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American television production giant Fox Entertainment launched a $100M creative fund for the NFT content market through its recently founded business subdivision Blockchain Creative Labs... The first series to be fabricated completely on the blockchain, the show is supposed to be a satire on life in ancient Greece.
As the Armstrong satellite provides crucial national security capabilities from orbit, the NFT collection further extends its legacy by leveraging the permanency of blockchain technology ... Through blockchain technology, Star Atlas NFTs are woven into the fabric of the metaverse and have real utility in and beyond the metaverse.
A widely known type of algorithm that uses such a mechanism to reach consensus is Byzantine Fault Tolerance (BFT), which is implemented in various blockchains, including Ripple, Hyperledger Fabric, and Zilliqa ... Users must be verified with a copy of their ID to be able to transfer Pi into the Pi Mainnet blockchain.
Technology giant IBM has announced that it will open source many of its blockchain code to make the blockchain “Hyperledger Fabric” more convenient ... The popular enterprise blockchain “Hyperledger Fabric” is a permission type (requires administrator ...
Formally rolled out in April 2020, the BSN is a service infrastructure that allows developers to build decentralized applications on top of both public and permissioned blockchains that it supports, like Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum, and Polkadot, among others.
Fees for operating on the network are designed to stay in the background and end-users do not need a blockchain wallet to operate on the network ... Unlike Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and other blockchains that reward miners, Efinity’s reward structure is for everyone.
Through Chainflip, users get the same permissionless experience as Uniswap, but without the limitation of being stuck on the Ethereum blockchain or limited to ERC20 tokens ... Chainflip has its own Substrate-based Proof of State blockchain known as State Chain ... This means that the rules of the AMM are written into the very fabric of the blockchain.
MDL, MEDIUM’s blockchain platform based on Hyperledger Fabric, is a 2,000 TPS-level commercial blockchain with a proprietary management console, free of charge ... MDL, MEDIUM’s blockchain platform based on Hyperledger Fabric, is a 2,000 TPS-level commercial blockchain with a proprietary management console, free of charge.
The team of Strategy & Architecture at Salesforce and Blockchain platform, ... The company’s consultants and architects kept testing out, preliminary, and fabricate novel applications utilizing their open-source toolbox and public blockchain to address consuming difficulties.
... on exalting the contribution of leaders who have been the emissary for their respective industries.' Their 2021 Top 20 list features a collection of leaders across industries like medical technology, finance, marketing, blockchain solutions, industrial fabrication, and more.
While blockchain in itself is being used to resolve many of the supply chain industry’s issues, but until now it was primarily customer-centered rather than the core industry itself ... The Smart Hub platform is comprised of Private Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain & Ethereum Public Blockchain.
The Global Blockchain MarketReport 2021 is a valuable source of insightful data for business strategists ... Top Key Players in the Global Blockchain Market ... The report titled Global Blockchain Market ... Major blockchain platforms are R3 Corda, Ripple, RequestNetwork, Hyperledger Fabric, Chain, Ethereum, etc.
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Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Wednesday he is “seriously concerned” over the U.S. reinstating its retaliatory “Super 301” trade provision and a revised “Buy American” law.
“It stands to reason that international trade is subject to international rules,” Obuchi told reporters at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence. “If the United States takes action unilaterally, I will be seriously concerned about it. We will closely watch what kind of action the U.S. will take based on Super 301.”
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka also expressed concern over the U.S. decision. “While each nation is striving for economic recovery amid the current severe economic condition of the world, the United States, the leader of the world, has made the decision to enable unilateral action,” Nonaka told a regular news conference. “We are seriously concerned about it. We hope that the U.S. will carefully and appropriately deal with the issue based on international rules,” he said.
A Ministry of International Trade and Industry official said unilateral sanctions that may be initiated under Super 301 would not be acceptable under World Trade Organization rules. A senior MITI official, meanwhile, said he thinks the revival of Super 301 is a politically motivated attempt to placate U.S. companies.
The official suggested Tokyo may claim Super 301 is in violation of WTO rules if it is applied to Japan.

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"Our recent check-in with tire dealers leave us with the view that retail sellout trends have slowed and turned lower year-over-year compared to levels observed during May 2021," says John Healy.
This MTD exclusive was provided by John Healy, managing director and research analyst with Northcoast Research Holdings LLC and author of MTD's monthly Your Marketplace column.
Recent tire dealer commentary suggests that demand for passenger and light truck tires fell on a net basis last month versus May 2021.
The net number of respondents to our latest survey indicating they observed positive demand for replacement consumer tires during May 2022 was minus-33%. By contrast, that number was up by 30% just four months ago.
In recent columns, we indicated that tax refund payments had lagged previous years and mentioned that there may be a near-term tailwind in replacement tire sales given these historically delayed refunds.
It appears that this scenario has not come to fruition. We note that through May 20, 74% of tax refunds had been issued compared to May 2019, when all tax refunds were issued at the start of that month.
The 74% delayed refund payments were not enough to help drive higher unit volume, while tire manufacturer price hikes and inflationary pressures in the broader economy worked to dampen consumer tire spending.
Drilling down further, our recent check-in with tire dealers leave us with the view that retail sellout trends have slowed and turned lower year-over-year compared to levels observed during May 2021.
Looking more closely at volume during May 2022, we note that no surveyed geographic region experienced year-over-year growth. The Southwest achieved the strongest performance, but was flat. The Southeast region performed the worst on a year-over-year basis.
We believe that the overall impact of inflation on consumers and pricing actions from tire manufacturers have been the main headwinds recently.
In an interesting twist, our recent survey of dealers indicates that tier-one, tier-two and tier-three tires and brands were in equal demand during May 2022 after tier-one tires took the top spot the previous month.
From a high-level view, we believe this month’s tier preference results represent an anomaly and are indicative of the current environment’s volatility, as this scenario is atypical from our historical survey results.
We feel this equal level of demand across all three tiers is telling of the health of the consumer across income classes, as inflation is pushing some consumers to tier-three products, while others in higher income brackets continue to show a preference for more expensive tires.
We have seen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that consumers change their tier preferences based on the present economic situation, which is reinforced by this month’s atypical preference distribution.
Over the long run, we believe that more consumers will shift back to tier-two products as they try to strike a balance between performance and value.
Examining raw material costs, the basket of raw materials needed to produce a common consumer replacement tire rose 33.2% on a year-over-year basis in May 2022 and also slightly increased by 3% on a sequential basis from the prior month.
This continues the trend of increasing raw material price inputs on a year-over-year basis that started at the beginning of 2021.
Holding current prices flat would yield a 32.9% year-over-year increase in raw material input costs - up 6.1% from the same period last year.
In assessing specific raw material price movements, we note that carbon black has seen its price increase on a year-over-year basis for 17 consecutive months, with May posting a 61.6% increase - slightly less than the 66.3% increase that was observed in April 2022, which was the largest carbon black price hike recorded since 2005.
As noted in previous columns, geopolitical instability continues to drive up the price of oil, with May 2022 registering a 66.2% jump. (By comparison, the price of oil increased 63.1% during April 2022.)
The price of tire reinforcement items like fabric and cord continue their upward trend, with a recent year-over-year increase of 39.2% - slightly less than the increase observed during April 2022.
Meanwhile, the price of synthetic rubber increased 16.8% on a year-over-year basis in May 2022, down just 1% from prices seen during the previous month. And natural rubber prices fell 1.5% on a year-over-year basis, but grew slightly more than 3% on a sequential monthly basis.
We also track miles driven and note that May 2022 showed a 2.7% year-over-year decline in our miles driven momentum index. This compares to a 1% year-over-year drop in April 2022.
We feel that sustained pain at the pump - coupled with rising inflation in all areas of consumer spending - is beginning to negatively impact miles driven.
We recently noted that pre-pandemic vehicle miles traveled trends showed only five periods during the previous decade in which miles traveled fell for five or more consecutive weeks.
This type of decline typically indicates a bottoming-out of our index and that appeared to prove true as May 2022 showed lumpy miles driven trends.
However, trends rebounded in June 2022 as our index showed growth, particularly during the first week of the month.
John Healy is a managing director and research analyst with Northcoast Research Holdings LLC, based in Cleveland, Ohio. Healy covers a variety of subsectors of the automotive industry and writes MTD's monthly Your Marketplace column.


