Candidates for political office vainly hope that by slinging mud upon opponents we voters might enhance our estimate of their cleanliness. During the weeks leading up to our Nov. 5 election, my paper machine worked overtime shredding high quality flyers featuring unflattering images of political adversaries and hyperbolic claims of their unworthiness. RECOMMENDED • pennlive .com America’s democracy depends on unity, which we don’t seem to have | PennLive Letters Nov. 18, 2024, 9:41 a.m. Nov. 5 was not a glorious day for democracy | PennLive letters Nov. 19, 2024, 10:20 a.m. With the midterms of 2026 already in sight, I have vowed to not vote for any candidate who disparages their rival. I may struggle to vote for anyone. And in the 2028 presidential run on our sensibilities, I must guard against reverting to voting for a ne’er-do-well to prevent a worst ne’er-do-well from taking office. WC Beaver, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
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SYDNEY, Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) (ACN 629 842 799) (“IREN”) today announced the closing of its offering of $440 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2030 (the “notes”) in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Key details of the transaction Oversubscribed and upsized from $300 million to $400 million, plus $40 million greenshoe Net proceeds of approximately $425.4 million 3.25% coupon, 30% conversion premium Capped call transactions entered into in connection with the notes are generally expected to provide a hedge upon conversions up to an initial cap price of $25.86 per share, which represents a 100% premium (as compared to the 30% conversion premium under the notes) Citigroup Global Markets Inc and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as joint bookrunners Oversubscribed and upsized In response to strong investor demand, IREN upsized the initial offering size of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes to $400.0 million, and the initial purchasers fully exercised their option to purchase an additional $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of the notes. The notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture, dated as of December 6, 2024, between IREN and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. Use of proceeds The net proceeds from the offering are approximately $425.4 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and IREN’s estimated offering expenses. IREN intends to use the net proceeds as follows: $44.4 million to fund the cost of the capped call transactions (described below) $73.7 million to fund the cost of the prepaid forward transaction (described below) General corporate purposes and working capital Capped call transactions In connection with the pricing of the notes and the exercise by the initial purchasers of their option to purchase additional notes, IREN entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions with certain of the initial purchasers or their affiliates and certain other financial institutions (the “option counterparties”). The capped call transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments, the number of ordinary shares of IREN that initially underlie the notes. The cap price of the capped call transactions is initially $25.86 per share, which represents a premium of 100% over the last reported sale price of IREN’s ordinary shares of $12.93 per share on December 3, 2024, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the capped call transactions. The capped call transactions are expected to generally reduce the potential dilution to IREN’s ordinary shares upon any conversion of the notes and/or offset any potential cash payments IREN is required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted notes, as the case may be, with such offset and/or reduction subject to a cap price. If, however, the market price per ordinary share of IREN, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions, there would nevertheless be dilution and/or there would not be an offset of such potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent that such market price exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions. The capped call transactions will be solely cash settled unless certain conditions are satisfied. Prepaid forward transactions In connection with the pricing of the notes, IREN also entered into a prepaid forward share purchase transaction (the “prepaid forward transaction”) with one of the initial purchasers of the notes or its affiliate (the “forward counterparty”), pursuant to which IREN purchased approximately $73.7 million of its ordinary shares (based on the last reported sale price of IREN’s ordinary shares on the pricing date), for settlement shortly after the maturity date of the notes, subject to any early settlement, in whole or in part, of the prepaid forward transaction. The prepaid forward transaction will be solely cash settled unless certain conditions are satisfied. The prepaid forward transaction is generally intended to facilitate privately negotiated derivative transactions, including swaps, between the forward counterparty or its affiliates