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Fog advisory issued for London area, with snowsqualls on the wayVanquishing Bears, Thanksgiving losing streak tops Lions' holiday listBy KRISTEN WOOD Chilly weather and early nights make the holiday season the best time of year for cuddling up with your favorite games. From enjoying a quiet afternoon alone to gathering with family, these board, video and card games will bring cozy vibes to your holiday gaming. The holidays are prime time for coziness. Cold weather, hot drinks and days off work or school are perfect for snuggling up under a blanket. With many games designed to be cozy, relaxed and lighthearted, accompanying your cozy afternoons with a game might be your new holiday tradition. Many holidays bring together friends and family as well. While some families may look forward to feuding over the Risk board or resources in Settlers of Catan, more low-key games can be an opportunity to bond with loved ones. Cooperative games or games with a bit of friendly competition let you focus on who you’re playing with. Since these cozy games often have easier instructions, everyone can get involved. A busy holiday season also benefits from rest. Take a break from shopping, cooking, traveling and other holiday tasks with some games. Stress-busting games let you enjoy a couple of hours of quiet gameplay or raucous laughter, both sure to provide some relaxation. Relaxing board games are great for a lazy afternoon with friends or after dinner at a holiday party. These games often feature cooperative play or minimal competition, beautiful artwork and straightforward gameplay ideal for all ages. For the holidays, these games provide a whimsical escape from seasonal chaos. Patchwork Patchwork is a chill two-player puzzle game where you and your opponent compete to create the best quilt. The tactile experience and cozy results are relaxing on a chilly day. If you have more than two players, try Calico instead where you’ll create quilts for cats. Carcassonne In Carcassonne, players compete to build Medieval cities and fields by laying tiles. The game takes a bit of strategy and luck, and it will generate some friendly competition among children and adults alike. The charming artwork of parks, featuring America’s national parks, will also transport you on a road trip from the comfort of your home. Everdell and Flamecraft For those looking for longer gameplay, Everdell will have you playing as cute forest creatures building new cities during a game that averages a little over an hour. Flamecraft is another delightfully whimsical game where players try to attract dragons to improve the reputation of their shops. Each of these games is simple to pick up and, with every playthrough offering something new, they’ll get you through the entire holiday season. Parks, Everdell and Flamecraft can also be single-player games if you need a break from socialization. Snuggling up on the couch with a video game is inherently relaxing. Whether you enjoy mobile, computer, handheld or console games, the cozy game genre provides dozens of options. This season, try games ranging from relaxing to enchanting. If having everything in its place provides calm in the chaos of the holiday season, you’ll love Unpacking. This puzzle game, available on Switch, PC and Xbox, has you unpacking boxes and putting items away. Playing games like Unpacking can be a meditative experience. Other puzzle games like A Little to the Left and Spiritfarer blend stories into the gameplay. For spooky autumn vibes, try Strange Horticulture and play as the owner of a plant shop and potion maker. Maintaining a virtual farm or building a make-believe castle from your sofa can be a great stress reliever. Stardew Valley is a quintessential farming game surrounded by charming townspeople. With the highly anticipated November update, you can now play on console, mobile and PC. Palia , a massively multiplayer online game, features farming, quests and community building with other players. It’s also free. For those with a Nintendo Switch, the Animal Crossing series has you interacting with other animal players in a peaceful village. With multiplayer modes, these games are great options for playing with friends and family from afar during the holidays. For a single-player escape, try the recently-released Tiny Glade on PC where you’ll build castles. This cozy game’s detailed artistry and conflict-free gameplay will bring hours of relaxation. Or build a world from tiles in Dorfromantik. The game can be entirely chill or provide a bit of strategy if you want to go for a high score. A pack of cards is reliable entertainment at any gathering. From classics to innovative new card games, having a few in your game collection can be worthwhile. Card games can range from simple to complex, a few minutes to a few hours and single-player to dozens of players. If you have a standard deck of playing cards, Blitz is a great option for any number of players. Also known as Thirty One, this game gives every player three cards and lets them trade out a card on each turn, trying to get a value of thirty-one. President is another simple social card game where players race to get rid of their cards in ascending order. If you are imbibing this holiday season, some people play it as a drinking game. For a two-player card game, try The Fox in the Forest. This trick-taking card game features cozy graphics, and its fast, simple gameplay is perfect for a winter date night. For two to four players, Arboretum has darling tree graphics on its cards. Players lay cards down with the goal of creating a beautiful garden. This holiday season, be sure to take time to connect with loved ones and catch a few moments to yourself. Cozy games are a lighthearted escape. As the genre grows, there are options for everyone this season, from mindless games to those that require a touch of strategy – perfect for any mood or moment. Kristen Wood is a writer, photographer, avid cozy gamer and creator of The Cozy Gaming Nook , your source for everything cozy games. Her work has been featured in various online and print publications, including Elle, NBC, Forbes, Chicago Sun-Times, Martha Stewart, Seattle Times and more.

