First Hopi Skatepark Inspires Hope KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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Published September 19, 2022 at 11:31 PM MST
The Hopi Tribe was under strict safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic, with nightly curfews and stay-at-home orders. That left little to do for young people on the remote Reservation in northeastern Arizona. So…they started skateboarding. Anywhere they could. It was something to do outside, together, that was relatively safe. It became therapeutic. In the village of Tewa, two friends decided to create a skateboarding collective and build the Hopi Tribe’s first skate park. KNAU’s Sakya Calsoyas spent a recent sunny day at the half pipe.
Terrill Humeyestewa will never forget his first skateboard. “I got a Walmart board for $15, didn’t roll at all. Could easily snap off the tail,” he says. But it worked well enough to learn the basics of the sport on the dirt roads and sandy areas near his home in the Village of Tewa. “I learned all the different tricks…like ollies, kick flips, these weird tricks, handstands because they wouldn’t roll.”
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At the time, Humeyestewa never imagined his $15 skateboard would lead him to build the Tribe’s very first skate park. But that’s exactly what he did during the height of the coronavirus pandemic with his friend and fellow skateboarder, Quintin Nahsonhoya. “During quarantine, a lot of people like really picked it up and they just started trying to learn new tricks and stuff and sharing their clips on social media,” Nahsonhoya says.
The pandemic had an isolating effect on Hopi, a place that’s already fairly isolated. Young people, in particular, really struggled to find something to do as COVID-19 shut down communities. Tribal authorities halted travel and restricted group gatherings, so things like basketball and other team sports weren’t allowed. Nahsonhoya says skateboarding became a way to cope, “just noticing the increase in skaters on the Hopi reservation and noticing that a lot of kids my age, they were all wanting to learn how to skate, but there wasn’t really any place to do it.”
They skated on any flat surface they could find, like the empty parking lot at the local elementary school. But it was evident they needed a space of their own. Nahsonhoya and Terrill Humeyestewa decided to form a collective called Skate 264, named after the highway that runs the span of the Hopi Reservation. They raised money and found volunteers in the village to help build a skate park.
“It was a pretty good thing when everyone came together to have this happen,” Humeyestewa says. “No one was giving us a hard time…no one was like, we shouldn’t get that built they’re going to be a lot of gangsters out here all the things that go with stereotyping, like skateboarding, like drugs and graffiti and all the other stuff.”
Like many Native American Tribes across the country, the Hopi contend with stereotypes and stigma surrounding alcohol and substance abuse. The skate park was a way to counter those ideas and foster healthy living. Quintin Nahsonhoya says elders, relatives and neighbors came together with tools and experience to help with the construction.
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Quintin Nahsonhoya and his parents helped build the Tewa Skatepark.
“Yeah, this is this is definitely a big leap for not just us, but our Hopi community, our Hopi youth out here. That just shows them that if they want, if they want anything done out here, they can do it. They just have to put their mind to it and like, you know, find the right people and people will help them out if they like the cause…” Nahsonhoya and Humeyestewa hope other villages will be inspired to build skate parks, too. They believe the Tewa park will have a lasting impact on generations of Hopi youth by providing a healthy example of exercise and positive living.
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“This is something I’ll definitely remember for the rest of my life. I’ll probably be telling my kids like, Oh, hey, I built that skate park when I was younger,” Nahsonhoya says.
Sports News Roundup: Soccer-French Federation To Review Image Rights Agreement; NFL-Bills Cornerback Jackson Being Evaluated For Neck Injury And More Devdiscourse
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Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.
Soccer-French federation to review image rights agreement
The French Football Federation said it will review its agreement on players’ image rights following media reports that striker Kylian Mbappe had refused to take part in sponsor activities. ESPN reported Mbappe refused to participate in a team photo and sponsor activities scheduled for Tuesday because he does not want to endorse some brands, including fast food chains and betting companies, that are under contract with the national team.
NFL-Bills cornerback Jackson being evaluated for neck injury
Buffalo cornerback Dane Jackson is being evaluated for a neck injury but has full movement in his extremities, the Bills said, after he left the field in an ambulance following a hit in Monday’s game against Tennessee Titans. Jackson was making a tackle on a Titans player just before halftime when team mate Tremaine Edmunds dove in, inadvertently causing a helmet-to-helmet collision that pushed Jackson’s head back.
MLB roundup: Mets seal playoff bid behind Max Scherzer
Max Scherzer earned his 200th career win by tossing six perfect innings on Monday as the visiting New York Mets clinched a playoff spot by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2. Pete Alonso hit a monstrous three-run homer in the fourth inning to spark the fifth straight win for the Mets, who remained a game ahead of the second-place Atlanta Braves in the National League East. The Brewers fell 2 1/2 games behind the idle Philadelphia Phillies in the race for the third and final NL wild-card spot.
Cricket-Black Caps tweak 2021 squad for T20 World Cup
New Zealand has named a largely settled 15-man party for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia with Finn Allen and Michael Bracewell the only players who did not feature in the squad that made the final in 2021. Martin Guptill will play in his seventh T20 World Cup and Devon Conway will keep wickets in addition to his batting duties at the tournament, which starts for the Black Caps with a re-run of last year’s final against Australia in Sydney on Oct. 22.
Golf-No LIV players but rebel circuit set to dominate Presidents Cup
Saudi Arabia has never been part of the Presidents Cup, which every two years pits the best golfers from the United States against the best from the rest of the world — except Europe.
But this week at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit will be in the middle of the action, as the feud between it and the PGA Tour continues to escalate, impacting both teams.
Doping-WADA still monitoring Russia ahead of the expiration of ban – Banka
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are still monitoring testing operations in Russia ahead of the decision on whether to reinstate the country, despite complications caused by the Ukraine war, president Witold Banka said on Tuesday. The existing two-year ban from international sport imposed by WADA on Russia for widespread, state-sponsored infringements of doping regulations expires at the end of the year.
Cricket-Australia’s Finch wants to carry on an ‘exciting’ T20 journey
Australia’s Aaron Finch finds Twenty20 cricket “exciting” and has no immediate plans to quit the format, the 35-year-old said ahead of their three-match series against India on Monday. Australia’s white-ball captain Finch quit one-day cricket after the home series against New Zealand earlier this month following a prolonged run drought in that format.
Motor racing-Alonso will challenge Aston Martin – Krack
Fernando Alonso has the “speed, hunger, motivation and experience” to help Aston Martin take the next step but things could get difficult if they do not deliver a fast enough car for the former world champion, team boss Mike Krack said. Alonso is set to make the move from Renault-owned Alpine to Aston Martin in 2023 as a replacement for four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, who is retiring at the end of the current season.
Soccer-Barcelona forecast 274 million euros profit this season
Barcelona said it recorded a profit of 98 million euros ($98.27 million) for the 2021-22 financial year and forecast a 274 million euros profit for this season. Barcelona ranks second on Forbes’ list of soccer team valuations with a current value of $5 billion, behind rivals Real Madrid, who are valued at $5.1 billion.
The cricket-New batter on strike even if players cross during catch – ICC
New batters will come in at the striker’s end after a catching dismissal even if those in the middle had crossed, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday as it detailed several changes to playing conditions. Crossing allows an incoming player a little more time to get up to speed and could prove crucial in tight contests in limited-overs cricket.
(With inputs from agencies.)
How Asias Idols Became A Gateway To The Metaverse Jing Daily
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Asia’s idol economy has long been a market fueled by toxicity and hysteria, yet its explosive purchasing power remains unparalleled. With the metaverse rapidly settling into its title as a billion-dollar industry, the two have, unsurprisingly, become a match made in revenue-generating heaven. Now, the continent’s most prominent entertainment stars want in on the growing landscape.
Despite its turbulent reputation, celebrities across the landmass are beginning to recognize how Web3 could become a driving force behind the bolstering of their digital presence and leverage idol-to-fan dynamics. It’s a burgeoning affair, but one that delivers a lot of potential to expand to new heights — only recently did girl group Blackpink take the win for Best Metaverse Performance at the MTV Music awards after their “The Virtual” concert via PUBG Mobile, with BTS’ Minecraft production coming up a close second.
With numerous big names investing heavily in their own virtual futures, many are turning to marketing campaigns such as digital collectibles and cross-dimensional experiences to tap into the growing Web3 market, as well as elevating their online communities by inviting fans along with them in the process.
According to a report published by iResearch Consulting Group in 2020, the market value related to the fan economy in China was estimated to be more than $619.2 billion (4 trillion RMB) in 2019, and was projected to surpass $861.7 billion (6 trillion RMB) in 2023. Meanwhile, South Korea’s K-pop industry has seen fans spending more on concerts, merchandise, and products related to their musical icons.
K-pop girl group Blackpink took home the prize of “Best Metaverse Performance” at this year’s VMA Awards. Photo: PUBG Mobile
But Operation Qinglang, a program launched by the Cyberspace Administration of China last year which saw the tightening of policies within the entertainment industry, dealt a huge blow to the idol market. The crackdown prevented fan pages that had proliferated millions of followers, as well as limiting the number of times a celebrity or their associated products could appear on web pages. While many netizens demonstrated support for the decision, it also meant that many VIPs across the nation could no longer capitalize on their online fan groups to the same degree.
Which is where Web3 comes in. Although still somewhat in its infancy, the newfound digital space could aid in leveraging China’s idol economy. The transition to virtual could also see a surge of Gen-Z audiences following these stars and onboarding onto the space, sending the mainland’s online market value on a promising upwards trajectory, despite ongoing legislations regarding the metaverse across the country.
Across Asia, Web3 also opens up a new world of prospects. The landscape acts as a melting pot of possibilities in which idols can take on celebrity ambassadorships, global-scale concerts, meet-and-greets, and more. Cyrus Lu, co-founder of NFT-native luxury brand Luxeto, believes that the metaverse is a way for personalities to cut through the noise of the oversaturated entertainment industry: “It’s novel and exciting and gets the attention of the fan bases among today’s overstimulating environment.”
Mandopop star Jay Chou was one of the early adopters in the idol industry. The Tawainese music icon shot into the spotlight after releasing digitally-rendered versions of his “Phanta Bears” that he sold as NFTs. The launch set a new precedent for the global crypto art market, after amassing over $10 million (69 million RMB) and breaking the record for the fastest-selling NFT in the world in terms of quantity and price.
Following this success, Chou recently demonstrated his ambitions to expand his metaversal presence by turning five of his songs’ demos into digital collectibles via platform Bohe. The collectibles can be used as keys that unlock access to an exclusive virtual space, where fans can navigate as avatars and listen to the demos. While the release gained a lot of traction on Chinese social media, fans seemed hesitant to invest, with the 10,000 keys failing to sell out.
Lu speculates that the mainland’s wavering response to collectibles could be due to its non-existent resale sector for such assets. “The feedback from the market [China] has been somewhat lukewarm, partially because there’s no established secondary market for trading like OpenSea.” Beijing’s stringent bans on such platforms make it difficult for these products to increase in value or be sold on, causing them to ultimately lose appeal from the get-go.
Jay Chou’s “Phantabear” NFT drop made history after selling out in 40 minutes, bringing in $53 million (371.6 million RMB). Photo: OpenSea
Meanwhile, South Korean girl group Lightsum has also tapped the space after collaborating with French designer Victor Weinsanto and Web3-first agency Brand New Vision on digital clothing collection M3TALOVE. The NFT series consists of eight exclusive wearables, each designed to represent the individuality of the group’s members. Whether the collectibles prove successful remains uncertain, but the project demonstrates how Asia’s idols are striving for more exposure in the metaverse through creative endeavors like this.
Richard Hobbs, CEO of Brand New Vision, believes that K-culture in the metaverse is not only expediting, but it’s here to stay. “There have always been youth-driven trends at the intersection of fashion, music, and sport,” he observes. “In the last 10 years these have been joined by social media and other Web2 digital experiences. Now we are ready for Web3, real-time virtual events, and completely new ways of dressing and displaying identity.”
Developments across the landscape are signaling this sentiment to be true. Over the past year, an increasing number of K-pop acts have used the metaverse to create a virtual hub where they can build stronger connections with their fans. Girl group Billlie turned to SK Telecom’s Web3 service Ifland to host a meet and greet event with their fans, as part of their “K-Pop Guest House Land” after the band announced that it would be expanding its presence in the virtual space.
