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These 11 Colleges Have Some Of The Wealthiest Alumni In The U.S. – CNBC https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/these-11-colleges-have-some-of-the-wealthiest-alumni-in-the-u-s-cnbc/ The college with the wealthiest alumni in the U.S.: University of Pennsylvania The college that has the most undergraduate alumni on Forbes’ ranking of the wealthiest Americans is the University of Pennsylvania. The Ivy League school is home to the famed Wharton School and has a total of 17 graduates on the Forbes list. Some of the most notable grads from UPenn include Elon Musk and former U.S. President Donald Trump. The colleges with the wealthiest alumni in the U.S. University of Pennsylvania: 17 graduates Harvard University and Yale University: 11 graduates (tie) — University of Southern California: 10 graduates Stanford University: 9 graduates Princeton University: 8 graduates Columbia University, Cornell University, and University of Michigan: 7 graduates (tie) — — Dartmouth College and New York University: 6 graduates (tie) Harvard and Yale tied for second place with 11 graduates each from the list of wealthiest Americans. The Boston school slipped from the top spot, which it held in 2021. The richest Harvard grad is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who ranked No. 8 on the Forbes 400 list. Other famous Harvard University alumni include Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Airbnb, Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin, oil executive George Kaiser, and Blackstone executive vice chairman Hamilton “Tony” James. According to Forbes, nearly half of Yale’s graduates on the Forbes 400 list come from two families: The Marses, of pet food and candy giant Mars Inc., and the oil-rich Bass’s. Another famous Yale alum is the co-founder and CEO of The Blackstone Group, Stephen Schwarzman. Sign up now: Get smarter about your money and career with our weekly newsletter Don’t miss: This personality trait helped Musk, Gates and Jobs succeed, says biographer: ‘It’s something a lot of these people have‘ ‘I might have to sleep in my crappy car’: Self-made millionaire Bethenny Frankel shares the mindsets that helped her achieve success

Tech Earnings To Show If ‘awful Few Months’ Will Linger Into Next Year – Seeking Alpha https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/tech-earnings-to-show-if-awful-few-months-will-linger-into-next-year-seeking-alpha/ oatawa With the next big round of tech earnings on the horizon, Wall Street is already preparing itself for a raft of quarterly reports that reflect a sense of negativity unlike any seen in the sector in more than a decade. A combination of the Federal Reserve’s mixed efforts to tamp down inflation, ongoing evidence that a recession could be on the way and spending reductions by both consumers and enterprises has resulted in months of weakness across the tech sector. For example, in the last week of September alone, tech bellwethers such as Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Alphabet (GOOG) and Meta Platforms (META) all saw their shares fall to 52-week-lows, and are now just barely above those ignoble levels. “Outside of the last few days, it’s been an awful few months for tech stocks,” said Wedbush analysts Dan Ives and John Katsingris, in a research report that looks at what to expect from tech stocks in the upcoming earnings season. “To this point, we are entering a crucial third-quarter earnings season.” The situation is sideways now that Ives and Katsingris said, “Any positive news is negative news in this market, and bad news is perceived as Armageddon, and thus takes down tech stocks in a heartbeat.” Ives and Katsingris said that not all news has been back for tech stocks, and that industry checks show enterprise software and cyber security shares are “holding up well”. And it should come as no surprise that some of the “favorite” companies currently in software include such usual suspects as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Salesforce (CRM). The analysts also cite Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Fortinet (FTNT) and CyberArk (CYBR) among their top cybersecurity picks. When it comes to their overall favorite tech company, Ives and Katsingris said Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is at the top of mountain. Regardless of the company involved, Ives and Katsingris said that many eyes will be trained on the status of enterprise spending budgets and their impact on sales growth. “This is the big question,” the analysts said. “It’s easy to punt on discretionary projects and tighten IT budgets as darker storm clouds approach into 2023.” The analysts added that so much negativity this year has created a situation that is difficult for investors to get enthusiastic, and such sentiment may last for months to come. Ives and Katsingris said the earnings reports that are set to roll in over the next month “will either expose the negative underlying fundamentals across the tech space and cause massive earnings cut into 2023” or prove that the recent negativity about “the demise of growth tech was premature and many pockets of tech are holding up well.” One of the sectors likely to see a strong impact from the status of enterprise budgets is semiconductors, where leaders such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) have recently been bruised due to concerns about spending among data center customers.

NSW Cashless Gaming Machine Trial To Commence With New Digital Wallet. – Tech Business News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/nsw-cashless-gaming-machine-trial-to-commence-with-new-digital-wallet-tech-business-news/ A new digital wallet that reduces gambling harm and money laundering risks is being trialed for the first time in NSW, where up to 200 people will participate. Minister for Hospitality and Racing Kevin Anderson says digital wallets are being tested as part of a pioneering initiative to help venue managers and law enforcement officials identify money laundering cases. “The trial is part of an initiative to provide customers with more flexibility and control over their spending.” says Anderson. “The three-month trial will test how the technology operates in real-life conditions and its potential benefits for venues and patrons.” Customers at Western Australia’s Club West can now use their mobile phones to play games on 36 machines, thanks to technology developed by Aristocrat Gaming using a Bluetooth connection between the customer’s mobile phone and the gaming machine. It will enable them to deposit money directly from their mobile wallet into the game. According to Anderson players can set spending or time limits, see real-time spending data, take a break or self-exclude from gambling, and access other responsible gambling tools and services with the digital wallet. “The digital wallet requires a person’s identity to be confirmed before they can play and they are linked to that person’s debit card or bank account which means authorities can identify where those funds have come from if needed.” he said Four examples of limits that can be set with the new technology include: Frequency of play: maximum number of visits to a venue in a specified period Session length: maximum duration for a continuous gaming session Amount spent: total net expenditure in a given period Total bets: maximum total bets within a given period Users are able to choose which limit to activate and choose multiple limits that can’t then be altered for 24 hours. Managing Director Aristocrat Gaming APAC David Ronson says we are pleased to have put forth this proposition, as we believe that allowing electronic gaming machine play payment through patrons’ mobile phones will increase the long-term vitality and vigor of our trade. “The investment to bring forward and trial cashless payment solutions, through digital wallet technology, and deliver a complete digital experience for patrons is part of Aristocrat’s longstanding commitment to innovation and supporting its customers.” says Ronson. CEO of The Wests Group Australia Phil Gardner says the initiative is designed to enhance the patron experience and introduce a new level of convenience and safety. “Our long-standing dedication to welfare and patron choice is what makes this trial particularly meaningful. Many of our patron’s desire digital payments, and this trial offers them.” “Members will be able to use the new digital tools to empower themselves and set limits, speak to staff members, or even exclude themselves from the club if they wish.” says Gardner. Mr Anderson added, the Government has approved three other gaming manufacturers to conduct similar trials, IGT, Utopia Gaming and Scientific Games, with another application currently being assessed. Editorial Team The TBN team is a well establish group of technology industry professionals with backgrounds in IT Systems, Business Communications and Journalism.

DCNR Again Seeking Proposals For Denton Hill State Park – Olean Times Herald https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/dcnr-again-seeking-proposals-for-denton-hill-state-park-olean-times-herald/ Ads to Go Would you like to receive our ads to go? Sign Up Today! Breaking News Would you like to receive our breaking news? Sign up today! Circulation Promotions and Contests Want to receive notice about our circulation promotions and contests?  Sign Up Today! Coronavirus Updates Get the latest local and national news. Daily Headlines Would you like to receive our daily headlines? Sign Up Today! Lifestyle Would you like to receive our lifestyle headlines about food and wine, Olean living, local history and more? Sign Up Today! Local Weather Get our expert short-term forecast, summary of the weather details and news of any severe weather. Obituaries Would you like to receive our latest obituaries? Sign Up Today! Sports Would you like to receive our sports news? Sign Up Today!

Why I Moved Halfway Around The World In Retirement – TravelAwaits https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/why-i-moved-halfway-around-the-world-in-retirement-travelawaits/ Want To Connect With Retirees? Join Our Facebook Group Retirement Snapshot Kevan on his boat in La Paz, Mexico Photo credit: Kevan Draper Location: La Paz, Mexico  Age: 64 Retired At: 59 Marital Status: Divorced Profession: Telecommunications After spending most of his career in management roles working overseas in Asia and the Middle East, Kevan spent the final years of his professional life as the CEO of a company headquartered in Dubai. At first, he semi-retired and ran a few small businesses. When he finally decided to retire, he bought a sailboat and now calls the waters off the coast of Mexico home. We talked to Kevan about his retirement. Retirement Reality Retirement Awaits: What does a day in retirement look like for you?  Kevan D: Since I decided to spice up my retirement by buying and living on a sailboat in Mexico, I am either upgrading or fixing broken equipment. I also started a Youtube sailing channel and the filming and editing take a bit of time. As they say, learn by doing and reading the manuals. I thoroughly enjoy it. Your Retirement Plan Retirement Awaits: Did you have a solid plan going into retirement? Kevan D: Yes. I started preparing years ago by investing in rental property. I did not go down the private pension route and it has paid off well. Plus, I live quite cheaply without the normal household bills. Best Part About Retirement Retirement Awaits: What’s the best part about retirement?  Kevan D: Actually making friends. People who are retired or cruisers have more time to be friendly. I’ve made some excellent new friendships and enjoy the camaraderie.  Challenges In Retirement Retirement Awaits: What’s the biggest challenge in retirement? Kevan D: Staying in touch with family as I live a long way from my mother and brother in the U.K. and my daughters in Australia and New Zealand.  Cost Of Retirement Retirement Awaits: We want people to understand how much retirement really costs. How do you manage your money now? Do you have a budget, meet with your advisor on a regular basis, etc? Kevan D: I budgeted for what one could classify as normal retirement and that was about right until COVID, then my costs went down. Since moving to more of a nomad lifestyle on my sailboat, costs have shrunk as Mexico is so cheap. Plus, when you are anchored in most of the anchorages in the Baja, there’s nowhere to spend your money. I did not engage an advisor at any time. Retirement Advice Retirement Awaits: What’s the best piece of advice you’d give someone about to retire?  Kevan D: Ease yourself into it. I found in the early stages I felt I still had something to offer in the business world and wondered whether retiring early was a sound decision, but after time, I’m glad I did it. Things I Wish I Would Have Known Retirement Awaits: What are a few things you wish someone would have told you about retirement/this season of life/transition? Kevan D: The work-life-to-retirement transition was more difficult than I expected. I threw myself into a property renovation project which took a year and that helped a lot. So give yourself some goals. Best Retirement Vacation Retirement Awaits: What is your favorite vacation or vacation spot? Kevan D: Anywhere in Asia! I love the street food. Probably Thailand tops my list. I did think of retiring there. To read more about retirement lifestyles, check out:  6 Tips For A Successful Social Life In Retirement How Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone Can Make Or Break Your Retirement 13 Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before Retiring On A Boat

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 8 – VietNamNet https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/vietnam-business-news-october-8-vietnamnet/ Major tasks and solutions outlined to develop science-technology market Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Science and Technology as well as ministries, sectors and localities to focus on six major tasks and solutions to promote the growth of the science-technology market in a synchronous, effective, modern and integrated manner. In a notification on the conclusion of the PM at a recent conference on the development of the science and technology market, the Government leader underlined the need to remove difficulties and bottlenecks in terms of institution, mechanism and policy to boost the market. Ministries, sectors and localities should associate tasks and plans to develop the science and technology market with their socio-economic development plans in five years and each year, he requested, asking them to encourage the research and renovation of technologies and the settlement of environmental and climate change issues, and promote digital transformation and green growth. Along with continuing to effectively implement solutions given in the national programme on the development of science and technology market until 2030, it is necessary to synchronously develop the national infrastructure system serving the science and technology market, while strengthening the connectivity between central agencies and localities, and among research institutes, training facilities, businesses and the people, the PM stressed. He also ordered the gradual integration of domestic and international technical platforms on science and technology, along with the strengthening of personnel training for the science-technology sector, the increase of communications and the expansion of pioneering firms in trading of technologies, especially high and source technologies. Alongside, it is crucial to connect and synchronise the science-technology market and other markets such as commodity, service, labour and financial markets, while fostering public-private partnership to mobilise resources from businesses and the community to develop the science-technology market, the PM asked. Other solutions include the building and pilot of policies motivating the commercialisation of research outcomes, the encouraging of businesses to import core technologies, and the building of policies to encourage startup and innovation and the development of big data, shared data and information to promote the growth of the science-technology and startup ecosystem in a comprehensive and synchronous manner. Vietjet offers 1.1 million promotion tickets to welcome year-end festive season Vietjet is offering 1.1 million promotion tickets on routes covering Vietnam and some international destinations in three golden days to welcome the exciting year-end festive season.   Accordingly, from 00:00 October 10 to 24:00 on October 12 this year, 1.1 million Vietjet Eco tickets at the same price from only 1,010 VND, ecxcluding taxes and fees, are available for sale to all passengers flying on routes covering Vietnam and international destinations in India, Kazakhstan, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc., on website www.vietjetair.com, Vietjet Air mobile app with the flexible flight time from October 24, 2022 to March 31, 2023, excluding Tet and national holiday. Excise tax abolition proposal for gasoline rejected The Ministry of Finance has rejected a proposal to drop the special consumption tax on gasoline, saying the tax rate is not high and adding that the issue is beyond the ministry’s authority. The special consumption tax rate on gasoline in Vietnam is currently far lower than that of neighboring countries such as Laos, Cambodia and China, the Ministry of Finance said, explaining its decision. The special consumption tax, or the excise tax, is 10% for gasoline, 8% for gasoline E5 and 7% for gasoline E10. Additionally, the Law on Special Consumption Tax does not prescribe any conditions for exemption or reduction of the excise tax on goods and products subject to the tax. The ministry’s decision was in response to a proposal to exempt oil products from the tax made by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The ministry also clarified that the adjustment of the special consumption tax is under the authority of the National Assembly. Thus, the proposal must be submitted to the National Assembly, not the ministry, for consideration. Moreover, the ministry considered gasoline a non-renewable resource that needs to be used wisely and sparingly. That means it is reasonable to impose a special consumption tax on gasoline. According to the draft resolution of the National Assembly, the special consumption tax and value-added tax on fuels will be reduced by 50% at the maximum. The National Assembly Standing Committee will determine the specific reduction of the special consumption tax on gasoline and the value-added tax on fuels, as well as the time of application amid the global fuel price fluctuations. Labor market bounces back The labor market continued its strong growth momentum of the previous quarter as the employment rate in the year to September soared, the General Statistics Office reported on October 6. It had around 50.8 million employed workers aged 15 and older in the third quarter, 255 thousand people higher than the figure in the second quarter and soaring 3.5 million over the same period last year. In January-September, employed people of statutory working age totaled 50.5 million, up 1.5 million over the year-ago period. The period witnessed more and more people leaving their hometowns for cities. The urban labor force in the first nine months reached 18.7 million people, up 1.1 million year-on-year. The service sector attracted the most workers, with 39% of the workforce, or some 19.7 million workers, going into it, a year-on-year increase of nearly 900,000 workers. The construction and industry sectors came second, accounting for a third of the total with 16.9 million workers, up 726.8 thousand year-on-year. The rest worked in the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors, down 162.2 thousand people year-on-year. The labor force participation rate in the year through September was 68.5%, up 0.9 percentage points compared to the same period last year, while the trained workforce remained unchanged, estimated at 13.5 million people. On the other hand, nearly 1.08 million people of working age were jobless between January and September, down 251 thousand people over the same period of 2021. The unemployment rate in the nine-month period stood at 2.35%, a decline of 0.64 percentage points versus the same period last year. The number of unemployed people aged 15 to 24 was estimated at 413 thousand, making up 37.5% of jobless people aged 15 and older. Binh Duong to have freeze-fried instant coffee plant ILD Coffee Vietnam, a joint venture between Louis Dreyfus Company and Poland’s Instanta, is seeking support from the Binh Duong Province authorities to build a freeze-fried instant coffee plant in the southern province’s Ben Cat Town. Bui Minh Thanh, secretary of the Ben Cat Party Committee, yesterday, October 6, received and worked with Alexander Nowakowski, secretary at the Polish Embassy in Hanoi and head of the ILD Coffee Company, the local media reported. Speaking at the working session, Nowakowski said the infrastructure system in the province is adequate, adding that the local authorities have created favorable conditions for businesses. Many Polish companies have invested in Binh Duong and given positive feedback on the investment environment in the province, the Polish official said. According to him, the ILD Coffee Company plans to develop the freeze-fried instant coffee plant at the Protrade international industrial park in Ben Cat Town, with a total investment of over US$80 million. The provincial Department of Planning and Investment granted a business registration certificate to the ILD Coffee Company under the name “ILD Coffee Vietnam Co., Ltd.”, which is located in the industrial park. ILD Coffee Vietnam proposed the authorities of Ben Cat facilitate the handover of the cleared site and the development of power supply facilities so that the company can break ground on the project in early 2023. Thanh said he would work with the industrial park management board, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Electricity Group in the southern region to speed up the construction of power supply facilities for the plant. Thanh also pledged support for enterprises to run their businesses in the province. Bac Kan plans to build Quan Binh airport The mountainous province of Bac Kan has devised a plan to build the Quan Binh airport for 2021–2050 with a total estimated cost of VND8,000 billion. Nguyen Dang Binh, chairman of the Bac Kan People’s Committee, tasked the relevant departments and agencies with completing the Quan Binh airport project as part of the province’s planning period 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050. The airport project, which will be built in Quan Ha Commune, Bach Thong District, is divided into two phases. In the first phase, a VND5,000-billion airport with an annual passenger capacity of 0.5 million will be constructed under a public-private partnership format. The proposed airport spans around 138 hectares and will be in accordance with the 3C standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). After 2030, a civil airport matching ICAO’s 4C requirements and a 50-hectare military airport will be completed as part of phase two. The civil airport will be enlarged to cover approximately 150 hectares. Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong establishes real estate company Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vingroup under the code VIC, has announced the e...

