ULM Foundation to announce Henry A. Little, CPA, Endowed Professorship in Accounting at 10 am, Friday, Dec. 3 - ULM

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Published Nov. 30, 2021

The University of Louisiana Monroe Foundation announces the establishment of the Henry A. Little, CPA, Endowed Professorship in Accounting in the William D. Hoover School of Accounting, Financial and Information Services in the College of Business and Social Sciences.

A press conference recognizing Little’s achievements and the endowed professorship will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 3, at Laird Weems Center.

His son, Todd Little, CPA, principal, and managing member at Little and Associates, LLC, in Monroe, established the professorship.

Henry A. Little’s legacy

Henry Little graduated from then-Northeast Louisiana State College in 1961 with a B.S. in Accounting. He received his Certified Public Accountant license on Jan. 31, 1964. Little was a partner at Luffey, Little and Company in Monroe with John Luffey Sr. 

In 1992, Little founded Little and Company. He was a sole practitioner until his untimely death in 1999. 

Little was committed to serving the university. He was a member of the ULM Alumni Association Committee, ULM Annual Fund, ULM Financial Investment Committee, and the ULM Athletic Scholarship Foundation. Little was president of the ULM Alumni Association from 1974-75. On Oct. 28, 1999, he was honored with the Golden Arrow Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a ULM alumnus for outstanding personal and professional achievement.

Todd Little discussed the legacy of ULM that runs in his family that led to his decision to honor his father by establishing the professorship.

“Had it not been for the ULM Accounting program, it is doubtful that I would have been able to pursue the career path that multiple members of my family and I have pursued,” Todd Little said. 

Todd Little graduated in 1989 from then-Northeast Louisiana University and began his accounting career at Luffey, Little and Company in 1989, where his father was a partner. Todd and his wife Kathy have three children, Cheyenne, Sierra, and Auger. 

“ULM meant a lot to Dad, and I am honored to be a part of allowing his legacy in the Accounting Program to continue. He truly loved this school,” Todd Little said.

About the endowed professorship

The Henry A. Little, CPA, Endowed Professorship in Accounting was established with an initial investment of $60,000 which received a $40,000 match from the Louisiana State Board of Regents to create a $100,000 endowment. The balance has grown to over $138,000 and will support faculty within the ULM Accounting program in perpetuity. 

Jason Ashby, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Accounting, holds the Henry A. Little, CPA, Endowed Professorship.

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“One of the most appealing factors to me in selecting ULM as where I wanted to work after my doctorate was the availability of professorships for the ULM Accounting program. The professorship gives me access to the technology and statistical tools that are required for my research. It also allows me to participate in professional development opportunities that will help me to improve in the classroom and academia in general,” Ashby said.

“Todd and Kandy Little have been advocates of ULM for many years and have significantly impacted our community through their dedicated work in the field of accounting. This endowment will continue to honor the legacy of Henry A. Little through the ULM Accounting program,” said Morgan P. Morgan, Ed.D., ULM Foundation Development Officer.

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Top Little League® Graduates Earn 2021 MLB Awards - Little League - littleleague.org

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More than 20 former Little Leaguers^® received honors in November as the recipients of the 2021 MLB Awards.

Among the awards, former Little Leaguers took home 13 of the 31 All-MLB Team selections, as well as seven awards in each the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards. Little League^® graduates also swept the Manager of the Year honors, with Kevin Cash earning his second-straight title while Gabe Kapler earned his first honor after leading the Giants to a franchise-record and 2021 MLB-best 107 wins. Jonathan India became the first National League Rookie of the Year from the Cincinnati Reds while Eddie Rosario was named the NLCS MVP after becoming one of only five players to record 14 hits in a postseason series.

On top of the traditional MLB awards he received, including earning both First and Second Team All-MLB honors at two separate positions, former Little Leaguer Shohei Ohtani was named the Players’ Choice Player of the Year as well as the recipient of the Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award after a historic season as a two-way player.

Ozzie Albies – Atlanta Braves – Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curacao)

• National League Silver Slugger Award (2B)
• MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award
• Second Team All-MLB Team (2B)

Nolan Arenado – St. Louis Cardinals – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL

• National League Gold Glove Award (3B)
• National League Platinum Glove Award

Xander Bogaerts – Boston Red Sox – Aruba South LL – 2009 SLBWS

• American League Silver Slugger Award (SS)

Harrison Bader – St. Louis Cardinals – Eastchester (N.Y.) LL

• National League Gold Glove Award (CF)

Walker Buehler – Los Angeles Dodgers – Lexington (Ky.) Eastern LL

• First Team All-MLB Team (SP)

Kevin Cash – Tampa Bay Rays – Northside LL (Tampa, Fla.) – 1989 LLBWS

• American League Manager of the Year

Matt Chapman – Oakland Athletics – Lake Forest (Calif.) LL

• American League Gold Glove Award (3B)

Gerrit Cole – New York Yankees – Tustin (Calif.) Western LL

• First Team All-MLB Team (SP)

Carlos Correa – Houston Astros – Villa Blanca LL (Santa Isabel, P.R.)

• American League Gold Glove Award (SS)
• American League Platinum Glove Award

Brandon Crawford – San Francisco Giants – Pleasanton (Calif.) National LL

• National League Gold Glove Award (SS)

Tommy Edman – St. Louis Cardinals – Tierrasanta LL (San Diego, Calif.)

• National League Gold Glove Award (2B)

Freddie Freeman – Atlanta Braves – Long Beach (Calif.) LL

• National League Silver Slugger Award (1B)
• Second Team All-MLB Team (1B)

Max Fried – Atlanta Braves – Encino (Calif.) LL

• National League Gold Glove Award (P)
• National League Silver Slugger Award (P)
• Second Team All-MLB (SP)

Jonathan India – Cincinnati Reds – North Springs LL (Coral Springs, Fla.)

