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The PGA of America commissioned GoVision to provide and install LED video equipment for the 2016 Ryder Cup golf competition. The matches were held in the United States from the 27th of September to the 2nd of October at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.
LED Screen Guru - large indoor and outdoor video display assistant - GoVision
Colossus, the giant center-hung LED video solution is about to be revealed at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, USA. Billed as the world’s largest outdoor, permanent, cable-hung digital display, Colossus debuts on the weekend of April 16-17 to give race fans unprecedented high-resolution and sound.
The rental US market scored the win-win deal as Learfield and GoVision announced their merging on the 30th of June. Learfield, which is a diverse multimedia enterprise specializing in collegiate sports marketing, expanded its range of services with the professional expertise of GoVision, a provider of mobile and modular LED video technology for a variety of events. Managing nearly 1000 projects annually GoVision is one of the major players in the US rental market. In particular, the company’s equipment has been deployed for the NCAA Final Four basketball championship, the last three US presidential inaugurations, live broadcast of Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. Capitol, etc. We asked Chris Curtis, CEO, and founder of GoVision, how the merging will affect the company’s positions regarding future prospects and growth potential.
GoVision LP, a full-service LED screen provider from Argyle, Texas, has acquired the assets of Custom Design and Fabrication, LLC, a company specializing in building mobile display trailers. The move marks the company’s fifth strategic acquisition since the beginning of 2014 and expands its portfolio of services with decades of expertise in the design and manufacturing of LED support elements, the press release said.
GoVision, the Texas-based supplier of LED video displays solutions, provided LED backdrop for the Walmart Shareholders Meeting. The project consisted of nearly 400 square meters of LED video equipment, including screens and floor panels.
GoVision announced the appointment of Todd Wickstrum as the company’s new Vice President, Design & Engineering, according to the announcement made on 27th of April.
The company supplements its four already existing locations with a new office and equipment facility in Las Vegas, according to the announcement dated 18th of July.
The company will provide 11 LED screens to support the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. The inaugural ceremonies will take place on Friday, the 20th of January, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
GoVision received CEDIA "Best Of Show" awards for its new LED video solution GoVision TV. The product was recognized by NewBay Media’s TWICE magazine as one of the outstanding products exhibited at the show, the company said.
Argyle, the Texas-based GoVision team, supplied LED visual solutions for the live displaying of Pope Francis’ historic speech in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. On the 24th of September thousands of excited viewers could watch a real-time view of the Pope’s address to the Congress on five LED displays installed on the Capitol grounds.


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Dan Jacobs and Dan Van Rite are giving their North Milwaukee Street restaurant space in the Third Ward another go.
The chef-owner duo behind DanDan and EsterEv is opening a new concept, called Fool's Errand, at the location previously home to their French restaurant, Fauntleroy. The eatery closed last July -- not long before its second anniversary -- at the hands of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thanks to relief funds from the federal government, Fool's Errand is slated to open April 1, on the first floor of The Landmark Building at 316 N. Milwaukee St. Diners can get a first taste during the restaurant's soft opening on March 19 and 20 by placing carryout orders now through Tock.
"It breathes some life into a space that we had to close during the summer, and we never really wanted to," said Dan Jacobs. "I think it's also giving us an opportunity to rethink what we did there, try something new."
Fool's Errand will serve its owners' take on American comfort food, he said. The menu includes smoked gouda mac and cheese, BLT sandwich, matzo ball soup, deviled eggs, and grandma's potato salad, just to name a few. It will offer an "approachable" beer, wine and cocktail list.
The atmosphere will also reflect comfort. The interior won't look much different, but it'll feel more laid back than the previous concept, which was known as a special occasion restaurant, where diners would visit only once or twice a year, said Jacobs.
That was part of the problem once the pandemic hit. As a result, Fauntleroy's second quarter sales were down 90%, Jacobs told BizTimes shortly after closing the restaurant last summer.
"We really want this (new restaurant) to speak to the neighborhood and give people the opportunity, with a large menu and really familiar items, to come back again and again and try new stuff," he said.
After closing Fauntleroy, Jacobs and Van Rite held on to the lease for the space as well as the restaurant's management and some staff. A second round of PPP funding allowed the business to rehire additional staff needed to launch the new concept.
But overall, the pandemic has been horrible for business, said Jacobs. DanDan, located just blocks away at 306 E. Erie St., is making less than 50% of its 2019 sales with carryout, delivery and limited indoor seating.
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A recent European Union regulation bans dangerous chemicals in imported apparel.
“You did it!” So exclaimed a headline in a newsletter released by the environmental group Greenpeace International in the summer of 2015. The a vote by the European Commission to ban chemicals called nonylphenol ethoxylates, or NPEs, from clothing and other textiles sold in the European Union (EU). Several years earlier, Greenpeace had launched a major investigation into pollution in the textile industry, which helped publicize the widespread use of NPEs in dyeing and treating apparel prior to sale. Greenpeace went beyond just publishing its findings; the group called on the European Commission to act.
Even at low levels, NPEs have been found to disrupt hormones and diminish fertility in aquatic life. The Greenpeace report Dirty Laundry 2: Hung Out to Dry highlighted the double downside to NPEs used in textiles manufactured in Asia and sold in Europe: the harmful chemicals enter the water cycle in both locations. Because water treatment facilities fail to neutralize NPEs, wastewater from textile factories increases the chemical concentration water systems of nations such as China and India. At the same time, when a German teenager washes his t-shirt or when an Italian businesswoman launders her running top, NPEs flow into European water cycles.
The 2015 EU ban on NPEs falls into a broader EU scheme regulating chemicals, known as Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). Previous REACH rules already barred NPE use in manufacturing within EU boundaries, but failed to restrict the chemicals’ presence in imported goods. After the Greenpeace report emphasized this gap, Sweden used the REACH framework in 2013 to propose expanding the NPE ban to cover imported textiles. The approval process took another two years. After evaluation and endorsement by two committees, a public consolation period, market surveys, and the unanimous vote by EU member states that Greenpeace celebrated in the summer, the broader NPE ban was formalized earlier this year.
Under the revised REACH regulations that recently took effect, companies that sell textiles in the European Union have five years to eradicate NPEs from their products and supply chains. After the grace period expires in 2021, the regulations will prohibit the sale of clothing, accessories, or home textiles containing more than trace amounts of NPEs (.01% by weight). The rule exempts second-hand textiles and those manufactured using recycled materials.
Despite being given a five-year window for compliance, many clothing manufacturers are likely to find that eliminating NPEs from their production processes presents no small task. NPEs offer multiple uses and facilitate textile creation during the “cleaning, dyeing, and rinsing” stages. Companies use NPEs extensively and across a variety of products. For example, Greenpeace’s 2011 investigation discovered NPEs apparently in garments produced in China for bargain retailers including H&M and Uniqlo, high-end fashion lines such as Ralph Lauren, and athletic brands including Nike, Adidas, and Puma. In a separate study, the United Kingdom’s environmental agency reported that nearly 30 percent of the cotton underwear imported and sold within its borders contained the chemicals.
The REACH regulations motivate companies to clean up their production in exchange for access to the European market. But does cutting chemicals always require a governmental mandate? Pressure from customers and groups like Greenpeace—as well as public relations opportunities—has also led some apparel brands to commit to cleaner textile production as part of corporate social responsibility or sustainability platforms. For example, twenty-one major retail brands (including several singled out in the Greenpeace Dirty Laundry report) joined together to create a roadmap to achieve “Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals” (ZHDC) in apparel manufacturing.
Although some reports have dismissed commitments similar to ZDHC as mere “nebulous talk” by apparel producers, industry-led efforts can initiate unified standards when faced with a patchwork of different national regulations. ZDHC members, for example, plan to issue a single set of guidelines governing water discharge in textile manufacturing later this year. Perhaps just as important, companies’ public promises give customers and non-governmental organizations a chance to hold them accountable.
Textile manufacturing contributes more to global water pollution than any other industry except agriculture. Experts say that cleaner production processes are critical, particularly because the worldwide demand for inexpensive clothing is enormous. According to a report in The Economist, the volume of clothing Americans threw away in 2013 totaled 11.1 million tons. Although the European NPE ban presents one avenue to motivate the apparel industry to address threats posed by a group of hazardous chemicals, cleaning up the textile supply chain will presumably require additional effort from other nations, industry groups, and non-profit organizations as well.


