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☆ The Teamsters Boss Calls Himself S.O.B., and He Wants Everyone to Know It
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Esther Fung | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones, sean Organizations: teamsters

☆ At the British Open, a Mom’s Influence Looms Large for Many Golfers
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Michael Bamberger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In the beginning, there was Old Tom Morris and his son, Tommy, both of St. Andrews. The father won the British Open — the only championship then — four times and his namesake son won it four times, too. The men marched off the first tee and into a heavy sea wind and nobody knew when, or if, they would come back. And ever since, fathers have been raising sons in the game, both generations dreaming of hoisted trophies. Donald Hall’s “Fathers Playing Catch with Sons” is largely about baseball but Charlie and Jackie on the course in the 1950s could have fit right in.

Persons: Tom Morris, Tommy, Andrews, Keeler, Bobby Jones, Robert Purmedus Jones, Arnold Palmer, Deacon, Arnold, Palmer, Jack Nicklaus’s, Charlie, Jackie, Donald Hall’s, ” Organizations: Latrobe Country Club, Ohio State, Scioto Country Club Locations: St, Atlanta, Pennsylvania, Columbus , Ohio

☆ Donald Triplett, ‘Case 1’ in the Study of Autism, Dies at 89
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald Triplett, who as a child was “Case 1” in the history of autism diagnosis and as an adult became an influential case study in how people with autism can find fulfillment, died on Thursday at his home in Forest, a small city in central Mississippi. Triplett, said. This March, the figure was one in 36, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is clear is that the modern understanding of autism can be traced to events in Mr. Triplett’s childhood. Donald Gray Triplett was born in Forest on Sept. 8, 1933, to Mary (McCravey) Triplett, a high school English teacher whose family owned the local bank, and Beamon Triplett, a lawyer who had been educated at Yale Law School.

Persons: Donald Triplett, “, O.B, Triplett, Triplett’s, Donald Gray Triplett, Mary, Beamon Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, Yale Law School Locations: Forest, Mississippi

☆ 35 secret terms only cruise workers know — and the ones you don't want to hear as a passenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Cruise workers have their own secret language they use to communicate with one another. That's because crew members have dozens of secret code words and sayings they use to communicate while keeping passengers in the dark. Insider compiled a dictionary of cruise ship language based on interviews with cruise workers, previous reporting, and industry blogs. GUSTAVO GRANADO/AFP via Getty ImagesBabaloo: Alternatively spelled "Babalu," this is widespread cruise worker slang that means "fool" or "idiot." Cruise to Nowhere: Also called a "stay-cation" by some cruise workers, this is when a ship cruises at sea without stopping at any ports.

☆ From 'babaloo' to 'slop chest,' these are 35 secret terms only cruise workers know — and the ones you don't want to hear as a passenger
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Cruise workers have their own secret language they use to communicate with one another. That's because crew members have dozens of secret code words and sayings they use to communicate while keeping passengers in the dark. Insider compiled a dictionary of cruise ship language based on interviews with cruise workers, previous reporting, and industry blogs. GUSTAVO GRANADO/AFP via Getty ImagesBabaloo: Alternatively spelled "Babalu," this is widespread cruise worker slang that means "fool" or "idiot." Slop chest: A tiny convenience store in the crew-only section of a cruise ship that sells essential items.

☆ DOJ appointee releases new plan for ‘tenuous’ Jackson water
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

The plan would relieve the water system of its debt and introduce a new billing model that would become effective in the budget year that begins on Oct. 1. Jackson is struggling with access to safe drinking water after a disruption at the water processing facility. The plan would change the way Jackson issues fees for water use. The new rate structure would reduce the system’s dependence on city water meters, which have been mired in problems, Henifin said. The metering bill isn’t the only legislation advancing in the state legislature that would impact Jackson’s water system.

In the months since the most recent water woes began in Jackson, Mississippi, national attention has died down, donations have dwindled, and volunteers have been hard to come by. Thanks to donations and the national attention, grassroots organizers were able to distribute hundreds of cases of bottled water to panicked residents after the O.B. Michael Goldberg / AP fileJackson has one of the oldest water systems in the country, with authorities routinely directing residents to boil their water for safety, and residents often reporting brown water, leaking sewage and low water pressure. Since the water outage over the summer, residents have largely relied on bottled water for eating and drinking — and some for bathing as well. Months before the water outage in August, residents endured a cold snap in 2021, with extremely low temperatures freezing pipes and leaving many without water.

