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OKLAHOMA - An attempt to keep alcohol reform off the ballot fails in court.
Monday, a judge ruled Oklahomans will vote in November on whether to allow strong beer and wine in grocery and convenience stores.
Opponents of the bill said liquor stores saturate the market already and adding grocery and convenience stores to the mix will create unfair competition.
Oklahoma’s liquor laws haven’t changed in nearly six decades.
“Low point beer” is actually in our state constitution.
“We’re actually one of only five states left selling 3.2 beer, and it’s really time to move to a single strength system,” said Sen. Stephanie Bice.
Bice authored the bill that put state question 792 on the ballot.
If it passes, Oklahomans can buy strong beer and wine seven days a week in grocery and convenience stores.
“What we’re concerned about is unfair competition, and what SQ792 does is it gives grocery stores and convenience stores and drugstores an unfair advantage in the marketplace. It allows them to sell at many more locations, many more hours and has looser restrictions that what we suffer in the retail liquor business,” said Retail Liquor Association President Bryan Kerr.
The Retail Liquor Association of Oklahoma asked a judge to keep the state question off the ballot, claiming it would treat their stores less favorably.
Monday, Judge Aletia Timmons said she has a problem with limiting competition and struck down that request.
“You keep hearing over and over the liquor store’s association is talking about Walmart and QT and big business, but I think they’re forgetting that there are several thousand small, independent grocery and convenience stores across Oklahoma that are actually really excited to see this legislation pass,” Bice said.
Opponents said Oklahoma is flooded with business that sell strong beer and wine already: one liquor store for every 5,800 people.
“That’s not 5800 drinkers. That’s men, women and children, so that’s plenty of competition here in the liquor store business in Oklahoma,” Kerr said.
The judge did say she had some concerns about the constitutionality of the measure and will take that up at a later date, possibly even after the election.


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Nike and Cactus Plant Flea Market apparently have a collection of Air More Uptempo-inspired Air Force 1 Lows in the works, and a number of artists have already gotten their hands on them.
ASAP Bari first previewed a white leather colorway about a week ago, and a few days later Travis Scott stepped out in a similarly styled pair. The latest rapper to lace up the CPFM Air Force 1 Low was ASAP Rocky, who took to instagram to share the first photos of a black colorway.
Just like Bari's white colorway, Rocky's AF1s feature "AIR FLEA" spelled out across both sneakers in the bubbly Air More Uptempo style font.
CPFM x Nike Air Force 1 Low/ASAP Rocky
Release details have not yet been announced, though it is believed the latest CPFM x Nike project will be up for grabs sometime this Fall. It also remains to be seen just how many colorways are in the works, and whether or not they'll be customizable like the recently released Blazer Mid collab.
Continue scrolling for a closer look at the black version, and click here to preview the white pair.

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Small-business owners who haven’t yet applied for forgivable loans designed to ease the economic pain of the Covid-19 pandemic now have another chance. Congress passed legislation extending the deadline for submitting applications for the federal Paycheck Protection Program, and President Trump signed the bill on July 4.
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Fiat is reportedly working on a new D-segment SUV that will fit in the same segment as the Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour and the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport. The Fiat Toro SUV will be based on the pick-up that will be unveiled later this year. The Fiat Toro pick-up is believed to be developed only for the Brazilian market and will be manufactured at the company’s Pernambuco plant. It will also go on sale in the South American markets later this year.
According to a Brazilian publication, the design of the Fiat Toro SUV will be similar...
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Korea Allows 44 OTC Medicines To Be Sold In Supermarkets
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South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare cleared 44 over-the-counter medicines to be reclassified as general-health products and thus eligible for sale at supermarkets
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The United States’ is moving towards creating its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or “digital dollar” and will launch five pilots in the coming year. The pilots will be conducted by the Digital Dollar Project, which is backed by the Digital Dollar Foundation and consulting firm Accenture, according to a press release.
Last month, China said it was moving into the second-phase of its digital yuan project and is also looking to support cross-border payments using the digital currency. The prospect of the digital yuan becoming an important currency for global trade has prompted rival countries to also launch their own CBDCs. If China’s digital yuan is widely adopted, the influence of the United States’ and other western governments would diminish. Around 80% of the world’s central banks are engaged in research or experimentation toward developing a CBDC, according to a survey by the Bank for International Settlements.
“The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) will launch at least five pilot programs over the next 12 months with interested stakeholders and DDP participants to measure the value of and inform the future design of a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC), or “digital dollar,” the foundation said. The pilots will involve the participation of financial firms, retailers and other entities, it said.
It is important to note that the DDP is a not-for-profit effort by the private sector to create a CBDC or digital dollar; the US Federal Reserve and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are working together to build a technology platform for the proposed digital dollar. The DDP will complement the Fed-MIT project by generating data on the functional, sociological, business uses and benefits of a CBDC, it said.
The DDP was co-founded by Christopher Giancarlo, the former chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. “The U.S. doesn’t need to be first to the central bank digital currency, but it does need to be a leader in setting standards for the digital future of money, which is why our pilot testing collaboration with Accenture and other partners is so critical. We need to better understand how to balance the complex issues of a CBDC and how to incorporate key societal values, like privacy rights, financial inclusion and rule of law,” he said.
“The pilots, for which Accenture is providing the first phase of funding, will explore, analyse and identify technical and functional requirements; assess benefits and outstanding challenges; test applications and approaches; and consider potential use cases for both retail and wholesale commercial utilization,” the foundation said. It added that the results of the pilots will be shared publicly for use by academics and for policy considerations by the US Congress.
“Central bank digital currencies will play an important role in how we modernize our financial systems — increasing access to and inclusion within them while also providing a valuable innovation frontier for new products and services in conjunction with other key innovations such as digital identity,” said David Treat, senior managing director, Accenture.
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Porsche 918 Spyder recalled again
Porsche has issued a global recall for its flagship 918 Spyder model, due to a potential failure of the car's cooling system.
Specifically, customers are being advised that an electrical wiring harness for the radiator fan could be damaged by a carbon fibre component on cars manufactured before the end of April 2015.
Porsche is in the process of contacting affected 918 owners directly. It is thought around 47 UK cars will be recalled, which will each have to undergo a half-day inspection at a Porsche workshop, where the vulnerable wiring harness will be re-situated.
In a statement, the German manufacturer said: "The cause was identified following a detailed examination of complaints," and that the manufacturing process was immediately altered to rectify the issue.
The 918 Spyder, which is Porsche's first foray into extreme performance hybrids, was subject to a recall last year over concerns of defective chassis components, which originated from a batch of substandard parts. In that instance, the recall was undertaken as a precaution, with no examples of actual part failure documented.
When it's working properly, the 918 Spyder is a phenomenal machine. Check it out in action below as it smashes the lap record for production cars at the fearsome Nurburgring Nordschleife.


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As soda and beer sales fall in North America and legal marijuana sales spike, soft drink makers and brewers are partnering with cannabis companies to expand their market horizons.
The trend has in turn spurred B.C.-based companies such as Tilray Inc., Ascent Industries Corp., Emerald Health Therapeutics and Chemesis International Inc. to jump on the research bandwagon to improve technology for infusing drinks with active cannabis ingredients.
Canaccord Genuity has estimated in a research note that the cannabis-laced drinks sector could be worth US$600 million by 2022.
While alcohol manufacturers want to produce beverages infused with the psychoactive cannabis ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), beverage maker Coca-Cola Co. said in a September 17 statement that it is “closely watching the growth of non-psychoactive CBD (cannabidiol) as an ingredient in functional wellness beverages around the world.”
THC and CBD are two of at least 113 distinct cannabinoids found in cannabis. THC alters brain function and provides a high while CBD has properties that can alleviate stress or numb pain. THC-laced drinks are legal in nine states and the District of Columbia. CBD-laced drinks, however, are set to be legal across the U.S. after the U.S. Senate in June approved a bill to legalize hemp farming.
The result is that demand for infused drinks is likely to grow even as two main obstacles stand in the way of creating commercially viable cannabinoid-laced beverages. One problem is that many people do not like the taste of cannabinoids; the other is that cannabinoids are difficult to infuse into water-based drinks because they are oil-based in their purest form.
The drive to make cannabinoids water soluble, however, stems not just from consumers’ desire for homogenized drinks with a consistent texture, but also from a delay in the effects of oil-based cannabinoids, which bind with fat in the human body before they’re absorbed. That means that they are not felt for 90 minutes or more. Alcohol, in contrast, fuses with water and is absorbed quickly into the bloodstream.
“No one wants to drink a glass of Chardonnay and feel it an hour and a half later,” said Tilray CEO Brendan Kennedy in a September 18 interview with CNBC host Jim Cramer.
He added that Tilray is spending all of its research and development time on finding a way to solve the cannabinoids-delay problem.
Ascent Industries CEO Philip Campbell said his company has found the answer to both obstacles facing infused-drink makers. Ascent’s Agrima Botanticals subsidiary, which has a cannabis growing operation and lab in Maple Ridge, has applied for a patent on a compound that Campbell said can be added to infused drinks with the effect of making cannabinoids water soluble.
Agrima tested the compound in drinks in Oregon with subjects who were able to feel the effect of the cannabinoids in about 15 minutes, he said. That testing, Campbell added, would not be legal in Canada, where cannabinoid-laced drinks will not be legal until at least next year.
Agrima has also stickhandled around the problem of foul-tasting cannabinoids, according to Campbell, who said that the taste that people associate with cannabinoids is not from the pure cannabinoid, but rather from waxes, lipids, chloroplasts, chlorophyll and other trace compounds that compose about 30 per cent of the oil after an initial extraction with a solvent.
Agrima, he said, distils that initial extraction to eliminate those compounds and create relatively tasteless cannabinoid oil.
Ascent went public on the Canadian Securities Exchange via a reverse takeover on August 9. The company reported no revenue in its most recent earnings report, which covered the six months up to June 30.
Campbell told Business in Vancouver that Ascent’s U.S. operations have started to generate “negligible” revenue. He added that Ascent’s Canadian division, which employs about 120 of the company’s approximately 160 employees, is waiting for a Health Canada sales licence.
The licensed producer harvested its first Canadian crop in March and is storing that product in a vault that is temperature- and humidity-controlled to maintain freshness, he said.
The operation is now harvesting cannabis at a rate of about 2,000 kilograms per year, said Campbell.
Some of the companies researching cannabinoid-infused drinks are ventures within the broader cannabis subsector that have flown high in recent months but have also had bouts of extreme volatility.
Increased investor interest in the space has resulted in many companies shifting business models to the cannabis industry, issuing more press releases and going public via reverse takeovers – a situation that should increase investor vigilance about researching which companies merit investment consideration.
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Although he didn’t announce any changes in the plans to transform the Corbin Drive/Post Road/I-95 block of commercial buildings, the chief developer of the project gave out more details to a packed Community Room at Darien Library on Wednesday night, and answered a lot of questions from the audience. Some information that’s new or hasn’t been emphasized before about the project:
Developers are trying to work with the U.S. Postal Service to keep the Post Office on the block and even hope to keep the delivery postal employees based there, although the post office may need more space than the area that’s been discussed. The Bank of America building has not been bought by the owners of the rest of the site. A late-night email to the CEO of L.L. Bean started the ball rolling in discussions with that retailer to bring that store to town. That L.L. Bean store may include a bicycle shop.


