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In the six months between September 2008 and April 2009, long-form streaming video exploded in popularity—the percentage of US Internet users watching online TV shows and movies doubled in that timeframe alone.
Such huge gains might seem at first to be chalked up to the fact that doubling from one percent to two percent is much simpler than doubling from 25 percent to 50 percent. Isn't watching TV shows online still a niche activity? But that's exactly what makes the new numbers so compelling; the percentages involved are significant, showing that online streaming has quickly become the on-demand method of choice for half of all young Americans.
According to recent data from Ipsos MediaCT's ongoing MOTION study, 51 percent of all Internet users between the ages of 18 and 24 have watched at least one streamed TV show in the previous 30 days. This number is up from only 18 percent in September 2008—nearly a tripling of use.
With numbers like those, it's clear that streaming video has officially moved beyond short YouTube clips and now works well even for content where people demand a decent-quality, full-screen picture for 20 minutes or more.
Among all Internet users, the numbers are also significant. 26 percent of all US Internet users watched an online TV show in the survey's last month, up from only 11 percent at the beginning.
Ipsos notes that this can be chalked up to compelling online services; "Hulu, in particular, has experienced heightened exposure and visitation, and has helped pioneer the transition to ad-supported free streaming of TV shows and movies."
The video isn't just being watched in the evening, though, as people crash on the couch in front of their laptops. A new survey from Yahoo shows two daily spikes in online video use: one between 12pm and 3pm and another between 9pm and 1am.


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Some of you may have noticed while driving down Oak Street in Boscobel a new business has popped up.
Plugtown Pizza opened its doors to serve up fresh brick oven pizzas about three weeks ago, and business has been steadily growing.
“We’re going into our third week and deliveries have really picked up,” owner Deb Childs said Friday.
“We also have had a lot of repeat customers, and that speaks volumes,” bookkeeper and right hand lady Shannon Fortney added.
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There is “no firm plan” for a Ford Ranger Raptor rival in the form of a flagship Toyota HiLux model, though the company admits it is “looking at things in the future”.
Those are the words of Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing, Sean Hanley, who told media at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show that the company is conscious of what’s happening in the high-end ute space, and that it doesn’t want to be left behind.
“We don’t have a firm plan outside of the line-up that we have currently - which is doing quite well in it’s own right, actually,” said Mr Hanley.
“But certainly we’re watching that market very carefully, and it’s moving quickly, and it’s ultra competitive.
“Products are coming seemingly by the month at the moment, and there’s some formidable competition out there - no doubt.
“We’re continually looking at the HiLux line-up and the kinds of things we may be able to do locally to enhance that line-up,” he said, before going on to state that there’s nothing signed off for our market just yet when it comes to a high-end four-wheel-drive dual-cab to go up against its arch-rival, and newcomers such as the Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior.
“HiLux is Australia’s number-one selling car, and we don’t want to surrender that anytime soon. So we’re going to continue to look at how we can improve, and how we can broaden that range to make sure that we maintain our leadership in that segment.
“We’re a fairly big HiLux contributor to the global volume, so we have a good say in product development going forward,” Mr Hanley said, indicating that a potential HiLux GR Sport or HiLux TRD style model could be on the cards for Australia.
“We’re getting wonderful support from our parent company and we will continue to have those discussions. We’re all acutely aware of the competition out there, and acutely aware of the competition in the Australian market, so you can be sure we won’t be surrendering our leadership of that segment anytime soon.
“Does that point to us looking at things for the future? You better believe we are,” he said.
Toyota took a surprise tact when it came to offering alternative high-spec models when it added the HiLux Rogue, HiLux Rugged and HiLux Rugged X to its range in 2018.
"They’ve been a really good asset, those cars - adding incremental sales to the HiLux results. And we’ve been quietly very pleased with what those cars have brought to the brand."


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A new video has surfaced that shows a Tesla owner sitting in the back seat of his car while it drives itself down a city street.
Tesla’s autopilot feature has come under scrutiny lately as it’s come to light that Tesla owners can — with a little bit of preparation — get their cars to drive themselves without anyone in the driver’s seat.
Beyond that, there have also been claims that Autopilot’s naming scheme is misleading unclear since it implies the car can drive itself.
In a sense, people testing out how well their car can drive on its own isn’t really entirely Tesla’s shoulders given that for someone to be in the backseat, they’d need to place a small weight on the steering wheel and the driver’s seat to trick the car into thinking it still has a human ready to take over at a moment’s notice.
Still, it’s appalling to see someone put their own life and the lives of everyone else on the road at risk.
It’s important to note that other car manufacturers like Ford and GM use a small camera that detects when a driver is looking at the road, which is likely more difficult to fool when compared to Tesla’s current Autopilot system.
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Gingerbread Update for the Droid Incredible Finally Rolling Out — Again
Feels like deja vu doesn’t it? The Droid Incredible Gingerbread update was slated for an August 16th rollout until ultimately being delayed so Verizon’s product team could do a bit more testing. A couple weeks passed without a word until finally we received an announcement via HTC’s Facebook page that the Gingerbread update would be coming in the month of September.
Well, it didn’t take long. We’re only one week into September and the Gingerbread Update for the Droid Incredible has begun pushing out. Keep an eye out for the update in your notification bar or simply check for it under your device settings.
Man, what a roller coaster ride it’s been for Incredible owners! First they said “no Gingerbread,” then “yes Gingerbread,” then “delayed Gingerbread,” and now — Gingerbread! All I know is that Droid branded phones have been seeing a lot of Gingerbread love as of late and in case you missed it, the Droid 2 and Droid 2 Global were a couple of recent Droids to receive it.
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Verizon has officially introduced the Nexus 7 with support for its 4G LTE network. Arriving later this week (February 13), the 32GB 7-inch tablet will be offered at $349.99 through
Andy Rubin, the founder of Android and current Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, tweeted yet another Android milestone this morning. You do know that the platform is growing, right?
This one will only apply to our friends over in China, at least for the moment. We’ve just gotten a press release from the folks over at Appular, who have just signed a deal with iDreamsky to create SkyNet, which will essentially be the one-stop shop for Android apps and games in the Chinese market.


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• The Wall Street Journal reports that Walmart "is searching for a new chief ethics and compliance officer as Daniel Trujillo - who for the past two years led the retail giant’s global compliance program - prepares to leave the company."
The story notes that "Trujillo joined the company in 2012 as a senior vice president and international chief compliance officer. He was promoted to executive vice president and global chief ethics and compliance officer in 2019 … Mr. Trujillo’s time in Walmart’s compliance department coincided with long-running investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into allegations of bribery in Mexico and elsewhere. The company in 2019 agreed to pay $282 million to resolve the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations. The company also spent heavily to strengthen its compliance program, accruing more than $900 million in costs for compliance enhancements and internal investigations by the time of the settlement."
• Digital Commerce 360 reports that "Walmart Inc.’s ecommerce unit, Flipkart Online Services Pvt., signed a pact with tycoon Gautam Adani’s conglomerate to build one of the largest retail warehouses in India as the U.S. giant gears up to battle Amazon.com Inc. and homegrown rivals in the South Asian nation.
"The partnership marks the entry of Adani, India’s fastest-rising billionaire, into the three-way fight for domination of India’s online shopping space. Up against the Walmart-Adani alliance is not just Amazon, but also Reliance Industries Ltd., the conglomerate owned by Mukesh Ambani, India and Asia’s richest man.
"They all want a slice of a market estimated to generate $200 billion in sales by 2026—turbocharged by pandemic restrictions that are keeping people away from brick-and-mortar stores."


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After a lengthy takeover battle that was full of hostility, Aurora Cannabis Inc. (TSX:ACB) finally sealed the deal with CanniMed Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:CMED) in a friendly deal worth a whopping $1.1 billion. That’s the biggest acquisition ever in Canada’s nascent marijuana industry, but I think Aurora severely overpaid to make the deal happen, and I believe it’s a huge destroyer of long-term shareholder value.
Aurora’s prior cash and stock bid, valuing CanniMed at $24 share, was turned down last November, because the deal apparently “undervalued the company.” Fast forward to today, and the entire cannabis industry has taken off, more than doubling over the course of a few months. Aurora essentially more than doubled its offer for CanniMed, implying CanniMed’s value at around $50 per share. To finance this deal, Aurora is slated to issue 72-84 million shares to go with its $140 million in cash. Talk about paying up for the right fit that you believe in!
After the deal, Aurora is no longer my top pick in the Canadian marijuana scene
In the end, Aurora got its way. Newstrike Resources Ltd. (TSXV:HIP) was the odd one out of the love triangle, and CanniMed, a major piece of the Aurora puzzle, is finally being brought in.
