70/details/pages/default.aspx#/?category=3379cf5d-08f2-4bfb-b97a-8da888cb1ad1
Cadillac: http://www.cadillac.com/cts-sport-wagon/features-specs/trims.html
Posted in Auto News | Tagged 2.0t tsfi, 2013 audi a8, 3.0t a8, a4 allroad, a6 allroad, allroad wagon, audi, audi a8, audi allroad, detroit auto show, quattro


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Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. - Filing of Interim Financial Statements
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
November 25, 2022, 2:00 a.m. ·4 min read
("Falcon")
Filing of Interim Financial Statements
25 November 2022 - Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (TSXV: FO, AIM: FOG) announces that it has filed its interim financial statements for the three and nine months ended 30 September 2022 and the accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A").
The following should be read in conjunction with the complete unaudited unreviewed interim financial statements and the accompanying MD&A for the three and nine months ended 30 September 2022, which are available on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") at www.sedar.com and on Falcon's website at www.falconoilandgas.com.
2022 financial highlights and other financial updates
Strong financial position, debt free with cash of US$16.9 million at 30 September 2022 (31 December 2021: US$8.9 million).
Continued focus on cost management and the efficient operation of the portfolio.
Philip O'Quigley, CEO
Anne Flynn, CFO
Cenkos Securities plc (NOMAD & Broker)
Neil McDonald / Derrick Lee
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
Three months ended 30
Nine months ended 30
Oil and natural gas revenue
Exploration and evaluation expenses
General and administrative expenses
Foreign exchange loss
Results from operating activities
Finance income
Finance expense
Net finance expense
Loss and comprehensive loss for the period
Loss and comprehensive loss attributable to:
Equity holders of the company
Non-controlling interests
Loss per share attributable to equity holders of the company:
Basic and diluted
(0.001 cent)
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
At 30 September
At 31 December
Non-current assets
Exploration and evaluation assets
Trade and other receivables
Equity and liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Contributed surplus
Retained deficit
Non-current liabilities
Decommissioning provision
Total equity and liabilities
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
Nine months ended 30 September
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss for the period
Adjustments for:
Share based compensation
Effect of exchange rates on operating activities
Transfer of Canadian working interests
Change in non-cash working capital:
(Increase) / decrease in trade and other receivables
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities
Property plant and equipment
Cash flows from financing activities
Net proceeds from private placement
Net cash generated from financing activities
Change in cash and cash equivalents
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
All dollar amounts in this document are in United States dollars "$", except as otherwise indicated.
About Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.
Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd is an international oil & gas company engaged in the exploration and development of unconventional oil and gas assets, with the current portfolio focused in Australia, South Africa and Hungary. Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd is incorporated in British Columbia, Canada and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with a technical team based in Budapest, Hungary.
For further information on Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. please visit www.falconoilandgas.com
Certain information in this press release may constitute forward-looking information. This information is based on current expectations that are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. Falcon assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those reflected in the forward looking-statements unless and until required by securities laws applicable to Falcon. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in Falcon's filings with the Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedar.com.


Bae Yoon Jung received a sweet gift from Park Bo Gum!
On March 27, the star choreographer shared photos of the cookies she received from Park Bo Gum via Instagram. She showed off her gift, stating, "I'm a woman who got a gift from Park Bo Gum hehe."
She also praised Park Bo Gum, and said, "Not because I received the gift but out of all the celebrities I've met, he's truly the one with the best personality."
Meanwhile, Bae Yoon Jung has helped Park Bo Gum practice the choreographies for his fan meeting.


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Behind the viral: Tjeerd "Shorty" de Jong
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The Facebook group YouFind Music 'Share Your Sound' posted a video that has been watched by millions of people and that has been shared over 43,000 times.
The video shows the Spanish musician Borja Catanesi, who is playing the electric guitar in one of the canal streets of the Dutch city of Utrecht.
Suddenly a man on a mobility scooter shows up. He grabs his blues harp out of his jacket and together they improvise a version of Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode.
Since the guitar sound is amplified, it's hard to hear the blues harp at first. Therefore Catanesi lowers his microphone and they continue their surprise jam session. The blues harp player suddenly starts to sing in Dutch, "Utrecht is een mooie stad" (Dutch: "Utrecht is a beautiful city").
The video received lots of positive comments and although the video is posted months ago, they keep coming.
Facebook user Weston Hutchison writes, "How music is meant to be enjoyed! As real as it gets right here folks! No stage, no lights, no middleman getting paid for nothing. Just good old rock and roll! PURE!"
