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HCC in Lincoln enrolling students in welding classes LINCOLN — Heartland Community College in Lincoln is now enrolling students in welding classes. The program provides more opportunities for Logan County students while also maintaining the welding skills and industrial technology offerings on the main campus in Normal, according to a news release. “Welding is an in-demand career in Logan County and Heartland is excited to provide the training locally for students to enter the workforce in just four months," Heartland Community College Lincoln Director Jennifer Kirby stated in the news release. Lincoln welding classes will be held in the spring 2025 semester, beginning with an eight-week 100-level intro course. Students will be able to advance to a 200-level advanced course after the completion of the first. Students completing the two-course sequence will earn the Gas Metal Arc Welding Basics micro-certificate and will be eligible to complete the larger 16-hour Welding Skills Certificate. The Welding Skills Certificate is stackable into a larger Industrial Technology Applied Associate of Science degree. Scholarship opportunities are available for this program. For more information on welding courses or other questions, email Lincoln.Center@heartland.edu or call 217-735-1731. ‘Paw & Claus’ offers pet photos with Santa BLOOMINGTON — The Humane Society of Central Illinois is planning a holiday fundraiser this Wednesday in Bloomington. A press release from the Humane Society said it's hosting a "Paws & Claws" photo event with Santa from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Moose Lodge, 614 IAA Drive in Bloomington. The statement said Santa will be available for photos with pets. A $10 minimum donation is required, and a holiday-themed photo frame will be offered for an additional $10. Photos will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. A hot chocolate bar for people and pup cups for dogs will be available. Photography will be provided by One Klik Away Photography. The Humane Society said it's running its year-end "Home for the Holidays" fundraising campaign and has raised $40,000 of its $50,000 goal. Lil John to play at Devon in Decatur on July 25 DECATUR — Hip-hop artist Lil Jon will appear at the Devon Lakeside Amphitheater on Friday, July 25. Lil Jon is known for a number of hits that have become dance floor mainstays, including "Turn Down for What," "Snap Yo Fingers," "Get Low," "Yeah!", "Shots" and more. An opening act has not yet been announced, but will be announced Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Devon said on its Facebook page. The Lil Jon show is not part of the Devon's season tickets package. Tickets for the show will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at devonamphitheater.com . Ticket prices range from $59 for the lawn, $69 for the terrace, $79 for reserved seating and $79 for the pit. Pantagraph staff Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!“Gladiator II” asks the question: Are you not moderately entertained for roughly 60% of this sequel? Truly, this is a movie dependent on managed expectations and a forgiving attitude toward its tendency to overserve. More of a thrash-and-burn schlock epic than the comparatively restrained 2000 “Gladiator,” also directed by Ridley Scott, the new one recycles a fair bit of the old one’s narrative cries for freedom while tossing in some digital sharks for the flooded Colosseum and a bout of deadly sea-battle theatrics. They really did flood the Colosseum in those days, though no historical evidence suggests shark deployment, real or digital. On the other hand (checks notes), “Gladiator II” is fiction. Screenwriter David Scarpa picks things up 16 years after “Gladiator,” which gave us the noble death of the noble warrior Maximus, shortly after slaying the ignoble emperor and returning Rome to the control of the Senate. Our new hero, Lucius (Paul Mescal), has fled Rome for Numidia, on the North African coast. The time is 200 A.D., and for the corrupt, party-time twins running the empire (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger), that means invasion time. Pedro Pascal takes the role of Acacius, the deeply conflicted general, sick of war and tired of taking orders from a pair of depraved ferrets. The new film winds around the old one this way: Acacius is married to Lucilla (Connie Nielsen, in a welcome return), daughter of the now-deceased emperor Aurelius and the love of the late Maximus’s life. Enslaved and dragged to Rome to gladiate, the widower Lucius vows revenge on the general whose armies killed his wife. But there are things this angry young phenom must learn, about his ancestry and his destiny. It’s the movie’s worst-kept secret, but there’s a reason he keeps seeing footage of Russell Crowe from the first movie in his fever dreams. Battle follows battle, on the field, in the arena, in the nearest river, wherever, and usually with endless splurches of computer-generated blood. “Gladiator II” essentially bumper-cars its way through the mayhem, pausing for long periods of expository scheming about overthrowing the current regime. The prince of all fixers, a wily operative with interests in both managing gladiators and stocking munitions, goes by the name Macrinus. He’s played by Denzel Washington, who at one point makes a full meal out of pronouncing the word “politics” like it’s a poisoned fig. Also, if you want a masterclass in letting your robes do a lot of your acting for you, watch what