The couple is already parents to sons Frank Jason Gifford never imagined that getting a college education would take almost a third of his life Growing up in Prescott Valley with divorced parents would take him and his brother to work sites when he was growing up It was there that he learned to respect the trades and started dreaming about a different future for himself His dream was further cemented during the 2008 recession when his family struggled financially to make ends meet He recalls how hard the construction industry was hit by the housing crisis and that his father worked fewer hours a week also struggled to support her sons with her wages he started on his degree—not knowing it would be more than 10 years before he earned it taking six credits a semester and working full-time at a carpet warehouse to pay his tuition he took general education classes and struggled to choose a course of study “The possibilities are infinite because you can be anything,” Gifford said “I am interested in so much and I love learning I realized it was a useful skill and that it was broad-based because no matter what you do everything is a business and that is how the world operates.”  Getting an associate’s degree in business was the tool Gifford thought he needed to get ahead It was hard for him not to come into contact with NAU “I used to ride around here in my car and look around campus and think I would kill to be here,’ but I was just looking at the financials and it was not working out for me,” he said “Then I started looking at getting aid through FAFSA and scholarships Because he was a first-generation college student and unfamiliar with the admissions and aid process this did not derail Gifford from going after what he thought would be a better future for his little family doing landscaping at a golf course and glazing for a construction company He saved as much money as he could to support his return to school to get his bachelor’s degree “I remember the day I started school; I was stoked I was walking around and there was just a sea of kids,” Gifford said “I have never seen anything like it before I went to the top of the business building and looked out from the highest window that I could find and it just got to me; I was so happy As soon as he started his bachelor’s program It was a welcome surprise; both he and his wife wanted children but the timing was not what they had planned “Sometimes people have kids and they give up their dreams,” Gifford said get a job and forget about their aspirations That is what happened to my dad when he was young He wanted to be a bull rider and when he started a family I always noticed a twinge of longing for that But I was not going to do that—I was going to continue college even if it was hard I was not going to let that be my story.”  The cost of living in Flagstaff and the lack of family in the area made it hard for the young couple to stay afloat The three of them were sharing a bedroom in a house with Gifford’s brother who was working and could not help with the baby Gifford decided to put his education on pause and move to the Valley “We were already going on six years at this point so we decided to take a break and get help with the baby,” Gifford said “We moved to Glendale and lived with Allison’s dad who let us stay with him until we got on our feet The three of us were still living together in a bedroom but we were saving so that I could go back to school.”  but the commission-based wages weren’t stable enough to support his family He sent out dozens of job applications in his field with no luck one at UPS unloading packages from airplanes and another at a warehouse in Goodyear “My day would go like this: I wake up at 3 a.m have a one-hour break and then go to my warehouse job that could be an 8-to-10-hour day,” Gifford said I would try to build my real estate skills and help with the baby They realized Gifford’s work schedule was not sustainable and decided to go back to Flagstaff Once back “home,” Gifford and his wife had a plan Allison found a good position with her old employer with the idea of staying with their young son while his wife was working and going to school when she was off Then NAU threw the young family a lifeline—JJ Boggs from the Jacks on Track program emailed Gifford “We started talking about how they help people who did not finish their degree and bring them back to NAU,” Gifford said “They offered their support and I was so happy I was hunting for support anywhere I could find it I think she was the reason why I was able to get the scholarships I received.”  Gifford was awarded the Lorraine Ethington Business Admin Scholarship the West Family Scholarship and the Marley Scholars Endowment which allowed him to be a full-time student while taking care of his son he will graduate with a degree in business management and a 3.95 GPA Remembering the hard times he faced while growing up Gifford is determined to give his son a future where he can experience the opportunities his father missed and decide what will make him happy “I wake up every day and I am happy,” he said “Life has down points and high points and if you stay positive Everyone has their struggles; some are worse than mine but what I learned is that success in my mind is not chasing money it’s being happy and doing something that is important.”  Gifford plans to work at a company that provides help for people who want to buy a home but can’t afford it his knowledge of finance and business and his willingness to make a difference will now be part of his life plan “Resilience is the most important part and that is one of the hardest things because it is so cliché,” he said “There are times when you get punched in the stomach The important part is to remember that life continues and if you keep trying to go down the right path Mariana Laas | NAU Communications (928) 523-5050 | mariana.laas@nau.edu Get The NAU Review email delivered to your inbox Sign up for The NAU Review now! 