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AISD: 120+ recommended for jobs after teacher job fair

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Independent School District said Monday its teacher job fair on April 15 was a "tremendous success."According to an e-mail sent to parents Monday afternoon by interim superintendent Matias Segura, more than 360 people attended the event and more than 120 were recommended for jobs.AISD said last week it has nearly 225 openings to fill for the 2023-24 school year.Arnoldo Gutiérrez, Assistant Superintendent of Human Capital for Austin ISD, told KXAN April 11 that the school district doesn’t have as many vacancies this time of year as it usually does. Austin ISD looking to fill over 200 vacancies for 2023-24 year, holding career fair Saturday However, current teachers still have time to resign before their resignation deadline, which is 45 days before the first day of instruction, and the district is working on recruitment in the meantime.That recruitment includes stipends for special education and bilingual teachers and housing options.Right now, AISD is ...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Are Hand-Me-Down Underwear Sensible or Gross?

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma came from John Paul and it's about hand-me-downs. Here's his email: Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. Here's a dilemma for you. My wife's cousin has two boys that are a couple of years younger than our sons. They recently fell on some hard times so my wife decided to put together a bag of kids clothes for them. Included in the bag of shirts, pants, shorts, etc was also underwear! I thought that was absolutely disgusting. Yes, I understand that they've been washed and disinfected but I feel like underwear is where you should draw the line with and-me-downs. My wife says I'm overreacting and that the underwear is in good condition and the boys can use it. What do you think? Disgusting and gross, or just one more piece of clothing to help out. Thanks so much.John PaulWell, for me personally, I would not want someone's hand-me-down underwear, nor would I give them...

Inaugural Mayfly Film Festival underway

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

ESPERANCE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The inaugural Mayfly Film Festival will have two upcoming shows, one on Friday, starting at 7 p.m. (or when it is dark) and the second on Saturday, again at 7 p.m. The Friday show will be in Troy, and the Franklin Alley Social Club and the Saturday show will be in Schenectady at the First Reformed Church of Schenectady in the Stockade. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the Schoharie River Center, the Mayfly Film Festival is an inspiring and urgent program showing diverse films highlighting the environment and human's relationship with it. The films shown include documentaries, narratives, animations, and experimental films taking a deep dive into environmental issues. The Mayfly film festival, presented by the Schoharie River Center, is a mobile film festival. Two more shows are scheduled after Saturday, one on Thursday, May 11 at the Folklife Center in Glens Falls and another on Satu...

Ask Amy: Grandmother wants to help granddaughter’s recovery

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

Dear Amy: I have a beautiful, smart and wonderful 16-year-old granddaughter who is anorexic.She has been at a special care facility for the past two months and will be returning home within a couple of weeks.Of course, this is a very emotional and difficult time for her parents, and the whole family.My question to you is: What do I say to this child? How should I behave with her? Should I talk to her about her sickness?People tell me to just be myself, but this myself wants to hug her for a long time.At this point in time, she doesn’t allow hugging or touching.Is there a support group for grandparents I could access?My whole being hurts so much when I think of the suffering my daughter, son-in-law and her 14-year-old sister are going through!I truly want to be the grandma who has always supported and loved her.— Hurting GrandmaDear Grandma: The fact that you are asking this question reveals how important a role you could play in your granddaughter’s recovery — just by be...

Polish government bans grain and food imports from Ukraine

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

To protect Poland's agricultural sector, Jaroslaw Kacynski, leader of the Law and Justice Party, the ruling party, announced on Saturday (15 April) that the Polish government had decided to ban the import of grain and food products from Ukraine.Despite logistical problems, large quantities of Ukrainian grain, which is cheaper than that produced in the European Union has ended up in Central European countries, affecting prices and sales.It has caused a problem for the PiS during an election year.Kaczynski stated this during the PiS convention.He added that the list of goods would be included in government regulations. "There are many, many products from grain to honey," he said."We remain friends and allies with Ukraine. We will continue to support her. ... Kaczynski stated that it was the duty of each state, authority and good authority to protect its citizens' interests.Kaczynski stated that Poland was prepared to begin talks with Ukraine in order to resolve the grain issue. The Uk...

Horoscopes April 18, 2023: America Ferrera, settle into a routine

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: America Ferrera, 39; Melissa Joan Hart, 47; Conan O’Brien, 60; Jane Leeves, 62.Conan O’Brien (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Happy Birthday: Patience will be necessary if you want to finish things this year. There will be no shortage of good ideas, insight and creative thinking, but emotional angst will take over if you can’t settle into a routine that helps you overlook what’s happening around you and focus on your goal. Mind over matter will keep you on top of your game. Your numbers are 6, 17, 20, 28, 34, 42, 47.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Determine how to improve your living conditions or arrangements. Take time to handle the matter personally and to allocate how and where your money will have the most significant impact. Reconnecting with an old friend will help you let go of the past. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll do better if you act fast. Assess, define your position and adjust your life to whatev...

Bridge: April 18, 2023

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

“My partner says he’s a self-made player,” a club member told me. “He says he has never read a bridge book. He relies on intuition.”My friend said his partner’s seat-of-the-pants style didn’t work when he was today’s declarer. At 3NT, he took the queen of spades and led a club to finesse with dummy’s queen.“East took the king and returned a spade,” I was told. “My partner won, took the ace of clubs and led a third club. East got the jack and nine, and when hearts broke badly, partner took only eight tricks. What do you think of my `self-made’ partner?”“I would have to say he’s a product of unskilled labor,” I shrugged.BEST CHANCECorrectly handling single suit combinations is a learned skill for most players. South’s best chance for a second club trick is to take the ace and lead low toward his ten.As the cards lie, he wins two club tricks easily. If West had the jack, South wo...

Word Game: April 18, 2023

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — CARTAGE (CARTAGE: KART-ij: The cost of having something moved in a cart.)Average mark 19 wordsTime limit 30 minutesCan you find 24 or more words in CARTAGE? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — TOWARDS toad toward trod tsar ward wart word worst road roast dart drat draw soar soda sora sort star stow straw sward swat swordTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contact Word Game creator Kathleen Saxe at [email protected].

Johnson & Johnson: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday reported a loss of $68 million in its first quarter.The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.68 per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.51 per share.The world’s biggest maker of health care products posted revenue of $24.75 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $23.57 billion.Johnson & Johnson expects full-year earnings in the range of $10.60 to $10.70 per share, with revenue in the range of $97.9 billion to $98.9 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on JNJ at https://www.zack...

3 Montgomery Co. elementary students hospitalized after taking ‘controlled substance’ 

Published Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:14:16 GMT

Three young students at a Montgomery County, Maryland, elementary school felt sick after ingesting what they thought was candy but instead may have turned out to be a controlled substance.Police arrived at College Gardens Elementary in Rockville after the 7-year-old students became sick on Monday. The students found a container of “blue items that they believed to be candy,” a Montgomery County police news release said.They briefly put it in their mouth and then quickly spit them out. But when they started to feel dizzy, they went to the school nurse, who called emergency medical service. The children were taken to the hospital as a precaution.Detectives are not sure what the students took, as none of the items were recovered. Investigators believe it could have been a methamphetamine-related drug such as such as Adderall or MDMA. The students have been discharged from the hospital and are home with their parents, police said.The school’s principal, Stacey Rogovoy,...