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Time Out
6 days ago
- Business
- Time Out
Gird your loins, McDonald's fans: the Snack Wrap is back this summer
McDonald's fans have been very busy in the past ten years—ever since the beloved Snack Wrap was discontinued in 2016, diners have been asking the world-famous fast-food chain to bring back the treat. McD's devotees have desperately taken to social media and even created a petition that garnered almost 19,000 signatures in an effort to see the wrap on the menu again. And now those Snack Wrap dreams are coming true: the fan-favorite menu item is officially returning to participating McDonald's restaurants on Thursday, July 10. For those who aren't familiar, the Snack Wrap is a soft flour tortilla holding McCrispy strips—all-white-meat chicken strips that are breaded and fried—topped with lettuce, a mix of cheddar jack and Monterey Jack cheeses and your choice of sauce (ranch, honey mustard or salsa roja). The roll-up comes in two flavors: The spicy version has a touch of habanero pepper, a flavor aficionados might recognize from the Spicy McCrispy sandwich already on the menu, while the ranch option has those classic hints of garlic and onion. The Snack Wrap was phased out nationally in 2016, and now as we hit summer 2025 and its blistering temperatures, we have a chance to eat the chain's sole menu item that isn't hot (other than the desserts and beverages). It's a healthier option than many on the menu, coming in at less than 300 calories. And, as folks who created the petition point out, it's the perfect snack for a road trip because you can hold it in one hand and drive with the other.
Edmonton Journal
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Player grades: Unsung Oiler is OT hero, Edmonton Oilers, 1, Vegas Golden Knights, 0
Article content What does championship defense look like? Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman demonstrate. — David Staples (@dstaples) May 15, 2025 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 7. Snapped a slot shot from inside home plate early on but hit post, not net. Chipped it up for McD's third period break-in shot. GAS: ES +4/-0; ST +0/-0. Zach Hyman, 7. Worked his heart out, like he's done consistently in the playoffs. Came out like a drillbit slamming and shattering hardrock. Excellent backcheck with McD on Olofsson early on. Solid hit on McNab in the second. He set up Drai's early third period break in. GAS: ES +2/-0; ST +0/-1 Leon Draisaitl, 7. High event game. Beauty pass in OT. Some defensive miscues. A big ragged and lacking in danger on two early Oilers power plays. Where has his Executioner's Shot gone? He broke up a rush in the second, then rushed up ice to help on a Grade A shot. He broke in hard on a breakaway but could not beat Hill early in the third. A moment later he broke in again but failed to get it on net. GAS: ES +6/-3; ST +0/-0.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Player grades: Unsung Oiler is OT hero, Edmonton Oilers, 1, Vegas Golden Knights, 0
The Edmonton Oilers have their revenge on the Vegas Golden Knights, beating them 1-0 OT in a defensive showdown, with Kasperi Kapanen pounding in the winning goal. In total, the Grade A shots were XX for the Oilers, XX for VGK, with the subset of more dangerous 5-alarm shots XX for Edmonton, XX for the Knights (running count). , 7. Largely contained, but always threatening. He charged back like a rocket on the back check to break up a 2-on-1 rush, a fantastic play. Almost scored in the last minutes of the third on a 2-on-1 snipe. He had two solid chances off the rush early. in OT. Contributions/mistakes on Grade A Shots (GAS): Even Strength +5/-1; Special Teams +0/-0 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, 7. Snapped a slot shot from inside home plate early on but hit post, not net. Chipped it up for McD's third period break-in shot. GAS: ES +4/-0; ST +0/-0. Zach Hyman, 7. Worked his heart out, like he's done consistently in the playoffs. Came out like a drillbit slamming and shattering hardrock. Excellent backcheck with McD on Olofsson early on. Solid hit on McNab in the second. He set up Drai's early third period break in. GAS: ES +2/-0; ST +0/-1 Leon Draisaitl, 7. High event game. Beauty pass in OT. Some defensive miscues. A big ragged and lacking in danger on two early Oilers power plays. Where has his Executioner's Shot gone? He broke up a rush in the second, then rushed up ice to help on a Grade A shot. He broke in hard on a breakaway but could not beat Hill early in the third. A moment later he broke in again but failed to get it on net. GAS: ES +6/-3; ST +0/-0. Vassily Podkolzin. 