COVID-19 Updates for National Parks

Yellowstone is open and all 179 employees tested negative for COVID-19 during the second round of tests.

Yosemite requires reservations to visit and has pushed campground reopens up to August 1.

Zion is open but with there's no shuttle service so parking is very limited.

Rocky Mountain continues with timed entry.

Acadia (i.e. State of Maine) requires a 14-day quarantine for all non-exempt out-of-state visitors.

Here's the latest list of what's open, what's closed and what's changed.

P.S. Chimani Perks subscribers are receiving these updates daily for each park under the "COVID-19 Impacts" section.

Fill Out Your Brackets with Speedbrackets

Initially conceived to solve the “busted brackets” problem so often faced during the excitement of March Madness, with participants’ interest waning once they were eliminated, SpeedBrackets, (https://speedbrackets.com/), is the new, free app that allows players to change their original pick at any point during a sporting event and still have a chance to win.

 

With SpeedBrackets’ unique technology, users are able to have an enhanced experience through a combination of the phone app and actual game action until the conclusion.

SpeedBrackets’ Men’s College Basketball 2019 Championship app is currently available for free download from the App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android). Please visit (https://speedbrackets.com/) to learn all about SpeedBrackets and how to take your fantasy sports experience to the next level.

Crowdfunding Corner: The Money Game

A new app makes learning about money, fun and entertaining.

Learning how to improve your financial savviness is not supposed to be fun and games, especially in a sobering financial landscape where consumer debt is at an all-time high with foreclosures and bankruptcies on the rise.

However, a new app, The Money Game, is looking to change that. Think of it as finding out about dollars and sense in an enjoyable way.

The Money Game is a video game that can help consumers learn financial literacy through real-life illustrations. You have the option of putting your personal financial picture in the Money Game and play for real or fantasy. By putting your life in the Money Game and playing it to win, you can potentially improve your financial situation and change your life.

Doug Hughes, CEO and chairman of Productive Entertainment, (http://prod-ent.com/ ), a Los Angeles-based company that developed the game, was inspired to create the Money Game after watching a family member playing the popular game Farmville. He had a simple but powerful premise with the Money Game: how to make learning about financial matters engaging and fun unlike most of the financial apps on the market. It was his long-time experience with video games that provided the solution.

Productive Entertainment has launched an Indiegogo campaign,  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-money-game-have-fun-with-your-money#/, to spread awareness about the Money Game app among consumers and the investment community.

Crowdfunding Corner: Ulzi App is Personal Freedom through Artificial Intelligence

I love this app.

It’s a sobering statistic that many women know all too well: 1 in 4 women will likely be assaulted during her college career.

Troubled after learning about this ominous statistic, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduates, Maxwell Fong and Elan Timmons, were inspired to create a small online platform where people could share their personal stories about sexual assault. After receiving hundreds of emails, the duo wanted to do something more so they began to work closely with sexual assault survivors and supporters to develop Ulzi, (http://ulzi.com/), a personal safety smartphone app that eases the concern about the safety of your loved ones or yourself.

On indigogo at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/personal-freedom-through-artificial-intelligence-apps-community#/

Ulzi is here to help.

Through emergency notifications, GPS tracking, safe route planning, and artificial intelligence, your phone and your community can always have your back, and you’ll have peace of mind when it comes to your loved ones’ safety.

Starting at just $8.

Tech of Sports - Ken Grohe of SignNow

A second "Tech of Sports" this week.

We talk with Ken Grohe of SignNow this week on Tech of Sports.

The SignNow app allows you to get legally binding signatures from your customers, partners and employees in seconds.

Stop chasing paper! SignNow E-Signature cuts document turnaround time by 90%. E-sign documents for FREE anywhere and anytime! ✓ Secure & easy to use ✓ Legally-binding ✓ Trusted by over 5 million users.

How does SignNow relate to National Signing Day?

SignNow has established special relationships with numerous Colleges & Universities such as Arizona State, Boston College, Cornell, University of Nebraska, University of Michigan, Notre Dame, University of Massachusetts, UCLA, Oregon State, University of Connecticut, University of Illinois and North Dakota in an effort to streamline paperless processes for official documents. National Signing Day carries with it the significance of tradition as well as the hopes and dreams of hundreds of young athletes. Modernizing the process for these athletes brings them one step closer to making their dreams a reality.

SignNow allows university faculties to reach recruits in seconds. They’re able to collect letters of intent (also known as a #NLI) in a single click, free from the hassles of obsolete faxing technology or having to collect the letter in person. Both the recruits and faculty can easily store, secure and quickly access and manage their documents using SignNow.

SignNow is the world’s top ranking mobile signature platform, used in more than 170 countries and territories around the globe.

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