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Lawyers Zoom In On The Metaverse – Financial Times https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/lawyers-zoom-in-on-the-metaverse-financial-times/ Antti Innanen regularly meets clients from all over the world in his office, which overlooks snow-capped mountain ranges and has a huge wraparound balcony. It is, however, a virtual space. “It’s nicer than our actual office in Helsinki,” jokes the chief executive of Dot, a Finnish legal design consultancy. His business is one of a number of law firms and legal technology companies setting up offices in the metaverse — an immersive virtual world where workers are represented by 3D avatars, and which many regard as the next generation of the internet. The legal industry is notoriously conservative, but some forward-thinking lawyers are testing out metaverses such as Decentraland or The Sandbox, which allow users to connect up, as well as run businesses, buy parcels of “land” to build virtual office space, host virtual meetings and buy and sell digital assets. They are not alone. In recent months, big companies as well as smaller start-ups have rushed to stake a place in the metaverse. HSBC, for example, has purchased digital real estate in The Sandbox, which is expected to become a stadium to host virtual sporting events. And where clients go, law firms typically follow. So lawyers are opening offices in virtual worlds as a way of connecting with technology clients and entrepreneurs who are increasingly doing business there. Rodrigo González Ruiz, partner in digital law at Deloitte Legal in Madrid, says the firm is developing its own virtual office, which will enable team members based there and in Barcelona and London to meet clients. It will also be used to train lawyers and includes features such as a virtual blackboard — an online space dedicated to learning. “We were thinking about new ways to interact with our clients and to attract the interests of clients,” says González Ruiz, who began exploring new ways of working online during the Covid-19 pandemic. He wanted more than the existing flat screens and Teams calls. “Younger clients are very used to using these kinds of tools,” he says, adding that the way companies are interacting with the law firm is also changing. “Instead of having a report of evidence that is 100 pages, clients now want quick advice and effective advice. Younger clients are very, very digital.” Dot, which redesigns legal processes and documents, has set up in the metaverse using a program called Spatial. It made the move after its staff across Europe spent months of remote working during the coronavirus pandemic and after Innanen relocated to Spain from Finland last year. At a time when employers and employees are debating hybrid and remote working, Innanen says the law firm started thinking about its big office space and meeting rooms and whether they were really necessary. “On the other hand, the work that we do is very collaborative,” he explains. “Teams and Zoom are very convenient but, sometimes, they lack a sense of connection . . . We have all our weekly meetings at our metaverse office. It is a good way of connecting and, as we are all present in avatars, it gives you a feeling of being together.” There are many other advantages. Dot staff based in Spain, Berlin and Helsinki can interact as avatars using the virtual office and there are no constraints on visitor numbers. “We get a lot of requests from student organisations [to say] they would like to visit our offices. But, unfortunately, our office in Helsinki is tiny. Inviting students to the metaverse office is a fun way to present our way of working and our cases to the students,” says Innanen. US law firms are increasingly active in the metaverse. Grungo Colarulo, a US law firm specialising in personal injury, entered the metaverse with an office in Decentraland last December, with help from the 11-year-old daughter of founding partner Richard Grungo Jr, who used her experience of online gaming worlds such as Minecraft. German law firm Gleiss Lutz opened an office in the metaverse in July. Some more sceptical law firms point out that it is still expensive to “buy” office space in the metaverse, and there are also concerns about cyber security and protection for sensitive client data. Innanen highlights some practical problems. Clients can easily get lost when navigating virtual spaces without a host avatar to guide them. There can be technological glitches and some visitors pay less attention than in real life. “I might be giving a seminar in the metaverse and there will often be one or two people running around like crazy or doing something like creating a massive cartoon of a cat,” he says. Opening an office in the metaverse is only one way in which law firms are embracing new technologies, though. They increasingly deal with clients that use blockchain and cryptocurrency, and some have started to accept cryptocurrency as payment for legal services. I met a Swiss lawyer in our metaverse office today and I felt I got to know them better than if we had spoken on a Zoom call US firms such as Steptoe & Johnson, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, and Perkins Coie are now accepting currencies such as bitcoin in exchange for legal services. Gunnercooke became one of the first UK law firms to do the same when it said in February that it would accept payment in currencies including bitcoin and Ethereum. Partner James Burnie says: “We have three or four clients a month paying in crypto. Some clients do fundraisings and receive crypto and are very keen to do this.” The decision by law firms to accept thee digital assets means that smaller businesses that have raised start-up funding in a cryptocurrency, can now buy vital early-stagelegal advice that they otherwise would not have been able to pay for. However, many mainstream law firms have steered clear of being paid in cryptocurrency because of swings in its value. Bitcoin’s price dropped from above $67,000 in November 2021 to below $19,000 in September, for example. US regulators have also urged caution because of concerns that volatility in cryptocurrencies could breach professional conduct rules that prohibit the country’s lawyers from charging unreasonable fees to clients. The Nebraska Ethics Advisory Opinion for Lawyers was one of the first by a US state ethics body to address bitcoin payments. It advised that lawyers should swiftly convert any cryptocurrency received into US dollars to comply with professional conduct rules. Aside from these questions over payments, lawyers such as Innanen are convinced that becoming early adopters of new technology will give them a vital edge. “I met a Swiss lawyer in our metaverse office today and I felt I got to know them better than if we had spoken on a Zoom call because we were effectively in the same place,” he says. Case studies in best practiceResearched, compiled and ranked by RSGI. ‘Winner’ indicates the organisation won an FT Innovative Lawyers 2022 award. Digital legal services Winner: Norton Rose Fulbright Originality: 8 Leadership: 8 Impact: 8 — Total 24 The firm created a service that provides generic legal opinions for financial institutions looking to meet capital requirement regulations. Financial institutions would previously have obtained these opinions on a case-by-case basis, but this service allows them to assemble opinions from a range of up-to-date options, saving time and money. The service is used by 10 of Europe’s largest investment banks. Standout Bird & Bird O: 7 L: 9 I: 7 — Total 23 Since September 2021, personal data sent to any country outside the EU and European Economic Area that does not normally require protection of that data according to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) directives must be accompanied by a standard contractual clause (SCC). So the firm has created a tool that automates production of SCCs, and now has 4,500 unique users each month. Commended: Gabriel Voisin Hogan Lovells O: 8 L: 8 I: 7 — Total 23 The firm, alongside bank BNP Paribas and tech company Integra Ledger, has developed an automation product that extracts data from any document. Metadata is inserted into documents on their creation and stored using blockchain technology. The tool cuts time spent on reviewing information and reduces human error. © Benoit Tessier/Reuters DLA Piper O: 7 L: 7 I: 8 — Total 22 The firm’s employment law and knowledge teams collaborated on an online tool for clients to assess their diversity and inclusion strategies. The tool assesses approaches to training and leadership and other feedback. It then compares the results against wider benchmarks to produce scores. The tool identifies where clients are performing well and where they may be opening themselves up to legal risk. Commended: Katie Davies and Gurpreet Duhra Watson Farley & WilliamsO: 6 L: 8 I: 8 — Total 22 The firm developed a Global Aviation Restructuring Index as a free online tool that compares restructuring procedures across the sector worldwide. Users can choose the best option based on benchmarks such as speed and cost of restructurings and treatment of creditors and debtors. Commended Cuatrecasas O: 7 L: 7 I: 7 — Total 21 The firm structured the first investment round in Realfevr, a start-up issuing football videos and collectibles as non-fungible tokens, through contributions consisting of crypto assets. Ellex O: 6 L: 7 I: 7 — Total 20 In collaboration with consulting firm Gooliver, the firm launched a digital tool in 2022 to help handle annual assessments of money laundering and terrorism financing risk required by Lithuanian regulators. Fragomen O: 5 L: 7 I: 7 — Total 19 The firm rolled out a tool, Nomadic, that stores documentation and automates business visa applications to ensure compliance with complex immigration rules for travellers. © Getty Images Sayenko Kharenko O: 7 L: 5 I: 7 — Total 19 The white-collar criminal...

