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BEIJING, China – Online company bang.travel announced former Focus Media's first CFO will join the company as Chief Financial Officer.
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thirayuth Chirathivat, Chief Executive Officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts, has announced the appointment of Wim N.M.
Nicolas Belfrage wrote in his book Brunello to Zibibbo that Sicily has the potential to become “California, Australia, Chile, Southern France, Jerez, and middle Italy all rolled into one.” ...
Two new board members were elected to the Tourism Society board at its Annual General Meeting held at the office of the Welsh government in London this month.
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Reed Travel Exhibitions’ (RTE) has confirmed that has been appointed a new Show Director ICOMEX and Event Production Forum for the Reed Exhibitions Mexico Portfolio.
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Kuoni Group Travel Experts has appointed a new Business Development Manager for North America’s west coast as its group travel business out of the region rises once again.
SINGAPORE - Oakwood Asia Pacific Ltd., which serviced apartments for business and leisure travelers, today announced its expansion into Sri Lanka with the new Oakwood Apartments Colombo.
I recently attended a Prosecco Superiore DOCG seminar at A Voce Columbus in New York.
Manish Jha, the outgoing General Manager of the Seychelles AVANI Barbarons Hotel, and Thomas Barguil, the resort's new General Manager, paid a courtesy call on Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles ...
Small ship cruise line Un-Cruise Adventures announced today that a company longtime executive is stepping into a new role at the line as President and Chief Operations Officer.
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SINGAPORE – Oakwood Asia Pacific Ltd., which manages some of the finest serviced apartments for business and leisure travelers, today announced several general management appointments and ...
DREIEICH, Germany - Head of Corporate Strategy at Hahn Air, Jorg Troester, has been appointed board member of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
The current state of hotel suites is downright dismal. C-suite executives, politicians and government dignitaries spend thousands of dollars or euros a night on suites that are banal.
SINGAPORE – Pan Pacific Hotels Group is pleased to announce the appointment of a new General Manager of Sari Pan Pacific Jakarta.
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) announced it has named a new Chairman of the Cut Tourism VAT Campaign with immediate effect.
An eminent responsible tourism expert joined the Travel Foundation as a trustee last week, following unanimous approval from the board.
HONOLULU, Hawaii - With George Szigeti stepping down from his post as CEO of the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association (HLTA) to take on the role of President of the Hawaii Tourism Authority, ...
LUX Resorts & Hotels has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director – China & South East Asia to oversee the Mauritius-based group’s expanding presence in China.
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HONIARA, Solomon Islands – Josefa “Jo” Tuamoto, the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau (SIVB) Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed to serve as the Deputy Chair of the South Pacific ...
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He’s spent his whole life around cannabis, and the managing director of lifestyle brand Tokyo Smoke was in Winnipeg for the dawning of its new era.
“It’s a bit hard for me to put it into words. It’s a really unbelievable moment,” Alan Gertner said Wednesday morning at the company’s Goulet Street retail store. “To be in the store in Winnipeg, a store we built as a team, to get to see people here buy their first legal cannabis, it’s so heart-warming and exciting.”
Gertner flew in from Toronto to observe cannabis legalization activities. His grandmother moved from Canada to Humboldt Country, Calif., the historic epicentre of the illicit marijuana industry, while his father Lorne is considered the Godfather of Canadian cannabis, having founded the country’s first legal medical marijuana grower in 2004.
Gertner left his job as a Google executive to start Tokyo Smoke with his father three years ago, its parent company Hiku Brands bought by Canopy Growth Corporation in July.
He said while the world is learning about the benefits of cannabis in the medical field, opening the door to recreational use means more open conversation about the responsible use of pyschoactives in general.
“This is the beginning of a truly global revolution,” Gertner said. “It’s Day 1 of something I really and truly believe will change the world.”

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Moment black man in Walmart is ‘profiled and harassed’
Moment black man shopping for a refrigerator lightbulb in Walmart is ‘profiled and harassed’ by employee who called the cops when he refused to leave as store is ordered to pay him a record £4.4M in damages
- According to the lawsuit the employee ‘spied’ on Dovey Mangum while shopping
- The told Mangum to leave the store and called the police when he refused
- Police responded and ‘refused to take action against Mangum’ when they arrived
- Walmart later fired the employee for ‘mishandling £35 of Walmart property’
Published: 19:43, 23 August 2022 | Updated: 22:20, 23 August 2022
Video shows Michael Mangum confronting Walmart employee Joe Williams, a theft prevention worker, after he caught him ‘spying’ on him.
Williams had ordered Mangum to leave the store and called police when he refused, according to a lawsuit.
Walmart has now been ordered to pay £4.4 million in damages to Mangum – £400,000 in non-economic damages and £4 million in punitive damages – by a Multnomah County jury.
Mangum’s lawyers said it was the largest discrimination case in Oregon history.
Mangum, who was 59 at the time, visited the Walmart in Wood Village on March 26, 2020, to buy a light bulb for his refrigerator.
Video shows Michael Mangum confronting Walmart employee Joe Williams (left and right), a theft prevention worker, after he caught him ‘spying’ on him
Michael Mangum, left, with his attorney Greg Kafoury. Mangum sued Walmart after he said he was racially profiled and harassed by an employee at the Walmart in Wood Village
The litigation is a landmark test of a recently passed state law allowing lawsuits against anyone who improperly calls law enforcement with the intent to discriminate, his lawyers said.
After Mangum arrived at the store, he noticed store employee Williams watching him as he shopped.
Williams told Mangum to leave the store, but Mangum refused, saying he’d done nothing wrong.
Mangum’s lawyers said Williams told Mangum he was going to call the police and tell them Mangum had threatened to ‘smash him in the face.’
Williams called the non-emergency police dispatch line and told the operator he ‘had a person refusing to leave,’ the lawsuit states.
Video, recorded by Mangum, shows him confronting the Walmart employee after he caught him spying on him.
‘What did I say?’ asks Mangum. ‘What did I say to threaten you? I didn’t say anything to threaten you. What did I say?’
Williams, who was wearing a black hoodie and black ripped jeans, replied: ‘That if I kept watching you then you would slap the shit out of me’.
Magnum replied: ‘No I didn’t say that.
And I’m going to find this other couple here and ask them if I said that.’
Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office responded after Williams called the non-emergency police dispatch line and ‘refused to take action against Mangum’, the victim’s lawyers said.
The lawyers said deputies made that decision based on Williams’ ‘shifting explanations’ for the reason he called and because of his ‘reputation for making false reports to police.’
The Walmart store is pictured.
On Friday, August 19, 2022, a Multnomah County jury awarded £400,000 in non-economic damages and £4 million in punitive damages against Walmart
According to Mangum’s lawyers, the next day, Sheriff’s Sergeant Bryan White and another deputy met with the director of the Walmart and the assistant manager and explained that deputies had noticed a ‘pattern of behavior’ in which Williams would call police to report ‘dangerous active situations, such as customers physically assaulting him or other employees,’ that were not happening.
The store and Walmart corporate officials kept him on the job for several more months and fired him in July 2020 for ‘mishandling £35 of Walmart property,’ the lawsuit said.
Williams in a deposition denied the allegations that he wrongly called the police, saying Mangum had threatened to hit him.
Mangum filed the lawsuit against Walmart for negligent retention and action against person who summons police with improper intent.
‘He lives the same message of self-respect that he teaches to young people, ‘stand up for yourself when you know you’re right,” Mangum’s trial lawyer, Greg Kafoury, said in a statement.
‘Because of his courage, we were able to show the jury an unconscionable failure of responsibility by the world’s largest corporation.’
Walmart spokesperson Randy Hargrove called into question some of the claims and said Walmart considers the verdict ‘excessive’.
‘We do not tolerate discrimination.
We believe the verdict is excessive and is not supported by the evidence,’ Hargrove said in a statement to the news outlet.
He said Mangum interfered with Walmart associates as they were surveilling and stopping confirmed shoplifters, and then refused to leave despite being asked to repeatedly.
‘We are reviewing our options including post-trial motions’, he said.
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According to JLL's latest Hong Kong Property Market Monitor released today, the decline of office rents has slowly abated in January 2021, with net effective rents in the overall market dipping by 0.6%.
The rental fall was moderate, compared with the overall drop in Grade-A office rents of 1.1% m-o-m in December last year. Office rents in core business districts, Central and Tsimshatsui, were relatively stable last month. However, Wanchai/Causeway Bay experienced the most significant rental contraction and fell 1.4% month-over-month.
Central's vacancy rate continued to increase, reaching 7.5% as of the end of January. Tenant decentralization remained an ongoing trend as corporate tenants looked to cut rental expenses in the midst of recession and relocate to more cost-effective office locations.
Alex Barnes, Head of Office Leasing Advisory at JLL in Hong Kong reports, "The Grade-A office market recorded an overall net withdrawal of 366,200 sq. ft in January as downsizing among occupiers remained in view. We believe Hong Kong will rebound quicker than most comparable markets because of its importance to the Mainland China market. Although the total number of regional headquarters in Hong Kong decreased by 2.4% in 2020, companies from the U.S., Mainland China and Italy rose 1.4%, 10.2% and 15% respectively. More Mainland China firms set up a regional office in Hong Kong in 2020 compared to 2019. Hong Kong's office leasing market will benefit from this in the long term,"
In the retail market, Nelson Wong, Head of Research at JLL in Greater China also commented, "In view of the weak market conditions, street shop landlords are increasingly willing to soften asking rentals and be flexible on leasing terms. Consequently, some retailers took advantage of the tenant-favorable terms to open and expand."
China Construction Bank (Asia) has reportedly relocated to and expanded in Circle Plaza in Causeway Bay, committing to a four-story shop size of 8,024 sq. ft. The bank is currently renting a 4,098 sq. ft shop at Causeway Bay Phase 1 at the same consideration.


