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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer’s use of its vintage sports logos and images. A Pennsylvania jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages on Wednesday over products made and sold by Vintage Brand and Sportswear Inc., two firms co-founded by former minor league baseball player Chad Hartvigson. Penn State accused them of selling “counterfeit” clothing and accessories, while the defendants said their website makes clear they are not affiliated with the university. At least a dozen other schools have sued the defendants on similar grounds, including Purdue, Stanford and UCLA, Penn State said in its 2021 lawsuit. However, the Penn State case was the first to go to trial and seen by some as a test case in the sports merchandising industry. “It addresses an important issue with trademark law — whether or not the mark owner is able to prevent third parties from using its marks on T-shirts and paraphernalia without permission,” said Tiffany Gehrke, a trademark lawyer in Chicago who was not involved in the case. The verdict, she said, maintains the status quo, while a victory for Vintage Brand “could have shaken things up.” It followed a six-day trial in federal court in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, overseen by Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew W. Brann. Defense lawyers declined to comment on the verdict and whether their clients planned to appeal. Penn State, in a statement, called its trademarks “critical” to the school’s brand, and said it was grateful for the verdict. “The university appreciates this result as it relates to the many hundreds of licensees with whom the university works and who go through the appropriate processes to use Penn State’s trademarks,” the statement said. Founded in 1855, Penn State adopted the Nittany Lion as its mascot in 1904 and has been using various images of the animal, along with the school’s seal and other logos, for decades, the lawsuit said. The school now has more than 100,000 students at 24 campuses.ALBANY – The leaders of three state government watchdog organizations are asking State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to conduct a “top-to-bottom” audit of the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. to assess the public benefit corporation's benefit to the public. State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “We have grave concerns about Western OTB and appreciate your office helping to restore public trust in this historically troubled unit of government,” stated the letter to DiNapoli signed by Common Cause New York Executive Director Susan Lerner, Reinvent Albany Executive Director John Kaehny and Erica Smitka, the executive director of Women Voters of New York State. WROTB, which oversees OTB betting sites and the Batavia Downs racing and casino resort, has brought more than $240 million to 15 counties – including Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Orleans, Wyoming and Genesee, as well as the cities of Buffalo and Rochester – since its start in 1973. It also has brought controversy in the form of decades-long allegations of patronage, inefficiency and poor management. On Oct. 16, former Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the city’s longest-serving mayor, began his job as WROTB’s new president and CEO at a salary of $295,000. The WROTB board approved corporate restructuring last week, and some of the hirings didn’t sit well with Erie County’s appointee to the WROTB board, Timothy Callan, or with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. The ex-mayor's former first deputy mayor, Steven Casey, is now second-in-command at WROTB at $190,000 annually; former Brown mayoral spokesperson, Michael DeGeorge, is making $130,000 as communications director, a new position; and Bernadette Taylor, the ex-mayor's office manager at City Hall, is making $80,000 annually as WROTB's executive business administrator. In 2021, DiNapoli's office announced the results of two audits of WROTB: One of the fiscal examinations determined that the authority spent at least $121,000 on tickets for the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans, concerts, food and alcohol for WROTB board members and other employees without state-required oversight. A second audit found WROTB’s then-president and CEO, Henry Wojtaszek, did not reimburse the organization $3,484 for his personal use of an official vehicle in a timely manner. Byron Brown attends the Off-Track Betting Corp.’s board of directors meeting at Batavia Downs on Oct. 24. Brown resigned as mayor of Buffalo and began working as CEO and president of WROTB on Oct. 16. At the time, DiNapoli said WROTB "needs to clean up its operations." In their Nov. 22 letter to DiNapoli, the trio of good-government advocates asked the comptroller to provide answers to basic questions about WROTB, such as the breakdown of public funding from horse racing streams as opposed to slot machine-like Video Lottery Terminals and casino gaming. "We are asking your office to take a top-to-bottom look at Western OTB that answers fundamental questions about the public benefit provided by Western OTB, the board’s fulfillment of its fiduciary duty and independence from partisan political