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Best News of Last Week - July 3, 2023

🐕 - This dog is 'disc'-overing hidden treasures! Get ready for the 'paws'-itively successful fundraiser, Daisy's Discs!

1. Most unionized US rail workers now have new sick leave

More than 60% of U.S. unionized railroad workers at major railroads are now covered by new sick leave agreements, a trade group said Monday.

Last year railroads came under fire for not agreeing to paid sick leave during labor negotiations.

2. Missing teen found after being lost in the wilderness for 50 hours

Esther Wang, 16, had been hiking with three other people through the Maple Ridge park on Tuesday.

The group made it to Steve’s lookout around 2:45 p.m. that day.However, when they headed back down to the campsite, after about 15 minutes of hiking, the group leader realized Wang was missing. They returned to the lookout to look for Wang but couldn’t find her. The leader headed to the trail entrance to notify a park ranger and police.

“Esther Wang has been located. She’s healthy, she is happy and she’s with family.”

3. A dog has retrieved 155 discs from woods. They’ll be on sale soon, with proceeds going to the park in West Virginia where they were found

Meet Daisy, the yellow Labrador retriever with a unique talent for finding lost Frisbee golf discs at Grand Vue Park in West Virginia. Four years ago, while on a walk with her owner Kelly Mason, Daisy discovered a disc in the woods and proudly brought it back. Since then, Daisy's obsession with finding stray discs has grown, and she has collected an impressive cache of 155 discs.

Mason and park officials have now come up with a plan to return the discs to their owners if they are labeled, and any unclaimed discs will be sold as a fundraiser to support the park's disc golf courses. Daisy's Discs is expected to be a success, with many excited about the possibility of recovering their lost discs thanks to Daisy's remarkable skills.

4. Australian earless dragon last seen in 1969 rediscovered in secret location

A tiny earless dragon feared to be extinct in the wild has been sighted for the first time in more than 50 years – at a location that is being kept secret to help preservation efforts.

The Victorian grassland earless dragon, Tympanocryptis pinguicolla, has now been rediscovered in the state, according to a joint statement issued by the Victorian and federal Labor governments on Sunday.

5. Detroit is going to power 100% of its municipal buildings with solar

All of Detroit’s municipal buildings are going to be powered by neighborhood solar as part of the city’s efforts to combat climate change – check out the city’s cool grassroots plan. Meet Detroit Rock Solar City.

The city has determined that it’s going to need around 250 acres of solar panels in order to achieve 100% solar power for its municipal buildings.

6. Canada Officially Bans Cosmetic Testing on Animals

The fight for cruelty-free beauty in Canada has seen a significant breakthrough as the Canadian government legislates a full ban on cosmetic animal testing and trade, marking a victory for Animal rights advocates and eco-conscious consumers.

This landmark decision is part of the Budget Implementation Act (Bill C-47), not only prohibiting cosmetic animal testing but also putting an end to the sale of cosmetics that use new animal testing data for safety substantiation.

7. Belize certified malaria-free by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Belize as malaria-free, following the country’s over 70 years of continued efforts to stamp out the disease.

“WHO congratulates the people and government of Belize and their network of global and local partners for this achievement”, said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “Belize is another example of how, with the right tools and the right approach, we can dream of a malaria-free future.”

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NASA completes last OSIRIS-REx test before asteroid sample delivery

A team led by NASA in Utah's West Desert is in the final stages of preparing for the arrival of the first U.S. asteroid sample—slated to land on Earth in September.

A mockup of NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer) sample capsule was dropped Wednesday from an aircraft and landed at the drop zone at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range in the desert outside Salt Lake City. This was part of the mission's final major test prior to arrival of the actual capsule on Sept. 24 with its sample of asteroid Bennu, collected in space almost three years ago.

"We are now mere weeks away from receiving a piece of solar system history on Earth, and this successful drop test ensures we're ready," said Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "Pristine material from asteroid Bennu will help shed light on the formation of our solar system 4.5 billion years ago, and perhaps even on how life on Earth began."

This drop test follows a series of earlier rehearsals—capsule recovery, spacecraft engineering operations, and sample curation procedures—conducted earlier this spring and summer.

Now, with less than four weeks until the spacecraft's arrival, the OSIRIS-REx team is nearing the end of rehearsals and ready for the actual delivery.

IMAGE....A training model of the sample return capsule is seen is seen during a drop test in preparation for the retrieval of the sample return capsule from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range. The sample was collected from asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and will return to Earth on September 24th, landing under parachute at the Utah Test and Training Range. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

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[ARTICLE] MAMAMOO Announce First-Ever U.S. Concerts: See the 9 Cities on Their Arena Tour

Tickets go on sale later this month for the stateside shows as part of the girl group's "MY CON" world tour.

Nine years into MAMAMOO‘s career as a leading, chart-topping K-pop girl group, the quartet has announced their first-ever tour dates for the United States.

As the next step in the act’s “MY CON” world tour that traveled across Asia in late 2022 and early 2023, Whee In, Solar, Moon Byul and Hwa Sa will visit nine arenas for their inaugural Stateside tour. The U.S. leg begins in New York on May 16 before wrapping in Los Angeles on June 4. Venue information wasn’t immediately available at press time beyond shows in arenas.

The tour dates will mark MAMAMOO’s live Stateside return as well. The group has not performed in the States since appearing at the 2019 KCON Los Angeles festival. The trek is presented by Mammoth Inc. and Sugar Monkey Live.

The new “MY CON” tour dates follow the group’s latest EP, Mic On, released in November of last year, which included the single “Illella” that peaked at No. 5 on Billboard‘s World Digital Song Sales chart. Beyond group activities, the members have remained active with their solo music and projects. Solar and Moon Byul even teamed up as a duo for MAMAMOO+ for 2022 single “Better” and have new music together coming out later this month.

Tickets go on sale on at 10 a.m. local time on March 29 via Ticketmaster. VIP tickets from Wonderwall will go on sale starting from next month. See the full U.S. tour dates below.