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Healthy tips to tackle high-fat foods on game day
Whether from the couch or the 50-yard line, Southerners keep their eyes fixed on the football game rather than their waistlines.
Located in a region with the highest obesity rates in the nation, Southeastern Conference schools might be dominating the rankings and crushing bowl game competition, but their fans are losing the fight for a healthy lifestyle.
But one Georgia-based dietician says tailgates might be a great place to start trimming the fat off the South's football fans.
The damage that unhealthy tailgating can do to one's health is serious, said Regan Jones, a registered dietician and nutrition communicator who works with magazines and food brands like Cabot Creamery Cooperative and Frito Lay.
"We love to talk about tailgating and winning games, but the reality is most people in the South are watching their waistline expand," Jones said. "And obesity is tied to heart disease and cancer."
For some, pigging out on gamedays might seem like a relaxing way to enjoy the weekend. But even if you just tailgate or table-gate for college football, skipping the National Football League's three-day blitz of televised games, the additional calories you consume translates into extra pounds.
Here's how Jones and her colleagues describe a typical gameday smorgasbord: one cheeseburger, one hot dog with ketchup, a side of baked beans, a side of barbecue sauce and two beers before the game; a slice of pizza and a soda during the game; and nachos, bean, dip wings and two more beers during the post-game celebration.
A conservative estimate of those meals adds up to 3,000 calories. Say you root for a team - unlike the University of Georgia Bulldogs - that won't make it to the post-season and only plays 12 games: 3,000 calories times 12 gamedays means 36,000 calories over the season, Jones said, which becomes about 10 extra pounds of heft.
"That's a lot of weight gain for a season that also includes Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas," Jones said. "It's kind of a bad time to consume that many additional calories."
Even if you tailgated a bit lighter, consuming 1,500 calories on Sunday or Monday night football games, that consumption would mean another five extra pounds filling out your Matt Ryan jersey.
The problem, Jones said, is calorie-dense foods.
"There's never anything on the tailgating menu that is low-calorie. For instance, I'm a burger eater. If you like burgers, and that's what makes a tailgate for you, that's great," she said. "But what you don't see are people bringing in fruit skewers to fill out the other side of the plate, or people sitting and snacking on nuts rather than heavy dips and fried chips. So the biggest issue is not so much what we are bringing than what we aren't adding to it."
Jones' personal tailgating experience goes back to the '90s, she said. And football is a major pastime in her household. So she's not advocating strict dismissal of traditional tailgate favorites. Don't get rid of the barbecue or whatever makes your tailgate, Jones said. Just make "small swap-outs" that will make a huge calorie difference.
One example of a small swap Jones gave doesn't sound too difficult: Leave the mayonnaise in the fridge and opt for vinegar when it comes time to prep coleslaw.
The easiest way to transition to a weight-watching tailgate is to choose food items that are already healthy, Jones said. Chips and salsa are good start, she said. She recommends finding a recipe for black bean and corn salsa for the spread.
As far as dips go, try switching out sour cream with yogurt. Sour cream, she said, is high in fats, and yogurt is high in proteins.
Boiled peanuts or unshelled pistachios, instead of chips or fatty nuts, will slow down any voracious appetites, Jones said.
Otherwise, it's smart to rethink those gameday favorites instead of completely replacing them. Hot wings, for example, can be grilled instead of bought fried from a restaurant. Or buy chicken tenders, skewer them and douse them in wing sauce.
Cutting about 100 calories from your daily intake for a year can mean 10 pounds lost, Jones said. Skipping the mayo in the slaw, as mentioned above, and eating an open-faced barbecue sandwich can accomplish this on gamedays, she said.
"Right there, you are already getting rid of some calories," she said, estimating that those two swaps might account for almost 200 calories.
"I don't like to tell people that there's anything off the menu," she said. "But I do say ask yourself why you are bringing (the item). Is it because it's quick and easy? If you don't need them on your menu, don't bring them. If the burger makes the day for you, but you're only so-so on baked beans and potato salad, don't put them on your plate. That's just additional calories where you can load up your plate with other options. Keep the burger. Choose your battles."
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Just like any previous iPhone, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are selling like hot cake, and it is no exception this quarter. Now, we knew that Apple just recently took over Google as being the most valuable brand in 2015, and with this recent number, it does not seem like things will change anytime soon.
Morgan Stanley provided some stats with the folks at Apple Insider, showing that Apple is on its way to shifting 53 million units of iPhone in the second quarter of this year. This was the result of increased interest in Asia, specifically in China, proven that the focus Apple has been putting in this country is now paying off. It is certainly safe to conclude that the iPhones are still in heavy demand, and will still be the most profitable products that the company will ever had.
The Apple Watch however, is a different story, but it is in no way a bad one. Six weeks after the launch, the demand for the wearable is still 20% higher than the original iPhone, and the rate seems to be staying that way for awhile. While the demand was 50% greater than the first iPhone, the market rate has steadily slowed down. A lot of it was caused by “supply constraints due to some component issues.”
As for a prediction of what will happen, Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty claims that the next iteration will witness a similar shipment from year-to-year in comparison to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. However, the interest on this year versions of the iPhone will increase in the same period, as contract prices start to fall into the $99 range.
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named agency and media veteran
as chief executive of its Americas operations, succeeding
A former top Bloomberg executive, Ms. Kelley, 53 years old, joined Dentsu in March as president and chief client officer of the U.S. operations. She will assume her new functions as of Jan. 1.
“Jacki is the whole package,” said
executive vice president of Dentsu and CEO of
“In a short time she has had a tremendous impact on the business,” from her leadership skills to her client-management skills to her strategic expertise, he added.
Dentsu Aegis, while smaller than peers like
Omnicom Group Inc.,
includes many large agencies, including Carat, Isobar, McGarryBowen, 360i and Merkle. It works on behalf of companies such as
Procter & Gamble Co.
General Motors Co.
Mr. Brien will continue to consult for the company. “I want the right kind of balance for myself, my family and my career,” he said.
Ms. Kelley takes the helm of Dentsu Aegis at a challenging time for agencies as they grapple with upheaval from the dominance of
’s Google. Marketers are also cutting back on the fees they pay agencies, as well as hanging more of their marketing in-house.
“Clients want fewer agencies solving bigger problems,” Ms. Kelley said. “You need to be in a place that has exceptional capabilities and a model that allows you to bring together the right assets on behalf of clients.”
Dentsu has spent the past few years buying up many companies around the globe as it sought to reduce its dependence on its home market of Japan. Now the company, as well as its rivals, is looking to simplify its offerings, as clients look for agencies to be more nimble to better respond to the changes technology is having on marketing.
Dentsu is trying to make it easier for clients to navigate the services it offers. The company wants to be able to bring its capabilities “to market much more quickly while delivering integrated solutions, whether that is media, creative or customer-relationship marketing,” Mr. Andree added.
Ms. Kelley said data will play a key role in how the ad industry makes it through this critical juncture. In 2016, Dentsu acquired data-marketing firm Merkle for roughly $1.5 billion and has worked to integrate the company.
Over the past two years, rival firms have also begun to buy up data assets. Earlier this year,
acquired data-marketing firm Epsilon for $4.4 billion, while
s. bought Acxiom Corp.’s Marketing Solutions business for $2.3 billion in 2018.
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NASHVILLE, N.C. — Atlantic Natural Foods, LLC (ANF), a leading manufacturer of better-for-you, shelf stable foods, today announced that TUNO™, a new plant-based, canned seafood alternative, is ready for market—and for seafood-free sandwiches and salads all across the U.S.
Made with non-GMO plant-based protein ingredients, this protein-rich, gluten-free food features the light, flaky texture of seafood and is packed with nutritious omega 3s, but is completely fish-free.
Created in collaboration with seafood industry experts from around the world to help address the growing crisis of global fish stocks being overfished and depleted, TUNO offers a delicious, ocean safe and mercury-free creation that tastes like real tuna while providing its versatility in a more sustainable form. For people looking to incorporate more plant-based foods into their diets, TUNO is now available online at Amazon, and will begin rolling out to major retailers in December 2018.
We recognize that seafood is not an endless resource,” said ANF founder and chairman, J. Douglas Hines. “If our planet’s resources are not guarded and supplemented with alternative proteins, our future generations will not enjoy simple lifestyle requirements as basic as protein.”
A former seafood industry executive with a rich history in the tuna industry spanning decades, Hines, until recently, was one of the investors in the largest distant water fishing fleet operating in the western Pacific under U.S. Flag. Insight into the future strain placed on global fisheries is what drove ANF to begin developing TUNO over five years ago and has resulted in the launch today of an innovative seafood alternative.
“We are proud of what we helped to accomplish in global fisheries as one of the first fleets to qualify for Marine Steward Council (MSC) certification, the highest standard recognized around the world, for on board safety, sustainable practices and, most importantly, social responsibility—among our crews. This made the need to create alternative protein sources that could replace everyday foods like tuna our top priority,” Hines said. “We leveraged real experience in seafood, including partners around the globe combining 100+ years’ experience in harvesting and production, to develop a plant-based innovation that meets the highest standards for product excellence, but also at a family-friendly value that most shoppers can afford.”
TUNO seafood alternative (MSRP $1.49–$1.99) comes in three tasty, 5 oz. canned varieties—Spring Water with Sea Salt, Lemon Pepper, and Spicy Sriracha. Additionally, Loma Linda offers a similar alternative to seafood (MSRP $1.99) in 3 oz. on-the-go, single-serve pouches, which are available in savory flavors including Lemon Pepper, Thai Sweet Chili and Sesame Ginger, with more flavors on the way.
TUNO is available online at Amazon, and will roll out at select natural retailers and traditional grocers including Walmart, Safeway, Sprouts, Food Lion, Meijer, Shaw’s, Ingles, Big Y, Price Chopper and Save Mart, between now and early 2019. Along with TUNO’s North American launch, the company plans to make the new product available in select global markets.
Hines added, “Plant-based protein alternatives are our future, and we’re committed to delivering healthful, sustainable foods to future generations.”


