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☆ Food Company Post Holdings Promotes Treasurer Matt Mainer to CFO Role
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kristin Broughton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

St. Louis-based Post named its treasurer, Matt Mainer, as chief financial officer and promoted Jeff Zadoks, its current CFO, to operating chief, effective Dec. 1. Mr. Mainer has served as treasurer since joining the company in 2015, and will continue to hold the title after taking over as CFO. Post declined to make Mr. Mainer available for an interview. Photo: Post Holdings Mr. Zadoks has served as Post’s CFO since 2014. In his new role, Mr. Zadoks will work with the company’s business-line presidents on areas such as boosting revenue and cutting costs, said Post.

While some may be tempted to offer the Sonoran Desert Toad a kiss, the National Park Service urged visitors to leave the potentially deadly amphibians alone. In a Facebook post last week, the government agency warned visitors against licking the toads if they stumble across them. It's unclear whether there was a specific instance to prompt the advisory, but "here we are," the National Park Service wrote. People have exploited the toad's toxin as psychedelic, smoking it to experience euphoria and hallucinations, according to the Oakland Zoo. The Sonoran Desert toad, also referred to as a the Colorado River toad, is one of the largest toads native to North America and measures about 7 inches in length, the National Park Service said.

Oct 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. grand jury has indicted a jailed Pennsylvania man for threatening to kill the chair of the congressional committee investigating the January 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Robert Vargo, 25, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, also threatened to kill the committee chair's family and President Joe Biden, prosecutors said. He was charged with threatening the president of the United States, threat by interstate communications, and influencing a federal official by threat, the U.S. Attorney's office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said in a statement. Prosecutors allege Vargo sent a threatening letter and white powder to the congressional office of U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson, chairman of the committee that is investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. The letter, which referenced the congressional probe and anthrax, also threatened U.S. District Court Judge Robert Mariani, according to prosecutors.

☆ Poshmark is the latest company to tap into the $25 billion livestream shopping market. Here's how entrepreneurs are making thousands of dollars per stream.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jennifer Ortakales Dawkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Li did not disclose how applications are vetted, but Popshop Live is accepting more applications as the company's team grows, she said. Virgile Ollivier, a cofounder and the CEO of Livescale, told Insider livestream shopping would soon become just as important for brands as social-media marketing. Livestream-shopping platforms pick up where Instagram falls shortApps focused solely on livestream shopping show a disconnect on traditional social-media platforms. Nguyen designed her own characters for merchandise in addition to the squishy and plushy toys she sells on Popshop Live. Most sellers livestream at least once a week, at the same time so their followers always know when to expect a show.

☆ ‘The Crown’ actors Claire Foy and Olivia Colman reflect on playing Queen Elizabeth
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Claire Foy and Olivia Colman, who both played Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown,” have shared their thoughts about the late monarch’s legacy. Foy spoke to BBC at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday, praising the Queen for her life’s work. Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth in "The Crown." Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in "The Crown." “We’re all incredibly impressed by what she did.”Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth died “peacefully” at age 96 on Sept. 8.

☆ With tips, restaurants can pay workers as little as $2 an hour. It's why no one's coming back to work.
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-22 | by ( Paul Constant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He spoke with Saru Jayaraman of UC Berkeley's Food Labor Research Center about tipped workers. Women and people of color who work for tips always earn significantly "less than white, male tipped workers," Jayaraman said, "because of the biases we all carry as customers. Employer justifications for the subminimum wage tend to fall apart under the slightest examination. Restaurant workers in these seven states have for years taken home more than the federal tipped minimum wage per hour with no negative effects on the restaurant industry. The pandemic has worsened conditions for restaurant workers, and many of them have decided that the subminimum wage isn't worth the hassle.

☆ Meet an American: the U.S. Foreign Service with Robert Allen Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +1 min

America House Chișinău îi invită pe toți luni 21 iunie începând cu orele 17:00 să discute cu invitatul nostru special din America: Robert Allen Jr. Robert. Acesta a fost crescut în Fort Valley, Georgia, un orășel din America cu aproximativ 8.000 de oameni. Această experiență a fost întreruptă în cele din urmă din cauza pandemiei COVID19. Recent, a fost selectat ca membru al afacerilor externe Thomas R. Pickering în 2021. Centrul oferă o gamă largă de proiecte și programe culturale și educative menite să împărtășească din istoria, cultura și valorile SUA.

Persons: Robert Allen Jr . Robert ., Thomas R . Pickering, Pickering, Robert Organizations: House Chișinău Locations: America, Fort Valley, Georgia, Republica Moldova, SUA, Găgăuzia, străinătate, House

☆ America House Chisinau v-a pregătit o nouă serie de evenimente curioase. Ce puteți afla util săptămâna viitoare
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-18 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

America House Chișinău și-a deschis ușile pentru vizitatori pentru două zile de explorare a bibliotecii și o zi pentru evenimente offline. Acesta a fost crescut în Fort Valley, Georgia, un orășel din America cu aproximativ 8 000 de oameni. A fost voluntară aproape nouă ani și a găzduit studenți AFS din Norvegia, Indonezia și Germania. Prima elevă FLEX pe care Christina a cunoscut-o a fost Victoria Lungu, din Republica Moldova! Acest eveniment va avea loc la America House Chișinău, strada Mitropolit Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni 27, Chișinău pe data de 25 iunie începând cu orele 15.00.

Persons: Robert Allen, Robert Allen Jr . Robert ., Thomas R . Pickering, Pickering, Robert, Christina, Christina McGarvey, Universitatea din Maryland . Ea, Victoria Lungu, Republica Moldova ! Christina, Gavriil Bănulescu, Bodoni, Valentina Bodrug Organizations: House Chișinău, Chișinău, SUA Baltimore Area, College, Universitatea din, Departamentul Sănătății, Republica Moldova !, America House Chișinău, Evenimentul Locations: America, Fort Valley, Georgia, Republica Moldova, SUA, Găgăuzia, străinătate, AFS, Norvegia, Indonezia, Germania, Universitatea din Maryland, Congres, Chișinău

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