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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Family desperate to find stolen car with sentimental items inside
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Midtown woman is asking for the public's help finding a stolen car with some irreplaceable items in the trunk. Wendy Grauer said when thieves drove off in her son's 2005 Toyota Avalon early Wednesday, they also took a set of golf clubs that belonged to her son's late father. Beau Grauer, a bartender at B-Side, was shot to death inside a home on Hawthorne in Midtown in July of 2022 during an apparent robbery. Less than a year later, Beau's older brother, Shea, was also shot and killed near Lockett Place near Madison and Belvedere by someone who took his wallet and cell phone. Wendy Grauer, who was divorced from Beau at the time of his death, said her then 15-year-old son, Cannon, was the last family member to see Beau alive. 'His dad kind of teased him about what he was wearing because he was going to a party in Germantown, and he was dressed really casually,' said Grauer. 'Beau actually took the shoes off his feet and gave them to Cannon that night, and gave him some shorts that he bought for Cannon's birthday.' She said Beau enjoyed golfing, and Cannon took up the sport after he inherited his father's golf clubs, which are now missing. 'They are pretty special to him. Yeah, there was one golf club in particular. I believe he said it was his driver,' said Grauer. 'It was given to Beau by his father, and his father passed away in September.' Grauer said the Avalon was stolen from her driveway on Lyndale sometime between 1:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. She said the thieves also rummaged through another car in her driveway and a neighbor's vehicle. Grauer said her son just recently got the Avalon. While he wants the car back, he's really hoping to find the golf clubs that belonged to his dad. 'They are pretty special to him,' said Grauer. 'It's just a way that he continues to stay connected to him.' If you have seen the stolen Avalon or know where it is, contact Memphis police at 545-COPS or call CrimeStoppers at (901)528-CASH. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Star
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Illegal logging in rebel-held Congo threatens gorillas, alarms environmentalists
KABARE, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Tropical forests in eastern Congo that fell into rebel hands this year have seen a spike in illegal logging to produce charcoal and timber, residents and environmentalists said, raising fears of large-scale degradation. The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site west of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo, which was seized by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in February. It is home to hundreds of species of birds and one of the last groups of eastern lowland gorillas, also known as Grauer's gorillas. The advance this year of M23, which now holds more territory than ever in eastern Congo, has reopened roads that were once restricted due to government checkpoints, enabling more efficient transport of goods - including charcoal, known locally by the Swahili word makala. That has led to more trees being felled in and around the park, charcoal producers and traders told Reuters. "We plant trees for clean air, but also to make charcoal, produce planks and for construction," said Espoir Gedeon, who transports timber from the forests near Bukavu. The producers and traders said charcoal prices have plunged as supply has surged. Bags weighing up to 70 kg that once fetched 120,000 Congolese francs (about $40) now sell for less than half that. In the Murhesa charcoal market, 27 km (17 miles) north of Bukavu, vendors said they now buy bags for around 45,000 francs and resell them in Bukavu for a modest markup. "That's how God is helping us. We manage to feed our children and also get soap for laundry," said vendor Sifa Bahati. But conservationists warn that the charcoal boom is coming at a steep ecological cost. Environmental groups have appealed in a letter to M23 leaders to stop illegal logging, warning of possible irreversible damage to biodiversity and forest ecosystems. Neither the M23-appointed governor of South Kivu province nor an M23 spokesperson responded to a request for comment. "At least 3,000 bags (of charcoal) enter Bukavu daily, or head towards Goma," said Josue Aruna, head of the NGO Environmental and Agro-Rural Civil Society of Congo in South Kivu. Goma is the largest city in eastern Congo. "If this continues, we will lose the park, this unique habitat for the Grauer's gorilla." (Reporting by Congo newsroom; Writing by Sonia Rolley; Editing by Robbie Corey-Boulet and Jan Harvey)
Straits Times
22-05-2025
- Business
- Straits Times
Illegal logging in rebel-held Congo threatens gorillas, alarms environmentalists
