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Federal law enforcement agencies are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of fugitive David Clyde Morgan.
The Bureau of Alchohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Marshals Service this week announced the reward.
Morgan, considered "armed and dangerous," was last seen July 18 running away from a traffic stop initiated by Geneseo police in Livingston County.
Police say Morgan, of Wilmington, North Carolina, and his girlfriend Sandra Brown were in a white SUV stolen from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when they were pulled over by Geneseo police Officer Dylan DiPasquale.
Police allege that Morgan pointed a gun at DiPisquale, and that Brown also allegedly aimed what appeared to be a handgun at the officer. DiPisquale fired a shot.
The incident was recorded on a dashboard camera in the patrol car.
Authorities at one point thought Morgan might be dead, possibly having taken his own life, but no signs of him were found in a recent search of fields near the area where he fled from police.
Morgan was indicted in 2002 in Fort Worth, Texas, on a felony charge of conspiring with two other men to distribute methamphetamines. He pleaded guilty in November 2002 and was sentenced to 17½ years in federal prison.
He spent the last six years of his incarceration in a medium-security federal prison in Ray Brook, in New York's Adirondack Mountains region.
Morgan was released on probation in the spring of 2017 and received permission from authorities in Texas to move to the area around Wilmington, according to documents filed in federal court.
If alive, Morgan has been missing longer than the two men — Richard Matt and David Sweat — who broke out of the maximum-security state prison, the Clinton Correctional Facility, in 2016. Matt was fatally shot by police after 21 days on the run, while Sweat was captured on the 23rd day after the escape.
A long-term truce in Gaza has been agreed with Israel, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas said. The ceasefire announced by Egypt came into effect at 16:00 GMT with almost immediate reports of warning sirens going off in southern Israel.
“We have responded to the Egyptian proposal for a complete and comprehensive cease-fire, which starts at 19:00 Cairo time,” Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated. "There will be a complete stop in fighting."
A senior Israeli official confirmed to Reuters that Israel had accepted the Egyptian proposal for a "for a complete and unlimited-in-time ceasefire" Gaza ceasefire.
"Israel accepted already the Egyptian proposal on July 15. Israel has always supported an unconditional, open-ended ceasefire," the anonymous official told the agency.
Celebratory gunfire rang through Gaza shortly after 7pm as thousands flocked to the streets in celebration.
However, shortly after the ceasefire was scheduled to take effect, sirens indicating rocket attacks also continued to be heard in southern Israel.
Egypt's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that indirect talks are set to continue within the space of a month.
An anonymous Palestinian official also told AFP that the contacts working on the issue in Egypt's capital "agreed a permanent cease-fire, a [deal to] end the blockade and a guarantee that Gaza's demands and needs will be met."
Prior to the ceasefire's announcement, Azzam al-Ahmed, head of the Palestinian delegation had been "shuttling between the leadership of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, all the factions, and Egyptian leaders, travelling between Ramallah, Gaza, Doha overseas," for some 48 hours, according to the official.
Tel Aviv has reportedly agreed to bring its blockade of Gaza to a halt in order to allow relief supplies and construction materials through. Further discussions are expected to center around the potential establishment of a seaport and an airport in the Gaza strip, a senior Hamas official told AP.
The deal reached, however, will not see the opening of Gaza’s borders to Israel and Egypt, and did not apparently see any major steps back on the part of Israel despite cries of ‘victory’.
Fighting continued right up to the final minute before the ceasefire was declared. Rocket sirens were heard in southern Israel – near the Gaza border, reported Haaretz. Three Israelis were wounded by mortar shell explosion in Eshkol regional Council. The Jerusalem Post reported that at least 116 rockets exploded in the area over the course of the day.
BREAKING: An Israeli civilian was killed and several others were wounded after a mortar fired from Gaza hit Eshkol.
Monday marked the 50th day since Israel started its campaign in Gaza on July 8 and the death toll has already reached 2,120 people, of which 577 are children, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
On Tuesday, 25 people were injured when Israel bombed two Gaza City high-rises containing dozens of homes and shops, according to health officials.
Photography: No Fear: I've been trying to capture experiences - of the endemic, systematic sexual harassment and assault of women - in a photography project titled No Fear.