10 Cool New Gadgets To Keep On Your Radar – Gear Patrol https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/10-cool-new-gadgets-to-keep-on-your-radar-gear-patrol/ For more of the latest and greatest product releases, check out our full collection of the best new gear. A lot happened this week. Amazon had its second annual Prime Day — and there are many gadgets still on sale. Microsoft held its big Surface event this week where it announced its next-gen computers (you can read more on those below). And Kodak apparently can’t keep up with the demand for film. There were a bunch of new other products announced, too. Here’s what you need to know. KEF Mu7 Courtesy KEF announced its first pair of wireless headphones with active noise-cancellation — the Mu7 — and at $300, they’re designed and priced to compete with other flagship noise-canceling headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM5. The Mu7 sport custom 40mm drivers and support for aptX HD for high-end sound. They get their unique industrial design (made out of aluminum) thanks to partnership with Ross Lovegrove, who has helped KEF design a number of its super expensive loudspeakers. Available in two different shades of grey: silver or charcoal. Price: $400 LEARN MORE Beyerdynamic Xelento Courtesy Beyerdynamic announced second-generation models of its Xelento Remote (pictured, $999) and Xelento Wireless ($1,199), which are wired and wireless (neckband-style) in-ear headphones, respectively. And they don’t come cheap. The two models pack the same 11mm dynamic drivers, gold-plated connectors and silver-plated cables. The Xelento Wireless support Bluetooth 5.2 and promise 14 hours of playtime. Price: $999 (Remote); $1,199 (Wireless) LEARN MORE Microsoft Surface Studio 2 Plus Courtesy The Surface Studio 2 Plus is an updated version of its fancy all-in-one desktop, which is notable for its 28-inch touchscreen display that can also fold nearly flat on your desk (so it’s easier to draw on). This new version has updated chipsets (both CPU and GPU), which Microsoft claims doubles its performance, and it has three Thunderbolt 4 ports on its back. And no, it doesn’t come cheap. It’ll be available on October 25. Price: $4,300 LEARN MORE Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 Courtesy The Surface Laptop 5 is pretty modest update over its predecessor, the Surface Laptop 5, as Microsoft has given it new Intel processors — although there’s no option for AMD chip like before —and USB-C ports with support for Thunderbolt 4. You’ll be able to order it in either 13.5- or 15-inch models. And it’ll be available on October 25. Price: $999+ Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Courtesy The Surface Pro 9 is Microsoft’s newest 2-in-1 tablet. It’s very similar to the Surface Pro 8, but it packs newer Intel (12-gen) or ARM chipsets and can be purchased with in color aluminum finishes; previously with the Surface Pro 8, you could spruce it up with a colorful keyboard and other accessories. It has the same 13-inch display as its predecessor. It’ll be available on October 25. Price: $1,000+ LEARN MORE Acer Swift Edge Courtesy Acer is claiming that its Swift Edge is the lightest 16-inch OLED laptop in the world; it weighs 2.58 pounds, which is actually lighter than Apple’s newest 13-inch M2 MacBook Air, which weighs 2.73 pounds — and that’s pretty nuts. The most notable thing on the inside is that the Swift Edge packs a new AMD Ryzen processor, which is supposed to be more energy efficient than Intel’s latest processors, and it’s going to need that efficiency to power such big and bright OLED display. Price: $1,500 LEARN MORE Meta Quest Pro Courtesy The Quest Pro is the company’s highest-end and most expensive virtual reality headset to date. Compared to the $399 Quest 2, the Quest Pro is better in just about every way — better display, better processor, more memory and it comes with significantly improved controllers— but it’s also being positioned as more of a productivity device than for gaming. It has a new full-color passthrough feature for mixed reality experiences, so you can see the real world with real-time graphics, alerts and notifications. Price: $1,499 LEARN MORE Roku Smart Home Courtesy Roku has announced its own ecosystem of smart home devices to compete with likes of Google Home, Amazon’s Alexa and Apple HomeKit. It’s called the Roku Smart Home and it consists of indoor and outdoor security cameras, a video doorbell, smart lights and smart plugs. All these devices will work with Roku’s voice assistant, Roku Voice, and be compatible with Roku’s new Smart Home app. They will be compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant, as well, so buying into Roku’s ecosystem doesn’t completely lock you in either. Price: Depends on the device LEARN MORE Acer Chromebook 516 GE Courtesy The Acer Chromebook 516 GE is really the first Chromebook that’s designed for gaming. It has a 16-inch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a RGB keyboard because, well, it’s a gaming laptop. It lacks the souped up processor and graphics card of real gaming laptops, however, and instead depends on a fast internet connection (supports Wi-Fi 6E) for cloud gaming. Price: $650 LEARN MORE Sony ZV-1F Courtesy The Sony ZV-1F is the company’s newest compact camera for vlogging. It’s just $500, which is its cheapest option to date, and it’s designed for entry-level vloggers looking to upgrade from their smartphone. The Sony ZV-1F is essentially a more budget-friendly option to the Sony ZV-1 ($748); it has a similar 20-megapixel 1-inch sensor, but has 20mm f/2 lens, which is less versatile than the ZV-1’s 24-70mm lens. Price: $500 LEARN MORE

Web3 Devs ‘more Active Than Ever’ Amid Crypto Winter: Report – Cointelegraph https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/web3-devs-more-active-than-ever-amid-crypto-winter-report-cointelegraph/ Consecutive all-time-high smart contract deployments and surging usage of Web3 script libraries mean that Web3 devs are still busy working despite the prolonged market downturn. 692 Total views 31 Total shares Web3 developers don’t appear to be fazed by the crypto bear market, with one Web3 platform suggesting they’re “more active than ever” — particularly on the Ethereum (ETH) network. In a new Q3 2022 report on Oct. 13 by Web3 development platform Alchemy, the company said that 2022 could be the “biggest year yet” for Web3 developers. Around 36% of all smart contracts ever deployed and verified on the blockchain have been in 2022, a count of nearly 118,000 compared to the over 323,700 ever deployed, according to the report. This is despite the price of ETH falling by nearly 66% since the start of the year and the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols falling around 70% year-to-date according to DappRadar. Nonfungible token (NFT) trading volumes have also taken a beating, decreasing by 98% since late January. Alchemy states the deployment of smart contracts increased by 40% from the first quarter of the year with consecutive all-time highs hit every month over the third quarter peaking at 17,376 in September alone. Monthly verified smart contracts in Q3 2022. Image: Alchemy The data also shows smart contract deployments increased by 143% compared to the third quarter of 2021, reaching over 48,500 for the third quarter of 2022. Alchemy noted that in the two weeks following Ethereum’s Merge — when the blockchain moved from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus — smart contract deployment increased by 14% suggesting some developers may have been waiting for the event to launch their projects. The company also analyzed the usage of two Web3 script libraries Ethers.js and Web3.js, which allow developers to read blockchain data and build Web3 products. The team found the number of developers installing either library had increased by three times that of Q3 2021 to over 1.5 million downloads on average per week. Related: Demand for talent in crypto less dependent on market as industry matures Although some have claimed this current crypto bear market is a good time to build products in Web3 that hasn’t always been the case in previous cycles. As evidenced in Alchemy’s data the 2017 to 2020 bear market saw a 45% decline in smart contract deployments in the middle of the cycle, from 2018 to 2019, although so far that metric has increased by 50% this year from 2021.

Oil Edges Up On Weaker Dollar, Low U.S. Diesel Stocks – Reuters https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/oil-edges-up-on-weaker-dollar-low-u-s-diesel-stocks-reuters/ Brent, WTI contracts on track for weekly decline Distillates draw down, U.S. crude stockpiles surge – EIA OPEC+’s output cut to keep supporting crude prices – analyst SINGAPORE, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Oil prices reversed earlier losses and inched up in Asian trade on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and as diesel inventories fell, while Saudi Arabia and Washington continued to clash over plans by OPEC+ to slash production. Brent crude futures rose 29 cents, or 0.3%, to $94.86 per barrel by 0242 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were up 31 cents, or 0.35%, at $89.42 per barrel. Both contracts however were down for the week by about 3% after two prior weeks of gains amid recession concerns. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com “The softened U.S. dollar and the strong rebound in risk assets lifted oil prices, the rebounding momentum may continue into today’s Asian session,” said Tina Teng, an analyst at CMC Markets, as a weaker dollar usually makes dollar-denominated commodities like oil cheaper for holders of other currencies. “OPEC+’s output cut will keep supporting crude prices, along with a possible recovery in China’s demand in the fourth quarter if Beijing loosens up COVID curbs,” Teng added. China, the world’s largest crude oil importer, has been fighting a COVID rebound after its week-long National Day holiday earlier this month and just ahead of a key Communist Party Congress where President Xi Jinping is expected to extend his leadership. The country’s infection tally is small by global standards, but it adheres to a zero-COVID policy. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and the United States continued to clash over a decision by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, known as OPEC+, last week to cut its oil production target. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s de facto leader, rejected criticisms by Washington as “not based on facts” and that the U.S. request to delay the cut by a month would have had negative economic consequences. The White House said it presented the Saudis with an analysis that showed the reductions could hurt the global economy and alleged the Saudis pressured other OPEC members on a vote. Officials with both countries are expected to continue discussions soon. Oil prices were also supported by a steep drawdown in distillate stocks that came as heating oil demand is expected to rise as winter approaches. Distillate stockpiles (USOILD=ECI), which include diesel and heating oil, fell by 4.9 million barrels to 106.1 million barrels, their lowest since May, versus expectations for a 2 million-barrel drop, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Thursday. This comes amid a larger-than-expected surge in U.S. crude oil in storage, along with a rise in gasoline stocks. Crude inventories grew by 9.9 million barrels in the week to Oct. 7 to 439.1 million barrels, added the EIA, far larger than analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.8 million-barrel rise. ​ “The market ignored the 10 million barrel build of U.S. crude inventories last week and focussed on a drop of 4.9 million barrels in distillate inventories ahead of heating demand,” said ANZ Research in a Friday note, adding that developments such as OPEC+’s oil output cut and Russian oil sanctions “create a perfect backdrop for volatile prices.” Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Reporting by Laila Kearney in New York and Emily Chow in Singapore; Editing by Stephen Coates and Sam Holmes Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

ICTC: Tech Center Welcomes New Staff Members For 2022-23 – Indiana Gazette https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/ictc-tech-center-welcomes-new-staff-members-for-2022-23-indiana-gazette/ By DENVER MACHIS Oct 14, 2022 53 min ago Comments ICTC welcomes new staff members, from left, Ms. Pamela Kerr, Collision Repair instructor; Ms. Kylie Lingenfelter, Digital Communications instructional assistant; and Mr. Rex Olp, Automotive Technology instructor. Indiana County Technology Center Indiana County Technology Center started its 2022-23 school year on Aug. 24, and with that, we saw some new faces in the building. ICTC is happy to introduce new staff members to its family including Automotive Technology instructor Mr. Rex Olp, Collision Repair instructor Ms. Pamela Kerr and Digital Communications and Graphics and Electronic Media instructional assistant Ms. Kylie Lingenfelter. We’re always interested in hearing about news in our community. Let us know what’s going on! News Updates Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today! Please enter a valid email address.

High School Football Scoreboard – The Cross Timbers Gazette https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/high-school-football-scoreboard-the-cross-timbers-gazette-5/ Argyle 24, Frisco Emerson 10 In a battle for district supremacy, Argyle demonstrated why it is the top-ranked 5A-DII team in the state on Thursday night, defeating McKinney Emerson by a score of 24-10. District 3-5A included three unbeaten teams heading into the tonight’s contest in what promised to be a dog fight, but the Eagles were in control for most of the game. Argyle struck first when Jacob Robinson connected with RJ Bunnell on a 50-yard touchdown pass to get things going for the Eagles. Emerson answered with a touchdown of its own, and the game was tied 7-7 heading into the second quarter. John Gailey regained the lead for Argyle on a 1-yard run four seconds into the second quarter, and Carter Buxton kicked a 28-yard field goal to make it 17-7 Eagles heading into the break. With 7:07 to play in the third quarter, the defense came up big, as Parker Phillips recovered an Emerson fumble in the end zone to extend Argyle’s lead to 17 points. Emerson kicked a field goal with 8:09 to play in the fourth, but never seriously threatened to come back against the Eagles. Argyle (7-0, 3-0) will host Frisco Independence, the other undefeated 3-5A team at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. At the end of the third quarter, the Argyle Eagles are up 24-7. #goeagles #Next #5AME #txhsfb pic.twitter.com/Z5OrnVoL7L — The Talon News (@TheTalonNews) October 14, 2022 Check back on Friday night for more local football scores.

