Day: December 18, 2024

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The current crypto market cap has reached $3.62 trillion
The overall crypto market witnessed price correction across most cryptocurrencies over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin on Wednesday, December 18 registered a loss of 2.60 percent to trade at $103,740 (roughly Rs. 88 lakh) on foreign exchanges. Earlier in the day, Bitcoin had surged to a new all-time high of over $108,200 (roughly Rs. 91.8 lakh) before retreating to its current level. The price correction impacted Bitcoin on Indian platforms as well, such as CoinDCX and CoinSwitch, where it was trading at $103,701 (roughly Rs. 88.6 lakh) at the time of writing.
“Bitcoin recently surged to $108,260 (roughly Rs. 91.9 lakh) on Tuesday, representing an increasingly strong institutional interest. The market’s strong fundamentals include persistent demand from spot Bitcoin ETFs and tight supply,” Avinash Shekhar, Co-Founder and CEO, Pi42 told Gadgets360. “The most important thing for Bitcoin now is to hold above $102,000 (roughly Rs. 86.6 lakh) support, since a break below could set off a liquidity crunch and holding above could signal more upside.”
Ether saw a price drop of 4.25 percent over the last day on global exchanges. At present, ETH is trading at $3,841 (roughly Rs. 3.26 lakh) on foreign exchanges, showed CoinMarketCap. As per Indian exchanges, ETH value dropped by 4.88 percent bringing its price to $3,839 (roughly Rs. 3.26 lakh).
“Ethereum is in the consolidation phase right now but can mimic the rally of Bitcoin as the investors sentiments are bullish for Ethereum, as short positions are being liquidated all over the board. Ethereum gets a boost from its history of lagging and then catching up to Bitcoin’s momentum,” Shekhar added.
As shown by the crypto price tracker by Gadgets 360 – most altcoins are trading in the reds indicating losses on Wednesday.
Tether, Binance Coin, Dogecoin, Cardano, Tron, Avalanche, and Chainlink saw losses.
Shiba Inu, Polkadot, Bitcoin Cash, Near Protocol, and Cronos also registered price dips on Wednesday.
The overall valuation of the crypto sector tumbled by 2.77 percent in the last 24 hours. The present market cap of the sector has reached $3.62 trillion (roughly Rs. 3,07,42,307 crore), showed CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin’s dominance on the market stands at 56.65 percent.
Market experts anticipate a more favorable regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies in the near future.
“The crypto market has shown encouraging signs as US lawmakers have pledged to advance digital asset legislation, a long-awaited move for the sector. Key members, including the new Senate Banking Chair, have referred to crypto as the ‘next wonder’ of the world, signaling a strong commitment to regulatory clarity. This positive momentum reflects growing institutional interest and a favorable political environment for cryptocurrencies,” Shivam Thakral, CEO of BuyUcoin told Gadgets 360.
Meanwhile Ripple, Solana, Stellar, Uniswap, Litecoin, and Iota recorded minor profits on Wednesday.
Industry insiders have said that investors should remain cautious but optimistic about navigating their way out of macroeconomic uncertainties in the coming days.
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Elon Musk is making yet another business move and this time he’s reimagining what education in the U.S. could be.
The multi-billionaire has started funding Ad Astra, a Montessori private preschool, outside Bastrop, Texas, recently state-issued documents show.
The preschool will be located on 40 acres of land and a 4,000-square-foot home will be remodeled for the project, according to Texas Health and Human Services documents obtained by Bloomberg.
ELON MUSK PLANNING STEM-FOCUSED SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY IN TEXAS
Recently state-issued documents show that multi-billionaire Elon Musk has begun funding a Montessori private school named Ad Astra outside Bastrop, Texas. (Ad Astra Website)
Ad Astra’s website says it will be "centered around hands-on, project-based learning, where children are encouraged to explore, experiment, and discover solutions to real-world problems. Ad Astra offers a progressive learning environment that emphasizes the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) into its curriculum."
The initial permit shows that the school can educate up to 21 students, but the website lists the population as 18 students from ages 3 to 6 and 30 students between ages 6 and 9.
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk speaks during an America PAC town hall on Oct. 26 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Ad Astra’s website explains that it is currently open to all children ages 3 to 9 and there are job postings for assistant teachers of all levels.
The cost of tuition will be subsidized initially, according to Ad Astra’s website, but eventually "tuition will be in line with local private schools that include an extended day program."
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The website describes the curriculum as being "carefully sequenced and activity-based" aimed at allowing children to develop essential skills and problem-solving techniques "at their own pace."
