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Twitch Hacked: The whole homepage of game broadcasting platform Twitch has allegedly been exposed online in what may be one of the most high-profile site breaches we’ve seen.
The leak seems to be genuine, and Twitch was aware of it, according to sources inside the Amazon-owned game streaming site. The torrent file was posted to 4Chan and is now accessible for download to the general public. The hacker did so in order to “promote greater disruption and competition in the online video streaming market,” and because he believes the Twitch community is “a filthy poisonous swamp.”
So far, neither Amazon nor Twitch has confirmed the breach, but if you’re a Twitch user, it’s strongly advised that you change your passwords and activate two-factor authentication just in case.
To do so, when signed in, click on your profile image in the upper right corner, then choose Settings. Then, under the Security and Privacy page, you should be able to update your password and modify your two-factor authentication settings.
An anonymous hacker leaked a massive 125GB archive containing source code for Twitch’s website and services, its client apps for various consoles, its Amazon cloud-based services, various proprietary SDKs, other Twitch services, tools used by its security operations center, and even an “unreleased Steam competitor from Amazon Game Studios,” according to the hacker. Among the source code, there seems to be information on the earnings of certain streams. A few hours earlier, Twitch verified the authenticity of the leak.
A Twitter user screenshotted an unconfirmed list of Twitch payments, which seems to indicate how much money the site’s top 100 broadcasters have made since October 2019. According to the data, the majority of Twitch’s highest-earning broadcasters are men. A tabletop role-playing group takes the top position with approximately $9.6 million in earnings, followed by a male Overwatch broadcaster with around $8.4 million. These alleged numbers do not include sponsorships or other revenue-generating techniques used by streamers.
Even yet, the millions that these best streamers earn are still a significant sum of money. However, the huge pay gap between high-earning male broadcasters and female streamers demonstrates that Twitch has done little to assist women and other disadvantaged streamers on its platform.
Many Twitch streamers are also stigmatized because of their ethnicity and sexual orientation. Pokimane is the only black lady on the list of top earners. Many tiny broadcasters find it difficult to remain safe on the platform.


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STUTTGART — Top managers and supervisory house members during Porsche SE, Volkswagen Group’s infancy shareholder, can still transport to a United States but risk or fear of prosecution, a company’s conduct of authorised affairs said.
“Porsche SE is assured that no house member can be indicted of offenses, and that a members of a government and supervisory play can still transport to a United States but restrictions and risk,” Manfred Doess, a holding firm’s authorised chief, pronounced on Tuesday during Porsche SE’s annual shareholder meeting.
U.S. authorities progressing this month released an arrest warrant opposite VW Group’s former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, after indicting him on 4 transgression charges in a automaker’s diesel-emissions scandal.
Porsche SE CEO Hans Dieter Poetsch, VW’s former financial arch who is being investigated by prosecutors in Brunswick, Germany, for suspected marketplace strategy associated to a scandal, told shareholders that he frequently travels to a U.S.
Doess pronounced Porsche SE has no believe of an general detain aver opposite Wolfgang Porsche, a firm’s authority and a member of VW’s supervisory board.
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COVID-19 has disrupted lives and markets around the world over the past several months. Surviving the challenges ahead as we enter a new era will not be easy for many business owners—but it can be done.
New Research shows that over 60% of companies have business continuity plans in place, while 85% said that automation technology will be helpful for their business continuity needs. It has become even more clear that businesses of all sizes must use technology to automate their day-to-day operations. And what’s more critical is streamlining financial operations. This includes driving more efficient ways of facilitating cross-border payments—increasing overall business efficiency, consistency, and risk management compared to manual payment processes.
So why are APIs and open banking beneficial in times of COVID-19?
Currently, 2.4 billion consumers use digital banking services, according to a recent study published by Juniper research. This number is expected to reach 3.6 billion by 2024, which would be a significant 54% increase from the current market scenario. The need for automation, especially while making cross-border and high volume payments, has increased considerably for businesses who are now struggling to offer a host of services to their customers. Working remotely has been a growing trend for gig economy and tech-driven companies for many years now. Due to the ongoing pandemic, many businesses have been hit with no other option but to manage finances and transactions online and remotely.
Here’s where APIs and open banking come into play. Transparent foreign exchange rates, risk management tools, and easy and secure transactions offered by this technology add certainty to planning, reporting, and overall analysis for businesses. APIs and open banking also help businesses offer a value proposition to their clients that is unique and competitive in today’s business landscape. One must remember that there is more to offer to clients than just processing transactions. Identifying the strength of your business value proposition compared to your competition should be top of mind–now more than ever.
How is automation of financial operations going to help businesses?
There is no doubt that technology adds efficiency and effectiveness to businesses. Automating manual financial processes can add operational efficiency and help boost your team’s productivity—and as a result, your revenues. Here are top 3 reasons why businesses must streamline their financial operations, especially during this challenging time:
- Customized reporting and automated reconciliation can simplify your bookkeeping, freeing you and your team for more high-value client work.
- Global payments solution partners can offer encryption and security techniques to ensure all internal and online systems are impenetrable, thereby reducing risk of sensitive information being leaked.
- Offering overseas customers a facility for paying in their local currency can open opportunities for your business and allow entry to new markets.
Businesses today, especially in industries such as travel, real-estate, education, insurance, and others , both domestic and international, are aiming to become a “one-stop-shop” partner for their customers. Therefore, it is vital for businesses to choose a solution that fits seamlessly into their existing business model and adds merit to the existing value proposition. A potential client or customer may be looking for help in one specific area, but with a diverse toolkit, the overall value proposition of a particular business becomes much larger than what the partner initially imagined, creating a better end result than a simple one-sided solution.
What is the ‘new normal’ for businesses streamlining their financial operations?
Businesses are already seeking solutions that can help them maximize their wealth creation opportunities. As the veil starts to lift, the new ‘normal’ for businesses would be to analyze any existing cost disadvantage which impacts their bottom line and can lead to potential security risks. More and more business owners will now prioritize the ‘Financial Health’ of the organization and seek to capture pockets of profitable growth. Digital transformation–especially in financial operations–will be the core as businesses gear up to re-invest in recovery.
Challenging times have often proven to be the greatest growth opportunity and time for innovation. In a globalized economy, where borders dissolve and even a micro-business can build an international footprint, a global payments offering is the magical key. With competition from digital-first challengers, businesses must enhance their product offerings to flourish in today’s growing marketplace. Automating financial operations with advanced technology solution can help to not just differentiate your business, but also capture market share in today’s economy.


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The new PS3 Wireless headset sounds so good that it makes you able to totally ignore your super hot girlfriend. That 7.1 virtual surround sound broadcast via Bluetooth works like blinders, making you totally shrug off your girl's flirty looks and obvious chest heaves. Thanks to the on-screen device notifications you'll never have to look away from the screen to notice your girl's skin-tight top and painted-on leggings either.
This Official PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset is so powerful and feature-packed that it can make your girlfriend totally disappear (0:56) even though she was just sitting there a second ago! So pull out that microphone, push up the on-board volume slider and play games with your bros without worry!
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By Steffanie Costigan - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on March 30, 2024.
Tourism Lethbridge chief executive officer Erin Crane spoke to the Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs Thursday about how important tourism is in Lethbridge and the impact tourism revenue has on creating thousands of jobs.
The session ran at noon at the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization.
“Looking at our tourism, business growth, and our tourism workforce growth, we’ve seen a big jump in the last year for tourism, business development, which is great,” said Crane.
“But we are seeing a decline in that tourism workforce. And this is something that you’re probably hearing a lot everywhere. And it’s something that we will need to address in the near future.”
Crane said in 2023 Tourism Lethbridge had just about a $1.5 billion budget from taxpayers and Tourism Lethbridge matched each dollar.
“We went out and we matched that so that we could do more for this community. And that is our goal. We want to not only market, but we want to build business. We want to encourage visitation. And we want to educate everyone about what makes this community so special,” she said.
“Economic growth, brand development, stakeholder engagement, and organizational sustainability – the Tourism Lethbridge team took those and we took the strategic pillars, and we turned them into action items.
“And those action items are be a good host, tell a good story, be a good ally, and do good work. And that’s what we want to do,” said Crane.
She said Tourism Lethbridge has partnered up with Destination International, Lethbridge Sport Council and with local businesses.
“We also work really closely with the Lethbridge Sport Council to promote sport tourism.
“And we are promoting business event tourism. And the great thing about those is that unlike just a traveller who’s coming to visit family and friends, those people who are coming for sports or business events, they spend more money while they’re here.”
“Destination Canada is our national marketing organization. And they go out into the rest of the world. And they talk about Canada into new markets in order to bring people in,” said Crane.
Crane noted Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump west of Fort Macleod has approximately 200 tour buses coming within the year and she hopes those tour buses to visit Lethbridge afterwards.
“We want to make sure that we are capturing that here in southern Alberta. We want them to come down and still go to Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump. But then we want them to come over to Lethbridge.
“We want them to go up to the Crowsnest Pass. We want them to head down to Writing on Stone in Provincial Park, we want to move them around the region to benefit everyone in our region.”


