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Night time scare leads Calgary moms to create Toddler Monitor
Busy toddlers keep their parents on their toes during the day as they explore everything going on around them but a few are just as active at night.
This is what happened to Krista Teare when she went to check on her two-year -old son Declan in the morning and found him sleeping with the sprinkler that had been on their porch the night before.
“At first I was like this is kind of funny. What a weird thing to be sleeping with but then I realized he’d been out of our house in the night and he brought this back in and I was terrified,” says Teare.
She immediately went on-line to try to find a solution but there wasn’t anything on the market that could help her and the idea of the Toddler Monitor was born.
Teare and her friend Lisa Caruso Ruigrok began working together on this product.
Through friends they were introduced to an industrial designer in Calgary and he helped them come up with the concept and how it would work.
“We did some research to think about what we thought it should look like and then we did a bit of an RFP to find companies in Canada that would do a project like this and we landed in one out of Ottawa,” says Teare.
“It’s a super simple motion sensor device enclosed by plastic and silicon so it’s super safe for kids and super easy to use,” says Caruso Ruigrok.
The Toddler Monitor device around a doorknob and you simply download the app to your phone and anytime the monitor is moved; an alert is sent to your phone.
There may also be a secondary market for this monitor.
“Another use for this product is adults Alzheimer's or dementia, adults with disabilities so a device that helps their caregiver monitor their movements,” says Caruso Ruigrok.
They started their kickstarter campaign just last week and already have $20,000.00 in sales from all over North America and Europe.
Production on Toddler Monitor will begin in a few months and they hope to begin shipping the first 5,000 units in July.
Initially, Toddler Monitor will be sold on-line but Teare and Caruso Ruigrok hope to be selling Toddler Monitor in retails stores across Canada next year.

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New Delhi: India’s retail inflation surged to 6.30 per cent on account of higher food and energy prices in the month of May, over and above the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) threshold of 6 per cent. Inflation, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), for the month of April was revised to 4.23 per cent from 4.29 per cent.
As per the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Monday, this is the first time in six months that the CPI data has come over the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) upper margin of 6 percent. Prior to this, the CPI came below the 6 per cent mark for five consecutive months.
Food inflation accelerated to 5.01 per cent in May, as compared to 2.02 per cent in April. The government has asked the central bank to maintain retail inflation at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side for a five-year period ending March 2026.
In separate data released earlier today, wholesale price-based inflation hit an all-time high of 12.49% in May. It stood at 10.49% in April. This is the fifth straight month of an uptick in the WPI inflation. Low base effect also contributed to the spike in WPI inflation in May 2021. In May 2020, WPI inflation was at (-) 3.37 per cent.
This is the fifth straight month of uptick seen in the wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation. In April, 2021, WPI inflation hit double-digit at 10.49 per cent.
"The high rate of inflation in May 2021 is primarily due to low base effect and rise in prices of crude petroleum, mineral oils viz. petrol, diesel, naphtha, furnace oil etc. and manufactured products as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year," the Commerce and Industry Ministry said.
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Restaurant giant Yum Brands to phase out EPS packaging by 2022
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After being lobbied by a non-profit organization, Yum Brands – which owns the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Kentucky Fried Chicken global restaurant chains – has also committed to making all of its packaging fully compostable or reusable by 2025.
After being lobbied by a non-profit organization, quick service restaurant company Yum Brands will eliminate the use of expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging – better known as Styrofoam – worldwide by 2022.
The company has also committed to making all of its packaging fully compostable or reusable by 2025.
A shareholder proposal filed by non-profit As You Sow urging the company to phase out EPS foam among other actions to improve packaging sustainability was supported by 33 per cent of shares voted with a share value of US$7 billion in 2019.
Yum Brands owns the Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Kentucky Fried Chicken global restaurant chains. Collectively across its brands, it has over 49,000 locations, making it the largest quick-service restaurant company in the world.
EPS foam is used mostly for side dish take-out containers in about 40 of Yum’s global markets, including 4,000 U.S. locations and 2,700 non-U.S. locations.
As You Sow previously lobbied for change at McDonald’s. In 2017, similar As You Sow proposals received support from 32 per cent of McDonald’s shareholders, causing McDonald’s to agree to eliminate foam packaging by the end of 2018.


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There's something new happening in the music world that might actually help bring a reluctant record industry into the 21st century.
Six retail chains are teaming up to offer customers digital music, both in their stores and over the Internet. The six -- Best Buy
Why might this be revolutionary? For one, the record labels have been extraordinarily inept at offering consumers a viable alternative to Napster-like download sites, such as KaZaA, Morpheus, and WinMX. Sony
Echo, on the other hand, has some advantages over the labels' offerings. For one thing, consumers will be able to download music piecemeal, without a subscription. Echo will also market to consumers in stores, and it has the ability to combine traditional CDs with digital downloads in creative ways. "I might buy a Sheryl Crow album, and then get two or three more downloadable bonus tracks for free," Yankee Group analyst Michael Goodman told Forbes.
Finally, the labels face tough regulatory issues. While some have teamed up, it's not feasible for the entire industry to get together and set prices. Yet Echo, run by retailers who will set prices independently from each other, has the potential to offer music from all labels.
That brings us to this story's big catch (and you just knew there had to be one, eh?): Echo still needs to work out licensing agreements with the labels, and total success is no sure thing.
Common sense says the labels should see the potential of Echo (it can offer consumers something they might actually pay for, and it might be a partial answer to the rampant pirating on the file-swapping services) and deal in good faith. Yet the industry -- spearheaded by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) -- has been extremely reluctant to embrace common sense when it comes to this issue. Perhaps Echo will change all that.


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Digital transformation is on the mind of all CEOs today and to help move their organization further along their digital journey, they are hiring chief digital officers (CDOs). Here are 6 newly-minted one.
American International Group has appointed Michael Lewis as chief digital officer, reporting to Philip Fasano, executive vice president and CIO. Lewis is responsible for designing and delivering enterprise-wide digital capabilities and solutions focused on improving overall business performance, and enhancing the customer and employee experience.
Target has appointed Jason Goldberger as its chief digital officer and president, Target.com. In this newly created role, Goldberger is responsible for enhancing Target’s digital experiences and developing new digital capabilities.
Morgan Stanley has appointed Naureen Hassan as chief digital officer for Wealth Management, reporting to Jim Rosenthal, Chief Operating Officer.
In this new position, she leads the strategy and marketing of digital tools and platforms serving the firm’s 16,000 financial advisors and 3.5 million clients.
Digi Telecommunications has appointed Praveen Rajan as chief digital officer, reporting to CEO Albern Murty. Rajan heads a new division, Digi-X, responsible for constructing digitally adjacent businesses and competencies.
NPR has appointed Thomas Hjelm as chief digital officer, reporting to NPR President and CEO Jarl Mohn. It is a new position for NPR, focused on digital innovation and anticipating and reaching out to audiences wherever they happen to be and however they’re getting their news.
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has appointed Tom Andrus as chief digital officer and executive vice president, reporting to President and CEO Jonathan W. Simons, MD. Andrus oversees the foundation's increasing digital presence.


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One of India’s largest family businesses is keeping observers guessing on succession, despite speculation in the Indian media that a successor has been chosen.
Holding company HCL Corporation, which controls a number of telecoms and IT businesses, would not confirm that Roshni Nadar will succeed her father Shiv Nadar as chairperson. That’s despite a report in the leading Indian newspaper the Hindustan Times saying Roshni, 31, will succeed her father.
A spokeswoman for the family told CampdenFB that HCL could neither deny nor confirm that only-child Roshni Nadar would take over from her father.
“From our perspective there is no story at all. It is a conversational piece of news,” said a spokesperson, referring to the Hindustan article. “HCL is a holding company and a family-owned entity. It is natural to talk in passing about it being received by the next generation.”
The spokeswoman added: “Roshni has no operational involvement in either of the subsidiary company, both of which are professionally controlled. Her major involvement in the company is through the [Shiv Nadar] foundation.”
HCL Corporation is the holding company of two publicly listed firms: HCL Technologies, India’s fourth-largest software services firm, and HCL Infosystems, a hardware company manufacturing personal computers and tablets. Current chairman Shiv Nadar established HCL in 1976 as one of India’s first garage start-ups.
The Nadar foundation is an Indian education initiative. Roshni holds an MBA in social enterprise and has also been involved in brand redevelopment across the HCL group.


