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Former NFL wideout Ed McCaffrey said it was a tough night after his son, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey suffered a season-ending PCL injury in a 35-10 loss to the Bills on Sunday. McCaffrey appeared to suffer a non-contact knee injury when he slid down on a run in the second quarter of a snowy clash in Buffalo and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Though it’s believed McCaffery was hurt on the prior play when his right knee landed hard after a shoestring tackle. During an appearance on the “Up & Adams” show, the elder McCaffrey explained it was an emotional night for their family — but they are optimistic about the 49ers star’s recovery. “I feel like someone reached their hand in my chest and pulled out my heart,” he said . “... It was devastating... It was tragic. It was a hard night last night, and a difficult morning... He’ll bounce back.” The 49ers star suffered a PCL strain and underwent an MRI exam on Monday that determined he will need a six-week recovery — effectively ending his season, San Fransisco coach Kyle Shannahan told reporters. “Hopefully it’s not too serious and it’s something he can bounce back from pretty quickly,” the elder McCaffrey said before the official news broke. “He’ll do everything he can to get back on the field as quickly as possible.” The 49ers also placed running back Jordan Mason on IR with an ankle injury, so rookie Isaac Guerendo is expected to be the starter. The former three-time Super Bowl champ went on to explain that if Christian McCaffrey was healthy enough he would have tried to return this season regardless of the 49ers’ playoff picture. “I’ve always thought that you’re a professional football player and you’re getting paid to play. So if you’re healthy enough to play, you play, whether you’re going to the playoffs or not,” McCaffrey said. “Kyle Shanahan wants to win games, so he wants every player that’s healthy on the field at all times. It means a lot, they put a lot of time and effort into this game, so if you’re healthy, you play.” San Francisco (5-7) is currently at the bottom of the NFC West, but they have a small window to turn around their season. McCaffrey was ruled out after he limped off of the field to the medical tent in the second quarter. The All-Pro running back was seen wearing a knee brace and using crutches in the locker room, according to ESPN. “It was frustrating,” Shanahan said. “He had a great week of practice and I could feel his urgency and stuff and thought he came out great, looking really good, and it looked like he just got his shoestring there. ... I hurt for him, and tough for our team not having him.” Before his injury, McCaffrey had seven carries for 53 yards and two receptions for 14 yards — including season-best rushes of 19 and 18 yards. That was just McCaffrey’s fourth game this season after he dealt with Achilles tendinitis in both legs and a calf injury. He missed the 49ers preseason and their first eight games of the season. McCaffrey looked explosive earlier in the game. The 49ers (5-7) face the Bears (4-8) in San Francisco on Sunday.Baker Mayfield, Bucs redeem themselves by embarrassing Panthers in Week 17
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ATLANTA (AP) — Even the woeful NFC South, where no team has a winning record, can't hide the Atlanta Falcons' offensive shortcomings. Three straight setbacks, including an ugly 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, has left the Falcons 6-6 and feeling the pressure. Only a tiebreaker advantage over Tampa Bay has kept the Falcons atop the division. Now the Falcons must prepare to visit streaking Minnesota, which has won five straight . Veteran defensive tackle Grady Jarrett knows the Falcons must solve the flaws which have been exposed in the losing streak. “It’s now or never,” Jarrett said. “You have to flip the mindset fast.” Kirk Cousins threw four interceptions in the loss, matching his career high. Coach Raheem Morris said he didn't consider playing rookie Michael Penix Jr. against the Chargers and won't think about benching Cousins this week. Morris acknowledged the Falcons can't expect to win when turning the ball over four times. It was the latest example of Atlanta's offensive decline. In the three-game losing streak, Cousins has thrown six interceptions with no touchdowns. The Falcons were held under 20 points in each loss. If not for the rash of interceptions which has contributed to the scoring problems, more attention would be devoted to the surge of big plays on defense. The defense forced two fumbles and set a season high with five sacks, including two by Arnold Ebiketie. The Falcons ranked last in the league with only 10 sacks before finding success with their pass rush against Justin Herbert. Herbert was forced to hold the ball while looking for an open receiver, so some credit for the pass-rush success belongs to Atlanta's secondary. The Falcons gave up only two first downs in the second half and 187 yards for the game. Cousins, 36, was expected to be the reliable leader on offense after he signed a four-year, $180 million contract. The four interceptions were his most since 2014 with Washington. Cousins now will be in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons as he returns to Minnesota, his NFL home from 2018-23. Cousins has thrown 13 interceptions, one shy of his career high set in 2022. His passer rating of 90.8 is his lowest since his 86.4 mark as a part-time starter in 2014 with Washington. “Certainly when you haven’t played at the standard you want to a few weeks in a row, you know, you do want to change that, turn it around,” Cousins said. Running back Bijan Robinson had his busiest day of the season, perhaps in an attempt to take heat off Cousins. Robinson's 26 