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Depending on whom you ask, Orlando's new food-truck rules are either a recipe for success or a road map to economic disaster for small-business owners.
The rules range from where food trucks can park to what kind of serving containers can be used. Enforcement begins Aug. 19 for mobile food vendors operating within the city's limits. Trucks operating on public right of way or private property but not in compliance could be cited. Fines start at $150 and can go up to $500 for multiple violations.
"If the same vendor is cited a second time, the fine usually doubles, and on the third time it has to be resolved in court," said Kathy DeVault with Mayor Buddy Dyer's office.
Food trucks, which arrived on the local scene in 2009, have experienced a surge in popularity during the past two years. Now, there are nearly 100 food trucks and more than 100 events each month in Central Florida.
"I think in some part, the city was caught off-guard by the explosion of the food-truck industry," said Joey Conicella, co-owner of the Yum Yum Cup Cake Truck. "We are regulated by the Health Department, but there were no rules about where we could park or when. Some trucks have been in the right of way on downtown streets and the city has an obligation to monitor that and pay attention to the concerns of landlords and parking-lot owners.
"That said, before food trucks, there hasn't been a lot of reasons to gather within the city limits," Conicella said.
With the food trucks' popularity came concerns about safety, liability and the environment, said Jason Burton, chief planner for the city of Orlando. Banning the use of plastic foam and other non-recyclable products puts food trucks in line with the city's green-living initiatives.
The rules — which are part of a two-year pilot program — have put truck owners and their fans in one camp and the city in another.
Food-truck fans seem most concerned that the nightly service these trucks provide will be lost.
"It saddens me to see that the city is tightening regulations on food trucks because some of my favorite meals are served up on the streets of Orlando," said Morgan Claytor, 25, a graphic designer who lives in Winter Park. "It seems silly to make it more difficult for them to do business in neighborhoods that celebrate entrepreneurial ventures."
Orlando is the largest city in Central Florida to draw up ordinances for food-truck operations. Many of the same trucks that motor into its city limits are welcomed with less stringent rules elsewhere.
Adopted by Orlando's City Council in May, the new rules are similar to those already in place in Portland, Ore.; Raleigh, N.C.; Austin, Texas; and Miami.
All have zoning and land-use provisions, recognize private-property restrictions, set sanitation standards and require trash removal. They differ on details such as how many consecutive nights a truck can park at a particular location. For Orlando, the limit is once within a seven-day period.
Although Orlando and Austin both have permitting fees, those in the Texas city are nearly double to quadruple the ones here. And Austin does not include restrictions on non-recylables as part of its code.
Fueling the frustration of local food-truck owners is the number of hoops they feel they already must jump through to operate.
"We go through a licensing process as any restaurant. We have the proper permits from the state and counties, and now the city wants to take a piece, too, and regulate how we do business," said David Kim, owner of the Korean BBQ Taco Box.
Some rules — including restrictions on where trucks can park and requiring vendors to empty nearby city trash cans — are burdensome and arbitrary, said Dan Pollock, 45, a downtown Orlando resident who has organized the Central Florida Food Truck Alliance, an advocacy group with an active forum on Facebook.
"It's not the city's job to pick winners and losers in business, that's the consumer's job," Pollock said. Ninety percent of the rules are sensible, he said.
The program has exemptions for several areas, including so-called Main Street districts — such as College Park, Mills 50 and Audubon Park — because they are within a zoning district that allows restaurants.
Pollock, a lobbyist specializing in government and public relations, said it's not just about food trucks making money. How they infuse the local economy should be considered as well: The owners buy gas, they buy food, they pay sales tax and licensing fees and they employ residents.
"With an economy still in recovery," said Pollock, "this isn't the time to crush a growing sector."
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text: Mozilla Shows off Firefox OS, Announces Launch Partners Dylan Duarte February 25, 2013 In the midst of showing off the Firefox mobile operating system at Mobile World Congress 2012, Firefox officially announced their launch partners. The first devices to feature the new mobile OS will come from ZTE, Alcatel, LG, and Huawei. All devices will be loaded with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Eighteen carriers will make devices running the Firefox OS initially available in nine different countries, but the United States and Canada aren’t on the list. The phones will be available in Brazil, Colombia, Hungary, Mexico, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Spain and Venezuela, with the U.S. supposedly getting the phones some time next year. Hopefully Canada isn’t far behind. All the phones will come with the Firefox browser, Facebook and Twitter, plus the usual smartphone staples. The Firefox Marketplace is the developers answer to the Apple App Store and the Google Play store, offering popular apps like Cut the Rope and SoundCloud. Check out the video below for all the juicy details. via Mobile Syrup Share This With The World!

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The University of Kentucky today announced that Follett Higher Education Group will spend $3.1 million to renovate the University of Kentucky Bookstore.
The renovation will add 7,000 square feet to the store, bringing it to a total of 23,000 square feet. It also will include interior and exterior remodeling and a new entrance off Euclid Avenue.
The additional space will allow Follett Higher Education -- which operates the store under contract with the University of Kentucky -- to better accommodate students during fall and spring textbook sales. It also will allow for the addition of more magazines, books and University of Kentucky trademark clothing, Follett Higher Education president Thomas Christopher said in a news release.
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A pair of intermodal partners locked in their relationship for another decade, as Canadian Pacific Railway, the country''s second-largest railroad, renewed a longstanding agreement with trucking company Consolidated Fastfrate.
That is the latest in a string of intermodal deals between railroads and volume customers, following a U.S. deal in which Pacer International will develop some new business with BNSF Railway and another in which truck line Schneider National agreed to feed much more of its box traffic to BNSF and CSX Transportation.
The U.S. lines do not operate in Canada, but CP rival Canadian National has added a growing intermodal route with the recent opening of the large new container terminal at Prince Rupert, which sends dedicated double-stack trains to Chicago and further south into the U.S. heartland.
CP and Fastfrate have worked together since Fastfrate first began in 1966, with a strategy that places its LTL terminals next to CP intermodal facilities. Now, the truck firm bills itself as "one of the largest privately owned providers of transportation and logistics in Canada ? transporting more then 2 billion pounds of freight annually."
They said their new deal is worth about $496 million, but a CP spokesman declined to be more specific about how that value breaks down. Fred Green, CP''s president and CEO, said that truck-rail box traffic "is an important business for CP, and CFF has been a strategic intermodal partner from the start."


