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Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schoolsAfter leaving the I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here camp, Alan Halsall has revealed he has signed a new contract to remain on the Coronation Street cobbles. The actor, 42, has played the role of Tyrone Dobbs on the ITV soap for 27 years. And now he has revealed his delight after confirming he has penned a 12-month extension - and will neck a pint of Guinness to celebrate. Alan had constantly described his pride at his role on the long-running soap while chatting with campmates Down Under. And now he has described how his on-going role is a sense of achievement for himself, who grew up as a Corrie fan in Salford. Speaking to the Sun in Australia , Alan said: "I'm thrilled to bits. That's the job I love, so long may it continue. I'll maybe have a couple of pints of Guinness to toast it." He even continued to joke that some of the celebrities in camp with him would be at home on the Corrie cobbles. During his time on the show, Alan said Coleen Rooney had a great acting career ahead if she wanted it. After the pair tried to trick their campmates into thinking they had failed a task, Alan said: "We managed to drag it out. Coleen was fantastic, a proper leading actress. I believed Coleen - and I was in on the joke. "She was absolutely fantastic as an actress. I said, 'I think she could be a barmaid of the Rovers Return.' She was absolutely brilliant." Meanwhile, he also seemed to take aim at another former campmate as he branded them a performer. He claimed radio DJ Dean McCullough played up to the cameras in the jungle. After Alan and social media star GK Barry were voted off the show, the actor made his true feelings known towards Dean. During an interview on the show's spin-off show Unpacked, host Sam Thompson asked Alan if there were any "performers" in the camp. Alan then responded saying: "Dean! He's got a story written all over his face. It's ridiculous!" While in the jungle, avid viewers will remember that Dean was seen snapping at Alan. On one occasion, Alan had tried to get Dean to wake up and help Loose Women star Jane Moore with chores. However, Dean blasted Alan for trying to make him look bad by making out he didn't want to pull his weight in camp. Alan was quick to say sorry, but the tense interaction was picked up by viewers at home. Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads

World’s oldest surviving market running for 1,000 YEARS holds its final Christmas meat auction before it CLOSESTHE world's oldest meat market held its final Christmas meat auction before its closure. People gathered at Smithfield meat market near Farringdon on Christmas Eve to get a last chance to stock-up on food for the big day. At the event this year, people were seen wearing Santa hats and Christmas jumpers as they crammed into the venue for the auction, run by G Lawrence butchers. Butchers and their apprentices were captures in their classic white overalls with black aprons as they began handing out the goods to festive customers. Customers were fighting to get the best meat, whether it be turkey , geese, beef or lamb. All of it went under the hammer. read more in money Traders have sold meat in and around modern-day Smithfield since before 1000AD. A medieval clerk described it as "a smooth field where every Friday there is a celebrated rendezvous of fine horses to be sold". The clerk added: "In another quarter are placed swine with their deep flanks, and cows and oxen of immense bulk." Former customers include novelist Charles Dickens , who described its "filth and fat and blood and foam" in Great Expectations. Most read in Money There were initial concerns that the market would close for good in 2028, but The City of London and Smithfield traders said on Monday that they planned to move it to a new location. Bosses had planned to move Smithfield meat market to Dagenham on the Essex border. But they have scrapped the £1billion move amid spiralling costs . Smithfield will not be moved to the new location following the U-turn - but it will still close down. An insider told The Times : "The whole market move has been catastrophically mismanaged." But one trader said: "I’ve been working here for 30 years, and it's been about to close for 30 years - so I’m taking it all with a pinch of salt." Now officials want to turn Smithfield into a "mixed-use cultural development" housing the Museum of London. But three top lawyers have warned the Corporation's decision could be "unlawful". In a letter, they said: "Understanding the social and economic importance of the existing markets is vital to any decision by the court to abolish them. "As is the social and economic implications of doing so. "The failure to have this information available would, we are concerned, be unlawful." MEAT YOUR MAKER But the Corporation said its own lawyers are "satisfied" the decision is legal. City of London chair Chris Hayward said: "People are eating less meat and fish. "An increasing amount of trade is handled directly online and we understand that a majority of traders will continue with their businesses. "The strength of the markets has always been in the traders, not the buildings." The Corporation has already splashed out £308million moving the market. Last year traders were given £115million in compensation after Smithfield's poultry market shut. READ MORE SUN STORIES Dominic Twomey, leader of Barking and Dagenham Council, said: “While this is disappointing news , we understand the financial pressures that key investment projects are facing with soaring inflation in recent years. “We are committed to continue working with the City of London Corporation to unlock the huge potential of the Dagenham Dock site to bring new employment uses and high quality jobs for local people.”

