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First information on Google's plans to developthe proprietary mobile SoC platform for Pixel smartphones and Chromebook laptops appeared in early 2020. The creation of its own proprietary universal processor, similar to Apple's chips used in the iPhone and Mac, was indirectly confirmed in the fall of 2020 by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who said that in 2021 the company was expecting "startling" changes.
Now, according to insiders, it became knownthat Google is developing the Whitechapel chip with Samsung, which has already created Exynos processors, which are one of the main competitors to Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips running on Android platforms.
"Network spies" provided the publication 9to5Googledocuments confirming that Google will be ready to launch devices with Whitechapel chips as early as 2021. The processor is still codenamed "Slider", and is called "GS101" in Google's internal technical documentation. Presumably, GS may be an abbreviation for "Google Silicon".
The first smartphones created on the platformSlider, there may be products passing on Google under the code names "Raven" and "Oriole". Both devices are expected to hit the market at the same time in the fall of 2021. It is expected to be the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 5a 5G modification. As a reminder, the Pixel 5 currently has a Snapdragon 765G chip, but Qualcomm processors are constantly increasing in price, which negatively affects smartphone sales. In this regard, Google and continued the tradition of high-tech companies Apple, Samsung and Huawei to develop branded mobile platforms.


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It’s no secret that Taylor Swift has been spotted on the East End the past few summers, and her latest Keds commercial proves just how much she loves hiding out in the Hamptons. Swift’s 2015 “Own Your Style” ad campaign for Keds was secretly filmed at The Surf Lodge in Montauk, where America’s singing, songwriting sweetheart hung around in the store’s signature wicker seats, sporting her favorite shoes and a sweet smile.
The company revealed their “little secret” in a series of tweets starting in late January. Tay then confirmed the rumors by posting a photo of herself in the Montauk storefront via Facebook. Known for her unique personal style, the “Own Your Style” campaign featuring the “Blank Space” singer encourages the Keds community to embrace who they are through their style.
“I think being self confident about what you’re wearing has a great deal to do with how you carry yourself and how you carry yourself has a great deal to do with how you’re perceived,” noted Swift during the commercial.
Swift became a spokesperson for the brand in 2012, when the company released a red sneaker at the same time her album, “Red,” made its famous debut. Her most recent venture, “1989,” transformed Tay from country girl to pop-star. The album, which has spent several weeks at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, was the best-selling record of 2014 in the United States.
We hope to see more of T-Swizzle this summer, but, until then, at least we can enjoy her dancing around The Surf Lodge and enjoying our beautiful summer hot spot.
To watch the full commercial, visit www.youtube.com.

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Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey responded to criticism from Gov. Phil Bredesen that they can’t oppose his plan to raise sales taxes on big-ticket purchases without presenting a plan of their by saying the governor blindsided lawmakers with the proposal.
“Yesterday morning at breakfast they sprung this on us, and I think there was shellshock in the room because he’d gone this far without raising taxes, but obviously as he’s on his way out of office, he’s changed his mind,” Ramsey told reporters. “It’s obvious they’ve known for a week about this but didn’t tell us about it. So we’ll have an alternative absolutely. We’ll be responsible about it, but we’ll have to have a week or so to do that.”
Ramsey said he hasn’t ruled out any cuts, including dropping the 3 percent bonus that Bredesen has proposed giving state workers. But he said Republicans will dig in against a tax hike that he says will hurt small businesses looking to buy equipment far more than consumers who purchase luxury items.
“This is going to be a tax on those that are trying to create jobs,” he said. “It’s not a luxury tax. Let me assure you, if they drop businesses from this, the fiscal note would drop to practically zero, so that’s not going to happen. … I bet you that (sales of luxury items) is just the tip of the iceberg.”


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Emblem of Chinese language automaker Geely Auto.
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GUANGZHOU, China — Chinese language automaker Geely Holding is leaping into the smartphone enterprise after its founder arrange a brand new firm.
Hubei Xingji Shidai Know-how Co. Ltd, based by Eric Li, signed a strategic cooperation settlement with Wuhan Financial and and Technological Growth Zone, to make cell phones, in response to Geely.
The corporate shall be headquartered in Wuhan and can deal with “integrating international applied sciences and sources to develop premium sensible gadgets together with sensible telephones to international shoppers,” Geely mentioned in a press launch.
Geely’s entry into smartphones highlights the automaker’s drive to faucet into new areas which has seen the corporate enterprise into satellites and flying vehicles.
China’s smartphone shipments declined 17% year-on-year within the second quarter of this yr, in response to analysis agency Canalys. Globally, shipments grew greater than 13%, IDC knowledge exhibits.
As Huawei’s market share declined due to U.S. sanctions, Chinese language rivals like Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo regarded to snap up prospects.
The corporate has not given particulars concerning the branding of the telephones or after they may launch however mentioned that smartphones complement its car enterprise.
Li mentioned cell phones and gadgets can act “as a pathway to higher automotive functions.”
“There’s a shut connection in applied sciences inside clever automobile cockpits and smartphone software program applied sciences. The most important pattern within the coming future is to create consumer ecosystems throughout borders and supply customers with a extra handy, smarter, and seamlessly linked multi-screen experiences,” he added.


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Shrek 3's premiere has been delayed to 2007 because the Dreamworks studio has changed its release schedule.
Shrek 2 was even more than successful than the original
The move follows Pixar and Disney's decision to delay the release of Cars to give it a summer opening in 2006.
Dreamworks chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg admitted its rivals' date change had prompted the move.
The companies hope releasing movies during school holidays will boost takings, followed by DVD releases around the profitable Christmas season.
"The sheer magnitude of the Shrek franchise has led us to
conclude that a May release date, with a DVD release around the
holiday [Christmas] season, will enable us to best maximise performance and
increase profitability," said Mr Katzenberg.
Building on success
The first two Shrek films proved enormously successful, taking $708m (£369m) in the US alone, and a musical about the green ogre is also set for Broadway.
The third instalment was originally set to be released in the winter of 2006, but will now see the light of day six months later.
Disney-Pixar's next big collaboration Cars will be released in the summer of 2006 instead of November 2005.
It will hope to build on the box office success of superhero animation The Incredibles, which saw its takings in its opening week top that of Finding Nemo.


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A new study has named Miami Beach as a world-class hotspot. And, to top it all Faena Hotel at Miami Beach has been acknowledged as one of the world’s hottest hotels for 2016. One of the leading newspaper published from Miami has eulogized the hotel saying that it nevertheless evokes the glorious days of Miami Beach in yesteryears, while another U.S. publication has effusively praised the hotel for offering style and fascinating views in South Beach.
A renowned U.S. publication CNN Travel has even gone a step further and described the beachfront Faena Hotel as having kept the memories of the circa 1948 Saxony Hotel alive while exuding modernism as well. Among other “hottest” hotels to be recognized in the United States include the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel and The Press Hotel in Portland, Maine.
Hotels in South Florida have always been quite popular and this isn’t for the first time that they have been widely recognized as such. Earlier, The Breakers in Palm Beach was prominently acknowledged as one of the 50 best hotels in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. Another popular magazine Travel & Leisure also accorded recognition to other South Florida hotels as well, including Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater Beach, La Playa Beach and Golf Resort in Naples, and Sunset Key Guest Cottages in Key West.
The newly-opened Faena Hotel harmoniously intertwines South American-inspired elements and theatrical art. Prior to its renovation, Faena Hotel formerly came into existence as The Saxony Hotel in 1948. The Faena Hotel has been exquisitely designed and carries the imprint of renowned Argentinian painter Juan Gatti which is appropriately reflected in “Cathedral”-like design lined with gold leaf columns and beautifully adorned with vivid floor-to-ceiling murals twinged with gold leaf. Among other major highlights of the hotel include a 100,000-square-foot beach playground Faena Playa, two restaurants including an open Fire Kitchen, 150-seat cabaret-style theater, and expansive spa named Tierra Santa Healing House.


