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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}On a humid cloudy day an hour outside the nation’s capital in The Plains, Virginia, teams of middle school students reached for the stars by competing in the American Rocketry Challenge, the world’s largest student rocket building competition. The contest is sponsored by the Defense Department, NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration and top U.S. defense contractors.A total of 922 teams from all over the country applied, but only the top 100 teams were chosen to travel to Virginia to compete. The objective for each team was to build a rocket and launch it as high as possible while carrying an…
A county council has formally written to the minister with responsibility for the deposit return scheme, questioning the merits of the “money-making racket” that it says does nothing to increase recycling rates. The scathing correspondence was issued by Cavan County Council following a motion by its elected members, who said the scheme was “a tax revenue stream” that had no impact on the environment. It referred to the scheme as a “money-making racket”, claiming that €1 million a day was being collected while consumers continue paying to recycle plastics through their household waste service. The letter was sent by the…
Quick Disclosure: We’re about to tell you the HealthTrader affiliate program is pretty great. And we really mean it. Just know that if you click on a HealthTrader affiliate program link, we may earn a small commission. Your choice. Theoretically, there are some things you’d never trade. You know, like your soul for the presidency. Or your health for a dopamine hit. But plenty of people think they can get away with it. Often, it’s because they think they can then trade something else to fix the resulting problems. Usually, it’s money for a miracle product. And that’s something we…
While Facebook may not have the edge it once had, it still has an incredibly high number of active users: more than 3 billion, compared to Instagram’s 2 billion and TikTok’s 1.5 billion. Facebook users have many options to make money, from affiliate marketing and running ads through Messenger to selling items on Facebook Marketplace. But making money on Facebook isn’t without its challenges: average engagement on organic posts hovers between 1.5% and 2.5%, and those that pay-to-play via ads and sponsored content see their reach dwindle over time. The good news? Facebook still offers exciting ways to make money, many of…
There are many upsides to freelancing: You can set your own hours, have greater flexibility, and take on as much work as you like. The downfall, however, is that you might often take on jobs you don’t like just to pay the bills. That’s why it’s necessary to have a secret weapon: A ‘walk-away’ fund. “As a freelance accountant for over 10 years, building a ‘walk-away’ fund has been essential to gaining more control over the work I take on,” said Nischay Rawal, certified public accountant and founder of NR Tax & Consulting. The key, he noted, involves budgeting and consistently…
OpenAI recently released a dedicated app for the Mac, allowing Mac users to use ChatGPT natively on their devices. With native support for the app, the entire experience can be much faster than before, but there are several privacy concerns in the app that recently came to light. A developer discovered that ChatGPT was storing its conversation with users in simple, plain text format, allowing anyone to read it with the help of a simple app. ChatGPT app for Mac revealed full conversations in plain text, contributing to privacy risks Apple recently unveiled its AI features that will be part…
Solana was at the strong support level of $124 at press time. Trading volume surged by 36% signaling investors’ and traders’ participation. In the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market experienced notable selling pressure, after the world’s biggest digital asset, Bitcoin [BTC] fell more than 8%. Other cryptocurrencies including Ethereum [ETH], Solana [SOL], and Binance Coin [BNB] have also experienced significant 24-hour losses of over 10%, 7%, and 13%, respectively, in the last 24 hours, per CoinMarketCap. At press time, the majority of cryptocurrencies were showing bearish trends amid this continued selling pressure. However, Solana had started showing a bullish…
SAN FRANCISCO — Fun fact: The closest thing this newspaper has to a theme song is this John Philip Sousa march you’ve definitely heard before. It’s a classic, for sure, but perhaps we can do better.Sadly, I’m no songwriter — so I turned to AI.This week, Suno, an artificial intelligence start-up that lets you create songs by plugging in just a bit of starter text, released an iOS version of its app. In doing so, Suno arguably made it easier than ever for regular folks like you and me to whip up music on the fly.That probably wasn’t welcome news…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – In the golf world, the Ryder Cup is one of the biggest events in the world every two years. The Dakota Junior Golf Association (DJGA) is holding a similar competition on Monday, in conjunction with the State Junior Championships at Riverwood.The DJGA Cup features a pair of 12-person teams playing four-ball and alternate shot matches. Team Missouri River is captained by Gehrig Geiss, while Team Red River is led by Jake Skarperud.At a tournament in Mandan earlier this summer, they set a new record with 147 kids playing in an event.“It’s good to have the want,…
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