Dr Ashish Dwivedi Explains Connection Between Gym And Heart Attack – Zee News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/dr-ashish-dwivedi-explains-connection-between-gym-and-heart-attack-zee-news/ Exercise: How, what and how much? The role of exercise in health is undisputed, but how, when and how much is very important; especially in heart disease. Exercise paired with a healthy diet and avoiding smoking is a simple measure of heart health. In some cases, exercise can be as powerful as medicine.1 Exercise helps heart health in the following ways:1 Reduces blood pressure Ensures healthy body weight Strengthens muscles Improves the circulation of blood in the body, reducing the load on the heart Stops or delays the development of diabetes Decreases risk of stroke, blood clots Lowers bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol Reduces stress, making you feel good Decreases inflammation which affects several body systems However, pushing too hard is a bad idea. Research shows that exercising more than the recommended guidelines can lead to major health issues.3 Besides, the exercise regimen should be carefully chosen based on your health and physical conditions. Therefore, consult a doctor/physical trainer before you start an exercise routine. Exercise, how? First thing is to make a start and get more active. Choose an activity that you enjoy. Ensure you wear comfortable clothes and footwear. Schedule exercise in your daily timetable. Exercise with your friends and family. Maintain an exercise log and track progress. Do not exercise when you are sick or for a few days following sickness – give time for your body to recover.2 Exercise, what? Anything that makes you move and burn calories is exercise. It could be as simple as doing household work or climbing stairs. However, aerobic (or “cardio”) activity puts your heart and lungs at work and improves your fitness. The following table gives you a list of different types of aerobic exercises one can do (again, you need to talk to your doctor before starting any).4 Exercise, how much? About 150 minutes per week of moderate exercise or 75 minutes per week of vigorous exercise are recommended for healthy living. Moderate exercise for 30 min a day for 5 days a week is often sufficient to achieve optimal health benefits. Vigorous exercise can be limited to just 3 days a week as there are chances of injury.2 Exercise slowly for the first five minutes; it helps the heart rate increase gradually, the body to loosen and increases blood flow to muscles. Then perform your exercise routine, and at the end, cool down for 5 min to allow your heart rate to come back to resting levels and temperature to normal. Ensure you are well hydrated. During the initial days, start with low-intensity exercise and then gradually increase the intensity as your body starts accepting and adjusting to the exercise. Also, increase the duration of exercise gradually. Red flags Stop exercising when you have chest pain; heaviness in the chest; fatigue; neck, upper back and jaw pain; and light-headedness or dizziness. Also, ensure your surroundings are safe. (Disclaimer: This article is for educational purposes only. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional before taking any decisions regarding recommendations in the article or for more information.) Reference: Johns Hopkins Medicine. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/7-heart-benefits-of-exercise. Jin J. Counseling on Healthy Diet and Physical Activity to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA. 2020 Nov 24;324(20):2114. ACSM Position Stand: The Recommended Quantity and Quality of Exercise for Developing and Maintaining Cardiorespiratory and Muscular Fitness, and Flexibility in Healthy Adults, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Volume 30(6), June 1998, pp 975-991 American Heart Association Recommendations for Physical Activity in Adults and Kids. https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/fitness-basics/aha-recs-for-physical-activity-in-adults How much exercise is too much exercise? Times News Network, Aug 22, 2021 (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/fitness/how-much-exercise-is-too-much-exercise/articleshow/85515605.cms) (Brand Desk Content)

College Football Schedule, Games 2022: What To Watch In Week 6, TV Channels, Saturday Kickoff Times – CBS Sports https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/college-football-schedule-games-2022-what-to-watch-in-week-6-tv-channels-saturday-kickoff-times-cbs-sports/ Week 6 features an SEC on CBS doubleheader and the biggest game in years in Lawrence, Kansas Oct 8, 2022 at 9:30 am ET • 5 min read USATSI The college football slate in Week 6 of the season is headlined by two massive SEC matchups, a Big 12 rivalry dripping with storylines and a surprising chance for one of the sport’s biggest punchlines to become bowl eligible and stay undefeated on the year.  No. 2 Georgia will host Auburn in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry in the first SEC on CBS Game of the Week with the Bulldogs hoping to get back on track after two sluggish performances. Immediately following that game is the highly anticipated matchup between coaches Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban as Texas A&M will look to make it two straight over top-ranked Alabama. The Red River Showdown between Oklahoma and Texas will serve as a chance for the winner to stay in the Big 12 Championship Game race, and No. 17 TCU will travel to unbeaten and No. 19 Kansas with the Jayhawks looking to notch another win to get bowl eligible.  It’ll be a busy Saturday across the country, so here’s a handy viewer’s guide to help you navigate the action. All times Eastern. The best games No. 8 Tennessee at No. 25 LSU — noon on ESPN, fuboTV (Try for free): The Volunteers have had two weeks to prepare for a Tigers team that scored 21 straight points to topple Auburn 21-17 last weekend. Keep an eye on the passing attack when the Tigers have the ball. Quarterback Jayden Daniels hasn’t been a threat through the air, but the Vols defense got torched by Florida’s Anthony Richardson the last time we saw them on the field. No. 17 TCU at No. 19 Kansas — noon on FS1, fuboTV (Try for free): The biggest game in Lawrence in at least a generation will serve as one of the biggest games in the race for the Big 12 title. How many of you had that on your radar when the season started? (Put your hand down … no you didn’t.) If you haven’t had a chance to check out Jayhawks dual-threat quarterback Jalon Daniels, you need to pay attention to the dark horse Heisman Trophy candidate. Meanwhile, the Horned Frogs’ high flying aerial attack is led by quarterback Max Duggan, who has 11 touchdowns without an interception. Expect some fireworks at high noon.  Texas vs. Oklahoma (in Dallas) — noon on ABC, fuboTV (Try for free): This will be the first time since 1998 that both Big 12 rivals will be unranked heading into the Red River Showdown. Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers should make his first start since suffering a clavicle sprain in Week 2 vs. Alabama. He’ll be squaring off against a Sooners defense that got torched by TCU last week. Auburn at No. 2 Georgia — 3:30 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free): The Bulldogs needed a fourth-quarter comeback to escape the clutches of lowly Missouri last week. On the other side, the Tigers gave up 21 straight points in last week’s loss to LSU and are averaging 2.6 points per second half (excluding overtime) over their last eight games against Power Five opponents. A big win by the Bulldogs could send Tigers coach Bryan Harsin to the buyout life. No. 11 Utah at No. 18 UCLA — 3:30 p.m. on Fox, fuboTV (Try for free): The Bruins stunned Washington last weekend, and they will look to keep their undefeated season rolling at home. The Utes, on the other hand, can’t afford its second loss if they want to keep their faint College Football Playoff hopes alive. Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama — 8 p.m. on CBS, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free): The second game of the SEC on CBS doubleheader will feature the coaching matchup for which we’ve all been waiting. Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban got into a war of words this offseason after Saban said A&M “bought” its recruiting class, which ranks as the best all time. To add further intrigue, the quarterback situation for both teams is uncertain. Alabama’s Bryce Young is a game-time decision and will be replaced by Jalen Milroe if he can’t go. Aggies quarterback Max Johnson suffered a hand injury in last weekend’s loss to Mississippi State and will reportedly miss significant time. He will be replaced by Haynes King — the Week 1 starter in each of the last two seasons.  Best of the rest No. 4 Michigan at Indiana — noon on Fox, fuboTV (Try for free) Arkansas at No. 23 Mississippi State — noon on SEC Network, fuboTV (Try for free) Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan — noon on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App South Florida at No. 24 Cincinnati — 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+, fuboTV (Try for free) Texas Tech at No. 7 Oklahoma State — 3:30 p.m. on FS1, fuboTV (Try for free) Tulsa at Navy — 3:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App No. 3 Ohio State at Michigan State — 4 p.m. on ABC, fuboTV (Try for free) No. 9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt — 4 p.m. on SEC Network, fuboTV (Try for free) No. 21 Washington at Arizona State — 4 p.m. on Pac-12 Network, fuboTV (Try for free) Wyoming at New Mexico — 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App No. 5 Clemson at Boston College — 7:30 p.m. on ABC, fuboTV (Try for free) Washington State at No. 6 USC — 7:30 p.m. on Fox, fuboTV (Try for free) South Carolina at No. 13 Kentucky — 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network, fuboTV (Try for free) No. 16 BYU vs. Notre Dame (in Las Vegas) — 7:30 p.m. on NBC, fuboTV (Try for free) No. 20 Kansas State at Iowa State — 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU, fuboTV (Try for free) Florida State at No. 14 NC State — 8 p.m. on ACC Network, fuboTV (Try for free) No. 12 Oregon at Arizona — 9 p.m. on Pac-12 Network, fuboTV (Try for free) Hawaii at San Diego State — 10:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App

Wholesome – Out And About Interview: “Why Not Create A Healthy Metaverse?” – TrueAchievements https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/wholesome-out-and-about-interview-why-not-create-a-healthy-metaverse-trueachievements/ Wholesome – Out and About has a lovely message, as it hopes to inspire a real-world connection with nature through its gameplay. Check out our interview with Yaldi Games founder and managing director Elena Höge! Wholesome – Out and About will see us working to help a community rebuild its town and strive towards sustainability, while we explore, craft, cook, and more! What is Wholesome – Out and About? Wholesome – Out and About is an open-world life-sim with farming and exploration elements, and a big focus on encouraging a real-world appreciation of, and engagement with, nature. It’s in development and is published by Yaldi Games. “‘I called the company Yaldi Games because that’s a Scottish word… the word means something like ‘excitement’ and ‘joy’, it’s like ‘yay’ but the Scottish version of it,” Höge tells us. “I thought it was adorable, I loved how the word was written, so that’s why I called the company Yaldi Games, because excitement and joy were just the things that we’re trying to create within the games, but also inspiring real-life experiences. That’s kind of the model of the company, the mission is we want to make games that inspire real-life activities. Any games I want to make in the future should all have really fun gameplay (that’s like common gameplay, not ever educational)… and then this little piece of knowledge integrated into things and then use them in your real life.” This core aim, and the founding of Yaldi Games, was partly inspired by an experience Höge had in 2019, a few months before founding the company in 2020. “My parents had started foraging, and that’s not something that we had ever done before. Usually when we went outside, we went hiking or we went for a walk, and especially as a kid that was quite boring; you don’t have the same appreciation for nature as a child and as a young adult,” Höge says. “So when I went foraging with them at that point, when I was grown up, that was the point that I realised how much it connects you to nature. Foraging was kind of like a window that allowed me to see through to nature and the ecosystem and how everything ties together. I went foraging with my parents on this Bavarian hill, and we were scrambling up the slopes — they were very steep slopes — but I found quite a few interesting mushrooms for the first time… that was such an exciting activity,” she continues, likening the experience to a treasure hunt and a detective game, because of the need to carefully identify the mushroom you’re looking at to avoid any dangerous ones. “Exploring a forest is always so much more interesting than just walking down a given path. And then that way you actually move more; you spend a whole day outside, and it feels like fun. So I knew, in that moment coming down that mountain, that’s when I decided I was going to make a game that had real plants, real mushrooms, real recipes and crafting instructions, because we could potentially inspire people to actually then go out and recreate those activities,” Höge says. “That’s what I did on that day, and it made me really happy, and I felt like, that’s something the world needs, so I’ll try to make it. Let’s see how it goes!” Höge describes the experience of entering and winning competitions and grants for Yaldi Games and Wholesome – Out and About, and laments the difficulties indie games and studios face. “I got the UK games fund, which is the first games fund and the only games fund… there’s not enough funding for games, there’s not enough funding for indies. It’s bad. All the money goes into film.” In general, she says, it creates a “super bad ecosystem for indies to actually thrive.” Wholesome – Out and About was able to stand out thanks to its aim to promote both physical and mental wellbeing, as well encouraging a connection with nature and education. When does Wholesome – Out and About launch? We don’t yet have a release date for Wholesome – Out and About on Xbox, but we’ll keep an eye out! What’s it about? In Wholesome – Out and About, we arrive at Wholesome village to find it suffering in the aftermath of a storm which also wrecked our Granny’s cottage. We’ll be trying to help the townsfolk and repair the town, while also helping the community work towards sustainability. “The most important thing about the story, the messages that I wanted to communicate with the story, were all about community, sustainability, and climate action,” Höge says. “It was actually inspired by an article I read in a newspaper about a town coming together as a community to make their town net zero, because they saw that their government was just not doing enough, so they decided to just do it themselves… I thought that was really inspiring,” she continues, “so the whole setting of the game is inspired by that story… there will be a dramatic incident at the beginning of the game which is a cause of climate change and the lack of the response we have been doing as humans so far, so that will actually bring the town together, bring the people together, and allow them to think about how can they become more sustainable.” The townspeople will also be working on “how can they come together as a community to buy this community centre,” while we’ll aim to “help the people that have been struck down by the misfortune of this event, to rebuild. It’s still a little bit wobbly,” Höge says, “but the message is really all about the community, sustainability, climate action, and this town coming together.” Höge explains that “it’s all about communicating some actionable things… what’s really important to me is that every character has their own journey to sustainability, and that we as a player learn about it through them. So we can learn about fast fashion through a character that used to order lots of clothing like we do on Asos or something, and then them realising how this is bad, and then changing their behaviour…. It’s very light-touch information, but just by having it integrated into a character’s behaviour and their dialogue, I think it could have a huge impact on teaching people about it, just putting the information out there.” What’s the gameplay like? In Wholesome – Out and About, we will be “helping the town, bringing people together, and seeing them buy and restore this community centre that is the centrepiece of the town,” all while seeking to learn more about nature. We’ll also be upgrading our house, garden, and shop, and “essentially contributing as an active part of the community.” Along with completing quests, we’ll be exploring, cooking, crafting, gardening, foraging, and decorating. “When you’re in the middle of the game, for example, you’ll probably start a day by rolling out of bed, and then going outside and watering all your plants, because watering is best done in the morning,” Höge begins. “And then you’ll probably have lots of items that you created and cooked in your inventory so you’ll take them to your little shop. You can place them there and they’ll be sold over the course of the day… your granny takes care of them, and then you can go off and explore.” While exploring the world, we can walk, ride our bike, and unlock train stations to get around faster. “Essentially it’s all about that exploration and foraging, because you can really take your time, you can explore those beautiful environments, and then what you’ve found, you can take that back, you can cook something with it or craft something with it, and then put that in your store and sell that the next day, and fulfill some orders in your garden.” Höge refers to playing Animal Crossing, saying, “I just noticed that, for me, I would really love to have a bit more engagement and direction than Animal Crossing is offering.” To that end, Wholesome – Out and About will feature daily quests. “Those daily quests are really interesting, I’m a big fan of them myself, because they’ll be all about the characters and curing some problems that they’re having,” she explains. “So for example, I have a long list of medical conditions and herbal remedies for them, so through the daily quests, you’ll learn about nutrition, what kind of herbal cures you can use to heal certain kinds of problems. If you have a headache, for example, the character could tell you to get meadowsweet and make a tincture from it, or a tea, or if they have a fever, that also works… the daily quests are really the things that I’m looking forward to the most. There’ll be a lot of them, and so you’ll find different ones every day, that give you something to do, something to forage for, something to look for, and then that improves your friendship with the characters and allows you to level up and unlock more dialogue and that kind of thing.’ Höge says these daily quests will likely be the “main way” of helping the townsfolk and making friends. “We’ll have a really beautiful storyline in the first actual seasons, the first days of the game, essentially, but then we’ll let the player loose, and they can choose to do what they want to do. In that case, the daily quests will be something they can come back to and do every day, to engage with the characters, to help them out, and of course you can also gift them things.” One of Wholesome – Out and About’s core aims is to encourage players to take what they learn in the game and apply it to the real world; for instance, trying out the crafting recipes in the game, in real life. There will be a lot of these recipes: “in my spreadsheet currently, I have like 180 recipes, and I love all of them,” Höge says. “I did create a lot of them myself as well, so for example something that’s in there that I created is spruce tip jelly. Spruce tips come out in spring… You can harvest them, you can eat them like this as well, they’re...

