®PAPERCITY ©2025 urban publishers, inc. all rights reserved terms & condition // privacy policy // sitemap A Glass Cypress installation at The Webster the installation examines the tension between process and display — where garments remain unfinished suspended by the very threads used to construct them Join us May 8th for a live installation and special capsule release from 6-8PM at @thewebster COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — According to the Columbia Police Department, officers are investigating the suspicious death of a woman as a homicide at the 2700 block of Cypress Street Crime scene investigators have processed the location for evidence and say the woman is not a Columbia resident nor student The Richland County Coroner’s Office is assisting with the case A community member informed ABC Columbia that both the 2713 and 2714 Cypress Street homes which are between Devine and Gervais Streets and near the Five Points area with crime scene investigators and a heavy police presence most of the day More information is expected to be released Print An evening meant to honor Cypress City Manager Peter Grant’s work over the past decade began with a laudatory presentation by Cypress Councilwoman Bonnie Peat then later turned She praised Grant during Monday’s City Council meeting for making Cypress a safer city while adding parks Peat credited him for Cypress being in solid fiscal shape “We have increased our financial strength over the past 10 years We grew our reserves [by] $50 million [in the same timespan].” Council members posed for a photo with Grant in front of the dais after Peat’s presentation ended addressed the council after the presentation and called for Grant’s termination Dancs touted his 23 years of experience as a department head under seven city managers and 28 council members the City Council should fire the city manager for cause,” he said “This opinion stems from alleged unlawful acts of misconduct during my tenure.” Fred Galante interrupted Dancs before he could continue “This is completely inappropriate,” Galante said “These comments should not be made in a public setting.” Galante referenced the separation agreement in urging caution Dancs argued that the agreement did not prevent him from discussing unlawful acts in the workplace Cypress Mayor David Burke gave Dancs the floor “I’m not going to continue based upon the city attorney’s comment back to me,” Dancs said before leaving the council’s chambers “If he’s saying anything that I ever learned was confidential then I will stop.” accused his former boss of “unlawful conduct” during Monday night’s City Council meeting (James Carbone) The brief exchange left the members of the panel flummoxed Burke weighed calling an emergency closed session didn’t feel adequately briefed on the surrounding legal issues to give an informed public statement “The conservative side of me wants to go ahead and say ‘let’s hold off on making any comments until we better understand what’s going on,’” he said I want to be able to be in a city where people can express themselves there are agreements that people are entered into that existed way before I was involved.” The discussion ended soon after Medrano’s statement Dancs could not be reached by TimesOC for comment after the meeting His accusation also took former Cypress Councilwoman Frances Marquez by surprise as she sat in the audience Marquez had criticized Grant’s tenure earlier in the meeting and claimed he retaliated against her for complaining about alleged harassment to the city’s human resources division. She named him as a defendant alongside past and present Cypress council members in a lawsuit alleging “unconstitutional retaliation.” “Now that Dancs has come forward, it’s clear that there’s a pattern of behavior,” Marquez told TimesOC. “I was not the only one.” Marquez, who served on the City Council until December, claimed to be unaware of any separation agreement regarding Dancs’ employment. Cypress City Council (James Carbone) In response to a TimesOC request, Cypress disclosed Dancs separation agreement as a public record. Interviewed by phone, Galante said that he is not authorized to disclose what preceded Dancs’ separation agreement, which was signed in late October by Dancs and current Councilman Scott Minikus when the latter served as Cypress mayor. Its terms include a confidentiality and non-disparagement clause. Disparaging remarks are defined as “false information” that show a “reckless disregard to its truth or falsity.” But the agreement doesn’t prevent Dancs from “discussing or disclosing information about unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination or any other conduct” he has reason to believe is unlawful. “The agreement does not allow him to raise past complaints that predated the agreement,” Galante told TimesOC. It remains to be seen whether Cypress takes any legal action against Dancs or if council members call for a closed or special meeting in the future to discuss matters surrounding his accusation. In the meantime, Marquez is calling for an outside investigation into Grant with a report that will be transparent to all about its findings. “The residents of Cypress have the right to know the outcome of an investigation,” she said. “They deserve to know the truth about our city’s highest ranking employee.” Gabriel San Román is a feature writer for TimesOC. He previously worked at OC Weekly – as a reporter, podcast producer and columnist – until the newspaper’s closing in late 2019. In 2023, San Román was part of the breaking news reporting team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of the Lunar New Year mass shooting in Monterey Park. He may or may not be the tallest Mexican in O.C. TimesOC Subscribe for unlimited access Site Map She'd picked up the keys to the store's new location on her birthday and had the business up and running on March 4 "It was pretty quick," she said of sorting through a "mind boggling" amount of stuff that had accumulated in the store's former location on Park Marina Drive over the 18 years she operated there behind an organic grocery store and near an antiques seller But it's also bright and sunny and is drawing new customers and sparking new programs "I have the proper things now that I need to carry on," said Piearcy a stylish 77-year-old who's run the quilting and sewing store for nearly three decades and is an accomplished quilter herself While some customers come looking for 100% cotton fabrics to make clothing When the lease on the property at 2453 Athens Ave Piearcy said she'll be 80 years old and might want to segue into something different Or she might just keep The Sewing Room going I don't know what I want to do in three years." What led Piearcy into the sewing businessPiearcy She said she lost interest after going to college and went on to become a dental hygienist The Redding resident sometimes created Victorian-style pillows or children's clothing which she sold at a store that was then operating on Athens Avenue happened to be looking to do something different They drove a van up to Portland to buy specialty quilting fabrics notions and other supplies from wholesaler EE Schenck Company We loaded the back of her van with fabric and we got a bill for $5,000 'oh my gosh' and you only had 90 days to pay for that." So they opened part of the store as a room where people could sew Piearcy also created some items sold there including aprons and other goods made from batik fabric It got bigger and bigger and bigger," she said of her store where motorists going by could sometimes spot a quilt on display outside next to the front door worked hard developing the inside of the store on Park