(WHP) — The Associated Press has called the 36th Pennsylvania Senate District special election for Democrat James Malone and fills the seat vacated by Ryan Aument who left the position to join U.S Governor Josh Shapiro released a statement as the race came to a close Pennsylvanians rejected a candidate who embraced the extremism and division coming out of DC In a district carried comfortably by Donald Trump just a few months ago they chose a better way forward – an embrace of competence Other Democrats have celebrated the victory calling it a referendum on President Trump and bad policy nine times out of ten is going to yield bad politics," said Philadelphia area Democrat Sen The election results may read as unexpected as the county voter registration shows District 36 as 53% Republican and about 30% Democrat with the remainder portion being unaffiliated or belonging to minor parties The flip could be attributed to a low voter turnout Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward released a statement Dave McCormick received 56% of the votes to unseat Democratic Senator Bob Casey Trump had also won the district with 57% of votes and released a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter) following his loss on Tuesday night In Nikola Jokić’s first public comments since the Denver Nuggets fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth the three-time MVP said the moves jolted the locker room and “definitely changed something” with the team’s mindset heading into the playoff push “When someone wants to … change energy, that’s probably what they do,” Jokić said after the Nuggets 124-116 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday So I think that definitely changed something.” Jokić said he found out about the moves “a little bit before everybody,” but declined to further elaborate on what team president Josh Kroenke told him during their meeting Jokić called Tuesday a “heavy day for everybody” and said he reached out to Malone who was hired by Denver in the summer of 2015 the same year Jokić joined the team after being drafted in 2014 I have joy playing back home with my friends something that — there is parts of basketball parts of the game you can make fun and joke about it and you have joy but for me it’s just like I think I’m a professional and I think this is my job so I’m trying to be as professional as possible.” The Nuggets — only two years removed from an NBA championship — are now 48-32 and sit in fourth in the West Jokić said the team’s adjustment to its new coach has to be “quick On Thursday, The Athletic reported that the Nuggets’ front office and locker rooms have been in strife this season, with Booth and Malone butting heads and multiple players, including Jokić, frustrated and fatigued by Malone’s coaching style Jokić’s brilliance was dimmed by the “cold war,” as team sources described it partly leading to the rare decision by the Kroenke family to fire both the coach and general manager in one go (Photo: Rocky Widner / NBAE via Getty Images) Post Malone has gone country and soon will be on tour with an artist rising fast through the genre's ranks Malone announced his upcoming big stadium tour with country musician Jelly Roll on Tuesday but Posty's genre transition began earlier this year In August, Malone released his sixth studio album, "F-1 Trillion," which features popular country musicians like Tim McGraw, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton and of course, Jelly Roll. "I Had Some Help," a single from the album featuring Morgan Wallen topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks And a month before that, Malone shocked fans during his country-inspired rendition of "America the Beautiful" at Super Bowl LVIII including "Single of the Year," "Music Video of the Year" and "Musical Event of the Year" for "I Had Some Help." He will also perform at the CMA Awards on Nov Malone didn't enter the country music genre half-heartedly the musician received New Artist of the Year at the CMA Awards last year DeFord is also vocal about his history of incarceration and advocacy for prison reform for aggravated robbery and violation of a drug-free school zone law Since his star began to rise, DeFord has become a known philanthropist. Earlier this year, he opened a songwriting studio at the Davidson Country Juvenile Detention Center General public sale for Malone's upcoming tour opens at noon local time on Nov As of Tuesday, registration opened for a fan presale code through Post Malone's Ticketmaster page at signup.ticketmaster.com/postmalone A pre-sale for Citi cardholders runs noon on Wednesday through 10 p.m. on Monday, local time at citientertainment.com/landing/post_malone_2024 A limited number of tickets will be reserved for T-Mobile users, available in April 2025 at t-mobile.com/benefits/music-deals Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at gcross@gannett.com Mary Malone plays Aqua in Harlan Coben’s new Netflix series The first time most of the nation will tuck into Missing You the latest in an ever growing list of Harlan Coben novels adapted into Netflix series they will do so from beneath bed covers strewn with hangover-quenching takeaway wrappers It’s out on New Years Day (1 January), and like last year’s Fool Me Once five-part thriller will almost certainly become the day’s go-to binge watch for anyone whose brain is in need of numbing For actress Mary Malone the first time she saw herself in one of the miniseries’ full episodes was in November She recalls first seeing a clip of her character Aqua in action before this – “I was like who is this?’ Because that’s how I would feel seeing a trans person in a Harlan Coben series” – but seeing episode one in its totality was a moment of self-realisation I really was able to see myself as a part of it I think it’s sinking in that it’s a huge deal for me and my career.” Detective Kat Donovan (Slow Horses star Rosalind Eleazar) discovers her former fiancé Josh (Top Boy’s Ashley Walters) on a dating app despite him disappearing without trace 11 years prior following the murder of her detective father (Lenny Henry).  Kat wants answers – who really killed her father and why; where has Josh been for the past decade – but ends up with more questions than conclusions. At work, under the heavy-handed direction of her boss Ellis Stagger (Harlan Coben stalwart Richard Armitage) she becomes embroiled in a strange string of missing persons cases in her Manchester town It’s typical Coben: all soapy melodrama and glossy action Malone, who until now was best known for a small part in Doctor Who and a head-turning lead role as Jules in cult musical Fangirls “She’s an astrology girly to the core She’s a Gemini witchy queen,” Malone smiles cozying up in the hotel’s restaurant post-screening The relationship between Aqua and Kat has “like a mother and daughter energy but also it switches between them both frequently,” Malone explains “Aqua has just really always got her back and has been there through the hardest times.” Is it safe to assume then that Aqua is involved in the series’ juiciest revelations with the poise of a laser-dodging lead in a heist movie and because they’re almost like family things do get complicated,” she laughs so viewers will be expecting Aqua to be involved in all the biggest thrills “She is intertwined in the complex spider web that is Missing You She’s an essential part of the narrative I don’t know if I can talk about stunts,” she says carefully “You can say you got involved in that,” a PR for the show Malone slaps her knees with glee. “I got to do some stunts which is really exciting, really fun, something I’ve not done before, and I really enjoyed it,” she says breathlessly. The trailer for the series arrives weeks after we speak and shows Aqua weeping and revealing that she is more involved in Josh’s cobwebbed back story than her friend Kat is aware Missing You the novel came out in early 2014, at the dawn of a surge of LGBTQ+ representation in media. Laverne Cox had only just arrived in Orange Is The New Black, and fully-realised trans characters were all but non-existent in TV, film and, clearly, books. Aqua appears in Coben’s novel, but is deemed Kat’s “transvestite” friend a person seemingly confused about whether they are trans though this is likely due to Coben’s own misunderstanding of the LGBTQ+ community at the time of writing the author admitted Malone had brought Aqua to life in a way that didn’t translate on his original pages “I guess what Harlan is talking about is he wrote about a trans character quite a few years ago and giving that voice to a trans woman today and been able to really ground her in a real life trans human,” Malone says agreeing that the character has “changed a lot from the book” She’s got a “rich complexity” to her Malone adds and I think she’s a real human with a lot going on While it wasn’t initially clear, Malone soon learnt that Netflix was specifically looking for a trans actress to play Aqua as a trans woman. It was “really beautiful, because that means it was for us too. We got to have that,” she says. On set, she received tailored support from Trans+ On Screen an initiative supporting people under the trans umbrella in all areas of TV and film They answered questions from Missing You’s executives about authentic trans representation so Malone didn’t have to “I really think it was just a vital part in me feeling comfortable there I think obviously I got the part for a reason When you’ve got someone else [there] and you look out and you see someone like you that’s what allows me to let go of that anxiety and give what I need to give,” Malone says The Missing You cast and crew, too, were a huge part in her feeling like she belonged. Armitage, who is queer himself, recently heaped praise on Malone, dubbing her performance a “revelation” so completely sweet and approachable and lovely I’m really grateful for him,” she shares.  “Working with Ros [Eleazar] was really special She’d be there to reassure me,” adds Malone going straight in with a big Coben adaptation on Netflix “Sometimes that would get to me but mostly I would say it’s just nerves and visioning yourself I feel like confidence is a real make or break with acting and sometimes you’ve got all the talent under you but if you’re too scared to be there it’s really hard to blossom and flourish.” “Flourishing” is exactly the word to describe Malone’s career right now Coban’s Fool Me Once was so big that it ended up plastered on billboards across New York’s Times Square and became the most-watched Netflix show of the year’s first half Missing You will likely be a similar success In addition to imposter syndrome, Malone has previously spoken about being on the receiving end of online anti-trans bigotry following her Doctor Who appearance She’s braced for heightened abuse and backlash but is more looking towards the opportunities it might bring for the wider trans community.  