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Folks wanted to get buff before the pandemic, and now the backorder on fitness equipment might be making it more difficult to get ripped.
“This time two years ago, it was easy,” said owner and trainer of Z’s Powerhouse Doug Zelkowski. “You could buy anything you wanted.”
Supplies in many industries have been hard to come by since the pandemic began. While backlogs for some products are not noticed by the average consumer, supplies of everyday items like weights, workout benches, dumbbells and other fitness equipment are being noticed by gym junkies.
Coming out of 2019, the global home fitness market is expected to have grown from $6.76 billion in 2019 to $9.49 billion in 2020, which is a 40.4% growth rate, according to a report by research firm Research and Markets. Sudden changes to supply chains economy-wide challenged the already growing market to provide fitness equipment for casual workouts and athletic training alike.
Fitness equipment joins consumer products like vehicles, beer cans and guns as well as products more commonly purchased by businesses like building materials in the list of products that became difficult to procure in 2020 and now into 2021, because of the pandemic.
As demand in many industries suddenly dropped off, the unexpected change caused suppliers to reevaluate the upcoming months, the Advocate previously reported.
At Elite Fitness, 1903 E. Sabine St., owner Richard Rodriguez needs to buy plates and other equipment often, and during the upcoming months it will probably continue to be tough.
Elite Fitness uses plates, which are set on either side of the bar and increase the overall weight lifted, at a commercial grade. Dropping plates or breaking them causes common wear and tear that results in Rodriguez needing to buy more.
For commercial-grade plates, he said Elite Fitness aims to buy plates that can be dropped about 2,000 times. Buying higher quality equipment from vendors has been more expensive and taken longer as of the pandemic closures.
The shipping costs for such heavy supplies have also increased, Rodriguez said. He tries to buy in bulk to make the shipping costs worth the price, but that is still dependent on being able to buy the plates or other supplies in the first place.
“By the time you click buy, it’s gone,” Rodriguez said.
The large weight and volume of many fitness equipment products causes the shipping costs to be higher. This comes at a time when, generally, the demand for deliveries of all kinds is staying busy, the Advocate previously reported.
Purchases of commercial fitness equipment are not the only sector enduring difficulty buying and selling supplies.
Zelkowski goes through fitness equipment fast, often buying used supplies in Victoria or wherever he can get a good deal.
Out of his garage, he hosts athletic training for kids from middle school through college at Z’s Powerhouse. Since inventories became tight, it has been tough to supply equipment for the kids to use.
Zelkowski said he has probably spent about $12,000 on fitness equipment since the summer — around the same time gyms were being forced to close because of COVID-19 concerns and supplies becoming increasingly tight.
Many of the suppliers Zelkowski uses have been backed up, he said. But when supplies got tighter, Zelkowski said he started noticing an uptick in prices from individual fitness equipment sellers.
Doubling and tripling of plate prices has become common among individual sellers, Zelkowski said he has noticed lately.
At the Elite Fitness classes that Rodriguez and his team host, they have not yet had to turn away any participants because of a lack of supplies. To mitigate less fitness equipment, he said they have changed some of their classes to not use as much fitness equipment at the same time.
But Rodriguez said if another year of tight supplies happened, it would be more difficult to accommodate the same number of people working out in the gym.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Although still grappling with the skyrocketing cost of feeding its chickens, Pilgrim's Pride Corp. reported quarterly results on Tuesday that handily beat analysts' expectations, triggering an early-morning rally in the company's stock.
Before the opening bell, Pilgrim's Pride
The Pittsburg, Texas-based chicken producer said revenue rose to $2.21 billion from $2.10 billion.
Shares of Pilgrim's Pride rose more than 17% in morning trade before coming back to Earth, closing the day up 2.8% to $12.51.
Pilgrim's Pride said it has been hit hard by higher feed costs, which jumped 41% to $266 million from the year-earlier quarter. The company estimated that its total feed costs for fiscal 2008 will be $900 million higher than last year's costs.
"We have worked diligently to pass along price increases to our customers to help offset the impact of record-high corn and soybean meal costs," said Clint Rivers, Pilgrim's Pride chief executive. "But, like other producers, we simply have not been able to keep pace with the extreme price volatility in the grain markets."
Rivers blamed escalating grain prices on the U.S. government's "badly flawed" ethanol policy, which the industry believes drives up the price of grain.
The company has made significant cuts during the past two quarters, including the closure of a processing plant and seven distribution centers, the elimination of 1,700 jobs and the reduction of chicken production.
Yesterday, Tyson Foods also blamed a floundering chicken operation on the significantly higher cost of feed. See full story.

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A FEW WEEKS AGO, Grass Hut announced plans to leave their 811 E Burnside location, and move in with Floating World Comics (20 NW 5th, #101). The news was a bit of a bummer, not only in the moving of the Hut, but in what looks like the destabilization of the de facto, multi-gallery arts complex at 811 E Burnside (for me, a First Friday staple), where Grass Hut has occupied the complex's center space.
Recently I spoke with Bwana Spoons, founder of Grass Hut, who originally started the arthouse as a website almost eight years ago. Spoons told me that Grass Hut's web presence was first designed to distribute his zines, and later became a digital storefront for art sales. For the last three and a half years, Grass Hut has been in its current iteration—a website with an international following, plus a stand-alone gallery and a store for prints, books, collectibles, and vinyl toys.
For the last five years, Spoons worked closely with Justin "Scrappers" Morrison (the Mercury's art director). When Grass Hut went physical, they each worked under a no-pay business model to keep open hours at the lowest possible overhead. But recently Scrappers left Grass Hut, and Spoons took over his shifts—and the increased customer service hours started to get in the way of Spoons' time to make art. "It's not busy enough to hire people, but it's busy enough that I have to spend a big portion of my day answering questions," says Spoons. This is where the move comes in.
"The move is happening because I don't want to do this by myself," says Spoons. "Jason [Leivian of Floating World Comics] will deal with the front end, and I will deal with the back end [organizing art shows, etc.]—Grass Hut will be a public space, and I'll be able to make my work." Sounds like a relatively happy ending. The caveats?
The Grass Hut inventory will decrease, which to me is the saddest absolute in all of this. In the prints department Spoons says he'll be paring down to "a core group of artists that we like working with," a number he estimates at roughly 15. Additionally, at a time when the multi-gallery 811 E Burnside complex seemed to be getting stronger—with a recent move in from Nationale, plus longer-term neighbors like Redux—the Grass Hut move will likely leave a noticeable gap in the First Friday crowd, reduced by Grass Hut's well-attended openings. (The business that will take the Hut's place is still anyone's guess.)
Ultimately, the move is a good thing for Grass Hut and Spoons, as well as Floating World. The comic book shop and art-hut are a well-paired match; their inventorial Venn diagram shares a nice little oval of illustrative works. They bring together two complementary art audiences, likely to attract a significant volume of crossover viewers. Spoons says dual openings will be hosted—Jason Leivian of Floating World will keep his current exhibition space, and Spoons will hang art within a separate space.
On April 30, Grass Hut will host a final closing party at its 811 E Burnside location for its current Balls Out show. The next Thursday, May 6, Grass Hut will host their inaugural First Thursday opening at the new space, featuring works by Joel Trussell.


