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Let's just say we're not the only ones who think the refereeing was average in the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers. I was eager to see Martin St-Louis' reaction after the game during his press conference, and let's just say he still managed to surprise me. Personally, it's the first time I've seen something like this from the head coach of the Habs, and it spoke volumes about what he thought. Martin St-Louis answers the same thing 5 times and leaves his press conference after just one minute We witnessed the shortest press conference of the season, and St-Louis literally repeated the same small phrase five times, which said it all. It happens starting at the 10th minute in the following video, and it lasts literally one minute (for the entire press conference). Martin literally repeated five times: I'm not going to talk about the referees. Martin St-Louis' response to ALL the journalists' questions after the Habs-Rangers game. It's the first time I've seen this, but I love it and think it says even more than if he had outright criticized the referees' work. Let's remember that the Montreal Canadiens fell earlier today, losing 4-3 to the New York Rangers . This article first appeared on Habs Fanatics and was syndicated with permission.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. stock rises Thursday, still underperforms marketThe newspapers from November of 1954 have not been short on dramatic news, and the final November edition was no exception, with an unsettling – yet intriguing – headline about a Eubank man who made a gruesome discovery on his farm. I can’t help but wonder what the investigation into that finding revealed. Others in town who weren’t digging up skeletons this week in 1954 were enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday with family. This week I’ve included a separate section listing the many college kids who had flocked home to Pulaski County for Thanksgiving break. Here’s what was newsworthy in Pulaski County this week 70 years ago, from the pages of The Somerset Journal. Visions and dreams he started having 18 months ago have led Jim Denney, 73-year-old Eubank farmer, to eight skeletons buried on his 30-acre farm along Barnie’s Branch. And he is still digging, hoping to find buried treasure like the treasure he saw in the dreams. Mr. Denney said he was wide awake when the first vision came to him. It was a bright moonlit night and he had a clear view of the path to his home. First he saw a man coming up the road. The man was carrying a high-powered rifle and on his head he was wearing some sort of covering that looked like an army helmet. At first Mr. Denney thought the man was a neighbor and kept waiting for a greeting. No greeting came, and the first thing Mr. Denney knew the man was standing at the foot his bed. A stranger! Startled by the sudden appearance of a figure in his house, Mr. Denney asked the man what his business was, but the figure didn’t say anything. Then Mr. Denney turned to his wife to ask if she knew this man, but before he could receive an answer, the figure vanished like smoke. ... Two nights later more visitors came to the Denney home. ... Mr. Denney ... awoke about 1 o’clock in the morning, feeling a presence at his bedside. This time a woman and a little girl were standing at the old man’s bedside. Mr. Denney reports that the little girl looked as though she were laughing at him, and when he asked the woman and child what they were doing there and woke his wife up to see if she, too, saw the visitors, the apparitions again had vanished. By this time Mr. Denney was prepared for anything, and slept through the next visit of the strange figures. This time the woman and child came to him in a dream and when he asked them what they were doing in his house the woman answered. She and the little girl had been murdered, she said, and buried where he had set up his work bench under the cliff. And in the dream the woman asked Mr. Denney if he wouldn’t please move his work bench or move the graves of her and her little girl. Mr. Denney actually had set up his work bench under a cliff and moved the work bench the very next day, hoping the visions would stop and bring some peace to his house again. The figures did stop coming, but dreams now took the place of the visions . . . dreams of finding buried gold and money. The dreams became so numerous that three months ago, Mr. Denney decided to start digging. The first skeleton unearthed was that of a little child, like the little girl in the vision. An adult skeleton was found about thirty feet away from that of the child, and the larger skeleton had been buried in a tomb of rock. By this time Mr. Denney had hired a bulldozer to help in the digging and was using a team of horses. Altogether eight human skeletons were found, along with the antlers of a deer and a deer’s jaw bone. The human skeletons were found buried anywhere from three to eight feet underground and all had been buried on their sides, in small graves. Old-timers in the community believe that Mr. Denney may have uncovered an Indian grave yard, as they report that signs remain of workshops once used to make arrowheads and Indian relics. Mr. Denney is convinced that he’ll find buried treasure, though, because the visions led him to the skeletons and now the dreams are of treasure. The house sits back close to a hill and is home to Mr. Denney, his wife and four children. ... Mr. Denney ... has contacted the University of Kentucky about a research project in connection with the skeletons. Some of the skeletons have been re-buried but others still were in evidence when Mr. Denney was contacted. Roy C. Thompson was elected president of the Somerset Recreational Development Association at its organizational meeting Thursday night at the Kentucky Utilities auditorium. The organization was formed under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and will be composed of the presidents and secretaries of the various civic groups in Somerset. The principal purpose of the organization will be to unite the civic groups in an effort to promote and develop recreational facilities and community betterment for the youth of Somerset and Pulaski County. Other officers elected were Ira W. Yeary, vice president, Mrs. Edward A. Jarvis, secretary, and Mrs. Edwin S. Lester, treasurer. The support of all citizens of Somerset and Pulaski County is solicited to help make the organization successful in its endeavors. No operator of any vehicle, unless on official business, shall follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive onto or park a vehicle within the block where the fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm, Fire Chief Gilbert Keeney warned this week. He said many cars have been following the fire truck to fires recently and have prevented volunteer firemen from reaching the blaze. According to city law any person who hinders a piece of fire apparatus enroute to a fire shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the armed robbery of the Family Drive-In Theatre Oct. 24 when $169 was taken from the attendants at the box office at gun point, Police Chief Harold Catron said today. The youth was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. Lee Duncan and Patrolmen Harold Rainwater and McKinley Hardwick near his home early Saturday morning, Catron said. The Police Chief said a warrant was issued for his arrest Nov. 17 but that the boy had gone to Shelbyville, Ind. The warrant was sent to the sheriff in Shelbyville, but the boy left home before it could be served. Less than a half hour after he arrived in Somerset he was picked up by City Police. Later he was identified by the two theatre attendants as the person who pointed a nickel-plated, snub-nosed revolver at them and demanded the “folding money” from the cashier. The attendants identified him from a line-up of eight prisoners, Catron said. He was arraigned before Municipal Judge Thomas Reid and transferred to County Juvenile Court Saturday. No date has been set for his trial. Eleven pistols and two holsters were stolen from the Rod and Gun Shop on South Maple Street late last night, Chief of Police Harold Catron said today. A plate glass window in the front of the store was smashed with a lump of coal and the robbers, who apparently wanted the pistols, slipped into the sports equipment store and escaped with a case containing the weapons, the Chief said. The guns were in a wooden case with a glass display top which was on top of a show case in the front of the building. Chief Catron said the burglar apparently knew exactly what he was looking for and where it was in the store as nothing else had been disturbed. The break-in was discovered by a waitress from Weddle’s Restaurant at 5:45 o’clock this morning. She called Oscar Garner, an employee of the Central Dry Cleaners, and he notified Don Blevins, owner of the Rod and Gun Shop. Mr. Blevins called the police. There were three new and one used .38 calibre pistols taken, two new .25 calibre pistols, one new and one used .32 calibre pistol, one 45 calibre and one .357 Magnum revolver and two 38 calibre holsters. City police are investigating the robbery. The Somerset Fire Department was called to the Southern Railroad depot early Saturday morning to extinguish a fire on a pullman car enroute to Knoxville carrying Kentucky football fans. According to Fire Chief Gilbert Keeney the fire started under the floor of the car when the brakes got hot. Damage was estimated at $200. There were no injuries to the passengers or the firemen. The car continued on to Knoxville. A meeting of the Civil Air Patrol will be held in the Municipal Building next Tuesday night for the purpose of determining whether the organization should establish a wing in Somerset. Men and women who are interested in establishing the organization in Somerset, are urged to attend the meeting which will begin at 7:30 p.m. A Civil Air Patrol officer from Louisville will attend the meeting for the purpose of answering questions and explaining the set-up of the patrol and helping to organize the local wing, should enough people be interested in the project. Some persons have failed to pay their personal property taxes and rent on the city sewer service as far back as 1949, Mayor Jess Wilson said today. Civil suits are in the process of being filed against these persons, the Mayor added, in an attempt to collect these delinquent accounts. We need this money to put the city back on its feet and to buy equipment which is badly needed by the Police, Fire and Street Departments. -W. Basil Jones is convalescing nicely from the recent operation which he underwent at the Somerset City Hospital. He was able to return home Monday. -James F. Prather, Jr., entered the Baptist Hospital, Louisville, Monday for treatment. Mrs. Prather is in Louisville with him. -Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Holsomback, who have been living in Clearwater, Florida for several years, have returned to Somerset to make their home. -Mrs. Harold Catron, Mrs. Charles Clark and Mrs. Otis Chaney entertained with a miscellaneous shower Thursday night at the home of Mrs. V.G. McKenzie on Hawkins Avenue complimenting the bride-elect, Miss Betty Elliott. Thirty guests enjoyed the delightful occasion. Delicious refreshments were served. Miss Elliott received many lovely and useful gifts. -Mr. and Mrs. George Cooper entertained with a Thanksgiving dinner today at their home on the Monticello Road. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Z.M. Ford, Mrs. J.H. Pinnell, Mrs. Lucian Waddle and children, Joe Mack, Frankie and Linda, and Mr. and Mrs. Cooper. -The many friends of Mrs. C.I. Ross will be sorry to hear that she suffered a slight stroke of paralysis last week while visiting in Cincinnati. She was brought to her home on West Columbia Street Friday and reported much improved. -Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hamilton are enjoying a family dinner at their home in the country today. Covers will be laid for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamilton and their families. -Dr. and Mrs. Richard Weddle were week end guests of Dr. and Mrs. Mahon in Knoxville and attended the Kentucky-Tennessee game there Saturday afternoon. -Little Miss Mildred Lou Beasley returned Thursday from Children’s Hospital, Louisville, where she had been receiving treatment several days. Mrs. Elza Beasley was in Louisville with her. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Childers motored to Louisville and accompanied them home. -John Carl Moore returned home Tuesday from the Somerset City Hospital after an operation on his right ankle. He is convalescing nicely at his home on Lincoln Street. -Mr. and Mrs. Homer Neikirk, Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Fisher and daughter, Mrs. Paul Agee of Fort Thomas attended the U.K.-Tennessee game at Knoxville Saturday. -Mr. and Mrs. Sam Daulton entertained with a dinner Thursday night at their home at 703 West Columbia Street. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Mavity, Mrs. J.W. Byers and Mrs. Eliza Hopper. -Mr. and Mrs. George R. Meece moved last week from Harvey Street to First Street. Carnell Meece has resumed his studies after his recent illness. -Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tarter of Fort Thomas are enjoying the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents, Judge and Mrs. H.C. Kennedy. -Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sams and children, Bobby and Vicki, are spending Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ewel Sams, at Barbourville. -Mrs. O.P. Hamilton left yesterday to spend Thanksgiving with her son, Mr. Jack M. Hamilton, and Mrs. Hamilton in Louisville. -There were 75 present for Sunday School Sunday at Saline Baptist Church. -Mrs. Earl Tarter was hostess at a Stanley party Friday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Allie Turpin, Mrs. Marcie Dye, Mrs. Allene Bratherton and Mrs. Evelyn Abbott. Refreshments of cake and punch were served to the guests. -Mrs. Norma Jean Hammond of New Albany, Ind., is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Shadoan. -Mrs. Linville Tarter is ill with pneumonia. We wish for her a speedy recovery. -Mrs. Ben Turpin of Bloomington, Ind., and Mrs. Luther Taylor of Bloomfield, Ind., were called here by the illness of their brother, Mr. Bryant Turpin, who suffered a stroke three weeks ago. -Mrs. Neva Longona of Columbus, Ohio, has been visiting her uncle, Mr. Bryant Turpin. -Mr. and Mrs. Ward Correll and daughter, Rebecca, were visitors of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tarter Sunday afternoon. -Guests at the Turpin home Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Spaw, Mrs. John Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Correll, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Turpin, Mr. and Mrs. Tolar Prather, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Loveless and daughter, Fayrene, and Mrs. Martha Loveless, Mrs. Homer Cassada and daughter, Shelia, and Mr. Ira Cassada. -Mrs. Newell York was a recent all-day guest of Mrs. Myrtie Prather. -The Sunday afternoon visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Newell York and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thurman were Mr. and Mrs. Carthel Beshears and son, David, of Oak Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Weaver of Frazer, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ellers and Mr. and Mrs. Harvie Regan and daughter of Monticello. -Mrs. Charlie Molen and Mrs. Myrtie Prather were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Zollie Tarter Wednesday. Mr. Zollie Tarter is not so well. We wish for him a speedy recovery. -The tenant house of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher Muse burned last week. -Mrs. Zollie Tarter and Mrs. Thomas McDowell and sons, Ronny and Junior, were visiting Mrs. Rhoda Muse at Norfleet Wednesday afternoon. -Prayer services were conducted Wednesday night at Saline Baptist Church by Miss Sherell Chitwood and Miss Thelma Brotherton. -Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Allen and son, John, spent Saturday in Lexington. -Mr. and Mrs. Obey McFarland and son of Cincinnati and Mr. and Mrs. McFarland of Cedar Point visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher Saturday. -Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sears and sons of Somerset, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sears and son of Crab Orchard Road, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sears of Sugar Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Sears of Fort Worth, Texas, were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Sears. The Sears of Texas have been here since Wednesday visiting relatives and old friends. They left Sunday afternoon on their return trip home. -Mrs. Robert Fisher got a letter from Mrs. Laura Gardner saying she had another granddaughter at Louisville, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gardner. They have a six pound baby girl born November 13. She has been named Sarah Katherine. -Mrs. Charles Jenkins was able to be at church Sunday. -There were 12 additions to the Calvary Baptist Church. -The following students from the University of Kentucky are home for Thanksgiving holidays with their parents and families here. They are Clay S. Alexander, Jr., Claude T. Barlow, James H. Barnett, Milton C. Beattie, James C. Beaty, William E. Branscum, Calvin E. Buchanan, Grant H. Bush, Henry L. Cash, Elizabeth S. Caylor, Harry Lee Conley, Jr., Mildred C. Correll, Ann Craig, Patricia A. Cross, Delno C. Decker, Ouida Ann Farmer, James B. Ford, Jean C. Gover, Thomas A. Gover, Robert C. Hayes, Richard R. Holmes, Joan Hudson, David W. Hughes, Basil Jones, Jr., John R. Killinger, Don G. Marcum, Lawrence F. Marcum, Philip E. McIntosh, Wallace E. Mitchell, Dolores A. Phillippe, Tony R. Rice, Brian L. Roberts, Matt A. Roberts III, William A. Sears, David A. Shadoan, Eurma Jean Shoun, James A. Street, William M. Tibbals, Smith Stanwick Vanhook, Terry G. Waddle and Mary Ann Williams. -Misses Glenda Neikirk, Katie Coomer, Margaret Blaine Neikirk, Mary Alice Tibbals, Betty Ann Sowder and Shirley Bowling and Ronnie and Donnie Smith, John Denney Newman, Donald Tarter and Leo Weddle, students at Georgetown College, Georgetown, are home for the Thanksgiving holidays. -Misses Jane Parker, Cynthia Jones, Mariam Holmes, Wanda Lee Smith and Phyllis Greenlee, students at Eastern Kentucky State College in Richmond, arrived yesterday to spend the Thanksgiving holidays at home. -Andrew Decker, student at the University of Kentucky School of Pharmacy is spending the Thanksgiving holidays at home. -Charles Beasley, student at Sunflower Junior College, Morehead, Miss., is home for the Thanksgiving holidays. -Ben S. Mattingly, Jr., student at St. Bernard’s College, Cullman, Ala., is enjoying the Thanksgiving holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. Mattingly. -John Dikeman, student at Centre College in Danville arrived yesterday to spend Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs. Alvin Dikeman. -Miss Martha Jean Cox, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Carl Cox, who is a student at Lee College, Cleveland, Tenn., is spending Thanksgiving at home. -Ronald Cinnamon, student at the University of Tampa, Tampa, Fla., arrived Tuesday night to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Cinnamon. -Miss Jane Graybeal, student at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, arrived Wednesday to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Graybeal. -Burton Hacker, student at Davidson College, Davidson, N.C., is spending the Thanksgiving holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hacker. -U.S. 27 between Camp Dick Robinson and Lancaster, closed several months for elimination of curves and for resurfacing, was reopened Wednesday. -Kentucky’s basketball Wildcats, facing one of the biggest rebuilding jobs since the departure of the “Fabulous Five” in 1949, open a challenging, 24-game schedule on December 4 by meeting archrival of the court, Louisiana State, at Lexington. Minus the services of the “Big Three” of last season’s undefeated national champions, All-Americans Cliff Hagan and Frank Ramsey plus Lou Tsioropoulos, the charges of Coach Adolph Rupp will be hard pressed to maintain a glittering record that has seen them undefeated by a conference team since the finals of the SEC Tournament in 1951. Top threats on the coming season’s power-packed schedule, which could spell finis to UK’s national-record-length home floor win streak of 124 games, are defending NCAA Tournament champion LaSalle, who will be a participant in the second annual UK Invitational Tournament, and SEC powerhouse Alabama. -Charles Murray, Eubank, was among 11 Air Force men who were injured recently in the fiery crash of a navigation training plane at the Tucson, Ariz., Municipal Airport. Four other men were killed. The plane, a T-29 from Ellington Air Force Base, Texas, struck a power line while coming in for an emergency landing after a power failure. Murray is reported to be improving. -Second Lieutenant Morris E. Burton, who recently entered military service in the air corps, is now in training at Lackland Air Base in Texas. -Pvt. Donald Jones of West Somerset will graduate this week from the Pole Line Construction Course, one of the many courses offered at The Southeastern Signal School, Camp Gordon, Georgia. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Jones. The Pole Line Construction Course, which is eight weeks in length, trains selected enlisted men to construct, maintain and rehabilitate open wire, cable and field wire communications systems. During his training, Pvt. Jones received a technical education worth thousands of dollars. He will now be reassigned to an active unit of the United States Army. -Retail grocery and hardware business at Burnside, Ky. for sale. Due to ill health, I am forced to dispose of The Nunn Shop located on French Avenue in Burnside. This is a nice small Grocery and Hardware business that is going good and offers a wonderful opportunity for a young couple to have their own business with a small investment. Will sell my entire stock of new, fresh merchandise at the invoice price, and will give a good lease on the new store building, which is completely modern with a full basement, automatic gas furnace and adequate fixtures of all kinds. Will also consider selling the building along with the business. The building is constructed so it could be used as office space or most any other purpose desired. For further information call or see Mrs. G.C. Nunn at The Nunn Shop. Phone 58 or 29. -Leason L. Waters, superintendent of the C.N.O. & T.P. Division of the Southern Railroad here since September 1948, was promoted to superintendent of the Washington Division of the company this week. He will be succeeded by H.R. Moore, the present superintendent of the Washington Division. Mr. and Mrs. Waters will leave this week end to make their home in Alexandria, Virginia and will move their furnishings about the middle of December. Mr. Moore has been superintendent of the Washington Division for the past two years. He and his family will move here next week. He will assume his duties as superintendent here December 1. Mr. Waters, a native Tennessean, started working for the Southern as station helper in 1918 and worked his way up to superintendent of terminals at Meridian in 1945. In 1947 he was promoted to superintendent at Selma, Ala. He came to Somerset from Selma. During his career, Mr. Waters served as trainmaster for the C.N.O. & T.P. under Superintendent R.C. Reid. When he came here as superintendent he succeeded W.H. Oglesby. Mr. Waters is vice president of the Somerset Rotary Club, member of the Booster Club and Country Club and has attended the Presbyterian Church regularly. -Mr. James Eastham has resigned his position with the Metropolitan Insurance Company and is now with the Morton Salt Company. -The personnel of the Pulaski Drug Store enjoyed an oyster supper Friday night at the home of Mrs. Betty Reynolds in Colonial Village. -Mrs. Edward Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy Parker, Mr. and Mrs. James Prather, Victor Sams and James McClung, Mr. and Mrs. Norman I. Taylor and James Stigall of Burnside attended the meeting of the Kentucky Association of Insurance Agents in Louisville the first of the week. -Contracts for construction of two new Somerset elementary schools were awarded Monday night to the Forbes and Taylor Construction Company of Lexington. The company bid a total of $583,700 on the buildings. ... O’Leary Meece, superintendent of city schools, said construction of the Porter H. Hopkins and Parker schools will probably start about the middle of December. The school bonds are scheduled to be sold the first week in December. The Lexington firm bid $214,800 on the Parker school and $368,900 on the Porter Hopkins school. The company has 365 days to construct Parker school and 400 days to build the Porter Hopkins school. The Porter H. Hopkins school site on May Street is adjacent to the present College Street school property. The site with adjoining playground contains approximately 7.5 acres. Parker School will be erected on the old Housing Commission lots on Bourne Avenue. The site contains about five acres. Each of the new buildings will house the first six grades. -Mrs. Mayme Powers, faculty member of the Pulaski County High School, attended the meeting of the Kentucky Home Economics Association held in the roof garden of the Brown Hotel in Louisville Friday and Saturday. -Miss Elgie Woods, accompanied by Mrs. L.I. Farmer and Miss Ouida Farmer spent the week end in Louisville where Miss Woods attended the annual convention of the Kentucky Teachers Music Teachers Association held Friday and Saturday at the University of Louisville School of Music. Miss Woods was chairman of the piano section. -Twenty-three Pulaski County 4-H Club project champions will receive awards at the 11th annual 4-H Achievement Banquet Monday at Hotel Beecher. The banquet will begin at 6:30 p.m. James Criswell of the University of Kentucky’s agricultural economics department will be the principal speaker and will talk on “Getting Established in Farming.” The banquet is being held under the auspices of the Somerset Chamber of Commerce. Ira Yeary, president of the chamber, will preside at the event. The invocation will be given by J.T. Wilson, chairman of the chamber’s industrial committee, and musical selections will be sung by the Pulaski County High School trio. The trio will be accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Meriel Harris. Each of the champions will receive a $25 U.S. Savings Bond from the sponsor of his or her project. Other awards will be presented by Oris Meece, secretary of the chamber. The project champions, with leaders in parenthesis, are: Canning — Kaye Correll, Oak Hill (Mrs. Charles Correll); clothing — Mildred Correll, Oak Hill (Mrs. Charles Correll); dress revue — Gaye Jewell Gibson, Quinton (Mrs. Jesse Gibson); foods — Phyllis Shelton, Science Hill (Mrs. J.O. Grabeel); housekeeping — Jean Head, Plato-Vanhook (Mrs. Johnnie Head); frozen foods — Francis Harris, Burdine No. 2 (Mrs. Everett Price); girls’ leadership — Elaine Price, Burdine No. 2 (Mrs. Everett Price); room improvement — Louanna Burton, Plato-Vanhook (Mrs. Harris Purcell); boys’ leadership — J.W. Grabeel, Science Hill (Mrs. J.O. Grabeel); beef — Fayrene Purcell, Plato-Vanhook (B.J. Purcell); corn — Arnold Duncan, Eubank (Alvis Duncan); dairy — Norma Jean Price, Caney Fork (Mrs. James Vanhook); farm labor — Charles Taylor, Burdine No. 2 (Everett Price); tractor maintenance — Nancy Henry, Eubank (L.C. Henry, Sr.); garden — Frank Burkett, Cedar Point (Mrs. O.H. Burkett); poultry — Joseph Morris, Science Hill (Mrs. Roscoe Morris); sheep — Christine Rogers, Nancy (Mrs. Willie Rogers); special crops (strawberries) — Carroll Burkett, Cedar Point (O.H. Burkett); swine — Glen Smith, Pulaski (Paul D. Smith); tobacco — James Purcell, Plato-Vanhook (Harris Purcell); forestry — Boone Burton, Jr., Plato-Vanhook (Boone Burton, Sr.); home-yard improvement — Lida Louise Jones, Cabin Hollow (Mrs. Jimmie Jones); farm and home electric — C.P. Schoolcraft, Cedar Point (Mrs. Stella Schoolcraft). -Mrs. Charles Hoffman entertained the members of her bridge club Thursday night at her home at 120 Crab Orchard Road. Prizes for high scores were awarded Mrs. Robert Haney, Mrs. John Prather and Mrs. Harry Thames. -Mrs. Joe Henry Hussing entertained the members of her luncheon bridge club Tuesday at her home on College Street. Winners of high scores were Mrs. M.E. Graybeal, Mrs. Abraham Newton and Mrs. Paul Dexheimer. -A revival opened Sunday at the High Street Baptist Church, with the Rev. R.A. Hill, pastor, as the evangelist, and the Rev. Charles E. Graves as gospel singer. Services begin at 7:30 p.m., and will be held at that time each night throughout the revival, which will continue through November 30. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. -The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the First Baptist Church. All members are urged to attend. -The Bradley’s Chapel Methodist Church was reopened Sunday afternoon with preaching by Dr. C.N. White, Superintendent of the Danville District. Rev. Raymond Roy was appointed as pastor and services are to be held each Thursday night at 7 o’clock beginning the first Thursday in December. This is to be a community Methodist church and all denominations are invited to assist in the work of the church. Special quartets are invited and urged to be present at the first service. The church is for the whole community. -Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goff of Elihu announce the arrival of a son, Gary Edwin, November 10. This is their third child and second son. Mrs. Goff was Miss Magdalene Phelps before her marriage. -Dr. and Mrs. John P. Hill, Jr., are receiving congratulations on the arrival of a son Sunday at the Somerset City Hospital. He is their second child and second son and has been named Bruce Pickering. Mrs. Hill before her marriage was Miss Doris Pickering of Atlanta. -Announcement is made of the birth of a son, John Vaughn, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gover on Sunday, November 21 at the Somerset City Hospital. Mrs. Gover was Miss Ruth Begley before her marriage. -Mr. and Mrs. Bill Phelps are receiving congratulations on the arrival of a daughter, Mary Lou, November 22, at the Somerset City Hospital. Mrs. Phelps was Miss Ruby June Barnes before her marriage. -Mrs. Rose Bolin and