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LONDON — Rag & Bone has unfurled its Union Jack and is ready to get its London party started.
Although the brand was founded in New York, and its rustic-edged interiors and furniture are made in-house in Brooklyn, the company is in the mood to celebrate its British roots.
The brand’s two managing partners — David Neville and Marcus Wainwright, who are both from London — plan to cut the ribbon Wednesday on their first European store, at 13-14 Sloane Square, on the corner of Sloane Street in London’s Chelsea.
The brand is also set to unveil its first ad campaign, which features Kate Moss and was shot in Kentish Town, north London, by Craig McDean.
“We’d been looking for a store in London for quite a long time. We both grew up here, and the opportunity finally presented itself in the form of an old stone bank,” said Neville.
Wainwright added that it was the right time to cross the Atlantic: “At first we needed to focus on New York, and in the meantime we opened up wholesale distribution in London. Now we need to do the international business justice, and it feels like the right time to come home.”
He added that the two have aspirations to open a store in Paris. Meanwhile, they are planning to open a 1,000-square-foot freestanding store in Seoul in September, adding to the existing unit the company has in Japan. In the U.S., Rag & Bone currently has six New York stores, and stores in Boston and Washington, D.C.
The London unit spans 4,000 square feet over two floors. The ground floor, which stocks the men’s and women’s collections, has exposed brick walls, sparkling Palladian windows that overlook Sloane Square and dark wood floors with exposed metal beams around the edges.
Clothing racks and displays are fashioned from old brass pipes, cabinets are made from raw steel, and wooden tables have black slate tops. There are midcentury modern touches in the form of glass bubblelike light fixtures and square “Mad Men”-ish sofas and ottomans.
A staircase fashioned from wood and forged iron from an old railway platform leads to the lower ground floor, where women’s denim and footwear are on display. There is heated flooring so that when women take off their shoes to try on jeans or footwear, they can walk without catching a chill. It’s London after all.
The store is filled with boxes of lavender, vases of wildflowers and has a Wild West-meets-Glastonbury Festival feel.
Breaking News: @louisvuitton's men's artistic director @mrkimjones is leaving the French fashion house after nearly 7 years. Jones joined Louis Vuitton in 2011, following a three year tenure as creative director of British luxury goods brand Alfred Dunhill. Jones is to exit Louis Vuitton after showing his fall 2018 collection for the brand in Paris on Thursday. Read the full exclusive story on WWD.com. Link in bio. #wwdnews #wwdfashion
For men’s fall 2018, @giuseppezanotti drew on elements from streetwear, sport, biker, combat and rock ‘n’ roll. Pictured here are a pair of shoes from the collection, featuring zippers, rhinestones, and silver hardware. Head to WWD.com to see a roundup of the accessories from Milan’s men’s fall 2018 shows. #wwdfashion (📷: Andrea Delb)
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of @ralphlauren’s snowboarding collection, the brand is mining its archives. The iconic brand is reintroducing vintage styles and dropping new designs for a color capsule that will be available in Ralph Lauren stores and @openingceremony on January 25. The capsule will consist of 10 pieces, including the Snow Beach Pullover, pictured here, which is a collector’s item that rapper Raekwon wore in Wu-Tang Clan’s “Can It Be All So Simple” video. #wwdfashion (📷: Tom Gould)
For @rochasofficial’s pre-fall 2018 collection, creative director Alessandro Dell’Acqua channeled the sophisticated and intriguing Catherine Denevue in the film “Belle de Jour.” Polished collarless coats, midi skirts, suits and ’60s graphic motifs were all featured in the collection, adding a sense of discreet luxury. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com #wwdfashion
“We tried to produce clothing of that couture quality, but the most daunting part was that we only had a matter of days [to do it],” said costume designer Lou Eyrich, who recreated Gianni Versace’s iconic looks for @americancrimestoryfx. Eyrich searched online retailers and vintage shops for original pieces from the design house and for @penelopecruzoficial, who plays Donatella Versace. Head to WWD.com to read how she created the Versace world. #wwdfashion
Only three months after her stellar debut catwalk season, @kaiagerber has inked her first big design collaboration –– with @karllagerfeld. The collection blends Lagerfeld’s Parisian chic aesthetic and the model’s signature West Coast casual style via RTW, accessories, footwear and more. The #KarlLagerfeldxKaia collection will launch in September with a series of events. Get all the details on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion
Harrods plans to remove the famous statue of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed from the bottom of the Egyptian escalators and hand it back to Mohamed Al-Fayed. “We are very proud to have played our role in celebrating the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed at Harrods and to have welcomed people from around the world to visit the memorial for the past 20 years,” said Michael Ward, Harrods managing director. “With the announcement of the new official memorial statue to Diana, Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace, we feel that the time is right to return this memorial to Mr. Al Fayed and for the public to be invited to pay their respects at the palace.” More on the news, with reporting by @loreleimarfil, at WWD.com. #wwdnews


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When the Covid-19 pandemic began affecting countries across the world earlier this year, many people suddenly started buying an increasing volume of food, beverages, medication and other basic essentials. While many companies quickly began manufacturing more of these products to meet demand, Last Mile Team was shocked to see that even those with established supply chains and crisis managers faced a scarcity of transport and delivery options. It was particularly shocking because there was also a pool of untapped human and vehicle resources available from both volunteers and industries that had been forced to temporarily shut down their operations.
To solve this problem, Last Mile Team used a simplified data model to build a platform with all the capabilities organisations need to easily and cost-effectively manage their logistics operations. The solution, which is hosted in Microsoft Azure, enables companies to quickly create short-term, ad-hoc collaborative transport networks where they can access a pool of driver and vehicle resources to improve their delivery services and cater for any increases in demand.
Another challenge brought by the pandemic was the sudden need to eliminate physical interactions between drivers and the people at the distribution and delivery locations to enable them to abide by social distancing restrictions and prevent the spread of the virus. We developed a solution that enables everyone in the logistics chain to receive advanced arrival notifications and confirm the collection or receipt of goods via their own smart device. The solution seamlessly integrates into our platform workflow, which means that no one has to download anything or log into an account, expediting the process.
We were able to develop those solutions quickly by building a mobile-first web application that allows the user to send and make calls to the REST API in the back-end of our platform with the minimal amount of data. This has enabled us to continue innovating to help our customers, even during the three months of lockdown.
Angel Batalla is founder and CEO of Last Mile Team
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A 28-year-old woman became the first person in denmark to be fined under a new law which prohibits wearing garments which cover the face in public after an incident at a shopping center on friday. Inst and for it, the following analysis will discuss the issue of the face veil and attempt to draw a conclusion with regards to whether or not it should be “ . Most muslim women today do not wear a full face veil it is more common to see women in hijab, loose clothing topped by a type of scarf worn around the head and under the chin. 10 reasons some women are wearing veils in church again december 8, 2014 latin mass society / youtube not that long ago, christian women always covered their .
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After four long weeks of iOS 6 use, Apple has started testing iOS 6.0.1 with different carrier partners in the US. This update will address some of the biggest complaints among iPhone 5 and iOS 6 users. BGR reportedly has a list of what the first iOS 6 update will fix.
According to BGR's reliable sources, Apple is aware of the iPhone 5 keyboard issues and iOS 6.0.1 will fix some of the most common problems. Such issues with iOS 6 which are to be addressed in this update include the bug that causes a horizontal-line to appear on the screen while using the keyboard. Also, the same iOS 6.0.1 will come as a cure for all iOS 6 users who have seen their camera flash failing to go off.
Furthermore, the first iOS 6 update will improve Wi-Fi support, and hopefully address the cellular data slips that were occurring. If you recall, we recently reported on this issue due to the vast number of cellular data usage complaints. iOS 6.0.1 will patch this bug, which has reached global scale for many iPhone 5 and iOS 6 users. Also, Apple is working hard to fix a bug that allowed access to Passbook pass details directly from the lock screen.
That's not all. While some of us hoped iOS 6.1 would arrive with the iPad mini's November 2 release, this probably isn’t going to happen according to BGR's sources. Apple has just started testing iOS 6.1, which makes its November 2 release fairly unlikely. However, there is a small chance that a separate build for iPad mini will be released and later, an additional release for iOS 6.1 for other iDevices. Considering past iOS releases however, this isn't likely to happen, so don't bet on it.
Let's just be glad that Apple is working hard to resolve the current issues in the iPhone with the iOS 6.0.1 update, and that we'll all be a little happier with our bugs gone. [Via BGR]Contact Us for News Tips, Corrections and Feedback


