Just had to pass this on !

Costa Concordia:


http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/14/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/

 

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.

This amazing story appeared in today's news:

The Telegraph. 14/07/14

Waiter awarded half share of lottery jackpot after predicting win in a dream

A judge orders a restaurant owner to his give waiter £500,000 after hearing how he was persuaded to buy a winning lottery ticket following a dream

Photo: GETTY
By Martin Evans6:06PM BST 14 Jul 2014
A restaurant owner who scooped a million pound jackpot on the lottery has been forced to share half the cash with one of his staff after a judge ruled that the waiter had dreamt about the win the night before.
Hayati Kucukkoylu, who runs the Kapadokya Turkish restaurant in York, could not believe his luck when his numbers came up on the EuroMllions draw in January 2012.
But his celebrations were short lived when Fatih Ozcan, who waited tables at the restaurant, demanded half the money, insisting had it not been for him, his boss would never have entered the lottery draw.
Mr Ozcan argued it had been his idea to buy a ticket having predicted the jackpot win the night before in a dream.
And now a judge has agreed with his claim and has ruled that the warring pair split the money equally down the middle.
Related Articles
EuroMillions £107.9m jackpot won by UK ticket-holder 14 Mar 2014
Second lottery couple split after money rows 25 Nov 2013
EuroMillions lottery winner to give away €50 million to charity 30 May 2014
The dispute over the win began just hours after the draw was made with Mr Kucukkoylu insisting the jackpot was rightfully his because he had paid for the ticket and had chosen the winning numbers.
But superstitious Mr Ozcan, who had purchased the winning ticket from the local supermarket, was adamant it was his premonition that had prompted the win.
As the dispute became more bitter, the disgruntled waiter contacted the police and lottery organisers, Camelot, falsely claiming his boss had stolen the winning ticket from his jacket pocket.
Mr Kucukkoylu was arrested on suspicion of theft and questioned for nine hours by police.
Unable to settle the dispute the pair went to court and now a judge has ruled in Mr Ozcan’s favour, accepting that his explanation about the dream was entirely “plausible”.
Handing down his unusual ruling, Judge Mark Gosnell said Mr Ozcan had had a premonition about the win on the night of January 29 2012.
“He dreamt that he was holding a large bundle of cash and standing in front of him was his boss.
“Mr Ozcan is a strong believer in the power of dreams and interpreted this to mean that he and Mr Kucukkoylu would win the lottery,” the judge explained.
The following day he said the waiter had “pestered” his boss for three hours before he finally agreed to enter the EuroMllions drawer.
It was Mr Ozcan who had bought the physically bought the ticket, but insisted that the cost and the choice of numbers had been shared.
Before arriving at his ruling, the judge examined CCTV footage from the restaurant which showed the two men filling in the winning ticket.
Describing it as a “troubling case”, he said Mr Ozcan had admitted lying to police, but he said he also had “concerns” about the reliability of Mr Kucukkoylu's account.
He said the CCTV footage strongly suggested that both men had shared the task of choosing the winning numbers and that each had paid half of the £9 stake.
Ruling that Mr Ozcan’s story was “inherently more plausible”, the judge said: “I cannot see why he would be so determined to make his employer play if he was not directly to benefit.
“It is much more likely that he would badger his employer for hours if his dream was that they had played together and he needed his employer to play for the dream to come true.
“I prefer the evidence of Mr Ozcan on the determinative issues.”
The judge went on: “I find that Mr Ozcan had a dream which involved him and Mr Kucukkoylu and a large sum of money. Mr Ozcan pestered his boss into playing the lottery with him ... they contributed equally to the purchase price of the ticket.”
Although Mr Ozcan gave his boss the lottery ticket, he kept the receipt and the payslips.
The judge said that, after the waiter challenged his boss, Mr Kucukkoylu “became angry and threatening and swore at him”.
The court also heard claims that the restaurateur had “through intermediaries” attempted to persuade Mr Ozcan to drop his claim.”
Judge Gosnell concluded: “I find that the effect of these conversations was that Mr Kucukkoylu and Mr Ozcan entered into a contract to jointly play the lottery on an equal basis.
“There should be a declaration that the prize money from this winning lottery ticket should be shared equally between Mr Kucukkoylu and Mr Ozcan."

Ron

 

Not for me. Never. Never ever. Never never ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08gWeK-4MgI

 

That's more like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOSGS9ruj4U#t=297

 

More good stuff from Russia

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c9FS1bxaGTg

 

If Ukraine Got Talent is from Russia then you must be from Louisiana

 

Going in after 0830hrs (local) ferry Genoa may drop out for a few minutes in the hour:


http://www.giglionews.it/2014/07/26/live-streaming-costa-concordia-refloating/

 

My husband and I recently had an early evening meal at a Family Seafood restaurant. Seated nearby were four young men. One of them was wearing white Levi underpants! They were clearly in view, from the waistband down, when he was sitting. (I know they were Levi's as it was emblazened in red on the waistband) In fact he was sitting on the waistband of his jeans.
When we complained about the "view" we were told there was nothing they could do as it was a "Fashion Statement"

Today on FB this sign is doing the rounds. As far as I am concerned all restaurants etc should display this sign Or am I just a Grumpy Old Woman.

 

good day ron goldstein,ww2 veteren.16th july.2014.04:40am.re:not for the faint hearted,you are right about that.she is a courageos lady.nerves of steel if any,a great video.thank you for posting regards bernard85

 

Bernard

Good morning to you Sir !

You set me a proper teaser to find the young lady you spoke of but finally found her (I think) here in July 2011. I am impressed by how far back you are prepared to go for an interesting story

http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/29236-just-had-to-pass-this-on/?p=385740

and yes........ nerves of steel 1

Best regards

Ron

 

Answering machine message of the year (if not the century !)

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pwghabw4N80?rel=0

ron

 

David Sedaris:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03lnprh

 

Iceland Volcano :



http://www.livefromiceland.is/webcams/bardarbunga-2/


Pilot Info Iceland:


http://ourairports.com/airports/BIKF/closest.html


Notams Iceland:


http://www.notaminfo.com/latest?country=Iceland

 

Airport security!

Nothing escapes them now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8--dd6fOCM

 

Don't miss this !

http://www.flixxy.com/stunning-opening-performance-nanjing-youth-olympics-2014.htm

Ron

 

Permission to avoid weather/turbulence please - Dublin Shannon air and tower (click on start/stop top left of black boxes open or closed one II or >)


http://www.airwavesireland.com/

 

Hurricane Gonzalo - Bermuda:


http://www.portbermudawebcam.com/


HMS Argyll


http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20141016/NEWS/141019763


AIS:

http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/

 

HMS M33 (Lottery Grant):


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-29680915


http://www3.hants.gov.uk/m33.htm

Hampshire Council Animation M33:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCtMaWq8dPI

 

Soldier shot at war memorial Ottowa Canada:


http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/soldier-shot-in-ottawa-at-war-memorial-1.2065443

 

The latest Report is that the Gunman has been shot and killed by security Forces.

Regards
Tom