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Shirlee Farina | Obituary | Gloucester Times – Gloucester Times https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/shirlee-farina-obituary-gloucester-times-gloucester-times/ Gloucester – Shirlee Elizabeth (O’Toole) Farina (72) passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 4, 2022. Shirlee was born on January 5, 1950, in Lowell, MA, to the late James and Elizabeth (Wentworth) O’Toole and was the youngest of 10 siblings. At age 5, the Department of Welfare placed Shirlee in the foster home of the late Leland and Francis (Blynn) Page (Forbes) in Haverhill, MA. She became the foster sister to their children MaryAnn, Thomas and the late Leland (Butch) Page. Shirlee graduated from Haverhill High School in 1967 and Addison Gilbert Hospital School of Practical Nurses in 1968. She started working at Addison Gilbert Hospital on her 19th birthday in 1969. In 1977, Shirlee married (now ex) Thomas Farina. They were blessed with a son, Andrew, in 1987. She treasured her son and “Mom” was her favorite title. In 1999, Cancer (Multiple Myeloma) forced Shirlee into early retirement. After working 30 years at AGH, Shirlee had a deep compassion for the elderly and during retirement she spent time as a companion. She had always said that she hoped she enriched their lives as they did hers. Her love for animals, especially cats, led her to volunteering and serving on the board for Cape Ann Animal Aid for 35 years. Thought the years, Shirlee had adopted several cats that held a very special place in her heart. Family and friends were well imposed to her cat themed cards for all occasions. Aside from all the jobs Shirlee had over the years, the most important valued one was that of being a mother. Shirlee shared an unbreakable bond with her only son, Andrew. When Andrew married Danielle in 2014, he became the stepfather to Danielle’s daughter, Peyton Ouellet. Shirlee fell in love with the both of them and treated them like they were her own and loved her newfound role of being a (step) Grandmother. In 2016, Shirlee’s first grandchild, Lexi was born. Shirlee was ecstatic and adored being called “Nene.” In 2022, her family grew even bigger when she welcomed her grandson, Maverick. She fell in love instantly and Maverick would always light up seeing his Nene’s infectious smile. Shirlee always said her bags were already packed when the opportunity to travel came about. She enjoyed the sights of Florida, California, Mexico, Las Vegas, Aruba, Ireland and Iceland. In her later years, she became more adventurous in her travel by climbing the “Diamond Head,” Sun Sailing in Hawaii, flying by helicopter to the top of icebergs in Alaska, river rafting, horseback riding and floating among giant icebergs. Of all the places Shirlee traveled, she always expressed that living in Gloucester was like living in a vacation destination year-round. In her leisure time, Shirlee enjoyed the beach, Bingo, going to the movies, cats, board games, cards, shopping (and returning!), finding a good bargain, making her famous cake for every birthday celebration and spending time with her family and many friends. Famous for her gift of gab and practical frugality, Shirlee was also always ready to lend a helping hand to any charity, cause or friend. She will always be remembered for her sincere kindness, thoughtfulness and unwavering generosity. Shirlee is survived by her son, Andrew; Daughter-In-Law, Danielle, three grandchildren Peyton, Lexi and Maverick; brother Thomas and his wife, Jeanette; sister MaryAnn; and many treasured friends. A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, October 5 from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Elks in Gloucester. In lieu of flowers, Shirlee has requested a donation be made in her honor to the Cape Ann Animal Aid, 4 Paws Lane, Gloucester. Information, directions, condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com Published on September 12, 2022 Send Flowers: When Is the Ordering Deadline? Next-Day Delivery ANY DAY OF THE WEEK Order any time up till the day before Same-Day Delivery MON-FRI Order by 2:00PM SAT & SUN Order by noon Morning Delivery TUES-SAT Order by 3:00PM The day before SAT & SUN Order by Saturday Note: These are general guidelines; some florists may not be able to operate within these timelines. During peak periods such as Valentine’s Day, Memorial Day and most holidays, florists are not always able to keep up to demand. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues.

