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The Lightning is the electric version of the popular gas F-150 which is used by many in America for their businesses. The latest AAA test showed using the Lightning for a business or filled with cargo may be a problem, as the driving range dropped by one-quarter when fully loaded.
Ford stated it equipped the electric truck with more towing capability, and AAA conducted a comprehensive test that took into account the truck’s maximum capacity. The test included loading 1,400 pounds of sandbags into the Lightning, which is less than its maximum hauling capacity of 2,235 pounds with an EV battery or 1,925 pounds with an extended-range battery. Ford says the Lightning can tow up to 10,000 pounds.
The test revealed that when loaded with the 1,400 pounds, the truck’s range dropped 24.5 percent, from 278 to 210 miles. This could cause those using the truck to its maximum capacity to lose 90 miles. The truck used in the AAA test has a range of 300 miles, according to its Environmental Protection rating. AAA noted the gas version of the F-150 has a range of 500 miles.
AAA also stated that toolboxes, equipment racks, and other items used in work trucks will, even without cargo, reduce the range, suggesting customers consider their needs before choosing an appropriate vehicle.
AAA Automotive Engineering director Greg Bannon stated the electric truck was loaded close to maximum capacity and if customers did not intend to use the Lightning near maximum capacity the drop in the range would not be as great.
This is not the first test of the Lightning. In 2022, YouTuber Tyler Hoover tested the Lightning by hauling a trailer, finding that during his 64-mile trip, the range was cut by 150 miles. In his review, he said the truck “can’t do normal truck things.”
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — General Motors Co. will halt Hummer production next week at its Louisiana plant until sale of the brand to a Chinese company is completed.
Hummer spokesman Nick Richards said Wednesday it was unclear whether jobs would be affected at the plant in Shreveport, La., which also builds Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks.
“It hasn’t been determined what the impact will be but right now, but Hummer production is under a quarter of production” at the plant, Richards said.
GM agreed last year to sell Hummer to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp. and expected the deal to close early in 2010 after approval by U.S. and Chinese regulators.
Assembly of Hummers will halt Jan. 19 because there’s “sufficient inventory in the field” to sustain dealers while the sale makes its way through the regulatory process, Richards said.
Richards said the company still expects to get regulatory approval and to complete the deal.
The plant once employed about 3,000 people, but layoffs and buyouts have reduced that to about 1,120.
Calls to the local United Autoworkers Union chapter and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindals’s office seeking comment were not immediately returned.
However, when the Hummer deal was announced last year, Jindal said state officials would continue working with GM “to help keep this facility permanently open and return it to full production levels.”
Hummer sales have been struggling since the sale announcement. High gasoline prices and the national economic slump get some of the blame.
Sales peaked at 71,524 in 2006. But in December 2009 sales only 325 Hummers were sold, down 85 percent from the previous year, according to Autodata Corp.
Sticker prices start at more than $42,500 and rise to about $63,000, according to data posted at the Hummer.com Web site.
GM, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2009, has closed more than a dozen plants.
Under the sales agreement, the Shreveport plant would continue producing the H3 model and H3T pickup truck on a contract basis until June 2011, with a one-year option until June 2012.
The larger H2 was made under contract with South Bend, Ind.-based AM General LLC, which also makes military versions of the vehicles. The workhorse military vehicles used in Iraq and Afghanistan are not a part of the Chinese deal.
Associated Press writer Dee-Ann Durbin in Detroit contributed to this story.

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South Korea opens its doors to Chilean cherries
Chilean Agriculture Minister Carlos Furche has announced good news for his country's fruit growers today, after authorities received official confirmation of a market opening for Chilean cherries from South Korea's Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA).
In a release, Furche said the market approval was for exports sent under a systems approach, highlighting cherries had witnessed the "most dynamic" development in Chile's fruit sector in recent years and would continue growing very rigorously in years to come.
"China is the main market for our cherry exports, but the opening of the Korean market allows us to effectively diversify and also allows - given it involves consumers who have different habits to other countries like China - market space for a part of our cherry production which probably will have less space in China or other countries," he said.
The release highlighted the opening came after four years of work between QIA and Chile's Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG), as well as the Chilean fruit production and export sector.
Chile's cherry exports reached 20 million boxes in 2014-15, with China, Hong Kong, the U.S., Europe, Brazil and Taiwan as the leading markets.
Of that amount, China represented more than half.
Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) president Ronald Bown described the announcement as an "excellent start to the year".
"It's news that fills us with expectation, as we believe that cherries have a great market in Asia - specifically that's what we're seeing in China but obviously there are other countries which, like Korea, could be an important factor from the point of view of reception of our fruits," Bown said, adding the process had been "relatively quick".


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Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images Starbucks is not bringing its Pumpkin Spice Latte back to stores in the Middle East this year. "Unfortunately, PSL won't be available this year due to Business and Operations reasons," Starbucks Middle East wrote on Facebook. But, in the Middle East — where the chain has hundreds of stores in countries including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar — the iconic autumnal beverage is nowhere to be seen.
"You have to thank Trump" posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv this week, as Republican ads brought the race for the White House onto the streets of Israel. Democrats are also targeting American-Israelis. They arranged a 40% discount with the courier service DHL for voters whose home states require overseas ballots to be sent by mail. Emer McCarthy reports.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on October 08 said that Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Afghan Peace Process and on ongoing talks in Doha. "During the meeting, Prime Minister reaffirmed India's long term commitment to further deepening the historical ties between India and Afghanistan," said Srivastava.
A new review published in Frontiers in Public Health suggests that COVID-19, the illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, will likely become seasonal in countries with temperate climates, but only when herd immunity is attained. Until that time, COVID-19 will continue to circulate across the seasons. These conclusions highlight the absolute importance of public health measures needed just now to control the virus."COVID-19 is here to stay and it will continue to cause outbreaks year-round until herd immunity is achieved. Therefore, the public will need to learn to live with it and continue practicing the best prevention measures, including wearing of masks, physical distancing, hand hygiene and avoidance of gatherings," said senior author of the study Dr. Hassan Zaraket, of the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.Collaborating author Dr. Hadi Yassine, of Qatar University in Doha, affirms and states that there could be multiple waves of COVID19 before herd immunity is achieved. We know that many respiratory viruses follow seasonal patterns, especially in temperate regions. For instance, influenza andseveral types of coronaviruses that cause common cold are known to peak in winter in temperate regions but circulate year-round in tropical regions.


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In the uncertain grip of COVID-19, manufacturers, and suppliers are led to make use of Data Analytics, IoT, and Bots Technology to increase the resilience in their operations. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based systems are set to replace tactical and transactional work in the procurement of materials. This concludes that procurement has the opportunity to play a more strategic and collaborative role within an integrated digital supply chain.
As the pandemic has thrown the world into economic upheaval, manufacturers and supply chain leaders are forced to reconsider their digital initiatives. To address the problem surfacing in the supply chain industry, most of the leaders are seeking solutions to digitally integrate their supply chains. Providing a solution to the above dilemma, Group Futurista hosted a virtual summit to help such manufacturers and supply chain leaders in bringing closer to the companies that create and innovate applications to digitalize the supply chain systems.
Watch this on-demand webinar to:
- Learn how to collaborate to address unplanned gaps, disconnects, and issues within your supply chain.
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The world’s biggest gaming event, E3, has been cancelled over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus.
The event, due to take place 9-11 June in Los Angeles, had been highly anticipated, ahead of PlayStation and Xbox console launches later this year.
Organisers said it had been cancelled “after careful consultation” over “the health and safety of everyone in our industry”.
And they were “exploring options” for an “online experience” in June.
“This might lead to some permanent change to events like E3,” said Piers Harding-Roll, from Ampere Analysis.
Such major expos “were already struggling to define themselves in the rapidly changing landscape of games” he said.
“Next year, E3 may well be quite different.”
The hype train derailed
Analysis by Marc Cieslak, gaming reporter
Got a new game to tell people about? Do it at E3. Got a new console to flog? E3 is the first stop the hype train calls at.
Over the course of its life, E3 has morphed from a trade-only event that helped retailers to figure how many physical copies of a game they wanted to buy, into a circus of organised chaos.
In recent years, the public has been allowed in, hoping to catch a glimpse of (or spend hours queuing to play) a pre-release game demo on the show floor. Multi-million dollar press conferences became the norm.
But industry observers have suggested that E3 has struggled to remain relevant in the last few years.
Opening up to the public was part of an attempt to regain some former glory. But the harsh reality is that E3 is an expensive show to exhibit at, costing many millions of dollars for those that do.
Some big brands would rather create their own events, promoting only their own products – a trend that doesn’t look like it’s going away any time soon.
Sony, which is launching its Playstation 5 console in time for the Christmas season, had already decided not to attend, for the second year in a row.
Nintendo has also shifted to making its announcements in a global online live-stream – but, like many developers, it has maintained a presence at E3 for hands-on demonstrations.
Those are open to the public – and often involve game controllers being passed from person to person as thousands mingle on the show floor.
Microsoft’s Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, tweeted that while the company had planned on appearing at E3, it would now hold a digital event.
Dozens of major technology events have been cancelled in recent weeks as the virus has spread around the world and public health officials have warned people against gathering in large numbers.
Major events that have yet to be cancelled include:
- Bafta Games Awards: The British Academy awards ceremony, on 2 April, in London
- WWDC: Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, on 3-7 June, in San Jose, California
- NAB: The annual broadcaster and media trade show, on 18-22 April, in Las Vegas,
Other events, such as the Ted talks series, have been postponed or shifted online.
The gaming media was left frustrated with organisers after the personal information of more than 2,000 journalists was published on E3’s website last year.
And, on Wednesday, gaming journalist Laura Kate Dale tweeted: “With last year’s E3 scaring away press… many publishers [are] likely to learn this year how cost-effective live-streamed events can be.
“I wouldn’t be shocked if we look back at 2020 as the year E3 died.”
Meanwhile, Brian Crecente, a former games journalist turned consultant, said: “Why not have E3 without the E3?”
“All of the big companies stream their press conferences anyway.
“They could just do that without an audience and then upload demos.”