• National League Rookie of the Year

Kenley Jansen – Los Angeles Dodgers – Pabao LL (Willemstad, Curacao) – 2003 SLBWS

• Second Team All-MLB (RP)

Aaron Judge – New York Yankees – Linden (Calif.) LL

• American League Silver Slugger Award (OF)
• First Team All-MLB Team (OF)

Gabe Kapler – San Francisco Giants – Encino (Calif.) LL

• National League Manager of the Year

Shohei Ohtani – Los Angeles Angels – Mizusawa (Japan) LL

• Players’ Choice Player of the Year
• Commissioner’s Historic Achievement Award
• American League Silver Slugger Award (DH)
• American League MVP
• First Team All-MLB Team (DH)
• Second Team All-MLB Team (SP)
• Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award

Eddie Rosario – Atlanta Braves – Radames Lopez LL (Guayama, P.R.) – 2006 JLB LA Region Tournament

• National League Championship Series MVP

Juan Soto – Washington Nationals – Banco Central LL (Santo Domingo, D.R.) – 2010 LLB Car. Region Tournament

• National League Silver Slugger Award (OF)
• First Team All-MLB Team (OF)

Kyle Tucker – Houston Astros – Tampa Bay (Fla.) LL

• Second Team All-MLB Team (OF)

Trea Turner – Los Angeles Dodgers – West Boynton Beach (Fla.) LL

• Second Team All-MLB Team (SS)

Zack Wheeler – Philadelphia Phillies – Smyrna (Ga.) LL

• Second Team All-MLB Team (SP)

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Little League Requests Changes to Ted Lane Field - Zip06.com

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By Eric O’Connell/Zip06.com • 11/30/2021 02:56 p.m. EST

In an effort to make sure that both boys and girls can enjoy the field, Westbrook Little League is hoping to get permission to redo the ball field at Ted Lane ahead of next spring’s season.

Ted Lane is the site of many of Westbrook’s civic events like the muster and Carnival as well as a Little League field. At the Board of Selectman (BOS) meeting on Oct. 28, Westbrook Little League president Clinton Bonner presented to the board a request to convert the Ted Lane playing field from a grass infield into a clay-based infield. The request inspired nearly an hour of discussion but no resolution that night.

Bonner explained the Harbor News that there were two primary reasons for the request: safety concerns that the chewed-up grass and dirt on the field was causing balls to take too many bad hops, and the fact that the girls were forced to play softball at facilities that aren’t as good as Ted Lane.

Bonner told the Harbor News that with a new iteration of the BOS in office now, he wants to represent his case to the BOS sometime this winter to show that there is support for the proposal. He stressed that all communication between Little League and the town have been respectful and that both sides were committed to working together.

“I don’t want to raise any false concerns. I’m not trying to paint anyone as a villain or point fingers. Nobody here is acting in malice,” said Bonner.

Still, he held firm in his points. Bonner pointed out that the girls usually play at the Westbrook High School, or occasionally in Old Saybrook, which he said are “fine” fields, but the Ted Lane field has a better field, a public address system a concession stand, and is more prestigious to some.

“It’s a marquee place to play. Right now, they’re really removed from what the boys have,” said Bonner.

Furthermore, Bonner said he has concerns about the field itself.

“The current field isn’t in great shape. In my estimation, it’s a safety issue,” said Bonner.

Bonner recalled coaching Little League over the summer and noticing how many balls took bad hops or ricocheted off the ground harder than was normal. Bonner contended he wasn’t talking about routine unlucky bounces, but plays that could result in injury due to a poorly maintained playing surface.

“In summer ball when you get to 11 and 12 years old, some of these kids can really sting the ball and it can be unsafe if a ball catches the lip of the grass,” said Bonner.

The solution Bonner and Little League have in mind is to convert the infield into a clay or dirt infield. That way there wouldn’t be a worry about maintaining the grass and the field would be suitable for both softball and baseball. Bonner said that a clay mound could be brought in for Little League and removed as needed for softball. Bonner said other area towns do the same thing.

“We have the money. We wouldn’t be asking the town for a dime or anything other than permission,” said Bonner.

The matter was subsequently discussed at a BOS meeting on Nov. 9, where the town said that the Department of Public Works would work to come up with a maintenance plan for the field to alleviate safety issues.

“As a board, we decided let’s pause talk to other parents and then talk to the BOS again. I still think it’s the best thing for the town,” said Bonner.

According to Bonner, he said the fields wouldn’t offer any decrease in quality with the new infield or mounds. He also said that the fields could be watered ahead of big events to make sure there wasn’t too much dust kicked up by the new field.

“There really isn’t much grass on the infield to begin with; it wouldn’t be a drastic change,” said Bonner.

Bonner said that in order to get the new field in and ready for the season, work would need to begin by early April, but he added that he had no timeframe yet for when he would go back to the BOS, but confirmed it is something that the league is still very concerned with.

“The number one goal is giving the girls the same best field the boys have,” said Bonner.

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China’s Frozen Factories Warm Up, a Little - The Wall Street Journal

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China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index for November breached the mark separating expansion from contraction for the first time since August.

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The Northern Hemisphere is firmly in the grip of winter—and potentially, a nasty new coronavirus variant. But Tuesday brought some good news for markets: Chinese factories are ramping up again. China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index for November rallied to 50.1, breaching the 50-point mark separating expansion from contraction for the first time since August.

Nonetheless the improvement shouldn’t be overstated. The production subindex jumped sharply, likely due to fewer power curbs as the fall’s electricity...

The Northern Hemisphere is firmly in the grip of winter—and potentially, a nasty new coronavirus variant. But Tuesday brought some good news for markets: Chinese factories are ramping up again. China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index for November rallied to 50.1, breaching the 50-point mark separating expansion from contraction for the first time since August.