While this may sound like a slam dunk for Aurora, the $1.1 billion price tag should make investors queasy. Aurora is showing a lack of patience and discipline, and is no better than an investor who’s chasing red-hot momentum stocks after an exponential rally.
Shares of Aurora plunged 5.48% in the trading session following the announcement of the deal, which I believe is completely warranted considering the ridiculous price that the company had to pay to get the deal done. I think there’s plenty more downside for Aurora over the next few weeks and months, as investors realize just how expensive the deal really was.
After the vertical surge in all marijuana stocks, I would have thought Aurora would have been smart to walk away and with the intention of returning after an industry-wide correction. It appears management thinks the exponential surge will continue, since they’re opening their wallet really wide on this deal — clearly, too wide.
Simply put, the $1.1 billion CanniMed acquisition doesn’t at all consider value, and I believe Aurora is positioning itself to take a major hit on the chin once the next cannabis pullback shows its ugly head. All major cannabis producers are slated to consolidate the industry over the next few years, and I believe the ones that make the deals when the market is out of favour will be the ones to prosper over the long haul.
If you’re looking for a marijuana stock, I’d favour a company that’s inactive when it comes to major acquisitions at these levels, and instead is focusing its efforts on organic expansion opportunities, while cannabis multiples remain in bubble territory.
After the CanniMed deal, Aurora drops from my top-ranked Canadian marijuana stock to worst on my list.
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The 2018 Union Budget of India has brought some bad news for luxury car buyers in the country. The budget draft has proposed an increase in custom duty on luxury cars and motorcycles , those which are not fully made in India, but built by using kits manufactured outside the country and assembled here. Whereas, all the cars and bikes that are completely manufactured in India will remain unaffected. Have a look at the 2018 Union Budget.
The prices of cars that are imported as completely built units are set to go up as well. The custom duty on completely knocked down (CKD) kits is set to up to 15 per cent from the current 10 per cent. Meanwhile, completely built up units (CBU) will be charged a custom duty of 25 per cent, which is up by 5 per cent when compared to the current taxation structure. The move will affect luxury cars produced by brands such as Audi, BMW, Jagaur Land Rover, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo among others.
The head of Audi India, Rahil Ansari, also stated that “For the luxury auto sector, the Union Budget 2018-19 is disappointing and is against the spirit of partnership. As manufacturers, we have a core social responsibility towards our workforce and the dealer network.”
Check out the estimated the price premium that luxury cars are likely to see:
|Car Model||Estimated Price Hike (Ex-showroom Cost)|
|Hyundai Tucson||Rs 90,000 to 1.25 lakh (Rs 18 lakh to Rs 25.50 lakh)|
|Audi A4||Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.50 lakh (Rs 39.97 to Rs 45.45 lakh)|
|BMW X1||Rs 1.50 lakh to Rs 2 lakh (29.9 to 40.99 lakh)|
|Volvo S90||Rs 2.90 lakh to Rs 3 lakh(Rs 57.90 lakh)|
|Mercedes-Benz E-Class||Rs 2.80 lakh to Rs 3.90 lakh (56.47 to 77.11 lakh)|
Roland Folger, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India also expressed his sentiments and has stated that “The increase in the basic customs duty of auto parts, accessories and CKD components is unfortunate, and comes as a surprise. It will highly restrict the growth of the luxury car industry.”
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Daenerys Targaryen, the last noble of her house, is on a path to reclaim her destiny in Game of Thrones. She has emerged as one of the series’ best-loved characters.Dark Horse Deluxe has focused on an iconic moment of Daenerys and her dragon, Drogon, to create an elaborately detailed pre-painted limited-edition statue measuring 14” across and 18” from front to back.
“Our previous large-scale Game of Thrones statues sold out shortly after release, ” said Dark Horse product development head David Scroggy. “We saw pieces like our 14” Iron Throne replica, and the Jon Snow & Ghost statue going out-of-print quickly, becoming hard to find at any price. We expect the Daenerys & Drogon statue to be just as popular and we’re very excited to unveil it at Toy Fair.”
The prototype will be revealed at the Dark Horse booth #4837 at Toy Fair 2015, held February 14-17 at Jacob Javits Center in New York City. The limited-edition quantity is still to be determined as of press time.
Daenerys & Drogon will be packaged in full color oversize collector box. Release date is estimated summer 2015. Suggested retail price is $424.99.


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The UK authorities has launched the UK Enterprise Local weather hub to assist Britain’s 5.5 million SMEs save on their enterprise vitality payments whereas lowering their emissions.
The hub, which launched right now, features a free carbon calculator and instruments to assist companies measure, observe and report on their emissions, in addition to lower your expenses through the use of much less vitality.
It additionally affords recommendation on climate-related subjects together with sourcing merchandise from inexperienced suppliers, lowering emissions from freight and logistics, and budget-friendly methods of putting in photo voltaic panels and electrical automobile charging factors.
What’s the UK Enterprise Local weather Hub?
The brand new hub is geared toward supporting the UK’s SMES – analysis exhibits that 90% of SMEs are eager to sort out local weather change, however discover it troublesome to know the way or the place to begin to discover the appropriate options to scale back their carbon footprint. Research additionally present 85% of shoppers usually tend to purchase from a enterprise with a fame for sustainability.
“We’re happy to have contributed to the brand new UK Enterprise Local weather Hub that can present companies with trusted instruments and data to assist them navigate the online zero transition,” says Martin McTague, nationwide chair of the Federation of Small Companies (FSB).
“SMEs recognise their function in internet zero, however many nonetheless discover it difficult to entry the related assist and assets to play their half. This new official platform for recommendation and assist will actually assist.
“Along with serving to small companies turn out to be extra vitality and useful resource environment friendly, the hub additionally has the chance to empower small companies to take bold steps in direction of internet zero, finally guaranteeing that in addition they profit from the financial alternatives created in a internet zero economic system.”
Advantages for small companies
The hub goals to function a ‘one-stop-shop’ for companies who’ve but to begin making operational adjustments in going inexperienced, in addition to these SMEs trying to develop their present efforts.
In addition to serving to small enterprise homeowners measure and report on their emissions, the location offers recommendation and assist on:
- Switching worker modes of transport and paying much less for firm EVs;
- Getting enterprise grants, inexperienced loans and financing for a retrofit;
- Getting an air supply warmth pump;
- Producing inexperienced vitality with a wind turbine and promoting it again to the grid;
- Decreasing emissions from farming and land use;
- Shopping for credible carbon offsets;
- Getting low-carbon product labels and certifications;
- Decreasing waste and recycling.
“This hub will play a vital function in enabling Britain’s companies to take significant motion in opposition to the local weather change emergency,” says Laimonas Noreika, sustainability strategist and CEO of HeavyFinance.
“Far too many SMEs are eager to go inexperienced however lack the sensible recommendation and monetary assist to make it occur. From workplace blocks to farmyards, firm homeowners throughout all industries are in pressing want of steering to reduce carbon emissions and construct a cleaner, greener enterprise.
“This new scheme is a step in the appropriate route and can assist enterprise homeowners throughout the nation to develop long run sustainable methods that can help the UK in its journey in direction of internet zero.”
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Multiple members of the G450C — an organization devoted to researching and commercializing 450mm wafer technology — have declared their intent to exit the program. 450mm wafers have been on life support for several years, and now it looks like the plug is getting pulled.
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AMD’s Ryzen / Zen core is looking good in leaked benchmarks. For the first time in five years, an AMD-built CPU looks to be capable of competing against its Intel counterpart, even if Chipzilla maintains an overall advantage.
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In an new initiative to reward Raw Sport customers and Veggly users, both brands have formed the partnership with the hope that this will lead to new beginnings for many customers looking for love and new relationships, or perhaps even a new workout partner.
From today, Veggly users across the world will have access to discounts on Raw Sport and Revolution Foods products in a global effort to boost awareness of the health benefits of plant-based nutrition.
In return, Raw Sport and Revolution Foods customers will be given bonus access (10 free coins) to Veggly’s world-leading dating platform, which now has over 400,000 users globally, and over 40,000 in the UK. The UK was shown to be the best place in the world for vegan dating last year, in a study revealing the country to have the highest number of Veggly users in relation to population, ahead of Germany and Australia. Overall, the United States boasts the highest number of Veggly users, with over 60,000 but has a much higher population than the UK (328million vs 67million).
Commenting on the new partnership, Founder of Raw Sport, Dean Howell, said: “This is great news for Raw Sport and Revolutions Foods customers looking for new love in their life. We hope to see plenty of ‘Veg-Matches’, success stories and new relationships for our customers as a result of the partnership. Who knows, they might even find a new gym buddy!”
