This Week

1. Hilary Clinton announces Tim Kaine as her VP running mate. Kaine, an attorney and junior senator  from Virginia hit the election campaign trail Saturday with a stop at Miami. The choice for vice president is a strategic one as Kaine comes from a battleground state and has not lost an election.

2. "Vote Your Conscience"


Texas Senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse Donald Trump's nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Cruz stated he could not support someone who  attacked his father and wife with allegations and critical remarks.

3.  

A play on words- Melania Trump was accused of plagiarizing Michelle Obama's 2008 speech, after she spoke at the Republican National Convention. At first Trump's campaign denied the allegations, but days later confirmed that some of the words were taken from the speech. The story was first reported after Jarret Hill, a freelance journalist noticed the similarities and posted it on Twitter. Trump aide Meredith Mclver offered her resignation for the incident. Recently, the Democratic PAC filed an FEC complaint over the speech.

4. Film and TV  Legend Garry Marhsall


Actor, director, producer and comedian Garry Marshall passed away at 81 on July 19th from pneumonia. Marshall was best known for Happy Days, The Odd Couple, Laverne & Shirley, Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries.

Time to Catch em' All

Pokemon Go rolled out this week on ios and android devices. Fans of the popular Nintendo and Game Freak franchise are traveling across the lands searching far and wide, as the dream to catch pokemon becomes a reality. Celebrating the 20th anniversary with new merchandise such as the Pikachu graduation plush, hats and details on Pokemon Sun and Moon, the release of the mobile app gives aspring trainers another reason to rejoice.

In the game players can find a Rattata, Onix, Squittle and more in different and surprising places. http://nerdist.com/13-of-the-funniest-pokemon-go-finds-fans-have-shared-with-us/


Also players can battle gym leaders, but must reach level 5 to do so. Although the games seems like a dream come true, there are some flaws.

Not to mention the effect it has on battery life

Yet that will not stop players from accomplishing one goal: to be the best that no one ever was.

The week

1. Brexit- UK says goodbye to EU as a majority votes to leave. Now EU scrambles negotiate to make the tranist process as quickly as possible as the pound drops and financial futures remain uncertain. Also, Britain's Prime minister David Cameron resigned after referendum as he states he is not the right leadership for Britain's new era.

2. Chile defeats Argentina in final match of COPA with 4-2 penalties. After devastating loss, Messi announces his retirement from the sport.

3. Immigration reform will have to wait as the Supreme Court could not come to a decision with tie vote.

4. Stonewall Inn became a national monument as NYC celebrated pride week.

Turner Levels up the eSports Experience

Turner Studios built a new state of the art studio for exclusively for gaming live hosting.

In partnership with WME| IMG, the Turner presents ELEAGUE- live hosting of Counter Strike:Global Offense featuring  players] from 24 teams competing in two 10 week bracketing in the studio for a chance to win $1.4 million. The studio equip with 26 cameras, 25,000 LED lighting and over 70 production rooms will bring audiences a new perspective from previous streaming . 

"We will continue to serve the passionate eSports community with high quality, engaging content that always has the live gaming competition at its core," said Lenny Daniels, President of Turner Sports. 

ELEAGUE will air on TBS for throughout the summer and feature teams such as G2Esports, Echo Fox, and Cloud 9. The Global Championship will air July 30. Check your local listings.

Twitch's Battle Bots

Twitch, the leading platform in video streaming filed a lawsuit against seven bot makers in attempt to combat the sellers from inflating view counts.  The Amazon subsidiary is seeking damages for breaches in contracts, infringement, The documents filed with the United States District Court state the bots “hurt the quality of the experience community members have come to expect from Twitch.”

In a blog post Matthew DiPetro, Senior Vice President of marketing, states the company wants to protect streamers broadcast their services legally.

“Bots are used to harass other broadcasters in order to attempt to deny them partnership, or get their channel suspended. All of this is enabled by bot services offered by a handful of sellers who make misleading claims for their own commercial benefit. We take this situation very seriously and would like you to know what we’re doing about it, he stated.”

If Twitch succeeds the bots will be barred from using the any platform’s services including attempting to sell bots to users.

PR Release

           Crumb and Kreme

Crumb and Kreme Free Donut Giveaway

April 12, 2016 -Mountainside, New Jersey

The Crumb and Kreme Donut Inc. is pleased to announce our 10^th anniversary celebration. For a decade, Crumb and Kreme strives to offer quality goods to our customers.

The company has been named the top destination for treats in Mountainside Weekly. The company’s sweet success would not be possible without our customers.

Starting April 20^th –May 1^st customers can stop by any of the Crumb and Kreme Doughnut stores for to receive one free donut with or without a purchase.

Donuts include signature Crumb Glaze, Kreme Mix or Do-No classic.

In addition, the first 50 customers will receive a $50 gift card and complementary logo hat.

“We at Crumb and Kreme make it our duty to ensure our customers receive items that meet their respective diets and taste buds. We are proud to continue baking satisfactory goods for years to come,” said Vice President Wallet ChoFrost.

“Our complementary chefs, bakers and workers put every ounce of love and passion to create unique flavors and to bring impeccable gourmet treats to everyday people,” said Executive Baker Mark Breado.

About the Cumb and Kreme Donut Inc.

Crumb and Kreme Doughnut Inc. is an international retailer of fresh artisan and pastry desserts. Founded in 1956, the company brands include Glazers, Poppin Baguettes, and Cinno Toast.

Contact

Autumn Clouden

Crumb and Kreme Donut

180 Remsen Street

Mountainside, NJ, 07092

aclouden@crumbandkreme.com

The American Life-It'll Make Sense When You're Older: Middle Age Review

    The program offers answers to individuals. Individuals whom worry about the feeling of missing out. The American [A-me-ri-can] Life Host Chana [Sha-na] Joffe [Jo-ff]-Walt describes her anxieties with age. She wonders about the choices in the future. Joffe questions the need for free time. 

  Her guest disagrees with her perspective on middle age. He says he has no anxieties. He focuses his time on work than friends. Joffe discovers middle age can be difficult for some. The way she deals with it is up to her.