A general view shows trees felled for charcoal in Kabare, as improved access to markets drives up supply, raising alarm over environmental degradation and the growing threat to Kahuzi-Biega National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to endangered Grauer's gorillas, in the Bukavu, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge Vendors trade at the charcoal market in Murhesa, as improved access to markets drives up supply, raising alarm over environmental degradation and the growing threat to Kahuzi-Biega National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to endangered Grauer's gorillas, in the Bukavu, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge Vendors trade at the charcoal market in Murhesa, as improved access to markets drives up supply, raising alarm over environmental degradation and the growing threat to Kahuzi-Biega National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to endangered Grauer's gorillas, in the Bukavu, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge Vendors collect bags of charcoal for sale at the charcoal market in Murhesa, as improved access to markets drives up supply, raising alarm over environmental degradation and the growing threat to Kahuzi-Biega National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to endangered Grauer's gorillas, in the Bukavu, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge Vendors trade at the charcoal market in Murhesa, as improved access to markets drives up supply, raising alarm over environmental degradation and the growing threat to Kahuzi-Biega National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site home to endangered Grauer's gorillas, in the Bukavu, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2025. REUTERS/Victoire Mukenge KABARE, Democratic Republic of Congo - Tropical forests in eastern Congo that fell into rebel hands this year have seen a spike in illegal logging to produce charcoal and timber, residents and environmentalists said, raising fears of large-scale degradation. The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site west of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo, which was seized by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in February. It is home to hundreds of species of birds and one of the last groups of eastern lowland gorillas, also known as Grauer's gorillas. The advance this year of M23, which now holds more territory than ever in eastern Congo, has reopened roads that were once restricted due to government checkpoints, enabling more efficient transport of goods - including charcoal, known locally by the Swahili word makala. That has led to more trees being felled in and around the park, charcoal producers and traders told Reuters. "We plant trees for clean air, but also to make charcoal, produce planks and for construction," said Espoir Gedeon, who transports timber from the forests near Bukavu. The producers and traders said charcoal prices have plunged as supply has surged. Bags weighing up to 70 kg that once fetched 120,000 Congolese francs (about $40) now sell for less than half that. In the Murhesa charcoal market, 27 km (17 miles) north of Bukavu, vendors said they now buy bags for around 45,000 francs and resell them in Bukavu for a modest markup. "That's how God is helping us. We manage to feed our children and also get soap for laundry," said vendor Sifa Bahati. But conservationists warn that the charcoal boom is coming at a steep ecological cost. Environmental groups have appealed in a letter to M23 leaders to stop illegal logging, warning of possible irreversible damage to biodiversity and forest ecosystems. Neither the M23-appointed governor of South Kivu province nor an M23 spokesperson responded to a request for comment. "At least 3,000 bags (of charcoal) enter Bukavu daily, or head towards Goma," said Josue Aruna, head of the NGO Environmental and Agro-Rural Civil Society of Congo in South Kivu. Goma is the largest city in eastern Congo. "If this continues, we will lose the park, this unique habitat for the Grauer's gorilla." REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Scientists Just Found the First Evidence of the Milky Way on an Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus
An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running through her body. This depiction is thought to illustrate the Great Rift, a band of dust and gas that appears to split the Milky Way in two. While this is the clearest known evidence for the ancient Egyptians understanding the Milky Way, others examples have also been found to reveal the knowledge of the cosmos. Ancient Egyptians were astronomers ahead of their time. Thousands of years before a modern telescope would ever see first light, they already had their own system of constellations and understood the movements and phases of planets, moons, and stars. They would later create more elaborate star charts and even reflect their knowledge of the universe in their deities. Nut, the Egyptian sky goddess, went beyond representing the firmament above. She was the entire cosmos. Often depicted standing over her brother Geb, the Earth, she appears as a woman covered in stars. Astrophysicist Or Grauer of the University of Portsmouth was intrigued by the symbolism of Nut. Because he previously thought she might represent the Milky Way, he decided to search museum collections for every image of her he could possibly find, from tomb paintings and carvings to funerary texts and sarcophagi. It was when he came upon one particular sarcophagus that he realized something. Nut did not represent the Milky Way, but it was contained within her. The sarcophagus that changed Grauer's mind belonged to Nesitaudjatakhet, a high-ranking priestess, chantress of Amun Ra, and musician of the vulture-headed mother goddess Maut. Painted on one side of the sarcophagus is a cosmological vignette featuring Nut, naked and glittering with stars. What stood out to Grauer was a dark undulating curve running from Nut's fingertips to her toes, dividing the stars roughly in half. Grauer was convinced that this line was meant to represent the Great Rift—a visible band of dust and gas that appears to bisect the Milky Way's vast expanse of diffuse light. Egyptian stargazers looking upward from early summer through the middle of autumn would have been able to see it on a clear night. 