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TULLAHOMA, Tenn., Feb. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- From Tennessee to Kentucky to Ireland, stories of old whiskies forgotten in the back of rickhouses and warehouses drift among distillers the world over. From lunch breaks to happy hours, their debates over which whiskey would taste best has become the stuff of legend. To offer resolution and introduce a new line of rare spirits to a growing base of whiskey aficionados, DIAGEO (NYSE: DEO) today announced the official start of the Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company.
The goal of The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company is to locate lost and forgotten barrels of whiskey from around the world and share them with discerning adult fans. The first two variants to be released from the company will include the 20-year-old Barterhouse Whiskey and the 26-year-aged Old Blowhard Whiskey. Both brands are expected to begin appearing on select shelves throughout the U.S. in March 2014 under strict allocation due to limited supply.
Barterhouse Whiskey stocks were discovered in old warehouses at the Stitzel-Weller facility in Louisville, Ky. Rumor has it warehouse workers have already begun lining up for the first taste of this beautiful whiskey with a soft nose reminiscent of warm spice, biscuit and buttercream. The whiskey's mellow taste includes notes of roasted grain, charred oak and a brown sugar finish. Barterhouse Whiskey is bottled in Tullahoma, Tenn. and will be expected to sell for a suggested retail price of $75.
Old Blowhard Whiskey was also found at Stitzel-Weller and is hand bottled in Tullahoma. At 26-years-old, the whiskey contains exuberant, rich flavors with undertones of smoke and honey followed by a gentle finish – dry and spicy with a hint of orange peel. Carrying a suggested retail price of $150, Old Blowhard Whiskey is meant to be sipped slowly and best enjoyed among gregarious friends and unyielding debates.
"The whiskey warehouses and rickhouses these spirits come from are special places filled with the incredible smells of seasoned oak, rough textures of weathered wood and amazing tastes of precious liquid," said Ewan Morgan, Master of Whiskey for DIAGEO. "It's every worker's dream of finding that forgotten barrel of delicious whiskey and sharing it with their friends. That's exactly what we're doing."
Like the rickhouse and warehouse workers who uncover them and the consumers who drink them, Orphan Barrel Whiskies have distinctive personalities in taste and packaging. Barterhouse Whiskey packaging nods to the inspiration behind the whiskey's name. A vintage khaki and brown label features a sly fox front and center after he's made a smooth deal at the local trading post. Because when there's no money on the table, Barterhouse Whiskey turns give and take into an adventure in provocation and persuasion.
Based in a beautiful nautical blue, the Old Blowhard Whiskey label features a powerful whale exhaling through its blowhole before launching into another opinionated debate. Powerful fonts rooted in swagger proclaim the spirit's impressive age statement and status as a Kentucky Bourbon.
The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company is headquartered in Tullahoma, Tenn. where the whiskies are bottled and owned and operated by DIAGEO, the world's leading premium drinks company. DIAGEO continues to invest in the growing whiskey and bourbon categories via the Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling company and its existing line of whiskies including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal Canadian Whisky, Bulleit Bourbon, George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, Bushmills and more.
Orphan Barrel whiskies have been waiting years to be uncovered so DIAGEO and the rickhouse workers who guard these rare spirits remind consumers lucky enough to get their hands on a bottle to sip slowly and responsibly.
About The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Project
The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company is an endeavor to rescue long forgotten barrels of rare and delicious whiskey and share them with others. We are inspired by creativity, delicious whiskey, good times and great stories. The project is owned and run by DIAGEO. The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company is headquartered in Tullahoma, Tenn. However, we like to think the project is founded in dark, quiet corners of rickhouses around the world where artisanal whiskies were forgotten, just waiting to be discovered.
Currently, The Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company has released two variants – Barterhouse Whiskey and Old Blowhard Whiskey. As new and interesting whiskies are discovered, they will be added to the family to provide adult consumers a great selection of rare whiskies.
DIAGEO is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, JεB, Windsor, Buchanan's and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness.
DIAGEO is a global company, with its products sold in more than 180 countries around the world. The company is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE). For more information about DIAGEO, its people, brands, and performance, visit us at www.diageo.com. For our global resource that promotes responsible drinking through the sharing of best practice tools, information and initiatives, visit DRINKiQ.com.
Celebrating life, every day, everywhere.
Zack Nobinger, Taylor Strategy
Mike DaRe, DIAGEO
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A great man has passed away and we all mourn the loss of Madiba, but while we mourn, let us also celebrate the life and the achievements of one of history's greatest statesmen, and certainly South Africa's and Africa's greatest. (video)
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Hyprop Investments will buy 87% of the issued shares of African Land Investments for R768m. African Land owns the Manda Hill shopping centre in Lusaka, Zambia.
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The sell-off in property stocks over the past four months has made it less attractive for unlisted real estate companies and developers to bring their shopping centres, offices and warehouses to the JSE. Since May prices have dropped around 13% and yields have risen from an average 6,2% to 7%.
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Three years ago only a handful of formal shopping centres exceeding 10,000m² were scattered across Africa north of SA's borders. And not a single JSE-listed property company had a presence on the continent.
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Gas prices on the rise in Maine
Have you noticed the spike in gas prices recently? They continue to climb in Maine and across the country.
In Maine, gas prices rose 3.7 cents per gallon over the past week, to $2.54.
In Vermont, prices rose 5.2 cents per gallon, averaging $2.56 last week. In New Hampshire, prices have gone up 4.4 cents, to $2.47 per gallon.
The national average is up 22.2 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 2.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.


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Keeping track of the latest product and food recalls can be a challenge for any consumer, so Consumer Ally has collected them all in one place for you to check each week.
Here is this week's roundup:
Target expanded a 2009 recall of Circo Child Booster Seats to include another 375,000 seats because the restraint buckle can open, dumping the child onto the floor, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said. Target has received 10 reports of the buckles opening, including three regarding children who were injured when they fell forward out of the chair. Included in the recall are all Circo Booster Seats sold at Target stores nationwide from January 2005 through June 2009 for about $13 each. Consumers should return the seats to the store for a refund. Call Target at (800) 440-0680 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m EST.


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CD Projekt Red has become a gold mine for Hollywood, and now the company has confirmed that a Cyberpunk 2077 live-action project is in the works.
Cyberpunk 2077 has been slowly but surely redeeming itself as a franchise in the eyes of gamers. After a rough launch where console versions of the game were unplayable, the brand has released several patches that improved the game, the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime, and the new Phantom Liberty expansion. While fans have known that CD Projekt Red had further plans for its video game adaptation of the classic TTRPG, there’s even more in store than was initially thought.
Although CD Projekt Red didn’t have anything to do with the production of The Witcher on Netflix, there’s no denying some of the hype behind that series is thanks to the wildly popular The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Now, the studio is hoping to channel the renewed interest in Cyberpunk 2077 towards a live-action project.
Who is making the Cyberpunk 2077 live-action project?
Anonymous Content will be in charge of developing Cyberpunk 2077’s live-action project. It is unknown whether this project is a series or a film.
CD Projekt Red is collaborating with well-known media company Anonymous Content for the live-action Cyberpunk 2077 project. Shows such as Mr. Robot and True Detective are among the shows that Anonymous Content has produced. Anonymous Content is also in charge of another upcoming video game adaptation, Square-Enix’s adventure game Life Is Strange.
After the incredible success of Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners, CD Projekt Red is feeling very confident about its next adaptation. The studio told fans that its internal creative team will play a vital role in the project’s development and it’s no secret that there are plans for Cyberpunk 2077 beyond the DLC.
When is the Cyberpunk 2077 live-action project coming out?
There is no confirmed release date for the Cyberpunk 2077 live-action project.
The show is still in its earliest development stages, so more details will come in the future. It should be noted that the aforementioned Life Is Strange series being produced by Anonymous Content is still in development, despite being announced back in 2016. The project reportedly only fell into Anonymous Content’s lap in August 2021.
It’s not uncommon for live-action adaptations of video games to get caught up in development for years. The Halo TV series was first announced in 2015, but didn’t actually reach the screen until 2021.
On the brighter side of things, CD Projekt Red announced the animated series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners back in June 2020, promised it would come in 2022, and made good on that promise. Similar to the live-action announcement, the studio had no footage to show for Edgerunners during that time. Whatever the case may be, there are sure to be eyes looking towards any Cyberpunk 2077 project.


