The first half ended without a goal and Chelsea have failed to take the lead. The Blues like in their former games have had the better share of ball possession but created few chances. I hoped to see a better performance in the second half with Mauricio Pochettino making some changes. But it seems Bournemouth is targeting a draw. It was a good decision to substitute Mykhailo MudrykI because has been booked and might not give his best due to the fear of picking a second yellow card. I also think that Raheem Sterling should also be taken off.  Chelsea might end up winning this game after all Manchester City ended up winning the game against West Ham after being one goal down.

Toppling a democratically elected government is not acceptable but it has already happened. For now, the recognized government in Niger is the military. They might not be recognized by France and its allies but some countries have accepted them. It is noteworthy to state that Niger is a sovereign nation that should be allowed to handle its affairs without external influence. ECOWAS has decided to embrace the path of dialogue but the bullying from France can truncate the peace process. We know France has enormous economic concerns in Niger but they have to recognize that change is constant and should play by the new rules of the game.

At least we just saw recently the long-term consequences of war in Libya where neglect of infrastructure has caused the death of thousands. Those dams where not maintained because of instability caused by the invasion of the US and its allies. We don't want war in Niger and France shouldn't cause one.

Investing in bitcoin without knowledge is the easiest way to lose your funds. I assume it is like buying a car without going to a driving school which will lead to an accident or hiring a driver. I can assume the crash to be a loss of funds, while hiring a driver can mean keeping your money in a centralized exchange which also has a negative consequence.

Does one really need to learn about marketing to invest on Bitcoin? The market has enough liquidity which means that you can buy or sell your coin anytime. You don't need to market your coin to sell it. All you need to do is to have an investment plan that contains the price you will be willing to buy or sell. You just have to monitor the market and execute your plan when it gets to your projections.  

Decentralization gives investors the power to own and control their investments. The beauty of decentralization is the freedom to invest without any intermediary or middleman.

I just scanned through the materials and found out that they contain relevant topics that will be helpful not only to newbies but to everyone. Most of the news we get from the media are designed to promote some kind of agenda.  Some politicians and economists use the media to spread FUD in the Bitcoin space just to discourage people from embracing this decentralized coin. One of the frontline a piece of news is promoting news that Bitcoin consumes more electricity and destroys the environment. Meanwhile, the energy consumption of Bitcoin is highly overestimated just for the sake of achieving their agenda. I will have to find time to read the recommended materials and I encourage newbies to check them out.

Brighton is a good side but I never predicted that they will defeat Manchester United. They just lost a twenty-game unbeaten run in Old Trafford due to this loss. United has one of the poorest defenses in the premiership and the offense lacked quality and the needed momentum. I also think that the controversies that surround the club which affected Mason Greenwood, Antony, and Jadon Sancho is hurting the club. The ownership uncertainties are not also helping matters.

I thought West Ham would at least get a draw in this game because they came out looking offensive and getting a goal. They also defended the goal for the first forty-five minutes. In the second half the magician Pep Guardiola came up with a new strategy that neutralised the potent defense of West Ham. His change of strategy produced the right result just one minute into the second half with Jérémy Doku scoring his first Manchester City goal and coming up with a beautiful celebration. But the star of the match is Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese international was just extraordinary, he scored a goal and set up Erling Haaland 86th minute goal

France is looking for an opportunity to invade Niger. The new government of Niger has ordered Sylvain Itte the French Ambassador to leave the country for not honoring an invitation by the new regime. The ambassador has refused to leave. This situation is a clear indication that France still sees Niger as its colony.  Every country has the right to expel diplomats without restriction but France is pushing the new government to the wall. Even French President Emmanuel Macron is encouraging Sylvain to disobey the orders of the government. France may soon claim that its ambassador has been assaulted and use it as an excuse to launch a military invasion with her allies. But the war will not be easy because this is not the 18th century.  

Maybe they are confident of landing Mbappe next season so there is no need to spend so much money on a world-class striker. Karim Benzema's absence is affecting the club but their current problem is the injury of some key players like Vinicius Jr. and Arda Güler. These two players will be available by the end of this month and I am sure that their recovery will bring the needed transformation of the team.

The best choice Real Madrid made in this summer transfer was the signing of Jude Bellingham. He has been extraordinary this season scoring goals and giving assists. He was also pivotal in the victory of England over Scotland. Carlo Ancelotti is already singing the praise of the twenty-year-old player calling him an important part of Los Blancos. They will be facing Real Sociedad, we will see if they can extend their wins.

I will not also doubt his story since nothing is impossible. This kind of love is what we see in Bollywood and Hollywood movies where people love unconditionally. These days you can hardly fined true love due to the fact that the world is now driven by materialism.  If you don't have money to lavish on someone,  then you might never find love. I also hope that OP utilizes the investment and that both of them will settle down as husband and wife. I also hope that one day, luck will also find me.

