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The advertising industry has always had problems with fraud, transparency, trust and brand-safety issues, but the explosion of digital media has created unintended consequences that go well beyond the implications for individual brands and their agencies, including how they impact society-at-large.
That’s because one way or another, brand advertising budgets underwrite much of the content that is seen by consumers, including the less-than-wholesome kind. You know — fake news, misinformation or hoax sites with ulterior motives ranging from social harm to just making a quick illicit buck.
Even worse, some of the ways that brands and agencies defend against their brands showing up in “unsafe” environments rely on automation — so-called keyword “blocklists” — that prevent their ad budgets from supporting responsible journalism, or news and information sites serving underrepresented segments of society.
But until last summer, no one understood just how big a problem this was.
That’s when NewsGuard teamed up with Comscore to put some dimensions around the amount of ad budgets being spent on sites publishing misinformation. The study found it is currently about $2.6 billion in annual ad spending.
This raises some big questions for the ad industry -- including how to avoid funding the harmful effects of misinformation, and how to redirect their budgets in support of fact-based journalism or publishing serving diversity audiences that were being blocked from it.
It’s not an easy problem to solve, and as it turns out, our 2021 Supplier of the Year, NewsGuard didn’t actually set out to do that, but it nonetheless pivoted in that direction when it understood the magnitude of the problem and who would best be served by fixing it.
“It’s a little embarrassing,” recalls Gordon Crovitz, a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal, who teamed up with serial media entrepreneur Steve Brill to co-found NewsGuard in 2018.
“When we started, our idea was that it was becoming impossible for consumers to get the difference between trustworthy sites and misinformation sites when they were coming through their Facebook feed, or looking at a search result. So our original focus was on news consumers,” he says.
But as Crovitz and Brill began raising money to start NewsGuard, an investment banker suggested they begin talking to the big agency holding companies as potential clients.
“We said, ‘What does that have to do with misinformation?’ And he said, ‘Well, they’re worried about brand safety.’ And then we said, ‘What’s brand safety?”
The pivot worked, because after explaining the concept to Maurice Levy, Publicis signed on as NewsGuard’s lead strategic investor, and soon the other big agency holding companies followed — because while many of them already were working with various forms of artificial intelligence and/or programmatic brand-safety technologies, they learned that NewsGuard’s approach of using professional journalists to vet and rate the trustworthiness of content sites simply worked better.
It also solved the corresponding problem of so-called “exclusion” lists — those automated keyword blocklists — that prevented advertisers from making buys on sites that generated certain words or phrases that, when taken out of the context of actual human beings, meant that advertisers were effectively boycotting some of the best news and information sites.
“There are some days when The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have half their inventory deemed brand unsafe,” Crovitz notes, adding: “But for sites servicing the Black community, Hispanic, Asian LGBTQ+ communities, some days 80% of their inventory is deemed brand unsafe because of the keywords being used.”
By working with agencies to use its ratings as part of “inclusion” lists, NewsGuard has helped redirect ad budgets from nefarious publishers into ones that are truly serving their communities.
In fact, an analysis conducted by IPG Mediabrands — which along with Publicis and Omnicom has become one of NewsGuard’s biggest customers — showed that by utilizing NewsGuard’s inclusion lists it was able to decrease the CPMs it paid for news and information audiences, while more than doubling the click-through rates for their ads.
“It makes sense that if you stop advertising on crazy hoax sites you’re bound to have greater engagement and a lower CPM as a reflection of the pricing for even the highest-price news sites,” explains Crovitz.
The timing of the solution couldn’t be better for the ad industry, which has also come under scrutiny from consumers, advocacy groups and even regulators and lawmakers for helping to fund questionable information.
A variety of studies from Edelman’s Trust Barometer to Ipsos MORI and others has shown that consumers are holding brands more accountable for the media they support with their advertising dollars.
And while big social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube take much of that heat, a study conducted by Advertiser Perceptions in September found that advertisers and agency executives now consider the overall harmful effects of a publisher’s site to be a bigger reason for cutting their ad spending than specific brand-safety issues.
And while some of the “fake news” debate might seem to be related to politically partisan issues, NewsGuard has documented that from an economic point of view, hoax sites related to things like misinformation about healthcare is an even bigger and more pervasive problem that is also likely harming society.
On average, about 40% of all the news and information sites assessed by NewsGuard get a “red rating” categorizing them as “untrustworthy,” but the most prevalent ones are related to health, not politics.
“Even before COVID we found that the highest category of red sites were related to health care, not to political propaganda,” recalls Brill. “It’s not that RT and Sputnik aren’t important, but health hoaxes were all over the place and this was before COVID. Post-COVID, it’s obviously accelerated.
“And that’s when we realized this wasn’t just a matter of people using it for propaganda, it was that misinformation is a business. And it’s a $2.6 billion business when it comes to advertising.”
NewsGuard continues to work with its agency partners and advertisers, as well as the entire daisy chain of ad-technology companies that power brand safety, and it has begun moving into social media and even browser software in an effort to also fulfill its original promise of helping news consumers understand the veracity of the information they are accessing.
It’s also moving beyond digital, announcing an exclusive deal with IPG Mediabrands to launch a product in time for the 2022 upfront media-buying season that will rate the trustworthiness of news networks and their programming.


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Doña Ana County returns to Yellow in updated COVID-19 map
LAS CRUCES - Doña Ana County returned to the Yellow Level of the New Mexico Red to Green framework Wednesday, which will allow businesses to once again relax some of the COVID-19 restrictions in place.
According to data from the New Mexico Department of Health, Doña Ana County had a positivity rate of 4.72% — below the 5% threshold — and averaged 19 daily positive cases per 100,000 — above the 8 per 100,000 threshold — from Feb. 23 through March 8.
Counties that meet at least one of the framework requirements are considered Yellow, while those that meet both are considered Green. The state introduced the Turquoise Level at the last biweekly map update. It is reached when a county maintains Green Level requirements for at least four consecutive weeks.
Doña Ana County was previously in the Yellow Level, but slipped back into Red on Feb. 24 after the test positivity rate increased to 6.77%. Doña Ana joins 17 other counties in the Yellow Level and leaves Guadalupe County as the only remaining Red county in the state. Seven counties met the criteria for Green Level and seven others met Turquoise Level criteria.
Generally, indoor capacity for businesses, restaurants and places of worship is now increased to 33% of maximum capacity. Large entertainment venues are permitted to operate in Doña Ana County for the first in about a year at 25% outdoor capacity. Bars and clubs are still not allowed to operate.
Yellow Level restrictions
- Essential businesses (non-retail): No capacity restrictions but operations must be limited to only those absolutely necessary to carry out essential functions
- Essential retail spaces: 33% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
- Food and drink establishments (if NM Safe Certified): 33% of maximum capacity for indoor dining; 75% of maximum capacity for outdoors dining; any establishment serving alcohol must close by 10 p.m. each night
- Close-contact businesses: 33% of maximum capacity or 20 customers at one time, whichever is smaller; 33% of any outdoor space on the premises
- Large entertainment venues: 25% of maximum capacity of any outdoor space on premises; indoor not permitted with the limited exception of operating up to 25% of maximum capacity for recording and broadcasting entertainment without any in-person audience
- Recreational facilities: 33% of any outdoor space on the premises; indoor not permitted
- Bars and clubs: May not operate
- All other businesses: 33% of maximum capacity (indoor and outdoor)
- Houses of worship: May hold religious services, indoors or outdoors, or provide services through audiovisual means, but may not exceed 33% of the maximum capacity of any enclosed space on the premises
- Places of lodging: 60% of maximum occupancy for those that have completed NM Safe Certified training; 25% of maximum occupancy for all others; 5 guests maximum for vacation rentals
- Mass gatherings limit: 10 persons; 80 vehicles
Rivalry football games
The loosening of restrictions comes just in time for the two major high school football rivalry games this weekend at the Field of Dreams. Oñate and Centennial High compete at 7 p.m. Friday and Mayfield and Las Cruces High face off at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Fans were previously prohibited from attending the games, but the Field of Dreams will be allowed to operate at 25% maximum occupancy, as a large entertainment venue. Tickets will be sold to the public for $5 at each school with 700 tickets available per team. Tickets will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis and will not be sold at the gates on game day.
Spectators will be required to wear face masks and practice social distancing. They will also be required to remain in their seats during the game and leave immediately after the game ends. Concessions will not be sold and only bottled water will be allowed inside the stadium. Tailgating will not be permitted.
Both rivalry games as well as Saturday soccer games will be livestreamed at www.livestream.com/lcpstv. Tickets for soccer games will be available at the ticket booth Saturday on a limited basis.