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Today, DxOMark officially announced the iPhone 12 camera score, with a total score of 122 points, ranking outside the top ten. The previously announced iPhone 12 Pro scored 128 points, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max scored 130 points.
The rear of the iPhone 12 is a dual-camera combination, including a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, supporting 4K video shooting at 24/30/60 fps.
iPhone12 scored 132 points in the photo project, 41 points in the zoom project, and 112 points in the video project.
DxOMark said that the iPhone 12 has stable and reliable camera performance and impressive video shooting capabilities. For those who can take full advantage of Dolby Vision HDR video shooting, the video shooting experience will be even better.


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European Games 2015: Azerbaijani AZAL airlines offers huge travel discount for arriving foreigners
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Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL) has announced a special campaign for the citizens of foreign countries, who have passed accreditation for the first European Games to be held in Baku on June 12-28.
By presenting an accreditation badge for the first European Games, the citizens of foreign countries can purchase tickets for the AZAL flights worldwide with a 50 percent discount till the end of 2015.
We offer our guests to keep the accreditation cards and take advantage of this opportunity to visit Azerbaijan again.
The company makes more than 16,000 international flights from Azerbaijan to 38 cities worldwide annually.
Aside from the five cities of Azerbaijan (Baku, Ganja, Lankaran, Nakhchivan and Sumgait), AZAL has offices in London (UK), Paris (France), Berlin and Frankfurt (Germany), Milan and Rome (Italy) Barcelona (Spain), Prague (Czech Republic), New York (USA), Beijing (China), Seoul (Korea), Ankara and Istanbul (Turkey), Dubai (UAE), Tehran and Tabriz (Iran), Tel Aviv (Israel), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Astrakhan, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Mineralnye Vody, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm and Rostov-on-Don (Russia), Minsk (Belarus), Kiev (Ukraine), Aktau (Kazakhstan), Tbilisi (Georgia) and Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).
Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC is the official sponsor of the Baku 2015 European Games.
To purchase tickets and for further information, please contact:
You can also buy tickets and get more information at the sale offices of Azerbaijan Airlines in your city.
Have a nice flight!
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A move to include new countries in the list of primary suppliers as part of increasing food security in Kuwait. Add countries and companies not included in the list before.
The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition has announced that it is committed to ensuring food safety in Kuwait. Local newspaper Al Rai reported plans to extend the shelf life of frozen meat chicken and other products to 120 days instead of 90 days. Kuwait has been taking excellent measures in the area of food safety.
The country has food reserves that can be used for six months to a year. 95 percent of Kuwait’s food is imported. A ministerial committee was also formed earlier to improve food security and ensure that sufficient staple food items are available. Kuwait ranks first in the Arab world in terms of food security.


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Yesterday Audi launched the 2018 A8 executive sedan — the most technologically advanced production car the brand has ever put on the road. The headlining feature, which Audi calls “traffic jam pilot,” marks the biggest step towards full autonomous driving from any of the big three German brands. And yet, it’s incredibly disappointing, because it’s packaged in a car that looks as overly serious and terminally clinical as the Audi A8.
Traffic jam pilot isn’t full autonomous driving; you can’t use it 100 percent of the time that you’re driving in the car. There’s a limited set of circumstances in which it is allowed to be engaged, but when it is, Audi says the driver is free to watch movies on the center console screen, or whatever it is they feel like doing in traffic, because the A8 takes over acceleration, braking and steering responsibilities and can start from a dead stop. But, for the system to be allowed to activate at all, the traffic you’re sitting in has to be on the highway, and that highway has to have a median barrier between you and the oncoming traffic, and the system only works up to 60 kph (39 mph). Using an arsenal of LIDAR, a front-facing camera, radar and ultrasonic sensors, Audi has beat its rivals to the market with the first autonomous system that is completely hands-off — albeit in a specific environment, at safe, slow speeds. Baby steps.
The sad part is, that as we march toward the inevitable future of driverless cars, companies like Audi are already making it the norm to put this frankly breathtaking new tech in cars that equate to polished home appliances. Even as someone who loves driving, I wouldn’t mind enjoying the luxury of being driven by the car itself, but I’d much rather be in a car that looks like it’s styled by Bertone rather than Bosch. And of all the big German limousines, the S-Class is the only one that has any emotion in the design, it’s the only one left that still looks like it was designed by hand. And for that reason alone, I would wait until Mercedes perfects their version of Audi’s ‘traffic jam pilot’ — because it’s not far off.


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TAMPA, Fla. (via WFLA) – You will no longer have to pick out the marshmallows to enjoy your Lucky Charms.
Lucky Charms announced it will begin selling marshmallow-only bags thanks to a collaboration with Jet-Puffed.
“Magically delicious in EVERY form! Grab a bag of @jetpuffed marshmallows with Lucky Charms shapes today! #magicallydelicious,” the cereal brand tweeted.
The marshmallows are still in the form of green clovers, pink hearts, blue moons, and yellow stars, just bigger.
The 7-ounce bags are on sale for $1.50. They’ll be available at stores nationwide in September.
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New Delhi: Gold prices Saturday declined by Rs 30 to Rs 32,190 per 10 gram at the bullion market in the national capital on weak demand from local jewellers.
Similarly, silver rates dropped by Rs 200 to Rs 38,400 per kg on sluggish demand from industrial units and coin makers.
In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purities dropped by Rs 30 to Rs 32,190 and Rs 32,040 per 10 gram, respectively.
Sovereign gold stood steady at Rs 25,000 per 8 gram.
Traders said gold prices fell due to dip in wedding season demand.
Globally, gold slipped to USD 1,238.12 an ounce in New York, while silver held steady at USD 14.57 an ounce.
In the domestic market, silver ready declined by Rs 200 to Rs 38,400 per kg, while weekly-based delivery fell by Rs 76 to Rs 38,054 per kg.
Besides, silver coins remained unchanged at Rs 74,000 for buying and Rs 75,000 for selling of 100 pieces. (PTI)
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Turkey’s gold imports of just over 39,000 kilograms in September 2022 are more than 16 times the quantity that was brought into the country in September 2021. The surge in Turkey’s gold imports is reportedly being spurred by the rise in demand for the precious metal by individuals and entities using it in foreign currency transactions.
‘Gold Instead of Turkish Lira’
According to data from Borsa Istanbul’s Precious Metals and Diamond Markets, the quantity of gold imported into inflation-stricken Turkey in September 2022 was over 1,700% more than the quantity brought into the country during the same period last year.
The country’s September haul of 39,000 kilograms (kg) takes the total quantity of the precious metal imported by Turks in 2022 to 140,126 kg. As noted in a report published by the Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey’s January 2010 import figure of 44,210 kg remains the country’s largest.
Explaining why Turkey is seeing a surge in the quantity of gold brought into the country, Tuna Çetinkaya, the deputy general manager at Info Investment, reportedly linked the surge in demand to identity requirements for buying forex. He said:
This regulation led people or entities with large FX [foreign exchange] demand to use gold instead of Turkish Liras in foreign currency transactions.
The Lira’s Depreciation
Since January 2020, when its official exchange rate stood at just under 5.50 lira for every dollar, the Turkish currency has depreciated by over 300%. At the time of writing, one dollar buys 18.58 lira. The currency’s depreciation, together with the surging inflation rate, which stood at 83.45% in September 2022, is forcing Turks to demand alternative stores of value.
In addition to gold, Turks also imported large quantities of silver during the same period — just over 68,000 kg. The latest figure is nearly double the 36,417 kg imported in September 2021. Besides demanding precious metals, Turks also use digital currencies like bitcoin and the stablecoin tether.
As recently reported by Bitcoin.com News, Turkey is home to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s largest cryptocurrency market.
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The efforts of a Walmart employee to prevent a customer from leaving his dog inside a truck on a hot day this week has resulted in her getting fired.
Former Walmart employee Carla Cheney told CBC News that she hadn't started her shift at a Walmart in Kemptville, Ont., when she spotted a customer leaving his dog inside a parked truck in the store's parking lot.
Presumably because the temperature hovered in the high twenties that day, the man left the truck windows fully open and the dog jumped out twice to follow him.
The unnamed customer's solution: put the dog back inside the truck and roll up the windows, leaving them open an inch, by Cheney's estimate. Then the man strolled into the Walmart to do a little shopping.
Cheney said she was aghast at the man's thoughtlessness. "I said, 'Is this really happening? I'm going to give him about five or 10 minutes and then I'm going to call the police."
Another bystander also noticed and took down the truck's licence plate number before heading into the store, said Cheney, so she decided not to call the police.
Shortly after, the man left the Walmart and got back into his truck. Before leaving the parking lot, he pulled up alongside an outside table where Cheney was sitting with her work colleagues.
"He pulled up to us and said, 'Hello, ladies, how are you?' And I said, 'You shouldn't leave your dog in the car.' He told me it was none of my business and I said that that was fine, that if I saw him do it again I would just call the police next time. He said he was no longer going to be shopping at that Walmart, and I said, 'OK'."
The worst was yet to come for Cheney, herself the proud owner of a precocious chihuahua named Chico.
Later that day, she was called into the office of her manager, whom she had spoken to a week before about a different dog being abandoned in a hot car. On that occasion, the manager told her there was nothing she could do about it.
Cheney says she told her manager about the dog in the truck and he instructed her to come to him with any problems in the future. Cheney told him she wouldn't do that.
"So I [told him] if I did see something unsafe that I would just go to the police if I thought it was necessary," Cheney said .
Then the real shocker: "He told me then that I was terminated, he wanted my vest, my badge and to clean out my locker and that I needed to leave."
The cause cited for her dismissal: "[The manager said I was fired] because I was rude to a customer, but I felt because I was not even on the clock, it shouldn't have been an issue anyways. And I don't think it should be an issue even if I was on the clock … because it's on the news and we're being told not to leave animals and children in cars.
Cheney claims another former Walmart employee was reprimanded last week for confronting a customer about leaving a dog inside a vehicle. According to Cheney, that staffer had already given his two weeks' notice, but the manager sent him home and told him he'd be paid for the rest of the two weeks.
"I thought I was doing the right thing," said Cheney. "Now I'm worried that other associates won't say anything and they'll be afraid that they'll lose their job if they do say something."
Walmart Canada declined to comment specifically on the incident in an emailed statement but insists that the retail chain has guidelines that cover situations like the one Cheney faced and is reviewing them with staff in Kemptville and across the country.
"We require our associates to follow these guidelines, which include reporting any safety concerns to a member of management, and engaging customers in a manner that is respectful," said spokesperson Felicia Fefer in the email statement.
Meanwhile, a Facebook page titled "Animal Rights for Kemptville Wal-mart," had soared to more than 2,100 members as of Wednesday evening, little more than 24 hours after Cheney was fired.
The short version of the story: Cheney was dismissed from her job for following her humanitarian instincts.
Whether you're a pet owner or not, would you report a dog being locked in a hot car at the risk of losing your job?


