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University of Miami students have always had options when buying textbooks.
Book Horizons, located across US-1 from campus, has been an alternative to the campus bookstore for more than 50 years.
But two is no longer a lot of choices when it comes to buying textbooks.
Today, students looking for new or used textbooks simply need Internet access.
“Now more than ever, students have more places and more choices than ever before,” said Will Sekoff, the manager of Book Horizons.
Half.com (run by eBay) and other web sites such as AbeBooks.com, CampusI.com and CheapTextbooks.com (run by Amazon) provide students with numerous options by finding sellers who offer different prices on the same textbooks-usually used.
Many students who have become comparison shoppers are realizing large savings.
Armando Mazariegos, a graduate student, occasionally uses Amazon.com to buy textbooks. His most recent purchase was listed at $50 in the bookstore, but he bought it for $19 on Amazon.
But Amazon is not his one-stop-shop. Sometimes Mazariegos finds a better deal at the bookstore.
“It’s kind of your luck to see if you can find it,” he said.
Online booksellers have become so numerous that a student comparing 10 or more prices on a given textbook is not unusual. But managers of traditional book stores believe there is reason to be skeptical of these websites.
Richard Dunham, manager of the campus bookstore, believes that some online booksellers take advantage of students.
He has heard of booksellers based in countries such as Thailand that sell paperback international editions of hardcover texts.
In addition, he said that students buying these deeply discounted international editions are violating laws and purchasing an inferior product.
As a policy, Dunham does not buy these books back from students.
“When I see it with my eyes, I say, ‘That’s the wrong edition,'” he said.
Dunham and Sekoff agree that students would be wise to avoid online booksellers and rely on their local bookstores.
“We feel pretty strongly that a local store can provide local service and personal service to students,” Sekoff said.
Dunham noted that some online booksellers do not refund students if they accidentally buy the wrong edition or wrong text. In such a situation, he said his store would refund students.
Additionally, he has heard of online booksellers advertising the latest edition of a book, but shipping an old, obsolete version.
“We always think of the student first,” Dunham said. “We do everything with the student in mind.”
While local bookstores may not purposely deceive buyers, they do occasionally run out of textbooks.
“Sometimes there are anomalies where things you don’t expect happen,” Dunham said.
The campus bookstore buys a certain number of textbooks based on their records. How many books are typically bought for a given class is taken into consideration and the store tries to predict any changes in recent trends.
Book Horizons declined to specify its methods for determining which books to buy and how many of those books to buy.
Even with possible savings online, not all students are comparison shoppers.
Mary Gallardo, a senior, is aware that many textbooks are cheaper online, but she normally uses the campus bookstore for its convenience.
She prefers the campus bookstore to Book Horizons because she does not see any difference in pricing between the two stores.
More information on the campus bookstore may be found at miami.edu/bookstore. More information on Book Horizons may be found at BookHorizons.com.
Other school-sponsored and supported online textbook resources for students are also available. Websites such as caneexchange.miami.edu, canebooks.com and umlist.net allow students to post their own textbooks for sale and also buy textbooks that other students have posted.
The latter two are both student-run.
Hunter Umphrey may be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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The PC maker's U.S. outlet store has been on Twitter since June 2007, posting specials and responding to customer questions. And according to the Direct2Dell blog, sales generated by those regular tweets have generated more than $3 million in sales.
Broken down, that's $2 million in Dell Outlet sales, plus another $1 million from customers who entered the Dell site via Twitter, but who wound up buying hardware elsewhere on the site. Dell Outlet uses Twitters to promote clearance sales, coupons, and other discount-related fodder.
Dell's success lends credence to the argument that Twitter is much more than a wasteland of shallow, "What are you doing?" posts. It also may provide a much-needed business model for Twitter by giving the social networking site a valid reason to charge for corporate accounts.
Dell's success proves that Twitter can be an effective marketing tool. Even better for Dell, its followers often re-tweet the vendor's deals to their followers, thereby boosting the reach of Dell's pitches.
It remains to be seen, however, if other businesses can repeat Dell's success. The PC maker's @DellOutlet account has more than 600,000 followers, which I guess shows that Twitter users are willing to put up with marketing drivel if they perceive a clear benefit--in this case, some pretty good bargains. (Dell has other Twitter accounts too, including those for its small business, home, and international outlets.)

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The NBA’s esports league announced another multi-year partnership but honestly, this isn’t surprising.
The NBA 2K League announced yesterday a multi-year partnership with Stance to serve as the league’s official sock provider.
The popular sock and underwear brand will supply the league’s 21 teams with branded designs, and in-game avatars will be fitted with Stance socks.
Now, this isn’t the first nor will it be the last big brand partnership with the NBA 2K League. Not too long ago, the NBA‘s esports league signed a multi-year partnership deal with Champion Athleticwear. The brand currently provides the teams with uniforms as well as warmup, travel and practice apparel.
Spectators will begin to see more and more brands enter into the esports space. Why? Because of money and youth engagement. Newzoo previously reported that esports will top $1 billion for the first time this year. Plus when you have gamers or streamers like Ninja who make it onto Time Magazine’s Most Influential list, the exposure and financial gain is a minefield.
From the couch to the league ?? Introducing our @NBA2KLeague collection from #stancehoops. The collection shows love to several of the regional teams that compete in the league, boasting team logos and colors. Full collection? https://t.co/R8OMmNykHy https://t.co/QB3EhpMmhz
Nike has already been in esports, so has Adidas, RedBull and the list goes on. But the biggest question is, how will the best integrate themselves into such an avid and passionate community?
Gamers are already a bit skeptical of “outsiders” intentions within the scene, but this is a great opportunity for brands to associate themselves with people who already understand the culture and get it that you must type esports as Esports and not eSports.
Spoiler alert: You will get called out for that.
Anyways, at the moment, brands have the ability to sponsor teams, leagues or organizations but eventually the collegiate and middle school esports feeding system will grow and expand providing more coverage and financial gain for big names involved.
I’m really curious to see who else jumps into the NBA2KLeague scene or even the other competitions in general.


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The Super Bowl
Analysing the commercial numbers behind ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’
The US broadcast of American football’s Super Bowl secured an average television audience of 99.9 million on national network Fox, an increase of 1.7 per cent on the figure for last year's event.
The number for Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers came to 102.1 million when taking into account the viewership on Spanish-language channel Fox Deportes and various digital streaming services.
The Chiefs produced an impressive comeback, scoring three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win 31-20 and win their first Super Bowl in 50 years.
The 2019 contest between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams averaged 98.2 million viewers on CBS, the lowest figure for the big game since 2008.
This year’s Super Bowl recorded the first increase in overall viewing numbers for four years, with 148.5 million people across the country watching at least some of the action.
Whilst spend on Super Bowl commercial advertising and media contracts continues to rake in significant funds for the NFL, sponsorship also remains a key driver of revenue for the organisation. Sponsorship of the NFL offers a great platform for a brand to promote its products or services throughout the whole NFL season, with a number of big name brands involved in the organisations portfolio. Anheuser Busch’s current five-year deal with the league stands as the most lucrative partnership, with the deal valued at $230 million a year, giving the brand pouring rights across all 32 team stadiums throughout the NFL season.
The brand uses the deal to primarily promote its Bud Light brand which is named as the leagues official beer. On top of this, Anheuser-Busch also holds individual team deals (including the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys), enabling them to use the teams logos on their products cans. Other benefits of this deal see the brand serve as the official presenting partner on Thursday Night Football on CBS. Next to this, PepsiCo holds rights valued at $100 million, offering more food and beverage selling opportunities throughout the season, whilst deals with brands such as Nike and Oakley ($120 million and $75 million respectively) hold supplier contracts for shirts and eyewear products.
Whilst most of the major sponsorship deals for the Super Bowl are signed with the NFL for rights across the regular season and playoff stages, separate partnerships are also created with the host committee. These deals offer local brands the opportunity to be involved with the event in less costly manner, with opportunities to be involved helping to generate the buzz in the build up to the event.
One of the biggest changes to the NFL in the past 12 months has seen the organisation take a more relaxed stance towards partnerships related to brands in the gambling sector, in a move to catch up with the other big American sports leagues. In January 2019, the league announced Caesars Entertainment Corporation as its first ever official casino sponsor, with the deal reported to be worth $30 million a year. The league has previously had a strict no tolerance attitude towards gambling in the sport, with its tough line even seeing it refuse to run commercials by cities where betting was legal during the 2000’s. The NFL stands as the slowest of the major American sports leagues to capitalise on the country’s Supreme Court ruling that scrapped the ban on commercial sports betting. The country’s other major sports leagues, the NBA, MLB and NHL all signed deals with MGM Resorts prior to the NFL’s deal. Despite the legal ruling in the US, the NFL continues not to engage in sports betting, with the deal focused on casinos as entertainment and excludes betting on the sport.
The league introduced new legislation to relax its position on alcohol related product advertising in May. The new guidelines will enable beer brands to use images of players when marketing its products for the first time, although brands are still banned from using the sports stars to ‘endorse’ the products. Spirit and wine brands still face greater restrictions, but will now be able to use team logos and call themselves the ‘official category partner (e.g. Whiskey)’ of a team.
At the turn of the year, the NFL extended its sponsorship deal with financial services brand Visa until 2025, with the American brand set to remain the official payment services tech partner of the league. As part of that renewal, plans were put in place for the first cashless Super Bowl.
Oakley signed a four-year deal, which will see the brand become the official provider of shields and eyewear for all 32 teams.
Bon and Viv, owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev announced its new partnership with the league that will see the brand become the official hard seltzer sponsor of the NFL.
As part of its ongoing media strategy, the league partnered with Tik Tok, and will see the NFL set up its own account on the platform to deliver a range of short videos from across the league to fans across the globe.
Miami Host Committee Super Bowl Partners
Outside of the NFL’s wider sponsorship deals with some of the biggest brands in the world, the Super Bowl hosts formed a number of partnerships with smaller, more regional businesses, which worked on building the atmosphere outside of the action on the pitch in the weeks leading up to the game. Official Super Bowl events outside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami ran for the two weeks prior to the action and were hosted by the NFL and Miami Super Bowl Host Committee (MSBHC). Activities at these events included community stages, night concerts, water shows, evening parades and fireworks extravaganzas.
Partners associated with the MSBHC were organised under four different categories: Official Partners, Signature Partners, Founders Council Partners, and Centennial Legacy Partners. These range in size and involvement with the Committee, with official partners more prominently used before running down to centennial legacy partners, which looked to promote local organisations and businesses. Examples of the deals include: Footprint, which served as the food ware products provider; Delivery Lean, the pre-packaged meals provider to all 10,000 event volunteers; SaferWatch, the official safety app, used by staff and volunteers to monitor events, and aid attendees in reporting crimes; and Perry Ellis, as the official uniform provider to committee members.
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In terms of television audiences the Super Bowl stands as the most popular annual sporting event in the world, but its following has not translated in the same way to online popularity. Despite the draw of its showpiece event, the NFL holds a smaller social media following than both the Fifa World Cup and National Basketball Association (NBA). The NBA in particular stands out as the most popular sporting organisation in the States, with its combined following in excess of 111 million, almost double that of the NFL’s.
The organisation also falls behind in the online media stakes on an individual team basis, with this year’s Super Bowl finalists holding a combined following of 12.31 million, three times smaller than the most recent NBA Finals teams (39.54 million). Despite this, the NFL remains one of the biggest sporting properties in the States, with its online following still ahead of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Hockey League’s (NHL) following combined.
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In total the Super Bowl has been held in 27 different stadiums, of which 12 have acted as the host on multiple occasions. The Mercedes-Benz Superdome stands as the most prominent host venue in the events history, hosting on seven separate occasions, most recently in 2013 and is lined up to stage the 2024 edition of the competition.
Traditionally the NFL looks to stage the Super Bowl in stadiums of warmer climates, while the host city must also be capable of dealing with the huge influx of visitors. For this reason, the Super Bowl has only been held in Northern states on six occasions, as the warmer climate in the southern states seen as more hospitable in winter time. In total there has been only ten states that have hosted the event, with Florida acting as the most prominent (on 15 occasions).