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Kathie Lee Gifford is set to become a grandmother again as her son Cody is expecting his third child with wife Erika and singer-songwriter’s daughter-in-law posted a video on her Instagram to announce the news of her third pregnancy and Erike can be seen spending time together with their two little sons someone opened a box of white cake that says Erike also scribbled a caption under her video that read “Our little blessing on the way was prayed for 20 weeks in and we can’t wait to meet the newest member of our crew," she added conversed with PEOPLE magazine in July last year and reflected on the special bond she shares with her grandsons They're precious and they give me a purpose to get up every morning when everything else is just not the same for me Life is just so different and I just try to find joy when I can find it,” she said "And the only place I can really find it is in the Word of God and in my grandsons," the Sharknado 5: Global Swarming star added It is pertinent to mention that Kathie Lee Gifford is also a bubbe to her daughter Cassidy's son Finn An international volunteer who fought in Ukraine told Business Insider that Russia's armed forces have such a reputation for brutality that his unit agreed never to be captured alive oftentimes fanatical or desperate people that would torture you and kill you if they caught you," said Macer Gifford the nom de guerre of British former trader Harry Rowe A veteran of the Ukrainian army, who previously volunteered to fight in Syria Gifford fought in key locations in Ukraine He spoke to BI's Authorized Account about the realities of fighting Russia and the tough decisions his unit had to take The investigation said that there is "widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment" of prisoners of war throughout Russia's entire system of internment There have also been killings: Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Matsievsky became a cause célèbre after he was forced to dig his own grave before being shot in captivity, the BBC reported "Russia has gone to every depth of depravity you could possibly imagine," Gifford said That's why his unit entered into a pact — even expelling one member who tried to surrender during a firefight There was an agreement that "no one in the unit was allowed to be taken alive." Gifford said he was nonetheless "genuinely shocked" by what he saw fighting against Russia Gifford believes that Russian forces learned many of their more brutal tactics in Syria Russian President Vladimir Putin gave military support to Syria's then-president supplying military equipment and air strikes to push back rebel groups But it's the jihadist group that appears to have provided a model for Russian troops in Ukraine The "level and scope" of Russia's barbarity on civilians reminded him "of the same tactics that the Islamic State used." and mattresses with chains next to them for holding female captives in Islamic State-controlled areas "I thought that the Islamic State was a fringe "many of their brutal practices have been adopted by Russia — mainly because they were so effective in Syria," he added Gifford described Russia's war machine as "incredibly big and incredibly dangerous." Russia's approach to war is about scale and "meat wave" attacks in which astonishing numbers of casualties are tolerated The "real differences" between the countries come down to "the way they value life," he added "The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives Russia is just fighting for more territory But Gifford stressed that Ukraine's allies need to stop seeing the war as "a conflict on the edge of Europe," and that for Putin it means much more it's "a war of annihilation," Gifford said It's "the war to end all wars in the eyes of Vladimir Putin." Russia has routinely denied allegations of war crimes The Russian Ministry of Defence didn't respond to a request for comment This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Wildlife officer from Zanesville recognized for his work on deer poaching investigationZanesville Times RecorderCOLUMBUS − Two Ohio Wildlife Officers recently received the national Pope and Young Club’s Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer Award for their work on a white-tailed deer poaching investigation Isaiah Gifford of Zanesville and Matt Roberts of Greenfield were the first officers from Ohio to receive this award according to an announcement from Ohio Department of Natural Resources The two were recognized after their investigation resulted in the conviction of Christopher Alexander of Wilmington who was was sentenced in December 2024 for unlawfully shooting a trophy buck in November 2023 Alexander pleaded guilty in Clinton County Common Pleas Court to 14 counts related to the incident He was sentenced to pay the maximum restitution for the 18-point trophy buck This was the largest restitution value for a single white-tailed deer in Ohio’s history has been assigned to Clinton County since 2023 Officer Gifford was a 2023 graduate of the Wildlife Officer Training Academy He graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 2019 with a degree in criminal justice has been assigned to Highland County since 2022.Pope and Young Club is a nonprofit conservation organization that contributes to the management of North American big game animal populations the organization acknowledges a wildlife law enforcement officer for their 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to She has many friends with similar passions Melva worked hard all of her life and supported herself by carefully managing her finances She loved having a good-paying job that provided an opportunity to do some traveling with friends and family Melva also loved to attend the temple and did so as often as time and her health allowed Melva has been an active and faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ throughout her life Melva is survived by her sisters Connie Roberts and her twin brother Melvin Gifford (LuAnn Holt Gifford) She has many nieces and nephews who will miss her and her stories at Hillcrest 4th Ward located in Orem at 440 East 800 South at 11:00 a.m.  