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The Etheridge family opted to enroll their son, Noah, in Catholic school for first grade after homeschooling for kindergarten during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: Courtesy of Dustin Etheridge) FLATBUSH — It’s Monday morning, and the Etheridge household is buzzing with activity. Six-year-old Noah Etheridge gets a helping hand from his dad, Dustin, adjusting his backpack before they walk to St. Saviour Catholic Academy in Park Slope, where Noah is a first grader.  When Dustin and Noah arrive at school 20 minutes later, dad bids his son goodbye on the sidewalk and watches as Noah enters the building where he will spend…

By Rae Ann Varona (February 1, 2023, 4:11 PM EST) — Bipartisan lawmakers are introducing a new bill they said could boost annual sales of American agricultural products like seafood overseas by $7.4 billion through bolstering marketing efforts for the products in foreign countries, according to a Wednesday announcement…. Stay ahead of the curve In the legal profession, information is the key to success. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. Law360 provides the intelligence you need to remain an expert and beat the competition. Access to case data within articles (numbers, filings, courts,…

The Dallas Cowboys are no strangers to the Senior Bowl that takes place every year in Mobile, Alabama. Today with the media, the Jones family spoke about many topics surrounding the Cowboys’ future as they enter the 2023 season. Mike McCarthy officially calling plays on offense When Kellen Moore was let go from the Cowboys staff, the Dallas Morning News reported that it would mean Mike McCarthy would take over as the play-caller. Nothing was certain, but owner Jerry Jones confirmed the speculation. Jerry Jones said Mike McCarthy will call the plays and a version of the offenses he ran…

Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is the process of improving your website’s performance by making it easier for visitors to take the desired action. Whether it’s making a purchase, signing up for a newsletter, or filling out a contact form, the goal of CRO is to gain more conversions and produce more revenue from your existing traffic.To get the most out of your CRO efforts, it’s important to perform thorough audits of your website. Here are some of the key elements you should focus on when conducting a CRO audit for your e-commerce website:User Experience (UX) – A good user experience…

Two weeks after the Edgartown select board expressed their interest in proposing a townwide ban on the sale of nip bottles (alcohol containers bottles under 100mL), a request from a local retailer to support increasing deposits on bottle redemptions was also considered. Brion McGroarty, owner of MV Wine and Spirits, asked the select board to consider engaging with state lawmakers with the goal of updating a decades-old bottle bill. He said while in support of the proposed nip ban, he’d ask the state legislature to come to grips with the fact that the 40-year-old bottle bill hasn’t kept up with…

Danielle Chang launched LUCKYRICE in 2010 to showcase Asian food cultures at festivals and events around the U.S. Courtesy Danielle Chang Text size Danielle Chang, founder of Asian culinary events company LUCKYRICE, Emmy-nominated producer, creator and host of Lucky Chow on PBS, and co-founder of Chinese wellness brand the Hao Life, as been determined to share what she loves most about Asian culture with Americans since she immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan when she was 5 years old.  Chang, now 50, launched LUCKYRICE in 2010 to showcase Asian food cultures at festivals and events around the U.S.  “Since [LUCKYRICE’s]…

By Cara Beth Smith What started as a part-time venture became a full-time small business for Kevin Stewart. Taking a leap of faith, he left his job of eight years to devote all of his working hours to Stewart’s Mobile Service nearly 20 years ago. Stewart’s Mobile Services is a family business, offering medium and heavy diesel truck repair as well as heavy trailer repair. Other services include on-site fleet maintenance, spot truck/yard jockey repair and rentals, as well as light engine repairs, truck and trailer alignment, and cleaning of diesel engines equipped with modern emissions systems. Joanna and Kevin…

Do you have 90 seconds to learn something new about issues important in your life? Then tune in twice a month as Warren County Cooperative Extension presents Wake Up Warren!, a new online series of educational videos focusing on content related to agriculture, food and youth.Extension Director Crystal Smith kicked off the series last week with a segment on nutrition. She made salad in a jar using some of her favorite ingredients, something that can be customized, done in advance and put in the fridge as a snack or meal that works for both adults and children.Several people who saw…

(Adds graphics, analyst comment, updates shares)By Sheila Dang and Nivedita BaluFeb 1 (Reuters) – A rise in a key advertising metric for Snap Inc that reported an otherwise insipid quarter could bode well for Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Alphabet, analysts said on Wednesday.Shares of Snapchat owner fell 14% on dour revenue forecast, which the company blamed on a weak economy and stiff competition. But Snap’s direct response advertising business, which is key for market leaders Meta and Google, was a bright spot.Sales from the business rose 4% in the fourth quarter, Snap said.”Snap is impacted by the reality that…

San Francisco, Feb 1: Apple’s AirTag has helped a passenger to track his lost wallet, even after American Airlines could not find it.Taking to the micro-blogging platform Twitter, the passenger shared the incident on Sunday. He mentioned that after realising that he lost his wallet, he contacted American Airlines and they said that they couldn’t find it. Luckily, he had AirTag in his wallet with which he was able to track it. After tracking, he discovered that the wallet was on the plane and had gone over to 35 cities. Later, the…