Family Cruise Vacation Requests Growing Significantly – TravelPulse https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/family-cruise-vacation-requests-growing-significantly-travelpulse/ Requests for family cruises are pouring in, reports leading online cruise marketplace CruiseCompete, with booking requests having recently risen by a staggering 285 percent. When it comes to taking the entire family on vacation, cruising offers an excellent experience for all ages, as well as great value for the money. With more than 50 global cruise lines sailing over 500 cruise ships on voyages all over the world, travelers are sure to find something to suit their tastes. Trending Now With nearly two decades in business, CruiseCompete is a free online service that helps travelers request custom quotes from multiple sources and find the best deals on their selected sailings. CruiseCompete also releases a CruiseTrends report each month—reporting the most-requested cruise ships, lines and travel dates for premium, luxury and river cruising—based on actual consumer quote requests and transactions taking place on its website (an average of over 25,000 quotes monthly). This month, CruiseCompete reported that consumers are placing a premium on cabin room service, citing it as one of their top most-desired onboard amenities when it comes to choosing their cruises. The comparison site provided a rundown of the top seven reasons that cruisegoers love having room service when they’re sailing: There is nothing that feels more indulgent than having your cabin steward awaken you with the aroma of fresh coffee and freshly-baked pastries. Families often benefit from having cabin room service available at various times of the day and night, especially those kids of various ages, not all of whom might be ‘dining-room’ ready. It can sometimes provide couples with an opportunity for some private romance alone in their cabin. While there are usually many dining options no matter what you are doing, if you’ve had a busy day, you might just need a break from fellow passengers and prefer to dine in. Sometimes guests just might like to have some food available to enjoy in the comfort of their cabin. Since children never stop being hungry, it provides parents peace of mind, knowing that in-cabin service is always available, typically 24/7. If your cabin category offers room service at any time, why not take advantage of it?! For the latest travel news, updates and deals, be sure to subscribe to the daily TravelPulse newsletter here.

Palo Alto Networks Launches CyberFit Nation Education Program – Tech Business News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/palo-alto-networks-launches-cyberfit-nation-education-program-tech-business-news/ Palo Alto Networks announces the third addition to its existing education portfolio, commemorates the launch with a new office opening in Melbourne Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, announced today the launch of CyberFit Nation, a free online educational program that addresses the unique cybersecurity learning needs of key stakeholder groups, from board directors to school children, to make each day safer and more secure than the one before.  Education and awareness of our digital safety and well-being have never been more important. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) reported a 13% increase in the number of cybercrime reports it received in the last year, equating to one report of a cyberattack every eight minutes. The first of its kind in Australia, CyberFit Nation is the third addition to Palo Alto Networks’ comprehensive education portfolio that aims to make cybersecurity education accessible to all. It features a range of masterclasses and clinics to augment and close gaps in education for a range of audiences, from boards of directors, startups and SMEs to workplace professionals, end users and children.  The CyberFit Nation education program will be delivered virtually every quarter to ensure reach includes regional areas and will run face-to-face sessions through industry partnerships as required. The educational sessions at launch include: Cybersecurity Masterclass: Cybersecurity Masterclass is targeted at board members, directors and C-level executives and examines the new requirements under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018, including the element that requires directors to attest to a company’s risk management practices. The course is designed to lift the proficiency of directors in the field of cybersecurity.  Digital Security and Safety in 25 Minutes: A clinic designed for today’s busy everyday Australians, this course aims to equip professionals, employees and end users with the core fundamentals of cyber risk, security and safety practices. In just 25 minutes, this rapid-fire virtual session will cover key issues, including app permissions, scams and fakes. Cybersecurity Fundamentals for SMEs & Startups: Online workshops to help owners, operators and managers implement pragmatic cybersecurity strategies to mitigate risks. Cyber Safe Kids: A 30-minute interactive online session that provides children aged between five and 10 with the practical skills needed to protect themselves and others, and what it means to be a good digital citizen.  The introduction of CyberFit Nation follows the success of Cyber Security Academy and Cybersecurity Fundamentals. While the former offers a vendor-neutral curriculum that aligns with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) frameworks for cybersecurity work roles, the latter is an introductory-level course suitable for anyone from high school age and above that breaks down the cybersecurity fundamentals (including cloud and network security) into easily digestible, two-hour modules. “Everyone has the right to feel safe and be safe online. Yet today, no individual or business is ever truly safe from the threat of a cyberattack,” said Simon Green, president for Asia-Pacific and Japan, Palo Alto Networks.” “Whether it’s how to prevent a sophisticated ransomware attack on a small business or how to avoid a seemingly simple phishing attack, such as the ‘hi mum’ messages that have been going around this year, education is key in protecting our digital identities and business assets online.” “We need to restore digital trust and another step in doing that is raising education and awareness. Our CyberFit Nation program, alongside the Cyber Security Academy and Cybersecurity Fundamentals courses, builds online safety and security proficiency for all,” Green continued. “Australians have a wide range of cybersecurity educational needs and it’s important to ensure that everyone — from early childhood to the boardroom — has the knowledge and power to be digitally safe,” he finished. To commemorate the launch of CyberFit Nation, Palo Alto Networks has invited partners such as Google Cloud, Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), Work180, Cyberlite Books, the Marvel Program, Essendon Football AWFL and Dark Modeto join in the unveiling of the new program at its new office in Melbourne, which will be officially opened to employees from today. The new office space will enable Palo Alto Networks to support its growing ANZ customer base, as well as ensure the success of initiatives, such as CyberFit Nation. “We are proud to partner with Palo Alto Networks on CyberFit Nation, an important initiative to make cybersecurity education accessible to all, and look forward to bringing security workshops to Australian startups and SMEs through the Google for Startups Cloud program,” shared Mike Langford, Head of VC and Startup Ecosystem, JAPAC, Google Cloud. “Cyber security learning needs have expanded given rapid digitalization across the economy, which makes CyberFit Nation a fantastic programme.” “With cyber security awareness and training now accessible to boards of directors and start-ups/SMEs, it aligns with our vision to ensure continuous innovation within the ICT industry,” says Simon Bush, CEO of AIIA. 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The Works’ Mobile Grocer To Bring Groceries To Memphis’ Food Deserts – Commercial Appeal https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/the-works-mobile-grocer-to-bring-groceries-to-memphis-food-deserts-commercial-appeal/ Fresh fruits, canned goods, and reusable bags are the marks of any average grocery store, but what if instead that grocery shopping experience came to you? The Works’ grocery store on wheels, Mobile Grocer, hit the streets in North Memphis for the first time Wednesday. “I feel like a kid on Christmas, like a 6-year-old, with all of the gifts,” The Works CEO Roshun Austin said. “This is a dream in that way because for a long time… we were trying to find ways for not only our staff members and neighbors to have access [to groceries].” While the routes are still being finalized, Austin said the truck will definitely serve the Klondike, Frayser, Smokey City, and North Memphis areas. The Works will also partner with hyperlocal organizations to determine the best stops for the truck. South Memphis Development:22 homes planned for new subdivision in Trigg neighborhood Memphis grocery stores:Gordon Food Service’s first Memphis store opens in Midtown “Everything we do is about a partnership with groups and neighbors, so we’d like the voices of people who live in this place,” Austin said. The Works is a community development corporation serving the Memphis community by offering affordable housing and social services. BJ Adams was hired by The Works last year to drive the Mobile Grocer. After supply chain problems delayed the project since 2020, Adams is happy to get on the road to bring fresh foods to neighborhoods without grocery stores. “We’re just trying to find out exactly what areas we want to target first,” Adams said. “Once we get the routes configured, then we’ll do about two hours in each location… We’re going to hit some senior living facilities, maybe some areas where you don’t really have access to fruits and vegetables, as well.” The roughly 20-foot trailer is stocked wall-to-wall with every type of grocery item one might need: bread, cereal, fruits, vegetables, canned foods, plates, and cups. It also opens from the back to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. In 2010, The Works opened the South Memphis Farmers Market to fulfill a pillar of its South Memphis Revitalization Action Plan, which emphasizes healthy living by improving access to healthy foods in the community. The seasonal market with local vendors then expanded to become the brick-and-mortar store The Grocer at 1400 Mississippi Blvd. Whitehaven news:Opening delayed for new YMCA in Whitehaven. Here’s a look at where the project stands. In South Memphis:Rapper Kevo Muney provides free dental cleanings for Memphis Delta Prep students Rick James, owner and CEO of Castle Retail Group — the group behind stores including High Point Grocery and South Point Grocery, acts as The Works’ wholesaler. James and Austin have been working together for more than a decade on addressing food deserts in Memphis. “To see it, you know, see it actually come off of a sheet of paper and sitting in this parking lot is great, but the value of it being able to move throughout the city and get into neighborhoods, especially where access is limited because of transportation problems,” James said. “That’s one of the biggest things for seniors in the city is they rely on somebody else for transportation, or they rely on mass transit, which is very time-consuming, but to be able to have this show up at a parking lot in their building is just really going to be terrific.” For updates, follow The Works on Instagram.

