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Valley Grocery Workers Begin Strike Authorization Vote
Thousands of grocery workers in the Central Valley and Southern California started voting Monday on whether to authorize their union to call a strike against several major supermarket chains.
About 47,000 workers at hundreds of Vons, Ralphs, Albertsons, and Pavilions stores are eligible to vote this week. Results are expected to be released on March 27.
The possible strike would involve grocery clerks, meat cutters, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians represented by seven locals of the United Food and Commercial Workers.
Vons and Ralphs Stores Included
Negotiations with Ralphs, owned by Kroger, and Albertsons, owner of Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions stores, ended without agreement before the latest three-year contracts expired on March 6.
The union said the next day that the companies’ wage proposal amounted to a 60-cent increase that was “shockingly low” and well below workers’ cost-of-living needs. Employees were asking for a $5-an-hour raise, among other proposals.
“Both companies have refused to agree to expand safety committees in the stores, and have yet to negotiate meaningful health and welfare benefits,” a United Food and Commercial Workers statement said.
The union said that during the final day of negotiations it emphasized the essential role grocery workers played during the coronavirus pandemic.
The union said bargaining committee member Erlene Molina, a Ralphs employee, told company negotiators: “We saw how people were acting like the world was ending, but we could not stay home. We knew that we had an obligation to our community, so we showed up every day.”
The companies did not immediately respond to emails from The Associated Press seeking comment on the voting.
Previous Worker Strike Lasted 4 Months
The Los Angeles Times reported that a Ralphs statement said the vote creates “unnecessary concern for our associates and communities, at a time when we should be coming together in good faith bargaining to find solutions and compromise. At Ralphs, we remain focused on settling a deal with the UFCW.”
Employees of Ralphs, Vons, Pavilions and Albertsons in 2019 voted to authorize a strike but ultimately contracts were reached without a walkout.
A 2003-04 strike and lockout put nearly 70,000 Southern California grocery workers on picket lines for more than four months.


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The Apple Watch can predict sickle cell pain according to a new study, while another man is alerted to potentially fatal blood clots.
The Oura Ring Generation 3 is a sleek and discreet fitness tracker with advanced sleep metrics and actionable recovery tools.
Here's how the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 vs. Galaxy Watch 4 are different based on all the key upgrades for Samsung's current-generation smartwatch.
Google Glass dies for the second time as Google announces it has stopped selling its the Enterprise smart glasses.
This hidden Apple Watch feature lets you use the Astronomy watch face to see where our solar system's planets align in the past and future.
Amazon just dropped the newest Apple Watch SE down to its lowest price ever — be quick this deal won't stick around for too long.
Apple Watch 8 has been slashed $70 and drops to the lowest ever price in this limited-time Amazon deal — be quick as stock is already running low.
Apple's offering a new Depth and Water Seal test to make sure your Apple Watch Ultra is in top diving shape.
In a leaked Meta Reality Labs roadmap, Meta laid out its plans through 2027 for AR and VR, including multiple smart glasses and a smartwatch.
The Apple Watch 8 is the best smartwatch on the market, and it just hit its lowest price ever at Best Buy.
The Google Pixel Watch is getting fall detection, bringing a potentially life-saving feature to your wrist.
The Huawei Watch GT Cyber is great for your ever-changing styles, but sadly you won’t be able to buy one.
The Apple Watch could eventually pack non-invasive blood glucose-monitoring technology. A new report sheds light on how it could work and how far along Apple is in the development process.
Apple has come under fire for patent infringement with its Apple Watches, which coud result in an imprt ban in the U.S.
The Ray-Ban Stories can play music and take photos and video, but still show that smart glasses have a long way to go — not to mention the privacy concerns.
The premium Apple Watch Ultra is $70 off at Amazon right now, which is one of the best Apple Watch deals we've seen.
Apple has been granted a patent for a smartwatch with a built-in camera, which could make your James Bond gadget fantasies come true.
I tried the new Carhartt X-1 Smart Heated Vest to stay warm with the help of AI features that adjusted the vest automatically to changing activities and environments.
The excellent Apple Watch 8 is on sale at its new lowest price right now at Best Buy. Save $70 on all sizes and colors.
This start-up created a continuous glucose monitor to track blood glucose levels and improve your metabolic health. One fitness writer tested it for one month; here's her results.
iPhone 14 and Apple Watch 8 crash detection is causing problems for emergency services near ski slopes.
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Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have found new evidence that vitamin D may be metabolized differently in people with an elevated body mass index (BMI). The study, appearing in JAMA Network Open, is a new analysis of data from the VITAL trial, a large nationwide clinical trial led by Brigham researchers that investigated whether taking vitamin D or marine omega-3 supplements could reduce the risk of developing cancer, heart disease, or stroke.
“The analysis of the original VITAL data found that vitamin D supplementation correlated with positive effects on several health outcomes, but only among people with a BMI under 25,” said first author Deirdre K. Tobias, ScD, an associate epidemiologist in Brigham’s Division of Preventive Medicine. “There seems to be something different happening with vitamin D metabolism at higher body weights, and this study may help explain diminished outcomes of supplementation for individuals with an elevated BMI.”
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient involved in many biological processes, most notably helping our body absorb minerals, such as calcium and magnesium. While some of the vitamin D we need is made in the body from sunlight, vitamin D deficiencies are often treated with supplementation. Evidence from laboratory studies, epidemiologic research and clinical research has also suggested that vitamin D may play a role in the incidence and progression of cancer and cardiovascular disease, and it was this evidence that prompted the original VITAL trial.
The VITAL trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 25,871 U.S. participants, which included men over the age of 50 and women over the age of 55. All participants were free of cancer and cardiovascular disease at the time of enrollment. While the trial found little benefit of vitamin D supplementation for preventing cancer, heart attack, or stroke in the overall cohort, there was a statistical correlation between BMI and cancer incidence, cancer mortality, and autoimmune disease incidence. Other studies suggest similar results for type 2 diabetes.
The new study aimed to investigate this correlation. The researchers analyzed data from 16,515 participants from the original trial who provided blood samples at baseline (before randomization to vitamin D), as well as 2,742 with a follow-up blood sample taken after two years. The researchers measured the levels of total and free vitamin D, as well as many other novel biomarkers for vitamin D, such as its metabolites, calcium, and parathyroid hormone, which helps the body utilize vitamin D.
“Most studies like this focus on the total vitamin D blood level,” said senior author JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at the Brigham and principal investigator of VITAL. “The fact that we were able to look at this expanded profile of vitamin D metabolites and novel biomarkers gave us unique insights into vitamin D availability and activity, and whether vitamin D metabolism might be disrupted in some people but not in others.”
The researchers found that vitamin D supplementation increased most of the biomarkers associated with vitamin D metabolism in people, regardless of their weight. However, these increases were significantly smaller in people with elevated BMIs.
“We observed striking differences after two years, indicating a blunted response to vitamin D supplementation with higher BMI,” Tobias said. “This may have implications clinically and potentially explain some of the observed differences in the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation by obesity status.”
“This study sheds light on why we’re seeing 30-40 percent reductions in cancer deaths, autoimmune diseases, and other outcomes with vitamin D supplementation among those with lower BMIs but minimal benefit in those with higher BMIs, suggesting it may be possible to achieve benefits across the population with more personalized dosing of vitamin D,” said Manson. “These nuances make it clear that there’s more to the vitamin D story.”
The authors conclude that the VITAL findings are a call to action for the research community to continue exploring the potential benefits of vitamin D supplementation for preventing cancer and other diseases and to take BMI into account when evaluating the supplement’s health impacts.


