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October 3, 2022 6:10 am
Fiji needs to keep up with innovation and technology, particularly in the field of agriculture.
This is the view of Monash University academic, Professor Paresh Narayan, who says developing countries like Fiji are lagging behind in adopting technology that can increase their resilience to climate change in the agriculture sector.
The Australia-based Monash University Academic was part of the recent ‘Climate Change, SME sector and food insecurities in Fiji’ stakeholder workshop.
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Professor Narayan says although a technology policy matrix has been developed, its implementation is yet to start.
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“What we want to do is to work with development partners and our key stakeholders in trying to see how we can bring those technologies and get access to them and start to implement those technologies because it’s part of the policy-making.”
According to Narayan, no decision has been made on whether the policy plan will be sector or country-specific.
NFL Week 4 Early Games: Ravens Jump Out To Big Lead Over Bills But Josh Allen Battles Back Yahoo Sports
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Chris Jones fined $10,069 for language used against Matt Ryan
Last Sunday, referee Shawn Smith threw a flag that quite likely influenced the outcome of the Chiefs-Colts game. The man who was penalized has also been fined. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones was fined $10,069 for unsportsmanlike conduct. The conduct, however, was verbal. It’s still not publicly known [more]
Halloween Events Haunted Houses Fall Festivals And Pumpkin Fun In Abilene Big Country Abilene Reporter-News
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Halloween can be celebrated all month with the many festivals and events planned for the weeks leading up to the spooky day.
From family-friendly to frightful, there are plenty of opportunities to don the costumes and scare up some treats.
Here’s what’s on the schedule for the Big Country:
Haunted Houses
∎ BAIRD — 13 Vultures Haunted Estate, 3515 I-20 West (exit 303), open every Saturday in October and Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $15. Includes animatronics, live action, haunted house, butcher shop and grave yard.
∎ Haunted house, 8:30-11 p.m. Oct. 20-22 and 27-31 at Play Faire Park, 2300 N. Second St. Admission is $10, and includes miniature golf. In addition, “Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be screened at 11 p.m. Oct. 22.
∎ 12th Armored Division Haunted House and Carnival is 8-11 p.m. Oct. 28-29, 1289 N. Second St. Three floors of terror are planned. A scare-free carnival will have World War II and Halloween games, prizes and crafts. Admission to the haunted house is $15 for adults, $10 for children 12 and younger and $12 for students/veterans. There also are pricing breaks for families and packages for the haunted house, carnival games and future admission to the museum.
Boo at the Zoo
The Abilene Zoo’s annual affair has grown to four days: Oct. 15, 22, 29 an 30. Times are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the zoo is in Nelson Park, in east Abilene.
Trick-or-treat stations will be scattered throughout the zoo, with themes such as Fiesta de Animales, Medieval Legends, Reptile World, Zoomanji at Madagascar and Pirates of the Caribbean Cove. Hay maze, pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating and fall-themed photo ops are at Pumpkin Country.
There will be live entertainment – including the Bubble Lady – animal encounters, costume dance parties and more throughout the day.
Admission is $10, or $5 for zoo members, and free for children age 2 and younger. Tickets can be purchased in advance at abilenezoo.org.
Daytime fun, nighttime thrills at Denton Valley Farms
Weekend fall activities, including zombie paintball course and spooky forest, have returned to 160-acre Denton Valley Farms, 8750 County Road 224 south of Clyde, or about 20 miles southeast of Abilene.
Pumpkin patch, hay rides, train rides, maze, bounces, slide and paintball shooting range are offered Fridays 4:30-11 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m.-11 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Pony rides are available 5-7 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays.
The Forgotten Forest walking trail also is open during the day for the entire family with one-of-a-kind props and structures to see. At night, the forest comes alive with actors and special effects.
Zombie paintball ride is available during the day, with actors added at night to the course to elevate the scare factor.
Tacos with farm-raised beef, homemade ice cream, apple cider slushies and more are available for purchase. The farm store with gifts, canned goods, meats, eggs, milk, honey and more will be open.
Admission to the farm is free, and fees for activities range from $3 to $15. See Denton Valley Farm Facebook page for latest updates, or visit dentonvalleyfarms.com.
Halloween in the park
Trick-or-treating will be open 6-9 p.m. Oct. 29 at Abilene State Park, 150 Park Road 32, Buffalo Gap. Park admission is $10 per car. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Abilene State Park.
Demon Hunter Expo
Demon Hunter Expo will be open 7 p.m. to midnight each Saturday in October at 1150 Rainey Creek Ranch Road.
Participants are loaded on a “battle wagon,” with each person armed with a nitrogen-charged paintball gun with 150 rounds to shoot zombies and demons.
Tickets are $25, with all proceeds going to Rise Discipleship Home. For tickets or information, go to demonhunterexpo.com.
Paramount Theatre Halloween film
Paramount Theatre, 352 Cypress St., presents Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31 for its annual Halloween screening. The movie released in 1960 nixed the horror film formula, and it continues to terrifying new generations.
Tickets are $7. For tickets, go to paramountabilene.com.
Noreaster Spawned By Ian Remnants To Bring High Winds Coastal Flooding To The Outer Banks The Virginian-Pilot
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The remnants of Hurricane Ian will meet up with a low pressure system early this week, bringing high winds, flooding and hazardous marine conditions to the Outer Banks.
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood warning, a sound-side coastal flood advisory, a wind advisory and a high surf advisory for the Outer Banks Monday through Wednesday, with gale warnings up off the coast.
The weather service says low pressure will interact with what’s left of Ian, spawning a new area of deepening low pressure offshore. The nor’easter will bring sustained north winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, forecasters say. A wind advisory is in effect for the entire Outer Banks from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday.
The coastal flood warning, in effect from noon Monday through 7 p.m. Wednesday, calls for oceanside inundation 2 to 4 feet of above ground.
“Vulnerable oceanfront areas are most at risk and residents and visitors in those areas should be ready to take action to protect property,” Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson said in a news release.
Ocean overwash flooding is most likely around high tides Monday, and anyone traveling N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island should expect travel impacts. Residents and visitors in Rodanthe, where three vacation homes have fallen in the ocean this year, should expect “significant additional flooding,” Pearson said.
The sound-side coastal flood advisory is in effect from noon Monday to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with 1 to 3 feet of inundation above ground level possible in very low lying areas and roads adjacent to the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, the weather service said.
Dangerous high surf is also expected, with large breaking waves of 8 to 12 feet expected in the surf zone from Duck to Cape Hatteras.
The Outer Banks experienced high winds and 4 to 6 inches of rain Friday as Hurricane Ian moved through, but escaped serious damage and flooding.
Kari Pugh, kari.pugh@virginiamedia.com
Voter Apathy In Bulgaria Opens Door For Pro-Russia Groups 69News WFMZ-TV
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — An exit poll in Bulgaria suggested Sunday that the center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov, a party blamed for presiding over years of corruption, is the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election.
The exit poll conducted by the Gallup International pollster showed the GERB party earning 24.6% support, apparently edging out the reformist We Continue the Change pro-Western party of former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, which is expected to capture 18.9%.
It could take days before the final official results are announced. If they confirm the exit poll, Borisov will be handed a mandate to form his fourth cabinet. It will be an uphill task for him to produce a stable governing coalition, however, since most political groups have in advance rejected any cooperation with his GERB party.
The early election came after a fragile coalition led Petkov lost a no-confidence vote in June. He claimed afterward that Moscow had used “hybrid war” tactics to bring his government down after it refused to pay gas bills in rubles and ordered an expulsion of Russian diplomats from Bulgaria.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Voter apathy dominated Bulgaria’s early election on Sunday, raising the prospect of yet another fractured parliament that will struggle to form a viable governing coalition.
The European Union nation’s fourth election in 18 months was marked by a raging war nearby, political instability and economic hardships in the bloc’s poorest member.
Some 6.6 million people were eligible to cast ballots for 240 lawmakers in the parliament. Voter turnout was nearly 30% by 5 p.m., less than in previous elections. Analysts attributed that to voter fatigue and disillusionment with politicians unable to cobble together a viable government coalition.
Surveys before the vote suggest that up to eight parties could muster the 4% threshold to enter a fragmented parliament where populist and pro-Russia groups could increase their representation.
This early election comes after a fragile coalition led by pro-Western Prime Minister Kiril Petkov lost a no-confidence vote in June. He claimed afterward that Moscow had used “hybrid war” tactics to bring his government down after it refused to pay gas bills in rubles and ordered an expulsion of Russian diplomats from Bulgaria.
A low turnout favors three-time former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s GERB party, which is likeliest to finish first because it can still count on a loyal base.
After casting his vote on Sunday, Borissov told reporters that Bulgaria needs to clearly position itself on Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.
“With this, aggression, with this war with a clear aggressor in the face of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin – (I have) nothing against the Russian people — with this farce with the referendums, Bulgaria must be very clear, categorical, and precise about its place in the European Union and NATO,” he said, adding that Bulgaria’s entry into Europe’s 19-nation shared currency eurozone should be its first, most important task.
Still, the predicted percentage won’t be enough for Borissov’s party to form a one-party government, and the chances for a GERB-led coalition are slim as it is blamed for presiding over years of corruption by most opponents.
Petkov rejected recent polls as questionable and voiced confidence that the vote will yield positive results for his party.
“Today’s election is very important. The choice is between going back to the years of transition or to break with this period once and for all and heading to a new prosperous and reformed Bulgaria,” he said after casting his ballot.
Petkov ran on promises to cobble together a coalition and continue with his efforts to eradicate corruption but painful reforms may be hard to swallow amid a European energy crisis sparked by Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Many Bulgarians share pro-Russia sentiments, which provides fertile soil for aggressive Kremlin propaganda in the Balkan country.
The pro-Russia party Vazrazhdane, riding on those feelings, is attracting many voters. The latest opinion polls predict it will capture 12.8% of the vote, up from 4.9% in the previous election.
“After these elections Bulgaria will have two options for the future — it will either radically change its path of development and will have a chance for survival, or ‘God save Bulgaria,’” party leader Kostadin Kostadinov said Sunday.
Unlike the stance taken by the EU, Kostadinov has urged “full neutrality” for Bulgaria in the war in Ukraine.
First exit poll results will be announced after polls close at 8 p.m. and preliminary results are expected on Monday.
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WHO Reviews UTAS Nizwas Healthy Living Programme Times Of Oman
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Muscat: Dr. Hafedh bin Saeed Al-Rahbi, Dean of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences Nizwa branch received a delegation from the World Health Organization recently.
The delegation visited the Sultanate in conjunction with the project to assess Nizwa Health City’s bid for recognition within the system of healthy cities globally.
The Nizwa Healthy Lifestyle Project is one of the health projects launched by the Wilayat of Nizwa to instill the concept of healthy living and environmental health to the community.
It adopts the vision of the Nizwa City Health office’s project to implement health programmes anchored on community participation with government and private sectors, and aims at achieving substantial success in promoting health and the adoption of a healthy lifestyle among the members of the community.
This project targets reduction of health, environmental and social risks while achieving sustainable development in the state by spreading culture, health, and social environment awareness, identifying health challenges related to lifestyles for all ages, improving the physical, social and economic environment affecting health, contributing to research and studies related to promoting community health, and attracting and empowering volunteers to achieve the health city’s goals.
The presentation was delivered by the key administrators of the University, headed by Dr. Hafedh bin Saeed Al-Rahbi himself.
The delegation was given a brief explanation about the University’s academic system, academic disciplines, academic levels, and student enrolment levels. In addition to these, a briefing about the technology and technical equipment being used by the academic departments was also presented.
Dr. Hafedh bin Ahmed Ambusaidi, Assistant dean for Student Affairs-UTAS-Nizwa, was also in the meeting and presented about the role of the University in the holistic development of its students, including but not limited to their intellectual, cultural, psychological, social, and health development, and how these programs relate to the principles and values of the Nizwa Healthy Lifestyle Project.
The University’s role in designing the on-the-job training programme, as well as the activities of the entrepreneurship and innovation department was also highlighted in the meeting.
Suleiman bin Ali Al-Harthy, Chairman of the Industrial Relations and Community Service Committee (ICLC), presented an overview of the University’s activities in serving the local communities in the governorate.
Suleiman gave a detailed orientation about the number of training programmes and workshops, which cover various sectors, especially civil, voluntary, sports teams, and other public and private institutions.
Suleiman’s presentation also included a discussion about the School Students Enrichment Program which currently is on its third edition for the academic year 2021-2022.
The head of the University’s volunteer team, Abham, talked to the delegation about the activities of the University’s internal and external team, which targets university students and its external stakeholders.
At the end of the presentation, the delegation visited the University’s facilities to get them acquainted with the University’s academic departments i.e. Information Technology, Business Studies, Engineering and the English Language Center. They also visited the laboratories and workshops of the engineering department and the English Language Centre.
Manchester City Vs. Manchester United Result Highlights And Analysis As Erling Haaland And Phil Foden Hat-Tricks Destroy Red Devils Sporting News
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Erling Haaland and Phil Foden fired hat-tricks as Manchester City put together an astonishing 6-3 derby-day demolition of Manchester United.
Haaland made Premier League history as the first player to score a hat-trick in three consecutive home games, following his heroics against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.
This one will live longer in the memory, while boyhood City fan Foden also completed his claim to the matchball after Antony’s fine strike briefly eased the pain of United’s 4-0 halftime deficit.
