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Anker Innovation’s Soundcore Frames Bluetooth eyewear with audio is everyday eyewear with great looks and impressive sound. They were developed by Soundcore to bring a more stylish audio listening experience to the market, which they did. They feature your choice of detachable styled frames and interchangeable temple arms, with Soundcore’s pull and plug quick release system. Four small speakers, two on each side, are built right into the glasses' temple. The main speaker is toward the front, and the other is toward the back to produce the stereo sound with Soundcore’s patented OpenSurround system with different sound levels. If you expect head-banging party music, that is not what you get. You hear clear audio delivered in an open-ear listening experience from a custom audio processor. Even while in use, they are designed so you’ll hear what’s around you. To instantly pause the audio, take the glasses off; the on-ear detection with proximity sensors automatically pauses the audio and powers them off after two minutes. They start playing when you put them back on, or can be controlled by your smartphone. While wearing them, you must wonder if others will hear the audio, and they will at times. I kept the audio to my preferred lower levels, but I turned it up in public to see if others could hear the music. I was only questioned once about where the audio came from in a checkout line. The response was, “Those are way cool.” The app also has a privacy mode to reduce sound leakage, which does help keep others from listening. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/gadgets-soundcore-frames-eyewear-offers-stylish-audio-listening-experience/ar-AATENZP?ocid=BingNewsSearch

The SpiderMiner Is a Revolutionary New Eco-Friendly Multi-Token Hardware Miner London, UK , Feb. 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After months of development and testing, SpiderDAO is pleased to unveil the SpiderMiner, a revolutionary and eco-friendly multi-token hardware miner that promises to bring safe, efficient, and privacy-focused crypto mining to private individuals and projects, irrespective of the underlying network protocol or token characteristics. About The SpiderMiner Hardware Device The SpiderMiner is more than just a revolutionary new hardware mining device. Developed by the SpiderMiner and SpiderVPN development teams, the SpiderMiner comes with a long list of in-built features and functions, including: Military-grade VPN protection Low-power, eco-friendly operation Privacy and security features for the Metaverse, including a Decentralized ID (DID) Voting and community participation features via a hardware DAO A simple, user-friendly interface for setting up and automating mining functions A high fixed ROI for high market cap tokens and assets 1-click 90-day token bonding options to enhance earnings and encourage greater TVL To ensure eco-friendly operation, the SpiderMiner team donates $5 to the Tree-Nation project for every miner sold. Tree-Nation has already planted over 12 million trees and has offset over 1.5b tons of CO2 emissions. The SpiderMiner team also developed a groundbreaking new mining algorithm called Proof of Privacy Staking, or POPS, a hybrid mining algorithm that is highly energy efficient. POPS uses both on-chain as well as off-chain metrics and elements to validate mining rewards. These metrics and elements are as follows: Miners must initially bond a minimum of $10 worth of each token for the duration of the mining period. The network constantly verifies the validity of each miner based on unique characteristics such as MAC address, chipset serial numbers, crypto wallet address, and the user’s account details. By constantly pinging miners, optimal mining uptime, reliability, and connection status can be guaranteed across the network. Miners must participate fully in building and using SpiderVPN’s world-class service to participate in mining. This ensures the security and expansion of the platform. Miners are required to achieve and maintain a minimum quantity of protected data throughput on the network to continue participating in mining. As soon as a user sets up their SpiderMiner and initiates the POPS algorithm – which involves a simple plug-and-play process – the user can start generating a passive income with the knowledge that their mining operations are private and fully protected. Managing Volatility and Uncertainty SpiderMiner also takes the uncertainty out of earnings by giving miners a fixed return on investment based on the number of tokens that can be mined. SpiderMiner also boosts those earnings by including a 1-click 90-day token bonding option that can be leveraged as long as the miner is in operation. These features can lead to an ROI of up to 160%. Furthermore, there are no “halving events” or increased hashing or difficulty requirements to take into account because of network expansion. SpiderMiner generates safe, secure, reliable, and guaranteed income for miners. Minable Tokens and Development Updates SpiderMiner can be used to mine the platform’s native $SPDR token, as well as four well-established, high-quality tokens from a diverse range of mature projects. All minable tokens will be announced over the coming days. To manage the influx of orders for the initial batch of SpiderMiners, they have set up a pre-order form here so that buyers can secure their SpiderMiner in advance. Upcoming projects, partners, and token announcements will be made in due course. However, SpiderMiner can accommodate any token from any network regardless of its network protocol or token characteristics and delivers hassle-free, profitable mining across a potentially massive range of tokens, so now is the time to join this new revolution in fast, secure, user-friendly, and sustainable mining. Future-Proofing the SpiderMiner Traditional mining equipment quickly loses efficacy and profitability and becomes obsolete over time. SpiderMiner, on the other hand, comes with built-in future-proofing features, such as remote upgrades and new mining opportunities as they become available. New features that will soon be included with all SpiderMiners include: DAO voting in a secure hardware environment. Monetizing excess bandwidth, with the returns being deposited into the user’s SpiderMiner wallet. Hardware crypto wallet and Decentralized IDs that use 2FA, military-grade cryptography, and MIPS architecture so that you can access your hardware wallet from any registered personal device (phone, tablet, computer) with complete confidence and security. A dedicated and built-in Metaverse Protection System to guarantee security while participating in or interacting with Metaverse services and applications. Commenting on the launch of the SpiderMiner, SpiderDAO CEO Nathan Varty said: “Here at SpiderDAO, we are immensely proud and excited by the launch of the SpiderMiner. It's truly a massive leap forward for our entire organization and an amazing opportunity for every member of our community and our partners' communities ”. He continued, “It's been a long and difficult road, but I want to pay tribute to our whole development team and especially to our friends at SpiderVPN who have been essential in the successful development of our Miner.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/finally-spiderdao-groundbreaking-multi-token-191800706.html

