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Retail & Leisure Awards: '˜Entering is a good way to build on your brand'
It was a sweet win for the team behind Lush at Cascades in Portsmouth last year, as they scooped an accolade in recognition of their fantastic work.
At The News Retail and Leisure Awards, the Commercial Road shop won Non-Fashion Store of the Year – something which assistant manager Charlotte Pratley said was ‘a really nice surprise’.
The awards look to reward businesses across the area for making their mark in one way or another.
And now Charlotte, who has been with Lush Portsmouth for eight years, is urging other companies to get involved.
The 28-year-old said: ‘Being part of the awards is a good way to build on your brand locally and get your name out there.
‘Before winning, our store was already well-recognised within Lush nationally as doing really well – but it was nice to get that same recognition in a different environment.
‘We got to mix with staff from other businesses at Cascades, network, make friends – it was a great night, everyone had fun.
‘Lush Portsmouth entered in 2015 and didn’t win anything, so we thought we’d have another go last year.
‘Our team were optimistic, but didn’t expect to win anything, so when we found out we had it was a really nice surprise.
‘It’s a real confidence boost to know you’re on the right track.’
The awards are open to retail and leisure businesses based in, or with a significant presence in, the circulation area of The News.
Charlotte added: ‘Lush is well-known for its customer experience. Staff aren’t pushy and don’t work on commission.
‘We work on the basis that our products are great and should speak for themselves.
‘But at the end of the day, the team behind the store is what makes it – and ours is fantastic.
‘Everyone works really hard and we wanted to show that off, that’s why winning meant a lot to us.
‘We get some great reviews because of our team members and I think the judges could see how great our staff are. I urge any businesses who aren’t in fashion, in the area, to enter the category – you never know, you might win, and if you don’t it’s still a great night.’


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The latest updates to Microsoft's OneNote app have taken advantage of an ability granted to it by the openness of Android OS: the ability to place an overlay on top of other running apps. Similar to Facebook Messenger's chat heads UI, OneNote now has an opt-in feature called "floatie" that remains accessible while you use non-OneNote apps. The idea is that inspiration for notes may come at any time and you may not want to leave the app you're in to do it. Read More
Redmond may be riding high on some well-deserved positive press after the launch of Windows 10, but the various developer teams are still going full steam with diverse support for other platforms. Microsoft has released more apps for Android than anyone might have expected from an erstwhile competitor, and it continues to improve them. Today the note syncing app OneNote gets some notable improvements, specifically by requiring one less app.
Previously Microsoft released a stand-alone Android Wear app for OneNote, which allowed users to view notes on their watches and create new ones with a voice command. Read More
Ever wanted to take handwritten notes, but didn't want to write on a digital screen? Maybe you just don't want a Samsung device, the primary Android manufacturer to offer active digitizers (better known as the "S Pen" in their marketing materials). Livescribe's smartpens have, up to now, been just a nearly perfect solution for many. You can write on real paper* and have your notes rather effortlessly synced to select digital destinations. Read More
In another gesture that shows Microsoft's increasing willingness to play along with its competitors, the company has launched a OneNote Android Wear app into the Play Store. However, this release oddly requires users to have this separate app installed alongside the standard Android one in order to interact with OneNote on their smartwatches. It's awkward, but hey, it's better than nothing. With this new integration, people are able to dictate words to their wrists and have them appear among their notes. Read More
For a while now Microsoft developers have been working on adding handwriting support to the Android app. The feature, which appeared in the newly released beta app last month, lets users add notes in a way that is sometimes more convenient or useful than typing. Writers can use their fingertips or a stylus and then tweak their notes with a number of options. The feature is particularly useful for scribbling thoughts in the margins of a scanned document. Read More
Microsoft recently launched a beta program for its OneNote Android app, and a couple weeks later we are now seeing the first update hit devices. It happens to include a number of noteworthy enhancements. Primarily, the debut beta update introduces the ability to take handwritten notes with either a fingertip or stylus, a natural progression for a note-taking app geared at touchscreen devices.
Joining this change are a number of formatting options letting users tweak fonts, text size, and word alignment. Read More
If you're a heavy user of Microsoft's cultishly-beloved OneNote application, good news: the company has just announced that it will be publicly testing a beta version of the Android app via Google's Play Store beta program. Yay!
To sign up, just join the OneNote Google+ community and then head to this page to opt-in to the beta. While Microsoft hasn't announced any new OneNote Beta features just yet, they're saying a new beta version of the app should be going live "soon," so testers will likely be getting some new and interesting things to play with in the coming days or weeks. Read More
Microsoft is on a roll today – first a Skype update, and now OneNote for Android is on the receiving end of a fairly major update, as well. Those who rely on Microsoft's note-taking service should find that the update brings some rather favorable and useful changes, including support for Office 365 notebooks and new formatting options. Here's a look at the full changelog:
What's in this version:
* New note formatting options and full fidelity viewing
* Support for Office 365 based notebooks
* Support for roaming “Most Recently Used” list
* Home screen Widgets with quick actions for capturing photo and audio notes
* Create audio notes
Unfortunately, the official blog post is very iOS-centric, but the details should translate across all versions of the application. Read More
It seems the rumors can't stop flowing out of Redmond. Last month, a representative from a Microsoft subsidiary in Czech Republic claimed that Office would be coming to Android in 2013. While the company distanced itself from those remarks pretty quickly, that may simply be a smokescreen to cover leaks, like the kind the Verge picked up, including a few screenshots of Office running on iOS, and information on the release for our little green buddy. Read More


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The phrase "Italian gloves" may bring to mind images of fine leather expertly tailored, not a knitted glove that someone can talk to. But that's the appeal of hi-Call, a pair of gloves with a fully functioning Bluetooth-enabled headset in the left hand.
Hi-Call makes use of the international symbol for "I'm on the phone" by incorporating a speaker into the thumb that users hold up to their ears and a microphone in the pinky by the mouth. Fabric-covered buttons for Answer and End Call are sewn into the wrist.
Just as interesting as the crazy design is that they are flying off the shelves — at $60 a pair. "Someone on the website ordered four of them — I was like 'What are you doing with four of these?'" said Jazmin Hupp, director of marketing at Tekserve, a popular Manhattan Apple reseller that she says is the exclusive U.S. seller. "We brought them in as a joke, and they have been really selling," said Hupp. She estimates that Tekserve has already sold dozens of pairs of the gloves. "It will be hundreds before the holiday is over," she added. [See also: Apple EarPods Rock ]
While they may look silly, the gloves, from Italian manufacturer hi-Fun, sport good technical specs. According to the manufacturer, the lithium-ion battery (charged by USB) holds a charge for 10 days of standby and 20 hours of conversation — a long time to look like one is talking to themselves. The Bluetooth connection has a range of about 12 meters. "They are definitely warm," Hupp added.
The gloves come in black and gray and "man" and "woman" sizes. They are available for sale on Tekserve's website.


