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Adam Wingard has provided a tiny update on the status of Godzilla vs Kong following its release date delay.Ryan Scott
Some recent items on display at the Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair may have spoiled Godzilla vs. Kong's big surprise.Ryan Scott
Godzilla is going to terrorize Japanese theme park visitors as they try and stop the monster from taking over.Kevin Burwick
Director Michael Dougherty has shared a huge batch of concept art for Godzilla: King of the Monsters ahead of the Blu-ray release.Ryan Scott
An 8-blu-ray special edition collector's set, Criterion celebrates their spine #1000 release with the king of monsters, Godzilla.Brian B.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is coming home digitally August 3 and will come to disc on August 27 with a slew of special features.Brian B.
Sylvester Stallone has been paired up with a new franchise and now we all want to see Rambo take on Godzilla.Kevin Burwick
FunimationNow has unveiled its exclusive streaming line-up for summer which includes the new Dragon Ball Z movies along with Your Name.B. Alan Orange
Godzilla: King of the Monsters delivers one thrilling ride when seen in the monstrous scope of 3D and 4DX combined.B. Alan Orange
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the third chapter in Legendary's MonsterVerse and it opened well behind previous installments.Kevin Burwick
Director Gareth Edwards' 2014 Godzilla is divisive as ever, but we have a look back as King of the Monsters makes its way to theaters.Ryan Scott
Godzilla: King of the Monsters lives up to its Kaiju premise of epic destruction.Julian Roman
Legendary has provided one final look at Godzilla: King of the Monsters before it roars into theaters next week.Kevin Burwick
Warner Bros. has released a new clip from the Godzilla: King of the Monsters soundtrack ahead of its release tomorrow.Ryan Scott
Godzilla.com launches as a portal for official exclusive news, events, complete filmography, rare videos, new merchandise and first official Monsterpedia.Brian B.
It's beginning to look like monster fans are going to be in for a serious treat when Godzilla: King of the Monsters hits theaters later this month.Kevin Burwick
With tickets on sale now, IMAX and Dolby Cinema have revealed their new posters for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, highlighting King Ghidorah.Ryan Scott
Gamers can possibly win a custom Godzilla: King of the Monsters Xbox One X highlighting one of the movie's beasts.Ryan Scott


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TORONTO – Younger Canadian shoppers say they plan to load up on gifts but not debt this holiday season. According to the annual RBC holiday spending intentions poll, while 94 per cent of those aged 18 to 34 said they are expecting to spend an average of $509.80 on gifts this year—up from $457.40 last year—over half say they plan to use cash or debit cards for their purchases while 18 per cent intend to use credit cards and pay off their balances.
READ MORE: 4 ways to save money this holiday season
“It’s great to see these younger shoppers focused on managing their holiday expenses so they don’t have seasonal debts when the New Year begins – this is a wonderful gift to give to yourself,” said Maria Contreras, senior manager of savings accounts at RBC.
Want to have a debt-free new year? Here are five financial tips for the holidays.
Set a budget and stick to it
Have a financial plan in mind (or on paper) before you start checking off your holiday gift list. This will help ensure you’re only spending what you know you can afford.
Try to leave your credit or credit cards at home. By sticking to cash or debit cards, you can keep better track of where your money went. If you use a reward credit card in order to earn “points,” just make sure you budget accordingly and pay off your debt in full and on time each month.
Curb your ‘got to have it’ shopping impulse
Count to 30 before impulse buying in a store; delay an online shopping decision by a few hours.
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Keep a separate savings account for holiday/gift expenses
According to the survey, 67 per cent of Canadian shoppers don’t have a budget that includes saving for holidays/gift expenses. By setting up an account dedicated to saving for special expenses, your savings won’t get mixed in with your day-to-day cash.
Put aside a regular amount into your holiday expenses savings account
By saving $10 a week, for example, you’ll have over $500 by year-end. Invest that money in a high interest savings account and you can save even more for your next holiday season.
Look for coupons and discounts
While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are likely to have some great sale discounts, coupons can also save you some money when it comes to shopping. If you’re shopping online, before you finalize your purchase, search the web for existing coupon or promo codes that can be used toward your item. You will be surprised how many external sites have promo codes that aren’t featured on the site you are shopping on.
The survey found that Quebec shoppers intend to spend the least on gifts this holiday season ($360.30) while those in Atlantic Canada and Alberta intend to spend the most ($700.90 and $699.70 respectively).

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Two fresh Dutch startups enter 6th Rockstart Web & Mobile Program
From Silicon Canals
March 20, 2017 - 8:16am
Rockstart is one of Europe’s first multi-vertical startup accelerators. Last week, they’ve announces its latest batch of startups entering the Web & Mobile program. This edition, only two fresh Dutch startups have been drafted to join the intense 150-day accelerator program. Trends: AI and machine learning “We see some trends in the startups that we select,” […]
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Experts often say that cyberattacks are bad for the economy and the latest HBGary survey, conducted by Zogby Analytics, reinforces this.
It turns out that over 70% of American investors analyze the security practices of a company before taking any decisions. Moreover, 80% of them say they would probably not invest in an organization that’s been targeted by cybercriminals.
The study has also found that 66% of investors are likely to take a look at the fines or sanctions received by a company before investing.
“For some time, we have said that cybersecurity cannot be a “checkbox” item on a company’s operational to do list,” explained Ken Silva, senior vice president of cyber strategy for ManTech’s Mission Cyber & Intelligence Solutions Group.
“This survey proves that today’s investors are more educated about the damage cyberattacks can cause to a company’s brand and financial bottom line. The high cost of cyberattacks cannot be understated.”
However, investors appear to be aware of the fact that cyberattacks are highly common and there’s nothing that companies can do to make sure they’re not targeted. That’s why most of them don’t look at the actual attacks, but at the corporate responses to cyberattacks.
So what types of security incidents are more concerning? According to HBGary, breaches that involve customer data are twice as concerning as those as a result of which intellectual property is stolen.
“Consumer data breaches grab the headlines and the large liability settlements. But the lack of concern for IP theft, underscores the need for broader education about the financial risk IP theft poses to a company” noted Jim Butterworth, HBGary chief security officer.
“The pilfering of American company trade secrets and other sensitive data is happening every day – costing our corporations billions of dollars in lost revenue.”


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Macy's to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
Jennifer Marks -- Home Textiles Today, September 21, 2011
Macy's will mark Hispanic Heritage Month again this October with several special events planned in conjunction with its partners, Latina Magazine and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.
Among other activities, Macy's will support the Hispanic Scholarship Fund by awarding one scholarship recipient with a nine-week paid summer internship in the retailer's marketing department in 2012.
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Abbey clicks on to Flexible Finance
Abbey National today gave evidence of its enthusiasm for 21st-century innovation as it launched a dramatic new way of banking, based on the internet.
Flexible Finance, as the service is called, will enable customers to switch money between accounts at the click of a mouse and instantly see the effect of their transactions. The move is designed to improve service to customers in the face of consistently fierce competition among banking rivals.
The Abbey National bank account will be at the centre of the concept, providing all the normal current account services, such as settling bills, paying standing orders and checking balances. Flexible Finance will also allow customers to access any or all of the Abbey accounts they hold currently or in the future, moving money from one to the other as their needs dictate.
The service will be available from the end of April and will initially include only Abbey banking and basic savings accounts, including the cash ISA. By the end of the year, a full portfolio of accounts will be available, including mortgages, so customers will be able to draw down or pay into their mortgage.
'We are trying to make it easier for customers to manage their own finances,' said retail e-commerce director Ambrose McGinn. Flexible Finance differs from products such as the VirginOne account or Woolwich's Open Plan in that customers continue to have a variety of accounts.
'There is a clear segregation between accounts but money can be shifted effortlessly from one to another. Research among our customers showed they did not like the idea of putting all their eggs in one basket, like other integrated banking services,' said McGinn.
Abbey's new service is centred on the internet but telephone and branch back-up is available. It will be launched on Abbey's own branded website and is entirely separate from Abbey's standalone internet bank cahoot.
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Tariffs, but make it fashion
September 17, 2018
The Trump administration will impose tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese products next week as President Donald Trump first threatened in June. Hundreds of people have testified and submitted written comments about their impact, including Julia Hughes, president of the United States Fashion Industry Association. We'll chat with her, as well as Canadian aluminum producers stinging from the trade war. Plus: A conversation with Tender Greens CEO Denyelle Bruno.


