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ELMORE COUNTY — A fire was reported inside a cell dorm at the Draper Correctional Facility in Elmore County at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
The "minor" fire was isolated to an inmate’s bed and did not spread to other parts of the facility, said Bob Horton, spokesman for the prisons system. Staff was able to contain and extinguish the fire with no injuries reported. The ADOC is investigating the cause of the fire.
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed to record highs on Monday, helped by optimism about merger activity and as investors bet that a Republican plan to cut corporate taxes would bolster earnings.
Qualcomm (QCOM.O) rose 1.15 percent after Broadcom (AVGO.O) offered to buy the smartphone chip supplier for $103 billion in what could be the biggest-ever acquisition in the tech sector. Broadcom added 1.42 percent.
“The fact that the deal is on the table is huge,” said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.
Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) surged 9.93 percent after CNBC reported that the film and television conglomerate has held talks to sell most of the company to media giant Walt Disney Co (DIS.N). Disney shares rose 2.02 percent.
Investor optimism was also fueled by a Republican proposal last week to slash the corporate tax rate to 20 percent from 35 percent and end some tax breaks for companies and individuals.
Apple (AAPL.O) rose 1.01 percent and contributed more than any other stock to the benchmark S&P 500 index’s gain.
Shares of Sprint (S.N) slumped 11.54 percent to a more than one-year low after the wireless provider and T-Mobile (TMUS.O) called off a planned merger. T-Mobile lost 5.72 percent.
All three major indexes closed at record highs.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI inched up 0.04 percent to end at 23,548.42, while the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.13 percent to 2,591.13.
The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.33 percent to 6,786.44.
In extended trade, Priceline Group PCLN.O lost 6 percent and Weight Watchers International WTW.N jumped 10 percent after those companies reported quarterly results.
With more than 400 of S&P 500 companies having reported, earnings for the third quarter are expected to have climbed 8 percent, compared with expectations of a 5.9 percent rise at the start of October, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Up 15 percent in 2017, the S&P 500 is trading at about 18 times expected earnings, according to Thomson Reuters Datastream.
Michael Kors KORS.N jumped 14.70 percent after the fashion accessories maker raised its 2017 revenue forecast. The stock was the biggest percentage gainer on the S&P.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) jumped 7.28 percent after a report that it plans to team up with Intel (INTC.O) to form a personal computer chip unit. Intel ended 1.37 percent higher.
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.41-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.17-to-1 ratio favored advancers.
About 6.6 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, above the 6.4 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions.
Members of the Hajim School’s Class of ’16 passed a final test from their departing dean with flying colors at yesterday’s diploma ceremony -- and then were assigned some final homework by the chief benefactor of their school.
“Acceleration” the students promptly replied.
“Force,” came the equally prompt response.
Robert Clark, Dean of the Hajim School, quizzes students on the equation, then presents the t-shirt to Edmund Hajim.
With that, Clark presented the t-shirt to Edmund Hajim, whose $30 million gift to the school eight years ago was the largest in University history. Hajim, who stepped down last week as chair of the University Board of Trustees, routinely includes the famous Star Wars quote in his commencement speeches.
As life is action and passion, it behooves a person to take part in the action and passion of his time for fear of being judged not to have lived.
A person can reach any height if he or she doesn’t mind who gets the credit.
There is not a thing more difficult to take in hand than a change in the order of things.
There is nothing more exciting either. Growth and comfort are rarely found together.
Hajim and Clark, who steps down as Hajim School dean to become the University’s Provost on July 1, were lauded as the two “heroes of the day” by University President Joel Seligman for making possible the “extraordinary progress” of the Hajim School during the last eight years.
