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Burger Bistro just missed out on its two-year anniversary by shuttering at the Westgate Las Vegas. New signage advises guests to head over to the recently debuted Sid's Cafe for their burger fix.
The bistro's closure paves the way for the soon to arrive Edge Steakhouse, who's footprint will cover the adjacent and soon-to-shutter TJ's Steakhouse. Expanding from the Westgate Park City Resort & Spa in Utah, Edge Steakhouse had promised to arrive in Las Vegas this month, but is now promoting an April debut. The steakhouse prides itself on "top-quality Prime Aged Beef, Wagyu Beef, wild caught fresh fish and seafood."
As Eater Vegas predicted last December, further dining upgrades to Westgate Las Vegas include the arrival of the under construction, but yet to be announced Modo Mio Ristorante Italiano. Earlier this month, 888 Noodle Bar was re-branded as Silk Road Noodle Bar, located inside the resort's Benihana Village Asian-themed dining district. More casual fare will be served at a new organic cafe near the hotel's pool deck created with input from performer Suzanne Somers, who begins a residency on May 23.
And later in the year, a new, 40-foot sports bar, Draft's Sports Bar & Grill, will debut alongside a dramatic makeover of the Westgate's famed and enormous sports book, set to add a "3-level stadium experience" featuring "VIP Race seating and comfortable lounge seating."


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We all love a dupe, but it's better to be safe than sorry..
An Irish teenager had to be rushed to the hospital at the weekend after using a fake Kylie Jenner lip kit.
She applied the product before a night out with friends, but she began to feel unwell soon after and made a decision to stay in.
The Facebook seller responsible for flogging the £3 Kylie lip kit has since removed their listing, making it impossible for buyers to make a complaint.
When she woke the next morning her lips and lower face were completely swollen, her throat was closed up and she was finding it hard to breathe.
Her family immediately took her to A&E, where she was given strong antibiotic cream for her lips and antihistamines.
Speaking to Belfast Live, the young student said: "It was the scariest experience ever".
The young woman, of Belfast, had to go to the A&E at Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital after being left with badly blistered lips over the weekend.
"My blood pressure was very high as well".
Rachael's older sister Bronagh has urged anyone who has bought knock-off makeup to throw it out as they can't know what ingredients they might contain.
"This could have ended up with a fatality if not treated as soon as it was, this didn't just affect the lips but also the whole face and closed over the back of her throat", she said.

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Marking milestones can be very rewarding experience
- From: NT News
- March 19, 2014
WINNING the Telstra Business Award was not only a boost for business but recognition of a journey, says Tim Lambert.
The Top End Pest Control director won the overall 2013 Telstra Business Award in the Northern Territory as well as the Small Business Award category – accolades that gave his business local recognition.
“You get respect from the business community,” he said.
“From a business point of view, it’s an honour to be recognised.”
Mr Lambert and his wife Cory have been operating Top End Pest Control since moving to the Territory from Victoria, and taking ownership in 2004.
He said the experience, which also saw him travel down south for the national finals, was valuable.
“We made good contacts and were able to get good feedback from the judges, who were all accomplished business people.
“It was good to be recognised.”
Mr Lambert said his business was thankful to be nominated for the awards.
He had to put several hours into filling out his application but said it was worth it.
“It’s a real personal journey, I went from one truck I bought off an old guide ready to retire to where we are now,” he said.
The process was a time for Mr Lambert and his wife Cory to reflect.
What really made an impact was the feedback from people in Darwin.
“We didn’t know how far reaching it was until people in the street stopped us and said ‘wow’,” Mr Lambert said.
He said he would encourage anyone who was considering entering or nominating someone’s business for the awards to give it a go.
Nominations for the 2014 award are now open and entries close on March 31.
The Telstra Business Awards have been running since 1992.
Businesses can choose from five categories to enter including the Start-Up Award, Micro Business Award, Small Business Award, Medium Business Award and Regional Award.
For more information regarding the awards simply visit telstrabusinessawards.com.


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It seems like odd fit: a well-known cheese brand sponsoring a popular chili cook off whose rules do not allow for the chefs to use cheese as an ingredient in their competitive recipes.
However, the marketers at Kraft know that most of us at home consider cheese a key ingredient in chili, whether its mixed in with seasoned ground beef, red beans and hot peppers or shredded and sprinkled over a steaming bowl that is finished off with a dollop of sour cream.
And there in lies the strategy behind Kraft and its shredded cheeses partnering with the International Chili Society to sponsor and execute the first Kraft People’s Choice Challenge at the 45 Anniversary of the 2011 World’s Championship Chili Cook Off to be held over three days next month in Manchester, NH.
The attendees make up the perfect demographic chiliheads, home cooks and people willing to try new recipes.
“There’s defiantly a macro trend on how food, and especially food competitions, have has taken off in recent times,” Arthur Sevilla, brand manager at Kraft Natural Cheese, said. “It started with ‘Top Chef” and other Food Network and Bravo shows, but the idea of finding an appropriate forum to leverage a food competition where cheese becomes and integral part of that competition was a goal for the brand. We saw a clear void that cheese was not a part of that competition and formulated a plan where cheese would be introduced.”
During 15 regional competitions to decide finalists to participate in the Championship, all of the chefs were notified during that in addition to the chili they prepare for the competition, they can also prepare chili recipes for the Kraft challenge that can include cheese and any other ingredient they so choose. At the event, Kraft is pushing its Kraft Natural Cheese with a Touch of Philadelphia, launched last September and marketed as a cheese with the creamy addition of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, a nice ingredient to swirl into a bowl of hot chili.
About 160 cooks accepted the challenge. The dishes will displayed for the tasting at each cooks’ area along with promotional materials explaining that one of the bowls of chili is part of the Kraft People’s Choice Challenge and will be up for a public vote.
As an added incentive to the cooks, any recipe that includes Kraft Natural Cheese and wins will double the prize money to that chef. Kraft is paying cash prizes for the top three places: 1st ($3,000), 2nd ($1,500), and 3rd ($500).
Kraft is still finalizing how people will cast votes and how those votes will be counted, but the basic proposition is that every attendee will get some type of coin(s) or token(s) and every People’s Choice chili maker will have a coin collection box. After eating their way through the event people can drop a coin into the box where their favorite recipe was prepared. The Master of Ceremonies will also make announcements about the Kraft challenge. The top three will be chosen for the ultimate showdown from center stage judged by people from Kraft and others who will also announce the winner.
Kraft will also set up a sampling station where three recipes from its kitchens that include a number of Kraft products will be available for tasting. One will be Oscar Mayer Mini Franks, cut onto a Triscuit cracker, drizzled with chili and topped with Kraft Natural Cheese with a Touch of Philadelphia. After launching in late 2010, Kraft Shredded Cheese with a Touch of Philadelphia year-to-date accounts for 11.9% of Kraft’s 8-ounce Natural Shredded Cheese business. A business that is highly mature and penetrated in almost every household.
“It most certainly is a sampling event first and foremost, we hope that our relationship with the Championship is very meaningful to those who participate and we will be gaining a benefit by association,” Seville said. “We feel, especially for our new products where consumers might be hesitant to spend the dollars to try the product, that this will be an effective way to get people to try the products.”
The timing of the cook off is important for Kraft, since the products it will feature are all shredded cheeses that perform best when melted. For Kraft, October is the start of the “oven season” so the September/October time period is when it again begin airing TV spots after a summer hiatus to remind consumers how cheese make all oven dishes, like casseroles and meat loaf that much better, Sevilla said.
This all began with a call from the Chili organization to Kraft looking for a sponsor. They explained that even though their rules do not allow for cheese as an ingredient in the competition, that they recognized that cheese is an integral part of home cook chili recipes.
It was shocking to us,” Sevilla remembered. “We thought we would be the cheese sponsor and to understand how formal competitive chili doesn’t allow for the introduction of cheese we thought there was an opportunity there to challenge that.”