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Rolling Loud organizers cancelled the event’s New York edition this year, citing the logistical concerns beyond their control, according to the statement made via the festival’s social media accounts.
“For the last few years, we’ve made some legendary moments happen in Queens,” reads the statement. “Sadly, due to logistical factors beyond our control, Rolling Loud will not return to New York in 2023.”
Still, they hint that this is not the end, yet. “This isn’t ‘goodbye,’ more like ‘see you later.’ We’ll be back in New York when the time is right.” The announcement reveals.
— Rolling Loud (@RollingLoud) March 17, 2023
Originating in Miami, Florida in 2015, Rolling Loud hosted the first New York City edition in 2019. It has seen Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Pusha T, Busta Rhymes, and more stars headline the hip-hop event at Citi Field in Queens for three years except 2020 when it had to be postponed due to the pandemic.
While waiting for the “right time” for New York festival to resume, Rolling Loud fans might be interested in catching up the Miami edition which is going to take place on July 21-23 at Hard Rock Stadium, whose line-up will be announced soon.
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Why the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Is a Monster and Infiniti Needs to Build It
Infiniti's Q50 Eau Rouge sedan is just a concept car for now, but it looks likely to head to production. Photo credit: Infiniti
Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti this week gave the world more details about its intriguing Q50 Eau Rouge, a concept version of a high-performance luxury sedan.
And those details got the world's attention.
Infiniti had shown off the outside of the Eau Rouge in Detroit in January. But at the Geneva International Motor Show this past week, things got really interesting when the company unveiled the Eau Rouge's engine, one that came straight out of Nissan's GT-R supercar: a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6 making a whopping 560 horsepower.
The surprise under the Eau Rouge's hood: a 560-horsepower twin-turbo V6. Photo credit: Infiniti
That's big-league power. That's comparable to Cadillac's mighty CTS-V and BMW's all-conquering M5, two of the fastest sedans ever built -- and it makes a serious statement about where Nissan is taking its luxury brand. Just as General Motors is making a big push to turn Cadillac into a global luxury brand, Nissan is doing much the same with Infiniti.
If it goes into production, the Q50-based Eau Rouge would be the brand's high-performance flagship. Photo credit: Infiniti
And as Fool contributor John Rosevear explains in this video, a decision to build the Eau Rouge with that tremendous V6 would instantly bring a lot of car-enthusiast credibility to Infiniti's efforts, and it could end up serving as a much-needed flagship for the brand.
A transcript of the video is below.
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John Rosevear: Hey Fools, it's John Rosevear. When we talk about automakers and profits these days, we often talk about luxury cars. Globally speaking, luxury cars are a fast-growing business, in part because of a boom in demand in China, and since they tend to be higher-profit products than mainstream vehicles, we've seen several automakers push to expand their luxury offerings.
The most visible one for us here in the U.S. has probably been Cadillac, GM has made huge strides in its effort to put Cadillac on the level of BMW and Mercedes, but there's a similar effort under way at Nissan. Nissan is spending big bucks to turn its Infiniti brand, which was originally launched as kind of a me-too imitation of Toyota's Lexus for the U.S. market, they want to turn Infiniti into a global luxury-vehicle powerhouse. Infiniti has a slew of new models under development, and Nissan has big plans to greatly expand the brand's presence in China and Europe, right in BMW's backyard.
Their latest move was revealed this past week at the Geneva International Motor Show, it's the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge sedan. Now "Eau Rouge" means "red water" in French, that may not mean anything to you, but it's the name of one of the most famous corners on one of the world's most famous racetracks, the Spa racecourse in Belgium, very famous and important Formula 1 track. So this is a name that connotes serious high performance with a European accent.
Now the Q50 Eau Rouge wasn't actually unveiled this week, we saw this car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, and it looked pretty good but Infiniti didn't tell us all that much about it at the time so we didn't pay all that much attention. The big news in Geneva is that they revealed the Eau Rouge's engine, and it's a doozy.
It's a twin-turbo version of Nissan's excellent V6, 3.8 liters, and it's got 560 horsepower. That's a lot. That's BMW M5 and Cadillac CTS-V territory, and these are among the fastest sedans ever built. So Infiniti is making a big statement here. They say the Eau Rouge will be all wheel drive, it'll have a 7 speed gearbox, and it'll go zero to sixty in under 4 seconds and top out at around 180 miles per hour.
For a luxury sports sedan, that's the big leagues.
Now, assuming they build this thing, it's not going to sell in big numbers, it's not going to add billions to Nissan's global bottom line. But it's still really important. Just as BMW's M cars, the M3 and M5 and so forth, they pack extreme performance at a high price, and BMW doesn't sell all that many, but the fact that they exist makes the rest of the BMW line seem that much more desirable.
These are halo cars, they're an important part of the image of the overall BMW brand. Cadillac caught on to this a while ago. When they released the second-generation CTS-V in late 2008, it was the fastest production four-door car in the world, they could back that up, and it was a great product for the time, auto critics drove it and raved about it, and this was all at a moment when GM was going down the tubes, but it really was key to putting Cadillac on the map of people who weren't accustomed to looking past the German luxury brands.
Clearly that's what Infiniti wants to do with the Eau Rouge. Officially it's just a concept car right now, we don't know if they're going to build it, when they'll build it, or what it'll cost, but it seems clear that the Infiniti brand could really benefit from a car like this in terms of raising awareness with car enthusiasts around the world, and I think it's a matter of "when", not "if". Thanks for watching, and Fool on.
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How Bitcoin is infiltrating the $60bn global art market
Why is the art world getting excited about digital currency Bitcoin and its underlying technology blockchain? (Underlying: fundamental, basic)
Eleesa Dadiani owns and runs an art gallery in London’s famous Cork Street. She was born in Georgia in the Caucasus.
But she is also a passionate believer in the power of Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
When we meet she is busy preparing for an exhibition of sculptures made from the exhausts of former Formula 1 racing cars. (Sculpture: A work of art produced by carving, modeling or welding to create a figure.)
One of these strange rib-cage-like creations made from the super-strong alloy Inconel has been gold-plated and will sell for about £35,000.
“These are pieces of history,” she tells me.
In a first for the tradition-bound art world of Cork Street, her international clientele will have the opportunity to pay using Bitcoin, the digital cryptocurrency underpinned by blockchain technology. (Cryptocurrency: A digital currency that uses codes to record transactions.)
The gallery will also accept other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Dash, Litecoin, and soon, Monero, she says.
“This is not a demand-driven decision at all, it’s intuitive based on the way things are going,” she says. (Intuition: A quick perception or insight which is independent of the rational process.)
She believes paying by cryptocurrency will become as normal as paying by cash or credit card. She also hopes it will attract a new, nontraditional type of art investor.
Blockchain, the underlying technology, is a digital record of transactions that are distributed across and verified by thousands of computers in a network.
Once the network has reached a consensus that a transaction has happened, the ledger is updated and cannot be tampered with. (Tamper: To meddle into something with the purpose of destroying it.)
“Blockchain is a borderless, open source, a decentralized peer-to-peer network that governments cannot shut down,” she says. “For me, the blockchain is going to be the biggest thing since the internet.”
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It’s the first time in 22 years that Apple has gone fall without introducing new Macs. The statistics noted by MacRumors is eloquent: since 2001 and the release of the iBook G3, Apple has always unveiled new Macs during the last quarter of the year, between October and December. The last presentation dates back to June 2022 with the Macbook Air and Macbook Pro equipped with the M2 chip. Since then, nothing.
The expectation was however great for the two years of the Apple Silicon project. Tim Cook had promised that the transition from Macs would take about two years, and the first Macs equipped with the M1 chip were released in November 2022. The Mac Pro under Apple Silicon is still long overdue and so Apple is late, even if it’s probably only a handful of months — the presentation of Apple’s new professional tower is expected for spring.
The reason for this small delay is perhaps to be found on the side of TSMC, the founder of Apple who launched its engraving with a fineness of 3 nanometers several months late at the end of December. If Cupertino engineers were relying on this new etching to create their M2 Pro, M2 Max and M2 Ultra series of chips, it’s possible that TSMC’s delay has forced Apple to push back several launches.
With the Apple Silicon architecture, Apple composes its range with a much smaller number of chips than with Intel. With only three different chips, several Macs could thus be unveiled. The future M2 Ultra chip of the Mac Pro must thus combine two M2 Max chips, which will share a common base with the M2 Pro chip. These last two chips should make it possible to propose an update to the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Proswhich is also expected in the spring, and it is rumored that Apple could also launch a Mac mini with an M2 Pro chip to replace the old Intel model which is still in the catalog.
Corridor noises also evoke a possible 15-inch MacBook Air which would be launched in the spring. As you will have understood, Apple has fallen behind but we could soon see a wave of new products. Note that the iMac should not be affected by future revisions: he would wait for the M3 chip which is not expected before the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. Finally, there are no rumors about the Mac Studio, which could also skip a generation if it does not benefit from a small touch-up when the Mac Pro is released.
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Economic Stimulus Package
Delivers Huge Benefits to Manufacturers
Thursday, February 21, 2008
The Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, recently signed into law, does more than just benefit individuals and families--it delivers huge tax relief to manufacturing companies, according to a press release issued by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing technology. First, businesses will receive a 50-percent bonus depreciation for new capital expenditures ordered and placed into service during 2008. Bonus depreciation allows businesses an extra one-year boost in how much they can deduct on capital expenditures that depreciate over time. For example, under the old law, according to AMT, a new $100,000 machine could provide a 2008 depreciation deduction of 14 percent, or $14,000. Now, first-year depreciation climbs to $57,000--half of the purchase price plus the 14-percent regular depreciation on the remaining property basis.
The new law also more than doubles the amount that small businesses can write off for new or used equipment purchased during 2008, from $128,000 to $250,000. And, it significantly increases the amount that can be purchased during the year and still allow manufacturers to receive the full benefits of the Section 179 expensing option--from the previous cap of $510,000 to $800,000.
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Manufacturers Optimistic Despite Stumbling Economy
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Small and mid-sized manufacturers exhibit optimism regarding the economy in 2008, and most plan significant capital improvements during the year, according to a January survey conducted by the Chicago, Il-based Prime Advantage, a manufacturers’ buying group. Nearly half of its members (46 percent) list raw materials (including stainless steel, nickel and copper alloys and plastics) as their primary concern for the year, with energy costs ranking second (17.5 percent) and costs related to logistics and supply-chain management running a close third (16.4 percent). Rounding out the list of concerns: inflation, labor, foreign competition, overhead costs and healthcare costs.
The survey also finds that more than half (66 percent) of Prime Advantage member companies plan significant capital improvements in 2008, including investments in new press brakes, turret punch presses, laser-cutting machines, robotic-welding cells and metal-stamping equipment. This finding is supported, the group says, by findings from the Business Roundtable’s CEO Economic Outlook survey for the fourth quarter of 2007, in which CEOs predicted a 35-percent increase in capital spending during the first six months of 2008.
Learn more about Prime Advantage and its more than 450 member companies and 110 endorsed suppliers, at www.primeadvantage.com
Buffalo Stamper Welcomes 1000-Ton Mechanical Press
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
P&G Steel Products, Buffalo, NY, has added a 1000-ton mechanical transfer stamping press to its pressroom. The press has a bed size of 120 by 48 in. and will operate in line with a heavy-duty Sesco feed line with sheet-thickness capacity of ½ in. Also on the to the facility is a 46-in. double-spindle vertical grinder. The equipment additions will help P & G, a metal stamper with more than 25 presses, robotic-welding cells and CNC production-machining capabilities; satisfy requirements for a 4-yr. agreement with a new customer. Learn more at www.pgsteel.com