The Best Cartoons To Watch On Netflix, Hulu, HBO And More – Polygon https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/the-best-cartoons-to-watch-on-netflix-hulu-hbo-and-more-polygon/ The heyday of Saturday-morning cartoons is long behind us. In the era of streaming television, where services like Netflix and Hulu have the means to surprise-drop whole seasons of animated shows and feature-length films on subscribers without warning and and where (nearly) all your favorite shows are accessible with the push of a button, popular animated television is no longer “appointment” television and instead is a matter of finding time to fit it in with the rest of one’s busy media schedule. Here at Polygon, we love animation — especially the era of animation when one had to be in front of a television set at a particular time of the day on a particular day of the week in order to catch our favorite shows. We’ve put together a list of our favorite childhood cartoons and where you can watch them. For the sake of this list, a “Saturday-morning cartoon” is less a matter of whether it aired on the weekend or not, but rather a matter of a show that made any day it aired on feel like a Saturday for the duration of its run time. Here are Polygon’s favorite Saturday-morning cartoons! American Dragon: Jake Long Image: Walt Disney Television Animation American Dragon: Jake Long made immediate waves in my San Gabriel Valley-based extracurricular group. Sure, he had dyed spiky hair (to indicate he was a cool Asian to white kids), and yeah, it was a mystical martial arts-styled show. But we loved him because Disney finally figured out that we loved Brenda Song, and decided it was time to branch out a little more. Like any good superhero show, Jake’s own arc is focused on his ability to hone his powers — practicing his ability to shape-shift into a dragon. —Nicole Clark American Dragon: Jake Long is available to stream on Disney Plus. Arthur Image: Cinar/PBS Kids If you were a PBS kid growing up in the ’90s or early 2000s, then you — like me — might have absolutely loved Arthur. The aardvark family was so lovely, even if they didn’t always get along in the moment. I loved his friends like Buster, Muffy, and Francine, and am still obsessed with the Library Card Song. The show also had tons of cameos, including late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. A genuinely incredible and entertaining show for kids. (Why am I crying?) Truly, what a wonderful kind of day. —NC Arthur is available to stream on PBS Kids. Avatar: The Last Airbender Image: Nickelodeon Animation Studio I’ve watched this show across so many platforms. I streamed it after its recent move to Netflix, and in college I watched Legend of Korra episodes as they launched on Nickelodeon’s own streaming site (the final season never aired on TV, even though the show has since hit cult status). But as a kid I watched the hell out of Avatar episodes after school and on weekends, fully engrossed in the world’s elemental magic system and its geopolitical strife. Its storytelling was sophisticated for a kids’ cartoon, and I watched it as I went from preteen to teen, crossing the chasm of 13. My mom, who often had to deal with my cartoon bingeing, genuinely enjoyed watching it too. It remains an animated show that I love to watch as an adult (up there with Steven Universe). —NC Avatar: The Last Airbender is available to stream on Netflix. Batman: The Animated Series Image: Warner Bros. Animation I could write a blurb on Batman: The Animated Series. I could try to sum up, in a short two-to-four-sentence paragraph, how the series shaped my aesthetic and narrative sensibilities from an early age and spurred me to pursue a lifelong journey through art that would ultimately result in me writing about it as a career. But instead, I think I’ll just quote a paragraph from an essay I wrote last month for the show’s 30th anniversary: My love for Batman: The Animated Series transcends the character or the medium. The show didn’t just introduce me to the character of Batman, and it didn’t simply cement my love of animation; it opened my world to whole dimensions of art and expression and history I might never have pursued or known had I not encountered that series from an early age. In no uncertain terms, Timm and Radomski’s show is, however many degrees removed, responsible for setting me on the course to pursue a career writing about art and sharing that knowledge and passion with others. I’m a curation editor here at Polygon, which means my job is sifting through the ever-growing and shifting catalog of movies, television, comics, and games and spotlighting work I find particularly noteworthy, thought-provoking, and beautiful. I never would have honed those sensibilities, let alone thought to write about them, had it not been for Batman: The Animated Series. Batman: The Animated Series is available to stream on HBO Max. Beast Wars: Transformers Image: Alliance Communications I was not yet born when the original Transformers cartoon series first aired on American television but, to paraphrase an old meme, “Born too late to watch Transformers, born too early to explore space, born just in time to absolutely lose my mind over Beast Wars.” Old-school Transformers fans will shake their heads and harrumph at the idea of the 1996 CG series being one’s introduction to the franchise, but to my 6-year-old self, I loved it all the same and couldn’t tell the difference. The cartoon told the story of Optimus Primal and his crew of Maximal comrades who crash land on a mysterious planet — revealed to be prehistoric Earth — along with their mortal adversaries, the Predacons, led by Megatron. Beast Wars was one of my formative introductions to serialized storytelling and a series which, years later, even considering the dated visuals, still manages to hold up as a drama that’s as riveting as it is occasionally hilarious. —TE Beast Wars is available to stream on Tubi and Pluto TV. Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Image: Dark Horse Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Television Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot to me represents the platonic ideal of what a Saturday-morning cartoon is and ought to be. Based on Frank Miller and Geof Darrow’s 1995 comic book of the same name, the series follows the eponymous Rusty, a boy robot who resembles a cross between Astro Boy and Pinocchio, who is set to replace the BGY-11, a massive war robot built as a last-ditch defense against world-ending threats both terrestrial and extraterrestrial. Unbeknownst to most of the world, however, including Rusty, the Big Guy is not in fact a robot— it’s a heavily armed battle suit piloted by Lieutenant Dwayne Hunter, who works undercover as the Big Guy’s ostensible “repairman.” A mashup of broad-shoulder superheroics and sci-fi kaiju action shot through with themes of aspirational futurism and coming-of-age drama, Big Guy and Rusty is the third most inspiring giant robot cartoon this side of Yasuhiro Imagawa’s Giant Robo and Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant. Over the span of two seasons, Big Guy and Rusty ventured across the expanse of Earth to the far reaches of the moon to 200 years in the past and back again, thwarting evildoers and growing together as a surrogate family along the way. Unfortunately, like so many other cartoons of its era, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot was canceled on a shocking cliffhanger that still fascinates and perplexes me to this day. That said, with a show like Big Guy and Rusty, it’s the journey that matters more than the destination. Plus, it’s got an absolute banger of a opening theme song. —TE Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot is available to stream on YouTube. Danger Mouse Image: Cosgrove Hall Films, Thames Television Parodying James Bond — or, if you want to be specific, short-lived 1960s Bond knockoff TV series Danger Man — 1980s British cartoon Danger Mouse is about a mouse secret agent, who wears an eyepatch and a white roll-neck sweater, foiling the dastardly plots of evil toad Baron Greenback while keeping his hapless hamster companion Penfold out of trouble. Kids love nothing more than humor that makes them feel sophisticated and grown-up, and Danger Mouse’s mix of slapstick, farce, gentle satire, and radical, fourth-wall-breaking wit hit this sweet spot with unerring aim. It even had the courage to mock its perfect hero, and the very idea of heroism — Danger Mouse’s essential cowardice is often what saves his skin. —Oli Welsh Danger Mouse is available to stream on Netflix. Danny Phantom Image: Billionfold Inc., Nickelodeon Animation Studio I still rewatch the show’s finale on my tiny fifth-generation iPod Nano, which I’d spent iTunes money on to entertain myself during long bus rides to volleyball tournaments. Nothing is more appealing than a teen drama with an occult streak and a cast that I crushed on. In case you’re not familiar with the plot: Young Danny Fenton (he was just 14) when his parents built a very strange machine, it was designed to view a world unseen. (He’s gonna catch ’em all cause he’s Danny Phantom.) When it didn’t quite work, his folks — they just quit. But then Danny took a look inside of it. There was a great big flash, everything just changed (his molecules got all rearranged). When he first woke up, he realized he had snow-white hair and glowing green eyes. He could walk through walls, disappear, and fly; he was much more unique than the other guys. It was then that he knew what he had to do — he had to stop all the ghosts who were coming through. He’s here to fight for me and you. —NC Danny Phantom is available to stream on Paramount Plus. The Fairly OddParents Image: Frederator Studios, Nickelodeon Animation Studio Watching Nickelodeon in the early 2000s meant wishing you had fairy godparents like Cosmo and Wanda. That jazzy intro jingle! The power to get anything your heart desires (with really bizarre unintended consequences)! Having to figure out which mat...

Ripple (XRP) Shows Itself As Crypto Powerhouse; Will Price Reach $1? – NewsBTC https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/ripple-xrp-shows-itself-as-crypto-powerhouse-will-price-reach-1-newsbtc/ XRP price shows the market how to run the show as the price remains bullish with good volume and strength. XRP trades above support as the price aims to continue its trend movement as the price keeps holding above 8 and 20-day EMA. The price of XRP eyes a rally to $1 as key resistance was flipped into support with more buy orders.  The price of Ripple (XRP) has continued to show its strength as price trends with a key breakout from a downtrend range against tether (USDT). With the crypto market cap bouncing from its weekly low as the market continued to look promising, the price of Ripple (XRP) was not left out as the price broke out of its long-range with price trending to a higher height with eyes set for a possible $1 target. (Data from Binance) Ripple (XRP) Price Analysis On The Weekly Chart The crypto market received relief, as most crypto altcoins expected. However, despite the recent price surge in most crypto assets, some altcoins have remained range-bound. One project that has kept its price moving up on steady over the past few days has been XRP. After the announcement of the court order ruling in favor of Ripple (XRP) winning, the case has been received very well by XRP, a price trend week in and week out as price eyes $1. The price of XRP saw its price rejected to a weekly low of $0.3 with the court order coming at the right time; the price rose from that low to a height of $0.53, creating a more bullish scenario. If XRP maintains its bullish structure with a strong volume, we could see a price rally to $1. Weekly resistance for the price of XRP – $0.6-$0.8. Weekly support for the price of XRP – $0.3. Price Analysis Of XRP On The Daily (1D) Chart Daily XRP Price Chart | Source: XRPUSDT On Tradingview.com On the daily timeframe, the price of XRP continues to show strength as it pulls some gains despite the market appearing to have stalled in price movement; after hitting a daily low of $0.44, the price of XRP rallied to a high of $0.5 before being rejected into an ascending triangle as it struggled to break out with price breaking out and looking more bullish for a rally. The price of XRP breaking out signals more bullish trends to a high of $0.6 and a possible rally to $1. The price of XRP holding 8 and 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is a good sign for price growth.  The prices at $0.50 and $0.4 correspond to the 8 and 20-day EMA values.  The Relative Strength Index (RSI) for XRP shows increasing buy orders as the value is above the 50 mark area daily. Daily resistance for the XRP price – $0.6-$0.8. Daily support for the XRP price – $0.45. Featured Image From Finbold, Charts From Tradingview

Marshall Plan, Forging U.S.-Europe Alliance, Tested By Ukraine War – The Washington Post https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/marshall-plan-forging-u-s-europe-alliance-tested-by-ukraine-war-the-washington-post/ George C. Marshall was doubtless moved to be equated with George Washington. As Harvard University granted the secretary of state an honorary law doctorate on June 5, 1947, its citation called him “a soldier and statesman whose character and ability brook only one comparison in the history of this country.” But Marshall — the former Army chief of staff during World War II and then arguably the country’s most admired public servant — had something else in mind as he received applause from a crowd of 15,000 in Harvard Yard: pitching a multibillion-dollar aid plan for the broken European continent. Seventy-five years later, as Russia’s war against Ukraine retests the historic bond between Western Europe and the United States, the legacy of the Marshall Plan has gained renewed relevance — as has the need to understand the frequently miscast initiative. “The Marshall Plan has become a favorite analogy for policymakers,” said Harvard political scientist Graham T. Allison, “yet few know much about it.” One reason for the confusion was the anodyne nature of Marshall’s speech itself. “It is logical that the United States do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world,” Marshall told his receptive, if somewhat puzzled, audience that day, “without which there can be no political stability and no assured peace.” That was about as rousing — or as specific — as his short address got. There was no mention of the Soviet Union, against whose influence the plan was directed. “Any government which maneuvers to block the recovery of other countries cannot expect help from us,” he said. That was it. Marshall’s speech was vaguely worded for two reasons, said Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of “The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War.” “First, Marshall wanted to put the burden on the European countries themselves to come up with an integrated recovery plan. Also, Marshall wanted to avoid the impression that he was trying to divide Europe.” The Soviet Union was nominally welcome to join too. “Moscow was carefully not excluded,” said Steil, but behind the scenes it “was prodded to exclude itself.” European leaders certainly got the message. Within hours of Marshall’s speech, the British and French foreign ministers were conferring about how much aid they needed to regain their “economic health” and in what form. This collaboration — and the economic ties that bound the 16 nations that ultimately received U.S. loans, grants or commodities over the four-year plan — laid the groundwork for European integration. Marshall has recently come under criticism from revisionist historians for claiming principal authorship of the plan. But Marshall never denied that the European Recovery Plan — the policy’s official name, which he always used — was the work of many hands. The plan’s true godfather, according to Steil, was Marshall’s boss, President Harry S. Truman. Truman laid the ideological groundwork for it in a March 1947 speech in which he asked Congress to provide financial support for the Greek government against a Communist insurgency. Articulating what would become known as the Truman Doctrine, the president argued that the United States was “compelled to assist free people in their struggles against totalitarianism” lest its “spread undermine the foundations of international peace and hence the security of the United States.” Truman’s belief that the Soviets would meddle in Greece turned out to be wrong. But when Marshall led a delegation to Moscow the following month, he came away convinced that the Kremlin had little interest in aiding Europe, which was in social and economic turmoil and had just struggled through the “hunger winter” of 1946-47. “The patient is sick,” Marshall said in a nationally broadcast radio address upon his return from Russia, “while the doctors debate the cure.” Something had to be done to help Europe and fend off Moscow’s efforts at expanding Communism. Piecemeal aid of the sort that Congress had just granted Greece would no longer do. Marshall enlisted the big thinkers on the State Department planning staff, led by George Kennan, known as the author of the “containment” policy for deterring the USSR. The result was the Marshall Plan — a moniker Truman fostered “because I wanted General Marshall to get full credit for his brilliant contribution to the measure he helped formulate,” the president said in his memoir. Marshall led a furious campaign to pass the plan, crisscrossing the country giving pep talks and interviews. “I worked on that as if I was running for the Senate or the presidency,” he later said. On Nov. 11, 1947, Marshall made an impassioned case for the plan before a joint session of the House and Senate foreign affairs committees. Now his words were anything but anodyne. “We must not permit the free community of Europe to be extinguished,” he said. “Should this occur, it would be a tragedy for the world.” Nor was there any need to mince words about Moscow. After briefly flirting with the idea of cooperating, Joseph Stalin had made clear his opposition to the plan, forcing Europe’s Communist bloc to reject it. “It is now clear that only one power, the Soviet Union, does not for its own reasons share” the goal of restoring Europe, Marshall said. The Cold War, a phrase that had just come into use that fall, was on. And so was America’s first line of defense: the Marshall Plan. Seven months later, Congress enacted the Economic Cooperation Act, providing $17 billion ($160 billion today) in loans and grants to the 16 participating countries. Did it work? Economically, it’s not clear: The plan’s own accounting showed that the aid to the recipient countries accounted for just about 3 percent of their combined national income between 1948 and 1951. “The importance of the Plan to Europe’s recovery remains a one of contention amongst historians,” said Fredrik Logevall, a Harvard historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Embers of War: The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America’s Vietnam.” But there is little doubt of its success in fortifying European unity and democracy. “It strengthened Western Europeans’ belief in democracy and capitalism and tied the region more firmly in a U.S.-led economic union and later a military alliance,” Logevall said. “Moreover, it helped to undermine Soviet influence in Europe.” Logevall added, “It served America’s strategic purposes, but it was also charitable to a degree seldom seen in international politics.” “It is impossible to imagine the E.U. or NATO without the Marshall Plan,” Steil said. However, the plan’s political and moral legacy was undermined by the Donald Trump administration’s derisive treatment of the U.S.-European alliance, Steil said. And now it’s being tested again by Vladimir Putin’s Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. Amid that fight, Marshall’s successor, current Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is invoking the Marshall Plan in an effort to maintain the transatlantic unity that has bound the United States and its European allies for three-quarters of a century. In June, on the anniversary of Marshall’s Harvard speech, Blinken tweeted that in 1947, “European nations rallied to the call to come together, united in purpose, contributing to the revival of Europe. Answering the call together, we can once again prevail, just as the U.S. and Europe did together 75 years ago.”

