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CTV News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Camper ‘singing his heart out' triggers search and rescue response in B.C.
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue shared this photo, along with a story about a unique call the team responded to. A solo camper belting out a plaintive tune was mistaken for someone in distress, prompting a full search and rescue response – including police and a drone team, in B.C.'s Okanagan last week. Volunteers with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue were in the midst of their weekly training session last Thursday when they were deployed to the Boulderfields, a popular hiking and climbing destination near Kelowna. 'Two concerned hikers called 911 after hearing repeated cries,' a social media post from COSAR said, describing what triggered the operation. 'We responded with a full contingent of members, two RCMP officers, and our drone team. Early responders even heard faint yelling—but couldn't make out what was being said.' The team, along with two Mounties, started combing the area on foot while a drone team searched from above. 'Then we found him: a lone camper, singing his heart out to the trees, blissfully unaware that the acoustics of the Boulderfields had turned his tent-side concert into an accidental distress signal,' the poste continued. 'He wasn't in trouble. Unless you count his singing.' Even though no one was in need of rescuing, the team said they appreciated the people who made the 911 call for trying to help when they thought someone was in need. They also took the opportunity to remind the public that search and rescue services are always free and available to all.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Roger Daltrey Says Zak Starkey Was Fired by The Who Over a ‘Complete Misunderstanding' and ‘Character Assassination'
The band's longtime drummer was dismissed, rehired, and let go again in April In a new interview, The Who singer and co-founder Roger Daltrey said that the band's longtime drummer, Zak Starkey, was fired after a 'complete misunderstanding' led Starkey to make comments Daltrey said amounted to 'character assassination.' Starkey, the son of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, had served as the band's drummer since 1996 but in April he was fired after the band performed at the Royal Albert Hall, was then re-hired, and then fired again. The reasons for this odd turn of events weren't clear at the time, but speaking to The Times of London, Daltrey explained that it started with a mixing error. More from TheWrap Flaco Jiménez, Grammy Winning Legend of Tejano and Conjunto, Dies at 86 Roger Daltrey Says Zak Starkey Was Fired by The Who Over a 'Complete Misunderstanding' and 'Character Assassination' Stevie Nicks Postpones Tour Dates Following Shoulder Fracture 'KPopped' Trailer Teases Musical Collaborations With Megan Thee Stallion, Spice Girls, ITZY and More Daltrey told the Times that the drums the band uses are electronic so that he can hear them through his monitors. 'It is controlled by a guy on the side, and we had so much sub-bass on the sound of the drums that I couldn't pitch. I was pointing to the bass drum and screaming at him because it was like flying a plane without seeing the horizon,' he explained. 'So when Zak thought I was having a go at him, I wasn't. That's all that happened.' Starkey apparently thought Daltrey was yelling at him and later said, 'what happened was I got it right and Roger got it wrong. That, Daltrey told The Times, was 'kind of a character assassination' and 'incredibly upsetting.' When asked to explain why Starkey rejoined only to be fired again, he added, 'Pete and I retain the right to be the Who. Everyone else is a session player. You can't replace Keith Moon. We wanted to branch out and that's all I want to say about it. But [Starkey's reaction] was crippling to me.' Read the interview with Roger Daltrey here. The post Roger Daltrey Says Zak Starkey Was Fired by The Who Over a 'Complete Misunderstanding' and 'Character Assassination' appeared first on TheWrap.