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On December 14, 2006, Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns reported huge earnings, helping push major US indexes toward record numbers. Fewer than two years later, both investment banks collapsed and their stocks became virtually worthless. JPMorgan bought Bear Stearns for $2 a share in March 2008 and that September, Lehman made the largest bankruptcy filing in history. The meltdowns precipitated the Great Recession.
Wall Street promised to do better. Regulators implemented a broad range of guardrails, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, to ensure something similar wouldn’t happen again. But ultra-risky behaviors and products are still on the market — and being advertised to everyday investors who might not understand them.
In the midst of early February’s market turmoil that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average decline by 1,175 points — its largest point drop in one day ever — and the S&P 500 enter correction territory (a decline of 10 percent or more from its previous high), a handful of investment products fell, essentially, to zero.
Financial vehicles sanctioned by the Securities and Exchange Commission with billions of dollars in them lost their entire value in a matter of hours. The companies behind them say they did what they were supposed to, but it’s clear that hyper-risky products — including those that can be wiped out fast — have survived and even thrived well past 2008.
The story of how and why it happened is, at the very least, a teachable moment for everyday investors; the fear, though, is that a crash like this signals that there might be a broader underlying risk to global markets.
The matter in question is the products that trade at the inverse of the market’s “fear gauge,” the Cboe Volatility Index, which trades as VIX. Developed in 1986, the VIX is a marker of the expectation of stock market volatility in the near future. It goes up when investors are nervous and remains low when they are not — in 2017, it was historically low, which might have lulled some investors into complacency.
There are a variety of investment products based on it, including the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures exchange-traded note (VXX) and the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures exchange-traded fund (VIXY) and, crucially, inverse products that move in the opposite direction of what the VIX does.
On Monday, February 5, the value of the VIX more than doubled in a single day — for the first time ever. Because it measures volatility, the VIX was essentially signaling a haywire day in the markets. While the VIX’s sudden spike was out of the ordinary, it wasn’t catastrophic for the markets at large. Those investors betting against it, however, were blindsided. A few billion dollars vanished as products that trade at the inverse of the VIX, which essentially wagered on the market’s stability, cratered.
The VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term exchange-traded note (XIV), a product issued by Credit Suisse, and the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures exchange-traded fund (SVXY), both plunged by 80 percent in the hours after the VIX’s spike. As of the morning of Friday, February 2, the funds had a combined $3.2 billion in assets. On Monday, February 5, they were among the most heavily-traded symbols at Fidelity’s website, according to market insight and research firm DataTrek Research.
XIV opened the day on Monday at $99. At market open on Tuesday, it had plummeted to $7.35. Trading on the XIV, SVXY, and the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Medium-Term exchange-traded note (ZIV) was halted temporarily on Tuesday morning. By Friday, retail brokerage Fidelity had temporarily blocked customers from buying all three products “to prevent customers from outsized risk during the current market environment.” (It will lift the block on Monday, February 26.)
Credit Suisse pulled its XIV product off the market entirely. Japanese bank Nomura said it would shutter a similar product as well. ProShares said it’s still keeping its ETF out there — saying, essentially that the product it did what it’s supposed to do, and too bad for investors who lost their money.
“There’s a lot of ways to bet against volatility, which was a winning trade for a long time,” Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, told me. “It got crowded, it went in the other direction, and it hurt people who were holding at the very end.”
The investments in question did what they were supposed to — it’s just pretty crazy that they can do that in the first place
The Credit Suisse and ProShares inverse investments had been on a stellar run until very recently. Volatility on Wall Street has been historically low for months, and for investors, the products became a decent way to make money in such a setting: Each gained about 180 percent in 2017. The S&P 500, by comparison, climbed by about 20 percent. (And even with early February’s losses, it’s worth noting that they’ve generated more money than they’ve lost over their lifetimes.)
But when they crashed, a major defect surfaced. “It’s kind of a design flaw to issue a product that can mathematically go to zero in a day,” said Nick Colas, co-founder of DataTrek. “People criticize Bitcoin, but Bitcoin doesn’t go to zero in a day.”
Nomura issued an apology for its note’s crash. “We sincerely apologize for causing significant difficulties to investors,” its Nomura Europe Finance unit told Bloomberg. The Japanese bank itself did not lose any money in its note crash. Neither did Credit Suisse. And while it is pulling its note, the Swiss bank is not apologizing. CEO Tidjane Thiam told CNBC that investors who held shares of XIV had bet against at volatility at their own risk. “It worked well for a long time until it didn’t, which is generally what happens in markets,” he said.
ProShares, on the other hand, is barreling ahead. It said in a statement that its ETF’s performance “was consistent with its objective” and will keep trading as usual.
“I think Credit Suisse looked at it as a PR problem,” Balchunas, from Bloomberg, told me. As for ProShares, “you could argue from a business point of view that was a good decision because they’re now going to get a lot of the [Credit Suisse] XIV refugees.”
Retail investors putting money in the inverse VIX products didn’t entirely understand what they were getting into
Outright, there isn’t anything particularly nefarious about what happened. For institutional investors — banks, hedge funds, etc. — this kind of risk is largely the name of the game. But in the case of everyday retail investors, many might not have understood the full magnitude of gamble they made, or how the product they were investing in worked.
Bloomberg’s Matt Levine pointed out that retail investors appeared not to fully grasp the product they were buying. XIV was trading with a bit of a lag compared to the VIX’s spike, so they were piling in when the VIX was at its peak — but before XIV had reacted:
“There tends to be these teachable moments every four to five years,” Balchunas, the Bloomberg ETF analyst, told me. “I would think that after this case, a lot of retail investors, even if they didn’t use it, may have now made a mental note of, ‘Okay, I’m not going near those.’”
And a lot of investors appear to have learned the hard way. About 5 million XIV shares worth $500 million traded between 3 and 4 pm on Monday, February 5, when the VIX was near its peak but the XIV hadn’t yet reacted, per Levine.
A Reddit forum titled “tradeXIV” for XIV traders turned into a litany of horror stories. “When I bought XIV at $95 today, I received a warning from my broker along the lines of, ‘Either you are really stupid, or you are too smart to be using Vanguard,’” one user wrote. (The price soon after dropped to about $5.) Another user claimed to have lost $3 to $4 million and posted a screenshot. “XIV was basically a legal ponzi scheme,” one thread read on a forum dedicated to volatility trading. Another, “CREDIT SUISSE DID NOTHING WRONG.” One user wrote, “Feel so depressed..keep replaying over and over,” of the experience.
The XIV prospectus says that the notes are “intended to be trading tools for sophisticated investors” and “may not be suitable for investors who plan to hold them for longer than one day.” It also says that if the price goes down by more than 80 percent, they can close the product — which they did. The document is 179 pages long. A Credit Suisse spokeswoman said in an email that the bank did not market XIV but that it was sold through a broker, and the bank cannot control who the broker markets to.
Even before early February’s market turmoil, Fidelity, which temporarily blocked the inverse volatility products after their freefall, required customers to sign an agreement that calls out the risks of volatility and leveraged products, a spokeswoman said. They must have registered a “most aggressive” risk tolerance in setting up their accounts, meaning they theoretically can tolerate wild fluctuations.
A spokeswoman for TD Ameritrade, another popular brokerage firm, said the company still offers SVXY to its customers but has been clear about the risks involved. “These are not products for every investor, and we provide a clear notification and information to ensure they are aware of the risks,” she said. She added that the company also alerts clients when there are “unusual market conditions” and emphasized that “interest is usually very limited to our more sophisticated clients.”
Since the early-February market volatility, TD Ameritrade has increased the margin requirement on SVXY to 100 percent — meaning investors can’t leverage their investments and have to pay for it all in cash. “It protects us both,” the spokeswoman said. “It limits the amount they can leverage.”
Inverse volatility products aside, early February’s market meltdown raises some bigger questions
Early February’s market meltdown and the VIX’s giant spike have sparked some broader debates and concerns about market stability in general and volatility specifically.
The inverse VIX notes and funds that crashed have some eerie similarities to some of the investment products that have sparked broader meltdowns in the past — say, the portfolio insurance that exacerbated the 1987 stock market crash, or the credit default swaps and subprime mortgages that precipitated the Great Recession. “You get these products that seem innocuous at the time and generally work pretty well for a long period of time, and then something comes along, and their inherent flaw is revealed,” said Colas, the DataTrek founder.
Portfolio insurance products were algorithm-based products created to protect investors from falling markets by selling “ever-increasing numbers of futures contracts,” the New York Times explained in 2012, because “the short position in futures contracts would then offset the losses caused by falls in the stocks they owned.” The only problem was that all of these algorithms were programmed to sell if the market fell — which they did, all at the same time on one day in 1987, Wall Street’s “Black Monday” meltdown. The 2008 financial crisis, on the other hand, was triggered in part by subprime mortgages — essentially, loans given to homeowners unlikely to be able to pay them back — and investment vehicles based on them in which these toxic assets were bundled and often hidden. (It is worth noting that both the Credit Suisse ETN and the ProShares ETF began trading after the 2008 financial crisis. A Securities and Exchange Commission spokeswoman declined to comment.)
There has been speculation in some corners that the inverse products helped fuel this month’s sudden stock slump, which saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average have its largest one-day point loss ever and put the S&P 500 in correction territory (a decline of more than 10 percent from its peak) for the first time since 2015.
In recent days, there has been even more consternation among people who trade in volatility after a whistleblower wrote a letter to US regulators alleging that there’s a scheme to manipulate the VIX. Washington-based lawyer Jason Zuckerman of Zuckerman Law told the SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission that his client, who is anonymous, found a flaw that allows traders to manipulate the VIX. (Cboe, the Chicago-based exchange that operates the VIX, to Bloomberg denied the allegations in a statement.)
What’s more: An academic study last year asserted the VIX might be subject to manipulation. And Bart Chilton, former commissioner of the CFTC, told CNBC recently that the VIX has been “suspect” for several years. “People have been concerned about prices being pushed around. Although, there’s never been any hard evidence,” he said.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the US finance industry’s self-regulating authority, is reportedly looking into VIX manipulation.
“It’s a bigger risk than we’re giving it credit for, and the manipulation can cause it to compound issues,” Matthew Stock, an attorney at the law firm that sent the letter, told me.“Market volatility selling has grown so big that there’s a distinct systemic risk involved when there are fluctuations in the market.”
He also said there’s a broader point about how retail investors understand volatility and the products surrounding that trade on it. “Why is there such a huge demand on these products that are levered tremendously? Do people actually understand the risk? In times of volatility, do they know these levered products can cause as much loss as they did on February 5?”