Marina Drive where the business operated for nearly two decades Since her husband had shaped the store's interior moving from that space "was a huge decision," she said "He developed that whole store on the inside So that was hard because we had his celebration of life over there because he did all that over there Piearcy has set up an airy sewing retreat room where weekend scrapbooking and sewing enthusiasts can gather Vibrantly-hued quilts are displayed all over the place along with a collection of tables with hand-painted tops where retreat participants set up their sewing machines Space is also leased by a "longarm" quilter who puts together quilts for people not wanting to do the work themselves Another person teaches people how to place designs on everything from furniture to tennis shoes Someone offering knitting and crocheting classes comes to the store three days a week mugs and other goods produced locally are sold Piearcy displays her collection of vintage sewing machines picked up over the years very old machines are displayed in their boxes One ornamental piece that's hand-crafted from porcelan used to contain liquor She's waiting to see how the government's new import tariffs impact her prices of cotton fabrics which are imported from textile mills in China Japan and Indonesia and recently sold for about $12 to $14 a yard "We don't know what it's going to be," she said in April "My (wholesale) companies I deal with are preparing for that This will most definitely affect our business tremendously." Michele Chandler covers public safety, dining and whatever else comes up for the Redding Record Searchlight/USA Today Network. Accepts story tips at 530-338-7753 and at mrchandler@gannett.com. Please support our entire newsroom's commitment to public service journalism by subscribing today owner of the treasured Cypress Inn in Carmel announced today the appointment of renowned veteran hotelier a graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration brings over 35 years of experience in managing luxury hotels His impressive career includes leadership roles at esteemed properties such as Ritz-Carlton Aspen Swissotel Chicago; Hyatt Hotels; Hilton Hotel in Sonoma Cypress Inn has long been celebrated for its pet-friendly atmosphere with Sunset Magazine calling it "probably the most famous dog-friendly hotel in the country." Violi remarked "Honoring the legacy created by Doris Day and Denny Levett—blending Old World charm with exceptional service—will be the pinnacle of my hospitality career." Violi also brings extensive expertise in hotel marketing and food & beverage operations His passion for the culinary arts is evident through his involvement with esteemed organizations such as the international Chaine des Rôtisseurs and Les Toques Blanches Violi will oversee operations at Carmel's Lamp Lighter Inn and Forest Lodge where his family owned a restaurant for 70 years Violi now resides locally with his prized dog Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInCOLUMBIA (WIS) - The Columbia Police Department announced they are investigating the suspicious death of a woman #ColumbiaPDSC officers are investigating the suspicious death of a female at a house in the 2700 block of Cypress St Crime scene investigators have processed the location for evidence Investigators have learned that the female doesn’t reside in Columbia or attend school here.… Police said the woman was found at a home in the 2700 block of Cypress Street the woman does not live or go to school in Columbia Coroner’s Office is assisting with the case Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with WIS. For more free content like this, subscribe to our email newsletter, and download our apps. Have feedback that can help us improve? Click here #ColumbiaPDSC officers are investigating the suspicious death of a female at a house in the 2700 block of Cypress St Receive exclusive ticket offers and the latest entertainment news from Rogers Place & ICE District Alberta) – OEG Sports & Entertainment announced today that the Cypress Hill O Canadabis 2025 Canadian Tour featuring 2025 Juno Award Winner Snotty Nose Res Kids at Rogers Place has been rescheduled to Sunday 2025 due to the Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule Looking for Box Office hours? View the Arena Guide. Requiring assistance while in attendance at Rogers Place? Text us at 587-207-HELP (4357) which is its first “Store of the Future” in the U.S. is focused on innovation and caters offerings to regional customers Walmart is going big on store innovation as it acts on its 2025 growth plans "This store was built with the customer in mind,” Walmart U.S “It’s part of a larger transformation happening across our stores as we reimagine what shopping looks like for the future." The Cypress Supercenter offers the ability for customers to schedule TV mounting update registries and book tire installation via the retailer’s app It also features “elevated departments in Fashion At Walmart’s investor day in April, Furner told attendees that the company plans to open a dozen more stores this year adding to its existing fleet of about 4,600 locations across the U.S Walmart isn’t just growing its Supercenter footprint in the U.S., either. The retailer announced in April that it would also expand its Supercenter efforts in Mexico Walmart of Mexico and Central America said it would invest $6 billion to open new stores under the Bodega Aurrera Walmart Supercenters and Walmart Express banners While the retailer’s physical footprint is a core component of its business e-commerce is thriving for Walmart in the U.S Online sales are anticipated to turn a profit this year and in Q1 At its stores across the country, grocery continues to be a main driver of its success The business segment brought in $276 billion in net sales for its fiscal year 2025 and accounted for nearly 60% of the retailer’s annual net sales of $462 billion Get the free daily newsletter read by industry experts it remains key to growth for many retailers But the era of the DTC brand as we know it is over Rare Beauty and Target have taken steps to develop guidance around universally accessible design But the industry isn’t prioritizing it yet The free newsletter covering the top industry headlines growth is expected to accelerate during the year BNP Paribas leads the way for European banks Monday - Friday 9am-12pm / 2pm-6pm GMT + 1 All financial news and data tailored to specific country editions Show Breaking News BarCloseLocal NewsPublished: April 28 Heavy police presence was reported in the 16000 block of Dehay Lane following the shooting 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office responded to a call around 4:01 a.m and EMS crews pronounced him deceased at the scene Preliminary information suggests the victim may have been armed with a knife when the shooting happened but authorities have not confirmed if the victim or the suspect lived at the home where the incident unfolded READ MORE: 2 people shot after gunman opens fire on car in Midtown, victims crash into home Residents are urged to avoid the area as law enforcement works to process the scene The investigation into the shooting is ongoing More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us Meet the Team Careers at KPRC Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications Copyright © 2025 Click2Houston.