Matthias Wallhöfer writes, "These two guys are really fantastic!"
Kurt Ingalls writes, "Music is the ultimate language that everybody speaks."
There are also sceptical Facebook users. Billy Hayes writes, "I'm not saying it's set up, but he did just happen to have a blues harp in the right key in his inside pocket as he just happened to be driving past."
People who live in Utrecht know it's not set up, as the "mysterious" man is a local celebrity who always brings his blues harp and probably a couple of them in different keys. His name is Tjeerd de Jong but he goes by the nickname of Shorty because of his short stature.
Shorty plays a bunch of instruments as you can see in this interview on Dutch television.
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Guest Jim Hileman, an alternative fuels researcher from MIT, joins Dan, Rob, and Max to talk biofuels and reducing the carbon footprint of aviation.
We also have a report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk. Court returns with another Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot segment, we have a This Week in Aviation segment, listener mail, and more.
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Flying Green?? I think this episode should be titled "Let's everyone pick on Steve"!!
I did leave the cash somewhere close for Rob….it's in the USA…isn't that close enough??
Steve: we only pick on the people we like!
Hope your trip back to Australia was good. Can't wait to hear you pairing up with Grant again on the Plane Crazy Down Under Podcast!
On the episode name, this one was filled with possibilities. I considered "Squished Like a Bug," but thought better of it. "Rob's Chemistry Lesson" was another possibility. It was a fun episode to record. Long, but fun.


LAWA proposes to Implement the LAX Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project ("project") as part of LAWA's continuing commitment to maintain LAX as a world-class airport. The project consists of several elements, Including airfield improvements to enhance efficiency and safety within the north airfield, new terminal facilities to upgrade passenger processing capabilities and enhance the customer experience, and an improved system of roadways to better access the Central Terminal Area (CTA) and reduce congestion, Airfield Improvements (North Airfield): Westerly extension of Taxiway D and reconfiguration of runway exits from the northernmost runway, Remote gates on the western side of the airport would be removed, New Terminal Facilities: Concourse O would be an 11-gate concourse (net increase of 9 gates) east of Terminal 1. Terminal 9 would be a 12-gate International/domestic passenger terminal southeast of the Sepulveda Boulevard/Century Boulevard intersection, Concourse O and Terminal 9 would replace remote gates eliminated by the proposed Taxiway D extension, Taxiways would be modified to provide aircraft access to these new facilities, Roadway Improvements: New arrival and departure roadways would improve access to and from the CTA and would provide access to the new Terminal 9 facility, Access to Terminal 9 would also be provided by a new Automated People Mover (APM) station and a pedestrian bridge across Sepulveda Boulevard linking Terminals 8 and 9.


Gulya Taubaldieva (left) with DCC receptionist, Fitore Bajraktari, at our Annual General Meeting on May 10th, 2017.
Gulya Taubaldieva was born and raised in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan; a country that was originally under the USSR until it became an independent in 1991. As a young adult, Gulya pursued advanced education by completing her Master's Degree of Biology and Ecology in Uzbekistan. While in university, Gulya worked as an Education Project Administrator for two years and spent her spare time with her family, friends and church group.
Gulya's journey began in 2002 when she met and married her husband Bob: "The leader of my church group knew my husband and introduced me to him through email. He told my future husband, 'She is educated, beautiful and will make a good wife,'" Guyla said with a laugh. Bob and Gulya remained in contact through phone and email for five months until they met in Russia. "He proposed the minute we met. He looked at me and said, 'You are the one, so why wait?'" said Gulya. Two months later, Bob and Gulya wed not knowing that their life was going to take a rapid and unexpected turn.
Two-years prior to meeting Gulya, Bob had fled his home country in fear of prosecution due to his faith. He came to Russia in search of refuge and freedom, but found little of it until he met Gulya. After Gulya and Bob wed, they returned to Uzbekistan and Gulya found out she was pregnant with their first child. A few weeks later, they were both told to apply for protection under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as their safety was about to be compromised. Within a couple of months the UN offered Gulya and Bob two countries: Canada and the United States.
Seven months after beginning the process it was time to leave for Canada. "The UN bought us plane tickets. We didn't get to choose where we would end up in Canada, but when we found out we were going to Calgary, Alberta, I was thrilled," Gulya said.
"They were so friendly. I was relieved and happy," Gulya said. Members of the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society met Gulya and Bob and escorted them to the centre where they lived for the next 20 days.