Also commenting on the partnership news, Founder of Veggly, Alex Felipelli, said: “Vegan nutrition and health is very important to many of us, especially when looking for love, so it is a perfect partnership for us! The first step towards a new relationship is learning to love yourself, so focussing on your own health and fitness is a good place to start.
“We’re very excited to see some new ‘Veg-Matches’ for Raw Sport customers across the world!”
Raw Sport and Revolution Foods customers will receive 10 free coins and access to Veggly’s app, enabling users to send 10 ‘Super Likes’ for free.
In return, Veggly users will receive access to Raw Sport discount codes, enabling them to sample the highest quality vegan nutrition available.
This new move from Raw Sport follows the successful launch of a new tree-planting initiative. The partnership with Ecologi, a tree-planting and climate action funder, now ensures a tree is planted for every single Raw Sport product sold. Since launching in February, the initiative has now planted over 20,000 trees, with a target to plant over 100,000 in total before the end of 2021.
The move by Raw Sport is just one of many initiatives in place to ensure the brand is a world-leader in sustainable nutrition. As one of the world’s leading plant-based (vegan) nutrition brands, the company has gone from strength to strength throughout 2020 and 2021 (now selling to 60 countries) and is on a mission to revolutionise the sports nutrition world. Raw Sport athletes now include professional footballers, premiership clubs, pro boxers, pro MMA fighters, world champions, Olympians, pro body builders, F1, strongmen, pro cricketers, pro tennis and squash players, models and celebrities.
About Raw Sport
Raw Sport is one of the world’s leading plant-based (vegan) nutrition brands. The proposition is simple:
- A relentless focus on high quality, natural ingredients
- 100% plant-based (no animal products needed, at all)
- No artificial additives
- Nutrition that incorporates the important aspects of sports recovery, with proteins, immunity support, electrolytes, and antioxidants
Further details on Raw Sport can be found online, here: https://www.rawsport.com/
Veggly was created to help vegans, vegetarians, and aspiring vegans/vegetarians to find, match and chat to other like-minded people nearby. At present, Veggly is the only vegan/vegetarian dating app available on both Android and iOS.
Further details: https://www.veggly.net
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Ho, ho, ho! It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
This weekend marks the beginning of the holiday season in the City of Belleville. With the Christmas lighting this Friday at Meyers Pier and the Santa Claus parade heading through the downtown core on Sunday, Nov. 15, it’s time to talk Christmas in downtown Belleville.
As you may have seen already, the Santa Claus parade route is changing a bit this year and will be headed down Pinnacle Street, turning right onto Bridge Street and up over the beautifully lit bridge before concluding on Coleman Street.
Businesses throughout downtown and beyond the parade path are incredibly enthusiastic about the Santa Claus parade this coming weekend and are inviting you to join them as they open on Sunday for your shopping needs pre-parade. So, before you take your spot on the parade path, explore the downtown and get an idea for your holiday wish list. Many businesses are offering a little something extra special from cookies to white hot chocolate. Explore the downtown to find out who is serving up what special surprise.
Trying to figure out where the perfect parade watching spot is? Do you have kids? Please note there will be portable toilets located on the Belleville Public Library courtyard for your convenience, sponsored by the Belleville Downtown Improvement Area and the businesses of downtown Belleville.
We are just weeks away from Christmas now, six weeks to be exact, and the Christmas shopping is in full swing throughout the downtown. To make shopping (and all your servicing needs) a little more festive and fun this holiday season, the BDIA is partnering with downtown businesses to bring you “The Christmas Sweepstakes” from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15.
What are The Christmas Sweepstakes, you ask? It’s a chance to shop and win throughout downtown Belleville.
Shop at your favourite stores or visit your favourite services this month for a chance to win in our weekly sweepstakes. Every purchase you make at participating businesses, you’ll be given a ballot to fill out and we will draw weekly winners each Friday.
The more places you shop in downtown and the more frequently you shop downtown, the more chances you have to win. Businesses participating so far are inclusive, but not limited to, All Good Things Home Shop, The Belleville Art Association, Kate’s Kitchen, Elite Fashions, The Emerald Studio, That Special Touch, Moira Glass, Quinte Arts Council, The Salon, The Spah Inc at The Salon and more!
Throughout the Christmas Sweepstakes, businesses will be running their own in store promotions and sales getting you into the festive spirit. Dates to mark on the calendar include Black Friday on Friday, Nov. 27 and Shop the Neighbourhood on Saturday, Nov. 28 – also known as “Yellow Saturday.”
Want to know what businesses are partaking in the upcoming holiday events? Keep up-to-date by visiting our website at www.downtownbelleville.ca. Downtown Belleville is also incredibly active on social media, where you can find us on Facebook (Downtown Belleville – BDIA), Twitter (@DTBelleville) and Instagram (downtown_belleville).
Stay tuned to downtown Belleville as we prepare for the holiday season too. A special thank you goes out to the team at Ascent Group Inc. located on Parks Drive in Belleville for helping us light up the trees in our downtown core.


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RBM to hold interactive 3D online experience – Started on 30th Nov’ 20 this unique event there 365 days of the year
07 December 2020: Resolve Business Management (RBM), organisers of the Printing Expo virtual Exhibition, launched an interactive 3D online experience. Started on 30th November 2020 this unique online event will be available 365 days of the year. The show opens with Zone 1 as a preview and includes the Muller Martini Showroom and the HP Indigo Digital Pouch Factory. Zone 2 is scheduled to open in the very near future.
The hall and all the stands are rendered out to real physical dimensions. Visitors will be able to navigate through the zones and visit a virtual representation of stands, complete with 3D products. All Printing Expo exhibition stands are built using a combination of 3D rendering, photography and HD video. Every hotspot has the facility for visitors to email the details to themselves or a colleague, share on social media and print or request further information direct from the exhibitor. Printing Expo also contains its own fully interactive auditorium that has been designed to show live and pre-recorded seminars and conferences.
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Rover, Posthouse in marketing deal
Rover has agreed a marketing deal with Posthouse which will give guests checking in at the group's hotels this summer the chance to win one of 12 new Rover 75 cars. John Towers, chairman of Rover, and Patrick Dempsey, managing director of Posthouse, met to agree the deal which is part of a £1.5m advertising campaign by the hotels group.
Posthouse, which owns 80 properties around the country, is aiming to increase stays at its hotels by 7%. It plans to give away a Rover 75 car each week for 12 weeks to guests as they check in. Dempsey said: 'Many of our customers spend a lot of time on the road and it makes sense for us to explore joint marketing initiatives. We are delighted to be one of the first UK businesses to support the newly independent Rover group.'
Towers was head of the Phoenix consortium which last month bought Rover from BMW for a symbolic £10, saving the car giant from almost certain closure and returning the company to British ownership.
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Cocor Bucuresti (COCR), the company which owns the Cocor shopping center in downtown Bucharest, has announced the sale of a 196 sqm retail space on the Unirea Blvd for EUR 3,988,322 million, representing a EUR 20,348.6/sqm price. The transaction is a record for the local real estate market in recent years.
The company did not disclose the identity of the buyer or the exact location of the retail space. The EUR 3.98 million deal was closed by Cocor’s internal commercial department and negotiations took two months, said company representatives.
Shareholders of Cocor Bucuresti announced this July the company will sell several of its real estate assets, including the Cocor shopping center in downtown Bucharest, in order to raise money to repay a EUR 18 million loan it took out from BCR in 2008 to refurbish and extend the Cocor store.
“There are ongoing negotiations to sell the other commercial spaces on the list approved by the shareholders. We remain committed to sell some of them in order to continue with the reorganization of the Cocor store, a process which will include changing the tenant mix and building an entertainment area,” said Daniel Stoica, one of the shareholders.
Cocor Bucuresti has reported losses worth RON 7.9 million (approximately EUR 1.75 million) for the first half-year, up 464 percent y-o-y, according to a company report sent to the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
Cocor’s revenues for the first half year amounted to RON 9 million (approximately EUR 2 million) down 43 percent y-o-y, whereas its expenses have decreased only by 5 percent, totaling RON 16.9 (approximately EUR 3.75 million). In the first half of 2011, the company reported revenues worth RON 16 million while expenses amounted to RON 17.8 million.
The shareholders of Cocor Bucharest include Broadhurst Investments, Daniel Stoica, Liviu Ursan, SIF Muntenia and SIF Transilvania.


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Smartphone imports in Russia fell by 38% in the first half of this year amid the withdrawal of major brands over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Kommersant’s Business Daily reported. report Wednesday, citing a GS Group study.
The drop was particularly pronounced in cheap smartphones, where shipments of devices priced below 10,000 rubles ($160) fell by 56%.
