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Stantec delivers record third quarter results and all-time high backlog of $6.2 billion
11/10/2022 EDMONTON, AB; NEW YORK, NY TSX, NYSE:STN
Q3 Highlights
Net revenue of $1.2 billion, up 24.3% over Q3 2021
Adjusted diluted EPS1 of $0.86, up 19.4% over Q3 2021
Backlog of $6.2 billion, up 20.2% since December 31, 2021
Stantec (TSX, NYSE:STN), a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, today reported its results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022.
Stantec delivered record third quarter adjusted diluted EPS of $0.86 driven by significant net revenue growth and solid project margin. Net revenue of $1.2 billion in the third quarter was generated on the strength of 11.0% organic growth1 and 12.9% acquisition growth1. Consistent with the first half of 2022, every regional and business operating unit delivered organic net revenue growth in the third quarter. Project margin in the third quarter was 54.1%. Backlog at the end of September 30, 2022 reached an all-time high of $6.2 billion, driven primarily by organic growth of 15.1% since December 31, 2021.
"Our performance in the quarter demonstrates the ongoing strong execution of our strategic plan, while our record backlog reflects the resiliency of our business despite broader economic headwinds," said Gord Johnston, President and CEO. "As we look ahead to the remainder of the year and into 2023, we continue to see numerous growth opportunities that we are well positioned to capture, bolstering our confidence in our ability to deliver on our strategic plan."
For nine months ended September 30, 2022, Stantec delivered adjusted diluted EPS of $2.30, an increase of 24.3% over the same period last year. Net revenue increased to $3.3 billion, up 22.3% from $2.7 billion last year on the strength of 9.0% organic growth and 13.1% acquisition growth. Project margin was up 40 basis points at 54.0%.
Q3 2022 compared to Q3 2021
Net revenue increased 24.3% or $227.1 million to $1.2 billion, driven by 11.0% organic growth and 12.9% acquisition growth. Consistent with the first half of this year, every one of the regional and business operating units delivered organic growth, most notably in US and Global, and in Water and Energy & Resources, where organic growth was in the double digits this quarter.
Project margin increased $120.0 million or 23.7% to $627.0 million as a result of net revenue growth. As a percentage of net revenue, Stantec delivered a 54.1% project margin.
Adjusted EBITDA1 increased $37.3 million or 23.9% to $193.3 million and achieved a margin of 16.7% resulting from strong performance across the business.
Net income decreased 2.9%, or $2.0 million, to $68.0 million, and diluted EPS decreased 3.2%, or $0.02, to $0.61. Acquisition-related expenses (namely integration, depreciation and amortization, and interest expenses) more than offset increased project margin.
Adjusted net income1 grew 18.2%, or $14.6 million, to $95.0 million, achieving 8.2% of net revenue, and adjusted diluted EPS increased 19.4% to $0.86 from $0.72 in Q3 2021.
Contract backlog stands at $6.2 billion at September 30, 2022, achieving a new record and reflecting 15.1% organic growth from December 31, 2021. Like net revenue, organic backlog growth was achieved across all the regional and business operating units. Double-digit organic backlog growth continued in US operations, which led the regions with 20.9%, and in Infrastructure, Buildings, and Energy & Resources. Contract backlog represents approximately 14 months of work—an increase of one month from December 31, 2021.
Operating cash flows amounted to an inflow of $93.1 million compared to an inflow of $101.0 million in the prior period reflecting the expected disruptions from the Cardno integration, particularly the financial system migration. Lower operating cash flows also reflected the increased investment in net working capital to support organic revenue growth and an increase in days sales outstanding (DSO).
DSO was 86 days, reflecting a 5-day increase from 81 days at September 30, 2021. Net foreign exchange impacts, primarily from the strengthening of the US dollar compared to the Canadian dollar, contributed to a net DSO increase of 2 days. The integration of Cardno also contributed to the increase in DSO.
Net debt to adjusted EBITDA (on a trailing twelve-month basis) at September 30, 2022 was 1.9x, remaining within Stantec's internal target range of 1.0x to 2.0x.
On October 28, 2022, Stantec acquired all of the outstanding shares of L2, Inc. and Partridge Architects, Inc. (collectively L2P). L2P is a 40-person full-service architectural firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania serving the science and technology, commercial workplace, higher education, residential, and hospitality markets and strategically complements the Buildings business.
On November 10, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.18 per share, payable on January 17, 2023, to shareholders of record on December 30, 2022.
Stantec reaffirms full year 2022 guidance for adjusted diluted EPS growth of 22% to 26% and net revenue growth of 18% to 22%, both compared to 2021, and for adjusted EBITDA margin in the range of 15.3% to 16.3%. Stantec further anticipates delivering adjusted return on invested capital of greater than 10.0% for 2022, compared to earlier guidance of greater than 10.5%. This is largely due to the disruption to cash flows arising from the integration of Cardno, which has resulted in higher than anticipated average debt outstanding for the year. Stantec anticipates cash flows and debt levels normalizing by the end of this year as the financial integration work winds up.
Webcast & Conference Call
Stantec will host a live webcast and conference call on Friday, November 11, 2022, at 7:00 AM Mountain Time (9:00 AM Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's third quarter performance.
To listen to the webcast and view the slide presentation, please join here.
If you are an analyst and would like to participate in the Q&A, please register here.
The conference call and slideshow presentation will be broadcast live and archived in their entirety in the Investors section.
Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind.
We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities too. This allows us to assess what's needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision what's never been considered, to bring together diverse perspectives so we can collaborate toward a shared success.
We're designers, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships. Balancing these priorities results in projects that advance the quality of life in communities across the globe.
Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN.
Cautionary Statements
Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures
Stantec reports its financial results in accordance with IFRS. However, in this news release, the following non-IFRS and other financial measures are used by the Company: adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share (EPS), adjusted return on invested capital (ROIC), net debt to adjusted EBITDA, days sales outstanding (DSO), margin (percentage of net revenue), organic growth (retraction), acquisition growth, and measures described as on a constant currency basis and the impact of foreign exchange or currency fluctuations, as well as measures and ratios calculated using these non-IFRS or other financial measures. Additional disclosure for these non-IFRS and other financial measures, incorporated by reference, is included in the Definitions of Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures section of the Q3 2022 Management's Discussion and Analysis, available on SEDAR at SEDAR.com, EDGAR at sec.gov, and the company's website and the reconciliation of Non-IFRS Financial Measures appended hereto.
These non-IFRS and other financial measures do not have a standardized meaning under IFRS and, therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, these non-IFRS and other financial measures provide useful information to investors to assist them in understanding components of our financial results. These measures should not be considered in isolation or viewed as a substitute for the related financial information prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute forward-looking statements. These statements include, without limitation, comments regarding our ability to capture future growth opportunities, our adjusted diluted EPS, net revenue growth, adjusted EBITDA margin, and ROIC targets in our 2022 outlook. Readers of this news release are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since a number of factors could cause actual future results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the risk of economic downturn, cash flow projections, project cancellations and a slowdown in new opportunities related to COVID-19, access and retention of skilled labour, decreased infrastructure spending levels, the failure of US infrastructure stimulus spending to materialize, the ability to remain on schedule to complete the integration of Cardno and the recently acquired firms, changing market conditions for Stantec's services, and the risk that Stantec fails to capitalize on its strategic initiatives. Investors and the public should carefully consider these factors, other uncertainties, and potential events, as well as the inherent uncertainty of forward-looking statements, when relying on these statements to make decisions with respect to the Company.
For more information about how other material risk factors could affect Stantec's results, refer to the Risk Factors section and Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements section in the Company's 2021 Annual Report. This report is accessible online by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at sec.gov or by visiting the CSA website at sedar.com or Stantec's website. You may obtain a hard copy of the 2021 annual report free of charge from the investor contact noted below.
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Stantec Investor Relations
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Q: Async jQuery database loop - Help on implementing progress bar So I am trying to add an async progress bar on a really slow and long query that inserts a bunch of rows to a database. My implementation is based off this example: http://blog.janjonas.net/2012-01-02/asp_net-mvc_3-async-jquery-progress-indicator-long-running-tasks
Here is the javascript code for the progress bar
function updateMonitor(taskId, status) {
        $("#monitors").html("Task [" + taskId + "]: " + status);
    }
//other code
if (doSend == true) {
            $.post("/SendBatch/HandleBatchRequest", {
                //other code
            },
            function (taskId) {