Three in five young women aged 13 to 21 have faced some kind of sexual harassment at school or college in the last year. Tokenism at the top has gone together with retaining practices like sexist school and workplace dress codes.
Nicola Thorp, a receptionist at accounting and consultancy giant PwC, has bravely spoken out after management sent her home without pay for refusing to wear high heels, writes Amelia Bartrip.
The Muslim Brotherhood's General Guide Mohammed Badie speaks onstage as military helicopters fly overhead before tens of thousands of supporters in Cairo, Egypt, July 5, 2013.
Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leaders, even as interim leaders plan to offer the group a cabinet post in a transitional government.
A Brotherhood spokesman calls the warrants "the same old police state tactics."
"The issue is not about these icons [of the Muslim Brotherhood, who were ordered arrested]. Those who died in cold blood are much more important to us than the icons. Every Egyptian that is being arrested right now or those who were killed are more important to us than the political icons. However, we are present in the squares, we are present in the Egyptian provinces. If they [Brotherhood leaders] wanted to flee, they would have traveled abroad before all these events of 30 June and when it became apparent that there would be a military coup," said Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Ahmed Aref.
Also Wednesday, the foreign ministry said ousted President Mohamed Morsi is being detained for his own safety and is being treated with dignity.
Meanwhile, the White House says it is taking its time to determine how it regards the change of power in Egypt.
Under U.S. law, the administration would be obligated to cut off more than $1 billion in aid if it determines that the military carried out a coup.
But spokesman Jay Carney says it is not in the U.S. interest to make immediate changes in aid to Cairo.
Carney says the White House does not support any individual or group in Egypt, but does back a process leading toward a transitional government that is inclusive and democratic.
Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, the hardline Islamist Nour Party, and other smaller parties are critical of the transition plan laid out by the military and interim President Adly Mansour. The plan includes amending the constitution and holding new parliamentary and presidential elections. The Brotherhood is demanding Morsi's reinstatement.
Setting a new precedence in the corporate governance, as part of its 10th year celebration, India’s largest ecommerce company Flipkart on Tuesday anointed its warehouse executive Padmini Pagadala as CEO for a day.
Thirty-four-year old Padmini, who is an Associate Director Design, and has been with the company for the past four years and designed Fulfillment Centres, became the ‘CEO for a Day’ and took stock of the business.
“My day started with breakfast with our CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy and then I attended a few meetings that is a part of Kalyan’s schedule everyday. He introduced me to the people that he works with and so far, it has been a wonderful learning experience,” she said.
Asked about what she will take back home from her experience, Padmini said as the CEO, Krishnamurthy is both a tough boss and a humble man. “I would like to have some of these qualities,” she said.
Flipkart invited entries from ‘Flipsters’ (Flipkart employees) across the country and selected Padmini. According to Flipkart CEO, the competition is intended to help gain fresh perspective and insights as well as to make it fun and engaging initiative for employees.
Revolt network, which Sean Combs leads with MTV veteran Andy Schuon, is one of four minority-owned independent networks Comcast pledged to distribute as a condition of getting FCC approval of its NBCUniversal merger. And yet, since its October launch, Revolt has not been available in Comcast’s hometown, Philadelphia. Schoen told TV critics this morning they’re working on that. “People are noticing” he said of the omission.
“Have they given you a date?” a Philly TV critic asked.
Comcast had committed to launching Revolt “to a certain percentage of homes” in its digital basic tier and to roll it out “in more markets over time.” He noted the network is availabie in Seattle, the Bay area and Miami and in some smaller markets.
“We’re a fairly obvious market,” the Philly critic snarked.
He declined to say how many homes Revolt is available in because, he said when pressed, “I don’t think we’ve made it a practice.” Revolt CEO Keith Clinkscales had not got that memo and explained the network is now in 20 million home and hope it hits 26 million by the end of this year.
The firm conceded a string of failings on Monday.
Uber has admitted the decision not to renew its licence in London over safety concerns was correct, as the taxi-hailing app appealed to get it restored.
The firm conceded a string of failings on Monday, agreeing with Transport for London’s (TfL) decision in September, but said the operating licence should be renewed as it has made “wholesale” reforms.
Uber’s general manager in the UK, Tom Elvidge, told Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday rapid change had followed the concerns for public safety and security.