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New car sales in Panama continue to plunge with a drop of 11.3 percent in the first quarter of the year, compared to 2017 which was the worst year for the industry in five years and could help explain why two major dealerships have been sold to foreign companies.
The sale of new cars collapsed by 14.7 percent in 2017, according to official data
Preliminary figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) show that in the first quarter of this year the worst fall, of 21.5 percent, was registered in the segment of regular automobiles – sedans, coupe, and vans- with a total of 4,548 units sold compared to 5,790 in the same period of 2017.
According to INEC data, the last time that sales in the regular car segment grew was in the first quarter of 2015, when it did so by 15.6 percent. The regular cars were the best sellers in the first three months of this year, followed by light SUVs or SUVs with a total of 4,362 units, 8.5 percent less than the 4,766 in the first quarter of 2017.
Sales of buses (-17.8 percent), minivans (-15.3 percent), trucks (-11 percent) and panel cars (-7.1 percent) also fell. ). Only sales of luxury cars increased by 2.7 percent when 576 units were placed on the market; of pickups, 8.3 percent and 1,913 units; and the “other” segment -which includes brands and models without a known distributor- at 55.1 percent and 107 units sold.
Market analysts believe that the generalized drop in sales of new cars has been due to the economic slowdown in Panama, which still remains one of the most dynamic countries in the region with a 5.4 Percent GDP in 2017.
The good news is that the decrease in sales has slowed the unsustainable increase in vehicles on Panama’s already over-clogged streets
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iBeer vs. iPint: a brewing controversy
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When you put your feet up at the end of a long day, do you drink an iBeer or an iPint? The fact that you have a choice over iPhone beer applications makes the creators of iBeer hoppin’ mad.
The applications work like this: Download one from the App Store, and you can make your iPhone look like a glass of beer. Tip it back as if you’re drinking from it and the beer disappears slowly. (Check out the video at the top of the post if you’re still confused.)
As first reported on Wired, Hottrix, the Nevada company behind iBeer, sued Molson Coors Brewing Co. and ad agency Beattie McGuinnes Bungay Ltd., the makers of iPint, in a Los Angeles District Court last week. Hottrix accused Beattie, which does advertising work for Coors, of copying iBeer. IPint ‘dilutes the market,’ the lawsuit says, causing Hottrix to ‘suffer irreparable damages and lost profits.’
According to the lawsuit, iBeer creator Steve Sheraton made a ‘video of a beverage (seemingly beer) magically rising inside a glass’ for use on an iPhone in August of 2007. A few months later, Beattie McGuinnes Bungay asked Sheraton whether it could use iBeer to market Coors. Sheraton said no.
Beattie McGuinnes then copied iBeer anyway, creating iPint, which shows beer rising in a glass, just as iBeer does, and allows users to play a game in which they can move beer on their screen. The game advertised Carling Beer, but Jason H. Fisher, a lawyer for Hottrix, said the game was merely added to differentiate iPint from iBeer.
When the App Store launched in July, iBeer cost users $2.99. IPint was free. Guess which one people downloaded?
‘As iPint increased in popularity, iBeer 2.0 decreased in popularity since end users could get ostensibly the same application without a direct cost (besides viewing the Carling advertising) of paying $2.99 for iBeer 2.0,’ the lawsuit says.
Hottrix sent the ad shop a ‘cease and desist’ letter and informed Apple of the infringement issues, and iPint was removed from the App Store in the United States. Then, iBeer rose in popularity (like beer rising magically in a glass) and became a top 5 paid download in the U.S. But iPint is still available in international markets, so Hottrix is suing to get it taken down. Hottrix estimates its lost profit to be around $12.5 million.
‘We actually tried to work with Molson Coors to get this resolved before it went into litigation,’ Fisher said. ‘But we were met with no cooperation and we were forced to file the lawsuit.’
It should be noted that according to his website, Sheraton, the guy who invented iBeer, is a certified magician and physical comedian, as well as a ‘general nutcase speaking 7 languages.’ He is a graduate of the Chavez College of Magic in Los Angeles.
But not even magic, it seems, could protect the iBeer from litigation. Where’s Harry Potter when you need him? He’s probably of legal drinking age by now, right?
-- Alana Semuels


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Wrongly labelled fish sold in scam
Twenty-one takeaways, fishmongers and restaurants have been caught trying to con customers.
In what is the second survey to expose major seafood fraud, two unnamed suppliers have now been linked to a fish racket by food safety chiefs.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) found that three-quarters of smoked fish it tested was labelled as the wrong species and that fast-food outlets were the worst offenders.
The study found cheaper pollock, hake, smelt and haddock were being used to replace the more valuable and scarce cod.
FSAI chief executive Professor Alan Reilly said the mislabelling could be a money-making racket for businesses deceiving their customers.
"If a consumer wants to buy a piece of cod, it should be a piece of cod they are buying and not some other fish," he said.
One third of the samples taken from takeaways did not match the customer's order.
The FSAI revealed that 73pc, or eight out of the 11, smoked-fish samples it genetically analysed were wrongly labelled.
Ordinary white fish was more heavily tested but only 13 out of 100 were found to be labelled incorrectly.
The FSAI began checking fish and chip shops after last year's discovery by a University College Dublin scientist that a quarter of the fish sold in the city's takeaways were wrongly labelled cod.