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DraftKings Inc.’s strong second-quarter performance leaves the sports-betting platform well-positioned for more growth, say analysts. Shares of DraftKings
climbed 11.8% in premarket trades Friday, boosted by the company’s surprise second-quarter profit and more upbeat full-year sales forecast.
The company hit it “out of the park,” according to Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey. “DraftKings hits a grand slam with their Q2 2023 performance, firmly cementing their place as a front-runner in the digital sports entertainment and gaming industry,” he wrote in a note released Friday. “In light of this robust performance and optimistic future forecast, we believe DKNG is primed for ongoing growth.” Related: DraftKings stock rallies on surprise profit, more upbeat full-year sales forecast, as new sports-betting customers roll in Hickey highlighted DraftKings’ massive 88% year-over-year revenue growth, which delivered revenue of just under $875 million, easily surpassing Wall Street’s forecast of $765 million. “This impressive performance was largely attributed to the superior product and customer experience that led to higher retention and engagement, particularly with the MLB, and a boost in new customers (+39% YoY),” he wrote. Set against this backdrop, Benchmark raised its DraftKings price target to $37 from $32 and reiterated its buy rating for the sports-betting company. In a note released late Thursday Stifel analyst Jeffrey Stantial said that DraftKings’ “hot streak” is continuing, likely driving the company’s shares higher Friday. However, Stifel kept its hold rating for Draft Kings. “While recent product-driven upside drivers appear likely to continue into 2H23 given product enhancements planned for NFL season & the ongoing Golden Nugget platform migration, we continue with our Hold rating for now, reflecting a more cautious vi …


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Microsoft’s Xbox head, Phil Spencer, has confirmed that going forward, some future Bethesda titles will be exclusive to Xbox and PC.
Following the completion of the merger between Microsoft and Bethesda, Microsoft has now somewhat clarified whether future titles will be exclusive to the Xbox platform or not. Ever since the announcement of the Bethesda deal, fans have been speculating about the possible exclusivity of new games.
Back in November of last year, Xbox CFO Tim Stuart already said that Microsoft wants Bethesda content to be first or best on Xbox platforms.
"What we'll do in the long run is we don't have intentions of just pulling all of Bethesda content out of Sony or Nintendo or otherwise", the CFO said. "But what we want is we want that content, in the long run, to be either first or better or best or pick your differentiated experience, on our platforms. We will want Bethesda content to show up the best as -- on our platforms."
In a new blog post on the official Xbox Wire, Phil Spencer has now reiterated this stance but also added that “some” new Bethesda games will be exclusive to Xbox and PC.
“This is the next step in building an industry-leading first-party studios team, a commitment we have to our Xbox community”, the head of Xbox writes. “With the addition of the Bethesda creative teams, gamers should know that Xbox consoles, PC, and Game Pass will be the best place to experience new Bethesda games, including some new titles in the future that will be exclusive to Xbox and PC players.”
So while not all new games will be exclusive to Microsoft’s platforms, some will be, although no additional details on which games these might be have been revealed just yet.
In other Bethesda/Xbox-related news - Spencer also revealed that more Bethesda games will be arriving on Xbox Game Pass later this week.
Which titles do you expect to become exclusive to Xbox? Will Microsoft opt for bigger titles to become exclusive, while smaller games will be released on more platforms, including Sony's consoles? Or will Microsoft choose to release larger titles such as Starfield and the upcoming The Elder Scrolls VI on other platforms as well to generate more revenue? It’s an interesting discussion, and we would love to hear your thoughts down below.


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The service called Project Fi is only available by invitation for now, and only for the Google Nexus 6 smartphone.
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Telecom regulator TRAI has extended the last date for seeking comments on its draft rules for mobile Internet services to May 26.
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Xponential+, a new digital platform, gives members access to over 3,000 fitness classes
Xponential Fitness has introduced a new digital platform, Xponential+, which provides live and on-demand workouts from studios around the world. The app debut will replace GO and offer a one-stop shop for all of XPOF brands in one app.
The boutique fitness curator has an extensive portfolio of brands that include Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, YogaSix, Row House, AKT, STRIDE, Rumble, and BFT.
The new debut comes after Anthony Geisler, CEO of the global franchisor of boutique fitness brands, declared 2021 a “milestone year,” reporting a 78 percent increase in revenue.
On last month’s earnings call, where Xponential celebrated its fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results, Geisler spoke of the new app and said that managing the health of Xponential’s franchise system is critical to the company’s long-term success.
“Unlike many consumer-facing fitness apps that generalize across various fitness formats, XPLUS brings together each of the category-leading experts across a breadth of modalities, in one single app,” says Garrett Marshall, President of Fitness Streaming for Xponential Fitness.
The XPLUS app is now available for $29.99 a month and allows subscribers to enjoy workouts like Pilates, barre, cycling, yoga, rowing, dance, running, and boxing. XPLUS also allows members to scope out nearby Xponential Fitness studios and either request a complimentary class or receive booking info.
Xpotential Fitness says that BFT, its latest brand, will be added to its content library later this year. XPOF acquired the Australian functional fitness franchise in 2021 for $44 million.
“Consolidating all of our brands’ digital offerings into one app will provide our customers with unprecedented optionality and a way to cross-train with the leaders in their favorite fitness formats,” says Marshall.
Courtney Rehfeldt has worked in the broadcasting media industry since 2007 and has freelanced since 2012. Her work has been featured in Age of Awareness, Times Beacon Record, The New York Times, and she has an upcoming piece in Slate. She studied yoga & meditation under Beryl Bender Birch at The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute. She enjoys hiking, being outdoors, and is an avid reader. Courtney has a BA in Media & Communications studies.


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Vegas company ordered to stop using Cohiba name
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A federal court has ordered a Nevada businessman to stop using the "Cohiba" name on cigars and rum.
The brand owner, New York and Richmond (Va.)-based General Cigar Company, was awarded almost $770,000 in damages plus legal costs.
The businessman, Philip Restifo, says he will comply with U.S. District Judge Brian Sandoval's June 30th order, which banned importing, marketing, distributing and selling "Cohiba Caribbean's Finest" cigars and rum.
Restifo, owner of COHIBA Caribbean's Finest and Data Commodities of Las Vegas, didn't say how he would pay legal costs and damages.
Restifo is seeking bankruptcy protection.
Gerry Roerty is General Cigar's vice president and general counsel. He had called Restifo's businesses the most aggressive among several Cohiba counterfeiters in the nation.
Cohibas are among several brands of Cuban heritage premium cigars imported from Latin America because of the U.S. ban on trade with Cuba.
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A UK law student, with perhaps too much time on his hands, has come up with a new iPhone application for lawyers that allows users to access the current text of all UK legislation.
According to rollonfriday.com, this handy application was developed over three months by Timothy Leigh in his spare time.
The application - iLegal Legislation - was officially launched last week and is available for the iPhone, iPod Touch and the new iPad.
Although potentially very useful for those looking up legislation on the run or those who like to read acts and regulations to pass the time, this application doesn't come cheap.
Rollonfriday.com says the entrepreneur's application costs £20 ($33) and will apparently double to £40 ($66) in May.
Luckily, rollonfriday.com was able to snare five free copies.