and I just think there’s a really wide reach that this can provide,” the actress says “I think it’s an opportunity to reach people who maybe haven’t met someone like me The narrative really does not surround her gender identity so I think that’s great representation and accurate representation that we actually are just living our lives.” There’s also the gleam it will undoubtedly add to her acting résumé I hope everyone can see this and see that like maybe I could be trusted to play bigger roles and allowed to play… maybe cis roles I really hope it can be something to look at and be like Missing You is streaming on Netflix now.Share your thoughts and remember to keep the conversation respectful About us Contact us Advertise Work for us Terms and conditions Privacy policy After many complaints about the treatment of the Molly Malone statue Dublin City Council have decided to hire stewards to protect the statue Earlier this month it was reported that DCC has asked tourist companies to stop telling visitors that rubbing the statue's breasts brings luck The Suffolk street statue has become discoloured from tourists and locals alike groping the figure’s breasts The ‘Leave Molly mAlone’ campaign reached its first anniversary recently with busker Tilly Cripwell releasing two verses of a Molly Malone inspired song for International Women's Day On The Hard Shoulder, Dublin City Council Arts Officer Ray Yeates said the treatment of the statue has caused “disquiet and upset” “I'm very aware that this has caused a certain amount of disquiet and upset to members of the public and I've been actually dealing various inquiries about that statue for about a year now,” he said “It was necessary for us to kind of study this we're afraid there might be unintended consequences of any actions that you take.” A post shared by Newstalk (@newstalkfm) Mr Yeates said one reason for hiring stewards for around the statue is that there is a possible safety issue around people getting up and down off the plinth the statue is on if I break it down into its component parts: there may be a safety issue here,” he said along with engineers from the city about getting up and down off the plinth the whole time but it's causing a little play in the statue and we are going to start studying where it's fixed to make sure it's entirely safe “It is entirely safe – and the engineer signed off on that - but long term concept getting up on the plinth and pushing at the statue could be a safety issue - that's the first thing.” The second reason, Mr Yeates commented, is to do with touching art I don't want anyone to touch a public work of art appropriately or not appropriately,” he said “I don't want people to touch the O'Connell monument or to scratch the Spire - nobody wants that kind of touching to go on because of the plinth is quite low and it's in such a popular area of town people are taking advantage of the opportunity “People feel it's been touched inappropriately Developed by Square1 Through intellectual rigor and experiential learning two-year MBA program develops leaders who make a difference in the world Earn your MBA and SM in engineering with this transformative two-year program hands-on program that prepares adaptive problem solvers for premier finance careers A 12-month program focused on applying the tools of modern data science optimization and machine learning to solve real-world business problems Combine an international MBA with a deep dive into management science A special opportunity for partner and affiliate schools only A doctoral program that produces outstanding scholars who are leading in their fields of research Bring a business perspective to your technical and quantitative expertise with a bachelor’s degree in management 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the Organizations of the 21st Century Malone teaches classes on organizational design and his research focuses on how new organizations can be designed to take advantage of the possibilities provided by information technology Malone predicted in an article published in 1987 many of the major developments in electronic business over the following 25 years including electronic buying and selling for many kinds of products Malone summarized two decades of his research in his critically acclaimed book Malone has also published over 100 articles Malone has been a cofounder of four software companies and has consulted and served as a board member for a number of other organizations His background includes work as a research scientist at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich McGovern (1959) Professor of Management and Professor of Information Technology has received the Roosevelt “Rosey” Thompson Award from the U.S This award honors “exceptional Presidential Scholars alumni who embody … outstanding qualities of civil service” and whose “significant contributions have enriched our society”:  “An organizational theorist Malone anticipated developments at the interface of business and information technology that surround us today He has co-founded three software companies The award was presented in June at a ceremony during the 2024 U.S Presidential Scholars 60th Anniversary