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Wells Fargo reaches goal of $3 billion in lending to Asian businesses and announces new lending goal; three Asian business owners to be honored at New York conference
“Wells Fargo is proud to celebrate the success of the Asian business community,” said Patrick Yalung, regional president for the company’s Washington region and national spokesperson for Wells Fargo’s Asian Business Services. “This Wells Fargo milestone is a testament to the contributions and success of Asian American business owners in their communities.”
The lending milestone achievement and new lending goal will be highlighted during the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation’s (USPAACC– EF) 24th annual CelebrASIAN Business Opportunity Conference, May 20-22 in New York. At the national event, CelebrASIAN ’09 - “Business Beyond Boundaries: Turning Challenges into Opportunities,” Wells Fargo and USPAACC-EF will recognize three Asian business owners with the 6th Annual USPAACC-EF/Wells Fargo Asian Business Leadership Award. Each winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize and trophy.
The winners were selected from a nationwide pool of applicants and evaluated based on their business vision, success and community contributions. This year’s winners are:
- Topline Products Company Inc., based in Wayne, NJ, supplies cosmetics, fragrances and packaging products to the cosmetics and fragrances industries. Established in 1975, the company’s services range from providing product packaging to full turnkey services to its customers. The company, which was ranked as New Jersey’s seventh-fastest growing company in 2008 by New Jersey Business Journal, established a Packaging Innovation Competition Award for college students. President Charles T. Chang will be honored.
- Lori S. C. Yokoyama & Associates P.C., based in Chicago, is a full-service law firm specializing in corporate transactions and civil litigation. Founded in 2000, and solely-owned by Yokoyama, the firm consists of eight Asian Americans and has successfully represented clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individuals on a pro bono basis. Principal Lori S. Yokoyama will be honored.
- AppleSeed Montessori Inc., based in Sunnyvale, CA, was founded in 1996 by three biological sisters, Lynda Brown (Executive Director), Diane Chen Hsu (School Administrator) and Alice Huang (Chief Financial Officer) who oversee the operation of six schools in California, offering programs inspired by the Montessori philosophy. The schools foster a thoughtful, open-minded student body focused on qualitative reasoning, social acumen, and multi-cultural awareness. The sisters will be honored.
“The winners of this year’s Asian Business Leadership award exemplify the spirit of the award,” said Yalung. “These businesses provide different types of products and services and represent the wide range of contributions Asian business owners make to the U.S. economy.”
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 10,400 stores, over 12,000 ATMs and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally.
Wells Fargo is America’s #1 small business lender in total dollar volume according to the most recent Community Reinvestment Act data (2007) and the #1 SBA 7a national bank lender in total dollar volume (2008). Wells Fargo has loaned close to $39 billion to women, African American, Latino and Asian business owners since 1995. For more information, speak with a Wells Fargo banker, visit wellsfargo.com/biz or call the National Business Banking Center at 1-800-CALL-WELLS.
The US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce EF (USPAACC-EF) was formed in 1984 as a national non-profit organization representing all Asian Americans and Asian American-related groups in business. For the past two decades, USPAACC-EF has been promoting, nurturing and propelling economic growth by opening doors of contract, educational and professional opportunities for Asian Americans and their business partners in corporate America, the federal government, and the minority business community.
USPAACC-EF regularly holds Business Connections across the country to address issues that are important to the Asian American business community. USPAACC-EF also certifies Asian American-owned businesses and is a unique one-stop shop where Asian American suppliers increase their contacts and sales, and corporate and government purchasers diversify their supplier base. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., USPAACC-EF has a nationwide presence through its seven regional chapters in Northern California and Southern California, New York, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Washington DC-Virginia-Maryland in the National Capital Area.


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Sophisticated, updated navigation and predictive-driving solutions from EB to pave way for automated driving
LAS VEGAS - (CES 2015, North Hall Booth #2107) - Elektrobit (EB), a leading developer of cutting-edge embedded technology solutions for the automotive and wireless industries, announced today at CES 2015 it is paving the way for the future of autonomous vehicles in a demonstration of advanced navigation and predictive driving software with automotive OS leader and BlackBerry subsidiary, QNX Software Systems. The two companies are showcasing a vision for safe and comfortable driving in two state-of-the-art demonstration vehicles that integrate the latest technologies in navigation and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), giving CES attendees a unique opportunity to "test drive" automated safety features for next-generation cars.
The QNX booth #2231 features a technology concept car based on a modified Maserati Quattroporte equipped with Elektrobit's EB street director navigation software and the latest version of EB Assist ADASISv2 electronic horizon solution with new road sign-detection functionality. The EB Assist solution is integrated with the car's QNX-based digital instrument cluster to show the current speed limit, display alerts if the car exceeds the limit, and offer speed recommendations for upcoming curves. The cluster can also display turn-by-turn directions provided by EB street director, which runs on the car's infotainment system, which is based on the QNX CAR™ Platform for Infotainment.
The two companies have also joined forces in integrating EB street director navigation software and the EB Assist ADASISv2 electronic horizon solution into the QNX® reference vehicle based on a modified Jeep Wrangler. The vehicle features on-board cameras that can sense a driving scene, as well as a virtual road trip displayed on a 12-foot screen, for all CES attendees to see. The electronic horizon solution integrates map data and predictive-driving recommendations during the virtual drive and provides potentially life-saving alerts that are displayed by the QNX-based instrument cluster.
"Driver safety is paramount and, as our joint demos at CES illustrate, providing the driver with timely, relevant information can be critical to achieving this goal," said John Wall, vice president, engineering and services, QNX Software Systems. "Building a strong ecosystem is key to enabling successful ADAS solutions, and we are pleased to collaborate with Elektrobit on supporting joint ADAS customers and in demonstrating the potential for ADAS to enable better, safer driving."
"Drivers need to get to their destinations safely but aren't always able to see or sense what lies on the road ahead. Curves are especially challenging to evaluate, particularly if the driver is on an unfamiliar route," said Markus Schupfner, executive vice president of operations, EB Automotive Business Segment. "We are thrilled to showcase the capabilities of our EB street director and new EB Assist ADASISv2 Electric Horizon software running on the QNX platform. Together, we allow drivers to see 'beyond the curve' and adjust their speed, enable adaptive front lights, or driving behavior to make driving safer, even in most challenging conditions."
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EB represents one of the most important suppliers of embedded software solutions for the automotive industry. In addition to the development of innovative products, it also specializes in services and consulting for the automotive industry, supplying implementations of serial software solutions for a broad range of AUTOSAR and FlexRay, infotainment, navigation, HMI and driver assistance systems. EB continues to invest in feature integration and development tools so that the in-vehicle devices get to market more quickly and ship in volume sooner. www.automotive.elektrobit.com
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The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for a cautious approach to any increases in the National Living Wage (NLW).
The retail trade body gave oral evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) and urged consideration of the unique challenges facing employers at the current time.
ACS chief executive James Lowman highlighted the unique and significant challenges faced by convenience retailers as a result of the cost of living crisis, increased energy and supply chain costs and other regulatory challenges.
“Local shops are experiencing rising operating costs in a similar way to households and many retailers have had to absorb costs impacting their profitability, pass on increases through higher prices and reduce staff hours and numbers,” he explained. “It is vital that the Government seeks to set wage rates which avoid negative impacts on businesses and support the good quality employment available in our sector. We are urging the Low Pay Commission to take the current economic situation into context when setting future wage rates, looking at the significant disruption that businesses and consumers are experiencing as a result of the cost of living and cost of trading crisis.”
This year’s LPC consultation focused on the affordability and effects of an increase in April 2023 to an NLW rate of £10.32 (within a range of £10.14-£10.50) and views on the NLW pathway to 2024 which, based on LPC forecasts, the April 2024 NLW rate would be £10.95 (within a range of £10.58 - £11.33).


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Around midyear, Walmart will open a massive 1.2 million-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center just west of Georgia’s capital.
Robert Zelis, vice president supply chain, Sam’s Club.com at Walmart eCommerce, says the new facility, which will house 500,000 SKUs, is just one indication that Walmart is adapting well to the changing habits of shoppers.
Zelis was the keynote speaker on Thursday as NAIOP’s E.CON kicked off its two-day run of speakers highlighting trends in e-commerce-related real estate. Zelis joined Walmart eight months ago after serving as senior director, supply chain for Office Depot. He says the retail sector is well into a paradigm shift as more consumers turn to online shopping.
Following Zelis’ remarks, NAIOP named Trammel Crow Company as the winner of its inaugural E-Commerce Project of the Year for its I-215 Logistics Center that it developed for Amazon in Moreno Valley. Thomas A. Bak, senior managing director, Southern California Development & Investment for Trammel Crow, accepted the award, saying the project is a prime example of an e-commerce company taking on a spec building and making it work.
“It shows it doesn’t have to be built-to-suit,” Bak says.
A committee of industrial real estate and e-commerce experts made the selection, says Steve Martin, NAIOP’s chairman. Factors considered included financial criteria, economic impact, innovation and design and ability to overcome challenges.
Trammel Crow partnered with Clarion Partners in development of the 1,254,000-square-foot facility on a 75-acre parcel in California’s Inland Empire. Bak says the project was launched in 2011 when even in the Inland Empire, there was a downturn and things were soft.
“We were doing a high-wire act when we decided to build it,” Bak says. “There was no pre-leasing or direct tenant contact.”
The building was 80 percent complete when Amazon decided it liked the location. It became Amazon’s fourth fulfillment center in the region.
“At that point we stopped the project on a spec basis and worked with Amazon to modify it for their use,” Bak says.
The building was designed with 32-foot clear height and 60 x 52-foot column spacing and a 7-inch floor slab. The roof design included two additional pounds of design load per square foot for enhancements to the roof-framing plan, allowing for either the future installation of a rooftop photovoltaic system or for potential tenant requirements.
Other key design innovations include:
• Master planned site with multiple points of entry for trucks and employee automobiles.
• Truck queuing for superior truck maneuvering and staging.
• A significantly upgraded security system.
Bak says Moreno Valley is an economically depressed city and the project is having a major impact with jobs and taxes. The center employs 1,000 full-time employees and ramps up to 2,500 during peak season.