Washington does here. He’s more fun than the movie but you can’t have everything. The movie tries everything, all right, and twice. Ridley Scott marshals the chaotic action sequences well enough, though he’s undercut by frenetic cutting rhythms, with that now-familiar, slightly sped-up visual acceleration in frequent use. (Claire Simpson and Sam Restivo are the editors.) Mescal acquits himself well in his first big-budget commercial walloper of an assignment, confined though he is to a narrower range of seething resentments than Crowe’s in the first film. I left thinking about two things: the word “politics” as savored/spit out by Washington, and the innate paradox of how Scott, whose best work over the decades has been wonderful, delivers spectacle. The director and his lavishly talented design team built all the rough-hewn sets with actual tangible materials the massive budget allowed. They took care to find the right locations in Morocco and Malta. Yet when combined in post-production with scads of medium-grade digital effects work in crowd scenes and the like, never mind the sharks, the movie’s a somewhat frustrating amalgam. With an uneven script on top of it, the visual texture of “Gladiator II” grows increasingly less enveloping and atmospherically persuasive, not more. But I hung there, for some of the acting, for some of the callbacks, and for the many individual moments, or single shots, that could only have come from Ridley Scott. And in the end, yes, you too may be moderately entertained. “Gladiator II” — 2.5 stars (out of 4) MPA rating: R (for strong bloody violence) Running time: 2:28 How to watch: Premieres in theaters Nov. 21. Michael Phillips is a Tribune critic.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 18 points as Temple beat Buffalo 91-71 on Sunday. Mashburn shot 6 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Owls (8-5). Zion Stanford scored 15 points while going 4 of 9 and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Quante Berry had 15 points and shot 7 of 8 from the field and 0 for 4 from the foul line. The Bulls (5-7) were led by Tyson Dunn, who posted 11 points and four assists. Anquan Boldin Jr. added 11 points and three steals for Buffalo. Noah Batchelor also had nine points and six rebounds. Temple took the lead with 5:38 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 39-29 at halftime, with Shane Dezonie racking up seven points. Temple outscored Buffalo in the second half by 10 points, with Mashburn scoring a team-high 13 points after intermission. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Hingham Institution for Savings ( NASDAQ:HIFS – Get Free Report ) shares shot up 0.4% on Thursday . The company traded as high as $257.66 and last traded at $257.66. 713 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 95% from the average session volume of 15,166 shares. The stock had previously closed at $256.56. Hingham Institution for Savings Trading Down 1.5 % The stock has a market capitalization of $543.45 million, a PE ratio of 23.97 and a beta of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $271.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $240.37. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.63. Hingham Institution for Savings ( NASDAQ:HIFS – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October 11th. The savings and loans company reported $1.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Hingham Institution for Savings had a return on equity of 2.27% and a net margin of 10.95%. The business had revenue of $15.21 million during the quarter. Hingham Institution for Savings Announces Dividend Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hingham Institution for Savings A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HIFS. Copeland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Hingham Institution for Savings during the third quarter worth $61,000. FMR LLC lifted its stake in Hingham Institution for Savings by 27.0% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 419 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock worth $102,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares in the last quarter. Wallace Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Hingham Institution for Savings during the 3rd quarter valued at about $219,000. Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in shares of Hingham Institution for Savings by 49.1% during the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 950 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hingham Institution for Savings during the third quarter valued at about $243,000. 49.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Hingham Institution for Savings Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Hingham Institution for Savings provides various financial products and services to individuals and small businesses in the United States. It offers savings, checking, money market, demand, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company provides commercial and residential real estate, construction, home equity, commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Hingham Institution for Savings Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hingham Institution for Savings and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .PML-N committed to strengthening coalition with PPP: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Senator Talal Chaudhry
NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his decisions affected. Then Wednesday's targeted fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk thrust the executive and his business into the national spotlight. Thompson, who was 50, had worked at the giant UnitedHealth Group Inc for 20 years and run the insurance arm since 2021 after running its Medicare and retirement business. As CEO, Thompson led a firm that provides health coverage to more than 49 million Americans — more than the population of Spain. United is the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans, the privately run versions of the U.S. government’s Medicare program for people age 65 and older. The company also sells individual insurance and administers health-insurance coverage for thousands of employers and state-and federally funded Medicaid programs. The business run by Thompson brought in $281 billion in revenue last year, making it the largest subsidiary of the Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group. His $10.2 million annual pay package, including salary, bonus and stock options awards, made him one of the company's highest-paid executives. The University of Iowa graduate began his career as a certified public accountant at PwC and had little name recognition beyond the health care industry. Even to investors who own its stock, the parent company's face belonged to CEO Andrew Witty, a knighted British triathlete who has testified before Congress. When Thompson did occasionally draw attention, it was because of his role in shaping the way Americans get health care. At an investor meeting last year, he outlined his company's shift to “value-based care,” paying doctors and other caregivers to keep patients healthy rather than focusing on treating them once sick. “Health care should be easier for people,” Thompson said at the time. “We are cognizant of the challenges. But navigating a future through value-based care unlocks a situation where the ... family doesn’t have to make the decisions on their own.” Thompson also drew attention in 2021 when the insurer, like its competitors, was widely criticized for a plan to start denying payment for what it deemed non-critical visits to hospital emergency rooms. “Patients are not medical experts and should not be expected to self-diagnose during what they believe is a medical emergency,” the chief executive of the American Hospital Association wrote in an open letter addressed to Thompson. “Threatening patients with a financial penalty for making the wrong decision could have a chilling effect on seeking emergency care.” United Healthcare responded by delaying rollout of the change. Thompson, who lived in a Minneapolis suburb and was the married father of two sons in high school, was set to speak at an investor meeting in a midtown New York hotel. He was on his own and about to enter the building when he was shot in the back by a masked assailant who fled on foot before pedaling an e-bike into Central Park a few blocks away, the New York Police Department said. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said investigators were looking at Thompson's social media accounts and interviewing employees and family members. “Didn’t seem like he had any issues at all,” Kenny said. "He did not have a security detail.” AP reporters Michael R. Sisak and Steve Karnowski contributed to this report. Murphy reported from Indianapolis. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email.Close attention, Cleveland Browns fans. Your route to Sunday's game is taking a detour. A gaping sinkhole on East 9th Street, which emerged on Thursday and prompted emergency roadwork, has necessitated major traffic rerouting ahead of the Browns vs. Dolphins game at Huntington Bank Field, as reported by WKYC . Following the unfortunate development, East 9th Street's southbound lanes between SR 2 and North Marginal will remain open, and one northbound lane will ensure at least a partial flow of football traffic. Detours will direct vehicles to avoid the sinkhole punctuating East 9th Street, with West 3rd Street and North Marginal being the main reroute options. However, Browns advised fans holding official parking passes will face changes in traffic patterns, particularly with the closure of East 9th exit ramps at Route 2 effective from 9 a.m. ET, urging fans to arrive earlier than normal. Adding to the pre-game logistics, the Cleveland Browns have publicized an updated traffic advisory. "For passholders: Must access parking lots via East 9th Street only" and prompted them to use specific I-90 exits, avoiding N. Marginal Road. The press release, detailed on Cleveland Browns' official site , also highlighted the closure of East 9th exit ramps at Route 2 from 9 a.m. ET and instructed non-pass holders to gear up for heavy congestion and avoid East 9th Street outright. As crowds of fans are redirected, walkers from the Muni Lot should brace for a longer trek to the stadium, given the adjusted foot traffic pattern outlined by the team. "Plan for a longer walk to the stadium due to adjusted foot traffic pattern," the Browns cautioned, before not being able to access past Burke Airport on North Marginal Road, traffic will be diverted to E. 55th to travel westbound, as detailed by Cleveland19 News . Meanwhile, city crews are digging into the matter, scrambling to discover what caused the earth to swallow a chunk of East 9th Street. This geological hiccup is more than a local inconvenience. It's a ticking clock for Sunday's gridiron faceoff. Fans eager to cheer on the home team must navigate this urban obstacle course - all part of the 2024 season's unplanned playbook.
