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Knight Now in
Single-A
Bill Knight, Jr. a native
of Millen, GA and played
high school baseball for
EBA is continuing his rise
in Major League Baseball.
Knight was drafted by the
Seattle Mariners in the
2022 MLB Draft. He spent
his first season playing for
the Mariners development
league. This year, he was
selected to the Low-A
Mariners affiliate the
Modesto Nuts.
Thus far, the Modesto
Nuts have played 15 games
and Knight has played in
13 of those games. More
impressive is his batting
through those 13 games he
has played. He has been
at bat 53 times and has a
batting average of .302. In
this time, he has hit two
home mns, four doubles,
and a total of 16 hits.
Bill Knight Jr. is hitting .302 in
his first season in Low-A baseball
playing for the Modesto Nuts an
affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. In
addition to a great batting average,
he has hit two home runs. Photo by
Mariner Athletics.
Congratulations to the Girl's Track
Team for an amazing year!!
The EBA girls’track team is pictured after a successful regional tournament. Those with a Jenkins County
connection included Kensey Felix (3rd from left) and Braelyn Reeves (6th from left). Braelyn finished as Region
runner-up in the High Jump and state qualifier in the triple jump, 4x400, and 4x800 relay. Photo Submitted.
The Jenkins County girls’Track team finished in 3 rd place in the region! Congratulations girls as part of
another great Jenkins County regional finish! More information in next week’s edition. Photo Submitted.
Graduation is fast
Special to
The Times
Edmund
Burke
Academy
TRACK
Right
Kensey Felix of Millen
competed recently in
the GISA Regional
tournament for EBA.
She was the region
champion in the 800M,
Region runner-up in the
1600M, 3 rd high point
girl in the Region, state
qualifier in the 3200M,
4X400, and 4x800
Relay. Photo Submitted.
EBA Girls Tracks
Don’t share that Netflix password
approaching
By Tyler Busch, Podcast Director
& Staff Writer
for
The Times
As we all know, it is that special time of year (or one of
many special times), graduation season. With spring break
having passed, proms having come and gone, the next big
event of the school year is graduation. For high school
seniors it is the end of K-12, and in a few short months,
many will go to college, go into the military, or pursue other
paths.
For college seniors, it's the shock that real adulthood is
here, the days of college parties and the so called “relaxed”
years of college are over, forever. You're done with senior
capstones, hopefully have done an internship or two, and
have a job lined up already. Many of these graduates, getting
ready for their name to be called and walk across the stage,
are thinking to themselves, “did I get everything I wanted
out of these four years”, or for some they’re thinking, “thank
god these four years are done.” Whichever it might be, the
work has paid off, by luck, or by being a dedicated student.
For all seniors, whether graduating from high school
or college, they all have the case of “senioritis”. What is
gmeling about graduation is the final month or two before,
and you are ready for graduation to be here already. Even
though the four years of high school or college went by fast,
those last couple of months want to take their sweet time
going by.
Photographers are busy taking last minute senior pics.
For any student graduating, we all are looking forward to
the graduation money and gifts to come. For those of us
who like to be the center of attention, this is our time to
shine even brighter than we usually do.
It's also that time of year for award ceremonies, sports
banquets, etc. The seniors on sports teams are playing
their final games, or for some they are moving on to the
next level in their sport, whether it be to college or going
professional. Others are attending their last club/organization
meetings, and maybe being recognized at church for their
accomplishment. It is a bittersweet, emotional time of year,
with lots of reflection and excitement.
Jenkins County schools last day of the school year is
May 26th, which is also the date for graduation. Georgia
Southern University ends their spring semester on May
7th. Undergraduate graduation at Georgia Southern will
be spread out over four days, the second week of May.
Statesboro campus students will graduate at Allen E.
Paulson Stadium and Armstrong campus students will
graduate at Enmarket Arena, in Savannah.
Jenkins County High school students will graduate on May
26th at the performance gym. This will be Superintendent
Cooper’s last graduation before her upcoming retirement
this summer.
Congratulations to all our graduates!
People have been sharing their Netflix
passwords for years, and the streaming
giant used to encourage the practice.
Who could forget that Netflix tweet back
in 2017: “Love is sharing a password,”
it wrote.
At the time, Netflix’s strategy was
much more about eyeballs on screens—
it didn’t care who shared their passwords
if a ton of people were watching. But
five years later, things are very different.
Netflix is struggling financially
against growing competition from other
streamers such as Disney, and that’s on
top of the global economic downturn.
