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The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice

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  Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man in Massachusetts. How could this be? Overdosing on licorice sounds more like a twisted tale than a plausible fact. PicturePartners/Getty Images - The Conversation I have a longstanding interest in how chemicals in our food and the environment affect our body and mind. When something seemingly harmless like licorice is implicated in a death, we are reminded of the famous proclamation by Swiss physician Paracelsus, the Father of Toxicology: “All things are poison, and nothing is without poison; the dosage alone makes it so a thing is not a poison.” I am a professor in the department of pharmacology and toxicology and author of the book “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are.” The root of the problem The unfortunate man who succumbed to excessive black

Bagging Design with functionality

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  Post IIMA, when Disha Singh wanted to startup, she knew she wanted to do something in the lifestyle and fashion space. In fact, she spent some time working with a boutique fashion house and working with a designer for Lakme Fashion Week, before starting Zouk. PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI Entrepreneur india Disha Singh, Founder & CEO, Zouk The idea of Zouk was born when Disha visited Kutch for an IIMA course. She saw that her friends loved the local handicraft items but did not buy any, given they were not functional. That’s when she studied multiple markets in the lifestyle and fashion space. “I saw a gap for a brand that is inspired from our homeland but is modern and world-class. Thus, my IIMA batchmate, husband Pradeep and I set out on the mission of bringing to customers stylish and functional products with an essence of India,” shares Disha. After an initial few lakhs of sales, distribution can make or break the growth of your business. If you want to create a large brand, y

Facebook, now Meta, already offers a career and certification in Augmented Reality

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  While we are still recovering from the shock of the name change of Facebook Inc. , which will now be called Meta , the company surprises with another novelty. This Friday, the Spark AR company, also owned by Mark Zuckerberg, announced that it already offers a career and a certification program in Augmented Reality. PlayUnmute Fullscreen VDO.AI  Skip Ad Vinicius It may interest you: Zuckerberg announces that the next step for Facebook is to create a "metaverse", a world of augmented reality "We are excited to share a sneak peek of upcoming updates to the AR for Professional Creators curriculum, including the introduction of Facebook 's first Certified Spark AR Creator program, as well as a new AR Professional course that teaches advanced technical tools and concepts." announced Facebook through a statement on its blog. Sue Young , Spark AR Director at Facebook , said the new shows will arrive in early November. He also explained that the Spark AR certification

'The Greatest Trade of All Time': $13,000 Worth of Shiba Inu Coin Bought Last Year Now Worth $5 Billion

  In what some are calling " the greatest trade of all time ," a  Shiba Inu coin   (SHIB) investment of approximately $13,000, made just last year,   has grown to a staggering $5 billion . That's an estimated 38,461,400% increase.  Shiba Inu coin, named for the memeified dog breed, is the joke spin-off of popular  cryptocurrency   Dogecoin  (DOGE).  But it's unclear if the unknown investor will actually be able to access the funds. The wallet has been 'inactive' for 192 days, with no buys, sells or transfers in that time.  Related:  Shiba Inu Coin Price Soars to Record High After Robinhood Petition News of the colossal investment comes after SHIB soared to record highs over the weekend, which continued  after a crypto whale bought $11.5 million worth of the tokens  on Monday. Although SHIB's  price dipped temporarily by 15%  after  Elon Musk ,  known for his tweets that move crypto markets , shared that he didn't own any of the meme coin, it's sinc

SpaceX Addresses Leakage Issues on Crew Dragon Toilet Before Weekend Launch

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  Most people don't think twice about going to the bathroom, but when you're going to space, a faulty toilet can be a critical issue — which is exactly the problem SpaceX Crew Dragon is fixing ahead of its weekend launch. Orlando Sentinel | Getty Images During the craft's Inspiration4 mission in September, the capsule alerted astronauts that the toilet wasn't working properly. The crew found that the problem had to do with the toilet's fan, which is essential in proper suction of human waste.  "There's a storage tank where the urine goes to be stored [and] there's a tube that came disconnected or came unglued," SpaceX head of mission assurance William Gerstenmaier told CNN. "That allowed urine essentially to not go into the storage tank, but essentially go into the fan system." Related: SpaceX Will Make Elon Musk a Trillionaire, According to Predictions Although the four astronauts didn't notice at the time, the SpaceX team later obse

Apple Nearly Pulled Facebook, Instagram from App Store Two Years Ago

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  Apple  considered yanking  Facebook  and  Instagram  from its app store two years ago, citing concerns that the platforms -- which are both owned by Facebook -- were being used in the maid trade in the Mideast.  NurPhoto | Getty Images The Associated Press got  access  to a trove of internal documents in which Facebook confirmed it was "under-enforcing on confirmed abusive activity" around FIlipina maids, who complained on the sites that they were abused. The AP was one of a consortium of news organizations that obtained redacted versions of disclosures made to the Securities and Exchange Commission by whistleblower Frances Haugen’s legal counsel. As Fox Business  points out , however, searching Facebook for the Arabic word for “maids” still yields “accounts featuring posed photographs of Africans and South Asians with ages and prices listed next to their images.” "We prohibit human exploitation in no uncertain terms," a Facebook representative told the AP. "

6 Ways Better Business Bureau Accreditation Can Boost Your Business

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  How can you prove to customers that you are a trustworthy   business   that actually cares about doing the right thing? Play Unmute Loaded :  1.14% Fullscreen While there's no 100% foolproof way, there are some things you can do that can go a long way in setting customers' minds at ease. One of those things is receiving Better Business Bureau accreditation. What is the Better Business Bureau? The Better Business Bureau was established in 1912 and originally "provided an impartial forum where consumers could resolve complaints against businesses." Since then, it has grown into an organization that is designed to hold businesses accountable for their actions, highlight reputable businesses and advocate for consumers. Whereas retailers in pre-internet days displayed the BBB seal in their store windows, today 400,000 accredited businesses display this  trust seal  on their websites. Beyond those companies, 4 million businesses have profiles at  BBB.org , which attracts