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It used to be easy for moguls to flaunt their power. All they had to do was renovate the chalet in St. Moritz, buy the latest Gulfstream (GD) jet, lay off 5,000 employees, or marry a much younger Asian woman. By now, though, they've used up all the easy ways to distinguish themselves from the rest of us--which may be why a growing number of America's most powerful bosses have become vegan. Steve Wynn, Mort Zuckerman, Russell Simmons, and Bill Clinton are now using tempeh to assert their superiority. As are Ford Executive Chairman of the Board Bill Ford (F), Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, venture capitalist Joi Ito, Whole Foods Market (WFMI) Chief Executive Officer John Mackey, and Mike Tyson. Yes, Mike Tyson, a man who once chewed on human ear, is now vegan. His dietary habit isn't nearly as impressive as that of Alec Baldwin, though, who has found a way to be both vegan and fat at the same time.
It shouldn't be surprising that so many CEOs are shunning meat, dairy, and eggs: It's an exclusive club. Only 1 percent of the U.S. population is vegan, partly because veganism isn't cheap: The cost comes from the value of specialty products made by speciality companies with cloying names (tofurkey, anyone?). Vegans also have to be powerful enough to even know what veganism is.
"CEOs are smart. There just hadn't been enough exposure for people to glom onto this trend," says Ingrid E. Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "The information is everywhere now. Instead of 'Better buy this blue chip,' it's 'Better eat vegan.' " When Newkirk learned Wynn had become a vegan, she didn't think the news was crazy. "Having dolphins in a small tank outside a casino is crazy," she says. "Ordering vegetables is not."


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The Golden State has boasted its reputation as a fantastic state to live in. In everything from its sultry coastlines to tourist hotspots, California has become a trailblazer in almost every lifestyle field. Now, this has taken on a more serious approach-his time, for our furry, four-legged friends.
Earlier this month, on Oct. 17, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law, known as Law AB-485, prohibiting pet stores from selling pets originating from puppy mills. California has become the first state to fully enact this law. The law includes primarily dogs, cats and rabbits. Law AB-485 is a huge milestone victory in the eternal fight against animal cruelty.
Although there is no dictionary definition for the term, a "puppy mill" usually refers to an unregulated breeding facility, where domesticated animals, such as dogs and cats, are bred and sold to pet store distributors, at the expense of the animal's well being. In addition to avoiding jurisdiction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, puppy mills are often characterized as hazardous, unhygienic, and cruel.
Thousands of puppy mills exist in the United States, often in rugged, woody areas where few people live. Also known as "backyard breeding," puppy mills are one of the biggest offenders of animal cruelty in the United States.
According to the ASPCA, almost 7 million pets enter the United States and are dropped off in shelters, with a staggering 1/4 of that number being subjected to euthanasia, due to shelter crowding, behavioral issues and illness. The most common shelter animals are dogs, many of whom were abandoned, surrendered or abused.
Most victims are dogs, often female dogs which are forced to continuously breed to maximize profits and produce as many offspring as possible. Not only does this damage the mother's reproductive system over repeated use without rest, the mothers have little to no interaction with their offspring, leaving the mother's heart empty and broken.
Law AB-485 will be a major obstacle to those who conduct such awful business, as animal trafficking is a huge problem nowadays. Animals are used for profit, tools, medicine, testing, food, the list goes on and on. This piece of legislation might prove harmful to popular retailers
According to an investigation conducted by PETA, major retailers including Petsmart and Petco have been linked to exotic pet mills and suppliers who conduct inhumane business practices-stuffing animals inside cramped and rusty cages, with little to no necessities such as food and water and no medical care. Thousands of animals have died this way, left in horrible conditions.
At the end of the day, you have to think about the animals. They don't have a voice, so we need to be their voice. The fight against animal cruelty is difficult, but it's worth it.

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Siebert's receives $20K for pandemic reliefJanuary 6, 2021
By CHRISTINE STEPHENSON
JASPER — When Jim Siebert learned that his daughter, Rachel, applied to a national media company for money to help their store — Siebert's — during the pandemic, he thought it was a waste of time. Small businesses everywhere are suffering, so why would his store in Jasper be chosen?
He’d never heard of Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy or the Barstool Fund, which has raised more than $18 million to distribute to small businesses across the country. But Rachel gave it a shot, anyway.
Soon after, the Sieberts learned they’d be receiving $20,000 from the fund so the store can remain afloat throughout the remainder of the pandemic. Portnoy has said that he was once a small business owner, so he understands the struggle.
Jim said he hasn’t taken a paycheck for six months so the store can survive, which the donation will help.
“It’s been a good thing for us,” he said. “This whole lockdown has been a disaster for the average small business.”
But more importantly, the money will allow the Sieberts to carry on the store’s family legacy.
“I’m going to start crying, Dave,” Jim told Portnoy over FaceTime last week. “It’s important for us to pass this on to the fourth generation.”
Leadership has changed over the decades, but the store has always been run by a Siebert. Jim and his wife, Jane, both work at least 40 hours a week at the store but are getting to the age where they deserve to slow down a bit, Jim said. Their daughter, Rachel, will own the business after they retire, becoming the fourth generation and first female to do so.
Siebert’s has been a cornerstone of the Jasper community since Jim’s grandfather started the business nearly 100 years ago. It’s provided wardrobes for proms, weddings, Christmas gifts and other special occasions, and the Sieberts themselves have been especially celebrated in the business community.
Jim’s brother John, as well as their late father, Bob, are past recipients of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce’s President’s Community Excellence Award. The award is given to those who go above and beyond in giving their time and energy to the community.
Since Siebert's was selected by the Barstool Fund, the store has gotten calls from about a dozen other states across the country from people wanting to support the business and buy online. Jim said the store has never experienced anything like it before.
“This thing is not just funded by Jasper, Indiana, folks but also people all over the world who realize the importance of small business,” he said. “It makes us feel like we’re not just wanted but needed.”
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Despite consumers saying they don't want it and several large grocery store chains saying they won't carry it, the Food and Drug Administration approved GMO salmon for consumption last fall. Now a coalition of plaintiffs, represented by the groups Earthjustice and the Center for Food Safety, have filed a lawsuit challenging the FDA's approval of the genetically modified fish.
The coalition includes Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, Institute for Fisheries Resources, Golden Gate Salmon Association, Kennebec Reborn, Friends of Merrymeeting Bay, Ecology Action Centre, Food & Water Watch, Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Earth, Cascadia Wildlands and the Center for Food Safety.
The plaintiffs have several complaints, saying the FDA failed to take many things into consideration before its approval, according to a news release from Food & Water Watch. The FDA, the lawsuit says, failed to analyze and prevent the risks to wild salmon, the environment and fishing communities. It also failed to consider the risk that this salmon could escape and threaten the natural salmon population.
“FDA’s decision is as unlawful as it is irresponsible,” said George Kimbrell, senior attorney for Center for Food Safety and co-counsel for the plaintiffs. “This case is about protecting our fisheries and ocean ecosystems from the foreseeable harms of the first-ever GE fish, harms FDA refused to even consider, let alone prevent. But it’s also about the future of our food: FDA should not, and cannot, responsibly regulate this GE animal, nor any future GE animals, by treating them as drugs under a 1938 law.”
The 1938 law referenced is the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. It was meant to ensure the safety of drugs administered to livestock for diseases. Genetically engineered salmon are not natural salmon that are being administered drugs. They are "entirely new GE animals," animals that can pass their genes on to the next generation. If they mate with non-GMO salmon, the entire salmon population could become tainted by transgenic contamination.
It should be noted that while the FDA approved GMO salmon for consumption, it won't be available any time soon. Last year, language was added to the omnibus bill that prohibited the FDA from introducing any food that contains genetically engineered salmon until the agency publishes its final labeling guidelines. Those guidelines could take a long time to be written and approved, so for now, consumers don't need to be concerned about unknowingly eating genetically modified salmon. If this lawsuit is successful, they may never need to worry about it.


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In a nod to the gaming industry's future, The Game Awards 2023 Future Class introduces a roster of exceptional individuals, showcasing the diverse and innovative talent emerging from Canada. Representing "the bright, bold, and inclusive future of video games," this year's Future Class includes remarkable Canadians who have left an indelible mark on the global games landscape.
Among the standout talents is Abhi, a game designer hailing from Toronto. He made waves in the gaming world with the release of his debut game, "Venba," this year, earning acclaim for its innovative mechanics and intimate storytelling. Abhi's vision extends beyond personal success, as he aspires to witness a global array of games, each offering unique perspectives worldwide.
Atiya Nova, a User Researcher at Ubisoft Toronto, adds her distinctive voice to the Future Class. Credited with titles such as FC6, M+R: Sparks of Hope, and AC Mirage, Atiya's impact extends beyond the workplace. She contributed to the gaming landscape and released "You're Not Family," a game exploring familial conflicts. Atiya actively engages in philanthropy through "Extra Life," supporting children's hospitals and embodying a commitment to positive change.
Nuha Alkadi, a narrative designer from Toronto working at Respawn, brings her passion for storytelling to the Future Class. With contributions to Star Wars FPS, Jedi: Survivor, Far Cry 6, and more, Nuha promotes Arab and Muslim representation in the gaming world. She hopes for more opportunities to showcase these communities positively within the medium.
These Canadians selected for The Game Awards 2023 Future Class exemplify the rich tapestry of talent woven within the country's gaming landscape. As they continue to push boundaries, tell unique stories, and advocate for diversity and inclusion, their presence in the Future Class highlights their individual achievements. It underscores Canada's role in shaping the global future of video games.
In an industry that thrives on innovation and fresh perspectives, Abhi, Atiya Nova, and Nuha Alkadi represent the essence of the Future Class, embodying the values of creativity, inclusivity, and positive impact that will undoubtedly shape the gaming landscape for years to come. As we celebrate these outstanding Canadians, we eagerly anticipate the continued contributions of the entire Future Class in redefining the boundaries of what video games can achieve.