“I agree that Uber London Limited (ULL) and Uber generally was undergoing a period of significant change and, in light of what was available to TfL given the mistakes that ULL made, I absolutely accept that decision in September,” he said.
He told the court the move “certainly accelerated” changes, which include telling the regulator when drivers get convictions or are removed from the app for poor conduct.
Mr Elvidge said that among the failings before he took charge were Uber’s lack of clarity over whether the company or drivers accepted passengers, which has implications for workers’ rights.
He also said Greyball software, which can be used to skirt around regulations, was used in a way that was “fundamentally wrong” outside the UK.
Online eye tests that relied on the honesty of would-be drivers were also “not a good idea”, he added.
Martin Chamberlain QC, representing TfL, accused Uber of lacking transparency and of “drip feeding incriminating information to its regulator only when it’s squeezed out”.
Mr Elvidge replied: “I think it’s certainly one of the interpretations.
Tom de la Mare QC, representing Uber, said the firm had taken the “unusual” stance of not opposing TfL’s reasons for not renewing the licence.
He instead argued “wholesale change” at Uber and a “clean break” in personnel in its London headquarters mean the court should approve a new one.
He said TfL’s last three inspections showed a “perfect record”, while three non-executive board members are now in place to ensure “total compliance to the letter and spirit” of regulatory obligations.
Other measures include proactively reporting serious incidents to the Metropolitan Police and changing the app so users are told Uber has accepted their booking and their driver is TfL-licensed.
Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot indicated an 18-month provisional licence Uber is requesting would be “too long” for her to grant.
Uber can operate as normal during the appeal process, which could continue in higher courts if either party is not satisfied with the Westminster result.
The appeal continues on Tuesday, when the judge is expected to give her ruling over whether Uber is “fit and proper” to hold a licence in the capital now, rather than when TfL made the decision.
Although MBA professors, alumni and students all agree that academic quality should be the primary consideration when choosing a graduate business school, one way to differentiate between comparable programs is to look at the student clubs each school offers.
“Clubs are very important and should definitely factor into an applicant’s research and choice, but given that business school is a major investment, clubs should not outweigh academic rigor, the strength (and connectedness) of the alumni network, and the program’s job placement track record for your desired industry,” Rebecca Horan, a brand strategist who received her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business and a former Stern admissions officer, wrote in an email.
“And the truth is, any academically rigorous program with a powerful alumni network and strong placement rates is likely going to have a great selection of student clubs and associations as well,” she adds.
Business schools are typically home to an eclectic group of student-run organizations, including clubs that focus on cultivating a specific type of business skill, like investing, and clubs that focus on socializing with people who share a hobby in common, such as skiing.
There are also usually affinity groups for ethnic and religious minorities; self-identifying lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students; and international students. These affinity groups allow MBA students who come from underrepresented backgrounds to forge friendships and professional relationships with one another in a supportive and affirming social environment, experts say.
“It’s helpful for networking, but I think it’s more helpful though for students feeling socially connected with each other,” says Jack J. Baroudi, a professor and senior associate dean for academic programs at the University of Delaware’s Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics.
“So, for instance, we have an international student association in the business school and that becomes a very important place for our new international students to come in and say, ‘What is school like in the United States? What is business school like?’ and to meet their fellows who come in from their own country, but maybe also from other countries,” Baroudi says.
Experts say vibrant MBA student clubs facilitate career exploration and professional networking, both of which are critical components of a solid business school experience. These clubs also allow students to apply the skills learned during MBA classes in extracurricular business projects, and these types of projects can add luster to student resumes if they lead to significant accomplishments, experts suggest.
For MBA students who arrive at business school unsure of what career they want to pursue after they receive their MBA degree, student clubs offer exposure to a plethora of industries and business functions. That can help students discover the types of jobs that are the best fit for their talents and interests, according to experts.
Student clubs are also valuable for MBA students with niche career interests who want to break into or advance within a specific business sector, experts say. Students in clubs can network with their future colleagues, hear lectures by experts in their target field and develop valuable industry contacts.
Clubs can also provide MBA students with opportunities for leadership, creativity and personal development.
Jed Portman, a second-year MBA student at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, says his involvement in the school’s beer industry club has been profoundly rewarding. Portman is the president and head brewer of Darden’s School of Brew, a club which creates the recipes and sources the ingredients for its own one-of-a-kind craft beers, which are then added to the menu of a local brewery taproom.