AP Feels Good About Road Team | News, Sports, Jobs – Altoona Mirror https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/ap-feels-good-about-road-team-news-sports-jobs-altoona-mirror/ The Associated Press Carson Wentz takes enough hits on and off the field that short rest is just another obstacle. Fresh off his coach running him over figuratively, Wentz leads the Washington Commanders (1-4) against the Chicago Bears (2-3) tonight with each team trying to snap a losing streak. Commanders coach Ron Rivera caused quite a stir this week when he blamed the team’s four-game skid and last-place standing in the NFC East on his quarterback. Rivera later explained his response was misconstrued but the damage was done. For Wentz, it’s just another shot. He’s been taking plenty of them since his days in Philadelphia when nothing seemed to go right after he helped the Eagles start 13-3 in 2017, tore two knee ligaments and watched backup Nick Foles become a Super Bowl MVP. The Bears have lost two in a row after a 2-1 start. Second-year quarterback Justin Fields is the league’s third-lowest rated passer and has only 17.6 attempts per game. Chicago is a 1-point favorite, according to FanDuel. In a week with seven road favorites, Pro Picks likes the slight underdog Commanders. Upset special: Commanders 23-19 Rodgers sits one out GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn’t practice Wednesday. However the reigning MVP still expects to play Sunday after hurting his thumb on an unsuccessful desperation pass attempt that ended their loss to the New York Giants in London. “The thumb’s all right,” Rodgers said. “It was nice to get a day off today, do a little rehab. But I’ll try and get back out there and practice tomorrow and see how it feels and be fine by Sunday, I’m sure.” The Packers (3-2) host the New York Jets (3-2). Green Bay had the ball on its 36-yard line on the final play against the Giants when Rodgers attempted to throw a deep pass into the end zone. Before Rodgers could make the throw, Oshane Ximines hit him to knock the ball loose and seal New York’s come-from-behind 27-22 victory. The Packers are scoring 19.4 points per game to rank 22nd out of 32 teams. They had 26.5 points per game last season and a league-high 31.8 points per game in 2020. Rush still in charge FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are preparing for another start from quarterback Cooper Rush in an NFC East showdown with undefeated Philadelphia as Dak Prescott’s recovery from a broken right thumb continues. Coach Mike McCarthy said Prescott was set to do some light throwing at the end of practice Wednesday after starting the workout in the rehab group. The division lead will be on the line when the Cowboys (4-1) visit the Eagles (5-0) on Sunday night. Rush has won four consecutive starts, including over last year’s Super Bowl teams in Cincinnati and the defending champion Los Angeles Rams. Prescott fractured the thumb on his throwing hand in a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay. McCarthy has said he wanted Prescott to get a full week of practice before playing, and he indicated Wednesday’s activity didn’t count toward that. “I think we’re still in the medical rehab phase,” McCarthy said. “So once he clears this phase and he’s fully activated, then I think that’s when we have our conversation.” The Eagles can take a two-game lead on the defending division champions with a victory. Prescott is 7-3 in his career against Philadelphia. Today’s breaking news and more in your inbox

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This Little Gadget Lets You Play Gameboy Cartridges On A Steam Deck – Kotaku Australia https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/this-little-gadget-lets-you-play-gameboy-cartridges-on-a-steam-deck-kotaku-australia/ If you’ve got a bunch of Gameboy and Gameboy Advance cartridges lying around and a Steam Deck (I’m jealous), you might be in luck if you’re looking to bring the two together. Epilogue is a tech company that, back in 2021, released a nifty little gadget called the GB Operator, which when connected to a computer can run any Gameboy, Gameboy Colour and Gameboy Advance game through their own homebrew emulator. The really neat thing is that while you can play the game through the emulator, you can also save your progress and have that progress stay on the cartridge meaning that if you decide to go back to an official console, you won’t lose any progress. The Epilogue GB Operator and Studio can also be used to easily write homebrew games onto physical cartridges too, meaning it’s a good way for indie developers dabbling in demakes and retro-style games to simply make physical copies of them. This gadget was released in 2021, so why the hell am I talking about it now? WELL! Epilogue themselves posted an update on their Twitter announcing that after much testing, the GB Operator and Operator app are “fully compatible with Steam OS” with Gameboy games able to run “impeccably” on the Steam Deck. It’s official – enjoy your childhood cartridges, now on SteamDeck! Today we validated at the office that GB Operator and the Operator app are fully compatible with Steam OS and run impeccably on SteamDeck. This makes the experience fun and portable, we’re happy to support it pic.twitter.com/Ik4Pc6xPny — Epilogue (@meet_epilogue) October 13, 2022 So get this, folks: those little games that you could play as a kid on the go? You can now play them on the go again. But this time? It’s on something bigger and bustier. While there is something inherently funny about making something that was already portable once again portable but with a different flavour, this is still pretty neat. While still portable like they literally always were, your old Gameboy games can also now be played on a reasonably larger screen thanks to the GB Operator. The Steam Deck’s emulation capabilities continue to expand here, which is very cool to see. From this to the ability to recreate the experience of playing WiiU and 3DS in probably the most accurate way to date, it’s clear that the Steam Deck is becoming the most flexible console out there.

Mastercard Focusing On 5 Key Areas To Turn Crypto Into ‘an Everyday Way To Pay’ – Featured Bitcoin News – Bitcoin News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/mastercard-focusing-on-5-key-areas-to-turn-crypto-into-an-everyday-way-to-pay-featured-bitcoin-news-bitcoin-news/ Mastercard has outlined five key crypto areas it is working on in order to “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay.” A Mastercard executive opined: “Someday soon, the ability to own and spend a digital currency could be as seamless as making a contactless card payment.” Mastercard Focusing on 5 Major Areas Covering Crypto, Metaverse, and NFTs Mastercard highlighted on Wednesday five different areas it is working on in order to “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay.” Raj Dhamodharan, executive vice president of Digital Asset and Blockchain Products & Digital Partnerships at Mastercard, explained: “Digital assets like cryptocurrencies and central bank digital currencies [CBDCs] have the potential to transform the financial system’s infrastructure.” He added that non-fungible tokens (NFTs), blockchain gaming, and metaverse experiences “could change how consumers shop and communicate.” The executive opined: Someday soon, the ability to own and spend a digital currency could be as seamless as making a contactless card payment. Dhamodharan proceeded to outline five key areas that Mastercard is working on to make this happen. The first area is crypto cards. He detailed that Mastercard already announced dozens of new crypto card programs globally this year. For example, in the U.S., the payments giant worked with Gemini on a credit card that pays rewards in cryptocurrencies. In Argentina, the company launched a prepaid card with Binance. In Europe, Mastercard recently announced the world’s first physical debit card that can be customized to include a customer’s NFT avatar. The second area is services for crypto. Noting that “Mastercard is a provider of cybersecurity, digital ID, advisory and open banking services to tens of thousands of financial institutions,” Dhamodharan said the company is going to use the same tools “to provide more support to crypto players and issuers.” Mastercard has expanded its consulting work to include a dedicated crypto practice and it completed the purchase of Ciphertrace last year. The company will soon launch a new crypto monitoring product called Crypto Secure. The third area is payments. “We’ve partnered with a handful of top-tier crypto-focused companies — including Paxos, Circle, Evolve and Uphold — to develop ways for people to quickly convert their crypto to fiat to make payments. This work will support current and future crypto card partnerships,” the executive detailed. Noting that the fourth area focuses on crypto on the Mastercard networks, Dhamodharan emphasized: An important way to expand choice for people is to bring certain Mastercard-approved digital assets onto our networks, a plan we announced last year that continues to move forward. The fifth area concerns the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Mastercard is working to grow its partnerships to support NFTs and the metaverse, Dhamodharan explained. For example, Coinbase users can now pay for NFTs with Mastercard. In conclusion, the Mastercard executive noted that the payments giant already operates “a trusted global network that enables payments with a single tap or click.” He added, “That’s what the crypto economy needs to support the next million users — or the next billion,” elaborating: We’re excited to prioritize these core areas to give people more access to the crypto ecosystem and help it keep innovating and growing. What do you think about the five key areas Mastercard is engaged in to “turn cryptocurrencies into an everyday way to pay”? Let us know in the comments section below. Kevin Helms A student of Austrian Economics, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open-source systems, network effects and the intersection between economics and cryptography. Image Credits: Shutterstock, Pixabay, Wiki Commons Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a direct offer or solicitation of an offer to buy or sell, or a recommendation or endorsement of any products, services, or companies. Bitcoin.com does not provide investment, tax, legal, or accounting advice. Neither the company nor the author is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, goods or services mentioned in this article.

INDIA RUPEE Rupee Seen Higher After Dollar’s Post U.S. Inflation Rally Fades – Reuters https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/india-rupee-rupee-seen-higher-after-dollars-post-u-s-inflation-rally-fades-reuters/ MUMBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is tipped to strengthen versus the U.S. currency on Friday after the dollar’s rally following higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data proved short lived. The rupee is expected at around 82.20 in early trading, up from 82.3450 in the previous session. The dollar index dropped in Asia trading to 112.22 after having reached almost 114 immediately into the data. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com U.S headline consumer prices increased more than expected in September fuelling underlying inflation pressures, making it almost certain that the U.S. Federal Reserve will deliver another 75-basis-point rate increase at next month’s policy meeting. read more Further, the odds of an additional 75 bps rate hike in December climbed to 2-in-3, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. This probability was less than 10% a week back. More sustained core U.S. services pressure could see the Fed having to contemplate another 75 bps hike in December against our current base case of 50 bps, Morgan Stanley said in a note. The dollar advanced against its major peers soon after the data, while U.S. equity futures plunged and Treasury yields rose. However, U.S. equity futures and the dollar witnessed an intraday turnaround while Treasury yield came off highs. Analysts attributed the surprising turnaround to position adjustments and the possibility that decline in U.S. shares was overdone. The USD/INR 1-month non-deliverable forward jumped to 83 initially, but similar to the dollar index, retreated to near 82.50. The rupee will open at near its weekly high of around 82.15-82.17 and it “would not be a surprise” if the initial uptick does not sustain, a trader at a Mumbai-based bank said. The trader pointed to likely dollar buying interest from importers and to oil prices. Brent crude rose more than 2% on Thursday, inching higher in Asia to $94.70. read more KEY INDICATORS: ** One-month non-deliverable rupee forward at 82.50; onshore one-month forward premium at 22.5 paise ** USD/INR NSE October futures settled on Thursday at 82.42 ** USD/INR forward premium for current month at 9.5 paise ** Dollar index down at 112.30 ** Brent crude futures up at $94.7 per barrel ** Ten-year U.S. note yield at 3.92% ** SGX Nifty nearest-month futures up 2.0% at 17,296 ** As per NSDL data, foreign investors sold a net $43.4mln worth of Indian shares on Oct. 12 ** NSDL data shows foreign investors bought a net $13.8mln worth of Indian bonds on Oct. 12 Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Reporting by Nimesh Vora; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Office Time Is Not For Video Calls, Says Tech Boss – BBC https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/office-time-is-not-for-video-calls-says-tech-boss-bbc/ Image source, Getty Images By Zoe Kleinman Technology editor Businesses should rethink the way staff use their time in offices, says the boss of the messaging platform Slack. With the rise of hybrid working, lots of people now divide their working week between home and going into their workplace. But being in the office should be an opportunity to do things that cannot be done at home, argues Stewart Butterfield, Slack’s chief executive. Sitting at a desk with headphones on is not one of them, he says. Of course the boss of an online messaging platform is not going to go so far as to say staff should leave their laptops at home, but he does say it would “put a strong line in the sand about what the purpose is of getting together”. Slack has headquarters in the US, Canada, Japan, Australia and India. Reflecting on its offices before the pandemic, Mr Butterfield says: “The 80% of the floor space that we dedicated to kind of factory-farm, battery-chicken housing for people to use their desks all by themselves and listen to their headphones, and not talk to anyone else… was a bit of a waste.” A comfortable environment Image source, Getty Images Ongoing renovations are gearing Slack workspace more towards that of a social club, he says, because he wants people to come to work to collaborate and build relationships face-to-face. “The best thing we can do is create a comfortable environment for people to come together and actually enjoy themselves,” he says. He accepts that some people will choose to work full time in the office because they either cannot or do not want to work from home, and also thinks that young people starting their careers generally prefer to be in the office with their peers. “It’s hard to imagine starting your career fresh out of university, and not going to the office, and not being able to meet all these people in person,” he says. “But I think the the majority of knowledge workers, over time, will settle into some sort of pattern of regular intervals of getting together.” ‘Should have been an email’ Mr Butterfield is really not a big fan of meetings. He champions Amazon’s idea, introduced by Jeff Bezos, where each attendee reads a six-page memo at the start of a meeting as a briefing note, rather than sitting through PowerPoint presentations. “There probably are 20% or 30% (of meetings) that don’t actually have to be meetings, that would be more effective with written communication,” he says, in a nod to the internet meme “this meeting should have been an email”. He also backs what he calls “asynchronous work” – minimising the need to share information in real time. “So for example, people going around the room and giving their status update, if you can do that asynchronously, and I can record mine at 08:17, and then listen to yours at 09:53 or whatever – that is itself worth a lot,” he says. “I think the place for most teams to invest in is how they do asynchronous work, because we’re humans.”