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Bithumb, a major South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, recently signed a deal with a fintech firm in the U.S to open a securities token exchange. According to South Korean news agency, Yonhap News, the cryptocurrency exchange signed an agreement with SeriesOne, American crowdfunding platform. An official of the cryptocurrency purportedly told the news agency, “SeriesOne actively sought to strike a deal with Bithumb after assessing it as the most suitable partner.”
The official added, “Bithumb will ramp up efforts to develop into a global financial firm as the blockchain-based asset tokenization is expected to spread globally down the road.” Reportedly, during the first half of 2019, SeriesOne will be establishing the exchange in the U.S. Bithumb will be providing the investment and the needed technical support for the exchange to operate.
Apart from purchasing goods and services, security tokens holders often promise value appreciation and investment returns. Bithumb announced earlier this month that it would be launching a global decentralized crypto exchange. In partnership with a blockchain firm One Root Network (RNT) it will be launching the exchange. In other news, Bithumb organized an event to pay 70% of transaction fees for back to users abroad. The event is known as ‘Cryptocurrency Transaction Fee payback’ which began on October 22 and will continue till November 21. This event is held for overseas customers who have completed transactions worth more than KRW 1 billion.
Though the event is exclusively for users abroad, newly joined customers can also participate, along with existing users. However, Korean nationals and users who have joined the platform using a Korean mobile number will not be able to participate in the event.


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Past winners of the Fife Business Awards are being challenged to mentor further successes in the Kingdom.
Fife Chamber of Commerce is planning a major revamp of the awards.
The announcement was made at a special lunch where previous award winners were brought together by the Chamber to celebrate their successes.
Representatives from the 2017 and 2018 awards category winners were joined by the 2018 awards category sponsors at the inaugural Champions’ Lunch.
And at the lunch, the Chamber challenged those present to work with it to support and develop the awards, and use their own successes to mentor and encourage other businesses and businesspeople to do the same.
More than 40 guests attended the event at Balbirnie House Hotel, where Fife Chamber chief executive Alan Mitchell called on all those involved to promote the awards across Fife.
Mr Mitchell said: “Winning a Fife Business Award demonstrates an individual company or person’s exceptional commitment and dedication to business success – but the legacy shouldn’t end there.
“We’re looking to all our winners and sponsors, past and present, to take on the challenge of bringing their own excitement and enthusiasm for developing success in Fife to every other business in the region.
“Fife Chamber is committed to evolving the awards and making the whole experience as accessible and relevant is possible.
“There are businesses in Fife doing remarkable things on a daily basis, with a passion and pride for their work which deserves recognition.
“We want them to embrace the Fife Business Awards so we can shout about them.
“The awards only exist thanks to the ongoing support of our fantastic sponsors and the determination of Fife businesses to take part.
“Everyone who has won an award or supported the process has responsibility to join the Chamber in making the Fife Business Awards bigger and better than ever before.”
The Champions’ Lunch was sponsored by CCW Business Lawyers.
Donna Reynolds, employment partner at the firm, said: “There are lots of fantastic businesses in Fife – we know because we work with many of them.
“We want them to have a chance to get recognition for the great work they do for their customers, and the contribution they make to their local communities.”


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The Upcoming Avengers Game developed by Square Enix in partnership with Marvel will feature an entirely new and original storyline. The details of the game came forward through a recent post on the Marvel blog.
The Game will center around a universe that the players will not get bored off and will be something that would last around for years to come. According to Marvel’s post, the game will be packed with characters, interactable environment and iconic moments that will be really interesting and immersive for its gamers.
According to the Marvel’s post, the developers Crystal Dynamics will be working with newly hired gaming industry veterans to shape the game.
With the award, winning developers team and top industry talents like Shaun Escayg, the former Naughty Dog creative director who was recently rumored to be working with Crystal Dynamics on this game, the rumor has now been confirmed.
Also, Stephen Barry, a young videogames veteran from EA and Visceral Games, is working on the Avengers game and will really have a positive impact on the production of the game.
With the new and original storyline, it seems that the game’s story arc will be different from what we have seen in the movies. According to the creative director of Marvel games Bill Rosemann, the Game will certainly have its plot based on the comics as they are the origin of the Marvel stories.
With that said the fact that they have plans for the game to be played for years to come suggests that the developers will also be considering and probably be working on the multiplayer version of the game.
Recently the game also has had its short teaser trailer “The Avengers Project” released that has given away some basic insights for their fans.
The Game will certainly be making its way on PlayStation 4 although at this moment the details of the platforms have not been made official.
What are your views on the upcoming Avengers Game? Will it be something that could capture the audience for a long time? Let us know in the comments below.


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Grocery retailer Sobeys Inc. has confirmed that an employee at its Ocean Park Safeway store has tested positive for COVID-19.
According to an Aug. 11 post on the company’s website, the employee last worked at the 12825 16 Ave. store on Aug. 1. The same list notes three employees at the 8860 152 St. store have also tested positive for the virus this month.
“Where required, we will communicate with customers who have shopped in the impacted location, with store signage, outlining our steps to manage the situation,” an introduction to the ‘COVID-19 tracker’ page notes.
Sobeys “will follow the direction of public health every step of the way” when an employee tests positive, the website adds.
Steps include store closures and deep-cleaning as directed; working with public health to identify close contacts; and notifying employees who require two-week isolation.


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Binnopharm Group companies obtained in 1H 2022 nine marketing authorisations for antibiotics, diuretics, antihemorrhagic agents and other medicines.
“As we grow our antibacterials portfolio by adding products like doripenem and imipenem, which are used to treat severe hospital-acquired infections, we help meet the needs of the country’s healthcare system and provide medicines for millions of patients,” said Binnopharm Group's CEO Rustem Muratov. “The Company is already Russia’s biggest manufacturer of antibiotics by volume, and the release of these new medicines will further entrench this leadership.”
The Company’s portfolio now also features the latest and greatest medicines in other categories, like torasemide (diuretic) and tranexamic acid (antihemorrhagic agent).
“Given how stiff the competition is on the generics market, we keep improving our portfolio by developing state-of-the-art medications at our own R&D centre. This way we maintain leadership in our traditional segments while also tapping into new ones,” said Rustem Muratov. “Our production sites boast technologies and competencies that enable the production of a wide range of products across almost all dosage forms.”
In its portfolio, Binnopharm Group has 450 marketing authorisations in Russia, which makes it one of the country’s largest manufacturers.


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Apple is returning to the Flint Center for the first time in 30 years, and to say expectations are high is a bit of an understatement. For months, media outlets have been salivating at the prospect of a next-generation iPhone or iWatch, and at tomorrow’s event their patience may finally pay off as Tim Cook takes the stage in Cupertino, Calif.
That Apple has chosen The Flint Center adds an extra layer of symbolism to the event. After all, this is where a 28-year-old Steve Jobs first unveiled the Macintosh and put Apple on the map. Hopes are high that the company will, once again, make waves with some major hardware announcements after nearly a year of relative quiet.
Rumors about what that might actually look like, of course, abound. Here are a few of the more notable predictions:
A new iPhone is all but guaranteed to be part of tomorrow’s news. As Wired points out:
Since the debut of the iPhone 4S in 2011, Apple has regularly launched a new iPhone in early fall (usually September). With umpteen thousand supply chain leaks, insider gossip, and purported photos, there is no doubt that we will see a new iPhone on Tuesday. And this iPhone will likely differ significantly from its predecessors.
The Long-Awaited iWatch
No other hypothetical device has captured the collective attention of the Apple faithful more than the iWatch. Hopefully, Mashable and the other outlets are right and we’ll all get a glimpse at the real deal tomorrow. Don’t get too excited though: if an iWatch makes an appearance tomorrow, it’s unlikely that we’ll see it in stores any time soon.
It seems like just yesterday that Jony Ive unleased iOS 7 on the world, but iOS 8 is coming. Developers got a first look at WWDC in June, but ArsTechnica is anticipating that we’ll get a closer look tomorrow. Expect to see a new keyboard, a new Health app, improvements to both Messages and Photos, as well as better multitasking tools. And, look for something about Handoff and Continuity, two features that will enable seamless transfer of files between iOS devices and those running OS X Yosemite.
Bonus: A New iPad?
The jury’s out on this one, as there hasn’t been a lot of buzz. But for some, hope springs eternal, even if Apple has traditionally reserved iPad announcements for October. If there is a new iPad or iPad Air in the works, don’t expect to see anything earth-shattering; at least, that’s what Wired has been saying.
Regardless of what transpires tomorrow, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that attendees won’t leave disappointed. If you’re among the lucky few to see the action in-person, you can follow along online: Apple will be live-streaming the entire event here.
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Super Pokemon Scramble was announced only a few days ago, and many avid Pokemon fans have been wondering what the game looks like in action. It seems that their Poke-filled wishes have come true, because Nintendo has released an official trailer for the new game. It doesn’t really offer any new details (like a North American release date), but it does showcase a solid chunk of what should be expected from Super Pokemon Scramble‘s gameplay for when it finally does make its way here.
For those who don’t know, Super Pokemon Scramble is follow up to the 2009 WiiWare title Pokemon Rumble. The new game features a bounty of new modes, features, environments, and new Pokemon from the recently released Black and White versions. The models of the creatures aren’t comparable to renditions of themselves in something like Pokedex 3D, because they’ve maintained the cutesy origami look from the original WiiWare installment. All of the new content, combined with the fact that it’s a Pokemon game, should ensure that the game sells well when it finally chooses to release.
See which Pokemon you can catch in the official trailer for Super Pokemon Scramble, conveniently located below for your viewing pleasure.
The new promotional video features many familiar faces from every generation of Pocket Monsters, so it’s safe to assume that nearly every Pokemon that has been created to-date will be making an appearance in the SPS. The announcer is also quite ecstatic about the new title, and while Game Rant has no idea what he’s saying, if he’s excited for the latest Pokemon game on the Nintendo 3DS then so are we.
Nintendo will likely give the game a name change when they decide announce the title for areas outside of Japan, and that should happen soon considering that the game is currently scheduled to release in Japan on July 28th.
What do you think of the gameplay in the latest trailer? Will you buy Super Pokemon Scramble?
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Three years ago FPD implemented the 1-to-1 Initiative with each student in fifth through twelfth grade receiving a school-issued tablet pc on which to complete his or her assignments, take notes, and collaborate on school projects. The initiative is in full stride now with students and teachers engaged with the curriculum in ways that were previously not possible and our alumni are better prepared to enter a digitally-robust society. As we wrap-up the first three-year lease cycle, we are excited to start the next three years with a brand new device, the HP Elite X2 1012, that will help teachers and students work even more productively and efficiently.
“We have been pleased with how well the previous Lenovo devices served us,” comments FPD IT Director David Bass. “However, we also learned a great deal in the first deployment. For round two, we wanted to incorporate some of what we liked about the Lenovo units while adding some of the things they just couldn’t do.”
The marketing tag line for the HP Elite X2 is “Designed for IT. Loved by users.” FPD definitely found that to be the case when testing the device with faculty and students. After researching and testing numerous devices, the HP Elite X2 received the best reviews from the IT department, faculty and students.
“Teachers and students who tested the HP device were very impressed with its capabilities,” comments Bass. “The device is flexible, durable, and is a step up from the Lenovo device in both performance and looks.”
The tablet PCs will each have 8GB RAM, an Intel Core M5 processor, 12-inch touch screen with Gorilla glass, a USB-C port, USB 3.0 port, a Micro-SD slot, and 802.11ac wireless. They can easily be propped up on a desk with a sturdy aluminum alloy kickstand (same alloy used in the new Ford F150 frame) or carried on the arm with a rugged protective case featuring a hand strap Each device will come with a powerful HP Active Pen. Similar to the Lenovo stylus, the Active Pen writes on the tablet much like pen on paper, giving students excellent control and accuracy.
“The Active Pen is much more than a plain stylus like the kind you’d use on an iPad or the like,” notes Bass, “a typical non-active stylus doesn’t provide the level of pen-like accuracy that the Active Pen does. The Active Pen uses Wacom technology that is actually the preferred choice for digital designers.”
In addition to the new HP tablets, FPD is upgrading technology throughout the school this summer. In the Lower School computer lab, the same HP Elite devices will replace the desktop computers, so students can begin learning on the same touch/stylus interface as 1:1 students use. In the classrooms, FPD will install new projectors as well as tablet docking stations. The docking stations will allow teachers and students to quickly connect to all of the installed classroom technology through a single USB-C connection to the tablet instead of multiple cords. This ease of connectivity will aid in teacher mobility from classroom to classroom and provide an easy way for students to give presentations from their own tablets.
“The new tablet PCs and technology upgrades will be much-appreciated improvements on campus,” notes FPD Headmaster, Gregg Thompson. “They will greatly enhance the experience of our teachers and students and meet our 1-to-1 educational goals so our students and teachers have the tools for engaged 21st Century learning.”