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Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are going to be under a lot of people’s Christmas trees this year, after all, you can pick some pretty decent models for under £200. Even Urban Outfitters have jumped on the bandwagon, offering VR headsets for as little as £30. But does this mean VR is about to take off or is it the beginning of the end for the commercial VR headset?
Since the Oculus Rift Kickstart, the world has wanted to get its hands on the immersive entertainment form. Whether it’s for gamification or just pure fun VR is disrupting the video game world, but there is a worry that commercial VR headsets will become a novelty. Just look at the PlayStation’s VR predecessor EyeToy. You could even argue that the Wii Console was relatively novelty in that it has sharp popularity but failed to really maintain it as the years went on.
That being said the Wii and EyeToy are little compared to what VR has the potential to offer. But there is still concern that VR will undertake rapid penetration and quickly fizzle out, leaving only a small audience pushing commercial VR forwards.
The problem may be down to the games currently offered on VR headsets. “VR games can and must deliver unique mechanics and gameplay experiences that cannot be realised in the traditional video game format,” said David Votypka. Novelty games mean novelty usage so for companies like Ubisoft they must create non-gimmicky games.
Luckily they are aware of this fact “As game developers we need to deliver these types of unique and compelling gaming experiences in 2016 in order to build both the interest and belief of gamers that investing their time and money into this new medium will be worthwhile.”
But VR is going to need more than just one company to understand the problems with VR. If companies just want to make a quick buck we could see a huge problem for VR headsets because longevity is in new features like haptic and gloves which cost money to produce; a price that will be pushed onto the consumer. With this in mind, only the really invested consumer will want to fork out £600+ for new VR headsets.
While there is also film and cinema opportunities for VR most agree that strapping goggles onto your face to watch a film a bit odd and, well, novelty. Ultimately VR could very well be the next big thing, but The National have stated, “the technology is still facing an actual reality that isn’t moving – literally – at anywhere near the same speed”. What do you think? Will VR headsets just be a commercial novelty or will they set the standard for gaming and entertainment?


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The city of Roosevelt is hard at work planning how to secure businesses for future growth. They have had ongoing conversations with the public and will continue to do so. To further those discussions, the city has released its Retail Profile. It is a kind of “resume” that is sent to businesses to help attract them to the area, explains Roosevelt City. The profile lays out highlights of the city as well as general data. Some unique data highlights include that 15,000 vehicles travel U.S. 40 daily, 31.3% of consumers in Roosevelt have a high school degree compared to 22.4% in the state, and median household income in Roosevelt is $62,408. To access the Retail Profile go to
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Major Health Food Brands Unite to Combat Junk Food in Vending Machines
(PRWEB) January 30, 2007
Major health food brands such as Vitamin Water, Fiji, Clif, Hansen, Horizon, Guru Natural Energy Drink and Bolthouse Farms can now be found in a nationwide healthy vending initiative recently launched by “YoNaturals” of San Diego.
YoNaturals has studied the business models of Whole Foods, Wild Oats and many other healthy retailers, which have demonstrated that consumers are willing to pay a premium for brands they desire hence the launch of our new automated healthy vending machine called the “YoZone” says CEO Mark Trotter. “Our program allows for a new breed of vending operator who now can participate and profit in an industry partaking in massive change” says Trotter. “With soaring rates of childhood obesity and early onset diabetes, the U.S. is awash in the consumption of nutrient poor sugary sodas and junk food” “Vending is the one of the least healthy industries in the U.S” making our entry in to the market much easier then we anticipated”. “For once, vending machines can be associated with a leading movement in consumer health and wellness.
“YoNaturals” has developed a comprehensive program featuring state of the art Healthy Vending Machines complete with 24/7 monitoring software, cashless payment systems for credit and debit cards and complete food & beverage distribution service that covers most of the U.S.
The “YoZone” generates a positive perception opening up new location possibilities such as health clubs, hotels, hospitals, retail and office environments where vending is currently perceived in a negative light.”
The American Heart Association & the Clinton Foundation have recently struck a deal with the big soft drink & candy companies to withdraw their sugary and caffeinated products from schools by the end of 2007 and we can now see other traditional vending locations following this trend quickly”.
To strengthen the rollout of its program YoNaturals has named Dr. Roy Vartabedian, the New York Times best-selling author of Nutripoints, as its nutritional advisor and product consultant. Dr. Vartabedian is President of California-based Vartabedian & Associates, a consulting firm that promotes health and wellness programs to schools, corporations, hospitals and physicians nationwide. “Having Dr. Roy join us in the fight against junk food in vending machines is significant because his expertise in developing nutritional programs is ‘second to none.” said Trotter. “The timing to get into this business couldn’t be better’ said Dr. Vartabedian, ‘people are seeking better choices in their diets and healthy snacks and beverages are the fastest growing product segments in the food industry”.
YoNaturals healthy vending machines are currently located in a wide variety of successful locations within the San Diego area including Camp Pendleton Marine Base, Shopping Malls, Schools, Corporate Offices and Retailers. “The response has been overwhelming not just here but all over the country and we are looking to partner with entrepreneurs and locations alike to meet the high demand.
For more information please visit http://www.yonaturals.com
or call YoNaturals at (858) 794-9955
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Trina Solar was selected to supply multicrystalline silicon modules for Sempra Energy’s 345-megawatt Copper Mountain 3 project -- and that could be a signal that PV module prices are flattening.
“The lowest prices for modules have been in the large-scale utility projects,” Trina Americas President Mark Mendenhall explained. “We didn’t participate a lot. We felt we could give up share in that segment until the market stabilized.”
Trina has been focused on the residential and commercial segments. “There was a gap in the relative costs,” Mendenhall said, “that made thin film and other technologies more competitive in utility-scale solar.”
But today's low silicon module prices make balance-of-system costs more significant than module costs. “The value of our multicrystalline PV efficiency became more important,” Mendenhall said. “And the number of gigawatts we have installed has reduced the perceived risk and increased the financeability of a project with our technology.”
Also, he added, consolidation has left fewer manufacturers capable of providing the 1.1 million high-quality modules needed by AMEC, the Copper Mountain EPC provider. The module order must be met for the Q1 2015 construction completion target to fulfill Sempra’s contracts with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and the City of Burbank.
Trina’s direct competition right now in the utility-scale space is from Yingli (YGE) and Canadian Solar (CSIQ), Mendenhall said. First Solar (FSLR) (which built the 55-megawatt Copper Mountain 1 for Sempra with its thin-film modules) and SunPower (SPWR) are the leaders in the segment, he acknowledged, but they use different technologies and have different business models that include EPC operations.
Mendenhall expects module prices to be stable, he said, because “there are continuing forces at work reducing costs, but also forces at work pushing the price up.”
The first factor driving the price up, Mendenhall said, is the U.S.-imposed tariff on solar products imported from China. According to last year’s Commerce Department decision, varying tariffs are required, based on the degree of each company’s dumping history.
“Our 24 percent tariff has been in effect for over a year now, and it has prevented us from deploying the high-efficiency honey-cell technology we invested in,” he explained. ”Because the tariff is a burden the market cannot bear, we had to develop strategic relationships with Taiwan cell suppliers, and it adds cost in the supply chain. That is driving up prices in the U.S. and cutting off access to technology the rest of the world has.”
Trina has remained competitive, Mendenhall said, but “if there were no tariffs, costs would be lower and it would be easier to build and finance more solar.”
The Taiwan cells don’t have the advantages of the honey-cell technology Trina sells in Europe and the rest of the world. “For the U.S. market, we are buying high-efficiency cells from Taiwan, but the total yield and the cost are not the same.”
The EU and China just reached a settlement that prevented the imposition of tariffs there. The settlement is not perfect, Mendenhall said, “but it does reflect the desire for cooperation and allows European solar to continue to grow.” Historically, Europe has been the world’s largest solar market and has obtained 60 percent to 70 percent of its solar from China. “You can’t eliminate a big part of that and have the market continue to grow.”
The deal will, though, will have an impact on prices and some projects won’t get built, Mendenhall said.
Under price and volume limitations, Trina will be able to sell Chinese-produced cells and modules into Europe. The deal sets a per-watt price of 53 euro cents to 54 euro cents (which equates to $0.73 to $0.74 per watt), according to Mendenhall. “That is higher than the market price. If it becomes the floor of the market, the unknowns will then be how much Chinese supply gets in, how much European supply becomes available, and what the price will be.”
Prices are unlikely to drop in the next year or two, Mendenhall said, because it will take time for Europe to grow manufacturing capacity to meet existing demand. “And since Europe represents 40 percent to 60 percent of the global market, whatever happens will have more than a ripple effect on the world price.”
Though manufacturers are finding ways to work with both tariffs, Mendenhall said, everyone would prefer “a global grand deal” with an open market and fewer complications, Mendenhall said.
For now, the tariffs are pushing prices up, oversupply is keeping them down, and the result is a temporary rationalizing of price. “We have to make a reasonable sustainable margin,” Mendenhall said.
As the current consolidation resolves, competition will return. “We are coming back to a more even matching between demand and supply. We expect prices to go back down, but it is not clear when and on what slope” that will happen. And there may be a hiatus of flattened pricing before the next price drop, he added.
“Expectations of returning to the last two years of price drops are not consistent with reality. It will be slower,” Mendenhall said. “In the long term, prices will come down, but they will likely follow a more traditional technology learning curve. “


