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Markets also continued to digest last week's U.S. unemployment figures, which showed more than 300,000 jobs lost in February as the unemployment rate rose from 5.7 percent to 5.8 percent.
U.S. Treasury prices rose. The 10-year bond was 21/32 stronger to 102 19/32. Its yield, which moves in the opposite direction of its price, was down to 3.56 percent from 3.64 percent late Friday.
In Europe, stock prices were markedly lower in all three major European bourses. The London International Stock Exchange's blue-chip FTSE-100 index was down 44.30 points, or 1.27 percent, at 3,447.30, while the German DAX index was 86.92 points, or 3.57 percent, lower at 2,344.74, and the French CAC-40 index was down 49.74 points, or 1.93 percent, at 2,525.17.
Concerns about Iraq also continued to take a toll on the Asian stock markets Monday. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 1.3 percent to 8,042.26, a new 20-year low. Shares also fell in Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong.
It was a fairy-tale wedding come true for a couple when English singer Ed Sheeran crashed the reception and sang for the newlyweds.
Kya and Matt Debono had postponed their wedding because of a family loss and difficulty paying for the nuptials. Matt wrote to a Sydney, Australia, radio station and explained the couple's circumstances. Not only did the station pay for the wedding, but it also arranged to have Sheeran, 24, perform his hit "Thinking Out Loud" live during their first dance. Afterward, he posed with the couple and their two children for a picture he shared on Instagram.
"Just surprised this lovely couples first dance," he wrote on Instagram. "Available for weddings, birthdays and bar mitzvah's, contact your local super market for details."
Miley Cyrus, 22, was reportedly upset about boyfriend Patrick Schwarzenegger, 21, having a little too much fun on his college spring break. Now her dad is saying what he thought of Schwarzenegger's behavior.
"He had fun," Billy Ray Cyrus told TMZ, saying it with a smile. "He's a good boy," the 53-year-old Cyrus added before closing the door to his truck, refusing to speak about the matter further.
Do you think Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are having a boy or a girl? Go to hollywoodlife.com and let us know.
Rihanna goes into orbit and beyond in a wild galactic ride that takes her to the depths of interstellar space in her new “Sledgehammer” video. The song is featured on the new “Star Trek Beyond” movie soundtrack, and it’s as eerie as she is.
The song was teased in the final Star Trek movie trailer released Monday (June 27). But Rihanna takes over command in her video.
Rihanna was more than elated about the release. “#SLEDGEHAMMERVIDEO tomorrow! 1st ever #IMAX music video debut at 9AM EST then watch @TIDALHiFi & @VEVO at 10AM EST,” the singer tweeted.
“Can’t wait for you to see this Navy!” she also Tweeted to her fans.
Indeed, it may by the Barbadian singer’s most ambitious video yet. She yearns for a movie career and it’s unfortunate that she doesn’t appear in the new Star Trek movie.
Her character in the video would fit right in with the menagerie of aliens who appear in the film. She wears a flowing saffron indigo robe and henna face tattoos. She looks totally otherworldly.
She appears on a barren landscape when the video opens, following scenes of swirling galaxies and the Starship Enterprise hurtling through space at warp speed.
A planet appears and the camera zooms in until it reaches the planet’s surface. She sings and gestures while a strange spaceship hovers in the background, another reference to the movie.
Then, the CGI takes over and Rihanna enters a kaleidoscopic world. She even levitates rocks on the planet’s surface, revealing her superpowers as she merges as one with the universe.
Rihanna, returned from a three-year hiatus with her new album Anti and supporting tour. Before that, she cranked out seven hit albums in as many years, and toured constantly.
She was proclaimed the hardest working artist in show business and looks like she’s out to reclaim that title.
Star Trek: Beyond features Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and John Cho, reprising their roles. Newcomers Idris Elba joins the film as Krall, a ruthless alien commander; Sofia Boutella plays alien Jaylah.
The film premieres July 22.
Check out Rihanna’s “Sledgehammer” video below, let us know your thoughts and be sure to follow IM on Twitter for the latest music news.
A man walks past "Tourist Go Home" grafitti on a wall close to City Hall in Oviedo, a city in northern Spain. The mass tourism created by budget airlines like Ryanair and EasyJet is angering locals in many places. The hordes of tourists at times make them feel like foreigners in their own homes.