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Women are in the minority when it comes to business ownership in Canada, but they punch above their weight.
According to Statistics Canada, women are the majority owners of fewer than 16 per cent of small- and medium-sized enterprises in Canada. Yet research shows women-owned businesses contribute $150-billion to the Canadian economy and employ more than 1.5 million people. According to Economic Development Canada, greater equality in business could add $150-billion to the country’s gross domestic product by 2026.
How can you follow in the footsteps of Canada’s most inspiring business owners? The Globe Women’s Collective asked five successful women entrepreneurs for their best advice for women hoping to emulate their achievements:
Shahrzad Rafati founded Vancouver-based BBTV Holdings Inc. in 2005. The global media and technology company provides end-to-end tech solutions including monetization for content creators ranging from individuals to the NBA. BBTV is the second-largest video property in the world, second only to Google for unique viewers.
Last year, Ms. Rafati took the tech company public with a $172-million IPO, the largest in TSX history for a firm run by a female chief executive.
“As an entrepreneur, you have to be open to failure when you do things for the first time, but you need to fail fast and you need to learn from your mistakes quickly,” Ms. Rafati says. “That’s why our mantra at BBTV has been quick failures. Even now, 17 years later, the space has so much room to grow and it’s still evolving very quickly. Quick failures are such a core part of our DNA, and have helped us to achieve market leadership.”
Beyond quick failures, Ms. Rafati says there are some key pieces of advice she often passes along to entrepreneurs.
“First, go after large pools of opportunity and don’t solve a small problem if you can solve a larger one – it can take the same amount of time and effort to get there,” she says.
“Second, follow your passion, work hard, set a clear vision and don’t be afraid to pivot as you will never get it right the first time.”
Ms. Rafati’s third piece of advice is to pay close attention to the company you keep. “Surround yourself with amazing people as you’ll need supporters to keep you on track.”
Lastly, it’s all about keeping a “positive mental attitude and keep moving forward,” she says.
Michele Romanow, known widely as one of the dragons on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, is a serial tech entrepreneur who started six companies before her 35th birthday. She is currently the co-founder and president of Clearco, formerly Clearbanc, a fintech company that offers capital funding for ecommerce, mobile apps and software-as-a-solution startups.
“My one key piece of advice is to just start!” Ms. Romanow says. “The perfect moment doesn’t exist when starting a business. If you have an idea, act on it. You can always iterate it or pivot as you grow.”
Leigh Joseph, a member of the Squamish First Nation whose ancestral name is Styawat, is an ethnobotanist, researcher and founder of Skwálwen Botanicals, a skincare products company that combines her scientific and ancestral knowledge to produce sustainably harvested natural botanicals for her line of beauty products.
Ms. Joseph says her advice for other women entrepreneurs is to take the time to observe and think about what it is they are passionate about and what “holds meaning” for them.
“Sometimes this process isn’t easy,” she says. “Sometimes it’s born from difficult places or struggles that highlight a particular contribution we wish to make in the world through our business.”
Ms. Joseph says her passion has been about finding a pathway to reconnect with her Indigenous culture and identity through learning about and harvesting plants. “Developing my business was a way to bring together cultural expression [and] creativity and to share stories of beauty and resilience from an Indigenous perspective.”
She notes that starting and growing a business organically is hard work and takes a commitment to continuously learn and adjust. “Having the foundation of the greater ‘why’ of your business will carry you through these times,” Ms. Joseph says.
“And don’t forget to celebrate your successes,” she adds.
Cindy Roma is the co-chief executive officer and partner of Newfoundland-based Telelink, a response centre that offers round-the-clock messaging, safety monitoring and emergency response communications, help desk and tech support to a wide range of sectors including oil and gas, utilities and government.
Her advice for women entrepreneurs is to connect and network with other entrepreneurs and “don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back. Nobody has it all figured out, and the more entrepreneurs you can meet, talk to and understand, the more you’ll find that we’re all figuring it out as we go.”
She notes that the connections you make through networking can benefit you in more ways that you imagine.
“Your connections will open doors, keep you grounded, and hopefully inspire you to you reach new heights,” she says.
Janét Aizenstros is the founder and chief executive officer of Kitchener-based media tech company Ahava Group Global. Some of the company’s many properties include Ahava Digital, a consultancy helping companies grow relationships with women consumers, Twenty One Consulting, a consultancy helping women founders scale, as well as agencies focused on illustration, film production, music and more. Ms. Aizenstros is the recipient of the 2021 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Excellence Award.
“Successful women never pretend to be someone else, nor do we try to fit in with the crowd,” says Dr. Aizenstros. “We move to our own rhythm. We don’t ask permission. We don’t wait for someone to give us the opportunity. We take the opportunity.”
Successful women are willing to jump over obstacles and “tango with adversity” if necessary, Dr. Aizenstros says.
“We move forward with purpose and vision, never looking at the past. We are relentless even with silent tears. This is what sets us apart from everyone else.”
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News Briefs for November 20, 2012November 20, 2012
•Rémy Cointreau has named François Hériard Dubreuil as its new chairman, replacing his sister Dominique Hériard Dubreuil, who will step down at the end of the year. François was previously chairman of the Rémy Martin Group from 1984-1990, CEO of Rémy Cointreau from 1990-2000 and chairman of the supervisory board of Rémy Cointreau from 2000-2004. He’s currently chairman of the management board of Andromède (the Hériard Dubreuil family holding company) and CEO of several subsidiaries, including Orpar, Rémy Cointreau’s holding company. He has also been vice chairman of Dynasty Wines (Tianjin) since 1980.
•Total Wine & More has confirmed that it will open its first Connecticut store in Norwalk in December, as first reported by Shanken News Daily on October 2. The 30,000-square-foot store is located at 380 Main Avenue—just two miles from a Stew Leonard’s Wines shop. It replaces an existing Wine Nation store, which had opened this spring and closed at the end of September. Wine Nation is owned by Tom Trone, brother of Total Wine owners David and Robert Trone. Total Wine currently operates over 85 stores across 13 states.
•Dallas-based Centennial Fine Wine & Spirits may soon be closing more stores, according to local reports, as financial difficulties and increased competition are buffeting the 45-store chain. After closing seven stores earlier this year, Centennial—which operates one of North Texas’s largest networks of liquor stores under its namesake brand as well as the Big Daddy’s, Apple Jack and Majestic chains—is considering a new round of closings, says the Dallas Morning News. Several Centennial stores haven’t paid state taxes of late and, as such, have been placed on the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s “no sales or deliveries” list. Meanwhile, new entrants to the Dallas market, including Spec’s, Total Wine & More and Trader Joe’s, have intensified competition. Centennial hadn’t yet responded to requests for comment at press time.
•Barton & Guestier (B&G) has unveiled new packaging across its 19-appellation premium wine portfolio. The packaging features strong B&G branding, including the group’s signature gold cap and “B&G Passeport” stamp. On the back label, QR codes now link to additional product information, the B&G website and the company’s Facebook page. B&G, which is part of the Castel Group, sells AOC and varietal wines from Bordeaux, Loire, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Languedoc, Provence and Gascony to 130 different countries. B&G was handled by Diageo Chateau & Estate in the U.S. until 2010, when Castel opened its own Barton & Guestier USA unit. The brand has slipped from 765,000 cases in the U.S. in 2001 to fewer than 150,000 cases.
•International Beverage’s Old Pulteney single malt Scotch has released Old Pulteney 40-year-old, the brand’s oldest single malt bottling. The limited edition entry is packaged in a hand-blown bottle, which has been hand-filled by Old Pulteney distillery manager Malcolm Waring and distillery visitor center manager Tanya Fraser. The bottle is then placed in a glass-lacquered wooden gift box, alongside an autographed book by whisky expert Charlie MacLean. A limited quantity of Old Pulteney 40-year-old bottles will be available in the U.S., priced at $2,400 each.
•Acker Merrall & Condit reported sales of $4.1 million at its latest New York City sale, held November 14 at Manhattan’s Ciano restaurant. More than 98% sold, the auction was dominated by Burgundy estate Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, which accounted for 16 of the event’s top 25 lots. The highest selling lot comprised three magnums of 2002 Romanée-Conti sold for $61,500, while the second-highest was a 3-liter jeroboam of the same wine, sold for $43,050. Other highlights included a 12-bottle case of 1982 Lafite ($36,900), a jeroboam of 2003 Romanée-Conti ($36,900) and three magnums of 1998 Petrus ($19,680). Acker Merrall’s next auction—predicted to potentially be its largest of 2012—will take place in Hong Kong, from December 6-8.
•Napa-based importer Quintessential is adding two Australian producers, Frankland Estate and Kay Brothers, to its portfolio. Initially, Quintessential will import the following Frankland Estate labels: the winery’s flagship red Bordeaux blend, Olmo’s Reward; SmithCullam and Isolation Ridge Shirazes; Isolation Ridge Chardonnay, and four Rieslings in the SmithCullam, Isolation Ridge, Poison Hill and Netley Road labels—all falling in the $40 to $70 price range. Quintessential also will import Frankland Estate’s Rocky Gully line of premium Rieslings and a Shiraz/Viognier blend, retailing for $25. Kay Brothers wines include Block 6 Shiraz (with grapes from the original vines planted in 1892), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Grenache, Mataro (Mourvedre) and Muscat Blanc. The portfolio also includes the Hillside Shiraz and Basket Pressed Shiraz labels. Quintessential will import all of the above, which retail between $25 and $120 a bottle.
•Darden Restaurants’ chief marketing officer, J.J. Buettgen, has resigned to become president and CEO of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., effective December 1, following the retirement of Ruby Tuesday founder Sandy Beall as chairman, president and CEO, which Shanken News Daily reported on June 7. Buettgen has been with Darden since 2004. Prior to his most recent role as CMO, he served as senior vice president of business development and president of Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill. With more than 20 years of experience in the restaurant and consumer industries, Buettgen has also held positions at Brinker International and Disneyland Resorts. Darden Restaurants’ marketing team will now report to president and COO Drew Madsen until a new CMO is appointed.
•Bravo Brio Restaurant Group will open its 54th Brio location in late November at the Arboretum mall in Austin, Texas. That follows the opening of a Brio unit in Wayne, New Jersey last month. Brio, as well as 52-unit sister concept Bravo Cucina Italiana, are upscale casual Italian restaurants, with the former slightly more high end and specializing in northern Italian cuisine. With the openings, Columbus, Ohio-based Bravo Brio Restaurant Group—whose sales revenue was $369 million last year—will be operating just over 100 units in 30 states. Beverage accounts for 21% of sales, with wine representing about half of that. Company executives aim to add 50 new locations within the next five years.
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Sony’s latest animated feature inspires new collection of holiday products, which are available exclusively at Walmart.
The new consumer products program will be led by Dandee International, which has signed on as the official supplier of the program, and includes an assortment of plush, stockings, ornaments, décor, melamine sets, figures, nativity sets, wooden blocks and slippers.
Additionally, Simon & Schuster Children’s Books and Phoenix International Publications are on board to release a range of children’s books in a variety of formats. The titles will be available wherever books are sold.
presented a unique opportunity to develop an exclusive seasonal program,” says Stacey Kerr, senior vice president, global licensing, Sony Pictures Consumer Products. “This program offers both high-quality and family-friendly merchandise that celebrates the season and this film.”
merchandising program is now available exclusively
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follows a small, but brave, donkey named Bo who yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill. One day he finds the courage to break free and finally goes on the adventure of his dreams. Along the way, he meets Ruth, a loveable sheep who has lost her flock, and Dave, a dove with lofty aspirations, as well as three wisecracking camels and several eccentric stable animals. On their journey, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become unlikely heroes in the greatest story ever told–the first Christmas.
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The $250m deal was announced in May. Scotts is expected to cut spending on areas such as Chelsea Flower Show and corporate hospitality, but could keep up its marketing and TV spend.
The purchase includes Scotts Miracle-Gro operations in Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Poland and the U.K. Scotts Miracle-Gro brands and products would continue to be manufactured and marketed in Europe and Australia as a result of licensing and sub-licensing agreements.
In Europe, the brands include Roundup, Weedol, Pathclear, EverGreen, Levington, Miracle-Gro, KB, Fertiligène, Substral, Osmocote and Naturen, the availability of which is dependent upon the country. Among the brands in Australia are Scotts, Osmocote, Naturen, Roundup, Home Defense and Pure Organics.
Exponent has appointed a senior leadership group to lead the international business based out of the UK office in Frimley, Surrey. Karl Kahofer, formerly of Britax, will lead the international group as chief executive officer alongside Ted Linehan, from Kelloggs, as chief commercial officer and Martin Lofnes, from Quorn, as chief finance officer.
UK country manager Sheila Hill said: "We look forward to strong investments in our brands and categories with more media and innovation. In the meantime we are focused on being ready for next season and ensuring we continue to deliver an excellent service to our customers and consumers."
Simon Davidson, partner at Exponent, said: "These are market-leading garden care brands loved by consumers around the world. We look forward to working with ScottsMiracle-Gro and investing further in advertising and innovation to continue to grow these brands and unlock the full potential of the business.
Exponent is a private equity firm investing primarily in businesses with significant presence in the UK with enterprise values between £75m and £400m.