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In line with the policy of the Federal Government to enhance rapid economic transformation through job creation and influx of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, one of the leading terminal operators in the country has created 1,450 jobs in Nigeria and 10,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The company is also investing a huge sum of $2.1 billion in 22 new ships, specially designed to visit West Africa ’s shallow-water ports. The Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria Limited, who is also the Head of the Central West Africa Cluster, Mr. Jan Thorhauge, speaks on the commitment of the firm to reposition the shipping sector in the country.
Maersk Line, which accounts for 14 percent of all global container trade by sea, emerged from a pricing war in 2012 after making a US$553 million loss in 2011. The largest division within the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, representing 44percent of total group revenues of $59 billion in 2012, posted a profit of US$461 million in the face of all-time high bunker prices with the second half performance improving thanks to significant cost reductions and rate increases.
Can you give us a brief background details about Maersk Line activities in the shipping industry?
Maersk Line is investing US$2.1 billion in 22 new ships, which are specially designed to visit West Africa ’s shallow-water ports. The company transported 183 million tonnes of cargo in 2011, which is the largest container carrier in the world. The Maersk Liner business include Safmarine, which has 33 per cent share of the container shipping market in Sub-Saharan Africa.
For instance, A.P. Moller-Maersk Group has about 10,000 employees in Sub-Saharan Africa and 121,000 worldwide with about 1,450 in Nigeria. A.P. Moller-Maersk is present in more than 140 countries around the world. The company also engages in oil and gas production, towage and emergency services at sea, logistics, container terminals, oil drilling, and tankers, focuses heavily on safety and training of its highly-skilled staff as well as sustainability.
What are the details and statistics of Maersk Nigeria trade update in 2012?
The traditional commodities, which included electronics, cars, food items, chemicals, machinery and paper among other goods covering industrial needs and private consumption, remained the dominant items imported into Nigeria in 2012. The Trade Report also indicated that agricultural products such as cocoa, cashew nuts, sesame and cotton dominated the list of containerised commodities exported from Nigeria .
We see very few finished products being exported from the country. The 2012 containerised import market to Nigeria is estimated to have ended at 383,000 FFE (forty foot equivalent units), which following the significant 22 per cent increase observed in 2011 over 2010 – would represent a relatively marginal year on year 4 per cent growth.
The East Nigerian market outperformed West Nigeria in terms of growth in percentage terms. While the first half of 2012 saw the import market remain above the 2011 level, this changed during the second half of the year where volumes dropped and for the last five months of the year were consistently below the same period in 2011 Maersk Line maintained its position as the leading shipping line into Nigeria and combined with its sister company, Safmarine, command an estimated 38 per cent share of the import market and 32 per cent on the export market.
On Nigeria ’s trade balance, the containerised market in the country continues to be strongly dominated by imports. Since 2007, the import/export ratio has remained at around 92 per cent import versus 8 per cent export. At 7.8 per cent in 2012, this was however the lowest export ratio recorded during this period. Nigeria will be able to positively influence this ratio if obstacles such as unreliable power supply, poor road and rail infrastructure are improved.
What is Nigeria ’s position in the area of sourcing?
In terms of sourcing, Nigeria still imports most of the containerised cargo from the Far East and China in particular. Also, the sourcing patterns have not changed fundamentally in the last five years, though imports from Europe are seeing a downward trend.
What is your expectation for 2013 fiscal year?
Our expectations for the 2013 import market are conservatively optimistic because we expect the market to grow by 6-8 per cent. The export market is subject to harvest conditions and global market prices, but we foresee an increase of 8-10 per cent in 2013. Forecasting in general in Nigeria remains a challenge and 2013 is no different. The market development will as always depend heavily on unpredictable macro-economic factors as well as stable oil prices and oil production, security issues in Northern Nigeria, stability in Eastern Nigeria and the rate of exchange fluctuations for the Naira.


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Emerald, Diamond Spectacles Fail to Find a Buyer at Auction
Sotheby’s had estimated they could go for between $2.1 million and $3.4 million each.
At its recent “Arts of the Islamic World & India” sale, the auction house put two pairs of glasses from an unknown “princely treasury” up on the block.
Neither sold, though the auction house had estimated they would go for between £1.5 million and £2.5 million each (about $2.1 million to $3.4 million at current exchange rates).
The “Gate of Paradise” glasses comprise two drop-shape, flat-cut emeralds weighing a total 27 carats set in silver and gold frames and mounted with old-cut diamonds and emeralds.
There was also the “Halo of Light” spectacles, crafted with two flat-cut diamonds weighing 25 total carats set in silver and gold frames and mounted with smaller old-cut diamonds.
The spectacles originated in 17th century Mughal India, where they were commissioned by an unknown prince, according to Sotheby’s.
They were shaped from a 200-plus-carat stone believed to have come from the famed Golconda mines in southern India and a single Colombian emerald weighing more than 300 carats.
Sometime around 1890, the lenses were placed into new frames, decorated with rose-cut diamonds.
And though the original patron of these pieces is unknown, the quality of the gemstones combined with their sizes suggest they would’ve been in the collection of an emperor, Sotheby’s said.
“Over the past month, these spectacular objects have been marveled at wherever we exhibited them—from New York to Hong Kong to London,” a Sotheby’s spokesperson said in an email statement to National Jeweler Wednesday.
“Anyone who has laid eyes on them is in no doubt that they are indeed something very special, and we have every faith that the huge interest we have seen will translate into a different result later down the line.”
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Re: “WA Legislature can protect warehouse workers when employers won’t” [March 6, Opinion]:
I could not disagree more.
Let’s face it, most employers do protect warehouse workers. This legislation is about one company (Amazon) and its safety record. The Op-Ed makes that clear.
I respectfully urge the sponsors and the Legislature to address that one company and its safety record. It can be done. Just as the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) removed Amazon from the warehouse compensation insurance category — creating a single category for Amazon — legislation can be crafted to address its warehousing model. As the Op-Ed points out, its model is in “contrast to the rest of the warehousing industry.”
I am concerned that using such a broad brush, the legislation penalizes companies and workers who are doing the right thing. Instead, focus on the specific issue and address the problem.
Cliff Kembel, director of sales, Kennewick Branch, Columbia Distributing


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Local artist returns to Chillicothe
CHILLICOTHE – Local artist David Harden's return to Chillicothe did not go unnoticed at the Bridge Street Craft Mall, with customers flocking to have a chance to purchase some of his pieces.
"A lot of people are excited he is back in town," Craft Mall co-owner Scott Dalton said. "We hope to have him back for special events in the future, but in the meantime he will come in and bring some of his items."
Harden owned David's on North High Street, before moving to the Columbus area and then New Albany. Harden sells his hand-painted cabinets, tables and other decorative items. The Craft Mall began selling his pieces April 3.
For Harden, painting has always been a part of life.
"It all started when I was 10 years old," Harden said. "I would sell things I'd made at my mother's yard sales."
Harden started his own business in 1991 and closed David's five years ago. The Waverly native lived in Chillicothe for 22 years.
"I decided to come back because I missed Chillicothe," Harden said. "I like the hometown feel."
Harden said he does not do many requests for his work, but has sold many pieces since his return and partnership with the Craft Mall. The rustic country-themed decorations and furniture are themed after holidays and life in a small town.
"I haven't seen some of the customers in years," Harden said. "It is nice to feel welcome. I get my inspiration from the good comments on my work."
Harden said he does not have any plans to re-open his store or start a new one in Chillicothe. Instead, he prefers to focus on his craft while letting the Craft Mall employees take care of the business side.


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The used van market looks set to continue its record demand and price growth in 2021 as companies buy replacement or additional used vans out of necessity through business growth.
That’s the view of Shoreham Vehicle Auctions managing director Alex Wright who has seen prices nearly double in some sectors during 2020.
“Used van buyers replace their vehicles out of necessity and SME businesses are growing. The economy is still turning and big sectors like construction are still trading during lockdown 2.0.
“With many sectors such as home delivery continuing to grow even during lockdown, companies and their contracted drivers are looking to buy used vans as delivery delays from manufacturers on new vans persist,” said Wright.
A recent Tuesday Shoreham commercial vehicle sale saw 175 buyers logged online buy 160 used vehicles from around the country. The sale achieved a 98% conversion rate and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2021.