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Google has suspended the Trump 2020 campaign app from the Google Play store due to a policy violation. According to reports from Android police, the app couldn’t load the content and was deleted. Both the Android version of the app and its corresponding iOS have been online since the November 2020 elections, but haven’t received any recent updates. This may have caused app stability issues.
For example, the Play Store version hasn’t been updated since October 30, 2020, says Sensor Tower, an app store intelligence company.
Android police reported that the app hung and couldn’t load the content, reporting connectivity issues. I understand that the problem is as described. When a user downloads the app, the “T” logo hangs on the first spinning loading screen, or a server error is reported immediately at startup. In either case, the app experience will not load at all.
Recent user reviews on the Play Store have pointed out issues such as “doesn’t open”, “app doesn’t work”, “something terrible doesn’t work at all”, “keeps telling me to check the connection and doesn’t open” .. “More. One user asked the developer to respond to a number of complaints.” Please reply to the commenter. Not loaded. “Another implied problem is,” Google is. It worked until I canceled it, “said Google.
Google, however, did not cancel it. The Trump 2020 Android app has actually been having problems for some time before Google takes this action.
For example, a tweet about a month ago describes a similar set of issues.
Google told TechCrunch that the app wasn’t banned from the Play Store, it was just shut down because it didn’t work. Once the problem is resolved, you can undo it. The company also said it tried to contact the app developer before shutting down the app, but didn’t respond.
“The Trump 2020 campaign app has recently ceased to function and we have contacted developers multiple times to address the issue,” said a Google spokeswoman. “People expect apps downloaded from Google Play to provide minimal functionality, and our policy is to remove non-functional apps from the store if they haven’t been fixed.”
Despite the problem with Android, I found that the iOS version can still be loaded on first boot and can send a verification code to the phone number when signing up. However, when I access the main screen of the app, I also get an error message. However, this error does not affect the ability to browse past content on iOS.
According to the Sensor Tower, the Android version of the Trump 2020 app has not been newly installed since February 7, 2021. In addition, the number of Android application installations was about 840,000, but on iOS it was close to 1.5 million.
This isn’t the first time the Trump 2020 app issue has been talked about.
In the months leading up to last year’s US presidential election, many TikTok users have decided to troll the app in App Store user reviews. (For some reason, Gen Z users think that underrated apps are automatically removed from the app store. That’s not true.) But due to their efforts at the time, the app as a whole The star rating dropped to just 1.2 stars, eventually forcing the Trump 2020 campaign to reset the app’s rating.
The elections are over for a long time, but users still leave bad reviews on the app with a 1-star rating. From time to time, trolls even try a little humor in the process.
“The app tried a coup to overthrow my phone’s operating system,” said a Play Store reviewer. “I’ve been suffering enough since 2016,” said another iOS person.
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The technique consists of attackers attempting hundreds of $0 transactions with stolen payment cards to check a card's validity.
The transactions are executed against Magento stores that support the PayPal Payflow Pro integration.
The PayPal Payflow Pro integration is a payment option available on Magento shops that allows an online store to process card transactions via a PayPal merchant (business) account.
Many stores use it because it allows them to receive payments via PayPal using a checkout form embedded on their sites and without users leaving the store to enter details on the PayPal portal.
Abuse detected in the wild
According to a security advisory issued by the Magento team and seen by ZDNet, hackers are abusing the PayPal Payflow Pro integration included in Magento 2.1.x and 2.2.x versions to test the validity of stolen cards.
Crooks aren't using the stolen cards to place orders for real products, but merely initiating a $0-sized transaction and see if it returns any errors --and indirectly confirm that the card details are valid.
It is believed that hackers are buying these cards from so-called "carding forums" --underground cybercrime forums where hackers and ATM skimming groups are putting card details up for sale.
Many of these "card dumps" frequently contain details for old and expired payment cards, and buyers often need a way to validate the details of newly purchased card dumps before using them in fraudulent operations at banks or online stores, or for creating card clones.
The Magento team said that both versions of the Magento CMS are vulnerable --the self-hosted open source version, and the on-premise or cloud-based commercial Magento offerings.
Magento 2.3.x versions might also be vulnerable, but the Magento team has not seen any evidence of abuse against these types of sites, as of yet.
Safeguarding stores is a must
The Magento team is now recommending that shop owners look into putting up a web application firewall (WAF) or other anti-brute-force or bot detection systems in place to protect stores against such abuse.
Store owners might think that they're not subject to losing any money, as hackers are merely testing some payment card details, but the reality is not so.
The Magento team warns store owners that PayPal may suspend their accounts after repeated automated operations. They recommend that store owners reach out to PayPal and inquire about additional anti-fraud security measures they can roll out for their PayPal Business accounts.
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Facebook has finally rolled out the controversial face recognition features for all its users. The new feature will replace the “tag suggestion” settings and will be switched “off” by default.
Facebook has finally rolled out the controversial face recognition features for all its users. The new feature will replace the “tag suggestion” settings and will be switched “off” by default. The face recognition setting was first introduced in 2017 to a small number of people. Facebook is now expanding this option to all its users. Facebook will also provide an easy on/off switch for the users who are sceptical about the service from the social media giant. Tag Suggestion, on the other hand used face recognition only to suggest a user to tag friends in photos. It has been at the centre of a privacy related lawsuit since 2015.
Facebook said those who don’t already have the feature will soon receive a notice in their news feeds about the new feature along with a button to turn it on or keep it off. If the users do not currently have the face recognition setting, then Facebook will not use face recognition to recognise them or suggest tags and the photo review will not be activated for them. However, if a user decides to turn the setting on then Facebook will create face recognition template of the users to find photos and videos he/she is in, suggest tags and feature recommendations. The new facial recognition will also help users to protect themselves from identity theft and impersonation.
The decision to implement the face recognition technique comes amid privacy concerns and increasing unease about facial recognition technology which can also be used to identify people. Earlier this year, FaceApp, an AI-powered app, was in news for building an enormous database of people’s faces.
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James Beard Texas Awards
Among the many new changes for the James Beard Awards 2020 (likened to the Oscars of the food world), Texas will get its own dedicated award. The foundation decided to implement the change, among others, to “recognize changing population data, restaurant demographics, and culinary trends.” Typically, Texas nominees dominated the state’s previous Southwest category, which will now consist of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Nevada. This means Austin chefs will compete against chefs in Houston, Dallas, and elsewhere in the state. During this year’s James Beard Awards, three Austin chefs (Barley Swine’s Bryce Gilmore, Olamaie’s Michael Fojtasek, and Emmer & Rye’s Kevin Fink), and one San Antonio chef (Cured’s Steve McHugh) were finalists, but didn’t win.
Biscuits On Demand
Downtown restaurant Fixe announced it will now offer its excellent biscuits via delivery. The carby items will be sold by the dozen for $30, which also includes butter, honey, and seasonal preserves. For now, the service is only available downtown, West Campus, and campus, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through online ordering.
Chinese Food Delivery Restaurant Expands
Though delayed from its initial date, Chinese delivery/takeout restaurant Tso Delivery has now opened its second location in the Arboretum. The restaurant, which comes from the former owners of Jenna’s Asian Kitchen, can now deliver delivers north of Koenig Lane, south of Parmer Lane, and west of Metric Boulevard. The original location is in Cherrywood, and there are already two other locations in the works.
Grain-Free Siete Foods Now in Target Stores
Siete Foods, the Austin-based company making grain-free tortillas, chips, queso, and salsa, can now be found in Target stores across the country. This comes on the heels of a $90 million investment earlier this year (co-founder Miguel Garza was named to Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017).


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Beaver butts — the weird reason SA Googled 'vanilla flavouring' this year
According to Google's Year in Search report, one of the top trending questions asked by SA in 2020 was “Where does vanilla flavouring come from?” Spoiler alert: the answer will probably ruin cupcakes for you.
The question seems to have been sparked by a TikTok video that went viral last month in which viewers were challenged to record themselves before and after Googling “where does vanilla flavouring come from?”
We decided to do a quick search of our own and were shocked by the explanation offered by an article on National Geographic. It stated that vanilla flavouring could come from a substance called castoreum — a chemical compound derived from the anal excretions of beavers.
The gooey substance, which apparently has a consistency of molasses and is used by beavers to mark their territory, has a surprisingly vanilla-like scent which National Geographic attributes to the beaver's diet of bark and leaves.
If that’s not bad enough, the substance is produced by the beaver’s castor sac, which is situated so closely to the animal’s anal glands that castoreum is often a “combination of castor gland secretions, anal gland secretions, and urine”.
The article references an entry published in the International Journal of Toxicology in 2007 which says castoreum is generally regarded as a safe additive by the US Food and Drug Administration, meaning some manufacturers don’t even include castoreum on the list of ingredients for some foods and instead refer to it as “natural flavouring”.
However, according to Michael Gristwood, the executive director of the SA Association of the Flavour and Fragrance Industry, castoreum is likely no longer used to create vanilla flavouring today.
“I think what you’ve picked up is fake news and it’s not news — it’s actually old,” says Gristwood. “As far as I know castoreum used to be used in the 1900s, but today it is used in such small quantities worldwide and most of that is in perfumery where it’s among the some 5,000 individual raw materials used to create perfume compounds.”
The reason for this, says Gristwood, is that castoreum is a very expensive product. You cannot use live animals to obtain it so you have to use the castor sac of dead beavers that have been dried and aged to harvest castoreum.
As far as I know castoreum used to be used in the 1900s, but today it is used in such small quantities worldwide and most of that is in perfumeryMichael Gristwood, the executive director of the South African Association of the Flavour and Fragrance Industry
If you want to create a vanilla flavour there are many other cheaper, easier ways to obtaining it.
The best vanilla flavour comes from vanilla extract which is derived from vanilla pods, but that is also expensive
The more affordable option, which is widely used today, is a vanilla flavour that comes from chemically-synthesised vanillin.
“Though castoreum is regarded as a natural ingredient, today through the use of biochemistry one can create the chemical vanillin naturally so there’s absolutely no need to use it,” says Gristwood.
“As an industry worldwide the use of animal ingredients is very frowned upon ... it’s being used less and less. I think the industry has become sensitive to these sort of things,” he adds.