The school has more than doubled its undergraduate enrollment to more than 1,750. Three-hundred and forty seniors were eligible to receive diplomas yesterday. The school has added new programs such as audio and music engineering and a required class in networking skills, put a high priority on study abroad, and recently won a University Meliora Award for its efforts to retain low-income, first generation and underrepresented minority students with its STEM-Gems program.
Wendi Heinzelman, currently Dean of Graduate Studies for Arts, Sciences and Engineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will become the new Dean of the Hajim School on July 1.
Find a passion. Find your principles. Find your partners. Find your plans.
In addition to honoring students, the diploma ceremony marked the inaugural presentation of the Edmund A. Hajim Outstanding Faculty Award to Nick Vamivakas, Assistant Professor of Quantum Optics and Quantum Physics, and presentation of the Edmund A. Hajim Outstanding Staff Award to Bob Marcotte, the school’s communications project manager.
Pedro Vallejo-Ramirez carries the banner of The Institute of Optics as he leads the Class of '16 into Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater.
While a lot of the conversation surrounding The Last of Us Part II centers on whether or not Joel is still alive, and whether or not you'll even be able to play as Joel, there has been a much bigger revelation to come out of the news coverage centering around Naughty Dog's highly anticipated apocalyptic, survival drama. So what has so many people talking? It's that there is a possibility of The Last of Us Part II having more than one playable character, meaning that you may not play Ellie in the PS4 exclusive from start to finish.
At this point we're just ready to show Ellie as a playable character. That may change in the future, but we're not really ready to talk about that just yet. I think there is quite a lot about this game that has not yet been revealed.
This was in answer to a question from JeuxActu about whether or not there would be more playable characters in the game given that in the first game players were in control of Ellie and Joel, and this time around there's only Ellie.
However, Schatz making mention that Naughty Dog isn't ready to talk about playable characters in The Last of Us Part II right now means that there could definitely be additional characters that players could control at some point in the game.
In the original, players took control of Joel throughout most of it, but later on they were also able to play as Ellie.
Already, a lot of gamers have assumed that there could be multiple playable characters based on the one cinematic trailer that Naughty Dog released back in 2017 during Paris Games Week, where the trailer for The Last of Us Part II introduced three additional characters to the world, one of whom had a lot of people assuming she was Ellie's mother. However, given the timeline of events, it doesn't seem like the woman is old enough to be Ellie's mother. However, the setup for the trailer definitely hinted at the possibility of her being a playable character.
There are also plenty of fans hoping that Joel is playable at some point in the game, or at least present in some significant enough manner to reveal the outcome of his fate.
The game definitely takes place over the course of years, so there's really no telling exactly how many playable characters will be present or what the setup will be for the upcoming PS4 exclusive.
We still don't have a release date on the game, but it's heavy in development for the PS4 and PS4 Pro. I doubt we'll get a release date any time soon, but maybe by the end of the year -- possibly during Paris Games Week or The Game Awards -- we'll get confirmation on the actual release window for The Last of Us Part II.
Josh Godosky, shown here running over an opposing tackler, will be taking his football — and classroom — talents to the distinguished University of Chicago.
Josh Godosky called Fielston home for 14 years, but now is heading to the University of Chicago where he will once again show off his talents both on the field and in the classroom.
For all but four years of his life, Josh Godosky has called Ethical Culture Fieldston School his home.
From his pre-kindergarten days right up until last week’s high school graduation, Godosky made the trek from his Manhattan home to Riverdale. And through the years, he had Fieldston orange and white coursing through his veins.
But now all that is going to change.
“It’s crazy,” said Godosky, who starred as both a running back and linebacker for the Eagles football team the past four seasons. “It feels like the entire 14 years went by so quickly, especially the past four years. I remember everything from football because those are the memories that stand out to me the most. I remember every single game from my freshman year. I remember beating King, who we hadn’t beaten in so long, and every feeling I had throughout that game.
