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Ubisoft Plans On Cooling Its Rhetoric Behind NFT Gaming Projects – Forbes India https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/ubisoft-plans-on-cooling-its-rhetoric-behind-nft-gaming-projects-forbes-india/ Major financial institutions of Wall Street come together to set up digital assets exchange with on-chain settlement Read More.. Ubisoft plans on cooling its rhetoric behind NFT gaming projects Read More.. Reports suggest tokenised illiquid assets to be worth $16.1T by 2030 Read More.. USDT goes live on NEAR Protocol, making it the 14th blockchain network to support Tether Read More.. SEC plans a move to address faster crypto filings by opening two more offices Read More.. Report shows that GameFi fundraising jumped 135 percent in August from July Read More.. Paramount Pictures filed a trademark application to take Mean Girls to Web3 Read More.. Google joins the Ethereum Merge excitement with merging pandas Read More.. Recent SEC filing reveals that MicroStrategy to reinvest $500M stock sales into Bitcoin Read More.. PUMA takes its metaverse dream ahead by showcasing its new sneaker NFT collection Read More.. UK looking to expand crypto presence under the new leadership of Liz Truss Read More.. Ford is all set to make a grand entry into the Metaverse with virtual automobiles and NFTs Read More.. This month marks a year since El Salvador adopted Bitcoin as a legal tender Read More.. UK advertising authority warns two former ‘Love Island’ contestants for crypto ads on Instagram stories Read More.. Voyager Digital assets auction set for September 13 in Manhattan after company declares bankruptcy Read More.. GameStop takes its crypto dream a step ahead with a new partnership with FTX US Read More.. Mainstream media comments on the Merge, says it could prove to be disastrous Read More.. PraSaga awarded with the US patent for placing a full operating system onto blockchain Read More.. Following US payrolls and G7 Russian energy cap, Bitcoin achieves a new September high Read More.. Data claims that trademark application for crypto, NFTs and Metaverse projects increase in 2022 Read More.. DBS Bank backs crypto amid worldwide crypto crash Read More.. 74% of Ethereum nodes are marked ‘Merge ready’ just before the Bellatrix upgrade Read More.. IMF states that crypto regulation needs to become a priority since crypto assets are now mainstream Read More.. Arcane’s expedition for repurposing Bitcoin mining heat can solve the global energy crisis Read More.. Brazilian SEC is looking to change crypto regulation with new bill Read More.. Bitcoin Beach in El Salvador gets a $203 mn tourism investment Read More.. Following successful testnet, Arbitrum releases Nitro upgrade Read More.. India’s largest Hackathon organised by CoinDCX’s UNFOLD 2022 announces winners Read More.. Suspended NFT accounts come back to Twitter after suspension from the social media app Read More.. CHZ, LDO and QNT made a bull run in the last 90 days, surpassing returns of top cap crypto assets Read More.. Mendoza tax administration starts taking crypto payments for taxes and fees Read More.. NFT marketplace shows signs of recovery even though Bored Ape prices are down Read More.. CME Group launch euro-dominated BTC and ETH futures contract Read More.. South Korean central bank announces future regulations to allow ICOs again Read More.. New update means Facebook and Instagram users can post NFTs through linking their digital wallets Read More.. CoinDCX announces its foray into Web3 ecosystem Read More.. Chinese Metaverse incoming! Beijing unveils intentions for two-year Metaverse innovation and development plan Read More.. Bugs ahead of the September-scheduled update might signal trouble for Ethereum Merge Read More.. Ethereum’s supply held by top exchanges rises as the Merge knocks at the door Read More.. Uniswap reportedly looking at NFT financialisation and is talking to several lending protocols Read More.. Bitcoin Depot going public next year through a $885 million merger deal Read More.. Uniswap Foundation gets green light after 99 percent of the community casts their vote in favour of the initiative Read More.. Amendments to the US commercial code exclude crypto from electronic money category Read More.. The Northern Territory Racing Commission of Australia mulls crypto gambling regulation Read More.. Avalanche finds a way to mitigate the risk of impermanent loss of DeFi Read More.. Kenanga Bank and Ant Group partner up to revolutionise the digital investment management in Malaysia Read More.. Crypto-aware parents and college graduates want their children to learn about crypto in schools Read More.. Ready Player Me raises $56 mn in Series B led by a16z to expand its audience in the metaverse Read More.. The BTC price resets cause Bitcoin addresses to incur widespread losses Read More.. Crypto market at risk of a 20 percent drop to new yearly lows after breaking dreams of recovery Read More.. 33 percent of the estimated 115 mn crypto users in India are worried about regulations Read More.. Telegram founder suggests ‘NFT-like smart contracts’ to auction usernames Read More.. A sharp increase in hacking this year leads to crypto security experts making $430k salaries Read More.. South Korean financial majors have applied to create virtual assets exchange in 2023 Read More.. SkyBridge Capital’s Scaramucci believes that Bitcoin won’t hedge inflation until it hits 1 bn wallets Read More.. Celsius Network’s new bankruptcy report filing shows a debt gap of $2.85 billion Read More.. Fei Protocol founder proposes ghosting Tribe DAO following hack repayment while Beanstalk relaunches Read More.. Hit and earn: Indian cricket fans can win as much as $500 a day playing cricket in the metaverse Read More.. 3 cloud providers accounting for over two-thirds of Ethereum nodes Read More.. Blockchain venture capital funding down over 43 percent in July: Report Read More.. Chinese mining giant Canaan doubles profits despite the blanket crypto ban Read More.. Options data shows Bitcoin’s short-term uptrend is at risk if BTC falls below $23K Read More.. EOS price jumps 20% for biggest gain in 15 months Read More.. Scaramucci highlights key factors why crypto market will soon recover Read More.. Colombia planning to prevent tax evasion with national digital currency: Report Read More.. Blockchain VC Shima Capital debuts with $200M Web3 fund Read More.. Indian police launch probe into BitConnect founder wanted by US SEC Read More.. Bitcoin miners hodl 27% less BTC after 3 months of major selling Read More.. Bank of China unveils new e-CNY smart contract test program for school education Read More.. Expansion of short-term BTC holders suggests ‘final flush’ of sellers Read More.. Bitcoin mining revenue jumps 68.6% from the lowest-earning day of 2022 Read More.. Ethereum ICO-era whale address transfers 145,000 ETH weeks before the Merge Read More.. Crypto-focused venture firm Dragonfly acquires hedge fund Read More.. Bitcoin hits $25K as bearish voices call BTC price ‘double top’ Read More.. Institutions flocking to Ethereum for 7 straight weeks as Merge nears: Report Read More.. Project launches curation ecosystem on Avalanche Read More.. Bitcoin dominance hits 6-month lows as metric proclaims new ‘alt season.’ Read More.. The Reserve Bank of Australia to explore use cases for CBDC Read More.. Reddit partners with FTX to enable ETH gas fees for community points Read More.. Buterin: Layer 2 scaling solutions will make crypto payments make sense again Read More.. Chainlink ditches Ethereum PoW forks for PoS after the Merge Read More.. Nigeria becomes the most crypto obsessed nation after the April crash Read More.. The Bank of Thailand to pilot retail CBDC by the end of 2022 Read More.. Bitcoin targets 8-week high as Ethereum nears $1.8k Read More.. WazirX and Binance clash over ownership in a war of words Read More.. First day takeaways from the Korea Blockchain week Read More.. Crypto fundraising hits $30.3 bn in H1, outpacing all of 2021: Report Read More.. Gucci now accepts ApeCoin cryptocurrency in select US stores Read More.. Meta rolls out NFT support on Instagram to 100 countries Read More.. Czech prince William Rudolf Lobkowick is preserving heirlooms from his family’s 700-year-old legacy using NFTs Read More.. Oxford City Football Club to accept Bitcoin for matchday tickets Read More.. Metaverse market share to surpass $50 billion by 2026, says new report Read More.. CoinDCX announces India-focused Web3 event UNFOLD 2022 Read More.. Bitcoin miners now hold 1.856 mn BTC in two-year high, a new data reveals Read More.. MicroStrategy stock MSTR hits 3-month high after CEO’s exit Read More.. Ether creates history as key metric in ETH options exceeds Bitcoin by 32% Read More.. Crypto users spent $2.7 bn minting NFTs in the first half of 2022: Report Read More.. Google AI turns all 10,000 BAYC NFTs into machine-made art Read More.. European Central Bank bets on CBDCs over BTC for cross-border payments Read More.. 20th World Blockchain Summit is going bullish in a bear market Read More.. GameFi and Metaverse least affected by Terra crash: Report Read More.. Israel puts the brakes on cash to spur digital payments Read More.. Blockchain cloud infrastructure company W3BCloud to go public via $1.25 billion SPAC Read More.. CryptoPunks’ trading volume surges 1,847% after Tiffany & Co. launches exclusive NFT collection Read More.. Hong Kong University to launch mixed reality classroom in metaverse Read More.. Dubai permits full operation to FTX subsidiary FZE via first MVP licence Read More.. Bitcoin price nears $24k as sentiment exits fear zone Read More.. Indian sports buffs can now vote for their favourite team’s jersey using blockchain Read More.. Ethereum will outpace ...

Area Volleyball Roundup For Sept. 13: Parkston Downs Gregory, Extends Win Streak – Mitchell Republic https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/area-volleyball-roundup-for-sept-13-parkston-downs-gregory-extends-win-streak-mitchell-republic/ Parkston’s Mya Thuringer (16) prepares to hit the ball against the Gregory Lady Gorillas on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at Parkston. Adam Thury / Mitchell Republic PARKSTON, S.D. — Parkston played host to Gregory on Tuesday night, looking to extend its five-match winning streak. The Trojans did just that, downing the Lady Gorillas in four sets. Parkston dropped the first set 24-26 before going on to win the next three 25-18, 25-23 and 25-14. Mya Nuebel led the way for Parkston, posting a double-double with 13 kills and 14 digs, while also adding a service ace. Gracie Oakley led the team with five service aces. She also tacked on eight kills and five digs, while Faith Oakley added nine kills, 27 set assists, eight digs and a pair of service aces. Mya Determan had eight kills, three blocks and four service aces in the loss for Gregory. The Lady Gorillas (3-5) won’t take the court again until next Tuesday, Sept. 20 against Todd County in Gregory. Parkston (8-4) extended its winning streak to six matches and will look to make it seven when it takes on Lennox on the road on Thursday, Sept. 15. Wagner’s Macy Koupal had six aces and 28 set assists in a three-set sweep of Avon. Lizzy Spah had 16 kills and 12 digs for Tea Area in a straight-set win over Parker. She also added a block and a service ace, while Jillian Huenink contributed 27 set assists and a kill for the Lady Titans. Reagan Rus led the way for Mount Vernon/Plankinton in a straight-set win over Redfield, pacing the team in kills with 13 and digs with 25. She also chipped in a team-best two solo blocks. Freeman’s Kate Miller posted a double-double with 19 kills and 16 digs, to go along with five blocks and a set assist in a win over Bridgewater-Emery. Ashlin Jacobsen also had a double-double for the Flyers with 12 kills and 14 digs, while also adding two service aces. Ella Serck racked up 32 set assists, 21 digs and two service aces in Alcester-Hudson’s four-set victory over Centerville. Florence/Henry took down Clark/Willow Lake with Caylin Kelly leading the way with her 18-kill, 13-dig double-double. Reese Schmidt added 40 assists during the three-set triumph for the Falcons. Rachael Krog’s 13 kills and 27 digs, to go along with Kailyn Drietz’s 11 kills and 10 digs and Tevan Erickson’s 34 set assists and 12 digs, helped lead Elkton-Lake Benton to a four-set win over Chester. Avery Orth’s 18 kills, 14 digs, four blocks and four service aces helped propel Wessington Springs to a four-set win over Sanborn Central/Woonsocket. Colam-Egan had three players post double-doubles in a four-set win over McCook Central/Montrose, as Daniela Lee racked up 14 kills and 12 digs, Brynlee Landis posted 12 kills and 10 digs and Lanie Mousel collected 20 set assists and 10 digs. Alcester-Hudson def. Centerville, 25-22, 25-10, 21-25, 25-17 Arlington def. Waverly-South Shore, 25-6, 25-11, 25-14 Baltic def. West Central, 25-14, 25-17, 25-9 Brandon Valley def. Brookings, 25-18, 25-23, 25-15 Castlewood def. Deuel, 25-18, 25-12, 25-14 Colman-Egan def. McCook Central/Montrose, 25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 25-22 Dell Rapids St. Mary def. Flandreau Indian, 25-11, 25-12, 25-7 Deubrook def. Iroquois/Lake Preston, 25-15, 25-9, 25-13 Edgemont def. Hemingford, Neb. 25-14, 23-25, 25-15, 25-15 Elkton-Lake Benton def. Chester, 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22 Estelline/Hendricks def. Great Plains Lutheran, 25-13, 25-21, 25-14 Florence/Henry def. Clark/Willow Lake, 25-10, 25-17, 25-14 Freeman def. Bridgewater-Emery, 25-19, 29-27, 25-9 Garretson def. Flandreau, 25-15, 25-18, 25-18 Hamlin def. Aberdeen Roncalli, 25-14, 25-19, 21-25, 21-25, 15-5 Harrisburg def. Dakota Valley, 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23 Hill City def. Hot Springs, 25-12, 25-21, 25-9 Howard def. Menno, 25-17, 15-25, 25-15, 25-23 Huron def. Yankton, 25-22, 25-18, 16-25, 25-21 Jones County def. White River, 25-16, 25-15, 25-19 Kadoka Area def. New Underwood, 25-15, 25-10, 24-26, 26-24 Madison def. Ethan, 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 Milbank def. Waubay/Summit, 25-16, 25-11, 25-11 Miller def. Northwestern, 25-12, 26-24, 15-25, 25-16 Mobridge-Pollock def. Timber Lake 25-14, 25-15, 25-18 Mount Vernon/Plankinton def. Redfield, 25-19, 25-17, 25-21 O’Gorman def. Watertown, 25-18, 25-13, 25-21 Parkston def. Gregory, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23, 25-14 Potter County def. Highmore-Harrold, 25-22, 25-21, 25-17 Rapid City Central def. Douglas, 23-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-14 Rapid City Christian def. Philip, 25-17, 25-13, 25-14 Scotland def. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 30-28, 25-10, 22-25, 25-19 Sioux Falls Washington def. Pierre, 18-25, 25-12, 25-21, 25-19 Sioux Valley def. De Smet, 25-14, 23-25, 25-20, 25-13 Sisseton def. Webster Area, 20-25, 25-13, 25-18, 29-27 Spearfish def. Lead-Deadwood, 25-14, 25-9, 25-12 St. Thomas More def. Custer, 25-15, 21-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-6 Sunshine Bible Academy def. Crow Creek, 15-25, 27-25, 26-24, 25-3 Tea Area def. Parker, 25-20, 25-15, 25-9 Tripp-Delmont/Armour def. Bon Homme, 15-25, 26-24, 25-14, 25-15 Wagner def. Avon, 25-11, 25-11, 25-15 Warner def. Ipswich, 25-14, 25-15, 25-13 Wessington Springs def. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 21-25, 25-11, 25-15, 25-13 Wilmot def. Tiospa Zina, 22-25, 26-24, 25-21, 20-25, 15-9 Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of “Mitchell Republic.” Often, the “Mitchell Republic” byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little or no reporting. At times, this byline is used when a news story includes numerous authors or when the story is formed by aggregating previously reported news from various sources. If outside sources are used, it is noted within the story.

