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88 PfISD teachers to be awarded up to $21,000 in additional compensation

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Pflugerville Independent School District earned the Teacher Incentive Allotment through the Texas Education Agency, and 88 teachers from across the district will receive additional compensation up to $21,000, according to a PfISD press release. PfISD is the first district in the Central Texas metroplex to earn the TIA approval, the release said. TEA will notify selected teachers of their final 2022-2023 allotment amounts in late May. "I am so proud of our administrative staff for their hard work the last three years to create a model that earned approval for this designation," PfISD Superintendent Dr. Doug Killian said. "This is not an easy process, but we will see the benefits for years by providing additional money to our amazing teachers who qualify and deserve it."According to the release, teachers who earn their designation under TIA retain it for five years, and based on past data, the designation could generate $1.2 million in tota...

UT Austin lab simulates miniature earthquakes; discovers role 'healing' plays in slow earthquakes

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Researchers with the University of Texas in Austin are making some exciting discoveries beneath the Earth's surface. A paper published in the journal Science last month revealed an unusual type of earthquake may be a result of rocks "healing.""If that healing is very small, then it doesn't take very long before you can build up enough stress, to break the rock again, to overcome that healing," said Demian Saffer, Director of the UT Institute for Geophysics and one of the lead writers of the paper.According to Saffer, healing occurs when rocks recover following an earthquake."The material actually like strengthens or like heals. And, so then when you slide again and actually takes like more force for you to get it to continue to slide," said Kaitlin Schaible, a Ph.D. student in Saffer's Geomechanics and Geofluids Lab.The lab created simulated earthquakes to discover how the rocks are influenced when the earth moves.Creating 'earthquakes' in a labInside the lab, a gian...

Silver Alert discontinued for Austin man

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Silver Alert for an Austin man has been discontinued after the man was found. The Texas Department of Public Safety originally issued the alert at 2:50 a.m. Wednesday after the man had been missing since 7 p.m.The alert was discontinued at 8:50 a.m. after the man was found.

VOTE: Help us choose the best KXAN viewer photo of February 2023

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers just like you.We want to showcase some of the best pictures we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month. Unsurprisingly, February's picks are dominated by the ice storm. We received thousands — no really, thousands — of photos during and after the storm.Help us choose the best viewer photo of February 2023. Look through the 10 pictures below, then vote for your favorite. The winning photo will move on to represent February in the best viewer photos of the year competition once 2023 is said and done.If you'd like to submit a photo, email it to [email protected]. Be on the lookout, as KXAN may contact you to send a permission form to use your photo on air and online. RESULTS: This is the best KXAN viewer photo of January 2023, as voted by you Here are the options for February, in no particular order:Cardinal in IceNorth Austin, Feb. 2. Courtesy Sasha Smith.Cardinal in ...

Spring bird migration is here: what to look for and how to help

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- March marks the beginning of spring migration for millions of birds, and Central Texas plays an important role in our feathered friends' journeys. Central Texas lies in the main corridor for migrating birds in the spring season, and there are ways in which we can make our homes less harmful and yards more helpful for these travelers.Meteorologist Kristen Currie spoke with the Executive Director of Travis Audubon, Nicole Netherton, to find out what to look for as we enter migration season and how we can help these birds safely make the trip.Below is a transcription of their interview. (Note: edits were made for clarity)Kristen Currie, KXAN News: Spring migration is here, which is an exciting time of the year. So let's dive into it. What are we seeing in our skies right now? Nicole Netherton, Travis Audubon: Spring migration is when the birds who have been south for the winter, which for us tends to be in South America and Central America, are moving back up to come t...

Camila, Matthew McConaughey's kids make appearance at Paris Fashion Week

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Camila Alves McConaughey was joined by two of her kids while attending Paris Fashion Week.Camila is a model and mother to three kids she shares with husband and actor Matthew McConaughey. She attended the Stella McCartney 2023 Fall/Winter fashion show with son Levi, 14, and daughter Vida, 13. The resemblance of the McConaughey children to their parents is obvious, especially with the coordinating outfits they wore to the show. The trio was styled in neutral fits as they posed for photographers. Camila Alves McConaughey, left, and Jessica Alba attend the Stella McCartney Fall/Winter 2023-2024 ready-to-wear collection presented Monday, March 6, 2023 in Paris. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 06: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Camila Alves McConaughey (C) with son Levi Alves McConaughey (L) and daughter Vida Alves McConaughey (R) attend the Stella McCartney Womenswear Fall Winter 2023-2024 show as p...