But now Godosky will head roughly 800 miles westward to attend the prestigious University of Chicago in the fall. And he’s looking forward to the change of scenery.
At first, Godosky wasn’t sure if Chicago was the right college for him. But after doing some investigating — along with a short visit to the school — his views quickly changed.
While there, Godosky learned something about the football program few outside of it know.
Football also provided Godosky with his best memories at Fieldston, especially one game that he played as a freshman.
“It was that game against King when I scored my first touchdown ever,” Godosky said. “We were set up for an onsides kick, and they kicked it deep. I grabbed the ball, made one cut, and I was gone down the sideline.
Godosky heads to Chicago for football camp in early August before starting classes later in the fall.
But he’s not entirely done with Fieldston just yet.
The University of Chicago Maroons open their season on the road at Washington University of Missouri on Sept. 1 before hosting Simpson College on Sept. 8.
Customer satisfaction research and ratings company, Canstar, says New Zealanders’ desire to conduct their financial affairs on mobile devices is driving banks to focus on mobile rather than online banking.
It has not offered any data to support this assertion, but has singled out two products that it says stand out as leading the charge to mobile banking: Westpac’s CashNav and ASB’s Clever Kash.
According to Canstar, CashNav was developed with an, unnamed, international fintech company to give customers real time insight into the implications of their spending. “The result is an app that is free to Westpac every day and credit card customers, and not only tracks their spending, but categorises and displays it in easy to read graphs and monthly comparison meters,” it said.
ASB’s Clever Kash is a ‘cashless’ moneybox in the shape of a toy elephant. It holds no money but displays the balance of the child’s ASB savings account. Parents make deposits using an ASB mobile banking app.
However change was needed. “For today’s younger generations EFTPOS, online and on-the-go payments mean that spare change is less likely to be lying around the house, making filling and emptying the money box a bit of a challenge,” Canstar said.
Clever Kash co-founder and ASB chief architect, James Bergin said: “By giving children the ability to set their own savings target and ‘virtually’ top-up their Clever Kash, we’re making the whole experience interactive, tangible and exciting.” He said over 30,000 Clever Kash moneyboxes were in use.
LUCY IZON Izon is a Canadian travel journalist covering youth budget routes.
Travelers who are International Youth Hostel Federation members can buy tickets on Canada's VIA Rail service at special student rates.
The Canrailpasses are sold in Canadian dollars, so depending on the exchange rate when purchases are made, the Canadian dollars may cost about 80 cents.
A 15-day adult Canrailpass costs $299; the student rate for the same ticket is $239. Up to 15 days can be added to the pass at $5 a day.
Eight-day versions for specific areas also are available. The student rate for an eight-day Canrailpass for the Maritime Provinces is $69, including VIA Rail service in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the VIA bus service that crosses by ferry to Prince Edward Island.
For travel in eastern Canada (Ontario and east), the student rate is $159. For western Canada (Winnipeg and west), it's $169. Up to seven days can be added to any of these tickets for $5 a day.
The Canrailpasses are available through VIA Rail offices and travel agents.
For travelers who shy away from the dormitory-type youth hostels, an alternative is a college or a university residence, often available to the public during school holidays.
Information on which colleges and universities offer lodging, and costs, is contained in the publication, "U.S. and Worldwide Travel Accommodations Guide."
The 1989 edition includes 650 sites in the United States, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia, with lodgings at an average rate of $12 to $24 U.S. per person a night.
Some of these institutions welcome children. Most offer lodging in twin-bed rooms, some offer single rooms and a few provide apartments with kitchens.
One drawback may be a restroom down the hall. When making inquiries, check to see if linens are included in the room rate. You may have to furnish towels.