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On December 10, Slow Food and Terra Madre network members around the world came together (virtually and in person) to celebrate Terra Madre Day, seeing events such as gastronomic festivals, themed dinners, farmers’ markets, farm visits, conferences and degustation in schools taking place around the world to mark Terre Madre Day 2012.
Producers, food communities, cooks, young people, academics, consumers or simply those who were curious people met in every corner of the globe to celebrate local food and those who work to protect and promote it. These annual initiatives, organised since 2009, are not reserved to members. In fact, they represent a very good opportunity for anyone to join one of the largest collective events in the world, which currently counts 884 events and about 162 thousand participants. In 2011 there were over 200 thousand participants coming from 125 different countries.
To give some Italian examples, at Hone, in the Valle d’Aosta region, on Friday, 7 the local Slow food presidium organized the Dinner of the “Micooula”, a tasty rye bread enriched with chestnuts, walnuts, dried figs, raisins and, sometimes, even chocolate chips. A competition based on breads and pastries was held on Sunday 9 by the Slow Food presidium of Bracciano (Rome). Participants presented their homemade bread to a jury, made up of agronomists, chefs, millers and bakers. The winners were awarded with a supply of local flour and extra-virgin olive oil.
Even elsewhere in the world, Slow Food local groups were enabled: in the al-Fari’ah refugee camp, near Nablus (Palestine), there were workshops and conferences organized in collaboration with the Youth Development Association and a local girls’ school to enjoy and recover traditional dishes. In Toronto (Canada), Slow Food members launched a culinary challenge to members of their communities consisting in preparing meals using only raw materials and avoiding all industrial products.
For a list of events related to Terra Madre Day 2012 visit: http://www.slowfood.it/terramadreday/pagine/eng/mappa.lasso


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Although bound by government legislation, the FCA said it had a clear interest in how the exemptions were set and welcomed views on how the rules currently worked.
5 Platform responsibility
For consumers who are buying without advice — which the regulator said was a “growing number” — the FCA wanted a market where people could benefit from buying directly but with safeguards in place.
The FCA said: “This may mean placing more obligations on those who distribute products to consumers through online platforms.
“If people are buying directly through online platforms, they need clear information to help them make a decision and understand what to do if something goes wrong.”
The regulator asked for input on what protections were necessary and whether there were products which brought greater risks of harm.
6 Stubborn scams
The FCA asked the industry how people could be better protected from scams as it continued to see a rising number of investment fraud cases.
It said it was engaging with other agencies to ensure more care was taken by internet platforms, including search engines and social media sites, before adverts for financial products were accepted.
More than 1m consumers have visited the regulator's ScamSmart site since its launch and it is set to run a consumer harm campaign.
It welcomed views on the most suitable and proportionate remedies to further tackle scams and other online investment harms.
What do you think about the issues raised by this story? Email us on email@example.com to let us know.


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Rescuers prep for hybrid car accidents
Tuesday, May 4, 2004 Posted: 1:56 PM EDT (1756 GMT)
Emergency crews are scrambling to learn more about how to avoid catastrophes that could be caused by hybrid cars' high-voltage electric systems.
There should not be high voltage in those cables, but I'm not going to stand up and say there isn't.
-- Chris Peterson, Toyota service training instructor
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- The growing popularity of hybrid vehicles poses a new danger for rescuers at accident scenes: a network of high-voltage circuitry that may require some precise cutting to save a trapped victim.
"You don't want to go crushing anything with hydraulic tools," said Samuel Caroluzzi, an assistant chief with the Norristown Fire Department outside Philadelphia. "It's enough to kill you from what they're telling us in training."
Hybrids draw power from two sources, typically a gas or diesel engine combined with an electric motor. The battery powering the electric motor carries as much as 500 volts, more than 40 times the strength of a standard battery.
That worries those who must cut into cars to rescue people inside.
"If you can't shut it down, you don't know where the high voltage is," said David Dalrymple, an emergency medical technician in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Manufacturers have a list of safety checks that the car's computer must go through for the electrical system to run. They've published guides showing the location of the electric components; on the Toyota Prius and other hybrids, the high-power cables are colored bright orange to catch the eye of a rescue worker or a mechanic.
But there are concerns over what happens if something goes wrong and the battery, ignition and other points are inaccessible.
"It's the 'what-if' that worries me," said David Castiaux, an instructor for Mid-Del Technology Center in Del City, Oklahoma, who teaches rescue workers about hybrids.
Chris Peterson, a service training instructor for Toyota, said the Prius' electric system should shut down if anything goes wrong. "There should not be high voltage in those cables, but I'm not going to stand up and say there isn't," he said.
Rescuers are taught to disconnect the battery and turn off the key immediately before cutting into a car, but that's not always possible.
Concerns about hybrids are increasing in large part because of their growing popularity. Sales have risen at an average annual rate of 88.6 percent since 2000 and recent figures show the number of Americans driving them jumped more than 25 percent from 2002 to 2003.
The Honda Insight and the Toyota Prius are common now and more are on the way: hybrid versions of the Ford Escape, Honda Accord and Lexus SUV this year, and a Toyota Highlander in 2005.
The Alachua County Fire Rescue in Gainesville, Florida, even has two hybrids of its own. Although its crews haven't had to deal with a hybrid crash, they've been getting versed on what to do when it happens, said Cliff Chapman, assistant chief.
They know not to cut into a hybrid's doors -- that's where many of the cables are -- and to peel off the roof instead. They also now operate under the assumption that a car is energized, wearing rubber gloves and boots.
Copyright 2004 The Associated Press.
It's gonna be interesting to see what local governments are gonna do when they realize the HAZMAT aspect of these things too.
Wont take long.
Yup, we have had a couple models at our meetings from the local dealers so we could check em out and honda sent a rep/trainer out who gave us a ton of great info.
Watched one of the Toyotas burn in a carport fire about 6 months ago, put out a LOT more smoke than you would expect. Really makes you wonder what it was spreading all over the apartment complex.
The fire guys didn't seem too happy at all when somebody identified the car.