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Cuisine Wat Damnak in Siem Reap was this week named Best Restaurant in Cambodia when it entered the prestigious Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list at number 50, the first time a Cambodian restaurant has been included on the list.
Owner-chef Joannès Rivière collected the award in Singapore on Monday night at a gala party at Capella resort, attended by many of the world’s most celebrated chefs, including Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park, New York, number four on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, and food media from around the globe.
“I’m honoured, it’s really a great achievement,” Rivière said in the dining room of his restaurant.
In its third year, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants is the regional edition of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, which was launched in 2002 by the UK’s Restaurant magazine.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list is voted on by members of regional panels that together form an academy of almost 1,000 industry experts, including chefs, restaurateurs, gourmands and food media. In Asia, more than 300 members of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, some of which vote on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants, are selected from six regions.
The list is held in high esteem by the restaurant and hospitality industry and zealously followed by globetrotting gourmands who travel to eat, each year working their way through the list’s restaurants, which can range from fine dining establishments focused on molecular cuisine to stylish bistros serving quality comfort food.
“It’s going to be great for Siem Reap,” Rivière said. “It definitely puts Siem Reap on the culinary map internationally. It’s good for Siem Reap, but it’s also good for Cambodia.”
A place on the list has proven to have a positive impact on tourism. Awards for Spain’s El Bulli and Denmark’s Noma, voted number one time and time again, have helped food tourism in the Catalan region and Copenhagen respectively.
“There’s no reason why Vietnam and Thailand are culinary destinations and Cambodia is not,” Rivière said, shaking his head in bewilderment. “But it’s always the same: you think about everything you read about Asia. You look at a book on plants and they say ‘this tree is common in Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam’ and they never mention Cambodia. It’s like there is a big black hole on the map in Asia.”
“But I think that’s changing,” Rivière added. “Cambodia is definitely worth visiting when it comes to food. We have the products. We have the culinary culture. We have everything people could want. I just think we’re not the best at promoting ourselves here in Cambodia, especially in Siem Reap.”
Rivière, who came to Cambodia in 2003 to volunteer as a cooking instructor at Siem Reap’s Sala Bai Hotel School before becoming the executive chef at Hotel de la Paix (now the Park Hyatt), was born in Roanne, France, a region famed for its gastronomy, to a family of organic vegetable growers who supplied their produce to some of the area’s finest restaurants.
An upbringing surrounded by fresh organic produce, has influenced the development of Rivière’s unique, inventive contemporary Cambodian cuisine, focused exclusively on local produce and authentic Cambodian dishes and flavours.
“I’d like to see the award as a message to Cambodian chefs,” Rivière said. “This proves that you don’t have to use imported products like foie gras and so on; that it’s possible to have a world-class restaurant with a menu based on local products.”
“Young Cambodian chefs need to start to pay attention to their grandmother’s cooking and the products around them,” Rivière said. “The government should also support farmers to grow local produce and, in restaurant schools, there should be a Cambodian culinary curriculum controlled by the government. Otherwise, in 20 years’ time it will be lost.”


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With 22 thousand users in just six months the BTN BikeShare scheme in Brighton is the biggest in the UK outside of London.
Also nick-named as ‘Boris Bikes’ residents to the east of the city have said they would like to see the scheme extended to the Deans – with a docking station at the Saltdean Lido.
The aim would be to offer people in Brighton the chance to keep up their activity levels by borrowing a bike and riding along the coast for a swim in the summer – without having to then cycle back. The belief is that the scheme could then help bring extra customers for the Lido, including tourists and visitors.
When BTN BikeShare released their six-month user figures in March, they showed that over 120,000 trips had been made and users have ridden 225,000 miles – with the seafront being the most popular cycle route.
As the seafront cycle path extends to Saltdean, it would make sense to have a docking station installed locally.
The award-winning scheme, sponsored by American Express and Life Natural Spring Water, has 450 bikes.
Tim Casell is the owner of Hourbike which operates the scheme. He has said that the company is looking to expand the scheme.
Maybe now is the time for all local residents to lobby Mr Casell and put the case for bringing the bikes to Saltdean?


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Last February, the Biden administration announced a $5 billion plan to expand EV charging infrastructure across the country. Not only did it help the Department of Transportation build 500,000 EV charging stations in each state by 2030, but the White House also told Tesla to share some of its existing Supercharger network with non-Tesla EVs. I persuaded him. On Thursday, Ford became the first automaker to formally enter into that agreement with Tesla, and according to a company release, “Ford electric vehicle customers will have access to more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada. We will be able to do it,” he announced from the spring of 2024. .
Since Tesla uses a unique charging port design for its vehicles, Ford owners initially opted for public charging cables to charge their Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach E, and E-Transit. You have to rely on an adapter developed by Tesla that is connected to the vehicle. Ford also announced that starting with the 2025 model year, it will switch from existing Combined Charging System (CCS) ports to NACS charging ports, which Tesla is now open-sourcing. These additional 12,000 chargers will join Ford’s 84,000-strong Blue Oval charging station network.
“Tesla has been an industry leader in building large-scale, reliable and efficient charging systems in a way that benefits customers and the EV landscape as a whole,” said Marin Ghaja, Chief Customer Officer, Ford Model e. I am happy to work with you,” he said. at the release. “The Tesla Supercharger network has great reliability, and the NACS plug is smaller and lighter. Overall, this gives our customers a better experience.”


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On Thursday, there is a chance for you to paint with a purpose.
Painting with a Twist in College Station will partner with KBTX for the event that is a unique painting experience.
Fifty percent of the proceeds will be donated to our annual Food For families food drive that benefits the food bank.
The coast is $35 dollars a person.
Painting with a twist is on Texas Avenue, in the Kohls shopping center.
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GlassBuild America 2012 report
GlassBuild America: The Glass, Window & Door Expo took place Sept. 12-14, with 338 companies representing 14 countries taking the show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event attracted nearly 6,700 attendees and occupied more than 103,000 total net square feet of exhibit space
Gallery 1: GGI, Grove Structural Shims, Lauren Manufacturing, Q-Railing, SAGE Electrochromics, Select Products, Unruh Fab
Read detailed descriptions and view additional photos of the new products introduced at GlassBuild America 2012.