This year's listings include more than 35 universities and colleges in England and 350 in the United States. Each listing includes room rates, dates available, activities in the area and an address and telephone number.
The booklet also includes budget travel information and advice, such as contact addresses for home exchanges, bed and breakfast networks and tourist information offices.
Copies of the "U.S. and Worldwide Travel Accommodations Guide" can be obtained for $11.95 from Campus Travel Service, P.O. Box 5007, Laguna Beach 92652. Add $1.05 for first-class postage.
In 1979 the Council of Europe, based in Strasbourg, France, drafted a treaty on au pair placements. An au pair placement, they decided, consisted of a temporary family stay during which young foreigners could perfect their knowledge of the language and culture of the host country.
They agreed that participants should be between 18 and 27 and that they should be expected to work up to five hours a day, excluding meal times.
If you are considering working for a foreign family, the guidelines can offer some knowledge of the type of arrangements you can expect.
The guidelines, and a variety of other helpful hints including contact addresses, are covered in a new reference guide, "The Au Pair and Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad," by Susan Griffith and Sharon Legg. It's distributed by Writer's Digest Books ($10.95).
Reynolds defeated No. 9 Tuscola 37-0, but may have lost starting running back I'dre Bell for the season. The Rockets will have a week off before facing Asheville High on the road.
Pisgah had a bye in Week 7 and opens conference play this week against Smoky Mountain and former assistant coach Rickey Brindley.
The Bulldogs won their fifth straight game with a 42-8 rout over Andrews and head into a bye week. Coach David Gentry is now two wins shy of 400 career wins.
Christ School opened conference play with a 43-0 win over Victory Christian Academy and will travel to play Rabun Gap (Georgia) this week.
Erwin defeated West Henderson 55-33 in a shootout and will take on a Roberson team that earned its first win two weeks ago.
The Cougars open Western Highlands Conference play on Friday, facing No. 8 Mitchell in a game that will likely decide the conference champion.
The Bearcats had a bye in Week 7 and open conference play in a hostile environment at Franklin on Friday.
Mitchell will be well rested as its hosts No. 6 Mountain Heritage in Friday's Western Highlands Conference opener.
Asheville High re-enters the poll after a 50-14 win over North Henderson in Week 7. It will face former No. 9 ranked Tuscola, which suffered a 37-0 loss to Reynolds last week, in a game that will play a big part in future playoff seeding.
Education Foundation to host Casino Night to support STEAM!
HIGHLANDS, NJ - Come out and support the Henry Hudson Tri-District Education Foundation (HHTDEF) by attending their 2nd annual Casino Night on Friday, January 26th at 7:00 pm at the American Legion Post 338 in Leonardo. Try your luck at poker and blackjack while supporting a great cause, education!
Some of the tri-district STEAM vision has been realized because of the HHTDEF funding. Some of the programs/equipment include “Students 2 Science virtual science lab experiences to all 4th-7th. Helping Highlands build their own science lab including microscopes, stools, plant models, and greenhouses. Participation in 3 of the prestigious Odyssey of the Mind National competitions. Chromebooks for the 5th grade in Atlantic Highlands sharing the expense with the Elementary School’s Board of Education. Sports Equipment which are machines to help for the Tennis and Basketball teams. 3 spotlights for the theater program in HHRS and Band Fees to march down Main Street in Disney World.
Some 10 years ago, the Humboldt Fire started near power lines along Highway 32 at about 12:13 p.m. on June 11. Ten days later, the wind-driven grass fire consumed 23,344 acres, destroyed 87 homes, damaged seven more, burned 167 outbuildings. Additionally more than 100 vehicle burned in the fire.
No one was killed in the fire that Cal-Fire’s Shannon Garrett said is the worst arson fire in the county’s history, but 10 firefighters were hurt. The fire’s cost was about $20.5 million.
The Humboldt Fire on the afternoon of June 11, as it makes it way into Butte Creek Canyon.
“My only concern was that we didn’t have a fire line in Butte Creek Canyon,” he said on Wednesday afternoon. “There wasn’t anything really going on.” But his concerns were quickly adjusted.
Broshears was on Skyway with then-town employee Dennis Schmidt when the fire took a devastating turn. He said It was that time of day where the burn period starts, where the sun hits the canyon bottom and the wind begins to pick up.
And the fire did something that is fairly difficult to predict.