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Illex Argentinus catching ended earlier than expected this season largely due to bad weather (normally Illex Argentinus catching season should be December to May ).
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Pangasius raw material landings are expected to be better in 2019 than 2018 as famers enlarge the farming areas and weather so far this year is more conducive to farming than in 2018.
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Frozen seafood suppliers advise that catching season of Illex Argentinus squid has ended. Catching this year is significantly lower than 2017.
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text: Switzerland-based Nespresso, the single-portion coffee firm plans to extend its presence in the Middle East. Already popular in Western Europe and the US, Nespresso believes that the region is becoming increasingly important market for the brand. It currently has fifteen boutiques across the region. The company is strategically planning to have more boutiques in cities where there are consumers who appreciate ‘coffee’, and like to shop. Besides, the Swiss firm will also introduce a website that will initially offer delivery services within the United Arab Emirates and branch out to the wider GCC, later on. Parent company Nestlé launched the Nespresso concept machine and capsules in 1986. Nespresso has become the market leader for single-portion coffee which is one of the fastest-growing ways to drink coffee, worldwide. The brand’s in-store tasting experience is a huge attraction. Sales of coffee capsules make up eight percent of total global coffee sales. The company believes that the percentage of single-portion coffee will double in the coming years.


text: The Laredo police department is turning to a new way of getting rid of old unclaimed property. If you'd like to see what items are up for sale you'll now have to go online. There will be no more rummaging through items at an old fashioned police auction here in Laredo. Laredo PD says they've found a better way but do shoppers agree? These items are just some of the thousands inside one of Laredo PD's warehouse-sized property rooms. “All this is property that has been confiscated or abandoned or recovered from any theft.” Many have been sitting in here for years. “Way to many from shirts to power tools to rims and tires.” Like this random Halloween mask. “Confiscated from someone probably going into stores or someone causing havoc.” Gone un-purchased in previous public auctions. So police turned to a new way of getting rid of the old. A way that didn't take as much time and organization and could bring in money faster. so rather than having to go to an old fashioned police auction to pick up something like this, you can find that same item and others in your own home or office.” The site is called propertyroom.com Created by former police officers who saw the same situation in their own property rooms. “You’re talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Propertyroom.com goes across the country picking up those abandoned items selling them and sending profits back. “they knew by mainstreaming the business and having it online it would be a lucrative business and it is.” Some local shoppers say it's a good idea. “I think its good you don’t have to move from your house. you have it there on your computer.” Others prefer it the old fashioned way. “Online its just a picture. its better to get them or see them.” Any items picked up by police have to be stored for 30 to 60 days to give owners a chance to pick up the merchandise. But after it goes unclaimed it can be sold and the money put back in the city's general fund. However, officers say the rooms will never be empty. More items keep coming in daily and lots will be held as evidence for pending cases.


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Late last week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and its federal and state partners announced a significant development in the agency’s ongoing “Operation Lost Opportunity” crackdown on illegitimate business opportunities that over promise and under deliver to millions of consumers. A number of these latest enforcement actions and developments are the first cases to be brought under the FTC’s newly updated Business Opportunity Rule, which requires that business opportunity sellers provide specific disclosure information to help potential buyers evaluate their realistic prospects of success.
“The scam artists the FTC shut down lied to people trying to make an honest buck and robbed them of their money as well as their hopes,” according to the Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, David C. Vladeck. “We brought these cases on behalf of millions of people who wanted to jumpstart their incomes and rebalance their budgets—people who placed their hopes in a business opportunity so they could better provide for their families.”
The seven new defendants named by the FTC—Shopper Systems LLC, American Business Builders LLC, The Online Entrepreneur, Inc., Career Advancement Group, Smart Tools LLC, Rebated Data Processor and The Zaken Corp.— have all been charged with committing multiple violations of the FTC Act, the recently revamped Business Opportunity Rule or some combination thereof. More specifically, these business opportunity sellers “allegedly lured consumers with deceptive offers to help them start businesses as mystery shoppers, credit card processors, website operators and government insurance refund processors.”
While there are hundreds of legitimate business opportunities available in these and other industry sectors, those named by the FTC are said to involve “scams” that prey on millions of unemployed or underemployed individuals who dream of being their own boss and taking control of their financial future.
This latest development is just one more example of why aspiring entrepreneurs who want to protect themselves from bogus business opportunities need to be informed consumers. They need to do their homework. And it’s an even bigger reminder to business opportunity sellers—including those offering work-at-home opportunities—that they must adhere to the requirements outlined in the FTC’s amended Business Opportunity rule.
The Rule requires most business opportunity sellers to provide a simple one-page disclosure statement, provided in the language in which the sale is conducted, to all prospects that includes:
• The seller’s identifying information
• Whether the seller makes a claim about the purchaser’s likely earnings (If so, then information supporting such claims must be provided.)
• Whether the seller, its affiliates or key personnel have been involved in certain legal actions (If so, then a list of such actions must be included.)
• Whether the seller has a cancellation or refund policy (If so, a document outlining the terms of the policy is required.), and
• A list of persons who bought the business opportunity within the previous three years.
Any misrepresentations and omissions included in the disclosure statement are prohibited under the Rule.
Given “reason to believe” that the law has been or is being violated and that further action would be in the public interest, the FTC then files a complaint or refers a complaint to the Department of Justice, where the final verdict is decided by the courts.
Important Resources to Review BEFORE You Buy or Sell a Business Opportunity…
Prospective business opportunity buyers who are interested in educating and protecting themselves from potential harm in the sales process can start by going to the FTC’s Business Opportunity Scams web page.
Business opportunity, as well as franchise, sellers who want to make sure they are in compliance with the FTC’s rules and requirements are encouraged to check out these very important resources:
• Franchises, Business Opportunities and Investments
• Selling a Work-at-Home Sales Job or Other Business Opportunity? Revised Rule May Apply to You
• The Business Opportunity Rule Video
To read the FTC’s recent statement regarding this latest crackdown on deceptive business opportunities, click here now!


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The portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto, also known as The Absinthe Drinker, was painted by the Spanish artist in 1903.
It is being offered with a pre-sale estimate of between £30 million and £40 million - the highest for any work of art ever offered in Europe.
The proceeds will go to the Andrew Lloyd Webber Art Foundation, which promotes arts and culture in the UK, and paid 29.2 million US dollars for it in 1995.
It was meant to be sold in 2006 but was withdrawn from auction after a dispute over its ownership which has now been resolved.
Jussi Pylkkanen, president of Christie's Europe, Russia and the Middle East, said it was one of the most important works of art to be offered at auction in decades.
He said: ''It is worth celebrating the fact that all proceeds from this historic sale will benefit arts, culture and heritage in Britain.''
Mark Wordsworth, chairman of the foundation's trustees, said: ''The decision to sell the Picasso was made in 2006 because the trustees felt that the proceeds from the sale could be returned to the foundation to benefit a variety of charitable projects.
''This reasoning still holds true today. The market for a painting such as this is currently so strong that the trustees believe that to have such a huge amount of money locked up in one painting which could be used for other causes is hard to justify.''
The painting shows de Soto, who was also a painter and shared a studio in Barcelona with Picasso, sitting with a pipe and a glass of absinthe.
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Amazon is coming under more scrutiny this week as one of their big Amazon delivery trucks has been filmed veering off-road and over a grass verge in a bid to avoid traffic delays. TikTok user Cami Hardman who was in a traffic jam in Texas posted her video to TikTok showing not an Amazon van, but a full-on semi-truck veering off-road.
Luckily the truck didn’t get stuck in the grass ditch and it even paved the way for an SUV driver to follow suit.
While we all know the frustration of being stuck in traffic the point remain that it always seems to be an Amazon-branded truck that is going to questionable lengths in order to do their job. Which begs the question why?
Are Amazon Delivery Truck Drivers Under Unfair Pressure?
Unfortunately, traffic is unavoidable for all logistics companies, not just Amazon. But in recent months Amazon has come under increasing scrutiny for how the Amazon delivery truck drivers were being treated and the demands put on them. The stories of drivers being forced to urinate in bottles due to not having time for bathroom breaks are widespread, and a few months ago we covered the unfortunate story of an Amazon driver appearing to go through a kind of breakdown whilst working.
There were many sympathetic commenters on the TikTok video who were primarily concerned for the driver who clearly felt he needed to do this. One user commenting:
“This low key makes me sad cause that truck driver is probably legitimately stressed trying not to get fired,”@mrs.unitedstates, TikTok user.
Several other commenters on TikTok also pointed out that as this video was taken in Texas, the act of driving off-road to get out of traffic is common in the state, and therefore may not have been anything to be particularly concerned about.
Regardless this is another incident that put Amazon delivery truck drivers back in the spotlight and questions their treatment from the eCommerce giant.
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Air Cargo Belgium (ACB) has implemented PayCargo to collect membership and event delegate fees online from its 155 members.
The PayCargo solution will provide ACB members with cost-effective payment options, rapid movement of funds, heightened transparency, and improved security.
“Across the globe, take up of digitalization is rapidly accelerating, and by supporting ACB with our tailored platform, we are helping them help their members to adopt a solution that is dynamic and can evolve with their industry demands,” said Christian Dornhaus, Managing Director, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), PayCargo.
As a next step, ACB members will have the option to use PayCargo for their financial transactions within the community once the planned integration to ACB’s BRUcloud BEEhive applications has been implemented.
“It is our duty to make business operations better for our members and the entire air cargo community across all levels, from finances to human resources, and we have found that PayCargo mirrors this ethos which is why we have developed this digital solution with them,” said David Bellon, Chairman, ACB.
“PayCargo’s solution is fast, easy to use, and guarantees payment for the recipient, which fits the ACB strategy to offer digital solutions to our air cargo community.”