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From Monday 29 July 2019, bin collection dates will change for the vast majority of Angus residents.
This is as a result of a shift pattern redesign for bin collection staff that was instrumental in finding a solution to April’s industrial dispute.
With the introduction of new shifts, household bins will be emptied from Monday to Thursday, between 7am and 4.30pm.
The vast majority of households will see one or more changes to their bin collection day and some will see a difference to the weekly pattern of when their respective bins are emptied.
Letters and calendars are being mailed out to households to advise them of the changes and their specific collections dates.
Households will also be able to view their updated calendar on this the Bin Collection Days of this website from Friday July 26.
Where the collection week of a grey and a purple bin is being swapped – resulting in an initial delay on regular collections, people will be able to leave out up to two extra bags beside their purple bin.
Communities Convener, Cllr Mark Salmond said: “I fully appreciate that these latest changes follow soon after a redesign of the shifts that was made in April and aimed at delivering necessary year-on-year savings. Residents will be well aware that those changes were met by an industrial dispute that caused disruption and inconvenience across Angus.
“The new shift patterns mean that bins will no longer be collected in the evenings and essential savings will still be delivered through measures including more efficient use of our collection crews and reducing the vehicle fleet.
“Change after change can be challenging but we are pleased to have found a solution that represents a positive outcome for everyone involved. There will be no reduction in the service provision and I am very grateful to all residents in Angus for their patience and understanding.”
Please remember to put the Right stuff in the Right bin. Putting the wrong items in the wrong bin costs Angus up to £1million per year. Visit www.angus.gov.uk/recycling to find out what should go in each bin at home.


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Bezos touts new members for Amazon Prime
Amazon's strategy with its Internet sales is the same that it's taking with its streaming service -- grab members, deal with profits later. The company's third-quarter report revealed that Amazon Prime's membership program is expanding rapidly, which will hopefully help the company snag a large share of the streaming market.
“We signed up millions of new Prime members,” Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in the third-quarter financial release. Amazon tends to be very private about its numbers when it comes to its Prime program, however it needs to start touting its popularity if it wants to catch up with other streaming services like Netflix. Prime members are able to take advantage of Amazon's streaming content for a yearly fee. Amazon is already a key retailer for media sellthrough of DVDs and downloads. The third-quarter North American media revenue, which included movie discs, electronic sellthrough, music, video games, and books, increased 18% to $2.6 billion.
The proliferation of mobile devices is helping to push Amazon's streaming service. It also helps that the company is responsible for selling the devices consumers are using to consume the content. In the quarter, the company released an updated version of the Kindle Fire called the HDX to go up against competition from the Apple iPad and Microsoft Surface. Amazon CFO Tom Szkutak noted that the Kindle HD, in particular, was bolstering Prime growth.
“Prime is growing very fast, so it’s very exciting,” said Szkutak. “It’s certainly helping the Prime numbers that you see."
Amazon minimized its third-quarter loss by 85% since last year, hitting a $41 million. It's global revenue was up 24% to $17 billion.
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Coinciding with the Lunar New Year celebrated in Asia next month, several major ocean carriers will be withdrawing capacity on the Transpacific.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The recession may be just a dark memory for the Port of Los Angeles, which is reporting a year-over-year container surge of 16 percent in 2010
An 8 percent annual increase is expected at major United States-based retail container ports in January, according to the most recent edition of the Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates. In November, the most recent month for which data is available, U.S. ports handled 1.23 million Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEU).
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More evidence of a rebound for U.S. West Coast ports surfaced today in recent statistical analysis
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OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal tells Donald Trump he will invest $2 billion in the US and partner with Ivanka Trump
Ritesh Agarwalwas the only startup founder to meet US President Donald Trumpduring the latter’s recent visit to India.
- Agarwal told Trump that he expects to invest $2 billion in the US in the coming few years.
OYOis also signing a pledge with Ivanka Trumpto bring more jobs in the US.
According to a transcript released by the White House, Agarwal told Trump that he expects to invest $2 billion in the US in the coming years. He added, “We’re signing a pledge with Ivanka soon that will bring hundreds of thousands of more jobs to people across Texas, Louisiana, North Dakota, and so on.”
Ivanka Trump is a senior advisor to her father, the President.
When Trump asked whether these were the states they operate in, Agarwal replied that’s where OYO’s presence is ‘most dense’. Trump then said, "I actually know of your company. Not such a small company, by the way. Good job."
Agarwal also reiterated that in their last eight months in the US, they have opened a hotel every day.
The SoftBank-backed OYO entered the US market in March 2019. During the official launch in June 2019, OYO had said that it is investing $300 million to expand its footprint in the United States.
By the end of 2019, the company had over 280 hotels across 39 states. In January 2020, as a part of its reorganization strategy to cut costs, OYO laid off one-third of its employees in the US.
However, OYO maintains that its commitment to the US continues to grow.
“Annualized revenue has grown from $1 mn in March 2019 to $178 mn in December 2019. We have already committed $300 million to this market and are going full steam ahead with our plans,” Agarwal had written in a blog earlier this month.
As a part of its US expansion, OYO had also opened a 35,000 square-foot casino in Las Vegas called OYO Hotel & Casino. The property, which was earlier a Hooters Hotel, has 657 rooms across nineteen floors.
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2011 TOYOTA PRIUS V MPV
The news that Toyota has been working on an expanded Prius line-up has been doing the rounds for some time. Earlier this month, Toyota offered a sneaky first look at its hybrid family plans.
Shown in a post on Toyota's Facebook page, the first of the new Prius models was partly revealed, hidden behind the smaller 2010 Toyota Prius.
Accompanied by the slogan "The Prius family is getting a whole lot bigger," the advertisement reveals that the new model will be an MPV. Toyota has yet to reveal technical details for the new model, but reports out of the US suggest it will be known as the Prius V.
Today, a new teaser image offers a glimpse of the hybrid's interior (top of article), revealing the centre stack of the new Prius model's dash.
While the Prius V will feature the Prius' hybrid technology, it's unclear if it will be combined with the same 1.8 litre petrol engine or a larger engine.
Roughly the same size as the Mazda5 (the Japanese-market version of the now absent-from-Australia Mazda Premacy), the Prius V is expected to offer three rows of seating for seven occupants. It will reportedly offer 50 percent greater storage space than the smaller 2010 Prius.
According to US industry paper Automotive News, the Prius V was revealed to Toyota dealers in the US earlier this month, alongside an entry-level hybrid dubbed Prius C, sized even smaller than the current Prius.


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She regularly turns heads in showstopping ensembles. And Mollie King looked incredible as she dressed up for the Christmas season in Littlewoods’ partywear collection during a photoshoot in Munich, Germany. The former Saturdays singer, 32, reclined on a set of old wooden stairs in a soft pink and black wrap dress while wearing a striking pair of strappy leopard print sandals in one image. Stunning: Mollie King looked incredible as she dressed up for the Christmas season in Littlewoods’ partywear collection during a photo shoot in Munich, Germany Her cropped blonde tresses were lightly curled, while a brown smokey eye enhanced her striking grey eyes and her lips had been painted a neutral nude shade. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Maura Higgins and Ferne McCann sport dramatically plunging… Mollie King opts for androgynous chic in a black tuxedo… Vicky Pattison opts for retro glamour in a camel jumper with… Strictly pro AJ Pritchard’s girlfriend Abbie Quinnen suffers… Share this article Share Five photographs were released ahead of the online collection’s November 18 launch. The singer-turned-presenter lay on a bed of leaves on a forest floor in another image. ‘Hidden depths’: The shoot was set within an enchanted forest ‘hidden in the depths… Read full this story
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Grand Theft Auto Online recently opened the new year with a new adversary mode called Vehicle Vendetta. Now, it has further been revealed that aside from power ups and vehicle transformations, the developers are also giving off extra in-game cash in-mode. In addition, a group of modders have reportedly added the Liberty City map to Grand Theft Auto 5.
New Transformations in Grand Theft Auto Online
First off, Vehicle Vendetta has been widely known to unlock the new Pegassi FCR 1000 motorbike. Furthermore, the new mode also packs power ups including bombs, guns, rockets and vehicle transformations. Note that the Beast now transforms players into the Rhino Tank and Detonators may remove obstacles from the arena.
On another note, there is reportedly several bonuses and discounts for Grand Theft Auto Online players that started last Jan. 3 and will end on Jan. 16. It should be noted that the Grand Theft Auto developers have added 25 percent more in-game cash on Vehicle Exports while slashing off 25 percent from Special Cargo Warehouses and 50 percent off on the Grenade Launcher. Grand Theft Auto Online players may also get all masks with a 25 percent discount. The same applies to all engine performance upgrades, ammos and throwables as well as body armor and explosive weapon ammo.
No Story DLC Yet For GTA 5, Modders Create Liberty City Map Instead
In other news, Grand Theft Auto 5 modders are reportedly making waves on the fan community with rumors of a Liberty City recreation from Grand Theft Auto IV to the Los Santos area. Previously, the GTA 5 developers have reportedly noted a story DLC in the works while fans took note of Liberty City. It has been revealed that the modding team OpenIV have reportedly been working on the new map since GTA 5 was first released in 2015.
The Grand Theft Auto 5 modders reportedly aims to add Liberty City without actually replacing the whole map. The city may be found across the ocean from Los Santos. OpenIV is yet to reveal the exact release date of the Liberty City mod.