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“We now have remodeled right into a essentially totally different and dramatically enhanced group and so it’s time to embrace a brand new identify and model id which higher displays who now we have turn out to be and our imaginative and prescient for the longer term,” mentioned Audacy’s president and CEO David Area in an announcement to THR. “‘Audacy’ captures our dynamic creativity, excellent content material and progressive spirit as we aspire to construct the nation’s finest audio content material and leisure platform.”
It is a transfer just like the one made by radio large Clear Channel Communications, which rebranded as iHeartMedia in 2014 to raised mirror its push the audio house exterior of terrestrial radio.
The corporate has been on an acquisition spree in recent times, shopping for legacy companies like CBS Radio, in addition to podcast studios like Cadence13 and Pineapple Road Studios and the influencer platform Podcorn. It additionally launched Radio.com, which has turn out to be one of many largest streaming audio platforms, and has struck partnerships with corporations like HBO, Netflix, Twitch, and FanDuel.
As a part of the rebranding, Radio.com may even rebrand beneath the Audacy model identify.
Additionally on Tuesday, the corporate unveiled a slate of latest content material, together with an unique podcast hosted by Demi Lovato, a revamped model of Loveline, and reveals from Wealthy Eisen and Boomer Esiason. The corporate can also be asserting offers with BetMGM to develop its presence within the sports activities betting house, and with Irving Azoff’s International Music Rights.
The corporate may even change its ticker image on the New York Inventory Trade, going from ETM to AUD on April 9.
This text was initially revealed by The Hollywood Reporter.


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Not content with its soaring sales and rapid expansion in the UK, The Entertainer is now looking towards foreign shores to keep its incredible growth going.
The decision came after the retailer had franchise enquiries from Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic.
Founder Gary Grant told the FT: “At about the sixth request we decided to look into it. When we visited some of these places, we found a gap in the market. There were lots of other toy shops but not any that would worry us.”
Grant said it was important to find the right partners, and that The Entertainer would look at territories where other UK retailers – like Tesco and Mothercare – had experienced success. Central Europe and the Middle East are likely to be the first.
Grant added: “We know that toy retailing is a pretty universal phenomenon and can be made to work anywhere as long as the market is large enough to sustain a reasonable number of toy shops.”
Online purchases from abroad make up three per cent of The Entertainer’s total sales.
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Around 2009 a fresh notion of currency was introduced. The idea seemed somewhat vague about the use of this currency but two years later, Bitcoins has emerged as a fast catching trend. Proclaimed as a decentralized digital currency, a lot more men and women and business have started using Bitcoins. Though the currency is still in its experimental stage regular updating and frequent tweaking is done to improve it in every way possible. Unlike other banking networks Bitcoins are not controlled by anyone. The network has a set of protocols protected by cryptography. Middle East cryptocurrency at mena.news is a new payment system that has no central authority other than the cryptography (open source software working with the laws of mathematics) which handles the creation and transaction, making it impossible to cheat around the product. The Bitcoins share a public ledger (block chain ledger) where every transaction is recorded making it a prominent triple entry bookkeeping system and a transparent recorder. Using the peer to peer system and a cryptographic key, transactions are processed between clients. As the key cannot be deciphered it’s a much more protected form of internet cash than performing transactions with credit and debit cards.
As with every new emerging trend, the Bitcoins have disadvantages and advantages. But if the obstacles are removed, it might help re imaging of International finance. The advantages of Bitcoins are
The computer users have total control over the money, they can send and receive some amount of payments at time of the day. As these transactions are certainly not done by organizations or banks but between individuals its easy as sending a file.
The transactions require no or perhaps very a lot less compared to other online money transfers which stick up a hefty fee, the only service in Bitcoins is done by the miners to facilitate the transaction recording on the block and that does not cost much.
This’s the irreversible and secure most form of money transactions where no personal info is traded. Most folks will opt for this technique as it removes major hassles involved in other transactions.
large markets and Small businesses have widely accepted it as it helps in quicker and reliable money transfers with little or no administration cost.
When other currencies are affected by price fluctuations, similar cannot be said for Bitcoins.
The disadvantages of Bitcoins are listed below though they could be turned around. The new updates and rules are being constantly worked on by various trusted parties to help shape this up.
There is no guarantee and no purchasing power provided yet.
The Bitcoin price has yet to stabilize, which can only come about if the number of users as well as businesses using bitcoins increase.
Client programs used as wallets can’t guarantee or even provide insurance on the Bitcoins.
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The currency has yet to mature and get a better hold on the market.
The issues faced by Bitcoins can be easily deterred. But the currency needs a more powerful presence and better guarantees on the safety before it may be accepted widely by the public as the simplest form of internet currency. The concept currently is a booming online currency venture which is on an adventurous trail It has yet to be legalized and changed from an experimental currency. Though the future of Bitcoins is nothing but speculation, it’s a confident response from all its users and may just be the next big thing.
People are not sure of this new type of currency. This article helps understand about Bitcoins which includes both the disadvantages and the advantages of using them.


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Apple reports biggest annual profit in history
Apple boss Tim Cook hails results as 'most successful year ever'
Apple has recorded the biggest annual profit in corporate history, with record sales of the iPhone helping it to make $53.4bn (£35bn) in the last 12 months.
The world's biggest company surpassed the $45.2bn made by ExxonMobil in 2008, after the release of its latest smartphones increased profits by 31pc in its fourth quarter.
However, Apple warned that growth is likely to slow down significantly in the crucial Christmas period, and sales of the iPad fell by a fifth to their lowest level since 2011.
Shares rose slightly in after-hours trading despite Apple forecasting sales in the current quarter of between $75.5bn and $77.5bn - barely up on the same period last year.
Apple has been facing questions about its ability to maintain the tremendous growth that propelled it to a $750bn value this year, as China's economic troubles raise fears about customer demand for its pricey devices.
Analysts have also suggested that the Apple Watch, the company's first new product category since Steve Jobs' death four years' ago, has got off to a slow start since launching earlier this year.
Nonetheless, Apple said revenue increased by 22pc to $51.5bn in the three months to September 26, the final quarter of its fiscal year. This meant full-year revenue of $233.7bn and an annual profit of $53.4bn - equivalent to just over $1bn a week.
Every second in the last year Apple made a profit of $1693.11
The company sold 48m iPhones, an 22pc increase, during the quarter, which included the first two days that the new 6s and 6s Plus models were on sale. It sold 9.9m iPads, a 20pc decline. iPad sales have now fallen for seven consecutive quarters and are at their lowest since early 2011.
"This continued success is the result of our commitment to making the best, most innovative products on earth, and it’s a testament to the tremendous execution by our teams,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive.


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Consumers in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates will soon be able to make contactless payments with their face at branches of Costa Coffee, drinks retailer MMI, grocery chain Géant, the Cove Beach at Caesars Palace beach club and the Coca-Cola Arena Dubai.
Consumers can sign up to the service by creating a cloud-based ‘digital key’ using a selfie and linking it to their chosen payment card, enabling them to authenticate contactless payments at participating merchants by looking into a camera.
“During the initial phase of the partnership, Dubai Holding will deploy PopPay at some of its assets across its leading destinations and attractions, which will be followed by the adoption of the payment technology across Dubai Holding’s wider ecosystem and through partners across CEE and MENA region,” the partners say.
“Under the alliance with Visa, issuing banks will be invited to join the platform and give their customers the ability to link their facial biometrics to their debit or credit cards to make payments; and acquiring banks will be offered the opportunity to distribute PopID’s proprietary face pay terminals to brick and mortar businesses.”
The UAE announced plans to launch a biometric ‘face print’ system to access public and private sector services in October 2021.