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After a 12-day journey from Chile, the first West Coast break bulk vessel of the season, Ice River, arrived to the Port of Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9. The ship unloaded 4,500 pallets of fresh grapes, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums and blueberries that will be hitting retail shelves this week.
The entire SSA Marine operations team, including Kevin Nielsen, Terminal Manager and Lacey Patalano, Office Administration, were excited to receive the Ice River vessel, and look forward to receiving weekly Chilean fresh fruit vessels now thru April. Steve Hattendorf, Western Region Merchandiser for the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA), greeted the first West Coast vessel of the 2019-2020 Chilean winter fruit season and toured the 14 acre facility in San Pedro, California.
Cherries, blueberries, grapes and stone fruit (peaches, plums and nectarines) are now in-market, with merchandising support available to retailers through the U.S. and Canada. Says Karen Brux, Managing Director of the CFFA, “Demos, digital coupons, kids cooking classes, and social media contests are just some of the programs we’re currently running with retailers big and small. We’re also further supporting retail sales through our consumer campaign, which includes extensive social media promotions, as well as our new “Super Fruit Bowl” campaign that’s currently running with ESPN.”
The Chilean season is just starting to ramp up. Through January 6, Chile has exported 4,386 tons of cherries, 30,194 tons of blueberries, 17,067 tons of grapes, 5,114 tons of nectarines, 5,419 tons of peaches and 2,276 tons of plums to the United States.


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Pete Agusto says he wakes up at 5 a.m. every Sunday to sell antiques, art work, books and garage sale items at the Maxwell Street Market.
Agusto makes his living in construction work, but he adds to his income by selling goods on Maxwell Street. He said selling objects there is also a hobby for him. Agusto sets up his wares on tables and underneath a large tent. His mother and other relatives regularly join him.
“I like to bargain,” said Agusto. “This is a fun place to work. I’ve met amazing people here.”
Agusto said he has sold items at the Maxwell Street market for 20 years and has seen the number of customers decrease.
“There has been a dramatic change with the people over the years,” said Agusto. “Now every one wants to shop in stores.”
He also noted that parking around the market has become expensive, so fewer people are coming to shop.
Agusto was one of many vendors looking to make sales Sunday at the Maxwell Street Market, on Halsted Street south of Roosevelt Road. Open for over 20 years, the market is on the West Side, which is considered one of the city’s oldest residential districts. The University of Illinois-Chicago encompasses the market.
Maxwell Street, built by Irish immigrants, was named after Dr. Phillip Maxwell, a physician in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. The street first appeared in Chicago in 1847. Nearby housing was built by Irish immigrants; it continues to be a gateway for newly arrived Russians, Germans, Italians, African Americans and Mexicans.
The market represented a fundamental change in American retail. The market allows independent entrepreneurs to sell their merchandise, earn money and develop relationships with buyers. Buyers can shop for antiques, bargain for goods, and or simply search for items that are not sold in stores.
The market is not an ordinary flea market. It has been featured in documentary films such as “Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street” by Phil Ranstrom. Maxwell Street was also featured in a 1980 film, “The Blues Brothers.”
In the 1930s and 1940s, many African Americans moved to Chicago from the segregated South to escape lynchings, the Jim Crow laws and to find higher paying jobs. They brought blues music and began playing on Maxwell Street. In 1999-2000 the last blues performances were played there.
Today, there are performances such as salsa dancing, some live music, clown balloon twisting and puppet shows, but nothing like the large performances of the 1940s.
The market offers a venue for street performers.
“I will tell any child or student to take their talents to the streets if they can’t afford school,” said Charleen Torres, a salsa dancer who said she is earning money to pay for her college tuition
“Thanks to the market, I’ve been able to go to school,” said Torres. “I didn’t get financial aid so pretty much the market has been paying for my education.”
Torres said she dances from noon to 3 p.m. Before she leaves, the vendors offer her food and water throughout the day.
Some customers said they shop at Maxwell Street because prices are low.
Lauren Clarke, a Texan who lives in Chicago, said she loves to buy flowers, plants and household goods.
“Some vendors offer what I like, so I tend to visit them all the time,” said Clarke. “This is the only market I go to. It satisfies my needs.”
Clarke said bargaining is common at many flea markets but not at Maxwell Street.
“I usually don’t try to bargain,” said Clarke. “If I don’t like the price I usually just try to move on. It’s not worth it.”
She said she recalls every moment at the market.
“Every time I eat a veggie quesadilla with my boyfriend where there are buckets of onions, peppers, and salsa you can lather them on,” she said. “There will always be remarkable moments.”
Ceci Rodriguez, a vendor, began selling at the market two weeks ago. She said she likes to give buyers good deals on their merchandise.
“We sell just about anything you need at home,” said Rodriguez. “We sell shampoo, $5 curling irons. Everything is cheap here.”
The market is patrolled by police and security guards.
“Safety at the market is secure,” said Maurice Jones, a security officer for the market.
He recalled only one incident of property theft.
“Someone ran off with an iPhone and sped off in a black BMW truck,” said Jones. “We had to call it in, but I say keep your children and your belongings close by.”
For more information check out the Maxwell Street Market website.