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Top media officials say the move will help the industry sustain itself at a time when advertisers aren’t spending, payments due from corporates are stuck, supply chains — like in the case of print newspapers — have been disrupted and traditional drivers of media consumption, sports and live entertainment, have all but ground to a halt.
DAVP is the nodal agency of the central government for advertising by various ministries and organisations, including public sector undertakings (PSUs) and autonomous bodies.
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As per various industry estimates, DAVP owes between ₹1,500 and ₹1,800 crore to various media companies. A large chunk of this – ₹800-900 crore – is owed to the print industry alone. Overall, government advertising constitutes about 5% of print media’s annual ad revenues.
“Payments from the government are erratic at best. But given that many businesses are not in the condition to pay on time, the government should step up and clear its dues. It will buy us time to get back on our feet,” said a top executive of a print publication.
Media companies are staring at a major cash crunch as many advertising categories have either stopped or deferred their campaigns.
“The biggest issue in the next few months for media industry is going to be cash flows. While our businesses are in good shape, the lockdown is going to impact advertising revenues. At such a time, we urge the government to help the sector by clearing dues as soon as possible and help the sector survive,” said Apurva Purohit, president, Jagran Group. “Radio industry and the Indian Newspaper Society are in talks with the government to get a faster resolution.”
Last month, the radio industry, under the aegis of the Association of Radio Operations for India (AROI) had appealed to the government for a slew of reforms including restoration of government advertising on radio to normal levels and payment of government dues on advertising from DAVP, National Film Development Corporation and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
Prashant Panday, MD and CEO, Entertainment Network India (ENIL), a BCCL company which operates Radio Mirchi, said radio broadcasters are supporting the government by carrying out social messaging and other campaigns, but the government hasn’t yet cleared last year’s dues. “In some cases, the payments are stuck since the last 12 months, some even since last two years. Also, DAVP reduced advertising on radio significantly in the last fiscal. I hope for the sake of the sector, they scale it up to earlier levels,” he said.
Industry experts feel there is a severe need for liquidity at this moment and cash recovery from government would be a big help.
“The least the government should consider doing is to clear its dues as soon as possible and help with income-tax refunds stuck with them for years,” said Bhasin, who is also CEO, Asia-Pacific and chairman — India for Dentsu Aegis Network.


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Lyft, the ride-sharing company that recently launched a carpooling service, has acquired a startup named Hitch.
Hitch has been offering a carpooling service since early June. That was before Lyft, Uber, and SideCar all announced they were launching their own carpooling services. Just like LyftLine, UberPool, and SideCar’s Shared Rides, Hitch’s app would match a rider with others nearby and and going in similar directions, yielding a fairly cheap price for the ride.
Hitch is joining Lyft to help beef up its carpooling service, and tomorrow, Hitch’s service will close down.
When the team got its start, the startup was named Corral Rides, and it attempted to be a hub for three ride-sharing companies. Its app was an aggregate of all the available drivers, all in one place, helping eliminate the need to hop between the apps when looking for a ride — as ride-sharing power users tend to do.
Ironically, Lyft requested to have its information taken out of Corral Rides’ app at the time, citing that it was taking away from the branding and culture that the company wanted (being in the app labeled them as just another transportation option instead of the “friend with a car” brand). Corral Rides also lost the ability for users to request Uber cars from the app, although it still showed pricing and availability.
This is Lyft’s second acquisition towards its carpooling service. The company acquired Rover, an app that calculated public transportation options, earlier this year.
So this brings up the question of whether or not Lyft is feeling the heat from Uber, which has been investing in its technology for a long time and has a lot more resources (both financially and in terms of drivers on the road).
The Hitch acquisition may be an attempt to shore up its defenses.
Coincidentally, Lyft is also taking heat today from some of its Lyft Plus drivers, who are upset that the company has cut prices on the SUV service and changed its focus from free-spending elites to larger groups, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Uber certainly seems to have locked up the majority of the market.
A report from FutureAdvisor cited by the Chronicle noted that, of 96,000 credit card customers who used either Uber or Lyft, most had chosen Uber. In the sample, customers spent $26.2 million on 1.2 million Uber rides, while spending just $2.2 million on 170,000 Lyft rides.
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Tesla (TSLA) - Get Tesla Inc. Report shares were rising Monday following a bullish call from Baird analyst Ben Kallo who believes that the selloff the electric carmaker experienced before its rally last week was overblown.
Kallo also said he expects positive news from Tesla at its annual meeting on Tuesday. The firm maintained its $340 price target on the stock, which a 66% upside from the stock's closing price on Friday.
Shares rose 4.1% to $212.88 in trading Monday.
"Weak demand remains at the forefront as a bear argument, and while it appears Model S+X demand has softened, we continue to believe Model 3 demand is underestimated," Kallo wrote. "Positive updates in recent weeks, including leaked emails and reports of strong deliveries, appear to have improved sentiment on demand, which we view positively."
Tesla shares have risen 16% over the past five sessions although the stock has dropped 26% over the previous four weeks. The stock hit a year to date low of $178.97 on June 3.
Last week, Electrek reported that Tesla already has delivered 33,000 cars in North America this quarter with the company looking to top its record of 90,700 quarterly deliveries in current period.
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The Top 50 finalists for the first ever national Vineyard of the Year awards have been announced, among over 6,000 for the judges to choose between.
Vineyard of the Year is a national initiative of Young Gun of Wine, shining a light on our best vineyards and giving voice to the finest grape growers from right across the country.
The top 50 have been selected based on the pursuit of fruit and wine quality, vine health, innovation, and sustainability – encompassing environmental, social and economic sustainability.
With over 6,000 grape growers, picking the top vineyards in Australia is no easy task. Inundated with entries, the judges narrowed the field to the 50 that best exemplified the values and criteria of these awards.
“It was super exciting and really encouraging to receive such a strong batch of entries,” said awards panellist Max Allen. “It’s so heartening, in a year when our lives have been mired in challenges, setbacks and uncertainty, to celebrate the resilience and long-term thinking and optimism demonstrated by this group of winegrowers.
“By focusing on the vineyards, on the places where wine comes from, and on the practices of sustainable grape growing, these awards can help recalibrate how we think about wine, shifting our perception of it from a liquid commodity in a glass to a cultural product of the country it’s from.”
To judge the awards, a group of leading experts on viticulture, agronomy and sustainability were enlisted to personally review all the applicants. Dr Mary Cole, Dr Mardi Longbottom, Mark Walpole, Dr Irina Santiago-Brown, Dr Peter Dry AM joined Max Allen in arriving at a very exciting Top 50.
“It was thrilling to visit each of these vineyards, albeit vicariously,” continued Allen, “and learn about all the hard work going into looking after the land, nurturing the health of the vines, and – most importantly – continually improving wine quality.”
That we can showcase 50 such diverse and inspiring vineyards is a testament to the strength of Australia’s grape-growing community. These vineyards are the source of some the best wines in Australia.
“Among the group of 50,” said Dr Santiago-Brown, “there is a trend of going away from scheduled sprays and many of them are choosing to use less harmful chemicals to try to create a healthier environment for a more ‘self-balanced’ vineyard, with beneficial insects, healthier and more alive soil, as well as being healthier for the people who work there”.
“Many innovations are being used to reach this end… from more suitable grape varieties, to state-of-the-art technology to measure vine and soil status in order to make better decisions.”
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Changeworks brought two beautiful and unique ‘Reuse Showhome’ exhibition spaces to Leith in 2018 and 2019 as part of the Zero Waste Leith project, which received funding from the European Regional Development Fund.
Prior to the project starting, many residents were unaware of the breadth of existing local reuse and repair services and goods available to the community and some stigma existed surrounding reuse and repair of second-hand goods.
The showhomes featured inspiring home-like rooms filled with reused and repaired furniture and furnishings from over 30 makers, charities and enterprises around Leith. Browse the photos or take a video tour. The exhibition celebrated the stories of these preloved and upcycled items. It also gave visitors the chance to try their hand at upcycling in a series of in-house workshops as well as find out where to source reused items in Leith.
More than 1,000 people visited the Leith showhomes, with overwhelmingly positive feedback.
The Reuse Showhome events raised awareness of those working hard to reuse goods in Leith, and inspired visitors to make changes in their own homes. Nine months after visiting, 86 per cent of those we followed up with said the events had changed the way they value their possessions. 70 per cent of those surveyed who visited the 2019 showhome reported having fixed or reused clothing or furniture as a result of their visit.
One person described the actions they had taken:
“Had an oak bookcase professionally restored. Mended about 20 items of clothing for my family. Made a large patchwork from recycled shirts. Joined the Tool Library (though I have yet to borrow a tool!)”
The 2019 Reuse Showhome was hosted in a shop in Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre. Michelle Macleod, Centre Manager at Ocean Terminal, said:
“We are always looking to support local initiatives where possible and look to move the centre forward in terms of sustainability in any way we can. The Reuse Showhome offered a unique and creative use of a vacant unit whilst bringing an interesting and informative pop-up to the centre.”
In response to the local community’s interest in the wealth of local reuse services already in Leith, Changeworks created the online Leith Reuse Map. It features over 60 organisations around Leith and makes it easy to find out where to give, fix or get reused household items.