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A limited edition, NFL-themed, silver Xbox One has been created but won’t be available in stores. Only 50 of the limited series will be produced, the first will serve as the prize in a raffle being held next week by the Brees Dream Foundation. [Source: Cinema Blend]
Despite only being on the scene for seven years with six major titles so far, the “Assassin’s Creed” franchise is more popular than you might expect. Ubisoft’s financial investor page (via Behind Games) has listed how many total physical and digital copies have been sold of their respective franchises. They are:
Assassin’s Creed: 73 million
Just Dance: 48 million
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: 30 million
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: 26 million
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: 25 million
Petz: 24 million
Rayman: 25 million
Imagine: 21 million
Prince of Persia: 20 million
Driver: 19 million
Far Cry: 18 million
Rayman Raving Rabbids: 14 million
The Settlers: 10 million
The Experience: 9 million
Anno: 5 million.
To put that in perspective, the total franchise sales of the “Halo” game series since 2001 is somewhere over 50 million units, an impressive feat in itself considering it’s Xbox only (whilst Creed is cross-platform).
The designers behind the upcoming survival horror game based on Ridley Scott’s “Alien” have previous spoken in interviews about their plans to adopt a “lo-fi sci-fi” approach here. That means though it’s set in a future on a spaceship, the game isn’t going to display anything more distinctly ‘modern’ looking than what could’ve been built for the original 1979 film.
That means CRT screens, chunky buttons, primitive computer graphics, etc. Now, the studio has released a featurette discussing this aesthetic choice and it’s geek-tastic.
One of the biggest advancements in gaming recently has been Epic’s release of Unreal Engine 4 and one of its aspects called “dynamic global illumination tech”. Lionhead can now visually demonstrate it in this shot from “Fable Legends” which uses “dynamic GI” lighting. The top shot is without it, the bottom is with the tech employed.


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eBay Sellers Try out New 'Talk Market' Video Marketplace
By Ina Steiner
The company had a video production crew at this week's Internet Merchants Association conference of multi-channel eBay sellers held in conjunction with the ASD/AMD product-sourcing tradeshow. The Talk Market staff assisted IMA conference attendees in creating videos that demonstrated their products.
AuctionBytes spoke to Cynthia Lizana of Texcyngoods (http://www.texcyngoods.com) as she rehearsed her demo of the magic wallet product she sells on eBay, Amazon and on her own website. The finished video is now a listing on TalkMarket.com and can be seen here (https://www.talkmarket.com/video/product/449).
The Talk Market calls itself a "television shopping channel hosted by you" and is currently in beta. The production crew was busy videotaping, editing and launching listings during the 2 days AuctionBytes was at the IMA event. Talk Market co-founder Matt Singer, who previously represented EMI Music to QVC and QVC.com, said TV shopping networks must turn people and products away but said anyone can post their video listings to TalkMarket.com. The company has already signed an agreement with a hotel chain to showcase the website on its television network for guests.
About the author:
Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Jasmine Diane Cooper dreams of inspiring women across the world with the My Girl Story movement, she said.
“[As women] we will tear ourselves down or we look for things that kind of separate us, but we all have the same struggle,” said the social media influencer and rising star on the Kansas City marketing scene. “So why not come together?”
Every woman — regardless of her characteristics — is already enough, Jasmine Diane emphasized.
“‘Girl’ is enough,” she said of the My Girl Story effort. “You don’t have to change. You don’t have to look like somebody else. You don’t have to write like somebody else or do what somebody else is doing. You, in all your glory, is enough.”
My Girl Story begins with Jasmine Diane’s blog, where she posts stories of other women’s struggles and successes and sells T-shirts, she said. Instagram and Twitter campaigning augment the movement.
It’s foundation began to form in 2012 when she started the blog, which led to a journey across media platforms as she discovered which ones worked best for her Jasmine Diane brand. Next came internships managing social media for various entrepreneurs and companies, she said.
Success followed her at Kansas City-based marketing giant VML, which she joined in 2017 as a social media manager. Jasmine Diane launched the movement at the same time, starting with two shirts in black and white that read simply: ‘girl.’
After the shirts became her best sellers, she set up pop-up stores in St. Louis and Atlanta, with Kansas City in her sights next for her fall collection, Jasmine Diane said. A team of influencers, designers, and models are ready to push the ‘Girl’ deeper into her own community, she said.
“Right now, the movement is really on fire in Kansas City with a diverse group of women, different backgrounds, different races, different ages, just excited to share their stories,” she added.
In the future, My Girl Story will move into schools to help lead middle and high school-aged girls around stereotypes about women and their bodies, as well as building better self-esteem and confidence, she said.
“There’s so much negative stuff on social media related to women: how we look, or trying to be the perfect shape, what we think is perfect, because of what we see. This movement, ‘My Girl Story,’ is all about authenticity and growth, empowering, and positivity,” said Jasmine Diane. “Just girl power to the fullest.”
Since most women have similar struggles, she said, the movement empowers them to share the issues they have faced and the steps they took to overcome.
“This is bigger than T-shirts. It’s bigger than Instagram. It is a movement of the future,” said Jasmine Diane.
Empowering women feels like a calling, she said, noting other brands already focus primarily on men.
“I think men can take from ‘My Girl Story’ the same principles from reading the stories, but it’s geared toward women,” she said. “I think the more specific you can be with your target, the better off you’ll be.”


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VETASSESS Professional Occupation Skills Assessment Price Increase
From 1 March 2022, some of VETASSESS’ services will increase in price. This is in line with rises in the Consumer Price Index.
You can find the new prices in VETASSESS’ latest newsletter. The new prices will be published on their website later in the month.


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The Late Winter Market will move to Garver Feed Mill
Posted on October 28, 2019 | General News
The beginning of the new decade will bring changes to the Dane County Farmers’ Market. While locals and visitors alike have probably visited the Market around the Capitol Square during its outdoor season, many have not yet experienced the indoor farmers’ markets offered during the winter season. These markets are more intimate, but patrons will still find many of their favorite Dane County Farmers’ Market members, as well as a full array of Wisconsin fruits and vegetables, cheeses, honey and maple syrups, hyper-local meats, bakery items, and many specialty items.
Beginning on Saturday, January 4, 2020 and running each Saturday thru April 4, 2020, the Dane County Farmers’ Market will host its weekly Late Winter Market at the newly renovated Garver Feed Mill, from 8am to noon. “Garver Feed Mill honors Madison’s rich agricultural history in its mission and vision as a next-generation food production facility and hub for local and artisan foods, so of course, it is a great fit as the home of the Dane County Farmers’ Market Late Winter Market,” says Market Manager, Sarah Elliott. “We want to thank the Madison Senior Center for serving as our late winter home for the past sixteen years. They have been a wonderful partner, but we simply have outgrown the space.”
The final outdoor Market of the 2019 season is Saturday, November 16, 2019. The final Wednesday Market of the season is Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Beginning on Saturday, November 23, 2019, the Dane County Farmers’ Market moves indoors to the Monona Terrace. Please join us from 7:30am to noon on 11/23/19, 12/7/19, 12/14/19, 12/21/19. There is no market the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
The award-winning Dane County Farmers' Market has been a Madison tradition since 1972. With more than 265 members, the DCFM provides the best of each season's bounty. As the nation's largest producer-only farmers' market, everything for sale at the Market has been grown, raised, and made by the member behind the stand. There is no resale permitted.
The recently opened Garver Feed Mill, located behind Olbrich Botanical Gardens, is a storied landmark replete with history, character, and purpose. The iconic turn--of-the 20th century building is now home to several locally owned businesses including Nessalla Kombucha, Kosa Ayurvedic Spa, Sitka Salmon Shares, Ian’s Pizza, Calliope Ice Cream, Perennial Yoga, Surya Vegan Café, Briar Loft, Twig & Olive Photography, Ledger Coffee Roasters and Underground Catering.
Garver and its tenants are committed to providing greater community access to sustainable and healthy food systems.


