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Celebrate the luck of the Irish at the 58th annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival and Parade on Water Street! The three-day celebration will return to historic downtown Henderson starting March 13 through March 15, presented by the City of Henderson and the Southern Nevada Sons and Daughters of Erin.
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IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW (of interest to seniors)
Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91
Screen siren Brigitte Bardot, whose portrayals of free-spirited ingenues made her an international sex symbol and the pride of France, and who turned her back on movie stardom in 1973 to become an animal rights activist, has died, according to French media and The Associated Press. She was 91. Bruno Jacquelin, of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation for the protection of animals, told The Associated Press that she died at her home in southern France. He did not provide a cause of death, and said no arrangements have yet been made for funeral or memorial services. She had been hospitalized last month after a period of ill health.
The world has a new most populous city.
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the title in a new United Nations report. With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Jakarta soared from 33rd place in the previous rankings, in 2018, that were topped by Tokyo. It's followed by Dhaka, with 36 million, which the report says is "expected to become the world’s largest city by mid-century." That's a sign of the rapid change underway across the world, with the rise of densely populated megacities.
They died together and left a treasure.
Even as the Titanic slipped beneath the icy North Atlantic, one story of devotion survived the disaster — and now it has made history at auction. A gold watch that once ticked in the pocket of first-class passenger Isidor Straus, who drowned alongside his wife Ida, has sold for a record-breaking £1.78 million ($2.32 million). It is the highest price ever paid for Titanic memorabilia, auctioneers said. The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen watch, engraved and given to Straus for his 43rd birthday in 1888 — the same year he became a partner in New York’s iconic department store Macy’s — was recovered from his body after the ship sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912. The couple, played by Lew Palter and Elsa Raven in James Cameron’s 1997 film “Titanic,” refused to separate in their final moments and were last seen by witnesses arm in arm on the deck of the sinking ship.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's 9 million dollars!
An original copy of the first edition of the first "Superman" comic from 1939 — which had been lying undiscovered in an attic for decades — was sold at auction on Thursday for more than $9 million, thought to be highest price paid for a comic book. "Superman #1" was described as "the pinnacle of comic collecting" by auction house Heritage Auctions and the finest known copy ever sold, breaking the previous record of $6 million. The hallowed comic was found in a box in an attic by three brothers in northern California, as they cleared out the house of their mother after her death. The trio have said their mom spoke of having original copies of comic books from the 1930s but couldn't remember where — it was dismissed as a family legend.
A Penny for Your Thoughts? No more!
The U.S. Mint struck the final 1-cent coin that will be used as legal tender on Wednesday, six months after the Trump administration announced that it would stop producing pennies because the cost of making them is almost four times more than they’re worth. From now on, the only new pennies the Mint releases will be collector versions that aren't currency and will be produced "in limited quantities," the agency said in a statement. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Treasurer Brandon Beach were at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia when the coin press punched out the historic final penny, the agency confirmed. "We’re saying goodbye to the penny today, but let me just be crystal clear, like I said, it’s still legal tender," Beach said. "So you can still use it at your stores and retail outlets." As for the last penny, Beach said they plan to auction that one off as well as the one that was struck before it.
Sell By - Use By - Best By - Freeze By - You Could Die
Depending on where you live, you may see different dates on your food and each has a different purpose. Here’s a bit of clarity based on information from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and FSIS.2
- Best If Used By/Before: This is a quality assurance date and serves as a “suggestion” for when the taste and quality of food are at their peak. It is not a purchase or safety date.
- Use By: This is the suggested date by when you should eat the food. But just because it’s a day or two past the use-by date doesn’t mean that consuming it will make you sick, although you should evaluate the quality of the food yourself after this time. It is not a safety date, except when used on infant formula.
- Sell By: This is not a safety date, but rather a date for retailers that helps them determine how long an item should remain on the shelf. According to the IFT, “one-third of a product’s shelf-life remains after the sell-by date for the consumer to use at home.”2
- Freeze By: According to the USDA, this date indicates when a product should be frozen to maintain peak quality. It is not a purchase or safety date.