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BRUSSELS — Restrictions on the sale of incandescent bulbs has started taking effect across most of Europe in the Continent’s latest effort to get people to save energy and combat global warming. But even advocates concede the change is proving problematic.
Under the rules, stores are no longer allowed to buy or import most incandescent frosted glass bulbs. Retailers can continue to sell the bulbs until their existing stock runs out.
While some Europeans are enthusiastic, others are panicking and have been stockpiling the old-style bulbs for aesthetic or practical reasons. Still others are resigned to the switch, if grudgingly.
“Why are we switching? Because we have to,” said Ralph Wennig, a 40-year-old photographer shopping recently at BHV, a Paris department store.
The new compact fluorescent lamps are billed as more economical because they use up to 80 percent less energy and do not burn out as quickly.
“But the downside is that the light isn’t as nice,” Wennig said, “and they are more expensive individually.”
One bulb can cost 10 euros, or $14 — or a lot more, depending on type — whereas traditional incandescent bulbs cost about 70 cents each. But European Union officials argued that the energy savings would cut average household electricity bills by up to 50 euros a year, saving about 5 billion euros a year across Europe. That would help buoy the economy if consumers spent their savings, they said.
At a briefing in Brussels before the change, however, the officials also were parrying charges that they were depriving children of traditional fairground lights, as well as also dealing with more serious questions about health hazards from the mercury in the new lamps.
Such arguments have already started to reverberate in the United States, where incandescent bulbs are scheduled to be phased out starting in 2012.
Until then, the European Union is providing the biggest staging ground for the conversion and a debate over trade-offs created by environmental legislation. The issues include the loss of long-standing manufacturing industries, consumer choice and possible exacerbation of other environmental hazards.
Products as diverse as televisions, washing machines and tiny motors are being made more energy-efficient. The incandescent bulb ban is one of a series of measures to support the Europe’s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020.
But the light-bulb ban has proved singular in the way it has stirred fierce debate. The ubiquity of lighting and the way it can alter the aesthetics of an interior, even the experience of reading a book, makes it somehow more personal.
European countries are not the first to ban incandescent light bulbs. Australia has already introduced a ban, and Cuba has entirely shifted to compact fluorescent bulbs, said Andras Toth. Consumer advocates in Europe have cautiously welcomed the measures, but have also pointed to drawbacks for consumers — especially those who have a special sensitivity to certain kinds of light or need old-style bulbs for health reasons.
“The blanket ban could spell misery for thousands of epilepsy and anxiety sufferers who are adversely affected by energy-saving bulbs,” said Martin Callanan, a European Parliament member.
European officials sought to reassure consumers that they still would have plenty of choice, and that the changes would be gradual. The clear 60-watt bulb, one of the most commonly used, will remain available until at least September 2011, and clear 40-watt bulbs until 2012.
National governments will be responsible for enforcing the rules.
The European Commission acknowledged, however, that compact fluorescent lamps had to be handled with extra caution. If one breaks, people are advised to air out rooms and avoid using vacuum cleaners when cleaning up the mess to prevent exposure to mercury and other electronic parts in the bulbs, officials said. Instead, householders should remove the debris with a wet cloth while avoiding contact with skin. Used bulbs should be put in special collection receptacles.
Stephen Russell, the secretary general of ANEC, a group representing consumer interests in the development of product standards, said the commission had set the limit for mercury too high.
European officials said that they would find ways to push the industry to reduce the amount of mercury to levels around 2 milligrams for each bulb from the current level of 5 milligrams per bulb.


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It's no accident that Dunkin' Donuts is rolling out a new campaign on National Donut Day—the chain has the word "donut" in its name, after all.
The new work, from Hill Holliday, is an expansion of its long-running, "America Runs on Dunkin" campaign, according to Linda SanGiacomo, senior director of advertising and customer experience for Dunkin' Donuts. The 30-second spot, directed by Greenpoint Pictures' Evan Dennis, launches the chain's new brand platform, "Keep On," which is meant to make a more emotional connection with Dunkin' consumers.


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The idea of a modular smartphone, long the fantasy of many gadget geeks, captured the attention and the imagination of people when Phonebloks lead Dave Hakkens put up a video that quickly went viral. Seeing the amount of support that it garnered, the Advanced Technologies and Projects or ATAP group, under Google-owned Motorola, revealed that it had also long been working on something similar called Project Ara. When Google sold off Motorola to Lenovo, it kept ATAP, and, by consequence, Project Ara, under its belt, leading many to speculate that Google will push through with the module smartphone endeavor.
Just earlier, Google announced a developer conference revolving around Project Ara slated in April, as well as an upcoming Ara Module Developers’ Kit. It seems that the LEGO-like dream is well on its way to become reality. Comparing it to LEGO might be doing Project Ara a bit of an injustice. According to Eremenko, a fully functioning prototype will be ready within weeks, and it looks nothing like LEGO. Modules are 4 mm thin, unlike the image of large blocks of plastic that the LEGO name conjures up. All in all, the whole thing could reach as much as 10 mm in thickness, not exactly as thin as an iPhone 5s, but definitely not a big slab either.
The way the final product will work, Google will be designing and selling the endoskeleton or endo, the aluminum frame that will hold the modules in place and connect each one via networking circuitry. The modules on the front face, where users will most likely put the display, will be secured by latches. The modules at the back, like battery, antennae, and others, will be held in place by electropermanent magnets, which can be locked and unlocked by an app. Enclosures can then be bought to cover the contraption or, in the best case scenario, personalized and 3D printed. Google envisions bare-bones versions, which it calls “grayphones”, will be sold in convenience stores for just $50. That version of the device will include an app that will help users decide on other modules to purchase. There will also be other places to buy and design such a module smartphone, like in mobile store kiosks.
Of course, Project Ara has its own share of detractors, calling it a pipe dream or a moonshot, something Google seems to be well-versed at. Others believe that it is not a feasible commercial venture, and the way the mobile industry works today, with all the hardware partnerships between component manufacturers and device manufacturers, that does seem to be the case. Eremenko thinks otherwise and believes in the adage, “build it and they will come.” Despite that, there are significant hurdles to be overcome, not least of which is actually bringing down costs down to that target $50 for a grayphone. For the members of ATAP, who are normally just given two years to work on a specific project, it is not only a fight against preconceived notions, it is also a race against time.
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We’re living in a multiscreen world. Consumers now move between various screens throughout the day. They start on smartphones, advance to the PC and perhaps finish tasks on tablets. They watch TV and search on what they’re seeing. They go back to their smartphones the next day and the process continues.
While smartphones may have the shortest sessions, they are the most-used when it comes to on-boarding to a digital experience — or sequential device usage, as Google calls it. The research found that a majority of online tasks get initiated on a smartphone while being continued on another device — perhaps with a larger screen for easier use.
That effectively means that while your total content experience perhaps doesn’t need to be designed for a smartphone experience, at least the initial part of it should be, and that part should be integrated with how that content might be used on other devices — so, for example, watching a film first on a phone and then finishing it on a TV, or starting a shopping experience on a phone and finishing it on a PC.
It’s a world that’s increasingly complex for marketers to follow. And the PC promise of clear attribution almost totally breaks down in this new multiscreen environment.
Google and IPSOS are the latest to try and get a handle on the new, more elusive mobile consumer. In a piece of research released earlier this week, Google and IPSOS reported that 90 percent of consumers now move “sequentially” between different screens the same day. The study was conducted in the second quarter this year with just over 1,600 US adults.


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There are some cars that are so common on our roads they just become part of the background. Repmobiles and superminis that sell in their millions and seem to be everywhere all the time. But even for ubiquitous models like the Ford Mondeo, it turns out that the clock is ticking and they will one day vanish. To see how long some of the UK’s most popular cars have left, insurer Adrian Flux looked at the numbers of licensed vehicles for each quarter from the beginning of 2010 and use this to work out how quickly they are disappearing from our roads. Based on that it created a projection as far ahead as 2029 to see when these best-sellers will vanish for good.
5. Fiat Punto
Extinct by: Q4 2023. Another former big-seller already on its last legs. The Punto was still on sale in 2017 but within six years of sales ending it may have disappeared completely. Insert your own joke about Italian cars and rust here.
Extinct by: Q1 2029. Not to be confused with the impressive new model, this is the old Corolla, sold in the UK until 2006. Thanks to Toyota's reputation for reliability it'll be the end of the 2020s before the last of those shuffles off
7. Toyota Avensis
Extinct by: Q1 2028. The Corolla's larger, even less interesting stablemate looks like it will be almost as long-lived. Practical, reliable and devoid of any character, the Avensis just keeps on motoring
8. Peugeot 307
Extinct by: Q4 2022. The 307 never sold in the same numbers as the smaller 206 and 207, and with nearly 8,000 per quarter being taken off the road the Ford Focus rival is an increasingly rare sight