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Holiday resort chain creates 1,500 jobs in preparation for staycation boom
A UK holiday resort chain has today announced that it has created 1,500 jobs as it predicts a fully booked summer.
Parkdean Resorts, headquartered in Newcastle, operates 67 holiday parks, and expects to be at 100 per cent capacity for July and August due to travel restrictions.
The company is investing £4.5m in a marketing campaign, and has hired an additional 1,500 staff to help manage the influx of customers it expects.
Steve Richards, chief executive of Parkdean Resorts, commented: “This campaign will rightly celebrate the wonderful Great British holiday.
“It is our biggest yet and comes at a time when demand for our holidays is through the roof; we expect to be full over the summer months and are experiencing a surge for September and October bookings, creating ‘twin peak’ demand.
“We are ready and waiting to warmly welcome holidaymakers who want to enjoy a well-deserved break whilst seeking fresh air, open spaces and safe, beautiful locations.
“Our team has worked hard to ensure that whilst social distancing and health and safety measures are adhered to, our holidaymakers’ experience will be the best yet.”
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A new boxing VR title has been announced, and it looks like it will head straight to multiple high end VR titles this coming March!
“Gloves of Glory” is a boxing simulation, that seek to blend fitness and gaming fun together. You will be trained by “Spider”, a boxing coach … Read the rest
Edit: I have just updated the article with new trailer and the updated screenshots of the game.
A new VR combat game titled “Boxing Apocalypse” has just been announced. This single player title is set to launch today with a price point of $19.99 USD on Oculus Rift, … Read the rest
A virtual reality title “Mech League Boxing” has been released on Steam today (via exiting early access), featuring first person boxing combat gameplay.
This action title is developed by VRGEN. In this game, you will step into the ring as a boxer in a robot suit, as … Read the rest
Knockout League, an arcade style first person boxing title that was released by Grab Games earlier this year, is currently in early access.
Today, the developer pushed out an update patch for the title. According to the announcement for the patch, the content has been expanded, with the addition … Read the rest
Space Fist is a first person boxing VR title with an interesting twist that’s developed by WING VR.
Set in the year 2060, the Earth federal government has created Space Fist to select powerful individuals to eliminate and exterminate evil threats. Unfortunately, your sister’s consciousness was trapped in the … Read the rest
Today’s VR release on Steam is an arcade-style boxing game titled “Knockout League” from Los Angeles based game developer Grab Games.
Knockout League features an intuitive gameplay that requires you to move your body, which will translate 1:1 to the movement inside the game. You will have to think on … Read the rest
First person robot boxing title “Heavy Impact” is now up on Steam! This game thrust the player into the ring as a battle robot, and the objective is to deliver massive blows to the opposing bots to defeat them, while dodging their punches.
This game is set in a post … Read the rest
Kunlun VR is a new VR boxing title from c, that has just been released on Steam.
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Fist of Physics is a new arena fighting title for VR that is now in Early Access on Steam. In this title, player gets to punch robots that are running wild in San Francisco to save the city.
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Heavy Impact is now up on Steam and you can add it to your wishlist now. It is a first person robot brawler that seems to be heavily inspired by the movie “Real Steel”.
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Maine could be vulnerable if Canada retaliates against President Trump’s surprise tariffs against steel and aluminum imports, and manufacturers here could be placed at a competitive disadvantage from the tariffs themselves, which will raise the prices of those metals.
Trump said he will impose 25 percent tariffs on all foreign-made steel and 10 percent on aluminum in order to regrow those industries in this country. Canada is the largest exporter of both products to the United States, leading to fears of a trade war between the neighboring countries, who are each other’s largest trading partners. He claimed he would sign the measure this week.
The president of one of the largest metals distributors in Maine and New England said that while he supports the president’s desire to impose tariffs on steel from China, doing so on Canadian imports is a terrible mistake that will have significant consequences for New England manufacturers.
“You make the New England manufacturing base less competitive compared to the Southern and Midwestern base, and that has a big impact,” said Sam Blatchford, president of American Steel and Aluminum, a distributor in Auburn, Massachusetts, that is owned by Quebec steel processor Nova Steel and has a distribution facility in South Portland. “Maine is so far away from the closest U.S. mills in Chicago and Ohio that they become at greater disadvantage because of the freight costs, which are enormous for steel.” Canadian mills in Hamilton, Ontario, just north of Buffalo, are considerably closer, he noted.
Blatchford said prices for steel plates, beams, and hot rolled coils — the inputs for his business — have jumped 30 percent to 40 percent since January, as the market anticipated some sort of action by the Trump administration.
Chris Robinson, director of marketing at Hussey Seating Co. in North Berwick, said the tariffs will increase the cost of steel, but will be felt by his firm’s major competitors, all of which are in the U.S. and largely serve the U.S. market.
“Those raw material costs will have an impact, but that’s an impact that will be pretty much the same across the industry, so we won’t be having particular problems because we’re in Maine,” said Robinson, whose company makes metal bleachers and other stadium and event seating. “Ultimately it will be felt by the consumer in some sort of price increase, because we certainly can’t not pass those cost increases on to them.”
BIW, COMPETITORS IN SAME BOAT
Bath Iron Works, the state’s largest consumer of both metals, is required to buy from U.S. sources for its Defense Department work, and costs will definitely increase, said defense analyst Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Virginia, but not in a way that is likely to undermine its business, especially as its competitors to build Naval vessels are also in the same boat.
“A tariff on imports would have the indirect effect of raising the price BIW pays for steel and aluminum, and they use a lot,” Thompson said. “But let’s keep in mind that a 25 percent tariff is not the end of the world; it’s an incremental addition that is not going to break the bank.”
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, which services nuclear submarines, also would be unlikely to see dramatic impacts, Thompson said. “It’s not likely to impact the workloads or the workflow there,” he said. “The higher price of steel will need to be calculated into how they request their budget and how much work they can do.”
A spokesman for BIW said the company, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, would not be able to comment on the issue Tuesday.
U.S. BREWERS FEAR LOSS OF JOBS
Representatives of other industries and businesses that would be affected by the tariffs — including the Maine Manufacturing Association, Maine International Trade Center, the Boothbay shipbuilder Washburn & Doughty and snowplow maker Fisher Engineering of Rockland — did not respond to interview requests. But the Maine Brewers’ Guild said its members were bracing for additional costs.
“Craft beer is increasingly being sold in aluminum cans, and any increases in costs of aluminum will likely lead to increased materials costs for brewers,” Executive Director Sean Sullivan said in a written statement.
Peter McGreevey, president of the Beer Institute, the industry’s trade organization, has said the tariff would in effect be a tax of $348 million on brewers and importers and cost an estimated 20,291 jobs in the United States. The added cost of a single can, however, would be a penny or less, the institute said.
CANADA WILL SEEK PRESSURE POINTS
Trade experts say their biggest concern is with how Canada might retaliate, as some scenarios could cause major disruptions in Maine. Canada exported $7.2 billion in aluminum and $4.3 billion in steel to the United States last year, so it may look to impose billions of dollars worth in countermeasures, and in ways that exert the most political pressure on the president.
“The Canadian government will retaliate by putting a tariff on American products, and the question for them is which ones to target,” said Stefano Tijerina, a political scientist at the University of Maine who studies Canadian foreign and commercial policy. “They will be interested in poking or lobbying American stakeholders in places like Maine or Massachusetts or Minnesota to pressure people to argue against the policy with the administration.”
As officials in Ottawa consider their response, the political calculus could well draw them toward quotas or tariffs on a product like Maine lobster, which is a tiny part of overall trade but which would trigger outsized pain and political pressure at the local level, said Gary Hufbauer, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.
“If there’s some industry that would provoke Republican governors, and congressional representatives to say, ‘Hey, what are you doing to us?’ that would be the button Canada would touch,” Hufbauer said. “I’m sure that lobster fishermen in Maine are pretty boisterous folks and would be angry if they lost access to Canadian markets.”
The lobster and timber industries are highly integrated across the Maine-Canada border. In late summer, many Maine lobsters are sent to Canada to be processed into picked meat, frozen tails and other products, which are often imported back into the United States. Atlantic Canada lobster fishermen do not have a similar dependence on U.S. processors, but would presumably suffer if they lost access to U.S. consumers.
POSITIONING FOR NAFTA NEGOTIATIONS
Canadian firms own large stretches of Maine’s working forest and many sawmills, and wood products cross the border in both directions to be processed, which might make the sector a less attractive choice for Ottawa’s retaliation, as it would likely cause disruptions on the Canadian side.
Trump is acting under Section 232 of the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, which gives the president the authority to impose unlimited tariffs if a Commerce Department investigation finds a trade-related national security threat. He ordered just such an investigation last year, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross concluded last month that the imports “threaten to impair our national security.” His department recommended a number of options, but Trump’s solution is more severe than any of them.
The president is under considerable pressure to exempt Canada from the tariffs, and his administration has sent mixed signals on this point. White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that there would be no exceptions. “If you exempt Canada, then you have to put big tariffs on everybody else,” he told CNN.
Trump, however, tweeted Monday that Canada and Mexico might be exempted if they did what he wanted in ongoing negotiations over the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement. “Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum will only come off if new & fair NAFTA agreement is signed,” he wrote, adding that Canada had to treat U.S. farmers “much better” if it wanted that to happen.
“This is more about positioning for NAFTA negotiations than anything right now,” said Blatchford of American Steel and Aluminum. “But we hope these actions aren’t doing a lot of damage between now and the end of the month, when they sit back down to discuss NAFTA.”
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Elizabeth Lee, two partners founded company in 1930
March 8, 2019
Ocean Spray, Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass., values its deep-rooted legacy of powerful women in the workplace. On International Women's Day, the farmer-owned cooperative is sharing its belief that teams are stronger with a diversified workforce.
In collaboration with the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass., is supporting breast cancer awareness by Picking Pink Cranberries for a Purpose, during the first harvest of the season, the company says. The first-ever pink cranberry harvest featured approximately 79 million cranberries, including real pink cranberries and a National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc. ribbon made from approximately 15.5 million pink cranberries, it adds.
Middleboro, Mass.-based Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc., announced that Bobby J. Chacko will serve as president and chief executive officer (CEO), following an unanimous vote from the board of directors, the company says.
Non-alcohol juice drinks available in three flavors
April 4, 2017
Lakeville-Middleboro, Mass.-based Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. introduced Ocean Spray Mocktails. Mocktails are premium non-alcohol juice drinks made with real fruit juice and inspired by popular cocktails, the company says.
Study measured blood pressure, blood sugar levels and blood lipids levels
June 30, 2015
A new study in The Journal of Nutrition reveals that drinking low-calorie cranberry juice cocktail may help lower the risk of chronic diseases that rank among the leading causes of death worldwide, including heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
Whether you’re looking for the perfect words for a novel, searching for the right balance of color in a painting or debating on the notes for a musical composition, finding something inspiring to act as your muse can be a difficult task. The same can be said for the beverage market as manufacturers are looking for that perfect formulation.
Our June 2019 issue features a cover story on a prominent female figure in the beverage world – Heineken USA’s CEO Maggie Timoney. Also featured in this issue is the Top 100 Beverage Companies of 2018, a focus on the tea category and much more. As usual we gathered the latest products and packaging to help guide our readers through the newest trends this summer.
Check back throughout the month for additional content.


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Earlier this week, one of the greatest partnerships in history was announced when Costa Bingo revealed that comedian Johnny Vegas is going to be the new voice of Costa Bingo. There’s even a countdown featured on Costa Bingo’s site that displays how long we have to wait until their new TV advertisement launches on Friday 3rd June. Although Spice Girl Mel B may have been replaced, Costa Bingo’s tagline will remain as ‘Jackpots So Big, It’s Scary’ as far as we’re aware, which we’re sure will lead to many funny ads featuring Vegas.
New Bingo Lobby
Other additions to Costa Bingo include a Lobby refit and a “brand new type of bingo” that may also be unveiled on June 3rd. However, we assume the new type of bingo may be Flashed Fives, which has already appeared on other Dragonfish Network sites including 888Ladies and Foxy Bingo. That said, you never know it could be something entirely new!
1,ooo,ooo Diamonds Promo
Until then, Costa Bingo is still hosting a great giveaway where you could win a share of 1,000,000 Diamonds. Go to the Coming Soon promotion page, log in and fill out a quick survey about Costa to enter! Any diamonds you win will be credited to your account on Monday 6 June. If you’re yet to register with Costa Bingo then you might want to head over there before the welcome packages changes. Right now you’ll receive a 500% welcome bonus when you deposit between £5 and £10.


