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We’re sure that those of you up-to-date on your Grazia reading homework will have seen our exclusive reveal about the incredible botox-in-a-bottle Olay Professional anti-ageing range set to launch on the 9th of August. With visible results in 28 days, 9000 women and counting on the waiting list, and a preview release on Wednesday selling out in 39 minutes flat, it’s pretty clear that this one is going to be HUGE. Those of you who didn’t manage to get on the Grazia waiting list and have missed out so far better listen up.
On Tuesday the much-hyped Olay Pro skin clinic is landing in Mayfair, London and we’ve got rumour of the fact that those lovely Olay people are going to give away a whopping 50 sets of the anti-wrinkle kits worth £44.99 to the first people in the queue! Yes really. Plus those not lucky enough to get their mitts on a kit will be welcomed into the clinic for drinks and an amazing product demonstration. We’ll race you there - elbows at the ready people!
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More than 6,000 hot beverage cups travel through PDX daily, resulting in over 2.2 million cups sent to the landfill each year. Because most hot beverage containers aren’t accepted into Oregon’s recycling stream, a large amount of productive material is wasted. That is why the Port, Starbucks, and HMS Host (operators of Starbucks at PDX) joined forces to help find a recyclable solution, one cup at a time.
Port Aviation environmental compliance manager Stan Jones and the PDX Recycles Team worked with Starbucks as part of a national effort to find a solution. Our goal at PDX was simple: Gather enough cups to conduct an initial study to determine if the hot beverage cups could be accepted into the recycled cardboard stream.
The pilot program collected nearly 500 pounds of used coffee cups at PDX over a two month period. Cups were sent to the Longview Fiber paper mill for a trial run. The results showed that hot beverage cups could indeed be pulped at the Washington mill and potentially accepted into the recycled cardboard production stream. Next, Starbucks will test a larger load to determine how a higher percentage of cups affects the overall pulping process and material mix.
This marks a major milestone in finding a solution to recycling hot beverage cups in Oregon. Here in Portland, we love our coffee AND recycling. Strategies that promote both are always encouraged, and we are pleased to work Starbucks and HMS Host on this project.

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01 Dec 2014
Rethinking the Fashion Beat
Imran Amed (MBA 2002), Founder and editor, The Business of Fashionby Alyssa GiacobbeTopics:
It was more happy accident than business plan: Imran Amed (MBA 2002), a former McKinsey consultant, was between jobs in 2007 when he started a personal blog as a “fun” way to examine the intersection of business, his trade, and fashion, his infatuation. He named it The Business of Fashion. It was perhaps a little obvious—and yet it was entirely novel. Fashion is an industry traditionally built on aspiration, not access, and before Amed, no one was really writing about what went on beneath the glamorous facade captured in the glossy magazines—about what makes what we wear a multibillion-dollar business.
Readership grew organically, though steadily, as Amed focused on creating content that served, as he says, to “open, inform, and connect” those who worked in fashion as well as those who wanted to. Still, it wasn’t until investors came calling that Amed realized that London-based BoF could be a business. In 2013, he took on backers that included industry powerhouses LVMH and Index Ventures, threw in some of his own money, and began to think about ways to monetize the site.
Now a fully staffed online magazine, BoF has emerged as one of fashion’s most respected and read sources, delivering reviews of runway collections, profiles of industry insiders, and news and analyses of markets both established and emerging to hundreds of thousands of readers a day. Meanwhile, platforms like jobs listings and a networking portal provide much of the site’s revenue stream. Traffic has grown by 200 percent annually, Amed says. A mix of content, commerce, and, most important, access makes BoF, in Amed’s mind, virtually without competition. “What we do different is think about fashion as a community and a global one—how it interacts and how it can be brought together,” he says. “We don’t just report the news, we engage with it.”
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Milano Unica, the Italian Textile Tradeshow which takes place twice a year in Milan (February S/S, September F/W), unites prestigious Italian Fairs that have presented the finest in Italian and European fabrics around the world for the past 30 years. Milano Unica gave rise to another successful tradeshow, Milano Unica Shanghai, that has just successfully concluded its 9th edition.
Milano Unica China is the leading TradeShow for top-end fabrics in China.
Since its debut in March 2012, the event has become a must for clients of the mid-upper/top market range. Top Level visitors are on average 4.000
The Italian textile industry is one of the foremost players in the Far Eastern market, which continues to open its doors to Western luxury fashion, both by the sales of Made in Italy finished products made with the national fabrics-accessories and top-end semifinished goods, needed for the development of Chinese fashion.
In fact, both European and American products are still considered genuine “symbolic symbols” of fashion by the Chinese. In this match, we find Italian textiles which play an important role in the quality of finished products for every country, essential for the creation of local top-end fashion.
In addition, demand is on the rise for quality women's wear and leisurewear, which can all be found at Milano Unica. Increasing interest in men's products, both modern, informal and classic, has also been confirmed at the various editions.
Organized by Milano Unica with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development, in collaboration with Ice Agency, foreign trade and promotion bureau, and Sistema Moda Italia. Special partners Banca Sella and Woolmark.
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First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today announced that Executive Vice President Ed Labry has been named by the board as the company's Vice Chairman. In this new role, Labry will be the senior-most advisor to the chief executive officer, leading the company's engagement with its premier customers and driving new enterprise client engagement.
"Ed Labry has done more to help build First Data than any other person I know," said Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano. "It gives us great pleasure to name Ed to this new role, where he will continue to engage with our strategic customers and with our topmost prospects to help us drive new sources of top-line revenue."
Having served as interim CEO since Jan. 28, Labry was previously president of First Data North America, a market that grew to contribute more than 85 percent of the company's consolidated revenue under his leadership from 2010 through 2012. First Data's U.S. operations deliver products and services to financial institutions and bank alliance partners, merchants and commercial customers, providing virtually all services in the payment continuum, from payment card issuing to acquiring transactions at the point of sale for processing and settlement. Previously Labry served as president of the company's Retail and Alliance Services division.
"In my new role, I am excited to bring my company knowledge and skill set to complement those of our new CEO, who is an extraordinary relationship, operational and technology leader," said Labry. "I look forward to introducing new brands to First Data as we continue to expand our customer relationships in the United States and around the world. We now have a great team in place to jump start this enterprise."