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Are you an Android user? Here's everything to expect from Google's upcoming I/O event this month!
The following handsets are now able to get their sweet share of Android 5.1 Lollipop!
Android's latest operating system continues its sweet journey to select devices.
Updates for Android's latest operating system have finally arrived to a number of devices, recent reports noted.
Android's latest operating system, the Android 5.0 Lollipop, continues its journey to targeted devices. This time, OTA updates are in for much of Samsung's Galaxy devices, including the Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 2.
Do you own a Motorola device? Good. Find out whether it's bound to get Lollipop or stay as it is.
Take a look at how Android's sweetest OS compares to Microsoft's "Threshold."
Feeling Lollipop's taking forever to arrive? Here's the list of devices getting Android's sweetest OS yet -- and when.
Google releases Android 5.0.1 Lollipop factory images for select Nexus devices. Get the links right here.
See how Android's sweetest OS looks like on Samsung's Galaxy devices.
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The superhero movie "Deadpool" has crushed box-office records despite the restricted rating (Rated R) given to the film.
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Miami Swim Week: Racy duct tape ʙικιɴιs return to catwalk
If you thought we’d escaped this truly ridiculous swimwear trend, you were wrong. Tiny ʙικιɴιs made of tape are back – more wild than ever.
It’s been a H๏τ minute since we last saw a truly ridiculous ʙικιɴι trend.
With everyone stuck inside for most of 2020, there were no festivals or fashion shows to test the water with an itty bitty new swimsuit style.
But a year on and everywhere except Australia is starting to open back up – prompting the return of some daring and downright questionable swimmers.
Ahh, the sweet smell of normality and with it comes the return of the long-forgotten duct tape ʙικιɴι trend which made a comeback at the 2021 Miami Swim Week.
The fashion trend that nobody asked for and absolutely no women will wear hit the catwalk on Saturday night, with models walked in nothing more than perfectly placed strips of sticky tape in designs created by Joel Alvarez for the Black Project Tape.
We honestly have no idea who would dare attempt one of these “swimsuits” but hey, if you want to, there’s a heap of different designs in the brand’s latest collection.
This year, “minimalist ʙικιɴιs” comprising of a few pieces of electrical tape over the model’s nether regions, similar to live-action censor bars, were definitely a thing as many were seen strutting along the stage.
There were also a few that resembled the classic “Borat mankini” hopefully without the wedgie though (there are perks to body moulding duct tape after all) – as well as more elaborate “mosaic” style creations.
The tape varied in colours, from the classic black tape the brand first went viral with in 2017 to metallic green, gold, purple and silver.
Some models had accessories such as bracelets and head pieces also fashioned out of the tape to go with their ‘swimmers’.
In the past, the risque fashion trend has been worn to festivals by the brave, leaving many questioning how they go to the bathroom while wearing it.
While the toilet situation has never been resolved (we are dying to know – please tell us), others have questioned how painful it is to remove.
Alvarez has previously said he used “only skin-safe artistic body tape” to prevent discomfort.


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Revolut sees spending on airlines, duty free and restaurants soar with EU Covid digital certificate coming into effect
The amount of airline spending rose 50% in July compared to June, a new report from Revolut has revealed.
Following the introduction of the EU’s Covid digital passport last month, spending at airports increased 57% month-over-month, while at duty-free stores spending almost fell. doubled when they increased by 70%.
Revolut’s 1.5 million Irish customers spent 39% more abroad in July than in June.
Older age groups have led the surge in international spending, with 45-54 year olds increasing their spending abroad by 70 percent month over month.
The 35-44 age group has seen an increase of 55% compared to an increase of 33% among 18-24 year olds and 31% among 25-34 year olds.
INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE ABROAD
Sebastian Hamilton, Head of Public Affairs at Revolut Ireland, said: “Our latest figures show an increase in spending on flights and at airports in July, as well as a significant increase in spending by Revolut’s Irish customers abroad.
“The introduction of the Covid passport on July 19 appears to have been a major factor in the return of international travel, as shown by soaring spending by airlines, as well as in airport shops and duty-free.
“It is also noteworthy that the largest increases in overseas spending in July occurred in the 45-54 and 35-44 age groups.
“This may be a further indication of the impact of the Covid passport for age groups who are likely to have been fully vaccinated in time to travel abroad in July.”
RECOVERY IN HOSPITALITY
July also saw a continued recovery in the Irish hotel industry, with speculation suggesting this was helped by the July heat wave, which boosted outdoor drinking and drinking.
Money spent by Irish customers in restaurants was 15% higher in July than in June, this figure including the 5 days of July when indoor restaurants were reopened.
Spending at bars also saw a dramatic increase – up 24% in July from June.
Spending on tourist attractions and exhibitions climbed 45% during the month, while spending on taxis and commuter trains was also higher month over month.
In contrast, spending at hardware stores and nurseries appears to be returning to pre-Covid levels.
Hardware stores saw spending drop 10% from June, while consumers spent 26% less at garden centers.
Overall, consumer spending by Revolut’s Irish customers rose 8% in July compared to June, bodes well for the prospect of a gradual recovery in the economy.


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There is no doubt that League of Legends is still one of the most successful titles on PC, and this is the reason why Riot Games decided to bring it to more platforms. As we all know, the studio is working on League of Legends: Wild Rift, a mobile version of the MOBA.
According to reports earlier, it was a matter of hours to check a little more of the gameplay of League of Legends: Wild Rift. Riot Games had a presentation at the Summer Game Fest, an event by Geoff Keighley. In the same livestream, the gameplay was revealed and its mechanics was discussed, as well as an Alpha test was to be conducted very soon in selected regions.
The member of Riot Games, Michael Chow, has now confirmed that they are preparing a 2-week Alpha test that will be available for Android devices. But sadly, it will only be held for now in Brazil and the Philippines. This test will start on June 6.
Michael Chow confirmed that this Alpha will serve to receive feedback and improve various aspects of the title. It will also be the ideal opportunity for Riot Games to test its infrastructure. According to the gameplay, League of Legends: Wild Rift promises shorter and more intense games, even if many key elements of the PC title will be preserved, there will be tweaks like a revamped version of the map, to make games faster.
It is also worth mentioning that League of Legends: Wild Rift will also feature a special selection of characters in their Alpha, which were revealed during the presentation. More champions will be added in the future through updates. And for the controls, it will have a dual-stick scheme, which will be responsive and precise. The interface will show the various abilities of the characters to activate them with a single touch, in a simple and accessible way.
Without further ado, you can check the new gameplay below:
League of Legends: Wild Rift is still without a release date, but its launch is expected sometime this year.


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Word from Japan is that Tecmo Koei are sending anticipated PS3 exclusive, Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll (known as Trinity Zill O'll Zero in Japan) back to the studio. Trinity is being delayed past its March release window, as is multiplatform title, Quantum Theory, its March release window also axed today.
Details are scarce as to the reasons, but they're telling no less as Tecmo Koei says both titles need improvement to meet consumer expectations. It's good to know they feel consumers are expecting both to be top notch games, as Quantum especially has looked concerning since its announcement.
Both titles are now slated as to-be-announced, but summer releases wouldn't be surprising. Maybe they're working on a Xbox 360 version of Trinity too.


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Revive has always been struggling to compete with F&N’s 100PLUS in the isotonic category let alone toppling 100PLUS as the preferred carbonated beverage choice during Chinese New Year. Isotonic drink is popularly consumed during Chinese New Year because its is perceived to be less harmful to health than Coke and Pepsi.
Carlsberg’s long-running “Top Ten Charity Campaign,” (Top Ten) which supports Chinese schools through charity show concerts, offers Revive an example of a successful marketing, a means to strike deep into the heart of the Chinese consumers by supporting what the Chinese consumers cared the most – education. At the end of 2011, Carlsberg Top Ten campaign raised an accumulated RM 369 million for about 588 Chinese schools and institutions over the past 25 years.
Unlike Carlsberg, Revive has its share of controversy as Permanis has been linked to its controversial politician-cum-businessman Datuk Johari Bin Abdul Ghani. He is the group managing director of C.I. Holdings who sold Permanis to the Japanese beverage giant Asahi Group in 2011. Johari is also the UMNO division chairman for Titiwangsa and is known to have made the remark in 2011 that he “did not need Chinese and Indians to win the Titiwangsa seat.”
The call to boycott Permanis products, erroneously linked to Johari, has been making rounds on the Internet. Therefore, it is not a surprise to see similar comments on Revive Facebook fan page calling for the boycott of Revive during the 2013 RevUp My School campaign.
The RevUp My School campaign in 2013 managed to raise RM 130,000 for 10 Chinese schools, up from RM 90,000 in 2012, a remarkable growth of 44%, a testament to the success of the RevUp My School campaign despite the cries of boycott on the Internet.
Boycotts linked to race, religion and political allegiance is not uncommon in Malaysia, a country that still practices institutional racism.
The same thing happened to Gardenia bread in 2012 when some netizens called for the boycott of Gardenia bread. This follows claims that Gardenia has been directed by Bernas, owned by UMNO crony Syed Mokhtar Albukhary’s Tradewind group, to stop buying flour from Hong Kong-based Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok’s Malayan Flour Mills. Instead of buying Gardenia, the campaign encouraged consumers to purchase Robert Kuok’s Massimo bread that entered the market recently.
The latest case being calls by Muslim groups and pro-UMNO bloggers to boycott products made by the Chinese community, a retaliatory effort against the Chinese community for their overwhelming support for the opposition during the 2013 General Election. Among the products to be boycotted include Massimo bread, the OldTown White Coffee chain and Cap Sauh wheat flour. The government’s response was “Putrajaya did not approve of the boycott, but could not prevent those who wished to do so.”
To move forward, the government needs to have a change in policy and stop the legacy pro-Bumiputera affirmative policies for the betterment of the country, a wishful thinking under the current administration.