Parisian fashion designer Victor Weinsanto’s latest project involves a series of NFT wearables in collaboration with girl group Lightsum and Brand New Vision. Photo: Weinsanto
“Korea, in particular in Asia, is very pro-metaverse, so we see a lot of interest in how that can manifest itself in multiple ways that lead to wider engagement of both existing fans and taking K-culture to a wider global audience,” Hobbs notes. Similarly, South Korean girl group NMIXX also created a fandom space earlier this month on Zepeto, where visitors can practice dance moves and take selfies with the members using their own avatars. In the first six days, around 1 million users visited the virtual space and created more than 600,000 pieces of content on the platform.
Moreover, earlier this year, Gusto Collective and One Cool Group brought Asia’s first blockbuster piece of crypto art to life as an extension of movie star Louis Koo’s “Warriors of Future” release. Ten thousand unique avatar NFTs were launched via OneCoolGroup’s dedicated website, which have now sold out.
“Through owning an NFT from the film project, fans are directly supporting the artists or IPs they believe in. They can directly interact with the actor Louis Koo and the production team and of course, with other members of the community,” Aaron Lau, founder and CEO of Gusto Collective, explains. “Through NFT blockchain ledger technologies, creators will continue to receive royalty fees from subsequent transactions. Web3 technology is a game-changer in generating greater value through content and experiences for all stakeholders.” Not only can tokens open up new pathways for audiences to immerse themselves in, but there’s also the rewards for the artists themselves — it’s a two-way advantage for everyone involved.
To celebrate the release of blockbuster “Warriors of Future,” film star Louis Koo released a series of NFTs in partnership with Gusto Collective and One Cool Group. Photo: Gusto Collective
In short, there’s huge scope for VIPs to engage with their communities in meaningful ways online, and evidence suggests that the appetite from fans is already there. KLKTN, a curated NFT platform which aims to elevate fandom experiences through Web3, is witnessing this reshaping of fan culture in real time. The platform’s popularity boils down to the level of added value it offers to fanbases, which can’t be replicated in the offline space. While musicians and artists are able to share their behind-the-scenes content and creative processes, they’re also able to enrich engagement with their fans by allowing them to select, purchase, and own authentic virtual “Special Edition” collectibles and digitally tokenized “Moments.”
But the metaverse remains an exceedingly challenging space to get to grips with. The mass proliferation of the online terrain opens up new corners of the internet that have yet to be regulated. This increased possibility of scams and frauds poses risks to both audiences and celebs. Moreover, a rise in virtual idols across the space means personalities risk losing their cultural relevance to these new competitors who are, as a result of their widespread popularity, being swept up by labels across Asia for brand deals, ambassadorships, and promotional campaigns.
“The tight grip on the Chinese celebrity community these days has to some extent contributed to the rise of virtual idols, think Ayayi or Ling,” Lu says. “The virtual idol by nature does not come with the personal risks an IRL celebrity imposes. This might mitigate the risk brands might face when signing celebrities or brand ambassadors.” For companies, the ...
Recipes From Silvia Collocas New Cookbook The Italian Home Cook Gloucester Advocate
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Silvia Colloca’s latest book is full of easy family recipes. Picture by Rob Palmer
If you were to ask Silvia Colloca what is unique about Italian home cooking she would steadfastly assert its point of difference is the cooks themselves.
I’ve covered a few things here at The Canberra Times over the years, from sport to education. But now I get to write about the fun stuff – where to eat, what to do, places to go, people to see. Let me know about your favourite things. Email: karen.hardy@canberratimes.com.au
I’ve covered a few things here at The Canberra Times over the years, from sport to education. But now I get to write about the fun stuff – where to eat, what to do, places to go, people to see. Let me know about your favourite things. Email: karen.hardy@canberratimes.com.au
Huobi Global To List Inery Token On September 28th 2022 Cryptonews
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Singapore, Singapore, 19th September, 2022, Chainwire
Inery, a decentralized data system, announces the official listing of its token on Huobi Exchange is set to go live on September 28, 2022. Huobi Exchange is one of the world’s leading crypto exchanges, supporting over 1000 trading pairs and more than 600 cryptocurrencies.
Inery takes a different approach to decentralizing data and data management for both Web2 and Web3 companies while streamlining the shift to the decentralized web.
Inery ecosystem is curated to enable decentralized data management by integrating blockchain functionalities like immutability, security, and owner-controlled data assets with the distributed database properties to enable high performance, low network latency, and complex query functions. The ecosystem is secured and powered using the network’s native token, $INR.
“We are pleased to have Huobi Exchange on board with us. Listing Inery token plays an integral role in our roadmap; and with Huobi’s support, we can bring Inery’s vision to the markets and onboard more people in our mission to reshape the world through the paradigm shift in data management,” stated Dr. Naveen Singh, Inery co-founder, and CEO.
When listing on Huobi exchange, the official listing pair of Inery will be INR/Tether (USDT) trade pair will become available for trading at 13:00 UTC on September 28.
The project’s approach is to ensure that data management and storage is not constrained to walled gardens, and the power is handed back to the users as we advance towards the revolution of the internet– Web3.
Huobi is supportive of the innovative projects empowering users in the crypto and blockchain sector and integration of the technology with other verticals, which is why $INR token’s first listing will be on Huobi Exchange.
About Inery
Inery is a layer-1 blockchain and decentralized data system. It enables a decentralized, secure, and trusted foundation for database management. Leveraging blockchain technology, Inery introduces a decentralized and distributed infrastructure for database management.
About Huobi
Founded in 2013, Huobi Group is a world-leading company in the digital economy industry, with a mission to make breakthroughs in core blockchain technologies and integration of blockchain technology with other industries.
Huobi Group boasts of offering world-class security and a global ecological and industrial layout. It has partnered with Sequoia, Fenbushi Capital, Link Capital, Node Capital, SVIEF, CIDA, FBG Capital, and more.
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Pacific Islands A Key U.S. Military Buffer To Chinas Ambitions Report Reuters
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SYDNEY, Sept 20 (Reuters) – China sees the Pacific islands as an area of significant strategic interest and the United States should strengthen its commitment to north Pacific island states, now in talks to renew a defence compact, to maintain a vital military buffer, a report released Tuesday by a U.S. Congress-funded think tank said.
China had made progress in the Pacific on geostrategic goals it has been unable to achieve elsewhere, said the report for the United States Institute for Peace, whose co-authors include former senior military officials.
This was cause for concern but not alarm, the report added, saying the U.S. should bolster support for island states in the north Pacific where it had the strongest historical ties.
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The report comes ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and a dozen Pacific island leaders next week, as Washington seeks to compete for influence with Beijing. read more
The Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and Palau are sovereign nations known as Freely Associated States (FAS), after signing compacts in the late 1980s that give the U.S. defence responsibility and the right to military bases.
The compacts, which expire in 2023 and 2024, are being renegotiated, and the report warned that these states could look to China for funding if negotiations fail.
“The vast FAS territorial seas, which span much of the northern Pacific, are an important strategic buffer between U.S. defense assets in Guam and Hawaii and East Asian littoral waters,” said the report, whose authors include Philip Davidson, a former commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and David Stilwell, a former U.S. assistant secretary of state.
If Beijing were to succeed in bringing one of these states into its sphere, “it would imperil U.S. military capabilities in a strategically vital geographic command area and open the door to a broader reordering of regional architecture with implications well beyond the Pacific region,” it said.
A U.S. missile defence test range in the Marshall Islands is critical to U.S. space and missile-defense capabilities, it added.
Across the Pacific region, China is seeking to enhance its access to ports and Exclusive Economic Zones, frustrate efforts by the United States to project military power, increase intelligence gathering and surveillance capabilities, reduce Taiwan’s diplomatic partners, and promote the Chinese model of political and economic development, the report said.
“China views the Pacific Islands as an area of significant strategic interest,” it said.
Washington needs to provide an alternative to Chinese economic assistance to “counter Beijing’s efforts to capitalize on regional perceptions of neglect and abandonment”.
More resources were needed to monitor China’s increasing activity in the FAS, where Chinese research vessels with “military utility” have been spotted without permission.
The Federated States of Micronesia recently agreed to develop new U.S. military facilities, and Palau requested the U.S. build airstrips, ports and bases, which “Washington should consider seriously to the extent that it aligns with defense needs,” the report said.
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Daimler Trucks Shifts Battery Strategy To Avoid Competition With Cars Automotive News Europe
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HANOVER, Germany — Daimler Trucks is migrating its battery chemistry to a formula that eliminates nickel and cobalt to improve durability and reduce competition with the passenger car business for scarce materials.
Daimler will gradually move its vehicles to lithium iron phosphate batteries it has developed in partnership with China’s CATL. Iron and phosphate cost far less and are easier to mine than other battery materials.
“They are both cheap and plentiful almost everywhere and will definitely help to reduce the pressure on the battery supply chain as adoption grows,” said Sam Abuelsamid, an analyst with Guidehouse Insights.
Daimler, the German parent of Freightliner and Western Star truck brands, announced the strategy as it debuted a longer-haul electric truck for the European market at IAA Transportation 2022 on Monday.
“My fear is if the entire passenger car market, not just Tesla or the high-end cars, moves to batteries, there will be a fight,” Martin Daum, Daimler Truck’s CEO, told Automotive News. “And a fight always means higher pricing.”
Eliminating nickel and cobalt, the rarest elements going into vehicle batteries, reduces the cost, he said. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells cost about 30 percent less than nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cells, according to BloombergNEF.
“The much lower cost, superior durability and safety make LFP a very appealing prospect for many use cases, especially commercial vehicles,” Abuelsamid said.
Freightliner and other Daimler brands now use NMC chemistry that relies on lithium and manganese in addition to nickel and cobalt.
Energy density a focal point
Much of the passenger car industry will stick to NMC chemistry that uses nickel and cobalt because those batteries have greater energy density. That allows for greater range in a small vehicle, Daum said.
Still, there is some movement even among passenger car makers to LFP batteries, Abuelsamid said, especially entry-level models. Tesla, for example, is starting to use LFP technology for some vehicles it manufactures in China.
“We expect that LFP will probably account for at least one-third of the EV battery market in the second half of the decade as most manufacturers adopt for at least some applications,” Abuelsamid said.
Besides Tesla, Volvo and Ford plan to incorporate LFP batteries into some of their vehicles.
Daum said the technology makes good sense for large commercial vehicles like electric Freightliners. The trucks have enough space for larger batteries that compensate for the lower energy density of LFP chemistry.
Technology advances may further narrow the gap. An expected shift in cell-to-pack architectures will eliminate the modular structure in batteries and help overcome the reduced energy density of LFP chemistry, Abuelsamid said.
That’s because the new design doubles the amount of active energy-storing material in a battery pack to 70 percent to 80 percent, he explained. According to Daum, LFP also offers better longevity because it doesn’t suffer the same level of degradation after thousands of cycles. Many in the industry consider LFP batteries safer because they operate at a lower temperature and are less likely to catch fire.
Strategies defined by segment
Batteries are starting to divide along multiple technology pathways by vehicle segment, said Nathan Niese, an electrification expert and partner with Boston Consulting Group.
Premium vehicles will offer the latest-generation high-nickel batteries that push boundaries on battery innovation, he said. Mid-level vehicles will use high-nickel or LFP chemistries that focus on fast recharging, while entry-level vehicles will come equipped with LFP or sodium-ion chemistries that value cost competitiveness over vehicle range.
The massive scale of the passenger vehicle market and its advantage as the first mover create sourcing challenges for later entrants such as commercial vehicle manufacturers, Niese said.
Daimler’s change in battery strategy comes as it unveils the Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros Long Haul Class 8 truck.
The truck will have the new LFP batteries when it goes into production in 2024. Daimler, which owns Mercedes-Benz Trucks, said it would have a range of about 483 km (300 miles).
Although Daimler plans to sell the eActros in Europe, its batteries and other technology will appear in a future eCascadia model, Daum said.
“We are looking for maximum commonality on all platforms,” he said.
Gaming Americas Weekly Roundup September 12-18 European Gaming Industry News European Gaming Industry News
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Welcome to our weekly roundup of American gambling news again! Here, we are going through the weekly highlights of the American gambling industry which include the latest news and new partnerships. Read on and get updated.
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Entain announced that its Sports Interaction brand has secured an online gaming license to operate in the recently regulated Ontario market, from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
BetMGM and Arizona Cardinals debuted the first sportsbook at a National Football League (NFL) stadium. The BetMGM Sportsbook at State Farm Stadium is a two-story, 17,000-square-foot entertainment destination featuring state-of-the-art sports wagering amenities.
PointsBet, in partnership with The Riverboat on the Potomac LLC, announced the opening of PointsBet Retail Sportsbook, Maryland’s newest retail sportsbook.
