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Beer market of Russia 2018
- General market picture
- Foreign trade setting records
- Demography as challenge to branding
- Aged consumer
- Declining of youth brands
- Nostalgia on trend
- DIOT feels at home
- 5.0 Original is the new face of import
- Positions of Market Leaders
- Carlsberg Group
- AB InBev Efes
- AB InBev
Ukrainian beer market 2018
- Better than yesterday
- Performance by value
- Positions of Ukrainian brewers
The beer market dynamics in Russia is approaching zero, yet major brewers are divided into those who developed considerably in 2017 and those who considerably reduced their volumes. For instance, company Efes has managed to substantially extend their sales due to restrained pricing policy and activity in the modern trade. Heineken has also demonstrated an excellent performance promoted by significant increase of advertisement budgets launching a non-alcohol sort of the title brand and unusual activity in the economy market segment. Carlsberg and AB InBev have been focusing on margins and lost a market share of their inexpensive brands. Serious dependence on PET package and mass enthusiasm about Zhigulevskoe have negatively impacted the most of big regional brewers, that have been for the first time pressed by the leaders in the key sales channels, especially in Volga and Central regions. In the small business there has been a noticeable slowdown in appearing of new restaurant breweries, yet the number of craft breweries has been growing rapidly. In 2018, the beer market is likely to grow a little, while the share of AB InBev Efes may decrease due to the integration. ...
“Catalogue of Russian Beer Producers 2018” includes 1070 businesses ranging from large subsidiaries of international companies to rather small restaurant and craft microbreweries.The catalogue includes 32 large breweries, 75 regional breweries, 693 industrial mini- and microbreweries as well as 270 restaurant breweries. ...
US. Springfield Brewing Company sold
A group of six Springfield investors has purchased the Springfield Brewing Company from the Paul Mueller Company for $3 million.
Bryan Bevel, director of operations at the Springfield Brewing Company, said the deal with Front Row Property LLC closed Monday.
"A group of local investors, headed by Ashton Lewis, the master brewer at Mueller company, has bought Springfield Brewing Company," said Bevel, who also is one of the investors.
"It's going to mean bigger and better things here. This is a group that cares about craft beers, that cares about quality."
Along with Lewis and Bevel, the new owners include Cam Collins, Christina Chanter, John Schnoebelen and Rhett Smillie.
David Moore, president and CEO of Paul Mueller Company, said the brewery has been a good showcase for the brewing equipment the company makes at its Springfield plant. Mueller opened it in 1997.
"However, operating a brewery and restaurant is not core to our business," Moore said.
Mueller sold the brewery at 301 S. Market Ave. for $3 million, which includes a $400,000 promissory note payable over five years.
Bevel said the brewery unveiled a new menu on Nov. 2 and the purchase wouldn't affect the staff of about 50 employees.
"We intend to carry on business as usual," Bevel said.
Along with a full-service restaurant, Springfield Brewing Company makes six varieties of beers at a time -- and 10 to 12 varieties a year -- using specialized brewing equipment manufactured by the Mueller company.
Lewis, a nationally recognized brewer, has been the master brewer at Springfield Brewing Company for the last 14 years and was instrumental in the company's start-up as the Springfield Brewing Company.
He will continue his job marketing brewing equipment for Mueller.
According to the investors, Springfield Brewing Company will continue its close ties with the Mueller Company.
The steel manufacturer will still be able to use the brewing company as its flagship example of the high quality and American-made brewing tanks that are sold across the country, to many of the nation's top breweries, according to a news release from the investor group.
In addition, Paul Mueller, the founder of Paul Mueller Company, will still hold mug No. 1 within Springfield Brewing Company's "mug club."
"There is no question, Paul Mueller Company had the ability and foresight to create SBC -- those ties and roots will not be forgotten," Lewis said.
"It has been my dream to find a group committed to the continued growth of SBC, so that it can not only remain a cornerstone of Springfield's downtown community that it has been for so many years, but so that SBC can be taken to the next level -- brewing quality beers for the region," Lewis said.
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A unique idea for the Trump era
As US President Trump continues to pressure corporations to increase manufacturing and production inside the United States, a technology analyst is proposing a unique idea: A ‘Made In America’ iPhone.
In an interview with CNBC, Brian White of the firm Drexel Hamilton, proposed the idea of Apple building an iPhone in the United States, and charging a $200 surcharge for the ‘Made in America’ version.
Said White, “There will be a lot of pressure to bring some manufacturing back to the U.S. If I were Apple, I would bring whatever they need to bring back — through the repatriation, because it may be connected — and they could market iPhones made in the U.S. and charge a premium.”
“Designed by Apple in California, Assembled in China”
That sentence above appears on the back of every iPhone, showing Apple’s attempt to thread the needle on maintaining a sense of connection with the United States, despite all their phones being built in China.
About a million people in China are involved in iPhone production, and Trump wants to bring some of those jobs back to the US.
While Apple is extremely unlikely to bring much production back, Brian White’s idea is a smart one, since it would demonstrate a commitment on Apple’s part to their domestic market.
Of course, it would be a mostly symbolic move, and though some would pay the premium for the ‘Made in America’ iPhone, the regular model would still lead in sales.
The fact that this conversation is even happening shows how much Trump has changed the economic debate, and is a lesson for other leaders that publicly expressing support for the economy of your country can have benefits.
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While traditional coworking memberships promise flexibility in their terms, some businesses want more on-demand options without dealing with the middle man.
That’s exactly the gap that TROT is attempting to close.
The proptech company allows landlords to list vacant space onto its online marketplace, post their own pricing and other relevant information, and allows it to be rented out on a short-term basis.
“We’re aggregating all the space from owners from all asset classes,” said David Menaged, founder and CEO of TROT.
“So trotters — that’s what we call the people that are renting the space — can now see all the options. Before that, even if they knew a Tishman Speyer or Vornado, there was no central place for them to go see everybody’s flex offerings direct from landlords.”
As of July, TROT had 16 locations across the New York City area and has plans to continue expanding over the next six to 12 months.
“[Looking] at a lot of industries that have reinvented themselves with a new sense of vigor, whether it be the travel agency industry, or hailing a ride, or booking a vacation home, I took a page out of those books and started thinking to myself, ‘Why couldn’t that be for commercial office space?’” said Menaged.
“That was the birth of the idea, which came when there was a lot of time for commercial brokers to think about what to do in the darkest days of the pandemic.”


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USA: BorgWarner reorganises into two main business units
BorgWarner is re-organising its business into two major groups, engine and driveline, the company said in a statement. "Our new organisation will bring out the best in BorgWarner through collaboration, while maintaining the entrepreneurial, close-to-the-customer focus of our units," said president and chief operating officer Timothy Manganello.