Dusty May, No. 14 Michigan try to continue strong start vs. Arkansas“Gladiator II” asks the question: Are you not moderately entertained for roughly 60% of this sequel? Truly, this is a movie dependent on managed expectations and a forgiving attitude toward its tendency to overserve. More of a thrash-and-burn schlock epic than the comparatively restrained 2000 “Gladiator,” also directed by Ridley Scott, the new one recycles a fair bit of the old one’s narrative cries for freedom while tossing in some digital sharks for the flooded Colosseum and a bout of deadly sea-battle theatrics. They really did flood the Colosseum in those days, though no historical evidence suggests shark deployment, real or digital. On the other hand (checks notes), “Gladiator II” is fiction. Screenwriter David Scarpa picks things up 16 years after “Gladiator,” which gave us the noble death of the noble warrior Maximus, shortly after slaying the ignoble emperor and returning Rome to the control of the Senate. Our new hero, Lucius (Paul Mescal), has fled Rome for Numidia, on the North African coast. The time is 200 A.D., and for the corrupt, party-time twins running the empire (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger), that means invasion time. Pedro Pascal takes the role of Acacius, the deeply conflicted general, sick of war and tired of taking orders from a pair of depraved ferrets. The new film winds around the old one this way: Acacius is married to Lucilla (Connie Nielsen, in a welcome return), daughter of the now-deceased emperor Aurelius and the love of the late Maximus’s life. Enslaved and dragged to Rome to gladiate, the widower Lucius vows revenge on the general whose armies killed his wife. But there are things this angry young phenom must learn, about his ancestry and his destiny. It’s the movie’s worst-kept secret, but there’s a reason he keeps seeing footage of Russell Crowe from the first movie in his fever dreams. Battle follows battle, on the field, in the arena, in the nearest river, wherever, and usually with endless splurches of computer-generated blood. “Gladiator II” essentially bumper-cars its way through the mayhem, pausing for long periods of expository scheming about overthrowing the current regime. The prince of all fixers, a wily operative with interests in both managing gladiators and stocking munitions, goes by the name Macrinus. He’s played by Denzel Washington, who at one point makes a full meal out of pronouncing the word “politics” like it’s a poisoned fig. Also, if you want a masterclass in letting your robes do a lot of your acting for you, watch what Washington does here. He’s more fun than the movie but you can’t have everything. The movie tries everything, all right, and twice. Ridley Scott marshals the chaotic action sequences well enough, though he’s undercut by frenetic cutting rhythms, with that now-familiar, slightly sped-up visual acceleration in frequent use. (Claire Simpson and Sam Restivo are the editors.) Mescal acquits himself well in his first big-budget commercial walloper of an assignment, confined though he is to a narrower range of seething resentments than Crowe’s in the first film. I left thinking about two things: the word “politics” as savored/spit out by Washington, and the innate paradox of how Scott, whose best work over the decades has been wonderful, delivers spectacle. The director and his lavishly talented design team built all the rough-hewn sets with actual tangible materials the massive budget allowed. They took care to find the right locations in Morocco and Malta. Yet when combined in post-production with scads of medium-grade digital effects work in crowd scenes and the like, never mind the sharks, the movie’s a somewhat frustrating amalgam. With an uneven script on top of it, the visual texture of “Gladiator II” grows increasingly less enveloping and atmospherically persuasive, not more. But I hung there, for some of the acting, for some of the callbacks, and for the many individual moments, or single shots, that could only have come from Ridley Scott. And in the end, yes, you too may be moderately entertained. Related Articles “Gladiator II” — 2.5 stars (out of 4) MPA rating: R (for strong bloody violence) Running time: 2:28 How to watch: Premieres in theaters Nov. 21. Michael Phillips is a Tribune critic.