Industrial Production Data To Be Released Today | Business News – The Indian Express https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/industrial-production-data-to-be-released-today-business-news-the-indian-express/ Home Business Economy Industrial production data to be released today The factory output measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 12.3 per cent in June this year, remaining in double digit for second month in a row due to base effect. The Quick Estimates of IIP are released on the 12th of every month (or previous working day if 12th is a holiday) with a six-week lag. (Representative image: Pixabay) The government will on Monday evening release the keenly-watched factory output data for the month of July. You have exhausted your monthly limit of free stories. To continue reading,simply register or sign in Already have an account? Sign In You need a subscription to read on. Buy one for as low asRs. 2.50 per day. *Conditions Apply Already a subscriber? Sign In This premium article is free for now. Register to continue reading this story. Already have an account? Sign In This content is exclusive for our subscribers. Subscribe to get unlimited access to The Indian Express exclusive and premium stories. This content is exclusive for our subscribers. Subscribe now to get unlimited access to The Indian Express exclusive and premium stories. Already a subscriber? Sign In The factory output measured in terms of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 12.3 per cent in June this year, remaining in double digit for second month in a row due to base effect. Industrial production grew by 13 per cent in August last year. Thereafter, the IIP growth remained below 4.4 per cent (in September) and touched the lowest level of 1 per cent in November as well as December last year. The IIP growth was 2 per cent in January, 1.2 per cent in February and 2.2 per cent in March. The industrial output growth picked pace at 6.7 per cent in April, the first month of current fiscal year 2022-23 and touched double digit at 19.6 per cent in May 2022. The IIP growth was recorded at 27.6 per cent in May last year, mainly due to the low-base effect. This macroeconomic data is important for policymakers as it showcases the current state of manufacturing, mining and other important sectors. Releasing the IIP data for June last month, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation had said the growth rates over corresponding period of previous year are to be interpreted considering the unusual circumstances on account of the pandemic since March 2020. The Quick Estimates of IIP are released on the 12th of every month (or previous working day if 12th is a holiday) with a six-week lag. They are compiled from data received from source agencies, which in turn receive the inputs from the producing factories/ establishments. First published on: 12-09-2022 at 01:21:06 pm

Campaign Calls For Warning Labels On Food High In Unhealthy Ingredients – Bizcommunity.com https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/campaign-calls-for-warning-labels-on-food-high-in-unhealthy-ingredients-bizcommunity-com/ Advocacy group Healthy Living Alliance (Heala) has rolled out a nationwide campaign titled ‘What’s in our Food?’, urging consumers to question what hidden ingredients can be found in pre-packaged foods. The media campaign is calling for bold front-of-package labels (FoPLs) alerting people that products are high in nutrients of concern such as in salt, sugar, and saturated fat. Source: Supplied Following global trends, South Africans are consuming an increasing amount of ultra-processed foods. Nutrients of concern contribute to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Worryingly South Africans have a 51.9% chance of dying from an NCD – diabetes, heart diseases and stroke being the most likely culprits – according to the NCD Countdown 2030. South Africa has one of the highest prevalence rates of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. Demystifying nutrition labels When shown images of foods with warning labels, parents indicated that they would buy fewer foods high in nutrients of concern that were labelled as “high in sugar, sodium, saturated fat” and switch to non-labelled healthier, foods. This is according to a study by researchers from the University of Limpopo, the University of Western Cape, and the University of North Carolina on parents’ food purchasing decisions and perceptions of unhealthy food. The researchers noted that poor nutrition knowledge and affordability surfaced as some of the leading influencers of parental food selection. Heala states that parents looking to make better health choices for their families are bombarded by confusing and overly technical nutritional information buried at the back of the tins, boxes, and bottles at the store, and that easy-to-read front-of-package labelling could translate the information consumers need to know into simple language. The organisation wants “HIGH IN” front-of-pack warning labels to clearly identify products that are high in things like sugar, salt, saturated fat, to help consumers easily spot unhealthy foods. Nzama Mbalati, Heala’s programme’s manager, says: “New research shows that warning labels on unhealthy packaged food would be a feasible and equitable policy to help South Africans identify and reduce purchasing of unhealthy food. “While new draft legislation on packaging is waiting in the wings, there have been protracted delays, so Heala is urging