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Further, Dr Mangudya clarified that possession of forex remains in the pockets or in FCAs was also permissible, but one would need to change the money into the Zimbabwe dollar to effect local purchases.
His remarks come on the back of a mainstream and social media frenzy suggesting that the RBZ had blocked cash withdrawals from FCAs, in tandem with the currency reforms announced on Monday and subsequently buttressed by the RBZ’s Exchange Control Division on Tuesday.
Yesterday, Dr Mangudya told Zimpapers’ radio station, Star FM, in a telephone interview from China that citizens and companies should ignore the “fake news” being peddled by uninformed people regarding FCAs.
“The honest answer is that yes, nothing has changed on FCA accounts, people can still hold FCA accounts in Zimbabwe,” said Dr Mangudya.
He said those receiving forex from the Diaspora, “can still get their money in cash or they can get their money in the nostro accounts”.
“Those who are exporting can still continue exporting and can have their money in nostros . . . if you look at tobacco for example, 50 percent is paid in foreign currency and 50 percent is RTGS.
“And cotton, they are getting some money in foreign currency and part of the money in RTGS. For gold it’s the same, 55 percent is the foreign currency for FCA accounts and 45 percent is RTGS, which is your local currency.
“So, nothing has changed on foreign currency accounts; people can still withdraw money from their personal accounts, so as corporate accounts, NGOs they can still withdraw their cash, (and) NGOs can still even pay their employees in foreign currency.”
However, Dr Mangudya said what has only changed is that holders of FCAs, those paid in foreign currency or receiving funds from the Diaspora, are now required change their money in banks and bureaux de change to get the Zimbabwe dollar for local purchases.
“. . . we are saying all those with foreign currency, if you want to pay for goods in shops, you need now to pay in local currency. It means that you need to exchange your own money, at your will, as you wish to buy goods from shops.
“You can go to bureaux de change, you can go to banks and change your money into local currency for the purpose of transacting in shops. So holding of foreign currency is permissible as was before, (but) buying of goods is in local currency,” said Dr Mangudya.


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When 4 by 4 Brewing Co. opened in Springfield, Missouri, in December 2017, it didn’t take long to amass a fan base. And nothing has proven that to the owners quite like the COVID-19 crisis.
“You don’t realize how loyal people are until you are basically shut down,” says Derek Shimeall, who owns 4 by 4 with his wife, Danielle, and three other couples.
The brewery is open daily from 11am to 8pm, offering curbside pickup and online ordering. Customers can call ahead or order 16-ounce cans, 4-packs, 6-packs and growlers online and a staff member will deliver the brews to their vehicle.
The owners say that orders during the pandemic have exceeded their expectations. “[Our customers] have supported us more than we ever could have imagined. They want to make sure our employees are taken care of,” Danielle says.
Last week, 4 by 4 built on its popular “Beer it Forward” program with “Can it Forward,” which allows people to buy a beer for essential workers on the frontlines during the pandemic.
“You could buy a beer, post on social media or text whoever you bought it for and they could come in and receive a free pint,” Derek explains. “We have 30 to 70 names on the board at any time. Now, they can pick up a beer. People can buy for a first responder, health care worker.”
Before the coronavirus outbreak, the brewery was in the middle of an expansion to increase its barrelage to 2,300 (up from 600 per year when the brewery first opened). Plans have not changed, though the owners may adjust their forecasted growth this year. And while production has slowed down during this coronavirus crisis, 4 by 4 is still brewing two or three times per week. The brewers hope to create two or three new beers to release after the pandemic slows.
“We want to come out of the gates strong,” Derek says. “We are going to have a big celebration.”
4 by 4 Brewing Co., 2811 E. Galloway St., Ste A, Springfield, Missouri, 417.861.6400, 4by4brewingcompany.com


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STRICT rules and ignorance have been blamed for the low number of Australians taking up First Home Saver Accounts.
New figures released by the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority show up until December 39,000 accounts had been opened - about 19 times fewer than the Federal Government's 2008 prediction of 750,000.
The balances have grown to $401 million, and the average is $10,282. ME Bank group executive for sales Ian Hendey says the tight constraints on the accounts, which offer bonuses for saving, have deterred aspiring homeowners.
"When it was first launched I think there were too many restrictions on the product. If you didn't use that money to buy your first home, it had to be rolled into your super," he says. "The restrictions around it were quite onerous and people baulked at it."
Restrictions include that users must have a FHSA opened in at least four financial years and have contributed a minimum of $1000 a year.
If you decide you don't want to use the money to buy a home you cannot withdraw the funds - it must be transferred into super.
ME Bank has more than 15,500 members with these types of accounts, but many of the big banks have shied away from offering them, including the Commonwealth Bank, which dumped them.
FHSAs were introduced by the Rudd Government in 2008, giving account users an extra 17 per cent for the first $5500 contributed each year.
The accounts must remain open for four years and the government makes contributions of 17 per cent ($1020) for the first $6000 deposited each year.
First-home buyer Lucy Hocking, 24, opened up a FHSA when she was 19, saving $800 a fortnight which helped her build a $35,000 deposit.
She used it to buy a four-bedroom home last year.
"I viewed it as a forced savings and there was no temptation to spend the money because I knew I couldn't," Hocking says.
"They are good accounts when you are young and you know you don't want to buy a house immediately."
But Mortgage Choice spokeswoman Belinda Williamson says potential homebuyers should think carefully before opening a FHSA.
"What may be holding many first-time buyers back from setting up FHSA is likely to be the restrictions around when the funds can be accessed and what happens to the funds if you choose to close the account," she says.
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Farmgate prices in the UK and the rest of the EU are likely to be kept under pressure by Russia’s import ban until the end of 2017.
Russia’s Agricultural Ministry is understood to have started to draft a proposal to extend its ban of imported agricultural products from the EU and other countries including the US and Canada until the end of of next year, according to reports from Reuters.
The ban has been in place since mid 2014 as a retaliation to Western sanctions on Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and has contributed to the huge downturn in farmgate prices seen across the EU.
Access to the Russian market was worth €5.5bn (£4.2bn) annually to EU farmers before the ban, according to European farming union Copa-Cogeca.
The ban and its extension comes at a worrying time for the UK agriculture sector when the profitability of UK farming has fallen by a staggering 29% in 2015, a loss of over £1.5 billion Lucia Zitti, NFU chief economist
“The sectors most hit by the Russian ban are the dairy, pork, beef and fruit and vegetable sectors,” said a Copa-Cogeca spokesperson. “Pork prices are less than they were 11 years ago and milk prices over 40% below levels seen two years ago.
“We urge [EU] member states to ensure that aid from the package agreed last September is paid out as nearly 50% of it has not yet reached farmers.”
UK farmers feel price pain indirectly
“We have felt the impact of the Russian ban indirectly in the UK through the inflationary effect on EU prices,” said Lucia Zitti, chief economist at the NFU.
“The ban and its extension comes at a worrying time for the UK agriculture sector when the profitability of UK farming has fallen by a staggering 29% in 2015, a loss of over £1.5 billion.
“This is the biggest year on year fall since the millennium and latest official statistics shows that farming profitability is at its lowest level since 2007, highlighting the cash flow crisis facing the agricultural industry.
A combination of higher production around the world, subdued demand due to slowing economies, the Russian ban and the strength of sterling in 2015 had led to more than 24 months of falling farmgate prices and a plummeting of profitability, added Ms Zitti.
“Any further downward pressure on farmgate prices can only exacerbate problems,” she said.
Hope for pig producers
There have been signals from Russia recently however that it might be prepared to lift its ban on pigmeat exports from the EU if Brussels caves in to a list of demands, including removing its agricultural minister Alexander Tkatchev from the EU’s travel blacklist.
Russia is expected to send a list of demands to the EU in the next month.
Pig producers have been particularly badly hit, as a ban on swine from the EU has been in place since January 2014 following a small outbreak of African swine fever in wild boar on the Lithuanian and Polish borders with Belarus.
This had cost EU pig producers €5bn (£3.5bn) by the end of last year, according to the European Livestock and Meat Trading Union.