                // Init monitors
                //breakpoint here only stops it once the "/SendBatch/HandleBatchRequest" is done. PROBLEM.
                $("#monitors").append($("
"));
                updateMonitor(taskId, "Started");

                // Periodically update monitors
                var intervalId = setInterval(function () {
                    $.post("SendBatch/Progress", { id: taskId }, function (progress) {
                    if (progress >= 100) {
                        updateMonitor(taskId, "Completed");
                        clearInterval(intervalId);
                    } else {
                        updateMonitor(taskId, progress + "%");
                    }
                });
            }, 100);
        }
        ,"html");

Then there is the DIV within the display part of the website

Here is how the controller looks
public SendBatchController
    //some code
private static IDictionary<Guid, int> tasks = new Dictionary<Guid, int>();

public ActionResult HandleBatchRequest(
        //some code
    )
    {
        var taskId = Guid.NewGuid();
        tasks.Add(taskId, 0);

        var batchId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
        var costd = cost.ToDecimal();

        IEnumerable<BatchListModel> customers;

        try
        {
            customers = new CustomerService(_customerRepository.Session).GetCustomers(
                //some code
                );
        }
        catch (Exception err)
        {
            return Json(err.Message);
        }
        if (doSend)
        {
            var sent = 0;

            foreach (var c in customers)
            {
                try
                {
                    var usr = _customerRepository.LoadByID(c.ID);

                    var message = new ComLog
                                      {
                                          //insertions to log
                                      };

                    _comLogRepository.Save(message);
                    sent++;

                    //progress bar part inside here that is important comes here:
                    tasks[taskId] = sent;

                }
                catch (Exception e)
                {
                    Log.WriteLine("ERR:" + e);
                }

                tasks.Remove(taskId);

            }
            return Json(taskId);

        }

        return Json(customers.Count() + " customers");
    }

    public ActionResult Progress(Guid id)
    {
        return Json(tasks.Keys.Contains(id) ? tasks[id] : 100);
    }

This does not work. The process works in the background. The DIV does show up after the query is done with a "Complete" message. It does not show during the query. I am not sure how async stuff works this works so there might be some logic error here. For instance, does it even know how many customers there is in total? Another key part of the code is the "tasks[taskId] = sent;" wich I am not sure is done correctly.

A: On the javascript side, the function that begins the progress check won't fire until after the successful completion of HandleBatchRequest request. The third parameter of $.post() is what is fired after a successful request.
You'll either need to have your C# controller return the task ID right away, and ferry off the database insert into another thread/background worker (more on this below). Or have Javascript randomly generate the taskId and pass into the C# controller.
From there, as Brad mentioned, you don't want to do setInterval with a ajax request inside of it. Since AJAX is asyncronous, you could be waiting a while before the server returns a response. To prevent multiple requests from happening at once and causing undo stress on the backend server, you'll want to do something like:
var taskId = 0;
$.post('/SendBatch/HandleBatchRequest', {}, function(r) {
    taskId = r;  // set task id from
    $("#monitors").append($("
"));
    CheckProgress();
}, 'html');

function CheckProgress() {
    $.post("SendBatch/Progress", { id: taskId }, function (progress) {
    if (progress >= 100) {
        updateMonitor(taskId, "Completed");
    } else {
        updateMonitor(taskId, progress + "%");
        setTimeout(function() {
            CheckProgress()
        }, 1000);
    }
}

On the C# side of things, The controller is instantiated on every web request, so when you go check the progress, tasks will be empty. You'll need to off load the actual records into some sort of background worker/thread that does the actual leg work of inserting the records from the controller. If you're doing this pretty often, you may want to look into some sort of background service installed on the server itself that continuously runs to optimize things and give you the best flexibility going forward.

A: I would highly recommend against using ajax inside of a setInterval function. Instead, use a setTimeout in the success/complete callback function of the $.post(). This will guarantee that the requests are generated sequentially.
If you fire off ajax requests every 100ms, they will quickly fall out of sync and undoubtedly cause issues.

