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Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan might skip Preakness Stakes

Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan might skip Preakness Stakes

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. —  Mystik Dan’s road to the Triple Crown might be taking a detour before the Preakness Stakes. Kenny McPeek, trainer of the Kentucky Derby winner, said Sunday morning that he has not committed to going to Baltimore to race May 18 after the horse seemed a little off after Saturday’s victory. “We’re not committed to the Preakness,” McPeek said. “I ran him back once in two weeks and it completely backfired on me.” One thing that trainers use to gauge a horse’s fitness is how they eat. In short, an empty feed bucket means a happy horse. “Most trainers don’t talk about all this,” McPeek said. “Look, cards on the table, face up. He left three-quarters of his feed. We couldn’t hardly get everybody out of the barn until midnight, so he didn’t really get a great night’s rest. We’ll watch him today and tomorrow.” At this point it is closer to a coin flip more than anything else if Mystik Dan will run in the Preakness. There is no need to take any …

Rabbit R1 Review: Skip This AI-Powered Hardware Assistant

Rabbit R1 Review: Skip This AI-Powered Hardware Assistant

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At the R1’s launch event in New York City, Lyu demoed an example of having the R1 look at a paper with a printed spreadsheet on it. He asked the R1 to swap two columns, and then send the result to his email. I didn’t have a spreadsheet on paper, but I did have an auto-inspection report that I wanted to send to my email. I asked the R1 and … it said it didn’t have my email address. (I set up my Rabbit account with my email information.) I asked the company about this, and I was told the R1 didn’t support documents other than spreadsheets yet. Great. So I printed a spreadsheet, asked it to swap two columns, and sent it via email, and it sort of did this. It swapped the two columns, but for some reason, it didn’t include several other columns that were on the paper. I picked up my copy of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and asked the R1 if it could look at it and tell …

Apple Likely Planning to Skip M3 Mac Mini for M4 Refresh in Late 2024

Apple Likely Planning to Skip M3 Mac Mini for M4 Refresh in Late 2024

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Apple is likely to skip an M3 version of the Mac mini in favor of a bigger update with M4 chips toward the end of the year, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman explained that he does not expect Apple to refresh the ‌Mac mini‌ with M3 chips. Apple last updated the ‌Mac mini‌ with the M2 and ‌M2‌ Pro chips in January 2023. Other new features included two extra Thunderbolt 4 ports and an HDMI 2.1 port for ‌M2‌ Pro configurations, Wi-Fi 6E support with a compatible router, and Bluetooth 5.3. Gurman previously said that Apple is planning to release new ‌Mac mini‌ models with M4 and M4 Pro chips “between the end of 2024 and early 2025.” Now, he has clarified that with new Mac minis arriving as soon as the end of the year, there is not sufficient “room for M3 models to come out before then, so it’s probably safe to say that those Mac desktops will skip the M3 generation.” Such …

Skip the Paste—You Should Chomp Down on a Toothpaste Tablet

Skip the Paste—You Should Chomp Down on a Toothpaste Tablet

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It takes more effort to use a toothpaste tablet than your standard toothpaste. You’ll want to chew it a few times and move the remnants of the powdered tablet around your mouth to get it all over versus unevenly dispersed. It’s not hard to do, but some aggressive chomps before brushing your teeth might not be the evening workout you’re used to. The toothbrush will help distribute the tablet and foam it up, but I’ve found it’s easier to distribute it as much as you can from the get-go. You’ll also want to use a wet toothbrush to add more moisture to achieve maximum foam. There are plenty of nights where I grab two tablets instead of one, if I feel like one isn’t enough foam for my teeth that day. It’s a weird sensation that takes some getting used to; it feels much more powdery and dry than the gel toothpaste most people use, and if you don’t chew it up well enough you might not feel like your teeth got cleaned at all. …

China’s stressed and overworked youth skip the tea and reach for coffee

China’s stressed and overworked youth skip the tea and reach for coffee

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BEIJING — For more and more people in China, coffee has become their cup of tea. Last year, China overtook the United States as the country with the most branded coffee shops in the world, according to a report by World Coffee Portal. The number of outlets in China grew 58% in 2023 to almost 50,000, compared with about 40,000 in the U.S. The Chinese coffee market used to be dominated by foreign brands such as Starbucks, Tim Hortons of Canada and Costa Coffee from Britain. But they face intensifying competition from Chinese coffee chains such as Luckin, Cotti and Manner, as well as local independent cafés in big cities like Beijing. For coffee drinkers, that means more choice than ever, whether it’s a plain Americano or a latte infused with pork flavors or Chinese liquor. Though tea remains foundational to Chinese culture, some young, middle-class consumers are finding coffee’s caffeine kick to be more suited to the pressures of a competitive job market and workplace. Li Yizhe turned to the energy boost of coffee …

