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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Days after Omaha’s Alamo Drafthouse in Midtown announced it had closed, a local auctioneer posted photos of some of the movie theater’s items that will be up for sale.

The theater had its final days of screenings over the weekend, posting about the decision on its Facebook page late Sunday, saying the theater hadn’t been able to recover from the decline in revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Wednesday evening, The Auction Mill posted a photo collage of everything from theater seats, a popcorn machine, and commercial kitchen equipment to old movie posters and even the Iron Giant himself. According to the post, the auction catalog will be available online in two weeks, with the auction closing Sunday, Nov. 20.

The Alamo Drafthouse is a chain of movie theaters that started in Texas before expanding to several cities, including Omaha; there is also a location in La Vista.

The Midtown location had previously been a Marcus Theatres location before Alamo refurbished and re-opened it in 2019.

The company filed for bankruptcy in March 2021.

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Another gameday, just another win for Cooper Rush, one of the coolest NFL stories this season as the undrafted free agent who came on in relief of Cowboys superstar Dak Prescott has improbably won four straight starts.

And another Victory Monday in Dallas means just another week of getting ready to do it again for No. 10.

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After initial reports seemed to suggest that the Cowboys’ $40 million man would be back under center much sooner than expected, everyone around the team now seems to be pumping the brakes somewhat. That’s partly because, under Rush’s management, the season isn’t exactly slipping away as many assumed it would be. But it’s also because there seems to be some debate about Prescott’s fractured hand and how far along he is in the healing process.

Prescott, unsurprisingly, is all optimism. During Sunday’s Week 5 game in Los Angeles, Fox sideline reporter Tom Rinaldi noted on-air that the two-time Pro Bowler greeted him with a strong handshake and asked pointedly, “How’s my grip feel?”

Prescott was seen on the sideline wearing a protective tape job on his right thumb, but he was also spotted doling out fist bumps.

That came just hours after NFL Network insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport cited sources as saying that Prescott was “still regaining grip strength and would need to make significant strides to be ready” by the team’s Week 6 primetime showdown with Philadelphia.

“The biggest thing for Dak is just to make sure the ball’s coming off his hand the way he’s accustomed to it coming off his hand,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy told media members following Sunday’s 22-10 win over the Rams. “He’ll continue to work that way starting Monday.”

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said of Prescott, “He’ll throw a lot this week.”

Dak Prescott said tonight he’s gripping the football now and labels himself as “day-to-day” — looking to take the next step in practice in Week 6.

“Things are happening fast.” – Dak

Will he throw to WRs this week?

“I’ll push and start doing all of that.”

— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) October 10, 2022

The seven-year veteran had an X-ray planned for Monday and a doctor’s appointment scheduled for Tuesday, but Rapoport is calling Prescott “a long shot to play” versus the Eagles and added that he “still can’t grip a football.”

For the record, Prescott claims he can.

The quarterback’s handshake skills aside, those conflicting reports don’t paint the picture of a passer who’s a surefire lock to retake the controls of an NFL offense, especially considering that McCarthy continues to express a desire that Prescott get in a full week of practice before reclaiming his starting role.

“That’s what I’d like to see,” the coach said. “I think it’s a practical approach.”

But the reality is, there’s a lot less urgency in making a go/no-go decision on Prescott with the way the team has been playing in his absence.

Yes, the Cowboys are 4-1, but Rush hasn’t exactly set the league on fire. He’s tossed just four touchdowns this year and has yet to top 235 passing yards in a game. Heck, he only attempted 16 passes and barely cracked 100 yards against Los Angeles.

But that was entirely the point. The game plan from offensive coordinator Kellen Moore was to pound the ground attack and minimize the number of pass-rush opportunities for Rams defensive end Aaron Donald. The backup QB is doing exactly what he’s being asked to do.

And while he’s doing it, he’s making almost no mistakes whatsoever. Rush is the only quarterback in the league with over 25 attempts on the season (40 passers total) who hasn’t thrown an interception.