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by Adam Benjamin | October 7, 2013 1:01 pm
Celebrities have a reputation for disastrous financial decisions. Whether it’s blowing cash on mansions, drugs or ex-spouses, the rich and famous just have a way of burning through money.
But then there are the rare celebrities who prove to be savvy businesspeople. Some of them aren’t surprising — anyone who started as a producer in the music industry is expected to have a decent degree of business acumen. Just look at Dr. Dre, the rapper/producer who carved out a solid space in the consumer electronics segment with his Beats brand of headphones.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is planning to invest half a billion dollars in Beats Electronics LLC. The site suggests the electronics company is worth more than $1 billion, which means the good doctor is probably sitting on a sizeable amount of cash from the investment.
But what about the unexpected investors? The ones we expect to see in gossip magazines, not Forbes? Here’s a look at four of the more surprising celebrity businesspeople.
At some point in his career, Curtis Jackson decided that investing in promising businesses was more appealing than getting shot. That much isn’t surprising.
What is surprising is how well he did in the business world. In exchange for letting the company use his name alongside one of its Vitamin Water products, the rapper received a 10% stake in Glaceau. That proved to be a great investment in 2007, when Coca-Cola (KO) bought out the company.
50 Cent’s profit on the investment was $100 million, according to Forbes. Not a bad return for the man responsible for the song “Candy Shop.”
In The Social Network, Justin Timberlake’s character played an important role in launching Facebook (FB) into the stratosphere. As it turns out, the star is a pretty good investor in real life, too.
JT was part of a $35 million deal that sold MySpace to an advertisement company. We’ll have to wait to find out whether it was a good investment, but Forbes suggests that Timberlake had a major part in the deal, so he could stand to make big profits if the website goes anywhere.
Meanwhile, the former boy band member has been making a slew of other investments, including startups and clothing lines, not to mention that golf course he bought.
It’s easy to be skeptical about MySpace, because… well, it’s MySpace. But Justin already brought sexy back, so maybe he can do the same with MySpace.
Lady Gaga might be the reigning queen of pop, but how do her investments stack up?
She and her manager are the forces behind Backplane, a startup that promotes brand-to-fan engagement. The company’s first project was the Lady Gaga fansite LittleMonsters.com, which continues to gain support from a variety of investors, including Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures and others. Now, the platform is attracting brands like Coca-Cola, and recently gained another $12 million in funding.
Lady Gaga also teamed up with Zynga (ZNGA) in 2011 to introduce the world to GagaVille, an online social game based on Zynga hit FarmVille. The game was used to promote the singer’s upcoming album, Born this Way.
Let’s just hope she didn’t invest any of the profits into Zynga’s IPO … otherwise, she could be sitting on a 60% loss.
Will Ferrell, of Saturday Night Live and Anchorman fame, is known for his tendency to be very loud and very naked.
What he isn’t known for — at least not by many — is savvy business investments. But Ferrell was actually one of the minds behind comedy site Funny or Die, which has proved to be a successful investment. Back in 2008, HBO took an undisclosed stake in the site, and turned the site’s sketches into a comedy show.
Sure, the deal might not have been as lucrative as some of the others on the list, but you probably weren’t expecting everyone’s favorite oversized elf to make an appearance.
Stay classy, San Diego.
Adam Benjamin is an Assistant Editor of InvestorPlace. As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities, nor did he have a Zynga game based on him.
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Shares of Maruti Suzuki India today rose over 4 per cent after the company reported 2.96 per cent increase in net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2017.
The stock gained 4.31 per cent to Rs 9,677.95 on BSE. On NSE, shares of the company went up 4.30 per cent to Rs 9,678. The carmaker on Thursday reported 2.96 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 1,799 crore for the third quarter ended December 31.
The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,747.2 crore for the same period of the previous financial year. Total income during the quarter under review stood at Rs 19,528.1 crore, against Rs 19,793.3 crore in the year-ago period.
The company said its Board has discussed and approved a revision in the method of calculating royalty which would result in lower royalty payments for new model agreements, starting with Ignis.
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Beautyblender is making its first foray into the makeup industry. The brand, which is famous for its cult-status sponge makeup applicators, has announced the launch of a 32-piece foundation line titled ‘Bounce'.
Despite lauding itself as a family-friendly company, Estée Lauder has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for paternity bias on behalf of new fathers for $1.1M.
The fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) business Marico is targeting between eight and ten percent growth this fiscal year, as it continues to invest in beauty and personal care brands, as well as e-commerce.
Calvin Klein is launching a new fragrance, with the help of Lupita Nyong'o and Saoirse Ronan.Dubbed "Calvin Klein Women," the perfume is the first scent by the house since Raf Simons was made Chief Creative Officer.


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The program, a joint effort between the ANA and the Center for Marketing Excellence, is designed to help companies set standards for marketing excellence in their organizations.
To become a certified marketer, students must complete six courses within 24 months. The curriculum includes three core classes and three electives.
Core classes are focused on brand building, customer insights and annual brand planning. Electives include classes in advertising, media plan development, PR and b-to-b marketing.
The first classes will be held Feb. 23-25 at the Westin Times Square Hotel. The ANA and CME will also conduct custom classes on site.
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Sony Ericsson is appealing to snap-happy consumers with the announcement of two new cameraphones.
The C905 Cyber-shot slider phone boasts an 8.1-megapixel camera and flash, as well as all the usual bells and whistles found in most of today's high-end phones. The S302 Snapshot is aimed at those on a smaller budget.
"The C905 Cyber-shot and S302 Snapshot have been developed to make us all better photographers," said Sven Totté, head of imaging marketing at Sony Ericsson.
"That means making it easier to take great shots and never missing that magic moment."
The C905 has a 2.4in screen and packs in Wi-Fi support and GPS, allowing photos to be geo-tagged with location information. It is available in three colours: Night Black, Ice Silver and Copper Gold.
The S302 Snapshot will be available in Crystal Blue and Thunder Grey.
"Although both have photography at their core, the phones are very distinct, " said Totté.
"The C905 is a viable alternative to a digital camera, and the S302 is perfect for those who don't want to miss a moment and like to send or Bluetooth their photos to their friends."
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Microsoft has released new firmware for the Band but the change log has a lot of room for improvement as it only lists "general fixes and improvements" for what is new or has changed.
MIT Technology Review has found the heart rate sensor in Microsoft's Band to be reasonably accurate - and far more so than the Apple Watch, which gave readings that were off by up to 77bpm.
This week, Microsoft is teaming up with TaylorMade ahead of the 115th US Open to announce a new feature for the Band that helps golfers track their game and find the next hole.
Images have revealed the design of 'Moonraker', a smartwatch developed by Nokia that came very close to launching last year, but which Microsoft killed off in favor of its own Band wearable device.
A new report claims the Microsoft Band 2 will be released this year, with the device already being widely tested internally, including in Europe.
Microsoft released its first wearable fitness device a little more than six months ago, along with a new health platform to support it. But how has it held up since then?
Microsoft's recently announced update for its fitness app and service is now available on all platforms, providing users with more insights on their activities.
Microsoft has announced updates to the Band and Health apps that will bring new insights to the Health Dashboard on the web. The Band will now also work with some apps: MapMyRide and Strava.
According to a new listing on the Microsoft Store website, Microsoft Band owners will soon have new ways to view their health and fitness data thanks to new apps for Xbox One, Windows 8, and iPad.
The Microsoft Band is now available to buy in the UK - its first market outside of the US - priced at £169.99, and includes guided workouts developed with leading UK health provider Nuffield Health.
Microsoft's Band sold out quickly after its launch, and it was tough to find it in stock in the weeks that followed. Indeed, it seems the company considerably underestimated demand for the device.
While pre-orders for the Band have been available in the UK since last month, Microsoft has just released its Health companion app there too, as well as updating the app with bug fixes in the US.
Microsoft has teamed up with the WWE to promote the Band in the days leading up to WrestleMania 31 and you can monitor Ryback and Dolph Ziggler health stats on the web as they train.
From a new Office and lots of Lollipop, to Nintendo's next play, Spartan insights, printed body organs, British Bands, and ANOTHER low-cost Lumia, it's our regular summary of the week's top tech news.
Microsoft has announced that they will be expanding the availability of the Band to the UK, this is the first time that the device will be officially sold outside of North America.
Microsoft is ramping up the production of the Band in a big way and will now sell the device at several new retailers in the US - and the company also said that it has fixed its supply chain issues.
If you're in the market for the Microsoft Band fitness device, you are in luck as the Microsoft store has all sizes of the device back on sale right now but supplies are limited.
If you own a Microsoft Band, it looks like there are two new tiles headed to your device after the features were uncovered in the SDK that was released earlier today.
Microsoft pushed out a large update for the Band today and if you want to get a closer look at the new features, we have a gallery after the jump that will fill this void.
Since Microsoft released its Band, it has been nearly silent about new features for the device but that changes today with the announcement of new features for the wearable device.
While the firmware update still doesn't address several issues that early adopters have been experiencing with the device, Microsoft has added an exercise feedback feature and guided workouts.
Microsoft's Band is either a massive hit or the company is not making enough of them as the device is still out of stock at many locations and you cannot buy them through Microsoft's online store.
Microsoft has released a small update to the Band for Windows Phone users but don't get too excited as the updates don't seem to add any new features and likely only fix a few bugs
Microsoft released the Band on October 29th and since then, the company has scrambled to fill the retail channel but it seems to have forgotten about updating the software.
According to a supposed leak Microsoft Stores are receiving fresh inventory for the Band wearable today with the devices being available for purchase tomorrow. The Band has been sold out for weeks.
The Microsoft Band has been scarcely available since its launch earlier this year, and according to Microsoftstore.com the fitness wearable won't be available for purchase again until next year.
I have been using the Microsoft Band for one month now and it's time to take a longer look at Microsoft's play into the wearable market to see how our initial review aligns to longer-term testing.
Microsoft's Band has been selling out and is hard to find at this time, but the question remains, is this device incredibly popular or did Microsoft underestimate demand for the device?
Last week, Neowin was in Seattle and we had a chance to sit down with the team behind the Microsoft Band to hear their story about how the product came to market.
If you're in the market for the Microsoft Band fitness device, you may be in luck: Microsoft's website is stating that the wearable will be in stock starting November 18th, so get ready to buy one!
From Windows preview updates and the new Visual Studio, to Cortana everywhere, the rollout of Android 5.0, and a bit of Raspberry Pi, we take a look back at highlights from this week's top tech news.
Microsoft's first wearable fitness device has some great ideas, but athletes and other serious fitness users will lament its lack of advanced features that could be easily solved.
If you have a Microsoft Band, you need to calibrate it so that the device accurately records your steps but how to do it has not been talked about so far as it was private information.
When you create products at Microsoft, it is not uncommon to get a unique device and that's the case with the head of Microsoft's Band team having a custom device made with a bit of added bling.
Microsoft's first play into the reinvigorated wearable market is out and we have spent some quality time with the device - but given that this is a first-gen device, the results were a bit surprising.
From big Office changes and Xbox updates, to more bendy iPhones, Lollipop updates, cool concepts, creepy websites and Spanish Cortana, we look back at highlights from this week's top tech news.
If you have a Microsoft Band, you will know that trying to figure out how much of your Band has charged can be quite frustrating but there is a work-around available to fix this woe.
Last week, Microsoft announced the Band, a fitness device that also toys with the boundary of a smartwatch. After spending a little bit of time with the device, there are some points to know about.
We had a chance to chat with the team behind the Band - and with their far-reaching goals, what we see today is just the start of an ambitious project that will change the way we look at health data.
If you are wondering if the 48-hour battery claims for the Band are simply marketing fluff or the real deal, our early results are showing that you can get over 48 hours if you don't turn on the GPS.
If you buy a Microsoft Band and plan to wear it on the inside of your wrist, it is important that you use the screen protector as the display does scratch quite easily.
Microsoft released its Band yesterday and we have gotten our hands on the device. With tons of sensors and the ability to work on any platform, the device is attracting a lot of attention.
Microsoft's Band went on sale and even though the product did not have a press event to build hype for the event, it looks like the stealth release has drummed up quite a bit of interest.
Microsoft's new Band is able to run for 48 hours after being charged for just an hour and a half, suggesting that the device is extremely power efficient during normal operation.
If you live outside the US and want a Microsoft Band, be prepared to wait as Joe Belfiore has said that they want to get some user feedback first before rolling it out to other parts of the world.
Late last night, Microsoft released the Band, its fitness wearable that has quite a few features like notification support and even a UV sensor to help protect your skin too.
With Microsoft launching its new wearable fitness tracker we wanted to see how all these similar devices stack up to each other, at least based on official info. Check all the stats after the jump.
Microsoft's new Band is out and the company has just released the first video showing the device in action: the tagline appears to be "leave your phone in your pocket and miss nothing."
Microsoft has announced their new fitness wearable called the 'Band': the device will arrive tomorrow and work on all platforms and measure a variety of metrics.