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“Modern finance is based on scientific reasoning guided by theory, not subjectivity and speculation.”
John “Mac” McQuown
Patience mitigates risk.
When it comes to investment products, complexity often fosters fraud and abuse.
Portfolio diversification enables investors to manage their fear of the unknown.
Rebalancing is like love, you never have to say you are sorry. You are always selling high and buying low.
A good investment policy should never risk what you already have for something you don’t need.


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Sprint announced its Wi-Fi Calling functionality at the end of February 2014, and since then Sprint’s been rolling the feature out to several of its device. Today that effort continues with some notable handsets.
Sprint says that it’s adding Wi-Fi Calling to the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. The feature will roll out to all four overs “over the next week or so” in the form of a software update. Once it’s installed, you Sprint iPhone owners will be able to turn on Wi-Fi Calling and conduct higher-quality phone calls that won’t count against their minute allotment.
We’ve seen quite a few Sprint Android phones gain Wi-Fi Calling over the past year, including the Galaxy S5 and One M8. Now iOS folks will be able to enjoy the same functionality. That’s good news for both iPhone owners on Sprint and for Sprint itself since the rollout should dramatically increase the number of customers that are using Wi-Fi Calling and add a feature to tempt prospective customers to the big yellow network.


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KARACHI: At least 6,000 containers are stuck at Karachi Port and Port Qasim due to goods transporters strike and the country is enduring colossal financial losses due to the pileup of export shipments and outbound cargoes at the ports.
President Goods Transporters Association Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Haji Anwer Somroo complained that the civil administrations of Sindh and Punjab have impounded hundreds of their containers to block roads and streets during the Muharram processions.
There are numerous issues that need to be addressed, but the authorities are not concerned, said goods transporters.
They said last year the Karachi Port Trust had paid them Rs2.2 billion for hiring containers for security reasons. This year the law enforcement agencies seized our containers by force, they alleged.
Somroo said the transporters have to pay demurrage to the shipping lines when their vehicles are seized to block roads.
In case of any damage to a container, the transporters have to bear the additional cost as well, he said, adding that the law enforcement agencies are ignoring this.


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First it was Starcom, a media agency.
Followed by Interpublic.
Crispin Porter & Bogusky was next, the first creative agency to sign up to get TiVo’s second-by-second data.
And now, NBC, the first network. But, by no means, the last.
Second-by-second data is finally being recognized as something worth having. That’s because it can finally be monetized.
Obviously, everyone is looking for the right model for how media should be priced. Impression-based media models will continue to exist on the intrusive platforms, i.e. linear broadcast platforms and online where pre-roll still exists. But on those non-intrusive platforms, where viewers can choose to watch advertising that interests them, involvement-based marketing models are coming to the fore.
Mike Pilot, NBC Universal’s president of sales and marketing, put it this way. A second-by-second deal allows not only new ad formats but also measurement of consumer reaction — whether viewers who opt in are more engaged in ads they choose to see.
In other words, Mike wants to see if viewers are more engaged in ads they choose to see than in ads they don’t choose to see? C’mon, Mike, you already know the answer to that. We all do.
The real question is how does NBC continue to make money as intrusive advertising, their bread and butter, continues to lose favor?
And that’s why second-by-second data will soon be replacing impressions as the measurement of choice for many. After all, second-by-second data lets advertisers know when people stopped watching their commercials. At first, the networks thought that was a bad thing. But now it appears as if they’re starting to come around.
After all, if networks can tell an advertiser when people stopped watching their commercial, aren’t they offering a service to that advertiser? If the advertiser knows that viewers stopped watching 10 seconds in, then advertisers have the chance to change the advertising before spending copious amounts of money on distributing a commercial that isn’t working.
It’s simple optimization. Advertisers pay for optimization all the time. They just never realized that they could pay for optimizing their creative product.
If NBC has this data, then they just need to monetize it in such a way so that advertisers can pay their creative agencies based on how involving they’ve made the commercials.
Impressions, after all, aren’t all created equal. Most advertisers will tell you that a thirty-second impression is more valuable than a three-second impression. Especially if they paid premium dollars to have thirty seconds created.
Which is why it makes sense for NBC, as well as for all the other networks, to have this information. Monetize it with a Return on Involvement model and they’re looking at a new revenue stream. Granted, it will be small at first. But it’s something that will help subsidize, and over time, perhaps replace the failing CPM model.
It also makes great sense for the creative agencies, the likes of Crispin, Wieden, Goodby, BBDO, etc., to start working with this data. It’s inevitable that advertisers will use this information once they have it. How can they not? Say that you’re a marketing director and the data shows that viewers stopped watching your thirty-second commercial ten seconds in. Once knowing this, wouldn’t you be hard-pressed to want to pay your agency full-fare for what obviously didn’t work?
I know I certainly would be.
Creative agencies need to come to terms with the fact that failure will no longer be lucrative. And that success – defined as creating time spent with a brand — will be handsomely rewarded.
As for Starcom paying for second-by-second commercial data, well, that’s always befuddled me. Their job is to bring viewers to, not involve them in, the commercial.
Perhaps the only reason they jumped so quickly to obtain the data is that they realized before most that as their currency of choice — impressions — continues to become devalued, the art of media buying becomes less of a differentiator.
Which means they will need something else — re-seller of data? — to justify their fee.
By the way, if anyone knows Mike Pilot, tell him to give me a shout if he's looking for a Return on Involvement model to help get him started down this new path.
I’ll be more than happy to point him in the right direction.


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THIS, the innovative London-based company producing realistic plant-based chicken and bacon, has launched its product range in Tesco stores across the nation.
The full range will be available in Tesco’s nationwide, with products including the company’s plant-based bacon rashers, tikka pieces, salt and pepper chicken pieces and chicken goujons
“We want THIS to punch a gigantic hole in this category, on-boarding millions of meat-lovers who haven’t yet been won over by plant-based food,” said THIS co-founder Andy Shovel.
“Launching in the UKs largest food retailer is a gigantic milestone for us, and on our side, we’ll keep brand-building at breakneck speed – to make the most of it.”
Launched just under a year ago, THIS has become one the fastest growing brands in its category and in the entire food product sector.
In its first year, the business experienced considerable growth in retail (Waitrose, Ocado & Co-op), launching with wholesaler Brakes, as well as major chains including Honest Burger, Pho and Coco di Mama.
“We know that taste and product quality are the primary drivers for our meat free customers, as well as the growing concern around health. These are all qualities that the THIS™ range offer and it will be exciting to see how they resonate with our consumers,” said Tesco’s Plant-based Buying Manager.
“I’ve noticed the demand for plant-based innovation is growing at a rapid pace, with more and more interest coming from the flexitarians (or accidental reducers).
“The demand has grown at an astounding rate and will most likely continue as more and more consumers become environmentally and health conscious.”
This week, THIS is also being listed on Milk & More – the Müller-owned online supermarket that was originally created to deliver dairy.


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Exploitation in Indian clothing industry
European and American companies are having clothing made in Tamil Nadu (India) by girls in wretched conditions. There is abuse taking place, and false promises are being made. This is mainly taking place with Dalit – casteless – girls, below 18 years of age. The girls are put to work via the Sumangali Scheme. SOMO and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) examine these issues in the report Captured by Cotton. The report pays special attention to four large Indian integrated manufacturers: Eastman Exports, SSM India, Bannari Amman and KPR Mill. They supply companies including Bestseller (Only, Jack & Jones and others), C&A, Diesel, GAP, Marks & Spencer, Primark, Tommy Hilfiger and Inditex (including Zara). A number of companies are working to improve the situation, but nevertheless, exploitation is still occurring frequently. In May 2011, many national and regional daily newspapers covered the report 'Captured in Cotton' and the poor working conditions in relation to the clothing we wear, originating from European and American companies.
In August 2010, a number of journalists visited the KPR Mill factory in India, at the invitation of the European Coalition for Corporate Justice, ECCJ. This was followed by many articles in newspapers, magazines and on websites. Fashion sites also paid attention to the subject. Volkskrant journalist Ana van Es focused attention on this exploitation of workers in India in a series of articles. She recently won the Dick Scherpenzeel incentive prize with these articles, awarded to journalists under 26 years of age who write about development issues. “There were many reactions to the articles,” said Van Es, “both from shocked readers and from politicians. It has resulted in social pressure, which can be very effective. The knowledge and contacts of SOMO were exceptionally useful in this investigation. Something like this would otherwise have taken a lot more time. It was a fruitful cooperation for both parties. The Dick Scherpenzeel incentive prize is, of course, an encouragement for me to write about exploitation more often.”
Questions in Dutch Parliament
Clothing brands promise improvement
Meanwhile, research by NGOs, stories in the media and inspections at suppliers have made companies aware of the exploitative nature of the Sumangali Scheme. A number of companies have taken a clear position against these practices, and have developed improvement plans. The SOMO/ICN study shows that there have been promising improvements since August 2010 at Eastman, and several steps towards improvements at KPR Mill. SOMO and ICN are continuing to actively monitor the policies and activities of companies producing and purchasing in Tamil Nadu. In carrying out the research, SOMO cooperates a great deal with the Clean Clothes Campaign.
Read the response of the Fair Wear Foundation here.