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Zeno Staub, CEO of Swiss private bank and investment management giant Vontobel, revealed that some of the company’s wealthy customers are at risk of cryptocurrency.
Staub said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday statement Vontobel’s customers are interested in cryptocurrency.
Staub believes that blockchain technology will have a profound impact on global finance. As part of the interview, the Vontobel CEO described the new technology as “the logical result of the megatrend securitization because it is the only available technology that can build trust without a central counterparty.”
Commenting on the bank’s encryption products for wealthy customers, Staub stated:
“What we offer our customers is that we have packaged some cryptocurrencies in a safe, convenient, and easy-to-handle way. Customers appreciate this and distribute part of their wealth to these.”
In its half-year financial report Publish On Tuesday, the bank also reported that its Bitcoin (Bitcoin) Tracking certificate investment products. According to the report, the bank’s assets under management increased by 11% in the first half of 2021, reaching a record high of 274.5 billion Swiss francs (about 300 billion US dollars).
In fact, as previously reported by Cointelegraph, Vontobel is one of the Swiss banks supporting cryptocurrencies.As early as 2016 and 2017, the bank was already creating Bitcoin-based investment products.
In January 2019, Vontobel returned Created a regulated crypto custody product For banks and asset management companies.
Staub’s comments reinforce other wealth management companies’ previous concerns about Growing interest in cryptocurrencies Among their big customers.
This is the extent of this growing interest, namely investment Banks become more motivated Provide crypto investment products to their wealthy customers.
In early July, JPMorgan Chase announced its plan Provide access to Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Retail wealth customers.


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Despite the frothy headlines stirred by Twitter's initial public offering, tech is not in a bubble of the sort that arose before the 2000 dot-com crash.
When Google Apps arrived in 2006, it stood on the cutting edge of Web-hosted email and collaboration suites for businesses, a bold pioneer clearing a path in the new, wild frontier of enterprise Cloud computing.
Salesforce.com is gearing up for its annual Dreamforce conference, which is set to be the biggest yet, with 120,000 people expected to register.
Twitter made its IPO documents public Thursday and in the process revealed some juicy information about the company, like how much money it makes (or loses) and how much its executives get paid. Here are a few of the details we learned about Twitter ...
Last week's OpenWorld conference made on thing clear: Oracle remains committed to its next-generation Fusion Applications but massive growth in the product line is probably not around the corner.
Oracle's annual OpenWorld conference is less than a week away, and as usual the vendor is expected to make a slew of new product and strategy announcements.
It's difficult to predict how an appeals court will rule after it hears arguments Monday in Verizon Communication's challenge of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules.
Salesforce.com's second-quarter earnings conference call featured the usual dose of chest-thumping by CEO Marc Benioff as the company posted US$957 million in revenue and raised its full fiscal year forecast to at least $4 billion.
This year's Oracle OpenWorld conference is still a couple of months away, but the vendor has already provided an ample sneak peek into what's in store for attendees of the show.
Instagram has more than 130 million active users, but wading through all of that latte art to find the best of the best is no easy task.
SAP is set to release its second-quarter results on Thursday, and as usual market watchers will be paying close attention given the vendor's bellwether status within the enterprise software market.
Steve Ballmer's grand plan to reinvent Microsoft has garnered mixed reviews from industry analysts, ranging from enthusiastic endorsements to frowning skepticism.
AirPlay is Apple's technology for streaming audio or video over a local network. We take a quick look at the most common AirPlay setups and how to configure and use them.
While most Twitter users don't find themselves in court because of their errant or unwise tweets, they could offend a boss, tarnish their name or brand, or even put off a potential employer.
Oracle's string of high-profile cloud-computing partnership announcements with Microsoft, Salesforce.com and NetSuite dominated tech news headlines this week.
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The FDIC can be an unbiased agency designed with the US Congress to take care of steadiness and general public self-assurance from the country’s fiscal technique. By buying the bank AriseBank would've full economical capabilities of classic banking united with the power and System of authentic-time crypto-banking which include a world network of ATM’s, debit cards, and an AI buying and selling platform Based on a report in the Huffington Post
BitShares is probably the globe’s busiest monetary blockchains as viewed on blocktivity.facts. Though quite a few traders charge cryptocurrencies by marketplace cap, blocktivity.
Storing cryptocurrency in a secure and protected way has established to generally be really complicated to get a ton of individuals. Significantly also normally, people today depart cash on an exchange or a web based wallet. Even desktop and cellular cli
“Unbelievably, the central premise in the cease and desist was the insistence that we have been not able to make use of the word financial institution. We stated that we’re not a legacy bank of any form. We under no circumstances mentioned that, the truth is Now we have often stated we're a cryptocurrency lender and we insist that Now we have the appropriate to use that phrase just as a foodstuff financial institution or a sperm bank has the right to work with it likewise”, said Rice.
bringing cryptocurrencies for the masses. Even though AriseBank and the acquisition of A non-public bank team will continue being two different entities, we feel it’s our 1st chance to get started talking about honest regulatory steps wherever the previous guard can functionality along with The brand new guard.
Id say they are doing pretty much looking at what number of ppl they manage daily who phone them a scam off the bat given that they browse some medium article from some no identify dude slandering their hard work.
AriseBank’s stance is nothing new. Cryptocurrencies have long had this stance considering that their inception in 2008. Prolonged right before AriseBank was at any time created. The concept of storing, sending, paying, obtaining and viewing cryptocurrency balances, holdings along with other associated facts in correspondence Using these cryptocurrencies, has actually been the norm considering that that time. AriseBank isn't going to retain financial institution “branches”, nor will AriseBank at any time Have got a branch remaining that it is a decentralized program.
This is a collective of ideal tactics, a fantastic read which might be electronic and constitutional initially. This can be the the best possible combination of principles and talent for your financial and social betterment of the world’s bulk”, said Eddy Taylor, spokesperson for AriseBank.
The addition of the brick and mortar lender along with an ever expanding community of ATMs, will significantly lessen barriers for entry. Limitations which, till this point have stored a lot of mainstream shoppers out with the electronic asset market place.
The suite of products and services provided by AriseBank is unmatched in the market. This enterprise has the potential to turn the monetary method on its head, getting the ability far from banks and putting it during the palms of your persons.
The entire world’s initial decentralized cryptocurrency bank, AriseBank, announced that they have got reached an arrangement by using a Federal Deposit Insurance policies Corporation (FDIC) insured lender that's been in operation while in the US for over a century. The acquisition, Together with a partnership with Bitshares, will come about ahead of the end of your 12 months.
“Unquestionably our vision should be to make use of the investment decision lender for a tunnel among the legacy financial institution and our decentralized cryptocurrency bank, to be a technique for putting many cryptocurrencies while in the arms of buyers throughout the United States, with no four–five day waiting around interval, you usually see by means of other centralized cryptocurrency products and services like Coinbase and Gemini”, mentioned Rice.
Come up leadership also declared a by means of Telegram Wednesday evening, by way of their attorneys, that they're going to relentlessly come across and prosecute, towards the fullest extent from the legislation, any bash who distributes Wrong allegations regarding the cryptocurrency financial institution or their cryptocurrency.
BitShares has consequently, teamed Using the United Cherished Metals Affiliation (UPMA) to bring true-time metal-backed electronic currencies into your mainstream. The put together strengths of typical lender + decentralized lender + decentralized exchange + smart coin factory + gold depository + business integrator tends to make the 1st comprehensive company different money technique to offer trustworthy money as well as a degree participating in discipline for all mankind. This isn’t just enjoyable, it’s a game changer!
Although AriseBank has yet to call the financial institutions They are really buying, they have recently announced that they are going to give the names. Wednesday night time through additional hints their Telegram channel, they declared that they would be he said offering the names of both equally the FDIC-insured bank and also the financial investment bank in the upcoming week, along with even more specifics of the transfer of ownership that is certainly reported for being now occurring.