MAMAMOO 2023 MY CON U.S. Tour Dates

May 16 – New York, NY May 18 – Baltimore, MD May 20 – Atlanta, GA May 22 – Nashville, TN May 24 – Fort Worth, TX May 27 – Chicago, IL May 31 – Glendale, AZ June 2 – Oakland, CA June 4 – Los Angeles, CA

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It’s been another great year at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. Join us as we review some of the highlights of the science, engineering, and innovation from 2023. Announcing a New Innovation Hub Planned for NASA Research Park at Ames NASA Berkeley Space Center is a proposed new campus of the University of California, Berkeley, and an innovation hub for research and advances in astronautics, aeronautics, quantum computing, climate studies, and more. Planning to join Ames as a tenant of our NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley, the new campus aims to bring together researchers from the private sector, academia, and the government to tackle the complex scientific, technological, and societal issues facing our world. Mapping Water Distribution on the Moon’s South Pole NASA Using data collected by the now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), researchers shared the first detailed, wide-area map of water distribution on the Moon. Understanding how much water lies beneath the lunar surface, and how it’s distributed, will help guide future missions like VIPER, as well as prospective sites for human habitats. Colliding Moons May Have Formed Saturn’s Rings NASA New research suggests Saturn’s icy moons and rings were formed by a collision a few hundred million years ago, creating debris that gathered into the planet’s dusty, icy rings or clumped together to form moons. NASA and Airlines Partner to Save Fuel and Reduce Delays NASA/James Blair This year, NASA partnered with five major U.S. airlines on an air traffic decision-making tool that saved more than 24,000 pounds of jet fuel in 2022 for flights departing from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field Airport. Partners include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. NASA Leaders View Climate Science, Wildfire Innovations at Ames NASA/Dominic Hart NASA’s top leadership, industry experts, and legislative officials visited Ames in April to learn about about the center’s climate science efforts and innovations in aeronautics that will help scientists and engineers better understand climate change and mitigate natural disasters like wildland fires. Starling Takes Flight Blue Canyon Technologies/NASA In July NASA’s Starling mission, managed at Ames, launched four CubeSats into low-Earth orbit to test robotic swarm technologies for space. You can track mission milestones via the Small Satellite Missions blog, and follow the mission live in NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System 3D visualization. NASA’s First Robotic Moon Rover NASA/Robert Markowitz This year engineers began assembling NASA’s first robotic Moon rover, VIPER — short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover — and the agency is giving the public a front row seat to watch along as the rover takes shape. While individual components, such as the rover’s science instruments, lights, and wheels, were assembled and tested, the VIPER team also completed software development, mission planning, and tricky tests of the rover’s ability to drive off the Astrobotic Griffin lunar lander and onto the lunar surface. Bringing Home Ancient Space Rocks NASA/Keegan Barber NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission – short for the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer – returned to Earth in Sept. 2023, bringing with it extraterrestrial rocks and dust that it scooped up from an asteroid estimated to be 4.5 billion years old. Ames contributed to the spacecraft’s heat shield, anti-contamination systems, post-landing sample curation, and more. Preparing to Send Yeast to the Moon’s Surface for Astronaut Health NASA/Dominic Hart NASA’s plans to explore the Moon and eventually go to Mars will bring humans deeper into space for longer duration missions than ever before. These extended missions beyond low Earth orbit pose certain health risks to astronauts. The Lunar Explorer Instrument for Space Biology Applications team is preparing an experiment to study yeast’s biological response to the lunar environment to help understand and mitigate health risks for astronauts. X-59 Team Moves Toward First Flight in 2024 Lockheed Martin/Gary Tice This year, NASA’s X-59 team installed the finishing touches to the aircraft’s tail structure and moved it from its assembly facility to the flight line to perform structural testing. The X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft will take its first flight in 2024. Celebrating a Stellar Year for Webb Telescope Science NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia) The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera instrument produced a feast for the eyes with a view into a star-forming region, named Sagittarius C, in the heart of the Milky Way. The image reveals a portion of the dense center of our galaxy in unprecedented detail, including never-before-seen features astronomers have yet to explain. Supercomputer Simulations Lead to Air and Space Innovations NASA Simulations and models developed using technology at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility (NAS) help researchers and engineers develop innovations in air and space. Modeling turbofan engines could lead to designs that reduce engine noise and improve efficiency by understanding where noise is generated inside the machine. S-MODE Sails the Seas and Soars through the Sky NASA/Avery Snyder The Sub-Mesoscale Ocean Dynamics Experiment (S-MODE) logged its final field expedition, and they took a team from the TODAY Show along for the ride. S-MODE combined airborne instruments, research ships, and autonomous ocean gliders to get an unprecedented look at how gas and heat exchange at the ocean’s surface impacts Earth’s climate. From Intern to Astronaut, and Back to Ames NASA/Dominic Hart NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins, who was once an intern at Ames, returned to the Bay Area in Feb. 2023 to visit with local elementary schools and speak with Ames employees. Watkins started her career with NASA at Ames, where she conducted research on Mars soil simulant supporting the Phoenix Mars Lander mission. Second Gentleman Joins East Bay Kids for STEM Activities NASA/Dominic Hart Nearly 100 East Bay kids and their families got to experience the thrill of “launching a rocket” and “making clouds” at a fun-filled STEM event hosted in honor of Women’s History Month at the East Oakland Youth Development Center in Oakland, California, in March 2023. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, NASA Ames Research Center Director Dr. Eugene Tu, and NASA astronaut Dr. Yvonne Cagle joined kids at the Manzanita Community School for hands-on activities and to distribute approximately 500 STEM Artemis Learning Lunchboxes aimed to inspire the Artemis generation to learn about NASA’s Artemis Program. Top Leaders in Our Midst Hailed from the White House and Australia NASA/Dominic Hart In January, U.S. President Joe Biden landed at Moffett Federal Airfield, at Ames, on his way to visit storm-damaged regions in the state. Research conducted at our Silicon Valley center could help predict extreme climate-related weather events. Later in the spring, Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at Moffett before delivering remarks at a local company, and leaders of the Australian Space Agency visited Ames to learn about the center’s missions supporting NASA’s Artemis program, including the VIPER Moon rover, which will launch to the lunar South Pole in late 2024.

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USAF Department program launch of the seventh mission of the X-37B spacecraft

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 11/09/2023 - 17:00in Space

The U.S. Air Force Office of Rapid Capabilities Department, in partnership with the United States Space Force, is scheduled to launch the seventh mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle on December 7, 2023 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Mission 7 of the X-37B will be launched for the first time on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, designated USSF-52, with a wide range of test and experimentation objectives. These tests include the operation of the reusable space plane in new orbital regimes, the experimentation of future space domain recognition technologies and the investigation of the effects of radiation on materials provided by NASA.