carries set a career high. He ran for 102 yards with a touchdown, his third 100-yard game of the season. He also was heavily involved as a receiver with six catches for 33 yards. With 135 yards from scrimmage, Robinson has eight games this season with more than 100 yards combined as a rusher and receiver, the second-most in the league. Tight end Kyle Pitts had no catches on only two targets. He has only six catches in the last four games after appearing to establish momentum for a big season with two seven-catch games in a span of three weeks in October. Morris noted the Falcons have “so many people that we've got to get the ball to” but noted he'd like to see Pitts more involved. Younghoe Koo's hip issues were such a concern that kicker Riley Patterson was signed to the practice squad on Friday and added to the active roster Saturday. Patterson was on the inactive list as Koo was good on two of three field goals, missing from 35 yards. Koo has made 21 of 29 attempts this season. He did not have more than five misses in any of his first five seasons with Atlanta. 70 — WR Drake London had nine receptions for 86 yards, giving him 70 catches for the season. London, a 2022 first-round draft pick, is the first player in team history with at least 65 receptions in each of his first three seasons. While Ray-Ray McCloud III led the team with a career-best 95 yards on four catches against the Chargers and Darnell Mooney has had some big games, London has been the most consistent receiver. The Falcons face a difficult test Sunday in their visit to Minnesota (10-2), which has five straight wins and is 5-1 at home. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
BOSTON, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Duck Creek Technologies, penyedia penyelesaian pintar global yang mentakrifkan masa depan hartanah dan kemalangan (P&C) dan insurans am, telah melantik tiga eksekutif berpengalaman untuk menyertai pasukan kepimpinan global kanannya dengan matlamat memacu pertumbuhan dan transformasi untuk syarikat dan pelanggannya. Eksekutif tersebut terdiri daripada William Magowan, naib presiden kanan Jualan Amerika Utara; Elodie Hilderal, pengarah urusan EMEA; dan Christian Erickson, pengarah urusan APAC. Bersama-sama, mereka akan bekerjasama dengan organisasi yang lebih besar untuk menjalin peluang baharu bagi pengembangan dan pertumbuhan hasil pendapatan sambil memastikan penyampaian pengalaman bertaraf dunia untuk pelanggan dan rakan kongsi Duck Creek di seluruh dunia. William, Elodie dan Christian mempunyai latar belakang yang komprehensif dalam teknologi insurans, termasuk dalam Duck Creek: William Magowan menyertai semula Duck Creek sebagai Naib Presiden Kanan Jualan Amerika Utara, membawa bersamanya pengalaman selama 20 tahun sebagai peneraju jualan dalam industri teknologi insurans. Beliau telah menunjukkan rekod prestasi yang kukuh dalam membangunkan dan mengetuai pasukan jualan berprestasi tinggi, memacu inovasi produk dan menyampaikan nilai pelanggan yang terbukti. Berikutan kejayaan beliau dalam peranannya sebagai Naib Presiden Jualan Duck Creek, Elodie Hilderal telah dilantik sebagai Pengarah Urusan EMEA . Elodie merupakan seorang peneraju yang cemerlang dengan latar belakang yang kukuh dalam industri perisian perusahaan insurans dan insurans semula. Beliau telah memegang peranan kepimpinan selama 15 tahun dalam jualan, perkhidmatan profesional dan kejayaan pelanggan. Christian Erickson membawa lebih daripada 25 tahun pengalaman dalam perisian perusahaan, awan, keselamatan siber dan perkhidmatan profesional ke dalam peranan barunya sebagai Pengarah Urusan APAC . Sebelum menyertai Duck Creek, Christian telah berkhidmat sebagai pengurus besar bagi segmen perkhidmatan kewangan dan insurans di beberapa firma, termasuk Cognizant dan Accenture, di mana beliau bertanggungjawab untuk pertumbuhan, kejayaan pelanggan serta perkhidmatan profesional. “Pelantikan William, Elodie dan Christian menandakan detik penting bagi Duck Creek. Kemahiran kepimpinan dan kepakaran industri mereka meletakkan kami dalam kedudukan untuk mencapai pertumbuhan yang tidak pernah berlaku sebelum ini serta mengembangkan jangkauan global kami pada tahun 2025,” kata Mike Jackowski, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Duck Creek Technologies. “Memandangkan Duck Creek merupakan perintis dalam teknologi insurans, pelanggan kami menaruh harapan kepada kami untuk menetapkan standard untuk kecemerlangan, daripada penyelesaian yang kami gunakan kepada pengalaman pelanggan yang kami berikan. Ketiga-tiga eksekutif ini mempunyai latar belakang, pengetahuan dan kejayaan yang terbukti untuk membantu memimpin industri kami demi manfaat berpanjangan syarikat insurans dan pemegang polisi.” Perihal Duck Creek Technologies Duck Creek Technologies merupakan penyedia penyelesaian pintar global yang mentakrifkan masa depan industri hartanah dan kemalangan (P&C) serta insurans am. Kami merupakan platform yang membolehkan sistem insurans moden dibina, membolehkan industri memanfaatkan kuasa awan untuk menjalankan operasi yang tangkas, pintar dan malar hijau. Ketulenan, tujuan dan ketelusan adalah teras Duck Creek dan kami percaya insurans harus tersedia untuk individu dan perniagaan pada bila-bila masa,tidak kira tempat dan apa jua cara mereka memerlukannya. Penyelesaian peneraju syarikat kami tersedia secara kendiri atau secara suite lengkap dan semuanya tersedia melalui Duck Creek OnDemand . Layari www.duckcreek.com untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut. Ikuti Duck Creek di saluran sosial kami untuk maklumat terkini – LinkedIn dan X . Hubungan Media: Marianne Dempsey/Tara Stred duckcreek@threeringsinc.com