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RCT: outbound tourist flow is expected to reach 10 million by the end of 2023
Outbound tourism in the first half of the year grew by 15%, according to the results of the year. About 10 million Russians have made holidays outside Russia, said Ilya Umansky, President of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry (RCT).
“The industry is growing by 15%. We are counting on figures of about 10 million. We had high hopes for Turkey, and we expected that, compared to last year, the tourist flow to this country would increase from 5,2 million to 7 million. But so far, the forecasts have not come true due to changes in the cost of holidays in Turkey and the weakening of the ruble,” he said at a press conference.
As Umansky noted, this year the cost of holidays in Turkey has increased by about 47%. In turn, other outbound destinations began to take away the Russian tourist flow from the Republic.
“For example, the United Arab Emirates, which have offered attractive prices for Russians. Despite the heat, we have a high tourist flow there now. Also the Maldives, Egypt and Thailand, where we reached pre-pandemic indicators,” the expert added.
As for inbound tourism, its figures will be lower than last year.
“The industry is in dire need of some solutions, including the introduction of an e-visa, the launch of a "Tourist Card" to resolve payment issues, and a visa-free group travel exchange with China. We are waiting for guests from Iran and India,” Umansky explained.
According to the Border Service of the Russian Federation, in 2022 a little more than 200 thousand foreign tourists visited Russia, which is almost 30% less than a year earlier.