A: Why not just add a loading gif to your website (you can download them here - http://www.ajaxload.info/)  Then posistion this loading gif in a div on your page - whereever your are wanting it to display.
Something like the below

Then in your js file simplay remove class hidden on the LoadingGif id and possibly add class hidden to your monitors div.
hidden class should be like below in your site.css
.hidden  {visibility:hidden; display:none;}

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Giant Olympic athletes take flight over Rio in JR's latest work
August 10, 2016	at 4:46 pm EDT
Sudanese high jumper Mohamed Younes Idriss had to miss the Olympics this year because of an injury. But he towers over Rio de Janeiro, his back curving atop a high-rise building, in JR's latest large-scale work. Photo: Courtesy of JR
A Sudanese high jumper towers over Rio de Janeiro, arching over a 25-story building in the Flamengo district. A triathlete plows through the waters of Botafogo Bay, mid-stroke, her wingspan as wide as a city bus, while a giant diver shows us the soles of his feet as he leaps from the stone jetty in Barra da Tijuca. Meanwhile, a truck disguised as a camera is circling the city, and a fat silver moon is taking shape atop a favela cultural center. It looks like JR is back in town.
Artist JR, winner of the 2011 TED Prize, created these three massive athletes — he calls them the "giants" — for the Rio Olympics, along with a city-wide Inside Out photo campaign that will shoot street portraits throughout the Games.
JR is known for his large-scale black-and-white wall pastings, but the "giants" represent a new technique for him — they're suspended in the air on scaffolding, in vastly ambitious site-specific works that took almost a year to plan.
To create the gargantuan image of French triathlete Léonie Périault powering her way through Rio's Botafogo Bay, JR wrote on Instagram, his team "fought like an athlete … so that this piece could be in the water." Note the tiny figures in the boat in foreground for scale. Photo: Courtesy of JR
JR feels strong ties to Rio; his classic work "Women Are Heroes" speckled the city's hillside favelas with photographs of women's eyes. Watching the Olympic Games here is especially meaningful to him, he wrote on Instagram before the Opening Ceremony: "Eighty years ago the Olympics happened in Berlin. Hitler wanted to use them to demonstrate the supremacy of the Aryan race. Today they will open in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a 'mixed race' country. Even though Brazil is going through political and economic turmoil and the necessity of the Games at this moment can spark controversy, the Olympic spirit will joyfully be welcomed."
JR has also brought his TED Prize wish to the games. The Inside Out photobooth truck is parked at Praça Maua through 14 August, and will then spend a week inside the Olympic Village, right up until the August 21 close of the Games. Passersby line up to have their portrait taken, and then paste it on the ground, creating a patchwork of images representing people from all parts of the world.
Seeming to leap from the quebra mar (jetty) in Barra da Tijuca, here's the back view of diver Cleuson Lima do Rosario, a Brazilian athlete who now lives and works in France. Photo: Courtesy of JR
JR brought the traveling Inside Out photobooth truck to Olympic Boulevard, pasting the faces of global passersby on the street for all to see. Next week it moves to the athletes' home base in Olympic Village. Photo: Courtesy of JR
JR's team is also busy building a silver structure shaped like a fat crescent moon over Casa Amarela, a favela cultural center the artist helped open nine years ago. He hopes that artists will hold workshops in this unusual space. Photo: Courtesy of JR
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I'm walking: JR's stunning image hits the cover of the New York Times Magazine
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5.5 / 10.0 - The Final Station
The Final Station isn't a bad game, but it just doesn't do enough to draw me into its world and continue enjoying its decent gameplay and stark visual design.
5 / 10.0 - Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India
Assassin's Creed Chronicles India is a bland instalment to an otherwise OK series. The inclusion of bad performance, mediocre controls and lackluster graphics certainly doesn't help.
7.5 / 10.0 - Tharsis
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6.5 / 10.0 - Volume
This game is not bad by any stretch, it just might not hold your attention for long enough to get through it all. A little more variety in the game and the way you play it would go a long way.
8.5 / 10.0 - Big Pharma
Big Pharma takes the cake when it comes to puzzle games that can both be therapeutic to watch, while being the right level of infuriatingly difficult to make you come back for more. If you are a fan of sizzle games, you owe it to yourself to take a look.
7 / 10.0 - Mario Party 10
The game's main game doesn't add a whole lot from Mario Party 9, but the addition of the fantastic Bowser and amiibo party modes makes up for that.
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After nearly three decades in the field, New Zealand's leading thinker on mental health, gambling and addiction says access and exposure are key contributors to gambling harm.
Auckland University of Technology Professor, Max Abbott says limiting access to gambling and reducing gambling advertising will have the greatest impact.
'Pokies are still number one in terms of harm, so reducing the density of pokies should be considered.
'But we also need to target prevention work on cultures and groups with high-risk factors and curb online sports betting marketing to make a real difference in the long term,' he says.
The eminent researcher says secondary prevention programs are also important with two-thirds of people who are currently categorised as 'problem gamblers' having relapsed after a period of recovery.
Max says accessibility and visibility are the biggest issues.
'Living in close proximity to a venue presents the strongest risk of relapse for someone struggling with gambling problems.
'Gambling is like rust, it never sleeps, even more so now with the internet, and for those who are vulnerable it is a huge issue,' he says.
Victoria and New Zealand have trodden similar pathways in the recent past with huge changes to the gambling environment happening in the 1970s and 1980s.
Australia's first casino, Hobart's Wrest Point, opened in 1973 and a dozen have been built in the other states since. Pokies were first legalised in New South Wales in 1956, followed by the Australian Capital Territory in 1976. Victoria and the other Australian states and territories, excluding Western Australia, followed in the 80s and 90s.
Max says the increase in opportunities to gamble led to an increase in problem gambling almost immediately.
'I was working in alcohol at the time and completing a doctorate in psychology, but here was this relatively new and emerging problem, which led to the first gamblers' help group in New Zealand,' he says.
Early efforts to raise awareness about the risks of gambling were challenged by the industry, who rejected attempts to limit growth or put harm minimisation measures in place.
'So we did the first national prevalence study in the world to quantify current gambling harm, and they couldn't argue with that. This led to funding in 1993 for New Zealand's first national hotline and clinic to treat gamblers,' he says.
'Initially it showed betting on the horses was the biggest problem, but this quickly moved to pokies when they really took off.
'Pokies are still number one in terms of harm, but unless controls are put in place over sports betting, we see this as an emerging issue,' he says.
Max says gambling being accepted as an inherent part of the Australian culture is nothing more than a social construct which normalises gambling.
'It's a myth, but it's been a very effective one for the industry with gambling being promoted as intrinsic to our psyche.
In reality, there was a period in the early 1900s when there was almost abolition, followed by a long period when only a few people gambled regularly.
'Promoting Australians and New Zealanders as big gamblers has become a self-fulfilling prophecy where people think everyone is doing it,' he says.
Max says the myth has led to Australians now being the highest spenders on gambling per capita in the world, which is further feeding the myth.
Population studies over the past two decades have consistently shown that while 70 to 80 per cent of Australians gamble at least once a year, only 15 per cent are regular gamblers when you exclude lotteries and scratch tickets.
The professor says it's those regular gamblers, especially those playing the pokies and betting on the horses, who are most at risk.
He says the gambling industry needs to understand gambling harm has the potential to damage them considerably if they don't do more.
'Many of the industry-backed harm minimisation measures are window dressing and have very little impact.
'If industry don't do more, there is likely to be more regulation as governments respond to the increasing evidence around the impact of gambling on the community,' he says.
Professor Max Abbott was recognised as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2016 New Year's Day Honours for services to health, science and education. Professor Abbott is internationally recognised for his leadership and guidance on major prevalence and longitudinal studies that have contributed enormously to understanding of gambling behaviour and trends.
Professor Max Abbott is the dean and pro-vice-chancellor (North Campus) at Auckland University of Technology. He is also co-director of the National Institute for Public Health and Mental Health Research as well as director of the Gambling and Addictions Research Centre, which was established within the institute in 2003.
Michelle Bryne thinks the world is a pretty great place and there's always wine and chocolate when it's not. Michelle is a professional communicator who thinks random capitalisation is second only to inappropriate apostrophe placement as a crime against grammar.


