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TINA has published a disturbing report, framing Youngevity as a continuation of BlackOxygen Organics.
BlackOxygen Organics, or BOO as it was known, was arguably last year’s biggest MLM crash and burn.
BOO marketed Canadian bog dirt, harvested a stone’s throw away from a hazardous industrial waste disposal site. You can probably guess how that turned out.
In October 2021 Health Canada issued a recall on BlackOxygen Organics products due to health risks.
Stop taking these products. Do not administer the products to children or adolescents.
BlackOxygen Organics shut down towards the end of November. Around the same time a class-action was filed against BOO, alleging the company sold supplements that “are dangerous for human use and consumption”.
At time of publication the BOO class-action remains pending.
A month later in December, the FDA confirmed BOO’s products contained “elevated levels of lead and arsenic”.
Unfortunately, US regulators thus far have taken no further action was taken against BOO or owner and CEO Marc Saint Onge.
That brings us to Youngevity, who TINA reports Saint Onge immediately turned to after closing down BOO.
Quoting an email sent out by Youngevity to BOO distributors, TINA wrote in a September 12th report;
After the executive team of Black Oxygen Organics closed their doors, they approached Youngevity through mutual contacts and wondered if there might be an opportunity for us to assist with their displaced Brand Partners and Customers.
They expressed to Youngevity that they still have an interested, tight-knit community, and they’d love to settle somewhere where they can continue to participate in a compensation program. Youngevity has that.
Presumably Youngevity acquired the BOO distributor database from Saint Onge for an undisclosed sum.
Saint Onge might have also sold Youngevity distribution rights for BOO’s banned products.
Accompanying Youngevity’s unsolicited email was a flyer for “Midnight Minerals”, Youngevity’s new fulvic acid product.
TINA reached out to Youngevity and asked if Midnight Minerals was BOO’s banned supplements repackaged. Youngevity didn’t reply.
I had a look into this myself. Youngevity do not provide country of origin information for their Midnight Minerals mask.
The closest I was able to confirm Midnight Minerals is sourced from Marc Saint Onge’s BOO industrial waste polluted bog, was a Youngevity corporate webinar from June.
CEO Steve Wallach featured on the webinar and, pitching Midnight Minerals, stated:
[11:46] Fulvic acid and humic acid are plant acids as well. And they’re usually associated with concentrated plant matter, like our Utah plant minerals.
Like the fulvic minerals from Canada that this product is derived from. That comes from a peat bog in Canada.
All things considered, that’s pretty much confirmation that Youngevity is importing BlackOxygen Organics banned contaminated bog dirt under a different name.
The twist is, while Youngevity had previously launched Midnight Minerals as a skin mask, explicitly stating it was “not intended for human ingestion”, Wallach was talking about a new ingestible offering.
[12:05] This brand new product is not available yet but it’s about to be. So it’s something we’ve been working on for a while now, and so it’s called Midnight Minerals Fulvic Mins.
And this is a consumable product that is in capsule form. So there’s mixing, there’s no flavor … and so this product will be available in a week so.
As of mid September, Youngevity’s website lists Midnight Minerals Fulvic Mins as being in “pre-order till June 30, 2022”.
There are no reviews left for the product, so I can only assume that while you can add Fulvic Mins to your cart, Youngevity hasn’t shipped it out yet.
Whether this is related to the FDA ban or not is unclear. Certainly it’s odd that Fulvic Mins aren’t available two and a half months after Wallach said they would be.
For consumer health though, Youngevity not selling “poison in a capsule” is a win.
But what about the Midnight Minerals mask product?
That brings us back to TINA, who provide evidence former BOO distributors have continued to chow down Midnight Minerals, consumption warnings be damned;
Hell, you don’t even need to leave Youngevity’s website to find an anything but subtle nod to former BOO bog munchers;
That’s from the review section of Youngevity’s website store entry for the Midnight Minerals skin mask, dated April 2022.
To drive home how dangerous things got with BOO before authorities stepped in, we had distributors on social media ingesting the poison, shitting out their intestinal lining and posting photos of dissected feces on social media.
And if that wasn’t horrifying enough, some of the photos were alleged stool samples of their children:
Now we have Youngevity, peddling the same contaminated bog dirt the FDA banned importation of, to the same batshit crazy customer base – because profits.
At the very least there’s an FTC case to answer to here, with respect to Youngevity’s conspiracy to target former BOO distributors, putting consumers at risk and failing to disclose circumvention of an FDA ban on the importation of contaminated bog dirt.
A Midnight Minerals Safety and Use Report, provided on Youngevity’s website, notes the presence of arsenic, cadmium, mercury, lead.
The report pertains to “accidental ingestion” of Midnight Minerals dirt. BOO distributors were literally shovelling this shit down.


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Global Venture Capital Fund Invested in Crypto and Blockchain Hits All-Time High at $6.5B in 3rd Quarter
"The Hash" hosts discuss today's hot topics. A JPMorgan report says CBDCs can save firms $100 billion a year in cross-border costs. According to CB Insights, global venture capital (VC) funding into crypto and blockchain hits an all-time high of $6.5 billion in the third quarter. The fate of the EOS blockchain and International cricket NFTs are about to hit flow blockchain following a $17 million seed round.

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Southwest Airlines Cargo Now Shipping Internationally, Beginning With Mexico
JULY 17, 2018
We applaud Southwest Airlines' decision to expand cargo operations between Mexico City and Houston Hobby Airport. This move takes advantage of Houston's growing logistics expertise and adds strength to the Houston economy," said Houston Airport System Director Mario Diaz. Southwest Airlines Co. Cargo is expanding internationally in its shipping operations, with Mexico City the first port of call and further routes planned shortly.


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Nestle has announced that it is to resume dairy production in various parts of South America in a deal that sees it buy back a number of facilities from dairy multinational Fonterra, as the two companies review their partnership in the region.
Nestle and Fonterra first signed an agreement on dairy production in the continent in 2003, through the joint venture Dairy Partners Americas.
The revised deal will see Nestle take over a number of milk powder production facilities across the continent as well as a liquid dairy business in Ecuador. Fonterra will receive $82.1 million over the next financial year for the value of the assets it is selling.
Meanwhile, Fonterra and Nestle will respectively own 51% and 49% of the cold dairy business in Brazil, giving Fonterra the controlling stake.
Nestle commented that, although the joint venture had functioned well for 10 years, the time had now come to “realign the business in order to better reflect the respective strategies of Nestle and Fonterra in the region”.
Theo Spierings CEO of Fonterra said: “We value our relationship with Nestle and this agreement will see a continuation of our successful partnership”.


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Uber thinks it has come up with a way to calm drunk passengers: a children’s toy.
According to The Guardian, the ride-sharing app is currently conducting an experiment in Charlotte, North Carolina where it leaves the children’s toy Bop It in the backseat of vehicles when they’re out picking up passengers leaving local bars.
As anyone that has even been in a cab with a drunk person knows, sometimes they can get pretty talkative. They might offer advice, particularly about the right way to travel to your destination, that may or may not actually be useful.
The hope with the Bop It game is that your friend who has over-indulged will be so distracted by the game they’ll forget to pester the driver.
“An intoxicated rider who is engaged in something interesting is less likely to be irritable and aiming aggression at the driver,” Joe Sullivan, Uber’s chief security officer and a veteran of Facebook, PayPal and the US attorney’s office in northern California told The Guardian. That means that drivers will ultimately be a little safer out on the roads, and everyone will have a much more pleasant trip.
For now, the toy solution is just out for a test drive in North Carolina. If it appears to be successful, then we may see it head elsewhere as well. Technically, drivers anywhere could purchase their own games (or other distractions) and implement them in their cars as they wish.
In Seattle, some drivers have opted to include rear-facing mirrors in their back seats. Instead of for grooming purposes, the idea is that if riders can see how they’re behaving in a vehicle, they’re more likely to put on their best behavior.