Mr. Floyd Coots were honor guests at a dinner given in celebration of their birthday anniversary by relatives and friends Sunday, November 7, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Coots. Following the bountiful dinner, singing and movies were enjoyed. Guests included Judge R.C. Tartar, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dause, Mr. Willie Girkey and son, Billy, Mr. Arnold Bolin and daughter, Shirley Ann, Margaret Nolan, Mrs. Thomas Reid and Mrs. Cora Daulton. -Mr. Ernest York was honor guest at a surprise dinner Sunday at his home at Windsor celebrating his 52nd birthday. Those attending were his two sons, Buford and Verlman York, and daughter, Macel York, Mr. and Mrs. P.P. Turner and daughter, Ava, Mr. and Mrs. Linville Owens and daughters, Sharon and Shelia, all of Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Turner of Somerset and Rev. W.C. Ramsey of Monticello. Mr. York received many gifts and messages of congratulations. -Mrs. Henry H. Smith is observing her ninety-ninth birthday today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gladstone Wesley, and Mr. Wesley. She is in unusually good health for one of her age. Many friends extend congratulations and best wishes. -Mrs. James C. Berry announces the engagement of her daughter, Mrs. Cecil T. Williams, to Murray K. Rogers, of Paducah, Ky. The wedding will take place at 3 o’clock Saturday at the home of the bride, 520 North Main Street. Mrs. Williams is the publisher of The Somerset Journal and Mr. Rogers is a former newspaper publisher and at present is engaged in the printing business in Paducah and two manufacturing businesses in Marion, Ky. For the present the couple will maintain residences in Somerset and Paducah. -Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Dungan announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Mary Lou Dungan, to Airman Joseph VanHook, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. VanHook. No date has been set for the wedding. -In an impressive ceremony solemnized Saturday night, November 13 at 8 o’clock Miss Iva Jean Owens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Van Owens of Science Hill became the bride of Mr. Gary Dean Hardwick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hardwick also of Science Hill, at the home of the officiating minister, the Rev. Ernest Farris, at Science Hill. ... Mrs. Donald Bishop, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. ... Mr. Donald Bishop served as best man. The bride is a graduate of Pulaski County High School and is a popular employee of Rose’s Store. The groom attended Science Hill High School and is a graduate of Somerset High School. He is associated with his father in the Hardwick Block and Tile Company Plant at Science Hill. After a wedding trip south the young couple are at home on West Mt. Vernon Street. -At 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon at Pulaski Baptist Church, Miss Gloria Voline Absher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Absher of Route 1, Eubank, became the bride of Mr. Collas Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Logan Simpson of Science Hill. The Rev. W.L. Sanders officiated at the impressive double ring ceremony. Miss Betty Compton (was the) maid of honor. ... Mr. J.D. Padgett of Waynesburg served as best man. The bride is a graduate of Eubank High School and is a popular employee of the Palm Beach Company Plant. The groom is a graduate of Science Hill High School and the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He is supervisor of Fisher Meat Packing Company, Louisville. After a wedding trip south the young couple are making their home in Louisville. -Mr. and Mrs. Perry Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary November 13 at their home on Huffaker Street. A buffet luncheon was served at noon and open house was held from 6 to 9 p.m. -Michael Lee Phelps, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Phelps, died at the Somerset City Hospital Wednesday, Nov. 10, two days after his birth. Funeral services were held Nov. 15 at the graveside in the Ringgold cemetery. The Rev. L.D. Fisher conducted the services. -Thomas A. Lewis, 67, prominent Burnside businessman, died Monday Nov. 15, at the Somerset City Hospital following a short illness. Mr. Lewis was born Nov. 21, 1886, the son of the late Thomas and Matilda Brown Lewis. He married Miss Sarah E. Burgess in February of 1905, and she survives him. Mr. Lewis lived most of his life in Burnside and was self-employed as an accountant and bookkeeper for various business firms throughout this section. When he retired last January he was employed by the J. Heber Lewis Oil Company. He had worked for the Lewis Oil Company for 13 years. He was a member of the Burnside Presbyterian Church and transferred his membership to the Pisgah Presbyterian Church when the Burnside church closed. His influence was felt throughout the community and he was held in high esteem and loved by all. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife and one sister. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the home of George Burgess in Burnside. Burial was in the Burnside cemetery. -Mrs. Ina W. Sears, daughter of Wesley Whitson and Ellen Randall Whitson, passed away Monday, November 22 after a prolonged illness. A native of Pulaski County, she was born March 4, 1871, near Shopville and lived in that community most of her life. She united with the Fellowship Methodist Church at the age of fourteen. On December 29, 1891, she was married to C.M. Sears and to this union were born three daughters and one son. The son passed away at the age of seven years. Mr. Sears suffered an accidental death in 1914. Mrs. Sears taught school in the rural schools for eighteen years. She was active in church work and taught a Sunday School class. Surviving are her three daughters, one brother, and one sister, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the chapel of the Denney-Murrell-Ramsey funeral home. Interment was in the Randall cemetery near Shopville. -William Carlos Phelps, 60, Pulaski County merchant, died Tuesday at his home in Colonial Village, Somerset, following an illness of three years. A life long resident of this county, Mr. Phelps was born at Elrod June 16, 1894, the son of James William and Amanda Meece Phelps. He married Miss Sarah Adams at Coin, Ky., May 15, 1915, and eight children blessed this union. Mr. Phelps was a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church for many years. He served his church faithfully and well, giving freely of his time and energies to the advancement and welfare of its congregation. Mr. Phelps is survived by his wife; his father; three daughters, five sons, one sister, and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Nelson Valley Baptist Church. Burial was in the Pleasant View cemetery at Welborn. The Briar Jumpers yesterday accepted a bid to play in the Cumberland Falls Invitational Basketball Tournament which will be played in Corbin Dec. 29-Jan. 1. Athletic Director William Marshall Clark, in making the announcement, said there would be eight teams competing in the tourney. Included will be squads from Ashland, Male, Paris and Corbin. -Waddle Motor Co. – Buick and Pontiac dealers. Body and paint shop. Expert repair on all makes of cars. Wrecks rebuilt. Cars painted. Glass installed. Free estimates. 126 S. Main St. Phone 596. -Albertson’s Radio & TV – 105 W. Mt. Vernon. Phone 378. Admiral giant 21” TV, new “printed” robot chassis plus all these quality features: 270 sq. in. “Aluminized” picture tube, new all-screen “Space-Saver” cabinet, full 18-tube complement. Only $159.95. -A. Goldenberg – Christmas Sale. 50th anniversary bargains. Seven piece bedroom suite, $139.95. -Dr. Douglas Myers, Chiropractor – 110 1⁄2 N. Main Street. Phone 1535. Hours 9 to 12, 1 to 4 except Wednesday. -Truesdell Wilson Sales & Service – Mt. Vernon and Highway 80. Come drive America’s most smartly different car. Chrysler’s new 100-million-dollar look. -Denney-Murrell-Ramsey Co. Funeral Directors – Air conditioned. Day and night ambulance service. W.C. Thornton, manager. C.J. Hayden, assistant. John V. Gover, assistant. Mrs. Martha Addington, lady assistant. 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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Saturday said "attacks" on his company made it "stronger", days after US prosecutors accused him and other officials of fraud. The November 20 bombshell indictment in New York accused the industrialist and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a multi-million-dollar bribery scheme. Addressing the allegations for the first time, the 62-year-old tycoon said his conglomerate was committed to "world-class regulatory compliance". "What I can tell you is that every attack makes us stronger and every obstacle becomes a stepping stone for a more resilient Adani Group," he said at an awards ceremony in the northern Indian city of Jaipur. Adani is suspected of having participated in a $250 million scheme to bribe Indian officials for lucrative solar energy supply contracts. The billionaire, however, said nobody from his company had been charged with any violation of corruption laws or "any conspiracy to obstruct justice". The US Justice Department said Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and one other official were charged "with conspiracies to commit securities and wire fraud and substantive securities fraud". Five others were charged "with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act," the department said. On Thursday, Adani's company said it had suffered a loss of nearly $55 billion in market capitalisation across its 11 listed companies since the US indictment was filed. With a business empire spanning coal, airports, cement and media, Adani Group has weathered previous corporate fraud allegations, suffering a similar stock rout last year. The conglomerate saw $150 billion wiped from its market value in 2023 after a report by short-seller Hindenburg Research accused it of "brazen" corporate fraud. Adani is a close ally of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was at one point the world's second-richest man, and critics have long accused him of improperly benefitting from their relationship. ash/aha