That’s not cause for a quarterback controversy in Dallas; the only people lobbying for Rush to keep starting over a healthy Prescott are attention-seeking hot-take artists and card-carrying Dak haters.

But until Prescott actually is FULLY healthy, Rush’s completely competent level of play is precisely the situation every club dreams of their backup putting them in.

“This is all you could possibly ask,” Jones explained Sunday. “It gives us great quarterbacking. Dak is going to get better this week; I have no idea whether he’ll lineup against Philadelphia or not.”

Include the man who’s actually on the bubble in that group, too.

“I have no idea,” Rush echoed to reporters from the podium Sunday evening in Los Angeles. “I think it’s kind of business as usual, how it’s been. I haven’t heard any updates; I don’t think we have any updates. Just a usual week: you go in every week thinking you’re going to play.”

And for at least one more week, it’s entirely possible Rush just might.

I, like most UC San Diego students, am pretty busy. Between homework, my job, extracurriculars, and now a commute to school, I feel like I barely have time to breathe. Something that has been particularly challenging for me is cooking. Since I have moved into my apartment, I have found that cooking takes a long time, not to mention the grocery store trips and washing dishes. It has gotten to the point where if I wanted to make a homemade meal, I would end up behind in everything else. 

This is why I decided to try out meal prepping. By this, I mean planning out what I am going to eat ahead of time and pre-preparing everything to the best of my ability. This could entail pre-cooking all your meals or simply chopping up the ingredients you already know you’re going to use. Though meal prepping has been in existence for quite a long time, I see it most on TikTok, where people recommend different food-prep meals to put in little containers for the rest of the week. I have been trying the same for a few weeks now and, while not an expert, I feel at least a little qualified to tell you all about it. 

Let’s start with the benefits of meal prep. The main thing that I have noticed is that the pre-made meal structure reduces your cooking time to ten minutes or less. There is also far less cleaning to be done afterwards. My grocery trips have also been faster, seeing that I know exactly what I am prepping and what I need to buy. This also allows me to plan to buy things that are on sale by looking on the website or grocery store ads. I have also discovered that planning ahead of time makes me less likely to buy impulsive purchases. 

Additionally, prepping my meals ahead of time has resulted in them being healthier and more balanced. When I plan my meals, I am able to make sure that I am including every group on the food pyramid. Before this I was just eating what I had available, which usually only had one or two different food groups. Having a more colorful and nutritious plate has been a great change of pace for me. 

However, there are definitely downsides to meal prep. Although I personally like the consistency, many people do not like eating the same meal several days in a row. I will admit that it is easy to get sick of even your favorite meals if you are having them every day. I have also found that it is hard to keep track of portion sizes because the truth is, you do not know how hungry you’ll be until right before you eat, possibly making the meal you have packed either too big or too small. You also might prepare too much food at the start of the week (or however far ahead you plan for) and it can go bad before you can eat it all. And finally, although cooking will be quicker most days, you usually have to set aside one to two hours every week to actually do the prepping. 

So, there it is. The real truth about meal prep. Personally, I enjoy it. It saves me time, money, and effort, and who am I to say no to that? However, I totally understand those of you who will say, “no thanks, I’ll try something else.” Meal prepping is not for everyone, and the sooner you find out what works for you, the better. 

That’s all for today. Have fun cooking!

Photo via Ella Olsson on Unsplash

WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. (WAND) — Two undefeated teams clash in our WAND Matchup of the Week.

6-0 Williamsville is hosting 6-0 Maroa-Forsyth.

These two teams have won or shared the regular season conference title each year since 2016.

The Bullets defense hasn’t given up more than 14 points in a single game so far this season but Williamsville knows this Maroa-Forsyth offense is dangerous and can score in a hurry.