"This unique approach prepares children for, and ultimately mastery of, reading, writing and mathematics," the website says.
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This is not the first mention of Musk’s interest in starting a school. Last year, his foundation set aside approximately $100 million to create a technology-focused primary and secondary school in Austin and a possible university.

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Dec 18, 2024
TEARY-EYED — Zachary Thomas Henderson of Follansbee wiped his eyes with a tissue during his sentencing in First Circuit Court Tuesday. — Christopher Dacanay
WELLSBURG — After oral statements that turned emotional, a Follansbee man convicted in connection with the wrongful death of his 14-month-old son was sentenced to six months in jail followed by three years of home confinement.
First Judicial Circuit Court Judge Ronald E. Wilson handed down the sentence Tuesday to Zachary Thomas Henderson, 36, who on Sept. 3 pleaded guilty to child neglect resulting in death and gross child neglect creating a substantial risk of death or serious injury.
According to police reports, Henderson and his son’s mother — Rachel Camiletti, 36, of Follansbee — left fentanyl where the child had access to and could ingest it, resulting in his death on Aug. 3, 2022. The March 6, 2023, indictment against Henderson states that the child neglect creating substantial risk of death or injury charge was filed because Henderson’s other two children could access the drug.
Starting Jan. 2, Henderson will spend the next six months in jail, as a condition of his probation. After those six months, he will serve an alternative sentence of home confinement for three years. Henderson will be on supervised release for one year after completing the alternative sentence.
The charge of child neglect resulting in death typically carries three to 15 years in prison, a fine not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 or both. The charge of gross child neglect creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury typically carries one to five years in prison, a fine not less than $1,000 and not more than $3,000 or both.
On Aug. 27, Wilson sentenced Camiletti — who pleaded guilty to child neglect resulting in death — to two years of supervised probation and ordered her to register with the state’s child abuse and neglect registry for 10 years. Henderson also is required under state law to register with the same for 10 years.
A plea agreement reached by attorney Sean Logue, Henderson’s counsel, and the Brooke County Prosecutor’s Office dismissed an additional count of child neglect creating substantial risk of death or injury that Henderson would have faced otherwise.
While the defense, during Tuesday’s court session, pointed toward Henderson’s supposed good character, mitigating circumstances and progress in treatment programs, the prosecution argued for justice on behalf of the deceased child.
“There is no doubt that (Henderson) is a changed person and that he’s made the effort to change,” Wilson said during the session, “but there has to be some jail sentence for the crime that was committed. And I think that six months is sufficient, here, for a jail sentence because an alternative sentence at home for three years is not easy …”
Afterward, Logue called this “the toughest case I have handled” due to the child’s unfortunate death, grief from which he’s observed affecting Henderson and his family. However, Logue said, the circumstances leading to the child’s death included his client having been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at an early age, which he treated with drug abuse.
“The judge was very compassionate, and I think the sentence was fair given the need for just punishment, the rehabilitation my client has done and the fact that he’s been a model citizen over the last two years. I believe he’s proved that he has a low risk for recidivism.”
Assistant Prosecutor Allison Cowden expressed feelings of “disappointment,” noting the state was seeking a maximum sentence for Henderson — potentially between four and 20 years of prison time served consecutively.
“On behalf of the victim, I would say he deserved more than (the given sentence),” Cowden said. “The sad part of it is, (the deceased child) is not your normal victim of the drug epidemic that is affecting our community. And to know that the drug epidemic is this far-reaching is disturbing, and people need to be held accountable for their actions and bringing drugs into this community.”
During the session, Henderson’s older brother, Shane Henderson, testified that his brother values his children and is “striving to be a better man than what he was, obviously, two years ago.” Shane Henderson said his brother cannot “achieve what he’s meant to” if placed in jail, away from his family and support systems.
Jeosen Kakascik, Zachary Henderson’s Narcotics Anonymous sponsor, testified that Henderson “has been forthcoming and has been working on himself diligently.” Also, Henderson’s employer at Ace Tree Service, Kakascik said his friend has a “great attitude” and is a “hard worker.”
Also testifying was Erin Jordan, case coordinator for the First Circuit Family Treatment Court, who frequently supervised Henderson during his time in the court — which he was readmitted to on June 9, 2023, and completed on Aug. 30.
During Henderson’s time in the court, Jordan said, she “never” observed any safety concerns between him and his other two children, who he was reunified with on Jan. 24 after the court determined appropriate safety measures were in place.
To a question from Cowden, Jordan said the court was aware of “allegations and the petition” regarding Henderson’s ongoing criminal case when it accepted him into its program.