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US Small-Caps Take Strain in Current Economy
Friday’s decliners were led by consumer discretionary stocks, with footwear company Skechers USA falling 5.3 percent, or $1.52, to $27.39, while home-furnishings company Ethan Allen Interiors dropped 5.4 percent, or $0.79 to $13.91. In the utilities sector, CH Energy Group dropped 1.2 percent, or $0.52 to $41.30, with South Jersey Industries dropping 0.9 percent, or $0.43, to $46.18.
Swimming against the downward tide, Houston-based power company Dynegy, jumped 63 percent, or $1.75, to $4.53 in response to the report that an agreement had been reached for the purchase of the company by the Blackstone Group, reportedly for around $542 million. In the tech sector, Dow component IBM agreed to buy marketing software supplier Unica, for around $480 million, resulting in Unica’s stock shooting up by 118 percent, or $11.29, to $20.84.
Other hard-hit small-caps include Red Robin Gourmet Burgers that reported disappointing second quarter results, reflecting a 33 percent drop in earnings, resulting in a revision of revenue outlook for the remainder of 2010. Las Vegas-based Bally Technologies dropped 5.3 percent, or $1.66 to $32.84, showing that even the gambling business is taking strain.
Analysts agree that small-cap companies are at a distinct disadvantage in the current economic environment, as they face difficulties raising capital, managing their work-force in a cost-effective manner with the ebb and flow of business, and a host of other aspects that can impact on cash-flow, putting a company in a precarious financial position.


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The only thing worse than watching more and more of your beautiful strands swirl down the shower drain is the lack of sufficient solutions: wigs look fake, thickening products make little difference, and hair transplants can be costly and disappointing. But now, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center may have found a solution—and it’s game-changing.
First you need to know a little something about dermal papillae cells: stem cells found in the base of hair follicles that tell the skin to make a new hair follicle. Researchers have had their eye on these cells for some time, but it's been difficult to successfully use them in the lab. Until now.
For this study, researchers cloned these stem cells, and transplanted them onto hairless skin that was grafted onto mice. The results: Five out of seven transplants produced new human hair that matched the DNA of the original human donors. The study was published in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences.
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"One hair follicle could theoretically induce the growth of several more," says study author Clair Higgins, Ph.D., associate research scientist at Columbia University.
In case you're not jumping up and down already, this is exciting stuff. "This is a huge feat," says Joshua Zeichner, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. "The ability to regrow new hair follicles will revolutionize the way that we treat hair loss."
More studies need to be done before you can sign up for a treatment, but in the meantime, prevent hair loss before it starts by breaking these 11 Bad Habits That Make Your Hair Thinner.


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That Marketing Solution Inc (OTCBB:TSTS) continues to make higher highs and higher lows recently hitting $0.40 a share; a long way since the stock was trading under the $0.05 level back in December of last year.
The run on TSTS has been helped along by several newsletters that have been covering the stock to their followers in recent days.
In recent news TSTS announced they will be attending Natural Products Expo West with a key account this year. This key account will be displaying samples of a micellized ingredient that was produced using TSTS’s proprietary Aqua V Micellization technology.
That Marketing Solution Inc (OTCBB:TSTS) is a digital branding Company that develops and markets products in a number of different industries including health & wellness. The Company has access to more than 90 million active Facebook accounts organized into market sector subsets, as well as into any number of subsets based on demographic, geographic and other highly specific applied variables and data points selected to ensure they develop laser-focused messaging and branding strategies.
Back in November of last year TSTS acquired Aqua V Micellization Technology — a proprietary nutritional breakthrough that makes it possible to adapt fat-soluble compounds into water-soluble compounds outside of the body, effectively increasing bioavailability.
According to the pr ”The Aqua V Technology is an important scientific discovery that exponentially increases the nutritional benefits of bio-nutrients to the body, while lowering the amount of raw ingredients required to manufacture the nutritional formula.
Many of the most important bio-nutrients that people supplement in their diets are fat-soluble. Therefore, the body must micellize the supplement by breaking it down — which leaves only a portion of the bio-nutrient available for uptake. By using this proprietary technology to adapt the nutrient outside of the body, the uptake is almost immediate, and the formulation has almost no bio-waste in the process. This allows formulators to use less active ingredient in their formulas to get the maximum benefit, and, it controls the delivery of the exact amount of nutritional value to the body.”
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TSTS CEO Lou Zant said at the time”We’re incredibly excited about the acquisition of this technology. Having this technology gives us the ability to leverage specific opportunities in the $32 billion dollar per year supplement industry because we can deliver better nutrition with a higher degree of efficacy, while strictly controlling the amount of active ingredients required to develop common and breakthrough formulations.”
Lou Zant took over as CEO of TSTS back in September of last year and good things seem to have been happening since; according to available information; during his nearly 40 years of doing business, Mr. Zant has taken three companies to more than $100 million in sales in their first year.
They are; Brittania Jeans Co. After only a few short years, Brittania Jeans grew to $900 million in annual sales. Zant’s contributions to the brand catapulted sales of Calvin Klein to $450 million within his first two years. Mr. Zant was also co-founder of Quorum International that went from $0 to $21 million per month in 21 months according to available information.
According to TSTS’s website, the company also recently acquired the exclusive marketing rights to a Low-T Vitamin Formula that it plans to formerly launch in the first quarter of 2015.
Using exacting marketing and branding strategies, TSTS hopes to carve out a significant share of the estimated $1.6 billion testosterone therapy market.
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“It has been a difficult few months.”
After thousands of entries, our big FIFA 16 and Pro […]
Live Updates won’t be fully implemented until October 29.
Just five days left!
Enter and win!
And the PES 16 launch trailer has been released.
And two former FIFA-exclusive teams will now be exclusive to PES.
Full reveal at E3.


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Amazon’s Ring line of consumer house surveillance goods has drawn very a bit of attention in latest weeks for how easily poor actors exterior the company have been equipped to accessibility users’ accounts. But for Ring, as with quite a few other firms, some of the greatest security challenges could appear from within the company
In response to Congressional questioning, Amazon this 7 days admitted to four incidents in the previous four years where by personnel accessed online video data they have been not intended to. “Every of these people concerned in these incidents was licensed to watch online video data,” Amazon stated in a letter (PDF), but in all cases, “the attempted accessibility to that data exceeded what was needed for their task functions.”
Ring fired all individuals personnel subsequent “swift motion to investigate” and advised Congress that subsequent each and every incident, the company “has taken many actions to limit these data accessibility to a lesser number of team associates.” In addition, the company stated, it “periodically evaluations” employees’ accessibility to data “to validate they have a continuing will need for accessibility” in order to do their work opportunities.
The personnel who can accessibility person movies are not all US-based mostly, the company stated. It declined to enumerate how quite a few personnel, in which nations around the world, can accessibility that data, indicating instead that its research and enhancement groups “in Ukraine and somewhere else can only accessibility publicly available movies and movies available from personnel, contractors, and pals and loved ones of personnel or contractors with their specific consent.”
That stated, “publicly available” Ring online video could consist of much more facts than the clients who created it imply for it to. Prior experiences discovered footage online from tens of countless numbers of Ring cameras nationwide sharing exceptionally granular coordinates that permitted reporters and scientists to deliver maps of their locations.
Amazon’s admission comes on the heels of a spate of Ring hacks that drew nationwide attention. In individuals cases, thieves have been making use of shared qualifications, received from other hacks and breaches, to log in to poorly secured Ring accounts and harass the families making use of the devices. In response to the wave of attacks, Ring this 7 days stated it will soon be unveiling a new “dashboard” that tends to make it easier for account entrepreneurs to handle their linked devices and enabling two-factor authentication by default for new accounts.
The superior-profile accessibility incidents have been not Ring’s only latest security fumble. In November, the company issued a patch for a vulnerability that uncovered people WiFi qualifications throughout product setup.
Amazon was 1st called on to offer responses to Congress about Ring late previous slide, subsequent news that the company had produced near partnerships with much more than 400 law enforcement companies nationwide. (As of currently, the listing contains 770 companies.) The company despatched responses to the 1st set of concerns in November, but a team of Senators together with Ed Markey ( D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) despatched a pointed adhere to-up question (PDF). The firm’s January 6 letter arrived in response to that adhere to-up question.