Open-source software has always been more secure than proprietary software, but that doesn't mean it's "secure." To lock it down, we need to invest serious cash in developers and maintainers. You may have noticed that a lot of people are getting seriously cranky about open-source software security lately. They have a reason. Our screw-ups have been making the news a lot lately. To name but a few, there was the ongoing Log4j vulnerability fixups; the npm bad code injection fiasco; and you haven't heard the last of the Linux PolKit security hole since many embedded systems will never be patched. So, what can we do about it? First, as I like to remind people, if you think open-source security is bad, that's only because you never hear about the security by obscurity blunders of proprietary software until they explode or they're patched. Just look at Microsoft's endless Patch Tuesday problems where the fixes can be as bad as the original problems. But, just because closed-source developers have their problems doesn't take away from our foul-ups. On the open-source side of things, we need to do better soon. Sure, as open-source co-founder Eric S Raymond pointed out in Linus' law: "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." But it requires eyeballs looking for bugs in the first place to make it work. As Jim Zemlin, the Linux Foundation (LF)'s executive director, said in the aftermath of the Heartbleed and Shellshock security fiascos: "In these cases, the eyeballs weren't really looking." Guess what? Things haven't changed that much. And, thanks to our ever more complicated and automated software supply chain, when we miss a bug today the pain they can cause is ever so much greater. Thanks to our modern continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) production pipelines, a problem in one tiny library today can be deployed in thousands of programs tomorrow. I'm not exaggerating. Programmer Marak Squires deliberately added an endless loop into his colors.js package and it was bundled into almost 19,000 other npm packages and was being downloaded 23 million times a week. Now we are making progress. The LF, OpenSSF, SPDX, and OpenChain have all been working on securing the software supply chain with Software Bills of Materials (SBOM)s, and a standard for them: ISO Standard 5692. If we're to keep junk out of our CI/CD pipelines we've no choice but to adopt SBOMs. The LF and friends are also working on spotting "new, as-yet-undiscovered vulnerabilities in open-source code" in the Alpha-Omega Project. Once found these will be fixed. All of this is great. But, even though Microsoft and Google have contributed an initial investment of $5 million to the Alpha-Omega Project, it's not enough. Open-source Kubernetes tool Argo CD has a high-severity path traversal flaw: Patch now Open source isn't the security problem – misusing it is Linux Foundation spends 20% more in 2021, highlights new LFX platform JavaScript dev deliberately screws up own po[CENSORED]r npm packages to make a point of some sort If there's one thing I've learned about programmers in the years I've been in tech it's this: We are awful at security. We're not taught in schools. Most of us put security on the back burner along with documentation. Adding insult to injury, it's seldom a priority in our jobs, whether it's a project of love we labor over in our flat or our company's Big Freaking Project of 2022. Let's face it, does the project manager want it done on time or does she want it to be secure? Yeah, you know what Mahogany Row is going to say. We must invest in securing our programs and stop just giving security lip service. That means making security a real priority in our projects. It means learning about how to do security. And it means paying open-source developers and maintainers to secure their projects. Now there is an urban legend that open-source developers don't get paid. Please. We came out of the basement a long, long time ago. As Matthew Wilson, noted open-source leader and AWS VP tweeted recently, Apache Software Foundation (ASF) "volunteers are often paid very well for their work by companies that define job duties to include building and maintaining software housed at the ASF. 'Voluntary' != 'Unpaid.'" I don't know everyone who's anyone in Linux and open-source circles, but I know a heck of a lot of them. Almost all of them are being paid very well indeed. It's true that some important, indeed vital, projects do fall through the cracks. But, the LF has been addressing pay for these developers. For example, David A Wheeler, the LF's director of Open Source Supply Chain Security, said the LF and its related foundations and projects are directly funding people to do security work and the LF is spending more money than ever before on security. Here's how it works. When a problem is found, a developer reaches out to the appropriate LF organization. A contract that briefly describes what problem needs to be fixed and how it will be done, the funds required for it, and who will do the work is set up. The proposal is then examined by the appropriate LF technical review point of contact. But – and this is an important "but" – we still don't pay enough for security. Whether you're a distinguished engineer closing in on a seven-figure compensation package or a still wet-behind-the-ears noob programmer, unless the word "security" is in your title, you probably aren't writing secure code. Fast code, yes. Good code, you bet! Secure code? Not so much. So, when Jack Aboutboul, VP of Products at the software chain security company, CodeNotary recently asked "Did you hear about the Fortune 500 corporation that emailed an open-source maintainer to "Demand Answers" about his software package?" He's making a valid point. Companies are demanding security from our open-source codes in new ways. Part of what we must do going forward is to continue to educate people about what open source really is. There are far too many people and companies who assume that open-source software comes with some kind of support and service level agreement contract. Spoiler alert: It doesn't. Never has. Never will. If that's what they want, we need to tell them you can get that, but you'll need to pay for it from an open-source company. For example, if you want guarantees with your Linux, you must talk to Canonical, Red Hat, or SUSE. Another part of it is that since people are expecting more security from our code, then we do need to think about both teaching developers and maintainers about security and paying them for their security work. I've known many open-source programmers, and they're often truly great coders with brilliant minds, but what they're not, are security experts. They need help, education, and cold hard cash encouragement to help them fundamentally improve open-source security. This won't happen overnight. It won't happen over the next year. But we are on our way to making these kinds of fundamental security improvements. We just need to buckle down and pay the money needed to make this happen sooner rather than later. ® https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/09/securing_opensource_software_column/

