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Meanwhile, Pearl Jam is getting ready to hit the road again. Their new tour kicks off with a two-night stand in St. Paul, Minnesota, August 31 and September 1. A complete list of dates can be found at pearljam.com.
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Meanwhile the cash strapped FEMA staff are staying in hotel rooms at $1000 a night and there are 1000 of them. Looks like they are trying to make whatever cash they have melt away.
JPMorgan Chase notified the Treasury Department of more than $1 billion in suspicious transactions by Jeffrey Epstein dating back 16 years after the notorious sex predator killed himself in 2019, a lawyer for the U.S. Virgin Islands told a federal judge at a hearing, reports said.
"Epstein's entire business with JPMorgan and JPMorgan's entire business with Epstein was human trafficking," Mimi Liu, an attorney for the Virgin Islands, told Judge Jed Rakoff in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Thursday, according to The Daily Beast.
The attorney, referring to a $9 million block of transfers to women and suspicious withdrawals from Epstein's accounts at JPMorgan, said it related to "facilitating" more than 20,000 sexual acts, The Daily Beast reported, given Epstein's habit of paying several hundred dollars for each sexual encounter.
"JPMorgan was a full-service bank for Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking," Liu said at the hearing, Bloomberg reported.
"The only reason that JPMorgan after 16 years reported the $1 billion in suspicious transactions was because he was arrested and then he was dead," said Liu, according to Bloomberg
The Virgin Islands is seeking at least $190 million in damages in the case, which will go to trial on Oct. 23 if Rakoff does not grant summary judgment to either side.
The smart grid project is owned by Hawaiian Electric and Maui Electric.
JUMPSmartMaui,” a collaborative demonstration project between Japan, Hawaii, and Maui that incorporated Smart Grid, renewable energy, and all-electric vehicle solutions in Maui’s electrical grid.
– The goal of JUMPSmartMaui – based on a US-Japan government agreement – was to demonstrate smart grid technologies to enable the efficient use of renewable energy in an island setting.
– The project aggregates and control distributed energy resources, EVs, and other innovative technologies to respond to changing demands on the grid caused by the increasing levels of as-available renewable energy.
A pilot project on the Greek island of Naxos, led by Amazon Web Services (AWS), will trial drone deliveries, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and more.
The Smart Island project was designed in collaboration with 20 Greek and international companies and developed with the support of the Greek government, local authorities and the US Embassy.
The marina, energy grid and water management systems will also be upgraded with IoT and digital infrastructure.
In addition, public officials, civil servants and residents will be offered training to improve their digital skills.
The Smart Island project will act as a test bed for innovative technology that may help other remote communities around the world overcome similar challenges
The project was developed with the support of the Greek government, the South Aegean Region, and the Municipality of Naxos and Small Cyclades. Other organisations involved with the project include Aegean Neorion Center, Altus LSA, Cisco, Cyclades Chamber of Commerce, CyTech, Deloitte, eFood, ELTA, Eunice Energy Group, Eurobank, Hellenic Space Center, Greek Manpower Organization (DYPA), IoTech, Lambda Automata, National Centre of Scientific Research Demokritos, Network of Sustainable Greek Islands (DAFNI), Nova, Onex Technologies, OTE Academy, SaMMy, Sparkworks, Travelotopos, and Vodafone.
Designed in collaboration with 20 Greek and international companies, the Smart Island project was developed with the support of the Greek government, local authorities, and the US Embassy. The project will leverage advanced AWS Cloud technologies, and will introduce smart solutions for mobility, primary healthcare, and the transport of goods, such as vessel monitoring and reporting from a coastline tower, and the delivery of blood samples and medical supplies via drone. In tandem, existing infrastructure such as the local marina, the energy grid, and water management systems will be upgraded through internet of things (IoT) solutions and smart infrastructure management systems.
Many islands are at the beginning of their digital transformation journey. While lessons can be shared from existing smart city solutions, each island has its own unique challenges and opportunities. Digital technologies enable islands to drive better social, environmental, and economic outcomes for citizens, businesses, and visitors. Smart solutions deliver sustainable local economic development through the optimal use of local resources. They help islanders acquire new skills, increase local participation, and improve their interactions with public authorities.
UN - CYBERCRIME TREATY…
Over the past 10 days, delegates from around the world have convened at the United Nations headquarters in New York for a sixth round of negotiations on the draft text of a first-ever U.N. convention combating cybercrime…
negotiations over the new U.N. cybercrime treaty have evolved into a diplomatic proxy war between democracies and their authoritarian rivals over competing future visions of the internet, technology, and human rights in the digital age, pitting the United States and its allies yet again against Russia and China at the United Nations…
Anyway, today they will finally publish the last draft of a bill which will remove all your rights to privacy. Including:
▪️ Restriction of free speech globally
▪️ Criminalising protected speech
▪️ Mandates governments to authorise “special spying” techniques
▪️ Turns protest & questioning into terrorism
▪️ Allows government to listen in on all devices.
Negotiations will continue into early 2024, with the aim of adopting the treaty during the UN General Assembly in September 2024…
Grassley says timing difference. Timing difference from what?
Then there is #3711
[Corn] HARVEST 5:5?
#3525 Was the corn ready for harvest?
It is now. [........93...........] This timing difference must be important. Any thoughts?