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The Wānaka man’s knowledge of tourism helps to improve the local environment and educate visitors

The Wānaka man’s knowledge of tourism helps to improve the local environment and educate visitors

Tim Bark has put his knowledge of tourism to good use, helping to tell the stories of Wānaka locals to visitors and working to improve the environment. He lost his job in tourism because of it Covid-19 pandemic inspired Wanaka man Tim Bark to use his knowledge of the industry to help improve the environment, …

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Jefferson Lab Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Adapt Technology to Break Down ‘Eternal Chemicals’

Jefferson Lab Receives $7.5 Million Grant to Adapt Technology to Break Down ‘Eternal Chemicals’

NEWPORT NEWS — Jefferson Lab in Newport News recently received a $7.5 million grant from the Department of Energy to adapt a particle accelerator that could eventually be used in wastewater treatment plants to break down “perpetual chemicals.” The technology is currently locked away in the lab, but Jeff Lab team scientist John Venekate, along …

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The Northeast Tennessee Music Census will begin next month

The Northeast Tennessee Music Census will begin next month

Northeast Tennessee Music Census 1 BRISTOL, Va. — Tennessee leaders announced plans Thursday to conduct a census of the music scene in the state’s eight northeastern counties. Bob Raines, executive director of the Tennessee Entertainment Commission, spoke about the Northeast Tennessee Music Initiative, which will begin its census in May to collect data to better …

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Put the dials and buttons back on the new cars

Put the dials and buttons back on the new cars

As cars go electric and become more technologically advanced, their interiors are increasingly built around prominent dashboard touchscreens. Almost every automaker has moved controls for windshield wipers, headlights, air conditioning, gear selection, and other basic functions to these centralized touchscreens. It’s an industry-wide shift that’s most pronounced in, but not limited to, electric vehicles. Consumers …

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Put the dials and buttons back on the new cars

Put the dials and buttons back on the new cars

As cars go electric and become more technologically advanced, their interiors are increasingly built around prominent dashboard touchscreens. Almost every automaker has moved controls for windshield wipers, headlights, air conditioning, gear selection, and other basic functions to these centralized touchscreens. It’s an industry-wide shift that’s most pronounced in, but not limited to, electric vehicles. Consumers …

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Autofair rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway with exciting attractions, celebrities and of course cars

Autofair rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway with exciting attractions, celebrities and of course cars

FROM STAFF REPORTS CONCORD – Thousands of hot rods, classics and custom cars will take center stage when the AutoFair presented by Camping World returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this Thursday through Sunday, but they’re not the only attractions that will rev guests’ engines. Fans are in for a four-day adventure filled with Hall of …

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Lizzo QUIT music industry in shock post as star says she’s ‘tired of ‘being dragged around’ by everyone’ and criticism of her looks

Lizzo QUIT music industry in shock post as star says she’s ‘tired of ‘being dragged around’ by everyone’ and criticism of her looks

Lizzo quit the music industry in a shock post on Friday. The Juice hitmaker, 35, shocked fans by revealing she was turning her back on fame as she was “tired of being dragged around by everyone” and being criticized “for the way I look” in a message on Instagram. She wrote: “I’m getting tired of …

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