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As Google diversifies and increases their world domination, they are slowly entering the television market. Google recently bought up the start-up company Invidi, a company that allows both cable and satellite companies to advertise to their subscribers. Paralleled with their own GoogleTV start-up, Google will be double- and triple-dipping into the television industry. They are trying to employ their successful strategy of internet ads and taking them a step further.
Invidi targets subscribers on a household, regional, and national level. Currently they already have a partnership with the Big Two, that being DISH Network and DirecTV. An important note here would be that Invidi also has access to the same information that the Big Two have when it comes to view demographics and watching habits. This is key because they can further refine their target groups, which will probably be under 40-50 yrs of age.
Google has invested between $10-15M in this investment while Invidi has independently raised more than $85M in venture capitalist money. The sky is the limit for both Invidi as well as its giant parent. When I think of Google’s ads, I think of the click-and-get paid method, where Google only gets paid when because of web traffic. But now they’ll rely less on “forcing traffic” and more on just getting eyeballs on the screen. It is both easier to count along with the fact that most people don’t click on the banners in the first place. Google stands to make a lot of money in this and the $95M that has been invested is pennies to what they could potentially make.
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Shares of mobile game maker King Digital Entertainment (NYSE: KING) jumped about 21% in trading on Thursday, February 12thafter the company exceeded fourth quarter earnings expectations. Most notably, the company revealed a stronger-than-expected launch of the sequel to its popular “Candy Crush” game.
Highlights from King Digital’s Q4 report include adjusted earnings of $0.57 per share, beating analysts’ estimates by $0.10, but also marking an 11% decrease from the same quarter a year prior. The company posted adjusted revenue of $559.2 million, down from $601.4 million year-over year, but coming ahead of analysts’ consensus estimate of $519.93 million.
The company also announced a special dividend of $300 million, or $0.94 per share, to be paid to shareholders on March 24, marking the third straight quarter the company has returned cash to shareholders.
King Digital Entertainment believes the rapid download rate of the sequel to its mega hit Candy Crush Saga was able to reverse the decline in income from the original game. In addition, the company has said the success of the second Candy Crush game proves its ability to create popular games and extend the lifespan of its brands.
Chief Executive Riccardo Zacconi said of the company’s results, “The success of ‘Candy Crush Soda Saga’ outperformed our expectations, not only proving that we have a strong brand (in ‘Candy Crush’) but also proving the strength of our franchise model strategy.”
RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney weighed in on King Digital Entertainment on February 13th following the company’s Q4 results, reiterating a Sector Perform with a $20 price target. He noted, “What we would look for in order to become constructive is a demonstration of overall Bookings & Revenue growth WITH diversification away from the dominant Candy Crush franchise. This should be attainable, but probably not until 2016.”
Overall, Mark Mahaney has a 67% success rate recommending stocks and a +22.6% average return per recommendation.
Similarly on February 13th, Stern Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia maintained a Neutral rating on King Digital Entertainment, noting “Investors should not be overly optimistic on the stock, even though it looks cheap on [the] surface.”
Arvin Bhatia currently has an overall success rate of 69% recommending stocks and a +33.1% average return per recommendation.
On the other hand, Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter has a different view on King Digital Entertainment, maintaining an Outperform rating on the stock on February 13th. In regards to King Digital’s Candy Crush Saga, the analyst stated, “We think it is prudent to model only moderate success this year.”
Overall, Michael Pachter has a 43% success rate recommending stocks and a +0.3% average return per recommendation.
On average, the top analyst consensus for King Digital Entertainment on TipRanks is Hold.


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The next Nissan Leaf will be a beneficiary of Nissan’s new semi-autonomous driving system that made its debut on the Serena minivan in Japan last August.
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday at the 2017 CES in Las Vegas that the second-generation Leaf will feature the ProPilot system, which enables autonomous drive functionality for single-lane highway driving.
Ghosn declined to publicly say when the new Leaf would appear, but don’t expect it before 2018. It will share pieces with the next generation of Renault’s electric vehicles, too.
Nissan said its strategy for bringing autonomous driving to the masses is based on four stages. The first stage is autonomous drive for single-lanes on the highway, which helps keep the car centered by reading lane markers, measuring the distance with the vehicle in front, and providing steering assistance.
Stage two is expected in 2018 and will bring autonomous drive on multilane highways, allowing the vehicle to merge and change lanes autonomously. Stage three is autonomous city driving, which Nissan says should become available in 2020, while the fourth and final stage is fully autonomous and driverless vehicles. Nissan did not say when the fourth stage will come into fruition.
The automaker plans to extend its autonomous driving technologies to more models in Europe, Japan, China and the United States, with 10 vehicles to be launched by 2020 by the Renault-Nissan Alliance, including the Nissan Qasqai in Europe later this year.


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The Prime Minister and the London Mayor Welcome LFW
Prime Minister Theresa May and Chairman of the British Fashion Council (BFC) Dame Natalie Massenet held an industry reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate the important contribution of the fashion sector and to mark the start of London Fashion Week.
The fashion industry has been quoted as the UK’s success story contributing £28billion to Britain’s economy and supporting nearly 900,000 jobs. London Fashion Week is pivotal to this and promotes designer brands on a global stage generating orders of over £100million each season.
The Prime Minister welcomed apprentices from some of Britain’s leading fashion businesses including Charlotte Olympia, John Smedley, Private White VC and RA Smart Holdings, as well as BFC scholarship recipients and graduate traineeships from the Royal College of Art and Central St Martins.
Prime Minister Theresa May with apprentices and scholarship winners; from L-R: Callum Brooke (Burberry Apprentice), Emma Sheldon (RA Smart Holdings), Mark Glasgow (Graduate Traineeship Winner), Hannah Porter (Graduate Traineeship Winner), Prime Minister Theresa May, Nabil El-Nayal (MA Scholarship Winner), Serena Gili (MA Scholarship Winner), Tom Chapman (Private White V.C Apprentice), Sam Lavelle (John Smedley Apprentice).
Other guests included heads of industry, CEOs, creative directors, entrepreneurs and representatives from global retailers, media, and designer fashion brands.
Prime Minister Theresa May, Natalie Massenet with BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund Winners and Fund Supporter, Christopher Bailey; from L-R: Peter Pilotto, Christopher De Vos, Mary Katrantzou, Prime Minister Theresa May, Natalie Massenet, Christopher Bailey, Sophia Webster, Nicholas Kirkwood.
Prime Minister Theresa May said: “British fashion is of huge importance to our country, contributing £28bn to the UK economy and supporting nearly 900,000 jobs. I was delighted to welcome representatives from across the industry to Downing Street ahead of London Fashion Week – which is one of the biggest and most influential fashion events in the world.
“I was also pleased to welcome fashion apprentices, scholarship winners and graduate trainees who are the future of British fashion. The Government I lead will do everything we can, including providing the right investment in training and skills, to help everyone, whatever people’s backgrounds, to go as far as their talents can take them.
“I am proud to say that our British fashion industry is a global leader in trade, creativity and innovation. The value of UK fashion exports was £5.8bn in 2015 with British brands such as Burberry, Alexander McQueen and Sophia Webster in demand by international markets including the USA, Japan, France and Italy.
“From our home grown start-ups to international fashion houses – every business in the industry will play a major role in ensuring we make a success of Brexit. By taking advantage of the opportunities that leaving the EU gives us and playing to our strengths as a great trading nation – we can build a build a fairer economy that works for all, not just the privileged few.”
Dame Natalie Massenet said: “It was a great honour that our Prime Minister invited representatives from the fashion world to 10 Downing Street last night on the eve of London Fashion Week. This event was a sign of the ongoing value that the government places on our industry as we remain at the heart of the UK’s future.
“Our designers continue to grow their businesses, embrace technology and innovate. In February, Burberry ignited the movement of “see now buy now” which was seen in NY and will now be seen in London. Our businesses are attracting audiences from 58 countries with further reach through live streamed catwalk shows to 180 countries taking the runways to a truly global audience.
“London is unique. It is a great place to live and work. It is a dynamic fashion, business, creative and cultural capital and we have no doubt we will show it at its best over the next few days”.
With London Fashion Week firmly on the radar Mayor Sadiq Khan was keen to add his thoughts:
“London Fashion Week begins today, showing that London is open to the world and is an international leader of creativity and entrepreneurship. There’s a fantastic range of designers and talent on the schedule this season, highlighting the very best the industry has to offer – from big brands to independent retailers, the London fashion scene has never been more diverse. The fashion industry epitomises all that is great about the capital and I’m delighted to see the British Fashion Council bring the industry together to support our #LondonIsOpen campaign.”
London is a fashion, business and cultural capital and is open for business. The British Fashion Council is supporting Mayor Sadiq Khan’s #LondonIsOpen campaign.