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Having taken the conventional global lighting marketplace by storm, Europe LED lighting industry, in the recent years has emerged to a fertile investment ground for potential investors. The LED (light-emitting diode) technology, of late, has been gaining traction form variety of reasons, but most notably because of its extended lifespan, lower maintenance, and low energy consumption abilities. In addition, given the strict regulations and energy norms in Europe toward energy efficient solutions, it wouldn’t be wrong to quote that Europe LED lighting market share would soar several notches up in the years to come.
Germany Europe LED Lighting Market Size, by End-Use, 2017 & 2024 (USD Million)
The impact of banning halogen lightbulbs on Europe LED lighting market
According to reports, the EU announced a ban on the halogen light bulbs in Europe on September 1, 2018 and since then has been encouraging the consumers to switch to more energy-efficient LED technology. The ban and the switch – forming a part of Europe’s massive efforts in limiting environmental damage – have undeniably taken over the traditional lighting sales. According to experts, the move however, has also majorly impacted the masses financially as halogen bulbs are much more cost effective than LED lights. Nonetheless, over the years, many research reports have proved that a halogen bulb may be cheaper to buy, but the fact that the electricity cost will be much more expensive will ultimately nullify the price factor. In addition, halogen bulbs have an average life span of two years, while LEDs last for 15-20 years, in extension promoting the sales of LED lightings.
Another factor that further prompted the ban is the fact that LEDs consume only 1/5th of the total energy consumed by halogen bulbs, and phasing out of these traditional lightings will prevent over 15.2 million tons of carbon emission by 2025. According to EU officials for climate action & energy, this is a significant contribution toward fighting greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, the industry analysts report that the EU’s measures to phase out halogen bulbs will provide a strong ground for the growth of the overall Europe LED lighting industry in the coming years.
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The smart cities drive to favor Europe LED lighting industry expansion over 2018-2024
According to recent reports, the global urban population has escalated from 751 million in 1950 to over 4.2 billion in 2018, and is further projected to hit 7.7 billion by 2050. With the demographic changes, smart city projects have been identified as effective and promising way, many of the most emerging in Europe. In fact, the IDC (International Data Corporation) estimates the European spending on smart cities to surpass USD 19 billion in 2018.
Quite overtly, the increasing rate of smart city projects are indirectly expected to favor the growth of LED lightings, given the demand for smart and sustainable lighting products. It is prudent to mention that this trend has also been majorly fueling the smart lighting market, which is recently traversing on a lucrative roadmap, given the crucial role these components play in smart city infrastructure. The regional government has furthermore launched several smart city programs for deploying smart lighting solutions in the outdoor and indoor spaces. The need for sustainable as well as energy efficient lighting systems will further draw lucrative growth avenues for the Europe LED lighting market in the ensuing years.
Europe LED lighting industry magnates to play a major role in altering the business dynamics
With the advent of LED lightings, it comes as no surprise that there have been significant strides amongst the industry leaders to strengthen their regional foothold. Product breakthroughs and innovation remained the most adopted growth strategies for leading the way. A substantiation validating the fact is of Philips Lighting, that has recently introduced smart outdoor LED light bulbs which automatically turns on at night and turns off in the morning. Reportedly, these Philips’ LED Dusk-to-Dawn A19 Frosted Light Bulbs are gaining immense momentum with the smart city drives in the region.
Industry analysts further point out that the government-imposed energy efficiency norms have also been majorly contributing to the overall growth of Europe LED lighting market contenders. An instance bearing testimony to the same is of Future Designs, that has recently announced the development of custom-made LED luminaries to be deployed across many of the stations for the Crossrail transportation system in London, UK. It has been reported that such use of LED lightings in rail settings and subways will be fostering Europe LED lighting market share. Cree is another renowned name, that has recently announced an LED lights retrofit project for the street lights in the quaint New England community.
Clearly, all the above trends are playing a crucial role in the development of Europe LED lighting market size, which is certain to proliferate the profitability quotient of this business sphere. A presumption validating the same is of Global Market Insights, Inc., that claims the Europe LED lighting to surpass a remuneration portfolio of USD 30 billion by 2024.
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Europe solid state lighting market to surpass USD 20 billion by 2024, proliferating demand for LEDs to drive the regional progression
Owing to the global drift toward energy efficiency and improved energy consumption practices, the solid state lighting market has emerged as one of the most profitable niche verticals of the sustainable and smart technologies industry. Solid state lighting (SSL) technology is ten times more efficient than incandescent lighting and twice as efficient as fluorescent lighting. Moreover, the SSL technology has witnessed drastic enhancements in the recent times which has resulted in the SSL-based lighting sources such as LED and OLED become a vital component in the affordable high-performance buildings. Additionally, the increasing usage of SSL technology in automotive sector has impelled the solid state lighting industry share.
U.S. Solid State Lighting Market Size, By Technology, 2017 & 2024, (Million Units)
The solid state lighting has been increasingly described as a high-potential technology which is currently in its nascent stage and is yet to reach its fullest potential. Despite rapid enhancements in semiconductor materials and smart control systems, the application benefits and the possibility of this technology lowering energy costs substantially is yet to be extensively researched upon. Taking concrete steps in this direction, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a research fund to the tune of USD 15 million in April 2018 to accelerate further breakthroughs in solid state technology across the nation. The funding apparently intends to support innovative research by technology leaders in four prominent areas viz., advanced fabrication R&D, core technology research for LEDs, OLEDs, and Cross-Cutting lighting, novel lighting in a limited Mock Field Application, and proof-of-concept and prototype development for LEDs and OLEDs.
In this context, it is quite imperative to mention that the research grant by DOE is in line with the strategic goals set by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to achieve higher energy-efficiency in residential and industrial sectors of the U.S. Needless to mention, the unveiling of such encouraging research initiatives by government bodies is certain to impel the growth prospects of solid state lighting industry in the forthcoming years.
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The rising deployment of LEDs in cities, combined with new smart technologies, has been instrumental in creating new opportunities for urban lighting professionals. In addition to this, numerous countries have mandated various policies and laws regarding the implementation of import tariffs for LED components and product utility that is bound to propel LED-based solid state lighting market. As per reliable estimates, the global LED-based solid state lighting industry is slated to garner more than USD 80 billion in revenue by 2024.
Speaking of the regional growth potential, European nations are likely to be one of the most profitable terrains for solid state lighting market in the upcoming years. A favorable regulatory structure coupled with a robust support for new research to effectively implement smart urban lighting systems has caused rapid product penetration across European Union. With an aim to develop advanced tools that would provide cities with a range of competencies in dealing with complex procurement procedures, the European Union had rolled out a project named as FP7 SSL-erate. The project further intends to fast-track the uptake of high-quality SSL technology across the continent by bringing validated information to relevant stakeholders and encouraging open innovation programs. Europe solid state lighting market, as per Global Market Insights, Inc. holds a revenue target of USD 20 billion by 2024.
Elaborating further, the project explored the advantages that smart human-centric lighting can have for urban dwellers and how these systems can align with the goals of a city to become more sustainable in the long run. Needless to mention, the implementation of such pioneering initiatives would have an optimistic influence on the Europe solid state lighting industry share.
Owing to enhanced levels of performance compared to traditional lighting products along with lower cost of ownership, the solid state lighting market has been garnering commendable popularity across sustainable and smart technologies industry in the recent years. With the involvement of multiple stakeholders including national laboratories, academic institutions, and industry researchers who would pour in their expertise in improving the technology, the solid state lighting market is bound to proliferate at an impressive pace in the times to come. In fact, according to a research study compiled by Global Market Insights, Inc., the commercialization potential of solid state lighting industry is estimated to exceed USD 85 billion by 2024.
Author Name : Saif Ali Bepari
Smart lighting market to register a double-digit CAGR over 2018-2024, escalating number of smart city projects to augment the industry growth
As the lighting industry progresses from incandescent bulbs to CFLs and LEDs, smart lighting market has made its way as the next trending vertical. The vast expanse of this sphere can be aptly demonstrated by an incidence that occurred in Toronto a couple of years ago. A newly constructed building that nearly became a feather in the crown for the Toronto financial district, the EY Tower, made it to the headlines for offering IP addressable LED lights that tenants can control with internet-based building automation. The instance of EY Tower is of particular interest to the smart lighting industry as it demonstrates the steady presence of one of the most important forces, the real estate sector, into the smart cosmos.
Smart Lighting Market Size, By Light Controls, 2017 & 2024 (USD Million)
In order to lure tenants with modern technology and convince them to pay premium rents, other prominent real estate developers around the world have also followed the strategy adopted by the Canadian builders of EY Tower. One such instance is the retrofitting of the Torre Europa with Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting. In the project that has been undertaken by Philips and Cisco, 14 floors will be equipped with 5,400 PoE luminaires.
Advocates of such retrofitting of buildings with smart lighting technologies have pointed out the twofold advantage of the undertaking. It drastically reduces the cost of new wiring by virtually eliminating the need for certified electricians. This is because the low voltages that are capable of driving LEDs can travel safely over Ethernet and do not require the more-costly processes associated with installing conventional 120 Volt and 240 Volt electrical wires. The chief attraction of using smart lighting in buildings however, lies in the fact that connecting luminaires directly into information networks makes it possible to control the ‘switch on and off’, color temperature, brightness and hues via gadgets and sensors. It also turns lights into nodes that can trigger other operations such as adjusting the heating, and that can collect data about building use and assets. PoE is one of several technologies emerging to make lighting a crucial part of the Internet of Things (IoT). The novelty of the technology and the ease with which it can be controlled even remotely has majorly propelled smart lighting industry trends.
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The energy efficiency that smart lighting systems can afford is a major factor driving smart lighting industry size. In 2016, in the UN Climate Change Conference, Philips Lighting demonstrated how smart energy solutions work and can make a real difference to climate change. The event showcased the profoundly transforming capabilities of the smart lighting market, including demonstrations that depicted the energy and greenhouse gas saving potential of this one single technology. Indeed, the technology is equipped with the potential to reduce energy demand from lighting by half.
Philips also exhibited that increasing the rate of energy efficiency to 3% can unlock significant economic benefits – close to 6 million new jobs can be created by 2020, fuel costs can be reduced by €2300 billion by 2030 and household energy bills be reduced by one-third. These estimates are evidence enough to testify the robust latitude of smart lighting industry.
With the rapid proliferation of smart cities, smart lighting market is bound to become one of the most remunerative verticals for investors to pour their money in. Netherlands in this case, can be quoted as a bright example of the onslaught of smart cities, as even the smallest of towns in this country have deployed smart lights which can detect motion and switch themselves on and off. Larger cities like Rotterdam and Amsterdam have already installed smart lights on the streets that are not only energy efficient, but also add a swanky edge to the town or city that can make it more lucrative for growth and investments. As the number of smart city projects across the globe increase, providers of smart lighting for city streets are diversifying their services by turning smart street lighting poles into a potential hub for free Wi-Fi, or to sense the quality of air and even to notify police about public aggression or accidents. This shifting focus is more than likely to expedite smart lighting industry outlook in the ensuing years.
One of the simplest drivers that can be credited for the superb projection of smart lighting market is the eagerness of consumers to upgrade to the latest technology. Currently, smart lights are being designed to be controlled with a smartphone or with AI personal assistants such as Siri or Alexa. In consequence, they have become infinitely more attractive to a generation of consumers who not only have the available disposable income to afford smart lighting but also want to own smart homes where the lighting can be controlled with a voice command. With the popularity of smart lighting on the rise in both the industrial and residential sectors, smart lighting industry size is projected to register a remarkable 20% CAGR over 2018-2024.
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As most of you can see, Android emulators are crawling with the market, some think the whole industry has gone rogue, some take this as a commercial opportunity. However, last year, Tencent, who has the biggest stick, banned all Android emulators that supports WeChat in the blink of an eye – that really put a hurt on us. To seize the life-essential user volume, Tencent started to promote its own mobile emulator, after a 2-month test period.
Except for content providers, publishers and channeling, gaming industry also mobilized various peripheral industries including payment and network acceleration services.
‘Tencent Game Platform’, abbreviated ‘TGP’, this platform searches all local game titles under Tencent automatically for fast management including download and update. Since its first appear in April 2014, TGP gazes its eye onto network acceleration, it now provides network optimization – exclusively for Tencent games. Making itself a head-on tough competitor against other network acceleration service providers.
In addition to this, the second tactical movement made by TGP – is to make its own gaming assistant software. Earlier, League of Legend (which was licensed to operate by Tencent) has given birth to a booming of third party gaming assistant.
Later, on the one hand, Tencent banned any game account that uses third party softwares relentlessly; on the other hand, it promoted official League of Legend gaming assistant on TGP. A vast majority of players who’s got such demands before, they just couldn’t resist. Afterwards, CrossFire and Dungeon N’ Fighter also got official ‘assistance’. By doing so, Tencent further secured TGP’s dominating power over the market.
Despite what was mentioned above, users can also redeem tickets for activation codes for new games and gifts, preload game files through TGP. It has been gradually shaping itself into a vital channel of gathering user groups.
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State System Already Broken Says Pot Growers and Sellers
It was supposed to be a win-win. People clamoring for their weed would be able to legally smoke it, the state would sell it making millions and millions in revenue, the debt would shrink, and everyone would be happy. It's not turning out that way.
Due to what many say is an already overburdening tax structure, clumsy state regulation and operation and other issues, many pot growers and sellers are already calling for reforms of the state pot system!
According to an in-depth report by The Islander online newspaper, the flood of money expected by I-502 hasn't happened, and it won't even come close to drawing down huge state deficits:
According to recent estimates, pot sales will generate $25 million in taxes by next year, with nearly $7 million of that going to the general fund. By the 2015-17 budget, businesses will pay about $206 million in taxes, then as much as $404 million by 2017-19, with $119 million in the general fund.
Those numbers are all nearly inconsequential in the face of the state's biggest challenges, including at least $3.5 billion needed to comply with a state Supreme Court ruling on K-12 funding, known as the McCleary decision.
"It's a very, very small portion," says Desiree Monroy, operations manager at the state's Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. "It's certainly not going to solve any of the woes that we read about."
Growers, processors and sellers (the state licensed stores) are being hammered by tax rates that often leave them with little money left over. Growers and store owners pay a 25% tax rate to the state. High overhead costs, taxes and other financial issues had led to thousands of complaints from consumers who aren't willing to pay $25 for a gram of the drug. Green Star Cannibus in Spokane officials report that nearly HALF the price of every item they sell in their store goes towards taxes...in other words, a 50% mark-up due to taxes.
Yield Farms, a state licensed pot growing operation, sees over 25% of the $12,000 a month they make growing marijuana go out the door in taxes. By the time they're done covering operational costs and other fees, they're left with about $1,500.
Sam Calvert, the owner of Green Star, is one of many pot industry people who are already saying "the system is broken."