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For those who have eagerly been waiting for the next Need for Speed, wait no more. Ghost Games, the current developer of the franchise, has announced that the next iteration in the series will definitely be released this year, with more information and details to follow when EA Play arrives in June. And it seems that they have taken some feedback from racers seriously.
When we launched the reboot back in 2015, we were blown away by the amount of feedback you gave us. It was clear how passionate you are for Need for Speed, which is a large part of why we’re here today.
One of the biggest concerns racers had with the 2015 Need for Speed was that there was no offline racing availability. Ghost Games appears to have hearkened to this cry, as they have revealed that there will be a single player offline experience available.
Let’s finish on one of the biggest discussion points around the last game: always-online. To say that this is a topic you're passionate about would be an understatement, and whenever there’s a topic that gathers as much attention and feedback from you as this did, we take note.
Now, how's that for customer satisfaction? Other news about the new title is that cops will be included, as always, giving us a reason to break the rules and escape with our lives, and expensive vehicle, intact.
Being an avid Need for Speed fan, I look forward to more details on the next game. So far it seems like the standard inclusion of police and customization, with the only real breaking news being the offline play. Let's hope that by June there will be some extra juicy tidbits for us to drool over.


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Actor Arjun Kapoor has a wide smile for lensmen during a promotional activity
Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu visited a radio station as part of their promotional activity
Tanishaa Mukerji at the launch of a new watch range at a store in Bandra
Actress Tanisha Singh did an exclusive shoot for a calender in Goa.
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Dell EMC and the ‘magic’ 47%
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At first glance, $35 billion seems like a lot of money. In truth, there’s no getting away from the fact that it is a lot of money. And it’s all money going through the channel. That’s according to a report in Channeleconomics Europe in which Dell’s CEO Michael Dell stated at the 2017 Dell EMC Global Partner Summit: “Today, roughly $35 billion of our roughly $75 billion in revenues is done through partners.”
But it’s still only 47% of Dell EMC’s total revenue. On a positive note, that means there is definite scope for the channel to take more of the overall revenue share. Assuming Dell EMC wants them to. With Dell “growing both direct and indirect”, the question is whether the indirect side will grow faster than the direct business.
On one level, it might not matter that much. If Dell’s indirect sales enjoy “double digit growth” as predicted by chief commercial officer Marius Haas, no one is likely to be complaining about the overall revenue figure. They’re going to be too busy counting their money.
Which leads to an interesting question in terms of channel strategies: is it better to be partners with a vendor that gives you 47% of a big pie or one that gives you 100% of a smaller one? A channel-only strategy has a number of benefits, biggest of which is the removal of any potential conflict with the vendor’s internal sales operation. But there’s also something to be said for joining forces with a vendor where there may be potential to shift direct business to indirect partners over time.
Today’s 47% channel business could be 55% tomorrow and 65% the year after. The big proviso is that the vendor needs to be open to increasing its channel presence and boosting sales through partners. And while the channel can provide incremental business for vendors, it can also be used to fulfil and service existing business more effectively. A number of vendors are attracted by the prospect of migrating business to partners to free them up to pursue other avenues or concentrate on more strategic product areas.
Philosophically, things are a bit tougher at Dell EMC because both businesses had a very strong focus on direct sales for many years. In many respects, they are still in the early stages of their channel sales development. That said, to have reached 47% already could be seen as quite an achievement.
And judging by separate comments made by Dell EMC global channels president John Byrne at the same event, partners have reason to be optimistic that their share will go higher. “Make no mistake, we have ambitions to be number one,” he said. “We want to be the best and the biggest channel player in our industry.”
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Ideas for new packaging products will be pitched to industry expert Lions at a Dragons Den-inspired contest that will be staged at the easyFairs quartet of packaging shows dedicated to packaging innovation, sustainable packaging, outsourcing and technology, taking place at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre on 24th & 25th February 2010.
However, there will be no sign of Theo Paphitis or Peter Jones. Instead, Paul Beer (Boots), Alan Moffat (Heinz), Dr Mark Masento (Tesco), Karen Graley (Waitrose), Josh Brooks (Packaging News) and Dr Gordon Stewart (Packaging Society) will form the Lions Lair judging panel.
The panel will be casting their critical eye over an array of the most innovative products put forward by six exhibiting companies…
…The second company looking to take on the easyFairs Lions is ECOPACK exhibitor Polythene UK (stand 310). The award-winning firm based in Witney, Oxfordshire has become one of the fastest growing companies in UK packaging, and is now the largest broker of polythene film and bags in the country.
At the Lions Lair, James Woollard, Managing Director at Polythene UK will be pitching to the lions the company’s new compostable bags, self-titled Polycomp bags.
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Budapest Airport registered an amazing 8.9% traffic increase last year and recorded an all-time high of 8,920,653 passengers. Thus the 2007 record of 8.6 million has been surpassed by 320,000 passengers arriving and departing from the terminals of Budapest Airport. 2011 was a crucial year for the capital airport of Hungary in many ways; with the opening of SkyCourt, the new Terminal 2 building, the arrival of a series of new airlines and the opening of new destinations, the airport has made every effort to become a leading gateway in Central and Eastern Europe.
A new monkey, a self-cloning skink, five carnivorous plants, and a unique leaf warbler are among the 208 species newly described by science in the Greater Mekong region in 2010 and highlighted in a new WWF report, Wild Mekong.
On International Volunteer Day (5 December), celebrated in 2011 under the theme ‘Volunteering Matters’, UNWTO is highlighting how tourism and volunteer work can make a difference through its UNWTO Volunteers. UNWTO Volunteers work on tourism projects around the world, contributing to development through tourism. On International Volunteer Day, UNWTO Volunteers have been sharing their experiences and showing how their support to tourism projects in the world’s developing regions is helping to change lives.
Travel media alert to the unpaid promotion campaign ordered by Oman’s Tourism Ministry. A collective lawsuit is likely to follow.
Corruption continues to plague too many countries around the world, according to Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index released today. It shows some governments failing to protect citizens from corruption, be it abuse of public resources, bribery or secretive decision-making.
Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE), the leading provider of events in the global travel and tourism industry, is delighted to announce the launch of World Travel Market Latin America – the first global event for this increasingly important region for travel and tourism. The first World Travel Market Latin America will take place in São Paulo in April 2013. RTE is working with the Brazilian tourist board EMBRATUR over a hosted buyers programme for WTM Latin America.
World Travel Market 2011, the leading global event for the travel industry, experienced an impressive 5% increase in visitors compared to the previous event. More than 28,000 visitors (28,183) attended WTM 2011 compared to 26,908 that attended WTM 2010, reveals unaudited figures. The 2011 rise cements the massive 10% increase in visitors WTM 2010 experienced compared to WTM 2009.
Participants at the UNWTO/Arabian Travel Market (ATM) event on the Future of Tourism in the Middle East and North Africa held at the World Travel Market were unanimous in agreeing that tourism in the region, which has for long lived with uncertainty and a number of external shocks, will return from current challenges stronger than before.
Despite the downward revision of the countries’ economic growth forecast, US tour operators predict US travelers will return to Europe in growing numbers. This is the main finding of a new World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)/European Travel Commission (ETC) report on US outbound travel presented at the World Travel Market with the support of the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA) (London, UK, 8 November 2011).
Market Research Company Euromonitor International announced today the release of its 2011 World Travel Market Global Trends Report at the World Travel Market (WTM) event in London. The report highlights the eight key emerging travel and tourism trends worldwide, providing insight on how the tourism industry can entice the next generation of travellers despite looming economic uncertainty.
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OSLO, June 13 (Reuters) - Tiny carmaker Koenigsegg is ready to take over General Motor’s GMGMQ.PK loss-making Saab unit, and says it has numerous good solutions to help get the company back on its feet, its major shareholder told daily Dagbladet. A source familiar with the talks told Reuters this week that General Motors is close to selling its Saab unit to Koenigsegg, and that it was backed by Norwegian investors. [ID:nLB799437]
“We think it is possible (to rescue Saab) and we have several good solutions to bring into Saab,” Baard Eker, who holds 49 percent of Koenigsegg, told the newspaper.
“Let me make one thing clear -- we are not buying Saab only to chop it up,” Eker said, referring to what he calls “poisonous comments” in Swedish media.
Eker said “reefs in the sea” may still emerge which could potentially stop the sale, but he did not reply negatively when asked about Saab’s comments that a deal could be in place next week, according to the paper.
Eker confirmed several investors are willing to finance the acquisition, but declined to name them or how much money they would contribute with.
When asked what the most important thing Koenigsegg and himself could bring in as new owners, Eker said: “Culture and technology. Saab need to be more innovative.”
Eker also said it was not their intention to let “many people go”, but declined to be more specific.
Koenigsegg’s supercars rank in Forbes magazine’s list of the world’s 10 most beautiful cars.
This deal would put a company that has less than 50 employees and turns out only a handful of $1 million supercars in charge of Saab, which produces that many family cars every hour. (Reporting by Aasa Christine Stoltz; editing by Chris Pizzey)