Russian tech company GS Group reportedly linked the drop in imports to producer Samsung pulling out of the Russian market and Chinese brands Xiaomi and Realmi cutting supplies.
According to Kommersant, the lower segment phones accounted for 27% of all devices imported into Russia so far this year. This compares to 38% in the first half of 2021.
GS Group Said In May, it was announced that imports of push-button mobile phones had increased 43% in the first three months of the year amid concerns about supply chain disruptions following the invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions. .
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/08/17/smartphone-shipments-to-russia-drop-38-amid-company-pullouts-a78589 Smartphone shipments to Russia drop 38% amid company withdrawal


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Agritek Holdings Inc. Announces Update on Filing of 2019 Annual Audited Financials and Corporate Initiatives
Los Angeles, CA - (NewMediaWire) - July 09, 2020 - Agritek Holdings, Inc. (AGTK) www.AgritekHoldings.com, a fully integrated, active real estate investor and white label provider for popular hemp brands, today announced that the Company is in final review of its financial reports including its 10K Annual Report ending December 31, 2019 and first quarter 10Q for 2020 with its registered auditing firm. The Company expects to file the reports within the next three weeks.
"We apologize and understand that the delay in filing our financial reports may have caused concern and inconvenience to our existing shareholders and new investors. We have always maintained our status as a fully reporting Company and will continue to do so, and expect to receive our uplisting to the OTCQB once we are current in our reporting”, stated B. Michael Friedman, CEO of Agritek Holdings Inc.
“With multiple corporate actions pending, including our name change and move into the eSports entertainment sector, and the filing of our S-1 spin off of our cannabis subsidiary Full Spectrum Biosciences, we are excited to move forward with our new strategic plan on behalf of our shareholders, investors and announce our newly expanded management team within the eSports industry. With limited access to corporate offices, banks and documents during the Covid-19 epidemic, we appreciate everyone's patience and understanding while we take the necessary action to see that our filings and pending corporate actions are properly completed and approved as quickly as possible," further stated Friedman
In April 2020, the Company filed a14C information statement which outlines the board action to change the name of the company from Agritek Holdings Inc., to “iBet Gaming Corporation” and to amend the corporate articles. Further details of the proposed amendments are included in the 14-C filing. The complete filing may be seen at OTCMarkets.com under the Company’s ticker symbol: AGTK.
The Board of Directors, management and its advisors believe that once the proposed amendments, name change, corporate actions and filings are approved, they will position the Company to immediately reward investors and shareholders through its new corporate strategy and entry into the emerging eSports entertainment sector. The Company will continue to update its shareholders and public audience as the filings and pending corporate actions move forward.
About Agritek Holdings, Inc.
Agritek Holdings, Inc. (www.AgritekHoldings.com), is a fully integrated, active real estate investor and advisor of white label brands in the legal cannabis sector. Specifically, Agritek Holdings provides strategic capital and functional expertise to accelerate the commercialization of its diversified portfolio of cannabis related real estate holdings. Agritek Holdings recently acquired Full Spectrum Biosciences as a wholly owned subsidiary which manufactures and distributes its hemp-derived CBD products under the Rehab Rx, MD Vapes, Hemp Pops and Higher Society trademarked brands. Full Spectrum brands are currently sold online (www.RehabRx.com) as well as approved for sale on Amazon (www.Amazon.com) currently being sold in the United States and parts of Canada. Agritek Holdings Inc. does not directly grow, harvest, or distribute or sell cannabis or any substances that violate or contravene United States law or the Controlled Substances Act.
About Full Spectrum Biosciences
Full Spectrum Biosciences (FSB) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Agritek Holdings, which manufactures and distributes its hemp-derived CBD products under the RehabRx, MD Vapes, Hemp Pops and Higher Society trademarked brands. Full Spectrum brands are currently sold online (www.RehabRx.com) as well as approved for sale on Amazon (www.Amazon.com) being sold in the United States and parts of Canada. Post spin-off, Full Spectrum Biosciences will continue to invest in the growth of these brands while also seeking to acquire and develop additional brands as intellectual property under the “FSB” banner.
About iBet Gaming Corporation
iBet Gaming Corporation, is a licensed gaming company with a focus on esports, fantasy and in video game wagering. The Company offers real time wagering software on esports events through the Company’s licensed, regulated and secure platform to the global esports community through the soon to be released portal www.ibetgaming.com. In addition, iBet intends to offer users in legal jurisdictions throughout the world the ability to participate in esports entertainment and video game tournaments via live streaming events. The eSports market is expected to grow exponentially because of various driving factors, such as increasing popularity of video games and growing awareness about eSports.
iBet Gaming Corporation is led by a team of industry professionals and technical experts from the online and regulated gaming industries, with a new focus eSports. According to Statista, worldwide revenue for eSports will top $1 billion in 2019, continue to grow rapidly in the coming years and by 2022, 650 million people are expected to be watching eSports online.
The Company through its partners, holds licenses in Curacao and Malta to conduct online eSports tournaments and take wagers for 18+ gaming in the EU and multiple countries.
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements and information, as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the Safe Harbor created by those sections. This material contains statements about expected future events and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and subject to risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements by definition involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Agritek Holdings, Inc. to be materially different from the statements made herein.
Agritek Holdings, Inc.


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Hundreds of shoppers elbowed their way through crowded aisles and shuffled through sales racks and tables of jumbled merchandise at Thalhimers' downtown flagship store last week.
Long lines stretched from the checkout counters and outside the crowded dressing rooms on each floor of the four-story retail giant that sits at the corner of Broad and Sixth streets in the state capital.
But the shoppers had come too late. The hum of the cash registers was overshadowed by the sounds of dozens of workers as they dismantled fixtures and hauled them out of the 149-year-old department store. Some sections of the store - like those where cosmetics and fragrances were sold - have already been roped off.
By the end of the month, the stately old store will be one more empty building in downtown Richmond. And Thalhimers, the company that dates to the days of Robert E. Lee, will be no more.
May Department Stores Co., which purchased Thalhimers a little over a year ago, announced on Nov. 12 that it would extinguish the Thalhimers name and fold the company into another of its department store chains, Hecht's.
St. Louis-based May said it would close seven Thalhimers stores - including the unprofitable downtown Richmond flagship, which it said had posted a $7.5 million loss over the last two years.
The remaining 17 stores in the Thalhimers chain will operate as Hecht's stores.
May President Thomas A. Hays said the recession is forcing the company to cut costs by consolidating administrative functions, closing under-performing stores and eliminating stores that compete with each other.
Locally, the Thalhimers at Coliseum Mall will become a Hecht's by the end of the month.
Another Thalhimers at Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach, originally scheduled to close this month, got a reprieve last week when May Co. officials agreed to keep it open for at least six months, or until a replacement tenant can be found. There is already a Hecht's store in Lynnhaven Mall, occupying the space that once was a Miller & Rhoads store.
There's no chance Thalhimers in downtown Richmond will be reprieved, however.
For some that means the end of an era of downtown shopping. For others, it's another chance to jump on liquidation bargains the likes of which haven't been seen since another Virginia shopping tradition, Miller & Rhoads, closed its downtown giant two years ago.
Shopping at Thalhimers last week, Mildred Keeter couldn't remember the name of the big department store chain that replaced some of the Miller & Rhoads outlets in 1990, but she said this week that she'll probably shop there once the downtown Thalhimers store closes.
''I know it starts with an H and it's almost like Thalhimers,'' Keeter said, referring to Hecht's, which took over several Miller & Rhoads stores in Richmond and Hampton Roads two years ago. ''I like coming downtown, but I guess I'll just start going to the mall like everybody else,'' she said.
In the meantime, Keeter, like thousands of other shoppers, is taking advantage of Thalhimers' going-out-of-business sale.
Early last week, the downtown store offered 25 percent off the lowest ticket price of everything in the store. The store shut down Wednesday through Friday for inventory and upped the markdowns to 35 percent when it reopened on Saturday.
Liquidation markdowns are expected to increase as the closing approaches. Several employees at the store, who said they had been asked by the company not to talk with the press, hinted that discounts of 50 to 75 percent were planned by the middle of the month.
Sales in the gourmet food section of the store may be a harbinger of things to come. Before closing its doors last Tuesday, that department offered packaged foods, coffee, candy, baked goods and greeting cards at 75 percent off the original price.
Bill Stodge, who had come with two teen-age daughters from Amelia County to Richmond on Tuesday, said he gave each girl some money and set them loose to shop in the store.
''We've been coming to downtown Richmond to shop for 20 years,'' said the farmer, who recalled Christmases past when he brought his children downtown to shop and see the holiday decorations. ''My wife is really upset to lose Thalhimers. She was raised up in this store.''