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Commercial warehousing may be a latecomer to the environmental trend, but given the synergies between efficiency and sustainability, shippers, third-party logistics providers and developers are enthusiastically embracing it. A growing number of companies are asking for green warehouses. Institutional investors, a driving force in warehouse development, are primarily interested in warehouses developed to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Development, or LEED, standards.
“Sustainable design is now an essential component of what is considered a Class A warehouse,” said Bob Abberger, head of the sustainability practice for Trammell Crow, the commercial development subsidiary of real estate services provider CB Richard Ellis.
LEED certification, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is based on a number of factors, including sustainability of sites, energy and water efficiency, materials and resources, high-efficiency lighting, indoor environmental quality and innovative design. It’s one of the main global standards for green construction design along with Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method in the U.K. and Europe and the Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency system in Japan.
Green warehousing begins with site selection and building design. The layout of a warehouse can reduce the number of pallet moves, picks and labor hours, and the volume of inbound and outbound transportation, said Dave Dudek, leader of CEVA Logistics’ sustainability task force.
The energy footprint of a warehouse depends on a number of variables, including sector, number or employees or the speed at which goods are processed. To optimize warehouse efficiency and environmental benefits, companies rely on warehouse management systems. “A good WMS drives efficiency by reducing paperwork and making processes easier,” Dudek said.
A WMS can increase operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption by improving workflow and allowing for better management of equipment and personnel, said Tom Kozenski, vice president of product strategy for RedPrairie, a Waukesha, Wis.-based provider of productivity software. “Most equipment in warehouses is run by either propane or batteries,” he said. “Less equipment and more efficient use save capital expenses.”
A critical WMS capability is inventory management, both for business productivity and reducing environmental impacts. Utilizing food, batteries and other products prior to expiration dates or getting consumer products to market before they become obsolete takes waste out of the supply chain and eliminates the energy required to transport the goods to secondary markets.
A good warehouse management system can optimize packaging, resulting in reduced freight and material costs.
Developing warehouses to LEED standards adds significant costs. In the long run, however, it’s worth it, especially with institutional investors demanding it. That’s why ProLogis, one of the world’s largest global industrial real estate developers, has committed to incorporate LEED standards into its new U.S. facilities and to meet or exceed global standards abroad.
“Investors want quantifiable metrics by which we measure our portfolio from an energy-efficiency standpoint,” said Steve Campbell, senior vice president and head of environmental engineering and sustainability for ProLogis.
The San Francisco-based company has 10.6 million square feet of LEED-certified projects and 8 million square feet of LEED-registered projects in the U.S. Approximately 148 million square feet of space in the company’s U.S. industrial portfolio have received energy-efficient upgrades. Thirty-five buildings totaling 15 million square feet are host sites for solar projects.
More than half of the energy consumption in a typical warehouse is related to lighting or cooling. ProLogis has retrofitted 45 percent of its global industrial portfolio with energy-efficient lighting. In Southern California, the figure exceeds 90 percent.
ProLogis focuses on investing in high-density infill property locations. The proximity of these locations to transportation improves supply chain efficiency, thereby reducing carbon emissions throughout the supply chain.
Infill locations are those in desirable submarkets located near large population centers and highways, where new supply is limited. Infill properties have superior occupancy, rental growth and returns, are conducive to efficient supply chain operations and are more sustainable.
About five years ago ProLogis completed an 800,000-square-foot building near Chicago for food and beverage giant Kraft that at the time was the largest LEED Gold-certified building in the world. Since then, the company has developed numerous other LEED-certified big boxes, including two adjoining buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet in Tracy, Calif., for retailer Crate & Barrel.
As a non-asset-based 3PL, Pittsburgh-based Genco can’t always be assured that the warehouses it manages are LEED-certified. Instead, the company works with its customers to implement green measures and increase warehouse efficiency. “We don’t own many buildings, but there’s a lot we can control within the warehouse walls from an operational standpoint,” said Tadd Moreland, senior project engineer and head of Genco’s sustainability initiatives.
Genco operates approximately 110 warehouses in the U.S.
Sustainability is a growing requirement for many, but not all, of Genco’s current and prospective customers. Those demanding it are looking for recycling programs and quantifiable metrics on carbon reduction.
Recycling is a key focus area for Genco, a pioneer and market leader in reverse logistics. Genco Marketplace, a subsidiary, is the nation’s largest volume wholesaler and liquidator of surplus inventories.
Genco recently launched a new recycling service for its own customers and as an independent offering. The service, which manages downstream recycling networks, grew organically over the years out of Genco’s returns expertise, Moreland said.
At Genco, green logistics is framed in terms of product lifecycle management. Combining disparate logistics functions often performed in isolation, such as packaging, distribution and repair, leads to broad supply chain efficiencies such as less packaging, fewer truck hauls and reduced carbon emissions.
To promote efficiency, Genco has a lean operating culture, which it defines as “essentially a crusade against waste and inefficiency.” In the context of sustainability, waste means too many freight runs, excessive packaging, inefficient lighting, too much paperwork and redundancy. The company is teaching lean principles to internal company project teams.
Genco recently began working with Pittsburgh-based consultant Class-G on a sustainability scoring and certification process for its operations and facilities. The company is looking to quantify its sustainability efforts and communicate to customers that it is committed to supporting their own sustainability programs. “Sustainability is a part of doing business today, and we’re trying to stay ahead of the curve,” Moreland said.
For customers of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based 3PL Kenco, sustainable warehouses are high on the agenda. “When we get a request for a quote, sustainability always comes up,” said Jason Minghini, Kenco’s senior director for best practices.
Kenco targets lighting first when working with customers and landlords to improve warehouse efficiency. The asset-light company operates about 105 warehouses in 33 states, with a combined total of 25 million square feet of space. “We consider lighting the lowest-hanging fruit,” Minghini said.
Outdated, energy-intensive systems are usually replaced by high-intensity fluorescent lighting technology that is motion-activated and can be controlled from mobile devices.
Depending on factors including seasonality and the size of facilities, newer lighting systems can save $5,000 to $10,000 a month. Studies also show a correlation between upgraded lighting and worker productivity.
“That sort of investment has a short payback,” Minghini said.
Kenco is involved in other sustainability initiatives, including helping a customer install solar panels on a warehouse rooftop.
Earlier this year, Kenco announced it was installing HIF lighting technology at two of its Chattanooga logistics facilities where it expects to cut light-related electricity consumption by 70 percent. The company plans to publish a sustainability report for 2012, as it did in 2010, making it easier for customers to align their own sustainability initiatives with what Kenco is doing.
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Reported on Gadling, this is the very essence of talkable, likeable. Beds in economy. Oh yes.
As Kathryn Gregory, director of marketing for the Americas region recently said, “We like to look at what the other airlines are doing in their marketing and then… don’t do that.”
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Here’s the best strategy to see once you’ll be capable of lastly enjoying Outriders:
– If you might be enjoying Outriders on Xbox or PlayStation, you’ll be capable of begin the game at midnight on April 1. There’s no international launch time for the game, so at any time when it’s 12 am on April 1st, you need to be capable of begin enjoying Outriders on all appropriate PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
– One exception to that rule applies to Outriders gamers within the U.S. There, that 12 a.m. launch time is predicated on the EST timezone. That implies that U.S. players will be capable of begin enjoying the game at 12 am EST on April 1st, 9 pm PST on March thirty first, 11 pm CST on March thirty first, and 10 pm MDT on March thirty first. Aren’t time zones enjoyable?
– PC and Stadia gamers might want to wait till 09:00 am PST on April thirty first to start out enjoying Outriders. Why the time distinction? The Outriders workforce says that the distinctive construction of these platforms permits for a world launch time and that releasing the game then will higher assist make sure that they’re capable of assist the game in case any launch day points emerge.
Basically, some followers are going to have the ability to technically dive into Outriders a bit sooner than others, however by the tip of April 1st, everybody ought to be capable of begin enjoying the game.
When Will Outriders Be Released on Game Pass?
Microsoft stunned fairly just a few folks by revealing that Outriders is coming to Game Pass. Even higher, Square Enix and Microsoft have confirmed that Outriders will probably be a day one launch on that service. That implies that Game Pass subscribers will be capable of begin enjoying the game as quickly as it’s accessible on Xbox platforms. As famous above, the precise launch date will rely in your location and the precise platform you’re enjoying Outriders by way of Game Pass on.
Can You Pre-Load Outriders?
Yes you possibly can. Any console players who pre-ordered Outriders can begin downloading the game proper now regardless of what area they’re in. Unfortunately, that implies that you won’t be able to pre-load Outriders on Game Pass forward of its launch.


