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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Fort Riley hosts job fair for soldiers, veterans
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Fort Riley hosted a hiring event called 'Hiring our Heroes' Tuesday afternoon. The event was hosted by the transition assistance program, and is designed to help service members and veterans connect with local and national employers. It included workshops, where soldiers were taught about job searching and networking, and a job fair. More than 70 employers were at the event to meet with soldiers who are seeking their next job. Crystal Bryant-Kearns, the Director of Events for Hiring our Heroes, believes the event is a can't-miss opportunity for both employers and job-seeking service members. Big Red One sending troops to D.C. Birthday Parade 'If you are an employer and you have not tapped into military talent, you are missing out on excellent talent,' Bryant-Kearns said. 'If you are a service member or military spouse, and you are seeking your next opportunity, you want to work for a company that is military-ready to hire, and that supports you, and their culture matches what they're looking for.' Hiring our Heroes is an annual event at Fort Riley. Event coordinators said they've been very successful in finding jobs for service members and veterans. For more Capitol Bureau news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up for our Storm Track Weather app by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- BBC News
South commemorates VE Day
In pictures: World War Two in Weymouth In Dorset, seaside resorts like Weymouth lost their holiday atmosphere, with guest houses closed and barbed wire placed on beaches to prevent a potential Nazi invasion. Weymouth became a billeting town for US and Canadian soldiers during the build-up to D-Day. Many were part of the US 1st Division, known as the "Big Red One", who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Several hospitals were also set up in Weymouth to receive casualties who were evacuated from Normandy. A memorial stands on the Esplanade, dedicated to the American soldiers who embarked through Weymouth. , The seaside town of Weymouth effectively became a military barracks in the run up to D-Day , Weymouth became a billeting town for US and Canadian soldiers
Irish Daily Mirror
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Leinster broke golden rule of knockout rugby and serious questions must be asked
Name your dog - daschund, beagle, bulldog, alsatian, wolfhound, terrier - they all look while Leinster continue to flaunt their great pedigree, have they forgotten that sometimes it is the hungry mongrel who has the right instincts for the deathly scrap. Because when they needed to get over the line, the ball over the posts, the tie to overtime, they were all catwalk runways without sensible down kickable penalties is merely a fashion with a gun, my are rugby's mechanics of scoring, such is the value of place-kicking opportunities in the last quarter, decision-making has to be taken away from the 'meatheads' who think tries are the only way to win Ross Byrne had only just come on for the penalty out on the right, but both Byrn and Sam Prendergast were on for the 80th minute penalty on the left - more or less from the spot Prendergast had kicked the James Lowe try roll out tells us Leinster had six points on offer via the tee and they, twice, went for five - even Junior Cert maths students, low grade chess players can figure this deal here is very simple, skipper Caelan Doris was off the pitch, Conan was doing stand-in armband and, and was caught looking to the sideline. Not sure what that was about, given RWC 2023 winning coach Jacques Nienaber watched South Africa lose to Ireland at the pool stage because they didn't take their kicks before penalties win each of their three knockout games by a was the quarter-final 29-28 against France, Handre Pollard's 69th minute 53 metres penalty sailing over; England 16-15 in the semi-final, Pollard's 77th minute, 48 metres penalty split the posts; Pollard's penalty from 15 metres inside the left touchline to make it 12-3 against the All Blacks proved the winning of the 12-11 Saturday, the placekicker should already have had the ball in his hand and told the team he was taking the shot - the great players, the great placekickers, have the cojones to force the Sexton, Ronan O'Gara, Owen Farrell, Johnny Wilkinson, Dan Carter, Neil Jenkins would have the tee in their hands, the ball under their arm and face-palmed anyone who tried to take it away from them. Had Leinster got to extra-time, they would have beaten Northampton who, having played 21 minutes with 14 men, were out on their feet, were holding on in that last seven minutes on adrenalin and fumes and as for earlier and with Leinster fighting the clock too in the last quarter they needed to call central casting 1-800-DOG for their Paul O'Connell