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2013's Tomb Raider was arguably one of the few reboots actually done right, and the new story of Lara Croft will continue in Rise of the Tomb Raider, the next title in the series. Crystal Dynamics is again at the helm of development, with Rhianna Pratchett holding the pen.
Microsoft released a new trailer for the game today, titled Descent into Legend. Feast your eyes:
Rise of the Tomb Raider is billed as a "survival action adventure," with Lara Croft raiding the frozen wastes of Siberia in a bid to find the mythical city of Kitezh and its apparent connection to a path to immortality. Siberia's rough terrain and a day-and-night cycle combine to make survival trickier, and Ms. Croft will have to make full use of her crafting abilities and legendary climbing skills.
Rise of the Tomb Raider will be released for the PC in the first quarter of 2016 after an exclusive release for the Xbox One and 360 on November 10.
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South Korea’s data industry grew 14 percent to 19 trillion won ($16.81 billion) last year, according to government data on Tuesday.
According to a report from the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Data Agency, the number of professionals in the data industry surpassed 100,000 for the first time.
The report said the local data industry had expanded from 16.8 trillion won in 2019 to 19.2 trillion won last year. This figure takes local companies’ sales into account, as well as their advertising and operating costs.
The gain shows the accelerating pace of growth in the industry, which in 2019 reported an 8.3 percent expansion.
Data industry sales expanded 14.6 percent in 2020, reaching 11.4 trillion won.
Data sales and data search platforms posted 9.3 trillion won in revenue last year, accounting for 48.6 percent of the industry, the largest proportion.
The combined sales of IT outsourcing companies here reached 7.4 trillion won, while those of firms that provide data processing solutions reached 2.4 trillion won.
The ministry’s report also said the total number of workers in the data industry last year increased 6.2 percent to 366,021. The number of specialists totaled 101,967, up 14.5 percent.
The ministry said it expected that the local data industry would need an additional 12,114 specialists over the next five years. The report specified that local IT firms would need 5,775 data developers, 1,624 data engineers and 1,281 data analysts by 2025.
The report also anticipated a 31.4 percent shortage of data scientists.
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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Soda Ash markets. Global Soda Ash market is forecast to reach 70 million metric tons by 2020, buoyed by growing demand for flat glass in the construction and automotive industries, Soda Ash plant capacity expansion in the Middle East, and development of Soda Ash reserves in Turkey, Tanzania, and Kenya. Fueled by strong demand for flat glass in the construction and automotive industries in emerging economies, demand for soda ash is expected to register significant growth in the coming years.
Optimization of production capacity to balance supply and demand in Europe and China strengthened the market in recent years.
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The CFO of Lupin, Ramesh Swaminathan, works in tandem with the CIO to manage the company’s information supply chain and drive business decisions.
We have the right arsenal to scale our IMS and establish firmly in digital services, says Arvind Thakur, CEO & Joint Managing Director, NIIT Technologies.
No enterprise is an island. In a connected world, a business cannot function without multiple relationships with third parties--outside vendors, contractors, affiliates, partners, and others.
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While there are certainly some people out there who don't love dogs, let’s face it, the majority of Americans are dog lovers, and there’s no doubt everyone has their favorite breed of pooch. But it seems there’s just one dog breed out there that most Americans simply love the best.
For the 27th year in a row, the Labrador Retriever tops the American Kennel Club’s list of America’s most popular dog. It isn’t much of a surprise the Lab earns the top spot, since it’s considered a family friendly pooch, with an eager-to-please temperament.
One breed that seems to be gaining in popularity is the French Bulldog, which rises two spots to number four this year, and kicks the Beagle out of the Top Five for the first time since 1998.
Here are the top 10 most popular dog breeds in the US:
- Labrador Retriever
- German Shepherd
- Golden Retriever
- French Bulldog
- Yorkshire Terrier
- German Shorthaired Pointer
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To coincide with NAIDOC Week, Beach Energy has joined as a member of Supply Nation, a non-profit organisation that helps First Nations-owned businesses to grow.
Supply Nation connects members to Australia’s largest national database of more than 3,700 First Nations businesses and will provide Beach the support to create a level playing field for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suppliers.
Beach’s Chief Executive Officer Morné Engelbrecht said he was excited about using Beach’s buying-power for positive change.
“Beach invests heavily in local communities through its projects, and our partnership with Supply Nation will help create new opportunities for First Nations-owned businesses to grow and thrive,” Mr Engelbrecht said.
“Beach requires hundreds of suppliers to help us sustainably deliver energy for communities – so it makes sense for us to use this buying power for good where we can, and I encourage other companies who are thinking about this sort of partnership to also join.
“We are excited to build on our partnership with Supply Nation – which is just one step we are taking in demonstrating our commitment to diversity through our procurement processes and extending our supplier network.”
Supply Nation Chief Executive Officer, Ms Laura Berry, said “We are delighted to welcome Beach Energy into the Supply Nation community and look forward to working with them to develop their supplier diversity footprint. The measure of our collective success will be in the value of transactions between Beach Energy and Indigenous businesses”.
Supply Nation connects its membership to Indigenous suppliers to build a vibrant and prosperous Indigenous business sector by incorporating Indigenous owned businesses into the supply chain of Australian companies and government agencies. Its mission is to facilitate, encourage and promote business between corporate Australia and Government agencies and Indigenous owned businesses.
Eligible suppliers are also encouraged to get in contact directly with Beach, or register via the Beach Supplier Expectations on the company’s website: www.beachenergy.com.au/for-suppliers/