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group As part of its plan to build or convert 150 stores over the next five years Walmart has opened a brand-new Supercenter. This new supercenter brings to life Walmart's ‘Store of the Future’ concept and features layout innovations the supercenter will offer the full range of products and services that have consistently earned Walmart customer loyalty and satisfaction. [Read more: Walmart plans to remodel over 650 stores] Walmart said its expansion efforts highlight its dedication to delivering exceptional shopping experiences and supporting local communities nationwide. “The new supercenter is a testament to Walmart's ongoing commitment to investing in our store operations and our associates so we can continue to provide exceptional service and value to our customers," said Paul Lewellen senior vice president of operations for Walmart "We are proud to be in Cypress and contribute to local economic growth We look forward to serving our customers here and continuing to build strong relationships with the community.” [Read more: Walmart reports Q4, full year results] Trader Joe's opened a new store in Sugar Land last fall Danica joined Community Impact as a reporter in 2016 development and other issues affecting the Cy-Fair community Her experience prior to CI includes studying at the Washington Journalism Center in Washington serving as editor-in-chief of Union University's student magazine and online newspaper and reporting for other publications in Arkansas and Tennessee She always has her nails painted and will never say no to ice cream Cypress Hill is one of several bands performing at the 2025 State Fair SACRAMENTO — Hip-hop pioneers and cultural trailblazers Cypress Hill will bring their dynamic energy to the California State Fair on July 22 capping off the final weekend of the Toyota Concert Series Cypress Hill emerged from Los Angeles in 1991 with their self-titled debut album "Black Sunday," debuted at in the top spot on the Billboard 200 They also became the first Latino-American hip-hop group to achieve both platinum and multi-platinum success Cypress Hill has released 10 studio albums the group earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame they marked the 30th anniversary of their debut with a vinyl reissue unreleased tracks and even a graphic novel they were the subject of the Showtime documentary "Insane in the Brain." In July 2024 Cypress Hill made pop culture history with a sold-out one-night-only performance of "Black Sunday" alongside the London Symphony at Royal Albert Hall – a collaboration originally joked about on The Simpsons nearly three decades earlier “Cypress Hill has been shaping music and culture for over three decades and they’re still pushing boundaries,” Tom Martinez CEO of California Expo & the State Fair Concerts at the California State Fair are free with fair admission. Fans who want the best seats in the house can purchase reserved tickets at www.calexpostatefair.com. The California State Fair runs July 11-27 at the Cal Expo fairgrounds. Gates open at 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and at 10 a.m. Friday through Sunday. 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According to B-Real, SNL creator Lorne Michaels didn't have an issue with the group smoking weed; instead, he believed it was NBC that wasn't feeling the stunt, and he had a message for Michaels regarding the group potentially returning to the late night sketch comedy show. "Lorne Michaels, bring Cypress hill back, let's go," said B-Real before sharing what he heard Michaels say during the SNL 50th celebration in February. "He said no one is banned so we'll see." However, B-Real revealed that if Michaels lets the group back in, he will not make any promises about not smoking on the SNL stage again. This isn't the only time B-Real has spoken about the alleged 30-year ban. In various interviews with Vlad TV and Drink Champs, the group emphasized how little they cared about following rules at the time. "This isn't even the stage yet and they said, 'Don't light up on stage.' After a while, I was like, 'Man, fuck them.' 'Cause you know we're young and aggressive. We really just didn't give a fuck," said DJ Muggs on Drink Champs. B-Real added, "That's why they should have us back now. For as much shit as we got for it, it's one of the most re-run episodes and they don't cut his part out. That's the beauty of it." Kali Uchis: Sincerely, Complex Exclusive Shiny Starlight Vinyl Lil Wayne: Sorry 4 The Wait 2LP Deluxe (Complex Exclusive Red & Black Split Vinyl) 2PAC: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory – LA King’s Edition (Limited Edition Silver/Black Swirl Vinyl) Big Sean: Dark Sky Paradise 2LP Deluxe (Complex Exclusive Clear Vinyl) Pete Davidson Says He Ate a Pack of Zyn by Mistake, Didn’t Know They ‘Weren’t Swallowable’ Lizzo Uses ‘SNL’ Appearance to Call Out Trump With ‘Tarrifed’ T-Shirt ‘White Lotus’ Star Aimee Lou Wood Says ‘Saturday Night Live’ Apologized for ‘Mean’ Skit By entering your email, you agree to receive customized marketing messages from us and our advertising partners. You also acknowledge that this site is protected by reCAPTCHA, and that our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply United States United Kingdom Australia Canada Complex ChineseCOMPLEX participates in various affiliate marketing programs which means COMPLEX gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites Our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive Walmart has officially opened its first new Supercenter built from the ground up in four years — and it’s not just any store The all-new Walmart Supercenter in Cypress is being hailed as a cutting-edge “Store of the Future,” showcasing the company’s long-term investment in modernising U.S This major milestone is part of Walmart’s national expansion and innovation strategy which includes plans to build or remodel more than 150 stores across the United States over the next few years Located in one of Texas’s fastest-growing communities the Cypress Walmart Supercenter introduces a new retail model that combines physical shopping with digital integration the store blends technology-driven features with localised experiences and QR codes throughout the store that provide instant access to product information These features position the Cypress location as one of Walmart’s most digitally connected stores to date A modern pharmacy with drive-thru and health consultation room Refreshed Vision Center with expanded optical services Auto Care Center and customer-focused amenities like a private Mother’s Room Best-in-class fulfilment options: Curbside Pickup This store exemplifies Walmart’s commitment to omnichannel retail providing flexibility and speed in a world where shoppers expect seamless options between online and in-store experiences The opening of the Cypress Supercenter has created over 300 new jobs in the Houston region ranging from retail and pharmacy roles to tech and fulfilment positions Walmart continues to support career growth by offering tuition-free college programmes the new store supports local Texas-based suppliers and small businesses strengthening the regional economy and encouraging sustainable partnerships across the supply chain “This isn’t just a ribbon-cutting — it’s a signal of growth and community investment,” said John Furner “We’re proud to open a store that sets a new standard for the future of retail.” The Cypress location is one of several key projects in Walmart’s U.S Additional Supercenters are scheduled to open in Frisco Walmart is converting select locations into Supercenters and opening new Neighborhood Markets in Alabama and Florida These developments form part of a multi-billion-dollar retail investment strategy aimed at future-proofing Walmart’s position as the leader in U.S is more than a retail outlet — it is a blueprint for the future of shopping in America and an unwavering commitment to affordability and convenience