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Alphabet Inc.’s stock rose 1.4% in extended trading Tuesday after Google’s parent company reported quarterly results that slightly topped analysts’ revenue and earnings estimates.
Alphabet also said its board of directors authorized $70 billion in share repurchases.
“Resilience in Search and momentum in Cloud resulted in Q1 consolidated revenues…
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Pigskin for Hodgkins will host the fifth annual charity flag football game March 25 at Northwest Guilford High School, 5240 Northwest School Road in Greensboro. The nonprofit raises money for families going through a battle with childhood cancer and to fund Hodgkin’s Lymphoma research.
The event is a flag football game that features former high school, college and professional football players playing alongside other familiar faces to the area, as well as current NFL players serving as honorary coaches. Pigskin For Hodgkin’s is a family-friendly event that includes games, prizes, raffles and food.
Gates open at noon and kick-off is at 1 p.m. A suggested $1 donation will be collected at the gate.
For information, visit www.pigskinforhodgkins.org.
Veterans who need transportation to their VA medical appointment to the Kernersville, Durham or Salisbury medical facilities are encouraged to contact the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 20 of Guilford County’s veterans transportation hotline at 336-510-7508.
Volunteer drivers are needed as well. Call 336-510-7508 for information.
Callers should allow three business days for a response.
The Well-Spring Group will hold a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23, which is open to people interested in pursuing a job at a Well-Spring entity. Well-Spring is made up of Well-Spring, A Life Plan Community in Greensboro; Well-Spring Solutions in Greensboro; The Village at Brookwood, another life plan community, in Burlington; and Home Care from Well-Spring Solutions in Greensboro.
The fair will take place at 4100 Well Spring Drive in Greensboro.
Free pastries and hot and cold beverages from Wired Café Coffee Bus will be offered from 10 to 11 a.m. and free lunch will be provided from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Guided tours of Well-Spring will be offered every 30 minutes.
For information, visit www.well-spring.org.
Hirsch Wellness Network in Greensboro has 31 classes scheduled for April that are free to cancer survivors and caregivers. Some classes are in-person while others are online or hybrid.
Some of the highlights include painting with watercolors, Huna Basics for anxiety, kinetic awareness, spine satisfying stretches and more.
For information, visit www.hirschwellnessnetwork.org/classes or call 336-209-0259.
Well-Spring Solutions, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, will offer a free talk focused on the “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” from 1 to 3 p.m. March 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 617 N. Elm St., Redhead Hall, Greensboro. Attendees will learn about:
Register by March 24; call 336-478-4702 or email dfoster@fpcgreensboro.org.
The Lions Club Vision Van will offer free hearing and vision screenings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 31 at 444 N. Elm St. in Greensboro.
Fulfilling their mission, “We Serve!”, the Hamilton Lakes Lions Club will sponsor the mobile screening unit to provide free health screenings for existing or potential hearing loss, glaucoma and other eye diseases. Through early detection, screenings can prevent additional hearing loss, blindness and other chronic illnesses.
The Hamilton Lakes Lions Club has served Greensboro for more than 60 years and is a part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries. Screenings are free and available to anyone.
Also, the Vision Van will be in front of the High Point Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1.
For information, call 336-373-2169 or visit www.greensborolibrary.org.
March is National Kidney Month and April is National Organ Transplant Month.
Founded in 2003, MatchingDonors is the nation’s largest living organ donor nonprofit organization finding and registering living organ donors for people needing organ transplants in the United States.
Community members are encouraged to donate cars, boats, recreational vehicles, real estate and planes to the nonprofit to help save the lives of people needing organ transplants.
To donate, call 781-821-2204 or visit MatchingDonorsDonations.com.
Send press releases to people@greensboro.com.
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Pigskin for Hodgkins will host the fifth annual charity flag football game March 25 at Northwest Guilford High School, 5240 Northwest School Road in Greensboro. The nonprofit raises money for families going through a battle with childhood cancer and to fund Hodgkin’s Lymphoma research.