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Sales Of Resorts And Land Vacations Soaring At Dream Vacations And Cruise One Agencies – Travel Weekly https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/sales-of-resorts-and-land-vacations-soaring-at-dream-vacations-and-cruise-one-agencies-travel-weekly/ Land and resort sales are booming for Dream Vacations and CruiseOne agencies, up more than 50% this year compared with 2019, the franchisor said. Dream Vacations and CruiseOne said resort sales are surpassing prepandemic levels, while its land business in general continues to grow. It attributed the growth to marketing programs and support offered to franchisees, including a “land brochure,” social media assets and more. The franchisor has been putting an increased emphasis on land vacations in recent years and even introduced the Dream Vacations moniker in 2016 partly because of the segment’s growth among agents. The growth in land and resort sales was announced at the Dream Vacations and CruiseOne Land Summit at the Dreams Onyx in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, which was co-hosted by Apple Leisure Group and AMResorts. The four-day training event drew more than 120 advisors.

Greater Coachella Valley Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Hosts 2nd Annual Impacto Business & Community Awards – Kuna Noticias Y Kuna Radio https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/greater-coachella-valley-hispanic-chamber-of-commerce-hosts-2nd-annual-impacto-business-community-awards-kuna-noticias-y-kuna-radio/ Hispanic leaders, organizations and businesses will be recognized at this year’s 2nd Annual Impacto Business and Community Awards. The sold out event is hosted by the Greater Coachella Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Organizations including Pueblo Unido CDC will receive the Community Advocate Award for their work with farm working families. Civil Rights Activist, Dolores Huerta will also be honored with the Impacto Award. The Greater Coachella Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce shared the following on their Facebook page regarding Huerta’s award, “Our IMPACTO! Award honoree Dolores Huerta is unable to join us next week but will still be honored. She is healthy and traveling the country continuing her farmworker advocacy and empowering the people. We love this incredible fierce warrior and will continue to support her and the Dolores Huerta Foundation mission.” In the sports arena, Rosie Casals, U.S. Open Doubles Champion will receive the Pionera Award. Coach Joel Diaz, world champion boxing trainer from Indio, will receive tonight’s Community Hero award. Artist and muralist Michael Angelo Hernandez will receive the Kahlo-Rivera Award for his creative contributions to the valley. We’ll have more on tonight’s ceremony and the hispanic leaders that are impacting the Coachella Valley tonight at 10 and 11 p.m. BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION News Channel 3 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation. Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.

$110M Targeted To Improve Rural Health Care In 43 States – WZTV https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/110m-targeted-to-improve-rural-health-care-in-43-states-wztv/ $110M targeted to improve rural health care in 43 states  WZTV

Mass Nails Down Contracts In Prep For Sports Betting Launch – Gaming Today https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/mass-nails-down-contracts-in-prep-for-sports-betting-launch-gaming-today/ Massachusetts has contracted with an equipment testing lab and financial auditing firm to help meet an early 2023 sports betting launch timeline.  Testing lab GLI and financial firm RSM were selected for the contracts, Mass Gaming Commission Executive Director Karen Wells told the commission at its Thursday meeting.  She said the contracts are “critical” for meeting the timeline set by the MGC at its meeting on Oct. 7.  Under the timeline, retail sports betting would launch in late January ahead of the Super Bowl. Mobile sports betting would launch in early March.  “It is going to be huge for our implementation timeline,” she told the MGC today.  “I know the team is really excited to have this level of help and this level of professionalism.” GLI, or Gaming Labs International, has been under contract for testing of the commonwealth’s casino equipment for years. Wells suggested the MGC contract with GLI on sports betting testing standards and internal controls soon after the commonwealth’s sports betting law was signed on Aug. 10.  RSM is a multinational accounting firm that assists states across the US. In Massachusetts, Wells said the firm will help with the MGC’s background review of sports betting applications, case management, financial suitability, and more.  Oct. 17 Deadline Looms For Potential Sports Betting Operators For potential retail and mobile sports betting applicants, the next step on the timeline is turning in a required “scoping study” form on Oct. 17. The survey, released by the MGC on Oct. 7, will give the commission its first look at companies vying for a sport in the Bay State market.  MGC Chair Cathy Judd-Stein reminded potential applicants of next week’s deadline at today’s meeting.  “The scoping survey is part of the application for Category 1, 2, and 3 operator licenses. Prospective operators must meet this deadline. Vendors will eventually be required to fill this survey out as well, but are not subject to the same deadline,” Judd-Stein said.  A draft sports betting operator application approved by the MGC last week has an Oct. 17 deadline for public comment. The ultimate due date for those applications is expected to be sometime in late November.  The MGC suggested today that potential applicants review the draft and begin compiling documents that they will likely need to submit as part of the application process.  According to Judd-Stein, “We recommend that the interested applicants begin to review and pull materials together.”

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s UFC Card Set The Stage For Metaverse VR Events – Bloody Elbow https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerbergs-ufc-card-set-the-stage-for-metaverse-vr-events-bloody-elbow/ The other shoe has finally dropped in the mystery of just what the hell the UFC was thinking when they closed the doors of their Apex facility to media and the public for UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan earlier this October. The basic motivations behind the decision became clear on the night of the event itself, when—despite heavy denials in the days prior—Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was spotted sitting cageside as one of a very select few people in attendance. Whether one of the world’s richest men had, in fact, rented out the whole event like a it was a laser-tag birthday party or the UFC had simply decided to gift him with sole occupancy was purely pedantic. Whatever the case, the Endeavor-owned fight promotion had given itself over to one high profile guest. Now we know why. The UFC announced on Thursday, October 13th, that they have officially partnered with Zuckerberg’s Meta company to deliver on-demand VR MMA events. In the near future fans will be able to access VR feeds of MMA cards on the Fight Pass platform (h/t MMA Fighting). “We are excited to offer an unprecedented level of engagement for Fight Pass subscribers and MMA fans around the world by producing a live MMA event in virtual reality,” Crowley Sullivan, Fight Pass vice president and general manager is quoted as saying. “With Meta providing the VR platform and YBVR lending their production expertise, we’re confident this will be a great experience for fight fans.” The first event to be hosted via this new platform will be LFA 144: Gafurov vs. Silva. Which can be accessed through the Meta Horizon Worlds app. That card takes place this Friday, October 14th, in Sioux Falls, SD. Fans who sign up for the virtual reality feed will apparently get access to a 180 degree panorama view of the fight fight card, and the ability to see and chat with other VR fans live. No word yet on what pricing will look like for future VR events. The move has apparently been a long-term goal of Dana White’s. As far back as February, the UFC President was teasing his hopes for bringing the UFC to virtual reality sometime in the near future. “We’re looking to do a fight in the Metaverse,” White enthused. “We’ve been working on it for a while. It’ll be a live fight, an actual fight that takes place inside the metaverse.” “It’d be kids at home, you put on your (goggles) and you can (get) up and go walk around. We’re still working it out, but yeah, it’ll be soon. We’ll be doing a fight in the metaverse. It’ll be a real fight.”