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Fashion weeks are being staged everywhere, and there’s practically a host city for every letter of the alphabet. But only four cities occupy the top spot, attracting the biggest fashion houses and designers, buyers, stylists, fashion journalists and, of course, celebrities. They are New York, London, Milan and Paris.
Beijing recently hosted China Fashion Week, which got some media mileage overseas, but it’s just not on the agenda of the global fashion industry’s movers and shakers. Even Chinese celebrities, who show up at fashion shows on the other side of the world, were few and far between in Beijing last week.
The Shanghai stylist Clement Buyi Z, who styles fashion shows and magazine shoots under his Clement and Clement Production, began attending the “big four” fashion weeks three years ago. Despite his hectic schedule, he says he makes time to attend at least the Paris and New York fashion weeks every year. But a trip to Beijing to attend China Fashion Week is apparently too much trouble.
“The shows are boring,” he says. “They’re not well organized. They’re all kind of the same. The time I spend at China Fashion Week is just not worth it.”
- The crucial thing China Fashion Week needs to do, experts say, is find a niche.
“It’s deciding who it’s for, why you’re doing it – whether you’re doing it for prestige or whether you’re doing it for business,” Jane Rapley, head of London’s Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, tells China Daily during a Beijing trip to attend the China Fashion Forum.
“If you’re then trying to position it as a prestige event on the world stage, you’ve got to have something that buyers are never going to find anywhere else.” Amanda Kaiser, Asian editor of the trade publication Women’s Wear Daily, says it’s wiser for China Fashion Week to build up its name in the region rather than to compete with the international fashion capitals, where the fashion world seeks direction.
“I think that, in the interim, it makes sense for regional fashion weeks to try to become big regional players, and then perhaps more international interest from the mature markets will come,” she says.
“Just about every city on the planet has a fashion week at this point and all of them are trying to attract international attention. It’s just really tough because the top-tier international media, the top-tier international buyers have already been on the road for the better part of a month going to all the big collections in Milan, in Paris and in New York.
“So it’s going to be very difficult to get some of these people to travel to China or to Japan or to Brazil for another fashion week.”
Fashion weeks are semiannual, so host cities scattered all over the globe are competing for the attention of fashion VIPs twice a year.
Rapley advises patience and uses her home city’s 28-year-old fashion week as an example. (New York, the first fashion week, has been around for 69 years.) China Fashion Week, in comparison, is 15 years old.
“London Fashion Week has had a roller coaster ride,” she says. “It probably took some 20 years to get some recognition that this was something buyers needed to come to. Because that’s what it’s about, it’s getting buyers to come. And if you get some A-listers, that brings the buyers like bees to the honey pot. But it is very hard work.”
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“We had a slower-than-expected finish of the year,” Chief Financial Officer John Rainey told analysts Tuesday on a conference call. That was, in part, due to by the “the more muted end of the year for e-commerce growth, driven by both supply-chain challenges as well as pull-back in spending by lower-income consumers.”
PayPal is facing a bevy of headwinds: While online commerce soared in the early days of the pandemic to encompass more than one-fifth of overall retail spending, that share has slipped as supply-chain disruptions hurt shipping times and consumers slowly returned to stores. Consumer spending has also been hindered by once-in-a-generation levels of inflation.
EBay has begun to more rapidly move away from PayPal’s platform in recent quarters, putting pressure on the payment giant. In the final three months of the year, PayPal’s revenue climbed 13% to $6.9 billion, the smallest increase in two years. Excluding the impact of EBay, revenue would have climbed 22%, PayPal said in a statement.
“It was a particularly hard year to forecast,” Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman said. “EBay’s migration to managed payments happened faster than we anticipated.”
PayPal shares tumbled 17% to $145.96 at 6:26 p.m. in extended New York trading following the announcement, after slipping as low as $144.51. They had advanced 2.2% to $175.80 in regular trading.
To gin up activity on its platform, PayPal has been adding new services, including a high-yield savings account as well as the ability to buy and trade cryptocurrencies. Those efforts seem to bearing fruit: Transactions per active account jumped to 45.4 in the quarter, topping the 42.9 average of analyst estimates.
In recent quarters, PayPal had said it believes it will notch 750 million active accounts on its platform by 2025. To achieve that goal, the company has been spending more on marketing campaigns to lure new customers to PayPal’s many offerings.
On Tuesday, the firm abandoned that guidance after a review of its business uncovered 4.5 million accounts it now believes were illegitimately created. Some people were reaping the benefits of the campaigns without ever intending to be ongoing customers, executives said.
PayPal now believes it will add just 15 million to 20 million net new active accounts this year, a significant slowdown from the 49 million it added in 2021. Going forward, the company vowed to focus marketing efforts on encouraging existing users to become even more active.
“Unlike a Netflix or one of these streaming services, a net new active isn’t equal to revenue,” Schulman said in an interview. “For us, every net new active is only as valuable as the number of transactions they make. Those who make one transaction and never use us again, that gives us no incremental value.”
PayPal said it expects revenue this year to climb as much as 17%, compared with a current forecast from analysts of 18%. The company said total payments volume for the year is expected to increase by as much as 24% while adjusted earnings per share may be between $4.60 and $4.75.
“Spending money on lower-value net new actives that are not engaged in the base becomes an increasingly expensive proposition over time and does nothing for our revenue growth,” Schulman said, noting the company is likely to continue to see a drop in inactive customers in the coming months. “There is probably going to be about 20 million incremental one-and-done customers that roll off. That is nothing to our revenue.”