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New Delhi, February 9, 2022 India today strongly objected to projects in the proposed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in the illegally occupied areas of Jammu & Kashmir. Responding to media queries on references to Jammu & Kashmir and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in the joint statement between China and Pakistan issued on February 6, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi said India had always rejected such references and its position is well-known to China and Pakistan. "In this instance, too, we reject reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the joint statement. The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Ladakh have been, are and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India. We expect the parties concerned not to interfere in matters that are internal affairs of India. "As regards reference to the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), we have consistently conveyed our concerns to China and Pakistan on the projects in the so-called CPEC, which are in India’s territory that has been illegally occupied by Pakistan. "We resolutely oppose any attempts to change the status quo by other countries, as also by Pakistan, in the areas under the illegal occupation of Pakistan. We call upon the parties concerned to cease such activities," Bagchi added. https://www.netindian.in/news/national/external-affairs/india-objects-to-projects-in-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-in-illegally-occupied-areas-of-jk

The discovery of deer in New York City infected with the omicron variant is raising questions about whether or not animals could potentially transmit COVID-19 to humans. A new study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, found that 15% of 131 white-tailed deer sampled in the borough of Staten Island tested positive for antibodies. Although there has not yet been any evidence that the virus can spread from animals to humans, the findings -- from Pennsylvania State University, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and conservation group White Buffalo -- raise concerns that deer could become a reservoir of the virus or lead to new mutations. 'We demonstrated for the first time that the omicron variant has also spilled into the wild animal species," Dr. Suresh Kuchipudi, a professor of virology at Penn State and lead author of the study, told ABC News. "The fact that the spillover continues to happen is quite concerning." This is not the first time deer have been found to be infected with COVID-19. Researchers have found samples positive for the virus in deer dating as far back as September 2020 in Iowa. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, COVID-infected deer have since been discovered in several states including Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Experts say the new results were not surprising. "We've seen from various studies … that deer are sometimes naturally infected from exposure to people," Dr. J. Scott Weese, a professor at Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph in Canada, who was not involved in the study, told ABC News. "We've seen different strains and the strains that are found in deer reflect what is going on in people at the time." There are a few theories for how deer became infected with omicron, and all involve humans as the starting point. One theory is that deer came into direct contact with humans -- who likely got close to them and fed them -- and caught the virus. Another is that deer interacted with other animals such as cats that were infected with COVID from humans. Dr. Samantha Wisley, a professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Services, who was also not involved in the study, said wastewater is another potential path of transmission. MORE: COVID-19 is circulating in some animals. What does that mean for us? "The theory that I find most plausible is that we know that at least elements of the virus are shed in wastewater," she told ABC News. "So, people are either urinating or defecating out the virus. What we haven't seen is if that virus is still alive or able to infect other things; I don't believe that's been proven." She continued, "But, at the same time, that would make a lot of sense that wastewater might be the way that it's getting from humans to wildfire, particularly deer." Currently, data suggests deer can spread the virus to other deer but not that it spills over back to humans. https://abcnews.go.com/US/scientists-find-1st-deer-infected-omicron-variant-york/story?id=82744120

Unlike last year’s Summer Games, Hoda Kotb isn’t on the sidelines at the 2022 Winter Olympics cheering on athletes on behalf of the Today show. But that doesn’t mean she isn’t excited to see all the incredible triumphs from Team USA. Case in point, after Olympic freestyle skier Brad Wilson’s journey to a gold medal was cut short, he didn’t let the news damper his enthusiasm for his teammate and girlfriend Jaelin Kauf. When it was her turn to compete in the women’s moguls on February 6, Brad watched from the bottom of the slope as Jaelin crossed the finish line and earned her first Olympic medal. Upon seeing her nab silver, he broke out into a heartwarming celebration of clapping and jumping. Though Jaelin’s run and Brad’s reaction were only seconds long, the moment has already become an unforgettable part of the Winter Olympics. Shortly after, Hoda reposted the video of Brad on her Instagram page from NBC’s official Olympics Instagram account. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/today-fans-believe-hoda-kotbs-143000328.html

Compared to a few years ago, companies are manufacturing fewer entry-level sedans and crossovers — and more luxury vehicles, SUVs and pickups, all packed with fancy features. This trend predates the pandemic, but the chip shortage accelerated it dramatically. "Companies have made a defined decision that says, 'If I only have so many chips, I'm going to put those chips in my most expensive models,'" Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh told NPR in January. It has pushed average new vehicle prices up significantly, and because people priced out of new cars turned to used cars, every car shopper has felt the impact. But it's a good time to be an automaker That focus on more expensive cars has been good for automakers' bottom lines. Both Tesla and General Motors had record earnings last year, and executives largely credited a focus on higher-margin vehicles like the Model Y for Tesla and full-size pickup trucks for GM. Ford had its best year since 2016, citing "strong mix," which is business jargon for a higher ratio of more-profitable vehicles. It's been good for unionized auto workers, too: They will be getting hefty profit-sharing checks — up to $10,250 for GM workers. Dealerships have also benefited. Scarcity has vehicles flying off the lot, and they, too, profit off the shift to up-market. "It's very easy to operate as a car dealer in this environment," says Arnaldo Bomnin, the CEO of Bomnin Automotive Group, a dealership group based in Miami. His company just raked in $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time ever.

Hiker Babu and his rescuers jubilant after the former was lifted to safety on February 9, 2022. Photo: Rescue operation at Cheradu hill An army operation to rescue a hiker trapped in a hollow on the overhang of a steep and barren rock formation in Malampuzha district has transfixed public attention. The youth, Babu, has clung to the narrow ledge hundreds of feet above sea level for the past 45 hours without water or nourishment. In a Facebook post, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said two army teams were involved in the operation at Cheradu hill. One group is poised to rappel down the cliff face to reach the youth. Another squad planned to ascend the granite formation from below. An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter will join the rescue operation. The NDRF is providing peripheral support. Babu's mother is at the base of the hill watching the operation unfold, bringing an emotional dimension to the rescue operation.

