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Carlinville Ranks First In 700 Division Of Academic Challenge Regional, Roxana Second, EA-WR Third

2 years 9 months ago
CARLINVILLE - On Thursday, Carlinville High School captured first in the 700 division of the Academic Challenge (ACES) Regional Competition. The event was co-hosted by CHS and Blackburn College. The 700 division consists of schools with enrollment between 300 and 700 students. Roxana finished in second place, and East Alton-Wood River finished in third place. In the picture above are the Carlinville High team members: Front Row: Clara Gray, Melanie Murphy, Madalynn Bloome, and Kayla Quarton Back Row: Tomas Cottingham, Charlie Wilson, Zander Poe, Alex Scott, and Hayden Truax. Not pictured is Giampaulo Pascarella. The coaches are Jason Crowell, Darrin DeNeve, Chad Easterday, Ethan Klaffer, and Charlie Taylor. The ACES contest is an academic contest based on students’ abilities in the areas of Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, English, Physics, Engineering Graphics, and Chemistry. Each student chooses two subjects to focus on. Individual honors earned by Carlinville

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Inside the Illinois workshop building 10,000-pound monster trucks

2 years 9 months ago
Monster trucks roared and tumbled in St. Louis last month at Monster Jam, but, it turns out that the St. Louis region has a distinct connection to the culture of massive motocross vehicles. That connection includes Rich Inman and Concussion Motorsports, in Ellis Grove, Illinois, which manufactures monster trucks. Its work is stamped on some of the most famous monster trucks in the world, including the local legend, Bigfoot. Rich Inman discusses how to build a monster truck that can jump, flip and smash, while also ensuring the driver can walk away after the show is done.

It Took Months For Anker To Finally Admit Its Eufy Cameras Werenโ€™t Really Secure

2 years 9 months ago
Last November, The Verge discovered that Anker, the maker of popular USB chargers and the Eufy line of โ€œsmartโ€ cameras, had a bit of a security issue. Despite the fact the company advertised its Eufy cameras as having โ€œend-to-endโ€ military-grade encryption, security researcher Paul Moore and a hacker named Wasabi found it was pretty easy to intercept […]
Karl Bode

Quik Trip buys corner in Ellendale

2 years 9 months ago
NextSTL, on Instagram (@nextstl), has posted that Quik Trip has taken possession of 6800 Arsenal. It’s in the Ellendale neighborhood next to Maplewood.One can only assume it’s for yet another QT location.
Doug Miner