Festus Keyamo stated that to reduce ticket prices, the government will help domestic airlines acquire aircraft at a reduced rate This followed the FCCPC's announcement that it would investigate claims of unfair business practices in the aviation sector The avaition minister claimed that the impact of the exchange rate on all aspects of aviation is the reason for the high cost of tickets CHECK OUT: Don't let unemployment hold you back. Start your digital marketing journey today. Legit.ng journalist Zainab Iwayemi has 5-year-experience covering the Economy, Technology, and Capital Market. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, said his ministry will assist domestic carriers in obtaining aircraft at lower prices to lower ticket costs. Keyamo said this on Sunday's "This Morning" show on Arise News. This followed report that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) declared on December 1 that it will look into allegations of unfair business practices in the aviation industry . PAY ATTENTION: Legit.ng Needs Your Help! Take our Survey Now and See Improvements at LEGIT.NG Tomorrow The FCCPC claims that accusations of exploitative ticket pricing, particularly large price increases for advance bookings on specific domestic routes, are the reason behind the investigation into Nigerian airline Air Peace Limited. Read also Air Peace replies FCPPC, insists airfares are affordable: “We are a proud Nigerian airline” The Cable however reported that the accusations of predatory fares were deemed unjust and detrimental by Air Peace. How Keyamo reacts Keyamo commented on the trend, stating that the high ticket prices are a result of the exchange rate's impact on all facets of aviation, including routine maintenance like changing a tire bolt. “What we are therefore doing is to ensure that we expose them to the market across the world where they can assess aircraft on very good terms. This will impact on the prices of tickets and their cost of operation,” he said. “That is what led us to address the issue of the practice direction pursuant to the Cape Town Convention, that is the core of the problem of the aviation industry that this president and the vice president graciously supported us to get to.” A practice directive for the Cape Town Convention (CTC) was signed by the federal government on September 12 to facilitate domestic airline companies' access to dry-lease aircraft. Read also FCCPC speaks on investigating Air Peace over alleged exploitative ticket pricing Keyamo noted that, Nigeria will participate in a significant international aircraft conference to discuss other aviation issues in January. “In January, all the airlines in Nigeria, all insurance companies including the National Insurance Commission and the National Assembly leadership on insurance and aviation are all going to Dublin between the 12th and the 18th,” he said NCAA sends important message to pilots Legit.ng reported that pilots in particular have been cautioned by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority not to work for more than one airline at the same time while using the privilege simulators and competency assessments that are allowed by their licenses. According to the authority, such conduct would be seen as a major safety hazard and a violation of NCAA regulations. A circular titled "Prohibition of Ad-Hoc Flight Operators for Multiple Airlines Background ," issued on November 6, 2024, to all aircraft operators was issued by Chris Najomo, the acting director-general of the NCAA. PAY ATTENTION : Legit.ng Needs Your Opinion! That's your chance to change your favourite news media. Fill in a short questionnaire Source: Legit.ng
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