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The Sims 4's newest game pack, My Wedding Stories, will arrive Feb. 17 for PC and Mac via Origin and Steam, PS5, PS4 and Xbox consoles, game developer EA said Tuesday. My Wedding Stories introduces more fun and personal ways to celebrate your Sims saying "I do." Until now, weddings in the Sims 4 felt a bit flat. After two Sims got engaged, players had the option to plan a wedding event or elope immediately. If you chose to elope, your Sims would immediately exchange vows and rings on the spot. If you planned a wedding event, another screen would pop up and you would choose a location, guests, a caterer and a musician for the big day. Since I've gotten more into legacy gameplay and storytelling, this format felt lacking, even when I set my wedding as a goaled event. My Wedding Stories looks like it'll offer a far more detailed and customizable wedding experience for Sims and players, as well as Tartosa, a new in-game world with picturesque locations to tie the knot. Now players can plan pre-wedding events like engagement parties and rehearsal dinners. These special events will include new options to give toasts and speeches, dance, and select your wedding party. Wedding planning also includes choosing your special clothes. My Wedding Stories offers more dresses and tuxedos with a range of traditional and modern options. Purchase a bouquet to toss at the reception, taste-test to find the perfect cake and pick out a topper. As of now, there's not much that differentiates a wedding cake from a birthday cake, so I'm looking forward to seeing what wedding cakes will look like with the new pack. In true Sims fashion, this pack looks like it's embracing diversity with wedding options. Instead of a one-size-fits-all event, My Wedding Stories says it'll have options to host traditional Chinese weddings with customary tea ceremonies with family, for example. The pack also includes red dresses worn in Hindu ceremonies, as well as the option to include henna tattoos. The pack's reveal trailer told the adorable LGBTQ+ love story of Dominique and Camille -- showing off guests actually sitting during the wedding, and the couple walking down the aisle and dancing at the reception, and getting the option to renew their vows later in life. Check out the trailer here: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-sims-4-game-pack-makes-in-game-weddings-more-fun/ar-AATCHHV?ocid=BingNewsSearch

µ The pandemic has turned cycling into a po[CENSORED]r fitness as well as commuting option. And while almost all of us are acquainted with this traditional green mode of travel, not many are aware that cycling has evolved greatly over the years. And one of the focus areas of this evolution has been safety. Read on to know how you can equip yourself and join the growing breed of evolved cyclists who no longer rely on their instincts alone to get from A to B, but use a wide range of accessories that ensure a better and safer ride. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/hi-tech-cycling-gadgets-to-make-your-ride-safe-smooth/articleshow/89428884.cms

(Bloomberg) -- Peloton Interactive Inc.’s senior vice presidents in charge of hardware engineering and commercial equipment are leaving the company as part of a broad shake-up, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Most Read from Bloomberg Amazon Is Raising Base Salary Cap to $350,000 From $160,000 We’re Fine Without Facebook, German and French Ministers Say Ottawa Declares Emergency as Protests Spin ‘Out of Control’ Meta Renews Warning to EU It Will Be Forced to Pull Facebook Peter Thiel to Leave Meta Board to Pursue Trump Agenda Sam Bowen, senior vice president of hardware, and Rob Barker, a senior vice president at the company’s commercial operations, are departing this week. Bowen was in charge of hardware engineering for the company’s bikes and treadmill, as well as the upcoming Guide device and a new heart-rate monitor. Barker, meanwhile, was previously chief executive officer of Precor, a provider of bikes to gyms and hotels that Peloton brought last year. Peloton unveiled sweeping changes Tuesday -- including a new CEO -- in a bid to cut costs and chart a new direction after losing almost 80% of its value last year and coming under pressure from an activist investor. Co-founder John Foley is handing the reins to Barry McCarthy, a former chief financial officer of Spotify Technology SA. William Lynch, Peloton’s president, also is stepping down from that role. A Peloton spokeswoman declined to comment on the departures. As part of the overhaul, the company is cutting about 2,800 employees and scaling back its warehouse and delivery operations. Investors applauded the move Tuesday, with some betting that it helps set up Peloton for a sale. The shares gained as much as 36% to $40.35, marking its biggest intraday increase on record. Hardware engineering is a key area at the New York-based fitness company. While Peloton has been offering its service over smartphones and TVs, its connected hardware still makes up the majority of revenue. Bowen joined Peloton in 2019 after leading hardware engineering at other fitness companies like Tonal and Fitbit. Barker became a Peloton executive after the Precor deal closed. He confirmed his departure on his LinkedIn profile, saying he will become an investor in the fitness space. Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek The Nuclear Industry Argues Regulators Don’t Understand New Small Reactors The Rise of the $2.5 Billion Ugly-Shoe Empire New Airline Bets You’ll Stop in Alaska for a Cheaper Flight to Asia Nurses Who Faced Lawsuits for Quitting Are Fighting Back Merck’s Covid Pill Fumble Gives Pfizer Potential $17 Billion Win https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/peloton-e2-80-99s-hardware-and-commercial-executives-depart-in-shake-up/ar-AATCDHD?ocid=BingNewsSearch

