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Hodge shot 6 for 9 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Seahawks (9-3). Donovan Newby scored 20 points while shooting 6 for 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line. Josh Corbin shot 4 for 11, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points. The Bulldogs (8-5) were led by Jordan Marsh, who posted 23 points and seven assists. UNC Asheville also got 18 points from Kameron Taylor. Josh Banks finished with 13 points. The Bulldogs ended a five-game winning streak with the loss. UNC Wilmington took the lead with 19:05 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 44-30 at halftime, with Hodge racking up 12 points. Newby's 20-point second half helped UNC Wilmington finish off the 11-point victory. UNC Wilmington next plays Saturday against Spartanburg Methodist at home, and UNC Asheville will host Columbia International on Monday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Harley-Davidson, Inc. Declares Dividend
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Buys 43,747 Shares of WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:WSC)Diners at Sweetgreen in Willis Tower, get ready to meet the chef of the future: a robot that makes your salad to order. The California-based chain is launching its automated Infinite Kitchen system this week at the busy Loop restaurant, putting an assembly line of robotic chefs to work preparing bowls of everything from Kale Caesar to Hummus Crunch. Early rollouts of the technology at nearly a dozen locations nationwide have shown promising results delivering food faster – and perhaps better – by going from farm-to-machine-to-table, according to Nicolas Jammet, a co-founder and chief concept officer at Sweetgreen. “I think the quality of the bowl, of the food, is actually better because each ingredient is held at the perfect temperature, perfect portion, perfect ratios, the greens are crisper,” Jammet said. “I actually think it’s a more consistent experience.” The proprietary technology, which looks like something out of “The Jetsons” – sans the flying cars – features a series of machines that dispense and mix salad ingredients in a bowl traveling along an assembly line. Human sous chefs keep the machines filled and finish the salad with everything from a squeeze of lemon, fresh basil or even a salmon filet, based on the order. Chicago has been something of a testing ground for Sweetgreen, with the first automated kitchen opening last year at a new restaurant in west suburban Naperville. One of the busiest Sweetgreen locations in the Chicago area, the retrofitted Willis Tower restaurant has been expanded by 40% with a 1,000-square-foot addition to accommodate the robotic system. The traditional salad line, where diners point at their ingredients and humans serve it up, will remain open side-by-side with the new automated one, Jammet said. The inaugural Infinite Kitchens have all been fully automated – from ordering to food preparation. Willis Tower is the 11th Sweetgreen restaurant to adopt the technology nationwide and the first to utilize a hybrid approach. “At our other Infinite Kitchens, it is just the Infinite Kitchen,” Jammet said. “We’re learning a lot here, so we’re just deciding to test this, and we’ll see how it goes.” Founded in 2007 by three newly minted Georgetown University graduates, Sweetgreen has grown into a national chain with 245 locations in 23 states and its birthplace, Washington. There are 23 locations in the Chicago area, including Willis Tower, which opened in 2019 and serves a large downtown lunch crowd. The Sweetgreen premise, from the first small restaurant opened near the Georgetown campus, was to fill a niche that wasn’t there during their college days by creating fresh and healthy fast food. The idea caught on in a big way. In November 2021, with the restaurant industry still struggling to recover from pandemic disruption, Sweetgreen went public with a splashy initial public offering that raised $364 million and valued the company at $5.5 billion after the first day of trading. The company’s stock price fell back to earth in the ensuing months, but regained traction this year, in part driven by the Infinite Kitchen rollout, lifting its market cap back to about $4.1 billion as of Friday. Two months before the IPO, Sweetgreen bought Boston-based Spyce for an undisclosed price, acquiring the startup’s innovative robotic kitchen technology, which could be used to prepare the growing fast casual chain’s salads without human hands in the mix. In May 2023, Sweetgreen launched its first Infinite Kitchen in Naperville, and has since installed 11 automated systems nationwide, including at a new restaurant inside the CNA building at 151 N. Franklin Street in late October and the expanded Willis Tower location, which debuted its robotic salad assembly line Monday. Sweetgreen is also retrofitting its Wall Street restaurant in New York, which is slated to be the 12th Infinite Kitchen location to open by year’s end. The chain’s robotic salad chef was named one of Time magazine’s best inventions of 2023. While still only available in 5% of its