Broken pipes left thousands of residents of Jackson, Mississippi, without running water Monday after a winter storm as the city struggled to return pressure to its frail water system. “There’s no water pressure for most residents in Jackson, again,” state Rep. Ronnie Crudup said Monday. He said he’s one of the only people he knows in his neighborhood with some running water, but it’s just a small amount and not drinkable under the city’s boil water notice. In early 2021, extremely low temperatures left residents without running water after pipes froze. This year, the city lost running water amid problems at the city’s main water treatment facility, the O.B.

☆ Rap industry leaders say hip-hop should not be the ‘scapegoat’ for the growing violence
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Candice Williams | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +14 min

The hip-hop community calls for change, but there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight to the violence. So I think hip-hop is the scapegoat for a lot of things.”Greg Yuna and Lenny Santiago. Some of those murders are now being explored in a new WE tv’s docuseries “Hip Hop Homicides,” which looks at the shooting deaths of rap artists including Pop Smoke, XXXTentacion and King Von. In some cases, money exacerbates some of these things.”Although Lathan believes there should be more accountability in hip-hop from those who create the violence, rap artists can’t always be blamed for the violence that surrounds them or happens to them. Caz said that in those days hip-hop music was used as a form of escape.

The breakdown occurred after Jackson was pummeled by days of heavy rain and the city’s main water treatment plant failed. In an interview on Monday, he said that withholding the funds Jackson needs to ensure safe drinking water puts lives at risk. “Mississippi is one of several states that absolutely rely on the generosity of the federal government,” Thompson said. More than 200 Jackson residents and supporters hold signs as they march to the governor's mansion to protest water issues in the city. Service was restored by the next week, and most Jackson residents no longer have to boil their water, but there are lingering concerns about water quality.

☆ Scriitorul, publicistul și criticul literar Ion Ciocanu s-a stins din viață. „Ne-ai lăsat ca moștenire ceea ce era mai important pentru tine: iubirea de Țară și demnitatea de Neam”
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-03 | by ( Corina Seremet | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +2 min

Ion Ciocanu, scriitor, critic și publicist s-a stins din viață. Ion Ciocanu s-a născut la 18 ianuarie 1940 în comuna Tabani, raionul Briceni într-o familie de țărani. Publică articole, schițe și nuvele în apărarea graiului matern și a valorilor naționale. În 1993 Ion Ciocanu debutează în poezie cu ”Poeme de dragoste” și este numit director general al Departamentului de Stat pentru limbi. La 22 august, Ion Ciocanu este decorat cu ordinul Gloria Muncii.

Persons: Ciocanu, ., !, Ion Ciocanu, A, Vasile Vasilache, Vladimir Beșleagă, Grigore Vieru, Ion Organizations: Universitatea de Stat, Gloria Muncii Locations: Argentina, Tabani, Briceni, Moldova, Chișinău

☆ Belgia a promis o primă de 435.000 euro fiecărui jucător, în cazul unui triumf la EURO 2020
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Federaţia belgiană de fotbal a promis o primă de 435.000 euro pentru fiecare jucător, dacă ''Diavolii roşii'' vor câştiga EURO 2020, conform ziarului Het Laatste Nieuws, citat de EFE.Fotbaliştii belgieni au negociat încă din 2017 primele, care vor creşte eşalonat cu fiecare fază a competiţiei continentale. Dacă vor ieşi din grupă, fiecare jucător belgian are asigurat un premiu de 42.000 euro. Bonusul ajunge la 170.000 euro pentru calificarea în sferturi, apoi la 290.000 euro pentru accederea în semifinale şi la 370.000 euro în cazul finalei. Dacă belgienii vor intra în posesia trofeului european, premiul lor unitar va fi de 435.000 euro.Belgia, care sub conducerea lui Roberto Martinez a ocupat locul 3 la CM 2018, face parte din grupa B şi va juca în ordine cu Rusia (12 iunie - Sankt Petersburg), Danemarca (17 iunie - Copenhaga) şi Finlanda (21 iunie - Sankt Petersburg).

