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Ask Amy: Patience with the elderly in-laws is waning

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

Dear Amy: My in-laws are wonderful people. They are now elderly.Their complaint over the past five years is that I have no patience with them.This has bled over into my relationship with my wife, who complains that I always have to be the smartest person in the room.Couples counseling proved unfulfilling and solved nothing, because things are even-keeled in our marriage until her parents become involved.How do you go about finding a good psychotherapist?I have not had much luck in doing so.After all, I apparently have a serious problem.I have come to believe that I am incompatible with the human race.— IncompatibleDear Incompatible: Reading somewhat into your query, I sense a distinct “smartest person in the room” vibe. (But wait — this is supposed to be my room!)So first, this: Successful counseling depends to a large degree on you surrendering to the process. This requires a level of humility, along with a willingness to work the program, as well as submitting to a sin...

New indicators on childcare participation and intensity

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

In 2022, 69.3% of children aged from 3 years to the minimum compulsory school age in the EU participated in formal childcare or education for at least 25 hours per week. Within this age group, 12.4% of children were not involved in formal childcare (zero hours), while 18.2% participated in formal childcare for up to 24 hours per week.Children at risk of poverty and social exclusion (AROPE) of the same age group showed lower rates of participation in formal childcare or education. Specifically, 58.5% participated in formal childcare or education for at least 25 hours per week, as opposed to 72.7% of children not at risk. Moreover, 18.8% of the children at risk did not participate in formal childcare (10.5% of non-AROPE children) and 22.6% participated in formal childcare up to 24 hours a week (16.9% of non-AROPE children).This data is available through a new indicator for measuring ‘Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration’ published by Eurostat. Source dat...

Three-bedroom home sells in San Jose for $1.7 million

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

1237 Carrie Lee Way – Google Street ViewA 1,532-square-foot house built in 1959 has changed hands. The property located in the 1200 block of Carrie Lee Way in San Jose was sold on Nov. 30, 2023. The $1,700,000 purchase price works out to $1,110 per square foot. The layout of this single-story house includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, there is a fireplace. In addition, the home provides a two-car garage, granting ample space for parking and storage purposes.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:A 1,806-square-foot home on the 1100 block of Rodney Drive in San Jose sold in July 2022, for $1,605,000, a price per square foot of $889. The home has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.In March 2023, a 1,581-square-foot home on Pembridge Drive in San Jose sold for $1,635,000, a price per square foot of $1,034. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Picadilly Drive, San Jose, ...

Photronics: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

BROOKFIELD, Conn. (AP) — BROOKFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Photronics Inc. (PLAB) on Wednesday reported net income of $44.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.The Brookfield, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 72 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 60 cents per share.The electronics imaging company posted revenue of $227.5 million in the period.For the year, the company reported profit of $125.5 million, or $2.03 per share. Revenue was reported as $892.1 million.For the current quarter ending in January, Photronics expects its per-share earnings to range from 45 cents to 53 cents.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $217 million to $225 million for the fiscal first quarter._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PLAB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PLABSource

Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj are the first Asian men elected to the Tennis Hall of Fame

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

Leander Paes, who won 18 Grand Slam titles in men’s doubles or mixed doubles, and ex-player, broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj are the first Asian men elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.The Hall, which is based in Newport, Rhode Island, and has been around since 1955, announced its Class of 2024 on Wednesday. Also being inducted next year: Richard Evans, a British journalist and historian, who was selected in the Contributor Category.Amritraj, also chosen in the Contributor Category, and Paes, who enters in the Player Category, are both from India and that country’s first members of the shrine. It is the 28th nation to be represented.Li Na, a Chinese woman who won two Grand Slam singles titles, became the first Asian member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame when she was inducted in 2019.Next year’s induction ceremony will be held in Newport on July 20.The selection of Paes ends a two-year drought in which no one nominated in the Player Category was picked....