and investors in the notes relating to IREN’s ordinary shares by which investors in the notes will establish short positions relating to IREN’s ordinary shares and otherwise hedge their investments in the notes. As a result, the prepaid forward transaction is expected to allow the investors to establish short positions that generally correspond to (but may be greater than) commercially reasonable initial hedges of their investment in the notes. In the event of such greater initial hedges, investors may offset such greater portion by purchasing IREN’s ordinary shares on or shortly after the day IREN prices the notes. No registration The notes were only offered and sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act. The offer and sale of the notes and any of IREN’s ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any other securities laws, and the notes and any such shares cannot be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any other applicable securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the notes or any of IREN’s ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the notes, nor will there be any sale of the notes or any such shares, in any state or other jurisdiction (including the United States and Australia) in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the completion of the offering and the expected amount and intended use of the net proceeds. Forward-looking statements represent IREN’s current expectations, beliefs, and projections regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown uncertainties, risks, assumptions and contingencies, many of which are outside IREN’s control and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Among those risks and uncertainties are market conditions and risks relating to IREN’s business, including those described in periodic reports that IREN files from time to time with the SEC. IREN cannot provide any assurances regarding its ability to effectively apply the net proceeds after funding the cost of entering into the capped call transactions and financing the prepaid forward as described above. The forward-looking statements included in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and IREN does not undertake any obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release for subsequent developments, except as may be required by law. For a further discussion of factors that could cause IREN’s future results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements, see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in IREN’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024 and other risks described in documents filed by IREN from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. About IREN IREN is a leading data center business powering the future of Bitcoin, AI and beyond utilizing 100% renewable energy. 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Celtic defender's shock at FIFA honour as messages had him 'fearing the worst'Nearly 200 countries agreed on Sunday to more than triple the amount of money available to help developing countries confront rapidly warming temperatures. But the deal reached at the close of the two-week COP29 summit in Azerbaijan resulted from fractious and at times openly hostile negotiations, producing an agreement that even its supporters may see as insufficient and disappointing. The process of global climate cooperation will lurch forward from here under the weight of heavier existential questions. Rich countries have pledged to provide at least $300 billion annually by 2035, through a wide variety of sources, including public finance as well as bilateral and multilateral deals. The agreement also calls on parties to work toward unleashing a total of $1.3 trillion a year, with most of it expected to come through private financing. Developed and developing countries entered the negotiations far apart on what was necessary yet realistic. At one point on Saturday, the talks even appeared to be on the brink of collapse, before the mood lifted late in the evening following numerous closed-door meetings. Rich nations are grappling with a slew of fiscal and political constraints, including inflation, constrained budgets and rising populism. The election of Donald Trump and his threat to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Paris climate agreement also hung over the COP29 summit early on. Under a compromise to get a deal over the line, rich nations eventually agreed to commit $50 billion more than what a draft agreement on Friday called for. They had also made any agreement contingent on reaffirming last year’s COP28 outcome in Dubai that included a vow to transition away from fossil fuels. A separate text calls on parties to "contribute to the global efforts” toward that landmark agreement, without explicitly naming fossil fuels. The promised funding, however, falls short of the trillions of dollars poor and vulnerable nations say they need to climate-proof their economies. They also want more of that money to come in the form of grants and other affordable financial support, since market-based loans risk deepening their debt burdens.