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Apple’s upcoming iPad Pro will feature a 12.2-inch display, and be nearly as thin as an iPhone 6 (6.9mm), according to a new report from Macotakara. Citing reliable sources, the Japanese outlet says the device will also contain stereo speakers, and a microphone, on both its top and bottom edges.
Additionally, the outlet claims that the design of the device is largely based on the iPad Air 2, and it has provided a rough sketch of the tablet, which you can see above. There’s not much to the illustration, but there does seem to be a row of what looks like speaker holes across the device’s top bezel.
The larger iPad has been bouncing around the Apple rumor mill for several months now, but this is the first time we’ve heard of the extra speakers and the 12.2-inch display—previous reports have pointed to 12.9-inch. Macotakara has certainly been wrong before, but it has a fairly solid track record.
It’s believed Apple wanted to launch the so-called iPad Pro this fall, but due to complexities in the project and resource demand for the new iPhones, it was forced to push it back until early 2015. The tablet is expected to focus on productivity, aiming at the Microsoft Surface Pro and similar devices.


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Summit Materials has announced that its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Douglas C. Ruah, will be leaving the company at the end of the year. Ruah’s responsibilities will be taken over by the company’s President and CEO, Tom Hill, until a replacement is appointed.
“The timing was tight for a change,” said Ruah in a statement. “I am looking forward to spending more time with my family. I wish my colleagues and the company the very best.”
During the search for a permanent replacement for Ruah, the three Executive Vice Presidents of the company’s operating segments will report directly to Hill, including Tom Beck, who heads up the company’s cement business.
Ruah has been Chief Operating Officer of Summit Materials since 1 March 2013, having joined the company in January 2012. He had previous worked at CRH subsidiary, Oldcastle, including as CEO and President as Shelly Co. Inc., Oldcastle’s operations in Ohio.
“Doug has been an excellent COO and trusted business partner,” said Hill. “I am grateful for his leadership in driving Summit’s growth over the past six years and building a strong foundation for our future.”
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/the-americas/05102017/summit-announces-leadership-change/
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LUCKNOW, India – In an app category crowded with offerings from major corporations Ankit Srivastava was able to create one of the most popular apps while just being a college student by keeping his design and interface simple and beautiful.
Srivastava launched La Musique, a music player app that features straightforward controls and a stylish UI with a blurred glass look, in July 2014 and has seen more than 3.5 million downloads since then. When he built the app he was looking for a beautiful music player for his Android smartphone, and his search produced nothing but an idea—he should make one himself.
“While searching for music players,thousands of them came up,” he said. “I noticed many of them had over a million installs, which made me realize that so many people try out music players. I decided to make an app with a simple idea, a huge demand and not just a beautiful and easy to use app, but one of the best in the market.”
That was an ambitious task, given the number of other music player apps and the fact that many of them are created by large companies or well-known developers. Srivastava, on the other hand, was a new app developer and didn’t have an existing following. He was able to build a base of fans by making a player that met his needs and seeing how it might be able to meet the needs of others, as well.
The result was an app that is not only popular and useful, but that some users say is better than the player that comes standard with many phones. The most amazing feature being multi selection of files to delete or play them or to create playlists.
“La Musique is easy to use and does better than Samsung’s stock player,” one user wrote in a review.
La Musique is available on the Google Play app store at:
About Ankit Srivastava:
Ankit Srivastava is a 22 year old entrepreneur from Lucknow, India who recently graduated with an Engineering degree in Computer Science and he loves working on passive income. His area of interest is coding and digital marketing.
He shares his social media strategies on www.IamAnkitSrivastava.com
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Fans of anime brawlers have no doubt been keeping an eye on Senran Kagura Burst, which includes the Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows and the opposing Senran Kagura: Crimson Girls storylines in one package. As is almost standard for the genre, it's also attracted attention for its busty young protagonists.
We know that it's being release in Europe in Q1 2014 as physical and download versions, but North American publisher XSEED has been good to its word for a November release. It's been announced that it'll arrive on the 3DS eShop in the region in this week's update, on 14th November, costing $29.99 — that said, it's also confirmed that it'll be download only, so you'll need to clear some space on your SD card.
The latest trailer, used to make that announcement, is below. Are you planning to pick this up?


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Carousel Digital Signage has released Carousel Express Players, a new cloud-based software media player solution designed for keeping remote workers and students informed and up to date.
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Carousel Cloud software and Express Players help Midwest company clearly communicate industry and company news across five locations and an internal company website.
Carousel Digital Signage is launching a new program to help K-12 districts and schools streamline the process of launching or upgrading a digital signage network.
Carousel Digital Signage is offering a free package to help facilities communicate important messages in waiting areas, walkways, and other public-facing spaces.
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Maruti Suzuki will jump ahead of other automakers by introducing the very first BSVI-ready model in India no later than June 2019.
Last year, various reports suggested that Maruti Suzuki will launch the first BSVI-compliant model by early 2020. However, according to a recent report from Indian Autos Blog, India’s largest-selling car manufacturer is contemplating launching its first BSVI models by June this year
Maruti Suzuki will pioneer in releasing BSVI-ready vehicles in India ahead of the deadline.
According to Maruti Suzuki's chairman, Mr. Bhargava, the automotive company currently have a huge product line-up but they confirmed to bring in BSVI-ready versions of some models sooner rather than later. Maruti Suzuki also has a plan to focus more on BSVI petrol models as its diesel counterparts seem not to operate properly on the BSIV diesel. That said, the company will not be introducing diesel cars until the kind of BSVI diesel comes in handy.
Maruti will bring in petrol-powered BSVI models followed by the diesel ones.
Maruti Suzuki is also working on making cars safer for Indian car buyers. The company has started upgrading the safety suites for its existing models. A wide range of advanced safety kits will be available in their models as mandated by law from 1 July 2019 while the equipment like anti-lock braking system (ABS) has been made standard in all vehicles since April 1, 2019.
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On Saturday, Chinese electric car company Nio introduced a new sedan and custom augmented reality (AR) glasses that reduce the need for in-car screens.
Augmented reality is a technology for imposing digital images over the real, physical world. For cars, the tech can let drivers keep their eyes on the road without having to glance down at a dashboard.
Nio said it partnered with Chinese augmented reality start-up Nreal for the AR glasses that go with its new sedan, the ET5.
The electric car is set to begin deliveries in September 2022, with pre-subsidy prices starting at 328,000 yuan ($51,250) for models that come with a battery. The AR glasses are not included and must be bought separately, according to the company.
The ET5 is Nio’s second sedan to come to market. The company’s first sedan, the ET7, was revealed in January at a higher pre-subsidy starting price of 448,000 yuan, but hasn’t begun deliveries yet.
Deliveries of the ET7 are set to begin on March 28, 2022, William Li, Nio’s founder, chairman and CEO, said Saturday at the company’s annual “Nio Day” event.
Tesla, BYD, Xpeng and other electric car companies in China already sell sedans which have proved popular with locals.
Nio said its deliveries bounced back in November from a low of 3,667 cars in October, bringing the total for the first 11 months of the year to 80,940 vehicles. Its ES6 and EC6 SUVs were among the top 10 new energy SUVs sold in China this year through November, according to the China Passenger Car Association.
Nio plans to enter Germany
Next year, the electric car company plans to bring its products and services to Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark, Li said. By 2025, the company aims to reach users in more than 25 countries and regions, he said.
Nio opened a flagship store in Oslo, Norway, this year and began delivering vehicles to the electric car-friendly country, where Chinese rivals Xpeng and BYD have also shipped cars.
In early November, Li had said on an earnings call the company planned to enter five other countries in Europe next year in addition to Norway.
Li told reporters Sunday that he expected Nio wouldn’t begin delivering cars and selling other services in Germany until the latter part of next year. He did not give a specific date.
Li also declined to disclose details on whether Nio, a U.S.-listed company, would offer shares on another stock exchange in the near term.
Nio’s investment arm Nio Capital is an investor in Nreal. The custom glasses for the ET5 sedan can project an effective screen size of 201 inches at 6 meters, according to a release.
Nio also announced Saturday that it has jointly developed virtual reality glasses with Nolo, another Chinese start-up backed by Nio Capital. Pricing and other details about availability weren’t disclosed.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Finance World staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)