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By John Novak
(Olympia, WA) Recent public statements made by Senator Ann Rivers has the medical cannabis community in Washington State very upset, with many patients questioning her integrity on this issue.
Specifically, the uproar revolves around her comments at a press conference on whether a medical patient and advocate, James Barber Sr., was telling the truth in his testimony earlier that day on Senate Bill 5052, written and lobbied on by a group of I-502 licensees. This has been cause for great distress for Mr. Barber and the medical cannabis community.
The recreational cannabis Mr. Barber bought did, in fact, contain pesticides in spite of the Senator’s comment that he was only making the claims “for the cameras”.
“On January 22nd, I testified on the issue of pesticides being used on cannabis bought from an I-502 store, purchased on the advice of Senator Rivers. I showed the senate committee members the packaging does not have any warning labels (about pesticides) at all. I later found evidence from the producer’s website which clearly shows they used the 5 pesticides I testified to.” Mr. Barber’s testimony starts at 01:22:40 into the hearing which can be viewed here:
( http://www.tvw.org/index.php?option=com_tvwplayer&eventID=2015010126#start=4961&stop=5105 )
Many patients have expressed concern over Senator Rivers’ aggressive anti-patient stance, and her most recent belittling of a patient to attempt to perpetrate falsehoods to promote her “patient protection” bill is very disturbing, to say the least.
“I suggest re-assessing Senator Rivers’ involvement in any patient protection act legislation when she is more interested in protecting her district’s I-502 businesses at all costs. Even to the point of being aggressive and belittling patients and their legitimate concerns in a news interview,” said Barber.
Upon further research, we found an article published at the website, “The Reflector”, that reports on the grower in question during an interview.
The retailer, identified as “Carson”, selling this product from Agrijuana stated, “With Agrijuana, we know it’s all organic. There are no pesticides.”
He also claimed that, “People who purchase legal marijuana from a state-approved store will get a product that is more pure than that on the black market”.
Mr. Barber gave us the details of his experience.
On December 10th, opening day of the Cannabis Country Store, four grams of “Cinex” was purchased by Barber.
“I came home and started smoking the first gram. It didn’t taste like “Cinex”, but tasted off a bit. I thought it was just me and my screwed up medical conditions. So I finished it,” he said.
He then told us, “The next morning I woke up feeling kind of funny. So I opened the second package and began smoking it. Mind you, no warning labels of any pesticides are present on the product’s label. Then after a few minutes it hit me…and I got sick. My lungs started hurting, and I had a hard time breathing. I then puked.”
Mr. Barber stated, “I had a hard time breathing for three days. I stopped using that stuff and went online to research the producers website, if they had one to find out what the heck they are using to grow with. I found their website here: http://www.agrijuana.com and further review lead me here: http://www.agrijuana.com/varietals.html ”
“So I downloaded the PDF file for the product that was purchased. That’s where the pesticides were listed.”
You can also view the file for yourself here:
Mr. Barber made an appearance at Sen. Rivers’ public hearing on her latest bill, SB 5052, titled as the “Cannabis Patient Protection Act. He wished to point this out why recreational standards are not safe for patients or conducive with their health needs to the Senate Healthcare Committee of which Sen. Rivers is a member.
“I pointed out that prior to coming to the hearing, she attacked me instead of addressing the issues of her proposed bill she was getting ready to pre-file. She verbally attacked me at that first meeting which made me feel small.”
“So I took her advice to use a recreational store because, in her words, they are “safe access” and in “strict compliance with state laws”. She said I was basically a criminal if I didn’t,” he said.
In a press conference Sen. Rivers held after the hearing, she makes a claim against his credibility on whether what he presented to the committee had warning labels, that he only did it for the “cameras”.
“She made a false impression as so the media would ignore my calls from the wild and basically defamed me with falsity,” he said.
In response to the controversy, Green Buddha owner Muraco Kyashna-tocha of Seattle sent an email to Sen. Rivers, also sent to Mr Barber.
She states, “You were dismissive of Mr. Barbers’ claims and you continued dismissing his claims during the press meeting you held immediately afterwards. You claimed to be familiar with both the I502 label and you claimed knowledge that the producer (from your district)” grew organic” and thus you doubted Mr. Barber’s claims.”
“NO pesticides testing has yet been performed on any of the I502 product.”
She also stated that her own personal research has not found a single bud produced in a pesticide free fashion within the I-502 system.
“Thus when the Agrijuana producer claims “we know it’s all organic” “there are no pesticides” he is absolutely LYING. Quite disturbing to see a bill this heavily lobbied by business interests who obfuscate the truth,” she said.
“In fact, it would be illegal for him to claim it is “organic” as organic is a political term and we have NO organics program in the state for cannabis at all. Probably like Mr. Barber I wish we did.”
An article from November of 2014 by the Columbian titled, “Organic marijuana? How can you tell?” confirms the fact that no pesticide testing is done on I-502. It states, “I-502 in Washington requires a certain amount of testing, but it doesn’t cover many things – like pesticides – on the USDA list.”
The voters of this state did not pass I-502 to allow recreational businesses to get rich off the backs of medical patients. The Legislators of the state would do well to remember this simple fact.
Sen. Rivers needs to back away from trying to take the lead on cannabis issues as they relate the medical use. It is obvious from her comments about Mr. Barber and others who expressed serious concerns that she does not take this issue seriously. To do this after the first hearing on her bill has many wondering if she is the right person to be in charge of important policy reform issues.


