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Irish Independent
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
New Irish Writing: Poetry by Andrew Pelham Burn
Today at 21:30 Andrew is studying for an MA in writing at the University of Galway. His poetry has been published in The Cormorant Broadsheet and The Cormorant Anthology, Scrimshaw, and Ropes Literary Journal. He has won the Goldsmith Festival Poetry Competition and was shortlisted for the Cúirt New Writing Prize. He lives in Westport, Co Mayo and was a cheesemaker for over 15 years before taking up writing full time. The smell of a dog's paw;
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Hurricane season prep urged by Tallahassee, Leon officials
With the hurricane season set to begin June 1, public officials from Leon County and the city of Tallahassee gathered together at the Public Safety Complex to urge residents to prepare for the upcoming season. Huddled together in the media room of the complex, officials from departments across all levels of local government gathered with the "Billy the Bucket" mascot as they showed and spoke to residents what they should be packing in advance of storms and to have a safety plan in place. "This year's forecast calls for an above average season ... comprehensive preparedness requires the whole community, the young and the old, to get involved to start preparing for hurricane season," Leon County Emergency Management Director Kevin Peters said. The event was underscored by last year's slew of storms which tore through Leon County, such as Hurricanes Helene, Debby and Milton and even some that occurred prior to hurricane season such as the May 10 tornado outbreak and the "Bicentennial Storm," the effects of which still are being felt in the community. "County and city officials encourage you to keep your essential emergency supplies in a five gallon bucket ... these buckets are waterproof, easy to grab and multi-purpose," Peters said. One by one, officials placed items into the bucket while speaking about their importance for storm preparedness, three-day supply of medication, batteries, weather radio, important documents and more. Among the several speakers was Mark Wool with the National Weather Service who provided the numbers for the upcoming season. "I bring you a forecast that favors an above normal season, specifically, the numbers are 13 to 19 named storms, six to 10 of which will become hurricanes and three to five major hurricanes," Wool said. "I always like to reference the 1992 season, where there was only six named storms that whole year, can you imagine that, but the first one was named Andrew." Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida with sustained winds of up to 175 miles per hour, killing 44, and the storm continued all the way to Louisiana where it caused more deaths and an estimated $1 billion in damages, according to the National Weather Service. "I don't know how many of you recall that Helene was predicted to come directly at us," Wool continued. "Had that forecast that was out as recently as 12 hours before landfall held true, we'd still be recovering today." Outside of the Public Safety Complex, preparations will continue as Leon County looks to hold community engagement events for residents and the 2025-2026 Survival Guide will start being sent out to households. Officials shared several ways that residents can stay connected and receive alerts when storms do arrive: Leon County Citizens Connect mobile app Residents can sign up for text alerts from the city at Arianna Otero is the trending and breaking news reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact her via email at AOtero@ and follow her on X: @ari_v_otero. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Leon County braces for active hurricane season, urges prep
Daily Record
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Record
Prince William has 'strained' relationship and 'grudge' against Prince Andrew
A royal expert claimed William wants the disgraced Duke of York to 'vanish' from the public eye. A royal expert has claimed that Prince William has a very "strained" relationship with his uncle Prince Andrew, and even holds a real "grudge" against the disgraced Duke of York. They also suggested that when Prince William eventually wears the crown, he is likely to "banish" Andrew from even family events. Andrew stepped back from official royal duties and was stripped of his 'HRH' styling back in 2019, after a car crash interview with Newsnight regarding his long-term friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, reported The Mirror. Andrew hit headlines again more recently, due to his connection with an alleged Chinese spy, which saw him "banned" from attending the House of Windsor's Christmas celebrations. But King Charles has still allowed his younger brother to attend a number of family affairs, including the Royal Family's recent Easter festivities, which sources have said is a point of contention between Charles and William. The royal expert, Hilary Fordwich, said to Fox News that during William's reign, Andrew should not expect to be invited to royal events. "Prince William has long had a strained and distant relationship with Andrew," the expert said, adding that he holds "a grudge against his disgraced uncle. "Andrew's future within the Royal Family is beyond bleak, since Prince William is firmly opposed to any public rehabilitation with no foreseeable path back. He wants Andrew to vanish from public view". The Mirror's Royal Editor, Russell Myers, recently echoed these sentiments on True Royalty TV's The Royal Beat, remarking: "Is it a convenient truth that Andrew was going? William has no time for him. "And indeed, William was overruled by the King when he said, I mean, William was absolutely influential in banishing him at that time, when he was forced to step back from duties. But when the King decided, after the Queen's death, that he was going to be brought back into the family fold, William said absolutely not, and the King overruled him. "We have this sort of interesting power struggle going on, and I imagine you know that hopefully in a long time in the future, when William is King, he [Andrew] will be nowhere to be seen around the family." Whilst Andrew attended the Easter celebrations, William and Kate spent the holiday elsewhere with their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven. A royal source told The Mirror, "William has no time for his uncle. This Easter was about spending time with his own family, but he would far prefer a situation where he doesn't have to spend time with him." King Charles may be willing to include his brother in some family events, but he is reported to be at loggerheads with Andrew over the Duke of York's refusal to vacate his 30-room mansion, Royal Lodge, after being offered a smaller home on the royal Windsor estate. The two brothers have reached something of a stalemate, with Andrew insisting he has a 75-year "cast iron lease" with the Crown Estate—not the King himself —that he signed in 2002. He's said to have told friends he "is going nowhere" and even begun managing the undertaking of much-needed renovations of the property himself in an attempt to save money, with a source explaining: "The Duke has been walking around the estate a lot recently, speaking to staff and asking for tips on managing the grounds. 