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Los Angeles Times
29-07-2025
- Science
- Los Angeles Times
Perseid meteor shower: When it peaks and what could spoil the party
When it comes to meteor showers, the Perseids pop. It's not just about the quantity of meteors (as many as 100 per hour) and their showy quality (fireballs!) but also their superb timing. The annual shower hits its peak on warm, laid-back August nights as the Earth crosses paths with the dust cloud left by comet Swift-Tuttle on its every-133-years swing past our planet. Watching the shower can be an awesome experience as meteors streak past in the summertime heavens, leaving light and color in their wake. John Denver, 27 and on a camping trip amid the Colorado pines, was so moved after seeing the Perseids rain fire in the sky that he wrote 'Rocky Mountain High.' That said, this year there's a caveat. The meteor shower is set to peak the night of Aug. 11 and 12, according to Ed Krupp, director of L.A.'s Griffith Observatory. NASA says the best viewing time is in the predawn hours. But the moon will get in the way. 'The waning gibbous moon will severely compromise this shower at the time of maximum activity,' notes the American Meteor Society. The moon will be about 92% full and in the sky much of the time as the shower hits its peak, Krupp said. 'Fainter meteors will be lost in the moon's glow,' he told The Times. 'At its best, the Perseid shower delivers between 50 to 100 meteors per hour, but this year far fewer will be seen.' Stargazers can cross their fingers for more fireballs, a phenomenon that the Perseid shower is known for, according to NASA. 'Fireballs are larger explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak,' NASA says. 'This is due to the fact that fireballs originate from larger particles of cometary material.' Krupp advises that those who are 'committed to the Perseids' despite the diminished chances of visibility this year 'should go somewhere far from any urban center and away from the scattered glare of artificial lighting.' Experts advise booking campsites in Joshua Tree, the Mojave Desert and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. There are multiple other good spots. Once there, aim for an expansive view because, although the Perseids seem to radiate from the northern constellation Perseus, they can appear anywhere, Bill Cooke, a NASA meteor scientist, told The Times in 2024. 'So get on a cot or on a sleeping bag,' he said, 'and lie flat on your back and look straight up.' Good news for 2026: The forecast for the Perseid meteor shower is excellent. The moon will be dark, and as NPR reports, an unusually large number of meteors are expected to flash through the night sky.
Indianapolis Star
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Indianapolis Star
Dozens of Indiana DCS employees could lose their jobs due to restructuring
As many as 40 employees of the Indiana Department of Child Services could lose their jobs under a reorganization eliminating three layers of management, which agency leaders said would improve communication and decision-making. The agency protecting Hoosier children from abuse and neglect announced the changes Friday. They go into effect July 1. DCS Director Adam Krupp said the layoffs won't put children at risk because 'these are not the folks on the front line.' Instead, the employees are part of middle and upper management that Krupp is reducing so that family case managers have a more direct line to authority. Between 16 and 40 employees could be laid off, depending on if some accept new lower-paying positions. 'This is going to reduce the opportunity for communication breakdowns and it's going to reduce the delay in decision-making,' he said. 'I very much believe this will improve our outcomes in terms of focusing on child safety and working closely with families, whether it be on the prevention side or the intervention side.' The behemoth agency has more than 4,040 employees, with almost 1,800 family case managers who handle daily interactions with children and families. 'All Hoosier children deserve a safe place to lay their head at night, and our most vulnerable kids often need an extra layer of security. Things are not working as well as they should at DCS, but we are going to change that,' said Gov. Mike Braun. 'With this entrepreneurial plan, we will remove layers of inefficient middle management and bureaucracy and instead redirect resources to frontline services like foster care and family case workers to keep kids safe.' It is estimated the state could save between $4 million and $8 million from restructuring – dubbed Project Awaken — but that money could also be redirected to child safety efforts. Krupp talked with the ICC and went through the nine layers of employees currently in the agency, from him all the way down to family case managers. The reorganization will eliminate a level of assistant deputy directors and several others. The state will also move from 18 different regions — each with its own manager — to five. The agency said it looked at caseloads, square mileage and staff to help determine the regions, generally aligning with a central region and four quadrants. He noted that these regions had slowly developed their own microcultures, or 18 different ways of doing things. The streamlining will result in more consistent policies. 'Executive management, right now, we are too far removed from a family case manager, and that's not because of geographical distance. That's simply because of all the layers of communication, information flow and decision-making,' Krupp said. He added the state will continue to hire family case managers, noting it's a constant cycle of turnover and training. More: Kids could be sleeping in your local DCS office. Here's how often it happens in Indiana. 'It never really stops,' Krupp said. He said currently the agency needs between 175 and 195 more family case managers to meet statutory caseload ratios. DCS has long struggled with retention due to the stress of the job and the three months needed for training. There was a brief move during the General Assembly session to eliminate those caseload rules, but Krupp said that is not a priority. He said lawmakers considered giving the agency more flexibility. As part of the restructuring, the legal division will also be aligned under the new regions and work more as a co-leader with regional directors. Financial and budgeting efforts have been centralized so that there is more visibility into day-to-day spending. DCS has regularly overspent its appropriation in the state budget. Krupp added that work toward reorganization started during the transition period after the November election. The agency in May announced new mission, vision and purpose statements and this is the second phase of reorganization.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Former First-Rounder Rasmus Kupari Signs In Switzerland