A contentious Nevada Democratic convention this past weekend has led to a barrage of threats against the chairwoman of the state party.
And it's led the party's lawyer to send a rather remarkable letter to the Democratic National Committee, warning of the risk of violent outbursts at the national convention in Philadelphia.
"Having seen up close the lack of conscience or concern for the ramifications of their actions — indeed, the glee with which they engaged in such destructive behavior — we expect similar tactics at the national convention in July," wrote party counsel Bradley Schrager in a letter dated Monday. "We therefore formally complain to the DNC regarding these unfortunate events, and warn the body that the goal of many of these individuals, sanctioned or encouraged by the Sanders campaign, is not party-building but something more sinister and unproductive."
A Sanders spokesman told the Associated Press that the campaign had no connection to the violence at the weekend convention or the threats to the party chairwoman.
Roberta Lange, a longtime Democratic operative and confidante of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, has faced a barrage of attacks not only on social media but also by voicemail and in text messages, some of which have been reviewed by Roll Call.
"Loved how you broke the system."
"We know where you live."
"Where your kids go to school/ grandkids."
"We have everything on you."
"You made a bad choice. Prepare for hell."
One text message featured a person telling Lange that he was interested in buying a house near her home in Clark County, and included her home address. The state party's headquarters was closed Monday for security reasons.
The convention devolved into chaos after Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State and Democratic front-runner was awarded more delegates to the national convention than Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Clinton prevailed in the state's Democratic caucus in February, but supporters of Sanders were well-organized for local conventions.
On Monday evening, Nevada political columnist Jon Ralston published extensive transcripts of voice mails left for Lange .
Democratic operatives long associated with Reid in both political and official capacities were active on social media Monday night criticizing the Sanders campaign and calling for a rebuke of the behavior.
The Associated Press report on the situation Monday evening quoted Sanders' long time spokesman Michael Briggs as saying "We do not condone violence or encourage violence or even threats of violence," while also adding that the Sanders' operation "had no role in encouraging the activity that the party is complaining about. We have a First Amendment and respect the rights of the people to make their voices heard."
le to breathe with ease and we could take a second or two to gather up our strength and pull the beast into the boat. We mustered up all the strength we had and after several attempts got her into the vessel. Wow this fish was huge; she was a hair under 8 ft and easily weighed over 200 lbs. We were able to get her into the tank (which is also 8 ft. long) and outfit her with an acoustic tag that will hopefully help lead us to the spawning grounds. With help from a very nice bystander, we were able to release the fish, and take a second to reflect on something not many people get to see. That was not the largest fish I have ever seen, but it was by far the most amazing thing I have ever witnessed on the Pamunkey River. After taking a moment to catch our breath, we went straight back to work. We fished 5 more nets and tagged another 5 ft. male. This brings our total to 6 for the season. Keep your eyes glued to the rivers, there are big fish out there!
8 ft. 200+ lb female Atlantic sturgeon completely filling up our tank. (Photo credit Pat McGrath).
Hello everyone! I’m writing this blog from the Pamunkey River, where most of my time is spent these days. I’m getting many reports of breaching sturgeon both here in the Pamunkey and the Mattaponi River. We caught and tagged three male sturgeon last week, bringing our total to four on the Pamunkey. All of the males are running ripe, preparing to spawn somewhere upriver. Hopefully, we can use the signal from the tags and find the exact area. We have not had any luck on the Mattaponi, but with the help of breach reports maybe we can zero on their location. I will check back in next week. Until then, keep your eyes on the rivers!
Atlantic sturgeon swimming under our aeration device.
The adults have started to return (well actually they have been returning since April), but in the last few weeks I have had several breaching reports. I received a call last week from the Pamunkey River and one earlier this week about a large adult at the mouth of the York River. I am beginning preparations for the fall tagging season; nets are being made, surgical tools and acoustic tags ordered, and I am assembling a small army of volunteers, students, and staff. I just cannot wait until the temperatures begin to drop and it is safe to gillnet for them.
