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☆ I felt a lack of direction after I retired from being a CEO. Then I found a new career as a model at age 63.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Jane Ridley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. I did my first modeling shoot at 63. I thought I'd give modeling a tryI was on my computer a couple of months later, and a pop-up appeared. Rachael told me I looked sharp. Hurd told Business Insider that he never gets nervous ahead of a modeling shoot.

Persons: —, Anthony Hurd, Music, I've, Hurd, Rachael, David Gandy, It's, I'm Organizations: Service, UK, Business, Comic Relief, Nike, Reebok, Coca, BMW, Kentucky, Visa Locations: London, Paris, Sweden

☆ The Gen Z gender gap is widening, and the influence of manosphere podcasters can't be ignored
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

There's an ideological gap widening between Gen Z's young men and women. Half of young men also believe they face some kind of discrimination, and less than half identify as feminists. Sharing the data, journalist and lawyer Imani Gandy commented on the pattern, saying: "YouTube algorithms are turning young men into sociopaths." "Women are going to rise up and women are going to take over everything and feminism is awful and women hate us," Stein said. "If you're being rewarded by the algorithm and by the platform you're creating on, you're going to probably keep doing it," she said.

Persons: Z's, —, haven't, Daniel Cox, Imani Gandy, Trump, — Imani Gandy, Andrew Tate, Pearl Davis, Myron Gaines, cohost, Gaines, Weekes shaming, Davis, Tate, Krysten Stein, might've, Stein Organizations: Service, Survey Center, University of Chicago Locations: sociopaths

☆ Kate Moss at 50: A supermodel through the decades
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Amy Woodyatt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —British supermodel Kate Moss turns 50 today — and she remains as much a cultural icon as when she emerged as a breakout star more than three decades ago. Johnny Green/PA/Getty Images Kate Moss and her then-boyfriend, the actor Johnny Depp, attend the Golden Globe Awards in 1995. Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Kate Moss and Jamie Hince pose with bridesmaids after getting married on July 1, 2011 in Southrop, England. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Moss arrives for a screening of the movie "Loving" at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the most memorable moment’s from Kate Moss’ life and career.

Persons: Kate Moss, Moss, it’s, ”, Corinne Day, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Chanel, Calvin Klein, Johnny Green, Johnny Depp, Ron Davis, Pierre Verdy, Donatella Versace, De, UPPA, Zuma Moss, Pete Doherty, MJ Kim, Alexander McQueen's, Andy Paradise, Banksy, Andy Warhol's, Marilyn Monroe, Carl De Souza, Marc Jacobs, Patrick McMullan, Mario Testino, Kate Who, Dave M, Jamie Hince, bridesmaids, Neil Mockford, Stella Tennant, Lily Cole, Karen Elson, Jourdan Dunn, David Gandy, Jewel Samad, Antonin Thuillier, Stella McCartney, Chris Joseph, Louis Vuitton's, Peter White, Lila, Princess Eugenie of York, Jack Brooksbank, George's, Alastair Grant, Stephane De Sakutin, Amber Valletta, Daniele Venturelli, Amber Heard, Evelyn Hockstein, Jamie McCarthy, David Bailey, Kate, ” Moss, Jefferson Hack, Marc Quinn, Lucian Freud, Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, Elton John Organizations: CNN, Vogue, Burberry, British Vogue, Getty, Globe, Glastonbury Music, Olympic, London, Louis, Milan, BBC, Forbes, Stripes Locations: British, South London, Croydon, London, Couture, Paris, AFP, Glastonbury, New York City, Southrop, England, St, Windsor , England, Fairfax, Fairfax , Virginia, Arizona, Egypt

The Offshore Alliance union said it had called off strikes originally planned for Thursday at the U.S. energy major's Gorgon and Wheatstone projects in Western Australia, which supply around 6% of the world's LNG. Workers have showed "incredible patience" with Chevron, Offshore Alliance spokesperson Brad Gandy said in a statement, blaming the company for trying to back away from the tentative deal agreed last month. "There was some real compromises by Chevron at the 11th hour that enabled a deal to be re-struck and strikes withdrawn," energy analyst Saul Kavonic said. Kavonic said the agreement would end the risks of strikes across Australia's largest offshore LNG projects. The Offshore Alliance, a coalition of the Australian Workers' Union and the Maritime Union of Australia, said workers would vote on the proposed enterprise agreements.