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Recently, Intel released its first UWD (Universal Windows Drivers) for Windows 10. The new generation drivers launched by the Intel will replace the current Windows drivers as these are optimized for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019.
To explain the Universal Windows Drivers and how these drivers are different from the current Windows drivers, Microsoft has published a full page article over its website. These new generation drivers by Intel will allow the developers to create a single driver package that can run over different devices from embedded systems to tablets and desktop PCs.
As of now, the new drivers have been made available to Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, but later these will be available for 64-bit Operating System only.
The UWD from Intel will improve the overall performance of the following games and will provide support for them as well.
- Fallout 4
- Far Cry 5
- FIFA 18
- Path of Exile
- The Sims 4
- Borderlands 2
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
- Rocket League
- Witcher 3
- Farming Simulator 2019
UWD will also bring the following improvements:
- The new drivers will provide Automatic Game Tuning Feature Updates.
- It will also reduce RAM consumption while using OpenGL.
- The new generation drivers will Improve battery life while using Display Refresh Rate Switching (DRRS) on supported monitors.
- Improvements in Vulkan Driver Stability will also be noticed.
This update by Intel will fix issues in the previous drivers and will improve the overall performance too. Users having Intel hardware on their system can reach the official website of Intel and update their drivers to the latest version. The new generation drivers are available only in .exe format to make sure the legacy drivers are removed completely.


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After the news of preparing to cooperate with Song Hye Kyo, Lee Min Ho also made fangirls heart flutter because too handsome, menly.
Behind the scenes photos of Lee Min Ho’s commercials have been shared by many netizens.
Recently, the management company MYM has posted a series of behind-the-scenes photos of Lee Min Ho’s advertising shoot. The 33-year-old Korean actor quickly received the attention of netizens, especially the fan girls who constantly share and give praise for his beauty.
Lee Min Ho has proven his growing influence and popularity across Asia. Increasingly, the actor exudes a mature, seductive temperament.
Recently, many media outlets have reported that he will cooperate with actress Song Hye Kyo in a new promotional campaign for the fashion brand Fendi, but both have not officially confirmed this project.


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By the numbers: Arc XP brings in roughly $40-$50 million in annual recurring (subscription-based) revenue (ARR), sources told Axios.
Catch up quick: The Washington Post launched Arc XP in 2015, then called Arc, with the backing of owner Jeff Bezos.
WaPo to keep software business, despite sale talks
ow, it’s cutting back on its professional services business in favor of pushing more aggressively into selling software licensing deals, which are more lucrative and less capital intensive.
Details: Looking ahead, the company is making significant changes to begin growing revenue and profits faster than it has done to date.
It’s developing a much more robust sales and customer services infrastructure, as opposed to investing the vast majority of its hiring resources in engineering.
The goal, King said, is to triple the number of customers it signs per month, which is typically around 1-3 new companies.
In the months since King was hired, the company restructured its team and hired new senior leaders in revenue. Scot Gillespie, Arc XP’s longtime engineering lead, exited the company amid those changes earlier this year.
Oh, this is pushing its software services business more aggressively to sell software licensing deals, which are more profitable and less capitalized.
King said the goal is to triple the number of customers per month, which is usually about 1-3 new companies.
remains the largest client base of the service.
Within months of King’s appointment, the company restructured its team and hired new senior leaders in the revenue department. Scott Gillespie s longtime engineering lead, left the company in the midst of those changes earlier this year. WaPo to keep software


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Prolexic Predicts Increasing DDoS Attack Durations Against Companies During Holiday SeasonProlexic Predicts Increasing DDoS Attack Durations Against Companies During Holiday Season
Company launches marketing campaign to help e-commerce companies prepare
November 1, 2011
HOLLYWOOD, FL — (October 31, 2011) — Prolexic Technologies, the global leader in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection services, today announced it expects attack durations to increase during the upcoming holiday season, especially against companies with an e-Commerce presence.
“Last year we saw attack durations spike in the last three weeks of the year,” said Neal Quinn, Vice President of Operations at Prolexic. “Our data shows that the two highest average attack duration figures for the entire year – six days and almost eight days – were recorded during the last two weeks of the year. Typically, we see average attack duration of one to three days so with longer attacks you can expect more downtime and more financial impact.”
e-Commerce companies are particularly susceptible to DDoS attacks during the fourth quarter holiday season as attackers like to cause the most chaos and make the largest possible financial impact. For many businesses, a significant percentage of yearly revenues are made in the fourth quarter and a serious DDoS attack can be financially devastating.
To raise awareness of the increased potential for attack, Prolexic has launched a marketing campaign that suggests retailers put DDoS protection in place or re-evaluate the protection they already have, as it may not be sufficient to stop increasingly large and complex attacks.
“Many e-Commerce firms obtain DDoS protection from their ISP, hosting provider or content delivery network,” said Michael E. Donner, Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer at Prolexic. “What many companies fail to realize is that against the more complex Layer 7 and SSL attacks that target web applications, these mitigation services consistently fail to work. The campaign raises awareness of this little known fact.”
The campaign is supported by a number of marketing assets that are available for download. In addition to two new white papers, “’Tis the Season – for DDoS Attacks” and “The Executive’s Guide to DDoS”, a case study on SpaFinder.com, a global online resource for spa and wellness services and products, are also available. Despite having DDoS mitigation services in place from its hosting company, the SpaFinder.com site was taken offline by a Layer 7 DDoS attack this summer before Prolexic stepped in to mitigate the attack. Assets can be downloaded from www.prolexic.com/ecommerce
The campaign features print advertisements, banner ads on web pages and in newsletters, as well as email promotions. To reach e-Commerce providers, Prolexic has selected four of the leading e-Commerce print and online publications including Electronic Retailer, Internet Retailer, RIS News and Stores Media.
Prolexic’s fourth quarter campaign is part of a major rebranding effort currently underway that also includes a redesigned corporate web site at www.prolexic.com and a new corporate brochure.
“Prolexic represents the gold standard for DDoS monitoring and mitigation,” said Donner. “It’s important for businesses to realize that not all providers are the same so we hope to highlight this differentiation through our on-going branding and marketing efforts.”
Prolexic is the world’s largest, most trusted Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) mitigation provider. Able to absorb the largest and most complex attacks ever launched, Prolexic restores mission critical Internet facing infrastructures for global enterprises and government agencies within minutes. Six of the world’s ten largest banks and the leading companies in e-Commerce, payment processing, travel/hospitality, gaming and other at risk industries rely on Prolexic to protect their businesses. Founded in 2003 as the world’s first “in the cloud” DDoS mitigation platform, Prolexic is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida and has scrubbing centers located in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.prolexic.com.
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To celebrate the start of Spring, David Jones will launch “The Enchanted Florence”, their 28th annual Flower Show on 5 September. The show will be a magical celebration of David Jones’ history and collaboration with renowned artist Florence Broadhurst, who staged her first exhibition at David Jones in 1954.
For two weeks, Florence’s incredible designs will be brought to life with an explosion of colour, design and wondrous artistry in a spectacular event
David Lennie will curate the show in collaboration with David Jones’ visual merchandisers and florists, who will install more than 300,000 flowers to create an awe-inspiring display complete with Vanda Orchids, Phalaenopsis Orchids, Gymea Lilies, Zinnias and many more.
16 windows of the Elizabeth Street store will be transformed with intricate floral displays, each one custom designed to represent Florence Broadhurst prints.
David Jones Group Executive of Operations, Cate Daniels said “David Jones is delighted to be showcasing the 2013 Flower Show, now in its 28th year. The event is always a calendar favourite for our customers and we are thrilled to be presenting them such an exciting and vibrant concept which honors the long time association between David Jones and Florence Broadhurst. The Flower Show takes many months to prepare and supports local growers from all over the country from all corners including Western Australia, far north Queensland and Tasmania. We look forward again this year to welcoming visitors to our Elizabeth Street store to celebrate the start of Spring and this wonderful exhibition that engages all the senses.”
“The Enchanted Florence” flower show runs from 5-15 September. For complimentary guided tours, please call 9266 5184 (bookings essential). Sandra Tiltman