"We are excited to expand the range of the X-37B's reusable capabilities, using the flight-proven service module and the Falcon Heavy rocket to perform several cutting-edge experiments for the Air Force Department and its partners," said Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Fritschen, Director of the X-37B Program.

The X-37B Mission 7, also known as OTV-7, will expand the United States Space Force's knowledge of the space environment, experimenting with future space domain recognition technologies. These tests are essential to ensure safe, stable and secure operations in space for all domain users.

Head of Space Operations, General B. Chance Saltzman hailed these experiments as "innovators," saying: "The X-37B continues to equip the United States with the knowledge to improve current and future space operations. Mission 7 of the X-37B demonstrates the commitment of the USSF to innovation and the definition of the art of the possible in the space domain."

The NASA experiment on board will expose plant seeds to the hostile radiation environment of long-term spaceflight. Known as "Seeds-2", the experiment will be based on the success of previous experiments, paving the way for future manned space missions.

Previously, Mission 6 of the X-37B was the first mission to introduce a service module that expanded the capabilities of the spacecraft and allowed it to host more experiments than any of the previous missions. The spacecraft carried the experiment of the Photovoltaic Radio Frequency Antenna Module of the Naval Research Laboratory, which transformed solar energy into radio frequency microwave energy, and two NASA experiments to study the results of radiation and other spatial effects on a sample plate of materials and seeds used to grow food. Mission 6 of the X-37B also deployed the FalconSat-8, a small satellite developed by the U.S. Air Force Academy and sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

The Director of DAF RCO, William D. Bailey praised the collaborative partnership with the industry, noting: “The X-37B government and Boeing teams worked together to produce a more agile, flexible and adaptive experimentation platform. The work they have done to streamline processes and adapt evolving technologies will help our nation learn a lot about how to operate and return from a space environment."

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LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

November 2, 2023

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

NOV 3, 2023

In a speech yesterday in Northfield, Minnesota, President Joe Biden explained his economic vision to rural Americans. “Over the past 40 years or so, we’ve had a practice in America—an economic practice called trickle-down economics, and it hit rural America especially hard,” he said. “It hollowed out Main Street, telling farmers the only path to success was to get big or get out.” At the same time, he said, “[t]ax cuts for big corporations encouraged companies to grow bigger and bigger, move jobs and production overseas for cheaper labor, and undercut local small businesses. Meat-producing companies and the retail grocery chains consolidated, leaving farmers [and] ranchers with few choices about where to sell their products, reducing their bargaining power. Corporations that sell seed, fertilizer, and even farm equipment used their outsized market power to change farmers and charge them and ranchers unfair prices.”

Biden noted that the U.S. has lost more than 400,000 family farms in the past 40 years, an area of more than 140 million acres of farmland, equivalent to an area the size of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota combined. Family farms have failed, and as they did so, small businesses, hospitals, schools, and communities also suffered.

Young people feel they have no choice but to leave home “in search of good-paying jobs and a chance at the American Dream.”

Biden explained that his plan to invest in America would create new and better markets and new income streams to help rural areas thrive. He noted that $20 billion of the Inflation Reduction Act will go to helping farmers and ranchers adjust to climate change by changing cover crops and managing nutrients and grazing, while urging farmers to diversify from single crops and sell in local markets.

Biden emphasized that the administration is promoting competition in agricultural markets, noting that currently just four big corporations control more than half the market in beef, pork, and poultry. If just one of their processing plants goes offline, it can cause massive supply chain disruptions (as the closing of a baby formula plant did in 2022). “[T]here’s something wrong,” he said, “when just 7% of the American farms get nearly 90% of the farm income.”

In addition to the existing national investments in power grids and broadband that will help rural communities, Biden announced $1 billion to fix aging rural infrastructure systems like electricity, water, and waste water systems that haven’t been updated in decades; $2 billion to help farmers fight climate change; $145 million for clean energy technologies like solar panels that will help lower electric bills; and $274 million for rural high-speed internet expansion.

The administration’s vision for rural America appears to be part of a larger vision for restoring competition to the U.S. economy and thus is closely tied to the administration’s push to break up monopolies. In July 2021, Biden promised to interpret antitrust laws in the way they had been understood traditionally, not as the U.S. government began to interpret them in the 1980s. Then, following the argument advanced by the solicitor general of the United States at the time, Robert Bork, the government concluded that economic consolidation was fine so long as it promoted economic efficiencies that, at least in the short term, cut costs for consumers.

Biden vowed to return to the traditional understanding of antitrust principles championed by presidents all the way back to Theodore Roosevelt at the turn of the last century, arguing that protecting economic competition protects workers, promotes innovation, and keeps consumer prices down. To that, the coronavirus pandemic added an awareness of the need to protect supply chains.

“Bidenomics is just another way of saying ‘the American Dream,’” Biden said. “Forty years ago, trickle-down economics limited the dream to those at the top. But I believe every American willing to work hard should be able to get a job, no matter where they live—in the heartland, in small towns—to raise their kids on a good paycheck and keep their roots where they grew up.”

In contrast to Biden’s outreach to farmers, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is facing a dilemma over the nation’s next farm bill, which must be passed by the end of the year. According to Clark Merrefield of The Journalist’s Resource, Congress usually debates and renews the farm bill every five years, and the last one passed in 2018.

Farm bills include price support for farm products, especially corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice, peanuts, dairy, and sugar. It also includes crop insurance, conservation programs, and a wide variety of other agricultural programs, making the farm bill hugely popular in rural areas that focus on farming.

Also included in the measure are nutritional programs for low-income Americans, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. SNAP serves 41 million low-income Americans, but as a member of the far-right Republican Study Committee, Johnson called for cutting SNAP benefits. Now his far-right colleagues are echoing his position, saying that the need to renew the farm bill is a great opportunity to make significant cuts to SNAP, especially since the farm bill is expected to bear a price tag of more than $1 trillion for the first time in our history.

“I can’t imagine the Mike Johnson that we know would pass up the opportunity to secure as many conservative wins as possible in this farm bill,” a Republican aide told Meredith Lee Hill of Politico, “[a]nd that means serious SNAP reforms.”