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Pete Davidson is the new face of H+M.
The 28-year-old comedian – who is dating SKIMS founder Kim Kardashian – was tapped by the high street retailer for its latest campaign, which aims to “encourage men around the world to enjoy what they already own, buy vintage and add new pieces that matter from H+M’s menswear collections.”
In a statement, the ‘Saturday Night Live’ star – who is known for his laidback style – said: “Collaborating on this campaign was a great experience. We had a lot of fun creating the photos and content.
“The clothes are comfortable and feel great to wear which is what I love about H+M.”
Henrik Nordvall, H+M’s global business unit director for menswear, commented: “Pete encapsulates everything H+M loves about the new menswear mood, with his self-confidence and play with personal style.
“He is so relatable, inspiring guys around the world to create the moment with their look themselves.”
It’s not the first time the ‘King of Staten Island’ star has worked with fashion brands.
In December, Pete and his pal Machine Gun Kelly took over Calvin Klein’s Instagram – wearing boxer briefs.
The stand-up and pop punk star did an Instagram Live on the brand’s page on the social media app wearing a pair of CK underpants.
The page’s profile picture changed to a snap of Pete wearing one of their caps, while the bio read: “Pete here.”
Pete also posted a selfie in a CK top and captioned it: “I got Instagram.”
Which prompted MGK, 32, to comment: “are you gonna post us in our undies.”
And alongside an up-close selfie, Pete wrote: “Did we nail it or did we nail it.”
On the Live, the pair frolicked around, throwing popcorn everywhere and posing in their pants.
Prior to then, the actor modelled for Alexander Wang, while he wears pieces by his girlfriend’s brand.


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Palm (PALM) chairman Jon Rubinstein, a former Apple executive, will become Palm’s CEO. Current Palm CEO Ed Colligan will move to Elevation Partners, the private equity firm that owns a big chunk of Palm.
Rubinstein joined Palm in 2007 and has led the company’s Hail Mary comeback: Its new Pre smartphone and the webOS platform behind it. Early reviews of the Pre are very positive, but time will tell if Palm can take any meaningful share from rivals like Apple (AAPL) and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM).
This is probably a good move, because Palm was simply too stale under Colligan. And while there’s no guarantee that Palm will be financially successful with the Pre, it has done under Rubinstein’s watch what few companies are able to do — completely reinvent their technology and products.
What makes this a curious move: The next steps in Palm’s comeback are not necessarily engineering-focused — where Rubinstein excels — but are centered around business development and marketing. (That might explain why Rubinstein has recently become more visible. For instance, he and Elevation’s Roger McNamee — not Colligan — represented Palm at the All Things Digital conference last month.)
Rubinstein and his lieutenants must now convince wireless carriers around the world to carry and promote the Pre and other webOS smartphones, while competition intensifies from the likes of Apple, RIM, Nokia, Google, and Microsoft. And they must convince software developers to write apps for webOS despite a small initial user base — and no growth guarantees.
Years ago, Palm was a smartphone pioneer with its Treo line, which it acquired — along with Colligan — from Handspring, itself a Palm split-off. But as rivals pushed out newer, more sophisticated smartphones, the Treo got old.
Meanwhile, Colligan dismissed and severely underestimated the ability for companies like Apple to compete in the mobile phone market.
“We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone,” Colligan reportedly said. “PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.” Apple has since become the darling of the industry, while Colligan had to hire Rubinstein — and a bunch of Apple engineers — to ape the iPhone as fast as possible.
At Apple, Rubinstein was known to some as the “podfather” because of his instrumental role in developing the iPod, the MP3 player that led Apple’s comeback.
Here’s the release from Palm:
Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today announced that its board of directors has appointed Jon Rubinstein to lead the company as Chairman and CEO upon the departure of Ed Colligan, who is stepping down after sixteen years of leadership at the company. Rubinstein, who joined Palm as Executive Chairman in October 2007 to help bring innovation back to the company, assumes his role as CEO on June 12. Colligan plans to take some time off, then join Elevation Partners.
“I am very excited about taking on this expanded role at Palm,” said Rubinstein. “Ed and I have worked very hard together the past two years, and I’m grateful to him for everything he’s done to help set the company up for success. With Palm webOS we have 10-plus years of innovation ahead of us, and the Palm Pre is already one of the year’s hottest new products. Due in no small part to Ed’s courageous leadership, we’re in great shape to get Palm back to continuous growth, and we plan to keep the trajectory going upward.”
“I’m very proud of what Palm has accomplished so far,” said Colligan. “We pioneered two major product categories and I believe we are on our way to defining the standard for the mobile web. I’m extremely proud of our team, and grateful to have played a role in turning Palm around. I know that Jon, the Board and the Palm executive team will do an incredible job driving Palm to new heights.”
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There is no horse racing taking place around the country at the moment, which also means that plenty of women are missing out on donning their best outfits at the annual Ladies Days.
This weekend would have been Summer Ladies Day at Navan Racecourse so instead, there was a virtual Ladies day in its place.
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This was done by the racecourse in order to raise money for local charities Meath Women's Refuge and Meath River Rescue with a record number of ladies taking part.
The competition saw over 80 women send in entries and each of them had to donate €5 to one of the charities in order to be considered.
The virtual ladies' day went international as entrants were seen as far as Australia and the US with the hopes of winning the most stylish lady award.
Judges Mike McCarthy and Paul Carroll of Funky Fashion Frolics had the difficult decision of choosing the winner but it seems that Cork cailín Alex Butler made quite the statement and won herself first place.
Alex wore a Vintage Alfred Shaheen pink coat from Daisy Blue in Cork City, jumpsuit by Peace and Love, and hat by Galway designer Michelle Kearns.
She won an array of prizes from the day's sponsors including Siobhan Daly Designs, Cotton Threadz, Ballykeefe Distillery and Revolution Make Up Ireland.
Judges Paul and Mike commented: 'So many ladies showed their style virtually through photo and video and we couldn’t have been prouder to be involved given the great response towards donating to both local charities.'
Speaking about the style, Kate O’Sullivan, Marketing Manager of Navan Racecourse said: 'We had people wearing outfits that they had planned to wear to weddings that were cancelled due to COVID-19 — including a mother of the bride outfit and a bridesmaid even shortened her dress for the occasion.
'There were also so many fun entries that gave us plenty of laughs with one particularly creative pair creating their own VIP enclosure and betting on the neighbours.'


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The rising price of New Year's Eve treats and traditions
Celebrating the new year with good food and a drink or two or more? If so, it will cost you. Like anything else these days, NYE traditions are feeling the sting of inflation.
Let's start with champagne, wine and other alcoholic beverages, musts for many partygoers.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics November 2022 Consumer Price Index (CPI), the cost of alcoholic beverages at home are up 4.5%, with wine in particular up 3.0%. In addition, per a price study conducted by FinanceBuzz, Americans can expect to pay $55.85 dollars for a bottle of champagne this year. According to the online wine marketplace Vivino, the average cost for a 'good' bottle, 4.0 rating, of wine costs $32.48 U.S. dollars.
Some other cultural NYE traditions will be more expensive as well this year.
Example: One Filipino tradition includes displaying and serving 12-to-13 circular fruits. (12 representing months in a calendar year.) The fruits are believed to bring good fortunate into the New Year and welcome prosperity into the home. Per CPI data, the cost of fruits year-over-year is up 6.6%.
The price of fruits will have Italian and Spanish families feeling the brunt for what's called 'The Twelve Lucky Grapes' tradition. People are expected to eat 12 green grapes at each ring of midnight. This symbolizes the 12 months of the year and is intended to bring good luck.
Lentils at midnight—another Italian tradition—is supposed to bring you more money in the new year. But in 2023, you may have to haul in much more. Overall, the cost of dried beans, peas and lentils are up per the BLS, 7.8% compared to 2021.
Another new year's treat that hasn't escaped the wrath of inflation: the Greek bread, or cake, called Vasilopita.
At Pi Bakerie, the overall cost for ingredients have gone up 25%. The impact on sales? Typical customers walk into the bakery three times a day - they're down to one visit per day now.
Want to make Vasilopita, which costs $36 retail, at home? It will still cost you. Overall cakes, cupcakes and cookies are up 17.6% per CPI data. Individual ingredients also increased year-over-year. They include flour, up 24.9%, eggs, up 49.1%, milk, up 14.7%, butter up 27.0% and sugar, up 14.1%.
And in the New Year, experts expect a toll on the overall broader economy in the first few months.
"It's going to be a couple of— a couple of rough months to start the year....You do see this rolling recession that's actually happening out there. Consumer sentiment is terrible. Retail spending, although the consumer is resilient, it's starting to give a little bit," Defiance ETFs CEO and CIO Sylvia Jablonski told Yahoo Finance.
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Huawei is rumored to launch the Mate 20 Pro smartphone sometime in October. Being a flagship from Huawei, there is no doubt that the smartphone will be featuring top-of-the-line hardware in pretty much every department. However now a new report suggests that the smartphone’s battery performance will be one of its key highlights.
According to a Huawei press release, shared by Pocket-lint, the upcoming Huawei Mate 20 Pro will feature a battery bigger than its predecessors, which include the P20 Pro and the Mate 10 Pro. It is important to note that both these smartphones come with a 4,000mAh battery, meaning the Mate 20 Pro can be expected with something even bigger.
While the press release doesn’t really reveal the upcoming Huawei device to be the Mate 20, the lineup mentioned alongside of it clearly hints at the device. The Mate 10 was launched last year in October, so there is also a good chance that Huawei will stick to that timeline with the Mate 20 as well.
Besides battery, previous rumors have suggested the Mate 20 Pro to come powered with a Kirin 980 SoC, which is also expected to feature Huawei’s GPU Turbo technology. Like the P20 Pro, the smartphone has also been touted to flaunt a 42-megapixel triple-camera setup at the back. Additionally, the big battery on the Mate 20 is said to feature 40W fast charging as well. A screen size hasn’t been revealed yet, but it is highly likely that the smartphone will come equipped with an OLED screen and an in-display fingerprint sensor.
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Alongside the Mate 20 Pro, Huawei is also reported to launch the Mate 20 and the Mate 20 Lite smartphones. Recently, the Mate 20 Lite was also spotted on TENAA which gave us a brief insight on its design and some of its features. The device is said to be a trimmed-down version of Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro. Leading up to the launch, we’re sure there will be more leaks that will come out on all three smartphones. You can expect us to keep you updated with the latest information.
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text: Facebook has introduced Rooms, a new app adding yet another layer to social connections. Rooms isn’t like Facebook, nor is it a skinned version of like Paper. Rooms is a new way to connect and interact, where users create rooms based on interests. Though Facebook is looking back to the early days of the web as inspiration, we’d be remiss not to point out Rooms is a lot like another social service, form a different social provider. It also answers Facebook’s critics on one important front.


