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BRAINERD — The Brainerd area Ace Hardware will host a Teacher Appreciation Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13. Pam Vogt, assistant manager of Brainerd Ace Hardware, said they will be raising funds to help area teachers purchase supplies for their students this school year. The event will feature a dunk tank where people can donate to have a chance to send a teacher or school resource officer into the water. Along with the dunk tank, the event will have a showcasing of the Big Green Egg with free samples and Pit Happens will have food available for purchase. Brainerd Ace Hardware is located at 214 W. Washington St. in Brainerd.Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" 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. Hi, I'm the Brainerd Dispatch. I started working a few days before Christmas in 1881 and became a daily paper two years later. I've gone through a lot of changes over the years, but what has never changed is my commitment to community and to local journalism. I've got an entire team of dedicated people who work night and day to make sure I go out every morning, whether in print, as an e-edition, via an app or with additional information at www.brainerddispatch.com. News, weather, sports — videos, photos, podcasts and social media — all covering stories from central Minnesota about your neighbors, your lakes, your communities, your challenges and your opportunities. It's all part of the effort to keep people connected and informed. And we couldn't do it without support. Link : https://www.brainerddispatch.com/news/local/ace-hardwares-teacher-appreciation-day-offers-chance-to-dunk-a-teacher

Starfield Reddit has become a slightly arid place, as fans pick through scant rumours, details, and footage from the first gameplay trailer trying to find clues about Bethesda’s upcoming space RPG. They say if you deprive a society of just three meals, it will collapse. Perhaps it is also true that if you withhold news from a gaming subreddit, it will inevitably start debating sex.“We see this in, like, literally every big AAA RPG nowadays,” writes one Starfield fan, “from Mass Effect, Dragon Age to Witcher. Even that Terminator game has sexy scenes in it for you to choose. Yet I always found it funny that Bethesda continued to keep their games so PG-rated even until this day.” If you check out our guides to Starfield skills and Starfield traits, there are dozens of ways to customise your own, intrepid space person, though the possibility of ‘romance’, and how certain characteristics might affect that, has yet to be officially revealed. If we look over the Starfield mods that we want to see, admittedly, we haven’t included any that are related to – how should we say – going supernova, but fans might argue that some of the best Skyrim mods and best Fallout 4 mods are created specifically with that in mind. Nevertheless, that’s a far cry from Bethesda implementing zero gravity love as an official feature, and some Starfield fans are less than impressed with that possibility. “The only one that ever looked right was Liara in the first Mass Effect game,” explains one Starfield Redditor. “That blew my mind. Never seen something like that in a game. But every other game? Nope. Stiff, no emotion, no feeling.” “You claim it makes sense from a marketing standpoint,” argues another Starfield fan, “but it absolutely does not. Starfield will sell with no issue whether it has sex in it or not. The majority of gamers aren’t lonely people who rely on pixels to get any sort of gratification, that’s just an outdated stereotype.” Other commenters, however, are more open to the idea of Starfield sex, suggesting possible ways that it might be illustrated and deployed by Bethesda’s team of animators.“They should be like the ones in Fable 2,” says one Starfield Redditor, “fade to black and cheesy dialogue.” “I think the closest you’ll get,” replies another, “are the docking sequences when boarding another ship.” Whether or not the game will feature scenes of a passionate comportment, we are still waiting for news on the Starfield release date. In the meantime, we do, however, have a good idea about the RPG’s various locations, so be sure to check out our guides to Neon City and New Atlantis, two places where it’s possible you will find the romantic partner of your subreddit dreams. Link : https://www.pcgamesn.com/starfield/reddit-sex

Live Performance Title: Nouamane Lahlou - Oujda ( Vid Officiel 4K ) نعمان لحلو - وجدة Signer Name: Nouamane Lahlou Live Performance Location: Morroco, Oujda Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 9.5/10

Music Title: Ayoub Africano - Ya Lmra ( (Exclusive Music Video) ) | أيوب أفريكانو - يا لمرة Signer: Africano Release Date: 05/08/2022 Official Youtube Link: Informations About The Signer: Music artist Your Opinion About The Track (Music Video): 8/10