It has been a hard few years for coal miners. Public sentiment has shifted out of their favour as the reality of energy transition crystallizes. In that climate, workers have become the symbolic face of both a historic industry sector in existential decline and one stubbornly entrenched in the profitable status quo. Login or signup to continue reading At Foreshore Park on Friday, as students joined the activists in a school strike and the movement leaders gave speeches celebrating a vindicating court win to carry out their action, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union national secretary Steve Murphy said the bitter conflict over climate action had been misframed. "The conflict is not between environmentalists and workers," the blue-collar union leader said. The conflict is that private capital is, every day, exploiting the environment and the workers to make a profit." "We know that mining companies are making decisions in their overseas boardrooms that are going to impact our future. And we are being left out of that conversation." A fair transition, he said, would mean that extractive industry workers would be well-prepared, well-trained and well-employed in comparable work in the new economy and not be left behind. By one research estimate in 2008, 40 per cent of the nation's electrical energy was generated in the Hunter Valley, with coal mining and power generation accounting for about 15 per cent of the region's jobs last year. Still, as the region's major coal-fired power generation infrastructure winds down over the next decade, the risk of significant job displacement remains a vulnerability in the sector. When Newcastle's generational employer, the BHP Steelworks, closed in 1999 at the cost of 2000 jobs and the employment of 1000 contractors, the effect was felt hard. A third of workers found employment in a comparable field, Mr Murphy said, but two in three workers were either relegated to lower-paid and insecure work or never worked again. "My uncle and my cousins worked at BHP when it was at full tilt, and when you come to a dead stop from doing that kind of shift work, there is a real shock to people's bodies," Mr Murphy said. "We learnt that we need to start planning early. When was the best time? Five years ago. But the second best time is right now." "We know that climate change is real, that decisions are being made, and change is upon us right now. It's not coming. It is here." By Friday night, more than 17 coal ships and other carriers had sailed through the harbour, even as the protesters launched a mass flotilla on the water in defiance. They have demanded an end to new coal and fossil fuel projects, a 78 per cent tax on fossil fuel export profits to fund the energy transition, and the end of ongoing extractive projects by 2030. But Mr Murphy said the movement had been misframed as a mutually exclusive choice between jobs and a sustainable environment. "What we are both frustrated about is that there are tables where decisions are being made, and we don't have a voice," he said. Business Hunter boss Bob Hawes echoed similar sentiments in response to the climate protest underway in the city, declaring that the Hunter was at the forefront of the transition to net zero and, for better or worse, the ground on which the shift would be felt most strongly. "Our region stands out for its proactive approach to transitioning toward a future powered by renewable energy," he said. "It is both misleading and naive to suggest that nothing is being done in the Hunter." "While the Hunter region leads the way in advancing clean energy projects, this transformation takes time and requires a measured approach. Ensuring energy security during this period is essential to support households, businesses, and industries that depend on affordable and uninterrupted power," he said. "As an exporter of coal to developing nations and nations requiring energy security, the Hunter region also has a role in ensuring these countries meet their immediate energy needs responsibly while promoting a sustainable future." "The reality of energy transformation, both in our region and the regions that rely on us, is nuanced. We must be careful not to oversimplify these complexities." As the voices of protest were raised at the harbour on Friday morning, Mr Murphy reflected on both the reality of transition and the realities of the working lives of the men and women keeping the lights on. "I have been all around the country, to all of our energy regions where there is coal mining and power stations. And I've never once spoken to a worker who said, I love up first thing in the morning to go and pollute the environment," he said. "They get out of bed in the dark; they eat breakfast, and they might drive 45 minutes to get to work in a dangerous coal mine or power station. They travel home in the dark, and the measure of their success - that they did a good day's work - is that the streetlights are on and everyone can cook their dinner." "If we're going to be moving away from coal-fired power stations and eventually coal mining, we need some decent blue-collar work that is in our town so that we don't have to move away from the places that we love and so that our members can watch their grandkids grow up." "There's a mutual interest (between workers and the environmentalists). If we can manufacture wind towers, that's climate action. If we can manufacture solar panels, that is climate action. If we can manufacture batteries or hydrogen, that is climate action." "We know this is a beautiful place to live. Nobody wants to move away. We need to not repeat what we did when the steel industry closed and use the time that we have to develop a plan so that the Hunter Valley and Newcastle have the secure jobs that we need to transition." Simon McCarthy is a journalist with the Newcastle Herald and its sister publications in the Hunter region of New South Wales (NSW). He has contributed stories, photography, video and other multimedia to the pages of the Herald and its Saturday magazine, Weekender, since 2017. In 2020, he co-created the Toohey's News podcast, which he produced for four years with sports writer Barry Toohey until the show's indefinite hiatus. Since early 2023, he has served as the paper's Topics columnist and, more recently, returned to reporting with an interest in deep-dive stories that illustrate the issues shaping daily life in Newcastle and the region.McCarthy has reported for Australian Community Media (ACM) since 2013, first as a general news and sports writer for the Glen Innes Examiner and later as a group journalist and producer for the publisher's New England regional titles. He joined the Newcastle Herald newsroom as a digital producer in 2017 before returning to reporting in early 2023.He had previously worked for the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth.McCarthy was born in the New England region of NSW, where he grew up, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Cross University in 2012. He covers general news, culture and community issues, with a focus on the Herald Weekender.He is a member of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and adheres to its codes of ethics for journalists.Contact: simon.mccarthy@newcastleherald.com.au Simon McCarthy is a journalist with the Newcastle Herald and its sister publications in the Hunter region of New South Wales (NSW). He has contributed stories, photography, video and other multimedia to the pages of the Herald and its Saturday magazine, Weekender, since 2017. In 2020, he co-created the Toohey's News podcast, which he produced for four years with sports writer Barry Toohey until the show's indefinite hiatus. Since early 2023, he has served as the paper's Topics columnist and, more recently, returned to reporting with an interest in deep-dive stories that illustrate the issues shaping daily life in Newcastle and the region.McCarthy has reported for Australian Community Media (ACM) since 2013, first as a general news and sports writer for the Glen Innes Examiner and later as a group journalist and producer for the publisher's New England regional titles. He joined the Newcastle Herald newsroom as a digital producer in 2017 before returning to reporting in early 2023.He had previously worked for the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth.McCarthy was born in the New England region of NSW, where he grew up, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Cross University in 2012. 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Ola Electric is all set to disrupt the last-mile mobility segment with its upcoming electric scooter. The company's founder, Bhavish Aggarwal , has posted a bunch of images giving a first look at the design and the innovative swappable battery of this new model. The images reveal part of the scooter's front end and confirm a load bed behind the rider's seat for extra storage. Unique design elements and storage features The design of the upcoming Ola scooter features a headlamp mounted on the front apron, crash guards, and foot pegs placed just behind the rider's footwell. These elements indicate that the scooter could be intended to carry loads in its footwell region. It could even feature a detachable rear seat, just like other scooters used for delivery services. Swappable battery and electric motor The scooter's fairing wraps around a single-person seat with the frame extending out to accommodate the load bed. Underseat storage seems minimal owing to the placement of a swappable battery under the seat. The images indicate that this new model could house up to two removable batteries, though this detail is yet to be confirmed by Ola Electric. The scooter also appears to feature a hub-mounted electric motor. Ola's shift toward battery-swapping technology Earlier this year, patent images of a swappable battery had surfaced online, showing Ola's interest in delving into this tech for future products. This would be a departure from the firm's current range of electric scooters , all of which come with fixed batteries mounted under the footwell. The new scooter is expected to be unveiled sometime in the coming week, and could potentially target commercial operations.