locations, its broader rollout could be integral to the future of Sweetgreen, and perhaps the restaurant industry at large. The advantages to the automated kitchen start with cost savings. During its third quarter earnings call in November, Sweetgreen said it has seen a 7% labor savings across its Infinite Kitchen locations. Sweetgreen, which is projecting revenue between $675 and $680 million this year, reported a net loss of $61 million through the first nine months, according to financial filings. It costs between $450,000 and $550,000 to install an Infinite Kitchen system at a restaurant, a capital expense the company believes it will bring down as it scales up. Next year, Sweetgreen plans to accelerate the rollout of its automated system, with more than half of its new stores using the format, as well as some additional conversions, Jammet said. Within five years, all new restaurants will likely be built with the technology, he said. “It’s a more productive, efficient labor model,” Jammet said. “In new restaurants, the number of team members you have to hire is less.” At the same time, Jammet said no one has been laid off at the Willis Tower restaurant with the opening of the automated kitchen, and employees who previously assembled salads have been “redeployed” to hospitality positions at the front of the house, he said. How the new robot crew handles the lunchtime rush this week, however, remains to be seen. Chicago office buildings are averaging about 53% of pre-pandemic occupancy levels, according to the latest weekly report by Kastle Systems. That has meant less lunchtime traffic for many restaurants in downtown Chicago. But Jammet said traffic has been improving and the Willis Tower restaurant is very busy on most weekdays. The Willis Tower restaurant handles about 25,000 customers a day, with long lines common during peak office lunch hours. If the automated kitchen does its job, traffic may move a little faster this week. While robots may be making the salads at Sweetgreen, every bowl still has a human touch – at least for now. People are cooking chicken, steak and salmon, stocking the machines with salad ingredients and finishing the bowls with toppings before giving them to customers. Ultimately, the collaboration between man and machine may be no less than “reimagining the whole fast food experience,” Jammet said, where robots don a chef’s hat and people wear a smile. “We ask our team members to be fast, friendly and accurate on our front line, which is really hard to do,” Jammet said. “So in this new model, the Infinite Kitchen gets to be fast and accurate, and our team members get to be really focused on the friendly part.” ___ ©2024 Chicago Tribune. Visit at chicagotribune.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
(TNS) — Guilford Technical Community College plans to renovate the Johnson Warehouse on its High Point campus with money from a $5 million grant focused on environmental and climate justice challenges and workforce training for green jobs. The 13,200-square-foot building, currently used for storage, will be turned into state-of-the-art facilities for four programs: HVAC, construction, hotel and apartment maintenance, and a program to be determined. The grant is part of $1.6 billion in funding recently announced by the Environmental Protection Agency for 105 selected applications from across the country. “We are grateful the EPA selected the SWRF grant and for GTCC to be involved in such an important and impactful endeavor for our community and students,” said GTCC President Anthony Clarke. “This funding will allow us to have a positive impact on the High Point community surrounding our downtown campus, while providing students with the best possible environment to learn high demand skilled trades.” GTCC purchased the property at 721 S. Hamilton St. in 2007, according to documents from the Guilford County Register of Deeds. In an email to the News & Record, Clarke said that $4.4 million will be spent to transform the Johnson Warehouse into a skilled trades center and the school hopes to complete the renovations “within 1.5-2 years after the funds are secure.” Once completed, the renovated facilities will be used to train approximately 75 students a year for green jobs that are projected to provide at least $40,000 a year in earnings and an annual economic impact of $3 million for the community. Additionally, GTCC will spend $81,950 of the grant money to support students attending classes at the High Point Skilled Trades Center with a full-time career navigator who will provide direct support to eligible and current students about career pathways, academic plans, goal identification, and barrier removal. The grant will also be used to cover the addition of two electric-powered 15-person vans allowing local residents means to travel to GTCC’s campus, and an EV charging station will be installed at the High Point campus. According to Clarke, a little over $300,000 will be spent on the vans and one of the vans will be wheelchair-accessible. Finally, some money from the grant will be used to provide a work-based learning opportunity for GTCC students enrolled in the Civil