Binary Stream Software employees having fun playing a board game during lunch. SUPPLIED The highly technical requirements of building software create a steep learning curve for new employees at Binary Stream Software Inc. Ashlee Zhang mentioned to her team that she wanted to create a way to simplify the process. The next day, Binary Stream CEO Lak Chahal came to see Zhang. They sat down together and worked to resolve the issue and make things easier for new employees. Zhang, who is a quality assurance analyst, also suggested creating a new role dedicated to this area and said she was interested in taking it on. Chahal agreed and worked with Zhang’s direct manager to create a detailed plan for her to progress toward that goal. Eighteen months later, Zhang has worked on many projects and completed training courses, paid for by Binary Stream. She expects to take on her new position soon at the company, which produces enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. “They’ve been doing everything they can to help me transition to that role,” Zhang says. “I am thrilled with the opportunity. It has really made me feel important and like my voice is being heard. It makes me want to go above and beyond for this company even more because they care about my career goals.” Chahal says he wants to create a structure where employees can move into new areas if they are interested. “What we do is very specialized. So, it is difficult to hire someone with all of the necessary skills,” says Chahal. “We have found that the best growth happens with the people we have, to educate them and give them an opportunity to learn and grow.” To support this strategy, Binary Stream created learning plans. Each employee develops such a plan with their manager, which they review at least every six months. They map out the skills and training they need to reach their goals. This supportive environment extends to everyday tasks, too. “The first day I joined the company, I realized we really thrive upon open communication,” Zhang says. “We always work as a team and have daily stand-up meetings to connect with our team members.” Binary Stream also holds weekly check-ins, called pulse checks, team games and company-wide get-togethers, such as hiking or attending sporting events or going to movies. Since the pandemic began, Binary Stream has held the weekly pulse checks to give employees a chance to ask questions and stay connected. While this supportive, collaborative approach helps employees, it is also helping the company succeed, says Chahal, who started Burnaby-based Binary Stream in 1999 using his son’s bedroom as his office. It is now one of the most innovative ERP solution providers in Canada and is building a worldwide presence. Over the past year, Microsoft acquired the exclusive licensing rights for one of Binary Stream’s solutions and recognized Binary Stream as a finalist for its Partner-of-the-Year award. “You need to be agile and you need to be resilient, especially in the technology sector,” Chahal says. “You need to have the right people to scale and grow. We have had an amazing amount of success, which we’re all proud of as a company and I’m extremely proud of the team. If you have the right people, it makes the journey much, much easier.” This story was produced by Mediacorp in partnership with Postmedia, on behalf of Binary Stream Software. https://vancouversun.com/sponsored/top-employers-vs/binary-stream-software-focuses-on-employee-learning

