PHOTOS: Ivanka Caught Everyone’s Eye When She Took The Stage At The G20 In This Dress
Ivanka Trump caught everyone’s eye when she took the stage at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany Saturday in a tailored pink dress.
The first daughter looked striking in the dress that went down to her knees with bell sleeves that tied in the middle by a big pink bow.
She completed the great look with a pair of nude high heels.
Trump was one of the speakers at the World Bank’s new Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi).
“It all started in a conversation with President Kim about what’s being done around the world to fuel female entrepreneurship,” the first daughter explained. “And we all know, and study after study shows, showed that investing in women is not only the right thing to do, but it’s also a very strategically prudent thing to do as you think about developing those economies.”
“Today at the #G20 World Leaders launched the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) with the World Bank Group,” Trump wrote in the caption next to the photo she shared on Instagram from the event. “This unprecedented facility, initiated by the U.S., will help address the unique barriers for women entrepreneurs in the developing world by providing access to capital, markets and networks. We-Fi will have a profound impact on the women’s entrepreneurial ecosystem around the world. #WeFi #POTUSatG20.”
First Lady Melania Trump Is Winning Over Americans as Her Poll Numbers Continue to Climb
After a contentious and shocking election that left some Americans using the hashtag “#NotMyPresident,” their feelings toward President Donald Trump tended to project onto his wife, First Lady Melania Trump.
In November, Model Gigi Hadid mocked the first lady during an impression at the American Music Awards.
People were outraged by the cost of her continual stay in New York City and speculated that not even the first lady wanted to be near Trump.
The first lady was also incorrectly labeled an escort and had her nude photos put front and center on the cover of the New York Post. She was even criticized for wearing her engagement ring in her official White House portrait.
In December, a Fox News poll indicated that only 37 percent of people polled viewed her favorably and 23 percent couldn’t say one way or the other.
Since then, Melania has seemed to embrace her new life as first lady and joined her husband in the spotlight. She shared this sweet moment during the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House.
The White House celebrated Mother’s Day with a luncheon for the mothers of the nation’s military service members, during which Melania, although a former model, wife of both a president and billionaire, proved motherhood is a universal language.
In a speech, she gave a relatable and humble message to her guests:
“As everyone in this room knows, mother is a title that claims your heart and changes your life forever. In fact, it has been said that having a child means allowing your heart to walk around outside of your body. For the mothers of someone who has, or is, serving our country, this must be especially true.”
The first lady also shined while she represented the United States with poise on her first foreign trip, where she visited multiple children’s hospitals and even spoke Italian to children while in Italy.
It seems the more Melania warms up to the publicity and demands of her role as first lady, the more the public warms up to her.
A Fox News poll from June revealed that among the registered voters who were polled, 51 percent had a favorable view of her — an increase of 14 points since December’s poll.
In fact, out of all the major political names that were given — including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vice President Mike Pence, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — voters had the most favorable view of the first lady.
Trump Just Made Jaw-Dropping History While At G20, Daring To Do What No Other President Has Before
While at the G20 summit the President made a remarkable presidential milestone. As of the end of June, the President was able to add 220,000 jobs to the American economy. These are the best numbers since February when the expectations were around 174,000. These were reported by the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Department noted that the number of employed Americans made another record last month with a total of 153,168,000 being employed.
The number of Americans not in the labor force is currently at 94,813,000. This came after several months of straight monthly gains since the Presidents inauguration. Those counted in the labor force are those who are age 16 and older who are not institutionalized or currently serving in the military. The number includes those who are disabled, housewives, students, retirees, and those who are simply no longer looking for work.
From June the labor force participation rate increased a tenth of a point and came out to 62.8 percent. This number is within two-tenths of the point where it was from since last January. There is no clear trend, as was noted by the BLS.
The unemployment rate in June increased only one-tenth of a point to 4.4 percent which is a historic low. A few days ago the President tweeted out a comment on the statistics saying,
“Really great numbers on jobs & the economy! Things are starting to kick in now, and we have just begun! Don’t like steel & aluminum dumping!”
He was referencing a report from the day before the Fourth of July which showed that manufacturers were growing faster in the past three years than they ever had before. Over 1,000 jobs were added to the economy in just June which makes for a total of 12,396,000 manufacturing jobs.