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With a pledge by authorities for a stricter ban on the popular ride-hailing app Uber, taxi drivers are now looking to clean up their act, with a little help from the Istanbul municipality. Under new regulations, taxis will be required to be from the D-segment of the car market classification. That means taxis will be high-end vehicles, such as premium models of German-made cars. They will replace the decrepit old cars dominating the taxi sector in Istanbul.
Luxury taxis in black instead of traditional yellow cabs have already started operations at Atatürk Airport in January and now they will be available all across the city. Authorities tax the taxi owners less if they purchase the D-segment cars which are commonly used by Uber.
Its silent foray into the Turkish market in 2014 was largely unnoticed but popular ride-hailing service Uber found itself increasingly the target of taxi drivers in Istanbul, the only Turkish city where it is available. A well-publicized lawsuit by taxi drivers against Uber and a string of assaults against drivers working for the app revived a debate on the crumbling state of taxis competing with luxury cars and well-mannered drivers Uber offers.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled on Friday that Turkey will join several other European countries that have banned the ride-hailing service, saying that "the Uber controversy is over." "This Uber business that came about, it's over. There's no such thing anymore," Erdoğan said in a speech. "We have a taxi system," he said, adding that a personal taxi system would not be allowed to destroy the business of Turkish taxi drivers. "We will be the ones to make the decision [on Uber]."
Turkey is not the only place where Uber's push for a global expansion while giving short shrift to local rules about workers' rights and taxi licenses created disputes. Uber has been banned or forced to leave the market in Bulgaria, Denmark and Hungary. It has limited service in France, Italy, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan. Uber has also lost its license in London, although it is still operating there pending appeal, while its self-driving car program in the United States suffered a major blow with a deadly accident.
Meanwhile, Uber's operations in Turkey have sparked growing controversy, with taxi drivers protesting against what they say is unfair competition and illegal business practices by the ride-sharing service.
The next hearing of the lawsuit filed by taxi drivers against Uber is scheduled to be held today in Istanbul and the court is expected to hear Uber's lawyers arguments against the drivers' call for a ban.
Uber drivers in Istanbul had already been hit with TL 18.92 million ($4.20 million) in fines by Turkish police in the first five months of this year under regulations against illegal transportation. The app more or less replaced "pirate taxis", unmarked cars without registered plates allocated for taxis that were once popular in the city.
The 17,400 official yellow taxis in Istanbul are a pillar of the city's often patchy transport system, but critics say that poor quality service and overcharging have given Uber an opportunity.
In their fight against Uber, taxi drivers risked further blows to their already tarnished image, with a string of attacks against the drivers of the popular app. Uber drivers found themselves victim to sometimes physical assaults by taxi drivers and in one notorious case, several yellow taxis were photographed surrounding an Uber van, blocking its way in a protest that later turned violent when they tried to punch the driver.
Taxi drivers did not shy away from attracting controversy with their remarks as well. Eyüp Aksu, head of a taxi drivers' association hinted that they would "burn down someplace" if the court did not rule for a ban, while another association's director openly endorsed fellow drivers' attack on an Uber van. Both remarks, viewed as a call to violence, sparked public outrage.


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The tech giants Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and the like are big players and dominate the tech industry. They have the resources to buy startups if they think they can benefit from what they develop, without having to do the initial leg work. Steve and Ben discuss how this may or may not have an impact on startups and technological innovation.The guys also discuss the recent purchase of the GoPollGo app by Yahoo; an app that had hosted the polls run by FiST Chat but was shut down by the tech giant after acquisition.
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Chennai, NFAPost: To help customers connect with each other and move their matchmaking conversations forward during the lockdown, BharatMatrimony, the leading online matchmaking service, announced the launch of “Live in-app video chatting”.
The new feature is to address the challenge of members currently being unable to meet in person outside home, due to the lockdown restrictions. The video chat feature provides privacy controls to the individuals and allows matches to connect via video call without exchanging phone numbers.
Talking about the pioneering feature, Matrimony.com Founder and CEO Murugavel Janakiraman said as the lockdown has forced people to stay indoors, the company had to find a way to let matches connect safely.
“W want our clients take the next step to find their life partner. We believe that this will remain a most-used feature even after the lockdown and social distancing ends,” said Matrimony.com Founder and CEO Murugavel Janakiraman.
The exclusive feature for Premium Members allows them to chat face-to-face on video before the actual meeting in person. This also helps prospects and their families to get to know each other better.
Women’s safety has been accorded utmost priority and they can only receive video calls from Premium Members they contacted or responded to earlier. On the other hand, men can get video calls from any premium women member and will be able to call only women members who responded to their earlier enquiry. Both male and female members will have privacy options wherein they can specify who can initiate video call with them.
To use the live video option, currently available on the Android app, both the members must have the latest Android version of the app.
Matrimony.com is India’s leading consumer internet company. It is a signature consumer internet conglomerate, managing marquee brands such as BharatMatrimony, CommunityMatrimony, EliteMatrimony, MatrimonyBazaar, Mandap.com and a consortium of over 300 plus community matrimony websites.
BharatMatrimony is considered the largest and most trusted matrimony brand which has also established a considerable retail presence with over 145 self-owned retail outlets across India. The company delivers matchmaking and marriage related services to users in India and the Indian diaspora.


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The meeting was attended by Presidential Aide Andrei Belousov, First Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin and Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues.
As per tradition, we will discuss the current economic situation and the measures that will allow us to improve its stability and reach higher growth levels, something we keep talking about.
It is important that industrial production is showing outperformance: in the past eight months, industrial growth was 3.1 percent, with the processing industry growing by 3.8 percent.
Investment behavior is another key to the future. As of the first six months of 2018, fixed capital investments in enterprises and companies has grown by 3.2 percent. The transport cargo turnover is also growing (by 3 percent in the past eight months), as well as retail business (by 2.7 percent).
These are important indicators of both business activity and the consumer demand of Russian families.
Inflation and unemployment have been consistently low. In August, the unemployment rate was down to 4.6 percent and today it is at a record low.
In September, the annualised price growth was estimated at 3.4 percent. It picked up slightly in the course of the past month, but it is still within target values.
The financial market remains stable, partially due to the joint actions of the Government and the Central Bank. Since the beginning of this year, our foreign currency reserves have increased by 5.7 percent and are now estimated at $459 billion.
In short, the key parameters of the Russian economy show that the overall picture is positive.
At the same time, I would also like to say once again that our systemic goal is to speed up economic growth, support investment activities, stimulate the development of manufacturing industries, small and medium-sized businesses and non-resource-based high-tech exports, and improve Russian citizens’ salaries and real income growth.
There is a positive trend here, too: between January and August 2018, people’s real disposable incomes grew by 2.2 percent compared with the same time period of 2017, while real wages grew by 8.4 percent.
As always, we specify that this trend is not reflected in every sector of the economy, and varies from region to region; however, in general, a positive trend is in place.
So today, let us go in detail over the steps to be taken to address the challenges that I have just mentioned.


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EU Packaging Regulation Presents Challenge And Opportunity For Consumer Health Industry
A proposed new European Union packaging regulation, which introduces environmental and labelling requirements and extended producer responsibility for medicines, medical devices and food supplements, could be challenging for the region's consumer health industry. But it could also be a spur to creativity, argues Chris Whitehouse, chairman and managing director of Whitehouse Communications.
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The deadline is noon today, but unless there is a morning groundswell of activity one might easily come to the conclusion that Canadians don’t give a rip about making raw milk legal. An official House of Commons petition to Canada’s Minister of Health has collected a mere 4,877 signatures since it became available online April 13 under the sponsorship of Larry Miller, Member of Parliament for Bruce-Gray Owen Sound in Ontario. Among the 36.286 million Canadians, however, just 0.012 percent have signed the Miller petition with less than 24 hours to go. Update: An additional 285 signatures were added to the petition by the deadline, for a total of 5,162 or 0.014 percent of Canada’s population. Here’s what the petition said: “Whereas:
- Humans have been consuming locally produced raw milk for thousands of years and have enjoyed the health benefits included therein, and raw milk contains enzymes and beneficial bacteria (probiotics) that are destroyed during the pasteurization process;
- Large scale industrially-produced dairy products present greater health risks which must be managed through pasteurization; milk produced on a small scale through local farms is subject to significantly lower risk levels;
- Health Canada’s existing policy and regulatory framework fails to differentiate between these risk levels and prohibiting the sale and distribution of raw milk is not a reasonable approach and the risk profile for raw milk is lower than other foods available to consumers; and
- Canada is the only G8 country that prohibits the sale of raw milk to consumers, any health risks associated with locally produced milk are being managed effectively in other jurisdictions through the use of appropriate evidence based standards and certification programs. The Government of Canada can learn from these successes, and Canadians should have the freedom to choose to purchase pasteurized or raw milk.
“We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Minister of Health to modernize and amend the Food and Drugs Act and the corresponding Food and Drug Regulations, to permit the legal sale of, and/or access to, raw (i.e. unpasteurized) milk and milk products through small scale certified herd share programs, or other such suitable arrangements, capable of managing any associated health risks in a responsible and reasonable manner.” Miller, a Conservative Party MP who has represented his federal election district since 2004, told Bayshore Broadcasting News that if there are dangers from raw milk they should be “controlled or stopped.” “I am not going to go out on a limb and say that there is no risk from raw milk,” Miller said in the broadcast interview. Miller said he was raised on raw milk and believes it is safer today than when he was growing up. He said Canadians who want to drink raw milk are going to get it even if they have to go underground for it. Ontario, where Miller’s district is located, has provided the most signatures on the electronic petition, about half of the total as of Wednesday. While Miller is the MP sponsor of the petition, it was authored by Cody Harris of “Our Farms, Our Food Coop.” (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here.)