Nonetheless the improvement shouldn’t be overstated. The production subindex jumped sharply, likely due to fewer power curbs as the fall’s electricity shortages ease. But new orders remain subdued. And the service sector decelerated further, with business activity expanding at the weakest pace since February, excluding the sharp drop in August when the country was combating a Delta variant outbreak.

All in all this adds up to a weak recovery at best in early 2022—if exports hold up and further significant policy support for the economy is forthcoming. If not, expect a further slowdown next quarter and another round of market jitters on financial risk.

The major drag remains real estate, as it has been for months. The construction PMI ticked up, but that probably reflects the impact of a dramatic drop in costs as factories restarted, rather than a strong rebound in demand. The construction new orders subindex rose modestly by 1.9 points to 54.2. But the input price index fell over 25 points to 44.9.

And while housing sales appear to have stabilized somewhat thanks to recent modest policy easing measures—mainly on mortgages—they have settled at a low level. Commercial housing space sold in 30 large cities last week remained around 20% below where it was in late November last year, according to data from Wind, and shows few signs of rebounding.

Other threats on the horizon could have a mixed impact. If the Omicron covid variant proves as contagious and virulent as feared that could shut down factories in China’s Asian competitors for longer, prolonging strong demand for Chinese goods in developed nations. But it might also mean more outbreaks with severe policy responses in China, potentially hampering a full recovery for domestic consumption.

Whether or not this winter thaw proves durable, there is little reason to expect a particularly warm spring—barring much stronger moves from Beijing to support growth than have been evident so far.

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China’s electricity shortages have hit factories that produce a lot of the goods we use every day, including Apple gadgets and furniture. The country’s coal problems expose the growing pains in transitioning to a greener future and risks to the global supply chain. Photo composite: Sharon Shi The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition

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Little Elm superintendent plans news conference over protest, chaos earlier this month - WFAA.com

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National Little Mermaid Day with Aquamermaid - Fox 59

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Bainbridge's little big top - Hillsboro Times Gazette

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This photo shows a portion of the model circus made by late Massillon resident Tom Persell and now owned by local resident Wade Hamilton.

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The interior of the little big top on display at the Ancient Valley Mercantile in Bainbridge is shown in this picture.

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An entrance area to the model circus is displayed in this photo.

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Clyde Beatty memorabilia is shown in this display case.

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Some of the extra cars that were left over once the model circus display was set up are shown in this photograph.

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In the early Twentieth Century, Bainbridge native Clyde Beatty gained immense notoriety as an animal trainer and circus impresario, and local business owner Wade Hamilton has reignited the era of Beatty’s heyday by rebuilding a scale model of the renowned Clyde Beatty Circus.

“I always tell people he was the Kardashian of the ‘30s,” said Hamilton. “There was nobody bigger in show business in the ‘30s and ‘40s than Clyde Beatty. He had a TV series and he had a weekly radio show. He was in feature length movies. He was everywhere.”

Eventually, Beatty owned his own circus companies. Born and raised in Bainbridge, Beatty hopped a freight train to Washington Court House where he joined Howe’s Great London Circus as a cage boy cleaning animal cages.

Beatty was enamored with animals, and by the next year he persuaded the powers that be at the circus to allow him to have an animal act. He began by training a hippopotamus to chase a clown around the ring. Soon after success with this venture, he was charged with training eight fully grown polar bears.

He became an assistant to lion tamer Pete Taylor and took over the act when Taylor was attacked by a lion and suffered a nervous breakdown.

Beatty became the star of the circus until he succumbed to cancer at 62 in 1965.

Hamilton’s interest in Beatty was spurred about five years ago when he was asked to portray Beatty in the annual Bainbridge Ghost Walk. “I started doing some research, and I thought ‘I’ll buy this poster to hang behind us when we do the spiel about Clyde Beatty,’ and from then on it spiraled out of control,” said Hamilton.

Hamilton eventually amassed a sizeable amount of Clyde Beatty memorabilia. “We had it in a couple different locations, kind of set up like a museum, and I started thinking, ‘It would be cool to have a circus model here,’” he said.

After some online research, Hamilton learned of Tom Persell of Massillon who had built a detailed 16-by-40-foot miniature circus. Persell had displayed the model circus at conventions, train shows, and the Circus Hall of Fame when it was located in Sarasota, Florida.

Hamilton connected with Persell’s daughter through Facebook and learned that the model circus had been boxed up for years in her basement. After Persell’s passing early this year, she called Hamilton to let him know she wanted the display to be set up where people could enjoy it.

“So, we rented a 26-foot U-Haul and went and picked up all the boxes and spent about 200 hours trying to figure out how to put it together,” said Hamilton.

Hamilton worked with his business partner Chris Cunningham and their friend Cody Noble to assemble the model. They constructed a 12-by-24-foot table to display it. “It was enormous, so we figured out a way to compact it a little bit,” said Hamilton. “We built bookshelves to hold all the extra cars, and we put all the trains in the windows.”

Hamilton said Persell spent about 20 years making the model.

“Well, there were no instructions, and nobody had ever put it together other than him or his family,” said Hamilton. “We had a couple of photos which were very helpful, but other than that, it’s put together like a real circus — there’s nothing fake about it.”

The model is made to a half inch scale with every half inch equaling a foot.

Everyone is welcome to view the miniature piece of Bainbridge history at Ancient Valley Mercantile in Bainbridge.

Reach John Hackley at 937-402-2571.

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'Little jewel in your closet': Bainbridge pop-up offers quality, timeless, vintage clothes - Bainbridge Island Review

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If you’ve fallen into the habit of buying clothes online, there’s a good chance you’ve developed a few low-level neuroses along the way. You may feel anxiety around finding things that fit and flatter your shape, finding pieces that are made with care and meant to last, or finding clothes that legitimately make you happy instead of simply keeping you covered.