Daytona Beach Gets A Nod In New American Express Ad. Is It Good Or Bad For Our Reputation? – Daytona Beach News-Journal https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/daytona-beach-gets-a-nod-in-new-american-express-ad-is-it-good-or-bad-for-our-reputation-daytona-beach-news-journal/ Skip to main content This content is only available to subscribers. Get unlimited digital access. $1 for 6 months. Your subscription supports: Investigative reporting that makes our community a better place to work, live and play Expert coverage of high school sports teams The best tips on places to eat and things to do Daily newsletter with top news to know Mobile apps including immersive storytelling This content is only available to subscribers. Get unlimited digital access. $1 for 6 months. Your subscription supports: Investigative reporting that makes our community a better place to work, live and play Expert coverage of high school sports teams The best tips on places to eat and things to do Daily newsletter with top news to know Mobile apps including immersive storytelling %

South Korea Fines Google, Meta Over Privacy Violations – 69News WFMZ-TV https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/south-korea-fines-google-meta-over-privacy-violations-69news-wfmz-tv/ If you know of local business openings or closings, please notify us here. PREVIOUS OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS – The Cadillac Pub opens where Klingers used to be at 24 E. Main Street in Fleetwood – II-VI Inc. (pronounced “two-six”) will become Coherent Corp., taking on the name of a company it recently acquired. – ABEC, a company that provides services and products to the pharmaceutical industry, with headquarters in Northampton County, will invest in a new disposable-container facility in North Carolina. – A new Lehigh Valley Martial Arts center will hold a grand opening starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, with a ribbon-cutting shortly afterward. – Bethlehem Township’s planning commission has approved an Amazon parking lot with 248 spaces at Brodhead and Mowrer roads. – The Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board rejected variance requests that would have allowed multifamily homes to go up on the Southside properties at 508-512 Selfridge St. – Northampton County Council voted 1-8 against a tax break for development of a proposed warehouse at the Dixie Cup building on South 25 Street in Wilson Borough. – The former Valley Farm Market, now known as Gerrity’s Valley Farm Market, will take on a new name as of Oct. 14: Gerrity’s The Fresh Grocer. – Hamsa Exoticz is already open at the Lehigh Valley Mall, but it will hold a grand opening at 5 p.m. Sept. 16 with the Whitehall Chamber of Commerce. – A new Home Depot will open a 136,048-square-foot building on about 21 acres of vacant land just off Hamilton Boulevard in Lower Macungie Township. – Rocco Ayvazov’s Monocacy General Contracting received approval from the Bethlehem Planning Commission to put up a six-story building with 55 apartments and retail space on the first floor at 128 E. Third St. – The old Allen Organ showroom building on Route 100 in Lower Macungie Township will come down and about 100 total apartment units will go up. – Reading Hospitality’s Catering by DoubleTree will handle food at events at Reading Country Club, after Exeter Township supervisors approved a new agreement. – Natural healing is the goal at Reike Balance, which will open Sept. 9. on Reading Avenue in West Reading. – The Pocono Chamber of Commerce held a grand opening at the Bartonsville branch of Farmhouse Cafe. – The reopening date for the historic Frenchtown Inn building overlooking the Delaware River in New Jersey remains unclear.  – River Paws, a pet-supply store, is across Race Street from the Frenchtown Pharmacy. – The planned reopening date of Aug. 13 for Toby’s Cup was pushed back after ownership said a dispute about the occupancy of a home on the hot dog stand’s property delayed the reopening.

Working Out Well: Third Space Eyes Suburban Locations For Expansion Pipeline – City A.M. https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/working-out-well-third-space-eyes-suburban-locations-for-expansion-pipeline-city-a-m/ Wednesday 14 September 2022 6:30 am After re-opening post-lockdown, visits to Third Space clubs have “steadily grown week-by-week” with the brand “back to where we wanted to be,” Waggett said. Luxury health club brand Third Space is eyeing more locations in suburban areas, as opposed to in office hotspots, its CEO has told City A.M. Third Space offers members “a combination of expertise and luxury” and caters to “fitness savvy enthusiasts” as opposed to “first timers”, with members who “like the finer things in life,” Colin Waggett explained.  Third Space’s estate currently boasts eight locations, including sites in Tower Bridge, the City, and Canary Wharf. The health club is opening a new site in Moorgate this autumn, followed by locations in Battersea, Wimbledon and Wood Wharf. Pre-Covid, the company’s strategy had been to “build a network of clubs with a mixture of city centre and more local suburban clubs.” Offering members the option to use more than one club pushes up the value of the offering.  The need for a mix of locations “intensified [after Covid-19] given current working patterns,” he added, with hybrid working making the brand “more akin” to suburban areas “versus the Moorgates of the world.” The pandemic gave rise to support for a Parisian model of 15-minute cities, with people looking to have all required amenities within walking distance of their homes. After re-opening post-lockdown, visits to Third Space clubs have “steadily grown week-by-week” with the brand “back to where we wanted to be,” Waggett said. However, pockets of the capital, such as “the heart of the City,” were still quieter than the West End. Luckily, there are lots of residents living in areas like Canary Wharf, as well as working. “Therefore, even if they’re not going to the office, they might come to the club,” he said.  Despite a cost of living crunch , over the past four weeks, Third Space has seen rates of sales for new memberships “significantly in excess of 2019.” Making a more general statement about the gym and leisure industry, Waggett said “we are a very resilient business,” more so than treats like dining out, due to the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. “[I am] reasonably optimistic the consumer side of things is not a main challenge,” he said.  However, intense increases in energy bills are threatening to wound the firm. Waggett said without further government support, soaring energy bills for its hot yoga studios and pools could see it forced to pass on costs to members.  “We sincerely hope that support is extended beyond this crisis period,” he said. Without further support, the elevated headwinds would have “to be passed onto customers at some point, which we’d rather not have to do.” The businessman dubbed government proposals for a six-month business support scheme, offering equivalent support to households, as “in principle, very welcome” but said he awaited more details. He dubbed the current landscape for trying to secure new fixed contracts as “a Wild West” and an “extremely complicated and volatile area.”

Trinity Biotech/Greater Chautauqua FCU Takes Small Division Volleyball – Jamestown Post Journal https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/trinity-biotech-greater-chautauqua-fcu-takes-small-division-volleyball-jamestown-post-journal/ The YMCA Battle of the Businesses’ curling event was hosted at the Northwest Arena on Monday night. The top winners for the Large Division were SKF Aeroengine’s teammates, from left: Joe Sienicki, Joe Miller, Dan Leake and Jason Vasquez. Submitted photo In Monday’s YMCA Battle of the Businesses’ action, the Small Division teams competed in volleyball while the Large Division battled in the curling event. In Small Division volleyball at the Jamestown YMCA, Trinity Biotech/Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union defeated Jamestown Bar Association/City Court while newcomer Jamestown Macadam Inc. went home in third place. Kelly Haaksma and Brad Johnson were the top players for Trinity Biotech/GCFCU. SKF Aeroengine’s foursome of Dan Leake, Joe Miller, Joe Sienicki and Jason Vasquez claimed the first-place curling spot for the Large Division at the Northwest Arena. They beat second-place finisher Falconer Central Schools with a final 27-25 score. Jamestown BPU took third place. Cummins and Frewsburg Central School with a tie score of 535 remain the Battle leaders in the Large Division while JBA remains the Small Division title holder with 375 points. Today’s Battle events are the Small Division curling event at Northwest Arena at 6 p.m. and the Large Division roller skating relay at the Lakewood YMCA starting at 6 p.m. The Battle of the Businesses is sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union and Eventz by Scott. Large Division Cummins 535 Frewsburg Central School 535 Jamestown BPU 495 Falconer Central Schools 480 The Resource Center 470 Bush Furniture 460 Chautauqua County Government 415 SKF Aeroengine 365 TitanX Engine Cooling Inc. 350 UPMC Chautauqua 320 Small Division Jamestown Bar Association/City Court 375 Matco Tools 365 Southern Tier Brewing/Distilling Company 345 Trinity Biotech/Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union 330 Rand Precision Machining 325 GA Family Services at Lutheran 295 Rehabilitation Specialists/CES 275 Jamestown Macadam Inc. 265 Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox

Vicox And Aranguez, Two Law Firms In The Metaverse – Iberian Lawyer https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/vicox-and-aranguez-two-law-firms-in-the-metaverse-iberian-lawyer/ Two small law firms have already entered the Metaverse. They are Vicox, which opened its office in Decentraland in September 2021, and Aránguez Abogados, which from April 2022 also has an office in Metalink. The first is a law firm that was founded in the 1980s in Marbella as a traditional organisation and has evolved over the years to open up to the world of technology and focus on the new emerging markets that are transforming the economic landscape: blockchain and crypto assets. The second is a specialist business law firm that has specialised in crypto-economic crime. Iberian lawyer has interviewed Vicente Ortiz Alonso, managing partner of Vicox Legal and Carlos Aránguez Sánchez, managing partner of Aránguez Abogados to find out about their experiences in the virtual world. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MAGAZINE AND CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE

Motorola Moto G32: The Entertainer (Review) – Gadgetguy.com.au https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/motorola-moto-g32-the-entertainer-review-gadgetguy-com-au/ Packing premium entertainment features into a budget price tag, the Motorola Moto G32 sets a high standard when it comes to affordable Android smartphones. While some people always want the latest and greatest devices, there’s no need to spend top dollar to get a decent smartphone these days. Especially if you don’t need excessive amounts of grunt to run demanding apps or high-end games. If your needs are simple, but you don’t want to sacrifice on usability, the Motorola Moto G32 is certainly worth adding to your shortlist when shopping for an affordable smartphone. Australian website here Price $299 Warranty 1 year Other You can read other GadgetGuy Motorola news and reviews here  First impressions While Motorola makes some great smartphones, the sheer number of handsets it keeps producing can make it quite frustrating when you’re trying to decide on the best one for your pocket. Along with the Razor range, there’s also Motorola’s Edge, One, G and E families to choose from. With a $299 price tag, the Motorola Moto G32 is close to entry level, on par with the $299 Moto G22 yet still more expensive than the $229 Moto E32. In return, the new Moto G32 focuses its efforts on entertainment. The 6.5-inch display steps up the resolution to Full HD and is accompanied by stereo speakers which support Dolby Atmos sound – great for watching your favourite streaming services on the go. All of this combines to make a decent first impression, offering a bright, crisp IPS LCD screen on a smartphone which sits comfortably in your hand. The 20:9 aspect ratio makes it quite tall, but not as unwieldy as the very tall Moto G51 5G. The screen’s white balance is quite cool and the colours a tad saturated, because the Display is set to “Saturated” by default, but you can easily change this to “Natural” if you wish. The handset features volume and power buttons along the right-hand edge, with the latter doubling as a fingerprint reader to unlock the device (or you can use Android’s Face Unlock). Along the bottom of the phone you’ll find a USB-C charge port and a speaker, so the phone can produce stereo sound when held sideways. There’s also a 3.5 mm headphone jack, with earbuds included in the box.  Around the back you’ll find a rear triple camera array consisting of a 50 MP primary lens, 8 MP ultrawide and 2 MP macro. On the front, there’s a 16 MP selfie camera. As with many of Motorola’s current handsets, the Moto G32 comes with a basic transparent protective case. It offers some impact protection, but doesn’t seem as robust as something like a Tech 21 case. Still, it’s good to have a case right out of the box. Remove the case and you reveal the plastic unibody chassis, which looks good but naturally doesn’t quite have the premium feel of higher end models. The Motorola G32 packs a big screen into a small price tag. Motorola Moto G32 Specs Display size 6.5 inch, 2400×1080 pixel Display technology LCD, 90 Hz refresh rate Dimensions 161.78 × 73.84 × 8.49 mm Weight 184 gm Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G CPU 2.4 GHz octa-core Kryo 265 RAM 4 GB GPU 1115 MHz Adreno 610 Storage 128 GB Expansion microSDXC (up to 1 TB) OS Android 12 Ruggedness IP52 Rear Cameras 50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 0.64 µm, Quad Pixel technology for 1.28 µm PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12 µm 2 MP, f/2.4, 1.75 µm (macro) Front camera 16 MP, f/2.4, 1.0 µm, Quad Pixel technology for 2.0 µm Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Bluetooth 5.2 Security Fingerprint reader Ports USB Type-C 2.0, 3.5 mm headphone jack Battery Li-Po 5000 mAh, TurboPower 30 charging Bands 2G/ 3G/ 4G LTE SIM Dual SIM (2 Nano SIMs + 1 microSD) Colours Satin Silver, Mineral Gray Motorola Moto G32 Features The Motorola Moto G32 ships with Android 12, with minimal bloatware. As you’d expect, the handset makes a few sacrifices to keep the price down, but this might not bother you depending on what you value in a phone. For starters, the handset supports 4G LTE mobile phone networks but can’t take advantage of Australia’s fastest 5G networks – unlike the $399 Moto G 62 5G (the Moto G32 is practically a 4G version of that handset). To be fair, 4G is still pretty fast and, if you’re shopping in this price range, you’re probably looking to pair the phone with a 4G mobile service rather than pay extra for 5G. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G chip and 4 GB of RAM under the bonnet are enough to handle day-to-day tasks, but it’s certainly not for people who like to push their handsets to the limit. Multimedia is where the Moto G32 really shines, thanks to that large, crisp display and Dolby Atmos for making the most of the high-end audio found in streaming services like Netflix. Another sacrifice is that the handset offers 90 Hz refresh rate, whereas some of Motorola’s more expensive handsets take this up to 120 Hz. Again, to be fair, 90 Hz still offers very smooth scrolling and you’d need an eye for detail to really appreciate the improvement of 120 Hz.  The phone will certainly keep you entertained for a long time, with a generous 5000 mAh battery ensuring that, if you don’t push it too hard, you should be able to go 2 days before recharging. Support for TurboPower 30 charging ensures you can get a few hours worth of charge in just a few minutes and a full recharge in less than 90 minutes. The three rear camers offer plenty of shooting options, although low-light performance is underwhelming. Quality As you’d expect, the GeekBench 5 benchmarks don’t set the world on fire. The handset scores 377 on the CPU single core test and 1601 on the multi-core. That’s about what you’d expect considering the price tag and what’s under the bonnet, putting it in similar territory to the Samsung Galaxy A22 5G. When it comes to photography, 50 MP might sound like a lot of pixels, but keep in mind that it’s a relatively small sensor with small pixels. This means that photos taken in good light are reasonable but it can struggle in low-light conditions. The phone incorporates Quad Pixel technology to improve low light photos, but the results are still underwhelming. GadgetGuy’s take The Motorola Moto G32 is a solid budget handset which offers the benefits of a big screen and long battery life. It understandably makes a few sacrifices to keep the price tag down, but you might not mind as long as you’re not looking for a powerhouse device or 5G mobile data speeds. If you want a big screen but your needs are simple, the Moto G32 might be a good fit – but make sure you weigh it up against the rest of Motorola’s low to mid-range handsets. Motorola Moto G32: the entertainer (review) Packing a big screen into a small price tag, the Motorola Moto G32 might be a good fit for your pocket if your needs are simple. Positives Big, bright 90 Hz screen Stereo speakers Long battery life Negatives No 5G Only 4 GB of RAM Underwhelming low-light photography