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General | Mar 4, 2019 | Master3395
Following on Facebook and Snap.
One year after the BlackBerry company took legal action against Facebook claiming that the social media had abused their patents, the Canadian smartphone manufacturer is taking the fight against Twitter in the same vein, accusing the microblogging service of having copied six of their patents illegally.
The patents they believe have been abused are the use of push notifications, specific mobile marketing techniques, and the ability to silence select varieties.
In the documents, it emerges that BlackBerry accuses Twitter of using some of the features that have made BlackBerry phones as commercially successful as it has been, thus leading customers to steer clear of their products and services. Where this carries over remains to be seen, but it is worth noting that the company has almost gone crazy with accusations of patent abuse.
Snap and Facebook also accused
In addition to accusing Facebook of patent infringement, they also took up a fight against Snapchat for the same. The former got to be accused of having taken on a host of features in their messaging service with examples given in unread messages and messages in games, as well as tagging friends and family in photos. Snap on his side was accused of having broken with, among other things, the use of the map with different friends' positions.
It is unclear exactly how the BlackBerry company envisages being compensated, but in the Facebook case, they wanted financial compensation for the damage the company had incurred.
Keywords: blackberry, facebook, patent, patent breach, snap, snapchat, twitter
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The new display standard can take over HDMI
Last month, we wrote that a new version of the display connection standard DisplayPort is on its way. Now, all specifications are officially launched, although we probably have to wait at least another year before we start seeing products that support it.read more…
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"All" gets better thanks to new Microsoft Edge.
With its entry into the Chromium world, Microsoft has been a great provider to the browser platform we are well acquainted with, including Google Chrome. The latest news means that all Chromium-based browsers are now getting closer to Windows 10.read more…


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Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani joined FOX Business‘ “Varney & Co.” today (Wednesday) to answer the question, “Is Apple stock a buy?”
Gilani called Apple stock a “Buy” last time he appeared on “Varney.” Back on July 23, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced its Q3 2013 earnings. Apple stock closed out at $418.99 that day, and has since surged to $489.15 as of yesterday.
Gilani’s pick was right, and now he tells viewers why he continues to believe it’s a good idea to buy Apple stock.
Watch to see what Gilani predicts for Apple’s future, and for an additional reveal on a stock Gilani just bought – and then watched it soar as much as 28%:
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Fresh seafood experienced phenomenal dollar sales percent growth of 6.3% to $7.1 billion, for the year ending Nov. 28, 2021, according to Chicago-based IRI. This remarkable sales growth continued the massive sales growth the category experienced in 2020 and as the total meat category dipped a couple of points, says Chris DuBois, IRI’s senior vice president of Americas protein practice leader. In turn, looking at dollar sales percent growth vs. two years ago, fresh seafood jumped 31.3% for the year ending Nov. 28.
Fresh seafood volume sales for the 52 weeks ending Nov. 28 remained flat, while volume sales percent change vs. two years ago grew 21.6%.
Frozen seafood also grew 4.1% in dollar sales to $7.3 billion for the year ending Nov. 28, but grew 40.4% vs. two years ago. Frozen seafood volume dipped 1.1% off of 29% volume growth vs. two years ago.
“The frozen segment is doing exceptionally well, as consumers are still opting for frozen or shelf-stable options that can help reduce trips to the grocery store and foodservice operators aim to reduce food waste,” says Megan Rider, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI)’s domestic marketing director.
Shelf-stable seafood with $2.5 billion in sales is not quite the success story of the other two segments. It experienced an 11% drop in dollar sales vs. a year ago, but 6.5% gains vs. two years ago. Shelf-stable seafood volume decreased 12.1% vs. a year ago, but volume grew 2.6% vs. two years ago. The data suggests that consumers aren’t stocking up on shelf-stable tuna and salmon as they were in 2020, DuBois says.
At almost 20% of sales, value-added seafood is a very large component of the category, especially shrimp and salmon, and is more than double the percent value of added sales in the regular meat case (approximately 8 percent for total meat), IRI’s DuBois says.
Eating more seafood
The good news continues as 41% of consumers want to consume more seafood in 2022, according to a recent IRI survey.
“2020 was a breakthrough year for seafood and not just the frozen seafood that you get in boxes, but fresh seafood really had a good year,” DuBois says. “What happened is that people were hesitant to buy seafood because they were always afraid to cook it. What we saw is that people tried new things and learned how to cook more new proteins, new dishes, new recipes, and fish became a big part of that. That barrier to education fell down during Covid for both frozen and fresh, and this year it will continue.”
Early in the pandemic, as many foodservice operations were put on hold, consumers turned to home cooking to get their seafood fix, trying out new species and becoming familiar with various cooking techniques, Rider says. According to ASMI’s 2021 research with Datassential, half of consumers were cooking seafood more in 2020 than they did the year prior, and 26% purchased seafood for the first time during the pandemic. “And while we are beginning to see the foodservice industry rebound and contribute to overall seafood sales, consumers continue to cook at home just as often,” she says.
The continued pandemic also has put attention on healthy foods and supply chains. Seafood is low in saturated fats and high in omega-3 fatty acids, and wild seafood is low in contaminants, and, if sourced from regions like Alaska, protected from overfishing, Rider says. “This adds the value of sustainability that consumers are increasingly seeking from the food they eat,” she explains.
For example, consumers are more likely to purchase seafood that is wild and sustainable, with 86% of consumers agreeing they would buy seafood over other proteins if it was wild-caught. Additionally, 85% agree they would buy more seafood if it was sustainably sourced, according to Seafood Success Powered by Alaska Retail Consumer Research, a 2021 report from Datassential/ASMI.
Innovation in Seafood
Innova Market Insights, in Arnhe, the Netherlands, tracked the launch activity of U.S. fish and seafood products. In 2020, activity was at average levels compared with previous years. A dip of new products occurred toward the end of 2020 and beginning of 2021, at which new releases began to increase again. Key new product development trends that are driving this category are:
- gravitation toward fish and seafood owing to high protein and omega-3,
- demand for convenient food solutions,
- wild-caught claims,
- locally and sustainably sourced launches,
- ethnic and exotic recipes (for example, pickled sea urchin) and
- traditional tastes.
Top fish and seafood areas with the highest recorded growth tacked within the category’s launches considering their compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from the fourth quarter 2016 to the third quarter of 2021 are herring with 32% growth, scallop with 19% gains, and mackerel with a 6% increase, Innova reports. Additionally, the GMO-free claim thrives with 46% CAGR from 2016 to 2020. Innova also finds that spicy and smoked flavors are on-trend along with more fish and seafood appearing in pouches, which recorded 13 percent CAGR from 2016 to 2020.