consumers and community organisations, traditional leaders and NGOs to call for change. It is time to empower shoppers with the information they need to make the right decisions and protect their families’ health.” Mbalati continues: “At the moment, one needs to be as informed as a dietician to know what the information at the back of a packet of food means. To empower consumers, we need front-of-package labels to help them identify what the industry is selling to them.” Children most vulnerable Makoma Bopape, senior lecturer at the University of Limpopo’s Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, is part of a team that completed a study on the efficacy of front-of-package labels in parental food purchasing. Bopape says the research indicates that children in both urban and rural settings are the most vulnerable consumers of ultra-processed foods. “Increasing childhood obesity and poor eating habits have resulted in children as young as 12 being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and related lifestyle diseases. Ultimately, poor eating is not only endangering the physical health of the younger generation but also impacting on their mental health as overweight children tend to become isolated and depressed,” she adds. Bopape says that, while research showed that poor buying choices were also the result of lack of nutritional knowledge amongst parents and caregivers who were the main decision-makers when purchasing food for children, even consumers who were aware of nutrition-related issues quickly became discouraged when attempting to read food labels. “People cannot make sense of what all of those numbers on food labels represent. We also found that a lot of people do not read labels because of lack of time. The ingredient list is long and few people can go through each and every item, so they end up looking for just one or two specific ingredients,” says Bopape. Heala notes that its decision to ramp up its campaign this year is in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations that governments must legislate the use of easy-to-understand nutrition labels so that consumers think twice before placing foods that are high in sugar, salt or saturated fat in their shopping baskets. Front-of-package label regulations have already been implemented in at least 10 countries, including Argentina, Mexico and Chile. Through its campaign, Heala encourages parents, caregivers, and ordinary citizens to join its call to The National Department of Health (NDoH) and sign its petition. “Addressing non-communicable diseases needs legislative, regulatory and other measures agency to help save lives now. South Africa needs front-of-package labelling on its toolbox to help consumers make better choices and live healthier lives,” says Heala programmes head, Nzama Mbalati.

Sproul, Burda Pace EHS Cross Country Teams In MSFF Invite – The Inter-Mountain https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/sproul-burda-pace-ehs-cross-country-teams-in-msff-invite-the-inter-mountain/ ELKINS — Sammi Sproul led the way for the Elkins High School girls with an 11th-place finish in the Mountain State Forest Festival cross country Invitational held on Saturday. The senior covered the muddy 3.1 mile Davis & Elkins College course in 24:06. “Sammi sets the standard for our girls right now,” said EHS coach Scott Biola. “We’ve just got to work on closing the gap between her and the rest of our pack.” Other scorers for the Lady Tigers included Raighan Hall Carte (34th, 26:52), Delia White (35th, 27:03), Mallory Bennett (37th, 27:10) and Mya Mendelson (38th, 27:18). Cathryne Tenney took third place in the junior varsity competition for Elkins in a time of 33:16. Doddridge County’s Alexis Lamb won the race in a time of 20:57 to help lead the Lady Bulldogs capture the team competition with 42 points. Buckhannon-Upshurwas second with 66 points. Other complete teams included Braxton County with 72 points, Tucker County (98), Philip Barbour (107), Ritchie County (136) and Elkins (145). Lydia Falkenstein placed second overall in a time of 21:31 to lead the Lady Bucs, while Alayna Grassi was ninth (23:47) to pace the Lady Colts and Katie Hicks (23:42) and Erin Chambers (23:57) seventh and 10th, respectively, for the Lady Mountain Lions. On the boys side, Tyler Burda and Gavin Brown earned medals for Elkins with eighth and 13th- place finishes, respectively. Burda clocked a 20:51, with Brown not far behind in 21:24. Bobby Valentine (23rd, 22:27), Aaron Knight (24th, 22:42) and Andres Masten (30th, 22:59) rounded out the Tigers’ top five. In boys JV action, Preston Nixon finished second in 25:25. “The boys team had a great effort today,” said EHS Coach Amanda Carter. “Once again …tough competition, but the boys rose to the challenge and battled it out to the end.” Lewis County’s Slate Swiger bested the field on the boys side with a time of 18:32. B-U took top honors as a team with 34 points, followed by Doddridge County (76), Lewis County (84), Elkins (97), Ritchie County (123), South Harrison (139), Tucker County (152) and Lincoln (178). The Bucs had three runners among the top five as Jordan Gillum was second (19:16), Jack Waggy third (19:44) and Reis Leonard fourth (20:15). Cameron Judy placed 17th (21:52) to lead the Mountain Lions. Elkins, B-U and Philip Barbour are scheduled to take part in the Big 10-Cardinal Conference Challenge Saturday at Preston High School. The girls are slated to take the course at 5 p.m. and the boys at approximately 5:30 p.m. Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox

X Metaverse Pro, A Video-Centric, Decentralized WEB3 Platform – MarTech Series https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/x-metaverse-pro-a-video-centric-decentralized-web3-platform-martech-series/ With the development of various websites, applications, and self-media, information dissemination in various forms, content or video, has considerable influence on society. Douyin, Kuaishou, Tencent Video, Youku, and other applications are widespread and occupy most of the traffic in the market. Live streaming and advertisement placement have become the primary revenue methods. X METAVERSE PRO was launched to break the monopoly brought by social media platforms. Marketing Technology News: Leading Swiss Private TV Group CH Media Chooses Kaltura for New Streaming Service Innovation in Internet Video X METAVERSE PRO is a decentralized video platform based on blockchain. The key features are autonomy and sharing. It tries to innovate and transform Internet video from platform-led to creator-led. The platform allows anyone to upload videos and makes the ownership of videos open and transparent. Users can control their data and have the right to use and profit. They can get XMETA Token rewards based on the number of views and likes they get, which makes them more motivated. To produce high-quality works, readers can also gain purer content. Governed by DAO, the project is initiated by a group of like-minded partners. The team members come from all over the world. The new internet shares a common passion. Among them, engineers account for the majority, the team is technically focused, and code development is more active. The team attracts quality projects and talent through frequent hackathons and developer events. XMETA is the governance token of the platform, and its primary functions are staking, governance and payment. As a native asset on the X METAVERSE PRO chain, this Token participates in rewards for various roles. Access is by making high-quality contributions to the platform and community by becoming a founding member. That is to say, you can get XMETA by registering an account on the X METAVERSE PRO platform, posting videos, or watching videos. Marketing Technology News: MarTech Interview with Ian Cohen, Founder and CEO at Lokker The Next Generation of Web3 Internet X METAVERSE PRO takes advantage of the traceability, immutability, anonymity, and other characteristics of the blockchain, aiming to achieve Web3, forming a new business model, which is expected to have a disruptive impact. First of all, the decentralization of the blockchain does not have a mandatory central control function, which can effectively remove third-party constraints and is jointly dominated by countless nodes. The second point is that it is traceable and non-tamperable, which can fully protect the system’s operational security and allow users to participate in the benefits in combination with the consensus mechanism. Finally, rely on anonymity to provide users with privacy protection and avoid data association by web trackers. Based on the blockchain network, X METAVERSE PRO uses Web3 interactive technology to create a new generation of Internet of value, empowering creators to monetize their content directly without taking a share of the platform. Overview of Platform Features The X METAVERSE PRO platform opens the video upload function and sets various categories, such as technology, music, dance, food, cartoons, trendy games, and finance. Creators can sell the content as NFT and tokenize their channels. Anyone can invest in creators and earn a share of their income. At the same time, the platform has launched several editing functions, integrating 3D, VR, modeling, and other visualization application technologies to facilitate users to edit independently and achieve more 3D model interaction. X METAVERSE PRO allows users to generate interactive interfaces for text, video, music, external links, and other functions through simple configuration, making videos more exciting and interactive. Users can develop online anytime, anywhere. As a video-centric blockchain, X METAVERSE PRO, in addition to providing users with decentralized video services, allows developers and entrepreneurs to build video applications and allows creators to develop autonomous platforms. Creators publish and auction the NFTs generated by their videos, which can also be shared and crowdfunded in the community. From this point of view, X METAVERSE PRO is a powerful tool for creators to realize the creation and release of videos, which is an epoch-making communication and commercial closed-loop decentralized Web3 platform. Marketing Technology News: Bad Reviews Aren’t Personal—They’re Data. Here’s How to Use Them Representative of Creator Platform in the Web3.0 Era The Internet empowers us to personalize and interact from a search-only Web1 to a read-write Web2. Following the trend of accessibility, content has become easier to find, produce and share. Web3 can better reflect the labor value of netizens and realize the balanced distribution of value, which people widely favor. In this Web3 revolution, X METAVERSE PRO is the pioneer of this practice, taking the lead in solving the problems of user information security and content ownership. Based on this surprising discovery, X METAVERSE PRO has a certain novelty in the field of content creation and video communication in the Web3 era and will play a more significant role in the Web3 mode in the future.