NOVOMATIC Americas is going to attend the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. At this year’s G2E, the company will stage fresh and exciting gaming highlights as well as new premium hardware and winning solutions.
World Champion Fantasy is looking for experienced esports gamers to beta test its new groundbreaking product, PlayerX. PlayerX is set to be released in Q4 2022.
Caesars Entertainment has announced the launch of the Caesars Sportsbook & Casino Truck Tour, an expansive fan engagement campaign featuring a fully branded 18-wheeler traveling across the US.
CT Gaming is going to showcase its latest innovations at G2E Las Vegas on October 11-13 at the Venetian Expo. The leading manufacturer and gaming solutions provider will be located on stand 2050.
The We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Arizona has launched its new sportsbook in partnership with Betfred.
Partnerships
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced a multi-year agreement with FanDuel Group (FanDuel) involving multiple facets of FanDuel’s sports wagering, advance deposit wagering (ADW) and television businesses.
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and FanDuel announced a multiyear partnership extension, making FanDuel an Official Sportsbook Partner and Official Daily Fantasy Partner of the WNBA.
Kindred and the Philadelphia Eagles extend the agreement of their partnership until the end of the 2024/25 season. The deal acts as a three-year extension, but will include a new “Unibet Landing” location at Lincoln Financial Field, which will host a range of fan engagement activities throughout the year.
BC.GAME and the Argentine Football Association have entered into a global agreement that will open an international pathway for both brands to reach a broader audience and create new activities that will bring the companies and its players closer together.
Vanta has announced its official partnership with Wisdom Gaming as the official coaching partner for the Minnesota Varsity League (MNVL).
Aristocrat Gaming and the New England Patriots announced a multi-year partnership making Aristocrat an Official Partner of the Patriots and Gillette Stadium.
XLMedia PLC announced an expanded partnership with Advance Local to create premium betting content and a new revenue stream for their MassLive.com brand.
Anomura has partnered with Atari, a founding member of the arcade game, game console and personal computer industries.
New Appointments
Allied Esports Entertainment announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Yinghua Chen as CEO. Chen had previously served as the Company’s President, Chief Investment Officer and Board Secretary.
Fanatics, a leading global digital sports platform, has appointed Jason White as Chief Marketing Officer of Fanatics Betting & Gaming, the company’s online sports betting and iGaming division.
Gambling in the USA
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Entain announced that its Sports Interaction brand has secured an online gaming license to operate in the recently regulated Ontario market, from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
BetMGM and Arizona Cardinals debuted the first sportsbook at a National Football League (NFL) stadium. The BetMGM Sportsbook at State Farm Stadium is a two-story, 17,000-square-foot entertainment destination featuring state-of-the-art sports wagering amenities.
PointsBet, in partnership with The Riverboat on the Potomac LLC, announced the opening of PointsBet Retail Sportsbook, Maryland’s newest retail sportsbook.
NOVOMATIC Americas is going to attend the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. At this year’s G2E, the company will stage fresh and exciting gaming highlights as well as new premium hardware and winning solutions.
World Champion Fantasy is looking for experienced esports gamers to beta test its new groundbreaking product, PlayerX. PlayerX is set to be released in Q4 2022.
Caesars Entertainment has announced the launch of the Caesars Sportsbook & Casino Truck Tour, an expansive fan engagement campaign featuring a fully branded 18-wheeler traveling across the US.
CT Gaming is going to showcase its latest innovations at G2E Las Vegas on October 11-13 at the Venetian Expo. The leading manufacturer and gaming solutions provider will be located on stand 2050.
The We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Arizona has launched its new sportsbook in partnership with Betfred.
Partnerships
Churchill Downs Incorporated announced a multi-year agreement with FanDuel Group (FanDuel) involving multiple facets of FanDuel’s sports wagering, advance deposit wagering (ADW) and television businesses.
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and FanDuel announced a multiyear partnership extension, making FanDuel an Official Sportsbook Partner and Official Daily Fantasy Partner of the WNBA.
Kindred and the Philadelphia Eagles extend the agreement of their partnership until the end of the 2024/25 season. The deal acts as a three-year extension, but will include a new “Unibet Landing” location at Lincoln Financial Field, which will host a range of fan engagement activities throughout the year.
BC.GAME and the Argentine Football Association have entered into a global agreement that will open an international pathway for both brands to reach a broader audience and create new activities that will bring the companies and its players closer together.
Vanta has announced its official partnership with Wisdom Gaming as the official coaching partner for the Minnesota Varsity League (MNVL).
Aristocrat Gaming and the New England Patriots announced a multi-year partnership making Aristocrat an Official Partner of the Patriots and Gillette Stadium.
XLMedia PLC announced an expanded partnership with Advance Local to create premium betting content and a new revenue stream for their MassLive.com brand.
Anomura has partnered with Atari, a founding member of the arcade game, game console and personal computer industries.
New Appointments
Allied Esports Entertainment announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Yinghua Chen as CEO. Chen had previously served as the Company’s President, Chief Investment Officer and Board Secretary.
Fanatics, a leading global digital sports platform, has appointed Jason White as Chief Marketing Officer of Fanatics Betting & Gaming, the company’s online sports betting and iGaming division.
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Welcome to our weekly roundup of American gambling news again! Here, we are going through the weekly highlights of the American gambling industry which include the latest news and new partnerships. Read on and get updated.
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Betr has launched the Betr app, the world’s first micro-betting-focused app, which features a user experience exclusively focused on enabling users to predict the outcomes of every moment of every sporting event.
Betfred USA Sports has partnered the Lummi Nation to launch its newest retail sportsbook at Silver Reef Casino Resort in Northern Washington. The Betfred Sportsbook officially opened its doors with the honorary first bet made by American former football quarterback Warren Moon.
Conajzar, the gambling regulator of Paraguay, has launched a tender for the exclusive rights to operate a national sports betting franchise. The decision was disclosed to local media via an advertising campaign sanctioned by Conajzar, informing the public and businesses of tender proceedings.
Pragmatic Play goes live in Brazil with Chutebet. Chutebet customers can now enjoy Pragmatic Play’s complete slot portfolio, including much sought-after Wolf Gold and Gates of Olympus and Fire Hot, apart from Live Casino titles, such as Baccarat and Dragon Tiger.
BetMGM has released a star-studded advertisement campaign. The commercials, titled “IT’S ON” and released across social media platforms, features a host of actors, athletes and all BetMGM branch ambassadors.
Hard Rock Sportsbook launched its mobile app in Indiana and Tennessee. The company intends to engage its players with customised integrated in-person and online experiences.
Casino Del Sol of Tucson is going to launch a new Cross Game Matchup in Arizona for the upcoming NFL season, through its Solsports sports betting brand. The new product will be available through its Solsports sports betting brand, boasting of 450 games on which users can place bets.
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Forest Lawsuit Resolved Tillamook County Pioneer Tillamook County Pioneer
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Whether you are a restaurant owner unable to provide table service, a bank manager trying to keep the front doors open all day, or a retiree standing in long lines at the pharmacy, the ongoing worker shortage is impacting our economy and daily lives. In simple terms, people are out and buying again. But without an adequate workforce, service levels decline and our small businesses can’t meet the demand or maximize their potential as they struggle to recover from the COVID years.
So where did all the workers go? Here are some statistics.
In a recent newsletter, I reported that across Oregon and even here at the beach, we have recovered most of the jobs lost during the pandemic. Oregon has regained 94% of jobs lost since 2020. But those jobs have changed and increasingly, people are working from home. One in five Oregon workers switched to remote or hybrid work during the pandemic.
There are vacancies throughout the economy. And with more openings for better jobs, workers move up leaving employers, particularly struggling to find lower-paying service workers. And with wages increasing for what we traditionally call “entry-level” jobs, a concerning trend is more students leaving school to take those jobs.
A recent story in the New York Times sheds new light on America’s “missing workers”.
People of retirement age, who had been staying in the workforce longer, dropped out at disproportionate rates and haven’t returned. Some are concerned that the pandemic made workplaces riskier for older people. At the same time, the value of homes and 401(k) accounts ballooned in 2021, bringing retirement within reach for many.
A paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that people who’d taken a week off for health-related reasons in 2020 and 2021 were 7 percent less likely to be in the labor force a year later — which equates to about 500,000 workers nationally.
That same study suggests that accelerated retirements may have made it possible for younger workers to move out of customer-facing jobs in industries like food service and retailing. That created a bigger gap in those sectors — visible in their higher rate of job openings and higher starting wages.
The next major category of workers who haven’t come back is men aged 25 to 54.
In households where both partners lack college diplomas, women still tend to be the ones who drop out to supplement unreliable child care. In households where at least one partner has a degree, women have started to step forward as sole breadwinners.
The longer-term decline in male labor force participation may be because so much manufacturing has been automated or moved to other countries. And one barrier disproportionately affecting men is the persistent impact of a criminal record. By age 35, 46 percent of unemployed men have a criminal conviction.
A sharp slowdown in legal immigration has reduced the potential workforce by 3.2 million since 2017.
And finally, some of the gap is due to Covid’s death toll – more than a million people – about 260,000 of them short of retirement age.
Cleartrip Is Set To Make Peoples Travel Dreams A Reality With The Big Billion Days 2022 Devdiscourse
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, India – Business Wire India • As a first in the OTA category, Cleartrip will enable access to attractive offers on domestic & international flights and domestic hotels.
• Hundreds of partners from the travel and hospitality industry have been onboarded to provide access to customers with industry-first differentiated offers across flight and hotels.
Cleartrip, one of India’s fastest-growing online travel portals bets big on the upcoming festive season by announcing one of India’s biggest travel festivals as part of ‘The Big Billion Days’. In line with Flipkart’s flagship event, this festival will be nothing short of a travel shopping spree on the Cleartrip website and app as well.
Starting 22 September 2022, Cleartrip users can access attractive offers on international and domestic flights with fares starting from as low as INR 6999/- and INR 999/-. With attractive prices such as INR 199/- on domestic hotels, Cleartrip is all set to give access to various unique offerings in the travel industry, on the brink of this festive season. Cleartrip has also partnered with ICICI & Axis Bank to offer amazing deals like up to 20% and 35% on international and domestic flights. That’s not all – there are Buy One Get One (BOGO) offers up for grabs on domestic hotels as well! As one of the pioneers in the OTA category, Cleartrip has brought together hundreds of partners from the travel and hospitality industry to provide access to a bouquet of offerings that will enable people to get out of their confined spaces and take that much-needed vacation at attractive prices.
Here is a sneak peek of the deals which can be accessed via the Cleartrip platform – 1. Domestic Flights start at INR 999* and International Flights start at INR 6999* 2. Child/infant travels free* 3. Up to 35% off on Domestic Flights with ICICI & Axis Bank Cards* 4. Up to 20% off on International Flights with ICICI & Axis Bank Cards* 5. Flat 40% Off on Hotels with ICICI & Axis Bank Cards (First 2 days)* 6. Flat 35% Off on Hotels with ICICI & Axis Bank Cards (24-30 Sep)* 7. 3 Star hotels starting at INR 199* 8. Domestic hotels at 20 – 70% off* 9. Buy 1, Get 1 on Premium Stays 10. Daily attractive sales with 40% off on hotels* 11. 4 and 5 Star stay starting at INR 1499/- And more such exciting offers.
Talking about how Cleartrip is celebrating ‘The Big Billion Days’, Ayyappan. R, CEO of Cleartrip, said, “The festive season is all about vacationing and coming together with family. With this unique proposition, our vision is to give both customers and the travel industry a similar experience to that of a massive shopping festival, but with a different perspective. People who have never thought about planning a vacation in a 4 or 5-star property can now go ahead and book it for attractive deals offered by the Vendors/Sellers. Similarly, the deals that we offer access to on flights are unmatchable in the industry! Our teams have worked round the clock to ensure a seamless experience across our platforms. With offerings such as the ability to modify or cancel flight bookings at a nominal fee, and getting the refunds processed in 24 hours, Cleartrip is enabling everybody to travel seamlessly.” As part of its promotional efforts, Cleartrip has partnered with Bollywood’s celebrity couple, Vicky Kaushal & Katrina Kaif who have come together in their first-ever joint collaboration in its journey towards making people travel more. Here’s what they have to say about this partnership. “We couldn’t be more excited to team up with Cleartrip! In its latest avatar, Cleartrip is a fresh, young, and optimistic brand – which really vibed with us and resonated with who we are – not just a couple that loves to travel, but one that wants to take bold steps in our domains. We loved Cleartrip’s fresh outlook and plan to revolutionize the travel industry.” The offers are valid for sale from 22 September 22 till 30th September 22 available on Cleartrip Website and Mobile app.