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You'd think that the point of wearing expensive, high-quality designer dresses is that they wouldn't rip like cheaper clothes.
And yet somehow celebs' dresses always seem to be malfunctioning, from straps detaching to fabric splitting. Anne Hathaway is the latest victim, suffering a dress malfunction before she hit the red carpet at the 2013 BAFTAs.
"I was getting ready for the BAFTAS and I was wearing this beautiful dress," Hathaway told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" on Wednesday. "This dress has been custom-made for me by this designer and designed with me in mind." [Ed. note: By whom, Anne? By whom??]
Alas, those pesky zippers: The thing broke as Hathaway was getting zipped up. So after a botched sewing attempt and some deliberating, Anne's team gave up and put the actress in the sleek, black Burberry gown we eventually saw on the red carpet.
You'd think Anne would be more prepared for such wardrobe malfunctions. Her dress strap ripped at the Critics' Choice Awards, her SAG Awards dress didn't zip up properly and then there was that famous no-underwear moment from her "Les Miserables" premiere.
You poor thing, Anne. Promise you'll keep all your undergarments on and your clothing intact at the Oscars?
Anne's eventual BAFTAs dress:
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — SanaSana.com, which is positioned as the first consumer goods online retailer catering to U.S. Hispanic women, has launched to help the estimated 10.2 million orphaned children in Latin America.
As the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population, the Hispanic market's buying power is estimated to reach $1.5 trillion by 2015.
SanaSana.com is designed to offer an alternative e-commerce solution to the 33.5 million active Hispanic Internet users, while assisting orphanages throughout Latin America. SanaSana.com is a cause company where all purchases made on its site contribute directly to the creation of both an online directory listing and a donated website by the company to each participating orphanage.
SanaSana leverages its expertise in web design, search engine optimization and marketing to provide Latin American orphanages with self-sufficient web portals that will generate exposure and increase global donations, the company stated. This philanthropic strategy is carried out through the establishment of the SanaSana Foundation and the support of Wix.com, a cloud-based web development platform.
"As immigrants, we maintain strong ties to the countries where we were born. SanaSana is a vehicle for U.S. Latina moms to shop for their favorite brands while helping orphans in their country of origin. The sites we build for these orphanages help provide dwelling, food, education and healthcare to these impoverished children through increased donations,” said founder and CEO Naor Fischbein.


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The Graphics and Print Media Alliance (GPMA) is today calling on the new Prime Minister and Business Secretary to move rapidly to cap industrial energy costs. Without immediate action, say business leaders, viable businesses are at risk of being overwhelmed by unsustainable price rises and a breakdown of supply chain integrity. Saving businesses from the most vicious economic conditions in a generation must be a top priority in cabinet and Whitehall.
The sheer scale of recent cost increases cannot be overstated with some printing businesses seeing price rises of up to 600% in the last 12 months. Graphics and print media businesses have been left with a stark choice between seeking to increase prices for business customers and trying to absorb high levels of additional cost. It is clear that neither of these options is sustainable in the long-term, making it likely that costs passed onto consumers will both neutralise the impact of Government support for households and also result in business failures.
As recently recognised by the Confederation of British Industries (CBI), Energy Intensive Industries and SMEs – both of which are well-represented in the GPMA’s membership – are particularly susceptible to the impacts of energy price rises. With printed products an integral part of many industries – from restaurant menus to pharmaceutical leaflets – and an important economic contributor in all regions, print is a key bellwether for the health of the UK economy.
Continued cost increases will inevitably result in substantial job losses and a sharp fall in business investment. It is time for the Government to acknowledge this reality take radical action to tackle a crisis which represents an existential threat for the UK’s graphics and print media sector.
The GPMA looks forward to working with new Government ministers to rapidly implement a plan of action that will support the businesses most at risk. Measures we will look to discuss include:
- A cost containment mechanism to cap the cost of industrial gas and electricity, combined with urgent efforts to increase UK energy supplies for UK consumption.
- A long-term commitment to return UK industrial energy prices to the median of our EU competitors.
- The potential for sector-specific support to ensure that the good work done by the Government during the pandemic is not undone.
- The immediate announcement of a business rates freeze for 2023/24, reassuring businesses that they will not be hit with a further increase in rates that they can ill-afford.
In a joint statement, GPMA Chair and CEO of the British Printing Industries Federation, Charles Jarrold and Printing Industry Confederation CEO Bettine Pellant said:
“The Government’s primary concern is of course helping households most at risk. Yet an unavoidable consequence of unchecked cost increases for businesses will be ever-spiralling cost increases for consumers, potentially cancelling out the impact of Government support for individuals.
“It was hoped that 2022 would be the year that graphics and print media businesses could move forward and build back stronger: it is now clear that this will be impossible without urgent Government action to cap industrial energy costs. An unprecedented crisis demands unprecedented intervention.
“The new Prime Minister must move decisively to save jobs, save consumers money, and save our sector from an unsustainable blow. Inaction is no longer an option.”
The Graphics and Print Media Alliance (GPMA) consists of trade associations representing companies operating in the graphics and print media industry supply chain. Between us, we represent an industry of over 7,500 companies, the majority of which are SMEs with an annual turnover of £14 billion which employs approximately 130,000 people. The objective of the GPMA is to represent the interests of companies operating in the printing industry supply chain.