Exactly one year ago today, I wrote a column about being old , and the subtle things I miss about what hockey used to be. No big issues, to be clear – we’re talking stuff like how the water bottles used to pop off the nets, and how linesmen used to have to climb the glass to avoid the puck. If I’m being honest, I figured it would be a bit of a throwaway, the kind of midseason filler that’s fun for a day and then fades quickly. Instead, it became one of my more popular columns of the season, and I decided to make it a regular feature. Advertisement Then I forgot. Because I am old. But if there’s anything us old fogies do better than the occasional memory lapse, it’s celebrating the random anniversary of things that weren’t all that important to begin with. So today, one year later, I’m bringing the gimmick back, with a half dozen new items. Well, old ones. You’ll figure it out. But first, just like last time, a disclaimer: This is all in good fun, and very much not meant to be some whiny screed about how much better things used to be, and how Gary Bettman has ruined everything by dragging the game into the 20th century. If you have strong feelings about that stuff, please take them elsewhere, because I am decrepit and fragile. Let’s get old. I miss when the nets were loose and baggy How it used to be: A player would carry the puck through the neutral zone, with nobody in his way because the trap hadn’t been invented yet. Then he’d skate to the top of the circle and wind up for a slap shot because gap control hadn’t been invented yet. Then he’d rip a howitzer past a terrified tiny man because goaltending hadn’t been invented yet. And then the puck would stay in the net. Somewhere. You see, kids, back in the old days the nets were loose and baggy. That made sense to us because their job was to stop the puck when a goal had been scored. So even if you lost track of the puck, which you definitely did thanks to the 14-inch standard-definition TV the whole family was crowded around, you’d see a big bulge in the back of the net and know that goal had been scored. Why it changed: Presumably because the linesmen complained about having to go elbow-deep in fishing twine to retrieve a puck while everyone else waited for the game to start. And sure, I get that. But at some point, net-tightening technology got out of control, to the point where the things barely seem to have any give at all anymore. Advertisement Why I miss it: First of all, because I’m tired of being confused about whether a goal was even scored because the puck goes into the net at 95 mph and comes out at roughly 96, eventually embedding itself in the boards at the opposite end of the rink. But there was also just something cool about the visual. In last year’s comment section, reader Tom L. once described it as “Like catching a comet in a butterfly net,” at which point he was immediately perma-banned for writing something better than I ever could. I miss when a team’s three best forwards were on the top line How it used to be: There was a time when a team’s first line was made up of its best center and its two best wingers. The second line was the next best center and next two best wingers. And not only did this not seem weird, we couldn’t even imagine a different way of doing it. For the record, this wasn’t a hard and fast rule across the entire league, and you’d occasionally get guys playing higher up the lineup than you’d expect. (This was especially true when somebody like Dave Semenko would get to ride shotgun for Wayne Gretzky, just in case anyone needed to be taken for a canoe ride.) But occasional exceptions aside, it was pretty much the default setting. That started to shift around the time the cap came in, as teams moved toward spreading their best players across three or even four lines. Often, that meant the top center would have one top winger who’d regularly play with him, and then a rotating cast of depth guys who’d fill out the third spot. Sometimes it clicked, and you’d even occasionally discovered a star-in-the-making like Zach Hyman this way. But loading up the team’s three best forwards on one line for an entire game? These days, it’s rare. Why it changed: My guess is that two main factors came into play, both of which made balanced lineups more important. The first was the cap, and the parity it forced on the league. It’s one thing to put your three best forwards on the top line, and something else entirely when those are your only three good forwards. We also saw the game evolve to a much higher tempo than we saw back in the olden days, where players took longer shifts and rarely went full speed. With everyone mashing the turbo button at all times these days, you can’t play that top line for 25 or 30 minutes like you could before, so spreading out the offense becomes a priority. Advertisement Why I miss it: Because it was just cool to see all that talent on the ice at once, especially when teams matched top lines and there were six all-stars facing off against each other. And it was fun when your team acquired a star player and you’d start mentally shifting the lines around in your head, rather than finding out he’d been slotted in for third-line duty because the top line with the 12-goals-a-year plugger has too much chemistry to