Celebration in Washington McGovern (1959) Professor of Management and Professor of Information Technology) MIT Center for Collective Intelligence postdoctoral associates Jennifer Heyman and Steven Rick and first-author Alice Cai have won the Best Paper Award at CI 2023 the Association for Computing Machinery Collective Intelligence Conference (ACM) sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction Their winning paper with Toyota Research Institute co-authors Yanxia Zhang, Alexandre Filipowicz, Matthew Hong, and Matt Klenk Is entitled, “DesignAID:  Using Generative AI and Semantic Diversity for Design Inspiration.” and Director of the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence) has been named an Honorary Fellow of the Argentinian Engineers Center (CAI a nonprofit professional society in Argentina which stresses the significance of engineering to society and the need for engineering in planning and executing projects and policies to further human prosperity The lifetime title recognizes national and global outstanding contributions to engineering This honor was awarded at a recent online event in August when Malone was also interviewed by the president of CAI (the video portion in English begins around 3:40) In CI '23: Proceedings of The ACM Collective Intelligence Conference A combination of AI and humans works best in tasks where humans outperform AI and in those that involve creating content “We’re looking for innovative ways to combine people and computers by taking advantage of what each does best,” says 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This online program from the MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) challenges common misconceptions surrounding AI and will equip and encourage you to embrace AI as part of a transformative toolkit With a focus on the organizational and managerial implications of these technologies you’ll leave this course armed with the knowledge and confidence you need to pioneer its successful integration in business is the science of programming computers to improve their performance by learning from data Dramatic progress has been made in the last decade driving machine learning into the spotlight of conversations surrounding disruptive technology This six-week online program from the MIT Sloan School of Management and the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) aims to demystify machine learning for the business professional – offering you a firm foundational understanding of the advantages and scope of machine learning from a management perspective The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled innovative leaders who improve the world and to generate ideas that advance management practice Kenny Malone is a cohost for NPR's Planet Money podcast he was a reporter for WNYC's Only Human podcast he was a reporter for his friend T.C.'s homemade newspaper He studied mathematics at Xavier University in Cincinnati and proudly hails from Meadville April 18, 2025 • Recently, one of our NPR colleagues wrote a message to all of NPR saying he had extra eggs to sell for cheap, but needed a fair way to distribute them during a shortage. What is Planet Money here for if not to get OVERLY involved in this kind of situation? April 9, 2025 • At the heart of President Trump's tariffs is this idea that we should not be buying more from other countries than they are buying from us. Basically, he wants to get rid of the trade deficit. March 19, 2025 • Note: This original episode ran in 2020. March 14, 2025 • It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news. March 6, 2025 • Even after Monday's pause on military aid to Ukraine following the Oval Office blow-up, it looks like a minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine is back on the table. We dive into what this potential deal would actually look like and whether Ukraine's minerals really live up to the hype. February 28, 2025 • It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news. February 14, 2025 • There has been chaotic uncertainty around billions of dollars allocated by Congress. 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December 25, 2024 • This year, there was some economic good news to go around. Inflation generally ticked down. Unemployment more or less held around 4-percent. Heck, the Fed even cut interest rates three times. But for a lot of people, the overall economic vibes were more important. And the vibes... were still off. December 23, 2024 • 2024 is over (phew!). We had weird consumer sentiment vibes, Bitcoin went to the moon, and the economy might have achieved a soft landing. And that's just a few 2024 indicators! December 20, 2024 • 2024 was a wild year for the U.S. economy: The economy did well in terms of inflation and unemployment, but vibes ruled the roost. (Mostly didn't feel great!) Additionally, Bitcoin went to the moon and some wacky stuff was happening with unemployment and job opening rates, showing that we might have achieved an economic soft landing. December 11, 2024 • The Smoot Hawley Tariffs were a debacle that helped plunge America into the Great Depression. 