The number of non-institutionalized people was 254,957,000 and of those approximately 160,145,000 were participating in the labor workforce. Meaning they were actively looking for or holding down a full-time job. That portion is 62.8 percent of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.
CNS reported the following statistics,
“The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for April was revised up from +174,000 to +207,000; and the change for May was revised up from +138,000 to +152,000. BLS noted that with these revisions, employment gains in April and May combined were 47,000 more than previously reported. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.
Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 194,000 per month. In a June 29, 2017 update, the Congressional Budget Office said it expects the U.S. labor market to tighten in the next two years, as greater demand for workers will push the unemployment rate down and the labor force participation rate up.
The projected demand for workers will encourage more people to participate in the labor force, temporarily offsetting the projected decline in participation arising from such factors as the ongoing retirement of baby boomers. CBO projects that the unemployment rate will remain around 4.3 percent by the end of 2017 and then drop further to 4.2 percent in early 2018.”
The Congressional Budget Office reported the following information,
– The labor force participating rate is expected to remain somewhat constant and consistent over a period of two years. This is the number of civilian non-institutionalized people who are over 16 and have jobs or don’t have jobs but are actively looking for new work
– Tightening the labor market more will increase growth as well as salaries over a period of two years
– Price inflation will continue to increase over the rest of 2017 as well as interest rates
– Over the next ten years, the labor force growth will be stifled by a slow population growth because of an aging population and increase in retirees from the baby boomer generation.
“BLS noted that with these revisions, employment gains in April and May combined were 47,000 more than previously reported. Monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors.
Over the past 3 months, job gains have averaged 194,000 per month.
In a June 29, 2017 update, the Congressional Budget Office said it expects the U.S. labor market to tighten in the next two years, as greater demand for workers will push the unemployment rate down and the labor force participation rate up.
The projected demand for workers will encourage more people to participate in the labor force, temporarily offsetting the projected decline in participation arising from such factors as the ongoing retirement of baby boomers.
BREAKING: U.S. Fighter Jets Just Intercepted Foreign Commercial Flight Mid-Air After What They Saw It Doing
And the idiot award of the month goes to.….
A Sunwing Airlines flight bound for of all places the mecca of communism, Cayo Coco Cuba, had to return to Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport on Thursday while sporting US fighter jet escorts due to an unruly passenger making non-specific threats.
US Norad Region spokesperson confirmed that two US Air Force F-15 fighter jets, operating out of Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, scrambled to intercept the Sunwing flight near Albany, New York. Then they proceeded to escort it back to Montreal. Two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18s from Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, in Quebec, monitored the situation from a distance, while the two US Air Force jets intercepted the flight, but steered clear of intercepting the Sunwing flight themselves.
The passenger who has been identified as 39-year-old Charalabus ‘Bobby’ Nassios by CTV Montreal, allegedly started issuing threats in mid-flight.
It appears the threats were made after Nassios seems to have had some type of meltdown at the airport before departure. He seems to have shared a series of very bizarre and awkward Facebook posts with his online friends before boarding the plane. He is scheduled to go in front of a judge on Thursday.
Via Daily Mail:
Six fighter jets from the United States and Canada were scrambled to respond to a commercial flight as it flew back to the airport after a customer threatened flight attendants and passengers mid flight.
The Sunwing Airlines Flight WG604 departed from Quebec’s Montreal Trudeau International Airport airport on Thursday evening, headed for Cayo Coco, Cuba, when the customer, identified as 39-year-old Charalabus ‘Bobby’ Nassios by CTV Montreal, allegedly started issuing the threats.
A Continental US NORAD — North American Aerospace Defense — Region spokesperson confirmed that two US Air Force F-15 fighter jets, operating out of Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Massachusetts, intercepted the Sunwing flight near Albany, New York and escorted it back to Montreal.
Procedures for interception of civilian aircraft in real life
There is a set of standard procedures defined by ICAO that includes radio communication and visual signals both for night and day. There are procedures both for the intercepting aircraft and for the intercepted aircraft. These are defined in annex 2 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation, Rules of the air, and are repeated in the Aeronautical information publication (AIP) for each country in section ENR 1.12, Interception of civilian aircraft. Note that there might be some national differences.