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Samsung’s rumoured new earbuds will have the form factor of its older Galaxy Buds models, rather than the latest bean shaped Galaxy Buds Live.
Tech leaker Evan Blass posted that the latest model, called Galaxy Buds Pro, would likely be sold alongside its similarly designed predecessors, the Buds and Buds+, rather than replacing the Buds Live model.
He tweeted an image of the true wireless Bluetooth earbuds in a high gloss violet colour.
Galaxy Buds Pro https://t.co/3ssU4vTFpU— Evan Blass (@evleaks) December 2,2020
The earbuds were expected to be on sale by the first quarter of 2021, though industry leakers were debating whether it would be launched alongside the next generation of Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship smartphones.
Blass said documents submitted to the United States’ Federal Communications Commission also revealed that the Galaxy Buds Pro would have a 500mAh battery.
Earlier, SamMobile reported that the new Buds would have improved sound quality and Ambient mode, which enables users to hear surrounding noise that would otherwise be blocked by the in-ear buds.
It added that unlike the Buds and Buds+, this new model would also be equipped with Active Noise Cancellation.
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The shares will be priced next Wednesday as the company looks to raise about €80m to fund the expansion of its broadband internet, TV and phone service across France. It has 500,000 broadband customers and intends to double that figure by next year.
The move will catapult Iliad's chairman and founder Xavier Niel into the ranks of Europe's super-rich. Although the 36-year-old entrepreneur is not selling any shares in the flotation his stake in the business will be valued at around €700m.
A successful flotation will provide further reassurance that technology stocks are undergoing a renaissance. But Iliad is no mere dotcom. Unlike many companies which came to market in the heady days of the late 1990s, all of its businesses are profitable.
It made pre-tax profits of €30m in 2002 with analysts forecasting a profit of around similar levels for 2003, because of increased depreciation charges, on revenues of €275m to €280m.
Chief financial officer Olivier Rosenfeld said that the business is self-financing but has decided to float in order to allow 6.9% shareholder Goldman Sachs to exit and to fund an attack on market leader France Télécom. "On the one hand the business is strong and we could continue as we are but, on the other, there is a window of opportunity that we must take," he said.
He said that the company has kept costs down by leasing network across France during the crash, rather than spending money on digging up the countryside itself.
This fibre reaches 220 central telephone exchanges across 22 cities or 55% of the population. Iliad has also designed its own network technology and set-top boxes while its customer support software is based on the free Linux code.
Iliad has also managed to get direct control over its customers by taking possession of their local copper phone lines from incumbent France Télécom. This process - known as local loop unbundling - was a disaster in the UK where BT still has full control of people's phone lines.
Alongside Free, which started offering internet services in April 1999, Iliad also owns the French One.Tel and phone calling card business Kertel.


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Nokia’s X7 gaming phone was confirmed today through a pair of photos. Four new photos of the unannounced Nokia X7 just showed up on the internet, and they give us a much better look. The shots give away that it will be an AT&T phone, with prominent badging on top, and would be the first Symbian^3 device attached to the network. It is also clearly visible its 8 megapixel camera, and dual LED’s flash.
The new ??Nokia X7 cell phone design looks futuristic and nice. It is 4.0-inch, same as the E7. What makes the X7 stand out from the rest of the competition would be its quartet of speakers that ought to deliver much louder audio output compared to a regular phone. Performance should be similar on the inside to the N8 and thus enough for the 3D gaming shown earlier. Unfortunately, there’s no word on when exactly the X7 will be available at AT&T, Mobile World Congress 2011 in February next year might very well be the platform on which it will be announced.


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The Wi-Fi enabled model features an 18.1-million-pixel imaging sensor, a 20x Leica DC f/3.3-6.4 lens (24mm wideangle) and a new Venus Engine.
A Lumix App will allow a smartphone or tablet to be used as a ‘real-time viewfinder’, and to control the camera’s shutter and zoom, explained the company.
Features also include an extended battery, up from 260, to 300 shots, a spokesman told AP in an interview.
The TZ40 incorporates 5-axis image stabilisation to help fight camera shake, plus a claimed AF speed on 0.1sec.
Meanwhile, continuous shooting is possible at up to 10 frames per second, according to Panasonic.
Also on board is a 3in, 920,000-dot LCD touch screen and a revamped GPS function that includes a ‘compass and levels meter’.
A price and UK launch date have yet to be announced.
Panasonic has also announced plans to launch the DMC-TZ35, similar in spec to the TZ40 but without Wi-Fi, and using a smaller, 16.1MP sensor.
• Meanwhile, Panasonic will next month introduce the Lumix DMC-XS1 (pictured), the first in a new category of ‘slim’-style compacts (pictured). The XS1 carries a 16.1MP sensor and measures ’14mm thick’ (17.6mm including the lens). Its 5x zoom features a 24mm wide-angle. On-board features also include a 2.7in LCD screen. The camera will compatible with Micro SD memory cards.