Editor's note: Due to overwhelming response, The Brothers Collection is no longer accepting tour reservation requests. Imagine the biggest and best car show you’ve ever been to, or heard of, and multiply that by size and rarity. Visualize row after row of impeccably restored Camaros, Chevelles, Corvettes, 'Cudas, GTOs and Mustangs, plus entire sections dedicated to Ferraris and Shelby Cobras. Now picture them displayed in showroom quality on mirrored turntables, tilted platforms and three-high racks, a kaleidoscope of color and shine. That place exists, and not just in the wildest dreams of car buffs, but right here in Salem. A local warehouse turned museum is home to the jaw-dropping private collection that is open only to private group tours by reservation, with all proceeds going to charity. The Brothers Collection is a collection of rare cars on display in a Salem museum that is open to private group tours by reservation only. A Dodge Charger Super Bee, one of nine with a 426 Hemi four-speed, is in the foreground. Some 355 cars are meticulously exhibited in the 117,000-square-foot space decorated with original neon car signs and other automobile memorabilia. All of the cars are rare and valuable. Some are prototypes or one-offs, single cars produced by an automaker. Some are worth multi-millions of dollars. It’s a collection that could make even Jay Leno drool. "It boggles my mind what’s here," said Doug Nelson, board chairman of the Northwest Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum, who recently reserved a tour for its members. These cars, plus another 250 or so in storage, make up The Brothers Collection. While the museum may be one of the best-kept secrets in Salem, that name is like royalty in the vintage car hobby and industry. A video series featuring a muscle car of the week from the collection dates to 2013 with more than 300 episodes, many of them on YouTube. The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, a renowned indoor event held annually in Illinois, was staged virtually at the museum in November 2020 because of the pandemic, giving an expanded audience a behind-the-scenes look at The Brothers Collection. The museum opened for its first private tour around the same time. An estimated 2,170 people have since seen the collection, all making a pinky promise to not reveal who the owners are and where the museum is located because of privacy and security concerns. Mystery owners The owners of The Brothers Collection are brothers, that much we can confirm. But they value their privacy almost as much as their cars. "It's not about them, it's about the cars," said Doug Dwyer, who was on-site for the most recent private tour. "That's how they like it. That's how they want to keep it." Dwyer has worked for the brothers for 13 years. He is one of two paid employees for the museum and wears many hats, including spokesman, caretaker and mechanic. He described the brothers as private businessmen with Salem roots and said they were talking about opening a museum when he was hired in 2009. A 1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee WM23R with a 426 Hemi 4-speed is believed to be one of nine with a sunroof, and it's on display in a car museum in Salem. The brothers acquired the warehouse in 2016 to house their growing collection. Significant rehabilitation was done on the building, including seismic upgrades. Creating a proper environment for storing the cars was paramount because protecting the paint and shine on the outside is as important as preserving what's under the hood. One visitor was impressed that he didn't see a speck of dust, which brings up the question, 'Who keeps the cars so polished?' "This building is very sealed," Dwyer said, "so they don't need that much cleaning that often." Heart of the collection Classic cars from the 1940s and '50s are scarce in The Brothers Collection, a contention for some visitors. But substantial sections of Corvettes, Cobras, Ferraris and other sports cars and exotics provide