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Indy builder wins bid for Metro's new terminal
uber, Hunt & Nichols Inc. of Indianapolis was awarded a $365.5 million contract to build Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new midfield terminal. Huber, Hunt & Nichols submitted the lowest bid for the 74-gate terminal, scheduled to open in 2001.
The company expects to hire local subcontractors, and said that about 2,000 full-time workers will be needed daily during the mid-2001 peak of construction. Huber, Hunt & Nichols also is building the Detroit Tigers' Comerica Park.
OIS STOCKHOLDERS LIKELY TO LOSE OUT
Those holding common stock in OIS Optical Imaging Systems Inc. are unlikely to get anything when the company starts liquidating its assets in April, said OIS President Charles Wilson and a proxy statement filed by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The $25 million to $30 million expected from the sale would go to repay $36.5 million in bank loans, OIS reported in the proxy. The total could rise if the company finds buyers for its patents, Wilson said.
An outside chance remains that a buyer for OIS will come forward, he said. The sale will not include the $48 million in equipment purchased by the U.S. government, which will reclaim it, Wilson said.
OIS shareholders are to vote on the company's fate at 10 a.m. March 31 at the Novi Hilton. In the SEC filing, Guardian Industries Corp. said it would vote to liquidate the company unless a buyer is found.
Guardian Chairman William Davidson, personally and through a Guardian subsidiary called GD Investments Corp., owns 80.6 percent of OIS stock, according to the proxy. GD is owed $104.6 million for its investments in OIS and stands next in line after the banks for any repayments, according to the filing.
PISTONS OWNER BUYS NHL TEAM IN TAMPA
Pistons owner William Davidson plans to buy the Tampa Bay Lightning and its lease to the Ice Palace arena for $110 million, The Tampa (Fla.) Tribune reported. Included in the transaction are development rights to the 6 acres surrounding the arena.
Both are components of a 30-year lease between Palace Sports & Entertainment and the Tampa Sports Authority, the actual owners of the property and building. Plans for the land could include developing 3 acres into a food court or entertainment center, or both.
Davidson made a bid for the team last year and was rejected in favor of the person now selling the team, Art Williams.
LIVONIA OKs REZONING FOR LADBROKE SITE
Stores at Millennium Park, the commercial and business complex planned for the former Ladbroke Detroit Race Course in Livonia, could open in 18 months, the Livonia Observer reported.
The Livonia City Council unanimously approved a zoning waiver March 3 that gives Millennium Park L.L.C. the go-ahead to start building at the track, near the intersection of Schoolcraft and Middlebelt roads. Track demolition should start in about two weeks, the developers said.
A Meijer Inc. store will have more than 215,000 square feet, plus a 37,500-square-foot garden center. Home Depot will have 115,250 square feet in its store and an 18,000-square-foot garden center. A third building of about 140,000 square feet for up to five commercial tenants also was approved.
Space remains for other businesses, including a Borders Books & Music store that is in the plans but does not have a signed agreement.
Millennium Park paid $30 million for the nearly 200-acre Ladbroke site. The cost of the project, including an industrial park, has been estimated at between $175 million and $200 million.
DEVELOPMENT PLANNED FOR SCIO TWP. SITE
A large office and retail complex could be built along Jackson Road just west of Zeeb Road in Scio Township if officials approve the plan, The Ann Arbor News reported.
Peter Allen, a principal at Allen & Kwan Commercial in Ann Arbor, is working with Livonia tool-and-die designer and property owner Phil Padula on Padula Place. The land would need to be rezoned from industrial to commercial and retail use. The project could cover about 35 acres.
No tenants have been signed, Allen said.
Goodrich Theaters, with 16 screens, is under construction on Jackson Road, and Meijer Inc. is proposing a store for the area. Etkin Equities of Southfield owns the theater property and 15,000 square feet of retail or restaurant space, which still is available.
Scio Township, just west of Ann Arbor, tabled Meijer's site plan Feb. 22 to address traffic circulation.
2 AIRPORTS TO GET COMMERCE CENTERS
Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti and Bishop International Airport in Flint will get Michigan's first fly-in commerce centers later this year, said Crosswinds Commercial Inc. of Novi. Fly-in commerce centers are business parks built on airport grounds with direct runway access.
Crosswinds, the developer of the projects, plans up to 200,000 square feet on 14 acres at Willow Run's $10 million fly-in commerce center and up to 500,000 square feet on 24 acres at Bishop's $25 million fly-in center.
DELPHI TO PAY DEBT BY SELLING SECURITIES
Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. (NYSE: DPH) filed plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to $2.5 billion worth of debt securities, Bloomberg News reported. The Troy-based auto supplier said it would use the proceeds from the sale to repay some debt and for general corporate purposes. Terms of the securities will be determined at the time of the sale.
Comerica Bank said its index of Southeast Michigan's industrial economy showed an increase of 51.7 in February from 50.2 in January, based on a survey of the 500-member National Association of Purchasing Management-Metro Detroit. The composite index was 57.5 in February 1998.
The index, rated on a scale of 100, generally indicates deteriorating conditions when it is below 50 and expansion when it's above 50. The index is a seasonally adjusted and weighted average measure of new orders, production activity, employment, inventories and the promptness of supplier deliveries.
The Coalition of Detroit Public Schools Unions announced its support of the proposed legislation to take over the Detroit Public Schools. Under the current proposal, all current collective-bargaining agreements remain intact. The coalition said the Board of Education had told them it would ask for proposals to privatize various support services.
Hawtal Whiting Inc., the Troy-based affiliate of Hawtal Whiting Holdings plc, has signed an agreement to divest its North American in-client contract placement labor to Rapid Design Service Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, pending shareholder approval. Hawtal Whiting Holdings is an engineering and design company based in Essex, England.
Metzger's, a German restaurant that opened in Ann Arbor in 1928, is scheduled to close May 1, The Ann Arbor News reported. The owners are selling the space to Wallaby's Brewpub & Grill, a chain based in Cleveland.
C.R. Laurence Co. Inc. has opened a research and development center in Howell, the Livingston County Press reported. The Los Angeles-based company supplies to the glazing, industrial, construction and automotive industries.
Delbert Russell Jr., the first executive director of the Detroit Police Athletic League, died of cancer Feb. 27. He was 78.


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Is currently the moment to buy shares of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Nio (NYSE: NIO)?
Is NIO a Good Stock to Buy?: It’s an inquiry a great deal of investors– and also experts– are asking after NIO stock struck a brand-new 52-week low of $22.53 yesterday amid recurring market volatility. Now down 60% over the last year, numerous experts are saying shares are a screaming buy, especially after Nio announced a record-breaking 25,034 shipments in the fourth quarter of in 2014. It additionally reported a record 91,429 supplied for every one of 2021, which was a 109% boost from 2020.
Among 25 experts that cover Nio, the mean rate target on the beaten-down stock is currently $58.65, which is 166% more than the existing share price. Here is a take a look at what specific experts have to claim concerning the stock and also their rate forecasts for NIO shares.
Why It Issues
Wall Street clearly assumes that NIO stock is oversold and underestimated at its present price, especially given the company’s huge distribution numbers and existing European development strategies.
The growth and record delivery numbers led Nio profits to expand 117% to $1.52 billion in the 3rd quarter, while its car margins hit 18%, up from 14.5% a year previously.
What’s Next for NIO Stock
Nio stock could continue to fall in the close to term together with other Chinese and also electric car stocks. American rival Tesla (TSLA) has also reported strong numbers yet its stock is down 22% year to date at $937.41 a share. However, long-term, NIO is set up for a big rally from its existing depths, according to the forecasts of expert experts.
Why Nio Stock Dropped Today
The head of state of Chinese electrical lorry (EV) maker Nio (NIO -6.11%) spoke at a media event today, offering capitalists some information regarding the company’s growth strategies. Some of that information had the stock moving higher previously in the week. But after an expert price-target cut the other day, capitalists are offering today. Since 2:12 p.m. ET, Nio’s American depositary shares were trading down 2.6%.
The other day, Barron’s shared that analyst Soobin Park with Oriental financial investment team CLSA reduced her cost target on the stock from $60 to $35 yet left her ranking as a buy. That buy ranking would seem to make sense as the brand-new rate target still represents a 37% increase above yesterday’s closing share cost. However after the stock got on some company-related news previously today, investors appear to be considering the unfavorable undertone of the expert price cut.
Barron’s surmises that the price cut was extra an outcome of the stock’s valuation reset, instead of a prediction of one, based upon the new target. That’s possibly exact. Shares have actually gone down more than 20% up until now in 2022, but the market cap is still around $40 billion for a business that is just producing concerning 10,000 cars each month. Nio reported revenue of regarding $1.5 billion in the third quarter yet hasn’t yet revealed a revenue.
The company is expecting proceeded growth, however. Company Head of state Qin Lihong claimed this week that it will quickly introduce a 3rd new automobile to be introduced in 2022. The brand-new ES7 SUV is expected to join two brand-new sedans that are currently arranged to start distribution this year. Qin likewise stated the company will certainly proceed buying its billing and also battery switching terminal framework up until the EV charging experience competitors refueling fossil fuel-powered automobiles in benefit. The stock will likely stay unstable as the company remains to become its assessment, which seems to be shown with today’s step.


