February is Black History Month. Philadelphia offers many opportunities to celebrate.
Photo by Unseen Histories on Unsplash.
On the Lighter Side
It’s time for restaurant lists geared to Valentine’s Day. Philadelphia’s Parc made it into the Top 10 of Open Table’s romantic restaurants. There are also many other area restaurants and bars with romantic atmospheres.
A group in Italy that called itself Futurists once declared war on pasta. Yet the country is still exporting new pasta shapes. Perhaps you’ll want to serve one of the new shapes with a highly rated store-bought marinara sauce.
Krispy Kreme and Hershey have teamed up for Valentine’s Day donuts.
We’re looking forward to butter cookie cones from Haagen Dazs.
When Injuries Alter Earnings Trajectories, What Can You Do?
In any field, some career-limiting events can be self-inflicted; but football championships turn attention to the fate of professional athletes. When players are injured early in their careers, they face an uncertain future. Let’s hope players like Brock Purdy and Damar Hamlin make full recoveries
If you need assistance in estimating the effect of adverse events on your earnings capacity, Asterion can help.
FYI
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals rejected J&J’s bankruptcy plan. The company pursued this strategy as a means to resolve talc litigation cases.
Trends We’re Watching
The used car boom is over.
What’s Puzzling Us
How did so many people forget what happened in Jurassic Park?
What Doesn’t Surprise Us At All
Consumers are suing over the absence of whiskey in Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey mini bottles.
Thread Recommendations
The earth’s core may be reversing direction.
Hollywood helped popularize Fettucine Alfredo.
Punxsutawney Phil has some competition.
Watch List
Thanks to consistent 40-foot waves, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational was held last month for only the 10th time in 39 years. Watch footage of a Northshore lifeguard’s winning ride.
Audio Files
“Swinging on a Star” was recorded by Bing Crosby on this day in 1944, for the film Going My Way and went on to win the Academy Award for best song.
Asterion Out and About
Stephanie Hyland, ASA, CFE, attended the New Jersey Family Law Symposium on January 27 and 28, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Spotlight on Lost Earnings Claims
Asterion, Inc. has experience in the quantification of economic damages sustained by businesses, individuals and families who have suffered lost earnings resulting from tort and contractual claims, including personal injury, wrongful death and wrongful termination.