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Two years into its operation, close to 4,000 statements have now been published on the government’s modern slavery register. Yet the extent to which the legislation is transforming business practices or making a tangible difference to the lives of workers remains highly uncertain. This report analyses 102 company statements published in the first reporting cycle of the MSA, to evaluate how many companies are starting to implement effective measures to address modern slavery and how many are lagging.
This report is part of a two-year collaborative research project by academics and civil society organisations aimed at improving responses to modern slavery and access to remedy for affected workers.
Some commentators have suggested that foreign companies that (in)directly profit from the systematic exploitation of Uyghurs in China must choose between profit and principle.
It seems like a straightforward question: do companies want to profit from the state-organised repression, exploitation and extermination of an ethnic minority, or do companies condemn the treatment of Uyghur people in China and deal with the backlash?
The conundrum underlying the question is as old as capitalism itself: what social costs are we willing to accept in order for companies to make a profit?
The question solicited many responses: some described the character of the CEOs, others mentioned the wages and taxes paid (or not paid) by each company, while yet other Twitter users cited the labour conditions experienced by workers at these companies.
These factors may or may not influence whether you buy from Harvey Norman or Amazon, but they aren’t issues that help to answer the moral question. As a matter of fact, the question whether to buy from Harvey Norman or Amazon arguably isn’t a moral one at all.
Don’t get me wrong, I think it is important that people ask themselves questions such as these, but this specific question is a not a moral one: rather, it is an ethical question, the answer to which is informed by your values.
Prominent Australian retailers been caught out again for “unsavoury” behaviour during the coronavirus pandemic – including asking for discounts and pushing back orders from struggling suppliers overseas.
Kmart has backflipped on its request for a 30 per cent discount it forced on its Bangladeshi suppliers, but is still enforcing tight turnarounds.
Mosaic Brands, which owns Crossroads, Millers, Noni B and more, has told its suppliers, also in Bangladesh, that it won’t be meeting some of its payments for eight months, according to the ABC.
Mosaic was called out early in the pandemic for its pushy sales techniques, peddling hand sanitiser and face masks to shoppers to capitalise on the panic-buying surge.
The behaviour is nothing short of bullying, business ethics expert Martijn Boersma said.
The COVID-19 coronavirus is officially a pandemic, the US and Australian share markets have collapsed, both governments have unveiled stimulus packages, and Australia’s trade union movement is worried about the position of casuals. But things are worse overseas, including for the workers who make products for Australians.
20,000 garment workers in Cambodia face job losses from factory closures because of shortages of raw materials from China and reduced orders from buyers in the virus-affected locations including the United States and Europe. Thousands have already lost their jobs in Myanmar. Garment workers in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are uncertain of their futures.
This week an already impressive list of wage theft offenders has gotten a bit longer.
On Monday, the likes of Caltex, 7-Eleven, Pizza Hut, Domino’s Pizza and Bunnings (to name a few), were joined by Coles, which underpaid its staff $20 million over six years.
On Wednesday, Target admitted to underpaying workers about $9 million.
On Thursday, Super Retail Group – whose brands include Rebel and Super Cheap Auto, said that it had short-changed workers by $8 million more than it had originally estimated, bringing the total to $61.2 million.
On Friday, cleaning and catering company Spotless admitted to underpaying workers $4 million.
The total wage theft uncovered this week: $94.2 million.
Last week has seen the list of wage theft offenders get longer. Overall, the total wage theft revealed last week summed up to 94.2 million dollars. According to PwC, Australian workers are underpaid 1.35 billion dollars each year – that means that 1 out of 7 workers aren’t getting their wages, as well as superannuation, overtime, and entitlements like properly paid sick leave. Despite the statistics and companies being called out for wage theft, we’ve seen this issue continue. Which begs the question – why? To dive deep into this issue, I spoke to The Daily on 2SER.
The Australian cleaning industry has come under scrutiny for being at risk of modern slavery in a new book which draws links between consumers, business and government, and an estimated 40 million people who are modern-day slaves.
Addressing Modern Slavery explains the global conditions that have allowed slavery to thrive to the point “where there are more slaves today than ever before in human history”.
Authors Associate Professor Justine Nolan from UNSW Sydney and Dr Martijn Boersma from UTS describe well-known examples from overseas, such as women in apparel sweatshops and children in brick kilns – but also examples that are closer to home.
The authors include a submission from a former cleaner to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia who noted exploitation in the cleaning industry is very common.
When the Bill that became the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) was introduced into the federal parliament, it was accompanied by a grim message: two centuries after the abolition of the slave trade in the United Kingdom, it is estimated that there are twenty-five million victims of modern slavery worldwide. It also came with a bracing if Panglossian promise: that the Modern Slavery Act would ‘transform’ the way large companies in Australia do business, and drive a ‘race to the top’. Published a year after the introduction of this legislation, Addressing Modern Slavery is a timely reflection on the pervasiveness of modern slavery in global supply chains – and on the role of the state, business, and other actors in combating this serious and complex problem.


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As reported by CNBC, Facebook will announce its cryptocurrency in June and will allow employees to choose whether to receive their salary in FIAT currency or in the so-called ‘Facebook Coin’.
About a year ago, Facebook chose former PayPal executive David Marcus as the person in charge of exploring the opportunities that blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies offer.
Since then, several sources have initially assumed that Facebook was working on its own cryptocurrency that could be transacted through FB Messenger and WhatsApp.
The press release, taken from The Information and reported by CNBC, indicates that the social media giant is also at work with regard to designing ATMs similar to those known today.
The creation of an ecosystem, for the more than 2 billion Facebook users, capable of exchanging money between countries, would undoubtedly help the company in diversifying its profits. Right now, in fact, Facebook’s biggest revenue comes from its advertising model that, however, faces daily problems related to privacy for the way in which it collects and obtains information from users.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg pointed out at this year’s developer conference that payments are an important industry. However, operational director Sheryl Sandberg and financial director David Wehner have
“been skeptical of the initiative internally”
The Information said.
In addition, according to the magazine, Facebook will exploit third-party organisations so that they act as nodes to help manage the cryptocurrency and will receive, in accordance with these rumours, 10 million dollars each.
Nodes will be able to validate transactions. Typically it’s a lot of computers that together create a decentralised network but Facebook is doing things their way.
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Wearable security under spotlight as researchers fire Bluetooth IoT privacy warning
To ensure the connectivity of wearable devices, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) appears to be the way to go – with limited computing power, the clue is in the name. Yet a recent post from Context Information Security has fired a warning shot over privacy issues in the BLE protocol.
Titled ‘The emergence of Bluetooth Low Energy’, the post addresses how scanning for devices running off BLE – which broadcasts constantly – is relatively easy with cheap hardware or a smartphone. “There are clear implications to privacy, just as there are ways that this technology could be exploited for social engineering and crime,” the researchers explain.
It’s no coincidence that other reports have surfaced in recent weeks of organisations unwilling to use smartwatches. The Chinese military has forbidden its troops from wearing internet-connected wearable tech, with the alarm raised after one recruit received a smartwatch as a gift.
Context appears concerned at the pace of manufacturers putting their products on the market, with security “sometimes tacked on as an afterthought.” The researchers wrote an application in C# which scans for advertising data, and sends out scan requests to identify devices. Among the various kit they found included a “wide selection of fitness trackers, primarily from FitBit, Jawbone and Garmin”, as well as heart rate monitors, a few bicycle devices and Galaxy Gears. A daily commute on the Central and Jubilee London Underground lines brought up around 100 devices.
BLE relies on identifying devices by their MAC address, with all BLE devices needing at least one public address or random address. Most of the devices tested by Context had a random MAC address, yet that address is often fixed, making it easy to track.
The researchers stress this study is only a work in progress, yet conclude: “BLE is not a new technology, but its adoption for certain applications is novel. Compared to traditional Bluetooth, it enables a new means for electronic devices to constantly communicate with each other. Whilst wearable technology and other applications are becoming increasingly popular, do many of the owners of these devices realise that they broadcast constantly?”
This isn’t the first time security of BLE has been questioned. In August, researchers at Symantec mashed together a Raspberry Pi, a battery pack, a Bluetooth USB dongle and a 4GB SD card to create a device which could be built by “anybody with basic IT skills” and tracked apps on wearables.
Interested in hearing industry leaders discuss subjects like this and sharing their use-cases? Attend the co-located IoT Tech Expo, Blockchain Expo, AI & Big Data Expo and Cyber Security & Cloud Expo World Series with upcoming events in Silicon Valley, London and Amsterdam and explore the future of enterprise technology.


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Maybelline Thailand has partnered with MRM Thailand to #SpreadGoodVibes through a fun, interactive Augmented Reality campaign that helps share positivity digitally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Five beauty influencers have been engaged to spread the campaign message and introduce three new unique makeup looks that celebrate the brand’s pillars of strength, passion and positivity. Content created includes tutorials for complete make-up looks and product education and these have been shared on the brand’s social media accounts.
An interactive Augmented Reality filter has also launched to spread positivity on Maybelline Thailand’s Facebook page and is available on Instagram. The animations appear in response to users’ gestures—the bigger your smile, the more you wink and the more kisses you blow, the larger the animations.