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Indonesian tissue producer PT. Suparma has signed for a new Metso-supplied tissue line that targets cost-efficient high-quality tissue production.
It will be installed at the company’s mill in Surabaya and start-up is scheduled for 2014. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
The new line will have a width of 2.75m and an operating speed of 1,600m/min.
It will add another 25,000 tonnes per year of bathroom tissue, towel grades and diaper tissue to the company’s existing production for the Indonesian market.
Raw material for the new production line will be virgin fibre and recycled fibre.
Lanny Bernadette, director at PT. Suparma, said: “Since 2007 we have used 96% of our existing tissue machine capacity and this has forced us to install a new machine in order to develop our market.
“We decided to place an order with Metso because quality is essential for us and we believe that Metso have an advanced technology that will certainly produce a high-quality tissue product.”
Delivery will comprise a complete high-speed tissue production line featuring an Advantage DCT 100 tissue machine equipped with an OptiFlo headbox, a Metso cast iron Yankee cylinder and an Advantage AirCap Yankee hood.
Metso will also supply a part of the stock preparation equipment.
The delivery will include basic engineering for the new tissue machine and services for installation and start-up of the machine.
PT. Suparma was founded as a paper and board producer in 1976. The company established its first tissue machine in 2007.
It supplies high-quality board, laminated wrapping kraft and tissue paper to the Indonesian market as well as the Asian, Australian and African market.
It employs 1,800 people and produces a total of 190,000 tonnes of paper per year.


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Listen to Owen Pattinson owner of Owen’s Cycles speaking to Shine Radio Presenter, Alistair Crawford about the £500 Voucher Rightbike’s & Owen’s Cycles are giving away in February 2023 towards the cost of a Bike from its Shop on Stoners Hill Petersfield just by liking and tagging a friend on their Facebook Page. (terms and conditions apply see website)
The £500 bike giveaway will run throughout the month and close for entries on Friday 24th February 2023. Entering Rightbike’s competition is easy! All you have to do is like their company Facebook page (@rightbikeuk) and tag a friend in the comments of the competition post, which you’ll find pinned to their page.
The prize draw and announcement will be made on Tuesday 28th February via their Facebook page, and the winner will be invited to pop in-store to get properly measured, and choose their new bike. Entry conditions and terms and conditions for Owen’s competition can be found online:


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The iPhone is one of the hottest items on the market and with the new 2.0 firmware it will expand the possibilities even further allowing users to install 3rd party applications. So will this welcome spyware onto the iPhone creating more issues than Apple or the iPhone consumers bargained for?
We can only wait and hope for the true answer to whether or not the iPhone will be bombarded with spyware or even viruses. Many experts will say it is inevitable that the iPhone will have vulnerabilities as it has in the past with older versions of its firmware.
If iPhone 2.0 makes the iPhone more susceptible to attacks don't you think Apple will promptly address the issue?
Yes and no. In the past with iPhone "issues" or discovered vulnerabilities, the issues were not fully addressed. It may have been where Apple did not see it fit to open up a bigger can of worms by patching the iPhone firmware because of one instance where a vulnerability was discovered on the iPhone.
Ever since the release of the SDK (Software Development Kit) for the iPhone, developers have been racing to put their software out on the market in time for the iPhone 2.0 release. Each piece of software that was developed for the iPhone 2.0 was put through the test by Apple to assure its compatibility and safety. This does not mean every software application that iPhone users download starting July 11, 2008 will be 100% safe and free from spyware. We can only sit back and wait as users download the new iPhone 2.0 firmware and new applications for the iPhone before we will know if spyware is a serious threat to the iPhone and the new iPhone 3G.
Do you think the new iPhone applications will all be free from spyware or malware or do you think hackers will "find a way"?


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Like most authors, B.J. Novak is using the days ahead of his upcoming book release to tease out clips for hungry readers to consume. Unlike most authors, Novak is using Instagram as his platform. The comedian known for his role on The Office where he was a writer, producer, and cast member, unleashed the first exclusive clip from his upcoming book on Instagram Friday. The book, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories, comes out Feb.
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The commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corporation will attempt to launch a milestone cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station today (Jan. 9), after a one-day delay due to a huge solar flare. An Orbital-built Antares rocket is counting down to launch the company's robotic Cygnus cargo ship toward the station from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va., at 1:07 p.m.
A dazzling rocket launch that hurled a record 29 satellites into orbit from Virginia's eastern shore Tuesday night was also visible to potentially millions of observers on the U.S. East Coast, thrilling skywatchers who photographed the amazing space shot. The Orbital Sciences-built Minotaur 1 rocket launched a cornucopia of satellites into orbit Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. EST from a pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va.
Today is PlayStation 4 launch day in the U.S., and Sony is celebrating by releasing a special video featuring gameplay footage from many current and upcoming games for the console. Besides footage (both CGI and gameplay) from games such as Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Need for Speed: Rivals, FIFA 14 and Killzone: Shadow Fall the video also gives you an exploded view of the console's innards.
NASA will launch its newest solar observatory tonight, kicking off a two-year mission to study how energy moves around the active sun. A rocket carrying the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph satellite, or IRIS, is scheduled to take off from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:27 p.m. EDT tonight underneath a carrier aircraft. The plane will release its payload high above the Pacific Ocean one hour later, at which point the rocket will kick on and blast IRIS into orbit.
In Mashable's new video series Behind the Launch, we're taking cameras behind the scenes at Vungle, an in-app video advertising startup. Today, we see Vungle officially launch. While one might expect this to be an occasion full of champagne and cheers, the Vungle team takes it in stride -- they hit the gong and get right back to work. After all, they have a business to run.
Elon Musk and his private space company SpaceX just can't catch a break. After a week-long delay of the scheduled launch of the Falcon rocket, carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft, a new date was set: May 7. Now, SpaceX says that date is "unlikely," without specifying a new date for the launch. The reason for the delay is the same as the first time around. "SpaceX is continuing to work through the software assurance process with NASA," spokeswoman Kirstin Grantham said in a statement.
NASA launched five rockets, each 80 seconds apart, into the skies over Virginia early on Tuesday. The rockets were on a mission to study the upper jetstream and released chemical tracers into the atmosphere to track how clouds move. The resulting clouds soon dissipated but were visible to the sleepless onlookers -- and their cameras -- for a while. More than a few Flickr users in the area were up late last night and captured the unusual patterns in the sky on an otherwise cloud-free night.
On Saturday, Nov. 26 at 10:02 a.m. EST, NASA will send the biggest rover it has ever built, Curiosity, to Mars. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, carrying NASA's Mars Science Laboratory - the official name for the new rover - is ready for liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Currently, there's a 70% chance of weather conditions being favorable for launch.
This morning, Apple’s latest handheld wonder -- probably the iPhone 5 -- will take the stage in the hand of newly minted Apple CEO Tim Cook at Apple’s iPhone unveiling. It’s likely to be a career moment for Cook and an important turning point for the beloved, and sometimes beleaguered, phone. UPDATE: Apple has unveiled the iPhone 4S. It will be available for pre-order on Oct. 7 and available to purchase on Oct.
Most people understand that a high percentage of startups never make it. So what if you could give yourself a leg up on the competition? Below is a list of tips that may help your startup get to the next level. These ideas are not revolutionary, and many successful startups already have these qualities. Why not ensure yours does too? 1. Hire Great Coders If you don’t have the skills to code, make sure you find someone with a solid programming background who can implement your idea.
Google quietly launched Prizes.org, a social contest website, during Fourth of July weekend. The website is operated by Slide, a social gaming company that Google acquired last year. Prizes.org allows users to create "contests" where they post questions or tasks. The user can then award a cash prize to the best answer received. Users may ask for trip-planning assistance, advice on naming a startup, best product for infants, etc.
On the same day NASA's Endeavour Shuttle blasted off for the last time, the agency also launched a new way for us to find out about its many missions. NASA's new Slideshare Network, dubbed "The NASA Universe," kicks off with a video that explains the history of the Endeavour Space Shuttle. Interviews with Endeavour's crew, a timeline of shuttle launches and other interesting NASA documents are also available.
When Stefanie Gordon boarded her plane in New York City to visit her parents in Palm Beach, the captain noted there was a chance passengers would witness the space shuttle Endeavour's last launch during the flight. But she never expected to play a role in documenting it. As the plane descended toward Palm Beach and the Endeavour's launch became visible, Gordon pulled out her iPhone and snapped a few photos and a short video.
NASA is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch, which happened on April 12, 1981 - the same date on which Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, 20 years earlier.
As part of this year's SXSWi, Mashable presents the Mashable SXSWi House, featuring private events, open houses, meet-and-greet opportunities and two nights of parties. Learn more here and register for public events on Eventbrite. Startups vie for a chance to be part of the SXSW Accelerator competition for the opportunity it brings -- 41% of the companies that have participated in the first two competitions received funding after the event.
NASA's Glory satellite ended up at the bottom of the southern Pacific Ocean early Friday morning, the victim of a failed launch that almost got the $424 million weather spacecraft into orbit. All seemed to be going as planned at the 2:10 a.m. PT launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, until the final stage of the launch, when a fairing covering the satellite was supposed to be ejected.
Greetings from rainy San Francisco, where Apple's long-anticipated launch of the iPad 2 is about to get underway at the Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Theater. We'll be bringing you the important details as they come in -- no need to scroll down pages of breathless liveblogging. If you're just interested in the hardware, go here. And check out our gallery of the event at the bottom to see all the photos you need in one place.
Fitango, a web app that helps users reach goals by providing day-by-day "Actionplans" and social support, is launching its beta site today.
The zombie-killing video game Left 4 Dead 2 launched on the Mac today. It's available for download through Steam, a computer gaming platform that aims to elevate Mac gaming from its past reputation as second-rate to Windows-based gaming. Left 4 Dead 2 was developed and published by Valve Software, a video game company famous for the Half-Life series and Portal.
The T-Mobile G2 — direct successor to the original Android smartphone — officially hits store shelves this Wednesday, but gadget fiends who live on the west coast of the United States can get their hands on one this weekend, if they're crafty. RadioShack announced a few days ago that it would start handing its customers G2s on Sunday, Oct.
We're seeing reports online indicating the mysterious Droid 2 might launch as soon as August 12. Just last week, we saw that the original Droid had been listed as an end-of-life device by Verizon, meaning that no more Droids will be shipping from Motorola and support for the device will slowly taper off. While this news was slightly sad for the Droid faithful, it also meant one very exciting fact: The Droid's next-gen replacement must be waiting in the wings.
Yesterday, NASA was supposed to launch their $445 million rocket prototype, Ares I-X, but the launch was delayed due to bad weather conditions. Today, NASA is poised for a second attempt, with the launch window being 8 a.m. to noon EDT. Just like yesterday, the weather isn't cooperating, but the launch might still happen if NASA's experts conclude that the conditions are safe enough.
I'll be in line at a 6:30 am Tweetup in Manhattan at New York City's 5th Avenue Apple store and sharing the joy, the moments and scene with my N95 on Qik.
If there's one thing Habbo's online virtual world is good at, it's making a big deal out of anything and everything. And the recent milestone of 100 million users is nothing to snuff at. In true Habbo style, they threw a big bash and gave the 100 millionth user a boatload of prizes as a thank you for helping them reach this major goal. The lucky UK user that will go down in history as the 100 millionth Habbo avatar has received a tailor-made Habbo room with some rare items, and a ton of Habbo coins.
Maria McManus is the Director of Interface Design and Community at Disney's new Family.com community. She sat down last week briefly to discuss the re-launch of the site as a social network and collected resource for parents, set to launch this summer. The service started as a simple resources site, but with the rise of niche social networks, it became clear to the team at Disney that folks wanted resources to develop community around the site.