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After a telephone conversation with Sophie DiMauro of Middletown in September, state consumer officials concluded that a jewelry store was violating the state law governing merchandise layaways.
DiMauro, deciding not to buy a gold chain she had placed on layaway, asked the store to return the $50 she had left toward the purchase price of more than $300.
The store refused, though it had never given her written notice that her payment was nonrefundable. Such notice is required by state law.
With such an obvious violation, officials of the state Department of Consumer Protection urged DiMauro to file a complaint with the agency. But after she sent the complaint, DiMauro received a letter from the agency advising her to hire a lawyer, file a suit in small claims court or call the Better Business Bureau.
DiMauro's is one of thousands of complaints the agency has concluded it cannot deal with because of layoffs caused by the state's budget crisis. And the consumer protection department is not alone.
As a result of staff cuts, the state Department of Motor Vehicles says that routine complaints about automobile dealers and repairers, which normally would take about 90 days to deal with, now will take six to eight months, maybe even a year. Like consumer officials, motor vehicle officials are advising the public to go to a lawyer or the Better Business Bureau.
"Unfortunately, in a situation where people want less government, they've got it," said Louis S. Goldberg, the motor vehicles commissioner.
Alvin E. Kerstein, president of the Better Business Bureau of Western Connecticut, said layoffs of state workers don't justify either agency's curtailing of investigations or resolutions of consumer complaints, particularly those alleging violations of the law.
He said he doesn't appreciate the agencies' decisions to steer unhappy consumers his way, because the bureau, a private organization supported by businesses, cannot enforce state laws -- it can only try to mediate.
His bureau, which covers Fairfield, Litchfield and parts of New Haven counties, already is handling about 30 percent more consumer inquiries and complaints this year, though it has cut 2 1/2 positions, he said.
The state should do the same, he said. "The system, I think, is bogged down. I cannot conceive that, somewhere along the line, streamlining can't be done."
But the president of the Better Business Bureau that covers central and eastern Connecticut, Paulette N. Hotton, said she doesn't mind having consumer and motor-vehicle officials direct the public to her. She said her organization will do the best it can to mediate complaints between consumers and merchants.
"I think it will cause a closer relationship between the Better Business Bureau and the departments," she said.
State layoffs are eliminating the five consumer information representatives who only months ago operated the complaint center at the Consumer Protection Department. The representatives have been answering as many as 600 calls a day: giving advice, answering questions and directing callers to appropriate agencies or departments. The representatives also try to resolve complaints through mediation, and often succeeded.
"If there's no union settlement, we are going to have to shut down that operation," Consumer Protection Commissioner Gloria Schaffer said.
When the last two representatives leave next week, the center will be manned by one of the fraud investigators. Eventually, callers will be greeted by a recording telling them to file a written complaint or contact another agency, said Timothy D. West, head of the fraud division.
The agency is continuing to investigate businesses that have many complaints and is urging consumers to continue filing their complaints. It also is continuing to accept applications for the new car Lemon Law arbitration program and for the state funds that aid consumers who lose money to home improvement contractors and health clubs.
Before layoffs, the state motor-vehicles department had more than 10 investigators handling a variety of consumer complaints, including improper and delayed vehicle repairs and auto dealers' failure to honor warranties and extended service plans. Now there are three inspectors.
For the 12 months ending June 30, the agency received about 12,000 complaints, about half of which justified an investigation. For the first four months of this fiscal year, the , said Michael W. Kozlowski, deputy commissioner for customer service.
With more complaints and fewer workers, the agency is investigating the most serious problems. Other are having to wait, including those involving violations of the state's so-called used-car lemon law. The law requires car dealers to provide certain warranties when they sell used vehicles. "If a customer is in a position where they need a car fixed or they need their money back, then it's going to take a longer period of time for their complaint to be resolved," Koslowski said. "That is something that we're not real happy with."
He said the agency is not "shirking its responsibility." The alternative, he said, would be to make deeper cuts in other programs, such as license renewals and vehicle registrations, which have legal deadlines and which affect far more people.
He said disgruntled consumers can turn to the Better Business Bureau and the courts. People who need to register their cars don't have any other place to go.
DiMauro, the unhappy Middletown consumer with the gold bracelet on layaway, said she followed the consumer protection department's advice and hired a lawyer.
The lawyer agreed to write a letter to the jewelry store, demanding that it return her $50.
The lawyer is charging her $35.


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21Shares has introduced (1) a new exchange-traded product (ETP) called Crypto Staking as an alternative to crypto currency trading that is "Safer and More Secure."
The new crypto currency staking exchange-traded product (ETP) developed by the digital currency company 21Shares has made its debut on the BX Swiss market. This project, a crypto staking index named 21Shares Staking Basket Index ETP, is designed to monitor proof-of-stake (PoS) currencies.
Reports indicate that the company's crypto-staking ETP can track a maximum of ten different Proof-of-Stake digital currencies. It is also the first crypto staking index exchange-traded product (ETP) in the world to provide diversified staking revenue.
On the other hand, Arthur Krause, the director of ETP business at the parent business of the company, 21.co, offered a disclaimer. Krause claims that the Staking Basket ETP does not participate in lending activities.
Instead, the staking effort is a crypto-native method that allows traders to stake assets that help verify blockchain transactions.
Lending, on the other hand, is a time-honored method of financial management that calls for creditors to be reimbursed for the risk that borrowed assets may not be returned as promised.
Krause provided the following explanation about the motivation for 21Shares' decision to develop the Staking Basket Index ETP:
According to our research findings, investors are particularly interested in diverse crypto-native return streams right now, particularly in light of the crypto winter.
In addition, Krause stated again that the crypto currency staking ETP could be a valuable complement to several different investment portfolios.
What is 21Shares ETP
The exchange-traded vehicle instantly begins trading under the ticker symbol STAKE on the local market in Switzerland, known as BX Swiss. In addition, the 21Shares STAKE ETP will initially track six different digital currencies when it is launched. Binance Coin (BNB), Cardano (ADA), Cosmos (ATOM), Polkadot (DOT), Solana (SOL), and Tezos are some of the crypto currencies that fall within this category (XTZ). In addition, to account for changes in the market, this index will undergo rebalancing operations twice a year, in March and September.
Krause emphasized the short-term benefits that the stake provided to investors and explained why they are:
"By employing the ETP's assets to create a passive yield that may give extra returns by contributing to the network's security, STAKE offers value to investors and benefits those investors."
In addition, Krause stressed that the products offered by 21Shares are unaffected by the assets that are popularly related to the bankrupt crypto currency exchange FTX. The director made the following observation when using Solana as an illustration: "Solana, like practically all other crypto assets, saw severe price drops in 2022; yet, it did not suffer any fundamental damage that would bar its inclusion in the index."
Following the integration of STAKE, 21Shares and its parent company, 21.co, now provide 47 crypto exchange-traded product offerings (ETPs) across 12 exchanges located in nine different nations. In addition, these exchange-traded products (ETPs) provide an alternative to direct crypto currency investing, which makes them a safer and more secure option to gain exposure to the crypto currency market.
The introduction of the STAKE ETP comes after 21Shares has been experimenting with staking exchange-traded products for the past few years. The company that deals in digital currencies introduced its 21Shares Tezos Pinning ETP in 2019. (AXTZ). In addition, the Solana Staking ETP (ASOL) was introduced by 21Shares in June 2021.
On the other hand, due to the prolonged bear market, sales of both items dropped significantly in the previous year. Since the start of 2023, ETPs have been enjoying a steady and positive advance. The year-to-date (YTD) increases of 38% and 78% seen in ASOL and AXTZ, respectively, lend credence to this pattern.


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“I have a little daughter,” he said. “We’d lived here for about a year, and I noticed that there’s nothing for her to do. I’m like, OK, let’s see if I can come up with something for kids to do.”
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“When I came into the building, I saw that there’s a lot more potential and a lot more space that we can use,” he said.
He has had to do some limited renovations, like updating the lighting, but for the most part there were no big changes he needed to make.
“The biggest thing with that building was the flooring we had to redo,” Lam said. “We had to pull up all the old stuff and refinish the floor.”
Lam said he plans to build more bathrooms on the ground floor to accommodate
As it stands now, Bounce City features three bounce houses that range from toddlers to older kids, an ice cream shop, and about 15 arcade games and 20 ticket-redemption games with a prize counter. It also features a limited menu — “Hamburgers and hotdogs and nachos, stuff like that,” he said — with tables and seating.
Bounce City held a soft opening Labor Day weekend, which Lam said he was pleased with.
“Most people went out of town,” he said, “but we did pretty good.”
About 150 people showed up for the first day, with 50-60 people visiting each day after that. The soft opening also gave him a chance to see what worked and what didn’t, and to test the machines to see which ones were in actual working condition.
“It’s about learning what we can do to keep kids safe from doing things they’re not supposed to do,” he said. “My biggest thing is to be safe for kids, so they can play and have fun.”
In addition to the kids’ games, Lam hopes to incorporate more adult-oriented games to provide parents with their own entertainment. Things like a pool league, pinball machines or tabletop games like “Dungeons and Dragons,” that will keep adults playing alongside their children.
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LONDON - The black model who appeared in a Dove advert which triggered accusations of racism insisted Wednesday that she was not a victim and that the commercial had been misinterpreted.