ELMORE COUNTY — A fire was reported inside a cell dorm at the Draper Correctional Facility in Elmore County at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

The "minor" fire was isolated to an inmate’s bed and did not spread to other parts of the facility, said Bob Horton, spokesman for the prisons system. Staff was able to contain and extinguish the fire with no injuries reported. The ADOC is investigating the cause of the fire.

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed to record highs on Monday, helped by optimism about merger activity and as investors bet that a Republican plan to cut corporate taxes would bolster earnings.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) rose 1.15 percent after Broadcom (AVGO.O) offered to buy the smartphone chip supplier for $103 billion in what could be the biggest-ever acquisition in the tech sector. Broadcom added 1.42 percent.

“The fact that the deal is on the table is huge,” said Paul Nolte, portfolio manager at Kingsview Asset Management in Chicago.

Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) surged 9.93 percent after CNBC reported that the film and television conglomerate has held talks to sell most of the company to media giant Walt Disney Co (DIS.N). Disney shares rose 2.02 percent.

Investor optimism was also fueled by a Republican proposal last week to slash the corporate tax rate to 20 percent from 35 percent and end some tax breaks for companies and individuals.

Apple (AAPL.O) rose 1.01 percent and contributed more than any other stock to the benchmark S&P 500 index’s gain.

Shares of Sprint (S.N) slumped 11.54 percent to a more than one-year low after the wireless provider and T-Mobile (TMUS.O) called off a planned merger. T-Mobile lost 5.72 percent.

All three major indexes closed at record highs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI inched up 0.04 percent to end at 23,548.42, while the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.13 percent to 2,591.13.

The Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 0.33 percent to 6,786.44.

In extended trade, Priceline Group PCLN.O lost 6 percent and Weight Watchers International WTW.N jumped 10 percent after those companies reported quarterly results.

With more than 400 of S&P 500 companies having reported, earnings for the third quarter are expected to have climbed 8 percent, compared with expectations of a 5.9 percent rise at the start of October, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Up 15 percent in 2017, the S&P 500 is trading at about 18 times expected earnings, according to Thomson Reuters Datastream.

Michael Kors KORS.N jumped 14.70 percent after the fashion accessories maker raised its 2017 revenue forecast. The stock was the biggest percentage gainer on the S&P.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) jumped 7.28 percent after a report that it plans to team up with Intel (INTC.O) to form a personal computer chip unit. Intel ended 1.37 percent higher.

Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.41-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.17-to-1 ratio favored advancers.

About 6.6 billion shares changed hands on U.S. exchanges, above the 6.4 billion daily average over the last 20 sessions.

Members of the Hajim School’s Class of ’16 passed a final test from their departing dean with flying colors at yesterday’s diploma ceremony -- and then were assigned some final homework by the chief benefactor of their school.

“Acceleration” the students promptly replied.

“Force,” came the equally prompt response.

Robert Clark, Dean of the Hajim School, quizzes students on the equation, then presents the t-shirt to Edmund Hajim.

With that, Clark presented the t-shirt to Edmund Hajim, whose $30 million gift to the school eight years ago was the largest in University history. Hajim, who stepped down last week as chair of the University Board of Trustees, routinely includes the famous Star Wars quote in his commencement speeches.

As life is action and passion, it behooves a person to take part in the action and passion of his time for fear of being judged not to have lived.

A person can reach any height if he or she doesn’t mind who gets the credit.

There is not a thing more difficult to take in hand than a change in the order of things.

There is nothing more exciting either. Growth and comfort are rarely found together.

Hajim and Clark, who steps down as Hajim School dean to become the University’s Provost on July 1, were lauded as the two “heroes of the day” by University President Joel Seligman for making possible the “extraordinary progress” of the Hajim School during the last eight years.

The school has more than doubled its undergraduate enrollment to more than 1,750. Three-hundred and forty seniors were eligible to receive diplomas yesterday. The school has added new programs such as audio and music engineering and a required class in networking skills, put a high priority on study abroad, and recently won a University Meliora Award for its efforts to retain low-income, first generation and underrepresented minority students with its STEM-Gems program.