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When you walk into the newly reopened LEMS Cultural Center and Bookstore for Life Enrichment on Rainier Avenue in Columbia City, the first thing you’re likely to see is an altar on the wall facing the entrance.
In front of a stately antique kneeling pad is a table with some incense and a big photograph of LEMS’ former owner, Vickie Williams, that ran in The Seattle Times when she passed away four years ago.
By all accounts, Williams was a remarkable woman, and when she gave up her teaching career to take over operation of LEMS — then a Christian bookstore, and quite possibly the only Black-owned bookstore in the Pacific Northwest at the time — from her mother and aunt, the store became the embodiment of her life’s work. (At different times in its history, “LEMS” has stood for “life enrichment,” and “Learning, Education, Material and Software.”) Several awards commemorating Williams’ exceptional life decorate the shrine, including an award for outstanding allyship with the LGBTQ+ community and a plaque in the shape of a crucifix heralding Williams as a “community custodian.” (LGBTQ+ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning, with the + denoting everything along the gender and sexuality spectrum.)
LEMS closed its doors shortly after Williams passed in 2017, and it appeared as though the two decades she invested in the shop would fade into Seattle history. But with the help of Beacon Hill cultural center Estelita’s Library, Williams’ godson Hassan Messiah, with her granddaughter Tylicia Messiah (who is Hassan’s niece), hosted a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2019 to reestablish LEMS for a new generation. The shop reopened to COVID-limited browsing three days a week in December, and in March, it will switch to a five-day-per-week schedule — open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and on weekends from noon to 4 p.m.
Tylicia Messiah, an educator who manages the store’s day-to-day operations, grew up in the shop. The first time she ever got onstage with a guitar and sang to a crowd of people was at one of LEMS’ legendary Kwanzaa celebrations.
LEMS “started as a safe space for the African diaspora to purchase books about them, written by people like them, rather than a narrative written by somebody else,” Tylicia Messiah says. Williams “was very passionate about putting her life experiences together in one store. So for her, what that looked like was books about culture and heritage, and giving people of the African diaspora — or anybody vulnerable to societal discrimination — a safe space.”
While books were always central to the LEMS experience, the shop quickly grew into something more: Tylicia Messiah believes that LEMS is “the longest-standing cultural hub and community gathering space in South Seattle.” LEMS has been a home for educational workshops on cross-cultural awareness, charity drives, readings and concerts, gallery shows for artists, discussion panels on current events, and much more.
Tylicia and Hassan Messiah spent much of the last year cleaning and organizing, and LEMS is very much still a work in progress.
The cavernous shop carries over 1,000 used titles on temporary shelves arranged around the space, as well as locally produced arts and crafts. LEMS doesn’t currently have a website or even a phone number, but the seeds are being planted for it to grow back into the bookstore it once was — already, Tylicia is partnering with local elementary schools to order Black history books for students, and the front of the store features a growing selection of contemporary titles on Black history, anti-racism and Black excellence.
And plans to reinvigorate the shop’s community involvement are underway. Hassan Messiah hopes to build a recording studio in the back of the space, as well as a stage area for comedy shows, musical performances and community gatherings. Before the pandemic, the space could comfortably fit 200 people, so Hassan believes LEMS has enough room for a number of different business models to coexist — including a new venture called Rainier Avenue Clothing Company, which will open in the space at the end of March. Still, Hassan Messiah insists that books are top priority — “no matter what, it’s always going to be a bookstore,” he says.
With the pandemic limiting in-person gatherings, Tylicia Messiah is slowly working to rebuild LEMS’ role as a community hub. The store recently partnered with the Abundance of Hope Center to host a clothing drive. “I’m realizing what my grandma was putting together,” she said. “When you’re doing stuff for the community, it’s a different kind of feeling than when you’re just hanging out with friends. You feel really close to these people.”
And as they work to rebuild family out of the LEMS community, the community is rooting for Hassan and Tylicia Messiah to succeed: a volunteer sign-up sheet by the door is full of names and phone numbers of people who want to contribute to the future of LEMS. Hassan Messiah says sound and video engineers, visual artists and other creative types are especially welcome to come make their mark on the shop.
Tylicia Messiah has now walked in her grandmother’s footsteps at LEMS for three months, and she’ll readily admit that the responsibility is daunting. But for many years, she’s been yearning for this role. “Working towards community empowerment, and empowerment of my people, reminds me a lot of when I was living in Africa,” she says. In 2014, during a yearlong visit to Kenya, she felt a kinship with the vibrant music, culture and history that she found there. When she returned to Seattle, Tylicia Messiah felt like she had lost some part of herself: “I had reverse culture shock. It was hard. I was just out here in the cold city by myself.”
With LEMS, Tylicia feels that spirit has been rekindled. “I found something I’m really passionate about, something that I can actually see myself doing for the rest of my life,” she says. When a customer asks if the store would be closed if a threatened snowstorm materializes (as it did in February), Tylicia Messiah scoffs at the idea of not showing up: “Rain or shine, baby, I’m making it to LEMS,” she said, laughing.
What are LEMS customers reading?
As she works on rebuilding the stock at LEMS Cultural Center and Bookstore for Life Enrichment, Tylicia Messiah has been partnering with local schools and organizations to promote books “that are about people of color, written by people of color.”
Messiah’s research for appropriate books for elementary school students uncovered a pair of kid-friendly workbooks that she now carries at LEMS for $4.99 apiece: “Let’s Learn About African-American Inventors” by Carrie Zelazowski and “101 African-American Achievements That Shaped America” by Chrisanne Beckner. The profusely illustrated booklets guide young readers through important American figures and events that often get sidelined on syllabuses created by white instructors.
“Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America,” the latest bestseller from Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo, has been so popular that LEMS has temporarily sold every copy of the book. But while they wait for it to be restocked, Tylicia Messiah encourages LEMS customers to read Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to Be an Antiracist” and its accompanying volume, “Workbook For How To Be An Antiracist,” which helps adult readers work their way through the idea that to simply disavow racism isn’t enough. And for aspiring readers who are too young for any of these recommendations, Messiah has the perfect option: “Antiracist Baby,” a colorful board book written by Kendi and illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky that reminds children, “Antiracist Baby is always learning, changing, and growing / Antiracist Baby stays curious about all people and isn’t all-knowing.”


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Lee-Ann is back with another podcast. This time, featuring two lovely ladies from LinkUnite, an exclusive invite-only women’s retreat and digital marketing forum that sounds like the perfect combination of a girls’ night of breaking the glass ceiling.
“Dedicated to lifting up female founders in the digital industry.”
Founder and CEO, Amanda Farris and President and COO Sara Malo will be joining Lee-Ann to talk about empowering women in the digital marketing industry. Amanda has worked in tech, real estate, finance, architecture, and design industries and is now sharing her skills in marketing and global communications with the wider world. Sara has been in the marketing industry for 22 years, a topic she regularly talks about in her blog as well as on respected podcasts.
With such a women-centred podcast, we’re asking, how can women excel in the affiliate marketing industry? Are there any ways that women can help each other excel in the affiliate industry? And why would more women in affiliate marketing be beneficial to the industry as a whole?
What can women do to help each other in the affiliate marketing industry?
Well, if we’re to take LinkUnite as an example, that concept came about with a simple question between two women, Amanda and Sara: are there any events that cater to women in affiliate marketing?
Amanda said of her career history, and contribution to women in the industry, “I have basically just meandered my way into really driving home the female initiatives in our industry and uplifting the women in the digital marketing space.”
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2018 Dodge Durango Pursuit
The Police SUV Vehicle Law Enforcement Agencies Can’t Get Enough Of
Dodge has expanded its police vehicle lineup to include the perfect counterpart to its Charger Pursuit: the 2018 Dodge Durango Pursuit. Like the Charger Pursuit, which Dodge claims is the top-selling police sedan in the United States market, the Durango Pursuit will be powered by the notable 5.7L Hemi V-8 with Fuel Save Technology, offering 360 horsepower and 390 lb-ft of torque. Backed by a quick-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission and two-speed transfer case with an active all-wheel-drive (AWD) system, there’s plenty of on-road propulsion and off-road prowess to track down the bad guy.
“Unofficial testing results at the Michigan State Police 2018 model-year vehicle evaluation event created such a stir among law enforcement agencies that we simply had to find a way to build this vehicle,” said FCA North America’s Head of Passenger Car Brands, Dodge//SRT, Chrysler and FIAT, Steve Beahm. “The Dodge Durango is already known as the Charger of SUVs, so it is only natural that the new Durango Pursuit complements the Charger Pursuit in police fleets across the country.”
The Durango Pursuit, naturally suited for the job thanks to 8.1 inches of ground clearance and the segment’s longest wheelbase of 119.8 inches, is further tailored to meet law enforcement’s needs thanks a plethora of standard features: larger brakes for top-notch control, 7,200 pounds of towing capability, under-vehicle spare tire mount to maximize interior cargo space, K-9 friendly Tri-Zone interior temperature control to keep policeman’s canine partner comfortable, spot lamp wiring prep package to streamline the addition of auxiliary lighting, higher output alternator at 220 amps, 800 cold cranking amp (CCA) battery, heavy-duty oil cooler and water pump, and power locking fuel filler door.
Law enforcement agencies can call (800) 999-3533 for more information. As for everyone else—it’s bittersweet but advisable to never encounter a police Durango Pursuit in the wild.