But even some Republicans—primarily those who hail from agricultural states—object to loading the farm bill up with the poison pill of SNAP cuts, knowing such a tactic would repel Democrats, whose votes will be necessary to pass the measure as far-right Republicans balk.

It will take a deft hand to get the measure through Congress, and its failure at Johnson’s hands will infuriate hard-hit rural areas. It is one more thing to add to the new speaker’s to-do list, as the deadline for funding the government is looming. The continuing resolution funding the government at 2023 levels, the measure that cost Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) his speakership, expires in just over two weeks, on November 17.

Johnson’s willingness to load bills with poison pills that his conference likes showed today in the House’s passage of Republicans’ aid bill for Israel—Ukraine aid had been cut away—along with dramatic cuts to funding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a provision that the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office warned would add to the deficit rather than reducing it. Knowing that the measure will not pass the Senate, a number of Democrats voted for it, likely to avoid attacks from conservative opponents.

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says the Senate won’t even take up the House bill. Instead, the Senate continues to work on its own strongly bipartisan bill that ties together aid to Israel and Ukraine.

As Kate Riga of Talking Points Memo put it, if the Senate continues to work in this bipartisan way, we will continue to see the same pattern we’ve seen throughout this Congress: “Senate Democrats, Senate Republicans and House Democrats all supporting more or less the same thing, with a chunk of House Republicans out on a branch alone.”

After an angry fight last night over Senator Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) holds on military promotions, in which Republican senators joined Democrats in confronting him, the Senate today confirmed General David Allvin to be Air Force chief of staff and Admiral Lisa Franchetti as chief of naval operations, by votes of 95 to 1. Franchetti is the first woman to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Wednesday’s fight appears to have been prompted by the hospitalization of acting Marines Commandant General Eric Smith after an apparent heart attack. Smith was holding down two high-level positions at once owing to Tuberville’s holds, and he had warned his schedule was “not sustainable.” Although the Pentagon says Tuberville is endangering national security, Tuberville insists that his hold on almost 400 military promotions is not hurting the military.

The new additions mean there are no vacancies on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the first time since July.

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

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0 hr its the predictions show

2 mins 40 content warning for variety of perspectives; this is your chance to bail

3 mins its a 50/50 ideological split right-left and he likes that

5 mins 5 still giving warnings and advice about handling alternative viewpoints

5 mins 40 "this is my show"

7 mins 56 fanart credits

11 mins 22 lets get into the predictions

11 mins 55 prediction from nick wrt war in Ukraine

13 mins 05 "what will the role of belarus be going forward"

13 mins 48 letter from CR Fox predicting decline in popularity of superhero franchises

15 mins 18 fox predicts return of mcrib and pr strategy thereof

15 mins 50 responding to superhero item

18 mins 25 mcrib thoughts, illusion of consumer say

19 mins 15 gridpower terrorism letter from holly

20 mins appreciation for reminder about running the genie outdoors

20 mins 26 thanks for the letter, response; the shortwave audience is on the ball about energy dependency issues

21 mins 50 sabotage could be as easy as a rando in a truck firing a gun at critical infrastructure and happening to hit something vital

22 mins domestic terrorists exploiting this wouldnt surprise him

22 mins 32 recalling 2013 attack in cali; power substation was professionally dismantled

23 mins 23 people can have a complacency about the issue of service disruption like "its not going to be me"

24 mins 36 prediction from mike from Minnesota; end of internet era/start of AI era

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26 mins listener thinks things will get worse before they get better

26 mins 45 agreeing with listener that retreating into "the private, small world" is the only thing you can do to keep your wits about you

27 mins 20 eric in alaska letter; major earthquake or hurricane for 2023

27 mins 50 eric predicts u.s. gov increasing internet restrictions

28 mins nice to hear from a fellow broadcaster in alaska, j's intention is to rock the mic the same as always, thru 23 and 24 etc etc.

28 mins 40 sam from Manchester with a list of 10 predictions: 1) biden announces 2024 potus run, 2) breentry movement swell, 3) youtube kills comments, 4) barbie and super maria bros movies will be lambasted by cons for being woke, 5) 60s french indie cinema style yellow teeth come into vogue, 6) pete davidson becomes a dad and settles in upstate ny, 7) 2016 creepy clown trend revival, 8) canadian rapper unkle adams to pair with mcdonalds, 9) disney fails to renew the simpsons for season 35 sparking protests and influencing voice of homer to flee to belize, 10) dark denim skinny jeans trend, "skinnies"

31 mins johnboy laughing about skinnies. Virtually the only pants i wore in 2008/2009 were dark denim jeggings from urban planet, they're totally due for a revival.

31 mins 14 new letter, prediction of discovery of life in the wider solar system, prediction of breakaway industrialist colonization of asteroid belt

31 mins 44 comments on space predictions

32 mins anon email; anon is in elementary education program at u colorado, predicting huge swell in demand for trained teachers and a pay increase

32 mins 35 wishing anon best of luck

33 mins state of the education system

33 mins 45 it would help a lot if education were taken more seriously

34 mins 30 education done right on a mass scale: "its one of the only ways out of the mess"

35 mins be best

35 mins 20 we've got 11 predictions from anon: 1) cowboys win superbowl, 2) ron desantis potus run, 3) trump endorsement of desantis, trump named u.s. ambassador to the u.n., 4) end of ukraine; split between russia and poland and moldova, 5) zelensky given asylum in u.s., 6) biden will not seek reelection due to health concerns, 7) Mercedes w14 wins f1 championship, 8) louis hamilton wins 8th title and retires, 9) arsenal implode and finish low in epl, 10) argentina egypt saudi arabia and iran join brix [what], 11) microsoft releases AI based search engine with open AI

36 mins 40 interesting predictions there

36 mins 50 mentions conflicting biden predictions

37 mins 20 talking about desantis in florida

38 mins 50 email from that dude, personal prediction; "winning more people to jesus christ than i can count"

39 mins 23 question about the reviews, does the food get reheated

39 mins 38 he reviews the food right away, when its delivered he starts rolling; description of scene prep

40 mins 20 He gets his makeup game together after placing the order

40 mins 40 next email (mortakiss?) predicting that the average day rotw video will return in 2023. This is not addressed.