Wendi Heinzelman, currently Dean of Graduate Studies for Arts, Sciences and Engineering, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will become the new Dean of the Hajim School on July 1.

Find a passion. Find your principles. Find your partners. Find your plans.

In addition to honoring students, the diploma ceremony marked the inaugural presentation of the Edmund A. Hajim Outstanding Faculty Award to Nick Vamivakas, Assistant Professor of Quantum Optics and Quantum Physics, and presentation of the Edmund A. Hajim Outstanding Staff Award to Bob Marcotte, the school’s communications project manager.

Pedro Vallejo-Ramirez carries the banner of The Institute of Optics as he leads the Class of '16 into Kodak Hall at Eastman Theater.

While a lot of the conversation surrounding The Last of Us Part II centers on whether or not Joel is still alive, and whether or not you'll even be able to play as Joel, there has been a much bigger revelation to come out of the news coverage centering around Naughty Dog's highly anticipated apocalyptic, survival drama. So what has so many people talking? It's that there is a possibility of The Last of Us Part II having more than one playable character, meaning that you may not play Ellie in the PS4 exclusive from start to finish.

At this point we're just ready to show Ellie as a playable character. That may change in the future, but we're not really ready to talk about that just yet. I think there is quite a lot about this game that has not yet been revealed.

This was in answer to a question from JeuxActu about whether or not there would be more playable characters in the game given that in the first game players were in control of Ellie and Joel, and this time around there's only Ellie.

However, Schatz making mention that Naughty Dog isn't ready to talk about playable characters in The Last of Us Part II right now means that there could definitely be additional characters that players could control at some point in the game.

In the original, players took control of Joel throughout most of it, but later on they were also able to play as Ellie.

Already, a lot of gamers have assumed that there could be multiple playable characters based on the one cinematic trailer that Naughty Dog released back in 2017 during Paris Games Week, where the trailer for The Last of Us Part II introduced three additional characters to the world, one of whom had a lot of people assuming she was Ellie's mother. However, given the timeline of events, it doesn't seem like the woman is old enough to be Ellie's mother. However, the setup for the trailer definitely hinted at the possibility of her being a playable character.

There are also plenty of fans hoping that Joel is playable at some point in the game, or at least present in some significant enough manner to reveal the outcome of his fate.

The game definitely takes place over the course of years, so there's really no telling exactly how many playable characters will be present or what the setup will be for the upcoming PS4 exclusive.

We still don't have a release date on the game, but it's heavy in development for the PS4 and PS4 Pro. I doubt we'll get a release date any time soon, but maybe by the end of the year -- possibly during Paris Games Week or The Game Awards -- we'll get confirmation on the actual release window for The Last of Us Part II.

Josh Godosky, shown here running over an opposing tackler, will be taking his football — and classroom — talents to the distinguished University of Chicago.

Josh Godosky called Fielston home for 14 years, but now is heading to the University of Chicago where he will once again show off his talents both on the field and in the classroom.

For all but four years of his life, Josh Godosky has called Ethical Culture Fieldston School his home.

From his pre-kindergarten days right up until last week’s high school graduation, Godosky made the trek from his Manhattan home to Riverdale. And through the years, he had Fieldston orange and white coursing through his veins.

But now all that is going to change.

“It’s crazy,” said Godosky, who starred as both a running back and linebacker for the Eagles football team the past four seasons. “It feels like the entire 14 years went by so quickly, especially the past four years. I remember everything from football because those are the memories that stand out to me the most. I remember every single game from my freshman year. I remember beating King, who we hadn’t beaten in so long, and every feeling I had throughout that game.

But now Godosky will head roughly 800 miles westward to attend the prestigious University of Chicago in the fall. And he’s looking forward to the change of scenery.

At first, Godosky wasn’t sure if Chicago was the right college for him. But after doing some investigating — along with a short visit to the school — his views quickly changed.