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Nearly a quarter of the food MSU's University Food Services buys each year now comes from farmers and producers in the state. The increased percentage purchased reflects a relatively new emphasis on local food at the university, brought about in part by student wishes, according to Todd Jutila, director of Food Services.
"When we've surveyed the students, local food has been high on their wish list," Jutila said. "They've let us know that it's important."
In 2004, the university developed the "Montana Made Program" program, designed to increase the amount of local products purchased. Since then, the percentage of annual products University Food Services buys from Montana farmers and producers has steadily increased to a record 23 percent in the last fiscal year. Last year, the program also marked a milestone when it surpassed the $1 million mark in local products purchased.
Jutila is proud of what he calls the remarkably high percentage of food purchased in state, given that many institutions have a goal of 20 percent locally purchased by the year 2020.
And, Jutila expects the percentage of food purchased from farmers and producers in Montana to continue to increase. He also attributes the university's local food commitment to a widespread belief that supporting local farmers and producers is important.
"In earlier days, most food came from local farms and producers," Jutila said. "As the population grew, it became easier and cheaper to go to mass producers, but now we're reverting back to buying as much as you can from locals. As time goes on, the availability of local products grows bigger, too.
"We're proud to be keeping more dollars in the community," he added.
Local food tends to cost more, Jutila said, but a perceived higher value and quality of food makes the additional cost worth it.
"It's difficult to site exact numbers because the sources often vary, but any price variance of local foods is outweighed by the health benefits, smaller environmental impact and the positive effect on the local economy," Jutila said.
In addition, some costs can be recovered through savings on transportation, since products purchased closer to town aren't as expensive to ship. For example, recently the university began purchasing food from Towne's Harvest Garden, MSU's teaching farm that is located one mile west of campus on the Montana Agricultural Experiment Station and MSU Horticulture Farm.
University Food Services, which manages all food operations on campus, including residence hall dining, retail operations, catering for special events and event concessions, frequently assesses its offerings to better meet the needs of campus, Jutila said. Other recent University Food Services initiatives are:
Local Food Fair
MSU's sixth annual Local Food Fair is set for Tuesday, April 17. The fair includes guest speakers, discussions and a local food showcase, where vendors, distributors and producers showcase their products.
"There is an important educational aspect to this fair," said Stephanie Hanson, marketing and sustainability manager at University Food Services. "A lot of people don't understand the benefits of local food, and this fair provides great information."
At the start of each fall semester, University Food Services asks the parents of current MSU students to submit their son's or daughter's favorite recipe. Food Services then produces a cookbook with the recipes it receives. (The cookbooks are available for $10 at the cashier's office in Hedges Complex or by emailing Stephanie Hanson at Stephanie.email@example.com.) Food Services also selects several recipes to feature in the dining halls during the week leading up to Parent-Family Weekend. And, several recipes are chosen to become part of the rotating menu in the dining halls.
"A lot of students say this is very impressive," said Michael Kosevich, general manager of University Food Services.
Late Night Bites
MSU students requested that the dining halls be open later in the evenings, Jutila said, so Food Services responded with a new program, "Late Night Bites." Previously, the dining halls all closed at 7 p.m. Now, heavy snacks such as sandwiches, hot dogs, nachos, wraps, soups and pizzas are served in Harrison Dining Hall from 7-10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday.
"The program has been very popular," Jutila said.
Faculty/staff meal plan
Earlier this semester, University Food Services announced a faculty and staff meal plan, which allows MSU employees to eat at discounted prices in the three residence dining halls during breakfast, lunch and dinner. The plans are designed to be flexible, so that faculty and staff may use their plans for meals with colleagues, family members and other guests. Plans may be carried over to the end of the academic year.
Each faculty and staff meal plan includes $25 credit to be used at any retail location on campus, such as the Union Market or Bobcat Grill. A 10-meal plan is available for $92; a 15-meal plan is available for $123; and a 20-meal plan is available for $155. Faculty and staff may visit http://www.montana.edu/ufs/facstaff.php for more information.
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FromSoftware can rub their hands since their latest souls-like is getting a lot of talk and selling like hotcakes.
One week before its release, it’s time to take stock for Elden Ring. A truly anticipated software that has brought together even more players after its release, thanks in particular to strong communication and a very large presence on online platforms such as Twitch or Youtube for example. FromSoftware has succeeded in transforming a genre considered to be “niche” into something much more buoyant, without distorting its identity. A real tour de force. Result: Elden Ring is everywhere.
A historic start for FromSoftware
On Steam, Elden Ring earns a place in the Top 10 most played games on the platform by stalling directly in 6th place with a peak greater than 858,000 players connected simultaneously.
By the way, according to Steam Spy, sales of the game on Steam would have passed the milestone of 10 million units. An astronomical figure, but which is however not completely exact since the organization does not count the profiles of private players, which implies that Steam sales could be even bigger.
On other media, a few countries have started to share their figures, such as Japan which, according to Famitsuregisters a very large start for the game with more than 278,000 physical units (PS4 and PS5) sold on the territory in just three short days. Or the UK reporting that Elden Ring sold over 360,000 copies, physical and digital, in one weekend.
Dizzying statistics for FromSoftware which signs here the biggest startup in its history. On the other hand, we will have to wait a few more days to have the official data, but the success of Elden Ring is indisputableand this, despite some technical problems that are being patched up by the studio.
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In March, Hilary and Jimmy Brady of Wilmington, N.C., ran a so-called daily-deal promotion in an effort to boost sales for their new fashion accessories business, IntheBeanTime.com.
The couple had started the online venture three months earlier and at the time they were averaging just three transactions a day and had no employees. The promotion was for a necklace hand-stamped with any name for 21% off. They sold 144 over the course of three days. The site they used to market the deal, VeryJane.com, took a 25% cut.
Ms. Brady says they opted to use VeryJane over a bigger-name daily-deal site like Groupon.com or LivingSocial.com because it specializes in fashion and jewelry. And while they could have capped sales to a manageable amount on a bigger daily-deal service, they didn't want to risk attracting business they couldn't handle outside of the promotion.
"I didn't want to overpromise and under-deliver," says the 33-year-old. IntheBeantime now has seasonal part-time help and sells about 25 items a day, Ms. Brady adds.
Daily deals are prepaid online coupons that exploded in popularity about four years ago. At the start, deals typically offered steep discounts—in some cases as much as 75% off—and the services made money by charging merchants a percentage of each transaction, often leaving sellers with little to no room for making a profit.
But today many daily-deal services offer merchants more flexibility. Deals can run for any length of time and without a minimum sales requirement, and some services approve of merchants offering modest discounts. U.S. consumer spending on daily deals is projected to hit $5.5 billion by 2016, up from $1.8 billion in 2011, reports research firm BIA/Kelsey.
Daily-deal promotions tend to be highly attractive to entrepreneurs just starting out because they offer the potential for immediate sales and broad exposure. But experts warn the strategy can backfire if executed poorly. Flubs include allowing for more orders than can be delivered on time, buying more inventory than an entrepreneur can sell and offering too big a discount.
Caroline Daniels, a lecturer on entrepreneurship at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., says it never makes sense to structure a deal so the business loses money. At the least, you want to break even."I see new ventures make this mistake all the time and they don't make it twice," she says.
Eric T. Bradlow, a marketing professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, says the goal of a daily-deal campaign should be to acquire new customers and retain them over the long term.
Mr. Bradlow described a recent visit he made with his 16-year-old son to a local restaurant that was offering free breakfasts for a short period. He says his son wondered how the establishment could afford to be so generous. Mr. Bradlow responded by asking the teenager if they would have dined there had it not been running the promotion. The answer was no, because it was their first visit to the restaurant and they had never even considered going there beforehand.
Mr. Bradlow also noted that they paid for some items, including coffee and juice, and that because they enjoyed their visit, they would likely go there again.
Some entrepreneurs say daily deals tend to attract "coupon clients." Yuksel "UK" Sahin, owner of Sanat Hair Salon in New York, says these are customers who are only interested in saving money. "They're not loyal," says Mr. Sahin, 34, who opened his four-employee salon in 2010.
Entrepreneurship experts say there are many reasons why daily deals work better for some merchants than others—including the structure of the deal, when it takes place and the types of goods or services for sale. And, of course, some services charge more—and have larger distribution channels—than their rivals.
Yael Lustmann, 42, says she runs her own daily deals through Facebook and Yelp for her shaved-ice shop so she can cut out the middleman. She recently put up a Facebook post inviting her fans one weekend to buy a four-ounce treat at the normal price of $3.75 and get a second one free. They just had to mention the name of one of her four employees, Chelsea, to get it.
"It's not scientific, but I'd say about a third that came in were first-time visitors," says Ms. Lustmann, who opened Sweet Crush Ice Bar in Los Angeles last August after working for about 10 years as an attorney.
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People's Choice Barber Shop to provide free haircuts Monday
There's nothing quite like a fresh haircut and clean shave.
It's something Nick Nelson, owner of People's Choice Barber Shop, 1200 S. Central Ave., feels all should have access to regardless of circumstance, which is why the barber shop will offer free haircuts to men and boys (the shop is staffed with barbers but no stylists) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday.
"We don't ask for any money that day," Nelson said. "This is our gift to the community," Nelson said.
Donations, however, are welcome.
People's Choice has been setting aside a day close to Christmas to give free haircuts since opening in 2010. Nelson said the event typically draws in 40 to 50 people, as well as a visitor from the North Pole, who is expected to make an appearance in the shop Monday.
"It feels a lot better to get a haircut and a shave," Nelson said of why his shop first started offering free haircuts.
People's Choice has partnered with Hy-Vee, Pepsi and KGRS-FM to put on the event, which will be slightly different than in previous years due to COVID-19. The barber shop has extended its hours of operation to better allow for social distancing, and no more than 15 people will be permitted inside the building at a time. Customers must wear masks until they are seated in the barber chair.