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ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence on Wednesday claimed to have confiscated smuggled cigarettes worth millions of rupees from different cities of the country.
According to FBR, Customs Intelligence on directives from Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Asim Ahmad and Director General Customs Intelligence Faiz Ahmad Chadhar, the crackdown on cigarette traffickers has been intensified and many raids have been carried out against the smugglers during the past 24 hours.
In the wee hours of Wednesday, Customs Intelligence Karachi confiscated 250,000 sticks of foreign brands cigarettes, having value of Rs10 million while in another raid, 400,000 cigarette sticks of foreign brands were confiscated from Saddr area of Karachi having market value of Rs25 million.
Similarly, 4000 sticks worth Rs4 million and 1,050,000 sticks having total value of Rs30 million were recovered from Multan and Dera Ismail Khan respectively.
Overall, during the last 24 hours, Customs Intelligence has confiscated 1,780,000 sticks of cigarettes of foreign brands including Pine Mini, Dunhill, Benson & Hedges, Inhale, Speed Blue and Royal Business with a value of Rs79 million.
The Customs Intelligence has reiterated the resolve to eradicate the menace of cigarette smuggling. Despite limited resources, Customs Intelligence has confiscated 39,187,000 sticks of cigarettes having a total value of Rs1.093 billion during the ongoing financial year 2022-23.
Chairman FBR MAsim Ahmad and Director General Customs Intelligence Faiz Ahmad Chadhar have appreciated the successful raids in Karachi, Dera Ismail Khan, Peshawar and Multan and expressed optimism that Customs Intelligence will continue its crackdown against smuggling in general and the smuggled cigarettes in particular.


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Nutria: The Other Red Meat
NEW YORK – It's healthier than turkey, as exotic as alligator and, no, it doesn't taste like chicken.
"I would probably have to liken the taste to wild rabbit," said Robert Walker, of the Louisiana Seafood Exchange. "Once people try it, they realize it's not an offensive-tasting product, just because it's rodent-like in nature."
And if it has more than a passing resemblance to a rodent, that's because Louisiana's newest culinary treat is a rodent. It's commonly known as the nutria — or the swamp rat.
"I'd have to say it's the ugliest game animal there is," Walker conceded.
It's also possibly one of the most dangerous, at least in terms of environmental damage.
Nutria were introduced to the U.S. in 1937 by an entrepreneur hoping to raise them for their fur. But some escaped from captivity and began to thrive in the Louisiana wetlands. By 1955, there were an estimated 20 million wild nutria in the state, devouring the grasses that kept coastal marshes from becoming free water. They were kept in check only by a flourishing trade in their pelts.
But by the 1990s the fur market dried up, and the nutria multiplied. They've devoured so much of the vegetation ringing the shore that some 100,000 acres of wetlands are in danger of disappearing, according to Edmond Mouton, biologist and program manager for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries.
Now, whether you're walking by a New Orleans drainage ditch or traveling down a country road, it's not unusual to notice the three-foot long, 18-pound animals, Walker said.
"You find them all over, sitting on the side of the street eating grass," he said. "The first thought anyone who's never seen them before is always: 'Damn! Look at the size of that rat!'"
Nutria have been trapped and eaten in rural areas of Louisiana for decades. But for the average American, it's safe to say it was a leap of logic to envision a water rat on a dinner plate.
It took lauded continental chef Phillippe Parola to bring nutria to the table for the rest of the country. The man largely responsible for making alligator an acceptable treat and a former commandeur des Cordons Bleus in Paris, Parola is a spokesman for the Wildlife & Fisheries Bureau and Louisiana's unofficial "ambassador of cuisine." After a test trial in his own kitchen, Parola declared the nutria tasty and persuaded 10 top Louisiana restaurants to put it on the menu.
"Louisiana is known for its exotic food," he said. "We put crawfish on the table, we put alligator meat on the table, turtle meat. Consumers are looking for new stuff, something out of the ordinary. And this is definitely out of the ordinary."
By making nutria popular as haute cuisine under its French name, ragondin, Parola hopes to create a market for the rodent as food, encouraging trappers to begin bagging the beady-eyed varmints.
The state has already declared nutria a game animal, and the meat, which goes for just 50 cents per pound, is processed at a state-contracted facility and inspected and graded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Bills to create public nutria hunting seasons are flying through the legislature faster than shot from a 12-gauge.
And, as nutria's proponents repeatedly note, the meat is nutritious. It has more protein and far less fat and cholesterol than just about any other meat, including turkey and chicken.
Parola estimates it will take about seven years for nutria meat to catch on, slightly longer than it did for reptile meat. He is nonetheless confident it will soon be classified as "a true exotic meat from Louisiana."
"It's going to be a little harder than alligator because psychologically it's a rat, so people have a tendency to go, 'Oh my God!'" he said.
And once the U.S. is ready to dig into the latest delicacy, Parola, a true Frenchman, has a couple tips to offer.
"I recommend a good Merlot with nutria," he said. "A bottle of Chardonnay or Riesling will go pretty good with a nutria cassoulet."


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Mercedes-Benz, the German premium carmaker currently enjoys numero uno position in India's luxury car segment. The parent of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler also sells trucks in India under the brand BharatBenz. Emerging reports indicate Mercedes-Benz may work on bringing its luxury range of vans in India.
A report in Times of India claims Mercedes-Benz, India is pondering over the launch of the V-Class luxury van. Central government's decision to allow import of 2,500 vehicles per manufacturer without homologation or local road-worthiness certification has prompted the company to think on those lines, the report adds.
"We are assessing the market situation for the vans," the publication quoted Michael Jopp, VP for Sales & Marketing at Mercedes India as saying. "Our view is that there is surely a potential for a luxury people's carrier," Jopp added.
Mercedes-Benz's van is essentially a large and premium MPV sold in Vito and Viano nameplates across the world in addition to better-known brand name V-Class. Launched globally in 1996, the V-Class is currently is in its third generation debuted in 2014.
Offered in compact, long and extra-long variants, the V-Class comes with a six-seat layout as standard. It can be scaled up to 8 seater cabin with two bench seats. Being a Mercedes-Benz model, the V-Class is loaded with features like electric sliding doors, panoramic sunroof, Thermotronic climate control system, heated and ventilated seats and others.
Mercedes-Benz offers the V-Class in 2.0-litre petrol and diesel engines with the option of 6-speed manual or a 7-speed automatic gearbox.
With the 180 import duty added, Mercedes-Benz V-Class is expected to cost around Rs 60 lakh. At that price point, finding individual buyers will be a tough task. Mercedes-Benz will be targeting for target fleet operators and luxury hotel chains as buyers.
Toyota may join the party with Alphard
Mercedes-Benz is not the only manufacture mulling to launch premium van in India. Japanese carmaker Toyota showcased its Alphard at the Auto Expo 2018 in February. Toyota claimed it has been showcased to gauge public response and gather feedback for a potential introduction at a later stage.
Source: Times of India


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Getting goods delivered in a major city is easy; getting those goods delivered outside a major metropolitan area isn’t. That’s where Roadie comes in, the new person-to-person startup shipping network that just raised $10 million in funding.
Roadie, which launched an iOS and Android mobile app yesterday (Jan. 27), wants to be among the first to start what it calls the “neighbor-to-neighbor” shipping network. The company uses drivers with longer daily commutes to essentially create a shipping network that helps people who want same-day delivery of goods to various destinations that otherwise wouldn’t be possible.
The name, which stems from the concept of the entourage that travels with a band, attempts to convey how the peer-operated driver network operates. The drivers, aka “roadies” are responsible for a “gig” — picking up an item from one place and delivering to a destination that driver was already headed toward. The concept comes from Atlanta, Georgia-based founder Marc Gorlin, who wanted to fill the gap in what he felt was a demand in the delivery market. Tapping into the concept of helping your neighbor out, like he said people do in the south, Roadie is designed to help people get their packages delivered quicker in a more reliable and trusted method.
“Southern hospitality is something that is genuinely Southern,” Gorlin told TechCrunch.
Here’s how the service works: Roadie users pay a fare per delivery, including a fee per mile; 80 percent of that goes toward to driver and 20 percent to the company. TechCrunch reported that drivers can make $8 to $150 per job, depending on the length of the trip. Background checks are done on each of the drivers and the people receiving the delivery can pick a location to get the package if they don’t want to meet at their home. The service is currently available in Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, or the Carolinas. Expansion plans across the rest of the U.S. are in the works for later in 2015.