7. Set up Stecher for a dangerous Grade A in the second. Deked out by Theodore on a Grade A rush. Excellent stop-up and pass on winning goal. GAS: ES +5/-2; ST +0/-0. Kasperi Kapanen, 8. Huge goal, just kept slamming away until it went in for three bonus points. He got off a Grade A shot to end a solid Oilers rush in the second. Out of position as Theodore moved in for a Grade A in the second. He won a battle to send in Drai early in the third. GAS: ES +5/-2; ST +0/-0. Evander Kane, 5. He blasted through an attempted Shea Theadore check as if Theadore was a pee wee player, the first notable play of the game. Ripped a harpoon on net late in the first. But not much more on the attaxck. GAS: ES +1/-0; ST +0/-0. Connor Brown, 6. Set up Kane's one-timer late in the first with a fast, eyes-up pass. Strong backtrack to break up a dangerous Vegas rush in the second. Got a Grade A off a Klingberg feed early in OT. GAS: ES +2/-1; ST +0/-0. Adam Henrique, 5. Solid screen on Kane's one-timer almost led to a goal. GAS: ES +1/-0; ST +0/-0. Trent Frederic, 5. He broke into the slot half-way through the game, but was quickly thwarted. GAS: ES +2/-0; ST +0/-0. Corey Perry, 5. Won a battle harassing Hill to kick off Virtuous Cycle leading to two early Grade As by Janmark. GAS: ES +2/-1; ST +0/-0. Mattias Janmark, 5. Almost cashed in on two tight jam shots early on. Allowed a dangerous pass into the slot late in the second but VGK hit the post. GAS: ES +2/-1; ST +0/-0. Evan Bouchard. 7. Handled a bouncing puck to get a shot at net which Janmark almost slammed in early on. Send in Drai on a break but Drai missed the net. GAS: ES +3/-1; ST +0/-0. Brett Kulak, 6. Solid defence. His bad line change after a successful PK led to dangerous VGK moment on the attack. Won the battle to end off McD's late third period charge. GAS: ES +1/-1; ST +0/-0. Jake Walman, 6. Got it done in the two-way game. Deked out by Eichel in the slot early in the third but VGK failed to convert. GAS: ES +4/-2; ST +0/-0. John Klingberg, 6. Plenty of solid passing but deked out in the slot leading to a Dorofeyev 5-alarmer in the second. GAS: ES +2/-1; ST +0/-0. Troy Stecher, 6. Moved the puck fast and smart. His turnover kicked off a dangerous VGK rush early in the second. Almost slammed home a slotter on the rush in the second. Lost a battle and his skates as Karlsson was set up for 5-alarmer late in second. GAS: ES +1/-2; ST +0/-0. Darnell Nurse, 7. He went for a big hit early in the second but let in Oloffson free for a wicked Grade A. He made a great defensive sprawl early in third on the PK to crucially delay an Eichel slot pass. Huge slot shot block on Dorofeyev in OT. Got the puck at net on Kapanen's OT goal. GAS: ES +4/-2; ST +0/-1. Stuart Skinner, 9. First big challenge early in the second when he stood up tall to Olofsson's screamer. Huge on Dorofeyev's 5-alarm slotter later that period. Assisted by post on Karlsson's second period slotter on a low-high pass. He gave his team a chance to win in the third with great saves on Eichel, McNabb and others,
Edmonton Journal
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Player grades: Edmonton Oilers beat Kings take series in a barn-burner
Article content Connor McDavid, 6. Up and down first period. He made a weird fly-by in the o-zone on the first Los Angeles goal, kicking off the Sequence of Pain on the. goal rush. He made up for it a few moments later seaming a pass to RNH for Edmonton's second goal. He went low and hard on a 5-alarmer off a Draisaitl feed but Kuemper blocked. Turned over the puck in the o-zone, leading to a Trevor Moore breakaway. He deked his way to a dangerous slot backhander early in the third. Contributions/mistakes on Grade A Shots (GAS): Even Strength +6/-4; Special Teams +1/-0 Leon Draisaitl, 7. Solid two-way game. Quiet in the first but got off a Grade A in the second before setting up McD for one. Later in the period he hammered a McD feed off the post. GAS: ES +7/-2; ST +0/-0. Corey Perry, 6. Gave up nothing on defence. Some good work on the forecheck leading to Grade As. GAS: ES +3/-0; ST +0/-0. Zach Hyman, 7. One goal, one assist. Lost a battle at the blueline on L.A.'s second goal. Made up for it a moment later winning and controlling a puck behind the net. Next he made a brilliant tip shot for the third goal, the Californian, an outside shot tipped in, named in honour of that great outside-inside combo Brent Burns-to-Joe Pavelski. Lost the puck and allowed a 4-on-3 and Grade A early in the third. He got his stick up and took a penalty in the third, came out and took Drai's pass for a breakaway attempt, then put it off the post on a 2-on-1. GAS: ES +6/-1; ST +1/-0
Mint
27-04-2025
- Business
- Mint
When math mistakes cost more than money
Picture this, a flashy "limited-time" offer, a crowd rushing in, and almost nobody stopping to do the math. That's the power—and peril—of missing basic numeracy. In a world flooded with flashy deals and fine print, basic numeracy—the ability to understand and work with numbers—is more important than ever. Yet time and again, people fall for offers that don't add up, misunderstand financial terms, or overlook critical details that could save (or cost) them real money. Two stories—one from fast-food history and another from my experience in the world of microfinance—illustrate the profound consequences of innumeracy. Also read: Investing in mutual funds does not start and end with just SIPs In 1971, Al Bernardin, a franchise owner of McDonald's introduced the Quarter Pounder in Fremont, California. Its profound popularity soon made the burger a part of the American fast food landscape. In fact, the name 'quarter pounder" reflected the amount of meat (4 ounces) in the burger patty (since 1/4th of a 16-ounce pound). To challenge McD, A&W (another fast-food chain) launched the third-of-a-pound Burger at the same price, offering a heftier 5.33-ounce patty (1/3rd of a pound). Taste tests and focus groups favoured A&W's burger. Victory seemed imminent. But the A&W third-of-a-pound burger failed. Nobody bought it! And the reason, as bizarre as it may sound, lay in something that A&W hadn't thought of even in their wildest dreams- FRACTIONS! Consumers mistakenly believed that a quarter pounder i.e. a 1/4 of a pound was more than third pounder i.e. 1/3 of a pound, because 4 is great than 3! The property that although 4>3, reverses when put into reciprocal form i.e. 1/3 > 1/4 or 33.33% > 25%, was lost to masses! This seemingly light-hearted tale of burger bewilderment carries a far more serious echo in the real-world struggles of individuals navigating the complexities of personal finance, as my experience in 2010 revealed. In 2010, as a credit officer with a public sector bank, I assessed microfinance portfolios lending to women's self-help groups (SHGs). During a routine pre-lending meeting with one beneficiary, I met a vegetable vendor in rural India who relied on a local moneylender to fund her small business. She borrowed ₹ 1,000 for seven days, completing three to four working capital cycles weekly—buying vegetables, selling them, and earning a ₹ 100 profit per cycle. At week's end, she repaid the ₹ 1,000 principal along with a ₹ 100 fee to her lender, pocketing ₹ 300 in profit each week. Over four weeks, she earned ₹ 1,200—a substantial boost for her rural household. But beneath the surface, the math told a different story. The ₹ 100 charge on a ₹ 1,000 loan amounted to a steep 10% weekly interest rate. Compounded over a month, it ballooned to 40%; annualized, it skyrocketed to 480%. Unaware of the true cost, the vendor was carefully managing her cash flow—while unknowingly sliding into a dangerous debt trap. The above stories are not isolated incidents. They highlight a broader societal challenge where innumeracy leaves individuals vulnerable and susceptible to financial exploitation and poor decision-making. In today's world of rising household debt and ' buy now, pay later " schemes, such oversights can amplify financial vulnerability. Consider our own context. How many well-intentioned government schemes or financial products struggle to gain traction simply because the common person finds the underlying calculations or comparisons confusing? How many families might be missing out on better savings options or falling into debt traps because they lack the numerical literacy to make informed choices? Also read: Managing finances across borders? Finding the right collaborators is crucial. How many investors are missing out on better opportunities—and locking themselves into rigid defaults—simply because they struggle to navigate the complex math of returns, assets, and choices, risking an underfunded retirement? The ability to recognise that 0.5%, 0.005, and 5/1000 all represent the same value may seem basic, but it underscores a fundamental gap that fuels innumeracy and undermines financial literacy. Without this core understanding, concepts like interest rates, loans, or investment returns become daunting, leaving individuals vulnerable to exploitation and poor financial choices. From Michael Lewis's The Big Short , which exposed how widespread misunderstanding of complex instruments triggered the 2008 crisis, to everyday pitfalls like teaser rates and misleading investment returns, the real-world consequences of innumeracy are profound and far-reaching. Financial systems, schools, and policymakers must focus on simplifying financial information and prioritising practical numeracy education, especially basic arithmetic and financial skills for adults and the workforce. Building a culture where basic math is seen as a tool for empowerment rather than an academic obstacle is crucial—not just for protecting individuals from exploitation, but also for strengthening the broader economy. The author is employed with Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), New Delhi. The views expressed are personal and do not reflect the official position of the authority.
