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WASHINGTON, DC — The vibrant quilts on display at the Smithsonian Institution's Art Museum of American Art (SAAM) in the exhibit “Pattern and Paradox: Quilting by Amish Women” are anything but drab. Though Amish communities are widely known for their modest dress and frugal lifestyles that are secluded from the hustle and bustle of the modern world, the quilts on display are a kaleidoscope of patterns and techniques. Wall text explores the apparent contradictions at the heart of these striking pieces, where tradition and innovation, norms and personal creative expression, simplicity and spectacle intersect. “Patterns and Paradoxes” features 50 quilts…

For reasons that aren't always clear, celebrities love to take on bizarre challenges on TV: eating a live spider, falling backwards out of a helicopter into the ocean, hunting ghosts with Rylan Clark. In fact, there are so many of these shows that it's hard to remember what these celebrities were doing before they entered the British TV challenge circuit. Was she on Gogglebox? Was he on Towie? Why are they now fumbling around in pitch black in an underground shelter with Chris Eubank and Danny Dyer? No one knows. And so it goes.Now, Celebrity Race Across the World is…

Cisco Systems (CSCO) shares are rising in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company beat expectations on both revenue and profit and provided an upbeat outlook. Morningstar equity analyst William Kerwin joins Market Domination Overtime to discuss the company's performance and future prospects.Kerwin called Cisco Systems' results “broadly positive” and highlighted that the company's fiscal 2025 outlook signals a return to growth, which he sees as “good.” As for the recently announced job cuts, Kerwin said he's “not that worried” about them, interpreting the moves as a sign of the company's focus on profitability.Regarding Cisco's AI initiatives, Kerwin believes the…

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and Doylestown Health today signed a definitive agreement that will see the Bucks County health system become part of Pennsylvania Medicine, strengthening both organizations’ shared commitment to providing the most advanced, convenient and compassionate health care to patients and families in the greater Philadelphia area. Pending final approval from federal and state governments in the coming months, the two systems aim to integrate clinical care and operations by early 2025, while also working to develop new programs and enhanced services across four care sites: hospitals, outpatient facilities, home and telehealth. UPHS…

There is no feud between du Plessis and Adesanya and now is the time for them to prove who is the best. As Israel is the fresher of the two fighters, UFC expects him to have the advantage in Saturday night's bout. August 14, 2024 • 16:46 ET • 4 min read Drix du Plessis will fight former two-time champion Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title this Saturday at UFC 305. It's a highly anticipated grudge match between two fighters who have been trading verbal abuse over the last year, with Adesanya listed as a slight -120 favorite in the…

Lifestyle Community (ASX:LIC) Full Year 2024 ResultsKey Financial ResultsRevenue: AUD242.4 million (up 4.5% compared to FY2023).Net profit: AUD50 million (-39% compared to FY2023).Profit margin: 21% (down from 35% in FY2023).EPS: AU$0.46 (down from AU$0.79 in FY2023).Earnings and Revenue HistoryAll figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing twelve month (TTM) period.Lifestyle Communities revenue beats expectations, EPS falls shortRevenues beat analyst expectations by 4.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) fell 7.8% below analyst expectations.Looking ahead, revenues are expected to grow by an average of 21% over the next three years, compared to projected growth of 2.6% for the Australian property…

CNN — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing MPOX outbreak in Africa a global health emergency. The WHO convened an emergency committee amid fears that a more deadly strain of the virus, the Ib lineage, which had previously been contained to the Democratic Republic of Congo, has spread to four previously unaffected African countries. The independent experts met virtually on Wednesday to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the severity of the outbreak, and after consultations, he announced he had declared a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” the highest level of alert under international health…

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nova LifeStyle, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVFY) (“Nova LifeStyle” or the “Company”) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Key financial highlights: Operating results for the three months ending June 30, 2024 For the three months ended June 30, 2024, net sales were $2.69 million, a decrease of 40% from $4.46 million for the same period in 2023. Gross profit was $1.19 million, a decrease compared to $1.45 million for the same period in 2023. Net loss was ($563 thousand), a decrease compared to a loss of ($539 thousand)…

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions, today announced that its annual meeting of stockholders will be webcast at 9:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at www.microchip.com. A replay of the event will be available at www.microchip.com for 14 days following the meeting. The AGM consists of the formal business of the general meeting of shareholders. Any forward-looking statements made during the conference are qualified in their entirety by the discussion of risks contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange…

Asian authorities have reportedly rejected around 100 containers suspected of carrying toxic materials and will return them to their European senders for further processing, a decision that came after environmental NGOs raised concerns and the containers were being passed around like a “mess” between parties. The container is believed to be carrying 800 tonnes of toxic steel furnace ash collected from anti-pollution filters. The ash, made from recycled steel, contains toxic metal oxides and needs to be treated. NGO Basel Action Network claims the material was not permitted for export and that recipient Thailand was not notified under the UN…