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Soon kinderuni.online will celebrate its first birthday! For this reason, the website will get a new look in June and new articles will be added—so that curious children will be able to research even more exciting topics from July onwards! For the renovation work, kinderuni.online will be unavailable for some time in June, so that design work can continue in the background. But: At the end of June there will be a common click again!
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Sainsbury’s £1bn Home Retail offer likely to rise as it seeks to compete strongly with Amazon
City experts placed their bets on Sainsbury’s upping its offer for Home Retail yesterday as it emerged former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy had eyed the Argos owner.
Analysts at Citigroup raised their price target on Home Retail shares and said there was a 70 per cent chance Sainsbury’s would increase its offer.
It was also reported that Leahy, with US private equity business Clayton Dubilier & Rice, had looked at Home Retail last year and was keeping the situation under review.
Upped: Analysts at Citigroup raised their price target on Home Retail shares and said there was a 70 per cent chance Sainsbury’s would increase its offer
It emerged earlier this week that Sainsbury’s had made a £1billion cash and share offer in November for Home Retail Group, which also owns DIY chain Homebase, that was rejected.
It is thought a number of private equity firms have reviewed the option of making a bid for Home Retail but ruled it out on the grounds that returns would not be high enough.
One expert said the deal was ‘Sainsbury’s to lose’.
Sainsbury’s is interested in buying Argos to bolster its position in the online delivery market to compete with US behemoth Amazon which is expanding into groceries in the UK.
If Sainsbury’s successfully buys the group it is likely it will shut many Argos stores and sell Homebase.
Sainsbury’s also issued an update on shareholder support for the purchase and said the Qatar Investment Authority, which owns 25 per cent of the supermarket giant, ‘would consider any such proposal in detail before making a decision on its position.’
Home Retail shares jumped more than 40 per cent on the news on Tuesday and rose almost 3 per cent to 136p yesterday. Sainsbury’s shares slipped 0.95 per cent, or 2.3p, to 238.7p.
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Author: Pravakar Sahoo, Institute of Economic Growth
The recent announcement by Pakistan’s finance minister that most favoured nation (MFN) status to India will not be considered is an additional blow to India-Pakistan relations.
While improved trade relations could significantly enhance political ties between the two countries, and this announcement makes it more likely that bilateral relations will continue to languish at current low levels.
The latest figures show that India’s 2012 trade with Pakistan accounted for a mere US$2.15 billion of its total trade of US$778 billion (less than 0.3 per cent). Exports to Pakistan accounted for only 0.56 per cent of India’s exports, while imports constituted 0.11 per cent. Given the size of both countries’ economies and the complementarity of their trading baskets, the present level of trade should be higher. The denial of MFN status compounds these difficulties, and arguably neutralises the positive steps taken by both countries over the last few years.
Along with Pakistan’s denial of MFN status to India (which would give market access to Indian exporters in all products), the ad-hoc ‘positive list’ approach taken by Pakistan has contributed to low base trade by creating uncertainty among traders on both sides of the border. Though the positive list approach, which allowed for the import of 2000 items from India, was abolished in 2012 and replaced with the ‘negative list’ approach, which prohibits listed items from importation, improvement has been marginal. The negative list contains 1500 items, with 500 being untradeable items belonging to the iron, steel and automobile sectors in which India has comparative advantage. In addition there are non-tariff barriers on both sides, including: licensing and customs requirements; visa policies and restrictions on travel; high trade and transaction costs due to long waiting periods at the borders; a lack of information on tradable items; and India-Pakistan trade compliance regulations.
India’s exports to Pakistan at the industry level have witnessed negligible and fluctuating growth due to the limitations of the positive list, even in very competitive industries such as base metals and articles, and textiles. India fares better in industries where there are more items on the positive list. For example, India is doing well in chemical products in the Pakistani market, as Pakistan added 308 more items to the positive list between 2000–09, taking the total items to 568. In recent years, India has also exported more mineral products and textiles subsequent to these products being added to the positive list. The quantity of goods moving from India to Pakistan is determined by local demand at any given point in time, and MFN status would have given stability to this demand.
On the other hand, Pakistan’s exports to India are suffering from India’s lack of tariff liberalisation. India has agreed to bring down all tariffs under the South Asia Free Trade Area, other than those on the negative/sensitive list. But India’s negative list includes some of the top 10 import items from Pakistan, such as edible fruits and nuts, some cotton textiles materials, carpets and sacks.
There have, however, been a few positive developments in recent years that have helped India-Pakistan economic relations despite the denial of MFN status. In April 2012, both countries agreed to launch a new integrated check point at the Attari-Wagha border crossing to address the issue of trade and transaction costs. Further, in September 2012, both nations concluded a visa agreement that loosens the travel restrictions across the border. India has also permitted foreign direct investment from Pakistan since August 2012 through the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to ameliorate the environment of suspicion and mistrust. But because there are barely any capital flows between the two countries worth mentioning, the initiatives taken in the last couple of years to reduce non-tariff barriers could hardly be expected to boost trade without a stable framework created around MFN status.
China has a higher share of the Pakistani commodities market, where both India and China have comparative advantages in the world market. Given the similarity in export baskets of China and India to Pakistan, Chinese exports appear to be replacing Indian exports in the Pakistani market. There is direct competition between Chinese and Indian goods for some of Pakistan’s top imports, such as chemical products, textiles and textiles products, and prepared food. Of course, China does well because of its price competitiveness, as well as the open access that it has to Pakistan’s market in comparison to India. With respect to investment, India has historically missed out on the opportunity to invest in Pakistan because of political mistrust, whereas China has been investing heavily in projects such as the Gwadar Port, the Karakoram Highway, the Special Economic Zone in Pakistan, and China-Pakistan economic zones.
MFN status would not only help provide stability in trade relations between the two countries but would also assist Pakistan in technology upgrades, greater productivity gains, and increased revenues from legal trade. It is reported that India-Pakistan informal trade (trade occurring through a third country) accounts for more than formal trade (which is around US$4 billion). Further, consumers would experience lower product prices and greater variety. Despite Pakistan’s recent rejection of MFN status to India, India could unilaterally reduce all kinds of non-tariff barriers that would be capable of creating confidence among Pakistani traders. A good and stable political relationship would help trade but opposite is quite possible. A case in point is the strong economic relations between China and Japan, which help in stabilising fluctuating political relations.
Pravakar Sahoo is an associate professor at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi, India.


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The Adventure Travel Trade Association's recent Boulder, Colorado regional was featured by SNEWS Outdoor. The ATTA was profiled and the article focused on partnership and synergy opportunities between the adventure tourism and retail industries.
In the case of retailers, ATTA membership can mean connections. “Through us, they might get to meet local tour operators and help supply them with a packing list,” Chesak said. “They could become the go-to retailer for those going on adventure travel.”
...In the case of manufacturers, ATTA membership means brand exposure, Chesak said. Currently about 10 members of the nearly 800-member organization are manufacturers.
“It’s a great opportunity to get in front of tour operators and own the space pretty easily,” Chesak said. Plus, he said, it’s an opportunity to partner with tourism boards and gain further exposure through publications, as Deuter did when it partnered with Norway to offer a consumer sweepstakes for a trip to the Scandinavian nation.
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After seeing mixed demand from consumers for Brita water bottles and filters the previous two quarters, volume for Clorox's (CLX - Get Report) water filtration brand spiked by a double-digit percentage in the fiscal third quarter, which ended Mar. 31. The pop in demand coincided with the March debut of Brita's first marketing campaign with NBA star Stephen Curry, who Clorox signed to a sponsorship agreement in December.
"We are seeing enhanced interest from customers. A lot of attention started in March," said Clorox CEO Benno Dorer in an interview with TheStreet. Dorer added, "We hope to see an impact over time certainly."
Dorer said of Curry, "We just think he is an ideal ambassador for the Brita brand, given his healthy lifestyle as an athlete, but he is also known as a great dad. He ultimately draws a lot of attention to the benefit of using water."
Brita, which represents about 4% of Clorox's overall sales, also benefited during the quarter from new designs for water pitchers and the introduction of the brand's first smart pitcher that tracks usage and automatically orders replacement filters.
Strength in Brita helped Clorox deliver much better than expected third-quarter earnings.
The company reported Tuesday that fiscal third-quarter earnings, adjusted for one-time items, came in at $1.21 a share vs. estimates for $1.10 a share. Volume for the quarter ended Mar. 31 increased 4% year over year, reflecting gains across all of Clorox's business segments.
While shipments in the company's core bleach and Fresh Step cat litter businesses fell, volume for Burt's Bees surged by a double-digit percentage, thanks to the introduction of new lip-care products. Clorox said it also saw strength in its Glad trash bag and disinfecting wipes businesses.
But Clorox is not relying too heavily on Curry's popularity to drive its overall business.
Mostly thanks to demand for Curry's basketball sneakers, Under Armour's footwear sales skyrocketed 57% to $678 million last year. Sales of footwear in the first quarter surged 64% to $264 million. Footwear now makes up about 17% of Under Armour's business.
In a note March 4 to clients, Morgan Stanley analyst Jay Sole estimated that sales of Curry sneakers were on track to bring in about $160 million in sales this year, which would represent roughly 3.2% of Under Armour's own projection for company-wide full-year sales.
Sole also said optimism on the Curry brand accounts for a whopping $14 billion of Under Armour's market cap of more than $17.4 billion.