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Rain For Christmas Eve And Day On Central And South Coasts? It's A Possibility
With the big holiday travel rush underway, there are some weather questions about Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, with some rain possible for the Central and South Coasts. Meteorologists say it should be sunny Saturday and Sunday, with breezy conditions in spots. On Christmas Eve, we will see increasing clouds, and a chance of rain into Christmas Day.
As of now, forecasters say the computer models are very indecisive. But, the latest projections are that we could see some light rain on the Central Coast, and sprinkles at best on the South Coast.
That’s good news for the region’s brush fire burn zones, with the system looking like it will be so weak that there won’t be any concerns about flooding, or debris flows.


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New Man Meets Portillo
CP Training’s Neil Roll got off to an interesting start in his new role with us, as he met with former Conservative Deputy Leader Michael Portillo in his first few days.
Pictured on the left, Neil met with the BBC’s ‘This Week’ political pundit at an Institute of Export & International Trade dinner last week, along with Supply Chain Academy Director – Alex Mortimer (right).
Portillo shared concerns over the global trade and supply chain challenges facing the UK during the next few years. He was very impressed with how the Supply Chain Academy is leading the talks with government, through our Degree Apprenticeship programme, to establish supply chain management as a major profession and discipline in the UK.
Neil recently joined the Supply Chain Academy learning and development team as CP Training General Manager, after formerly holding senior positions at The Distance Learning College & Training and The Institute of Supply Chain Management.
Neil’s educational experience followed over 25 years practical experience of supply chain and logistics. He will be leading the CP team as we align and structure our course content to be even more qualification based over the coming months.
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SAN FRANCISCO: Skyy Vodka issued an RFI as it searches for an AOR to support a new marketing campaign and strategy targeting Millennial consumers.
Based on capability presentations from ten small- and mid-sized firms that received an RFI, the company plans to invite four firms to participate in a formal RFP process slated to culminate in April. The company did not invite its seven-year incumbent, The Rose Group, to participate in the review. The agency, which had worked on the business out of its Los Angeles office, declined to comment.
Dave Karraker, director of PR and events, confirmed that it's a closed review and the company is not looking at any new agencies at this time.
“We thought it would be a perfect time to evaluate our approach to PR and events, particularly as it relates to the habits of the Millennial consumer,” he stated. “Through our search we hope to find an agency that is a true partner in uncovering new ways to reach this consumer beyond traditional media.”
The new AOR will be responsible for media relations, events, online buzz building, influencer marketing, and coordination with Skyy's current social media agency The Barbarian Group.
“We want to approach influencers on their own level and create multifaceted programs that reach consumers wherever and however they consume and share information,” he explained. “We are looking for a big-thinking agency that can develop programs we can take through the line, into retail, bars/restaurants, and consumer promotions.”
He explained that the company's overall marketing strategy was informed by new Millennial behavioral patterns that eschew conspicuous consumption that was “the hallmark of the 90s and early 00s.”
“They want to be a part of the brand and have it express who they truly are – not who they aspire to be,” he said.
Terms include an annual contract agreement.


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The Honourable Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu has urged Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) to carry along key stakeholders in the ICT sector and the youths in order to have successful ICTEL Expo 2019.
He made the call during a courtesy call by the Chairman, Specialized Exhibition Committee of the LCCI, Mr. Leye Kupoluyi in his office in Abuja.
Shittu stated that the Ministry is in the best position to identified key stakeholders in the sector noting that massive participation of key stakeholders and the youths would make the ICTEL Expo memorable and successful.
In his words, “reach out to the largest number of the end products that will grow the industry in other to achieve the ultimate success. I was privileged to have witnessed two past Expos, and I hope stakeholders and pressmen would be carried along for the ultimate achievement of the set goals”.
He congratulated them for their commitment and a wonderful job executed and enjoined them to drive commerce, trade and culture to the next level in Nigeria in line with the 4th Industrial Evolution on a global vision for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) growth.
Earlier, Chairman, Specialized Exhibition Committee, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Leye Kupoluyi, thanked the Ministry for the support noting that the ICTEL Expo for this year will concentrate on women in technology and youths.
He reiterated that this years’ Expo will focus on ‘Nigerian Story’ which is being told worldwide and the need to re-focus on the development of human knowledge which the Ministry has been promoting through ICT.
“it is a full channel of human endeavor comprising of every sector of the economy” He added.
The Minister called for endorsement to commence and create awareness for the ICTEL Expo.


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Ebanie Bridges has introduced her social media followers to Jasmina Zapotoczna - and was even left in awe herself.
The Blonde Bomber has wished Zapotoczna good luck before she steps into the ring in a fifth professional bout against Kira Carter in Oldham on Saturday evening. Zapotoczna is looking to extend her perfect record - and has prepared in style.
Posing in her pre-fight top decorated in sponsor logos, the 29-year-old from Poland only had underwear on underneath it. Bridges commented with love eyes and fire emojis: "Smash it tomorrow!"
The Aussie then shared a second photo from Zapotoczna's post to her own feed, showing her walking up the stairs and showing off her well-sculpted rear.
Bridges added with peering eye emojis: "Jasmina Zapotoczna looking ready for her fight tomorrow night."
The dup have previous posed for snaps in the gym following sparring sessions when Zapotoczna has visited Coldwell Boxing in Rotherham.
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IBF bantamweight champion Bridges said last week: "Great way to start the week solid rounds banked with @jasmina.zapotoczna this morning. Thanks for coming down and giving me some great work.
"Looking forward to seeing her go 5-0 on the 14th October she is sharp and ready. Go give her a follow and swipe for details to her next fight."
Bridges is yet to confirm her return to the ring after having surgery on her hand in the wake of her title defence against Shannon O'Connell in December last year.
For viewers in the UK, coverage of KSI vs Tommy Fury will be broadcast exclusively on DAZN and DAZN PPV. The event will be available around the world on DAZN and on DAZN PPV in the UK
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The 37-year-old has recently been hanging around with Conor McGregor in a partnership with his Forged Stout brand.
When asked how the opportunity to work with the Irishman presented itself, Bridges told LuckyBlock.com: “Conor's team reached out to me and just asked me if I was going to the AJ fight and then if I was interested in collaborating.
"He is so caring and he just wants everyone to be okay. He’s really caring and obviously he’s the life of the party, isn't he?"


text: All you big booze sellers better pay attention. The trend that saw regional craft brewers upend the beer industry is now playing out in the spirits arena, said Steve Shum, chief financial officer of Eastside Distilling (ESDI) . Some of the major alcohol producers are in fact taking notice. For example, Corona beer and Robert Mondavi wine maker Constellation Brands (STZ) - Get Report agreed to pay $160 million in October to buy High West Distillery. Shum expects more M&A in 2017. Eastside Distilling is located in Southeast Portland's Distillery Row, and has been producing master crafted spirits since 2008. Eastside's line-up includes Barrel Hitch American Whiskies, Burnside Bourbon, Below Deck Rums and Portland Potato Vodka. The company currently distributes its products in 20 states and was recently cleared to sell its spirits in China. Last month Eastside reported a gross sales increase of 62% to $796,000 during the third quarter of 2016, compared to $492,000 the prior year. Net sales, excluding excise taxes, for the third quarter increased 73% to $607,000 compared to the third quarter of 2015.