Visit – https://www.cleartrip.com to start booking! *Subject to terms and conditions Mr. C.K. Baljee, CMD ROHL (Royal Orchid Hotels Limited) said, “The Big Billion Days is an excellent opportunity to tap into the growing travel segment. The Flipkart-Cleartrip deal comes at an opportune time for the industry, especially in the coming festive months. In a post-pandemic world, travel has been disrupted. Today’s traveler is all about value for money and experiences. We are confident that The Big Billion Days will allow ROHL to showcase our wide range of properties from leisure, spiritual, and weddings to heritage, wildlife, and bleisure.” Mr. Kushal Ranjan, Associate Vice President- Revenue, Pride Hotels Ltd. said, “With the combined scale and reach of Cleartrip and Pride Hotels and Resorts, we believe this collaboration will significantly increase footfalls at all our properties nationally. It is our endeavor to promote India as a safe and viable destination for tourism and we have curated selective promotions and value-added offers that will delight our customers.” GOFIRST Spokesperson said, ”We are excited to partner with Cleartrip’s Big Billion Days to drive seamless travel and exceptional experiences for consumers. As the festive season approaches, travelers have already begun planning their next trip, be it for leisure travel with friends or back home to visit family. The aviation sector is also witnessing a massive upward trend and increase in air traffic. Together, we look forward to exploring a host of opportunities that aim to be a one-stop solution for all travel needs of passengers.” Mr. Vinay Malhotra, Head of Global Sales, Indigo 6E said, “IndiGo is pleased to partner with Cleartrip / Flipkart on their unique initiatives! The Big Billion Days is one such creative step at the onset of the festive season and we wish them all the best.” About Cleartrip Launched in July 2006, Cleartrip Pvt Ltd. (Cleartrip) has emerged as India’s fastest-growing online travel technology company. In April 2021, Flipkart acquired 100% of Cleartrip’s shareholding, and subsequently, Adani Enterprises acquired a significant minority stake in Cleartrip in October 2021. Cleartrip is on its way to building a differentiated value proposition for its customers looking for end-to-end travel solutions. With industry-first offerings such as ‘EzCancel, Flexifly, and TravelSafe’, Cleartrip has a clear vision to disrupt the OTA segment. Combining intuitive products with a customer-centric approach and a wide selection of flights and hotels, Cleartrip brings a unique selling point to the market, offering convenience, choice, competitive prices, and content to its customers.
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Australian Miner Fortescue Reveals $6.2 Billion Carbon Plan | Business News | Wfmz.com 69News WFMZ-TV
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group announced on Tuesday a $6.2 billion plan to eliminate fossil fuels and carbon emissions from its operations by the end of the decade.
The world’s fourth-largest iron ore producer expects to save $818 million a year from 2030 based on current prices of diesel, gas and carbon credits, said a Fortescue statement to the Australian Securities Exchange.
Most of the spending is planned for 2024-28. It includes an additional 2-to-3 gigawatts of renewable energy generation and battery storage as well as a green mining fleet of trucks and trains.
The target by 2030 of “real zero terrestrial emissions” — no fossil fuels and with only temporary, if any, offsets — would prevent 3 million metric tons (3.3 million U.S. tons) of carbon dioxide-equivalent greenhouse gas emissions a year.
Fortescue is a member of the First Movers Coalition, a platform launched by the U.S. State Department and the World Economic Forum last year for companies to harness their buying power and supply chains to nurture early markets for innovative clean energy technologies.
Other big companies are also stepping up moves to cut their carbon emissions.
Last week, Samsung Electronics announced it was shifting away from fossil fuels and aiming to entirely power its global operations with clean electricity by 2050.
Fortescue chairman Andrew Forrest said Fortescue, based in Perth, Western Australia state, was already benefiting financially from a decarbonization policy that began two years ago.
The new decarbonization strategy has “set an example that a post-fossil fuel era is good commercial common sense,” Forrest said in a statement.
“There’s no doubt that the energy landscape has changed dramatically over the past two years and this change has accelerated since Russia invaded Ukraine,” Forrest said.
“Consistent with Fortescue’s disciplined approach to capital allocation, this investment in renewable energy and decarbonization is expected to generate attractive economic returns for our shareholders through energy cost savings and a sharp reduction in carbon offset purchases, together with a lower risk-cost profile and improvement in the integrity of our assets,” Forrest added.
Australia’s new center-left Labor Party government has enacted a law setting a target to reduce the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 42% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade.
Under the previous conservative government, Australia had been branded a laggard on climate action over its target to reduce emissions by only 26%-28% by 2030.
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Quality Sleep And Healthy Living With Vitafoam: The Risks Of Taking Sleeping Pills And How To Avoid It II Tribune Online
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In our last article, we shared some facts about the sleeping pills swap. These are medications people helplessly turn to when they have sleep problems to fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer or both. While the pills offer some self-perceived better sleep by changing the brain chemicals to slow down and suppress the area of the brain that keeps one awake and alert, they also donate various serious and poisonous effects.
I mentioned some harmful effects like sudden deaths and daytime hang-over effects which blur thinking and impair one’s ability to do things that require attentiveness like driving, operating machines, and other daily tasks. There are also abnormal sleep-related behaviours for example sleep-walking, sleep-talking, sleep-driving and sleep-eating. These include usual human activities that are ordinarily done while fully awake with alertness and full control, but at this time with partial wakefulness, the activities are dangerously done with blurred alertness and dreamlike control leading to various mishaps such as falls from walking, crashes from driving, food-choking from eating and talking jargons.
Other unwanted effects affect different body parts and functions. For the head, the user suffers headaches, light-headedness, dizziness, fainting, forgetfulness, blurred vision, confusion and hallucinations. The muscles suffer generalized weakness. Also, the mouth-to-tummy tract is affected by dry mouth, unpleasant mouth taste, feeling like vomiting, indigestion, diarrhoea, and sometimes constipation. More worrisome are drug use disorders. It is either that one may, over a period of time, build up a tolerance to sleep pills, and will have to take more and more for them to work, which in turn leads to more side effects. Or one may come to rely on sleeping pills to sleep and will be unable to sleep without them, eventually developing an addiction to them, making it difficult to stop taking them. Annoyingly, a lot of times if the pills are stopped after prolonged use, the sleep problem can return even worse.
The ills of these pills have not ended. The pills can interact with other medications like painkillers, antibiotics and other sleep pills, causing worsened effects and outright damages. All these can even be where the pills are masking an underlying medical or mental condition causing the sleep problem, and leaving it untreated. Despite the unpleasant issues about the pills, sparingly, these drugs are considered for short-term use if the sleep problem affects one’s quality of life and other measures to resolve it have not helped. This can occur during jet lag from travelling across time zones and stressful life events like the loss of loved ones, relationships and jobs.
However, the pills should be taken strictly as personalized prescriptions by a well-trained doctor, following some safety guidelines. Firstly, the doctor should do thorough clinical and laboratory assessments to identify the cause of the sleeping problem. The doctor and pharmacist should provide clear instructions on when, how many and how long the drugs would be taken, descriptions of the possible adverse effects along with drug interactions, and directives on careful quitting of the pills when due. The user should avoid driving, machine operations and other activities that require watchfulness. Lastly, for the best period of effect, the pills should be taken just before bedtime and when one can get full sleep of 7 – 8 hours.
Overall, the medications should be used in combination with these good sleep practices which should be deliberately embraced as a habit, as we strongly avoid the pills.
Firstly, practices to ensure the brain’s good health:
– Consistently drink water at least 4.5L – 5.0L over the day, with urine turning colourless.
– Regularly eat just enough quantity of balanced diet two or three times daily.
– Regularly do SAFE exercises like fast walking, swimming, push-up sets, etc. – 30mins daily or at least five times a week.
– Avoiding smoking, excess alcohol and stimulants like caffeine.
– Keeping stresses in check with avoidance of avoidable stressors
– Maintaining the same sleep schedule, particularly the period to go to bed.
Secondly, ensure sleeping-inducing surroundings by:
– Relaxing with soothing soft music, a good book or meditation.
– Sleeping in a calming and relaxing environment
– Sleeping on a quality mattress and pillow that are conducive sleeping surfaces for supportive posture
Let us remember that where you sleep, when you sleep and how you sleep affect your mental health, physical wellbeing and living a healthy life. We all need quality sleep to be set for more productivity in our endeavours.
Do you need further information on the above subject? Are you looking for the best way to maintain quality sleep for general wellbeing and healthy living? Are you currently facing any sleeping difficulty? Remember, a doctor is an appropriate person to offer relevant advice for maintenance of quality sleep and solution to sleep difficulties. Do you want to contact the Orthopaedic Sleep Consultant, Dr Charles Uzodimma, kindly send your request to sleepinfo@vitafoam.com.ng
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St. Marys Golf Wins Second Straight LKC Title Marietta Times
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Photo By Kerry Patrick A total of 10 golfers were recognized on the All-Little Kanawha Conference team during Monday’s LKC Golf Meet at Mingo Bottom Golf Club in Elizabeth. Pictured in the front row, from left: Cole Arnold (St. Marys), Trent Renner (St. Marys), Brayden Hall (St. Marys) and Preston Lawhon (St. Marys). Back row: Grant Roush (Wahama), Connor Ingels (Wahama), Kelan Lucas (Ravenswood), Blake Lewis (Parkersburg Catholic), two-time LKC Player of the Year Emerson Simons (Roane County) and Sydney Baird (Webster County).
ELIZABETH — Four hours since hitting her first shots off the practice range, Emerson Simons was ready to go home.
Good thing for her, she stayed. But bad news for the rest of the field at the Little Kanawha Conference Golf Meet, which experienced a two-hour rain delay before golfers started their round Monday at Mingo Bottom Golf Club.
Simons posted a 4-under par 68 and successfully defended her title as LKC Player of the Year. The gap between Simons and second place was significant as Wahama freshman Grant Roush and St. Marys junior Cole Darnold tied for runner-up honors at 76.
“Winning Player of the Year for the second straight year is amazing,” Simons said. “I really felt like I fought this year. It hasn’t been my best season, but it definitely hasn’t been my worst.”
“During today’s rain delay, I thought let’s call it off and go home, and reschedule it. But now I’m happy they didn’t.”
In the chase for the team title, four St. Marys golfers landed a spot on the 10-member All-LKC squad and the three-time defending state champion Blue Devils tucked away their second straight LKC championship with a 316. Wahama (337) and Roane County (337) followed in second and third place, respectively.
“The LKC is very competitive so we are really happy to have this win,” St. Marys coach Catie Hamilton said.
For a majority of the season, Arnold played No. 4 on the Blue Devil lineup. But the makeup of the Blue Devils program is interchangeable. Case in point, Trent Renner (80) just recently moved into the No. 1 slot — a position formerly owned by teammate Preston Lawhon (79). Brayden Hall’s 81 rounded out the team scoring.
St. Marys returns to Mingo Bottom GC for next Monday’s Class A regional.
“That’s the great thing about having a team so deep — everybody has the potential to shoot a great round,” Hamilton continued. “Today was a great trial run for how next Monday will go for us. We learned a lot today playing in some tough conditions with the rain. We also learned what we can do differently to come back even stronger.”
Darnold, who transferred from Ritchie County after his sophomore year, joined a crew he was familiar with and made for a smoother transition to a new school. At the LKC Meet, he experienced an inauspicious start with consecutive double bogeys on the first two holes then righted the ship by keeping the ball in play.
“I hit a lot of good iron shots and had a lot of good chances — if I missed a putt it wasn’t by much,” Darnold said. “I had a few bad shots off the tee but missed in the right spots and never really got into a lot of trouble.
“For next week, I need to work on getting off the tee. I lipped out on a couple of putts, but other than that everything is in a pretty good place.”
Roush, who was joined by teammate Connor Ingels (82) on the All-LKC team, embraced his first LKC Meet with the typical approach he would any other 18-hole event. No pressure, just another round of 18 holes of golf.
“I just wanted to win — that’s all I wanted,” Roush said. “I made a lot of short putts that really helped my round today. Made a lot of them.
“I didn’t hit my irons that well but my short game helped me a lot.”
Rounding out the All-LKC contingent were Parkersburg Catholic’s Blake Lewis (78), Ravenwood’s Kelan Lucas (79), and Webster County’s Sydney Baird (80).
