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The CEO gave details about what the planned streaming service will do—or, more specifically, what it won’t do. This includes things we already knew, like how it won’t be pulling existing Disney and Fox-owned movies and shows from Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services to put onto their own platform. That means sho... |
Variety says Disney’s service won’t cost as much as Netflix (which runs from $8 to $14 per month), because they won’t have nearly as much original content. |
Disney is counting on the exclusivity factor of selected Marvel, “Star Wars,” Pixar and Disney-branded properties to drive interest in the service. Iger has acknowledged that the Disney price tag will be less than Netflix’s $8-$14 monthly fee — a reflection of the lighter content load. “We have the luxury of programmin... |
We’re still learning more about what’s in development, but here’s what we’ve got so far. In addition to some streaming-exclusive films like Sword in the Stone, there are reportedly five original TV series being planned for the service, including live-action shows for both Star Wars and Marvel. |
Since there won’t be a bunch of original content, the company is betting big on the streaming service’s access to its slate of current and upcoming movies. Films like Captain Marvel, The Lion King live-action adaptation, and Frozen 2 will all come exclusively to Disney’s streaming service—along with other films in the ... |
With or without Star Wars flicks, will Disney’s movies and small swath of original stuff be enough to justify people spending money on another streaming service? According to the report, investors aren’t sure, and it could wind up costing Disney if it doesn’t work. One analyst said the service would need 40 million sub... |
Correction: An earlier version of this article referred to Disney’s streaming service by a working title of “Disney Play,” based on the report from Variety. In a statement to io9, Disney confirmed that Disney Play is not a working title for the streaming service. |
I guess it would be Friday, mainly because I really want to see Radiohead. That day’s supporting cast, including Beck, Mano Chao and the Black Keys, is also pretty darn solid. My second pick would be the Sunday show, featuring Jack Johnson, Wilco and others. That leaves, by default, the Saturday show as my last choice.... |
I’d love to hear how you would rate the Outside Land festival. Please post your picks for how the three days stack up. Which day looks the best to you? How about the worst? I have listed the lineups below. For more info on the festival, visit www.sfoutsidelands.com. |
According to Business Insider, Nadella said that this is actually the term Microsoft uses as the nickname for Project xCloud internally, and that Microsoft will have an advantage against services from other companies because of its back library of games, as well as the Xbox Play Anywhere program allowing PC and Xbox On... |
But Microsoft will have plenty of competition in terms of game streaming over the next few years. Google’s own Project Stream service ran a technical test during the end of 2018 and Verizon will reportedly be developing its own service, which will be compatible with the Nvidia Shield. Verizon’s service will apparently ... |
Amazon will also reportedly jump into the game streaming business after already investing in its own game development studios. Compared to Microsoft, however, it doesn’t have the development teams necessary to fill a service with exclusive games. |
Microsoft further bolstered its internal studios by acquiring Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, Playground Games, Obsidian Entertainment, InXile, and Undead Labs in 2018, and it founded the new studio The Initiative. It could help to not only make Project xCloud more appealing than its competition, but it could also make... |
Xbox and PC players can currently subscribe to the service Xbox Game Pass, which offers unlimited access to a vault of games from first-party and third-party studios. It does not, however, use streaming, so the device you run the games on has to be capable of playing them without assistance from the cloud. |
Journalists promoting brands on social media channels like Twitter and Facebook should heed new guidance from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). |
The ASA has clarified whether it classifies social media content featuring brands as ‘advertorial’ or ‘sponsored’. |
not imply that expressions of opinion are objective claims. |
The publishers and the brands share responsibility for ensuring that accurate terms are used to label, and describe content. |
is still covered by consumer protection and competition laws. |
Note: Hot, crispy pork chops are served with a fresh, flavorful salad made with hearty radicchio and endive and crunchy slices of sweet-tart apple that pairs beautifully with the pork. Panko breadcrumbs are bigger and lighter than the traditional version, which could be substituted. From Meredith Deeds. |
Season pork all over with salt and pepper. Set 3 shallow bowls on a work surface. Add flour to the first one, beaten eggs to the second and panko to the third. |
Dredge each pork chop in flour, then dip both sides in the beaten eggs, then coat the pork chop in the panko crumbs. Repeat with remaining pork chops. |
In a large bowl, combine lemon juice, mustard and honey. Drizzle in 3 tablespoons oil, whisking constantly. |
In a 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Arrange the breaded pork chops in the skillet and cook, turning once, for 5 to 7 minutes or until the pork chop is slightly pink when cut by the bone. Transfer pork chops to serving plates. |