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Aston Martin Rapide First Official Photo and Details
"The Rapide will be the most elegant four-door sports car in the world. It completes the Aston Martin range conveying our established attributes of Power, Beauty and Soul," Aston Martin Chief Executive, Dr. Ulrich Bez said.
"In 2010 there will be an Aston Martin for every type of sports car customer regardless of the demands of their lifestyle. The Rapide is the most versatile, bringing a new benchmark of luxury and refinement to both driver and passenger."
Although they've presented the car in all its glory, details regarding the Aston Martin Rapide are still sketchy at this point. However, we do know the car will be powered by a 6.0-liter V12 engine that generates 470 bhp (350 kW) and 600 Nm of torque. This unit will be mated to a Touchtronic gearbox likely to improve both the driving comfort and the overall engine performance figures.
"Rapide will exceed expectations to deliver elegance and practicality in a form that will allow driving enjoyment and comfort beyond anything that exists today," says Dr Ulrich Bez. "The Rapide will exist in a class all of its own, a true Aston Martin with the high performance and dynamic excellence that defines the brand, and a luxurious sporting grand tourer without equal."
For a few computer generated images (CGIs) published before the official unveiling of the car, check out this article.


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Taproom opens to support craft beer moment
MARY ESTHER — Kevin Tarver of 850 Craft Reserve said walking into his bottle shop feels more like going to have beer in a friend's living room than in a taproom.
Tarver, a self-proclaimed craft beer geek, said a cozy, quite atmosphere was just his intention for the new bar at 330-B Mary Esther Boulevard.
"It's very different from your typical bar here," Tarver said. "It's a place to sit, talk and meet people. What we've noticed already is by the time people leave, they know everyone in the room."
Tarver was inspired to open 850 Craft Reserve after connecting with several brewers in New Orleans during frequent trips to visit his oldest daughter. The taproom now features beer from those connections, like the Louisiana-based Parish Brewing Company.
Three of the bar's 12 rotating taps Friday were local brews from 3rd Planet in Niceville.
But Tarver said what sets 850 Craft Reserve apart from other local bars is the bottle shop aspect of the business. Coolers line the walls of the taproom, which features bottled and canned beer from more than 90 craft labels. Customers can come in to enjoy a beer from the cooler or take them home.
850 Craft Reserve also has wine and gluten free hard cider.
"We're not a brewery, so we get to support our local breweries without the competition," Tarver said. "People come in and see the cooler and immediately say 'Woohoo, what is that?' Then they realize that cooler in now at their disposal."
Outside the food-friendly tap room from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday is Buh's BBQ food truck, which normally parks on Eglin Air Force Base. Tarver said customers can order food from there or bring in whatever they want to enjoy with their drinks.
"We're going to try to partner with more food trucks and get someone to park here for our Sunday crowd," Tarver said. "We'd love to have craft beer people in here and show you guys what the newest craft beers there are to drink."


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Australian clothing company Black Milk Clothing announced on 12th February that their Star Wars licensing deal has come to an end. All current Star Wars clothing items on the US and worldwide web stores will be taken down at the end of March. These last remaining pieces (mostly the shooter style tops) are already limited, so they weren’t being restocked anyway – but now fans have until the end of March to grab any items they might have on their wish lists. They will be taken down regardless of whether there is still stock remaining or not.
I’m quite sad to hear this, I was really hoping for another collection release. It was only back in early November last year that they released the Sith Touchdown top, so I thought if their license was coming to an end that they would have made use of it and pushed out one last mini-collection. Though, one fan asked on their Facebook page “But what about episode 7 wont you guys be doing anything for the next three films?” – the response was “I can’t say 100% no as only a Sith deals in absolutes…” so I’ll still hold out hope for perhaps another license deal in the future! A girl can hope. Black Milk Clothing has always been known to retire designs to make way for new ones, but their Star Wars products have been hugely popular, it is sad to see them finally go.
If you missed out on a design, you’ll have to visit ebay to find genuine Black Milk Clothing items that are no longer available direct from Black Milk Clothing – but beware of fakes! Unfortunately the popularity of this clothing line has resulted in many unlicensed knock-off garments, so check if the listings have photos of the actual item, including the tags.
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The European Union launched a probe Monday into tax benefits granted in Luxembourg to GDF Suez, suspecting that the French energy giant may have benefited from an illegal competitive advantage.
It is the fourth case opened by the bloc's executive, the European Commission, into tax-dodging by large corporations in the small European country.
"We will look carefully at tax rulings issued by Luxembourg to GDF Suez. They seem to contradict national taxation rules and allow GDF Suez to pay less tax than other companies," EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said in a statement.
GDF Suez has since been renamed Engie.
The Luxembourg Finance Ministry swiftly rejected the claim.
"Luxembourg considers that no special tax treatment or selective advantage has been awarded to any Engie group company in Luxembourg," it said in a statement, while also pledging to "submit to the commission all information required."
Tax rulings are issued by many countries to provide companies with clarity on how their taxes will be calculated. But there are suspicions that some European countries inappropriately used tax rulings to attract large multinationals.
In the case of GDF Suez, the commission found that financial transactions between its Luxembourg subsidiaries were treated as both debt and equity, in effect allowing "a significant proportion" of its profits not to be taxed.
"Financial transactions can be taxed differently depending on the type of transaction, ... but a single company cannot have the best of two worlds for one and the same transaction," Vestager said.
If the scheme is found to have violated the EU's strict competition laws, the commission could order Luxembourg to recoup the tax advantages from the French company.
Taxation is usually a national issue in the 28-country EU, but the commission has started intervening because it believes the tax arrangements constitute state aid, an area it regulates.
The Brussels institution has asked for information on more than 1,000 tax rulings from 23 EU countries, commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso said Monday.
Last year, it ordered Luxembourg to recoup millions of euros in illegal tax advantages from the financing arm of Italian carmarker Fiat - a decision that Luxembourg has said it will appeal in court.
The commission is also investigating tax benefits granted in Luxembourg to US online retailer Amazon and fast food giant McDonald's.
Some critics have accused the EU of cracking down on US companies to protect its own industry, but the commission on Monday once again rejected that suggestion.
"We have taken decisions involving both US-based companies and also Europe-based companies," Cardoso told journalists in Brussels. "We will always apply state aid rules to all companies, and this independently of whether they are EU-based or US-based companies - or based anywhere else for that matter."


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Dallas Morning News
September 24, 2009
by Maria Halkias (an excerpt)
Retailers and consumers saw the worst holiday shopping season in four decades last year. The continuing recession has prepared merchants for what is forecast to be the second-worst. Whether that gives them an advantage in their annual game of chicken with shoppers is another matter. Consumers have shown they're willing to wait for markdowns, and retailers have shown they can't resist giving them. So far, early signs of Christmas include forecasts of flat sales and less seasonal hiring, a prediction that online retailers will discount more than last year and the prospect that deep discounts the day after Thanksgiving may not be the only gems of the season. Retailers traditionally go all out on that "Black Friday," with the year's lowest prices for televisions and cameras, $10 gift cards just for walking in the door and early bird discounts before noon. This year, just 35 percent of major chains, vs. 45 percent last year, plan to offer the most promotions on the day after Thanksgiving, according to a survey by Hay Group.
Other retailers said they were shifting their focus and planning to run consistent promotions from "now until New Year's Day," said Maryam Morse, Hay Group's national retail practice leader, based in the firm's Dallas office. "Retailers are responding to consumers wanting more promotions more often," she said, though she added that Black Friday deals would remain compelling enough for shoppers to "get up off their wallets."
The industry group hasn't released its forecast for the season. But about 72 percent of the 25 top retailers in a Hay Group survey released Wednesday predicted that holiday sales would be about the same as or lower than last year's. Not surprisingly, retailers don't plan to hire as many seasonal workers this year, according to the Hay Group survey. About 57 percent of retailers surveyed said their staffing levels would be smaller than last season's. Retail employment usually peaks in November and December, when stores increase staff for the holiday rush. Last year, retail employment grew by just 384,300 from October through December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That compared with 720,800 retail workers hired during the 2007 holiday months.
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Recently Io-Interactive released a new trailer for HITMAN, called the ‘Legacy Opening Cinematic’. The Legacy trailer aims to bridge the 20 year gap between the recent prologue missions from HITMAN’s recent beta up to the first mission in Paris at the beginning of the main game.
It was also announced that, following the success of the recent beta for HITMAN on PS4 for those who preordered the game, Io-Interactive are now inviting all PlayStation Plus members to try out the beta on March 4th.
“Our initial beta was an extremely helpful moment for our new HITMAN game, as it gave us great insight into how the server game mechanics function under pressure. A lot of those pressure points are currently being strengthened for release,” said Hannes Seifert, Studio Head at Io-Interactive. “Now Sony have given us the opportunity to go even bigger to validate some of the initial things we saw. Therefore we are inviting everyone who is a PlayStation Plus member to try the same beta and you don’t have to pre-order the game. This will allow us to really stress test our server setup, which is a crucial element for us to get just right.”
The beta, also known as the prologue, is set 20 years before the events of the new HITMAN game. For more details see our article