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Industry captains place big bets on new-age tech
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asked top company bosses how they see disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and 5G impacting Indian firms.
Prasad Mandava, MD (India) and VP (Engineering), Akamai
Thoughts on AI (Machine Learning, Deep Learning), Blockchain, IoT, AR-VR, 3D Printing, Automation and Robotics.
All these technologies hold promise in time to come. At Akamai, we’re thinking ahead to 2020 in fact. In the area of blockchain for example, we entered into a partnership with MUFG, one of the world’s leading financial groups, to offer a new blockchain-based online payment network enabling next-generation payment transaction scale and responsiveness. This hyper-scale payment network, powered by an innovative and newly-developed blockchain architecture, is designed to be capable of processing more than one million transactions per second at latencies of less than two seconds per transaction. The underlying blockchain architecture is expected to be extensible to 10 million transactions per second. MUFG and Akamai intend to leverage the technology, built and deployed on the Akamai Intelligent Platform, to offer a new payment network expected to be available in Japan during the first half of 2020.


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Plans for the extra level on Friday Street car park are being unveiled as Chorley Council submits a planning application for the 96-space extension.
The authority has been working on the design for a number of weeks as part of its plans to increase the number of parking spaces in the town centre ahead of work starting on the Market Walk extension.
The move to create extra spaces on Friday Street is in response to feedback from traders and shoppers who would like to see more parking spaces in place before construction starts on the Flat Iron site.
Councillor Alistair Bradley, Leader of Chorley Council, said: “When we committed to building the Market Walk extension earlier this year we said we would get the additional parking in place first and a key part of this has been putting plans together for the extra level on Friday Street.
“We’ve taken feedback on board from residents and traders and have compromised on the number of extra spaces to create wider parking bays making it more appealing to shoppers.
“We know there is a perception that it is out of the town centre but it is actually closer to the new extension than many of the other car parks and we will be doing work to make that walk easier by improving things such as the crossing over the by-pass to make it more pedestrian friendly.”
Planning permission for the extra level was submitted last week and if approved it will provide an extra 96 spaces with a new entrance to the car park off Brunswick Street making it easier to access for motorists.
It is one of a number of schemes to create extra parking with demolition due to start on the Royal Oak site within the next week to make way for extra spaces.
“This work is all part of our plans to get us ready for the Market Walk extension, which will bring a cinema, new shops and restaurants into the town centre and widen the excellent independent offer that we already have,” said Councillor Bradley.
“Not only that the shopping centre provides us with income of £1 million per year, which is allowing us to maintain services and keep council tax rises to a minimum, and the extension could generate hundreds of thousands of pounds on top of that.
“This work is going to improve our town centre, bring in more visitors and at the same time provides a vital income to this authority allowing us to offset the huge cuts in our government grant.
“We’ve already seen the success of the youth zone, which is the first of the major town centre projects to be completed, and the shopping centre extension will help us to build on that success and give our town centre a long term future.”
The council has already temporarily opened up around an extra 100 spaces on the Flat Iron car park to provide extra capacity while the work is carried out on Friday Street and it will be making Portland Street a long stay car park from early June to provide extra long stay parking while Friday Street is out of action.
The planning application is due to be determined next month and if approved work on constructing the extra level would start in July. You can view more details on the planning application here


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Burberry celebrates art, craftsmanship and personalisation at London Collections: Men
The Burberry flagship store at Regent Street now houses exclusive artwork by Luke Edward Hall.
Paul Smith x British Fashion Council: 40 years of punk with Derek Ridgers
The raw and honest photographs at the exhibition are also featured on limited edition Paul Smith’s t-shirts.
Emporio Armani unveils its new EA7 campaign for the Summer Olympics 2016
Get the first look of the full collection, which will be worn by the Italian national team at the Olympics in Rio.


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The Rise of Clothes Remover AI
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology have given rise to a new type of software that can remove clothes from images and videos with startling accuracy. Dubbed “clothes remover AI,” these programs are being marketed as a tool for fashion designers, photographers, and e-commerce sites to showcase their products in a more appealing way. However, the rise of this technology has sparked concerns about privacy violations and the potential misuse of the software.
How Clothes Remover AI Works
Clothes remover AI uses deep learning algorithms to analyze images and videos and identify the outline of a person’s body. It then applies a series of filters and transformations to remove the clothing and reveal the underlying skin and body contours. The resulting images can be incredibly realistic, with details like wrinkles, shadows, and textures faithfully reproduced. Some versions of the software even allow users to adjust the level of nudity, from partial to full.
The Benefits of Clothes Remover AI
For fashion designers and photographers, clothes remover AI can be a game-changer. It allows them to showcase their products in a more visually appealing way, without the distractions of clothing. This can be especially useful for swimwear, lingerie, and other form-fitting garments. E-commerce sites can also use the technology to create more engaging product pages, which can lead to higher sales and customer satisfaction.
The Risks of Clothes Remover AI
However, the rise of clothes remover AI also poses significant risks to privacy and security. For example, the software could be used to create fake nude images of individuals without their consent, leading to harassment, blackmail, or other forms of harm. It could also be used to manipulate images in ways that violate consent or ethical standards, such as removing clothing from non-consenting subjects or altering the appearance of models to conform to unrealistic beauty standards.
The Legal and Ethical Implications of Clothes Remover AI
The use of clothes remover AI raises a host of legal and ethical questions. For example, who owns the rights to images created using the software? How can we ensure that the technology is not used to violate privacy or perpetrate harm? Should there be limitations on the use of the technology, or should it be banned altogether? These are complex issues that require careful consideration and robust debate.
The Future of Clothes Remover AI
Despite the risks and challenges, it seems likely that clothes remover AI will continue to evolve and become more widespread in the coming years. As with any new technology, there will be both positive and negative consequences, and it will be up to society to navigate these complexities. Ultimately, the success or failure of clothes remover AI will depend on how we choose to use it, and whether we can find ways to mitigate its potential harms while maximizing its benefits.


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Shoppers can donate their used and/or unworkable holiday lights at Walmart stores from Saturday, Nov. 17 through Sunday, Dec. 30.
The retailer is once again partnering with Stlouisgreen.com for the Holiday Light Recycling Drive. This year, 98 stores in Missouri and the Metro East area of Illinois are participating in the drive. Recycling bins will be located in the seasonal section of Walmart stores. For a list of participating stores, visit: www.walmartstlouis.com. Stlouisgreen.com, which is a nonprofit organization that promotes sustainability, is collecting the lights. They will be recycled and sent back to manufacturers to be used in new products.
“Last year we collected 64,000 pounds of lights, enough lights to string from St. Louis to Kansas City and back,” said Glenda Fleming Willis, regional general manager for Walmart. “This year, with nearly double the number of Walmart stores than last year, we hope to collect much more.”
Earlier this year, the Holiday Light Recycling Drive received two statewide awards. The Missouri Recycling Association honored both Walmart and Stlouisgreen.com with its outstanding collection program award. In addition, the Missouri Waste Control Coalition gave the retailer and nonprofit organization its outstanding achievement award in the category of environmental stewardship.
This year’s holiday light recycling drive will once again not only protect the environment by keeping lights out of landfills, but it will also help feed the hungry. A portion of the proceeds from the drive will go to Operation Food Search, a St. Louis area food bank.
For more information on Walmart and sustainability, visit: http://walmartstores.com/sustainability.
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December 26, 2013
Tablet computers are so easy to use that even a 3-year-old can master them.
And that has some pediatricians and other health experts worried.
Since navigating a tablet generally doesn’t require the ability to type or read, children as young as toddlers can quickly learn how to stream movies, scroll through family photos or play simple games.
That ease-of-use makes tablets —and smartphones— popular with busy parents who use them to pacify their kids during car rides, restaurant outings or while they’re at home trying to get dinner on the table. And many feel a little less guilty about it if they think there’s educational value to the apps and games their children use.
The devices are expected to rank among the top holiday gifts for children this year. Gadget makers such as Samsung have introduced tablets specifically designed for kids and many manufacturers of adult tablets now include parental controls. Those products are in addition to the slew of kiddie tablets produced by electronic toy makers such as LeapFrog, Vtech and Toys R Us.
But some experts note there’s no evidence that screen time — whether from a TV or tablet — provides any educational or developmental benefits for babies and toddlers. Yet it takes away from activities that do promote brain development, such as non-electronic toys and adult interaction.
They also say that too much screen time has been linked to behavior problems and delayed social development in older children.
Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital, points out that iPads have only been on the market for a little over three years, which means tablet-related research is still in its infancy.
Christakis says educational games and apps have some value if they engage a child and prompt them to interact with the device, but cautioned that if all children do is watch videos on their tablets, then it’s just like watching TV, which has a limited ability to engage a child.
He also notes that parents need be mindful of whether tablet time is replacing more important activities such as sleeping, reading or interacting with adults. He says that while the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than one to two hours of screen time a day for kids over the age of two, he thinks one hour is plenty.
“The single most important thing for children is time with parents and caregivers,” he says. “Nothing is more important in terms of social development. If time with the tablet comes at the expense of that, that’s not good.”