disrupt. I miss when all the players wore the same light blue undershirts for some reason How it used to be: I don’t know why or when it started, but when I was growing up, every NHL player wore the same light blue undershirt. (OK, yes, except for Rob Ray .) If you looked closely, you could see them peaking out from beneath the jersey pretty much all the time. But you really got a good look under two sets of circumstances: Any time a player was interviewed in the dressing room, or whenever a guy got into a fight and had his jersey pulled off. A significantly rarer third option that nonetheless helps illustrate our point: When players were forced to take part in intermission comedy sketches. Why it changed: I have no idea, although I’m going to assume that somebody invented a better moisture-absorbing material that was lighter and/or more comfortable, and the modern generation adopted that because they are soft. Relatedly, I have no idea when this changed. I know those shirts were everywhere in like 1993, and they’re not around now, but you could tell me that they disappeared gradually or in some specific year in between there and I would have no choice but to believe you. Why I miss it: I have no idea. My brain may be broken. I miss when referees would announce the result of goal review with a dramatic point How it used to be: A goal would be scored, or maybe it wouldn’t, and nobody would be quite sure. So we’d go to replay review, which always worked great and everybody loved , to try to figure it out. That meant the referee would have to skate over to the penalty box area, where they’d try to hand him a beige phone with a comically long extension chord through a little hole in the glass, which was always peak comedy. He’d listen, somebody somewhere would watch a replay, and we’d all wait as the suspense mounted. Advertisement And then, the decision would arrive – at which point the ref would nod solemnly, return the phone, and then take a few confident strides toward center ice before either pointing to the faceoff dot (for a goal) or waving his arms (for no goal). It was emphatic, decisive, and the only way that made sense. Why it changed: Because the NHL realized that the NFL had its officials actually announce their calls into microphones and thought, “Hey, I bet our guys could do that too.” Spoiler alert: No they could not. Why I miss it: First are foremost, because today’s NHL microphones seldom work. And on the rare occasions that they do, every referee who isn’t Wes McCauley clearly hates having to do the announcement and rush through the entire thing like a scared third-grader getting his public speaking presentation out of the way. Half the time the crowd is just confused about what the ref is even trying to tell us, especially since a lot of these guys don’t know how to just get to the point and say goal or no goal. It’s a mess. But even beyond that, the point-or-wave dynamic was just better. It was more dramatic. What’s that old saying when it comes to screenwriting, show don’t tell? The NHL was better when they’d show us with an emphatic motion instead of telling us with rambling expository dialog. One bit of good news: Unlike just about all of the other items I complain about in this column, where there’s no reasonable path back to how it used to be, we could fix this one at any time. Just call up the referees union and tell them the broken mics are history, and we’re back to pointing. I’m pretty sure they’d be thrilled. All we’d need to do is provide a little bit of training to remind them how it’s done. Maybe Auston Matthews could volunteer . I miss when cool moments were punctuated with flashbulbs going off How it used to be: Some key moment would come along, especially around the net, and the darkened arena would explode with camera flashbulbs. If you’ve ever wondered why those “ol’ hockey pictures” looked so cool, here’s how they did it: I slowed down the Mahovlich goal from ‘72. You can see the flash bulbs mounted on the glass going off simultaneously to take the pic. The resulting pic is in the thread BELOW.. pic.twitter.com/VVXQK3ctn6 — Old Hockey Cards (@oldhockeycards) December 2, 2023 It was like a mini-fireworks show, one that you came to associate with “something very important just happened.” Why it changed: I don’t know enough about photography to say for sure, but I’d assume that better camera technology is to blame here, as well as better lightning in arenas. Why I miss it: Because flashbulbs automatically increase the drama of a given sports moment by roughly 300 percent. Advertisement This isn’t an NHL-specific issue, by the way. Other sports have also lost their bulbs, with nighttime baseball and football being especially affected. If you’re feeling generous with your definitions, it’s possible that no “sport” has suffered more here than pro wrestling . But hockey had its moment too, and I miss them. Photography was just better back then. With one notable exception . I kind of miss when random fans would jump on the ice to celebrate with the players How it used to be: You’d be sitting at home, watching your team win the Stanley Cup. The final buzzer would count down, and the bench would empty in an explosion of joy and relief, as