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Amazon Prime – Release time and streaming explained for upcoming action movie!
What time will the highly-anticipated action movie ‘Shershaah’ release around the world and how can fans stream the Vikram Batra biopic?
After more than a year of waiting patiently, it’s almost time for Shershaah!
The movie was originally scheduled to release back in July 2020 but like countless cinema projects, had to be delayed and moved to an OTT streaming launch.
Shershaah tells the story of Param Vir Chakra awardee and army captain Vikram Batra, who became a legend in India following his actions in the 1999 Kargil War.
So, how and when can fans around the world tune in for Shershaah?
How to watch Shershaah…
Shershaah is set to release worldwide via the Amazon Prime video streaming service.
Unfortunately, Amazon Prime Video India no longer offers a free trial, meaning that you will have to purchase one of the two available subscription packages.
The platform offers a quarterly plan for Rs 329, valid for 3 months, and the yearly option is priced at Rs 999, valid for 12 months.
Shershaah: Release date and time
- Amazon Prime Video has not officially confirmed the release time, but Shershaah is expected to launch at 10 PM IST on Wednesday, August 11th.
The film is technically scheduled for an August 12th debut; however, various user-based streaming pages on Twitter are reporting a 10 PM IST launch window on August 11th – in accordance with the release of previous titles on the platform.
If this time remains correct, Shershaah will launch at the following international times:
- Pacific Time: 9: 30 AM on Wednesday, August 11th
- Central Time: 11: 30 AM on Wednesday, August 11th
- Eastern Time: 12: 30 PM on Wednesday, August 11th
- British Time: 5: 30 PM on Wednesday, August 11th
- European Time: 6: 30 PM on Wednesday, August 11th
- India Time: 10 PM on Wednesday, August 11th
- Philippine Time: 12: 30 AM on Thursday, August 12th
- Australia Time: 2 AM on Thursday, August 12th
This article will be updated if an official time is confirmed online.
Follow the cast on Instagram!
Shershaah features an all-star cast of talented actors and actresses: but you shouldn’t dismiss them as soon as the credits roll.
The majority of the cast are active on social media, but where can you follow the team on Instagram?
Sidharth Malhotra, who plays a dual role as Vikram and Vishal Batra, can be found @sidmalhotra.
Kiara Advani, a.k.a Dimple Cheema, can be followed @kiaraaliadvani.
Captain Sanjeev Jamwal is portrayed by Shiv Pandit and you can give him a follow @shivpanditt.
Nikitin Dheer plays Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia and is on Instagram @nikitindheer.
Finally, we have Himmanshoo A. Malhotra, who plays Captain Rajeev Kapoor and can be found @himanshuashokmalhotra.
By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
In other news, Kuruthi: Everything we know about the Malayalam movie coming to Prime Video!


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2023 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise. To celebrate this milestone, Hasbro held a FanStream event earlier today with a number of product reveals and pre-orders from their fan-favorite Power Rangers Lightning Collection line.
Hasbro kicked off Wave 14 with the reveal of the Dino Thunder Black Ranger. This fan-favorite version of Tommy Oliver himself brings the Dino Thunder team to a close for the line with Dr. O. He includes his Brachio Staff, effect piece, swappable head and hands.
Hasbro brought up the unfortunate passing of Jason David Frank during the stream and mentioned how it was an honor to work with him on other upcoming items that will be shown later on down the road.
Next up was the Dino Thunder Mesogog figure. This figure was already released overseas last week, but this was the first official reveal of the figure. Originally Wave 14 of Lightning Collection was thought to include a different group of characters, including the previously mentioned S.P.D. Yellow, but that is no longer the case.
Mesogog brings the main villain of Dino Thunder to life with his multiple unique effect pieces and an articulated jaw. With the completion of the team already around the corner, this will be the perfect addition to any collector’s shelf when he releases with the rest of the Wave 14 characters in June 2023.
Following teasers back during Hasbro Pulse Con, the next member of the Wave is Lost Galaxy Pink. Kendrix will be including both versions of her Quasar Saber, swappable hands, the Beta Bow version of her Transdagger, and a Kendrix head with removable glasses.
Wave 14 wraps up with the Dino Fury Blue Ranger. This figure got to be unboxed by his actor, Kai Moya. It includes everything you’d expect from an Ollie head to the Chromafury Saber and brings the Dino Fury team to half complete.
This entire Wave is available for pre-order now for a June 1st, 2023 release date.
TENGAS AND LEAKS
While already leaked before Hasbro officially announced the Tenga Warrior 2 Pack. In the initial leaked photos, it showed the Tenga Warriors would be released this time in a blue and green tinted paint scheme whose origin was unknown. Accessories-wise, the set includes swappable hands and wing pieces.
Other leaked figures from the last few weeks, such as the S.P.D. Yellow Ranger, Lost Galaxy Yellow Ranger, and Turbo Invisible Phantom Ranger were not shown off or revealed during this event, so fans will have to wait a bit longer to see those.
The Tenga Warrior 2 Pack retails for $47.99 and is a Fan Channel release scheduled for release on June 1st, 2023.
OUT OF THIS WORLD UNBOXING
A decent portion of the stream involved an unboxing of the Zord Ascension Project Astro Megazord. While this item has been up for pre-order since Pulse Con back in September 2022, it was a good chance to see the artwork on the inside of this box as well as a size comparison with the already-released Dino Megazord.
Astro Megazord retails for $165.99 and is scheduled to be released this upcoming April.
A big showcase for the event was the official launch of the Remastered figure line. Just like everything else, this was another thing already leaked for the line back in December, but now we have the full breakdown of everything.
First up is MMPR Blue and Yellow. These will be including a number of additional accessories not present in their original releases such as Power Morphers, hands for the Morphin pose, optional glasses for Billy, and redone civilian head sculpts.
With all of these extras now being included, the Lightning Collection Remastered line will cost $33.99 each, with an estimated release date of May 2023. The entire core MMPR team is expected to be included with this subline released throughout 2023.
To stay up to date with all the news for the Power Rangers Lightning Collection, fans can check out The Illuminerdi’s Josh Perry on his weekly Lightning Storm YouTube series every Saturday at 9:00 am Pacific or on Twitter at @LightningFigPR.
What do you think of the latest news for the Lightning Collection? Do you plan on adding any of these figures to your collection? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. Also, be sure to follow The Illuminerdi on social media to be notified of more Power Rangers news and updates in the future!
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The latest comScore search rankings show Microsoft’s Bing search engine is making a little headway in its battle with market leaders Google and Yahoo based on results for June.
But the report by comScore indicates Microsoft made a slight gain at Yahoo’s expense, not Google’s, for figures that cover search queries in the U.S.
Google’s share for June stayed steady at 65 percent, while Yahoo, at 19.6, took a slight dip about equal to Bing’s gain. Bing’s share was eight percent in May, and bumped to 8.4 percent in June, according to comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR).
“Bing has had an initial positive impact on Microsoft’s search position. However, one thing is clear: Closing the gap with its competitors won’t happen overnight,” comScore analyst Andrew Lipsman said in a blog post Wednesday.
“Marketing will certainly help generate more trial, but ultimately the product’s biggest opportunity is to capture a higher share of usage among the 41%+ of searchers that are now using Microsoft but only for a portion of their monthly searches. This will ultimately depend on improved user experience, particularly relative to competitors,” he wrote.
The news comes as Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) pushes to break into a more relevant, double digit ranking in search market share. The software giant launched Bing late in May and has promoted it heavily, including print, TV and Internet advertising campaigns.
June was the first full month Bing has been publicly available and Lipsman indicated the July figures will be a good indicator as to whether the Microsoft search engine is maintaining and building the kind of the customer loyalty it needs to make headway versus Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO).
In a commentary on the results sent to its investment clients, Barclays Capital said it had expected Bing to do better with an increase in share to between 10-11 percent. “As a result, we believe the search data is a slight positive for both Google and Yahoo.”
As other analysts have noted, Barclays Capital said Bing faces the challenge of getting users to change their habit of, in this case, relying on Google (and to a lesser extent Yahoo) as their primary search engine. But it lauded Microsoft for being “better positioned in search than it has been in many years” with a more competitive product and “clearer brand positioning.”
The firm also noted Microsoft stands to gain from new distribution deals for Bing with Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), HP (NYSE: HPQ), Lenovo and Verizon (NYSE: VZ).
FBR Capital Markets noted in an e-mail report to clients that comScore’s results show strong year-over-year growth in June for search, driven by Google (up 28.7 percent).