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Blockchain gaming industry has attracted more than 1.5 million gamers across the globe by the end of 2021. Notably, the daily trading volume on these gaming platforms have risen by as high as a billion dollars. However, till date, the industry was booming with the introduction of some simple 2D worlds based around turn-based mechanics. The games always focused on earning potential rather than fast paced gameplay. But now things have begun to change, as the ecosystem now has its first blockchain-based FPS shooter game that offers AAA graphics.
Epic War brings the Free-Play-to-Earn shooter game
For the first time the blockchain gaming ecosystem is witnessing a first-person shooter game with AAA graphics. Notably, Epic War is the firm who rolled out the game and says that it is just a part of the envisaged universe. The Epic Games universe will expand to include a series of comic books and films.
Gamers across the world can now take part in battle royales where they must contend with other gamers as well as hostile NPC creatures on a treacherous planet. The game also includes team battles featuring up to 16 players in a single session.
Players are allowed to create new in-game characters, weapons, gears, battle maps, and purchase NFT items using the Epic War (EWAR), the native cryptocurrency of the platform. EWAR also acts as the governance token giving holders the decision making privileges of the future of the project.
Winners and losers will all earn
Playing Epic War all winners and losers will get an opportunity to earn unique NFTs after every session. Each of the collectibles represent in-game items like weapons, gears, and maps. Such artifacts would be traded, rtented, or sold to other players for making some passive gains. Moreover, these are also dispensed upon the completion of challenging in-game quests.
Benefits offered from various blockchains
Multiple blockchain gaming ecosystems will play host to the first of its kind game. According to Epic War, such blockchains will include Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Near in an effort to offer players the maximum number of benefits offered up by various networks.
There is a long paved path for the game now to grow, as it has some incredible milestones to achieve now. The long term goals of the game also includes the integration of VR support and building out an expansive metaverse world where players can interact with the game in a virtual 3D ecosystem.


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Consumers’ increased focus on self-care since the start of the pandemic has helped buoy supermarket sales of health and beauty care (HBC) items such as internal analgesics, weight control products, vitamins and upper respiratory treatments.
“Consumers are looking for benefits that are going to really assist them with their quest to stay healthy,” according to Sally Lyons Wyatt, executive vice president and practice leader of client insights at IRI.
Inflation may also exacerbate consumer interest in self-care, Lyons Wyatt said, as consumers seek to avoid the cost of doctor visits.
Since the onset of COVID-19, shoppers have stepped up their consumption of vitamins and products that support immunity, said Bennett Morgan, senior vice president and chief merchandising officer at SpartanNash.
More than ever before, customers value products that address specific need states, Morgan noted.
“To support this trend, we’ve prioritized merchandising shelves by both need state and brand so that our shoppers can easily find the product they need,” he explained. “Supporting our customers’ personal vitamin regimen and providing wellness care for when they are sick is a vital part of delivering the ingredients for a better and healthier life.”
Morgan said that Grand Rapids, Mich.-based SpartanNash saw vitamin purchases rise 20.8% in 2020 and then another 8.5% in 2021.
The sharper focus on health has driven a behavioral shift in the cough and cold category as well, he added. As a result, SpartanNash has prioritized providing holistic cold solutions for both the prevention and the treatment of symptoms.
In addition, because brand awareness is a key driver for purchases in this category, SpartanNash aims to make it easier for customers to shop the category by displaying products organized by symptom and brand.
Customers have also increasingly purchased cold medicine in combo packs and large sizes, Morgan said.
Pandemic stock-up categories see declines
Meanwhile, some nonfoods categories that experienced booming sales during the frenzied consumer stock-up phase earlier in the pandemic — such as paper towels, bathroom tissue and cleaning supplies — have since seen sales drop in year-over-year comparisons.
For example, supermarket sales of paper towels were down 10.7% for the 52 weeks through April 17, and toilet tissue sales fell 9.4%.
Sales of household cleaners fell 15% in supermarkets as well. But IRI’s Lyons Wyatt noted that some research indicates that consumers might be gravitating toward premium items in that category, because many consumers are still spending more time at home than they were before the pandemic.
“When consumers are buying premium, they’re opting for a little better ingredient that's going to provide them with this feeling as if they’re rewarded or are spending a little bit more because they’re worth it,” she said. “When it comes to cleaning your home, and making sure that your kids have a safe place to play, then you may want to send a bit more on those items in order to feel like you did your best.”


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Popular Toronto cheeseburger joint celebrates 10th Anniversary with decadent doughnut burger for limited time
Popular Toronto cheeseburger chain The Burger’s Priest, is asking Canadians that very question. They technically had their 10th anniversary in June, but in the midst of COVID and its massive negative impact on the Canadian restaurant industry, it didn’t feel like the right time to celebrate. So now, to celebrate and wanting to give back to their customers and restaurant community, they re-imagined a contest to give away $10k cash as a prize that the winner can’t keep themselves and must give away to a deserving recipient.
All of this being created to pay it forward to a deserving person, charity, or small business. The winner of the ‘give-away give-away’ will also be awarded FREE Burger’s Priest burgers for a year.
Launch of a Sinful New Burger!
As part of the 10th-anniversary celebration and pay-it-forward plan, The Burger’s Priest is also unleashing ‘The First Ten Burger’ for 10 days only and while supplies last. The bold and ‘decade-ent’ new burger is an ultimate COVID comfort food and is served between two full soft-baked donuts grilled with butter and topped with a dusting of icing sugar. Inside, it features classic bacon cheeseburger ingredients, tangy G14 special sauce, and maple dipped bacon. The burger will be available in The Burger’s Priest Toronto and all locations across Toronto, Ontario and Canada.
“It is more blessed to give than receive,” said Alex Rechichi, President and CEO of Crave It Restaurants. “We are taking that literally and asking Canadians to enter and win a chance to give $10k to whoever or whatever they think is most deserving during these difficult times. We’re also going to support our struggling colleagues in the restaurant industry with donations from sales of a special burger and limited-edition branded burger swag.”
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As another part of their pay-it-forward plan, The Burger’s Priest will also be releasing a limited-edition series of “Have Faith” Toronto, and Canada logo branded hats, t-shirts and hoodies in-store and online. “There’s never been a more important time than during this COVID-19 crisis to have faith in our communities, cities and country,” added Rechichi. “Our Have Faith merch is all about celebrating where we live and paying it forward to our communities.”
Supporting struggling restaurant employees:
Proceeds from The First Ten Burger’s pickup and delivery sales and ‘Have Faith’ branded hats, t-shirts and hoodies will be donated to support The Full Plate, a non-profit organization bridging the gap in services that hospitality workers face by providing food security, counselling and overall well-being during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. The Burger’s Priest will also make donations to the Ottawa and Edmonton Food Banks where they have restaurant locations.
“2020 has been an incredibly difficult, personally challenging and frustrating year for all of us, including the Burger’s Priest family and staff,” added Rechichi. “We are very fortunate to be in a position where we can pay it forward to our struggling peers and help support the Canadian restaurant industry that we love so much. I know that in different circumstances, I would welcome any efforts to help displaced staff members and I personally challenge other Canadian Restauranteurs to step in and step up for the community.”
The Details: Canadians can enter the contest by sharing or following #Firsten between December 1 – December 10th and sharing who or what (and why) they would give the $10k prize to in 140 words or a :15 second video. The First Ten Burger and Have Faith Toronto/Canada merchandise will be available for 10 days from December 1 – December 10th. The winner of the $10k cash award will be named on December 14. Additional prizes include 9 giveaways of free burgers for a year. Prizes will be awarded by randomly selected entries. Random giveaways will be awarded to customers that order The First Ten Burger in store and online. Full contest details are available on The Burger’s Priest website.
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1. This guy just won’t slow down: Eater reports that Josh Henderson (file under Skillet, Westward/Little Gull, Hollywood Tavern) is opening Parchment in SoDo via his Huxley Wallace Collective restaurant group. The beer and bread joint’s kitchen will be led by Revel/Joule pastry chef Laura Pyles and serve baked goods, sandwiches and brews. Look for doors to open in the first part of 2014 at 2915 First Ave. S. That’s the space that formerly housed Year of the Monkey.
2. The Capitol Club is closing its doors this Saturday. CHS reports that the 17-year-old Pine St. bar has been sold to a new owner. Future plans for the space have yet to be announced.
3. Is it new news, old news, or no news? Top Pot opened its 15th doughnut shop last week on Madison St. near Minor Ave. in First Hill.
4. Speaking of First Hill, Stockbox launched a couple of weeks back at 901 James St. With a focus on bringing fresh food to underserved areas, the neighborhood grocery is throwing a grand opening celebration from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm tomorrow and Saturday. Expect free samples from local vendors like Macrina, Snoqualmie Ice Cream and Stumptown Coffee.