While there, Godosky learned something about the football program few outside of it know.

Football also provided Godosky with his best memories at Fieldston, especially one game that he played as a freshman.

“It was that game against King when I scored my first touchdown ever,” Godosky said. “We were set up for an onsides kick, and they kicked it deep. I grabbed the ball, made one cut, and I was gone down the sideline.

Godosky heads to Chicago for football camp in early August before starting classes later in the fall.

But he’s not entirely done with Fieldston just yet.

The University of Chicago Maroons open their season on the road at Washington University of Missouri on Sept. 1 before hosting Simpson College on Sept. 8.

Customer satisfaction research and ratings company, Canstar, says New Zealanders’ desire to conduct their financial affairs on mobile devices is driving banks to focus on mobile rather than online banking.

It has not offered any data to support this assertion, but has singled out two products that it says stand out as leading the charge to mobile banking: Westpac’s CashNav and ASB’s Clever Kash.

According to Canstar, CashNav was developed with an, unnamed, international fintech company to give customers real time insight into the implications of their spending. “The result is an app that is free to Westpac every day and credit card customers, and not only tracks their spending, but categorises and displays it in easy to read graphs and monthly comparison meters,” it said.

ASB’s Clever Kash is a ‘cashless’ moneybox in the shape of a toy elephant. It holds no money but displays the balance of the child’s ASB savings account. Parents make deposits using an ASB mobile banking app.

However change was needed. “For today’s younger generations EFTPOS, online and on-the-go payments mean that spare change is less likely to be lying around the house, making filling and emptying the money box a bit of a challenge,” Canstar said.

Clever Kash co-founder and ASB chief architect, James Bergin said: “By giving children the ability to set their own savings target and ‘virtually’ top-up their Clever Kash, we’re making the whole experience interactive, tangible and exciting.” He said over 30,000 Clever Kash moneyboxes were in use.

LUCY IZON Izon is a Canadian travel journalist covering youth budget routes.

Travelers who are International Youth Hostel Federation members can buy tickets on Canada's VIA Rail service at special student rates.

The Canrailpasses are sold in Canadian dollars, so depending on the exchange rate when purchases are made, the Canadian dollars may cost about 80 cents.

A 15-day adult Canrailpass costs $299; the student rate for the same ticket is $239. Up to 15 days can be added to the pass at $5 a day.

Eight-day versions for specific areas also are available. The student rate for an eight-day Canrailpass for the Maritime Provinces is $69, including VIA Rail service in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and the VIA bus service that crosses by ferry to Prince Edward Island.

For travel in eastern Canada (Ontario and east), the student rate is $159. For western Canada (Winnipeg and west), it's $169. Up to seven days can be added to any of these tickets for $5 a day.

The Canrailpasses are available through VIA Rail offices and travel agents.

For travelers who shy away from the dormitory-type youth hostels, an alternative is a college or a university residence, often available to the public during school holidays.

Information on which colleges and universities offer lodging, and costs, is contained in the publication, "U.S. and Worldwide Travel Accommodations Guide."

The 1989 edition includes 650 sites in the United States, Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Australia, with lodgings at an average rate of $12 to $24 U.S. per person a night.

Some of these institutions welcome children. Most offer lodging in twin-bed rooms, some offer single rooms and a few provide apartments with kitchens.

One drawback may be a restroom down the hall. When making inquiries, check to see if linens are included in the room rate. You may have to furnish towels.

This year's listings include more than 35 universities and colleges in England and 350 in the United States. Each listing includes room rates, dates available, activities in the area and an address and telephone number.

The booklet also includes budget travel information and advice, such as contact addresses for home exchanges, bed and breakfast networks and tourist information offices.

Copies of the "U.S. and Worldwide Travel Accommodations Guide" can be obtained for $11.95 from Campus Travel Service, P.O. Box 5007, Laguna Beach 92652. Add $1.05 for first-class postage.