Dell XPS 13 Plus: More Than Just A Design Statement (Review) – Gadgetguy.com.au https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/dell-xps-13-plus-more-than-just-a-design-statement-review-gadgetguy-com-au/ The competition for premium thin and light notebooks has never been higher. Dell has responded with a bold redesign of its flagship ultrabook, and challenges some tried and true laptop conventions. So, did Dell stick the landing with the XPS 13 Plus or is it just a case of form over function? Let’s find out. Design The XPS 13 Plus has quite a unique, futuristic design. Its near borderless display and edge-to-edge keyboard sit above a capacitive LED function button row, and the seamless glass palm-rest houses an invisible haptic trackpad. While this design may seem like it could be difficult to use, in practice, that’s far from the case.  The decision to use capacitive LED buttons as opposed to physical keys for the function row is likely the most divisive. Smartly, the media keys are displayed by default, which is handy since most people use the function row keys to adjust the volume, display brightness and keyboard backlight. Simply pressing the Fn key switches to the standard F1 through to F12 keys. You can also lock the F keys in place by holding Fn + Esc if that’s your preference.  The capacitive buttons are fine enough for infrequent tasks such as changing the volume but the lack of haptic feedback means there’s no tactile feel, forcing you to take your attention away from the screen and look at what you’re pressing. It’s something that will likely only bother a limited subset of users such as programmers and designers who regularly rely on function keys for shortcuts in certain applications.   The keyboard is one of the best we’ve used, particularly for a device this thin and light. Dell has put every last millimetre of space to use so that there’s no gaps between the keys while retaining nice large keycaps. Coupled with a generous 1mm of travel, the keys have an excellent bounce-back that make the keyboard a dream to type on. The way the gapless keys spill all the way to the edges of the laptop also looks incredibly slick.  The XPS 13 Plus comes in either a graphite or platinum colour Continuing on with the futuristic theme, the haptic touchpad is embedded into a single piece of glass running across the entire section beneath the keyboard. There’s no markers to tell you where the touchpad begins and ends but I didn’t find this to be an issue. The touchpad is directly under the spacebar, which is where you would expect it to be, and the surface area is large and every bit as responsive as a traditional touchpad. Without any demarcation for its edges, I did find my hands naturally resting on the touchpad more often, but the 13 Plus’ palm rejection feature meant I never encountered any issues with accidental presses.   In another nod to minimalism, the power button is completely unmarked and blends seamlessly into the keyboard. The power button houses the fingerprint reader and the webcam is also ‘Windows Hello’ enabled for fast sign-in.  The 720p webcam performs better than average for video calls but it’s a noticeable step down in quality when compared to the 1080p webcam you find in Microsoft Surface devices.  Ports and connectivity   The XPS 13 Plus comes with just two physical ports, both of which are USB-C and support Thunderbolt 4. Frustratingly, there is no headphone jack but Dell does include a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter in the box. I wish that Dell found a way to include a headphone jack as, unlike on smartphones, using wireless headphones on a Windows notebook isn’t a seamless experience. I also personally prefer to use wired headphones when I’m on a laptop because I know I’m going to work away for hours on end and I don’t want to have to think about keeping both the laptop and headphones charged.  Using the headphone adapter means I have to use up one of two ports, and if I’m charging my laptop with the other port, then carrying around yet another dongle just so I can use something as simple as an external drive is not ideal. The XPS 13 Plus boats a unique futuristic design Display  The XPS 13 Plus comes with three different 13.4-inch display options. The base config has a 1920 x 1200 (FHD+) non-touch LCD or you can spend a bit extra and go for either the touch-enabled 3456 x 2160 (3.5K) OLED display or a 3840 x 2400 (UHD+) LCD display. I reviewed the UHD+ model, which is really sharp at this size and the screen visibility holds up well when outdoors thanks to the effective anti-reflective coating and the bright 500 nits rated display. The screen is also DisplayHDR400 compliant but I would recommend going for the OLED screen if your typical laptop usage consists of a healthy dose of watching movies and tv shows.  Unfortunately, there’s no option of a refresh rate higher than 60Hz. If you’re coming from a laptop that has a faster refresh rate such as  90Hz or 120Hz, switching to a slower 60Hz display will take some getting used to.  