In food service, ASMI is seeing a greater attention to waste reduction, so in addition to using frozen seafood, operators are aiming to use the whole fish, for example, by using fish cheeks and collars in stews or other dishes. Within retail, recent advances in packaging, particularly vacuum seal skin packing, continue to improve to maintain freshness, flavor, and appearance of seafood, and in the interest of sustainability, producers like OBI have recently updated their packaging to be completely recyclable.
“As consumers continue to desire high-protein alternatives, there are also some exciting new products coming to market, such as noodles made entirely of wild Alaska pollock, for example,” ASMI’s Rider says.
Growing the industry
In order to move the industry forward, ASMI says the segment must emphasize taste and health benefits that consumers crave along with focusing on sustainability, as consumers are increasingly dedicated to seeking out seafood that is sourced responsibility. The number of sustainability-focused seafood shoppers jumped from 29% in 2019 to 41% in 2021, according to the 2021 FMI Power of Seafood Report/Nielsen IQ.
Innova sees seafood has opportunities in more value-added and premium options along with leveraging the awareness of the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids and moving toward sustainable packaging, e.g., BPA-free, plant-based packaging. Moving forward, the industry will see increasing concerns around sustainability, plant-based eating and alternatives in the market, and rising consumer demand for local and fresh produce, Innova says.
In terms of trends, ASMI expects to see new ways of preparing seafood with a focus on ease, as consumers stave off cooking fatigue. For example, the idea that most seafood can be cooked straight from frozen or other tips that have taken off on social media in recent months.
IRI’s DuBois expects the seafood category to have another great year that looks similar to 2021. This year, pricing also might have a slight effect on seafood sales as supply chains have been challenged and transportation costs have skyrocketed. DuBois believes the industry has done a great job of engaging consumers, though, and now it can build on that progress.
“The biggest thing is getting variety into the cases and just continuing to grow the base,” he says. “The more you get consumers a little bit more variety, the more they are going to be excited and continue to come back to the case.”
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Windows 8 sales have been mixed, with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) seeing
strong OEM support
moving a lot of licenses
struggling in sales
particularly among enthusiasts
. At the
is the rich graphical GUI
formerly known as "Metro"
, which today is
referred to as Windows 8 UI
There've been unconfirmed rumors that a Windows 8 update
code-named Windows Blue
was in store for later this year or early next year. Now those rumors have seemingingly been confirmed, and Microsoft has dropped an indication that it make respond to criticism and tweak the UI.
In a job posting,
by Charon at
an experienced software engineer, writing:
We’re looking for an excellent, experienced SDET to join the Core Experience team in Windows Sustained Engineering (WinSE). The Core Experience features are the centerpiece of the new Windows UI, representing most of what customers touch and see in the OS, including: the start screen; application lifecycle; windowing; and personalization. Windows Blue promises to build and improve upon these aspects of the OS, enhancing ease of use and the overall user experience on devices and PCs worldwide.
In a second post, Twitter user @h0x0d (Walking Cat on Twitter)
a second post, pertaining to Windows Phone Blue:
Excel MX is expected to OneNote MX and Lynx MX as a touch-optimized offering available from the Windows Store.
's Mary Jo Foley indicates Microsoft is gunning hard to try to deliver the UI and services overhaul by the end of this upcoming summer. The refresh is expected to be the first cross platform push for Microsoft's new unified strategy; Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Windows Server 2012, Hotmail, and SkyDrive will all receive similar makeovers.
Windows 8 UI critics shouldn't get too excited -- the new UI
isn't expected to bring back the "Start" button
, a perpetual criticism of the Windows 8 UI.
A major focus of the Blue update is to improve APIs to make it easier to design an app that works with only a few modifications, on both Windows 8 and Windows Phone.
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RE: Brace yourselves....
2/18/2013 7:12:34 PM
In Win7, I pinned 1 item (VS2010 ... gimme a linix version of that and we'll talk!) to both the Start menu and task bar.
Mousing over the start menu item at the top of the list (VS2010) shows all of my recent files. Same shows up for the pinned item in my task bar.
(I truly love this xerox inspired addition to the PC called a mouse, except when the laser has trouble tracking on the gloss white desktop)
RE: Brace yourselves....
2/18/2013 7:25:38 PM
Sorry, got a bit confused about the poster-who-I-replying-to's viewpoint. (I blame the rum, though I still don't like the Win8 UI for anything but touch enabled screens)
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If you aren't familiar, Chrome has two versions: the open-source Chromium project, and Google's proprietary Chrome builds with added functionality (like a built-in Flash player). Numerous browsers on Android are based on Chromium, including the popular Snapdragon-optimized CAF browser. Unfortunately, Google has now shut off access to the Chrome Sync API on Android for anything but Chrome itself, including vanilla builds of Chromium. Read More
Google's Safe Browsing feature has been around since 2007, and has protected millions of people from harmful threats on the internet. It's a blacklist of harmful websites, such as those distributing malware and phishing scams, that Google actively updates every day. The database is used by Chrome, Firefox, and even Safari to ensure users can be as safe as possible online.
Back at Google I/O, Google announced they would make an official API for applications to check a given website in the Safe Browsing database. Starting with Google Play Services 9.4, developers can finally use the API in their apps.
The Safe Browsing API uses the latest version of the Safe Browsing Network Protocol, meaning it's designed to be as quick (and use up as little cellular data) as possible. Read More
The Vulkan graphics API is a big deal for mobile developers, since its direct GPU access allows for complex graphics to be rendered with a considerably lower hit to the processor, and thus a lower overhead on the hardware and battery life. A few devices like the SHIELD family and Samsung's 7 series already supported Vulkan several months ago, but Nougat now features full support for all updated Android 7.0 devices. Developer Super Evil Megacorp, which turned heads last year with its Vainglory mobile MOBA, now has a beta version that uses the Vulkan API. Read More
Earlier this month, Google announced they were killing off Chrome apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux. While it makes logical sense to remove a feature that almost no Chrome users actually used, there are still hundreds of excellent Chrome apps affected by the decision. Google recommends that developers move their applications to Electron (another way to run web apps on the desktop), but doing that would require rewriting every component using Chrome's APIs to the Electron equivalents.