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The sales of Lil’ Kim’s mixtape Black Friday are a hot topic of conversation. The rap diva claims to have sold 113,000 copies of the $9.99 release via PayPal within 28 hours, but some have questioned the authenticity of those numbers. The Queen Bee stings back at the critics and Nicki Minaj in an exclusive interview with Rap-Up.com.
You tweeted that you sold 113,000 copies of Black Friday within 28 hours. Is that accurate? Right now it could be more.
What do you say to those who question the authenticity of those figures? At the end of the day, you’re always going to have your haters. We need the haters. There was actually a representative at PayPal who basically didn’t really confirm or deny it, but also [said] that they’re very happy and proud of the success of Lil’ Kim. I think numbers in other areas speak for themselves. I mean, why aren’t they questioning the Black Friday [video] being at 2.5 [million views] in less than 18 hours? Why aren’t they questioning that? What’s the difference? How can you add up one thing and not the other? I just feel like people pick and choose the area that they want to attack [laughs].
Do you know the current sales numbers? No, I actually don’t know right now. I have a team that kinda checks up on all that. We’ll keep you posted.
Nicki Minaj laughed off your sales claims. Did you see that? I heard about it. I didn’t see it actually for myself, but to be honest with you, homegirl is basically obsolete to me right now. She’s doing a lot of lame stuff. She’s so lame to me right now—she’s always been, but now really. At the end of the day, her sales can be questioned also. Not to say she didn’t have the build-up, but the only thing you kept hearing before her album dropped was nobody liked it, it was wack. Don’t get me wrong, she might have a couple songs that are OK, but who cares. The haters will be haters, that’s their job, and we need them.
Look for more from our conversation with Lil’ Kim today on rap-up.com.
Posted on 18 Feb 2011 by LilKimZone
Black Friday Video Premieres
Click Here to buy the Black Friday mixtape. According to Kim's twitter, the album comes with a free limited edition Black Friday t-shirt.
As of right now, the only way to listen to Black Friday is to purchase it through Kim via Paypal. The CD is $9.99 with free international shipping included. No track-listing or ship out dates have been provided. According to the official Twitter page, Kim will sign the first 100,000 ordered albums.
M Is For Music recently reported that Lil Kim had claimed to have sold over 113,000 copies via PayPal saying: “Thanks to you guys!! #lilkimblackfridaymixtape sold 113,000 copies in 28 hours which made me the #1 seller on paypal ever =) !!! THANK U!””
Now she has been outed as a liar after the blog tweeted a representative for PayPal who said there was no such thing as a #1 seller on PayPal saying: “PayPal only processes payments. We don’t actually sell the items.”
They went on to add that someone on eBay holds the record of a #1 seller adding: “If the product isn’t being sold on eBay, then it’s false.”
Lil Kim has not sold her mixtape on eBay and Street Anthem also stated: “Hip-Hop’s entertainment blossom Karen Civil also pointed out a valid point when speaking on the phone. Since the account was just recently opened and it does take several days to verify a business account through PayPal, the account would’ve been shutdown by the fraud department for suspicious activity for making the supposed amount of $1,128,870.”
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Posted on 15 Feb 2011 by LilKimZone
Kim on Cipha Sounds Rosenberg Kay Foxx Show
On Sep 14th, Kim went on Hot97's morning show, Cipha Sounds Rosenberg Kay Foxx Show, to promote the release of Black Friday. Listen to the full interview below. Credit UbeenExposed915. Watch video excerpts from the interview @ Hot97.com


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As the PR industry’s unofficial watchdog – we can reveal Australia’s biggest PR disasters of 2015 – and of the decade too! In our 10th anniversary since the ‘PR Disasters’ book and blog were launched in 2005, we have used independent data analysis from a global media monitoring company to define Australia’s biggest PR blunders of the last ten years.
The Bombers doping scandal gained nearly double the negative media mentions (89,685) than the runner up – a massive victory for any football team!
The Australian PR Disaster Awards highlight the worst examples of business, celebrity, government, media and sports PR “miss-steps”. They assess PR problems in both traditional and online spaces, including social media. To qualify as a PR disaster, the incident must result in sustained, negative media coverage for the brand, business or person at the centre of the story. The winners are based upon the number of media mentions the issue gets (online and offline) and the amount of negative sentiment in that coverage. Australia’s Top 5 PR Disasters of the decade (biggest first) were:
- Essendon Bombers – supplements scandal (89,685 pieces of media coverage)
- Gillard/Labor Party Carbon Tax – Julia’s short-lived legislation (46,439)
- Abbott’s wink and ‘shirtfront’ – the ex-PMs blokey machismo (29,983)
- Qantas’ – its grounding of fleet and ‘luxury’ #socialmediafail (18,868)
- Volkswagen emissions – the emissions cheating scandal (12,341)
2015’s top five PR blunders were:
1 Volkswagen – the auto marque’s fake emissions scandal (12,341) 2 Joe Hockey – the former Libs treasurer’s “get a good job” jibe (7,262) 3 Belle Gibson – fraudulent claims of a cancer-curing blogger (6,792) 4 Bronwyn Bishop – ‘Chopper-gate’ trip took gaffes to a new high (4,390) 5 Australian Border Force – show of force turned to a PR farce (3,292)
Commenting on changes in the PR disaster phenomenon, PR Disasters analyst and author Gerry McCusker, commented: “Social media has the ability to turn a misstep into a marathon media nightmare. Cheating and insensitivity – which both rupture trust – are the biggest catalyst of PR and reputation blunders.”


text: A special Web Audio/MIDI Hackathon was organized for web developers by Google at the Google Shanghai office. More than 70 developers from across China, from as far as Beijing and Zhangjiakou in northern China, and even a developer from the Netherlands, came to attend the event, which was lead by Ryoya Kawai and Encai Liu of Yamaha, to train the developers about Web Audio and Web MIDI APIs. Bill Luan from Google's Developer Relations team provided developers with MIDI devices to use (courtesy of Google, Yamaha, Korg, and CME). At the Hackathon, Mr. Kawai and Mr. Liu answered many questions from developers. Some of the developers attending the event demonstrated existing applications, from music-making to art installations, all using MIDI and audio technologies, to inspire others for the development. Attendees were eager to get their application completed for the contest, which will be judged by music and web industry experts from Yamaha, MMA, and Google.


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Now all your dreams can come true… enjoy…
He tweeted right after the show: “Lights out!!! Any questions??”
In another shot, Beyoncé was seen wrapped in a black robe and clutching a Starbucks cup.
The star also graciously posted a note on her website thanking her fellow performers.
Beyoncé scores a touchdown on the cover of GQ‘s February 2013 issue. In advance of next month’s Super Bowl, the Halftime performer shows off her post-baby body as the magazine’s Sexiest Woman of the 21st Century. The hottest chick in the game poses in only her underwear and a cropped T-shirt jersey as her boobs peek out from under her top.
Bey is gearing up for a big year. In addition to her performance at next month’s Super Bowl, she will star in a series of campaigns for Pepsi as part of her $50 million deal. And of course, there’s a new album on the way. The-Dream revealed that new material will drop ahead of the Super Bowl on February 3.