The court received more than 165 negative drug screenings from Henderson throughout his time in the court, Jordan said. However, when questioned by Cowden, she said he also produced six positive drug screenings during that time — something she “wouldn’t say (is) uncommon” among longtime participants.
The first three positive tests were for alcohol, Jordan said, and the other three were for amphetamine, crack cocaine and fentanyl, which was the most recent. That positive test for fentanyl reportedly was received on April 4, while Henderson’s other two children were living with him.
Testimony also came from Stephen Lulla, addictions counselor at the Lee Day Report Center, who began working with Henderson in individual relapse prevention therapy on Oct. 10, 2023. Henderson reportedly met with Lulla weekly until May 21, but elected of his own volition to continue counseling sessions.
Addressing Wilson, Logue said that serving time in jail would “break up (Henderson’s recovery.) He said Henderson should continue his treatment progress by continuing with Narcotics Anonymous and other meetings, taking his medication and retaining family relationships.
Henderson himself, getting emotional, said there’s “no punishment worse than losing a child.”
“I’m clean today because of him. … I’ve come so far. I just want the court to know that I love my son, and that I regret this whole thing happening with him. I’m going to be a better man because of him.”
Cowden agreed with Logue about this being her “saddest” case, and her description of the deceased child’s rigor mortis drew a claim of “That’s unnecessary” from Wilson. The assistant prosecutor said she’s glad Henderson has been clean for the last eight months but added he’s fought this case “tooth and nail.”
“Although I would like to believe that he’s … intending to stay clean and sober, he didn’t do so until Miss Camilletti pleaded and was sentenced. And then when he did relapse just eight months ago, it was on fentanyl — the same fentanyl that killed that child in that home with his two other (children) present. If we are at a point where a defendant is going to be granted leniency because he’s finally seen the light because his child died, where are we?”
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The government should prioritize planning for designated growing areas and support product promotion to advance the development of products derived from medicinal herbs, said Pham Thi Xuan Huong, general director of OPC Pharmaceutical JSC.
Huong made these remarks at the Mekong Connect 2024 forum held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on Tuesday. OPC is a leading company in development and production of herbal-based pharmaceuticals.
Huong emphasized that Vietnam has significant potential for developing medicinal herbs, but the potential remains underutilized. The Vietnamese pharmaceutical industry predominantly focuses on manufacturing, while the raw material production sector has yet to be established.
Currently, 75% of medicinal herbs are imported, primarily from China and India. 2023 data from the Department of Traditional Medicine Management shows Vietnam consumes approximately 100,000 tons of medicinal herbs annually.
The global market for herbal medicine also offers substantial opportunities. According to the Global Industry Analysts, the global herbal medicine market reached $110 billion in revenue in 2021 and is projected to grow to $179 billion by 2026.
Huong noted that Vietnam could tap into this expanding market by leveraging its strengths in medicinal herbs. Focusing on the Mekong Delta, one of eight medicinal herb regions designated by the government, she highlighted its promising potential based on OPC’s research.
“The Mekong Delta has immense opportunities. At OPC, we’ve successfully developed two sustainable medicinal herb regions in Can Tho and Dong Thap. These regions are thriving and are poised for even greater growth,” she noted.
OPC has been at the forefront of medicinal herb development for 47 years. The company has consistently focused on Vietnamese herbal products, exporting to 15 countries. The global demand for safe and health-promoting products aligns well with the medicinal herb industry’s strengths, Huong added.
“OPC has heavily invested in two key areas, including research and development and the digitization of all data within the research center. This enables us to utilize both domestic and international scientific research. For products that affect health, scientific evidence and technological applications are essential. Looking ahead, OPC plans to incorporate AI into research,” Huong remarked.
Drawing on OPC’s experience in establishing raw material supply chains, Huong explained that the company strategically focuses on products that align with its resources and market advantages.
She emphasized the importance of sustainability in developing growing areas, which not only secures raw material supplies but also facilitates technological investment. She noted that medicinal herbs are not widely recognized globally, making it critical to invest in scientific evidence, starting from the cultivation stage.
Based on OPC’s experience and the challenges encountered in developing growing areas, Huong made three key recommendations. First, she urged the government to formulate a detailed plan for growing areas. Such a plan would enable businesses to define strategies and make informed investment decisions.
Second, she suggested the government assist businesses in promoting and marketing products from these growing areas.
“Regional products must grow within their regions to support local economies. Businesses need mechanisms to collaborate with localities for product promotion and trade. Medicinal herb products marketed through tourism could greatly benefit, as they are often trusted as gifts or souvenirs,” she said.