EE.UU. restringirá visas a ciudadanos de Honduras que permitieron el nombramiento “irregular” de fiscales interinos

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

(CNN en Español) —  El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos informó este martes que impondrá restricciones de visado a ciudadanos de Honduras que, dijo, actuaron para “debilitar la democracia”, promovieron la violencia y permitieron que el Congreso realizara un nombramiento “irregular” de fiscales interinos.El anuncio ocurre mes y medio después de que la Comisión Permanente del Congreso nombró como fiscal general interino a Johel Zelaya y como adjunto a Mario Morazán, en una medida que algunos diputados de oposición consideran ilegal con el argumento de que la Comisión Permanente no tiene facultades para esas designaciones.El Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. dijo en un comunicado que quienes impulsaron el nombramiento —en una sesión en la que se registraron enfrentamientos entre legisladores— realizaron “actos de violencia e intimidación”.“Estas acciones antidemocráticas debilitan a las instituciones de Honduras y son inconsistentes con los principios centrales de la Carta...

Poland’s new Prime Minister Donald Tusk is sworn in, completing the transition of power

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Cabinet were sworn in by the president on Wednesday morning, in a ceremony which marked the end of eight tumultuous years of rule by a national conservative party, Law and Justice.The swearing-in ceremony of the pro-European Union government, the final step in a transition of power, took place in the presidential palace in Warsaw. Tusk was returning to the job after a nine-year spell in opposition. The change of government follows a national election on Oct. 15 which was won by a group of parties that ran on separate tickets vowing to work together under Tusk’s leadership to restore democratic norms eroded by Law and Justice and mend relations with foreign allies that were also strained.Tusk and his ministers arrived at the presidential palace in a bus in the white and red colors of Poland’s flag and the words: “We thank you, Poland!” They were greeted by cheering supporters.Tusk’s government won a vote of...

Player of the Week: Freedom-Woodbridge’s Jeff Overton Jr.

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

On a team loaded with standout players and offensive firepower, Jeffrey Overton Jr. still stands out. He stood apart during the regular season, throughout the playoffs and one more time in the Virginia 6A championship game.Overton, a junior running back and defensive back already being heavily recruited by several top college football teams, rushed 31 times for 264 yards and two touchdowns and also threw a touchdown pass to lead Freedom-Woodbridge High to a 42-34 win over Highland Springs, capping the Eagles’ second consecutive undefeated season.For his efforts, Overton was named the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week.Overton, a junior running back and defensive back, rushed 31 times for 264 yards and two touchdowns and also threw a touchdown pass to lead Freedom-Woodbridge High to a 42-34 win over Highland Springs. For his efforts, Overton was named the Military Bowl DC Touchdown Club High School Football Player of the Week. (Credit Sarah Boutwe...

DC offers $500M in arena renovations as Wizards, Capitals owner prepares relocation plans, source says

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

The majority owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards, Ted Leonsis, is expected to appear with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Wednesday morning and announce plans to move the teams to Potomac Yard in Alexandria.A source familiar with the matter confirmed details of the Potomac Yard event to WTOP. It indicates that an agreement to bring the franchises to Virginia has all but reached the finish line, despite efforts from D.C. to keep the teams in the District.Wednesday’s event, first reported by the Washington Business Journal, is expected to begin at 9 a.m. in three tents that have been put up at 3405 Potomac Ave. in Alexandria.Following news of the announcement, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released details Tuesday night of the city’s “best and final offer” to keep the Wizards and Capitals in Capital One Arena in the Chinatown section of the Penn Quarter neighborhood.The legislationunveiled by Bowser and D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson would put...

Friends and teammates at every stage, Spanish players support each other again at Cal

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:38:24 GMT

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — One is a small-town girl from Spain’s northern coast whose family once owned a world champion cow and today supplies milk for much of the country and parts of Europe. The other is a well-traveled city girl from Barcelona with the deep basketball pedigree as her mother played professionally.Marta Suárez and Claudia Langarita first became teammates and friends a decade ago as they were just starting out playing club basketball near the countryside where Suárez was raised. They later wound up playing on the same renowned high school team before going their separate ways once more. Now, thanks to the transfer portal and a little bit of good luck, they are back together again on the California basketball team and are each other’s support system as they play across the globe from family and everything familiar.“The main thing is she just made the whole transition of me coming to Cal easier. I came very shortly after my mom passed so I was a little scared how ...