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Apple isn’t aiming for the low-hanging fruit
Apple entering the payments space has been a tantalising prospect for many for a while now. It’s certainly something that would easily upset the status quo of the payments market. And, while we’ve not heard anything concrete on the matter of payments, except for an occasional teasing statement from Tim Cook, it looks as if Apple really are moving into the world of payments.
The latest piece of speculation comes from Re/Code who claim that Apple is now hiring for two new senior electronic payment positions.
Its sources claim that Apple’s eCommerce head Jennifer Bailey has met with candidates for the role and is leading the process.
One source was quoted as saying “[Apple's] ambitions are very, very serious.” Which, when you think about it, makes sense as they have around 600 million users with iTunes accounts, almost all of which are tied to a credit card or debit card. If Apple was to bring in a payments system or mobile wallet solution, it’d have a base of users who were already heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem.
It seems that Apple’s main goal – at least from a consumer perspective – is to make it easier for shoppers to buy physical products, apps, and online goods using their iOS device. It’s about creating a seamless service that draws payment information effortlessly from iTunes.
However, it’s unknown if this means bucking the current Apple model of avoiding NFC, instead opting to take up Apple’s iBeacon technology in conjunction with the 5s’ touch ID biometric scanner.
If Apple’s plan comes to fruition, it would see them squaring off against the likes of PayPal, Stripe, and Square as they all vie for a place in the mobile money market. Interestingly, it’ll also place them in direct competition with Google once again as they go up against Google Wallet. It’d also mean that both Apple and Google would become two of the largest payment platforms around, dwarfing that of PayPal by a huge margin.
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Goodyear ups senior notes offering to $900 million
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has priced its offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of 8-year senior notes.
The notes are senior unsecured obligations of the company, will be sold at 100% of the principal amount and will bear interest at a rate of 6.5%. Goodyear says it expects the offering to close on Feb. 25, 2013.
The offering was increased from a previously announced offering size of $750 million. Goodyear says it intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund discretionary contributions to its frozen U.S. pension plans and, to the extent not used for such purposes, for general corporate purposes.
The offering was made under a shelf registration statement that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and became automatically effective on August 10, 2010.


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Why class-action suits against Schnucks – how much was taken?
Class-action lawsuits have been filed against Schnucks because of a massive credit card breach that may have compromised 2.4 million credit and debit cards from December 2012 to March 2013. No idea how much was actually stolen to justify the class-action filings?
The lawsuits basically accuse Schnucks of violating best practices and industry security standards and failure to notify customers in a timely manner. Six former Hilander stores in the Rockford area may have been compromised and all are currently under the Schnucks banner.
For full disclosure, my credit was also compromised. A notice was sent by my bank, which had been notified ...


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Lovely ladies to compete for Cointreau Face of News Caf 2010 titleNovember 19th, 2009 by H&R | Categories: beverages, food, products, restaurants, tourism
News Caf has teamed up with Cointreau, True Religion, Wonderbra, Pure Police DNA, Mabelline NY and Elchim SA in next year’s Face of News Caf 2010 brand ambassadress competition. Entries officially opened on 18 November 2009 and close on 5 January 2010.
The total prize value is R100 000 for the winner and two runners-up. The annual competition will result in six regional casting sessions, planned for February 2010.
Three “faces” will be selected in each of the regions, and the 18 finalists will compete in the finale of the competition, to be hosted in Gauteng in April 2010.
The competition was first launched in 2005 to increase brand awareness through the selection of a brand ambassadress that represents the restaurant chain’s image and vibe. The winner of the 2010 title will feature prominently in News Caf’s above-the-line lifestyle campaign for the coming year.
Nick Eleftheriadis, News Cafe marketing director, says: “The Cointreau Face of News Caf is not your typical beauty pageant, far from it. It’s about the vibe and finding a suitable personality that fits hand-in-glove with our brand philosophy. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our naming sponsor, Cointreau, who together with our other highly fashionable and prized benefactors, so eloquently encourage individuality, together with being Cointreau-versial.”


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Melbourne tipped for auction 'peak'
Melbourne's auction market is gearing up for a huge month of activity, with the next three weeks expected to see more than 2,000 residential properties go under the hammer around the city.
The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) said while there are only 200 auctions forecast this weekend (March 9-10), the subsequent two weekends will see thousands of dwellings flood the market.
"The following fortnight, with just over 2,000 auctions scheduled will provide the next test for the improving market. Next week around 870 are expected and then 1,210 in a fortnight," the REIV stated.
Those planning on hitting the auction trail over the next two days may be interested in the areas of Portsea, Rye and Warrnambool, with these expected to see the highest volume of sales over the weekend.
The REIV said the property market is showing positive signs of improvement, with February's results delivering the highest monthly clearance rate since May 2010 - 71 per cent.
Last weekend (March 2-3), a 68 per cent clearance rate was achieved from 915 auctions, while the same weekend in 2012 obtained a 61 per cent clearance rate from 857 auctions.


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Word is that Nina Garcia has stepped down from her position as fashion director at Elle. Well, with her success on Project Runway and cameo offers on other TV shows, she probably doesn't have the time for a real job.
Rumors sprung when Nina was missing from an Elle-hosted event celebrating Simon Doonan's new book, Eccentric Glamor: Creating an Insanely More Fashionable You on Tuesday. Good for her! She's found a way to make a living both behind and in front of the camera.


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St. Gall prepares for annual rummage sale
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What: St. Gall Rummage Sale
When: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 4
Where: 1343 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville
They say the St. Gall Mall has it all, and that’s pretty accurate.
Preparations for the annual St. Gall Rummage sale are under way, and you’d think the Gardnerville Catholic church was opening a retail outlet.
“There’s a lot of pretty neat pieces in there,” said volunteer Corry Cline, who’s in charge of the furniture. “We have a lot of stuff coming in. Seems like it’s getting bigger every year.”
The sale is the weekend of Aug. 3-4, and volunteer Katie Weber agreed with him about the event.
The annual rummage sale has achieved a measure of permanence with the addition of a new storage building.
“We really did need the space,” she said during a tour. “This building was so packed you couldn’t move around in here,” she said.
It gives them a safe place to keep many of the larger items that are donated during the year.
St. Gall secretary Rockie Barth said the sale is ready for its 34th year.
“We have two boats, and many wonderful new items,” she said. “We have been overwhelmed with donations from this great community.”
Organizers ask that shoppers not bring shopping carts or strollers. No food or drinks are allowed in the gym.


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Pokemon is one of the most successful franchises of all time, thanks to the widespread popularity of animated TV series, subsequent video games, and the other forms of media it can come in. The Pokemon games continue to arrive almost like clockwork, the latest being Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Like previous games from the franchise, Pokemon Legends: Arceus became an instant success, selling more than 6.5 million copies within the first week of its release.
Ever since beginnings of the Pokemon franchise, fans have found innovative ways to show their affection for the series, such as fan art. Moreover, as technology has advanced rapidly over the years, these fan-created art pieces are touching newer heights. Technologies like 3D printing allow users to design their favorite Pokemon with immaculate detailing and precision. Recently, a Pokemon admirer created a 3D shadowbox dedicated to Hisuian Growlithe.
Tattoos are another means through which people show their love for Pokemon. Famous pop star Ariana Grande got an Eevee tattoo after allegedly spending numerous hours on Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee on the Switch. Another tattoo enthusiast has stepped forward to flaunt their body-art dedicated to the bug Pokemon, Caterpie. Reddit user dietbongwater uploaded an image that shows their knee with a stunning Caterpie tattoo, to which the user jokingly remarks ‘Caterknee.’ Notably, the user’s tattoo is colored and captures minute details of the Pokemon to near perfection.
As it seems, dietbongwater is an avid tattoo enthusiast as this is not the first tattoo they have and their knee shows many other tattoos in addition to the Caterpie. Most of the Reddit community was awe-struck by the tattoo, as many of them commented this could possibly be the best Pokemon tattoo they’ve ever seen. Even though the internet has regularly seen some mind-blowing tattoos like the Game Boy Color Gengar tattoo, dietbongwater’s Caterpie surely gives others a run for their money.
Fort those who don’t know, Caterpie is an insect Pokemon based on a green caterpillar. It has a teardrop-shaped tail and yellow markings all over its body, while the bright red antenna at the end releases a powerful stench to ward off attackers. Caterpie can be easily captured and grows quickly, thanks to its tremendous daily appetite.
Many fans argue that bug-type is the worst possible type of Pokemon as they are regular fodder for flying-types. Nevertheless, some bug-type Pokemon in games like Pokemon Legends Arceus are worth noting, including Scyther, Yanmega, and Kleavor.


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A group of public and private sector leaders in Sacramento are working to craft a protocol for self-driving vehicles that could be replicated in other municipalities across the country.
Art is often dismissed as “nice to have,” a tougher pill to swallow than funding public safety agencies. But culture has been shown to make a city more desirable — and that can have a booming effect on a local economy.
It’s around 1992, and a long-haired dude in his early 20s is sitting with his friend at Taco Loco, a popular Mexican eatery on J Street in Sacramento. They’re eyeballing the customers, waiting to pounce.
Sacramento Beer Week, entering its 10th year, is one of the longest running regional craft beer celebrations in the country. As this year’s event prepares to kick off April 26, the statewide craft beer scene is stronger than ever. California is now home to more than 980 breweries, compared to fewer than 300 in 2012, according to statistics released by the California Craft Beer Association.
Many of us can easily identify the corporate brands of companies we’re familiar with even if we aren’t loyal consumers of their products. The fruit-shaped Apple and swoosh Nike logos are so well-recognized they’ve become iconic. Businesses know the importance of establishing a clear brand identity to set themselves apart in the marketplace.
Your brand is an extension of your corporate culture
In 2016, during the early days of Birdies Slippers, the two-person company based in San Francisco worked with a small public-relations firm to identify their ideal brand ambassador for what they hoped would become the go-to slippers for women seeking comfort and fashion. Their selection: Meghan Markle.
Creative networking groups like The Blog Bloc are helping creative entrepreneurs turn their crafts into business. Good Inc., also based in Sacramento, gives photographers and models opportunities to collaborate, workshop and learn.
A promotional effort created by the City and supported by the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce, the Barrel District is an attempt to unite these craft beverage manufacturers and brand Rancho Cordova as a distinct destination for beer and spirits.
Businesses that truly seek to give back don’t rely on ad campaigns to effect change.


