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Happy Monday War & Peaceniks! It’s that time again: Time for my Top 10 Media Predictions for 2024. [I just held a zoominar to go through the list - the video is here. The date/time of our next zoominar is always at this link.] Let’s start off the 2024 Predictions with my final Media Universe Map of 2023. Which leads us to the first prediction… ncG1vNJzZmido52usXrSrpmsrJGYuG%2BvzqZmqWekrLxuwMeorKyZnpl6tcPEp6uyZZakv6Y%3D

Back in 2019, in a popular article, the Economist had predicted that Uber will never be profitable. The article “Can Uber ever make money?” outlined the main challenges: “The trouble is, as competition increases, ride-hailing becomes a commodity business. Customers care little whether they ride with Uber or Lyft, as long as it gets them from a to b. That means neither firm can easily increase profits by raising fares, but may instead have to offer discounts.

My new book with Miranda Fleischer: Universal Basic Income: What Everyone Needs to Know, launches one week from today - October 4th! You can order it now on Amazon or if, like me, you do a lot of your “reading” via audiobook, grab it on Audible. In case you missed it, I posted the Table of Contents for the book here, along with several excerpts from the book covering the main arguments for and against the UBI.

I have been creating and breaking down playbooks since 2012. Over that time I have created over 1,000 playbooks and studied the best offenses I could find. This year’s 2024 National Champs have the most intricate, efficient, and creative sets I have ever seen when studying film. Mike D’Antoni was known for creative offense, but his playbook is basic compared to Uconn’s. Other contenders for the best college playbook would be Mark Pope’s BYU playbook from 19-20 (90 Plays), Bill Self’s offensive revolution at Kansas (93 Plays), Baylor’s 20-21 Playbook (100 Plays).

They do things differently in Utah. Apparently, fighters get to choose whether or not their purses get revealed when they are fighting in Utah, so we’ve only got fighter payouts for a few of the competitors at UFC 291. Here are the official fighter payouts, released by the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission Attendance: 18,467 Gate: $6,500,000 ncG1vNJzZmiln6OyurnMmmWsrZKowaKvymeaqKVfpXy2ssJmaXJpXZu2qLTTnqlmqKWnwKa%2FjKKlnJ2eqba3sQ%3D%3D

This tip sheet is broken up into the following sections: Moneyline Wagers Props Parlays Parlay Pieces Specials Totals Shayilan Nuerdanbieke at +160 odds .50 units to win .80 units ❌ Brady Hiestand at +160 odds .50 units to win .80 units ✔ Alex Perez at +170 odds .25 units to win .43 units ❌ Gabriella Fernandes by Rd. 1 Submission at +1600 odds .05 units to win .80 units ❌

Last weekend, Kremlin supporters on the British left secured a majority at the UCU conference in favour of depriving Ukraine of Western arms. Their resolution accused president Zelensky of wanting to turn his country into “a 'big Israel'—an armed, illiberal outpost of US imperialism”. They also committed the university lecturers’ union to supporting Stop… ncG1vNJzZmigpKizb7%2FUm6qtmZOge6S7zGinaK2bp66qusRmrp5lnpqypXnTqGStmZygeqKuzq6rZpuRor2qv8w%3D

Olga Loiek is trying to carve out a life of her own. The 20-year-old Ukrainian studies cognitive science at the University of Pennsylvania. Last year, she landed an internship that has taken her to Germany. She also started a YouTube channel a couple of months ago, where she talks about mental health and shares life philosophies. Lately, she has become quite a recognizable figure on Chinese internet. But there, she’s not Olga Loiek, a young woman from Ukraine.

Tucked away halfway between Duluth and Grand Portage is one of the best state parks Minnesota has to offer. In Tettegouche (pronouced Tett-a-gooch) State Park, you can find both difficult backpacking trails, world-class sea kayaking, impressive waterfalls, and easy, family-friendly hikes. In the past few weeks, I set out to poke around some of the less-travelled trails and corners of Tettegouche in order to help you, dear hiker, plan your visit!