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~ Resident Evil 8 mixes old and new in its first trailer ~
The game will be released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X early next year.
With Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 in 2019 and 2020 respectively, it seemed as if Capcom wanted to have one new game in the series every year, so considering that it's been three years since Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, it's no wonder The rumors of a new numbered game have gone like just that. Advertising came as a surprise to many, and yes Chris Redfield will be in this new game as well.
Namely, Resident Evil Village was featured on the State of Play broadcast, and once again Capcom changes the familiar recipe a bit. Firstly, they do not bother to use the eighties even since the village can of course be used as a Roman number. One of the reasons for the change is probably that the gameplay will also be quite different.
In this first trailer, no one will see a lot of zombies, but instead three playable characters, a good deal of werewolves, curious people, and more in a more open environment than we have seen in a while. Real gameplay is due in August, while the game itself will be released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X early next year in 2021. Watch the new trailer below this:


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Daily Business Live: 140k apply for furlough cash on day one
9.30pm: Oil price turns negative
The price of US oil has fallen below zero for the first time in history as the coronavirus pandemic slashes global demand.
5pm: Sunak updates on furlough claims
Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor, said that since 8am this morning 140,000 businesses had applied for help through the job retention scheme to source wages for furloughed workers.
The grants they receive will help pay the wages of more than a million people,
He told the daily briefing from Downing Street they should receive the money in six working days.
He rejected calls for a 100% guarantee on loans, saying that while other countries are doing this “ours is more in scope and scale” and other countries are not doing things such as the furlough scheme.
The Bank of England has said a 100% guarantee would speed up the issuance of loans to small firms facing a cashflow crisis, by removing the need for banks to conduct credit checks for the 20% of lending they must underwrite under the current scheme.
Mr Sunak said 12,000 loans had gone out to small firms, more than double last week’s figure, and there were between 80-90% acceptances. He is looking to strip out bureaucracy to improve the system.
4.45pm: Market close
The FTSE 100 closed at 5,812.83 +25.87 (0.45%)
2.10pm: Scheme applications surge
HMRC said that employers had made 67,000 claims for workers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the first 30 minutes after it opened for applications at 8am.
2pm: Branson appeal
Sir Richard Branson has warned the government that his Virgin Atlantic airline will collapse unless it receives taxpayer support.
1.30pm: Markets reverse
Stocks reversed earlier gains on concern over the oil price and the worst corporate quarterly earnings season since the 2008 financial crisis.
Oil prices were at their lowest since 1998 as sluggish demand and a continuing over-supply takes it toll. Brent was down $1.62, or 5.8%, at $26.46 a barrel by 1211 GMT, while WTI futures fell $6.22, or 34%, to $12.05.
Richard Dunbar of Aberdeen Standard Investments said: “We are starting to get a reality check in terms of what companies are saying to us and markets are navigating that at the moment.
“It feels like a lot of the benefits of the central bank intervention appears to have passed and all eyes are now on the damage that has been done to company earnings and their ability to pay dividends.”
Noon: Metro penalised
Metro Bank will repay more than £10.5 million after it failed to send texts warning people about unarranged overdraft charges.
All banks are required to alert customers warning them about charges for unarranged overdrafts, to give them the chance to try and avoid them.
Metro Bank also offered to pay back 8% interest on the charges and will look into covering claims for any extra costs incurred by those affected. It brings the expected total cash being handed back to about £11.4m.
11.30am: Markets lifted by Covid boost
European stocks have pushed higher amid hopes that the worst of the pandemic may be over in Italy, Spain and France, with the lowest number of new cases reported in weeks.
Germany will allow smaller shops to reopen and the Czech Republic plans to lift all restrictions by 8 June, allowing bars, restaurants and hotels to start operating as normal.
The positive mood lifted FTSE-listed retailers and consumer goods firms – Next and Unilever in particular – while house builders and miners lost ground.
On the FTSE 250 Aston Martin Lagonda gained nearly 10% as the firm plans to restart production (see below).
9.15am: London open
Investors remain optimistic over the reporting of coronavirus cases and the return to work. The FTSE100 was treading water at 5,791.64 +4.68 (0.081%).
7.30am: Leslau on Travelodge
Property investor Nick Leslau is threatening legal action in a rent dispute with hotel chain Travelodge
7am: Aston Martin brand plan
Aston Martin’s new chairman hailed a ‘hugely exciting opportunity’ for the company as he outlined a plan to re-invigorate the brand.
Trading in new shares in the company commences today after it raised funds in a 4 for 1 rights issue announced on 13 March.
As previously announced, Lawrence Stroll takes up his role as executive chairman and Penny Hughes steps down as a director and chairman.
Mr Stroll said: “The rights issue and the investment that I, and my co-investors in the consortium, have made has underpinned the financial security of, and our confidence in, the business.
“We can now focus on the engineering and marketing programmes that will enable Aston Martin to become one of the preeminent luxury car brands in the world.
“In this first year we will reset the business. Our most pressing objective is to plan to restart our manufacturing operations, particularly to start production of the brand’s first SUV, DBX, and to bring the organisation back to full operating life.”
In 2021, Aston Martin will take its place on the Formula 1 Grid for the first time in more than 60 years.
“This will give us a significant global marketing platform to strengthen our brand and engage with our customers and partners across the world,” said Mr Stroll.
“In the longer term we intend to commit to producing electric cars to combine performance and luxury with environmental sustainability.”
“There is a hugely exciting opportunity for Aston Martin, and an enormous amount of hard work to be done to achieve our ambitions.”
Dante Razzano, who has served as a director of the company since 7 September 2018, is leaving the board with immediate effect.
Omega: Covid test kit
Omega, the medical diagnostics company focused on food testing, has signed an agreement to manufacture up to 46,000 Mologic coronavirus antibody test kits a day at a facility in Cambridgeshire.
Another antibody test which could be used ‘at-home’ will be manufactured at Omega’s facility at Alva, Clackmannanshire.
Colin King, CEO of Omega commented: “We are pleased that Omega has been able to support Mologic with the development and scale up of their ELISA test.
“This is another example of the UK diagnostics industry working in collaboration to bring effective solutions in the fight against this global pandemic.”


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Due to its low taxes and hands-off approach to controversial businesses, Nevada has long attracted entrepreneurs offering products outside of the mainstream.
The most recent example of this is cannabis – and in particular, the non-psychoactive relative of cannabis known as Cannabidiol or CBD.
Almost overnight, Nevada has become a center of the burgeoning CDB market in the United States and Canada, with new companies, such as Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI), sprouting up almost overnight.
One reason is taxes: CBD businesses are hugely profitable and funnel literally millions of dollars into Nevada’s coffers.
A study by BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research projects that the collective market for CBD sales in the U.S. could grow by ten times over the next four years, from $2.1 billion1 in 2020 to as much as $20 billion in 2024.2
As a result, the state of Nevada has gone out of its way to make CBD businesses welcome.
Plus, investors have been pouring millions into CBD 3 and other cannabis-related companies. And for good reason: CBD and cannabis stocks have seen sizable gains in recent months.
Planet 13 Holdings Inc, a Nevada-based cannabis company that operates “the world’s largest cannabis store” a few steps away from the Las Vegas Strip, has seen its shares jump from just 70 cents 4 in early 2020 to $5.85 a share by the end of the year.
That’s a gain of 735% 5 in just nine months, enough to turn $3,000 into $25,050.
The shares of another big CBD company, Curaleaf Holdings, which offers both cannabis products and hemp-based CBD products, also jumped significantly in 2020. It soared from $2.64 a share early in the year to $11.69 in December, a gain of 342%.
And one CBD company in Nevada that is getting attention from investors is Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI), established in 2012 and dedicated to selling legal CBD products across all of America.
What Exactly is CBD Anyway and Why Is It So Popular Right Now?
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is one of the 113 molecules known as cannabinoids found in both major varieties of the Cannabis Sativa plant, the variety commonly known as marijuana and the ordinary hemp plant (from which rope is made).
The other famous cannabinoid is Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC.
Although they are similar, these two molecules – THC and CBD – affect the human body in very different ways.
CBD has many apparent health benefits and produces a distinct calming effect but does not create the feeling of intoxicated euphoria, or “high,” that THC does.
Many of the CBD products currently sold in the United States are made from CBD-rich hemp, not from cannabis.
However, to be legal under federal law, all CBD products – whether produced from hemp or cannabis — may not contain more than 0.3 percent of THC.
That’s why the sale of CBD products is 100 percent legal under federal law as well as in 47 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
And that is also what Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI) believes is a potential gold mine waiting to be developed – the huge and growing market for 100% legal, non-intoxicating CBD products.
According to the Mayo Clinic, CBD is currently being studied as a natural support for a wide range of conditions, including neurological and mental disorders, blood sugar problems, and pain issues, although research is just beginning.6
Customers typically purchase CBD products to help with feelings of unease, depression or anxiety, joint or muscle pain, and problems sleeping.7
And according to a survey of 2,400 CBD customers by HelloMD and the Brightfield Group, an amazing 80% 8 said they found CBD products to be “very or extremely effective.”
Developing a New Line of All-Natural, 100% Compliant CBD Products
To meet the growing demand, Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI) is developing a wide range of top-quality CBD products in three different categories — CBD Isolate, Broad Spectrum CBD and Full Spectrum CBD.
Full-Spectrum CBD oil contains all of the naturally occurring active cannabinoids derived from hemp (including up to 0.3% THC by weight).
Broad spectrum CBD oil is created by taking the full-spectrum extract and further processing it to remove all THC. Broad spectrum products contain the same natural phytocannabinoids, terpenes, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and lipids as the original hemp plant, just 0% THC.
Finally, CBD Isolate is created by removing all other molecules from the Full Spectrum extract to produce a purified isolated CBD molecule in an anhydrous state – a white powder that is then diluted with a carrier oil. This type of oil contains only pure CBD with a minimum of 99% purity and is also THC free.
Sky Century Investment is developing products from all three of these categories, ranging from broad- and full-spectrum oil tinctures to immune-boosting CBD capsules.
What sets Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI) apart is its commitment to producing all-natural CBD products free from additives and pesticides. Its products are being made in a Utah-based 9 manufacturing facility of 100% USA-compliant, naturally grown hemp.
Sky Century Investment products also undergo third-party laboratory testing so that customers can always be sure of both quality and potency. All products come with Certificates of Analysis10, produced by independent laboratories, that certify levels of cannabinoids.
The Sky Century Advantage: Creating the World’s Largest News Resource for Cannabis Products
One advantage that Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI) has over its development stage competitors is its innovative marketing infrastructure.
Recently the company announced the development of a new Cannabis News application for smart phones and PCs.
Cannabis News will be the world’s largest news resource for cannabis. It will monitor and filter cannabis news and discoveries 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Fully customized to meet the needs of today users, Cannabis News will be of interest both to consumers of cannabis-based products, such as CBD, as well as to investors interested in staying up to date on current trends on the cannabis industry.
The app will also provide a means for Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI) to reach potential buyers for its top-quality CBD products.
Seasoned Cannabis Investors Search for Upstart CBD Companies Due to Outsized Potential Gains
Veteran cannabis investors are always on the lookout for new cannabis-related enterprises they can invest in at the earliest stages.
That’s because publicly-traded cannabis businesses often sell for pennies per share at the outset, before they begin marketing their products.
For example, CBD pioneer Aphria, a Canada-based developer of cannabinoid therapeutics, started off in 2015 as a penny stock selling for around 60 cents11 a share. It eventually reached a high of $14 a share before settling down around $8.2112 – a stunning return of 1,268%.13 That’s enough to turn every $3,000 into $41,000.14
Village Farms International, another CBD company, also started out as a penny stock, selling for around 57 cents15 per share. It now trades at around $9.89 a share16 – a return of 1,878%.
Planet 13 Holdings Inc, the Nevada wellness company that sells CBD oils, edibles, tinctures and sprays, was selling for 70 cents a share in early 2020. By December 2020, it was selling for $5.85 a share17 – a gain of 735% in just nine months.
Those stocks have seen their big moves, which is why investors are always on the lookout for viable CBD companies just starting out.
Investors Eye Early-Stage Penny CBD Stocks for Fast Gains
That’s why early bird investors are taking a close look at Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI) — precisely because its share price is currently below 50 cents per share. This is the sweet spot for investors who want to acquire a number of shares without spending too much money.
Now that the United States government passed the updated Farm Bill, which effectively legalized hemp production nationwide, all eyes have turned to early-stage CBD companies.
If a small company like Sky Century Investment can gain a foothold in a specific geographic area or through online sales, it can potentially generate outsized returns. That’s the attraction of CBD penny stocks for veteran cannabis investors.
In addition, CBD stocks have few of the disadvantages of their cannabis cousins when it comes to investing.
For example, cannabis itself is still illegal in the eyes of the U.S. government, although that may soon change. This means it’s difficult for many companies selling THC-rich cannabis to get bank accounts or take advantage of tax deductions available to other businesses.
But CBD companies such as Sky Century Investment have none of these issues. CBD products are 100% legal for the U.S. government, and that means investing in Sky Century Investment (OTC: SKYI) is simple and easy.
4 Planet 13 Holdings Inc (PLNHF) closed at $0.70 on March 18, 2020, and closed at a record high of $5.85 per share on December 8, 2020, per Barchart.com. https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/PLNHF/interactive-chart. Historical price data available at: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PLNHF/history?p=PLNHF
5 Per online calculator at https://percentagecalculator.net/
11Per Barchart.com, APHA closed at $0.60 in February 2015. https://www.barchart.com/stocks/quotes/APHA/interactive-chart
12APHA closing price on December 10, 2020.
14$3,000 x 12.68 = $38,040 + $3,000 = $41,040.
15VFF closed at $0.57 in January 2016.
16Close price on December 10, 2020.
17Close price on December 10, 2020.