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Turns out Levi Strauss is not a bully.
That’s according to a federal judge who dismissed a case accusing the apparel company of being a trademark bully.
Last year, Levi Strauss & Co. sent British-based clothing company J. Barbour & Sons a cease and desist letter, saying it was infringing on its trademark tabs. The item in question was the “Barbour Flag,” a small piece of fabric bearing the Barbour name, usually attached to the seam of a pocket on shirts and pants. Levi’s said Barbour’s tabs look a lot like its trademark pocket tabs.
But the luxury apparel company fought back, calling the San Francisco-based denim maker a “trademark bully” and filed a motion seeking declaratory relief, or an official declaration from the courts saying that Levi’s cease and desist letter had no legal grounds. A Manhattan judge dismissed Barbour’s case this week.
The original issue started in May 2018 when Levi’s contacted Barbour over the Barbour Flag.
The British-based company, known for its waxed-cotton jackets, called Levi’s request to cease and desist, as well as turn over financial information regarding apparel with the flags, “a classic example of severe overreaching by a company that has the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s biggest trademark ‘bullies,'” according to court documents.
Barbour said apparel with the Barbour Flag have been featured in the company’s catalogue since as early as 2001 and said no “reasonable and prudent consumer” would ever think Barbour’s apparel is somehow affiliated with Levi’s.
“In fact, to [Barbour’s] knowledge, in all of the years that Barbour-branded products have been sold in the U.S. — or anywhere in the world, for that matter — there has never been a single instance where a consumer or potential consumer has expressed any such confusion between Barbour products and those offered by Levi Strauss & Co.,” the court documents state.
Consumer brand recognition is an important element in determining trademark infringement.
Barbour went on to call Levi’s “one of the most litigious apparel companies in the United States, if not the world. It has a well-deserved reputation as a trademark ‘bully,’ having filed more than 300 trademark lawsuits since 1989,” the June 2018 court documents state. Levi’s has a “well-documented history of suing hundreds of companies and individuals in numerous federal district courts across the land.”
Then Levi’s filed a motion to dismiss the Barbour lawsuit the following month.
Levi’s first used a folded piece of cloth as a tab on the back of its pants as early as 1936, registering it as a trademark in 1949. In the interim, the 164-year-old retailer has sued nearly everyone in the fashion industry, including Diesel, YSL, The Limited, Vineyard Vines, Guess, Bugle Boy, Benetton, Ann Taylor, Stussy, Forever 21, Ralph Lauren, and Dolce & Gabbana.
In addition to suing over the tab, the clothing company has sued over the double-arch stitching on the back pocket of its jeans and even the placement of the patch on the back of the jeans that reads “Levi Strauss Originals” and features images of men on horses.
But suing over trademarked goods is hardly a crime — it’s actually part of the trademark process. The alternative is a company losing its trademark rights.
In fact, Ryan Fox, an associate intellectual property lawyer at brand protection law firm Sideman & Bancroft, said companies are required by law to police their trademarks. If they don’t they’re setting up a precedence for other companies to infringe upon the trademark.
“Trademarks function so that consumers can recognize a producer by a shorthand, either their name or logo,” Fox said. “That way [consumers] don’t have to continually do research to the essential product that they’re buying.”
The latest court order leaves the door open for Levi’s to continue its litigation against Barbour for trademark infringement.
Barbour could not be reached for comment.


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Nike’s retro sneaker onslaught fueled by the upcoming Rio Olympics has been impressive to say the very least. And the hits continue into this weekend with the Nike Hyperdunk ’08 “United We Rise” bringback.
The very first Hyperdunk silhouette, which still stands as one of the very best, returns this patriotic colorway on Saturday, July 23, at select Nike Basketball retailers.
The styles moniker refers back to Nike Basketball’s campaign from the 2008 Olympics.
Give the Nike Hyperdunk ’08 “United We Rise” a better look below and let us know if you plan to cop a pair during a busy release weekend.
Nike Hyperdunk ’08 “United We Rise”
Colorway: White/Sport-Red-Dark Obsidian
Style #: 863301-146
Release Date: July 23, 2016
Source: Sole Collector


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PROVO, Utah, September 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Leading provider of technical repair uBreakiFix® by Asurion has opened its brand new franchise in Provo at 2255 N. University Parkway Suite 50. The store offers professional repair services for everything which has a power button, from smartphones, tablets and computers to game consoles, smart speakers and drones, and everything in between.
While common repairs include cracked screens, battery issues, and water damage, uBreakiFix repair experts have repaired over 12 million devices and can help you with most technical issues, including Most basic repairs being completed in two hours or less.
uBreakiFix Provo is owned by Scott and Stacey Wells, who also own uBreakiFix stores in Sandy and southern Jordan.
“We look forward to the opportunity to introduce the uBreakiFix brand to Provo as we continue to serve this region,” said Wells. “Broken devices are more than just a nuisance when so much of our customers’ work, education and daily lives revolve around technology. We have a team of experienced professionals who are well versed in customer service, which enables us to provide a positive repair experience.
UBreakiFix repair experts repair all types of electronic devices, regardless of make or model, and uBreakiFix is an authorized repair provider for certain devices, including Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones. Customers can book a repair appointment online or drop by in-store for walk-in service. uBreakiFix offers free, no-obligation diagnostics on all gadgets, along with a low-cost warranty and 90-day warranty on all repairs.
uBreakiFix was founded in 2009 after co-founder Justin Wetherill ditched and smashed his own smartphone, sparking the idea of a convenient and affordable repair option. Wetherill partnered with David Reiff and Eddie Trujillo to bring the concept to life, and it has since grown from a single storefront in Orlando, Florida, to nearly 700 locations in the United States and Canada. uBreakiFix joined the Asurion® in 2019 and now operates as a subsidiary of the tech Care company.
“We are excited to serve more people in Provo with fast and affordable technical repair,” said Dave Barbuto, CEO of uBreakiFix. “We all rely on our phones and laptops more than ever, and at uBreakiFix our mission is bigger than fixing broken screens and broken charging ports. We fix technology because people rely on technology to stay connected to the things that are important to them. I look forward to serving this community through our new location in Provo.
For more information, to view a service menu, or to book a repair appointment, visit ubreakifix.com/locations/provo. uBreakiFix Provo is located at:
2255 N. University Parkway Suite 50 Provo City, UT 84604
About Asurion uBreakiFix®
uBreakiFix® by Asurion specializes in repairing small electronic devices, ranging from smartphones, game consoles, tablets, computers and everything in between. Cracked screens, software issues, camera issues, and most other issues can be fixed by visiting uBreakiFix stores in the US and Canada. Since 2016, uBreakiFix has been the exclusive walk-in repair partner for Google Pixel customers. In 2018, uBreakiFix became an Authorized Samsung Care Service Provider offering same-day in-person support to Samsung Galaxy customers across the United States. In 2019, uBreakiFix joined the Asurion® family and now operates as a subsidiary of the technology care company All Franchise Model. For more information, visit ubreakifix.com.
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JAPAN: Subaru expects to hit US sales target early
Fuji Heavy Industries now sees itself lifting US auto sales to 350,000 units in fiscal 2013, two years sooner than originally planned, president Yasuyuki Yoshinaga said.
Last year, the firm behind the Subaru brand had targeted fiscal 2015 for sales to reach that figure, a roughly 30% rise from fiscal 2010 levels, the Nikkei reported.
Stronger-than-expected sales of the Impreza will likely help raise Fuji Heavy's US sales to a record 330,000 units in fiscal 2012. Sales are also expected to get a boost from the planned American launch of the redesigned Subaru Forester sport utility vehicle.
"Our products are highly regarded (by US drivers) for safety features and fuel economy," Yoshinaga said.
Fuji Heavy is also thinking about increasing North American output capacity in fiscal 2015 or later.
"We hope to make a decision (on output expansion) by the end of this year," the president said, according to Nikkei.
On the Senkak Islands dispute and sales in China, Yoshinaga said that "we will still target sales of 100,000 units in fiscal 2015."
He added Fuji Heavy is still seeking to set up a Chinese production facility under a joint venture with a local automaker.


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Here's a scenario to which cryptocurrency fans are accustomed: An influencer praises the merits of or evokes a token on social media. And the token value immediately flies to the moon.
But for neophytes, who are wondering whether they should buy cryptocurrencies whose prices have plummeted, it will be an additional reason to stay away. And regulators will see this as a reason to speed up the regulation of the crypto space.
The fast-food giant joked on Twitter that it would accept meme dogecoin as a means of payment for its burgers and fries "[only] if Tesla accepts grimacecoin." That's a reference to the purple character that's known to tag along with Ronald McDonald in the popular McDonaldland commercials.
Hours later, people from all across the globe flocked to create fake Grimace tokens on the cryptocurrency marketplace. It's worth noting that there was no Grimace Coin in the crypto world at the time of the tweet. McDonald's tried to promote the idea as a joke, but some saw an opportunity and started making fake coins with that name.
One of these newly created tokens started trading at $0.0007 and reached $2 at its peak before tumbling to 60 cents, according to Coindesk. Its market value rose to almost $2 million.
Another Grimacecoin surged 56,000%, reaching 1,000 holders and a $6 million market value.
The creation of these fake tokens has led to social-media criticism of McDonald's, accusing the Chicago burger giant of promoting "scams coins."
Anyone can create a token: Several blockchain platforms explain how to create your own cryptocurrency, whether it's to make a community coin for fun or for any other purpose.
These platforms - ethereum, Binance, etc - make the creation of a cryptocurrency as simple as filling out a survey on the internet. You need to fill in your name, the number of crypto assets to be created, a few other details and that's it.
For specialized companies and savvy nerds, it takes only a few hours to set up a cryptocurrency. The presence of decentralized exchanges then facilitates things. This means that the tokens can be issued and exchanged immediately.
In December, the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing on cryptocurrency.
"The number one threat to cryptocurrency is crypto," began Rep. Brad Sherman (D-California). "Bitcoin could be displaced by ether, which could be displaced by doge, which could be displaced by hamster coin and then there's cobracoin."
"What could mongoose coin do to cryptocoin?" he joked, explaining how he just made it up.
Shortly after, hundreds of moongoosecoins were created. Within just a few hours, the prices of these moongoosecoins skyrocketed, but have since fallen.