Walmart is once again redefining what it means to serve communities at scale Walmart’s new store format delivers all three — while creating jobs and showcasing how the biggest name in retail continues to lead with purpose and innovation GRAMMY® Award-nominated rap group Cypress Hill will be performing in Edmonton at Rogers Place on May 4 Cypress Hill will be joined by Juno Award-nominated Canadian Indigenous hip-hop group This event was originally scheduled for May 1 the ICE District Central Parkade has hundreds of heated spaces and convenient access to Rogers Place and located on the north side of 103 Ave just west of 103 St The parkade offers 6’10” (2.08 m) clearance and quick indoor access to Rogers Place via the ICE District Central Parkade P1 elevator or through the Stantec Tower Level Two pedway Rogers Place & ICE District uses Evolv Express security for faster The Rogers Place 50/50 will be open for the Cypress Hill concert This raffle supports the Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation Register for LOILTY Rewards to earn points for checking in at this event and 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For more information on transit, visit takeETS.com/Downtown For the safety and security of all Rogers Place guests and employees the following items are not permitted at Rogers Place: All prohibited items must be appropriately disposed of prior to entry to Rogers Place being granted Atmosphere and Cypress Hill have professed the “Dank Daze of Summer Tour” with support coming from The Pharcyde Summer 2025 just got even busier for Minneapolis hip-hop pioneers as they announce they’ll be hitting the road for their month-long “Dank Daze of Summer Tour” with the West Coast hip-hop legends Cypress Hill Florida and will take them across the country Joining Cypress Hill and Atmosphere will be Grammy Award-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco and influential giving fans a memorable experience and leaving them wanting more Cypress Hill and Atmosphere are also set to take the stage at select festival stops along the way including the Minnesota State Fair on August 23rd and Reggae Rise Up Oregon on August 30th Public on-sale for the “Dank Daze of Summer Tour” will begin Friday Official artist presales for Cypress Hill and Atmosphere will be available starting Wednesday April 23rd at 10 am local time through Thursday April 24th at 11:59 pm using codes ‘INSANE’ and ‘SUNSHINE’ respectively Venue presales will be available starting Wednesday April 23rd at 12 pm local time through Thursday including meet-and-greet experiences and exclusive merchandise and ticket bundles For tickets and additional information on VIP packages, visit rhymesayers.com and cypresshill.com In addition to hitting the road this summer Cypress Hill has had a massive year in the works keeping fans fed with new projects and upcoming releases Cypress Hill and the London Symphony Orchestra: Black Sunday Live at the Royal Albert Hall was released as a special limited-run theatrical event on March 30th screening in over 500 select theatres across the U.S the group’s full-length live album of the same performance will drop on June 6th G-Eazy’s “Helium Tour” Electrifies Vancouver Fans at Vogue Theatre [Photos] Karolina Bnv Premieres Her Enigmatic “Unforgivable Decisions” Music Video Halestorm Return with ‘Everest’ Album & Massive “nEVEREST” Global Tour Shinedown Reveal Intimate UK Acoustic Performance Call Me Amour Confirm Debut Headlining UK Tour Death Cult Gearing Up for Intimate California Concerts Signs Of The Swarm Detail New Album ‘To Rid Myself Of Truth’ KING 810 Reveal ‘Rustbelt Nu Metal’ Album Details & European Tour it was like monsters with guitars and I was blown away.” Mark Morton: “I was starting to break out of the clouds I could tell that was happening and it felt really free to be creative.” Shadows of a Silhouette Premiere Energetic New Single “No Matter Where I Go” Dawn Of Ouroboros Announce Extensive Spring & Summer US Tour Dates Diablo® and Berserk Join Forces with Beast In Black for Epic Collaboration Headliner to Date at Boston’s MGM at Fenway Deafheaven – ‘Lonely People With Power’ [Album Review] ©2025 V13 Media is part of V13 Media Group, owned by V13 Ventures. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy // Terms of Use a protected swamp shelters a champion cypress By Boyce Upholt December 2024/January 2025 Forget a vista or a visitors’ center. Forget aesthetics entirely, and infrastructure, too. Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge sits in rural West Feliciana Parish Crossed by several ATV trails and a single gravel road it otherwise consists of thirteen thousand acres of unadorned swamp forest That makes for a place alluring to mink and bobcats but not to many humans—a fact that may be reflected in what the French first called the creek that drains these woods: Rivière à la Chaude pissie This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply It helps to know that this refuge is tucked at the foot of the bluffs that line the Mississippi River in some of the southernmost land unprotected by the river’s levees the classic terrain of the Southern cypress swamp—wet and wooded once home to trees that towered nearly a hundred feet might barely encircle the trunks of the biggest and oldest of them This was a keystone species—one that helped regulate the flow of water thereby sustaining habitat for other creatures the loggers cut down nearly all of America’s ancient cypresses since when the Mississippi rises each spring the boundaries between water and land drown which explains why it took until the 1980s for a pair of foresters to find an old bald cypress big enough to set a national record At nearly a hundred feet tall and seventeen feet in diameter this is not just the country’s biggest bald cypress; a sign at the refuge proclaims it’s the largest tree of any kind east of the Sierra Nevada Congress turned this land into a national wildlife refuge—a status that protects the forests though without all the fanfare (or funding) of a national park No one is trying to make things here any more beautiful than they are and it’s nice to leave a space that’s more about everyone and everything else it’s a thirty-minute drive from the little hamlet of St Several other ancient trees exist in these woods spared because they were useless for timber so massive that it rewrites your notion of what a tree can be it’s impossible to calculate its exact age although everyone agrees it’s been around for at least a millennium that could leave another thousand years of life I learned all these facts a few years back while working on a book about what human beings have done to the Mississippi—how it’s been dammed and leveed but we rarely get to see the water: There’s a brick wall in the way separating our neighborhood from the local port the closest we get to Huck Finn living is listening to the bellow of the passing freighters rising over the wall as a chance to glimpse one remnant of all that’s been lost We first ventured north during those early days of COVID inaugurating what’s become an annual ritual Some of the highlights of the trip lie far from the tree We typically stay in a cabin atop the bluff We go for a hike past waterfalls and a stroll through sleepy and friendly St Sometimes we head down the hill to the Oyster Bar as that crudely named creek has been more politely rechristened The bayou was once home to the most bustling port between New Orleans and Natchez but year after year of floods washed the town away Army Corps of Engineers stores stacks of the concrete panels it uses to prevent the Mississippi from shifting any further My wife and I aren’t particularly