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TThe awards took place at Montecasino where the travel industry was out in force to celebrate and recognise the achievements of peers and partners alike.
EXSA’s mandate is to actively grow and develop the exhibition and events industry within Southern Africa.
“We are thrilled to accept this EXSA award. It underlines the fact that INDABA is globally recognised as Africa’s Top Travel Show and will continue to be for many years to come,” said Sthembiso Dlamini, Acting CEO of South African Tourism.
“An enormous amount of hard work and talent goes into staging this three day showcase and business platform. We accept the award in acknowledgement of the incredible team work and collaboration involved in making INDABA the must-attend trade show for exhibitors and buyers all over the African continent.”
On-site judges look at a wide variety of criteria, including marketing and promotional campaigns. The quality and visual impact of an exhibition are also scrutinised, and this includes registration, signage, staff knowledge, innovation and visitor satisfaction. Functionality, added value, greening and social responsibility all play a role in the judging process, and one of the main questions judges ask is: Who is the target market, and how effectively has it been reached? INDABA scored over 80% in this strict judgment process in order to receive a Platinum Award.
“INDABA is a quality business platform for local and continental product owners to network and do business with credible buyers from across the globe. Beyond that, it is also a platform for delegates to receive the most recent developments on the state of the industry from industry heavyweights,” says Dlamini.
“This EXSA Award inspires us at South African Tourism to push the boundaries in terms of innovation, delivery and reliability. We thank all of our exhibitors, staff members, partners and stakeholders for passionately working alongside us in our endeavor to deliver a travel and tourism tradeshow that exceeds expectations,” says Dlamini.
INDABA 2016 will take place from 7-9 May at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal.
For more information visit www.indaba-southafrica.co.za
Alternatively, you may download the INDABA App from Google or Play store or follow us on Twitter @SATravelTrade #INDABA2016


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Scooters startup Lime is pulling some of its bright green scooters off the streets.
In a company blog post, Lime announced it has removed some of its models of scooters from every city where it operates over safety concerns. Those concerns include scooters' batteries "smoldering or, in some cases, catching fire," as well as some of the scooters breaking apart while in use, according to the post.
It’s unclear how many problematic scooters were in Lime’s fleet or in each city where it operates. A company spokeswoman said in an email Wednesday the company was "unable to offer specifics" regarding individual markets like Nashville.
In the post, the company writes: "Lime takes full responsibility for our scooters. The safety of our riders, [people who charge Limes] and community is our highest priority, and we will continue to hold our equipment manufacturers and ourselves to the highest possible standard."
San Francisco-based Lime launched in Nashville at the end of August, making it the first company to operate under Metro regulations. At the time, Lime had permission to deploy as many as 500 scooters on the city's streets.
The launch came three months after its primary competitor, Bird, was temporarily forced off the city's streets one month after launch. Metro leveraged its full power to get its way, from suing the company to impounding its scooters. At the time, Metro Council had just begun vetting how to regulate the fast-growing startup and its competitors.


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By Mian Rashid Asghar
FAISALABAD:Â Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has stressed for immediate announcement of textile package promised by the Premier to arrest the widening trade deficit as substantial capacity to produce exportable surplus is either fully or partially closed due to high energy cost and other factors concerning cost of doing business.
Commenting on recent export figures in a statement hereÂ on Tuesday, Chairman Pakistan Textile Exporters Association Ajmal Farooq and Vice Chairman Muhammad Naeem expressed concerns over widening trade deficit and shrinking exports. Quoting the figures, they said that countryâ€™s exports plunged by 3.93% to USD 8.18 billion during July-November period of this year, which was USD 334.68 million less than the comparative period of last year. Compared to this, the import bill increased 8.7% to almost USD 20 billion in the same period. In absolute terms, the import bill was USD 1.6 billion more than in the previous year. They termed high cost of production and un-competitiveness as the major hurdles in export growth and if the reasons behind the industrial crisis are not addressed, situation may be alarming further in coming months; whereas drop in exports would have dire impact on economy which is already under pressure.Â Textile industry is facing a serious blow of non-viability; they said and added that in order to rescue the ailing textile industry, the Prime Minister promised a relief package as textile industry had been lagged behind in the region but after laps of months textile industry is still waiting for the relief. Non serious attitude of the policy makers towards the issues of major export industry is badly hitting the economy, they said.
PTEA Chairman Ajmal Farooq was of the view that textile industry is facing a crisis-like situation because the cost of doing business is much higher than regional competitors. Over 30% manufacturing capacity has become idle and productivity has been reduced on account of un-competitiveness. We are losing out share in global trade; whereas competing countries like Bangladesh, India, China and Vietnam are rapidly multiplying their exports just because of the edge they have on the cost of doing business and other incentives offered by their Governments. Pragmatic policies in consultation with stakeholders need to be formulated to reduce the cost of business by fixing rates of inputs in line with competing countries in the global market to create a level playing field, he suggested.
PTEA urged the Government to announce much awaited textile package without further delay in order to avert shortfall in exports, achieve sizeable growth, utilize idle capacity, create jobs and attract investments in the country. This would lead to resurgence of the presently impaired textile industry and reaping the socio-economic benefits for the country through a strong textile industry.


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Japanese media reps find Vietnam’s Da Nang attractive
Representatives of Japanese media agencies have been impressed by the natural beauties of Da Nang during a recent fam trip to the central Vietnamese tourism hub.
File photo of Da Nang by night
While the Japanese arrivals to Da Nang are increasing, Japan is still behind China and South Korea in the city’s top three biggest tourist sources, according to the municipal tourism department.
A Japanese media trip has visited Da Nang to study its tourism environment and potential, as well as touring nearby attractions such as My Son and Hoi An, to promote all of those Vietnamese destinations to audience back home.
The media representatives remarked after the trip that Da Nang is very attractive to tourists from the East Asian country.
Ozeki Masakooszeki, an Asahi TV reporter, said Da Nag looks similar to the Japanese city of Osaka, with similar beautiful landscapes.
Masakooszeki has been to Vietnam three times but it was his first trip to Da Nang. The reporter said his first impression with the central city is the marvelous mountains, seas and beaches, and its dynamic lifestyle.
Mayo Senda, an editor of a local newspaper in Osaka, said the media trip allowed her to have first-hand experience of Vietnam’s friendliless, which she had been told of many times before.
Senda said local people in Da Nang appear to have special friendliness toward the Japanese whenever they see them on the streets. The editor added that it is also great to see Vietnamese people love made-in-Japan products. “Here almost every motorbike is referred to as a Honda,” she said.
Members of the media trip said they will promote Da Nang and nearby attractions to Japanese tourists after the visit.
Still, there are drawbacks the Japanese media representatives urge Da Nang to resolve to increase its attractiveness.
Hideya Nanba, an ex-Fuji TV reporter, said prices in Da Nang are rising, which may affects tourist arrivals.
If prices keep soaring, tourists may think twice before coming to Da Nang, Nanba said. While traveling in the central Vietnamese city is still cheaper than in Japan, tourists may choose Hawaii, which has similar natural beauties but cheaper prices, he warned.
Truong Thi Hong Hanh, deputy head of the city’s tourism department, said relevant agencies will review the price listings of tourism service providers citywide. She underlined however that there have been so far complaint about overcharges from tourists.
It is stipulated that tourist businesses in Da Nang adequately quote prices and any violations such as rip-off will be strictly sanctioned, the official added.
“Compared to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, prices in Da Nang are at average levels,” she said.
A nonstop flight connecting Da Nang and Osaka is slated for launch on August 1, according to the Da Nang’s department of home affairs.
There will be four weekly flights on the new service, hoped to boost Japanese arrivals to the Vietnamese city. Japanese visitors will also be able to enjoy visa waivers when traveling to Da Nang.
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New Apple TV device to appear midyear, report says
Apple plans to unveil a new version of its set-top box — with long-awaited features — at its Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a report. by Don Reisinger · @donreisinger; 20 March 2015 6:08 pm GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin.
Report: New Apple TV Coming in JunePC Magazine
New Apple TV hardware coming this summer, report saysMacworld
Report: New Apple TV with Siri coming this summerMashable
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In today’s news on “the internet is a strange place,” there is a petition online requesting that billionaire Jeff Bezos buy and then eat the Mona Lisa. That’s right: There are apparently people who want to see the world’s richest man eat the world’s most famous painting. The petition is only a few hundred signatures short of its goal.
The Petition To Have Jeff Bezos Eat The Mona Lisa
What started as a joke on Reddit now has a surprising number of supporters. Reddit user Kane Powell started this odd petition suggesting that Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos buy and then eat the Mona Lisa. The famous Leonardo da Vinci painting is currently hanging in the Louvre in Paris, France. Why? According to the petition:
“Nobody has eaten the mona lisa and we feel jeff bezos needs to take a stand and make this happen.”
At the time of writing this, the petition has 9,296 signatures, making it less than 800 short of its 10,000 signature goal. However, the signatures are rising rapidly.
How The Idea Came To Be
According to VICE, the idea to eat the world’s most prized painting, which Da Vinci carried with him across Italy to France, came about in a conversation between some friends in a Maryland Applebee’s.
“From what I remember, some friends and I were all at Applebee’s, kind of when COVID had just started,” Powell told VICE. “Amazon was in the headlines again, and we started talking about how Jeff Bezos should buy the Mona Lisa, just because he has the money to do it, because that would make a huge statement.”
As to why he should eat it Powell doesn’t really know. He says he and his fiancee came up with the idea and thought it was funny. They then thought it would be even funnier if their silly little joke went viral, so Powell created a petition for it and posted it on Reddit. Well, mission accomplished: The petition is making headlines.