the superstar forward and stud defenseman raced down the ice pile onto the starting goalie. And then you’d look up and Gord from accounting would be there too. Why it changed: Because it was one of the stupidest things ever, and I can’t believe there was a time when we let this happen in pretty much every sport . Why I miss it: I know I shouldn’t because it was dumb and also legitimately dangerous. It was also unfailingly hilarious, and it only gets funnier with time, since you get to enjoy those wonderful ’70s and ’80s fashions. The whole thing is fascinating to me as an introvert who doesn’t enjoy making eye contact with my own children. I can’t get inside the head of somebody who sees their team celebrating a huge win and thinks, “You know what I bet would make this even better? Me. Hold my popcorn, I’ll be back in a bit...” Today, anyone who tries to jump on the ice at the final horn would be immediately tackled, arrested, and barred from the arena for life. And for the record, I have no issue with that, other than we should do it to the glass-bangers too. But there was a weird time when we all just accepted it, and I kind of miss it. (Top photo of Wayne Gretzky with the Stanley Cup: David E. Klutho /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)Japan's famous sake joins UNESCO's cultural heritage list, a boost to brewers and enthusiasts
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Natural gas prices hovering near 1-year high as peak winter season approachesFour years ago, the province of Saskatchewan had never had a national champion in U20 women’s broomball. The Debden Roadrunners have now given the province three straight, and they are looking to make it four as they get set for the season to start this winter. With this year’s national championships set for Val-d’Or, Quebec, the Roadrunners will already have a spot in the tournament set for the end of March. Head Coach Dean Demers said that the team started the season started off well, and the respect they have at the national level has completely changed in the three years they’ve been champions. “These are all small town, Saskatchewan girls. We weren’t getting any respect when we first went there from Ontario and Quebec teams, they were just like, ‘Oh yeah, another Saskatchewan team’, but once we showed up last year as the two time defending champs, holy smokes, they know who these girls from Saskatchewan are now.” The regular season for the U20 broomball team is different than a regular season for most other sports. Instead of having games throughout the week, they play in five tournaments in Saskatchewan throughout the year where all teams are invited. At the end of the season, the teams gather for a provincial championship where the winner goes to the national championships. As the reigning national champs, the Roadrunners already have a spot in the national tournament. The Roadrunners already started their season with a tournament in Big River, and the season got off to a good start. They won two games and lost on in the round robin, giving themselves a chance at the final where they won 2-1 in overtime for their first tournament win of the year. When asked why Debden has become the spot where broomball seems to be flourishing, Demers is unsure how it got started, but it has been a beloved pastime in the community for generations. “Way before my time, broomball was real popular in our area in the 70s and 80s stuff as adults. There was a bunch of adult teams playing all over the place and then eventually somebody started the kids program. So yeah, we’ve had kids going through school playing broomball since the 80s and 90s and all this stuff, and now in the in the last three years that we’ve gone, we’ve just had such good athletes and good players on the team that they were actually good enough to win the whole entire nationals tournaments.” The Broomball Canada Girls Juvenile Nationals have been around for 32 years now according to Demers’ account, and a Saskatchewan team has never won before the Debden Roadrunners. Now that they are a three time defending champs, he’s hoping his team can continue to make history. “When the Debden Roadrunners did win the first time in 2022, we were the first Saskatchewan team ever to win nationals for U20 ladies. It hadn’t been done before, and so out right off the bat we made history there in Cornwall, Ontario that year, but geez, these girls won it in 2022, won it again in 23, won it again in 24. They just keep making history every time they’re going and winning again.” With broomball being played on hockey ice, there are a lot of similarities between the two sports. It’s the same personnel on the ice, three forwards, two defenceman, and a goalie, and so a lot of the same strategy in hockey carries over to the broomball ice. “The rules are almost the same. The only difference would be your center line is your off side rule instead of the two blue lines in hockey. So other than that, yeah, you copy a lot of strategy and a lot of everything else is the same as hockey. So the only difference is you’re running in shoes instead of skating on skates.” This year’s national championships are set for Val-d’Or, Quebec starting on March 26, 2025.