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Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) has signed an agreement with an Angolan operator, Full Games SA, for the provision of full Sportsbook and Player Account Management (PAM) services in the newly regulated market of Angola.
The new agreement in Angola marks a significant milestone for GiG signifying a new market entry, its first into regulated African markets. Full Games SA is a joint venture between the local partner GRUPO CHAMAVO, a holding of financial participation and business management in several branches of activity, and GRUPO VALISA, one of the largest retail groups for gaming in Spain.
GiG will also support Full Games SA with its end-to-end suite of turnkey managed services in order for the operator to have quick and efficient access to the online gaming market in Angola.
Francisco Simão Júnior, chairman of Full Games SA, said: “We are really excited to launch our betting and gaming offer soon in Angola. We think that Sportnco and GIG is the perfect fit to leverage our gaming licence and offer a very attractive gaming solution to all punters from Angola.”
Hervé Schlosser, managing director of Sportnco Gaming Group, added: “I am exceptionally happy to have partnered with Full Games SA. The opportunity to implement our sportsbook and PAM in Angola, a fresh and dynamic market, where we see tremendous potential, is a true testament to the Sportnco reputation and the strength of the partnership and offering we now have in combining Sportnco and GiG’s technology, people and service offering. I am extremely proud that we are one of the early movers and one of the first to secure a partnership there. We are looking forward to working with and building a long-term relationship with Full Game SA.”


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The recent Tamron teaser image for the now announced four new FE lenses
A source just told me this:
Just wanted to confirm and qualify the 6 lens rumor from Tamron. The quote I got was “I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw 6 new lenses by the end of next year.” I don’t know if that includes the 20 and 70-180 since the Tamron manager I spoke with at PhotoPlus sad “by the end of next year.”
He also revealed that they have absolutely no plans on making fast primes any time soon, but that they will “probably get to them eventually.” Not on the roadmap, so no one should get their hopes up in that regard.
SAR note: I guess that some of the new lenses might be unveiled in 2020 but available in 2021 only. And yes, priority will be new zooms like for example a new 150-600mm FE?
Links to all Tamron FE lenses:
Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 FE at BHphoto, Amazon, FocusCamera, BuyDig and Adorama. In EU at Amazon DE, Calumet DE, WexUK, Park UK, Amazon IT, Amazon FR, Amazon ES, CameraTools NL.
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 FE at Amazon, Bhphoto, FocusCamera and Adorama. In Europe at Amazon DE, Amazon UK and Amazon FR.
Tamron 20mm f/2.8 at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.
Tamron 24mm f/2.8 at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.
Tamron 35mm f/2.8 at Adorama, FocusCamera and BHphoto.


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Advanced Laser Materials (ALM), an EOS company and materials developer for industrial 3D printing, has released a carbon neutral certified polymer materials line, starting with PA 820 MF CN – a mineral-filled bio-circular polyamide 11 material, and PA 802 CF CN – a carbon fiber-filled bio-circular polyamide 11, for high performance and certified as carbon neutral. The polyamide 11 base material, produced by Arkema and then customized by ALM for AM, is another step in EOS’ commitment to responsible manufacturing and sustainability.
To certify its materials as carbon neutral, ALM conducted a full lifecycle analysis (LCA) study of the material from sourcing to production to customer delivery in both the U.S. and Europe, which was then certified by TÜV SÜD according to the PAS2060 standard that sets the requirements for carbon-neutral products. In addition to base material polyamide 11 being bio-based, ALM took additional steps to further off-set ancillary carbon generation, including installation of solar panels on ALM’s Texas headquarters, and is investing in Gold standard carbon credits from a MyClimate solar project in Ethiopia.
“Many companies are trying to change their processes to become more sustainable. ALM is leading by changing our entire approach to a more sustainable manufacturing and introducing sustainability as more than a concept,” said Moritz Kugler, vice president, polymer materials at EOS. “ALM’s PA 820 MF CN and PA 802 CF CN are the first polymer material offerings in our sustainability journey. Moving forward, we will also focus on new waste management, mobility and industrial innovation processes to reinvent the global supply chain.”
Developed in partnership with Arkema, the carbon-neutral grades offer high impact resistance. The tightly controlled particle size distribution creates a smooth surface finish and excellent feature detail. Expected applications include lifestyle and automotive production.
The two ALM carbon-neutral materials can be processed on most selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers, including the latest printers from EOS as well as all other SLS-based OEMs.
Additive Manufacturing (AM) plays an important role in overcoming the limitations of current manufacturing techniques that are restrictive, wasteful and inefficient. AM has many inherent benefits that contribute to sustainability, and EOS – and all of its companies – are committed to playing a significant role in fundamentally challenging and changing traditional manufacturing through industrial 3D printing.
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Microchip giant Qualcomm (QCOM) announced Thursday afternoon that its technology collaboration with Facebook (FB) extends to the new smartphone and apps Facebook is rolling out the last few days.
As IBD reported, earlier Thursday the social network announced its new Facebook Home app for smartphones, along with an HTC phone pre-loaded with its software.
In its own press release, Qualcomm said it's been working with Facebook to optimize the new apps for Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors.
"Qualcomm Technologies' technical collaboration with Facebook involved systems-level performance enhancements related to key Snapdragon processor technologies ...," said the release. "The end result is a performance-optimized solution that delivers a great Facebook experience while minimizing power and improving data efficiency."
Qualcomm's stock, up and down in the stock market today, closed Thursday down a fraction, at 65.80. Shares are up 24% since July.