Ontario Teachers Pension Floats With FTX Trading Amid Crypto Volatility – Blockchain.News https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/ontario-teachers-pension-floats-with-ftx-trading-amid-crypto-volatility-blockchain-news/ Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP), Canada’s major professional pension fund plan company, has disclosed that its bet on FTX trading carries the lowest risk in the entire crypto asset class, Reuters reported Tuesday. The pension fund firm further said its investment in the FTX crypto trading platform has grown well in uncertain times. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan comments came after another Canadian pension fund company called “Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec” announced in August that it was writing off its entire $150 million investment in crypto lending platform Celsius Network after the lender filed for bankruptcy this year. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Canada’s third-largest pension fund, oversees $227.7 billion in net assets. Last October, the pension fund ventured into the crypto business with an investment in crypto exchange FTX Trading Ltd’s $420 million funding round. Jo Taylor, the CEO at Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, told Reuters previously: “In terms of the risk profile, it is probably the lowest risk profile you can have in that it’s everybody else is trading on your platform. He further said the business is performing well, though he declined to comment on the size of OTPP’s investment or the equity stake. Taylor said the investment in FTX Trading is part of its strategy to learn about the crypto business and whether it gives the right balance of risks and returns. Betting on Crypto Despite Market Downturn Cryptocurrencies have been under extreme pressure this year, with the price of Bitcoin crashing by more than half, dragging down other digital assets. Despite the downturn, some large institutional investors have continued to bet on this asset class. Well-known Capital managers are still finding new ways to monetise investor interest even as trading volumes and prices for Bitcoin and other cryptos have slumped. Early last month, a $6.8 billion Virginia pension fund company, the Fairfax County Retirement Systems, announced plans to boost its returns by investing in crypto lending markets despite a crisis in the crypto industry. Early last month, Abrdn plc, a UK-based global investment company, entered into crypto investments by buying a stake in a regulated UK digital asset exchange Archax. Archax provides a platform for institutional investors to trade cryptocurrencies and tokenised securities such as fractions of shares in companies. Over time, Abrdn hopes to reap “huge revenue” by giving clients access to its funds in tokenised form as well as assets that are less easily tradeable, like private debt, private equity and buildings, on its platform. Abrdn’s investment came as BlackRock, last month, launched a spot Bitcoin trust for institutional investors through a partnership with Coinbase crypto exchange. Last month also, Charles Schwab, the US broker and investments group, launched an exchange-traded fund (EFT) to expose investors to crypto without actually buying the currencies. The Schwab ETF invests in listed companies that aim to profit from offering services to crypto investors or from the underlying blockchain technology. Image source: Shutterstock Largest U.S. Public Pension Fund Holds Over 100,000 Shares in Bitcoin Miner RIOT Blockchain

Exposing Human Rights Abuses Associated With Russia’s Filtration Operations In Ukraine – US Embassy Rome https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/exposing-human-rights-abuses-associated-with-russias-filtration-operations-in-ukraine-us-embassy-rome/ U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield briefs reporters ahead of the Security Council meeting on maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine. (Loey Felipe/United Nations) “Filtered. The word does not begin to convey the horror and the depravity of these pre-meditated policies,” said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield during a September 7 U.N. Security Council Meeting. Thomas-Greenfield detailed for the council the numerous mounting and credible reports of the Russian government’s filtration sites in parts of eastern Ukraine that are controlled or occupied by Russia and relocation centers within Russia. Some of these sites were documented in a recent report from Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab. Human rights abuses in eastern Ukraine The Yale report identified 21 credible filtration sites in Ukraine’s Donetsk oblast alone, though more may exist across other Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine. Thomas-Greenfield explained that at these filtration locations, Russian authorities or proxies will reportedly search, interrogate, coerce and sometimes reportedly torture Ukrainian citizens. “But these horrors are not limited to the centers that have been set up,” she said, “filtration may also occur at checkpoints, routine traffic stops, or on the streets.” Sources including the Russian government indicate that Russian authorities have interrogated, detained, or deported between 900,000 and 1.6 million Ukrainian citizens, including children, from their homes to Russia. The United States estimates that in July alone, more than 1,800 children were transferred from Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine to Russia — some separated from their families or taken from orphanages and then put up for adoption in Russia. Adults considered by Russia and its proxies to be threatening — because of perceived allegiance to Ukraine — are “disappeared” or detained in conditions where human rights abuses run rampant. Thomas-Greenfield recounted how a Ukrainian witness said she overheard a Russian soldier say, “I shot at least 10 people” who did not pass the filtration process. Russia’s motives for filtration Why is the Russian government engaging in filtration operations in Ukraine? Thomas-Greenfield says it’s because they’re preparing to annex additional territory in Ukraine. “The goal is to change sentiments by force,” she said. “To provide a fraudulent veneer of legitimacy for the Russian occupation and eventual, purported annexation of even more Ukrainian territory.” The United States calls on the United Nations and its allies to urge Russia to give independent observers, including international and nongovernmental organizations, and humanitarian organizations access to observe filtration sites and relocation centers in Ukraine and Russia for themselves. “Until Russia provides that access, we will have to rely on the evidence we have accumulated and the brave testimony of survivors,” she concluded. “The picture they paint, alongside the mounting reports, is chilling.” By U.S. Mission Italy | 13 September, 2022 | Topics: News | Tags: Russia – Ukraine

Meta’s Latest Community Chats Feature Might Take On Discord – The Indian Express https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/metas-latest-community-chats-feature-might-take-on-discord-the-indian-express/ Recently, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company will soon introduce a new feature to Messenger and Facebook Groups called Community Chats. Similar to Discord, it will allow large groups to divide and organise into several categories based on their interests. Users will be able to join audio and video channels to discuss in real-time. Meta says the new feature will let users keep track of the conversations they are interested in groups with a large number of people. Scheduled to roll out in the coming weeks, the Community Chats feature will also let users create a Facebook Group, invite others and start audio and video chats. Group admins will be able to start a new conversation on a particular choice and get a response in real-time time instead of waiting for users to leave a comment. Other options include the ability to set up event chats, view-only broadcast chats, announce group-wide updates and have admin-only chats. Meta is also introducing a bunch of moderation capabilities such as blocking, muting, suspending and removing members of the group. Community chats can be started on both Facebook Groups and Messenger. Earlier this year in March, Meta added some features to Messenger like @everyone command, which allows admins to send a notification to every user in the group similar to Discord. Then there is the /silent command that lets people quietly send a message without notifying anyone. With Facebook Groups and Messenger having more than one billion users worldwide, it will be interesting to see how much of an impact Community Chats have on competitors like Discord.

Gaming: An Untapped Creative Canvas | Shots – Shots https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/gaming-an-untapped-creative-canvas-shots-shots/ When you think of gaming and advertising, what do you picture? Banner ads in Candy Crush, or sponsorship on Twitch? Or perhaps the pitch-side billboards in FIFA, or even – casting your mind back – the RedBull ads above the futuristic speedways of Wipeout in the 90s? Whatever you recall, it’s all been few and far between, inconsistent, and often sadly forgettable. But given that games today – proper console and PC titles, many of which cost tens of millions of pounds to develop – are such engrossing experiences, often on par with the best of TV, it feels like a missed creative opportunity to do more. Games may have low-fi, humble beginnings, but as they have found bigger audiences and utilised advances in technology, production costs have skyrocketed. Modern games are now high-fidelity media, just as TV has long been, but not enough marketers see it that way. Indeed, big-name Hollywood and TV actors are routinely involved in gaming productions. And many films have become successful games, just as an increasing number of games are now becoming successful TV shows and films.  Modern games are now high-fidelity media, just as TV has long been, but not enough marketers see it that way. The audiences are there too; almost 3.2bn people will play video games this year, spending a combined total of $196.8bn, according to games market data from Newzoo. Yet the advertising investment and opportunities remain unmatched by other channels, despite the increasingly shared characteristics and sophistication. Above: Red Bull banners in 90s classic Wipeout. There are a number of reasons why this might be the case. To begin with, the speed at which gaming’s cultural progression has snuck up on marketers has perhaps caught many off-guard. And there have been too many other digital branding investments to experiment with, all of which have simpler entry points and come with set standards and common formats.  Gaming is different. Its origins and funding models have never required advertising intervention and thus there is no pre-existing ad template or infrastructure. Furthermore, each game is unique, both in terms of its technological development and the worlds they create, making it hard for brands to find a natural fit or entry point.  The speed at which gaming’s cultural progression has snuck up on marketers has perhaps caught many off-guard. And when brands have looked at games, it’s usually only been from a reach perspective, not as a contemporary and prestigious branding opportunity.  Moreover, games are not a lean-back media experience. Quite the opposite; they’re a form of interactive, highly-immersive escapism that requires players to make continuous decisions. Advertising in such an environment risks intrusively spoiling that experience – and it’s been a risk few have been willing to take. Yet approach gaming correctly, and I believe the opportunities and rewards for gamers, developers and brands remains extremely high. But it requires marketers to consider and act upon four things. Above: The cross-genre, mixed-narrative gaming of Warner Bros’ MultiVersus. First, we need a shift in mindsets; brands must understand how culturally sophisticated and significant games are today. If marketers are unfamiliar, or even in any doubt, they should immerse themselves in gaming culture and try out games for themselves. There’s a reason BAFTA awards games now. Second, look to the periphery, not just the in-game experience. Gaming’s cultural offshoots are a phenomenon in their own right. Game modifications, forums, Twitch, conventions, fan fiction, UGC, memes, YouTube channels, e-sport events; the communities surrounding games are a vibrant extension of the games themselves. And if brands can provide value and utility within these communities, contributing something of value to the conversation, they have a good chance of being welcomed and heard. Indeed, my own agency has tried it, and it works. Gaming’s cultural offshoots are a phenomenon in their own right. Third, pay attention to the changing commercial models and gaming trends. Some titles will take a traditional route and charge for access, but it’s becoming more common to give open access and allow for in-game purchases. And a market experimenting with commercial models is arguably open to branding opportunities (though brands would be wise to tread carefully around the ‘pay to win’ phenomenon, where progress or success in a game can be accelerated by spending more money). Factor in the trend – exemplified by the likes of Fortnite or the recently released MultiVersus – for cross-genre, mixed-narrative gaming, and there are much more natural environments for brands to experiment in because simply anything goes.  Above: Death Stranding’s ill-advised Monster Energy product placement. Fourth, and most importantly, the brands that do want to become a part of the games themselves must embrace contextually relevant creativity as the ultimate gateway into any virtual world. They cannot squander the opportunity to enter a meticulously crafted environment only to pop the immersion bubble with an ill-considered message or product placement – as happened with Monster Energy Drink in the otherwise unique and beautifully realised post-apocalyptic settings of Death Stranding in 2019. [Advertisers] cannot squander the opportunity to enter a meticulously crafted environment only to pop the immersion bubble with an ill-considered message or product placement. It looked great, no doubt, but the creative execution was ill-judged and lazy. If this had been approached by marketers who already had the necessary shift in mindset to understand the gaming canvas and its uniquely engaged audience, then the creative ideas that followed might have been much more impressive. And that is now the challenge; to begin developing rules that will ensure advertising is welcomed into games and their communities, that creativity’s starting point is sympathetic to the context of the medium, and that creativity ultimately drives progress. Once developers witness a mature appetite and a sincere commitment to adding value, then games might also widen their environments to better accommodate brands. It’s all to play for, but it’s got to be done right.

