[Ads-l] Difficult to read fonts; also, quotations in the news

ADSGarson O'Toole adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM
Mon Jun 29 15:13:11 UTC 2015


Website: NY Daily News
Article: SEE IT: CNN mistakes sex toy banner for Islamic State flag in London
Author: David Harding
Timestamp: June 28, 2015, 12:49 PM

[Begin excerpt]
CNN was left red-faced after it spotted what it thought was an Islamic
State flag at a London gay pride parade -- but was actually a banner
covered in sex toy images.
[End excerpt]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/cnn-mistakes-sex-toy-flag-islamic-state-banner-london-article-1.2274142

Website: Hollywood Reporter
Article: CNN Mistakes Sex Toy Flag for ISIS Flag at Gay Pride Parade
Byline: THR Staff
Timestamp: 6/27/2015 2:27pm PDT

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cnn-mistakes-sex-toy-flag-805574


Tweet by Yanis Varoufakis, finance minister of Greece. This tweet was
sent out shortly before Greece imposed capital controls and stated
that banks would be closed on Monday.

https://twitter.com/yanisvaroufakis/status/615127339102531584

[Begin excerpt]
Capital controls within a monetary union are a contradiction in terms.
The Greek government opposes the very concept.
 - Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) June 28, 2015
Retweets 3,488
Favorites 2,070
8:59 AM - 28 Jun 2015
[End excerpt]

The proclamations of rock stars (and former stars) in the news

Website: New York Daily News
Article: The Who mocks Kanye West for 'greatest living rock star on
the planet' comment at Glastonbury Festival
Byline: Rachel Maresca
Timestamp: June 29, 2015, 9:04 AM

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/mocks-kanye-west-glastonbury-article-1.2274892

Kanye West at Glastonbury Festival:
"You are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet."

Pete Townshend at Glastonbury Festival:
"We're going to send you home now with a rebellious, 'Oh yeah, who's
the biggest f---ing rock star in the world?'"

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