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Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton has hit out at the campaign to make this a “Meat Free Week” and has encouraged his colleagues to instead attend a “Free Meat Week” barbeque at Parliament House.
“This petty campaign against meat producers is simply an ill-conceived attempt to turn Australia into a meat free country,” said Mr Coulton.
“We have the best farmers in the world, and that includes farmers in the beef and sheep meat industries. These farmers care about their animals and have the highest standard of animal handling of any meat producing nations.”
“Many of these farmers are doing it tough at the moment, with the drought. This is a time when farmers need our support yet we have these Green groups running around and encouraging Australians to live meat-free,” Mr Coulton said.
Mr Coulton said that the whole campaign for a “meat free week” was an attempt to persuade Australians to become vegetarian or vegan and followed on from the campaign to ban live animal exports.
“Meat develops proper cognitive function and increases your lifespan. It helps to develop strong muscles and ensures a healthy balance of hormones within the human body. Vitamin B12, which can only be obtained from meat, is crucial to a healthy nervous system.”
“My colleague George Christensen from Queensland has initiated a counter-campaign and will be holding a barbeque in support of farmers.”
“Whilst I do not deny anyone the choice to be vegetarian, I don’t believe that this choice should be forced onto others. I encourage every Australian to support our meat industry and have a barbeque, and invite some friends over for a “Free Meat Week” barbeque,” said Mr Coulton.
More information about the campaign to support farmers through Free Meat Week can be found at www.freemeatweek.com.au.


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Walle Corp., a label supplier to the beverage, food and household products industry, has appointed Sean Keeney to succeed (his grandfather) Cecil Keeny as CEO. Cecil Keeny, who purchased the Harahan, LA-based company in 1980, is retiring after 25 years of service with Walle Corp.
Willem Nieuwboer has been appointed as the new chief technology officer and vice president of GFX International, Grayslake, IL. Before joining GFX, a marketing-at-retail design and production firm, Nieuwboer worked with Fortune 100 companies including Adidas, Perrier, Coca-Cola, Apple, Disney and IBM.
Two key additions have been made to the executive team at Travel Tags, a plastic card printer based in Inver Grove Heights, MN. Dennis Carlson has joined the company as the new vice president of sales. Dave Gilbert has joined as vice president of business development.
The Printing & Publishing Council of New England (PPCNE) announced that Catherine “Kitty” St. Sauveur, president of Boston-based Alliance Print Group, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Ben Franklin Award. The award was presented to St. Sauveur, who is the second woman to ever win the award, at an industry awards gala earlier this month.
The sales team of Dallas-based Padgett Printing has a new representative: Kevin Wood, a 15-year commercial printing industry veteran whose most recent position was with George Rice & Sons.
Connie Smith has been promoted to vice president and controller at Upper Valley Press in North Haverhill, NH. Smith first joined the newspaper and advertising printer as accounting manager and a member of its senior management team in 1997.
Several promotions have been announced at Kansas City, MO-based Henry Wurst Inc. Rich Marino is the new Southeastern region sales manager. Daniel Davis is the new Eastern region sales manager. And Lynn Creech has been promoted to sales manager overseeing internal sales.


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Ascot raises C$25M for Premier project
Ascot Resources has announced a C$25 million bought deal, led by Desjardins Capital Markets and Stifel GMP.
The underwriters have agreed to purchase 29.4 million shares of the company at C$0.85 per share for gross proceeds of C$25 million.
They have an over-allotment option, exercisable within 30 days of closing, to purchase an additional 15% of the shares offered.
Ascot will pay the underwriters a cash commission of 5% of the gross proceeds, with a 1% commission payable on sales to certain buyers of the stock – this portion is capped at C$1 million.
Net proceeds are intended for development of the Premier gold project, including the purchase of long-lead time items and general working capital with closing expected around Jun. 17.
Ascot is working to re-start the past producing Premier gold mine within its Premier gold project in B.C.’s Golden Triangle.
In April, the company announced the results of a feasibility study on the project, which outlined an underground operation, extracting material from four deposits, and producing an average of 132,375 oz. of gold and 370,500 oz. of silver annually over an 8-year life at all-in sustaining costs of $769 per oz.
The associated capital cost estimate came in at $146.6 million, with a net present value estimate, at a 5% discount rate, of C$341 million and a 51% internal rate of return.
Midday Wednesday, Ascot’s stock was down 2.2% on the TSE. The company has a C$216 million market capitalization.
(This article first appeared in the Canadian Mining Journal)


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Qualcomm is betting big on a company designing powerful but power-efficient chips for data centers — $1.4 billion big. The company on Wednesday said it has reached a deal to acquire Nuvia, a two-year-old startup run by former Apple chip executives.
But Qualcomm won’t just be aiming its newly acquired technology at servers. Instead, it plans to use Nuvia CPUs — the brains of devices — in everything from itsto its and . That could mean much more powerful and battery efficient Samsung Galaxy smartphones, Lenovo laptops and General Motors cars.
While Nuvia and Qualcomm both use Arm technology for their processors, Nuvia designs its own cores, allowing it to customize them for high performance and power efficiency better than Qualcomm is able. That’s especially important as mobile-like chips expand to more areas, 5G becomes widespread and consumers and businesses demand more and more battery life from their devices.
“5G, the convergence of computing and mobile architectures, and the expansion of mobile technologies into other industries are significant opportunities for Qualcomm,” Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm’s president, said in a press release. “Together [with Nuvia], we are very well positioned to redefine computing and enable our ecosystem of partners to drive innovation and deliver a new class of products and experiences for the 5G era.”
Qualcomm has long been known as the world’s biggest wireless chipmaker, and it counts Samsung, Apple and virtually all major handset makers in the world as its customers. The aim with mobile chips has long been to be as powerful as possible while consuming low amounts of power. In recent years, Qualcomm also has pushed its components into computers, cars and various other products. It’s likely that Samsung’s newlineup, expected , will use . And future phones could benefit from Nuvia’s high-performance, battery efficient cores.
Qualcomm’s acquisition of Nuvia. While Apple’s first Arm-based computers have earned rave reviews, early Windows PCs that use Qualcomm chips have been described as under powered. That could change when the company incorporates Nuvia’s technology into its processors. Arm CEO Simon Segars told CNET’s Stephen Shankland that Apple’s M1-based Macs likely will kickstart the Arm-based PC era.
Nuvia overall will help Qualcomm better compete against Apple, which has become a leader when it comes to chip performance. Apple’s A Series chips have long powered its iPhones and iPads, and late last year, itthat . The new computers have powerful performance, but also sip battery life, largely because of the innovations Apple has packed deep inside its chips.
Nuvia’s co-founders — Gerard Williams III, Manu Gulati and John Bruno — previously held roles in Apple’s semiconductor design business before starting their own company. Williams, who serves as Nuvia’s CEO, led the design of every Apple chip core from the A7 to the A12X. Before joining Apple in 2010, Williams for 12 years worked at Arm, the company whose designs are used in virtually all mobile processors. Gulati and Bruno also spent time at Google before co-founding Nuvia. The three, along with Nuvia’s other employees, will be joining Qualcomm.
“CPU performance leadership will be critical in defining and delivering on the next era of computing innovation,” Williams said in a press release. “The combination of Nuvia and Qualcomm will bring the industry’s best engineering talent, technology and resources together to create a new class of high-performance computing platforms that set the bar for our industry.”
Nuvia does not yet have a working product, but the company has captured the attention of many big players in the tech industry. In September, it raised $240 million from Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital, Dell’s venture arm, Marvell’s founders and various other firms. At the time Nuvia said it expected to have a product in customers’ hands in 2022. In total, Nuvia raised just shy of $300 million before the acquisition, and it has over 200 employees.
It also has been sued by Apple. The iPhone giant filed a lawsuit against Williams in December 2019 for breach of contract. It accused him of starting Nuvia while still at Apple and said he recruited his former colleagues. Williams countersued in February 2020, alleging Apple has been doing the same thing it accused him of — trying to recruit his employees.
Qualcomm’s press release about the acquisition contained quotes from its partners, applauding the purchase. They included Panos Panay, chief product officer of Microsoft; Hiroshi Lockheimer, senior vice president of platforms & ecosystems at Google; TM Roh, president and head of mobile communications at Samsung; Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun and executives from Bosch, Continental, General Motors, HMD, Honor, HP, Lenovo, LG, OnePlus, Oppo, Panasonic, Vivo, Renault, Sharp and Vivo.
“Compute performance, connectivity and power efficiency are critical ingredients that make the billions of Android and Chrome OS devices shine,” Google’s Lockheimer said. “The addition of Nuvia extends Qualcomm’s capabilities in these three areas, and we’re excited to see the next generation of Snapdragon with Nuvia.”