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World Cocoa Foundation, the poverty-fighting organisation, Care, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Kraft Foods are hosting the event.
Panelists will share their perspectives on why and how cocoa can become an attractive business for the next generation of cocoa farmers. They will discuss how governments, the cocoa and chocolate industry and farmers themselves can play a role to improve farmer incomes and support thriving village communities.
Mary Ellen Johnston, regional director for Concern Worldwide US, will moderate the panel. Concern is a non-governmental, international humanitarian organisation that has an on-the-ground presence in 25 of the world’s poorest countries.
Through grassroots programmes in Africa, the World Cocoa Foundation and its members create meaningful partnerships that drive positive change and empower the next generation of cocoa farmers.
WCF’s Empowering Cocoa Households with Opportunities and Education Solutions (Echoes) Alliance aims to strengthen cocoa-growing communities by expanding opportunities for youth and young adults through education. WCF’s Cocoa Livelihoods Program (CLP) works at increasing farmer incomes through agricultural and business training.
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WE Harvest will introduce new bistro and new micro brewery
The grounds of Fort Malden in Amherstburg will once again take on a festive atmosphere on the second weekend of September as the WE Harvest Fest takes over a location and time slot once dominated by the Shores of Erie Wine Festival.
WE Harvest runs this Friday through Sunday and it’s “all about local and engagement,” according to Anne Rota, Amherstburg’s manager of tourism and culture. “It’s connecting the farmers to the producers to the chefs that bring you farm-to-fork taste experiences.”
While the Shores of Erie featured local wineries, WE Harvest has opened the bar up to micro breweries and distillers alike.
“The other big thing for us is the food,” said event co-chair Aldo DiCarlo, also the town’s mayor. “Food is playing a very big component in this. It’s as least as big a draw if not bigger than the alcohol.”
The physical setup of tents and displays began Tuesday.
At certain times Saturday and Sunday, guests can sign up for guided tours of the participating five restaurants and nine beverage producers to learn more about each enterprise.
Participating eateries include Oropomodoro Pizzeria, Blackjacks, The Vines Restaurant at Coopers Hawk, Bistro 42 from North 42 and Smashed Apple.
Beverages will be provided by Paglione Estate Winery, Oxley Estate Winery, Brew Microbrewery, North42, CREW, Walkerville Brewery, Sprucewood Shores, Wolfhead Distillery and Coopers Hawk.
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Sunday tickets are $15 with those 18 and under admitted free if accompanied by a ticket-holding parent.
DiCarlo said advance ticket sales are tracking toward a sellout crowd of 6,000 for Saturday night.


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With the Apple iPhone 7 announcement just weeks away, more and more details about the upcoming iPhone 7 have been leaked with the latest leaked showing us what looked like the new camera module for the Apple iPhone 7.
The image is believed to have been snapped at the Foxconn Factory where the Apple iPhone 7 devices are being assembled. Another tweet also suggests that the production has already started at Foxconn.
As exciting as that sounds, it looks like the fans are not that interested in the leak. Many of them seem to think that the Apple iPhone 7 will not be worth the hype since all the major upgrades will only be happening when Apple release the Apple iPhone 8 next year.
We know that the iPhone 7 should look about the same time around but it will still be coming with a few significant upgrade like the camera upgrade as well as a new internal storage offering.


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A Vietnamese craftsman showed off his exquisite skills as he built a perfect wooden replica of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Bugatti Centodieci.
Truong Van Dao posted a video on his YouTube page that shows him producing the wooden version of the sports car from scratch. In addition to carving the details of the exterior, he also adds seats, a steering wheel, and tires so it can be driven around.
At the end of the video, he takes his son and the finished vehicle to slowly drive in a local square, attracting the attention of curious kids.
Speaking with a local media outlet, Truong said it took two months for him to build the Bugatti Centodieci. He said he would keep the wooden car as a toy for his son.
Ronaldo bought the car in late 2020, which was one of just ten vehicles made according to reports. Credit: Truong Van Dao via Storyful


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Square Enix gave out a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 3 today at their press conference, giving us a look at gameplay and the story.
As well, it was confirmed that a Tangled world is coming to the game, with Square Enix saying:
Fans of the highly-anticipated title from the celebrated series from Disney Interactive and SQUARE ENIX will see Sora and his trusted friends, Donald Duck and Goofy, adventure through the world based on the hit animated feature film, Tangled.
The trailer also gives new hints to the storyline and showcases gorgeous visuals, and new gameplay elements.
According to the press release, the world based on Tangled is “one of many big reveals the team has in store and is the first announcement in a larger, deep creative collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Animation Studios.”
Instead of a release window, they just said the game is “now in development.”
Kingdom Hearts 3 is coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Expect even more news about the game in November.
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The Pentagon may need to find another vendor to satisfy its sweet tooth.
Hostess Brands Inc., the bankrupt maker of Wonder Bread and Twinkies that has said it will fire more than 18,000 workers and liquidate after a strike crippled operations, has won about $169 million in U.S. government contracts since fiscal year 2000.
Almost 90 percent of that business was with the Pentagon.
In 2011, Hostess won about $15.4 million in federal awards, mainly with the Defense Commissary Agency, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The amount marked a 34 percent decline from a peak of $23.2 million in 2006.
Chief Executive Officer Gregory F. Rayburn says Hostess will dismiss most of its 18,500 employees and focus on selling assets. Shipments of bread, snack cakes and other products will continue until supplies run out, he says.
The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union went on strike Nov. 9 after a bankruptcy judge in White Plains, New York, imposed contract concessions that 92 percent of the union’s workers rejected.


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The ePlane Company has raised $5 million in a funding round led by deep-tech venture capitalist Speciale Invest and EV/climate-focused fund Micelio.
Naval Ravikant, 3one4 Capital, UTEC, Anicut Capital, Infoedge, Prashant Pitti, Thought Ventures, Java Capital and Firstcheque.vc, etc., have also participated in the round.
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The ePlane Company, launched in 2019, is the brainchild of Satya Chakravarthy, an aerospace engineering professor, and his student, Pranjal Mehta. The company aims to build a compact flying taxi called the e200 for passengers and cargo transport.
The startup has already test flown the lab-scale prototype of the e200 and will come up with a full-scale prototype in April 2022.
The Company, in a statement, said, “Our mission is to explore efficient, safer, and carbon-neutral mobility solutions. With ePlane, we want to build electric planes for intra-city transportation and the world’s most compact flying taxi, called the e200 for passengers and cargo transport, which would cause less congestion on roads, less pollution and fewer road accidents. The startup claims to have test flown the lab-scale prototype of e200 and said that it is on the way to do a full-scale prototype in April this year.
Satya Prakash, co-founder, The ePlane Company said, “We have currently tested a scaled-down prototype and expect to have our first cargo plane by early as next year. The cargo carrier will roll out by February 2023, the passenger version is expected by December 2024”.
“The USP is that it is a compact flying taxi in the world, which has a hybrid design that uses both rotors and wings and a subscale prototype that enables it to fly slower than e-planes with compact wings would normally require. Further, our product will not have any dedicated infrastructure requirements and can make the city commute ten times faster at just 1.5 times the taxi fare,” added Pranjal Mehta, Co-founder, The ePlane Company.


