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Ask Amy: Laid-off worker wants to flame former boss

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

Dear Amy: I am a 58-year-old worker who was recently laid off.My company hired someone to turn around the department and she failed miserably.The company terminated her and then threw the babies out with the bathwater, getting rid of me and another coworker at the same time.I guess it worked out well for them because the other fired coworker and I were outspoken about what was going on in our department.We knew the new business model would fail and it did.The hiring manager who created this mess in this extremely toxic environment is a nightmare.Most employees fear her because she is cruel, condescending, and a narcissist. I have seen her reduce people to tears. She is a bully.This person needs to be told off, and I want to be the one to do it.Should I express myself, copying her manager and the CEO, as people need to know what’s going on? Or should I let it go and move on?I really feel the need to express myself so that I can leave this behind.— TerminatedRelated ArticlesAsk ...

Annecy gathers in support of knife attack victims

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

Citizens of the south-eastern French town of Annecy gathered on Sunday (11 June) in support of victims of the knife attack which gravely wounded four toddlers and two pensioners on Thursday (8 June).The municipality called the rally at the lakeside Le Paquier park where the attack took place, also to honour those who tried to block the attacker before he was overpowered by police.Annecy Mayor Francois Astorg told the crowd the attack was "a tragedy touching our city, the country and the whole world"."Our only choice is to respond with unity and hope ... to choose the future rather than destruction. To gather is to build rather than hate," Astorg said.The suspect, a Syrian refugee, is under formal investigation for attempted murder and was placed in detention on Saturday (10 June).The injured are no longer in critical condition, Annecy Prosecutor Line Bonnet-Mathis told a news conference on Saturday, though the four children remained in hospital.The stabbing was the first violent att...

Sale closed in Palo Alto: $3.2 million for a six-bedroom home

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

1136 Channing Avenue – Google Street ViewA 2,320-square-foot house built in 1924 has changed hands. The spacious historic property located in the 1100 block of Channing Avenue in Palo Alto was sold on May 24, 2023, for $3,200,000, or $1,379 per square foot. The property features six bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a garage. There’s also a pool in the backyard and one parking space. The unit sits on a 7,600-square-foot lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 2,440-square-foot home on the first block of Regent Place in Palo Alto sold in December 2022, for $3,650,000, a price per square foot of $1,496. The home has 2 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 1,652-square-foot home on Harker Avenue in Palo Alto sold for $3,700,000, a price per square foot of $2,240. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.On Melville Avenue, Palo Alto, in March 2023, a 2,561-square-foot home was sold for $5,100,000, a price per square foot of $1,991. The home has 5 bedroo...

Bridge: June 13, 2023

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

A loser-on-loser play is a “buy-one-get-one-free” deal — and everyone likes those. You lose an unnecessary trick but are trading one loser for another. In the process you develop an extra winner.Such plays gain in many situations. Today’s West leads the ace of diamonds against four hearts. Say South ruffs, draws trumps and leads a spade to dummy’s ten. East takes the queen and leads the jack of clubs, and the defense gets three clubs. Down one.FIRST TRICKSouth has the material for 10 tricks — seven winners in trumps and three in spades — but he must not let East get in for a club shift. At the first trick, declarer discards a spade, trading a diamond loser for a possible spade loser.If West shifts to a trump, South wins, takes the A-K of spades and leads the jack. If East covers, South ruffs, leads a trump to dummy and discards a club on the high ten of spades. If instead East follows low, South pitches a club. He loses at most three tricks ...

Horoscopes June 13, 2023: Chris Evans, stick to your path

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kat Dennings, 37; Chris Evans, 42; Tim Allen, 70; Stellan Skarsgard, 72.Happy Birthday: Question everything and everyone this year. Verify information, control what’s important to you and don’t let anyone talk you into doing things that make you feel uncomfortable. Check off all the boxes on your to-do list. Take the initiative to plan your actions and stick to your path. Personal gain, self-improvement and romance are favored. Your numbers are 3, 11, 20, 22, 27, 34, 45.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Refuse to let what others do stand in your way. Stick to the most efficient path, and you’ll get to the finish line on time. Don’t let anyone persuade you to follow rather than lead. Stay in control, and you’ll reach your goal. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Money matters will not be straightforward. Avoid joint ventures and shared expenses to evade paying for someone else’s mistakes. Learn through observation, but follow y...