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- Who is richer Netflix or Disney?
- Who is bigger Apple or Disney?
- Is Disney or Netflix better?
- How much is Apple’s debt?
- Why is Netflix in so much debt?
- Is Netflix making a profit 2019?
- Will Netflix shut down?
- Will Netflix ever be profitable?
- Why is Netflix shutting down?
- How do Netflix filmmakers get paid?
- How does Netflix make money on originals?
- Does Amazon have debt?
- Is Disney pulling out of Netflix?
- Is Disney pulling from Netflix?
- How much is Disney in debt?
- Is Disney going broke?
- Is Facebook Debt Free?
- Is Netflix shutting down in 2020?
- Does Netflix have too much debt?
- Is Netflix bigger than Disney?
- Why is Netflix blocked in China?
Who is richer Netflix or Disney?
Netflix is currently worth more than Disney after the streaming platform’s shares hit an all-time high this week.
The company’s market capitalisation of $187.3billion (£163.2billion) leads over Disney’s $186.6billion (£150.1billion) after the media conglomerate’s stock finished down 2.5 per cent yesterday (April 15)..
Who is bigger Apple or Disney?
An Apple-Disney merger would be “the largest deal of all time,” according to CNBC. Apple is worth more than $1 trillion and was the first company to ever reach that mark. Disney’s market value is $246 billion. … Earlier in the excerpt, Iger reminisced about Jobs’ frustrations with Disney.
Is Disney or Netflix better?
Bottom line. Both Disney+ and Netflix are top-tier streaming services, but if you have to choose only one, you should stick with Netflix for now. It costs more, but it also offers a significantly larger content library and a wider variety of movies and TV shows. Of course, it depends on what you want to watch.
How much is Apple’s debt?
While Apple’s Debt has increased from $35 billion to $108 billion, its shareholder’ equity has declined from $112 billion to $90 billion, as the company has been reducing its cash position via its capital return program.
Why is Netflix in so much debt?
Netflix is billions in debt because they are spending far more cash on original content than they can afford.
Is Netflix making a profit 2019?
Viewed from the lens of net income, Netflix has been performing well, with its net profits growing 3x from around $0.6 billion in 2017 to $1.9 billion in 2019. That said, the company has been burning cash, with free cash flows falling from -$2 billion in 2017 to -$3.3 billion in 2019.
Will Netflix shut down?
Netflix is shutting down its scripted TV and movie productions in the US and Canada for 2 weeks. Netflix is pausing scripted TV and film productions in the US and Canada for two weeks, amid the coronavirus outbreak. … Netflix joins other media companies in putting projects on hold.
Will Netflix ever be profitable?
For full-year 2019, Netflix delivered operating profit of $2.6 billion and profit margins of 13%, up from 10% in 2018, 7% in 2017, and 6% in 2016. … Netflix said it’s targeting a 16% operating margin for 2020, and if history is any indicator, the company should have no trouble reaching that goal.
Why is Netflix shutting down?
Netflix has halted production on all its scripted TV shows and movies in the U.S. and Canada for at least two weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak. The streaming service confirmed the measure was being taken “due to government restrictions and health/safety precautions.”
How do Netflix filmmakers get paid?
The studios get paid a licensing fee from Netflix to license a particular movie (or a group of movies), to be streamed an unlimited amount of times for a specified period of time (like for a year, or 18 months, etc,). This is why some movies and shows are getting pulled from Netflix each month.
How does Netflix make money on originals?
Netflix does not make money directly from its original series. Indirectly, as Netflix builds up a stable of highly visible and must-watch shows, thus attracting more and more people to sign up for a monthly fee, Netflix will make more money as a result. … That would be another way to make money.
Does Amazon have debt?
Amazon Total Debt is quite stable at the moment as compared to the past year. The company’s current value of Total Debt is estimated at 68.19 Billion. Long Term Debt to Equity is projected to rise to 0.49 this year, although the value of Issuance Repayment of Debt Securities will most likely fall to (10.3 B).
Is Disney pulling out of Netflix?
Disney first announced that it was pulling its titles from Netflix in August 2017, just a few years after the companies signed a nine-figure deal allowing Netflix to carry new Disney movies. Disney’s live-action and animated titles will leave Netflix by January 1st, 2020, just a couple of months after Disney+ launches.
Is Disney pulling from Netflix?
Disney announced the service in November after telling shareholders it will pull all its movies from Netflix in 2019, and start its own streaming offering for its past titles. The hotly anticipated platform will feature new, original shows and movies, including original Marvel and “Star Wars” series.
How much is Disney in debt?
Debt, Loans & Credit Extensions Since March 2020CompanyFinancingValueDisneyDebt$6.00b $6.00bAT&TLoan$5.50b $5.50bCharterCredit Extension$5.00b $5.00bComcastDebt$4.00b $4.00b12 more rows•May 12, 2020
Is Disney going broke?
No, they will not be going bankrupt anytime soon with COVID 19. They have so many income streams that you just do not know. Subsidiaries ESPN, ABC, A & E Network and the Disney Channels ( Disney Plus and cable Disney Channel) are their most public non theme park assets.
Is Facebook Debt Free?
The good news for investors is that Facebook has no debt. It has been operating its business with zero debt and utilising only its equity capital.
Is Netflix shutting down in 2020?
Netflix is shutting down all of its scripted film and TV productions in the United States and Canada, including their widely popular series “Stranger Things,” due to the coronavirus. … Netflix is scheduled to reportedly spend $17.3 billion on original content in 2020.
Does Netflix have too much debt?
As of Sept. 30, Netflix reported $12.43 billion in debt, up from $10.36 billion at the end of 2018. The latest proposed debt offering would be the eighth time in the last five years that Netflix is raising $1 billion or more through debt. The streaming giant last raised $2.2 billion in junk bonds in April 2019.
Is Netflix bigger than Disney?
That gives Netflix a current market capitalization of $187.3 billion, putting it just over Disney’s $186.6 billion, after the media conglomerate’s stock finished down 2.5% amid a broader market decline Wednesday.
Why is Netflix blocked in China?
Currently you can’t watch Netflix directly in China, mainly because Netflix has not opened its service to China yet. However, you can use a VPN service to bypass Netflix’s geo-blocking and watch Netflix in China. Make sure you choose a good China VPN service for the best watching experience.


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Click above for high-res gallery of the Citroen C3 Pluriel Charleston Last month we noted that Citroen was gearing up to celebrate the 60th anniversary of its most iconic model, the 2CV. For those not familiar with the 2CV, it is to France what the Beetle was to Germany or the Cinquecento was to ...
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Algarve’s Tourism Board (ERTA) has revealed plans to begin the certification of spas in the region.
According to ERTA, this procedure will clarify the standards of quality and safety within the health and wellness tourism sector in the region.
ERTA President Nuno Aires said: “These measures will be implemented in 2011 and will help to standardise services within the sector. This is one of the 10 products being developed within the National Strategic Plan for Tourism (PENT).”
Assessments of the spas will be undertaken by experts appointed by the ERTA, who will then establish the criteria and requirements. When this process is completed, only the brands audited will become part of the region’s health and wellness tourism promotion programme.
Currently, the Algarve has around 30 spas, most in five star hotels offering beauty treatments, massages and thermal treatments.
The news comes just three weeks after the announcement that the Algarve is to be promoted as a spa destination and the launch of the first Algarve Spa Week, due to take place between October 2 and 9.


text: Ford and Massey Ferguson will take pride of place at Tractor World as the show marks major anniversaries for both companies. It will be 50 years since the Blues opened their new factory at Basildon in Essex and started building this highly praised 6X range of tractors, now often called the 1000 Series. They were officially unveiled by Henry Ford II in October 1964 in New York where 6000 dealers from 70 countries attended the launch. For Massey Ferguson, there is also a golden anniversary and Tractor World will celebrate the launch of the mould-breaking 100 Series. Visitors will see a massive range of both series of tractors – and if you have one you wish to enter, there is still time. The show is over the weekend of 1st and 2nd March 2014, at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern. Three Counties Showground is not far off the M5 in Worcestershire. Advance ticket prices are £10 per day for adults (£12 on the gate). Under 15s go free and there’s a great value weekend camping pass for two adults for the advanced price of just £50 (£60 on the day). For further information, call 01697 451882 or visit www.tractorworldshow.co.uk.