Add the radicchio, endive and apple slices to the bowl with the dressing. Toss gently to coat. Serve the salad with the pork chops. |
Exchanges per serving: 2 vegetable, ½ fruit, 6 lean protein. |
SmartMove can track and identify when the user is sitting, standing, walking, running, cycling, and more. |
For many people finding the time to be more active can be a challenge, and there are already so many physical activity trackers and fitness devices designed to help people be more active. Most of these devices, however, track specific activities like running or walking. |
Unlike most activity trackers, SmartMove accurately and uniquely tracks whether the user is sitting down or not, as well as tracking all their other activities for the day. Discreet sensors embedded into comfortable insoles can figure out whether the user is sitting, standing, walking, running, cycling, and more. The d... |
Lead singer Chris Thorsteinson and Doc Walker are playing Dauphin's Countryfest. |
This article was published 29/6/2017 (659 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. |
The fans have gone country — but with more than 50 performers, 2,000 volunteers, 30 vendors and 14,000 visitors — Dauphin’s Countryfest is its own small city. |
On Wednesday afternoon, visitors and their vehicles were lined up at the gates of the four-day festival, eager to set up camp. An organizer said some had been parked by the gate since Friday, even though most of them had reserved camping spots. |
“It’s exactly like setting up a mid-sized city for 14,000 people, and then tearing it all down a week later,” said Eric Irwin, chairman of Countryfest’s board. |
Fans have come to see more than 50 performers and groups who will perform on three stages during the Thursday to Sunday event. |
Keith Urban is one of headliners at Dauphin's Countryfest. |
"It’s exactly like setting up a mid-sized city for 14,000 people, and then tearing it all down a week later," said Eric Irwin, chairman of Countryfest’s board. |
The lineup features such stars as Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Johnny Reid and Manitoba favourite Doc Walker. |
As of Wednesday afternoon, only a couple of hundred tickets remained, Irwin said, and organizers expected a full capacity of 14,000 visitors during the four-day event. |
On Wednesday, sound technicians were readying the stages, while volunteers prepared merchandise booths and were ready to guide guests to their camping spots. They’ll also be serving the beverages. |
Non-profit Countryfest contracts directly with area service groups for its volunteers. That puts an estimated $100,000 into the coffers of those groups, Irwin said. |
Volunteers with the air cadets and the Dauphin Regional Comprehensive Secondary School band help dispose of garbage. Garbage and recycling is also picked up from the campers. |
Irwin said that, unlike other major Canadian country music festivals, Countryfest has a recycling centre on the spot. |
"We’re the only event that has a full-time recycling set up on site. We try to recycle everything that comes through there and we get tons and tons of recycling," he said. |
About a dozen generators help keep electricity flowing, and truckloads of ice keep things cool. |
Plus — like other cities — there are roads, and sewer and water services (in this case, trucks that visit the campsites). |
"It’s really a land of details," Irwin said of the daunting task of organizing such a big event. |
Winnipeg security firms will be on patrol as part of a budget of more than $300,000 for security and first-aid personnel. |
RCMP co-ordinate with the local hospital, ambulance service and fire department. Mounties do walkthroughs of the site and are available to haul off problem drunks. |
Dauphin Staff Sgt. Nolan Suss noted that Countryfest happens the same time as the Dauphin Ag Society Fair. And so, every Dauphin detachment member — about 17 constables and three corporals — is on duty. |
"Nobody has the day off," Suss said. |
Plus, MPI funding provides for six officers per day who are brought in from other detachments to set up checkstops in the area. |
The Countryfest cowtown, just south of Dauphin, also has its own helicopter, for rides, a sports bar and a "mini mall" for trinkets. |
Hopefully, someone sells rubber boots besides the cowboy variety, as things are expected to get a little wet. |
The high for today is forecast for 20 C, but there’s risk of a thunderstorm. Light rain and a high of 18 C is predicted for Friday, while Saturday is expected to bring a high of 20 C with a mix of sun and clouds. Sunday should be mainly sunny with a high of 24 C. |
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Nairobi City Stars halted Tusker’s charge to the title by holding the league leaders, the brewers’ Ugandan coach Paul Nkata insists they still have a realistic chance to win the trophy. |
City Stars fought from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Tusker at at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru. |
“We still have four clear points against our closest opponents (Gor Mahia) in the race for the title but we’ll not relent until the final match. For now, we are taking a match at a time,” Nkata said. |
After wasting numerous scoring opportunities in the first quarter Anthony Ndolo opened the scores for Tusker in the 28th minute from a perfect cross by Allan Wanga from a corner that had been taken by Shafik Batambuze for a 1-0 half time lead. |
City Stars resorted to long balls from the flanks and it did not come as a surprise when Robert Ndungu shocked Tusker custodian David Okello with a feeble strike for an equaliser on the 51st minute following some misjudgment between defenders Llyod Wahome and Martin Kiiza. |