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Time-Saving Home Electronics Popular with Two-Income Families (News)
Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--Robotic vacuum cleaners, washer dryers, and dishwashers are popular among two-income households in Japan, as they help users save time on daily chores and secure time for relaxing, makers and retailers say.
Sales floors at retailers are busy as electronics makers are releasing new products one after another.
Electronics retailer Bic Camera Inc. said the number of robot cleaners it sold in the first half of this year increased 20% from the year-before level.
US maker iRobot Corp. has launched low-end Roomba robot vacuums priced below ¥60,000 with a system allowing users to control the machine by smartphone from outside the home. The system was previously limited to high-end models.
Hitachi Ltd. and Panasonic Corp. are among the Japanese firms offering robot cleaners, with their products sold mainly in the ¥60,000 range. Particularly popular are models that can turn easily and clean dust in room corners.[Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]


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The Gold Master (GM) version of Apple’s new upcoming version of OS X, Mountain Lion, was released yesterday to registered Apple developers, hinting at an imminent release. This version is often the “final” version of the operating system before being released to the public, unless any bugs are discovered by developers and the OS code is “frozen”, often meaning no further changes are going to be made.
Fresh off the presses, here is MacAppStorm’s weekly news roundup.
It’s been a pretty quiet one this week for news but we’ve still managed to find a couple of pieces to keep you ticking over until next week.
To complement Google’s annual developers conference, I/O 2012, which took place on Monday of this week and saw a few new products, including Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a new Nexus 7 tablet and that famous Google Project Glass head-mounted computer, BlueStacks has released an alpha version of its Android emulation program for Macs, allowing you to run a number of Android apps directly on your Mac.
Fresh off the presses, here is Mac AppStorm’s weekly app news roundup.
During today’s WWDC keynote in San Francisco, Apple announced some more new features that will be arriving with Mountain Lion. Even though the four developer previews that have been tested for a while have most of the major additions, there will be several more key features that are going to mean a lot to many users out there.
Keep reading for a deep look at all the major new things that will be coming in OS X Mountain Lion.
With WWDC coming up tomorrow, I’m sure I can speak for every reader here that we’ll all excited to hear what Apple is going to announce! Kevin over at iPhone AppStorm will be live blogging the main announcement on their Twitter account and we here at Mac AppStorm will bring you full news coverage and some more in-depth analysis afterwards.
In other Apple news this week…
If you’re looking to snag a great bargain, then now’s the time to do it. Currently there are 3 (that’s right, 3) great Mac app bundles on sale with plenty of high-quality, useful apps for OS X at one low price.
Read on after the break for more information about these bundles and where you can get them from!
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A CAA pick up another crypto client. 0xb1, a well-known collector of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has been described as a “wA pseudonym is created from the first four letters and numbers of the person’s Ethereum wallet address. CAA has picked up another crypto client. The agency announced today that it has signed 0xb1, a well known collector of nonfungible tokens. The nickname generated from the first four letters and numbers in the Ethereum wallet address is named 0xb1. On June 29, 2021, representations of cryptocurrency are placed on a computer motherboard, in this illustration taken by the artist. Ghulam Ahmed, 38, logs into a WhatsApp group once a week to take a time out from his cryptocurrency consulting business. What exactly is to differentiate Bitcoin is a subject of controversy. Is it a type of currency, a store of value, a payment network or an asset class. I am able to define Bitcoin more easily. It support software.
0xb1 and the many NFTs they own are signed by CAA:
Their identity is determined by the person who supplied the address. 0xb1 had an estimated net worth of at least $450 million. One such NFT is 0xb1, and their collection is signed by CAA. For people not familiar with those projects or NFTs in general, the majority of them sell NFTs that are images of heavily stylized,Each ape or cat or lion or whatever, is unique, because they’re randomly generated from a vast mishmash of preWithin a few dollars, some tens of millions will be spent. CAA will monetize their NFTs through licensing and brand partnerships. The person behind that address is choosing to conceal their identity. 0xb1 claimed to have a net worth of around $450 million from their Ethereum trading activity. 0xb1 and the many NFTs they own are signed by CAA. If you are not familiar with those projects or NFTs in general, the majority of them sell NFTs, which are images of heavily stylizedEvery ape, cat, lion, or whatever you choose to call your own is unique, because they are randomly generated from a vast misThey typically trade crypto on the OpenSea, in quantities ranging from tens to millions of dollars. CAA will monetize their NFTs through licensing and brand partnerships. The positive thing about it is that a committee was set up by someone. It is supported by the relevant agencies in the government who need things done. A central bank digital currency, with its potential to bring transactions occurring off the books into a regulatory framework, was considered. We will have a decision regarding that in the coming months. He told CNN. This topic is declined by Baqir to Reuters. This has been reflected in the education sector. One of the leading universities in the country received a $4 grant. One million for the technology from Stacks. The ‘elegalities and investment’ movement is viewed by cryptocurrency advocates as ‘necessarily coming soon enough. The number 01718427 bitcoin was transferred by active to passive. It’s between 11 ten and 11 20 AM. mAddresses are made up of long strings of numbers and letters. If you were in law enforcement, or just very knowledgeable, you would most likely beThere is a misconception that Bitcoin’s network is anonymous, although it may be hard to link individuals to transactions. How to buy Bitcoin posttrust even though it is absolutely public, Bitcoin is very resistant to tampering. There is no physical presence, and burying it in the woods cannot be protected by a Bitcoin. In theory, a thief paid for your possessions. You would add a line to the ledgerAnother worry involves double spending.
0xb1 has just the latest crypto and NFT snapup for CAA and other major agencies:
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Musk, 46, said he won’t need to go back to equity or debt markets this year to seek additional funds for Tesla, but crossing Wall Street may be a bad idea.
Spotify's unusual route to becoming a public company is a test case for other multi-billion-dollar tech companies that are looking to sell their shares but are not in need of cash.
Under the terms of the deal, Capital Square Partners will own about 55% of the combined company
Amazon's stock has surged 83% over the past year, bolstered by scorchingly fast revenue growth as more shopping moves online
Retail broking firms are no longer hiring people in large numbers unlike in the past.
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The new tiered system of restrictions for England after 2 December 2020 should give businesses the certainty to plan and recover, according to innovative accountancy firm Davis Grant.
As the country begins to emerge from a national lockdown, the firm based in East London is calling on businesses to turn their attention to the future so that they can plan for the challenges ahead.
As part of this process, the firm recommends that businesses conduct a full review of their finances, including cash flow forecasting and financial modelling, to give themselves a clearer idea of their position in the weeks and months ahead.
“Confirmation of the new restrictions means that many businesses can now re-open,” said Davis Grant’s Director, Barry Chernoff. “This is a critical time of year for many sectors and so they need to make sure they have the resources to make the most of this busy trading period.
“Many companies are likely to be in a weaker position than previous years, due to the pandemic, and so they must make the most of the finances they have to rebuild and recover.”
Barry said that seeking out professional help from an accountant or trusted advisor could help companies to highlight weaknesses in their finances and plug gaps in their income with funding and the Government’s financial support measures.
He added: “Much of the South East is in Tier 2, which is fortunate for the majority of sectors, who will be able to re-open after a month without any business.
“Of course, there are some sectors, such as hospitality, that face a much more difficult situation and for them, it is particularly important that they get advice during this challenging period – it could be the difference between survival or failure.”
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Nike Golf’s new marketing director will not start work as scheduled after his former employer, Callaway Golf, filed a lawsuit accusing Nike of misappropriating trade secrets, according to a story published in the Portland (Ore.) Oregonian.
A temporary restraining order was issued in Multonmah County Circuit Court on Sept. 25 keeping Rob Arluna from beginning work at Nike. Callaway states in its suit that Arluna has knowledge of product development plans and pricing schemes for various Callaway products that compete directly with Nike, according to the article.
Callaway also states its confidentiality agreement and its security agreement prohibit Arluna from revealing such information. But a response filed by Nike on Sept. 25 maintains Callaway has yet to provide proof that any trade secrets have been shared and that Arluna never signed a noncompete while at Callaway.
Judge Dale R. Koch, who issued the temporary restraining order, is expected to further review the case during the week of Oct. 1. according to the article.
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The PGA Tour Playoffs for the FedEx Cup achieved one of its primary objectives by boosting television ratings, with the average weekend ratings increasing 18 percent for the same tournaments from a year ago. The first Tour playoff also delivered results for its non-traditional media, ticket sales and hospitality.
Unique users on PGATOUR.com were up 48 percent over the same four-week period last year, with a weekly average of 3.8 million unique users and 45 million page views. Traffic for the Tour Championship raised significantly, with unique users increasing 167 percent to 4.4 million and page views increasing 189 percent to 52 million.
PGATOUR.com’s Live@ feature, which provides tee-to-green action for every player on a signature hole at each course, was streamed nearly 2 million times over the four weeks of the Playoffs, twice the number of streams for those events in 2006.
Each event also experienced a double-digit surge in hospitality sales, including a 30-percent rise for The Barclays that produced its first-ever corporate sellout. All four playoff tournaments also reported significant boosts in ticket sales, most notably a 30-percent increase in ticket sales for the Tour Championship.
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The Professional Clubmakers’ Society is planning a new conference to showcase the industry’s latest technology and custom-fitting techniques for golf equipment professionals. The 2008 PCS Golf Equipment Professional Technology Conference will be held at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., Jan. 12-15. . . The PGA of Australia and Reed Exhibitions Australia reached an agreement for the ownership of the annual PGA Golf Show to return to the PGA of Australia, the event’s original owner. The transfer of ownership is a consequence of a shift in Reed’s core business and a desire for the PGA to have greater input in the industry’s showcase event. Reed Exhibitions took over the staging and management of the PGA Golf Show in 2001. . . Oxford Industries Inc., producer and marketer of branded and private label apparel, including the Oxford Golf brand, has named Anne Shoemaker as vice president-capital markets and treasurer. Shoemaker has been with the company since 1990. . . Custom club fitter Hot Stix Golf will open its first Orlando-area club-fitting facility on Oct. 9 when it sets up shop at Walt Disney World’s Osprey Ridge Golf Course. The operation will be a joint venture between Hot Stix and Disney.
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State Agency Encourages Parents to Discuss Dangers of ‘Huffing’ with Their Kids
(COLUMBUS – March 21, 2011) They're all over your house. They're in your child's school. Chances are you probably purchased some the last time you visited the grocery store. Educate yourself. Find out about inhalants before your children do.
That’s the message the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) hopes to impart as it invites families and communities to join with the Cabinet-level state agency in observing “National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week” March 20-26.
“Many parents don't know that inhalants are as popular among middle school students as marijuana. Even fewer know the deadly effects the poisons in these products have on the brain and body when they are inhaled or huffed,” said ODADAS Director Orman Hall. “It is never too early to teach your children about the dangers of inhalants.”
According to national surveys, more than a million people used inhalants to get high just last year. By the time a student reaches the 8th grade, one in five will have used inhalants. In Ohio, 6 percent of students reported sniffing glue or inhaling aerosol products to get high in the past 30 days, according to the most recent statewide Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Inhalants are ordinary household products such as glue, shoe polish, and aerosol sprays. These products are safe when used as intended, but they can be dangerous and even deadly when sniffed or "huffed" to get high. Nearly all abused products produce effects similar to anesthetics, which slow down the body's functioning. Depending upon level of dosage, the user can experience slight stimulation, euphoria, lowered inhibitions or loss of consciousness. In extreme cases, the user can also suffer from Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.
“Experimenting with these substances is like playing Russian Roulette. A person can die the 1st, 10th or 100th time a product is misused as an inhalant,” said Director Hall, adding that huffing can be a “gateway” to further substance abuse. In fact, 17.2 percent of adolescents who initiated illicit drug use during the past year indicated that inhalants were the first drug that they used, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW) is an annual media-based, community-level program that takes place the third week in March. NIPAW is designed to increase understanding about the use and risks of inhalant involvement. It is an inclusive program that involves youth, schools, media, police departments, health organization, civics groups and more. It has proven to be an effective means of mobilizing communities to reduce inhalant use. To learn more, visit http://www.inhalants.org/faqs.htm.
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Contacts: Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson, Chief of Communications, ODADAS, 614-644-8456 or Stacey.Frohnapfel.Hasson@ada.ohio.gov; Eric Wandersleben, Public Information Officer, ODADAS, 614-728-5090 or Wandersleben@ada.ohio.gov