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Home-cooked meals-on-wheels services seem to be the startup category du jour, and there’s no shortage of tech veterans eager to get into the business.
Sprig, officially launching in parts of the city next week, is the newest entrant in the mobile food delivery space. It comes from Udemy co-founder Gagan Biyani and former Google executive chef Nate Keller, who together are confident they can deliver on a promise of hot, gourmet meals that arrive within 20 minutes of order time.
On Sprig’s iPhone app, customers in select neighborhoods of the city can choose from a rotating menu of three healthy meal options — light, hearty and vegetarian (one of which is gluten-free). All of them are crafted and cooked by Keller and overseen by Kyle Connaughton, a former chef at Michelin-starred restaurants and consulting chef at Chipotle, who was brought on as chief culinary adviser.
The idea, said Keller, is to “bring healthy food to the masses on a large scale.”
But to meet its “hot food in 20 minutes” delivery promise, the service is only available in a short time frame in limited parts of the city. Customers can place orders from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in SoMa, Mission Bay, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Mission, Castro and Noe Valley. The group hopes to expand once it grows and has more resources.
Biyani said the team chose to join the increasingly crowded food delivery space — which includes companies such as Luke’s Local, Square Meals and Munchery — because they felt it hasn't reached its potential. While there are a lot of food delivery competitors, there’s still room for improvement, he said.
Renée Frojo covers hospitality, restaurants, retail and nonprofits for the San Francisco Business Times.
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Pesticide corporations and trade partners pressured EU to allow banned substances in imported crops
Below is an excerpt from an important report that is worth reading in full in order to appreciate the assault on public health that's being attempted by corporate lobbyists and those EU Commission officials who wish to accommodate their demands.
Toxic residues through the back door
Corporate Europe Observatory, 16 Feb 2020
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* Pesticide corporations and trade partners pressured EU to allow banned substances in imported crops
Pesticide corporations and trade partners have put immense pressure on the EU to allow residues of certain hazardous pesticides - banned in Europe - to be present in food and feed imports. Facing an endless number of visits, letters and reports, complaints and threats at the WTO by the US, Canada and others, the European Commission dropped its original plan to ban residues of these dangerous chemical substances in imports. It is now up to the new Commission - with its ambitious European Green Deal - to change this approach and stand up for public health.
EU pesticide rules include a ban on particularly hazardous substances in pesticides, for instance those that are carcinogens or endocrine disruptors. These substances are so dangerous that EU regulators believe that, unlike other chemicals, there is no safe level of exposure to them.
Documents obtained by Corporate Europe Observatory from the European Commission through Freedom of Information laws show how pesticide corporations and trade partners have put immense pressure on the Commission to weaken its approach to these pesticides when it comes to imported food and feed. Facing an endless number of visits, letters and reports, complaints and threats at the WTO by the US, Canada and others, the EU dropped its original plan to ban residues of these substances in imports in order to avoid consumers from being exposed.
Pesticide producers like Bayer-Monsanto, BASF, and Syngenta, as well as third countries like the US and Canada, have fought the EU pesticide rules tooth and nail; with some success. The alleged negative impacts of these regulations on international trade have been a key weapon used to fight against the EU’s plan to ban these products, laid out via the so-called hazard-based criteria. These criteria aim to ban particularly dangerous substances, such as carcinogens and endocrine disruptors, from pesticides that end up in the food chain.
With new US-EU talks in the picture, and ongoing debates about the CETA and MERCOSUR free trade agremeents, EU pesticide standards are once again in the firing line.
At the same time, the European Commission was also undertaking a so-called REFIT evaluation of two pesticide regulations that govern pesticide authorisations and residue levels in food. REFIT is part of the EU’s so-called Better Regulation agenda, which in fact generally seems to be focused on making EU regulations ‘better’ for industry.
The final pesticide REFIT report is to be launched at the end of March 2020, at the same time as the new Farm to Fork strategy. It is expected to finally bring clarity about the Commission’s intentions when it comes to toxic pesticide residues in imported goods. But while Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides , who is responsible for policy in this area, has recently launched a ‘Beat Cancer Plan’ and is very concerned about the health impacts of pesticides. Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has, on the contrary, suggested that pesticide standards can be part of a new attempt to reach a US-EU trade deal.
If it is confirmed that the new proposal will allow residues of hazardous pesticides in imports, this would breach the EU’s own health protection goals. It would also see European farmers confronted with unfair double standards, and ignore key demands made by the European Parliament last year. Indeed it would undermine the new Commission’s own stated ambitions for the Green New Deal and the Farm to Fork strategy, before they have even taken off. Those plans contain significant promises of reduced pesticide use and more sustainable imports.
Pesticides: The difference between EU and other regulatory systems
The EU has very different rules to regulate the sale and use of pesticides from those in the US or Brazil. The 2009 EU pesticide regulation established ‘hazard-based cut-off criteria’ for particularly dangerous substances such as carcinogens and endocrine disruptors. Pesticides identified as such have to be banned because it is scientifically established that some chemicals do not have a safe level of exposure. This is the case for instance with some carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic chemicals (CMR) as well as endocrine disruptors. The chemical industry lobby as well as trade partners like the US have always strongly opposed the hazard-based approach and favoured a risk-based approach, claiming that a safe level of exposure can always be established (“the dose makes the poison”). (See 2015 report A Toxic Affair by Stééhane Horel and CEO.)
Pesticides that do not meet the hazard-based cut-off criteria will be subjected to the usual EU risk assessment. It should be noted that a risk assessment can of course also lead to a ban, if risks are found to be too great. As a result of these differences, a 2015 report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) listed 82 pesticides that are banned in the EU but approved in the US. According an industry law firm, over a quarter of the pesticides used in the US are not approved in the EU, including the herbicide atrazine and beekillers clothianidin, thiamethoxam and - for most uses - imidacloprid. The same law firm recalled how Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro, within the first 100 days of his presidency, gave the green light for 152 pesticides, previously banned in Brazil. Work published by Professor Larissa Bombardi of the University of São Paulo highlights the fact that out of 504 active pesticide ingredients authorised in Brazil, 149 are prohibited in the EU.
Public concern about health and environmental impacts of pesticides, however, will put strong pressure on the new EU Commission to take action to reduce their use. Von der Leyen’s European Green Deal explicitly calls for “an increased level of ambition to reduce significantly the use and risk of chemical pesticides”.
REFIT: a threat to public interest health regulation?
In 2016 the European Commission launched a so-called REFIT evaluation on the Pesticide Regulation (1107/2009) and the Maximum Residue Legislation Regulation (396/2005). REFIT (Regulatory Fitness and Performance programme) is part of the EU’s Better Regulation Agenda, whose main purpose is to alleviate the regulatory burden for business.
Indeed, REFIT presented another opportunity for industry to attack the new hazard-based criteria, as it could potentially lead to the EU pesticide regulation being opened up for renegotiation. On several occasions when industry complained about the EU’s hazard-based approach for pesticides, the Commission pointed to the REFIT evaluation. Moreover, when Canada brought up the hazard-based approach in the context of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the Commission recommended that Canadian actors participate in the REFIT process.
The pesticide industry took up the Commission’s invite, and weighed in heavily on the REFIT evaluation. Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe has observed how the questions asked in the REFIT consultation were strongly biased towards finding out how burdensome the regulations are for industry interests, rather than their usefulness for health and the environment.
Pesticide corporations also lobbied the Commission directly on the REFIT evaluation. For instance, in February 2018, lobby consultancy firm European Public Policy Advisors (EPPA) wrote to Internal Market and Industry Commissioner Bienkowska’s cabinet that, “given our strong experience as advisors to Bayer”, they would like to advise DG GROW on how the legislation should be changed “to increase the competitiveness of European companies such as Bayer, the world market leader”.
Toxic residue levels in imported goods - a thorny trade issue
The pesticide industry’s fight against the hazard-based cut-off criteria is well known, but there is also an elephant in the room, as yet unacknowledged: Can food still be exported to the EU if it contains residues of pesticides that fall under these criteria, ie that are, for instance, carcinogenic or reprotoxic? If not, that would mean that these pesticides can no longer be used on crops destined for the EU market.
This was the topic of a two-day workshop on pesticide residues held in October 2016 by the European Crop Protection Association (ECPA), the pesticide industry’s lobby group, which was attended by officials from DG SANTE and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). In a follow up report, ECPA said that for some sectors “this issue is their biggest policy challenge at present, and is having a significant impact on predictability and on trade”.
The issue was raised again when, in February 2017, two agricultural attachés from the US Mission to the EU visited DG SANTE. In March that year, a Bayer lobbyist visited a cabinet member of Phil Hogan, then EU Agriculture Commissioner, sharing concerns about how the EU would deal with maximum residue levels on imported goods - the so-called import tolerances - for hazardous pesticides. Bayer told the EU official that they expected the Commission to operate “in compliance with WTO obligations to avoid trade distortions”.
Two days later, two Bayer lobbyists met with Nathalie Chaze, a cabinet member of the Health and Consumer Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, and again asked about the EU approach. Ms Chaze replied that the objective of the EU rules was “to protect consumers against cut-off substances and their residues in food, again independently of their origin”. This answer clearly did not please the Bayer lobbyists, who replied that this would “not only affect their business in the EU but also in third countries exporting to the EU”. They also said that this would be challenged at the WTO.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) allows members to challenge a policy measure or safety standard introduced by another country via a WTO dispute. For example, the US took a case against the EU for its ban on hormone-treated beef. Nevertheless countries are still permitted to set higher standards than those agreed in certain international settings, “if there is scientific justification”. In spite of this, the disciplining power of the threat of a trade dispute is significant, in particular for DG Trade.