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New photos confirm the attack's coordination and its cover-up
Independent voices from the The Washington Times Communities
Topic - Bangladesh Factory
Some of the nation’s biggest retailers signed on to a new five-year safety pact Wednesday that calls for inspecting every Bangladesh factory within a year, a decision spurred by the collapse of a garment plant in April killed 1,129 workers and a November factory fire that killed 112.
Before purchasing a shirt, shoppers will run their hands over the fabric, look at the price tag and wonder how it will hold up in the washing machine. Some might even ask if it makes them look fat.


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While fans still await an announcement from Donald Glover himself, it appears that Childish Gambino’s next album (his first new project since STN MTN / Kauai) is less than a month away. Reportedly titled Awaken, My Love, the rapper’s third studio LP is expected for a December 2nd release, according to a number of sources.
Fans first noticed the news of the forthcoming album, when a fan’s local FYE store advertised the upcoming release. Also, websites like Amazon Canada and Amazon UK both began advertising the release, listing which have now both been taken down.
We don’t want to bet on anything before Glover directly announces the album, but since fans are still awaiting an official release since Donald previewed new material at his PHAROS concerts in Joshua Tree, CA, a new LP would certainly make sense.
Check out a fan’s local FYE advertising the release of Gambino’s new album below.


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While Cadillac spends money on building an international stable of cars, the American market and its thirst for fancy pickups is being ignored. We argue that it's time for a better effort than the Escalade EXT.
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Despite 2012 being the best year of auto sales this country has seen since 2007, not every vehicle got an equally large share of the sales pie. Some barely got a sliver, as evidenced by this year's list of the top 10 worst-selling vehicles of 2012.
Twelve different General Motors vehicles from the 2013 model year, up to 54,686 units in total, are being recalled over two potential issues with their steering columns. The models in question, all full-size trucks, SUVs or vans, are the: Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Express, Silverado, Suburban, Tahoe, and GMC Savana, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL.
Chinese automakers are once again hard at work copying other automakers' designs. CarNewsChina.com recently spotted these renderings of the Shaanxi Victory S102, and it doesn't take a student of design to recognize the four-door pickup truck's front fascia as heavily influenced by the Cadillac Escalade EXT.
Where there are winners, there are inevitably losers. Last year was exceedingly kind to big pickups, sprawling family sedans and SUVs, but not every model came out of 2011 with big sales figures. We took the time to dig through the low-selling models of the past 12 months to find out which vehicles produced throughout the year were the biggest duds. Since we aren't interested in how few Lamborghini Aventador models rolled off of dealer lots in the U.S. in 2011, we kept the MSRP under $100,000.
The Lincoln Mark LT never really worked out according to plan. The thinking was that trucks and SUVs were so hot, all you had to do was rebadge 'em and then roll around in all the easy money. And while that worked wonders for Cadillac via the Las Vegas-a-riffic Escalade EXT, Lincolns with beds just never got any play. In fairness to the LT, the stage for failure was set by the Blackwood, a truck only intended to appeal to polo players (the bed was carpeted). The LT, on the other hand, was essent
Not surprisingly, owners of the most expensive pickup truck in America tend to have lots of money themselves. According to SEMA, 71% of Cadillac Escalade EXT owners make over $100,000 per year, and they also dole out plenty of coin for aftermarket improvements. While that little nugget of knowledge doesn't come as a shocker, the fact is that the average Cadillac Escalade EXT owner spends a whopping $5,814 to customize their wreath-and-crested blingmobile, which is twice as much as the next truck
MotorTrend reports that GM insiders are saying that the next-generation Cadillac Escalade will jump from its current GMT900 truck platform to the Lambda crossover architecture that underpins the GMC Acadia, Saturn Outlook, Buick Enclave, and Chevy Traverse. MT points to the Buick Enclave Super that didn't happen as evidence that an Escalambda would be able to handle an eight-cylinder engine, which would be a step up from the rest of El Generalissimo's increasingly-crowded crossover lineup. Edgie