Tova Gannana is on a mission to make shopping for clothes fun, enlightening and surprising again. She collects quality vintage working women’s clothing for her Bainbridge pop-up shop Bijou, and offers personalized shopping advice to help people look their best.

“It’s a completely different way of looking at clothing. I really know each piece in my collection — the beading, the history, how to clean and care for it,” she says. “Bijou means ‘jewel’ in French, and I chose that name because these pieces feel like a little jewel in your closet.”

Bijou’s next pop-up is Tuesday, Dec. 7 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Earth and Vine Wine Bar in Lynwood Center on Bainbridge Island.

Timeless vintage

Gannana came to fashion from the film world, and now travels the Pacific Northwest visiting estate sales, shops and even the store that supplies TV shows like The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel, collecting pieces for Bijou.

“I go far in my car for these pieces, but I don’t buy bags of clothing. I only want to take the things that are good,” she says. “Nothing feels costumey. It’s all timeless vintage, made to last for the ages, not a specific time period.”

She focuses on quality dresses, suits, pants and blouses, not jeans and t-shirts. She has clothes for all sizes, all ages, and says both men and women have found success shopping her collection.

“I will not buy anything drab — even if it’s beige, it’s got to be the kind of beige that lights up a room.”

Tova Gannana is an expert at pulling clothes from the collection at Bijou to suit your needs.

Bijou pop-up Tuesday, Dec. 7

When people schedule a one-on-one shopping session at Bijou, they get a personalized experience.

“I’ve spent two hours with a single customer. I’ll tell them if something isn’t going to work, and pull pieces that fit their body and the occasion they’re shopping for.”

Some people need a dress for a specific event, or pants for a new job. One woman came in nine month’s pregnant, and wanted joyful ‘aspirational’ clothes for occasions in a few month’s time when she’d be able to go out and meet friends again.

“People want to wear beautiful clothing, but sometimes it’s hard to figure out how.”

Bijou’s next pop-up is Tuesday, Dec. 7 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Earth and Vine Wine Bar in Lynwood Center on Bainbridge Island. Gannana is bringing all of her party frocks to outfit locals for the holiday season. Come enjoy a glass of wine and browse the Bijou collection! Follow Bijou on Instagram @bijou_pop_up. To schedule a personal shopping session email tovagannana@gmail.com.

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'The Little Holiday' art show - Boothbay Register

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The Kefauver Studio & Gallery, Damariscotta, announces the opening of “The Little Holiday” art show. The show opened Nov. 28 and will runs until Jan. 3. The show features new work by oil painter Will Kefauver, including original paintings, prints, notecards, and miniature original oils as unique ornaments. The artwork features a range of sizes and prices to suit all budgets.

In addition, charming ornaments are displayed on a holiday tree and a driftwood tree in the gallery, including knitted stockings and caps, tiny embroidered images of Maine icons such as lobsters and buoys each in their own little hoop, and miniature holiday packages wrapped in pretty paper and lace, all handmade by guest artist Justine Kefauver.

Kefauver also offers art lessons for all experience levels, either private or group, and takes commissions for the most personal of all art gifts.

Winter holidays celebrate light and giving, and art can be the perfect gift to give to others, or yourself!

The Kefauver Studio & Gallery is located at 144 Bristol Road, Damariscotta, and is open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. Will Kefauver can be reached at 207-226-0974, will@kefauverstudio.com, or www.kefauverstudio.com

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Iran nuclear talks resume with little cause for optimism after months-long hiatus - CNBC

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant, in Iran, October 8, 2021.

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The indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran on the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal begin again on Monday after a months-long hiatus. A lot has changed since the negotiations halted, and while the stakes are high, observers aren't particularly optimistic. 

Iran's foreign minister set the tone just before the talks began, with a statement that said there would be "no way to return" to the deal without the lifting of all U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran when it initially abandoned the multi-country pact in 2018.

"The return of the U.S. to the nuclear deal would be meaningless without guarantees to prevent the recurrence of the bitter experience of the past," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said Monday, adding that "this opportunity is not a window that can remain open forever." 

The rigid position doesn't bode well for the negotiations, analysts say.

"The prospects for reviving the JCPOA remain bleak, as Iran's maximalist negotiating demands and nuclear buildup signal that Tehran has likely moved on from the deal," Henry Rome, director of global macro research at political risk firm Eurasia Group, wrote in a note last week.

"The odds for a revival of the deal are low both this year and next year," he wrote, assigning a mere 10% probability for revival this year and 20% for next year, down from 30% previously.

The talks in Vienna are aimed at reviving the deal — officially termed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) — that was penned under the Obama administration with several world powers and lifted sanctions on the Islamic Republic in exchange for curbs to its nuclear program. It's been on life support since former President Donald Trump's unilateral withdrawal in 2018 followed by the reimposition of harsh U.S. sanctions that have crippled Iran's economy. 

No trust

Six prior rounds of indirect talks, conducted via European mediators between April and June of this year, failed to break the impasse between the two countries. Negotiations stopped with the election of hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi as Iran's new president. 

While Raisi has expressed his support for a return to the deal, he has made clear his distrust of the West. Tehran demands that all U.S. sanctions on Iran be lifted if the country is to walk back its ramp-up in nuclear activity; meanwhile, the Biden administration says it will only lift sanctions if Iran reverses its JCPOA breaches first. 

"Both the U.S. and Iran agree on returning to the deal. What is being hammered out are the terms and process of return, which has been made more difficult by domestic dynamics in both countries," Sanam Vakil, deputy head of the Middle East North Africa program at Chatham House, told CNBC on Monday.