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jacquelin Ch'ng addresses smoking video
1 Jul - "It was all a misunderstanding," said Jacquelin Ch'ng, in her clarification regarding the viral video of her sharing a smoke with a friend. The actress, who spoke to the media when she appeared as a judge at a modelling competition recently, addressed the said video, where she was supposedly puffing a smoke and handing the cigarette to a male friend next to her at a restaurant. Stressing that she did not light up the cigarette, Jacquelin said that she was only passing it to her friend. "I have quit smoking for nearly 7 years. I was at a private dinner with friends that day, so everyone was more relaxed. After quitting smoking, I have always encouraged others around me to cut back on smoking, especially knowing that e-cigarettes are more harmful to the body and are illegal." As for her upcoming work, the actress said that she had just finished filming a new drama called "Case X Decoded" and will begin filming a mainland variety show soon. (Photo Source: Jacquelin IG, Guang Ming)
Forbes
30-06-2025
- General
- Forbes
Why Great Leaders Must Learn To Be Misunderstood, And Do It Anyway
Being misunderstood taps into our emotional baggage One thing you can count on when you enter a leadership position is that you will at some point be misunderstood. No matter how much thoughtful consideration you put into getting your point across, how pure your intentions, there are too many factors at play for your plans to be foolproof. As you rise in the ranks, this will only become more true. The more visible you become, the more your decisions, your actions, and your words will be given more importance and consequently more often misunderstood. You'll want to believe the old adage: it's not personal, it's just business. The problem is that it is personal; it stings. It stings because it taps into our psychology. Being Misunderstood Taps Into Our Emotional Baggage One of the hardest parts of allowing yourself to be misunderstood is whatever baggage you carry within you, internally, on a daily basis. Needing to be understood taps into our sense of security, our need to be liked, seen, validated, and approved. The need for external validation, however, is a dangerous road for a leader to travel. When you're in a leadership position, it's important to gather points of view, weigh the options, and then make the decision you think will be the best course of action. Worrying how that decision will be accepted will affect the actual decision-making process and muddy the waters. You'll find yourself trying to manage how others perceive you rather than the problem at hand. When that happens, you might find yourself overexplaining, backpedaling, and worst case scenario, not making a decision. You thus have to do some soul-searching to find where that need for validation comes from. Even if you don't find it though, when that misunderstanding hits something tender in you, you'll need to find a way to tolerate your own discomfort. That's the tricky part. You need to find a way to not only say to yourself 'I know who I am, even if they don't. And I can sit with the ache of that' but to really feel it. This might take some time, and that's ok. You can at least practice by going through the motions, to feel what it feels like not being understood, even if you secretly crave validation. Why This Is Particularly Important For Women Leaders A 1991 study by psychologist Judith Jordan and her colleagues explored the idea that women's psychological development isn't primarily driven by independence and self-sufficiency (as it is considered to be for men), but by connection. According to this relational model, growth for women is tied into having mutual, empathetic relationships. Moreover, their theory further posited that women's emotional health is deeply tied to feeling understood and emotionally in sync with others. You can see the conundrum here. For many women leaders, being misunderstood isn't just a leadership issue, it's a deeply entrenched psychological one. It creates cracks in the foundation of our experience of safety and self-worth. On a sidenote: recognize that this facet to our psychology isn't a weakness, it's a strength. It's the very thing that makes women great leaders. Women are about community, empathy, and collaboration. These are all tenets of good leadership. The problem is when our need to be understood outweighs the leading decisively. Then the internal battle begins. You may not even be consciously aware of it when it's happening, though the signs of burnout will be undeniable. The Pressure To Be Understood Leads To Burnout Worrying about what others are thinking when it comes to your decision-making will cause you mental stress. It's only a matter of time before that mental stress compounds with each new decision and you find yourself a victim of burnout. Once the burnout creeps in, your executive functioning will suffer, which will affect your ability to lead. The effort exerted to constantly explain yourself, ensuring you're understood, that everyone's comfortable will inevitably deplete you. What's unique about this quality of burnout is it's not just physical and/or mental, it has the added measure of identity crisis. As you start to shapeshift to be understood (and moreover accepted) you start to lose sight of who you are as a leader. There is a way through - and out - however. Six Ways to Lead Through the Discomfort Reshaping your relationship with being misunderstood doesn't mean you have to become cold, distant and disconnected. Rather, fortify your internal self so you can lead with self-assurance and clarity, even if others don't get you. Here are a few suggestions to help you navigate the discomfort. The fact of the matter is that being misunderstood goes hand in hand with leadership. It's part of the deal. It's not an indication that you're doing something wrong or that you're a bad leader. It means you're a human being working with other human beings. When humans get together, expect misunderstanding. You're in the difficult position of having to make decisions that affect many. You have to set boundaries. You have to consider multiple points of view and courses of action. How would you not be misunderstood from time to time? Your job is to lead. Yes, lead with empathy, lead from a place of humanity, create psychological safety and a positive workplace culture, but also don't lose sight of who you are. Keep fostering trust in yourself. Others may not understand your every move, but they don't have to.