May Co. officials admitted that hundreds of employees would lose their jobs in the reorganization, but refused to elaborate. They said some of the Lynnhaven Mall store's 105 workers will be offered positions at Hecht's, which will have four Hampton Roads stores, including the Thalhimers store at Coliseum Mall.
In Richmond, the closing of the downtown store and another Thalhimers at Fairfield Commons in Chesterfield County, means the loss of 1,100 jobs, officials have said.
Several sales clerks at the downtown Richmond store said last week that they had not been offered employment within the company and were looking for other retail positions, primarily in areas outside of downtown.
''Retail jobs are hard to find unless you want to work for minimum wage and no benefits,'' said one clerk who asked not to be named. ''I'm thinking about trying another line of work, but I have no idea what that will be.''


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UK retailers reported an increase in sales growth in November as clothing and department stores logged a big upward swing in sales volume, the Distributive Trades Survey results from the Confederation of British Industry showed on Thursday.
The retail sales balance rose to 39 percent in November from 30 percent in October. A net 56 percent expects sales to pick up in December.
“Christmas seems to have come early for retailers,” Ben Jones, CBI lead economist, said. “It seems likely that reports of supply chain disruptions prompted consumers to start their Christmas shopping early,” said Jones.
Meanwhile, the order book balance fell to 30 percent from 48 percent in the previous month. A net 45 percent expects orders to rise next month.
Data showed that internet sales fell for the first time in survey history, with a net 14 percent recording a fall. Nonetheless, internet sales are expected to return to growth next month.
The survey revealed that selling prices grew at the fastest pace since May 1990, with +77 percent reporting an increase. Sales are expected to grow at a broadly similar pace in December.
Retailers were becoming more optimistic, with both employment growth and investment intentions.
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All of this information comes via a local news report from WFTV. Consider it rumor for now, but it's interesting nonetheless.
- Universal Orlando is opening a fourth theme park
- the new park will be Pokémon-themed
- this will be added to the KidZone section of Universal
- the Super Nintendo World rides will be moving across the street to the 400 acres Universal recently bought
- the Pokémon park is coming in 2020
- Super Nintendo World is opening in Orlando in 2023


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End of the 99p price tag? Britain's leading supermarkets are increasingly rounding up prices, research shows
It is one of the oldest tricks in the trade.
For years the 99p price tag has been effective in getting shoppers to part with their cash, under the illusion that they spend less on everyday items than is really the case.
But now the price tags have been quietly scrapped as recession-hit shops round up prices, a study has suggested.
Research by the price comparison website mySupermarket.co.uk suggests that household items have been rounded up to the nearest pound or 50p.
Numbers up: Research suggests supermarkets like Tesco (above) are ditching the 99p price tag in the recession
Some of the country's biggest retailers - including Sainsbury's, Tesco and Asda - have rounded up recently, apparently in the hope that penny pinching will help them weather the credit crunch.
The result is that £1 bargain offers may in fact be 1p more expensive than previously.
Jonny Steel, of mySupermarket, said: 'While shoppers are drawn in by eye-catching 'only £1' signs, they should be aware that only 12 per cent of £1 items are cheaper than previously.'
The move has seen a 115g packet of tuna pate at Sainsbury's rise from 99p to £1 between 2008 and 2009.
At Asda, half a dozen large free-range eggs went up from £1.99 to £2, while Tesco has increased the price of a 390g deep pan pizza from 1.49 to £1.50.
The online grocer Ocado has raised the price of a 250g packet of McVitie’s shortcake from 99p to £1.
Bread, soup, ice cream and ready meals have also been affected, according to the data analysis.
While some shoppers may be glad not to go home with purses full of coppers, the move will mean further bad news for families struggling to pay their rising food bills during the downturn.
Sainsbury's and Ocado denied using round-up policies and said such price increases were coincidental.
Tesco said that £1 price tags would make pricing more transparent for customers.
A spokesman said: 'The £1 deal promotions are mainly the result of a price cut and the simple pricing is popular with customers.'
Asda would not comment on whether it rounded up the price of goods, saying their only policy was one of low prices.
Shops may find that the rounding-up tactic backfires, separate research has found.
Last year a French study showed that lowering the price of a pizza from 8 euros to 7.99 euros boosted sales by 15 per cent.
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Craving a cheap poster printer, Gerard Jolly visited publicsurplus.com, paid $123 and bought the device from Palm Beach County schools.
"They have some fair deals because not too many people know about the site," said the 54-year-old Wellington resident, who bought the printer for his dream of one day opening a company in Haiti.
More and more, South Florida's local governments, school districts, police departments and airports are becoming online auctioneers. Cities and schools offer used equipment. Police sell seized property confiscated from crooks. And an airport auctions items from lost-and-found for which it no longer has storage space.
The auctions occur around the clock through sites such as PropertyRoom.com, GovDeals.com and publicsurplus .com.
And the merchandise, which ranges from worn to like new, can all be yours.
From school supply inventories in Palm Beach and Broward counties, you can buy teachers' old desks, a French horn, computers, vacuums and saws. A used cafeteria yogurt machine recently sold for $250.
"This allows us to sell buses in a more timely manner and gain the space back," said Bill Hayes, distribution and warehouse manager for the Palm Beach County School District. "We're busting at the seams for space."
The selection from police property rooms and airports is more varied, including bicycles, furniture, tools, cameras, jewelry and music players.
Aside from emptying warehouses filled with old, worn-out equipment, governments use the online auctions to attract more bidders. They also want to cut costs for hauling goods to garbage sites and spare employees the extra work that comes from holding traditional auctions.
Since the school district began online auctions in 2002, it has seen an uptick in online sales, netting about $100,000 annually in recent years. The money can be used for any school expenses, including equipment or textbooks.
"There's been small growth every year," Hayes said. "I think it's the visibility online and the ease of buying things."
Bargain hunters sift through the sites to sometimes find treasures.
A rare 40-year-old comic book - the fourth issue of The Silver Surfer - was sold by Lauderhill police through eBay, the popular auction site. The collectible sold for about $180 after the department tried, but failed, to find the stolen book's owner, said Lauderhill Police Lt. Mike Cochran.
The Boynton Beach Police Department, which began using PropertyRoom.com in 2005, no longer does traditional, live auctions because they "were too costly to put together and were not profitable," said spokeswoman Stephanie Slater. Since September, the department has raised $10,200.
Some governments have stayed with live auctions, including Palm Beach County's, which has found it beneficial to operate a thrift store with retail sales and live auctions in West Palm Beach. The store has been run since 1994, including last year when the county raised $3.2 million from sales.
Cities can sell public property they own and put the money back into their budgets for any expenses, ranging from programs to equipment.
Any money police get from selling seized property is put into a special fund overseen by cities and counties. To spend the money, police must specify what they want to buy and get elected officials' permission.
While Palm Beach International Airport does not participate in online auctions, preferring to donate unclaimed items in lost-and-found to charity, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport waits 90 days before letting the county give the unclaimed items to PropertyRoom.com. Each month, the Broward airport finds hundreds of lost items, including iPods, laptops and cell phones.
Police similarly wait months after a case is over before auctioning its items.
The online auction sites operate in different ways.
PropertyRoom.com collects about half the money for each sold item, but some governments say it's worth it because the company picks up government goods across South Florida. The workers then take the goods to an Orlando warehouse, where they sort the items, auction them online and mail them to winning bidders.
Sites like renebates.com charge governments a smaller percentage. The Texas-based company charges cities about 7 percent of the sale price. Items from those sites generally aren't shipped, requiring buyers to pick up the property from the corresponding government.
For less than $30, about 1,500 student desks were bought online from the Broward school district by Honduran brothers from West Palm Beach.
They were shipped to poor schools in Honduras through the Honduran Consulate, said Marcela Midence, wife of Honduran Consul General Fernando Agurcia.
"For Third World countries like ours, it's just wonderful," Midence said.
Juan Ortega can be reached at email@example.com or 954-356-4701.
It's up to each government to use its discretion when selling public property. State law says counties and special districts have the option of putting items up for public bid or donating them to another government or nonprofit group. Cities generally have modeled their ordinances after the state law. Some cities require commission approval before auctioning certain items.
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Fiat Chrysler and Waymo, the self-driving device of Google father or mother Alphabet Co., are increasing their partnership in an bold system to develop absolutely autonomous industrial shipping and delivery autos and combine Degree 4 autonomous technological innovation throughout the FCA fleet, the two companies claimed Wednesday.