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Paul Harig (* 3. Juli 1900 in Nilvingen; † 24. Mai 1977 in Hagen-Haspe) war ein deutscher Politiker der KPD.

Leben und Beruf
Paul Harig war Maschinist. Seit 1919 war er Mitglied im Deutschen Metallarbeiter-Verband (DMV). Seit 1925 gehörte er dem Betriebsrat des Hüttenwerk Haspe an. Ab 1928 betätigte er sich aktiv in der Revolutionären Gewerkschafts-Opposition. Nach der Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten tauchte er im Februar 1933 unter und emigrierte bald darauf in seine Heimat, das Saargebiet. Als dieses 1935 wieder in das Deutsche Reich eingegliedert wurde, wurde er festgenommen und war vom 18. September bis 6. Dezember 1935 im Dortmunder Gestapo-Gefängnis Steinwache inhaftiert. Später verurteilte ihn das Oberlandesgericht Hamm wegen "Vorbereitung zum Hochverrat" zu zwei Jahren Zuchthausstrafe, die er bis Ende April 1937 in Dortmund, Rheda und Hagen verbüßte.

Nach 1945 wurde er zusammen mit Wilhelm Alef von der US-amerikanischen Besatzungsverwaltung zum Beauftragten des Gewerkschaftsaufbaus ernannt. Er wurde Betriebsratsvorsitzender der Hasper Hütte, Leiter der Hagener Ortsverwaltung der IG Metall und Vorsitzender des DGB-Kreisausschusses. 1950 wurde er aus der IG Metall ausgeschlossen.

Politik
Bereits seit 1925 gehörte Harig der KPD an. 1945 beteiligte er sich an der Wiedergründung der KPD in Hagen und wurde bis zum Parteiverbot 1956 deren örtlicher Vorsitzender. Zudem gehörte er dem Rat der Stadt an und war Beisitzer des Arbeitsgerichtes Er war Mitglied des IG Metall-Bizonenrates und ab 1947 Beiratsmitglied im Vorstand der Metallgewerkschaft. Zugleich war er Erster Bevollmächtigter der IG Metall in Hagen und Zweiter Vorsitzender des DGB-Kreisausschusses Hagen. Im Zusammenhang mit der Gewerkschaftspolitik der KPD Anfang der 1950er-Jahre und im Zusammenhang mit einem "wilden" politischen Streik in der "Hasper Hütte" verlor Harig alle seine gewerkschaftlichen Funktionen und wurde aus der IG Metall ausgeschlossen. Bis zu seinem Tode wurde er trotz mehrerer Wiederaufnahmeanträge nie wieder in die IG Metall aufgenommen. Von 1949 bis 1953 war Harig Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages. Er wurde über die Landesliste Nordrhein-Westfalen in den Bundestag gewählt.

1968 beteiligte sich Harig an der Gründung der DKP, in der er auch wieder Hagener Ortsvorsitzender wurde.

Literatur
 Paul Harig: Arbeiter, Gewerkschafter, Kommunist. Nachrichten-Verlags-Gesellschaft. Frankfurt am Main 1973
 Stefan Heinz: Paul Harig (1900–1977), In: Siegfried Mielke, Stefan Heinz (Hrsg.) unter Mitarbeit von Julia Pietsch: Emigrierte Metallgewerkschafter im Kampf gegen das NS-Regime (= Gewerkschafter im Nationalsozialismus. Verfolgung – Widerstand – Emigration. Band 3). Metropol, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-86331-210-7, S. 539–551.

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In October 2014, an in-principle $1 billion deal was struck to finance the purchase and demolition of 1,021 Canberra homes that were considered unsafe to live in due to asbestos. These were called "Mr. Fluffy" homes as they were filled with the deadly loose-fill asbestos brand of insulation. 1,000+ homes were affected from the late 60s into the late 70s when the company went under.
Asbestos exposure cases like this may not lead to a disease diagnosis for years to come. Mesothelioma cancer has a long latency period and can be difficult to diagnose. Imaging scans and biopsies should be completed to confirm its presence and determine the level and severity.
Now Asbestos Response Taskforce officials say they were unsure of the deal as the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government started buying back homes before the loan had been secured. The deal represented two governments. First, Katy Gallagher, Chief Minister of ACT, and second, Eric Abetz, Federal Employment Minister of Commonwealth.
The ACT government said it had to buy some of the houses before it secured funding seeing as the properties were too toxic. Many homeowners had been advised by asbestos assessors to leave their properties due to significant contamination in the living areas of their houses.
Andrew Kefford and Fiona Barbaro of the taskforce cite the deal collapsing due to the list of homes not being able to be made public. The government said it hoped to give homeowners more time to consider the buyback without having the location of their home publicly-known. The official list will stay concealed until July, but many unauthorized copies have already been made public through tradespeople.
"The government recognizes that the location of the properties will have to be made public in the future for the continued administration of the buyback and demolition program," said a government spokesman.
In 2014, tests in many of the homes found levels of asbestos that were deemed unsafe in living areas, children's bedding, toys, and clothes. "The taskforce made a decision to act on these cases as soon as possible in the best interests of those residents," said a taskforce spokesperson.
Owners such as Katie Williams and Daniel Lawrence thought the "fluffy stuff" was simply cobwebs or roof dust. Other homeowners would prefer to buy back their own land and rebuild. All of the residents' homes will be demolished and they'll need to buy new ones in Australia's currently unstable housing market.
Officials in the near state of New South Wales also found 60 homes that had used Mr. Fluffy loose-fill asbestos. Apparently residents across the border were not included in the unsuccessful mass clean-up in Canberra over 20 years ago.