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This is the creepy moment Vladimir Putin's hands seem to freeze as he delivers a brutal address in Moscow . The despot spoke to his nation after vanishing for almost two weeks , during which time concerns about his health grew in Russia . His fiery address concerning the situation in Ukraine was marred as, for nearly ten minutes, Putin's hands appeared to freeze still. One X user posted a clip with the caption: "If you speed up the video, it is visible that Putin's hands are not moving and look like they are separate from his body. The sound and lip movement do not correspond at times." The timelapse clip, which shows two minutes of the speech, shows Putin shuffle his upper body but his hands remain motionless. It is understood they remained that way for the eight-minute address, the 72-year-old despot's first appearance following a two-week absence from the public eye . Putin discussed Ukraine's recent use of long-range US ATACMS missiles and British Storm Shadow missiles. The reaction on social media, though, concerned worries about his health, rather than the conflict. Some on X pointed out oddities in the speech, such as his voice and lip movement not matching up, the chair behind him randomly moving, and his tie appearing to be blurry. Another posted: "At times he has a bad tremor. He often grasps a chair or table etc, likely to keep it from being noticed in that way too." However, Russia recently denied Putin is experiencing any health challenges. Back here, Maria Eagle, a defence minister, stressed the UK will not be put off supporting Ukraine by Putin's "irresponsible rhetoric". Her comments come after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK is "not at war" in relation to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia . Defence procurement minister Ms Eagle spoke to journalists as she opened an office for Rolls-Royce Submarines in Glasgow. She said: "We've heard this kind of irresponsible rhetoric from him (Putin) before. "He's trying to stop nations supporting Ukraine, whilst he doesn't seem to mind that much about the support he's getting from North Korea and other nations. We can't allow ourselves to be put off from supporting Ukraine, and we won't be."GRAPEVINE, Texas, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) (“GameStop” or the “Company”) today released financial results for the third quarter ended November 2, 2024. The Company’s condensed and consolidated financial statements, including GAAP and non-GAAP results, are below. The Company’s Form 10-Q and supplemental information can be found at https://investor.gamestop.com . THIRD QUARTER OVERVIEW The Company will not be holding a conference call today. Additional information can be found in the Company’s Form 10-Q. NON-GAAP MEASURES AND OTHER METRICS As a supplement to the Company’s financial results presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), GameStop may use certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted SG&A expenses, adjusted operating loss, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in evaluating the Company’s core operating performance. Adjusted SG&A expenses, adjusted operating loss, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per share and adjusted EBITDA exclude the effect of items such as certain transformation costs, asset impairments, severance, as well as divestiture costs. Free cash flow excludes capital expenditures otherwise included in net cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities. The Company’s definition and calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may differ from that of other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the Company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Certain of the items that may be excluded or included in non-GAAP financial measures may be significant items that could impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows and should therefore be considered in assessing the Company’s actual and future financial condition and performance. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS - SAFE HARBOR This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based upon management’s current beliefs, views, estimates and expectations, including as to the Company’s industry, business strategy, goals and expectations concerning its market position, strategic and transformation initiatives, future operations, margins, profitability, sales growth, capital expenditures, liquidity, capital resources, expansion of technology expertise, and other financial and operating information, including expectations as to future operating profit improvement. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and actual developments, business decisions, outcomes and results may differ materially from those reflected or described in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual developments, business decisions, outcomes and results to differ materially from those reflected or described in the forward-looking statements: economic, social, and political conditions in the markets in which we operate; the competitive nature of the Company’s industry; the cyclicality of the video game industry; the Company’s dependence on the timely delivery of new and innovative products from its vendors; the impact of technological advances in the video game industry and related changes in consumer behavior on the Company’s sales; interruptions to the Company’s supply chain or the supply chain of our suppliers; the Company’s dependence on sales during the holiday selling season; the Company’s ability to obtain favorable terms from its current and future suppliers and service providers; the Company’s ability to anticipate, identify and react to trends in pop culture with regard to its sales of collectibles; the Company’s ability to maintain strong retail and ecommerce experiences for its customers; the Company’s ability to keep pace with changing