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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Czech opposition to call no-confidence vote against government in bitcoin gift scandal
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech opposition ANO party plans to call a no-confidence vote in the government after the justice minister resigned over accepting a $45 million bitcoin gift for the ministry from an ex-convict, deputy ANO chief Karel Havlicek said on Tuesday. "Unless something absolutely exceptional happens, we will trigger a no-confidence vote," Havlicek said on Czech Television. "There is no other option."
Reuters
6 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Czech opposition to call no-confidence vote against government in bitcoin gift scandal
PRAGUE, June 3 (Reuters) - Czech opposition ANO party plans to call a no-confidence vote in the government after the justice minister resigned over accepting a $45 million bitcoin gift for the ministry from an ex-convict, deputy ANO chief Karel Havlicek said on Tuesday. "Unless something absolutely exceptional happens, we will trigger a no-confidence vote," Havlicek said on Czech Television. "There is no other option."
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
'Paid Parking not a concern for tourism,' says Visit Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE — Tourism in Eau Claire should not be negatively affected if the city implements downtown paid street parking, says Kenzi Havlicek, Visit Eau Claire executive director. Havlicek spoke at an informal social event Tuesday at the Sonnentag Center, where visitors discussed the potential impact of parking fees. 'The discussion was very positive,' she said. 'There are not concerns with paid parking in the tourism space because in most metropolitan areas, there is paid parking and the rates that the city is able to offer is very competitive with other metropolitan areas.' Havlicek said that the biggest issue with visitors to Eau Claire will be ensuring there's a lot of signage and that it's convenient and easy for the visitors to utilize. 'People are used to paying for paid parking in other metropolitan areas at the rate that the city is offering it,' she said. 'It's very affordable compared to others. Right now, in the parking ramps, there is already paid parking here. What I'm saying is [visitors] are used to paying for parking beyond parking ramps as well. Visit Eau Claire does not have concerns.' According to the last compiled statistics, in 2023, visitor spending in Eau Claire was $284.5 million. 'That was up 5.4 percent compared to 2022,' she said. 'Obviously, we had a little bit of a dip in 2020, but since then it's surpassed 2019 numbers. The tourism numbers will be released by the Department of Tourism in June for the 2024 numbers.' Havlicek said people visit Eau Claire for the opportunity to get away from the big city. 'It's affordable, so people are able to take affordable vacations, get to indulge in all the fun activities that we're able to offer,' she said. 'What usually brings the visitors here is a combination of different things. Leisure, sports, and meetings are kind of the three segments we're always going for.' She mentioned music festivals like Country Jam and Jazz Crawl as well as marathons and bicycling events. 'Later in September, we are hosting the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Travel Writers,' she said. 'That will bring outdoor travel writers to the area and not only will that bring in tourism for that particular weekend, we are able to use that as an opportunity for these travel writers to write about Eau Claire and generate more tourism for the area.' City Council Member Larry Mboga, City Manager Stephanie Hirsch, and Deputy City Manager Dave Solberg were in attendance at the Sonnentag Center event. Other attendees included hotel management and staff. 'It was a meeting with a presentation,' she said. 'We gave them a tour of the Sonnentag Center and tourism updates. In addition to that, city staff provided an update on city parking. I am super thankful that the city was able to present this with tourism as part of the conversation and am looking forward to continuing to work with the city.'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 17 - John Havlicek (1962-78)
The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. Advertisement With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. Unknown date; New York, NY, USA; FILE PHOTO; Boston Celtics forward John Havlicek (17) in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports And for today's article, we will continue with the 11th of 11 people to wear the No. 17 jersey, Hall of Fame Boston wing alum John Havlicek. After ending his college career at Ohio State, Havlicek was picked up with the ninth overall selection of the 1962 NBA draft by the Celtics. The Martins Ferry, Ohio native played his entire, 16-season career for Boston, winning a total of eight NBA titles, a finals Most Valuable Player award, 13 All-Star nods, 11 All-NBA teams, and too many more honors and achievements to note here, his number retired after he left the league as a player. Advertisement During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Havlicek wore only jersey No. 17 and put up 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Celtics jersey history No. 17 - John Havlicek (1962-78)
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 17 - John Havlicek (1962-78)
Boston Celtics jersey history No. 17 - John Havlicek (1962-78) The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA), worn by well over 500 players in the course of Celtics history. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Celtics Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. With 25 of those jerseys now retired to honor some of the greatest Celtics to wear those jerseys, there is a lot of history to cover. And for today's article, we will continue with the 11th of 11 people to wear the No. 17 jersey, Hall of Fame Boston wing alum John Havlicek. After ending his college career at Ohio State, Havlicek was picked up with the ninth overall selection of the 1962 NBA draft by the Celtics. The Martins Ferry, Ohio native played his entire, 16-season career for Boston, winning a total of eight NBA titles, a finals Most Valuable Player award, 13 All-Star nods, 11 All-NBA teams, and too many more honors and achievements to note here, his number retired after he left the league as a player. During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Havlicek wore only jersey No. 17 and put up 20.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