10 Funniest Gadgets From The Adam West Batman Show – CBR – Comic Book Resources https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/10-funniest-gadgets-from-the-adam-west-batman-show-cbr-comic-book-resources/ Batman (1966) holds a strange place in popular culture, remembered (sometimes fondly) for its campy tone, farcical stories, and goofy action. Despite the many iconic elements, phrases, and action shots of the show remaining a staple of pop culture and the subject of many jokes, many people don’t remember that this was the point. Yes, Batman was silly, but it was never meant to be taken seriously. The show is a comedy disguised as an action superhero series, and no element of the show makes that clearer than the many weird gadgets Adam West and Burt Ward’s Batman and Robin used. From shields, to lasers, to shark-repellent spray, every gadget featured Batman’s signature logo and motif. 10/10 Batman’s Portable Laser Gun Was For All Purposes Batman’s Laser Gun (one of the few items in his toolkit without a “Bat” prefix) is one of his most useful gadgets. In the pilot episode alone, he uses it no less than three times, from lighting a fuse, to cutting through steel bars on a window, to melting the firing pin of a revolver. The laser gun became the ace up Batman’s sleeve, and its ridiculous usability was indicative of the show’s comedic style. What’s even more surprising than a 1960s Batman having a portable, lightweight, high-powered laser is the fact that, unlike some of Batman’s older gadgets, the laser gun has remained a staple of Batman’s inventory. Although it isn’t as portrayed as outlandishly, Batman still keeps laser-based tools, especially laser cutters, in his utility belt to this day. 9/10 The Anti-Hypnotic Bat Reflector Is Perfectly In Line With The Show’s Tone This gadget is pure Silver Age nonsense, and the show takes this ridiculous deus ex machina and runs with it. Why does Batman have a mirror on his person specifically designed to counter the Mad Hatter? Because why not! Batman’s high-tech mirror demonstrates the show’s angle on the old “prep time” argument. The idea that Batman could defeat anyone with enough prep time remains true here, but instead of a cool, action-packed portrayal, it’s portrayed as silly, even somewhat slapdash, to get laughs. 8/10 Batman Carries A Key To Wayne Manor (Just In Case) Once again, Batman‘s take on the idea of the always-prepared Batman is played for laughs, rather than showing a dangerous and shadowy vigilante. In the classic episode “Joker’s Provokers,” Joker ties Batman to a giant key duplicator, intending to kill him by running him through the machine. However, Joker is foiled when Batman throws his spare key into the machine, buying him time to escape. Adam West’s Batman truly is prepared for everything, just like the comics’ Batman, but his preparations also include simply carrying a spare key in case he gets locked out of his mansion. In a series where the absurd is often presented as mundane, the mundane becomes absurd and increases the hilarity. 7/10 The Bat-Turn Lever Made For One Of The Shows Most Iconic Shots What with Batman and Robin using an atomic-powered car with a rocket engine, a simple emergency break wouldn’t be enough to pull off high-speed turns. That’s where the Emergency-Bat-Turn-Lever comes into play. First, it releases parachutes to help slow the car before braking and allowing for a full 180-degree turn. While it does, in a way, make sense that West’s sleek and powerful Batmobile would need a special way to turn, Batman ’66 gave it its own unique flavor. The over-the-top execution makes for a combination of a great action scene, and laugh-out-loud ridiculousness. 6/10 Batman Used Bat-Acillin For Headaches And Bullet Wounds The modern Batman typically fixes his injuries on the fly with futuristic first-aid equipment or endures long enough to make it back to the Batcave, where Alfred can stitch him up. Adam West’s Batman, however, had a much better way to handle any combat injuries: Bat-Acillin Bat-Acillin makes video game health packs blush, a simple lozenge that allows whoever takes it to instantly recover from any sickness or wound. In the Western-inspired episode “It’s How You Play The Game,” Robin is shot in the heel, and Batman gives him some Bat-Acillin. In the very next scene, Robin is up and about, jumping and clicking his heels as if it never happened. It’s absolutely ludicrous, but 100% fits in Batman‘s world. 5/10 The Bat-Ray Brought Any High-Speed Chase To A Close Batman ’66 sure did love its car chases, and the Bat-Ray was Batman’s one-stop shop for ending them. Since Batman is strictly a non-lethal hero, he didn’t deploy any Mad Max or Fast and Furious tricks to get the upper hand. Batman used his Bat-Ray, a sort of ion/emp laser beam that disabled the villain’s vehicle. How does this work without disabling the Batmobile, and why does it shoot out of the headlights of all things? In perfect Batman ’66 fashion, the series never bothers to explain how it works; it just shows off its flashy toy. The fact that its very first use results in an explosive crash really demonstrates the mix of silliness and awesome action that the series is famous for. 4/10 The Batmobile’s Anti-Theft Activator Is Goofy In All The Right Ways Today, Batman uses everything from biometric scanners to an electric field to protect the Batmobile from theft, but that wasn’t so easy with an open-top Batmobile back in 1966. Instead, in the very first episode, when the Riddler tries to steal the Batmobile, Batman’s theft prevention methods are put on full display. Robin disguises the anti-theft activator as the ignition, so when Riddler attempts to drive away with his prize, he instead sets off fireworks. Batman’s ingenious theft protection is to set off fireworks to allow anyone to track a stolen Batmobile. It’s ridiculous, but it’s funny in just the right way, and while it may be silly, it was effective, forcing Riddler to abandon his attempts. 3/10 Batman And Robin’s Bat-Shields Defy All Logic Since Batman doesn’t use guns, he has to take steps to nullify the advantages guns give his opponents. Sometimes, he uses his Batarangs to knock them away, smoke bombs to block enemies’ sights, or (in the Arkham series) he disables them with advanced tech, but in Batman ’66, it got pretty silly, even by the silly standards of the show. Batman and Robin used portable shields made of bulletproof glass that Batman kept in his utility belt. How, exactly, did Batman break the laws of physics, and not the glass, to store a collapsible shield in his belt? No idea, but watching it makes for a great comedic moment. 2/10 Batman And Robin’s Bat-Poles Were The First Sign Of The Silliness In the pilot episode, before Batman and Robin even appeared in their costumes, one of the very first signs of the behavior of the Dynamic Duo was the Bat-Poles, and they made it crystal clear just how campy of a show the audience was in for. The Bat-Poles are, inexplicably and hilariously, clearly labeled as the “Bat-Poles” that lead into the Batcave, and are also marked specifically for Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. So, if anyone (such as Aunt Harriet) happened to somehow accidentally open the secret entrance, there would be no possible deniability of its purpose, and that just makes it funnier. Batman and Robin always leave the poles already changed into their costumes, however that works. 1/10 Batman: The Movie’s Bat-Shark-Repellent Is Iconic Batman: The Movie is nonsensical even by the standards of the show. But it is admirable that it manages to distill every aspect of the show into a film, utilizing famous villains from the original series like Joker, Penguin, Riddler, and Catwoman, and famously contains some memorable moments. Really, what would any discussion of Adam West’s Batman be without Bat-Shark-Repellent? The gadget is the epitome of the show’s hilarious take on the over-prepared Batman, and the fact that the shark then falls back into the ocean and explodes is the perfect encapsulation of the series’ over-the-top comedy. Next: 10 Actors You Forgot Were On Batman (1966)

Hempacco Partner With Rick Ross For Hemp-Hop Smokes, Plans New Crypto ICO – Cryptonews https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/hempacco-partner-with-rick-ross-for-hemp-hop-smokes-plans-new-crypto-ico-cryptonews/ Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content. Rapper-turned-business tycoon Rick Ross has joined Hempacco Co. Inc. to launch his brand of Hemp Hop Smokables.  With the CEO of Rap Snacks Inc. James Lindsay joining him as founder, Rick Ross is entering the $1-trillion hemp industry. Hemp Hop will offer hemp cigarettes, smoking paper and other alternatives to nicotine.   The venture could give Hip-Hop’s biggest boss a new theme song to live by, Rich Life Forever. The Founding of Hemp Hop Hempacco’s co-founder and chief marketing officer Jorge Olsen announced the partnership at Ross’ Boss Up Conference which took place Sept. 17-19. “We’re ready to start offering Hemp Hop Hemp Cigarettes to wholesale distributors,” Olson said.  “With Rick Ross and James Lindsay spearheading the sales, distribution and marketing, it will be a wonderful consumer experience for the consumers.” Ross took to Instagram on Sept. 22 to announce the alliance between the powerhouses of the hemp industry. “This Hemp Hop right here,” said Ross. “This [is] the combination of the game right here – something [that is] some of the finest, healthiest rollups.” James Lindsay is also in the mix. Lindsay–the highly-successful CEO of Rap Snacks–has a proven track record of teaming up with the rap industry’s biggest names such as Migos, Cardi B and Lil Boosie. Lindsay is a wholesale distribution veteran who is adding Rick Ross to his resume. “It’s fantastic to team up with my partner Rick Ross to mentor Black entrepreneurs wanting to scale their business and become mentors to the new generation of your business leaders,” said Lindsay. “Sculpting and participating in the success of others is one of my big passions.” Hempacco, Hemp Hop Partnership The Hemp Hop Smokables brand and Hempacco agreed to a 50/50 joint venture. The new line plans to offer a variety of products such as Hemp Hop wraps, CBD smokables and Delta 8 smokes.  Hempacco’s trademark phrase is “Disrupting Tobacco,” and together, they are focused on “developing, manufacturing and marketing an expanding consumer good line of CBD hemp functional cigarettes and hemp wrap rolling papers.” But Hempacco’s ambition didn’t start–and it’s not ending–with Rick Ross Hempacco’s Plan to Unveil New Crypto The San Diego-based cannabis brand has shown it’s serious about accelerating commercial growth.  Until this year, Hempacco’s success didn’t escape the confines of the Southern California region. But that is no longer the case. Hempacco was commissioned to produce 250,000 packs of 20 CBD hemp cigarettes for the Ace & Axle brand in June 2021. In January 2022, they entered a joint venture with Cheech and Chong’s Cannabis Company. Hempacco Co. raised $6 million in August 2022 with its Initial Public Offering (IPO) to finance further distribution nationwide. And now this partnership with Wingstop franchise’s biggest boss,  Rick Ross.  Next on Hempacco’s to-do list is releasing a cryptocurrency, according to Crypto Coin Opps.  “We will soon accept crypto in our store and might create our own crypto,” said Jorge Olsen. “More as a club style than a currency for trading.”  It’s not confirmed but a company executive said the accepted cryptocurrencies will likely include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Solana, LiteCoin and DOGE. An ICO or IDO launch for a Hempacco cryptocurrency will also occur and it’s to be announced before the year’s end.  “It’s suggested that the launching of a legitimate new cryptocurrency ICO or IDO by Hempacco is one that should be watched for,” according to Crypto Coin Opps. “The investment could see a 10x return in [a] fairly short time as the Hemp products company has all the tools necessary to create brand popularity and use of their own token.” This isn’t surprising given the rapid decline of tobacco use in the United States–along with the rapid increase of CBD, marijuana and hemp use. Hempacco is currently traded on the S&P 500 stock market and is one of only two companies in San Diego that successfully launched an IPO in 2022.  In short, it’s like Rick Ross said on Instagram, “It’s about doing something that lasts forever…it’s history.”