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Given the buzz surrounding the improvements to Apple's Mac software that CEO Steve Jobs unveiled Wednesday, investors may be drawn to the stock.
But when trading Apple , the announcement of the latest "iLife" software suite doesn't matter, said the "Fast Money" traders. Technicals do.
If you're long, you have to trade the technicals, said Joe Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners. He recommends putting the stop at $291.
Steve Cortes, founder of Veracruz, agreed that Apple is "trading very technically at this point." Cortes noted that the stock is testing Tuesday's high of $314. Tuesday's low was $300, where "a ton of volume came in." He thinks a breakout in either direction has legs.
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY: PAN AMERICAN SILVER
Renown options trader Jon Najarian spotted some "unusual activity" in silver producer Pan American Silver Wednesday.
"A lot of puts and I mean a lot," said Najarian, co-founder of optionMONSTER.com. "Like four times the open interest has changed hands in November, the front month contract for Pan American ."
People became concerned when both gold and silver prices fell sharply Tuesday, Najarian explained. Both precious metals bounced back Wednesday and he thinks gold could still climb higher, but investors are still on edge. With the sudden drop in prices, many realized they've had a "tremendous run" and should try to set up a floor.
Najarian is not surprised to see the hedging.
CALL OF THE DAY: VMWARE
VMware caught an upgrade from Cowen & Co. Wednesday, as the firm gave the software company an 'outperform' rating after a 7 percent sell off Tuesday.
The company's bookings number disappointed when it reported quarterly earnings results Monday. But Gregg Moskowitz, a Cowen & Co. analyst, was willing to overlook the bookings number and upgrade the stock.
The bookings number disappointed in spite of revenue and earnings per share upside, Moskowitz explained. This was due to what's known as "tough compares." In other words, looking at the second quarter, VMware's sequential deferred revenue was 8 percent. If you exclude fourth quarter periods, which tends to be the company's strongest, this was the highest deferred revenue growth it's shown since 2008.


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The BI tools market in Asia Pacific grew 7.7 per cent and was estimated to be worth US$445.30 million in 2008 despite the global economic crisis, said IDC Wednesday.
However, this still represents a significant fall from previous years' double-digit growth recorded for the region in 2005 to 2007, the research firm noted.
With many businesses knee-jerking into freezing or slashing IT budgets as the global economic crisis unfolded, the BI software market generally contracted in 2H 2008 over 1H 2008 in most Asia Pacific countries, said IDC.
Cost cutting measures and lower IT budgets are expected to contribute to longer sales cycle and more pricing pressure in 1H 2009, said IDC, adding that its end-user studies conducted in 1Q 2009 also confirmed that cost is the main consideration when IT decision makers in the region buy software.
Organizations are likely to be more motivated to try alternative, lower cost BI solutions and delivery models which tend to tamper down revenue based market forecasts, said IDC, adding that BI demand is at the same time expected to expand from within organizations.
"The recent turbulent times and uncertainties have intensified the need for timely, accurate and relevant information to make sound business decisions," said Sharon Tan, Research Manager of IDC's Asia/Pacific Software Research. "Following the economic crisis, many decision makers and information workers felt the pain of insufficient, inaccurate or contradictory information as they tried hard to grow their business. IDC expects this need to fuel interest in BI solutions and pave the way for future BI growth once business sentiments improve,"
She added that preliminary analysis of the recent IDC-sponsored end-user research conducted in March-April 2009 also shows encouraging signs. "Despite tough times, a significant percentage of organizations surveyed are already planning to equip users, such as managers and customer-facing employees, with timely information over the next 18 months by having BI more pervasively available in their organization," Tan said.


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Atelier Zuhra put Arab design in the spotlight at London Fashion Week with a solo show on Saturday, February 15, presenting the Dubai couture house’s autumn / winter 2020 collection. Opulent gowns, featuring sequins, embroidered fabrics, feathers and jewels, were on display on the runway in the British capital’s famed Royal Opera House.
In the front row were celebrities, influencers and fashion lovers, gathered to see the latest offering from a brand that has quickly established itself as one of the Middle East’s leading couturiers. Atelier Zuhra was founded in 2015 by Omani designer Mousa Al Awfi, who named the brand after her mother. Al Awfi raised five children – four daughters and one son – before realising her dream of dressing women in maximalist glamour.
After opening the Dar Al Aufi boutique in Dubai, Al Awfi’s evening dresses caught the eye of fashionistas in the region first and then internationally. The brand’s celebrity clients range from Bollywood and Hollywood stars to Arab royalty. Al Awfi has since handed the business to her daughter, Rayan Al Sulaimani, who opened a second Atelier Zuhra boutique in Muscat.
"I never studied fashion," Al Sulaimani told The National after her show. "I came from a business foundation, but I used to go to my mum's atelier after work and that's when she noticed I had a passion for fashion. She gave me a chance to prove myself and I took it. Thank God she trusted me."
With creative director Ryan Pacioles, Al Sulaimani has created a standout collection of floor-length, A-line and mini dresses in lilac, mint green and shimmering metallics. Head covers come dripping in gems and capes are topped with feathers.
“So far everyone is happy with the collection,” she says. “The people I heard from said they were overwhelmed.”
This is the third time that Atelier Zuhra, which produces two couture collections a year, has been showcased at London Fashion Week.
“I think there are a lot of challenges that designers face, especially coming from a Middle Eastern background. I think the main one would be the time frame in producing a collection,” Al Sulaimani said.
Not content with owning two boutiques in her home region, Al Sulaimani is looking to Europe for Atelier Zuhra’s next venture, and aims to open her third UAE-born boutique in Paris. “There’s been a lot of change in the design scene in Dubai, not just in fashion,” Al Sulaimani says. “Before we used to follow the trends, but now we pave new paths and set new trends.”


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Roambi Customer Survey: Big-Data Analysis Is Top Investment Priority for 2013 as Half of Key Business Data Goes to Waste
SAN DIEGO, CA, Dec 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Once the mainstays of business presentations, traditional pie charts
and spreadsheets now elicit yawns in comparison with newly
interactive graphics on iPads and iPhones, according to a customer
survey by Roambi, the leading provider of mobile business apps.
Unveiled today, the survey found that 81.1 percent of respondents
said interactive graphics are their most useful tool for presenting
and understanding business data.
A majority of respondents (67.7 percent) ranked big data and business
intelligence as technology investment priorities for 2013, followed
by mobile hardware (46.9 percent) and security (35.4 percent). On
average, respondents estimated they review and derive value from less
than half of their company's key business data.
Roambi, a stunning business app that redesigns the way the world
interacts with data, engages business audiences through graphical and
magazine-style reports that can be adapted on the go for new insights
or impromptu presentations. Designed from the ground up for the
mobile environment, Roambi puts the pulse of a community or business
in the palm of a decision-maker's hand and helps them make critical
business decisions -- anytime, anywhere.
Additional survey findings:
Business intelligence apps beat CRM
-- Business intelligence apps are second only to email as the most
important mobile tool, according to 43 percent of respondents.
-- CRM tools and social media were ranked third and fourth.
iPads and iPhones closing in on laptops
-- 40 percent ranked the laptop as top productivity booster, but iPad and
iPhone closely followed with 30 percent and 26.5 percent,
-- Desktop PCs came in fourth, followed by coffee and having a meeting
Alunchtime drink less harmful than a slide presentation
-- Meetings are rated most harmful to productivity, followed closely by
sitting through slide and spreadsheet presentations.
-- Office chitchat, social media browsing and multitasking also rated
more harmful than having one alcoholic drink at lunch.
2012 shapes up as the year of mobile work
-- 40 percent of respondents estimated that more than half their business
takes place outside the office thanks to laptops and mobile devices.
-- 76.6 percent expect to work remotely during the holiday season.
-- 15.7 percent present data in restaurants; 11.1 percent, in airplanes;
and 6.5 percent each in bars, golf courses and other locations.
The survey caps a year in which Roambi grew its customer base to more
than 100,000 business and professionals, gaining significant traction
in the enterprise with 20 percent of Fortune 50 companies relying on
Roambi for data visualization. In addition, Roambi partnered with the
government of South Africa to publish interactive displays of new
census data to help policymakers make better-informed decisions for
decades to come and recently released new features and enhancements
to both the Roambi Analytics Layers and Cardex views.
"The results of this survey further confirm to us that a more
consumer-like and design-driven approach to business intelligence is
becoming increasingly important when it comes to interacting with key
business data," said Santiago Becerra, CEO, Roambi. "Dexterity, grace
and ease-of-use are replacing struggle as Roambi customers find
themselves able to visualize and mine data in more meaningful and
The Roambi Analytics and Flow Apps, available in 11 languages, are
available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPad mini
at http://www.roambi.com/getroambi and
Roambi is the stunning business app that redesigns the
way the world interacts with data. Built on the belief that mobile
changes everything, Roambi delivers the most engaging, interactive
information to anyone -- anytime, anywhere. Through constant
innovation and relentless focus on user experience, Roambi transforms
data to illuminate important issues and deliver key insights. People
throughout the Global 500 and SMBs rely on Roambi to meet objectives
and influence better decisions. Roambi connects you with the
information that matters, putting the pulse of your business in the
palm of your hand. The Roambi Analytics and Flow Apps are available
for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPad mini at
http://www.roambi.com/getroambiflow. For more information, visit
www.roambi.com and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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One Africa TV is now on GOtv! This week, One Africa TV joins a line-up of channels that have given GOtv subscribers thrills, chills and spills with international movies, series, music as well as local productions and content.
MultiChoice Namibia General Manager Roger Gertze says that One Africa TV's arrival on GOtv is another example of the vast quantity and continuing quality that GOtv brings to subscribers.
The operator looks set to offer video on demand and interactive video services, with an Internet protocol television product set to be launched, possibly as early as this year.
MTN South Africa looks set to launch a commercial Internet protocol television (IPTV) product, quite likely later this year or early next year, as it looks to expand into offering “over-the-top” services on its mobile broadband infrastructure.
Source: 2013 NewsCentral Media - Duncan McLeod on 6 March 2013
- Faced with increasing difficulties, many African film festivals located in Europe put together a network over Fespaco 2013. At the initiative of Mane Cisneros (Director of Festival of Cordoba, Spain) and Heidi Lobato (AITP, Holland), a meeting of several leaders of European festivals devoted to African cinemas decided to set up a network. The first meeting outreach was held Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 17h at Liptako Gourma - where the Media Centre has its headquarters FESPACO. The idea is to share information and form a network that will allow festival concerned to be less fragile.
Fashion and lifestyle channel Fashion One has expanded its presence in Africa on the TopTV platform.The Fashion One Africa feed will launch on the alternative TopTV pay TV platform in South Africa in March 2013. The channel will debut on the platform with shows including Fashion Frontline, and African Fashion International 2012.
Content will be packaged and distributed via satellite delivery and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) as well as traditional terrestrial formats. The Bloomberg Media Group, a division Bloomberg L.P. , has announced a multi-year rolling partnership agreement with Nigeria-based content provider, Optima Media Group, strengthening Bloomberg’s position as a leading supplier of global business and financial news television across the African continent. This partnership will create a new entity – Bloomberg Television Africa.
With a weekly cumulative audience of 36.1% and 92.9% of global awareness on the target 15 years old+, TV5MONDE is the first international generalist French TV channel in Gabon according to the latest TNS / Africascope * audience survey.
- The younger ‘YouTube generation’ is listening to music on demand wherever it is available, and has never bought a disk said Yann Thebault, CEO of Spotify in France, an industry leader. Tomorrow, they might even abandon their MP3 player. " Streaming could well replace download, prevailing since the late 90s. Source:www.liberation.fr