considerations that directly affect hiring, procurement, and spending decisions," the letter said. "We draw your attention to a steady stream of news stories about government officials exploiting Western OTB – a public authority – to benefit themselves, family members, and political confidantes," the letter stated. "We hope you share our concern about the golden parachutes for departing executives, nepotistic hiring, and an outsize salary for the incoming CEO." State Sen. Sean M. Ryan and Assemblywoman Monica Wallace, in letters to the State Inspector General's Office and the State Attorney General's Office, say that compensation for three WROTB officials violates Section 2854 of the Public Authorities Law, which prohibits golden parachutes. Jennifer Freeman, a spokesperson for DiNapoli, said: "We received the request and are reviewing it." A spokesperson for WROTB could not be reached. In September, Sen. Sean Ryan, D-Buffalo, and Assembly Member Monica Wallace, D-Lancaster, asked for Attorney General Letitia James and Inspector General Lucy Lang to review $508,000 in buyouts given to Wojtaszek, ex-WROTB Chief Financial Officer Jacquelyne Leach and William White, ex-vice president of administration. The lawmakers argued that it violated state law limiting severance for at-will employees of state public authorities to no more than three months of pay. Ryan has since announced that he will run in 2025 for Buffalo mayor . Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Albany Bureau Chief {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
BOONE, N.C. (AP) — South Carolina offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains has been hired as head coach at Appalachian State and will receive a five-year contract, athletic director Doug Gillin announced Saturday. The 44-year-old Loggains replaces Shawn Clark, who was fired Monday after the Mountaineers finished 5-6 for their first losing season since 2013. Loggains was South Carolina's offensive coordinator for two seasons and an assistant at Arkansas, his alma mater, for two seasons before that. He spent 16 years in the NFL as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Tennessee, Cleveland, Chicago, Miami and the New York Jets. “He brings experience as a leader and play-caller at the highest levels of professional and college football," Gillin said. "He is a great recruiter and believes strongly in building relationships. He is aligned with our core values of academic integrity, competitive excellence, social responsibility and world-class experience. This is a great day for App State.” Loggains' offense at South Carolina featured LaNorris Sellers, one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks, and running back Raheim “Rocket” Sanders. Sellers and Sanders led the Southeastern Conference's third-ranked rushing offense. Loggains spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons as Arkansas' tight ends coach, and he worked with Sam Darnold, Jay Cutler, Mitchell Trubisky, Brian Hoyer and Vince Young during his time in the NFL. The Mountaineers, the preseason favorites in the Sun Belt Conference's East Division, tied for fifth with a 3-5 record in league play. App State was 40-24 under Clark, but the Mountaineers have failed to reach a bowl game two of the past three seasons. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballSanta Marian Kamalen procession this year is on Dec. 9, not the usual Dec. 8Ruben Amorim issues storm warning after smooth start with Manchester United
Manmohan Singh Architect of 1991 reforms and new economic eraThe game was tied at 7 in the second quarter when the Phoenix turned a fumble recovery into a field goal. That started a string of four-straight scoring possessions. Downing was 16 of 21 for 203 yards. Chandler Brayboy had 12 receptions for 118 yards with a score. Rushawn Baker ran for 106 yards for the Phoenix (6-6, 5-3 Coastal Athletic Association). Julian Bumper also had a 10-yard rushing touchdown on his only carry and Jamarien Dalton had a 30-yard receiving touchdown on his only catch. Freshman Cortez Lane returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown for the Aggies (1-11, 0-8), who lost their 11th straight. Justin Fomby threw for 190 yards and a touchdown pass to Daniel Cole and Shimique Blizzard ran for 87 yards and a TD. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25
Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) The UK Government is “not minded to fund the North correctly”, Mary Lou McDonald claimed as she defended Sinn Fein’s record in the power-sharing Executive. Ms McDonald made the remarks as she seeks to lead Sinn Fein to victory in the Republic of Ireland’s General Election on Friday, and become the country’s Taoiseach. The Sinn Fein leader was responding to questioning on how the party could stand over pledges on housing delivery on the Republic of Ireland, given under supply in Northern Ireland . READ MORE: Simon Harris says ‘all to play for’ in Irish General Election despite Fine Gael polling slide READ MORE: Mary Lou McDonald tells students their best years will be in a united Ireland The housing portfolio north of the border is held by Sinn Fein MLA Deirdre Hargey. Ms McDonald said Ms Hargey had set out a “hugely ambitious, transformational plan”. However, she added: “The