Gulya with Distress Centre employees, Fitore Bajraktari, Sarah Xu and Edwin Morales (back), helping out at our Lend An Ear Breakfast on September 22, 2016.
In October of 2015, Gulya enrolled in the Office Administration Program (OAP) at Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA). It is a six month program and included one practicum work placement.
In January of 2016, Gulya began her practicum at Distress Centre Calgary (DCC) where she assisted with reception and performed administrative duties. After graduating, Gulya decided to continue volunteering at DCC one or two days a week.


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Exercise in the Age of COVID
COVID completely shut down gyms at the start of the pandemic, but are any of the changes to gym culture permanent?
By Jack Harvel @jackharvel
During COVID-19's initial spread in spring of 2020 gyms were one of the first things to close as the country sought to understand the novel virus. Gym owners at the time were anxious to open back up and worried about running afoul of government mandates.
"I just basically sat at the front desk all day long. We tried to come up with what we thought the scenario might be when we were allowed to reopen," said Kip Heilman, general manager of the Athletic Club of Bend.
Fitness gyms across the country have had to evolve and adapt in the age of COVID.
In the early days of the pandemic, guidance revolved around enhanced sanitation practices and social distancing. The initial shock and continued mandates haven't been easy on the fitness industry.
"That's actually been a little bit of a detriment to the business because we have lost some numbers to other businesses that were not enforcing mandates," Heilman said. "I have members here who worked for the governor, work in Oregon Health Authority, and I was not going to veer away from guidance and put them in an awkward position."
Membership at the Bend Athletic Club dipped from about 2,300 to 1,400 at the onset of the pandemic. Since then memberships has climbed back up, but there are still about 500 fewer members than what they had when the pandemic began. A study in November 2020 revealed that nearly 54% of fitness consumers either canceled or froze their gym memberships during the pandemic.
"I'm going to say if the mask mandate went away tomorrow I'd add 200 with that, too," Heilman said. "So those other 300 that aren't coming back, are probably those people who've developed new routines in their life. The folks that were scared the most, a lot of them are back. I think that for the most part, the people who aren't coming back just really feel like they can't work out in a mask."
A lot of gym policies adjusted for COVID will probably fall by the wayside once the pandemic is over, but Heilman said there are a couple things they're keeping once the gym returns to more normal operations.
"We had one weight room, now we have two, which unfortunately, required that we eliminate pickleball. We're still using one of our basketball courts as a group exercise studio. We're still wandering the building. And, you know, making sure people have masks on and operating the right way," Heilman said. "For the most part, spreading the equipment out I think has been welcomed, not just because of the fear factor. People don't like to be on top of each other."
Another way the gym is considering limiting density is lowering its membership cap. Heilman said that fewer people made the gym feel less hectic, and an overall more welcoming environment.
"What I don't want to do again is go after the 2,500 membership. It's just too crazy. And because our usage is down, we're averaging about 500 to 600 visits a day where we were at 800 to 1,200," Heilman said. "It feels so comfortable in this building, and so much less frenetic. I think I want to cap the membership when I get to the point where it's viable and I can actually put a little money in the bank."
Other policy changes are expected to stay in the medium term as the gym approaches more normal procedures, like staffing. Bend Athletic Club currently employs about 40% of what it did at capacity, and it's likely to inch forward than have a single hiring push. Employees now have a handful of new duties, and spend more time monitoring clients, cleaning and any minor tasks that may come up.
"I'm not going to try to increase our class schedule rapidly because it's too expensive," Heilman said. "These days, everybody's wearing a lot of different hats. And those things have been refreshing, and we've enjoyed the variety, but at some point we're going to have to get back to our real jobs."
The pandemic has had plenty of ups and downs, but for Heilman it solidified the value of the work he does.
"People are really realized that this isn't just a gym. It's a part of the life. And I don't know that it was shocking for us, but it really was kind of reaffirming for us when people started coming back," he said.
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Author: Julie McErlain
Congratulations a-plenty must go to the creators and collaborators of this performance, where outstanding young music students shared the stage with established artists. It was, I believe, the third such project this year. Presented by Melbourne Recital Centre and Ludovico's Band, it also featured the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School (VCASS) Chamber Choir, vocal soloists and instrumentalists.