Substitute Anthony Martial restored a measure of pride with a late brace, his second coming from the penalty spot, but it remained a local affair where this Haaland-embossed version of City were able to move one point behind leaders Arsenal and strike fear across the Premier League and beyond.
Man City vs. Man United final score
1H
2H
Final
Man City
4
2
6
Man United
0
3
3
Goals:
CITY — Phil Foden (Bernardo Silva) — 8th min.
CITY — Erling Haaland (Kevin De Bruyne) — 34th min.
CITY — Erling Haaland (Kevin De Bruyne) — 37th min.
CITY — Phil Foden (Erling Haaland) — 44th min.
UNITED — Antony (Christian Eriksen) — 56th min.
CITY — Erling Haaland (Sergio Gomez) — 64th min.
CITY — Phil Foden (Erling Haaland) — 72nd min.
UNITED — Anthony Martial (Fred) — 84th min.
UNITED — Anthony Martial (pen) — 90th min.
MORE: Manchester United and another derby mess: Erik ten Hag must fix three problems after defeat to Manchester City
The 22-year-old now has a scandalous haul of 17 goals in 11 City games but he was peripheral in the early penalty-box action, with Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva having early goalbound efforts blocked before the latter delivered a pinpoint eighth-minute cross for the unmarked Foden to gleefully convert.
United carried a threat on the break but were careless in possession and flimsy in defence — a dire combination when a player of De Bruyne’s pedigree can pick out Haaland to head home a 34th-minute corner before producing a trademark curling delivery for the striker to steal in behind Raphael Varane for a sliding finish.
Another goal for Erling Haaland! pic.twitter.com/ThC0720bsD
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 2, 2022
City’s fourth brought the Etihad Stadium to the brink of bedlam a minute before halftime, with De Bruyne scything through midfield and finding Haaland pulling out to the left flank. His first-time reverse cross found Foden, who capped a wonderful move.
United’s first goal also came in stylish fashion as Antony followed up his debut strike against Arsenal by curling beyond Ederson from 25 yards.
It merely served to shake City out of their early second-half slumber, with Haaland fizzing Sergio Gomez’s drilled cross past the helpless David de Gea before laying on Foden for a similarly emphatic treble-sealing goal.
Guardiola’s perfectionist side will bridle at how Martial was able to convert a rebound after Ederson saved from fellow substitute Fred, before drawing a clumsy foul from Joao Cancelo and converting from 12 yards. Nevertheless, it was a day for uninhibited celebration on the blue side of Manchester.
MORE: Most Premier League hat tricks season record: Erling Haaland within sight of Shearer’s mark
Hyperspace Haaland marks his turf in Manchester
As his father Alf-Inge Haaland applauded in the stands, enjoying his son’s hat-trick, it should have been easy to grasp for a cinematic narrative. Haaland Sr never completed another top-flight game after being on the end of Roy Keane’s X-rated challenge during a Manchester derby that finished 1-1 at Old Trafford in April 2001. On Sunday, his old nemesis was left to work through his now-familiar frothing indignation act regarding the latest United humiliation.
But such concerns feel like a parochial footnote given where it looks like Haaland is heading and how he is redefining perceptions of what goalscoring feats might be possible in England’s top flight. He has 14 already this season, double the amount of Harry Kane, who is next in the top-scorers charts. Haaland is also the fastest player to three Premier League hat-tricks, having chalked up his treble of trebles in eight games. He unseats Michael Owen, who did it in his 48th appearance.
He became the first City player to score a derby hat-trick since Francis Lee in 1970 for good measure. It feels like most of his records might end up with ample daylight behind them.
— Sporting News Football Club (@sn_footballclub) October 2, 2022
Away-day blues send Ten Hag’s Reds back to the drawing board
There was an unlikely piece of symmetry when Erik ten Hag brought on Luke Shaw with Manchester United 4-0 down at halftime. It was the England left-back’s first Premier League outing since he was substituted at the interval at Brentford, when Manchester United were 4-0 down. They have made strides forward since that chastening experience in west London, but their derby-day humiliation marked the seventh time they have conceded four or more away from home in a Premier League game over the past 12 months.
One of those came in a 4-1 defeat to City in March. Ralf Rangnick’s United actually played well in the first half then before downing tools. Players belatedly picking up tools at 6-1 when their hosts have clocked off in celebratory mood is certainly different if not better.
City are a few levels above their neighbours right now and games like this will not be used as the main barometer for Ten Hag just yet. However, the disjointed attacking efforts with and without the ball before halftime, a flimsy and overrun central midfield and a defence reduced to Sunday League shambles on Foden’s hat-trick goal are all things that will need to be fixed irrespective of the opposition.
Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says his side ‘lacked belief’ during their 6-3 defeat to Man City pic.twitter.com/hzflToeBIv
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 2, 2022
Foden should shift the Alexander-Arnold-Southgate discourse
Polarised and entrenched discussions about the England national team before major tournaments are a dubious part of the enjoyment. After Euro 2020’s multi-part series of “Pleeeeaaaase pick Jack Grealish”, we now have “How do you solve a problem like Trent Alexander-Arnold?”. “He can’t defend!” “He can defend!” “It doesn’t matter about his defending, he’s amazing!” And so on, and so on.
The thing is, Gareth Southgate not knowing how best to use the Liverpool full-back and/or not being so inclined to find out does not feel like so much of a problem when Reece James, Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker — injured in this derby — are around. Not having the best plan for Foden might just be a bigger issue.
The Three Lions are blessed with a clutch of excellent creative attacking midfielders but Foden, with his sublime technique, capacity to thrive in tight spaces, destructive range of passing and — as he showed against United — eye for goal stands apart. To use the very vogue phrase, he is a generational talent. If England see more of this Foden, Qatar 2022 could be a lot of fun. The fact they haven’t since his two-goal home debut against Iceland in 2020 should be causing Southgate plenty of head-scratching.
50 – Phil Foden has scored his 50th goal for Manchester City in all competitions. Aged 22 years and 127 days, he is now the youngest player to reach 50 goals under Pep Guardiola, surpassing Lionel Messi (22y 164d). Prodigious. pic.twitter.com/eneis8RfKz
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 2, 2022
Man City vs. Man United: The 188th Manchester derby as it happened
Fulltime: Nine goals, two hat-tricks, a merry old riot of a Manchester derby. City with Haaland in tow are absolutely terrifying at times. United will probably take a little comfort that this didn’t end up getting much worse, weird as that sounds. Thanks for being with us today.
90th minute+1: GOOAALLL!!!! Martial (pen)!!!
Beautifully done, side-footed into the top corner. United do deserve some credit for keeping going. They also deserve pelters for going 4-0 and 6-1 down, so there is that.
90th minute: Penalty to United. Clumsy challenge from Cancelo on Martial, who has grabbed the ball.
89th minute: This has started to feel like a training match, specifically one involving the Brazil national team. Casemiro sends a stinging strike towards goal that Ederson pushes clear.
86th minute: Antony tries his luck again but this one is regulation for Ederson.
85th minute: Palmer looks for Alvarez in the area as City get back on the front foot. Martinez is able to smuggle behind.
84th minute: GOOOAAAALLL!!!! Martial!!!!
Martial adds to him impressive personal history in this fixture, beating Ederson from close range after the City goalkeeper parried Fred’s strike. City switched off entirely there.
80th minute: To the surprise of absolutely no one, Bruno Fernandes is in a mood and has been booked for dissent. Martinez then takes a hack at Haaland. There could be further silliness to come from a badly bruised United.
Erling Haaland and Phil Foden become the first two Man City players to score a Premier League hat-trick against Man United.
Both in the same game too. #MCFC #MCIMUN pic.twitter.com/yHoepM3Mmc
— Sporting News Football Club (@sn_footballclub) October 2, 2022
77th minute: There’s been a flurry of substitutions. From a United point of view that means Cristiano Ronaldo won’t have the indignity of having to be involved here. Foden has departed to a heroes’ reception, with Alvarez and Palmer on and keen to play their part in extending the mayhem.
72nd minute: GOOOOALLLLL!!!!! Foden
Double hat-trick joy for the boyhood Cit...
Apple Watch Drops To $249 Plus The Rest Of Amazons Astounding Weekend Deals Starting At $6 AOL
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Celebrate fall and save big with the best discounts on Amazon this weekend! (Photo: Amazon)
If you’re looking to enjoy some TLC and shopping therapy this weekend, you may want to sneak-preview the best deals first. Luckily for you, Amazon just dropped a metric ton of weekend-only deals on some of its biggest sellers, from outdoor fun necessities like portable projectors, fire pits and camping essentials to indoor upgrades on kitchen appliances, smart-home gadgets, vacuums and more. Want to zhush up your wardrobe? Add some extra goodness into your beauty routine? Don’t worry, they’ve got that covered, too — and we’ve got you covered by collecting all the best markdowns in one place.
See below for the biggest deals at Amazon this weekend!
TVs and home theater
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Outdoor
It’s the perfect time to throw up a tent outdoors or build a blanket fort inside for the kiddos — so keep things lit with these strong camping lanterns! They’re built for toughness and provide a customizable level of light, which means you’re covered no matter the terrain.
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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Temporarily Halts Payments And Withdrawals From US Bank Accounts CoinDesk
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Temporarily Halts Payments And Withdrawals From US Bank Accounts – CoinDesk https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/crypto-exchange-coinbase-temporarily-halts-payments-and-withdrawals-from-us-bank-accounts-coindesk/
Eli is a news reporter for CoinDesk. He holds ETH, SOL and AVAX.
Coinbase has temporarily halted transactions from U.S. customers, according to a status update made by the crypto exchange at 7:57 a.m. ET Sunday morning. The bug restricts U.S. bank accounts from making withdrawals, deposits or buys on the platform.
“We are currently unable to take payments or make withdrawals involving U.S. bank accounts,” Coinbase said in the statement. “Our team is aware of this issue and is working on getting everything back to normal as soon as possible.”
Coinbase released two subsequent updates that the issue was being investigated an hour after the first notice. At 8:23 a.m. ET, the exchange said the issue with transactions “has been identified and a fix is being implemented.”
Customers can still use debit cards or PayPal to buy crypto during the downtime, according to the statement.
Coinbase did not respond to CoinDesk’s request for comment by press time.
The issue was not the only problem in the broader crypto ecosystem this weekend. Solana suffered what it called a “major outage,” one that lasted more than six hours, according to its website.
CORRECTION (Oct. 2, 2022, 15:43 UTC): Mention of Solana’s network outage was unrelated to Coinbase and removed from the article.
UPDATE (Oct. 2, 2022, 15:52 UTC): Adds Solana’s separate incident from this weekend.
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Mitre Expands R&D In Hawaii As US Focus On Indo-Pacific Intensifies C4ISRNet
Mitre Expands R&D In Hawaii As US Focus On Indo-Pacific Intensifies – C4ISRNet https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/mitre-expands-rd-in-hawaii-as-us-focus-on-indo-pacific-intensifies-c4isrnet/
By C4ISRNET staff
Oct 2, 05:01 PM
The fast-attack submarine Cheyenne departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for an Indo-Pacific deployment in 2020. (MC1 Michael Zingaro/Navy)
WASHINGTON — Mitre, which operates federally funded centers that assist the U.S. government with science research, development and systems engineering, said it will open a facility in in Hawaii to bolster security and national defense operations in the Indo-Pacific.
This site in Honolulu will support Hawaii and Indo-Pacific priorities of the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the intelligence community and international allies, while fostering “whole-of-nation” technology collaborations in cybersecurity, transportation, healthcare, veterans services and law enforcement, the not-for-profit said.
The U.S. sees the Pacific as a key strategic region, as Washington works to counter China’s growing influence. The White House Indo-Pacific Strategy, published in February, pledges an extended role in the area, including establishing more resilient command and control and increasing the scope of joint exercises and operations.
“We’re immersed in nearly every aspect of global strategic competition—from countering aggressive military actions by adversary nations, to safeguarding supply chains, accelerating maritime research and innovation, and preparing for the next global health crisis,” said Keoki Jackson, senior vice president, general manager, Mitre National Security, in a statement.
Mitre, which works across six federal R&D centers and more than 200 individual labs, also said it entered into a partnership with UH to identify opportunities for collaborative analysis, engineering and research. The partnership will focus on advancing marine technology, enhancing cyber defense, strengthening climate resilience, addressing natural resource management and testing energy technologies.
The organization has been operating at Ford Island and Camp Smith in Hawaii for almost 50 years. Developing the site at the Kaka’ako Innovation District will double its local workforce, advance STEM education and and bolster security in the region, it said.
Last month, Mitre named Cedric Sims to the new role of senior vice president, enterprise innovation and integration and Austin Y. Wang as vice president, intelligence center, Mitre National Security. These leaders deliver diversity of thought, robust technical expertise, business acumen, and a commitment to public service.
Sims will develop strategies to foster enterprise-wide innovation, drive cross-cutting integration solutions to benefit our government sponsors, and oversee corporate strategy, Mitre said. He joined the organization from Booz Allen Hamilton, where he served as senior vice president leading the justice, homeland security, and transportation business and has more than 25 years of experience in acquisition, risk management, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence/machine learning, program governance, and systems engineering.
Sims also served in leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service.