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Become an NPR sponsor insults and scuffles that accompanied the nighttime arrival of one of Belgium's most despised criminals at a bucolic convent have abated A local legislator who suggested in a Tweet that Michelle Martin the woman who let two 8-year-old girls starve to death in a cellar and helped her pedophile husband carry out horrific abuse 16 years ago should be "taken down," said on Wednesday that his comment should not be taken seriously And political talk is centering on how to toughen the conditions for early release in Belgium to avoid having a criminal like Martin walk free after serving only 16 years of her 30-year sentence Martin started her first day at the Clarisse convent in the village of Malonne on Wednesday She will have to work for 20 hours a week to compensate for her living costs as she seeks police remained on guard outside the convent on Wednesday The masses of journalists jockeying for a glimpse of Martin started dwindling As the car carrying her sought its way through Malonne late Tuesday some stones were thrown and the vehicle was kicked "To go through this on the very day with such violence I think it left an impression on her," said Martin's lawyer when Martin will be fully reintegrated into society "There is the possible question to integrate her into the life of Malonne and think what she could do to find work," Moreau said You need someone to give her employment." The memory of her crimes is still too vivid for that She was first the mistress and later the wife of Marc Dutroux who horrified the nation with his crimes during the mid-1990s imprisoning and raping six girls between the summers of 1995 and 1996 He was also found guilty of murdering two of the six girls The last two of Dutroux's kidnap victims were found alive in his basement a few days after his arrest Martin was convicted of conspiracy in the kidnappings and imprisonment leading to the deaths of the two starved girls who were held in a secret dungeon specially built in a cellar Martin said she had been too scared to go into the cellar to feed them while Dutroux was serving a four-month jail term for car theft that regional legislator Jurgen Verstrepen called in a Tweet message late Tuesday for her to be "taken down .. candidates?" On Wednesday he said the Tweet lacked a smiley face at the end and "for some this is necessary to show irony." The prospect of her release had spawned demonstrations in the past few weeks there still were police around the convent but all appeared calm Malone’s new deal comes five months after guiding Denver to its first NBA title they posted a 16-4 mark while taking down the Timberwolves the Nuggets (8-2) sit atop the Western Conference through 10 games of the 2023-24 NBA season the Nuggets remain a legitimate contender to repeat as NBA champion this season behind two-time MVP Nikola Jokić The details of Malone’s extension have not been reported yet The NBA’s top five highest paid coaches this season are the Spurs’ Gregg Popovich ($16 million) Heat’s Erik Spoelstra ($8.5 million) and Pacers’ Rick Carlisle ($7.25 million) Malone’s new salary is expected to be similar in value Malone has recorded a 375-272 regular-season record and a postseason mark of 37-31 with Denver The 52-year-old boasts the fourth-longest-tenure among NBA coaches behind Popovich WILTON JACKSON Deza Malone was first a character in the Newbery Medal award-winning book, "Bud, Not Buddy," in which Bud experiences his first kiss. In Christopher Paul Curtis's book, "The Mighty Miss Malone," Deza now is 12 years old and narrates the story. "The Mighty Miss Malone" is set in Gary, Ind., during the Depression and deals with homelessness, prejudice and family unity. The story is filled with well-developed historical content, from Deza's dress and appearance to the prejudice of the times. The story chronicles the prize fight between the black American Joe Louis and the German fighter Max Schmeling. Not only did this fight have racial implications but political significance as well. Poet and author Maya Angelou recounted her recollection of the Louis-Schmeling fight while growing up in rural Arkansas, listening to the fight over the radio in her uncle's country store. "While Louis was on the ropes, my race groaned. It was our people falling. It was another lynching, yet another black man hanging on a tree .... this might be the end of the world. If Joe lost, we were back in slavery and beyond help. It would all be true, the accusations that we were lower types of human beings, only a little higher than the apes. "Conversely, when Louis won the second fight, emotions were unbounded: Champion of the world. A Black boy. Some Black mother's son. He was the strongest man in the world. People drank Coca-Cola like ambrosia and ate candy bars like Christmas." Roscoe Malone sets out to find work in Flint, Mich. but things go awry. Deza, brother Jimmy and their mother plead with Roscoe not to leave them, saying they are strongest when they are together as a family. But the times are bad and Roscoe admits how hard it is to come home each day with nothing — no job or food — standing at the front door for 15, 20 minutes, too ashamed to come in, too ashamed to have nothing in his hands but his hat. Deza and Jimmie cope with this news in different ways. Jimmie is now the head of the house and must provide for the family. His sister carries around hope that all things will work out in the end and refuses to give in to self-pity. Deza is a born storyteller, and her school essays shine with her strong personality. Her dream is to read every book