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Industry's Next Growth Sector: Memory Lapses
By BARRY MEIER
Published: April 4, 1999
The graying of America has created an emerging industry: a wave of herbal and dietary supplements, books, courses and even clinics aimed at healthy people who are having trouble remembering and concentrating.
On television commercials there is Annie Potts, who starred in ''Designing Women,'' extolling the wonders of that old standard, One-a-Day vitamins, now reformulated by Bayer A.G. with the herbal compound ginkgo biloba to sharpen memory. Hector Elizondo, star of the hospital drama ''Chicago Hope,'' is pitching the Warner-Lambert Company's Quanterra Mental Sharpness Product, which also contains ginkgo biloba.
No elixir for forgetfulness exists. Yet even though ginkgo biloba's ability to stimulate memory is unproved, sales of products containing it reached $240 million in 1997, according to the Nutrition Business Journal. The substance is only one of many supplements said to re-energize aging minds. Such products can bear hefty price tags, ranging from $30 to more than $100 for a month's supply.
In addition, giant drug companies are working on new medications to treat Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and thus far incurable form of dementia; they may find a wider market among healthy people concerned about memory loss.
Old-line publishers have also jumped into the market. Recent books include ''Why Can't I Remember?: Reversing Normal Memory Loss'' (Avery Publishing Group), ''Menopause and the Mind'' (Simon & Schuster) and ''Brain Fitness: Anti-Aging Strategies for Achieving Super Mind Power'' (Doubleday).
On another front, start-up companies purvey memory training and clinical services. One small concern, Neurocorp Ltd., operates four Memory Centers of America and hopes to open 240 nationwide over the next four years, marketing its services to executives, among others.
''This is a market that is prime for picking,'' said Dr. Andrew Monjan, chief of the neurobiology of aging branch of the National Institute on Aging. ''It is a market that is interested in its health. It caters to the underlying American desire for a fix.''
An aging population is driving the memory business; by 2030, the number of Americans over 65 is expected to nearly double. But marketers also foresee potential customers in those in their 40's -- an age when experts say memory skills begin to decline for many people.
For the most part, marketers are going after healthy people who experience minor shifts in memory and concentration, changes such as difficulty in remembering the names of new acquaintances or where the car is parked. These symptoms of middle-age forgetfulness are quite common and in the vast majority of cases are not linked to serious illnesses like Alzheimer's disease, which affects a relatively small proportion of the elderly. But growing national awareness of Alzheimer's has made many healthy people fear that forgetting a friend's name may signal bigger problems ahead.
Experts say the mental processes that are involved in memory and concentration are complex and not fully understood. Some people find it easiest to retain what they read, for example. Others rely on visual cues to remember. How well a person can concentrate, or screen out other distractions, also plays a role in one's ability to remember.
Dr. James L. McGaugh, director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California at Irvine, says that although the aging process does not really damage memory, it does affect what has come to be known as short-term memory, the ability to recall recently learned information. It is very common for a middle-age person to forget the name of a new acquaintance at a social event only to recall it later while driving home, Dr. McGaugh said.
Such lapses can affect people in their 20's, though those in their 40's more commonly experience them.
''It is not a disease,'' Dr. McGaugh said. ''It is the natural consequence of aging.''
Though the cause or causes of such changes are not clear, some scientists have hypothesized that factors like declining cardiovascular health, failing vision and depression may play roles. For women, studies suggest that the use of estrogen-replacement therapies after menopause may improve memory.
To work around forgetfulness, experts suggest techniques like keeping lists or placing one's keys in the same place every day. Keeping the mind active through work and reading can also help, psychologists and other researchers say.
No proven commercial memory loss remedies are available, and some supplements may have harmful side effects if taken in excess. Still, marketers are aiming a growing number of products -- the vast majority of which have not received rigorous scientific scrutiny -- at those concerned about losing their mental edge.
Michaela Griggs, manager for Bayer's One-a-Day vitamin brand, says that the company's Memory and Concentration formula, which includes ginkgo biloba, has proved particularly popular with people between the ages of 35 and 49.
''They want to feel as sharp as they possibly can,'' Ms. Griggs said. ''I think they want to maintain as much as they've got and improve it as much as possible.''


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Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country’s largest fuel retailer, announced it has partnered with Google Pay to make fueling more rewarding for IndianOil and Google Pay customers.
“For fuel purchases made via Google Pay app at over 30,000 IndianOil petrol pumps spread across the country, customers can now earn up to Rs 500 as cashback, subject to terms and conditions,” the company said in a statement.
The companies also plan to make IndianOil’s countrywide loyalty program XTRAREWARDS accessible on the Google Pay app as the partnership progresses. “I am confident that this joint effort will not only add to customer delight but also contribute towards our progress towards a Digital India,” IOC Chairman S M Vaidya said.
Speaking on the partnership, Sajith Sivanandan, Business Head, NBU and Payments, Google APAC, said commuters will be able to seamlessly earn and redeem loyalty points at any IndianOil petrol pump with the XTRAREWARDS loyalty program on Google Pay.


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Tiger Brand will be hosting a conference on Monday following a meeting with the National Consumer Commission over the deadly outbreak.
JOHANNESBURG - Food giant Tiger Brands hosted a media briefing on Monday afternoon on the country&39;s listeriosis outbreak.
Listeriosis TigerBrands MacDougall says food safety is a priority, they have taken corrective steps to deal with this— malungelo booi (@malungelob) March 5, 2018
Listeriosis TigerBrands MacDougall says they have satisfied food safety standards— malungelo booi (@malungelob) March 5, 2018
Tiger Brands says they detected low levels of Listeriosis in February, affected products were quarantined. ListeriosisOutbreak— KhayelihleKhumalo (@KhayaJames) March 5, 2018
TigerBrands : At 12:35, we received notification for 3 products, we are concerned & we are being extra vigilant & immediate action taken— KhayelihleKhumalo (@KhayaJames) March 5, 2018
MacDougall : There&39;s no direct link with death with regard to their products, there&39;s no correlation. ListeriosisOutbreak— KhayelihleKhumalo (@KhayaJames) March 5, 2018
It owns the Enterprise Foods plant in Polokwane, which has been identified as the source of the outbreak.
So far, 180 people have died, most of them in Gauteng.
Officials from Tiger Brands and the National Consumer Commission are meeting about the matter.
The National Consumer Commission blames the outbreak on poor hygiene.


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IARN — Global food prices are 32.8 percent higher compared to September of last year according to reports from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The Monthly Food Price index average 130 points in September 2021, up 1.2 percent from last month, also reaching a ten-year high.
The increase was largely driven by higher prices of most cereals and vegetable oils. Dairy and sugar prices were also firmer, while the meat price sub-index remained stable.
The Cereal Price Index averaged 132.5 points in September, up 2.6 points from August and 28.5 points above its level of September 2020. Among the major cereals, world wheat prices increased the most in September, up almost four percent from August and in some cases 41 percent on the year.


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MOSCOW, August 15, /ITAR-TASS/. Rosrybolovstvo (Russia's Federal Agency for Fishery) has referred a proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture to supplement Russia's embargo with a ban on the import of canned fish and processed fish products from European Union countries, the United States, Norway, and Canada, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Ilya Shestakov told Izvestia.
Shestakov said, "We consider that such a possibility exists. The more so as we can turn out advanced-processing products galore on our own, with the exception of a small range of fish products. Russia can fully substitute imported canned fish for domestically produced one".
The import of fry, on the contrary, is supposed to be allowed, for they are not a food product, whereas Russia's salmon cultivating farms depend on the supply of fry and feed from Norway.
The Deputy Minister acknowledged that a number of farms in the north-western region may come to face difficulties connected with a shortage of rawstuff. "Those companies which have already made purchases abroad but lacked time to bring the cargo to Russia's territory may also face difficulties. This is a really serious problem. A solution for the enterprises is in reorienting themselves to Russian rawstuff which can be processed," Shestakov pointed out.
The Deputy Minister said that Rosrybolovstvo and the Ministry of Agriculture also have available a number of proposals to prevent a pricerise on Russia's fish.
"This, first, will stimulate the transportation of fish from the Far East to Central Russia. What is required is to improve the logistics of fishery through both a possible subsidizing and the introduction of priorities for fish cargo coming from the Far East via transportation corridors. That is, fish carrying transports must be allowed to proceed to central Russia by way of priority," the official said.


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Introduced to Xbox 360 and quickly embraced by the Xbox community. Achievements back in the day was an incredible feature and it spawned a new sort of gamer, a completionist.
18/01/2022, a day where lightning struck the gaming world. Microsoft announced that it was going to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68,7 billion. Microsoft’s previous 7,5 billion acquisition for Bethesda looks


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Tat Hong Holdings' first quarter net profit has halved to $8.2 million from $16.7 million on the back of an 18 per cent drop in revenue to $175.5 million.
Contributions from its two biggest revenue generators - distribution and crane rental - suffered double-digit percentage fall in sales during the three months ended June 30.
The third leg of its business, general equipment rental, also saw its turnover fell by double digits.
Tower crane rental, which is the smallest part of Tat Hong's business, saw a 6 per cent growth in revenue.
Earnings per share eased to 1.08 cents from 2.92 cents previously while net asset value per share fell to $1.05 compared to $1.08 as at March 31.