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One of the UK’s leading luxury hotels has reopened after a short break this January following a complete kitchen redesign led by executive chef Douglas Balish.
Grove of Narberth, which is nestled in the rolling Pembrokeshire countryside, has taken stock of an energy efficient kitchen that will allow it to introduce new cooking techniques.
Mr Balish, who designed the kitchen with general manager Thomas Agius Ferrante and kitchen supplier Control Induction, described it as “one of the best kitchens in the country”.
The refurbishment has included new floors, work tops and the installation of a state-of-the-art cooking suite by Control Induction.
The bespoke UK-built stove consists of eight induction hobs, four Plancha cook plates and a ‘quick therm’ salamander grill, using infra-red technology.
The cooking suite not only improves the cooking environment at the Grove but also helps reduce energy consumption by moving away from LPG to electric.
The annual cost savings will be significant and the kitchen team are already enjoying the cooler kitchen environment.
Mr Balish said: “The new kitchen allows us to develop new techniques and push the food offering further than ever before for our Fernery restaurant and Artisan Rooms. We are very lucky to now have one of the best kitchens in the country and I hope we can do it proud.”


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The wife of former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is selling £17,000 of her own designer clothes to raise money for charity.
Montse Benitez will give the funds to Merseyside charity Our Lost Love Years (OLLY) which cares for children whose relatives have died, report the Liverpool Echo.
Despite Rafa now managing Real Madrid, Montse still lives in Wirral. The clothes include dresses from fashion designers Dolce Gabbana, Alexandra McQueen and Vivienne Westwood.
One Gucci cocktail dress is worth £2,000 alone.
Montse is a keen supporter of OLLY, connected to Liverpool pressure group Families Fighting For Justice.
The charity says all dresses are a petite size 8, for anyone keen to buy one for a special occasion.
Also to go under the hammer is a football shirt, signed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafa.
Montse’s gesture comes after she paid for 33 disadvantaged children to go to Disneyland in Paris, travelling to the French capital on executive coaches.
She was nicknamed the ‘Angel of Kindness’ after that £11,500 donation.
Now, Montse’s latest generosity is expected to raise between £10,000-£15,000 and will be sold at auction between November 27-29 in the charity’s Anson Street office in the city centre.
Jean Taylor, whose daughter Chantel was killed by Stephen Wynne, 28, who refused to reveal where he’d hidden her remains, said: “Montse has gone above and beyond.
“This should raise tens of thousands of pounds for disadvantaged kids.
“Her love for the people of Liverpool is clear.
“She’s been so generous and we’ll always hold her dear to our hearts.”
Along with helping youngsters whose family members have been killed, OLLY also lends a hand to children from underprivileged areas of the city.


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According to a leaked document from Rod ‘Slasher’ Breslau, Amazon is set to rebrand the gaming benefits of their Twitch Prime membership to Prime Gaming.
As with most companies that have their eggs in more than one basket, rebranding and becoming more streamlined in the process is inevitable. And Amazon is no different.
Their Amazon Prime membership offers an array of benefits, including one free monthly Twitch channel subscription and exclusive in-game content. But as it stands, the gaming rewards are labelled as Twitch-exclusive via the current branding.
Although on August 9, Slasher revealed some confidential assets, which detailed the nature of the rebranding — and its purpose — while explaining the new features that will be available through the service.
Twitch Prime to Prime Gaming
So what’s the difference? Well aside from a fresh lick of paint, Amazon’s Prime Gaming will now also offer members “rotating packages of full PC games that can be owned and kept forever at no additional cost.”
In terms of the games on offer, the assets detail these under ‘Functional Benefits’ and explain that these will be a mixture of games from indie developers and mainstream brands.
Aside from that, the same benefits remain. Amazon teased “other surprise perks” at the tail-end of their Functional Benefits, but what those are remains to be seen.
according to an email from Twitch to partners i've received, Twitch Prime rebranding to Prime Gaming will offer 'more opportunities to grow viewership' to streamers
Amazon and Twitch have planned the announcement for tomorrow morning Monday at 11 AM PST/1 PM EST/19:00 CET pic.twitter.com/P0dlTPnWIe
— Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 10, 2020
Twitch also explained that the change will render streamers with “more chances to grow your viewership across all types of gamers from the Amazon Prime member base and opportunities to be featured in future Prime Gaming promotions.”
The branding will help Amazon better align the gaming portion of the Prime subscription with other services, such as Prime Music and Prime Video.
At the time of writing, it is not yet known when the change will come into effect, but an announcement is expected on August 10 at 11:00 AM (PST) / 1:00 PM (EST) / 6:00 PM (BST).


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At a time when many chefs are relying on 140-character Tweets or abbreviated Facebook posts to burnish their personal and corporate brands, some are using online multimedia tools to further bolster their image.
Such online digital initiatives are seen as a way to personalize consumers’ links to chefs in an era of near-continuous exposure to them on television networks such as Bravo or Food Network. And their popularity can only be helped by the growth in sales of video-capable smartphones and tablet computers, which make accessing instructional content in the kitchen easier than watching movies or game shows in the family room.
-restaurateur Michael Mina, co-founder and operational head of 20-restaurant Mina Group LLC of San Francisco, is among the latest big-name operators to serve up food education in contemporary digital dress.
Mina and Tanya Melillo, a business woman and California Culinary Academy graduate, teamed up to produce Cook Taste Eat, a website that debuted in late September. Cook Taste Eat offers consumers free daily videos that demonstrate food-preparation techniques and recipes.
Mina’s on-air co-host for the educational videos is Grammy Award-winning vocalist Michelle Branch, a self-described avid home cook.
“I really wanted to find a fun, easy and interactive way to share my passion with home cooks,” Mina told Nation’s Restaurant News about why he partnered with Melillo on Cook Taste Eat. “We did a Michael Mina cookbook and it was a lot of fun, but creating this online digital media site that takes people step by step through each dish, really teaching how to taste the dish and cook it from my perspective, is what really got me excited.”
The dishes prepared in the videos are offered as specials in Mina Group’s fine-dining and polished-casual venues nationwide, including Michelin one-star Michael Mina and RN74 in San Francisco, Stripsteak in Las Vegas, Pabu in Baltimore and Seablue in Atlantic City. That gives users of the series a chance to try the foods featured daily before or after they tackle them at home and also links the online effort to the company's core business, restaurants.
“Our goal, first and foremost, is to inspire and teach home cooks,” Mina explained when asked if his group considers Cook Taste Eat a potential revenue stream in its own right. “We want to be sure we create a great online experience for them. Our hope is that it leads us to have a relationship with our viewers inside and outside the restaurant. We have several ideas as to where we can take Cook Taste Eat down the road, but we’re solely focused on creating a great experience for our viewers.”
Weeks before the launch of Cook Taste Eat, veteran restaurant chef Laurent Gras launched his own multimedia effort that, like Mina's project, is aimed at connecting with home cooks. Gras, who most recently headed the kitchen at Chicago’s Michelin three-star L2O, teamed with writer Mitchell Davis to publish an digital, interactive cookbook, titled “Laurent Gras: My Provence,” from Alta Editions.
Users of the e-book pay $9.99 for online access to more than 40 recipes associated with Gras’ years growing up and working as a young chef in Antibes on the Côte d’Azur in France. Those users may also upload photos of their versions of the dishes, as well as comments about their experiences preparing the recipes and alterations, if any, they may have made — all of which can be viewed by other consumers.
But chef-driven, multimedia content for personal brand enhancement and customer relationship building purposes has not been limited strictly to nationally known players such as Mina and Gras. Savvy multi-unit operators also have used the approach to promote unit-level chefs and their organization’s overall food and cooking expertise, including San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.
Kimpton, beginning in March, began showcasing 16 of its chefs through the “Behind the Apron — Dishing with Kimpton Chefs” series and website. The web page houses videos of featured chefs addressing culinary topics, such as infusing flavors into foods and foraging for wild ingredients, along with recipes for dishes tied to the latest theme. Also featured are question-and-answer sessions with the profiled chefs and information about on-site events tied to the topic at hand, such as cooking demonstrations and special dinners.
Founded in 1981 by the late Bill Kimpton, Kimpton was among the first boutique hotel operating companies in America to develop contemporary, chef-driven restaurants with street entrances at its properties. Niki Leondakis, president and chief operating officer for Kimpton, which today operates more than 50 hotels and restaurants, said, “Behind the Apron is our way of honoring and sharing our chefs’ passions and personalities with our communities and guest nationwide.”
Editor's Note: A previous version of this story has been updated to include the correct spelling of Tanya Melillo's name and an incorrect statement that Melillo is a winery owner has been omitted.