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One of the beautiful things about e-tailing is that customers who have bought a product can often post a review right at the e-location where the product is being sold. But the FTC has ordered a PR firm hired to post positive reviews in such locations to slam on the brakes.
According to the FTC, Tracie Snitker and her firm Reverb Communications Inc. was hired by a video game developer, and the firm “…engaged in deceptive advertising by having employees pose as ordinary consumers posting game reviews at the online iTunes store, and not disclosing that the reviews came from paid employees working on behalf of the developers.”
“Companies, including public relations firms involved in online marketing need to abide by long-held principles of truth in advertising,” said Mary Engle, Director of the FTC’s Division of Advertising Practices. “Advertisers should not pass themselves off as ordinary consumers touting a product, and endorsers should make it clear when they have financial connections to sellers.”
Under terms of the settlement, Snitker/Reverb will pull down any comments still extant on the web and will refrain from engaging in such behavior in the future.
FTC explained, “In its revised endorsements and testimonials guides issued last year, the FTC specified that while decisions will be reached on a case-by-case basis, the online post by a person connected to the seller, or someone who receives cash or in-kind payment to review a product or service, should disclose the material connection the reviewer shares with the seller of the product or service.”


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The Titan Key Security Key announced by Google will first be available to Cloud customers, followed by a general release to the public.
Just yesterday, a report highlighted how Google secured the official accounts of all of its 89,000+ employees by deploying physical Security Keys to login and complete two-factor authentication, instead of the usual SMS and OTP-based authentication methods. Now, the company has gone a step further by announcing its own hardware Security Key called the Titan Security Key, to protect Google account holders from potential attacks or Phishing attempts triggered by those with a malicious intent.
The Titan Security Key comes with Google’s own firmware and will be made available to the company’s Cloud customers first, before regular users can have access to it. Google says the key will be sold through the Google Store soon.
The device is reported to come in both USB and NFC/Bluetooth variants, to allow users to log into their Google accounts by inserting or pairing the physical Security Key, instead of using a password. When launched more widely, the Titan Security Key could be available for around $20 or $25, with a bundled option for $50. The key works with many devices and apps, and support the FIDO protocol.
“We’ve long advocated the use of security keys as the strongest, most phishing-resistant authentication factor for high-value users, especially cloud admins, to protect against the potentially damaging consequences of credential theft. Titan Security Key gives you even more peace of mind that your accounts are protected, with assurance from Google of the integrity of the physical key,” Google wrote in a blogpost.
Physical Security Keys are not a new concept and can be easily purchased online. Google introduced the option for two-factor authentication using hardware Security Keys through its Advanced Protection Programme in October last year. If a users is enrolled to use a U2F (Universal 2nd Factor) key or FIDO Key, other forms of authentication like SMS, OTP, and even the Google Authenticator app are disabled.
Currently, Firefox, Chrome, and Opera browsers supports physical security keys to provide access to services like Gmail, Google Photos, GitHub, Facebook, and other. Once a device is enrolled for a specific website that supports security keys, users no longer needs to enter their password on that site (unless they try to access the same account from a different device, in which case it will ask the user to insert their key). Unlike other 2-step verification methods that use one-time codes via text message, security keys don’t require a phone number on your account. Google says that two-step verification with a security key uses cryptography to provide two-way verification: it makes sure you're logging into the service you originally registered the security key with, and the service verifies that it's the correct security key as well. This provides superior protection to text-message verification.


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Plateauing volumes, eroding margins, sales lost to that competitor with an inferior product. What you feel in your gut is probably true—the market views you as just another supplier. You’re becoming a commodity. Continue reading
My retired partner had an expression he used whenever a really strong creative concept that the agency presented and sold was methodically destroyed by the client during the actual production process.
I came across an article yesterday about an ad for a Taiwanese mobile phone company. It’s sent the ad world into a tearful frenzy with some people calling it “The biggest tearjerker ever.”
In his Oscar-winning role as a television celebrity in the 1976 movie “Network,” actor Peter Finch played news anchor Howard Beale who was told he was being laid off due to the low ratings of his news program.
A recent Advertising Age article is now touting the longevity of CMOs, pointing out the average tenure is now around 45 months.
Some B2B marketers have this need to create ads that are basically spec sheets, brochures that are instruction manuals and corporate videos that run on like a biblical epic.
There’s a creative execution graveyard out there. It’s the dreary place where good ideas for your brand are buried.
Believe it or not, your target audience is not sitting around waiting to hear from you.
C’mon, NIKE, just do it. Don’t waste my time telling me that you’re announcing that you’re doing it. I’m getting fat waiting around. Continue reading


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Up until now, the only way you could possibly get your hands on “The Future of Technology” (depending on who you ask… within Google) was to either win a competition to purchase some, or via invitation by Google themselves. Now, finally, the Google Glass has been added to the items available for purchase on the Google Plus Store, so finally you can buy them and show off to your friends just how much money you have.
They’ll set you back $1,500 – or around €1,150, before posting and packaging – and that’s without any accessories. Apparently Google didn’t lower the price for general consumers because they’ve put a little more effort into making the Google Glass look a little more like just a normal pair of glasses, instead of the entire optician’s room that early testers were left walking around the streets in.
If any of our readers out there do get a pair, please send us on a pic of you in them on Facebook and Twitter.


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Nairobi women representative Esther Passaris effectively shut down a troll enquiring on a see-through dress worn by the politician.
Terming her as having ‘no integrity,’ the twitter user asked Passaris to respond to the photo.
In the undated photo, Passaris is seen wearing a black maxi dress with a slit running up to the hip.
However, the slit is translucent as the multi-layered dress conceals her skin to an extent.
In her response, Passaris pointed out that her husband bought her the dress and she has no apologies wearing it.
Other social media users also weighed in on the matter.
I see ABSOLUTELY nothing WRONG with her DRESS— Gucci Roddman (@Gucci_Roddman) June 11, 2019
Enyewe mmeanza kuwa petty. Waaaa— Sα?c?ιo?ed Iα? Mαr?™ (@IanmarkKimani) June 11, 2019
Are you speaking for Kenyans? I doubt, let her be.— OkoreEsq (@OkoreEsq) June 12, 2019
Why are we still policing Women’s choice of clothing in 2019.?— TheLifestyleTourist (@ms_tourist) June 12, 2019
We will not sit back and allow ladies to break the moral fabric in the society— MICHAEL WAMUNYINYI (@mike_wamunyiny1) June 12, 2019
A true leader should always dress with integrity. Dressing speaks loud who you are— stephen kitonga mutisya (@KitongaMutisya) June 11, 2019


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On July 11, GME launched the GameStop NFT Marketplace in its "public beta" form allowing select artists to mint their designs.
While you may purchase NFTs minted on the Platform, the GameStop NFT Marketplace may not be used to trade tokens that are derived from the Platform.
This makes GameStop NFC a closed ecosystem of buyers and makers, but the pool of makers is much smaller than on a platform like OpenSea.
GameStop is taking another step into blockchain technology with their new NFT Marketplace. It launched the beta version of the marketplace on Monday.
The platform is under fire for hosting an NFT that appears close to a photo of a man jumping to his death on 9/11.
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are unique cryptographic tokens that exist on the blockchain and cannot be replicated.


