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American decline is the idea that the United States is diminishing in power on a relative basis geopolitically, militarily, financially, economically, and technologically. It can also refer to absolute declines demographically , socially , morally, spiritually, culturally , in matters of healthcare , and/or on environmental issues .
The earliest version of a sailboard design utilizing a freely articulating sail on top of a board was created in 1962 by American Newman Darby. Independently, engineer Jim Drake invented and co-patented the version we all know today and called it Windsurfing- a new new concept in sailing. [14] [15] [16] [17]
(The Center Square) – A recent economic forecast for Illinois from Moody’s Analytics shows some trouble ahead. The “State of Illinois Economic Forecast, February 2025,” compiled for the ...
Windsurfing - sailing using a masted sail attached via a gimbal to a surfboard Wing foiling or wingsurfing is a surface watersport where a rider uses a lightweight wing on a surf board with a hydrofoil.
Wind power in Illinois provided nearly 10% of the state's generated electrical power in 2020 powering 1,231,900 homes. [1] At the end of 2020, Illinois had 6,300 megawatts (MW) of wind power installed, ranking fifth among states for installed wind turbine capacity. [ 2 ]
Illinois also feeling the decline Illinois has felt the effect of fewer homes being built more keenly than most of the U.S. In 2023, only .8 new units were built for every 1,000 existing homes in ...
Windsurfing has experienced a boom in the 1980s. Windsurfing became an Olympic sport in 1984, and a shortboard was invented around the same time. However, windsurfing was in a sharp decline in mid-1990s, as the equipment got specialized and hard to sail.
In 2013, Illinois’ annual population estimate showed an increase of 12,700. The following year began the decade of decline. In 2014, the state lost an estimated 10,700.