A number of consumer advocacy groups have a problem with Walmart’s entry into the metaverse. The online retailer last fall announced the launch of two new virtual worlds on Roblox, Walmart Land and Universe of Play, aimed at engaging the next generation of shoppers. The experiences allow Roblox users to play games featuring toys and popular kids’ characters, earn virtual toys that drop from a blimp, complete challenges, and explore “toy worlds,” among other things. But the groups argue that Walmart is blurring the lines between advertising and organic content and doesn’t properly disclose that the content within these virtual…
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After years of waiting, the beleaguered neighborhood of Floral Farms is finally on a path to have its zoning formally reviewed by the city of Dallas.That process, called an authorized hearing, actually entails several community meetings. But unfortunately for Floral Farms, a community best known for its efforts to remove a monstrous pile of discarded roofing known as Shingle Mountain, Spanish-speaking residents keep getting overlooked by Dallas City Hall.The first city meeting with Floral Farms neighbors in the fall had an interpreter and a presentation with Spanish translations. But at the city’s second meeting last week, neither a professional interpreter…
25 January 2023 Ice Miller LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Throughout life, we all have foundational experiences that shape who we are. Sometimes, those experiences can even change our career trajectories or instill a deeper sense of purpose within us. For Brian Floriani, the death of his father was such an experience. It was not only an emotional turning point, but it also gave him the inspiration and courage to change careers. As a result, Brian founded Bernie’s Book Bank, a nonprofit that sources, processes…
ROME – While news agencies and Catholic social media denizens these days gorge themselves on the Vatican’s mounting “Battle of the Books,” seeing who can craft the most sensational headlines or tweets about several controversial new volumes making the rounds, other outfits are, thankfully, still concerned with things that actually matter. Such is the case, for instance, with the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University, which, since 1964, has been committed to crunching the numbers about global religion, especially Catholicism. A Jan. 23 post on a CARA-affiliated blog titled “1964,” edited by Mark Gray, presents…
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: A Kagame critic is found dead in Rwanda, gender equality laws in Sierra Leone, and why Facebook’s missing moderators matter in Africa. If you would like to receive Africa Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here. Pretoria’s Power Problem Rolling power cuts in South Africa are severely impacting the country’s growth and increasing the risk of recession. The economic costs associated with electricity outages—known as load-shedding—have reduced GDP by 1 to 1.3 percent annually since 2007, estimates Quinten Bertenshaw, executive director of ETM Analytics. Had load-shedding never occurred, he estimates…
There has been much comment recently on the lack of representation of minorities in the leadership structures of South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC). For Douglas Gibson, a former leader of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), the exclusively black composition of the ANC’s top leadership shows that the ANC is no longer committed to building one nation. He believes the ANC is clearly not a home for all. Look at its MPs, ministers, MECs, councillors, and mayors … The leadership has place only for black South Africans. For Gibson, the baton has been passed on to the…
This program is presented in Spanish. Spanish Music & Movement is a tour of culture, language, and fun! This presentation is not for sitting – your family will be active characters in these adventures, participating with colorful scarfs, instruments, and animals as you move to the sound of language. Even if you are not fluent Spanish speakers, see the language come alive through the animated and energetic activities designed for children under 6 years and family. Source link
Sack races are back on at Lion’s Australia Day Celebrations – come along! START training for the fun children’s races planned for the Lion’s Australia Day BBQ, Thursday 26 January, at Moira Parade Reserve (Pelican Park), Hawks Nest. The races are the Egg and Spoon Race (with ping pong balls), Three-Legged Race (in pairs), Sack Race and the team Tug-of-War. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – [email protected] The Lions will be providing all the equipment, so children and their families easily come…
CHARLOTTE — In a presentation that felt like an awards ceremony, Mecklenburg County leaders presented 75 community groups and nonprofits with more than $99 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds.The county opened applications for the COVID-19 relief funding in October and received more than $450 million in proposals. The community groups who received funding say the funds are game changers.On Tuesday afternoon, Kendal Carrick was hard at work making candles, but her real passion is baking.“My grandma taught me about it,” she said.She’s one of 10 employees at Cakeable.The Oakhurst nonprofit hires people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and…
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – Children in Oklahoma and across the country have a chance to receive free books from a literacy non-profit based in New York.In celebration of Black History Month, Disney and DHL partnered with Hindi’s Libraries, a non-profit that distributes books to other non-profit organizations across America.The group has seven thousand books waiting to be distributed, each one demonstrates themes of diverse cultures.They’re 100 percent free with shipping covered as well. Organizers say their goal is to reach kids in all 50 states.“Everyone age two and up already, they’re staring at a screen,” said co-founder Leslie Gang. “There’s…