John Reynolds might have just left the most interesting job you’ve never heard of. The now-former Yosemite National Park postmaster battled record-setting floods, devastating wildfires and sometimes deadly rockslides to deliver the mail across a park that’s roughly the size of Delaware. Sure, national parks have their share of interesting and unique occupations, but none of those professionals can claim a national park is where they were born and raised, worked and retired. Reynolds can. "We were all smiles," he told SFGATE of his Jan. 31 retirement. "It’s surreal. You only retire once." The 63-year-old was born at Yosemite Medical Clinic in Yosemite Valley, back when the facility was still delivering babies in 1959. Nowadays, anyone living in or near Yosemite must "drive like hell" to Fresno when a baby is on the way, as Reynolds fondly recalled of when all three of his children were born. With credit to his mom’s job of 43 years at — you guessed it — Yosemite’s post … [Read more...] about He had one of the most unusual jobs in Yosemite. After 44 years, he’s retiring.
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Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra Wedding Date Postponed? GoT Stars Kit Harington, Rose Leslie Expecting Second Baby
Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani are in Jaisalmer to get married. While it was first reported that the couple was marrying on February 6, Monday, in the regal ceremony, it is now being reported that the couple is getting married on February 7. Kiara and Sidharth are yet to comment on the reports. Also Read: Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra Wedding Date Postponed? Couple To Not Marry on Feb 6: Report Game of Thrones stars Kit Harington and Rose Leslie are about to become a family of four. Harington, 36, announced that he and his wife, 35, are expecting their second child together - over two years after the birth of their son. Also Read: Game of Thrones Stars Kit Harington and Wife Rose Leslie Expecting Second Baby Ever since Rakhi Sawant made her relationship official with her husband Adil Khan Durrani, their tumultuous relationship has been hitting the headlines. The actress, earlier this week, levelled some severe accusations against Adil. The 44-year-old had claimed … [Read more...] about Kiara Advani, Sidharth Malhotra Wedding Date Postponed? GoT Stars Kit Harington, Rose Leslie Expecting Second Baby
Is Imran Khan Dating Again? Actor and Lekha Washington Spotted Holding Hands; Watch Video
Has actor Imran Khan found love again? His recent outing has sparked rumours of him dating actress Lekha Washington. The actors were spotted out and about on Sunday evening. While it appeared to be a regular spotting at first, what caught everyone’s attention was Imran and Lekha holding hands. For their outing, Imran was seen wearing a black tee and a pair of pants. He was seen carrying brown bag. He sported a short hairdo while his arm tattoo sneaked out of his sleeve. On the other hand, Lekha was seen wearing a floral dress with a maroon bag. View this post on Instagram A post shared by yogen shah (@yogenshah_s) Imran was previously married to Avantika Malik. They tied the knot in 2011 after dating for over eight years. The couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Imara, in 2014. However, last year, an ETimes report claimed that they separated ways. A few months later, a source told India … [Read more...] about Is Imran Khan Dating Again? Actor and Lekha Washington Spotted Holding Hands; Watch Video
Prison Rate Was Rising Years Before 1994 Law
“Gangs and drugs have taken over our streets,” President Bill Clinton said in 1994 as he signed a far-reaching anti-crime bill to bipartisan acclaim. Defending the law at the time, a frightened era of crack cocaine wars and record murder rates, Hillary Clinton, as first lady, warned about an emerging generation of “super-predators” — a notion she later repudiated. Confronted last week by protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement, Mr. Clinton defended his tough crime stance, even though he, like Mrs. Clinton, has joined in recent calls for sweeping reforms in criminal sentencing. For some critics, the 1994 crime bill has come to epitomize the late-20th-century policies that sent incarceration to record levels and ravaged poor communities, taking a particularly devastating toll on African-Americans that political leaders are only now working to reverse. History and statistics tell a more complex story, according to criminologists. The Violent Crime Control and Law … [Read more...] about Prison Rate Was Rising Years Before 1994 Law
Nasa’s 30-year Geotail mission may end after data recorder failure
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter A 30 -year-old mission to study Earth ’s magnetosphere may finally come to an end after the spacecraft ’s last data recorder failed. Nasa ’s Geotail mission, a collaboration with the Japanese Space Agency, Jaxa , launched in 1994 with a suite of instruments designed to study the tail of Earth’s magnetosphere -- the area of space around our planet that is influenced by Earth’s geomagnetic field. Nasa and Jaxa officials are currently deciding what to do with the spacecraft after the last of its two data recorders failed, according to a Nasa blog . The spacecraft was equipped with two data recorders, the first of which failed in 2012 after 20 years of gathering data. The remaining recorder kept functioning until June 28, and engineers were unable to get the recorder working again. Without a functioning data recorder, any … [Read more...] about Nasa’s 30-year Geotail mission may end after data recorder failure