Nairobi City Stars coach Dennis Okoth was contented with the results and looks forwards to a better performance in their next match against Homeboyz in Nairobi. |
“Snatching a point from such a tough match is commendable but it will not end there in our efforts to fight relegation,” Okoth said. |
In Chemelil, hosts Chemelil Sugar were held to a 1-1 draw by Posta Rangers. Posta Rangers took the lead on the 27th minute through a penalty taken by Joseph Mbugi after Chemelil Sugar custodian Samuel Ochieng fouled Dennis Mukaisi in the box. |
Chemelil Sugar’s efforts were rewarded with towering defender James Omino equalising for the millers onn the 61st minute. |
At Moi Stadium Kisumu, Western Stima forced Ulinzi Stars to a one-all draw picking their second draw in a row. |
Boniface Onyango scored for the soldiers before Wesley Kemboi levelled for his side ten minutes later in the 63rd minute. |
The space has been for sale or rent since CVS moved to East Street in October. |
Property owner Ed Falkenberg said Wednesday he has hired architect Stephen Lasar to develop plans to divide the 13,200-square-foot space into three units, add facade improvements, fencing and landscaping. |
"It's a very nice design," Mr. Falkenberg said, explaining there would be two retail units at the front with a common vestibule entrance and a large restaurant or retail space at the rear that could be entered from the west or the north side of the building. |
The north entrance from the parking lot would access all three units. |
Plans filed in the Zoning office show new vestibule entrances, new windows on all sides of the building, a rear 17-by-33-foot deck addition, and a new canopied entrance from the parking lot on the north side of the building. |
In addition to new entrance landscaping, the plans include new exterior treatments, repaving the parking lot and adding a five- or six-foot privacy fence around the proposed deck. |
There would be a similar screening fence added along the rear of the building that extends to the north that includes the offices of The News-Times and Greater New Milford Spectrum, as well as Johana's Restaurant, Village Green Cleaners, Robertson's Jewellers and Star Nails. There would also be metal screening above th... |
A hearing on the proposed changes has been set for Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. in town hall. |
President Trump spent most of his election campaign and first year in office blasting globalization. Now he's decided to attend its biggest annual celebration: the World Economic Forum in Davos. |
The Davos crowd will make for a skeptical audience: CEOs, entrepreneurs and international leaders who typically support free trade and multilateral initiatives, and regard many of Trump's policies as backward-looking. |
His reported use of coarse language to describe the countries of origin of some U.S. immigrants -- remarks he has since denied making -- won't have endeared him to many delegates either. |
The announcement that Trump would become the first serving president since Bill Clinton to attend was already raising eyebrows. "[It's] emblematic of the contradictions of Trumpism," said Tarun Chhabra, fellow at the Project on International Order and Strategy at The Brookings Institution. |
The White House said the main reason Trump is going is to "talk about the America First agenda." |
"The president's message is very much the same here as it will be there," said press secretary Sarah Sanders. |
Trump's tough, provocative rhetoric towards North Korea is making the world nervous. Ian Bremmer, the president and founder of Eurasia Group, said North Korea is the world's "most obvious risk of a geopolitical accident." |
"Elevated tensions combined with less trust/coordination among all actors means that mistakes, when they occur, are more likely to ignite a conflagration," he said. |
Trump this week hinted he might be ready to offer dialogue when it's "appropriate." |
That's something the international community really wants to hear, especially since talks between South Korea and North Korea resumed ahead of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, next month. |
"If he simply refrains from puerile taunts at Kim Jung Un, and doesn't threaten imminent war, he will be met with relief," said Chhabra. |
Trump's first year in office was not good for global free trade. |
He pulled America out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade agreement covering 12 countries in Asia and the Americas and began renegotiating the NAFTA agreement. |
While he didn't follow through on his promise to label China a currency manipulator, experts are warning things could get nasty in 2018. China's trade surplus with America hit a new record in 2017 as its exports boomed. |
Trump's new national security strategy unveiled last month identified China and Russia as U.S. rivals that are "attempting to erode American security and prosperity." |
Davos delegates will be hoping Trump will signal he is ready for more cooperation. |
"Realistically, they can't expect he would abandon his 'America First' politics, but they might hope he is going to soften it around the edges," said Jeremy Shapiro, director of research at the European Council on Foreign Relations. |
And they'll at least want reassurances that Trump still believes in the concept of free trade. |
"Something like 'we want a better deal, but we believe in the basic concept of the free trade system and we are not trying to blow up the WTO, and we are not going to unilaterally tear up the agreements,'" Shapiro said. |
Last year, Trump said he would take the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement negotiated by the Obama administration. |
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