Persons: Brad Gandy, Gandy, Saul Kavonic, Kavonic, Renju Jose, Lewis Jackson, Emily Chow, Stephen Coates Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, Union, SYDNEY, Offshore Alliance, Traders, Workers, Australian Workers ' Union, Maritime Union of Australia, Thomson Locations: Wheatstone, Western Australia, Australian, Chevron's, Australia, U.S, Asia, Norway, Sydney, Singapore, Bengaluru

Night-shift workers at Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone facilities voted to restart strikes in the afternoon meeting, the Offshore Alliance, a coalition of two unions, said in a statement. The unions accuse the U.S. oil giant of reneging on a deal that ended strikes last month. Reuters reported on Thursday, the bulk of workers at the facilities had voted to strike. Chevron must be given seven business days notice before strikes can begin and unions said they plan to file the notice on Monday. A union representative who declined to be named said there are no talks currently scheduled with Chevron.

Persons: Wheatstone, “, Brad Gandy, Nilutpal, Lewis Jackson, Mark Potter, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, Offshore Alliance, Thomson Locations: Wheatstone, Western Australia, U.S, Bengaluru, Sydney

☆ Chevron workers at key LNG facilities in Australia vote to restart strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Union members have voted to restart industrial action at Chevron’s liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia, threatening renewed strikes that could disrupt about 7% of global LNG supply. In the past days, the Offshore Alliance had been working with Chevron (CVX) to finalize the agreements, the alliance said in the statement. In Europe, the threat of strikes in Australia had caused a series of spikes in natural gas prices since August. “Persistently high and volatile gas prices will erode European competitiveness, [which is] a longer-term risk,” the credit rating agency wrote. “Gas prices will remain higher in Europe than elsewhere, making energy-intensive sectors like chemicals less competitive.”

Persons: Brad Gandy, “, Wheatstone, Daniel Toleman, Wood Mackenzie, “ It’s, ”, Alex Froley, Russia —, Moody’s Organizations: London CNN — Union, Offshore Alliance, Chevron, Commission, Enterprise, CNN, Fair, ” Workers Locations: Australia, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Norway, LNG, United States, Qatar, Moscow

Chevron/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Strikes end at Gorgon, Wheatstone LNG operationsUnions, Chevron accept proposals from industrial umpireUnions pushed Chevron to match Woodside pay dealSYDNEY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - An Australian union alliance on Friday called off strikes at Chevron's (CVX.N) two major local liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, agreeing to resolve disputes that had threatened to disrupt around 7% of global LNG supplies. The union alliance and Chevron accepted proposals on pay and conditions from the country's industrial arbitrator for the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities, and workers suspended strikes that began two weeks ago. "The Offshore Alliance will now work with Chevron to finalise the drafting of the agreement and members will soon cease current industrial action," Offshore Alliance spokesperson Brad Gandy said in a statement. YEARS-LONG CAMPAIGNThe deal caps a years-long campaign by the Offshore Alliance for higher pay and better conditions at major Western Australian LNG sites. A 2022 agreement with Japan's Inpex at its Ichthys LNG operation set a benchmark for subsequent talks with Shell, Woodside and Chevron.

Persons: Brad Gandy, Japan's, Saul Kavonic, Yin, Renju Jose, Lewis Jackson, Alasdair Pal, Florence Tan, Shri Navaratnam, Sonali Paul Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, Unions, Woodside, SYDNEY, Offshore Alliance, Woodside Energy, Shell, Energy, North West Shelf, Thomson Locations: Wheatstone, Western Australia, Australian, Chevron's, Woodside, Chevron, Australia, Sydney, Singapore

[1/2] A general view of Chevron's Wheatstone LNG facility in Pilbara coast, Western Australia, as seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on September 8, 2023. The union alliance and Chevron accepted proposals on pay and conditions from the country's industrial arbitrator for the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities, and workers were set to end strikes that began two weeks ago. "The Offshore Alliance will now work with Chevron to finalise the drafting of the agreement and members will soon cease current industrial action," Offshore Alliance spokesperson Brad Gandy said in a statement. No LNG shipments were disrupted by the industrial action, even after a fault at the Wheatstone plant. Energy analyst Saul Kavonic said the deal should see an end to most industrial action offshore Western Australia with union agreements, which last for around four years, now in place for most offshore LNG sites.

Persons: Brad Gandy, Saul Kavonic, Renju Jose, Lewis Jackson, Alasdair Pal, Florence Tan, Shri Navaratnam, Sonali Paul Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, Unions, Woodside, SYDNEY, Offshore Alliance, Woodside Energy, Energy, North West Shelf, Thomson Locations: Wheatstone, Western Australia, Australian, Chevron's, Australia, Sydney, Singapore

[1/2] A general view of Chevron's Wheatstone LNG facility in Pilbara coast, Western Australia, as seen in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on September 8, 2023. The agreement would resolve a wage fight that has roiled global gas markets since early August, amid fears strikes would disrupt output from Chevron's Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG projects that produce around 7% of the world's LNG supply. On Thursday, the Fair Work Commission (FWC), which has the power to impose a settlement, said it "strongly recommended" parties accept its proposals to end work stoppages. Chevron accepted arbitration terms late on Thursday to resolve all outstanding issues and finalise the agreements with the unions. No LNG shipments were disrupted by the industrial action, even after a fault at the Wheatstone plant.