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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is the latest PlayStation Studios game making the jump from PS5 and/or PS4 to PC. Bearing in mind that the Xbox Game Pass list of titles includes more than 400 PC games, including several being added this week, will Spider-Man Remastered be coming to Game Pass this week or in the future? When is Spider-Man Remastered coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC? Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is not coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC on day one on August 12. The likelihood of the game ever coming to Xbox Game Pass are extremely slim too. For a game to be added to Xbox Game Pass, it needs to be released on the Microsoft Windows Store. While Spider-Man is coming to PC, it is only being released on Steam and the Epic Games Store and not the Microsoft Windows Store, making it impossible for the game to be added to Game Pass at the moment. The chances of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered eventually being released on the Microsoft Windows Store are also extremely slim. None of the PlayStation Studios games that have been ported to PC have been released on the Windows Store — including Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone, and God of War — nor has the PlayStation-owned IP Death Stranding. While San Diego Studio’s MLB The Show franchise has made it to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One for the past couple of years, this was at the insistence of MLB rather than Sony and it is unlikely that any other franchises will follow suit. Spider-Man Remastered hit the headlines just a few days ago when a pricing error meant Steam players in some regions were due to receive refunds. The price has also been changed on Epic Games Store now. In other news, the most recent Steam Client beta update added compatibility for Nintendo Joy-Con controllers. Link : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gamerevolution.com/guides/712228-spider-man-remastered-pc-game-pass%3famp

We all love our electronic devices and use them a lot, but we just kind of accept that eventually the batteries are going to wear out and that we're going to have to buy new versions. Is that just how technology works? Nope, that's how tech companies make more money from us. That's according to The Washington Post's tech columnist, Geoffrey Fowler. He's been researching the life spans of some of the most po[CENSORED]r gadgets and asking, why do they seem to be designed to die? Geoffrey Fowler, welcome. GEOFFREY FOWLER: Hello, hello. ESTRIN: So give us an example of one of your favorite devices that you researched, and what did you learn about it? FOWLER: Well, let's talk about one of the most successful Apple products of the last couple of years - the AirPods. So these things are super convenient. You pop them in your ears. There's no wires. But something kind of happens to them after about two years - or at least happened to mine. I started hearing that (vocalizing) sound, which means that the battery is no longer good. And, you know, soon enough, it can only really keep going for maybe five, 10 minutes before you hear that sound. This happened to me. And so I went to the Apple store. And I said, hi, could you replace the batteries in these? And they said no. All they would do was sell me new AirPods and throw away the old ones. And the reason is the batteries inside those AirPods are glued inside. And it's like, why did they have to design these this way? But then I realized, aha, this is all part of the master plan - get us to buy a new pair. ESTRIN: So is this a master plan by the tech companies to get us to keep buying things, or is it just that batteries are not physically made to last? FOWLER: Lithium rechargeable batteries are going to die. The question is, what do you do about that fact upfront? When we buy products with rechargeable batteries sealed inside of them, it's like buying a car with tires that you can't change. Companies could design these products differently. They could - and used to, in many cases - design them to have a little hatch in the back that pops open. You take out the battery when it's dead, you put in a new one and you're good to go. ESTRIN: Let me ask you, what does this matter if - you know, if technology keeps updating, every few years we want to buy the next and latest, greatest update of some device. I mean, isn't that just what technology is about? FOWLER: Look, you're talking to the gadget guy for The Washington Post. Of course I love new gadgets. But the thing that we're not talking enough about is it's also an environmental disaster. So first of all, the materials that go into making these devices are rare. Some of them have to be mined in places like Africa - like cobalt - in ways that are really damaging to the people that have to do this mining. You know, gadgets like phones or even laptops don't use a lot of energy, you know, over their life. However, most of the energy that's consumed over their entire lifespan goes into simply making them - about 70%. So every time we buy a new thing, that means something new has to be made. And that's where the damage is being done. ESTRIN: So you have some ideas for compelling companies to, you know, tell consumers up front how long their devices are actually going to last and some ideas for how to change this. What are your ideas? FOWLER: You know, the FTC already is able to put regulations in place to require companies to do things like list where products are made - made in China, made in the U.S. Why not require them to say, what is the battery recharge count on this product? And also, what happens when the battery dies? Is there a service to get it replaced, and how much does that cost? That seems like information that should be known to every consumer upfront. ESTRIN: Geoffrey Fowler, tech columnist at The Washington Post, thank you so much for joining me. Hope you don't have a gadget funeral anytime soon. FOWLER: Thank you. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Link : https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wamc.org/2022-08-07/why-batteries-in-modern-gadgets-arent-made-to-last%3f_amp=true