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BP offers reward for information on Yakima AM-PM clerk’s murder
YAKIMA, Wash. — British Petroleum, parent company of AM-PM, is offering to pay $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Yakima store clerk’s murderer. The major oil company made the announcement on Tuesday.
Two masked men with guns entered the convenience store on East Yakima Avenue while Vikram Jaryal, 26, was working there on Apr. 6.
After demanding money from the register, one of the armed robbers shot and killed Jaryal around 2 a.m.
AM-PM already offered a $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. The convenience store also raised money for the victim’s family living in India. Yakima County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward, police said.
The total amount of reward money is now up to $9,000.
If anyone has any information, please call detectives at 575-6206 or Crime Stoppers at 248-9980.


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Ever since its launch in 1998 as a distributor of video games, Mitashi has been the frontrunner in its segment. Keeping its focus firmly on the customer and what he wants, it has grown leaps and bounds over the past 19 years to become India’s most premium-value homegrown brand.
In early August, 2017, Mitashi had a grand launch of its spanking new 55’ 4k Curved LED TV, the latest addition in its very successful television range. With the announcement of the launch of its new lines of Washing Machines, Mitashi made its entry into Microwaves and Refrigerators, and completed its consumer electronics portfolio. Mitashi made these big-ticket announcements at its massive partner event, Road to Tomorrow in Mumbai.
After establishing itself as a leading gaming brand, Mitashi forayed into consumer electronics in 2004. By 2014, it was India’s front-running homegrown brand in Flat Panel TVs. With Air Conditioners in 2015 and Washing Machines in 2016, Mitashi further cemented its position. At its Road to Tomorrow partner meet, Mitashi met with its pan-India partners – distributors, city-centric retail chains, organized retail partners and online partners – to chart out its future plans, with the impressive unveiling of the 55’ 4k Curved LED TV. The announcement of its latest new lines of Washing Machines, Microwaves and Refrigerators enthused the gathering, extending Mitashi’s portfolio from Consumer Durables to Home Appliances.
Said Mr. Rakesh Duggar, Founder and CMD – Mitashi, “Today is one of the most special days in the history of Mitashi. Our success story is written with the unwavering support and hard work of all our partners, most of who are present with us today. It’s with them that we have treaded this path of innovation, creating groundbreaking indigenous products. Our latest television, the 55’ 4k Curved LED, is technologically at par with the world, yet economical. We are thrilled to announce the launch of our line of refrigerators and microwaves, thus completing our portfolio as a comprehensive consumer durables and home appliances brand. We’ve always wanted to take slow, but assured steps, never compromising on quality, affordability and service. This philosophy has reaped rich dividends and we are so happy to share it with the entire Mitashi family!”
The event saw Mitashi’s top management, spearheaded by Mr. Dugar, Mr. Hasmukh Gada (Founder and Director) and Mr. Pankit Chheda (Marketing Manager) discussing the brand’s aggressive plans for the immediate future. Long-term strategies were shared too, with the management taking many questions from the partners. Mitashi’s cutting-edge 55’ 4k Curved LED TV will be available at your trusted electronics stores from the month of September. We’d also suggest you keep an eye out for their soon-to-be-launched microwave and refrigerator line, too! Like other Mitashi products, these are sure to be technologically sound and pocket-friendly!


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Over the weekend, Ontario proved that it loves free food.
Mandarin offered its all-you-can-eat buffet for free on Canada Day, July 1, as it does every year. And the turnout at restaurants across the province was unreal.
Lines spanned down sidewalks and around corners, while people huddled under umbrellas to keep out of the hot sun.
If you weren’t one of the brave hearts that ventured out into the world for a free meal yesterday, here’s a peek at what you missed out on.
(That’s if you can call waiting in a hot, busy line for hours “missing out,” at all?)
— Trish (@trish_fergusonp) July 1, 2019
There is a huge lineup near all #Mandarin branchs, offering free buffet for Canadian citizens on Canada Day. Poeple were showed up early in the morning and some might be in line till 8pm. I am not sure if it is a great way of #branding a company. We #marketers can do better. pic.twitter.com/mjC7FfoxIj
— Sherry Saeidi (@sherry_saeidi) July 1, 2019
This was the scene at the Mandarin in Windsor. A 2 hour wait in line roughly 90 minutes before it opened. Complicating things are the heat and humidity…humidex values could be around 40 here in Windsor this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/1kHxA8cG6h
— Tony Annyschyn (@Bowler1961) July 1, 2019
Mandarin buffet is free every Canada Day so naturally Sean and I decided to stand in line pic.twitter.com/lG8aD349PC
— Nerd Ducky 🦆 (@NerdDucky) July 1, 2019
— Chuyenn (@chuyenme) July 2, 2019
— Gabrielle (@Gabyy_217) July 1, 2019
— Clara Morgan (@DrCMorgan) July 1, 2019
— Michael Onesi (@MikeOnesi) July 1, 2019
Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦
To celebrate, here’s what the Mandarin line looks like at Yonge/Eglinton. pic.twitter.com/zSvos3SxPb
— WhiteTiger (@WhiteTigerAE) July 1, 2019