Condolences for the family may be expressed on this page Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors ROCHESTER — Building a playground is no walk in the park After a year of planning the Rochester Parks Commission and the non-profit organization Tri-Town for Protecting Children celebrated the new Gifford Park Playground with a groundbreaking on Thursday members of the non-profit and Parks Commission dug into the ground as a symbolic start to the construction Tri-Town for Protecting Children donated $50,000 to build and design the new playground with the Parks Commission adding an additional $40,000 from ARPA funds “My children used to play here and so we took a look and saw the condition of it and decided that this might be something to put some money toward,” said Jacqueline Eckert President of Tri-Town for Protecting Children Parks Commission Chair David Hughes said the playground that used to occupy the space was not accessible or “big enough” to meet the needs of the community New equipment at the playground includes slides Construction is estimated to finish in about seven to 10 days “[The playground] will benefit everybody: all children Eckert said she looks forward to seeing children enjoy the new playground We thank everyone that helped us with this,” she said known for her cheerful smile and vibrant personality passed away peacefully at home on March 15th She had a lengthy battle and beat the odds with the beast of pancreatic cancer Born in the heart of Texas to Terry and Kathy Wilkins she grew up following her dad around the world with the Army She married her husband Bob in 2000 and supported him through multiple military deployments Her strength and perseverance were boundless and she enjoyed helping people She loved history and visited many historical sites She and the family settled outside of Roundup in 2015 to enjoy some quiet time and a slower pace April’s cancer journey revealed her extraordinary resilience Even as she faced the challenges of treatment she continued to embrace life with the same spirit that defined her Her fight was not just against her illness but also for the time to create more memories with the people she loved most and fiercely loving individual who always left an indelible mark on everyone fortunate enough to know her April is preceded in death by her mother Kathy Her Celebration of Life will be at the First United Methodist Church in Roundup on Saturday the 22nd Burial and graveside service will be at 2pm in Billings at the Yellowstone Valley Memorial Park please make a donation in April’s name to The Seena Magowitz Foundation the Epilepsy Foundation or a local charity that she would support For Grief is love that’s lost its place A bond unbroken by life's cruel chains Add to Calendar Complete the form below to get directions for the April Gifford Service for April Dawn Gifford She will be deeply missed by her four children and their spouses Also dearly missed by her brother and sister-in-law Ronald (Judy) Stephan and many other friends and relatives.  Ruth worked first as a waitress and then in secretarial positions prior to landing a very special decades-long role as an Administrative Assistant to the Provincial Leaders at the School Sisters of St Over the years she enjoyed a wide variety of hobbies especially dancing the jitterbug with her husband playing kickball and swimming with her grandchildren and learned to play pool in her mid-eighties at her senior living apartment While husband Roger’s art was created on canvas with oils and watercolor and Ruth explored other traditional artistic paths Ruth’s biggest passion was creating on the canvas of life ~ guiding Ruth’s Celebration of Life is planned for Thursday from 1pm to 4pm at Max A Sass & Sons Mission Hills Chapel please consider a donation on Ruth’s behalf to the following nonprofits: Wisconsin Parkinson’s Association or to Zilber Hospice Add to Calendar Max A Sass & Sons Mission Hills Chapel Complete the form below to get directions for the Celebration of Life for Ruth M Our data center infrastructure helps to streamline operations with increased uptime to achieve critical business 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and brother Robert Carroll Beverly was preceded in death by her father Wilma Carroll and Stepfather Arnold Carroll Family and friends are welcome to join in remembering Beverly at Newcomer Funeral Home from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and funeral services Monday March 10 at 10:00AM with graveside services to immediately follow at Toledo Memorial Park family and friends are welcome to join a luncheon to share in memories and fellowship at Northwest Christian Church 1590 W The family has requested that any memorial donations to Paws and Whiskers in Beverly’s name The family would like to acknowledge a special appreciation to Beverly’s special caregiver Penny Henderson and Heartland Hospice Nurse Lisa Drees Former Marcy Corrections Officer pleads guilty to manslaughter in case involving the death of an inmate in December 2024 The zoo announced the tragic news in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning Senge passed away from an age-related illness "He could often be found relaxing at the corner of his habitat as guests marveled at his cryptic coat," the zoo wrote on Facebook "His legacy lives on in the multiple cubs he fathered which contribute to the survival of his species." Senge helped the Rosamond Gifford Zoo spread awareness about the conservation of wild snow leopards The 13th Annual We Love Christian Music Awards is set to make history on Tuesday, April 8 with the exciting addition of two powerhouse presenters—Kathie Lee Gifford and Danica McKellar These beloved personalities join an already incredible roster of celebrated artists and presenters for an unforgettable night of faith Gifford and McKellar bring their own unique influence to the stage known worldwide for her role as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years has captivated us with her acting for four decades most recently with her yearly Christmas movies first on Hallmark and now on Great American Family channel McKellar loves to share her passion for the Lord on her social media channels inspiring others with her journey of conviction and encouragement She is proud to be starring in her first faith-forward movie this Fall, Grounded has long used her platform to share messages of faith and hope From her iconic partnerships with Regis Philbin and Hoda Kotb to her work alongside Christian music greats like Danny Gokey Gifford’s dedication to faith and collaboration in music makes her a perfect fit for the We Love Christian Music Awards stage This year’s ceremony will feature a dynamic lineup of performers including TERRIAN, UNSPOKEN, HANNAH KERR, SEVENTH DAY SLUMBER, JOSH WILSON feat. JJ HELLER, SARAH KROGER, JEFF DEYO formerly of SONICFLOOD, JORDAN MERRITT, NCS COLLECTIVE feat. COBY JAMES, GRACE GRABER, and CODY TOWELL.  