The process has also been further complicated, she said, by "deep mistrust made worse by U.S. withdrawal and misreading of Biden's intention of quickly returning, and Iran's demand for assurances that the deal and its economic benefits can be insulated from future effects."

For Ali Vaez, Iran project director at the International Crisis Group think tank, the three issues at the core of the last talks and that need to be tackled this time around are "sanctions, nuclear, and sequencing" — sequencing referring to the order in which concessions are made and steps are taken by each side.

"None of these can be fully addressed in isolation from the others," Vaez wrote in a Twitter thread on Sunday. 

Nuclear monitoring problems

Recent developments have thrown fresh challenges at hopes for the talks, including gridlock between Tehran and the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Last week, the two parties failed to agree on a key aspect of the IAEA's ability to monitor Iran's nuclear activity. Iran is refusing to allow IAEA access to its Karaj centrifuge component manufacturing facility and has resumed production there without IAEA monitoring.

"The failure to reach even a modest agreement was a surprise; we had expected Iran to make minor concessions to ease international pressure in the leadup to ... the resumption of nuclear talks," Eurasia's Rome wrote on Nov. 24. "That Iran did not do so, and instead took a hard line with the IAEA, is another negative sign about its interest in reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement."

The warnings over Tehran blocking external monitoring, which had been a central part of the 2015 deal, was echoed by Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.   

"Iran's game is both simple and sophisticated. Impede monitoring and verification while growing the scale and scope of the program in a bid to drive America to lower its bottom line," Ben Taleblu said. 

Iran 'playing hardball'

Iran's steady reduction of compliance to the nuclear deal has included increasing uranium stockpiling and enrichment levels far beyond the parameters set out in the JCPOA and to a level that many in the international community say is alarming. 

Tehran insists that its moves are within its sovereign rights and are reversible, and that it acted in response to Washington violating the deal first by withdrawing. 

"Iran has been playing hardball from the get-go," Ben Taleblu said. "With the new administration of Ebrahim Raisi at the helm, Tehran is more comfortable with nuclear escalation and contestation than before."

"There is reason for this confidence," he added. "Despite talk of a closing door or window, the Biden administration has not signaled any real willingness to revert to a real pressure policy, which in turn underwrites the next round of Iranian escalation," Indeed, there has not even been a move yet to censure Iran by the IAEA board, despite its nuclear advances thus far.

"Expect much posturing from Iran in the days ahead," Ben Taleblu said. 

Despite the projected confidence from Iranian leaders, their economy is in desperate need of relief. The insistence by Raisi that the economy can be revived without sanctions relief is "optimism verging on fantasy," Vaez wrote on Twitter Sunday. "Even the expansion of economic ties with neighbours has a hard ceiling if JCPOA collapses."

The single most pressing factor now, Vaez and other experts say, may be time itself.

"The combination of long hiatus, nuclear advances & inconclusive IAEA talks means the clock — already ticking between Apr-Jun — is all the more of a factor now," Vaez said. "Foot-dragging or logjams were serious then, and are very much a concern now."

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Kenyan shilling little changed, faces pressure from importers - Reuters

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NAIROBI, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The Kenyan shilling was little changed on Monday, but touched a new all-time low and was forecast to weaken due to increased general importer dollar demand that outstripped inflows, traders said.

At 0848 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 112.45/65, compared with Friday's close of 112.40/60. Monday's level is a new all-time low, according to Refinitiv data.

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Section’s Tammy Little Haynes wins again! - whnt.com

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With little exception, Steelers starters play to the bitter end of blowout loss - TribLIVE

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CINCINNATI — The deficit was four touchdowns at halftime, and by the fourth quarter it had grown to 38 points. Right up to the end, though, some of the Pittsburgh Steelers most important players were still in Sunday’s game.

After a humiliating 41-10 loss, coach Mike Tomlin had a very succinct answer as to why.

“We need the work,” Tomlin said. “We weren’t playing well enough.”

The Steelers’ captains on offense and defense are their two oldest players, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and defensive lineman Cameron Heyward. Each said afterward that he had no designs on sitting out at the end.

“Games like this show a lot down at the end, shows a lot about a person, a team’s character, their will, their heart,” Roethlisberger said. “When down a zillion points at the end of a game, do they quit, do they stop fighting, do they give up a little bit or do they continue to fight and fight for each other? I didn’t ask coach one time to come out because there is a Steeler way and it’s fighting to the end.”

Also in the game late were important starters such as receiver Diontae Johnson, outside linebacker T.J. Watt and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick — all of whom have missed games this season because of injury or illness. Watt (hip/knee) and Fitzpatrick (covid-19) did not play in the previous game at the Los Angeles Chargers, and Johnson missed the prior meeting with the Bengals in September because of a knee injury suffered in a similar situation, on the final play of a loss that was out of reach.

The player with the second-most touchdowns for the Steelers this season, rookie tight end Pat Freiermuth, absorbed a blow to the head late in Sunday’s game and needed to be evaluated for a concussion.

Despite the risks, though, Heyward insisted he wanted to stick it out to the bitter end.

“(Heck), yeah,” Heyward said. “I’m here for four quarters. You’ll never see me shy away from that. I don’t care if the game is out of reach, there is a lot to be learned, whether trying to get back to things or trying to get technique right, if they allow me to go out there I’ll go back out there.”

Even if Roethlisberger did not want to come out of the game, he said he suggested to coaches to shut down running back Najee Harris. Perhaps the only prominent player who was held out of the end of the game, Harris took over the NFL lead in touches Sunday when he had eight carries and three catches. The 11 touches were a season-low for Harris, a rookie who has 248 touches.

