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7 days ago
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‘You're Fine': Shark startles woman on Florida guided tour
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WFLA)— A shark was caught on camera swimming by a woman who was on a guided tour near Panama City Beach. The tour operator, Chris Farley, with Flippin' Awesome Adventures, captured the moment the shark swam by the woman. 'You're Fine, you're fine,' Farley said reassuringly. The shark is believed to be a blacktip, Farley said in a post on Instagram. Summer pattern continues through Thursday 'You're Fine': Shark startles woman on Florida guided tour According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, a blacktip shark is common in Florida's coastal waters, bays, and estuaries. 'Remember: this is their home. The Gulf is home to lots of sharks species, and humans. We're definitely not on the menu,' Farley said. The blacktip shark is active and is often seen at the surface. They usually form large schools during migration times, FWC said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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7 days ago
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Ford's Jim Farley said he had self doubt when he was asked to be CEO. How he overcame it
When Ford Motor Co. leaders asked Jim Farley to be the company's next CEO in 2020, Farley wasn't sure he could do the job and had to do some deep soul searching and advice seeking before committing to it, he said. That was one of Farley's revelations that he shared Sunday to show how it helped shape who he is today. He imparted his life lessons to the 83 members of the graduating class of Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on May 25 during the commencement address. "When I was asked to become CEO of Ford, I had a lot of self doubt," Farley said. "I knew it would be a huge challenge. My dad was passed over as CEO of a large bank, and I remember how hurt he was. … Yet, he courageously got past it. He never let it define him as a person. So, I kind of knew that when I took this job at Ford, it might not work out, and I had to be all right with that." Farley, 62, is a 1981 graduate of Portsmouth Abbey School. He became CEO of Ford on Oct. 1, 2020, after Jim Hackett retired from the role. The theme of Farley's speech, which Ford shared with the news media, was the importance of knowing one's self. He shared bits of his past to encourage the graduates to find their true selves and define their values and goals. 'It's my privilege to return to Portsmouth Abbey to share my perspective and experiences with the class of 2025,' Farley said in a statement. 'My time at the Abbey was filled with learning and self discovery that had a profound effect on my own path in life and the person I am today." Farley said the students might want to focus on "the face you show the others." But he challenged them instead look inside and ask: 'Who am I?" It was a lesson he learned at a young age at the school when tried too hard to impress others and realized he was forsaking his values. "Some of my friends were cheating on an important test here. I lied and told them I had cheated, too, even when I couldn't bring myself to do it, actually," Farley said. "Can you imagine? Not my finest moment. Pretending to cheat to impress my friends." Farley said that while he knew he was not in line to be valedictorian, he did get the Headmaster's Medal, a humanitarian award given by the monks for supporting a fellow student. He said it was an award that "went mostly unnoticed" except for by him. "I received it for helping a student named Carlos every morning put his prosthetic leg on and get around campus," Farley said. "I enjoyed assisting him — it surprised me, and we became friends." After Farley graduated from Portsmouth Abbey, he went on to Georgetown University and the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles. His first big job out of school was as a salesman at IBM, in part to please his parents, he told the class. But it didn't take him long to realize he was in the wrong job and wrong field. In his senior yearbook profile, he had written, 'Love is … a 427 Cobra,' and thanked his 'Gramps,' Emmet Tracy, who was an early employee at Ford and one of the first to help build the Model T. By the time Farley was 5 years old, his grandfather was grooming him to love cars and the automobile business. In fact, by 14, Farley had talked himself into a summer job rebuilding car enginesin Southern California, where he saved up $500 to buy a black 1966 Mustang with a blown motor. He rebuilt the engine. "I drove it across the country, straight through the nights, with no license and no insurance. That was another moment when I discovered who I was," he told the class, urging them not to do what he did. Farley said the experience taught him independence and reinforced his love of cars. So after IBM, he landed a job at Toyota, he said. But he knew accepting the job at the Japanese-based company would not please his parents. "My father had been a naval