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HANGZHOU: Alibaba's cross-border e-commerce platform, Tmall Global, increased year-on-year sales by 179% in the fourth quarter of last year as Chinese consumers look abroad for new brands, according to a new report.
Tmall Global 's Chinese-language e-commerce platform provides international brands with a direct online channel for selling to mainland Chinese consumers. As the platform's logistic infrastructure expands into the villages of rural China, international brands are able to grow sales in areas previously off the radar.
The platform is hugely popular with international brands as sellers do not need a Chinese business licence to join the platform, which also offers retailers international logistics and China marketing solutions.
A recent video campaign for Tmall's cross border offerings saw a family in rural China ordering fresh seafood from New Zealand online for their Chinese New Year celebration. Through T-Mall's global logistics network, fresh salmon and abalone from New Zealand were on plates in their tiny village within 72 hours of harvest.
A PayPal study from October 2015, revealed that more than a third (36%) of internet users in China had made a cross-border purchase in the previous 12 months. Chinese consumers also expect fast delivery and on-the-go shopping options. Tmall promises international delivery within three days, even for food and beverage goods.
Though exact sales revenue for the platform in the December was not released, the growth underlines the opportunities for international brands. A report from Business Insider also shows that China's mobile e-commerce sector is doubling year on year.
And brands are seizing the opportunity: four out of five brands that debuted on Tmall Global in 2015 had not been available in China before.
At the end of 2015, Tmall Global offered more than 5,400 international brands from 53 countries and regions.
Data sourced from Alizila, Business Insider; additional content by Warc staff


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Google: mistrusted by staff
Its a bad sign when a lawsuit begins with executives warning one another to only communicate “verbally, since I don’t want to create a paper trail over which we can be sued later.” Well, that’s a bad for defendants — but a good one for plaintiffs.
In this case, the plaintiffs are 64,000 employees from Google, Apple, Adobe and Intel, claiming three billion dollars in damages – as the biggest employers in their industry made deals on recruiting them. And the unwise executive who wrote “shh, don’t write about this” in an email, was Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google.
Since anti-trust rules could qualify in this case, the plaintiffs would qualify for triple damages on any winnings. That’s up to $9 billion, or $140,000 per class member. Or as I now think about such numbers, 80% of the market cap of Tiffany’s. I’ve been using Tiffany’s a handy yardstick for some time. Take Airbnb, its projected valuation is within 10% of Tiffany’s. So, seriously which would you value more? The company full of diamonds that is exquisitely branded, or the one that rents out other people’s flats and sofas to strangers? See how useful Tiffany’s can be?
Settling was an easy call for the ridiculously guilty appearing firms to make — resulting in a pay out in the area of $325 million. That’s about 5k per plaintiff, less legal fees. Close to the value of 1-800-Flowers.com rather than the diamond store. Why risk springing for diamonds, when sending flowers is cheaper and easier. Settlement or not, Google need to grow revenue – look whose business they’re looking to take next.
Is Google ready to grab business from its best advertisers? Yep!
Not long ago, Google revealed that it will create market place ads that sell hotel reservations inside of its Google maps search results. They’ll provide slides shows, reviews, pricing and do a lot more to close the booking on their own pages — which cuts out the likes of Priceline, Expedia and TripAdvisor — who currently get a cut of up to 25% on the sales they make. What if Google just skipped the middlemen, and put their own buy button on their search results? Apparently, that’s the plan.
The WSJ notes “Google’s aggressiveness in hotel search is part of a broader push to provide more information on Google’s own pages, beyond links to other sites. That is particularly important as more users search on smartphones, with their smaller screens and limited bandwidth. The hotel strategy is similar to Google’s “product listing ads” for online shoppers that include prices and images.“
What makes this a guts move is that this year Priceline will spend over $1.5 billion with Google advertising and Expedia could spend another $1 billion, mainly to attract hotel bookings, says RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Mahaney. These two alone are estimated to account for nearly 5% of Google’s ad revenue.
That’s not a call an organization makes easily. Can you imagine writing that business case, in which you’d imagine levels of traffic, conversion rates and marginal return? It would sure help if your firm had analytics code running on those firm’s pages, so you could model conversation rates. You could even test ad units efficiency before making such an announcement to “smoke test” that this plan would work.
Of course, Google says they don’t use their client’s analytics to inform their business planning. After all, that would be evil and it would almost certainly trigger anti-trust concerns.
Honestly, I really enjoy many of Google’s fine products. And I certainly revere them over complete industries that seem out to screw their clients with obfuscated pricing, ill-considered products and intransigence to innovate. The problem isn’t that Google is evil, that problem is that it is big and able to influence lives and their conduct on a huge scale.
It would be interesting to graft in some of the modest and social conscience of Ikea’s corporate culture, which takes root from its incorporation as profit generating foundation. Evil or not, Google is fearsome. Its staff, Priceline, Expedia and TripAdvisor know this. Sure they still work with Google. That’s the point — we’re most vulnerable to those we depend on and perhaps already trust too much.


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Autocorrect can be a beautiful thing. It can also be a pain in the arse. Either way, there's apparently a "kill list" that Apple's built-in iOS autocorrect function simply ignores, according to a Daily Beast report.
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After promising for ages, then delaying it and killing it off on other phones like the One S, HTC’s finally come through with an Android 4.2.2 update for the much-loved HTC One. What a cracking point update it is too, because HTC’s finally fixed one of the One’s biggest gripes.
This time, just a year ago, very few people knew the terms “skeuomorphism” and “flat design". We complained about the kind of leathery design of some apps on iOS and OS X, but in general, the UI of Apple’s mobile operating system was just fine. Then, in just a few weeks, everything changed — and suddenly flat design was the new style everybody was talking about.
Since its inception, the iPad has been the gold standard for tablets. Nothing else has come close, really. A lot of credit goes to iOS, which has ceded plenty of ground to Android on phones but remains easily the friendliest tablet software. So changing up iOS 7 means changing up the very best tablet OS there is. Here's how that's working out so far.