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Pair jailed after dressing up as DPD drivers to reclaim parcels they fraudulently ordered
A pair of con artists dressed up as DPD drivers to reclaim parcels they had fraudulently ordered to people’s houses, a court heard.
Adekoya Adefowora, 38, and Deborah Oyeniyi 23, donned the company's red and grey uniforms before collecting laptops and phones they had ordered to their victim’s homes, having taken out credit in their name.
They arrived at the properties shortly after the real delivery was made to explain that the items had been mistakenly delivered and needed returning and even carried paper work as part of the scam, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
They visited homes across Essex and Suffolk, hitting properties in Colchester, Felixstowe and Ipswich on May 6, 12 and 13 last year, during the height of the first lockdown that saw a huge increase in the number of online deliveries.
They were later pulled over by police in Brentwood who found DPD uniforms alongside four mobile phones, two laptops, a red iPhone along with labels and paperwork displaying details of four targeted households.
The pair were sentenced for seven counts of fraud by false representation after admitting the offences at an earlier hearing.
Prosecutor Steven Attridge said they claimed to be retrieving wrongly delivered electronics, which had all been purchased on finance from electrical retailer AO via an untraceable IP address.
He said: "Persons at the addresses were totally unaware the parcels were coming.
"They would take them, and thereafter, in a matter of 20 to 30 minutes, the defendants would appear, dressed as DPD workers, indicating that the goods had been supplied in
error or delivered to the wrong address."
Mr Attridge said £7,299 worth of the total £8,313 in goods had been recovered, while £17,550 had been applied for in credit.
The court heard how Adefowora's had worked for DPD until being sacked in June 2014 relating to fraudulent activity around the delivery of 49 Tesco mobile phones on his route.
Police found a DPD identity card in his wallet while a further search of his address turned up another DPD uniform and DPD receipt.
Sentencing, Judge Rupert Overbury said: "This was a sophisticated confidence fraud committed over a period of time against a number of individuals, with both of you, I have absolutely no doubt, expecting to make a considerable amount of money."
Adefowora, of Erith, south east London, was jailed for 15 months, while Oyeniyi, of Russell Road, London, was jailed for a year.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook told employees that he was “looking forward to moving forward” after a verdict in the Epic v. Apple antitrust case. In an all-hands meeting with employees, Cook echoed the line Apple has taken publicly on the case, celebrating the company’s legal wins and downplaying its loss on an unfair competition claim.
“If you sort of back up and remember what the App Store is about, the App Store was built to be a trusted place for users so they could go explore and discover apps. It was meant to be a great business opportunity for developers,” Cook told employees, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by The Verge. “Epic came along and wanted basically to be handled in a special way. Our rules are that we treat everyone the same. They ask us repeatedly to treat them different, we said no, and they sued us on 10 different items. The court ruled nine of those in favor of Apple and one in favor of Epic. Most importantly, they ruled that Apple is not a monopoly, which we’ve always known. Apple is in a fiercely competitive market.”
“There were one or two sentences scratched out of an agreement”
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney asked Apple last year to let it include alternate payment methods in its iOS version of the game Fortnite. However, Sweeney said that Epic “hope[d] that Apple will also make these options equally available to all iOS developers.”
Contrary to Cook’s statement that “we treat everyone the same,” Apple has provided special treatment to a variety of app developers in the past. It offered Netflix a special deal where it took just a 15 percent cut of subscriptions sold inside the app, and weighed offering special perks to Netflix if the streaming video company would maintain support for in-app purchases. The company also carved out categories of apps that can bypass its commission for in-app purchases, and blocked or decided not to feature apps it seemingly feared might compete. You can see examples of special treatment for particular developers in our collection of unearthed emails from the Epic v. Apple trial.
Cook is correct, however, that a California judge ruled Apple didn’t have a monopoly in digital gaming transactions — the relevant market in Epic v. Apple. The company successfully avoided Epic’s demands that it open up iOS to third-party app stores and sideloaded apps, and the court said Apple was justified in collecting a commission on digital goods.
Cook didn’t confirm whether Apple planned to appeal its one loss: the verdict that Apple’s anti-steering rules (which restrict developers from telling users about alternate payment options) violate California’s Unfair Competition Law. The ruling orders Apple to abandon the rules by December. Meanwhile, Epic has indicated that it plans to appeal its own losses.
But like Apple spokespeople have done publicly, Cook suggested he wasn’t overly worried. “I think the ruling will be very good to try to put some of the discussions to rest on the App Store. In terms of the one we lost, there were one or two sentences scratched out of an agreement, that was the extent of it. I’m sort of looking forward to moving forward now,” Cook said.


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On Sunday, Ford introduced its highly anticipated all-electric crossover and the first vehicle – the Mustang Mach-E crossover SUV. It comes promising 482 km range and 341 PS of peak power, informs the American automaker in a release.
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT performance models will get an estimated 459 horsepower, Ford claims, from two electric motors, one powering the back wheels, the other powering the front. The vehicle should go from zero to 60 miles an hour in roughly 3.5 seconds, a time similar to a Porsche 911 GTS, something that Porsche claims. Meanwhile, the Tesla Model 3 produces 450 horsepower and will share much of its engineering with the upcoming Model Y SUV.
The SUV has taken inspiration from the muscle car for the styling and performance, and it will compete with Tesla Model Y. Ford. It has also revealed that a GT variant is on the card, which will come churning out around 465 PS of peak power and 830 Nm of torque.
Ford will come with five variants of the Mustang Mach-E, including a Premium trim, a standard version called Select, First Edition, California Route 1 and a GT Performance edition with the mid-3-second range and an estimated 342 kW and 830 Nm of torque.
Ford says the Mach-E SUV is expected to come to market in late 2020. Customers can book the car by depositing $500, informs the automaker in a release.


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Pebble Labs Expansion in Los Alamos Announced
July 10, 2019 – The State of New Mexico is pledging at least $4 million in economic development assistance to Pebble Labs USA Inc. to expand its Biosciences business in Los Alamos into a world-class research and development facility, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Tuesday.
Pebble Labs plans to expand to more than 230 full-time employees. The company is managing research on food and crop safety, public health, and the reduction of the occurrence of vector-born diseases including the Zika Virus. As part of the expansion announcement Tuesday, Pebble said it has reached a breakthrough in substantially reducing disease in farm-raised fish and shrimp throughout the world without the use of antibiotics.
“I am proud to be supporting homegrown businesses like Pebble Labs that are driving innovation and cutting-edge scientific research right here in New Mexico,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “By investing in promising industries like biosciences and technology, we are creating sustainable, high-paying jobs and growing our local economies. This is exactly the kind of business expansion and industry growth that will diversify the state’s economy and keep talented young adults here in New Mexico.”
Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes of the Economic Development Department said the State is pledging $4 million in LEDA (Local Economic Development Act) funds to help with expansion of the Pebble campus, located in the Entrada Business Park. Pebble Labs was formed by a former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist and plans to invest at least $60 million in the next 10 years.
“New Mexico has stepped up with a major investment package to help ensure the success of Pebble Labs,” said Keyes. “The company promises to change the world with breakthroughs in food safety and disease research. The expansion will create good high-paying jobs in New Mexico.”
Keyes said Pebble also qualifies for up to $3.25 million in employee training money from the State’s Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP), a grant that helps reimburse businesses for the cost of employee training. Pebble may also apply for future incentives such as the high-wage jobs tax credit. Both programs have application guidelines and benchmarks that would have to be satisfied.
Los Alamos County is assisting with the issuance of $12.5 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds and will retain ownership of a portion of the property with Pebble, leasing the space back from the county until the bonds are paid.
Full-time workers at Pebble Labs, many with specialty PhD’s, earn about $130,000 and the company will spend $20 million annually. The direct economic impact is expected to be $577 million with over $1 billion in total economic impact, both direct and induced.


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What would it feel like to ride a bicycle from Seoul to Busan?
You’ll get an answer soon, for a group of Taiwanese tourists from Giant, the world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, are here to pedal across the peninsula.
A group of 26 Taiwanese tourists, including Giant CEO Tony Lo, are participating in a long-distance bicycle tour from Seoul to Busan from Sept. 20 to 24.
This tour is part of a pilot program co-hosted by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and Giant, and tour participants will complete the 537-kilometer journey across Korea. Beginning in Seoul, the five-day route includes riverside roads along the Namhangang River, the Saejaegil Road and then along the Nakdonggang River.
After this pilot program, the KTO and Giant plan to introduce another long-distance bicycle tour in China next month. The KTO and Giant will officially launch organized bicycle tours in 2017.
Established in 1972 in Taiwan, Giant accounts for roughly 10 percent of the total bicycles produced worldwide. The firm makes 5.5 million to 6 million bicycles per year.
KTO’s Taiwan branch said, “In Taiwan, there’s growing demand for leisure-mixed tourism, as more and more people enjoy bicycle touring or marathons. For those people, we will continue to develop special tourism packages where they can not only see the sites but also enjoy special experiences.”
The number of Taiwanese tourists who visited Korea between January and July this year hit 477,000, showing a 56.8 percent increase over the same figure from last year.
For Korea, Taiwan is the fourth largest source of tourists, after mainland China, Japan and the U.S. .
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Excerpted from article on Search Engine Land:
"An image search feature that’s often used by bloggers and other content producers has found its way back to Yahoo Image Search.
The company announced yesterday that its Creative Commons/Flickr search filter is available again.
The filter is available at the bottom of the left-hand options menu; clicking “Labeled for Reuse” limits the search results to Flickr images that aren’t protected as “All Rights Reserved.”..."
Read full article here:
Via Giuseppe Mauriello


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Deutsche Telekom rolls out MagentaTV
October 24, 2018
Deutsche Telekom, the German telco, has rolled out its rebranded OTT TV offer in the country. Previously known as Entertain TV, the service will now be branded as MagentaTV.
MagentaTV offers a whole new UI and some 75 TV channels, 45 of which are in HD, as well as catch-up VoD content, for €7.95 per month.
For the first time, the catch-up service will feature content from public broadcasters ARD and ZDF.
MagentaTV is initially available through iOS and Android apps, as well as through Chromecast and the web browser. Additional operating systems will be added in due course, including Smart TV apps.
The IPTV version of MagentaTV, which is available to DT’s broadband customers through a STB will continue provide the full package 300 TV channels.


