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They’re just not honest about it.”The remark appeared to be directed at Luellen and another Black student. Luellen said that he has endured discriminatory treatment in class, like the teacher not letting Black students use the bathroom as often as white ones. In one video, a Black student is heard asking the teacher, “So you are a racist?” The teacher responds, “I am. How many times I got to say it?”Bohls Middle School in Pflugerville, Texas. He added that "this type of interaction will not be tolerated in any PfISD schools.”Bohls Middle School officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

☆ An executive assistant at $53 billion Atlassian calls out people who underestimate her job: 'Almost no one sees the skill that's involved'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Kristine Valenzuela is the executive assistant of Atlassian's head of engineering, Mike Tria. She said on a recent podcast that she constantly has to prove her leadership skills as an assistant. Making an executive's life easier or "just getting stuff done," Valenzuela said — "almost no one sees the skill that's involved in doing that every day." "Internally, not enough people are elevating our value within the leadership team," she said. She makes her expertise known to othersSharing your broad range of knowledge across the business is another way to show your value as an executive assistant.

☆ I'm a cart girl on a Las Vegas golf course. I've made $1,000 in tips in a day, but customers can be weird.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Cassie Holland lost her job during the pandemic and became a cart girl at a Las Vegas golf course. I got to the golf course and it had palm trees and little animals running around. About a year into working as a cart girl, I started putting videos on TikTokHolland with a golfer. I still hear from people from across the country asking if I can come to their golf course to work there. Working as a golf cart girl has totally changed my life.

☆ How to watch and what to expect at the CMA Awards
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

(CNN) Hosts Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will present the 56th Annual Country Music Association Awards, known as the CMA's, live from Nashville, Tennessee on ABC on Wednesday night. Other performers slated to take the CMA stage include Kelly Clarkson, HARDY, Marcus King, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Carly Pearce and the Zac Brown Band, according to the association's initial lineup announced in October. Not far behind with five nominations apiece are McBryde, Pearce, Chris Stapleton and Shane McAnally. PresentersThere's no shortage of celebrities set to take the stage to hand out the awards. Where to watchThe CMA Awards will air on Wednesday, November 9 on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

☆ CMA Awards 2022: See the full list of winners
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Country music threw a party on Wednesday night as the CMA Awards were presented. First-time nominee Lainey Wilson topped the list of nominees going into the show and ended the night with major wins, including new artist of the year and female vocalist of the year. The emotional Wilson declared in one acceptance speech: “I know I’m new to a lot of folks, but I won’t let y’all all down. I promise you.”Luke Combs also had a big night, taking the stage both as a performer and winner. Other performers included Kelly Clarkson, who performed with Kelsea Ballerini and Carly Pearce, and Luke Bryan, who pulled double duty as host alongside Peyton Manning.

☆ I'm a 'model' golf caddy in Vegas. What I wear impacts my tips, and I'm often the mama bear for drunk or rowdy golfers.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Ariana Sokol is a contract golf caddy for Platinum Tees in Las Vegas, Nevada. Golfers book us directly through Platinum Tees, and we go to caddy at different courses around Las Vegas. The first time I set foot on a golf course was my first round after I got the job. I now know the primary course I work at like the back of my hand, so I'm almost like a flight attendant. I always get to the golf course with my makeup on and my hair done.

☆ Russia's expanding 'dark fleet' of tankers won't prevent its oil exports from crashing, top energy trader says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

He predicted Russia's exports could drop as much as 1 million barrels per day this winter, despite "dark fleets" of tankers. Russian oil exports have held up this year, with nations like India and China stepping up purchases. China and India this year have ramped up imports of Russian oil, stepping in as big buyers of supplies as Western nations turn away from doing business with Moscow. Vitol, for example, used to be one of the largest carriers of Russian oil but said it has since halted working with companies like Russia's Rosneft. An analyst from Norway's SEB estimated that Russia's existing "dark fleet" totaled about 270 ships, according to the Financial Times, and the expert said Russian crude flows will face disruptions moving forward.

LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - New G7 and European Union sanctions on Russian oil exports will have a muted impact on flows and global prices according to analysts polled by Reuters, as Russia is set to largely succeed in rerouting its trade eastward. Analysts at the Bank of Nova Scotia, however, saw oil export and production levels remaining relatively flat despite the sanctions. Up to 80-90% of Russian oil could still flow if Moscow seeks to flout the G7 price cap, a U.S. treasury official told Reuters last month, leaving 1-2 million bpd shut in. "The implementation of Russian sanctions ... will remove 1.5 million bpd of supply from the market. "While we believe (the price cap) would be very difficult to implement, it would directionally raise the likelihood of more Russian oil staying on the market at any price."

☆ Vitol CEO says he doesn't think there will be any more substantive Russian sanctions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailVitol CEO says he doesn't think there will be any more substantive Russian sanctionsRussell Hardy, Vitol CEO, discusses the outlook for sanctions amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.

☆ Demand will come back — possibly in the second half of 2023, says Vitol’s CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailDemand will come back — possibly in the second half of 2023, says Vitol’s CEORussell Hardy, Vitol’s CEO, says demand will come back, possibly in the second half of 2023. “China's got to open up at some point,” he adds.