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Multinational beauty companies have underleveraged multicultural beauty, though some have begun to focus on the textured hair category. Now, as evidenced by the launch of Cosmoprof NA's "Tones of Beauty" section at its trade show in Las Vegas, multicultural beauty has evolved into a broader and powerhouse segment.
"Dollars [and] data ... don't lie," said Maya H. Brown, vice president of Black Opal. "You cannot ignore the segment and the impact [it's] having in the marketplace."
The category had 8.5% growth in 2015 in the marketplace, reaching $637 million, according to Kline & Company.
"Multicultural is becoming the mainstream."
"The market has really exploded of late," said Carrie Mellage, vice president of consumer products at Kline & Company. "We see the multicultural segment outpacing general growth [of the beauty market]."
L'Oreal (Dark & Lovely, SoftSheen Carson, Carol's Daughter) and Sundial Brands accounted for a combined market share of 30% of total category sales in 2015, according to Kline. The 10 fastest-growing brands recorded 30% growth that year.
This includes products containing ingredients like shea butter, coconut, argan oil, olive oil and aloe vera.
A Polycultural Approach
But in the meantime, what are experts suggesting for marketers? During a Cosmoprof North America educational session on how best to engage the muticultural market, the consensus was that marketers shouldn't box in the category or use a one-size-fits all approach.
"Multicultural is becoming the mainstream," said Brown. "What companies are trying to do is segment it ... they think it is one message for one person [and culture]. That is not the case. You're going to have to put together an inclusive campaign where you are speaking to everyone and where you're addressing everyone's needs simultaneously, as well as each cultural class."
"I would call it the Benetton model where you include a myriad of different images so everyone still sees a reflection of themselves."
Brown continued, "I would call it the Benetton model where you include a myriad of different images so everyone still sees a reflection of themselves. And I think that's where some brands have not been as successful in trying to broaden their footprint with multiculturalism."
She also suggested to take a marketing approach that features what she calls a "polycultural" person, who would be able to speak to a wide array of cultural groups.
"Now, as we have more of a polycultural environment, you're going to have to start bringing a blend," Brown noted. "I think that's what BECCA Cosmetics is doing now. She [fits] a broad array of cultures and skin tones."
Finally, the Brown said that, taking cues from Sephora, it is crucial to develop a total beauty experience for brands and social media.
"When we were in Africa last year, WhatsApp was the number one messaging application that they're using globally because they not only have advertising, they can buy directly from that site," Brown concluded. "It's almost like their Amazon—and they're looking for American brands."


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Leaks and rumors about what Apple is working on always spring up when August rolls around each year. iPhone fans search high and low for whatever information they can gather on what new technologies will be added onto the newest iPhone. This year, loyal customers are all speculating about the iPhone 5C.
It’s still just a rumor, but there’s a lot of information supporting the existence of this “budget” iPhone 5. Many pictures, such as the one above, have shown both plastic cases for the iPhone 5C and for the overall plastic shell of the phone. Tim Cook has mentioned coming out with a budget phone for the masses so that their customer base opens up to those who may not be able to afford the latest and greatest right away, but still want to upgrade when the Apple products hit the market.
Speculators are mentioning that the “C” likely stands for “Colors”, tying their guess to Tim Cook’s mention of bringing more color options to the newest iPhone released this year. It makes sense to have a plastic version if they’re going to be producing many color variations of the phone’s shell. It’s likely to save on cost, and to make production quick and easy.
There have been some reports in China of Apple ordering the plastic shells like the one you see above. The iPhone 5C is becoming more of a reality with each passing rumor. But of course, Apple is great at throwing off the crowd. Those plastic shells that have been ordered were small in number, making it likely that Apple is just testing out some of their new product ideas. No one knows for sure if the iPhone 5C is going to be a reality, or if it’s just something made to throw fans off the scent.
With Samsung and HTC coming out with many variations of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One, Apple is riding the wave with these rumored new phones. The iPhone 5S, the iPhone 5C, and the iPhone 6 are all expected releases for this year’s new addition to the Apple family. Not to mention the rumored iPad Mini, the iPad Maxi (which has very little information supporting it’s existence) and the new iPod.
Whatever Apple has in store (or not yet in stores *wink*) for this years line up is sure to cover a lot of ground, but no one is completely sure which devices are really on the way and which are just red herrings. Either way, Apple is confident that their new releases will astound the public.


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The people behind the KeepTruckin logging software platform for Android and iOS mobile devices are committed, says CEO Shoaib Makani, to giving away associated hardware to satisfy the electronic logging device mandate free of charge to all users. That is, should the mandate take effect in future.
Current plans from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration show a track suggesting a compliance date as early as 2016.
How will the company do it? “We’re definitely going to have the hardware,” currently in development to connect to trucks’ electronic control modules, a requirement of the ELD mandate, says Makani. “And the model will be to give it away and generate value on top.” Armed with a subscriber base, KeepTruckin will be able to offer fleet and owner-operator customers dynamic products on top of the current free service — premium software add-ons to its free web-based dispatching platform like IFTA reporting, maintenance monitoring, sophisticated load planning and further dispatching tools, as well as factoring services — in order to stay profitable.
With connections to truck operating data via ELD hardware, further offerings could extend into usage-based insurance — Makani points a model in what the MetroMile company is doing in the auto space today. Likewise, “If we have the digital connection with drivers such that we know where they are and if they are loaded or not, we can deliver the best load board service that has ever existed,” he says.
There’s a catch to the free-ELD offer, if you can call it a catch: users will have to at least be using the KeepTruckin electronic logbook (available for Android and iOS) in advance of the mandate “to get the ELD hardware for free,” Makani says. “This advances our current goal as well” — more users of the free logbook and dispatch software in the short term. Both have grown primarily by word of mouth, Makani says, since Overdrive first reported on it, to 15,000 active driver users today.
That product, including the dispatching functionality, will remain free, Makani says, regardless of what happens with the mandate. “We’ll be adding additional features to the software-only product” as well, “but the core product will remain as it is, and remain free.”
KeepTruckin’s technology today, as previously reported, is seeded by lead investor Google Ventures, a fact Makani says skeptics might do well to remember. “Drivers and fleets can be sure that we will be able to deliver on our promise of a free ELD,” he says. “We have an incredible engineering team and are financially backed by the pioneer of ‘freemium’ technology products.” You know who.