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South Korean carmaker, Kia has unveiled two new variants of the newly launched Seltos facelift: GTX+ (S) and X-Line (S). Positioned between the premium HTX+ variant & GTX+ and X-Line variants, these new variants fill the gap between the premium HTX+ variant and the GTX+ and X-Line models, aiming to reduce waiting times and enrich the value proposition for customers.
Kia Seltos GTX+ (S) and X-Line (S) variants include ADAS Level 2 featuring 17 autonomous functionalities, along with R18 Crystal Cut Glossy Black alloy wheels, Electric Parking Brake with Auto Hold, and Sporty All Black Roof lining at an extra cost starting from Rs. 20,000
It also features a 6-speaker audio system and a Rear Camera instead of Bose audio systems & the Surround View Monitor featured in GTX+ and X-Line variants of the newly launched Seltos.
Ex-showroom Price (INR)
Smartstream G1.5 T-GDi Petrol
1.5l CRDi VGT Diesel
Commenting on the introduction, Hardeep Singh Brar, National Head of Sales and Marketing at Kia India, said, “The average waiting period on the new Seltos line-up is about 15-16 weeks, which will be cut down to 7-9 weeks with the introduction of these new variants assuring deliveries before Diwali.”
The New Seltos recently surpassed the 50,000 bookings milestone in just over 2 months since its bookings started. The company has witnessed an overwhelming demand for the top-of-the-line variants, contributing 77 per cent to the overall bookings.


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Why Donuts Migrated its Domain Registry Business to AWS
John Sage, the VP of IT Operations at Donuts Inc, knew he wanted to migrate the company’s servers and registry platform off of their legacy technology stack. He didn’t know exactly how many engineering hours it would require or how long the process would take, but he did know one thing: They were moving to AWS.
“We’re an innovative registry that’s committed to providing the best platform and technology stack to serve our customers,” Sage says, “and we felt like AWS was by far the best fit.”
Donuts, which owns and operates over 242 generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) like .news, .live, and .games, has been working as an accredited registry for about a decade with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which has operated the address system for the internet since 1998.
In 2013, ICANN authorized an increase in the number of internet domains. In addition to the traditional top-level domains such as .com and .net, the organization added thousands of new extensions. Donuts Inc, co-founded by industry veterans such as Paul Stahura, snapped up hundreds of the new gTLDs and staked the company. “Essentially what we did is expand the real estate of the internet by leaps and bounds by adding those extensions,” says Sage, who oversees Donuts’ Cloud, Infrastructure, BI and Data Warehouse teams. “There’s so many different options available today for customers and brands who want an online presence.”
The company sells its gTLDs through marketplaces like Name.com, one of many Registrar’s that sells top-level domain names directly to consumers. They make API calls to the Donuts registry platform to ensure that the specific domain is available, and if so, assigns it for the end customer as they complete the purchase. This process could be happening from multiple different marketplaces at a time, so Donuts’ architecture has to be nimble yet straightforward. From Sage’s point of view, Donuts “needed to build on a modern technology stack that’s stable and organized,” and AWS more than fit the bill.
While Donuts does take advantage of many of AWS’s core offerings, the team also has found ancillary services useful as well. “From AWS Systems Manager, to Control Tower and Landing Zone, we’ve been able to build various business units and expand our footprint while maintaining a high degree of segmentation and standardization on the security and operations side,” says Sage.
The migration process brought many important questions to the forefront for Sage and his team. How do I architect the business in the cloud today? How do I maintain the same level of security standards and operational control on the authentication side ? How do I logically separate those? How do I run them efficiently? Per Sage, “We found that Amazon had the most experience and the most maturity. It has hundreds of services that provide us some much-needed flexibility for optimization, as well as agility to deliver new services.”
To help with the migration, Sage and his team had the help of dedicated AWS Solutions Architects along the way. “It was great to have that support and someone to answer our questions,” he says. But Sage’s biggest rave is for the platform itself. “Everything’s automated, which is phenomenal. I can spin up a new account with Landing Zone and CloudFormation, and I’ve got all my networks automated and mapped out logically based on the account and business unit. That has allowed us to basically deploy dozens of accounts programmatically and still maintain a centralized IDP,” he says, “and Amazon was the only one that really provided that level of functionality.”
Donut’s business stands in a commanding position, while not many may know it by name. “There’s only one place to get a domain on our extensions, and that’s to talk to the Donuts registry through our channel partners.” Sage says, “Our platform on AWS holds the definitive source of truth for the internet for those extensions. We’re very excited about the future we’re creating for consumers to build the best online brands and services using the top domain extensions available.” Indeed, Donuts—and the domain industry, for that matter—are a bit like AWS: the backbone of the internet that the layman might not think about but are critical to making everything run.


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KALAMAZOO — A down economy is a good time to start a resale business, a franchising company argues.
And Winmark Corp. — the company behind Plato’s Closet, Play It Again Sports and two other retail stores — is looking for franchise operators in Southwest Michigan.
The economy is “bringing more attention to being value-conscious,” said Pete First, director of franchise development for Minneapolis-based Winmark. “More people are paying attention to where they can get the most bang for their buck.”
Winmark likes to place stores in communities with a large percentage of families, First said. And Kalamazoo and Portage meet that requirement, he said.
There are also many commercial developers looking for tenants for their properties in Southwest Michigan, he said.
“We’re getting calls from developers all the time,” he said. “We’re one of the few companies opening stores.”
First said the company would like to find a one or more franchisees to open in the Kalamazoo-Portage area a Play It Again Sports, which sells new and used sporting goods; used children’s clothing store Once Upon A Child; and used music equipment store Music Go Round. Winmark has a Plato’s Closet franchise in Portage that’s been open for several years.
The company opened a Once Upon A Child in Battle Creek at the beginning of this year, First said.
Opening one of Winmark’s franchises requires an initial franchise fee of $25,000, First said. Total investment is between $200,000 and $250,000 for the two clothing stores; and closer to $300,000 for Play It Again Sports and Music Go Round.
On average, Plato’s Closet stores have $825,000 in annual sales. The other stores average sales between $650,000 and $725,000 a year. The company has about 900 store franchises systemwide.
“These aren’t your small thrift stores, First said. “They are true high-volume retail stores.”
Winmark has been opening about 50 new stores a year for the last five years, First said.
For the first six months of the year the company posted net income of $4.5 million, up 73 percent over the same period last year, according to company financial statements.
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Northern Ireland Independent Retailers Association (NIIRTA) has expressed disappointment over the DOE Minister Mark Durkan’s decision to approve a large out-of-town supermarket development in Strabane.
NIIRTA believes that the Minister’s decision to grant planning permission for this site and another in Carnbane outside Newry was “not only a complete contradiction of his Department’s policy, but also at variance with his own party’s 2014 manifesto” which stated that it was “imperative to protect and enhance the viability of town centres and make them the preferred option when planning decisions are made”.
It also questioned the Minister’s decision given he had previously championed a new draft Planning Policy, which sought to adopt a ’Town Centre First’ approach to major retail applications.
Chief executive Glyn Roberts said there were suitable alternative sites for both developments and that the supermarkets will take trade away from already struggling town centres.
“Northern Ireland has the highest shop vacancy rate in the UK and if he continues to grant permission to out of town retail hypermarkets this figure will continue to grow,” he said. “Does Mark Durkan really want that as his ministerial legacy? Does he want to be remembered as the Minister who presided over the decline of our town centres and as a supporter of out-of-town hypermarkets?”