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World Bank: Food prices push millions into poverty
WASHINGTON -- Rising food prices pushed tens of millions of people into extreme poverty last year and are reaching "dangerous levels" in some countries, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Tuesday as he released new data showing that the cost of grain and other staples is now near a historic high.
The costs of some key commodities such as wheat have doubled in the past year, and a World Bank index of overall food costs rose 15 percent from October through January. The bank's food price index, which covers the costs of grain, sugar, food oils and other staples, is now just 3 percent below its historic high in 2008 -- a level that touched off food riots in several countries.
Zoellick urged major nations to collaborate on ways to temper the sort of rapid price swings that can lead to shortages in the economically weakest nations and prompt others to stockpile grain or restrict exports.
"It's poor people who are now facing incredible pressure to feed themselves and their families," Zoellick said, noting that food inflation was "an aggravating factor" in the unrest that started in Tunisia and spread to Egypt and other countries. According to the bank's data, rising food costs pushed an additional 44 million people below the threshold of extreme poverty, meaning they are surviving on the equivalent of $1.25 per day. It also threatens to undermine public budgets in places such as Albania and Tajikistan that rely heavily on imported food and have little ability to pay more.
Finance ministers from the Group of 20 economic powers meet in Paris this weekend and are expected to discuss ways to stabilize world food prices, in addition to continuing debate on currency issues and other global economic policies. The G-20 established in 2009 what was envisioned as a $20 billion fund to help the poorest countries cope with higher food costs and is now expected to focus on ways to make world food markets function better, a senior Treasury official said Tuesday.
Establishing ways to limit speculation and panic buying, as well as setting guidelines for the use of import and export controls, are among the steps that could be considered to prevent prices from rising too sharply, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the meetings.
Zoellick has floated similar ideas, saying that the focus of major nations should be "not to prosecute or block markets, but to use them better."
Wheat prices have been among the fastest moving, doubling between June and January as Russia restricted exports, Australia's crop was damaged by flooding and the size of China's upcoming winter crop was cast into doubt because of an ongoing drought.
The likelihood that political turbulence in the Middle East might prompt countries such as Egypt to increase their grain reserves is also pushing up the price of wheat and other grain futures on world commodity markets, the bank reported.
There are some bright spots: The rice harvest has been strong, and prices for that staple have increased more slowly than for other grains. In Africa, people have begun substituting local products such as sorghum and cassava for imported food, the World Bank said.
But in advance of the finance ministers' gathering, the bank report focused on the pressures that could build behind food inflation. Corn prices, for example, have jumped 73 percent, driven higher not just by demand for the crop as a food, but also for the production of biofuels. Rising affluence in countries such as China, in addition, can increase the demand for meat -- and raise the price for grains used as feedstocks.


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A fire broke out at a clothes shop in a complex near Rupali Nehar near Bhatar in Surat on Tuesday morning. The fire was brought under control within a few hours. After getting information about the incident, the staff of Majura and Maan Darwaja fire stations immediately reached the spot. In this accident, a large amount of cloth and goods including sewing machine got burnt.
The fire was brought under control after two hours of effort.
The fire department received a call about the fire at 5 am. After getting information about the incident, fire tenders reached on time and managed to avert a major accident. A fire broke out in the tailoring section of a shop named First Fashion in Bhatar. The fire could be controlled after about one and a half to two hours of effort due to both the smoke and the fire coming into the room.
AC, sewing machine and a large amount of cloth were burnt
Shop owner Pragyesh Patel said that he reached the shop after hearing the news of fire in the shop. The fire came to light when smoke emanated from the shop. The fire department brought the fire under control in two hours. AC, sewing machine and a large amount of cloth have been burnt. At present the work of cleaning is going on.
No one was injured in the fire incident
The fire officer said that some people had gathered at the spot. The shops around the complex were careful not to get caught in the fire. However, the fire was doused in time with the help of water cannon. There was no casualty in this fire incident. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.


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A new brewery will welcome beer buffs along with their canine companions near Orefield.
Retriever Brewing Co., a dog-friendly craft brewery with a tagline of “great dogs, better beer,” is expected to open in June or July at 2844 Township Line Road in Lowhill Township, according to owner Matt Andersen.
RBC plans to take over the entire 5.5-acre property, currently home to the longtime Willow Tree Grove event business, which it will brand as the Retriever Brewing Compound.
Within the compound, it will operate an 8,000-square-foot beer hall (currently used as the main wedding venue), a 2,000-square-foot building that will be the pub and pool deck, and a 5,000-square-foot garage that will house RBC’s brewing operations and storage.
Andersen, an Orefield resident and 2008 graduate of Parkland High School, established Retriever Brewing Co. in October, naming the business after his favorite dog breed, Labrador retriever.
“My dogs have been Labrador retrievers my whole life, and I have two right now,” Andersen said. “ … They are happy, friendly and social dogs, which is how I envision the brand as well.”
RBC has launched one beer thus far, and it plans to introduce a few more brews in the coming months, which customers can buy online at retrieverbeerstore.com, Andersen said.
At the beer hall, RBC plans to offer draft beers on at least 12 taps, along with ciders, wines and cocktails. Guest beers from other Lehigh Valley breweries also will be featured.
“We’re going to have sorts of styles,” Andersen said. “Obviously, we’re going to have IPAs and stouts, but I really like lagers and Pilsners, too. So, the goal is to have a little of everything.”
Andersen, an alcohol attorney, has specialized in brewery licensing for the past five years.
For his newest venture, he plans to partner with regional breweries to produce RBC beers with a long-term goal of adding on-site production in the coming years.
““We do have a system on-site that we’ll be doing test batches,” Andersen said. “But the large-scale production will be done mostly off-site due to equipment costs.”
The beer hall will be RBC’s primary location, with the pub and pool deck being used when the beer hall is closed for an event. The pub and pool deck will otherwise be reserved for private events of up to 50 people.
Additionally, there will be outdoor seating on three large patios attached to the beer hall, the pool deck surrounding the pool and at the beer garden, which will consist of picnic tables and fire pits.
The pool itself won’t be open to brewery guests, Andersen said. However, guests renting the pub for private events will be able to use it.
“As a craft beer brand dedicated to dogs, we will welcome all well-behaved dogs to our outdoor seating areas,” Andersen said.
RBC will be taking over the Willow Tree Grove banquet and event center business, and it plans to continue hosting weddings and other large and small events.
“We’re going to keep operating the event business under that name because it has so much history,” Andersen said. “People have been going there for weddings and banquets since the 1970s.”
Minimal cosmetic renovations are planned prior to the Retriever Brewing Compound’s debut, including new doors, interior and exterior paint and a new bar-top.
In addition to craft beverages, the beer hall also plans to serve food.
“There’s an existing caterer who runs the weddings and other events now, and the goal is to have them there full-time, working out of an existing kitchen,” Andersen said. “But we will hopefully bring in food trucks as well.”
RBC, which is hiring for bartender, server and beverage manager positions, has a Retriever Club providing members with perks like 10% off purchases at RBC Direct, 5% off purchases at RBC Compound, a members-only Teku glass and exclusive presale access to new beer releases.
Before and after the compound’s opening, RBC will sell its beer and merchandise through its shipping program, RBC Direct. Currently, beer can be shipped to customers in Pennsylvania, with more states coming soon, and merchandise can be shipped to customers in all 50 states.
Morning Call features reporter and Retail Watch columnist Ryan Kneller can be reached at 610-820-6597 or firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Our partner iMAG has been busy putting Tessera M2 processors to work on several projects that demand vibrant, seamless, attention-grabbing displays.
Mobile World Congress, Gran Fira, Barcelona
For the third year in a row, iMAG were invited to provide multiple LED solutions for a flagship company stand at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The installation was at Mobile World Congress, which surpassed their visitor record for the first time in the events’ history with nearly 101,000 attendees.
The large, dual-levelled stand required multiple LED columns and a high resolution static LED screen, with perfect screen consistency and quality maintained across both. With two Tessera M2s providing seamless processing and pixel mapping, iMAG created an engaging, vivid display with its ROE Black Onyx 3.4mm. The large, high-resolution LED screen served as a clear focal point for visitors, allowing the keynote speakers to maximize their appeal to a wider audience, and boost visitor engagement.
Entrepreneurs Boot Camp, Brighton
iMAG were commissioned to design and deliver a conference set that would both wow the audience and effortlessly complement the guest speakers at the Entrepreneurs Boot Camp in Brighton.
Using two Tessera M2s, iMAG set up a versatile system that could easily broadcast live and pre-recorded presentation material on any part of the canvas of high-resolution LED screens. Several curved column screens accompanied the main displays, giving depth and visual interest to the stage.