the show will feature presenters from across the Christian music world including SANCTUS REAL, MICHAEL SWEET of STRYPER, RACHAEL LAMPA, SEAN RODRIGUEZ, CONSUMED BY FIRE Broadway and Hallmark/Great American Family star LAURA OSNES and reality TV star MITCHELL KOLINSKY (Farmer Wants a Wife) will also present 76 artists were nominated in 22 categories and after more than 28,000 fan votes were collected the 13th Annual We Love Christian Music Awards promises to be a night filled with powerful performances and a celebration of faith-driven music that continues to inspire generations.  For more information on the event, nominations, and how to attend, head HERE promote and celebrate the Gospel through music It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved wife was the daughter of Myron and Myna Gifford Kimberly grew up in southern California and lived primarily in the city of Upland where she met me and spent 45 wonderful and love-filled years together and loved passing on her skills to those she loved Kimberly was plagued by health difficulties her entire life which ultimately led to her untimely passing Kimberly was preceded in death by her father Myron A memorial graveside service will take place in Springdale where she will be laid to rest next to her sister Jolene Obituaries may be sent to obits@stgnews.com. 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Baillie Gifford's share price and NAV returned 169.7% and 186.1% respectively compared with a total return of 190.5% for the S&P 500 index in sterling terms after deducting borrowings at fair value.KPC also noted on Tuesday that Glass Lewis was recommending that shareholders vote against Saba's proposals at a meeting on Feb 3.Glass Lewis had referred to a "lack of detail" and said Saba's campaign was "more about obtaining influence than it is about offering shareholders a timely and certain exit" KPC said.Reporting by Sinead Cruise and Kirstin Ridley; Editing by Susan Fenton Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved — Rosamond Gifford Zoo is hosting a fun Easter-themed event this weekend The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is inviting the public to an early Easter celebration with its Egg-stravaganza event on Sunday guests will have the opportunity to watch as animal care team members provide egg-themed enrichment items to the animals The Egg-stravaganza will be held at various exhibits throughout the zoo The event is free for zoo members or included with the price of zoo admission For more information, you can check out the zoo's website by clicking here a longtime state representative from Wareham and one of just four female Republican lawmakers on Beacon Hill after serving three years on the Wareham Board of Selectmen A spokesperson announced her death Wednesday morning “Susan inspired conservative women across Massachusetts to engage in politics,” Massachusetts Republican Party Chair Amy Carnevale said in a statement “Her leadership was defined by unwavering commitment to her values coupled with a unique kindness that touched everyone she encountered.” Gifford served in the GOP leadership ranks as minority whip and she was the ranking minority member on the Joint Committee on Agriculture House Minority Leader Brad Jones said Gifford was “very passionate about her district,” which also included Carver and parts of Middleborough hers is probably the most intense district in the country with cranberry growers,” Jones told GBH News “And she had a strong relationship with them and understood their issues and was happy to work with them and for them And that’s a legacy that I think will carry on.” recalled his colleague as someone who “was not hesitant to share her opinion on an issue or something like that but she also was sort of no-nonsense and liked to get to the point.” said Gifford’s “knack for common sense and public service will forever be an example” for Beacon Hill lawmakers House Speaker Ron Mariano said her kindness and integrity “allowed her to bring an invaluable perspective to her work here in the Legislature.” Gifford was also remembered Wednesday by former Gov “The ripple effect of her loss will be felt throughout the communities that she served,” Polito said Gifford’s death comes in the final months of her more than two decades of legislative service and leaves an open seat as the House is gearing up to consider compromise climate legislation that recently emerged from private talks with the Senate Jones said Gifford ran while dealing with health issues which he thinks “impacted her ability to campaign the way she would be accustomed to in the past.” He said it’s sad to know Gifford will not be able to “enjoy the opportunity to reflect back on [her] public service.” “Others will have to do that for her as opposed to her being able to do it herself,” he said Your essential daily newsletter delivering trusted news and can't miss programs from Boston and beyond who started as the CEO of the hospital last month acknowledged the challenge of making enough money to keep the rural hospital open “We’re committed to making the hard choices necessary to make sure Gifford is always there for you and your family,” he told a crowd of nearly 300 Tuesday night He said that’s what prompted a recent decision to close the hospital’s urogynecology unit and chiropractic services “The moment demands it — that we take action so we can focus on our core business and demonstrate to the state that we’re serious,” he said “We’re not going to put our head in the sand.” The closure impacts three clinical staff — a urogynecologist who works in Berlin and Randolph The hospital said support staff have been offered other positions at the medical center Gifford has also been taking some patients from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center as transfers “There are people in their beds that don’t need to be there — they can be getting great care at Gifford,” Costa said and we've already started transferring patients we're going to ask for the same thing from the University of Vermont Medical Center," he added Many in attendance shared the importance of the hospital and their worries about what losing some of its services would mean for the community One father brought his 12-day-old son to the meeting “Coming to the community forum was not the first outing we planned for our son,” he said “I think it says something about how important we feel Gifford Birthing Center is to us.” Others recalled bringing a dying loved one to Gifford or going to the hospital to seek treatment for a heart attack “I am alive today because of the superior care that I received in the emergency room at Gifford,” said Robin Goodall Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message Enter your email to sign up for The Frequency See more newsletters Have questions, comments or tips? Send us a message. 