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}, error : function(){ console.log(“Error loading video”); } }); } }); } }; WVM.setupAccordionButton = function(fullVideoId){ var deviceName = ‘desktop’; $(‘#next-dropdown-accordion-button-‘ + fullVideoId).on(‘click’, function(){ if($(this).find(‘i’).hasClass(‘fa-chevron-up’)){ //hide $(this).find(‘i’).removeClass(‘fa-chevron-up’); $(this).find(‘i’).addClass(‘fa-chevron-down’); if(deviceName == “desktop” && !$(‘#media-container-‘ + fullVideoId).hasClass(‘floating-video’)){ $(‘#media-container-‘ + fullVideoId + ” ” + ‘.page-carousel-wrapper’).slideUp(); $(‘#media-container-‘ + fullVideoId + ” ” + ‘.mobile-list-wrapper’).hide(); }else{ $(‘#media-container-‘ + fullVideoId + ” ” + ‘.mobile-list-wrapper’).slideUp(); $(‘#media-container-‘ + fullVideoId + ” ” + ‘.page-carousel-wrapper’).hide(); } var currVideoId = WVM[‘player_state’ + fullVideoId][‘VIDEO_ID’]; var nextVideoId = WVM.getNextPlaylistIndex(currVideoId); //playerId, mediaId, fieldName var myTitle = WVM.getPlaylistData(fullVideoId, nextVideoId, ‘noprefixtitle’); 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var newMediaId = WVM.getNextPlaylistIndex(currId); if(newMediaId){ console.log(“loading new video from rawtimeupdate”); WVM.load_video(newMediaId, true, playerState.ORIGINAL_ID); } } if(!$(‘.vjs-loading-spinner’).hasClass(‘badspinner’)){ $(‘.vjs-loading-spinner’).addClass(‘badspinner’) } }; } WVM.reinitRawEvents = function(playerId){ var playerState = WVM[‘player_state’ + playerId]; var rawVideoElem = document.getElementById(‘html5-video-‘ + WVM[‘player_state’ + playerId][‘ORIGINAL_ID’] + ‘_html5_api’); //COMPLETE EENT if( WVM[‘player_state’ + playerId].COMPLETE_EVENT){ rawVideoElem.removeEventListener(‘ended’, WVM.rawCompleteEvent, false); } rawVideoElem.addEventListener(‘ended’, WVM.rawCompleteEvent, false); //TIME UPDATE EVENT if( WVM[‘player_state’ + playerId].TIMEUPDATE_EVENT){ rawVideoElem.removeEventListener(‘ended’, WVM.rawTimeupdateEvent, false); } rawVideoElem.addEventListener(‘ended’, WVM.rawTimeupdateEvent, false); WVM[‘player_state’ + playerId].COMPLETE_EVENT = true; WVM[‘player_state’ + playerId].TIMEUPDATE_EVENT = true; };

GREEN BAY, Wis. (CBS 58) — Matt LaFleur didn’t want to give us his full thoughts on this condensed schedule — but said it’s like preparing for a Thursday game. His quarterback had a little fun at his expense with the adjusted schedules.

“Coaches are creatures of habit, even more than players. Anytime there’s a minute adjustment to the schedule. It throws them all out of whack,” said quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The schedule is condensed no doubt. A lot of work to get done here before leaving Thursday.

But the team will practice Friday as well and while being focused on the task at hand — beating the Giants — hopefully get a chance to explore just a little bit.

“We’re all excited. I think the reason I said I want to go early is just to experience a little bit of that culture. Be able to get out, see some sites, interact with fans. Go to a pub, have Guinness or whatever the local brew is,” said Rodgers.

“I feel like Aaron has some good connections over there, so I’m going to try to use the wide receiver card. Tag along with him and do some activities,” said wide receiver Allen Lazard. “Being able to play in another country, travel across the world is something I’m pretty grateful for.”

“I’m excited to be a part of it, should be a cool new thing. After 16 years, you don’t get a ton of new experiences,” said kicker Mason Crosby. “This should be a fun one.”

“I trust our guys. I think they’ll make wise decisions,” said head coach Matt LaFleur. “I expect us to play at a high level on Sunday.”

Sleep was a topic as well — from his own international travel Rodgers says he has some tricks he’s sharing with teammates.

WASHINGTON — The holidays bring many things — gifts, family gatherings, decorating and festivities. For 2022, they also bring a few updates from the Postal Service for shipping deadlines and temporary pricing changes, as well as new package regulations.