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How to keep your Christmas tree alive a little longer, according to a farmer - WJMN - UPMatters.com

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Gondola would be corporate welfare for Little Cottonwood resorts, Robert Gehrke writes - Salt Lake Tribune

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Within the next few weeks the Utah Department of Transportation will make its final recommendation on how to best move millions of people a year to the Little Cottonwood Canyons ski resorts. Will it be expanded bus service or will it be a fancy new gondola suspended overhead?

Either option is incredibly expensive, approaching $600 million no matter how you slice it, effectively asking Joe and Jill Lunchbox to pony up millions so Klaus and Karla Von Powderhound can get to the resorts without being inconvenienced.

Make no mistake: Building a gondola would be corporate welfare for these resorts (who, in fairness, have made vague promises to pay some of the cost of the gondola). What business in Utah wouldn’t want a dedicated mode of travel, built with help from taxpayers, taking customers directly to their front door and literally nowhere else?

That’s right. If you want to take the gondola up to, say, the White Pine Trailhead, don’t bother. Maybe you can get a look at it as you pass overhead. And if you’re out trying to enjoy the scenery on the trail, you can look up and see those people peering down.

It’s a real mess that ignores the fact that most of the people who use the canyon for the vast majority of the year are not skiing in the first place. As proposed now, even bikes would not be allowed on the gondola in the summer months.

I’m not unaware of the problems that ski traffic creates several weekends a year. The line of cars waiting to get up the canyon is a headache for everyone and should be addressed.

But we haven’t just failed to exhaust other options, we haven’t exhausted any options.

Charging cars headed up Little Cottonwood Canyon has been discussed as a concept but hasn’t been implemented. Creating an app that reserves a time to head up and prioritizes cars full of passengers is yet another.

Instead of asking the question of how many visitors the canyon can reasonably accommodate, the state is focusing all of its efforts into jamming as many as physically possible into the playground.

At a minimum, those cheaper, less-permanent measures should be implemented before we even have to answer the prickly and pricey “buses or gondola” question.

But since we’re here, let’s look at why — at least the way UDOT has presented the issue — it is such a close call.

Back in June, I took a deep dive on the pros and cons of the two options. Basically, the gondola costs about $82 million more to build, about $592 million instead of $510 million (although both estimates are probably much higher now than when they were first made).

The bus would move passengers a little faster, while the gondola is less likely to be disrupted by weather or avalanche. From an environmental standpoint, it has a smaller physical footprint, but the towers looming over the forest are obviously going to disrupt the views.

The idea of having one reversible lane — buses going up in the morning when skiers are trying to get to the resorts and down in that afternoon and evening — always made sense to me. Less cost and flexible transit is a win-win.

UDOT identified problems with that idea: It would still require shoulder widening, signs would be needed to indicate traffic direction, dividers would be required to separate the bus lane from general traffic, plowing would become a challenge and there would be no emergency pullout.

Credit to UDOT for identifying those obstacles which may be insurmountable.

But the agency also limited one of the advantages of buses by ruling out other bus stops anywhere else in the canyon. Extra stops would serve more people, add year-round value to the line and allow service to be ramped-up or ramped-down based on demand.

If you could slash the cost by going to one lane (which, again, may be impossible), dramatically increase the year-round flexibility, this close call is less close. The increased bus service becomes much more attractive.

But it always seemed odd that UDOT’s plan is to build two new peak-period shoulder lanes, one in each direction, for most of the canyon except at snowsheds. At the snowsheds — think tunnels that keep snow and avalanches off the road — there we will be one bus lane, likely creating bottlenecks.

And if we build a bus lane and 10 or 15 years we still need more capacity — assuming there is still a ski season 15 years from now, given our warming climate — a gondola remains an option.

(Jordan Miller | The Salt Lake Tribune) Protestors hold up "No Gondola" signs at a protest at the Little Cottonwood Canyon Park and Ride on Saturday, September 25, 2021.

Will any of this sway the decision-makers? Probably not.

Neither will, I suspect, the objections voiced by Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City, or the opposition from residents who live at the mouth of the canyon, including the newly elected mayors in both Cottonwood Heights and Sandy City.

They’ll get about as much traction as a puppy dog on an ice rink.

That’s because legislative leaders, like Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, and former senators like now-Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson and Dan Hemmert, who now leads the governor’s budget office, have written letters to UDOT backing the gondola.

And of course the people who see millions of dollar signs — especially developers like former Senate President Wayne Niederhauser and the big ski resorts — are putting on a full-court press for the project, and they will likely get their way.

They usually do.

Assuming UDOT sides with the gondola in the coming weeks, as I suspect they will, Utahns need to demand that the resorts pick up the lion’s share of the cost of this project. Otherwise, it will be Utah taxpayers who will be taken for a gondola ride.

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Curbing travel over Omicron coronavirus variant of little use -Mexican health official - Reuters Canada

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A private security guard stands at the San Ysidro Port of Entry of the Mexico-U.S. border, as the U.S. reopens air and land borders to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccinated travellers for the first time since the COVID-19 restrictions were imposed in Tijuana, Mexico November 9, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan

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MEXICO CITY, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Mexico's deputy health secretary said measures such as restricting travel or closing borders are of little use in response to the emergence of the new Omicron coronavirus variant.

Hugo Lopez Gatell, who has been the face of the Mexican government's response to the pandemic, said some of the measures other countries have taken are "disproportionate" to what the existing scientific evidence shows.

"It has not been shown to be more virulent or to evade the immune response induced by vaccines," he said in a Twitter post on Saturday.

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"Travel restrictions or border closures are not very useful measures. They affect the economy and well-being of people."

The discovery of the variant has sparked global concern, a wave of bans on travellers from southern Africa and a plunge in financial markets as investors fear the new variant will halt the global recovery from the nearly two-year-old pandemic.

The World Health Organization has classified Omicron - first detected in South Africa - as a variant "of concern" though has cautioned countries not to hastily impose travel curbs, saying they should take a "scientific and risk-based approach".