'A comparison with a photograph of the Milky Way shows the stark similarity between the undulating curve running through Nut's body and the undulating curve create by the dark nebulae that make up the Great Rift,' Grauer said in a study recently published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. He knew this had to be more than an artistic flourish. There is already a faint line separating Nut's legs, and while it is possible the curve represents the Egyptian belief of the sky being divided into daytime and nighttime halves, Nut is in her evening form—completely covered in stars. The goddess is pictured without stars in daylight. An absence of stars from Nut's body in many 21st and 22nd Dynasty coffins raises the question of whether Egyptians preferred depicting the day sky then. It may have been a trend, but it is unknown how many coffins from the period are either lost, stolen or still buried in undiscovered graves. Nesitaudjatakhet's sarcophagus is not the only Egyptian cosmological vision that mirrors the Milky Way. The astronomical ceiling in the burial chamber of the tomb of Seti I shows a similar kind of undulating curve dividing the stars, planets, and constellations of the night sky. The burial chamber in the tomb of Tausert and Setnakht has an astronomical ceiling that also includes this curve. Rameses IV was buried under a ceiling whose two haves are based on the way Nut is described in Fundamentals and the Book of the Night. These images of Nut are positioned back to back with a golden undulating curve between them. What might be the most detailed depiction of the Milky Way is the ceiling of Rameses VI's burial chamber, whose halves illustrate The Book of the Day and The Book of the Night. Again, the figures of Nut are back to back, but both are the starry nighttime version, each with a curve that runs down Nut's back from the base of her hair. Grauer thinks this shows that the curve is directly connected to her. 'I suggest that this undulating curve is the visual representation of the Milky Way, which the Egyptians saw as cleaving the sky in two,' he said. 'Moreover, it reopens the possibility of 'Winding Waterway' being the ancient Egyptian name of our galaxy.' You Might Also Like The Do's and Don'ts of Using Painter's Tape The Best Portable BBQ Grills for Cooking Anywhere Can a Smart Watch Prolong Your Life?
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
NAVEX Appoints New International EVP and Managing Director
LONDON, UK / / April 29, 2025 / NAVEX, the global leader in integrated risk and compliance management software, today announced Yuval Grauer as International EVP and Managing Director. He will lead business growth in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and the Asia-Pacific region (APJ), becoming an integral member of the executive leadership team. Based in London, Grauer will spearhead initiatives to extend NAVEX solutions across high growth markets. He brings years of strategic insight from his time at McKinsey & Company, combined with deep operational expertise and a proven track record of growing and scaling global businesses of all sizes. He holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York, a Master of Engineering from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, and continues studies in Economics at the Universitat de Barcelona. "We are delighted to have Yuval join our leadership team," said Andrew Bates, Chief Executive Officer, NAVEX. "His strong strategic leadership skills are an excellent match for NAVEX as we rapidly scale throughout EMEA and APJ regions. He joins NAVEX at a pivotal time of growth, bringing the vision and expertise needed to seamlessly drive international operations to achieve our global strategy." "I am excited to join NAVEX at such an important time for its international business. I look forward to driving strategic expansion across the regions and empowering customers to succeed as they navigate increasingly complex regulatory environments," said Grauer. International markets are integral to NAVEX's overall business strategy as the company continues to invest significantly in products and resources in EMEA and APJ regions to drive smart, sustained growth and success. In January, the business announced the grand opening of its permanent Global Capability Center (GCC) in Bangalore, India. With a presence now across America, Europe and Asia, NAVEX's impact spans the globe, providing over 88 million employees at more than 13,000 organisations with a safer place to work. Trusted by over 13,000 organizations, including 70 percent of Fortune 100 and 500 companies, NAVEX is the global leader in risk and compliance solutions. Its NAVEX One platform strengthens risk and compliance programs, empowering organizations with unparalleled industry benchmark data and insights. NAVEX One provides a 360-degree view of enterprise, third party and ecosystem risk for enhanced regulatory compliance and proactive risk management. Based in Lake Oswego, OR, with a global presence, NAVEX continues to shape the future of governance, risk and compliance. Visit our blog or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Contact Details NAVEX+1 Company Website SOURCE: NAVEX View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Sign in to access your portfolio