Finnish forward Rasmus Kupari, 25, has signed a two-year contract with HC Lugano, the National League club announced on Tuesday. 'I think Lugano is the ideal place to take the next step in my career,' Kupari is quoted. 'I want to be a leader on and off the ice and bring my game to the entire rink, both defensively and offensively. I think my most important skill is skating.' Advertisement 'Rasmus has played his last five seasons in the NHL and AHL,' said Lugano GM Janick Steinmann. 'He's a first-line forward, a good skater with important qualities in every area of the rink. In North America, he has often been assigned more defensive roles, but with us he will be able to assert his skills as a two-ways player. I am convinced that his qualities adapt very well to the National League and he will also have a strong impact offensively. I am extremely happy to have him with us in Lugano and to be able to observe all his potential.' Kupari hails from Kotka, Finland, and turned pro with the Kärpät club in Oulu at age 17. He recorded 52 points in 104 Liiga regular-season and playoff games. Kupari was picked 20th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Despite this, he never played more than 66 NHL games in a season or recorded more than 15 points. Between 2020 and 2025, Kupari played in 217 regular-season games, scoring 14 goals and adding 24 assists for 38 points with 52 penalty minutes for the Kings and Winnipeg Jets. He also played 11 playoff games for Los Angeles, where he was held without a point. Internationally, Kupari played in three IIHF World Junior Championships, playing a large part in Finland's gold-medal win in 2019 with five points in seven games and scoring the winning goal in the final, but getting injured in the first game of the 2020 tournament. Advertisement Kupari joins a Lugano team that is trying to rebuild its roster after missing the playoffs last season. Photo © Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images Lugano Dismisses Coach Krupp And Several Noteworthy Players Lugano Dismisses Coach Krupp And Several Noteworthy Players Just days after the team saved its position in Switzerland's National League by defeating HC Ajoie in a playout series, HC Lugano parted ways with head coach Uwe Krupp and several notable players, including goaltender Adam Húska, defenseman Valtteri Pulli, and forwards Mark Arcobello, Daniel Carr, Radim Zohorna and Aleksi Peltonen.
Epoch Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- Epoch Times
Thyssenkrupp, Owner of Germany's Iconic Steelmaker, to Become Holding Company After 200 Years
The owner of Germany's largest steelmaker, Thyssenkrupp, said on Monday it aims to turn into a holding company after two centuries as a manufacturer. The company, once a symbol of German manufacturing might, has struggled in recent years with high costs, tariffs, cheaper Asian competitors, and difficulties around the steel industry's green transition. On May 26, Thyssenkrupp said it is planning to Thyssenkrupp is the result of a 1999 merger between Germany's oldest industrial giants Krupp, which was founded in 1811, and Thyssen, which was founded in 1891. The company now says the aim is to become a holding company, a setup that does not produce goods or services itself but instead owns shares in other companies, with shareholdings in independent business areas. 'Such a step will enable us to leverage the full value creation potential of the businesses and use their independence in a targeted way for investments, market opportunities, and further growth,' Thyssenkrupp CEO Miguel Lopez said. Related Stories 5/22/2025 12/21/2024 Earlier in the month, Thyssenkrupp said that it planned to cut 11,000 of its 27,000 jobs—or around 40 percent of its steel workforce—over the coming years. On May 15, Thyssenkrupp's steel division—of which Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky owns 20 percent and wants to By 2045 at the latest, steel production in Germany must produce 'almost zero' emissions due to German laws aimed at making the entire economy greenhouse-gas neutral. Authorities want However, earlier in the month, Thyssenkrupp said that it can't guarantee that its 3-billion-euro ($3.3 billion) 'green steel site,' the company's single biggest investment, will be economical. Lopez said that his expectation was that sufficient amounts of affordable green hydrogen would be available at the time of completion. However, now he says those assumptions were too ambitious. 'Under the current conditions, there is no guarantee that we will be able to operate the plant economically in the foreseeable future,' Lopez said. 'If this does not change, there is a risk that Duisburg will be home to one of the world's most modern steel production plants, without an adequate supply of the desired green hydrogen.' The co-leader of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which came a close second in recent federal elections, said the breakup of Thyssenkrupp 'symbolizes the decline of our economy.' 'The once proud steel company is representative of many German companies that are running out of steam due to high costs,' Alice Weidel The United States maintains a 25 percent tariff on EU steel and aluminum imports as well as reciprocal tariffs of 10 percent on almost all other goods. The implementation of a further Germany, Europe's largest economy, is known for its skilled labor force and high-end exports. According to a The country has been struggling with the loss of affordable Russian gas, historic Volkswagen plant closures, and fierce competition from cheaper Chinese electric vehicles. The German government's deficit is set to remain elevated, and the government debt ratio is expected to increase to 64.7 percent of gross domestic product in 2026. Reuters and Guy Birchall contributed to this report.
Bloomberg
26-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Thyssenkrupp Plans to End Conglomerate Era in Bid for Turnaround
Thyssenkrupp AG plans to transform itself into a holding company with majority stakes in standalone business units, marking the end of its era as a fully integrated industrial conglomerate. The German engineering group will spin off its materials services trading arm and its automotive-technology division, building on previously announced plans to sell or partially sell its steelmaking and naval shipbuilding operations, the company said Monday. The shift caps a drawn-out breakup of a company that traces its roots to Germany's Krupp steel and armaments empire.
