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No more nuggets?

By JOCELYN GECKER The Associated Press CONCORD, Calif. — As the fine-dining chef at her high school served samples of his newest recipes, Anahi Nava Flores gave her critique of a baguette sandwich with Toscano salami, organic Monterey Jack, arugula and a scratch-made basil spread: “This pesto aioli is good!” Classmate Kentaro Turner devoured a deli-style pastrami melt on sourdough and moved on to free-range chicken simmered in chipotle broth with Spanish-style rice. “Everything is delicious!” These are not words typically uttered in school cafeterias. The food served at ...

Toyota: New car safety features can help with crash reduction

StatePoint At a time when highway fatalities are on the rise, new research shows that the widespread adoption of the latest vehicle safety features could mean fewer crashes and safer roads. However, it could be awhile before we see the full benefits of these advancements. “With drivers holding onto their vehicles for 10 years or more, it could take many years before the fleet fully turns over,” says Rini Sherony, senior principal engineer, Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center. But what if every vehicle on the road was fully equipped with crash-prevention features? And how ...

How technology will transform shopping in 2023, beyond

StatePoint Above all, consumers value convenience, speed and good deals, according to new research by Sensormatic Solutions, and they can expect retailers to deliver these benefits in 2023. In the recent survey, respondents cited stocked shelves (64%), quick and easy checkouts (63%), and discounts or sales (63%) as the top three contributors to positive shopping experiences. With 42% of respondents either very likely or moderately likely to abandon their shopping trip due to a long checkout line, omnichannel fulfillment options — from self-checkout to buy-online-pickup-in-store ...

Through New Eyes

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER The Associated Press BERLIN — Lore Mayerfeld was 4 years old when she escaped from the Nazis in 1941. Together with her mother, the little Jewish girl ran away from her German hometown of Kassel with nothing but the clothes she wore and her beloved doll, Inge. Mayerfeld found a safe haven in the United States and later immigrated to Israel. Her doll, a present from her grandparents who were killed in the Holocaust, was always at her side until 2018 when she donated it to Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. More than 80 years later, the doll has ...

Woman’s blankets provide homeless warmth

By Kevin Mertz The Standard-Journal WATSONTOWN — Laura Inlow was deeply moved upon encountering a pregnant woman living on the streets of Harrisburg. “I always wanted to do something with the homeless,” said Inlow, who volunteers as a missions coordinator through West Side United Methodist Church in Clearfield. “As I’m receiving donations, I’m also able to see where needs are,” she explained. Through connections she made while receiving items to be donated to various missionary causes, Inlow connected with individuals from the Harrisburg area. “They took me to ...

Vermeer exhibit to unite iconic paintings

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum will unite two iconic paintings from Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer this year — The Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Milkmaid. In an unprecedented blockbuster exhibit starting in February, the most famous museum in the Netherlands will bring together 27 of the 35 known paintings of the 17th-century artist who had the uncanny genius of letting a soothing inner light exude from his canvas. “His paintings radiate this simplicity, the stillness, his brilliant colors, said Taco Dibbits, the director general of the Rijksmuseum. Nowhere is ...