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Why Google Is Shutting Down Stadia And Refunding Gamers – MUO – MakeUseOf https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/why-google-is-shutting-down-stadia-and-refunding-gamers-muo-makeuseof/ The gaming industry has become a graveyard for many big tech companies who venture into it with big dreams of success only to suffer the nightmare of radical failure. The latest victim is Google, which will shut down its Stadia cloud gaming service and refund players. Here’s why. Google Stadia Is Shutting Down According to a post on The Keyword, Stadia will shut down for good on January 18, 2023, and refund all gamers (refund details to be announced later): A few years ago, we …launched a consumer gaming service, Stadia. And while Stadia’s approach to streaming games for consumers was built on a strong technology foundation, it hasn’t gained the traction with users that we expected so we’ve made the difficult decision to begin winding down our Stadia streaming service. The Stadia platform and game servers will remain online until January 18, 2023: Players will continue to have access to their games library and play through January 18, 2023 so they can complete final play sessions. We will be refunding all Stadia hardware purchases made through the Google Store, and all game and add-on content purchases made through the Stadia store. We expect to have the majority of refunds completed by mid-January, 2023. In addition, Google has disabled all in-game commercial transactions. However, most games will continue to play as normal. Gamers will not have to return the refunded hardware, so this is a total loss for Google. Stadia Pro subscriptions are not eligible for refund, but gamers will not have to pay any further charges. Why Is Google Killing Stadia? Although there are several reasons why cloud gaming shouldn’t become mainstream, there are specific reasons why Stadia failed. 1. Stadia’s Disastrous Launch Google launched and marketed Stadia without key features such as family sharing, wireless controller support on phones or PC, Buddy Pass, and Crowd Play. In other words, Stadia launched without the ability to play against or collaborate with family and friends. First impressions are everything, especially in the gaming community. Once word got around that Stadia was launching without these key features, gamers did not sign up. 2. Internet Drawbacks Stadia required gamers to have an internet connection of minimum 35 Mbps to get 4K resolution and 60FPS, or 10 Mbps for 720p and 60FPS. While it is true that this level of internet connection is accessible to many people, the harsh reality is that many gamers are not exactly swimming in money. For many, data caps on internet access forbid unlimited streaming (cloud gaming soaks up a lot of data per hour). An Android gamer on a budget has a host of Android games that don’t need internet at all, which should have given the Stadia crew something to think about. Secondly, if your internet connection is unreliable, your gaming experience is unreliable. And if your device doesn’t support 4K, then how good your game looks and feels is accordingly limited. All in all, these drawbacks made Stadia uncompetitive versus consoles and devices which host games locally at high resolution, thereby severely limiting mass adoption. 3. Weak Games Library Stadia launched without strong exclusive titles. The situation was made worse when Google shut down Stadia’s in-house first-party development studio and lost its top game development executives. Stadia wound up relying on developers of third-party titles which no one really cared that much about, and it continued to have a weak library throughout its short lifespan. Blockbuster titles like Minecraft and Fortnite were not interested in Stadia as they were already available elsewhere. As a result, few gamers were attracted to Stadia. 4. Costs Stadia charged gamers a subscription fee of $9.99/month, or $99.99/year, and then on top of that gamers had to purchase games at full price. This didn’t make any sense for gamers, who would rather pay full price for a game they will own forever on their console or PC. In addition to this, streaming services such as PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass offer much better value for money over Stadia, in addition to their much better-developed ecosystems. As the BBC notes: What works for Xbox and PlayStation is difficult to replicate when their customers have already shelled out on consoles and subscriptions – and the firms behind them, Microsoft and Sony, have lucrative deals in place with the world’s biggest games publishers. Stadia Never Stood a Chance According to Business Insider (content behind paywall), Google Stadia had only around 750,000 monthly active users in 2020, reportedly missing Google’s target of 1 million monthly active users. This is truly poor when you compare it against rivals such as Xbox Live (Statista) and PlayStation Network (Statista), whose monthly active users had hit or surpassed the 100 million mark by that time. Google, which is known for ruthlessly killing unsuccessful products, must have given up on catching up any time soon and pulled the plug. Stadia never stood a chance. Google’s Failure Won’t Stop Others Google’s failure will not deter others from trying. There’s just too much money to be made from gaming. The latest big tech entrant is Netflix which has established its own gaming studio in Finland. Will Netflix avoid the gaming graveyard that has claimed many of its big tech counterparts and find lasting success? Only time will tell.

Texas High School Football Scores For Friday, Oct. 7 – KXAN.com https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/texas-high-school-football-scores-for-friday-oct-7-kxan-com/ AUSTIN (KXAN) — A showdown for the 6A-District 26 lead is brewing. Westlake ran away with a 66-17 win over Anderson and Dripping Springs thumped Akins 67-6 on Friday, and the two juggernauts meet next week to see who has the inside track to the district title. MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newsletters Georgetown picked up a big win 70-16over Leander and Cedar Ridge topped Stony Point 44-20. Liberty Hill won a wild one over SA Veterans Memorial 56-49 and Wimberley blew out Jarrell 73-14. Check out the rest of the scores from around Texas below: Scores from around Central Texas A&M Consolidated 41, Hendrickson 0 Bastrop 54, Cedar Creek 14 Belton 43, Rouse 20 Boerne Geneva 42, Brentwood 7 New Braunfels Canyon 44, Hays 41 Canyon Lake 42, Marble Falls 7 Cedar Ridge 44, Stony Point 20 College Station 17, Cedar Park 0 Dripping Springs 67, Akins 6 Elgin 28, Killeen Chaparral 13 Fredericksburg 36, SA Memorial 0 Georgetown 70, Leander 16 Glenn 31, East View 21 Hill Country 62, Gainesville State School 13 Harker Heights 42, Hutto 24 Lampasas 24, Burnet 7 LBJ 89, LASA 0 Lexington 61, Florence 0 Liberty Hill 56, SA Veterans Memorial 49 Llano 21, Universal City Randolph 14 Luling 47, Ingram Moore 13 Marble Falls Faith 54, Waco Live Oak Classical 36 McCallum 28, Northeast 0 McDade 59, Nueces Canyon 39 Navarro 42, Lago Vista 21 Round Rock 17, Manor 7 Regents 38, Brownsville St. Joseph 28 SA Davenport 32, Taylor 29 San Marcos 28, Schertz Clemens 24 San Saba 35, De Leon 21 Smithson Valley 48, Lehman 0 Smithville 14, La Grange 10 Austin TSD 58, Waco Vanguard 13 Weiss 51, Copperas Cove 20 Westlake 66, Anderson 17 Wimberley 73, Jarrell 14 Vandegrift 57, McNeil 0 Vista Ridge 27, Westwood 16 Scores from around Texas compiled by the Associated Press CLASS 6A Abilene 45, Amarillo Caprock 0 Amarillo Tascosa 21, Lubbock Monterey 10 Byron Nelson 65, Haltom 7 Conroe Oak Ridge 50, Grand Oaks 7 Coppell 38, Lewisville Marcus 14 Cypress Springs 41, Cypress Lakes 7 Cypress Woods 17, Houston Langham Creek 16 De Soto 56, Mansfield Legacy 7 Duncanville 24, Waxahachie 7 Houston Clear Lake 17, Clear Brook 13 Houston Memorial 51, Houston Spring Woods 0 Humble Atascocita 38, Beaumont United 0 Justin Northwest 70, Saginaw 0 Katy Morton Ranch 45, Katy Taylor 31 Killeen Ellison 47, Cleburne 17 Lewisville 15, Plano West 14 Lewisville Flower Mound 48, Plano East 31 Mansfield 31, Cedar Hill 13 Odessa Permian 38, Odessa 7 Pearland 40, Alvin 7 Plano 28, Lewisville Hebron 13 SA Northside Brandeis 21, SA Churchill 10 SA Northside Brennan 33, SA Northside Warren 30 SA Reagan 52, SA Madison 10 SA South San Antonio 40, Eagle Pass Winn 17 San Angelo Central 28, Midland 25 Weslaco East 22, Brownsville Memorial 21 Wylie 30, Garland Rowlett 10 CLASS 5A Abilene Wylie 38, Plainview 14 Aledo 68, FW South Hills 0 Burleson Centennial 23, Denton Ryan 16 Canyon Randall 17, Dumas 13 Carrollton Smith 72, Dallas Sunset 14 Castroville Medina Valley 35, Laredo Nixon 14 CC Flour Bluff 54, Edcouch-Elsa 14 CC Miller 42, CC King 0 Colleyville Heritage 42, FW Southwest 0 Dallas South Oak Cliff 56, Dallas Kimball 0 Dayton 49, Galena Park 0 EP El Dorado 51, EP Coronado 31 Frisco Heritage 13, Sherman 6 Frisco Independence 28, Carrollton Creekview 0 Frisco Lone Star 42, Frisco Centennial 0 Grapevine 70, FW Polytechnic 0 Lubbock Cooper 38, Amarillo 21 Magnolia West 26, Magnolia 21 Midlothian 56, Granbury 7 N. Richland Hills Birdville 42, Dallas Molina 0 New Caney 50, Conroe 28 Port Arthur Memorial 54, La Porte 34 Port Neches-Groves 56, Fort Bend Willowridge 13 SA Brackenridge 20, SA Edison 16 SA Lanier 8, SA Houston 7 SA Southside 27, Laredo Cigarroa 7 Santa Fe 41, Nederland 18 Tomball 62, Waller 13 Wichita Falls 42, Mineral Wells 18 Willis 49, The Woodlands College Park 24 Wylie East 41, South Garland 7 CLASS 4A Andrews 33, San Angelo Lake View 0 Anna 40, Mabank 0 Argyle 30, Lake Dallas 14 Beeville Jones 24, Floresville 17 Bellville 48, Brookshire Royal 3 Boerne 62, Uvalde 7 Brownwood 41, Big Spring 10 Dalhart 28, Amarillo River Road 26 Decatur 55, Burkburnett 21 El Campo 37, Bay City 27 Glen Rose 69, Venus 0 Houston Washington 61, Houston North Forest 0 La Vernia 35, Port Lavaca Calhoun 14 Lake Worth 10, Kennedale 3 Midland Greenwood 35, Snyder 13 Monahans 49, Pecos 10 Navasota 41, Needville 14 Pampa 53, Hereford 20 Perryton 28, Levelland 10 Salado 33, Robinson 24 Vernon 35, Clyde 21 Waco Connally 35, Gatesville 6 CLASS 3A Abernathy 20, Idalou 3 Anahuac 30, Kirbyville 0 Anson 35, Winters 0 Bangs 40, Goldthwaite 0 Brady 49, San Angelo Texas Leadership 0 Breckenridge 42, Iowa Park 0 Bushland 34, Muleshoe 0 Canadian 62, Childress 28 Comanche 45, Millsap 28 Cotulla 19, Crystal City 8 Crane 14, Alpine 0 Daingerfield 73, New Diana 6 De Kalb 39, Omaha Pewitt 27 Early 36, Ballinger 0 Friona 13, Tulia 7 Groesbeck 34, Kemp 0 Hooks 41, Paris Chisum 7 Lubbock Roosevelt 39, Stanton 14 Merkel 51, Dublin 25 Newton 34, Hemphill 0 Odem 49, Monte Alto 6 Orangefield 46, Cleveland Tarkington 0 Paradise 33, Boyd 12 Pattonville Prairiland 28, Redwater 16 Sonora 38, Ozona 6 Spearman 47, Dimmitt 0 Stockdale 56, Junction 6 Tolar 16, Coleman 6 Vanderbilt Industrial 67, Aransas Pass 0 Wall 68, San Angelo Grape Creek 0 Waskom 54, Queen City 19 Woodville 18, Coldspring-Oakhurst 8 CLASS 2A Albany 49, Miles 18 Axtell 35, Rio Vista 20 Centerville 48, Saratoga West Hardin 14 Chilton 41, Bremond 30 Christoval 37, Anthony 6 Clarendon 47, Wheeler 0 Crawford 33, Marlin 20 Deweyville 40, Evadale 30 Falls City 48, Yorktown 20 Floydada 37, Sundown 34 Gruver 28, Booker 14 Hawley 61, Colorado City 7 Hull-Daisetta 44, Sabine Pass 7 Iraan 10, Water Valley 8 Joaquin 48, Grapeland 8 Lovelady 68, Colmesneil 12 Mart 56, Frost 0 Memphis 26, Quanah 14 Menard 64, Robert Lee 38 Panhandle 82, Amarillo Highland Park 6 Plains 22, Morton 2 Ralls 27, Bovina 20 Refugio 60, Skidmore-Tynan 0 Riesel 51, Valley Mills 44 Roscoe 28, Cross Plains 6 Sabinal 41, La Pryor 12 Sanford-Fritch 28, Stinnett West Texas 26 Stratford 40, Farwell 7 Wellington 36, Shamrock 0 Woodsboro 40, Benavides 14 CLASS 1A Avalon 50, Campbell 0 Blackwell 48, Paint Rock 0 Brackett 30, D’Hanis 27 Bryson 48, Lingleville 46 Calvert 50, Killeen Memorial Christian 8 Coolidge 54, Gholson 8 Crowell 61, Harrold 0 Follett 46, Claude 0 Gilmer Union Hill 70, Bowie Gold-Burg 18 Gordon 60, Gorman 14 Happy 58, McLean 6 Ira 70, Rotan 24 Jonesboro 57, Lometa 8 Knox City 65, Forestburg 0 Kress 56, Anton 0 Laird Hill Leverett’s Chapel 54, Apple Springs 6 Lamesa Klondike 60, Southland 12 Matador Motley County 70, Guthrie 16 May 60, Evant 0 Milford 56, Three Way 0 Morgan 107, Iredell 82 Nazareth 53, Miami 8 New Home 42, Seagraves 7 Oglesby 66, Bronte 20 Petersburg 60, Lorenzo 15 Rankin 56, Ackerly Sands 8 Rochelle 64, Lohn 0 Ropesville Ropes 35, Smyer 24 Saint Jo 53, Bynum 8 Sidney 56, Mullin 8 Silverton 63, Lefors 13 Spur 79, Wellman-Union 12 Turkey Valley 58, White Deer 13 Veribest 41, Eden 21 Whitharral 54, Hart 8 Zephyr 64, Gustine 14 PRIVATE SCHOOLS Bellaire Episcopal 35, Houston St. John’s 0 Bullard Brook Hill 54, Dallas Shelton 0 Dallas Christian 47, Dallas Covenant 7 Dallas Lutheran 46, McKinney Cornerstone Christian Academy 0 Dallas Parish Episcopal 44, Dallas Bishop Lynch 0 Houston Kinkaid 49, Dallas St. Mark 14 Irving Cistercian 38, Arlington Oakridge 9 John Cooper 36, FW Country Day 14 Pasadena First Baptist 69, Houston Westbury Christian 12 SA Holy Cross 41, Shiner St. Paul 7 OTHER Alvin Shadow Creek 62, Alief Elsik 7 Big Sandy Harmony (Gilmer) 34, Elysian Fields 14 Brentwood Academy, Tenn. 47, SA Cornerstone 7 Bulverde Gloria Deo 54, SA Winston 8 Conroe Covenant def. St. Francis Episcopal Day, forfeit Emerson 40, Frisco Memorial 30 Fort Worth THESA 64, Melissa CHANT 18 FW Covenant Classical 58, Midland Trinity 8 Lake Belton 43, Killeen 13 Longview Heritage 45, Longview Trinity 0 Loop def. Welch Dawson, forfeit Lubbock Kingdom Prep 52, Amarillo PCHEA 0 Lubbock Trinity 48, Colleyville Covenant 0 McCamey def. TLC Midland, forfeit Oakwood def. Tyler Kings Academy , forfeit Throckmorton def. Lueders-Avoca, forfeit Weatherford Christian 47, Lubbock Christian 28