Engineering Technology and Geomatics Technology Associate in Applied Science programs. These students will work in partnership with N.C. State University and the Piedmont Conservation Council to test water quality along Richland Creek. According to the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality “Richland Creek is currently impaired for recreation due to high levels of fecal coliform bacteria, which is used as an indicator of the possible presence of blood borne pathogens.” “This component of the grant will provide GTCC students with an opportunity to gain field experience by assisting Dr. Jay Levine (NC State University) with the water testing and geospatial mapping project of Richland Creek,” Clarke said. “GTCC students will assist Levine’s field team with water sampling, mapping, and public outreach on the research findings. Grant funds will be used to pay students an hourly wage for this work-based learning opportunity.”Wisconsin faces its first losing season in 23 years and the end of a bowl streak when the Badgers host arch-rival Minnesota on Friday in the annual Big Ten battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe. Minnesota (6-5, 4-4) lost to No. 4 Penn State 26-25. Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) lost its fourth straight, 44-25, at Nebraska in a game that was not as close as the score. "Well 1890 is the first time we played this football team coming up and this is what it's all about," Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said of the rivalry. "And you wouldn't want to have it any other way, being able to end the season with one of your biggest rivals. I know our guys will be ready to go, ready to play." Wisconsin has 22 consecutive winning seasons since going 5-7 under Barry Alvarez in 2001, the longest active streak among Power 4 teams. The Badgers also have played in a bowl game in each of the last 22 seasons, the longest active streak in the Big Ten and third-longest in FBS. Wisconsin coach Luke Fickell is more concerned with the rivalry game than the winning season and bowl streaks. "I'm not downplaying it, I'm not saying it's not important, I'm not saying it's another thing that's on our plate," Fickell said Monday. "But when it gets down to this last week, it's about one thing, it's about the rivalry. It's about preparing to play in the most important game of the year." The Gophers have dropped their last two games after winning four in a row. Minnesota averages 26.6 points per game, while allowing 18.5, 15th-best in the country. Max Brosmer has completed 67 percent of his passes for 221 per game with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. Daniel Jackson is the top target with 69 catches for 802 yards and three scores, and Darius Taylor is the top rusher with 730 yards at 4.8 per carry with nine touchdowns. One week after leading Oregon after three quarters, the Wisconsin defense was shredded for 473 yards and five touchdowns by Nebraska. Braedyn Locke, who took over at quarterback when Tyler Van Dyke suffered an early season-ending knee injury, has thrown at least one interception in eight consecutive games. Locke has completed 56.4 percent of his passes for 180.6 yards per game, with 12 touchdowns and 10 picks. Tawee Walker is the leading rusher with 828 yards at 4.7 per carry with 10 touchdowns. He has failed to reach 60 yards in three of the last four games. Former Wisconsin and NFL standout JJ Watt posted on social media his assessment - and frustration - with the Badgers after the Nebraska game. "Losing happens, it's part of the game. Hearing announcers talk about how much tougher and more physical Nebraska & Iowa are while getting blown out ... that's the issue," Watt wrote on X. "We are Wisconsin. Physicality, running game, great O-Line and great defense. That is our identity." Wisconsin defeated the Gophers 28-14 last after Minnesota had won the previous two meetings. The Badgers have won 7 of the last 10 and lead the storied series 63-62-8. --Field Level MediaLots of people, especially city dwellers and renters, don’t have rooftops where they can install solar panels to generate some of the electricity they use in their daily lives. Community solar offers a partial solution for some, but it is not available everywhere. In Germany, more than 1.5 million people have installed Balkonkraftwerke , which translates as “balcony power plants.” Almost every apartment has a balcony with a railing to keep folks from tumbling into the street below. If it gets any sun exposure during the day, balcony solar panels can be mounted to those railings to make electricity that helps power a home. Proponents say balcony solar panels are easy to install on railings (and uninstall if need be in the event of storms). Once in place, people simply plug a micro-inverter into an available wall outlet. Add a small battery to store any solar energy not needed right away and you have your own personal micro-minigrid inside your home. The systems sell for between $500 and $1000, depending on the number of solar panels purchased. A typical system consists of two 150-watt panels and can pay for itself in a few years. It is also highly portable, so