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TravelSmart and Inspiring Innovation, joint initiatives supported by Travelport and the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) were announced today.
The announcement came at the annual ITAA AGM in Dublin and was met with enthusiasm from the Irish travel industry. TravelPort and the ITAA aim to increase consumer awareness about the benefits of booking with a travel agent as well as reward Irish travel agents who are using technology to drive innovation within their businesses.
‘Inspiring Innovation: Travel Agent Excellence through Smart Technology’ is a programme for travel agents. Its aim is to celebrate technological advances within the industry and spotlight those travel agents who are actively using technology to advance their company. Travelport and the ITAA will highlight and profile the agent who has best incorporated forward-thinking technology into their business model to enhance customer experience, encourage business growth and increase efficiency.
The TravelSmart campaign will promote travel agencies to Irish consumers and present travellers with a number of reasons as to why booking with an agent is a better, safer and more convenient option than going it alone.
Speaking at the ITAA AGM today, Pat Dawson CEO of the ITAA said: “We are excited to announce the details of the consumer led TravelSmart campaign and the travel agency focused Inspiring Innovation project. We are delighted to be working in collaboration with Travelport on both of these initiatives which will benefit both Irish travel consumers and member agencies of the ITAA in 2014.”
Sinead Reilly, country manager for Travelport Ireland said: “Travelport are a huge supporter and promoter of innovation within the travel industry and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to recognise and reward technological advances within the sector through the Inspiring Innovation programme. Equally, we are looking forward to working closely with the ITAA to promote the many reasons that Irish travel agents are the best choice when looking to book a holiday abroad.”


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If there's one thing we can count on Square Enix for, it's to at least give us a launch date about an upcoming title if it's remotely close to being finished.
Two days ago, word around the internet traveled quickly that not only was Final Fantasy VII: HD Remake close to being finished, but you could actually pre-order it on Amazon and Gamestop for this March. It was pretty mind-blowing news, given that Square Enix has said absolutely nothing about an official launch date.
Today, a check of the Amazon page now shows a launch date of December 29, 2017. While this date is probably closer to the truth, I'm here to tell you that this is still probably incorrect. Let's break down why.
1) Square Enix is meticulous about their launches.
The evidence here is that we've heard about the pushbacks for all their recent titles, including Final Fantasy XV, which just suffered one final delay to November. It happens, and usually it's for the better. We haven't heard anything about a specific date.
2) Reminder: The remake is going to be episodic.
The news two days ago appears to be a fake, given that it just said FFVII Remake and nothing else. The Amazon page I linked you to above looks pretty sloppy, but it does appear to be Amazon giving the thumbs up to at least pre-order it. That being said, even the images used are pretty god awful.
3) There is no way Square Enix is going to tell us a launch date without some kind of fanfare.
While the Final Fantasy series itself has had some issues the past few titles, it's still a big thing. It may not be the holiday it used to be back in the 1990s in Japan, but it's going to be announced at some kind of major show.
So, let's all chill out for a minute and take a step back. Yes, this is an anticipated title. I can't wait to get my hands on it, but we need to be realistic. While the end of 2017 would be fine for the development time, remember that we're going to get this game in waves and it will be a massive event.


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So this years exhibition was a huge success as thousands of cartoon lovers came and turned this exhibition into a crazy circus! Thanx to our sister concern travel and fashion magazine for helping out to make this event such a huge success.
Back in 2008 when i first participated for the unmad cartoon exhibition, i was just a beginner in cartooning and didn't know what i was doing. So now after four years nothing have changed and as i still don't know what i am doing, i feel the urge to show some of my ideas and work to people.
Botanist Professor Dwijen Sharma and legendary cartoonist ahsan habib inaugurated the exhibition. This years theme was "SAVE TREES"
Cartoons by asiful huda, jahid hasan benu, mehedi haque, was displayed at the exhibition. And the Unmad cartoon award forthis year was given to cartoonist shikha.
save the trees save the world!
I forgot to scan the original pieces before submission. so had to share the photographs.
Cutting down the same ROOTS.
This one is one of my favorite. A dead tree thinking about GREEN.
kill the tree, you kill the world.
Fighting back the Urban Monster.
Taking trees away means taking childhood away.
|BEFORE THE EXHIBITION.|
|LAST MINUTE PREPARATIONS.|
|Botanist Professor Dwijen Sharma inaugurated the exhibition by clearing |
oxizen in a tree-terium!
The exhibition displayed 70 cartoons of the country’s 30 famous cartoonists. It ended on 3 June 2012.
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Shoppers Get Early Deals Without Getting Up Early On Black Friday
But not everyone is into waking up early on the day after Thanksgiving, that is if you even go to bed. Stores in Massachusetts will be opening at the stroke of midnight so people can get their hands on those Black Friday bargains.
At Northampton’s Bag Day you snag 20 percent off at the city’s participating restaurants and stores.
“It’s a community event, so we like to participate in the activities the community is holding. It’s a wonderful outcome. Every year we serve refreshments and make a big party out of it, so, it’s a lot of fun,” said Karen Shannahan, manager of Ten Thousand Villages.
Shoppers admit that they’d rather pay a little more now than get caught up in the hassle of Black Friday later.
Mary Bouley of Northampton agrees: “I can’t fathom why i would wanna be out there at 4:00 in the morning. I don’t get up for anything at 4:00 a.m. except a big trip. I’d rather stay in bed the day after Thanksgiving and let somebody else get the bargains.”
“I just dont go near the stores & this is easier because you don’t have to get up at the crack of dawn,” said Linda McCarthy.
Retailers say they also look forward to bag day because they say it provides a boost for the local economy.


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As part of a broader effort to to be more inclusive to fans of all cultures and religious beliefs, Canadian basketball team Toronto Raptors has offered a new line of team-branded hijabs, CBC reported.
The team’s parent company, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), unveiled the Nike Pro hijabs emblazoned with the team logo in a social media post on Friday.
“Inspired by those brave enough to change the game. The Toronto Raptors Nike Pro Hijab is available now,” it wrote on Twitter.
Inspired by those brave enough to change the game.
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) September 13, 2019
According to MLSE Senior Marketing Director Jerry Ferguson, the organization was inspired to create the hijabs by a local Muslim women’s organization known as the Hijabi Ballers.
Ferguson added that the Raptors want to send a message of inclusion to its widely diverse fan base, which grew substantially during the playoff run that saw the team win its first NBA championship earlier this year.
The move prompted plenty of positive reaction online.
I love this so much. This movement is huge b/c rather than saying their about inclusivity and diversity, they’re actually taking action and implementing it. As a Muslim women who wears the hijab and plays sports, I wanna say thank you and well done ❤??
— Fatima Ingar (@Ingar43) September 13, 2019
The 2019 NBA Champions @Raptors have released a @Nike #hijab for all the ballers, fans and everyone else who wants an amazing headcovering. This matters. Props to @hijabiballers for being the real MVP. Hijab available at @RealSports.https://t.co/3WMfE21CHL
— Shireen Footybedsheets Ahmed (@_shireenahmed_) September 13, 2019
Just sent off my 14 year old daughter to her Pakman Volleyball tryouts in this Nike Hijab since she decided this year to start wearing a Hijab. Thank you @Raptors @Nike for supporting our hijabi girls. #WeTheNorth https://t.co/3FGHnQqrQm
— HMousa (@hebamousa83) September 13, 2019
Islam sees hijab as an obligatory code of dress, not a religious symbol displaying one’s affiliations.
In 2018, Nike launched the Nike Pro Hijab to give Muslim athletes a late, but deserved, representation in global athletic sportswear.


