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Elizabethton City Council to consider naming bridge for Roy McKinney

Johnson City Press 13 Jun 2018

On Thursday night, the Elizabethton City Council will be asked to approve the naming of a bridge over Gap Creek in honor of Roy J. McKinney ... 31, 1978 ... According to McKinney’s obituary, he served five years in the Army Air Force ... He was awarded the Silver Star by Hoyt Vandenburg, commander of the 9th Air Force for McKinney’s role in successfully bombing the Maison La Fite Railroad Bridge despite wounds to his arm and leg ... .......

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MPs urge banks to end 'alpha male culture' to close gender pay gap

The Guardian 13 Jun 2018

Treasury committee finds pay gap is 49% in favour of men at banks and 38% at building societies. MPs have called on Britain’s banks and other financial firms to tackle their “alpha male culture”, in a parliamentary report that recommends measures to close the City’s gender pay gap including clearer criteria for awarding bonuses and senior male executives taking up flexible working ... The national average median pay gap is 18.4%....

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Lack of diversity across radio industry’s workforce, Ofcom study finds

Irish Independent 13 Jun 2018

And to do this effectively broadcasters must take further action to attract a wider range of talent, both on and off air Sharon White, Ofcom chief executive “Our radio industry must reflect the breadth of modern society and offer listeners engaging shows that speak directly to their lives and experiences. And to do this effectively broadcasters must take further action to attract a wider range of talent, both on and off air”....

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City's 'alpha-male culture' criticised by MPs

AOL 13 Jun 2018

A report by the Treasury Committee cited a yawning gender pay gap and bonus negotiations - where men can receive bigger rewards by arguing more forcefully - as evidence of a male-dominated culture in the Square Mile ... Treasury Committee chairwoman Nicky Morgan said the gender pay gap is in part due to significantly more men than women in higher-earning and more senior positions (Dominic Lipinski/PA)....

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City’s ‘alpha-male culture’ criticised by MPs

Belfast Telegraph 13 Jun 2018

A report by the Treasury Committee cited a yawning gender pay gap and bonus negotiations – where men can receive bigger rewards by arguing more forcefully – as evidence of a male-dominated culture in the Square Mile ... Treasury Committee chairwoman Nicky Morgan said the gender pay gap is in part due to significantly more men than women in higher-earning and more senior positions (Dominic Lipinski/PA)....

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British lawmakers call for tougher pay gap rules

This is Money 13 Jun 2018

LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - Britain's new gender pay gap rules should be tightened to ensure that highly-paid partners at consultancies, accountants and law firms cannot circumvent the spirit of the legislation, a parliamentary committee told the government on Wednesday ... "Omitting partners' remuneration could reduce the gender pay gap for these firms, rendering the reported figures disingenuous," the committee said in the report....

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Lack of diversity across radio industry's workforce, Ofcom study finds

AOL 13 Jun 2018

However, because only 11 broadcasters submitted ethnicity and disability data, which then still had gaps in information, Ofcom said that "many radio companies do not fully understand the wider make-up of their workforce" ... And to do this effectively, broadcasters must take further action to attract a wider range of talent, both on and off air." ... "We must have more disabled people at all levels in the media, both on and off air.". ....

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Spider-Man hands-on — It’s the webhead game you’ve always wanted

Venture Beat 13 Jun 2018

The game cheats and fudges the physics to do whatever it can to keep Peter Parker gliding effortlessly through the air ... The gameplay looked like it was running at 60 frames per second in near 4K on a PlayStation 4 Pro, and that made New York City pop to life as I sent the webcrawler flinging carelessly through the air....

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The countries where women have more bank accounts than men

BBC News 13 Jun 2018

65% of them have an account compared to 72% of men, a gap of seven percentage points that has remained unchanged since 2011. This is despite the shrinking of the gender gap in many countries....

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Alternative path necessary to bridge skills gap

Citrus County Chronicle 13 Jun 2018

Across the country, manufacturers and businesses are grappling with a career technical education (CTE) skills gap ... The skills gap isn’t because of low-paying CTE jobs ... Given this favorable CTE wage comparison, many experts attribute the skills gap to two primary factors ... To bridge the CTE skills gap, there is a rising recognition that an alternative path to the “everyone should go to college” mantra is past due....

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Without across-the-board cuts, West Covina projects $7.2 million budget deficit

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 13 Jun 2018

In addition to the General Fund shortfall, the city’s General Fund reserve must be replenished to the tune of $1.5 million, meaning the city’s budget gap is about $8.7 million ... The possible cuts totaled $4,293,607, though Freeland said Tuesday that all 10 percent was cut across all departments, the city would be able to close the budget gap....

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Italian debt in demand as political storms abate

Irish Independent 13 Jun 2018

The spread between Italian and German 10-year borrowing costs narrowed on Tuesday as positive news from a summit between North Korea and the United States followed reassuring comments from Italy's new economy minister ... Italy.". The Italian/German 10-year bond yield gap briefly narrowed to 225 basis points (bps), its lowest in a week and compared with a gap of 268 bps at the end of last week ... (Reuters). ....

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MU Provost to discontinue faculty leaves, awards amid budget cuts

Columbia Missourian 13 Jun 2018

The Distinguished Visitors Program brings “prominent scholars” into the university to participate in academics, research and campus engagement ... Despite a significant projected increase in enrollment for the fall, the university still faces a $49 million budget gap, according to the release. This gap led to the elimination of more than 185 positions, about 30 of which are layoffs ... Supervising editor is Titus Wu. ....

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