Wang will drive whole-of-nation, joint, and multi-agency solutions through integration across the intelligence community and Mitre’s national security enterprise. He worked for more than two decades at the CIA, most recently as a senior executive and clandestine technical operations lead, and served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps working signals intelligence and ground electronic warfare.
How Hospitals mission Control Uses Technology To Free Up Beds The Times
How Hospital’s ‘mission Control’ Uses Technology To Free Up Beds – The Times https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/how-hospitals-mission-control-uses-technology-to-free-up-beds-the-times/
The wall of a quiet back room at Maidstone Hospital has been taken over by ten giant televisions flashing brightly coloured graphs.
Between them, the screens display the status of all 712 beds at the NHS trust, including how many are empty (56) and the number occupied by Covid patients (four).
Two years ago these vital statistics would have been collected manually using pencils, rubbers and whiteboards. Now, the hospital leads the NHS in using technology to solve the health service’s fundamental challenge of how to provide care when there are not enough beds.
Staff at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, which runs two hospitals in Kent, have a laser-like focus on minimising the amount of time patients spend in hospital to free up
Bonner County History Oct. 2 2022 Bonner County Daily Bee
Bonner County History – Oct. 2, 2022 – Bonner County Daily Bee https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/bonner-county-history-oct-2-2022-bonner-county-daily-bee/
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50 Years Ago
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Oct. 2, 1972 – MURRAY WINS AWARD
SHS senior Linda Murray, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murray, Oden Bay, has won the state 4-H photography award. Miss Murray, 18, will receive an all-expense paid trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago, sponsored by Eastman Kodak Co.
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HOLY LAND TOUR
An unforgettable missionary journey of 16,000 air miles, 4,500 sea miles, and 3,000 land miles began on Labor Day when Rev. Jim Doak, Mabel Cash, Mabel Kinney, Lucille Kannady, Marie Wallace, Dorothy Gooby and Frank Cochrane left Spokane by plane for Seattle to connect with an Overseas National Airways plane at Oakland, Calif. There followed 14 days of climbing in and out of buses, over rocks, trying to decide how one ruin was different than the last, shaking heads at the many peddlers, mingling with fellow tourists, taking pictures on the run, and other new experiences. The group arrived home, happy to be back in the clear brisk air of Bonner County, but very thankful for the chance to experience such a wonderful trip and to see and learn so much.
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NEW S & H CATALOG AVAILABLE AT IGA
Harold Marley, owner of Sandpoint IGA Foodliner, said the new S & H Green Stamp catalog with 385 popular holiday gift items is available at the store for customers. The catalog contains over 200 items available for two or less books of S & H stamps. The new catalog is titled, “More for You in ’72.”
100 Years Ago
Pend d’Oreille Review
Oct. 2, 1922 – SWAP BASS FOR CROPPIES
Game Warden W.W. Pickett and J.L. Anderson, a Spokane county deputy game warden, went to the sloughs between Denton and Clarksfork Monday to sein out bass which were trapped in the sloughs along the railway. This was done under the terms of a swap by which the bass were to go to Liberty Lake, Spokane county, to return an equal amount of croppies to Bonner county for planting in landlocked lakes with no outlet, such as Shepherds lake at the Nieman ranch and others of similar character. The wardens secured 10,000 bass of from one to four inches in size. The croppies will be delivered here within a short time.
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CHAFFINS PROMOTED
Clyde Chaffins of Sandpoint, a major on the staff of Gen. John J. Pershing at G.H.Q. in France, who kept his rank as a member of the reserve, received notice from headquarters of the 104th division at Ft. Douglas, Salt Lake City, that he is promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel and has been assigned assistant chief-of-staff of the division. Chaffins was made a knight of the Black Star in the French Legion of Honor for meritorious service in the war.
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NEWS FROM CLARKSFORK
Local sportsmen have been busy for days building blinds on the most favorable locations and otherwise getting ready for the opening of the duck season.
For more information, visit the museum online at bonnercountyhistory.org.
When Do You Plan To Retire And What Do You Want To Do Then? Oswego County Business Magazine
‘When Do You Plan To Retire And What Do You Want To Do Then?’ – Oswego County Business Magazine https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/when-do-you-plan-to-retire-and-what-do-you-want-to-do-then-oswego-county-business-magazine/
Interviews by Deborah Jeanne Sergeant
“I don’t think I’m going to retire as soon as I’d hoped. After I retire, I’m hoping to travel. And of course, I want to spend more time with my grandchildren. I’m going to have to work a few more years than I had thought because I can’t find enough people to work since the pandemic happened. I have people calling wanting cleaning all the time, but I can’t have my staff work any more hours and I can’t find people to hire.”
Janet Yuckel
Owner, Done Right Cleaning, West Monroe.
“I’m probably not going to retire for a while. I’ll probably travel when I do.”
Jennifer Wakefield
Baker, Cakes Galore & More, Oswego.
“I love what I do and I feel like it matters. What could be more fun? I like to help people. I’m in the best job in the world where it doesn’t really matter what my age is to do it. I have a lot of experience so there’s no reason for me to give up what I love to retire. When you’re happy with what you do, why would you change it? It’s good for you to be active and out and talking with folks. I have been in the real estate business since the 1980s, and most of my business — 95% of it, in fact — is referrals from people who were pleased with my work and want to give that same real estate experience to their friends, family, coworkers and neighbors.”
Judy M. Winslow
Real estate broker, Hunt Real Estate ERA, Manlius.
“I have no retirement plans. I so enjoy what I do that I can’t see any reason to stop. That may change or slow down, I imagine. However, life is good! I’d like to travel a bit more and if I had the time, I’d only open a bakery anyway. Too many passions!”
Tony Pauldine
Owner of Anthony M. Pauldine General Contractors Inc. and several other businesses in Oswego.
“My retirement plan is to, over the next few years, bring a junior accountant on that would like to take over the business. I would love to retire in about seven years. My goal is then to work part-time for the person that takes over my business for a few years to assist them, then retire completely and enjoy whatever I decide to do. My passions would be to help in children and animal centers as a volunteer.”
Brenda Weissenberg
Owner and accountant, Affordable Business Solutions, West Monroe.
“I’d like to work until I’m 70. After that, I’ll be a snowbird and do some golfing. Maybe I’ll live on the West Coast of Florida.”
Charles Handley,
Owner, Burke’s Home Center, Oswego and Fulton
“I am semi-retired. I don’t plan to quit. I am doing more things I like. I go to Florida for the winter and come up here in the summer. We have a place in the Adirondacks. I’m involved in Rotary. I’ve been getting to know the area in Florida and getting to know some new people. I like to kayak and go out on nice long walks.”
Sadieann Z. Spear
Owner, A Strong And Healthy You, New Hartford.
“Retirement is an interesting question when you’re in the real estate field. I believe I will ease into retirement in the next five years. I believe I will always be involved in the real estate business but will take a step back. I plan on enjoying golfing and warm weather when I retire.”
William R. Galloway
Broker/owner, Century 21 Galloway Realty, Oswego
“I’m semi-retired and don’t plan on totally retiring. I like working part-time and depending on the season, enjoying lakes in the summer, walks in the fall and spring and in the winter, walking and watching the snow fall.”
Donna Glassberg
Owner, Orange Housing, Syracuse.
“I’ve been thinking about it. My generation is different. We don’t see 65 or 67 as being the time to retire. I work a full-time job and am an entrepreneur. I want to retire at 55. That is 10 years away for me. I have a plan in place I’m working on. I’m hoping to get my money to work for me and start the LEKIA Foundation, which stands for ‘Loving Every Kid in America.’ I want to use my own means and funds and not rely on others for the foundation. Now I consult for other companies, but I want to retire to build my foundation and helps moms and underserved youth. I had a very young mother and was raised by grandparents. If it weren’t for them stepping up and raising me, who knows what my life would be like now? I’m not sure how I’ll do that, in what way I’ll help youth, but that is my passion.”
Lekia K. Hill
Owner, Powerful Voices App, Syracuse.
“I just started a new business and I’m thinking not until my late 60s or early 70s because it’s something I can do anywhere. I teach clients how to get self-care, self-love and self-compassion into their lives. I think I may want to incorporate more writing about self-care and my experiences as I go into retirement.”
Renee L. Hagar-Smith
Owner, Mindfulness-Based Wellness Coaching, Fayetteville.
“I’m nowhere near retirement. I’m not a person who will sit around. I have no retirement plans, so I’ll work until I die. Or I’d have to marry well, but I’d rather be single.”
Julie Avery
Owner, Beacon Hotel, Oswego
“I would like to retire tomorrow, but it isn’t possible. I’m 72 and have 13 years to go on my mortgage. That doesn’t make it possible. I work full-time and run a business at home. The full-time job keeps me in benefits, which are important because I get vacation, sick and personal time. I recently got on Medicare, which is cutting my medical expenses. I don’t know about retiring from my bridal and gift business. I might like to move south, where the climate is more aging-friendly. But I don’t know that I can take the business with me. I’d have to have an enormous inventory sell-off. I don’t want to pack over 200 gowns to move. I’d want that to be part of the retirement if I could. I might like to live by the beach, take a hot-air balloon ride and visit a lot of places. I’d like to go to Charleston, and do more trips to the Caribbean Islands, like Jamaica and Barbados. I have a sister in Florida that I’d like to spend a month with. I’d like to spend more time in my garden. I’d like to spend more time with my husband traveling, given the resources to do it.”
Linda Ruckdeschel
Owner, The Bridal Connection, and L’Emporeia, Syracuse.
“I hope to retire in 10 years and I would like to transition to becoming a restaurant consultant. I feel like when people start businesses like this who don’t have a lot of experience, they make a lot of missteps. ‘If only they know about this or that,’ I think to myself. As a consultant, I think I could help them avoid mistakes. I think that might be a good move.”
Bill Wadsworth
Partner Bistro 197, Oswego
“I am only 38, so I have a while until I retire, but my plan is to maybe live in the area and do some traveling.”
Jonathan Shaver
Senior staff engineer at Nine Mile Point, Scriba
Scamp Trailers Honored With Cass County EDC Legacy Business Award Brainerd Dispatch
Scamp Trailers Honored With Cass County EDC Legacy Business Award – Brainerd Dispatch https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/scamp-trailers-honored-with-cass-county-edc-legacy-business-award-brainerd-dispatch/
WALKER — The Cass County Economic Development Corp. and its Board of Directors recently celebrated a long-standing business with strong ties to Cass County.
Mike Paulus, executive director of the Cass County Economic Development Corp., presented the award to a business that has been an economic stalwart of Cass County.
“Eveland’s Inc./Scamp Trailers is the ideal recipient of the CCEDC Legacy Business Award,” Paulus said in a news release. “The flourishing business is a tremendous economic contributor to the county, through good jobs and ever-expanding capital investment. The economic impact aside, driving past their high-visibility location on Highway 371 and seeing the unique Scamp camper elicits daydreams of cross-country adventures. The camper is heart-warming and uniquely American.”
As a third-generation owner, Eveland’s Inc./Scamp Trailers CEO Micah Eveland was on hand to receive the award, as was his father, second-generation owner Kent Eveland.
“We are truly honored to receive this award,” Micah Eveland said in a news release. “Over the past 52 years it is exciting to see how the county and community have been continually growing and we are proud to be a part of it!”
The Cass County Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors created specific criteria for the award before pinpointing eligible companies in the county. Criteria include: primary or original location in Cass County and currently doing business in the county, must have employees, must be established for a minimum of 30 years, and must be a supporting member of the CCEDC.
The CCEDC board believes the Legacy Business Award honors a critical piece of a growing economy, “Eveland’s Inc./Scamp Trailers deserves the Legacy Business Award because of its sustained contributions to the people of Cass County,” said Charles Black Lance, CCEDC board president. “Our board wants to honor those companies that have the proven historical, yet ongoing, economic impact on Cass County.”
The CCEDC Legacy Business Award is given annually. Past recipients include Reeds Family Outdoor Outfitters, Pine River State Bank, and First National Bank.
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You May Need A Sober October More Than You Think. Experts Explain How To Do It Right CNN
You May Need A Sober October More Than You Think. Experts Explain How To Do It Right – CNN https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/you-may-need-a-sober-october-more-than-you-think-experts-explain-how-to-do-it-right-cnn/
CNN —
Sober October, Dry January and Dry July: For one quarter of a year, these campaigns provide a motivation for people to come together and challenge themselves to go without alcohol.
It isn’t a surprise to Annie Grace that these periods to reduce alcohol consumption are becoming more popular. The author of “This Naked Mind: Control Alcohol” said she is seeing more and more people evaluate the relationship that alcohol plays in their lives.
How much is too much? The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention classifies moderate drinking as two drinks or less in a day for men and one drink or less for women. But two-thirds of adult drinkers report drinking more than those levels at least once a month, according to the CDC.
And the pandemic didn’t help. A December 2020 study found that 60% of respondents increased drinking over the year and more than a third said they engaged in binge drinking, which is defined as five or more drinks on an occasion for men and four for women.
Studies show that alcohol isn’t good for healthy living. There is no safe amount when it comes to heart health, according to the World Heart Federation. And even moderate drinking reserved for the weekend can have social, emotional and psychological impacts, according to a 2022 study.
Sober October could be a step to cutting out alcohol entirely, but it doesn’t have to be, said biological psychologist Aaron White, senior scientific adviser to the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
Whatever your level of drinking, a monthlong sobriety challenge could help you be more mindful about your drinking, White added.