Koush, developer of the Chrome app Vysor (among other projects), has made porting Chrome apps to Electron incredibly easy. With his tool, aptly named Electron Chrome, developers can compile their existing Chrome apps into Electron applications in seconds. Read More
There are some neat things coming to Chrome in the future, and if you'd like to test them out before everyone else, you're probably already using either the Beta or the Dev version of the Android app. Keep an eye on the former: it's getting some of said features right now. The most interesting addition in version 53 is a new API for quickly checking out on mobile online purchases. It's sort of like the streamlined payment options already offered by PayPal and Visa, but it works with any payment system and it's built into the browser. Check it out in the video below: Read More
Passwords are lame, but they're currently the best way we have to secure online accounts. There's plenty of advice out there about how to make passwords more secure like not reusing them across sites, choosing longer passwords, using special characters, and so on. Of course, that makes passwords more annoying. Now, Dashlane and Google have teamed up to create a new password management API called Open YOLO—that's You Only Login Once, not the other YOLO. The intention is to make passwords easier and faster. Read More
There was a bit of a dust-up the other day when Pushbullet began sending out some scary-sounding emails to users. The emails explained that a few services making very heavy use of the Pushbullet API were going to be blocked. Today, Pushbullet has decided to change its approach to coping with this problem after getting feedback form users. Nothing will be blocked, but there will be a new API push limit for free accounts. Read More
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New Layout and Features Coming to 37th Maryland Wine Festival
The Maryland Wine Festival® celebrates its 37th year at the Carroll County Farm Museum.
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(ANNAPOLIS, MD) – The Maryland Wine Festival returns to the Carroll County Farm Museum on Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19. Since 1984, enthusiasts seeking to learn about the Maryland wine industry have been invited to roam the grounds of the Farm Museum while tasting and buying local wine. While 2021 marks the 37th celebration of this tradition, updates to the event’s programming and layout promise festival-goers a fresh experience.
“Like Maryland’s growing wine industry, the Maryland Wine Festival continues to evolve,” says Kevin Atticks, Executive Director of the Maryland Wineries Association. “Just as wineries are prioritizing quality and consumer engagement in their tasting rooms, our association is focused on delivering on those expectations at our events.”
Sampling and Exploring
Each pass for the 2021 Maryland Wine Festival includes entry to the event venue, access to shop the juried artisan vendors, live music, and an opportunity to dine with any of the participating food trucks and concessionaires.
The “Sampler” and “Explorer” pass levels each include wine sampling. Attendees with Sampler tier passes receive a souvenir glass upon entry to the festival and are able to sample and savor dozens of wines from eleven wineries located on the Main Field.
Individuals holding the upgraded Explorer pass receive a 16 ounce wine glass. These pass holders may sample from Main Field wineries and gain exclusive access to the newly installed Maryland Wine Explorer Village. Located near the main entrance of the Farm Museum, the Explorer Village features dedicated tasting experiences and upgraded amenities. Eight additional wineries will be located in the Explorer Village, each showcasing Maryland-grown wines. The Explorer Village amenities include shaded seating areas and private, air-conditioned restroom facilities.
New for 2021, the festival is offering the $20 Á La Carte Pass. Á La Carte passes include a souvenir glass. This is the perfect ticket tier for enthusiasts who wish to come to the festival to purchase local wines that they can’t easily find elsewhere—in lieu of samples—to enjoy at the festival, or to build their home collection.
A Focus On Retail Wine Sales
The retail options at this year’s festival are expanding with the addition of the Maryland Wine Shop. This new retail location offers sales of wine by the glass or bottle and includes selections from wineries representing many of the state’s winemaking regions. A curated list of wine from wineries not attending the festival will also be available for purchase at this retail location. To make things more convenient, attendees are able to purchase bottles via an online store and pick them up at the Maryland Wine Shop when the order is fulfilled.
“Overwhelmingly, we hear from attendees and wineries alike that they’d like to see more unique retail opportunities at this festival,” said Atticks. “The Maryland Wine Shop is a great way for us to achieve that goal while offering a larger selection of local wine.”
The 2021 Maryland Wine Festival will be held at the Carroll County Farm Museum in Westminster, MD on Saturday, September 18 and Sunday, September 19. The event is open from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. Passes to the 2021 Maryland Wine Festival are currently available for purchase via the event website. All event details and pass descriptions can be found here. This is an outdoor event and social distancing is encouraged. The Maryland Wine Festival will follow all local and state guidelines related to COVID-19.
About the Maryland Wine Festival®. The Maryland Wine Festival returns to the Carroll County Farm Museum for the 37th annual celebration of Maryland wine. Wine enthusiasts are invited to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Farm Museum while exploring delicious, local wine, shopping from juried artisans, and dancing to live music!
About the Maryland Wineries Association. The Maryland Wineries Association (MWA), formed in 1984, is the non-profit trade association that represents 80 member wineries in Maryland. MWA’s mission is to develop and expand the grape and wine industry in Maryland through education and promotion.


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Searching on Yahoo will now deliver local business reviews from Yelp, through a partnership that could help Yahoo search compete against Google, or at least make it more useful.
A proposal to make websites liable when user-generated comments violate state laws would be disaster for many popular online destinations, according to e-commerce trade group NetChoice.
Tech stocks had an upbeat week as industry watchers appear to be looking at the positive side of earnings from Internet, consumer electronics and networking companies.
The Pacific Bell tower in San Francisco, the high-rise headquarters of the phone company through eight decades and several name changes, was a monument to copper.
On the back end of an earnings season that by many accounts could have been worse, tech investors appeared to be in the mood to celebrate on Friday, sending shares of IT companies higher as key stock-market indexes hit milestone highs.
Yahoo is bidding to strengthen its presence in the increasingly important mobile space with the acquisition of Alike, a location discovery app.
Solid sales reports from companies as diverse as Akamai, LinkedIn and NCR as well as positive economic data buoyed shares of IT companies Friday as markets closed in on multiyear highs.
MacroSolve, an Oklahoma company focused on enforcing its patents, has added Sears to a growing list of companies it has targeted with patent infringement lawsuits, it said Wednesday.
Facebook's new Graph Search tool is not the formidable competitor to Google or Yelp that some industry watchers have made it out to be in the aftermath of Tuesday's announcement of the early stage product. At least, not yet.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has vacated a preliminary injunction against reviews posted by a woman on Yelp and Angie's List, in an outcome that is being described by civil rights groups as a victory for freedom of online speech.
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New York tech is no longer the equivalent of an NCAA Tournament No. 16 seed just happy to be on the court against Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Seattle.
In fact, the Empire State is becoming a streak-shooting contender with some notable victories.
New York has banking cornered via Wall Street; now its technology businesses are flexing their strength via initial public offerings.
Market-watchers already were aware of Big Apple IPOs such as Etsy, MongoDB, Datadog and Peloton, but there are many, many more coming soon.