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A man in Kentucky was arrested last week for attempting to shoplift over $200 worth of items from the Wal-Mart in Shepherdsville.
Theft happens often at Wal-Marts all over the country, but this particular case is interesting because the man, David Pethel, cracked open a beer and ate a corn dog before walking out of the store with a cart full of stuff. According to Shepherdsville police, the items totaled $241 in value, and the beer was a 20-ouncer.
Pethel was charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking (under $500) and booked in the Bullitt County jail.
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The Thai Agriculturist Association (TAA) recently reported a sharp decline in the rice redemption price at the central market in Thailand, primarily due to oversupply caused by farmers cultivating Vietnam's high-yield rice variety, Jasmine 85.
The Bangkok Post reported on Tuesday, citing the TAA, that the rice redemption price at the central market dropped in recent times from the highest level in a decade, which reached up to US$354 per ton during the first crop season two months ago, attributed to high demand, although the exact extent of the decline was not specified.
The sharp fall has caused farmers to fret as they are preparing for the second crop season that will start within April, according to TAA president Pramote Charoensilp.
One of the main causes of the price drop was believed to be the popularity of the Vietnamese rice variety Jasmine 85, which has been recently grown by Thai farmers to leverage its advantages, including short production time, high yield, and good resilience to weather.
Despite the TAA urging farmers to refrain from cultivating foreign rice varieties to mitigate adverse effects on local cultivars, the planting of this particular cultivar has commenced.
The association also warned Thai farmers not to cultivate this variety, as both rice millers and exporters shy away from it.
This type produces rice that is dull-white hue and easily damaged during the milling process, according to the Thai Rice Mill Association.
It is estimated that 160,000 hectares of rice plantations in Thailand will grow Jasmine 85 in the upcoming season, according to the TAA.
Director general of the Thai Rice Department (RD) Natthakit Khongthip said that no Vietnamese rice cultivar has been registered with this department yet.
“Thailand does not produce enough rice grains to meet farmers’ needs. That causes them to seek foreign alternatives, especially the Vietnamese variety, which provide a high-volume yield but require a shorter farming time,” Natthakit was quoted by the Bangkok Post as saying.
He said the RD is trying to improve local varieties to help Thai rice regain its popularity, but many challenges lie aheadd.
Pramote stated that the TAA has called upon Thailand’s Department of Internal Trade to investigate additional factors contributing to the price decline and to initiate a probe into the origins of foreign rice varieties being cultivated within the country.


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Duct Tape and 5G – Could Huawei use old, unencumbered technology to build its own data centers? It is possible, but highly impractical.
How Huawei Will Survive? – Huawei probably has a path to save its network infrastructure business, if not its handsets.
Who benefits from Huawei’s predicament? – Foreign and domestics competitors win, foreign suppliers see little change, customers lose a supplier, but the biggest losers are China’s aspiring component vendors.
What will happen to Huawei? Huawei now has very few options, and no good ones, for obtaining most of its key components.
Trouble at Intel – Intel’s delay of 7nm chips is a near-term financial problem, a boon to its data center competitor, a geopolitical problem and not least a major identity crisis for the company.
China has about a dozen RF chip companies, competing at the low end of the market. Ultimately, they will consolidate, but the question is how many will survive and become global players. This pattern likely applies to all of China’s 1,300 chip companies.
Yesterday’s big news was the combination of Analog Devices and Maxim, two of the largest analog chip makers left in the US. We have been commenting on the consolidation among […]
The Five Year Plan for Semis – It strikes as folly that the US government seeks to abandon the principles that built the US semis industry in a bid to confront China which is using those exact methods.
Edge Computing could be a sizable market for some companies. However, it does not need fancy new technologies or hardware so much as it needs solutions tailored to specific use cases and industries.
Tears in the Rain – Arm in China – JVs in China almost always end in tears. Arm’s is just the latest, most public example of how these deals so often go wrong.


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In case you thought installing SYNC into Ford vehicles was a ho-hum-whatever affair, that's not the case – Ford puts a lot of thought into it. The Blue Oval's latest assembly line advance is to have SYNC's infotainment software installed into the 2011 Ford Edge via WiFi. Made possible by the the latest version of SYNC with WiFi access, the new process allows Ford to save money on parts and inventory by using a common module among vehicles in different cars and made in different plants. Aft
Ford has got the gas mileage goods on its 2011 EcoBoost-powered Explorer, and it's news you might like if you want one: you'll get 30 percent better mileage with the inline-four than you could with the outgoing V6. Ford did, however, leave a key detail out of the press release touting this: it didn't reveal the actual mileage number, "pending EPA certification."
We're still about a month or more away from seeing the new 2011 Ford Explorer devoid of camouflage, but the automaker is continuing to trickle out information. The latest news is that the new unibody SUV will use soy-foam seat cushions like the ones that debuted in the Mustang in 2008.
When Ford introduced its Police Interceptor based on the Taurus, it said it had another vehicle in the works that "would share most parts with the Taurus and be available in a utility version." Speculation was that it would be a Flex based on the component spec, but according to The Detroit News, it turns out the as-yet-unseen 2011 Ford Explorer has got the nod.
Back in 2005 when Land Rover let loose the most comprehensive upgrade to its long-running mid-level Discovery line since its introduction in 1989, one of the most intriguing new bits of technology was the company's highly lauded Terrain Response system. In fact, so revolutionary was the design of this new 'ute and the technology that made it work so well that Land Rover completely ditched the Discovery name in the United States, giving its pride and joy the LR3 moniker.
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With the rise of big data, social media, and mobile communications, retailers should now be enjoying unprecedented opportunities to understand and reach their consumers like never before.
Cross-device marketing is the realization of the multi-touch ideal in digital advertising, where ROAS isn’t based on just probability and cookies.
Every CIO has to eventually face the decision on whether to build a datacenter or move to the cloud. This is especially true for companies with infrastructures of a certain size.
Though you might have thought it spelled the end of Myspace, the social media pioneer never went away; it just faded into the background. But now it’s bringing itself back to the fore, with massive growth numbers and a new persona.
It appears as though MySpace made a small comeback with the Google Knowledge Graph update. In January of this year, Google added social media markup to companies’ knowledge graph boxes. Alongside Google+, now sits Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and MySpace.
Between December 2013 and December 2014, the one-time Facebook competitor MySpace grew 469%.
We’ve all heard the expression, “actions speak louder than words.” That phrase rings especially true in the ad tech space, as the industry intuitively know what it should be doing and how it should be acting – but defiantly stands back and does little to fundamentally change.
Tim Vanderhook knows a thing or two about the pace of change in media and marketing and the fear that can bring. He is the CEO and co-founder of Viant, previously Specific Media, that he launched along with his brothers Chris and Russ 15 years ago.
At the heart of digital advertising is a problem that’s existed since the industry began. It’s really a simple issue — the marketing mix is missing a crucial element. But in its simplicity lies its complexity, because that crucial missing element is the consumer.
Today, CMOs are tasked with driving the top-line revenue growth for their organization. Their biggest challenge is measuring the efficacy of their marketing.


