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Jon Cerf has lifted himself to the top of the fitness game in Denver.
The owner of personal training gym brand Core Progression is doubling the number of his gyms in the next six months, and he hopes to find franchisees to take the brand across the country.
Core Progression will open its third location this weekend at 5790 Yukon St. in Arvada.
Cerf, an Arvada native, bought the 5,300-square-foot building in April from Revesco Properties for $1.2 million, according to property records.
“With the light rail coming in and all these new small businesses, it’s kind of the crown jewel of Arvada,” he said. “It’s a stand-alone building with 30 parking spaces.”
Cerf, 34, started his fitness business in 2008, and since has opened gyms in West Arvada and Northglenn, also in buildings that he owns. Cerf said that although the upfront capital costs were high, owning has made him immune to rent increases.
“Not only does it allow me to control my own destiny from a rent standpoint, it also allows me to build equity (and) commercial assets as well,” he said.
Core Progression will open locations at 1620 Welton St. in downtown Denver and 2525 S. Arapahoe Road in Boulder in the first quarter of 2019, Cerf said. Both locations are franchises and in the final stages of 10-year lease negotiations.
Cerf said he chose to start franchising because he wanted to scale quickly without giving away parts of his company to investors.
“For me, it’s to be able to grow and still be able to control,” he said. “It allows us to grow the brand not only in Colorado but nationally.”
Franchise fees cost $45,000 for one territory with a three-mile radius, and $99,000 and $150,000 for three or five territories, respectively. Franchisees also pay 5 percent of weekly gross sales, Cerf said.
In seven to 10 years, he wants to open between six and eight corporate locations in Colorado, as well as 500 franchises across the country. So far, he has signed agreements only with the franchisees for downtown Denver and Boulder, but he said he has received interest from owners in Texas, California and Maryland.
Core Progression’s average monthly membership costs $350, and Cerf said members get access to not only personal and group fitness training, but also massage therapy, chiropractic services and physical therapy.
“We cap our classes at eight people,” Cerf said. “You have a very focused trainer who’s making sure you’re doing everything properly.”
Cerf said he hires between five and seven personal trainers for each of his locations and has no more than 200 members at each.
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FourFourTwo has announced major expansions into France and South Africa via partnerships with publishers in those territories.
Expanding Haymarket’s existing licensing deal with Wanaka Editions in France, FourFourTwo will now become a multi-platform content partner; meanwhile, a partnership with Highbury Media in South Africa is going live on 8th May 2017.
Highbury Media (HM) is the largest independent magazine publisher in South Africa and the country’s leading sports content publisher with a number of well-established sports magazine brands, websites and social media channels. Wanaka Éditions is a french company that has been in existence for almost 12 years.
Under the terms of the new deals, FourFourTwo will provide the local partners with digital content – such as previews, interviews and analysis – to give them the inside track on the beautiful game.
FourFourTwo is positioning itself for strong growth in new markets and distribution channels reaching football fans around the globe, connecting with more than 20 markets through global partners. The two new digital partnerships will advance FourFourTwo’s strategic vision to build digital capabilities in pursuit of becoming the world’s market-leading football media brand.
“We are really excited about the launch of fourfourtwo.co.za and believe the brand fits well with Highbury Media’s positioning as the leading publisher of sports magazines and digital sports content in South Africa," says Tony Walker, Managing Director at Highbury Media. “We are a soccer-mad nation and look forward to growing fourfourtwo.co.za into a dominant position as a leading soccer brand in the South African market.”
Alastair Lewis, Haymarket Consumer Media’s Group Director, said: “I’m delighted to welcome our new partnership for FourFourTwo. The agreement is a great example of the ways we are working with partners around the globe to extend our brands and take our content to new audiences.”
FourFourTwo is growing its global footprint and reach football enthusiastic readers in 20 countries. If you are interested in a partnership with FourFourTwo to bring football news and analysis to your readers, please contact email@example.com
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Gerald B. Shreiber, president and chief executive officer of J&J Snack Foods Corp., commented, "We are pleased to welcome the Kim & Scott's family into our organization. We look forward to expanding the brand in the future."
Kim & Scott's co-founder, Scott Holstein, will continue to work for the company. The Chicago- based soft pretzel manufacturer utilizes all-natural, premium ingredients in every hand twisted & scratch-made product.
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Existing and emerging collaborations with the UK, Denmark, Sweden and other countries and the Modi government's proactive efforts to encourage start-ups and tap new sources of funds have meant that Chinese VCs' absence from the Indian market is not being felt at all.
India has the world's third-largest start-up eco-system. To publicly acknowledge their technological innovations and inventions, the Narendra Modi government recently instituted and gave away the first National Start-Up Awards to winners from 12 sectors such as agriculture, education, energy and finance, among others. Besides showcasing the crème de la crème of Indian start-ups, the awards also recognise those outstanding start-ups and innovators who are helping create an eco-system that facilitates innovation, generates wealth and employment, makes life easier for targeted sections of society and, thus, has a beneficial social impact as well.
This is expected to encourage more people to jump into the start-up bandwagon and this is expected to offer domestic and foreign investors a larger pool of investment options.
Therein lies both a big challenge and a massive opportunity. In retaliation The Modi government had, on April 17, placed severe restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows from countries that share land borders with India. This was seen as a thinly veiled move to limit the influence of Chinese investors in Indian start-ups and prevent Chinese companies from acquiring Covid-hit Indian companies, particularly in knowledge sectors such as pharmaceuticals and start-ups.
Although China accounts for just 0.52 per cent of all FDI inflows into India, according to Ministry of Commerce figures, it exerts disproportionate influence in sectors such as mobile phones, pharmaceuticals and technology start-ups. This is causing concern in some quarters as this gives China critical leverage over Indian data, its medical supply chain and its innovation matrix, besides leaving it vulnerable to cyber-snooping.
In fact, deep-pocketed Chinese investors such as Alibaba, Tencent and others hold significant stakes in and have substantial influence over Indian unicorns (start-ups with market capitalisation of $1 billion and above) such as payments company Paytm, online retailer Flipkart, cab aggregator Ola and others.
Since all these companies have access to sensitive data on Indian citizens, the high levels of Chinese influence over their operations raise serious security issues - more so given the murky and often sinister ties between Chinese tech companies and its Deep State.
The restrictions placed on Chinese investments are expected to shrink the pool of investment dollars available to the Indian start-up sector. This challenge also presents an opportunity to Western, Middle Eastern and non-Chinese Asian investors to step in, fill the breech and get a piece of the Indian technology start-up pie.
To help make up the expected shortfall in funding and to get more non-Chinese foreign investors interested in Indian start-ups, the Modi government has initiated negotiations with global pension funds to float an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) with an initial corpus of $2 billion.
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AIFs put together capital from institutional investors and high net worth individuals and invest the resulting pool of funds in risky asset classes. The idea of setting the AIF is to ensure a new source of large funds for the Indian start-up community - to make up for the enforced absence Chinese investors and their investment dollars from the Indian market. It will also give foreign investors another option to invest - this time indirectly - in India's booming start-up sector.
Even before the unprovoked Chinese military aggression at the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC), the de facto border between the countries, led to a freezing of ties and restrictions on trade and commerce, the Modi government had, last September, mandated that companies could donate their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds to government-sponsored incubators.
Making this announcement last year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said research funding in science, technology, engineering and medicine will be counted as part of mandatory CSR expenditure provided this money was directed towards publicly funded universities, Indian Institutes of Technology and national laboratories.
In India, companies with a net worth of $70 million, turnover of $140 million or a net profit of $670,000 have to spend at least 2 per cent of their average net profit for the previous three years on CSR activities.
This has opened up another source of funds for Indian start-ups and should make up at least some of the gap left by the restrictions placed on Chinese money.
Indian start-ups have old and time-tested ties with the UK, but other European nations such as Sweden and Denmark have begun to emerge as stable and reliable partners for Indian start-ups.
The UK remains, by far, the most popular source of funds in Europe for Indian start-up entrepreneurs and venture capital investors. Between 2014 and 2020, i.e., over a period of six years, Indian start-ups have raised about $71 billion from the UK, or an average of about $12 billion a year.
Recently, Invest India, the Indian government's investment promotion and facilitation agency, and the Indian embassy in Denmark launched the Indo-Danish Innovation Series 2020 to foster closer relations between start-ups and investors in the two countries, encourage cross border knowledge exchange and prepare entrepreneurs for expansion to the new market.
This will provide Indian start-ups a platform to enter the Danish market and expand their businesses there - under the guidance and mentorship of industry experts.
Most people in India are unaware that Denmark is the European Union's most energy-efficient country and has decades of experience and world-leading expertise in sectors such as renewable energy, sustainable development, clean technology, waste management and recycling - all of great interest to India and its start-up community.
This makes an Indo-Danish partnership an ideal fit for both countries.
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India has also forged close links with Sweden in the start-up sector or innovation in various fields. The India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre recently launched its first healthcare innovation challenge and website to provide start-ups in the two countries a platform to collaborate on innovations that can address the problems of healthcare delivery in India.
The main driver of start-ups in India remains e-commerce. It is also the main fuel behind the expected return of consumption demand in the economy this festive season.
Internet consulting firm RedSeer estimates that this year, festive season sales in India will rise almost 100 per cent to $7 billion. The number of online shoppers is also expected rise similarly to 50 million.


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Hyundai Motor (HMC) chose the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition as the venue for its unveiling of a mild-hybrid version of the Accent sedan, due to go on sale next year in Korea as a 2007 model.
Hyundai said earlier this year that it would advance sales of hybrids in the US to late in 2006, starting with hybrid versions of its Accent and the Kia Rio. Hyundai has developed its hybrid technology itself, working with Enova, in which it has a stake. (Earlier post.)
The Accent hybrid combines an Alpha II 90 hp (67 kW) 1.4-liter CVVT (Continuous Variable Valve Timing) gasoline engine (also used in the Getz) with a 12 kW permanent magnet synchronous motor integrated between the engine and the transmission. The engine delivers 126 Nm of torque; the electric motor delivers 80 Nm torque.
The engine is downsized from the 110 hp 1.6-liter top-end gasoline engine found in the conventional Accent. According to Hyundai, the Accent hybrid offers fuel consumption of 5.29 liters/100 km (44.5 mpg US). Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes 12.2 seconds.
The design is a mild hybrid—the motor assists the engine, supports regenerative braking, and handles idle/stop functions, but is not capable of powering the vehicle in electric mode alone.
The company is buying its NiMH batteries from Panasonic EV Energy Co., the Matsushita Electrical-Toyota joint venture that supplies the batteries for the Prius. The Hyundai hybrid drive uses a 6.5 Ah / 144V battery pack.
Hyundai officially unveiled its hybrid vehicles 2004 and has been testing and producing them in limited numbers in Korea. HMC sponsored Korea’s first official hybrid pilot by providing 50 Getz hybrids to the Korean Ministry of Environment in October 2004.
The project is to last for 3 years, and calls for the testing of HEVs along public roads in the Seoul metropolitan areas. The Getz hybrid uses a similar hybrid drive, but with a 1.5-liter gasoline engine.
The company has announced that it plans to develop and manufacture a Sonata hybrid by the latter half of 2007.


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Dwyer's State Line Beer & Wine is open on Route 7 in Pownal
POWNAL &mdash Enthusiasts of craft beer, wine and spirits, from the Berkshires to Bennington: Take note of a new business on the state line.
Owners of Dwyer's State Line Beer & Wine on Route 7 in Pownal say the store carries a wide variety of those beverages for any occasion. And on Thursday, it became the newest place in the state to buy spirits.
Owner Ron Dwyer said he is working with distributors and customers to bring in a wide variety of products. He plans to hold tasting events, expand the walk-in cooler, and will soon install a beer growler filling station.
Dwyer purchased the building at 7324 Route 7, the former site of Next Door Beer and Wine, and opened up shop in mid-June. He said he wants to attract people from both Vermont and Massachusetts, whether they're year-round residents or students at nearby colleges.
"I've always had a warm spot in my heart for this particular store," said Dwyer, who lives in Clarksburg, Mass. He said he is good friends with the Tornabene family, who operated Next Door Beer and Wine, and thanked them for helping during the transition.
Dwyer and some of his employees, along with officials from the state Department of Liquor Control, celebrated the opening of Vermont's newest state liquor agency with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday morning.
Vermont, like New Hampshire, is a "control state," where the state controls the sale of distilled spirits through government agencies. Thursday marked the first day the store could sell liquor, said Kim walker, DLC's director of retail operations.
Joining Dwyer at the business are his wife Sonja, and sons Olden and Jackson. Before opening the store, he worked for a beverage distribution company and von Trapp Brewing in Stowe.
Longtime customers are greeted by the same front counter when they walk through the door, but it's been moved back about six feet.
"We wanted to keep the sales floor open and give the store a low profile," he said.
New wood laminate flooring replaced the carpet. Other interior changes include some new interior lighting and new wine racks.
Dwyer plans to extend the walk-in cooler another five feet and switch out the door to make it a more visible "beer cave." And next to that will be a station to fill "growlers," the 64-ounce jug of beer.
There are a lot of good beers from small batch breweries, Dwyer said. He's working with distributors to find beers that are a good fit for his store.
"A lot of college kids are craft beer savvy," he said. "So I hope to get some Vermont beers that may not be available in Massachusetts."
For more information, visit Dwyer's State Line Beer & Wine on Facebook or call 802-823-7912. The store is open Mon.-Wed., 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Contact Ed Damon at 802-447-7567, ext. 111.
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Yesterday, Eurogamer reported that the production of Wii U consoles was ending this week. Today, Nintendo says “this is not true”.
Eurogamer reported that multiple sources confirmed to the site that the final Wii U would roll off the production line this Friday. “Nintendo declined to comment when contacted about this article,” states Eurogamer‘s original article.
Japanese site IT Media reports that a spokesperson for Nintendo said, “There is no change to our continuing [Wii U] production.” The spokesperson prefaced the denial by stating he or she didn’t know the particulars of the article, but clearly stated that the report that the Wii U was ending production “was not true”.
“Even though the Nintendo Switch is slated to go on sale, [Wii U] production is scheduled to continue.” In this reply, IT Media added that there are also upcoming Wii U titles planned for release.
This isn’t the first report that Wii U production was drawing to a close. Earlier this March, Japanese newspaper Nikkei published a report that the Wii U was soon ending production to make way for the Switch, then codenamed NX. Nintendo also denied that report, stating at the time, “From the next quarter and thereafter as well, production [of the Wii U] is scheduled to continue.”
The following month, president Tatsumi Kimishima said Nintendo would “greatly reduce the amount of Wii U systems produced and shipped”.
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iHookup Social Changes Business Name to Friendable
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iHookup Social, Inc. has announced it has complete the change of its business name to Friendable. The company will also have a new stock sybmol, FDBL.The name change is a great idea. Friendable is a much better name and a potentially broad brand name. The iHookup name can have negative connotations but there is nothing negative about being "friendable."
Robert Rositano, Jr., CEO, Friendable, Inc., says in a statement, "This announcement has been a long time in the making, and also marks one of the last steps in completing our full pivot to the 'Friendable' brand. We are at the dawn of an amazing new phase of growth for our app, which includes maintaining our focus on extending the brand to the Android platform as well as building a business that is ripe for acquisition. Everything starts with friendship and 'Friendable' has endless possibilities."
The Friendable app is currently available for the iOS. You can find out more at friendable.com.


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If you’ve ever looked at the New York Post, then you know just how powerful sensational headlines can be. You probably also know how dangerous it is to take those headlines at face value and ignore the bigger story when matters of health come into play.
For instance, let me share a headline I came across recently:
Eating high rates of red meat in youth linked to breast cancer
This is exactly why reading the whole article—not just the headline—is so important. So in case you missed the rest of the story, let me fill you in on the details. And explain why this headline is so absurd.
The article referred to data from the Nurses’ Health Study II—a large, famous study that involved over 100,000 women. And according to researchers, it showed that women who ate less red meat in their adulthood may also have a lower risk of breast cancer.
Based on this finding, the media labeled red meat as deadly. But putting outrageous headlines aside for a moment, let’s take a closer look to see if that’s even a remotely reasonable conclusion to draw.
The Nurses’ Health Study is practically a household name, due to its vast size and scope. And, indeed, we’ve collected a lot of vital information from it over the years. But in situations like this, you have to consider its limitations, too.
For one thing, it’s a prospective cohort study, where women were simply asked to remember what they ate. And that’s strike number one. Most people don’t journal what they eat every day. And even if they did, there’s no way to guarantee they’re being honest with their records. (It’s far too easy to conveniently “forget.”)
But we also don’t know what else the meat-eaters ate. (I’ve talked about the problems with “scientific” conclusions like this before. Sadly, mainstream advice has vilified red meat for decades now—misleading health-conscious individuals to actively avoid it in favor of other “healthier” proteins.
So it’s fair to assume that a lot of enthusiastic red meat eaters may also be ignoring other mainstream health advice—even the good kind, like eating less processed junk food and exercising regularly.
Researchers didn’t take this detail into consideration. But they really should have. Especially since data showed that the women who ate more red meat also happened to eat more in general (and had higher BMIs to show for it). And they also smoked more.
Those are two glaringly obvious risk factors for cancer right there. Yet red meat somehow ends up shouldering all the blame. Again.
To make matters worse, researchers didn’t account for the quality of the red meat women were eating either. According to the study: “Total red meat items listed on the food frequency questionnaire included unprocessed red meat (beef, pork, or lamb as a sandwich, pork as a main dish, beef or lamb as a main dish, and hamburger) and processed red meat (hot dogs, bacon, and other processed meat such as sausage, salami, bologna).”
But there’s a big difference between roast beef between two pieces of white bread and roast beef on top a fresh green salad. And a grass-fed local steak is a far cry from a McDonald’s cheeseburger or a Ball Park Frank. It doesn’t take a genius to see that.
Yet, this study put them all in the same category.
I could raise a million more questions about the validity of this research. But the bottom line will still be the same.
The medical establishment has been gunning for red meat for decades. They have no proof that it’s bad for you—so they try to manufacture evidence by cooking the numbers.
But the facts tell a different story. In fact, tomorrow I’ll tell you why giving up meat is one of the worst things you can do. Stay tuned…
“Dietary protein sources in early adulthood and breast cancer incidence: prospective cohort study.” BMJ. 2014 Jun 10;348:g3437.


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The global leader in financial services, J.P.Morgan, is exploring the potential of blockchain technology by working on its blockchain-based Quorum platform.
One of the global leaders in financial services, J.P.Morgan, is exploring the potential of blockchain technology by working on its blockchain-based Quorum platform.
Quorum is a version of Ethereum that focuses on enterprises. The service is aiming to provide high speed and high throughput processing of private transactions within a permissioned group of known participants, according to the bank`s website.
Also, the solution is open source, free to use and tailored for enterprises. As J.P.Morgan claimed, the service addresses specific challenges to blockchain technology adaptation in the sector. Some of them are listed as follows:
- Privacy and transparency
- Performance and throughput
- Permission and governance
The bank wrote that the service is GPL/LGPL licensed, making it free to use in perpetuity and open for experimentation.
“Quorum is designed to develop and evolve alongside Ethereum. Because it only minimally modifies Ethereum’s core, Quorum is able to incorporate the majority of Ethereum updates quickly and seamlessly.”, according to J.P. Morgan.
Global banks turn to Blockchain
The Quorum platform confirms the report of technology company IBM, which predicted that 15% of global banks and financial institutions will be adopting blockchain technology by 2017.
Blockchain is indeed the new hype in the banking world, with many banks forming consortiums to test the potential use of the technology. Some of the areas where blockchain technology can be applied are reported to be clearing and settlement, trade finance and others, according to Financial Times.
Central banks are also exploring the potential for transferring their payments systems on to blockchain technology. Some of them are reportedly considering the launch of their own digital currencies. For example, the online media has reported about Japan, Russia, and Estonia – all of them exploring the option of launching a state-owned digital currency.
Time will show whether major banks will manage to implement the trendy technology in the best possible way. Their efforts could lead to improved services and happier business and private customers.


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When battery complaints began to arise soon after the launch of the iPhone 4S, Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., was reportedly “not even close” to finding a fix. some users were experiencing drops in battery life as much as 10 percent every hour. When a British user posted his battery issues online, he received a call from a senior Apple engineer.
“[The Apple engineer] admitted this was an issue and asked lots of questions about my usage and then asked if he could install the file below and that he would call back the day after to retrieve the info,” the user said. “I extracted the file from my Mac after a sync and e-mailed it to him. He was incredibly helpful and apologetic in the typical Apple way!”
The iPhone 4S varies in a few significant ways from its predecessor, the iPhone 4. The new model actually has .05 more watt-hours capacity than the iPhone 4, according to online repair guide producer iFixit, but features a more dynamic dual-core A5 processor, a more powerful 8-megapixel camera that can shoot video in full 1080p HD, and a dual antenna system to maximize reception. The phone also comes with Siri, a voice-activated personal assistant, which many believed was the real source of the battery drain.
On Oct. 28, Apple began shipping the iPhone 4S to 22 more countries, including Mexico, Italy and Spain, and has plans to ship the new smartphone to 70 more by Dec. 31.
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Rechargeable battery strategy plots successful course – Einhell quarterly sales up by 48 percent
Einhell Germany AG reports a 48 percent sales increase in its quarterly report, which is published today. In the first three months of 2021 the leading company for gardening and DIY tools generated sales of EUR 229.6 million. The equivalent revenue figure for the first quarter of last year was EUR 154.9 million. Pre-tax returns for the same period increased from 5.2 percent to 7.6 percent. “The area with the biggest increase in revenue was our cordless Power X-Change tools. This shows that our early move into a pioneering role in the field of rechargeable battery technology with our innovative Power X-Change battery platform was the right strategy. Einhell is already the market leader for many cordless tools for the home and garden,” explains Andreas Kroiss, Chairman of the Management Board of Einhell Germany AG.
Best-ever results in the company’s history
Landau an der Isar, May 18th, 2021 – Just a few weeks ago the company also reported record performance figures in its 2020 annual report. In 2020, annual turnover rose by 20 percent from its 2019 level to EUR 724.7 million, and group earnings before tax increased by 73 percent to EUR 56.4 million.
Power X-Change: One battery for over 200 tools
Power X‐Change is the most competent battery platform on the market for cordless tools in the DIY and hobby gardening sector. All Power X-Change battery packs from Einhell can be used across the entire range, which already includes over 200 tools for the home and garden. And if more power is required, the twin-pack technology also allows two 18 V batteries to be combined in a tool to deliver 36 V. Depending on the performance requirements and the particular project, the customer can choose capacities ranging from 1.5 to 6.0 Ah. Einhell’s top model offers a maximum of 1350 W and can be switched between 4 Ah and 6 Ah at the push of a button. In independent consumer tests like the ones conducted by Stiftung Warentest, the cordless tools from Einhell keep getting top scores and have won several ‘best-in-class’ awards.
“Our aim is to inspire our customers with freedom and autonomy. With Power X-Change, it is our vision to become synonymous with cordless freedom for every private home and garden owner. This is why our strategy is clear: We will continue to expand the Power X-Change platform in order to increase added value for the customer,” explains Andreas Kroiss. But here, the focus of Einhell is not just on Germany, the second-biggest market in the world for DIY products.
“In addition we are also focusing on a more international alignment of the brand. We are directing a lot of effort at supporting our brand positioning with carefully targeted measures. For example, in the spring of 2021, TV advertising campaigns and other activation measures were launched in the countries Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, and Spain. On top of this we will be further expanding our online offering so that we can continue to strengthen our digital sales channels noticeably,” adds Andreas Kroiss further.
More information about the quarterly statement is available here:
About Einhell Germany AG
Einhell is a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art tools and equipment for the house and garden. From its headquarters in Landau/Isar (Bavaria), the internationally successful company has continuously expanded its innovative rechargeable battery platform Power X-Change and is now the market leader in the area of cordless tools and garden equipment. For many years Einhell has set new standards in terms of endurance, performance, and safety. Einhell customers appreciate the freedom of cordless operation for all their DIY projects, as well as the excellent value for money that Einhell products represent and the first-class customer service offered by the company.
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Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest Internet retailer, reported fourth-quarter sales that rose 22 per cent as more shoppers turned to its broad product selection and speedy shipping for holiday gifts.
Sales climbed to $21.3 billion (U.S.), the Seattle-based company said Tuesday in a statement. Analysts on average had projected $22.2 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Shares rose as much as 8.3 per cent in extended trading.
Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos is pumping money into new warehouses, seeking to give consumers a reason to choose Amazon over going to the mall by offering two-day delivery. The company announced 19 shipment hubs in the third quarter alone, a move that meant a 35 per cent increase in fulfillment costs from a year earlier. While the investment weighs on margins, it helped Amazon grab a bigger share of the record $42.3 billion spent online over the holidays, according to researcher ComScore Inc.
Net income in the fourth quarter fell to $97 million, or 21 cents a share, from $177 million, or 38 cents, a year earlier, the company said.
First-quarter operating income will range from a loss of $285 million to profit of $65 million, Amazon said, while analysts on average had projected operating profit of $261.4 million. Sales will rise to $15 billion to $16.6 billion, compared with an average analyst estimate of $16.8 billion.
Amazon’s spending on warehouses and faster delivery may help it gain share in a worldwide e-commerce market that Devitt estimated will reach $1 trillion by 2016, up from $512 billion last year. By then, Amazon’s share will be 23.5 per cent, pushing the company’s total sales to $166 billion, he projected in a Jan. 6 note.
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On May 13, 2013, Endologix, Inc. initiated a recall of AFX Introducer System Model S17-45 due to reports of the dilator breaking during procedures. Now this recall has been elevated to FDA Class I status.
The AFX Introducer System is intended to help introduce catheters and other medical devices into blood vessels during procedures, with minimal blood loss.
This product was recalled due to reports of the dilator breaking during procedures. According to the recall notice, use of this product may cause serious adverse health consequences, including death.
The recalled product was distributed and manufactured from April 1, 2013 through April 30, 2013 and distributed in the U.S. only in Florida, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey and New York.
Affected lot numbers include 1079840, 1079843, 1079844, 1079845.
Endologix sent its customers an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice letter stating “Do not use or further distribute any affected product.” The firm also instructed their customers to share this information with physicians who perform these procedures at their facilities.
The FDA recall notice can be found here.


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Originally a three-page $700 billion bill, House-approved bailout package now includes surveillance provisions and tax credits for green tech, SunKist tuna, and wooden arrows.
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Today's tech wrapper includes Nintendo's new hybrid console, the Switch. Tesla's including self-driving hardware in all its cars. And a new gaming laptop from Razer packs the power of a desktop.


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The Conference of the International Trade and Investment Advisory Council for Shandong Province 2021 was held in Ji'nan last month. Zhou Naixiang, Deputy Secretary
One of Japan's top clothing retailers is finding faster ways to get products into the hands of buyers.
Panasonic is going to invest JPY50 billion, which is about CNY2.7 billion, to build an electric car battery factory in China.
Chinese B2C e-commerce website JD.com has cooperated with China Postal Express & Logistics, which is also known as EMS, to develop a cross-border e-commerce
Japan's Toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corporation announced that starting from October 2015, the company will begin manufacturing and sales cooperation covering refrigerators, washing
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Early reviewers last week weighed in on Apple’s new MacBook, and their reactions were tepid.
The new MacBook is 13.1mm thick, weighs 2 pounds, and has a 12-inch Retina display. Apple has touted it as the future of the notebook, pointing out that it had to reimagine every element to make the device lighter, thinner and better.
Reviewers praised the device’s light weight, its sharp screen, the full-sized keypad, the new Force Touch feature and even the solitary USB-C port, although it is not backward-compatible with earlier USB technologies.
“I’ve seen one, and they’re very light, their screen is small but pretty good, and you’d say that if price were no object or somebody gave you one of these things you’d use it,” said Mike Jude, a manager with the Stratecast service of Frost & Sullivan.
“It looks cool. It’s light, it’s trendy, and if you’re looking at it as a kind of a status symbol — the way you’d look at the Apple Watch — you might think having the latest and greatest might be worth the money,” he told TechNewsWorld.
“If you’re looking at it from the standpoint of utility, though, you could do a lot better,” said Jude. “It doesn’t have the most powerful processor out there, and compared to current generations, its battery is kind of a power hog.”


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Chart Industries Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results; Record Backlog Provides Strong Visibility to 2023
Atlanta, Georgia – February 24, 2023 - Chart Industries, Inc. (NYSE: GTLS) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. All results reported are from continuing operations. Further details can be found in the supplemental presentation accompanying this release and published in the investor relations section of our website.
•Record fourth quarter 2022 and record full year 2022 backlog, sales, gross profit, and operating income
•Record full year 2022 orders of $2,779.9 million included our four highest order quarters in our history and increased 65.9% compared to 2021 (29.0% excluding Big LNG); fourth quarter 2022 orders of $525.9 million increased 14.1% from the fourth quarter 2021
•Record fourth quarter 2022 sales of $441.4 million contributed to record full year 2022 sales of $1,612.4 million, an increase of 22.4% (+21.4% organic, +4.8% inorganic offset by 3.9% foreign exchange headwind) compared to 2021
•Record fourth quarter operating income of $60.1 million (adjusted $75.0 million) and record fourth quarter operating income as a percent of sales of 13.6% (adjusted 17.0%) contributed to full year record operating income of $151.5 million
•Record reported EBITDA of $102.1 million in the fourth quarter 2022 (adjusted EBITDA of $97.5 million) and EBITDA as a percent of sales of 23.1% (adjusted 22.1%) driven by strong execution, continued pricing actions and small and large project work
•Reported fourth quarter 2022 non-diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.42; when adjusted for one-time items, fourth quarter adjusted non-diluted EPS was $1.67, a quarterly record, contributing to full year 2022 record non-diluted EPS of $2.21 and record adjusted non-diluted EPS of $4.69
•Fourth quarter 2022 net cash provided by operations of $30.5 million before $26.0 million of capital expenditures; when adjusted for one-time items, fourth quarter 2022 adjusted free cash flow of $71.5 million
•Reiterating Chart standalone 2023 full-year sales outlook of $2.10 billion to $2.20 billion and reiterating our associated 2023 full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook in the range of $440 million to $480 million
•Howden acquisition anticipated to close in the next 45 days and on-track to delivering our year-one synergy and financial commitments.
We set numerous full year 2022 and fourth quarter 2022 historical records.
The following information was filed by Chart Industries Inc (GTLS) on Friday, February 24, 2023 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.


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When Yahoo pegged Marissa Mayer as its latest CEO, analysts predicted that the portal would immediately prioritize products and technology over media and
As yet, however, Mayer’s arrival hasn’t slowed Yahoo’s affection for pricey original online content.
Its latest foray into the field is “Suit Up” -- a new eight-episode digital series produced by Fox Digital Studio, in association with DirecTV, which is slated to debut on Yahoo Screen on Sept. 12.
Oddly enough, Yahoo’s popularity as a source for sports news helped seal the deal for Fox Digital.
"Yahoo's huge reach in the sports category and its increasing focus on scripted entertainment make it the perfect distribution partner," said Matthew Glotzer, senior vice president of Fox Digital Entertainment.
Under the terms of the distribution deal, all eight episodes will be available at launch exclusively within Yahoo for two weeks. After that, they will be accessible through additional channels.
The fictional series follows crisis manager Jim Dunnigan -- played by Marc Evan Jackson -- who takes the helm of a scandal-laden athletic department at Glory University.
"Suit Up" is just the latest big-budget project to premier on Yahoo Screen. Last month, Yahoo, along with Tom Hanks’ Playtone production company and Reliance Entertainment, debuted “Electric City," a new animated series.
Beginning in January 2013, "Suit Up" will make its broadcast premiere on DirecTV's Audience Network. The broadcast debut of the series will include bonus content, such as behind-the-scenes features and outtakes.
Late last year, Forrester credited Yahoo with helping to grow domestic digital video ad spend. Alongside content hubs like Hulu and Google, Forrester said Yahoo was giving advertisers more reason to realign their TV budgets. Partly as a result, by 2016, domestic digital video ad spending will explode by more than 250% -- from $2 billion in 2011 to $5.4 billion, Forrester predicted.


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US bank Fifth Third has announced it will support the five major mobile payment services — Android Pay, Apple Pay, Masterpass, Microsoft Wallet and Samsung Pay. “Consumers are rapidly adopting mobile payments and we are providing our customers with every option available,” says Jimm Bell from Fifth Third. The bank has witnessed a 133% increase in mobile payments among its customers since it added Apple Pay support in 2015.
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- Car manufacturers back NFC for digital keys


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Every week, catch up on the best long form stories from Forbes India. Often peppered with our binge-worthy podcasts, videos or infographics too.
1) Forbes India Rich List 2021 is live!
In the second year of the pandemic, India's richest have increased their cumulative wealth by 50 percent to $775 billion. Mukesh Ambani, owner and chairman of Reliance Industries tops the list with a net worth of $92.7 billion. There are newcomers, dropouts, and bulls whose wealth took significant strides to make the cut. In case you missed it, check out all the action, the complete list and the breakdown of the key numbers. Read More
2) Future Olympic powerhouse
India's brilliant performance at Tokyo 2020 put the capabilities of our athletes on full display. But to borrow a sporting analogy, the journey to the Olympic podium is a marathon and not a sprint. It requires institutional support as it requires an athlete's determination. Corporates are stepping in to build a sporting nation. How are they doing it and what more needs to be done? Here's a small guide. Read More
3) Catch me if you can
Once the fastest-growing telecom company, Vodafone Idea (VI) has, in the last three years, been losing subscribers and market share to leader Reliance Jio Platforms and rival Bharti Airtel. After a government rescue package, the responsibility of turning around its fortune is back on the shoulders of the company. What does it need to do to not only survive but also catch up in the race? Read More
Discover1) Conquering India, the Korean way
Ford and Hyundai entered India at the same time, and as the first shut shop in the country, the second has become hugely successful. Volkswagen and Renault are struggling to win the Indian consumer that appears to be favouring Kia. What is it that the South Korean automobile brands manage to get right but the Americans just don't? Read More
The use of coal, which is the climate emergency's single greatest driver, continues to increase in India, even when the country leads in solar energy production. As the fourth-largest greenhouse-gas emitter in the world, India has the potential to make or break the CoP26 aspiration of 1.5 degrees. India's power sector needs to respond to the call. That's where they key lies. Read More
3) Golden days of binge-watching
According to a recent report by Bain, online video consumption in India is set to explode by 2025. Presently India lags behind in the usage and penetration of short and long-form videos. But for those looking to turn this into an opportunity, there is massive headroom for growth. We have numbers to prove. Watch here
4) Revolution led by music
Will Page, formerly the chief economist at audio streaming company Spotify, has written a book titled 'Tarzan Economics'. In it, he explains how lessons from the music industry can be used by anyone to disrupt a sector. In the 'From the Bookshelves of Forbes India' podcast listen to Page elaborate why the music business was first to discover who we really are. Read More


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Meet the Google Pixel. a 2560 x 1700 4 million pixel touchscreen Chromebook.Â Developer Francois Beaufort, the same guy we have used in previous posts about the new Notification Center in Chrome, is calling it the Google Link. As with any leak of any type, the name is subject to change and most likely has several code names.
The video clip that hit Google+ was quickly removed from YouTube. The clip suggested that a company named Slinky.me was behind the it. The CEO,Victor Koch, said they were attached by hackers and that a number of videos that they were working on were hi-jacked and made available. This could be truth, it could be lies. It could be a marketing stunt by Slinky.me and Google. Possibly tossing out something that seems to only be fiction as far as the market is concerned right now, and just the coverage and conversations surrounding it. We know this will be a big topic today and we are sure Google is watching closely.
New ChromeBook – Next Generation Concept… by androidauthority
The tag line in the video,Â â€œDesigned by Google. Down to the last pixel.â€ Sure does get a person’s heart racing. It certainly wouldn’t surprise us if Google has a few dozen models of the Pixel sitting around somewhere. That doesn’t mean we will see it announced or launched this year. Look at Google Glass. Absolutely outstanding, still far from being publicly sold. I do think Google needs to keep moving forward though. They have a phone and a tablet, now they need a Chromebook. It will be interesting to see what happens and emerges going forward. Who knows, maybe Google will show off aÂ workingÂ prototype at Google I/O. Wouldn’t that just make for one heck of a show this year?
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RINL eyes 48% sales revenue rise in FY15
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He also said the sales turnover would progressively increase to Rs 30,000 crore by FY17.
The company aims to achieve 4.425 million tonnes sales volume in the current fiscal.
RINL had a sales volume of more than 3 million tonnes in the last financial year despite the sluggish demand environment, he said.
Madhusudan pointed out that during the 12th Plan, the government earmarked Rs 50,000 crore for infrastructure projects and already cleared several projects that will augur well for domestic steel market.
Director (Commercial) of RINL, T K Chand, said FY15 would be the turnaround year for the steel industry.
He also said RINL is giving a major thrust to exports particularly to Middle East and African countries due to freight advantage.


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The event was arranged by senior lecturer Josie Misick, a former colleague of company CEO Michael Hiscock.
Josie was excited to get the students out of the classroom and into the TLG showrooms, and the students were keen to put what they had learnt in their first year into practice. Executives from TLG showed the students all three brand showrooms, gave short presentations on different aspects of the business and answered students’ questions.
The students were then encouraged to take part in an exercise that involved them acting as potential buyers for a number of national chains like John Lewis and Debenhams, and general buyers for Japanese and Belgian markets. Staff at TLG were impressed with the students’ presentations. They remarked that the students had a firm understanding of what was needed to build a range of selections appropriate to the businesses and successful marketing campaigns.
Josie said: “I was extremely proud of the students today. This initiative presented a great opportunity for them to get some hands-on industry experience and make some of those invaluable industry contacts, and they all seized this opportunity and were extremely engaged and focused. I would like to thank all the staff at TLG for giving up their time and for making this such a positive and valuable experience for the students.”
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Week in Review: Exciting times for the ecosystem
By Karamjit Singh March 1, 2013
- CS Goh bets RM6m to come up with a set-top box that gives the market a great TV viewer experience
- Veteran business journalist P. Gunasegaram, almost 60, puts own money into his online adventure KiniBiz
THERE were just so many interesting stories from this sizzling week in Malaysia's tech ecosystem for me to choose from in penning my Week in Review column.
While I still have a lot to say about my bitter disappointment with the three-year plan industry development plan revealed by Outsourcing Malaysia and it president David Wong, to stress that here would be doing a disservice to some of the amazing stories from this week.
Besides, that would be my low point of the week as I ponder the future of our home-grown outsourcing players and question if any of them can truly become world class without a strong industry game plan.
But I want to highlight the disruption that some Malaysian entrepreneurs are aiming to create and how bold moves such as these serve to inspire even bolder dreams from others.
First there is the move by MalaysiaKini to take on the well-established traditional business media with its launch of KiniBiz. I believe that is the first time in South-East Asia that an online media outlet is taking on the business media. But even more exciting is that the person MalaysiaKini wanted to hire, P. Gunasegaram, has instead become a partner in the venture, putting down his own money.
Guna, in his late 50s, has enough confidence in the potential of KiniBiz that he is plunking down his own money. Is that amazing or has Guna simply decided to take heed of all the signs we see around us? Digital is slowly but surely playing a bigger role in our lives. But beyond that, in the online world, credibility and reputation are everything.
Guna just figured that his credibility, deep domain knowledge and undiminished passion as a journalist, combined with MalaysiaKini's stronger branding and online expertise, was a marriage made in heaven.
Now, do any of you have similar expertise in your own space? Do you have the drive? Can you transfer your expertise digitally and find a market for it?
Then we have the RM6 million (internally funded) bet by CS Goh, CEO of leading IPTV player Select-TV Solutions Sdn Bhd, who launched a set-top box that he hopes will take advantage of a current trend that is already happening – that of people watching online video on their mobile devices – by offering the market a great user experience that will eventually lead them to want to pay for premium content.
It has been done before by Apple, twice – first with music, and then in the mobile world.
With the launch of his Emagine set-top, Goh is betting that the RM6 million in R&D that he has invested will offer the market a box that allows them to discover, to watch and to share great video content online -- via their high definition TV sets.
Where skeptics like me shrug our shoulders and think, “That's a crazy thing to do when you already have smart TVs from Sony, Sharp, Samsung rapidly gaining popularity,” the dreamer in Goh sees the need to offer the market a much better user experience. Goh saw this three years ago, and this week saw the fruition of that dream.
Has Goh made the right bet? Has Guna made the right bet? Such exciting times these are! Who needs the general election?
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Samsung unveiled its first smartphone with a curved screen — the Galaxy Round — last week, and that’s promptly been followed by the first renders of the much-rumored G Flex, LG’s take on a flexible-screen phone.
We acquired product renders of the phone — which were first posted by Engadget — from sources and, as you can see, they show a vertical curve design as opposed to the horizon bend of the Galaxy Round. We understand that the G Flex, which packs a 6-inch screen, will be released next month but pricing and exact availability are still to be revealed.
In addition to producing its own flexi-screen smartphone, LG is also set to begin mass-producing flexible OLED parts, which will allow other phone makers to bring the technology to their devices.
Merely marketing hype or useful tech? We’ll be able to answer the question when these devices hit the market, so hold your skepticism for now.


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Written by Amy Leggett Wolff at The Motley Fool Canada
Shopify (TSX: SHOP) (NYSE: SHOP) continues to be one of the best deals in TSX today. An e-commerce company and platform has become a must-have for Motley Fool investors. However, the recent technological downturn has made many think twice about adding it to their portfolios.
And this is where analysts keep warning investors: This is an opportunity that won’t last. Since stocks have fallen from all-time highs of $2,228, analysts have repeatedly argued that stocks will only go up. This means that today’s share price is a massive bargain.
Let’s take a look at why.
What the analysts say
Shopify’s latest upgrade came from analysts at William Blair. The company upgraded Shopify from a “market-performing” rating to a “superior” rating. It is not the only research report focusing on the topic. Analysts in TD Securities, Rosenblatt Securities and RBC All of them focused on the topic, giving the e-commerce company an “Outstanding” rating.
The recent drop in Shopify has left analysts believing that the company is definitely at a more affordable level. Moreover, the agreed target price remains at around $2,000 per share. Right now, that’s a 38% potential upside.
Profits support claims
While the tech sector as a whole is still down, Shopify stocks don’t really belong in this group. The company has made solid accommodations time and time again, even during the pandemic And Supply chain issues. This comes from using their payment software, fulfillment centers and more to ensure deliveries are made and merchants are able to keep up with demand.
This was seen on Black Friday weekend, when the company smashed past sales. Shopify posted record sales of $6.3 billion, an increase of 23% year over year. That was before the holidays.
This is also on top of the strong third-quarter performance that Shopify investors saw a few months ago as well. Total revenue increased 46% year over year, with subscription solutions revenue increased 37% year over year. Monthly recurring revenue increased 33%, with GMV increasing 35% year over year. Meanwhile, the company continues to actually make a profit – something other e-commerce companies may not be able to claim.
So, what is the drawback?
It seems like the main problem Motley Fool investors have with Shopify stock is that the numbers aren’t as amazing as they used to be. Gone are the days of triple-digit year-over-year growth. But, honestly, that’s a good thing for me.
Shopify is able to show investors that it can continue to meet demand, remain stable, and see continued growth on a consistent basis. Moreover, it comes with more solutions with increasing global demand. Motley Fool investors can now see the company using Shopify Markets for cross-border purchases. It’s a Shopify app now that lets users search for products, not just merchants. And there’s more coming in the pipeline.
When the tech sector begins to stabilize, Motley Fool investors will be incredibly upset if they miss this opportunity. Shopify stock will likely reach the $2000 level in 2022. It will only go up from there.
The post Shopify Stock: Why Investors Shouldn’t Ignore This Analyst’s Warning That First Appeared in The Motley Fool Canada.
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Germany’s roughly 20,200 pharmacies will be stocking medical cannabis imported from none other than Canada any day now. This new export partnership is the result of two separate but equally as noteworthy deals signed with Canadian medical cannabis producers. Canadian brands Cronos Group and Tilray have officially broken into the European market. The deals will provide 70 million of Germany’s insured residents with upwards of tens of millions of dollars worth of medical cannabis.
The market in Germany is the largest in Europe, which is why Canadian medical cannabis producers have been pushing for years to expand into the country. With the addition of a new trade bill in March 2017 Canada was slotted to be a worldwide leader in cannabis. Now the aggressive persistence to do so could have Cronos and Tilray products on German pharmacy shelves as early as next week.
Tilray was the first company to go live with their announcement on Oct. 10, announced that within the week their full-spectrum cannabis extracts would be available for sale in the European country.
Tilray CEO Brendan Kennedy stated, “This is another strategic milestone for our company as we aim to increase access to medical cannabis around the world. We are proud to be the first supplier to offer full-spectrum extracts to German patients throughout the country.”
They weren’t the only Canadian cannabis company in the country for long, though, since Cronos announce their partnership with G. Pohl-Boskamp Gmb H & Co. KG ("Pohl-Boskamp") just two days later. Unlike Tilray, they will be exporting cured flower and not extracts and have been clear that this is a partnership, not just a distribution deal. They’ve been working closely with Pohl-Boskamp to continue providing the best products possible.
"We are ecstatic to partner with Pohl-Boskamp, an established and reputable pharmaceutical leader. This partnership allows us to leverage an existing industry leading pharmaceutical distribution channel to immediately create the world's largest medical cannabis distribution platform," said Mike Gorenstein, CEO of Cronos.
These deals landing before the country legalizes recreational cannabis is a great indicator that Canada is still on site for becoming a major player in international cannabis.Posted: Thursday, October 19th, 10:20am a year ago
Cara Wietstock is a native Californian living in Washington state with almost a decade of budtender experience and even more stoner experience. While she's not pontificating on the current state of cannabis for Roottie, she is practicing yoga, sipping CBD infused teas and hiking through the Pacific Northwest.


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News publication Bloomberg says that Nintendo has lost more than eighty percent of its market value since shares reached a high of 72,100 yen after the introduction of the original Wii in November 2007. Thankfully, the Nintendo 3DS is performing well in Japan with sales of 749,398 units in September. The PlayStation Vita only managed 34,695 units in the same period. The publication has gathered a number of respected analysts together to discuss the fate of the company. You can read some of their thoughts, below.
“If Nintendo’s software does not sell well in the second half, then it could lead to a management capability issue,” said Hideki Yasuda, a Tokyo-based analyst at Ace Research Institute. “The company will have a hard time in this year-end shopping season.”
“Nintendo struggled to create titles that can fully tell users the uniqueness of the tablet controller,” said Eiji Maeda, an analyst at SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. in Tokyo. “Nintendo hasn’t been able to come up with any notable innovations in the past years that can match the success of its Wii.”
“It would have been better to simply cut the price of the 3DS than introduce the 2DS, which didn’t even create any buzz,” SMBC Nikko’s Maeda said.


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In an interview for Jamma Ms. Zornitsa Boncheva, Regional Manager for Italy at EGT, talks about the leading positions of the company on a global level and to what it owes its success, which are its most popular products at the moment, presents EGT Digital and its innovative iGaming solutions, and shares her opinion on the changes in the law affecting online gaming in Italy.
Find the answers to these and other questions in the full text here.
EGT is ready to be the focal point of GAT Expo Cartagena once again. "Don't miss the chance to stop by our booth A13! You will certainly not be disappointed with the impressive product selection we have prepared for you," said Silviya Marinova, Director of the company’s office in Colombia.
The slot cabinet Phoenix will be the main highlight in the display of the Bulgarian manufacturer. Featuring 27-inch monitors, keyboard with dynamic touch display and electromechanical buttons and powered by the latest Exciter IV platform, this model will definitely grab visitors’ attention. Apart from its attractive outlook, it will captivate players with the astonishing gaming world of Blue General, Green General, Gold General, and Winner Selection multigames, containing some of the most preferred titles of EGT. In addition, guests will be able to try their luck with the absolute jackpot bestseller Bell Link.
EGT Digital will also demonstrate its wide range of iGaming solutions, including slot and instant games, as well as its in-house developed all-in-one betting platform X-Nave.
"GAT Expo Cartagena is a very important event for us and I am very happy that we have the opportunity to present our products there in 2024 again," commented Ms. Marinova. "Phoenix made its debut last year and received very positive feedback, proving that it had great potential for the local market. I believe that this year we will have just as fruitful participation as in 2023 edition, why not even better, especially considering the fact that we are on our way to establish ourselves as a provider of all iGaming solutions and we are on the final steps to release our games at the sites of multiple Colombian operators. I look forward to meeting our customers and potential new partners on April 10th and 11th and to discuss how we can make their business even more successful.”
Vladimir Dokov, CEO of EGT: “We established ourselves as one of the top manufacturers and suppliers of gaming equipment not only in Bulgaria, but also on a global level”abr 03, 2024
On the occasion of EGT's 22-nd birthday its CEO Mr. Vladimir Dokov gave a special interview to Focus Gaming News.
In it he talks about how the company has managed to keep up with the fast-changing gaming industry and gain leading positions on a global level, reveals what’s the secret to superintend successfully a team of more than 3 200 employees in 28 offices around the world, as well as shares which are the next markets that EGT is striving to conquer and gives his perspective on the future development of the sector.
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“Fruitful achievements at ICE London 2024 for EGT and EGT Digital”: Interview of Ms. Nadia Popova, Chief Revenue Officer and VP Sales & Marketing at EGT, for Soloazarmar 19, 2024
Ms. Nadia Popova, Chief Revenue Officer and VP Sales & Marketing at EGT, gave an exclusive interview for Soloazar, in which she makes an overview of the participation of EGT and EGT Digital in ICE London 2024.
She reveals which were the novelties presented for the first time at the exhibition, as well as the products that have generated the greatest interest, shares her opinion about the future of AI and its increasing importance for the gaming industry, and sheds a light on the way the two companies will prepare for the next edition of ICE in Barcelona.
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Pharmacia & Upjohn's merger with Monsanto Co. was approved by shareholders of both companies Thursday, creating the world's 11th-largest drugmaker.
The new entity created by the $30 billion deal would be called Pharmacia Corp. and have expected sales in 2000 of more than $16 billion--$11 billion from drugs and $5 billion from genetically modified seeds, pesticides and other agriculture-related products.
The deal still needs the approval of the European Union, and is expected to close by April 1.
Monsanto makes the blockbuster arthritis pill Celebrex and sells farm chemicals that include the popular herbicide Roundup.
Peapack, N.J.-based Pharmacia and St. Louis-based Monsanto would each have 10 seats on the new board. Monsanto shareholders would own 51 percent of the new company.


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Food cops never miss a chance to blame the so-called “obesity epidemic” on an illusory “toxic food environment.” Never letting the facts get in the way of their pursuit of “fat taxes” and other restrictive policies, nutritional nags like Marion Nestle and Kelly Brownell continuously insist that our diets are worse than ever before. But a simple look at the changes in the Joy of Cooking — the unofficial bible for food enthusiasts — and an examination of government statistics tells a different story.
The gang of food scolds from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) regularly complains that Americans dine out at restaurants twice as much as they did in 1970. The assumption, of course, is that our diets are worse for the change. As if the American menu used to consist solely of bean sprouts and bananas before the rise of fast food, the CEO of one multi-billion-dollar foundation announced in November: “I think the data shows that the most prolific weapons of mass destruction in this country are a cheeseburger and a soda.”
The U.S. Department of Agriculture paints a far different picture of our changing eating habits. According to their data, from 1970 to 2000 some of the per capita shifts include:
Fresh fruit consumption increased 30 percent;
Fresh vegetable consumption went up 35 percent;
Dark-green leafy vegetable consumption increased 378 percent (with consumption of escarole, romaine and leaf lettuces increasing 1300 percent);
Broccoli consumption went up 365 percent;
Fish and shellfish consumption increased 22 percent;
Consumption of beans, peas, and lentils rose 23 percent;
Skim milk consumption rose 150 percent; and
Direct use of lard decreased 47 percent.
The Department of Agriculture also noted:
Nationwide, the market for fruits and vegetables has expanded in recent years, with many consumers benefiting from an ever-widening array of fruit and vegetable choices in their local supermarkets. Supermarket produce departments typically carry more than 400 produce items today, up from 250 in the late 1980s and 150 a decade earlier.
To see more tangible changes in the American dinner plate, just look at the differences between the 1953 edition of the Joy of Cooking and its 1997 counterpart. In the older version, there are recipes for “stewed pigs feet,” “larded sweetbreads with wine sauce,” brains wrapped in bacon and topped off with butter, and two concoctions that require a calf’s head. One recipe simply called for adding six skinned frankfurters to an earlier recipe for macaroni. Needless to say, the more recent edition includes none of those delights.
Reflecting the trend toward greater concern for nutrition, the Joy of Cooking now includes:
An entire chapter on fruits;
An entire chapter on “beans and tofu”;
Improved nutritional information, now listing fat, carbohydrates, and protein as well as calories; and
A chapter on “Diet, Lifestyle & Health.”
Despite evidence of nutritional improvements, CSPI director Michael Jacobson laments the centuries-long trend toward better variety and taste in our food. “Records of English manors in the 1600s reveal that the peasantry feasted on perhaps a pound of bread, a spud, and a couple of carrots per day,” he asserts. And that, to Jacobson, is “basically a wonderfully healthy diet.” No wonder Jacobson “is proud about finding something wrong with practically everything” we eat now — he’d rather we eat like serfs than enjoy surf and turf.
Memo to the food police: the Joy of Cooking didn’t change because big government demanded it, but because that’s what readers wanted. The same goes for restaurants and our favorite snacks: when consumers demand different options, they get them. The customer (or consumer) is always right — and you are not.


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Back in February 2021, Sony gave us a glimpse of what the future of PlayStation VR would look like with a nifty new set of controllers. The company promised to share more in 2022, and while it may not come straight from the horse’s mouth, a Chinese supply chain source is claiming that mass production of the PlayStation 2 VR headset is scheduled to begin soon. Goertek seems to have landed a contract for the process, which isn’t too far-fetched: Goertek partnered with Sony on a number of components for the previous iteration of PlayStation VR and for the PlayStation 5. Keep in mind that this information hasn’t been verified, but if production is really starting at the beginning of 2022, we may see the PSVR 2 in time for this year’s holiday season.
Goertek is also collaborating with Meta on the Meta Quest 2 headset. The 2021 holiday season was the best-selling year for virtual reality on record, with new installations of the Oculus mobile app jumping more than 150% to 650,000. Given the popularity of the PlayStation 5, Christmas weekend 2022 will drive sales out of the park if Sony is able to set a release date in the midst of a major chip shortage. A reveal is rumored to be coming towards the beginning of the year, and Goertek has recently mentioned that one “major Japanese” partner is expected to ship around “one to two million” next-gen VR headsets later this year. Who else could that be but Sony?
The first iteration of PlayStation VR was released for the PlayStation 4 in October 2016. By the end of 2019, over 5 million units had been sold worldwide, and the PlayStation VR 2 was initially announced for the PlayStation 5 in February 2021. The original PSVR is still seeing plenty of activity, with new games recently announced including Moss 2. The next-generation headset has been rumored to feature haptic feedback and a much higher resolution than its predecessor.


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Wet Seal Posts Narrower Loss; Sales Climb 20%
Women’s clothing retailer Wet Seal Inc. on Monday reported a narrower fiscal second-quarter loss after sales growth and operating margins improved.
The Foothill Ranch-based company said it lost $35 million, or 87 cents a share, in the quarter ended July 30, compared with a loss of $106.3 million, or $3.31, a year earlier.
The 2004 period included a large write-down of assets as the company’s business deteriorated. The latest quarter included special charges related to the company’s compensation agreement with Michael Gold, a consultant hired to help in turnaround efforts.
Wet Seal said its sales jumped 20% to $126.3 million in the recent quarter compared with a year earlier. The company’s loss from continuing operations was $11.7 million, compared with $106.2 million a year earlier.
“Our accelerated sales growth and operating margin improvements have led to a significant improvement in operating results,” Wet Seal Chief Executive Joel Waller said.
Wet Seal, which has lost money since fiscal 2003 and has closed more than 150 stores over the last year, warned as recently as June that it could be forced to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if its operating losses continued. The company previously disclosed that the loss it reported a year ago triggered a Securities and Exchange Commission probe.
In May, Wet Seal closed an equity financing deal to raise additional funds. Waller said the financing, along with a rebound in same-store sales last quarter and better operating margins, had significantly improved the company’s liquidity.
The firm operated 305 Wet Seal stores and 91 Arden B. stores as of July 30.
Its shares rose 24 cents to $5.55. They have jumped 145% since Dec. 31.


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Asian indices were up in over-night trading with the Nikkei gaining 4.36%. Major European indices are mixed, as are US futures.
Little economic news today, but earnings releases are coming from companies like Walgreens and Adobe. The other big news is Apple's lawsuit against Amazon which has earned some interest and the abandoned joint-venture between pharma giants Merck and Sanofi-Aventis.
Closing price: $41.97
ABANDONED JOINT VENTURE: Under regulatory pressure Merck & Co and Sanofi-Aventis pull out of a joint animal health venture.
Closing price: $32.39
Closing price: $32.34
PATENT WARS: Barnes & Noble is trading higher despite Microsoft's attempt to block sales of the company's Nook e-reader.
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Nokia 5235 Gets Announced For Q1 2010
Word has it that Nokia has now announced the Nokia 5235 mobile phone which will comes packing Nokia’s Comes With Music service delivering the owner one year’s unlimited downloading of music reports an article over on intomobile.
Spec wise the Nokia 5235 sports a 3.2 inch resistive touch screen, 2 megapixel camera, is quad-band GSM/EDGE, dual-band HSPA 2100/900 for Europe, 850/2100 for the US and 850/1900 for Australia, Bluetooth 2.0, Symbian OS, Ovi Maps, GPS, but unfortunately no WiFi.
The Nokia 5235 measures 111 x 51.7 x 15.5mm with a weight of 115 grams and will be available in White with ice-blue tinted chrome rim and Black with ice-blue tinted chrome rim.
So if you are interested in grabbing the latest Comes With Music Nokia 5235 handset it is expected to hit shelves sometime in Q1 of 2010, with a recommended price of â‚¬145 before subsidies and taxes.


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Mark Fields, who helped turn Ford Motor Co.’s North American operations into a sales and profit powerhouse, will take over from Alan Mulally as CEO on July 1.
The 53-year-old Fields has been Ford’s chief operating officer since late 2012, and has been running executive meetings and day-to-day operations. He was widely seen as Mulally’s heir apparent.
Ford wasn’t expected to make the transition until year’s end, but said it moved up the schedule at Mulally’s request. Mulally, 68, who came to Ford from Boeing in 2006, is credited with transforming the automaker from a dysfunctional money-loser to a thriving company.
In orchestrating that transformation, Mulally relied heavily on a strategy that Fields drew up in 2005, when Ford’s big North American division was losing money, burdened by too many factories and lackluster car designs. Fields’s plan called for closing factories, laying off thousands of workers and using Ford’s design expertise in Europe to build better cars that could be sold globally.
Bill Ford told The Associated Press that Fields is humble about his achievements. But he has been an advocate within the company for advanced technology and better products.
“Every job the company’s ever asked him to do, he’s done a really good job of it,” Bill Ford said.
“I have nothing left to teach or tell Mark about. He knows everything,” Mulally said.


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SOLANA BEACH, Calif., May 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PEAR Health Labs, a digital fitness company building smarter health and wellness coaching solutions, today announced the updated release of Aaptiv, its new and improved digital audio and video fitness app that now includes “SmartCoach,” an artificial intelligence-driven personal trainer that creates personalized, adaptable workout plans for every user, tracks progress and captures insights within the app.
“At PEAR, we believe that everyone deserves to move smarter, get healthier and live happier. By injecting AI-powered personal training into our next-generation digital fitness solution, we’re making personal training accessible to more people than ever before,” said Bob Allison, founder and CEO of PEAR Health Labs. “Our new SmartCoach feature tailors and continuously adapts workout plans to each user’s unique goals, preferences and fitness level, ensuring that anyone can get the ultra-personalized support they need to achieve their health and wellness goals.”
The Aaptiv app delivers personalized health and fitness plans and on-demand audio and video workout classes led by some of the industry’s leading fitness experts. The app’s new features include the following:
- SmartCoach — Upon download, Aaptiv’s personal trainer asks a series of questions to tailor a hyperpersonalized workout plan for users and then continuously adapts that plan based on post-workout feedback and user inputs, like fitness level, biometric data (optional to pair with leading wearable devices), progress, injury, etc., making staying on track and achieving goals easy.
- My Stats — This updated feature — available to users with or without wearable devices — offers a comprehensive analysis based on a user’s exercise routine and physical biometric data, providing detailed insights to help better understand how they’re progressing toward their fitness objectives.
- Heart rate-based workouts — Designed to challenge and inspire users every step of the way, Aaptiv’s heart rate-based workouts measure heart rate during the workout and provide on-screen feedback to help users target the appropriate heart rate zone and reach their fitness goals faster and more efficiently.
With more than 13 million downloads and 50,000-plus five-star reviews, the updated offering is available in both the Apple and Google app stores. Aaptiv is also available as an employer, health plan or Medicare benefit, with the added component of the industry’s largest and highest-quality gym network.
The following additional Aaptiv features help individual consumers, employees and insurance plan members to live healthier, happier, more active lives:
- Music that pumps you up — With Aaptiv, users can choose to listen to their own music or choose from Aaptiv-curated playlists during their workouts, and the trainer’s voice will play over the music.
- Unique programs and fun fitness challenges — Users can engage in multiweek programs or fitness challenges geared toward specific goals. Programs and challenges are not personalized, and any user participating in these events typically has the same set of workouts to complete.
- Community feed — The Aaptiv app allows users from across the country to engage with one another directly in the app via a unique social feed.
- Robust fitness coaching content — Aaptiv has more than 8,000 on-demand audio and video workout classes spanning 15 categories, including elliptical, indoor cycling, treadmill, strength training, outdoor running, yoga and more.
For more information about how PEAR Health Labs’ Aaptiv solution provides customized workouts whether users are at home, on the go or in one of many nearby fitness network facilities, please visit Aaptiv.com.
About PEAR Health Labs
PEAR Health Labs is a California-based adaptive digital fitness and wellness coaching company that augments training with technology to build intelligent products and solutions that empower individuals and communities to move smarter. At PEAR, we understand that the correct physical activity can strengthen us, reduce and prevent disease, and improve lives. Built on nearly 30 years of evidence-based research, our hyperpersonalized and adaptive digital coaching experiences are biometrically informed and driven by AI and proven sports science, helping individual consumers, employers and payers, and the public sector live healthier, happier and more active lives. To learn more, please visit pearhealthlabs.com.