While Dido & Aeneas is seen as one of Purcell's foremost stage works, its significance and relevance – as noted by director Marshall McGuire in his warm introductory welcome – is that its first performance was at Josias Priest's Girls' School in Chelsea, London, in 1688. After 1705 it disappeared until 1895 when it seems to have been first staged in "modern times" by students of the Royal College of Music at London's Lyceum Theatre. The first performance outside of England was by the University Society of Dublin in 1895, and a concert version was noted in 1924 at the New York City Town Hall.
We were invited by Marshall Maguire to embrace this youthful performance and to open our imaginations to the timelessness, the magic, the tragedy, the emotion and passion of the music. The large and enthusiastic audience in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall was certainly ready to support the freshness of this presentation and imbibe a rare concert adaptation, albeit truncated performance of this great Baroque work.
With there being only a libretto from the first performance (1688?), and no score from Purcell's hand, it is understandable that the opera has been embraced by youth in many new productions, particularly those staged in recent times, with liberties taken to feature contemporary dance, animated effects and a diverse portrayal of characters. So this concert presentation must have brought some challenges –delineating the contrasting "scenes" in the three Acts from palace to cave to ocean, balancing the young soprano soloists with the mature and passionate Dido (Sally-Anne Russell), and blending the modern strings with the well-loved magical mellow-toned Baroque instruments of Ludovico's Band; while being authentic and economical, this invited the audience to embrace this superb music with added imagination.
The staging allowed the audience to fully see the ensemble of strings and continuo – with baroque violin, viola, violone, theorbo, guitar, seated stage left of the central position of harp/conductor, harpsichord, and viola da gamba. The additional VCASS strings, flutes and guitars were seated stage right. At times in the Overture and instrumental interludes the brighter modern instruments slightly overpowered and gained an edge on the softer, muted hues of the blended Baroque instruments, but this was adjusted with immediate sensitivity when accompanying soloists and chorus. The instrumental accompaniment was a fine and fabulous demonstration of the fusion from past to present, and the viola da gamba (Laura Vaughan) was rock solid in the chromatic ground bass for the famous opening and closing arias.
Sally-Anne Russell presented as a mature and confident, almost mythical woman, as Dido wearing her heart on her sleeve as the doomed leading lady. She demonstrated exceptional dynamic range, style and theatrical flair, seducing us with her musical expression and emotional delivery. With less of a share in the drama, Aeneas, tenor Jeremy Kleeman, was a well suited suitor in a modern black suit, black shirt and tie – vocally rich and strong, romantic and elegant – clearly a man to die for! Bethany Hill, as Belinda, Dido's companion, was highly expressive and modern in her confident, clear and expressive lyrical lines. The most colorful dramatic staging occurred with the arrival of Sorceress Beatrice. Bearing a golden, shimmering shield used as a "wobbly board", Jacqueline Dark brought sound and flashing lights with her arrival. From the VCASS chorus whose members lined the rear of the stage, five excellent young soloists became the minor characters required in the development of the tale. They all demonstrated impressive delivery of lyricism, intonation and mastery of Baroque counterpoint and expression.
As Church music comprised a large part of Purcell's works, with choruses being more "motet-like" than operatic, the purity, beauty and freshness of the VCASS was a true delight. For every chorus entry I closed my eyes to absorb the sheer beauty of this young disciplined group who put forward a love of their singing together. By contrast, in "Come Away", the shackles came off and chorus and conductor swayed with graceful ebb and flow to left and right in a purely musically imaginative setting. No props or scenery needed.
There were minimal pauses between Acts and scenes in this concert performance, and minimal costume, props or visual action and characterisation – just high quality musical stimulation. As this was a "quasi –theatre performance", the main characters moved on and off stage through the drama and only Dido and the Sorceress were wearing "quasi period/symbolic costume" with colour and movement. I found the modern dress of Belinda and Aeneas and the all-black dress of minor characters a little distracting and at times bewildering – a consistency with simple props/removable costume items perhaps could have clarified the roles.
Lasting just one hour, the performance concluded with Dido and Belinda lying together sharing the foreseen tragedy. Dido's final Lament – When I am Laid in Earth, while being expressive and emotional, was sung with a slightly more gently forward moving tempo than usual – pleasantly beautiful, graceful and not overly ponderous, weighty or heavy.
As conductor, director and also harpist in the instrumental ensemble, Marshall McGuire demonstrated masterly and well-co-ordinated leadership. With mature and experienced soloists and fine instrumentalists, the VCASS students must benefit enormously from the chance to perform in this production.
Although they appreciated Dido's plight, the audience did not leave in lamentation and mourning, but with satisfaction and admiration for this fresh, high quality performance. A delightful Dido!