Third, Huong called on the government to support the establishment of processing facilities within growing area clusters.
“When businesses develop growing areas, they need locations for preliminary processing before transferring raw materials to main factories. The government’s support in allocating and developing these facilities would be invaluable,” she noted.
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Thailand’s National Herbal Policy Committee has approved a plan to elevate the local herbal industry to the international level and develop the health economy and medical services.
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s National Herbal Policy Committee has approved a plan to elevate the local herbal industry to the international level and develop the health economy and medical services.

As reported by the Thai English-language news site The Nation, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Prasert Chantraruangthong, chairman of the committee, said six key ministries of Public Health, Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Cooperatives, Interior and Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation will implement the integrated programme. The main goal is to develop the herbal industry throughout the entire value chain, including cultivation and management, research and innovation, processing, value-adding, marketing promotion, and establishing Thai herbal branding in the global market.

The “Herb of the Year” initiative for 2025–2027 focuses on promoting turmeric as a flagship herb. Relevant agencies will collaborate to enhance the value of turmeric products, such as medicines, cosmetics, dietary supplements, and exports, to generate significant economic impact.

In the first year of the plan, priority will be given to registering turmeric-based products, developing marketing channels domestically and internationally, adding value to local herbs, and supporting comprehensive industrial development.

Dr Somruek Chungsaman, Director-General of the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine, explained that turmeric was chosen as the highlight herb due to its high global market potential. According to Transparency Market Research, the global turmeric market value is projected to increase from 7.83 billion THB in 2024 to 28.85 billion THB in 2034, with an annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.9%.

In Thailand, the turmeric market is valued at 262.24 million THB in 2024, accounting for 3.3% of the global market. It is expected to grow to 770.14 million THB by 2034, particularly in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, which are witnessing continuous growth./.
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Third-year University of Notre Dame law student Nicolas Munsen has racked up a great deal of real-world legal exploring while studying a very specialized corner of jurisprudence.
He’s signed on with the Lindsay and Matt Moroun Religious Liberty Clinic, a teaching law practice whose mission is to promote religious freedom for individuals and groups of all belief systems, both in the U.S. and worldwide.
“I’ve worked in both the litigation world and the transactional world,” Munsen said. “On the litigation side, I worked on a case for an organization called Apache Stronghold, which was about protecting the religious freedom of the Apache tribe when the federal government sold a sacred site that belonged to the tribe so that it could be turned into a copper mine.”
Roughly two dozen law students participate in the program at any given time. The Religious Liberty Clinic was founded in 2020 by the Notre Dame School of Law and serves as a teaching law practice that actively participates in myriad religious liberty cases, offering its expertise and services in litigation, transactional advising and in cases involving religious persecution and immigration.

“We’re effectively a small teaching law firm, as all clinics are,” said John Meiser, director of the Religious Liberty Clinic. “Our first mission is to educate Notre Dame law students and give them opportunities to become lawyers by working for real clients in the service of religious liberty, religious organizations and believers.”
The clinic offers the usual classroom work, discussions and lectures. But its unique specialty offers students plenty of chances for hands-on training.
“In addition to what you might think of as your more typical educational environment, the real heart of the clinic is the legal work the students do for the clients,” Meiser said.
The caseload is both varied and exotic, because the clinic doesn’t confine itself to Catholic or even Christian causes. Its collection of clients includes everything from the aforementioned Apache Stronghold case to religious schools in conflict with state and local governments to prisoners of various faiths who believe they have been prevented from worshiping as they see fit.
Meiser said that while many students are attracted to the clinic’s offerings because they’re interested in religious freedom cases, they also appreciate the practical training.
“I think that many of our students are drawn to the really high-level legal experiences we offer,” he said. “There’s not many places in law school where you get the chance to work on a brief that will be filed in the U.S. Supreme Court or at a federal court of appeals. It’s an experience students are drawn to, because it looks different than sitting in a typical lecture-based classroom every day.”
Though law school clinics are a well-worn concept, the idea of dedicating one to religious liberty cases is fairly new — and still fairly rare. Stanford Law School has maintained one for more than a decade, and a handful of others have come into being over the last few years, including at Harvard, Yale and the University of Texas.
“I think it’s a growing community of religious liberty clinics and law schools around the country, but there still aren’t a ton of them,” Meiser said. “But we’re seeing over the last several years that law students around the country are drawn to this opportunity to develop their legal skills in what are not only really important areas of religious freedom, but really fascinating and intellectually engaging areas.”