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Our Mazda dealership in Portsmouth is offering residents the chance to win tickets to the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed on 23rd-26th June by entering a competition on here.
This year Mazda will celebrate the past, present and future of the MX-5 at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Having made its global debut at the New York Motor Show in March, the RF ‘Retractable Fastback’ will take centre stage on the Mazda UK stand this June, while other MX-5 highlights include the one-millionth production MX-5, plus the MX-5 Spyder and Speedster concept cars.
Broadening the appeal of the MX-5 line-up, the all-new Mazda MX-5 RF is designed to offer a new dimension of open-top driving fun. Staying true to the rationale of the previous generation MX-5 retractable hardtop, the Mazda MX-5 RF’s ‘fastback’ styling gives it a unique appearance – roof up or down. The new model goes on sale in the UK in 2017.
“We’re delighted to give our customer the opportunity to see the RF and the one-millionth MX-5 with us at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Crowned both World Car of the Year and UK Car of the Year the MX-5 sits at the heart of Mazda’s brand and continues to hold the Guinness World Record for the best-selling two-seater sports car. It’s great that we have the opportunity to celebrate its success with our customers, owners and fans at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed.”
In addition to checking out the hundreds of iconic racing cars, current models and future concepts, the lucky winners will be able to join Mazda in Goodwood’s Laundry Green where Mazda will host a four-day programme of emerging talent.
Open to everyone attending the Festival of Speed and Moving Motor Show, ‘Raise the Roof’ is well and truly inspired by the all-new Mazda MX-5: the thrill of driving on the open road with your favourite tunes on the stereo – top down, volume up. Visitors will discover great new bands and interact with Mazda’s cars in ways you’d never expect.
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Newnote Financial Corp. (CSE: NEU) is inventing new ways of conducting business using crypto-currencies as the monetary medium. Newnote Financial Corp. is pioneering innovative crypto-currency related software products and services geared at the growing business segment of this bourgeoning market. Newnote has positioned itself to be a leading contender in delivering opportunities to startup businesses world-wide and continues to create new opportunities for our clients and our shareholders. SNNLive spoke with Brian Gusko from Newnote Financial Corp. at the Canadian Investor Conference 2014 in Vancouver, BC.
“We are the only crypto-currency or bitcoin company on a registered stock exchange in North America. So we actually have a whole integrated platform from pure trade currency exchange with bitcoin and other crypto-currencies, gift cards, ATM’s, cloud hashing, and colocation mining so we wanted to develop an integrated platform for people into the bitcoin space” begins Mr. Gusko. He continues, “Where we’re making the money is actually on colocation – we have a tier 1 top international class data center where we store our mining equipment as well as our customers and we’ve also launched cloud hashing which was sold out in 12 hours from launch.”
Mr. Gusko explains, “We’re the first publicly traded company subject to regulatory requirements and restrictions and we’ve got transparency – it’s a public company. So that gives people confidence in who they’re dealing with once we launch our peer trade exchange.” For more information, check out their website at www.newnotefinancial.com.
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Hitachi-LG Data Storage has admitted bid-rigging and price fixing over optical disk drives used in Dell, HP and Microsoft computers.
The company – a joint venture between Hitachi and LG Electronics – pled guilty to 14 counts of bid-rigging and one of fraud, and agreed to pay a $21.1 million criminal fine.
“The bid-rigging and price-fixing conspiracies involving optical disk drives undermined competition and innovation in the high tech industry,” says Sharis A Pozen, acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
“The Antitrust Division is committed to prosecuting those who harm competition in the optical disk drive industry.”
According to court documents, Dell hosted optical disk drive procurement events at which bidders would be awarded varying amounts of optical disk drive supply, depending on where their pricing ranked.
And, says the DoJ, from summer 2004 to fall 2009, Hitachi and others conspired over bidding strategies and prices. It did the same when dealing with Microsoft between June 2007 and March 2008, and when bidding to HP between November 2005 and March 2009.
The company’s also charged with one count of wire fraud for a scheme to subvert HP’s competitive bidding process for an April 2009 procurement event.
According to the DoJ, one of its employees sent emails to co-conspirators in San Jose, California and the Republic of Korea containing first round bidding results and non-public, competitively sensitive information.
Under the plea agreement, which still needs court approval, Hitachi-LG Data Storage will help the department continue its investigation into the optical disk drive industry.


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ROME (Reuters) - World food prices fell slightly in December to their lowest level since June, led by declines in cereals and oils prices, the United Nations' food agency said on Thursday.
The FAO Food Price Index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 209 points in December, down two points from November, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.
For 2012 as a whole, the index averaged 212, down 7 percent compared to 2011, driven by declines in sugar, dairy products and oils, FAO said.
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Facebook advertisers now use Facebook, Messenger and Instagram Ads to start a conversation with their users in Messenger. users now can have a Send Message button on the stories they are and can start a conversation with the brans without switching to a different app.
Also Read: Facebook Adds New Features To Video Capabilities
According to Facebook, there are more than 40 million businesses active on Messenger which has a huge fan base which will get the maximum benefit for the advertisers to engage with users and increases their conversion cycles. The Messenger templates have to be set up in the facebook ads account to avail this new Feature


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Sedo, who accounts for more domain name sales than any other marketplace, has announced their top sales for 2014. Leading the list is mm.com, sold for $1.2 million, easily eclipsing true.com which sold for $350,000. Following were malls.com, which sold for $320,000, and flashcards.com ($250,000), being the only domains selling for above the quarter million dollar mark.
The top selling ccTLD domain sold through Sedo came in seventh on the overall list. The domain was kaffee.de, selling for â¬100,000 (âcoffeeâ in German), followed by chat.fr at â¬99.999 (âcatâ in French) and then musik.de at â¬99.999 (âmusicâ in German) coming in equal eighth.
More than 300 new TLDs have been launched in the market in 2014 and currently there are more than 3.5 million new domains registered. The trading among new gTLD domains is already in full swing and the development of sales at Sedoâs marketplace the company notes has been positive. It is still too early to draw any conclusions about the success of the new extensions but Sedo notes the initial sales theyâve seen are good indicators for future price developments industry-wide. In 2014, the highest sale of a new gTLD name was a confidential sale for $100,000. The highest public sales through Sedo were baltic.cruises, which sold for $25,000 followed by eat.club ($20,000) and english.club ($17,500).
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Sedo also listed the ten longest domain names in English. The three longest were:
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Will revamp end Dharavi’s bustling industry?
As the Dharavi revamp project gains momentum, locals fear the area’s bustling commercial activity, which employs lakhs of people, may come to a sudden endmumbai Updated: Mar 15, 2016 00:30 IST
As the Dharavi revamp project gains momentum, locals fear the bustling commercial activity, which employs lakhs of people, may come to a sudden end.
The owners of these commercial units, which coexist with slum residents, complain their very existence will be endangered by skyscrapers that will replace the slums. Dharavi houses a large number of small-scale units that manufacture everything from garment to leather articles.
“I will be forced to close down my business because it will be impossible to operate in small spaces in the new structure,” said Mohammad Sikander Shaikh. Shaikh who manufactures leather articles in a ground-plus-two-storey structure. In the new setup, he will be entitled to get only the area equivalent to only his ground-floor structure.
Over the years, Dharavi has developed into a dynamic small-scale manufacturing industry. Currently, it leads in garment manufacturing as well as food items. Various other items such as pottery and leather articles as well as plastic recycling is undertaken. Many of the households undertake small-scale work, which acts as a support to this industry.
According to Suresh Gajakosh, who heads Sonaji L Gajakosh & Sons, which operates the oldest tannery in the area, the problem with the scheme is that it focuses more on residential issues than than creating a livelihood for people.
“Dharavi is a unique place in Mumbai where almost every household is engaged in some commercial activity or another. Just creating tall buildings will sound the death knell for their livelihood,” said Gajakosh. “We have been hearing that big commercial units might be shifted to far off places like Mankhurd and this certainly unnerving,” said Gajakosh.
The DRA, however, says the revamp will boost business. “Small-scale industries will remain in Dharavi itself and there are no plans to shift them,” said Nirmalkumar Deshmukh, CEO, DRA. “We recognise that there is an industry in Dharavi and these people will get more space in their big houses,” he said.
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Little-Known Perks of Being an IHG Rewards Member
CNN.com has published a nice summary of the perks offered by IHG Rewards, which, as the article indicates, “is a particularly good introduction to the world of hotel rewards because it’s free to join and makes it easy to accrue points, which you’ll earn every time you book a stay directly through IHG.”
Walmart Piloting Self-Driving Car
The mega-retailer will soon be testing autonomous delivery. The pilot “will consist of a single vehicle moving customer orders on a two-mile route in the mega-retailer’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas, between two stores. The move comes in the wake of legislation passed in Arkansas last March permitting autonomous vehicles to operate in the state.”
Consumers Want Omnichannel Engagement, According to Study
Consumer demand for omnichannel engagement has never been higher. “More than 85 percent of 2,000 global consumers surveyed by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, in partnership with Pitney Bowes, unearthed that a blend of both digital and physical channel experiences is the preferred way of interfacing with brands.” However, “only 13 percent believe brands are fully meeting this expectation.”
Starbucks Gets a Boost from Non-Members
The caffeine provider has had success in retention for a long time, but it has recently seen a growth in traffic from non-members, offering the brand an opportunity to convert them. “After several years of anemic traffic in the Americas, guest counts accelerated on the strength of cold beverage innovation and digital engagement that drove comp growth across all dayparts for the first time in three years,” write analysts led by Peter Saleh. “The results indicate Starbucks has certainly regained its momentum from the trough reached in the US and China one year ago, with the continued rollout of Nitro Cold Brew and Starbucks Rewards adoption likely sustaining the recent gains.”
Kroger Flexes Data, Analytics Muscles to Bond with CPGs
Brick-and-mortar stores are increasingly finding that they have unique opportunities to collect customer data. Now, Kroger has developed a new means to drastically increase its transactional data. “The tool, called Stratum, captures consumer behavior and retail performance measures using data from Kroger’s brick-and-mortar stores and large digital properties. That data includes many millions of daily transactions—transactions from fully half of all US households, in fact. Not surprising, then, that it can be used to draw conclusions representative of consumer behavior on a national basis.”
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July 21, 2017 — The Philippines will soon become one of the world’s leading exporters of solar panels. At the sidelines of IBC Asia’s Power and Electricity Week, Solar Philippines President Leandro Leviste noted the company will soon begin exporting solar panels worth ov
July 05, 2017 — Solar Philippines has submitted to the country’s electric utilities a plan to lower consumer rates by 30% by replacing all planed coal plants with Solar-Battery farms.
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Central England Co-op shoppers showed ‘goodwill to all’ this Christmas by enjoying the retailer’s Irresistible product range and helping create 500,000 additional meals to feed people at risk of going hungry.
Throughout November and December, any purchase made in the retailer’s 263 food stores of products from its Irresistible range saw it donate money to FareShare Midlands to help families struggling in these uncertain times.
The Society is continuing to work with long-term partner FareShare Midlands to provide vital food during the winter months that will help ensure people at risk continue to eat well and stay healthy, particularly the 1.2 million children living in poverty in its trading area.
Before this latest campaign, Central England Co-op had already donated over £87,000 to FareShare Midlands in 2021 thanks to its customers and members backing its campaigns to support the charity’s work with families in food poverty.
The Christmas campaign saw customers and members pick up thousands of items from mince pies and Christmas puddings to pigs in blankets and prosecco, to help their festivities go off with a bang and resulting in a huge donation to FareShare Midlands.
Hannah Gallimore, Central England Co-op Social Change Manager, said: “It is so heart-warming to see the generosity of our customers and members shine through once again by helping to create an incredible 500,000 meals for FareShare Midlands at a time when it is receiving such high levels of demand.
“Our long-standing relationship with FareShare has had a life-changing impact for people in our communities in the years we have been working together and, as the demand for support continues to grow during these uncertain times, we are proud to stand with them to help those in need.
“Christmas is the time of goodwill to all, and our shoppers have once again showed that by supporting us and FareShare Midlands over the festive season. But, most importantly, so many families in need have been handed a vital boost at a special time of year – a boost they otherwise might not have had.”
Asha at International Asian Christian Front, one of FareShare Midlands members, said: "You have changed people’s lives and put smiles on their faces, given them hope that they won’t starve with their families when people have to choose to pay the bills or buy food.
“Children eagerly wait for us to deliver food - they enjoy the treats which are put into the bags. Mothers appreciate the food some even use it as children’s lunch for school.
“Poverty, financial problems, job losses have put families on our list. It’s hard times for everyone; lockdown has lifted but the problem remains.
"Given the unsuitability Covid-19 has presented, it is vital that we keep reaching out to ensure families are getting the bare essentials through food parcels and with FareShare Midlands’ help through Central England Co-op, my organisation has been very fortunate to help those in need.”
Simone Connolly, director for FareShare Midlands, said: “We’ve seen thousands of families struggling this year, and the need for food carries on rising as the effects of the pandemic continue to be felt.
“The ongoing support from Central England Co-op and its customers this year has been incredible and enabled us to reach so many more families and children who might otherwise go hungry. Having help putting food on the table is a lifeline to so many, especially at this time of year, and we’re very grateful to everyone who has generously donated to make this happen. Thank you!”
This continued focus on tackling food injustice compliments years of work by the retailer and its partners to try and alleviate the issue in its communities.
It has long campaigned for more to be done to ensure that no child ever goes hungry and works with over 65 food banks as well as FareShare Midlands to help create hundreds of thousands of meals for those at risk falling hungry throughout the year.