Battery life  One of the key selling points of thin and light notebooks is the battery life. Sadly, this is an area where the XPS 13 Plus drops the ball, averaging between 4 to 5 hours of actual real world use with the screen set to 60% brightness. That’s a far cry from the 8 hour average you get from other Windows ultrabooks such as Microsoft’s own Surface Laptop 4 and further still from Apple’s M2 MacBook Pro and Air, both of which netted more than 12 hours of runtime.  Worse still, is the machine doesn’t exactly sip power when the lid is closed and not in use, chewing through 15% of battery after just 12 hours of sleep.  Dell does offer some additional power profiles via its ‘My Dell Power Manager’ app but we mainly ran the laptop in its default ‘optimised’ profile since the other modes such as ‘Quiet’ or ‘Cool’ didn’t yield a substantial enough improvement in runtime in our testing.  The included 60W charger is nice and small at least and provides up to 80% charge in just one hour.  Performance  Dell set out to deliver pro-level performance in a compact design and, as far as benchmarks go, it definitely lives up to it.  In Geekbench 5, which is a CPU-foused benchmark, the 13 Plus netted a solid 1701 in single core and an impressive 9,525 in multi-core thanks to the beefy Intel Core i7-1280P. The multi-core score outperforms every other 13-inch notebook we’ve tested to date and even some larger 14-inch notebooks such as the Surface Laptop Studio and the Razer Blade 14.   It should be noted that for the purposes of benchmarking, I switched the battery profile to ‘Ultra performance’ mode, which kicks up the surface temperature and fans to the limit as it increases clock speeds and the power draw to the 28W maximum available on the chip.  Switching the battery profile down to ‘optimised’, which makes the machine much quieter, still delivers an impressive Geekbench 5 score of 1,643 single core and 7,655 multi-core.  The CPU speeds are helped along by the fast DDR5 RAM and PCIe 4.0 internal SSD, which delivered a whopping 7081 MB/s read and 6249 MB/s write speeds in CrystalDiskMark, making it the fastest internal drive we’ve tested on any laptop to date.  Intel’s Iris Xe integrated graphics aren’t the strongest going around but achieve about what you would expect for a notebook this thin and light. However, this means playing most AAA games is off the table.  Problems and fixes While the benchmark numbers are great, I encountered some significant performance drops during my review period in which I used the unit as my daily driver for a month. 4K videos stutter and freeze during playback while multitasking between applications and browser windows also suffer from notable slowdown from time to time. The fans kick up quite a bit when this occurs and the laptop would get fairly hot to the touch. The other issue I encountered is that audio would cut out on a regular basis and switching the audio output to a different device over USB-C such as an external monitor’s onboard speakers, external DAC or even headphones, simply wouldn’t work. I tried multiple reinstalls of Windows and updating to the latest drivers but the issues were still there.  Recently, there was a driver update released from Dell that, according to the update log, was supposed to fix the audio problem, but in my testing it failed to fix the issue. Judging by the amount of comments left online from owners pointing out similar performance and audio issues, this doesn’t appear to be an isolated incident.  Eventually, I did a fresh install of Windows instead of using the default recovery of Dell’s version of Windows and without installing any of Dell’s drivers or software. This requires a number of extra steps to get working but after doing so, I didn’t experience any of the performance stutters or audio issues, which again suggests that Dell’s drivers are the culprit.  The Verge also recently reported that Dell is recalling models of the XPS 13 Plus with OLED displays due to a problem with the adhesive used that can cause the display to become loose.  All that is to say Dell appears to be having some quality control issues with the Dell XPS 13 Plus. The XPS 13 Plus will turn heads at any coffee shop GadgetGuy’s take  The XPS 13 Plus looks incredible and boasts some impressive power under the hood to match. There is a lot to like and it is certainly easy to carry around. However, the battery life simply isn’t up to the mark and Dell’s quality control, particularly when it comes to its drivers, resulted in issues with audio and performance. While it appears this may be rectified with a future software fix, the XPS Plus is difficult to recommend in its current state. Dell’s XPX 13 Plus is well designed, light and packs a powerful powerful punch, however, it needs better battery life and polish to take the ultra-portables crown. Positives Slick new design is a showstopper Packs a lot of p...