To call the mix of cases “eclectic” would be an understatement.

“It does sort of run the gamut,” said clinic staff attorney Meredith Holland Kessler, who supervises students in the program’s litigation section. “We do a good amount of work in the education field, working with religious schools who wish to participate in various programs and have been denied the ability to do so because of their particular religious faith.”
The clinic also sees lots of cases involving zoning and land use, ranging from the aforementioned Apache Stronghold case to an amicus brief the clinic filed with the Kentucky Supreme Court in support of the Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, who sought to build a small grotto similar to the one honoring the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France. The county zoning board initially approved the plan to build the shrine, but a reviewing court reversed the decision. Apparently neighbors of the grotto raised concerns about high traffic in the area — especially if there was an actual sighting of Virgin Mary or a miracle happened there.
“That’s what I mean when I talk about how fascinating some of this stuff can be,” Meiser said. “You don’t expect to see that in your standard federal litigation.”
The methods used by the clinic to find new clients are equally varied. In some instances the staff may hear about an interesting case and offer their services. In others an organization that needs help, or a legal professional who knows about the clinic, may email them out of the blue.
“We of course have a pretty vast network of lawyers and organizations who travel in similar circles in promotion of religious freedom,” Meiser said. “We often refer things to each other. And we’ll often find something through our own research, and we’ll reach out and say, ‘Hey we saw this case you’re working on. Let us know if there’s any way we can help.’”
That assistance can take many forms, from filing amicus briefs on behalf of a client, to serving as co-counsel for attorneys who may lack expertise in the religious issues they’re dealing with in court.
Though he hesitates to list the types of cases the clinic sees the most, Meiser said many come down to matters of fairness and equality — and the right not to be discriminated against simply because of one’s religious beliefs.

“Another one that we participate in a lot, and unfortunately is really needed, is religious exercise in prisons,” he said. “If you are incarcerated, if you’re in prison or a jail, all of your freedoms, not just your religious freedom but all of your freedoms are essentially at the total control of the government.”
For instance, the cinic filed several amicus briefs in the case of an incarcerated Rastafarian man whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison staff. The prisoner is in the midst of an ongoing attempt to seek monetary damages, which as of May of this year culminated in a petition for a U.S. Supreme Court review — a petition supported by another amicus brief from the Clinic.
“I think we also see a lot of things that are about what I could call conscience rights,” Meiser said. “The right to say that there are times when people should not be coerced into performing actions that violate their core religious beliefs. And if religious freedom means anything, it means the freedom to abstain from certain conduct.”
For instance, roughly 18 months ago the clinic led a federal appeal in Georgia for a man who was excluded from a volunteer prison ministry program because the local sheriff disagreed with his interpretation of Biblical scripture. Specifically, about whether it was necessary to be baptized.
“The sheriff wrote him a letter saying, ‘You’ve interpreted the Bible wrong,’” Meiser said. “He filed a lawsuit with some lawyers down in Georgia, and it was dismissed, so he appealed. His lawyers reached out to us and asked if we’d be interested in helping lead the appeal. So that’s exactly what we did.”
Though the clinic indeed sees a lot of cases, there’s probably not enough of them out there for young attorneys (or at the very least, a lot of young attorneys) to specialize in the field once admitted to the bar.
“We certainly hope that the experience in our clinic would help students who are really interested in specializing in this to gain the experience and knowledge that will increase the likelihood that they can do it at some point in their career,” Meiser said. “But most of our students will likely not become specialized religious liberty lawyers. It’s not a huge area of legal practice.”
Kessler said the clinic encourages its students to develop a mindfulness about such issues so they can help whenever legal conflicts over religion happen to arise.
“So I do think many of our students will go on to do this work in some capacity,” Kessler said.•
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Earning a trip Jerry's World, also known as AT&T Stadium in Arlington, will be down to four quarters this week for Texas high school football. 
Much like the semifinal games last week, the slate of games this week features a mix of school names that people across the country know. There is also a fair mix of programs that are making the first-ever trip to a state finals or some with only one trip under their belt.
All games will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and the action starts at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Texas high school football UIL state championship schedule (dates, time, location)

We posted an 8-5 mark last week picking games, which included losing both of the Class 6A Division I games.
Texas High School Football Finals Predictions
Jayton Jaybirds (14-0) vs. Oakwood Panthers (9-5), 11 a.m., Wednesday
Jayton enters the state finals as probably one of the hottest offenses in the state regardless of classification. The Jaybirds beat Benjamin, 100-50, in the quarterfinals and beat Lamesa Klondike, 90-48, in the semifinals.