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Indonesia’s exports, imports beat expectations in Jan
The data showed that the country’s exports climbed by 27.7% in January on a yearly basis and beat the expectations which called for an increase of 21.7%. The rise in exports was mainly driven by an increase in shipments of palm oil and coal.
Similarly, imports increased by 14.5% year on year. However, the rate of growth in imports stood below the expectations of a rise of 13.8%.
According to the data, the country’s exports reached $13.38 billion in January while imports climbed to $11.99 billion. The data also showed that the trade surplus of the country stood at $1.40 billion in January when compared to $1.05 million in December.
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It's prime season for cookbook releases just ahead of the holidays, and the efforts of several local food and dining players have hit the shelves of late. Among the published works is Boulder chef Eric Skokan's Farm Fork Food. It's inspired by his and his wife's experiences owning a farm, providing much of the produce and meat for his restaurants, Black Cat and Bramble & Hare.
Available on Amazon, the book includes more than 125 recipes, from gnocchi with braised short ribs to basil ice cream with summer berries, taking a tour through the seasons. Get the chance to meet Skokan and have him sign a copy at numerous book signings over the next couple months, including at the Boulder Farmers' Market tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Denver Public Library on Thursday, November 13 at 6 p.m., and on Thursday, November 20 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Tattered Cover on Colfax.
5280 Magazine's release, titled 5280: The Cookbook, is out now and sold for $14.99 online, in grocery stores like Sprouts and Whole Foods, and at the Tattered Cover. Led by food editor Amanda Faison, the 118 recipes come from local chefs, spanning cocktails to entrees to desserts. Whether you've always wanted to recreate Steuben's mac and cheese, or aspire to Linger chef-owner Justin Cucci's braised Colorado goat tacos, you'll find them here.
Faison will also participate in a discussion with Colorado Public radio, Work & Class chef Dana Rodriguez, and chef Hosea Rosenberg of Blackbelly Market on Wednesday, November 12 at the Tattered Cover on Colfax, where she will sign copies at the 7 p.m. event.
Seasoning is the key to any good dish, and the team behind Savory Spice Shop knows that better than anyone. Despite having recipe ideas on product labels, offering cooking classes, and publishing recipes on the website, nothing had been pulled together in cookbook form. As a result, Savory Spice Shop's first effort—called Spice to Plate—takes inspiration from 10 signature spice blends covering 30 recipes. A book paired with a free spice blend goes for $24.95 on the store's website, whether you choose Platte River rib rub or Zanzibar curry powder.
Lastly, Richard Sandoval, the chef behind Latin-influenced concepts Tamayo, Zengo, La Biblioteca, and La Sandia, is releasing New Latin Flavors. In it you'll find more than 125 recipes, including cocktails utilizing spirits like tequila, mezcal, and cachaca. The book is sold online and in his restaurants for $29.95, and there's a chance to meet Sandoval, enjoy drinks and appetizers, and receive a signed copy at the release party on Tuesday, November 18 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event at La Biblioteca costs $75.


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In December 2012, desperately needing money to expand Chewy, his year-old pet-supply startup, Ryan Cohen traveled from Fort Lauderdale to Palo Alto and walked into a half-dozen venture capital firms on Sand Hill Road unannounced. He didn't get past the receptionists. Three months later he tried the same tactic again. "I'm relentless," says Cohen, a college dropout from Montreal. "It felt like it should work." It did not.
Yet four years later Chewy is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing privately owned e-commerce companies, on track to book revenue of $900 million in 2016 and more than $1.5 billion in 2017. Relying on a customer-service strategy Cohen calls "Zappos on steroids," Chewy deploys 416 of its 3,400 staffers to answer phones and texts in round-the-clock shifts at the company's 70,000-square-foot headquarters in Dania, Florida. To ensure speedy delivery to his 3 million patrons, he has built three fulfillment centers, each the size of ten football fields, and has plans to open three more by early 2018.
Chewy has already grabbed 43% of the online sales of pet food and litter in the U.S., just behind Amazon's 48%, according to market research firm 1010data. (Big-box retailers Petco and PetSmart are both in the single digits.) "We want to be the No. 1 pet retailer in the world," Cohen says. He has a long way to go. Chewy has yet to turn a profit, and the way it's spending money to acquire customers, it's not clear it ever will.
Cohen, 31, is compulsive about executing, and about other things, too. "I have OCD," he says--though he's never been diagnosed--while digging into a lunch of steamed salmon and vegetables at Chewy HQ. His diet is primarily two meals: steamed vegetables with fish or chicken. He sleeps three hours a night, reading feedback on Chewy's Facebook page into the wee hours. Positive reviews, he says, "give me goose bumps."
The son of a teacher and a glassware importer, Cohen fixated early on becoming an entrepreneur. At 15 he discovered the dark art of affiliate marketing, collecting fees for referring customers to e-commerce sites. He got so good at it that he started banking thousands of dollars a month. While looking for a programmer to help build his affiliate sites, he met Michael Day in a Java chat room. Day dropped out of the University of Georgia to join forces with him, and in 2011 they sank $150,000 of their own money into an online jewelry startup in Florida. But after a visit to a Miami trade show, they felt intimidated by how much there was to learn about gems and precious metals and realized they had no passion for the business.
Then Cohen had an "aha" moment while buying food for Tylee, his apricot-colored teacup poodle. "She's my No. 1," he says, "and I'm married." Cohen, who shares his bed with Tylee and his pregnant wife, sees himself as a "pet parent." Typically, pet parents spend freely on premium foods, often made with ingredients fit for humans, like grass-fed, free-range, hormone-free New Zealand lamb, the main ingredient in K9 Natural Lamb Feast, available on Chewy.com at $190 for an 8-pound box. Pet parents who don't sleep with their furry offspring can buy a Big Barker pillow-top orthopedic dog bed on Chewy for $400. In 2016 the U.S. pet-product market was projected to hit $47 billion, according to market research firm Packaged Facts, with e-commerce accounting for as little as 5%.
Betting that the population of big-spending pet parents would grow and that their buying would move online, Cohen and Day sold their jewelry inventory for 80 cents on the dollar, scraped up some more cash from their personal bank accounts, converted their jewelry site into Chewy.com and started buying products from distributors. They found a third-party fulfillment center in Easton, Pennsylvania, and launched in late 2011 with 50 dog-and cat-food brands, matching online prices with competitors' and offering discounts on first-time orders. Even though Cohen and Day answered customer calls themselves, 24 hours a day, and didn't take salaries, Chewy lost money. But sales grew, hitting $26 million by the end of 2012.
Though Cohen had struck out in Silicon Valley, Chewy attracted interest from Boston's Volition Capital. In late 2013 Volition invested $15 million after watching Chewy exceed its growth targets. "Ryan had crushed all his numbers," says Volition partner Larry Cheng. When Cheng asked Cohen whom he'd most like to have as board chairman, Cohen named Mark Vadon, founder of jewelry site Blue Nile and flash-sale site zulily. Cheng made the introduction, and Cohen flew to Seattle to meet with Vadon, who was impressed by Cohen's attention to detail. "He knew the specific economics of his transportation contracts with carriers," says Vadon, who agreed to serve as Chewy's chair and to invest $5 million of his own money. Five more investors followed, including T. Rowe Price and BlackRock, for a combined total of $236 million. Cohen won't reveal Chewy's valuation, but longtime e-commerce analyst Sucharita Mulpuru, who recently moved from Forrester Research to Shoptalk, a retail conference organizer, pegs it at $4 billion.


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Fifteen of the most innovative and dynamic businesses in South Africa will be contending for the much sought-after accolade of the ‘FNB Business Innovator of the Year 2019’ during a gala dinner to be held on 21 November at the Galleria in Sandton.
FNB Business in association with Endeavor South Africa, 10XE and Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA), has shortlisted five businesses across each of its FNB BIA categories namely, R0 – R5 million turnover, R5 million plus and R10 million plus turnover.
Three businesses, amongst the fifteen, will be crowned as the FNB BIA 2019 winners.
Mike Vacy-Lyle, FNB Business CEO says, congratulations to all the businesses that have made it this far. It was certainly not an easy decision for the judges having received record-breaking entries from highly innovative and talented entrepreneurs across various sectors of the economy. These entrepreneurs possess the highest potential to grow and scale their businesses to the next level.
“Encouraging innovation across all levels of business can help South Africa to be more competitive and address its long-term development goals. The businesses identified have a lot of scope to grow and innovate in response to slowing growth and tough local business conditions in the country,” adds Vacy-Lyle.
R0 – R5-mil turnover:
- Tshireletso Mokate – Camping RetrEats (Rox Media Pty LTD)
- Euginia Mokone – Addnum Holdings Pty LTD
- Nonhlanhla Joye – Umgibe Farming Organics and Training Institute
- Luvuyo Ndiki – Red Village Trading
- Jabulani Glen Dlamini – Sidingulwazi Environmental Centre Holdings
R5 – R10-mil turnover:
- Siya Ntutela – Zande Africa Pty LTD
- Corrin Varady – IDEA Digital Education
- Muhammad Simjee – Marc1 Dot Com Pty LTD
- Ashleigh Wainstein – Social Places
- Jasper Pons – ScanMan Asset Management Software Pty LTD
R10-mil + turnover:
- Phillipa Lee Geard – RecruitMyMom Pty LTD
- Lynton Peters – OneCart Pty LTD
- Tinashe Ruzane – Flex Club
- Benjamin Meltzer – Benjamin Meltzer
- Warren Myers – AURA
Independent judges for this year include, Jason Goldberg, Director at Edge Growth; Alison Collier, Managing Director at Endeavor South Africa; Bulelani Balabala, Founder of TEA; Ntsiki Biyela, Director at Aslina Wines; Ingrid Osborne, Managing Director of Saryx Enginering and Itumeleng Mpatlanyane, Founder of Nkukhu Box.
“Having introduced additional categories to accommodate the entire business landscape will bring us much closer to working with SMEs across different paths in South Africa, resulting in them creating much-needed employment in the country,” concludes Vacy-Lyle.