☆ ‘Dying Inside’: Chaos and Cruelty in Louisiana Juvenile Detention
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Megan Shutzer | Rachel Lauren Mueller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +47 min

But inside the walls at Ware, one of the state’s largest juvenile detention facilities, children have been trying to kill themselves with stunning regularity. In Louisiana, where brutal conditions prompted juvenile justice reform two decades ago, the system is again in crisis. Most Ware guards are Black, as well, though nearly all of its leaders are white, as are the local judge, sheriff and district attorney. “Of course, they still do.” In reports to the state, Ware’s nurses described carpet burns on children’s faces and head-to-toe bruises from restraints. In fact, of the four guards convicted of sexually assaulting children at Ware, Mr. Peace would be the only one imprisoned.

☆ My wife and I have an open marriage but one of her partners just moved into our house without my permission. How do I tell her this is not OK?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Olivia Christensen | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This week, a reader in an open marriage faces a dilemma: What to do about an unwanted roommate. However, this will depend on what you and your wife decide about her lover moving into your home full-time. Whichever you and your wife choose, Hardy says it must be built on those tangible goals I mentioned earlier. Perhaps you need more affirmation and attention, or maybe you simply need your wife's lover to go home. But having an open relationship doesn't just mean having a polyamorous sex life; it also means being open and honest with your partner.

Average two-year and five-year fixed rates hit 6.65% and 6.51% on Thursday, according to Moneyfacts, the highest since 2008. FALLING PRICESA drop in gilt yields following Rishi Sunak's victory in the Conservative Party leadership race could potentially feed through to lower mortgage rates. But the number of loans available for first-time buyers remains at less than half those on offer before the mini-budget, according to Moneyfacts. NEW FIXESAs well as first-time buyers, brokers are dealing with thousands of people whose fixed rate mortgages are due to expire in the coming months. Redmond, who has had an offer accepted in east London, said it felt as though every turn of political event only made the fixed interest rate higher.

☆ Sterling supported by expectations Rishi Sunak will become prime minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Alun John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON Oct 24 (Reuters) - Sterling strengthened on Monday finding short term relief from the likelihood that former finance minister Rishi Sunak would become Britain's next prime minister after Boris Johnson quit the race. It rose as far as $1.1402 in Asian trading before paring gains to hold just inside positive territory at $1.1323. Former prime minister Boris Johnson had raced home from a holiday to see if he could enter the ballot. The so-called 'mini budget' also ultimately led to the removal of Truss as Prime Minister. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Alun John; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ NBA roundup: Suns hit late shot to cap rally from 22-point hole
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Lee hit a 10-foot fallaway jumper over Spencer Dinwiddie to cap an electric Phoenix comeback in the season opener for both teams. Cameron Johnson added 15 points, Mikal Bridges had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Lee scored 11 points off the bench. Christian Wood added 25 points and eight rebounds in his Dallas debut while Dinwiddie added 15 points. D'Angelo Russell added 20 points and Jaden McDaniels had 19 for Minnesota. Santi Aldama (18 points, 11 rebounds) and John Konchar (12 points, 11 rebounds) each posted double-doubles while Jones had 15 points off the bench.

☆ Gold rush: Lawyers are flocking to Arizona to take advantage of new rules resulting in a flood of outside investments in law firms
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In 2021, Arizona changed its rules to let non-lawyers co-own law firms, many of which are highly profitable: They collectively made an estimated $320 billion in the US last year. Today, 47 states — all but Arizona, Utah, and Washington — ban anyone but lawyers from owning law firms. Some of the firms Arizona has approved have said they plan to advertise nationwide, and refer cases to other law firms that will actually do the work. Pre-settlement funding, which is one of the riskier kinds of loan for plaintiffs' law firms, often has interest rates of 12 to 20 percent, Ziser said. The UK has allowed outside investment in law firms since 2007 without major scandal, he said, but it also takes a loser-pays approach to lawsuits that can cut down on frivolous claims.

☆ Help! I'm back in the office but can't figure out what I'm supposed to wear
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Hanna Howard | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dear Work It Out,I'm back in the office 3 days a week and have somehow forgotten how to dress myself in anything other than soft pants. Please help me figure out how to put as little thought into this as possible, yet look fashionable and like a boss. "Since uniform dressing has gotten the tech founder treatment over the years, it may seem more limiting than it needs to be. It doesn't have to be that you only wear black turtlenecks," Hardy says. In fact, plenty of people who aren't Big Tech CEOs embrace uniform dressing.

☆ U.S. winter wheat farmers plant into dust as Plains drought persists
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Julie Ingwersen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - With planting roughly halfway complete, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. The drought threatens Kansas, the top winter wheat growing state, and Oklahoma in two ways: discouraging farmers who have not yet planted from trying, while threatening crops already in the ground from developing properly. About two-thirds of wheat in the United States, among the top five global exporters, is grown as a winter crop rather than spring. As a result, Justin Gilpin, chief executive of the Kansas Wheat Commission, expected the number of Kansas wheat acres planted for harvest in 2023 to remain steady with the 7.3 million acres seeded for 2022. A key driver of the drought is the La Nina weather phenomenon, which tends to favor warm and dry conditions in the Plains.