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When Darren Heitner launched Heitner Legal six years ago, the Florida-based attorney knew the market for sports legal services lacked a key player: a law firm that offers expertise in athletes’ intellectual property rights.
Over the past decade, Heitner, 35, says he has “witnessed athletes become more cognizant of the value attached to building and protecting their individualized brands.” One was Marshawn Lynch, whose Beast Mode trademark sparked a lucrative clothing brand in the early-to-mid 2010s.
“I remember reading that Lynch was earning mid-six figures a year in licensing income and was expanding his IP protection beyond apparel into sunglasses and cleats,” Heitner recalls. “I saw an opportunity to help likeminded athletes protect their brands, exploit such brands for commercial gain and prevent others from taking advantage of the brands that they chose to build.”
The opportunity soon led to LeGarrette Blount hiring Heitner to secure the trademark “Blount Force Trauma” for T-shirts. Draymond Green would do the same for his line of “Money Green” sweaters, sweatpants and tees. Heitner’s sports clients have also included Johnny Manziel (“COMEBACKSZN”), JuJu Smith-Schuster (“IT’S LITTY”) and Braxton Miller (“CHARG1NG”). He has submitted over 600 trademark applications.
“Many athletes,” Heitner says, “are genuinely interested in educating themselves about how to grow their brand and how to protect it.”
To that point, Heitner advises athletes that registering a trademark “can be quite complex depending on the specific facts and circumstances that surround the given application(s).” From start to finish, registration can take more than a year. It involves drafting an application and regularly interacting with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which assigns an examining attorney to scrutinize whether there is a conflict with an existing trademark. If there is a likelihood of confusion with a mark that is either already registered or pending, the examining attorney can balk.
Meanwhile, there are potential objectors—those who contend their business or commercial interests would be harmed by registration. Objections set off a trial-like process involving the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, an administrative court within the USPTO.
Heitner recalls having “a lot of back and forth” with an examining attorney on behalf of broadcaster Bill Raftery. The former Seton Hall coach had hired Heitner to secure protection for his signature catchphrase “onions.” When the examining attorney insisted that “onions” could be confused with The Onion website, Heitner persuaded the attorney that there would be no confusion, particularly since one was about satire and the other concerned the celebration of basketball. A year later the mark was registered to Raftery for use in commentary of live performances by college basketball players.
Like others, athletes sometimes assume they don’t need to register a mark. Additional sources of law can block attempts to steal a logo, design or slogan. However, registration provides key protections, including a presumption of ownership and the exclusive right to use a mark. Registration also makes it possible to receive higher monetary damages in a successful litigation and helps to procure assistance from U.S. Customs and Border Protection on stopping counterfeits before they reach American consumers.
Heitner maintains that most trademark disputes “are resolved by way of a strong demand letter” and don’t require commencement of formal litigation.
Yet some disputes necessitate legal action and negotiation. Heitner recalls initiating an opposition on behalf of Fred VanVleet against an individual who registered “bet on yourself.” Heitner stresses that the Toronto Raptors star, with his agent’s help, “came up with the phrase when he went undrafted at the 2016 NBA Draft and has lived by those words ever since, ultimately building a brand around them.” VanVleet’s “brand” includes selling T-shirts, caps, windbreakers, shorts, wristbands, flight packs and bobbleheads, and Heitner argued “there was a likelihood of confusion” if another party was allowed to use the phrase. The matter was ultimately resolved through a settlement.
Heitner advises athletes to recognize the importance of intellectual property as soon as possible. Lack of awareness about IP rights “is a problem that tends to occur early in an athlete’s career rather than later—a young athlete signs a major deal and doesn’t do the necessary footwork to protect their IP.” Heitner highlights Kawhi Leonard’s recent dispute with Nike over who “owns” the Klaw logo. Leonard had contractually assigned his IP rights to Nike, which proved crucial in Nike prevailing.
“I often try to compare IP to real property,” Heitner says. “Would you just give away your right to the land in which you live?”
The importance of trademark law will only grow over this decade, says Heitner, who believes college athletes will eventually be able to capitalize on their name, image and likeness. He played an instrumental role in the passage of Florida’s NIL statute, which goes into effect next July. “There could be opportunities to use and register trademarks while in school,” Heitner says, including when athletes create marketable logos or designs.
Heitner also stresses the crucial role of trademark law in the “advent of new technologies,” adding that he’s “had a lot of clients” interested in Amazon Brand Registry, which requires (among other things) an active registered trademark or a pending trademark application through Amazon’s IP Accelerator service. As more athletes turn to direct sales—trademark registration could prove increasingly vital.


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After a week to collect votes and almost 8,000 responses, it's time to finally figure out what are the most influential anime. Which series got over 1,000 votes, and which ones touched a single person's heart? Hit the jump to find out!
Bandai Namco and Dimps are getting ready to bring online survival to the world of Dragon Ball with the upcoming Dragon Ball: The Breakers game, and a new trailer arrived this week to introduce two more characters. Read on for more.
Action-RPG Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot has both new versions and a new piece of story content in the works. Read on for the latest on Season Pass 2 and more.


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Google I/O 2015 is here!
The 2-day event held by Google in San Francisco is the ultimate Google gathering. While this is most definitely a developer-friendly conference, where developers of all types can learn to make better use of Google’s services and tools, it is also used as a showcase for Google to unveil new products, features for those products, and get all Google-y.
As you know from our quick preview post, we are expecting a heavy dose of new Android in the form of Android M, lots of wearable and Android Auto talk, Google in your home, and more.
To kick off the conference, Google is hosting a keynote this morning at 9:30AM Pacific (12:30PM Eastern). You can watch it live with us, right here! We have also included a live blog, so that you can chat with the crew and see reactions as Google announces the new new.
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Xiaomi will be hosting an event tomorrow (August 11) to launch its 10th anniversary limited edition products such as Mi 10 Ultra, Redmi K30 Ultra, and more. At the same conference, the company will be also unveiling new figurines of its mascot “Mitu” aka “Mi Bunny” according to a teaser by Mi Home Weibo account.
“Mitu”, popularly known as “Mi Bunny” has been Xiaomi’s official mascot since the company’s inception. The firm uses its mascot in a number of its products. For instance, it can be seen on error pages of Xiaomi websites and even on the fastboot screen of the company’s smartphones.
Also, there are multiple themes and AOD styles based on Mitu in “MIUI Themes” store. Further, just like any other company with a mascot, Xiaomi also sells figurines (action figures) of Mi Bunny.
The Chinese smartphone maker introduces new models of Mitu figurines occasionally on the occasion of festivals and achievements. But the upcoming models will be limited editions to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Xiaomi.
Most of the Mi Bunny merchandises and figurines are limited to China. Since the forthcoming ones are special for Xiaomi, it may be available in global markets as well.
UP NEXT: Lei Jun: No new Mi MIX phone this year, Mi MIX Alpha won’t be mass-produced
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An indoor cannabis farm in California. (Photo: Mitch M., via Shutterstock)
OPINION: California’s legal cannabis industry is in a state of disarray. The market is chaotic, the regulatory landscape is in a constant state of flux, and at the same time, the black market continues to flourish. Consumers find themselves with limited access to quality and safe products as businesses struggle to stay afloat and keep up with a moving target.
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. (Photo: Wikipedia)
East Bay lawmakers are pushing a bill to stop Sutter Health from shuttering its Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley — a measure with major statewide implications. The bill was prompted by issues surrounding Alta Bates, but it would apply to any emergency rooms across California run by nonprofits.