- DigitalOcean, a provider of data center and cloud technology.
- Buffalo-based auto marketplace ACV Auctions.
- Real estate brokerage Compass is on file to go public.
- UiPath’s prospectus is expected to land soon.
The timing is right. The volume of IPOs more than doubled last year to 494, according to FactSet.
The uptick over the past few months has extended the IPO crush of 2020.
A CNBC story reports that businesses such as Snowflake, Airbnb and DoorDash each raised more than $3 billion.
The pandemic also sped up the opportunity for tech businesses based in health care, finance and real estate.
Overall, New York is engaged and prepared to increase its share.
“This has been a long time coming for New York tech,” said Mitch Wainer, co-founder of data center operator DigitalOcean, in the CNBC story.
Wainer, who left DigitalOcean in 2018 to begin work with other start-ups, said it’s no mirage.
“There’s been a lot of money, venture capital invested in New York tech over the years,” he said.
The state’s success is driven by those leaders already successful in tech who reinvest in New York and clear the way for talent recruitment, and it doesn’t hurt to have prominent venture capitalists such as Union Square Ventures and Insight Partners.
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Pres. Obama marks the end of government ownership of Chrysler
President Obama congratulated a crowd of Chrysler auto workers today in Toledo for their hard work as he stood surrounded by an assembly line of Jeeps. He stressed the importance of the 2008 bailout of Chrysler and G-M to the rest of the auto industry, including Ford:
“If we’d let Chrysler and GM fail, plants like this one would have shut down, then dealers and suppliers across the country would have shriveled up, then Ford and other auto makers could have failed too, because they wouldn’t have had the suppliers that they needed.
Italian auto maker Fiat has agreed to buy out the U.S. government’s final six percent stake in the Big-3 auto company. This puts Chrysler six years ahead of schedule in paying back government loans that saved it from bankruptcy. The President said the bailout was a success and cited profits and gaining market share from all Big-3 auto manufacturers.


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Cybersecurity firms Cloudflare Inc., Synaptics Inc. and NortonLifeLock Inc. delivered solid earnings beats in their quarterly earnings reports Thursday but had different outlooks for the quarter ahead.
For its second quarter ended June 30, Cloudflare reported it broke even before costs such as stock compensation, compared with a loss of two cents per share in the same quarter of 2021. Revenue jumped 54%, to $234.5 million. Analysts had expected a loss of one cent a share on revenue of $227.33 million.
Gross profit in the quarter shot up 77%, to $176.7 million, while adjusted gross profit rose 78%, to $185 million. Cash flow from operating activities was $38.3 million, up from $7.5 million in Q2 2021.
Highlights in the quarter included Cloudflare expanding its zero-trust security platform with email security, data loss prevention tools cloud access security broker and private network discovery. The company also announced the Cloudflare One Partner Program to help businesses adopt zero-trust solutions that they had previously found difficult to procure, implement and support.
“We delivered another strong quarter… driven by strength in our large customer and a record number of large customer additions,” Matthew Prince, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cloudflare, said in a statement. “Large customers now represent 60% of our revenue, and they are leaning forward to hear how Cloudflare can save them money and reduce IT complexity, all while increasing their security, performance, and reliability.”
For the third quarter, Cloudflare is predicting adjusted net income per share of between breakeven and one cent on revenue of $250 million to $251 million. Analysts had expected an adjusted profit of one cent on revenue of $246.9 million.
For the full year 2022, Cloudflare expects adjusted profit of three to four cents a share on revenue of $968 million to $972 million. Analysts were expecting three cents and $958.4 million.
The strong earnings beat combined with a higher-than-expected outlook for both the third quarter and the full year prompted investors to snap up Cloudflare shares in late trading. Cloudflare’s share price was up 22%, to $70.99.
Like Cloudflare, Synaptics also delivered better-than-expected results, reporting an adjusted profit of $3.87 a share on revenue of $476.4 million. Analysts had been expecting $3.67 per share on revenue of $472.74 million.
“Synaptics had a terrific fiscal 2022, recording company records for revenue, gross margins, non-GAAP operating margin, EPS, and cash flow, and made significant progress in our strategy to enter high-value markets and diversify the customer base,” Michael Hurlston, president and CEO of Synaptics, said in a statement. “While there is increased economic uncertainty, our plan is to continue to invest in our businesses.”
Looking forward, Synaptics predicts revenue of $440 million to $470 million in its September quarter. Analysts had been expecting $465.1 million.
The earnings beat was somewhat offset by an outlook that was at the lower end of expectations. Synaptic shares were mostly flat in after-hours trading.
Finally, NortonLifeLock reported an adjusted profit of 45 cents a share on revenue of $708 million, up 7% and 2%, year-over-year, respectively. Analysts had been predicting a 43-cent-per-share profit on revenue of $707 million.
Along with the earrings results, NortonLifeLock also announced that it had received provisional approval from the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority for its acquisition of Avast plc.
“Q1 was another quarter of solid execution by our team and in the face of macroeconomic
headwinds, we delivered our 12th consecutive quarter of bookings growth,” Natalie
Derse, chief financial officer of NortonLifeLock, said in a statement. “Now with the Avast acquisition provisionally approved we look forward to bringing our operational discipline to the integration planning and quickly setting the foundation of the company for growth.”
For the quarter ahead, NortonLifeLock is predicting an adjusted profit of 44 to 46 cents a share on revenue of $695 million to $705 million. Analysts had expected a 44-cent-per-share profit on revenue of $725 million.
The miss in earnings outlook outweighed the earnings beat, with NortonLifeLock’s share price down 3%.
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Bharti Airtel, through its fully owned subsidiary Airtel M Commerce Services Limited (AMSL) on Thursday announced a tie-up with the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) to offer railway bookings through Airtel money. According to Airtel, commuters travelling by rail every day in India will now be able to dial *400# on Airtel mobile phones and enjoy the convenience of booking tickets through mobile phones via Airtel money.
PD Sarma, Hub CEO – WBO & NESA, Bharti Airtel Limited said, “Airtel money has been growing with every passing day due to its relevant use cases ranging from bill payments, recharges, money transfer.”Sarma said, “It is our constant endeavour to add options for our customers which appeal to a vast audience across geography and demography. Train travel is one of the most common modes of transportation for a lot of our customers.
“”Our integration with IRCTC for ticket reservation is a step to empower our customers specifically beyond the urban footprint with the convenience of booking tickets without the need of holding a bank account or an internet connection,” he added.The company noted that the IRCTC mobile bookings through Airtel money is a simple, convenient, quicker and secure alternative to the conventional methods of booking via standing in reservation counter queues or booking it online.