2024 9:44 p.m.Search and rescue crews look for two men who were reported missing on over the Christmas holiday More than 60 volunteer search and rescue personnel searched the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest in Southwest Washington Courtesy of Skamania County Sheriff's Office Two Portland men were found dead Saturday in the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest in Washington after the pair went missing for three days while searching for Sasquatch in a heavily wooded area They likely died from exposure to the elements based on “weather conditions and ill-preparedness,” according to a statement from the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office The area has seen heavy rains and freezing temperatures in recent days The men went into the forest on Christmas Eve launching a three-day search and rescue mission involving more than 60 volunteers Rescue crews battled freezing temperatures snow and high water before locating the men deceased in a heavily wooded part of the forest No other information about the men has been released at this time Tags: Death, Washington, Forest, Portland Stand with OPB and protect independent journalism for everyone Listen to the OPB News live stream (opens new window)Streaming Now We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money The family of Lois Gifford created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne Boston Red Sox Announce Partnership with Gifford's HomeMaine Ice CreamUnveil New Red Sox Branded "Cookie Curveball" Ice CreamMarch 4th MA – The Boston Red Sox and Gifford's HomeMaine Ice Cream announced today the launch of a Red Sox branded which will be available across the entire New England region The two partners begin the second year of a multi-year partnership with the introduction of a custom new ice cream flavor – Cookie Curveball – made by Gifford's and dedicated to the Boston Red Sox loyal fan base The new flavor described as "a one-of-a-kind flavor that Sox fans are sure to love it features pieces of cream-filled chocolate cookies and chocolate chips for an indulgent twist." The flavor was developed by the Gifford's family as a special tribute to their favorite Major League Baseball team "We're proud to continue our partnership with Gifford's HomeMaine Ice Cream and introduce a new Red Sox-themed flavor for our fans," said Red Sox Chief Marketing & Partnerships Officer Troup Parkinson "Gifford's is a family-owned New England brand with a long history of quality and craftsmanship Cookie Curveball is a unique and indulgent flavor and we're excited for Red Sox fans across the region to enjoy it." "We're thrilled to announce this partnership with the Boston Red Sox," said Lindsay Skilling this collaboration is truly a dream come true Working with the Red Sox organization to create a new ice cream flavor for their incredible fans has been such an exciting journey ice cream is more than just a treat—it's a way of life much like our love for sports and baseball why not have a little fun and throw our own curveball by launching this new Red Sox-themed flavor even while it's still cold outside?" Cookie Curveball will be available for fans at major grocery store chains as well as independent retailers throughout New England please click the box below to let us know you're not a robot Get the most important global markets news at your fingertips with a Bloomberg.com subscription associate professor and professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science to develop solutions that could significantly enhance the safety and predictability of systems that power critical applications like those in pacemakers or flight control systems must respond to inputs within strict timeframes to ensure safety these systems are built using single-core processors where tasks are isolated and executed within predictable amounts of time as multi-core processors have become common new challenges have emerged because of cross-core resource sharing innovative ways to allocate these shared resources on multi-core systems so that critical tasks can remain predictable and safe while fully leveraging the power of modern hardware Gifford’s first major contribution is dynamic resource allocation (DNA) a groundbreaking technique for distributing resources in soft real-time multicore systems these systems typically used a static approach—shared resources like CPU cache and memory bandwidth were allocated to computational tasks only once even if any computational tasks’ actual requirements varied significantly during different phases Gifford and his team introduced a dynamic allocation method that can redistribute resources on the fly This approach led to a significant improvement in efficiency allowing the system to safely run more tasks simultaneously Building on the success of DNA, Gifford broadened his focus to multimode systems with Omni which combines a novel algorithm and a test for scheduling tasks Multimode systems switch between different operational modes—like an autonomous vehicle adapting its behavior when moving from a highway to a crowded urban street Each mode can have different timing requirements and transitions between modes can be challenging to schedule safely The culmination of Gifford’s work to date is DECNTR which takes the ideas from Omni even further by integrating control theory into the resource allocation process DECNTR allows for the safe delay of task deadlines during mode transitions enabling far better resource allocations without the tradeoffs that Omni requires By co-designing the system’s control and scheduling mechanisms DECNTR offers a more holistic and effective solution to the challenges of multicore real-time systems This story is by Liz Wai-Ping Ng. Read more at Penn Engineering. the ambitious Dakar Greenbelt project seeks to create an extensive network of ecological infrastructure in and around the city to sustainably address environmental concerns and enhance urban life With support from David Gouverneur and Ellen Neises candidate Rob Levinthal in the Weitzman School of Design led two