In other sturgeon news, Dr. Eric Hilton went on a trip south to bring back several specimens of Gulf sturgeon (a sub-species of our Atlantic sturgeon) from the USGS lab in Gainsville, Fl and a large head of a beluga sturgeon from Sturgeon Aquafarms in Miami, Fl. All of the specimens will be preserved and placed in the VIMS ichthyology collection. The beluga sturgeon is well known for its caviar and has been commercially over-fished to the point it is now listed as critically endangered. It historically existed in the Caspian, Black, Azov and Adriatic Sea basins, but due to dams and over-fishing has been extirpated from both the Adriatic and Azov Seas. The largest beluga sturgeon recorded was in 1827, weighing 3,400 lbs and was 24 feet long.
A few weeks ago, our spring tagging season came to an end. We tagged 44 Atlantic sturgeons this spring. A very successful field season, if I do say so myself. My focus now has switched to preparing for the fall tagging season and downloading/maintaining the receiver array. Downloading the receivers is always fun because that is when I get to see if any of the tagged sturgeon have swam past. So far, I have had 5 fish that were tagged in the James enter the York River, one even briefly entered the Mattaponi River.
6 ft. Atlantic sturgeon washed up on Buckroe Beach. Sorry for the blurry picture, it was too sunny for me to notice the lens was smudged.
Another facet of my job, which is not as enjoyable, but necessary, is to examine dead sturgeons that wash up on shore. Today, I spent my morning at Buckroe Beach examining a 6 ft sturgeon. Unfortunately, the fish was too decomposed to get a definitive cause of death, but I was able to record morphometrics (lengths) and get a fin clip for genetic analyses. If you see a recently dead sturgeon, (if it is too decomposed, there is nothing for me to do) you can report it by either emailing me (patm@vims.edu) or call (804-684-7863). And don’t forget to keep your eyes out for breaches, which can be reported via our online reporting page (http://www.vims.edu/research/topics/sturgeon/breaching/index.php).
Hello everyone, as I write this I am aboard the R/V Shearwater (a 18 ft skiff) watching my nets soak on the Mattaponi River. I have had 2 reports of sturgeon breaching near Aylett, VA and 1 on the Pamunkey River near the reservation over the last 2 weeks. This past week we have also tagged 2 subadults on the James and helped our counterpart at VCU, Matt Balazik tag a 5 ft adult.
This is my third blog and I have yet to explain these magical tags. The tags are “ultrasonic acoustic tags” and they are called this because they emit an extremely high pitched signal (way above human hearing). This signal is picked up by an array of receivers located in the rivers and Chesapeake Bay. The signal contains several pieces of data: the fish’s unique number, time, date, and sometimes depth of the fish. These tags will last 10 years or more, allowing us to track each fish for a large portion of their life. When we download the data from the receivers, we can begin to piece together movements and habitat preferences.
Now it’s time for me to get back to fishing. Remember to keep your eyes on the water and report any and all breaches.
I thought we were going to get skunked when the press was on board, luckily there was a sturgeon in the last 300 feet of the last net. We are also beginning to see the 5-7 foot sturgeon arrive in the James River (have not landed one yet) and I have received a report of one breach in the Pamunkey River. Don’t forget, if you see a sturgeon breach in the Mattaponi, Pamunkey, or York Rivers do not hesitate to contact me (patm@vims.edu).
Hello everyone and welcome to a blog following the adventures in sturgeon research at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. This blog will document several avenues of sturgeon research that is ongoing at VIMS, from taxonomy and genetics, to ecology and physiology. Most of the entries will be written by myself, Dr. Pat McGrath, and follow my progress acoustically tagging and tracking Atlantic sturgeon, but from time-to-time you may here from VIMS professor Dr. Eric Hilton or his graduate student Katie May Laumann.
Sub-adult Atlantic sturgeon caught and tagged in March on the James River.
The purpose of this blog is twofold. Our first goal is increase public awareness of Atlantic sturgeon by showing you what happens behind the scenes of our ongoing research. Currently, Eric and I are acoustically tagging and tracking sub-adult Atlantic sturgeon in the James and York Rivers and adult Atlantic sturgeon in the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers. This is part of a large, collaborative project that is funded by a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded to Eric Hilton and his colleagues from VCU, VDGIF, UMCES, and MdDNR. In subsequent blogs, I will further describe the acoustic tags, how we catch our fish, and what is involved in our attempts to understand the movements and habitats associated with Atlantic sturgeon.