As for Simons’ pursuit for a second straight title, she played her first-ever, bogey-free round of nine holes after posting two birdies as part of a 2-under 34 front nine. She made a putt from nearly 30 feet for her birdie on No. 6
“My putter was on fire today,” Simons said. “Recently, my short game has been awful, Today, I just hit the ball. Told myself, ‘you know how to hit the ball.’”
Simons had a colorful back nine, starting with a bogey on No. 10 followed by back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12. After a second bogey on 13, she answered with yet another birdie on 14.
“It was crazy watching Emerson shoot under par,” said Roush, who joined Simons in the lead foursome. “So many birdies. It was awesome to watch. It was really fun playing in her group.”
Contact Kerry Patrick at kpatrick@newsandsentinel.com
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You know who the wine lovers in your life are. They’re the ones who always show up to the party sporting a bottle of their best wine. They can never do without it. How about when they offer you a tour of their well-stocked selection of expensive wines? Clearly, wine is a part of their love language, so it only makes sense to get them something that you know they are guaranteed to love. While another bottle of wine would do the trick, take a more creative and get them something unique this time. Here is a list of must-have gadgets, housewares, gags, and other wine-themed picks that’d make great gifts.
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Bar Cart With Storage
You could always use more storage space.
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Insulated Wine Carrier Tote
Carry your favorite bottles in style.
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Good on a Budget
Minute Mimosa Sugar Cube Trio
When you want to sip on something sweeter than a basic glass of bubbly.
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Birthday Wine Gifts
Wine Freeze Cooling Cups
Your wine enthusiast would never settle for a glass of lukewarm wine. Instead, keep a glass of their favorite white or rose cool with one of these freezable glasses. That way, they can always enjoy a perfectly chilled glass of wine that’s just waiting for them.
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Minute Mimosa Sugar Cube Trio
On the days when they want a sip of something sweeter than your typical glass of bubbly, they can take one of these and drop it into their drink. It’ll give the drink a burst of fruity flavor, tangy citrus, or sweet berries.
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Wine Pairing Towels
The next time they pop open a bottle, they can turn this into a tea towel to piece together the ideal food pairing to go with their wine. Wrap the towel around a gift of their favorite bottle of red or white to make it a nice well-rounded gift.
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Recycled Wine Bottle Platter with Spreader
Wine and cheese go well together like, well wine and cheese. Your wine enthusiast can use this platter made out of a recycled wine bottle at her next dinner party or get together to hold cheese, crackers, and other appetizers.
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Christmas Wine Gifts
Etched Skyline Wine Glass
Each of these glasses is etched with a stunning-looking panoramic view of one of 30 major US cities, making it a subtle, but sweet way to show off their hometown with pride.
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Uncorked Candles
These candles are handmade out of soy and available in five popular wine varieties. They come set in vintage wine bottles, so they can give their home a nice vintage wine or vineyard aroma.
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Wine Socks
A note to everyone in their life that’s found themselves in the position of having their feet up, but nothing to drink. It happens more often than you’d think. This will let them know the wine should be flowing. Better yet, pair them with your favorite bottle of red or white so the relaxations can begin, ASAP.
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On Cloud White: Adult Coloring Book
Sometimes when life gets stressful, there isn’t always a bottle of wine to reach for. When that happens, they can unwind with one of these instead. A coloring book with more than 50 wine-themed pages.
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Unique Wine Gifts
Wine Cork States
Put their hard wine collecting work on display with a state-shaped wall display. Each state, no matter how small, can hold 30 corks at one time. This will keep them busy for the better part of the year.
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Wine Lover’s Bucket List
Your wine lover won’t just settle for anything average, and that means, they might want to go on an adventure to track down the best bottle of wine they’ve ever had. While they flip through this book, they’ll learn a lot about at least 1,000 wineries, vineyards, and wine festivals around the world. In other words, future vacation destinations.
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Wine Bottle Wind Chime
There’s nothing better than sitting on the front porch of your home with a glass of your favorite wine on hand. However, we have something to make it even better. Now your wine lover can savor the experience of the peaceful sounds with these glass bottle wind chimes, available in several colors.
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Bottle Stopper Garden Kit
Drinking wine is only half the fun. Once you’re done with the bottle, you can fill it with water, plug it with one of these soil-packed stoppers, and wait for herbs or edible flowers to grow in the coming weeks.
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Hakuna Moscato
Disney fans are going to get a kick out of these. A pun-worthy wine glass to end all wine glasses. Timon and Pumba would think so too.
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Marble Wine Chiller Bucket
Not only does this marble wine cooler keep your bottle chilled, but it also adds style while you do it. You can take it with you for picnics and other outdoor events. Enjoy a nice, cool, refreshing drink no matter where you are. Eliminates the need for an ice box.
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Portable Folding Wine Picnic Table
Once picnic season comes around again, you’ll be lucky to have one of these portable tables out there with you. It’s got retractable legs making it easy to store and set up when you’re on the move.
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City Wine Tote
Their secret is safe with us. This cute-looking purse has an insulated compartment with a 1.5-liter bag that can hold their favorite bottle of wine. An exterior flap sits on the outside, hiding a spout for pouring wine when they’re ready to get the party rolling.
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Wine Gifts for Wine Lovers
Portable Cup Holder
Sure, they could balance their wine glass on the tub ledge, place it carefully on the seat’s armrest, or just hold it the entire time, provided they’ve got the determination. However, this portable cup holder will make her feel so much fancier. As a bonus, it works for beers too.
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Wine Saver
Sometimes finishing up a whole bottle just feels too ambitious and you’re just not up to it, you can use Vacu Vin to create an airtight seal on your bottle. It’ll help keep the wine fresh for at least a week.
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Wine Bottle Glass
We all know how nasty drinking directly from the bottle can be. Also, let’s be honest, we’ve all been there. In comes the Guzzle Buddy. It’ll screw right on top of the wine bottle. That way, you can sip as much as you want, from the glass instead.
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Wine Coasters
The statements on these coasters are wine-fueled and likely to peak your interest. The funny part is, any wine lover is likely to have said one of these at one point or another. As a wine lover, it’d be a shame to pass them up.
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“May Contain Wine” Shirt
We can already picture it now. She’s wearing this shirt and holding a big glass of her favorite wine. Suddenly, this shirt makes a lot of sense.
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Insulated Wine Carrier Tote
She’ll get to her next party with this over-the-shoulder tote bag. It can carry two bottles of wine and keep both of them cool.
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Best Friends Print
On her best days, she has her best friends with her to share the good times with. Her partner in wine (you) and a bottle of her favorite wine. Get her this as a symbol of your friendship. You can frame and customize it, modifying the hair colors and wine preferences to come up with some special for just the two of you.
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Vintage Merlot Wine Soap
For something more practical, this bar of soap might be just the thing. This bar of soap is actually made with real merlot to give you an all-natural look and smell.
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Electric Wine Opener
We can all agree that sometimes opening a bottle of wine just takes more effort than necessary. Well, this automatic wine opener is going to change that. All you need to do is place it on top of the wine bottle, press a button, and presto, the bottle is open and ready to serve.
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Pocket Wine Aerator
With the push of a button, this pocket aerator adds oxygen to your wine glass in as little as 15 seconds. Why add oxygen you ask? It helps enhance the flavor, making it easier for you to finish off the glass.
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This Might Be Wine Mug
Even when they are drinking their morning coffee, give them something to help them look forward to their next nightcap. This relatable mug will also give them a laugh.
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Disgraced Crypto Founder Says Hes Not On The Run. But No One Knows Where He Is. The Washington Post
Disgraced Crypto Founder Says He’s Not On The Run. But No One Knows Where He Is. – The Washington Post https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/disgraced-crypto-founder-says-hes-not-on-the-run-but-no-one-knows-where-he-is-the-washington-post/
The person most closely associated with last spring’s crypto crash appears to be on the run after an arrest warrant was issued for him — and investigators have asked for Interpol’s help to track him down.
Do Kwon, the South Korean developer of the TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies, is believed to have been in Singapore since at least the spring, when those coins lost nearly all of their value. But Singapore authorities said this weekend he is no longer there, and South Korean investigators have reportedly asked Interpol to issue a “red notice” that would allow officers in member countries to provisionally arrest Kwon pending extradition if they find him.
Last Wednesday the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors Office issued an arrest warrant for Kwon and five other people who worked on both the currencies and Terraform Labs, the company that Kwon co-founded. Prosecutors did not list the charges, but investors have said he defrauded them in promoting the coins. TerraUSD — which used a computer program that claimed to peg its value to the U.S. dollar — and a related token known as Luna both took off in the past year, with each multiplying in value dozens of times over before crashing in May.
A Terra spokesman did not reply to a request for comment. Kwon also did not reply to a request for comment. He said on Twitter Sunday that “We are in the process of defending ourselves in multiple jurisdictions – we have held ourselves to an extremely high bar of integrity, and look forward to clarifying the truth over the next few months.”
The red-notice request was originally reported by the Financial Times.
The Kwon case is being watched closely as a sign of how aggressively law enforcement will pursue those engaged in allegedly illegal activities in the crypto space. Last month the Treasury Department issued sanctions on Tornado Cash, which helps anonymize crypto transactions, in a strong example of a crackdown on tech-based financial tools.
But the pursuit of individuals in crypto is much rarer, and Kwon’s case could be a bellwether for how other projects that lost large sums of value could be targeted in the courts — and if, eventually, some investors might claw their money back.
The 31-year-old Kwon graduated from Stanford University and briefly worked at Apple before returning to his home country several years ago to found a number of crypto projects, including Luna. Before the spring crash, Kwon was hailed as a visionary and even attracted a cult of everyday fans known as “Lunatics.”
Nor was it just retail traders — Terraform also raised money from respective financiers such as Silicon Valley VC firm Lightspeed Venture Partners.
But in May a quick sell-off began for still-unclear reasons, prompting the loss of more than $40 billion in value, according to analysis firm Elliptic, as the price of Luna plunged to nearly zero and TerraUSD went from $1 to $0.11. The collapse helped trigger a broader crypto crash that affected dozens of other assets and companies.
Bitcoin has gone from nearly $40,000 to under $20,000 since the Terra collapse, and the total market value of crypto has plummeted by more than a trillion dollars in just a few months.
Kwon made an attempt to relaunch Luna shortly after, to the outrage of many investors.
Law-enforcement experts said that they believed prosecution of the entrepreneur was possible but challenging given the vagaries of crypto, with the line in the industry between fraud and risky investment often blurry.
“If someone walks into a bank and holds it up for a lot of money with a videotape of the whole thing, well that’s a pretty clear-cut case,” said William Callahan III, a former Drug Enforcement Administration special agent who now serves as director of government and strategic affairs for a crypto company called the Blockchain Intelligence Group. “Investigating and prosecuting something like this requires a much more unique set of skills.”
He said the case against Kwon would likely turn on whether it can be proved he knowingly misled investors in stumping for the coins or was mounting a good-faith campaign for a risky-but-legal-venture.
Some evidence gathered by South Korean investigators so far, according to local media, includes allegations that Kwon and other Terraform executives decided to close their South Korea offices just a week before the currencies crashed. Kwon has said the shuttering was long in the works.
On Sunday the pursuit of Kwon took a surreal social-media turn when Kwon, outspoken on Twitter, took to the platform to deny he is a fugitive.
“I am not ‘on the run’ or anything similar – for any government agency that has shown interest to communicate, we are in full cooperation and we don’t have anything to hide,” he posted.
But the Seoul prosecutors quickly denied it. He is “obviously on the run,” the office said in a statement, according to local news media agency Yonhap.
Kwon quipped that he would only give away his coordinates if “1) we are friends, 2) we have plans to meet 3) we are involved in a gps based web3 game.”
U.S. Presses Tunisia Once A Bright Spot Of Arab Spring On Democracy The Washington Post
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The Biden administration is pressing Tunisia’s leaders to reverse steps weakening the country’s democracy, exposing friction with a nation once seen as the most promising of those who experienced Arab Spring revolutions.
U.S. officials describe efforts to urge Tunisia to embrace a different political course as President Kais Saied continues to consolidate power more than a decade after Tunisians’ uprising against their then-strongman leader helped touch off revolutions in countries from Syria to Egypt.
A senior State Department official said U.S. officials have expressed their concern about events including a recent constitutional referendum that significantly strengthened the powers of Saied, who took wide-ranging steps to weaken institutional checks and sideline political opponents in 2021 in what critics called a “self-coup.”