Tories, sadly, who unfortunately hold the purse strings, and now the successor government, under (Sir) Keir Starmer, are not minded to fund the North correctly. That’s at the root of the problem.” Ms McDonald said the picture of the public service in Northern Ireland is generally “not good”, adding that to compare the two jurisdictions is like comparing apples and oranges. Speaking on RTE’s Six One News, she added: “North of the border, there is not the capacity to raise or vary taxes. You are looking at an entirely different scenario and I regret that deeply. I’m a united Irelander, but sadly, at this point in time, our country is partitioned.” Ms McDonald said First Minister Michelle O’Neill and other Sinn Fein members of the Executive “aim high” when making demands from the UK Government, adding that they are “constantly putting pressure on the Treasury”. She said: “It’s a matter of great frustration to me as a Republican and a united Irelander, that on the one hand the British government, the system, insists that it remain and hold jurisdiction in the North, and yet it won’t fund the place correctly.” Ms McDonald said Sinn Fein has “delivered in spades in very challenging circumstances” in the multi-party power-sharing arrangement. She argued that this showed Sinn Fein’s ability to “hold things together”. Asked about complaints that Northern Ireland’s health service is not provided adequate funding by the Sinn Fein Finance Minister, Ms McDonald said Caoimhe Archibald can not do a “loaves and fishes job”. She added: “She’s a brilliant, brilliant woman and a brilliant minister but she does not have the power of miracles, unfortunately.” For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here and sign up to our daily newsletter here. Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow BelfastLive Facebook Twitter Comment More On Conservative Party Sinn Fein Republic of Ireland Politics Stormont Michelle O'NeillNEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle’s winning run in the English Premier League came to an abrupt end when goals from Thomas Souček and Aaron Wan-Bissaka gave West Ham a surprise 2-0 win at St. James’ Park on Monday. The Hammers rose into 14th place and the pressure on coach Julen Lopetegui was eased. The London club has been inconsistent all season and Monday’s win was just its fourth in 12 league games. West Ham was worth it in the end but the three points came courtesy of slack defending by the home side. Emerson whipped in an out-swinging corner after 10 minutes and, with Newcastle defenders rooted to the spot, Souček stole in to nod home the opener. Then eight minutes into the second half, captain Jarrod Bowen found Wan-Bissaka in the penalty box and he was left unchallenged and had time to fire an angled drive past Nick Pope. “The second goal ... if you settle on a lead it can come back to haunt you,” Bowen said. Newcastle brought on Harvey Barnes, and then Callum Wilson returned from a long-term back injury to make his first appearance of the season, but to no avail. “I said we needed a performance and we did that," Bowen said. “Newcastle always score at home so to keep them to a clean sheet and score twice ... it’s a tough place to come to. We did that perfectly.” The defeat ended a three-game winning streak for Newcastle and left the Saudi Arabia-owned club in ninth place, four points outside the top four. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerPair of local products leave Nebraska football program to enter transfer portalConstruction and engineering company Argan ( AGX -4.00% ) stumbled on the stock market Tuesday. Following news of an analyst's recommendation downgrade, investors sold out of the stock to leave it with a 4% decline over the trading session. That was a worse performance than that of the bellwether S&P 500 index, which eked out a marginal gain of less than 0.1%. Approaching overvalued territory? The pundit responsible for the downgrade was Lake Street Capital Markets' Rob Brown, who changed his Argan recommendation to hold from the previous buy. Despite the change, Brown actually boosted his price target on the construction company's stock to $150 per share from $85. According to reports, the analyst believes that Argan's equity -- which has seen quite a run-up since the summer and has gained a whopping 220% in price year to date -- is now fairly valued. This company is benefiting from strong demand for power solutions in hot technologies such as electric vehicles and data centers. Brown added that the company should secure numerous large contracts in such fields, and these victories will drive meaningful growth in revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) . No rally lasts forever While any stock facing juicy growth opportunities presents an attractive buying opportunity for investors, valuations always matter. In Argan's case, since its potential is so clear, scores of market players have already jumped in to take advantage of this. It's looking pricey on several key metrics, including price-to-sales at a ratio of almost 3 and a price-to-book value of 6.8. This isn't to say that it can't still go notably higher. However, buyers should always beware in situations where a stock is on a long bull run.
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