Travel Insurance Covered My $660 Bill When A Flight Was Canceled – Business Insider https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/travel-insurance-covered-my-660-bill-when-a-flight-was-canceled-business-insider/ Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. My family was traveling back to Milan from Paris this summer when our flight was abruptly canceled. I remembered I had trip delay benefits through my Chase Sapphire Reserve card, so we stayed nearby. It took some effort, but I was able to get the whole $660 bill covered by my card. Get a free travel insurance quote with SquareMouth Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. Anyone who has flown this year has undoubtedly witnessed or experienced the general state of disarray that has overcome both airlines and airports around the world. The notorious problems have included security lines out the door, canceled flights, and checked bags that seem to disappear into a cosmic black hole.  When these issues affect your travel plans, the result can be hundreds of dollars of unexpected costs. But as my experience shows, a travel insurance policy can make you whole again.  Stranded in Paris Paris isn’t an inexpensive city, but we had an affordable plan to take a side trip there while visiting Italy this summer. In fact, my family of five was able to purchase roundtrip tickets from Milan to Paris on European discount carrier easyJet for 357 euros (just slightly more in USD). That’s just 71 euros each, an incredible bargain.  The flight to Paris was uneventful, but our flight back to Milan was abruptly canceled, just before boarding. We were told the reason was crew availability and that we were able to use their mobile app to quickly rebook our 7 PM flight to a flight at 6 AM the next day.  However, easyJet staff were unable to provide us any assistance in getting a hotel. On my own, I found a nearby Hyatt where I could use my rewards points to stay. But on our way to the hotel shuttle bus, we noticed a Sheraton hotel in the terminal, with a nice restaurant. That was about the time I realized that I had purchased these tickets on my Chase Sapphire Reserve, which included trip delay insurance as a cardholder benefit.  After confirming availability of two rooms at the Sheraton, we made the decision to stay there to remain closer to the airport and seek reimbursement later. And since meals were also covered by my card’s trip delay benefit, we treated ourselves to one final French dinner.  Claiming the travel insurance benefit took months Our Paris side trip occurred in mid-June, but not wanting to deal with the paperwork during our vacation, I waited until early July to collect the documentation and file my claim. I filed the claim on July 5 at the website eclaimsonline.com, submitting all the documentation I had including my receipts for the purchase of the flight, along with the hotel and meal expenses incurred.  And while the site promised that documentation would be reviewed within five days, there was also a warning that it is “currently experiencing longer than normal claim processing times.” This warning still appears in October, so someone might want to reassess their definition of “normal.”  I was notified on July 18 that they needed additional documentation, including the nature of the cancellation and the relationship of the passengers to me, the cardholder.  I replied stating that the passengers were my wife and three children, and that the cancellation was due to crew availability. On August 17, I received a reply saying in part, “We attempted to verify that there was a Common Carrier delay, and its cause, on your behalf. However, our search was unsuccessful. Please provide a copy of the Common Carrier’s statement of delay.”  I then made several calls to easyJet, and realized why the benefits administrator was unable to obtain a statement. I spoke to several people at easyJet, but none would send me an email statement while I was speaking with them. I only received unfulfilled promises that I would receive a statement in two to three days. But two weeks later, on August 26, I was surprised to receive an email from easyJet stating that our flight had been “canceled due to crew issues.” After forwarding this statement to the benefits administrator, my claim was ultimately approved. A check for the cost of our two hotel rooms and one dinner, $661.27, was issued on September 9 and mailed to my house. I received it and deposited it on September 20, exactly three months after our flight was canceled.  Insider’s Featured Credit Cards for Travel Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Earn 5X miles on hotels and rental cars booked through Capital One Travel. Earn unlimited 2X miles on every purchase. 75,000 miles after spending $4,000 on purchases within 3 months from account opening Earn 5x points on all travel purchased through Chase Ultimate Rewards. Earn 3x points on dining, including eligible delivery services, takeout, and dining out. Earn 3x points on select streaming services. Earn 3x points on online grocery purchases (excluding Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs). Earn 2x points on other travel. Earn 1x point per dollar on everything else. 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening Lessons learned The trip delay insurance offered by cards such as the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve are valuable benefits. Not only did it cover the cost of our hotel rooms and meals when our flight was canceled, but knowing we had this benefit allowed us to choose more convenient accommodations and enjoy a nicer meal than we might have if we weren’t going to be reimbursed.  However, you have to be persistent in claiming these benefits. I had to submit receipts for the purchase of the flight, the expenses incurred, and copies of the credit card statements for both. But the most difficult part was prying a statement out of the airline itself. Once I received the statement, though, it seemed to be the key to ultimately getting reimbursed, three months after the flight  cancellation.  The effort was well worth the $661 benefit I received, and I’m sure my next travel insurance claim will be a bit easier now that I know all the documentation that’s required.  Jason Steele is a journalist who has specialized in covering credit cards, award travel, and other areas of personal finance since 2008. As one of the nation’s leading experts in the credit card industry, Jason is a Senior Points and Miles contributor to The Points Guy and writes for several other top outlets. Jason also produces CardCon, The Conference for Credit and Credit Card Media. Jason lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and three kids. Read more Read less

Openings And Closings: Business Happenings Around Region | Business News | Wfmz.com – 69News WFMZ-TV https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/openings-and-closings-business-happenings-around-region-business-news-wfmz-com-69news-wfmz-tv-3/ From new apartments being approved to restaurants reopening and ready to serve, here’s your weekly look at what’s happening with businesses in your neighborhood. THE 330 THRIFT: 1421 Center St., Bethlehem The new thrift store held its grand opening Wednesday. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday; closed Monday. Owner Michele Jurkowski carries men’s and women’s clothing, shoes, jewelry, handbags and accessories. She said buying second-hand items is good for the environment and saves people money. Even though she sells used items, some are like new and still have store tags on them. *** ARTSQUEST: Between Second and Third streets, South Bethlehem Bethlehem City Council approved a “certificate of appropriateness” for ArtsQuest’s new cultural center this week.  The new five-story building will take the place of the Banana Factory, and cover 73,458 square feet. The $22.1 million project required a certificate, known as a COA, because it is in a historic district. Get the full story. *** BOYD THEATER SITE: 30 W. Broad St., Bethlehem Developer Plamen “Rocco” Ayvazov and Don Wenner of DLP Capital broke ground this week on their $55 million development at the site of the old Boyd Theater.  Their six-story building will contain more than 200 apartments, 10 Airbnb rooms and amenities for residents. There will be two storefronts, and the plan is to complete the development in 18 months. Read more. *** MUSSEL POLYMERS: Ben Franklin Technology Center, 116 Research Drive, Bethlehem The company that uses a synthetic version of a substance from shellfish said this week that it may be able to help ease dental pain. Mussel Polymers, named for the creature that can adhere to wet surfaces, said its proprietary poly (catechol-styrene) molecule can help calcium phosphate bond to teeth, easing pain.  Mussel Polymers said it is in talks with dental companies about bringing the technology to the market. Find out more. *** ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES: 2685 Opus Way, Bethlehem Township The maker of medical diagnostic kits showed off its “factory of the future” this week. The 139,000-square-foot building off Brodhead Road will, when at full operation, have the capacity to produce more than 100 million tests annually. OraSure, based in Bethlehem, makes the InteliSwab home COVID-19 test and the OraQuick home test for HIV.  During an opening ceremony, OraSure Chief Executive Officer Carrie Eglinton Manner said home testing for illness will gain in popularity. Get the full story. *** PROLOGIS INC.: Developer for 7201 Hamilton Blvd., Upper Macungie Township The warehouse giant got bigger this week as Prologis completed its acquisition of Duke Realty Corp.  Air Products and Chemicals Inc. chose Prologis earlier this year to develop part of its former headquarters. Prologis plans to put three warehouses covering 2.61 million square feet total at the Upper Macungie site. Read more. *** FASTBRIDGE FIBER: 15 N. 6th St., Reading The fiber-optic company said it has started building a network that will serve Berks County customers with high-speed Internet.  Work has begun in Spring and Lower Heidelberg townships. FastBridge’s website will show when service is available in the county. Find out more. *** ORRSTOWN FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.: 77 E. King St., Shippensburg The parent company of Orrstown Bank will close five locations in Franklin, Lancaster and Cumberland counties.  Orrstown operates in Pennsylvania, including in Berks County, and in Maryland. Orrstown Bank has closed or announced plans to close 16 branches or 43% of its network since the end of 2019. Get the full story. *** STITCH FIX: Mohnton Mills, Shillington and Mohnton Stitch Fix is closing two Berks County sewing businesses and cutting 56 jobs by the end of this year. San Francisco-based Stitch Fix is trying to become profitable after losing $96 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The online fashion retailer bought the Berks operations in 2017. Employees will receive severance pay, extended health benefits and assistance in finding new jobs. Read more. *** WELLS FARGO: 26 S. Fourth St., Hamburg The South Fourth Street branch closed Sept. 21 as part of the industry move toward digital banking. Hamburg customers can find a Wells Fargo branch 12 miles away at Fairgrounds Square in Muhlenberg Township. Find out more. *** LASTICK FURNITURE & FLOOR COVERING: 269 E. High St., Pottstown The furniture store will be closing after almost 50 years of serving customers throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. Owners Jerry Lastick and Marsha Petnick, his sister, said they plan to retire. Their parents, Eli and Sonia Lastick, founded the business with Jerry in 1973, and Marsha and her husband Martin joined them in 1979. A liquidation sale started Thursday. Get the full story. *** WELLS FARGO: 400 Old York Road, Jenkintown The bank branch closed Sept. 21 as part of a national trend toward closing offices and adding digital-banking services.  Customers of the former Jenkintown branch will find a Wells Fargo office a mile away in Abington. *** JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS: 378 Pottsville Saint Clair Highway, East Norwegian Township The New Jersey-based submarine-sandwich chain held a grand opening Wednesday. Jersey Mike’s, founded in 1956, now has more than 2,000 locations operating or under development. The chain says it serves “A Sub Above” because of its fresh ingredients and sauce, which is a mixture of red wine vinegar and olive oil. Read more. ***

Budget 2023: Health Ministry Allocation To Be Used Among Others To Upgrade Govt, Rural Clinics, Says PM – The Star Online https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/budget-2023-health-ministry-allocation-to-be-used-among-others-to-upgrade-govt-rural-clinics-says-pm-the-star-online/ JEMPOL: The RM36.1bil record budget allocated to the Health Ministry will among others be used to upgrade government health facilities and rural clinics, some of which were built more than half a century ago, says the Prime Minister. Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the allocation was necessary to ensure the people will continue to get the best healthcare services possible. “Some of these facilities including in Sabah and Sarawak are made out of wood and in bad shape and need to be upgraded. “That is why we have decided to give the ministry a higher budget so this can be done,” he said at the Jelajah Aspirasi Keluarga Malaysia. Also present was Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Ismail Sabri said similarly, a higher budget was also given to the Higher Education and Education ministries. He said there were schools that were also in need of dire repairs throughout the country. “We also want to ensure needy undergrads at institutes of higher learning have tablets and allowances so that they can focus on their studies,” he said. Earlier, Khairy thanked Ismail Sabri for the allocation, adding that this would motivate ministry staff to work even harder. “We can now also focus more on educating Malaysians on healthy living so we can bring down non-communicable disease cases (NCDs). “This is important because once we are out of Covid-19, we do not want to get caught in the NCD trap,” he said. Citing an example, he said of the 5,904 people who underwent medical screening at government health facilities in Negri Sembilan as of Oct 6 this year, 52% were confirmed to be suffering from NCDs. Another 43% were in the high-risk group for leading unhealthy lifestyles such as smoking, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. Khairy said he has been getting many messages from doctors, nurses and other ministry staff who expressed their happiness on the higher budget. “This is also a recognition of the sacrifices made by ministry staff, including those who have passed on due to Covid19,” he added.

What Channel Is Texas Vs. Oklahoma On Today? Time, TV Schedule For Red River Showdown – Sporting News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/what-channel-is-texas-vs-oklahoma-on-today-time-tv-schedule-for-red-river-showdown-sporting-news/ Saturday’s Red River Showdown between Texas and Oklahoma will have tons of intrigue — for all the wrong reasons. Neither the Longhorns nor the Sooners will be ranked in this matchup, marking the first time in this series that has happened since 1998 in a 34-3 Texas win. That, of course, was before most of the players in Saturday’s game — if not all — were even born. How did these teams get to this point? It started with a Week 2 loss by Texas to top-ranked Alabama, a controversial game in which Quinn Ewers was knocked from the game for the final three quarters. Steve Sarkisian and Co. rebounded the following week, but lost a heartbreaker to Texas Tech, 37-34, in overtime. That said, the Sooners may be worse off than their burnt-orange counterparts, suffering back-to-back losses in shocking fashion (as if the defeats weren’t bad enough). The first of those came in Week 4, when Kansas State put up 41 points against the Sooners; the following week, Oklahoma gave up 55 points in a massive upset by TCU. That’s 96 points surrendered in two games — unconscionable for defensive coordinator-turned head coach Brent Venables. MORE: Watch Texas vs. Oklahoma live with fuboTV (free trial) The state of those two programs raises questions ahead of their scheduled move to the SEC in 2025, but for now the only thing that matters is the outcome of the game played at the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Texas has gotten serviceable play from backup Hudson Card in the last three-plus games, in which he has completed 70 of 102 passes (68.6 percent) for 899 yards and six touchdowns to one interception. But the question remains whether Ewers will return to play, and in arguably the Longhorns’ biggest game of the season thus far. Whoever handles quarterback for Texas on Saturday will go against the Sooners’ Dillon Gabriel, who has completed 63.9 percent of his passes for 1,215 yards and 11 touchdowns to zero interceptions (adding another two scores on the ground). Here’s how you can watch the Red River Showdown between Texas and Oklahoma on Saturday: What channel is Texas vs. Oklahoma on today? TV channel (national): Fox Live stream: Bally Sports app, fuboTV The Red River Showdown between Texas and Oklahoma will be broadcast nationally on Fox. Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will call the game from the booth as Jenny Taft reports from the sidelines. Cord-cutters can stream the action on the Bally Sports app and fuboTV, which offers a free trial. Texas vs. Oklahoma start time Date: Saturday, Oct. 8 Kickoff: Noon ET Texas vs. Oklahoma will kick off at noon ET from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. MORE: College football picks, predictions against the spread for Week 6 top 25 games Texas schedule 2022 Date Opponent Outcome Sept. 3 vs. Louisiana Monroe Texas 52, ULM 10 Sept. 10 vs. No. 1 Alabama Alabama 20, Texas 19 Sept. 17 vs. UTSA Texas 41, UTSA 20 Sept. 24 at Texas Tech* Texas Tech 37, Texas 34 Oct. 1 vs. West Virginia* Texas 38, WVU 20 Oct. 8 vs. Oklahoma* TBD Oct. 15 vs. Iowa State* TBD Oct. 22 at No. 7 Oklahoma State* TBD Oct. 29 Bye N/A Nov. 5 at No. 20 Kansas State* TBD Nov. 12 vs. No. 17 TCU* TBD Nov. 19 at No. 19 Kansas* TBD Nov. 25 vs. Baylor* TBD * Big 12 game Oklahoma schedule 2022 Date Opponent Outcome Sept. 3 vs. Utah State Oklahoma 45, UTEP 13 Sept. 10 vs. Kent State Oklahoma 33, Kent State 3 Sept. 17 at Nebraska Oklahoma 49, Nebraska 14 Sept. 24 vs. Kansas State* Kansas State 41, Oklahoma 34 Oct. 1 at TCU* TCU 55, Oklahoma 24 Oct. 8 vs. Texas* TBD Oct. 15 vs. No. 19 Kansas* TBD Oct. 22 Bye N/A Oct. 29 at Iowa State* TBD Nov. 5 vs. Baylor* TBD Nov. 12 at West Virginia* TBD Nov. 19 vs. No. 7 Oklahoma State* TBD Nov. 26 at Texas Tech* TBD * Big 12 game

$1,3B In Addition, Metaverse Has Just 38 Daily Active Users – Game News 24 – Game News 24 https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/13b-in-addition-metaverse-has-just-38-daily-active-users-game-news-24-game-news-24/ Decentraland, one of the most famous and popular metaverses, is actually a desert in which only a few regulars live on their own; the desert doesn’t have any active daily users. It has an estimated value of around $1.3 billion, which is mind-boggling, and indicates a different form of bubble or a slightly different application of the game (at least in the long run). Honestly, Decentraland isn’t the only company that piqued a user crisis. Even the best selling products have earned less than a billion dollars from advertising. According to DappRadar’s data base, a complete lack of interest has been paid to those gamers. It must be said that DappRadar data only includes those who make purchases in local cryptocurrencies as active users, so all who play the games world that do something else. But the general perception has not changed much, and these worlds are stagnant and rich with less expensive economies. But did you discover these metaverses interest the public? According to DappRadar, they completely not. Decentraland is in the top spot with 675 active users, while The Sandbox had 43,000 on the best day. According to Sam Hamilton, the creative director of Decentraland, this metaverse actually has 8000 people a day. This figure, too, includes those who pass on to play. It seems that the greatest interest in this game came in March last year, but now the number of players has fallen to the Level of Babylons Fall. The Metaverse that proved the most successful for users is the usual Axie Infinity – known for speculative exploiting labor from poor countries, which was exploited for a profit. DappRadar says that it has 22,000 users per day based on the increase in incentives offered for daily returns. These figures are still less than those that could play free-to-play games or even those that are popular on the rise, and therefore make the question more difficult to understand why the music market is very concerned about these products, and therefore it isn’t hard to play.