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Legendary game designer Peter Molyneux, creator of classics like Black & White and Fable, has taken his first foray into mobile today with Curiosity, an app for iOS and Android devices that asks the world as a collective whole to come together and work on solving a central problem – not a complicated one, mind you: users need only chip away at layers of a cube by tapping their devices. But Curiosity isn’t really a game, it’s a first step for Molyneux towards exploring the possibilities of what mobile devices can really change about game mechanics and experiences.
I spoke with Molyneux about Curiosity and he chose it as the first product to come out of 22Cans, his new independent mobile development studio.
“The concept is, ‘Is the power of Curiosity enough to drive the world?,'” Molyneux explained, describing Curiosity’s conceptual origins. “Because now, mobile connects people together in a way we’ve never been able to before to solve a mystery and the mystery is what is hidden inside this big, black cube. Initially it’s black, but as it gets chipped away, there are going to be many images that are going to be coming across the cube, but what you do essentially is just chip away. Is just the power of mystery enough to drive people to find out what’s in the center?”
And in early testing, in fact, Molyneux and his team discovered that curiosity alone actually wasn’t strong enough incentive for a large number of players, who were content to watch and wait, but not participate. There was a strong tendency for players to act as observers, letting others do the labor required to unveil the mystery at the center of the cube.
“Some people, maybe a majority of people will just look at the cube and say, ‘Yeah, that’s pretty cool. I’ll let everyone else do the hard work and then I’ll just jump back in at the end and I’ll be the one to claim the price. I’ll just sit back and watch,'” Molyneux said. ” That was a fundamental flaw because obviously, it’s empirically unfair to the people that work hard.”
To defend against this tendency, Curiosity now offers some additional complexity to motivate players who contribute, in the form of coins. The coins are earned through tapping, and operate as in-game currency, allowing players to unlock additional items that make the process of deconstructing the cube easier or faster. Molyneux says the coins opened up a lot of experimental potential in terms of game mechanics, too, since 22Cans could eventually offer them as in-app purchases in exchange for real money, or change up the rewards you can unlock with them at any time to see how game dynamics are affected.
“The other thing that’s incredible about this experience is that we have the power,” Molyneux said, detailing the dynamic mechanics of the game world. “It is kind of like a power and we could remember that this is what games and experiences are like on those. We have the power to change any aspects of the cube. We can speed it up. We can slow it down. We can add features and we can do that dynamically. So if you were tapping on the cube now, I could say, ‘Okay. I’m going to choose you and give you a bonus or change some of the rules there.'”
Estimates from the 22Cans team about how long it would take users to reach the center range from two days to a year, but personally Molyneux is hoping it’s more around the three month mark, so that users get a decent amount of play experience out of the Curiosity world, and the pay-off feels well-earned. As to what that pay-off is, Molyneux is keeping mum, and in fact says even his wife doesn’t know.
“It has to be something that you and me and journalists and consumers and the biggest tappers in the world judge as being amazing,” Molyneux said about the secret locked in the cube’s center. “It’s taken me many years to think what that could be. What is in the center of the cube is truly amazing. It’s truly unique and I believe life changing for anybody, for the one person who discovers what’s in the center of that cube.”
The reason Curiosity and 22Cans are focused on mobile are its unique benefits. They’re portable, they support persistent environments, and they’re connected to the world in a way that any other gaming platform in the past has not been. Molyneux thinks the combination is perfect for creating unique experiences, that truly change gaming paradigms.
“I think Google have done a fantastic job. Apple have done a fantastic job,” he said. ” I think games can do a fantastic job as well, and that means thinking about entertainment experiences [as opposed to traditional games], which is empirically impossible to do on consoles. I’m not saying it’s utterly impossible, but it’s incredibly hard.”
Ultimately, Curiosity is a playground of experimentation, and one that will help Molyneux and 22Cans develop more complete and rich mobile gaming experiences in the future. He said to expect announcements about future developments from the studio in the very near future, but in the meantime, there are 64 billion cubes that need chipping away (so long as you can get through to the game’s servers, which are apparently not faring well under launch window demand), and a mystery lying at their heart.


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Here at Family Business United we are always looking for ways to celebrate and champion the family business sector across the UK. We are delighted to be able to launch the new #ProudBritishFAMILYBUSINESS campaign to continue to recognise the importance of family businesses across the UK.
A campaign pack has been created that includes a customisable news piece, badge for use on websites and marketing collateral, and banners for use on social media for those supporting the campaign.
Family Business United is a community of family businesses from all corners of the UK which collectively celebrate being a family business as part of their identity and their narrative which drives their ambition and purpose. We encounter so much pride and passion from family business members each and every day and wanted to create a campaign that works for them all, irrespective of size, sector, region or age.
As Paul Andrews, Founder & CEO of Family Business United explains, “Family businesses are passionate about what they do, their history and heritage and the journey that continues. They want to flourish for generations to come and many seek solely to pass the business on to the next generation in a better state than it was when they took it on. Innovation and entrepreneurship are at the heart of what they do as they seek to remain relevant for the world in which they operate today, and to remain so for the future. There is so much pride in all that they do that we have created this campaign to recognise their endeavours.”
“We are asking family businesses across the UK to get behind the campaign and help us to continue to amplify the family business voice and encourage more recognition for the sector. There are more than 6 million family firms across the UK today and they all deserve to be recognised for what they do, day in and day out. This campaign is for them all.”
Family firms signing up to this campaign will receive:
- The exclusive campaign logo to use on their websites and marketing collateral
- Banner for use on social media posts
- Campaign pack to include a news story that can be tailored with customised comments
- Suggested social media posts
- Engagement on social media using the campaign hashtag #ProudBritishFAMILYBUSINESS
- Profile and support from the team at Family Business United
Anyone wishing to receive the campaign pack is asked to make a donation to support our endeavours on behalf of the sector and a campaign pack will then be sent out to enable full participation.
Find out more and sign up to receive a campaign pack here
As Paul concludes, “We are constantly seeking to raise the bar for the family business community across the UK and this latest campaign will really help to put family businesses on the map and help to amplify the collective family business voice. We love what we do and it is a pleasure to champion such a vibrant sector and we are looking forward to seeing the impact of the #ProudBritishFAMILYBUSINESS campaign and engaging with all the businesses that get involved.”


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The Co-operative Bank PLC has confirmed that Liam Coleman, CEO at the bank, will be stepping down from his position.
Liam has been at the bank for five years and served during the completion of the successful recapitalisation process last year.
The bank’s board said that he would remain in situ as the search for a successor progressed, with further announcements made in due course.
Liam said that he felt a great sense of achievement in how much it had collectively delivered both to address the fundamental issues the organisation faced in 2013 and to reshape the business around its retail customers.
“This is a great bank with a strong customer base and distinct brand and the progress made means there is much to build upon.
“However, having successfully completed the recapitalisation process last year, I feel it is now both the right time for me and for the business to look to new leadership for the next stage of the journey.
“In the meantime, though, it remains very much business as usual in delivering on our plans and the level of service our customers expect of us.”
Bob Dench, chairman at the Co-operative Bank, said that under Liam’s tenure, the bank had become stronger and more resilient on many levels.
“The achievements have provided the platform to move forward with our plans to achieve a sustainable and profitable Co-operative Bank.
“I would like to thank Liam on behalf of the board for his significant contribution.
“Our priority for the next phase is further to rebuild the bank’s competitiveness as a genuine alternative for customers.”
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Beijing- and Singapore-based Tiger Brokers’ new text-generating AI chatbot uses the firm’s content library and access to paid sources. This data can enable timely and informative responses including, but not limited to, listed companies' profiles and data, an ocean of financial knowledge and investor education materials, and market and stock insights, Tiger Brokers said. The offering is available for English, Mandarin and Cantonese speakers – more languages will come. At present, TigerGPT is being publicly tested before it officially goes into its Tiger Trade app.
Tiger Brokers, which was founded in 2014 and is listed on the Nasdaq market in the US, is an example of the kind online financial business that is determined to win the prizes that modern tech, such as AI/machine learning, can hopefully offer.
"To eliminate the overwhelming feeling our users get due to mountains of scattered data and information, we do believe our TigerGPT feature can bring a breath of fresh air deeply valued by users, by addressing various queries on investment research, quenching curiosities of specific stocks and industries, and presenting the very piece of information needed in a well-articulated and highly-pertinent manner – all the factors needed before making informed, efficient and smart investments,” Wu Tianhua, founder and CEO of Tiger Brokers, said in a recent outline of the offering.
And besides its AI work, the business has also been building wealth management services, it told WealthBriefingAsia. Its wealth management product line consists of Fund Mall and Tiger Vault.
Fund Mall, the first product from the business, was launched in March 2020. It gives access to more than 1,000 global public-offered funds, and these include money market funds, bonds, and equity funds denominated in different currencies. The Tiger Vault offering, meanwhile, upgrades on Tiger Brokers’ previous cash management solution, Cash Plus, in which investors can invest idle cash in their accounts in money market funds.
“Currently, we are still in the pipeline of designing products and services tailored to high net worth clients,” the firm told this publication.
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For Fund Mall, users can buy the funds for $100 (currency for each fund may differ) and there are no sales charge and platform fees, Tiger Brokers said.
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“Technology and market volatility are bringing growth to a new generation of platforms, and asset classes. Opportunity always rewards those who are flexible enough to level up their R&D capability and move as fast as investors and users need,” the firm said.
Tightening rules on overseas
Tiger Brokers has also had to delist its trading platform, called Tiger Trade, from app stores in mainland China following moves by Chinese regulators.
In a story published on 16 May, the Wall Street Journal said that Futu Holdings and Up Fintech Holding, aka Tiger Brokers, planned to remove apps from online stores in China that allow their customers to trade stocks overseas. The WSJ quoted an unnamed source.
Tiger Brokers made the change to comply with the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s requirements on its cross-border operations in the country, and that its existing clients wouldn’t be affected by the change.
The WSJ quoted Futu in a regulatory filing as saying it would remove its Futubull app in the country starting 19 May, and that existing clients in mainland China can still make trades on the app afterwards.
“Starting from 18 May, 2023, Tiger Brokers will delist its trading platform (Tiger Trade) from app stores in mainland China, in a move to adjust the app's update route and comply with the China Securities Regulatory Commission's rectification guidance on the company's cross-border operations in mainland China,” the firm said in a statement emailed to WealthBriefingAsia.
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Interior loox very well, good materials. Almost too good and too expensive for a mere successor of the F6.