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Dear Eric: When my only son and his wife got married and had kids, I was informed that Christmas Day would just be for them to celebrate. I said OK. For decades, I have given my son and his family (wife and two kids) really nice gifts for Christmas. We are talking about hundreds of dollars. For a while, I would receive a small gift, such as a bottle of homemade vanilla, a rose-scented tin of salve made by a friend of the wife or a coffee cup or some such as a gift from the family. Same with my birthday. I have never received a gift from the grandkids. Last year, I let them know I would no longer be “exchanging” gifts with the parents but gifts to the grandkids (who are now teenagers with jobs) will continue. That year, I got them electronics and hoodies. I got nothing from anyone. Not even an acknowledgement from the kids. I have always had to deliver the gifts or call to see if they received them. This year, it is only going to be a Christmas card. Am I being overly sensitive? — Empty Stocking Dear Stocking: No, you are not being overly sensitive. Every family has their own traditions and needs. And no one is obligated to give — or accept — a gift. But it sure does make me sad that your desire to make this holiday special isn’t being reciprocated. Part of it may be a misalignment of expectations. You’ve given generously, into the hundreds of dollars. I’m curious if your son and daughter-in-law have different values or wants around gifting that are either not being expressed or not being heard. They should tell you clearly. Similarly, when you decided to stop giving gifts to the adults, I’m curious if your expectations were that your son would realize that you weren’t getting what you wanted and make a change. It’s worth talking it through a little more but try to focus on the want behind the want. I suspect that what you’re craving is connection — and perhaps an invitation to the family Christmas. It makes sense that you’d try to show your love from a distance through gift-giving and it makes sense that it would hurt not to have it reciprocated. But perhaps the tradition of gifts is getting in the way on both sides. If you’d like to be invited or would like to find an alternate way of celebrating and being together, that’s a great gift to ask for. Dear Eric: I was riding my bicycle when, unbeknownst to me, my wallet fell out of my pocket. My driver’s license, credit cards and about $200 in cash were in the wallet. Later that day I received a telephone call from a cyclist who found my wallet on his ride and told me that I could come over to pick it up. What, if any, reward would be appropriate? I gave a $30 bottle of wine. — Grateful Cyclist Dear Cyclist: How lucky that your path crossed with such a good fellow citizen! Etiquette experts agree that the amount of a reward in situations like this is really up to you. So, the bottle of wine you gave works. My only suggestion, however, would be that, if this ever happens again (fingers crossed your wallet stays in your pocket from now on), you check with the recipient to make sure that they drink wine. It’s the thought that counts, but you don’t want your grateful efforts to put someone else in an uncomfortable or dangerous situation. Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at eric@askingeric.com . Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 21, 2024-- Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) (“Elastic”), the company behind Elasticsearch®, announced financial results for its second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended October 31, 2024. Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Highlights “Elastic delivered a strong second quarter supported by solid sales execution, exceeding our guidance across all revenue and profitability metrics,” said Ash Kulkarni, Chief Executive Officer, Elastic. “In Q2 we saw strong customer commitments with key wins across all our solution areas, with continued momentum in GenAI and platform consolidation. Our clear product differentiation, and our relentless pace of innovation is helping us become a natural choice for customers building GenAI applications.” Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 Key Metrics and Recent Business Highlights Key Customer Metrics Product Innovations and Updates Other Business Highlights Financial Outlook The Company is providing the following guidance: For the third quarter of fiscal 2025 (ending January 31, 2025): For fiscal 2025 (ending April 30, 2025): The guidance assumes, among others, the following exchange rates: 1 Euro = 1.060 US Dollars; and 1 Great British Pound = 1.267 US Dollars. See the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements” below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. We present historical and forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. See the section entitled “Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of these non-GAAP measures. A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP measures to the corresponding GAAP measures for operating margin and net loss per share is not available without unreasonable effort due to the uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, many of the costs and expenses that may be incurred in the future. These items necessary to reconcile such non-GAAP measures could be material and have a significant impact on the Company’s results computed in accordance with GAAP. Chief Financial Officer Transition Elastic also announced today that Janesh Moorjani, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, will be leaving Elastic to pursue another opportunity and his last day with Elastic will be December 13, 2024. Eric Prengel, Elastic’s Group Vice President of Finance, has been appointed as interim Chief Financial Officer effective December 14, 2024. Prengel has been with Elastic for the past two years with broad responsibility for various FP&A and business partnership functions. Prior to joining Elastic, Prengel spent nearly 10 years at J.P. Morgan in various investment banking leadership roles. “I’d like to thank Janesh for all his contributions to Elastic over the past seven years. He has been a trusted colleague and a friend, and we wish him all the best as he pursues a new opportunity. Having worked closely with Eric during his time here, I am excited to have him step into the interim CFO role and I am confident in his disciplined leadership and ability to excel in this role,” said Kulkarni. Conference Call and Webcast Elastic’s executive management team will host a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET to discuss the Company’s financial results and business outlook. A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available through Elastic’s Investor Relations website at ir.elastic.co. A presentation containing financial and operating information will be available at the same website. The replay of the webcast will also be available on the investor relations website. About Elastic Elastic (NYSE: ESTC), the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real-time using all their data, at scale. Elastic’s solutions for search, observability and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform, the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500. Learn more at elastic.co. Elastic and associated marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Elastic N.V. and its subsidiaries. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, which include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our expected financial results for the fiscal quarter ending January 31, 2025 and the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025, the expected performance or benefits of our offerings, our product strategy and innovation, changes in leadership, expected market opportunities, and our ability to execute on those market opportunities. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to uncertainties, risks, and changes in circumstances, including but not limited to those related to: our future financial performance, including our expectations regarding our revenue, cost of revenue, gross profit or gross margin, operating expenses (which include changes in sales and marketing, research and development and general and administrative expenses), and our ability to achieve and maintain future profitability; our ability to continue to deliver and improve our offerings and develop new offerings (including innovations around AI use cases); customer acceptance and purchase of our new and existing offerings; the expansion and adoption of our Elastic Cloud offerings; our ability to realize value from investments in the business; our ability to maintain and expand our user and customer base; the impact of the evolving macroeconomic and geopolitical environments on our business, operations, hiring and financial results, and on businesses and spending priorities of our customers and partners; the impact of our pricing model strategies on our business; the impact of our licensing model on the use and adoption of our software; the impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and the uncertain inflation and interest rate environment on our results; our international expansion strategy; our operating results and cash flows; the sufficiency of our capital resources; our ability to successfully execute our go-to-market strategy, our forecasts regarding our business; and general market, political, economic and business conditions. Any additional or unforeseen effect from the evolving macroeconomic and geopolitical environments may exacerbate these risks. Additional risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements are included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2024 and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. SEC filings are available on the Investor Relations section of Elastic’s website at ir.elastic.co and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Elastic assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Statement Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures In addition to our results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we believe the non-GAAP measures listed below are useful in evaluating our operating performance. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison. Investors are cautioned that there are a number of limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures and key metrics as analytical tools. Investors are encouraged to review the differences between GAAP financial measures and the corresponding non-GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. Reconciliations of historical GAAP financial measures to their respective historical non-GAAP financial measures are included below. In relation to constant currency non-GAAP financial measures, the only reconciling item between GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP financial measures is the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. Further details on how we calculate such effects can be found in the definition of “Constant Currency” below. Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin We define non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin as GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin, respectively, excluding stock-based compensation expense and related employer taxes and amortization of acquired intangible assets. We believe non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin provide our management and investors consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitate period-to-period comparisons of operations, as these metrics generally eliminate the effects of certain variables from period to period for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. Non-GAAP Operating Income and Non-GAAP Operating Margin We define non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin as GAAP operating loss and GAAP operating margin, respectively, excluding stock-based compensation expense and related employer taxes, amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, and restructuring and other related charges. We believe non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin provide our management and investors consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitate period-to-period comparisons of operations, as these metrics generally eliminate the effects of certain variables from period to period for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. 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We believe non-GAAP earnings per share provides our management and investors consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of operations, as this metric generally eliminates the effects of certain variables from period to period for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin Adjusted free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities adjusted for cash paid for interest less cash used for investing activities for purchases of property and equipment. Adjusted free cash flow margin is calculated as adjusted free cash flow divided by total revenue. Adjusted free cash flow does not represent residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures since, among other things, we have mandatory debt service requirements. 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