It is unclear as to why this behavior occurs, but presently the best hypothesis is that it serves as a form of communication. It would help us tremendously if you report any breaches witnessed in the York, Mattaponi, or Pamunkey Rivers to me, Pat McGrath (patm@vims.edu). This will guide us in our understanding of where they are located in the rivers and at what time of year.
Scott Gordon is taking over on an interim basis.
Scott Gordon doesn’t have the flashy resume of, say, Joel Quenneville, but he has had success with the AHL’s Phantoms and he will be given a shot to turn around the Flyers' frustrating season.
Gordon, 55, was named the Flyers' interim coach Monday by general manager Chuck Fletcher, replacing the fired Dave Hakstol. Fletcher said his expectation is for Gordon to coach the rest of the season, and he called him one of the candidates to be the permanent coach.
“I didn’t think it was fair to bring in somebody outside the organization on an interim basis,” Fletcher said. “What I like about Scott is that he has a history of success, particularly at the American Hockey League level. ... People I respect rave about his character, his preparation, his intellect. And I think the fact he’s been in the organization allows him to get up to speed quicker than bringing in somebody from the outside."
Quenneville, who won three Stanley Cups with Chicago and is the second-winningest coach in NHL history, does not want to even consider coaching until after the holidays, a source said. Fletcher may pursue him in the offseason if he is still available.
After the season, he will have a chance to stay.
“The good news is we will have several months to work together,” Fletcher said, “and that’s going to be a lot longer interview than most people will have. No promises were made, but I respect the job he’s done at Lehigh Valley. There’s a strong culture down there, the team works hard, they have success, and players have developed."
Gordon coached Providence, the Boston Bruins' AHL affiliate, from 2002 to 2008, and his 2004-05 team lost to the then-Philadelphia Phantoms in the Eastern Conference finals. His 2007-08 team had the AHL’s best regular-season record (55-18-7).
In three-plus years at Lehigh Valley, Gordon’s teams went 144-86-15, including 48-23-5 in 2016-17 and 47-19-10 last season, when the team reached the Eastern Conference finals.
Eleven of the current Flyers, including those injured, played for Gordon with the Phantoms. Defenseman Travis Sanheim is one of them.
The Phantoms were off to a 15-9-2 start this season under Gordon.
Andrew MacDonald played for Gordon when Gordon was the Islanders' head coach.
The Isles went just 64-94-23 in Gordon’s two-plus seasons as their head coach from 2008-09 to 2010-11. He then spent three years as a Toronto Maple Leafs assistant before taking the Phantoms job.
“He’s a good man. He’s got good systems and I think he’ll do a good job for us,” MacDonald said.
Fletcher is in the process of choosing an interim coach for the Phantoms, who temporarily named Kerry Huffman as their acting coach. ... Gordon, a Brockton, Mass., native, will join the Flyers for Tuesday’s morning skate in Voorhees. The Flyers host Detroit on Tuesday night. ... During Monday’s practice, which was held without a head coach, Nolan Patrick centered Claude Giroux and Travis Konecny. Patrick has one point in his last 14 games. ... Michal Neuvirth’s wife, Karolina, gave birth to a son, Marko.
How Unworthy are the Expensive Ghanaian Funeral Celebrations?
The disgusting opulence associated with the Ghanaian funeral celebrations has been submitted for dissection. A long knife has been pulled to flay the obnoxious reasons behind such irrelevant display of affluence on the death of a family member. When one had been denied the basic comfort of life whilst alive, what would be the ultimate profit to him/her when great expenses are made on his death to show how affluent his/her family is? Such show of wealth in situations of death is to me the vanity of a selfish life.
There is the need for the re-examination of the Ghanaian, especially the Ashanti, culture in this regard. When one is alive and the person needs help, we need to assist the person as much as we can. When one is taken ill, we need to offer the person all the needed financial and moral support as may be needed, and within our fullest capability. This is much better than withholding such assistance only to stupidly waste money in what is a showing off at the person's funeral.
God greatly appreciates when help is offered our wives, children, brothers, sisters, family members, neighbours and most importantly, the needy. What does it profit the dead to be laid in state on golden bed with all the floral display and with relatives wailing uncontrollably if he/she had been denied assistance when it was vitally needed? Those of us that have thus far indulged in such acts should bow down our heads in shame. I am equally as guilty as most others. I have done it, I won't deny that. But will I do it again? No.