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Despite slowdown, India’s leading flower retailer Ferns N Petals has claimed that it has seen the biggest growth this year. “With our outlets across the country and through the online service, we have seen 30 per cent growth in the retail sector and 80 per cent sales increase in the online service this year during the valentines day as compared to the corresponding sales in the last year. Apart from the growth which was seen during valentines, a growth of around 40 per cent is observed in the overall sale as compared to the last year,” said Pawan Gadia, VP, Ferns N Petals.
He further added that as most of the people are turning away from buying expensive gifts for their loved ones; it is helping to increase the sale of flowers, chocolates and wines.
Currently, the company operates 87 outlets across 35 cities in India. “After creating our presence in A class cities, we are now expanding to B and C class cities, with a motive to reach and serve our clients in a best possible way. In last six months, we have opened around 18 outlets in cities including Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Bengaluru, Aurangabad, Agra, Raipur, Baroda, Allahabad, Sangli, Gauhati, Luckhnow and Shrinagar,” concluded Gadia.
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realme Malaysia announced an amazing surprise ahead of its official launch of realme’s Triple Camera Game Monster, the realme C3. realme Malaysia will be making it special by having an early bird sale for Malaysians fans who live stream realme C3 launch event on Facebook and Youtube. The official launch event is scheduled on Tuesday, 3 March 2020 at 2.30PM.
Tiffany Teh,realme Malaysia’s Brand Manager said,“realme C3 is the first smartphone with MediaTek Helio G70 processor both locally and globally. The realme C3 is also one of the most-awaited models which use the newly introduced realme UI with an updated Android 10 software giving a premium feel to users. The device will be another leap-forward product in its segment by realme and we hope that Malaysians will love it whether they are into camera functions, mobile gaming or social media. realme C3 is built to give you a fast and smooth smartphone experience.”
Malaysians who are interested to find out about the surprise, do set a reminder on your calendar and check out realme Malaysia’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel on 3 March 2020 from 2.30 PM onwards.
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Arkansas is facing a deeply challenging year for the economy with the coronavirus pandemic negatively impacting nearly every sector, leading to large numbers of layoffs, major declines in state tax revenues, huge disruption (especially for small businesses), slowdowns in manufacturing and declines in consumer spending.
“It appears that a dramatic downturn in economic activity over the remainder of 2020 is unavoidable for the nation and for Arkansas,” said Chief Economist and State Economic Forecaster Michael Pakko of the Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas Little Rock. “As the impact of COVID-19 works its way through the economy, national economic forecasts are showing an increasingly grim outlook. In addition to disruption of world supply chains, the decline in consumer spending associated with ‘social distancing’ is generating forecasts with significant declines in aggregate demand that make a recession appear inevitable.”
The model Pakko was working with assumes that with social distancing, by August the virus spread in Arkansas should be dwindling and recommendations for quarantining lifted.
“If it takes longer for the virus to subside, it will impact the downturn,” Pakko said. “People hope it will be as brief in duration as possible. But even with the best-case scenario, it will take some time to get things back to normal.”
Pakko said there is a great deal of uncertainty associated with any forecast of the current, unprecedented situation. He said the presumed scenario where economic recovery begins by the end of 2020 might prove to be overly optimistic.
“The declines in consumer spending and income may reinforce one another to create an even more dramatic downturn,” Pakko said. “The outlook will undoubtedly change as the situation develops, particularly when it comes to the impact of fiscal and monetary policy responses.”
Bill Sowell, CEO of investment advisory firm Sowell Management in North Little Rock, thinks Arkansas is positioned to withstand the economic challenges better than most states.
“Arkansas has been faring pretty well in sheer numbers of confirmed cases and based on our rural nature, it appears we may dodge the bullet as compared to other large metropolitan areas,” he said. “We also benefit from a diverse economy, particularly the vast amounts of agricultural products, and the fact that 36 percent of our state is farmland.”
But Chancellor Cam Patterson of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences said he remains concerned about the financial impact of COVID-19 on the institution, as well as on the smaller rural hospitals and clinics across the state.
“Our clinic visits declined, but some of that is attributable to the fact that we have postponed elective procedures,” Patterson said. “We knew when we made the decision to put off those surgeries that it would affect our bottom line, but it is the right thing to do to protect our patients. We have a robust telemedicine program in a variety of specialties through our Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. We are in the process of expanding our use of telemedicine even more to reach people in every corner of the state and provide help and comfort to as many as we can during this trying time.”
Help on the way for small business
In late March, Congress passed a $2 trillion stimulus bill with provisions to help individuals, small businesses and hard-hit industries such as the airlines. It couldn’t have come too soon for the thousands of people out of work and large numbers of small businesses that have been forced to shut or have seen reduced sales.
“It’s a pretty serious challenge depending on the sector of economy or the type of business you own or operate,” said Randy Zook, president and CEO, Arkansas Chamber of Commerce. “The hardest hit sectors so far are food service, transportation, airlines, restaurants and hotels. Anyone involved in the travel business has been hit really hard. That is where the very early surge in unemployment claims is coming from.”
So far, other sectors not operating normally, but close to normal, include food distribution, groceries and trucking companies delivering materials for consumption. Due to panic buying at supermarkets, trucking firms involved in food distribution may be busier than normal. Online grocery ordering from Walmart has soared with the company hiring thousands more workers to meet the demand.
Arkansas has a lot of federal, state and local governmental employees.
“Most of them are operating at maximum capacity to try to meet the demand of citizens, especially those at the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services, which administers unemployment services,” Zook said. “The agri sector, a huge part of Arkansas, including the processing industry, is in various states of being affected, especially poultry processing plants like the Tysons, Simmons, George’s of the world, which have done herculean things to try to maintain their operations to be able to provide food for the public. Hats off to all those companies. People have to eat. They have adopted rigorous standards for getting into plants, but people are still working in the plants.”
Tyson Foods and others in the poultry industry have also donated a large amount of chicken to food banks. Food banks are seeing a major surge in demand because of high unemployment.
Even clinics have been adversely affected as patients stay away in droves out of fear of being exposed to the coronavirus. And while a lot of people could be employed making N95 masks, Zook said that is a major challenge because of the lack of raw materials from which to make the masks.
“All of this is finely tuned,” he said.
One bright spot in the N95 mask situation is community colleges and high schools with health-education programs have been shipping their supplies of N95 masks to hospitals. Northwest Arkansas Community College, for example, provided 12,000 masks and 9,100 pairs of gloves.
Zook said the state is fortunate to have a well-stocked unemployment insurance trust fund, which is the fastest way to get cash into the hands of employees. But for small businesses, which have been dramatically affected, there are still loans, rent, utilities and insurance to pay even if the employees have been laid off. There is hope that the stimulus act will provide enough support to get small businesses through the crisis.
“For business people having problems, my best advice is to talk to bankers and the Small Business Administration and do everything you can to get the paperwork in hand for when these programs come into place. Be prepared to tough it out until you can get your hands on some cash as we get the economy to something that looks like normal.”
A lot of people have figured out how to work at home. That is true across the world. Zook predicts that this trend will change things long term.
Some internet-service providers have increased the speed of the service provided without raising rates. And nearly all the utilities in the state have announced they will not disconnect services for lack of payment.
But many small businesses are struggling. Gary Taylor, owner of Little Rock’s Go! Running, had to cut store hours drastically. Though he launched a new online store, actual store hours were reduced to noon to 4 p.m. Most sales three weeks into the pandemic had been curbside pick-up.
“The few folks we get [in store] are on a mission to get what they need and leave, so no browsing for other items,” he said.
The length of the semi-shutdown could determine whether many small businesses survive the pandemic.
“We are doing as much as we can. Wiping down door handles constantly, soap and sanitizer for everyone, keeping a distance and so on,” Taylor said. “Then, obviously, with the reduction in customers comes the reduction in cash flow. Some of our business partners are being gracious about due dates, etc., but it’s a hard time. The tough part is going to be how long this lasts. And then just changing how we do business to fit the current environment. We were leaders with in-town delivery to our customers. I think we had that going as soon as there was a call to stay home.”
Zook said it is hard to know how long the disruption will last.
“It may take a while, but we will get this under control,” Zook said. “A lot of good, smart people are working awfully hard to figure out what needs to be done and get it done.”


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To combat energy shortages and offer an opportunity for Chinese automakers to catch up with the global giants, the government has invested heavily in promoting "green" cars.
Chinese automakers are keen to raise their presence in emerging markets especially in Brazil through the establishment of manufacturing facilities, after gaining a foothold in the vehicle export market.
In July, China's automobile industry reported the lowest sales for passenger vehicles for 12 months, excluding the short month of February.
Passenger vehicle sales are well on the road to recovery, after stalling in April and May, with 5.3 percent year-on-year growth in the first six months of 2011.
French automakers are witnessing initial success in tapping into the Chinese market after adjusting their branding strategies and improving their understanding of the market.
China's Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd plans to invest $2 billion in Indonesia to tap strong consumer demand for cars in Southeast Asia's largest economy, Reuter reported on Wednesday, citing a newspaper.
Countries across the globe have been seeking effective ways to reduce carbon dioxide through legislation and international binding protocols, notably in the automotive sector.
China's booming automobile market over the past two years has not only led it to overtake the United States as the world's biggest, it has also enabled US car makers to weather stagnant domestic sales caused by the financial crisis.
Nissan's joint venture with Dongfeng Motor plans to invest 50 billion yuan and double its annual sales over the next five years.
At the eighth China Changchun International Automotive Expo held last week in northeast China's Jilin province, prospective carbuyers seemed to be more interested in checking out foreign luxury cars than they were in looking at the domestic models provided by companies like Great Wall Motor.
With today's uncertainty in China's motorcycle industry, it seems Chongqing Lifan Holdings Co Ltd made the right moves when it began expansion overseas in 1998.
China's auto makers should switch to exporting technology and capital rather than vehicles to get into foreign markets, according to a senior Chinese industry figure.


