Millennium Point Charitable Trust offers funding for education projects.

Work will commence on a landmark, £18m Extra Care scheme in Cradley, West Midlands after contracts were signed

West Midlands Cycle Hire launched in Wolverhampton and Sutton Coldfield.

Returnless refunds are a tool that more retailers are using to keep online shoppers happy and to reduce shipping fees, processing time and other ballooning costs from returned products. Companies such as Amazon, Walmart and Target have decided some items are not worth the cost or hassle of getting back. Think a $20 T-shirt that might cost $30 in shipping and handling to recover.

Richemont, the owner of Cartier, fell short of profit projections for the first half of the year and expressed caution regarding China's recovery, causing a decline in European luxury stocks. The company's sales were impacted by a downturn in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in China, where consumer confidence remains low.

Secret Alchemist, a wellness startup focusing on aromatherapy, onboards actress Samantha Prabhu as co-founder after securing $500,000 in seed funding led by Inflection Point Ventures. The company, co-founded by Ankita Thadani and Akash Valia, plans to expand its product line and enhance brand reach with pure-grade essential oils for holistic wellness.

But making a breakfast cereal was not the original intention of Charles William Post, the founder of the Postum Cereal Company (better known these days as Post). After a stint at the Kellogg sanitarium in Battle Creek, Post started his own local company to sell health drinks, namely the caffeine-free coffee substitute called Postum. Grape-Nuts were actually intended to become a beverage, as well. But Post decided that Grape-Nuts would instead be marketed as the most super of all superfoods. from The Unlikely Popularity of Grape-Nuts Ice Cream [Atlas Obscura]

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Seeking anthemic female vocal pop songs. Tracks with a drive, energy, epic chorus - think Florence, Goldfrapp, Adele, Feist, Lorde, Sia, HAIM.

The songs must be 100% owned by the writer/writers. Pop-Up Music is a PRS registered music library and publisher located in London. We pride ourselves in providing undiscovered music and bespoke music for advertising, film, TV, gaming and corporate. We look forward to your submissions - many thanks.

- Mark Garfield / Pop-Up Music Uk Limited

Deal Type: Catalog Inclusion
Decision Maker: We are the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Non-Exclusive
Compensation: $500+ / TBD based on placement
Song Quality: Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists: Florence , Goldfrapp , Adele, Feist, Lorde, Sia, HAIM

President Trump has won at least a temporary reprieve from a judge's order to release his tax records as part of a criminal investigation into his business dealings. Those records could be released to investigators as litigation continues. Tax experts say the documents could reveal a lot — or not much at all — about Trump's financial history. "Numbers tell stories," said Kelly Richmond Pope, who teaches forensic accounting at DePaul University. "So following those numbers can help piece together a story." The returns could prompt further investigation by prosecutors in New York, who are digging into Trump's business dealings around hush money that his organization allegedly paid to two women who say they had extramarital affairs with him. And whatever the returns contain, they're a matter of public interest, given that Trump has bucked precedent by not releasing them. Here are a few things that tax experts say they'll be watching for as litigation over Trump's tax records continues:

In switching from makingthenoise.com to floader.org, I’ve had to deal with the mess of creating new online identities on Vimeo, Soundcloud, and Bandcamp.  Most of these types of services only allow one unique email address per account which causes a dilema – do I create a new gmail account for every additional service? Meltmail.com solves […]

The sweet and soulful DJ Teddie Bear marries country music with the sounds of down south blues in his latest single “Southern Soul Twerk.” DJ Teddie Bear is a Georgia…

Aaron Glascock is a supervising sound editor, sound designer, and re-recording mixer with a long list of films behind him. To date he has received the MPSE Golden Reel for his work on War of the Worlds, an Oscar nomination for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), and has received several other nominations. More […]

The topic of the month is hibernation.  As the winter weather comes in and things get cold, many animals go to sleep for the winter.  I decided to turn to Tony Orozco for some help. Tony Orozco is a supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer and has worked on shows such as Steven Universe, Adventure […]

Yerson Gómez, hermano mayor del soldado Jhoan David Gómez y amigo del soldado Kevin Acevedo, afirmó que a los armados no les sirve la paz

El Defensor del Pueblo aseguró que las Fuerzas Militares no están cumpliendo con las facultades y competencias atribuidas.