2022 Holiday Shipping Deadlines

The Postal Service recommends the following mailing and shipping deadlines for expected delivery by Dec. 25 to domestic addresses and Air/Army Post Office/Fleet Post Office/Diplomatic Post Office (APO/FPO/DPO) addresses*:

• Nov. 5   — APO/FPO/DPO (all ZIP Codes) USPS Retail Ground service
• Dec. 9   — APO/FPO/DPO (all ZIP Codes) Priority Mail and First-Class Mail
• Dec. 16 — APO/FPO/DPO (except ZIP Code 093) USPS Priority Mail Express Military service
• Dec. 17 — USPS Retail Ground service
• Dec. 17 — First-Class Mail service (including greeting cards)
• Dec. 17 — First-Class packages (up to 15.99 ounces)
• Dec. 19 — Priority Mail service
• Dec. 23 — Priority Mail Express* service

Alaska

• Dec. 2   — Alaska to/from Continental U.S. — USPS Retail Ground
• Dec. 17 — Alaska to/from Continental U.S. — First-Class Mail and Priority Mail
• Dec. 21 — Alaska to/from Continental U.S. — Priority Mail Express

Hawaii

• Dec. 17 — Hawaii to/from mainland — First-Class Mail and Priority Mail
• Dec. 21 — Hawaii to/from mainland — Priority Mail Express

*Not a guarantee, unless otherwise noted. Dates are for estimated delivery before Dec. 25. Actual delivery date may vary depending on origin, destination, Post Office acceptance date and time, and other conditions. Some restrictions apply. For Priority Mail Express shipments mailed Dec. 22 through Dec. 25, the money-back guarantee applies only if the shipment was not delivered, or delivery was not attempted, within two business days.

New Seasonal Stamps

There are several new holiday and seasonal stamps available for your greeting cards and letters. They can be found online at the Postal Store or at any one of more than 34,000 Post Office locations. As a reminder, as of July 10, the cost of a First-Class Forever stamp increased to 60 cents from 58 cents.

New Hazardous Materials Shipping Restrictions

For safety reasons, effective June 6, packages containing hazardous materials —lithium-ion batteries, in particular — must now be mailed by surface transportation using Parcel Select Ground, USPS Retail Ground, Parcel Return Service or Ground Return Service.

The Postal Service issued the new requirements for shipping used electronics and other hazardous materials because items of this nature can cause fires and other dangers to mailers, air carriers, aircraft passengers and others.

Customers can find detailed information on common hazardous, restricted and perishable materials in the Postal Service’s Publication 52, Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail.

Temporary Pricing Adjustments

For the 2022 holiday season, the Postal Service has implemented temporary price adjustments. The changes are in place through Jan. 22, 2023, 12:01 a.m. Central time, for both retail and business customers.

The changes include some of the Postal Service’s more popular shipping products, which also includes military shipping: Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, First-Class Package Service, Parcel Select Ground and USPS Retail Ground. International products are unaffected.

These temporary rates will keep the Postal Service competitive and are similar to adjustments in past years to help cover extra handling costs to ensure a successful holiday season. More information can be found at usps.com.

The temporary adjustments are part of Delivering for America, the Postal Service’s 10-year plan for achieving financial sustainability and service excellence, which calls for appropriate pricing initiatives. Even with the temporary increase, the Postal Service has some of the lowest mail postage rates in the industrialized world and continues to offer great values in shipping.

More tips for a successful holiday mailing and shipping season:

• Use free Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes. They are available at local Post Office locations or online at usps.com/freeboxes.
• Make it easy with Click-N-Ship. You can create shipping labels and pay for postage online at usps.com/ship.
• Schedule a free Package Pickup when the carrier delivers your mail. It’s free regardless of the number of packages. Pickups can be scheduled at usps.com/pickup.*
• Mail and packages that weigh more than 10 ounces and/or are more than a half-inch thick using stamps as postage cannot be dropped into a collection box or left for a carrier to pick up. Instead, take them to a window clerk at a Post Office location.
• Packages containing used electronics or other hazardous materials — lithium-ion batteries, in particular — must now be shipped via surface transportation.