Wood Magistrate | News, Sports, Jobs – Parkersburg News https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/wood-magistrate-news-sports-jobs-parkersburg-news/ PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Sept. 8: • Austin W. Davis, 46 Davis Lane, Davisville, pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended license, having no insurance, having no registration, operating a vehicle without an inspection certificate and fined $996. • Taylor M. Bard, 119 Woodland Hills Dr., Chapmanville, pleaded no contest to speed limitations and fined $175.25. • Rhydel Christian Brooks, 5195 Ivyhurst Dr., Columbus, pleaded no contest to speeding and fined $175.25. • Anthony Charles Smith, 413 East 13th St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to petit larceny, fined $170.25 and sentenced to 30 days in jail with a credit of seven days for time served. • Samantha Delores Iurato, 306 Franklin St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to first-offense shoplifting and fined $195.25. She was ordered to pay a $307.98 civil penalty to the southside Wal-Mart store. • Ashton Jeffrey Dugan, 1046 Laird Ave., Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived on a charge of manufacture/deliver/possess with intent to manufacture/deliver a schedule I, II, III controlled substance. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Travis McNeal Mullins, 120 Zircon St., Lot 4, Bluefield, had a preliminary hearing waived on two counts of second-offense child abuse and neglect registration violation. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Mose H. Miller, 3336 Township Rd. 629, Loudonville, Ohio, was arraigned on charges of driving on a revoked license for DUI, seatbelt violations and failure to obey a traffic device and released on $750 bond. • Dustin Zachary Cunningham, 291 Crown Manner Circle Suite 107, Mineral Wells, was arraigned on a charge of violating a protective order and released on $500 bond. • Austin T. York, 2202 10th Ave., Parkersburg, was arraigned on two counts of violating a protective order and released on $2,000 bond. • Timothy Allen Alkire, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of violating a protective order prohibiting stalking or harassment and held on $50,000 bond. • Taylor Mackanzie Tibbs, 506 Buck Run Rd., Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of trespassing, battery and failure to process/fingerprint and released on $3,000 bond. • David Reilly Chatfield, 2212 Latrobe St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of distrurbing the peace and released on $500 bond. ••• PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court Sept. 9-11: • Misty Dawn Hornbeck (Barker), 1337 Latrobe St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of battery and released on $2,000 bond. • David Scott Hennessee, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of domestic battery and released on $2,000 bond. • Charles Joseph Robbins Jr., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and held on $2,000 bond. • Brock Allen McIntire, 243 Alpine Court, Mineral Wells, was arraigned on a charge of driving on a suspended license for DUI and released on $500 bond. • Trisha Nicole Chute, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of disorderly conduct, trespassing and obstruction and released on $500 bond. • Delton D. Brown, 1005 Lynn St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and released on $2,000 bond. • Brandon Michael Burdette, 218 Chesterville Rd., Mineral Wells, was arraigned on a charge of obstruction and held on $1,000 bond. • Autumn Lynn Nestor, 314 9th St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and having no operator’s license and released on $2,000 bond. • Christopher Alexander Skibbe, 2658 Second St., Hurricane, was arraigned on charges of DUI and having an open container and released on $3,000 bond. • Eric Lee Harmon, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of domestic violence on a capias warrant and first-degree robbery and held without bond. • Aaron Matthew Thompson, 818 Race St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on driving on a revoked license for DUI and released on $1,000 bond. • Mackenzie Noelle Buck, Parkersburg was arraigned on charges of domestic battery and child neglect and released on $4,000 bond. • Stephen Skylar McCutcheon, 1134 Turkey Foot Rd., Mineral Wells, was arraigned on a charge of grand larceny and held on $25,000 bond. • Darrell Alan Boggs, 117 Locust St., Belpre, was arraigned on a charge of third-offense shoplifting and held on $50,000 bond. • Heath Byrne Greathouse, 804 Franklin Ave., Belpre, pleaded guilty to obstruction and fined $220.25. He also pleaded guilty to destruction of property, fined $170.25 and sentenced to 120 days in jail which was suspended and he was placed on one year of unsupervised probation. He is also required to seek treatment. A charge of possessing a controlled substance without a valid prescription was dismissed. Greathouse waived a preliminary hearing on a charge of terroristic threats. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Joshua Ray Barton, 100 Vanderhoof Rd., Coolville, pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended license and fined $270.25. Another charge of driving on a suspended license was dismissed. • Jeffrey L. Bogden, 2519 Cypress St.,, Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to driving too fast for road conditions and fined $175.25. A charge of driving on a suspended license was dismissed. • Brandon Kendall Crump, 2121 Pike St., Parkersburg, waived a preliminary hearing on four counts of wanton endangerment involving a firearm. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Derick Layne Walker, 910 Core Rd., Parkersburg, waived a preliminary hearing on two counts of manufacture/deliver/possess with intent to manufacture/deliver a Schedule I or II narcotic. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Kelsea Morgan Province, 56 Benton Ave., Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of second-offense shoplifting, stop sign violation, driving on a suspended license and possession of a controlled substance and released on $3,000 bond. • Kenneth Marquis Keffer, 1722 Gihon Rd., Parkersburg, had charges of having no proof of insurance and operating a vehicle without an inspection certificate dismissed after proof was presented to the court. • Casey Blair Middleton, 1309 Rayon Dr., Parkersburg, had a charge of operating a vehicle without an inspection certificate dismissed. The citation was a year old with no warrant issued. • Samuel Bryson Kilgore, 210 Railroad Ave. N5, Wise, Va., pleaded no contest to speed limitations and fined $175.25. • Tabitha Lynn Tanner, 1015 Moore Ave., Parkersburg, had a charge of operating a vehicle without an inspection certificate dismissed after proof was presented to the court. • Crishion D. Bunner, 213 Slate Camp Run Rd., Elizabeth, had charges of expired registration, operating a vehicle without an inspection certificate and no proof of insurance were dismissed after Bunner presented proof the errors were fixed. • Logan D. Richards, 333 Richards Rd., Waverly, pleaded guilty to a charge of waterfowl unplugged shotgun and fined $190.25. He had a charge of no federal migatory bird stamp dismissed after he brought in the proof. • Erin M. Williams, 538 Guinn Road, Washington, pleaded guilty to a charge of unplugged shotgun and fined $190.25. Williams had a charge of no federal migatory bird stamp dismissed after bringing in the proof. • Charity L. Hartford, 175 Mulberry St., Elizabeth, had charges of expired registration and operating a vehicle without an inspection certificate dismissed after providing proof. • Raymond T. Moore Jr., 642 East Ave., Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty to speeding and fined $270.25. • Michelle R. Dunaway, 917 Rayon Dr., Parkersburg, had a charge of having no proof of insurance dismissed. ••• PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court Sept. 12: • Rebekah Rae Baker, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of domestic battery and held on $500 bond. • Andrew Tyler Cooper, 139 West Apple Blossom Way, Elizabeth, was arraigned on a charge of DUI with injury and released on $13,000 bond. • Matthew Twain Berga, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of domestic battery and released on $500 bond. • Daniel Lee Dunn, 53 Society Hill Road, Mineral Wells, was arraigned on charges of having expired registration, having no proof of insurance, driving on a suspended license and having no insurance and released on $1,000 bond. • Raymond Michael Spencer, 1314 Oak St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of driving on a suspended license and having no insurance. He was released on $500 bond. • Kenton Ryan Barker, 615 17th St., Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived on a charge of persons prohibited possessing a firearm. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Shenna Marie Kerns, 3000 29th St. Apt. 1, Parkersburg, waived a preliminary hearing on two counts of manufacture/deliver/possess with intent to manufacture/deliver a Schedule I or II narcotic. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Matthew Paul George, 2526 21st. Ave. Apt. 10, Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived on a charge of malicious assault causing bodily injury with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable or kill. The case was transferred to Wood County Circuit Court. • Matthew Paul Arnold, 607 31st. St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to driving while in an impaired state, fined $345.25 and placed on home confinement for 90 days. • Robert Ronald Genger, 722 Garden Rd., Zanesville, pleaded guilty to driving on a suspended license and two counts possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and fined $450.50. He had charges of having no proof of insurance and two counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription dismissed. • Carl Devon Hatfield, 44106 16th Ave., Parkersburg, pleaded gu...

NIGC 2021 Revenue Figures – Behind The Numbers – Indian Gaming https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/nigc-2021-revenue-figures-behind-the-numbers-indian-gaming/ by James M. Klas Once again, the NIGC announced its annual revenue figures for Indian gaming for the prior year at the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association conference in Tulsa. Indian gaming captured just over $39 billion dollars in gaming win in 2021, up 40.2 percent from the pandemic-closure disrupted year of 2020. While the trend was not a complete surprise, the magnitude of the increase was remarkable. Not only did Indian gaming recover all of the ground lost the year before, it swept by the previous 2019 record year by 12.9 percent, setting a strong new record. On its face, the massive jump in revenue is wonderful news for Indian casinos. Every region experienced an increase of at least 28.3 percent from 2020 and only three regions failed to break the 40 percent mark for year over year increases. It is an exciting and worthy tribute to the customer appeal of Indian gaming; to the professionalism of Indian casino managers and marketing executives; to the resilience of an industry that was completely closed for parts of 2020 and continued to suffer sporadic closures and capacity constraints or operating restrictions in 2021; and, above all, a tribute to the prudent, often more conservative, approach taken by tribes across the country in protecting their people, staff and customers from the worst of the ravages of the pandemic. Without minimizing the good year, a deeper dive into the NIGC data shows that the experience of the industry still varied by region and size of facility. Three regions did not fully return to their prior 2019 highs. A fourth region surpassed 2019 but by less than the overall average, which was driven higher by more spectacular performance in two of the largest regions by revenue. The Tulsa region, which covers Eastern Oklahoma and Kansas, experienced by far the greatest increase over its 2019 peak, up 27.8 percent and the second highest increase from 2020 at 49.9 percent. The Sacramento region, the largest by total gaming win, had the second highest increase over 2019 at 23.2 percent but ranked only fifth out of eight regions in its year over year increase from 2020. At the other end, the Rapid City region had by far the highest increase over 2020 at 56 percent, but has still not fully recovered all of its losses from 2019. The Phoenix and St. Paul regions also still trailed 2019 but were toward the lower end of the year over year increases from 2020 as well. Oklahoma City, which covers the rest of Oklahoma and Texas, did not see the same degree of increase as Tulsa and continues to show a lower total win figure than Tulsa after having captured more revenue in 2019. The figure Revenue Change by Region shows the comparative increases in gaming revenue by NIGC regional office area. After suffering the biggest drops in 2020, the top revenue bracket experienced the greatest increases in 2021, with the total up nearly 100 percent over the prior year. The number of Indian casinos with more than $250 million in revenue nearly doubled in 2021 and was 30 percent higher than in 2019. Indian casinos capturing more than $250 million in gaming win, the top tier for NIGC figures, now account for more than 50 percent of total Indian gaming win despite representing less than nine percent of total properties. Three of the four revenue categories below $50 million actually showed decreases in total revenue in 2021 from 2020. Much of the change in revenue direction comes from movement between the categories as casinos that fell into lower categories in 2020, shifted to higher categories in 2021. The number of casinos in the bottom four categories dropped to 349 in 2021, from 401 in 2020. However, many of the casinos located in the Rapid City and St. Paul regions, which have not yet fully recovered regionally, fall into the lower revenue tiers and could also account for part of the overall decline. Despite the overall upward trend for the industry, the total number of casinos decreased by 14 nationwide. On an average per property basis, three revenue ranges had higher averages than last year while the other four were lower rather than higher. Even for average per property figures, it is important to note that for all but the top and bottom tiers, movement out of a tier in 2021 would come from the highest performing properties while movement into a tier would come from properties that previously performed at lower levels and most likely still perform below average for their new tier. Although the across-the-board positive experiences of 2021 versus 2020 and the new heights achieved in many regions give reason for optimism, it is important to remember that many operations are still trying to regain their momentum. There are many situations, particularly in some of the higher performing regions along the west coast, of casinos that are tracking year-to-date in 2022 below what they saw in 2021. While a region wide retrenchment from 2021 numbers is not predicted, there is enough evidence that some areas experienced an artificial boost in 2021 from pent up demand, substantial government subsidies, extra spare time and differences in capacities, availability, operating restrictions and perceived safety between casinos and other recreational forms. In particular, vacation travel is taking more people out of their home territories this year and diverting funds they may have spent last year at area casinos. Aside from whatever anomalous demand shifts occurred in 2021, the industry is facing serious headwinds this year in the form of high inflation rates and significant labor and supply shortages. While there is some limited evidence that both situations may be moderating, the evidence is far from comprehensive or conclusive. With operating costs rising, customer spending under pressure and service delivery continuing to hold back operations from even fully reopening, let alone growth, the continued recovery and possible new growth will be anything but smooth. Nevertheless, after what the industry weathered in 2020, it is anticipated that those staffing and managing Indian casinos across the country will be able to work through the challenges. The key question hanging over the industry and the economy as a whole is whether or not we will fall into a recession and, if we do, when, how bad and for how long? Recession is a much more serious problem for casinos than inflation. Based upon the evidence to date, it does not appear we have entered a recession as of yet and it is still possible to avoid one, at least one that would be severe or prolonged. However, the warning signs are multiplying as fast or faster than the positive indicators on inflation and labor and supply shortages. We are seriously at risk of making a recession a self-fulfilling prophecy if the relentless media coverage and lack of clear and confident direction from government and central banks continues as it is. Customer and small business confidence are such major drivers of the economic engine that enough negative attitudes can actually instigate what we are trying to avoid. This is not an exhortation for a Ford-era Whip Inflation Now campaign and other pie-in-the-sky sentiment. It is a simple recognition that the level of uncertain but more negative than positive public statements, news and punditry are adding to rather than simply reporting on, the struggles of the economy. While a recession remains a major concern, there is still an outcome that does not include one of any significant degree other than perhaps a shorter-term and shallow dip sometime in 2023 or early 2024. We do not foreclose the potential for additional Indian gaming revenue growth in 2022. However, it is expected to be modest, if any, and possibly still not clearing the magic $40 billion mark. It as also very possible that 2022 will end up being flat to slightly down, marking part of 2021’s performance as a one-off explosive response from a frustrated customer base that masked and temporarily overwhelmed the underlying operating issues that have not yet been fully resolved. James M. Klas is Co-Founder and Principal of KlasRobinson Q.E.D., a national consulting firm specializing in the economic impact and feasibility of casinos, hotels and other related ancillary developments in Indian Country. He can be reached by calling (800) 475-8140 or email jklas@klasrobinsonqed.com. %