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Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of guest commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• At some point, if you haven’t already, you’ll experience a mental health challenge. Each year, one in five American adults has a mental health disorder and this number continues to grow. To keep up, therapists have incorporated artificial intelligence into their practices. While AI makes therapy more accessible, it raises several ethical issues. These concerns include bias as well as the lack of privacy, transparency and meaningful relationships. AI has become woven into the fabric of our society. It can be beneficial but only if implemented ethically. So far, this hasn’t been the case. AI is being used for therapy and administrative tasks, subsequently replacing humans. Chatbots converse with patients and other types of AI categorize documents. AI also quickly analyzes data such as brain scans. But at what cost? AI is inherently biased. It’s developed through human-generated data that is incomplete or unevenly favors one group. This results in one patient receiving different and potentially better advice than another patient based on factors such as gender or race. This is especially problematic because users tend to believe any information provided by AI. The implementation of AI in health care often glosses over informed consent. Users, especially those already vulnerable due to mental health disorders, should be aware of all the risks and benefits. These issues with informed consent showcase the lack of transparency in AI. Decisions made by AI also lack transparency. They don’t provide evidence or an explanation. This is especially concerning in health care because clinicians can’t determine how or why a recommendation was given. There is no way to prove or replicate AI’s interpretation making it difficult to adjust a treatment plan. Another concern with AI is that it collects and stores your personal data. This includes sensitive information such as your address. Many AI systems work independently without human support. The unchecked operation of AI could lead to your data being leaked. Some companies also sell data to third parties. For example, AI can track your location to personalize advertisements. Users often don’t consent to this and aren’t aware it’s happening. AI is also insufficient in understanding human connection. It doesn’t respond effectively to human emotions. AI only considers the empirical evidence when making recommendations and diagnoses. The recommendations are not always accurate because AI doesn’t consider the nuances of human behavior. Human connection not only solves these problems but should be prioritized because it has benefits such as a longer life span and higher self-esteem. In 2023, one user of Tessa, an AI chatbot deployed by the National Eating Disorders Association, shared her experience. The purpose of this chatbot was to provide advice and help those struggling with an eating disorder. When she asked Tessa how it supports people with eating disorders, it replied by giving her tips on how to lose weight. This advice could be detrimental to those trying to recover from an eating disorder because it triggers negative thoughts about body image. This situation emphasizes the importance of informed consent and human assistance. Despite all the benefits of AI, it isn’t perfect. Users should know this and understand that they can’t take every AI-generated response at face value. There are some guidelines already in place to combat the ethical concerns of AI. For example, Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI put rules in place to protect fairness, accountability and respect for human autonomy. However, current policies fail to account for full transparency. The best solution is for the collaboration of humans and AI. Humans can ensure patients fully understand how AI works and explain the intricacies of their diagnosis. This solves several other problems as well. Humans can monitor AI and step in when necessary to reduce inaccurate responses from AI. Human involvement would also improve the sensitivity of AI suggestions while building a relationship with the patients. AI will continue to be integrated into our lives. It can either be destructive or revolutionary. The best hope for current AI technology to succeed in ethical practices of health care is to support it with human intervention. We can’t rely solely on AI to protect our information and give us accurate responses. The connection with real people is, and forever will be, impossible to replace. Abigail Paulnock, from Eden Prairie, is a senior at Bucknell University studying psychology and linguistics.Taylor Swift reportedly “feels horrible” for her close friend Blake Lively after the actress filed a legal complaint last week accusing her It Ends With Us co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her. Sources tell The Daily Mail that the “Shake it Off” singer was “startled” by the revelations contained in Lively’s lawsuit. “Taylor is startled by the revelations surrounding the Blake Lively takedown and she is encouraging Blake to get to the bottom of it,” the source said. “She supports Blake and feels horrible that she had to go through all of this.” Lively and Swift have been close friends for years, and the pop star is even the godmother to her three daughters James, Inez, and Betty. Lively’s children, whom she welcomed with husband Ryan Reynolds , are also named in one of Swift’s tracks “Betty” off her 2020 album Folklore . In her complaint, Lively accused Baldoni of sexual harassment and his public relations team for engineering a smear campaign against her over the summer. Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, called the claims “outrageous” and told the Associated Press in a statement, “These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media.” Universal Pictures put the speculation to rest on Monday, announcing that director Christopher Nolan’s next film will be The Odyssey , based on Homer’s epic poem and a central story of Greek mythology. “Christopher Nolan’s next film ‘The Odyssey’ is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film technology,” the studio posted on X. “The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time and opens in theaters everywhere on July 17, 2026.” No specific casting has been announced, but the film is expected to star real-life couple and former Spider-Man co-stars Tom Holland and Zendaya along with Matt Damon ( Oppenheimer ), Anne Hathaway ( Interstellar ), Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, and Charlize Theron. As recently as last week, Holland was being coy about the details of the film, saying in a podcast interview , “To be perfectly honest, I don’t really know what it’s about. I’m super excited, but it’s been pretty quiet about the project. I met with [Nolan] and it was awesome. He kind of loosely pitched what it is, and I’m sure when he’s ready he’ll announce what it’s about.” Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Martin Scorsese. Bill and Hillary. Martha Steward. These are just some of the people we are unlikely to meet in person, but at least we can get up close and personal with them by taking their MasterClass online courses —and at a major discount for a limited time. The expert-led platform has a robust library of educational classes on far-ranging topics: science , music, arts , personal empowerment, and more. The classes are taught by industry experts and household names, including Gordon Ramsey, Mariah Carey, David Lynch, Jeff Koons, and many more. Right now, you can score up to 50 percent off on MasterClass subscriptions just in time for last-minute holiday gifting. You do have to take a short quiz to get to the deal, but honestly, it’s worth the 60 seconds. Honestly, whether you waited until the last minute or not, you’ll be gifting the dad in your life with intelligent, cultured content and giving them the opportunity to learn something new from someone famous. Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano, located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, began erupting Monday. Lava fountains emitted from the volcano, which is one of the most active ones in the world. The volcano erupted last in September and June. The United States Geographic Survey posted videos of the eruption cascading along the caldera floor. According to the AP, the area where the eruption is has been closed off to the public since 2007 due to many hazards. Some of the dangers include sulfur dioxide and other gases from the volcanoes, possible explosions and uneven ground surfaces like cracks and cliffs. “Kīlauea volcano has been intermittently erupting,” the USGS said. “This is an exciting time on Kīlauea because several eruptions have occurred at the summit following the 2018 summit collapse.” According to the USGS, past eruptions in the last several years from Kīlauea have lasted from around two weeks to over a year. Short video of the current Kīlauea eruption from the west caldera wall. pic.twitter.com/A3kBpJTeUl Kieran Culkin made his film debut at age 8 opposite his real-life brother Macaulay Culkin in the holiday classic Home Alone . Before that, his child acting career got off to an unfortunate start, he revealed in a new episode of the Smartless podcast , when he was cast as a learning disabled kid in a commercial at 6-years-old. “The concept was I’m standing in front of a chalkboard with chalk in my hand and I don’t know how to solve the easy thing in front of me,” Culkin recalled. “And the kids in the class are supposed to be calling me a dummy and stupid, all that.” But when the director, who he declined to name, called action, he started shouting at the young Culkin, “‘Dummy. Idiot. Stupid.’” The unusual approach led the actor to think to himself, “I get it. I’m 6. Stand here and look sad. I’m not f---ing method. I’m 6. What’s wrong with you?” As a child, Culkin went on to star in films like Only the Lonely and Father of the Bride. More recently, he won an Emmy and a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Roman Roy on HBO’s Succession and is a frontrunner for the Best Supporting Actor trophy at the upcoming Academy Awards for his role in the film A Real Pain . Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. Every winter, my skin gets chapped, irritated, and downright pissed at me, thanks to the shorter days, colder temperatures, layers of clothes, heaters on full-blast everywhere, and lack of moisture in the air. Usually, I don’t feel the need to reach for a designated ‘night cream’ since the regular moisturizer that I use during the day works just fine, but during the past few weeks, my skin has been screaming for a little extra TLC and hydration. When it comes to any category of skincare , I always look for clinically-proven and medical-grade formulas, if possible, including the most basic creams and moisturizers. While there are a few Korean beauty (K-beauty to the initiated) products I’ve loved for years, the holy grail snail mucin serum I once used religiously has disappeared from my daily routine, as has my former collection of sheet and lip masks. On my quest for a thirst-quenching night cream with added anti-aging benefits, I discovered the luxury medical-grade skincare line, Dr. Rossi DERM MD . The brand’s formulas borrow wisdom from Korean skincare traditions and each of the formulas is powered by Dr. Rossi’s proprietary Bio-Theriac Complex , combining biomimetic sea anemone peptides, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid in an optimized ratio to combat premature aging caused by skin sensitization. Its bestselling, skin-repairing Night Synthesis Cream sounded like exactly what my skin needed (it also doesn’t hurt that the enviably ageless Martha Stewart is reportedly a fan of the concentrated cream.) Without being overly heavy or greasy—two skincare formula characteristics that are absolute dealbreakers as far as I’m concerned—the night cream is still rich, emollient, and brimming with science-backed ingredients that not only keep their complexion-enhancing properties but also rejuvenate lackluster skin fast. When I say this cream is dense, I’m really not joking—when you turn the jar upside down, the formula stays put like a Dairy Queen Blizzard turned upside down. Despite its density and viscosity, I’ve been wearing it under makeup during the day, and the formula absorbs quickly enough that there’s no oil slick of residue lingering, which is another requirement of mine. Within just a week of using the cream , the dehydration-induced fine lines around my crow’s feet and under my eyes have diminished significantly. My skin appears firmer, brighter, and more luminous upon waking. Plus, the broken capillaries, redness, and skin peeling (also likely due to my retinoid use) have almost vanished despite the arid climate and rampant seasonal cedar allergies. Coming in at just under $200, this luxury night cream is definitely an investment but one that is well worth it if your skin, like mine, is crying out for reprieve from these drier winter months. A U.S. Navy fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea on Saturday in an apparent friendly fire incident, authorities have said. Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely after it was “mistakenly fired” upon by the USS Gettysburg in a non-specified location, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. One of the pilots sustained minor injuries and authorities said a full investigation is underway. The F/A-18, was operating from the USS Harry S. Truman, when the guided-missile cruiser—part of the Truman carrier strike group—fired during a refueling operation. The incident happened a day after U.S. forces hit Houthi structural targets in Yemen. The rebel group appeared to try and take credit for the incident Sunday, but it has a reputation for false claims. The U.S. has a presence in the area due to the Iran-backed Houthi campaign of targeting ships in the busy waterway. Michael Schumacher, the famed F1 star, is going to be a granddad. The news comes after his daughter, 27-year-old Gina, announced her pregnancy. The sports icon’s daughter was just married three months ago, with her dad speculated to have attended the wedding. Gina made an Instagram post, featuring a photo of pink western items, including a pony, with the caption: “Impatiently awaiting the arrival of our little girl.” She tagged her newly-wedded husband, Iain. Schumacher, 55, has not been seen publicly since a skiing accident in 2013, where he sustained a severe head injury. Known to keep his life private, no mobile phones were allowed at the wedding. Jean Todt, a friend of Schumacher, said in the past that he “is no longer the Michael we knew,” according to The Sun . Beside Gina, Schumacher has a son named Mick, who also races. He commented on his sister’s announcement post, writing: “So excited.” Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos visited Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago last week, according to reports, just the latest in a procession of business elites suddenly seeking face-time with the president-elect. The 60-year-old has previously donated to Democrats including President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to Reuters . Sarandos is also married to Nicole Avant, who was Obama’s United States Ambassador to the Bahamas between 2009 and 2011. A dizzying array of high-powered business moguls have tried to curry favor with Trump since his election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. Last week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joined Trump for a dinner at Mar-a-Lago that was also attended by Trump’s outspoken cheerleader and Twitter owner, Elon Musk . Fellow social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg also paid a visit to the president-elect’s Palm Beach club last month, while Apple CEO Tim Cook made his visit earlier in December. Zuckerberg’s Meta donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund after his house call, a move that Amazon is also reportedly considering . Trump seems to be thrilled with his newfound popularity, posting last week: “EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE MY FRIEND.” Japanese car manufacturers Honda and Nissan have announced a merger, leaving drivers wondering what the phoenix brand will be called. Japan’s second and third biggest automakers, behind Toyota, are pairing up to fight back against the rising threat of Chinese dominance in the electric vehicle market. The two companies signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding in March, committing to collaboration on EVs, and on Monday confirmed the plans to fully merge—alongside Nissan-controlled Mitsubishi. But after the press conference in Tokyo, attention shifted to what the overall holding company might be called when the merger is finished, perhaps as early as late January. “Nissonda or Hondissan?” one X user asked , while another added : “Can’t wait to drive a Nishonda.” One person took a different view, saying : “Hondissan this, Nissonda that. No. Nonda. Or, the objectively more evil Nisson.” Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. As any true audiophile already knows, Amazon Music Unlimited has long been a reliable destination for an elevated listening experience. 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Reports suggest the person, who was arrested upon touchdown, assaulted others onboard. Passengers initially departed Hong Kong International Airport 7:40 p.m. local time on Saturday, but after the incident, the were loaded onto a new plane, which departed at 10:45 a.m. and reached Boston at 12:26 p.m. Eastern Time Sunday. They were compensated with meal vouchers and lounge access, while the airline also apologized. Hong Kong’s Aviation Security Ordinance has strict penalties for unruly behavior, including fines of up to around $6,500 and imprisonment for up to five years. The governor of Nebraska, Jim Pillen , is facing Christmas in hospital after he was bucked off a horse. The Republican state leader, who turns 69 next week, was out riding with family members when the horse, which was described as new, sent him flying. His office said he “is alert and is in continuous touch with his team,” after the incident Sunday. However, it added that he was expected to remain in hospital “for several days.” This means Pillen could spend Christmas Day in the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where he was transported “out of an abundance of caution” after initial treatment at Columbus Community Hospital, according to his office. “Gov. Pillen and his family are very appreciative of the thoughts and prayers given to them by Nebraskans and they wish all Nebraskans a very merry Christmas,” his office added in the statement.