You don't need to be an extrovert to succeed in business, there are so many extroverts that have failed in their endeavors. And you also don't need to mingle with friends or hand out to be successful. It is also important to note that being an introvert is not the same thing as relaxing in your comfort zone. An introvert can be active in his business or investment but the only difference is that he wants his space to think and analyse issues. He is not sociable but he can be business-minded. Many billionaires and top business executives are introverts. You might not see them in parties or other social gatherings but if you meet them in the office you will know that they are not lazy. People who stay in their comfort zone are either lazy, fearful, or comfortable the with status quo and both introverts and extroverts can fall into this category.

Many well-known crypto casinos have been around for a long time. I can assume that most of them are trustworthy and reliable. But the question we have to answer is are these crypto casino banks or gambling firms? If they are designed just for betting it will be appropriate to use them for that purpose. Only money that is meant for staking should be kept in a casino to avoid unforeseen circumstances. When one gets a big win,  the best option will be to withdraw from the platform and send it to a wallet or a bank account. We have had issues of casinos disappearing with people's funds because of issues like government regulations or bankruptcy.

Bitcoin mining like other economic activity consumes electricity and contributes to environmental pollution. But because of the disdain the government has for bitcoin, its contribution to pollution is exaggerated. This negative campaign against bitcoin mining is to paint it as the villain thereby discouraging people from investing in the sector. Most of the research funded by the government to investigate the extent bitcoin mining contributes to the environment is predesigned to indict Bitcoin. However, there has been increase in bias-free researches that has proved that bitcoin doesn't consume as much electricity nor affect the environment as it is was generally believed. Some of them include

Research: Bitcoin Consumes Less Than Half The Energy Of The Banking Or Gold Industries

Bitcoin mining isn’t nearly as bad for the environment as it used to be, new data shows

Bitcoin Good for the Environment As Sustainable Energy Count Rises to 52.6%

OP didn't state his country for us to know if cryptocurrencies are just restricted or totally banned. If cryptos are banned it might not be a good action to engage in the buying and selling of the currency. Some nations have criminalised the trading of cryptocurrencies and violating such laws can attract some sanctions. Hence,  the safer option will be to avoid dealing in crypto until such a draconian law is relaxed.

But if you are a diehard supporter of cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin,  you have to master the skills of keeping your transactions secret. Therefore you have to perfect the skill of privacy. Some exchanges can also accept the use of a VPN to carry out transactions. But it will be better to use a decentralise exchange such as bisq.

I am not praying for or expecting economic collapse since it will have an unpleasant effect on everybody including Bitcoiners. Bitcoin will not flourish when the economy is bad because many people will not have money to invest in it. Even if you hodl bitcoin for a long time and make a lot of profit, it will have less value if the country is going through hyperinflation. This is because after you have converted your Bitcoin to fiat, it will not have much value.

My expectation is that my country's economy should flourish and let the price of Bitcoin keep rising and let adoption keep spreading. With less inflation and the rise of Bitcoin price, hodling will make a lot of sense. When more people adopt Bitcoin, the decentralization feature such as P2p will increase.

My heart goes out to the parents of these siblings. It is assumed that they have lost three children because they will die in jail. I see this sentence as harsh and inhuman.  I am not supporting criminal activities or defending them because what they did is inhuman and lives were impacted negatively due to this fraud. But how many politicians have been sentenced to this long jail term? Politicians who steal massively from the people receive lighter punishments. In my country, they are even given more appointments because they have the right political connections.

I suspect that the main reason for this long jail term was because he fled to Albanian after the collapse of Thodex. If he had handed himself the police after the fall of his crypto form, he would have had a locus standing to make his claim that Thodex was not a scam.

Kai Havertz is performing below expectations after much was spent to bring him to Arsenal. He has started all four games in the premiership but has failed to make any impact. Everyone expected that playing in a quality team like Arsenal would bring out the best in the striker but this is turning out to be untrue. Arsenal paid about £65m for the player and Mikel Arteta will have to give the player the needed support and opportunity to justify his signing. He is not a worthy replacement for Granit Xhaka because he is not physically strong. He can't be aggressive and push attack like the Swiss professional footballer. Arsenal has to be patient with in,  hopefully, he might rediscover his prowess.

Everton showed a lot of improvement in their last game against Sheffield United. They got the first goal and went down to two goals to one. But they fought hard to get the equalizer and secured the deserved one point. Although they have lost three last games before the draw, they can still surprise Arsenal. The Gunners is a good side but they have to be careful because, in the game of football, anything can happen.