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HERNDON, Va. -- Volkswagen of America Inc. said Tuesday that U.S. auto sales in September rose 34.4 percent, its best showing for that month since 1972, largely on strong sales of its Passat sedans.
BY THE NUMBERS: VW sold 36,339 vehicles last month, compared with 27,036 in September 2011.
TOP SELLERS: The company sold 14,750 Jettas, including 12,584 sedans and 2,166 wagons. The total fell 1.8 percent from a year ago.
HOT MODELS: VW sold 9,500 Passats, triple the 3,176 it sold a year ago. Its redesigned Beetle Coupe more than tripled to 2,622, from 722 a year ago. Its Golf and GTI economy cars jumped 29.5 percent to 3,250, from 2,509 a year ago.


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American venture capital investor, Tim Draper, said that he thinks bitcoin could reach $250K by 2022, and during an interview with CNBC’s Jade Scipioni this week, Draper reiterated his six-digit bitcoin price forecast made in April 2018.
Tim Draper, the venture capitalist who has his hands in a myriad of blockchain and crypto companies, discussed his bitcoin (BTC) price prediction with CNBC this week.
Draper is well known in the crypto community as he has founded a number of firms that work within the industry. He has also founded organizations like Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper University, Draper Venture Network, Draper Associates, and Draper Goren Holm.
Draper is famous for purchasing thousands of bitcoin (BTC) in July 2014 from the U.S. Marshals Service auction that sold BTC stemming from the Silk Road marketplace. Back then, Draper predicted that BTC would reach $10K per coin and this prediction came to fruition. This made people begin to think of Draper as an oracle, and he was pressed for a new prediction when BTC came close to the $20K zone in 2017.
After many reporters asked Draper his next bitcoin price forecast, he finally answered on Friday the 13th, April 2018. “Serious winds (of change) at our block(chain) party last night,” Draper explained to his followers on Twitter. “I predict $250K by 2022,” Draper added. Since then, as far as predictions are concerned, Draper stepped out of the limelight and many other investors have given their own bitcoin price predictions over the last three years.
Now that BTC has tapped a new all-time-high above $64K per unit, Draper is once again standing behind his $250K prediction. While speaking with CNBC’s Jade Scipioni on the broadcast “CNBC Make It,” Draper said:
“I think I’m going to be right on this one. I’m either going to be really right or really wrong [but] I’m pretty sure that it’s going in that direction.”
Draper Speaks About Dogecoin and Elon Musk’s Critique of Bitcoin’s Energy Use
Draper then explained that he thinks merchants will flock to support BTC within the next few years. “Give it about a year and a half and retailers will all be on Open node, so everybody will accept bitcoin,” Draper stressed. “Then beyond that, I think [bitcoin] continues up because there are only 21 million of them,” the venture capitalist added.
The executive also touched upon dogecoin (DOGE) during his interview and explained that there has to be something that makes the public like the dog token.
“There must be something to dogecoin because it makes us all smile but no engineers are working on it,” Draper said. “Doge devs to improve system transaction efficiency. Potentially promising. I tend to focus on the ones where people are dedicating their lives to improving the currency.”
Draper told CNBC he thinks bitcoin will be the center of financial activity worldwide for a long time and described BTC as one of the world’s tech giants. “[Bitcoin] is sort of like Microsoft [in] the software world or Amazon in the e-commerce world,” Draper remarked.
Furthermore, before Draper made his prediction the venture capitalist spoke about Elon Musk and Tesla’s critique of Bitcoin’s energy use. He commended Musk for what he had previously accomplished but in terms of understanding bitcoin’s energy consumption, Draper thinks he’s wrong.
“Elon, first of all, is one of the most brilliant men in the world…maybe the most brilliant, [but] he got this one wrong,” Draper said.
Bitcoin is a Better Inflation Hedge Than Gold: deVere CEO
The Bitcoin rally stalled on heightening global worries about inflation, but, says the CEO of one of the world’s leading financial advisory, asset management and fintech firms, it remains “a better shield than gold.”
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization ended three consecutive days of healthy gains, before stabilizing, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday it may be time to stop using the term “transitory” as a way of describing the current wave of inflation.
Meanwhile, inflation in Europe has ballooned to the highest on record.
Mr Green says: “Bitcoin is perceived by many investors as a hedge against inflation due largely to its strict supply controls.
“As such, it would be assumed that its price would automatically rise when the U.S. central bank suggests that it would consider speeding up the reduction of its asset purchase policies that have boosted the stock markets.
“But for other investors, including some major institutional investors who have piled into Bitcoin in recent months, the cryptocurrency is still perceived as a risky asset.
“So when they sell-off riskier assets, despite the longer-term outlook and based on short-term hawkish policies from the world’s de facto central bank, Bitcoin, like equities, also becomes vulnerable.”
A long-term, high-profile crypto advocate, Mr Green remains confident that “Bitcoin is today a greater inflation shield than gold”, which has long been the standard go-to inflation hedge.
He says: “Gold has always been regarded as the ultimate inflation hedge – but the world is a much different place now. Our lives and the global economy is increasingly run on tech and digital solutions and this megatrend is only set to become more dominant.
“Gold is likely to be dethroned within a generation as millennials and younger investors, who are so-called ‘digital natives’, are going to be more comfortable with Bitcoin as a hedge than a physical metal.”
The deVere CEO goes on to say: “Bitcoin is often referred to as ‘digital gold’ because like the precious metal it is a medium of exchange, a unit of account, non-sovereign, decentralized, scarce, and a store of value.
“Yet, the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is superior to gold as a medium of exchange or form of payment.
“Unlike gold, it is a fixed unit of account and easily divisible and transportable. Gold is not easily immediately divisible, and there are potential issues with purity and verification. Whereas Bitcoin is easily traced on blockchain technology and this is going to be a considerable advantage, especially in cross-border transactions.”
Mr Green concludes: “Gold and Bitcoin can, and perhaps should, complement each other in a portfolio.
“But as the world continues to pick up momentum in its shift towards tech, and as millennials become a more dominant part of the world economy, we should expect Bitcoin to also take an increasingly influential role in financial markets, including in regards to being an inflation hedge.”
MicroStrategy Adds 7,002 Bitcoin to Portfolio
Yet again MicroStrategy, an Amereican business intelligence company has purchased an additional 7,002 Bitcoin worth $414.4 million to its digital asset portfolio, summing its total bitcoin asset to $3.57 billion.
The CEO of MicroStrategy, Michael Saylor made the purchase announcement on Monday via a Twitter post.