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Amaravati: The opposition YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh has criticised the TDP-led coalition government for its failures in the education sector. The party alleged that the government has neglected reforms, lacks a clear vision, and reduced the “Mega Parents’ Day” event to a political drama. Speaking to the media in Proddatur, YSR Congress spokesperson Rachamallu Sivaprasad Reddy described the government’s recent “Mega Parents’ Day” as a publicity stunt, claiming it provided no real benefits to students. He criticised the dismantling of impactful initiatives introduced under Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s leadership, including the Nadu-Nedu programme, English-medium education, and the CBSE curriculum. Sivaprasad emphasised that while YSR Congress invested Rs 100 crore in schools in his constituency, the current administration failed to allocate even minimal funds for educational development. In Bapatla, YSR Congress leader and former Deputy Speaker Kona Raghupathi labeled CM Chandrababu Naidu’s “Mega Meet” as a political event with no tangible outcomes. He criticised the Chief Minister for ignoring key issues like fee reimbursement, the delayed “Thalli Ki Vandanam” scheme, and the pending development of Bapatla Medical College. Raghupathi alleged that the event excluded important stakeholders to avoid questioning the government’s failures. Both leaders slammed the TDP coalition government for prioritising propaganda over genuine reforms, undermining public schools, and failing students. YSR Congress reaffirmed its commitment to advancing educational reforms and called on the government to prioritise meaningful actions over hollow political events. Earlier, former minister Merugu Nagarjuna criticised N. Chandrababu Naidu’s “Mega Parents Meet” as a mere drama to cover up his government’s failures in the education sector. He slammed Chandrababu Naidu for neglecting government schools and students’ welfare while promoting private institutions. He highlighted that the coalition government has piled up dues of Rs 3,900 crore in fee reimbursements and scholarships, leaving thousands of underprivileged students struggling. Nagarjuna questioned Chandrababu Naidu’s commitment to education, labeling the meeting as an attempt to divert attention from his administration’s disastrous policies. He highlighted key achievements of the previous YSR Congress government, such as the Nadu-Nedu initiative, which modernised over 45,000 schools and hostels with a Rs 12,000 crore investment. Programmes like Amma Vodi, Vidya Deevena, and Vasathi Deevena provided financial support and incentives to students, helping many families access quality education.The new lineup of innovative smartphone models is expected to hit the market in November 2024 which will provide customer satisfaction based on different advanced features and designs. Despite the dwindling smartphone sales, brands such as Realme, Oppo, and Xiaomi are bringing out newer models, spelling spectacular advancements in the display, the camera, and processing in the month. These releases are intended for two primary groups of consumers: those who are willing to get an affordable 5G phone and those who are ready to pay for a gaming phone. Manufacturers are responding to these two types of requirements as well and providing users with suits for all types of devices for all types of uses. Here are some of the best smartphones expected to launch this month. The Realme GT 7 Pro will be launched in China on November 4 with the promise of hitting Indian shores shortly. At a price point of around ₹47,100, this smartphone is quite impressive to have. The screen is a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate for smooth visuals. Powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite, this promises solid performance. There’s also a 50MP triple camera setup for photography fans to play around with. In November, Oppo is introducing its Find X8 series featuring the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro. The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset is expected to offer improved performance found on these devices. The 6.78” quad-curved LTPO OLED display is expected to bring vibrancy to the visuals with the Find X8 Pro. Both models are designed to provide that premium user experience with their advanced camera systems but in sleek designs. The Asus ROG Phone 9 series will make its debut on November 19. The rich gaming experience is expected to come in delivery to this gaming-focused smartphone that sports a 6.78-inch Full HD + AMOLED display. Featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, it claims processing performance. It will also have a dedicated cooling system to prevent any unwanted issues causing the unit to overheat and crash. In India, this month, Xiaomi will launch the Redmi A4 5G. Being under ₹10,000, this budget-friendly smartphone will be more affordable to a wider audience and 5G will become more accessible in comparison to other smartphones in this segment. The Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset will power it and be okay for day-to-day tasks. Its pricing and these essential features are meant to give the device value for money. The iQOO 13 will be unveiled by iQOO in November. The smartphone is claimed to come with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display and a 144MHz refresh rate making the visuals as smooth as possible. It's powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor which is an announcement of robust performance. Photography enthusiasts will also get a device with a 50MP triple camera setup . Vivo is set to launch the X200 Pro in India soon. This smartphone will pack a 6.78-inch AMOLED screen along with a 120Hz refresh rate, making the visuals silky smooth. Powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset, it delivers raw performance. The other job of the device would be a triple-camera setup at the back with 50MP for photography enthusiasts. These upcoming cell phones presented here, promise the latest technology. Consumers will have choices to suit their needs: that is, all these high-performance gaming phones. Not forgetting budget-friendly 5G devices; all of these present exciting options for November 2024.