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Nokia says Samsung extends patent license deal
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia on Monday said Samsung Electronics has extended a phone patent license agreement between the two companies for five years.
According to the deal, Nokia will receive additional compensation from Samsung, starting in the beginning of 2014.
Nokia is planning to retain its patent portfolio despite the proposed sale of its phone business to Microsoft.
(Reporting By Jussi Rosendahl; editing by Keiron Henderson)
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Russia looks at tighter controls on food markets
The Russian Government is considering plans to regulate food markets across the country. The bill, currently going through the State Duma, would mean the government has more say about who works in an area dominated by migrant traders.
Food markets have long become one of the most popular shopping destinations among Russian consumers. At present though, there's no law to regulate Russia's markets. The new bill introduces definitions for a market, and defines its participantsRussians are also used to the fact that most of the market vendors are migrants from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, and other former Soviet states. A lot of them work as dealers, reselling products they buy cheaply from farmers. Now the government is planning to redress the balance to help Russian producers. In November, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov started a process that will eventually reduce the number of foreigners in the retail sector to zero.The move can't help but affect consumers as well. Some fruit and vegetables may not just grow in price, but completely disappear from the markets.


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Knowing that white shirts conjure up images of aristocratic bluebloods, Moses is trying to debunk any assumptions of class and wealth.
Three years into her full-time consultancy with Reebok, Nicole McLaughlin is working on her first gallery exhibition and a book featuring never-seen creations.
Queen Victoria’s decision to wear a white wedding gown, as a sign of submission, and to marry during daylight hours continues to affect generations of brides.
With the latest journal in fine art bookstores, the photographer plans to debut his documentary about the actor Robert Mitchum, “Nice Girls Don’t Stay for Breakfast” in Paris.
The Italian fashion house has teamed up with Rome’s MAXXI museum to publish the book in advance of Di Paolo’s monographic exhibition next March.
Fashion designer and artists are ready-made collaborators and several are proving that this month.
“Balenciaga Winter 18” is the first release in a series of creative documentation projects by Demna Gvasalia.
Years ago, Bonnae Gokson was looking at photos of a celebrity wedding, and noted while the dress, decor and florals were lovely, “I just thought the cake was so awful.” Her new coffee-table book comes to the rescue.
The First Lady has taken a much more public role in recent weeks, traveling abroad and nationally to champion the well-being of children.
His numerous clients included Barbara Walters, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey and Gloria Schiff. Buatta never played favorites, though.
The designer offered her services pro bono to outfit 11 actors, who will play 30 different characters.


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China denounced Tuesday a US government decision not to use computers made by Chinese firm Lenovo due to security risks as a violation of fair trade and smacking of a “Cold War mentality”.
"This is a discriminatory policy against the normal business of the Lenovo (Group)," Ministry of Commerce spokesman Chong Quan said in a statement.
"It embodies a Cold War mentality and is arbitrarily invoking national security as a reason.
"This decision is unwise, it is an obstacle that violates fair competition and the principles of free trade."
Chong’s comments, posted on the ministry website, were the government’s first on the issue since Washington announced on May 18 that the State Department would not go ahead with a plan to install 16,000 Lenovo computers.
The State Department bowed to angry objections from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a bipartisan panel of experts appointed by Congress, to review the deal for the computers signed in March.
US politicians had said the plan to install the Lenovo computers raised serious concerns given accusations that China was aggressively spying on the United States.
Lenovo last week also voiced its anger over the decision not to install the computers.
"The attitude of the US government is very unfair to a company like Lenovo, which is totally based on market operations. We are deeply concerned," Lenovo Group chairman Yang Yuanqing said in comments reported in the state press.
In 2004, Lenovo acquired the personal computer business of US computer giant IBM for $1.75bn, in what was then the largest buyout of an overseas concern by a mainland Chinese firm.
The takeover was cleared by Washington despite objections from members of Congress about Lenovo being owned by Legend Holdings, which in turn is majority-owned by the state’s Chinese Academy of Sciences.


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Have you ever wondered why Microsoft no longer shows the “What’s new” section for installed Windows store apps?
According to Microsoft, you cannot see the “What’s section,” which gives information about the added features, because it’s designed that way. In other words, the “What’s new” section is hidden when a customer has the app installed on their Windows 10 PC. On the other hand, there comes a release note with every app update on every other major platform.
It's been months along with other devs that we raised the issue that the "What's new" section is hidden when a customer has the app installed. They cannot see what is new between app updates.
The @windowsdev Store Team said this is by design.
— Sébastien Lachance (@archiecoder) October 9, 2019
However, Microsoft didn’t explain as to why it became necessary to hide the release note for the installed app only. Twitter users, on the other hand, made no delay in throwing a guess as to why Microsoft chose to keep it that way for years.
The decision was the result of a news outlet pointing out that many Windows Phone apps hadn't been updated in years. Solution: Don't surface information that shows age of app, including changelogs.
— Aryeh Goretsky (@goretsky) October 9, 2019
Is this Microsoft being less concerned over Windows Store apps or is there anything else that forced Microsoft to take the unpopular decision? What do you think could be the reason? Let us know in the comments section below.


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VOL. 131 | NO. 49 | Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Madison Avenue Business Association Launches 'Meet Me' Event
By Andy Meek
If you’re on or around Madison Avenue later this month with at least $20 to spend, there will be specials and deals aplenty as part of a new event to boost business to the street.
The Madison Avenue Business Association is hosting a new event March 22-23 called Meet Me Along Madison to showcase businesses along the avenue. It anticipates this will become an annual event.
(Daily News/Andrew J. Breig)
The Madison Avenue Business Association, a collection of businesses along the busy thoroughfare that launched their organization in 2012, is hosting its inaugural “Meet Me Along Madison” event March 22 and 23.
On those days, participating restaurants, retail outlets and service-oriented businesses will all be featuring an item for $20.16. Taking part will be Madison mainstays like Boscos Squared, which will offer a beer and food flight; Maggie’s Pharm and The Square Olive with gift baskets; and S Berry Jones Architects and PR specialist Shannon R. Little will offer consulting specials, among offers from other participants.
Participant details are available at www.facebook.com/MadisonIsMidtown.
“We hope to make Meet Me Along Madison a yearly event, to keep with our goals of promoting Madison businesses and keeping our street active and entertaining,” said Little, who’s also the business association’s marketing chair.
And keeping the street active is a reference to the entire street, stressed Lafayette’s Music Room director of sales Kellie Walker.
“It’s not just about Madison around Overton Square – we go all the way down,” Walker said. “We’re trying to include everyone, so everyone feels they’re part of a community surrounding our street.”
That’s done via things that include street cleanups – the association leads the way on those a couple times a year – as well as quarterly mixers, to name a few.
Promoting businesses along Madison Avenue means more than just Overton Square, organizers and supporters of the upcoming ‘Meet Me Along Madison’ event say.
(Daily News/Andrew J. Breig)
The association is a nonprofit that’s led by the area’s business owners, other leaders and merchants. In 2012, a group of 50 business owners and operations came together at Minglewood Hall to get acquainted and get things started.
An early focus of the association included improving the Madison streetscape as it was getting new street light fixtures. An emphasis on the entirety of the street, not just around Overton Square, also quickly emerged.
Little said the business association has three goals: keep Madison Avenue clean and beautiful, promote businesses on the street, and provide a fun and lively district for the city to enjoy.
“Over the years, we have tackled projects such as working with the city to paint the light poles and install bike racks, installing heavy-duty trash cans in high litter areas, hosted online photo contests, pursued media opportunities for smaller businesses, and sponsored community events,” she said. “We also host seasonal clean-ups of the street and quarterly mixers for those who work on Madison Avenue.”
That’s in addition to things like, now, “Meet Me Along Madison.” Among other deals the public can expect during the inaugural event: $20.16 gets you four bags of fresh flavored popcorn from Sweet Noshings; a three-course meal at Robata; two draft beers and a pizza at Lafayette’s Music Room; a guided studio tour for two at Ardent Music; and a “lunch for two” special at The Blue Monkey.