The figures say it all—Netflix lost nearly
a million subscribers between April and
July 2022 as people decided to quit the
service.
Netflix has tried putting its prices up,
but it’s not enough to allow the streaming
giant to invest in new content. There are
100 million people sharing passwords,
and Netflix wants to monetize them.
When is Netflix ending password
sharing?
In April 2023, Netflix confirmed the
end of password sharing will happen
before July this year in what appears
to be a delay to the changes. Netflix
said it would delay the password
sharing crackdown in the U.S. and
other countries to the end of the second
quarter, after originally stating it would
happen in Q1.
Netflix’s password sharing crackdown
began in Latin America in 2022 and as
of February 8, it has started to roll out
in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and
Spain. Taking this into account, people
in other parts of the world—including
the US and UK—can expect it to happen
soon.
How much is Netflix charging for
password sharing?
The fee for password sharing will
vary in different markets. Netflix has
so far outlined how much it will charge
in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and
Spain, as well as in Latin America where
it first rolled out the changes.
In Canada, New Zealand, Portugal
and Spain, the fees are as follows:
If you are using a Standard or Premium
plan, you can add an extra
member sub account for up
to two people you don’t live
with for an extra CADS7.99 a
month per person in Canada,
NZDS7.99 in New Zealand,
Euro 3.99 in Portugal, and
Euro 5.99 in Spain.
While Netflix hasn’t
confirmed the exact fee for
sharing your password in
the US or UK, the streaming
service charged around $3 in
parts of Latin America.
How will Netflix know if I
am sharing my account?
Netflix will have ways of knowing if
you are still sharing your account with
someone outside of your household.
That’s because the streaming service
collects a lot of data about you, including
what you watch, where you watch it,
the location of your home, and device
IDs. This information can be used to
ascertain whether it’s you are watching
or someone in another household.
In countries where the password
sharing crackdown is active, Netflix
is tracking who shares their accounts
via the devices used to connect to the
platform. It will enforce the end of
password sharing by asking devices to
“check in” periodically in your home
location around once a month. If you
have kids at college, they could check
their devices when they are home, if they
can get back every 31 days.
Netflix describes in its shareholder
letter how you will still be able to use
your devices outside of your home
once the crackdown begins. “As we
roll out paid sharing, members in many
countries will also have the option to pay
extra if they want to share Netflix with
people they don’t live with,” the letter
reads. “As is the case today, all members
will be able to watch while traveling,
whether on a TV or mobile device."
When Netflix detects that someone
outside of the household is sharing the
password, it will block the device and
give them the option to add their own
account.
Netflix hasn’t confirmed this method
will be used globally, but it looks likely
it will be similar when password sharing
ends across the world.
Setting your primary location and
other new Netflix settings
Explaining the new system, Netflix
has outlined how people will now need
to set their primary location, so devices
can log in periodically to prove they are
a household account.
“We will help members set this up,
ensuring that anyone who lives in
their household can use their Netflix
account,” Netflix promised as it detailed
how the changes would work in Canada,
New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain.
Netflix has also set up a page for people
to Manage Account Access and Devices
to allow people to manage who has
access to their account.
Another new feature to encourage people
to set up their own account instead of
sharing with someone else is Transfer
Profile. “People using an account can
now easily transfer a profile to a new
account, which they pay for—keeping
their personalised recommendations,
viewing history, My List and saved
games,” Netflix said.
Netflix assures you that you can still
watch while you travel and log into
a new TV, for example, at a hotel or
holiday rental.
“We value our members and recognize
that they have many entertainment
choices,” Netflix wrote. “A Netflix
account is intended for one household
and members can choose from a range of
plans with different features. As always,
we’ll refine these new features based on
member feedback so that we continue to
improve Netflix in the years ahead.”
While the changes will differ in other
parts of the world in line with feedback,
you can expect these new features to
apply everywhere.
Check back to this article and my Forbes
profile for updates and how-to articles
explaining the new Netflix features.
How can I save money while still using
Netflix?
Netflix offers various levels of accounts,
including a bells and whistles 4K
Premium version. If you are already
on the top version and you don’t need
it, it makes sense to scale back—
Netflix allows you to choose Premium
4K, Standard HD (1080p), Basic HD
(720p) and Basic with adverts. The ad-
supported Netflix package is only a third
of the price of the HD setting, so you can
save a lot of cash.
Granted, ads can be annoying, but even
the basic plan is just over a third of the
premium. You can make any changes to
your package in your Account settings.
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