AP Business SummaryBrief At 1:43 A.m. EDT | Business News | Kentuckytoday.com – Kentucky Today https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/ap-business-summarybrief-at-143-a-m-edt-business-news-kentuckytoday-com-kentucky-today/ Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession. Some of the longtime drivers of higher inflation — spiking gas prices, supply chain snarls, soaring used-car prices — are fading. Yet underlying measures of inflation are actually worsening. And the ongoing evolution of the forces behind an inflation rate that’s near a four-decade high has made it harder for the Fed to wrestle it under control. Car guy Biden to tout electric vehicles at Detroit auto show WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will showcase his administration’s efforts to promote electric vehicles during a visit to the Detroit auto show. Biden is a self-proclaimed gearhead who owns a 1967 Corvette Stingray. He may get the chance to slide behind the wheel of a snazzy new vehicle when he visits the auto show on Wednesday. But he’s mostly going there to talk shop — to highlight the new climate, tax and health care law that offers tax incentives for buying electric vehicles. Most of the recent electric vehicle battery and assembly plant announcements were in the works long before Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act last month. Biden touts inflation reduction law despite sobering report WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gathered a crowd at the White House to celebrate last month’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. But that’s as a new government report on Tuesday showed how hard it could be to return inflation to prepandemic levels. Despite its name, the law’s impact on inflation is expected to be modest at best. Although gasoline costs have declined since June, the price of housing and food remain especially high in a way that suggests there will be further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and more economic pain to bring down prices. US inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most other prices across the economy kept rising — evidence that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices rose 8.3% from a year earlier and 0.1% from July. But the jump in “core” prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs, was especially worrisome. It outpaced expectations and ignited fear that the Federal Reserve will boost interest rates more aggressively and raise the risk of a recession. Fueled by high rents, medical care and new cars, core prices leaped 6.3% for the year ending in August and 0.6% from July to August, the government said Tuesday. China keeps West guessing about economic pressure on Russia BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is keeping the West guessing about whether Beijing will cooperate with tougher sanctions on Moscow as he meets President Vladimir Putin a year after declaring a “no limits” friendship ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China has avoided violating sanctions but spent almost 60% more on importing Russian oil and gas in August than a year earlier. That tops up Moscow’s cash flow after Western nations cut purchases and expelled Russia from the global banking system. The Group of Seven major economies want to squeeze Moscow by imposing price caps on its exports. That requires cooperation from China, India and other energy-hungry Asian economies that are buying from Russia at a discount. Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter’s former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on Twitter’s payroll — and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well. These were some of the troubling revelations from Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert and Twitter whistleblower who appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his allegations against the company. Zatko, who was fired earlier this year, said Twitter’s leadership is “misleading the public, lawmakers, regulators and even its own board of directors.” Asian shares fall, tracking Wall St dismay over price data Asian markets have skidded lower after Wall Street fell the most since June 2020 as a report showed inflation has kept a surprisingly strong grip on the U.S. economy. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 2.8% in early trading Wednesday, while Seoul’s Kospi declined 2.5%. On Tuesday, the Dow lost more than 1,250 points and the S&P 500 sank 4.3%. The hotter-than-expected report on inflation Tuesday has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates still more, adding to risks for the economy. Still, the drop didn’t quite knock out the market’s gains over the past four days. Starbucks to revamp stores to speed service, boost morale Starbucks plans to spend $450 million next year to make its North American stores more efficient and less complex. The company also said it plans to open 2,000 net new stores in the U.S. by 2025. The emphasis will be on meeting the growing demand for drive-thru and delivery. Starbucks recently saw the best week for sales in its 51-year history when it introduced its latest fall drinks. But it says stores need better equipment to make drinks more quickly. Among the things driving the revamp is an ongoing unionization effort, which Starbucks opposes. More than 230 U.S. stores have voted to unionize since late last year. California 1st to make firms disclose social media policies SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies for removing disturbing content including hate speech, with details on how and when they remove that content. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he had signed the bill. He said social media has been weaponized to spread hate and disinformation. A coalition of the bill’s opponents have said the companies already must make their content moderation policies public. Critics also objected to the bill’s requirement that companies disclose sensitive information to the state attorney general. But the bill had bipartisan support from lawmakers. It advanced after stalling last year over free speech issues. UN: Food exports from Ukraine are up, Russia fertilizer down UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says food exports from Ukraine and Russia have increased since a July 22 grain deal, but critically needed fertilizer exports from Russia are still down despite the agreement. Insurance, financing and shipping remain issues. U.N. trade chief Rebeca Grynspan, said Tuesday that Russia reported a 12% increase in food exports from June to July. But she said while there has been “important progress,” the U.N. is concerned about fertilizer exports needed by October-November for the northern hemisphere planting season. She warned of a “catastrophic crisis” if fertilizer remains unaffordable for many. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Ohio County Residents Sound Off On Noise Ordinance – Wheeling Intelligencer https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/ohio-county-residents-sound-off-on-noise-ordinance-wheeling-intelligencer/ Members of the public turn out for a public hearing Tuesday night to express their thoughts on whether a noise ordinance is needed in the county. Ohio County residents are divided on the idea of having a noise ordinance in the county, but many say they believe law enforcement already has tools they can use if they need to silence ATVs or large semi-trucks with unacceptable loud sounds. A total of 16 people spoke before county commissioners Tuesday night during a public hearing where they were asked to sound their thoughts on the issue. Commissioners and Solicitor Don Tennant explained at the start of the hearing no such noise ordinance has yet to be formulated for Ohio County. The public hearing was intended to give county officials some idea as to whether residents wanted such a law, and what details it should entail. The issue of extreme noise coming from modified ATVs riding in the Grimes Ridge Road area on the northeast corner of Ohio County was recently brought to county commissioners, along with a request for a county noise ordinance.. The first to speak at the public hearing was Wayne Haberfield, who said he first approached the commissioners more than six years ago about the back-up signals sounded by trucks at the Tunnel Ridge mine. photo by: Photo by Joselyn King Members of the public turn out for a public hearing Tuesday night to express their thoughts on whether a noise ordinance is needed in the county. He said he closes his windows and runs the air conditioners on nights it is not needed just so he is able to sleep. “We’ve had nothing but noise since 2012, and the commission has done nothing about it,” Haberfield said. Dr. Mathew Wood also spoke out in favor of having a noise ordinance, adding that noise pollution contributes to a multitude of health disorders. “When I think of the phrase ‘Mountaineers are always free,’ we should be free – free from noise that obstructs our otherwise peaceful life,” he said. Those living in the country currently do not have a voice or legal channel when it comes to protesting a noise disturbance, Wood added. photo by: Photo by Joselyn King Ohio County commissioners Don Nickerson, left, Zach Abraham and Commission President Randy Wharton prepare to listen to discuss Tuesday as members of the public expressed their thoughts on whether a noise ordinance is needed in the county. “You’ve never heard anyone say I love living in the country because it is so noisy,” he said. “It is, in fact, quite the opposite.” But Tim Elliott sees living in the country – even with noise – as a healthy lifestyle leading to strong families and an even stronger foundation for children. “I guess I’m the one who probably started all this noise back in 1969,” he began. “My dad got a motorcycle, my mom got a motorcycle and I got a motorcycle. We would go for evening rides on the back country roads.” Elliott added that he also took his muffler off his motorcycle, and was soon stopped by a police officer who told him he needed to reinstall it or face disturbing the peace charges. Laws for maintaining a respectable noise level already exist, but should be enforced, he said. photo by: Photo by Joselyn King John Tominack speaks before Ohio County commissioners Tuesday night during public hearing Tuesday night. Participants spoke on whether or not a noise ordinance is needed in the county. Elliott spoke of his grandchildren who grew up in the country riding motorcycles and had “a good, square start in life.” Two of his grandchildren, Jenna and Makenna Medlen, also spoke out against the need for a noise ordinance. “We live out here for a reason,” Makenna Medlen said. “The country makes us who we are.” Others addressing the commission said the “noise level isn’t that bad” where they live. Cody Tominack, an inspector for the Mine Safety And Health Administration, added a noise level might just give some residents with a vendetta against their neighbors an excuse to call out Ohio County deputies, who don’t have the time or manpower to bother with neighborhood disputes. photo by: Photo by Joselyn King Dr. Mathew Wood speaks before Ohio County commissioners Tuesday night during public hearing Tuesday night. Participants spoke on whether or not a noise ordinance is needed in the county. Dogs that bark nonstop, and large trucks emitting large brake sounds also are a noise issue, with at least one person saying they even hear the West Liberty University band practicing at times where they live because sound travels in their area. “It seems we’re divided down the middle,” Ohio County Commission President Randy Wharton said at the conclusion of the hearing. He encouraged everyone to be open-minded as commissioners further deliberate the issue. William Johnston speaks before Ohio County commissioners Tuesday night during public hearing Tuesday night. Participants spoke on whether or not a noise ordinance is needed in the county. Alisha Medlen speaks before Ohio County commissioners Tuesday night during public hearing Tuesday night. Participants spoke on whether or not a noise ordinance is needed in the county. Ohio County commissioners Don Nickerson, left, Zach Abraham and Commission President Randy Wharton prepare to listen to discuss Tuesday as members of the public expressed their thoughts on whether a noise ordinance is needed in the county. Makenna Medlen speaks before Ohio County commissioners Tuesday night during public hearing Tuesday night. Participants spoke on whether or not a noise ordinance is needed in the county. Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox

Brookfield Seeks Input On $869,000 In ARP Funds | News, Sports, Jobs – Warren Tribune Chronicle https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/brookfield-seeks-input-on-869000-in-arp-funds-news-sports-jobs-warren-tribune-chronicle/ BROOKFIELD — The public will be asked to provide their suggestions and ideas to township officials today on what $869,000 in American Recovery Plan funds should be used for. Trustees will meet 6 p.m. today at the township park, 7291 Stewart Sharon Road, to speak to community members about ARP funds. The meeting was coordinated by Trustee Mark Ferrara who said officials want to hear from the public before making decisions on how to use the funds. Earlier this year, the township discussed ways to use the ARP money, saying there are ARP guidelines on how the money can be used. They require the expenditures be linked to public health, neighborhood impact, economic impact, essential workers and investing in water, sewage and broadband infrastructure. Ideas have included road work, park improvements and work at the center green gazebo. “The voices of the public are important. We can explain to the public the process and what areas we can address with this money,” Trustee Chairman Dan Suttles has said. Trustees have already approved $35,000 in ARP funds for park improvements, such as new playground equipment and upgrades to picnic tables and benches. A total of $10,000 was approved for the gazebo improvements at the center which has had structural issues that need to be addressed. In other business, police Chief Dan Faustino said the one restroom in the police department at the administration building needs to have flooring replaced. Faustino said there was damage done to flooring and carpeting because of a leak. He said a pipe broke in the restroom and flooded out from the restroom to the main floor of the offices. He said costs are $1,973 for repair work in the bathroom and dispatcher area for the new vinyl flooring $1,163. Faustino said insurance will cover $3,431. In other action, trustees: • Set trick or treat for 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 31; • Heard from fire Chief David Masirovits announced that starting Oct. 1 there will be no open burning of leaves or yard debris; • Renewed three-year contract with the Brookfield Volunteer Fire Division that will provide $16,500 per year to firefighters who respond to calls; • Heard from Faustino the police department received a $8,516 grant from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services for body-worn cameras; • Approved Prime Electric to complete electrical upgrades on the public / office side of the firehouse at $4,227; • Approved sale of an unused fire engine for $1 to resident Scott Thompson. Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox

Buddhist Metaverse “Teraverse” In Development At Kyoto University, Includes AI Buddha – SoraNews24 https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/buddhist-metaverse-teraverse-in-development-at-kyoto-university-includes-ai-buddha-soranews24/ I guess you could call it a meta-metaverse. The metaverse has taken the world by storm, or talk about it at least, since there hasn’t been a whole lot in the way of a real mainstream metaverse except for maybe Second Life, but that came out like 20 years ago. However, it could probably be said that a metaverse isn’t built in a day, so all these purportedly life-changing platforms are likely still in development. Take Teraverse for example. This virtual space is still in its very early stages of development by the Institute for the Future of Society at Kyoto University and Teraverse Inc. However, unlike other metaverses, Teraverse is centered solely on bringing Buddhism into the modern world. This is a good time to point out that “tera” is the Japanese word for a Buddhist temple, and as such is intended to host branches of real temples in virtual space, thus throwing off the shackles of the physical world’s limitations such as space and time. According to a press release image, temples of all shapes and sizes can be crafted in the Teraverse and visitors can fly all over and check them out…and apparently shoot lasers out of their faces too, which is pretty cool. That’s a really nice feature and great especially for temples in remote locations suffering from population decline. But it’s also important to note that the “tera” in “Teraverse” is also a reference to the prefix “tera-” which refers to a factor of one trillion and is used in computing terms such as a “terabyte.” This would suggest that the Teraverse also aims to be a beefy digital land of enlightenment. Hints of that can also be seen in the highlight of Tera Platform AR Ver 1.0: Buddhabot! Buddhabot is an AR Buddha powered by an AI trained on the Buddhist scriptures Sutta Nipata and Dhammapada using Google’s BERT machine learning algorithm. Users can ask Buddhabot a question and it will respond with advice based on actual Buddhist teachings. ▼ I bet it’s got some killer lottery numbers… Professor Seiji Kumagai of Kyoto University said about the platform: “With the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian-Ukraine war, more and more people are feeling pressure in the real world. The Buddhist virtual space that we started ,Teraverse and Tera Platform AR Ver. 1.0, released as a prototype, are new ways to fuse traditional knowledge and science. As an option in today’s diversified society, we hope to deliver healing and enjoyment to people, create new vitality and hope, and realize a more vibrant society.” ▼ Even if people throw Buddhabot some modern-age curveball questions, scholars and monks can handle fine tuning on the algorithm. Unfortunately both Buddhabot and Teraverse are not open to the public yet. For the time being, they require more development and security, especially since they deal in religious iconography and open the door for whole new forms of desecration. It is coming though, and in the process teaching us the importance of patience. I’m definitely looking forward to it, but not because I’m all that into Buddhism. I just think having an AI Buddha could come in really handy when that one artificial intelligence finally does calculate that the world would be better off without humankind and goes all Skynet on us. I don’t know if Buddhabot would go to bat for us on some hyper-intelligent level, but it’s worth a shot! Source: Kyoto University 1, 2 via CNET Japan Images: Kyoto University 1, 2  ● Want to hear about SoraNews24’s latest articles as soon as they’re published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Tenorshare 4DDiG Review: Pros, Cons & Our Verdict – Mighty Gadget https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/tenorshare-4ddig-review-pros-cons-our-verdict-mighty-gadget/ If the name Tenorshare 4DDiG sounds familiar, it is because they are a highly rated and award-winning software brand with many talented developers. Its goals include providing users with solutions for device content management, data recovery, password recovery, system repair, and other practical mobile phone and computer essentials. In this review, we have looked at one of its products— Tenorshare 4DDiG. We also tried to answer frequent questions to create the right impression, especially for those yet to try the product. Does it work better than other data recovery software? You might need to read to the end to arrive at your conclusion. Tenorshare 4DDiG, also known as 4DDiG, is a data recovery software available to almost every device and drive. It is set up to offer a quick and easy data recovery solution without technical knowledge at high efficiency and a 100% safe rate. Main Features For Tenorshare 4DDiG review, we discovered from the website that the 4DDiG could recover data of over 100 types from internal and external devices, deleted partitions, Bitlocker-encrypted drives, crashed systems, and Recycle Bin. It can also help undelete/repair photos and videos. To download, install, and successfully run this software, you would require 200 MB or more free space on your ROM and at least 512 MB or more. The main features have given over 10 million downloads and usage from 160+ countries worldwide. Performance According to the official website, Files lost by human errors like accidental deletion, emptied recycle bin or trash, or accidental delete can be recovered. It also assures recovery from Hardware Failure, File Corruption, System crash, virus attack, and other unexpected events.  During our free trial, it turned out to be more than good. All files including Docx files, photos, and videos that were intentionally deleted from our external drive, were successfully recovered. Files system support It supports the following versions of Windows FAT16，FAT32, exFAT，NTFS and APFS, HFS+, FAT32, exFAT. Security Tenorshare 4DDiG assures a 100% Secure 256-bit SSL protocol. It recovers lost files without replacing existing files, completely guarding against the overwriting of existing files. Trust badges from Softonic, Macfield, Softpedia, and PC world are also evidence of secured systems. 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BudBlockz Outshines PancakeSwap And Saudi Shiba Inu As Investors Gain 40% Overnight – Cryptonews https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/budblockz-outshines-pancakeswap-and-saudi-shiba-inu-as-investors-gain-40-overnight-cryptonews/ Disclaimer: The text below is an advertorial article that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. PancakeSwap (CAKE) and Saudi Shiba Inu (SAUDISHIB) have asserted themselves as especially strong cryptocurrency value plays in recent weeks. But they stand to cede ground to an even newer token, BudBlockz (BLUNT) in the days and weeks to come. BLUNT’s private sale officially ended on September 12th after selling out the entire allocation early, and its presale will reward early investors with an immediate 40% appreciation of their holdings’ value. Despite setting its price fairly high for a private sale, which was open to anyone with an ERC20-compatible wallet, BudBlockz sold out all of the shares it allotted for the event with 10 days to spare. At $0.015 per token, BLUNT was hardly the cheapest cryptocurrency to launch this summer, but it may well prove to be the most valuable. Its presale officially launched on September 12th with a starting price of $0.021, an increase of 40% from the token’s private sale price. BudBlockz made the decision to start the presale early to meet the public demand for the highly sought-after token. BudBlockz has earned its pre-launch buzz on the strength of its practical-yet-ambitious roadmap and its prudent alignment with the ever-growing retail cannabis industry. Some analysts have begun to openly speculate that BLUNT’s uniquely strong value proposition might be enough to help it reach $1.00 by Q1 2023. Forecasts that sunny are rare as the broader cryptocurrency market struggles to shake off the effects of the ongoing crypto winter, but BudBlockz is not unique in that respect. PancakeSwap, for example, has roared back to form as a compelling value play after following the market downward over the last 10 months. The popular Uniswap alternative promises faster, less expensive transactions than its predecessor, and its position as the leading DEX on the BSC has been substantially shored up over the last month or so. Still, CAKE is notable over the last 30 days for retaining its price after a significant dip, not for dramatically improving it. For all the good news surrounding PancakeSwap, it has taken three solid months to appreciate at the 40% clip that BudBlockz holders will enjoy at the start of its presale. In many respects, Saudi Shiba Inu could not be more different from all-business BudBlockz and DEX-focused PancakeSwap. Launched in July 2022 as a classic memecoin predicated on accessibility, community, and fun, SAUDISHIB managed to attract a large enough community to quickly expand its presence from the BSC to the Ethereum chain. Buoyed by this show of ambition, investors have helped Saudi Shiba Inu rise 40% in the last week, and to retain its gains throughout most of the last three difficult months. Still its use cases remain limited and its ability to build future value remains very much in question. BLUNT’s presale will be the first formal demonstration of its market standing. Like Saudi Shiba Inu, BudBlockz plans to emphasize community-building at first, built around an NFT marketplace. But unlike its memecoin cousins—and the cannabis-related tokens that preceded it—BudBlockz is a value-oriented cryptocurrency from its roadmap’s earliest signposts. Its NFT collections will soon include asset-backed NFTs used to facilitate direct investment by BudBlockz users in farms, processing companies, distributors, and retail cannabis operations. This emphasis on bridging the crypto and brick-and-mortar environments extends to BudBlockz’s plans for a point-of-sale network and for a system of virtual dispensaries. Crypto investors are hungry for signs of sustainable value in a market still facing significant headwinds. Even among the handful of late-Q3 success stories, BudBlockz is beginning to emerge as a market-bucking mix of immediate appreciation and long-term growth potential. Purchase BLUNT tokens here Learn more about BudBlockz (BLUNT) Official Website: https://budblockz.io Presale Registration: https://app.budblockz.io/sign-up Telegram Group: https://t.me/BudBlockz Discord Server: https://discord.gg/s7hBFgvTmN All BudBlockz Links: https://linktr.ee/budblockz

Indian Shares Slide As U.S. Inflation Data Sparks Rate Hike Fears – Reuters https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/indian-shares-slide-as-u-s-inflation-data-sparks-rate-hike-fears-reuters/ A man looks at a screen displaying budget news, on a facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com BENGALURU, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Indian shares fell on Wednesday, as technology stocks declined sharply, tracking weak Asian peers after an unexpected increase in U.S. inflation stoked fears of aggressive rate hikes. The NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) was down 0.89% at 17,909.65, as of 0446 GMT while the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) slid 0.92% to 60,012.58. In early trades on Wednesday, the Nifty and the Sensex had dropped 1.65% and 1.91%, respectively, posting their biggest intraday fall in over two weeks. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com The Nifty IT index (.NIFTYIT) was the hardest hit in Mumbai, sliding 3.7%, with heavyweight IT services majors Infosys (INFY.NS) and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS) dropping around 4.5% and 3.6%, respectively. Wall Street had plunged overnight by its most since June 2020 and Asian shares skidded after U.S. consumer price data unexpectedly rose in August, cementing expectations that the Fed will deliver a third 75-basis-point rate hike next week. “The composition of the U.S. CPI data suggests that inflation is deep-rooted and markets are even pricing in a 100 bps hike to some extent,” said Narendra Solanki, fundamental research head at domestic brokerage Anand Rathi. A day earlier, the probability of a 100 bps hike was zero. “Our markets had run up quite a bit in the hope that inflation had peaked, so we may see some cool down till the Fed event is done with.” The Nifty is up 1.8% this month, up to last close, compared to a 1.7% fall in MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS). The domestic market has been buoyed by foreign investor buying and weak oil prices. The Nifty Auto index (.NIFTYAUTO) and the Nifty FMCG (.NIFTYFMCG) recovered from early losses to trade a touch higher on Wednesday. Meanwhile, cement major Ambuja Cements (ABUJ.NS) climbed 3.4% to a record high on plans to raise funds. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Reporting by Chris Thomas in Bengaluru; Editing by Neha Arora Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Tech Scientists See Rare Opportunity In Appalachia – Cardinal News https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/tech-scientists-see-rare-opportunity-in-appalachia-cardinal-news/ Scattered through the coal country of Appalachia are heaps and hills of tailings – material left over after separating out the coal. Long seen as worse than worthless, they are sources of contamination. Aaron Noble sees the hazard, but he also sees an opportunity. Noble and other Virginia Tech scientists are studying methods of extracting critical minerals from tailings and another waste product called acid mine drainage. Amid rising concerns over our dependence on foreign sources for rare earth elements, Noble and his colleagues are laying what could be the groundwork for a new industry. “What we focus on, primarily, is a group of elements called the rare earth elements,” Noble said in an interview in Virginia Tech’s Holden Hall. “And I always say, they’re the nether regions of the periodic table, right? We learned about them in grade school, and then most people don’t  ever think about them again – yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, praseodymium.” Despite their name, the 17 rare earth elements are relatively abundant in the earth’s crust.  According to a 2019 article by Russell Parman that appeared on the official Army website, “where ‘rare’ comes into play is that, in contrast with ordinary base and precious metals, rare-earth elements have little tendency to become concentrated in exploitable ore deposits. Consequently, most rare earths come from a small number of sources.” When separated from ores into elemental form, they appear as gray, lustrous metals that are typically soft and malleable, according to the National Minerals Information Center. In 2021, Chinese mines produced 168,000 metric tons of rare earth oxides, while the U.S. produced 43,000 tons, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, January 2022. (A metric ton equals 1,000 kilograms.) Reliance on imported rare earth compounds and metals for 2021 was greater than 90%. “Everything from GPS navigation capability, cell phones, fiber optics, computers, automobiles and missiles relies heavily on rare-earth elements for development and production,” the Army article stated. “High-strength rare-earth magnets have allowed numerous electronic components used in appliances, audio and video equipment, computers, vehicles, communication systems and military gear to be miniaturized.” The bottom of the rare earth supply chain is the concern of Noble. “If you look at conventional mining, like open pit or underground mining, that’s one way of acquiring critical minerals,” said Noble, an associate professor in Tech’s Mining and Minerals Engineering department. “And we do a little bit of work in conventional mining methods. “But we also look at unconventional resources. Because there’s a lot of opportunity, I think, in unconventional resources, to have better economic, better social and better environmental outcomes.  “So in the case of coal, oftentimes, based on the mining method, we may mine a third to a half of the material we take as coal. And the other half may be clays and shales, things we don’t want. So at the mine site, we’ll separate that out and produce a tailings product, which is usually some sort of clay or shale. In Appalachia, through hundreds of years of mining, there’s quite a bit of tailings and they’re kind of these legacy environmental issues.  “If you go back to the older stuff that’s 100 years old, the mining practices weren’t as efficient. So there’s more tailings from the older sites than there are the newer sites. And what we’ve looked at is, how can we turn that environmental liability into a resource, and particularly into a resource for critical minerals for things that society really values? And when we started on this back in 2016, we knew that there were critical minerals in coal and coal waste, but we had no idea how to extract it and process it. “A lot of my research focuses on the central Appalachian and northern Appalachian basins. And we’ll work with industry partners or we’ll take samples ourselves … I think the last sampling effort we did, we recovered maybe 10 barrels of material from a site and brought it back.” Small scale work happens in the E. Morgan Massey laboratory in recently renovated Holden Hall. Pilot-scale testing is conducted in a facility on Plantation Road. “So there we’ll be processing hundreds of pounds, to tons, of material there. “Many of our processes start with crushing and grinding the sample. Ideally, we don’t like to do a lot of crushing and grinding, because it can be expensive, and it can be a costly step. So if we can find a sample, like tailings, that are already very fine, then you don’t do a lot of crushing and grinding. But you may do that to start just to prepare the material. “We then like to do some concentrating. That reduces the volume for your downstream steps. And that’s the whole name of the game, is reducing that volume with each step. Because as you go further down that processing train, everything gets more expensive. So you want to send less volume to the next process. And then usually the business end where you really get into the nitty gritty is through some sort of extraction step where you take the rare earths or critical minerals that you’re interested in, and you want to dissolve them into solution. “Once there are dissolved species in solution, then you can more easily manipulate the chemistry. They become a lot easier to work with. That extraction step tends to be one of the more challenging and more costly steps. And it’s a place where understanding the science is really what enables you to do that effectively.  “So oftentimes the extraction is done in an acidic solution. You can use strong acids and get high recoveries and high yields. But our goal is to step back from that and say, how do we use the least aggressive approach that gets us to some optimal result, that balances cost, environmental impact, waste generation and production rate?” Some rare earth mining does happen in the United States, Noble said. Rare earth concentrates are sent to China, where they are processed and used in manufacturing. China then sends the finished products back to the U.S., “usually in the form of an iPhone, or an electric vehicle or a motor, not in terms of intermediates; they usually control not just the processing, but then the manufacturing as well.” One of the key rare earths is dysprosium, which is used in permanent magnets to maintain performance in high temperatures.  “So if you look at things like electric motors, and magnets needed for power generation, say in a windmill, they need to be able to operate at higher temperatures, so they need quite a bit of dysprosium.” In addition to coal tailings, Noble is studying acid mine drainage as a source of rare earths. A byproduct of some mining processes, acid mine drainage contains sulfuric acid and dissolved metals. “If you look at mining practices from 50 to 100 years ago, they didn’t have a good handle on how acid mine drainage was generated, and how to treat it and how to capture it,” Noble said.  “Working with some of my colleagues, we looked at acid mine drainage and actually found it to be … a very concentrated source of rare earths. It may be our grandfathers’ mining practices have done the first step for you. And so we come in and capture acid mine drainage and treat it in a way that will concentrate rare earths while producing clean water. “And if you start putting these together, so you have coal tailings, you have conventional resources, you have other waste sources, industrial wastes, you have acid mine drainage, you can see kind of this all-of-the-above approach to how we could build an industry of producing rare earths here in the U.S., because it has to start at the front of the supply chain … and then our goal is,  how then do we do the next step and do the separation and refining. And if we can do that, then we can produce products that can be sold to support U.S. manufacturing of some of these high-end electronics. “So the processing technologies we’re developing, that’s what’s going to enable that industry to develop. And so it’s like, in some ways, we’re the missing link of making this whole thing work. “The one thing I always tell people is research and development takes time, especially in this line of work. If you start thinking about the timeline to procure and do construction and installation, I think it’s reasonable to anticipate you could have demonstration scale production later in this decade, so 2027, 2028. If we look at completely offsetting Chinese production, that may be in the next decade.” Wencai Zhang is working on the extraction of critical minerals from coal waste and other materials. Randy Walker photo. Noble’s work is supported by research contracts from the U.S. Department of Energy, as is the work of his colleague, Wencai Zhang, an assistant professor in Mining and Minerals Engineering. “I am trying to extract rare earth elements and other critical elements (e.g., lithium, cobalt, nickel) from various sources,” Zhang said in an email. “The major source materials that I am working on include coal-based materials (coal, coal waste, acid coal mine drainage), rare earth ores … and solid wastes (e.g., municipal solid waste incineration ash).” A pilot plant in Providence, Kentucky is producing rare earth elements at around 100 grams/day, he said. Among the novel methods Zhang is investigating is phytomining, the extraction of metals from plants that accumulate the metals in their tissues. “There are some plants showing very strong uptaking capacity of REEs [rare earth elements] from soils, so we are using the plants to enrich REEs. We are also developing methods to recover REEs from the plants after uptaking.” Richard Bishop says it is “absolutely possible” that the ...