officer in the Pacific in World War II, and my grandfather was a factory worker at Ford," Farley said. "Accepting a job at Toyota and having to explain that to my family … I really, really had to know myself. I needed to be able to face myself in the mirror and say: 'Hey, I know what I'm doing here.' Even if others were confused, I wasn't." Farley stayed at Toyota for 20 years before joining the Dearborn-based automaker to head up its marketing. He told the class it was a tough decision to make such a big career move. But when it came time to decide whether he was ready for the role of CEO in the summer of 2020, he made a list of all the things he would do if he were CEO, what he would have to give up, what the risks and opportunities would be. "And, just like any major decision I've had to make over the last 45 years, it came down to that same old question," Farley said. "The whole list was there, but what did I want to do?" Farley said it was his wife who reminded him that he'd been preparing for the job for decades. More: An investigation inside Ford has led to a lawsuit against California lawyers for fraud More: Ford CEO Farley saw a drop in compensation as the automaker missed performance targets Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press. Contact Jamie at jlareau@ Follow her on Twitter @jlareauan. To sign up for our autos newsletter. Become a subscriber. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Ford's Jim Farley said he had 'self doubt' when he was asked to be CEO Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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23-05-2025
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What to Say When You Forget Someone's Name
Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Image: humblino via It's a wonder that anyone remembers anyone else's name after just meeting. Most people are visually wired, which means we're good with faces, but—was it Alyssa or Elizabeth? Hewitt or Wyatt? Elijah or Isaiah? 'When we're meeting someone, there are so many things going through our minds,' says Thomas Farley, an etiquette expert also known as Mister Manners. 'We're trying to remember, 'Have I met this person before? Who do they remind me of? Oh, I love that necklace they're wearing. That's a great haircut. I wonder where she got that purse.' At the moment when someone is giving us their name, we're flooded with so many other things we're thinking about and processing at the same time.' Hence: those tricky moments when we meet again and have no idea how to address them. What do you say, especially when the other person seems to know exactly who you are? We asked experts what to say when you forget someone's name. People tend to feel 'very awkward' asking someone to repeat their name if they didn't properly hear it the first time around, Farley says. He doesn't understand why: 'Have you ever been in a scenario where you kindly asked someone to repeat their name, and the response you got back was no, they already said it once?' Exactly—so ask directly instead of silently agonizing over what they might have said, he advises. Read More: The Best Way to Interrupt Someone Ideally, you can provide some context that indicates you remember your last encounter. Maybe you met at an anime convention, for example, or a mutual friend's wedding. Otherwise, 'You're not only name-blanking them, but also face-blanking them, which I think is more uncomfortable—when you just blank stare at someone and have zero recollection,' Farley says. 'That's telling them, 'You were so unmemorable, I don't even remember your face. I don't remember a thing about you.'' Before the other person responds, he adds, you should mention your own name—because chances are, they've forgotten who you are, too. This line is both playful and intentionally over-the-top: 'Nobody thinks you seriously believe their name is Archibald, like it's the year 1899,' says Jeff Callahan, a communication expert who's the founder of Become More Compelling. 'You're using humor to turn a moment of awkwardness into connection.' Plus, he likes that it signals confidence: You're not afraid to call yourself out in a fun way. Say it with mock certainty and a slight smile, Callahan advises, and pause before the punchline. You'll usually get a laugh before you get a name. By owning that you're the one who forgot, you make the predicament about you, not the other person. 'It shows respect,' Callahan says. 'You're saying the lapse is yours, and you're fixing it.' If it feels natural, pair your delivery with a small smile or laugh, he adds, which can lighten up the moment. Read More: How to Say 'I Told You So' in a More Effective Way Everyone has so-called senior moments. This is a way to use humor to acknowledge what's happening, while signaling self-awareness and warmth, says Melissa Klass, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles. She suggests using a bright tone and maybe pairing it with a small shrug. 'You're not groveling,' she says. 'You're inviting connection." Reframe what could be an awkward moment as an opportunity to include the other person, shifting attention away from your memory lapse. The caveat: You can only use this strategy if there's truly an introduction to make. Give this question a spin in casual or professional settings where first names are the default. 'It gives them a chance to say it without calling out your forgetfulness,' Klass says. But she advises using it sparingly—it's clever but not foolproof, especially if they reply 'J-O-E.' Wondering what to say in a tricky social situation? Email timetotalk@ Contact us at letters@