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The Pokemon Company announced on Friday that the new Pokemon Presents will air on February 27 – a day after the franchises annual Pokemon Day. The event will premiere on the Pokemon YouTube channel at 9 o’clock and 6 o’clock, followed by around 14 minutes of it, a tweet said.
The company didn’t say what was planned at the event. The anime franchises that occurred before Pokemon Day festivities typically consist of limited time in-game events, event-themed merchandise and the Pokemon anime series announcements. While many major announcements were made during Pokemon Day, such as in 2019 when Pokemon Sword and Shield were announced, it was perhaps better to temper your expectations going into the event.
Fans speculated The Pokemon Company might announce DLC or expansions for Pokemon Sword and Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, or Legends: Arceus. Sword and Shield last received DLC in 2020; both Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are accused of having in-game games with Legendary Pokemon such as Arceus that are not readily accessible in the time of writing. In all the time, it has been rumored that Legends: Arceus could take 200 Pokemon as part of a DLC expansion.
The Pokemon Company, which is involved in a lot of other projects, is producing a sequel to Detective Pikachu, and the series Pokemon Sleep which promises to turn the evening into entertainment, claims the company.
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Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year, “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,” UBS Investment Research noted in its first turbine helicopter inventory report. According to UBS aerospace/aviation analyst David Strauss, about 1,010 helicopters were on the market at the end of last month, including 974 used models and 36 new delivery positions.
Supply chain management
Global parts supplier STAG (Specialist Technologies Aerospace Group) is on hand at the Paris Air Show (Hall 2B Stand E101) to explain its supply chain optimization program. The UK-based company, which has SpecTech divisions in the U.S.
Business aviation investor consultant Brian Foley Associates is seeing signs that the pre-owned business jet market could bottom out as early as this summer. “That’s not to say there’ll be an immediate decrease, just that [pre-owned inventory] won’t get much higher,” noted company president Brian Foley.
Business aviation investor consultancy Brian Foley Associates is seeing signs that the pre-owned business jet market could bottom out as early as this summer. “That’s not to say there’ll be an immediate decrease, just that it won’t get much higher,” noted company president Brian Foley.
Two separate analyst reports issued this week by UBS Investment Research and Brian Foley and Associates note that business jet order backlogs are at increased risk due to rising pre-owned inventory and recession. According to UBS, pre-owned bizjet inventory now stands at 16 percent of the in-service fleet, climbing 2 percent last month alone and 65 percent above prior-year levels.
San Antonio, Texas-based M7 Aerospace (Booth No. 740), a group of aerospace-related business units created from the assets of the former Fairchild Aviation Corp., recently expanded its role as an outsourcing provider through its supply-chain management organization.
BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul companies Dallas Airmotive, Premier Turbines and International Turbine Service have been granted Importer Self Assessment (ISA) certification by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of the Department of Homeland Security.
Parts supplier Turbine Engine Consultants (TECI) has announced the availability of a consignment program called Excess Inventory Management. TECI says EIM gives customers an easy, reliable and profitable solution for excess and surplus inventory. TECI owns a 75,000-sq-ft secure and climate-controlled warehouse for EIM inventory that has multiple loading docks and a variety of shipping methods.
In these times of high fuel prices, currency worries and looming recession, it is worth taking a hard look at how the efficiency of the supply chain can be improved. It doesn’t take long to discover that despite all the hyperbole and rhetoric over the past decade from consultants and IT “solution providers,” many in the aerospace industry feel they’re not getting the return on investment they expected.
ThyssenKrupp has merged Apollo Metals and Aviation Metals into its aerospace supply chain management business, thus giving it the capacity to offer global materials services ranging from “just-in-time delivery of processed metals” to “finished parts kitting,” the company said. Newly named ThyssenKrupp Aerospace employs 1,000 people at 30 service centers across the world.


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Horizon Therapeutics PLC: The Dublin, Ireland, drug developer said it is "engaged in highly preliminary discussions with Amgen Inc., [Johnson & Johnson's] Janssen Global Services, LLC and Sanofi" SA, confirming an earlier Wall Street Journal report on takeover interest. Horizon shares soared 31.4% to $103.50 in U.S. after-hours trading on Tuesday.
Workday Inc.: The payroll and human resources enterprise cloud app company's third-quarter revenue climbed 21% to $1.6 billion, while subscription revenue increased 22% to $1.43 billion. It raised its fiscal 2023 subscription revenue guidance to a range of $5.555 billion to $5.557 billion. Shares gained 5.8% to $151.68 in after-hours trading on Tuesday.
NetApp Inc.: The San Jose cloud-computing company guided for adjusted earnings per share between $5.30 and $5.50 for the year, compared with expectations of $6.76, according to FactSet. Revenue for fiscal 2023 is expected to grow between 2% and 4%, the company said. Shares declined 11% to $63.86 in after-hours trading on Tuesday.
Crowdstrike Holdings Inc.: The Austin, Texas, cybersecurity company predicted revenue of $619.1 million to $628.2 million for the current quarter, which fell short of the $633.9 million consensus estimate. Shares dived 18.8% to $112 in after-hours trading.
Wayfair Inc.: The online furniture retailer reported a bump in sales during the five-day shopping period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. Wayfair recorded a low single-digit sales increase in the U.S. over the same period last year. Repeat customers accounted for 73% of holiday orders for the five-day period, the company said. Shares climbed 11% to $35.01 in after-hours trading Tuesday.
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The collection features three one-of-a-kind timepieces each with a unique design
SAN DIEGO, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Original Grain, the renowned watchmaker known for its craftsmanship and commitment to sustainability, today announced its partnership with Indian Motorcycle to launch the new Indian Motorcycle Collection featuring three one-of-a-kind timepieces.
The Indian Motorcycle Collection features one-of-a-kind watches made with authentic, machined aluminum from the manufacturing process of Indian Motorcycle crankcases. Each piece has a resin inlay and preserved aluminum in the bezel or bracelet. Two of the watches come complete with a custom leather watch roll, making it the perfect accessory for road warriors and adventure seekers alike.
“We are so thrilled to be working with Indian Motorcycle, America’s First Motorcycle Company. We wanted our collection to reflect the heritage of their brand as well as Original Grain’s commitment to creating exceptional timepieces,” said Ryan Beltran, Co-founder of Original Grain. “By using machined aluminum from Indian Motorcycle’s crankcase manufacturing process in the bezel, we’re able to sustainably craft our watches and bring the spirit of adventure on our wrists wherever we go.”
Starting at $349, the new watch collection will be available for purchase exclusively on the Original Grain website. These timepieces are not only perfect for watch enthusiasts, but also make for unique and meaningful gifts for those who appreciate adventure, craftsmanship, and American heritage. For more information visit originalgrain.com or find the brand on Instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok.
ABOUT ORIGINAL GRAIN
Original Grain is a pioneer watchmaker that blends natural materials and sustainability with exceptional craftsmanship to create unique timepieces. Since its establishment in 2013, Original Grain has sold over half a million watches, with a commitment to planting trees, garnering five-star reviews, and revolutionizing the watchmaking industry. With a focus on quality, sustainability, and innovation, Original Grain has become a leading brand in the watch industry. Learn more at originalgrain.com.
ABOUT INDIAN MOTORCYCLE
Indian Motorcycle is America’s First Motorcycle Company. Founded in 1901, Indian Motorcycle has won the hearts of motorcyclists around the world and earned distinction as one of America’s most legendary and iconic brands through unrivaled racing dominance, engineering prowess and countless innovations and industry firsts. To learn more, please visit www.indianmotorcycle.com.
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Experts from Google will be offering free advice and coaching to help people grow their business, career and confidence.
The online giant will bring its Digital Garage to the Angel Suite in Brigg on Friday, October 12 to provide bespoke training courses on digital skills.
Sessions will include tips on building a digital marketing plan, social media strategy, how to make a business more visible online, and an introduction to digital advertising.
Free one-to-one coaching will also be offered for people with any level of experience, from advice on taking the first steps online, to building a digital CV and growing their personal brand online.
Ronan Harris, managing director of Google UK, said: "In the digital age, a basic understanding of how the online world works is useful and when it comes to business, it's essential.
"We are delighted to bring the Google Digital Garage to Brigg to ensure everyone has access to free digital skills workshops and one-to-one coaching.
"We want to give businesses in Brigg the digital skills they need to make the most of new technologies to level the playing field against their competition, reach new customers beyond their local area and grow, whilst ensuring they remain at the heart of the local community."
A study by Innovate UK found digital skills and improved digital marketing to be the top priorities for towns in order of importance to their high street, town or city centre.
And research by the Federation of Small Businesses found more than a quarter of business owners in England lacked confidence in their own digital skills, while more than a fifth believed a lack of basic digital skills among their staff delays a business in progressing digitally.
The Google Digital Garage was launched in the UK three years ago to help address this gap in opportunity and give people in the UK the skills they need to achieve the goals they have not yet reached.
Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy said: "I am incredibly grateful to Google for bringing their Digital Garage to my constituency.
"This is a fantastic project which will provide valuable advice and skills to businesses and start-ups in the local area.
"Moreover, this initiative is particularly welcome in more rural market towns like Brigg, where opportunities such as these are not often available."
The Google Digital Garage will be at the Angel Suite, in Brigg's Market Place, from 10am to 4pm and visitors can get more information or book in advance here or alternatively, drop in for on-the-spot help.


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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY.O) on Tuesday reported a much wider-than-expected quarterly loss and sales that plunged by a third, failing to halt the months-long cash burn that led to warnings of possible bankruptcy., media reports show,
Remember-Bed Bath and Beyond dumped a major product of theirs to punish My Pillow CEO, Mike Lindell in 2021 after the events at the US Capitol and over Lindell’s constant support for President Donald J. Trump.
People who want to purchase MyPillow products can go directly to Lindell’s site and use a Promo code: FRONTLINE for great discounts as featured by awesome founder of Frontline America, Ben Bergquam:
Man my new @realMikeLindell edition #MyPillow feels amazing! Think how much better that guy would feel with one of these & no mask! We should start buying them for our liberal friends; maybe they wouldn't be so cranky all the time😉https://t.co/kr0NLAxQ41 promo code: #FRONTLINE pic.twitter.com/ymeH7ZDDcx
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While My Pillow products have soared in popularity, Bed Bath and Beyond has hit the skids.
According to Rueters, the home goods seller has been struggling with a dwindling cash pile as vendors have demanded payments more swiftly even as a pandemic-led surge in demand for home decor has slumped as the economy has slowed. Bed Bath & Beyond said last week it was exploring options, including bankruptcy, after years of weakening sales. It took on $375 million in financing in August but failed this month to convince bondholders to swap out their investments for new debt. Last year, the company said it would close 150 stores and lay off 20% of its corporate and supply chain workforce among other cost-saving measures.
The company did not indicate on Tuesday whether it would file for bankruptcy protection but said it will lay off more employees to reduce costs. It said it had started cost cuts of about $80 million to $100 million across the business.
Founded in 2004, MyPillow has grown beyond selling pillows and now has a variety of household goods and even face masks. The privately held company has sold more than 40 million products, with a “huge number of them directly to consumers” through its website and hotline, reported Bloomberg. MyPillow is a steady advertiser on right-leaning TV networks, including Fox News and Newsmax.