Intercepting aircraft
The intercepting aircraft should try to contact the intercepted aircraft using 121.5 MHz, using the call signs Interceptor, Intercepted aircraft and Intercept control. If that fails the intercepting aircraft should try the ATC frequencies or try to contact the intercepted aircraft through the ATC.
Interception maneuvers for visual identification are split into three phases.
Phase I: The intercepting aircraft moves up on the intercepted aircraft to about 300 meters distance from behind and slightly above. The flight leader or lone intercepting aircraft take a position slightly ahead, above and normally to the left of the intercepted aircraft (or to the right if the intercepted aircraft is a helicopter) while maintaining a distance of about 300 meters.
Phase II: The flight leader or lone intercepting aircraft gently move in close enough to identify the intercepted aircraft type and identity and get other information required, while the rest of the intercepting aircraft continues to stay well clear of the intercepted aircraft.
Phase III: The flight leader or lone intercepting aircraft gently brakes away from the intercepted aircraft in a shallow dive, while the rest of the intercepting aircraft continues to stay well clear of the intercepted aircraft till they can rejoin the flight leader.
If the intercepted aircraft have to be redirected the flight leader takes up a position ahead, above and normally to the left of the intercepted aircraft making sure that its pilot can see the intercepting aircraft.
Melania Takes Seat At G-20 Dinner And Is SHOCKED To See Who Sat Right Next To Her That Wasn’t Trump
The G-20 Summit is coming to an end after a hard working week. President Trump, President Vladimir Putin, Chancellor Angela Merkel, and new French President Emmanuel Macron were among the most prominent world leaders who attended. First Lady Melania Trump turned heads when she sat down next to President Vladimir Putin at a banquet on Friday in Hamburg, Germany.
The First Lady speaks several languages one of which is German which the Russian President speaks. They were strategically placed next to each other because they could communicate with one another. The dinner went well as you could see them laughing and smiling with one another.
President Trump sat next to Juliana Awada away from his wife who was next to Putin. Awada is the wife of Argentina’s president who attended the summit. Those across from the table from President Trump included Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brigitte Macron who is the wife of the French president.
Writer Nikki Schwartz from the Daily Mail said,
“With the day’s business out of the way, the leaders enjoyed a concert and then a Friday night dinner, in which couples were split up and not seated with their spouses. That’s how Melania Trump ended up next to Putin. The first lady, who grew up in Slovenia, then a part of Yugoslavia, knows several languages including German, which the Russian president also speaks.
The dinner took place after German Chancellor Angela Merkel treated her G20 guests to Ludwig van Beethoven’s 9th Symphony hoping to spread her vision with ‘a hymn to humanity, peace and international understanding’.
Questions had been raised about how realistic a vision that is with Putin, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Trump all on hand.
The last portion of the symphony is the EU’s official anthem.
There were concerns before the performance that Trump might dip out of the show, performed at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, given the American president’s feeling towards symphonies.
Trump wrote in his 2004 book ‘How to Get Rich’ that he knows little about classical music, preferring instead the likes of Frank Sinatra, the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.”
Prior to the banquet Putin and Trump had met face to face to discuss relations between our countries and issues such as arms deals, NATO, and Ukraine. They spoke one on one for over two hours in a private room. During this conversation, Trump brought up the Russian interference in our 2016 presidential election. However, Putin flat out denied it.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson commented on the exchange saying the following,
“They had a very robust and lengthy exchange on the subject. The president pressed President Putin on more than one occasion regarding Russian involvement. President Putin denied such involvement, as I think he has in the past.”
During the conversation, President Trump and President Putin struck a deal and make an agreement for a ceasefire in Syria where Civil War has broken out. It was specifically in the region of southwest Syria. This will be the first U.S.-Russian pact under the Trump administration to aid in quelling the six-year civil war. It will take effect on Sunday, a speech reported by Jordanian government officials and U.S. officials.
The Telegraph reported the following about the exchange between the two leaders,
“The President’s wife Melania has also been called upon by the US delegation, after it emerged she was sent in to Mr Trump’s lengthy one-on-one meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to try to wind up their conversation.
Mr Trump spent 2hrs 16mins with President Putin on Friday, and Rex Tillerson, the US Secretary of State, disclosed that presidential aides became exasperated that the President was allowing it to overrun for so long. Slots of 30 minutes are usually allotted for each bilateral meeting.”
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson even admitted this about the First Lady