El ministro Ricardo Bonilla hizo un balance del primer año del gobierno Petro en el sector económico. Afirmó que lo más difícil ha sido el aumento en el precio de la gasolina.

Come on over for November's LinkMe thread! Share a link you think would make a good post and put it on someone's radar so they can make that post!

La hemofilia no detiene la vida.

Después de las polémicas declaraciones que entregó en una entrevista, el hermano del presidente aseguró en 10 AM que la información “fue manipulada” y que lo que contó fue una anécdota

El golfista colombiano Camilo Villegas y su esposa, María Ochoa, hablaron sobre la situación que les cambió la vida y cómo desde 2020 se dedican a transformar la existencia de niñas, niños y sus familias

En 10AM Hoy por Hoy de Caracol Radio estuvo Gustavo Vélez, alcalde de Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, para hablar sobre los retos en la región tras hechos de corrupción en la administración anterior.

En 10AM de Caracol radio estuvo el rescate de 6 jóvenes colombianas que estaban siendo explotadas en Veracruz Andrés Hernández, cónsul de Colombia en México.

For reasons, it's important for me to track my beats-per-minute and sleep. To date, I've done that by using an Oura Ring to monitor sleep and a Fitbit for BPM. The Oura ring just bit the dust and rather than replace it, I'd rather buy one device- ring or watch- that does both well. Any suggestions?

Things I value or need include:

- Fast and accurate BPM tracking. Doesn't need to be perfect. The fitbit's level of accuracy and speed was fine. But with the Oura ring I needed to stay still and wait several minutes to get a value and those values felt hinky.

- Sleep data that is fairly accurate around night wakings, fall-asleep time, deep sleep/REM/Light sleep, and resting heart rate overnight. The Oura Ring is amazing at this.

-I don't care if I have to use an app for the sleep info but the BPM needs to be visually available.

-I don't care about steps or other fitness indicators but they aren't a problem.

- I'm happy with a ring, watch, or something else as long as it can do both. Does such a thing exist?

En Caracol Radio estuvo Roberto Puche, director de Tecnologías de la Información de Telefónica Movistar Colombia.

En diálogo en exclusiva con Caracol Radio, el comandante Jerónimo, líder político de las AGG, afirmó que este grupo no tiene relación alguna con Salvatore Mancuso y no será su vocero en un eventual diálogo de paz.

En Caracol Radio estuvo Andrés Camacho, ministro de Minas, quien compartió detalles sobre el trabajo del Gobierno para evitar el racionamiento de energía.

Fernando Jaramillo, presidente de la Dimayor, se refirió, en diálogo con 6AM Hoy por Hoy de Caracol Radio, a las denuncias de Catherine Juvinao, representante a la Camara, por cartelización en la Liga femenina. Actualmente se adelanta una investigación en contra del máximo ente regulador del fútbol colombiano por este tema, por parte de la Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio.

Tras el atentado que sufrió, Jorge Luis Pizo aseguró en 6AM que los alcaldes están desprotegidos y que han solicitado protección sin respuesta alguna.

En el programa 6AM, Henry Cárdenas, presidente de Fedetranscarga, habló de como el gremio de los transportadores ha mantenido a punto la inflación. 

No hemos hecho una transición energética, las tarifas aumentarán desde 2025: Andeg

En Caracol Radio estuvo Juan Fernando Cristo, ministro del Interior, y se refirió a la reforma política y a la perspectiva del Gobierno sobre el Consejo Nacional Electoral

José Luis Moreno Caballero, abogado defensor de Olmedo, hizo hincapié en quién estaría detrás de la supuesta persecución en contra de su defendido

Millions of people are on the move today, in the biggest forced displacement since the Second World War. And unlike in decades past, new technologies are changing the narratives of their movement — both by reinforcing and extending borders, and acting as a lifeline for those trying to cross them. 

How Baraye became the unofficial anthem of the protests in Iran; former Trump administration staffers have created a dating site for conservatives; Talking Derry Girls podcast hosts get us ready for season three; a new documentary celebrates the founder of California's famed French Laundry restaurant; Cree writer Kenneth T. Williams spins a tale of prophecy, purity and identity in his new play, The Herd; and more.

In just 15 minutes, Ed Robertson wrote the theme song to one of the most successful sitcoms of the 21st century – and how that collaboration came to be happened just as fast.

Don't panic! Here's how to tactfully answer salary expectations questions without costing yourself a ton of money (updated for 2020)