“The service works across all mobile devices, does not involve any data or SMS charges and uses a simple USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) technology that prompts users with interactive and guided menu options towards booking tickets,” company officials said. “Through this service, customers can not only making ticket bookings but also search for stations, trains, availability, PNR enquiry, cancellation etc.,” officials added. – See more at: http://www.newkerala.com/news/story/52009/.html#sthash.YN2SEgSI.dpuf


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BioSteel and Canopy Growth may be able to profit from a joint venture, according to reports, given their respective strengths in hemp and sports nutrition. The BioSteel label and Canopy’s research and development, production, and distribution experience make it easy to envision CBD-mixed products for athletes. With over 10,000 distribution sites in Canada and the United States, BioSteel’s vast reach may help both. ‘ BioSteel Co-Founder and Co-CEO Michael Cammalleri claimed in the release that pharmaceutical painkillers have “pessimistic impacts” on athletes, which might be a factor in the growing desire for healthy alternatives in sports.
He said that the acceptance and use of CBD products in professional sports has evolved, and that it is now prevalent among NHL players. For Canopy, the “better for you” and “pick me up” varieties of sports beverages are both popular with busy customers, athletes, and weekend warriors. Additionally, the arrangement allows Canopy to acquire full control over BioSteel at some point in the future, allowing it to extend its business prospects. The CBD-mixed-products business is becoming increasingly important. In 2018, the worldwide CBD market was worth $1.45 billion, according to Fior Markets, and it is expected to grow to $17.34 billion by the end of 2026.
Similarly, Canopy Growth was in the spotlight because of its plans to grow into the United Kingdom’s marijuana market. When it comes to the global cannabis sector, Canopy Growth understands this and is fast restructuring its overseas operations to take advantage of this opportunity. MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Goods Regulatory Agency) and Home Office have granted Spectrum Therapeutics, a division of Canopy Growth, licences to collect and distribute cannabis-based medical products in the United Kingdom.


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Just a day after German tabloid Bild made a bold speculation about Nintendo launching their new 3DS console on November 11 this year, the official date is out. And Bild is wrong by a big margin. According to the official statement released today, the company shall be launching the new 3D-capable portable gaming console in Japan on February 26, 2011. That’s quite sometime away. The statement also noted the price of the console in the domestic market as 25,000 yen that is close to a $299 price point.
There is no word on when the consoles will make their way out to the other countries. Nintendo has said that they will make separate statements regarding the launch of Nintendo 3DS in USA and Europe and given earlier speculations, that should be close to March 2011.
The console was earlier believed to be launched in Japan by November 20 after a product designer revealed that his designs for the 3DS were launching on that day. Hopefully, the latest statement from the company has put these speculations to rest.


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Microsoft: Windows Phone 7 sells 1.5 million units in first six weeks
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Windows Phone 7 has sold 1.5 million units in its first six weeks on the market, Microsoft says.
But the tech company might want to hold off on popping the champagne. The numbers represent sales to retail stores and carriers. Device sales to customers are probably far lower.
And to compare with competitors, Apple sold nearly 2 million iPhone 4s in just two days. And when it comes to attracting more Android users, Google’s no slouch either.
Microsoft seems to realize that it doesn’t get much in the way of bragging rights from the 1.5-million figure, which was tucked deep into an interview with mobile operations vice president Achim Berg on the company website.
Since going on sale in November, devices made by companies such as Samsung and HTC but operating with the Windows Phone 7 system have seen mild interest at best.
But sales are “in line” with Microsoft’s expectations and are “ramping well as our reputation is growing for offering users a unique experience,” Berg said. The company is planning to begin releasing updates in the next few months and expand its network of mobile operators and manufacturers.
“We know we have tough competition, and this is a completely new product,” he said. “We’re in the race -- it’s not a sprint but we are certainly gaining momentum and we’re in it for the long run.”
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Bedrocket has named Frank Kavilanz general manager of partnerships and revenue, responsible for developing and scaling “best practices” across all Bedrocket video platforms.
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Geek And Sundry Jumps To Hulu With A Superhero ‘Caper’
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Netflix Gets Dibs on ‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ in Exclusive Pact with Scholastic
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Should Netflix be more like TV, and just start playing a continuous stream of content as soon as you launch the app? There are good reasons for and against it.
Aereo Reopens New York Online-TV Service to New Subscriber
Aereo Inc., the online-television company that’s battling broadcasters in the Supreme Court, reopened its service to New York subscribers after regaining enough capacity to handle demand.
YouTube Clamping Down on Fake Views
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Many Brands Who Held Back Super Bowl Ads Struggle on YouTube Early teasing seems to pay off for most
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Ryanair has released August traffic statistics showing traffic at the low-cost carrier grew 11 per cent to 11.5 million passengers.
At the same time load factors rose one per cent to 96 per cent.
Ryanair spokesman Kenny Jacobs said: “Lower fares post-Brexit and the continuing success of our “Always Getting Better” customer experience programme continue to deliver even more great value for our rapidly growing customer base.”
He added: “As our recent guidance confirmed, Ryanair expects average fares to fall by between ten per cent to 12 per cent in the six months to March 2017.”
Rolling annual traffic to August at Ryanair grew 16 per cent to 112 million customers.


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Retailers and shoppers are being urged to to keep a close eye on any $50 or $100 notes they receive after a fake $100 was used to purchase a coffee at an Auckland supermarket.
North Shore police are trying to identify a man seen on CCTV footage after a fake $100 note was used to pay for a coffee at a Pak'nSave supermarket on Tuesday.
It's the third time since late October that a fake note had been used on the North Shore, police said.
Police urged retailers and shoppers to keep a close eye on any $50 or $100 notes they may receive.
A fake $50 note was used to pay for goods at a North Shore butcher shop just before Christmas, and in late October a fake $50 was used at a Glenfield clothing shop.
A-21 year-old woman was charged with misuse of a document in relation the Glenfield incident and enquiries to establish where the note originated from were continuing.
Police had yet to determine whether the cases were linked, Constable Simon Hooker said.
"If you're receiving a large denomination of money, take a look closely at the notes. If the paper feels odd or it just doesn't look right, contact the police," he said.


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From smartphones to contactless payments, technological innovations are rapidly changing the way we live. But what are the most important technological developments influencing your SME customers in 2016?
Further information:3D printing ,what's next? Printing houses to food
We explore key technological advances relating to transport, manufacturing and security, that are affecting the UK’s small businesses.
Towns and cities across the UK, from Exeter to Newcastle, are introducing intelligent smart traffic management systems that use centrally controlled traffic signals and sensors to improve traffic flow. Congestion costs the UK economy an estimated £17 billion a year, and a 5% reduction in travel time could save businesses an estimated £2.5 billion annually.