'The whole place has fallen into disrepair and needs a lot of attention. He's been asking about different kinds of trees and shrubs and whether it would be possible to move or relocate certain trees. He's certainly got a spring in his step and is a lot cheerier of late, which is surprising given everything he has going on." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community!
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
How investors can prepare for a year of volatility ahead
US markets (^GSPC, ^IXIC, ^DJI) are under pressure in Friday's trading session as trade tensions with China return. Andrew Fincher, VLP financial adviser, joins Catalysts to explain why risk tolerance and a diversified plan are key to managing market uncertainty. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. Markets are under pressure about 90 minutes into the trading day as investors react to renewed trade tensions between the US and China. The S&P 500 heading lower on the last day of what could be its best May performance since 1990. So how should investors build a portfolio that can withstand the good and the bad amid the trade war. I want to bring in Andrew Fincher, financial advisor at BLP, for this week's FA Corner sponsored by Invesco. Great to have you this morning, Andrew. I just mentioned the volatility of the market following the addition of these tariffs, but the S&P 500 is up 4% from April 2nd, when the reciprocal tariffs were announced by the president. If investors have sort of broadly started to price in a post-tariff reality, how does that impact what you tell clients about whether or not to continue to position in a way that prevents, protects them from any tariff uncertainty? Sure. Well, first and foremost, Madison, thank you for having me on. And I think when we have these conversations, the first place you have to start with is risk, right? So, our job as advisors is to first meet the clients where they're at. So every client has their own appetite for risk. So our goal is to explore that with the client and understand their emotions before we can even get into guiding them on how to navigate that uncertainty. You know, at the end of the day, it always goes back to that planning component, right? Like we can talk about the markets and all the different pieces of it, but investing is a tool. It's a means to accomplish those goals. So understanding how a diversified approach fits into that plan allows us to sort of frame the discussion before we can get into the details of particular sectors or what that looks like overall. And talk to me about what you're advising clients on when it comes to specific sectors. I know you mentioned in your notes over to us that the elevated PE ratio for Nvidia is still a risk to you. How does that impact how you talk to clients about tech, for example? Sure. So, tech is a very important factor when it comes to large-cap growth and just a general diversified portfolio. So, you know, when we look at Nvidia, for instance, you know, when we talk about potential expansion moving forward, you know, Nvidia passing their earnings expectations, that shows that there could be some expansion there. But at the same side, you look at it, and PEs are elevated, so that could persist some volatility. So when you're looking at it, you know, we can talk about whether, you know, we see a positive projection or there could be continued volatility, but having that diversified approach so that you don't have to worry about specific sectors, it allows you to be able to navigate that, right? So you talk about tariffs, that's a big conversation now. You know, with these frameworks for the UK and China deals, and then, you know, Japan buying into US long-term debt, that could open up the door for the Fed to maybe lower rates, but at the same time, if litigation goes through on that, it could increase some of the risks for inflation, in which case maybe you would see some positives on like large-cap value where you could see, you know, energy and financials perform well in those environments or maybe floating rate on the bond side. So it really just depends having that approach so that depending on whatever the market looks like, you're positioned to be able to take distributions or maybe rebalance if you need. And my guest host, Lou, has a question for you, Andrew. Hey, Andrew. I don't envy your position because I know sometimes you're a financial advisor and other times you're a mental health counselor. I'm curious what it's been more of in this recent bout of volatility compared to the past, per se, maybe leading up to the presidential election or through COVID. Are you counseling and trying to keep people on course more, or are you seeing more optimism and opportunistic types of conversations about, hey, I want to buy this dip? Yeah, I think it's a lot of where people stand. So, you know, when we look at it as a whole, some people are very concerned. And so that's where the coaching aspect comes in to understand where is their risk at. If they don't need to take more risk, you know, we could look at statistically and say, okay, you should be in a higher equity percentage, you know, just for different risks, but if the client can withstand, maybe a 5% return, you know, maybe we'll lower it a little bit. But the real key approach here is understanding where the client is coming at to say, hey, maybe we have some opportunities to rebalance here, like we did in May, or sorry, April and March. Some opportunities there to buy those dips. But at the same time, you know, trying to position it to to really understand where they're coming from and then build off of that. Andrew, really appreciate you joining us this morning for this week's FA Corner sponsored by Invesco. Thank you so much.