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With retailers ranging from Macy's to Target reporting lackluster results due to weak consumer spending, investors are hoping that Costco ( COST -2.20% ) will buck the trend when the company reports its fiscal third-quarter results on Wednesday. Currency and gas-price deflation have taken their toll on the company's results, but its warehouse-club model has so far protected Costco from the rising threat of e-commerce. Costco is ending its longtime partnership with American Express next month in favor of Visa, a move that could expand its membership even further.
One day earlier, small-business accounting and tax-preparation specialist Intuit ( INTU -0.04% ) will report its fiscal third-quarter results. The third quarter was tax season for Intuit, and its TurboTax Online product performed well.. Rival H&R Block reported declines in both software returns and assisted returns, suggesting that TurboTax is gaining share, and that people are becoming increasingly likely to file their taxes on their own. Both trends are positive for Intuit.
Also on Tuesday, IT services company Computer Sciences Corporation ( CSC ) will report its fiscal fourth-quarter results. The company is now focused on enterprise customers after spinning off its public-sector business last year, but weak IT spending has led Computer Sciences' revenue to slump in recent quarters. The company expects a revenue decline during the fourth quarter, as well, with Computer Sciences' revenue expected to be hit hard by currency fluctuations.
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Tesla doesn’t even need a new car to keep raking in accolades.
The auto startup’s flagship Model S vehicle was named the best overall vehicle by Consumer Reports for the second year in a row on Tuesday. The publication said Tesla’s ability to send software updates to its vehicles through the Internet has prevented the car from being rendered obsolete as new features are introduced in competing cars. “The Model S is a technological tour de force, a high-performance electric vehicle with usable real-world range, wrapped in a luxury package,” Consumer Reports saud.
Tesla sold almost 10,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2014 and expects to sell about 55,000 vehicles in 2015. A new SUV called the Model X will start being delivered to customers in the third quarter of the year.


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Apple Pay is far from becoming the most important payment solution buyers have at their disposal, but Apple’s NFC-based wireless payments app is finally doing something that similar products from the competition couldn’t do for so many years and that’s raise awareness about this particular type of payments alternative, while simultaneously significantly growing the number of users interested in trying it out, and giving an indirect boost to competitors.
FROM EARLIER: Apple Pay is poised to make a huge impact on Black Friday shopping
According to The New York Times, the first numbers showing Apple Pay usage reveal the “first faint signs of a mainstream willingness to stray from cash and cards,” something Google and Softcard were not able to do on their own so far.
Recent data from Whole Foods reveals the high-end grocery chain has already processed more than 150,000 Apple Pay transactions. McDonalds said that Apple Pay accounted for 50% of its tap-to-pay transactions. Similarly, Walgreens revealed that mobile payments in its stores doubled since Apple Pay was launched a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, Toys R Us says that while Apple Pay contributed to an increase in mobile payments in its stores, these are still relatively limited, as buyers are still getting used to the technology.
Analysts believe Apple “has tapped into something,” and competitors also agree that Apple Pay will give the NFC payments business a boost.
“Quite frankly, a lot of it has to do with the strength of the Apple brand and how much merchants and customers love how easy the experience is,” Forrester Research analyst Denée Carrington said. “I’m not saying it’s changing the landscape overnight. But this has never happened with other mobile wallets.”
“Apple Pay has been a huge tailwind,” Softcard CEO Michael Abbott said, revealing that many companies no want to support the same technology in Apple Pay. The CEO also added that since Apple Pay was released, the Softcard app has been downloaded more often by new customers and used more frequently by existing members.
Google also confirmed that Google Wallet saw increased usage after Apple Pay was enabled on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.


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TOYOTA will pay $1.2 billion to settle a criminal investigation by America’s Justice Department into how the carmaker handled recalls linked to problems with unintended acceleration nearly five years ago. Both the Justice Department and the FBI had been looking to see whether the Japanese giant had intentionally misled federal safety regulators after it began receiving complaints that some of its vehicles could surge out of control unexpectedly. Toyota eventually recalled more than 10m vehicles in America and millions more worldwide. It has also spent billions to settle various lawsuits and to repair those vehicles.
The settlement comes just as the Justice Department ramps up a preliminary investigation into how General Motors has handled the recall of 1.6m vehicles equipped with a faulty ignition switch. That technical problem—now thought to be linked to at least a dozen deaths—was revealed just last month, but an internal GM timeline indicates that the carmaker first knew of the malfunctioning switches as early as 2001.
The settlement was announced by Eric Holder, America's attorney-general, who declared Toyota had violated a "basic compact" with its customers who "have a right to expect that their vehicle is safe.” In addition to the payment of $1.2 billion, the agreement Mr Holder outlined requires that Toyota will take further actions to prevent similar lapses in its behaviour in the future. In return, the Justice Department defers prosecution.
The first of Toyota’s recalls because of unintended acceleration occurred in October 2009, shortly after an officer of the California Highway Patrol and several family members were killed in a fiery crash involving a Lexus model. It soon became clear that the luxury sedan and a number of other Toyota models had floor mats that could inadvertently come loose and jam the accelerator pedal.
But barely three months later Toyota was forced to act again when it acknowledged that millions more vehicles might be equipped with potentially sticky accelerator assemblies. The carmaker halted sales of a number of products until it could repair those on dealer lots as well as vehicles already sold.
It quickly emerged that Toyota officials had known about the problems for some time. One internal memo, released prior to an angry hearing on Capitol Hill, showed the company crowing about having talked the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration out of ordering a recall, saving Toyota millions of dollars. Toyota has insisted that it did not intentionally deceive federal regulators, but the investigation showed otherwise.
The Japanese company—the world’s largest carmaker based on 2013 sales—has settled a number of lawsuits related to the unintended-acceleration problem. Recent market studies have shown that Toyota has largely rebuilt its image for making reliable.
A separate question is whether GM will be able to overcome its own safety crisis. The timing of the Toyota settlement is interesting: the government is putting an end to the last major recall case, just as it gears up to deal with the next big recall, explains Karl Brauer, an analyst at Kelley Blue Book, a market research firm. “The cases are similar because they both involve a long, established history of vehicle incidents that took years to identify and address.”
Indeed, GM is taking more than one page out of Toyota’s book. On March 18th GM appointed a new global safety tsar—a step the Japanese firm also took after its unintended-acceleration recalls. And Mary Barra, GM’s new chief executive, is herself taking the lead investigating the ignition-switch crisis—just like Toyota’s boss, Akio Toyoda. On March 18th Ms Barra also once again apologised for the long-delayed recall, adding that, “Our goal is to make sure that something like this never happens again.”
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Page-2 of India-WTO Current Affairs, GK & News
India will make a presentation on the proposed Trade Facilitation in Services (TFS) Agreement to World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Roberto Azevedo and India Inc. The global pact proposed by India to boost services trade at the WTO-level aims to ease norms including those relating to movement of foreign skilled workers and professionals across ..
India has filed a complaint against the United States decision to impose high fees L-1 and H-1B categories of temporary working visas in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). US had imposed fees on certain applicants for L-1 and H-1B categories of non-immigrant temporary working visas into the country, According to India US measure is inconsistent ..
The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to notify the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi as per India’s consonance of ‘ease of doing business’ initiative. The proposal regarding ratification and acceptance ..
India has opposed a recent ruling passed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a case related to imposition of penal duties by the US on steel exports by Indian companies. India has filed an appeal against the ruling. Though the report of the dispute panel favoured India in its stance that the US’ determination ..


