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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFebruary 6, 2024, 12:56 a.m. ETcloseNBA reporter for the Lakers and ESPN. He covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009 to 2014, the Cavaliers for ESPN.com from 2014 to 2018, and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005 to 2009.CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the NBA equivalent of a teacher telling the class to “put down your pencils” because test time is over, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 124-118 on Monday to fall 27-25. and move up the standings, now all we have to do is wait and see what happens to the…

Roy Wang, founder of design company FACTORY, had this epiphany when he found a handwritten note from a friend from elementary school.This note reminded him of beautiful memories from his school days and ignited a desire to revive the tradition of handwritten notes and cards. As head of the design company FACTORY, he thought he could spread this message by designing cards for the festival and distributing them with handwritten messages. Fast forward to 2024, Roy's design studio FACTORY distributed RMB 24,000 and Christmas cards to promote the art of handwritten cards. To bring more awareness to this mission, FACTORY…

Two Virginia state legislators on opposite sides of the political spectrum are on behalf of descendants of people who were denied public education during the mass resistance movement in which Virginia imposed laws to block school desegregation. The state is asking the state to appropriate $5 million in education funds. The budget amendment proposed by Sen. Clay Dees (D-Charlottesville) and Rep. Terry Kilgore (R-Scott. The funds would then be applied to the state's Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Fund. There is $1 million in that account. “That scholarship is on the books, so we really need to fund it,”…

Former Hendersons A hat factory in Sydney's Surry Hills, which was destroyed by a devastating fire in 2023, will be rebuilt as part of an amended development application to build a hotel on the site. The first application to convert the heritage-listed warehouse into a hotel was submitted to the City of Sydney in 2019. According to the amended development application, construction on the hotel was close to breaking ground when the fire destroyed the existing building. The original plans, designed by Tonkin Zulaiha Greer, included a former factory building at 11-13 Rundle Street, designed by architect Thomas Pollard Sampson,…

NEW ORLEANS — “Everything Must Go!” is a delicate, resigned song from the Weeker Sons’ 2000 album “Left and Leaving.” In it, lead singer John K. Samson lists a number of items, some specific, some not, that symbolize his youth and ended relationships. , they are put up for sale at a fictional garage sale held in the darkest night of his soul. I read the title: Contains a degree of despair. As the song draws to a dissonant end, Samson has a final message for those who are interested. “Or the best offer.” And here we go, the Toronto…

LINCOLN — Let's face it, this was the state's tourism slogan, and it wasn't for everyone. On Monday, Nebraska's tourism director publicly announced that the state would be retiring its pointed tagline of five years: “Nebraska, let's be honest, it's not for everyone.” Officials say the slogan has been successful in getting previously uninterested travelers interested in visiting Nebraska, but they're also concerned about the state's lack of towering mountains and ocean beaches. To emphasize, he said he had also received criticism, including from Gov. Jim Pillen. “A long time ago” “That's in the past,” Nebraska Tourism Commission Director John…

Linda Machuma, a prison guard in the Tumaini district of Matisi district, has been found dead after being missing for three days.Linda was last seen by neighbors preparing for a prison match, but then disappeared.The discovery of Linda's body was triggered by a visit from her cousin, who set off the alarm after Linda did not answer the door.When they broke down the door with the help of police, they found Linda's decomposed body, with a mobile phone charging cable wrapped around her neck.Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has over three years of experience covering Kenyan politics and current…

skift take India's Union Budget has a lot to offer on tourism, including the good (domestic tourism promotion), the bad (unclear travel tax, 60% cut in regional connectivity plan allocation) and the ugly (97% cut in overseas promotion). It had everything. Peden Doma Butia While India's recently announced Union Budget for FY 2024-2025 has given a significant increase to the Ministry of Tourism, the amount for global promotions has taken a big hit, being cut by 97% to just Rs 30 million ( Approximately $361,000). Although the budget introduces measures to strengthen infrastructure and amenities at tourism centres, significant cuts…

Years of conflict and war have ravaged Laikipia County, with neighboring communities competing for scarce resources to feed their families and livestock. The county is home to both farmers and pastoralists occupying the northern, eastern and western constituencies. Therefore, although most conflicts occur in the northern part of the county, they often extend to the west and east. Laikipia's seasonal violence can be attributed to a variety of factors, including its location, geography, and cynical manipulation by politicians. Surprisingly, almost 50% of the land in Laikipia County is owned by large ranchers, of which less than 30 are large ranchers.…

Presentation by national insurance agent Jeff Vukovich Zach LaVine has been traded before. The same goes for DeMar DeRozan. And next month marks three years since Nikola Vucevic's world was turned upside down with the first major personnel change, Arturas Karnišovás, who moved from Orlando to serve as executive vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls. Welcome. In other words, the Bulls understand the business of basketball. That's why Vucevic joined the chorus DeRozan and Alex Caruso started over the weekend about how they're focused on what they can control rather than Thursday's NBA trade deadline. “I think…