*Boxes are delivered within the U.S. with your regular mail, usually within 7 to 10 business days. Exclusions apply, for details and to order, visit the Postal Store.

Additional holiday news and information can be found at the Postal Service Holiday Newsroom: usps.com/holidaynews.

The Postal Service generally receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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More USPS holiday news, including shipping deadlines and information on the North Pole postmark, can be found at usps.com/holidaynews. For reporters interested in speaking with a regional Postal Service public relations professional, please go to about.usps.com/news/media-contacts/usps-local-media-contacts.pdf.

The Biden administration is preparing new export controls on semiconductors and the machines to make them, the latest push in its effort to deny China the ability to make the fastest, most cutting-edge circuitry possible, according to people familiar with the situation. 

The administration in recent weeks has already placed new restrictions on some U.S. exports of chips used for artificial-intelligence calculations and manufacturing equipment used to make some of the most powerful number-crunching chips. 

ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – Businesses and community are coming together to gather supplies and aid to those in hardest hit areas in Florida.

See below their plans and how you can join them.

Knowledge Perk posting out this afternoon, “Our friends and community partners at Williams & Fudge, Inc. are putting together some supplies to send to families in need in Florida. Our own Knowledge Perk team has family down there, and we would like to support as well. While we know many necessities will be shipped, they will need caffeine as well and a great cup of coffee can provide warmth and may be of some small comfort. Knowledge Perk is donating 2,000 single serve bags of coffee, ready to go and only needing water added.

If anyone in our community would like to support as well, feel free to come by either store and purchase a pound of coffee, then leave it with us and designate it for Florida. We will grind it all, and make sure it goes out with the next available shipment of supplies. All those affected families are in our thoughts and prayers and we hope this simple gesture lets them know that our community is supporting them in whatever way we can.”

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) – Orangeburg County leaders are expecting some severe flooding as Hurricane Ian strengthens which could make it difficult for emergency vehicles to make it out to certain parts of the county. WIS spoke with the county administrator and a spokesperson with the Regional Medical Center about what you should do if there’s a medical emergency.

Orangeburg County is already being hit with strong winds, but once these gusts hit 45 miles per hour, the county administrator tells me emergency vehicles like ambulances won’t be able to travel the roads.

Chris Potter with the Regional Medical Center tells WIS, RMC has been tracking Hurricane Ian by using an online tool called Hurrevac and have been preparing all week for the impacts of the storm.

“Ensuring that all of our generators were running properly, making sure all of our propane tanks were filled, our diesel was filled. Ensuring that the rooms were taken care of,” said Porter.

He says they even have extra staff on hand at the emergency room for Friday when the storm is expected to hit. City agencies have also been out prepping the roads for severe weather.

“Public works has been opening ditches and canals to the best of their ability to make sure other areas like lakes and stuff that receive water are open as much as possible,” said Harold Young, the county administrator.

The County’s administrator Harold Young says people living in the eastern end of Orangeburg county should keep in mind that they could get about six to eight inches of rain while people living in the central part could get up to four inches of rain all in a 24-to-32-hour span.

“So anytime we see that much rain, it’s going to be a problem so we’ve prepped the roads as best we can,” he said.

But if that heavy rain and those strong winds hit, emergency vehicles will not be on the roads, but Young says the county does have an alternative.

Young says, “The STAR team has been trained and equipped in different high water, high wind, and other types of rescues and they have specialized equipment. So, the STAR team would be dispatched to them.”

And while the county hasn’t been put under an official evacuation, Young is asking citizens to use their better judgment.

He says, “If they feel like they’re going to be in harm’s way please remove themselves from harm’s way prior to storms so that emergency personnel don’t have to put their lives on the line trying to save somebody that could’ve been prepared.”

You won’t need to directly contact the STAR team. All you need to do in case of an emergency is dial 911.