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A large majority of the people throughout the world own a smartphone and access social media on a daily basis. Because of this digital attachment, the author sought to understand to what extent this use has impacted the users' emotional well-being and offline interpersonal relationships. A sample size of 627 participants completed a mixed-methods survey consisting of Likert scale and short answer questions regarding social media use, emotional well-being and interpersonal relationships. Results revealed that the more time an individual spent on social media the more likely they were to experience a negative impact on their overall emotional well-being and decreased quality in their relationships. Emotional well-being also mediated the relationship between time spent using social media and the quality of that user's relationships, meaning that the more time a person spent on social media the more likely their emotional well-being declined which then negatively impacted their relationships. The top three responses for negative effects of social media use on emotions were frustration, depression, and social comparison. The top three responses for negative effects of social media use on interpersonal relationships were distraction, irritation, and decreased quality time with their significant other in offline settings. An analysis of these, and other, results, along with relative implications, are discussed.
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La rue Auguste-Mounié est une voie de communication d'Antony dans les Hauts-de-Seine.

Situation et accès

Le tracé de cette rue commence à l'est au croisement de l'avenue de la Division-Leclerc et de l'avenue Aristide-Briand, où elle est prolonge la rue Jean-Moulin. Elle se termine à l'ouest dans l'axe de la rue Maurice-Labrousse, au carrefour de l'avenue Gabriel-Péri, du boulevard Pierre-Brossolette et de la rue de l'Abbaye. La circulation automobile se fait à sens unique dans ce même sens.

Sa desserte s'effectue par la gare d'Antony du RER B.

En partant du croisement de l'avenue de la Division-Leclerc et de l'avenue Aristide-Briand, cette voie ne rencontre que, sur sa gauche : la place Patrick-Devedjian et sur sa droite l'allée Louise, allée piétonne qui permet d'accéder au parc Bourdeau.

Origine du nom

Cette rue tient son nom du maire d'Antony, Auguste Mounié (1878-1940), mort en activité. Le conseil municipal lui attribue cette nouvelle appellation le , à l'unanimité.

Historique

Cette voie existe dans tous les documents connus. Au , elle est nommée « voie allant du four banyer au Pont d'Antony ». C'était la voie qui faisait la jonction entre le village et l'écart du Pont et qui le reste jusqu'au  où le développement de la circulation sur la nationale 20 entraîne de nombreuses constructions le long de cette voie qui devient alors le lieu commerçant le plus animé de la ville.

Depuis 1793, la municipalité utilise comme lieu de réunion, un petit local. Une ordonnance royale du  ordonne la construction dans cette rue d'un bâtiment destiné à être une mairie et une école. Il est achevé en 1838 et transformé entre 1865 et 1868.

Après l'installation de la mairie dans cette rue, ce sont les écoles libres : Institution Jeanne-d'Arc pour les filles, pensionnat Villenfin pour les garçons. L'école communale des garçons est située au sein de la mairie.

La construction de la ligne de Sceaux en 1854 entraîne sa séparation en deux parties et la création d'un passage à niveau.

La rue s'appelle alors « rue du Pont » et plus tard « rue de la Mairie ».

La mairie déménage en 1927 vers son emplacement actuel, place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, et le bâtiment est transformé en bibliothèque, puis détruit en 1994.

La rue est classée dans la voirie urbaine le .

Des combats s'y déroulent le jeudi , pendant la Libération de Paris, lorsque des soldats de la 2e DB restent bloqués dans la rue.

Une consultation citoyenne a été organisée en 2019 en vue d'un réaménagement de la rue.

Bâtiments remarquables et lieux de mémoire

Du côté impair :

Sur le mur pignon du  à droite de l'entrée de la poste, une grande peinture en trompe-l'œil représentant un peintre monté sur une échelle en train de repeindre une façade de commerce, a disparu à la fin des années 2010.
Cette peinture était due à Janine Delaporte.

Au ; le café de la Mairie a été remplacé en 1988 par un Mc Donald's.

Du côté pair :
Au , la poste s'installe en 1934. Elle était située avenue Gabriel-Péri depuis 1895. Le central téléphonique « Berny », siège de l'indicatif « BER », lui est intégré en 1944.

Au , à la place de l'ancienne mairie, une résidence dont le constructeur a conservé deux colonnes en souvenir de l'ancien bâtiment.

Au , lorsque l'on remontait la rue Auguste-Mounié (qui s'appelait avenue du Pont), le premier bâtiment à droite était l'école primaire dirigée par les marianistes. En face se trouvait une autre école, installée en 1820, et fondée par les religieux de la congrégation de saint André-Hubert Fournier. En 1908, elle prit le nom d'Institution Jeanne-d'Arc et vers 1928, devint l'Institut La Croix. Cette institution n'a cessé de se développer et en 1975, la congrégation des Sœurs de la Croix se mit d'accord avec la congrégation des marianistes pour faire de leurs deux écoles une seule unité pédagogique et administrative qui devient l'Institution Sainte-Marie. L'école de la Congrégation de Saint André-Hubert Fournet est démolie dans les années 1980, et l'école La Croix en 1995.

Halle du marché d'Antony, récemment construite. Le marché lui-même fut établi en 1891.

Pour approfondir

Iconographie
 Vues anciennes de la rue de la Mairie sur le site de l'atelier-musée du pays d'Antony.