industry technology and consumer preferences; the Company’s ability to manage its profitability and cost reduction initiatives; turnover in senior management or the Company’s ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; potential damage to the Company’s reputation or customers' perception of the Company; the Company’s ability to maintain the security or privacy of its customer, associate or Company information; occurrence of weather events, natural disasters, public health crises and other unexpected events; risks associated with inventory shrinkage; potential failure or inadequacy of the Company's computerized systems; the ability of the Company’s third party delivery services to deliver products to the Company’s retail locations, fulfillment centers and consumers and changes in the terms the Company has with such service providers; the ability and willingness of the Company’s vendors to provide marketing and merchandising support at historical or anticipated levels; restrictions on the Company’s ability to purchase and sell pre-owned products; the Company’s ability to renew or enter into new leases on favorable terms; unfavorable changes in the Company’s global tax rate; legislative actions; the Company’s ability to comply with federal, state, local and international laws and regulations and statutes; potential future litigation and other legal proceedings; the value of the Company’s securities holdings; concentration of the Company’s investment portfolio into one or few holdings; the recognition of losses in a particular security even if the Company has not sold the security; volatility in the Company’s stock price, including volatility due to potential short squeezes; continued high degrees of media coverage by third parties; the availability and future sales of substantial amounts of the Company’s Class A common stock; fluctuations in the Company’s results of operations from quarter to quarter; the Company’s ability to incur additional debt; risks associated with the Company’s investment in marketable, nonmarketable and interest-bearing securities, including the impact of such investments on the Company’s financial results; and the Company’s ability to maintain effective control over financial reporting. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those reflected or described in the forward-looking statements can be found in GameStop's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings made from time to time with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov or on the Company’s investor relations website ( https://investor.gamestop.com ). Forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws. GameStop Corp. Schedule II (in millions, except per share data) (unaudited) Non-GAAP results The following tables reconcile the Company's selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A expense”), operating loss, net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share as presented in its unaudited consolidated statements of operations and prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to its adjusted SG&A expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted EBITDA and adjusted net income (loss) per share. The diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate adjusted earnings per share may differ from GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding. Under GAAP, basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding are the same in periods where there is a net loss. The reconciliations below are from continuing operations only. GameStop Corp. Schedule III (in millions) (unaudited) Non-GAAP results The following table reconciles the Company's cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities as presented in its unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and prepared in accordance with GAAP to its free cash flow. Free cash flow is considered a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes, however, that free cash flow, which measures our ability to generate additional cash from our business operations, is an important financial measure for use by investors in evaluating the company’s financial performance. Non-GAAP Measures and Other Metrics Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted SG&A expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share are supplemental financial measures of the Company’s performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. We define adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before income taxes, plus interest income, net and depreciation and amortization, excluding stock-based compensation, certain transformation costs, business divestitures, asset impairments, severance and other non-cash charges. Net income (loss) is the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to adjusted EBITDA. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as an alternative to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Furthermore, non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as an analytical tool because they exclude some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Some of these limitations include: We compensate for the limitations of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted SG&A expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share as analytical tools by reviewing the comparable GAAP financial measure, understanding the differences between the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures and incorporating these data points into our decision-making process. Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted SG&A expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share are provided in addition to, and not as an alternative to, the Company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because adjusted EBITDA, adjusted SG&A expense, adjusted operating loss, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share may be defined and determined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility. Contact GameStop Investor Relations 817-424-2001 ir@gamestop.comSalah 'far away' from new deal with Liverpool
