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Food spending habits are changing
Food spending habits are changing Published 8:00 am Sunday, November 19, 2023 Consumers’ food spending habits are changing, and recent data indicates a growing preference for time- and money-saving options. While COVID-19 lockdowns brought a slight resurgence in at-home food purchases, U.S. Department of Agriculture data revealed that away-from-home food spending in 2022 surpassed home…
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7 surprising gadgets made with recycled materials, in UAE, for 2023
If you want to make the switch to more sustainably manufactured electronics, there are lots of options available right now. Image Credit: Shutterstock What if you could remove plastic from the ocean, and use it to make components for your smartphone or laptop? It’s something that tech companies are now doing, more often and across more…
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When frames don’t win games
Digital Trends “Frames win games.” That’s been Nvidia’s marketing campaign targeted at esports players since the introduction of Nvidia Reflex. It’s a great slogan, catchy with the right amount of truth, and the perfect pairing for Nvidia’s RTX technologies. In a new era of generated frames, though, it requires a bit of context. Nvidia’s DLSS…
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Comfort for Grieving Moms: Iredell Health System partners with nonprofit June’s Bouquets
Pictured (from left) are Patsy Kerley, The Birth Place nurse; Sharon Paul, director of The Birth Place; June’s Bouquets founder Katie Jones; and Nichole Wells, The Birth Place nurse. Special to Iredell Free News Grieving mothers who have lost a child at The Birth Place will now leave Iredell Memorial Hospital with something to cradle…
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How quickly could artificial intelligence cost you your job?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) may be working its way toward displacing the Canadian workforce sooner than we expect. A recent CBC story from late September alludes to the idea that employment in many sectors across Canada may be impacted by the growth of AI faster than initially expected. Accordingly, say experts cited by CBC, “there is…
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Newly discovered string quartet by Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess to have premiere
He is best-known as the author of A Clockwork Orange, his 1962 savage social satire, but Anthony Burgess saw himself primarily as a thwarted musician. Although self-taught, he was a prolific composer, and now a previously unknown piece for a string quartet is to receive its world premiere following its discovery. The score was unearthed…
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The wild, colorful, monstrous art of Jimbo Phillips
At the Capitola Mall, in a corner of an apparel/gift shop called Artrageous, there is a portal into the world of Jimbo Phillips. You’ll know instantly if it’s a portal where you belong. It’s a world of blood and sweat, of saliva and mucus, of distended eyeballs and flapping tongues, of impossible-to-ignore saturated color. It’s…
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Letter: To ban or not to ban: A book must be reviewed in its entirety and considered for its literary merit.
I am a former language arts teacher of a school district that banned 54 books. I believe in the power of storytelling. Storytelling is how we make meaning of the human experience, and the right book at the right time can and does save lives. But our school districts have decided that there are some…
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Here’s how to add some performing arts to your Utah holiday
With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching, the Christmas season will be close behind — and for some families, one of the traditions is to go as a group to enjoy a concert or performance. In Salt Lake City, such shows as Ballet West’s “The Nutcracker,” the Utah Symphony’s singalong of Handel’s “Messiah” or composer Kurt Bestor’s annual…
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What NFL games are on today: Week 11 Sunday schedule, TV channels, kick off times, how to watch
Week 11 of the 2023 NFL Season features back-to-back Sunday games and as usual NBC and Peacock have got you covered with the latest news and storylines surrounding the excitement. Kick off your day with Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry beginning at 12:00 PM ET. RELATED: FMIA Week 10 – How Stroud is leading…