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Kontrol magazine’s digital issue features lifestyle blogger Tami of Talkingwithtami.com
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Celebrity Blogger Talking with Tami recently did a cover shoot for digital cover “For The Love Of Summer” with Kontrol’s publisher Julian Lark’s cosmetic line Revel By Julian Lark. For the shoot Tami rocked her signature retro bathing suites and 3 fabulous shades of Revel.
Why Tami for the cover? Well according to publisher Julian Lark “It was time to show a full figured real woman on the cover” “Tami is fun, flirty, and exudes fashion, its her time to shine”
On the cover Tami rocks “Quickie” Lipstick. She said its ”Seductive and steamy nights with my beau, yes I have to glide on my Quickie lipstick to rev up those engines! Smooches!”
She added: “When I’m in a retro-mood, I grab for my Spend The Night Lipstick! It definitely reminds me of the 60?s with it’s matte finish and look”.
13-year-old baseball phenom Mo’Ne Davis made the cover of Sports Illustrated. Mo’Ne became the first female to throw a shutout in Little League baseball. She is the first Little League player to ever grace the cover of SI.
Newly single singer Ciara took Us Weekly magazine to task for manipulating her words to suggest that she’s “very, very happy” after breaking up with oversexed rapper Future Hendrix.
In a message posted to her official Twitter page last night, Ciara reminded Us Weekly that a recent interview with the mag’s beauty editor was about her appearances on television’s Degree Women and MTV’s House of Style — not her split from the prolific rapper.
Washed up singer Rihanna covers the September 2014 issue of W magazine. The 26-year-old singer graces the cover of the fashion mag wearing African tribal war gear and a nose ring. Of all the covers Rihanna has posed for in her unimpressive career, this one is the least intriguing and the most hideous.
A NY Times writer is on the hot seat for questioning singer Beyonce‘s status as a fashion Icon. Writer Vanessa Friedman questioned why the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland included 7 of Beyonce’s tour costumes in an exhibit in the Legends of Rock section. Friedman notes that Beyonce is not a legend of rock music, nor is she a fashion icon.
In Touch Weekly magazine reports exclusively that Kim Kardashian’s marriage to musician Kanye West is just about over — after 58 days. If you recall, Kim and Kanye tied the knot 2 months ago in idyllic Italy.
From GQ magazine:
If you’re in tune with menswear at all, you probably know that Kanye West has big plans for the industry. He spent a large chunk of 2013 making the case for why he should be taken seriously as a designer, culminating with an Adidas deal that will have him designing his very own collection (rumored to be named Yeezi). But it was A.P.C.’s highly quotable founder Jean Touitou who first gave Kanye a chance to design a legitimate menswear collection. In January, the second A.P.C. Kanye capsule was unveiled, and it was a much more extensive and complete offering. For the first time, we were given a clear look at West’s vision for men’s fashion, and it was good. This Thursday, that collection of denim, pants, shirts, sweaters, coats, and even accessories is set to drop at A.P.C. retailers and online. Here’s how to handle it like a pro.


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Housemarque has revealed a brand new trailer for its PS5 unique Returnal.
The clip focuses on the sport’s alien setting of Atropos, which evidently has loads of selection of environments that’s continuously shifting, because the protagonist Selene remarks, “The forest is a swamp now.”
Other environments embody a hostile desert and and historic metropolis ruins, but additionally a normal-looking home, which suggests some potential psychological twists within the story.
However, these areas don’t look like strictly completely different. In one scene a towering construction in a desert wasteland appears to be the identical coordinates for an icy area.
Returnal is a third-person shooter that’s structured as a roguelike, the place the participant is trapped in a time loop. Each time the participant dies, they begin from the start just for the planet to vary its surroundings, altering the gameplay every time.
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While the newest clip isn’t very action-packed, the announcement trailer signifies Returnal will preserve the fast-paced, gun-based motion fight and gorgeous visible results that Housemarque made its identify with in Nex Machina and PS4 launch title Resogun.
Returnal was initially slated to launch subsequent month however was delayed by six weeks to permit the workforce more time to shine the sport. It will now launch on April 30.
In different information, Sony might be making Ratchet & Clank out there for all PS4 and PS5 customers at no cost in March, as half of its Stay At Home initiative.
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has additionally confirmed that more PlayStation titles might be coming to PC, beginning with Days Gone within the spring.


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Jaguar launches the special edition XJ50 in India at Rs 1.11 crore
Jaguar Land Rover India has launched the XJ50 at Rs 1.11crore (ex-showroom), a special anniversary edition car to commemorate 50 years of the XJ saloon. The Jaguar XJ50 will be available in the long wheelbase format only with a few updates to the exterior and interior to distinguish it from the regular XJ L. The car is powered by a three-litre diesel motor that produces 306PS.
The changes to the XJ50 include JLR Autobiography style front and rear bumpers, chrome radiator grille and special XJ50 badging on the rear and side vents. The new 19-inch alloy wheels have also been designed for the Jaguar XJ50 only.
On the inside, the seats are wrapped in soft grain, quilted leather with an embossed leaper on the headrest. Then there's the XJ50 branding on the centre armrest and anodised gear shift paddles behind the steering wheel that are part of the special edition package. In addition, there are illuminated tread plates and metal accelerator and brake pedals.
Speaking about the launch of the new XJ50, Rohit Suri, president and managing director, Jaguar Land Rover India Limited, says that the XJ50 pays homage to one of the world's most stylish sport saloons.
The Jaguar XJ50 is available across all Jaguar Land Rover showrooms in India and bookings have begun.
Starts Rs 1.11 Crore
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- Toyota Yaris to be discontinued this month, rebadged Ciaz replacement?
- Jaguar launches the 2021 F-Pace in India at Rs 69.9 lakh