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Ride-sharing service Uber found itself in a lot of trouble this week after BuzzFeed quoted one of its top executives as saying the company should fund opposition research into journalists. The executive, Emil Michael, suggested spending a million dollars
to hire a team of opposition researchers and journalists, who would then dig into the personal lives and families of those critical of Uber. While Michael didn’t suggest any such plan was in effect, and apologized for his remarks soon afterwards, the idea that Uber was willing to attack its critics was enough to spark a social-media firestorm. Click here to find a tech job at a startup.
As an emerging company in a hotly contested space, Uber already had a reputation for playing hardball with competitors. This past summer, taxi drivers in several major cities demonstrated against a lack of regulations
they said gave Uber and similar services an unfair advantage in scaling up their businesses. That controversy had hardly cooled before Lyft, an archrival with a similar business model, accused Uber of using dirty tricks to gain market-share
, including requesting and canceling thousands of Lyft rides. Faced with that sort of competitive landscape, Uber executives probably feel they have little choice but to plunge into a multi-front battle. As the saying goes, when you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail; and when you’re a startup that feels besieged from all sides by entities that seem determined to shut you down, sometimes your executives get a little heated when they think they’re off-the-record, and threaten to use your major asset—user data—as a weapon.
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After a day of negative blowback online, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick took to Twitter
on the afternoon of November 18 to apologize for Emil Michael’s behavior. “We are up to the challenge to show that Uber is and will continue to be a positive member of the community,” he wrote. “And furthermore, I will do everything in my power towards the goal of earning that trust.” However, Kalanick stopped short of firing Michael, and it remains to be seen whether Uber will actually attempt a cultural shift. (New reports of Uber employees abusing the ‘God View’ tool
, which apparently allows them to see customers’ movements without the latter’s permission, may accelerate that shift.) As more than one analyst has pointed out
, Uber isn’t the first company in America to triumph through a combination of grit and ethically questionable tactics; but it’s also not the first to implode thanks to the latter. At some point a company needs to make a show of having a moral compass.
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While you have many reasons to visit the ‘City of Dreams’, one more might be added to the list very soon. Mumbai will get a world-class aquarium which would be a part of an international standard tourism complex.
The aquarium is proposed to come up at Worli—famous for the Bandra-Worli sea link—in south Mumbai.
Mumbai, currently, houses the famous Taraporewala Aquarium on Marine Drive that is home to marine and freshwater fish and underwater creatures, including turtles, morays, sharks and varieties of coral fish from the Lakshadweep Islands.
The idea was proposed at the annual budget session by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, recently. The Tourism Department was asked to chalk out a plan for the same in December last year by state CM Uddhav Thackeray.
"An international standard tourism complex would come up on the Worli Dairy land with an estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore," Pawar said while presenting his budget in the Legislative Assembly.
In an attempt to boost tourism, an outlay of Rs1,400 crore has been announced for the Ministry of Tourism under the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government’s budget.
The state, formed on May 1, 1960, will also soon spot diamond jubilee celebrations, for which Rs 55 crore have been allocated in the budget.
Earlier this year, Mumbai also became the first Indian city to be open 24X7. Beginning January 27, malls, multiplexes, shops and restaurants were allowed to function all night.
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China surpassed the United States and became the world’s top filer for international patents in 2019, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reported this week. Chinese brands Huawei and OPPO were among the top 5 corporate filers.
With 58,990 applications filed through WIPO’s Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System, China overtook the top position held by the US for more than 40 years. The US, Japan, Germany and South Korea filled the remaining 4 spots.
Telecom giant Huawei with 4,411 PCT applications snatched the number one position on the corporate side, followed by Japan’s Mitsubishi, South Korea’s Samsung, America’s Qualcomm, and China’s OPPO. Chinese companies BOE and Ping’an also made it in the top ten.
According to OPPO, it had more than 43,000 global patent applications and 16,000 global patent licenses by March this year. Among them, 3,000 were 5G patent applications, and 1,900 were in the field of AI. The smartphone maker has also applied for more than 2,700 patents related to fast charging and has received over 1100 licenses.
“We see the strategy of shifting the focus of patent layout from domestic to overseas has achieved initial results in the past several years,” said Feng Ying, senior director of intellectual property at OPPO. “We have formed the layout pattern of 5G standard patent, charging technology, imaging, AI, IoT and other important fields, and we will continue to make breakthroughs in chip, display technology, antenna and other key fields.”