41 mins 25 abruptly bringing up next email; prediction of mobile device fatigue in western world

41 mins 54 maybe there will be a paradoxical reaction tho

42 mins responding to that prediction; "the drawbacks outweigh the benefits" wrt social media addiction

42 mins 40 if people do log off and it impacts j's bottom line he'll just take the L because it might improve society

43 mins 20 chris from ontario writes in; predicting major western nation proposes switch to purely digital currency (thinks this would be terrible for the course of humanity; i think he's a superstitious crackpot who doesnt understand existing fiat systems)

44 mins responding to chris. Doesnt like digital currency but this answer is more about crypto (which obviously sucks).

44 mins 46 digital currency is too volatile, exploitable

45 mins what we have is probably better than the alternative even if its not perfect

45 mins 32 anon with short predictions {moi}. 1) oil market instability, 2) produce inflation/quality control news events, 3) covid deaths continue to trend toward the young and elderly, 4) elon musk has public breakdown, admits to suicidal ideation, gets made fun of, 5) "this one, well, here goes" ye announces he started conversion to judaism, johnboy wouldnt be surprised if this happens but he sounds cynical, dont tell me this wouldnt be a huge improvement that we should pray for, because i think it is 6) russia withdraws from ukraine by fall, 7) anti-lawn goes mainstream and drought resistant ornamentation starts getting stolen everywhere (resale market), 8) tsunami

47 min 07 "no location given there" wrt the tsunami. Frankly california got hit not long after i emailed but i dont know if it counted as a real tsunami. Brings up most recent major tsunamis in 2011 and 2004. Due for another, nature of the world.

47 min 55 john in Illinois predicts millions will be without power for a few days, nuclear weapons will be used somewhere, a known cryptid will be proven real and studied, major world leader will experience an illness or some other reason for bailing and a new leader will be appointed, dark horse dem candidate, twitter abandoned, crypto market collapse

49 mins 03 "some interesting predictions there, some good and some bad". Here's hoping no nukes 🤞

49 mins 27 email from floridian patrick with AI predictions; AI writing and its use in cheating, first deepfake story mistaken for real news,

51 mins 16 response to patrick, cheers to educators, the last line of defense in "a world thats going to hell"

52 mins 02 email from india; predicts new british pm will be made to resign like previous. Ariana grande will release a new album. Amazon getting canceled. No other covid wave {wronggg}. Hackers help students cheat entrance exam. Personal prediction: listener will be in college.

52 mins 55 thanks for email, interested by reoccurent education system theme

53 mins 17 its g in kansas; big pharma stuff + internet creates more antisociality

55 mins 46 responding to email; "one thing the government is good at is lip service" and its bff, embezzlement...

56 mins 21 wrt useful gov policy on pharma "i have no optimism, i wish i did but i dont"

56 mins 40 anon prediction; expanding demographic casteification, more antivax oppression lol, worldwide "corruptions" exposed via twitter et al, new celebrities, mobile device addiction continues, driving danger increases. Wishes for world peace. Personal predictions: will learn to use own shortwave, will eat healthier, find a good job/relocate/start new life.

58 mins 45 responding; agreeing about positive values that would make the world over. This part is sort of sweet and uplifting.

1 hr another anon email: predicting Atlantic event effecting west coast of ireland, mild real estate market cooling but still growth, asteroid comes too close, trumps health falters, internet will suffer a global outage and anon says "my crystal ball never lies" which gets called a bold statement. I'm predicting that crystal ball is cracked.

1 hr 2 response; talking about asteroids

1 hr 4 still hyping the fact that asteroid impacts are like nuclear blasts; good thing to remind people of

1 hr 5 "its just the nature of the universe" and be thankful for the planets gravity wells sucking in space stuff

1 hr 5 min 35 trav from ny writing in; continued weakening of russian on the geopolitical stage as well as putin specifically

1 hr 6 prediction continues that russia is "truly on its way out"

1 hr 6 mins 36 email from jeremy; AI takes over hospital staff and educational worker roles. AI companion bots lead to lowered birth rates (this is a 2023 prediction? Oookaaaay)

1 hr 9 mins johnboy says the AI lovebot prediction reminds him of when he "had" (?) to watch "Her" around 2019. Have you been watching Dax's channel lately J? God, put that AI in a sexy robot body and id marry her, she doesnt even need to be able to walk or have a moving mouth or realistic eyes, i love her. She's so smart and funny.

1 hr 9 mins 40 listener "easy money" predictions: 1) something will happen to biden and kamela will take over, 2) grid goes down and when its back up we have to provide credentials to get online, 3) cash apps and digital wallets to make purchases

1 hr 10 response, j says wrt 2nd item "dont give them any ideas"

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Keeping Kids Safe From Gun Accidents: 6 Strategies For Families

A Nasa probe sent to gather rock from an asteroid a number of hundred million kilometres from Earth has grabbed so much that samples are spilling out. Officials behind the Osiris-Rex probe, which landed on Bennu earlier this week, say the collection operation could have performed too well. Pictures beamed back to Earth present a rock has wedged open the door of a container and a fraction of the pattern is leaking, Nasa says. Nasa is now trying to stow it safely. The craft is believed to have collected some 400g (14oz) of fragments, he stated. The probe couldn't have executed better, he added. Thomas Zurbuchen, Nasa's associate administrator for science, told reporters as the space company focuses on ensuring no more is misplaced. The collection container will now be stowed throughout the spacecraft, which means it won't be attainable to measure exactly how much sample has been taken. Osiris-Rex touched down on Tuesday on 500m-extensive Bennu, some 320 million kilometres (200 million miles) from Earth. It kicked up debris and mud when it took the samples from the asteroid's floor. Mr Dante stated on Tuesday. Scientists hope the mission will throw gentle on how the Solar System started 4.5 billion years ago, once the samples are examined when the spacecraft returns dwelling in 2023. Asteroids include debris from the formation of the Solar System. The spacecraft launched in 2016 and begins its journey back to Earth next March.