The U.S. moves include talks between Saied and Barbara Leaf, the State Department’s top official for the Middle East. During a visit to Tunis last month, Leaf conveyed worries about a new constitutional framework “that weakens Tunisia’s democracy and how crucial going forward an inclusive and transparent reform process is to restore confidence of the Tunisian people,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic discussions.
The public critiques have roiled the U.S.-Tunisian relationship. In July, Saied’s government reacted angrily to a statement by Secretary of State Antony Blinken raising questions about a constitutional referendum vote marked by low voter turnout.
“Tunisia has experienced an alarming erosion of democratic norms over the past year and reversed many of the Tunisian people’s hard-won gains since 2011,” Blinken said.
Saied’s government rejected what it called unacceptable “interference in the national internal affairs” following Blinken’s statement and summoned the top official at the U.S. Embassy in Tunis.
Saied’s office said the Tunisian leader pushed back on allegations laid out by Leaf in their meeting and “called on the American authorities to listen to their Tunisian counterparts to find out the reality of the situation,” Middle East Monitor reported.
U.S. officials have sought to forcefully nudge Tunisia while avoiding a total rupture with a nation whose cooperation on counterterrorism is seen as a crucial element of U.S. strategy for North Africa. Tunisia, with a population of nearly 12 million, for its part values U.S. military support and needs America’s backing as it seeks a deal with the International Monetary Fund.
“This partnership is going to be strongest when we have a shared commitment to democratic principles,” the senior official said.
While most Arab Spring revolutions ended in conflict or strengthened autocracy, Tunisia made significant strides to build its democratic process after the 2011 ouster of longtime leader Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
But public discontent has festered over joblessness and other pocketbook issues. Responding to those frustrations, the steps by Saied, a former constitutional lawyer, have resonated with some Tunisians fed up with the country’s post-revolution path. Others have grown increasingly alarmed.
Sarah Yerke, a former State Department official who is now a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the series of U.S. visits to Tunisia and public statements about its political process had been “effective in that they let Saied know someone is watching.”
“This kind of consistent drumbeat … is preventing him from taking Tunisia down an even further path,” she said, referring to the potential for Saied to take additional steps concentrating power in the Tunisian presidency.
The Biden administration has adopted a more critical stance than its European allies, many of whom are focused on deterring migration via North Africa. Citing Democratic reversals, the Biden administration has proposed a large cut to U.S. military and economic aid to Tunisia.
The senior official said the United States was ready to help Tunisians forge an accountable democracy including free debate, freedoms, and in “establishing checks and balances that are critical to the health of all democracies.”
He declined to characterize Saied’s response to Leaf’s message but said: “Friends need to be able to speak directly to each other.”
U.S. officials believe their pressure may be having the effect of heading off even more problematic steps, like a more dramatic crackdown on the media and civil society groups.
On Friday, Tunisia published a new electoral law that reduced the size of the country’s parliament and lessens the role of political parties. But it did not, as some U.S. officials had feared it might, take more worrisome steps like prohibiting candidates affiliated with parties from participating in upcoming legislative elections. Some opposition groups plan to boycott the vote.
The senior official said the Biden administration welcomed the law as a step toward enabling broad participation in the elections.
“An inclusive and transparent reform process is so crucial going forward,” the official said.
Musk Says Starlink Will Seek Exemption From Iranian Sanctions Dunya News
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Musk says Starlink will seek exemption from Iranian sanctions
SpaceX is aiming to rapidly expand Starlink
20 September,2022 09:15 am
(Reuters) – SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that the company will ask for an exemption from sanctions against Iran to provide the firm’s Starlink satellite broadband service in the country.
Musk made the statement on Twitter at a time of widespread protests in Iran over the death of a woman in police custody. Some people on Twitter asked Musk to provide the satellite-based internet stations.
Access to social media and some content is tightly restricted in Iran and internet monitoring group NetBlocks reported “near-total” disruption to internet connectivity in the capital of the Kurdish region on Monday, linking it to the protests.
Iran’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology could not be immediately reached for comment. The foreign ministry, Iran’s mission to the United Nations and the United States Bureau of Industry and Security did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.
Musk did not specify from which country Starlink would seek exemptions, but Iran faces broad based sanctions.
SpaceX is aiming to rapidly expand Starlink, and it is racing rival satellite communications companies including OneWeb and Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) yet to launch Project Kuiper.
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Sept. 14, 2022 — (Editor’s Note: Viewpoint submissions on these and other topics are always welcome as part of our goal to encourage community discussion and exchange of perspectives.)
Oregon’s unaffiliated voters: more partisan than you might think
If Oregon’s registered Democrats vote Democratic in this November’s general election, and the Republicans vote Republican, those numbers alone won’t come close to settling the deal. A big reason: The largest group of voters in Oregon are the NAVs: i.e., those who register as “nonaffiliated”
(full disclosure: I’m one of them.).
But what does that mean for the outcome of the general election in another couple of months?
If you dive into the numbers – which is where elections are won and lost – you find fewer answers than you might first think.
The NAV move to becoming the most numerous among Oregon voters occurred just this year, but it’s not a dramatic or sweeping development. Today – that is, according to the August voter registration figures compiled by the Secretary of State’s office – nonaffiliates comprised 34.4 percent of all Oregon voters, compared with Democrats at 34.2 percent and Republicans at 24.7 percent. The Independent Party came in at 4.7 percent (you’ll notice the Democratic and NAV numbers still are close.).
Four years ago in 2018, the Independent Party nearly had the same percentage as it does now, but the Democrats (at 35.4 percent) and Republicans (at 25.8 percent) both had larger shares of the electorate. The NAVs, then at 32 percent, have since grown at the expense of both parties, apparently drawing from the two about evenly.
You can see similar patterns if you go back a full decade to 2012. Then, the Democrats accounted for 40 percent of the voters, Republicans accounted for 31.4 percent, and nonaffiliates were a mere 22 percent. The Independent Party accounted for 4 percent, not far off where they are today.
The sector of the nonaffiliated, in contrast, has grown by more than half in the last decade.
A variety of reasons may account for this, beyond dissatisfaction with the major parties. Reed Collage political science professor, Paul Gronke, pointed out in 2019 that, “There are at least 300,000 new registrants since 2016 because of [The Oregon Motor Voter Act], and 80 percent or more of these did not respond to a postcard allowing them to affiliate.”
Whatever the causes, this has been a long-term, not a sudden development. The shift has taken years, and it has affected both political teams almost proportionately.
What can we tell about the people moving away from the parties?
Today, exactly half of Oregon’s counties have a plurality of nonaffiliated voters. The most nonaffiliated county in Oregon is one often considered the most Republican in the state: Malheur in the far east, which is 45.9 percent unaffiliated.
But don’t be too quick to jump to partisan conclusions: The least-nonaffiliated (or, you could say, the most partisan) county, with just 25.5 percent, is another strong GOP place: Wheeler County. The next three least-most partisan counties are as follows: Wallowa, Sherman, and Grant. These are strongly Republican in their voting patterns. But the fifth most overall partisan county is the strongly Democratic Benton.
If you look at which party leads the other for second place, you find a mix of Democratic and Republican counties. Counties where Democrats outnumber Republicans but trail the NAVs include Wasco, Marion, Lincoln, Columbia, Clatsop, Tillamook, and Deschutes. Their Republican-oriented counterparts are Malheur, Umatilla, Morrow, Jefferson, Curry, Coos, Josephine, Linn, Yamhill, Jackson, and Polk. The coast seems to like not affiliating and so do large sections of eastern and central Oregon, but these counties are widely varied.
Part of what’s worth noticing is that the parties in second place almost always continue to register wins at the polls. Ordinarily, whichever party registers more voters tends to win overall, no matter how many NAVs there are. That suggests nonaffiliated voters are not necessarily as independent [or as active] as you might think; they still tend to break between the parties, much like the rest of the counties around them.
The biggest regional exception to the move toward nonaffiliated votership has been the Portland metro area along with Lane County.
A decade ago, Multnomah County registered 23.6 percent of its voters as NAVs. That has risen since to 31.8 percent, an increase well below the state average. But the percentage of Democrats in the state’s largest county has stayed relatively steady over that time, declining just a little from 53.4 percent to 51.4 percent. Republicans, however, took a hit in Multnomah, falling from 15.8 percent to 10.6 percent. Since the Independent Party percentage barely budged, that suggests Multnomah expanded its NAV ranks mainly at the expense of Republicans.
Washington, Clackamas, and Lane counties, while less Democratic than Multnomah, all have Democratic pluralities, and, as a group, show a somewhat similar pattern. Washington County does have a percentage of nonaffiliates close to that of Democrats, though Republicans now trail far behind – a massive shift from 2012 when Republicans were in a competitive second place.
The nonaligned vote is one of the ways metro Oregon varies from the rest of the state.
In Oregon as a whole, nonaffiliated simply means voters who didn’t join with a party. It doesn’t mean they vote a lot differently from those who do [or are as active of voters as those who do].
— By Randy Stapilus, Oregon Capital Chronicle
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Emergency Turkey Visa For Urgent Vacation Or Business Travel Now Available Online Digital Journal
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LIVE: Jaishankar Participates In India-UAE-France Trilateral Ministerial Meet Hindustan Times
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India’s daily Covid case tally drops with 4,043 infections in last 24 hours
India’s daily Covid case tally drops with 4,043 infections in last 24 hours; active caseload above 47K.
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Kejriwal on Gujarat visit today, to hold town hall meet in Vadodara
Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be on a day-long visit to Gujarat on Tuesday and will address a town hall meeting in Vadodara.
Sep 20, 2022 08:04 AM IST
Hong Kong Wants to Relax Covid Curbs for Travelers, Lee Says
Hong Kong wants to relax the Covid mitigation measures that have made travel to and from the city difficult for nearly three years, Chief Executive John Lee said Tuesday.
While the number of infections in the Asian financial hub has been falling, it remains important to keep the outbreak under control while minimizing disruptions, he told reporters at a briefing. Officials at various departments of the government are working on measures to safely reduce the restrictions, he said.
Sep 20, 2022 07:40 AM IST
President Droupadi Murmu departs London after attending Queen’s funeral
President Droupadi Murmu had left for London on Saturday to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and to offer condolences on behalf of the Indian government.
Sep 20, 2022 07:35 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation demolishes ‘controversial’ bus shelter in Chavadimukku
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation demolished the controversial bus shelter near the engineering college, Chavadimukku for constructing a gender-neutral bus shelter.
Sep 20, 2022 06:56 AM IST
Day 13 of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ begins
Kerala | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders & workers resumes ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ on its 13th day in Cherthala, Alappuzha.
Sep 20, 2022 06:34 AM IST
Directors for 8 IITs appointed: Ministry of Education
President Droupadi Murmu approved the appointment of Directors for 8 IITs including Palakkad, Tirupati, Dharwad, Bhilai, Gandhinagar, Bhubaneswar, Goa & Jammu: Ministry of Education
Sep 20, 2022 06:33 AM IST
Election Commissioner writes to law minister over donations to political parties
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Rajiv Kumar writes a letter to law ministry to cap the cash donations to political parties. In his letter written to Union law Minister Kiren Rijiju, CEC proposed to cap cash donation at 20 percent or at ₹20 crore whichever is lower.
Donations of over ₹2,000 to parties can’t be anonymous: Election Commission
Sep 20, 2022 06:27 AM IST
NASA’s InSight lander detects space rocks as they slam into Mars
Now we can know what a meteoroid – or a space rock – striking Mars sounds like. Thanks to the findings of NASA’s Insight lander. A seismometer was brought to the Red Planet to measure ‘Marsquakes’.
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Sep 20, 2022 05:44 AM IST
Jaishankar participates in India-UAE-France trilateral Ministerial meet; exchanges ideas
s part of his diplomatic meetings in the US, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in a trilateral Ministerial meeting of India-UAE-France with his counterparts and exchanged ideas between the strategic partners.
In a tweet, Jaishankar wrote, “A productive first trilateral Ministerial meeting of India-UAE-France. Active exchange of ideas between strategic partners and UNSC members. Thank UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan for hosting France Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and me.”