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Table of contents
- A Redemption Story
- Exactly how It Works
- ROI of Bitcoin or Burrito
- Which would you choose: $100,000 in burritos or $100,000 in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)?
- What Else Occurred: Chipotle specified his promotion was the initial produced by a restaurant chain that consisted of cryptocurrency as a reward.
- CMG Stock Price
- Desire a totally free meal this week? What regarding some free cryptocurrency to opt for it?
- About Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Chipotle is giving away cost-free burritos and $100K in prizes on National Burrito Day. Apart from burritos, the chain is also giving away $100,000 in bitcoin … yes, bitcoin.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) on March 30 revealed it will hand out $100,000 in totally free burritos as well as $100,000 in Bitcoin to celebrate National Burrito Day on April 1. This celebration makes Chipotle the initial U.S. restaurant brand to supply a cryptocurrency giveaway to consumers.
A Redemption Story
On National Burrito Day, Chipotle and also Stefan Thomas, the Founder as well as CEO of Coil, will certainly release a new interactive video game called “Burritos or Bitcoin.” In a playful ode to Thomas’s experience shedding the login to his disk drive that kept $387 million in Bitcoin, Chipotle is motivating fans to carry out a mock “chiptocurrency” rescue objective as well as crack the code on its digital purse.
Exactly how It Works
Each player will have ten (10) tries to presume a valid six-digit code for a possibility to win a cost-free burrito or as much as $25,000 in Bitcoin. If players are not successful in their 10 attempts as well as withstand the very same fate as Thomas, they may marvel as well as pleased with a special offer from Chipotle.
Burritos or Bitcoin Chipotle – The contest formally goes live on April 1 at 9:00 am PT and ends at 6:00 pm PT that same day. Followers can play “Burritos or Bitcoin” by going to: burritosorbitcoin.com.
ROI of Bitcoin or Burrito
Here is the full failure for treasuring:
- 10,000 followers will certainly win one (1) free burrito
- 50 fans will win $500 in Bitcoin
- 3 fans will win $25,000 in Bitcoin
” National Burrito Day is a significant moment for Chipotle as our followers commonly group to our restaurants and electronic platforms to purchase their faves,” stated Chris Brandt, Chief Marketing Police Officer. “We’re always trying to find one-of-a-kind ways to boost the celebration, as well as this year, we’re providing followers the chance to acquire 2 very important possessions: Burritos or Bitcoin.”
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S./ D.C., 18 years old or older. Starts 4/1/21 at 9:00 AM PT as well as finishes at 6:00 PM PT. For official guidelines, additional eligibility limitations, prize descriptions/restrictions/ARVs, odds and also total information, browse through burritosorbitcoin.com. Bitcoin Reward USD exchange rate will be determined since 4/1/21 at around 9:00 am PT (the “Cut Off Time”). Bitcoin rewards will certainly be granted based upon the USD currency exchange rate since the Cut Off Time. The real exchange rate at the time of reward award might vary from the Cut Off Time; no distinction in value will be paid to victors. Enroller: CMG Technique Co., LLC
Which would you choose: $100,000 in burritos or $100,000 in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)?
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.( NYSE: CMG) is making this unlikely option available in its National Burrito Day competition arranged for April 1.
What Happened: On National Burrito Day, Chipotle is teaming with Stefan Thomas, creator as well as CEO of Coil, on a brand-new interactive game called “Burritos or Bitcoin” that motivates followers to perform a “chiptocurrency” rescue objective to crack the code of an electronic purse. Each player will have 10 chances to presume a legitimate six-digit code for a chance to win a totally free burrito or approximately $25,000 in bitcoin. Unsuccessful players are eligible of what Chipotle inexplicably described only as a “special deal.”
According to the firm, 10,000 fans will certainly win one free burrito, 50 fans will certainly win $500 in Bitcoin as well as 3 followers will certainly win $25,000 in bitcoin. As for Thomas’ participation, cryptocurrency financiers will recall his tale from previously this year when he admitted failing to remember the password to the $387 million in bitcoin locked in his digital pocketbook. (He still hasn’t found out the password.).
The 10 possibilities in the Chipotle game are influenced by Thomas’ dilemma of having a disk drive that gave him 10 chances to access his digital purse before its materials were wiped tidy.
The competition goes reside on April 1 at 12 p.m. EDT and ends at 9 p.m. EDT the very same day. A player can take part through the burritosorbitcoin.com web site and also no item purchase is required.
What Else Occurred: Chipotle specified his promotion was the initial produced by a restaurant chain that consisted of cryptocurrency as a reward.
Chipotle has actually been increasing its media profile with new endeavors consisting of a financial investment in the $500 million Collection C funding round for Nuro, a self-governing delivery solution, the opening of its very first Canadian restaurant given that 2018 and also its initial Super Bowl tv commercial.
The business is additionally increasing its “Chipotlanes” drive-thru solution alternatives and is checking the expediency of broadening digital-only restaurants. The business opened its very first Chipotle Digital Kitchen area concentrating only on pick-up and also shipment last November near the U.S. Military Academy at West Factor, New York City.
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Shares of Chipotle are increasing since this marketing action of Burrito or Bitcoin. Today the CMG Price is 1835.12 USD.
Desire a totally free meal this week? What regarding some free cryptocurrency to opt for it?
Chipotle followers will get the chance to try their luck as well as win either a free burrito or totally free bitcoin on April 1, or else known as National Burrito Day. (And also no, it’s not an April Fools’ joke– we really hope.) On Tuesday, the chain introduced the new promo called “Burritos or Bitcoin” that will stand for someday only.
In a news release, Chipotle discussed that interested people can go to BurritosorBitcoin.com on Thursday to play a ready a “opportunity to win a free burrito or as much as $25,000 in Bitcoin.” Ten thousand individuals will win one free burrito, while 50 players will certainly rack up $500 in Bitcoin and 3 really lucky champions will be awarded $25,000 in Bitcoin.
Chris Brandt, Chipotle’s chief advertising officer, claimed in a declaration, “National Burrito Day is a significant minute for Chipotle as our fans generally flock to our restaurants and also digital platforms to get their favorites. We’re always looking for distinct means to improve the event, and this year, we’re offering fans the possibility to get two highly valuable assets: Burritos or Bitcoin.”.
The California-based restaurant brand name is partnering with designer and also Coil Chief Executive Officer Stefan Thomas to release the interactive game, which is based upon Thomas’ individual experience shedding the password to a hard disk drive that contained $387 million in Bitcoin.
In Chipotle’s video game, players will certainly obtain 10 possibilities to try to crack the code on the restaurant’s digital wallet in a “chiptocurrency rescue objective.” But even if players aren’t effective, “they may be surprised and also thrilled with a special offer from Chipotle,” according to the company’s release.
Chipotle declares it’s “the first U.S. restaurant brand to provide a cryptocurrency giveaway to consumers” with its “Burritos or Bitcoin” promotion as well as it’s absolutely an interesting way to celebrate the food holiday.
Yet it’s not the very first time the fast-casual chain has actually supplied free food or money. In 2019, basketball followers got the chance to win as much as $1 million in free burritos as well as tacos. The year prior to, Chipotle introduced a competition totally free burritos for a year that was tied to the popular video game Fortnite.
About Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a much better world by offering sensibly sourced, classically-cooked, genuine food with wholesome ingredients without fabricated shades, flavors or preservatives. Chipotle had over 2,750 restaurants as of December 31, 2020, in the United States, Canada, the UK, France and Germany as well as is the only restaurant company of its dimension that has and also operates all its restaurants. With virtually 88,000 staff members enthusiastic concerning giving a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader as well as innovator in the food market. Chipotle is committed to making its food extra accessible to everybody while remaining to be a brand name with a shown function as it leads the way in digital, technology and also sustainable service methods. Steve Ells, owner, very first opened Chipotle with a solitary restaurant in Denver, Colorado in 1993. For more information or to put an order online, see WWW.CHIPOTLE.COM.