Persons: Brad Gandy, Renju Jose, Lewis Jackson, Alasdair Pal, Shri Navaratnam, Sonali Paul Organizations: Reuters, Chevron, Handout, REUTERS, SYDNEY, Offshore Alliance, Woodside Energy, Thomson Locations: Wheatstone, Western Australia, Australian, Chevron's, Australia, Sydney

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen at the company's office in Caracas, Venezuela April 25, 2018. Australia is the world's biggest LNG exporter and its main buyers are in Asia. "Unfortunately, following numerous meetings and conciliation sessions before the Fair Work Commission, we remain apart on key terms," a Chevron spokesperson said. Brad Gandy, a spokesperson for the Offshore Alliance, said the union coalition had agreed "in good faith" to the mediated talks, "but after five days Chevron has barely budged". Energy analyst Saul Kavonic said the strikes appeared to be designed to put more pressure on Chevron to cut a deal rather than substantially affect production.

Persons: Marco Bello, Brad Gandy, ratcheting, Saul Kavonic, Renju Jose, Lewis Jackson, Leslie Adler, Jamie Freed, Miral Fahmy, William Mallard Organizations: Chevron, REUTERS, Rights, Woodside Energy, North West Shelf, Offshore Alliance, CHEVRON, Australian, South, Taiwan . Energy, Thomson Locations: Caracas, Venezuela, Australia, U.S, Asia, British, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Western Australia, Sydney

"It's pleasing that Woodside has made our members a strong offer without industrial action being taken," Gandy added in a statement. The project in Western Australia, along with the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG facilities of Chevron Corp (CVX.N), account for about one-tenth of global supplies. Workers at Chevron's facilities are also considering industrial action, and the combined threats had supported LNG prices over the past few weeks. The Woodside workers unions had threatened to strike as early as Sept. 2 unless their demands for better pay and conditions were met. Asia spot LNG prices remained supported at above $14 per million British thermal units at Wednesday's close, with traders still cautious about LNG supplies from Australia.

Persons: Chris Helgren, Brad Gandy, Woodside, Gandy, Warren Patterson, Saul Kavonic, Renju Jose, Florence Tan, Sonali Paul, Stephen Coates, Miral Organizations: Woodside Energy, REUTERS, Rights, Woodside, North West Shelf, Workers, Chevron Corp, Chevron, North West, Australia . Energy, Thomson Locations: Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada, Rights SYDNEY, SINGAPORE, Western Australia, Woodside, Asia, Wednesday's, Australia, Sydney, Singapore

REUTERS/Florence Tan/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Unions at Woodside Energy Group's (WDS.AX) North West Shelf offshore gas platforms on Sunday announced plans to strike as early as Sept. 2, which could eventually disrupt shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from top global exporter Australia. The strike threat escalates a long-running dispute between Woodside and workers over pay and conditions on its North West Shelf gas platforms, which feed Australia's biggest LNG plant. Unions in Australia are required by law to give companies seven working days' notice before any industrial action but can elect to call off any action before then. "Offshore Alliance members don’t take industrial action lightly, but Woodside is really leaving them with little choice here." Workers there on Friday began voting on whether to grant unions permission to call for strike action, with the first results due by Thursday.

Persons: Florence Tan, Woodside, Brad Gandy, Alasdair Pal, Lewis Jackson, Sonali Paul, William Mallard Organizations: Woodside Energy, World Gas, REUTERS, Rights, West, Sunday, Australia, North West Shelf, Unions, Offshore Alliance, Maritime Union of Australia, Australian Workers ' Union, Woodside, Workers, Thomson Locations: Daegu, South Korea, Woodside, Australia, Sydney

☆ Chevron, Woodside in talks to avert strikes at Australian LNG operations
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Renju Jose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Concerns over potential industrial action at three Australian LNG operations - North West Shelf, Gorgon and Wheatstone - sent European gas prices to a nearly 2-month high on Wednesday. Any industrial action would disrupt Australia's LNG exports and increase competition for the super-chilled fuel, forcing Asian buyers to outbid European buyers to attract LNG cargoes. About 99% of workers at offshore platforms that supply gas to the Woodside-operated North West Shelf LNG plant, Australia's biggest LNG plant, have voted in favour of a planned strike. Chevron said it was reviewing the applications from the union to Australia's independent Fair Work Commission (FWC) over planned strikes at its Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG plants. Gorgon, the country's second largest LNG plant, has capacity of 15.6 million metric tons a year and Wheatstone 8.9 million.