U.S. House Jan. 6 Committee Votes To Subpoena Trump – Reuters.com https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/u-s-house-jan-6-committee-votes-to-subpoena-trump-reuters-com/ WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters voted unanimously on Thursday to subpoena the former president, a move that could lead to criminal charges if he does not comply. The House select committee’s seven Democratic and two Republican members voted 9-0 in favor of issuing a subpoena for Trump to provide documents and testimony under oath in connection with the storming of the Capitol. “He must be accountable. He is required to answer for his actions. He is required to answer for those police officers who put their lives and bodies on the line to defend our democracy. He is required to answer to those millions of Americans whose votes he wanted to throw out as part of his scheme to remain in power,” the panel’s Democratic chairman, Representative Bennie Thompson, said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com The vote came after the committee spent more than two hours making its case – via statements from members, documents, and recorded testimony – that Trump planned to deny his 2020 election defeat in advance, failed to call off the thousands of supporters who stormed the Capitol, and followed through with his false claims that the election was stolen even as close advisers told him he had lost. Federal law says that failure to comply with a congressional subpoena is a misdemeanor, punishable by one to 12 months imprisonment. If the select committee’s subpoena is ignored, the full House must vote on whether to make a referral to the Department of Justice, which has the authority to decide whether to bring charges. LOOMING MID-TERMS The subpoena is expected within days, and would typically give Trump a date by which he should comply. It was not clear when the full House – which is out of Washington until mid-November – could vote on whether to make a criminal referral. Trump responded to the vote with angry comments on his social media service Truth Social. “Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting? Because the Committee is a total ‘BUST’ that has only served to further divide our Country which, by the way, is doing very badly – A laughing stock all over the World?” he wrote. One former Trump adviser, Steve Bannon, is due to be sentenced next week after a jury found him guilty of contempt of Congress charges for not complying with a committee subpoena. But the Justice Department declined to charge another, Mark Meadows, who the House had also suggested should be prosecuted. Federal prosecutors are also investigating the former president’s removal of classified documents from the White House at the end of his term, and have warned that they believe they have not yet recovered all the documents taken. The House select committee has been investigating the attack on the Capitol, which left more than 140 police officers injured and led to several deaths, for more than a year, interviewing over 1,000 witnesses. U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol meets for a hearing in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2022. Alex Wong/Pool via REUTERS Thompson said he recognized that subpoenaing a former president was a serious action, but argued that the stakes were high for the future of U.S. democracy. Thursday’s meeting followed eight hearings earlier this year and one in July 2021. There were no live witnesses on Thursday, but the panel presented videotaped testimony to build a case that Trump’s efforts to overturn his November 2020 presidential election defeat constituted illegal conduct, far beyond normal politics. FEARS OF VIOLENCE The committee presented evidence from Secret Service agents and intelligence officials who said before Jan.6 that they expected violence at the pro-Trump rally and believed there were caches of weapons around Washington. “Their plan is to literally kill people. Please please take this tip seriously and investigate further,” a Dec. 26 Secret Service email said. Thursday’s vote could be the committee’s last public action before the Nov. 8 midterm elections that will determine whether President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats or Trump’s Republicans control Congress. The committee is also due to release a report on its findings within the coming weeks. Representative Liz Cheney, the panel’s Republican vice chairperson, said the panel might ultimately decide to make a series of criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. The hearings held this year may have convinced some Republicans that Trump bears some responsibility for the attack. A two-day Reuters/Ipsos poll concluded on Wednesday showed two in five Republicans view Trump as at least partly responsible for the attack. Previous hearings focused on Trump’s inaction before and during the storming of the Capitol, his pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to deny Biden’s victory, militias whose members participated in the attack, and Trump’s interactions with close advisers questioning his false allegations of massive voter fraud. The one-time reality television star has denied wrongdoing and hinted he will seek the White House again in 2024. He regularly holds rallies where he continues to claim falsely that he lost the election because of widespread fraud. More than 880 people have been arrested in connection with the violence, with more than 400 guilty pleas so far. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Reporting by Patricia Zengerle, Moira Warburton and Doina Chiacu; Additional reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Scott Malone, Aurora Ellis and Rosalba O’Brien Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Tech Pros From Microsoft, Amazon, More Share Career Paths With Students | University Of Hawaiʻi System News – University Of Hawaii https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/tech-pros-from-microsoft-amazon-more-share-career-paths-with-students-university-of-hawai%ca%bbi-system-news-university-of-hawaii/ October 13, 2022 UH News More than 150 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students from a variety of majors took advantage of a rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with technology industry professionals from organizations such as Microsoft, Amazon, LinkedIn and Activision Blizzard, to learn about technology career opportunities. The event on October 11, at Kuykendall Hall began with an introduction of more than 20 professionals, which included software engineers, company founders, business leaders and cybersecurity experts, followed by a one-hour mixer where students were able to chat face-to-face with the speakers. The event was hosted by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) in UH Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business, Association for Computing Machinery at UH Mānoa, ThriveHI and Builders VC. Amanda Nitta is a UH Mānoa senior majoring in computer science and data science, and vice president and chief of operations for the Association for Computing Machinery at UH Mānoa. Nitta was one of the event’s student organizers and gained knowledge about how to apply data science and management in a future career. “This is a great opportunity for these students because of the fact that it gives exposure to what they are able to do, and be able to apply what they learned and see that they are not restricted to one thing such as software engineering,” Nitta said. “They have so many other capabilities within them to do interdisciplinary work and have different mindsets going into the workforce.” Narrowing the pay gap Kanaʻi Gooding is a computer science student and president of the Association for Computing Machinery at UH Mānoa. Gooding said many of the tech professionals featured at the event are remote workers for companies based on the continental U.S. He said there is a disparity between salaries offered by those companies and salaries offered by companies based in Hawaiʻi. Gooding’s goal for the event was to begin a dialogue to take steps forward so Hawaiʻi-based companies can match the salaries of their continental U.S.-based counterparts. “This is just one of the many aspects that we are trying to attack the problem with,” Gooding said. “One of our big asks for the professionals here was, ‘Hey, we’re going to have the students ask you your salary. Please be ok with us asking and you answering.’ Hopefully that spreads loudly across the community.” Creating a path into tech Kevin Shin (far left) shares career advice with current UH students. Kevin Shin, a senior software engineer at LinkedIn, shared his manaʻo (thoughts and perspectives) with UH Mānoa’s current students. Shin graduated from UH Mānoa 2014 with a degree in mechanical engineering, before pursuing a graduate degree at Stanford University. His goal for the event was “to let the students know that there is a path to tech and people from Hawaiʻi can make it. There are a bunch out here doing it.” “Students at the University of Hawaiʻi are just as capable of taking on tech careers, including tech-centered entrepreneurship, as their mainland counterparts. Because of Hawaiʻi’s distance from major technological hubs, however, local students may be learning about these careers from the internet or other secondhand sources,” PACE Executive Director Sandra Fujiyama said. “PACE, along with ThriveHI, ACM@Mānoa and Builders VC, recognized the need to close that gap and connect students directly to people who know what it is to work in tech today.” —By Marc Arakaki

Man With Down Syndrome Who Was Fired From Local Wendy’s Gets National Support – WSOC Charlotte https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/man-with-down-syndrome-who-was-fired-from-local-wendys-gets-national-support-wsoc-charlotte/ GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — The community and country are coming together to show their support for a man whose family says was fired from a local Wendy’s restaurant. It’s been one week since Channel 9 first introduced Dennis Peek. He has Down syndrome and his family advocated for him after finding out he was suddenly fired from a Wendy’s in Stanley after almost 22 years, right before he was about to retire. Since then, support has been pouring in. Reporter Hannah Goetz was there when Peek received an unexpected surprise — a big box straight from the post office, overflowing with love. “I thank God he got to live long enough to see people love him and treat him the way he deserves to be treated,” his sister, Cona Turner said. Carolina Restaurant Group offered Peek his job back, calling the incident an unfortunate mistake, but his family decided they are ready to move on to what he was looking forward to the most: a retirement party. People from all over the country and world want to celebrate with him. It wouldn’t be a party without a few more surprises, though. Stanley Town Hall is taking care of planning Peek’s big day in November. “Huge surprise. I don’t want to give too much away, but I think Dennis and his family will be extremely pleased with it and I hope it brings a smile to his face,” said Steven Denton, the mayor of Stanley. (WATCH BELOW: Family says loved one with Down syndrome fired from Wendy’s without notice) Family says loved one with Down syndrome fired from Wendy’s without notice ©2022 Cox Media Group