34 TikTok Products To Make Your Fall Even Cozier – HuffPost https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/34-tiktok-products-to-make-your-fall-even-cozier-huffpost/ Popular items from this list A plush blanket reviewers swear is the ultimate Barefoot Dreams dupe A rose gold rechargeable electric lighter A cult-favorite Carhartt beanie HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Prices and availability are subject to change. A teensy mini waffle maker Promising review: “Saw it on TikTok and had to get it! I love waffles but I don’t always remember to buy them so I love being able to make them super easily with this mini waffle maker. It’s so easy and convenient for me because I didn’t want anything that would take up too much time and space. It’s perfect. I also used the waffle recipe provided by Dash and its great!” — Ken A plug-in color-shifting mushroom light Check out a TikTok of the mushroom nightlight in action. Promising review: “I LOVE this night-light. It’s in my bathroom and is a lovely addition. It turns off the second the lights go on, which is nice because I don’t have to worry about accidentally leaving it on. Super cute and the little itty-bitty lighting element does a good job lighting, just enough so I don’t have to turn the main lights on in the middle of the night.” — 1Thand Amazon A plush blanket reviewers swear is the ultimate Barefoot Dreams dupe Promising review: “I saw this blanket on TikTok and I have to say I absolutely love it. I washed it several times now and it’s maintained its elasticity and softness after each wash. It’s warm enough but not too hot for a throw. Absolutely recommend this blanket!” — Amy Amazon A soft muslin throw blanket for lightweight, cozy warmth Check out a TikTok of the muslin blanket in action. Promising review: “This blanket is the most amazing thing ever! It is incredibly soft and lightweight. It is warm but not overwhelming. It looks great as a throw for decoration but so comfortable you have to use.” —Fairykisses A tiny milk frother that makes rich, creamy froths in seconds Promising review: “So I’ll admit I got this on a whim after a TikTok video, however I’m in love with this thing! It’s so much fun to use and you make your at home drinks feel so much more special. It’s easy to use and froths pretty quickly if you’re on the fence I’d say what are you waiting for buy it already!” — Denise A pair of lightweight legging-style joggers reviewers swear are Lululemon Align Jogger dupes Promising review: “These are literally the best leggings/joggers I have ever owned, and I plan to eventually buy every single color. I originally saw these on TikTok and heard they were like the Lululemon ones but cheaper. I’ve never owned Lululemon leggings, but if they feel anything like these, then I have clearly been missing out. These are soft and absolutely perfect. I love the pockets and jogger style and that they fit like leggings and can be worn to the gym or dressed up with a cute outfit. I need to buy every color of these before they’re gone!” — Courtney Emma Lord/BuzzFeed A cult-favorite secret popcorn salt Our family recently unearthed this because beloved To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before author Jenny Han mentioned that it was her secret to delicious popcorn, and it may have just wrecked me for other at-home popcorn for the rest of my life. It genuinely tastes just as salty and buttery and savory as fresh movie theater popcorn. I inhaled it so fast that every single one of my organs lit up in mild alarm. Promising review: “I am a person who will make myself sick eating buckets of popcorn (I have no self-control). This has by far been my favorite ‘TikTok made me buy’ item. My at-home popcorn is now my favorite thing to make and I don’t need to go the theater for popcorn. Very much worth the purchase and this will last me such a long time.” — S Martinez A forever classic Hanes sweatshirt TikTokers especially love for unexpected style combos Promising review: “I, a 16-year-old girl, got a medium to have an oversized fit. For the people who came here from TikTok: IT’S AWESOME. The material is so soft, and it’s a great price to put together that mini pleated skirt and collar outfit. I ordered the navy blue to see how it would fit first, and I’ll 100% be ordering other colors.” — abby Amazon A pair of warm wireless sleep headphones Promising review: “I saw these on TikTok and since I have so much trouble finding quality headphones I decided to try it. I’m very happy with the sound quality and comfort of these. I’m able to fall asleep to my music or podcast without having to limit myself to sleeping on my back or losing an ear bud in my bed in the middle of the night. It makes working out easier as well. The value is worth the quality. I would recommend.” — Thunder Muffin Emma Lord/BuzzFeed A rose gold rechargeable electric lighter Promising review: “Works like a charm. I saw this on a TikTok. Knew immediately that I needed it. I love candles and this is so much better than a match or lighter. It’s kept a charge for months. I use it several times a month.” — dwhite3012 A nonstick stove top griddle Check it a TikTok of the stovetop griddle in action. Promising review: “We’ve been using this griddle every single day. I absolutely love it. So far, the nonstick works just as well as the day we bought it (even after being washed in the dishwasher every single time). It seems to really distribute heat evenly, and I have never had anything stick or burn on it. Mostly we use it for cooking eggs in the morning. We had a big electric griddle but it was so bulky I wanted something I didn’t have to leave out on the counter all the time. This is quickly becoming my favorite pan, and I have been cooking other things on it lately like steaks, chicken and veggies too. Definitely a great buy.” — Rose Siders A set of three flameless flickering candles you can control with a remote Check out a TikTok of the flameless candles in action. Promising review: “I bought the gold glass candle set. It’s almost iridescent gold and looks very elegant. The flame actually moves back and forth. I have mine set to come on in the evening and go off after four hours. The remote allows you to control the brightness of the candle, set a timer for auto on and off, and you can control how bright you want the actual candle inside the glass. I love them and plan to buy the gray glass set for my bedroom. Buy them, you will love them!” — Tammy B. Amazon A bottle of Mike’s Hot Honey to instantly elevate every dish you make Promising review: “Saw someone try this in TikTok and knew I needed it. It’s so good and sweet and spicy. I love it on fried chicken and even pepperoni pizza. It’s delicious.” — Tricia A simply mesmerizing glass essential oil diffuser and humidifier Check out a TikTok of the diffuser in action. Promising reviews: “It’s beautiful!! Best oil diffuser I’ve ever had. Everyone is asking me where I got it at. Gives off a lot of mist, makes my whole room smell wonderful, and it’s a great conversation piece. Highly recommend it.” — Danielle Martinez An oversized turtleneck sweater dress Check out a TikTok of the turtleneck dress. Promising review: “Great quality! Thick and super stretchy. Color is exactly like the picture (I got the green), slightly longer in back. Exactly what I was looking for and better than I expected.” — Amazon customer A cult-favorite Carhartt beanie Promising review: “Saw this hat on TikTok and decided to place my order! It can get very cold where I live, especially during morning time when I’m walking my dog. I need to keep my ears warm! The material is so soft, and there are many color options.” — MHF Amazon A quilted puffer jacket perfect for that cold-but-not-quite-freezing part of the season Check out a TikTok of the puffer jacket. Reviewers say to size down! Promising review: “I wore this during a trip to NYC. Temps ranged from the mid 40s to mid 50s, and this kept me warm, was comfy, and was cute with all of my outfits. And the best part: It has ample pocket space, so I didn’t have to carry a clutch!” — Kandace An oversized houndstooth knitted sweater vest Check out a TikTok of the houndstooth sweater vest. Promising review: “Love this! Well worth the price! I paired it with a white turtleneck underneath, but the options are limitless here. Was surprised at the quality of this item. … It’s very soft and thick, which isn’t wasn’t what I expected at all. Would definitely, and might, buy again very soon!” — Amazon customer A ridiculously popular set of breathable, cooling bedsheets Sets come with a flat sheet, fitted sheet, and two pillowcases (with only one pillowcase included in the Twin size). Promising review: “These are the real deal!! I found them from a TikTok and my husband actually said after the first night, ‘Let’s just replace all of our sheets with these, they’re so comfortable!’ It’s a beautiful blue and white pattern. They wash well and breathe at night — I am always hot but these stayed cool. Definitely buying more!” — Julia Monroe A set of game-changing cooling “hotel” pillows Bonus: these are fully machine washable! Promising review: “After looking for pillows everywhere in stores and not being satisfied, I decided to trust a TikTok that I saw featuring these pillows and checked out the reviews here and saw the hype. Decided to trust this hype and order two of my own, and they are SERIOUSLY THE BEST PILLOWS EVER! Trust the reviews. Took two minutes to fluff up to use and both my fiancé and I are having the best sleeps now.” — Ellen Amazon A set of corduroy pillow covers so you can switch up the color accents on your bed Check out a TikTok of the corduroy pillow covers in action. Promising review: “Yesssssss!!! Soft, good quality material, beautiful color, fits perfectly and it was ‘assembled’ VERY easily. I ended up purchasing four more after my first order of two. FANTAST...

Here’s When Traders Can Expect Next Crypto Bull Run! – Coinpedia Fintech News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/heres-when-traders-can-expect-next-crypto-bull-run-coinpedia-fintech-news/ The Bitcoin market cycles display several unusual asymmetries. At the end of a bull market, investors tend to get overly optimistic, leading to a temporary parabolic price surge. When a bull market is nearing its end, rapid price growth poses a risk of bursting the speculative bubble, and it can be seen that the participants become greedy.   According to cryptoquant cryptoquant On-Chain Followers : 0 View profile CEO ki young ju ki young ju founder and ceo at cryptoquant Ki-Young Ju, the Founder, and CEO of CryptoQuant, a South Korean on-chain analytics platform, is a cryptocurrency newcomer. Ju worked as a software developer before founding CryptoQuant in 2019. Before that, he worked on a different type of analysis, focusing on business. Ju began to focus more on the cryptocurrency space, with CryptoQuant attempting to provide indications and tools for professional Bitcoin, Ether, and stable coin analysts and traders. EntrepreneurInvestorMarket Analyst Followers : 0 View profile , the next Bitcoin parabolic bull run could be sparked by the transfer of USDC held by TradFi institutions to exchanges. In his recent analysis, Ki Young Ju has just pointed out a new factor to watch out for to identify the next bitcoin org bitcoin org Event OrganiserTechnologyPayment solution Followers : 0 View profile (BTC) parabolic bull run. Read on! Young Ju’s 4 Signs: The expert tweeted that the bull run may begin if large amounts of the dollar-pegged stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) shall flood into the exchanges. The next #Bitcoin parabolic bull run might begin when massive $USDC flows into exchanges. For now, 94% of the USDC supply is outside exchanges, some of which are owned by TradFis like BlackRock, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, etc. They’ll move when they get orders from their clients. pic.twitter.com/Bqenvgugw1 — Ki Young Ju (@ki_young_ju) October 7, 2022 Ju cites statistics showing that, at present, 94% of USDC in circulation can’t be bought or sold on an exchange. Mainstream financial organizations like blackrock blackrock Fintech SolutionAdvisoryInvestment platform Followers : 0 View profile , Fidelity, and  goldman sachs goldman sachs Multinational Investment Bank Followers : 0 View profile , among others, hold the vast majority of this supply. The off-exchange tokens will be issued in the market when the clients of these institutions place orders for the USDC to be deployed, Ju added, possibly igniting the bull rally. Later, he elaborated that “crypto-native stablecoins” such as BUSD and USDT have been coming into exchanges, in contrast to the preferred USDC of institutional investors. Despite the bear market, the amount of Binance USD (BUSD) available on exchanges has increased noticeably. Currently, 70% of the available supply can be found on exchanges. This may be a sign that crypto locals are starting to save up some money. Tether (USDT), meanwhile, has 25% of its supply listed on exchanges.   The On-Chain Activity: What Does It Indicate? To wait out the market dip, investors have been stockpiling Bitcoin, according to the company’s CEO, who also observed that older Bitcoins now make up 74% of the total market cap. Another on-chain statistic that indicates high investor trust is Bitcoin’s hash rate. According to data from YCharts, the bitcoin hash rate—a measure of the amount of computer power devoted to safeguarding the network—has increased by almost 90% in the last year. The Bottom Line In any case, the two phases of the market cycle share a fundamental trait: identifying their respective apexes and minima is limited to retrospect. Since most investors expect either greater increases or falls when prices are at their extremes, they never appear clear when they are first forming. Was this writing helpful? Qadir AK Qadir Ak is the founder of Coinpedia. He has over a decade of experience writing about technology and has been covering the blockchain and cryptocurrency space since 2010. He has also interviewed a few prominent experts within the cryptocurrency space. Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Analysis | Understanding The Ups And Downs Of US-Saudi Relations – The Washington Post https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/analysis-understanding-the-ups-and-downs-of-us-saudi-relations-the-washington-post/ For more than seven decades, despite differences on human rights and the Arab-Israeli conflict, the US and Saudi Arabia maintained a close alliance based on an exchange of security for oil. Lately, that arrangement has been showing signs of stress. US President Joe Biden initially cooled relations over the 2018 murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents. He worked to patch things up in July, in order to cajole the world’s largest crude exporter to ramp up output and thus nudge global oil prices down. But an early October decision by Saudi-led OPEC to cut back on production has put the relationship on even rockier footing than before.  1. What’s the history of US-Saudi ties?  In 1945, US President Franklin Roosevelt and Saudi Arabia’s founder King Abdulaziz ibn Saud held a historic meeting aboard the USS Quincy in the Suez Canal. They disagreed vehemently about the future of what was then British Mandatory Palestine, with the American supporting Israel’s establishment in part of it and the king opposed to a Jewish state in the Middle East. They nevertheless laid the groundwork for a strategic arrangement whereby the US provided security guarantees to Saudi rulers in exchange for access to the kingdom’s vast oil reserves. Over the years the US complained, but not loudly, about the constraints on civil rights and the unequal treatment of women and minority Shiite Muslims in the kingdom. Ties occasionally veered off course. In 1973, Saudi Arabia led an Arab oil boycott of the US and other countries that supported Israel in that year’s Arab-Israeli war, contributing to a recession in the West. Still, the relationship endured. It was deepened by Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution, which overthrew a US-backed monarch in a country that rivals Saudi Arabia for regional dominance, and by Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, which borders Saudi Arabia.  2. Why did things sour between the US and Saudi Arabia?  The Sept. 11 attacks on the US, which were masterminded and mostly orchestrated by Saudi nationals, introduced a bitter note in 2001. More than that, a broader, structural change undermined the fundamentals of the relationship in recent years: The shale boom has made America the world’s largest producer of oil and thus less reliant on imports from the Middle East. At the same time, de facto Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has abandoned the kingdom’s usual, cautious foreign policy in favor of an assertiveness that’s made Saudi Arabia a vexing ally for the US. He launched a disruptive blockade of Qatar, which hosts the largest US military base in the region, and a devastating intervention in Yemen’s civil war. US intelligence assessed that he ordered the 2018 operation that ended with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, inside the country’s consulate in Istanbul. The crown prince has denied any involvement in the killing while accepting symbolic responsibility for it as the country’s unofficial ruler.   3. What did Biden do? Whereas US President Donald Trump had embraced Saudi Arabia, making it the first place he visited overseas after taking office in 2017, Biden took a different approach. During his campaign for the presidency, he vowed to make Saudi Arabia a global “pariah” over the murder of Khashoggi, who’d been a US citizen and Washington Post columnist. Biden didn’t actually go that far after taking office in 2021, but he did step back from the Saudis.  • He released a report blaming Prince Mohammed for Khashoggi’s killing. • Unlike Trump, who met and spoke directly with Prince Mohammed, Biden shunned him. The White House said it was more appropriate for the president to deal with his counterpart, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and relegated the crown prince, who is also the defense minister, to liaise with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. This was seen in the kingdom as insulting to the man who already effectively rules the country and will almost certainly become its next king. • Biden ended US support for Saudi Arabia’s offensive operations in Yemen, including related weapons transfers. The Saudi bombing campaign, aimed at dislodging Iran-backed Houthi rebels who took over Yemen’s capital and surrounding areas in 2014, has been widely criticized for disproportionately affecting civilians. Biden preserved assistance aimed at helping defend Saudi territory from Houthi attacks. 4. Why did Biden try to smooth things over? Russia’s war in Ukraine caused oil prices — and thus gasoline costs for US consumers — to spike, creating a risk that voters will punish Biden’s Democratic Party in congressional and state elections in November. So in July, the president swallowed his pride, flew to Saudi Arabia, and publicly met with Prince Mohammed in an effort to repair ties. The following month, Saudi Arabia responded with one of the smallest production hikes in OPEC’s six-decade history — just 100,000 barrels a day extra in September.  5. Why is OPEC cutting production now?  Officials from member countries defended the cuts as necessary to protect their own economies as well as the oil industry from the risk of a global economic slowdown. The Oct. 5 agreement among members of OPEC and its allies, including Russia, is to reduce collective output by 2 million barrels a day from November. Because many members already aren’t meeting their output targets, the actual oil supply will fall by only about half that amount. Still, it’s the biggest cut since 2020.   6. How has the US responded?  The Saudi decision infuriated Biden’s team. In response, the US planned to release an additional 10 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve in November to partially offset the reduction in OPEC’s output, and officials said they’d consider releasing more. White House officials threatened to consult with Congress on ways of reducing OPEC’s influence over oil prices. Members of Congress have called for a revival of a bill called the “No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act,” known as NOPEC, that would empower the US Department of Justice to file an antitrust lawsuit against OPEC. Other lawmakers have suggested curtailing arms shipments to the Saudis. Both of those options, however, risked escalating tensions with the kingdom with unknown consequences. More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com ©2022 Bloomberg L.P.