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TP-Link Officially Passed Matter 1.0 Certification with More Matter-Certified Products to Come
November 14th, 2022 — TP-Link, a leading global provider in the networking and smart home markets, was announced as one of the first companies to receive the Matter 1.0 certification on Nov 3rd by UL Solutions and Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA). TP-Link’s first Matter products have been tested and qualified by the authoritative third-party laboratory and will soon bring tangible benefits to consumers.
Both of TP-Link’s smart home brands, Tapo and Kasa, focus on delivering high-quality products and reliable customer experiences. With a history of stability, performance, and value, Tapo and Kasa offer devices in categories ranging from home security cameras, home robotics, hubs, smart plugs, smart bulbs, and more. By introducing Matter to the lines, TP-Link will bring users seamless interoperability across platforms to enable simpler setups.
Since joining the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), TP-Link has been driving the practical application of the Matter protocol. TP-Link’s first Matter-certified smart plug has now passed UL testing and will go into production in November. By the end of this year or early next year, consumers can purchase TP-Link’s first Matter product.
The first Matter-certified rollout of TP-Link also includes smart power strips, smart switches, smart bulbs, and smart hubs that enable Tapo sensors (not Matter-compatible) to communicate with Matter devices. Additionally, the Tapo and Kasa apps will upgrade to be Matter-compatible, further opening the ecosystem to improve compatibility for users.
TP-Link's upcoming Matter-certified products
According to CSA, new categories such as robot vacuums, smart home cameras, and smoke detectors will be added to the list of Matter-certified products in 2023. TP-Link is also in the progress of actively broadening the categories of Matter-compatible products.
It is worth noting that TP-Link is the world’s first device manufacturer to have its Product Attestation Authority (PAA) approved by CSA. This not only shows that TP-Link’s products meet the rigorous requirements (particularly regarding data security) of the Matter protocol but also demonstrates TP-Link’s determination in bringing Matter product prototypes to the consumer market.
TP-Link’s effusive involvement fills the ranks of CSA, facilitating the adoption of the Matter protocol in the market. Moving forward, the company will continue to embrace the Matter protocol to unlock the full potential of smart homes.
Learn more about Matter
Founded in 1996, TP-Link is a global provider of reliable networking devices and accessories, involved in all aspects of everyday life. The company is consistently ranked by analyst firm IDC as the No.1 provider of Wi-Fi devices, supplying distribution to more than 170 countries and serving billions of people worldwide.
With a proven heritage of stability, performance, and value, TP-Link has created a portfolio of consumer, business, and ISP networking products. Now, as the connected lifestyle continues to evolve, the company is expanding its business domain into Consumer Electronics, IoT, and Security technologies in order to meet the demands of tomorrow.
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Fashion heats up in June with store openings, sales
What's new, for men only: Smith Williams, a new men's store on Union Street, opened last month. The merchandise,inspired by Paul Smith, is less staid than most (interesting patterns, textures and color combinations) and is priced lower than, say, Prada. The shirts, pants and suits are all produced in Italy.
"Our suits are very fitted, with tapered legs, and some have wide lapels," says designer and owner Smith Williams, who likes a high-gorge cut. "Almost all are three-button suits."
Some examples of what's in the store for spring and summer: an orange linen suit, a red and gray pinstripe suit, and a navy-blue suit with white topstitching. Suits run between $800 and $1,200. Dress shirts (fitted, chunky collars, patterns and prints or topstitching on the solids) run from $150 to $200.
The shop also carries Daniele Alessandrini, from Italy -- "very Dolce and Gabbana-like," Williams says -- as well as suits by Roberto Collina, who does Paul Smith's private label. "Right now," Williams says, "he's very hot in Italy." Williams, 31, a former Wall Street equity research analyst, turned designer a year ago. This is his first boutique. .
Smith Williams, 1827 Union St., San Francisco. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sun. Call (415) 346-4280.
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One by one, the better boutiques have come to downtown San Francisco: Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade -- and, one of these days, Prada. Open now is the new St. John boutique, all 11,300 square feet of it, at the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, 767 Market St. near Yerba Buena Gardens.
If you've thumbed through any fashion magazine lately, you've seen St. John founders Robert and Marie Gray's daughter, Kelly Gray, an aristocratic-looking blonde with a womanly figure, wearing St. John and posing on somebody's yacht or in front of a beachfront chalet. St. John made its name with two-piece knit suits that women collect and keep for eons. Kelly Gray's influence has brought a younger audience to the label. For more information about St. John, visit www.sjk.com
Stephen Sprouse, the man who put graffiti on those must-have Louis Vuitton handbags last year, has put his bold mark on beach balls, bathing suits, skateboards, muscle T-shirts and stretch twill mini-dresses. They are all at Target, and most cost about as much as a couple of movie tickets. The items will be in stores until July 7.
"Americaland" by Stephen Sprouse, at Target stores, various locations. Visit www.target.com.
-- Jimmy Choo shoes, the ones that the women of "Sex and the City" love to spend their last pennies on, will arrive sometime in June at Saks Fifth Avenue in Union Square, the first time the San Francisco store will carry the brand.
-- The eclectic Jeremy's boutique in Berkeley, which carries reduced-price fashion from the high end (Barney's) to the lower (J. Crew, Anthropologie), started its women's summer clearance sale on June 1.
Jeremy's, 2967 College Ave., Berkeley. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, Sunday until 5 p.m. Call (510) 849-0701.
-- Summer camp for style: Instead of a camp with a lake, teens with an interest in fashion may be drawn to a three-day image consulting workshop for girls 10 to 14, where they will learn the basics of hair and skin care and how to find their own personal style. The workshop is taught by Ann Sandhu, director of Style Solutions at Union Square. The first session, June 19-21, runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and costs $395. The next session begins July 10,
followed by others in August. .
Style Solutions, 291 Geary St. Suite 609, San Francisco. Call (415) 262- 0400 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Judging by the frenzied claims of lawmakers like US representative Jackie Speier, enabling the Do Not Track feature ranks up there with locking doors and shredding credit card statements. "People have a right to surf the web without Big Brother watching their every move and announcing it to the world," Speier said last February,when she introduced a bill to regulate online tracking.
DNT settings, which ask ad networks and the websites you visit not to track you, are the brainchild of security and privacy rabble-rouser Christopher Soghoian. His idea was to port the functionality of the Do Not Call list to the Internet, without forcing users to figure out cookies or register their computers in a national database. Firefox, IE9, and Safari all offer the option.
But none of that really matters, since the setting has no legal muscle. Websites are free to ignore it. And they do. As of June, only five had pledged to follow it—the Associated Press plus four of the hundreds of behavior-tracking ad networks whose raison d'èAtre is figuring out how you view the web.
"Companies are building detailed dossiers on consumers based on their browsing behavior," Soghoian says. "The DNT header protects you by sending a clear, unambiguous signal that you don't want to be tracked."
So turning on the feature could be like signing a petition. If enough people do it, the thinking goes, it will give lawmakers and privacy advocates more ammunition to push for change. That's just what some groups fear.
"Something has to fund all that great free online content and all those amazing digital services," says Adam Thierer, a research fellow with the Mercatus Center, a think tank focused largely on opposing market regulation. "This stuff doesn't just fall to earth like manna from heaven."
But Safari has blocked third-party cookies for years, basically the same protection a DNT asks for. "If the industry can continue to make money off of Apple users even without the ability to target them," Soghoian says, "then the industry can figure out how to survive when a few people decide to say 'Stop tracking me.'"
So if privacy is a big concern of yours, go ahead and turn on your DNT setting. It can't hurt. If you use Chrome, though, you're out of luck; Google has balked at adding the feature—after all, it does run the largest behavior-tracking ad system on the net.