Relatively cooler finish to work week

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Unseasonably warm and humid weather continues midweek, but a pair of cold fronts will bring a few wiggles in our temperature trend between now and next week.Similar to yesterday, today will feature more clouds than sun with noticeable humid levels. Afternoon highs will return to the low 80s, more than 10° warmer than average.Austin is in the midst of its sixth-warmest start to March on recordOur first of two cold fronts will roll in late tomorrow night into Friday morning. Along and ahead of the front, scattered rain and storms are possible. Not everyone will get wet and those who do, aren't expected to see a whole lot (generally less than 0.25").We'll quickly transition back to the warmer and more humid weather this weekend as southerly winds waste no time returning to Central Texas.Cold front brings a brief pause on the 80s & humid conditions FridayThe second cold front is expected to lead to a more extended period of cooler, less humid weather -- more typical...

US senators from both parties teaming up against Tiktok

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

WASHINGTON (Nexstar)-- Senators from both parties are teaming up against Tiktok.China, through their technology, is stealing Americans data, and South Dakota republican John Thune says the Chinese-owned social media app won't be the last similar threat to our national security.The Chinese Communist party has proven over the last few years that is willing to lie about just about everything. That likely won't end with Tiktok.On Tuesday, Thune and Virginia democrat Mark Warner introduced the "Restrict act," which would give the president and the secretary of commerce, the authority to prohibit any foreign technology posing a security risk.Warner said that includes software, hardware and social media platforms.It's genuinely risk-based.The senators say their bill is different from the one house republicans introduced last week, because it doesn't single out Tiktok. Opponents of that bill argued it would violate the First Amendment.The idea of having a rules-based process that identifies...

Sisältömarkkinointi englanniksi – Milloin on aika panostaa englanninkieliseen sisältöön?

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

Pääsyy englanninkielisen sisällön tuottamiseen on yleensä yrityksen pyrkiminen kansainvälisille markkinoille. Tämä ei kuitenkaan ole ainoa syy, miksi sisältömarkkinointi englanniksi kannattaa. Suomi on enenevässä määrin kansainvälinen maa, ja täällä asuu paljon ihmisiä, jotka puhuvat hyvin vähän tai eivät lainkaan kaunista kotimaista kieltämme. Kääntämällä sivut englanniksi ja luomalla englanninkielistä sisältöä Suomessa asuville englannin kieltä puhuville, voit erottua joukosta. Lapinlahden hävikkikukkakaupan kyltit ovat suomeksi ja englanniksiEnglannin kielen merkitys näkyy vahvana myös etenkin pääkaupunkiseudun katukuvassa. Helsingin keskustan alueella ei voi kävellä pitkiä matkoja huomaamatta englanninkielistä katumarkkinointia. Minulla on englannin kielen tärkeydestä myös henkilökohtaista kokemusta, koska mieheni ei juurikaan puhu suomea, ja hän usein etsii englannin kielellä Googlesta paikallisia palveluita. Ne palveluntarjoajat, joiden sivut on käännetty englanniksi, tulevat ...

Malja rohkeudelle

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 08:20:01 GMT

Nyt on kulunut reilu vuosi yrityksen perustamisesta, ja joka päivä opin uutta yrittäjyydestä.Arvostus muita yrittäjiä kohtaan on noussut suuresti tänä aikana. Monella yrittäjällä on ollut rankkaa koronan seurauksena. Yrittäjyys on jatkuvaa työtä ilman lomia ja vapaa-aikaa. Pitää olla valmis vastaamaan sähköposteihin 24/7, tai muuten voi menettää projektin (kokemuksen syvällä rintaäänellä).Olin kyllä varautunut yrittäjyyden rankkuuteen, mutta varsinkin koronan tuoma erityistilanne korosti, kuinka paljon kovaa työtä yrittäminen vaatii.Vielä vuosi sitten visioni ei ollut keskittyä yksinomaan kielipalveluihin, mutta uusien asiakkaiden, tekemieni virheiden ja maailman tilanteen seuraksena yritystoimintani on kehittynyt vahvasti kielipalveluiden suuntaan.Yrittäjyys on ollut oppikoulu, ja nyt pikkuhiljaa alan saada siitä otteen. Olen erittäin kiitollinen kaikille asiakkailleni, jotka ovat uskaltaneet antaa minulle, uudelle yrittäjälle, mahdollisuuden näyttää kynteni.Toivon sitä samaa rohke...