Micron is planning to build a large semiconductor plant on this site on Route 31 in Clay. (Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com) Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com Trish LaMonte | tlamonte@syracuse.com Dear reader, Micron Technology’s plan to build a $100 billion microchip fabrication complex at White Pine Commerce Park in Clay took a major step forward this week, as the company signed a historic deal with the federal government . Reporter Glenn Coin has been covering Micron for syracuse.com and The Post-Standard since the plan was first announced two years ago. I asked him to share with readers the significance of what happened this week and the most important next steps for the project. “The Biden administration signed a final deal guaranteeing Micron up to $4.6 billion from the federal CHIPS Act to build two chipmaking plants in Clay. Micron has said it wouldn’t build plants in the U.S. without heavy government subsidies, so this grant was essential to the Clay project,” Glenn explained. “And it’s not even the biggest taxpayer subsidy: Micron could net more than $11 billion in federal investment tax credits and $3 billion or more in local and state subsidies.” There has been some concern about the project locally after both House Speaker Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump spoke critically of the CHIPS bill before the election, but Glenn said Sen. Charles Schumer has assured the Micron deal is now “locked in” and that the new administration will have to honor contracts that have already been signed. “There is still some concern, however, that a Republican administration and Congress could put up other obstacles, including trying to change the regulations for the big investment tax credit,” Glenn said. “It’s important to remember, though, that while President-elect Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson have criticized the CHIPS Act, the law won bipartisan support and is funding projects around the country, including many in red states.” In terms of next steps for the project in Clay , Glenn says the target of a November 2025 groundbreaking is aggressive given all that needs to happen before then. “Micron needs to acquire a long list of approvals from local, state and federal agencies before it can start building in Clay. The first major step is the environmental review by the state and federal agencies. That process starts next week and will likely extend into spring. Then Micron needs permits to fill in hundreds of acres of wetlands, cut down trees that harbor endangered bats, build a rail spur to bring in construction materials, and release chemicals into the air and water, etc. It’s an aggressive schedule, and there’s a lot of pressure to make it happen,” he said. We’ll have in depth coverage of the environmental impact statement when it’s released. “Like the one for I-81, it will be thousands of pages long,” Glenn said. “That report will examine Micron’s potential impacts on everything from air quality to traffic to job creation, and it will suggest ways to reduce those impacts. The report will be the first in-depth examination of this enormous project, and I think it’s going to keep us busy for a while.” If you have any questions or story ideas about Micron, you can reach Glenn directly at: gcoin@syracuse.comAre video game companies doing enough for players with disabilities? Expert weighs in

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 18 and No. 7 Tennessee extended its season-opening winning streak to seven games with a 78-35 victory over UT Martin on Wednesday. Felix Okpara had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Volunteers (7-0). Zakai Zeigler added 11 points and nine assists, and Igor Milicic had 13 rebounds and nine points. The Skyhawks (2-5) were led by Josu Grullon's 15 points. Lanier scored 11 points in the first half as Tennessee built a 35-20 lead at the half. Grullon had 10 for UT Martin. UT Martin: Dropped its fifth straight after two opening wins under first-year coach Jeremy Shulman. After 21 wins last year, the Skyhawks brought in 16 newcomers this season. They are picked to finish 10th in the Ohio Valley Conference. Tennessee: After receiving the news that 6-foot-9 sophomore J.P. Estrella will miss the entire season with a foot injury, the Vols have had to go back to the drawing board to determine their rotation on the front court. Estrella had been coming off the bench with Cade Phillips to spell Igor Milicic and Felix Okpara. What that big man rotation looks like will be interesting. From late in the first half to early in the second half, Tennessee scored 14 straight points and turned a 10-point lead into a 44-20 advantage. Zakai Zeigler had five of those points. UT Martin committed 18 turnovers. Five of those were shot-clock violations. Tennessee scored 24 points off the turnovers. UT Martin will be at Charleston Southern next Tuesday. Tennessee will host Syracuse next Tuesday in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballMesa, Arizona Honored with UN's Sustainable Development Goals Innovation AwardLAFAYETTE, CO / ACCESSWIRE / November 27, 2024 / urban-gro, Inc. (NASDAQ:UGRO) ("urban-gro" or the "Company"), an integrated professional services and Design-Build firm offering solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture ("CEA") and other commercial sectors, today announced that the Company received a notice (the "Notice) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") on September 21, 2024, stating that because the Company had not yet filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the "Form 10-Q"), the Company continues to not be in compliance with Nasdaq listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This notification has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market. As disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 14, 2024, the Company's audit committee, in consultation with the Company's independent public accounting firm, concluded that, as a result of inadvertent errors in the accounting