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Jaleel White is feeling kind of cool. “My wife cranked up this air conditioning,” he says from his hotel room in New York while on tour to promote his new memoir, “Growing Up Urkel.” But Steve Urkel, as any consumer of ’90s pop culture can tell you, was anything but cool. The character White played from 1989 to 1998 on the wholesome hit sitcom “Family Matters” defined the Black nerd for TV watchers: saddle shoes, suspenders, thick glasses, high, nasal voice. Sure, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” had Carlton (Alfonso Ribeiro), but he was more of an entitled, clueless preppy. Urkel was Poindexter personified. White, now 47, will forever be connected to the character he created in a series that he essentially picked up and put on his shoulders; Urkel didn’t arrive until midway through the first season but quickly became the main attraction. He’s not hiding from it; that would be pointless. “Growing Up Urkel” is not “I Am Not Spock,” Leonard Nimoy’s insistent memoir about what differentiated him from the logic-obsessed Vulcan he played on “Star Trek.” Instead it’s something rare: a reminiscence from a remarkably well-adjusted and good-humored former child star that still manages to tell some tales about what he calls “the shark-infested waters of show business.” His primary motive for writing the book, he says, was pretty simple: “I wanted to give my parents their flowers while they’re still here. All I see are these showbiz tragedy stories. My parents didn’t know what the heck they were doing, but the most important thing was they had good intentions for me. My family and I, we really had very little understanding of leverage. We were stuck in appreciation mode. And I think that’s good to some degree.” Born in Culver City and raised in a middle-class Pasadena family, White was taught to work hard and be grateful for what he had. He recalled that his mother made sure to keep him from getting a big head, asking people on the “Family Matters” set to keep constant tabs on him. Expensive cars and designer clothes weren’t an option; when he learned to drive he was pushing the family’s hand-me-down Acura. He was happy if he could stay outfitted in fly Nike gear (which became easier when pro sports teams got word that he was a basketball fanatic and sent him boxes of the latest stuff). “When I started on the show, I was a 12-year-old kid who wanted an audition and wanted to get the job so my parents would give me a Sega Genesis,” he said. Polite and chivalrous — his parents sent him to etiquette school so he could learn how to be a gentleman — he writes about his early dating experience with a mix of laughter and chagrin: “My mom had done such a miraculous job sheltering me from negative influences she had effectively made me an overconfident, generous-minded dunce for teen girls to roll over.” In short, he was a good kid with good parents, qualities that didn’t always come in handy when it was time for ABC to pay him commensurately with other TV stars. He writes that the series’ producers dissuaded him from pursuing ancillary Urkel opportunities lest he become “overexposed.” In one of the book’s most telling anecdotes, a 14-year-old White is grounded by his mother after an argument. When his parents inform the “Family Matters” producers that he’s sick and unable to come to work, a series of gift baskets arrives at the White family home, along with an offer to send a doctor. White writes that ABC assumed his family was pulling a ”sick-out,” a common ploy used by parents of child stars angling for more money. But when White returned to work the next day, his family made no demands. Turns out they were just disciplining their son. “That was probably my greatest moment of leverage that we never realized,” White writes. “All of those gifts were received by me and my parents so earnestly. My parents may have even felt badly that a family dispute had led to so many people being concerned about my health.” White has worked plenty in the years since “Family Matters.” He voiced Sonic the Hedgehog in a series of Sega games; more recently he has had roles in the TV series “The Afterparty” and alongside Adam Sandler in the underrated basketball movie “Hustle” (a shoot he fondly remembers for its pickup hoops games). He knows he’ll always be Urkel to fans of a certain age, but he’s happy when someone on the street recognizes him for something else, like his current gig hosting the CBS game show “Flip Side.” “I’m a game show host now for the Boomers who were calling me Urkel,” he says. And millennials, who have grown up Googling everything, often call him something else entirely. The name he grew up hearing. “They call me Jaleel,” he says.Bhopal: The effects of poisonous gases that leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal 40 years ago were seen in the next generations of those who survived the tragedy, a former government forensic doctor has said. At least 3,787 people were killed, and more than five lakh were affected after a toxic gas leaked from the pesticide factory in the city on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984. Speaking at an event held by organisations of gas tragedy survivors on Saturday, Dr D K Satpathy, former head of the forensics department of Bhopal’s Gandhi Medical College, said he performed 875 post-mortems on the first day of the disaster and witnessed 18,000 autopsies the next five years. Sathpathy claimed Union Carbide had denied questions about the effects of poisonous gases on unborn children of women survivors and said effects would not cross the placental barrier in the womb in any condition. He said blood samples of pregnant women who died in the tragedy were examined, and it was found that 50 per cent of poisonous substances found in the mother were also found in the child in her womb. Children born to surviving mothers had the poisonous substances in their system, and this affected the health of the next generation, Sathpathy claimed and questioned why research on this was stopped. Such effects will continue for generations, he said. Satpathy said it was said that MIC gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant, and when it came in contact with water, thousands of gases were formed, and some of these caused cancer, blood pressure and liver damage. Rachna Dhingra of Bhopal Group for Information and Action said Satpathy, who carried out most autopsies, and other first responders in the 1984 disaster, including the senior doctors in the emergency ward and persons involved in mass burials, narrated their experiences during the event. Rashida Bee, president of the Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh, a poster exhibition covering every aspect of the disaster will be held till December 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of the tragedy. An anniversary rally will be organised, with focus on global corporate crimes such as industrial pollution and climate change, she said.

Stocks down 1,991 points amid future contracts rollover pressure A stock broker watches share prices during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in the Provincial Capital on February 13, 2024. — Online KARACHI: Stocks fell 1,991 points on Thursday amid security concerns on the border and pressure on future contracts’ rollover. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0'); }); The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 index decreased by 1,991.49 points or 1.77 per cent to 110,423.32 points against 112,414.81 points recorded in the last session. The highest index of the day remained at 112,480.6 points, while the lowest level was recorded at 109,858.88 points. Ahsan Mehanti, an analyst at Arif Habib Corp, said, “Stocks fell sharply lower amid political uncertainty, concerns over the cautious SBP policy easing and uncertainty over the outcome of slippages on tax collection [targets set by the IMF].” He said that pressure on future contracts’ rollover, weak rupee and foreign outflows played a catalyst role in the bearish activity. The KSE-30 index decreased by 730.12 points or 2.06 per cent to 34,778.04 points against 35,508.15 points. Traded shares decreased by 252 million shares to 628.026 million shares from 880.598 million shares. The trading value dropped to Rs33.582 billion from Rs54.455 billion. Market capital narrowed to Rs14.014 trillion against Rs14.251 trillion. Of the 450 companies active in the session, 113 closed in green, 284 in red and 53 remained unchanged. Analyst Naveed Nadeem at Topline Securities said that the benchmark index experienced a decline, closing the session at 110,423 points, down by 1,991 points or 1.77 per cent. “The market has been influenced by increased leverage and the expiry of December contracts,” he said. “Furthermore, the ongoing security concerns at the borders are affecting investor sentiment.”The primary drivers of the downward movement were FFC, OGDC, PPL, MARI and LUCK, which collectively accounted for an alarming 996 points of the index’s overall decline. The highest increase was recorded in Nestle Pakistan Limited, which rose by Rs198.81 to Rs7,430.81 per share, followed by Mitchells Fruit Farms Limited, which increased by Rs17.44 to Rs266.05 per share. A significant decline was noted in Unilever Pakistan Foods Limited, which fell by Rs232.6 to Rs20,767.41 per share; Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited followed it, which closed lower by Rs198.1 to Rs9,001.9 per share. Analyst Muhammad Hasan Ather at JS Global said, “This decline was driven by rising leverage, year-end portfolio adjustments and security concerns at the borders. Despite the bearish sentiment, the market’s trailing earnings yields suggest potential for above-average long-term returns.” He added, “Falling interest rates and lower returns on alternative investments indicate that equities will remain attractive, providing promising opportunities for investors moving forward.” Fauji Foods Ltd remained the volume leader with 93.341 million shares, which closed higher by Rs1.44 to Rs16.39 per share. WorldCall Telecom, with 49.879 million shares, followed it, which closed lower by 6 paisas to Rs1.72 per share. Other significant turnover stocks included TRG Pak Ltd, BO Punjab, Hascol Petrol, K-Electric Ltd., Silk Bank Ltd, Fauji Cement, Cnergyico PK and Pak Elektron. In the futures market, 303 companies recorded trading, 67 of which increased, 234 decreased, and 2 remained unchanged.Oklahoma State's 3-point accuracy sends Miami to defeat