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Shares of Hess, which at Tuesday's close had gained about 6 percent so far this year, were up 2.2 percent at $90 in trading before the market opened.
Jeremy Corbyn has given up trying to hold the government to account on its plans to leave the EU, Tim Farron has said.
The Liberal Democrat leader issued the withering remarks at the party’s conference in Brighton, ahead of an expected endorsement by the membership of plans to hold a second referendum on the terms of the final deal.
"Jeremy Corbyn has already thrown in the towel,” Farron said.
“He didn't make an effort to keep us in Europe during the referendum campaign and now he has made clear he won't fight for our membership of the single market.
"Under Jeremy Corbyn, Labour is simply not doing its job as the opposition - and nowhere is that clearer than on Europe. So if he won't, we will.
Corbyn’s team were criticised earlier this month when his spokesman repeatedly refused to confirm whether the Labour leader wanted Britain to stay in the single market.
Leaving the single market, which is the aim of most prominent Conservative Brexit supporters, would free Britain from freedom of movement rules and end any payments to Europe.
But it would also mean the return of tariffs to exporters sending shipments to the continent, which would have a devastating impact on manufacturing, particularly in the car industry.
And experts believe a significant reduction in immigration would have a damaging effect on Britain’s economy and its debt-to-GDP ratio.
Corbyn has long considered the single market a capitalist invention, whose restrictions on state aid rules make it difficult for governments to nationalise or even prop up failing industries.
Opponents of a second referendum on Brexit, which is also supported by Corbyn’s leadership challenger Owen Smith, say the plan is a way to sidestep the referendum result, but supporters believe it is a way to ensure voters support the terms of a final deal which could have a serious impact on their living standards.
"Voting for a departure is not the same as voting for a destination,” Farron said.
“The British people should be allowed to choose what comes next to ensure it is right for them, their families, their jobs and our country.
The government’s broad proposals for delivering on Brexit are expected to be made public in the early part of next year, shortly after Theresa May triggers the Article 50 process.
"Mermaids en route to Ancient City for the meet" declared the headline in a February 1926 issue of The St. Augustine Record.
The meet was the Women's National Amateur Athletic Union Swimming Championships. The mermaids were many of the top female swimmers in the United States. The destination was the Alcazar Casino swimming pool (now the Lightner Museum).
Sports writers referred to the swimmers as "mermaids," "naiads" and "lassies." (If you're rusty on your Greek mythology, naiads were the nymphs who protected brooks, springs and wells.) If the tone sounds a little dismissive, it fit with the times.
Big debates were raging over whether women had the physical strength, stamina and toughness of mind to compete in vigorous sports. The notion they might ever compete - or beat - men was dismissed by critics.
"Oh, pooh," the female swimmers must have thought.
Instead of talking, they showed them.
It was the second year in a row the championships had been held at the Alcazar. The Casino pool, which was normally for guests and those able to pay to swim, became a sports arena in mid-February of 1925 and 1926. The indoor pool at 120 feet long and 50 feet wide offered a perfect spot for the swimming and diving compe...
The competitors were sponsored by clubs around the country. Most were American-born, although at least one was from Sweden. Another was from what was then known as the Hawaiian Islands.
The Record's sports editor, Frank Godwin, promised readers: "… all (is in) readiness for the greatest aquatic meet ever held on the warm side of the Mason-Dixon Line."
Not among the competitors that year was Gertrude Ederle. She had competed in 1925 but by 1926 her amateur status had changed to professional.
Amateur status was necessary in order to compete in AAU meets or the Olympics. The AAU was hypersensitive about keeping out any hint of sports for money. One swimmer who competed in St. Augustine, Martha Norelius, was suspended by the AAU several years later after giving an exhibition in the same pool with several prof...
Female swimmers and divers of the time were "trend-setting celebrities, household names and the most photographed female athletes in the world," notes the International Swimming Hall of Fame website.
Barry Myers, curator at the Lightner, knows about that popularity thing.
"During the 1920s Gertrude Ederle [the first woman to swim across the English Channel] swam here. My grandmother was in college up in Boston and timed her trip down to see her swim," Myers said.
When Ederle did cross the Channel in 1926 on her second try, rough weather turned the normally 21-mile swim into 35 miles. She made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes, besting the fastest man's record by two hours. She became the first woman and only sixth person to make the swim. Two million New Yorkers greeted her with a ...
Some of the competitors in 1925 and 1926 were coming off 1920 and 1924 wins at the Olympics. Others were headed for future games.
And they were young, many in their early to mid-teens.
In the 1920s swimming and diving techniques were under development. It might not have been the Wild West in those early competition days, but, in truth, divers and swimmers made it up as they went along.
Aileen Riggin Soule, who was the first women's Olympic springboard diving champion and a competitor at the Alcazar meet, recalled in later years how she and her teammates learned what came to be known as the new American crawl from their swimming coach Louis de B. Handley.
Riggin, in her recollections for the International Swimming Hall of Fame, said girls competing currently were "far superior" but added, "However, we were the first ones. There was no one to copy. We had to do things on our own initiative."