for deferred tax liabilities associated with historical share-purchase acquisitions made by the Company, it is appropriate to restate the Company's previously issued financial statements as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 and condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of and for the fiscal periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023, September 30, 2023, and March 31, 2024 in a comprehensive amended Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Amended Form 10-K") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 with expanded financial information and other disclosures in lieu of filing separate amended annual and quarterly reports for the affected periods during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 and in an amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (the "Amended Form 10-Q"). Given the scope of the process for preparing the Amended Form 10-K and Amended Form 10-Q, the Company was unable to complete and file the Form 10-Q by the required due date of November 14, 2024. On November 15, 2024, the Company filed a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing with the SEC related to the Form 10-Q. On September 27, 2024, the Company submitted a plan to regain compliance with Rule 5250(c)(1) with Nasdaq. On November 8, 2024, Nasdaq notified the Company that the Company must file all of its delinquent filings, including the Form 15, on or before January 31, 2025. If the Company does not regain compliance by that date, Nasdaq would provide written notification of delisting of the Company's common stock, and the Company would have the opportunity to appeal the delisting determination to a hearings panel. About urban-gro, Inc. urban-gro, Inc.® (Nasdaq:UGRO) is an integrated professional services and Design-Build firm. We offer value-added architectural, engineering, and construction management solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture ("CEA"), industrial, healthcare, and other commercial sectors. Innovation, collaboration, and creativity drive our team to provide exceptional customer experiences. With offices across North America and in Europe, we deliver Your Vision - Built. Learn more by visiting www.urban-gro.com Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this release, terms such as "believes," "will," "expects," "anticipates," "may," "projects" and similar expressions and variations as they relate to the Company or its management are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, the expected scope of the material misstatements identified in this press release and the expected timing of filing restated periodic reports and the Form 10-Q for the Company's third fiscal quarter of 2024. These and other forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations, forecasts, beliefs and assumptions of the Company's management and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those anticipated or expected, including, among others, our ability to meet the other continued listing rules of Nasdaq and whether Nasdaq exercises its discretion, if necessary, to grant an extension period based on any plan of compliance we submit. A more detailed description of these and certain other factors that could affect actual results is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov . Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof, except as may be required by law. Investor Contacts: Jeff Sonnek - ICR, Inc. (720) 730-8160 investors@urban-gro.com Media Contact: Barbara Graham - urban-gro, Inc. (720) 903-1139 media@urban-gro.com SOURCE: urban-gro, Inc. View the original on accesswire.comA Former OpenAI Researcher And Whistleblower Discovered Dead

The counting of votes will be undertaken at 8 am on Saturday in where the election is witnessing a major battle. The Badnera constituency (number 37), located in Amravati district, is a key battleground in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. This General category seat, part of the Amravati Lok Sabha constituency, holds significant political importance in the region. Badnera’s demographic mix of urban and rural voters adds complexity to the election, making it one of the closely watched contests in the state. Ravi Rana, an independent candidate, is seeking re-election in Badnera after securing victories in previous Assembly elections. In 2019, Rana defeated Shiv Sena’s Band Priti Sanjay by 15,541 votes (8.38 percent), securing 48.46 percent of the vote share. This year, he faces stiff competition from Sunil Kharate of Shiv Sena (UBT). A total of 26 candidates are contesting from the constituency. In the 2019 elections, Ravi Rana emerged victorious with 48.46 percent of the vote share, defeating Shiv Sena's Band Priti Sanjay by a margin of 15,541 votes. Rana had previously won the seat in 2014 by defeating Band Sanjay Raosaheb with a margin of 7,419 votes, solidifying his position as a dominant force in Badnera. Key local issues in Badnera include infrastructure development, agriculture, and employment opportunities. With a significant urban and rural population, voters are also concerned about access to basic amenities and improvements in healthcare and education. The candidates are expected to focus on these pressing issues during their campaigns to gain support from the electorate. In the 2019 Assembly elections, Badnera had a total of 185,336 valid votes cast, with a voter turnout of 52.5 percent. The constituency is known for its relatively average voter engagement compared to other constituencies in the state, but the 2024 elections are expected to see heightened interest due to the high-profile nature of the contest. Badnera went to polls on November 20. The results will be announced on Saturday, as the political landscape of this key constituency takes shape. With both Ravi Rana and Sunil Kharate vying for the win, the contest promises to be a closely contested race. Badnera emerged as a key battleground, recording a voter turnout of 57.67 percent.None

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