Daily Mail
29-06-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE How four simple words on a Virgin Australia flight from Sydney to Brisbane sparked a six-month nightmare
A disability care manager accused of making a bomb threat on a flight out of Sydney has had a major legal win after insisting a harmless phrase he used was misunderstood. Bernhard Roduner was on board a Virgin Australia plane ready to take off to Brisbane when a fellow passenger reported hearing him say 'bomb' in a phone conversation. Mr Roduner, who was returning from a trip visiting friends in Tasmania, said it was possible he was telling a colleague 'Tassie is the bomb' as a compliment to the Apple Isle. He also suspected the woman seated in front of him on VA965 might have been concerned about hearing the word 'bomb' because he looked vaguely Middle Eastern. Mr Roduner comes from a prominent Queensland family of restaurateurs and, while studying nursing, spent two years working at Brisbane Airport, including in security roles. The 45-year-old had the bomb threat charge dismissed this month but was less fortunate in explaining why he had been travelling on a ticket in another person's name. Mr Roduner said a friend in Tasmania had booked two flights for his journey home - one from Hobart to Sydney and another to Brisbane - through the Virgin Australia app. When Mr Roduner got to Sydney on January 14 and missed his connecting flight, he bought a Virgin ticket to Brisbane using his debit card and driver's licence as identification. Unknown to him, the ticket was issued in his friend's name. Mr Roduner boarded his Virgin flight and was speaking on the phone to a colleague before final preparations for take-off began. The plane had started taxiing down the runway when there was an announcement it would be returning to the terminal, without any further explanation. Two federal police then boarded the aircraft and approached Mr Roduner, asking if he was 'Mr Morgan', the friend who had booked his original flight from Tasmania. Mr Roduner said he provided proof he had paid for the ticket but was informed another passenger had made an accusation against him. 'One of the police goes, "Would you please get your luggage. Apparently you've made a threat, please come outside with me",' Mr Roduner said. 'I was confused as to what was going on. It was terrible.' Mr Roduner became even more confused when he was told the female passenger seated in front of him had heard him use the word 'bomb' in his earlier telephone chat. 'I didn't even see the lady,' he said. 'I don't have anything against her if she felt concerned but I really think this has gotten out of hand. 'It could have been I said "Tassie is the bomb", because I do say that - that's the only thing I can think of. 'I was in a total mess. I was shaking. I even said, "This is because of the way I look". I have a beard, I do look Middle Eastern, but my dad is Swiss-German and my mum is Singaporean.' The female passenger also told police she heard Mr Roduner say on the phone, 'No, I'm not going to crash the plane' and her daughter had been concerned by that statement. She described Mr Roduner as 'being in his late 30s to early 40s with brown shorter-length hair, and of Middle Eastern appearance'. Mr Roduner was escorted off the flight as other passengers filmed him. After a search, it was determined there was no bomb on the aircraft. Mr Roduner was charged with threatening aviation security and taking a flight with a ticket obtained using false identity information. A third charge of using false identification at an airport was later added. The two identity charges each carry a maximum penalty of one year in prison and the offence of threatening aviation security carries a potential $16,500 fine. Mr Roduner, from Sunnybank Hills on Brisbane's outskirts, appeared via audio-visual link from Queensland when his matter was first mentioned at Downing Centre Local Court in March. He was not represented by a lawyer but entered not guilty pleas to the first two charges after explaining what had happened to the registrar handling the case. Mr Roduner also wrote to Virgin, stating his experience on January 14 had left him suffering severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. 'During the flight, I believe I was unfairly judged based on a misunderstanding and, possibly, my ethnicity,' he wrote. 'I was not allowed to return home or resume work for 24 hours due to this situation, which I feel was handled in a one-sided manner.' Mr Roduner said he had not received a reply to his correspondence but Virgin Australia had sent an email threatening to restrict his future airline use. 'This experience was deeply humiliating and left me feeling unfairly treated, as though I were being profiled or perceived as a threat,' he wrote. 'I was treated as if I were a criminal or a terrorist, which is not only untrue but also profoundly upsetting.' When Mr Roduner appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Michael Antrum at Downing Centre Local Court on June 10, the charge of threatening aviation security was withdrawn. 'He didn't even need to hear from me,' Mr Roduner told Daily Mail Australia of that brief hearing. 'There wasn't any evidence that I was a threat to aviation security. This has caused me that much stress. It's ridiculous.' Mr Roduner said he could not defend the two charges related to travelling under a false name - even though he blamed Virgin Australia for the mix-up - because the law was 'black and white'. He pleaded guilty to taking a flight with a ticket obtained using false identity information as well as using false identification at an airport. He will be sentenced next month. Mr Roduner's parents Alfred and Deanna ran the popular Grappino Trattoria Ristorante at Paddington in Brisbane's inner-city for almost 20 years. His brother Theo is one of two founders of Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers, a chain specialising in Italian potato dumplings which has six outlets in Queensland and one in Sydney.