He tweeted, “MicroStrategy has purchased an additional 7,002 bitcoins for ~$414.4 million in cash at an average price of ~$59,187 per #bitcoin. As of 11/29/21 we #hodl ~121,044 bitcoins acquired for ~$3.57 billion at an average price of ~$29,534 per bitcoin”.
MicroStrategy currently owns 121,044 BTC valued at $3.57 billion that were acquired at an average price of $29,534 per bitcoin.
At the time of writing, data from Kucoin shows that Bitcoin is trading at $56,490 per coin. This implies that Microstrategy’s total bitcoin asset is worth over $6.8 billion.
On Friday, Saylor tweeted, “Bitcoin offers better inflation protection than gold and is growing faster than big tech.”
Saylor believed that Bitcoin (BTC) “is the only property you can truly own, as well as the first technology capable of granting property rights to everyone on earth and In time, we will come to understand that it is concentrated energy in digital form and critical to the progression of our civilization.”
Despite some countries showing little to no adoption to digital assets, Saylor believed that Bitcoin has a potential to become a $100 trillion asset class. He said “digital gold is going to replace gold this decade.”
The MicroStrategy CEO further said the company is not troubled with the ongoing discussion on crypto regulation, noting that it will affect security tokens, decentralized finance (defi) exchanges, crypto exchanges, and other use cases of cryptocurrency that are not bitcoin. In his opinion, “bitcoin is unstoppable as digital property.”
IMF Discourages the Use of Bitcoin as Legal Tender
Global financial body, the International Monetary Fund has informed the public that bitcoin constitutes a high risk to consumers.
In giving this warning, the Monetary Fund made a reference to El Salvador’s recently announced plan to make the coin a legal tender, as the country sets plans to erupt a Bitcoin City which is funded by cryptocurrencies.
On Monday, the IMF released a statement where it referred to the decision made by El Salvador to make bitcoin a legal tender as risky. This was said in spite of the Fund’s admission that cryptocurrencies and other digital forms of money possess the potential to make payment systems much more efficient.
According to the financial body, bitcoin’s high rate volatility means its use as a legal tender opens up serious risks to financial integrity, consumer protection and financial stability. The body then encouraged the strengthening of the supervision and regulation of the new payment system.
In September 2020, El Salvador passed a law that granted bitcoin the status of an official legal tender side by side with the US dollar. This made El Salvador the first country in the world to recognize cryptocurrency officially.
Since then, El Salvador’s government has supported an e-wallet system known as Chivo, which allows El Salvador residents to engage in payments with bitcoin and convert the cryptocurrency to US dollars.
The financial body recognized the benefits of the system, which could augment financial inclusion, while supporting financial growth. The body however called for more legal defences for consumers, to protect them while countering money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
This warning arrived merely days after El Salvador revealed its plans to build the world’s very first ‘Bitcoin City’ which will receive its initial funding from bonds backed by cryptocurrencies. The city will contain commercial and residential areas, airports, restaurants, entertainment venues, and other amenities which are common to a metropolis.
It is still in the conceptual stage but the first bond offering is set for 2022, with construction to begin about two months after financing has been secured for the construction.
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NEW DELHI: Smartphone brands will collectively spend Rs 330 crore on digital marketing in India this year, up by 20 per cent compared with the previous year, said a new report on Tuesday.
Social media marketing would consume 26 per cent of the digital marketing budgets for smartphones in 2019, according to the forecast by market research firm techARC.
At Rs 330 crore, the digital marketing budget constitutes six per cent of the overall marketing budget for the smartphone brands in India which is higher than the five per cent of the marketing budget set aside for print media.
“Digital is increasingly becoming the preferred mode in marketing of smartphones as it helps brands to establish an engaging connect with the millennials, who are either the buyers or influencers for smartphones,” said Faisal Kawoosa, Founder and Chief Analyst at techARC, in a statement.
Overall, smartphone brands will spend 47 per cent of their marketing budget on outdoor campaigns, 21 per cent on TV, 19 per cent on retail, six per cent on digital, five per cent on print and two per cent on radio, techARC said.


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Open Positions at CCN: Full-time and Part-time Reporters Wanted.The president of among Africa’s most significant and varied monetary and insurance coverage business, Alexander Forbes, has actually told CCN that there are advantages in releasing blockchain technology in business operations.The business’s ceo, Andrew Darfoor, informed CCN in Harare on Friday
that blockchain is an interesting technological platform that the company is examining and assessing.Several other African companies, as well as the South African federal government, have already made advances on blockchain, considered secret for its decentralized management nature which experts say aids with transparency.Darfoor stated in an interview with CCN in Harare:”Blockchain is something that we are
investigating and we are evaluating it. I believe blockchain has benefits however I think it’s a broader digital method. “Alexander Forbes is listed in South Africa and has operations because nation in addition to in Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia to name a few. It has actually just received regulatory approvals after obtaining a significant stake in an actuarial company in Zimbabwe.South Africa has actually just completed a blockchain trial for the banking sector which was carried out by the nation’s reserve bank. It identified that about 70,000 deals processed through the automated settlement system can be completed within two hours at approximately 2 seconds.The trial of blockchain release by the Reserve Bank of South Africa has actually buoyed other gamers in the nation. For Alexander Forbes, blockchain can be a video game changer and it has established an innovation team to work on
technological platforms and possible release throughout its operations and throughout its South African and rest of Africa markets.The development team will investigate blockchain use and adoption along with other digital platforms in addition to Artificial Intelligence and data interrogation.” We have produced a group innovation team that takes a look at all channels, digital, AI, information interrogation. We have created a brand-new team that’s examining this technology and how we have to evolve our company,”added Darfoor.There is growing interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies in
Africa and markets ranging from Zimbabwe to Kenya and into West Africa are buzzing with advances towards using the platform.According to a report by Worldwide Danger Insights, the”essential aspects”that have influenced the development of Africa’s cryptocurrency and blockchain markets include”its big informal”sector.However, business likewise handling officially utilized specialists are likewise seeing opportunities for use of blockchain and adoption of cryptocurrencies.Featured image from Shutterstock.Follow us on Telegram.