Articles connexes
 Dictionnaire des rues d'Antony
 Hôtel de ville d'Antony

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11/22/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/21/2021 17:32
China-Europe freight trains eclipse previous record
More freight train services linked China and Europe in the first 10 months of this year than the record number for all of last year, demonstrating their strong resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic and role in stabilizing the global supply chain.
China State Railway Group, the national railway service operator, said 12,605 services carrying nearly 1.22 million containers operated between China and Europe from January to October. The number of trains was up 26 percent year-on-year, while freight volume was 33 percent higher.
Last year, some 12,400 freight train services carrying 1.14 million containers operated between the two regions. The number of trains was 50 percent higher than in 2019, and freight volume was up 56 percent year-on-year.
The group said the steady and safe operation of the services has seen them win favor in the international logistics market and become an important strategic channel for global trade. The company has been promoting the high-quality development of the services to boost a shift in transport structure.
There were 1,262 China-Europe freight train services operated last month.
The company has drawn up plans to increase the capacity of overseas corridors, such as by opening new routes and offering new transport models.
The number of services along new routes rose last month to account for 35 percent of overall trips, up from about 20 percent in the first half of the year.
More return trips were handled in the first 10 months of the year to help to reduce costs, with the ratio of inbound services to outbound ones rising to 81 percent.
On Nov 18, a train carrying 50 containers filled with cargo including guitars and electronic supplies departed from Guiyang, capital of Southwestern China's Guizhou province, and headed to Moscow. It was the first direct China-Europe freight train service to leave Guizhou.
Products from Guizhou had been shipped via other southwestern cities, such as Chongqing and Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, since June last year, but the direct service is more convenient for local manufacturers.
To improve the cargo-handling capacity of border railway ports, expansion projects have been carried out in places such as Ereenhot in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region and Horgos and Alataw Pass in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
On Nov 5, a freight train loaded with furniture, electronic devices, anti-epidemic supplies and other goods left Alataw Pass on its way to Duisburg, Germany.
It was the 5,000th China-Europe freight train to travel via Alataw Pass this year.
With the COVID-19 pandemic casting a shadow on the global supply chain, China-Europe freight trains are being favored by more companies because of their stable operation and relatively lower costs, said Xu Yueheng, from the customs authority at Alataw Pass. Xu added that 23 new China-Europe freight train routes have been opened at the port this year.
Major imports that pass through the port consist of automobiles and accessories, cotton yarn and timber, while exported goods mainly include household appliances and daily necessities.
Ahead of the fourth China International Import Expo early this month, a China-Europe freight train carrying a variety of exhibits arrived in Shanghai from Hamburg, Germany. It was the first time CIIE exhibits had been transported via the freight train service for inclusion in the event. Thirty-five containers weighing some 460 metric tons were filled in Hamburg and Duisburg in Germany and Malaszewicze in Poland before traveling to China.
Wang Jinqiu, chairman of the train's operating company in Shanghai, said that using the train rather than the traditional sea route had cut the transportation time by half.
With over 70 routes, the freight train services have provided transport support for the socioeconomic development of countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
The blocking of the Suez Canal by a stuck ship in March led to an increase in inquiries about China-Europe freight train services.
The network has now reached more than 170 cities in 23 European countries, transporting more than 50,000 kinds of products.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the train services have assisted with international cooperation against the virus.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a news conference earlier this year that the services, like the contemporary railway version of camel caravans, have played an important role during the pandemic in keeping logistics unimpeded and ensuring a stable supply of materials to China, Europe and countries along the routes.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the departure of the first China-Europe freight train, which traveled from Chongqing to Duisburg.
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The new advisory board created solely to focus on the needs of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its inaugural meeting in Downtown Memphis next week.
The UTHSC advisory board had been scheduled to hold its first meeting in Nashville Jan. 10, but canceled the meeting because of scheduling conflicts.
"Only a bare quorum of four members was available to attend the meeting," UTHSC said in a statement. "Although the university had hoped to schedule the meeting on a date that might allow Gov. Bill Haslam to attend, Chancellor Steve J. Schwab, M.D., decided it best to reschedule for a later date, when most or all members of the board are able to attend and vote on the important items that must be acted on at the initial meeting."
The board's first meeting is now scheduled to take place Thursday, Feb. 14, on the UTHSC campus in the Memphis Medical District.
The meeting will be held in suite 305 of the Student-Alumni Center, 800 Madison Ave., beginning at 1 p.m.
Agenda items include the adoption of bylaws, election of a board chair and secretary, appointment of the initial student member, setting of future meeting dates, a presentation on the state of UTHSC orientation and a discussion about potential agenda items at future meetings.
The UTHSC advisory board is the result of the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act passed by the state Legislature in 2018, which reduced and restructured the University of Tennessee board of trustees and created advisory boards for each main UT campus.
The UT FOCUS Act was sponsored by Rep. David Hawk and then-Sen. Mark Norris of Shelby County, who is now a U.S. District Court judge and member of the new advisory board.
The UT FOCUS Act followed the FOCUS Act, an effort spearheaded by the University of Memphis to break away from the Tennessee Board of Regents and have local, more-focused governance under its own board.
The FOCUS Act passed in 2016, creating local governing boards for six of TBR's four-year universities, including the U of M.
The University of Memphis board of trustees held its inaugural meeting March 17, 2017.
Each UT campus advisory board consists of five public members, one faculty member and one student member.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Norris, Collierville.
Michael Ugwueke, president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Germantown.
Dr. Natalie Tate, vice president Pharmacy, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Chattanooga.
Dr. Lynn Massingale, co-founder of TeamHealth, Knoxville.
Dr. Phil Wenk, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Tennessee, Brentwood.