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“Rick and Morty” fans, mark your calendars.
McDonald’s is bringing back itsSzechuan sauce — and lots of it. Twenty million packets of the cult favorite will be available across all McDonald’s restaurants in the United States beginning Monday, Feb. 26.
The Oak Brook-based companyfirst released the sauce as part of a tie-in with Disney’s 1998 movie “Mulan.” McDonald’s brought the sauce back last year for a limited time after fans of the TV show “Rick and Morty” petitioned for it.
In the show, time-traveling scientist Rick Sanchez admitted that his sole motivation in life is “finding that McNugget sauce” — and that the cult show would continue as long as it takes until he finds the sauce.
“Last October, we truly meant well when we brought back a super-limited batch of Szechuan Sauce, but it quickly became apparent we did not make enough to meet the expectations of our fans,” the company said in a news release. “We did not anticipate the overnight crowds, the cross-state travel and the amazing curiosity, passion and energy fans showed.”
“We disappointed fans and we are sorry. To fully make amends, we felt it was important to not only bring back much more sauce this time, but to also admit our mistakes, answer questions and give fans access to the story behind the story.”
For the truly devoted Szechuan fans, a three-part podcast was released devoted to explaining the phenomenon that is the sauce and explaining what happened last year.
The announcement comes on the heels of the return of another cult McD’s favorite, the Shamrock Shake.


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In a spirited attempt to lure passengers away from their cheap European rivals, US airlines are now offering free prosecco and ice cream on transatlantic flights in economy class.
Delta Air Lines, which recently announced new direct routes to European cities including Paris, Amsterdam and Lisbon for 2018, has this month started serving one glass of free Alessi prosecco to passengers in the main cabin travelling internationally.
Free wine, beer and spirits are, of course, already complimentary on almost every major long-haul airline - but Delta hopes the addition of bubbles will make all the difference.
"Sparkling wine is often the first choice for a celebration and we know how special it is for people to jet off on a trip, so we wanted to bring the celebration to them," purred Lisa Bauer, Delta’s Vice President of On-Board Services.
American Airlines, too, now doles out free ice cream to coach travellers on select international flights including their new Dallas to Rome service.
But will sparkling wine and frozen deserts really be enough to tempt passengers into their main cabins?
Let’s crunch the numbers. According to a spot check by Telegraph Travel, the cheapest one-way Delta flight from New York to London in November is currently £1,163. With, Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian, it’s £299. In simple terms, that’s a mighty expensive ‘free’ glass of bubbly.
Naturally, the biggest US carriers - American Airlines, Delta, Southwest and United - can’t hope to compete price-wise with the likes of Norwegian, Iceland's WOWair and the newly launched Level, all of which flog transatlantic tickets for fractions of the price.
But there’s always a catch to the ludicrously cheap fares these budget airlines use to grab headlines. You’ll have to fork out extra for meals and checked luggage, and these airlines don’t necessarily fly from the most convenient hubs.
WOWair, for example, currently offers flights from the UK to the US from £129.99, if you’re are willing to go via Reykjavik. Level, which started operating in June and is owned by BA’s parent group IAG, flies transatlantic from just £99, but only from Barcelona’s El Prat Airport. And Norwegian’s cheapest flights leave not from London, but from Belfast and Edinburgh.
Crucially, these low fares sell out fast, and timing is everything. In September, research conducted by flight comparison site Skyscanner for Telegraph Travel and Which? Magazine, looked at 20 popular routes around the world where budget carriers are attempting to undercut their rivals, and took an average of the fare price for a return journey across the whole of last year.
It found that Delta had the cheapest average fare to New York (£409 in 2016) overall, while WOWair had the cheapest fare to Los Angeles (£510 on average).
So if Delta does happen to have the cheapest fare for the date you need to fly - that glass of prosecco really will be cause for celebration.


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The Car Of The Future
Volkswagen Continues to Improve Jetta with 2014 Model
With the 2013 model Jetta released by Volkswagen, buyers saw a much-improved interior, but the 2014 Jetta is all about the engine and technology. VW has been working hard to provide their customers with a class of cars a step above the rest, including themselves, year after year. They do that by staying abreast with the latest technologies and working to keep their cars as fuel efficient as possible, even their non-hybrid cars. If you are in the market for a new vehicle you should definitely have the 2014 Jetta on your list of cars to consider, here are all the changes and additions you can expect when they hit the lots this August.
New Engine That Packs a Punch
Some major voices in the automotive industry, such as Car and Driver, have been up until now less than impressed with the standard inline-five engine in Volkswagens, but that is now a thing of the past because Volkswagens will now be packing a huge punch beneath the hood—turbocharged 1.8-liter four-cylinder engines. This engine brings to the table 170 horsepower along with 184 lb-ft of torque (compare that with the previous engine specs of 170 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque coming from the inline-five). Car and Driver reported that with the switch to this amped up engine also comes a much improved fuel economy, which is something all consumers want to hear when they are looking to purchase a new vehicle. In fact, according to Cars.com, the fuel economy is being reported by Volkswagen representatives to have been improved by 16 percent with regular gas.
New Suspension and Other Additions
In addition to the new engine, the 2014 all Jettas will feature a new, multilink rear suspension. Also, it was reported that the 1.8 turbo engine will only be available in Jetta models SE and up, it will not be available in the base-level S model, but the automaker claims that the SE and SEL are more commonly sold. The SE will be offered with a five-speed stick or six-speed stick transmission and the SEL is automatic only. The automaker went on to defend their decision not to offer manual options with the SEL in the 2014 model by explaining that those who want a fully loaded Jetta tend to go with the TDI or GLI models.
Some other new additions to be on the lookout for when shopping:
– Backup cameras standard on SEL, TDI Premium, and TDI Premium and Navigation trims
– Premium audio system from Fender with the SEL model
– Keyless entry and push to start with SE model that include Connectivity and Sunroof trim
– SE model has the option for power reclining front seats as well as satellite radio
– A high-resolution display in the dashboard available in the Hybrid SE, SEL, and SEL Premium
So if you are in the market for a new Volkswagen, you couldn’t be buying at a better time. Come August, the new Jettas will be rolling onto the lots, dressed to the nines with all of their fancy new options and offerings.
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John Decker is looking for a new car that is fast but still gets good gas mileage. He learns a little bit more about the new Volkswagen Jetta and how it could be the car of the future.


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LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Britain’s Whitbread said the time was right to spin-off the group’s Costa Coffee chain from its Premier Inn unit as both businesses were big enough and had international growth potential to enable them to thrive alone.
“We’ve been delivering a three point plan to make sure Premier Inn and Costa have the right scale strength and capability to survive and thrive as successful independent companies and we’ve made an awful lot of progress,” Alison Brittain told the BBC on Wednesday.
“It’s been also important to make sure that we had an international growth story for both businesses before they separate.”
She dismissed suggestions that activist investors who had recently joined the company’s shareholder list were behind the timing of the divestment.
“If only it had been around as an issue or debate for that short a period,” she said. (Reporting by Sarah Young, editing by James Davey)


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Orange County is a bicycle-friendly community with over 1,000 miles of bikeways. In honor of Bike Month, here are a few ways riding a bike benefits the environment:
- Reduces Pollution
Bikes don't release harmful emissions that pollute the atmosphere or carbon dioxide that contributes to climate change. Just moderate increases in bicycle use each year could save an estimated 6 to 14 million tons of CO2, according to a UCLA publication.
- Reduces Harmful Chemicals
Cars use antifreeze and other fluids that are bad for the environment. Biking instead of driving reduces their use.
- Reduces Noise
Swapping bikes for cars makes the outdoors quieter and less stressful for all.
Active transportation, including biking and walking, is a priority for OCTA.
Learn about the different kinds of bikeways in Orange County, download an Orange County bike map, and discover cycling safety tips here.
During Bike Month in May, OCTA promotes the numerous benefits of cycling to inspire more people to embrace this healthy, environmentally friendly, and enjoyable mode of transportation. The OCTA Bike Month webpage includes an opportunity to pledge to win prizes for cycling and information about bike safety and biking with transit.