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CBI arrests key suspect in TMC leader’s murder
Published on Sep 20, 2022 08:17 AM IST
Ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) panchayat leader Bhadu Sheikh’s murder triggered the March 21 massacre at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district
Four of the 10 accused in the murder were arrested earlier. (PTI)
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Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:19 AM IST
: The central government is working on a plan to pool wind power bids to diversify projects across states that have the scope for it, power minister RK Singh said, adding that his ministry is targeting bids of at least 8 GW per year of wind energy to boost the sector
MP teen gang-raped, house of accused demolished
Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:18 AM IST
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by four men and two minors in Rewa district of MP on Saturday, police said, adding that all the accused were held on Monday
Karnataka high court gives Bengaluru civic body 10 days to fill 221 potholes
Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:14 AM IST
The BBMP lawyer informed the Karnataka high court that the number of potholes being filled up is being updated every day and a total of 2,010 potholes had been filled and only 221 potholes remained till September 14.
India initiates talks with Saudi Arabia for rupee-riyal trade
Updated on Sep 20, 2022 12:14 AM IST
Saudi Arabia is a reliable energy supplier for India, which imports 85% of its crude oil and 54% of natural gas requirements and pays in US dollars
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Shivakumar appears before ED in money laundering case
Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:12 AM IST
Shivakumar was summoned by the ED last week. The Congress leader had said he was not aware of the case for which he has been asked to appear before the agency.
ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi
Bodies of 2 teens found hanging from tree in UP
Updated on Sep 20, 2022 12:12 AM IST
The bodies of an 18-year-old youth and a 15-year-old girl were found hanging from a tree at Rampur village in Sant Kabir Nagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh on Monday, police officials said.
Guruvayur Devaswom’s donation may be philanthropic act: Supreme Court
Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:12 AM IST
A bench, led by Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit, observed that the management committee’s decision may be by nature an ‘essentially philanthropic’ act, and wondered if an argument can be made that a temple’s fund can be used for the benefits of worshippers in the religious precincts
Drug peddler’s property worth over ₹1.6 cr seized in Bengaluru: Officials
Updated on Sep 20, 2022 12:10 AM IST
According to senior CCB officials, permission was sought under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act on September 15 to seize the property of Mruthyunjaya alias MJ, 53, a drug peddler from Kolar’s Malur taluk.
Delhi judicial service officers can’t be listed in group A for quota benefit: HC
Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:10 AM IST
The Delhi high court has held that Delhi judicial service officers cannot be included in the category of central officers (group A) category for reservation in educational institutions.
Tharoor visits Sonia, assured of ‘transparent, fair election’
Published on Sep 20, 2022 12:08 AM IST
Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Shashi Tharoor who visited her residence on Monday, weeks after expressing concerns about “transparency and fairness” in the party chief’s election
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Healthy Lifestyle: Why You Should Avoid Consumption Of Trans Fats Others Daily Trust
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….Eat margarine in moderation—FG
The federal government has advised Nigerians to adopt healthy lifestyles in order to protect themselves from diseases and live long.
Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas, Director Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, stated this in Abuja during the ministerial briefing and update on COVID-19 response and other developments in the health sector.
She said maintaining healthy lifestyle involves choices you make about what you eat, and attitude towards your environment among others.
She said every choice one made has an impact on his or her health.
She warned Nigerians against the consumption of trans fats, saying they are very dangerous to health.
Trans fats are a form of unsaturated fat, and can be either natural or artificial. Artificial trans fats are mostly formed during hydrogenation, a process in which hydrogen is added to vegetable oil to form a semisolid product known as partially hydrogenated oil.
Dr Anas said, “Unfortunately a lot of unhealthy fats have infiltrated our markets but we are working very closely with the National Agency for Food and Drugs Control and Administration (NAFDAC) to ensure that we avoid these fats.
“Our fats are hydrogenated, called trans fats and this is done to make them solid, so that they don’t burn off easily in the frying pan.
“But unfortunately, most business marketers, especially those that are in the food business, use trans fat and this is what is mostly used today in bread making, in cakes and several other snacks that we consume every day.”
While saying that trans fats generated a lot of problems to the circulation system, she said it caused people to have heart problems.
Dr Anas said Nigeria has one of the highest incidences of heart problems in Africa, all as a result of the consumption of unhealthy fats.
“Most of the fats have cholesterol and most of these fats are low-density cholesterol which is very dangerous, and it is called the bad fat.
“But there are healthy fats which give you high-density cholesterol. So we encourage Nigerians to be very careful and avoid all things that are trans fat,” she said, adding that margarine is a common form of trans fat.
“Nigerian should avoid it as much as they can. Nigerians like margarine, they even ask you to send it to them even when they are abroad, and they will tell you they want the Nigerian margarine; that Nigerian margarine is trans fat, we should avoid it as much as we can.”
She said Nigerians should generally eat healthy. “Most Nigerians will say they have access only to carbohydrate foods, but we have a lot of fruits, vegetables and can also balance with different varieties of protein and healthy fats. So, it’s not just quantity but quality is also vital.”
Advising on other ways Nigerians can maintain a healthy lifestyle, Dr Anas said, “I will start by saying drink a lot of water. Water is supposed to be priceless.
“Nigerians should drink adequate water to ensure that they are well hydrated at all times – whether it is during the cold or hot weather – to maintain their hydration.
“They should also ensure adequate sleep, a minimum of eight hours per day. It is very important and very critical so that you can refresh yourself.
“Exercise is very important too, and we must exercise at least 30 minutes’ walk per day. If you can do it most days of the week; you should walk to ensure that you are living healthy.”
The doctor also advised against smoking shisha saying it is one of the major causes of lung cancer in the country.
“Some people even go the extreme by adding some perfume to shisha before smoking it, and this causes so many health challenges in the country,” she added.
She also advised people to have a work-life balance, saying one has to be alive before one can work.
“We should make the right choices so that we remain healthy and live long and make meaningful contributions to the development of Nigeria,” she added.
WATCH: Oklahoma OL Wanya Morris Interview Sports Illustrated
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Oklahoma offensive lineman Wanya Morris met with the media on Monday night ahead of the Sooners’ Week 4 matchup with Kansas State.
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Reltime Triskel Capital Form Web3 Metaverse Partnership In Latin America Crowdfund Insider Crowdfund Insider
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Reltime AS, which claims to be “disruptive” global Web3 and Metaverse financial technology company, and Triskel Capital Ltd. have entered into a long-term strategic partnership “to change the way people and businesses in Latin America financially interact and transact.”
Together with Reltime as its “next-generation” strategic partner, Triskel aims at putting financial power and freedom “squarely in the hands of the people—regardless of income, background, gender, race, ethnicity, banked, unbanked or underbanked status—as well as merchants and businesses.”
Without any middlemen, they will be able to:
Seamlessly create their own personal or merchant account using a mobile app, completely free of charge.
Move and send money as well as pay and get paid, almost instantly (between 2-3 seconds to/from 150 countries), cheaper (at a fraction of the cost) and more securely.
Lend, borrow (with or without collateral and interest) and earn money to/from their phone contacts or on Reltime’s global marketplace.
Create joint accounts with family and friends.
Swap digital assets with anyone in the world.
Do more with money—anytime, anyplace and anywhere.
Peter Michel Heilmann, CEO, Reltime, said:
“Triskel and Reltime are a perfect match. Both our companies are at the forefront of an exciting new Web3 and Metaverse movement and revolution. Building a relationship of trust, hand in hand, Triskel and Reltime are introducing game-changing products, services and solutions that we hope will win the hearts and trust of millions of people and businesses throughout Latin America. This truly is a unique moment in time to partner up with Triskel in this exciting, dynamic and growing continent.”
Illiane Caballero, CEO and co-founder, Triskel Capital, remarked:
“We are exhilarated to be strategically collaborating with Reltime. This newly-formed partnership aims at revolutionising the way we in Latin America conduct our financial transactions. Together, we are going to offer unique, game-changing and hard-needed Web3 financial solutions to anyone—people, merchants, entrepreneurs and companies— in Latin America wishing to take back control of their finances and enjoy complete financial freedom.”
As mentioned in the announcement, Reltime and Triskel are keen on “working closely with other Latin American partners on the ground in order to penetrate the various markets more rapidly.”
Furthermore, Triskel will be “offering Reltime’s FastTrack to Web3 to companies such as a telecommunications firms, trusted brands, financial service providers and other B2B2C partners, enabling them to build their own integrated, white-labelled, state-of-the-art Web3 financial ecosystem within three weeks.”
In addition, Reltime announced that it is “developing and will soon be launching its Decentralized Exchange (DEX), cutting out any middlemen and providing businesses, traders and producers anywhere in the world with freedom and attractive benefits through peer-to-peer (P2P) trading, swapping, pooling, winning and farming of digital assets, commodities, precious metals and foreign exchange world-wide.”
The Reltime DEX could, for example, be “used as a truly easy-to-use platform for Latin American cocoa producers to trade their quality beans directly with buyers on the other side of the planet, without the interference of any intermediaries.”
The global technology company from Norway is also “developing the world’s first all-in-one Web3 and Metaverse payment, identity and cold storage biometric card.”
Headquartered in Oslo, Reltime is “building a global movement to change the way people and businesses financially interact and transact.”
Protecting their identity and assets in a completely new way, Reltime has “built the first global Web3 financial ecosystem atop its Layer 1, Proof of Authority blockchain.”
Reltime offers white-labelled B2B2C, Metaverse and Web3 solutions “to telecommunications, financial service providers and other trusted partners from around the globe.”
With wholly-owned subsidiaries in Norway, Lithuania and El Salvador, Reltime has a global license to hold digital assets on behalf of customers and third parties.
Reltime’s goal is by 2025 for 100 million people and enterprises “to be financially free and do more with money by sending, receiving, withdrawing, depositing, borrowing, lending, earning, swapping, staking, trading, interacting and transacting on the Metaverses and in the real world, and to become the leading, preferred and trusted financial Metaverse partner for both people and businesses.”
Get Ready To Discover The Importance Of Using Aluminum Enclosures For Electronics Digital Journal
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For the safety of our electrical gadgets, enclosures are used. This makes it possible to protect our electronic equipment from adverse weather, corrosion, rust, and damage. Because they may or may not improve the operating quality of the equipment within, enclosures are essential to its operation. It contains all of the cables, switches, and other electrical components in one location. Our electrical gadgets’ protection is often taken for granted, which reduces the device’s lifespan. Investing in the greatest enclosure that won’t interfere with any of the electrical device’s operations is one approach to assure its endurance. These are the three primary functions of an electronic enclosures.
One of the key objectives of aluminum enclosures for electronics is to prevent water ingress. Individuals who are looking forward to getting this benefit should think about going for an enclosure that is rated for IP68 waterproof. These electronic enclosures are sometimes used outside since they provide the greatest level of water ingress protection, IP68. They are susceptible to floods since they are exposed to extreme weather, therefore it’s a good thing our product can withstand some water immersion.
The second most important benefit that can be obtained out of aluminum enclosures for electronics is to provide protection against extreme heat. Extreme temperature exposure increases the risk of electronic equipment being damaged. After overheating, the majority of our electronic equipment slow down. Aluminum enclosures include heat sinks that enable the airflow of the electronics to cool down. Additionally, metal enclosures are efficient heat dissipators that prevent overheating of devices.
Moreover, aluminum enclosures for electronics can provide an extra layer of protection and security against risks, dents, and damages as well. Nothing is more crucial than making sure that electrical wires and tapes don’t come into contact with our bodies since an exposed wire poses a risk of shock. All of these cables and tapes are kept organized, confined, and safe from shock threats by enclosures. However, compared to metal enclosures, plastic enclosures reduce the possibility of shock dangers.
After discussing the many uses for enclosures, let’s move on to the various forms of electronic enclosures. To ensure that the component of the project box suits its functionality, it must be properly picked. Plastic and metal are the two major materials used for electronic enclosures.
Comparatively less expensive and lighter than metal boxes are plastic enclosures. It guarantees that the electrical gadgets within cannot hurt the human when touched because of its nonconductivity. The ABS Plastic enclosure, a more durable thermoplastic, is an example of a plastic enclosure.Stainless steel or aluminum are often used in metal enclosures or metal boxes. Although it costs more than plastic enclosures, be confident that the investment is worthwhile. Since metal enclosures are more enduring, they can support the device’s weight and RF shielding.While taking a look at the best aluminum enclosures for electronics available in the market, it is important to settle down with the best option out of them.
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Proof Bitcoin Is Finally Dead – News.com.au https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/proof-bitcoin-is-finally-dead-news-com-au/
Bitcoin users are beginning to wonder if the blockchain is officially dead after its ninth consecutive month of languishing.
In a scathing opinion piece on Tuesday, Bloomberg writer Jake Lloyd-Smith brutally tore down the digital token.
Calling BTC a “train wreck” and “absolutely dire”, the author pointed out it was possible the coin could plunge so low as four digits in the near future.