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A surge in sales in China, India and south-east Asia combined with a shift towards higher margin products helped Morgan Crucible to increase pre-tax profits by 65 per cent last year.
Mark Robertshaw, chief executive, said the advanced materials company had profited from “the successful introduction of new products and new technologies and …a shift away from the more commoditised stuff like automotive towards the higher-value-added stuff like aerospace and medical”.
However, he cautioned that the business environment in 2012 would be more challenging, pointing out that “in 2011 we were still getting some of the benefits of the later cycle recovery coming through. We wouldn’t expect that to be repeated in 2012 and 2013”.
The company, whose materials are used to make products ranging from artificial hips to military body armour and solar panels, generated revenues of £1.1bn in 2011, up 8 per cent on 2010.
Morgan Crucible’s group operating margin rose from 9 per cent to 12 per cent, helping pre-tax profits increase from £68m to £111m.
Shares in the FTSE 250 company rose 6.7 per cent to trade at £3.48 on Wednesday afternoon. Analysts also reacted positively, with Chris Dyett of Investec, saying that the company had “never been in better shape”.
Revenues from emerging economies jumped by 23 per cent, and accounted for about a quarter of the group’s total. Sales in India were up more than 30 per cent, while Chinese revenues rose 14 per cent and passed £100m for the first time.
Although European demand was more muted, the company said that the majority of established end markets had now returned to “pre-recessionary levels” of revenues and profits.
Net debt fell from £236m to £215m, equating to 1.2 times the company’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.
Mr Robertshaw said that this gave Morgan Crucible the financial headroom to consider bolt-on acquisitions, particularly if they would provide access to new technology. That, he said, could help shift the mix of the business towards higher margin sectors such as aerospace, medical, and petrochemicals. However, he added that he expected the lion’s share of growth to be organic.
Morgan Crucible recommended a final dividend of 6p, giving a full-year dividend of 9.25p, up from 7.7p the previous year, payable from earnings per share which rose 70 per cent to 26.9p.
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As Hollywood celebrities flock to Cannes, superstars closer to home are still managing to capture a little of the spotlight. Taylor Swift has undergone something of a radical fashion transformation lately, ditching her girly image in favor of a cooler wardrobe. It all started with the Vetements platform boots she first wore with a thigh-skimming LBD last month, a gothic ensemble that was followed by grunge-inspired slip dresses from Louis Vuitton and disco-ready pieces from Haney. And last night in Santa Monica, the 26-year-old showed off what could be her new look for the spring: leopard-print hot pants with a distinctive late-’60s rock ’n’ roll beat.
To her credit, Swift has never been shy about showing off her fantastic legs—just look to the daring Atelier Versace look she wore at the Grammys. The formfitting Topshop turtleneck top provided a neutral base for the Kooples shorts, while the Alexander McQueen chain-link shoulder bag added a sense of polish. Heels and hot pants are typically a tricky pairing, but in an after-dark context, like this one, it can prove to be a sexy, fun combo. (Plus, it doesn’t hurt if the heels in question are Raye, as they were here.) Clearly the only thing Swift is shaking off here are fashion inhibitions.
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Blockchain is The Future of Data Privacy
In hindsight, warnings about the connection between online usage and sharing of information should have been made in huge, neon announcements. The excitement of being part of the digital revolution has overshadowed the realisation about the depth and complexity of information that consumers share about themselves as they move about the online space. It also doesn’t help that data privacy terms and conditions of these platforms are too long, too complicated, and much too legalese for your average busy consumer to try to understand (or even read). The past couple of years, however, has been a sobering wake-up call as one large company after another fell victim to data breaches and cyber attacks. Now, everyone from large enterprises to startups to consumers are beginning to prioritise data privacy and security. The problem? Technology that gathers data is too much ingrained in our daily lives that it will be impossible to turn back. Add to that the fact that innovation will only continue to evolve. The answer then is to make sure that technology’s evolution does not come at the expense of information privacy.
More than just policy
The problem with data is that it can now be gathered whether we give permission or not. The moment we log on to a website or use an app, our actions are tracked and stored. In light of the recent news on data breaches, consumers should now be more concerned about the data they give out but studies show that there is a disparity between consumer concerns and behaviour when it comes to protecting their data. Simply put, while consumers are concerned about their data privacy, most of them don’t do anything to ensure it. “Consumers put an overwhelming amount of trust on the companies that they transact or associate with because they believe in their promised trustmarks,” said Michelle Yeo, co-founder of DataVLT. For businesses, ensuring data privacy is not just a policy but a key component for their reputation. Internally, ensuring that the data they gathered is secure helps businesses in managing their risks. Externally, it helps them earn their consumers’ trust. That is why there is a general outrage when data breaches on Uber and Facebook and Yahoo were brought to light. Consumers trusted these enterprises to keep their data safe. This is equally true even for businesses of a smaller size. “Data thieves do not care about how big or small your data is. Their intention is to monetise from their stolen data,” said Willy Wong, co-founder of DataVLT. And it’s not just people who want to monetise stolen data that businesses should watch out for said Wong. A data leak of customer information or go-to-market deas can make or break a company if said information fell into the hands of their competition. This puts the responsibility of data privacy largely on the hands of businesses, which is very beneficial for them if done correctly. “By handling that data lawfully and securely, companies can make data privacy a unique selling point. It is just as much about restoring trust by reassuring consumers their data is both respected and protected,” said Yeo.
Removing a single point of failure
Traditional data security systems work in a centralised manner, usually presenting attackers with one central target: the central server. Security has always been a cat-and-mouse game between attackers and businesses, with businesses trying their best to make sure that they are always ahead of attackers. But with the speed of today’s innovation, there are no guarantees that business will always stay ahead. This is where blockchain comes in. “The distributed nature of blockchain-based solutions allows records to be kept on various computers and servers around the world, removing single point of failure from the equation,” said Benny Low, co-founder of DataVLT. To put simply, for attackers to breach the network, it would mean that they have to achieve control of 51 per cent of the network, which according to Low is nearly impossible to pull off.
“Decentralisation would be one of the critical elements for future cyber security developments,” said Low. Beyond that, blockchain opens up a world of opportunities in terms of data privacy as there currently is no single model for the technology. “There is still a significant work being done to refine and develop the blockchain technology for real world applications – especially around privacy and storage,” said Low. Data, when used, is a very powerful tool. This is why there is such a clamour to protect it and why businesses are scrambling for solutions to ensure its security. “By the sole fact that data can generate future benefits, it becomes an asset,” said Yeo. “Any asset used to improve your business should remain secure and confidential.” – DataVLT is an on-demand, self-service data analytics platform designed to provide its users with an integrated overview of the state of their business based on the data available. They make data analytics and security available to businesses of any size by taking on the complexity of data analytics and providing companies with an easy-to-use platform to manage and analyse their data. Their aim is to build secure information ecosystems to empower businesses to make more informed decisions by providing democratised data.
Disclosure: This article is produced by e27 content marketing team, sponsored by DataVLT. Featured image credit: phive2015 / 123RF Stock Photo


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Blacked out windows to boom industry
The 50th anniversary of the legalisation of betting shops, which falls tomorrow, finds the industry in a healthy state to judge by the number of outlets on the high street, but the internet and the introduction of betting exchanges pose serious threats to their future.
Betting shops did exist legally in Britain in the mid-19th century, when there were about 400 in London alone, but the Attorney-General of the time noted: “The mischief arising from the existence of these betting shops was perfectly notorious” and they were outlawed by the 1853 Betting Houses Act.
Since the spartan days of 1961, betting shops have come a long way. Back then, the shops had blacked-out windows, were not allowed to offer any refreshments to customers or even


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Artists and craftsmen can make jewelry out of some pretty unusual things, but what about breast milk?
Bridgette Boudreaux of Texas said she wanted a constant reminder of her breastfeeding experience -- that's how she came up with making a piece of jewelry using her own breast milk.
Boudreaux admitted that when people first hear that she makes jewelry out of breast milk, their first reaction is usually, "Yuck!"
"Actually, I love the genuine reaction because you can see the confusion on their face," Boudreaux said.
Women from all over the world are seeing her Facebook page and also asking for something indelible to remember their breastfeeding experience.
"For a lot of women, breastfeeding is a struggle that they've overcome," Boudreaux said. "They really want to wear it proudly. I did this."
Boudreaux said it took her about a year of trial and error to come up with the process she uses.
"I have ones from when I started that started to turn brown or yellow, so I really needed to combat that," Boudreaux said. "So I found the perfect additive to preserve the breast milk. It's no longer in liquid form."
Customers send her about half an ounce of breast milk and about 10 weeks later they have a ring, necklace or earrings made from their own milk.
The mothers can then share what the jewelry is made of or keep it to themselves.
Boudreaux said she also makes jewelry out of cremated ashes.
"I really feel for my customers," Boudreaux said. "Every piece has a unique story and I take that seriously."