You may think you might not need a break from drinking because you don’t have signs of substance abuse disorder: your drinking causing serious impairment, health problems, disability or issues meeting responsibilities.
But problematic drinking is a spectrum – not just a binary between addicted and fine, Grace said. You may drink a little but not feel good about why or how you drink. You may drink a lot but feel doing so functions well in your life.
Even people who don’t drink heavily may find themselves with less control over when and how much they drink than they would like, Grace said.
She was one of those people. Grace didn’t feel she needed treatment programs, but she found that reducing her drinking was a struggle, which to her was a sign that something needed to change.
Taking on a sobriety challenge doesn’t mean you have to quit forever, but it can help you be more thoughtful in your decisions around drinking rather than doing it because it’s what you usually do, White said.
“It gives somebody a chance to cultivate alternatives,” he added.
Even in just a month, there is evidence that reduced alcohol consumption can be good for your physical health.
“Most people who drink excessively have fatty livers,” White said. “Even taking a break for a month is enough to just bring your liver enzymes down and for your liver to look healthier.”
Some people may find with less or no alcohol they sleep better and make better food choices for themselves, White said.
And for emotional health, a short-term challenge can point out feelings and routines that could be improved, Grace added.
Many of the people she works with – even moderate drinkers – describe their relationship with alcohol as something they are not in full control of, she said.
She encourages people who are using a sobriety challenge to take note of when they feel the urge to drink and what purpose it serves. Does it make you feel part of a community to share a drink at a party? Is that glass of wine after a long day a reliable sense of comfort?
Maybe the drink is an easy way – but not the best – to get those needs met, Grace said. Taking note and trying to find those things without a drink could open you up to new ways of fulfilling those feelings, White added.
There are a couple of stumbling blocks to plan for during a sober month, Grace said.
One is overcoming the desire to drink, and experts had different approaches to solve that problem.
Reducing drinking can have a similar effect as dieting – the more you tell yourself you can’t have it, the more you want it, said Natalie Mokari, a registered dietitian nutritionist in Charlotte, North Carolina.
She recommends starting with one less drink than you would usually have at each occasion or breaking a daily habit by limiting drinking to certain days. You can also have a sparkling water in between drinks or make weaker cocktails than usual to reduce your alcohol consumption, she said.
White said it is important not to feel shame if you end up drinking during your sobriety challenge. Don’t throw out the whole experience by beating yourself up over a glass of wine, he added.
Grace recommended leading with curiosity and information. Learning more about the psychology and biology of alcohol really helped reduce her desire to drink, she said, and approaching her urges with curiosity rather than judgment allowed her to learn more about the role alcohol played in her life.
There is also social pressure to drink. How do you not drink when everyone else is? Especially if friends get uncomfortable when they don’t see you with the beer you always have?
The first thing is to remember that people may make you feel bad because they are uncomfortable about their own relationship with drinking, Grace said.
It often helps to have a nonalcoholic drink in your hand at social events, White said, so the offer to have a drink doesn’t even come up.
If you are hoping to curb your habits or boost your health, it is important not to see crossing the finish line as the time to overindulge, Mokari said.
Dramatically reducing your consumption over that time can lower your tolerance, and what was enough for a buzz today could result in a much higher level of intoxication than you expect 30 days later, White said.
You may also be undoing the changes in habit you have been building over the course of the month by going back even harder once it’s over, Grace added.
“In our society, even saying ‘I want to take a break’ is super brave,” she said. “If you don’t change how you feel about it but white-knuckle it the whole month, it becomes like this forbidden fruit syndrome.”
Fantasy Football Today: Week 4 Injuries #AskFFT Lineup Question And Rankings Updates CBS Sports
Fantasy Football Today: Week 4 Injuries, #AskFFT Lineup Question And Rankings Updates – CBS Sports https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/fantasy-football-today-week-4-injuries-askfft-lineup-question-and-rankings-updates-cbs-sports/
Good morning. While you’re getting breakfast ready, there’s football being played, with the Vikings and Saints having kicked off at 9:30 a.m. ET from London. And, fittingly for Week 4, there are a ton of injuries in that game to worry about, with the Saints hit especially hard — they’re without starting QB Jameis Winston, star RB Alvin Kamara and star WR Michael Thomas, with Jarvis Landry also entering the game beat up.
This week features a simply ridiculous amount of injuries, with a number of big players already ruled out — and many up in the air for Sunday’s games. There’s a lot you need to sort through, and the Fantasy Football Today team is here to help. Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and Dave Richard are on CBS Sports HQ at 10 a.m. to answer your questions and get you the latest up-to-date injury news live until kickoff. And if you want more direct answers to your questions, I’ve got two more ways for you to win: Go to Twitter and use the hashtag “#AskFFT”, where our whole team will be answering questions all morning; and go to the FFT YouTube channel to chat with Adam Aizer, Frank Stampfl and I starting at 11:30. We’ll be there right up until kickoff answering as many questions as we can, so make sure you’re in the chat early to get your questions in.
For more Week 4 help, here’s the rest of our preview content to get you ready:
Week 4 Start ‘Em & Sit ‘Em: QB | RB | WR
Starts, sits and sleepers for every game
Cheat Sheet: PPR | Non-PPR
Week 4 Position Previews: QB | RB | WR | TE
Week 4 Rankings: Jamey | Dave | Heath
My Updated Week 4 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE
For the rest of this morning’s newsletter, I have updates on the latest injury news as well as answers to your questions in an #AskFFT mailbag — email me at chris.towers@ViacomCBS.com throughout the week to get your emails included.
Week 4 Injury Report
Quarterbacks
Zach Wilson (knee) is set to start for the Jets as expected, and there shouldn’t be any surprises or suspense today.
Out: Jameis Winston (back/ankle), Dak Prescott (thumb), Mac Jones (ankle)
Andy Dalton starts for the Saints, Cooper Rush will start for the Cowboys, and Brian Hoyer will start for the Patriots. Of those three, Dalton is the only one I would come close to wanting to use in a two-QB league, but he’s a low-end No. 2 at best.
Running backs
Dalvin Cook (shoulder) and Jonathan Taylor (toe) were ultimately removed from the injury report and are expected to play their normal roles. Cook has experience playing through this shoulder issue in the past, but there is still some elevated risk of re-injury – not that you’re even considering sitting him. Dameon Pierce, Miles Sanders, James Conner, and AJ Dillon were all also removed from the injury report after being listed earlier in the week.
Questionable: Christian McCaffrey (thigh), Cordarrelle Patterson (knee)
I’m expecting both to play, with some positive reports coming out about McCaffrey especially over the past few days. Patterson seems like he might be the longest shot to play seeing as he only got a limited session in during Friday’s practice and we haven’t gotten confirmation that he’ll play. He’s also the easiest to sit of the three if you’re wary, given his limited passing game role since Week 1. He’s an RB2, and if Patterson is out, I would only consider Tyler Allgeier an RB3, because I wouldn’t expect much of a passing game role.
Out: D’Andre Swift (shoulder/ankle), David Montgomery (ankle/knee), Boston Scott (rib)
No real surprises here – Scott’s absence could mean more opportunities for Kenneth Gainwell, though Scott only has 10 carries and one target through three games, so it isn’t a significant role he’s leaving behind. With Swift out, Jamaal Williams figures to be the Lions lead rusher, with Craig Reynolds likely to take on some passing downs. Williams is the Start of the Week for the matchup against the Seahawks, and it’s a great matchup – albeit one where Williams is playing in a very beat up offense that could struggle to move the ball. He’s more of an RB2 for me. Khalil Herbert is the better option in Davis Montgomery’s absence, if you ask me (and you are).
Wide receivers
There are a ton of WR injuries to keep track of heading into today’s games, but at least the likes of A.J. Brown, Allen Lazard, DeVonta Smith, Greg Dortch, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Michael Gallup should be good to go Sunday, among others. Bears rookie Velus Jones Jr. is also set to make his NFL debut, per reports, and remains worth a look in deeper leagues just in case this passing game starts to figure something out.
Questionable: Chris Godwin (Hamstring), Julio Jones (Knee), Gabe Davis (Ankle), Jarvis Landry (Ankle), Josh Reynolds (Ankle), Laviska Shenault Jr. (Hamstring), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Abdomen), Marquise Brown (Foot), Rondale Moore (Hamstring), Russell Gage (Hamstring), Zay Jones (Ankle)
The Buccaneers guys are obviously worth watching. My expectation is that Godwin is the least likely of the trio to play, with both he and Jones expected to be game-time decisions – Jones didn’t practice Friday, but with a “rest” tag, which complicates things. My preference would be to avoid non-Mike Evans receivers for the Buccaneers until they prove healthy enough to make it through a full game.
There is going to be plenty of interest in Josh Reynolds, given the absence of Swift, Amon-Ra St. Brown and D.J. Chark, but I’ll just remind you that there was very little interest in starting Reynolds last season when he was playing without most of those guys. He did have a decent stretch where he caught 16 passes for 259 yards and a couple of scores over four games last season, albeit mostly after St. Brown broke out and took the offense along with him. Reynolds isn’t a terrible option, but I’m expecting that offense to mostly be pretty bad with all their injuries, and Reynolds may not be good enough to overcome that.
Otherwise, it looks like Valdes-Scantling and Davis are expected to play, as are Brown and Moore – Moore will be making his season debut, and his return makes it tougher to trust Dortch. Moore has a RB2/3 upside in this offense, but I’m not sure he’ll play a full complement of snaps just yet. He’s a stash.
Doubtful: Breshad Perriman (knee/hamstring)
Out: Keenan Allen (Hamstring), Michael Thomas (Foot), Hunter Renfrow (Concussion), Amon-Ra St. Brown (Ankle), Wan’Dale Robinson (Knee), A.J. Green (Knee), Kadarius Toney (Hamstring), Jakobi Meyers (knee), D.J. Chark (Ankle)
Mack Hollins is coming off a huge game with Renfrow out, and he’s an interesting flier for this one. Josh Palmer has some appeal for the Chargers as well, and both of them are in the same WR3/4 range as Reynolds for me. If Landry plays, he’s not far from that role, though the absence of Winston adds some complications for the Saints offense as a whole – which includes Chris Olave coming off a massive game. Olave is my favorite of that whole crew, including the WR3/4 types already mentioned, but I’m a little worried about what the switch from Winston to Dalton means for him.
Tight ends
Questionable: Dawson Knox (back/hip), Dalton Schultz (knee)
Both guys are expected to play, though with Schultz we have specific reporting indicating that, while Knox is more of an assumption – he was able to practice on a limited basis every day this week. Schultz is the better Fantasy option if he plays, though I wouldn’t be surprised if his role was limited, and he’s less of a must-start option than you’re typically used to with him.
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John: I don’t trust Matthew Stafford on Monday night, so I believe the best two options (that are available) are Marcus Mariota and Kirk Cousins. I know Cousins has a good history against the Saints, but he just got pounded by the Eagles “under the lights” and this again is a prime time game again in London Sunday morning. Jefferson currently also struggling to connect with him. The Saints are also statistically stomping all over QBs stats, so I’m leaning towards Mariota. It looks unlikely that Myles Garrett and JaDaveon Clowney can go, two huge blows to the front. Cleveland has also given up monster plays, including to Baker and Flacco. With Mariota’s mobility and the high over/under for this matchup, I think that makes him the play and up for a monster day, with a safer floor as well. What do you think?
John, I’m going to be honest, I think you might be overthinking this one. Mariota has been decent, as I hoped he would be, but he also just had 19.6 points against a pretty bad Seahawks defense. Stafford was awful in the season opener and only had 10.2 points in Week 3, but he also had both Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson drop touchdowns, and he averaged 10 yards per attempt despite that. The 49ers have allowed the second-fewest Fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks so far, but they’ve also faced Justin Fields, Geno Smith, and Russell Wilson, and I’m not sure we can really say that’s a particularly impressive stretch at this point. I’m sticking with Stafford here.
Albert: I have Garrett Wilson and Mike Williams as bench replacements for Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Chargers are not looking as good as everyone thought they would be so far and Justin Herbert is a little banged up and on the road, so I’m a little hesitant on Williams. On the other hand, Wilson is facing the Pittsburgh defense with QB Zach Wilson making his comeback from injury, so I’m a little hesitant with him too. Who would you go with?
I think both of these guys are a little less certain than they should be for exactly the reasons you give. I’m going to give Williams the edge simply because of his longer-term track record...
Alan Cross Has Seen The Future Of Music And Says Its All About Web3 And The Metaverse Global News
Alan Cross Has Seen The Future Of Music And Says It’s All About ‘Web3’ And The Metaverse – Global News https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/alan-cross-has-seen-the-future-of-music-and-says-its-all-about-web3-and-the-metaverse-global-news/
SINGAPORE — If you want to kill a conversation quickly, just bring up words like “metaverse,” “crypto,” and “blockchain.” Eyes glaze over followed by some version of “Oh, look at the time. I must go.”
I can relate. “Metaverse” conjures up vague notions of whatever Facebook is building and involves wearing a heavy and expensive headset. “Crypto” is some weird virtual currency Matt Damon keeps trying to sell us and may or may not include a thing called Bitcoin. And “blockchain?” Who knows?
Here’s another term you can use to execute any conversation: “Web3.” Ready or not, this is where the internet is headed.
Hold on. Let’s back up.