Since the pandemic began, Mexico has reported more than 3.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 293,000 deaths.

Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of Omicron on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced new steps to contain the virus, while more nations imposed restrictions on travel from southern Africa and, in Israel's case, barred the entry of all foreigners.

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Meade vs Little River - CatchItKansas

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Little League® International Honors the Memory of Robert Huff, Virginia District 11 Administrator, Former Member of the International Board of Directors - Little League - littleleague.org

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Little League® International remembers the life and accomplishments of Virginia District 11 Administrator Robert “Bob” Huff. He was 84.

Mr. Huff, a native of Russell County, Virginia, and resident of Lebanon, Virginia, at the time of his passing, dedicated 62 years of his life to Little League.

Beginning his volunteer service as a coach and team manager in the Cinch River Little League (1960-69), Mr. Huff continued managing Little League teams in the Lebanon Little League for 11 more years (1970-1980) before his election as League President in 1981. He served as Lebanon Little League President for the next seven years (until 1988).

Much of Mr. Huff’s service came at the district level. He was Virginia Assistant District 11 Administrator for 16 years before his election as District Administrator in 1988. Ten years later, in 1998, Mr. Huff was elected to represent the Southeastern Region on the Little League International Board of Directors and served a four-year term (1998-2002). He was also the curator, primary fundraiser, and maintenance staff for the Virginia Little League Hall of Fame.

Mr. Huff was preceded in death by his parents, Roy, and Juanita Huff; brothers, Gene, Ernest, and Lowell; and sister, Evelyn. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Margaret; son, Robert, Jr. (Rick); daughter, Elaine; grandchildren, Summer, Samantha, Anna, and Andy; great grandchildren, Liliana, and Oliver; brothers John, and Jim; and sisters, Peggy, Linda, Sue, and Janice.

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WATCH: Little more snow to end the holiday weekend - WSYR

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Meade ends Little River's win streak at 20 for 8-Man title - CatchItKansas

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NEWTON, Kan. (Catch it Kansas) - Given previous scores from put up by both Meade and Little River during the 2021 football season, many expected a shootout in Saturday’s 8-Man, Div. I state championship game. Buffalo coach Bryan Luetters hoped for an alternate ending. After some early explosiveness from both sides, it was the defense that settled in. Meade pulled ahead 22-14 early in the second quarter. Believe it or not, neither team scored again.

“We were hoping it was this and not a dogfight,” Luetters said. “They come back all the time and score a lot of points. We were hoping.”

Meade provided most of the fireworks early on. Senior quarterback Torren Haynes took the first play from scrimmage 46 yards for a quick 8-0 lead just 16 seconds in. After a Redskin turnover on downs, Haynes and sophomore Bradon Bird took advantage of a fallen defender on a 52-yard pass play. The lead grew to 16-0 just over three minutes in.

“The one-two punch was huge,” said Luetters. “Torren broke a tackle and they had it covered. We kind of caught them off guard on the second one and then they buckled down. They made some adjustments and starting bringing their backside linebacker and chasing us from behind. That’s a good coaching staff. They made great adjustments.”

Little River was able to strike back on its next possession when junior Rylan Konen found his quarterback counterpart in junior Braxton Lafferty on a 60-yard strike down the middle.

The defenses took over from there with four-straight stops. Finally, Buffalo senior Clawson Korben was able to punch it in from a yard out with 6:50 to play in the first half. Those would prove to be the final Meade points in the game.

The Redskins were not quite finished. Little River was answering the score before coughing up a fumble at the Buffalo 5-yard line. Two plays later, sophomore Andrew Smith picked off a Haynes pass. Two plays later Lafferty found junior Grant Stephens in the end zone. That 22-14 score lasted the 21 seconds until halftime and for the duration of the second half.

The defenses reigned supreme in the final two quarters with the first five possessions combined resulting in a punt, an interception, and three turnovers on downs. Meade opened the fourth quarter with a 12-play drive that milked more than six minutes off the clock. A missed field goal would have made it a 2-possession game.

“That’s what we were doing, trying to eat the clock,” Luetters said. “We know they’re a great comeback team and like to have the ball in their hands. We were trying to keep it out of their hands and grind it out. We feel like we get a little better as the game goes on. We’re a little bigger so we can wear down some teams. That’s the game plan if we can get ahead. Sometimes it’s hard to get ahead.”

Battling injury, Little River turned the ball over on downs but made one more big defensive stopped on a blocked field goal from Stephens. The Redskins made it deep into Buffalo territory in the final minute of action but could not get across the goal line.

“It sure changes us,” said Little River coach Kevin Ayers. “Rylan was hobbled and we knew he wouldn’t be able to run the ball like he normally does. Then when Braxton got hobbled all of a sudden you’re down both your quarterbacks. Grant got us going pretty good then he went down with a pretty bad ankle injury. It just made it hard to call plays and get into any rhythm.”

Little River was held to just 53 rushing yards and 66 passing yards in the second half. Lafferty threw just two times in the final two quarters to finish with 44 yards on 4-of-7 passing with a touchdown. He rushed for 80 yards on 14 carries.

Konen completed just three of his 15 passes in the second half to finish with 155 yards, a touchdown, and an interception on 5-of-19 passing. Lafferty had the 60-yard touchdown catch, and Smith caught two second-half passes for 57 yards.

Meade presented a 2-man show out of the backfield with Haynes rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries. Korben ran the ball 30 times for 111 yards and a score. Haynes completed 7 of his 13 passes for 135 yards.

Little River, last year’s state champion, ends a 20-game win streak with a 12-1 season. Meade closes the book on a perfect 13-0 season.

“This is a special group,” Luetters said. “We try to go 1-0 every week and we tell them we don’t care what they’ve done in the past or in the future. We’re just worried about that week. We’ve done that all year long and I think it’s really paid off.”