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Fake, positive reviews have infiltrated nearly every corner of life online these days, confusing consumers while offering an unwelcome advantage to fraudsters and sub-par products everywhere. Happily, identifying and tracking these fake reviewer accounts is often the easiest way to spot scams. Here’s the story of how bogus reviews on a counterfeit Microsoft Authenticator browser extension exposed dozens of other extensions that siphoned personal and financial data.
One of the oldest scams around — the fake job interview that seeks only to harvest your personal and financial data — is on the rise, the FBI warns. Here’s the story of a recent LinkedIn impersonation scam that led to more than 100 people getting duped, and one almost-victim who decided the job offer was too-good-to-be-true.
Many online services allow users to reset their passwords by clicking a link sent via SMS, and this unfortunately widespread practice has turned mobile phone numbers into de facto identity documents. Which means losing control over one thanks to a divorce, job termination or financial crisis can be devastating.
Even so, plenty of people willingly abandon a mobile number without considering the potential fallout to their digital identities when those digits invariably get reassigned to someone else. New research shows how fraudsters can abuse wireless provider websites to identify available, recycled mobile numbers that allow password resets at a range of email providers and financial services online.
In a Twitter discussion last week on ransomware attacks, KrebsOnSecurity noted that virtually all ransomware strains have a built-in failsafe designed to cover the backsides of the malware purveyors: They simply will not install on a Microsoft Windows computer that already has one of many types of virtual keyboards installed — such as Russian or Ukrainian. So many readers had questions in response to the tweet that I thought it was worth a blog post exploring this one weird cyber defense trick.
The DarkSide ransomware affiliate program responsible for the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline this week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the country is running for the hills. The crime gang announced it was closing up shop after its servers were seized and someone drained funds from an account the group uses to pay affiliates.
Microsoft today released fixes to plug at least 55 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software. Four of these weaknesses can be exploited by malware and malcontents to seize complete, remote control over vulnerable systems without any help from users. On deck this month are patches to quash a wormable flaw, a creepy wireless bug, and yet another reason to call for the death of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) web browser.
The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe, stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. Here’s a closer look at the DarkSide cybercrime gang, as seen through their negotiations with a recent U.S. victim that earns $15 billion in annual revenue.
How much is your payroll data worth? Probably a lot more than you think. One financial startup that’s targeting the gig worker market is offering up to $500 to anyone willing to hand over the payroll account username and password given to them by their employer, plus a regular payment for each month afterwards in which those credentials still work.
John Bernard, a pseudonym used by a convicted thief and con artist named John Clifton Davies who’s fleeced dozens of technology startups out of an estimated $30 million, appears to have reinvented himself again after being exposed in a recent investigative series published here. Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Davies/Bernard is now posing as John Cavendish and head of a new “private office” called Hempton Business Management LLP.


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Top 3 Tips to Avoid Toxic Products From a Contaminants Biologist
Posted on June 19, 2013
Did you know there are over 1,000 new chemicals every single year that the government needs to test? Zach Jorgenson, an Environmental Contaminants Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service* and studied emerging contaminants for his Master’s degree, says that the rate these chemicals are being created and used in consumer products is way too fast for us to test them all – especially the long term effects. He’s currently working on projects that are aimed at removing or reducing the levels of multiple contaminants in the St. Louis River, including heavy metals, PCB’s (polychlorinated biphenyls), PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), and even saw dust and other wood wastes.
One issue with emerging contaminants is that they do not have similar lethal endpoints as more traditional contaminants, such as heavy metals, and instead have less direct effects on survival. For instance, estrogen released into lakes and rivers as the by-product of birth control doesn’t necessarily kill fish, but is instead causing intersex (where one fish will have both female and male reproductive organs) so male fish are now producing eggs. How long do you think these effects will stay contained to just fish? How long do you think until the people who eat the fish start seeing similar symptoms? These effects of these chemicals could take multiple generations to create noticable changes. Do you think it will affect your children’s or your grandchildren’s generation?
Zach said the EPA, and other government agencies, have a difficult time testing every chemical released every year. How well do you think they’re testing of long term effects of the chemicals then?
Here are the top things that Zach does to avoid the most toxic chemicals for himself:
1. Avoid Triclosan: this toxic chemical is basically used in anything meant to smell good. Avoid any fragranced lotions, shampoos, soaps, etc.
2. Don’t take your receipt! Although BPA is being phased out of plastic containers, like water bottles and stuff, it is still used to make cash register receipts. Zach says these chemicals seep in through your skin just by touching the receipts. Don’t be alarmed though, because the next tip will make you feel better.
3. Take a deep breath and don’t get overwhelmed. Although Zach knows how toxic deet is, he still uses bug spray because it’s less deadly than getting lime disease from a tick would be. He says to just do what you can at home and whatever toxins you encounter in the outside world your body will take care of.
The good news is that public pressure works to get these chemicals regulated! We just need to inform the public.
The publicity from the book, Slow Death By Rubber Duck, was part of the catalyst in getting BPA banned. It is also a great place to start learning about the harmful effects of everyday products on our bodies.
If you’re not up for reading, I strongly recommend the documentary, Chemerical, that is on Netflix.
Here’s a list of natural products that I’ve replaced in my home.
Tell your friends and family about these tips to keep them healthy too!
Do you have any questions you’d like to ask Zach? Leave a comment!
* The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Fish and Wildlife.


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Two reasons for $5 wheat during the 2018 Oklahoma and Texas harvests were an acute shortage of milling quality wheat and 2018 harvested wheat with above 12 percent protein and 60 pound test weight.
Two reasons to predict $5.75, or higher, 2019/20 prices are an expected acute shortage of milling quality wheat and harvested wheat above 12 percent protein and 60 pound-plus test weight.
A documented fact is that one reason Oklahoma’s 2017/18 wheat marketing year prices averaged $3.98 was because the average protein for the 2016 crop was 11 percent and the average protein for the 2017 crop was 10.9 percent. The majority of the world’s 2017/18 hard wheat production also contained relatively low protein.
The world’s protein shortage is expected to continue into the 2019/20 wheat marketing year. U.S. 2018 hard red winter (HRW) wheat production is projected to be 661 million bushels, while use is projected to be 839 million bushels, 178 million bushels more than production.
U.S. hard red spring (HRS) wheat production is projected to be 583 million bushels, and use is projected to be 587 million bushels. With more hard red wheat being used than produced, 2018/19 marketing year ending stocks are expected to again contain relatively low protein.
WHEN’S THE INCREASE?
The same scenario can be presented for foreign wheat. The market entered the 2017/18 marketing year with relatively low protein. Foreign 2018/19 consumption is projected to be 1.6 billion bushels greater than 2018/19 foreign production.
Now that it has been established that all the relatively high protein wheat harvested in 2018 will be used, June 2019 wheat prices should be $5.75 or higher. The question becomes: When will wheat prices increase?
Wheat prices should increase as soon as export demand increases. The USDA projects 2018/19 marketing year U.S. HRW exports to be 375 million bushels, the same as last year. U.S. HRS wheat exports are projected to 295 million bushels, which compares to 229 million bushels last year. At this writing, 2018/19 marketing year U.S. HRW wheat export sales are 68.3 million bushels (38 percent) less than last year’s exports.
MORE EXPORT DEMAND
Export demand for U.S. HRW is expected to increase when the Black Sea region (Russia, and the Ukraine) has a limited amount of wheat to sell. Russia (27 percent), the Ukraine (13 percent), and Kazakhstan (7 percent) are projected to sell 46 percent of the world’s 2018/19 marketing year hard wheat sales. At this time, the Black Sea Region is the major determinant of world hard wheat export prices.
Because of lower production and quality of 2018 Russian and Ukrainian wheat, 2018/19 marketing year Black Sea wheat exports are projected to be 283 million bushels less than during the 2017/18 marketing year.
World wheat exports are projected to be 6.7 billion bushels, which is the same as last year.
Argentina’s wheat production (harvest starts in November) is projected to be 716 million bushels, compared to 661 million bushels last year. Argentine exports are projected to be 522 million bushels, 81 million bushels more than for 2017/18.
Australia’s wheat production (harvest starts mid-October) is projected to be 48 million bushels lower than 2017/18, and exports are projected to decline by 19 million bushels.
With Russia, the Ukraine, and Kazakhstan’s 283 million bushel reduction, Argentina’s 81 million bushel increase, and Australia’s 19 million bushel reduction, 221 million bushels of hard red wheat will be available for the U.S. or Canada to pick up.
U.S. hard red wheat export demand should increase starting as soon as early November, but most likely after the first of the year. With increased export demand should come higher prices.