The age of the internet is entering its third major era of evolution. Web 1.0 involved everyone building websites and publishing content. Think about all the gaudy, basic websites that littered the internet a couple of decades ago. Communication was almost exclusively one-way, from the publisher to the public. Content was pushed out.
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We’re currently in the 2.0 era, a time controlled by big tech companies like Google, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat — and all the streaming music platforms. Web 2.0 allows users to publish and communicate with each other — at least to a limited extent, anyway, through leaving comments and maybe direct messaging.
More importantly, though, Web 2.0 has allowed these companies to become immensely wealthy by using the personal data we happily provide them by using their free services. Data is the new oil. In fact, data is now the most valuable commodity in the known universe.
This is a problem because it means that by providing these companies with our data, we’re all basically working for them. For free.
Think about it: When you go online, you become a data miner providing the tech companies with the rich, raw material they use to sell stuff back to you. Canadians are online more than six hours a day, nearly two hours of which are spent on social media. In South Korea, the average person spends 10 hours a day online. Not only is this actual unpaid labour, but we also don’t know what data these companies have on us. And they won’t say. Plus they keep finding new algorithmic ways for us to provide them with even more data which they then use to sell us even more stuff. Web 2.0 companies hold all the cards.
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Big Tech is making trillions from our work and isn’t sharing in any of the proceeds. If this were physical labour, it would be called “slavery.” But because data isn’t framed in the same way, it’s completely legal.
This seems … wrong, doesn’t it? Enter Web3.
I’m going to use a bunch of words here — I think correctly — that define what Web3 is: Decentralized public ownership of property in the online world that’s tracked and enforced by blockchain technology. It involves things like metaverses (yes, plural), cryptocurrencies, digital tokens, and NFTs, things that will allow internet users to become owners. Instead of giving up our personal information using free apps for nothing in return, we will participate in the creation, operation, and governance of many of the things that make up the internet.
I just spent a week at the All That Matters conference in Singapore where people from the world of music, eSports, traditional sports, broadcasting, gaming, and marketing gathered to discuss this new era of the internet.
At this point, we could dive very deep into the weeds and get extraordinarily technical. Instead, let’s just skip ahead to some examples of how this will affect music. Some are already calling this the musicverse. And it sounds pretty cool.
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First, no one is building a capital-M-one-size-fits-all Metaverse akin to what we saw with The Oasis in the book Ready Player One. A better way to think of what’s coming is many, many different metaverses that offer 3-D interactivity within many different artists in many different ways.
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We’re already seeing the debut of some community-building apps like Drrops which allow community building between artists and fans. Headed by Our Lady Peace singer Raine Maida, Drrops was built with the idea of making it possible for artists to communicate directly with fans and vice versa without any sort of social media intermediary to skim away all the data. Bands will be able to learn more about their audiences while fans will be able to share exclusive opportunities, experiences, and merchandise, both real and virtual. Fans will be able to commune with each other, too, enhancing a sense of community.
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For example, superfans could be offered a digital token — think of it as a virtual ticket — that will give them access to special things from the artist. Or the artist could sit backstage chatting with fans arriving at the venue, asking what songs they might like to see on the setlist that night. Individual fans might be rewarded with a shout-out from the stage.
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Web3 will also impact touring. Going on the road for months or even years at a time is expensive, exhausting, and bad for the environment. One solution might be to have the artist set up in one location. If you want to see them live, you can but tickets will be very expensive because that will become an increasingly exclusive experience.
But if you can’t be there in person, that’s fine because the metaverse has no constraints of time, space, and even identity (more on that in just a sec). You’ll be able to enjoy the performance online in a VR/metaverse way for an exponentially cheaper price. Instead of getting 15,000 fans to pay $200+ each for a ticket in city after city after city, the artist will be able to stay in one place, playing in front of maybe a few thousand (or perhaps even just a few hundred fans) each night while simultaneously performing for, say, five million people in a metaverse who have paid $5 each. One such gig could theoretically gross $25 million and reach far more people in a much more efficient way.
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That’s not pie-in-the-sky thinking, either. Artists like Marshmello have already held digital concerts in venues like Fortnite in front of 10 million fans who not only got to watch and dance (via avatars) but were also able to buy merch. BTS has a virtual concert that reached one million fans in 191 countries. Not all at once, mind you. But time and space are meaningless in the metaverse. Imagine how this could be scaled for a festival like Glastonbury or Coachella.
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Or how about this: I predict that someone will inevitably recreate the Woodstock ’69 experience in a musicverse. See what I mean about things being freed from time and space?
At the same time, the artist will have a chance to build loyalty and community in entirely new ways. For example, back in 2019, Billie Eilish offered fans an on-demand tour of her bedroom, the place where many of her songs were born. Or maybe you’ll be able to get into a recording studio to collaborate with an artist on a session or remix. In this case, you become a creator of the content with the artist. Timbaland has already demonstrated this.
These are examples of how the musicverse will allow artists to provide their fans with an unlimited amount of attention and in ways not available at any price in meatspace. Talk about strengthening the ties between artists and fans, right?
On the business and accounting side, Web3 will also allow for much more efficient payment of royalties. The blockchain will keep track of who owns a song and who needs to be paid for a stream or a sale at a level of accuracy and security that far exceeds what we have today.
Fans will be able to own digital property. Let’s say you want to purchase a particular seat in a metaverse concert venue. That seat is yours and no one can ever sit in it. Later, If you want, you may be able to sell that property for a profit. But because all purchases are connected to the blockchain — the public ledger of all transactions and tracker or ownership — such sales and purchases will be tracked and policed. When such a sale takes place, the original creator of that digital property — say a rare piece of music originally made available only to superfans — will get a piece of the action on the resale. Try that with the sale of used vinyl.
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If all this seems totally foreign to you, you need to spend some time speaking to any Gen Z music fan. They’re already engaging in entertainment this way. Around 79 per cent of young music fans are already okay with seeing their favourite artists in the metaverse.
And there’s more. About 65 per cent of Gen Z say that how you present yourself online is more important than how you present yourself in real life.
Let that sink in for a second. Remember how we used to project our identities to the world by wearing a specific artist’s T-shirt? (Here’s where I should point out that one in three fans of fashion who are aware of Web3 opportunities have already purchased some kind of digital fashion.) Gen Alpha, kids born since 2010, are going to take this even further. They will grow up in a world where virtual creators are the new celebrities. We’re already seeing that with TikTok influencers. That, though, is just the tip of the iceberg.
And here’s what I find fascinating and rather concerning for Canadians: Web3 is already rooted deeply in Asia, which is far ahead of North America and Western Europe. Digital citizens in China, Thailand, Indonesia, and India are already deep ...
Nokias PureBook S14 Has Got A Lot Of Cool Features To Brag About The Tech Outlook
Nokia’s PureBook S14 Has Got A Lot Of Cool Features To Brag About – The Tech Outlook https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/nokias-purebook-s14-has-got-a-lot-of-cool-features-to-brag-about-the-tech-outlook/
Nokia’s PureBook S14 is not like an ordinary laptop that gives you the required thing and that too costs you a lot. An updated window, smooth processing Processor with widescreen. That would be an awesome combination to have. Nokia has come up with the same combination where it is trying to introduce devices that are not only affordable but also awesome to use.
It comes with Windows 11 that’s an update window of its own kind. Its screen is 14.0 inches wide and has a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. To make it run faster it’s powered by a Core i5 processor and it comes with 8GB of RAM. The Nokia PureBook S14 packs 512GB of SSD storage.
The gaming experience increases multifold when you get a good graphic card. Nokia kept it in mind and came up with the Intel Integrated Iris Xe.
As of 2nd October 2022, the Nokia PureBook S14 price in India starts at Rs. 56,990.
Up 300% So Far This Is The Coin To Perform Better Than Bitcoin And Ethereum This Fall Cryptonews
Up 300% So Far, This Is The Coin To Perform Better Than Bitcoin And Ethereum This Fall – Cryptonews https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/up-300-so-far-this-is-the-coin-to-perform-better-than-bitcoin-and-ethereum-this-fall-cryptonews/
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While Bitcoin and many other digital assets are tanking, some coins are proving to be extremely resilient in the face of current market volatility.
One coin that is climbing at an amazing rate, even as the rest of the market crashes is RBIS, the token fueling the ArbiSmart financial services ecosystem. In the last 3 weeks alone, it has gone up 300% and it is continuing to rise.
So, what has insulated RBIS from the bear market and why are analysts projecting a massive jump to over 30 times the current value by the end of 2022?
Consistent Profits in a Downturn
Probably the main reason for the rising RBIS price is that the ArbiSmart ecosystem offers bear-resistant utilities that enable users to make the same, reliable profit in a downturn or an upturn.
First up, ArbiSmart offers automated crypto arbitrage. This is a low-risk investment strategy that makes money from temporary differences in the price of a crypto asset, across exchanges. These price disparities occur equally regularly, whichever direction the market is moving.
ArbiSmart’s automated system, tracks hundreds of assets on multiple exchanges, searching for temporary price differences. It buys the asset on the exchange offering the lowest price before instantly selling it on the exchange where the price is highest. Users just deposit funds, and the algorithm does the rest, generating profits of up to 147% a year. The exact profit percentage is based on the amount deposited and can be calculated prior to investing.
ArbiSmart also offers another way for crypto owners to make a profit, even during a crash. In July of this year, ArbiSmart introduced its interest-generating wallet that offers annual rates, unmatched anywhere else, of up to 147%, which remain the same in bull or bear markets.
The wallet supports 25 different FIAT and cryptocurrencies and offers a variety of savings options. Wallet holders can lock funds in short-term savings plans, lasting as little as a month, or in long-term plans lasting up to 5 years, with a higher return, the longer the funds are locked up.
The interest rate is based on the wallet-holders account level, which is determined by how much RBIS they own. More RBIS means a better return on balances in every supported currency, from Bitcoin, Ether and Shiba Inu to Euro, Pound Sterling, and USD.
The best rates are earned on RBIS balances though users can still increase their earnings, even if they choose not to convert their currency into the native token, by just receiving the daily interest in RBIS.
An Expanding Suite of Services
The ArbiSmart development team has been hard at work expanding the ecosystem throughout the bear run and these efforts are set to continue until the end of the year.
In late Q3 and in Q4 ArbiSmart will be introducing a mobile application for earning, buying, storing, and exchanging crypto. It will also be launching a decentralized protocol, where yield farmers will be able to provide loans and liquidity in return for up to 190,000% APY as well as 0.3% of the fee charged for each trade. The protocol will also offer a unique twist, with gamification features that enable participants to score points and increase their annual percentage yields.
This winter, ArbiSmart will also be introducing an NFT marketplace, as well as launching its own one-of-a-kind collection of unique digital items. These will be closely followed, in 2023, by the launch of a professional cryptocurrency exchange, as well as a play-to-earn, gaming metaverse, where participants will be able to purchase, develop, and sell virtual real-estate.
All these RBIS utilities will be interconnected, so if an RBIS owner uses additional utilities they will receive better returns. For example, an ArbiSmart NFT will serve as a digital art investment, while also serving as a point -booster, generating higher scores for yield farmers and increasing their annual yields.
When using the ArbiSmart ecosystem participants will be earning profits from various RBIS utilities, such as staking, liquidity provision, and arbitrage trading. They can them massively increase those profits by locking the earnings in a wallet savings plan for a chosen timeframe, making a secondary source of income, with no extra effort.
A Steady Upward Trajectory
Through this year’s prolonged bear trend, the arbitrage system and the wallet have provided a secure haven, making them popular investment options for crypto owners. Meanwhile, as the wallet gains momentum, and more people open savings plans, an increasing amount of RBIS will be locked up, leaving circulation and limiting the available supply.
Since all utilities in the ArbiSmart ecosystem require the use of RBIS, with the addition of each new service the token demand will rise. The supply is forever restricted, capped at 450 million RBIS, so as demand rises, the supply will shrink, pushing the price higher and generating huge capital gains.
RBIS is on a steadily rising trajectory, even as other coins crash. To start profiting from your Bitcoin, whichever way the market shifts next, open a wallet right now!
Republicans Are The New Isolationists; Will US Retreat From World Stage? The Hill
Republicans Are The New Isolationists; Will US Retreat From World Stage? – The Hill https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/republicans-are-the-new-isolationists-will-us-retreat-from-world-stage-the-hill/
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From left, Moscow-appointed head of Kherson Region Vladimir Saldo, Moscow-appointed head of Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Denis Pushilin, leader of self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic and Leonid Pasechnik, leader of self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic applaud during a ceremony to sign the treaties for four regions of Ukraine to join Russia, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. The signing of the treaties making the four regions part of Russia follows the completion of the Kremlin-orchestrated “referendums.”
The world is facing the most serious threat of nuclear confrontation since the Cuban missile crisis 60 years ago. At the same time, we’re seeing a growing isolationist movement in the U.S. The Republican Party has been taken over by Donald Trump and his army of right-wing populists.
The GOP is becoming an isolationist party. It is no longer the party that embraces the bold foreign policy of Ronald Reagan or the Bushes. By more than two to one, Republicans endorse the view that “We should pay less attention to problems overseas and concentrate on problems here at home.” Only 30 percent of Republicans believe “It is best for the future of our country to be active in world affairs.”
Whenever a policy becomes difficult or costly, populist isolationism emerges. Americans were happy to win easy and decisive military victories in Granada and Panama and Kuwait. The public never supported President Reagan’s complicated policies of second-hand intervention in Nicaragua and El Salvador.