Planfocus’ AI based cash optimization software significantly deepens Sesami software solutions offering and expands existing global client portfolio AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Sesami Cash Management Technologies (“Sesami”), a global cash ecosystem integrator and technology company, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Planfocus software GmbH (“planfocus”), a leading global fintech offering a highly advanced cash optimization technology. “With this acquisition, Sesami becomes the global leader in cash optimization solutions, with an unrivalled technology stack now up-scaled with the addition of planfocus’ cutting-edge cash optimization software,” said Steph Gonthier, Chief Executive Officer of Sesami. “Integrated to our enterprise cash ecosystem software platform, planfocus’ AI based technology and strong team will further enable Sesami to deliver the only true end-to-end tech-enabled cash ecosystem solution to financial institutions and consumer businesses,” he added. Founded in 2004 and based in Munich, Germany, planfocus’ leading cash optimization software solutions help reduce logistics spending and cash holding costs, while improving availabilities and service levels for clients. Its technology empowers financial institutions and consumer businesses worldwide in driving up process optimization and bringing tangible cost and service efficiencies throughout their cash ecosystem. “We are extremely proud to be joining forces with Sesami, a state-of-the-art innovator and disruptive global leader, to offer a true end-to-end and fully integrated cash software solution enabling financial institutions and consumer businesses to seamlessly manage and outsource their entire cash ecosystem. As part of Sesami, we will now be able to truly scale our next generation technology and bring our unmatched cash optimization solutions to a broader global client base,” said Dr. Joachim Walser, CEO and Co-Founder of planfocus. The integration of planfocus further expands Sesami’s global client portfolio to include some the world’s leading financial institutions and consumer businesses. The integration to its existing technology stack will also expand its cash optimization offering for its existing client base. Currently, planfocus optimizes the operations of over 78,000 bank branches, ATMs and cash processing centers, and driving over 300 billion Euros in physical cash shipments every year. ABOUT SESAME Sesami, an independent entity of Garda World Security Corporation, is the only true end-to-end global cash ecosystem platform, offering software, intelligent devices and managed services that help financial institutions and consumer businesses optimize their cash ecosystem performance through a single custody solution provider. For more information visit www.sesami.io Media Contact: Maxime-E. Illick, PELICAN PR, media@rppelican.ca, (514) 845-8763 Link : https://technode.global/prnasia/sesami-becomes-the-global-leader-in-cash-optimization-software-solutions-with-acquisition-of-fintech-planfocus/

The visually striking hardware monitor that [Mangy_Dog] recently put together for his new custom PC build might look like something out of the Alien franchise, but the hardware he’s built it around actually comes from a very different science-fiction property: Star Trek. Or at least, from a very impressive line of Star Trek props, anyway. Given the incredible amount of time and effort that [Mangy_Dog] has put into developing his Star Trek: Voyager tricorder, it’s no surprise that he would decide to reuse its graphics chip and microcontroller. But while the familiar hardware might have helped jump-start this build, this was no weekend project. He’s steadily been working on it for several months now, and even entered it into the 2022 Sci-Fi Contest back in April. Obviously he wasn’t able to complete it before the Contest deadline, but looking at the final results, we’re happy to see he kept chugging away at it. Of course, with a project like this, the hardware is only half the battle. In the video below, [Mangy_Dog] explains the challenges involved in creating not only the firmware that runs on the monitor, but the accompanying PC-side application. This included modifying existing libraries to add support for the device’s unique flash storage arrangement, and pulling the relevant system status information out of the operating system and into a series of customizable widgets. As impressive as the project is, [Mangy_Dog] says he’s not done yet. A second revision of the hardware and software will address several issues and add new capabilities, and considering the high degree of polish we’ve come to expect from his creations, we’re not surprised Link : https://hackaday.com/2022/08/08/pc-hardware-monitor-uses-tricorder-derived-tech/

Live Performance Title: Ali Ssamid - Sololo (Official Music Video) Prod.Ziyech Signer Name: Ali Ssamid Live Performance Location: - Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): I liked the video clip so my rate is 9/10

Artist: Saad Lamjarred Real Name: Saad Lamjarred Birth Date /Place: 7 April 1985, Rabat Age: 37 years Social status (Single / Married): now Single Artist Picture: Musical Genres: Moroccan music American pop music Awards: Year Title Award 2017 Murex D'or Best Arabic Song 2017 Daf Bama Music Awards Best Social Artist 2017 Moroccan Music Awards Best Music Video 2018 Arab Nation Music Awards Best Singer in North Africa Top 3 Songs (Names): LM3ALLEM , GHALTANA , ADDA ELKALAM Other Information: Saad Lamjarred is a Moroccan singer, dancer, actor, lyrics writer, composer and producer. He grew up in an artistic family, as he is the son of Moroccan artist Bashir Abdo and Moroccan actress Nouzha Regraki. He became famous after his Arabic songs in the Moroccan dialect broke records in viewership rates on YouTube

Music Title: ElGrandeToto - Gueule Tapée (Prod. by Ludafrick) Signer: ElGrandeToto Release Date: 5/08/2022 Official Youtube Link: Informations About The Signer: ElGrandeToto or Toto, real name Taha Fahssi, born August 3, 1996 [ref. desired] in Casablanca, is a Moroccan rapper. In 2021, he is the most streamed artist in the MENA region on Spotify, with over 135 million streams in 178 countries. Your Opinion About The Track (Music Video): 7/10

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