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Maire Griffin, LivingSocial's first PR staffer, leaving
Maire Griffin, a top communications staffer at LivingSocial Inc., will depart the daily deals company this week, a spokesman confirmed.
Griffin joined LivingSocial in November 2010 as its first in-house public relations director and frequently acted as the public voice of the D.C.-based coupon giant, especially on consumer issues. Her last day will be Friday, according spokesman Andrew Weinstein. “We are looking for a replacement but have not named one yet,” he wrote by e-mail.
Griffin declined comment, though a source with knowledge of the matter, said she resigned to take a position in New York with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., which operates Westin, Sheraton and other hotel brands.
Her departure comes amid broader struggles for LivingSocial, which laid off roughly 400 workers late last month, all but a few dozen of them in the U.S. Of that number, 160 were based in D.C., prompting the company to shed office space at three of its six District locations. Customers service made up the bulk of the local job losses as LivingSocial shifts those positions to a call center in Tucson, Ariz. Sales saw the greatest reductions nationally.
Griffin oversaw consumer communications, according to Weinstein. Her LinkedIn bio lists her responsibilities as managing “brand, corporate and executive communications” as well PR strategy on acquisitions, new initiatives and fundings - including LivingSocial’s $183 million raise led by Amazon.com in 2010 and its $400 million raise last year from T. Rowe Price, Institutional Venture Partners and others.
She is the latest high-level employee to depart the world's No. 2 deals provider. Co-founder Eddie Frederick left LivingSocial in March. Dickson Chu, who was hired the stand up the company’s merchant-facing division, was let go in July, along with Vice President of Business Development Holly Tennant and Vice President of Corporate Marketing Camille Watson. International business head Eric Eichmann stepped down in November, at the same time LivingSocial carried out the layoffs.
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According to a media source last week, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi will launch the Redmi Note 11 in Europe for €250. Even though Redmi hasn’t confirmed the report, the company took to social media to promote an event on January 26th, which will mark the Note 11 series’ European premiere.
Xiaomi didn’t identify the area in its posts, but the Note 11 series is already available in numerous territories, including China and India, so we know it’s Europe.
Xiaomi also doesn’t indicate how many smartphones it’ll introduce to Europe next Wednesday, but based on the company’s social media posts, it’s safe to assume we’ll see at least two.
The Redmi Note 11 4G, which was unveiled in November in China, is likely to be the star of the show. The Helio G88 SoC powers it, but the Snapdragon 680 CPU is expected to be included in the global variant.
You’ll receive a 6.5″ 90Hz FullHD+ LCD, Android 11-based MIUI 12.5, a 50MP triple camera, an 8MP selfie camera, stereo speakers, a side-mounted fingerprint reader, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 18W charging if the rest of the specs remain unchanged.


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Thursday, 19 November 2015
#Beaujolais Nouveau Day #France
Thursday 19th November, 2015
Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France on the third Thursday in November. Every year, millions of bottles of fresh, fruity Beaujolais wine are uncorked to celebrate the new vintage.
Under French law, the wine is released at 12:01 a.m., just weeks after the grapes have been harvested. Parties are held all over the country, and even abroad, to celebrate the first wine of the new season.
Banners across France proclaim “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé!”
French villages in the region, restaurants, bars and cellars get into the spirit of things with tastings, fireworks, music and festivals. And after the tragic events in Paris recently, any fête seems especially poignant.
Where will you be celebrating tonight?
If you happen to be in the area, some places to party: http://www.loisirs-beaujolais.fr/Beaujolais-Nouveau-2015-Fetes-et


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The company is investing $50 million in the new electric bike and city expansion plans this year.
Make your trip fit your schedule, not the other way around.
Airbnb's previous plan was to stop suspected bad actors from making reservations in the D.C. area. But it's now canceling all bookings amid fears armed protestors will try to disrupt Joe Biden's inauguration.
The travel translator is finding a new niche in education and public health, getting the word out about vaccinations and medical care in multiple languages.
The company is charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Kits are available for travel starting Dec. 12 through partner LetsGetChecked, but they aren't free.
A pair of company employees took a ride in the first new form of transportation in more than a century.
The service is currently invite-only, but it offers dozens of virtual tours with local guides and hosts to let you explore the world from the comfort of your home.
The company is aiming to have the world's first zero-emission commercial aircraft in service by 2035.
The foldable two-wheeler is available now from Target for $599.99.
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The company successfully dropped and ignited its LauncherOne rocket over the Pacific Ocean, before something went wrong.
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Business at the travel website has been drying up due to the pandemic, which is forcing millions of would-be tourists to stay at home.
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“By now you’ve heard about individuals whose identities have been stolen by identity thieves . . . LifeLock protects against this ever happening to you. Guaranteed.”
“Please know that we are the first company to prevent identity theft from occurring.”
“Do you ever worry about identity theft? If so, it’s time you got to know LifeLock. We work to stop identity theft before it happens.”
Those are the promises that ubiquitous data security company LifeLock made to consumers in television and radio advertisements nationwide. However, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday afternoon LifeLock both failed to deliver on its pledges, or live up to a 2010 regulatory sanction, which barred the company from making false claims about the quality of its data protection services.
LifeLock, the FTC said, falsely claimed it protected consumers’ identity 24/7/365 by providing alerts “as soon as” it received any indication there was a problem, and charged consumers $10-a-month for the service. The company even revealed its CEO's social security number in advertising campaigns as a means to prove the quality of its data protection.
However, between October 2012 through March 2014, the FTC says LifeLock not only misled customers on their protection by equating its services with the types of protection consumers' receive from larger financial institutions. It also violated the 2010 order by failing to establish and maintain a comprehensive information security program to protect its users’ credit card, social security, and bank account numbers.
In new charges against LifeLock, the FTC is asking that the company rebate customers who were harmed by its false promises.
“It is essential that companies live up to their obligations under orders obtained by the FTC,” Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a statement. “If a company continues with practices that violate orders and harm consumers, we will act," Rich added.
Shares in LifeLock plunged over 48% to $8.22 in the wake of the FTC's release.
LifeLock said in a statement it disagreed with the FTC's claims.
“After more than 18 months of cooperation and dialogue with the FTC, it became clear to us that we could not come to a satisfactory resolution of their issues outside a court of law. We disagree with the substance of the FTC’s contentions and are prepared to take our case to court," the company said.
It noted that the FTC is not seeking any relief that would change LifeLock services and products going forward and said claims raised by the FTC are all related to past, and not to current business practices.
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Ask Jo Harlow how it feels to have one of the most difficult jobs in the mobile industry and you’re likely to get a good-natured laugh in return. As Nokia’s recently-appointed head of Smart Devices, Harlow is tasked with overseeing the Finnish giant’s transition from its homegrown Symbian platform to Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system.
Since its February announcement, the Nokia-Microsoft tie-up has been one of the most closely scrutinized partnerships in the wireless industry. The future of Nokia and, to a certain extent, of Microsoft’s mobile ambitions largely hinges on the success of the two companies’ alliance.
Harlow, who is based in the UK but travels often to the U.S. and Nokia’s Finland offices, doesn’t deny that her new post is characterized by hard work and long hours. But she says she regards Nokia’s current “cultural transition” as a “huge opportunity”. “It’s very exciting to be in this place right now,” said Harlow in an interview during a quick trip to New York. “It’s one of the most exciting jobs in the industry.”
One reason for Harlow’s optimism may be that she is running ahead of schedule. In a May 24 press event, Andy Lees, the President of Microsoft's Mobile Communication Business, said several Nokia devices were already running Mango, the latest version of Windows Phone software.
Nokia’s new Chief Executive, Stephen Elop, often jokes about the pressure he has placed on Harlow to deliver a Nokia Windows Phone before the end of the year. Harlow declined to confirm that Nokia will launch a Windows Phone device in 2011 but hinted that the deadline will be met. "I'm quite pleased with our progress," said Harlow. “Our target is absolutely still this year…and the target looks good.”
That target won’t be a single phone, either. Harlow says the first batch of Nokia Windows Phones will be a “small portfolio” of multiple devices.


