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All AdventHealth, Orlando Health legacy hospitals receive A’s in nonprofit’s latest ratings
All AdventHealth and Orlando Health legacy hospitals received A grades in the latest hospital safety ratings released biannually by the independent nonprofit Leapfrog Group.
The eight AdventHealth hospitals in Central Florida and six Orlando Health legacy hospitals received the highest rankings available. The grades are based on factors including prevention of medical errors, infections and injuries.
“Patient safety is at the core of our mission at AdventHealth. I’m proud the commitment to excellence is embedded across all our hospitals in Central Florida,” Brian Adams, president and CEO of AdventHealth’s Central Florida Division, said in a statement. “To once again be recognized by The Leapfrog Group speaks to our team members’ devotion and skill in providing whole-person care.”
The ratings mark the 13th consecutive A grades for Orlando Health South Lake and the seventh consecutive A grades for Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center and Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips.
Thea Awards: Spider-Man ride, Disney droids and lands recognized
Universal’s Spider-Man ride, two Disney lands and some droids plus a former Imagineer were among the winners of Thea Awards presented by the Themed Entertainment Association on Tuesday night.
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, a 3-D dark ride that opened with Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park in 1999, was given the Thea Classic Award.
BDX Droids of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, a product of Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development and Disney Research Zurich, were noted for outstanding achievement in technological innovation.
The Zootopia area at Shanghai Disney and Fantasy Springs of Tokyo DisneySea were recognized for outstanding achievement for a theme park land. Fantasy Springs features attractions based on the films “Peter Pan,” “Frozen” and “Tangled.”
Rick Rothschild, founder and chief creative of FAR Out! Creative Direction, was given the Buzz Price Thea Award for a lifetime of outstanding achievement. Rothschild is also a 30-year veteran of Walt Disney Imagineering.
AI photos showing girl students with nude bodies roil private school in Pennsylvania
By MARK SCOLFORO
Images that depict the faces of girls with nude bodies have led to the departure of leaders from a private school in Pennsylvania, prompted a student protest and triggered a criminal investigation.
A juvenile suspect was “removed from” Lancaster Country Day School and his cellphone was seized by investigators in August, Susquehanna Regional Police Department Detective Laurel Bair said Tuesday.
It’s the latest example of how the use of artificial intelligence to create or manipulate images with sexual content has become a concern, including within school settings.
U.S. law enforcement has been cracking down on graphic depictions of computer-generated children as well as manipulated photos of real ones. The Justice Department says it’s pursuing those who exploit AI tools and states are racing to enact laws to address the problem.
A new Pennsylvania state law that takes effect late next month explicitly criminalizes making or disseminating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
How much does Instacart pay? I became a full-service shopper to find out
By Tommy Tindall, NerdWallet
I tried the Instacart full-service shopper side hustle for a week and didn’t hate it. I found the level of activity involved — shopping and loading at grocery and other types of stores — to be more fulfilling than chauffeuring people around as an Uber driver or doing taco and smoothie deliveries with DoorDash. (I tried both of those gigs, too).
Even though I liked it, I didn’t make much money, but that doesn’t mean you can’t. I chalk my struggle up to being a total Instacart noob and living in a relatively small town in Maryland. Also, I was filming my experience for a Nerdy video, which slowed me down a bit.
How much do Instacart shoppers make?
According to ZipRecruiter, the average pay for Instacart shoppers in Maryland is about $17 per hour. I made less than that.
I tested this side hustle over the course of three days, spent just under seven hours active in the app and earned a grand total of $80.29.
- That’s $11.47 per hour.
- It’s actually more like $8 per hour, when you consider the time I spent sitting in parking lots waiting for orders. By my estimate, I worked for 10 hours.
- It’s even worse when you consider the 160 miles I put on my personal vehicle and half a tank of gas I used.
Let’s call it $25 for gas and subtract that from $80.29. I’m left with $55.29 for 10 hours of my time.