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Net Insight, a Stockholm, Sweden based provider of streaming, media transport and resource scheduling, will start offering their live Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming solution Sye in the cloud on Microsoft Azure as it joins the Microsoft Partner Network.
“Microsoft Azure is a perfect fit for our live streaming service, global, scalable, and designed to handle peak traffic during live events,” said Fredrik Tumegård, CEO of Net Insight. “We also see a great potential in a deeper integration with Azure to enable a complete streaming service optimized for both live and on-demand.”
Net Insight’s live OTT streaming solution will become available on Microsoft Azure in the second quarter of 2018. In addition, and pending final approval, Net Insight has also planned to join the Microsoft Partner Network – which would provide additional benefits to extend the reach of its solution to Microsoft customers. Joining the Microsoft partner network would not imply any direct or committed future revenue for Net Insight. The company states it is an important step though to increase the reach and accessibility of their Sye live streaming solution.
‘Ultra-Low Latency Live Streaming’
Net Insight’s Sye solution is an “ultra-low latency” live streaming solution that includes functionality to synchronize individual feeds across devices throughout the entire experience. The Sye solution would bring a TV-like viewing experience to anyone on an OTT platform, including features such as: instant playback, fast channel changes, and seamless ad-insertion.
With a streaming protocol optimized for live, Sye’s tolerance for packet loss and geographical distance would be significantly higher than traditional OTT streaming solutions, “making it a good fit for a cloud environment.” Streaming in the cloud would be a good fit for large live OTT events, with the possibility to instantly spin up a scalable global Content Delivery Network (CDN) service and then take it down ensuring customers only pay for the resources used.
“We are pleased to add Net Insight to our growing Azure ecosystem,” said Tony Emerson, director, business development, Microsoft. “We see an immense potential and a market need for a cloud-based live streaming service like Sye that addresses latency issues with OTT streaming.”
Net Insight’s offerings span across the entire media spectrum, starting from TV cameras and TV studios, right through to the TV consumers. Their solutions would benefit network operators, and TV and production companies, by lowering total cost of ownership, improving their workflow efficiencies and providing them with the ability to capture new business opportunities.
More than 500 customers running “mission critical” media services are currently using Net Insight‘s solutions, covering more than 60 countries worldwide. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.


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Disney Will Be Ending Its Relationship With Netflix in 2019
Disney is ending its relationship with Netflix. No new releases will be on platform after 2019.
Disney is planning on launching a streaming service of their own in 2019. It also said Tuesday that ESPN will be launching a streaming platform next year. In related news to starting their own streaming service. The Walt Disney Company acquired and additional 42% of BAMTech, the streaming technology company for $1.58 billion (They previously acquired a 33% stake back in 2016.). BAMTech is currently building ESPN's streaming service. ESPN's streaming service will feature content from the MLB, MLS, NHL, tennis' Grand Slam events, and collegiate sports.
Disney owned Marvel content on Netflix will not be pulled. Disney CEO Bob Iger called the recent developments "a strategic shift in the way we distribute our content." Disney will be making a significant investment in exclusive movies and television series for its platform.
The new Disney streaming platform could change the game. Disney owns ABC, Marvel, Star Wars, and has countless properties. Not to mention their current and future catalog is stacked. This is definitely a huge blow to Netflix. Netflix stock has dropped since the news.
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Orkla has appointed Harald Ullevoldsæter as its new chief financial officer, effective 1 March 2020, to replace Jens Bjørn Staff.
Ullevoldsæter, 56, returned to Orkla earlier this year after having served as CFO of meat products supplier Nortura since 2014.
From 1996 to 2014, he held a range of executive finance positions at Orkla, including finance director and member of the management team of Orkla Brands and Orkla Brands Nordic.
Ullevoldsæter will succeed Jens Bjørn Staff, 52, who has served as Orkla CFO since 2014. Staff has decided to resign from his position to become CEO of utility company Skagerak Energi.
“I want to thank Jens Staff for his valuable contribution to Orkla in the years that he has served as CFO and member of the group executive board,” said Orkla CEO Jaan Ivar Semlitsch.
“He has played a key part in the development and professionalisation of the group’s finance and IT function. I wish him every success with his exciting new job outside Orkla. I am glad that Harald Ullevoldsæter has agreed to succeed Staff as CFO.
“With his solid finance experience and excellent business acumen, I am certain that he will play an important role in Orkla’s value creation going forward.”
Semlitsch became Orkla CEO earlier this year following the departure of Peter Ruzicka.
Orkla, which in March moved its headquarters to a new site in Oslo, recorded sales of NOK 41 billion ($4.49 billion) in 2018 and has approximately 18,500 employees.
In September, Orkla Food Ingredients, through its wholly owned subsidiary Sonneveld Group, acquired Dutch bakery ingredients manufacturer Vamo produkten voor de Bakkerij.
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India's largest-ever preliminary public imparting opened Monday with virtual bills platform Paytm trying to enhance almost $2.5 billion, in what has already been a file yr for proportion listings. Paytm is subsidized with the aid of using Chinese tycoon Jack Ma's Ant Group, Japan's SoftBank and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, which collectively very own round a 3rd of the business enterprise.
The organization become based slightly a decade in the past via way of means of Vijay Shekhar Sharma, the son of a schoolteacher who says he found out English with the aid of using taking note of rock music. He turned into ranked India's youngest greenback billionaire 4 years in the past at the age of 38 and now has a net worth of $2.4billion, in keeping with Forbes. He owns a almost 14% stake.
Paytm turned into issuing clean stocks really well worth 83 billion rupees ($1.1 billion), with current shareholders promoting shares really well worth $1.34 billion, in step with the prospectus. The IPO is anticipated to make Paytm India's maximum precious tech employer with a valuation of $20 billion, up 25% from years in the past. The platform was released in 2010 and quickly became synonymous with virtual bills in a rustic history ruled through coin transactions. It has benefited from the government's efforts to minimize using coins -- which includes the demonetization of almost all banknotes in circulate 5 years in the past -- and maximum recently, from Covid.
"I failed to recognize corona might take place however Paytm turned into very beneficial to me at some stage in the pandemic," Mumbai grocery keep owner Naina Thakur informed AFP.
Thakur stated approximately a 3rd of her clients pay her for milk, bread and different everyday groceries through Paytm. "It's a good deal less complicated than a financial institution switch due to the fact they best want my cellular variety to pay and I get the agreement inside 7 hrs," she stated.
Thakur is one in every of almost 22 million Indian save owners, taxi and rickshaw drivers and different companies who receive bills as little as 10 rupees ($0.13) for the use of Paytm's ubiquitous blue-and-white QR code stickers. The platform had 337 million clients at the end of June, in line with the organization's regulatory filing. In 2020-21 it undertook transactions really well worth extra than $54 billion.
The quantity of cellular bills in India has skyrocketed, accounting for 26 billion transactions within the 2020-21 economic yr. Mumbai-primarily based totally monetary evaluation organization Motilal Oswal estimates cellular virtual bills will cross $3.1 trillion in cost via means of 2026.
Foreign giants have additionally sought to seize a bit of the pie along with Google and Amazon. Another main participant is PhonePe, owned by way of means of Flipkart wherein US retail massive Walmart owns a majority stake. - 'May now no longer gain profitability' - But Paytm has made persistent losses and isn't always positive while it'll make a profit. It stated a internet lack of 17 billion rupees ultimate yr on sales of almost 32 billion rupees.
"We anticipate incurring internet losses for the foreseeable destiny and we might not gain profitability within the destiny," the prospectus warned.
Paytm has stated poor coin flows for the closing 3 years, frequently because of operational losses. With its $2.46 billion target, Paytm might surpass Coal India's $2 billion problem in 2010 to turn out to be India's largest IPO. Ahead of the offer, Paytm raised 82.35 billion rupees from 74 anchor buyers consisting of BlackRock and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board remaining week.
Paytm will issue stocks in a charge band of 2,080-2,150 rupees within the imparting, which is slated to shut on Wednesday. Indian groups have raised a document $9.7 billion thru IPOs in 2021 so far, figures from marketplace display Prime Database showed. Food shipping large Zomato became the country's largest IPO of the year till now with its $1.3 billion percentage trouble in July. This year, India has additionally visible a reported quantity of unicorns created -- start-ups with a valuation of $1 billion or extra -- profiting from buyers spooked through a crackdown on era giants in China.
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Kmart Corporation (NYSE: KM) today reported that its President and Chief Operating Officer Andy Giancamilli has announced his resignation and that Mark S. Schwartz has been named the company's new President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
Schwartz joined Kmart in September 2000 as Executive Vice President, Store Operations. Schwartz joined Kmart from his post as President and Chief Executive Officer of Big V Supermarkets, Inc. He is a 16-year Wal-Mart veteran where he held the positions of President & Director of Wal-Mart Supercenter Stores in Mexico and Senior Vice President for Wal-Mart Supercenters. He is largely credited with growing Wal-Mart's supercenter business from 10 stores in 1989 to 400 in 1996. Schwartz started his retailing career at age 16, becoming a store manager at age 22 for Woolco Department Stores.
Since joining Kmart he has led the company's key initiatives to achieve world-class execution and develop a customer-centric culture in Kmart's stores. By establishing operating non-negotiables -- no more than three in a checkout line, clean stores and clear aisles -- stores have improved customer service and provided a more exciting shopping experience for Kmart customers. Schwartz also led the store initiative that eliminated more than 15,000 storage trailers and reduced excess inventory by 700 million -- a first in Kmart history.
Kmart Chairman and CEO Chuck Conaway said, "During Andy Giancamilli's six years with Kmart, we improved our pharmacy operations and implemented our strategy to increase frequency with the right consumables and commodities product offerings. We are truly grateful for his accomplishments and contributions to the company and wish him well."
"Mark Schwartz has demonstrated his ability to build on and continue Kmart's efforts to improve performance and achieve world-class execution. His leadership will help drive greater execution discipline throughout the business. Already under his leadership, we have seen improvement, from 40% to 55%, in our Super Service Index -- the percentage of customers who rate their overall shopping experience as excellent," said Conaway. "His supercenter experience is invaluable and will serve the company well as we look to increase our competition in our traditional and supercenter businesses."
Additionally, the company announced the promotion of David P. Rots to Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer from Executive Vice President, Human Resources. In addition to his human resources responsibilities, Rots will oversee training, legal, communications, facilities and corporate governance functions. Rots joined Kmart in 2000 from his post at Warner-Lambert as Vice President of Human Resources for Parke- Davis.
Kmart Corporation is a near-$40 billion company that serves America with more than 2,100 Kmart and Kmart supercenter retail outlets. In addition to serving all 50 states, Kmart operations extend to the Caribbean Islands and Asia Pacific. More information about Kmart is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.bluelight.com/ under the "About Kmart" section.
SOURCE: Kmart Corporation
Contact: Mary Lorencz, Director, Corporate Media Relations of Kmart