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Cannabis attracted a lot of attention at the 2020 Olympics. With the widespread but slow legalization in the US and Canada in recent years, we are beginning to see a shift in attitudes toward drugs in the West.
US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson missed the Tokyo games because of test positive for marijuana during field trials. So this begs the question, since it is legal in most of North America, why is it still legal in the entire sports field. In general, there are no serious arguments that cannabis is a performance enhancing drug.
The only other reason for a substance to be banned is that it is harmful to the athlete’s health and against the spirit of sport.
Athletes have started to open up about their cannabis use more than ever. In fact, the most talked about CBD – the non-psychoactive version of cannabis without THC. Megan Rapinoe, the gold medalist and prominent player on the US women’s soccer team, explains, for example, how important CBD is to her regular training schedule.
Many have pointed to the inconsistency between treatment for Rapinoe and Richardson, especially given that Richardson was caught using cannabis shortly after her mother died. There is more news with CBD and its differences from cannabis.
Of course, one could argue that cannabis with THC is more harmful and thus violates this athletic health rule, however Rapinoe claims that it is part of their training regimen, which also suggests that it improves performance – although this is likely never to be recognized as such.
Of course, it’s not just the US at the Olympics, and it’s not just the US view of cannabis that matters. While this year has highlighted the problems and inconsistencies surrounding the cannabis ban more than ever (in part there its legalization in the US), it is not necessarily seen in the same way by other nations.
For example, cannabis laws in Tokyo are very difficult – as they still are in many nations. However, CBD oil is very legal in Japan. So the Olympic – and apparently legal – debate is all about THC and the threats it poses to athletes.
However, we can argue that the acceptance of CBD oil at the Olympics is a huge step forward in recognizing the benefits of cannabis in society – with or without THC. When CBD is used openly by world-class athletes, it breaks the taboo barrier that surrounds the plant as we see what it can offer.
Of course, it could ring the PED alarm bells for those strongly against cannabis normalization, but that is unlikely to continue. What remains to be seen is when more athletes will be open about theirs legal Cannabis use in the US, Canada and elsewhere internationally – as this could put pressure on the Olympics to change their rules, although many nations have no intention of legalizing the substance anytime soon.


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Announcing the new Dithering podcast, and why it is important to fight for the open ecosystem that Spotify is trying to aggregate.
Taiwan and Tech’s Geopolitical Realities, ARM on Mac?, TSMC’s Choice
The U.S. is increasingly — and appropriately — concerned about its extreme dependence on Taiwan. TSMC needs to build in the U.S. if they don’t want to let Intel back in the game.
Announcing Dithering, An Interview with John Gruber (not about Apple)
Announcing Dithering, a new podcast from John Gruber and myself. Then, and interview with Gruber about being an independent writer on the Internet, covering Apple’s rise, and Dithering.
Disney Earnings, AMC Versus Universal, Businesses in the Middle
Disney’s earnings were predictably brutal, particularly for its Parks Division, which is the most important division when it comes to understanding Disney. Plus, AMC has nothing to lose.
Zoom’s “Genuine Oversight”, Zoom’s Strengths and Weaknesses, Virality Versus Network Effects
Zoom has another screwup, this time in terms of reporting how many users it has. It is a disturbing pattern and a reminder that strengths are weaknesses.
Apple Earnings, Amazon Earnings
Apple’s Earnings show the stabilizing factor of services and the upside of China; Amazon’s earnings show that supply constraints make forecasts easy.


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Several states were in the running for the massive plant.
Toyota confirmed in August that the plans for the $1.6 billion joint auto factory will have an annual capacity of 300,000 units and create around 4,000 jobs for the area that is chosen.
Even with the 10-digit incentive package demand, 15 states jumped at the chance to secure the new plant and its thousands of jobs, including the usual suspects: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Texas, Mississippi, Illinois and SC, which are already home to several auto plans.More news: Outdoor air pollution responsible for 6% of disease burden in 2016
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According to recent reports, the plant will be built in North Carolina or in Alabama.
Unsurprisingly, the price to land a new automotive plant is steep.
It is worth mentioning that Toyota and Mazda are investing in the construction of a production site of about 1.6 billion dollars, and object input in operation is planned for 2021.
"I think if it doesn't come, we've got a prime site, probably one of the best sites in North Carolina, that can attract an industry of some sort", said Liberty Mayor Filmore York. Mazda executive vice president Akira Marumoto told reporters that the automakers will announce a final decision on the plant location by early next year.
Along with the new factory, they will expand an existing product partnership that has Mazda now supplying the bigger Japanese maker with a compact sedan for the North American market.


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NTT DoCoMo, Inc. and Google Inc. today jointly announced that they formed a partnership that includes providing search services, search-related advertisement and potential applications to i-mode(TM) users.
The two companies will also collaborate to enhance the user-friendliness of i-mode services, by making various Google services easier to access through i-mode handsets. The default pre-loading of Google Maps(TM) application into upcoming DoCoMo i-mode handsets is one of the initial initiatives being discussed.
Google, one of the largest search engines in the world, is aiming to fulfill the mission of "organizing the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." i-mode, the pioneering mobile Internet service provided by DoCoMo, boasts nearly 48 million mobile Internet users. By connecting i-mode with various services provided by Google, the parties together intend to increase accessibility, user-friendliness and further develop the usefulness of mobile Internet services in the Japanese market.
In addition to the existing i-mode menu site search service, through the partnership with Google, i-mode users will be served Google search results for mobile and PC web sites via the i-mode portal search-box. Launch of the expanded search services is scheduled in spring 2008. The new search-box will be placed on the top-page of the i-mode portal, increasing the immediate accessibility and convenience of searches on i-mode.
Simultaneously with the launch of the new search services in spring 2008, key-word based advertisements using Google's ad platform AdWords(TM) will also be provided on the search-result pages in conjunction with the search results.
As a first initiative beyond searches, Google Maps for Mobile is under discussion to become a standard pre-installed application on upcoming i-mode handsets to be launched in the near future. The parties are also planning to collaborate around other services and search-related functions. The parties intend to make it easier for i-mode users to use Google services such as Gmail(TM) YouTube(TM) and Picasa(TM)by giving users more seamless and immediate access over the mobile phone. Furthermore, in all upcoming DoCoMo full-browser capable handsets, Google will be set to appear as the default start-page on the full-browser.
Google, in conjunction with DoCoMo and its subsidiaries, will also further study the possibility of new mobile marketing services directed towards i-mode users.
DoCoMo and Google will also continue to study the possibility of bringing Android based handsets to the Japanese market. Android, a revolutionary platform for mobile phones, was announced by the Open Handset Alliance(TM) (OHA) last fall, in which Google was the key initiator of the Android project.
* i-mode and FOMA are trademarks or registered trademarks of NTT DoCoMo, Inc. in Japan and other countries.
NTT DoCoMo's FOMA service is only available to subscribers in Japan.
* Google and the Google logo are trademarks of Google Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks


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Sun Microsystems chief executive Jonathan Schwartz Hardware giant Sun Microsystems has reduced operating costs and seen annual sales growth of nearly £400m as part of its strategy to return to profitability....
Cloud-based ERP doing particularly well, says CEO Hurd
FTV Capital lead funding round which Egress says will enable it to expand throughout the US, and continue its growth in the UK and Europe
There's a 'lethal lethal cocktail of pressures in the retail industry' says Dave Lewis
Beats expectations thanks to demand for Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics cards
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Daniel Kagan, an attorney with the Berman & Simmons law firm, was interviewed this week by WGME TV in Portland for a segment about odometer tampering. The segment was produced by investigative reporter Jon Chrisos of WGME TV’s I-Team.
Click on the link to watch the full segment: “Odometer rollback rip-off costing Mainers thousands of dollars”
Here’s an excerpt from the segment:
Maine attorney Dan Kagan talked with the I-Team about a case he handled a few years ago. According to court documents, his client thought he was buying a Jeep Wrangler, from a southern Maine broker, promised to be in “exceptional condition” with 86,000 miles.
“The person who bought the car trusted the seller,” Kagan said.
The Jeep with 86,000 miles actually had 286,000 miles. The buyer didn’t find out until he’d already bought the SUV and tried to get the title from the Maine Secretary of State.
“Simply put the documentation had been altered,” Kagan said.
The paperwork from the seller, including a Carfax report, was falsified to indicate lower mileage, Kagan explained.
After a trip to court, the case was resolved.
“The guy who sold him the vehicle took the car back plus paid him back for his time and aggravation,” Kagan said.
Daniel Kagan, Berman & Simmons


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November 19th was a big night for Manolo Blahnik, as well as other brands honored by Walpole. The designer, best known for his brand’s footwear, was bestowed the distinction “Luxury Legend” during the Walpole British Luxury Awards. It is a much deserved recognition for the Spanish designer for his four decades’ worth of work, a significant amount of which was spent in London. The British capital, specifically its Chelsea district, has been home to the eponymous brand’s flagship store for just about the same amount of time.
The award was presented to Blahnik by Yasmin Le Bon and Anna Murphy, the former of which described the designer as a genius. “He never ceases to excite and beguile… and he inspires endlessly,” Le Bon further said. Blahnik is a humble personality, however, who did not even think of himself as a legend even if Helen Brocklebank, Walpole CEO would disagree. He attributes his modesty to age—growing older has made him care less about awards and fame. This comes from a man who has had his own share of awards, including an honorary knighthood from the Queen that he was given in 2007. Being recognized for his talents was never the intended result of his creativity and persistence, although it is still something he appreciates.
Beyond his acceptance of the award and recognizing the people dear to him, the modest designer expressed that he is just lucky to be enjoying the thing he is doing. At 72, Blahnik is still at it with his designs. In the last year, he has teamed up with Rihanna for a much anticipated collection. Business is even growing as he finds a home for his menswear collection on Burlington Arcade. His Hangisi shoes recently saw a revival, particularly the ones that were famously included in the Sex and the City movie. There’s non-designer work, too, the documentary Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards, is a tribute to the designer’s contributions to fashion as well as proof of his legendary status.
Blahnik is joined by other awardees for the night, such as Royal Ballet x Erdem, Mulberry, Demellier, Rory Dobner, Luke Edward Hall, Belmond, and Fortnum & Mason. Alison Loehnis, currently the president of both Net-a-Porter and Mr Porter, has been acknowledged as the night’s Luxury Leader.
This year’s event was held at The Dorchester, and was hosted by actor Jason Isaacs, who chose to donate his pay for the night to Red Cross. The attendance was quite a number, with 375 executives and creatives from the industry as well as models and creators gracing the event. Besides the winners, spotted guests include Jodie Kidd, Lady Kitty Spencer, Alice Temperley, Cressida Bonas and June Sarpong.
The awards show is the 17th of its kind, aiming to celebrate excellent British high end brands that contribute significantly to the luxury sector of the United Kingdom. The sector is not only important culturally but also economically, reportedly generating 40 billion dollars to the UK. Besides taking the time to identify and reward exceptional and rising labels, Walpole also has efforts in protecting and developing the industry. It has done so through research and mentorship, among many others.
Image credits: Walpole British Luxury Awards, Getty Images / David M. Benett, Luxury London, Manolo Blahnik, Dennis Leupold, BFA NYC