Technology Sector Sees Rise In Collaborative Employment – Khaleej Times https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/technology-sector-sees-rise-in-collaborative-employment-khaleej-times/ Techies are improving their prospects by upskilling for better paid jobs in future. Reuters By H. P. Ranina Published: Sat 8 Oct 2022, 4:19 PM Question: I read in the press that some well known IT companies are taking stern action against their employees who indulge in moonlighting and work for others after office hours. Is it legally possible to take action in such cases and would it not infringe upon a person’s personal rights? The debate over moonlighting especially in the IT sector has now reached the doors of the Government. The official view is that freelancing after office hours should not be done at the cost of contractual obligations. However, it is felt that the corporate sector should be ready for a new era of collaborative employment. Most young techies have confidence in themselves and want to monetise and create more value out of their own skills. According to the minister of the IT Ministry in India, the present generation believes in employee-entrepreneurships and therefore there is a structural shift in the mindsets and attitudes of the young tech workforce. According to him, any captive model will not succeed in this day and age. Several enlightened employers expect their employees to be entrepreneurial while serving them. In course of time there will be a community of product builders who will divide their time on multiple projects. Most young techies who go in for moonlighting do so not just for earning extra income but also to imbibe new skills when they work for others which they do not get to acquire in their full time job. By upskilling themselves, they improve their prospects for better paid jobs in future. Telephone privacy norms are violated as no legal action is being taken against the offenders. Is anything being done to remedy the situation and protect the interest of the public at large? Legislation is proposed to be introduced shortly in the Indian Parliament which would replace the 140-year old Indian Telegraphs Act. The proposed legislation is being drafted after taking into account the views of the public and Ministries of the Government. The objective is to secure the interest of the public. The feedback received so far emphasises the need for having penal provisions in case of violation of guidelines on the privacy of telecom users. Violators of the legislation will first be given an opportunity to take remedial measures and to refrain from offensive action in a time bound manner. This will allow rectification of genuine mistakes and minor violations. If there is failure to take remedial measures within the stipulated time period, penalties would be levied. The legislation will therefore have a carrot and stick approach to ensure that only repetitive violations are subjected to stiff penalties. The price of pharmaceutical products has been steadily rising not only in India but worldwide. Are measures being taken to alleviate the hardship on poorer sections of society? Steps are being taken to make essential pharmaceutical products and devices affordable. Several antibiotics, painkillers and therapeutic drugs which are used to treat chronic illnesses are to be included in the National List of Essential Medicines. Those products and devices listed in the NLEM can only be sold at prices which are fixed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. Those which are not in the list will be allowed a maximum annual price increase of ten percent. Medicines which are used for the treatment of diabetes and some critical vaccines are also to be included in the NLEM. The Ministry of Health is taking steps to ensure that medicines used for chronic illnesses are available in adequate quantities with assured quality. Manufacturers of these products will be required to fix the price using a formula prescribed by the Government. The ceiling price calculation will be based on the simple averaging of the market prices of different brands of medicines having a market share of atleast one percent. H. P. Ranina is a practicing lawyer, specialising in tax and exchange management laws of India. Views expressed are his own and do not reflect the newspaper’s policy.

10 Best Indie Games On PS5 (So Far), Ranked – Screen Rant https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/10-best-indie-games-on-ps5-so-far-ranked-screen-rant/ The likes of God of War: Ragnarök will undoubtedly enjoy the majority of the mainstream spotlight when it comes to gaming on PlayStation 5, but the new-gen console is also home to plenty of indie titles. Even without the massive financial backing of triple-A gaming endeavors, many of these smaller-scale games have a team of developers behind them more than capable of crafting memorable experiences. Perhaps, it’s that more intimate scope in the dev team that helps make indie games like this stand out as much as they do. From PlayStation console exclusives like Kena: Bridge of Spirits to Metroidvania titans like Hollow Knight and everything in between, there are plenty of exceptional indie games on PS5, whether natively or through backward compatibility. Kena: Bridge Of Spirits It’s always nice for the gaming space to get a small piece of refreshing originality to complement the year’s mammoth-sized franchise video game releases, and Ember Lab’s Kena: Bridge of Spirits achieved just that last year. It’s not a groundbreaking game in its genre, but it’s a strong endeavor in what it sets out to do in platforming, action, and puzzles — and especially so for the developer’s first-ever game. Kena follows the titular spirit guide who helps escort the spirits of the deceased from the physical world into the spiritual. The reception was overall warm to Kena: Bridge of Spirits, with the overall art direction and score being particular highlights. Stray With one of the easiest trophies in PS5 games, the PlayStation console exclusive Stray by developer BlueTwelve Studio is a recent example of one of the more charmingly inventive indie games. As the cover art suggests, players take on the role of a lost cat who finds itself in a mysterious city that’s inhabited by robots and mutant bacteria, with the goal being to return to the surface world. Stray is presented through a third-person perspective, where the game cleverly blends elements of platforming and puzzle-solving sequences to progress through the story. This unique premise and point-of-view helped make for some interesting creative decisions when it comes to level design. Tunic Tunic is another recent and critically praised indie game that draws inspiration from a couple of revered games to create its own identity. While it’s somewhat gone under the radar, Andrew Shouldice’s action-adventure game does well to combine aspects from The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls to make an experience that manages to stand firmly on its own two feet. Players play as an anthropomorphic fox traversing across a mysterious yet colorful world with a story behind it that’s uncovered through cryptic notebook entries. The gameplay combines Zelda-like adventurous tones, exploration, and backtracking through its locales, as well as intense combat that relies on well-timed dodges, blocks, and stamina management similar to Dark Souls​​​​. Death’s Door In another impressive indie-game success by publisher Devolver Digital, developer Acid Nerve did an excellent job with the isometric action-adventure Death’s Door. For fans looking for a modern-day take on the classic The Legend of Zelda formula from the franchise’s earlier days, Death’s Door is a worthwhile effort. The game follows the story of a crow working as a soul reaper for a bureaucratic-style reaping agency tasked with venturing into different doors to take the souls of the dead. However, the story gradually unravels into an enticing conspiracy behind the scenes. The gameplay is complemented by a vibrant and atmospheric world and a mesmerizing soundtrack, as players explore its environments in Zelda-like combat, puzzle-solving, and equipment progression. Celeste For those that want to indulge their nostalgia for the days of 8-bit platformers, Celeste is one of the most acclaimed modern options. Developed by Maddy Thorson and her team, Celeste features gameplay elements that any platforming fan could want, from appealing pixel art to a charming score and, of course, fast-paced and nail-biting gameplay. What’s even more impressive is the story, as that’s not something gamers flock to a platformer for. Celeste centers around Madeline as she climbs a fictionalized version of Mt. Celeste that serves as a nuanced metaphor for overcoming her inner demons and insecurities. It’s arguably one of the most emotionally rewarding stories one can find in a platforming video game. Cuphead Cuphead might be one of the most iconic modern indie games, as developer Studio MDHR put together an incredibly endearing and addictive gameplay loop and experience. Taking a page aesthetically from the cartoons of the 1920s and 30s — as well as the rise of the Jazz Age — Cuphead succeeds right out of the gate in being a visually striking and memorable game. It’s equally as strong of a showcase on the gameplay front, as its run-and-gun mechanics are simple to grasp yet are engaging and challenging. Likewise, it’s a brilliant showcase of how great and rewarding couch co-op gameplay can be in the modern age of gaming. What Remains Of Edith Finch As far as interactive and cinematic experiences go within the video game medium as an art form, What Remains of Edith Finch is a game that will likely stay with players long after its brief runtime. It’s a game that’s difficult to describe on more than one level, as part of describing it would spoil the narrative — and this is a game that shouldn’t be spoiled. On the other hand, it can also be a difficult game to discuss for how deeply resonating its dark, real-world themes are. What Remains of Edith Finch sees the player take on the role of the titular member of the Finch family as she revisits the strange childhood home that she perceives to be cursed. Giant Sparrow’s game only lasts a few hours, but that’s all it needs for its ingenious game design, unforgettable presentation, and emotionally gripping story to take hold. Disco Elysium Developer ZA/UM’s Disco Elysium helped contribute to the resurgence of the CRPG subgenre — on top of being one of the finest modern RPGs in general. It follows the story of an amnesiac detective trying to solve a murder case on top of discovering the mystery of his past. The world has elements of fantasy and is set in a sort of political dystopia. Unlike most RPGs nowadays, Disco Elysium makes the bold creative choice to make a game that revolves around no combat. Instead, it heavily uses dialogue and leveling up the protagonist’s characteristics as stats. Regardless, Disco Elysium succeeds in being one of the most captivating and creative RPGs, with many ways to tackle a playthrough complemented by witty, poignant meta-humor. Hollow Knight Built on the inspiration behind the classic Metroid and Castlevania franchises — and the subgenre they spawned — developer Team Cherry made Hollow Knight into a game that can proudly stand alongside its Metroidvania progenitors. Hollow Knight has players control the titular insectoid Knight as he traverses Hollownest, a land of other anthropomorphic bugs and insects that’s fallen victim to disease. The world has stunning art direction to it and expresses a melancholy sense of beauty that makes it a joy to explore. It features a subtle but no less nuanced story filled with worldbuilding not unlike FromSoftware’s Souls-like RPGs and combines it with exhilaratingly tense combat and platforming mechanics. Hades 2020 was a big year for gaming since both Sony and Microsoft’s new-gen consoles made their debut, but Supergiant Games’ Hades managed to compel gamers to take notice. The game is set against the backdrop of Greek mythology with an original story, and a story that manages to be just as engrossing and immersive as its high-octane roguelike combat. That’s quite a feat for a game of this genre, as roguelike games tend to intentionally put storytelling in the back seat. Voice acting, stylish art direction, and character-driven narratives make dying and going back to the hub world grip gamers’ intrigue. And that’s especially so, considering the addictive gameplay during Hades‘ dungeon runs makes death a key element to success. NEXT: 10 Best Games To Play This Month

A River Runs Through It: Neighborhood In Shadow Of Park 7 Complex Battling Constant Runoff – Denton Record Chronicle https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/a-river-runs-through-it-neighborhood-in-shadow-of-park-7-complex-battling-constant-runoff-denton-record-chronicle/ Park 7 appears like a Frankenstein structure, looming over the Normal and Bryan streets neighborhood of older, pier-and-beam frame homes and two-story apartments in Denton artist Ellen Frenkel’s quilt. The birth and growth of the complex — several buildings filled with luxury single-room apartments, built like upgraded four-person dorm rooms for more than 500 students, and a parking garage with two levels below ground — are documented in photographs that border Frenkel’s quilt. Over the past 18 months, Frenkel has taken pictures of the five-story luxury apartment complex that appeared slowly on the horizon, draped in such student amenities as a common area with state-of-the-art TVs, a gym and a swimming pool atop the parking garage. The new face of student housing — brought by a New York investment group — had come to Denton, a couple of blocks north of the University of North Texas. Water gushes out of Park 7’s parking garage onto the street on Tuesday. Jacob McCready/For the DRC Water is shown pouring down the street next to Park 7 on Tuesday. Jacob McCready/For the DRC A detail of Ellen Frenkel’s quilt shows the development of Park 7, and information about the water being pumped out.  Jacob McCready/For the DRC CHRISTIAN McPHATE can be reached at 940-220-4299 and via Twitter at @writerontheedge.

Flathead Lake Lodge Montana Dude Ranch Review With Photos – Insider https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/flathead-lake-lodge-montana-dude-ranch-review-with-photos-insider/ My kids at Flathead Lake Lodge. Allison Tibaldi I’ve always lived in major cities like New York and Rome, and vacation in Tuscany or the Hamptons. This summer I tried something very different. I brought my two adult kids to a Montana dude ranch. I loved it even though I didn’t ride a horse. Everyone should try it — if it’s not cost prohibitive. I’m one of the least likely people to vacation at a dude ranch. I prefer beach trips where I can read a good book while relaxing on the sand. Plus, I don’t even ride horses. But a post-pandemic appreciation for the outdoors had me craving something totally different. Hiking with my daughter. Allison Tibaldi I’m a New York City-based travel writer who’s been to every continent, including many remote corners of the world. But as someone who’s lived in New York City or Rome for most of my life, cities and cosmopolitan places are typically my favorite places to visit. Before the pandemic, jogging around the Central Park reservoir was enough fresh air for me. However, after being locked-down in my New York City apartment for so long, my perspective changed. I discovered a newfound appreciation for nature and the outdoors and when it was time to return to travel, I started dreaming of wide-open spaces, craving room to roam. Usually, my family and I vacation in Europe each summer. But when I was ready to book our holiday, a negative COVID-19 test was still required to re-enter the US and I didn’t want to risk not being allowed back in. Staying in the states was a priority. As I researched options and spoke to friends, several acquaintances highly recommended Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana, a 2,000-acre dude ranch in the shadows of Glacier National Park. I had never been to Montana, liked the idea of going somewhere new, and it seemed a fitting choice for a week-long nature-filled family vacation. It turned out to be a pandemic silver lining as my kids and I had a blast — even though it was a dude ranch and we had no desire to ride any horses. A dude ranch is an all-inclusive western-style vacation with meals, accommodations, and activities included. Horseback riding is often a focal point with group trail rides, lessons, and rodeo skill classes offered. The ranch is immersed in nature. Allison Tibaldi I was sold on my friends’ recommendations for Flathead Lake Lodge because despite the fact that it was a dude ranch centered around equestrian activities, it had so much else on offer, too. From hiking to water sports, yoga and art classes, days are filled with as much, or as little as you want to do.  With so many activities, many guests never leave the premises. The farthest we ventured was cycling a few minutes into the tiny village of Bigfork for ice cream cones. I also found the staff to be uniformly friendly. I met several employees who initially came to the ranch on vacation and enjoyed the experience so much, they applied for a job. Flathead Lake Lodge is expensive — around $5,000 per person for a week. The lake at Flathead Lake Lodge. Allison Tibaldi Flathead Lake Lodge hosts guests from June to September and guests must book an entire week, starting on a Sunday and ending on the following Sunday. I reserved nearly a year in advance and suggest booking early, as return visitors tend to book the same week year after year. A vacation at Flathead Lake Lodge is costly. I paid $5,439 per person, per week. Everything is included, from activities to meals to adult beverages. There are a few sports that incur a charge, like sporting clays but my kids and I participated in many activities without ever paying an extra cent. The only additional cost was tipping the hardworking staff.  Unlike many resorts, there’s no low or shoulder season where you’ll find a discount rate. While Flathead Lake Lodge is clearly very expensive, I’ve paid more for a holiday at top resorts in Europe, where I paid for everything à la carte. The price of a family vacation abroad quickly balloons when each soda costs 10 euros or more. At Flathead Lake Lodge, there were no costly surprises when it came to paying the bill. A dude ranch isn’t the type of place to pop in for an overnight stay or quick weekend getaway. The main lodge. Allison Tibaldi Because they only accept reservations for a seven-night stay, and with a complete turnover happening every Sunday and all guests departing and arriving on the same day, I expected check-in to be as hectic as a Times Square subway turnstile. But I was pleasantly surprised to find everything was very well organized. My children and I were dropped off at the main lodge building where check-in took place just outside the front door. It had been a long flight from New York with a connection in Denver for me, and we were all hungry. The kitchen staff had prepared an outdoor buffet with do-it-yourself sandwich fixings and a few fresh salads to feed us right away. We stayed in a two-bedroom cabin for the week that I thought was rustic and comfortable. Our cabin at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana. Allison Tibaldi Our spacious two-bedroom cabin was a short stroll from the main lodge where our bags were dropped off. I found our accommodations to be rustic but upscale, with wood floors, cozy area rugs, beds with firm mattresses adorned with country quilts, knotty-pine log furniture, and window boxes overflowing with colorful flowers. I thought the chairs on the front porch made for a scenic perch for soaking in views of Flathead Lake. The master bedroom had a king-size bed, en suite bathroom, and an outdoor patio. There was a second bedroom with a bathroom and two twin beds for my kids. A large living room and a third bathroom meant lots of space for the three of us. Flathead Lake Lodge is a place to disconnect, so there was no television but Wi-Fi worked like a charm. Guest accommodations are cleaned daily. An unexpected surprise was laundry service, which was offered several days during the week at no extra charge. We left our dirty clothes in a designated bag and housekeeping delivered them back neatly folded. After we unpacked, it was time to go to a guest orientation in the main lodge. There were around 100 of us, from babies to senior citizens, with many multi-generational family groups. Chase, the owner (R), with his son and other ranch guests. Allison Tibaldi Chase Averill, the owner, grew up at the ranch and now runs it, the third generation of his family to do so. He lives on property with his wife and three young children, and sporting Wrangler jeans, a plaid shirt, and a cowboy hat, he greeted everyone personally before giving us a brief overview of ranch life and the many available activities. Chase treated us like welcome houseguests rather than customers, even sharing his cell phone number in case anyone had a problem late at night when the main office is closed. I noticed that he already knew many guests, which I later learned was because they return year after year. His dad, Doug Averill, who used to run the ranch, also lives here and often helps out. My kids and I don’t horseback ride, but for most guests, riding is a big part of their dude ranch vacation. Horse riding and activities are the focal point at Flathead Lake Lodge in Montana, including the weekly rodeo. Allison Tibaldi Chase walked us all over to the barn for a tour. Horseback riding is at the heart of the dude ranch experience and the wranglers provide lessons and trail rides for all ages, from beginners to expert equestrians. Guided trail rides and lessons are offered from early in the morning until dusk, and guests may ride as much as they like. Many guests spend a good part of each day in...