it can easily be transported from one apartment to another if the owner moves. According to Grist , Germany now has more than 550,000 balcony solar installations , half of which were installed in 2023. During the first six months of 2024, Germany added 200 megawatts of balcony solar. Regulations limit each system to just 800 watts, which is enough to power a small fridge or charge a laptop, but the cumulative effect is nudging the country toward its clean energy goals while giving apartment dwellers, who make up more than half of the German population, an easy way to save money and address the climate crisis. Matthias Weyland, who lives in Keil, tells Grist , “I love the feeling of charging the bike when the sun is shining, or having the washing machine run when the sun is shining, and to know that it comes directly from the sun. It’s a small step you can take as a tenant” and an act of “self-efficacy, to not just sit and wait until the climate crisis gets worse.” Balcony solar started a decade ago, but didn’t really catch on until 2019 when the German government enacted the first technical regulations for plug-in solar devices, allowing balcony solar systems to use standard electrical plugs and feed into the grid. That prompted an influx of plug-in devices and advocates to promote the technology. The pandemic helped fuel the surge in popularity as people spent more time working from home. The escalating energy price of electricity that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led more Germans to consider balcony solar. “People just did anything they could to reduce their energy bills,” said Wolfgang Gründinger, who works with the clean energy company Enpal . In April, the German government simplified permitting and registration requirements, and in July, federal lawmakers passed renter protections that prevent landlords from arbitrarily blocking installations. Cities throughout Germany, including Berlin, have offered millions of euros in subsidies to install balcony solar. Gründinger and experts at the German Solar Industry Association noted that the devices don’t generate enough power to strain the grid, and their standardized design and safety features allow them to integrate into balconies smoothly and easily. Many of them like the idea of producing energy at home and gaining a bit of independence from the grid. The system also provides a tangible way to take climate action. “It makes the energy transition feel a little more concrete and not so abstract,” said Helena Holenweger of Environmental Action Germany. She installed a balcony solar system on top of her garage about a year ago. “You can literally do something about it.” Holenweger and others say balcony solar led them to reevaluate their understanding of electricity consumption and take steps to reduce it. “For lots of people, energy is just something that comes out of your socket. You never think about how it gets there or how it works.” The systems don’t include battery storage, so the juice they generate must be used immediately, leading people to plan the best time to run the washing machine to ensure they’re using renewable energy. In that way, it becomes something of a game. Many balcony solar kits feature an app to track daily energy generation. That has become something of a scorecard for many who have balcony solar systems. “They screenshot that, they send it around to their Facebook groups, family WhatsApp groups. They’re super proud,” Gründinger said. Manufacturers say that installing a couple of 300-watt panels will give savings of up to 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill, but there are lots of variables that come with that claim. It depends on which direction the balcony faces and whether the panels are shaded part of the day. Perhaps the biggest benefit is the increased awareness of the need to find solutions to climate emissions. People with balcony solar systems influence others and it seems reasonable to expect they will vote for leaders who share their concerns. In Spain, where two thirds of the population live in apartments and installing panels on the roof requires the consent of a majority of the building’s residents, this DIY technology has obvious advantages. With solar balconies, no such consent is required unless the facade is listed as being of historic interest or there is a specific prohibition from the residents’ association or the local authority. According to The Guardian , as long as the installation does not exceed 800 watts — about what a typical hairdryer uses — one doesn’t require certification. “The beauty of the solar balconies is they are flexible, cheap and plug straight into the domestic network via a converter, so you don’t have to pay for the installation,” says Santiago Vernetta, CEO of Tornasol Energy , one of Spain’s main suppliers. As the cost of solar panels continues to fall, Vernetta says the labor cost of installing rooftop solar is often greater than the price of the materials. He adds that the vertical surface area of cities is far greater than that of available roofs and that balcony panels benefit more than roof panels from the low winter sun. Raquel