Daily Mirror
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Prince William has 'grudge' against Prince Andrew and wants him to 'vanish'
A royal expert has claimed that Prince William has a serious 'grudge' against his uncle Prince Andrew, and would prefer the disgraced Duke of York to 'vanish' from the public eye altogether It looks like things might go from bad to worse for Prince Andrew when the time comes for Prince William to take the throne. A royal expert has claimed that the Prince of Wales has a very "strained" relationship with his uncle, the disgraced Duke of York, and even holds a real "grudge" against Andrew. The expert further claimed that, when Prince William eventually wears the crown, he is likely to "banish" Andrew from even family events. Andrew, who was known to be very close with his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, stepped back from official royal duties and was stripped of his 'HRH' styling back in 2019, after a car crash interview with Newsnight regarding his long-term friendship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. More recently, Andrew has generated more negative headlines for the Royal Family due to his connection with an alleged Chinese spy, a revelation that saw him "banned" from attending the House of Windsor's Christmas celebrations at Sandringham. However, King Charles has still allowed his younger brother to attend a number of family events, including the Royal Family's recent Easter festivities, which sources have said is a point of contention between Charles and the heir to the throne. The royal expert, Hilary Fordwich, said to Fox News that during William's reign, Andrew should not expect to be invited to events like this. "Prince William has long had a strained and distant relationship with Andrew," the expert said, adding that he holds "a grudge against his disgraced uncle. Andrew's future within the Royal Family is beyond bleak, since Prince William is firmly opposed to any public rehabilitation with no foreseeable path back. He wants Andrew to vanish from public view". The Mirror's Royal Editor, Russell Myers, recently echoed these sentiments on True Royalty TV's The Royal Beat, remarking: "Is it a convenient truth that Andrew was going? William has no time for him. "And indeed, William was overruled by the King when he said, I mean, William was absolutely influential in banishing him at that time, when he was forced to step back from duties. But when the King decided, after the Queen's death, that he was going to be brought back into the family fold, William said absolutely not, and the King overruled him. "We have this sort of interesting power struggle going on, and I imagine you know that hopefully in a long time in the future, when William is King, he [Andrew] will be nowhere to be seen around the family." Whilst Andrew attended the Easter celebrations, William and Kate spent the holiday elsewhere with their three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven. A royal source told The Mirror, "William has no time for his uncle. This Easter was about spending time with his own family, but he would far prefer a situation where he doesn't have to spend time with him." King Charles may be willing to include his brother in some family events, but he is reported to be at loggerheads with Andrew over the Duke of York's refusal to vacate his 30-room mansion, Royal Lodge, after being offered a smaller home on the royal Windsor estate. The two brothers have reached something of a stalemate, with Andrew insisting he has a 75-year "cast iron lease" with the Crown Estate—not the King himself —that he signed in 2002. He's said to have told friends he "is going nowhere" and even begun managing the undertaking of much-needed renovations of the property himself in an attempt to save money, with a source explaining: "The Duke has been walking around the estate a lot recently, speaking to staff and asking for tips on managing the grounds. 'The whole place has fallen into disrepair and needs a lot of attention. He's been asking about different kinds of trees and shrubs and whether it would be possible to move or relocate certain trees. He's certainly got a spring in his step and is a lot cheerier of late, which is surprising given everything he has going on."