AP Business SummaryBrief At 6:02 A.m. EDT | Business News | Kentuckytoday.com – Kentucky Today https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/ap-business-summarybrief-at-602-a-m-edt-business-news-kentuckytoday-com-kentucky-today/ China lashes out at latest U.S. export controls on chips BEIJING (AP) — China has criticized the latest U.S. decision to tighten export controls that would make it harder for China to obtain and manufacture advanced computing chips, calling it a violation of international economic and trade rules that will “isolate and backfire” on the U.S. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the U.S.  of abusing its export control measures to maliciously block and suppress Chinese companies. She spoke after the U.S. on Friday updated export controls that included adding certain advanced, high-performance computing chips and semiconductor manufacturing equipment to its list. Washington says it’s part of efforts to protect its national security. Crimea bridge blast damages key Russian supply route; 3 dead KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities say a truck bomb has caused a fire and the partial collapse of a bridge linking Russia-annexed Crimea with Russia. Three people have been killed. The bridge is a key supply artery for Moscow’s faltering war effort in southern Ukraine. The speaker of Crimea’s Kremlin-backed regional parliament immediately accused Ukraine. But the Kremlin didn’t apportion blame. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly threatened to strike the bridge and some celebrated Saturday’s explosion. But Kyiv stopped short of claiming responsibility.  The attack on the bridge comes a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin turned 70. It deals him a humiliating blow that could lead him to up the ante in his war on Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities take stock of ruins in liberated Lyman LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities are just beginning to sift through the wreckage of the devastated city of Lyman in eastern Ukraine. They are assessing the humanitarian toll and possibility of war crimes from a months-long Russian occupation. It’s still unclear how many died in the city since it was overrun by Russian forces in May. But authorities say Lyman has become a “humanitarian crisis” which could still hold further grim discoveries. The Donetsk governor on Friday said that two burial sites had been found in Lyman including around 200 individual civilian graves and a mass grave with an unknown number of bodies. Technical problem halts trains in northern Germany BERLIN (AP) — Train services were halted temporarily across a swath of northern Germany because of what the national railway operator says was a technical problem with communications. Operator Deutsche Bahn said that the problem Saturday was a “failure of the digital train radio system.” The operator said the problem had been resolved more than two hours after it was reported but that some disruption could still be expected. It wasn’t immediately clear what led to the problem. Deutsche Bahn earlier said that no long-distance or regional trains were running in the northwestern states of Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Bremen. Death toll rises to 9 in blast at gas station in Ireland LONDON (AP) — Authorities say the death toll in an explosion at a gas station in a small village in northwest Ireland has risen to nine. Two more fatalities were confirmed on Saturday as emergency workers combed piles of rubble for more victims. Eight people are in hospitals and several people are unaccounted for after a blast tore through the Applegreen service station in Creeslough in County Donegal on Friday. Emergency responders from Ireland and neighboring Northern Ireland are involved in the search and rescue operation. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said it was one of the “darkest of days for Donegal and the entire country.” What Friday’s jobs report means for Fed’s inflation fight WASHINGTON (AP) — For most Americans, Friday’s September jobs report was welcome news: Businesses kept hiring at a brisk pace, unemployment fell back to a half-century low and average pay rose. Yet for the Federal Reserve, the jobs figures highlight how little progress they’re making in their fight against inflation. With the Fed more likely to keep raising borrowing costs rapidly, the risk of recession will also rise. Employers did pull back slightly on hiring last month, and average wage gains slowed. But economists say neither is falling fast enough for the Fed to slow its inflation-fighting efforts. Another month of solid US hiring suggests more big Fed hikes WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on pace to keep raising interest rates aggressively to fight persistently high inflation. Hiring fell from 315,000 in August to the weakest monthly gain since April 2021. The unemployment rate fell from 3.7% to 3.5%, matching a half-century low. The Fed is hoping that a slower pace of hiring would eventually mean less pressure on employers to raise pay and pass those costs on to their customers through price increases — a recipe for high inflation. But September’s job growth was likely too robust to satisfy the central bank’s inflation fighters. Stocks lose more ground on fears a recession may be looming NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street lost more ground on worries that a still-strong U.S jobs market may actually make a recession more likely. The S&P 500 fell 2.8% Friday after the government said employers hired more workers last month than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq also fell sharply, and Treasury yields rose. Markets are worried the Federal Reserve could see the jobs report as proof the economy hasn’t slowed enough yet to get inflation under control. That could clear the way for continued, aggressive hikes to interest rates, something that risks causing a recession if done too severely. To buy Twitter, Musk has to keep banks, investors on board If the squabbling ever stops over Elon Musk’s renewed bid to buy Twitter, experts say he still faces a huge obstacle to closing the $44 billion deal: Keeping his financing in place. Earlier this week Musk reversed course and said he’d go through with acquiring the social media company under the same terms he agreed to in April. But after months of tweetstorms and legal barbs, there are scars and suspicions on both sides. Both sides are now fighting over whether Twitter’s lawsuit against Musk should be dropped. For the deal to go through, Musk has to hold together a group of banks and investors that will help him pay for the purchase. Drought takes toll on country’s largest cotton producer LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Drought and extreme heat have severely damaged much of the cotton harvest in the U.S., which produces roughly 35% of the world’s crop. Nowhere is this more apparent than the Texas High Plains, the windswept region that grows most of the crop in the nation’s top cotton-producing state. Forecasters and agricultural economists say that Texas cotton farmers could abandon nearly 70% of what they planted in the spring, making it the worst harvest in more than a decade. Losses could cost the region $1.2 billion, despite the federal insurance payments that farmers rely on during bad harvest years. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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How To “Detox” Your Liver Quickly, Say Physicians — Eat This Not That – Eat This, Not That https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/how-to-detox-your-liver-quickly-say-physicians-eat-this-not-that-eat-this-not-that/ It’s common to hear people say they want to do a liver detox after a night of partying too much or eating a bad diet for a while, and there’s a slew of products promising you’ll have a healthy liver again in no time. But how safe and effective are liver detoxes? And should you do one? Eat This, Not That! Health spoke with Dr. Ravi Chandiramani, NMD – Naturopathic Doctor; Soul Surgery who shares what to know about liver detoxes and if they’re beneficial. As always, please consult your physician for medical advice. Read on—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You’ve Already Had COVID. Shutterstock Dr. Chandiramani explains, “The liver is the largest internal organ in the body, weighing in at about 3 pounds in an adult on average. The human liver performs over 500 vital functions.  Bile is produced by the liver to aid in the digestion and absorption of consumed fats. Bile also allows for the absorption of vitamin K from dietary fats. The liver is also our primary blood filter, allowing for the removal of toxins, byproducts and other harmful substances from our blood.  The liver creates blood clotting factors using the same vitamin K absorbed with the help of bile.  The liver removes excess glucose from the bloodstream and stores it as glycogen. The glycogen can then be broken down again when glucose is needed by the body.  The liver stores significant amounts of fat soluble vitamins (A,D,E,K) and B12 along with iron and copper.  The liver produces albumin, a protein that keeps fluids in your bloodstream from leaking into surrounding tissue(s). The liver metabolizes proteins, carbohydrates and fats so your body can use them.” Dr. Chandiramani says, “Diets high in saturated fats and refined carbohydrates such as processed foods and “fast” foods are not healthy for your liver and your body in general. You may be a candidate for a detox if this is how you eat the majority of the time or if you have been overindulging in such foods over a shorter period of time.  Lifestyle: The liver has to process all the toxins you put into your body so if your lifestyle includes smoking tobacco or anything else, consuming alcohol over established safe guidelines of one drink (12 ounces of beer or 5 ounces of wine or 1 shot of liquor) a day for women and two drinks a day for men, using recreational or illicit drugs, etc., you may be a candidate for a liver detox. Environment: Again, the liver has to process all the toxins that enter your body even if they enter your body unintentionally. Think carbon monoxide exhaust from vehicles, pesticide exposure, paint fumes, off-gassing of solvents from new cars, carpet and furniture. Therefore both the choice of living environment and the choice of job may carry a greater risk of exposure to environmental toxins. For example, big city dwellers may have greater environmental exposure to carbon monoxide but non-organic farmers may have greater exposure to pesticides. Both may be good candidates for liver detoxes.  Genetics, viral hepatitis B and C infection and the overall state of one’s health also factor into the functioning of your liver.” Dr. Chandiramani tells us, “The relative safety of a liver detox depends largely on the nature of the detox itself and the individual’s tolerance of the detox.  The safest detoxes are the ones that improve upon one or more of the “controllable” variables of diet, lifestyle and environment. Poor diets can be improved by reducing the intake of saturated fats and refined carbohydrates in favor of unsaturated fats and complex carbohydrates respectively. Adding in fresh fruits, vegetables, green leafy plants and nuts will take this dietary modification to the next level. Garlic and turmeric are excellent seasoning agents and therapeutic spices that can easily be incorporated into yummy recipes that make your food your medicine. Water is the key to it all. Staying hydrated with plenty of water is paramount in any detox effort and in general. Flavor with lime or lemon if necessary. Limiting alcohol intake, cutting back on smoking, abstaining from the use of recreational or illicit drugs, preventing hepatitis infection by not engaging in risky behaviors such as unprotected sex and intravenous drug use are all essential components to any detox effort. Engaging in any kind of movement, whether formal exercise or not, is yet another key component to lifestyle modification.  While you may not be in a position to drastically change your job or living environment, you can take steps to reduce exposure to harmful environmental toxins by wearing a mask with one or more filters, gloves, long sleeves, protective eyewear and other personal protective equipment as appropriate. Instead of only engaging in these modifications temporarily or intermittently, the goal should be to incorporate these changes to diet, lifestyle and environment permanently. If that means that they have to be incorporated gradually in order to make them part of the routine, that’s ok too.” According to Dr. Chandiramani, “Symptoms of an unhealthy or diseased liver may include: –Jaundice or a yellow hue to the whites of the eyes and skin due to high levels of bilirubin, a waste product of red blood cell breakdown. –Easy bruising due a problem with the production of blood clotting factors –Edema or swelling or fluid retention in the legs and/or ankles due to a problem in the production of albumin. –Pain in the abdomen, most commonly on the right side of the body towards the bottom of the rib cage where the liver is located in most people. –Itchy skin due the excess buildup of bile salts under the skin. –Darker colored urine than normal and/or pale colored stool than normal. –Confusion or loss of orientation due to high ammonia levels in the blood that then travels to the brain and other organs. –More subtle signs of an unhealthy liver may include feeling tired all the time, memory and focus issues, variable sleep patterns, feeling bloated, lack of appetite, more aches and pains than usual and dry mouth and eyes.”  Dr. Chandiramani suggests, “Instead of spending a lot of money on the latest and greatest juices, teas, supplements, not all of which are healthy or safe, focus instead on incremental change in diet, lifestyle and environment. In addition to the suggestions under #3, there are some additional “toxins” to consider and while these toxins may not affect your liver directly, they may well be triggers to maladaptive behaviors such as the abuse of alcohol as a coping mechanism. What causes you stress? The answer usually falls into one or more of three categories; people, places or things. If there are any steps that can be taken to mitigate these factors, take them. Correlated to this is taking a relationship inventory. Take a piece of paper and divide it into two columns, relationships that serve you and relationships that do not serve you. Every relationship in your life must be placed in one of these columns. If you approach this exercise with a truthful lens, you will have a better understanding of toxic relationships in your life and then you can make informed choices.”

Today In Sports History: Oct. 8 – Buffalo News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/today-in-sports-history-oct-8-buffalo-news/ Today in sports history: Oct. 8 In 1956, Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history. See more sports moments from this date: 1956: Yankees’ Don Larsen pitches only perfect game in World Series history 1956 — Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitches the only perfect game in World Series history, a 2-0 triumph over Brooklyn. In this Oct. 8, 1956, file photo, New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra leaps into the arms of pitcher Don Larsen after Larsen struck out the last Brooklyn Dodgers batter to complete his perfect game during Game 5 of the World Series in New York. AP FILE 1961: Green Bay’s Paul Hornung scores 33 points in rout of Baltimore 1961 — Green Bay’s Paul Hornung scores 33 points, with four touchdowns, six extra points and a field goal, to lead the Packers to a 45-7 rout of the Baltimore Colts. Green Bay Packers’ Paul Hornung is shown, Aug. 2, 1961. AP FILE 2005: Baylor wins its first Big 12 road game in league’s 10-year history 2005 — Baylor wins a Big 12 road game for the first time in the league’s 10-year history, beating Iowa State 23-13. The Bears had been 0-37 on the road in the Big 12 Conference. Baylor’s Dominique Zeigler, left, and Shaun Rochon celebrate Zeigler’s first quarter touchdown against Iowa State Saturday Oct. 8, 2005 in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Steve Pope) AP FILE 2006: Randy Moss catches his 100th touchdown pass 2006 — Randy Moss’ 22-yard TD catch between two defenders 51 seconds before halftime is the Oakland receiver’s 100th touchdown reception. He becomes the seventh receiver in NFL history with 100 TD catches. Oakland Raiders wide receiver Randy Moss misses a pass in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) AP FILE 2015: Tampa Bay wins first 3-on-3 overtime game in NHL history 2015 — Tampa Bay’s Jason Garrison scores his second goal of the game at 2:17 of the extra period to lead the Lightning past the Philadelphia Flyers in the first 3-on-3 overtime game in NHL history. Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop denies a pair of penalty shot attempts — by Claude Giroux in the first period and Scott Laughton in overtime. Bishop is the fifth goaltender in history to face multiple penalty shots in the same game as well as the first to face a penalty shot in overtime. Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jason Garrison, second from right, celebrates with teammates, Valtteri Filppula, right, and Alex Killorn, second from left, after scoring past Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason, left, during overtime in an NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. The Lightning won the game 3-2. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) AP FILE 2016: Will Worth and Navy stuns No. 6 Houston 2016 — Will Worth and Navy stuns No. 6 Houston, romping to a 46-40 victory. Worth runs for 115 yards and throws two scoring passes for the Midshipmen. Navy hadn’t beaten a Top 10 team since 1984, when it topped then-No. 2 South Carolina in Annapolis. Navy quarterback Will Worth (15) celebrates his touchdown during the first half of an NCAA football game against Houston, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) AP FILE 2017: Packers’ Aaron Rodgers caps thriller with TD pass with 11 seconds left to beat Cowboys 2017 — Aaron Rodgers throws a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining, lifting Green Bay over the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in another thriller nine months after the Packers’ divisional playoff victory on the same field. Rodgers caps a 75-yard drive in just 1:02, going toward the same end zone as in the playoff game. Green Bay Packers’ Bryan Bulaga (75) and Aaron Rodgers (12) celebrate a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins) AP FILE 2018: Drew Brees becomes all-time passing yards leader 2018 — Drew Brees’ 62-yard touchdown pass to rookie Tre’Quan Smith makes him the NFL’s all-time leader in yards passing and sends the New Orleans Saints well on their way to a lopsided 43-19 victory over the Washington Redskins. Brees enters the game needing 201 yards to eclipse Peyton Manning’s previous mark of 71,940 yards. He finishes 26 of 29 for 363 yards and three touchdowns. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) acknowledges the crowd as he runs off the field after an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in New Orleans, Monday, Oct. 8, 2018. Brees broke the NFL all-time passing yards record during the game. The Saints won 43-19. (AP Photo/Bill Feig) AP FILE Related to this collection In 1993, Michael Jordan announces his retirement after nine seasons and three titles in the NBA. See more sports moments from this date: Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Britt Ekland, Elisabeth Shue, Emily Mortimer, Jeremy Sisto, Stefani… A look at the entertainers, leaders, athletes and other notable people we’ve lost this year. In 1995, the jury in the O.J. 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