Month: August 2021
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Calling All Local Food Lovers: Pepsi Will Pay You To Enjoy The Missouri State Fair
Pepsi is Seeking the Missouri State Fair’s First-Ever “Chief Flavor Officer” to Taste Unlimited State Fair Foods To celebrate the return of the Missouri State Fair in 2021, Pepsi is calling on local fair enthusiasts and food lovers to apply for a chance to become the first-ever Chief Flavor Officer of the Missouri State Fair – the ultimate dream…
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Yes, it is time for the 2021 Perseid Meteor Shower! (video)
It’s August and it is time for another round of the summer favorites, the Perseid Meteor Shower. The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle. The meteors are called the Perseids because the point from which they appear to hail (called the radiant) lies in the constellation Perseus. The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the…
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Cargo Launch
NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:56 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the company’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage of the launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s websitebeginning at 5:30 p.m. NASA also…
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FDA Participates in New ‘Collaborative Communities’ to Address Emerging Challenges in Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced participation in several new collaborative communities aimed at addressing challenges in patient health care. Collaborative communities are a continuing forum where private and public sector representatives of the community work together on medical device challenges to achieve common objectives and outcomes. “We’re pleased to announce the progress we’ve made…
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HexClad Cookware x Gordon Ramsay Join Forces
Michelin-Starred Chef Partners With Industry-Leading Hybrid Cookware Brand LOS ANGELES — HexClad, the fast-growing hybrid cookware brand, announced its partnership with multi-Michelin-star Chef Gordon Ramsay. The star of Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, and MasterChef Junior, who has 43 restaurants worldwide, will serve as the brand’s lead ambassador actively involved in product development, branding and growth strategy. “HexClad’s intriguing look and…
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Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Joins Chess.com World Championship Commentary Team
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Chess.com is thrilled to announce that Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, the 2018 world championship challenger, #1 rated American chess player, and longtime #2 player in the world, will be a Chess.com commentator for the 2021 World Chess Championship later this year! Caruana’s unparalleled insights on world championship matches and on the champion Magnus Carlsen are…
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NASA, Boeing Standing Down on Aug. 4 Starliner Launch Attempt
NASA and Boeing are standing down from the Wednesday, Aug. 4, launch attempt of the agency’s Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station as mission teams continue to examine the cause of the unexpected valve position indications on the CST-100 Starliner propulsion system. Early in the launch countdown for the Aug. 3 attempt, mission…
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Contemporary Seascape Paintings
By Timothy Gent The inescapable pleasure of enjoying a contemporary seascape painting is something that attracts many of us who enjoy nature and the sea. Having a lovely original artwork of the sea to enjoy and being able to look at it when you feel like it is art ownership at its best. The seascape…
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Nature lover? Here is why you need to visit Colombia soon!
Senseless tourism has come to an end and the world is increasingly filled with more conscious travelers. MIAMI — Nominated as one of the 52 countries to love in 2021 by The New York Times, Colombia is one of the trendiest destinations for this year due to its natural wealth and the sustainability practices implemented by its tourist…
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Customs and Police Chase Highly Modified Drone over Tucson
Back in February of 2021, Tucson Police and US Customs & Border Protection helicopters chased what they were reporting as a highly modified drone across the night skies above the city of Tucson. It was reported that the drone violated the sensitive airspace above Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and a few other locations before…