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Cork Business Association is asking it`s members to carefully read and study the proposal to develop a 100 million euro retail centre on the eastern outskirts of Cork city.
Cork County Council has accepted a variation of the county development plan to facilitate the project.
The tourist outlet village is proposed to be located close to the IDA industrial estate at Killeaghcloyne , Carrigtwohill.
Cork Business Association had made a submission detailing their objections.
CBA says it`s a significant change in the retail strategy jointly adopted by the two local authorities in Cork as far back as 2013.
The Association says it`s made it explicitly clear that as an organisation it`s opposed to the development.


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Konya Chamber of Commerce President Selçuk Öztürk evaluated the January export figures announced and said, "We will continue to work in collaboration with our traders, industrialists, and exporters to reach our 2023 goals, which we attach great importance to." The Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) announced the January 2023 export figures. In January, Turkey's exports increased by 10.4% to 19.4 billion dollars compared to the same period last year. During the same period, Konya's exports increased by 16.1% to 250 million 621 thousand 624 dollars.
Konya Chamber of Commerce President Selçuk Öztürk stated that Konya started 2023 with an increase in exports. Öztürk said, "In January, Turkey's exports increased by 10.4%, while Konya's increased by 16.1% to 250.6 million dollars. Based on this figure, Konya ranked 11th in the country, taking 1.48% of Turkey's exports. Konya increased its exports by 8.9% in 2022 and reached 3.26 billion dollars. Starting 2023 with an increase in exports is important. We will continue to work with our traders, industrialists, and exporters in order to achieve higher exports in 2023."


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The FEI World Cup Jumping Final is the calendar’s most prestigious showjumping event, commanding a wide audience around the globe, playing out in Malaysia for the first time this year, from April 26 to 30 at the Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
Being awarded the FEI World Cup Jumping Final is certainly a short in-the: arm for Malaysia and the future of equestrian sports in Malaysia and Asia – a tremendous achievement for the region. “More than that it opens Malaysia to a new group of tourists and customers and allows us to showcase our industry our companies, our culture and heritage as well as our exotic beauty to the world,” says a spokesman.
Themed ‘Jungle in the City’, the event will showcase elements of the country’s famed jungles and the intriguing modernity of Kuala Lumpur, making it a show that will remain etched in visitors’ minds, according to a statement. The FEI World Cup attracts the crème de la crème of the showjumping world.
TTN is the most established trade publication in the Middle East distributed on a controlled circulation basis to members of the travel and tourism industry.
Published monthly by Al Hilal Publishing and Marketing Group, the region’s foremost trade publisher, TTN is aimed at professionals in the industry, from travel agents to airline and hotel personnel.
TTN provides in-depth and extensive coverage of relevant issues in the Middle East and North Africa as well as in other parts of the world. Travel related news, analysis, and new appointments together with information on up-coming exhibitions, marketing and promotional campaigns are presented in an innovative and striking colour tabloid.
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China's COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited targets to more than double the number of its cruise passengers by extending facilities to cater bigger ships in Greece's port Piraeus, its chairman said on Monday.
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China's state-owned shipping company is plans to launch cruise trips in the disputed waters of the South China Sea in a bid to develop tourism in the region.
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The Smartening up of American continues. Having already smartened up and stopped applying to law schools, it appears that more Americans are now smartening up not applying to business school, either. Just how smart can America get?
This year, application volume was down at 21 of the top 30 full-time MBA programs, according to data collected by Bloomberg Businessweek. The decline in applications is a trend that appears to be accelerating, with eight additional schools reporting declines in application volume this year over 2010.
Could it be that all those thousands upon thousands of bright young things who spent the past decade flocking to business schools were motivated not by love of learning, but by some tawdry financial considerations? Hey, just because the corporate and financial sectors are now completely vilified and you can't get hired there anyhow is no reason to give up on your pure, untainted love of spreadsheets and marketing strategy case studies. Go to business school whether it will make you money or not! The passion for wearing suits and attending professional conferences is what really matters.
What else are you going to do? Occupy Wall Street?


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The retailer said it will ban the classes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A (BPA) and other bisphenols, ortho-phthalates, and other chemicals.
The policy applies to its own branded products in the following categories: all grocery, baby food, and infant formula, as well as formulated laundry, home, personal care, cosmetic and baby products.
The company has also committed to participate in the Chemical Footprint Project in 2020 and to publicly report annually on its progress. Additionally, Ahold Delhaize USA has pledged to minimize the occurrence of toxic contaminants and to expand the disclosure of ingredients to consumers. However, the company hasn't fully disclosed its restricted substance list (RSL), nor has it set a clear public timeframe for implementing the restrictions.
“The great local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA are known for their close local and personal connections with customers and communities,” said Brittni Furrow, VP of sustainable retailing and healthy living for Ahold Delhaize USA. “Consumers indicate they want more transparent products for their families, made with ingredients they can feel good about. We’re pleased to launch this new commitment, which will bring more sustainable options, free from unwanted ingredients, to neighborhood grocery stores.”
The sustainable chemistry policy that each of Ahold Delhaize USA’s companies have adopted outlines sustainable chemistry practices across three key areas:
Restricting Chemicals of Concern. Ahold Delhaize USA’s companies will restrict the intentional use of chemicals of concern and place chemicals of concern, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Bisphenol A (BPAs), Phthalates and more on a restricted substance list for a full range of private brand products. The restricted list will cover both private brand products and food packaging for these products and work will focus on ensuring more sustainable substitutes for chemicals of concern are used.
Verifying Chemicals of High Priority are Removed. Ahold Delhaize USA’s companies will expand supplier testing requirements beginning in 2020 to confirm that priority products meet its high standards, beyond what is required by U.S. law, for potential chemicals of concern. Ahold Delhaize USA and its local brands are committed to using credible certification programs that further address priority materials for coffee, tea and cocoa products with Rainforest Alliance, Fair Trade or organic programs.
Collaborating with Suppliers to Address Root Causes of Contaminants. Ahold Delhaize USA and its local brands will partner with suppliers, agricultural producers and external organizations to research and act to minimize the occurrence of potential contaminants of concern in finished products and to advance greener chemistry options. Additionally, the companies are expanding product ingredient information provided to consumers, beyond what is required by law, to support the selection of trusted brands and products.
The company is the fourth-largest dedicated grocery chain in the United States, with more than 2,000 stores and distribution centers across 23 states. Ahold Delhaize USA’s banners include Food Lion, Giant Food, Giant/Martin’s, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop, as well as the online grocer Peapod.
“These commitments will help drive the creation of a more sustainable and healthy food and product supply for Ahold Delhaize USA’s customers, while increasing pressure on its competitors to do the same," said Mike Schade, Mind the Store campaign director at Washington, D.C.-based Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, a nationwide coalition of organizations and businesses. "We encourage the company to take the next step by fully disclosing its restricted substance list and setting a clear public timeline for reducing and eliminating these and other toxic chemicals in both private-label and brand-name products. Other top grocery retailers like Kroger, Albertsons and Publix should join them in driving toxic chemicals like PFAS out of food packaging.”
A 2018 report published by the Mind the Store campaign, which challenges big retailers to eliminate toxic chemicals and substitute safer alternatives, and Seattle-based advocacy group Toxic-Free Future found the likely presence of PFAS in some store-brand products and packaging at Ahold Delhaize USA, Albertsons, Kroger and Whole Foods Market. This move by Ahold Delhaize USA comes at a time when similar retailers are increasingly adopting safer chemicals policies to reduce and eliminate harmful chemicals. Last year, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s both announced steps to eliminate PFAS in food packaging.
Also, a coalition of more than 60 organizations across the country have sent a letter to Albertsons urging it also to take action on PFAS in its supply chain. Albertsons recently disclosed that it has begun to take action, noting that it “[w]orked with industry experts and replaced certain prepared food and bakery product packaging to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).”
Meanwhile, states and localities are moving to phase out classes of toxic chemicals such as PFAS and phthalates. Over the past year, both Maine and Washington have enacted bans on PFAS in food packaging. The country of Denmark also recently rolled out a ban on PFAS in food packaging.