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Sub-Saharan Africa bank, BancABC Limited has partnered with Mastercard in offering an all-inclusive card known as the dual pan card, which links the customers’ nostro and local account to one card.
Mastercard is a financial services business that primarily generates revenue from gross dollar volume fees. Mastercard cards are issued by member banks with the Mastercard logo and are characterized as open loop.
BancABC Chief Executive Officer, Lance Mambondiani said BancABC becomes the first bank to offer both Zimbabwe’s national payment switch (Zimswitch) and Mastercard services in Zimbabwe.
“Our customers can transact with ease and convenience. This is also a momentous period for us, and it has come at a time where BancABC is receiving recognition for digital advancement,” the BancABC said.
The card comes in four types that cater to every customer’s need. The four cards are the mass-market card, emerging affluent card, private banking card and the commercial card. The cards are instant, and the customer can select a pin of their choice.
According to the Bank, the mass- market card can be used for various daily transactions that are within a certain amount range, the emerging affluent card comes as a multi-currency combination card and can be linked to as many as 4 wallets for middle-income customers, the private banking card will cater for the private banking club members and it comes with benefits such as emergency card replacements, a self-service portal on mobile to manage cards, and lounge key access and the commercial card can be used to purchase raw materials online and easy switch to local purchases, thanks to the dual pan feature.
Mambondiani added that this initiative has given way to a contactless technology feature for our customers also known as the contactless card.
“Resultantly, the bank will secure chip and pin functions on card thus giving them a contactless capability in the Zimbabwean market for both local and international transactions,” he added.
In addition to this, the cards can be managed through BancABC’s A360 app and USSD platform on *243# leading to increased convenience.
“This digital advancement is a milestone in Zimbabwe’s financial services sector, and we are confident that greater achievements are on the way,” BancABC said.
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NEW YORK -- The Limited Inc. has invested $5 million in one of its private label jeans suppliers to form a new company, Rocky Apparel LP, and is exploring additional links with manufacturers. "Clearly, we're looking to build relationships with...
NEW YORK -- The Limited Inc. has invested $5 million in one of its private label jeans suppliers to form a new company, Rocky Apparel LP, and is exploring additional links with manufacturers. "Clearly, we're looking to build relationships with uniquely skilled manufacturers," Leslie H. Wexner, chairman and chief executive officer of The Limited, said in a statement Wednesday.
In other news, Michael Weiss, The Limited's vice chairman in charge of the women's divisions, reportedly informed Wall Street analysts this week that the company is seeking designers to serve as consultants.
At The Express and Limited Stores divisions, business has been slumping. Company officials have acknowledged that part of the reason is that the fashion has not appealed to customers. It could not be learned which designers will be tapped as consultants, but one source said Weiss is after "some well-known names."
Weiss reportedly also told analysts that due to recent procedural and management changes over the last 60 to 70 days, some fall deliveries at Limited Stores could be a couple of weeks late, arriving in August instead of July. Management changes include last week's announcement that Cheryl Nido Turpin, who turned around the Lane Bryant division, was named president of Limited Stores. Weiss reportedly said there has been a renewed focus on higher quality fabrics and workmanship, and more sophisticated looks, including coordinates and career wear at Limited Stores.
Meanwhile, Wexner described the Rocky Apparel investment as part of an "ongoing strategy of building a long-term, high-quality apparel manufacturing base to support the growth of the company." He added that such investments "are helping us also become true financial partners with some of our suppliers." Wexner was not been available to comment further on potential investments. The Limited has already had financial links with manufacturers through its Mast Industries apparel sourcing division. The latest purchase gives The Limited a 49 percent stake in Rocky Apparel. For The Limited, it's a potential new profit source and an opportunity to build a company that could play a more significant role in its operation. Sales at Rocky Apparel were $32 million in 1993. The Limited, predominantly Express, accounted for just over half of that.
Another key Rocky Apparel account is Merry-Go-Round.Gabriel Zeitouni, president of Rocky Apparel, said last year the company's net profits were "above industry norms," which he placed at 3 to 4 percent of sales, but he declined to be specific.
The $7 billion Limited bought out Zeitouni's partner, Jacob Mendelson, and the new company purchased the assets of Gabriel Manufacturing Co., in Ruleville, Miss., and its New York selling arm, Rocky Apparel Inc.
Peter Kim's Los Angeles-based premium denim line has always had its finger on the pulse of youth. This season, novelty is back in a way reminiscent of early Aughts, with studs, lace-ups, racing waxed denim and more. For more highlights if some of the key brands at the Vegas trade shows, go to WWD.com. #wwdfashion (📷: Patrick Gray; Styles by @thealexbadia; Story by @karihamanaka and @marcy_wwd)
"I was driving back on Saturday afternoon from the beach, and I just saw this sign saying 'Skydiving for $95.' And I was like, I can't not sky dive for $95," says Tom Bateman about a moment in Hawaii while shooting "Snatched." #wwdeye (📷: @vsteves; Interview by @ktauer; Styled by @thealexbadia)


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Firefall Launches Second Public Beta Weekend Friday
There’s another Firefall free beta weekend on the way, giving more players a chance to try Red 5′s upcoming MMOFPS.
The beta weekend, which starts at noon PST on Friday, Feb. 22, and runs through midnight PST on Sunday, Feb. 24, gives players a chance to experience both the PvE and PvP portions of Firefall, such as they currently are. We took a look at Firefall during its closed beta and found it to be pretty fun.
You can sign up for the beta weekend here. The beta weekend will also include some new features, benefits to players and contests. Check out the full list below, as well as a new trailer released to tease the beta weekend.
- Mid-Air Video Contest: Submit amazing aerial gameplay footage for a chance to win a Razer™ Kraken Headset, AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 (HIS IceQ X² Edition) video card and a limited edition Firefall Brontodon plushie.
- Community Unlock: All players who join the weekend stress-test will unlock a custom “mid-air” decal.
- Mid-Air Screen Contest: The top 10 mid-air screenshots will be featured on the official Firefall Facebook page.


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Takashimaya Singapore, situated right at the heart of the famous Orchard Road, is where most tourist and avid shoppers find the latest garments, gadgets, home appliances, and foods to buy.
We are happy to announce that we are successfully into the first day of Taka's "Sweet and Savoury" fair, while simultaneously launching our latest products such as Vegebuddies, Carwari Tahini & Agave Nectar and Organic Times' Organic Cookies.
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It seemed like AMD and Nvidia were living in a fantasy world. They’d throw out prices like $329 or $479 for a midrange graphics card, knowing you’d actually be paying hundreds more by the time pandemic middlemen had their fair share. But today AMD seems to be waking up.
With the recently announced $1,099 AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT, $549 Radeon 6750 XT and $399 Radeon 6650 XT, the company is finally pricing its graphics cards based on the market rather than making a fake MSRP. When you combine that with the fact that AMD graphics cards have almost dropped back to normal prices in general, it means there’s a hell of a chance that you can actually buy these new cards for the price AMD quotes.
That’s good — because the price is by far the most interesting of the cards AMD is announcing today.
While we’ve heard rumors of the next-generation AMD RDNA 3 chips on the horizon, the new RX 6950 XT, 6750 XT, and 6650 XT aren’t like that at all. In fact, they are not new GPUs at all. As the “50” in their name suggests, they are straight-up refinements to the existing RX 6900 XT, 6700 XT, and 6600 XT using literally the exact same silicon, just with new firmware for faster clocks and faster memory.
And while any performance boost is nice, this isn’t going to be a big one: Each “50” card offers a 5 to 6 percent punch over the vanilla version. In some games, the difference can be as little as 1 frame per second, according to AMD’s reviewer’s guide. In others with particularly high frame rates, you may see a burst of 10 fps or more. Those bumps don’t come for free either: the cards have a 20 to 35W higher TDP than the originals, meaning they theoretically consume more power and/or produce more heat.
“Physically nothing has changed.”
AMD is not trying to hide this. “These won’t be big improvements,” the company told reporters. “Physically nothing has changed.”
Instead, the company is trying to state how much more performance-per-dollar and performance-per-watt you can get compared to Nvidia — at the prices you’ll actually pay to get Nvidia vs. AMD.
Here are the graphs AMD provides:
If you can actually buy these cards at these prices, things look pretty rosy for AMD — at least for those gamers who aren’t waiting for next-gen GPUs or prices to drop even further — at least until Nvidia makes its next move.
If you’re interested, AMD says they’re all going on sale today with reference cooler versions of the RX 6950 XT and RX 6750 XT available from AMD and ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, Sapphire, XFX, and Yeston are all lined up too. AMD also sweetens the deal with a new “Raise the Game” bundle that should include free games with your ticket purchase.
I also suspect that we will get reviews of these cards today. If so, we’ll update this story if their conclusions are significantly different than we’d expect based on AMD’s charts. I’m going to pour one for the $580 AMD Radeon RX 6800, by far the best value-for-money AMD card of this gen that few people have ever been able to buy at that price. AMD told reporters that the 6800 will last, but it’s hard to believe it will ever see that price again now that a $550 6750 XT has usurped its part.
Correction, 2:13 PM ET: AMD’s original slide stated that the Infinity Cache bandwidth of the 6950 XT was 1739 GB/S, but in reality 1793 GB/S. This message now contains the correct slide.