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According to recent research carried out by Ofcom, the UK leads the way when it comes to watching TV programmes and shopping on the internet. The International Communications Market report is based on studies conducted across 17 countries, with the results indicating that the UK is “one of the first all-digital” countries. Nearly a quarter of internet users in the UK admit to viewing TV programmes on the internet, especially with the availability of various catch-up services.
The US came in at second place, with only 17 per cent using this service, while only 16 per cent of Spanish users access TV content on the internet. The average number of hours spent watching TV in the UK is 242 minutes, while the US average is 293 minutes. Italy came second in the study, watching an average of 253 minutes. The UK has the highest concentration of smartphones, with 57 per cent claiming ownership, while 15 per cent of UK consumers own a Smart TV.
UK consumers download more data onto tablets and mobiles than any other nation, with a higher take-up of mobile devices in the UK. More than one fifth of UK consumers visit retail sites using a mobile device, while people in the UK also spend more online than any other country, with the average spend £1,083 per person.
This study may prove to be of interest to people with SEO careers, as search engine optimisation strategies will change according to the behaviour of UK consumers. The SEO campaign of a company is constantly changing to meet the requirements of e-commerce.


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(CNN & WIAT) Thermometers are hard to come by these days, and it could get worse.
Thermometer manufacturers and distributors say the devices were already in high demand earlier this year when health care providers started ordering more to scan COVID-19 patients. But now, companies who will require temperature checks are also buying the devices in mass bundles.
Marc Blustein, CEO of American Diagnostic Corporation, one of the nation’s largest thermometer manufacturers, said demand is up 900% for his company’s “non-contact” thermometers.
Multiple medical suppliers said the added customers have put a strain on the thermometer supply chain because they simply can not make enough right now.
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Gateway has released two additional Media Center PCs in the hope that consumer excitement over multimedia will boost what is forecast as a weak Christmas season for consumer PCs.
The company released the $799 (£430) Gateway 3250X Media Center PC and the $1,399 Gateway 7200S Media Center PC through its website. Both systems feature Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system, which some analysts believe will be the one of the few catalysts for consumer PC buying in 2005.
Market research companies IDC and Gartner have both predicted a slowdown in consumer PC spending for the fourth quarter and 2005. Most consumers have already upgraded their PCs in the past couple of years, in many cases replacing aging desktops with notebooks.
Multimedia features are among the few attractions that might motivate users to upgrade their existing systems, at least until Microsoft releases Longhorn, the long-awaited successor to the Windows XP operating system, in 2006, said Stephen Baker, director at industry analyst NPD Techworld.
Media Center PCs allow users to record live television, burn DVDs, and organise their digital media files. PC companies hope that users will want to replace the separate consumer electronics devices that currently handle those tasks with a PC that can do them all.
The new operating system also allows users to wirelessly share files between digital televisions, provided they purchase an additional piece of equipment.
Gateway's new Media Center PCs complement a retail Media Center PC it released in conjunction with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 launch in October. Gateway does not sell any Media Center PCs under its eMachines brand, Gateway said.
The 7200S machine is based on the balanced technology extended (BTX) design, which Gateway has embraced for several high-end desktop PCs.
Gateway's BTX PCs utilise changes in the placement of internal components on the motherboard to take advantage of the stream of air directed through the chassis by two cooling fans.
These fans are required not only to cool Intel's new Pentium 4 processors but to reduce the amount of noise given off by the PC. Older cooling strategies require several noisy fans that would irritate users trying to watch a DVD in their living rooms, Gateway said.
The 7200S comes with Intel's Pentium 4 540 processor at 3.2GHZ, 512Mbytes of double data rate (DDR) synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), a 250Gbyte hard drive, a DVD+/-RW drive, a Radeon X300SE PCI Express graphics card from ATI Technologies with 128Mbytes of memory, a TV tuner, and a 17-in LCD monitor for $1,399.
The 3250X is designed as an entry-level Media Center PC. It comes without a TV tuner in its base configuration, but customers will be able to add that feature for an additional $100 from 24 November.
The PC will come with a Pentium 4 515 (2.93GHz) processor, 512Mbytes of DDR SDRAM, a 160Gbyte hard drive, a CD-RW drive, and a 15-in LCD monitor for $799.
Both PCs can be configured with several different options for the processor, memory, hard drive, and optical drive.
The Pentium 4 515 processor was built specifically for Gateway, said Intel. It is based on Intel's 90-nanometer Prescott processor core, but Intel disabled the hyperthreading feature and limited the front-side bus speed to 533MHz.
Hyperthreading is a technique that lets the operating system take advantage of unused execution units on a processor, while the front-side bus connects the processor with the memory.
Tom Krazit writes for IDG News Service


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New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced an agreement with eight automobile advertising associations to settle charges that they misled customers about certain financing options.
The settlement agreement relates to a financing method called the "Red Carpet Option," which was created by Ford Motor Credit Co. last year in an effort to get around the states vicarious liability law. Under the law, which led many companies including Ford to quit leasing in the state, vehicle lessors are responsible for unlimited damages in accident-related lawsuits. Under the Red Carpet Option, the title, and thus liability for the car, is transferred to the consumer.
The AGs office cited several objections to ads for the Red Carpet Option, including failure to adequately describe up-front and end-of-term costs that the consumer would be required to pay. In resolving the investigation, eight Ford and Lincoln/Mercury dealer associationsgroups of dealers that pool their ad budgetsagreed to pay $60,000 and change their advertising practices.


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Sorry chaps, hold that drink: red wine blunts benefits of exercise
The discovery that red wine is apparently good for your health came as a welcome surprise to many. But, for middle-aged men, the licence to enjoy a guilt-free glass of rouge may be about to expire.
A study has shown that the antioxidant compound in red wine thought to confer health benefits appears to block the cardiovascular benefits of exercise.
Previously the chemical resveratrol, which is found in red grapes, other plants and diet supplements, had been linked to anti-ageing properties.
Ylva Hellsten, a sports scientist at Copenhagen University, who led the work, said: “We were surprised to find that resveratrol supplementation in older men blunts the positive effects of exercise training on cardiovascular health parameters.”
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Oprah Winfrey is all about giving back.
Just a few weeks ago she made a 13 million dollar donation to Morehouse College.
When she donated, she noticed a student had a cracked phone. Now that student is blessed with a brand new device!
She wrote a note to the student and told him that he can’t be viewing the world through a cracked screen.
We can’t have you out here viewing the world thru a cracked screen or a cracked cover. The new camera you’re gonna love for sure!”
The Jasmine Brand captured the moment. Take a look:


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A survivor fashion show, committee call and a website with 219 teams and 1,044 supporters signed up by early October is building momentum for the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer South Palm Beach County walk Oct. 22 in Boca Raton's Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real.
Abbie Fineberg is actively recruiting volunteers to help with the setup and staff the walk's Hope Café, check-ins and water stations.
"We want people there as early as 5 a.m. and breakdown is 11 a.m.," said Fineberg, logistics and operations chairwoman. Volunteers must be high school age. Visit http://bit.ly/2dHrg2d or email email@example.com.
"We also need pallets of water for the walk," she said. "The best thing to do is sign up in advance. We will have volunteers in a clipboard brigade for people who sign up that day. There will also be one tent for people who haven't registered and two for team captains alphabetically."
Survivors are asked to register online when they sign up at makingstrideswalk.org/bocadelrayboyntonfl. Walk-day registration starts at 6:30 a.m. and the 2.8-mile walk begins at 8:30 a.m. Look for entertainment and activities for supporters who want to hang out in the amphitheater or just cheer on the walkers on the sidelines.
"If you sign up to be on a team or say you are a survivor when you register, you will get a survivor T-shirt and other goodies," said survivor chairwoman Lorraine Narlinger. "We have a lot of food coming."
Survivors are invited to the Survivor Tent for breakfast on walk day.
And people dress up in pink, of course. Tutus are de rigueur.
"You're encouraged to dress wildly and you'll see pink wigs and boas," said Cheryl Budd, walk chairwoman.
"Every committee is full throttle," Katie Mixon, American Cancer Society community manager for the walk, said at the recent committee conference call.
Walk pennants are already up in Mizner Park in anticipation of the Saturday morning walk. And the park's Lord & Taylor anchor store had a survivors' fashion show Oct. 1. Nine committee and team leaders modeled and celebrated survivorship anniversaries. Proceeds of the store's charity days went to the American Cancer Society.
Cheryl Friedman modeled two dresses and brought her mother Bernice Friedman to her third fashion show. Her Team Ciao Bella Farm was the top team and individual fundraiser a few weeks ago, with more than $8,100 raised. Her personal fundraiser for Making Strides was planned for 6 p.m. Oct. 8 with a raffle and 82-item silent auction in Blue Martini at Boca Raton at Town Center mall.
Why does she do all this?
"For those who can't walk, I do this in their memory and in honor of them," she said, "and of course, those who can."