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Lürssen is a name associated with massive, luxury superyachts. This time the largeness is witnessed not in a vessel but terms of investment. With the opening of the Rijeka Engineering Centre, the German Lürssen Group has made the largest investment ever in the nautical tourism sector in Croatia. This brand new center will be the hub of iconic ideas and witness the design evolution of some of the most modern and expensive vessels in the world that Lürssen is known for.
Lürssen group entered Croatia with a bang and is one of the most prominent names that crop up in Kvarner when it comes to investments. From holding a majority stake in one of the largest hotel chains in Opatija – Liburnia Riviera Hotels, following with the Rijeka center of excellence, the future of Lürssen is indeed in ship shape. ”This is a city in which we’ve found highly motivated and quality employees. This is where we see great potential in terms of engineering, as well as the development of tourism,” said Peter Lürssen, the co-owner of the Lürssen Group, as per Total Croatia News.
Teuta Duletic, Executive Director of the brand new Lürssen Design Centre in Kvarner, stated, ”Our people aren’t heading abroad, they’re staying here and carrying out high value-added jobs as parts of international teams, and we believe that this is a great thing for our region.” Yet another capital investment that deserves mention is constructing a nautical port worth more than $51 million.
Total Croatia News shared the statement of Nikolina Brnjac, Minister of Tourism, ”These are significant investments and will certainly affect the quality of the nautical offer in Croatia. We’ve already outlined this through the strategy of sustainable tourism development.” The mayor, Marko Filipovic, expressed, ”Over the next five years, the face of the City of Rijeka will change, especially when viewed from the sea. Let’s look at this investment as an investment in highly educated people, so it’s definitely something good that is happening in Rijeka.”
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Storage giant NetApp has ended its 2011 financial year on a high, with full-year revenue up 30 per cent on last year.
The vendor posted a full-year GAAP net income of $673.1m (£413m), up from $400.4m the previous year, and revenue in excess of $5bn.
More than a third of the firm's full-year revenue was generated during its fourth quarter, where NetApp's turnover rose from $1.172bn in Q4 2010 to $1.428bn in 2011.
The company's Q4 GAAP net income also increased from $145.1m to $160.6m during the same period.
Tom Georgens, president and chief executive of NetApp, said the results coincide with the company making its biggest-ever market share gains.
"We achieved the largest market share gains in our history and closed a record number of million-dollar deals, demonstrating our momentum in the market," he explained.
"Enterprise customers increasingly choose NetApp as their vendor of choice for storage virtualisation and cloud deployments," he added.
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News: Hawken is coming to Xbox One
Remember Hawken? The game that promised so much, only to dash all of that against the jagged rocks of an abysmally implemented free-to-play business model. Well, Hawken...
News: Gundam Breaker 3 Gets DLC In June
The recently released Gundam Breaker 3 is getting its first set of DLC in June. The main part of this being based around a new set of missions featuring the Hyakushiki...
The third livestream for Armored Core Verdict Day will be happening on the 21st June (you’ll be able to watch it here). The previous livestream is also online here if you want to watch it. From what we’ve been seeing it seems that the game is going to be very good indeed. In addition, there are lots of rumours flying on Japanese boards about merged servers. If true that would make a huge and very positive difference to the game’s online community and potential longterm success.
After Yamato shut its doors, we heard rumours that Arcadia had bought the remnants of the company out. It now seems that those rumours had an element of truth to them, as we’ll be getting a 30th Anniversary 1/60 scale VF-1J toy in August. Whilst it looks pretty hideous and is no more than a re-paint of an already existing toy, this is still good news for Macross fans. Especially as Arcadia are also still planning to release Nekki Basara’s guitar too. In the meantime, if you really want you can pre-order the new VF-1J here
As we mentioned previously, Hasegawa are releasing a kit of Myzr Eta from Virtual On Force in June. This is one of the many Myzr variants from the game and already accompanies another kit, that of the Delta released back in January of 2011. Like the previous kit, the Eta can also transform. This new kit will cost 6,090 yen and is at 1/100 scale. You can pre-order it here.
It’s that time of the year again where the top players from all over Japan come together to see who’s the best Gundam Extreme Versus Full Boost player in the country! The Premium Dogfight 2013 tournament will take place on May 25th and be held at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Last year, we saw a team of Tallgeese III/00 Qan[T] barely eek out a victory against a Zaku II FZ/Hildolfr team in the finals. It will be interesting to see what kind of matchups will be in store for this year’s tournament. Perhaps we might get some news about a possible home version of the game or even an upcoming sequel! Just because you may not be able to see the event in Japan, does not mean you cannot watch it live. Streaming info can be found on the Full Boost website here. Until then, watch some of the 2013 Tokyo qualifiers in the video below!
As part of the current Deal of the Week, the fantastic Bangai-O HD is now half price (at 400 MSP). We have an enduring love for Treasure’s shooter, as archived here in our feature on the series. So if you haven’t bought the latest game already, then there’s no excuse now. Unlike the other Treasure releases on XBLA, this isn’t a remake of a previous game but an all new one. The reviews, especially in the West, were sadly rather lawltastic as it seemed to be somewhat of a shock to the system for many of them (as it’s obviously very skill based). So ignore them entirely and just buy it now. It’s bloody awesome!
4Gamer has a nice big update on Masou Kishin III, showing off the main mecha and characters. The special Valsione from the anime series, that we covered previously, also gets more eye candy too. Still no word on whether winkysoft is handling this but we’re cautiously optimistic that they will be. The latter is a big deal, as they made all the previous Masou Kishin games and some of the best entries into the normal Super Robot Wars canon too. In that, the games they made were far more strategic than the more brute force approach seen in the recent games. Pride of Justice is still set for its August 22nd release and you can pre-order it here.
Over at Hideo Kojima’s Twitter feed, he recently postedsome photos of Yoji Shinkawa posing with a large prototype of ThreeA’s new Metal Gear RAY toy. This is a follow up to the equally large Metal Gear REX released by ThreeA last year. Whilst we love Shinkawa’s designs, we were pretty disappointed with ThreeA’s REX toy. It lacked any real diecast and subsequently felt very cheap. In addition, the colour scheme was also completely wrong and all the lightning felt out of place too. No word on price or release date for this new RAY toy though but it will probably be similarly priced to the previous REX toy.
This year’s Shizuoka Hobby Show is under way and as always it has a huge amount of new model kits on display. With Hasegawa’s new Myzr Eta kit (shown above) from Virtual On Force being notable. Bar that, there’s obviously a large amount of new Gundam related kits on the way and it seems the HGUC range seems to be getting a lot of interesting new entries. If you’re curious about the show then both CyberGundam (here, here and here) and AmiAmi (here, here and here) have lots of photos. HLJ also has a nice breakdown too.
The beta for Gundam Breaker has passed half million downloads since its launch. That’s not at all shabby for basically a glorified demo. In addition, save data from the beta will also be carried over to the full game come its release on June 27th. Finally, those that buy the game at launch will get all manner of parts perks with the MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki (pictured above) being one of them. You can pre-order the PS3 version of the game here.