in the Gary Public Library and to be a teacher who is tough but fair. "Once upon a time … If I could get away with it, that's how I'd begin every essay I write. Those are the four best words to use when you start telling about yourself because anything that begins that way always, always finishes with these words … they lived happily ever after." Their journey to reunite as a family is a good adventure. Deza is an easy character to root for, and the author accomplishes his goals. He provides an enjoyable read and uses "The Mighty Miss Malone" as a springboard for young people to ask questions and do more research on the book's themes. And Deza serves "as a voice for the estimated 15 million American children who are poor, who go to bed hungry and whose parents struggle to make a dignified living to feed and care for them." • "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool • "A Long Way From Chicago" by Richard Peck New York gang leader Fat Sam has his empire threatened when a rival gang attack his boys - so he calls in Bugsy Malone to help Bugsy MaloneSSubtitlesFilm2hAlan Parker’s BAFTA-winning gangster spoof Privacy & Cookie Information© ITV Consumer Limited 2025 By SAM GREENHILL FOR THE DAILY MAIL and JULIE MOULT FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 14:56 BST One basks in the glorious LA sunshine while another runs a kitchen business on the side Welcome to the laid-back world of the British Airways union leaders plotting strike misery for passengers While the Christmas plans of a million holidaymakers hang in the balance - depending on the outcome of crunch talks and a High Court action - you might think they would be working flat-out to broker a deal But today the Mail can reveal how the kingpins of the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association (Bassa) branch of the Unite union really spend their time a senior stewardess and the union chairman lives in Los Angeles and hasn't flown for a year The home Mrs Malone shares with husband Terry Cochrane in Los Angeles a senior stewardess and the union's chairman manages to conduct business from 5,500 miles away in the sizzling Californian sunshine taking advantage of generous free flight allowances she has divided her time between a home in West London and another in Los Angeles where her husband has a magnificent £400,000 house with a swimming pool she has not actually been working on any flights while recovering from osteoporosis in her foot Miss Malone draws a part-time BA salary of around £28,000 as a cabin services director in charge of the stewards and stewardesses on a flight she is believed to earn £100 a day for her Bassa role taking her total annual earnings up to about £50,000 A fellow crew member told the Mail: 'I remember a couple of years ago after a flight to LA she took us out to a swanky bar near her home and we will all went drinking The imposing California property is not the most obvious place for a union warrior to live three-bathroomed house is found in a well-heeled enclave in Long Beach The two-storey building with a cream facade was built in 1974 with a generous floor space stretching over 1,700sqft Miss Malone can enjoy the year-round sunshine from the landscaped back garden a Subaru 4x4 sat in the driveway in front of a double garage Her American husband Terry Cochrane told the Mail: 'She's not here But she has just been given the OK to work again.' Miss Malone said she did not wish to comment Another union activist has found time to run a kitchen business as well as being a senior BA crewman is a cabin services director on long-haul flights out of Heathrow Strict rules mean cabin crew who have been on a long flight need to have rest days before flying again and Mr Everard takes the opportunity of his days off to earn extra cash fitting kitchens according to his business partner Will Shannahan Mark Everard fits kitchens during his time off from British Airways was away working aboard a BA flight to Oman confirmed the arrangement and said their Surrey-based kitchen company made enough money to give them a holiday each year Mr Shannahan explained: 'It's just a matter of juggling your time on your days off Mark and I work from 7am to 10pm fitting kitchens and people put up with that because it gets the job done faster than another quote they might have had that says it will take a week just enough to give us a holiday once a year Last night a crew member told the Mail hundreds of BA staff were disgruntled with the union saying: 'They are all at each other's throats all the time and there are a lot of us who are fed up with them representing us You get paid more on certain routes and the union officials all cherry-pick their routes while the majority of the crew have to make do with the less lucrative ones.' flying to Tokyo can earn a crew member an extra £935 over the four-day trip Last night a Bassa spokesman said: 'Why don't you ask Willie Walsh about speaking events outside work that he is paid for and how the whole BA board can fly themselves and their families free in first class - for life The comments below have been moderated in advance We are no longer accepting comments on this article The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group The file could not be found for a number of reasons such as the file being moved or deleted. 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