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Advanstar Licensing has secured a deal with the International Housewares Association, which will see Licensing Expo 2014 and the complementary International Home + Housewares Show cross promote each other.
The International Home + Housewares Show – which takes place from March 15th to 18th, 2014 in Chicago – represents the $305 billion housewares market and features over 2,143 exhibitors and 60,000 attendees. In turn, Licensing Expo features more than 5,000 character, entertainment, art and consumer brands, and attracts over 15,000 attendees.
The new deal will see the show organisers cross promote their respective events via direct marketing, editorial and co-hosted seminars.
"Advanstar Licensing is thrilled to be collaborating with the leading event for the housewares market," said Jessica Blue, VP of Licensing Expo. "When we realised that all of our exhibitors would benefit from attending their show and vice versa, we decided to build this collaboration."
Mia Rampersad, VP of the International Housewares Association, added: "For housewares and home goods suppliers, licensing has become a significant part of many companies’ growth strategy. We look forward to opening up this opportunity to more companies in our industry."
Licensing Expo 2014 will run from June 17th to 19th at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas.


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Nagpur: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) today expressed its deep anguish and resentment for the lethargic attitude of the Government for not taking any action against e commerce portals for openly flouting FDI policy of the Government in spite of making written complaints. The CAIT in a communication sent today to Shri Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary. Department of Industrial Promotion and Planning, Ministry of Commerce has said in plain words that if no action is taken by the Government, the trade body may opt for approaching Court of law for obtaining justice.
It is noteworthy to mention that the CAIT on 23rd September had sent a communication to Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister for Commerce regarding gross violation of FDI policy by e-commerce portals and the said communication was referred to Secretary, DIPP for appropriate action same day.
CAIT National President Mr. B.C.Bhartia & Secretary General Mr. Praveen Khandelwal said that it is much regretted that almost a week has gone but so far no action has been taken against such e commerce portals as a result of which some of them are again going to violate the FDI policy which is evident from the fact that similar big Advertisements are visible for different kind of festival Sales on the occasion of Diwali for the purpose of attracting public in general which is utter violation of the FDI Policy as these e commerce portals are certainly not allowed to conduct Business to Consumer activities rather they are restricted to conduct only Business to Business activities.
They questioned as to why the Government is not taking any action against these e commerce players who are violating Government’s policy openly and dearly without any fear of law or rules and regulations. Such conduct on this issue and also raised few questions like what is preventing the Government in taking any action against these portals. Is there any hidden pressure for not taking any action . In spite of making written complaints since last three years, no action has been taken which is encouraging these e commerce portals to violate the policy and proving it as a joke of the Government. Whether law is different or its interpretation is different for different people.
Both Mr. Bhartia & Mr. Khandelwal said that such an attitude of the Government for not taking any action is directly and adversely affecting the business of brick and mortar shops due to uneven level playing field. They further said that if its complaint is wrong and not in accordance with the policy laid down by the Government, they should be informed and if the Complaint is genuine, then action should be taken immediately.
The CAIT has demanded to take immediate action against policy defaulter e commerce companies and impose ban on working of their portal and conduct an impartial inquiry into the issues raised by us and we should be given an opportunity of hearing.
It has categorically said that if no action is taken by the Government immediately, we shall be compelled to take shelter of the Court of Law for obtaining justice entirely on risk and cost of the Government.


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M&S drafts design guru Conran
HIGH Street group Marks & Spencer has enlisted design guru Terence Conran to boost its renewed assault on the £30bn-a-year home furnishings market.
The move is further evidence of M&S's determination to take on leading chains such as Ikea and Habitat.
M&S recently poached Selfridges' respected chief executive Vittorio Radice in a £1.2m deal to run its home furniture division. M&S generates about £370m a year in sales from this business, but is aiming for rapid expansion. The store has already announced plans to open two stand-alone home stores within the next 18 months and expects Radice to embark on a radical shake-up of its range.
Radice, who officially joins M&S in a fortnight, worked under Conran when they were at Habitat in the early Nineties. The pair have remained firm friends, with Conran among the first to congratulate the Italian when he landed the M&S job.
The deal with Conran is another in a string of signings designed to bring in a crack team of experts to rid the chain of its staid image after sales slumped three years ago. The roll-call includes George Davies, who launched M&S's acclaimed Per Una clothing range, and Yasmin Yusuf, who was brought in from clothing chain Warehouse.
M&S declined to comment.
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The ministry of corporate affairs had, in April last year, introduced a new system called SPICe or Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company Electronically.
Under this online system, anyone who wants to start a company can fulfil five legal procedures at one go. Besides the actual ‘company incorporation’, these include the generation of a Director Identification Number or DIN for the directors of the company, reserving a unique name for the company, creating a Permanent Account Number or PAN, as well as creating a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number or TAN.
The PAN is used to pay taxes, while the TAN is used to cut taxes from others on behalf of the government.
It also set up a data processing center known as Central Registration Centre to deal with the e-forms submitted via the SPICe system, found as part of the Corporate Affairs Ministry’s website.
“As a result of this GPR (Government Process Reengineering), the time taken for processing applications by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Central Board of Direct Taxes has been reduced from an average time of approx. 22-30 days (as reported by World Bank in the Doing Business Report 2017) to an average time of 1 to 2 working days, in respect of more than 90% of cases,” it claimed.
The move has also considerably reduced the cost of starting a company, it added, without quantifying the savings.
The ministry has also created a Reserve Unique Name or RUN web service for entrepreneurs who want to reserve their company’s name before starting the process of incorporation.


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Regulatory News | 08 July 2015 | By Michael Mezher
A regulation proposed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2013 will take effect on 8 September, requiring drug and biologics manufacturers to notify the agency in advance of impending drug shortages.
In 2011, after several years of worsening drug shortages, the Obama Administration issued Executive Order 13588 – Regarding Prescription Drug Shortages calling for measures to improve the response to drug shortages through stronger notification requirements and expedited drug review.
At that time, however, FDA lacked the authority to require companies to give notice of coming shortages, so the agency relied on voluntary notification.
That changed in 2012 with passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), which gave FDA the power to require companies to give notice of any "discontinuance or interruption of the production of life-saving drugs," at least six months before the interruption, "or as soon as practicable." FDA also was given the option of extending these requirements to biologics through subsequent regulation.
Additionally, FDASIA granted FDA the authority to issue letters of noncompliance when companies fail to notify the agency adequately of a situation that could lead to a drug shortage and mandated the creation of a list of drugs in shortage.
In November 2013, FDA came out with its proposed regulation to implement the drug shortage provisions of FDASIA, Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of Certain Drug or Biological Products.
Despite protests from generic drug and biologics manufacturers during the comment period, FDA is going ahead with the regulation as proposed.
Notably, FDA opted to include biologics (including vaccines) in the final version, subjecting them to the same notification requirements as drugs.
Second, the regulation still requires manufacturers of affected products to give FDA notice electronically six months prior to any event that would cause a meaningful disruption in the supply of a life-saving drug. If this is not possible, companies must notify FDA within five business days of the event's occurrence.
If a company fails to give adequate notice to FDA, the agency will issue a noncompliance letter, which will be posted publicly if a satisfactory explanation is not provided.
Generics manufacturers had been opposed to the five-day period, arguing "a fixed number of days to report an 'interruption in manufacturing' will result in significant over reporting … Given the nature of drug manufacturing, quality control, investigations, and many other variables … manufacturers constantly have interruptions."
However, FDA says it has "determined that [five] business days is adequate time" for a company to determine if an issue is "likely to lead to a meaningful disruption."
In the event a company wishes to contest a noncompliance letter, the agency says it will consider "whether the applicant had a reasonable basis for not notifying FDA within the required timeframe."
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
SoftLayer Rolls Out White Label Option
Dallas-based SoftLayer Technologies, a provider of data center services, said today that it has released a white-label version of its customer portal, for its resellers and customers. The firm said its open source, fully brandable implementation of its customer portal is aimed at helping its resellers and customers feature their "unique corporate identity." SoftLayer said the software gives customers access to hardware status, bandwidth allocation, and other monitoring of servers.