pious people Usually I try to climb to the cleft where the trunk splits in two only to find that my own year of growth has left me less agile looking upward toward the light beaming through the cracks in the trunk above and thinking about how I’m just a small being Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain wonderland still sparkles These top-notch bakeshops let flour-free customers have their cake—and pies With noses trained to find species by scent these dogs work alongside scientists to help protect rare plants and animals The future of conservation in the South just got a little bit brighter—and not just for salamanders but they’re the craftsmanship of local crustaceans called lawn lobsters The drawls are receiving a lot of flak across the internet but a North Carolina linguist argues they’re actually pretty accurate Emily Crowe is the multimedia editor for Progressive Grocer She has nearly 15 years of writing and editing experience in the food industry and previously served as a food and beverage editor at SmartBrief She has also written for the Specialty Food Association and worked in editorial at Laptop Magazine and American Way Magazine. Emily graduated from Ohio University's E.W Scripps School of Journalism and lives in Columbus Follow Emily on LinkedIn. technology-enhanced “Store of the Future” to life in Texas The retailer will hold a four-day grand opening celebration after the supercenter opens to the public on April 30 the concept store will feature innovative layouts The retailer will also offer its full range of products and services at the new location [RELATED: Next-Level Shelf Technology] We look forward to serving our customers here and continuing to build strong relationships with the community.” Walmart first introduced its Store of the Future strategy with the re-grand opening of 117 stores across 30 states in November 2023 Walmart said the store upgrades would bolster its Signature Experience which aims to inspire customers and provide them with a seamless The store opening is also part of Walmart’s mission to expand its footprint and improve hundreds of its existing stores over the next several years the retailer said it would build or convert more than 150 stores by 2029 which represents millions of dollars in capital investment of labor Firehouse Subs is opening a new location in Cypress Ryan joined Community Impact as a general assignment reporter in 2024 local government and other issues affecting the Cy-Fair community Ryan worked as a digital content producer for a television station in Little Rock and as a sports reporter and anchor in San Angelo He graduated from Sam Houston State University in December 2018 majoring in mass communication with a focus in multiplatform journalism and a minor in marketing Ryan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a master’s degree in sport management Ryan enjoys rooting on Houston’s sports teams Contact: Riki Hoopes Download the NPS app to navigate the parks on the go You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience The Cypress Creek Bridge will see another multi-day full closure starting May 1 the Virginia Department of Transportation announced on Monday Crews with project contractor Crofton Construction will close the remaining westbound lane on South Church Street at the bridge from 7 a.m eastbound traffic will continue to be diverted via Main and Grace streets to the Route 10 Bypass This will be the third multi-day closure the bridge has seen since work began in January 2024 on the two-lane circa-1975 bridge that connects downtown Smithfield with the east end of town VDOT said the closures will facilitate the removal of the final nine existing damaged concrete beams entailed removing old bridge beams and placing newly fabricated beams in their place Both of the prior five-day closures ended three days ahead of schedule When the bridge rehabilitation began in January 2024 VDOT said to expect four multi-day closures through this fall when the bridge work is expected to be completed VDOT said the latest daily closures are expected to remain through May 2 with a backup date of May 5 or until all beams and cranes have been removed All pedestrian access to the bridge remains closed VDOT stopped allowing pedestrians to use the bridge’s sidewalk in February when contractors switched westbound traffic from the eastbound lane to the westbound lane Motorists will continue to use the westbound lane through the duration of the project VDOT said access to all businesses and private residences on either side of the bridge will remain accessible during the multi-day full closure VDOT awarded the $8.6 million contract in late 2023 to Portsmouth-based Crofton the demolition and replacement of 18 spans the repainting of steel beams and replacing the bridge’s sidewalk and barriers Much of the work to date has occurred beneath the bridge out of the view of motorists Editor’s note: This story was updated at 10:55 p.m on April 28 with additional details on which beams will be removed The Norfolk State Spartans versus the North Carolina Central Eagles is one of four games on the Monday… The Miami Heat (28-31) host the Washington Wizards (11-48) in a matchup of Southeast Division teams at Kaseya… MEAC rivals face one another when the Norfolk State Spartans (20-9 10-2 MEAC) travel to face the North… The Norfolk State Spartans (25-4) will try to continue a six-game road winning streak at the North Carolina… Top-25 teams will hit the court in two games on Monday’s college basketball slate JuiceLand opened a new location in Cypress in April Jovanna joined Community Impact as a reporter in July 2023 She graduated from Sam Houston State University in December 2021 where she majored in mass communication with a focus in multiplatform journalism and a minor in creative writing and served as a writer for the campus newspaper Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital will open its doors March 17 Two medical office buildings are already operating on-site and future plans include an additional medical office building more parking options and a hospital expansion (Courtesy Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital) Metrics details Rainfall intensity and duration pose significant challenges to the stability of plantations in mountainous areas prone to soil erosion Accurately understanding how tree transpiration responds to atmospheric evaporation demands under real-time rainfall conditions is essential for enhancing our understanding of tree water use the alder-cypress forest has been completely replaced by a pure cypress forest which led us to employ the heat dissipation probe method to measure sap flux of cypress wood To analyze the responses of cypress trees to real-time and delay-time rainfall we utilized no- and seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average with exogenous variables models to analyze the responses of sap flux to external environmental factors Our analysis revealed that past values of sap flux and vapor pressure deficit jointly accounted for 79.6% (wet season) and 34.6% (dry season) of current sap flux values in the delay-time condition past sap flux values and rainfall did not explain the variance in current sap flux values (R2 = 7.01 × 10− 4) This indicates a decoupling between present and past sap flux and the other three environmental factors in real-time conditions The findings demonstrate significantly different hydraulic drive patterns of trees under real-time rainfall conditions providing a new basis for forest managers to optimize irrigation plans and allocate water resources effectively Sap flux serves as a crucial indicator of tree transpiration and reflects the