Ethereum Upgrade Brings Risks For Ailing Crypto Lender Hodlnaut – Bloomberg https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/ethereum-upgrade-brings-risks-for-ailing-crypto-lender-hodlnaut-bloomberg/ We’ve detected unusual activity from your computer network To continue, please click the box below to let us know you’re not a robot.

Swintt Partners With Energy Casino To Boost MGA Presence – European Gaming Industry News https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/swintt-partners-with-energy-casino-to-boost-mga-presence-european-gaming-industry-news/ Reading Time: 2 minutes Swintt, winner of the prestigious Innovation in Mobile category at this year’s EGR B2B awards, has announced plans to cement their home-field advantage in Malta by teaming up with local MGA-licensed platform, EnergyCasino. The new partnership will see the popular online casino brand offer Swintt’s full suite of Select and Premium Games, meaning players in regulated MGA markets will soon be able to enjoy a vast portfolio of more than 140 state-of-the-art slot titles, including recent smash hit The Crown starring Vinnie Jones. Fans of cutting edge graphics and innovative features will certainly relish the chance to take some of the studio’s Select Slots for a spin, with popular releases like Candy Gold and the record-breaking Aloha Spirit XtraLockTM offering a range of cutting-edge bonus rounds that boast huge prize potential. Players who’ve grown up playing classic land-based slot machines, meanwhile, will also be well catered for courtesy of Swintt’s impressive collection of Premium Games. With these titles combining iconic fruit-themed symbols and simple gameplay mechanics with Free Spins, expanding wilds and other rewarding bonus features, they offer the perfect entry point for the more traditional slot player. Top titles in the Premium range include games from the popular “book” series – including Master of Books Unlimited – Seven Seven and the recently-released Win Eagle, all of which bring the pick-up-and-play appeal of a bricks-and-mortar fruit machine directly to players’ chosen desktop or mobile device. Being able to offer this impressive collection of titles to players will certainly come as a welcome boost to EnergyCasino as the brand looks to cement its position as one of Malta’s top-performing operators. The site – which is also licensed by the UKGC – already boasts an extensive portfolio of slots, table games and live casino titles as well as an outstanding reputation for site security and player protection. As such, the collaboration will mark an important step forward for both parties, with EnergyCasino being able to offer even greater game variety to players in regulated MGA markets and Swintt having the opportunity to introduce its sought-after slot selection to more new players in Europe and beyond. David Mann, Chief Executive Officer at Swintt, said: “EnergyCasino is one of Malta’s top online casino platforms – and as a Malta-based company ourselves, we’re delighted to be teaming up with them to offer our games to even more players in MGA markets worldwide. “With both our Select and Premium Game portfolios going live on the platform this month, there’ll be something for everyone in the Swintt catalogue and we’re looking forward to enjoying a long and successful collaboration with the brand as we help them to cement their position as market leaders.” Marcin Sobieraj, Head of Casino at Energy Casino, said: “EnergyCasino has always prided itself on bringing the very best in online entertainment to players on a platform that adheres to the highest standards of security and customer wellbeing. We’ve been hugely impressed with the great work Swintt has been doing over the past couple of years and believe by teaming up with them, we’ll be able to enhance our offering by providing an even more compelling line-up of games to slot fans in all MGA markets.”

Oil Drops As Demand Concern, Cap Plan Dominate At Start Of Week – Bloomberg https://clarkcountynewsnow.com/oil-drops-as-demand-concern-cap-plan-dominate-at-start-of-week-bloomberg/ We’ve detected unusual activity from your computer network To continue, please click the box below to let us know you’re not a robot.