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Olympics Fashion Is Back at It Again! Everything to Know About Team USA Winter 2022 Uniforms (Canada’s, Too!)
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It’s that time again, America, and before Olympic athletes from all around the world hit the fields—and rinks, courses, and pools—we’re getting a preview of the iconic fashion that Team USA 2022 is serving with this year’s uniforms.
You may recall that during the 2020 Olympics, Team USA made international headlines for their uniforms—designed by Ralph Lauren! Of course, while fans went wild for the fresh red, white, and blue looks, the same can’t be said for the public’s reaction to Team Canada’s jean jackets. But in 2022, both teams are stepping up their fashion game a la the season’s biggest trend: the Puffer Jacket.
Of course, Ralph Lauren is back at it again, designing Team USA’s ceremonial outfits for the 14th year since it first debuted styles at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. But unlike Team USA, Team Canada decided to change things up, finally making a departure from their years-long partnership with Hudson’s Bay—which has dressed Canada since the 2006 Turin Winter Games.
Keep reading to find out more about the Team USA Winter 2022 uniforms, how the outfits are eco-friendly, and which athleisure-wear designer is helping Team Canada level up their style game.
In its 14th year designing for Team USA, Ralph Lauren is designing uniforms for both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. However, Ralph Lauren hasn’t yet debuted the Opening Ceremony ‘fit; we may just have to wait until the ’22 Olympics kick off in February.
After debuting the Closing Ceremony kits back in October, Ralph Lauren added that it planned to roll out the Opening Ceremony uniforms in the new year.
Team USA’s Olympic Uniform Closing Ceremony
Team USA’s uniform for the Closing Ceremony will feature red, white, and blue buffalo plaid puffer jackets, intarsia turtleneck sweaters with the American flag, and blue fleece leggings for women, and white fleece pants for men. This year’s unisex uniforms also continue the recent tradition of committing to a level of sustainability, which usually means using recycled and/or responsibly sourced materials.
In anticipation of the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2022, Polo Ralph Lauren proudly unveils the official @TeamUSA Closing Ceremony uniforms
— Ralph Lauren (@RalphLauren) October 28, 2021
In a press release, David Lauren, Chief Branding and Innovation Officer at Ralph Lauren, said, “Ralph Lauren is incredibly proud to outfit Team USA in apparel that has been designed with integrity and purpose. For these Games, the design aesthetic of our uniform represents a modern look that feels distinctly new and fresh, created with sustainability in mind.”
Each uniform also includes gloves and boots made of recycled polyester and as always, each facet of the uniform is manufactured in the United States.
Team USA’s Olympic underwear, loungewear and sleepwear
For the summer 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, you may recall that Kim Kardashian’s loungewear and apparel brand SKIMS made headlines for selling Team USA outfits. Yep—underwear, loungewear, and sleepwear included. In 2022, Kardashian is continuing the partnership for the Winter Olympics in Bejing—good news for those of us who loved supporting Team USA in our jammies.
“I’m thrilled that SKIMS and Team USA are continuing to partner for these Winter Games,” Kardashian said in a press release. “Our collection of lounge and sleepwear was designed with these inspiring women in mind, and I’m so proud that Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be wearing SKIMS again during their downtime!”
Kardashian added on Instagram, “Ever since I was 10 years old, I’ve heard every single detail about the Olympics from my stepdad. As I would watch the athletes compete, I would grow to understand the dedication and honor being a part of the Olympics embodied.”
She added, “I traveled [with] my stepdad and family to all different cities for the Olympic trials, the Olympics, and track meets of @caitlynjenner‘s and at every stop, I would buy an Olympic T-shirt as a souvenir.”
The limited-edition collection includes T-shirts, sports bras, leggings, biker shorts, tanks, sweatpants, and more.
“Team USA’s first collection with SKIMS was a huge hit with both athletes and fans and we’re thrilled to bring another collection to life as we head into the Winter Games,” added Peter Zeytoonjian, Senior Vice President of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties. “This new collection features warmer materials, bringing extra comfort to Team USA’s athletes as they compete in cooler temperatures.”
Available while supplies last, the collection will officially launch on SKIMS’ website on January 25, 2022.
Where can I buy Team USA outfits?
Two-time gold medalist snowboarder Jamie Anderson—one of Ralph Lauren’s Olympic athlete ambassadors—couldn’t stop raving about the Closing Ceremony uniforms. “I was just saying how cozy this jacket is,” Anderson told The Associated Press, adding, “It just feels really good. Like, quality. You know they’re going to last forever, which is awesome.”
But Anderson—and other Olympians—aren’t the only ones who can enjoy the 2022 Team USA outfits this year.
In addition to grabbing Olympics-inspired apparel from SKIMS, you can also snag the exact same outfits that Team USA will wear on the medal stand. Made available by Nike, the Medal Stand Collection features T-shirts and tanks, as well as the Windrunner and matching pants—both of which are made from 90 percent recycled fabric.
In addition to grabbing Olympic gear at Nike.com, fans can also purchase a Team USA outfit from RalphLauren.com. Of course, it’ll cost you a pretty penny if you’re looking to buy the exact outfit (try nearly $2,000 for the puffer jacket alone), but it is pretty sweet to say you have the same uniform as Team USA!
The collection features puffer, matching pants, Closing Ceremony sweaters, fleece jacket, and more. A portion of the proceeds will support the USA Olympic teams.
When are the 2022 Olympics?
Did you know the first modern Olympics dates back as far as 1894? Of course, the ancient games go back even further, but 1894 was the year that Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, founded the International Olympic Committee. Two years later, the first modern games took place and the International Olympic Committee still oversees the Games today.
Nowadays, the modern Olympics take place every four years, a system modeled after the ancient Olympic Games. Back then, it was a way for ancient Greeks to mark the passing of time, but today we stick to the every-four-year timeframe as a way of honoring tradition. As such, the 2022 Winter Olympics kick off on February 4, 2022.
Are the 2022 Olympic Uniforms Eco-Friendly?
With more recent USA uniforms focusing on elements of sustainability, this year’s uniforms are also made with recycled polyester, recycled down and wool certified by the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS). In fact, Ralph Lauren also announced in the Olympics press release that it would be committing to using 100 % RWS certified or recycled wool by the year 2025.
— Ralph Lauren (@RalphLauren) October 30, 2021
Lauren added, “We are highly invested in scaling sustainability solutions that have the potential to significantly reduce our and the wider industry’s impact, and we are proud to have created thoughtful apparel for Team USA that embodies this mission.”
Similarly, Olympic brown medalist bobsledder Aja Evans appreciates the company’s sustainable take on the uniforms. Evans told Yahoo!, “For sure, Ralph Lauren is just the brand to be in. I feel so good wearing the clothing and it’s all sustainable as well. That makes me feel good that they’re… you know, it’s kind of benefiting the environment. And they work with Team USA athletes and help give back with proceeds. So, I feel like all around, they’re a support system for us.”
What is the 2022 Canadian Olympic uniform?
Then, there’s Team Canada! Their 2020 Olympic kit—designed by Canadian retailer Hudson’s Bay—featured graffitied denim jackets and white jeans, an ode to Canadian streetwear. After receiving quite a bit of backlash from the Internet, Team Canada pivoted in 2022 and announced a new partnership with Lululemon. This year, Lululemon designed the ‘fits for both the Olympics and Paralympics.
Is there a medal for best dressed? If so, see below. Meet the official Athlete Kit for Team Canada. pic.twitter.com/2Npw337KaM
— lululemon (@lululemon) October 26, 2021
A far cry from 2020’s denim look, 2022 Olympic Canadian athletes will wear all-red and all-cream kits featuring insulted, sweat-wicking and anti-microbial textiles. These uniforms are designed to resist water and wind and also feature an abundance of hidden pockets (as well as Canada’s maple leaf icon). The full outfit includes parkas, down jackets, joggers, trapper caps, bucket hats, and zip-ups.
What’s most exciting, however, is the Lululemon kit’s versatility. The parka zips off in different areas for adjustable length and the down jacket can also transition and be worn like a backpack. Pretty cool, huh?
How to Watch the 2022 Olympics
The 2022 Olympics airs on NBC during primetime—8 p.m. EST (5 p.m. PDT). You can also stream the Olympic events on NBCOlympics.com, NBC Sports, and Peacock. It’s also available to watch on Sling TV’s Olympic Channel, YouTube TV and with a Hulu + Live TV subscription. You can also access the full Olympics schedule—as well as select live streams—at NBCOlympics.com.