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The restructuring will create a mega diversified media entity with interests in news, entertainment, internet, ISP and cable businesses
Sony will own a majority 51% stake in the proposed JV, while TV18 will own the remaining 49%. As part of the deal, the two companies will transfer 100% of SPN, 51% of TV18’s share in Viacom18 and 100% of Jio Studios business to the new entity, one of the sources said.
The growth of podcasts and spoken-word audio is similar to growth of aspen.
Viacom announced another film production deal with Netflix through its Nickelodeon kids division, fleshing out a strategy to produce more shows and movies for others
Viacom has announced a multi-picture deal with Netflix, and promised to make more films and TV shows for other companies, further signaling that it will not directly take on big tech rivals that stream to consumers


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Nike has launched new self-lacing smart sneaker. The basketball shoes require regular charging and track performance in real time. Users will also get weekend warriors athletic tips. Since there are no laces, the shoe self-tightens. Read more to find about Nike Adapt Self-Lacing Smart Sneaker Price in India, Specifications, and Features
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The new shoe concept will be available in the US at $350 (approx Rs 25,000). It was unveiled at the company’s “Future of Footwear” event. The new shoes will be available through Nike’s direct channels and retailers.
“It’s the start of a new day. It’s like we’re moving from footwear to firmwear. It’s like having two smartphones strapped to your two feet,” said Michael Donaghu, director, global footwear innovation, Nike.
As of now, there is no information about the Indian price and launch date.
- Performance tracking
- Two weeks battery life
The Nike Adapt Self-Lacing Smart Sneaker sports sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes. Nike will be able to get a full, personalized snapshot of its user’s performance.
“The advantages we’re looking to provide the athlete are so substantial that you’ll see a mass of people wanting to make use of those benefits,” said Michael Donaghu, director, global footwear innovation, Nike.
The concept shoe self-tightens to a users’ preference. It is adjustable via an app. There are no laces. The technology is can be updated through the app. Nike claims that the new product will need recharging every two weeks.
While Nike CEO, Mark Parker claims that new shoes are a ‘major step’ in the company’s new digital emphasis by embedding it into an actual product, it allows the comapny to capture more information about its users. It will be able to provide users with weekend warriors athletic tips, while also selling them more products.
However, the data-tracking capability comes with a privacy option. Users can choose to not share their data. However, they will miss out on a lot of the product’s capabilities.
Apart from smart sneaker, Nike is also opting for digital stores called ‘Houses of Innovation’. The first two locations (New York and Shanghai) opened two months ago. The company aims to blend online shopping with the in-person experience. However, users need to download the Nike app for using the new Nike stores.
The company is also promoting the NikePlus loyalty program. It claims that the members spend three times more than non-members. It remains to be seen how the company moves forward with its digital transformation.
The auto-lacing shoes were first introduced in 2017. The company sold a limited number of units at $720 (Nike’s most expensive shoes). The company plans to release more products with the Adapt technology, including running shoes, sportswear and lifestyle items.
What do you think of the new concept shoes? Will you pick up the new Nike Adapt Self-Lacing Smart Sneaker? Share your views with us in the comments section below.


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Fashion house Valentino is sold for ˆ600 millionIn five years after Valentino has been bought by investment holding Permira based in London, the Italian fashion house has found new owners. But if in 2007ã. Valentino was on sale together with company Hugo Boss as a part of holding Red and Black now the fashion house is sold to one of investors Permira separately. The name of the investment fund which has become by the buyer, is not disclosed yet.
before mass-media informed that the main applicant for purchase Englishmen of fashion house Valentino can have a royal family of Qatar.
in 2011ã. Sales Valentino have grown to 322,4 million euro that on 20 % more than for previous year. Thus company incomes have grown four times, having made 22,2 million euro.
we will remind that in 2011ã. The French manufacturer of luxe-class goods Pinault - Printemps - Redoute SA (PPR) expressed intention to get the Italian fashion house and fashionable brand Brioni.
PPR owns such marks as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Puma, Boucheron, Alexander McQueen, etc. the Gain of the company following the results of last year has made 14,6 mlrd euro.


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Nendoroid manufacturer Good Smile has been backing controversial website 4Chan for years, putting some of their lucrative deals into question. Most people with self-respect tend to distance themselves from that discussion board, so seeing a company bankroll them for years is shocking.
According to Wired, Good Smile has been backing 4Chan for the past eight years. This means that for eight years the company financed a site known for harassment campaigns and all sorts of bigotry. Lest we forget some of the disgusting sexual topics that the website tends to delve into.
Considering how Good Smile makes Nendoroids for video games and various cartoons from Disney and Nickelodeon, this makes the news even more surprising. The high-end anime figurine company has released figurines for some of the most beloved children’s franchises, including Pokémon and more.
While no announcement has been made yet, we can’t imagine any of these companies being happy over their association with the controversial website. After all, brands have pulled away from companies for less in the past.
Many fans are wondering why the company would even want to associate with 4Chan, given how popular it is with the far-right hate groups. However, considering how popular anime and its associated products are with groups over on the controversial message board, it’s unfortunately not too surprising.
While we’re sure many aren't happy with Good Smile’s involvement, we’ll have to wait and see if there will be any consequences surrounding this revelation.
Despite being known as a cesspool for the worst of the worst, this isn’t the first time a company tried to associate with them. Gamers will remember how THQ Nordic decided to have an AMA in 4Chan, of all places, even though communities like Reddit and ResetEra exist. It is pretty embarrassing to see big studios support them and we’re curious if anything will happen to Good Smile.


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COS apparel joins H&M and Monki, sister labels already on Tmall. The launch on Tmall comes as COS expands across China, with plans to open a new bricks-and-mortar flagship store in Shanghai, as well new stores in major cities such as Beijing, Xiamen and Guangzhou in the coming months. Launched in China in 2012, COS currently counts 28 stores across 17 cities in the market.
"The COS brand is a fantastic addition to Tmall’s strong portfolio of fashion brands," said Jessica Liu, president of Tmall Fashion and Luxury.
"Chinese consumers are among the most savvy and style-conscious in the world, and we are very excited to introduce COS’s timeless designs to the more than half a billion consumers on Alibaba’s platforms," she added.
"We are thrilled to bring our collections to a broader audience across the market to complement our physical stores and look forward to this new chapter ahead," said Marie Honda, managing director of COS, adding that the launch a milestone in the company’s global expansion.
To celebrate the launch, the brand will bring the hit installation 'New Spring' to a historial building in Shanghai, giving Chinese consumers the chance to take part in the multi-sensory installation from Oct. 20-28. Created in collaboration with London-based design duo Studio Swine, the tree-like structure that blossoms with mist-filled, scented bubbles was specially commissioned for last year’s Salone de Mobile, one of the world’s biggest furniture and design fairs, held annually in Milan.
In tandem with the pop-up installation, the brand will feature a curated selection of COS apparel, available for purchase on Tmall and in select physical storefronts across China. (RR)
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Nintendo announces Pokemon X and Y
Nintendo has announced the next big entries in the Pokemon series and the first Pokemon games to appear exclusively on the 3DS.
Pokemon X and Y will feature a brand new story and new dynamic battles set for the first time in a fully 3D world.
Junichi Masada video game director of the studio behind Pokemon X and Y, Game Freaks Inc said, "We brought Pokmon into an entirely new dimension and we're incredibly excited to bring Pokmon X and Pokmon Y to fans. The stunning visuals, a completely redesigned environment, game scenario, music, and communication features will bring smiles to the faces of video game players around the world."
Pokemon X and Y will arrive on the Nintendo 3DS this coming October.
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