courses that included a field trip to Dakar that culminated in students presenting their visions for parts of the Greenbelt The new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology boasts adaptable laboratory spaces to support the dynamic needs of pioneering research Gifford’s Ice Cream recently announced the opening schedule and a new flavor of ice cream through a partnership with the Boston Red Sox Gifford discussed these topics as well as the future of Gifford’s in Farmington there are multiple milestones and new additions for Gifford’s to celebrate “Our family has been serving up ice cream for five generations and each season is a new opportunity to bring joy to our customers,” said Staci Gifford “This year is particularly special as we celebrate the 45th anniversary of our Skowhegan stand and the 35th anniversary of our Waterville stand new menu for kids and unveil our completely reimagined mini golf experience It’s shaping up to be a season full of sweet memories!” Fan favorites such as French vanilla and Grape Nuts were also announced to be returning to stands They will all be open daily from noon to 8:30 p.m Gifford’s Ice Cream announced a partnership with the Boston Red Sox baseball team for a new flavor called Cookie Curveball The flavor itself is a coffee ice cream with bits of chocolate chips and Oreo cookies “We’re proud to continue our partnership with Gifford’s HomeMaine Ice Cream and introduce a new Red Sox-themed flavor for our fans,” said Red Sox Chief Marketing and Partnerships Officer Troup Parkinson “Gifford’s is a family-owned New England brand with a long history of quality and craftsmanship and we’re excited for Red Sox fans across the region to enjoy it.” Gifford said that the flavor came about after rounds of surveying children about flavors Part of that process was providing base flavors of vanilla then there were mix-in options to check off like brownies they chose the most picked and tried different things “We had about 12 different flavors concocted after that and whittled those down and then we landed in late September with four flavors,” said Gifford “In October we went down to Boston and sampled those four flavors and got the Red Sox input but there was one clear favorite and that was the Cookie Curveball.” Gifford said that between one third to one half of those employees have tried new flavors before they are public and provided input on the decisions He also shared that some of the flavors that didn’t make the cut could possibly make an appearance for the 2026 season Similar to their deal with the Boston Bruins and New England Patriots, Gifford’s has an extended deal that they hope will be long term. The partnership was announced internally in 2024, but due to restraints from the 2023 fire in the Skowhegan factory the flavor was unable to be produced until now we were able to use about 15% of our old footprint to produce ice cream in a slower capacity just because of the restraints of space while the other side of the building was being torn down,” Gifford said Gifford also said that they are about six weeks away from getting back to their “new normal.” He shared that the majority of the small businesses they work with have stuck with them during their challenges and continue to support them “The folks that offer our ice cream at their locations and their places of business are also part of [our] family and we [have] really felt that over the past two years and it’s been a good thing while you’ve got all the negative stuff going around that we have to deal with on the day-to-day to at least know you’ve got all that support.” Gifford recognized that much of that support and many positive interactions came from those who frequented the Farmington stand and that those interactions are greatly missed He said that when the decision was made to close the stand as there were significant generational and family ties to the location “That’s where my grandparents started the dairy when they bought Pitco’s Dairy up on the hill and it was our second ice cream stand as a family business,” Gifford said He said that it was during renovations after damages from flooding that occurred in spring 2023 that the December 2023 flood hit and destroyed all of their progress it was decided that between that and the fire was that they didn’t have the means to rebuild the stand to the degree that it deserved Gifford said that they were playing with the possibility of a new stand in Farmington once their production in Skowhegan is able to be at 100% again depending on how things shake out with everything else we’re dealing with up here in Skowhegan,” said Gifford “That it’ll allow us some time to really game plan and think about what’s next to come and see if returning to Farmington is the cards for us.” To hear the full conversation with JC, look for Saturday Sit-down Chat in the Digital Gallery tomorrow (3/15/25) The Daily Bulldog is a completely free, fully online publication dedicated to covering the wide variety of happenings in Franklin County. We aim for timeliness, for our news to go far, and to be a reliable point of information for local residents. For immediate questions and concerns, please call (207) 778-8146 or email thedailybulldog@gmail.com  Daily Bulldog depends on businesses like yours to support our independently owned community paper and news reporting For information on how to advertise please visit our advertising page or contact us at (207) 778-8146 or thedailybulldog@gmail.com This photograph and caption from April 1977 shows the Little League fields being built on the site of the old dump on Gifford Street This notice was printed in The Enterprise in 1925 This photograph from 1957 shows the then-recently closed Gifford Street dump The old town dump on Gifford Street—long covered over and forgotten—is getting some new attention after toxic materials have surfaced in the soil of the baseball fields that were built on top of it in the 1970s polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and glass were discovered in soil that had been excavated back in September to install new lighting at the fields have been closed until the town can determine the extent of the contamination and come up with a plan for cleaning up the site Here is what is known about the former dump under the baseball fields compiled from the Enterprise’s archival reporting and Falmouth annual reports The town opened the municipal