☆ Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Kate Brumback | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Lawyers for the two men filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Atlanta alleging that they were racially profiled and illegally stopped by Clayton County police at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Clayton County Police Department did not immediately respond Tuesday to an email seeking comment. Clayton County police said at the time that it was “consensual.”“Mr. The lawsuit names Clayton County and the police chief, as well as four police officers and a district attorney’s office investigator. The comedians seek a jury trial and ask that the Clayton County police jet bridge interdiction program be declared unconstitutional.

☆ Sterling slides after BOE jumps into gilt market, dollar marches on
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Alun John | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Pound and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLONDON, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Sterling tumbled again on Wednesday after the Bank of England (BOE) said it would step in to prop up the gilt market, the latest sign of nerves in financial markets which helped nudge the dollar to its latest two-decade peak. The BOE said it would buy as many long-dated government bonds as needed between now and Oct. 14 to stabilise financial markets, and added that it would postpone next week's start of its gilt sale programme. "As the rest of the world is in tightening mode, this should be sterling negative. Long-dated British government prices soared after the announcement and the yield on the 30-year gilt slid around 30 basis points.

☆ Oil prices fall for a second day on concerns for expected recession
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Mohi Narayan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationSept 26 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell for a second day on Monday on fears of lower fuel demand from an expected global recession sparked by rising worldwide interest rates and as a surging U.S. dollar limits the ability of non-dollar consumers to purchase crude. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures for November delivery dropped $1.15, or 1.46%, to $77.59 a barrel. Sachdeva expects WTI prices could find a floor at $75 a barrel, while for Brent $80 will act as a cushion. The disruptions in the oil market from the Russia-Ukraine war, with European Union sanctions banning Russian crude set to start in December, has lent some support to prices. Additionally, Hardy told an oil conference in Singapore that more than a million barrels per day (bpd) of U.S. crude is expected to go to Europe to fill the gap in Russian supplies.

SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Russian oil is expected to come to Asia and the Middle East, while refined fuel produced in these regions will flow to the West as the global oil trade is disrupted by sanctions, Vitol's Chief Executive Officer Russell Hardy said on Monday. The Russia-Ukraine war has made energy security the top issues for governments as they grapple with inflation, and with bans on Russian oil looming and Moscow slashing gas supplies to Europe, policymakers are setting aside sustainability concerns for now. The EU is set to ban Russian crude oil from December in a move to strip the Kremlin of revenue, following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Russian crude oil imports into the EU and UK last fell to 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) in August from 2.6 million bpd in January, according to data from the IEA, though the EU was still the biggest market for Russian crude. Global gas prices rose to record levels this year, as Russia cut supplies to Europe while oil prices touched multi-year highs in March.

☆ APPEC: Vitol expects Russian fuel to come to Asia and Mideast
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Russian fuel is expected to come to Asia and the Middle East, while fuels produced there are expected to flow to the West, Vitol's Chief Executive Officer Russell Hardy said on Monday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"You're beginning to see that with fuel coming East that would otherwise have stayed in Europe, and fuel in the East going to the West to cover the shortfall." The EU is set to ban Russian crude oil from December in a move to strip the Kremlin of revenue, following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Russian crude oil imports into the EU and UK last fell to 1.7 million barrels per day (bpd) in August from 2.6 million bpd in January, according to data from the IEA, though the EU was still the biggest market for Russian crude. read moreThe IEA also forecasted that the United States could soon overtake Russia as the main crude supplier to the EU and the UK combined.

☆ APPEC: Vitol CEO says Russian fuel to come to Asia and Mideast
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterVitol CEO Russell Hardy speaks during the 20th Asia Oil & Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lai Seng SinSept 26 (Reuters) - Russian fuel is expected to come to Asia and the Middle East and fuels produced there are expected to flow to the West, said Russell Hardy, chief executive officer of Vitol, at the 38th Annual Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference (APPEC) 2022. More than a million barrels per day of U.S. crude is expected to go to Europe to fill the gap in Russian supplies, he said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Chen Aizhu and Jeslyn Lerh; Editing by Jacqueline WongOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 'Lightning just struck me': Why Costco's CFO says the price of the $1.50 hot-dog-and-soda combo is 'forever'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Costco's chief financial officer has suggested that the wholesaler will keep its famous hot-dog-and-soda combo at $1.50 "forever". During the company's fourth-quarter earnings call last week, CFO Richard Galanti was asked whether the retailer would look at increasing the price of its all-beef frank as it looks to deal with tightening margins. Other Costco food court items have increased in price recently, including the popular chicken bake which went up from $2.99 to $3.99 in July. The price of a 20-ounce soda also rose from 59 cents to 69 cents over the summer. Galanti's comments echoed the words of Costco CEO Craig Jelinek, who in July was asked by CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" if he thought the company would raise the price of its signature food court item.

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