Paule, director of the Fundación Renovables in Madrid, says the increasingly popular energy communities in which residents benefit from solar installations on the roofs of nearby schools and sports centers are another way around the problem of majority consent. “Balcony power is another piece in the puzzle. They are another step towards using the built environment to generate electricity. Paule emphasizes that self sufficiency, whether in individual households or energy communities, is a vital part of energy transition, especially for cities which depend on outside sources for about 97% of their electricity. “Cities need to become more self-sufficient by generating more,” she says. “Energy transition involves a change from cities depending on a centralised system with big companies supplying electricity to a more widely distributed, more democratic and more participative model, and this is what the energy companies are scared of. Big energy companies should be pushing for renewables because they’ve played a big part in getting us into this situation. Instead of creating obstacles, they should be facilitators by giving everyone access to the grid that they control.” “Plug-in solar is part of the whole array of options,” says Michael Schmela, director of market intelligence at SolarPower Europe, an umbrella group for 320 European solar power organisations. “What’s special about balcony power is it’s so versatile and you can install it as part of the building. This is the next step. The technology is there but the regulations and architects have to embrace it. There are so many solutions and balcony solar is the latest trend. For years solar has been the fastest growing and cheapest in the energy sector,” Schmela says, adding that what is needed now is battery development and greater cohesion between wind, solar, and other renewables. Vernetta says Spain has been slow to catch on to balcony power, but he remains confident the technology will take off. “If 1.5 million Germans have bought solar balcony kits there must be something in it,” he says. CleanTechnica's Comment Policy LinkedIn WhatsApp Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit
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Doughty shot 5 of 9 from the field, including 1 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 6 for 7 from the line for the Sycamores (4-4). Jaden Daughtry added 16 points while going 6 of 9 and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line while they also had six rebounds and three steals. Josiah LeGree shot 5 for 8, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 14 points. The Gaels (2-6) were led by Dejour Reaves, who posted 30 points and three steals. Adam Njie added 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals for Iona. Yaphet Moundi also had 12 points and nine rebounds. LeGree scored 11 points in the first half for Indiana State, who went into halftime tied 45-45 with Iona. Indiana State. Samage Teel scored 10 second-half points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Photo: Missouri's Memorial Stadium Blanketed in Snow Ahead of Arkansas CFB Game
On Saturday afternoon the Ohio State Buckeyes entered their rivalry game against the Michigan Wolverines as a 21-point favorite. Ahead of kickoff head coach Ryan Day, though, made it clear today's game isn't about what the Wolverines, who are in the midst of a down season. It's all about Ohio State. "Our No. 1 goal every year is to win this game. We put absolutely everything we have into our process every single day toward this game," he said. "We don't wear blue. We don't say the "M" word. But this is not about them today. This is about us. This is about our team. This is about our fans. This is about our university. This is about our state. This is about our toughness. This is about our work ethic. This is about our integrity, our character, our resilience and who we are as Buckeyes." On the call for the game is the polarizing Gus Johnson. College football fans either seem to love him or hate him and it's clear from this afternoon's call that fans might already be tired of him. Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch Ncaa Football Michigan Wolverines At Ohio State Buckeyes During a call in the first quarter while facing a third-and-four, Michigan quarterback Davis Warren hit tight end Marlin Klein on a pass which went for no gain. Despite the play going for no gain, Johnson inexplicably pondered if Klein had enough for a first down. Fans immediately flocked to social media to call out the longtime play-by-play man. "Play is easily 4 yards short of the first and Gus Johnson is wondering if it’s a first down," one person said. "Gus Johnson is so washed dude he thought marlin klein was close to a first down there," offered another. "*4 full yards short* 'We’ll see if that’s enough for a first down.' What is Gus Johnson thinking?" questioned another. "'We’ll see if that’s enough for a first down?' Is Gus Johnson okay?" asked another . As for the actual game, it's been a slugfest through much of the first quarter as Ohio State holds a 3-0 lead. Related: Michigan Player Carted off Field Before Game vs. Ohio State