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Tuesday, January 11, 2022by Ian Harvey
Micron Technology Inc has carried impressive momentum into 2022, thanks to the memory specialist's outstanding fiscal 2022 first-quarter results, released on Dec. 20.
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Shares of Micron Technology Inc recently
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to eclipse the record close of $96.56 that they established on July 14, 2000,
according to Dow Jones Market Data.
Micron shares rose for the third
straight trading session and continued their strong recent rally. The chip
maker’s stock has gained about 38% over the past three months amid optimism
about improving trends in the memory market.
Since then the stock price has
dropped slightly to sit around the $93.00 to $95.00 price.
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Robust Memory Demand.....
Micron is counting on robust memory demand to help it deliver record revenue and solid profitability in the current fiscal year. The company points out that memory demand remains strong across all its end markets. For instance, in personal computers (PCs) and graphics, Micron believes that inventory adjustments at most customers are already done. As a result, Micron sees stable demand for memory chips from the PC market in 2022.
Micron management anticipates PC sales in 2022 to remain consistent with 2021 levels and adds that more PCs are now using low-power DRAM. More specifically, low-power DRAM accounts for 20% of the PC industry's DRAM bit demand at present, and that number is expected to head higher in 2022 and beyond.
On the other hand, more and more PCs are now turning to solid-state drives (SSDs) for faster storage. Around 100 million SSDs were shipped in the first quarter of 2021 as compared to 64 million hard-disk drives (HDDs). Technavio estimates that global SSD sales will continue to increase in the long run, clocking an annual growth rate of 23.6% through 2025. Given that Micron's latest generation of client SSDs have been qualified for use by several PC original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and are already in volume production, it looks well-placed to capitalize on growing SSD demand.
Given that 5G smartphones are using 50% more DRAM and double the NAND flash content as compared to 4G smartphones, and their shipments are expected to increase 40% in 2022, it's easy to see why Micron expects a healthy demand environment to prevail in 2022. Additionally, the increasing adoption of SSDs in data centers is another tailwind for the memory market. Micron's data center revenue was up 70% year over year in the fiscal first quarter, and the company sees further growth in this segment as data centers deploy more SSDs instead of hard-disk drives.
So, rising memory demand will be Micron's biggest growth driver in 2022.
Micron Technology Inc delivered a knockout earnings report on Monday, December 20th, that not only resulted in a 14% weekly gain but revitalized the entire semiconductor space. The nation’s leading memory chip company posted a 33% jump in fiscal Q1 revenue and a 59% surge in adjusted EPS thanks to strong broad-based demand for its DRAM, NAND, and NOR chips. This prompted management to raise its full year outlook sending Micron shares on a high volume run to within $1.17 of its 52-week high.
5G Smartphone Tailwind.....
Micron's revenue from the mobile business unit (MBU) increased 27% year over year to $1.9 billion in the fiscal first quarter. The segment produced nearly a quarter of the company's top line and was its second-largest source of revenue.
Micron Technology Inc pointed out that smartphones nowadays are using more DRAM (dynamic random-access memory) and NAND (short for "not and") flash memory. Management estimates that 5G smartphones are using 50% more DRAM to enable faster processing compared to 4G devices. Meanwhile, the amount of flash storage in 5G smartphones has doubled in comparison to 4G smartphones.
What's more, Micron Technology Inc management anticipates that the amount of memory and storage used in 5G smartphones will increase further thanks to the increasing adoption of data-intensive applications, which should create the need for more bandwidth and computing speed. Management pointed out that smartphone applications powered by artificial intelligence, 5G wireless technology, and emerging tech trends such as the metaverse will drive secular growth in the memory and storage demand.
So 5G smartphones are expected to create an additional content opportunity for the likes of Micron Technology -- but that is just one side of the coin. The sales of 5G smartphones are also expected to grow rapidly in the coming years, thereby creating a huge volume opportunity for memory manufacturers to tap into.
Micron Technology Inc estimates that 700 million 5G smartphones could be shipped in 2022, up significantly from this year's shipments of 500 million units. By 2025, annual 5G smartphone shipments are expected to hit 1.5 billion units as per third-party estimates, indicating that Micron's mobile revenue opportunity is all set to expand rapidly in the coming years.
As such, Micron's mobile business could keep growing at an impressive pace for a long time to come, especially considering its standing in the industry and the efforts it is undertaking to capture a bigger share of the market.
Micron's low-power double data rate 5X (LPDDR5X) DRAM was recently validated by Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek for use with its Dimensity 9000 5G flagship smartphone chipset. According to Micron, its LPDDR5X DRAM can deliver a peak performance that's 33% faster than the previous generation LPDDR5 memory.
The good part is that Micron's validation by MediaTek could open an opportunity for the company to increase its mobile DRAM market share. That's because MediaTek commands a 40% share of the smartphone application processor market, according to Counterpoint Research. One of the reasons why MediaTek dominates the smartphone processor market is because of its 5G chips, which is a positive sign for Micron.
All of this indicates that Micron could keep benefiting from the 5G smartphone market in the long run, and that could help it remain a top growth stock for a long time to come.
As well, analysts believe that Micron Technology Inc
is witnessing growing demand for memory chips from cloud-computing providers
and acceleration in 5G (fifth-generation) cellular network adoptions. Rising
mix of high-value solutions, enhancement in customer engagement and improvement
in cost structure are growth drivers as well. Further, 5G adoption beyond
mobile is likely to spur demand for memory and storage, particularly in
(Internet of Things) devices and wireless infrastructure.
Micron Technology Inc is seeing rising demand from the automotive and industrial markets as well. Micron's automotive revenue was up 25% year over year in Q1 as demand for driver-assistance systems and in-vehicle infotainment is driving the need for more memory chips.
Additionally, growing electric vehicle (EV) adoption and the automation of cars will increase Micron's addressable market. The company points out on its earnings conference call:
New EVs are becoming like a data center on wheels, and we are already
seeing examples of 2022-model-year EVs supporting level 3 autonomous capability
with over 140 GB of DRAM and also examples with over 1 TB of NAND.
Despite the stock’s 37% surge since the end of October, analysts are bullish on Micron’s growth prospects. The vast majority called the stock a buy in the wake of the Q1 report and many see at least 20% more upside. Rosenblatt Securities is a clear outlier with a wildly optimistic $165 price target.
According to the issued ratings of 31 analysts in the last year, the consensus rating for Micron Technology Inc stock is Buy based on the current 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings, 24 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for MU. The average twelve-month price target for Micron Technology is $107.86 with a high price target of $165.00 and a low price target of $58.00.
With Wall Street playing catch up with its 2022 earnings forecast for Micron, the latest consensus is up to $11.51. So, at 8x forward earnings and a reinstated quarterly dividend, it’s easy to see why putting another weekly options trade on this chipmaker should be a sound move.
Micron Technology Inc stock has shot up more than 25% in the past three months, but the stock is still dirt cheap. It trades at just 14 times trailing earnings and 10 times forward earnings. These multiples are way lower than the NASDAQ 100 Index's earnings multiple of 34.7.
Micron Technology Inc has a current ratio of 3.10, a quick ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $104.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38, and a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.45 and a beta of 1.15. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.09. Micron Technology, Inc. has a 12 month low of $65.67 and a 12 month high of $96.96.
Evercore ISI analyst C.J. Muse has an upbeat take on memory dynamics last Wednesday, following a recent conversation with the company’s chief financial officer.
“[L]ong-term agreements (which cover ~75% of Micron’s revenues) are helping provide excellent visibility for management and, when coupled with generally lean inventories, continue to point to the [February quarter] as the bottom with clear line of sight to acceleration into Micron’s 2HFY22,” he wrote in a note titled: “Visibility To A Bottom Intensifying”
Muse also discussed recent COVID-19 protocols in Xi’an, China, which have caused disruptions for Micron and others that operate facilities there, and the need to comply with new regulations around workplace staffing meant to help curb spread of the virus.
“We note that Samsung’s [Xi’an] facility manufactures front-end NAND wafers, while Micron’s is used instead for back-end test and assembly (which they noted they can flexibly shift around their global footprint),” he wrote. “As a result, the impact of Xi’an shutdowns is likely to be much more pronounced on NAND pricing than DRAM pricing, with the market likely to get a better view of the overall impact in the coming weeks.”
Overall, Muse pointed to management’s expectations for “relatively balanced” supply and demand across DRAM and NAND throughout the calendar year. Such a dynamic would represent “a clear positive for memory stocks if [it] proves true,” he wrote.
Micron Technology Inc management pointed out on the company's December 2021 earnings conference call that it sees a "healthy industry supply demand balance" in the memory industry in 2022 on account of "prudent industry capex and very lean supplier inventories." If a supply chain disruption lowers output, customers would find it difficult to get their hands on memory chips -- at least temporarily.
Such a situation would boost prices of memory chips, as more customers would be competing for a smaller supply pool of DRAM and flash memory, which go into several applications ranging from data centers to automotive to smartphones to PCs. It wouldn't be surprising to see memory demand growth outpace the increase in supply in 2022 and create a healthy price environment.
Micron Technology Inc has taken steps to ensure that it doesn't miss out on a potential increase in prices by signing agreements with suppliers so that it has enough stock to meet the end-market demand.
Wall Street anticipates Micron's earnings to increase 47% in the current fiscal year, followed by a 29% jump in the next. Such impressive growth won't be possible without robust memory pricing.
The Micron Technology Inc rally could have further to go. Big Money buying in the shares is a signal to take notice. Shares could be positioned for further upside. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth another weekly options trade in the near future.
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HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. (1/30/13)--Credit Union Reality Check, a conference hosted by the New Jersey Credit Union League April 8-10 in Atlantic City, is designed take attendees out of their comfort zones--in pursuit of inspiration and insight, according Candice Nigro, the league's director of marketing and communications.
"We've always been a little different than other conferences," Nigro told News Now
. "We touch on topics that make people think, that are even a little controversial. We also try to make attendees truly feel they are part of the conference."
For instance, the conference does not conduct breakout sessions. Instead, attendees remain gathered in one group throughout the conference to encourage more networking, Nigro said.
Each attendee will be equipped with an electronic polling device to respond to questions from speakers throughout the conference. Results will be displayed instantly.
"This year we are going to ask questions before the conference and ask the same questions at the end to see if anyone's responses changed based on the information provided by the speakers," Nigro said.
Paul Gentile, Credit Union National Association executive vice president of strategic communications and engagement and former president/CEO of the league, will provide the welcome address for the conference.
Other sessions and topics include:
Max Wolff, chief economist and senior analyst, GreenCrest Capital, "Disruptive Technology Change Can Mean Opportunity for Credit Unions";
Moisette I. "Tonya" Sweat, National Credit Union Administration, director of consumer compliance policy and outreach, office of consumer protection, "NCUA: Rules, Remittances, Regulatory Updates and More";
Tom Farin, president, Farin & Associates, "Lessons in Applying Loan and Deposit Pricing Techniques to Funding and Loan Origination";
Lisa Renner, co-founder and managing principal, Renner Group, "Sleeping With the Enemy: How to Collaborate With Your Competition for Exponential Growth";
Jonathan Bowman, CEO of Clear Picture Leadership; "Picture Perfect Solutions"
Ed Speed, retired CEO of Texas Dow Employees FCU, Lake Jackson, Texas, "Be Bold, Make Loans, and Don't Fear the Regulator";
Theran Colwell, director of strategy and business development, CUNA Mutual Group, "Sustainable Growth for Credit Unions: A Look Forward and a Look Back";


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Buyers thinking more about consumers' palates
UK buyers are starting to think less about their own refined palates and more about their sweet-toothed customers, according to the supplier of one of the UK’s bestselling Argentinian wines.
Juan Pablo Penagos, UK export manager at Finca las Moras, is trying to sell a new range called Dada – which has 14g of sugar per litre – to the UK trade.
It is one of the leading wines in the domestic market, but he believes the biggest obstacle in Britain is overcoming the “prejudices” of buyers.
Penagos said: “I think the biggest challenge is to break the buyers’ mindsets, to take them out of the comfort zone and show them that there are consumers for these type of wines.
“Buyers are scared to take on these wines because they are used to traditional fine wine, but there are consumers for them.
“Buyers think about themselves and their palates – not about consumers’ palates.”
But he added: “This is starting to change. They are starting to think less about themselves and more about consumers.
“We have been talking to retailers about these wines and we think it is going to be successful.”
Finca las Moras is part of Grupo Peñaflor and a sister winery to Traphice. Its Pinot Grigio and Syrah, which retail at £5.99 exclusively at the Co-operative Group, and Penagos said they are the bestselling Argentinian wines in the UK.
He is seeking nationwide distribution for the Dada range, which is based on Dadaism – an art form of protest that flouts any known rules and conventions.
The wines would retail at £9-10 and do not focus on a grape. Instead there are three wines – one has a vanilla flavour, one has a mocha flavour and one has a spicy flavour.
“Consumers are attached to Coca-Cola and chocolate and so on so we think these will do well,” he said.
The Winery Exchange is also range called Patisserie, retailing at £8.99, that targets sweet-toothed consumers with wines that have aromas reminiscent of a French patisserie product.
Customer service manager Sandrine Perry said: “It’s important to listen to what the consumer wants and we are convinced this is what they are after.”
Mintel analyst Johnny Forsyth added: “Sweeter wines appeal to younger palates more. There’s a narrow view of what’s good in the wine industry and this is putting off younger consumers and innovation.
“Sweeter tasting wine doesn’t have to be inferior. But experts with highly attuned palates find sweet wine too extreme and they write negative things about it and retailers don’t stock it enough.”