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Co-Founder Sachin Bansal Quits Flipkart, Will "Brush Up Coding Skills"
10 May, 2018, 11:12 | Author: Sheri Evans
Unlike Amazon's investors who reward the company for diverting profits to win in new markets, Walmart's stock is significantly undervalued and they'd have to answer a lot more questions about their India investment considering Flipkart was still making losses, he added.
Japan's SoftBank Group, which owns roughly a fifth of Flipkart through its Vision Fund, is expected to completely exit, Reuters has previously reported.
Singapore's Allen & Gledhill, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson (an affiliate of Dentons in Singapore) and India's Khaitan & Co and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas are also advising Flipkart on its deal with Walmart.
Flipkart will get additional capital and expertise to battle Amazon, which has spent billions of dollars to gain customers in the country. "However, to remain the number one player in India (Amazon coming a close second after just four years in India), they are looking to expand beyond smartphones and fashion".
Wal-Mart said in a statement that it will buy a 77 percent stake in Flipkart.
Cavs G Hood apologizes for refusing to enter Game 4
In his 21 games (11 starts), he played well and became a big part of the rotation with an average of 25.3 minutes a night. Hood, who will be a restricted free agent this summer, has a major financial incentive to perform well this postseason.
The transaction will see Walmart take a 77 percent stake in Bengaluru-based Flipkart. Bansal is selling his 5.5 percent stake for about $1 billion, and will exit the company.
Such is the force & magnitude of this mega-deal worth $16 billion (Rs 1.04 lakh crore), that it changes everything for Indian e-commerce and digital sector. Walmart has been investing heavily in e-commerce, buying portals like Jet.com and online clothing retailers Bonobos and Modcloth much like Flipkart acquired Jabong and Myntra.
Only 14 per cent of its over 400 million Internet users shop online and the number is projected to rise to over 50 per cent by 2026.
"This is clearly an investment for the future, and... is indicative of Walmart's long standing strategy of shifting resources into higher growth potential markets", said Charlie O'Shea, lead retail analyst at Moody's.
Melanoma Monday, free screenings offered
New research shows when melanoma is caught in the earliest stage, survival chances are much higher. Darker skin does contain more melanin which protects skin but only to a certain extent.
Surely, Flipkart can teach McMillon something about how to succeed in e-commerce market place in India and elsewhere.
Walmart said it plans to fund the India deal through a combination of newly-issued debt and cash on hand. Flipkart, Alphabet, Tiger Global and Accel did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Analysts believe more than 500 million Indians will be online by the end of 2018 - Flipkart said that its delivery business, eKart, serves more than 800 Indian cities and makes some 500,000 deliveries every day.
Sachin Bansal, the group chairman of Flipkart who until even a few weeks ago was leading the negotiations with American suitor Walmart, has been left "very disappointed" by recent events that have left him on the sidelines as the company he cofounded a decade ago notched up its biggest milestone, according to people privy to developments.
Shareholders in the United States are complaining that Walmart has given up too much, in return for too little, by paying $16 billion for a website which a few years ago sold books online, and their founders delivered the books on their scooter.
US Special Forces Secretly Involved in Yemen War
The mission began after the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at the civilian airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. Joseph Votel, during the March debate, did say that he had authorization to "help the Saudis defend their border".
The city of Lawrenceville has the lowest prices in Gwinnett with consumers paying $2.47 and $2.49 a gallon at stations along U.S. Their national averages are up by about 40 cents compared to past year , right now the average is $2.81 per gallon.
After all, Instagram and Facebook do heavily rely on the feature and it makes sense that it caters to a wider audience as well. Maybe WhatsApp would allow users to get rid of ads by buying into a premium ad-free subscription for a fraction of the cost.
On Tuesday, police went door-to-door to evacuate residents near two new vents emitting risky volcanic gases in Hawaii. The vents emerged on Tuesday near the spots where lava has been pouring into streets and backyards for the past week.
Fans who sign up will also be entered to win the grand prize on Sunday of a.25-oz gold PLAYERS Championship coin ($330 value). He said switching up where he stays during the week may have made all the difference. "Am I one of them?" he asked Tuesday.
Once they go over 100 devices or plan to roll out a commercial product, they'll have to sign an agreement with Google . Google unveiled its smart display platform at CES, but it left the hardware to Lenovo, JBL , and other partners.
The appearance of toughness, or a reality show facsimile of toughness, seems to matter more than any of our values". Trump's repeated and, at times , vulgar attacks on McCain and his service. "He's not a war hero.
Trump has participated in during her time as first lady , her focus will be the overall well-being of children. At the conclusion of the event, she introduced President Donald Trump who declared May 7 " Be Best " day.
Instead it was the wily veteran, who gave us glimpses of the Paul we fell in love with early in his career in New Orleans. There are scorers such as Eric Gordon and Gerald Green off the bench, plus an energy big in Nene behind Capela.
Ingram, a 2011 first-round pick, has been one of the Saints' key playmakers during his seven-year career. Ingram rushed for 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns last season while also catching 58 passes for 416 yards.
The Professor continued to say that the envelope could measure near about half of the mass of the original star. It even foresees the shine of the vast envelope of substance, which the stars throw out when their life ends.
Joe Burrow To Transfer From Ohio State
Ohio State has all kinds of skill-position toys for Haskins to play around with assuming he does win the starting job this summer. Barrett in the 2016 season and likely would have been the backup again in 2017 had Burrow not broken his hand late in camp.
Shire, Takeda Come to Terms on $62B Acquisition Deal
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Armenia elects protest leader as prime minister
Full stop", the newly elected prime minister said, reaffirming support for human rights protections and an end to corruption. He said his first priority was to organize the first fair parliamentary elections in many years.
Sensex soars 293 points to reclaim 35000 mark
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Invited to the royal wedding? Pack your picnic
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Elon Musk May Be Starting His Own Candy Company
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According to the November statement, Activision Blizzard will officially leave China's gaming market on January 23, 2023.
Blizzard ultimately failed to come to an agreement with NetEase to renew its licensing agreement for games operating in the Chinese market.
According to Reuters Blizzard China tried to reach an agreement until the very end. As late as the beginning of January, negotiations with NetEase were supposed to take place on a contract extension for another six months, however, the terms Blizzard proposed were rejected.
Interestingly, the Reuters agency reported that NetEase considered Blizzard's proposal "inappropriate and commercially illogical".
The failure of the talks means that such titles as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch 2, the StarCraft series, Diablo III or Heroes of the Storm, will soon cease to be supported and available for sale in the People's Republic of China.
It is worth noting that Activision Blizzard has worked with Chinese publisher NetEase Games since 2008, bringing many of its titles to the Asian market over the years.
This is not the end of Blizzard in China
The U.S. giant had already asserted last November - after initially announcing the end of its partnership with NetEase - that the company is looking for alternative ways to bring its games to China. So far, however, no specific information has been disclosed on this subject.
The only Activision Blizzard game that, for the time being, will remain available in China is the mobile game Diablo: Immortal, which operates in the Asian market under a separate publishing agreement with NetEase.
As we reported in November, Blizzard's loss of the Chinese game market, while certainly painful, does not appear to be the beginning of the end for the American giant. According to Activision Blizzard's financial results for the third quarter of 2022, sales in China accounted for only 3% of the company's total revenue.


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Logistics Capabilities for Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery and Distribution
Billions of vaccine doses have to be shipped to inoculate the world in 2021 – 2022 but for forwarders, shots are just a small percentage of cargo to be carried over the next couple of months.
In fact, logistics companies say they are prepared to handle shipments despite challenges like transporting shots in special boxes fitted with GPS trackers as to monitor whether sub-sub-zero temperatures are maintained. Vaccine doses are already delivered to Switzerland, Brazil, the United States, and the Middle East.
Fewer than 100,000 trucks will be needed to transport 8 billion shots, which is about 0.00001 percent of the total number of trucks available. Road transport accounts for more than ¾ of goods shipped, including essential supplies like medicines and food. Shippers say they are optimistic about their preparedness to handle large vaccine volumes during rollout, one reason being a general decline in volumes across industries like automotive and aerospace.
Airlines will be involved in deliveries as well as their fleets have already been repurposed to carry cargo. Forwarders that can move small shipments quickly may also have an advantage as vaccine doses ready for rollout in 2021 will be shipped regularly. In fact, lager volumes will be ready for rollout from January on. Logistics companies will be more actively involved in shipping and distribution in spring when large-scale rollout is projected to begin. Moderna and Pfizer and BioNTech already announced that more than 1.8 billion doses will be ready for distribution in 2021.
Vaccines will be shipped by repurposed airplanes or trucked across Europe, with fleets carrying shots to African countries under humanitarian programs. Forwarders estimate that 1,000 freighters or between 5,000 and 6,500 trucks would suffice to move 11 billion shots.
Shipping companies involved in transportation will use temperature-controlled containers, thermal blankets, warehousing, and refrigerator trailers and trucks. Cold-chain facilities will be built for storage across Europe, Australia, and North and South America. To ensure that vaccines will be kept at right temperatures, major logistics companies plan on boosting their refrigerator and freezer capabilities and adding ultra-cold freezers.
Pharmaceutical-specific fleets can be used for specialized transportation as to meet temperature requirements for different vaccines. Trucking has been used for vaccine shipping and distribution for quite some time, with pharmaceutical companies delivering medical supplies to distribution centres on a daily basis. Time-critical vaccines are also trucked by cold-chain logistics companies which can facilitate large-scale delivery. In some countries, including the United States, regulators already announced plans to grant exemption to hours-of-service regulations as to speed up delivery. The emergency declaration in response to Covid-19 has also been extended to facilitate the shipping and delivery of equipment, medical supplies, and vaccines that are used for disease prevention.
Communication is also key when shipping vaccines that require ultra-cold temperatures. Major forwarders are already fitting their trucks and trailers with cellular devices so that they can communicate with satellites.