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Jul 6, 2017, 6:29 am99 ptsThis soon to be released flagship smartphone by Motorola is set to take on the Samsung Galaxy 8.
The Tesla Roadster will start at $200,000 The Verge 1.3k
Why Boston Dynamics' backflipping borg shouldn't scare you The Register 980
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It was last November that we first heard about Chomp, a sort-of Yelp for iPhone apps. At the time, it was still very much in stealth mode, but we kept hearing they raised a seed round of funding from investors like Ron Conway insanely fast. Obviously, we were interested.
By January, we had a sneak peak at the actual service. And about a week later, it formally launched as an app recommendation engine for Apple’s App Store. Another larger round of funding quickly followed, and since then Chomp has been off and running with over 400,000 active users at this point. But now it’s time to take things to the next level — with search.
App discovery in the App Store still basically sucks. There’s the main page which Apple’s curates (and does a nice job with). But beyond that it’s pretty much a nightmare. Discovery is continually under attack by developers trying to game the system by putting bogus words in their titles. And with over 250,000 iPhone apps out there now, there simply needs to be a better way to find the best ones.
Of course, that’s what Chomp has been doing. But up until now, they’ve basically only been doing it based on recommendations from your social graph on Chomp. Yes, there has been some basic search functionality, but it has been no better than the one Apple provides (again, pretty lousy). Today brings the launch of a completely revamped search engine for apps. And notably, it’s in both the Chomp app and on chomp.com.
Co-founder Ben Keighran calls this latest version of Chomp “the most personalized way to search and browse for apps.” He notes that the addition of topic-based search is going to change the way people discover apps. “Imagine having to to go Google and search for ‘www.facebook.com’ — rather than just searching for ‘social network’ and having Facebook come up as a result,” is how he puts it.
Competitors like Appsfire are out there also doing search, but they’re also mainly title (and description) based. In Keighran’s mind, this isn’t enough.
He notes that previously beyond simple name searches results would show up based on popularity of the app. While this isn’t the worst way of doing it, Keighran believes the 50 million recommendations that users have already seeded into Chomp will provide a much better way. “We have a lot of data to build a semantic search engine,” Keighran notes. “We have our own Chomp user sentiment.”
He also notes that they have more reviews in many cases than Apple itself does on apps. The reason is that Chomp makes it very easy to do a review — you say whether you hate the app or love it. And if you want, you can leave a 60-word comment.
Keighran also says that Chomp’s system is better than Apple’s own Genius feature for apps because that’s simply based around what you’ve downloaded. This is all about what people you trust enough to add to your social graph have downloaded and love.
All of this points towards Chomp’s larger goals: to be the place people go to find the best apps no matter what platform they’re on. Currently, Chomp only works for native iPhone apps and web apps for the iPhone, but Android and iPad app search/recommendation is in the works.
Keighran sees a future where apps are everywhere, and people need a single place to find the best of them. Yes, kind of like Google for the web. “This is like the web in 1996,” he says. If this future is realized, he envisions Chomp as having 10 million users by the end of next year. A lofty goal, but perhaps not an insane one.
And if they can get to that size, Keighran sees a lot of money to be made. Sponsored search and recommendations will be a huge business — again, at scale. For now, Chomp is making a small amount of money via affiliate fees from Apple every time someone buys an app by way of Chomp.
So what does Apple think about Chomp one-upping them in app discovery? “Apple is insanely excited about this,” Keighran says. Undoubtedly Google is excited for Chomp to come to Android too. Because this is a very real problem across all platforms and one that’s only growing in size.


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First Caribbean “FEMFEST” set for Women’s Month in Portmore
The Sassy Show in association with SEMMA Entertainment and The Dr. Garth McDonald Scholarship Fund will be presenting the first female music festival in the Caribbean “FEMFEST” in March 2019.
The event will provide a wide variety of resources for women under one roof including Artiste Performances, Fashion Shows, Mentorship and Honoring of a few female movers and shakers in the Entertainment Fraternity with the “FemFest Reggae & Dancehall Award” and “People’s Choice Award”.
The expo and pop up shop will showcase a variety of female CEOs from small to large businesses in areas of arts, beauty, fashion, finance, health and more.
“FEMFEST” will be held on Saturday March 23, 2019 on The McMaster Roof, Portmore Mall in St. Catherine, Jamaica from 10 am- midnight. It will take the form of a day and night event that promotes cultural awareness, self-love and empowerment.
Organizers of the event shares, “We often hear that there are not enough opportunities for ladies in and out of the entertainment industry. March is known as “Women’s Month” and we are using this opportunity to celebrate and honor our women by launching this event. We are also encouraging women to embark on a mission to “Educate, Empower and Execute”, as such this is the theme that is being used for the staging of our first event.”
Admission is FREE; however patrons are invited to participate in a raffle for a 32 inch Smart TV and other prizes at the gate, at a cost of $200 per entry. Proceeds are for the Dr. Garth McDonald Scholarship Fund.
See more about FEMFEST on Facebook.


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The new partnership between local automotive firm Tsapo Group of Companies and Ashok Leyland, one of India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, has been sealed with a distributorship license.
The deal, launched last Thursday, will see Tsapo Group become the exclusive distributor of Ashok Leyland products in Zimbabwe, expanding its portfolio of brands that includes Lovol, Green Energy (BYD), FAW, Sinotruk and Golden Dragon.
Addressing attendees during a handover ceremony at Tsapo’s offices in Harare, the group’s chief executive officer Patrick Masocha said it was a timely boost for them and a symbol of the strong ties between Zimbabwe and India.
“This strategic partnership is a significant milestone for both companies and countries. It is a testament of a shared vision of growth and innovation,” Masocha said.
“This partnership will continue to create job opportunities for the people of Zimbabwe. It has allowed us to play our part towards attainment of vision 2030 (national blueprint) which seeks to create an upper middle-class economy by 2030”.
He added that the collaboration would springboard both automotive giants, as Ashok Leyland has a global presence and reputation, while Tsapo Group has diverse business interests in automotive, mining, and agriculture.
Speaking at the same event, Ashok Leyland’s Head of Africa International Operations, Sachin Dasharath said they had been impressed with Tsapo Group’s professionalism and expertise and hence the deal.
“It’s been a great journey since we decided to engage with Tsapo Group to explore business opportunities for Ashok Leyland,” Dasharath said.
We are here today because Tsapo Group has created high quality infrastructure for selling Ashok Leyland and we really value their association with us,” said Dasharath.
Khanduja added that the presence of Ashok Leyland here will only bring prosperity and happiness not just to the groups involved but also to Zimbabwe.


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Ford has revealed the first image of the Ford Puma – an SUV-inspired compact crossover that will go on sale at the end of this year.
The first image of the Ford Puma reveals significant styling cues including distinctive wing-top mounted headlamps and athletic, seductive, aerodynamic lines, alongside compact crossover proportions that support raised ride-height for a confidence-enhancing driving experience and class-leading uncompromised luggage capacity of 456 litres.
Developed to meet and exceed a clear requirement for flexible luggage space following extensive discussions with customers, the Puma’s innovative rear stowage solution provides a deep, versatile storage compartment that is capable of comfortably accommodating two golf bags in an upright position.
Stuart Rowley, president, Ford of Europe said: “Innovatively engineered and seductively styled, we think Puma is going to really resonate with compact-car customers in Europe. If you want a car that can turn heads on Friday night, and swallow your flat-pack furniture with ease on Saturday afternoon, then you’ve found it.
“We’ve gone to every length to give customers the flexibility they want, with progressive and evocative styling, so that they can drive the best-looking car they’ve ever owned.”


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"They suggest that sugary drinks, which are widely consumed in Western countries, might represent a modifiable risk factor for cancer prevention", they said.
Obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are only some of the conditions that previous studies have associated with sweetened drinks.
However, research on sugary drinks and the risk of cancer is still limited.
A study published yesterday, on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in The BMJ, a British peer-reviewed academic medical journal originally known as the British Medical Journal, of which its named was shortened back in 1988, titled "Sugary drink consumption and risk of cancer: results from NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort" found that drinking as little as four ounces of sugary drinks per day is tied to a significantly higher incidence of coming down with any type of cancer during the outset of one's life.
"However, this study assumes a real causal relationship between the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages and cancer, which requires further research", said Graham Wheeler, senior statistician at Cancer Research UK, a UK cancer research institute. While, according to the American Beverage Association, sugary drinks are safe to consume, they definitely are not safe to consume in excess.
Touvier said her team observed that sugar seemed to be the main driver of the link.
"The study found the highest quarter for sugary drink consumption had a 30% higher risk for cancer, and a 37% higher risk for breast cancer..."
What counts as a sugary drink?
Well, that's terrifying - "sugary drinks" includes 100% fruit juices.
Its director general, Gavin Partington, added: "Soft drinks are safe to consume as part of a balanced diet". She continued saying that America's leading beverage companies are working to reduce the sugar consumers intake from their beverages by offering more possibilities with less or zero sugar. But new research has found a link between drinking fruit juice and cancer.
"All current sweeteners in use have been through rigorous safety testing before being acceptable for human use", said Collins, who was not involved in the study.
Chazelas and team examined the links between the intake of sugary drinks and various forms of cancer in 101,257 French adults aged 42 years, on average. Participants were followed up with for up nine years.
According to the study published in the journal of BMJ, participants completed at least two 24-hour online validated dietary questionnaires, created to measure usual intake of 3,300 different food and beverage items and were followed up for a maximum of 9 years (2009-2018).
Researchers set out to assess the associations between the consumption of sugary drinks (sugar sweetened beverages and 100 per cent fruit juices), artificially sweetened (diet) beverages, and risk of overall cancer, as well as breast, prostate, and bowel (colorectal) cancers.
Avoid sugary drinks as much as possible. Chazelas and colleagues accounted for potential confounders, including age, sex, education, hereditary risk of cancer, and lifestyle factors - such as smoking behaviour and exercise patterns. Average age at cancer diagnosis was 59 years.
Of the 2,193 cancers found during the study, 693 were breast cancers, 291 were prostate cancers and 166 were colorectal cancers.
However, this study is observational and doesn't show cause and effect. But again, researchers say sugar is not the only culprit.