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Apple iPhone 12 and 12 Pro release date, rumours, news and features
The annual refresh of the iPhone is one of the biggest events in tech: it’s the phone that many aspire to own, one that sets trends and the phone that all others are looking to better.While leaks and rumours are nothing new to the tech world, getting information about new Apple devices is fairly rare. They don’t tend to leak as comprehensively as a Samsung or Google phone – but we’re gathering up everything we hear about the new iPhone right here. We’ve also got a separate round-up for the iPhone 5G talking about when a fully 5G iPhone may or may not appear. We believe that the iPhone 12 will have 5G, but there is a chance it may be restricted to, say, the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max rather than being available on all devices.
Apple iPhone 12 release date
- September 2020
Typically Apple holds its iPhone event in the second week of September and normally on a Tuesday. The company followed the same pattern for the 2019 iPhones – announcing them on 10 September 2019.
If the company follows suit again in 2020, we’d expect 8 September 2020 to be a good bet for the launch event of the iPhone 2020.
One unknown is around the spread of coronavirus and the effect it could have on new tech launches later in the year – including the iPhone 12.
Because of travel restrictions and reduced production capacity, it’s very unclear how the current global situation will affect things. There have been a few rumours suggesting a month delay meaning a late October launch, but the truth is it’s a complete unknown at present.
What will the iPhone 2020 be called?
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
Apple iPhone 12 design
- All new design
- Squarer edges?
Apple iPhone 12 displays
- All OLED
- 120Hz refresh rate
- Different sizes
Rumours suggest that all 2020 iPhones will have an OLED display. Currently, the iPhone 11 has an LCD display, while the Pro models have OLED. There’s also reports of a variable refresh rate with a 120Hz refresh rate reported that can drop down to 60hz when necessary.
Apparently we might get a 5.4-inch model, a 6.1-inch model and a 6.7-inch in place of the 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch and 6.5-inch models we have at the moment. There may be two versions of the 6.1-inch handset, one a standard iPhone 12 and the other an iPhone 12 Pro.
Some speculation also suggests in-display fingerprint sensors although we think that’s probably innacurate.
Apple iPhone 12 cameras
- 3D Depth cameras
- Night Mode improvements likely
There have also been predictions of a quad camera on the iPhone 12 Pro Max, with a ToF sensor or Lidar sensor as in the 2020 iPad Pro. However, the general consensus is for there to be a triple camera again but yes, with a new sensor. As well as portrait mode, the new sensor will also help with ARKit apps.
- What is LIDAR and why is it in the new Apple iPad?
We also expect to see more improvements to Night Mode and it’s predicted that Apple might be adding a 3D-sensing laser array to make Portrait mode even better.
For the front camera, it’s been reported that Face ID will have a wider field-of-view.
Apple iPhone 12 hardware and software
- A14 chip
- iOS 14
Most reports suggest Apple will adopt 5G connectivity for the iPhone 12. Reports are suggesting that all models will have a 5G option and Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has said that getting 5G into the iPhone is now a priority. Qualcomm has recently announced the X60 modem and a new antenna – more on that below.
The most likely scenario at present – we think – is that the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max will be 5G. Whether the standard iPhone 12 will be is more of a debate and will unlikely still be an unknown as we approach September.
We expect to see the A14 chip under the hood of the iPhone 12 models, with all offering the same hardware and we expect to see them all launch on iOS 14, which we will likely hear more about at Apple’s developer event in June.
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October’s professional clothing drive was a huge success! Thanks to contributions coming from across the region, we were able to collect over 350 articles of professional clothing to be donated to Volunteers of America Oregon’s ongoing effort to help those struggling to turn their lives around. These clothes are vital for Volunteers of America’s various training programs, providing those looking to re-enter the workforce with the clothing that allows them give the best first impression at job interviews. Your contributions helped someone put their best foot forward with self-confidence.
Here’s a tally of what was collected:
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Company gets FDA approval to produce drug at Monroe site
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a generic drug manufacturer in Union County, has won federal approval to start making an anti-malaria drug, a big boost for a company that has invested $100 million in its Monroe facility over the last few years.
The company received approval June 18 from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to begin commercial production of the drug at its 102,000-square-foot facility in Monroe, about 40 minutes outside of Charlotte.
Robert Matsuk, who heads Glenmark’s North American operations, called the FDA approval “the final result of all (our) work and effort.”
Prior to the approval, activity at the plant consisted mostly of preparing the facility for FDA inspection, as well as hiring and training new employees. The company employs about 130 people at the Monroe facility.
Now, Glenmark wants to expand its operations and clinical portfolio. The company also plans to manufacture more complex drugs at the Monroe site, which would require further FDA approval. The company will also add jobs, although Matsuk said he doesn’t have a number in mind.
“For us, it’s really only the start” Matsuk said.
Based in Mumbai, India, Glenmark has 17 manufacturing sites around the globe, with the Monroe plant its lone facility in the United States. The company already manufactures their anti-malaria drug in India, but needed FDA approval before it could manufacture it in the United States.
When the company came to Union County in 2015, it was the first pharmaceutical firm to operate out of the area in 20 years.
For Matsuk, the FDA approval process took longer than he had hoped. “For us, faster is always better,” Matsuk said.
When Glenmark develops other manufacturing locations in the U.S., it will look to this approval process as a template, Matsuk said.
Matsuk said the Monroe facility is a testament to Glenmark’s commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing.
“We’re bringing more affordable medicine to people … by producing these products in the U.S.,” he said. “This has been a long-term commitment of the company to grow and expand its footprint.”
Chris Platé, executive director of economic development of MonroeUnion County Economic Development, said Glenmark was offered about $500,000 worth of incentives from Union County.
“The payoff (from the incentives) is occurring now,” Platé said.
Platé hopes Glenmark’s success will attract more pharmaceutical companies to Union County. The area is currently dominated by the aerospace industry – 19 such companies are in a 7-mile radius.
Pharmaceutical firms bring high-paying jobs and large investments to the area, Platé said. “We’re just really excited about the future.”
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai, India-based drug maker with 17 manufacturing facilities across the globe, has just received the FDA go-ahead for making a generic anti-malaria drug at its facility in Monroe.


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Fire Emblem GBA receives name change
Nintendo's latest strategy RPG gets a new name; two new screenshots released.
Final GBA hardware colors and new screens
See the colors available at the GBA's Japanese launch and take a new look at a half-dozen RPGs in development for the system.
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In early April, Toyota will debut the Urban Cruiser Taisor while the old-gen Skoda Superb will also make a comeback to India
Toyota and Skoda are planning to introduce new models next week in India. The former will bring in its compact SUV coupe, the Taisor, while the latter will announce the prices of the returning Superb. Here we have explained about all the known details:
1. Toyota Taisor:
The Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor will make its market debut on April 3, 2024 ahead of the official price announcement in the following weeks. The compact SUV coupe is the rebadged version of the well-received Maruti Suzuki Fronx and it will be positioned below the Urban Cruiser Hyryder and above the Glanza as the brand’s most affordable SUV in India.
The Taisor will bear minor exterior and interior changes compared to its donor. The features list will be largely identical as a nine-inch touchscreen display, a semi-digital instrument console, HUD, 360-degree camera, multiple airbags, automatic climate control, etc will be offered. We do expect both 1.2L petrol and 1.0L turbo petrol engines to be offered with the Taisor.
2. Skoda Superb:
Skoda is planning to reintroduce the Superb sedan in India and the official launch has been set for April 3, 2024. While the global markets already have a brand new generation, India will stick with the old-gen which was on sale till early 2023. The Czech automaker will take advantage of the homologation relaxation for 2,500 units per year on full imports as it will be brought in via the CBU route.
The fourth generation Skoda Superb could follow it up next year and it could be based on the reception for the re-launch amongst customers. It will derive power from the familiar 2.0L four-cylinder turbo petrol engine, kicking out 190 PS and 320 Nm with BSVI stage 2 compliance. The powertrain will be linked with a seven-speed DSG transmission as standard.
Expect the prices to hover around Rs. 45 lakh (ex-showroom) for the fully-loaded L&K trim and it will renew its competition with the Toyota Camry Hybrid. It must be noted that Skoda is also working on bringing the Octavia premium sedan back to India in the second half of this year via the CBU channel.


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Whyral, blockchain enabled influencer marketing and evaluation platform powered by AI has managed to secure a seed capital of USD 600K from AKA Partners. Co-founded in 2017 by Saurabh Goel and Sooraj Singh, the start up intents to revolutionise the entire influencer marketing landscape. The seed capital will be further utilised for Pre ICO activities.
Saurabh Goel, Co-Founder and CEO of Whyral said, “While working in digital marketing industry I quickly realised the need for a performance driven influencer marketing platform that could quantity ROI for brands.”
Sooraj Singh, Co-Founder and CTO of Whyral said, “being a technocrat and crypto enthusiast I believed if blockchain and AI could be integrated in the right way than it could deliver a truly immutable and remarkable system.”
With Ali Kassab acting as Chairman and Director at Whyral, the start up is more than capable to handle challenges. Ali being a serial entrepreneur brings years of experience in Fintech, Digital and Blockchain to the table followed by Rabih Kassab who holds more than 13 years of experience in Industrial Telecom, Digital, Fintech and Blockchain and is acting as a director at Whyral. Tarek Zeidan, the current CFO, is equipped with years of experience in financial domain.
Whyral is a team of 15+, backed up by an extensive advisory board including the former CEO of DHL, former CFO of HCL Infosystems, the founder and CEO of Private Business Club, Chairman of LDJ Cayman Fund and many more who have invaluable experience in the field of technology, cryptocurrency, finance, law and operations.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration is acknowledging that communities East of the river don’t have enough grocery stores. On Oct. 14, D.C. Council member Vincent Gray (D-Ward 7) led hundreds of residents from his home ward to Ward 8 in an effort to highlight that there are only three full-service grocery stores in Wards 7 and 8. On Oct. 17, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s deputy mayor for planning and economic development, Brian Kenner, announced two projects in the city’s East End that will include grocery stores.
Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray says there needs to be more full service grocery stores in southeast D.C. (Courtesy Photo)
In a recent report, D.C. Hunger Solutions, an advocacy organization, noted that in 2016 there were 49 grocery stores in the District with each ward averaging six stores. The report said that Ward 6, which borders Wards 7 and 8, had 10 supermarkets and at that time, three, including the spiffy Whole Foods on H Street., N.E. and Trader Joe’s on Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., were on the way.
In response to the outcry of residents of the East End of the city, Bowser and Kenner announced the Neighborhood Prosperity Fund to provide support for two key projects. The projects are at the Penn Hill development located at The Shops at Penn Hill in Ward 7 and the South Capitol and Atlantic Streets., S.E. in Ward 8.
“The Neighborhood Prosperity Fund is an opportunity for us to infuse economic support into areas that need it most,” Bowser said in a statement. “Through these grants, we are being strategic about investing in projects that will improve the quality of life for residents, in this case, by bringing new jobs, services, and grocery options to the residents of Wards and 7 and 8.”
Kenner told the AFRO that the $2.1 million Penn Hill development provides space for a grocery store. “The city doesn’t identify which grocer will be there because the city doesn’t own Penn Hill,” he said. “The developer is Jair Lynch and I don’t know who he is negotiating with.” The AFRO was not able to reach Lynch before publication.
As far as the $888,000 South Capitol project, Kenner said that project has grocer space also and “it will serve as a catalyst for food opportunity.”
According to Ward 7 Council member Vincent Gray, The prospect of a grocery store opening in the Penn Hill development is ideal. “Having affordably priced food available for residents is basic, and that is why I introduced three bills including the East End Health Care Desert, Retail Desert, and Food Desert Elimination Act of 2017 to create a path for full service grocery stores and other retail to locate in Ward 7 and 8 to improve East End residents’ access to quality food options within their own neighborhood,” he said
Kenner said there are possible grocery store opportunities at the Skyland site in Ward 7 and St. Elizabeth’s East.
“Over the years you become accustomed to it and make due,” Milton Steele III, a resident of Hillcrest in Ward 7, told the AFRO. “We want the stores that we do have to improve their service to us. I am delighted that we have two council members, Vincent Gray and Trayon White, who are working to bring more stores over here.”
Kenner said the grocery store industry is changing. He said that big box stores were once the norm but a few years ago that changed. “People are preferring stores that are closer to them and they want to walk to them and not drive,” Kenner said. “Plus, the home delivery of grocers is growing.”
There have been murmurs among residents that grocery stores shun the East End because the area is predominantly Black but Steele disputes that. “I don’t think this is a racial issue,” he said. “It has more to do with leadership. If the leaders wanted more stores, we would have them but there is a certain way to get them here.”