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This article was published on October 23rd, 2022
From tech moguls to fashion icons, the LGBTQ community has produced some of the most successful business leaders in the world. But who are the richest LGBTQ business leaders?
1. Tim Cook – Apple, Inc.
Net Worth: $1.8 billion
Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple and when you hear the reason he came out it will make you love the company even if you currently hate it.
Tim Cook decided to come out because he wanted others to feel comfortable about being themselves.
He wanted anyone struggling to come out of the closet or be themselves to know that it’s alright.
The company has such a strong influence in today’s world. Especially in America where it holds about 90% of the mobile device market for teens ages 13-17, it just makes sense for Tim Cook to not hide that he’s a part of our community.
2. Jim Fitterling– Dow
Net Worth: $28.3 million
Tim Fitterling is the CEO of Dow but spent his career hiding his homosexuality. Once he decided to come out he says he, “received overwhelmingly positive support.”
He says to have seemingly miscalculated the risk to reward for coming out of the closet. It sure sounds like something the CEO of a leading stock market index.
Coming out was an important process for him at work because without forming good relationships, it’s impossible to have good business.
And, since he’s considered a leader, it will positively influence other leaders to be more accepting.
3. Jefferey Gennete – Macy’s
Net Worth: $30.8 million
The CEO of Macy’s is openly gay, and recently spoke about his feelings on being our authentic selves at work.
He is another example of a leader who is pushing forward with openness and equality in the workplace. But, unlike Jim Fitterling he came out early in his career.
Even before he became the CEO of Macy’s he was determined that people bring their authentic selves to work.
4. Beth Ford – Land O’ Lakes
Net Worth: $5.13 million dollars
Beth Ford is making waves in the world. She is the first openly gay woman of a Fortune 500 CEO. She started her career early on working in conservative businesses and industries.
This led Beth to be conservative in telling people about who she truly is, but for a good reason. Beth wanted to be chosen as a CEO because of her leadership abilities.
5. Pedro Pina – Youtube 1.5 Million
Pedro Pina is currently the VP of Youtube in Europe, The Middle East and Africa(EMEA). He also used to be the VP of Global Client & Agency solutions.
He’s a Portuguese-born executive who has been living outside of Portugal for at least 15 years.
Pedro Pina led Google’s LGBTQ+ chapter for the EMEA region.
6. Matt Scarff – ITV
Net Worth: Unknown
Matt Scarff was the Director of marketing and creative at ITV in the UK. In May 2022 he decided to leave ITV to start his own business venture.
Originally, he went into the job planning to stay two weeks, but it turned into 9 years.
He states, “leading the best creative, events and media team in business raised the profile of diversity & inclusion and loved every minute of it.”
He also made the list of the top 10 inspirational leaders at the British LGBT awards.
All these people are pushing forward for a more inclusive world. We should be proud that these people are part of our community. Which of these people do you find the most inspiring and why?
Let us know in the comments below.


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Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is set to host the first technology and science event, Lift Off on Sunday 17th September in Essex.
Commemorating a hundred years of technology, a range of activities, workshops and more will be taking place during the day. Talks from a range of organisations such as Bloodhound and The Royal Aeronautical Society will be in full swing as well as UKDS making a special appearance with their revolutionary drones.
WW1 AHT – known for the virtual reality stimulator will give visitors the chance to build their very own hovercraft and The British Model Flying Association will also be presenting various model aircraft and performing flying displays with the Hawker Hurricane model assembled on site.
Ian Flint – Chief Executive of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, said: “This event has been in the planning since our monthly Saturday STO-Kers club started to take off at the beginning of the year. We are delighted that it will be supported by many of our partnerships that have been created this year and we look forward to welcoming many new businesses from the world of science and technology to the site. This event is set to be full on fun, excitement and new experiences.”
Join Glyn Hopkin EV at the Lift Off Tech Festival in Essex on Sunday 17th September to discover the 100% electric Nissan LEAF and the e-NV200 van.
Find out more about Stow Maries’ Lift Off Tech Festival and book your tickets now.


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Discount retailer B&M has unveiled all the deals it's including in its Black Friday offering – with as much as 60% knocked off the price branded electrical products.
There's a Samsung 50” Smart 4K Ultra HD TV for £350 – a saving of £100 - and Beats Earphones for just £29.
Moving to the kitchen there's a Dolche Gusto coffee maker for £25 (down from £39) and a Tefal Actifry for £79 (down £50).
The discount retailer also promised more, as yet un-named, offers on electricals in store.
As well as tech for less, there are also deals on big-brandname toys including Harry Potter Lego, LOL Surprise, Peppa Pig and Hotwheels all on sale.
B&M said its Black Friday even will run for 10 days, from Friday 22 November to Monday 2 December, but you will have to head in store to get them.
And you might need to head fast - as customers can't reserve stock ahead of time and when it's gone, it's gone.
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In 2019, revenue from alcohol tax amounted to 9.99 billion U.S. dollars. The forecast predicts an increase in alcohol tax revenue up to 10.02 billion U.S. dollars in 2025. The total revenue of the U.S. government in 2019 totaled to 3.5 trillion U.S. dollars.
How much money did the alcohol industry make in 2019?
In 2019, alcoholic beverage sales in the United States reached approximately 252.82 billion U.S. dollars.
How much does America spend on alcohol a year?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans spend about 1 percent of their gross annual income on alcohol. For the average household, that’s $565 a year, $5,650 in 10 years, or a whopping $22,600 over a 40-year period. It’s worth noting that $565 per year breaks down to about $11 a week.
How much did the US spend on alcohol in 2019?
Consumers continued to increase spending in the beverage alcohol category with overall spending at $253.8 Billion – an increase of $12.4 Billion, +5.1%.
What country drinks the most alcohol?
Belarus consumes the most alcohol in the world of 14.4 liters per person per year.
What is the most profitable alcohol?
Click through the following pages to find out the top 10 most valuable spirit brands of 2020, according to the Brand Finance Spirits 50 ranking.
- Luzhou Laojiao. …
- Jack Daniel’s. …
- Johnnie Walker. …
- Hennessy. 2020 value: US$3.6bn. …
- Smirnoff. 2020 value: US$3.3bn. …
- Gujing Gong Jiu. 2020 value: US$3.3bn. …
- Bacardi. 2020 value: US$3.1bn. …
Why alcohol is a waste of money?
These habits simply just make you waste money. Who doesn’t enjoy going to the bar with their squad for drinks? … The average price of alcohol in bars and restaurants have gone up, while it has gone down in retail stores. So on top of drinking more, you’re spending even more due to the increase in cost.
What is the most expensive alcohol in the world?
The World’s Most Expensive Drinks Ever Sold
- Bowmore 1957 Scotch whisky, $185,300.
- 1869 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, $328,000.
- Henri IV Dudognon Heritage Cognac Grande Champagne, $2 million.
- The Pasión Azteca, Platinum Liquor Bottle by Tequila Ley, $USD3. …
- Isabella Islay whisky, $USD6. …
- The Cornish submarine cellar, unknown.
How much do Millennials spend on alcohol?
According to the survey, millennials tend to spend on average $300 a month on alcohol.
What percent of teens have alcohol?
The results revealed that 78 percent of U.S. teens had drank alcohol, and 47 percent of the group said they’d consumed 12 or more drinks in the past year. When it came to drug use, 81 percent of teens said they had the opportunity to use illicit substances, with 42.5 percent actually tried them.
How big is the alcohol industry in the US?
Alcohol Beverage Industry Economic Impact
In the U.S. alone, the alcohol beverage industry is responsible for sustaining more than 4 million jobs and generating almost $70 billion in annual tax revenue.
What percentage of alcohol sales is beer?
Market share of the U.S. alcohol industry by beverage 2000-2020. In 2020, beer as a beverage accounted for an estimated 44 percent of the U.S. alcohol industry sales market.
What’s the drunkest place on earth?
In 2004, the World Health Organization released its global status report on alcohol and health, finding Uganda as the top contender for per capita alcohol consumption in the world. Since 2011, the numbers have only increased, basically making Uganda the drunkest place on earth.
Which race drinks the most?
Native Americans have the highest prevalence (12.1 percent) of heavy drinking (i.e., five or more drinks on the same occasion for 5 or more of the past 30 days; followed by Whites (8.3 percent) and Hispanics (6.1 percent).
Who are the heaviest drinkers in the world?
The former Soviet states in eastern Europe are among the world’s heaviest-drinking countries, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), which mapped the total alcohol consumption of people over the age of 15 in litres per capita across the globe.