Yahoo
21-05-2025
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What to Say When You Forget Someone's Name
Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Image: humblino via It's a wonder that anyone remembers anyone else's name after just meeting. Most people are visually wired, which means we're good with faces, but—was it Alyssa or Elizabeth? Hewitt or Wyatt? Elijah or Isaiah? 'When we're meeting someone, there are so many things going through our minds,' says Thomas Farley, an etiquette expert also known as Mister Manners. 'We're trying to remember, 'Have I met this person before? Who do they remind me of? Oh, I love that necklace they're wearing. That's a great haircut. I wonder where she got that purse.' At the moment when someone is giving us their name, we're flooded with so many other things we're thinking about and processing at the same time.' Hence: those tricky moments when we meet again and have no idea how to address them. What do you say, especially when the other person seems to know exactly who you are? We asked experts what to say when you forget someone's name. People tend to feel 'very awkward' asking someone to repeat their name if they didn't properly hear it the first time around, Farley says. He doesn't understand why: 'Have you ever been in a scenario where you kindly asked someone to repeat their name, and the response you got back was no, they already said it once?' Exactly—so ask directly instead of silently agonizing over what they might have said, he advises. Read More: The Best Way to Interrupt Someone Ideally, you can provide some context that indicates you remember your last encounter. Maybe you met at an anime convention, for example, or a mutual friend's wedding. Otherwise, 'You're not only name-blanking them, but also face-blanking them, which I think is more uncomfortable—when you just blank stare at someone and have zero recollection,' Farley says. 'That's telling them, 'You were so unmemorable, I don't even remember your face. I don't remember a thing about you.'' Before the other person responds, he adds, you should mention your own name—because chances are, they've forgotten who you are, too. This line is both playful and intentionally over-the-top: 'Nobody thinks you seriously believe their name is Archibald, like it's the year 1899,' says Jeff Callahan, a communication expert who's the founder of Become More Compelling. 'You're using humor to turn a moment of awkwardness into connection.' Plus, he likes that it signals confidence: You're not afraid to call yourself out in a fun way. Say it with mock certainty and a slight smile, Callahan advises, and pause before the punchline. You'll usually get a laugh before you get a name. By owning that you're the one who forgot, you make the predicament about you, not the other person. 'It shows respect,' Callahan says. 'You're saying the lapse is yours, and you're fixing it.' If it feels natural, pair your delivery with a small smile or laugh, he adds, which can lighten up the moment. Read More: How to Say 'I Told You So' in a More Effective Way Everyone has so-called senior moments. This is a way to use humor to acknowledge what's happening, while signaling self-awareness and warmth, says Melissa Klass, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles. She suggests using a bright tone and maybe pairing it with a small shrug. 'You're not groveling,' she says. 'You're inviting connection." Reframe what could be an awkward moment as an opportunity to include the other person, shifting attention away from your memory lapse. The caveat: You can only use this strategy if there's truly an introduction to make. Give this question a spin in casual or professional settings where first names are the default. 'It gives them a chance to say it without calling out your forgetfulness,' Klass says. But she advises using it sparingly—it's clever but not foolproof, especially if they reply 'J-O-E.' Wondering what to say in a tricky social situation? Email timetotalk@ Contact us at letters@
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Why Trump's tweaks to tariffs continue to be a 'Twilight Zone' for Detroit's automakers
