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Ask Amy: A hurting young girl is in need of a good book

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

Dear Amy: My 8-year-old niece is having trouble coping with and sorting out her feelings.She is confused by her mother’s abandonment of the family home and by her mother’s very erratic behavior.One moment, her mother makes scenes over her two children not loving her, and then the next moment she is sending them out of the house on their own in a strange town while she spends time with her boyfriend (four boyfriends so far since the marriage breakup a year ago).Mom blames everybody (including her children) for not loving and respecting her.In spite of this, my niece desperately wants her parents to come together again.She has lost her self-confidence and blames herself for any failure or frustration.She is very bright, but her schoolwork is suffering.My sister and brother-in-law (and the girl’s father) would like appropriate books to read to her.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.— Retired University LibrarianDear Librarian: A great source for recommendations is...

96% of young people in the EU uses the internet daily

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

In 2022, 96% of young people aged 16-29 years in the EU reported using the internet every day, compared with 84% of the adult population. Daily internet use among young people was above 94% in all EU countries. The lowest shares were recorded in Italy and Bulgaria at 94%, and the highest at 100% in Ireland and 99% in seven EU members: Malta, Luxembourg, Portugal, Czechia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Latvia. While young people reported very high shares of daily internet use in every country, there was a greater variation among adult users. On average, the difference between the share of young people and adults using the internet daily in the EU was 12 percentage points (pp). In the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Belgium and Luxembourg this gap did not exceed 7 pp.Other EU countries reported high shares of daily internet use among young people but a considerably wider gap with adults: Croatia and Greece (21 pp), Portugal and Bulgaria (both 19 pp), and Poland and Roma...

Five-bedroom home sells for $1.9 million in Dublin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

4950 Houlton Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 4900 block of Houlton Court in Dublin has new owners. The 2,851-square-foot property, built in 2010, was sold on June 12, 2023, for $1,920,000, or $673 per square foot. This two-story home offers a capacious living environment with its five bedrooms and four bathrooms. In addition, the home includes a two-car garage, offering generous space for vehicles and storage requirements. The property sits on a 4,590-square-foot lot.These nearby houses have also recently been sold:In June 2023, a 2,611-square-foot home on Rimini Lane in Dublin sold for $1,680,000, a price per square foot of $643. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.On Rimini Lane, Dublin, in November 2022, a 2,887-square-foot home was sold for $1,635,000, a price per square foot of $566. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.A 2,509-square-foot home on the 3500 block of Saddlebrook Place in Dublin sold in March 2023, for $1,850,000, a price per squar...

Bridge: Aug. 8, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

Unlucky Louie, his wife and two of their kids have minor ills that require medication, and there are medicine bottles all over the place at his house.“I goofed and took a wrong med this morning,” Louie told me.“Are you feeling all right?” I asked.“The good news,” Louie said, “is that I won’t have a problem with fleas and ticks for three months.”I don’t know whether Louie had an adverse reaction, but he booted today’s 3NT. When West led a spade, East put up the queen, and Louie took the king and led the nine of diamonds to finesse. East won and returned his nine of spades, and West took four spade tricks.FIRST SPADELouie has nine winners — a spade, two hearts, four diamonds and two clubs — but must shut out West’s spades. Louie must let East’s queen win the first spade and play low again when East returns the nine.On the third spade, West can take the ace, but the defenders’ communication ...

Word Game: Aug. 8, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — DEPRIVE (DEPRIVE: dih-PRIVE: To withhold something from or take something away from.)Average mark 18 wordsTime limit 25 minutesCan you find 22 or more words in DEPRIVE? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — METRIC merit mice mire mite miter emir emit term tier time timer tire trice trim remit rice rime rite item cite crimeTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Century Casinos: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Century Casinos Inc. (CNTY) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 1 cent per share.The casino operator posted revenue of $136.8 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $130.8 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CNTY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CNTYSource

Usme leads Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica and a spot in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Catalina Usme scored early in the second half and Colombia edged Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals for the first time. Colombia will face European champion England on Saturday at Stadium Australia in Sydney. England advanced on penalties after a scoreless draw with Nigeria on Monday night. Usme yelled in celebration after trapping a long pass from Ana Guzman and calmly finishing in the 52nd minute. It was the first goal Jamaica conceded in the tournament. Teenage star Linda Caicedo had opportunities but wasn’t able to add to Colombia’s tally in a tough, physical encounter. Las Cafeteras, making their third World Cup appearance, also reached the Round of 16 in 2015 but were stopped in a 2-0 loss to the United States. The Jamaican women were in the knockout round for the first time in just their second appearance in the tournament. The match at Melbourne’s Rectangular Stadium was an anticipated showdo...

Colombia 1, Jamaica 0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

Jamaica00—0Colombia01—1First Half_None.Second Half_1, Colombia, Usme, (Guzman), 51st minute.Goalies_Jamaica, Rebecca Spencer, Sydney Schneider, Liya Brooks; Colombia, Catalina Perez, Sandra Sepulveda, Natalia Giraldo Alzate.Yellow Cards_Swaby, Jamaica, 41st; Spence, Jamaica, 45th+1; Arias Rojas, Colombia, 70th.Referee_Katherine Margaret Jacewicz. Assistant Referees_Kyoung Min Kim, Joanna Charaktis, Pol van Boekel. 4th Official_Marta Huerta de Aza.___Source

Thousands remain in the dark Tuesday after storms roll through DC region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

After storms pummeled the D.C. region Monday, the wet weather doesn’t seem to be sticking around the area on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know.Someone is enjoying the higher water table after the storm which put some new branches within reach. @WTOP pic.twitter.com/AGvFuToDsM— Mike Murillo (@MikeMurilloWTOP) August 7, 2023A storm rolled through the D.C. region on Monday evening, bringing strong winds, hail and even tornado warnings. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain have fallen, according to the National Weather Service.Heavy rain left inches of standing water on the roads for Tuesday, and while the flash flood warning was lifted in the early hours, wet roads may cause delays during the morning rush hour.WTOP meteorologist Mike Stinneford said the threat level given for Monday’s tornado watch, which ranked four out of 5, was “unusual for our area.”The last time the D.C. area was at this level was more than a decade ago, in June 2013, according to 7Ne...

Previewing the preseason AP Top 25: Tide outside top 3? Anybody but Georgia at No. 1? Where’s TCU?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:58 GMT

The last time Alabama was ranked lower than No. 3 in the preseason AP Top 25, Nick Saban had not yet won a national championship with the Crimson Tide.There is a very real possibility that when the new preseason AP Top 25 is unveiled on Monday at noon Eastern, ‘Bama could be squeezed out of the top three. After all, the Tide went 11-2 and didn’t make the College Football Playoff in 2022 and then said goodbye to Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and two-time national defensive player of the year Will Anderson Jr.Not exactly cause for alarm in Tuscaloosa, but for a program with six national titles in the last 14 years — and five of the last seven preseason No. 1 rankings — there are more unknowns than there have been in a while.“Our team seems to be pretty hungry this year and motivated,” coach Nick Saban said during SEC media days. “Like all teams, we probably have some issues that are created by graduations and people leaving the program. Obviously, the No. 1 thing that ...