more than enough variety for most. The heart of the collection, though, is from 1964 to 1971, the golden age of muscle cars. Muscle cars were American-made with powerful engines designed for high-performance driving. Pontiac set the standard with its 1964 GTO, other manufacturers followed, and muscle cars became mainstream until federal safety and emissions rules and soaring gas prices put the brakes on the era. The Brothers Collection is considered the most comprehensive muscle car collection in the country — if not the world — with Hemis and Yenkos as far as the eye can see. Narrowing down a list of the most noteworthy is a futile exercise. They're all noteworthy. https://eu.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2022/01/29/brothers-collection-oregon-muscle-cars-camaro-ferrari-shelby-gto-corvette-mustang/9210885002/

Influence of fashion: The pulse of NYFW is trending-upward as fashion brands want more of the action. Real time media has shaped the way we see fashion today. Since the last two decades, fashion has been guided and re-shaped by the tv-media who are no doubt at all the runway shows and events. I believe there is something fundamental to human nature that invites style curiosity. In 2022, po[CENSORED]rising fashion collections to the public is keeping fashion very much alive. This is the reason why the fashion business has a strong bond with big-business TV. In fact, cult TV shows such as Emily in Paris can create a trend and keep fashion in perpetual motion —as global society pulsates into the 2020’s. Designers and brands alike need a platform to promote products to their target audience. Make no bones about it, this year, even with the volatility of the NFT and crypto space, fashion news will surely be covering how the fashion business plans on developing NFT’s. Recently, Bears Deluxe caught the attention of fashion NFT investors interested creating fashion NFT’s for their designer brands. I have a very strong hunch that this fashion week will be filled with news on the various NFT projects in store for 2022. In a word, fashion shows play a vital role in marketing clothes and conveying current trends. These shows help to draw public attention to designers as well as shaping the images of iconic figures in Hollywood, Sports and of equal measure; fashion influencers. I think it is vital to grant exposure to various trends and styles of clothing and to notify the public about trends in fashion. More to the point, these shows are a way to celebrate variety. The knowledge gained from these shows helps retailers incorporate ideas into their stores. Impact of fashion: Fashion is a form of expression for both the brand and the wearer. The interconnectivity merges well when consumers of similar aesthetics bond with the creative display of a brand. FNL networkd inspires a source of inspiration to the general public by launching fashion and lifestyle trends overnight. As the first platform to give viewers an inside look into the fashion industry, the Fashion News Lifestyle Network has been a catalyst in TV space since its creation in 2016. Available for free streaming around the globe with a household penetration of 78 million, the FNL Network is the most accessible network around today. Broadcasting International Digital Fashion Week and home to a diverse array of channels—including Diane Pernet’s A Shaded View on Fashion Film, Carol Alt’s Living Room, Fashion News Live, City Showcase, Courtney starring Courtney Stodden, Beauty Tips, Fashion News Live in American Sign Language, FNL Network Talk Show and so much more—the FNL Network is getting set to take on fashion week 2022. But how did the FNL Network come to be the number one fashion lifestyle TV network? I sat down with Rocco Leo Gaglioti, the Founder behind the network, to find out how it all started. https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephdeacetis/2022/02/07/inside-the-fashion-news-lifestyle-network-fashions-most-groundbreaking-global-tv-network/?sh=7eed3f102aa8