The settlement will make FCA (shortly to be dubbed Stellantis when the PSA merger is comprehensive) the special companion for Waymo to develop and examination self-driving Course 1-three light industrial shipping and delivery autos. First endeavours will focus on integrating the Waymo Driver procedure into the Ram ProMaster cargo van for industrial fleets, together with Waymo By way of, which have found demand from customers for property shipping and delivery solutions mushroom throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Conversely, FCA has tapped Waymo as its special supplier for Degree 4 self-driving technological innovation throughout its car or truck fleet, opening up choices for trip-hailing and personalized-use autos.
An FCA spokesman would not dedicate to any timelines for integrating Waymo’s self-driving technological innovation into the ProMaster or other brand names or products. The Culture of Automotive Engineers defines Degree 4 programs as absolutely automated driving, though a human driver can manually override and consider regulate of the wheel. There are now no Degree 4 autonomous autos provided to consumers, and most industry experts consider the technological innovation however faces numerous road blocks to wide adoption and regulatory clearance.
Fiat Chrysler very first partnered with Waymo in 2016. The two companies have labored to examination Waymo’s Degree 4 technological innovation working with retrofitted Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans.
“Our now 4-calendar year partnership with Waymo proceeds to crack new floor,” Mike Manley, Fiat Chrysler’s CEO, claimed in a statement. “Incorporating the Waymo Driver, the world’s leading self-driving technological innovation, into our Pacifica minivans, we became the only partnership truly deploying absolutely autonomous technological innovation in the genuine planet, on community streets.”
Waymo not long ago launched its fifth generation of the Waymo Driver procedure, which it absolutely redesigned to be ready to tackle more environments and situations. It brings together 360-diploma lidar sensors positioned atop the car or truck and at 4 factors close to the sides, additionally cameras and radars. Waymo claimed it had already manufactured the new sensors and built-in them onto Jaguar I-Speed examination autos.
Waymo has been earning inroads with recognized automakers, not long ago asserting an settlement with Volvo to develop autonomous trip-hailing autos and performing with UPS to outfit 10,000 particular-purchased electric powered shipping and delivery trucks. Previously this calendar year, the firm announced it had received $two.twenty five billion in the very first investment from exterior of its corporate father or mother.
“FCA was our very first OEM companion, and we have appear a lengthy way with each other,” Waymo CEO John Krafcik claimed. “The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans have been the very first autos in our Waymo Just one fleet, and, guided by the Waymo Driver, have now securely and reliably driven more absolutely autonomous miles than any other car or truck on the earth.”


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If all goes according to plan, Florida Avenue Brewing will open in Wesley Chapel by next spring.
It aims to become “a destination, a gem,” said Anthony Derby, the Founder and CEO of Brew Bus Brewing, located in Seminole Heights.
Brew Bus Brewing and Florida Avenue Brewing are affiliated, but Florida Avenue Brewing is considered to be the company’s flagship brand.
And, while operations will continue in Seminole Heights, the Wesley Chapel location will be called Florida Avenue Brewing and will be known as the company’s flagship location.
The goal for the new Pasco County location is to create a place that people refer to as “a cool brewery,” Derby told those attending the North Tampa Bay Chamber economic development luncheon last week.
“The project that we’re building now is going to be able to do 60,000 barrels (a year). It will be the largest locally owned brewery in the state of Florida,” Darby said.
The brewery wants to be a place where people gather to drink , to eat, to play games — such as bocce ball and cornhole — to listen to music, to watch sports, to celebrate special events, or to just hang out in the beer garden, he added.
He’s excited about the possibilities.
The brewery will operate in a 32,000-square-foot building, formerly known as Sports + Field, at 2029 Arrowgrass Drive.
“For us, it’s kind of a blank slate. We’re going to be able to do a lot of really cool things,” Derby said, noting he wants to incorporate the best elements of what he’s seen at breweries across the United States.
The company is making a sizable investment.
“Before we open the doors, we’ll have spent about $10 million on the project,” Derby said. That includes land acquisition, new equipment and building improvements. Over the course of the next five years, he expects the company to invest another $2 million to $3 million.
There will be an open kitchen, and also a larger closed kitchen.
Part of the brewery will have community seating, on a first-come, first-served basis — promoting a come-and-go vibe. And, a small space will be devoted to a more formal dining setting.
There will be a private event space, too, accommodating about 100 seated guests, or between 150 to 200 standing, Derby said. That area will have three huge sliders that open to a private beer garden.
Plus, a 3,500-square-foot outdoor beer garden is planned, too.
“We’re not building any new structures, but a lot of internal modifications need to happen,” Derby said.
“We are painting the entire façade, almost a whitewash brick with a gray metal roof and then some red or burnt orange accents.”
The entrance to the building will be moved.
Glass is being installed, so guests will be able to see into the brewery from the outside, and also from the dining room.
“We’re upgrading our water line from a 2-inch to a 4-inch,” he said, to support brewing operations. Additional power is needed, too, so an additional transformer is being added.
To preserve parking, they’re paving a roadway to enable valet parking for the special events area.
On the brewery side, all of the equipment will be new, including its canning line, which will be imported from Italy. It will be able to do about 250 cans a minute, compared to the company’s current canning line that does 50 cans a minute.
A grain silo is planned, on the State Road 56 side, to allow the brewery to buy grain in bulk.
Besides getting the site ready for the business, the company also will be hiring about 50 employees. That’s in addition to its 53 current employees in Seminole Heights, Derby said.
Jobs will include such roles as a lab manager, a general manager, an assistant general manager, an event coordinator and hourly employees, such as bartenders and servers.
Plans call for being open daily, with doors opening at 11 a.m. Closing times will be set, as the business dictates.
Published October 30, 2019
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Turkey takes a tough stance on cannabis possession and supply. It’s illegal to use or sell it, and if you’re caught, a prison sentence may be given. However, recent government changes mean that industrial hemp can now be legally grown again, which may provide Turkey’s economy with a serious financial boost.
- CBD Products
- Recreational cannabis
- Medicinal cannabis
- Cannabis laws in Turkey
- Can you possess and use cannabis in Turkey?
- Can you sell cannabis in Turkey?
- Can you grow cannabis in Turkey?
- Is CBD legal in Turkey?
- Can cannabis seeds be sent to Turkey?
- Medicinal cannabis in Turkey
- How can you get prescribed medical cannabis?
- Industrial hemp in Turkey
- Turkey’s political parties and cannabis
- Good to know
- Cannabis history
- Trade routes to Europe
- Cannabis and innovation in Turkey
- Cannabis and the economy
- Will cannabis be legalised in the future?
Cannabis laws in Turkey
Can you possess and use cannabis in Turkey?
Turkish law has relatively severe penalties for those caught with cannabis in their possession. The Turkish Penal Code states that prison sentences will be given to those who possess or purchase cannabis. This is currently fixed at two to five years.
Offenders have the option to have treatment instead of a prison sentence. If they request treatment from a doctor before being caught, the doctor is not legally obliged to report them to the police. The offender also has the choice to choose probation as an alternative to prison (up to three years). However, repeat offenders cannot select probation a second time.
If cannabis users refuse treatment or fail to keep to their probation requirements, the Turkish courts can then issue a prison sentence.
Can you sell cannabis in Turkey?
Turkey’s location presents a unique situation in terms of cannabis supply. Situated next to drug-producing nations in the Middle-East, it acts as a gateway for cannabis dealers to distribute illegally in Europe. There is considerable pressure on the Turkish government to control this trafficking, and as such, the penalties are severe.
Import and export of cannabis can result in a prison sentence of 20 to 30 years. Selling or supplying it within Turkey means a sentence of 10 years or more. This increases to 15 years or over if the cannabis is sold to a minor. Synthetic cannabinoids result in a further increased sentence (of 50%). Likewise, if the supplier has a legally regulated job (e.g. doctor, pharmacist) the sentence is also raised.
Can you grow cannabis in Turkey?
In 2016, the Turkish government approved cannabis production in 19 provinces across the country. All cannabis farms in these areas are government controlled, and authorised farmers must get rid of all parts of the plant after harvesting, to ensure it isn’t sold on as a psychoactive drug.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced in 2019 that the country would also start to grow industrial hemp in the future. He commented: “I am calling out to my nation; let’s start the process to cultivate industrial hemp. We will see that industrial hemp has many different benefits in many different areas.”
It is illegal to grow cannabis at home, even if it is just for personal use.
Is CBD legal in Turkey?
Certain medical products containing CBD oil are available at pharmacies as well, and some doctors are willing to prescribe them.
Can cannabis seeds be sent to Turkey?
Although it is legal to send cannabis seeds to most countries in Europe, Turkish law does not permit it. Cannabis seeds cannot be sold in Turkey, and neither can they be mailed into the country via the post.