regulatory mechanisms related to plant physiological characteristics and environmental factors few studies have investigated the relationship between tree sap flux and environmental factors during rainy days This necessitates more sensitive models to accurately capture the transient effects of short-duration rainfall pulses alder has been completely replaced by pure cypress wood forest their growth is significantly constrained by site conditions Rainfall serves as the primary source of soil water but it also plays a major role in soil erosion understanding how trees respond to real-time rainfall (0-interval) is crucial for maintaining plantation stability The primary objective of this study is to investigate how cypress trees respond to environmental factors and to develop response models under real-time conditions (RT) both dry and wet seasons (DT) were analyzed The findings will help bridge the gap in predicting water use for cypress wood under real-time rainfall conditions and enhance forest water use efficiency in response to rainfall patterns ultimately benefiting precise forest water management Curve of original series for the RT (real-time) and DT (delay-time) conditions Inverse roots of ARMA polynomials for the optimal models a-1 and a-2 are optimal SARIMAX models for SFt and Gt in the dry season b-1 and b-2 are optimal SARIMAX models for SFt and Gt in the wet season c-1 and c-2 are optimal ARIMA(X) models for SFt and Gt in RT Forecasting and performance of the optimal models in validation a-b and d-f are optimal SARIMAX models for SFt and Gt in the DT conditions c and f are optimal ARIMA(X) models in the RT S12 and S10 represents first-order seasonal differencing for the wet and dry seasons D represents first-order no seasonal differencing in the RT condition This demonstrates the efficacy of the approach in capturing the variability of tree sap flux across diverse conditions By uncovering the negative effects of immediate rainfall on the close relationship between tree sap flux and environmental factors this study emphasized the beneficial effects of such disruption on tree transpiration recovery It offers a theoretical basis for effective forest water management and improves the predictive accuracy of tree water use models during rainfall Location of the Yang-ting station, generated by ArcGIS 10.2 (https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/index/) The hourly canopy transpiration per unit ground area (Kg·m− 2·h− 1) is calculated as follows: where $\:{A}_{s}$ represents the sapwood area (m2, Table 5) which was determined using concentric circles $\:{A}_{c}$ is the projected canopy area (1.34 m2) and $\:{K}_{t}$ is a units conversion equal to 3600 s·h− 1 To account for the combined effects of air temperature and relative humidity the air vapor pressure deficit ($\:{VPD}_{t}$ KPa) was calculated by determining the difference in vapor pressure between saturated and ambient air m·s− 1) was calculated using the following formula: d (m) is the zero-plane displacement (approximately 0.75 h) h is the reference height at which $\:{WS}_{t}$ was measured (here 10 m) $\:{z}_{0}$ (m) is the roughness length for momentum (approximately 0.1 h) and u (m·s− 1) is the wind speed at height z0 (m) introduced a non-seasonal autoregressive integrated moving-average (ARIMA) model with autoregressive order p and a moving average order q An ARIMA with exogenous inputs (ARIMAX) of order (p Where $\:\:\rho\:\left({L}^{p}\right)=1-{\rho\:}_{1}L-{\rho\:}_{2}{L}^{2}-\cdots\:{\rho\:}_{p}{L}^{p}$is the non-seasonal autoregressive (AR) polynomial of order$\:\:p$ $\:\theta\:\left({L}^{q}\right)=1+{\theta\:}_{1}L+{\theta\:}_{2}{L}^{2}+\cdots\:{\theta\:}_{q}{L}^{q}$ is the non-seasonal moving average (MA) polynomial of order $\:q$ $\:{y}_{t}$ is the output series ($\:{SF}_{t}$ or $\:{G}_{t}$ series) which needs to be integrated $\:d$ times to become stationary before modeling $\:{x}_{t}$ is the exogenous input with k-dimension $\:{WS}_{t}$ and $\:{RF}_{t}$ series in this case $\:\eta\:\left({L}^{r}\right)={\eta\:}_{1}+{\eta\:}_{2}L+{\eta\:}_{3}{L}^{2}+\cdots\:{\eta\:}_{r}{L}^{r-1}$ is the polynomial of non-seasonal order $\:r$ for $\:{x}_{t}$ The first-order stationary series can be expressed as $\:{y}_{t}(1-L)={y}_{t}-{y}_{t-1}$ (2) and the second-order stationary series can be written as $\:{{y}_{t}(1-L)}^{2}={y}_{t}-{2y}_{t-1}+{y}_{t-2}$ $\:{\epsilon}_{t}$ represents the error item A seasonal ARIMA model with exogenous inputs (SARIMAX) of order (p Where $\rho {\:_S}\left( {{L^P}} \right) = 1 - \rho {\:_{S1}}{L^S} - \rho {\:_{S2}}{L^{2{\rm{\;}}S}} - \cdots \:\rho {\:_{SP}}{L^{PS}}$ represents the seasonal autoregressive (SAR) polynomial of order $\:P$ $\theta {\:_S}\left( {{L^Q}} \right) = 1 + \theta {\:_{S1}}{L^S} + \theta {\:_{S2}}{L^{2{\rm{\;}}S}} + \cdots \:\theta {\:_{SQ}}{L^{QS}}$ is the seasonal moving average (SMA) polynomial of order $\:Q$ $\eta {\:_S}\left( {{L^R}} \right) = \eta {\:_{S1}} + \eta {\:_{S2}}{L^S} + \eta {\:_{S3}}{L^{2{\rm{\;}}S}} + \cdots \:\eta {\:_{SR}}{L^{(R - 1)S}}$ represents the polynomial of seasonal order $\:R$ for $\:{x}_{t}$ $\:S$ is the order of the season (10 and 12 in the dry and wet seasons and $\:D$ indicates the number of seasonal integrations required for series stationarity The first-order seasonal stationary series can be written as $\:{y}_{t}(1-{L}^{S})={y}_{t}-{y}_{t-S}$ and the second-order seasonal stationary series can be written as $\:{y_t}{(1 - {L^S})^2} = {y_t} - 2{y_{t - S}} + {y_{t - 2{\rm{\;}}S}}$ and the best-fit models were selected based on the AIC and BIC criteria To investigate the response of $\:{SF}_{t}$ in C funebris to immediate rainfall pulses and soil water availability we analyzed two conditions: the real-time condition (RT) and the delay-time condition (DT) we focused on the rainy days between 2015 and 2017 specifically selecting instances where rainfall persisted for more than 4 consecutive hours each day and where $\:{PAR}_{t}$≥5 w·m− 2 This resulted in a total of 137 observations representing the RT selecting moments where $\:{PAR}_{t}$≥5 w·m− 2 each day with monthly rainfall amounts below 20 mm (12.3 mm in January and 4.1 mm in February) and exceeding 100 mm (324 mm in July and 135 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(Courtesy Bob Hope School) To receive future pods as soon as they’re live please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription You can also subscribe to the free tier below: Share Matt Davies, General Manager of Cypress Mountain, British Columbia Photo courtesy of Cypress Mountain.Recorded onAugust 5 Click here for a mountain stats overview Closest neighboring ski areas: Grouse Mountain (:28) Seymour (:55) – travel times vary considerably given weather Base elevation: 2,704 feet/824 meters (base of Raven Ridge quad) Summit elevation: 4,720 feet/1,440 meters (summit of Mt Vertical drop: 2,016 feet/614 meters total | 1,236 feet/377 meters on Black Mountain | 1,720 feet/524 meters on Mt Average annual snowfall: 245 inches/622 cm Lift count: 7 (2 high-speed quads, 3 fixed-grip quads, 1 double, 1 carpet – view Lift Blog’s inventory of Cypress’ lift fleet) View historic Cypress Mountain trailmaps on skimap.org All renderings courtesy of Wallace Green Real Estate.Here’s how the whole thing would set up against the mountain: And here’s what it would be like at ground level: Like wow that actually resembles something that is not toxic to the human soul But to a certain sort of Mother Earth evangelist the mere suggestion of any sort of mountainside development is blasphemous a too-late reflex against the subdivision-off-an-exit-ramp Build-A-Bungalow mentality that transformed this country into a car-first sprawlscape