dump on Gifford Street on April 21 after at least two decades of complaints of illegal roadside dumping in the area The Enterprise reported as early as July 1904 on complaints of illegal Gifford Street dumping The new dump on Gifford Street allowed the town to close a dump in Falmouth Heights The new dump was open-faced and would occasionally be partially covered by gravel and dirt spurring many complaints while the dump was in operation the Enterprise reported more than 100 people signed a petition calling on the town to limit the burning of refuse at the Gifford Street dump the practice continued for another two decades The Enterprise reported that garbage was being burned at the site “almost constantly.” In 1955 the town decided to limit the garbage burns to two days per week whose family owned an asphalt plant on Gifford Street His pursuit to close the dump was based largely on the “nuisance” of abutting a public dump and The dump also had frequent visitors—gulls—which would fly in Residents feared the gulls’ garbage droppings would pollute the pond and the public water supply there Some in town suggested shooting the gulls to put an end to the problem “We’ll have all the gulls on Cape Cod here if we don’t do something” Austin Perry said in August 1951 Perry was the Long Pond pumping station attendant at the time It was generally agreed then that the gull problem increased after an East Falmouth piggery was ordered closed by the board of health in July of that year The piggery was also used as a dumpsite for trash because the pigs would eat the garbage the Gifford Street dump became a significant public service for the town the town reported that the community deposited 28,084 loads of garbage there It took several years and a new dumpsite committee before residents succeeded in getting the Gifford Street dump closed voters approved the relocation of the dump to Thomas B The budget approved for 1957 included a $1,000 item for covering the Gifford Street dump upon its decommissioning That $1,000 item (roughly $11,160 in today’s dollars) also served to cover the North Falmouth dump The Gifford Street dump was closed on May 1 then-selectman Charles Botelho (who also sat on the committee to study the relocation of the Gifford Street dump) floated the idea of building a Little League baseball complex on the dumpsite which had been closed for approximately two weeks by that point In the 1957 fall season Falmouth children would play their home games in Hyannis because there were not good options for fields in town In 1958 the Little League organization formed a subcommittee which was in charge of pursuing a new site for baseball play offered “unlimited resources” to the Little League organization so it could play at the base the Otis Air National Guard Base constructed baseball fields so children could play baseball there but Little League field availability remained a topic of discussion for decades which had started to be used as a Little League field and that last field was set to be taken to make more room for track and field In August 1976 Special Town Meeting voters approved a plan to build a Little League baseball complex “at the site of the old dump off Gifford Street.” The fields would be built by Falmouth Youth Baseball That complex was completed in spring the following year at no cost to the town thanks to donations and already-held funds by the baseball organization and transported 16 loads of loam to help fill in the areas of the site that needed it Plum Hollow developer Anthony Spagnola donated the loam The town’s Little League held an opening ceremony and 10 games that day The fields have been in regular use for 47 years Falmouth Youth 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how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account in Batesville to Robert and Ruth Wallis Jeffery Gifford worked as a security guard for the Eastman Chemical Company which made specialty chemicals in Batesville  He loved all types of music and enjoyed playing the guitar Aaron (Gera) Jeffery and Zach (Morgan) Jeffery; daughter Michael (Morgan); eleven step-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; several nieces; nephews; and many friends Gifford is preceded in death by his parents and sister At this time a service has not been planned The Lincoln County News Serving Maine and Lincoln County for over 140 years having spent his final days in the presence of beloved family members the son of Harold and Elizabeth (Mayo) Gifford Allan grew up in Portland and Clinton and graduated from Lawrence High School in Fairfield He was a gifted musician and his remarkable talent was recognized early on in his life where he received a Bachelor of Arts in music Allan spent his professional years as a teacher and band director in Maine at Lee Academy and Medomak Valley High School in Waldoboro He also directed the RB Hall Band in Waterville and the Bath Municipal Band Allan touched the lives of many music students with his kindness Allan is survived by his loving wife of 37 years He is also survived by his three daughters from his former spouse Marjory Drisko: Cheryl Preble and her husband of Whitefield; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and his brother always remembering the birthdays of loved ones The family remembers Allan’s passion for camping and snowmobiling in his earlier years he loved the New England Patriots and Red Sox and trips to Fenway Park He enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and Israel with his wife which he played regularly at Sheepscot Links – a place he deeply cherished His friends and family remember him for his gentlemanly manner Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at directcremationofmaine.com To stay informed on local happenings, sign up for our newsletter! and goings-on in Lincoln County with our twice-weekly email newsletter [Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Mayfair Witches Season 2 Episode 2 “Ten of Swords.” This post also contains discussions of sexual assault.] Gifford’s fate was sealed in Anne Rice‘s Lasher novel the second of three books in The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy But there were some slight changes made for this brief deadly encounter in the episode’s opening scene book Gifford had an underused power of foresight; she could sense something bad was going to happen just before it did she has strong intuition