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Curtin University, 2017
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When we think of Western Australia, we generally do not think about left-wing politics or radical actions. WA's unique history, demographic, natural resources and generally prosperous economic conditions had always shaped a strong sense of a place not especially inclined to serious challenges to the status quo.
'One year later, twice as pissed off': Huge Women's March hits US second year running
"Last year it felt like a funeral. This year it feels like a resistance."
Those words--from one of the many hundreds of thousands of protesters who took to the streets on January 20 as part of the massive Women's Marches marking the shameful anniversary of US President Donald Trump's first year in office--summed up the political mood.
In two words: Pissed off.
Women's March hits hundreds of US cities and towns in protest against Trump, sexism
From Los Angeles to New York, tens of thousands of demonstrators are donning pink "pussy" hats and marching as one, demanding equal rights, justice and fair pay in the second annual Women's March.
Supporters swarmed the streets of 250 cities across the United States on January 20 in defence of women's rights as the political crises of the past year rose to the surface in a wave of sleazy politicians, violated immigration rights and families torn asunder.
Iceland becomes first country to punish companies for paying women less
Iceland began the new year by becoming the first country in the world to mandate that all its companies must pay men and women equally.
Without talk we will walk
Australian Services Union (ASU) members at Melbourne's Women's Health West (WHW) took protected industrial action and walked off the job on November 29 to protest their employer's actions in relation to stalled enterprise bargaining negotiations.
WHW is a not-for-profit organisation that provides a range of domestic violence and women's health services to the community. The industrial action took place during the global "16 Days of Activism" campaign held from November 25 to December 10, which focuses on eliminating gender-based violence against women and girls.
Join the serenading of Adela Pankhurst
Serenading Adela: A Street Opera is a major new community theatre event now in rehearsal.
It celebrates a colourful protest on January 7, 1918, when, on a hot summer night during World War I, supporters of British-born suffragette and anti-war militant Adela Pankhurst gathered outside the bluestone walls of the Women's Prison at Pentridge in the Melbourne suburb of Coburg.
Monsters, sexual harassment and dealing with misogyny
Don Burke, a television host and "family man", is the latest celebrity to be outed as a serial sexual harasser. A joint investigation by Fairfax Media and the ABC has uncovered multiple claims of Burke committing indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying of women in the late 1980s and 1990s.
As more women come forward with their horrific experiences with this particular monster, we need to ask what more can be done? Do we just expose more perpetrators, or is there something else?
United States: Working-class women say '#MeToo'
In the weeks since evidence of film producer Harvey Weinstein's decades-long pattern of sexual abuse surfaced, millions of women, trans and gender nonconforming people, even men around the world, have exposed the scale of sexual violence in our society, using the #MeToo hashtag to tell their stories.
#MeToo set off a profound moment of collective bravery, which would have been impossible without the broad sense of solidarity and support for those coming forward.
#MeToo protests take Hollywood by storm
Los Angeles streets were swarmed by the thousands of protesters on November 12 as Hollywood was taken by storm by a march inspired by the #MeToo Twitter campaign.
In support of victims of sexual assault and harassment, thousands of demonstrators marched, pausing in front of CNN's headquarters.
The $120,000 superannuation gender gap
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has reported a huge disparity in the superannuation that women retire on compared with men.
Last year, the mean superannuation balance for women across all age groups – from workers just starting out to retirees – was $68,000, compared with $112,000 for men.
Women who retired in 2016 had an average super balance of $157,000, while men had an average balance of $271,000.
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Posted August 05, 2020 | Author Nisha Tuli
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Just an hour's drive west of Winnipeg, the welcoming city of Portage la Prairie offers up fun and adventure for the perfect weekend getaway. Explore the past, woosh down a water slide, dine around town and then stroll along scenic pathways. Here are ten things to do in Portage la Prairie, the Island on the Prairies.
1. Splash Island Park
Situated in the heart of Island Park, this outdoor pool with its distinctive purple water slide is the place to be come summer. Come and splash the day away under the prairie sun. Reservations are required. Check their website for details.
2. Stride Place
Just because summer is over, nothing says you can't still get in some water park fun. Stride Place, located on island park, features a can't-miss aquatic centre. This indoor water park features a wave pool, water slide, lazy river, splashing water feature and a soft and squishy floor, so that sitting and standing in the pool is super comfy.
3. Island Park
Formed by an oxbow lake that was once part of the Assiniboine River, the almost island forms a 'P' and gives this park its name. This picturesque recreation area features tennis courts, a disc golf course, a playground, and outdoor bandstand. The park also offers sheltered and open picnic areas and public art, along with miles of walking and bike trails to explore.
4. Farm Away Retreat
Located just outside city limits, book a room at this charming farm stay. The sprawling farm house boasts five spacious rooms, a huge kitchen, enormous living area and views of the verdant back garden that is bursting with hidden treasures. Families will love the Prairie Oasis Room with its big bay window and adjoining room perfect for the kids to have their own little space, complete with kid-sized beds, activity books and puzzles as welcome gifts.
5. Fort la Reine Museum
This collection of 25 historic buildings is the perfect place for some exploration and education. The recreated buildings not only honour the history of the area, but aim to show what life was like on the prairies 'once upon a time'. Visit a school house, trapper's cabin, doctor's office, dentist's office (complete with a creepy and uncomfortable looking dentist's chair), law office, general store, printing press, firehouse and more. Ahead of your visit, check out Fort La Reine's website for hours of operation.
6. Central Plains Rec Plex
Make your way to Southport (about a 10 min drive) to the recplex. Here you'll find a complete gym, in case you're the kind of person who exercises on vacation. There's also a rock climbing wall, perfect for the whole family. Kids need to be 35 lbs to join in--kid harnesses are available--and once you've received your orientation, you're free to make your way up and then safely hurl yourself off the wall. After you're done, bring your competitive spirit and head downstairs for a few rounds of 5-pin bowling.
7. Dine Out
A weekend away wouldn't be complete without some nosh to go with it. Head to Bill's Sticky Fingers for their famous ribs or a heaping plate of souvlaki. Nearby, Over the Coals is known for their giant, melty subs if you're in the mood for some serious carbs. Kids and train buffs will marvel at Lita's Station where the interior is made for train lovers of all kinds. Hundreds of model train cars decorate the space while a train track along the ceiling boasts a moving train to go with your burgers. Be sure to try the crispy homemade fries.
8. World's Largest Coca-Cola Can
You can't leave Portage la Prairie without a photo with the World's Largest Coca-Cola Can. Located in the CanadInns hotel parking lot, the former water tower was transformed into a Coca-Cola can by the company itself as a branding tool and remains one of the city's strangest attractions today.
9. Whoop and Hollar Folk Festival
This annual music festival is doing things a little differently this summer with their socially distance, drive-in edition. Register your vehicle to secure a spot and then sit back and enjoy the soothing sounds of Spirit Horse Singers, Monika Wall, Justin Lacroix and more.
10. Delta Marsh & Beach
Take a day tip out to Delta Marsh, one of the largest and most important marshes on the Canadian prairies. Situated on the southern shore of Lake Manitoba, explore 18,000 hectares where furred friends like white-tailed deer are common. Keep an eye out for gray partridge, sharp tailed grouse, coyote, beavers and muskrats. Delta Marsh is a critical spot for migrating song birds and is home to western grebes, pelicans and cormorants.