Nikola Jokic’s hometown in Serbia celebrates Denver Nuggets’ 1st NBA title

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

SOMBOR, Serbia (AP) — It was barely dawn when Nikola Jokic’s hardcore fans in his Serbian hometown of Sombor chanted “MVP! MVP!” and celebrated the Denver Nuggets’ first NBA title.Denver trailed the Miami Heat at halftime of Game 5 but rallied to win 94-89, with two-time league MVP Jokic posting 28 points and 16 rebounds and collecting the trophy for the most valuable player of the NBA Finals.Every shot, rebound or block the Serb center made sparked loud cheers and shouts in a decrepit sports hall in the small and otherwise sleepy northern Serbian city near the borders with Croatia and Hungary where fans watched the game on a large screen.The loudest ovation came when the typically humble and stone-faced Jokic said in a post-game, on-court interview: “It’s time to go home.”Soon, those fans who spent sleepless nights watching the NBA Finals will see him in person as he returns home to take care of his racehorses.For the small Balkan state of just over 6 million people, June has...

Next Champions League season starts with 4-team preliminary round draw at UEFA

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — The Champions League for next season formally got underway on Tuesday with four national league winners from Europe taking part in the draw for the preliminary round.The first draw of the 2023-24 season was made one day after new champion Manchester City’s victory parade to fans at home. It paired Atlètic Club d’Escaldes of Andorra with Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro, and San Marino’s Tre Penne with Icelandic champion Breidablik.Iceland will host a knockout bracket of single-leg games from June 27-30. The winner will advance to the first qualifying round which is played from July 11-19.The first qualifying round includes Sheriff, Ferencváros and Maccabi Haifa, which in recent seasons played in the elite group stage of the competition. That draw is made next Tuesday.Losing teams in the preliminary round transfer across to the third-tier Europa Conference League qualifying rounds. They should eventually earn at least 700,000 euros ($750,000) in prize ...

La “Messimanía” en China: los hinchas claman por ver al astro argentino

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

Hong Kong (CNN) — Lionel Messi y sus compañeros de la selección argentina quedaron temporalmente “atrapados” en su hotel de Beijing el fin de semana después de que un gran número de aficionados se reunieron fuera para ver a la estrella, informaron los medios estatales chinos, mientras que la policía advirtió de los estafadores que intentan sacar provecho de la “Messimanía”.Messi, que llevó a Argentina a la gloria en el Mundial del año pasado, recibió el sábado una calurosa bienvenida de los aficionados tras aterrizar en el aeropuerto de Beijing antes de un partido amistoso contra Australia en la capital china, que se disputará este jueves.“Messi” se convirtió rápidamente en el tema de moda en la red social china Weibo, mientras que un video mostraba a cientos de aficionados abarrotando la entrada del hotel del equipo con la esperanza de ver a su ídolo.¿Cuándo podría debutar Lionel Messi en la MLS? El calendario del Inter de MiamiLa sesión de...

Mayor of city in central Ukraine says toll from Russian missile strike on residential building rises to 10

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Mayor of city in central Ukraine says toll from Russian missile strike on residential building rises to 10.Source

Mueren 3 personas y otras resultan heridas en incidentes relacionados en Inglaterra

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:25:42 GMT

LONDRES — Tres personas murieron y otras tres resultaron heridas tras ser golpeadas por una camioneta en incidentes relacionados en la ciudad inglesa de Nottingham, según indicó el martes la policía.Un hombre de 31 años fue detenido como sospechoso de asesinato, según la policía de Nottinghamshire.“Este es un incidente trágico y espantoso que se ha cobrado las vidas de tres personas”, dijo la jefa de policía Kate Meynell. Histórico testimonio en corte: príncipe Harry acusa a ciertos tabloides de técnicas ilegales Policía detona paquete frente a Palacio de Buckingham; detienen a sospechoso Además del incidente de la camioneta, dos personas aparecieron muertas en una calle pasadas las 4 de la madrugada y una tercera fue encontrada en otra calle. Los tres heridos eran atendidos en un hospital. No había información sobre su estado en un primer momento.La policía no informó de un posible motivo del suceso.“Creemos que estos tres incide...