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Amazon taunts Apple's new iPads, advertises smaller Kindle Fire HDX as 'lighter than Air'In response to Apple's new iPads, Amazon took a direct shot at its competitor on the front page of its website Wednesday, saying the Kindle Fire HDX is "lighter than Air" — even though the new Kindle achieves that weight with a smaller display.
The advertisement is a not-so-subtle jab at Apple's new iPad Air, which shaves nearly a half-pound off the weight of its predecessor to drop to just one pound.
While the Kindle Fire HDX weighs in at 0.82 pounds for the $379 Wi-Fi-only model, it achieves that weight with a screen size of just 8.9 inches. Apple's iPad Air, in contrast, has a larger 9.7-inch Retina display with more screen real estate.
Both devices are also unsurprisingly heavier than Apple's new iPad mini with Retina display, which sports a 7.9-inch screen. Apple's smallest tablet weighs 0.73 pounds in its Wi-Fi-only variety.
Amazon also offers a 7-inch version of its Kindle Fire HDX tablet. It too edges the Retina iPad mini in weight, at just 0.66 pounds, but also sports a screen size nearly a full inch smaller diagonally in the process.
On Topic: Amazon
- Apple predicted to abandon Amazon Web Services for own data centers, analyst says
- T-Mobile adds Amazon Video, other services to controversial Binge On program
- Amazon Prime Air building drones to cope with different environments, may launch overseas
- Amazon's top home audio product this holiday was a turntable, besting an Apple AirPlay-compatible receiver
- Apple Price Guide: Last minute holiday shipping cutoffs and shipping upgrades


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Craftfest is a massive celebration of local and Canadian makers, with 15 days of events, including 150+ makers, who will be showcasing their work at an ongoing indoor Pop-Up Shop or one of two outdoor Weekend Markets. Craftfest will also host some 25 crafting workshops and craft beer tasting. There’s even an outdoor movie night.
Craftfest, which will be held at the future site of the Zibi community on the Ottawa River, is the brainchild of Gareth Davies, the founder of Maker House Co., a Hintonburg-based social-enterprise store selling handmade furniture and homewares from more than 120 Canadian makers. He teamed up with Freewheeling Craft to put together this event, which has been a full year in the making.
Ottawa Magazine caught up with Davies to get the goods, just days before the Craftfest launch.
How long have you been planning Craftfest?
This has been over a year in the planning. I connected with Zibi [by Windmill Developments] about a year ago. I knew I wanted to host a huge event for Canada 150. It’s such a historic site — a great location on the Ottawa River. I wanted to celebrate by hosting an inspirational and interactive event around crafting in Canada.
Did you expect it to be this huge?
It just keeps growing! There were things we knew we wanted to have — like the markets and the workshops, but other pieces just popped up. Like the outdoor Movie Night [Saturday, June 17]. We’re playing Monty Python’s Holy Grail, and we’ll add CanCon with 20 minutes of Heritage Minutes and Hinterland Who’s Who. It’s going to feel so Canadian.
Tell me about the different elements to Craftfest.
I knew I wanted to do a Pop-Up Shop [June 11 – 25] because Maker House started as a three-month pop-up. We also want to show people what this beautiful site can look like with a shop in a building on the Zibi site — a preview of what Zibi might look like when it is fully built. There’s a lounge so you can hang out and grab a soda and snack.
The Weekend Market [June 17, 18, 24, 25] is amazing because it’s an outdoor market in a courtyard space overlooking the Ottawa River. All of the makers will be there so people can meet them.
The Workshop [June 11 -25] component was also a must-have. We generally do one workshop a month at Maker House and they’re really popular so this just expands that idea with 25 workshops. There’s everything from woodwork to screenprinting to calligraphy.
How did you get the word out?
We put a big call-out in February to let makers from Ottawa and around the country know about this event. We’ve got 150+ makers here, with about 90 per cent of them local to Ottawa and Gatineau.
Any plans to make Craftfest an annual event?
We’ll see how this event goes — and how the Zibi site evolves. It’s not off the table, but we’re focused on making Craftfest as special as we can this year, based around the Canada 150 celebrations.
What do you want visitors to take away from this?
As much as we’re a modern culture with our big-box stores, there’s an emerging handmade craft scene with such a wide range of Canadian-made products. This will be a huge celebration of that. You can see things, buy things, make things, and taste things, like craft beers and locally made foods.


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SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass., Dec. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With many families unable to get their traditional photo on Santa's lap this season, Yankee Candle® is keeping the magic alive by bringing Santa Claus to households around the world through the Official Santa Cam. This one-of-a-kind, virtual experience opens the doors to Saint Nick's life at the North Pole, giving families everywhere a sneak peek into his magical workshop from the comfort and safety of their homes. As of yesterday, at 4 p.m. ET, children and parents can log onto www.TheOfficialSantaCam.com and watch as Santa builds toys, reads their letters and shares the seasonal joy until his frosty flight on Christmas Eve.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8820551-yankee-candle-brings-the-magic-of-santa-home-with-virtual-santa-cam/
Yankee Candle, a brand for all special moments, has sent a magical candle to their close friend, Santa Claus. This magical candle has a special power the world has never seen – it can connect everyone around the world to Santa Claus' private office! One may even say that when lit, the candle has the power to make everyone believe in the magic of the holidays!
"In a year that is in need of some extra Christmas cheer, we wanted to find a way to bring holiday magic to homes everywhere," said Anna Whitton, VP of Marketing. "Our Santa Cam offers families a magical way to interact with Santa Claus so they can continue to celebrate their special traditions. Hopefully, this sneak peek into Santa's life at the North Pole will provide a sense of familiarity and comfort this holiday season."
Access to Santa's virtual office will be available this holiday season, around the clock, from now through Dec. 24, when Mr. Claus heads out for his big night. Throughout the month of December, families will have the opportunity to peek into Santa's home office and watch his routine as he builds and wraps toys, reads the North Pole News, makes video calls to families and enjoys time with Mrs. Claus.
Also available, Yankee Candle is offering a series of virtual backgrounds for those celebrating the holidays with video chats this year. Families can access Santa's workshop backgrounds on yankeecandle.com/inspiration beginning on Dec. 9.
To learn more about the Official Santa Cam, visit www.TheOfficialSantaCam.com, or follow along on social with #OfficialSantaCam. You can also check out Yankee Candle on social: Instagram (@YankeeCandle) and Facebook (facebook.com/YankeeCandle).
About The Yankee Candle Company, Inc.
Yankee Candle® is an American brand with a unique 50-year history of creating evocative, mood-setting and long-lasting fragrance for the home. The company offers a wide range of distinctive products, from the brand's iconic candles to home & car air fresheners, gifts and more. The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Newell Brands, Inc. and is sold through mass and specialty retailers, online and in Yankee Candle® retail stores. Outside of North America, the Company sells its products primarily through its subsidiary, Yankee Candle Company (Europe), Ltd., which has an international wholesale customer network.
About Newell Brands
Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate®, Sharpie®, Dymo®, EXPO®, Parker®, Elmer's®, Coleman®, Marmot®, Oster®, Sunbeam®, FoodSaver®, Mr. Coffee®, Rubbermaid Commercial Products®, Graco®, Baby Jogger®, NUK®, Calphalon®, Rubbermaid®, Contigo®, First Alert®, Mapa®, Spontex® and Yankee Candle®. Newell Brands is committed to enhancing the lives of consumers around the world with planet friendly, innovative and attractive products that create moments of joy and provide peace of mind.
SOURCE Yankee Candle


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A San Diego-area university is working on the nationwide problem of recycled materials with nowhere to go.
San Diego historically had exported 80 percent of its curbside material, with 60 percent of it sent to China, according to the city’s Environmental Services Department.
Recently, China stopped imports of recycled materials, making this problem worse. That's where the USD Electronics Recycling Center comes into play.
They opened in 2011 to the community and take in electronics of every kind to be either recycled or resold.
The facility accepts gizmos and gadgets like calculators, blenders, computers and video games.
“Even the broken ones,” said Matt Dahlman with the ERC.
The facility sells the e-waste and uses the money to fund the center and campus sustainability projects. Recently, a vintage computer was sold to a Seattle museum for $13,000.
“We have real clever customers that want to reimagine components from a computer or microwave and build something completely unique,” Dahlman explained.
According to USD Facilities Management, the ERC is self-funded, they use the proceeds to support the operation of the ERC such as salaries, overhead, supplies, etc., and to establish a reserve for slow revenue months and warehouse improvements or maintenance.
“Once the reserve is reached, anything leftover would be used to support campus sustainability projects related to our CAP (Climate Action Plan) goals, and possibly for student scholarships,” said Melissa Plaskonos, USD Facilities Management Assistant Vice President.
The center lists the items it accepts on its website. While they will dispose of most items for free, there is a charge for some items.
The center is open Tuesday through Saturday.