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Much like how the Great Recession inspired the launch of sample sales to promote consumer spending, the COVID-19 pandemic has reignited the need for denim brands to purge excess fashion inventory—but this time, the sales are being done digitally, and for a greater purpose.
Best Kept Secret, a digital flash sale founded in response to the pandemic, partnered with 40 brands including inclusive denim label Good American to offer discount prices of up to 80 percent off. Taking place through Aug. 15, the flash sale provides a charitable component that appeals to the conscious consumer: For every unit sold, Best Kept Secret will donate $5 to nonprofit organizations Baby2Baby and Know Your Rights Camp and, along with its sponsors, match all donations.
Rivet 50 member Emma Grede, who co-founded Good American alongside Khloe Kardashian and who sits on the board of Baby2Baby, took to Instagram Live on Wednesday to discuss the perks of working with a company that supports her charity’s cause.
“Especially at a moment like this when so many people have kids who are out of school and really rely on their school for their one healthy meal a day, what Baby2Baby is doing is incredible,” Grede said. “They are basically taking the place of the schools by serving hot meals. They couldn’t be more relevant now.”
Best Kept Secret’s goal is to generate more than $1 million in total for both Baby2Baby and Know Your Rights Camp.
Good American is offering everything from its signature denim to loungewear and activewear starting at $20. Grede especially urged shoppers to take advantage of the denim deals, calling denim one of the best investments a woman can make.
“Denim is always going to be a good purchase,” she said, adding that it’s a quarantine staple. “Good American is all about stretch—you can actually sleep in our denim.”
Since its founding in 2016, the brand has been focused on curve-flattering denim for all shapes and sizes. Each style is offered in sizes 00-24, with some styles extending to size 32.
Shoppers were able to get a head start on the sale by signing up with their email on Aug. 3, and had the chance to purchase $25 “VIP donor” tickets for early access on Aug. 10. The sale is still ongoing, and gives shoppers the opportunity to tack on an additional charitable donation to their purchase for either charity. Denim-centric brands including Frame, Rag & Bone and Re/Done are also participating in the sales event.


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China’s Economic Growth is Tapering Off – Or is It?
In the wake of the US-China trade war, the growth rate of China’s economy has slowed down considerably and is now growing at slowest rate since the economic crash of 2008-2009. Not only has the country’s stock market seen a big slump in recent months but the industrial output has also seen a big decline which places the Chinese leadership under even greater pressure to ensure that the trade wars between the two nations come to an end on amicable terms.
Astronomic Growth Year on Year
Since the economic crash of 2008, China has seen an impressive growth in its economy with the country’s GDP growing at 8.2 percent every year. This, compared with the growth rate of the United States at 1.4 percent and Europe at 0.4 percent, puts into perspective the sheer magnitude of economic growth China has seen in this decade.
This growth in part not only reflects China’s ability to bounce back from the financial crisis but the level of economic growth potential the country possessed. China was very quick to react to the economic situation of 2008, introducing revised economic policies which would reduce China’s dependence on foreign and imported products whilst promoting the consumption of locally manufactured products.
This, coupled with the decision to invest heavily in infrastructure ensured that the country remained on track for sustainable economic development despite the general economic climate globally.
US-China Trade Dispute to Blame?
Even though many assume that the US-China trade wars are predominantly responsible for the slowing down of the Chinese economy, the reality is that China was already forecasted to see a decrease in GDP growth this year, long before the trade wars even began; it was forecasted last year after the country’s GDP growth had slowed down to 6.8 percent, that this year would see a further decline to 6.5 percent.
This, in part, is due to the Chinese leadership looking for ways to attain a slow and sustainable form of economic growth (in contrast to the colossal growth the country has seen in the past decade, which of course is unsustainable in the long term).
The leadership has taken numerous steps against the lending boom of the past decade when the banks were lending big money to anyone who was looking for a business loan to promote business activities and small companies which would help industrialize and mobilize the economy.
Even though economists expected the Chinese economy to take a hit in light of the country’s recent economic reforms in a bid for more sustainable and steady growth, the downturn faced by the country from July all the way to the end of October this year is perhaps more jarring than many had foreseen.
The output growth of manufacturing facilities and factories slowed down from 6.8 percent to 6 percent while the growth in retail sales and industry output was much weaker than originally expected, very close to the lowest in the country in the last 14 years.
Looking at the Bigger Picture
Many economists believe that it is perfectly natural for a country seeing extraordinary growth figures in the past few decades to start seeing the tapering off effect once the growth rate of the country starts to catch up to the global economy, which of course it cannot outgrow.
Experts believe that the slowing down of China’s economy is both natural and welcomed since it is very easy to achieve tremendous growth in the early phases of an endeavor which gets increasingly difficult as you reach the point of saturation and start seeing the manifestation of the law of diminishing returns.
Additionally, it is unwise to be increasingly preoccupied by the country’s GDP growth rate alone since in reality, that only tells half the story and you’re really missing the big picture; in 2010 for example the country saw a GDP growth of 10% which correlated to an influx of $606 billion into the country’s economy.
Fast forward a few years to 2017 where the GDP growth was only 6% but actually resulted in an influx of $1,202 billion, double the amount of 2010. Remember when we said that fixating on GDP growth alone only paints half the picture?
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Microsoft Store Sydney is excited to announce the Minecraft 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
The flagship Microsoft Store Sydney is excited to announce the Minecraft 10 Year Anniversary Celebration will be coming to fans Saturday 18th May. This event will celebrate one of the best-selling video games of all time, giving back to its 100 million-plus registered players who continue to be captivated by a simple and limitless proposition: to create anything.
The event will provide Minecraft fans of all ages with exclusive access to special announcements, giveaways and mini-game battles Minecraft fans can test their skills in build challenges throughout the day, battling it out to win exciting prizes. Attendees will be encouraged to dress in their best Minecraft-themed costumes and enter the ultimate costume contest.
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BlackBerry maker RIM announced the recall of around 1,000 of the new firm’s new Playbook tablet following an OS flaw.
The company said that the faulty tablets were shipped with a specific build of the QNX operating system which could result in the tablets being unable to load software. Most of the device wered in the distribution channel and had yet to be sold to customers, they said.
"In the small number of cases where a customer received a PlayBook that is unable to properly load software upon initial set-up, they can contact RIM for assistance," RIM said in an announcement.
The markets responded poorly to the move with RIM shares reaching a two-year low, having shed a quarter of their value this year alone.


