The Daily Moth 7-5-19
Earthquake in Southern California; Billionaire dies in helicopter crash; U.S. economy; Alaska heat; FIFA Women’s World Cup; Deaf Women of Color conference
[Transcript] Hello, welcome to the Daily Moth! It is Friday, July 5. I’m back in the studio. Ready for news?
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Earthquake in Southern California
Yesterday morning, there was a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Southern California at 10:33 a.m. I was in San Diego but flew out about 8 a.m.
The epicenter was in Searles Valley, a remote area in the Mojave Desert. There were several stores that had damage. One home ignited in flames. There also was some infrastructure damage.
The mayor of Ridgecrest, near Searles Valley, said there was over 87 aftershocks.
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey said there is a 5% chance of a bigger earthquake in the near future.
People in Los Angeles County said they felt the earthquake, and complained that there was no app notifications from an early warning alert system called ShakeAlert. Officials said the alert would have gone out if it the earthquake was projected to be above a magnitude 5.0 quake, but announced they would lower the threshold in response to the complaints.
There were several people who sent messages to “The Daily Moth” saying they felt the ground shaking.
https://www.ocregister.com/2019/07/04/6-6-magnitude-earthquake-southwest-of-searles-valley-in-san-bernardino-county-is-felt-throughout-the-southland/
https://www.sbsun.com/2019/07/04/we-now-have-an-earthquake-warning-system-did-it-work-during-todays-6-4-magnitude-event/
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Billionaire dies in helicopter crash
Chris Cline, a billionaire from West Virginia who had very successful mining and coal businesses, died with one of his daughters and five other people in a helicopter crash in the Bahamas.
The helicopter was found 16 feet underwater near Walker Cay, a tiny island north of Grand Bahama. It is not known what caused the crash. It lifted off about 2 a.m., possibly because someone in Cline’s group had an illness and needed to go to Florida.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said the state lost a super star and that he was a giving, good man.
Cline’s father and grandfather were coal miners. He also was a miner before he founded his business.
https://www.register-herald.com/news/billionaire-cline-six-others-dead-in-helicopter-crash/article_014606ce-f28f-5460-9cec-fc47cbcad1fa.html
https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/05/us/billionaire-chris-cline-dies-bahamas/index.html
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U.S. economy; Alaska heat; FIFA Women’s World Cup
Here are three top news briefs.
The first —the U.S. economy added 224,000 jobs in June, which is much higher than May’s 72,000 jobs. The unemployment rate is 3.7% Wages are 3.1% higher than last year. America is now in a streak of job growth for 105 straight months, going back almost 9 years.
The second news — yesterday it was 90 degrees F in Anchorage, Alaska, which broke the previous all-time record of 85 degrees in 1969. There is a “heat dome” that is causing the hot weather.
The third news — the last two matches for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday. Tomorrow is the third place match between England and Sweden. Sunday is the championship match between United States and the Netherlands. Both matches are set to start at 11 a.m. EST on Fox.
Jobs: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-job-creation-bounced-back-in-june-11562330095?mod=hp_lead_pos1
Alaska: https://www.axios.com/heat-wave-record-breaking-temperature-highs-anchorage-c8e8a733-cdfb-4d34-965c-2b8c80904b2b.html; https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/sweltering-heat-wave-produces-all-time-record-high-in-anchorage-on-independence-day/70008741
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Deaf Women of Color conference
Last weekend 170 women attended the 2019 Deaf Women of Color conference in Chicago. The topic was “Culturally Diverse, We Stand Together.”
Actress Lauren Ridloff was the keynote speaker for the gala event. There were various speakers and workshops that touched on different cultures and social topics.
We received video clips from Payal Sweet, the former DWC Public Relations coordinator. We also have video clips from two representatives for Convo who went to the conference, Leila Hanaumi and Melissa Yingst, who are also Deaf women of color. Here they are!
(Video of DWC 2019 conference that features multiple clips of presenters and conference activities)
MELISSA LOCKLEAR:
I was really inspired by the cultural diversity and how we’re standing together. Over 170 Deaf Women of Color were in attendance. It’s really fulfilling and looking back to my 4-year journey of empowering, uplifting Deaf Women of Color where they can develop their own unique skillsets. I will miss that.
MAYRA CASTREJON:
I really have a lot of passion; I have the creativity and thoughts that I want to invest into and put all of my heart into you all and into promoting diversity. I just can’t wait, and this is something I really look forward to!
MELISSA YINGST:
Just wonderful.
LEILA HANAUMI:
Alas, it’s our last night.
MELISSA YINGST:
It’s a bit sad. Already? Thinking about it, the first day we were just getting to know each other. The second day, there was great dialogue and today, just when we were getting into it, everyone’s leaving?!
(Clip of Mara Ladines giving a workshop)
MARA LADINES:
There’s a high percentage of hearing shoppers while there are relatively lower percentage of deaf shoppers.
Later, when Convo started out, we realized there was significant impact where the deaf community supported each other creating a deaf ecosystem. This brought competitive equality between deaf and hearing businesses.
LEILA HANAUMI:
I must say that I really loved Mara Ladines’ workshop. I didn’t expect her to mention…
MELISSA:
She shared that story about Convo. Yes! How it has helped her with her journey and supported her making her the person she is day. How she really opened up about herself and her own progress. Really amazing.
LEILA HANAUMI:
I didn’t realize when she was filming “Beyoutfiul” she’d never been filmed before, but she decided to do it as representation. That representation showed up during the conference like in Mara’s presentation. The topic showed up and it led to new heights plus other Deaf Filipino women have been reaching out to her wanting more.
MELISSA YINGST:
From there, there were immediate connections made. Simply by being open about who you are and about your identity. That’s what I’ve seen a lot here at the conference. A lot of connections and stories being shared. It’s all because we showed up, shared and embraced ourselves. From there, it created a powerful movement.
LEILA HANAUMI:
Yes! It feels like…I can only go to this conference every two years, but when I am actually here, I feel like I can be myself.
MELISSA YINGST:
I wish it was like this all the time! It’s a little bit bittersweet that we’re finished with the conference, but we’ll have to wait another two years for this type of space again.
MELISSA YINGST:
Next conference…Key West!
LEILA HANAUMI:
In 2021 and should we should tell everyone who’s watching us now?
MELISSA YINGST:
We’re gonna be there!
LEILA HANAUMI:
So, come if you’re a deaf woman of color watching! Come and join us!
MELISSA YINGST:
Yes!
Alex: Thank you for sharing the videos with us.
The conference has been going on on a biannual basis since 2005, and last weekend was one of the largest in attendance.
Hanaumi told me that there were several white Deaf women who attended and that they got tips on how to respect the conference’s space and make sure that Deaf women of color were centered.
The next DWC conference is in 2021 in Key West, Florida. Nice location!
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That is all for this week. Have a wonderful weekend and stay with the light!
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