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There are some cancers where diet can make a big difference -- breast cancer is one of them. Researchers at the University of Illinois in Champaign may have pinpointed the reason why.
"Scientists at the University of Illinois have found that free fatty acids in the blood appear to boost proliferation and growth of breast cancer cells," ...Read more
We've all heard that we need to eat more vegetables -- up to nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. But how do you really accomplish that?
One of the best ways is to add fruits and vegetables at breakfast. Here are a few tips from Environmental Nutrition Newsletter to help boost your intake:
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Want to save money and help the planet at the same time? Limit your food waste.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers tips to help do that: Plan your meals with the food you already have and store your leftovers safely.
Approximately 40 percent of all edible food produced in the U.S. goes uneaten, according to the Academy Foundation's ...Read more
A new study finds that higher consumption of vegetables and fruits is associated with lower odds of future memory loss in men, according to a study published recently in Neurology.
But haven't we always known that fruits and veggies are good for us? This is just another reason to fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables, as recommended ...Read more
Oh, those headlines full of promises that this diet is the one that guarantees you will be 10 pounds lighter in just a week. We've all seen them, and there's a pull to try them in hopes that the promises might be true.
The truth? Diets don't work. Going on and off a diet is a recipe for disaster and may be harmful in the long run.
We need to cut the salt a bit more.
A new National Academies report finds that healthy adults can lower their cardiovascular risk simply by cutting daily sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams (the amount in 1 teaspoon of salt) and may lower it even more by going as low as 1,500 milligrams.
The authors found moderately strong evidence for both a ...Read more
Lately, I feel like I've had way too many conversations defending carbohydrates. Maybe it's because of the popularity of the keto diet or the paleo diet or a revived Atkins diet, all of which promote an unhealthy combination of high fat and dangerously low carbs.
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It seems so simple, this thought that exercise makes us healthier. But nearly 80 percent of adults don't get enough exercise for optimal health, according to the second edition of the "Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans," developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
We really do know that.
Here's a little reminder ...Read more
You've probably heard of Type 1 diabetes (mainly in children) and Type 2 diabetes (which occurs later in life), but now there is a Type 3 diabetes. It's the result of a link between diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
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Throughout the month of February, American Heart Month, Americans are urged to join the battle against heart disease, the No. 1 health risk in both men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A healthy diet and lifestyle can be modified to help decrease the risk of disease and increase quality of life.
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Most of us need more fiber in our diets. The goal is 25 to 35 grams per day, and as Americans, we typically get about half that amount. The Dietary Guidelines categorize dietary fiber as a "nutrient of public health concern," meaning our low level of intake could actually be detrimental to our health.
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Vitamin D may play a significant role in helping people with prediabetes not develop the disease. In a new study published in Diabetes Care, high-risk patients with the highest blood levels of vitamin D were 28 percent less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those with the lowest levels.
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Recently Swiss super clone Rolex did something very rare for them, and no I am not talking about a new collection, complication, or watch. The Crown is known for hardly ever providing comments on the record, they normally let their products speak for themselves. But best quality super clone Rolex has become an increasing point of frustration for buyers worldwide, with their most coveted designs almost impossible to source at retail for purchase – a situation that was not always the case. As a result, consumers have bemoaned the scarce supply for years now, but even though the topic has taken over practically every watch forum or publication in some capacity, top copy Rolex had yet to comment on the matter – until now. Earlier this month, Yahoo Finance published the story Why the best 1:1 super clone Rolex shortage is a ‘perfect storm’ and shortly after they actually received a response for an official comment on the story. Here is what wholesale replica Rolex had to say.
“The scarcity of our products is not a strategy on our part. Our current production cannot meet the existing demand in an exhaustive way, at least not without reducing the quality of our luxury super clone watches UK – something we refuse to do as the quality of our products must never be compromised. This level of excellence requires time, and as we have always done, we will continue to take the necessary time to ensure that all our watches not only comply with our standards of excellence, but also meet the expectations of our customers in terms of quality, reliability and robustness. Swiss made replica Rolex does not compromise on what it takes to produce exceptional watches.
“All AAA quality super clone Rolex watches are developed and produced in-house at our four sites in Switzerland. They are assembled by hand, with extreme care, to meet the brand’s unique and high-quality standards of quality, performance and aesthetics. Understandably, this naturally restricts our production capacities – which we continue to increase as much as possible and always according to our quality criteria.
“Finally, it should be noted that Rolex replica watches online are available exclusively from official retailers, who independently manage the allocation of copy watches to customers.“
This official response comes in the wake of Yahoo Finance’s story, which essentially digs into both sides of the issue: the buyers and sellers. Vintage watch dealer Eric Wind explained to Yahoo News: “I think it’s really a perfect storm. There’s many more ways to sell these perfect super clone watches online than ever before – so anyone that could buy, for instance, a best quality super clone Rolex Daytona or Submariner can easily do it and sell it for thousands of dollars more than they paid. It’s kind of like the sneaker mentality with StockX and being able to resell sneakers online much easier; the same is the case with UK replica watches. There are many more players in the market.”
As Eric points out, many top Swiss super clone Rolex watches end up in the hands of opportunistic individuals who will look to take advantage of the shortage to gain an inevitable profit. We know this because, while there are scarce opportunities to purchase at retail, there is an ocean of opportunity to buy these UK replica watches for sale on the grey market for inflated prices.
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It doesn’t just pose opportunity for dealers within the grey or preowned market, but also for authorized dealers as well. In many instances, points of authorized sale that carry Swiss movement super clone Rolex watches also carry many other brands – brands that are ultimately in less demand than copy Rolex.
Pras Subramanian of Yahoo Finance aptly points out: “Certain authorized dealers, or ADs as they are called in the industry, will sometimes ask their prospective clients to buy a less popular watch first, before they can be put on the dealer’s list for desirable high quality super clone Rolex models — like a Submariner, GMT, or Explorer — when the watches become available. This is a common phenomenon in the industry; it’s not illegal but can be very frustrating for a buyer.”


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Hundreds flock to view West Way shopping plans
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HUNDREDS flocked to an exhibition yesterday on the proposed multi-million pound regeneration of Botley.
In the first two hours more than 400 people attended the exhibition held in Seacourt Hall, Chapel Way, Botley.
People will tomorrow have a second chance to learn about plans to demolish the 1960s West Way shopping centre, which would make way for a new shopping and leisure hub.
Developers Doric want to build a new supermarket, a multi-screen cinema and a new community centre with the existing Baptist Church and public library replaced.
Visitors heard that Doric is now also considering replacing Field House, which provides 60 flats for the elderly. The development would provide 400-500 jobs, as well as jobs during the construction phase.
The exhibition is open tomorrow, 11am-3pm.