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LACOMO EAST LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEK - kmmo.com

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Naturally Immune People at Little Risk of Reinfection, Severe Disease From COVID-19: Study - NTD

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People who recovered from COVID-19 are at little risk of contracting the disease again, according to a study published this week.

Researchers in Qatar examined a cohort of over 353,000 people using national databases that contain information about patients with polymerase-chain-reaction-confirmed infections.

The studied population contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, between Feb. 28, 2020, and April 28, 2021.

Reinfections were counted if a person tested positive at least 90 days after their first infection.

After excluding approximately 87,500 people with a vaccination record, researchers found those with immunity from having recovered from COVID-19 had little risk of reinfection and severe cases of the disease.

Just 1,304 reinfections were identified. That means 0.4 percent of people with natural immunity and without a vaccination record got COVID-19 a second time.

The odds of severe disease were 0.1 percent that at primary infection, according to the study. Just four such cases were detected.

No cases of death were recorded among those who got infected a second time.

The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It was funded by Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar, Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, the Hamad Medical Corporation, and Sidra Medicine

The researchers, Laith Abu-Raddad with Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar and Dr. Robert Berollini with Qatar’s Ministery of Public Health, previously assessed the effectiveness of natural immunity against reinfection as being 85 percent or greater.

“Accordingly, for a person who has already had a primary infection, the risk of having a severe reinfection is only approximately 1% of the risk of a previously uninfected person having a severe primary infection,” they said.

“It needs to be determined whether such protection against severe disease at reinfection lasts for a longer period, analogous to the immunity that develops against other seasonal ‘common-cold’ coronaviruses, which elicit short-term immunity against mild reinfection but longer-term immunity against more severe illness with reinfection. If this were the case with SARS-CoV-2, the virus (or at least the variants studied to date) could adopt a more benign pattern of infection when it becomes endemic,” they added.

SARS-CoV-2 is another name for the CCP virus.

“Important study showing how rare reinfection and COVID severe disease is after recovered COVID,” Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious diseases doctor at the University of California, San Francisco, wrote on Twitter.

The study adds to the growing body of research that indicates people who recovered from COVID-19 enjoy high levels of immunity against reinfection, and even higher protection against severe disease and death, she added.

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Craft yourself a merry little Christmas | News | palestineherald.com - Palestine Herald Press

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Little Saigon might lose 2 big-name restaurants due to lack of walk-in traffic, and 9 other Seattle-area closures - The Seattle Times

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Little Girl With Laugh Like Seth Rogen Has Internet in Hysterics - Newsweek

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A video of a little girl who laughs just like the actor Seth Rogen has gone viral online, having attracted more than 2.1 million views.

The footage, which was shared to TikTok by a mom known on the app as Saruh2themax, shows the toddler running around the home as she produces a raspy and guttural laugh, similar to that of the famed comedian's.

Rogen is best known for his stoner-style comedy movies including "Knocked Up" and "Pineapple Express" where his distinctive laugh is often heard.

The parallel between the TikToker's daughter and Rogen's laughter was drawn by an account called Peabnutbubbner on a previous video.

They left a comment that read "Cute little Seth Rogen kiddo."

As a result, Saruh2themax shared the video showcasing her child's giggles, which can be watched here, alongside the caption: "Reply to @peabnutbubbner I can't unhear it now.

"#babylaugh #cutebaby #contagiouslaugh #hahaha #sethrogan #saruh2themax #toddler."

The video has gained lots of traction since it was posted on November 15, having attracted more than 374,700 likes and 13,400 shares.

Additionally, 2,400 people have rushed to the comments section to share their thoughts on the funny footage.

One TikTok user, Whateverjazmin, wrote: "I had a teacher who sounded exactly like Seth Rogan."

Another person, Jennifer Donovan, added: "That's the funniest thing I have ever seen."

Mama and Marina joked: "Seth Rogen come and get your kid."

Rissa revealed: "I would love to live everyday hearing that laugh."

Garbagesock added: "Just little Seth Rogen laughs all over your house."

Tori Stuht revealed that on her TikTok account "the video of Seth Rogen rolling a joint was right under this."

Thomas Adams observed: "That little one laughs with her entire being."

Ant begged: "Edit this to Seth's mouth, please and thank you."

T'so admitted: "I will literally bring my kid back to the hospital for an exchange if they laughed like this. How has she been smoking for 20 years, as a 2 year old?"

Liz opined: "Awesome laugh but wouldn't fancy hearing it at 3 in the morning when I'm alone in the house."

I like Snacks & Naps gushed: "Ahahahahahaha omg sooo cute!!!! I love this!"

Rogen, whose use of marijuana is no secret, launched his own weed company in 2019, called Houseplant.

Aside from selling his own strains including sativas Diablo Wind and Pancake Ice and an indica plant called Pink Moon, he also offers homeware and smoking paraphernalia.

A stock image of a baby laughing and a picture of actor Seth Rogen. On TikTok a child has gone viral because people think she laughs just like Rogen does. iStock/Getty Images

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Steph Curry is used to being on the nightly highlight shows. Nassir Little isn't, but he might have to get used to it after a play early in the Warriors' game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Chase Center on Friday night.

In the second quarter, Curry was being defended by Blazers guard CJ McCollum, but when he came off a screen and took the handoff from Juan Toscano-Anderson, the Warriors' star got Little on the switch.

That's when Curry made Little's life miserable for a few seconds.

Curry might have gotten away with a slight shove and he also appears to step on Little's foot, but the refs didn't call a foul, and Curry finished with the easy layup in the lane to give the Warriors an eight-point lead.

Curry finished with 18 points in the first half as the Warriors took a 58-44 lead into the locker room.

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