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The Australian online holiday booking agency Wotif.com, which focuses on the Australian and Asian markets, says its figures for 2010 show its customers are going bonkers for Bali.
We topped its list of most-favoured destinations for Australians and Asian travellers in 2010, knocking Singapore from the No 1 spot it has enjoyed for three years running.
Hong Kong came in second with Singapore third.
Wotif’s executive general manager Asia, Matthew Varley, said: “Bali has always been a very popular destination with Wotif.com’s largely Australian and Asian following of travellers.
“With the region continuing to expand and improve its accommodation options it has really shown its potential as a travel destination through our site this year.”
Varley added: “One region to watch in 2011 is Indonesia. Bali especially has managed to harness the positive hype around the major Hollywood movie Eat Pray Love, converting many into lovers of Bali. This year we expect travellers’ love affairs with Bali to continue and its booking numbers to keep growing.”
Wotif’s Top 10 destinations, in order, are: Bali, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Koh Samui, Shanghai and Tokyo.
The global travel and tourism industry is extremely optimistic that 2011 will see it leave the global financial downturn behind, according to the latest survey of World Travel Market’s Meridian Club, the industry’s most senior buyers.
Almost eight out of 10 (78 percent) Meridian Club members polled say they are optimistic for the industry’s prospects in 2011.
More than half (54 percent) of the 330 senior buyers polled said the industry would perform better in 2011 than in 2010.
“It’s been a great start to the year so far following on from a good finish to last year,” said one Meridian Club member.
A large majority of the Meridian Club members polled said more bookings had already been made this year compared to recent years.


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Beer-tasting tournament to be held in Kingston
Beer aficionados across the region will be voting for their favorite beer in a 32-beer tasting tournament scheduled for Sunday at the Anchor in Kingston.
March Beer Madness— sponsored by DrinkHV.com, Beer World and Keegan Ales, among others — pits 32 beers together in a five-round beer-versus-beer tasting tournament.
Participants will receive the opportunity to taste all beers, plus two glasses, snacks, food-and-drink specials, free raffles and more.
Tickets are $30.
The Anchor is at 744-746 Broadway, Kingston.
Tickets are available at the Anchor or at Beer World, 1221 Ulster Ave., Kingston.


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It was reported that Apple had planned to launch its low-cost iPhones by the end of March 2020, but the plan got delayed due to the COVID-19 situation. Now, it is being reported that the Cupertino-based company is planning to launch the iPhone 9 series in April
According to a tweet from YouTuber Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech, Apple has decided in an internal meeting to announce the iPhone 9 on April 15. He also mentions that the internal meeting happened yesterday, and the shipments of the iPhone 9 devices will start from April 22.
If we’re to believe Jon Prosser, Apple has been shipping iMacs to select retail employees. These employees have been asked to work from home, and the company is training them in order to offer sales and tech support online to customers. The company will likely launch the new iPhone without a press event and unveil the devices during an online-only launch.
The announcement and launch dates could change due to the deadly virus outbreak, which has also been affecting the development of Apple products and the production of devices in China and India. The company had to close its retail stores in China, the US, and other countries.
The iPhone 9 is expected to come in two screen sizes: 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch. The iPhone 9 and the iPhone 9 Plus will reportedly feature a Touch ID sensor, the Apple 13 Bionic processor, 3GB RAM, 64GB/128GB storage, a 12MP rear-facing camera, and a 12MP selfie camera. The iPhone 9 will reportedly be priced at $399, while the iPhone 9 Plus could be priced at $549.
iPhone 9 update 👀
Per an internal meeting yesterday, Apple is now preparing for an April release.
– Announcement on April 15
– Shipments on April 22
Keep in mind: we’re in the middle of a pandemic, and things could change.
Fingers crossed 🤞 pic.twitter.com/egz8UWXd9F
— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) March 31, 2020


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[In Focus]: Kaws’ ‘Where the End Starts’
The big show this month for your WeChat moments and Instagram is now open at the Yuz Museum. Inhabiting the space somewhere between art proper, proper commerce, and pop culture is American artist and designer KAWS aka Brian Donnelly, exhibiting a show entitled 'Where the End Starts’.
Known for his own characters and his reinvention of cultural icons from Mickey Mouse to The Simpsons to SpongeBob SquarePants, Donnelly’s work has popped up everywhere from Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade to the world’s foremost modern art galleries. And now Shanghai. The show is comprised of over 100 of his sculptures, drawings, toys and ads created in a career than spans two decades and shows no sign of slowing down. Central piece of the exhibition is the towering "Companion (Passing Through)”, ideal for an interesting photo op. SmartShanghai had a buzz through the gallery.


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GHOSTRUNNER Arrives on Nintendo Switch This Month; One More Level Is Already Working on First DLC
Mechanic: Bartosz Sobczak
The Nintendo Switch version of Ghostrunner was supposed to make its debut last month, but that plan has changed, and the critically acclaimed first-person game will now launch on the console on November 10th.
As a friendly reminder, Ghostrunner is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC (via Steam, GOG, and the EGS), with its next-gen edition releasing for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series at some point next year.
According to publisher All in! Games, the team responsible for Ghostrunner is already working on the first expansion for the fan-favourite cyberpunk slasher. Unfortunately, we know literally nothing about the DLC.
The company has also decided to clear up the confusion about the profit split method. Despite the fact that Ghostrunner was created by 3 development studios — One More Level, 3D Realms, and Slipgate Ironworks — and 2 publishers — All in! Games and 505 Games — Realms and Slipgate won't participate in said profits.
Although Ghostrunner is an original title, it needed only one day to recoup all development costs, which suggests that the Cracow-based team is already conceptualising a full-blown sequel to their latest project.


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"Those who have paid their electricity bills using mobile banking certainly do not want to be bothered during their lunch breaks by bill collectors ringing their door bell. I assure you mobile banking users do not want to go back to using cash," Pham Tien Dung, head of the Payment Department under the State Bank of Vietnam, announcing the 2020 Cashless Day on Tuesday, said.
The economy is seeing a shift toward cashless payment, he said. Internet banking and e-wallet use rose by 37 percent and 86 percent last year.
The use of ATMs decreased significantly as a concomitant of the soaring popularity of electronic banking.
Electronic payments for public services also increased significantly as 50 banks linked up with customs and tax agencies as of the end of last year, resulting in more than 95 percent of customs duties and 90 percent of power bills being paid online. Some hospitals reported cashless transactions of 35 percent.
According to a recent survey by Visa, 74 percent of Vietnamese expect their cashless transactions to increase in the next 12 months since the acceptance of cashless payments is increasing and carrying cash will no longer be needed.
Some 37 percent of consumers use contactless payment technology that allows users to simply tap their cards on terminals to make payments, with 42 percent of it done through mobile phones.
Some 85 percent of people making contactless payments do so at least once a week.
The central bank’s Dung said 78 organizations offer Internet payment services, 49 offer mobile payment services and 34 non-banking organizations are licensed to provide payment intermediary services.
Building a digital ecosystem to catch up with this trend would remain an imperative, and banks that are unable to meet the growing demand for cashless payments would lose customers, he added.