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After Hyundai retracted its statement on possible deal with Apple to produce autonomous electric cars for the iPhone maker a couple of days ago, a local Korean media outlet has published a report saying Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc plan to sign a partnership deal by March this year and start production as early as 2024 in the United States.
Korea IT News further report follows a statement on Friday from Hyundai Motor that it was in early talks with Apple after another local media outlet said the companies were aiming to launch a self-driving electric car in 2027, sending Hyundai shares up nearly 20%.
On Saturday, Hyundai retracted the statement and removed Apple from the earlier published version, saying Hyundai is ready to make EVs with any brand willing to partner with the South Korean auto giant.
Citing industry sources, the latest report said the pair plan to build the cars at Kia Motors’ factory in Georgia, or jointly invest in a new factory in the United States, with a plan to produce 100,000 vehicles in 2024 at the proposed plant with an annual capacity of 400,000 vehicles. Kia Motors is an affiliate of Hyundai Motors.
The report said Hyundai and Apple plan to release a “beta version” of Apple cars next year.
Both Hyundai Motor and Apple did not have any immediate comment.
Reuters reported last month that Apple was moving forward with autonomous car technology and was aiming to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology as early as 2024.
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World merchandise trade volume rose by 8 percent in 1995 and the value of trade in goods and services went over $6 trillion for the first time, the World Trade Organization reported.
The advance was down from 9.5 percent in 1994 and the increase is expected to slow further to 7 percent this year, the WTO said. Still, the organization added that the growth rate was healthy, keeping well ahead of the 3 percent rise in world output.
The United States remained the world's leading single goods exporter, with a growth rate of 14 percent and a global share of 11.6 percent, and the top importer, with purchases of foreign goods up 14 percent to a share of 15 percent.
Together the 15 members of the European Union, excluding the trade among themselves, were the top exporter with a 20 percent global share, and second to the United States in terms of import values, the watchdog body said.
According to the WTO's annual report, the transition economies of the former Soviet bloc, which saw export and import values jump by 25 percent, were the world's most dynamic region for trade, easing out Asia.
Asian import growth--at 13 percent--outran export growth--at 9.5 percent--for the fourth year in succession.


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Amazon announced Thursday that it is raising the cost of prime services. Fourth-quarter earnings reports saw sales increase 9% year-over-year, meeting analysts’ expectations after a tough holiday season.
The cost of Prime, which provides customers with one or two days of free delivery and access to benefits such as Amazon’s streaming services, rises to $ 139 a year, or $ 14.99 per month.
The price increase will be new and effective on February 18th. Members who are current members will be effective after March 25th.
Amazon reported revenues of $ 137.4 billion for the quarter ended in December, up 9% year-on-year, in line with analysts’ expectations of $ 138 billion. The company posted a net income of $ 27.75 per share, up from $ 14.09 a year ago. Amazon said this year’s Black Friday-Cyber Monday shopping weekend was the busiest ever. Amazon’s share price has risen by more than 17% to $ 3,261.50 at 5:50 pm. In after-hours trading after the announcement.
“As expected during the holidays, labor shortages and inflationary pressures increased costs, and for Omicron these problems continued into the first quarter,” said Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO. “Despite these short-term challenges, we continue to be optimistic and excited about our business as we get out of the pandemic.” $ 119. This was the previous annual rate of Amazon Prime.
Amazon finally raised the cost of Prime in 2018 from $ 79 in 2014 to $ 99. Some analysts expected prime costs to rise in light of rising shipping costs, while others pointed out labor and commodity shortages blaming Amazon for the reason for the price increase. The company has raised wages for some employees to compete in the tough labor market. According to Reuters, some have recently pointed out that the company needs to stabilize the price of its services because of the lack of new perks and unstable delivery times.
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Zypp Electric, one of India’s largest electric vehicle-as-a-service platform has raised $25 million (Rs 206 crore) in a mix of equity ($20 million or Rs 165 crore) and debt ($5 million or Rs 41 crore) in series B funding led by Taiwan’s Gogoro, a global battery swapping and EV company.
Goodyear Ventures, 9Unicorns, WFC, Venture Catalysts, LetsVenture, IAN, Ivygrowth, Grip and other angel investors also participated in the round for fleet expansion from global impact fund IIX along with a large national bank participating the same. This the company says is also the first time global impact funds and Indian banks are participating in EV Debt for any fleet operator or startup in the country.
With this, Zypp has now raised a total of $37.5 million (Rs 310 crore) ($30 million or Rs 248 crore in equity and $7.5 million or Rs 62 crore in debt or asset leasing) in total.
The funds will be deployed across its operations as it aims to expand its fleet from 10,000 to 200,000 electric scooters and widen its footprint to 30 Indian cities by December 2025. It will further work on improving its driver experience, expanding its EV hub infrastructure with Gogoro battery swapping, building sharp IOT and AI-enabled EV fleet management technology, and growing its operations team by hiring across technology and top-level positions. Overall funding will be spent mainly in team, technology and rest in growth & expansion across multiple markets and use-cases.
Akash Gupta, Co-founder & CEO, Zypp Electric said, “Zypp closing Series B in the current funding environment marks a validation of our team’s hardwork. We are excited to partner with Gogoro as its partner of growth as our tech EV ecosystem becomes complete with their amazing battery swapping and EV offerings for the Indian market. This funding round bolsters our confidence, team and technology efforts to expand at scale across many cities of India and then the world. Also, this is good for the entire EV industry where large pools of global capital have now started pouring in. We at Zypp look to deploy 200,000 vehicles with plans afoot to be the largest EV services company in the world to reach our Mission Zero Emission.”
The company says its Mission Zero Emission aims to transform the last-mile delivery area by enabling major e-commerce, food, grocery delivery, and ride-sharing giants to go electric. In five years of its inception, Zypp says it has become the go-to and the largest partner for enabling EV-as-a-Service for the last-mile segment.
Currently, over 10,000 Zypp-affiliated gig workers are enrolled in the platform and has already completed 15 million deliveries on EVs for its large pool of top e-commerce partners while saving around 33 million KG C02. BigBasket, Zepto, Flipkart, Myntra, Zomato, Swiggy, Blinkit, Dunzo, Uber, Rapido, Jio Mart, PharmEasy, 1MG, Delhivery, Bluedart and many more, are a few key partners of Zypp.
Horace Luke, Founder & CEO, Gogoro said, “Zypp Electric has taken a key leadership position in the sustainable transformation of India’s fleet and last-mile delivery industry but the opportunity is immense and with this new funding it will be able to expand its capabilities and market impact. As a technology innovator and global leader in battery swapping, Gogoro is committed to advancing urban sustainable energy and transportation and supporting like-minded companies like Zypp Electric.”
Sandeep Mahajan, Managing Director, Goodyear India said, “Sustainable and efficient last-mile deliveries are key to address consumer demand across multiple verticals like prepared food, groceries and packages. Our Goodyear Ventures team is focused on investing in companies with a passion to advance mobility in a sustainable way and was impressed by the commitment of the Zypp team towards making this happen in India.”
Goodyear Ventures is a business unit within The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, focused on fuelling the future of mobility by supporting and investing in seed-to-growth-stage startups in emerging mobility technology.


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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
What's Happenin': Jessica and Ashlee Simpson Appearance @ The Bay
Celebrity sisters Jessica and Ashlee Simpson will be making an appearance at The Bay in the next few weeks. Click after the jump to get the deets!
Boy, I'm quite impressed with The Bay! The department store has been non-stop when it comes to special designer and celebrity appearances. I wonder who will be coming next?!
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's appearance won't be a surprise as the pair will most likely be promoting the Jessica Simpson clothing line, which The Bay carries. Recently, the sisters have collaborated together to create a tween collection for the Jessica Simpson clothing label. It's really quite interesting to see how Jessica Simpson turned from pop star to a billion dollar clothing designer!
Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's appearance at The Bay will take place on December 3, 2011.
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Distilling the Meaning of "Handmade": Alcohol Companies Suffer Legal Headaches
Seller Beware: Consumer Protection Insights for Industry
In the last several months, multiple suits have been filed against alcohol companies challenging claims that their liquors are &"handmade" or locally-produced. These suits may foreshadow additional scrutiny into the industry's advertising practices.
- Maker's Mark. On Friday, December 5, a lawsuit was filed in California federal court, accusing Maker's Mark Distillery, Inc. of false advertising. The suit accused Maker's Mark of advertising its whiskey as "handmade" when it is actually produced by machines. The plaintiffs claim that they paid more for Maker's Mark whiskey because they believed that it was handmade and, therefore, higher quality. The plaintiffs requested damages for negligent and intentional misrepresentation and violations of California's broad False Advertising Law and Unfair Competition Law. As of writing this post, Maker's Mark has not issued a statement about the lawsuit.
- Tito's Handmade Vodka. Similarly, in the fall of 2014, a series of lawsuits were filed against Tito's Handmade Vodka and its parent company, Fifth Generation Inc. Plaintiffs alleged that Tito's marketed its vodka as small batch, "handmade," and "crafted in an Old Fashioned Pot Still." Plaintiffs argue that this labeling and marketing is misleading, however, because the vodka is largely "mass produced" by machine. The first suit was filed in California state court in September -- by mid-October, three additional suits had been filed alleging violations of federal and state consumer protection and alcohol labeling laws in Florida, Texas, Illinois, and New Jersey. In a written statement, Tito's founder, Tito Beveridge, called plaintiffs' allegations misguided and emphasized that the product's labels had been approved by federal officials.
- Templeton Rye. Claims of being "handmade" are not the only recent challenges that have been brought against liquor companies. In September, a suit was filed against whiskey maker Templeton Rye, alleging fraud, unjust enrichment, and violations of Iowa and Illinois consumer protection statutes. Plaintiffs claimed that they paid more for the rye because Templeton advertised it as locally made in Iowa, distilled in small batches, and based on a local Prohibition-era recipe. According to the plaintiffs, however, Templeton Rye buys rye whiskey that is distilled and aged in Indiana and transports it to Iowa, where the rye is blended with other whiskeys and ingredients. Plaintiffs also argue that Templeton Rye is not produced according to a decades-old recipe. In October, the Iowa State Attorney General's Office evaluated the lawsuit and determined that the claims were not frivolous, a threshold requirement of Iowa's consumer protection laws. Speaking to an industry publication, the co-found of Templeton Rye defended the product, calling the whiskey "very unique."
The next step in these cases is class certification, likely to be a challenge for the plaintiffs as we discussed in the recent Skinnygirl Margarita case (another advertising-related lawsuit brought against an alcohol company). In that case, the judge denied class certification and observed that it would be difficult to determine who actually purchased the product, as purchasers do not typically keep their receipts. The Skinnygirl Margarita plaintiffs have filed a renewed motion for class certification, but will still need to provide a method to determine the impacted consumers.
The plaintiffs in the whiskey and vodka cases are likely to face similar challenges with class certification. However, even if class certification in these cases is an uphill battle, defending a lawsuit is still costly. As the Tito's Vodka case demonstrates, a suit in one jurisdiction can frequently encourage "copy-cat" suits in other states. Plaintiffs and consumers are likely to continue taking "shots" at liquor companies -- manufacturers and advertisers should take care to review their advertisements and labeling to minimize the risk of suit, particularly if the alcohol is being branded as "handmade," "small batch" or "locally distilled."
© Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 2014 All Rights Reserved. This blog post is intended to be a general summary of the law and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with counsel to determine applicable legal requirements in a specific fact situation.