May I take this opportunity to pay a glowing tribute to a departed compatriot? May you permit me to paraphrase or quote Marc Antonio from the Shakespeare's novel "Julius Caesar?" Friends, Ghanaians, countrymen, lend me your ears, for I've come to bury Yaw Opoku but not to praise him. The evil that men do lives after them while the good is oft interred with their bones." One or two people may say Yaw was ambitious and if it was so, it was a grievous fault and grievously had he done it. Yaw, as I knew him, was very outspoken. He was sincere, honest/fair, firm and friendly. He was ready to assist his brothers, sisters and friends whenever he was called upon even if it was at the cost of his personal comfort. Was this selfishness and mischievous? Yet, certain individuals with selfish agenda saw him as such. Now, he is gone to come back no more irrespective of how he was perceived by those he interacted with. Some people may have liked him for his frankness while others may have sorely hated him for it. Be that as it may, he is now perpetually silent, bidding all and sundry, foes and friends alike, adieu!
There should not be any shedding of crocodile tears by ones enemies when he/she dies. What is shedding of crocodile tears, one may want to know? It means to show sadness that is not sincere. Some stories say that crocodiles cry while they are eating what they have attacked.
Yaw did help many not only to briefly experience city life but to become city dwellers. Are not some of these same people who later caused him anguish of grief? He had confided in a friend, "I am dying. I am in need of financial help but people don't see it and the help is not forthcoming. On my death you will see how an expensively big funeral will be organised as a last respect in my honour. Will it be worthy, he asked?" Individuals are to draw their own conclusions.
I pray each family found guilty of this true story will reflect solemnly on their actions in order to draw better positive conclusions. Care about one another as your Father in Heaven cares about you. In Unity we stand, and divided we fall.
Yaw, may your soul rest in perfect peace.
NORWALK – The last four years have brought a lifetime of changes for John Glenn High heavyweight Jose Lopez.
The senior standout moved from Petersburg, Va., to Southern California after completing the eighth grade, and it was a decision that initially put him at odds with his father, Jose Sr.
Lopez now realizes it was the best thing that could have happened to him and his wrestling career.
Lopez, the 17-year old defending Suburban League and CIF Coastal Division champion and fifth-place finisher in the state last year, is currently 23-0, with 20 pins. He has four tournament titles this season.
Lopez won the Jackrabbit Invitational, the Glenn Tournament, the Tournament of Champions and, last Saturday, the prestigious Doc Buchanan Tournament in Fresno.
Lopez has been so dominant that each of his 20 pin victims have fallen in the first period.
This weekend, Lopez will get his biggest test yet as the Five-Counties Tournament kicks off Friday in a two-day, 64-team showcase at Fountain Valley High.
Other than the state meet in Bakersfield, Five-Counties is seen by coaches and wrestlers as the premiere event of the season.
Lopez, the No. 2-ranked heavyweight in the state, will be set to go Friday when the most elite grapplers from all over California and teams from Arizona, Washington, Arizona, Nevada and New Jersey battle for titles.
Lopez took some time to look back on his journey.
Eagles coach Monico Enriquez raves about the young man Lopez has become.
Lopez has credited the sport of wrestling for the discipline and respect he now has in life.
Many heavyweights, especially at the high school level, are overweight, slow and immobile. But Lopez has taken pride in dispelling any stereotypes that go with being 6-foot-2 and 275 pounds.
Arceo recently won a title at the Tournament of Champions, and along with fellow seniors Alex Camacho (112) and Kevin Castro (189), make up a foursome with Lopez that has Glenn hunting for a Suburban League championship.
“I have enjoyed the success I’ve had at these tournaments, but I have much more fun when we all do well and I love to see my teammates win,” Lopez said.
Lopez played on the offensive and defensive line for Glenn coach Anthony Wilson’s football team and was named a second-team Suburban League performer after never coming off the field.
The day after football ended, Lopez found his way back into the wrestling room and nothing but a state championship run will satisfy the Southern Section’s most dominant wrestler.
A year after placing fifth in Bakersfield, Lopez knows he will have to beat defending champion Roger McCovey of Del Norte High in Northern California to reach the pinnacle of prep wrestling.