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sees an opportunity to deepen its cars' connection to their owners with new smartphone applications that are, of course, available for free. With the new apps, available first for iPhones and then coming soon to BlackBerry and Android smartphones, drivers have an instant connection to Customer Care and 24-hour roadside assistance. The apps are also loaded with product feature demonstration videos and even owner's manual information.
Maybe by putting this stuff at people's fingertips, owners will actually read the manual, but more likely they'll utilize the ability to connect with other Dodge owners on social media sites instead. Dodge can also push-publish updates to owner's manual information, keeping the apps far more up to date than the paper or DVD user guides that are included with the cars currently.
A two-way communication between the manufacturer of a product and its end users is an increasingly common practice, and Dodge is hoping to show its buyers that they're important by getting on board. Press release after the jump
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Pilot Company is gearing up for the summer travel season with plans to hire over 10,000 new team members across its various travel center brands. The company aims to fill positions in its Pilot and Flying J travel centers, One9 Fuel Network locations, and on-site restaurants throughout the United States and Canada. Key travel states such as Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia will see a large number of job openings. The available roles include full-time and part-time positions in categories such as Class A CDL drivers, travel center leadership, hourly retail, restaurant leadership, and hourly food service.
According to Jamie Landis, the vice president of team member experience at Pilot Company, joining the company at this time is both exciting and rewarding. In addition to competitive benefits, Pilot Company has launched a new rewards and recognition program called Fueling Recognition. This program enables leaders to celebrate and reward team members’ accomplishments, big or small, with in-app points. Team members can redeem these points for various items, including restaurant gift cards, electronics, company swag, concert tickets, and more.
Pilot Company offers a range of competitive benefits to both full-time and part-time team members. These include a 15-cent per gallon fuel discount, weekly pay, a $10 meal and beverage credit for each shift, rewards and recognition programs, low-cost health plans, paid parental leave, 24/7 access to on-demand healthcare, tuition assistance, paid time off, and other perks and programs.
As part of its commitment to creating a positive team member experience, Pilot Company launched the New Horizons initiative in March 2022. This $1 billion project aims to remodel Pilot stores across the nation and give back to local communities. The company incorporated feedback from team members and guests to make improvements that matter to them, providing better technology, spaces, and equipment to make their jobs more efficient and rewarding.
Pilot Company operates the third-largest tanker fleet in North America, consisting of over 1,500 trucks. These trucks transport approximately 14 billion gallons of fuel annually and provide hauling and disposal services to the oil field sector. With over 750 locations across 44 states and six Canadian provinces, Pilot Company continues to grow and enhance its team member experience. To explore open positions, locations, benefits, and team member experience programs, interested individuals can visit jobs.pilotflyingj.com
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A 1.8-meter, scalloped hammerhead darts menacingly, spooking a school of golden trevally that scatters and coalesces back into formation. When predator next meets prey, I will join them inside a shark-infested, 5.2 million-liter aquarium at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park.
Hong Kong theme parks are locked in a race to build attractions as they compete for visitors. The latest splash: A 500-square-meter Amazon exhibit, unveiled by Ocean Park on Tuesday.
From Hong Kong.
It’s partly competition and partly showing off. Earlier his month, some folks from Hong Kong Disneyland got a sneak peek at Aqua City, Ocean Park’s newest attraction, which opens Thursday.
Theme parks need a facelift every so often — parts of Tomorrowland in Tokyo Disneyland, which opened in 1983, seem far from futuristic these days — even if it takes 5.6 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$714 million) to do so. That’s the price of Ocean Park’s so-called Master Redevelopment Plan, and the 20,000-square-meter Aqua City is part of it.
Ocean Park is looking for screams: Its newest roller coaster, the Flash, is a 22-meter-high ride that spins 360 degrees at 60 kilometers an hour with a G-force of 3.9 (basically almost four times the force of gravity).
It is part of a 5.6 billion Hong Kong dollar (US$714 million) master redevelopment plan to ratchet up the excitement at the Hong Kong government-owned amusement park. While the park reported a 10% rise in revenue to HK$986.6 million for the fiscal year ended in June, its surplus — one measure of financial performance — dropped 17% to HK$82 million.
In a bid to sell Halloween – a largely Western tradition – to the Chinese, Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has gone all out to create its “Halloween Bash.”
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President Joko Widodo to Boost Economic Cooperation During US State Visit
President Joko Jokowi Widodo accompanied by First Lady Ibu Iriana and several officials of the Government of Indonesia is going to the US for a state visit from Saturday (24/10) to Thursday (29/10).
His first focus on this state visit is, how to boost the economic cooperation between the two countries. It is really important and not only for the sake of US only, but also for the benefit of Indonesia. Second, the President will discuss the issues of environment and security, Presidential communication team member Ari Dwipayana said at the Presidential Palace area, Jakarta, several days ago.
However, Ari denied the assumption that the state visit is more focused on business issue. He asserted that in this visit, President Joko Widodo will meet the Government of America and also the civilians. So, it is not only for business, he said.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Communication and Information Technology Rudiantara who will accompany the President in the visit said that the main agenda of President Joko Widodo is to meet the high officials of information technology companies in Silicon Valley.
One of the agenda is to share ideas and learn about the management of startup and e-commerce, Rudiantara said.
According to the Minister, the state visit will establish further cooperation on e-commerce, as well as to share the information regarding financing system, logistic and customer protection on the startup.
In his state visit, President Joko Widodo is scheduled to visit Silicon Valley, the area where giant technology companies in California are located. Minister Rudiantara who will accompany the President in the visit will invite the CEO of Go-Jek Nadiem Makarim, CEO of Kibar Kreasi Indonesia Yansen Kamto, and CEO of Tokopedia William Tanuwijaya to join the visit.
Rudiantara said that his side will discuss about the development of e-commerce. In Silicon Valley, they will visit several big technology companies such as Google and Facebook to share their ideas and learn about the management of startup and e-commerce. Rudiantara also said that it is possible to have a further cooperation on e-commerce in the future.
Who knows that someday there might be Jakarta-Silicon Valley axis, Rudiantara said while explaining that Indonesia will become the biggest digital economic area in Southeast Asia by using e-commerce as the motor.
According to Rudiantara, the Government has set the target of e-commerece business to reach US$130 billion in 2020. Therefore, we will see the real condition, how many technopreneurs are needed and how large the area is and what other things that must be prepared, the Minister explained.
Rudiantara added that they will exchange information on budgeting system, logistic and customer protection on the startup. We will share knowledge so that Indonesia could have a unicorn (established) e-commerce, the Minister added.
The information is really important because the Minister of Communication and Information Technology only allows established companies to get foreign funding. Companies at startup level as well as small and medium enterprises (UKM), should not receive any foreign funding because it is more profitable for foreign parties.
We must develop the startup (business) first. After they have values and became established company, then they can receive foreign funding, Rudiantara added.
In his state visit to the US, President Joko Widodo is scheduled to visit the headquater of Apple in Cupertino, California. The President will also have a dinner with the CEO of Apple Tim Cook, and discuss about Apples plan to invest in tin mining.
Furthermore, President Jokowi also have a plan to talk with the CEO of Google, Facebook and Microsoft. With Google, the President wants to discuss about the internet access distribution to remote areas. Meanwhile, the President will discuss about the cooperation to materialize high-quality technology education in universities in Indonesia when talking to Facebook and Microsoft. (WID/AS) (RAS/MMB/LW/Naster)