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German technology giant Bosch will open a fully digital and highly connected semiconductor plant in Dresden, Germany.
Bosch, which already operates a semiconductor factory in Reutlingen near Stuttgart, said the new Dresden plant would primarily focus on manufacturing automotive microchips for use in electric and hybrid vehicles.
“Chips for tomorrow’s mobility solutions and greater safety on our roads will soon be produced in Dresden,” said Harald Kroeger, member of the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH.
“We plan to open our chip factory of the future before the year is out.”
Bosch said it is investing around one billion euros in the high-tech manufacturing facility, which will be one of the most advanced automotive chip factories in the world.
According to the company’s statement, the final construction phase will see up to 700 people working in the Dresden plant, which is scheduled to officially open in June 2021.


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China's ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing is set to trial the country's central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Announcing the news on Wednesday, Didi said it had signed an agreement with the People's Bank of China's (PBOC's) Digital Currency Research Institute to test digital yuan, officially known as Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP).
"DCEP will become a key infrastructure of the digital economy," said Didi, adding that it will work with the central bank to "promote the integration of the digital economy with the real economy."
While specific details of the trial are not yet clear, it could be one of the first real-world applications of DCEP given Didi's massive user base. SoftBank and Apple-backed Didi serves over 550 million users. Didi acquired Uber's China business in 2016.
Notably, Didi already supports Alipay and WeChat Pay on its platform, and the digital currency appears to be a good trial addition.
The PBOC began testing digital currency, which has been under development since 2014, a few months ago. The central bank had partnered with seven state-owned companies, including four commercial banks and three telecom giants, to test the digital yuan.
Restaurant giants Starbucks, McDonald's, and Subway were also reportedly looking to trial the digital currency. While several details of the digital yuan have emerged in recent months, its official launch date still remains unknown.
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UPDATE: Here's the latest list of top 20 Robinhood stock holdings, as of the end of June 2018.
What are the kids into these days? You'd be surprised.
Techs are always a hot topic, but none of the FANG+ stocks — that is, Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX), Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) or Apple (AAPL) — or even hip names like Tesla (TSLA) took the top spot as most-held stock on Robinhood, a millennial-skewing trading app.
X Its users are an average of 30 years old, with a median age of 28, a company spokesperson told Investor's Business Daily, which means a peek at Robinhood's most widely held names offers a portrait of millennial investors.
Instead, chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) took home top honors as most-held stock by the number of users on the platform, said the company.
Shares of AMD, an Nvidia (NVDA) rival in graphics and AI chips, have been on an upswing since early January, after PC chip rival Intel (INTC) was made aware of security flaws in its chips. AMD products are also said to be impacted, but the company has said its chips have "near zero" vulnerability to the problem. Still, some users have reportedly encountered difficulties with the patches AMD has released, and one lawmaker has asked the companies' executives for updates on the issue.
AMD rose 0.5% to 12.65 in Monday's stock market trading.
One possible factor behind AMD's popularity among Robinhood users? The price. Robinhood requires no account minimum and offers free trading, appealing to beginning investors. So buying a share of Amazon (Monday's close 1,327.31) might be out of reach, with triple-digit stock prices for Apple, Facebook, Netflix, Tesla and Nvidia a bit of a stretch. AMD is easier to swing. Meanwhile, a few of the top 20 stocks (in terms of how many Robinhood users own them), have prices in the single digits, while several others are below $20 a share.
What other stocks are popular with millennial investors? Here's a look at the full list:
The Top 20 Stocks Held By Robinhood Users
- Advanced Micro Devices
- General Electric
- Bank of America
- Micron Technology
- Chesapeake Energy
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Popular publicans are stepping down
10:17am Thursday 3rd October 2013 in Lyme Regis
TWO popular publicans have decided to call time on their career behind the bar and will retire later this month.
Brian Jenkins, 62, and wife Denise Jenkins, 59, have been pulling pints at the New Inn at Kilmington, East Devon, for more than 21 years.
They have led the pub into being one of CAMRA’s Magnificent Seven, as they are in the select group of pubs mentioned in each of the 41 editions of the Good Beer Guide.
The couple’s success was made all the more satisfying after the pub was destroyed by a fire sparked in the thatched roof and was shut for nearly a year for rebuilding.
Mr Jenkins said: “We only had what we stood up in and that was it, everything else was gone. It was devastating, and it plays on my mind now when I start thinking about it.”
After the fire, the pub was rebuilt and reopened, and Mr Jenkins said he had seen a lot of changes to the industry in the two decades he had spent at the helm, including an increase in food and wine sales.
Mrs Jenkins said: “Pubs can’t be without food these days. When we first came here food was about 10 per cent of the turnover, it’s now nearly half and wine, I used to sell maybe a bottle a week, and I’m now doing thousands of bottles a year.”
After their retirement, they plan to spend time holidaying around the UK and the rest of Europe, before returning to their home in East Devon and making their former pub their local.
Mr Jenkins also passed on some words of wisdom he has acquired over the years.
He said: “Keep your beer lines clean, do them every week and do them properly, and make sure you’ve got the right-sized barrelage in for your turnover, it’s as simple as that.
“If you change a barrel every day, then your beer’s fresh every day.
“Always have the right glass for the right beer, and make sure they’re clean.”
Palmers brewery tenanted trade director Jayson Perfect described the couple as ‘fantastic tenants’.
He said: “It’s a great honour to own one of the Magnificent Seven pubs.
“Brian and Denise have been fantastic tenants and I hope they enjoy a happy retirement.
“Our new landlords, Chris and Becky, are committed to keeping up the listing and making the pub even better in the future.”


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Buckle up, thrill-seekers! Porsche is about to unleash its most ferocious creation yet – the highly anticipated Taycan Turbo GT. Billed as the “most dynamic Taycan of all time,” this electric beast is poised to redefine the boundaries of performance and exhilaration.
GAUNTLET THROWN AT RIVALS
With the Tesla Model S Plaid and Lucid Air Sapphire firmly in its sights, the Taycan Turbo GT isn’t just another electric sedan; it’s a statement of Porsche’s unwavering commitment to pushing the limits of what an EV can achieve. And let’s not forget, it already holds the Nürburgring lap record for purely electric models – a feat that serves as a precursor to the adrenaline-fueled experience awaiting us.
WOLF IN WOLF’S CLOTHING
While Porsche has played coy regarding the Taycan Turbo GT’s specifics, spy shots of near-production prototypes have given us tantalizing glimpses of its aggressive, track-focused persona. From the eye-catching rear wing to subtle aerodynamic enhancements, this electric predator means business.
POWER AND POISE
Rumors abound of a potential third motor, but even without it, we can expect combined output to soar into quadruple digits – at least with a boost function. Brace yourselves for neck-snapping acceleration, with 0-60 mph sprints likely to be dispatched in the low two-second range. And if the Cayenne Turbo GT is any indication, Porsche may have also put the Taycan through a rigorous weight-loss regimen, ensuring an optimal power-to-weight ratio.
Sure, the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT won’t single-handedly save our planet with its electric powertrain, but that’s not the point. This beast aims to prove that EVs can be more than just absurdly quick in a straight line; they can be genuinely engaging and fun to drive around a racetrack, despite their inevitable heft.
Prepare your wallets, for the Taycan Turbo GT will likely command a princely sum. With the current Taycan Turbo S already priced at a jaw-dropping $210,995, we can expect Porsche’s new crown jewel to demand at least an extra $20,000 – and that’s before options. For those seeking the ultimate in electric performance, a quarter-million-dollar price tag may well be a small price to pay.
As the world eagerly awaits the unveiling of the Taycan Turbo GT, one thing is clear: Porsche has thrown down the gauntlet, ready to redefine what it means to be an electric performance icon. Brace yourselves for an adrenaline-fueled ride like no other, where the future of electrified thrills is now.