Encore Boston Harbor Implements Responsible Gaming Software – Casino.Org News https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/encore-boston-harbor-implements-responsible-gaming-software-casino-org-news/ Posted on: September 14, 2022, 12:53h.  Last updated on: September 13, 2022, 05:57h. Encore Boston Harbor has installed responsible gaming software in its more than 2,700 slot machines and electronic gaming positions. A slot player at Plainridge Park Casino in Massachusetts considers enrolling in a responsible gaming program called PlayMyWay. Each of Massachusetts’ three casinos now has its slot machines equipped with the PlayMyWay software following Encore Boston Harbor’s recent deployment of the budgeting program. (Image: Cape Cod Times) The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) this week announced that the Wynn Resorts casino has joined MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park in implementing the responsible gaming software for its slots and electronic games. Encore’s terminals now come with “PlayMyWay,” a voluntary budgeting tool that players can use to help keep their play fun and entertaining. PlayMyWay is part of Massachusetts’ GameSense program, the responsible gaming strategy first conceived by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation in 2009. When Massachusetts authorized commercial gaming in 2011, the state decided to leverage the GameSense program into its forthcoming industry. Patrons at the three casinos in Massachusetts can enroll in PlayMyWay by inserting their rewards card into any slot machine or electronic game. Players are prompted to choose a voluntary daily, weekly, and/or monthly budget to track their casino spending. As the player inches closer to their self-decided limit, the slot or electronic game will begin issuing prompts to the player that they’re reaching their spending limit. Players can adjust their budget at any time and also override the notifications. Nationwide First A little more than a decade after Massachusetts legalized commercial casinos, the state has accomplished its goal of becoming the first state in the US to incorporate responsible gaming software into every legally operated slot machine. Responsible gaming is always front of mind in all the work we do at the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, and PlayMyWay is another tool to help patrons keep their gambling safe and fun,” said MGC Chair Cathy Judd-Stein. “The launch of PlayMyWay at Encore Boston Harbor marks a completion of the MGC’s goal of offering a uniform platform for slot machine players to set a budget and track their play at any Massachusetts casino.” While GameSense was first developed in British Columbia, the MGC’s GameSense team is responsible for the creation of the PlayMyWay safeguard. Plainridge Park was the first to bring the budget tracking software to its slot machines in 2016. MGM Springfield followed in April of this year. State gaming regulators say the PlayMyWay program has been a success. The MGC reports that almost 32,000 casino rewards members have taken advantage of the responsible gaming offering. Gaming manufacturers IGT and Light & Wonder worked with GameSense and casino gamblers in Massachusetts to develop the PlayMyWay software. The play management software component, the MGC says, is simple and easy to understand and utilize for both seasoned gamblers and first-time casino patrons. GameSense Info Centers Another key component of Massachusetts’ comprehensive approach to encouraging responsible play is the legal requirement that its brick-and-mortar casinos offer on-site educational outlets. Those are designed to inform players of the risks associated with gambling. Plainridge Park, MGM Springfield, and Encore Boston Harbor all offer GameSense Info Centers staffed by GameSense Advisors. Marlene Warner, executive director for the Massachusetts Council on Gambling and Health, believes the state’s PlayMyWay program will further help limit irrational play for those who utilize the service. “PlayMyWay allows players to voluntarily pre-commit to a spending budget and then adds helpful transparency to their spending in real-time, empowering them to make informed and healthy choices,” Warner said.

Stories From The Past – Geraldine Davis’ Memories | Lifestyles | Overtoncountynews.com – Overton County News https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/stories-from-the-past-geraldine-davis-memories-lifestyles-overtoncountynews-com-overton-county-news/ Stories From the Past – Geraldine Davis’ Memories The year was 1923 when Mr. Floyd Davis and wife Ella (Carmack) Davis bought a home at 206 East Broad Street in Livingston. Several years ago, their only child, a daughter, the late Geraldine Davis Amon, was kind enough to share some of her childhood memories of what life was like when she grew up in Livingston. Here are Geraldine’s memories: “The house on East Broad Street was built by a young doctor in town by the last name of Reed. He lived there with his mother. My parents, Floyd and Ella Davis, bought it from Jess Fleming who was part-owner of Fleming and Myers store on the square for many years. They moved into the house in 1923. My father had gotten the job as mail carrier for Route 5 out of Livingston. He had to ride horseback then to deliver the mail, so the house with a barn and pasture was ideal. They raised hogs and chickens there, and always kept a milk cow back then. The house had an attached well house from the back porch so you didn’t have to go outside for water, which was nice in bad weather. “There was a two-room building with an upstairs loft in the back of the property. When the house was built, that building was probably used for the hired help. We always used it for storage. I always thought as a child that the barn was haunted. The first undertaker in town, Mr. Ridley, committed suicide in the barn loft. My father found him one morning when we went to feed the horses. He had cut his throat with a straight razor. Benton McMillen was the chief of police at that time. “Grandfather and Grandmother Davis (Dr. James Washington Davis and his second wife, Delilah Peterman Davis) and their two children, Clarence and Orbus, moved to Livingston soon after my parents did. They lived upstairs in our house until they could find one of their own. My grandfather was a doctor, and in those days, few people had telephones, so they would come to the house at all hours of the day and night wanting the doctor. I don’t remember too much about my Grandfather Davis; he died when I was three years old of a ruptured appendix before he could be transported to Nashville. He was only 58 years old. “Next door to us was the Dixie Theater. We used to sit on the front porch on summer nights and watch the people arrive for the movie. In the summer they would open the side door of the theater. Little boys would sit in our side yard so they could see the movie. It wasn’t a very good view of the screen, but they didn’t seem to care. Next door to the theater was the Brown Hotel. Sometimes when the hotel was full, Mrs. Brown would ask my parents to put a guest up for the night, which they always did if all the bedrooms weren’t already full of company. “Next to the Brown Hotel was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Holman. Their daughter Marie and I were best friends from the time we could walk until today. Our mothers would dress us up each afternoon. Back then, little girls wore hair ribbons and dresses every day. Next to the Holman house was the post office and Stephen’s Grocery Store where we bought all our groceries. “Across the street in front of our house and next to the Bullock Hotel (later known as the Dale Hotel) was a big barn. When guests at the hotel rode horseback or came by buggy, they would keep their animals there. The hotel was later sold by John Bullock to the Dale family. “On the opposite side of our house was a two-story house owned by Nora Dale. She lived there with her son, Russell. Next door to them was the Tim Stephens family. They lived in a two-story house that burned down one night. They rebuilt on the same lot. It was always very frightening as a child to wake up in the night and hear someone running from door to door screaming, “Fire!” I remember my father having to be helped home, barely able to walk from exhaustion from having fought fires with the other men in town, having used bucket lines to fight the blaze. It was wonderful when the town finally had city water and a fire truck. “During the depression, people would often come to the house asking for food. Sometimes there would be entire families that would arrive at the door. My parents would always see that they had plenty to eat and no one was ever allowed to leave hungry. “When I was growing up, the house was filled with friends and family. They would come to town by horseback or buggy to shop, to see the doctor, or catch the train. “During World War II, we were awakened one night by soldiers passing in front of our house. They were moving the troops that were on maneuvers in Tennessee. As they marched along, all our neighbors gathered by the side of the road to greet them and to wish them well. “As I child, I also remember bands of gypsies occasionally traveling by our house on their way in or out of town. While fascinated by their colorful garb, they frightened me and I would run to find a hiding spot. Remembering hearing stories of how gypsies kidnaped little children, I wanted to make sure I would not be found! Livingston was a great place to grow up and I have many happy memories of my years there.” Geraldine Davis Amon passed away on July 1, 2015, at the age of 92 years. She had made her home in Simpsonville, SC for many years prior to her death. Her husband, Paul L. Amon, whom she married in 1946, and her daughter, Paulette Amon Plaster, both predeceased her. Her obituary published in the Greenville News tells how she enjoyed doing needle point and that her work was considered outstanding canvases of art.

Chase Briscoe Bristol Advance, No. 14 Magical Vacation Planner Ford Mustang For Steward-Haas Racing – WBIW.com https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/chase-briscoe-bristol-advance-no-14-magical-vacation-planner-ford-mustang-for-steward-haas-racing-wbiw-com/ BRISTOL – Chase Briscoe, the driver of the No. 14 Magical Vacation Planner (MVP) Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), is on a mission to conquer The Last Great Colosseum Saturday night in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Briscoe heads into the final race of the first round of the playoffs 15th in the standings, nine points below the cutoff line to advance to the Round of 12. Chase Briscoe What will it take to advance to the next round? “A clean race,” said Briscoe. “Bristol is chaotic and unpredictable. Nine points above the cutoff line would be a lot better than nine below, but either way, we’d have to go in and have a good race with some stage points and no mistakes. So, I don’t think it makes much difference. We know we can do it, we’ve just got to avoid the chaos and I feel like we can go there and get some stage points and be in good shape.” He began the playoffs with a 27th-place result at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway after being caught up in an accident early in the race. Last Sunday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Briscoe looked to be on pace for a top-five finish until he was held up during a pit stop and lost several positions. Though the No. 14 MVP Ford Mustang was fast, Briscoe was unable to work all the way back through the field and finished 13th. Does that make you nervous with this being the cutoff race for the first round? “I don’t think so. I’ve done well at Bristol, it’s one of my stronger tracks, and I enjoy racing there,” added Bristol. “I think we’ve done well on the short tracks, which is definitely not my strength. We certainly can’t afford to have a bad race and we’ll need to be aware of what is going on with other guys. You’ve got to be focused on running your race just as much as you’re trying to stay out of other people’s messes, and things happen quickly. We’ll have to do that without compromising our chances of moving on. I feel good about it, I know the guys on this team are going to give me what I need and I’m excited to get to Bristol.” Briscoe started 20th and finished 13th in last year’s night race at Bristol, his first Cup Series start on the concrete surface. He was the third-highest-finishing non-playoff driver in one of his stronger performances of the season. It was a reminder of the success Briscoe had found at Bristol in the NASCAR Xfinity Series just the year before. This will be the first time in the Next Gen car at Bristol on the concrete surface. Is there any information that can be carried over from last year, or from the dirt race in the spring, to help prepare for Saturday’s night race? “No, I don’t think there’s anything that you can use,” said Briscoe. “We know what racing at Bristol is like. It’s a fast short track with a lot of banking and guys trying to figure out how to make passes without a lot of time to figure it out. You typically have to put yourself in a position you may not want to be in to get where you want to be. But as far as what we do with the car, I think we’ll have to rely a little on what we’ve seen at some other tracks this year and a lot on sim data. This car has shown it races a lot different than what we’ve had in the past and you definitely can’t compare to anything that happened in the dirt race.” In September 2020, Briscoe claimed his first Bristol Xfinity Series victory after leading only 11 laps. It was his sixth Xfinity Series start at the Tennessee short track. The Mitchell, Indiana, native also has two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts there – one on the traditional concrete surface in which he earned a 12th-place finish in 2017, and one on the dirt surface in 2021 resulting in a top-five effort. The last time the Cup Series visited Bristol when the track was covered with dirt for the April 17 race, the 27-year-old racer put on a show but ultimately ended up with a roughed-up No. 14 Ford Mustang parked last on pit road. Briscoe started fourth, won the second stage, and led a total of 59 laps. He was closing in on leader Tyler Reddick in the final laps before attempting a slide job exiting turn two. Briscoe was unable to clear Reddick and collected him when the No. 14 spun in the bottom groove, handing the win to Kyle Busch. Briscoe was credited with a 22nd-place finish. MVP was founded by Jamie Ane Eubanks alongside her husband JJ, a former professional basketball player, as a storefront travel agency in 2006. Today, it is a company that provides one of the best vacation planning services in the industry. It operates through three branches: MVP Parks, MVP Cruising, and MVP Getaways. The company provides its exclusive and personalized, stress-free planning service at no additional expense to its clients, making the extensive array of Disney options and add-ons easy to understand and navigate. MVP actively seeks savings for its clients, monitoring early-morning releases of discounted room or vacation packages while also scouring existing reservations for price drops to where they can modify an existing reservation at the newfound lower price. MVP will also plan a family’s itinerary, expertly navigating Disney’s Genie+ and Lighting Lane systems to maximize resort and park times by avoiding long lines while also securing those premium Disney dining experiences that include coveted character meetings. %