In his Second Inaugural Address in 1997, Bill Clinton said, “America stands alone as the world’s indispensable nation.” Since World War II, whenever there has been a serious threat to world order or to humanitarian values, one rule has applied: If the United States does not do anything, nothing will be done.
What would have happened if the United States had failed to act after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990? Most likely, nothing. Kuwait would have become part of Iraq. Having acted in Kuwait, the first President Bush left the crisis in Bosnia to the Europeans; Bosnia was in Europe’s backyard. The U.S. had no vital interests there. What happened? Nothing. The Europeans failed to act, and a new horror entered the world’s vocabulary: ethnic cleansing. Finally, the U.S. felt morally compelled to step in and lead a coalition to end the brutality. When atrocities occurred in Cambodia, Rwanda, Congo and Darfur, the whole world — including the United States — looked away. So nothing was done. The result was genocide.
The message is that the United States has international interests as well as national interests. That has been the consensus of the political establishment since 1947. The American people have never completely bought into the idea of international interests, however.
The war in Ukraine is the latest test. Now that the Cold War is over, the conflict seemingly has nothing to do with ideology. The rest of the world, including the United States, sees the Russian invasion as an act of aggression against a neighboring state. Very much like Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
When President George H.W. Bush addressed Congress in September 1990 after the invasion, he offered a stirring call to internationalist principle. Our purpose, Bush said, was to “defend civilized values around the world,” among them our willingness to “defend common vital interests,” “support the rule of law” and “stand up to aggression.”
President Biden sounded a similar theme when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly last month. “This war is about extinguishing Ukraine’s right to exist as a state, pure and simple … That should make your blood run cold.” However, Russian President Vladimir Putin justifies the invasion as a defensive rather than an aggressive action. Putin has warned, “If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will of course use all means at our disposal to defend Russia and our people.”
Putin defines Ukraine and its people as intrinsically Russian, and he is trying to turn it into a “fact” by annexing large parts of Ukrainian territory. In an address to the Russian nation on Sept. 21, Putin framed the war as an attempt to defend Russian sovereignty against a West that wants to use Ukraine as a tool to “divide and destroy Russia.”
The U.S. interest is to prevent nuclear war.
“If the territorial integrity of our nation is threatened,” Putin said, “we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. This is not a bluff.”
With Putin now positioning himself as a strong and tough nationalist, and in the absence of a communist threat, Putin is actually getting some support from far-right conservatives in the U.S. and Europe — especially because his views on traditional cultural values are in line with theirs.
Former President Donald Trump has praised Putin as a “genius” and criticized Ukraine for corruption and supposed interference in U.S. elections. As a result, isolationist sentiment has become resurgent in the far right of the Republican party. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, only 12 percent of Republicans expressed a “very favorable” opinion of NATO; among Democrats, the figure was 34 percent.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has warned, “If Republicans win the House and word starts to leak out that they’re done funding Ukraine, that has potentially catastrophic impacts on Ukrainian morale and their ability to carry the fight.” Populist opposition to continued U.S. aid for Ukraine is likely to come from grass-roots conservatives — and resonate with a Republican Congress.
Bill Schneider is an emeritus professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University and author of “Standoff: How America Became Ungovernable” (Simon & Schuster).
News Headlines Today India 2 October 2022 | Breaking News Today Tentaran
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Prime Minister Modi launched 5G technology in New Delhi
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Buncombe County And Asheville Property Transfers For Sept. 13-17 Citizen Times
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Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for Sept. 13-17
Sales filed in Buncombe County for Sept. 13-17:
Asheville
5 Farleigh St Unit B0, $490,000, William Harrison Watson to Michael A Gearhart
215 Rock Hill Road, $250,000, James V Stafford to McMaster Real Estate Group LLC
122 Hazel Mill Road, $589,000, Wolf Investment Partners LLC to Laurence J Hutt Revocable Trust
39 Deer Run Drive, $420,000, Willoughby Investment Property LLC to Amanda Marshee Farris
1198 Hendersonville Road, $1,250,000, 1198 Hendersonville Rd LLC to 1198 Hendersonville LLC
4 Glenwood Circle, $400,000, John A Hodan and Elizabeth B Hodan to Dustin Savage
190 Dawson Place, $455,000, Chad W Franklin and Vitali Koshelenko to Clarence Gover
109 Warren Haynes Drive, $400,000, Janet C Lake Revocable Trust to Danielle Carlo
18 Crestwood Lane, $355,000, Clarke Devon Babcock and Erin Marie Markel Hunt to William Randolph Carr
207 Broadway St., $1,016,000, Broadway Asheville LLC to Cheri L Curry
39 Crestview St., $325,000, Kristopher James Dotson and Kregg Lee Dotson to High Bluff Enterprises LLC
40 Mauricet Lane, $725,000, Dana Phelps to Laura P Belmar
104 Moody Ave., $265,000, Max E Ballard to Fourlo LLC
35 Ocaso Drive, $495,000, Haley Hickman to Tracey Elaine MacDonald
42 Schenck Pkwy Unit 20, $490,000, Beatriz Tarver to Linda Davis Borio
104 Carrington Place, $205,000, Machelle Delores Scavio to Sheldon Kulik
42 Schenck Pkwy Unit S1, $490,000, Beatriz Tarver to Linda Davis Borio
67 Tunnel Road, $1,600,000, Asheville-Tunnel Bells LLC to Ingles Markets Incorporated
26 Hildebrand St., $250,000, Michael Kutyana to Asheville-Buncombe Community Land Trust
0.22 acres on Lower Edgewood Road, $55,000, Mortgage Allocation Group LLC to Milo General Contractor LLC
158 Aurora Drive, $184,000, Ewa Bozena Otreba to Up Alto LLC
25 Boddington Court, $781,000, Thomas W Hallmark and Doris Jeanne Hallmark to William B Costenbader
34 Dorchester Ave., $475,000, Stephen F Ingram and Kelsey E Wood to Andrew Joseph Oom
22 Pruitt St., $605,000, T.S. Investments LLC to Kevin Carpenter
26 Central Ave W, $45,000, Valentin Stelmakh and Viktoriya Stelmakh to Indian Hen Homes LLC
336 Appeldoorn Circle, $233,000, Michael Alan Mace and Kristi Mace to Vaude Smoot Harris
5 Farleigh St., $490,000, William Harrison Watson to Michael A Gearhart
68 Craven St Unit 412, $700,000, 68 Craven LLC to Louise Dabney Grinnan
68 Craven St Unit 413, $390,000, 68 Craven LLC to Louise Dabney Grinnan
190 Broadway St Unit 308, $408,000, Lucia Bertini to MCO Properties LLC
76 Dillingham Road, $480,000, Peter H Gretz and Pauline A Gretz to Deborah L Gamble Dowden
7 Canterbury Road, $455,000, Joseph S Johnson and Katherine S Johnson to Joseph Rowland
68 Craven St Unit 205, $354,500, 68 Craven LLC to Robert Samuel Lum
68 Craven St Unit 401, $447,000, 68 Craven LLC to Stoner Giltz
155 S Lexington Ave Unit B403, $910,000, Alan Mathog and Mary Mathog to Andrew Powell
662 Hendersonville Road, $665,000, Broadway Street Property LLC to Norvell Hendersonville Rd LLC
222 Westover Drive, $700,000, Dennis L Bricker to C L Abramowski Living Trust
68 Craven St Unit 313, $357,000, 68 Craven LLC to Danridge D Giltz
68 Craven St Unit 302, $552,500, 68 Craven LLC to Diane N Raynor
68 Craven St Unit 403, $384,000, 68 Craven LLC to Robert E Kral
148 River Ford Parkway, $8,000,000, Five P Mountain LLC to River Ford Lp
128 W Chestnut St., $350,000, Anne Crosby to MacIntyre Revocable Trust
68 Craven St Unit 307, $386,000, 68 Craven LLC to Brenda Barnaby
150 River Ford Parkway, $1,750,000, Villaclara LLC to River Ford Lp
167 Euclid Blvd., $262,500, Saba Holding Group LLC to Sloan Management LLC
501 Kimberly Ave., $975,000, Michael Todd Reep and Ashlee Kalscheur Trammel to Michael Lee Bartee Revocable Trust
21 Triple H Drive, $415,000, Opendoor Property Trust I to Scott Michael Slusser
46 White Fawn Drive, $245,500, Alice H McLean to Patrick O’Cain
30 Buckingham Court, $210,000, Barbara Molina to Scott Wells
110 Belmont Ave., $145,000, Kathryn H Kuecker to Carolina Real Estate Pros LLC
27 Trillium Ct Unit A, $235,000, Sandra L Jones to Michael R Jones
Barnardsville
482 Dillingham Road, $158,000, Bobby R Pegg to Richard Lee Ball
Biltmore Forest
34 Chauncey Circle, $3,225,000, Thomas J Davis and Theresa Z Davis to Kim R Cocklin
14 Buena Vista Road, $865,000, Aaron Klimchuk and Stacey Klimchuk to Laurence J Hutt Revocable Trust
0.1 acres on Buena Vista Road, $865,000, Aaron Klimchuk and Stacey Klimchuk to Laurence J Hutt Revocable Trust
Black Mountain
17 Roselyn Way, $460,000, Barbara Collins to Adams Family Revocable Living Trust
Broad River
269 Forest Brook Drive, $635,000, Robert M Gabrielsen and Geraldine L Gabrielsen to Andrew Paulson
East Buncombe
122 Scenic View Drive, $309,000, David Trantham and Stephanie Trantham to Cassandra Lyn Neece
4 acres on McCoy Cove Road, $110,000, Triple A Investors LLC to Charles T Fish
Enka-Candler
8 Vista Knoll Road, $315,000, Sheila K Mull Renau to Timothy Urbanic
681 Justice Ridge Road, $315,000, Paul W Cathey and Kendra M Cathey to Janet Parker
2 acres on White Owl Drive, $92,000, David W Barker and Clarasa A Barker to Thomas Wilson
17 Ironwood Court, $140,000, Christi K Clark to Annemarie Hamlin
1.26 acres on Big Cove Road, $92,000, David W Barker and Clarasa A Barker to Thomas Wilson
46 Harris Ridge Road, $340,000, Joshua Logan Denton and Morgan Lancaster to Nicole Madle
352 Tavernier Lane, $399,000, D R Horton Inc to Jeremy Thomas Davis
32 Helen Holcombe Way, $562,000, J Mark Miller and Gina J Miller to Harvey Jacob Miller
14 Slate Drive, $70,000, Big Hills Construction LLC to Victor P Matviychuk
2.47 acres on Brooks Cove Road, $195,000, Janice G Staggs and Jack M Staggs to Jessica K Hannigan
800 Vista Lake Dr Unit 202, $254,000, Richard R Rossmell to Jeffery Mark Miller
105 Ivey Farms Road, $495,000, Christian Curtis Bryson and Michaela Cheyenne Shae Hannah to Peter D Donahue
34 Kayce Drive, $27,500, Charles E Dillon and Cynthia A Dillon to P2427 Holdings LLC
52 New Heights Drive, $203,000, Asheville Area Habitat For Humanity Inc to Donna Kaye Cook
55 Haviture Way Unit T, $150,000, Queen Road Estates LLC to Relland Revocable Trust
354 Tavernier Lane, $407,000, D R Horton Inc to Evan Christopher Ellis
344 Tavernier Lane, $399,000, D R Horton Inc to Donald Steven Kint
Fairview
15 Old Fort Road, $350,000, Hudson Hollow Properties LLC to Nickolas Patrick Parker
50 Corbran Drive, $725,000, Craig S Harris and Anna S Harris to Linda M Schubert
7 Vagabond Trail, $450,000, Williams Scott Jumper to Ashley M Christy
425 Flat Top Mountain Road, $995,000, Randolph W Wetzel and Larissa A Bowman to Avl NC Holdings LLC
108 Laurel Loop, $18,000, Brenda W Justice and Sherrie D Justice-McClure to Shannon Elizabeth Dehart
323 Gap Creek Road, $166,500, Robert S Rathburn to Robert Sawyer
4 Ashton Drive, $540,000, Jonathan Jenkins to Shane Lympany
32 Westside Village Road, $400,000, Fhntt Fairview Holdings I LLC to Christopher M Calvetti
100 Pheasant Ridge Road, $530,000, Randall G Maxey and Kathryn A Stewart to Daniel P Vickers
French Broad
21 Country Cove Court, $50,000, Paul Dorling and Danielle L Dorling to Value Green Homes LLC
15 Country Cove Court, $50,000, Paul Dorling and Danielle L Dorling to Value Green Homes LLC
Garren Creek
0.21 acres on Owenby Cove Road, $190,000, Shelly Maddox to Sydney Maddox
72 Owenby Cove Road, $190,000, Shelly Maddox to Sydney Maddox
2.95 acres on Owenby Cove Road, $190,000, Shelly Maddox to Sydney Maddox
1.96 acres on Wandering Ridge Drive, $1,050,000, Bernhard F Cordts and Barbara Ann-wahistrom Cordts to John C Fleer
24 Wandering Ridge Drive, $1,050,000, Bernhard F Cordts and Barbara Ann-wahistrom Cordts to John C Fleer
Jupiter
38 Clarks Chapel Extension, $413,000, John Lawrence Frederick and Heather Rae Foss to Lucas James Gregg
67 Locust Meadow Lane, $625,000, Kelly Burke Garland and William Adam Garland to Robin Clayton Massey
30 Roberts Road, $50,000, Roger D Edwards and Teresa C Edwards to Janis Blankenship
484 Flint Hill Road, $344,000, Dale T Mull and Leanne H Mull to Kaitlyn N Messer
81 Homestead Ridge Road, $675,000, John W Nelson and Judy Henry to Ronald Charles Seufert
5 Clover Mountain Lane, $455,000, Amanda McDeavitt to Zachary Klarich
140 Palmer Ford Road, $35,000, Joseph Robert Webb In Trust to Roxann Leslie Colwell
9 Falcon Point Drive, $650,000, Coleman G Buckner and Mary M Buckner to Aaron Pike
Leicester
448 S Turkey Creek Road, $290,000, Karen A Davis and Robert R Davis to Christina James
11 Quinn Drive, $630,000, Rankin Alan Quinn and Richard Anthony Quinn to Jeremy Lewis Brookshire
11 Davis Cove Road, $52,000, Bobby J Wheeler to Brandon Chandler
4.67 acres on Quiet Woods Drive, $630,000, Rankin Alan Quinn and Richard Anthony Quinn to Jeremy Lewis Brookshire