In 1979 the Council of Europe, based in Strasbourg, France, drafted a treaty on au pair placements. An au pair placement, they decided, consisted of a temporary family stay during which young foreigners could perfect their knowledge of the language and culture of the host country.

They agreed that participants should be between 18 and 27 and that they should be expected to work up to five hours a day, excluding meal times.

If you are considering working for a foreign family, the guidelines can offer some knowledge of the type of arrangements you can expect.

The guidelines, and a variety of other helpful hints including contact addresses, are covered in a new reference guide, "The Au Pair and Nanny's Guide to Working Abroad," by Susan Griffith and Sharon Legg. It's distributed by Writer's Digest Books ($10.95).

Reynolds defeated No. 9 Tuscola 37-0, but may have lost starting running back I'dre Bell for the season. The Rockets will have a week off before facing Asheville High on the road.

Pisgah had a bye in Week 7 and opens conference play this week against Smoky Mountain and former assistant coach Rickey Brindley.

The Bulldogs won their fifth straight game with a 42-8 rout over Andrews and head into a bye week. Coach David Gentry is now two wins shy of 400 career wins.

Christ School opened conference play with a 43-0 win over Victory Christian Academy and will travel to play Rabun Gap (Georgia) this week.

Erwin defeated West Henderson 55-33 in a shootout and will take on a Roberson team that earned its first win two weeks ago.

The Cougars open Western Highlands Conference play on Friday, facing No. 8 Mitchell in a game that will likely decide the conference champion.

The Bearcats had a bye in Week 7 and open conference play in a hostile environment at Franklin on Friday.

Mitchell will be well rested as its hosts No. 6 Mountain Heritage in Friday's Western Highlands Conference opener.

Asheville High re-enters the poll after a 50-14 win over North Henderson in Week 7. It will face former No. 9 ranked Tuscola, which suffered a 37-0 loss to Reynolds last week, in a game that will play a big part in future playoff seeding.

Education Foundation to host Casino Night to support STEAM!

HIGHLANDS, NJ - Come out and support the Henry Hudson Tri-District Education Foundation (HHTDEF) by attending their 2nd annual Casino Night on Friday, January 26th at 7:00 pm at the American Legion Post 338 in Leonardo. Try your luck at poker and blackjack while supporting a great cause, education!

Some of the tri-district STEAM vision has been realized because of the HHTDEF funding. Some of the programs/equipment include “Students 2 Science virtual science lab experiences to all 4th-7th. Helping Highlands build their own science lab including microscopes, stools, plant models, and greenhouses. Participation in 3 of the prestigious Odyssey of the Mind National competitions. Chromebooks for the 5th grade in Atlantic Highlands sharing the expense with the Elementary School’s Board of Education. Sports Equipment which are machines to help for the Tennis and Basketball teams. 3 spotlights for the theater program in HHRS and Band Fees to march down Main Street in Disney World.

Some 10 years ago, the Humboldt Fire started near power lines along Highway 32 at about 12:13 p.m. on June 11. Ten days later, the wind-driven grass fire consumed 23,344 acres, destroyed 87 homes, damaged seven more, burned 167 outbuildings. Additionally more than 100 vehicle burned in the fire.

No one was killed in the fire that Cal-Fire’s Shannon Garrett said is the worst arson fire in the county’s history, but 10 firefighters were hurt. The fire’s cost was about $20.5 million.

The Humboldt Fire on the afternoon of June 11, as it makes it way into Butte Creek Canyon.

“My only concern was that we didn’t have a fire line in Butte Creek Canyon,” he said on Wednesday afternoon. “There wasn’t anything really going on.” But his concerns were quickly adjusted.

Broshears was on Skyway with then-town employee Dennis Schmidt when the fire took a devastating turn. He said It was that time of day where the burn period starts, where the sun hits the canyon bottom and the wind begins to pick up.

And the fire did something that is fairly difficult to predict.