Julie Mcerlain reviewed Purcell's Dido & Aeneas at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Tuesday August 21, 2018.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Pablo Carreno Busta's time has finally come.
The 25-year-old Spaniard claimed his first career ATP World Tour title Saturday afternoon at the sixth annual Winston-Salem Open, as he fought back to beat second-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 6-7 (6), 7-6 (1), 6-4 in an all-Spain final on Stadium Court.
Carreno Busta let two set points slip away in the first set and was a break down in the second set, but he roared back and handily won a second-set tie-break. Then he was clearly the fresher and stronger player in the third set, getting the only break he needed to go up 3-2.
Carreno Busta dedicated the victory to his family, who encouraged him to move from his hometown of Gijon, Spain, at age 15 in order to train in Barcelona.
Carreno Busta came into the tournament ranked No. 49 as the tournament's No. 16 seed.
He had beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the second round, upset third-seeded Pablo Cuevas in the third round, beat 12th-seeded Andrey Kutznetsov in the quarterfinals and John Millman in the semifinals. He came into the final without losing a set the entire tournament.
That changed when he allowed two set points to slip away at 6-4 in the first-set tie-break, as Bautista Agut won the final four points to claim the set.
Carreno Busta then had to come back from a break down in the second set, but he was dominant by winning seven straight points in the tie-break. In the third, he got the only break he needed to go up 3-2, and then it was a matter of holding serve three times from there.
He had a hard time recollecting the events of the final set because he said he was so nervous with a title on the line. He had been just 4-7 this year previously in decisive sets.
Carreno Busta will likely move into the Top 40 when the new ATP World Tour rankings are announced on Monday. He's having the best year of his career, with trips to the finals at Estoril and Sao Paulo earlier the year. He had reached the semis in Los Cabos two weeks ago.
Bautista Agut was looking for his third title of the season and the fifth of his career, coming into the tournament ranked No. 17. He had been a wildcard entry, deciding at the last minute to enter the tournament after losing in the first round in Cincinnati last week.
He had a tougher path to the final than Carreno Busta, as he played three three-setters along the way. He rallied to beat Aljaz Bedene in the second round, 14th-seeded Marcos Baghdatis in the third round and endured a bizarre three-setter against ninth-seeded Viktor Troicki in the semifinals. His only easy victory all week came over Yen-Hsun Lu in the quarterfinals.
Bautista Agut was making no excuses, though.
In the first match, the team of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Henri Kontinen pulled off a spectacular comeback to win the doubles title with a 4-6, 7-6 (6), 10-8 victory over Leander Paes and Andre Begeman. They fought off six championship points in the second-set tie-break, rallying from a 6-1 deficit, then dominated the third-set tie-break.
This was Kontinen's 10th career ATP World Tour doubles title and his four of this year. He had teamed with John Peers to win in Hamburg, Munich and Brisbane earlier this year. It was Garcia-Lopez's third career doubles crown.
The two were playing together for the first time this week because Peers wanted the week off before the US Open and Garcia-Lopez's normal doubles partner is Carreno Busta.
It was a heartbreaking defeat for Paes, who was looking to win his 56th career doubles title. He would have extended his streak to 20 straight years with at least one doubles title with a victory.


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Some of the greatest beer minds in the country gathered at the Wynkoop Mercantile Room on Saturday for the National Finals of the 2012 Beerdrinker of the Year competition. I had the honor of being a judge (for the third straight year) along with outgoing champion Phil Farrell, Wynkoop head brewer Andy Brown, Jill Redding – Editor-in-Chief at the Brewer's Association, and the first person to ever win the competition - 1997 Beerdrinker of the Year Jack McDougall. After two hours of questioning, presentations, and being asked to identify three different blind beer samples, J. Wilson a Prescott, Iowa writer, homebrewer, beer judge and beer blogger took home the top honors. J. Wilson edged out Greg Nowatzki of Las Vegas, Nevada and Warren Monteiro of New York city. All three finalists proved that they were more than worthy to be on the national stage with their deep knowledge of all things related to beer.
J. used a combination of wit, knowledge, and passion along with his keen sensory perception to sway the judges. He also kept the packed Mercantile room crowd thoroughly entertained throughout the event. The judges were impressed with his advocacy and outreach efforts relating to beer and his drive to educate others about the drink we all love so much. His philosophy is to create a balance in life between friends, family, work and his appreciation for beer – to promote responsible beer drinking. He is one of those people that you want to sit down and have a beer with – and that is what the event is all about.