According to Portman, the most significant selling point for Darden was its rigorous core curriculum and reputation for helping students cultivate fundamental business skills. Still, Portman says he is grateful for the existence of its School of Brew club. “I don’t mean to say that I wouldn’t have gone to Darden if they didn’t have a club like School of Brew, but it certainly enriches the experience,” he says.
Portman, who previously worked as a food editor at Garden & Gun magazine, a publication devoted to telling stories about the American South, says getting involved with the School of Brew gave him a chance to make a unique contribution to his MBA class.
“People don’t come to me with help with their accounting and their finance, and I recognized early on that a club like the School of Brew would be a way for me to give back to the Darden community, because when it comes to more conventional business skills, I have a lot to learn,” he says.
Portman says MBA students who come to business school after having worked in non-business positions can use student clubs as a way to strengthen their competencies in fundamental business skills, while simultaneously showcasing unique skills they have because of their non-business work experience.
And through the School of Brew club, Portman realized that he had a knack for product development, a skill which he recently used during his MBA internship at Fortune 500 grocer, supermarket retailer and food manufacturer The Kroger Co.
Stephen Rakas, executive director of the Masters Career Center at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, says that both business-related and purely social MBA student clubs offer important benefits.
Lindsay Badeaux, senior assistant director of admissions at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, says clubs can help MBA students make important contacts with recruiters.
“Half the value of an MBA is the network you’re building, so in that sense, all types of student clubs could be beneficial in expanding your network or meeting others from diverse industries and perspectives,” Badeaux wrote in an email.
“That being said, the professional clubs can be especially helpful for students preparing for a career switch, as they often hold events specifically to prepare students for the recruiting or interview process. They may offer opportunities for mock interviews, resume reviews with alumni in a certain industry, lectures or panel events with industry experts or networking events to connect students with key contacts in the field. All of these club-hosted opportunities can help prepare students for their future job search, or even serve as a foot in the door for their next internship or job,” says Badeaux, who also works as an MBA admissions counselor with IvyWise.
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• In Australia over the coming week, a bevy of indicators are set for release covering confidence levels, business conditions and lending. The testimony of the Reserve Bank Governor to the House of Representatives Economics committee on Friday is one of the highlights.
• The week kicks off on Monday with the release of job advertisements data – a key leading indicator of the job market. Job advertisements rose by 2.7 per cent in June to 175,091 ads – a near 6½-year high. Advertisements have been volatile in the past five months but are still up 10.5 per cent on a year ago. And while jobs are now filled through a variety of mechanisms, the job ads data remains instructive.
• Also on Monday there is a Bank Holiday in NSW.
• On Tuesday, NAB releases its July business survey. The business conditions index rose from +10.9 points to a 9½-year high of +15.1 points in June (long-term average +5.1 points). The business confidence index rose from +7.5 points to +9.3 points (long-term average +5.8 points).
• Also on Tuesday, the weekly consumer confidence data from ANZ and Roy Morgan is issued. Consumer spirits have recently been buoyed by the firmer Aussie dollar – raising the appeal of foreign travel and overseas purchases.
• On Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) issues the June data on home loans. The number of loans (commitments) for budding home owners (owner-occupiers) rose by 1.0 per cent in May. And the value of all home loans rose by 1.3 per cent in the month.
• Based on the Bankers Association data, the number of loans may have lifted 3 per cent with the value of loans up 1 per cent. Still, it is important to track the loans actually advanced as cancellations have been rising.
• Also on Wednesday, Westpac and the Melbourne Institute issue the August monthly consumer confidence index. This release is more a check on the weekly confidence survey results.
• The Reserve Bank’s Assistant Governor (Financial Markets), Christopher Kent, also delivers a speech on Wednesday at The Bloomberg Address.
• On Friday, the ABS releases the lending finance data for June. These statistics cover housing, personal, commercial and lease finance commitments – in other words, the broadest measure of new lending in the economy. Total new lending commitments fell by 3.1 per cent in May to a 3-month low. Commitments were down 0.5 per cent over the year. Personal loans were especially weak, down 18.4 per cent on a year ago. In trend terms personal loans were at 14½-year lows.