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Along with using tariffs to wage trade wars, U.S. President Donald Trump has long been obsessed by the idea that foreign countries are cheating the United States by keeping their currencies artificially low. Now he has managed to unite those twin obsessions into a potentially dangerous new rule that could spark more trade tensions and potentially further roil relations with China, Japan, and the European Union.
This week, the U.S. Commerce Department finalized a new rule that will allow Washington to levy tariffs on countries that it believes are undervaluing their currency, which theoretically makes their exports cheaper and gives them an edge in competition with American-made goods. U.S. countervailing duties, normally reserved for use against certain imports that are proved to be dumped at below-market prices, could now be slapped on imports from any country that the Commerce Department decides has cheap money.
“This Currency Rule is an important step in ensuring that unfair trade practices are properly remedied,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement.
Ironically, however, the new currency rule is just the latest effort by the Trump administration to remedy the negative fallout of its own trade policies. The overall economic picture remains good—with a better-than-expected jobs report Friday, even though Trump’s much-touted economy has created fewer jobs per month than the Obama administration.
But sectors exposed to the trade wars, such as agriculture and manufacturing, are shedding jobs and racking up bankruptcies. For farmers who lost their biggest export market thanks to the trade war with China, Trump has offered tens of billions of dollars in bailouts—but despite Chinese promises of big agricultural purchases, those export markets have yet to return.
And just last month, the administration suddenly expanded tariffs on imported steel to include products made with steel because pricier imports of raw steel make goods using that steel more expensive (and thus less competitive) for U.S. manufacturers to churn out. New research suggests that the steel and aluminum tariffs may have cost the manufacturing sector as a whole 75,000 jobs; those new “cascading tariffs” are an implicit recognition that the steel tariffs, just as expected, caused plenty of pain but did almost no good for U.S. businesses.
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Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has officially confirmed that the soon-to-be introduced Xiaomi Mi 11 will not come with a charger. Apple’s decision to remove the charger from the box is being adopted by other manufacturers.
It was said that after Apple, Samsung would remove the charger from the box of its next flagship phone. It has now been officially confirmed that another giant manufacturer will join this list.
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced that the Mi 11, which will be introduced next week, will not have a charger in the box, the smartphone will only come with a USB Type-C cable.
Here is the slim Xiaomi Mi 11 box
The experienced manager also shared the image of the Xiaomi Mi 11 box. Since there is no charger in the box, the thickness has decreased significantly. We can even say that it is as thin as the iPhone 12 box.
Lei Jun stated that they are aware that this decision may not be understood by consumers, or even criticized. He also asked if there was a good solution for “protecting the environment”.
“Xiaomi’s approach will be different from Apple”
Ice Universe, one of the reliable sources of information in the mobile industry, said that consumers should not panic because Xiaomi’s approach to this issue will be different from Apple.
It is not known what approach the Chinese company will take with regard to the charger. He may be planning to offer an optional standard charger and a more powerful power adapter for a fee. In any case, we will learn all the details on December 28th, just two days later.
Yes, Xiaomi cancelled the charger in the box. But Xiaomi and Apple treat consumers in completely different ways. I will keep it secret first, and wait for the Xiaomi conference to let the CEO tell us. pic.twitter.com/zQfrZcqsVu
— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 26, 2020


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With the Swedish investment companies Zenith Group and Edastra at the helm, Acuminor is now raising just over SEK 19 million. The investment enables Acuminor to focus on further development and recruitment of new employees and growth into new markets.
Acuminor is a Swedish technology company that, with the help of machine learning and its own intelligence analysts, has created the world’s largest database of money laundering and terrorist financing threats and risks. Through its unique SaaS platforms, Acuminor enables authorities and companies to understand and address their financial crime risks.
The company was founded in mid 2018 and the first product was launched in 2020.
Today, Acuminor is used by more than 750 companies in 13 different countries, including major international banks, gaming companies, law enforcement, real estate agents and payment service companies.
“Edastra invests in differentiated entrepreneurial companies that solve the great challenges of our time. Money laundering is, unfortunately, a gigantic and growing challenge for society. The investment in Acuminor will be used to scale up the business and make it more difficult to commit crimes in the payment system.“
Christian Hellman, CEO Edastra AB
“With impressive growth, Acuminor has in a short time proven the value of its product that revolutionises the management of risk analysis, a problem that is growing in both cost and complexity. The company is now in a position to scale internationally, and I look forward to using this investment and the awesome team to take the company to the next level.”
Caroline Nylund, Partner at Zenith
“We are now leaving the launch pad and are on our way up through the atmosphere. It is a fantastic privilege to have such experienced investors on our journey.”
Martin Nordh, CEO Acuminor
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The City of Sturgeon Bay is receiving a $250,000 state grant to help redevelop the former Younkers department store space located in downtown Sturgeon Bay. The property is the largest retail building in the downtown.
The Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. will support the renovation of the long-vacant building into a new retail center that will include an accessories and home furnishings store and additional retail space. The project is expected to be completed by October of this year.
“This project provides multiple benefits to Sturgeon Bay,” said Mayor David Ward. “Not only does it fill the huge hole caused by the loss of Younkers, it allows a locally owned business to expand and, importantly, the project will include public restrooms through a partnership with the city.”
Todd Trimberger and Kelton Reitz are the sole members of the newly registered SBLifeIsGood LLC. They acquired the property to renovate for its future use.
Trimberger is the owner of Bliss, an accessories and home furnishings store on Jefferson Street in Sturgeon Bay that has been operating for about 19 years. Along with owning various retail businesses over the last 30 years, Trimberger was also the Main Street director and executive director of the Sturgeon Bay Visitor Center/Chamber of Commerce for about eight years. Reitz is an internist at the Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay.
The renovated building will have a total of 20,070 square feet of leasable space. The Bliss home furnishings store will occupy the majority of the main floor, as Trimberger wants to expand the business and relocate to the former Younkers building. There is space for additional retail businesses and related uses in the lower and upper levels and a portion of the main floor, and they are actively pursuing tenants for the space.
The building needs renovation and has had considerable deferred maintenance. In addition, it needs updates to bring it in line with modern building and accessibility codes. The project includes the removal of a now-obsolete underground tunnel and aboveground skywalk.
The city and the developer have also reached an agreement to include public restrooms in the building, as the only restrooms are located in the basement and don’t meet accessibility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act.


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Civil regime apparel was developed with the motto, “pertaining to civil life and civilization.” In 2009 Civil had the opportunity to share the idea that Civil embodies. Civil spread like wildfire and has now been worn by Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce. Civil incorporates trends into their own creations, yet still keeping it affordable. It sells in stores across the nation and worldwide.
Karen Civil has been announced to be the new face of Civil. It just so happens that her last name is also Civil, how ironic! Karen started out learning about the power of the internet and how she could get recognized. She made fan pages for celebrities and was able to market her page well. Out of all the fan pages created, hers was most popular. She now has her own website, which features new and upcoming artists in the hip- hop industry. KC has helped a lot of people become famous from talking them up on her site. She will be good news to represent Civil as the face of their company.