Why Trump's tweaks to tariffs continue to be a 'Twilight Zone' for Detroit's automakers Show Caption Hide Caption President Trump signs executive order to relieve some auto tariffs President Donald Trump signed an executive order to relax some auto tariffs, though the industry won't see a total exemption. Ford CEO Jim Farley states that President Trump's executive orders on auto tariffs offer some relief, but is insufficient to prevent vehicle price increases. The order provides a temporary reimbursement for tariffs on imported parts, but the offset is significantly less than the total tariff cost. Automakers express concern over the complexity and potential impact of the tariffs, with some suspending financial guidance. The morning after President Donald Trump signed an executive order offering automakers what he called "a little bit of help,' on tariffs, Ford CEO Jim Farley took to America's airwaves — speaking from Ford's factory floor in Louisville, Kentucky — to say the president's action clarified some issues around tariffs, but did not go nearly far enough to help automakers keep vehicle prices in check. "Boy, do we have a lot of work to do with the administration," Farley bluntly told CNN's Erin Burnett on April 30. Farley said the Dearborn-based automaker has a direct line to the White House and has "worked with (Trump's) team like every day for the last couple of months." Farley said Ford has teamed up with General Motors CEO Mary Barra and Stellantis leadership in efforts to "figure it out together" on how to convey a key message to Trump: "Affordability of parts is a really big thing for America because we've got to keep the vehicles affordable. Yes, we want to make them like Ford does, in the U.S. But, we also want to make the vehicles affordable that are built in the U.S., and parts are critical for that.' Farley's comments underscored a certain caution the Detroit automakers assumed as they tried to make sense of Trump's changes to tariffs this week on imported parts and what it means for their bottom line. Industry insiders told the Detroit Free Press that many automakers and suppliers were struggling to understand the complex formula of Trump's executive orders. Trump's intention was to help automakers that assemble vehicles stateside but who use some imported parts to pay less in tariffs on those parts for two years. That reprieve is to give those automakers time to source the parts domestically. But experts who did the math in Trump's executive order said the offset is not much of a break. "At the end of the day, if a car was going to go up in price by $5,000 for the tariffs, it now goes up $4,500," Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities told the Free Press. Ives wrote in a research note earlier in the day of Trump's latest executive order: "This continues to be a Twilight Zone situation for the entire automaker industry, which continues to be paralyzed further (on) cost increases and uncertainties that will change the paradigm for the U.S. auto industry for years to come if this stays in effect." 'A bit of a relief, but won't cover ... costs' On April 3, Trump put a 25% tariff — the tax an importer pays on a good when it crosses international borders — on all imported vehicles. His objective was to encourage more U.S. manufacturing. Trump was set to then enact 25% tariffs on all imported parts starting May 3. But given that most vehicles assembled in the United States contain a lot of imported parts, the duties on those parts would run into thousands of dollars per vehicle. So on April 29, the administration modified its 25% tariffs on foreign auto parts. In a complex formula, the executive order Trump signed will now allow automakers to be reimbursed for those tariffs up to an amount equal to 3.75% of the value of a U.S.-made car for one year. The reimbursement drops to 2.5% of the car's value in a second year, and then is phased out. The administration said it calculated this reimbursement by applying 25% parts tariff to 15% of the value of a U.S.-assembled vehicle in the first year, equaling 3.75% of the car's value. In the second year, the offset is calculated by applying the 25% tariffs to 10% of the value of a U.S. assembled car, which is 2.5% of the car's value. "For most automakers, it will provide a bit of relief, but won't cover most of the costs," said Sam Abuelsamid, vice president of market research for Telemetry Insights. "For example, I recently drove a GMC Canyon, assembled in Missouri. It's only 49% US/Canada content. So let's assume 10% Canada, 39% U.S. Then, 25% Mexico and 26% rest of the world. So 61% of this U.S.-made truck is subject to tariffs of which 15% gets a temporary break. The 46% gets the 25%." Put another way: Ford assembles the F-150 at Dearborn Truck Plant and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri. Abuelsamid said that based on the American University's 2024 Made in America Index, the F-150 has 49% non-U.S. content. So a 2025 F-150 XLT, Crew-Cab, 5.0-liter V8 (the V8 engine is made in Windsor), 4WD has sticker price of $56,665, but the dealer invoice is roughly $52,000, Abuelsamid said. So 49% of $52,000 is $25,480. A 25% tariff on that comes to: $6,370. The 3.75% kickback on the MSRP is $2,125. That makes the tariff for Ford about $4,245, he said. Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting at AutoForecast Solutions noted that Trump's executive orders and a fact sheet put out by the White House seemed to contradict each other, an indication of the uncertainty that continues to reign over the industry, even for leading analysts such as Fiorani. But based on the executive orders' wording, Fiorani offered this example on a Ford Ranger midsize pickup, built at Michigan Assembly in Wayne. He said about 60% of its parts are imported. In that case, Ford is looking at a tariff bill on those imported parts of about $6,000, Fiorani said. The reimbursement would come to $1,500, putting Ford's net tariff cost at $4,500 for that one vehicle. Now multiply that by 14,913 — that's how many Rangers Ford sold in the states in the first quarter. Tariffs on those vehicles would cost Ford about $67 million in additional costs for one quarter alone. The Detroit 3 react The formula is complicated enough that automakers were still digesting it. During its first-quarter earnings call on April 30, Stellantis said it was suspending its financial guidance for 2025 in the face of 'tariff-related uncertainties.' Similarly, GM postponed its first-quarter earnings call from April 29 to May 1 to absorb the tariff adjustments. Farley suggested that Ford would be the company to provide Wall Street with some guidance when it reports its first quarter results on May 5 of next week. "I don't want to preview our earnings, but I will say some basic things," Farley said on CNN. "We know exactly what the tariff bill will look like in terms of costs for the company. We know the offsets. Next week, I think we'll be able to tell people kind of what the tariff bill for Ford would look like." He said Ford is the best positioned automaker to manage through tariffs because 80% of what it sells in the United States it also assembles here, topping GM and Stellantis, which import more of their vehicles. Farley on raising prices But to keep Ford's vehicles competitive and affordable compared with companies that import from Mexico, South Korea or Japan, Farley said, "we have to import certain parts." He noted that parts such as fasteners, washers, carpet and wiring looms are not available in the United States for purchase. "What we don't know is … what are the import competitors going to do? Are they going to build 10 factories? Are they going to take pricing and pass it on to the customer this summer?" Farley said. "The stuff we built now is (already) priced. If we announce a price increase now, it'll go into play in July or August. So we have to wait until then to see what our competitors do.' Asked whether Ford would not raise its prices to offset tariffs, Farley said, "I'm not saying that. I'm saying that I'm not going to be specific about our pricing." But he said Ford is extending its employee pricing for everyone sales event through July 4 rather than ending it on June 2 as was planned when the company announced it on April 3. "We want to keep our prices competitive and low," Farley said. "We sell some of the highest volume vehicles in America like the F-150, and we think this is an opportunity for Ford, having a different footprint. We have a different exposure to tariffs. That, to us, is an advantage.' Figuring out how to profits up, prices down But to Ives, the auto tariffs are bad news all around. He said that in their current form, the tariffs will add up to $100 billion of costs annually to the auto industry. Those costs will essentially get passed directly onto the consumer, raising the average price for a new car. Trump's recent adjustment is "breadcrumbs," Ives said, likely to still push up the cost of new vehicles by $5,000 to $10,000 each. A way to keep those costs down for car buyers is the "big decision and discussion," that Washington and automakers need to have, Farley told Fox Business Network's Maria Bartiromo on "Mornings with Maria" on April 30. "Look, you know, we only make 6% margin as a company, maybe 10 on a good day," Farley told Bartiromo. "The 15% of parts we import, a 25% burden on those could basically wipe out half our global profit. So, this is a very big decision by the Trump administration, by the auto companies, even the most American one," referring to Ford. More: Trump scales back tariffs on automakers, but analysts still expect car prices to rise More: Ford launches new Expedition SUV in Louisville with $500 million investment. Take a look Farley said there must be an understanding from Washington on finding the "right balance" between keeping cars affordable and demanding all parts be made in the United States. While that could be done, "it would increase the price a couple thousand dollars. So that's the debate, right there," Farley said. On CNN, Farley said that as a group, the Detroit automakers "recognize how important this moment is to get this all right and figure it out together. I have to say that the engagement has been very high. Bill Ford's talked to the president a couple times. I know that is typical. We're all trying to figure this out to do the right thing for the country and it's gonna take a little time." Jamie L. LaReau is the senior autos writer who covers Ford Motor Co. for the Detroit Free Press. Contact Jamie at jlareau@ Follow her on Twitter @jlareauan. To sign up for our autos newsletter. Become a subscriber.