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Esquires Coffee Houses UK has announced plans to grow its franchise by another eight stores in the UK, by summer 2009.
The company, now in its tenth year of trading, currently has 25 outlets in the UK. It opened the first of its planned eight outlets in Letchworth Garden City, Herfordshire a couple of weeks ago and hopes to have another open by the end of February.
Peter Kirton, managing director of Esquires Coffee Houses UK, said he had identified a number of locations that he believed would fit with Esquires’ offering. "We’ve had an overwhelming level of interest in the Esquires Coffee Houses franchise operation over the past year," said Kirton. "Though we are not able to disclose exact locations at this point, I am pleased to say that the new stores will be well spread across the country."
Kirton sees the business as direct competition with the likes of Caffè Nero and Coffee Republic, but said the business hasn’t got the same presence yet, due to its lack of London sites.
The coffee chain offers a range of sandwiches, paninis, sweet pastries, cakes and muffins, some of which are baked-off on-site. It also sells only Fairtrade certified teas, coffees and hot chocolate.
In terms of changes to the food offering in future, Kirton said Esquires was considering offering more baked-off products in its outlets. "We’re continually reviewing our offering and also considering healthier options," he added.
The chain’s Canadian parent company has also just announced agreements to open a combined total of 585 stores across China, India, the Middle East and Egypt, as part of the firm’s plans to further expand its internatio- nal franchises.


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LGBT-inclusive businesses get more business from straight allies – but only if they mean it
New research has found that LGBT-inclusive companies succeed in attracting extra business from straight allies.
The survey from Ogilvy and YouGov quizzed 1,087 Americans to mark LGBTQ Pride month, with 436 of those being labelled “LGBT allies”.
The survey described LGBT allies as people who do not themselves identify as LGBT, but have “taken some action in support of the LGBT community”.
Perhaps controversial examples given of such support were people who “stopped purchasing from a non-supportive brand, donated to LGBT-related charities, have LGBT friends, etc.”.
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It found that 64 percent of LGBT allies and 46 percent of all Americans would be more likely to buy products or services from a company that used LGBT-inclusive advertising.
At a time when LGBT groups themselves have been criticised for perhaps pandering to straight people, 68 percent of people said that companies have to “walk the talk” and follow through on their promises and plans.
Advertising is only partly responsible for this perception of inclusivity, as only 35 percent of Americans said that having LGBT-inclusive advertising indicates that the brand is actually LGBT inclusive.
“Our survey demonstrates that creating LGBT inclusive advertising should be more than just a diversity initiative,” said Bill Berman, Ogilvy Account Director and Co-chair of Ogilvy Pride.
“When it’s done right, it can be a way to drive value at a higher level for an entire business.”
He added: “The survey also confirmed that both Americans and LGBT allies are affirming their beliefs with their purchase decisions by supporting brands that champion LGBTQ issues and avoiding those who openly discriminate against the community.”
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Companies that visibly oppose equality can also see an impact on their bottom line.
63 percent of LGBT allies and 48 percent of all Americans said that they would avoid buying products or services from a brand or business that they know discriminates against the LGBT community.
More broadly, 72 percent of those quizzed said that a brand or business that is LGBT-inclusive is an ally of the LGBT community.
57 percent of those polled said that brand and businesses must hire a diverse group of advertising professionals to actually create LGBT-inclusive adverts.
73 percent said the companies should hire a diverse team of people to best serve their customers.


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According to this NPR piece, eating raw meats is back in style but the CDC says the associated risks are definitely not worth it. However, many disagree and for good reason.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is amplifying recommendations it’s made for years: Don’t eat raw or undercooked ground beef. And the call may take on new significance in the wake of reports released last week about a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella in which nearly half the victims reported eating a raw ground beef dish at the same restaurant.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says seven of the 16 people who were sickened reported eating kibbeh, a Middle Eastern dish made with Bulgar wheat, ground lamb or beef in this case, and spices, at the same restaurant before becoming ill back in December. There are traditionally both raw and cooked versions.
And how does steak tartare taste? “The raw, soft and creamy beef is perfectly balanced by the sharp and pungent flavors from capers, mustard and onions and by the crisp fries,” says writer Brian Lambaek.
But is eating raw meat worth it? CDC would say definitely not.
Raw beef, when properly cared for, is absolutely wonderful to eat as is described above. Texture and flavor are two of the most important parts of eating and uncooked meats provide both in a big way. While there is always the chance of contracting illnesses from ill-cared for meats and vegetables, the risk is a bit higher with meats, as everyone already knows; however, even though the CDC recommends otherwise, the benefits definitely outweigh the risks in the opinion of many. If you have gone through life avoiding such dishes simply because someone suggested you not do it for health reasons; live a little, it’s worth it.
What about you? Do you eat raw/uncooked meats? Is this because of the recent diet trends or simply because uncooked meats are tasty? Do you ignore the CDC’s shoe leather cooking recommendations anyway? Whatever you have to say about this one go ahead and comment on as I’d love to hear your thoughts.