J. had numerous beer related accomplishments in 2011, which helped get him to the finals, but the most impressive was his 46-day fast living on nothing more than water and a Doppelbock he brewed with a local brewery. The Doppelbock style originated with the Paulaner monks in Munich who would brew the strong, nutrient-rich beer to sustain them while fasting during lent. The Bockbier of that time had a similar original gravity, but was far less attenuated, leaving more residual sugar and less alcohol. This is a story known by many beer lovers, but I've never known anyone to actually give it a shot. J. is not a big guy, weighing in at 154 pounds during Saturday's competition. In order to prepare for the experiment, he put on 20 pounds before the fast. Over the next month-and-a-half he would drink between four and a half and five beers per day. (This diet takes a very understanding boss!) He said after a few days his body "shifted" and got used to the new diet without any major issues or hunger. He did, however, loose 26.5 pounds during that time. His blogging and notes became a book that he published last year titled "Diary of a Part-Time Monk." If you want to learn more about his experiences I recommend surfing over to Amazon and purchasing the book. He gifted each of the judges one during the "bribe" segment of the competition, and I'm looking forward to diving into it.
As the winner J. will receive, among other things, $250 to spend at his home pub (El Bait Shop, Des Moines, Iowa), a beer brewed in his honor by the Wynkoop for next year's competition, free beer for life at the Wynkoop Brewery, and worldwide recognition.
It is always tough to not win, but Warren and Greg should be very proud of their performances. I am sure both will be back in the finals in the future. Finally, I want to thank those of you that came downtown to take part in the event. I know I had a great time, as always, and I hope you all did also!


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Paris - Gabonese intelligence wiretapped EU election observers who voiced grave doubts over the outcome of hotly disputed August 27 polls in the oil-rich central African nation, a French weekly reported Sunday.
In what it dubbed Gabon's "Watergate", the Journal du Dimanche (JDD) did not say how it had obtained excerpts of around 20 recordings, but said one of the subjects had "formally identified his own voice".
It said the wiretaps of some members of the 73-strong EU observer team "reveal heavy suspicions that the results were rigged".
The announcement that incumbent Ali Bongo won the vote with a razor-thin margin sparked two days of rioting and looting that left three dead in the former French colony, according to the government.
The opposition said dozens died in the unrest, during which some 800 people were arrested.
On one recording quoted by JDD, an unidentified EU observer is heard to say: "They are trying to work out how to cheat in a way that's not too obvious."
He adds: "Ballot boxes are on their way to (the capital) Libreville and will make the difference."
An EU spokeswoman said in a statement the observer team "had no knowledge it was being listened to."
Gabonese Communications Minister Alain-Claude Bilie Ny Nze dismissed the report Sunday as "trickery aimed at covering up the involvement of some European Union observers in favour of the opposition".
The EU mission was "neither neutral nor impartial", Bilie By Nze told AFP.
The EU spokesperson dismissed the claim that the mission had not been neutral.
The mission "diligently respected (its agreement with the government and the electoral commission) in the exercise of its mandate, as well as the principles of neutrality and non-interference," she said.
'Changes' on Wikipedia
The JDD report said the man in charge of security for the EU mission, named as Pierre B., was the "main target" of the wiretaps.
He is heard saying that there had been "changes to the numbers last night on Wikipedia", adding: "They increased the population of Haut-Ogooue. That's not encouraging."
The head of the EU mission, Bulgarian MEP Maryia Gabriel, told reporters on August 29 that the polls had been "managed in a way that lacked transparency".
The EU also said its election observers had had only limited access to witness the poll, in breach of the agreement the bloc signed with Gabon's government.
The next day, officials announced that Bongo had defeated challenger Jean Ping by fewer than 6,000 votes thanks to a 95 percent score in Haut-Ogooue, the southeastern fiefdom of the Bongo family.
They said turnout there was 99.93%.
"They did exactly what I hoped they wouldn't do," the deputy head of the EU observer mission is heard saying to Pierre B. in an exchange quoted by JDD.
Ping appealed the result to the Constitutional Court, which upheld Bongo's victory and put the winning margin higher at around 11 000 votes.
Bongo was officially sworn in to a second term last Tuesday, extending his family's rule in the country of 1.8 million people into a fifth decade.
A week ago, the EU mission said it "regretted" that the Constitutional Court "had been unable to satisfactorily rectify anomalies observed during the count".
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