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Contentious NJ Bill Heads to Gov
A bill that would allow direct shipping has cleared the New Jersey legislature and now heads to Gov. Chris Christie for his consideration. The legislation would allow both in- and out-of-state wineries producing less than 250,000 gallons a year to ship directly to New Jersey residents and retailers, and operate tasting rooms across the state, reports Asbury Park Press.
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WATCH | Thirsty citizens stand in long queues and sing about reopened bottle stores
“Sivulele singene (let us in). Sangena sangena (we are entering)," sang joyful South Africans as they made their way through entrances at liquor stores.
From Monday, licensed liquor outlets across the country opened their doors for the first time in two months to allow South Africans to stock up on their choice of alcoholic beverages.
Alcohol sales were banned under levels 4 and 5 of the lockdown to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
Under level 3 regulations, licensed outlets can sell alcohol only from Monday to Thursday between 9am and 5pm. Online deliveries are subject to the same days and times.
Many customers braved the cold to queue in long lines from as early as 6am to get their fix.
Here is a snapshot:
South Africans and alcohol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/XyT0tncpvU— Hunadi LadyP 😍😍 (@HunadiLadyp) June 1, 2020
The first customer to buy alcohol, takes a few sips to celebrate his throat freedom. The thirst has been real for too long. pic.twitter.com/aRN2qeJuWB— King of Leon. (@MightiJamie) June 1, 2020
East London alcoholics at Ultra. pic.twitter.com/21cbG1t3pe— Olwethu Sipuka (@osipuka) June 1, 2020


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Move over, Popeyes and Chick-fil-A! Fast-food giant KFC is trialing a new menu item in Pittsburgh and Richmond. The Chicken Donut is a slab of deep-fried chicken sandwiched between two glazed donuts.
Consumers are increasingly seeking novel, crave-able flavor combinations that give them the best of both sweet and savory worlds to create a unique taste experience. Through this test market, KFC is evaluating consumer appetite for bringing this growing food trend to its customers on a national scale.
Business Insider reports on the carb bomb.
The chicken-and-doughnut meal will cost $5.50 for one doughnut and $7.50 for two doughnuts. The sandwich is priced at $6, or as a combo meal for $8. KFC said customers can also add a doughnut — served hot — to any meal for $1.
KFC said in a press release that it was using the test to evaluate whether customers are craving chicken and doughnuts on a national scale.
According to a representative, the doughnuts will arrive at stores already cooked, and when a customer orders them, the doughnuts will be dipped in the fryers and glazed with a vanilla icing to ensure they are hot and fresh.
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TIANJIN, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- German automaker Volkswagen plans to provide more than 400,000 new energy cars for the Chinese market by 2020, according to Professor Jochem Heizmann, CEO of Volkswagen Group China, Monday.
According to the plan, the number will increase to 1.5 million by 2025.
The company announced earlier that it would introduce 15 models of new energy vehicles in China in the next three or four years, to address the environmental protection needs of the Chinese market, as well as 10 models worldwide in the next decade.
New energy vehicles sales of the company are expected to reach 2 million to 3 million in 2025, 20 to 25 percent of its total sales.
China is Volkswagen's largest market. Volkswagen Group China and its two joint ventures delivered 3.98 million automobiles to the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in 2016, up 12.2 percent year on year.


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American events company SFX Entertainment is close to bankruptcy, according to reports.
Responsible for events such as Tomorrowland and Electric Zoo, the Robert F.X Sillerman-owned company's shares have dropped by 61.65 per cent in the last quarter (three months), with a 45.64 per cent decrease in the last week alone.
Currently going through a sale process, a group of investors filed a lawsuit in September over being mislead by Sillerman (pictured), while news of another surfaced earlier this month because of "possible violations of federal securities laws" as the owner attempted a privatisation of SFX.
This is all on top of a major mess at its festival TomorrowWorld in the United States and labels being told they had to wait for royalty payments from Beatport, the online music retailer the company oversees.
[Via: American Trade Journal]


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Futuristic technology company Cosmic Wire has partnered with next-generation NFT platform LEXIT to develop LEXiLAND, an all-new metaverse. Together, the duo has secured a major partnership and will be announcing a massive NFT collection in April during Miami NFT Week.
LEXiLAND is an upcoming novel metaverse that will elevate NFTs to their true potential. The all-new ecosystem will go beyond just acquiring and monetizing virtual land, it will fully embed an interactive NFT Marketplace with NFT DeFi Liquidity.
LEXiLAND will feature prestigious NFT Drops and offer holders and its community with never-before-seen features and perks. By combining world-class entertainment with a highly rewarding NFT Ecosystem, LEXiLAND will make time spent within it fun, engaging, and rewarding.
“The LEXIT partnership with Cosmic Wire will enable us to create bleeding-edge experiences in our LEXiLAND metaverse,” said Amir Kaltak, LEXIT Founder and CEO. “We couldn’t be happier to join forces with Cosmic Wire and catapult the world of NFTs to a new dimension. It’s all about having the right people around you, and Jerad Finck and his A-Player team are the perfect fit for LEXIT.com.”
“Cosmic Wire is very excited to partner with the forward-thinking entity that is LEXIT, led by Amir Kaltak and Katia Zaitsev,” added Cosmic Wire CEO Jerad Finck. “This is just the beginning of our relationship and our shared vision of spatial internet, and experiential Web3 based on the blockchain is trailblazing what’s possible with today’s technology. It’s so very exciting to explore this space, and push into the digital revolution with LEXIT!”


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UCLA Transportation has added 41 electric vehicles to its expanding fleet of eco-friendly vehicles on campus, thanks to a generous gift from the Ray Fladeboe Trust. The donation brings the number of fully equipped EVs in use around the campus to 250-plus.
UCLA’s commitment to sustainability is one of the reasons why Denise Fladeboe Mock, trustee and co-owner of several auto dealerships in Irvine, Calif., decided to give the largest number of vehicles to UCLA Transportation; 41 of the 66 EV vehicles that were donated to universities by the trust went to UCLA.
Valued at more than $400,000, the donated EVs range from electric motorcycles to low-speed passenger cars, trucks and vans suitable for campus roadways.
UCLA Fleet Manager Tim Pfrimmer is developing an allocation process to assign them to campus departments. The vehicles are sustainable and are aligned with the university’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, when used to replace vehicles with internal combustion engines.


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New market research by Nielsen finds that 39 percent of Americans are “actively trying to eat more plant-based foods,” and last year these veg products made up nearly 20 percent of the money U.S. consumers spent on foods and beverages last year.
Leading the way are dairy-free foods, especially cheese and yogurt whose markets grew by 45 percent and 31 percent respectively, and almond milk continues its rise. With consumers increasingly turning away from cow’s milk in favor of healthier and more compassionate options, this plant-based milk market is likely to keep churning out sales.
The Nielsen report further states that sales of produce and vegan products in general are “outpacing total food and beverage sales.”
So, what’s driving the most progress in this massive market? Innovative new vegan products.
According to the report, “Within the plant-based food space, innovation is booming, and an array of plant-based alternatives are posting significant sales growth.”
Time after time, industry research shows that to cash in on the future of food is to offer vegan options increasingly in demand, and Nielsen’s findings seem to agree:
“Whether it be due to health, ethics or sustainability, the proportion of U.S. consumers that adhere to a vegetarian or vegan diet is growing. And that presents notable opportunity for brands and retailers looking for ways to capitalize on specific needs and desires among consumers opting for plant-based food and beverage options, particularly in cases where no or few options currently exist.”
Consumer demand is putting vegan options on store shelves and menus nationwide. Be part of making vegan eating business as usual. Sign and share one of our petitions to these companies today:


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Incubators Aren't Only for Tech Startups
In Philadelphia, what is old is becoming new again, thanks to a 2-year-old incubator that seeks to restore the city’s luster in the fashion trade. The Philadelphia Fashion Incubator at Macy’s Center City aims to recapture the city’s nearly forgotten history with yearlong residencies for designers focused on breaking into the market and staying there.
“Philadelphia has an outdated and old-fashioned image, and [this] is part of a strategy to up our credibility in fashion and retail,” says Michelle Shannon, vice president of marketing and communications at Center City District, the business development corporation that’s a partner in the venture. “You could say it’s a little bit of glitz and glamour, but we have a rich history of fashion in this city, and I think people forget about that.”
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Video game developer and publisher Infant Development Studios (IDST) recently released a video for their new game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, that’s been shared more than 10 million times on YouTube.
The video, entitled “Infant Development,” includes a detailed look at the infant development process and highlights some of the major differences between the two games.
In the video, the narrator describes his “babies” and how he works with them in order to deliver quality content for Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of consoles.
The narrator describes how the process for the infant developers is very different from that of a traditional developer, as well as how they have been able to keep the game fresh and new, as opposed to the typical games made by traditional developers.
In addition to the Infant development process, the video also includes some additional details about Nintendo Switch, including information on how they plan to utilize the console’s motion controllers.
The video also features an interview with Nintendo Switch producer Eiji Aonuma, who discusses some of his experience working on The Legend.
It also features a look at some of Nintendo’s other upcoming titles, including the upcoming Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time, which is scheduled for release on March 3.
Source: New Scientist


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Waste-exporting countries are being forced to get creative — and that includes the U.S.
U.K. grocery store removes 'best before' dates on produce
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How a poop-filled train from NYC wound up in rural Alabama
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While easy to focus on the gross-out factor, the tale of a stranded train filled with sewage sludge shines a light on the complicated afterlife of our waste.
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The ban has sent the flow of recyclables into a tailspin.
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