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He might not yet be a household name in the UK, but Alexander Wang is on his way to becoming one of the most important fashion designers in the world. He has already been described in an American magazine as "fashion's reigning prince of cool" and every time he wins an award, Ralph Lauren sends him a hand-written note, while designer Diane von Furstenberg refers to him simply as "a star". And thanks to his upcoming collaboration with H&M he looks set to become a lot better known in this country over the next few months.
Born to Taiwanese-American parents in San Francisco, Wang was fashion-obsessed from a young age and recalls sketching shoes and fashion illustrations when he was just six years old. He went on to attend summer schools in design in both Los Angeles and London while he was still in high school. He moved to New York when he was 19 to study at the world-famous Parsons fashion school before
deciding two years into his course that he wanted to launch his own label.
Success was almost immediate: he showed his first collection in 2007; in 2008 he won the Vogue Fashion Fund to help build his business; in 2009 the Council of Fashion Designers of America gave him the Swarovski Award for womenswear; and in 2011 American
GQ named him Best New Menswear Designer. And, at the tender age of just 28, an already glittering career was crowned in 2012 when Wang was named as the new creative director of the iconic French label Balenciaga, one of the most prestigious houses in the fashion industry - Christian Dior described its founder Cristóbal Balenciaga as "the master of us all".
Today he is truly international, commuting between Paris and his base in New York, and getting rave reviews for his work on both sides of the Atlantic. And now he is joining a roster of the biggest names in the business, including Donatella Versace, Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld and Lanvin, with the upcoming H&M collaboration - and, surprisingly, when you consider how many designers H&M has worked with over the years, Wang is the first American to have been approached. "When the H&M opportunity came up it was so exciting," says Wang, "because they are a leader in their field. The projects and the collaborations that they've done up to this point and the brands and designers they have worked with have been so amazing. They have changed the perception of what a collaboration can be. They've done incredible things with Versace and, of course, with the Margiela archives, and each one has been so different. So when we were approached we knew we had to have our own take on it. For a start we are such a young brand that we don't have a huge archive yet. So it made sense to start from scratch and create a collectionthat would be new and exciting for both our audience and the H&M audience."


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The keynote speaker at this year’s Business Show Swindon will be Rob Law, inventor of child’s ride-on suitcase Trunki and ‘dragon-slayer’ – he was famously turned down by Dragons’ Den.
Entrepreneur and innovator Rob, pictured, whose Bristol-based company Magmatic is now producing a range of children’s products, will speak about the setbacks and learnings of his start-up story, how leaders can get the best out of a team and the benefits of reshoring – bringing manufacturing back home.
Magmatic started trading in 2006 when designer Rob launched its original ride-on suitcase product. The company now sells its products in 2,500 stores across the UK, as well as 97 countries overseas.
Two years ago Magmatic acquired a factory in Plymouth to bring much of its manufacturing back to the UK from China. Rob received an MBE for services to business in 2011.
The Business Show Swindon, hosted by Business West and once again staged at STEAM, the town’s railway museum, is on May 15.
Free to attend, it is again sponsored by Swindon IT firm Excalibur and will run from 9am – 4pm. With an expected attendance of more than 800 powerful and influential businesses, the show remains the highlight of the business calendar in Swindon and the networking event of the year in the town.
It has unveiled an impressive seminar line up spanning marketing, export, innovation and technology.
Excalibur will stage two technology seminars with speakers from Vodafone and Microsoft – ‘Adaptable, Flexible, Efficient – The Future of the Workplace’ and ‘Using Technology to Grow – What’s available to you?’ The seminars will provide informative sessions covering topics such as VoIP, cloud, data security and flexible working.
Chartered marketer and business coach Nick Marsh will help businesses ensure their marketing activities are customer focused and gain competitive advantage at his strategic marketing seminar.
‘The Only Way is Exports’ seminar by UK Trade & Investment and Business West will run mid-morning and bring to light the extensive support available to West companies to tackle the challenges, barriers and opportunities to be successful in doing business abroad.
In the afternoon social media expert and qualified coach Dev Chakraborty will share his insider top tips, explore how social media can help generate sales and show delegates how to exploit this advantageous marketing channel.
While the ever-popular speed networking sessions have sold out, the show will still provide many networking opportunities.
The LinkedIn Lounge provides an opportunity to make new business contacts and extend online connections, offline.
The last few stands remain available with prices starting at £300 plus VAT.
Director of Business West’s Swindon & Wiltshire Initiative Ian Larrard said: “I’m confident that the programme of events we have put together will create great opportunities for businesses as well as provide them with important insights and ideas of how to achieve and sustain growth in 2014.
“Both the exhibition stands and speed networking sessions are great for establishing new relationships and will bring home the fact that Swindon is an excellent, resourceful place to do business.”
To register to attend, book an exhibition stand or secure a seat in a seminar, go to www.businessshowswindon.co.uk


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- CRA has opined that U.S. Economic Impact payments received by residents of Canada are not taxable in Canada.
- 1,252,830 Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) applications have been approved for a total value of $41.12 billion (as of October 4, 2020).
- On October 9, 2020, the Government announced that the CEWS program will be extended to June 2021. Further, the maximum subsidy for period 8 (calculated using October’s revenues) of 65% would be maintained for the next two periods even though it was scheduled to decline.
- 767,336 businesses have been approved for the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) for a total disbursal of $30.62 Billion (as of October 8, 2020).
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China Mobile is still talking to Apple
about bringing the iPhone to its network. New comments from China Mobile chairman Xi Guohua reveal that the two companies "are actively negotiating and both sides are keen," which could potentially see subscribers of the Chinese carrier being able to buy and use the iOS smartphones on its TD-SCDMA network in the future.
Even though Tim Cook visited the country and spoke to the carrier late last month, with the meeting believed to be about the iPhone and iPad, the deal is still far from completed. "There are still some commercial and technology issues that need time to resolve," said Xi according to Reuters
, with the use of the proprietary TD-SCDMA instead of usual 3G networks being the likely cause, though China Mobile has been working on its own 4G LTE network
Though Apple and China Mobile have been in talks for quite some time
about introducing the iPhone to the carrier, the comments from China Mobile are not necessarily a sign that it will take place anytime soon. That said, Chinese iPhone launches typically happen a number of months after it gets released in the United States and other markets, so there is still time for the two companies to agree before the expected launch of the iPhone 5S
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YouTube and Internet Television
Google is set to launch a YouTube music streaming service before the end of 2013, at least if current persistent rumors are to be believed. This service will work the same way as Spotify, with a hefty catalog of music available for users to play.
Music On YouTube
Music has been a key part of YouTube since the site’s inception in 2006. In those early, heady days it was a result of people illicitly uploading music videos without a care for the copyright laws being flouted, but it’s now (mostly) all above board thanks to a stringent copyright ID system.
Music videos are often the most-viewed pieces of content on the platform, with Gangnam Style being an obvious example. This eventually led to the number of YouTube views a video generates counting towards its placing on the Billboard charts.
It’s no wonder then that Google is keen to turn this popular element of YouTube into a money-making machine.