Chris Porter says the emergency department at RMC and BBMC the emergency center in Bamberg will remain open but the outlying clinics, like the cardiology clinics and the family clinics, will be closed for the day.

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A cannabis recession may be coming and no cannabis business is immune. Prices are rising, operations are expensive to run, over regulation is rampant, local control is stifling, and you can’t even take many business deductions with the IRS because of IRC 280E.

While things like interstate commerce agreements are getting a lot of attention, cannabis businesses should maybe be thinking about how to prepare now for a cannabis recession in the future. Here’s how:

This one is obvious. To a certain extent, cannabis businesses have been permitted to grow relatively comfortably for a while now– mainly because legalization has been somewhat novel and exciting to consumers. Lots of cannabis businesses have invested heavily into their IP, work fleet, fee slotting agreements, and expansion efforts in order to capture the upside of these democratic experiments (before bigger business interests jump in).

However, with a cannabis recession potentially looming, examining work force size and unnecessary expenditures is bound to happen. From the legal front, when cutting employees or trying to bail on goods and services agreements, make sure you know what you’re doing in those respective areas. Missteps or breaches will be undoubtedly costly.

Consider outsourcing what you can

Cannabis ancillary companies are a dime a dozen these days. Many operators are outsourcing a chunk of their businesses, and that’s OK so long as it doesn’t amount to trafficking without a license (big no no). Cannabis management companies need to be mindful of IRC 280E, and owners, financial interest holders, and true parties of interest still face a myriad of disclosure requirements. But downsizing and outsourcing is an efficient way to save some cash in hard times.

Ditch your bad, expensive agreements (or try to change them)

Times like now are why it’s so very important to consider “no cause” termination in your agreements with third parties. You may otherwise be locked into a very costly, unproductive agreement for a lengthy term.

If you can’t get out of a contract, maybe at least go to the other party to re-negotiate some more economically sensitive terms. I can tell you now that I’m working on a number of contract “re-do’s” where parties are heavily negotiating the absorption of costs and guaranteed minimum production metrics (especially with cannabis distribution agreements). Now’s the time to examine these things.

Start whipping on collections

Margins in cannabis are not amazing unless you can really scale and engage in high volume production. And even if you can do those things, in most states, getting paid B2B is increasingly difficult. Yes, we’re all in this democratic experiment together, but to prevent complete failure, businesses will have to get tougher on engaging in collections and getting paid.

Long gone are the days of sweet net payment deals for distributors and retailers. Discount pricing is also taking a hit because wholesale production costs have gone up considerably (in addition to the general high expense of running these operations). It’s not pretty and no one wants to do it, but if you’ve been late on your payments to your cannabis vendors, you should probably expect to receive some demand letters around payment or even collection efforts to boot. A cannabis recession will certainly bring out people’s teeth.

Pay your taxes or get on a payment plan ASAP

The cannabis industry needs to understand that no revenue collector feels bad for it. Their job is to wrench out of you every dollar owed to the government. And pointing to a cannabis recession for an inability to pay is not going to be persuasive.

If you’re headed for dire straits on payment of your taxes as the cannabis economy slows, do not wait to do something about it with the tax collector. Get on a payment plan in your state and work with the government to stay on top of it and out of liens and levies.

Adjust products and services

Cannabis is an industry that embraces innovation. In times of economic downturn, all businesses are going to be looking at their products and services to determine if they’re worth the cost and in demand.

Consumer behavior gets wonky in a recession, but cannabis businesses would be wise to pay attention to what’s selling and what’s not, and to focus on producing those products in demand and diversify accordingly (or creating the demand with various innovations, so long as they comply with prohibited products lists and packaging and labeling requirements, which vary across states).

Other things to consider now are things like subscription programs, discount clubs, and personalized products (like monthly boxes, etc.). Just make sure any recession-friendly product turn-outs comply with the many, many cannabis marketing and sales regulations in your state.

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It’s been said that a recession is an opportunity in wolf’s clothing. And that can be true for a cannabis recession too, but companies should prepare themselves now so they can successfully weather the storm.