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The New York Times Gets Into the Incubator Game A startup incubator in The New York Times Co.'s Manhattan headquarters will nurture companies that are rethinking the future of media.
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
New media, meet the Old Gray Lady. If you have a fledgling media company with some promise, now might be your chance to work side-by-side with veterans at The New York Times. The Times Co. is launching a startup incubator, seeking to nurture companies whose presence in the Times' headquarters would be "mutually beneficial."
Dubbed timeSpace, the four-month program is an experiment, the company says, in developing ways to drive media forward in the midst of a period of "unprecedented change." To that end, the Times will open its doors at 620 8th Ave. in Manhattan later this year to three to five companies that are rethinking the future of media, whether in the realm of mobile, social, video, advertising or something else.
Even in its pilot phase, timeSpace "has the potential to enhance the exchange of ideas" between the Times and technology entrepreneurs, says Denise Warren, the general manager of NYTimes.com.
Founders have just three weeks to send in their applications. What are the criteria? The Times is interested in early-stage startups with seed funding and a product already launched, either based in New York or willing to relocate to New York for four months. Other than that, the field is open.
"Our core purpose remains to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and information," the company says on the timeSpace website. "We want to push ourselves and push others to find the best ways to do so, and we believe that timeSpace can be a part of that process."
Equity is not part of the incubation deal, though the Times says it could become an investor or customer of the startups at a later date. The application period ends Feb. 19.


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Business up by a coupler hundred
Northern Ireland coupler manufacturer Hill Engineering expects business with Japanese excavator manufacturer Takeuchi to reach 700 units next year in a sales surge that will see it more than quadruple the number it supplied in 2013.
Hill supplied around 150 units for Takeuchis last year and expects to break the 500 mark in 2014. And sales director Mike Roby predicts: “With Takeuchi’s strong performance in the excavator market place we fully expect to retail in the region of 700 couplers next year.”
He continued: “This year alone Takeuchi has invested in the region of £700,000 with Hill. We see this growth continuing as the Takeuchi customer base continue to specify the TEFRA [Hill’s award-winning coupler] more and more due to the increased reliability of the product.”
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TEFRA on the business end of a 14-tonne Takeuchi.
This year Takeuchi increased its product range with the introduction of the TB260 and TB290 and the wheeled TB295W. “It is on these larger sized excavators, five-tonne plus weight class, alongside the popular three-tonne TB228, that customers often select Hill as the preferred hitch,” said Kevin McLaren, Takeuchi’s service manager.
Roby commented: “While working with Takeuchi we have also looked at better working practices. This has led to the development of a bespoke fitting solution on their machines, new despatch processes at our factory and an aggressive stocking programme by Takeuchi themselves.”
The TEFRA unit has won a number of engineering awards including The Queens Award for Innovation 2014.
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Dogecoin (DOGE), the largest meme coin in the crypto market, has been arguably the best-performing altcoin in the market over the past week, with Tamadoge (TAMA) not so far behind.
DOGE & TAMA Price Movement
DOGE has outperformed the broader market and several other top coins, and its investors are currently excited as it continues to break new ground.
Presently, DOGE trades at $0.14, marking a downtrend of 5.15% in the past 24 hours. The broader crypto market appears to be retracing, but DOGE has pumped by 109.33% in the past week.
DOGE’s price pump has positively affected several other meme coins well. Most other crypto assets in this sub-category have seen their prices surge significantly, including Tamadoge (TAMA), the native token for the upcoming Tamadoge gaming ecosystem.
The digital asset currently trades at $0.029, which indicates a downtrend of 19.25% in the past 24 hours. However, on the weekly chart, TAMA has pumped by 16.66%.
Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover Sparks Market Rally
The primary reason for the bullishness in DOGE’s spruce has been the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk. After months of legal back and forth, Musk—arguably the most notable of DOGE fans in the world—finally took control of the social media giant.
The billionaire has wasted no time stamping his authority by firing Twitter’s Chief Executive Officer, Parag Agrawal, and several other leading C-suite members as he hopes to shape the platform as he sees fit.
Musk’s Twitter takeover has led to massive speculations that he could have something big for DOGE in the works. With Twitter already taking a pro-crypto approach at the hands of Agrawal and founder Jack Dorsey, it shouldn’t be so difficult for Musk to continue on that path.
Thanks to Elon Musk, Twitter will soon showcase to the entire world what #Dogecoin is capable of!
— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) October 28, 2022
So far, the billionaire has yet to make any pro-crypto announcements. His objective has been to find a way to monetize Twitter better. Musk has put forth different proposals, including a monthly $8 payment for verification badges and an end to ad-free articles on Twitter Blue.
However, crypto enthusiasts hope that DOGE could somehow make its way to Twitter.
Tamadoge NFTs Go Live
Regarding Tamadoge, there is also some bullish momentum thanks to the launch of new Common non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that will be part of the Tamadoge game when it launches.
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The NFT drop, which began last week, will allow community members to purchase Tamadoge NFTs on OpenSea for just 0.2 ETH. These NFTs feature unique backgrounds and fashion trends and will be part of the digital pets that will be available once Tamadoge’s gaming metaverse launches.
Common NFTs are a category of NFTs available on Tamadoge. Other include the Rare and Ultra-Rare NFTs available, all of which will offer heightened functionalities for the pets they represent. Players who purchase these NFTs will have higher chances of winning battles when Tamadoge launches, increasing their chances of earning TAMA.


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A Los Angeles police officer inspects the damage of a car crash. (Photo: Matt Gush, via Shutterstock)
OPINION: Imagine paying the insurance premiums on your home for years, thinking you’re protecting yourself against disaster. Then, horribly, one day your house burns to the ground in a catastrophic fire. Only then do you find out the shocking news that your insurance policy will pay the cost to replace your home – but only up to the value of what the home was worth in 1967, back when Lyndon Johnson was President.
Traffic on Harbor Freeway in downtown Los Angeles.(Photo: Jose Luis Stephens)
Several factors are shaping demand, prices, sales and supply of new and used cars in the Golden State, but consumers know one thing — their pocketbooks are taking a hit.
Sold sign in front of a house in a California residential neighborhood. (Photo: Sundry Photography, via Shutterstock)
OPINION: Gov. Newsom recently signed 27 new bills to increase affordable housing supply and strengthen accountability for professionals who work in and around the real estate industry. Together, the suite of bills aims to bring transparency and accountability, including the creation of a new enforcement unit within state government.
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OPINION: The California Legislature is considering a bill by State Senator Ben Allen that would prohibit a broad spectrum of packaging and consumer products from being labeled with the familiar “chasing arrows” recycling symbol or any other information deeming it recyclable, based on stringent criteria.
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OPINION: For most patients, interpreting medical information can feel like interpreting a new language – the jargon and industry language requires reading comprehension comparable to the SATs. But imagine if that challenge also included interpreting mistranslated language. What’s a health consumer to do?
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OPINION: The California Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Wednesday on a bill that caps consumer loan rates and threatens to sever a vital credit lifeline for many. Oddly, three commercial lenders who offer the kind of loans subject to this regulation support it.Assembly Bill 539 would cap the interest rate at 36% plus the federal funds rate on loans of more than $2,500 but less than $10,000.
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OPINION: I believe in the American Dream because I am lucky enough to be the American Dream. And I’m not alone; there are millions of business owners in California and I imagine some of them share my success story.
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OPINION: Everyone is familiar with the saying about an ounce of prevention. California Professional Firefighters urge the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) to take a common sense, important action to help prevent avoidable fire hazards.
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OPINION: According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, California today ranks as the 5th largest economy in the world, surpassing the United Kingdom. To flourish, great economies like California’s need consumer protections and oversight of financial markets. California has one single state agency charged with both, the Department of Business Oversight.
Developer Alastair Mactaggart, center, gets a hug from Sen. Bob Hertzberg, left, while Assemblymember Ed Chau looks on. Chau and Hertzberg pushed Mactaggart's privacy bill through the Legislature. (Photo: AP/Rich Pedroncelli)
The new law gives consumers the right to access their personal information collected by big businesses. It gives them the right to delete it, the right to know what information is being sold and the right to stop businesses from selling their information. It also prohibits businesses from selling the personal information of youth under 16 unless they opt in.


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CHICAGO (Fox 32 News) - A man accused of sneaking two diamonds worth more than $150,000 out of a Chicago jewelry store has been arrested.
The Chicago Tribune reports that Tamaz Hubel, 67, was arrested at Miami International Airport on his way to France.
Hubel is charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing the diamonds from a Jeweler's Row store. The Tribune said that he told the salesperson that he wanted to buy diamonds for his "Russian boss," then replaced two diamonds with empty wrappers.
The Tribune reported that he has been accused of similar crimes in New York and Europe.