Bitcoin is currently worth five figures, at US$19,566 (A$29,000) at time of writing.
That’s a significant decline when you consider that the crypto hit an all time high in November last year of US$69,000 (A$99,000) per coin.
Overall, that means the digital asset has plunged more than 70 per cent since then. So far this year, it is down 60 per cent in terms of its return on investment.
In fact, all bitcoin’s gains over the last two years of the pandemic have pretty much been wiped.
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Mr Lloyd-Smith also said bitcoin’s difficult year had ruined any notion that it could be used as a way to hedge against inflation.
“It’s safe to say that right now, it’s definitely not for preservation of wealth,” he wrote.
He even compared cryptocurrency to the Dutch ‘tulip mania” phenomenon of the 1600s, when tulips became so hyped up and highly sought after that people would spend their fortunes to buy a single flower.
Inevitably, the craze crashed, leaving a few unlucky souls penniless and with nothing but a dying flower to show for it.
Cryptocurrency is closely aligned with the traditional stock market and it has not been a great year for stocks as the Ukraine-Russian war, inflation and fears of a global recession markets like Dow Jones have tanked and entered a bear run.
Mr Lloyd-Smith noted: ‘With delicious irony, the same week it (bitcoin) registered a record, the Fed warned of perilous plunges for risky assets should the economy take a turn for the worse. As the US central bank responded belatedly to inflation, Bitcoin tanked.”
Mr Lloyd-Smith wasn’t the only bitcoin proponent to hit the token while it was down.
On Tuesday morning, a Kenyan economist, Patrick Njoroge, said through a now-viral tweet that he should be put in a mental asylum if he ever poured his cash into bitcoin.
“I can assure you that I have a lot of people who have been pushing me to put our reserves in bitcoin. If I do that, please put me in Kamiti (a jail) and throw away the key because I’ll be out of my mind”.
Investing pro Warren Buffett is also not a fan of cryptocurrency.
Earlier this year, in May, the US billionaire said he wouldn’t buy “all of the bitcoin in the world” for $US25.
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Judge Denies U.S. Bid To Stop UnitedHealth Plan To Buy Change Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday denied the Justice Department’s bid to stop UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) from buying Change Healthcare (CHNG.O), in a blow to the U.S. administration’s tougher enforcement of antitrust issues.
Change shares rose 7% after the close of trading.
The Justice Department had filed a lawsuit in February aimed at stopping the $8 billion acquisition, saying the deal would give the largest U.S. health insurer access to its competitors’ data and ultimately push up healthcare costs.
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The department’s top antitrust official, Jonathan Kanter, said they are “reviewing the opinion closely to evaluate next steps”.
UnitedHealth announced the all-cash deal in January 2021, saying it would help streamline administrative and payment processes.
Judge Carl Nichols said in a brief order on Monday that he would deny the government’s request to stop the deal, and ordered the companies to go forward with an asset sale that they had proposed.
The order follows a trial in the case in August in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
UnitedHealth said it was “pleased with the decision” and looked forward to combining with Change as quickly as possible.
The Justice Department had said that UnitedHealth and Change Healthcare offer competing software for processing healthcare claims and together serve 38 of the top-40 health insurers in the country.
The department argued that access to the claims would give UnitedHealth a view into rivals’ health plans, including Humana Inc (HUM.N), Anthem Inc and others.
The loss for the Justice Department follows a recent decision by a Federal Trade Commission judge that genetic analysis equipment maker Illumina should be allowed to buy cancer detection test maker Grail – a move opposed by the agency. read more
The Justice Department also lost a bid to win convictions of executives at chicken processing companies that it accused of price-fixing. read more
But the agencies have also had wins, and successfully killed planned deals by Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc as well as Lockheed Martin’s plan to buy engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne.
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2022 Automotive News PACE Award Winners Automotive News
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The Automotive News PACE Award, now in its 28th year, recognizes supplier innovations that make it into commercial use.
This year’s recognitions, awarded by an independent panel of PACE judges, range from Aptiv and NVIDIA‘s advances in developing software-defined vehicles, to a more flexible way to run wires through a vehicle in assembly from Yazaki, and Dürr Systems’ faster and more precise way to paint vehicles in two colors.
Supplier innovation is in the industry spotlight right now with automakers under pressure to deliver new-era powertrains, faster development of new models, lower manufacturing costs and software-based product enhancements.
Separately, the PACE Award program recognized three technology partnerships between suppliers and their OEM customers resulting in advancements that reached the marketplace.
The Automotive News PACE Innovation Partnership winners include:
BMW Group’s collaboration with Continental to produce Digital Vehicle Access to incorporate ultrawide-band smartphone capabilities.
Hyundai Motor Co.’s partnership with Sonatus to develop its Digital Dynamics software-defined vehicle platform.
Mercedes-AMG’s partnership with American Axle & Manufacturing to produce P3 two-speed electric drive technology.
2022 Automotive News PACE Award winners are:
American Axle & Manufacturing
Detroit
P3 two-speed electric drive technology
Aptiv
Carmel, Ind.
Central vehicle controller
Continental
Auburn Hills, Mich.
MK C2 one-box brake system
Dana Inc.
Maumee, Ohio
Spicer electrified e-propulsion and e-power system
Dürr Systems Inc.
Southfield, Mich.
Overspray-free paint application
Joyson Safety Systems
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Pyrotechnic battery disconnect
Magna
Troy, Mich.
Auto-adjusting balance blocks for stamping
Martinrea International U.S. Inc.
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Brake lines with GrapheneGuard
NVIDIA
Santa Clara, Calif.
DRIVE Hyperion
Valeo
Cergy Pontoise, France
Dual-mass flywheel pendulum damper
Yazaki Corp.
Susono City, Japan
Narrow focus lens technology
Yazaki Corp.
Susono City, Japan
Flexible wire with improved routing in the vehicle
The 2022 PACE Award also cites 12 suppliers as Automotive News PACEpilot Innovations to Watch for their early development work on emerging technologies. These include HEVO Inc. of Brooklyn for a wireless EV charging program, a program by Nodar of Boston to commercialize a camera-based 3D vision platform, and a new 10-degree dual-actuator rear-wheel steering system from South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis.
The 12 citations for 2022 Automotive News PACEpilot Innovations to Watch include:
American Axle & Manufacturing
Detroit
Integrated three-in-one wheel-end electric drive
ABC Technologies Inc.
Toronto
Variable cooling technology for blow molding
Algolux Inc.
Montreal
Eos embedded perception software
Eaton
Galesburg, Mich.
Breaktor circuit protection technology
HEVO Inc.
Brooklyn
Wireless EV charging
Hyundai Mobis
Seoul, South Korea
10-degree dual-actuator rear-wheel steering system
Lear Corp.
Southfield, Mich.
Distributed occupant safety system
Magna
Troy, Mich.
Aural 5R alloy
Nodar
Boston
Hammerhead camera-based 3D vision platform
Plastic Omnium
Levallois-Perret, France
4D imaging radar
Tula Technology
San Jose, Calif.
Dynamic motor drive
Woodbridge
Troy, Mich.
TrimVisible BIO foam
Benton Auditor Rules If A GOP Candidate Voted Illegally In The Last Election Tri-City Herald
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The Benton County auditor on Monday dismissed a challenge accusing Jerrod Sessler, a failed candidate for Washington state’s 4th Congressional District seat, of providing false information for his voter registration.
John Trumbo accused Sessler of not living at the rural Prosser address where he registered to vote and then casting ballots in nine elections in Benton County. Both are Republicans.
Trumbo is a Kennewick city councilman, but was acting as a private citizen when he filed the challenge, he said.
The burden of proof rests with the challenger, who must provide “clear and convincing” evidence, said Benton County Auditor Brenda Chilton in her decision in Sessler’s favor.
Sessler said in a hearing Sept. 9 in Richland that he lived at the address he listed on his voter registration application in 2019 and lives there now, Chilton said.
Trumbo argued that Sessler did not live at the property he owns on Old Inland Empire Highway because he had not obtained an occupancy permit needed to reside in a house that is being built on the property, and he also had not obtained a temporary housing permit to live in a motor home parked at the site.
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Trumbo said he believed Sessler actually was living “a good part of the time” with a neighbor, but did not provide proof of that, according to Chilton.
She said in her decision that the question of what permits Sessler possesses does not determine whether he physically resides on the property listed on his voter registration.
“Even though Mr. Sessler has provided what could be considered a traditional residential address, the fact that the law provides for voters to register at locations such as public parks — where taking up residence is ordinarily discouraged — suggests that the question of whether a person’s residence complies with local rules or ordinances is irrelevant when considering whether one can register as resident in that place for voting purposes,” Chilton said in her decision.
Trumbo told the Tri-City Herald on Monday that since he doesn’t know where Sessler lives, it was difficult to prove that he doesn’t live at the address on his voter registration.
“It is not over,” Trumbo said.
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Sessler did not immediately reply Monday to a request for a comment on the decision.
Sessler said during the hearing that for voting purposes living on a property is sufficient, even if a person has not been staying in an ordinary home. He said there were multiple mobile homes on the property.
At the hearing, when Chilton asked him if there is a permanent house on the property where he now resides, Sessler said he had a problem with her questioning.
He said if he answered the question Trumbo and the Tri-City Herald would use the information to slander his character.
Sessler: ‘Nonstop’ attacks
Both Trumbo and Sessler were allowed to question each other in the Sept. 9 hearing.
When Trumbo pressed Sessler on where he was living now, Sessler declined to answer.
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“I am a private person and I feel like I am due the same privacy that any other citizen is due to protect their family, especially in the kind of world that we live in today,” Sessler said. “As a result of the work that the challenger has undertaken, that is now completely shattered.”
He said he has had to install expensive security and has had to “walk out and confront people with guns to protect ourselves on our property.”
That is due to Trumbo’s “salacious” and “nonstop” attacks on him, Sessler said.
Three months ago Sessler went to court seeking a no-contact order against an opponent’s campaign manager, claiming that man also was harassing him and acting aggressively toward him.
Sessler was trying to get a protection order against Loren Culp’s campaign manager, Christopher Gergen, following a heated confrontation at a Yakima campaign event in May.
Sessler was one of six Republicans challenging Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., for his congressional seat in the .
Newhouse and Doug White, a Democrat, both from Yakima County, received the most votes and will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot.
This story was originally published September 19, 2022 4:51 PM.
Senior staff writer Annette Cary covers Hanford, energy, the environment, science and health for the Tri-City Herald. She’s been a news reporter for more than 30 years in the Pacific Northwest.
Kristen Bell Shares Photos From Nashville Trip With The Good Place Co-Star Parade Magazine
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The actress and her husband joined a familiar friend in the Tennessee city.
After a fruitful visit to Disneyland, Kristen Bell and her husband, fellow actor Dax Shepard, traveled to Nashville, Tennessee.
There, they joined a familiar face for fans of Bell’s hit comedy series The Good Place: cast member Kirby Howell-Baptiste, who played Simone.
It looks like Howell-Baptiste and Bell formed a strong connection while working on the fan-favorite show, as the two had a great time in Nashville.
Bell posted a handful of pictures from the trip of herself, Shepard, Howell-Baptiste, and actor and model Larry Fields, who Howell-Baptiste wrote a children’s book called Little Black Boy: Oh, the Things You Will Do! with.
Howell-Baptiste and Fields are likely partners as well, as the two attend many events together, and it looks like they share a pet cat, but nothing has been publicly confirmed.
Bell captioned the update, “#bristol baby! Thank u @nascar for the fun Nashville for the style and @kirbyhowellbaptiste and @iamlarryfields for being the best travel buddies. And as always the hostess with the mostess @hays_estes.”
The four watched a Nascar race at Bristol Motor Speedway, ate some good food together, and in Bell and Howell-Baptiste’s case, wore matching jewelry.
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They also got a photo with Nascar driver Bubba Wallace, while another picture shows Shepard lifting Bell up for a dramatic kiss.
Howell-Baptiste commented on Bell’s post, “SEXY,” about the pair’s matching rings that spell out the word.
Many fans loved seeing Bell and her former co-star together again, with one person commenting, “MY BEST DUO.”
In The Good Place, Simone first appears at the beginning of Season 3, when the crew is sent back to Earth in an experiment to see if they can become better people.
She dates Chidi (William Jackson Harper) for a while, showing up again later in the afterlife.
Now, Howell-Baptiste stars in Netflix‘s The Sandman as Death, while Bell voices Abby in Central Park.
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