The 1926 meet quickly drew in crowds as the women began breaking world records. By the end of the five-day competition, the world record for the 220-yard freestyle swim was broken twice. In all, 11 records were broken during the meeting and several new world records were set, including ones in the 200-yard breast strok...
When it was over most of the swimmers and divers boarded trains heading back to the icy winters of New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago and Detroit or across the country to California or even home to Tampa. Each, in her way, was a pioneer.
Public swimming competitions for women didn't meet with immediate success.
It was 1882 before the YWCA in Boston held the first athletic games for women in America and 1892 before the first national swimming championship for women were held in Scotland. In 1900, women got to compete in the Olympics for the first time, although only in tennis, golf and croquet.
It was 1912 before female swimmers and divers made their Olympic debuts in Sweden, and Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the man who oversaw the birth of the modern Olympics in 1896, wasn't happy. He wasn't the only one. The Amateur Athletic Union, which served as a leader in U.S. amateur sports in international competitions,...
The 1920 Olympics were the first time U.S. women achieved full Olympic status.
Clothing was an issue - and a problem for swimmers. Early on, it was only considered proper for women to wear "bathing costumes" of long sleeves and bloomers plus a sort of woolen skirt.
Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman, who had a swimming and diving act, was arrested in America in 1908 for wearing a man's one-piece bathing suit. She told the judge wearing the proper outfit was "like swimming in a ball gown." The judge let her go and the case led to changes in public opinion about women's swimwear.
It took another arrest in 1919 before public opinion allowed women not to have to wear stockings when swimming.
The women swimming at the Alcazar competition wore woolen one-piece suits.
Ethel Lackie. Helen Meany. Mariechen Wehselau. Olive Hatch. Thyra Damonte. Helen Wainwright. Doris Omara. Lisa Lindstrom. Agnes Geraghty. Aileen Riggin. Kathryn Brown.
You may not recognize their names now, but during the 1920s all were top-ranked swimmers. Some were on the first U.S. swim team in 1920. Some set world records. All competed in the 1925 and/or 1926 swimming competitions at the then-Alcazar Hotel.
Whatever their ranking, they exemplified the Olympic ideal of celebrating participation above winning.
Sybil Bauer: 1924 Olympics - gold medal, 100 meter backstroke.
Gertrude Ederle: 1924 Olympics - gold medal, 400-meter freestyle relay; bronze - medals, 100- and 400-meter freestyle.
Eleanor Garatti: 1928 Olympics - gold medal in 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay, silver in 100-meter freestyle. 1932 Olympics - gold medal in 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay, bronze in 100-meter freestyle.
Agnes Geraghty: Competed in 1924 and 1928 Olympics. Won silver medal in 1924 for 200-meter breaststroke event.
Lisa Lindstrom: 1928 Olympics. Finished fifth in the 100-meter backstroke.
Ethel McGary: Competed 1928 Olympics.
Helen Meany: Competed in 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics. 1928 Olympics - gold medal 3-meter springboard.
Martha Norelius: 1924 Olympics - gold medal in women's 400-meter free style. 1928 Olympics - gold medal in women's 400-meter freestyle and women's 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay.
Doris O'Mara: 1924 U.S. Olympic Team.
Aileen Riggin: 1920 Olympics - gold medal 3-meter springboard. 1924 Olympics silver medal - 3-meter springboard, bronze medal - 100-meter backstroke.
Mariechen Wehselau: 1924 Olympics - silver medal 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay, silver medal in 100-meter freestyle event.
, an attorney representing the family of Michael Brown, said the slain teenager's parents also condemn the shootings, but noted that most of the protesters who've rallied since their son's fatal shooting last August do so peacefully.
"There may be a few people who are misguided or confused, but in large part the majority of the protesters and the majority of Americans want justice," Crump told CNN.
Finding the individual(s) responsible is now the "No. 1 priority of the St. Louis County Police," Belmar told reporters.
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Swisher Hygiene Inc. is a NASDAQ and TSX listed company that provides essential hygiene and sanitation solutions to customers throughout much of North America and internationally through its global network of 73 company-owned operations, 10 franchises and 10 master licensees operating in countries across Europe and Asi...
The Dow is flying high once again.
The index jumped about 100 points to close above 18,000 on Monday for the first time since July 2015.
It's a pretty sweet milestone considering the Dow plunged to just 15,451 in January, as Wall Street freaked out over the crash in oil prices and China's economic slowdown. Cooler heads eventually prevailed as investors realized the American economy is not collapsing and cheap oil is actually good for most Americans.
"The U.S. economy is not going gangbusters, but it's certainly not going into recession here," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities.
The Dow is now up 16.5% from its 2016 low, and is within striking distance of its all-time record high of 18,351 set last May. The S&P 500 also closed at a fresh 2016 high on Monday.
Even the Nasdaq is closing in on a key level: The tech index is now down just 1% on the year. That's impressive given the fact the Nasdaq was flirting with a bear market back in February.