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New Leads Without The Handshake
The global Covid-19 pandemic has changed how we do business, it has impacted new business leads for companies trying to navigate a disrupted world with the loss of face-to-face meetings and a warm handshake.
The global Covid-19 pandemic has changed how we do business and as such, has impacted on new business leads for companies trying to navigate a disrupted world with the loss of face-to-face meetings and a warm handshake.
According to a recent Redback Connect Research of companies with more than 1000 employees, almost 90% of them agree that meetings will be held remotely and will dominate the post-pandemic workplace.
History has shown us that humans learn to figure-out how to circumvent difficult times in order to commerce, and that is empirical by the evidence of global growth in online business transactions.
Global e-marketeer insights have tracked that online sales will increase to almost $5 trillion with the percentage change of total retail sales increasing from 14.1% in 2019 to 18.1% in 2021, on an upward track into the foreseeable future. Asia-pacific is still top of the leader board with 25% growth even as China’s economy has shown a cooling off in recent years, they still contribute the regions 64.3% of global ecommerce spending. Central and Eastern Europe, lag behind both Latin America and Middle East with a meagre and below world average, 19.4%. The biggest surprise is last place Western Europe at 10.2% and roughly half of the world average.
Hard to fathom just how quickly the Asia-pacific region has capitalised and established as a daily consumer preference when China only surpassed America in e-commerce sales for the first time in 2013. Quickly understood to be the case, when looking at the year-on-year percentage change is 27.3% from 2018 to 2019. The U.S. was half that and Germany a derisory 7.8%
A flood-lit path to higher e-commerce growth has already been boot-tracked by the APAC region, thus making retailers a lot more positive about their forecasting business models for a post-pandemic landscape. The choice for some, is how to move part or all of your business online. What is necessary? What are the implications and how to go about it? We have lost our ability to connect person-to-person, for the short term anyway, and thus this obstacle has forced us to think alternatively about our ability to conduct business. The resulting difficulties we are faced with, means we are left with dealings being arranged over zoom calls, our mobiles or faceless emails. Our ability of referencing in-person questioning in order to readjust or respond accordingly for the ultimate goal of making a sale is now dealt through virtual space.
The resulting implications are that the merit of the product is as ever important now, as the burdened lines of a movie script in a low-budget indie movie.
The transition is indeed necessary, but also easier for some, especially those classed as Generation Y & Z, who identify the digital touchpoints of the purchase lifecycle being the optimal medium and helping global e-commerce sales keep on 22% growth track to reach a projected $5.695 trillion by 2022, doubling the percentage growth in a meagre 5 years!
Companies, learning to adopt a digital handshake, a user-interface that represents the growing millennial demographic will be the clear winners. Symbolic of the understanding that the world is moving post-haste from a global pandemic.
Our young but personable company -Techsembly, already strategically positioned around the world, driven by the need to understand our customers pinch points and offer solutions to address them, by providing a dedicated quantifiable solution. In doing so, those industries have begun to realise the true potential of creating a frictionless digital purchase path for their clients.
As a bleak dawn breaks for companies such as Arcadia Group and its brands, already with a robust online presence, yet with the potential risk of collapse – the argument then switches to the costs of maintaining retail infrastructure and the stock inventory to fulfilment process. This will inevitably mean a closer look at retail marketplaces as the demand for fashion items remains high among shoppers.
Specific brands will find savings in having smaller direct-to-consumer outlets, and the remainder risk spread across multiple retail marketplaces. Newer fashion styles and older more established brands are ever increasing their innovation reach into easier more cost-effective ways of selling directly to the consumer without the need for costly, labour-intensive and logistical headache arenas like high street and department stores. The marketplace model with its convenient drop-shipping, allows the consumer to communicate directly with either independent designers or the brand themselves
In cutting out the middle person, the Techsembly platform provides clients a digital catalyst space in which designer product innovation is curated allowing meritocracy to be the driver of the creative talents and answering the direct needs of end consumer.
What still remains veracious to troubled industries, like hospitality and the airlines for whom scrambling to explore the multiple digital channels in which to remain relevant and engaging to its client base. All the while being able to open up new revenue streams that offer a uniqueness that binds them to their clients.
Such is the case of the Peninsula Hotels group, who in January of 2020, launched a Techsembly gifting portal through their website, just as the world was starting to understand that a contagious virus was on the loose. What become evident very early on, is that a new revenue stream had opened up independent of room sales, that allowed the Peninsulas esteemed guests to be able to purchase an array of services and gifting that highlighted the Peninsulas unwavering effort to provide ultimate luxury experiences. This trend continued even as the pandemic closed hotels around the world. The Peninsula found non-hotel customers were buying gifts through the website as a way of experiences for people living in the local city for future visits or gifting to friends and family who could no longer travel. The product innovation the technology afforded allowed the marketing & sales departments to make good on highlighting a local market for their hotels around the world normally dedicated to the overseas business traveller.
From days old of smoke-filled offices to cash handed over a till, no matter the terms and size of the ‘deal’ – what is agreed virtually, seamlessly and as such consequential to a digital ‘handshake’ is only lost in its human form of contact, yet remains equally, if not more important now, to how the world will forever conduct business.


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Another sedan may be ready to bite the dust: the Maserati Ghibli. According to an Automotive News report this week, the entry-level luxury sedan will end production after 2022, leaving the 2023 Ghibli as the last year on sale.
Maserati didn't comment specifically on the Ghibli's rumored end, but affirmed, "the current Ghibli will be in production until 2023." After that, the company is keeping quiet.
The brand is nearing the introduction of a new small SUV, the Grecale, that could become a better entry-level vehicle in the SUV-crazed car market. Meanwhile, the Ghibli remains a bit anonymous in a sea of luxury sedans competing against one another. Once the Ghibli ends production, the report said the company has no plans for a replacement, lending further evidence the Grecale may be an indirect replacement of sorts.
But, Maserati isn't leaving passenger cars behind. We're in for a new GranTurismo next year, and the MC20 sports car is due to launch as well. A redesigned Quattroporte should come later this decade, too, according to the report. That new GranTurismo will also come in a couple flavors, including a totally battery-electric version.


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Connacht Rugby captain Jarrad Butler made a recent visit to Windsor Galway Citroën to collect his new Citroën C5 Aircross, sponsored by Casey's Londis, Galway.
Galway-based business called RESERVit has developed an affordable online table reservation and booking management system designed for pubs/restaurants, which collects customer data and securely holds onto it for the 28-day requirement as outlined by the government.
Toyota says that their fourth generation Yaris petrol is now available for purchase with prices starting at €19,695 with an update on the new Yaris self-charging hybrid electric to arrive in dealerships in late October.
Toyota Ireland has teamed up with Irish builders' merchants Chadwicks to give customers the chance to win a new 211 Toyota Proace City.
Toyota’s latest addition to its commercial range, the Proace City, has arrived at Tony Burke Motors.
The new fourth-generation Yaris hybrid hatchback is on the way in the next couple of months. It is built on Toyota’s newest platform, which also underpins the latest Corolla, C-HR and RAV4 models.
When we look at the world around us, technology’s influence over individuals is quite incalculable. Business meetings take place over Zoom, bank accounts are accessed from our smartphones, and it is likely that those under the age of 12 do not know the concept of chalk and a blackboard, with most classrooms using interactive whiteboards. Yes this is the generation of tech but what about those who are not tech savvy?
Land Rover has confirmed the new commercial Defender 90 and 110 models will restore the ‘Hard Top’ name to its rugged 4×4 family.
Opel has revealed the first official images of the completely new Mokka, due in Ireland in early 2021.


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Boulder’s new Taco Bell Cantina will not be able to serve beer when it opens sometime in the next week or so on University Hill, but the company says it does hope to offer alcohol at the location sometime in the future.
The hold-up? Taco Bell’s plans to keep its new Cantina-branded restaurant on the Hill open until 3 a.m. — later than city officials will allow if it serves alcohol.
A company spokeswoman confirmed that Taco Bell plans to open one of its new Cantina locations at 1155 13th St. The company hopes to open the doors to the restaurant sometime before the end of the year, but has not announced an opening date.
But one thing that’s certain is that the location will not be able to offer alcohol when it opens.
The new Cantina locations were marketed as featuring “a smaller footprint leveraging urban or in-line development, localized design and artwork as well as alcohol offerings, including beer,” according to a new release from the company. Notably, the Cantina restaurants don’t feature drive-thru windows.
Boulder denied Taco Bell’s application for a restaurant-hotel liquor license application due to zoning issues, a city official said. Boulder’s zoning laws would have allowed Taco Bell Cantina to qualify for a liquor license if the restaurant closed at 11 p.m., but, for now, the chain opted to keep that location open until 3 a.m.
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(https://www.ibtimes.com/rivian-r1t-production-electric-pickup-truck-already-under-way-2808004) Rivian , it was thought that the companies would come to market with an all-electric pickup truck through the partnership.
The shares of the truck maker
Paccar (PCAR) are higher this afternoon after transportation intelligence firm FTR reported its preliminary North American Class 8 orders for March at 46,300 units, "which is the third highest month on record, 15% above February and up 103% year over year." "Orders for Q1 2018 were the largest totals of any quarter in history," said the intelligence report out of FTR.
Alan Dale, left, of truck maker
Scania, hands vehicle keys to Chris Watcham, of Mobile Mini
3 July 2014 - Germany automobile manufacturer Volkswagen AG (ETR:VOW) is getting ready to bid for US truck maker
Paccar Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR), according to Daimler AG (ETR:DAI) Trucks head Wolfgang Bernhard.
Hino's initial offering to serve that growth potential is the HINO 500 Series, the truck maker
's best-selling model line outside Japan.
will recall a total of 156,672 trucks due to faulty ignition switches, according to a report submitted Thursday by the Japanese truck maker
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