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Lenovo-owned smartphone brand Motorola has launched the Motorola Edge 40 series in the global markets and now the brand has officially unveiled the new member- the Moto Edge 40 Neo smartphone in the Indian markets. Motorola Edge 40 series is comprised of Moto Edge 40 and Edge 40 Pro both smartphones are available globally. The Moto Edge 40 series will come as a successor to the Moto Edge 30 launched last year in India.
The Moto Edge 40 Neo is priced at ₹23,999 for the 8GB + 256GB variant. Open sales will commence on September 28 via Flipkart and other retailers.
Motorola flaunts key features of the smartphone although the smartphone will follow the same specifications as the global variants. Speaking about the specifications, the Moto Edge 40 Neo has a 6.55-inch FHD+ pOLED panel with a maximum 144Hz refresh rate, up to 1200 nits of peak brightness, a 360Hz touch sampling rate, and HDR10+ support.
Under the hood, Moto Edge 40 Neo is the world’s first smartphone to come with MediaTek Dimensity 7030 processor paired with Mali-G77 MC9 GPU. It packs up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS3.1 internal storage. The device runs on Android 13 OS out of the box.
The smartphone houses a 5,000mAh battery with 68W fast wired charging support. The Edge 40 Neo features a dual camera setup- a 50MP primary camera with OIS support paired with a 13MP ultrawide + macro shooter. It has a 32MP front camera for video chats and selfies.


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Korea’s largest retailer Lotte has decided to pull out of China due to China’s persistent retaliation against Korean enterprises. Lotte intends to concentrate its efforts on Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and other Southeast Asian countries.
In 2012, Lotte opened its Chinese headquarters to oversee the group’s operations in the country. Lotte Shopping, Lotte Holdings, and Lotte Chemical each funded 70 percent, 15 percent, and 15 percent in the Chinese headquarters respectively. China was a significant market for Lotte Group, they intended to reach 200 trillion won (USD 157.1 billion) in sales by 2018, making it one of Asia’s top ten retailers.
Despite strong opposition from China, the Korean government placed a US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system on a Lotte golf course in Korea. Unsurprisingly, this move was not well-received by the government, which led to the commencement of stricter rules on Lotte’s Chinese companies. In China, Lotte Mart and Lotte Department Store shut down in 2018, followed by Lotte Chilsung Beverage and Lotte Confectionery in the following year.
A representative from Lotte stated that its Chinese headquarters will be closed in the first half of this year, and that the majority of its staff had already returned to Korea. The only option now is to have its business license revoked.
“We have practically completed the withdrawal of our business from China. We only have paperwork left. We are maintaining our stance on expanding our business in Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, but COVID-19 is still a problem there so we are closely watching the situation,” said an official at Lotte Holdings, which is the conglomerate’s parent company.
Following the group’s restructure, a shift in resources on Lotte’s Southeast Asia expansion shall be expected. In 2013, Lotte Shopping established its first department store in Indonesia, followed by two new locations in 2014 and 2015 in Vietnam. From those three stores alone, the company made a profit of KRW 5.9 billion (USD 4.66 million) in the first quarter of this year. In addition to Indonesia, Lotte Mart has 49 supermarkets and 14 outlets in Vietnam. Between January and March this year, the group’s retail division made KRW 8.7 billion (USD 6.87 million) in the two Southeast Asian countries, up KRW 1.1 billion (USD 869 thousand) from the same period in the Korean market.


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Volvo Cars will become the first carmaker to implement global traceability of cobalt used in its batteries by applying blockchain technology. The announcement follows the reveal last month of the company’s first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge.
Traceability of raw materials used in the production of lithium-ion batteries, such as cobalt, is one of the main sustainability challenges faced by carmakers. Volvo Cars is committed to full traceability, ensuring that customers have peace of mind and can drive electrified Volvos knowing the material for the batteries has been sourced responsibly.
Blockchain technology, which establishes a transparent and reliable shared data network, significantly boosts transparency of the raw material supply chain as the information about the material’s origin cannot be changed undetected.
Volvo Cars has now reached an agreement with its two global battery suppliers, CATL of China and LG Chem of South Korea, and leading global blockchain technology firms to implement traceability of cobalt starting this year.
“We have always been committed to an ethical supply chain for our raw materials,” said Martina Buchhauser, head of procurement at Volvo Cars. “With blockchain technology, we can take the next step towards ensuring full traceability of our supply chain and minimizing any related risks, in close collaboration with our suppliers.”
A blockchain is a digital ledger containing a list of records linked to each other via cryptography. Within supply chains, the technology creates records of transactions which cannot be changed, while also enforcing a common set of rules for what data can be recorded.
Volvo Cars last month launched the XC40 Recharge, the first of an upcoming family of fully electric cars under the Recharge banner. By 2025, it expects half of its global sales to consist of fully electric cars, with the rest hybrids.
Last month, Volvo Cars also launched an ambitious climate plan, which includes a radical reduction of carbon emissions by 40 percent per vehicle by 2025, as well as a continued commitment to ethical business across its entire operations and supply chain.
CATL and LG Chem are renowned battery manufacturers, both with long and successful track records supplying lithium-ion batteries to the global automotive industry. They fulfill Volvo Cars’ strict sourcing guidelines in terms of technology leadership, responsible supply chains, reduction of carbon emissions and competitive cost models.
According to Greg Maruszewski, Managing Director of Volvo Car South Africa, cobalt has long been a conundrum for vehicle manufacturers. “thanks to blockchain traceability, we will know that the cobalt has been sourced responsibly”. We are the first and only vehicle manufacturer that can make this statement. Accordingly, South African motorists who buy a Volvo in our XC90 T8 range can do so with pride – with the guaranteed knowledge that only ethical mining practices have taken place in the cobalt supply chain,” he explains.


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Resident Evil Village does indeed run better when you crack it.
Earlier this week, it came to light that Resident Evil Village‘s implementation of the anti-piracy DRM Denuvo (as well as Capcom’s own DRM layer) are the main reasons behind the game’s constant stuttering on PC.
Pirates said that using a crack eliminates all of these problems, and they have been proven right. Digital Foundry put these claims to the test, and found that DRM is indeed the cause of Village’s troubles on PC. The tech outlet’s latest video, seen above, demonstrates this by testing all areas that previously suffered from these split-second freezes.
Village’s main, two cases of stutters occurred any time a zombie played a key animation, such as lunging at the player or recoiling from getting shot. Then there’s the fight with Lady Dimitrescu’s daughters, which also hit the framerate in a similar way.
Both of these problems, according to Digital Foundry’s testing, are resolved when using the NFO crack, which disables the game’s DRM. Capcom initially did not respond to a request for comment, but has since told DF that it’s working on a patch that should fix this problem for its paying customers.
“The team are working on a patch to address PC performance issues, it should be available soon – we’ll have more details shortly,” Capcom said.
Needless to say, this isn’t a good look for Capcom. Even assuming this next patch fixes the problem, it would still mean that paying customers have had to unnecessarily put up with a worse experience.
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