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Super Bowl advertising on CBS was in fire-sale mode late last week, according to marketers who bought into the game at the 11th hour. Prices dropped so much that Universal Pictures made a last-minute decision to buy a 30-second post-game spot for action film "The Fast and the Furious," which ran right before the start of the much-anticipated "Survivor: The Australian Outback.""It wouldn't surprise me if these last-minute buys were significantly below the $2 million mark," said a media agency executive, who purchased a block of the game for a high-profile advertiser. Warner-Lambert Co.'s Dentyne, Motel 6 and IBM Corp. are said to have snapped up bargain spots.
A CBS spokesman acknowledged that advertisers were getting better prices closer to game day. "The remaining inventory was in the fourth quarter," he said, although he denied pricing was as low as advertisers were saying. "We're very satisfied with the outcome."
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Ben & Jerry’s Supports GMO Labeling Movement
As the movement to label genetically engineered foods continues to gain momentum in 2013, national food brands are making sure to voice their stance. Just Label It is happy to partner with Ben & Jerry’s, the latest company to come out in support of the growing consumer movement for transparency.
According to Ben & Jerry’s website, the company not only stands with mandatory GMO labeling, but has plans to source only non-GMO ingredients for all of their products by the end of 2013:
“Currently, in the United States and Canada, 80% of Ben & Jerry’s ingredients by volume are already non-GMO and 26 of our flavors are fully non-GMO (see list). We commit to sourcing non-GMO ingredients for all our products everywhere by year-end 2013. In fact all our products made in Europe are already non-GMO.
We will track our progress as we complete this conversion, with public updates on this site. Beginning now, and throughout 2013, we will transition packaging so that all Ben & Jerry’s products will be labeled with respect to GMO by 2014.”
The world famous ice cream maker has a long history of siding with consumers and their right to know what’s in their food, including fighting long and hard for labeling of rBGH, which was the first genetically engineered technology used in the US food system.
“All of us at Ben & Jerry’s are proud to stand with the growing movement of citizens, farmers, suppliers, companies, and others, in demanding the right to know what’s in the food we eat,” said Rob Michalak, the company’s Global Social Mission Director.
To learn more about the transition, and the company’s stance on GMOs, click here.


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This is according to a study conducted by the National Caravan Council (NCC), which also determined that in the first months after the lockdown, 70 per cent of UK adults considered a holiday caravan-based UK break to be a socially acceptable activity, while 77 per cent considered motorhoming acceptable. What’s interesting is that these holiday types were regarded as much more acceptable than a city break to a major European centre like Paris or Madrid.
The NCC worked with founding member of the British Polling Council Populus, interviewing a random sample of 2,050 adults online between 22 April and 23 April 2020 to obtain the results of the survey.
The survey highlighted that after a significant number of people had their pre-August 2020 holiday plans disrupted by Covid-19, their desire to travel outside of the UK changed. For example, of those who were planning to travel to Europe, the survey reveals that only 42 per cent are now likely to take European trips before the end of December 2020; and of those planning non-European trips, just 21 per cent are likely to book. However, 66 per cent of consumers whose UK holidays plans had been impacted say they are likely to take UK holidays or short breaks in the second half of 2020, provided the restrictions are lifted before then.
NCC Director General, John Lally commented: “This insight is great news for our industry. Our holiday parks benefit from rural and coastal locations, away from densely populated urban areas. Units are usually located a minimum of five metres away from each other and enjoy their own services and facilities, which allows caravanners in their tourers, motorhomes or holiday caravans to be independent. Each one is separate with no shared doors or communal access areas. So, they are more suited to social distancing than many other types of holiday accommodation.”
Lastly, the NCC also revealed that the three top-ranked activities that those surveyed were looking forward to are: spending time in person with friends and family; having the freedom to go out without thinking about it; being able to go on holidays or short breaks.


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GREENS senator Peter Whish- Wilson has lashed out at the state government's approach to diversifying the Tasmanian wine industry.
Premier Lara Giddings yesterday announced a $300,000 research grant would be awarded to Smart Viticulture under the new $20 million economic diversification package.
However, the Greens are not satisfied with the degree of government consultation with key industry stakeholders.
"[The state government] are talking about growing the industry without consulting with the industry itself," Senator Whish-Wilson.
"Decisions should be based on extensive consultations with existing wine industry stakeholders, rather than on the recommendations of a few consultants with vested interests in expansion.
"Feedback provided to the Australian Greens by many stakeholders in the Tasmanian wine industry, including the industry's peak body, Wine Industry Tasmania, is that many stakeholders are concerned about Labor's plans to incentivise the wine industry."
While supporting the principle of schemes to drive new investment and jobs in the Tasmanian wine sector, Senator Whish-Wilson stated any package of incentives to grow the Tasmanian wine industry should be grounded upon commercial realities.
Senator Whish-Wilson said the "aggressive" quadrupling of statewide grape planting would lead to a surplus of grapes and a glut, not to mention heightened statewide competition.
"We've seen it all before with national managed investment schemes. They only saw significant overplanting, which in turn put pressure on wine producers. That would hurt the large number of small boutique players in Tasmania who are already doing it tough," he said.
Mr Whish-Wilson, who has been bottling and selling wine since 2005 from his family owned Tamar Valley vineyard - the Three Wishes Vineyard - said he had a considerable understanding of Tasmania's wine industry.
"A key area in which government could really assist smaller producers is through funding marketing arrangements such as employing full-time marketers. That is one such initiative I would have liked to have seen on the agenda," he said.


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WITH BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS IN the kitchen, families find more ways to connect not just with the cyber world but also with each other, reports the Internet Home Alliance. This conclusion came out of an eight-month test of Internet-enabled product solutions—known as Mealtime Pilot—for kitchen and meal preparation.
“What we intended to do was give mom and dad a way to get dinner on the table,” says Alliance's vice president of ecosystem development, Tim Woods. “But in the end the families loved … participating because it brought them together.”
Twenty families tested various products, including ovens that could be programmed to refrigerate, cook, and hold a dish warm for a set time; WAP (wireless application protocol) phones to change those directions; and tablets for surfing the Internet for recipes, creating shopping lists, and e-mailing them to an online grocer for delivery.
Although the products met with varying degrees of success, the study's prevailing point was that a kitchen with Web access provided a reason for busy families to spend more quality time together.
While a few builders are catching on—Woods says that KB Home is “doing a fantastic job” offering Web options— others are reticent to push Internet packages on buyers. Woods says that those builders could be missing out. Like crown molding or carpeting, broadband in the kitchen can enhance home buyers' quality of life, he says.
“The bottom line for builders is put a broadband connection in the kitchen no matter what,” Woods says.


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Most Americans Want Legal Weed Sold in Hometown
Marijuana is becoming increasingly more acceptable in the United States, with the majority of Americans willing to allow a legal pot commerce to operate in their hometown. However, the catch is — they are not sure about weed being sold in their backyard.
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