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Now that we've emerged from the technological wonderland of CES unscathed, the rest of 2015 is coming into focus. It's going to be a year where the smart home, connected cars and the entire "Internet of Things" concept finally reaches everyday consumers. And, on the whole, it looks like we're going to see plenty of other long-anticipated products and technological concepts come to fruition. Barring any major surprises, it looks like 2015 is going to be a year of evolutionary progress, rather than a revolutionary one. But that doesn't mean we're not excited for what's to come.
The rise of 4K TVs
With 4K, what seemed like mere TV industry fluff years ago is actually getting interesting in 2015. Prices for 4K TV sets are quickly coming down (Vizio's 4K set is just $800 right now); the content is slowly trickling down from Netflix, Amazon and others; and, most importantly, it actually looks significantly better than your existing HDTV. Sure, 4K isn't a dramatic upgrade like the jump to HD from standard def, but it's still a noticeable one (especially when combined with OLED). I wouldn't rush out to replace my 1080p plasma and projector anytime soon, but if you've been holding out on upgrading, 4K is worth a look this year.
Enter the Apple Watch
Sure, this is going to be a big year for wearables in general, but the Apple Watch is the one the entire world will be watching. After plenty of ho-hum smartwatch attempts over the past year, everyone's waiting for Apple to redefine the market once again, just like it did with the iPhone and iPad in mobile.
Engadget Associate Editor Jon Fingas is particularly excited for it:
I dig Android Wear, but my big expectation for the year is the Apple Watch. It's designed to look good and has some clever interface concepts that haven't been tried before. And let's face it, there's something exciting and scary about Apple's first device in a category. Is it going to be brilliant? A buggy mess? It's hard to tell, but it'll be exciting ... and you can't say that about a lot of devices.
Thinner and lighter laptops
Now that Intel's Broadwell chips are out, we're looking forward to how laptop makers will use them to slim down their machines. One of the first computers to use that chip, Lenovo's LaVie HZ550 (which won our Best of CES award for laptops), weighs only 1.72 pounds and seems impossibly thin. It's hard to imagine a laptop getting even thinner than that without sacrificing too much battery life and computing power, but we're sure plenty are going to try.
Virtual reality made some pretty significant progress last year, and we're eager to see where things go in 2015. Oculus might release its consumer VR headset this year (though there are significant challenges with that), Samsung already launched its (surprisingly polished) Gear VR, and we'll likely get a better sense of how Sony's Project Morpheus competes. We know the tech works; now VR outfits just need to make it more accurate, cheaper and easier to use.
The Internet of Things grows up
We've been hearing plenty of hype around the Internet of Things (IoT) for a while now, but this year we'll actually see plenty more smart devices you may want to buy. IoT basically describes connecting everything in our lives, from our homes to our cars. At CES, we saw things like Misfit's Bolt (above), a colorful, smart LED bulb that's cheaper than the competition, and several connected cars that could change the way we drive forever. Not everything needs to get online, to be sure, but the idea of the web touching things outside of our phones and computers is certainly intriguing.
Smarter and more fashionable wearables
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This week is Juneteenth. Juneteenth, nationally celebrated on June 19, is the annual celebration of the end of slavery, due to Abraham Lincoln’s issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The celebration of Juneteenth on Greenwood started in 1989 by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in conjunction with the North Tulsa Heritage Foundation. Every June, the celebration features local, regional, and nationally renowned entertainers, food venues and more. This Juneteenth celebration also features a special runway fashion show.
The Green Chamber of Commerce Business District has also finally been added to the National Register of Historic Places. There will be a press conference Wednesday, June 16th, at 10:30 in front of the Welcome Center to discuss this great news. A new official instagram account has been created, where more news and updates will be posted about this week. Follow us @GreenwoodChamber.
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WPP-owned digital agency Wunderman has acquired commerce experience agency Gorilla Group.
The agency, which, according to a release, provides “end-to-end experience-driven commerce solutions and services” across platforms including Adobe, IBM Watson Commerce, Salesforce and SAP, will become part of Wunderman Commerce.
Gorilla Group currently employs some 370 employees across the U.S., Canada, Poland and Ukraine, working with business-to-business and direct-to-consumer brands across the food and beverage, apparel, retail, manufacturing, distribution, health and beauty sectors, including American Hotel Register Company, Gates Industrial Corporation and protein manufacturer RXBAR.
“This acquisition gives Wunderman Commerce a wider footprint across North America while also presenting an opportunity for our global clients to access the knowledge and skills of one of the best commerce experience teams out there,” Wunderman Commerce global CEO Neil Stewart said in a statement.


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Birmingham Midshires has launched a new direct savings account with a rate of 4.75 per cent, looking to challenge the likes of ING.
The account has been launched with the promise that it will pay 0.25 per cent more than the popular ING Direct Savings account until 1 August 2008.
But Moneyfacts.co.uk warns that conditions in the small print may not provide customers with as good a deal as they would have hoped.
Moneyfacts.co.uk head of news and press Andrew Haggar says: “The link to an established and extremely popular account such as ING is an interesting marketing approach, and although Birmingham Midshires will undoubtedly woo savers currently receiving a much poorer rate of return, I’m not sure how many people will defect from ING. Whilst the interest rate is a quarter of a point higher than ING, in monetary terms this means an additional £12.50 worth of interest gross in a year for somebody with a £5,000 credit balance.
“This said, it is certainly refreshing to see another player in the savings market introducing a ‘no strings’ account paying a decent rate of return, rather than launching an account offering a seemingly high rate of interest, but only to disappoint consumers when they discover prohibitive conditions hidden in the small print.”


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Outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia will shut down its entire operations for today, Election Day, to encourage its employees and the general public to exercise their right to vote.
Author: Leon Kaye
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QUETTA: Customs Quetta has seized he quantity of smuggled goods in two separate operations near Dalbandin.
The seized smuggled goods include tea, foreign origin cigarettes and used tyres. The value of the seized goods is Rs10 million approximately. These goods were to be smuggled to in-country.
It may be mentioned here Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued strict directives to control flow of smuggled goods including foreign origin cigarettes.
Collector Irfan Javed, Additional Collector Umar Shafique and Deputy Collector Zuhaib Sandela appreciated the efforts of ASO team comprising Superintendent Saleem Mandokhel, Inspector Asghar Kakar and others.
An officia said fencing on Quetta-Chaman border was underway, which would block unknown exits and influx of smuggled goods would stop.
Action will be taken against the smugglers who had brought non-customs duty paid goods inside the country and no concession would be given to anyone, as the authorities are trying to get the people to bring the goods into the country by paying customs duty instead of smuggling them. This will not only benefit them, but also bring revenue to the government.
Influx of terrorists and rogue elements from Afghanistan has stopped after Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Now, the security agencies as well as law enforcement agencies are trying hard to cut funding of the sleeper cells already in Pakistan.
An official said that with curbs and controls in place, such elements in the country can only get funding from smugglers, which is already established fact.


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…Outdoor retailers are bouncing back from the recession. That is particularly true in California, where recreation gear merchants have made plans to open new stores and expand existing outlets to take advantage of the state’s massive sales potential and reputation as an outdoor enthusiasts’ playground.
Sales of such outdoor gear as tents, backpacks, hiking boots and clothes jumped as much as 35% nationwide in 2010, according to an industry analysis. Part of that growth was driven by snow sports equipment sales, which reached a record $3.3 billion this season, according to a trade group for snow sports retailers.
Industry experts say Californians generate almost 10% of all outdoor gear sales nationwide and continue to spend big on recreation, although recent state-by-state numbers are not available.
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Cuba has decided to ease restrictions on people buying foreign-made new and used cars, according to state media.
Cubans will no longer need government permits to buy modern cars from state sellers.
Until new regulations in 2011, people could only sell cars built before the 1959 revolution.
Private property has been severely restricted on the Communist country since 1959. The changes are part of a shake-up of Cuba’s struggling economy.
Following reforms adopted two years ago, Cubans can buy and sell used cars from each other, but must request authorization from the government to purchase a new vehicle or a second-hand one from state-controlled retailers.
Priority for the permits was given to people “in positions of benefit to the government”, such as doctors and diplomats.
But the Communist Party newspaper, Granma, said the Council of Ministers approved new regulations on Wednesday that “eliminate existing mechanisms of approval for the purchase of motor vehicles from the state”.
As a result, the paper said: “The retail sale of new and used motorcycles, cars, vans, small trucks and mini buses for Cubans and foreign residents, companies and diplomats is freed up.”
People who already have permits are expected to be given priority, however. And buyers will still need to purchase vehicles through state retailers.
Cubans and foreigners will not be able to import their own cars.
The new regulations will be published in the official Gazette in the coming days and become law 30 days later, according to Reuters.
The move is part of a series of reforms driven by President Raul Castro aimed at updating the Cuban economic model.
President Raul Castro has championed limited free-market reforms since taking the reins of power from his brother Fidel in 2008.
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Risen Energy recently announced that the 600MW module order, which was signed with the Polish customer Corab in 2020, has shipped about 200MW successfully till now. The order includes a full range of 210mm products, and will be used in various scenarios, such as roof and ground projects.
Poland, located at the intersection of the Amber Road and Silk Road in Europe, is an important country along the Belt and Road. Poland’s unique natural resources, geographical advantages, and policy supports have impelled Poland to be a dark horse in Eastern Europe and even the global PV market. GlobalData, an industry data analysis agency, pointed that Poland has maintained good momentum of development although suffering from the spread of COVID-19. It is reported that the cumulative installed scale of PV power generation in Poland accounts for more than 3.5% of its total installed power capacity by the end of 2020. In the next five years, the Polish PV industry will develop rapidly, which will impel installed capacity to be 7% by 2025.
The polish market prospect is wide that has attracted several PV companies. As a global leader in exporting modules, Risen Energy has paid close attention to the development and trend of the Polish market, which has continuously provided targeted technology and plans with high efficiency and high-cost performance, gradually expanding the Polish PV market share and becoming an indispensable Chinese business card in the local market.
Risen Energy insists on improving technology and expanding market, and its excellent product quality and customized marketing strategies have been highly supported and trusted by customers. Cooperating with Corab strengthens the mutual trust and benefit which plays an important role in covering more market shares in Poland. Risen Energy looks forwards to participating in the further PV projects and boosting the development of renewable energy in Poland.
Corab is a Polish company with nearly 30 years of experience in electronics and the production of steel and aluminium components. For many years, Corab has been active in the photovoltaic industry as a manufacturer of module fixing systems and a distributor of reputable brands. Corab now exports its products to nearly 20 European countries.