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60 years later, the Chevrolet Corvette remains an iconic American legend
It was the first of only 300 hand-assembled Corvettes to be produced that year. Designed by Harvey Earl, the Corvette was an attempt to extract and Americanize the essence of the European roadsters, regaled by US soldiers, who were in Europe during World War II and the following occupation.
Each of those first models were all painted Polar White, with matching interiors in a red and white color scheme, retailing for a sum laughable today – $3,498. It was named after a small watercraft used extensively in the War for the Pacific.
In 2006, the third model built sold for $1.06 million at auction.
The Chevy Corvette has seen seven generation across six decades and is the world’s longest running passenger car in continuous production. During that time it has carved out a niche as America’s one and only, truly iconic sports car.
“During the past six decades, the Corvette has been woven into the fabric of American culture, as the sports car of choice for movie stars, musicians and astronauts,” said Chris Perry, vice president, Chevrolet Marketing. “The very best Corvettes represent the state-of-the-art for their eras in terms of design, technology and performance.”
Until 1955, it was only available with a V6 engine, until the optional V8 was chosen by 90 percent of all buyers. It has been a V8 powered vehicle ever since.
Until 1963, the Chevy Corvette was only built as a convertible – that’s when the first Corvette Sting Ray coupe with its hard top and split rear window launched the second-generation.. Sales instantly doubled by making it a year-round car for drivers in colder climates.
Since that day 60 years ago when the first Corvette rolled off the line, approximately 1.56 million Corvettes have been produced. The 500,000th Corvette was created in 1977; the millionth was fabricated in 1992, and the 1.5 millionth Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the line in 2009.
So by 2025, the 2 million mark should be reached and it’s unlikely even Federal CAFE standards can prevent it.
It should be noted that no 1983 Corvettes were sold to the public, even though 44 were built. That model year was skipped over as the company prepared to put the fourth generation C4 models into production.
Only one of the 1983 prototypes remains on display at the National Corvette Museum, in Bowling Green KY.
So Torque News raises a toast to an American automotive icon for its 60 years of innovation, performance and a starring role in the sweetest dreams of millions.


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According to Microsoft, this Windows update provides a notification of an improved privacy experience on upgrade to the Windows 10 April 2018 release.
Microsoft released today three additional Windows update packages -Microsoft Releases KB4100347, KB4134660, and KB4134661.
"Microsoft is working with OEM partners and Toshiba to identify and block devices with Toshiba XG5 Series or Toshiba BG3 Series solid state disk (SSD) from installing the April 2018 Update due to a known incompatibility that may cause battery performance issues". Following the general availability of Windows Server version 1803 last week, Windows Insiders can also download today a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel release, which should be available later this year.
As a reminder, Windows Server 2019 will be the next release in Microsoft's new Next Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC), and this version of the server OS should be generally available in the second half of 2018.Читайте также: Massive dust storm hits Delhi-NCR in early morning today
As to the timeframe for a solution for these Toshiba SSDs, Microsoft believes that a fix will be ready in early June; so hopefully within a month.
Previous versions of Windows have already received Intel microcode patches via the Windows Update mechanism in KB4090007 and KB4091666.
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Tizen-running Samsung Z1 Sells 100K Units A Month After LaunchBy cheatmaster 06:10 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 Comments
Tizen had to repeat first grade a couple of times, but now it's finally on a phone, the Samsung Z1. The handset launched in mid-January this year and by the discontinue of the month had srecent 50,000 units. Since then the number had grown to 100,000.
So far the Z1 is available in India and Bangladesh, markets where local makers found remarkable success with super-affordable handsets. The Tizen phone sells for INR 5,700 in India and BDT 6,900 in Bangladesh ($90 or so, depending on exchange rates).
The Samsung Z1 launched in Bangladesh on February 3 and has already moved 20,000 units there. Business Korea estimates that the Tizen phone accounted for 1% of sales for the month, based on 7.5 million phones srecent a month in the two markets.
Not poor numbers for an Operating System (OS) that some considered stillborn. Samsung has set up servers to assist developers run tests in South Korea, the US, Britain and Poland, recommending a path to future expansions in availability.
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"This transaction strengthens Cooper Standard's position in non-automotive and adjacent markets with an organisation that is aligned with us culturally and brings with it mature and established systems, along with excellent performance," Jeffrey Edwards, chairman and CEO of Cooper Standard, said in a statement. "Lauren Manufacturing and Plastics will become part of our portfolio to accelerate our entire sealing offering into new markets."
Cooper Standard said the move will further expand the markets served by its Industrial and Specialty Group, which specialises in accelerating growth and maximising the value of its products and technologies in non-automotive and specialty markets.
The deal expands ISG's sealing product line in key segments, including building and construction, containers and enclosures, distribution and aftermarket, and also brings it specialised products for the automotive and transportation markets.
Lauren employs 500 across four facilities within the two businesses—two sites in New Philadelphia; one in Kent, Ohio; and one in Spring Lake, Michigan. Cooper Standard said Lauren's materials expertise will further strengthen its own extensive material science capabilities. The firm recently added 10 rubber extrusion lines to its operations in New Philadelphia.
Headquartered in Novi, Cooper Standard is a global automotive supplier with products including rubber and plastic sealing, fuel and brake lines, fluid transfer hoses and anti-vibration systems.


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Electronics Production | June 20, 2007
Conec at Mouser Electronics
Mouser Electronics and Conec have signed a distribution agreement.
Mouser Electronics, Inc. announced it signed a distribution agreement with CONEC, a manufacturer of connectors for the telecom, communications, medical, industrial, instrumentation, and automotive markets. Mouser will stock the AdvancedTCA Zone 1 Power and CompactPCI connectors; a variety of CONEC D-subs including high-quality, filtered, combination, and water sealed versions; as well as DSub hoods and accessories. “We are extremely delighted to add Mouser Electronics to our distribution network," said Dolphy Schwarz, CONEC President of North American Operations. “Mouser's market presence and reputation in service to the design and manufacturing segments will allow us to expand our reach into broadbased markets", he added.