56 Farmstead Road, $57,500, Jacquelyne R Cassada to Margaret Patterson
1088 Goughes Branch Road, $450,000, Linda Gail Smathers King to Todd Mostak
North Buncombe
235 Powerline Lane, $65,500, Revia Marie Thomas to Raymond Dewayne Jones
8 Wagner Branch Road, $475,000, Rhonda Gentry Sizemore and Amanda Janelle Clayton to Brian Daniel Hennessy
172 Murphy Hill Road, $420,000, Tracy R Grant and Melissa L Grant to Corinne Breann Slagle
Reems Creek
315 Wild Ginger Court, $535,000, Beverly Renee Huntley to Laurie Kalter
661 Elk Mountain Scenic Highway, $3,100,000, Marion S Bantz Trust David M Bantz Trust to Gray Family Living Trust
67 Mt Meadows Blvd., $201,000, Rich Knob LLC to Michael S Muegel
Reynolds
8 Laurel Place Drive, $400,000, Robert E Liebenow to Lawrence Joseph Schramm
208 Charlotte Highway, $740,000, Highl...
Cancun Hotel Rates Expected To Rise This Winter The Cancun Sun
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In an effort to recover some of their losses after the pandemic, many Cancun hotels offered deals to travelers this past year, but hotel rates are expected to rise this winter. Today, Cancun is one of the most popular places to visit in the world, and that is not likely to change just because of a slight increase in prices. According to industry experts, the unbelievable growth in the popularity of the Mexican Caribbean vacation destination has resulted in a 25 percent recovery in rates from the pandemic losses.
They say, though, that more needs to be done to recover those losses, as well as what has been lost through providing promotions to tourists. The president of the Association of Hotels of Cancun, Puerto Morelos, and Isla Mujeres, Jesús Almaguer Salazar, commented on his hope that the rates can continue to increase. He stated that “they hope to continue on the rise, especially at the end of the year, and recover the profits they sacrificed after having to give promotions to attract visitors.”
This increase in rates will not be without benefit to the tourists who visit Cancun, though. Industry leaders know that in order to continue the trend of being one of the most popular vacation destinations in the world, the quality of service must always be improving too. This will allow them to continue to increase hotel prices gradually, to reach levels that will be competitive in the industry but still provide more funds for hotels to put back into their properties.
Cancun has had millions of visitors this year and is expecting to continue to get visitors in high numbers over the remainder of the year. The city is so popular among foreign travelers that approximately 50 percent of all foreign tourists who visit Mexico choose Cancun as their destination. The majority of these foreign visitors come from the United States, but the city caters to many Canadian and European visitors as well.
Now, with new immigration procedures at Cancun International Airport, it is even easier for foreign travelers to visit Cancun. Not only was the tedious immigration paperwork and the requirement to carry around a tourist card an unnecessary hassle, but it often resulted in long wait times at the airport. In addition, the new law also allows foreign tourists to stay in Cancun longer, granting visitors an automatic six-month stay upon arrival.
Hotel leaders have reported that hotel rates have dropped as much as 40 percent due to promotions such as the “Come2Cancun” promotion and others designed to attract visitors. While such promotions did attract a lot of tourists, the lower rates are just not sustainable to draw the income needed to operate. At least not if the tourism sector is to continue providing the exceptional level of service foreign travelers have come to expect when visiting Cancun.
Even during this slower season, Cancun hotels remain above a 60 percent occupancy rate, and the season will get busier over the next few months. In fact, by February of next year, 50,000 more flights will have arrived and departed from Cancun area airports. This equates to nearly 9 million airline passengers that will be traveling to the area.
The next meeting for industry leaders, called “Travel Mart,” is coming up quickly. The privately organized meeting will be held on October 16th. It is during this time that the discussions and negotiations regarding hotel rate increases will proceed, and then we’ll have a better idea as to what kind of increase travelers will be looking at.
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AP Business SummaryBrief At 8:19 A.m. EDT | News | Register-Herald.com Beckley Register-Herald
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Denmark says Nord Stream 1 pipelines stop leaking
HELSINKI (AP) — Authorities in Denmark say the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipelines have stopped leaking. The announcement Sunday came a day after officials said that the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipelines also appeared to stop leaking. The Nord Stream AG company informed the Danish Energy Agency that a stable pressure now appears to have been achieved on the Nord Stream 1 pipelines. The Danish agency said Saturday the Nord Stream 2 ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas.
Allies aim for risky Russian oil price cap as winter nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials celebrated at the start of September when top allies agreed to back an audacious, never-before-tried plan to clamp down on Vladimir Putin’s access to cash. The countries would pay only cut-rate prices for Russian oil. That would deprive Putin of money to keep prosecuting his war in Ukraine, but also ensure that oil kept gushing out of Russia and kept global prices low. But nearly a month later, the organization made up of some of the world’s leading economies, the Group of Seven, is still figuring out how to execute their plan and gather participants.
US shift away from coal hits tribal community in New Mexico
KIRTLAND, N.M. (AP) — The lights are out at a coal-fired power plant in northwestern New Mexico that has provided electricity to millions of people across the southwestern U.S. for nearly a half-century. The closure of the San Juan Generating Station follows years of legal battles by environmentalists and mounting regulatory pressures aimed at curbing pollution and climate change. The realities of closing the plant and the adjacent mine are now setting in for surrounding communities, many of which are home to Native Americans. Hundreds of good-paying jobs are evaporating along with tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue that’s used to fund local schools.
Rebel violence in eastern Congo causes hunger to soar
NYIRAGONGO, Congo (AP) — Humanitarian workers say hunger is now soaring in eastern Congo after months of fighting between M23 rebels and the army. An internal draft assessment by aid groups seen by The Associated Press says nearly 260,000 people are facing extreme food insecurity in Nyiragongo and Rutshuru territories. But only 10% of those targeted by aid groups this year received the full recommended food assistance. That’s because of a lack of funds and security concerns that has restricted access to some areas. Health staff at one hospital said that the number of severely malnourished children had nearly tripled between April to July.
Ukraine presses counteroffensive after Russian setback
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has attacked the Ukrainian president’s hometown with suicide drones and Ukraine pushed ahead with its counteroffensive that has embarrassed the Kremlin. Ukraine took back control of a strategic eastern city, Lyman, which it had been using as a transport and logistics hub. That’s a new blow to the Kremlin as it seeks to escalate the war by illegally annexing four regions of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said more Ukrainian flags are flying in what was recently Russian-occupied territory. His hometown was among targets of suicide drones in the latest fighting Sunday.
UK’s Truss sticks by economic plan as her party worries
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss has acknowledged she could have done a better job “laying the ground” for her package of unfunded tax cuts. But she insisted Sunday that she would push on with an economic plan that has caused turmoil on financial markets and weakened the country’s public finances. Truss acknowledged that the U.K. faces “a very turbulent and stormy time” but said her policies would lead to a “high-growth, low-tax economy” in the longer term. The comments are unlikely to calm Truss’s Conservative Party. The party opens its four-day annual conference on Sunday amid plunging poll ratings and growing public discontent.
Brazil holds historic election with Lula against Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — More than 120 million Brazilians will vote Sunday in a highly polarized election that could determine if the country returns a leftist to the helm of the world’s fourth-largest democracy or keeps the far-right incumbent in office for another four years. The race pits far-right President Jair Bolsonaro against his political nemesis, leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Recent polls have given da Silva a commanding lead, pointing to a chance that he may be able to win the first round outright, without need for a run-off. Da Silva would have to get more than 50% of the votes cast Sunday, topping the total vote for Bolsonaro and the other nine candidates.
Latvian premier’s party emerges on top in general election
HELSINKI (AP) — Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’ ruling center-right party has won the most votes in Latvia’s general election and centrist parties were runners-up. Pro-Moscow parties crashed in a vote Saturday that was shaped by neighboring Russia’s war in Ukraine and divisions among the Baltic country’s sizable ethnic Russian minority. More than 97% of the votes were counted and initial results showed on Sunday that Karins’ New Unity party had taken 18.9% of votes. Th opposition Greens and Farmers Union was second with 12.8% and the new centrist electoral alliance United List was third with 11%.
Ruptured oil pipeline off California approved for repairs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal agency has given a Texas oil company approval to repair a pipeline that ruptured a year ago and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude off the Southern California coast. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted the approval Friday to Amplify Energy Corp. The Houston company pleaded guilty to federal charges last month of negligently discharging oil. The spill in October 2021 closed miles of beaches and shuttered fisheries for months. Environmentalists who want the operation off Huntington Beach shut down criticized the permit and called for quickly phasing out offshore oil drilling.
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Riot At Indonesian Soccer Game Kills 174 Including Two Police Officers CBS Sports
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Riots at an Indonesian soccer game left 174 people dead in East Java Province, according to the Associated Press. Two of the deaths were police officers, police said. The match took place on Sunday at Kanjuruhan Stadium.
Several brawls between rival fans took place inside the stadium as Peresbaya Surabaya faced Arema Malang. Fans were seen throwing bottles and objects at players and officials. Tear gas was used by riot police, which led to panic in the crowd, according to the report.
As hundreds of fans ran toward the exit, some were trampled and others suffocated.
“We have already done a preventive action before finally firing the tear gas as [fans] began to attack the police, acting anarchically and burning vehicles,” East Java police chief Nico Afinta in a news conference early Sunday, according to ESPN.
More than 300 people were rushed to hospitals to treat injuries with many dying on the way and while being treated. The league, BRI Liga 1, has suspended games for a week as a result while an investigation has been launched by the country’s football association.
More than 100 remain injured in the hospital.
“I deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last soccer tragedy in this country. Don’t let another human tragedy like this happen in the future,” Joko Widodo, the president of Indonesia, said, per ESPN. “We must continue to maintain sportsmanship, humanity and a sense of brotherhood of the Indonesian nation.”
Persebaya Surabaya won the match, 3-2.
Success At Dubai Metaverse Assembly As Big Techs Showcase Their Projects The Fintech Times
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The Dubai Metaverse Assembly will make a return in 2023 after this year’s flagship event welcomed over 600 experts from the tech industry, witnessed 25 main and side sessions and hosted 30 speakers and 40 tech companies.
The two-day event is the first event following the approval of the Dubai Metaverse Strategy by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in July.
The strategy aims to add $4billion to Dubai’s GDP, support 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030 and attract 1,000 companies specialising in blockchain and metaverse technologies to turn Dubai’s into one of the world’s top 10 metaverse economies.
The Assembly, hosted at the Museum of the Future and AREA 2071 Emirates Tower by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), also attracted 40,000 virtual attendees.
Speakers highlighted the most prominent trends associated with designing and building the virtual worlds of the metaverse worlds, as well as virtual training and education, e-commerce, virtual medical technology, arts, electronic games, organising events and conferences in the metaverse, and digital assets such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
New initiatives
At the Assembly, Microsoft, Binance, Bedu, Meta, Accenture, Mastercard and Metamall revealed how digital worlds have the power to shape existing and emerging industries, such as art, healthcare, education, gaming, space tourism and more.
The event also saw the introduction of more than 15 initiatives and strategies, including:
Gabriel Abed, Ambassador of Barbados to the United Arab Emirates, revealed the island-nation was entering the metaverse with a new virtual embassy.
Dubai-based cryptocurrency platform Polygon announced plans to help decentralised technology firms go green and offer energy-efficient, carbon-neutral experiences in the metaverse.
Airline Emirates revealed plans to allow millions of people to enjoy its in-flight hospitality virtually. It also plans to hire 4,000 cabin crew by mid-2023 and train them in the metaverse.
The Dubai Metaverse Assembly event will return on 11 and 12 of October 2023 bringing a “bigger and more immersive experience”.
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JACKSONVILLE – Let’s get to it …
Gero from Wenden, Germany
Hello, John. If I’m not wrong, we played the two games we won with white jerseys. For Sunday against Philadelphia, the white tops were chosen again. A good omen? Also, the players apparently said in the locker room that they want to get a win for Doug Pederson.