Meanwhile, four UK urban areas, including Milton Keynes, have been given permission to trial driverless cars. While driverless cars once belonged to the realms of science-fiction, the UK government predicts that by 2025, the driverless cars sector will be worth £900 billion a year.
Transport is a major part of London’s Infrastructure Plan 2050, which looks at developments in the capital over the next 34 years. It is expected that £973bn will need to be spent on transport alone during this period to keep up with a rising population and number of people working in London. Proposals include a full 24/7 tube service to support London businesses and kinetic pavements that harvest the energy of pedestrians and turn it into electricity.
2015 has seen the rapid growth of 3D printing, which has been tipped by some to inspire the next “industrial revolution”. As we have previously reported, 3D printers can already be used to make everything from houses to food to medicine.
As well as manufacturing products themselves, SMEs could also benefit from the increasing number of customers who have 3D printers in their homes. Firms could offer their products as downloadable designs that people can print from home, and personalise to their tastes.
Experts predict that over the next five years, 3D printers will become 50% cheaper and 400% faster, making them a much more viable option for many SMEs.
Other manufacturing developments include:
A Zurich SME Risk Index published early in 2015 found that one in six (16%) SMEs are using smart devices to monitor their business premises remotely, or they expect to do so in the next 12 months.
Smart security devices include cameras that can learn a user’s normal movements and send notifications to their smartphone if anything out of the ordinary is detected. They can also give the user a live video feed from their premises while they are away, and record such footage as evidence, if for example there is a break-in.
Smart burglar alarms use motion detectors to identify intruders and trigger an alarm, while also automatically calling or texting the user’s phone.
Other technological developments include:
Your customers may be benefitting from some of the technological developments outlined above, but there will inevitably be risks to consider too. These risks could range from the blurred boundaries surrounding product liability that are associated with 3D printing, to the uncertainty about what might happen to an SME’s business data should its cloud provider close suddenly.
Brokers should discuss with customers what new technologies they may be using, in order to help them understand how and why they might be exposed to new risks.


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John Clougherty, UK funds chief executive of Aviva Investors, is set to exit the firm.
In January, Aviva Investors announced it was to cut 160 jobs worldwide in a bid to reduce its presence in the retail space. The group is cutting its global workforce by 12% with the bulk of the job losses in London.
The firm will stay active in the fixed income, real estate and multi-asset sectors.
In February, Money Marketing, Fundweb’s sister publication, revealed that Aviva Investors’ sustainable and responsible investment team and £1.1 billion fund range are set to be sold off as part of the firm’s move to reduce its retail presence.
In March, it emerged that John Botham, head of European equities at Aviva Investors, is to depart the business.
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Nintendo UK also giving fans a chance to try out Switch with hands-on event next month
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Yesterday, invitations started going out to select My Nintendo members for hands-on Switch events in the United States. We’re now hearing about something similar in the UK.
The way Nintendo is handling things in the UK is a bit different. It seems as though the email is going out to everyone as opposed to select My Nintendo members. However, you’re not actually guaranteed entry. After receiving the email, you need to click on a button on the email by the end of December 18 to participate in a lottery.
If selected, you’ll be able to attend a hands-on Switch event on one of two days. Nintendo is setting up sessions on January 14 and January 15, both during the morning and afternoon.
View the full email below.
New Seasons of Heaven art, a few more details
Along with today’s teaser trailer, we also have some new art from Seasons of Heaven. Find the new images below. The team is hoping to achieve the visuals shown in the video on Switch.
In Seasons of Heaven, players will be able to switch between controlling Yann (the boy) and Ani (the French bulldog) at any time. Each character will possess specific skills. Nature is also an important element of the game, and players will be able to explore Heaven (the name of the game area) using a scalable means of transportation.
We heard last week that the young boy Yann and his dog Ani would be playable. You can switch between these two characters at will, which is important since they both have different skills. Also worth noting is that nature will play an important role. Additionally, you’ll be able to explore Heaven (name of the game area) with some form of transportation.
Switch and NES Classic Edition included in Google’s most-searched consumer-electronics tech products of 2016
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Two big Nintendo products made Google’s most-searched consumer-electronics tech products this year. Switch came in fifth, followed by NES Classic Edition at seventh.
The full lineup is as follows:
iPhone 7 Plus
NES Classic Edition
Seasons of Heaven teaser trailer, full video coming next week
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A teaser trailer is now online for Seasons of Heaven, the indie Switch-exclusive announced last week. You can watch it below.
As shown in the video, the full trailer will be released next Monday.
More details on the My Nintendo Switch events, including confirmed cities
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Earlier today, we heard that Nintendo started to send out invitations to select My Nintendo members for a hands-on Switch event. Now we have additional information about the locations and more.
First, the lineup of confirmed cities and their dates are as follows:
New York – January 13 – 15
Washington, D.C. – February 10 – 12
Chicago – February 17 – 19
Los Angeles – February 24 – 26
San Francisco – March 3 – 5
You’ll notice that each city has opportunities available for three days. Nintendo says Friday and Saturday are invite-only, while “Sunday is open to the public on a first-come, first served basis and no registration is required.” Those who attend can also bring along one guest.
Select My Nintendo members being given the opportunity to try out Switch before launch
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Nintendo has started to send out emails to select My Nintendo members in the United States about an opportunity to try out Switch prior to launch.
The message states that another email from Eventbrite will be coming soon, which will have “full details” about the event and opportunity to register. Tickets will be provided “on a first come, first served basis”.
It’s unclear what the criteria is to be sent an invitation. Your location likely plays a role, however.
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Playtonic comments further on Yooka-Laylee’s move from Wii U to Switch, all down to tech issues
Playtonic delivered the surprising news today that Yooka-Laylee’s Wii U version has been scrapped. In its place though, the team appears to be refocusing its Nintendo efforts entirely on Switch.
GamesIndustry spoke with Playtonic studio head Gavin Price to inquire further about the delay. He was asked if the recent news about Wii U production affected the decision, to which he denied.
Rime is heading to Switch, according to new classification
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 14 Comments
Rime appears to be in development for Switch, based on a new classification in Brazil.
The puzzle-adventure title garnered a great deal of attention when it was originally announced for the PlayStation 4 back in 2013. At the time, Sony owned the IP. But earlier this year, developer Tequila Works reacquired it, and moved forward with new publishers Grey Box and Six Foot.
Rime is currently planned for 2017, and looks to be a multiplatform title judging by its Brazilian classification.