Persons: David Gray, Gorgon, Wheatstone, Brad Gandy, Woodside, Renju Jose, Jacqueline Wong, Sonali Paul Organizations: Woodside Petroleum, REUTERS, Northwest Shelf, Chevron, Woodside Energy Group, North West, North West Shelf, LNG, West Shelf, Offshore Alliance, Shell, Wheatstone, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Australia, SYDNEY, Japan, Woodside, Chevron

☆ Natural gas prices are spiking again. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Olesya Dmitracova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London CNN —Natural gas prices have spiked again this week, just as Europe prepares for the heating season. The price of Dutch natural gas, the European benchmark, has jumped 24% to €40 ($44) per megawatt hour since Tuesday on news of potential industrial action at liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Australia. US natural gas prices have climbed 18% so far this month. “As much of the spare LNG supply comes from the US, natural gas prices there have also jumped higher,” he added. The sudden rise in gas prices follows a recent run-up in oil prices, driven by production cuts by major exporters such as Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Persons: Brad Gandy, Tom Marzec, ”, Russia —, Bill Weatherburn, Brent, Weatherburn, Massimo Di Odoardo, Wood Mackenzie, “, Woodside, — Hilary Whiteman Organizations: London CNN, Offshore Alliance, Chevron, North West, Woodside Energy Group, Facebook, CNN, —, Capital Economics, European Union, Asia —, Reuters Locations: Australia, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Norway, LNG, United States, Qatar, Moscow, Saudi Arabia, Marzec, “, Asia, Asia — Japan, —, Brisbane

☆ ‘Virtuous Bankers’ Review: Accounting for a Nation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Adam Rowe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Interior view of the Bank of England by Joseph Michael Gandy. Photo: Sir John Soane's Museum/Bridgeman ImagesDuring the 18th century, the British Empire rose to global dominance by developing a new model of organized government, one that proved especially effective at converting the wealth of a free society into the power of a fiscal-military state. At the heart of this system was the Bank of England, “the grand Palladium of Public Credit,” as the Bank’s inspectors described it in 1784.

Persons: Joseph Michael Gandy, Sir John Soane's Organizations: Bank of England, Sir John Soane's Museum, Public Credit, ” Locations: British

☆ 'It's embarrassing for our sport.': Duke University women's basketball coach says her team played first half with the wrong ball
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

According to Lawson, her players complained about the basketball during the first half of the game against FSU. While Lawson alleges it was men's basketball used in the first half, the ACC and FSU concluded otherwise, per ESPN. Despite her outrage, Atlantic Coast Conference and Florida State officials concluded the ball used during the first half of Sunday's game, which was played in Florida, wasn't a men's basketball. They beat us playing with a men's ball in the first half and a women's ball in the second half," Lawson said. "But I can't say if we'd have played with a women's ball in the first half and the second half that we would have won.

☆ Father of Texas girl allegedly killed by FedEx driver files lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The father of 7-year-old Athena Strand, the little girl allegedly killed by a Texas FedEx delivery driver, filed a lawsuit for negligence. Athena Strand. of Public SafetyAfter hitting her with the van, Horner allegedly "either took Athena into the van or enticed her to enter the van," the suit says. "Our thoughts remain with the family of Athena Strand in the wake of this tragedy," the company said. Investigators learned that a FedEx driver had delivered packages to the home around the same time and worked with the contracting company to determine which driver was on that route, according to the affidavit.

☆ FedEx driver allegedly told investigators Texas girl was still alive after he struck her with vehicle
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Antonio Planas | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A FedEx driver panicked after striking a 7-year-old girl in Texas with his work van and threw her in the truck, where he killed her, authorities said. Horner allegedly told investigators the child was not seriously injured when he accidentally backed the truck into her. Horner also told investigators he even spoke to the girl in his van where she told him her name, the affidavit said. Investigators also learned the FedEx truck was equipped with cameras that captured one-minute clips, the affidavit said. Horner, after allegedly admitting he killed the girl, also allegedly told investigators where to find her.

Black users have long been one of Twitter’s most engaged demographics, flocking to the platform to steer online culture and drive real-world social change. But a month after Elon Musk took over, some Black influencers are eyeing the exits just as he races to shore up the company’s business. And while there is no hard data on how many Black users have either joined or left the platform over that period, some prominent influencers say they’re actively pursuing alternatives. Some signs indicate a slowdown among Black Twitter users that predates Musk. “It’s crippling to the economies of cities when Black folks leave, platforms when Black folks leave, entertainment sites when Black folks leave,” she said.

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