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Kennel service changes hands – Mount Desert Islander — Mount Desert Islander
TOWN HILL — Acadia Woods Kennel, an established dog boarding and grooming facility, is expanding its services under new ownership and a new name.
After operating the pet care business for 26 years, former owner Jennifer Fisk decided that she wanted to do something different. In early 2020, Fisk decided to list the business and location for sale and found a buyer two years later.
The new owner, Holly Woodworth, will be renaming the business Dogs at Acadia Woods. Woodworth plans to provide additional services such as doggy day care and dog sitting.
“There’s always been a demand for doggy day care and that’s what we’re most excited about, ” said Woodworth.
The facility has a large, fenced-in backyard and playroom for the dogs, some which may just be there just a few hours, to run around and play. Dogs that attend the day care are given water and food and interact with other day care dogs.
Though the new owner wants to expand the establishment, Woodworth still plans to continue the successful dog boarding and grooming services.
“Dog boarding is like a pet hotel, ” the girl said, adding that the service has racked up a clientele of both local and visiting pet owners over the years. While pet owners go on vacation, Dogs at Acadia Woods has kennel spaces with regard to dogs and other animals, such as rabbits and birds, to stay overnight. If owners feel that their dog or cat could use some pampering, the facility offers grooming services for nails and coat.
Dogs at Acadia Woods will also be connected to a dog trainer to provide additional services. The trainer, who Woodworth hopes to feature at the facility, is skilled with training a variety of dogs with different personality traits.
Woodworth hopes to make the establishment an one stop shop for grooming, training, day care and boarding needs some day, but for now she is focusing on quality customer service.
“We aim to provide the best care for the canines and whatever animals we have, ” said Woodworth, who added that her new business has passionate employees, one being her daughter Madison, who love animals.


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Solar Plastic SA de CV, which claims to be the largest supplier of polypropylene hosiery hangers in Mexico, has withstood competition from China and Korea for a decade and is now recovering some of its lost business.
It's not been easy, said manager Javier Solar, recalling the occasions the family-owned company has sought and been given bank loans to help it survive.
Based in heavily industrialized Puebla, the company will celebrate 40 years of existence in March and is hoping to move back into full profit soon.
Our profits have been reduced to almost zero because of imports from China and Korea, Solar said. But we've countered this by offering quality and service, without which we would have gone out of business.
Today, Solar Plastic produces 150 million pieces a year for about 60 clients, including five to 10 described by Solar as large. We lost a lot of clients after about 2000, when imports from Asia started flooding the market, he said. But some clients, not all, are returning, while others don't worry about the quality we offer, only the price.
In Solar's opinion, the same problem that is hurting Asian exporters' growth in Mexico logistics has put a brake on the company's export potential.
The problem is the high cost of transportation. Our product is very cheap and the cost of transportation is high. We've approached companies in many countries, particularly in the Americas, but have not been able to achieve anything, other than a single contract in Costa Rica, which the company has been honoring since 2004.
The company was started by Solar's late grandfather, Agustín Solar Ramirez, who passed on the business to his son, José.
José is Javier's father and the company's managing director.
Solar Plastic employs eight.
It has five injection molding machines, including two Sandrettos and a Boy. In addition to the hangers, it also manufactures label fasteners for clothes manufacturers in general and wall plugs for the hardware sector.
Apart from PP, it also uses polyethylene resins.


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With London’s Independent Label Market only a few short weeks away, the organisers have detailed some of the exclusive market goods which will be stocked by labels participating at the event.
Taking place on Saturday 23rd July at London's Spitalfields, there will be a load of exclusives, rarities, signed merchandise and advance copies for music fans to snap up on the day.
One Little Indian has confirmed it will be bringing a boot load of exclusives to the market including some exclusive pieces from Bjork’s digital exhibition, along with some brand new Bjork discography tees.
Sub Pop — the label that signed the likes of Nirvana, Soundgarden and Mudhoney — will have rare official Sub Pop/Loser t-shirts, hard to find in the UK, along with Sub Pop and Hardly Art compilations free with any purchase.
Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Records will be bringing some limited edition deluxe vinyl pressings of ‘The Soft Bounce’, the debut album by Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve to the market. The album’s mirrored gatefold cover, designed by Erol Alkan and Phil Sims, must be seen to be believed.
As well as music and merchandise of all kinds, the Independent Label Market has joined forces with the London Brewers’ market who will be on hand to wet your whistle with everything from pilsners to porters.
Visitors will also get a unique opportunity to meet some of the brewers behind London’s thriving beer scene, too. There will be a beer garden set up amongst the ILM and Brewer's stalls, where there will be product sampling, live music and DJ sets throughout the day.
More details can be found here.
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AMD/ATi graphics driver updates to be available on Steam
AMD and Valve has announced a partnership that will see Ati's Catalyst graphics driver software updated via Steam.
For Steam users who have ATi Radeon graphics cards the Steam client will automatically detect the hardware and update the Catalyst driver software whenever an update is available.
The partnership will officially begin with Catalyst 10.9 which launches later this month.
AMD recently announced that they will be officially dropping the ATi branding when their next generation of graphics cards launches later in the year. They will retain the Radeon name for now though.
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Sina Tech, 12/13/07
The Ministry of Information Industry has approved publication of the Universal Transport Interface (UTI) proposal for separation of card and set-top box (STB) as an industry standard. There are currently two major methods of achieving card and STB separation: DVB-CI, which became an industry standard in April last year, uses a PCMCIA socket and was developed by Shenzhen Guowei and Datang Microelectronics; while the Unitend Technologies-developed UTI standard uses a USB port.
Haier, Hisense, Konka (000016.SZ, 200016.SZ), Amoi, TCL, Skyworth and Changhong have expressed support for the UTI standard, with prototypes to be revealed in March. Japanese manufacturers are also interested.
TVs with a UTI port will support USB 2.0 plug and play peripherals, with speeds of up to 480M, and will be able to expand hardware and upgrade software with a new UTI card.


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The tariffs, which were announced in a decree published by the Mexican Government, are effective June 5.
There was no mention of grapes or blueberries, despite those two fruits being listed by the country last week.
Mexico is implementing 20% tariffs on imports of dozens of products including certain types of cheese, pork and ham, and a 25% duty on Bourbon whiskey.
The Latin American country is the U.S.’s leading apple export market, with exports last year valued at over US$275 million, according to USDA data. The vast majority of the fruit comes from the state of Washington.
The Washington Apple Commission explained that under World Trade Organization rules, countries hit with unilateral tariffs are allowed to levy tariffs equivalent to the amount of injury.
During the current season, shipments have been ahead of last season by 13% and were on track to exceed 15 million bushels, worth an estimated US$241.8 million. But the organization said this new tariff now puts that goal in doubt.
“Any tariff is clearly going to have economic impact to our industry – especially when you consider its cumulative effect along with the tariffs imposed by China and expected within the next few weeks from India, also major Washington apple export markets, in retaliation to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs,” said the entity’s president Todd Fryhover.
“The economic impact to individual growers will vary depending on the strategic importance of Mexico to their sales, but collectively Washington apple growers will see a decrease in what they are paid for their crop due to the 20% duty.”
Last Thursday U.S. President Donald Trump announced duties of 25% and 10% would be imposed on steel and aluminum imports respectively from Mexico, Canada, and the EU.
Canada announced it would impose a 10% tariff on U.S. cucumbers. Last year the U.S. exported US$13.7 million of the vegetable north of the border, according to USDA data.
Related stories: U.S. fruit industry concerned over Mexican tariffs


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Wii Gets Price Drop
Ahead of the release of the Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Monday announced a price cut for the Wii console. The price of the original Wii is now $129.99, in a bundle that also includes the "Wii Sports' and "Wii Sports Resort" games.
“Nearly six years after it launched, people are still attracted to the pure, inclusive fun of the Wii console,” Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing, said in a statement. “A new suggested retail price and the inclusion of two great games make it an easy choice for families looking for a great value this holiday season.”