Who determines the color of the year? These days, who doesn’t?

For years, Pantone, a company based in Carlstadt, N.J., has reigned as the de facto color authority. The company chooses a color of the year, based on design trends it sees in various industries. Pantone has pronounced a color of the year since 1999. Its choice often bleeds into fashion and design, and brands produce and sell goods in that color.

On Wednesday, Pantone announced its 2022 color, Very Peri, what it describes as a “futuristic” periwinkle blue with “violet-red undertones.”

Who determines the color of the year? These days, who doesn’t?

For years, Pantone, a company based in Carlstadt, N.J., has reigned as the de facto color authority. The company chooses a color of the year, based on design trends it sees in various industries. Pantone has pronounced a color of the year since 1999. Its choice often bleeds into fashion and design, and brands produce and sell goods in that color.

On Wednesday, Pantone announced its 2022 color, Very Peri, what it describes as a “futuristic” periwinkle blue with “violet-red undertones.”

New Zealand on Thursday announced plans to prevent young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes as part of an initiative to make the country entirely smoke-free by 2025.

The measures will mean that anyone born after 2008 will not be able to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, while the level of nicotine in cigarettes available to older people will be reduced.

New Zealand on Thursday announced plans to prevent young people from ever being able to buy cigarettes as part of an initiative to make the country entirely smoke-free by 2025.

The measures will mean that anyone born after 2008 will not be able to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, while the level of nicotine in cigarettes available to older people will be reduced.

In Japan, the Matagi Snipers are the first over-60 team that sees itself as professional. The coach said he hopes they will be ready in another year to compete in tournaments with prize money.

With an average age of 68, the 14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments in first-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends,” from Electronic Arts Inc., and Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.”

In Japan, the Matagi Snipers are the first over-60 team that sees itself as professional. The coach said he hopes they will be ready in another year to compete in tournaments with prize money.

With an average age of 68, the 14-person team hopes eventually to compete in professional tournaments in first-person shooter titles such as “Apex Legends,” from Electronic Arts Inc., and Epic Games Inc.’s “Fortnite.”

Miami jury rules in favor of Craig Wright, who claimed to invent bitcoin

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright prevailed in a Miami civil case that pitted him against the family of his late business partner and computer forensics expert, David Kleiman.

At stake was half of both the 1.1 million bitcoin mined and held by Satoshi, a cache currently worth around $54 billion.

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比特币区块链之战八：影帝奥本聪激动登场

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Miami jury rules in favor of Craig Wright, who claimed to invent bitcoin

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright prevailed in a Miami civil case that pitted him against the family of his late business partner and computer forensics expert, David Kleiman.

At stake was half of both the 1.1 million bitcoin mined and held by Satoshi, a cache currently worth around $54 billion.

了解故事背景请点下面的链接

比特币区块链之战八：影帝奥本聪激动登场

链接：https://www.ximalaya.com/sound/442199395

新闻来源：华尔街日报

The two-decade economic boom that lifted millions of Turks into the middle class is beginning to unravel, threatened by a currency crisis that has people lining up for subsidized bread, cutting back on meat and fleeing for a better life in Europe.

The Turkish lira has lost as much as 45% of its value this year, making ordinary Turks poorer.  Inflation stands at more than 21%. People here are rushing to trade their shrinking wages for dollars and gold.

新闻来源：华尔街日报

The two-decade economic boom that lifted millions of Turks into the middle class is beginning to unravel, threatened by a currency crisis that has people lining up for subsidized bread, cutting back on meat and fleeing for a better life in Europe.

The Turkish lira has lost as much as 45% of its value this year, making ordinary Turks poorer.  Inflation stands at more than 21%. People here are rushing to trade their shrinking wages for dollars and gold.