How I Saved $6,000 Using Credit Card Points For A Winter Break Trip – Business Insider https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/how-i-saved-6000-using-credit-card-points-for-a-winter-break-trip-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. The author, Ethan Steinberg. Ethan Steinberg As a med school student, I have precious little time off, and my dates aren’t flexible, so booking award travel is challenging. I couldn’t find available award flights to Vietnam for winter break, so I redeemed flexible credit card points for cash flights instead. Even though I spent more points than I would have liked, I don’t regret using my rewards this way. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. It feels like much of society is returning to normal after several challenging years of pandemic life, but the travel experience is markedly different. Sure, most countries have reopened their borders and the testing requirements are getting progressively more relaxed, but the actual act of booking your vacation is definitely not the same. The combination of pent-up travel demand and fewer flights and connecting options, especially for travel to Asia, is making it harder to find premium cabin award space than at any point in the seven years that I’ve been collecting credit card points and miles. To make matters even more complicated, after several years of traveling full time I just started medical school. My winter break has clearly defined start and end dates, bookmarked on either end by immovable exams and unmissable lectures. Oh, and those late December dates overlap with some of the year’s busiest travel days. 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Our home airport of Miami doesn’t have any non-stop flights to Asia, so I knew I was looking at two stops minimum to get to Vietnam; three stops once we decided to start our trip around Da Nang as opposed to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh city. But I’m not losing sleep over paying twice what I would’ve liked to for the routing we settled on. Going straight from a cardiology exam to the airport is going to be stressful enough, and while I miss being on the road, I don’t necessarily miss 40-hour-long travel “days.” With less than two weeks on the ground after accounting for travel time, I wanted a lie-flat seat so I could arrive well-rested and enjoy this vacation as much as possible. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a single saver-level business class award seat on any airline despite hours of searching and getting very creative with the routing options I considered. 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Business News From The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority – October 13 – TysonsToday – TysonsToday https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/business-news-from-the-fairfax-county-economic-development-authority-october-13-tysonstoday-tysonstoday/ Building Bridges to Economic Prosperity for Virginia’s Hispanic Community Founded in 2000, VAHCC works with the state’s Hispanic businesses and the community at large to create, promote, and enhance business opportunities for its members and partners. Through its network, the Chamber serves as the voice for over 30,000 Hispanic-owned Virginia businesses. “Building economic bridges” is the main goal of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (VAHCC) and the Virginia Hispanic Foundation, according to Michel Zajur, founder and CEO of both organizations. “We build bridges, not only for the Hispanic community but to and from the community. We serve businesses that want to reach this market. We help a lot of corporations develop their workforces — a Latino workforce,” Zajur said in an interview with the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. “We help them with language and cultural barriers, reaching back and forth with this community. We help them with procurement, and we help them with community engagement by reaching out and making those connections.” Click here to read more about VAHCC and how you can engage with the Hispanic business community. “Exporting 101: State and Federal Resources” Set for Oct. 27 Are you interested in finding out how to expand your company’s business through exporting? Join us for a free workshop presented by FCEDA, in partnership with U.S. Commercial Service – U.S. Department of Commerce, Export-Import Bank of the United States, and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP). Highlights of the workshop include an overview of state and federal government resources, researching the market, the exporting process, and export financing. You will hear from a panel of experts: Pompeya Lambrecht, Sr. International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce – U.S. Commercial Service Ellen Meinhart, International Trade Manager, Virginia Economic Development Partnership Jonathan Brady, Business Development Specialist, Export-Import Bank of the United States Click here for more information and to register. Important alert: PLUS and Land Use Legacy Systems Outage Oct. 21-31  Fairfax County is converting all of its land use permitting, plan review, inspections and complaint systems to the Planning and Land Use System (PLUS) on Oct. 31. During the transition, all online application and review systems, including PLUS, FIDO, ProjectDox and PAWS will be unavailable beginning Friday, Oct. 21, at 4:30 p.m. until Monday, Oct. 31. Legacy systems (FIDO, ProjectDox and PAWS) will not return to use after the outage and will be replaced by PLUS beginning Oct. 31. The outage will impact customers conducting business with the agencies below. Each link contains information on what services will be available during the 10-day outage and how to plan ahead: Land Development Services Department of Planning and Development Fire and Rescue Department, Office of the Fire Marshal Health Department, Environmental Health Department of Code Compliance Northern Virginia leasing numbers soar Office leasing increased moderately in Northern Virginia during the third quarter of 2023, with net absorption coming in at 55,031 square feet, according to Newmark’s latest office market report — a big jump compared to last year’s 35,731 square feet for the same period, Commercial Observer reported. The leasing numbers were buoyed by the 220,000-square-foot renewal of Hilton at 7930 Jones Branch Drive in Tysons, which represented the second-largest lease since the pandemic began. Right behind Hilton was Boeing’s 118,780-square-foot lease at 12701 Fair Lakes Circle in Fairfax. Some of the notable leases in the Q3 report include Maxar Technologies’ 99,659-square-foot renewal at 2325 Dulles Corner Boulevard in Herndon and General Services Administration’s 92,264-square-foot renewal in Rosslyn in Arlington County, a fellow Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance jurisdiction. Two projects began construction during the third quarter: Fuse at Mason Square, a 360,000-square-foot development at 3351 Fairfax Drive, that will serve as R&D labs, classrooms and offices for George Mason University; and the 161,000-square-foot 1875 Reston Row Plaza, a mixed-use development in Reston. Stay tuned: Amazon’s HQ2 will bring more than 2 million square feet during the first quarter of 2023, the Newmark report says. Merrifield we roll along Cox Edge launched a new location in Merrifield, saying the expansion into Fairfax County extends its ability to deliver Edge compute resources to a ‘key tech region’ while also servicing the aerospace, cybersecurity, and healthcare industries in the NoVa area,” Data Center Dynamics reported. Cox Communications launched Cox Edge last year, launching in around a dozen U.S. markets. Cox Edge aims to offer Edge cloud services through a cloud-native stack and orchestration platform. Get ready, get set…  Ahead of its scheduled launch in December 2022, Rocket Lab delivered its Electron rocket Wednesday to Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, delmarvaNow reported. It will be Rocket Lab’s first lift-off from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The mission will deploy satellites for Herndon-based radio frequency geospatial analytics provider HawkEye 360. It will be the first of three Electron launches for HawkEye 360 in a contract that will see Rocket Lab deliver 15 satellites to low Earth orbit between late 2022 and 2024. These missions will grow HawkEye 360’s constellation of radio frequency monitoring satellites, enabling the company to better deliver precise mapping of radio frequency emissions anywhere in the world. The flight facility will continue with its packed schedule as Falls Church area-based Northrop Grumman is targeting liftoff of its Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft no earlier than on Nov. 6, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. It represents the next commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. To read why Northern Virginia is a rapidly growing space and satellite hub, click here. Accelerating communication Tysons-based SpaceLink was tapped by NASA to conduct a study on the integration of commercial optical ground terminals into the space agency’s Near Space Network architecture to help with the orbital communication system’s commercialization, ExecutiveBiz reported. Under the contract from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, SpaceLink will craft a tracking and data relay satellite system-like capability on medium Earth orbit to ensure safe real-time data transmission. The effort looks to accelerate communication between spacecraft in orbit and ground users. The contract will entail SpaceLink demonstrating an end-to-end multi-source data transport at its gateway in the Mojave Desert to the space agency’s terrestrial network via Amazon Web Services‘ cloud infrastructure. Readiness against evolving global threats Reston-based Leidos won a $1.5 billion contract to support the Department of Defense with technology to enhance its Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) missions, Virginia Business reported. “In today’s battlefield, the command who has actionable multi- and cross-domain data fastest is the one with the high ground,” Leidos Defense Group President Gerry Fasano said. “Leidos has finely tuned our portfolio of expertise and developed a dynamic enterprise suite of C5ISR solutions, including Joint All-Domain Command and Control tools, to ensure our warfighters exploit state-of-the-art technology to maintain their decisive advantage and enable joint synergy for operational superiority. We are honored to support this critical mission, providing readiness against evolving global threats.” Logical acquisition Reston-based ScienceLogic, an IT management company, acquired Santa Clara, Calif.-based Zebrium, a machine learning analytics firm. Zebrium’s technology helps IT operators figure out the causes of difficult application problems. “We understand that at the end of the day, customers care about a few core things. Among those are making sense of drastically increased amounts of data, maintaining a quick time to resolution, and focusing on customer experience,” said Mike Nappi, chief product officer at ScienceLogic. “Our acquisition of Zebrium has its genesis in those customer mandates.” Potomac Tech Wire carried the release. Securing telework environments Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. and Florida-based SecureXperts partnered to build platforms for telework and alternative work environments that meet federal requirements for ensuring the security of the Department of Defense’s classified documents, reported ExecutiveBiz. “Together, SAIC and SecureXperts bring unique skills and expertise that will support the growing demand for services to protect intelligence users that store, process and transmit high risk data from telework and alternative work environments,” Vernon Saunders, senior vice president for the national intelligence community business at SAIC. Commemorating Harriet Tubman The Central Intelligence Agency installed a statue of abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman at the entrance of its headquarters in Langley, according to NBC News. CIA officers who studied Tubman in a leadership class posed the idea to install the statue after learning about her time as a Union Army spy during the Civil War. Tubman is historically recognized for rescuing enslaved people through her network known as the Underground Railroad. The gesture is an effort to promote diversity among the CIA’s workforce, one...

Healthy Diets And Lifestyles With Melanie Kantor – YurView https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/healthy-diets-and-lifestyles-with-melanie-kantor-yurview/ On today’s episode of We Are Living Healthy, Alexis welcomes Melanie Kantor. Melanie is a gluten-free, low carb and no sugar cook and eBook author as well as the woman behind Optimum You. Furthermore, she is also a disordered eating specialist and Nutrition Coach. If you have a particular area of interest that you would like to know about in depth, this segment is right for you. She is also launching her Plant-Based YOUniversity and Food FreeYOUniversity in October. If you feel the subject of plant-based eating would be of interest for you, that is a topic for everyone to find out the benefits about it. There are many misconceptions of what being vegan is, how to eat, benefits of being plant-based, etc. Highlights from Alexis’s Chat with Melanie: What are the differences between being vegan and following a plant based diet? What is being a Vegetarian? What is disordered eating? How is this treated? What is a low carb food that we love and how can we manage those foods? Learn all of this and more on the latest episode of We Are Living Healthy. For more information go to: FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/optimumyouwellness/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/optimumyouwellness/ Or watch the video on Facebook For more great We Are Living Healthy content, don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on all major podcasting platforms. https://3cstvshow.buzzsprout.com/ Already subscribed? Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast so that we can reach as many people that need the help as we can: https://3cstvshow.buzzsprout.com Follow us on Facebook: @WeAreLivingHealthyTV DISCLAIMER: THE CONSULTATIONS OR INTERACTIONS OFFERED ARE NOT MEANT TO REPLACE A CONSULTATION WITH YOUR PHYSICIAN. THE CONSULTATION IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT STRUCTURED IN A WAY TO PROVIDE HEALTH COUNSELING / DIAGNOSING OF ANY KIND. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE LIVING HEALTHY IS NOT PROVIDING INFORMATION AS YOUR TREATING HEALTH COUNSELOR, PHYSICIAN, ATTORNEY, LEGAL COUNSEL, EMPLOYER, MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. We offer no guarantees or promise of results from event nor assume liability for any information provided.