Gun violence statistics within the U.S. Firearm-associated accidents are the number one trigger of demise for youths within the U.S. The U.S. has experienced more than 300 school shootings. Black Americans are three times extra doubtless than white Americans to be shot by police. Black youngsters expertise neighborhood Orbi Gun violence at four occasions that of white youngsters. Mass shootings-notably school shootings-occur at alarming rates within the United States. According to the World Population Review, the U.S. 300 faculty shootings. The rest of the international locations on this planet? Between zero and eight. Compounding the problem is how children change into conditioned to simply accept this violence as regular. Children within the U.S. These drills add to overwhelm, anxiety, and desensitization. Further, Black kids are disproportionally affected by gun violence. For instance, a 2017 study revealed within the American Journal of Public Health found that Black people in America are nearly thrice as more likely to be shot by police as white individuals. Relatedly, according to 2022 analysis printed within the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Black youngsters expertise neighborhood firearm violence publicity at greater than four occasions the rate as their white friends.

They've existed for more than 1,000 years and have affected warfare - and society usually - in methods perhaps no other invention can match. We're talking about guns. Once simply the weapon of the world's military forces, guns at the moment are considered a right of the average citizen by some individuals, particularly in the United States, where it's written into the Constitution. So, when had been guns invented? It all started in China around 850 C.E., when Chinese alchemists by chance created gunpowder while attempting to develop a "fountain of youth" potion. The ensuing black powder, known as "huo yao," was a mix of charcoal, saltpeter and sulfur. The then-reigning Song Dynasty was the primary to have used gunpowder in warfare; they did so in opposition to the Mongols, whose fixed invasions into the nation plagued the Chinese all through the interval. More gunpowder-primarily based weapons adopted because the Chinese perfected a wide range of weapons in opposition to the Mongols over the following centuries, together with the first cannons and grenades.

It sounds a lot like the Super Soakers we know right this moment, besides that the strain tank was motorized separate from the gun, connected by a little bit of tubing. The batteries to keep the motor running were fairly expensive, so it wasn't the best toy. Finally, in 1989, the first Super Soaker was launched. The model, the brainchild of mechanical and nuclear engineer Lonnie Johnson, was several years in the making. All of it began in 1982 when Johnson had an concept to make a excessive-performance water gun. He was working as a spacecraft engineer for the Galileo Jupiter mission at the time. While doing a little work on a heat pump that used water, he took the pump house and started playing around with it in his bathroom sink. He found that the pump could shoot water, and the stream of water was extra powerful than any squirt gun he'd seen. Rather than have a motorized pump, Johnson developed an arm-powered pump just like the one you realize right now.

Supervise pellet and BB gunplay and reserve these for older teenagers. Don't permit children to play with toy guns that look reasonable. Always retain the orange cap on the barrel of BB and air guns. Wear eye protection when utilizing toy guns with projectiles resembling airsoft guns and paintball guns. Wear listening to safety when playing with loud guns and only use them outdoors. Keep caps from toy guns out of kids' pockets as a result of they may cause burn accidents. As well as, it's essential that kids should not have access to real guns in the home. If you have firearms in your home, keep them unloaded and locked away, store ammunition in a separate location, and be sure your kids do not know where you retain the keys. Experts additionally advise that parents ask about guns and gun storage in houses where their children spend time. One rule that ought to be hammered home with children: In the event you ever see an actual gun, and even one you suppose is perhaps real, do not contact it, and all the time go discover a grown-up.

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The Best News of Last Week - June 20, 2023

🐕 - Meet Sheep Farm's Newest Employee: Collie Hired After Ejection from Car!

1. Border Collie ejected from car during Sunday crash found on sheep farm, herding sheep

Tilly, the 2-year-old Border Collie who was ejected from a car Sunday during a crash, has been found. He was found on a sheep farm, where he had apparently taken up the role of sheep herder.

According to Tilly's owner, he has lost some weight since Sunday's crash and is now drinking lots of water but is otherwise healthy.

2. After 17-Year Absence, White Rhinos Return to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently welcomed the reintroduction of 16 southern white rhinoceroses to Garamba National Park, according to officials. The last wild northern white rhino was poached there in 2006.

The white rhinos were transported to Garamba, which lies in the northeastern part of the country, from a South African private reserve. In the late 19th century, the southern white rhino subspecies was believed to be extinct due to poaching until a population of fewer than 100 was discovered in South Africa in 1895, according to WWF.

3. UK to wipe women’s historic convictions for homosexuality

Women with convictions for some same-sex activity in the United Kingdom can apply for a pardon for the first time, the Home Office has announced.

The Home Office is widening its scheme to wipe historic convictions for homosexual activity more than a decade after the government allowed applications for same-sex activity offences to be disregarded.

It means anyone can apply for a pardon if they have been convicted or cautioned for any same-sex activity offences that have been repealed or abolished.

4. Study shows human tendency to help others is universal

A new study on the human capacity for cooperation suggests that, deep down, people of diverse cultures are more similar than you might expect. The study, published in Scientific Reports, shows that from the towns of England, Italy, Poland, and Russia to the villages of rural Ecuador, Ghana, Laos, and Aboriginal Australia, at the micro scale of our daily interaction, people everywhere tend to help others when needed.

5. In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S.

Wind and solar generated more electricity than coal through May, an E&E News review of federal data shows, marking the first time renewables have outpaced the former king of American power over a five-month period.

The milestone illustrates the ongoing transformation of the U.S. power sector as the nation races to install cleaner forms of energy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels.

6. Iceland becomes latest country to ban conversion therapy

Lawmakers in Iceland on June 9 approved a bill that will ban so-called conversion therapy in the country.

Media reports note 53 members of the Icelandic Parliament voted for the measure, while three MPs abstained. Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, an MP who is a member of the Liberal Reform Party, introduced the bill.

7. The temple feeding 100,000 people a day

Amritsar, the north Indian city known for its Golden Temple and delicious cuisine, is also renowned for its spirit of generosity and selfless service. The city, founded by a Sikh guru, embodies the Sikh tradition of seva, performing voluntary acts of service without expecting anything in return.

This spirit of giving extends beyond the temple walls, as the Sikh community has shown immense compassion during crises, such as delivering oxygen cylinders during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the heart of Amritsar's generosity is the Golden Temple's langar, the world's largest free communal kitchen, serving 100,000 people daily without discrimination. Despite a history marred by tragic events, Amritsar continues to radiate kindness, love, and generosity.

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OSIRIS-REx Prepares to Return Asteroid Sample

This September, after traveling billions of miles through our solar system, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will cruise past Earth with an extraordinary delivery. As it passes, it will release a mini-fridge size capsule containing a sample of primordial space rock collected from an asteroid located between the orbits of Earth and Mars.