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce appear to skip Lana Del Ray’s Coachella set

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce appear to skip Lana Del Ray’s Coachella set

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Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have not yet made an appearance at Coachella. In photos obtained byPage Six, the pop superstar, 34, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end, also 34, were spotted entering hotspot Sushi Park in Los Angeles, California, a little over two hours away from Indio where the festival is based. Swift wore a black top, denim skirt, sneakers and red bomber jacket for the outing. The Grammy winner paired the casual look with a tan handbag and her signature red lip. Kelce was dressed in a stylish olive green sweater and shorts set, and a pair of sneakers. Prior to Lana Del Ray’s performance at the festival on Friday 12 April, many people on X, formerly known as Twitter, were making the claim that she would bring Swift on the stage with her as a guest. Swift did not end …

Who is going to the 2024 Met Gala and who will skip the event?

Who is going to the 2024 Met Gala and who will skip the event?

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Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Awards season may be over, and fashion month long gone, but the most anticipated red carpet runway rollout has yet to come – the Met Gala. Every year, on the first Monday in May, the Upper East Side is stormed with a slew of A-listers, Hollywood darlings, music idols, and elite designers ready to ascend the steps of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in support of its coveted costume institution. This year, the “biggest night in fashion” will honour the opening of the new Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion exhibit, a mixed media installation featuring 250 archive pieces from the costume institution’s permanent collection. Despite the thread of predictions online, the term “sleeping beauties” isn’t referencing Disney fantasy or designer jammies. The “sleeping beauties” of the exhibit are 50 garments, so delicate and latent, they can never be worn again – a few fragile …

King Charles Will Skip the Royal Family’s Traditional Easter Sunday Lunch

King Charles Will Skip the Royal Family’s Traditional Easter Sunday Lunch

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King Charles III has reportedly been eager to return to royal duties, with one family member saying he’s been “hugely frustrated” that treatments for an unspecified cancer have left him on the sidelines. But on Sunday, he’ll step back into the public eye for one of his first appearances since his diagnosis earlier this year, albeit with notable adjustments to protect his health. Every Easter Sunday, the family gathers at Windsor Castle for services at St. George’s, the chapel on the palace grounds. This year, Charles will keep up with that tradition to attend church, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Queen Camilla will also attend the Easter Day Mattins Service, her second stop at church in recent days: in an historic first, she stood in for the king at the Royal Maundy Service at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday, though Charles did send a pre-recorded message. “It is, for me, a great sadness that I cannot be with you today,” he told congregants via an audio message played at the event.  One hopes that sadness will abate …

When it comes to ceviche, you cannot skip the hot sauce

When it comes to ceviche, you cannot skip the hot sauce

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In Southern California, ceviches of all manner grace menus of Mexican restaurants and beyond. From Octavio Olivas’ seafood counter at Ceviche Project to Raul Ortega’s Mariscos Jalisco truck, you can find countless versions of citrus-marinated seafood throughout Southern California. When I was growing up, though, ceviche seemed less easy to come by. If my family had a craving for the dish, we either made it at home or we ventured out to Colima Mexican & Seafood Restaurant on Fairview in Santa Ana. Named for the coastal state in Mexico my mother hails from and known for dishes traditionally found within that region, it was the one Mexican restaurant she approved of. As a kid, I wasn’t quite as excited to eat Colima’s. In 1991, my idea of taste involved meals that came with a toy and I am ashamed to admit that my parents smuggled in Happy Meals for my sister and me on more than one occasion. But as I got older, I came to appreciate the consistency of Colima’s and the connection it …

Invisible Braces 2024: These Companies Offer Them at Home, So You Can Skip a Dentist Visit

Invisible Braces 2024: These Companies Offer Them at Home, So You Can Skip a Dentist Visit

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See at Candid No longer available via mail-order Candid View details Aligning your teeth has traditionally been a rather complicated process. While you may think of metal braces as the only option, they’re not. It’s 2024, and you no longer need to have a mouthful of clunky metal to align your teeth properly. Invisible braces will leave you with a straighter smile and no brace residue. The best part is that no one will ever know you’re wearing braces unless you tell them. We’ve put together this list of the different brands of invisible at-home braces, and how how they may work for your teeth. We also discuss whether you need to see an orthodontist, cosmetic dentist or other dental professional to discuss the best path for your teeth-straightening needs before you go ahead and spend a couple thousand dollars on Invisalign-style teeth aligners. Spoiler alert: You should. Compared to traditional metal braces or ceramic brackets, a clear aligner is more appealing to many people. Most people won’t notice that you’ve got braces on, and …