Lack of knowledge about wallets is the reason why some people keep money in exchange. The first person who introduced me to cryptocurrencies introduced me to a centralized exchange. It took personnel studies for me to know that decentralized wallets exist. Keeping funds in a crypto exchange is more riskier than keeping it in a traditional bank. They will always give you reasons why exchanges are important but nothing is as good as having full control over your finances. CoinEx has claimed that the funds lost from this hack will not affect customers' deposits because the funds they have in their reserves can compensate all the victims.

The increase in the rate of natural disasters such as earthquakes, flooding, wildfires, etc. has got me thinking of how safe my seed phrase is when I store it physically. The recent wildfire in the US nearly destroyed the entire town of Lahaina, Hawaii. The recent earthquake in Morocco almost wiped out the entire region of Marrakesh. In Libya, the flooding devastated the entire city of Derna.

I have learned in this forum that it is not safe to keep or save your seed phrase online, on the phone, or on the computer. We are also advised not to keep them with third parties because they can be stolen or accessed by anybody. Rather it is better to write them down and keep them in different safe locations. Another option is to write it on fireproof and waterproof material like steel and keep it safe.

My problem is that these natural disasters happen without warning signs. Recently we just woke up to see that our entire neighborhood has been flooded because of the collapse of a dam in the neighboring country. The earthquake in Turkey, Syria, and Morocco,  and the flood in Libya were impromptu and everyone was only concerned about saving lives and nobody cared about personal belongings like seed phrases. The destruction caused by these disasters is so widespread that it could destroy all the safe places where you safely kept your seed phrase. Recovering these seed phrases saved on disaster-proof materials after a natural disaster is somehow difficult because recovering them with machines like escalators and other earth-moving machines will be close to impossible. In the case of flooding, these materials would have been washed away into rivers or sea.  

I know that the security of our wallet is very important that is why it should be personal. I have heard of saving encrypted seed phrases in the cloud or online personal files. I know this is also risky but is there any means of saving my seed phrase safe from these natural disasters? That could atleast give a Bitcoiner access to a wallet after the loss of seed phrases during or after natural disasters.

He has been the brain behind the strong midfield that Arsenal possess.  He is a good ball controller and one of the best pass-givers in the premier league. The club will do everything to keep him on Emirate for a long time and his  £115,000-per-week wage will increase to match other top earners like Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus,  Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, and Thomas Partey. If the Gunners fail to give him a lucrative deal, many clubs will be willing to sign the Norwegian midfielder. If he is also allowed to play this season without a new contract, Martin Ødegaard will leave the club as a free agent next year.  His exceptional quality and his sound leadership qualities will make him difficult to replace, therefore Arsenal will do everything within their power to keep him.

Germany is is well respected national team with a reputable history. But their performance recently is clear proof that something is wrong with the team. Hansi Flick deserved to be sacked because the team's performance was reduced and this disgraceful loss against Japan broke the camel's back. However, the German Football Association should look for a new coach who will restructure the team and identify young quality players.

I have never seen any gambling promotion in my banking application maybe this is because it is not an online or digital bank. I have observed that this ads are popular with these new generation digital platforms that want to also raise revenues from these advertisement. Digital bank users can easily become gamblers that is why these casinos pay heavily to advertise on these bank platforms..

In my country, you will have to be an adult to own and run a bank account. So most of these bank users have reached the age of gambling,  hence I don't think they are exposing these adverts to underaged citizens. But I also agree that showcasing these adverts on a bank platform can lead to gambling addiction or unplanned gaming. Nonetheless you don't have to rely on the government or regulatory agencies to help you control your gambling activity. If what triggers your urge to gamble is advert you might become a gambling addict because these adverts are almost everywhere. Just in my street of 20 houses, you can find close to 10 bold banners advertising a casino.

The feeling to over gamble always reoccurs especially when you have the drive to chase losses. I control my adrenaline rush by looking at my gambling plan. My financial plan will make me control this drive because channeling funds budgeted for another reason to gambling will lead to lack and want. The plan will also put me in check and help me control the urge to bet more. I also channel my attention to other areas that interest me to kill the drive to go beyond my gambling budget. Playing computer games is a good alternative to gambling for me.

Your words have enlightened me. Children shouldn't only be exposed to making money through diverse means like the game of Monopoly. We all know they need these financial skills to be financially stable in life. But we should also invest time in teaching them about human relations.  They should learn about compassion and empathy. They should know that money is not everything in life. There should be a balance between and family life. They should learn to freely give to society because everything is not about making money or profit.

One of the resounding benefits of exposing children to the game of Monopoly is to teach them how to control their emotions. I could remember my early days playing the game when I was younger. I would usually weep and feel very sad when I lost an opportunity but as I kept playing, I started becoming emotionally mature. This can also be applied to real-life business.