Medicinal cannabis in Turkey
Medical use of cannabis is legal in Turkey, providing the patient has a prescription from a registered health professional. Patients cannot purchase cannabis buds, regardless of whether they have a prescription or not.
In February 2017, the Turkish Ministry of Health added Sativex to its ‘importable medicines’ list – which enables pharmacies to order the product from abroad. CBD oils are also widely available.
In 2016, the government legalised the production of cannabis for medical purposes in 19 provinces across the country. These included Amasya, Izmir, Malatya and Antalya, among others. The plantations will be rigorously monitored by the government. Checks will be carried out each month before the harvest season, and all leftover parts of the plant after harvesting must be disposed of carefully.
How can you get prescribed medical cannabis?
To be prescribed cannabis for medical purposes, you must be assessed by a Turkish doctor who is authorised to issue ‘red’ prescriptions. This type of prescription is allocated to medications that contain narcotics.
Once a prescription is given, the patient may obtain cannabis-based medicines such as Sativex or CBD oils. Currently, these products are imported. However, in 2016, several cannabis production facilities were established across the country, which means that Turkey should be producing its own medicine in the future.
Usually, medical cannabis is only prescribed for patients who have tried other forms of treatment and found them to be ineffective.
Industrial hemp in Turkey
Turkey has an excellent climate for hemp cultivation. Since the 1970s, all production of hemp has been illegal, but in 2016, the government permitted its growth in 19 provinces, for medical and scientific purposes.
President Erdogan made a speech in 2019, highlighting his plans to make widespread industrial hemp production legal again. At present, the country heavily relies on imported hemp products for use in paper manufacturing, textiles, the automotive industry and more. By reintroducing the hemp industry in Turkey, it could provide a beneficial boost to the economy.
Turkey’s political parties and cannabis
Up until recently, most Turkey’s political parties adopted an anti-cannabis stance. However, President Erdogan’s recent change of heart regarding industrial hemp production reflects a shift in public opinion.
His recent comments about “enemies of Turkey who pretend to be friends” is thought to be aimed at the US, who encouraged Turkey to make cannabis production illegal. In a bid to change the Turkish people’s attitudes to cannabis, the government television channel (TRT) started airing infomercials about the benefits of hemp production.
Good to know
If you are travelling to Turkey (or are a resident of the country), it is useful to know the following:
- 96% of cannabis users receiving treatment are male. The average age at which users start consuming cannabis is 18.
- Illegal cannabis is fairly potent in Turkey. Herbal cannabis THC levels can be as high as 27.34% and resin (hash) can be as high as 25.21%.
- Herbal cannabis is the most seized drug in Turkey, followed by resin.
Evidence suggests that cannabis was cultivated in Turkey as long ago as 1,000 BC. Throughout the country’s history, hemp was widely grown and valued for its many uses. Use of ‘hashish’ was also culturally accepted for many centuries. Indeed, the Sufi form of Islam used cannabis in their ceremonies, and coffee houses across the country permitted use of it on their premises.
This all changed in the 1900s. In 1925, Turkey (along with Egypt) called for the inclusion of cannabis in the Geneva International Convention on Narcotics Control. Cultivation of industrial hemp likewise dwindled, thanks largely to the growing popularity of synthetic fibres. In 1961, Turkey had 35,000 acres devoted to cultivating cannabis. In 2017, this had shrunk to just 11.3 acres.
Throughout the latter half of the 1900s, cannabis was regarded as a threat to public health. However, recent developments suggest a shift in opinion. The introduction of medical cannabis recognises the plant’s abilities to ease symptoms associated with a variety of health conditions. Erdogan’s decision to start growing industrial hemp again was also welcomed by politicians and the Turkish people alike.
Trade routes to Europe
Due to its geographical location, Turkey has historically had to be proactive in controlling drugs trafficking. Acting as a ‘gateway’ between the Middle-East and Europe, it’s a popular route for illegal drugs to be smuggled into the continent.
For this reason, public opinion of cannabis has been largely negative in the past. Figures show that young people in Turkey use it far less than their fellow European counterparts. Cannabis is becoming more popular in urban areas though, even though it is illegal.
Cannabis and innovation in Turkey
Industrial hemp production in Turkey is an appealing prospect for businesses. The plant offers the opportunity for innovation – a fact that some companies are already capitalising on.
Turkish venture firm TechnoArge has developed an airport X-ray scanner that uses a cannabis-based composite. This blocks radiation emissions and improves the safety of the surrounding environment. The firm are also developing a bullet-proof vest, again using the composite. This makes the vest far lighter and more durable than the vests commonly used at present.
Cannabis and the economy
In 2019, the head of the Cannabis Institute of the Centre for Eurasian Strategic Studies predicted that Turkey could earn as much as $100bn by 2030, just from controlled cannabis production.
Turkey has succeeded in transforming an illegal industry into a viable market opportunity before. Poppy production became legal in Turkey in the 1970s, and poppy farms began opening soon after. The opioids contained in poppies have become vital to pharmaceutical companies across the world, demand remains high, and this has helped Turkey’s economy.
Will cannabis be legalised in the future?
At present, there is no indication that the Turkish government plan to decriminalise the recreational use of cannabis. Penalties for being caught in possession of cannabis, even for personal use, are relatively severe.
However, President Erdogan’s decision to legalise industrial hemp production marks a distinct shift. By recognising the economic value of cannabis, this may bring about a change in public perception.
- Disclaimer:While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this article, it is not intended to provide legal advice, as individual situations will differ and should be discussed with an expert and/or lawyer.


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It's clear that companies are increasingly using social networking to connect with customers--Facebook said brands on its site get 100 million "likes" per day--but it's also clear that they are having varying degrees of success.
In fact, their definitions of success vary, according to speakers on a panel during the Seattle Interactive Conference on Wednesday.
"We haven't seen a lot of 'R' in the ROI," said David Camp, head of marketing for AmazonWireless, referring to the return on investment his company is getting from social media. AmazonWireless is Amazon's site for selling cellphones and service.
But Kim Johnston, vice president of marketing at Parallels, said she sees good return, although not necessarily of the kind Camp was talking about. "'R' could be insight, not just money," she said. Parallels learns a lot from customers it interacts with using Facebook and Twitter, she said.
Companies are using social networking to tap into a feedback loop from customers, but doing so can be a tricky proposition, the experts said.
T-Mobile's product managers listen closely to what people are saying on social networking sites to inform product development, said Alex Samano, marketing director and general manager for Bobsled at T-Mobile. But he warned that not everyone who writes comments on social networking sites is representative of many customers. "You have to be cautious of what you're hearing," he said.
Still, social networking interactions with customers are useful, he said. Ten years ago companies would pay US$150,000 to get a focus group of customers together. "You don't have to do that anymore," Samano said.
The companies have had varying degrees of success in turning their social networking followers into sales. AmazonWireless, for example, doesn't find social networking tools to be particularly efficient in driving traffic that converts to sales on its site, Camp said.
T-Mobile, however, has had great success for some products converting social networking connections into sales. It launched Bobsled, a voice-over-IP product, initially for Facebook users and executed the launch by briefing only four high-profile technology media outlets. Those articles spurred 200 others, and T-Mobile began signing up Facebook users at a rate of 3,000 people per hour within the first hours, Samano said. He didn't discuss the impact of having to temporarily shut down the service less than a week later due to a potential conflict with Facebook.
Parallels, which offers virtualization software that lets Mac users run Windows applications, used social networking to turn a mistake into an opportunity that resulted in some of its best sales results for repeat customers. Last year it had planned a coordinated launch of a new version across retail stores, online merchants, resellers and catalog sales, Johnston said. But the product mysteriously turned up early on the shelf of a store. After a fan posted a photo online, customers began chattering about it on Twitter and Facebook.
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Out on Mute, 13 December 2019, is the next phase in the Throbbing Gristle reissues series with the release of “Part Two: The Endless Not”,.
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Chief editor of Side-Line - I take care of the avalanche of news and press releases that reaches us each day via labels, artists, DJs, correspondents, etc. I also make sure that it gets 'filtered' which means: removing promo blabla, double checking facts, deciding which news gets published and which news not.
Irmin Schmidt (CAN) announces ltd. edition vinyl release of ‘Villa Wunderbar’ + European dates announced
Mute and Spoon announce the vinyl release of “Villa Wunderbar”, compiling the work of the Can founder solo and soundtrack work. The four-piece vinyl box.
The undisputed inventor of dungeon synth, Mortiis is set to release “Spirit Of Rebellion” which is in fact a re-interpreted expansion and continuation of the.
(Photo by Frédéric D.Oberland) Out now via the French label Nahal Recordings is the first album of French musician Renaud Bajeux. The album, “Magnetic Voices.