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. The pet shop employee tested positive for the delta variant on Monday, and several hamsters imported from the Netherlands at the store tested positive as well. Dr. Jose Arce, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, told USA TODAY in November that most animals can recover from the virus quickly and can be treated with antibiotics and steroids. Some zoos, including zoos in Oakland and Cincinnati, have vaccinated their animals against the virus. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, animals do not appear to play a significant role in spreading the coronavirus. Animals in zoos across the world have tested positive for the virus, including three snow leopards at a Nebraska zoo who died from COVID-19 complications. But Hong Kong authorities said they are not ruling out transmission between animals and humans. “We cannot exclude the possibility that the shopkeeper was in fact actually infected from the hamsters,” said Edwin Tsui, a controller at the Centre for Health Protection. While this coronavirus most likely jumped from animals to humans in the first place, the outbreak became a pandemic because the virus spreads so easily between people. Minks are the only known animals to have caught the virus from people and spread it back, according to Dr. Scott Weese at Ontario Veterinary College. Leung Siu-fai, director of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, said during a news conference that owners should keep hamsters at home, and not take them out. “All pet owners should observe good personal hygiene, and after you have been in contact with animals and their food, you should wash your hands," he said. “Do not kiss your pets,” he added. A staffer from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department walks past a pet shop which was closed after some pet hamsters were, authorities said, tested positive for the coronavirus, in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Customers who purchased hamsters from the store after Jan. 7 will be traced and be subject to mandatory quarantine and must hand over their hamsters to authorities to be put down, officials said. They said all pet stores in Hong Kong must stop selling hamsters and that about 2,000 small mammals, including hamsters and chinchillas, will be killed in a humane manner. Customers who bought hamsters in Hong Kong from Dec. 22 will be subject to mandatory testing and are urged not contact others until their tests have returned negative. If their hamsters test positive, they will be subject to quarantine. Hong Kong's Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said it was “shocked and concerned” by the decision to kill the animals, and urged the government not to “take any drastic action before reviewing its approach." Hong Kong has been grappling with a local omicron outbreak traced to several Cathay Pacific crew members who dined at bars and restaurants across the city before testing positive for the omicron variant. https://eu.statesman.com/story/news/world/2022/01/18/2000-hamsters-small-animals-hong-kong-covid/6568460001/

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was so unsettled after a 2010 meeting with then-Fox News executive Roger Ailes that she told staff members she would not meet with him alone again, according to a new book from a New York Times journalist. The revelation about the meeting between Palin and Ailes comes from an excerpt from Jeremy Peters’ forthcoming book, “Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted.” The excerpt reported Saturday in the New York Times details the role Ailes played in giving rise to conservative stars such as Palin, Glenn Beck and former President Donald Trump. Palin already had a national profile. Axios reported on an excerpt from Peters book where Sen. John McCain, as the 2008 Republican nominee for president, mimicked rolling the dice at a craps table when he selected the Alaska governor to be his running mate. After McCain and Palin lost the 2008 election, Palin became a conservative media darling and in 2010 joined Fox News as a paid contributor making $1 million a year, according to Peters. But Peters reported that Ailes made Palin uncomfortable by commenting on her looks. After a 2010 one-on-one meeting, Palin emerged “looking white as a ghost,” and told aides, “I’m never meeting with him alone again.” Ailes left Fox News in 2016, amid allegations that he sexually harassed several women. He died in 2017. Before his ouster, though, Ailes played a significant role in the rise of Trump, according to Peters. But Ailes also was frustrated by his interactions with the eventual president. “I hate it when he calls me. He talks to me like I talk to you. He cuts me off. He doesn’t let me finish my sentences. He constantly interrupts me,” Peters reported Ailes as telling Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano in 2016. https://www.yahoo.com/news/book-details-palin-felt-uncomfortable-172723518.html

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