The event is a flag football game that features former high school, college and professional football players playing alongside other familiar faces to the area, as well as current NFL players serving as honorary coaches. Pigskin For Hodgkin’s is a family-friendly event that includes games, prizes, raffles and food.
Gates open at noon and kick-off is at 1 p.m. A suggested $1 donation will be collected at the gate.
For information, visit www.pigskinforhodgkins.org.
Veterans who need transportation to their VA medical appointment to the Kernersville, Durham or Salisbury medical facilities are encouraged to contact the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 20 of Guilford County’s veterans transportation hotline at 336-510-7508.
Volunteer drivers are needed as well. Call 336-510-7508 for information.
Callers should allow three business days for a response.
The Well-Spring Group will hold a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 23, which is open to people interested in pursuing a job at a Well-Spring entity. Well-Spring is made up of Well-Spring, A Life Plan Community in Greensboro; Well-Spring Solutions in Greensboro; The Village at Brookwood, another life plan community, in Burlington; and Home Care from Well-Spring Solutions in Greensboro.
The fair will take place at 4100 Well Spring Drive in Greensboro.
Free pastries and hot and cold beverages from Wired Café Coffee Bus will be offered from 10 to 11 a.m. and free lunch will be provided from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Guided tours of Well-Spring will be offered every 30 minutes.
For information, visit www.well-spring.org.
Hirsch Wellness Network in Greensboro has 31 classes scheduled for April that are free to cancer survivors and caregivers. Some classes are in-person while others are online or hybrid.
Some of the highlights include painting with watercolors, Huna Basics for anxiety, kinetic awareness, spine satisfying stretches and more.
For information, visit www.hirschwellnessnetwork.org/classes or call 336-209-0259.
Well-Spring Solutions, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, will offer a free talk focused on the “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” from 1 to 3 p.m. March 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 617 N. Elm St., Redhead Hall, Greensboro. Attendees will learn about:
Register by March 24; call 336-478-4702 or email dfoster@fpcgreensboro.org.
The Lions Club Vision Van will offer free hearing and vision screenings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 31 at 444 N. Elm St. in Greensboro.
Fulfilling their mission, “We Serve!”, the Hamilton Lakes Lions Club will sponsor the mobile screening unit to provide free health screenings for existing or potential hearing loss, glaucoma and other eye diseases. Through early detection, screenings can prevent additional hearing loss, blindness and other chronic illnesses.
The Hamilton Lakes Lions Club has served Greensboro for more than 60 years and is a part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries. Screenings are free and available to anyone.
Also, the Vision Van will be in front of the High Point Public Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 1.
For information, call 336-373-2169 or visit www.greensborolibrary.org.
March is National Kidney Month and April is National Organ Transplant Month.
Founded in 2003, MatchingDonors is the nation’s largest living organ donor nonprofit organization finding and registering living organ donors for people needing organ transplants in the United States.
Community members are encouraged to donate cars, boats, recreational vehicles, real estate and planes to the nonprofit to help save the lives of people needing organ transplants.
To donate, call 781-821-2204 or visit MatchingDonorsDonations.com.
Send press releases to people@greensboro.com.
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We’re more than halfway through March Break, and at this point, many parents may be scrambling to find things to keep kids, and themselves, busy. Here are 55 things you can do to keep busy over March Break:
Melissa Migueis is a student at Dawson College in the profile Cinema-Communications. She loves to lead a healthy lifestyle by eating clean, being active and keeping a healthy mindset! Oh, and you can always find her somewhere in nature!
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As a writer, and a mom, I’ve always hoped that my blogs would inspire or help another fellow parent. You want to know that when you write something and put it out there in the big wide world, someone is reading it and taking something from it.
Well, I struck quite a chord with a few moms once, and not because I inspired them.