Daily Horoscope for Thursday, December 05, 2024, for all zodiac signs by astrologer Vinayak Vishwas KarandikarNoneMARIEVILLE, Que. - Quebec provincial police have cancelled an Amber Alert after a missing nine-year-old boy was found safe. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * MARIEVILLE, Que. - Quebec provincial police have cancelled an Amber Alert after a missing nine-year-old boy was found safe. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? MARIEVILLE, Que. – Quebec provincial police have cancelled an Amber Alert after a missing nine-year-old boy was found safe. The news came less than an hour after the alert was issued saying police were looking for a 39-year-old woman in connection with the boy’s disappearance this afternoon. Police could not immediately provide details about any arrest in the case. They say the boy had last been seen at about 1:50 p.m. in Marieville, Que., about 30 kilometres southeast of Montreal. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. The Amber Alert was issued at around 5 p.m. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 11, 2024. Advertisement
An early Apple-1 computer, complete with its original packaging and a letter signed by Steve Jobs, sells for $210,000. At the time, it ranks as the most expensive personal computer ever sold at auction. That makes sense, because it’s an incredibly rare find. The working Apple-1 is thought to be one of only approximately 50 still in existence. Italian businessman and private collector bought the Apple-1 in question. The sportswear company owner possessed an extensive archive of personal computers, including other rare Apple models. “I’m a guy that has been dealing with these machines, let me say loving these machines, and really being attached to these machines, since I was a kid,” Boglione in an interview shortly after the auction. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, on hand for the Apple-1 auction, vouched for the machine’s good working order. Boglione announced that the Apple-1 would go on display in Italy’s Museum of the Information Technology Revolution, in his hometown. Apple-1 auction: A price worth paying 2010 marked the end of Steve Jobs’ innovative string of hardware hits. That year, the iPad joined the iMac, iBook, iPod and iPhone — products that defined Jobs’ legendary second stint running Apple. ( .) At the time, observers couldn’t stop talking about the amount of money Boglione paid for the Apple-1. The $210,000 purchase price dwarfed the computer’s original $666.66 price tag when it was manufactured in July 1976. (It was also around 10 times more than you might have paid for an Apple-1 during Cupertino’s bad old days in the 1990s.) However, it now looks like something of a bargain. Just four years later, in 2014, another Apple-1 computer sold at auction for an incredible $905,000, between two and three times the expected asking price of . While that remains the most ever spent on an Apple-1 — a computer with just 8KB of RAM and an inexpensive, 8-bit — it certainly suggests that Boglione got a good deal. Apple only built around 200 Apple-1 units in total. And the number still in existence today is significantly smaller than that, due to both age and the fact that Apple offered a trade-in deal for the significantly upgraded Apple II .An early Apple-1 computer, complete with its original packaging and a letter signed by Steve Jobs, sells for $210,000. At the time, it ranks as the most expensive personal computer ever sold at auction. That makes sense, because it’s an incredibly rare find. The working Apple-1 is thought to be one of only approximately 50 still in existence. Italian businessman and private collector bought the Apple-1 in question. The sportswear company owner possessed an extensive archive of personal computers, including other rare Apple models. “I’m a guy that has been dealing with these machines, let me say loving these machines, and really being attached to these machines, since I was a kid,” Boglione in an interview shortly after the auction. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, on hand for the Apple-1 auction, vouched for the machine’s good working order. Boglione announced that the Apple-1 would go on display in Italy’s Museum of the Information Technology Revolution, in his hometown. Apple-1 auction: A price worth paying 2010 marked the end of Steve Jobs’ innovative string of hardware hits. That year, the iPad joined the iMac, iBook, iPod and iPhone — products that defined Jobs’ legendary second stint running Apple. ( .) At the time, observers couldn’t stop talking about the amount of money Boglione paid for the Apple-1. The $210,000 purchase price dwarfed the computer’s original $666.66 price tag when it was manufactured in July 1976. (It was also around 10 times more than you might have paid for an Apple-1 during Cupertino’s bad old days in the 1990s.) However, it now looks like something of a bargain. Just four years later, in 2014, another Apple-1 computer sold at auction for an incredible $905,000, between two and three times the expected asking price of . While that remains the most ever spent on an Apple-1 — a computer with just 8KB of RAM and an inexpensive, 8-bit — it certainly suggests that Boglione got a good deal. Apple only built around 200 Apple-1 units in total. And the number still in existence today is significantly smaller than that, due to both age and the fact that Apple offered a trade-in deal for the significantly upgraded Apple II .
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