figure - a man who's profile, determination, bulging neck-muscles, anger, stubbornness would refuse to let his side lose - because if Leinster did dial they got a wong O'Connell reference may be red rag to Blue support and it is unfortunate we won't get The Big Red One's real take on the game as he is part of Ireland when Leinster needed an enforcer/killer/on-field scriptwriter, a Rocky Elson, Sean O'Brien, Johnny Sexton, Brian O'Driscoll, Shane Jennings nobody got to the ramparts. The Cian Healy first-quarter gamble has been discredited too. Given Leinster were behind for most of the game, aside from the 13th to 25th minutes, just start Porter and look to build a Northampton survived three yellow cards, Curtis Langton (26 mins), Josh Kemeny (67 mins) and Alex Coles (79 mins), the results of those 0-14, 7-0 and 0-0 respectively. While there is also the Mother Goose factor, too many eggs in one basket, that the national side is based on Leinster players, full stop. Leinster is their real-time club but it would be unnatural for Ireland not to be their 'uber-club', the dreams-are-made-of-this World Cup unit. Andy Farrell is a big character, loud, visible, very hands on, in the stands, on the remember, those players can't get over the line when it comes to big rugby World Cup (jeez, the RWC 2023 All Blacks quarter-final!) matches. It was striking in the immediate after-match when Northampton players walked on air, Henry Pollock, Tommy Freeman, Fraser Dingwall were positively floating, wide-eyed, and grinning like Garfields. Their coach Phil Dowson, enjoying himself too, kept glancing over at these guys as if he had never seen them before, he had never seen them this happy, this proud, this this is kinda contrasted by Leinster's players' professional air-force pilot delivery after games (there are exceptions, e.g. Jack Conan is always wildly honest and brilliant!). It is hard to gauge just how much pressure there is on Leo Cullen now. Leinster supporters are generally lively on social media but the 'guys' haven't got anywhere near a pile-on and this may have something to do with change not bringing immediate help to any of the provinces there is another trophy in the season, the URC title - albeit that has become a potential rat-trap for the incumbent loss to Northampton, however, does suggest there will be a root and branch review or, at the least, the decision to have a review will be made and, don't be surprised given the academic-type culture that's so prized by the club, that it is are specific business-review companies who could get the call or maybe they will just put together a couple of captains of industry who are noted former players (Shane Jennings, BOD, Eoin Reddan types...). Consider this: if this was GAA they could have called in Jim Gavin. Hold the fort there, Leinster SHOULD consider calling in Jim Gavin! Moving slightly sideways, it might be pushing it to suggest the game will overly alter Farrell's homework on the players he feels are right for his squad. As Conan pointed out last Friday, it is more about your work over the last six months than any given it comes to the Lions captaincy Caelan Doris was slightly ahead of Maro Itojo and, maybe, Sione Tuipulotu or Jamie George but he hasn't managed to get his Leinster project, that talent, over the Keenan's poor first-half (two turnovers) won't help his Test side chances on a weekend where Toulouse clearly missed Blair Kinghorn; both Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw won't travel now, just one of them; Tadhg Furlong is still not as convincing as his 2021-23 presence Prendergast's chances of traveling ahead of Fin Smith disappeared and will have to hope Farrell is okay with two 22 year-olds in the three spots open for McCarthy cemented the idea he is on the plane; not sure why there those doubting Josh van der Flier and, not withstanding teeneger Henry Pollock was highly visible, the Irish no7 was excellent on Saturday; Conan, flat-track bully, no8 for three Tests last time did well when he came happy Northampton/England winger, and on the back of scoring in every round of the 2025 Six Nations, nailed down the no14 shirt for the three Tests which may well affect Mack Hansen's chances of traveling .A special mention for Tommy O'Brian who was the only Irish-eligible non-capped senior international in the home side's starting line-up while it is time to work better at using Jamie Osborne who's wide-eyed, floating on air approach is similar to that of the after-match now it is all very well talking about all these senior players training like Tarzan at club level but that's of very little use if they are playing like Jane.I will, of course, make one exception here with a nod to 'Jane' Clohessy, daughter of Peter, who made her Ireland debut against Scotland recently. Check out the pic of the two of them after the game, it is a father/daughter bursting-with-pride picture for the ages. Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.