There are also eight players on the Jaybirds’ football roster that helped the school win the Class 1A basketball title in March. 
Bode Ham had 5 TDs in the win vs. Klondike but also hurt his shoulder, according to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Oakwood bounced back after a 1-3 start and enters the finals winners of seven in a row. The Panthers are back to the state title game for the first time since 1991 and only the second time in school history. 
Prediction: Jayton 80, Oakwood 36
Class 1A Division I 
Whiteface Antelopes (14-0) vs. Gordon Longhorns (14-0), 2 p.m., Wednesday
Gordon will look to repeat as the Division I state champions and add the school’s fourth state title. 
The Longhorns were in unchartered territory in the semifinal win playing four quarters for the first time this season — eventually beating Abbott, 77-36. Stryker ‘Ry’ Reed ran for six touchdowns and passed for three more in the semifinal win. 
The Longhorns have outscored opponents 798-84 this year.
Prior to this season, Whiteface had a losing record in four previous playoff trips — 1-4 — and hadn’t played more than two postseason games ever. All-state running back Ethan Kauffman had 5 TDs on the ground, while Jeremiah Rendon had five total touchdowns between rushing and passing in a 74-54 victory over Water Valley.
Prediction: Gordon 60, Whiteface 14
Muenster Hornets (13-2) vs. Shiner Comanches (12-3), 7 p.m., Wednesday
Muenster is riding an 11-game winning streak heading into the finals — the school’s second-ever trip. The Hornets went to the 2A Division II finals in 2017, beating Tenaha. QB Casen Carney has thrown for 2,990 yards and 34 TDs, while running for 1,446 yards and 28 scores on the ground. RBs Nolan Peel (17 TDs) and Legend Bounds (16) are also part of a rushing attack that has racked up 3,743 yards and 66 TDs.
Shiner features a run-heavy offense with RB Quincy Jones leading the ground attack with 965 yards and 13 TDS. QB Carson Schuette had 747 yards and 13 TDs. Schuette has also passed for 906 yards and 12 scores. 
Shiner won state titles in 2004, 2020, and 2021 and was a runner-up in 2013.
Prediction: Muenster 42, Shiner 24
Stamford Bulldogs (15-0) vs. Ganado Indians (14-1), 11 a.m., Thursday
Stamford, a program that dates back to 1913, will be playing in its eighth state title in school history. The Bulldogs won titles in 1955, 1956, 1958, 2004, 2012, 2013 and was a runner-up in 2011. They also won the 1959 4A title but later forfeited it.
Stamford punched the ticket to state with a 28-13 win over Hamilton — a win that was not locked up until late in the game. RB Christain Duran scored with 1:32 left to ice the victory.
Ganado has won 11 in a row and has dominated foes in four of the five postseason games — the exception was a close 14-6 win against Refugio in the third round. The Indians dispatched Joaquin, the last No. 4 seed in the playoffs, 35-14 last week. Ganado QB Bryce Ullman ran for a score and threw two scores to Cain Hayden. 
Ganado is in the UIL finals for the first time after losing five previous semifinal games — including last year to eventual state champion Timpson.
Prediction: Stamford 35, Ganado 14
Gunter Tigers (13-2) vs. Woodville Eagles (13-2), 3 p.m., Thursday
This game features one of the biggest discrepancies when it comes to postseason experience.
Gunter is 71-27 in postseason play and Woodville was 9-25 going into this season — but since then the Eagles have reached the third round for the first time. Then the fourth round for the first time and then … the fifth round for the first time. Now, Woodville is in the finals for the first time ever.
Gunter won the past two state titles and before that, won in 2016 and 2019. This will be the seventh trip to the finals.
The Tigers have won 12 straight since losing to Celina — a Class 4A Division I finalist — in Week 3. That included a come-from-behind win against Wall in the semifinals. Preston Tarpley kicked two field goals and threw three touchdowns in the 42-32 win — rattling off 25 straight points for the win.
Woodville got to the finals by beating El Maton Tidehaven, preventing a rematch of last year’s title game. QB Luke Babin threw his only touchdown pass of the game to Dustin Barlow with 1:59 left to secure a 28-21 win.
Prediction: Gunter 49, Woodville 7
Malakoff Tigers (15-0) vs. Columbus Cardinals (14-1), 7 p.m., Thursday
For the second year in a row and for the third time in program history, Malakoff is in the finals. 
The Tigers won the state title last year with a 14-7 win against Franklin and enter this game winners of 31 in a row. 