OSIRIS-REx—the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer—is the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid. Scientists hope the pristine material it collected from asteroid Bennu in 2020—about half a pound of rubble and dust from the asteroid’s surface—will provide a window into 4.5 billion years ago when the Sun and planets were forming.

Before it can do that, the sample’s protective capsule will withstand temperatures twice as hot as lava, and the second-fastest velocity ever achieved by a human-made object entering Earth’s atmosphere. After entering Earth’s atmosphere at around 36 times the speed of sound, the capsule may eventually encounter wind, rain, and other weather conditions as it drops closer to the surface. Regardless of weather, it will land in the Great Salt Lake Desert, an arid landscape known for its scorching summer temperatures and its salt flats, the remnants of an ancient lakebed where crusty salt deposits coat the ground.

While much of the focus will be on the technical aspects of the spacecraft and the landing capsule, a team of scientists and meteorologists will also be closely monitoring the weather, which can significantly affect recovery of the capsule.

“Before we launched seven years ago, the capsule had to be designed for all the weather conditions we thought were reasonable for Utah in September,” said Eric Queen, a research engineer with the Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

While the hardy capsule was built to be impervious to things like lightning and ice, “winds are probably our biggest concern any time you land under parachute,” said Mark Johnson, who leads the EDL analysis for Lockheed Martin, in Littleton, Colorado. That’s because wind speed and direction could affect where the capsule sets down within a 36-mile by 8.5-mile (58-kilometer by 14-kilometer) target in the Department of Defense’s Utah Test and Training Range, southwest of Salt Lake City.

The visualization at the top of this page takes viewers to Utah’s West Desert (Great Salt Lake Desert), where the Utah Test and Training Range is located and where the capsule is expected to land on September 24, 2023. A team with the OSIRIS-REx mission will recover the sample return capsule from the landing area via helicopter and travel to a temporary cleaning room. Imagery for this visualization come from NASA’s Blue Marble and the Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI-2) on Landsat 9. The Landsat 9 image above is composite, made from images acquired with OLI-2 on July 15 and September 8, 2023.

The landing range is considered a “safe, controlled area,” said Kenneth Getzandanner, OSIRIS-REx flight dynamics lead. “It was also the landing site for the Stardust mission, so there is heritage.”

The OSIRIS-REx team also thought a lot about conditions on the ground itself. Late summer is monsoon season in the desert, so heavy rains could saturate the silty ground. Wet-cement-like mud would make driving difficult if off-road vehicles are required to help helicopters find and transport the capsule.

“We should know by the end of monsoon season how much precipitation we’ve received and the condition of the salt flats,” said Eric Nelson, a U.S. Army meteorologist supporting the mission. “A good indicator is Bonneville Speed Week, an annual racing event in August.” Since it went off without a hitch, “we’re probably okay.”

The text for today’s Image of the Day comes from content first published by NASA’s Earth Science News Team on September 13, 2023. You can read the full story here.

Visualization and image by Michala Garrison, created for NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio and adapted for NASA Earth Observatory, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and MODIS data from the Blue Marble: Next Generation. Story by Sally Younger, NASA Earth Science News Team.

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Sono-Tek Reports 59% Increase in Q3 Fiscal 2024 Net Sales to Record $5.7 Million and Provides Sales Guidance for Fiscal Year 2024

Q3 Backlog Increased 96% YOY and Remains Strong at Near Record $10.4 Million

Projects ~30% Revenue Growth for Fiscal Year 2024, ending February 29, 2024

MILTON, NY, January 16, 2024 – Sono-Tek Corporation (NASDAQ: SOTK), the leading developer and manufacturer of ultrasonic coating systems, today reported financial results for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2024, ended November 30, 2023.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Highlights (compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2023 unless otherwise noted). The three-month periods ended November 30, 2023 and 2022 are referred to as the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.

“Sono-Tek reported its strongest quarter ever for the third quarter of FY2024 ended November 30th,” said Dr. Christopher L. Coccio, Executive Chairman. “Significant improvements in our supply chain enabled us to ship both new orders and from backlog, resulting in record net sales of $5.7 million, an increase of 59% compared to net sales of $3.6 million in the comparable period last year. Sales growth was again driven by strong shipments to the alternative/clean energy and medical markets.

“Operating Income increased over 6-fold to $721,000 due to the large increase in sales and gross profit, offset by increases in operating expenses, which reflects continued investment in revenue-related activities, especially R&D and sales and marketing. Net Income increased nearly 6-fold as well.

“Backlog remained high despite the record sales and nearly doubled from a year ago to $10.4 million. This is the second highest reported backlog in our history - the second quarter of this year was the highest - and it reflects the increasing order activity from the clean energy sector in particular, as well as continuing strength in our other business segments.

“We recently increased our projections for the full fiscal year ending February 29, 2024, and now expect net sales to grow approximately 30% over last fiscal year. This will be a record high for the Company and is the result of increasing shipments from our strong backlog and orders from new and repeat customers. We look forward to closing out a record year and entering the new fiscal year with a strong foundation and continued momentum,” concluded Dr. Coccio.

Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Sales Overview

Net sales increased 59% to $5,690,000 compared to $3,586,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The increase was primarily driven by increased demand for Multi-Axis Coating systems which grew 98% in the third quarter, and are commonly used in the clean energy and medical device markets. Integrated Coating System sales accelerated by 635% due to continued success from Sono-Tek’s newly developed float glass coating platform as well as a newly completed custom built system for an important strategic customer in the solar market. PCB Fluxing sales dipped by 75% for the third quarter compared to especially strong sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2023. Management believes that the PCB spray fluxer market has slowed and returned to historical revenue norms, although quoting activity remains strong.

Sales to the Alternative/Clean Energy market grew 189% to $2,083,000, positively impacted by a growing number of Sono-Tek’s customers transitioning from our R&D systems to production scale systems that carry much higher average selling prices. Sono-Tek platforms are used in the manufacturing of critical membranes for carbon capture, green hydrogen generation and fuel cell applications. Medical sales recorded 53% growth in large part due to the shipment of two custom implantable device coating machines to a repeat customer, with further orders projected from the same customer in fiscal 2025.