I believe a reset is in order: to preserve large tracts of wilderness we should intensely develop small pieces of land West Vancouver Approves ‘Transformational’ Plan for Cypress Village Development - North Shore News West Vancouver Approves Cypress Village Development with Homes for Nearly 7,000 People - Urbanized I said that Cypress had installed the Easy Rider quad in 2021 You’ll see it anyway on your way north to Whistler: the turnoff to Cypress Bowl Road to a cut in the mountains surrounded by chairlifts neon-green Olympic rings standing against the pines This is not Whistler and no one will try to tell you that it is who put in two decades priming the machine just up the road But Cypress is not just a waystation either or a Wednesday evening punchcard for Vancouver Cubicle Bro Two thousand vertical feet is a lot of vertical feet a jigsaw interlocking of the manmade and natural worlds And when the snow settles and the trees fill in a bit of an Incredible Hulk effect kicks on as this mild-mannered Bruce Banner of a ski area flexes into something bigger and beefier an unlikely superhero of the Vancouver heights But Cypress is also not a typical Ikon Pass resort: 600 acres not a single condo tucked against the hill A busy-day hike up from the most distant parking lot can eat an irrevocable part of your soul (new shuttles this year should help that) rather than the am-I-in-Austria-or-Montana explosive awe that hits you at the base of Big Sky To describe a ski area as both spectacular and ordinary feels like a contradiction (or But Cypress is in fact both of these things Brown-dirt trails in February and dang-where’d-I-leave-my-giraffe deep 10 days later but latched onto a pass with Aspen and Alta a piece of a company that includes Big Sky and Big Cottonwood and a pair of New England ski areas that dwarf their Brother Cypress On the 2010 Winter OlympicsA summary of Cypress’ Olympic timeline, from the mountain’s history page: On Whistler BlackcombWe talk quite a bit about Whistler, where Davies worked for two decades. Here’s a trailmap so you don’t have to go look it up: On animosity between the merger of Whistler and BlackcombI covered this when I hosted Whistler COO Belinda Trembath on the podcast a few months back. Cypress is one of three ski areas seated just north of Vancouver. The other two are Grouse Mountain and Mt. Seymour, which we allude to briefly in the podcast. Here are some visuals: This is how carpets ought to be stacked – as a staircase from easiest to hardest, letting beginners work up their confidence with short bursts of motion: Sunday River’s three covered carpets climb a green run along successively steeper pitches. Photo courtesy of Sunday River.On side-by-side carpetsBoyne has two of these bad boys, as far as I know – one at Big Sky, and one at Summit at Snoqualmie, both installed last year. Here’s the Big Sky lift: Photo courtesy of Big Sky Resort.On Ikon resorts in B.C and proximity to CypressWhile British Columbia is well-stocked with Ikon Pass partners – Revelstoke Sun Peaks – none of them is anywhere near Cypress is four to five hours under the best conditions The next closest Ikon Pass partner is The Summit at Snoqualmie four hours and an international border south – so more than twice the distance as that little place north of Cypress called Whistler The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round This podcast hit paid subscribers\u2019 inboxes on Sept To receive future pods as soon as they\u2019re live Share Matt Davies, General Manager of Cypress Mountain, British Columbia Click here for a mountain stats overview Seymour (:55) \u2013 travel times vary considerably given weather Lift count: 7 (2 high-speed quads, 3 fixed-grip quads, 1 double, 1 carpet \u2013 view Lift Blog\u2019s inventory of Cypress\u2019 lift fleet) View historic Cypress Mountain trailmaps on skimap.org All renderings courtesy of Wallace Green Real Estate.Here\u2019s how the whole thing would set up against the mountain: And here\u2019s what it would be like at ground level: West Vancouver Approves \u2018Transformational\u2019 Plan for Cypress Village Development - North Shore News West Vancouver Approves Cypress Village Development with Homes for Nearly 7,000 People - Urbanized You\u2019ll see it anyway on your way north to Whistler: the turnoff to Cypress Bowl Road It\u2019s a ski area that\u2019s just a ski area Brown-dirt trails in February and dang-where\u2019d-I-leave-my-giraffe deep 10 days later A summary of Cypress\u2019 Olympic timeline, from the mountain\u2019s history page: On Whistler BlackcombWe talk quite a bit about Whistler, where Davies worked for two decades. Here\u2019s a trailmap so you don\u2019t have to go look it up: On animosity between the merger of Whistler and BlackcombI covered this when I hosted Whistler COO Belinda Trembath on the podcast a few months back. This is how carpets ought to be stacked \u2013 as a staircase from easiest to hardest, letting beginners work up their confidence with short bursts of motion: Sunday River\u2019s three covered carpets climb a green run along successively steeper pitches. Photo courtesy of Sunday River.On side-by-side carpetsBoyne has two of these bad boys, as far as I know \u2013 one at Big Sky, and one at Summit at Snoqualmie, both installed last year. Here\u2019s the Big Sky lift: and proximity to CypressWhile British Columbia is well-stocked with Ikon Pass partners \u2013 Revelstoke Sun Peaks \u2013 none of them is anywhere near Cypress four hours and an international border south \u2013 so more than twice the distance as that little place north of Cypress called Whistler A Century of Impact is a 192-page hardbound treasure celebrating NPCA’s first 100 years of protecting America’s national parks the one-of-a-kind natural wonders of Big Cypress National Preserve have suffered a slow The Midway Campground at Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida – Amid ongoing community conversation in South Florida regarding a potential federal wilderness designation for sections of Big Cypress National Preserve National Parks Conservation Association Senior Coastal and Wildlife Program Manager Oil and gas operations and rampant off-road vehicle use have wreaked havoc across the preserve and threatened its rare species and rich biodiversity National Parks Conservation Association staff and supporters have worked to end this harm to the Preserve advocating for limits on off-road vehicles and an end to oil and gas activities Despite years of on-the-ground advocacy and community engagement Seismic survey trucks have mown down cypress trees leaving paths of destruction in their wake Miles of unauthorized recreational off-road vehicle damage continues to proliferate in fragile habitats "That’s why the National Parks Conservation Association has supported a wilderness designation for select areas of Big Cypress over the years NPCA views wilderness as a valuable conservation tool for protecting some of the most sensitive areas for imperiled wildlife and habitats We believe the situation in Big Cypress has become dire and that designating parts of the preserve as wilderness is one of the pathways to better protect the Preserve’s threatened habitat and wildlife NPCA does not and would not support any potential wilderness designation that violates the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida or Seminole Tribe of Florida’s rights to access and live in the Preserve Tribal rights to customary and traditional use and access are established in the enabling legislation that founded Big Cypress and must be upheld We have a deep and abiding respect for both Tribal Nations and the unique cultural connection they have with this