In seven of the team’s 15 wins, the Tigers’ defense has allowed a touchdown or less with five shutouts. LB Parker Poteete has 145 tackles.
On offense, QB Mike Jones has completed 70% of his passes with 2,537 yards and 38 TDs. He’s also ran for 1,080 yards and 11 TDs. RB Jason Tennyson has 1,748 yards and 25 scores on the ground for Malakoff.
The Cardinals are making their debut in the state finals after winning its first semifinal game in its third try — a 49-6 romp over Edna.
Columbus features a pair of Division I players in QB Adam Schobel and RB Grayson Rigdon. The latter is a two-spot signee at Wyoming, who helped Benjamin win a 6-man title last year. Rigdon ran for four scores in the semifinal win. Schobel, a TCU signee, had three touchdown passes in the semifinal game.
Prediction: Columbus 35, Malakoff 28
Carthage Bulldogs (14-1) vs. Waco La Vega Pirates (12-3), 11 a.m., Friday
Carthage is one win away from a milestone victory for the program. With 5 wins this postseason, the Bulldogs now have 99 wins dating back to the first playoff trip in 1943. This will be state trip No. 11 for Carthage — the first coming in 1991. 
Carthage won its first title was part of a three-peat, winning Class 4A Division II in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Bulldogs have 9 state titles and will look for No. 10 against Waco La Vega. 
The two have history in the postseason — as the Bulldogs won 42-27 in the 2019 Class 4A Division I finals. Carthage is 2-1 in the postseason against the Pirates, dating back to 2015.
The Tigers posted a 45-17 win over Brock in the semifinals last Friday behind a pair of touchdown runs from Benny Smith, who had the share of the carries in the second half. Four-star recruit KJ Edwards scored a rushing touchdown but did not play in the second half.
La Vega is in the finals for the sixth time in program history and the fourth time since 2015. The Pirates won titles in 2015 and 2018.
The Pirates scored at least two touchdowns in each quarter in its 62-35 win against Wimberley. QB Kourtney Parr threw three touchdowns and ran for another, while RB Bryson Roland ran for 189 yards and 3 TDs.
The offense is slightly leaning toward running with nearly 3,000 yards as a team and 2,703 passing. Roland, an uncommitted senior, has 2,045 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 games with 100 yards or more this season.
Prediction: Carthage 35, La Vega 31 
Celina Bobcats (15-0) vs. Kilgore Bulldogs (13-2), 3 p.m., Friday
Depending on the outcome of the Class 4A Division II finals, Celina will have a chance to move into a tie for second place or a tie for third for all-time UIL wins. Celina has won eight state titles and currently sit in third place overall among UIL teams — trailing Aledo (12) and Carthage, (9) Katy (9). So by the time the Bobcats play, Carthage will still be at nine or a win would give them sole second place.
Celina had to rally late to keep the undefeated season and title hopes alive last week, beating Amarillo West Plains, 43-36. RB Harrison Williams scored on a 22-yard run with 1:34 left to account for the final points. It marked the first time in the postseason that Celina hadn’t led at halftime.
Bobcats QB Bowe Bentley, who recently picked up offers from Duke and Cal, ran for 154 yards and three touchdowns in the win. 
Kilgore has won nine in a row heading into the finals. This will be the Bulldogs’ third finals game with a win in 2OT against Dallas Lincoln in 2004 and a loss to Carthage in 2013. 
Isaiah Watters ran for two scores and Michigan signee Jayden Sanders also scored for Kilgore in the 31-7 win over La Vernia.
Prediction: Celina 42, Kilgore 28
Dallas South Oak Cliff Golden Bears (13-2) vs. Richmond Randle Lions (15-0), 7 p.m., Friday
In what is almost a fall tradition, South Oak Cliff is back in the state title game. The Dallas ISD school is in the finals for the fourth straight year following a 37-3 romp over Argyle last week in the semifinals. Jayden Shelton, an Arkansas signee, returned an interception for a score — one of three turnovers the Golden Bears’ defense generated. Argyle gained only 98 yards of total offense.
Randle, a third-year varsity program, is in the finals for the first time. Last week, the Lions turned a 14-7 halftime lead into a 42-7 win over Boerne.
QB Tyler Skrabanek completed 18 of 27 passes for 224 yards and a pair of scores in the win. ATH Keilan Sweeny did a little bit of everything with a 4-yard TD run, caught a touchdown and threw a 30-yard score to Mason Mixon. His rushing score and passing touchdown in the third made it 28-7.