but it’s not necessarily magical and she channels her gut feelings through tarot reading She always prioritized her family before herself but Episode 2 shows her stepping back from the family to take care of herself for once like in the novel rudely urging her to come back from the New Orleans lake house (it’s a Florida beach house in the book) and help the family and that’s neither confirmed nor denied in the episode (that’s just the tip of the twisted gothic horror iceberg you’ll find in Rice’s writing) In an adaptation of a brutal scene from Lasher Huston and Birch’s characters are immediately drawn to each other but Gifford can’t sense the threat Lasher poses because of some magical force that’s blinding her to it (Lasher doesn’t understand it either yet) Their brief sexual encounter leads to her hemorrhaging as if she’s having a miscarriage and dying painfully there is no informed consent to this hookup it’s more clear that Lasher coerced and raped Gifford The threat of human Lasher for the Mayfair women is that they couldn’t resist his pull if they tried This Gifford scene is the start of a season-long mystery about why Lasher is trying to mate with Mayfair women now that he’s in adult human form Decades after playing Dani in Hocus Pocus Mayfair Witches shows Birch in a witchy tale once more she breaks down her guest star role with TV Insider from adapting Gifford’s tragic book plot to being a lifelong Rice fan And is there another reason why she’s distancing herself from the family right now other than seeing danger in her tarot cards Thora Birch: Wishing that she had some [laughs]. She’s a prominent, socially, member of the family and definitely one of the more wealthier ones. But I think if she had a quarter of Rowan’s [Alexandra Daddario] power She’s definitely going through a weird phase She’s becoming a little bit more reclusive We get the sense that she’s not exactly getting along with her husband too well and has kind of just been hiding out in her beach house And she’s getting deeper and deeper pulled into reading the tarot But she’s sensing this impending doom and she’s uncertain as to what it is if it’s specific to her or just a threat to her family But she definitely feels a negative force coming her way and it becomes unclear as to who’s seducing who she’s got a little bit of a wild ride from there but she’s a little bit of an oddball as well Is your Gifford self-taught in tarot or did she learn from a family member? Does she have any magic powers like Moira’s [Alyssa Jirrels] mind reading I think she started off by going to a number of tarot readers I know a lot of people who are into tarot that have that quality too which is they’ll do a reading and they’ll get a sense of something It’s like keep doing it until you hear what you want to hear She’s not getting anything that she wants to hear she’s a little bit more susceptible [to supernatural powers] or at least she keeps convincing herself of that So she wants to be able to play in that space But as far as any actual supernatural powers And it’s impossible for these women to resist him Which explains why when he arrives to her house she’s curious about him instead of afraid no thought to the impending doom she was just talking about [laughs] like can she sense that he is a magical presence But there’s also something about her so they’re mutually intoxicated by each other without really knowing why or understanding what it means and maybe having a sense that nothing good could come of it I think she just is taken away by his power I’m wondering how far Lasher’s ability to “sniff them out” goes we shot it about a 40-minute drive outside [New Orleans] it looked a little bit like if the west coast of Florida had their own version of Architectural Digest But then the art department came in and tricked it out and made it feel a little bit more Louisiana-ish a little secluded from the city and everything but I don’t think it’s meant to actually be Florida Gifford took care of other people before herself What already happened that led to her creating this distance with her family She’s reached this point where she had been involved in [the family] like a supportive wife and playing the socialite role and now she’s trying to find her own voice taking a step back and thinking about what does she need people in my family are dying and I don’t know why How dare she come along and take all our power [Laughs] That was the emotional backstory that I had put upon her because I knew that in the world of the show it’s a loose adaptation from the books So for the purposes of the journey and the story where Gifford’s at right now is not how she normally is And there’s a little bit of an element of wish fulfillment in this because her dream came true She finally did encounter the darker elements of her family’s power Showrunner Esta Spalding told us that this beach scene was something from the book that they wanted to honor this season What were some details from that that were important for you all to include it was just more trying to understand her vulnerability because that’s not something a woman of her station — and it’s not even a very Mayfair-like quality to feel fully vulnerable Lasher offers her an opportunity to forget that she’s a Mayfair and just be swept up into this very quick mysterious fling that she just wants to have some fun with and abandon herself and not worry about all of the things that she’s been worrying about or the pressures that her family would have her under She’s just taking that moment for herself Given the Hocus Pocus connection of it all Did filming Hocus Pocus at such a young age inspire a lifelong love of witchy media for you afterward So this [witchy stories] has always been a little bit more fun Sign Up GIFFORD — A winning Forida Lottery ticket worth more than $35,000 was recently sold at a local convenience store The ticket won in Sunday night’s draw The Fantasy 5 ticket was sold at the MLK Food Store just west of Old Dixie Highway and down the street from Gifford Middle School The winning numbers for the evening draw were 05-06-07-26-28 It was unclear if the winner had claimed their prize Privacy Policy | Copyright © 2025 32963 Media LLC All rights reserved   |    Contact: [email protected]   |   Vero Beach, Florida, USA | Orlando Web Design by: M5 This function has been disabled for Vero News Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker