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Why cutting the pay-TV cord turned out to be a good move
Cord cutting saves money, but costs can soar if you go all-in with every streaming service. Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime offer free trials before you have to commit to payments. (Jonathan Takiff / TNS)
The pay-TV industry lost more than a million subscribers last year, four times the number that skedaddled a year earlier, according to market researcher SNL Kagan.
That doesn’t mean cable, satellite and other pay-TV companies are gasping for breath. But it does mean that cord cutting is having a clear impact on the industry — and that can only be good for consumers who have grown sick of paying for dozens, even hundreds, of channels they never watch.
Best Boxes for Cord Cutting
Readers have asked for updates about my experience since I cut the pay-TV cord in January, slashing my monthly Time Warner Cable bill in half (I still receive broadband Internet and home-phone service from the company).
I can say without reservation that the experience has been a good one. Although I’ve said adios to two channels that used to be part of my regular viewing diet — CNN and AMC — I’ve found:
Best Boxes with private IPTV Setup
•Life goes on. I still get plenty of news without CNN and, surprisingly, I didn’t mourn the loss of “The Walking Dead.” By all accounts, the latest season, which ended Sunday, wasn’t very tasty.
•Roku is an excellent way to access streaming video on my TV. I have more than enough viewing options with a stand-alone, $15-a-month subscription to HBO and with Amazon Prime, which I already had for the free two-day shipping.
•With TV now an on-demand experience, I watch what I want when I want. The few times I’ve kicked back and aimlessly surfed the networks and local channels using my HD antenna, I grew so tired of commercials that I turned off the set.
•As a result, I’m reading more.
Krissy Harris knows what I’m talking about. Like me, the 46-year-old Encino resident cut her $150-a-month Time Warner Cable bill to $60 in November by going Internet-only. She gets movies and TV shows via Hulu for $8 monthly.
“I’m reading more too,” Harris told me. “But what I’ve really noticed is that I’m no longer watching stupid shows like ‘Real Housewives.’ I’m watching better shows because there are so many good things available, especially for binge watching.”
Convergence Consulting Group predicted this week that at least another million people will cut the pay-TV cord this year. By December, it said, about 27 million U.S. households will have abandoned pay-TV services.
“Consumers have more options than ever,” said Bruce Leichtman, president of the media consulting firm Leichtman Research Group. “Because of Internet-delivered video, you have the ability to cobble together your own video service.”
But cobble carefully. Costs can quickly soar if you go all-in with every available streaming service. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and premium channels like HBO, Showtime and Starz offer free trials before you have to commit to monthly payments. Check them out and see what’s best for you.
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Fashion show gives designers, models spotlight at Summer Celebration
July 18, 2015
Models look to family and future success for inspiration at Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration Fashion Show.
Dozens of models ages 3 to 53 strutted down the catwalk July 18, wearing clothing created by Indianapolis fashion designers. The show was 45 minutes long and was well attended, with crowds of people surrounding the stage to watch the show.
One of the models, Tylicia Steele, is no stranger to the catwalk. The five-year fashion show veteran sashayed down the runway in garments designed by six different designers.
“About five years ago I went and had head shots taken,” said Steele, “Once I got them back and saw myself all dolled up I said, ‘Who is this? Oooh! I gotta be on stage now!’”
It took hours of work on the designers’ parts to prepare the models for the 15 seconds they were on stage.
“They want to make sure we are perfectly flawless head to toe,” said Steele.
Denise and Treyonna Majors, a mother-daughter duo who walked for Designs by Gwen Hodges, shared their experience behind the process. They have modeled together before, but this was their first time walking for the Summer Celebration Fashion Show.
“It takes hours and hours to get ready, said Denise Majors. “We’ve been here since 9 o’clock this morning and we still aren’t ready -- and the show starts in an hour.”
“We started with hair and makeup and then had to try on the different outfits,” Treyonna added, “but I really like what I get to wear in the show today.”
Aliyah Velez, who walked for multiple designers, said this was her second show. She pointed to her dad, who is also a model, as her inspiration.
“I would have to say my dad is who I look up to in this industry and it is really nice to be able to model in events like this,” Velez said.
Even though modeling is a family affair, Velez said she’s not exempt from the anxious feelings associated with modeling in front of hundreds of people.
“Although it is nerve wracking leading up to the show, it has been a lot of fun,” said Velez.
Steele said she was looking forward to the fashion show because it was her biggest production so far. She said she was planning on pursuing modeling as a career.
“This is something I would like to do with my life,” said Steele, “I would like to eventually be a part of the Victoria Secret Fashion Show -- I gotta get my wings.”

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Multinational specialty chemical manufacturer Evonik reports and 18% rise in EBITDA year-on-year in the third quarter but sales contracted by 20 percent.
The company’s “On Track” efficiency improvement program is a success, Evonik said.
Nine-month sales and EBITDA are down considerably year-on-year due to the economic crisis, but operating cash flow almost quadrupled in the first nine months—substantial reduction in net financial debt.
Evonik’s outlook for full year remains cautious despite upturn in business.
“Our efforts to lower costs and raise efficiency are having an effect. We are on course despite rough seas,” commented Dr. Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG.
Evonik’s operating business remained adversely affected by the global economic crisis in the third quarter. However, the Chemicals Business Area reported a perceptible upturn in demand compared with the first half of 2009, although volumes were still below last year’s level.
The Evonik Group generated sales of €3,309 million in the third quarter of 2009. That was around 20% less than in the same period of last year (Q3 2008: €4,138 million) but roughly 8% higher than in Q2 2009.
Prompt action to raise efficiency and cut costs played a key role in safeguarding earnings. Group EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) increased 18 percent to €629 million in Q3 2009 (Q3 2008: €535 million), which was the first year-on-year improvement in operating earnings this year.
All three business areas contributed to the 23 percent improvement compared with the second quarter of 2009. The EBITDA margin climbed to 19 percent in Q3 2009 (Q3 2008: 12.9 percent). Net income rose significantly in Q3 2009 to €168 million (€72 million).
Efficiency improvement program
Engel is satisfied with the progress of the “On Track” efficiency improvement program, which aims to achieve a substantial and sustained improvement in Evonik’s competitiveness.
The three main elements of this program are systematic reorganization of administrative structures, active portfolio management and tough cost cutting. Engel commented: “We will exceed our goal of saving €300 million this year alone.”
The Group is also moving ahead rapidly with its goal of leveraging sustained savings of around €500 million p.a. by 2012.
Good performance by all three business areas
The upturn in demand registered in some parts of the Chemicals Business Area in the second quarter strengthened in the third quarter and spread to further industries.
Evonik reported a recovery in demand, especially in Asia and Europe, but business was more sluggish in North America. Despite the upturn in demand, volume sales fell 7% year-on-year in the third quarter.
Selling prices also declined, partly because lower raw material prices were passed through to customers. Overall, the Chemicals Business Area reported a 16% drop in sales year-on-year to €2,591 million in Q3 2009 (Q3 2008: €3,082 million).
Thanks to successful cost-cutting, EBITDA improved 16 percent year-on-year to €505 million (Q3 2008: €434 million).
Sales declined 35% year-on-year to €562 million in the Energy Business Area (Q3 2008: €870 million) as a result of lower volume sales and coal prices. EBITDA was almost unchanged year-on-year at €100 million (Q3 2008: €102 million).
The Real Estate Business Area reported a slight increase in sales to €95 million in the third quarter (Q3 2008: €94 million). EBITDA advanced by €3 million to €49 million (Q3 2008: €46 million).
Outlook for 2009
Evonik’s guidance for the coming months remains cautious: The Group expects a slight upturn in some chemicals business lines but does not yet anticipate a sound and broadly-based recovery.
Overall, Evonik expects to report a substantial drop in full-year sales in 2009 as a result of the significant reduction in chemicals volumes caused by the economic situation.
The decline in EBITDA is expected to be in the low double-digit percentage range, with relief coming from short-term cost-savings, which will exceed the planned level of €300 million.
Net income will be well below the prior-year figure, which contained high gains from the divestment of non-core activities.


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Bayer (BAYRY) on Tuesday sought to reassure investors of the wisdom of its $66 billion acquisition of Monsanto (MON) but may have succeeded in doing the opposite as it unveiled impressive new growth and profitability projections for its pharmaceuticals operations.
The German group said it expects its prescription medical business to grow at an annual average rate of 6% from the end of 2018 and said peak revenue from five recently launched drugs would top €10 billion ($11.2 billion), up from an earlier forecast of €7.5 billion.
"We anticipate especially significant sales and margin growth at pharmaceuticals," Bayer chairman and CEO Werner Baumann told analysts and investors on Tuesday. "This growth is expected to be driven particularly by the positive development of our recently launched products."
Bayer said Ebitda margins at pharmaceuticals were likely to be between 32% and 34% in 2018, up from the 2015 level of 30.1% on €15.3 billion of sales.
The Leverkusen, Germany-based group said it expects peak sales of more than €5 billion a year for stroke prevention medicine Xarelto, up from its previous forecast of €3.5 billion and €2.5 billion a year from eye medicine Eylea, up from €1.5 billion.
"We are also very confident about our pharmaceuticals business beyond these products," said Baumann, citing a pipeline of six promising drugs that he expected to have combined peak sales of more than €6 billion.
Bayer shares traded Tuesday at €93.30, up €1.70, or almost 2%, even as the good news once again raised the issue of why the German group, with its Monsanto bid, is diverting resources away from a highly profitable and fast-growing drugs business into the struggling farm inputs sector.
Bayer on Sept. 14 agreed to pay $128 per share for Monsanto, securing a deal after a four-month chase and with its fourth bid. The deal follows two disappointing quarters for Monsanto as low prices for key crops have left farm incomes at their lowest level since 2002 and undercut spending. Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant in late June lamented that his industry was "running at a low point."
Baumann said on Tuesday he was confident that the acquisition of Monsanto would enable Bayer's crop science business to achieve "above-market annual sales growth." Yet he also revealed that Ebitda margins will continue to trail pharmaceutical profit margins. The combined unit would have made a pro-forma margin of about 27% on its roughly €23 billion of sales in 2015, and is expected to hit 30% in the fourth year after the closing of the deal.
Hitting that margin increase suggests that Bayer expects to find about $700 million of cost savings from its forecast $1.5 billion of synergies from the deal, according to Goldman Sachs. The bank described the increased pharmaceutical sales forecasts as a modest plus for Bayer, which it rates a buy with a 12-month price target of €129.
Monsanto traded Tuesday at $102.33, up $0.53, or 0.5%, and well below Bayer's offer price as investors continued to doubt that the deal will close.


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After recording a new all-time high value on the 9th of February by jumping above the mark of $48k, the renowned cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) is now crashing everything that is coming on its way. It has even outshined the company that boosted its price value up to the new all-time high value. Reportedly, Bitcoin has overtaken Tesla (TSLA) in terms of market cap and is now a bigger asset than TSLA.
Bitcoin Leaves Tesla Behind In Market Cap
When the first-ranked cryptocurrency broke through the $48k level to set a new highest-ever value, its market capitalization rose exponentially. According to the data shared by the cryptocurrency data reporting site CoinMarketCap, the market capitalization of Bitcoin has surpassed the figure of $870 billion.
With this market cap, the primary cryptocurrency was able to leave behind the e-car manufacturing giant Tesla and became the seventh-biggest asset in the world by market value. According to the data from Asset Dash (a site that tracks top assets in the world), Bitcoin has a market cap of $871 billion. While on the other hand, Tesla (TSLA) has a market capitalization of around $811 billion and is now holding the 8th position, as per Asset Dash’s data.
Tesla is the driving factor behind the remarkable growth of the leading digital currency. It did this by investing a staggering amount in the major cryptocurrency. Being the first-ever S&P 500 firm to invest in the major crypto, Tesla has purchased Bitcoin (BTC) worth $1.5 billion. Not only it influenced the price of BTC, but it surprised the cryptocurrency community too with this huge investment. This investment has come a few days after the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the richest man alive on the earth, Elon Musk, issued some positive remarks in favor of the dominant digital currency and added the coin into its bio on his account on the social media platform Twitter.
Can Bitcoin Hit $1 Trillion In Market Cap To Become World’s Biggest Asset?
Bitcoin’s next aim will be to enter into the list of the top five assets in the world in terms of market value. It has to outperform Tencent (TCEHY) and Alphabet A (GOOGL) to do so.
However, in order to do that, the coin needs to take its market cap to the milestone of $1 trillion first. As soon as it crosses the figure of $1 trillion, there is nothing that can stop Bitcoin from becoming the world’s largest asset.


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As restaurants and bars close down to carry-out only across the St. Louis region, leaving servers and bartenders out-of-work, some businesses are looking for workers.
Schnucks and Dierbergs, for instance.
While the Schnucks stores have reduced their hours at most locations and closed many customer service centers, the grocer said it still needs help. So does Dierbergs.
Schnucks said some of the jobs it fills could last beyond the immediate coronavirus-related time frame; Dierbergs indicated it was seeking temporary workers.
All Schnucks stores, except for the Culinaria downtown, are open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. The stores in Shrewsbury and Lemay will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and the Alton store at Oakwoods will be closed while its workers are sent to other locations. Culinaria will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed Saturday and Sunday. The first hour, from 6 a.m to 7 a.m., is set aside for people 60 and older and those at highest risk for COVID-19.
Dierbergs stores are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m, with the first hour set aside for adults 60 and over and people with compromised immune systems.
Paul Simon, a spokesman for Schnucks, said it’s looking to add 500 employees in the St. Louis area.
“We’ve seen such an increase in customer traffic in the past week or so,” he said. “We need help on the front end, checking and bagging, and on the clerk end stocking the shelves.”
The chain also has seen “quite a bit” of an increase in its delivery service, which operates through Instacart, Simon said.
The union that represents Schnucks and Dierbergs employees, the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 655, is talking with other labor leaders about helping get temporary jobs for those out of work due to event cancellations and closures. Unite Here Local 74, which represents workers at the some of the region's stadiums, arenas, hotels and casinos, has asked whether some of its members could quickly be moved into grocery jobs.
UFCW Local 655 Communications Director Collin Reischman said the union is in talks with grocers to see if they can "funnel some good union workers into those stores since they are so needed right now." The talks are preliminary but an attempt to help workers in industries that have been "decimated" by the closures, Reischman said.
Jet's Pizza, which says it has 386 franchises in Missouri, Illinois and 18 other states, said Thursday that they need hundreds of new delivery drivers, who can make $13-$16 an hour.
Amazon also said this week it is hoping to add 100,000 employees at its warehouses and as delivery people. With millions of Americans staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic, demand for home delivery has surged.
Amazon also said it would raise its minimum hourly pay to at least $17 an hour through April.
Other businesses are seeing an increase in business but haven't yet needed to aid workers.
Ellen Reineke of the commercial cleaning and restoration company Servpro of Clayton / Ladue said demand is up.
"Most of them aren’t confirmed (coronavirus) cases. They want us to come out – just in case," she said.
The Department of Labor reported Thursday that initial unemployment claims across the country were up 70,000 in the week ending March 14, to 281,000. The department said the increase was “clearly attributable to impacts from the COVID-19 virus.” A number of states cited layoffs related to the virus and others reported job losses in accommodation, food services, transportation and warehousing, the department said.
Missouri unemployment claims rose to 3,822 in the week ending March 14, up from 2,994 the previous week. Illinois claims jumped from 8,727 to 10,922, or an increase of 2,195.
But those numbers are likely to be much higher soon. A spokeswoman for the Department of Employment Security told the Chicago Tribune Wednesday that more than 41,000 Illinois residents filed for unemployment on Monday and Tuesday alone.
Missouri's Department of Labor has information online at labor.mo.gov for affected workers. Generally, employees who are out of work and going unpaid due to the virus can receive benefits, the department says. Instead of laying off workers, eligible employers can divide the available work among employees through the state's Shared Work Unemployment Compensation Program.
Jacob Barker and Robert Patrick of the Post-Dispatch contributed information to this article.
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Apr 16, 2018, 1:43
About 207 million eggs supplied by a North Carolina farm are being recalled after more than 20 consumers became ill from suspected salmonella poisoning.
The recall was issued through an "abundance of caution" due to reported illnesses in the East Coast. It's the biggest U.S. egg recall since 2010.
The recall is equivalent to nearly 10 days production at the farm, which produces 2.3 million eggs a day.
The eggs come from Rose Acre Farms out of Seymour, Indiana and are sold in nine states, including Colorado.
The Food and Drug Administration says the eggs were sold in nine states, including NY and New Jersey.
They have the plant number P-1065 with the date range of 011 through 102 on the carton.
Anyone who bought eggs affected by this recall should return them for a full refund.
David Rust began Rose Acre Farms in IN as a family operation with 1,000 hens in the 1930s and it grew to 17 facilities in eight states, according to its website.
Salmonella infections are particularly unsafe to the young and elderly, and those with weakened immune systems.
Did you buy eggs affected by this recall?
It's the largest egg recall in the United States since 2010, according to Food Safety News.
Otherwise healthy individuals infected can experience the following symptoms: fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
The eggs were packaged and sold under several brand names including, but not limited to, Country Daybreak, Food Lion, Sunshine Farms, Crystal Farms, and Great Value.
The Hyde County farm produces more than 2.3 million eggs a day from more than 3 million hens.
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WINDHOEK- The Katutura Fashion Week is just around the corner and the management team has promised a bigger and better event this year.
The Katutura Fashion Week is a local platform with international aspirations. This platform is aimed at uniting the diverse cultures, ethnicities and traditions of Namibia through the art of fashion and also bringing global fashion to the people.
New categories will be incorporated into the activities set to take place this year, the organisers revealed. For example, deserving fashion gurus from across the country will be recognised for their work.
“The Katutura Fashion Week awards is the complement to the goals and objectives of the main event. It is a platform solely aimed at recognising and awarding the unrecognised, known but celebrated, or renowned but not awarded,” Katutura Fashion Week Public Relations Officer, Jati Indongo, explained.
“We do not want anyone to feel left out that is why we are encouraging all the upcoming models, designers, make-up artists and everyone that is contributing to the fashion industry to take part in the awards,” she said, adding that they would like to give a platform to unknown or upcoming fashionistas that are working hard but and yet not recognised.
With so many elements to the industry of fashion, Indongo said they wanted to make sure that they fit in the vast majority of industry contributors.
The awards will be presented on 28 September 2019, which is the last day of the event.
“Fashion is a passion expressed in art, and if it were not for fashion, we would not be able to express ourselves, let alone have anything to wear without making a statement,” Indongo said.
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Hoping to make a star out of its corporate logo, Santa Barbara-based sportswear company Big Dogs has signed with Creative Artists Agency.
CAA will rep Big Dogs — which makes and sells activewear, accessories and other consumer products — in Hollywood, hoping to establish a TV series around a character based on its signature logo (a charismatic St. Bernard) which bedecks all of its properties.
Big Dogs is hoping to reverse the established course of retail properties, which typicall originate as characters in films or television shows. Basing its entire line around its canine icon and slogans like “Attitude is Everything,” the company is looking to expand upon its current brand recognition — stemming from sales from its 160 retail outlets, mail order catalogs and wholesale accounts — through TV and other media outlets.
“This is a very large step for our company in creating worldwide brand recognition,” said Andrew Feshbach, CEO of publicly-held Big Dog Holdings, Inc.


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It has been reported that in January, the manufacturing industry experienced its best performance in nine months.
Business confidence has returned, following a majority Government general election and breaking of the Brexit stalemate. In fact, 45% of SME manufacturing companies say they are more confident about their future; the highest percentage in six years.
Positive 2020 Outlook
New orders are rife which has had a positive knock on effect on employment levels and performance; the industry can now look forward with positivity and optimism.
What’s more, 60% of SME manufacturers expect to see sales increase in the next six months; with 51% planning investment in plant and machinery in the next six months also.
Global Manufacturing Crisis Turns to UK For Relief
Looking forward, the Coronavirus, whilst playing havoc on economies and health throughout the world, could well benefit UK manufacturers. Many having cited that enquires have massively increased, with additional and new business orders being placed, as a result of flagging distribution and supply lines from China.
This international concern has highlighted how vulnerable global manufacturing is when a major crisis comes into play – retailers are particularly at risk with this specific emergency – and as such is motivating the industry.
Maximising These Opportunities
All of this is encouraging news for an industry that has suffered in recent years, and is now flourishing. So where is the cashflow and working capital to maximise these opportunities?
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Almost forgotten among the hubbub over the Iraqi war is the last bout of diplomatic fisticuffs between Europe and America. On 5 March 2002, George W. Bush issued Presidential Proclamation 7529, placing tariffs of 30 per cent on imported steel in an attempt to protect the fading American steel industry. At the time, this magazine warned that no good would come of the measure, and so it has proved. The US International Trade Commission, a federal agency which advises the US government on trade issues, has just published a report on the effects of the tariffs. Far from being boosted, the US steel industry’s share of worldwide steel production fell from 12.4 to 10.2 per cent, while its share of the US market increased by a measly 1.4 per cent, from 79.6 per cent to 81 per cent. Thirty-one steel companies have gone under, and the number of workers employed by the industry has fallen by 10 per cent.
US steel producers have, however, taken advantage of the tariffs to put up their prices. Prices of US-produced hot-bar steel, for example, have risen by 8.1 per cent. American industries that consume rather than produce steel have been grievously hurt, especially the car industry, where 20,000 jobs have been lost. Overall, concludes the ITC, the cost to the US of the import tariffs was a reduction in GDP of $30.4 million.
Let that, as they say, be a warning to others: not just to ignore this magazine at their peril but to avoid falling into the trap of protectionism. As a generator of wealth, free trade cannot be beaten. That much was clear to anybody visiting Antwerp, Venice and the other great trading city-states in mediaeval times. It is equally obvious to anybody entering an electrical store today and seeing the modern-day equivalents of the oriental spices and carpets that brought life to dour mediaeval Europe: Toshibas, Mitsubishis and the other wonder-machines on the shelves.
That the West in the past decade has enjoyed an unprecedented spell of high growth and low inflation is largely down to the transfer of manufacturing to low-wage economies that have a comparative advantage in it. Were the British economy entirely in the hands of our plumbers and our housebuilders, who have merrily jacked up their prices in recent years through lack of foreign competition, we would now be in a 1970s-style inflationary spiral. Yet thanks to falling consumer prices, the overall cost of living is barely rising.
Low inflation is the fruit of the great efforts that have been made in recent years towards liberalising world trade in non-agricultural goods. It can be put at risk by the kind of shameless protectionism demonstrated by America over steel tariffs. There are occasions when it is necessary to use protectionist measures, as when a foreign industry is deliberately flooding a market with subsidised goods at below-cost price in order to snuff out competition. But that was not the situation that existed with the American steel industry in 2002. One of its competitors, the British company Corus, had been refused state subsidy, or any other form of protection, in 2001. Unlike the position a decade ago, the EU is now emerging as the good guy when it comes to free trade in manufactured goods. To support manufacturing industries in the way the Labour government of the 1970s did would now be illegal in Europe. It is true that manufacturing jobs have been vanishing to the Far East as a result, but so what? Contrary to the Jeremiahs who warned of economic misery, Tynesiders and Hartlepudlians are being scooped up by service industries and by specialist manufacturing.
American steelworkers, by contrast, appear to be evolving into the dinosaurs that stalked the heavy industrial belt of Britain 30 years ago. Unions have taken advantage of the artificial market conditions resulting from the tariffs to negotiate free collective bargaining deals and increases to their pensions. If President Bush was seeking to derive some political advantage from his largesse to the unions, he can forget it; the Democrats have already trumped him by demanding 40 per cent tariffs on foreign steel imports.
Not that Europe can quite claim a moral superiority on free trade; not while it continues — with America — to resist the liberalisation of agricultural trade. The negative effects of the American steel tariffs can be multiplied massively when it comes to the effects of the protectionism afforded to Western farmers. It is impossible to say, without trying it out, just how much the world economy would benefit if Western taxpayers were no longer obliged to support inefficient farmers, preserving them in effect as anthropological specimens, and prevented from looking to the wider world for their food. But it would save European taxpayers half the EU budget, for a start. As for the Third World nations which have been persuaded to open their markets to Western food with no reform of American and European farm subsidies in return — they can but hope that the case of the American steel industry will jolt us into appreciating the hiding to nothing that is protectionism.


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Indo-US trade can touch USD 500bn in 10 years: USIBC
"From USD 25 billion in 2006, the Indo-US trade has sniffed at USD 100 billion last year, while defence trade alone touched USD 10 billion in the past one decade.
"Going by the massive fillip in bilateral trade in recent years, I am hopeful that the two-way trade between the largest and the third largest economies in purchasing power parity terms (US and India respectively), achieving our next target of USD500 billion over the next one decade is possible if both the partners chart out a larger strategy of engagement," USIBC Chairman Ajay Banga said here.
Banga, who is also the president and CEO of MasterCard, was talking to reporters along with USIBC President Ron Somers and CII president Adi Godrej after a USIBC-CII leadership summit.
Banga further said that bilateral trade should focus on energy, defence, education and medical care among others while investments should be encouraged in technology and creation of intellectual properties.
Godrej said that there was recognition in the US about the role India can play in the years to come. The increasing involvement of industry members highlights the fact that our business communities can reach higher heights through strategic co-operation and collaboration.
On the USD500-billion two-way trade target, he said "it can be achieved if both the sides commit against protectionism, create enabling frameworks such as the bilateral investment treaty, recognise the value of labour mobility,
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Intel’s 13th Gen Core CPUs, codenamed ‘Raptor Lake,’ deliver the ‘world’s greatest gaming experience,’ the chipmaker boasts.
The new 13th Gen Intel Core family features six unlocked desktop processors with up to 24 cores, 32 threads, and clock rates up to 5.8 GHz, promising outstanding performance for all types of users, especially gamers, recorders, and streamers.
Michelle Johnston Holthaus, executive vice president and general manager of Intel’s Client Computing Group, said, “We’re raising PC performance standards again with our Intel’s 13th Gen Core Processors.”
“The Intel’s 13th Gen Core family is the latest example of how Intel enables outstanding PC experiences across all PC product segments. With an industry-leading partner ecosystem and breakthrough solutions like Intel Unison, we’re showing the world what’s possible with PCs in the future “said.
Intel says the 13th generation is 15% and 41% faster than the 12th in single- and multi-threaded performance.
The new CPUs are built on Intel’s 7 process and x86 performance hybrid architecture, with P-cores and E-cores that intelligently partition tasks using Intel’s Thread Director. Intel’s 12th Gen CPUs used the same architecture.
13th-gen Intel Core Processors
Intel will eventually release U-, P-, H-, and HX-series chips for laptops and 35W and 65W S-series processors for desktops, Mock added. The 13th-gen family will eventually offer no less than 50 CPUs. For present, K- and KF-series chips are in the spotlight.
14 cores (6 performance, 8 efficiency)/20 threads at up to 5.1GHz; P-core: 3.5GHz (base) to 5.1GHz (turbo); E-core: 2.6GHz (base) to 3.9GHz (turbo)
Core i7-13700K ($409): 16 cores (8 performance, 8 efficiency)/24 threads at up to 5.4GHz; P-core: 3.4GHz (base) to 5.3GHz (turbo); E-core: 2.5GHz (base) to 4.2GHz (turbo)
24 cores (8 performance, 16 efficiency)/32 threads at up to 5.8GHz; P-Core: 3.0GHz (base) to 5.4GHz (turbo); E-Core: 2.2GHz (base) to 4.3GHz (turbo)
Intel provides three “KF” models without an integrated GPU: the $564 Core i9-13900KF, the $384 Core i7-13700KF, and the $294 Core i5-13600KF.
We no longer assign a processor’s clock speed. Even fast speeds must be qualified. The Core i9-13900performance K’s core can “only” boost to 5.4GHz, however one core may reach 5.8GHz. Intel’s Turbo Max 3.0 debuted in 2019.
Power is no longer simple. Intel execs revealed the 13900K or KF series’ PL2 value is 253W while the Core i5-13600is K’s 181W.
All three CPUs include Intel’s UHD Graphics 770, with slightly different clock speeds for the Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 components.
Mock suggested Intel’s new processors produced better yields than the 12th-gen Alder Lake chip, also on Intel 7. 1 million Alder Lake-K chips will be shipped by the end of 2021, Mock claimed.
13th-generation Raptor Lake PCs
Changes First, the new 13th-gen Core “Raptor Lake” chips have an enhanced “Raptor Cove” CPU core with increased speed routes, said Intel’s senior director of mobile marketing. Intel 7 has a 3rd-gen SuperFin transistor. Intel’s enhanced design and “mature” process technologies boost performance, says Intel fellow Guy Therien.
Doubled efficiency cores. Mock stated the efficiency cores’ cache was also enhanced. Intel’s hybrid design employs performance cores for active apps and efficiency cores for background chores that would steal CPU cycles.
Intel’s Windows 11-integrated thread scheduler can also prioritise efficiency cores under heavy loads. The new Windows 11 2022 Update optimises the Thread Director and improves how Windows handles background operations, enhancing the efficiency of a Raptor Lake PC running the latest version of Windows. Intel has no plans to develop a version of Thread Director that lets you manually assign performance and efficiency cores.
Raptor Lake will be paired with Z790 motherboards, which offer DDR5-5600, -5200, and DDR4-3200 memory. Board builders can use 16 PCIe 5.0 lanes and 4 PCIe 4.0 lanes from the CPU. The 900MHz faster computational fabric improves I/O performance. Thunderbolt 4 and Intel’s Killer WiFi 6E will remain.
All Intel 600-series and 700-series boards will be backwards-compatible with a manufacturer-supplied update for 13th-gen Raptor Lake.
Interesting: USB 3.2 Gen 22 I/O support. USB ports on Z790 computers will be capable of 20Gbps, compared to 10Gbps for conventional USB-A and USB-C ports. Adding this feature to mobile devices could boost USB-C dongle performance.
Raptor Lake Performance
Here’s how Intel compares processor performance: The new Core i9-13900K offers 15% more single-threaded and 41% more multi-threaded performance than the Core i9-12900K. Raptor Lake’s single-threaded performance is better than Alder Lake, but the increase in cores and threads should boost overall performance. Marcus Kennedy, general manager of Intel’s gaming and esports sector, demonstrated gaming tests showing 13th-gen Core chips were up to 24% quicker.
Intel’s Raptor Lake announcement revealed AMD’s plans for much of its Ryzen 7000 CPU family and their performance. Now we wait for 13th-gen Intel Core benchmarks.
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Being able to exhibit during New York Fashion Week is an amazing start for just having started fashion 18 months earlier, and I am excited to see what the future holds for Perdreams.
New York, NY (PRWEB) February 07, 2017
Perdreams, a wearable art company, is excited to announce it will be exhibiting its wearable art collection during New York Fashion Week. Fashion Week is one of the biggest fashion events of the year and will take place from February 9-16, 2017.
In a world where everything has already been done, Perdreams combines art and fashion to create remarkable, one-of-a-kind pieces that stand out in a crowd. Unlike the rest of the fashion world, the brand wasn’t created from studying other designers. Instead, the designs are rooted in art. Created by artist Maurice Perdreau, the designs are original and unique and encourage those who wear them to live and follow their dreams, while feeling extraordinary.
A talented artist, Perdreau founded Perdreams in 2015, after coming up with the idea to display his art on handbags. Soon after creating his first designs, Perdreau was invited to exhibit his handbag collection in New York City, London, and Paris fashion shows. In 2016, the wearable arts line grew to include men's and women's clothing, as well as ties and scarves. Every print is painted with the touch of Perdreau's finger and exhibits stunning abstract designs derived from his unique artwork.
"I am very excited to be showcasing my wearable art collection during New York Fashion Week," said Perdreau. "Being able to exhibit during New York Fashion Week is an amazing start for just having started fashion 18 months earlier, and I am excited to see what the future holds for Perdreams."
Perdreams is a wearable art company that combines at and fashion. Perdreams was founded in June 2015 by artist Maurice Perdreau after he got the idea to put his paintings on handbags. Within the first week of its founding, Perdreams secured a place in New York Fashion Week. Within the first 100 days, Paris and London extended invitations to participate in their shows. In early 2016, Aisling Knight, actress/model/presenter, became the first public figure to choose Perdreams to be her designer. Perdreams debuted its first ready-to-wear collection, with a launch of Perdreams.com on Valentine's Day 2016.


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When liquor sales went private in Washington, thieves saw an easy target. Since then, police say stores like Safeway, QFC and Target have been hit especially hard.
Surveillance video from those stores and hard work from detectives led police to the Puerto Vallarta restaurant.
"Our investigation lead to a restaurant in West Seattle where one of the owners did appear to be buying liquor that was being stolen by this group of thieves," said Deputy B.J. Myers with the King County Sheriff's Office.
When customers found the restaurant locked in September, they were shocked to hear the accusations.
"We know the owners, they're great people," one customer said. "I couldn't imagine anything going wrong here."
It's become more of an issue across Western Washington as organized groups load up on liquor and head out. They find a buyer, who then passes the stolen booze off to consumers with cash.
"In the past we've seen things like meat or seafood being stolen out of groceries stores and resold, but nothing not with liquor," Myers said.
In some cases, investigators say the crooks take their business right to the streets.
"Sometimes they just sell to anyone that's willing to buy," Myers said. "Thieves will sometimes take products to a shopping center or a bar and stand outside and advertise to anyone walking by that they have liquor to sell for $5 or $10."
Myers said it's best to use common sense if they're approached by someone to buy liquor outside of a retail outlet.


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CANTON — A new Save-A-Lot grocery store in the University Plaza, Route 11, is tentatively scheduled to open in early September, providing another choice for consumers and about 20 jobs to the community.
Owner Jeffrey L. Proulx, a Canton native, said the 18,000-square-foot store will be similar to the seven other stores he operates in Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Gouverneur, Tupper Lake, Hornell, Bath and Norwich.
“It will be about the same size as our Ogdensburg store, which is about 1,000 feet bigger than the Potsdam store,” Mr. Proulx said.
The plaza space that will be filled by the new grocery store previously housed the Canton Flea Market.
Mr. Proulx said Nancy Hastings-Bristol now manages his Potsdam store and will move into that position at the Canton store. Rob Andrus has been hired to manage the Potsdam store after the transition.
The floors will be installed with a metal epoxy material that provides a more upscale look that’s easier to maintain than traditional store flooring, he said. All of the retail cases in the Canton store will have LED lighting.
While other grocery chains may offer a wider selection of brands, Mr. Proulx said, the Save-A-Lot company focuses on providing quality food at discount prices, particularly meat, produce and other basic food items.
“Our format is pared down to old-fashioned meat and potatoes,” Mr. Proulx said.
“We’re going to offer the lowest price at the best quality.”
The Save-A-Lot stores do not have separate delis or bakeries, which are features some competitors offer, such as the Canton Price Chopper, on Route 11 a few hundred yards from University Plaza.
The Canton community has had just one full-sized grocery store since 2000, when Jubilee closed in the Midtown Plaza, Miner Street. That store was operated by Mr. Proulx, who has been encouraged for years to return a store to his hometown.
Regarding shopping patterns, Mr. Proulx said a lack of choices in Canton has resulted in many community members driving elsewhere to shop in recent years.
It’s a trend he would like to help reverse.
“Canton has had a tremendous amount of leakage,” Mr. Proulx said. “I’m hoping people who have been driving to other towns will have more reasons to stay in Canton. I think people are going to be really happy to have a choice.”
Mr. Proulx also has his corporate office on Park Street and said he has an emotional tie to the Canton community.
Construction crews are in the process of installing refrigeration pipes and other interior work. The Save-A-Lot space is between Dollar General and Dollar Tree, which are both discount stores that sell general merchandise.
Mr. Proulx opened his Save-A-Lot store in Bath last year, and the Norwich store opened May 23.
A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Canton store will be held when a definite opening date is scheduled, he said.
“There is a trigger moment in our construction process when we can pinpoint the date. We’re not there yet,” Mr. Proulx said.


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“Making it” as a startup is difficult, even for seasoned entrepreneurs. But for companies with female or minority leaders, gaining access to critical capital has been a barrier to entry that has long stifled growth.
EnrichHER’s founder and CEO Dr. Roshawnna Novellus knew this reality all too well, but also saw the funding gap widening as COVID-related shutdowns started in March.
“When the pandemic hit, I immediately became concerned about how Black-owned and women-led businesses would be impacted,” Novellus said in a statement.
“We’re already underfunded and under supported, so how could we navigate this ongoing instability?”
Novellus saw an opportunity to provide essential funding to companies traditionally overlooked by investors. EnrichHER’s financing platform makes it possible for individuals — not just large VCs — to invest what they can into companies ready to grow.
All seven companies selected for the All Rise Factory Cohort are women, Black, or minority-owned businesses that have at least $150,000 in revenue and have been operating for at least a year.
Members can choose to invest, donate or loan capital to one of the seven companies in the All Rise Factory Cohort. Membership begins at $97, and members are given access to training courses surrounding investment opportunities to ensure that they are getting the most out of their funding prior to allocating their money.
All Rise Factory’s new cohort represents companies in healthcare, retail and financial services industries. This gives EnrichHER members more opportunities to fund companies they are passionate about.
Of the first seven companies selected, three are headquartered in the Southeast. They include:
18:21 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Born out of Atlanta’s Snowpocalypse of 2014, founders Missy Koefod and Kristin Koefod started 18:21 Bitters to bring quality cocktail ingredients, syrups and tinctures to a wider audience. Now their products can be found in 48 states, six countries, and at their retail location in Ponce City Market.
Freeman Capital (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Founded by Calvin Williams, Jr., Freeman Capital is looking to close the generational wealth gap by providing accessible financial planning and investing help to those traditionally lacking access to wealth management tools.
Lillii RNB (Atlanta, Georgia)
As a boutique, Black-woman-led IT consulting firm, Lillii RNB helps clients address point of sale (POS), merchandising and supply chain issues. Founded by Barbara Jones, the company also specializes in helping retail companies with big data analytics and fraud prevention, and is certified to help large retail customers implement Oracle’s X-Store POS system.
Other companies selected for the cohort hail from Texas, DC and Nebraska. To date, EnrichHER has already helped raise $3 Million for 71 companies, and was part of Techstars’ 2019 remote class.
You can learn more about each company’s business model and growth strategy here.


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The Xiaomi 14 series of smartphones is expected to debut in China this November. Months ahead of the purported launch, camera details of the phone have already leaked online. According to the latest report, the Xiaomi 14 and 14 Pro will feature up to 5x optical zoom cameras.
Xiaomi 14 Series Camera Details Leaked
According to prolific tipster Digital Chat Station, the Xiaomi 14 Pro will feature a periscope telephoto lens with a focal length of 115mm and an impressive 5x optical zoom.
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West End Restaurant and Bar will open at the end of the month at 629 S. Eighth St., West Dundee, the site of the former Regina's Italian Restaurant.
West End will serve upscale Americana cuisine with different bar food items, according to a restaurant representative. The menu will give customers choices like stuffed filet mignon, flat breads and classic homemade burgers.
Village Manager Joe Cavallaro said he is excited for another privately owned restaurant to pop up in the area. "I hope the community comes out and supports them," he said.
Cavallaro believes many people gravitate toward restaurant chains instead of new tastes in the area. The competition is arguably a big reason Regina's closed in March after seven years at the location.
The economy was another cause. But with a new restaurant opening, Cavallaro said it is a huge positive for the area.
"I think it will continue to keep the economic focus in the area," he said.
The restaurant continues to seek experienced employees to help make the restaurant flourish. It expects to hire 20.
In Cavallaro's eyes, new privately owned places boost the economy. "(It) continues to emphasize the importance of shopping and dining locally ... to make for a healthy and successful community."


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ATLANTA - Zoo Atlanta has announced it will reopen to the public this weekend.
The zoo will be back open for business starting Saturday, May 16, with enhanced safety measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The new protocols include timed ticketing to limit the number of guests allowed inside the zoo at any given time. Tickets can be purchased online here.
All transactions within Zoo Atlanta will be paperless, with no cash allowed.
All zoo employees will be wearing masks and guests are also encouraged to wear masks. Hand-sanitizing stations will be accessible throughout the zoo.
All buildings, with the exception of restrooms, indoor venues, and indoor experiences are temporarily closed.
The zoo also said it will be promoting a one-way experience that reinforces social distancing guidelines. Pathway guides will be on hand to assist guests.
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The Stop & Shop supermarket on Broad Street is recalling all ground beef and veal marked with a sell-by date of Aug. 25 because it may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
The potentially deadly bacteria were detected during a random test of the meat products by the state departments of health and consumer protection. Most of the meat affected was 85 percent lean ground beef. Health officials warned consumers not to eat any meat from that Stop & Shop store marked with the Aug. 25 date.
The supermarket will give a refund to any customer who returns any portion of the meat marked with that date, said Cheryl Coveney, a spokeswoman for the Boston-based supermarket chain. Coveney said that the contamination at the Manchester store was the first time that E. coli has been detected at any of Stop & Shop's 197 stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.
No cases of an illness linked to the meat have been reported, health officials said.
"It's unlikely that any of that product is still around, but there may be some in someone's freezer," said Pat Mshar, an epidemiologist with the health department. "We certainly don't want anyone to eat it."
E. coli, a bacteria associated with feces, can be borne by many food products, including ground beef, unpasteurized milk or cider.
An outbreak of more than 600 cases at a county fair in New York last month, which was blamed for the death of a 3-year-old, may be linked to water that was contaminated with feces. Unpasteurized cider sold in Cheshire was blamed for causing 10 state residents to get sick in 1996.
Coveney said meat for ground beef is provided by a variety of producers, and is then ground on-site by Stop & Shop employees. Because of the grinding process, beef from one producer can contaminate all the meat ground on that day, which is why the Manchester recall was so wide-ranging.
"All of our staff are trained to properly handle the beef," Coveney said. "It's very difficult to determine where [the E. coli] came from and the best we can do is to get it off the shelves."
Anyone who ate the meat when it was fresh two weeks ago would have already shown symptoms, said Mshar. The symptoms can include nausea, abdominal cramps, fever, diarrhea or bloody stools. It can lead to kidney failure and, in extreme cases, death.
Health officials warn that because ground meat is more susceptible to bacterial contamination than other food, consumers should make sure to cook the meat thoroughly to 160 degrees and until it shows no sign of pink in the middle.


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As plant-based proteins flood restaurant menus of all types, food safety practices around these foods may be lagging – all at a time when consumers have greater expectations for food safety overall. The nutrition company Kerry said because of the wide range of materials used in plant-based meat and dairy alternatives, plant-based proteins may be susceptible to microbial spoilage: “Like their meat-based counterparts, they are near neutral in pH, high in protein and moisture content so it is imperative that appropriate microbiological control mechanisms are put in place,” the company said. Does your operation have new procedures and training in place for protecting the safety of the new plant-based proteins you are bringing into your business?
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DC’s Time Is Fire released a second EP, Angels, on March 31 via Electric Cowbell, and the psychedelic dance quartet perform next at Comet Ping Pong on Saturday, May 13.
Former member of Tuesday, bassist of The Falcon, bassist and co-singer of Alkaline Trio, and one talented solo singer-songwriter, Dan Andriano is a complete badass and my personal favorite musician since I was an angsty punky preteen.
Underneath the million dollar houses, luxury condominiums, and the ever-blowing hot air that is Capitol Hill, there lies a thriving sub (or counter) culture of punks. Home to famous acts like Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and Fugazi (Ian MacKaye is pretty much the DC punk scene of the 80s), DC has produced some kick-ass punk and hardcore bands.
And for the past half-decade, Damaged City Fest has been a showcase of the best local hardcore and punk bands that our city has to offer. This year, for four nights on April 6-9, across 3 venues, 40 bands came together to display what DIY hardcore punk has grown to be.
The Numero Group archival label is bringing its travel record roadshow with Numero catalog items for a blow-out sale in a pop-up store co-hosted by Dischord Records at Bossa Bistro + Lounge (2463 18th St. NW, DC) on Tuesday, April 25.
The Menzingers zipped into a sold-out show at Rock and Roll Hotel recently in the wake of the release of their fifth studio album, After the Party, their third on Epitaph Records.
James Alex of Beach Slang found himself in an unexpected situation when he performed at Black Cat last October. He came solo on the heels of the band’s second studio album, A Loud Bash of Teenage Feelings, released in September via Polyvinyl.
The Regrettes, a Los Angeles garage punk quartet collectively barely out of high school, dropped by Black Cat Wednesday to give a lesson in delivering kinetic, whipsmart songs to us older folks.


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Three of the five vice chairs at the commercial real estate brokerage Lansco are planning to step down and retire by early next year, sources told The Real Deal. Meanwhile, in the past month, two of the firm’s top brokers quit.
The three departing vice chairs are Jack Walis, Jerome Ginsberg, and Mike Antkies, who was one of the firm’s founders in 1965. In the company hierarchy, the execs are directly under CEO Stuart Lilien.
“A few of the partners have not been active recently and felt it was time to cash out,” Lilien said in an interview. “It won’t affect our business.”
The brokers who left are Matt Cohen and Peter Weisman. Cohen left to start his own commercial brokerage, L3 Realty, while Weisman moved to competitor Sinvin Real Estate.
Lilien said the firm has no plans to shutter or to merge with a larger company at this time.
Weisman declined to comment, while Cohen, Walis, Ginsberg and Antkies could not be immediately reached.
The two remaining vice chairs are Howard Dulch and Robin Abrams – a former chair of the Real Estate Board of New York’s retail leasing committee – who are both active brokers.
Though the Midtown East-based brokerage handles both retail and office leases for landlords and tenants, it is best known for its retail deals.
Abrams’ retail team put Starbucks, Dylan’s Candy Bar and Lush into TurnStyle, the underground retail hub at Columbus Circle. Other recent Lansco-brokered deals include mobile-advertising firm Verve Wireless’ 21,500-square-foot office lease at 79 Fifth Avenue in Union Square; the Loeb banking family’s 11,000-square-foot office space at Carnegie Hall Tower; and Kendall and Kylie Jenner’s clothing line Kendall + Kyle’s 2,600-square-foot retail lease at 27 West 25th Street.
Rich Bockmann contributed reporting.


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Reeling dairy industry faces more challenges
South Mississippi’s dairy farmers are seeing the best milk prices in the history of the industry, but even that might not be enough to stop the steady, massive decline in dairy operations seen in the state.
“It is as bad as I’ve ever seen it,” said Alan “Pud” Stringer, who has been a dairyman in Marion County since 1972. “We just can’t make a profit.” Stringer added sarcastically that dairy farmers are tired of “paying for the privilege to milk.”
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The big news today is that IKEA is selling solar panels... in England.
That should not be big news.
Home Depot(HD) has long sold solar panels in the U.S. So has
That may not be even the biggest news about IKEA. The bigger news may be that IKEA is shipping $1,000 refugee shelters to Syria in flat packs that limit the ability of President Assad's regime to use human suffering as a weapon against neighbors Turkey and Jordan.
An even bigger finance story may be that founder Ingvar Kamprad, 87, has set things up to maintain his family's control over the $12 billion enterprise and put his youngest son, 44-year old Mathias, into the presidency of the group while also having him run
IKANO Group, which extends the family's reach into insurance and finance.
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Through a complex, interlocking set of international companies that are as complicated as any set of IKEA instructions, Ingvar has done what Sam Walton only dreamed of doing -- passing his work intact onto the next generation. That's a slick trick.
The solar deal is a pretty slick trick, too.
The company supplying IKEA, Hanergy Group, is practically unknown to Americans, but according to industry publisher
PV-Magazine,, it's the next big thing.
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Hanergyis a lot like IKEA itself, in that it's privately held and vertically integrated. Its profits come from running hydroelectric dams, with 131 megawatts of power installed, and unlike nearly every other Chinese solar player, Hanergy has focused on Copper, Indium, Gallium Selenide, or CIGS, flat panels.
First Solar(FSLR), the U.S. solar leader -- which uses a competing technology called cadmium telluride, or CdT, for its flat panels, Hanergy has until now focused on utility-scale projects, funded by the Chinese government. The IKEA deal is its first move into consumer markets.
Hanergy's strategy has been to pick up bleeding-edge western companies like over-ripe fruit, once they run out of venture capital, with help from Chinese government funding based on its hydroelectric cash flow.
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Hanergy first got into CIGS by buying MiaSole, a U.S. company, for $30 million last year,
according to Greentech Media, after MiaSole blew through $500 million in venture funding to develop its technology.


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Baahubali 2 Tickets Scam: Ahead of the release of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the fake online ticket websites are giving sleepless nights to the fans. It is a well-known fact that the film is all set to hit the screens on April 28th worldwide, and been creating a buzz not only in Telugu but all languages across the country.
As the release date is approaching, fans have been searching for various online sites to get tickets for the first day. Few of them are on cloud nine for getting the tickets at a great discount.
It is all because of the cyber crime, that ruling the internet since the past few days. Besides popular sites like BookMyShow and Just tickets.in, there’s a new web portal named www.newtickets.in, which has been selling the tickets for this second part Baahubali 2: The Conclusion.
Sorry guys, those we are happy for purchasing tickets from this website, you should realize, that you are cheated by them, as this site is a fraud.
For many shows, which already booked earlier will be seen as full empty in this full website. Some victims of this Cyber Crime have approached the police. A case has filed against the cyber crime in Coimbatore. Though they have received confirmation messages, it is officially declared by the police; they are all fake.
Baahubali: The Conclusion Advance booking tickets for the first weekend sold out in record breaking Time
Well, we have to see when the police will catch the cyber criminals and we wish none of the Baahubali fans won’t fall prey for these websites in coming days. Please be careful guys, don’t go for unknown or new sites.
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Falken will raise prices on selected lines Feb. 1
Falken Tire Corp. will implement price increases from 5% to 7% on selected lines effective Feb. 1, 2007.
The price increases are as follows:
* Ziex 60/65, 5%;
* Ziex UHP, 5%;
* FK/ST, 3%;
* S/TZ01 (less than 18 inches), 5%;
* S/TZ04 (less than 18 inches), 7%;
* LandAir H/T, 7%;
* Radial A/P, 7%.
Falken says all backorders will be canceled on Jan 31. Dealers can re-enter supply requests according to the Feb 1, 2007 schedule.
Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. also will raise prices up to 7% effective Feb. 1. The company said its passenger, light truck and commercial truck tire prices will vary by tire model.


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The digital version of the document will be sold to the highest bidder by an African NFT marketplace Momint.
Based on a report by a local news outlet, the 61-year-old document of Nelson Mandela’s arrest, which was being held at a now-defunct Liliesleaf Farm museum, will be sold as an NFT to raise funds for the museum’s reestablishment.
Liliesleaf is known for being a safe house where the police found incriminating documents on Mandela, resulting in his prosecution. Nicholas Wolpe, who is the current CEO of the defunct museum, claimed that he had obtained the document of Mandela’s arrest back in 2007.
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One of the reasons behind digitizing the original document, according to Momint’s spokesperson Kabelo Kgobisa, was because the document will eventually deteriorate, but, in the digital world, it will remain completely intact.
He says that it will become one of the first "heritage NFTs to have been created in South Africa", and will hopefully gather interest from collectors after the success of an earlier NFT auction that had a digital version of Oliver Tambo’s Pen Gun.
Nelson Mandela’s arrest warrant will be listed on Saturday, March 26th, in Granger Bay, at the Grand Africa Café and Beach. Bids for the digital version of the document are already open on the Momint NFT marketplace, with the price starting at R900,000 (approximately $60K).
While there haven’t been many artifacts and documents sold as NFTs, several auction houses have managed to list expensive items that were sold for hefty amounts of crypto. Back in February, the world’s largest diamond titled the Enigma was sold for $4.3M in cryptocurrencies to the CEO of PulseX Richard Heart.


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Enjoying the music for some of us to be one of necessity. No exception for you an adventurer who likes to do outdoor activities.
For that, we need gadgets that can facilitate your needs for music, which of course must have toughness in all terrains.
Kim Jong Il reportedly often inject himself with the blood of virgin teens to slow down the aging process.
The younger human blood has long been believed to be a drug life. One of the people who know to believe it was the late North Korean leader Kim [...]
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Sony has recently confirmed through a teaser that they will be launching a new ‘Selfie’ Xperia smartphone tomorrow and it seems that we have the first look of this upcoming ‘Selfie’ handset ahead of the launch. The picture above shows a ‘Selfie’ smartphone with a big front camera sensor and next to the front-facing camera is an LED flash.
Since, there are no more details regarding the camera, we can expect this new ‘Selfie’ Xperia smartphone to feature an 8 Megapixel or at least 5 Megapixel front-facing camera. According to reports, this new ‘Selfie’ Xperia smartphone will be called as the ‘Xperia C3’ and it will feature a 2,500mAh battery. For more details, wait till Sony officially launches this new ‘Selfie’ smartphone. Stay tuned for more updates.
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On August 23rd, Turlock community members will continue to campaign to “Bring Trader Joe’s to Turlock” as they participate in their second Turlock shopping day at the Modesto store.
Campaign leaders hope people will continue supporting the Turlock effort to bring Trader Joe’s to town by asking people to do three simple things in the next couple of weeks, one task people need to do every day to grab the attention of the Trader Joe’s executives.
First, the group asks people to shop at Trader Joe’s in Modesto on Monday, August 23rd from 4-9 pm. Turlockers need to show the Trader Joe’s corporate folks Turlock residents are a “purchasing powerhouse!” This part of the campaign wants to show a huge increase in sales that Monday night and continue to shop on certain nights to prove Turlock has the dollars to back up building a Trader Joe’s in Turlock. People are asked to print out a graphic off their website, "Turlock hearts Trader Joe’s" button, and wear it to the store on Monday.
Nellie Lazar or Mary Jackson will be outside to tally up how much people spent and then we’ll send the total from August 23rd to corporate headquarters. Make sure you tell the cashier you live in Turlock or nearby and would love to have a Trader Joe’s in Turlock.
According to the campaign website, Turlock needs to show at least a $5,000 increase in sales during the 4-9 pm Turlock shops Trader Joe’s period, so everyone is asked to tell everyone they know to stop by and spend some money. The effort needs 50 people to spend $100 or 100 people to spend $50.
Second, the campaign states that after talking discreetly to several management types in different areas, this is one of the most important things Turlock residents need to do…Go either to the www.bringtraderjoes.com or www.traderjoes.com websites (http://www.traderjoes.com/about/location-requests-form.asp) to request a store in Turlock. Turlock needs 100 people to do this every day. Campaign leaders have been told that by doing this, as well as the special shopping day, Turlock will be noticed. So tech savvy Turlock residents, go online and ask for Trader Joe’s to come to Turlock.
The “Bring Trader Joe’s to Turlock” campaign stresses how important it is to do this every day.
Third, the campaign is asking people to tell everyone and forward this information to everyone they know, family, friends, neighbors, who live in, around or outside of Turlock, to join the campaign. Sign up on the Bring Trader Joe’s to Turlock, CA facebook page, email the shopping days and the location request to your contacts.
TurlockCityNews.com will continue to report, support, and promote this community effort.
For all the information on “Bring Trader Joe’s to Turlock,” including news updates and the Top 10 reasons why people think Trader Joe’s should come to Turlock, visit the website www.bringtraderjoes.com.


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- New Leaf USA, a subsidiary of New Leaf Ventures Inc. (NLV), has launched two new products and rebranded its flagship product line
- The company has also launched a new consumer website specifically for the Dama product line
- Its two new product lines are Tasty Tokes and Green State
- New Leaf Ventures is a licensed producer and processor of ultra-premium cannabis
- New Leaf Ventures Inc. (NLV) is up 1.15 per cent, trading at $0.44 per share
New Leaf Ventures (NLV) subsidiary New Leaf USA has launched two new products and rebranded its flagship product line.
The company has redesigned the packaging of its Dama product line to appeal to its growing consumer audience.
New Leaf hopes that this elevated design will appeal to the brand’s younger consumers, with Millenials and GenZ making up the fastest growing demographic in the cannabis sector, according to industry analysts.
In addition to the rebrand, the company hopes to engage a wider consumer base through social media, influencers, and the creation of a lifestyle brand.
The company has also launched a new consumer website specifically for the Dama product line.
David Weston, New Leaf USA sales director, commented on the rebrand and product expansion.
“Overall, the changes today represent a broader selection to a wider audience, and directly address what our retailers have been asking for,” he said.
“It’s a game-changer in terms of market penetration and will dramatically aid our ability to develop new account expansion across and beyond the state lines.”
New Leaf USA has also released two new products, Tasty Tokes and Green State.
Tasty Tokes is a potent, infused pre-roll that comes in three fruit flavours: creamsicle, mango, and wild cherry.
Green State is a Washington themed brand aimed at telling the story of Washington farms, greenhouses, and culture.
“We believe the new product branding and exciting new additions to our brand lineup directly address the actual desires and interests of the knowledgeable consumers we hope to serve,” said Mr. Weston.
New Leaf Ventures is a licensed producer and processor of ultra-premium cannabis.
New Leaf Ventures Inc. (NLV) is up 1.15 per cent, trading at $0.44 per share as of 2:23 pm ET.


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Homeward bound: After a five-month hiatus because of the August flood, Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Group in Baker has returned to its 6516 E. Myrtle Ave. location. The clinic took on roughly 10 inches of water in the flood, OLOL says in a news release. The facility underwent a full renovation, which included new flooring, furnishings, cabinetry and an expanded reception area for waiting patients. The clinic’s providers had been operating out of other OLOL Physician Group locations in Central and Zachary. Of the four OLOL Physician Group clinics affected by the August flood, the Baker facility is the first to return to full operations, OLOL says. The other clinics continue to operate out of temporary locations.
Shale sale: Noble Energy Inc. agreed to buy Clayton Williams Energy for $2.7 billion in stock and cash to expand in America’s hottest shale play. As Bloomberg reports, the combination of the two company’s operations will create the industry’s second-largest acreage position in the Southern Delaware Basin of the Permian shale formation, Noble says in a statement released today. The deal provides more than 4,200 drilling locations on about 120,000 net acres, with resources of over 2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, Noble says. The Permian has been a hot spot for deals because it’s one of the few areas in the world where producers managed to make a profit during the downturn. Bloomberg has the full story.
Hot battery: A Samsung Electronics Co. investigation into what caused some Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire has concluded that the battery was the main reason, a person familiar with the matter tells Reuters. The results of the investigation will likely be announced on Jan. 23, a day before Samsung announces detailed fourth-quarter earnings results, says the source, who was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter and declined to be identified. A Samsung spokesman also declined to comment. The world’s biggest smartphone maker is seeking to put behind it one of the biggest product safety failures in tech history as it prepares to launch the Galaxy S8, one of its flagship phones, sometime in the first half of this year. Investors and analysts say it is critical for Samsung to provide a convincing and detailed explanation about what went wrong with the Note 7 and how it will prevent such problems from recurring if it is to regain consumer trust. Read the full story.


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No matter what you do, it's impossible to escape popular trends; organic products are everywhere and are waging war against what was once known as "common food." From your favorite restaurant to the neighborhood supermarket, these additive-free products are inescapable. In fact, according to the Organic Trade Association, organic food sales increased 11.5% in 2013, to $35.1 billion. So why is Whole Foods Market (WFM), one of the largest U.S. retailers of natural and organic foods, yielding a -32.32% YTD return?
So far, since May 2014, Whole Foods has seen its stock plummet from a high of $65 to just below $40, signifying a $9.38 billion loss in market cap. This is especially surprising given the company’s impressive growth over the past five years. During this period, the stock is up nearly 170%, even after realizing Whole Foods' dismal 2014 performance. Since 2009, the organic supermarket has grown succinctly with the rise of natural/organic foods in the U.S. When considering this fact, in addition to the continued growth of organic food markets, this year’s struggles are even more puzzling. If the company's problems aren’t related to lower demand, what exactly is eating away at Whole Foods' share price?
The answer, quite simply, is competition. As the demand for natural and organic foods continues to grow, traditional grocery store chains, like Kroger (KR) and Safeway (SWY), have adapted to the trend (introducing organic products of their own). Even Wal-Mart (WMT) began offering its own line of organic foods. This newly-introduced competition has lead to a series of problems for Whole Foods. Firstly, consumers who shopped for natural and organic products, only originally carried by Whole Foods, can now get similar goods at more popular supermarket chains (Kroger or Safeway). Although some people frequent Whole Foods for all of their grocery shopping needs, the majority of consumers are unable to do so because of the company's high food prices (i.e. the next part of its competition problem).
Currently, Whole Foods has exhausted its upscale urban neighborhood development plan; otherwise known as its prime demographic focus. As a result, the company is now forced to open stores in lower income areas, where consumers are increasingly hesitant to spend excess cash for "lavish" goods. This issue is further compounded by Wal-Mart’s Wild Oats organic product line, which undercuts the average price of organic products by 25%. Given this cheaper alternative, consumers in lower income areas have no reason to shop at Whole Foods, while wealthy individuals do so only out of preference. So... how can Whole Foods become a competitive business?
First and foremost, Whole Foods must sacrifice its high margins and lower its prices. Although high profit margins were a leading factor in the company’s ascension, markets now demand lower prices. Whole Foods must become a viable option for all shoppers, regardless of income, especially if it wants to compete with Kroger, Safeway, and Wal-Mart. Secondly, the grocer must continue its nationwide effort to open new stores, mainly to counteract lower food prices. Presently, there are only 388 U.S. Whole Foods locations, which is minute compared to Kroger's 10,000 domestic stores. Fortunately, Whole Foods' managers appear to comprehend this alarming statistic and plan to open 500 stores by 2017, and 1,200 in the long-term. In essence, with lower prices and more locations, Whole Foods will be able to capitalize from its diverse product offerings. By providing more grocery essentials (differentiation), opening new stores, and revising price points, Whole Foods will once again give customers a reason to shop at its outlets.
Clearly, Whole Foods must make numerous strategic changes in order to revive its stock price to reflect the price level that made it a 2013 S&P 500 darling. Luckily, from a fundamental standpoint, Whole Foods is rock solid. For each of the past five years, Whole Foods has displayed phenomenal growth and experienced above-industry-average profit margins. However, investors should expect future profit margins to decrease, as the company lowers prices to remain competitive (the fact that prices were initially high bodes well for the company).
Additionally, the fact that Whole Foods issues a dividend, albeit low, will allow the company to more easily transition, and should keep stakeholders temporarily content. As the organic grocer begins to make significant operational changes, costs will likely increase, which could drop its short-term stock price. Thus, a dividend provides an incentive for investors to hold Whole Foods stock. If traders decided to dump WFM stock, the selloff would guarantee a lower share price.
Ultimately, investors who are considering a position in Whole Foods Market should wait for public displays of the necessary aforementioned changes. If management successfully signals a corporate restructuring plan, Whole Foods stock will be a solid long-term investment play (as the company should return to its prior $65 glory).


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At the same time, the consumption of fruits, at least several times a day, seemed to increase the women's chances to get pregnant. Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News AppFast-food was defined as items bought from fast-food restaurants and did not include items bought from supermarkets, such as pizza. "This new research supports the growing body of evidence that a nutritious diet is one of the most important strategies that a couple can employ to optimise their fertility", said Ms McGrice. The study of 6,000 women showed those who ate fast food at least four times a week took almost a month longer to become pregnant.
As per findings, the woman who fed more on fruit than junk food conceived earlier compared to those who ate junk food more and avoided regular fruits.
Experts say, women who want to get pregnant should follow a *healthy* diet and *limit* their trips to the drive through.
Intake of other foods, including green leafy vegetables and fish, weren't linked to risk of infertility or the amount of time it took women to get pregnant.
"Most of the women did not have a history of infertility".
"There was also an increase from 8 to 16 percent in the risk of infertility in women who ate four or more servings of fast food each week."
Researchers analyzed the diets of 5,598 women in Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Ireland from November 2004 to February 2011.
"A recent review on male diet and fertility markers indicated that higher intake of fruits and vegetables was associated with increased sperm motility whereas a higher intake of fat-rich foods and candies may decrease semen quality", the researchers wrote.
"The major finding is that the risk of infertility - that is, taking longer than 12 months to conceive - went from 8 percent for all the women in the cohort to 12 percent ... in women with the lowest fruit intake", said lead study author Claire Roberts, a senior research fellow at Robinson Research Institute at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
The findings also suggest that these women are less likely to conceive within one year.
"The specific dietary components of fast food and their relationship to fertility have not been studied in human pregnancies", the researchers wrote.
The study did benefit from a large sample of women across countries representative of the United Kingdom, but there were a number of limitations to consider.
Moving forward, the researchers recommend further research of a broader range of food and food groups.
Still, more than half of overweight or obese arthritis patients are not getting tips on diet and exercise that could improve their health.
The time it took to conceive was also only an estimate and may have been inaccurate.
Funding for the work came from the NHS, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, University of Manchester Proof of Concept Funding, Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, and Tommy's Charity.


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LMI Solutions Announces New Company President Opportunity
Phoenix – April 23, 2019 LMI Solutions, a global award winner and leading provider of managed print infrastructure and premium quality remanufactured toner cartridges to hundreds of North American resellers is pleased to announce their investment in a new company President position. This is a net new addition to LMI’s leadership team and demonstrates the company’s commitment to growth.
When selected, the new President of LMI Solutions will provide leadership in all facets of the business. Current CEO Gary Willert is continuing as Chairman and CEO of LMI Solutions focusing on strategic growth opportunities.
“We’re investing in people, technology and services to help LMI dealers win more pages under contract and grow their recurring revenues quicker than ever before” stated Gary Willert, Chairman and CEO of LMI Solutions. “This new position is a great opportunity for the right person to lead our company forward and we’re promoting the position to maximize our chances of finding the best candidate to be our new President.”
At a time when the imaging and IT industry is experiencing unprecedented changes, LMI believes now is the time to promote this exciting position to a ripe talent pool of potential leaders looking for the right opportunity. LMI’s capital partner Turnspire, the Board of Directors and the LMI Leadership Team are all looking forward to finding and retaining an experienced and strategic executive as President to accelerate LMI’s growth.
Effective immediately, LMI Solutions has also promoted Kevin Willert to serve as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, Willert will take on additional responsibility for operational initiatives to meet the increasing demand for LMI’s latest product releases and their popular Max-Life toner cartridges that offer higher yields to maximize dealer profitability in cost-per-page agreements.
“We’re winning new customers from our competition and it’s a fantastic time to be a member of the new LMI leadership team that’s poised to do great things moving forward” stated Kevin Willert, COO of LMI Solutions.
Please contact Annie Willert or Gary Willert with any questions regarding LMI’s exciting news.
About LMI Solutions
LMI Solutions (“LMI”) is a leading manufacturer, distributor and recycler of premium replacement toner cartridges, related imaging supplies, and remanufactured printers. LMI is an, award-winning, critical supplier to the rapidly growing Managed Print Services (“MPS”) market. LMI’s customers include equipment dealers across the United States and Canada, who value the company for its product development capabilities, product quality and service levels. LMI distributes more than 5,000 SKUs, including the most popular OEM products, and is a recognized global leader for empowering dealers with MPS and support throughout North America.
LMI is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and operates a remanufacturing facility in Guanajuato, Mexico, as well as seven distribution centers throughout North America.


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Apple gear was well-represented among the pool of prospective jurors
This week's roundup includes a cool new way of looking at the sun. Plus, there are apps for seeking real estate, organizing your life, and fighting in the Game of Thrones universe.
We've got apps from Cosmos and NASA this week, as well as gross games, flight trackers, and more.
Apple's venerable iPad 2, first introduced in 2011, has finally ridden off into the sunset. The fourth-generation iPad with Retina display replaces it at the $399 price point.
Believe it or not, there are still a lot of apps, some of them great ones, getting redesigned for iOS 7. This week's roundup features some of the best.
But ABI Research is predicting 64-bit chips will be on more Android mobile devices by 2018
Apple failed to provide enough evidence to warrant an injunction, so a judge ruled that legal damages should be sufficient.
This week's roundup of apps includes a game that features world-historical figures facing off against zombies, werewolves, and fast food. There's also offerings for music lovers, nature admirers, and people who just want to get someplace else on time.
Our intrepid team of reporters outlines three trends -- low-end smartphones, convertible tablets, and improved mobile audio -- that dominated their week in Barcelona.
The input provider says iPhone-like fingerprint sensors can be built directly behind the glass of Android and Windows phones.
You may not live in California, but should that state's legislature pass a bill mandating kill-switch technology for smartphones and tablets, the implications will be felt far beyond the borders of the Golden State.
On January 24, the Mac's 30th birthday, Apple sent out 15 crews, each equipped with an iPhone, to record how technology in the hands of the people has enabled innovation over the last three decades.


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Coming Soon: Harry Potter And Hollywood's Cash Cow
Published: November 4, 2001
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The first wave of movie merchandise is in the stores, and some of it -- a 682-piece Lego version of the Hogwarts Castle ($89.99), for instance -- is flying off the shelves as fast as a Quidditch snitch. There has also been some prominent magazine coverage, as with any film, including a Vanity Fair spread in September and special issues of Premiere and TV Guide with four different covers.
''Our expectations for this film are quite big,'' said Jill S. Krutick, an entertainment analyst for Salomon Smith Barney. ''At the minimum, we're looking for domestic box office in the $250- to $300-million range, and the global appeal is way up there, too. The company has been very careful not to overpromote it and run the risk of overexposure. And while they have carefully managed the license so as not to overproduce too many products, we still expect merchandising sales to be in the $100- to $150-million range.''
And that, of course, is just the beginning. A second film, ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,'' goes into production three days after the first film's release, with the same cast, director (Chris Columbus) and writer (Steven Kloves), and is tentatively set for release just before Thanksgiving next year. Sometime before then, the video and DVD of the first film will come out.
When Ms. Rowling unveils the fifth book in the series, ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,'' which has no set release date, Warner hopes its Potter merchandise will show further bursts of profitability. In the meantime, Mr. Kloves has begun writing the third film, ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,'' which may be in theaters as early as Thanksgiving 2003.
''From a movie standpoint, it's going to be one of the biggest,'' Jessica Rief-Cohen, a media analyst for Merrill Lynch, said of the Harry Potter franchise. ''The anticipation is as high as we've ever seen for any movie. If they do it right, it could be a franchise bigger than a 'Batman' or a 'Star Wars.' It really has the potential to be a phenomenon over a long period of time.''
The ''less is more'' campaign was carefully followed, although this might not be readily obvious to parents trying to drag their children away from stores heaped with Harry socks and other paraphernalia. When the three young British actors were chosen to play the lead roles, they were presented at one news conference and then removed from sight. There were no visitors allowed on the set, no behind-the-scenes stories.
''We really took a quieter approach, because that was part of the strategy,'' Ms. Taubin said.
Initially last year, Warner Brothers developed a set of marketing images and typefaces built around the books. The images were all illustrations based on the book design, and there were no photographs from the films. This marketing scheme was used on licensed products beginning with the back-to-school line in 2000.
At the same time, a second set of images and typefaces -- this time tied to the film, were developed and allowed to dribble out to the public only at carefully chosen moments. The first appearance came in last year's holiday season in a movie theater lobby poster, known as a one-sheet. It showed a white owl delivering a piece of parchment bearing the name Harry Potter. The typeface was different from the book campaign, and the image of the owl was photographic.
The first trailer hit theaters in March. ''It was a straight teaser,'' Ms. Taubin said. ''No dialogue, just images, basically an introduction to what the movie was going to look like.'' A second, meatier trailer was put in theaters in June, including some dialogue scenes. At the same time, a billboard campaign began with a shot of the wizard-students arriving by boat at a moonlit Hogwarts. ''This was intended to announce that we're coming and it's going to be a big event movie,'' Ms. Taubin said.
The final trailer, which began playing Friday, is similar to the second one, though it includes more of the special-effects sequences that have only recently been completed.
A worldwide press junket and premiere screening of the film was set for this weekend in London, though it was to be a relatively low-key event, with no huge after-party, for instance. ''The actors have been fairly invisible during filming,'' Ms. Taubin said. ''You haven't seen them on talk shows, for instance. So this junket will be the first time that the press will have had access to the cast, especially the kids.''
After that, it's just two weeks of television and print advertising, and then the film opens.
The studio was also careful to use Ms. Rowling as a resource to satisfy those who view her works as a sacred text.
One example was the lightning bolt on Harry's forehead. On some book covers, the illustrations show it smack in the center of his forehead. But vigilant fans noticed in the preview trailer that the zigzag scar is slightly to one side.
When fans began to complain online that the filmmakers appeared to be taking liberties with the text, Mr. Columbus was able to respond that he had consulted Ms. Rowling and been told that, in her imagination, the bolt was more properly off-center.
Photos: Mattel's Harry Potter action figure. (pg. A1); Ron Weasley, left, portrayed by Rupert Grint, and Harry Potter, portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, in ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.'' (Peter Mountain/Warner Brothers)(pg. A31)