Approximately 60% of sales were to the U.S. and Canada compared to 44% in the comparable period of fiscal 2023. Sales to the U.S. and Canada increased by 116% impacted by the continuing trend to onshoring in addition to several U.S. government initiatives that are investing in the clean energy sector and advanced research markets. Asia Pacific (APAC) sales decreased by 18% primarily due to decreased sales to China. Sales to Europe, Middle East, Asia (EMEA) increased by 102% primarily due to a strong quarter for shipments in Germany to the clean energy sector.

Backlog on November 30, 2023 was $10,439,000, a 96% year-over-year increase and an increase of 22% compared with backlog of $8.5 million on February 28, 2023 (the end of fiscal year 2023). Quarter-end backlog also nearly matched the record high of $10,707,000 for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, ended August 31, 2023. The increase in backlog is primarily due to growing orders from the Alternative/Clean Energy and Medical markets.

Third Quarter FY 2024 Financial Overview

Gross profit was $2,926,000, an increase of 60%, compared with $1,824,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The gross profit margin was 51% for both periods.

Operating expenses were $2,205,000, a 28% increase from $1,721,000 in the prior year period. The increase was largely due to an approximate 14% increase in headcount, which is primarily composed of technical professionals hired to support our increasing growth and expansion for large platform custom engineered systems.

Research and product development costs increased 49% to $776,000 primarily due to increased headcount, salaries and the higher costs of research and development materials and supplies, which are directed to the Company’s ongoing focused growth initiatives.

Marketing and selling expenses increased 20% to $955,000 primarily due to increases in headcount, salaries, travel and trade show expenses, partially offset by a decrease in commission and insurance expenses.

General and Administrative expenses increased 16% to $474,000 primarily due to increased salaries and corporate expenses, partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense.

Operating income increased 600% to $721,000 compared to $103,000 in the prior year period. The current period’s increase in operating income is a result of an increase in revenue and gross profit offset by an increase in operating expenses. Operating margin for the quarter increased to 13% compared with 3% in the prior year period.

Interest income, dividend income and unrealized gain on marketable securities increased to $170,000 compared to $30,000, primarily due to the current high interest rate environment.

Net income increased 557% to $690,000, or $0.04 per share, compared with $105,000, or $0.01 per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, primarily due to an increase in gross profit and interest and dividend income partially offset by an increase in operating expenses and income tax expense. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 15,776,972 compared to 15,773,370 for the prior year period.

First Nine Months FY 2024 Overview

Net sales increased by 31% to $14,932,000 compared to $11,401,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2023. Gross profit increased 29% to $7,504,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 compared with $5,827,000 in the first nine months of fiscal 2023. The gross profit margin was 50% compared with 51% for the prior year period.

Operating income increased 81% to $1,195,000 compared with $662,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2023. Operating margin for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 increased to 8% compared with 6% in the first nine months of fiscal 2023.Net income increased 124% to $1,285,000, or $0.08 per share, for the first nine months of fiscal 2024 compared with $573,000, or $0.04 per share, for the first nine months of fiscal 2023. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding were 15,775,675 compared to 15,764,351 for the prior year period.

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Overview

At November 30, 2023, cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaled $12.6 million, Sono-Tek had no debt on its balance sheet and stockholders’ equity was $16.1 million.

At November 30, 2023, the Company had received approximately $3.1 million in cash deposits or down-payments for orders from its customers.

Capital expenditures in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 were $327,000, which were invested in ongoing upgrades to the Company’s manufacturing facilities. Sono-Tek anticipates capital expenditures will total approximately $750,000 for fiscal year 2024.

About Sono-Tek

Sono-Tek Corporation is the leading developer and manufacturer of ultrasonic coating systems for applying precise, thin film coatings to protect, strengthen or smooth surfaces on parts and components for the microelectronics/electronics, alternative energy, medical and industrial markets, including specialized glass applications in construction and automotive.

The Company’s solutions are environmentally-friendly, efficient and highly reliable, and enable dramatic reductions in overspray, savings in raw material, water and energy usage and provide improved process repeatability, transfer efficiency, high uniformity and reduced emissions.

Sono-Tek’s growth strategy is focused on leveraging its innovative technologies, proprietary know-how, unique talent and experience, and global reach to further develop thin film coating technologies that enable better outcomes for its customers’ products and processes. For further information, visit www.sono-tek.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and the future performance of Sono-Tek Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These “forward-looking statements’ are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and our operating plans. They are inherently uncertain, and investors must recognize that events could turn out to be significantly different from our expectations and could cause actual results to differ materially.

These factors include, among other considerations, general economic and business conditions; political, regulatory, tax, competitive and technological developments affecting our operations or the demand for our products; inflationary and supply chain pressures; residual effects from COVID-19 pandemic; maintenance of increased order backlog and timely completion and shipment of related product; the imposition of tariffs; timely development and market acceptance of new products and continued customer validation of our coating technologies; adequacy of financing; capacity additions, the ability to enforce patents; maintenance of operating leverage; maintenance of increased order backlog; consummation of order proposals; completion of large orders on schedule and on budget; continued sales growth in the medical and alternative energy markets; successful transition from primarily selling ultrasonic nozzles and components to a more complex business providing complete machine solutions and higher value subsystems; and realization of quarterly and annual revenues within the forecasted range of sales guidance. Sono-Tek undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

For more information, contact:

Stephen J. Bagley

Chief Financial Officer

Sono-Tek Corporation

[email protected]

Investor Relations:

Stephanie Prince

PCG Advisory

(646) 863-6341

[email protected]

Source: Sono-Tek Corporation

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abracadabra… abracadabra… abracadabra… Eye Invoked BLACK HAWK'S 2023 [VII] Year Tribulation [Ancient TRIBAL LAND] War Rituals in Present day America

the clock is ticking...

ALL Original Indigenous 9 Ether Land [EL] & TECH [E.T.] Patents, Land & AIR [L.A.] Tracts, Land & AIR [L.A.] Records of ALL [RA] Economic Profits Gained on, in & ABOVE Our Biblically Ancient [BABYLONIAN] FUTURISTIC Geological & Geographical Land Mass Structures Engineered ABOVE [SEA] & Below Earth... Shall BEE Returned Back to Us Original Indigenous 9 Ether Land [EL] Owners & Subterranean Earth PYRAMID [MOUND] Builders of Antediluvian MU Amurika [MA = ATLANTIS] by 2030… Hallelujah & AMEN [HA = HARRELL] GERMAN HOTEP FAMILY!!!