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Canada’s auto market eased comfortably into the New Year with a 2.3-per cent gain in January over the same month last year. And it did so with no change in the number of selling days.
That made it a January record, with 110,945 sales in the book. It was an encouraging start, considering that most pundits expect a modest cooling in calendar 2017 following the record sales in 2016.
The bounty was shared evenly, with Detroit claiming a 2.4-per-cent gain and members of the Global Automakers of Canada 2.2 per cent.
More marked was the passenger-car vs. light-truck divide. Sales of the former declined 5.3 per cent while the latter advanced 5.8 per cent. That gave light trucks a 70.8 per cent share of total sales.
F series rolls on
Each of the Detroit automakers gained ground in January, led by Ford with a 3.5-per cent uptick. Even so, FCA Canada retained market leadership for the month over Ford, which had been the top-selling company for full-year 2016. The Jeep brand did the heavy lifting for FCA, though surprise sales surges were also posted by the Chryslers 200 and 300, the Dodge Challenger and the entire Fiat lineup.
Ford continued to ride on the sturdy aluminum back of its F-Series. The big pickup grew its sales five per cent for a January record; it also accounted for more than 50 percent of total Ford and Lincoln sales combined. That was despite the fact that the Lincoln brand had its best January since 1989.
Results were more mixed among the offshore-based automakers, with Hyundai/Kia backsliding by a combined 8.5 per cent while the Europeans jointly surged 9.1 percent; the Japanese matched the market at plus 2.3 per cent.
Maserati game changer
It was a bounteous month for European luxury automakers with gains ranging from Volvo’s 1.0 per cent through Jaguar’s 254 per cent to Maserati’s 542 per cent. The game-changer for Maserati: its new SUV, the Levante, of which it sold almost five times as many (101) as its three car nameplates combined.
On a broader scale, the parallel trends towards trucks and luxury brands were well illustrated by Toyota Canada’s report of a 14-per-cent growth in Lexus SUV sales.
Besides the Koreans, the only losing automakers were Nissan Canada and Mitsubishi.
The list of top-selling nameplates featured quite a dog-fight among compact CUVs, with the Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Toyota RAV4 and Jeep Cherokee, in that order, placing fifth through eighth. Significantly, the Ford Escape, which used to dominate the segment, dropped out of the Top 10 altogether in January.


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UPPER EAST SIDE — There might be a lot of deals out there this Black Friday, but none like the ASPCA's.
The organizations Adoption Center on East 92nd Street is waiving adoption fees for all of its cats and kittens as part of its "Fifth Annual Cat Friday," according to Mallory Kerley, a spokeswoman for the ASPCA.
Those who adopt will also have a chance at winning an in-home photoshoot that will be featured in a book called "Felines of New York" by Jim Tews.
Up for grabs are Jolly and Polly, 6-month-old kittens who can't stand to be apart. They're a bonded pair, meaning they must be adopted together. Their adopter should have patience and humor to enjoy two funny kittens, the ASPCA said.
Fourteen-year-old Spots is also looking for a home. With a big black spot on his face, he is looking for a quiet, gentle home because he is a sensitive soul, the ASPCA said.
Rocket, a 4-year-old white and cream tabby, has a "funny little ear," and loves to spend quiet time getting pets and chin scratches, the ASPCA says. He's afraid of the vacuum cleaner, though.
The ASPCA recently "graduated" dozens of kittens from its kitten nursery, many of which will be up for adoption or will be soon.
The deal continues through the weekend — all cats more than 1 year old will be able to be adopted for free, and younger cats will have a discounted price.
All adopters must go through ASPCA's standard adoption process.
For more information about available cats, visit the Adoption Center at 424 E. 92nd St. or the ASPCA's website.


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A Melbourne start-up has created a new product sampling and brand experience marketplace that promises to take activations well beyond supermarkets and train stations. Read more
Australia’s much-loved biscuit brand Arnott’s has added a new range to its growing snack portfolio, with The Edison Agency engaged to help develop a ‘back to basics” sub-brand .
Mikey Hart, creative director at Sydney design agency Hulsbosch, tells PKN how brands can turn a browser into a buyer in under seven seconds.
A farm-fresh feel has taken over Sprout Stack’s Living Salad range, collaborating with Sydney-based design agency Percept for the rustic new look.
Personal care brand Palmolive has launched its new Men’s Charcoal Soap with a sleek, black design created by Sydney-based design agency, Tweak.
In shades of pink and an abundance of floral, Cadbury has released two limited edition Roses packs in time for Mother’s Day, partnering with Australian illustrator Megan Hess for the packaging design.
McCain Australia has expanded its offering in the freezer aisle with its new range of frozen vegetable side dishes – OhMyVeg! – collaborating with BrandOpus for the packaging design.
Taylors Wines has released Taylors The Legacy to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a luxe design created by Denomination, and a track-and-trace NFC device concealed in a bespoke overcap.
Design-inspired winemakers Crafters Union is launching a limited edition sauvignon blanc label, collaborating with Australian fashion label Ginger & Smart for its design.
Early life nutrition brand Danone Nutricia has teamed up with Sydney-based design agency Saltmine for the redesign of one of its leading brands, the Karicare Toddler range.
Australian food specialists Spiroski Foods has introduced its mini rice cracker range Wice Crackers to its portfolio, working with Sydney agency Percept for its packaging design.
SunRice has relaunched its low GI white rice product with new packaging to encourage Australians to “have your carbs and eat them too”.
South Australian winery Banrock Station has refreshed its label and cask packaging design, showcasing rare flora and fauna from the region to convey its commitment to the environment.
Flaugnarde is the newest addition to Australia’s premium dessert market and the brand has launched in stores with a colourful range of packaging designs created by Sydney designer Percept.
Oral care brand Reach has worked with Sydney agency Our Revolution to freshen its brand and packaging design, reintroducing Reach as an “old favourite” to the dental aisle.
Kettle has launched its new range corn tapas chips, Kettle Uppercuts, teaming with Sydney design agency Tweak to add graphic and haptic texture to its packaging design.


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USDA Finalizes New Food Safety Measures to Reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry products, as well as in raw chicken breasts, legs, and wings.
Chicken and turkey items are frequently purchased by American. In a bid to make these items safer to eat, FSIS has updated its microbial testing schedule as poultry facilities and will soon begin posting more information online about individual companies’ food safety performance. FSIS estimates that implementation of these standards will lead to an average of 50,000 prevented illnesses annually.
USDA has put in place tighter and more strategic food safety measures. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stated, “We have made strides in modernizing every aspect of food safety inspection, from company record keeping, to labeling requirements, to the way we perform testing in our labs.” “These new standards, in combination with greater transparency about poultry companies’ food safety performance and better testing procedures, will help prevent tens of thousands of foodborne illnesses every year, reaching our Healthy People 2020 goals.”
Poultry parts like breasts, wings and others represent 80 percent of the chicken available for Americans to purchase. By creating a standard for chicken parts, and by performing regulatory testing at a point closer to the final product, FSIS can greatly reduce consumer exposure to Salmonella and Campylobacter.
Once these standards were brought to the fore in early 2015, FSIS began to use routine sampling throughout the year. Once a full set of tests are done on establishments with the new standards, the agency will begin posting online which facilities pass, meet or fail the standards.
Over the past six years, USDA has collaborated extensively with other federal partners to safeguard America’s food supply, prevent foodborne illnesses and improve consumers’ knowledge about the food they eat. USDA’s FSIS is working to strengthen federal food safety efforts and develop strategies that emphasize a three-dimensional approach to prevent foodborne illness: prioritizing prevention; strengthening surveillance and enforcement; and improving response and recovery.
Some of the other steps taken to improve the safety of meat and poultry include adopting a zero-tolerance policy for raw beef products containing six additional strains of shiga-toxin producing E. coli; ensuring that beef products that have been mechanically tenderized are labeled as such and include validated cooking instructions; implementing a new “test and hold” policy in 2012, which significantly reduces consumer exposure to unsafe meat products; and working closely with FDA and CDC to collectively form the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC), which focuses on projects related to foodborne illness source attribution and will try to improve the classification of foods implicated in foodborne disease outbreaks.


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The storage space race never seems to end. With ever-increasing storage demands on both consumers and storage facilities, it’s not surprising. We’re creating more digital content than ever before. Whether it’s text, photos or videos. Now, Nimbus Data have beaten out Seagate’s 60TB proof-of-concept SSD and completely annihilated Samsung’s recent 30TB SSD announcement.
Aimed more at data centres than home users, Nimbus Data has announced the ExaDrive, which holds a ridiculous 100TB of data. Unlike the 2.5″ Samsung, the ExaDrive comes in a 3.5″ SATA form factor to make it fit better with server and rack size standards. The company says that the ExaDrive DC100 is “optimized for capacity and efficiency”.