I’ve been writing under the blogger name “Supermom In Training” for almost eight years now, and I’d chosen the name simply because I thought of myself as a parent who is always learning… I want to be the most super mom that I can, but I’m still working on it, and probably always will be.
I had written about throwing my son an end-of-the-year popsicle party, and suddenly, I was the talk of the town. It wasn’t because fellow moms thought my little popsicle party idea was cute or fun… it was because they were upset: as one mom put it, “What, now we have to throw our kids popsicle parties to be considered ‘super’?” In some moms’ minds, we’re all super in own rights, and we don’t need to go above and beyond to call ourselves “super.” Because we’re all super.
Other moms were upset I hadn’t acknowledged dads in my blog title, writing, “What about the superdads?!”
Now, the comments didn’t upset me… in fact, I appreciated the feedback. I hadn’t really thought about it that much. But the way in which I received the feedback is what stung.
It began with an insulted mom who took to our Facebook page to express her discontent. But then, the same mom went to a closed local mommy group and began a chain of comments about how ridiculous my blog was.
Now, I’ve got a pretty thick skin. When you’re a writer you learn to take criticism with a BOULDER of salt. That being said, as a mom, I’m definitely a tad more sensitive. I’ve always loved Facebook for their social groups, and have found them to be super helpful since becoming a parent – I’ve belonged to breastfeeding groups, local groups to find nearby moms, work-from-home mommy groups, crafty mom groups, and more. They’ve mostly been a safe place to get advice and find like-minded parents who are going through similar phases and challenges. But I was so disappointed to see how quickly one mom’s comment about my blog being insulting sparked a smear campaign against my blog, my parenting ideals, everything (imagine if they’d seen my unprotected electric outlets?!).
Again, I can take the negative feedback. No problem. You think a popsicle party is lame? That’s fine – you won’t get invited (and it’s too bad because I’m making wine popsies for the adults!). But we are constantly lecturing our kids about bullying, we dress our kids in pink shirts in solidarity against bullying, and then we take to these parenting boards and crucify people because: they’re not breastfeeding, they are breastfeeding, they use bottles, they use formula, they pump, they don’t pump, they hire little tiny bunny rabbits to come and feed their children… WHATEVER it is, it’s their decision! When we become parents, it doesn’t give us the right to judge and look down upon other parents. We should be supporting one another and holding each other up, because parenthood is rough, and we all need some support.
So stop being a mom bully. Stop comparing your child’s milestones to others to trump the next parent. It’s not your story to tell. Stop beating other parents down to build yourself up. Stop taking your frustrations out on other moms and dads.
Just chill out. And have a popsicle.
A full-time work-from-home mom, Jennifer Cox (our “Supermom in Training”) loves dabbling in healthy cooking, craft projects, family outings, and more, sharing with readers everything she knows about being an (almost) superhero mommy.
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Nvidia
should be insulated from any slowdown in the broader economy by increased spending on artificial intelligence, say analysts at Oppenheimer, who lifted their price target for the semiconductor company.
The heightened interest around artificial-intelligence should set investors’ minds at ease ahead of
Nvidia
‘s earnings next week, say the analysts, with the semiconductor maker’s commentary on data-center spending in focus.
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Investors are in a feeding frenzy over artificial-intelligence software plays, and you have to think this isn’t going to end well.
You can date the start of the AI stock craze to the Nov. 30 launch of ChatGPT, the generative AI chatbot created by the start up OpenAI. Recent data show that ChatGPT reached more than 100 million users in January, reaching that market faster than other buzzy apps like TikTok.
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New study finds that positive media portrayals of girls who code increase favorable perceptions of computer science careers among viewers
Press Release
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Sep 1, 2017
NEW YORK, ny, September 1, 2017 (Newswire.com)
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Based on a new study released today, young girls who have seen season one of YouTube Red’s original series Hyperlinked are now 11 percent more likely to be interested in computer science (CS) careers than viewers who have not watched Hyperlinked. Conducted by Thicket Labs, the evaluation study was commissioned by Google and measures the factors that influence girls to choose computer science through a predictive model. The study focuses on the positive impact of Hyperlinked, a YouTube Red original series that shows a cool and diverse group of girls with sharp programming skills solving tech problems and everyday middle school issues.