I’m not big on uniform-based omens, superstitions or witches’ brews. My father used to keep his glasses in a certain place when we watched Washington games, and we both sort of believed the positioning mattered in the outcome. This system worked well in 1991 when the team was one of the best of the modern era and worked less well the next season when a veteran team suddenly became an aging one. My wife has worn a black shirt with a Jaguars logo the past two Fridays and hasn’t watched the Jaguars play Sunday. She firmly believes if she watches Sunday’s game, the Jaguars will lose. This is silly thinking from a woman typically not given to silliness. If Jaguars players believe they play well in white jerseys, I suppose it could help. Until it doesn’t. And yes … Jaguars players want to get a victory Sunday for Head Coach Doug Pederson, who was the head coach in Philadelphia from 2016-2020. Eagles players also want to get a victory. The Pederson-versus-his-old-team thing is a cool storyline. If the Jaguars win, it will be played up. If they lose, it won’t have mattered much. That’s typically how these things go.
JR from The Squatchlands
What are the odds the ’72 Dolphins will be popping champagne this weekend?
Members of the 1972 Dolphins – the only team in NFL history to finish the regular season and postseason unbeaten – famously “pop” champagne each season when the NFL’s last unbeaten team loses. The Eagles are the NFL’s last unbeaten team this season. I’m bad at odds. I think the Eagles will win because they’re good, healthy and playing at home – and because I expect quarterback Jalen Hurts to strain the Jaguars’ defense in a way the unit hasn’t faced yet. I expect the Jaguars’ offense to not quiiiite be as efficient as last week because it’s difficult for a young team to be consistent enough to get into the 30s on the road against good teams in back-to-back weeks. But while I expect the Eagles to win, the Jaguars are playing well enough that I wouldn’t be surprised if they win. So, I suppose I think there’s a decent chance the ’72 Dolphins will pop champagne Sunday, but I sure wouldn’t guarantee it.
Bo from Winter Springs, FL
Remember all the preseason chatter about how it was the same old Jags? And how people were saying that in training camp that the Jags’ bad offense against the Jags’ bad defense would be us having high expectations and then disappointment again? And many people getting so upset about the “whole” game instead of focusing on the first quarter where we played better than every team we faced until the backups and guys who are no longer on the team played? Those were fun days.
Were they?
Bill from Hammock, FL
Zone, our first three games have been against fairly immobile quarterbacks. This week we are facing a very mobile one. How big of an issue, if any, do you see?
This is a big issue. Hurts indeed is the most versatile quarterback the Jaguars will have faced this season. Teams must account for his running ability and none of the Eagles’ first three opponents really have stopped him or the Eagles’ offense this season. I think the Jaguars have the skill set at linebacker with outside linebackers Travon Walker and Josh Allen and inside linebacker Devin Lloyd to play well against Hurts. I believe they can keep Hurts’ mobility from wrecking the game. But in a close game, I do wonder if Hurts can find a way to make one or two plays that could be the difference. That’s how I could see his mobility being an issue Sunday.
Kinney from Westside
I know you said be nice and I don’t mean it in a disrespectful kind of way but I am so happy we hired Urban Meyer last year. His lack of talent as an NFL head coach is the reason we were able to land not only our draft picks but the coach of the year. No way we get him last year if we didn’t get Urban. Doubt another coach would have wet the bed the way he did and get fired after less than one year.
Your first sentence aside, this was kind of disrespectful. And it certainly was not “nice.”
Sean G from Saint Johns City
If you look at teams playing back-to-back road games over time, I’d expect that record would be fairly low. This one sets up really good for the Eagles.
Back-to-back road games are difficult and – as with most things in the NFL – how difficult depends on the quality of your team. Good teams typically fare OK in back-to-back road games and struggling teams, well … struggle. This game sets up well for the Eagles because they’re playing well and they’re at home. The Jaguars have a decent chance for the same reason they beat the Los Angeles Chargers on the road last week – because they’re confident, healthy and playing well.
Charles from Port St Lucie, FL
These are the things about the national sports media that really irritate Jags fans. Adam Caplan on drive time this week said our punt game and return teams have been inconsistent. That’s a really dumb take that anyone familiar with the Jags wouldn’t make.
I was on Drive Time with Caplan this week, and I admit I missed this “take.” I also admit that when assessing heinous crimes against humanity, I would rank this comparatively low. But what irritates you irritates you, I suppose.
Charles from Port St Lucie, FL
So … we were at six-to-sevens wins before the season. A win this week … where are you at?
I’m probably around eight-to-ten now, up from six-to-seven before the season. If the Jaguars beat the Eagles Sunday, I probably would go up to ten-to-11. I would do so reluctantly, because I am at heart an aging pessimist who like to see things before I believe them, but go I probably would.
Bradley from Sparks, NV
Considering his age and ceiling, there are only three NFL quarterbacks I would trade Trevor Lawrence for without thinking about it (Lamar Jackson of Baltimore, Patrick Mahomes of Kansas City, Josh Allen of Buffalo and only two more I would strongly consider (Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers, Joe Burrow of Cincinnati). Thoughts??
I like Mahomes and Allen much better than Jackson, because I still wonder if Jackson will be as effective if injuries/wear and tear hurt his ability to run. While Mahomes and Allen are mobile, they seem to rely less on the threat of the run to dictate defenses. I would put Herbert and Burrow in the same conversation as the above three players. I might take any of the five over Lawrence because all five have proven themselves over a sustained period whereas Lawrence has begun to show consistency over his last three or four games. But if Lawrence is what we have seen the past two games …
Richard from Jacksonville
Do you think we will see a trick or “gadget” play if the situation arises?
Yes.
John from Jacksonville
Hi KOAGF – Enjoying the success this season so far but sticking with your concept of waiting until about Game 6 to see more of a better sample set. When do you think we’ll see the return of the long ball (both attempts and an actual completion)?
The Jaguars will throw long passes – and complete them – in due time. Lawrence, remember, connected on a 49-yard pass to wide receiver Christian Kirk against Washington in Week 1 – a play-action pass set up by two strong runs by running back James Robinson. Deep shots weren’t really part of the Week 2 game plan against an Indianapolis Colts defense designed to consistently allow underneath throws. The offense was working again with throws to the sideline and intermediate routes in a Week 3. We’re three weeks in. Game plans and opponents often dictate this. There’s no reason to believe it won’t happen.
Chris from Mandarin
If we beat Philly on the road, I’m going to poop my pants John. Please send help.
I didn’t see the part about “if we beat Philly on the road” when first reading this email. I thought it would be less disturbing with that part. It was not.
Chris from San Diego, CA
For the record, the Jags have won exactly one more game than at the same time in 2020 when the team went 1-15. How about we slow down the playoff/Super Bowl talk?
Chris is not “all in.”
The Post-Terra Era: Incentivising Innovation And Longevity Through Regulation Cryptonews
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Vincent Chok is the CEO of First Digital Trust, a Hong Kong-based technology-driven financial institution powering the digital asset industry and servicing financial technology innovators including blockchain clients, payments companies, and virtual banks.
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The world is reeling from the events of the last two years. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine Crisis have had a catastrophic effect on the global economy, its effects reverberating across regions at huge economic, financial, and humanitarian costs. The US Federal Reserve is now tapering off its pandemic-era economic stimulus, resulting in the shrinkage of the US economy during the first two quarters of 2022.
Amid fears of a looming recession, the US Federal Reserve also managed the complicated task of combatting sky-high inflation by increasing the interest rate by 75 base points in July 2022, the largest hike since 1994.
Crypto was born out of the ashes of the 2008 Financial Crisis as an alternative monetary solution — it did so on the core premise of decentralisation, one that isn’t susceptible to the influences of centralised institutions. Thirteen years later, crypto has garnered mainstream interest and cemented itself as a disruptor to the traditional financial system, but this proposition has been questioned and is constantly tested.
The current bear market is the latest example of this. Whilst grappling with the aftermath of the Terra/Luna crash and the domino effect that led to the collapse of Celsius, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), and Voyager, crypto also faces an existential question:
Is crypto suffering from the same problem that it was once created to solve and how can we address the issues of systemic risks and unsustainable financial models that led us to a crisis of epic proportions?
We are witnessing the growth of crypto, culturally and otherwise, via mainstream adoption across various sectors including art, film, and business. The onboarding of institutional investors into the industry has accelerated this adoption. BlockData reported that of the top 100 listed public companies, 40 have invested in blockchain & crypto companies between September 2021 and June 2022, including financial empires such as BlackRock, Samsung, and Goldman Sachs. Each major investment bridges the gap between traditional financial markets and the emerging crypto market, but widespread adoption will only be meaningful if the industry is willing to confront some of its fundamental issues.
CeFi lending platforms at the heart of DeFi
While the impact of the Fed’s recent policies cannot be understated, with some arguing that the interest rate hikes created a dollar liquidity crisis, which catalysed the Terra/Luna collapse, it was the unsustainable business models of CeFi [centralised finance] lending platforms that set the foundation for, and incentivised arguably unscrupulous behaviours that sparked the crypto contagion.
When centralised lending platforms entered the industry during the previous bull run, they saw the lack of regulatory structures in place as an opportunity to make easy money in the absence of robust credit conditions.
This was done in two distinct ways.
First, lenders began leveraging high-yield returns to investors. In the case of Celsius, the crypto lending platform promised high yield returns of up to 18% APY [annual percentage yield], placing part of their investors’ deposits in yield aggregators and other DeFi [decentralised finance] protocols.
Second, they imposed a far-reaching and unstructured lending system, sanctioning loans with assets that they themselves borrowed from various decentralised exchanges. Essentially, paying off the debt of a credit card with another credit card.
These types of investment models worked when the industry was riding the wave of the bull run. However, easy money is rarely ever sustainable. We all know how the saying goes: if it’s too good to be true, it usually is. When Terra collapsed back in May, the crypto market experienced seismic shockwaves which exposed the overleveraged positions of many crypto lending firms. During the Terra collapse, it was reported that Celsius withdrew an estimated ETH 225,000 out of Anchor Protocol — a borrowing and lending platform developed by Terra.
The fallout of this exposed the flawed business models of CeFi lending platforms and in the process caused life savings and investments to plummet on the part of ordinary investors.
The issue of regulation also resurfaced, as regulatory bodies needed to posit a strong stance on regulations and crack down on those who caused the catastrophe. In 2008, governments and central banks were able to bail out major players behind the subprime mortgage crisis, subsequently coining the term “too big to fail” in the process by economic and political elites. In the crypto world, where the sector takes pride in the lack of an intermediary whose mandate is to intervene when market forces fail, who can they turn to?
Stabilising the market: The need for regulation
There is no doubt that the crypto lending crisis will accelerate the regulatory crackdown, whether that’s for optics purposes or a genuine readiness to implement change. Already, we are beginning to see the discourse shift, focusing on the classification of digital assets into either securities or commodities. Legislative bodies are issuing guidance for banks considering digital asset investment. And on a grander scale, regulators are imposing their authority on major crypto players.
During the aftermath of the 2008 Financial Crisis, steps were taken to silo the global financial sector. Governments looked to reset the status quo by issuing a series of measures aimed at regulating economic activities and protecting investors. Crypto is now faced with the same situation, a possibility to upend the status quo and streamline the market.
Crypto is a decentralised and borderless product, and regulation, by default, requires the presence of a centralised player and to intervene when market forces fail.
Evangelists in the crypto community will staunchly oppose any notion of regulation. But if we want to create an environment that encourages institutional onboarding and protects retail investors, we need to welcome an open dialogue on regulation and a bottom-up approach. This means not only a willingness to engage with regulators, but also incentivising creators and builders of crypto projects to implement rules by design.
There are also risk management practices that can be considered. A starting point to bolster crypto’s lending and borrowing systems is to introduce credit conditions that will prevent both CeFi and DeFi exchanges from lending uncollateralised assets to just anybody.
A reliable risk analysis framework that is fundamental to any robust credit system are the 5Cs of Credit:
Character — a borrower’s creditworthiness;
Capacity — debt-to-income ratio;
Capital — amount of money;
Collateral — securitisation of the loan;
Conditions — specifics of the loan.
This system is widely used by lenders across traditional markets in order to effectively vet borrowers and ensure their overall credibility.
Another solution, one that is regularly used in financial services, and is emerging in crypto, is Know Your Customer (KYC) audits. In the case of compliant exchanges, KYC outlines a set of standards that determine whether participants can borrow and lend. While this solution endorses a bottom-up approach to regulation, the issue is that this process is currently self-regulatory. This allows players like Celsius, 3AC, and Voyager to refrain from complying.
Conclusion
Regulation of crypto is highly complex due to the innate contradiction between one and the other. There are more questions than answers at this point, but it’s important we ask the right questions in order to find a path forward.
Does regulation completely undermine the premise on which crypto exists, and to what extent? Is there a balance or tradeoff we are willing to accept?
Incentivising a regulatory strategy that starts from the bottom-up is crucial to ensuring any regulatory actions are introduced with the crypto community’s buy-in — that it is seen as beneficial rather than purely antagonistic. At the same time, state-level regulators need to gain a comprehensive understanding of the industry.
Crypto is a unique alternative solution to the traditional markets, and a powerful one at that. However, if it wants to continue challenging the status quo and co-exist with its traditional counterparts, it needs to be realistic about some of its fundamental flaws and adopt an open-door policy to address them. No one paradigm can be the answer to everything, but maturing the DeFi sector is integral because it is without a doubt the future of finance.
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