Post marsh exploration, head to Delta Beach for sun and sand on the southern shore of Lake Manitoba. Enjoy the sprawling farmland that stretches in every direction along the province's second big lake.
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Hansen Dam Aquatic Center is an oasis in the San Fernando Valley.
While there is still a bit of summer left, I want to recommend the pool at Hansen Dam Aquatic Center. To get there we took the 101 to the 405 to the 118 to the 210 and exited on Foothill Blvd. That may seem like a long way to go for a swim, especially when we have Lindero Country Club right around the corner, but I took my kids to Discovery Cube Los Angeles for a day trip to check out the newest exhibits. It was a Tuesday when LAUSD was back in school and LVUSD wasn't yet, so the center was not crowded and the kids blew through everything in 2 hours. Since we had time and I had packed our swim suits just in case, we went over to the pool.
We haven't explored the Hansen Dam Recreation Area at all, before or since having children, so our visit to the Hansen Dam Aquatic Center was a delightful surprise. The center is a giant – like enormous, endless – pool with 2 waterslides next to a big manmade lake. Admission for swimming is $1 per child and $3.50 for adults (which is actually kind of backwards in my opinion since I went in the water for all of 5 minutes and the kids spent an hour in it!).
There is a food truck on site for snacks and at that time there was also a nice lady with a little ice cream cart. There are plenty of restrooms, showers, and changing rooms, and you can even rent a shade tent to stay out of the sun. We got there at 4pm so I was able to set up my chair in the shade of a tree.
The pool is referred to as a "swimming lake" as opposed to the larger recreational lake behind it. It is surrounded by a sandy beach, and you walk into the pool just like into a lake, except the bottom is concrete like a pool. At one end are the two waterslides, which you access by walking through a giant curtain of water (I guess to rinse you off whether you like it or not). One waterslide is closed, and that's the one I went on because the open one was not operational that day. The closed waterslide was rather terrifying for a second, since you can't see which way you're going. But the kids didn't seem to mind and they went on it over and over again. You can't wear a rash guard on the slide – the lifeguards made my boys take theirs off.
The pool and waterslide are both open every day in the summer from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Starting September 6, they are only open Saturday and Sunday through September 25, and then they close for the season. But there are lots of other things to do at the recreation area so we will report back when we explore it some more!
It's Time For Dodgers Baseball. Budget Wisely, and You'll Have a Great Time!
Summertime is baseball time, and LA-area residents can get the ultimate baseball fan experience at Dodger Stadium this year.
From personal experience over two recent Dodgers games, I can tell you that you will need to budget your time and/or money just right for everyone involved to have a good time. For the first game we went as regular people, paying out of pocket and standing in line and almost getting killed in the parking lot. The second time, we were guests of the Dodgers to check out their promo plans and new food choices – for this we got really good tickets and parking, which obvs is the way to go and if I take my son back I will definitely be working an extra job to spring for the $$ tickets and parking or taking the shuttle to the stadium.
Here are some considerations to keep in mind as you plan your attendance at a Dodgers game this summer.
The Dodgers organization is pulling out all the stops to get people to come to the stadium. Many fans are riveted to the game itself, but if you are bringing little kids or people who aren't into baseball, there are features for them to look forward to also. On Friday nights this summer there will be fireworks after the game. On select Saturdays, there will be movie screenings after games. And on July 4 there will be a big Independence Day celebration after the game, just for ticket holders.
There are also "promotional" games, when they give out a gift like a bobblehead doll or a branded collapsible laundry basket or spray bottle fan, among other things. While these may seem like cool things to get with the cost of your ticket, be warned: these tend to be the most crowded games. Our first visit was on Adrian Gonzalez bobblehead night. Big mistake. Tickets were expensive, the stadium was sold out, and even though we pre-paid for parking, it was a disaster. (See below.) We didn't even get the bobbleheads, because they were out of them by the time we got to the gate. Our companions who arrived on time didn't get them either. The promo items are only guaranteed to the first 40,000 ticket holders, and we saw people holding two and three bobbleheads. Not that we need another tchotchke in our house, but our kids were pretty disappointed.
To avoid the crowds, cost, and long lines (30 minutes or more!) at the concession stands, choose a weeknight game that is not offering a promotional item or special event. Easier to focus on the actual baseball that way anyway!
Leave early. If you think you're leaving really early, leave earlier. Especially coming from Agoura Hills, this is a big one. Traffic can make your trip take over an hour, and once you get to the stadium, if you are arriving close to game time (or it's a sold out game and you arrive an hour ahead of time) you will be stuck in parking lines, even though they sell "preferred" parking and advertise that this is meant to move lines along faster. I really hope they improve this plan, because it did not work on our first visit.
After the game I walked back up with my son and my father and we were nearly run over by a drunk driver – even staff with reflective vests on acknowledged that she was drunk, but didn't seem moved to do anything about it – and there were no lights on the road. Don't risk your life for the Dodgers. If you're coming to a sold out game, you should park at Union Station and take the Dodger Express bus from there to the stadium – it's free if you've purchased your game ticket in advance. Our friends chose that option and had a much easier time.
On our second trip we arrived 2 hours early. At that time most of the parking was empty, so that might be a good move if you're just a regular person parking in general parking. As guests of the Dodgers we had preferred parking which was closer to the stadium and also allowed our exit to be quick and smooth right after the game was over.
This made our journey much easier and gave us lots of time to kill checking out the concessions and cool things in the stadium. Also if you get there early they let you watch batting practice.
For the promotional/special event games, tickets will be more expensive. So if you want good seats, depending on what that means to you, you'll spend less if you go to less crowded games.
We sat in the Reserved level behind home plate during the first visit, and that was okay, but it was kind of annoying when people got up to use the bathroom or go to concessions because you're packed in so tightly. Most of the fans around us were respectful and nice, but a few were smoking (which, um, is illegal in the stadium, WTF) or spilled beer or were just generally unfriendly. Not fun especially if you've got your kids with you.
During the blogger event we were on the club level and I don't know how much those tickets cost (I'm betting a lot) but that is the way to go, man. Seat-side service, much less crowded, great view of the field. And it has its own concession stand, too.
The food is different at stands all around the stadium, and this season the Dodgers are introducing lots of new items, which my son and I sampled at the blogger event.
Our favorite was the Pop Fly Extreme Dodger Dog, which you can get on the Field level (aisle 48). There are loaded nachos served in helmets, special ice cream sandwiches, a spicy michelada, pizza topped with giant pepperoni, and more. The new items are scattered all over the stadium so here's a handy guide.
The whole point is the baseball, though, right? My younger son is riveted by the action itself, so he doesn't need a lot of snacks and he didn't even want to leave his seat to go to the restroom. It's worth the entire effort just to see his face as Yael Puig or Joc Pederson fires the ball over the fence.
One thing he is excited to check out is that after Sunday games played during the day, kids 14 and under are allowed to run the bases! Families can line up in center field after the game is over and get the experience of running on the Dodger infield.
The bottom line is that for us to attend a Dodger game without worrying about traffic safety, we need to budget a lot of time. To enjoy the snacks and good seats, we need to budget a lot of money. It's no easy matter – it's almost like going to Disneyland now – but it's fun to do if you can devote the money and the time to doing it right.