Based on study findings, young girls who have seen season one of YouTube Red’s original series Hyperlinked are now 11 percent more likely to be interested in computer science careers than viewers who have not watched Hyperlinked. Watching Hyperlinked is strongly associated with positive perceptions of the field of computer science and encouragement from friends — two of the four major factors that explain a young girl’s decision to pursue computer science.
It’s crucial for us to work with subject matter experts and leverage various perspectives in order to break down stereotypes and allow underrepresented groups to see themselves reflected in mainstream media. We look forward to creating more favorable perceptions of CS across industries and demographics as we learn from this telling research and evaluation.
Daraiha Greene, Multicultural Strategy Lead
“Because of the complex nature of a big decision like choosing a career, a predictive decision model can provide a more accurate measurement of a future choice,” said Deepthi Welaratna, Founder & CEO of Thicket Labs. “The impact of Hyperlinked on the perceptions of its viewers is multifaceted and gives a clear indication of how positive media portrayals of computer science careers and girls who code have the potential to reshape the tech industry in the future.”
Together with Google’s Computer Science Education in Media team and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the series convened an Advisory Council, consisting of: Madeline Di Nonno (CEO, Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media), Kimberly Bryant (Founder and CEO, Black Girls CODE), Rosalind Wiseman (best selling author of Queen Bees & Wannabees), Jess Weiner (CEO, Talk to Jess LLC) and Michael Cohen Ph.D. (President, Michael Cohen Group LLC [MCG]). This team served as advisers on the series, working with the production team at every stage to make sure that girls in STEM were being portrayed accurately and that the show was modeling positive messages around girls and their relationships with each other.
“It’s crucial for us to work with subject matter experts and leverage various perspectives in order to break down stereotypes and allow underrepresented groups to see themselves reflected in mainstream media,” said Daraiha Greene from Google’s Computer Science Education in Media team. “We look forward to creating more favorable perceptions of CS across industries and demographics as we learn from this telling research and evaluation.”
“The positive messages reinforced throughout the series are resonating with the audience and it is our hope that anyone watching ‘Hyperlinked’ leaves inspired by the power of technology and the ways it can make a difference,” said Nadine Zylstra of YouTube Red Originals.
To evaluate the impact of Hyperlinked on its viewers and test whether the show has the potential to influence underrepresented groups to pursue CS, Google’s Computer Science Education team focused on media and evaluation worked with Thicket Labs to field two surveys before and after its premiere and reached a combined 998 TV viewers, out of which 623 had watched Hyperlinked on YouTube Red. The Thicket Labs evaluation model uses findings from Google’s study Women Who Choose Computer Science-What Really Matters (g.co/cseduresearch) to forecast the long-term impact of social programs on people’s perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and choices.
Key findings from the study are available at https://goo.gl/b19VAW. ‘Hyperlinked’ is available for YouTube Red subscribers through YouTube and the YouTube Kids app.
About Google’s Computer Science Education team
Google believes that a more inclusive workforce leads to better products for all users, and is especially committed to reversing the negative trends around underrepresented groups in computer science (CS). Part of Google’s Computer Science Education team partners with content creators and entertainment influencers to increase more inclusive portrayals of CS in media content.
About Thicket Labs
Thicket Labs is a technology and learning company that helps people learn about themselves and their world through data-driven experiences. Thicket’s collaborative intelligence tools use the science of decision modeling to measure and forecast the short- and long-term impact of social programs on people’s perceptions, attitudes, behaviors, and choices.
Media Contact:
Deepthi Welaratna
Phone: 415.335.0500
Email: deepthi@thicketlabs.com
Source: Thicket Labs
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