Prediction: South Oak Cliff 27, Randle 14
Dallas Highland Park Scots (14-1) vs. Spring Branch Smithson Valley Rangers (13-2), 11 a.m., Saturday
This game will feature two of the winningest coaches in UIL history. Highland Park’s Randy Allen has 460 wins and is second all-time, behind Phil Danaher’s 488 wins. Larry Hill is 9th all-time and is fourth among active coaches with 324 wins heading into this game.
Smithson Valley is in the finals for the second year in a row and fifth time overall. The Rangers won its only title in 2004.
The Rangers beat Angleton, 21-14, on Saturday to earn the return trip. Up 14-0 in the fourth, Smithson Valley saw the lead evaporate with 5:08 left. QB Cade Spradling scored the game-winner on a 41-yard run with 2:56 left.
Highland Park, likewise, had a close game in the semifinals. The Scots posted a 24-21 win over Denton Ryan.
WR Cannon Bozman had eight catches for 145 yards — including an 80-yard score. Sutton Stock hit a 28-yard field goal to win it with 6 seconds left.
This is the Scots’ 10th title berth — the first since winning 2016, 2017 and 2018 — all three of those title runs featured wins over Denton Ryan.
Prediction: Highland Park 24, Smithson Valley 21
Southlake Carroll Dragons (15-0) vs. Austin Vandegrift (13-2), 3 p.m., Saturday
Southlake, one of the traditional powers, is back in the state finals for the 11th time in school history.
The Dragons are currently tied for third all-time in UIL history with eight state titles — matching the totals of Celina and Mart. Southlake lost 52-34 to Austin Westlake in the 6A Division I finals in 2020. The last of the state titles came in 2011 with a win over Fort Bend Hightower.
Southlake secured a 20-17 win over Longview on Saturday at SMU — a week after Longview dispatched defending two-time state champion DeSoto. Gavin Strange booted a 36-yard field goal at the buzzer — after a penalty negated his first attempt — a miss. RB Christian Glenn had 127 yards and the team’s first points on a 35-yard TD run in the first quarter. 
Carroll moved into the national SB Live/SI Top 25 poll this week at No. 23.
Vandegrift knocked off Humble Summer Creek to reach the state title game for the second in school history. The Vipers lost 42-17 to DeSoto in 2022 in the 6A Division II finals.
Vandegrift enters the finals on a 13-game winning streak and beat Humble Creek, 34-31, in a back-and-forth semifinal in Waco. Jack Rudberg caught a 57-yard TD pass from Miles Teodecki early in the fourth for the game-deciding points. 
Safety Hollister Stephens has been a tackling machine in the postseason and has 104 heading into the finals. He ended the regular season with 62. He posted 19 tackles in the win against Summer Creek, a season-high.
Prediction: Southlake Carroll 20, Vandegrift 14
Fort Worth North Crowley Panthers (15-0) vs. Austin Westlake Chaparrals (14-1), 7 p.m., Saturday
The other Class 6A finals pits a blue-blood program against an up-and-coming North Crowley team.
North Crowley is coming off a 36-34 win over Duncanville on Saturday and moved up to No. 4 in the latest national SB LIVE/SI Top 25 football rankings. Westlake, meanwhile, moved up from No. 10 to No. 6 — making it the marquee game across the country Saturday night.
North Crowley is looking to become the first school in Fort Worth to win a title in UIL’s largest classification since Arlington Heights won in 1948.
The Panthers got four touchdown passes from North Texas signee Chris Jimerson Jr. to knock off previously unbeaten Duncanville. In the semifinals last year, Duncanville posted a 52-10 win over North Crowley.
The win vaulted North Crowley into the finals for the second time in school history. The Panthers won the Class 4A Division I title in 2003 — the school’s first-ever trip to the playoffs. 
Westlake enters this game as a four-time champion — which includes three straight titles from 2018 to 2020 in Class 6A Division I or II.
The Chaparrals knocked off Galena Park North Shore to prevent a fourth straight year of Duncanville vs. North Shore for the state title. Reese Wise threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for another. Payton Luther added a pick-6 to help seal the 35-10 win over North Shore.
Westlake has won 14 games for the third straight year.
Prediction: Westlake 35, North Crowley 31
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As we head into the final stretch of 2024, altcoins are catching the eye of savvy investors looking for the next big breakout. With market sentiment showing signs of bullish movement, many tokens are poised for explosive growth. But with so many options available, it’s tough to know which ones to pick. The key to making smart investments this month lies in knowing which projects have the potential to skyrocket—and we’ve narrowed it down to four standout altcoins that are catching the attention of the crypto world.

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