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By Paul Hunter
After 14 years of development the game Duke Nukem fans have been waiting for is finally playable...well for some people at least.
This past Friday the Duke Nuken Forever demo became available for fans who pre-ordered the game or picked up a copy of Gearbox Software's last game release, Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition on Xbox 360, PS3 or PC. Both methods provide access to the Duke Nukem Forever "First Access Club" which, according to publisher 2K Games' press release "grants members access to highly volatile, eye-popping content, including never-before-seen materials, top secret information, and for-your-eyes-only art concepts." Which I guess is their creative way of saying members get access to the thirty minute demo.
As a bonus surprise, on the official Gearbox community blog, Community Manager Chris Faylor announced that Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club members are also going to receive the first downloadable multiplayer add-on pack for free when it's released. In the Q&A portion of the post Faylor says he expects the DLC will be a premium, paid-for game add-on pack, and will likely be priced at 800 Microsoft Points and $9.99 on the PlayStation Network and Steam. Not a bad pre-order bonus.
No date has been set for the DLC, but here's hoping it doesn't take 14 years to come out (ok that was a joke!) If you want access to the demo and the free DLC there's still time as Faylor said they will be providing both to all players who register their key before the game comes out on June 14th in North America.
On May 24, Gearbox Software announced that the game had finally "gone gold", after a storied, if not legendary history of development starting way back in the late 1990's. Never ending delays, numerous game engine upgrades, a bitter lawsuit between publisher 2K Games and former developer 3D Realms, severe funding issues and a passing of the development torch to Gearbox Software are just some of the spectacularly outrageous events imprinted in this game's history. Duke Nukem Forever is perhaps the most recognizable case of vaporware ever seen in the games industry, a term used to describe software that is announced but likely to never surface. Despite the odds, the game survived life support all these years and it now mere days away from international release.
Speaking of the game finally going gold, Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K said "Duke Nukem Forever is the game that was once thought to be unshippable, and yet here we are, on the precipice of history. Today marks an amazing day in the annals of gaming lore, the day where the legend of Duke Nukem Forever is finally complete and it takes that final step towards becoming a reality.”
Well, that reality took one step closer with the release of the playable demo on Friday, and in nine short days the game will be available at stores nationwide-wide. The question is, will the more than a decade wait be worth it?


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As the home goods industry heads to Las Vegas for their annual winter market, Currey & Co, manufacturer of fine furniture, lighting and accessories for the home, will present “Be the Light,” an illuminating celebration of triumph over adversity with three of the design industry’s most inspirational talents, Wendy Glaister, Kerrie Kelly and Laura Muller.
Moderated by industry guru Gail Doby, the event will feature a thoughtful discussion and celebration highlighting how these three dynamic business owners find peace, fulfillment and success as they have worked through traumatic events in their personal and professional lives. With an eye toward philanthropy, women’s empowerment and corporate citizenship, these women are challenging the status quo and putting their lives at the forefront of socially conscious stewardship.
Please join this phenomenal group of women at Las Vegas Market Monday, Jan. 27:
Discussion at 11 a.m. – Seminar Room (C174)
Celebration and fundraiser at 12:30 p.m. – Currey & Co. Showroom (C398)
Lunch will be served.
Donations for the Genesis 50-20 Foundation supporting women affected by domestic violence will be accepted.


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A recent Food and Drug Administration inspection prompted the recall of dietary supplements distributed by Multi-Mex Distributor, the company announced Monday. According to an FDA post, the supplements in question bore a close resemblance to antibiotics available in Mexico and may have been confusing to Hispanic consumers.
The Food and Drug Administration will expedite its review of an investigational drug made by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals for treating tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, the company said Tuesday.
The Food and Drug Administration is moving forward in the creation of a regulatory approval pathway for follow-on biologics and is requesting input from stakeholders and the public, the agency said Monday.
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released the Dosage Delivery Devices for Orally Ingested OTC Liquid Drug Products guidance, which outlines how easy-to-use dosage delivery devices and devices that minimize the risk of unintentional overdose can be provided for such over-the-counter medicines as liquid pain relievers, cold medicine, cough syrups and digestion aids.
A major depressive disorder treatment made by Pfizer significantly reduced the number and severity of moderate-to-severe hot flashes in postmenopausal women, compared with placebo, according to a new study.
The Food and Drug Administration is working on creating new and simplified drug information sheets for consumers to replace the multipage and sometimes labyrinthine packets supplied with drugs at retail pharmacies, according to published reports.


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NBC has purported to have made an FCC filing in support of tougher internet regulations to combat video piracy. And who does NBC think will benefit from this crackdown on illegal filesharing? Corn Growers!
"In the absence of movie piracy, video retailers would sell and rent more titles. Movie theaters would sell more tickets and popcorn. Corn growers would earn greater profits and buy more farm equipment."The vast majority of corn grown in this country is "field corn" (also known as "dent" or #2 yellow corn). Field corn is used for food, feed, fiber and now, fuel.
If this report is true, the "suits" in NYC need to come on out to the countryside.


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Hello petal! Kelly Osbourne sports an elegant updo and pretty floral skirt as she attends BeautyCon
With her many rocker chick ensembles, Kelly Osbourne decided to go classic Hollywood on Sunday.
The 29-year-old attended the 4th Annual BeautyCon at LA Mart in Los Angeles looking unusually demure and elegant.
The TV presenter and fashion designer wore her purple locks pulled up in a tight bun above her head and added a touch of glamour with a sparkling headpiece.
Stepping out: Kelly Osbourne arrives at BeautyCon Los Angeles at LA Mart on Saturday
Her coral-colored floral A-line skirt and black top accentuated her lean waist and slender frame.
A pair of sparkly heals completed her ensemble.
Wearing a dark shade of red lipstick, Kelly's heavy eye make-up highlighted her glowing skin and porcelain complexion.
Classic Hollywood: The TV presenter and fashion designer wore her purple locks pulled up in a tight bun above her head and added a touch of glamor with a sparkling headpiece
of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne shared a few Instagram snaps en route to the event as she reflected on what it had been like the previous year.
In one shot, she is sitting in her car and holding up a peace sign while staring right into the camera.
She captioned, 'On my way to #beautyconla I was so inspired last year by how much true inner beauty was in 1 room! Can't wait!!!
Strike a pose! Kelly posed with fashion designer and social media personality Bethany Mota
In another picture, she wrote, 'I loved getting to spend some time with @itsptrique at #BeautyConLa!'
Kelly posed with fashion designer and social media personality Bethany Mota.
Actresses Jillian Rose Reed and Shay Mitchell from Pretty Little Liars and fashion blogger and make-up artist Kandee Johnson also made appearances at the event.
Flawless! Wearing a dark shade of red lipstick, Kelly's heavy eye makeup highlighted her glowing skin and porcelain complexion
Standing out: Fashion blogger and makeup artist Kandee Johnson was all smiles in her green frock and matching green hair
Kelly, meanwhile, is being sued for $50,000 by a former landlord who claims she trashed his apartment.
According to TMZ, Arshia Refoua filed a lawsuit which alleges that Kelly allowed her dog to urinate in the West Hollywood home and caused water damage after leaving the bath tub running.
He's accusing the Kelly of destroying the home's hardwood floors by
failing to clean up the dog waste before she vacated the property.
The legal move comes after the star sued for the return of her $18,700 deposit which he claims he withheld to repair the condo.The Osbourne clan are famously fond of their pet pooches, with Kelly and mum Sharon boasting several dogs between them.
Night out: Actresses Jillian Rose Reed and Shay Mitchell from Pretty Little Liars also made appearances at the event
Peace! Kelly flashes a peace sign in an Instagram before the event
Good times: In another picture, Kelly wrote, 'I loved getting to spend some time with @itsptrique at #BeautyConLA!'
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The annual What’s Hot Culinary Forecast report by the National Restaurant Association offers a detailed look at the topics, trends and products that will influence restaurants across the country in the year. Comfort food and innovation top this years list of trends.
Diners are expected to see more alternatives in restaurants this year as owners and operators implement eco-friendly packaging, plant-based proteins, revamped classic cocktails, specialty burger blends and unique meat cuts.
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“These trends reflect Americans’ desires to combine the tried and true with the new and different,” says Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research for the Association. “This mix of comfort and edginess is a microcosm of the world we live in. Consumers want something different, but want to keep what satisfies them at the same time, and more than 1 million restaurants around the country are ready to meet those wants and needs.”
The report also looked at off-premises trends as restaurants and third party delivery services respond to the rising preference for delivery. Eco-friendly packaging was the overwhelming leader in the category, reflecting the increased importance operators are putting on sustainability practices.
Meanwhile, healthy options are also on trend this year. According to the survey, healthy bowls will be featured more heavily on menus. In addition, healthy kid's meals will continue to be top-of-mind for parents and chefs alike.