Mexican Actor Pablo Lyle Gets 5 Years in Prison for Fatal Miami Road Rage Assault
MIAMI (AP) — Mexican actor Pablo Lyle was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019. The sentence came almost four years after Lyle was charged with murder in the death of a man he struck during a traffic incident. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez announced the sentence two months after rejecting the actor’s request for a new trial and upholding the guilty verdict reached by a jury in October. The 36-year-old Mexican telenovela star, who appeared in the Netflix crime series “Yankee,” had faced a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison. The judge also ordered eight years of probation, conflict resolution management and 500 hours of community service for the actor. The actor has 30 days to appeal the sentence. Dressed in a red jail uniform, Lyle looked calm and expressed repentance during the more than three-hour hearing. He has been detained since his … [Read more...] about Mexican Actor Pablo Lyle Gets 5 Years in Prison for Fatal Miami Road Rage Assault
Boris Johnson’s 40 hospitals promise falls flat as only quarter have planning permission
Boris Johnson's promise to build 40 new hospitals is falling flat, with just a quarter having been granted planning permission. More than three years after making the commitment to build the new hospitals by 2030 - just ten have received permission to build work. The pledge was a key plank of Mr Johnson's 2019 general election manifesto. And failure to make progress would be hugely damaging for an already struggling Rishi Sunak as he prepares for an election in the next 18 months. The Liberal Democrats said details obtained through parliamentary questions and Freedom of Information requests showed the programme was behind schedule and the target was almost certain to be missed. The party said some projects had not even received outline planning permission. Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said the failure meant communities would be left to struggle on with with crumbling facilities that were badly in need of updating. It was Boris Johnson's flagship policy ( … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson’s 40 hospitals promise falls flat as only quarter have planning permission
Why your pay date might change this month – and this could be a bad thing
Many bosses choose to pay their staff early in December due to Christmas and the numerous bank holiday dates that fall in the month. It is ultimately down to your employer to decide whether you’ll be paid early. There is nothing in law that says they have to do this. Some may decide to pay you one week early, or even on Christmas Eve if you're due a payment over the Christmas bank holidays . If you are being paid early, your place of work should tell you in advance that they are doing this. Of course, receiving your paycheck ahead of schedule might help ease the financial burden of Christmas. ( Image: Getty Images) But being paid early is not always a good thing. It does mean you have to wait longer until your January pay - so you’ll need to budget carefully to make sure you can cover all your normal bills. If you’re claiming benefits where your earnings are taken into account, such as Universal Credit , you’ll also need to double check your payments if … [Read more...] about Why your pay date might change this month – and this could be a bad thing
February night sky: Key dates for moons, comets and stars this month
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter What links a 1960s rock musical with the ancient Greeks, and the best way to find your way home at night (if your satnav fails)? The answer involves a slow change in the sky that builds up to have a serious impact as the centuries roll on. Let’s start with getting home safely. If you want to find your way, check out the sky for the familiar seven stars of the Plough, part of the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Extend the line joining the two end stars – Merak and Dubhe – to locate a star of roughly the same brightness. This is Polaris, often known as the Pole Star or the North Star. The name is a giveaway: this star always lies due north, so once you’ve found the North Star you can work out which way you should be heading. Recommended Stargazing in January: a scintillating sparkling star in the south Stargazing … [Read more...] about February night sky: Key dates for moons, comets and stars this month
Changing how pharmacies work could free up 42 million GP appointments a year
Local pharmacies could free up more than 42 million GP appointments every year, research suggests. The Company Chemists’ Association said its members could “significantly increase access to primary care”, cut annual hospital readmissions by 65,000 and deliver 10m extra routine vaccinations each year. The plans are revealed in the CCA’s ‘Prospectus for community pharmacy’, extracts of which have been shared exclusively with the Mirror. The CCA said: “Community pharmacies already work collaboratively with the NHS to ensure that patients can access care easily and safely. “Whilst the sector has evolved considerably in recent years, the CCA proposes that pharmacies could do even more to directly tackle key problems for patients. “This additional resource for the NHS can be unlocked by appropriate support and investment from policymakers.” But the CCA warned that without extra cash, more community pharmacies could close. Extra cash is needed to help community pharmacies … [Read more...] about Changing how pharmacies work could free up 42 million GP appointments a year