(Photo by Alexandra Sleaze) Out since October 10th 2019 via Secret Entertainment is the “Club” single by the Finland based dark wave act Ten After.
Camouflage sees ‘Methods Of Silence’ re-released in a 30th anniversary limited edition on November 1st
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Camouflage album “Methods Of Silence” via Bureau B, the band opened up the archives to assemble a special.
(Photo by a-ha.com) Premiering on Thursday November 26th, 2020 at 6 pm at the Colosseum movie theatre in Oslo is “a-ha The Movie”. The movie.
The Italian noise-rock duo OvO has signed with Toronto-based label Artoffact Records. The duo, who have previously released with UFOMammut’s label Supernatural Cat, will release.
Industrial act Mindless Faith have just released their 7th full-length album, titled “Insectual”, that offers allegories of the modern world viewed through a primal lens..
The US dark electropop artist Miss FD has teamed up with industrial artist Vulture Culture on her new song “Spitfire”. “Spitfire” marks the first collaboration.
Magne Furuholmen (a-ha) releases limited art edition vynil of newest album ‘White Xmas lies’ – Price €150
To be released on October 25th is an exclusive art edition of only 200 copies of Magne Furuholmen (a-ha)’s new solo album “White Xmas Lies”..
(Photo by Lydia Solans) Out now is “Ride The Madness”, the debut by Mental Exile. Behind Mental Exile we find Damasius Venys – the singer of the.
“Executioner” is the title of the 3rd full length of the legendary Belgian EBM project Pro Patria. Originally, Peter V, founder and currently the band’s.
The post-punk/indie/goth act A Projection, which formed in 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden, has released two albums to date: “Exit” (2015) and “Framework” (2017). Out on.
“Portrait” is a brand new career-spanning (all re-recorded) album for Yann Tiersen featuring Gruff Rhys, John Grant, Stephen O’Malley and Blonde Redhead and also including.
Out now on the German label Reptile Music is the brand new EP by the Swedish darkwave project Sjöblom. The title track is a cover.
After the first two Project Pitchfork 2LP+2CD editions (“Dream, Tiresias” and “Continuum Ride”) Project Pitchfork will be re-releasing 2 more albums as extended sets. To.
Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop, much better known by her stage name Desireless, has written a brand new book, “Jardin Secret” (French for ‘Secret Garden’). The 182 pages.
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New regulatory hurdles may postpone the deal.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn't taking things lightly on the Bass Pro/Cabela's deal. Bass Pro Shops announced their intent to buy their Nebraska-based competitor, Cabela's, last year. However, in the latest statement issued by Cabela's, the FTC is requiring additional information on the deal.
Before approving the merger, the FTC is requiring some additional information from the two stores, as well as additional information from Capital One Financial Corp, which is also purchasing some of the Cabela's assets.
It is expected that final approval of both deals will be delayed. Bass Pro and Cabela's still believe their deal will be solidified in the first half of 2017. Either party can walk away from the deal as of October 3, 2017 if approval is not finalized by that date.
Cabela's shares dropped 7% in pre-market trading due to the news, according to a Fox Business report.
The merger, if approved, would create a new national chain with nearly 200 store locations. The newly created outdoor mega store brand would employ roughly 40,000 people. Additionally, it would control more than 20% of the $50 billion hunting, camping, and fishing market in the U.S.


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What a rip-off! Directory enquiry firms charge up to £20 for a 90-second call, despite an official clampdown
A watchdog pledge to crack down on greedy operators of directory enquiry services has failed to stop phone users being fleeced up to £20 a call.
Firms such as The Number UK – behind the market leading 118 118 – demand £11.23 for a 90-second call. Rival Telecom2 can charge up to £19.98 for the same call.
The original '192' service cost 40p when privatised 15 years ago so as to open the market to new competitors. But competition has driven up, rather than down, prices – leading to hyperinflation price hikes of up to 5,000 per cent.
Cross line: Ofcom launched a consultation on prices in June and hopes to publish its findings by the end of the year
Critics believe providers have exploited a lack of joined-up regulation. While watchdog Ofcom is in charge of pricing, the Phone-paid Services Authority polices directory enquiries.
Sarah Pennells, of money website SavvyWoman, says: 'It is not rocket science. These operators are being allowed to rip off customers with outrageous charges. Between them, the regulators should put a stop to this rather than having lots of consultation and tweaks to the rule books.'
Ofcom launched a consultation on prices in June that closed last month and hopes to publish its findings by the end of the year. It could lead to a cost cap of £3.10 for a 90-second call – in line with charges of five years ago.
But a previous attempt made by the same regulator to clean up the market in 2013 – which also included suggestions of a price cap as well as better clarity on charges – ended in failure.
Pennells points out that directory enquiry calls costing several pounds cannot be justified because similar services can be found costing much less – or even offered for free.
For example, the Post Office charges just £1 for those calling its 118 855 number. The Number also provides a free enquiry service – 0800 118 3733 – if you are willing to listen to a recorded advert when you call. You can also use the internet and get a number free using 192.com.
An Ofcom spokesman says: 'We are concerned about the rising cost of directory enquiries. A consultation was published in June following a review of how people use the services. We aim to publish conclusions by the end of the year.'
Ofcom's 98-page 'directory enquiries review' confirms many people usually ring the service whose number they remember, rather than opting for the most competitive. This has led to most callers paying more than they need.
'Poor price transparency' has also been to blame. The paper concedes a previous price cap proposal made five years ago was abandoned after 'strong representations' from BT and The Number. Since then the price of 118 118 has risen four-fold.
Providers have found it easier to exploit customers through confusing price structures – bamboozling consumers who have a mind-boggling 400 directory enquiry options from which to choose.
For example, 118 118 charges £4.49 a call plus £4.49 a minute with a one-minute minimum. It then charges by the second at the same rate. On top of this, telephone line and mobile providers can add a fee of up to 55p. This has led to 'bill shock' among customers who had no idea how much their enquiry had cost.
Often it is the elderly and most vulnerable who fall victim as they are less likely to use free internet searches and prefer to talk to a real person when they wish to find a phone number.
The Phone-paid Services Authority has a '#NumberChecker' service that can be used to find the pricing of a directory enquiry service provider.
A spokesman says: 'If you have a problem with how the pricing of a directory enquiry service is being promoted then you should complain to us. Ofcom sets the pricing policy.'
Telecom2 says: 'Our price limits are set by Ofcom and we work within them. Clients using our service can pay less. We will make any changes required if regulatory rules are changed.'
The Number failed to respond to requests for a comment.
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Sorghum farmers in Tharaka-Nithi are set to pocket better earnings following an agreement between the county government and East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) that will cut off middlemen.
Under the trade deal, EABL will buy sorghum, used in making Senator Keg beer, directly from farmers, eliminating the exploitative brokers who offer poor prices.
Tharaka-Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki said farmers will be required to deliver their produce to the nearest county cereals stores where EABL aggregators will be buying from.
He said the partnership will also see farmers benefit from extension services that will improve quantity and quality of the sorghum.
“The partnership is a game-changer for sorghum farmers in the county,” said Mr Njuki.
EABL head of Emerging Business Joel Kamau said out of 47,000 farmers who sell sorghum direct to the brewer, 17,000 come from Tharaka-Nithi County which is also the second-biggest producer in the country behind Meru County.
“Tharaka-Nithi County produces 858,000 tonnes of sorghum annually making it the second-biggest producer in the entire country,” said Mr Kamau.
He said EABL gives quality seeds to the farmers for planting and then buys through their recommended aggregators who sometimes conspire to reduce prices hurting the farmer.
Governor Njuki appealed to the company to consider setting up a Keg factory in the county promising to offer free land and other incentives to reduce cost of transporting the sorghum which will further cut prices.
Mr Njuki who is also the Council of Governors (CoG) Agriculture Committee Chairperson, asked the national government to shelve plans to increase tax levied on beer made from cereals such as Senator Keg, arguing that it will deal a big blow to farmers.
He said increase on the tax will lead to rise in beer price, result in decreased consumption and subsequently compel manufacturers to cut production and scale down quantities of the raw materials.
He said at least 21 counties including Tharaka-Nithi, Meru, Kisumu, Narok, Machakos, Bungoma and Vihiga grow sorghum in large quantiles ,mainly for commercial purposes and interfering with the business will definitely kill their business.
“The CoG maintains that government should stop amending the Excise Duty (Remission of Excise Duty) Regulations 2017, that proposes introduction of Excise Duty (Remission of Duty) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 under which tax levied on beer made from cereals would definitely rise,” said Mr Njuki.
He added that such a move will also be a blow to the government since low income consumers will turn to dangerous illicit brew leading to deaths and other crimes.