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Digimarc has also worked to incorporate watermarking technology into several other high-profile publications, including Sports Illustrated, House Beautiful, Seventeen Magazine and Southern Living.
Port of Kalama adds to its wine portfolio
All American Containers LLC is leasing a 33,000-square-foot facility at the Port of Kalama to supply bottles to the wine industry.
The Port of Kalama on Tuesday announced that AAC Pacific Coast, a division of the Miami-based container and packaging company, is moving into the facility this week and hopes to be operating by October 1.
The move is the result of All American being named a distributor of Benno Glass, the wine bottle manufacturer that launched a production facility at the Port of Kalama in July, where it expects to produce more than 100 million bottles per year.
All American is also expected to expand its food packaging and container operations at the new Kalama site, the port said in a news release.
“The Pacific Northwest has long been a part of our expansion plans and the Port of Kalama offered the perfect central location for us to better serve our customers and the growing wine industry in the Northwest,” Stephanie Ramczyk, business development manager for All American Containers’ West Coast operations, said in a news release.
Pooch-loving Amy Sacks Eyewear changes name to Fetch
Portland-based boutique eye glasses brand Amy Sacks Eyewear is changing its name to Fetch Eyewear to reflect its support of animal rescue initiatives.
Founder Ann Sacks also runs the Pixie Project, a Portland-based nonprofit that works to relieve overcrowded shelters and provide low-cost veterinary services.
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Kellogg Co. among best for developing women leaders
Battle Creek-based Kellogg Co. has been named as one of the nation's top organizations for empowering female leadership.
Kellogg was among 60 companies recognized this week by the National Association for Female Executives as part of its 2016 Top Companies for Executive Women list. The list, released annually by Working Mother Magazine, highlights companies for their equity and inclusion initiatives for women in the workplace.
Mark King, Kellogg's global head of diversity and inclusion, said the company is "incredibly proud" of the recognition, as it gives the cereal giant the opportunity to compare itself to other leading companies. King said the company treats diversity as a business strategy, one that strives for the company to reflect the population it serves.
"Diversity and inclusion is the right thing and the smart thing to do," King said. "It’s right because it reflects the kind of company we want to have; it’s also the smart thing to do because it drives better business results."
Of Kellogg, Working Mother singled out the company's Cross-Cultural Leadership Development Program which launched last year. The program is designed around a series of class sessions with the company's senior management to discuss personal branding and career strategies, among other topics. The company said 62 percent of the participants in the program are women, though it is open to all employees.
This year marks the fourth consecutive year Kellogg's has been named to the list. Other honorees include American Express, AT&T, General Motors and State Farm.
King said the company reaps the rewards of gathering feedback from its female employees around the globe. Through that, he said, it gives the company the opportunity to "learn, grow and identify ways to add to the business."
"It means we reflect the consumers we serve from a general standpoint at the highest ranks of our organization," King said. "Women at all levels can achieve within Kellogg."


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Ordering food online is one of the great conveniences of our modern age, but someone claiming to be in the know says it’s a bad idea at Chipotle.
The TikTok video comes from creator @ehhotii who shows a $9.70 Chipotle bowl being created, with a worker following what appears to be printed instructions detailing what the customer ordered.
The caption accompanying the video declared, “$9.70 for that bowl is ridiculous,” with hashtags reading #chipotlescam and #chipotleonlineorder to underscore that sentiment.
@ehhotii $9.70 for that bowl is ridiculous 🤦🏻♀😭 #chipotlescam #chipotleonlineorder
The on-screen caption, with audio narration, declares, “Why u should never order Chipotle online.”
The video, which originated in St. Paul, Minnesota, has gathered more than 104,200 views since going up on Friday.
Viewers had a spirited debate in the comments section taking on several angles, which the creator occasionally weighed in on.
One commenter observed, “And then you call and complain and it’s free.”
“It ain’t even about that,” another wrote. “They be taxing so much for that bs.”
That led someone to jump in with, “I work at a chipotle and we ain’t be taxin y’all,” before adding, “Just got some weird ass orders and I be judgin y’all for that.”
“Omg!” another commenter exclaimed. “I get less portion online than in person! I ordered double chicken online, they gave me small portion of chicken.”
The creator weighed in, saying, “Online sucks.”
Someone else corroborated the creator’s account of online ordering at the chain restaurant, recalling, “I once asked them why & the manager told me for ONLINE only regular portion means HALF & double means regular!”
Another expressed sadness over not being able to order a beloved item, claiming, “They took away chicken al pastor and I got so sad. It was the only thing that didn’t make Chipotle taste bland.”
Someone else noted a general decline over time, observing, “I loved chipotle growing up but the last like 3+ years it’s been so much worse they changed.”
But at least one person refuted the creator, noting, “For me it’s the opposite! I always get more online.”
Chipotle certainly has its fans—a recent Daily Dot story noted that one Chipotle customer is questing to eat there for 1,000 straight days—and is nearly two-thirds of the way there. That customer, however, estimates that he’d spent $6,062.25 at the restaurant just over 500 days into a 624-day streak chronicled on TikTok. That’s an average of close to $12 a day worth of Mexican fast-food fare.
The Daily Dot has reached out to the creator via TikTok comment and to Chipotle via email.


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Aeria Games have announced that the free-to-play fantasy MMORPG Echo Of Soul, which has been developed by key members of the Lineage II team, will be coming to Europe and North America in Spring 2015. Sign up for the beta now!
With five distinct classes, a massive game world, and a unique soul-collecting system to customize player skills, Echo of Soul is the complete MMO that fans of the genre have been waiting for. Echo of Soul will launch on PC next year but gamers can sign up for updates on the Closed Beta today on the game’s site.
“Since its launch in Korea last year, Echo of Soul has been one of the top MMORPGs, with gamers praising its rich gameplay and incredible content,” said June Sung Kim, CEO of Nvius Corporation, the developers of EOS. “We are excited to be able to bring this vast world and its unique Soul system to Western players next year with the launch in North America, Germany, and France.”
Developed by key members of the team behind the award-winning MMO Lineage II, Echo of Soul immerses players with rich visuals, an epic soundtrack, and a vast and detailed landscape. Providing an incredible sense of freedom and adventure, gamers that choose to step into this world are faced with the promise of an exciting endeavor with thousands of hours’ worth of PvP and PvE content, including quests, raids and challenges. In a feature unique to Echo of Soul, players can customize their characters by battling through dozens of solo or party dungeons, collecting their opponents’ “souls” along the way. The experience continues on the go with the dedicated EOS companion app for players to stay connected to the game world and their guild at all times.


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Ethereum blockchain rival Cardano and TV and wireless service provider Dish Network said they’ve entered a deal to help Dish integrate the Cardano blockchain into its telecom business and help provide digital identity services to Dish customers.
Input Output, Cardano’s parent company, also said it partnered with Chainlink to help Cardano developers build smart contracts for secure decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
The announcements were made during the Cardano Summit 2021.
After rising to as high as $2.46 earlier Saturday, the price of Cardano’s ADA token was down 0.42% over the last 24 hours at $2.28. Meanwhile, Chainlink’s LINK token was up 4.17% on the day to $24.50.
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Two of the largest supermarket chains in the US, Kroger and Albertsons, have announced a plan to merge. The near $25 billion deal would create a company with nearly 5,000 stores across 48 states and over $200 billion in sales. If the agreement gets the green light from the competition authorities, it would be one of the largest mergers in US retail history.
The combined company would become the second largest grocer in terms of market share with 13.5% of the market, according to Morgan Stanley. The first grocer in the US is Walmart with 15.5% market share.
Kroger houses over 10,000 private label items, including Big K and Simple Truth. Albertsons has more than 14,000 own brand products in its portfolio, for example O Organics, Signature and Value Corner. Combined, Kroger and Albertsons sell $43 billion in private label products annually.
The companies said they would spin off nearly 400 stores to form a new rival to gain antitrust clearance. Some analysts have speculated if the government will allow the deal to take place and expect opposition to it. In recent years, the FTC has scrutinized other retail mergers, including the proposed Staples and Office Depot deal, which lead to the companies cancelling the fusion.
In the past, Ahold Delhaize has been associated with Kroger. More recently, another suitable option was added: This summer, it was rumoured that Ahold Delhaize was in talks with Albertsons. Fanatic air traffic followers noticed that two company aircraft of the American group visited Bedford, not far from the American headquarters of Ahold. And earlier this year, an Ahold plane landed in Boise, Albertson's home base. The announcement of a deal between Kroger and Albertsons seems bad news for Ahold, which will be facing a bigger competitor and sees its chances of merging itself with one of the two companies being limited.


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Farmak JSC has become a leader of the pharmaceutical market in terms of sales in the retail market at year-end 2018
Farmak is at the top of the rating of marketing organizations by sales of pharmacy basket products in monetary terms following the results of 2018. The growth of the Company’s retail sales in 2018 is 20.7%. Such information was published by Apteka (Pharmacy) weekly with reference to data from the market research analytical system PharmXplorer/Pharmstandard by Proxima Research.
It is worth noting that Farmak JSC has led the list of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market leaders since 2010 (according to the structure of marketing organizations in each period*) due to high quality of its products and innovative approach in production.
“The strategic goal of Farmak is to increase exports, to enter new markets, keeping its leadership position in Ukraine. We plan to achieve such results due to increase in production capacities and release of modern, effective European-quality products to the market. Today, our products are exported to more than 20 countries of the world. This figure grows every year. People need modern, effective drugs – high-quality generics with proven efficacy that Farmak releases for both Ukraine and Europe. These drugs are manufactured on production lines certified under the European GMP. And we continuously invest in production. In 2019, we plan to spend UAH 1.045 billion for completion of works related to new tablet production, for the project “LMP-3” (Liquid Medicinal Products), new office and laboratory complex, IT, quality and laboratory equipment, and we are going to continue to cooperate with the EBRD under the investment projects. We release new, complex drugs. Our technologies and equipment make it possible to implement any, even the most ambitious objectives which are too tough for some European companies. The drugs of known European brands have been produced on our manufacturing sites under contracts. But we continue to release the legendary medicinal products of Farmak, popular in many countries of the world, which have been already intimately associated with the Company. These are Corvalol, Naphthyzin, Diazoline. We believe in Ukraine and keep stating that, despite the European vector of our development, we will not move production to Europe. We will build Europe here, in Ukraine. And we are confident that the Ukrainian legislation, including in intellectual property, will be also for the benefits of the Ukrainian business and Ukrainians, making high-quality modern medicines available, and competition in the pharmaceutical market – fair“, said Volodymyr Kostiuk, Executive Director of Farmak JSC.
In 2018, Farmak brought 34 new nomenclature items, i.e. 17 brands, to the market seven of which are over-the-counter.
Last year, Farmak began to develop new therapeutic areas, such as asthma, psychiatry and oncology. In 2018, the Company brought the first drug for asthma treatment (Freeway Combi) to the market, as well as created the portfolio of psychiatric products (Adagio, Dyulok, and Freym). A new oncological product called Namibor appeared.
The portfolio in the areas of Farmak’s specialization (contrast agents and ophthalmology) – Dotavist, Cytomoxan, has also increased. Cytomoxan is the first moxifloxacin generic drug in the form of eye drops in the Ukrainian market.
The Company was awarded for the projects aimed at raising the environmental awareness of the society and implementing the latest technologies and innovative approaches. The major projects are: “Eco-School”, “Farmak: Run For Your Health”, etc. The purpose of the Eco-School project is to unite and create a community of young environmental activists, promote en...
Recently, a number of unscrupulous Ukrainian media distributed fake information that Farmak was investigated in the criminal probe in the Republic of Moldova. The National Anti-Corruption Center of the Republic of Moldova refuted this information. “As regards Farmak JSC, no criminal case was initiated in relation to Public Tender No. 180358 on 30.11.2...
According to the results of the 20th contest of professionals in the pharmaceutical industry of Ukraine “Panacea”. Farmak was announced as a winner nominated as “The Company of the Year” during the awards ceremony of the 20th competition of professionals in the pharmaceutical industry of Ukraine “Panacea 2019” which was held on September 18. “The […]


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Elizabethtown police are seeking people who they say were bilked out of money by a bogus travel agent.
A borough woman, Troy L. Metzger, 38, is already facing theft and theft by deception charges for taking money for trips she claimed to have arranged through the Social Travel Group and Grand Voyages Travel, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.
Police said they determined about a dozen people lost money on unfulfilled trips to Cuba, Morocco and Annapolis, Md. They said Metzger took payments from customers in 2017 and 2018 but never even made arrangements for the trips.
Metzger’s theft exceeded $10,000, investigators said.
Anyone who believes they were a target in the alleged scam can call police at 717-367-6540.


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CBS just announced its earnings for 2014, including $3.68 billion in revenue for Q4 (all those episodes of NCIS pay off, apparently), but its always-talkative CEO Les Moonves provided most of the interesting information. According to the NY Post's Clair Atkinson, he has confirmed that CBS has a deal with Sony to be on its new internet TV service PlayStation Vue, saying "they're paying more than everyone else" for the privilege. That probably explains why the $20 per month Sling TV is missing the network channels -- for now, "there's a path to negotiation" according to Moonves -- and why Vue may end up being more expensive.
As far as a Showtime internet service for cord cutters to match what HBO is launching soon, the CEO said on the call that it's under consideration but "we'll share as many details with you as HBO did, which is none at all." Meanwhile, the CBS All Access and CBSN streaming services are said to be "exceeding expectations" -- with signups for the former boosted by the Grammys.
CBS execs also noted it's making more selling its shows internationally than it does from the top two US streaming services combined (we'll assume that means Netflix and Amazon). As Netflix expands internationally, that may explain why it's spending so much money developing original content instead of competing for licensing more stuff in each new country that it enters.
Update: This post has been updated to clarify the source of the PlayStation Vue note, which was not on the call. A transcript of the earnings call can be found here.


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Hacked by OurMine – A Common Trend
We had our Times Square morning coffee and stumbled across a post by CNN. The CNN Facebook hacked profile of the large news company was hacked by OurMine Online Security Group.
OurMine Security Group is a hacker group. Thanks to recent internet security issues, we have seen the level of quality increase. As a result, the group uses hacks of celebrity internet accounts to advertise their commercial services. Recently, the group took over the Marvel’s twitter accounts. The post said, “Hey, it’s OurMine we are just testing your security, please contact us for more information.”
This is not an uncommon technique these days. “We are seeing a higher number of security breaches like this in recent times,” stated Seth Hawkins, COO of Dominican Commerce. Also added, “The problem presented also encourages us to increase the quality of Tech Security.”
As a matter of fact, some say OURMINE has gotten away from hacking and now focusing on tech security. However it may be, these guys are just straight clever. In recent years, we’ve increased our internet presence by more than double. We believe internet security should be a top priority.


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Developers on Square Enix’s upcoming open-world action RPG talk about the game’s “magic parkour” and companion character, Cuff.
The long-rumored Grand Theft Auto remasters appear to be real, according to Korea’s game-rating agency.
Battlefield 2042 will use the same anti-cheat system as Apex Legends, according to a new community charter from DICE.
Here is everything you need to know about Battlefield 2042’s open beta, as well as its progression system, cosmetic unlocks, and more.
Battlefield’s community manager encourages more players to share their Mobile experience.
Things are about to get a lot hairier in Splatsville…


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France's parliament approved a draft law Friday banning advertising for artificial tanning beds and salons, and prohibiting people under 18 from using to the popular yet potentially dangerous ultraviolet technology.
Prom season is right around the corner and with that comes dress shopping and trips to the local tanning salons for many girls. Nearly 70 percent of tanning salon patrons are Caucasian girls and women, primarily ages 16-29 ...
(HealthDay)—Skin cancer researchers report in a new study that in the sunny state of Florida, tanning salons now outnumber McDonald's fast-food restaurants.
(AP)—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed legislation banning anyone under 17 from using a tanning bed and anyone under 14 from getting a spray tan a year after the state's Tanning Mom became a tabloid sensation.
Teenage girls desperate for a tan are determined to find ways of getting round the law banning under-18s from using sunbeds, according to a new study from Cancer Research UK published in the Journal of Pu ...
Indoor tanning beds can cause non-melanoma skin cancer – and the risk is greater the earlier one starts tanning, according to a new analysis led by UCSF.
In the United States, one person dies of melanoma every hour. More than 60,000 new cases of this potentially fatal form of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year, and this number is growing at an alarming rate.


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World's largest duty-free complex opens in Hainan
Haikou International Duty Free City Shopping Complex — the world's largest stand-alone duty-free store — opened on Oct 28, which is a signature event in the construction of Hainan free trade port.
Located near the key transportation hub of Haikou, it covers an area of 280,000 square meters. The shopping complex features more than 800 notable brands, including five exclusives, five global firsts and more than 50 stores with the world's latest concept designs.
Offshore duty-free shopping has become one of the great name cards of Hainan's tourism sector. There are 45 categories of duty-free goods, and the province is now home to 11 duty-free shops.


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This is definitely the most extreme crisis anyone has ever seen. When Amazon announced that they would be prioritizing inbound shipments of household staples, medical supplies, and other high demand products, a lot of Amazon sellers scrambled to find alternative sales and fulfillment options. Many of these sellers turned to DCL Logistics and we had to adapt quickly to meet their needs.
Before the pandemic, we would hire temporary workers to come in and help us with the increase in orders. Keeping our existing employees safe, however, was our number one priority and we wanted to avoid having them come into contact with other people than the small group they work with every day. So we were more cautious with bringing in more temporary associates. A couple of weeks before the pandemic hit, we had fortunately just installed our second collaborative robot in our Fremont facility, integrating it into a conveyor system. So with our new automated cells and some reorganizing of existing staff resources, we were able to meet the 30 percent increase in demand without hiring more people.
The introduction of the cobots have also in general decreased the amount of people needed. In the past, it took five people at DCL Logistics to manage a conventional manual picking process: one to pick the order, one to bring it to the line, one to verify it, one to kit it, and the last person to pack and ship it. The robotic system can do within two hours what a team of five people would do in an entire day.