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One of the biggest challenges for private vehicle users today is parking. It is almost impossible to find an available parking spot in cities like Zurich without “cruising for parking”. ShareP tackles this challenge.
Indoor and underground parking areas are particularly under-used. In Zurich alone, more than 430’000 “off-street” parking spaces can be implemented in the ShareP ecosystem. Moreover, many real estate owners have the capacity that tenants cannot utilise within their buildings. For Mateusz Wojdylo, CVO (Chief Visionary Officer) and founder of ShareP, this was an opportunity to find a solution to help drivers of any car find available parking spaces quickly.
With his startup, ShareP, he developed a management tool consisting of an IoT hardware component and an admin panel for attaching to any real estate building. This new plug and play system digitalises the existing parking infrastructure, enabling real estate owners to rent out parking spaces and EV charging points in a fully automated, and individually adjustable way. A mobile app allows drivers to locate available parking places via App or google maps. Real estate owners on the other hand benefit from an additional revenue stream.
Launched in August 2020, ShareP has installed its modules on over 1000 off-street parking spaces. In the Zurich area, ShareP has recorded over 700 App downloads. With 14 B2B customers on board, the startup has attracted further collaborations with real estate company Hubmann Immobilien, Lang Energie, Swiss Proptech and others.
A parking solution for European cities
Moreover, the startup is present in other European cities. In Wroclaw, Poland, ShareP partnered with one of the largest shopping malls and parking operator Interparking, a Belgium-based provider of parking spots operating across Europe. The startup is also cooperating with the Polish City, creating an incentive for citizens who pay taxes in cities with a proven tax system that helps to reduce mobility traffic in cities.
Furthermore, the British embassy in Warsaw responsible for the CEE region selected ShareP as the best tech startup to attend the Commonwealth Scale-up Games in 2022 in the UK. As part of the initiative, the startup obtained funding and support to open an office in the UK, including financing that process. The new office will become the startup’s subsidiary.
With three co-founders and a team of eight, the startup is set to accelerate its growth in existing and new markets. This phase includes a large partnership agreement with an undisclosed company, which is currently being implemented and secures the onboarding of more customers – both building owners and end-users. While the startup is still bootstrapped, it seeks 5 million to scale in several European markets.


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Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Don't Panic!
When it comes to growth, Lululemon is one company that tops the list, said Cramer. This company also delivered strong earnings and, with only 130 stores, has plenty of room to expand.
Finally there's high-end accessory retailer Michael Kors. Kors delivered a 23-cent-a-share earnings beat on better-than-expected revenue. Is Kors the new face of luxury? Cramer said he thinks so because Kors continues to surprise to the upside quarter after quarter.
Continuing with his "Great Gatsby" index of luxury stocks, Cramer added a grocer, a restaurant and coffee chain with Whole Foods (WFM) , Panera Bread (PNRA) and Starbucks (SBUX) , which he owns for his charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS.
Cramer said that with 1,652 cafes, Panera is the high-end sandwich, soup and salad chain to beat. The company's restaurants enjoy tremendous customer loyalty, which means Panera can pass on rising food costs easily. Panera is growing earnings per share at 27% and the company plans on open 8% more stores this year.
Then there's Starbucks, a company that's expanding all over the world, especially in China, where it plans to become the preeminent aspirational coffee house. Growth trends remain strong as Starbucks, said Cramer, which is why his trust continues to own it.
Finally, Cramer said he remains a fan of Whole Foods, even though the stock has been crushed of late amid fears of slowing growth. Not so, said Cramer -- don't write off this healthy-eating giant. He said Whole Foods didn't cut guidance and growth should be returning to full steam soon.
In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Travelers Companies (TRV) , American International Group (AIG) , Alcan (AL) , Southwest Airlines (LUV) , Principal Financial Group (PFG) , MetLife (MET) , H&E Equip Services (HEES) and Manitowoc (MTW) .
What's Up With Gas Prices?
With U.S. oil and natural gas production increasing by the day, why are gas prices at the pump still so high? Cramer said it has nothing to do with price gouging or speculating but a whole lot to do with a totally mismanaged energy policy.
Cramer explained that the U.S. actually has plenty of domestic oil and gas, but those resources are simply in all the wrong places and our refiners aren't matched up to handle it. There's a ton of oil stuck in our oil shale regions, he said, but there aren't any pipelines to get that oil to the refiners.
Then there are issue with the refiners themselves. Many converted their facilities to process heavier crude from the Canadian oil sands. Unfortunately, the Keystone XL pipeline has been held up in Washington, leaving these refineries with little oil to refine.


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SEGA has announced that the entire saga of Kazuma Kiryu remasters will soon be available on PS4. These Yakuza remasters will come with upgraded resolution and frame rates.
This news came from SEGA in the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Dengeki PlayStation which revealed that SEGA has announced the upcoming release of remastered versions of Yakuza 3, Yakuza 4 and Yakuza 5 on PlayStation 4.
These will be simple remaster with higher resolutions and stable frame rates unlike Kiwami 1 and 2 which are remakes of for Yakuza 1 and 2 respectively.
Yakuza 3 Remaster will be the first remaster to be released on August 9 for PS4 in Japan at the price of 3,990 yen which is about 30 euros. The game will come with a code to download the game’s original soundtrack.
Yakuza 4 remaster will release sometime in fall 2018 and Yakuza 5 Remaster is scheduled for the spring of 2019 in Japan respectively.
There are no news about the western release of these remasters but there is a chance it will happen after SEGA’s concern of their games in west. Now all we have to do is wait for the official announcement to know more in detail about these games.
Currently, only Yakuza 0, Yakuza 0, 1, 2, and Yakuza 6 which launched recently are available to play on PS4 and after these remasters all Yakuza games will be finally accessible on PS4.
Also, we came to know during a recent interview of Sega Sammy CEO Haruki Satomi that Yakuza Studio is working on a new title for home consoles after the success of Yakuza 6 and it can be a sequel to Yakuza 0 as he has shown interest in that.
Other than that if you just got your hands on Yakuza 6 do check out our levelling guide here for EXP farming tips, stats And skills.
Are you excited for the Yakuza remasters? Let us know in the comments below.


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Indian IT professionals should go online if they want to hold on to jobs.
As visa restrictions tighten in the US and around the world, the Indian IT sector is struggling to retain its homegrown talent. In recent months, layoffs have become commonplace in India as tech behemoths ramp up hiring outside of the country.
However, there’s some respite for Indians on the web. They dominate online jobs. “The largest overall supplier of online labour is the traditional outsourcing destination India, home to 24% of the workers observed,” according to the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), a multi-disciplinary department at Oxford University for the study of the societal implications of the internet. India is followed by Bangladesh (16%) and the US (12 %), OII says.
Globally, the online gig economy has grown 26% from July 2016 to June 2017. Work on the web spans several sectors. For instance, freelance writing and translation jobs are mainly carried out in the US. The largest share—22%—of the professional services, such as accounting, legal services, and business consulting, goes to UK-based workers. When it comes to software development and technology jobs, India dwarfs all others, capturing over 55% of the online jobs market.
The data was drawn from four online platforms—Fiverr, Freelancer, Guru, and PeoplePerHour—between July 01 and Jul 06, 2017. One caveat to be considered while using such English-language platforms is that “non-English-speaking countries’ market shares are likely to be underrepresented in the figures,” OII notes. However, Oxford university notes that these four sites ”represent at least 40% of the global market for platform-based online work” and are “likely to give a reasonably good indication of the overall contours of the market, and especially of what skills different countries bring to the global market.”


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It’s time to press the reset button.
Due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, theme parks around the world have to close, modify plans and in some cases close again. And now, a new theme park in Japan, which will open next month, just opened in February, has been delayed due to local instances.
The release of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan, originally scheduled for February 4, will be postponed indefinitely, Bloomberg reported.The news comes after Japan recently extended a state of emergency to include the prefecture of Osaka, where Set of park
The emergency will last until at least February 7.
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A new opening date has not been set, and organizers are reportedly waiting for the emergency to be canceled before making a choice.
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Just a few days ago, Universal Studios Japan released a virtual tour of the new theme park, with delayed opening expected now. The tour kicks off by showing users the grounds of Bowser’s Castle-based park from the Super Mario Bros. franchise.
The theme park attractions are based on Nintendo’s most popular feature, with an emphasis on Super Mario, the company’s mascot. Rides will allow guests to recreate experiences from games like “Mario Kart” and “Yoshi’s. Adventure “
The park will also reportedly have an interactive area where guests can purchase special bands that allow them to collect virtual coins, stamps and video game-inspired power-ups.
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Universal Studios is planning to launch Super Nintendo World in Florida in Orlando.
Fox News’ Ann W.Schmidt contributed to this report.