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Currently, all of Facebook’s monetization efforts happen on Facebook.com, whether engagement ads sold directly to large clients, performance ads sold through Facebook’s self-serve tools, or Facebook credits sold directly to users.
With Facebook Connect, Facebook has opened the door for possible future monetization efforts through advertising, virtual currency transactions, or other forms of social commerce. However, now that Facebook has opened up the stream API for developers to create new kinds of applications that can run outside any Facebook-operated websites or interface altogether, how might Facebook be planning to one day monetize that engagement?
For now, Facebook isn’t prioritizing monetization of the stream API. Rather, it simply wants to get stream-based applications developed and distributed as quickly as possible so as to permeate the variety of platforms and devices on which consumers are increasingly monitoring real-time information.
However, while for the time being Facebook’s ad sales team may not be getting new inventory it can sell directly, here are a few ways Facebook might make money off the stream API in the future:
1. Selling targeting data. Much like has been imagined with Facebook Connect, Facebook could provide user profile or behavioral data which developers and publishers could then use for their own ad targeting purposes. Developers and publishers would then be able to provide the most compelling advertising experience according to their particular product, and Facebook could be paid either a flat fee or on a revenue sharing basis. While there are privacy questions that would need to be addressed, the basic model has worked well before.
2. In-stream virtual currency transactions. While Facebook is still only experimenting with virtual currency gifting, it shows that the company is actively engaged in thinking about ways to enable currency transactions directly in the stream. Were Facebook to expand on this kind of functionality, it could enable developers to build new kinds of games and applications that could drive high volumes of currency exchange in the stream, no matter where the stream is being consumed.
3. Selling tools and reports. Twitter’s Biz Stone claimed recently that the company wasn’t even planning on pursuing advertising sales for now, but rather is focused on providing premium analytics and tools to marketers. If Facebook is able to achieve significant distribution of its stream through the Open Stream API, that could create similar opportunities for Facebook as well.
It’s possible that Facebook won’t actively pursue any of these options for a while. However, there will come a time when Facebook needs to figure out how to monetize all of the engagement that will happen off properties it runs, and any of these three models could be tenable starts in that direction.


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Ever since the launch of Reliance Jio, Airtel has been losing on many metrics.
However, the recent analysis by Goldman Sachs revealed that Airtel is back on track to retain its lost glory.
In April, India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel was able to add more active users than its rival Reliance Jio for the first time since the launch of Jio in September 2016.
Analyzing visitor location register (VLR), brokerage firm Goldman Sachs stated that Airtel racked up 2.6 million active users to its mobile network compared to 400,000 adds by Jio.
According to Goldman Sachs, customer's penchant towards incumbent players who cut their profit margins to pass on benefits to customers is on rising after Jio went commercial this March
The brokerage firm predicted tough months ahead for Reliance Jio citing that 400,000 active (VLR) subscriber additions in April showcase "its fourth straight month of deceleration."


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TIKTOK can be a great source of content for practically every single interest and hobby.
But on occasion, doctors have to step in to warn users to not try certain tips and tricks that could harm your health.
The most recent viral craze is scalp popping and one expert has said it's definitely something you should not do at home.
The social media app has a plethora of short videos showing people taking part in the trend - which essentially entails someone yanking hard at a chunk of your hair.
Many users will then hear a 'popping' sound coming out of their scalp.
Seemingly, there is no rhyme or reason to the tecnique, with several accounts posting tutorials, with one claiming that 'you just know when it's the right piece of hair'.
They then twist the piece of hair and pull it.
TikTok doctor, Dr Anthony Youd was shocked at the videos online and told of his shock that a hair dresser had also had a go at the technique.
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Dr Ross Perry, Medical Director of Cosmedics skin clinics warned against the trend, adding it could be dangerous for those having their hair pulled.
While he said the technique is used in some cultures to promote headache relief, he added it's "not even worth trying".
"Firstly you can easily tear the inside of the scalp which can lead to bleeding and possible infections, it can become sore and extremely uncomfortable.
"It can also cause damage to the hair follicle on a long term basis which could lead to hair loss and let’s not forget damage to the neck and head from the force of the hair being pulled", he told Tyla.
Another expert warned that the trend is "highly concerning".
Hair transplant specialist at Vera Clinic, Dr Gokhan Vayni said it can cause bleeding on the scalp and sores on your head.
“The ‘popping’ sound you hear is the galea aponeurotica (soft tissue between your scalp and skull) popping off your skull", he added.
Why scalp health is important
Dr Sara Kayat, Viviscal Medical Ambassador explains why having a healthy scalp is important and how to understand when there is a problem.
She said that a healthy scalp is so important as follicles that are affected by infection, dandruff, oil and debris may affect the growth of hair.
"Signs that your scalp may not be healthy include itchiness, flakiness or dandruff, redness, oiliness and spots or bumps.
"Often simple changes to your usual hair care regime can be enough to remedy this but, if not, you should be reviewed by a doctor", she explained.
Dr Sara, who works with Viviscalsaid that there are some telltale signs when it comes to spotting hair loss.
"Often the signs appear gradually and may be difficult to pick up on, but women tend notice that their ponytail feels thinner, or their parting appears wider.
"One may also notice more hair being shed in the shower or when brushing. The thinning may be more noticeable at the crown, or it may manifest as a receding hairline."
She said if you want to improve your scalp health you should:
- Avoid products that contain alcohol as they dry the scalp
- Was your hair regularly to avoid a build up of debris
- Treat your scalp if you have dandruff
There are many reasons why your scalp might be sore - but the popping trend certainly won't help.
Experts previously revealed what your scalp could be saying about your underlying health.
Stephanie Sey, expert trichologist for Nizoral said that your scalp could be sore due to your diet.
She explained that diet can have an impact on your scalp condition.
"A balanced diet, comprising of carbohydrates, healthy fats, proteins, fibre, vitamins and minerals is the best thing for the hair. Eating a diet that is rich in fresh vegetables, meat, and fruit supports healthy growth for thick, full hair.
“Processed foods like fast food and ready meals are typically high in sugar, salt and unhealthy fats as well as chemical additives.
"These foods typically have very little in the way of the nutrients that our body needs to stay healthy, such as vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
"The hair is the very last system in your body to receive nutrients (as it is one of the least essential), so if your body is not receiving adequate nutrients, your hair will likely be affected", she added.
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India’s growing commitment to organic – in particular, its 15-year organic-only experiment in the tiny state of Sikkim – is paying multiple benefits, says the Indian government.
Earlier this year a study by the Indian trade association ASSOCHAM-EY revealed that the market for Indian organic packaged food was expected to reach INR 871 million by 2021, from INR 533 million in 2016 – an annual growth rate of 17%.
The substantial growth in India’s domestic organic market – attributed to an expanding urban population base and rising health concerns – and the country’s growing export trade in organic, recently prompted Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Radha Mohan Singh to call for organic farming in India to be promoted “in the same spirit as the Green Revolution”.
Much of the focus of India’s efforts to grow its organic output and trade has been in country’s ‘organic hub’ – a grouping of small states in the north-east of the country, including Sikkim.
15 years ago the state banned all use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilisers by law. According to a recent report in the Washington Post, that decision has been paying a triple dividend – an expanded organic market, improved health and an increasing income from tourism.
When Sikkim issued its executive order banning all use of chemical inputs, it was responding to deepening health and environmental concerns in India arising from the indiscriminate use of pesticide. This had led to the widespread poisoning of agricultural land, leading in turn to a serious water pollution problem. With heavy use of pesticides, came a spike in cancer rates in the region.
Sikkim, a naturally fertile region, had been a lighter user of all chemical inputs, so transitioning to organic would be easier. That said, the early years of the experiment were not altogether happy. Crop yields fell, as did farmers’ income. But these have been improving significantly, particularly for valuable spice crops such as cardamom (where yields have risen by 23% since 2014). The region’s previously fragile ecosystems – it is a land naturally rich in flora and fauna, and fed by glacial-streams from the Himalayas – has also been recovering well. And with this has come a boom in Sikkim’s tourist industry, and a growing market for eco-tours and farm-based holidays. The number of visitors to the region has doubled since 2011.
“It’s had a huge impact,” Khorlo Bhutia, Sikkim’s secretary of horticulture and cash crop development, told the Washington Post. “It’s because of the good environment — chemical-free air, water, food — all these factors.”
Photo: Terraced rice fields, Sikkim, India. Wikipedia Commons.


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15 of the funniest Twitter reactions to the sugar tax
The long-awaited sugar tax has come into effect across the UK today (6 April), bringing the price of sugary drinks up to 18p or 24p more per litre, depending on the amount of sugar in the recipe.
Some soft drinks producers (like AG Barr, who make Irn-Bru) have altered their recipes to reduce sugar content and avoid the tax.
Overall, the sugar tax has garnered criticism from the public, and - as usual - many have taken to Twitter to vent their frustrations.
Here are some of the funniest responses.
Alan Sugar has been the butt of quite a few jokes this morning (including one from former deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott)
I fully support the #sugartax. £10,000 charged for every stupid tweet and statement Alan Sugar makes. It'll clear the national debt within a year.
— John Prescott (@johnprescott) April 6, 2018
Hopefully 1 of the benefits of the Sugar Tax coming into force today is that we will get to hear less from the first lord of Amstrad.
— Joe Ashdown (@Joeash78) April 6, 2018
Turkey Twizzler-murderer Jamie Oliver (who championed the sugar tax) hasn't escaped unharmed either
Jamie Oliver sends a message to customers of Ribena and Irn-Bru who are chasing him down the street. #sugartax pic.twitter.com/NaHafT3vwb
— Christopher Snowdon (@cjsnowdon) April 5, 2018
Gordan Ramsay > Jamie Oliver #SugarTax
— Wheelz (@WheelzHasSkillz) April 6, 2018
Somehow, even Piers Morgan didn't make it out without a jibe or two
This is great news about the #sugartax, now let’s campaign for the Piers Morgan tax so we can have little less of him too
— Frank Reilly (@FrankReilly1982) April 6, 2018
There's a lot of anger in general
RIP yet another victim!! Ragin pic.twitter.com/iUrlyLmkr1
— Chloè (@chloemcmanus___) March 26, 2018
Can’t wait for the sugar tax to be introduced next week and to be verbally abused by customers who’ll act like it’s my fault their drink is more expensive 😍
— girl fieri (@SarahJacksun) March 28, 2018
Some Twitter users are doing everything within their power to rebel against the sugar tax
In honour of the sugar tax, my newsdesk colleague @kieronishere has started the day in some style pic.twitter.com/J4S4prMxzZ
— Dan Howells (@dan_howells) April 6, 2018
Was going to march on Westminster tomorrow over this outrageous #sugartax until I realised marching was exercise. No government is going to trick me into that.
— Dictatorship Essex (@PeterOstit) April 5, 2018
Right. To the barricades ladies. #sugartax pic.twitter.com/SrK3q7rrel
— Blogger (@phedupcampaign) April 2, 2018
While others are already worrying about what could come next
I Feel like we’re going to get taxed on oxygen next 😂 #Sugartax
— Kim😇💜💛❤💙🖤 (@Kimbles848) April 5, 2018
And a few have grimly accepted their fate - and taken extreme measures to avoid spending extra money on sugary drinks
As of 1 April due to the vat increase and sugar tax pic.twitter.com/osiXV1QDLO
— Phatudi (@pontzho) April 4, 2018
everyone’s complaining about sugar free drinks but u won’t be complaining when sugar tax happens, normal coke will be £28.99 for a can
— phob (@phobxo) March 26, 2018
Clearly the temptation for satirical takes was too tempting for some
Businessman Nathan Muir said: “My accountant is doing my sugar tax return. He’s managed to calculate it so I ate no sugar in the last year and the government actually owes me 30 kilos.” https://t.co/oFZtmb8bT0
— Thomas Penny (@ThomasWPenny) April 6, 2018
And, of course, there's the all-important question of 'What can I drink to cure my hangover now?'
From the BBC: Fanta, Lucozade and Ribena have just reduced the sugar content to avoid the sugar tax. Coke hasn't. This is why coke is probably now the best option for hangover drink.
— Sword of Thismemeformat (@stavvers) April 6, 2018