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Grab users can now ride and shop at SM using the points they’ve earned from every ride by converting it to SMAC and BDO Rewards points. This exciting new tie-up between GrabRewards and SM Advantage was recently formalized in a Memorandum of Agreement signed at Midas Hotel & Casino.
“At SM Advantage, we’re always looking for partnership so that our members can earn reward points beyond the malls or beyond the stores. We’re happy now that through our partnership with Grab our members can now convert their GrabRewards points to SMAC points wherein they can use it as good as cash in 14,000 checkout counters nationwide,” says Baldwin Golangco, president and CEO for SM Advantage.
“We always see partnership as strategic and innovative in creating space, and we recognize SM as the best partner. This GrabRewards and SM Advantage will give us an opportunity not just the leading Riding App but also the leading payment provider platform for both customers and passengers for their shopping convenience,” says, Alan Liu, Business Development and Partnerships director for Grab.
For more infornation, visit the GrabRewards Catalogue in your Grab Mobile App or visit www.smadvantage.com.
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In its quest to revolutionise how the world accesses coffee, Costa Coffee, a provider of premium quality drinks, alongside Eseye, a UK-based Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity specialist, has announced a new partnership. This will enable Costa Express to deploy IoT-connected vending machines around the world.
From monitoring and diagnostics to delivery methods, Internet of Things (IoT) sensors in healthcare combine sensor output and communications to provide functions that were considered conceptual, until recently.
For consumers, the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) means more and more objects in their home are now linked to the internet, and are potentially at risk of cyberattacks, or of revealing personal data in privacy breaches.
Nordic Semiconductor claims that, in conjunction with iBasis, a provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, it has completely invalidated any question marks over cellular IoT and eSIM technology used in NB-IoT and LTE-M Low Power Wide-Area (LPWA) use cases. This follows reports of successful field-testing across 30 countries using a single eSIM from [...]
This is your last chance to share your successful Internet of Things (IoT) use cases and business experience with a worldwide audience and secure your place as a market leader in the increasingly competitive IoT sector.
Berg Insight, the M2M/IoT market research provider, released new findings about the market for connected security applications.
IoT service provider and first global 0G network operator, Sigfox and Alps Alpine, a manufacturer of electronic products, have signed a Global Alliance Partnership Agreement. The agreement is the first of its kind for Sigfox, allowing it to work closely with Alps Alpine to drive forward technical innovation and expand their combined reach.
iBASIS, the provider of communications solutions for operators and digital players worldwide, announced that Simfony, the IoT PaaS provider and MVNE, selected and integrated iBASIS Global Access for Things service into its real-time IoT platform and core network.
Essence Group, a global provider of IoT and cyber security platforms, has completed its new automated production line with long-term partner, Flex Ltd, the global manufacturer. The collaboration combines their expertise in production, Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) to create an advanced automated manufacturing line.
Dahua Technology, a manufacturer of video surveillance products, announced a strategic partnership with Pepper, an IoT platform-as-a-service, to allow the integration of its intelligent solutions into Dahua hardware.
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LOCKPORT – Diversified Manufacturing will expand its plant and absorb an Amherst company with the same owner, while Lake Effect Ice Cream will add onto a Canal Street building where it plans to make its headquarters.
Those business moves, and others, were revealed at last week’s city Planning Board meeting.
Brian F. Costello, owner of Diversified and of Ipac, an Amherst company, said about 65 jobs will move from Ipac to Diversified, which currently employs about 100 people.
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(Golden, Colo.)â€” HESTRA, the leading international glove brand in skiing, outdoor recreation and leisure, has partnered with Skiing Business to present the brand’s annual Industry Awards during the 2012 Snowsports Industries of America (SIA) show in Denver. The awards, determined by peer nominations, recognize specialty retailers in eleven categories, manufacturer representatives in three categories and new for 2012, a Shop Hero award will also reward three exceptional employees with an all expense paid trip to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The finalists for this year’s awards were announced last week on SkiingBusiness.com.
Partnering with HESTRA to deliver the 2nd Annual Skiing Business Awards is a perfect match says Ben Rifkin, Publisher of Bonnier Mountain Group, Skiing Business’s parent company. â€œHESTRA is an esteemed brand intent on delivering products with superb quality and design, and Skiing Business aims to help specialty retailers build better businesses through accessible, high-quality information,â€ said Rifkin. â€œWe both care deeply about the health of the retail community and snow sports industry and we’ll recognize those individuals and businesses that are leading the way.â€
USA HESTRA President Dino Dardano is equally excited about the partnership. â€œSkiing Business’s Industry Awards are a great way to recognize the hard work of specialty retailers and their employees throughout the year,â€ said Dardano. â€œOur industry would not be where it is without their continued support.â€
The Skiing Business Industry Awards party presented by HESTRA will take place on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Space Gallery in Denver. Oskar Blues Brewing Company will provide transportation to and from the Convention Center for attendees. Invitations to the event are available through Skiing Business and HESTRA.
For more information on HESTRA, go to www.hestragloves.com, e-mail email@example.com or call 888-939-9969.
For invitations to the 2nd Annual Skiing Business Industry Awards Party, visit HESTRA at the 2012 SIA Snowshow at booth # 2160.
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About HESTRA: A Glove for Every Hand
In 2011, HESTRA will celebrate 75 years as one the world’s top manufacturer of gloves. The company HESTRA was founded in 1936 in SmÃ¥land, Sweden by farmer Martin Magnusson, who began producing durable leather gloves for lumberjacks. Four generations later, HESTRA is still run by the Magnusson family and produces gloves for winter sports enthusiasts, outdoor recreation, mountaineering, mountain biking and cycling, casual wear and for the workforce. HESTRA selects natural materials, such as leather and wool, and develops gloves with the user’s needs and area of use in mind. Currently, HESTRA produces over 200 glove models with a diversity that allows users to find their exact HESTRA glove in terms of fit, function and style. Gloves last a long time, benefiting the customer and the environment.
Bonnier Corp. is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in the U.S. and is the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences, through magazines, events, digital media and leading-edge products. Bonnier Corp. is the U.S. division of the Bonnier Group, an international media group active in television, newspapers, magazines, movies, books and digital media.