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The UK film industry has launched its strongest ever campaign to combat DVD piracy. BBC News Online looks at who is behind the rising trade - and whether it is a "victimless crime".
What is DVD piracy?
DVD piracy is said to be worth $3bn in the US and £500m in the UK
There is a healthy global black market in unofficial copies of popular films being sold without the permission of film-makers and with no money going to the official rights owners. These usually go on sale before the film has had its official DVD release, and often before it has even come out at cinemas in some countries.
How are copies made?
The crudest and most common method is to film a movie from the audience with a camcorder during an early screening. Some camcorders are even placed in projection booths, with a direct sound input from the projector. Copies can also be made by film workers or others who have advance access to the movie. These are often made in the US, where a film is usually released first, and distributed around the world within days.
What is the quality like?
It varies widely and there is no way of knowing when you buy one. It could be a near immaculate version from an inside job - or a wobbly, inaudible copy made by someone sitting with a camcorder.
How are they sold?
In the UK, they are often sold for £5 each by hawkers on high streets or at about 7,000 car boot sales and markets. Sellers also take their wares around pubs, offices and homes. Pirate DVDs can appear for sale on internet sites such as eBay and Internet Relay Chat services - private clubs where members have to be invited to join.
Who buys them?
A lot of people, according to the film industry - which estimates it loses up to £500m per year in the UK and $3bn (£1.6bn) in the US through DVD piracy. Film fans are attracted by the low prices and the fact that movies are available so early. In the UK, authorities say most people who buy pirate DVDs see it as a "victimless crime" that does not really hurt anyone - apart from film companies, who some think can afford to lose a small part of their profits.
Is it a victimless crime?
Not according to UK authorities, who say DVD piracy is a lucrative part of a wider network that involves criminal gangs, drug dealers, people smugglers, paedophile rings and even terrorists. They say it is an easy way for gangs to raise funds for their other criminal activities. Gangs can earn 10 euros (£6.65) for each euro invested in piracy, and a kilogram (35 ounces) of pirate DVDs is worth more than a kilogram of cannabis resin, according to authorities.
Do pirate DVDs fund al-Qaeda?
The authorities are a bit vague on this one - they say terrorist groups do sell DVDs in the UK and take the profits out of the country to fund their activities, but are wary of giving specific information. In the UK, police do say paramilitary groups sell 80% of counterfeit goods in Northern Ireland. And in 2003, Interpol warned that counterfeiting was becoming "the preferred method of funding for a number of terrorist groups" and there were enough examples "for us to worry about the threat to public safety".
What can be done to stop DVD piracy?
The film industry is currently carrying out a two-pronged attack - on the sellers and the customers. In the UK, raids on DVD pirates were up 405% in 2003 compared with 2002 and have continued rising this year. The industry is also using cinema trailers, posters and other methods to get its message across to film fans. A phone hotline in the UK has been set up to report pirate DVDs being sold - it is 0845 6034567.


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Update: Sega has stated that the information on the card in the photo is “incorrect.” You can find more information here.
Original Story: An unannounced Sonic the Hedgehog game is set to release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U in 2015, according to a photograph taken at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair.
The photograph was taken at toy manufacturer Jazwares’ booth and features a sign that lists three Sonic games. The first two, Sonic: Lost World and Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, were released last year, but the third is listed as “New 2015 title TBA” for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U.
The sign also references Sonic Boom, an animated Sonic series set to air on Cartoon Network this fall.
Sega and Nintendo announced in May last year that they planned to release a trilogy of Sonic games exclusively for Wii U and 3DS. Sonic Lost World and the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games represented the first two games. The final game in this trilogy is yet to be announced.


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‘Bag Lady’ crochets tote bags out of used plastic
Karen Parrett is taking used plastic bags and turning them into — plastic bags.
The rural Tonganoxie resident said she recycles plastic bags and crochets them together to make larger bags that can be used again and again — just as canvass bags are used to hold groceries and other items.
“I don’t like to use any new ones,” Parrett said. “That’s not the purpose of the recycle.”
Friends, family and co-workers give Parrett their plastic grocery and newspaper bags to use for her bag projects.
Parrett cuts the bags widthwise into pieces, which look like mammoth rubber bands. She cuts thinner bags into two-inch strips and thicker bags into smaller strips.
Then, with a crochet hook, she takes those pieces and transforms them into plastic tote bags.
Parrett said she learned about making the tote bags while reading a magazine from her family’s insurance company. Inside was a how-to story about making the bags, complete with pattern information.
She has been crocheting the bags for about a year, though she has done various crochet work for about 25 to 30 years.
Afghans, kitchen curtains and potholders are some of the things Parrett has crocheted, or “old-lady stuff,” she said with a laugh.
Though she takes joy in her new hobby of plastic bag crocheting, it is met with some good-natured ribbing from her family when she works on bags while they are watching television.
“It’s a lot more noisy than yarn,” Karen’s husband, Doug, said.
Parrett has finished about 30 tote bags and has done specialty bags for people, a small Halloween trick-or-treat bag and a Mary Kay bag, for examples. The trick-or-treat bag was made with orange newspaper bags and black trash bags. For the Mary Kay bag, Parrett incorporated pink plastic bags into the pattern equation.
From hobby to retail
Thanks to one of the bags she made for someone, other tote bags now are for sale inside Candle Queen Candles Gift Boutique, a downtown Leavenworth store that offers homemade candles and other gifts.
According to the gift shop’s owner, Stacy McCowen, a customer approached her about selling the bags inside her store. The customer noticed someone carrying one of Parrett’s tote bags while shopping at a retail store and inquired about the bag.
McCowen contacted Parrett and has carried the bags in her store the past couple months.
“If I see something that is really neat, I’ve got to have it in my store, so hers is one,” McCowen said. “We’re really picky about what we have. We only want the cutest stuff ever.”
McCowen said customers seem to be fans of the environmentally friendly approach as well.
“I think people love and appreciate that it’s the ultimate recycling,” McCowen said. “I knew immediately that I loved it. And it’s very sturdy, too.”
The tote bags sell for $40 at the store.
The Bag Lady
Though her rule is to utilize only used bags for her projects, Parrett did have to break her own regulation by taking some black garbage bags from her husband’s shop to make the Halloween bag.
“I snitched ’em,” Parrett said sheepishly about taking her husband’s shop bags.
On average, the tote bags require about 50 plastic bags to complete. Thus far, Parrett has made about 30 bags total, but it’s been play, not work, she contends.
“It’s just a hobby,” Parrett said. “It’s a stress reliever, so I crochet all the time.”
Her hobby, though, has garnered enough interest that she’s made homemade business cards that read “Karen Parrett” as the header and “The Bag Lady” beneath.
Even with those business cards, Parrett reiterates that her crocheting is simply a hobby.
“It’s just a fun way to recycle,” she said.
For more information about the recycled tote bags, contact Parrett at (913) 350-0018 or firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Jaguar announces a new, future-looking global marketing and brand strategy that will add fresh impetus to its evolving product-led revitalisation programme.
Simultaneous with the unveiling of a new Jaguar logo and corporate identity, the launch of an innovative marketing campaign aims to increase awareness of the brand amongst a new audience in line with the marque's ambitious future plans.
The new Jaguar global marketing campaign is the result of collaboration with SPARK44, the international communications agency that’s part-owned by Jaguar Land Rover, and will feature print, television, outdoor and digital advertising.
Deliberately provocative, the campaign is designed to capitalise on the existing emotional pull of Jaguar's cars and challenges consumers to answer: 'How alive are you?'
Adrian Hallmark Global Brand Director, Jaguar Cars said, "Jaguar's current range already represents an enviable combination of luxury, innovation and seductive performance, and we're working hard to build on those existing strengths by developing exciting new models and derivatives - some of which you will see very soon.”
The basis for the new strategy is for the marque's existing product range - the sporting XK, and the XF and XJ saloons.
While disclosing his views about the product-led revitalisation programme, he said, “Now is also the perfect time to re-energise the Jaguar brand, both to underline how ambitious we are, and to reach a new and enlightened customer base that is rightly demanding of the cars it buys. Our fresh corporate image and the new global marketing campaign both underline the confidence we have in our existing products, and set the tone for our future expansion."
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