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A two-stage pitch for the trade and consumer account got under way two months ago. The airline saw seven agencies in the first round, before a final three-way shoot-out.
It is understood that Brighter PR has been asked to promote the airline's new worldwide routes to the UK media, as well as reinforcing its existing advertising message that it is a five-star service.
The airline has six new routes planned across India, Australia and Europe over the next ten months. It was recently named best business class airline in the Middle East at the World Travel Awards for the fourth consecutive year. KTA Public Relations previously held the six-figure account.


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If DTM is being considered as faster than GT1, then you have to consider the Japanese Super GT series as one that possibly has faster cars too. I know that the specifications of DTM and Super GT cars are being brought closer together over the next few years with an aim for them to be comparable by 2015 in order to allow for direct compertition and cheaper development for manufacturers, and maybe GT1 cars will be heading that way too. It means that efforts like BMW’s will be able to make a couple of extra of their new M3 coupe DTM cars, ship them over to Japan, and race them straight off the bat against Honda and Lexus, and Nissan will be able to do the same in Germany. I’ve heared there’s going to be a licenced version of DTM in America sanctioned by NASCAR, which sounds like an interesting idea.
Both Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo have all of these cars available to drive, maybe that would be a good place to get a rough idea of who is faster, especially if tracks where all three race are hard to come by.


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This post is sponsored by Tyson Fresh Meats.
Meat products that come pre-packaged offer a convenient solution for retailers that lets the meat department offer more options for consumers while cutting down on labor and waste.
“Case ready products can increase retailers’ assortment and sales,” said Kent Harrison, vice president of marketing & premium programs at Tyson Fresh Meats, adding that they have the potential to reduce shrink and out-of-stocks.
More choice at the case, less labor in the back room
Case ready meats allow retailers to increase assortment without making more work for the meat department since everything is pre-cut and packaged. No cutting in store eliminates the risk of creating waste while trimming and portioning.
The packaging for Open Prairie Natural* Meats case ready meats includes the net weight and use-by date, “which means the meat department can spend less time cutting, trimming and packing meat,” Harrison said. “The product also comes in lighter cases, making it easier to stock shelves.”
The time savings for store employees means they can reallocate their time to customer service. Tyson Fresh Meats considered which cuts are most popular with consumers when designing the Open Prairie Natural Meats case ready line.
“We wanted items that consumers would be familiar with, such as pork chops or ribeye steaks, while trying to meet a price point that would encourage consumers to try a new product or make case ready a regular part of their shopping selection,” Harrison said.
Maximum freshness, freezer-ready
Another advantage of case ready meats is increased shelf life, thanks to the vacuum-sealed packaging.
Open Prairie Natural case ready beef boasts a total shelf life of 28 days, with a minimum shelf life of 20 days at delivery, Harrison said. Pork has a total shelf life of 24 days with a minimum shelf life of 16 days at delivery.
For consumers, this increased shelf life can translate to freshness and quality. In fact, a quarter of consumers surveyed believe that case ready meats are better quality than meat packaged in the store, according to the 2018 Power of Meat report by The Food Industry Association.
Rollstock packaging has the added benefit of being able to go straight into the freezer, which is a priority for many shoppers. Sixty-two percent of consumers expressed an interest in their meat department offering more vacuum-sealed, freezer-ready packaging, according to The Power of Meat 2019 report.
The ability to offer freezer-ready packaging is especially important now as consumers are cooking more meals at home and stocking up on larger grocery orders — both in-store and online. More than half (60%) of shoppers who buy meat said they plan to freeze it more often than normal, a March 2020 study by Midan Marketing found.
“Case ready meat is consistent, and customers can rely on the product to deliver the same quality and portion size each time they order it,” Harrison said. “The vacuum-sealed packaging is leak-free, which helps minimize messes and extends freshness.”
Learn more about the benefits of case ready meats and the Open Prairie Natural Meats case ready offering.
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Facebook and Ray-Ban teamed up on a pair of smart glasses. It’s essentially a camera you wear on your face, making it a perfect example of what not to do with this type of product. They turn the wearer into a walking, talking privacy violation.
Apple is designing its own smart glasses. These better not have a camera or they’re dead on arrival.


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Channel 4 is teaming up with fashion designer Henry Holland (pictured) to go inside the change rooms of major retailers in the UK.
Produced by RDF Television, The Changing Room (three x 60 minutes, working title) will follow the House of Holland label head as he goes inside the fitting rooms of House of Fraser, New Look, H&M, Monsoon and River Island to advise indecisive and frazzled shoppers on what and what not to buy.
The fixed-rig series promises to capture the “fascinating world of triumph, disaster and Spanx” that occurs behind the change room’s closed doors, according to C4 commissioning editor Gill Wilson.
“Over half of us have cried in one and three quarters have got stuck in an outfit in one,” the network said in a statement. “We spend £37 billion on clothes each year, yet one in three women admit to buying outfits that they never wear.”
Donna McLaughlin is the series producer for RDF. Holland’s past TV unscripted credits include Frock Me and the Rihanna-exec produced Styled to Rock.


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“When Mac Quicken 2018 was announced as subscription only, I vented on Twitter: ‘Quicken is now sold on a membership basis.’ Screw that—it’d cost me $50/year just for quote downloads, basically.'” Rob Griffiths writes for The Robservatory.
“However, as part of my work on investigating a Quicken 2007 replacement — a longer post on that very topic is coming out shortly — I discovered that Quicken has done themselves something of a disservice with their marketing,” Griffiths writes. “Quicken 2018 is not a typical software subscription, it’s more of a traditional model.”
“In a modern software subscription plan, as with Microsoft’s Office 365 or Adobe’s Creative Cloud, you only have rights to use the software while your subscription is active. Stop subscribing, and you can’t use the apps any more,” Griffiths writes. “But that’s not how Quicken’s subscription works. Quicken’s subscription is backed by something they call the Data Access Guarantee, which insures you’ll always be able to access your financial data… Even if I stop subscribing, I’ll be able to continue using Quicken 2018 (or 2019 or whatever) much the same way I use Quicken 2007 today: As a standalone app without access to online services or Quicken’s support services. ”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Good news for Quicken for Mac users who can do without online services/support and who’d rather not pay a recurring subscription.
Quicken 2018 released for Macintosh – October 23, 2017


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5 UK supermarkets have been warned to take hundreds of pots of yogurt off their cabinets amid considerations they could include items of rubber.
The yogurts, provided by Yeo Valley however bought beneath personal-model labels, pose a potential well being danger and shouldn’t be eaten, the Meals Requirements Company stated.
The merchandise are bought at Asda, Co-operative, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose.
Yeo Valley stated the rubber was present in a fruit preserve made by a provider.
It stated: “While the danger is taken into account to be low, as a precaution, we shall be disposing of any probably affected yogurts that haven’t but been dispatched, in addition to recalling the related batches of merchandise from these affected retailers.”
The FSA said clients who’ve purchased the merchandise shouldn’t eat them.
The supermarkets are asking clients to return the merchandise for a full refund, or contact buyer providers.
The merchandise affected are:
No different batches or merchandise are recognized to be affected, the FSA stated. Yeo Valley branded merchandise are additionally unaffected, the corporate stated.
A spokeswoman for Yeo Valley stated: “The provider has recognized the trigger and has recognized all fruit conserves, an ingredient utilized in fruit yogurts, that could be affected.
“Meals security and high quality are paramount to Yeo Valley. We’re working with the Meals Requirements Company and the provider in query to make sure it doesn’t occur once more. We want to apologise unreservedly to all clients.”
Dr Lisa Ackerley, a meals security professional, stated individuals shouldn’t fear an excessive amount of if they’ve inadvertently eaten one of many affected merchandise.
“The dangers are in all probability fairly low,” she stated. “It is extra to do with the potential for choking, so notably for youthful youngsters.
“It is essential that you do not eat one, however when you have eaten one then it is fairly probably that it will move out of the physique and it will not have prompted you any hurt.”
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