Persons: Bonusul, Roberto Martinez Organizations: CM Locations: belgian, Rusia, Sankt Petersburg, Danemarca, Copenhaga, Finlanda

☆ Un medic, condamnat la închisoare pentru moartea unui fotbalist
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Mai mult, Giorgio Galanti a fost obligat să plătească familiei fotbalistului despăgubiri în valoare de 1.000.000 de euro.Banii vor fi împărţiţi astfel: 250.000 de euro pentru partenera fotbalistului, Francesca Fioretti, 240.000 pentru fiica sa, Vittoria, restul de 600.000 pentru părinţii și frații fostului jucător.Potrivit presei italiene, avocatul apărării a anunțat că va face apel la decizia pronunțată, aceasta fiind nedreaptă în opinia lui.Davide Astori, căpitanul echipei Fiorentina, a murit la vârsta de 31 de ani, în somn, în noaptea de 3 spre 4 martie 2018. El a decedat într-o cameră de hotel din Udine, unde formaţia lui urma să joace un meci de campionat.Fotbalistul a murit în urma unei aritmii ventriculare maligne, cauzată de o boală cardiacă gravă, care nu a fost diagnosticată niciodată. Moartea sa a generat o mare emoţie în Italia, ţară ale cărei culori le-a apărat în echipa naţională.În 2019, procurorii au descoperit că un certificat medical pe baza căruia Davide Astori a fost declarat apt de joc este fals. Certificatul medical din 10 iulie 2017, care arată că fostului fotbalist al echipei Fiorentina Davide Astori i-a fost efectuat un control la inimă, era fals. Aceasta este concluzia la care a ajuns Parchetul din Florenţa.Certificatul fals a fost întocmit de un colaborator al lui Galanti, cu contribuţia a acestuia din urmă.

Persons: Giorgio Galanti, Francesca Fioretti, Vittoria, . El, Fiorentina Davide Astori Organizations: Fiorentina Locations: Udine, campionat.Fotbalistul, Italia

UNEX – marcă înregistrată la AGEPI la 01DEC2020 împreună cu sloganul: Universal Experts (care derivă din UNEX si Logoul Original (Роза Ветров(RU): 4 direcții și 4 chei ale succesului)):1.2. Domeniile de consultanță: Busines (Strategic Management, Sales & Marketing, Project Management, Finance, HR), Fiscală (Tax, Registration), Juridică (Drept Civil & Economic) și IT (Tehnologii Informaționale). Operational Director & Partner: Igor Borza (HoReCa, FMCG); 3. IT Architect Director & Partner: Anatolie Golovco (IT Arhitectură Site, Cartografie); 4. Mesajul Echipei (RO/EN/RU):Noi Vă ghidăm spre Țintă!

Persons: Igor Borza, Anatolie, Вениамин Каверин Organizations: Sales & Marketing, Management, Fiscală, Economic, RO, US, CSI, 1.8, IT Locations: HR, tourism, HoReCa, US, EN

☆ Lista aplicațiilor pe care trebuie să le ȘTERGI IMEDIAT din telefon. Experții în securitate: „Sunt periculoase”
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ziarulnational.md time to read: +9 min

Experții în securitate au lansat un nou avertisment pentru utilizatorii de Android, care ar trebui să-și șteargă anumite aplicații din telefon, fiind considerate periculoase. Mai exact, experții de la White Ops Satori Threat Intelligence au făcut publică o listă cu 240 de aplicații periculoase, pe care utilizatorii ar trebui să le dezinstaleze din telefon, întrucât îi bombardează cu reclame frauduloase. „Aceste aplicații te pot face să crezi că reclamele sunt generate de aplicații populare, inclusiv Youtube și Chrome”, atrag atenția experții, într-o postare făcută pe blog. Din fericire, această aplicație ce părea să funcționeze ca o reclamă, a fost ștarsă din Google Play. Acești specialiști în securitate, însă, îți propun să descoperi care sunt aplicațiile care sunt considerate periculoase și să le dezinstalezi imediat din telefon.

Persons: Experții, Mai, de, atenția, În timpul, ori, Din fericire, specialiști, dintre, Jake Moore, în, com.adventuregame.inforestisland Organizations: Google, securitate Locations: jos

☆ (video) System Of A Down a lansat două piese noi în susținerea Armeniei. Toate încasările vor fi donate pentru ajutor umanitar
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-06 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(video) System Of A Down a lansat două piese noi în susținerea Armeniei. Toate încasările vor fi donate pentru ajutor umanitarTrupa rock System of a Down a lansat două piese noi în susținerea Armeniei. Artiștii au că vor dona toate încasările din cântece pentru a ajuta armenii și solicită fanilor să doneze fondului Armenia, care oferă ajutor umanitar regiunii. System of a Down este o formație de rock americană din Los Angeles, fondată în 1994. System of a Down a fost nominalizat la patru Premii Grammy și a câștigat în 2006 premiul la categoria „Best Hard Rock Performance” pentru piesa „B.Y.O.B” („Bring Your Own Bombs” / „Adu-ți propriile bombe”).

Persons: John Dolmayan Organizations: Armeniei, Trupa Locations: Armeniei, Armenia, americană, Los Angeles, Imperiul Otoman

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