land "The National Park Service can and should continue its work with the Tribes through meaningful government-to-government consultation to honor Tribal interests Any potential wilderness designation must protect Big Cypress’ ecosystems while simultaneously protecting Tribal rights and access to the land they have stewarded for generations We are committed to working together to find and apply conservation tools and solutions to protect Big Cypress.” About the National Parks Conservation Association: Since 1919, the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association has been the leading voice in safeguarding our national parks. NPCA and its more than 1.6 million members and supporters work together to protect and preserve our nation’s most iconic and inspirational places for future generations. For more information, visit www.npca.org threatened conservation rules and censored our nation’s history But we think there’s still time to reverse course NPCA works to preserve landscapes and wildlife in the East’s last fully connected wilderness with its Safe Passage initiatives The National Park System’s breathtaking landscapes and cultural and historic sites serve as living laboratories for science and discovery that help safeguard our nation’s legacy With the demolishing underway of the school constructed when John F. Kennedy was president featuring a classic outdoor finger layout "It's a bittersweet moment of losing the school that we loved with an exciting view of the future," Principal Matt Miller said But as you move further into this 21st century about 150.000 square feet of newly constructed space for 1,000 students in up to three stories will emerge on the 17 acres at 8901 Cypress Lake Drive "It was a half-penny sales tax," Miller said "That went a long way in funding this project so it was a welcome thing for this part of the community but a little more customized for our specific needs it was very important to us to have very high-level art areas in close proximity to our raised stage which will be kind of on the side of the gym and also we really wanted to make sure that the traffic patterns were smooth." "First and foremost we have to think about the safety and security of our students and with that comes student supervision so we fixed some of the traffic pattern issues that you might see at other schools and really paid very close attention to the quality," Miller said and I'm thoroughly excited about of the design and the quality of the building that we're about to build in this community of students "It sort of started as a similar prototype of some of the other middle schools you'll see in our county We had a little bit less land side to side on campus but it is well worth it: Given the condition of the building There are few in the school district that might be a little bit older." "It actually felt old when I attended '83-86," said Fort Myers resident Liz Abbott a sentiment echoed by others who went there like Jason Smith: "It was old when I was there in 1978." and then onto Cypress Lake High School," said Nick Kuefler "But I remember one year we had summer band camp at Cypress Middle who eventually went on to the University of Florida liked the outside feel: "I always thought the open-air corridors and courtyards were a nice design Education: Too many Americans think colleges 'must all be crazy,' not part of U.S. success everybody was pleasantly surprised," Miller said "I was understandably a little nervous when we opened schools in our temporary campus in January ― we moved at winter break I started to ask a lot of students and a lot of teachers and support staff what they thought we're going into portables.' But they're just different classrooms The renovated portables are the same ones used last year while Franklin Park Elementary building was going on as part of recycling efforts by the school system The overall total cost of the venture led by Owen-Ames-Kimball Co. includes more than $2 million for furniture public records reviewed by In the Know show In the Know: As stockpile of SW Florida homes explodes, what role are Canadians playing? pops up throughout the 40-page agreement between O-A-K and the school system there is some demo where the portables are and site clean up that will still need to be done." Cypress Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of SAP SE (NYSE:SAP - Free Report) during the 4th quarter according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC The firm bought 5,718 shares of the software maker's stock SAP accounts for approximately 1.3% of Cypress Advisory Group LLC's holdings making the stock its 26th largest position Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of SAP by 8.6% in the 4th quarter Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,118,138 shares of the software maker's stock worth $1,260,137,000 after purchasing an additional 403,956 shares in the last quarter grew its holdings in shares of SAP by 125.0% in the 4th quarter now owns 1,602,548 shares of the software maker's stock worth $394,563,000 after acquiring an additional 890,157 shares during the last quarter Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of SAP by 91.2% during the fourth quarter Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,471,798 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $362,371,000 after purchasing an additional 701,880 shares during the last quarter boosted its position in shares of SAP by 145.5% in the 4th quarter now owns 1,346,506 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $331,523,000 after purchasing an additional 798,037 shares during the period increased its stake in SAP by 30.4% in the 4th quarter now owns 1,172,103 shares of the software maker's stock worth $288,583,000 after purchasing an additional 273,417 shares in the last quarter NYSE:SAP traded up $0.80 during mid-day trading on Monday 1,432,542 shares of the company were exchanged compared to its average volume of 1,023,536 a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16 The stock has a market cap of $371.64 billion SAP SE has a 12 month low of $179.43 and a 12 month high of $323.84 The company has a fifty day moving average of $268.42 and a 200 day moving average of $259.20 SAP (NYSE:SAP - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday The software maker reported $1.51 EPS for the quarter beating the consensus estimate of $1.39 by $0.12 The company had revenue of $10.35 billion during the quarter compared to analysts' expectations of $9.08 billion SAP had a return on equity of 12.18% and a net margin of 9.17% research analysts anticipate that SAP SE will post 6.55 EPS for the current fiscal year The business also recently declared an annual dividend The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday This is an increase from SAP's previous annual dividend of $2.39 Several research firms have weighed in on SAP Kepler Capital Markets raised SAP from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $308.00 price target (up previously from $286.00) on shares of SAP in a research note on Thursday BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on SAP from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday JMP Securities boosted their price objective on shares of SAP from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday Argus reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of SAP in a research note on Tuesday Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating the company has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $264.00 View Our Latest Stock Analysis on SAP MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. 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