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Gratitude to the Almighty is the theme of Thanksgiving and has been ever since the Pilgrims of Plymouth brought in their first harvest. “Instead of famine, now God gave them plenty,” their leader, Governor William Bradford, would later write in “Of Plymouth Plantation,” his celebrated history of the colony’s first decades, “and the face of things was changed to the rejoicing of the hearts of many, for which they blessed God.” The annual presidential Thanksgiving proclamations always invoke God, and they frequently itemize the favors for which we owe Him thanks. “For all the blessings that have been bestowed upon our nation during the past 12 months, it is a small thing to give thanks to Almighty God,” declared Lyndon Johnson in 1965, to mention just one example. “Our nation is rich and strong and united in the cause of liberty and justice. Our physical comforts are unmatched anywhere in the world. Our medicine has conquered ancient diseases. ... We have broadened the horizons of opportunity for our poor. And all the while, we have enjoyed the greatest prosperity in history.” This week, in millions of homes across the nation, God will be thanked for many gifts — for the feast on the table and the company of loved ones, for health and good fortune in the year gone by, for peace at home when there is so much war abroad, for the incalculable privilege of having been born — or having become — American. But it probably won’t occur to too many of us to give thanks for the fact that the local supermarket had plenty of fresh turkey for sale this week. Even the devout aren’t likely to thank God for airline schedules that made it possible for some of those loved ones to fly home for Thanksgiving. Or for the arrival of “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” at the local movie theater in time for the holiday weekend. Or for that great salted caramel pecan pie recipe in the food section of the newspaper. Those things we take more or less for granted. It hardly takes a miracle to explain why grocery stores stock up on turkey before Thanksgiving, or why Hollywood releases big movies in time for big holidays. That’s what they do. Where is God in that? And yet, isn’t there something wondrous — something almost inexplicable — in the way your Thanksgiving weekend is made possible by the skill and labor of vast numbers of total strangers? To ensure supermarkets would be stocked with turkey for Thanksgiving required the efforts of thousands of far-flung people. An astonishing level of coordination was required to pull it off. Even more astonishing is that there was no coordinator. (Photo: Nam Y. Huh/AP) To bring that turkey to the dining room table, for example, required the efforts of thousands of people — the poultry farmers who raised the birds, of course, but also the feed distributors who supplied their nourishment and the truckers who brought it to the farm, not to mention the architect who designed the hatchery, the workers who built it, and the technicians who keep it running. The bird had to be slaughtered and defeathered and inspected and transported and unloaded and wrapped and priced and displayed. The people who accomplished those tasks were supported in turn by armies of other people accomplishing other tasks — from refining the gasoline that fueled the trucks to manufacturing the plastic in which the meat was packaged to scheduling the shifts of the cashiers who rang up customers’ sales. The activities of countless far-flung men and women over the course of many months had to be intricately choreographed and precisely timed, so that when you showed up to buy a fresh Thanksgiving turkey, there would be one — or more likely, a few dozen — waiting. The level of coordination that was required to pull it off is astounding. But what is even more astounding is this: No one coordinated it. No turkey czar sat in a command post somewhere, consulting a master plan and issuing orders. No one rode herd on all those people, forcing them to cooperate for your benefit. And yet they did cooperate. When you arrived at the supermarket, your turkey was there. You didn’t have to do anything but show up to buy it. If that isn’t a miracle, what should we call it? Adam Smith called it “the invisible hand” — the mysterious phenomenon that leads innumerable people, each working for his own gain, to promote ends that benefit many and enrich society. Out of the seeming chaos of millions of uncoordinated private transactions emerges the spontaneous order of the market. Free human beings freely interact, and the result is an array of goods and services more immense than the human mind can comprehend. No dictator, no bureaucracy, no supercomputer plans it in advance. Indeed, the more an economy is planned, the more it is plagued by shortages, dislocation, and failure. It is commonplace to speak of seeing God’s signature in the intricacy of a spider’s web, the grandeur of a mountain range, or the ethereal beauty of a rainbow. But even they pale against the kaleidoscopic energy and productivity of the free market. If it is a blessing from Heaven when seeds are transformed into grain, how much more of a blessing is it when our private, voluntary exchanges are transformed — without our ever intending it — into prosperity, innovation, and growth? The social order of freedom, like the wealth and the progress it makes possible, is an extraordinary gift from above. On this Thanksgiving Day and every day, may we be grateful.