The timing of the Dow's ascent to 18,000 is somewhat surprising given the collapse of the oil production talks in Doha. Global producers including Russia and Saudi Arabia failed to reach an agreement to freeze output in an effort to ease the global glut.
The Doha failure initially sent oil plunging 6% on Sunday, weighing on U.S. stock futures. However, oil bounced back and closed down less than 2%. That's why energy stocks actually led Wall Street higher on Monday, with Hess (HES) and Baker Hughes (BHI) jumping more than 4% apiece.
"Energy prices seem to have stabilized. That's a good sign. It's been the piece of the puzzle that has helped the most," said Hogan.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will be one of the speakers at Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's inauguration.
Hogan is the first Republican governor to be re-elected in Maryland since 1954. He is only the second Republican governor ever to be re-elected in the state's history.
Bush, who was Florida's governor from 1999 through 2007, was the third Republican elected governor of Florida and the first Republican re-elected in the state's history.
Former Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, a Democrat, is scheduled to give a welcoming message at Hogan's inauguration. Leggett was the first black candidate to be elected county executive of the state's most populous county.
Wealthy Chinese are rushing to shelter assets and income in overseas trusts before new tax rules go into effect next month.
Hong Kong: Wealthy Chinese are rushing to shelter assets and income in overseas trusts before new tax rules go into effect next month, including provisions that target offshore holdings.
The Bank of Singapore has seen a 35% surge in Chinese clients interested in offshore trusts since the second half of 2018, according to Woon Shiu Lee, head of wealth planning at the bank. The rate of inquiries leading to the establishment of a trust, which offers “tax planning opportunities” by giving ownership to thir...
The reforms, which take effect Jan. 1, are meant to reduce the tax burden on lower-and middle-income people by making the rich pay more. They are also feeding into business for consultants, private bankers and lawyers who specialise in setting up trusts that put ownership of overseas assets at arms-length from a tax pe...
As China's rich have gotten richer —the nation's personal wealth swelled to an estimated $21 trillion last year —the practice of holding wealth abroad or changing their tax residence status has become commonplace.
Even as the government strengthened controls on taking money out of the country last year to reduce risky outbound M&A deals and prevent capital flight, overseas holdings will reach $1trillion this year, Boston Consulting Group estimates.
Michael Morgan giving a lecture and master class to students at the Conservatory of Vocal and Instrumental Arts, a music charter school in Oakland, California. (J. Mar/VOA).
As one of the few openly gay, African-American conductors in the United States Michael Morgan is a rarity in the world of classical music.
He has been music director of the Oakland East Bay Symphony in California for 22 years and has worked with some of the great conductors of the 20th century, including Leonard Bernstein, Gunther Schuller and George Solti.
However, it is Morgan's mission is to bring classical music to everyone, especially to diverse audiences who have traditionally been under-represented in the concert hall.
Morgan believes introducing music to young students is key to attracting more people of color to classical music. He knows firsthand. By the time he reached third grade, knowing he wanted to be a conductor, Morgan started taking piano lessons. His parents nurtured his interest.
"My father was very active in the schools when my sister and I were in public schools in Washington D.C.," Morgan says. "Both of my parents were seeing to it that those schools were as good as those schools could be, including getting a lot of music education through the schools. And if you go to a lot of symphony orch...
However, at many public schools today, budget cuts have reduced or eliminated music programs. But it remains a high priority for Morgan.
Under his leadership, the Oakland East Bay Symphony allocates one-third of its budget to music education and brings orchestral music to thousands of children in local schools. When he's not conducting, Morgan devotes much of his spare time visiting schools and talking to students.
"I love dealing with middle school, high school, and even elementary school musicians whenever I can," he says. "It's just something I have always liked to do. I find it so rewarding to watch the kids learn, watch their faces when they get something right. I just consider it part of my job and do it whenever I can."
Morgan is also working to attract diverse audiences to Oakland's concerts.
To that end, he has expanded the orchestra’s repertoire and collaborated with musicians outside the classical realm, including from the world of jazz, rock, Afro-Cuban and even electronica.
"My idea has always been to play the unusual music next to the standard repertory that orchestras play all the time, not just because of the contrasts and the comparisons you can make between the new and the old, the familiar and the unfamiliar, but also because the audiences for the different kinds of musics will be b...
Filipino jazz pianist Victor Noriega recently made his Oakland symphony debut, after Morgan commissioned him to compose his first symphonic work for the orchestra. It's part of Morgan's effort to connect with diverse communities. He has programmed concerts featuring musicians and original works from Iran, China, Armeni...
"It's very important to me that we use the Oakland East Bay Symphony to pull this diverse fractious community together, because to me, that's a major public good that a symphony orchestra can do beyond Beethoven, Brahms, and the other people we play all the time."
Morgan's efforts at inclusion and community building are starting to make a difference. Audiences for the Oakland East Bay Symphony are now more ethnically diverse than those in many other cities. Next season, Morgan is planning programs highlighting musicians from India and the Middle East.
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