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The move is set to boost collection and recycling, and help prevent litter
The drinks are designed for treating, but compliant with HFSS
Morrisons has committed a total of £190.1m to rescue convenience chain McColl’s, administrator’s documents have revealed
The society said the investment would help bring criminals to justice and make its local communities a safer place
The business will use the £200,000 investment to build brand awareness, expand the team around founder Kyle Parchment and open up new channels.
Click & collect from dark stores will continue “for the coming week or so”, with deliveries to customers ending even sooner.
A summer without restrictions approaches and it’s time for retailers to get their beer and cider offer ready
Impulse innovation and multipacks will help retailers conjure mid-summer magic
With sugar content a key consumer focus, HFSS could see zero become hero
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Simon Denny's 'Security Through Obscurity' exhibition uses gathered items, including British army blankets and scarves formerly belonging to Margaret Thatcher, to comment on the intersection of technology and society.
Lightweight gowns and architectural suits, fine lace and dramatic frills: the creations of Cristobal Balenciaga and Azzedine Alaïa interact in a Parisian exhibition, telling a tale of perfectionist fashion.
Jeremy Scott has cancelled his upcoming runway show in New York, in a move that will significantly weaken the American fashion catwalk season. Instead, the designer will show during haute couture in Paris in July.
Tommy Hilfiger has kicked off its sponsorship as official fashion partner of the 2020 Hahnenkamm Ski Races in Kitzbühel, Austria with a performance from The Black Eyed Peas at the annual Kitz-Race-Party.
Starting this February, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) will be hosting an exhibition exploring the influence of the centuries-old art form of classical ballet on modern high fashion.
On Thursday, African-American designer Clemens Telfar treated Pitti's audience to a show-event that will go down in history, his artist friends treading a giant banqueting table in party/live performance mode.
During Paris Fashion Week, showroom for up-and-coming brands Designers Apartment shone the spotlight on 13 innovative brands working to make a name for themselves in an increasingly competitive and harsh environment.


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Android-compatible smartwatches are a dime a dozen, but good ones with a good balance of features, responsive UX, and battery life are hard to come by. Among these rarities are Samsung's Tizen smartwatches, and today you can get the fantastic Galaxy Watch Active for $150, an all-time low price.
The Watch Active was announced along the Galaxy S10, so it's not even a year old yet. The Watch Active2 was released after it and cost $80 more, which is why the first model remains an appealing choice, especially since most issues we found with it during our initial review have now been ironed: it has received an update that enables a rotating bezel and adds more watchfaces, and it's also got better swim tracking if you care about that.
With the $50 discount, the Watch Active becomes an excellent value and $30 less than the last time we saw a deal for it.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS has issued a public health alert for Perdue Foods LLC’s frozen ready-to-eat or RTE chicken breast tenders “gluten free”. The products were sold through BJ’s Wholesale Club retail locations across the United States.
The agency warns that the products may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically small pieces of clear plastic and blue dye. However, a recall was not requested as the product is no longer available for purchase.
The product subject to the health alert was 42 oz. plastic bags containing “Perdue Chicken Breast Tenders Gluten Free” with a “Best if Used By: 07 12 23” and a lot number of 2193 above the use by date.
The frozen RTE chicken breast tenders “gluten free” were produced on July 12, 2022, and bear establishment number “P-33944”.
The problem was discovered following a complaint from a consumer reporting a chicken tender had a small piece of clear plastic and blue dye inside it.
However, there have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.
FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ freezers, and urged them to throw the products away or return to the place of purchase.
In similar incidents, the agency last week issued a public health alert against “Hawaii Big Island Beef” brand ground beef products for possible adulteration with E. coli O157:H7.
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Emerald Expositions on Monday put out a final recap of the CEDIA Expo 2021 that took place earlier this month and while Group Vice President Jason McGraw called it “…a solid event,” the numbers they revealed told a much more sobering tale. Still, I need to say up front that I am actually impressed they released data from the event rather than the hazy and rough estimates as they have done in the past. It’s at least a step in the right direction towards some sort of transparency.
In a post yesterday, I suggested that the evidence seemed pretty clear – this year, attendees would find a very different CEDIA Expo. Today, the opening day of the event has seen a few videos and photos uploaded on Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites which seem to suggest that this is indeed a very different Expo.
See more on attendee’s CEDIA Expo videos…[Read more…] about CEDIA Expo Attendee Videos Show Wide Open Aisles, Draped Empty Halls, and Sparse Attendance
CEDIA Expo opens this week, with education sessions starting today and the show floor opening tomorrow. As Strata-gee has been reporting, over the last three weeks literally hundreds of exhibitors have pulled out of the event over concerns surrounding the surge of infections due to the Delta variant of COVID-19. With Emerald expositions vowing to forge ahead with the event no matter what, attendees to the event – whether many or few – will find themselves at a very different CEDIA Expo.
See more on this very different CEDIA Expo[Read more…] about CEDIA Expo Opens with Few Exhibitors; Not 500, Not 242, Only 76 Booths Remain
Digital Projection, Inc. (DP), a leading video technology provider, announced this week that it will withdraw its participation in CEDIA Expo 2021, as well as all large, in-person tradeshows for the remainder of 2021. While DP says they enjoy meeting face-to-face with “customers, partners, and friends,” the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to reexamine the risks of such events and led to this decision.
See more on the thinking behind this DP announcement[Read more…] about Digital Projection Pulls Out of CEDIA Expo and All Tradeshows Through 2021
The Day After Losing 39 Exhibitors, Expo Loses Another 26
What a crazy couple of weeks it has been for exhibitors of CEDIA Expo 2021, and also for potential attendees who watched a slow-motion train wreck unfold right in front of their eyes. It was almost exactly two weeks ago – on August 10th – when Savant CEO Robert Madonna suddenly announced that Savant was pulling out of CEDIA, due to concerns over the surging infections from the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Little did we know then that this was the trickle before the flood…
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CEDIA Expo 2021, scheduled to run in less than two weeks from September 1-3, 2021 in Indianapolis, IN, has been steadily shrinking over the last ten days or so, as exhibitors began pulling out in the face of the rapid expansion of COVID infections due to the Delta variant. Emerald, the exposition company that owns the CEDIA Expo, has said they are going forward no matter what – even though their data shows that more than 100 exhibitors have pulled out of the event in the last two weeks.
See the latest numbers from Emerald and the smaller floorplan[Read more…] about CEDIA Expo Loses More Than 100 Exhibitors; Redraws Smaller Floorplan
Emerald Letter Tries to Nail Down Remaining Exhibitors
On Wednesday, Emerald emailed a letter to exhibitors that appears to be an attempt to stem the outflow of companies that have canceled their participation in the CEDIA Expo 2021 – 42 brands according to Strata-gee’s tracking – and encourage those exhibitors that have not yet abandoned the show from leaving. Signed by Emerald executives Brian Pagel and Jason McGraw, the letter declared “the show is still very much on as planned.”
See more on the Emerald attempt to stem the tide leaving Expo[Read more…] about Emerald: The Show WILL Go On!
Sonance, a leading supplier of custom integration speakers and electronics, announced today that they will “withdraw from exhibiting at the 2021 CEDIA Expo,” much as several other exhibitors have decided over the last few days. In fact, today has been a big day for such withdrawals – almost a third of all companies who announced they were pulling out of the show, made that announcement today.
See more on the Sonance withdrawal from CEDIA Expo 2021[Read more…] about Sonance Says, See You in a (Hopefully) Safer 2022; Exits CEDIA Expo 2021
This morning, within just minutes of Crestron’s announcement, Lutron announced that they too have decided to withdraw from CEDIA Expo 2021. One of the top lighting control and systems providers to custom integrators, this announcement is likely to hit hard, as potential attendees weigh whether attending the show will be worth their time, and their added risk in the face of the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
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BREAKING NEWS – 2nd Update 8/31
<<NOTE on 2nd MASSIVE Update: Scroll to the bottom of this page to learn more about a second MASSIVE list update on 8/25>>This past week brought a surprising turn of events while we were all preoccupied with preparations for the rapidly approaching CEDIA Expo 2021 show that is just about 3 weeks away in Indianapolis, IN at the Indiana Convention Center. The surprise is that some exhibitors began to pull out of the event in response to the national increase in infections resulting from the COVID-19 Delta variant.
The first to take a stand was Savant, who announced last Tuesday that they would sit out this year’s Expo in order to ensure the safety of their employees, partners, and customers in the face of the surging Delta variant. Within 48 hours, other exhibitors began to join them in making the same decision and by the end of the week, at least six major brands, all large exhibitors representing literally thousands of square feet of exhibit space, had announced or otherwise informed their dealer base that they had decided to pull out of the Expo.