AP Business SummaryBrief At 12:03 A.m. EDT – Federal News Network https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/ap-business-summarybrief-at-1203-a-m-edt-federal-news-network/ Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession. Some of the longtime drivers of higher inflation — spiking gas prices, supply chain snarls, soaring used-car prices — are fading. Yet underlying measures of inflation are actually worsening…. READ MORE Driven by consumers, US inflation grows more persistent WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation is showing signs of entering a more stubborn phase that will likely require drastic action by the Federal Reserve, a shift that has panicked financial markets and heightens the risks of a recession. Some of the longtime drivers of higher inflation — spiking gas prices, supply chain snarls, soaring used-car prices — are fading. Yet underlying measures of inflation are actually worsening. And the ongoing evolution of the forces behind an inflation rate that’s near a four-decade high has made it harder for the Fed to wrestle it under control. Biden touts inflation reduction law despite sobering report WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has gathered a crowd at the White House to celebrate last month’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. But that’s as a new government report on Tuesday showed how hard it could be to return inflation to prepandemic levels. Despite its name, the law’s impact on inflation is expected to be modest at best. Although gasoline costs have declined since June, the price of housing and food remain especially high in a way that suggests there will be further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and more economic pain to bring down prices. US inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most other prices across the economy kept rising — evidence that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households. Consumer prices rose 8.3% from a year earlier and 0.1% from July. But the jump in “core” prices, which exclude volatile food and energy costs, was especially worrisome. It outpaced expectations and ignited fear that the Federal Reserve will boost interest rates more aggressively and raise the risk of a recession. Fueled by high rents, medical care and new cars, core prices leaped 6.3% for the year ending in August and 0.6% from July to August, the government said Tuesday. China keeps West guessing about economic pressure on Russia BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is keeping the West guessing about whether Beijing will cooperate with tougher sanctions on Moscow as he meets President Vladimir Putin a year after declaring a “no limits” friendship ahead of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. China has avoided violating sanctions but spent almost 60% more on importing Russian oil and gas in August than a year earlier. That tops up Moscow’s cash flow after Western nations cut purchases and expelled Russia from the global banking system. The Group of Seven major economies want to squeeze Moscow by imposing price caps on its exports. That requires cooperation from China, India and other energy-hungry Asian economies that are buying from Russia at a discount. Whistleblower: China, India had agents working for Twitter WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter’s former security chief told Congress Tuesday there was “at least one agent” from China’s intelligence service on Twitter’s payroll — and that the company knowingly allowed India to add agents to the company roster as well. These were some of the troubling revelations from Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a respected cybersecurity expert and Twitter whistleblower who appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to lay out his allegations against the company. Zatko, who was fired earlier this year, said Twitter’s leadership is “misleading the public, lawmakers, regulators and even its own board of directors.” Asian shares fall, tracking Wall St dismay over price data Asian markets have skidded lower after Wall Street fell the most since June 2020 as a report showed inflation has kept a surprisingly strong grip on the U.S. economy. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 2.8% in early trading Wednesday, while Seoul’s Kospi declined 2.5%. On Tuesday, the Dow lost more than 1,250 points and the S&P 500 sank 4.3%. The hotter-than-expected report on inflation Tuesday has traders bracing for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates still more, adding to risks for the economy. Still, the drop didn’t quite knock out the market’s gains over the past four days. Starbucks to revamp stores to speed service, boost morale Starbucks plans to spend $450 million next year to make its North American stores more efficient and less complex. The company also said it plans to open 2,000 net new stores in the U.S. by 2025. The emphasis will be on meeting the growing demand for drive-thru and delivery. Starbucks recently saw the best week for sales in its 51-year history when it introduced its latest fall drinks. But it says stores need better equipment to make drinks more quickly. Among the things driving the revamp is an ongoing unionization effort, which Starbucks opposes. More than 230 U.S. stores have voted to unionize since late last year. California 1st to make firms disclose social media policies SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies for removing disturbing content including hate speech, with details on how and when they remove that content. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that he had signed the bill. He said social media has been weaponized to spread hate and disinformation. A coalition of the bill’s opponents have said the companies already must make their content moderation policies public. Critics also objected to the bill’s requirement that companies disclose sensitive information to the state attorney general. But the bill had bipartisan support from lawmakers. It advanced after stalling last year over free speech issues. UN: Food exports from Ukraine are up, Russia fertilizer down UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says food exports from Ukraine and Russia have increased since a July 22 grain deal, but critically needed fertilizer exports from Russia are still down despite the agreement. Insurance, financing and shipping remain issues. U.N. trade chief Rebeca Grynspan, said Tuesday that Russia reported a 12% increase in food exports from June to July. But she said while there has been “important progress,” the U.N. is concerned about fertilizer exports needed by October-November for the northern hemisphere planting season. She warned of a “catastrophic crisis” if fertilizer remains unaffordable for many. Union, GE reach deal on raises at Massachusetts plant LYNN, Mass. (AP) — The largest union representing General Electric Co. workers says it’s reached a tentative deal with the company to speed up pay raises for workers at a Massachusetts aviation plant. Under the agreement, workers at GE’s facility in Lynn would be eligible for raises sooner and could reach the top pay rate after six years, instead of up to 10 under the old system. GE has already implemented an accelerated raise schedule at plants in New Hampshire and Vermont. IUE-CWA Local 201, the union that negotiated the deal, called it a “massive win” for workers. Copyright © 2022 . All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.

Youth Art Sought For Health Air Living Calendar Contest – The Turlock Journal https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/youth-art-sought-for-health-air-living-calendar-contest-the-turlock-journal/ The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is seeking youth artists to help create their 2023 Healthy Air Living Kids calendar. All San Joaquin Valley students from kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to enter this annual contest, allowing kids the opportunity to create their vision of Healthy Air Living. Entries are due by Oct. 14. Winners and their artwork will be featured in this bilingual calendar, showing how individuals can help improve air quality and quality of life for all Valley residents. The District plans to print and distribute calendars to schools, community groups, healthcare facilities and other clean-air partners, as in years past. The 2022 calendar included artwork from two local students. Ballico Cressey Elementary student Paul Voight shared a message of “Please help keep the air clean and our planet green!” Turlock Junior High student Beneil Danielo illustrated his message of “healthy air living walking and biking to school.” The 2022 calendar included artwork from two local students: Paul Voight and Beneil Danielo. Guidelines for creating a winning Healthy Air Living kids calendar entry are: ·         Paper should be placed in landscape orientation, so it is 8-1/2 inches high and 11 inches wide ·         Artwork should be in color and produced by paint, pen, crayon, marker, colored pencil or even computer-generation. Vivid colors are recommended. ·         Artwork should contain a message about how to live a Healthy Air Life. Examples of past messages include: “Switch to an electric lawn mower,” “Be cool and carpool when going to school,” “Don’t burn wood, switch to gas,” “Please don’t idle while waiting for the kids at school.” ·         Bilingual and Spanish-language messages are encouraged. Artists need to include their name, address, phone number, e-mail, age, grade and school, on the back of the entry. Please mail art flat, not folded or stapled, to: 2023 Kids’ Calendar Contest, Valley Air District, 1990 E. Gettysburg Ave., Fresno, CA 93726, or drop off your entry at the nearest District office in Modesto, Fresno or Bakersfield. For an example of this year’s calendar and additional contest information, visit:  www.valleyair.org/kidscalendar. For questions about the contest, email public.education@valleyair.org or call the Modesto regional office at (209) 557-6400.

County Should Renew Chamber Partnership | News, Sports, Jobs – Warren Tribune Chronicle https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/county-should-renew-chamber-partnership-news-sports-jobs-warren-tribune-chronicle/ Trumbull County commissioners today are expected to consider renewing the economic development pact the county has held with the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber for more than two decades. We encourage commissioners to approve the agreement. The long-standing partnership began July 22, 1999, when Trumbull County and Chamber leadership first agreed on a provision of economic development services in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code. It allowed the Chamber to contract with the Trumbull County Planning Commission to provide economic community services to the county. The Chamber today serves as the Local Economic Development Organization partner for JobsOhio and its Regional Economic Development organization partner TeamNEO, making the Regional Chamber the key contact with regional and statewide organizations working with developers with potential to relocate to Ohio. Since 1993, the Chamber has been involved intimately in development of 627 completed projects valued at $9.7 billion and creating 28,849 Valley jobs. During that time frame, the Chamber also has been involved in the retention of 36,437 local jobs. Still, our region consistently faces significant economic challenges that have included declining population, workforce training and development, along with continued high unemployment. Of Ohio’s 88 counties, Trumbull and Mahoning consistently rank in the Top 5 for unemployment in the state. That tells us now is not the time to consider moving on without a partnership that has served as an integral part of new development and job growth. Without the agreement, the struggles that have impacted our region will pose only greater challenges going forward. It is true that in the new Chamber proposal, commissioners will consider an increased price for the continued assistance from the Youngstown / Warren Regional Chamber in serving as a key economic development organization for our region. In the new one-year agreement, the Chamber is proposing an increased rate to $45,000 — nearly twice the previous contract amount of $23,000. The previous contract estimated the value of the services provided by the Chamber at $80,000. The new contract estimates the value of the Chamber’s services at $125,000. Services provided under the contract will include at least 175 one-on-one business retention and expansion visits with firms in unincorporated areas of the county and follow-up as needed to address problems and growth opportunities. Information gained from those visits will be shared with the Trumbull County Planning Commission staff. Of course, the Chamber will continue to serve as a key development entity providing economic development information and assistance on behalf of the county, which includes promoting the area to nonlocal businesses and swiftly answering frequent requests for information from site selectors, JobsOhio, TeamNEO, corporate developers and others seeking to locate an economic development project in the county. The Chamber also will continue to represent the county during weekly project reviews with TeamNEO and JobsOhio and on TeamNEO Board of Directors, Rite Sites Council and Business Development Council, as well as other economic development bodies; and, as it has done for many years, will provide expertise and personnel needed to manage economic development projects. We urge commissioners to vote yes on continuing this partnership. Without it, the Valley will face unnecessary challenges in maintaining and growing its economy. editorial@tribtoday.com Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox

JP Morgan Dives Deep In Metaverse, Hires A Specialist | Bitcoinist.com – Bitcoinist https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/jp-morgan-dives-deep-in-metaverse-hires-a-specialist-bitcoinist-com-bitcoinist/ The crypto industry has continued winning the hearts of top shots in the financial sector; especially the Metaverse is attracting more key players . Many worlds central banks now research CBDC and how to implement it. Also, leading institutions in the industry have embraced cryptocurrencies one way or the other. For instance, JP Morgan Chase has moved to become a force in crypto, fintech, and Metaverse. As a result, the American investment bank is looking for experts in these sectors to increase its presence in the industry. The bank now aims to add two experts to its team’s Vice President and Payments Business Development Manager under its Technology, Media, and telecom West Coast payments team. This team will be in charge of JP Morgan Fintech, Metaverse, crypto, and Web 3 division. JP Morgan Chase Job Posting On Metaverse The investment bank disclosed these job positions on LinkedIn. According to the bank, the individual must be dynamic and curious and can lead the company’s various technological changes enthusiastically and efficiently. Some of the requirements for the new hires include the ability to guide operations, readiness to collaborate with regulators in the industry, and relevant technical knowledge. Also, the employment will be proactive in client engagement. They’ll also have the skills to collaborate with many internal partners of the bank to develop solutions matching the needs of its clients. Also, JP Morgan reiterated its need for entrants able to move the company as the leader in crypto, Metaverse, Fintech, and Crypto. The VP and manager must identify new payment opportunities in these sectors and win them before others. Also, they’ll help the bank clients move forward by analyzing and understanding their operational structure and crypto targets. JP Morgan And Crypto Relationship Recall that the CEO of the bank, Jamie Dimon is an anti-bitcoin and has expressed his skepticism towards the crypto asset. That’s why everyone is surprised at this sudden move. JP Morgan Chase hasn’t been too keen on embracing crypto. But it has shown great interest in Metaverse. The bank released a report in early 2022 predicting that 3D virtual words might grow into a trillion-dollar market in years to come. The bank’s reluctance over crypto is not surprising, given that its top leaders were not interested in it. For instance, the Chief Strategist in the bank, David Kelly, advised crypto investors of impending recession and volatility, stating they should dispose of their BTC holdings. Bitcoin expected to mount l Source: BTCUSDT on TradingView.com Also, CEO Jamie Dimon always referred to bitcoin as worthless. He even warned investors against adding to their portfolios. The CEO made the same arguments eleven months ago, saying that BTC doesn’t have value but is gold for fools. Dimon then commented that he would prefer regulators to take action against it. Featured image from Pexels, chart from TradingView.com

Mystery Behind The Big Bang Theory Revealed! And Some Tech And Gadgets That Caught It – HT Tech https://bentoncountynewsnow.com/mystery-behind-the-big-bang-theory-revealed-and-some-tech-and-gadgets-that-caught-it-ht-tech/ Home Tech News Mystery behind the Big Bang theory revealed! And some tech and gadgets that caught it What is the mystery behind the event which triggered the formation of our universe as we know it? Here’s what experts say. Big Bang, the colossal explosion which triggered the formation of our universe, occurred nearly 13.7 billion years ago. After that, it actually took millions of years for the formation of the Earth. This theory, known as the Big Bang theory, was proposed by an astronomer named Georges Lemaitre in 1927, though there are questions still unanswered today. What were the conditions like during the early days of the Big Bang? How did Earth terraform into the planet as we know it today? What really happened during the Big Bang? According to the Big Bang theory, the universe started as just a single point, known as a Singularity. The universe stretched and expanded to get as big as it is now, and it is still expanding a little bit every single day. However, this might not entirely be true as this singularity is based on Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, according to space.com. The tech that caught it all Understanding all of this is not at all possible without the technology and the gadgets that go along with it. NASA’s Cosmic Background Explorer satellite and Wilkinson Anisotropy Microwave Probe reported observations of microwave light just 400,000 years after the Big Bang, according to the space agency. NASA says that after the initial explosion, darkness prevailed in the universe for a long time until 100 million years later when the first glimpse of visible and UV light occurred. This light was captured in data form by another one of NASA’s awesome gadgets, the Spitzer Space Telescope. What do experts say? Published on space.com, Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at Caltech said, “The problem is, there’s no reason whatsoever to believe general relativity in that regime. It’s going to be wrong, because it doesn’t take into account quantum mechanics. And quantum mechanics is certainly going to be important once you get to that place in the history of the universe.” The universe expanded nearly 100 times its size in a span of fraction of a second, known as Inflation. Alex Filippenko, astrophysicist at the University of California, Berkeley told space.com, “Inflation was the ‘bang’ of the Big Bang. Before inflation, there was just a little bit of stuff, quite possibly, expanding just a little bit. We needed something like inflation to make the universe big.”