Here are the two trailers we have so far:
Yooka-Laylee’s Wii U version cancelled; likely coming to Nintendo Switch instead
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch, Wii U | 106 Comments
Playtonic announced today that Yooka-Laylee will be released on April 11th, 2017 on all previously announced platforms..except Wii U. According to Playtonic, due to “unforeseen technical issues”, a release of the Wii U version was made impossible. However, to make up for that, Playtonic are “working very closely with Nintendo” to bring the game to the Nintendo Switch instead. Further details will be shared “early next year”.
Kickstarter backers who opted to get the Wii U version can instead get the game for any of the other platforms for which the game launches on April 11th, or to the Switch version once further details are announced next year. The wording seems to imply that the Switch version will not launch on April 11th alongside the other versions. Those who backed the Wii U version and want a refund instead of switching to another version are urged by Playtonic to contact them via the Backer messaging system on Kickstarter.
Finally, here’s a new trailer for the game; hopefully we will be able to play this on the Switch soon:
Game Freak on the prospects of Pokemon appearing on Switch
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 49 Comments
Since a mainline Pokemon has never graced a Nintendo home console, fans of the franchise are waiting to see if and when it will make an appearance on Switch. Of course, there has been plenty of speculation regarding a third version of Pokemon Sun/Moon for the platform.
When asked about Switch in a new Spanish interview, Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda said:
“Without a doubt, Nintendo Switch is the future, but we will have to wait until it goes out on the market and study how it can benefit from Pokemon. When people have it, we will have too see and deeply study how to use it so we can think how the next entries of Pokemon are going to be and how the saga can benefit from the new console.”
Masuda also mentioned that Pokemon has always evolved with Nintendo consoles, and will continue to do so. With the technology that’s available, they’ll explore how to highlight the series’ important aspect of communication.


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* New solutions for Networked Society focus on superior network qualityand performance, improved end-customer experience, and operationalexcellence
* Vestberg predicts growing subscriptions for LTE; smartphone shipmentsto exceed 50%; and mobile internet users will exceed fixed internet users
* Announced partnership with SAP to bring cloud-based machine-to-machine solutions via operators to huge mobile enterprise market
At Mobile World Congress 2013, held in Barcelona February 25-28, Ericsson(NASDAQ: ERIC) presents a full picture of new products, services andsolutionsto support its customers in network evolution, process transformation andinnovation and capturing growth opportunities.
During its annual press conference at Mobile World Congress, President andCEOHans Vestberg said: "Our heritage has been to lead the industry through itstechnology and business transformations. Our journey has taken us withcustomersfrom fixed to mobile, then bringing services, and now extending to processtransformation across other industries."
A new partnership with enterprise software powerhouse SAP was announced.The twocompanies will jointly market and sell cloud-based, machine-to-machine(M2M)solutions and services to enterprises via operators around the globe. Thesolutions will be based on a combined software-as-a-service (SaaS) offeringfromEricsson and SAP within M2M.
Better connectivity and consumer demands are together driving continuousinnovation in the industry. Vestberg identified main trends for 2013 thatadd upto more possibilities everywhere with increased intelligence in devices,alongwith the drive to transform networks, processes, and OSS and BSS systems.At thefoundation is a continued desire from consumers for superior networkquality andperformance.
"By the end of 2013, more than 50% of phone shipments will be smartphones,driven by more affordable models," predicted Vestberg, noting that usersappreciate having apps and data seamlessly available on multiple devices.Thecross-communication between machines, people, and content is changing theway weas humans behave, and the way service providers do business. Vestbergforeseesthat the industry will see more pricing models - tiered, shared, andbundled, aswell as further expansion into digital services to find new revenues.
"As we have the internet in our pockets, our virtual and real worlds arecomingtogether. Online interaction enriches our living, working and entertainmentandbreaks down barriers of time and place. By the end of 2013, there will bemoremobile internet users than fixed internet users," he said, adding anotherprediction that 2013 will be the year LTE subscriptions exceed 100 million.
With its high speed and capacity, an LTE network can enable delivery ofhigh-quality content, especially video, without buffering. The launch ofLTEBroadcast is Ericsson's new offering for operators and their media partnerstocapture new revenues, by providing premium services with guaranteed qualityandcost-efficient delivery over LTE. Vestberg announced during the pressconferencethat Verizon Wireless and Telstra are already signed on with the solution.
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Samsung’s new Bixby Artificial Intelligence (AI) might not even be available worldwide yet, but that is not stopping the South Korean mobile giant from incorporating it into a new product: a Bixby speaker.
According to the Wall Street Journal, a Samsung Bixby Speaker project, which is said to be codenamed Vega, is in the works. Information is scarce at the moment, but we can speculate that it will be a smart speaker like the Amazon Echo and Apple’s upcoming Homepod. Additionally, it will be Samsung’s first entry in the smart speaker market.
The Wall Street Journal report states that Vega’s timing is “far from determined”. It also states that “many of the speaker’s features and other specifications are yet to be decided”. The company has developed some really good products in the past, so this Samsung Bixby Speaker might be its next “big thing”. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, for instance, are beautiful phones that are said to be built just as beautifully. Whether that will be the case for the Vega, only time will tell.
Samsung unveiled Bixby in 2016 to much fanfare. However, when it was revealed that it would receive its own hardware button on the side of the Galaxy S8, people were not amused. They were even less so in cases where Bixby is not even available yet — like the United Kingdom. Let us be honest: no one wants a useless button on the side of an otherwise beautiful device.
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Jaguar Eyes Small Crossovers for Big Growth
Jaguar needs a series of slam-dunks to meet demanding growth goals outlined by its top management.
“[A] smaller crossover is an opportunity for the biggest growth. That’s the area that’s really exploding. Between that and the compact sedan segment, those are two big areas of white space for [Jaguar] that will provide the volume that’s so important as we look ahead,” Jaguar Land Rover North America marketing vice president Kim McCullough said, emphasizing that Jaguar hasn’t officially confirmed when it will offer a utility vehilce.
Last year during the Frankfurt Motor Show, Jaguar debuted the C-X17 crossover concept based on its new lightweight modular platform with a body length that aligned it to BMW’s X5 SUV. In other words, the concept shown last year would probably qualify as a mid-size crossover were it sent directly to market. And it certainly seemed close to being production ready last year with touches like appropriately-sized side-mirrors and a gas door on the rear quarter panel.
But the first new product to emerge from that platform is the XE sports sedan. Designed to attract potential Mercedes C-Class and BMW 3 Series owners it made its auto show debut in Paris earlier this month. U.S. dealer delivery is pegged for 2016 when the W205 C-Class will be entering its sophomore year and the 3 Series will be wading through its fifth year on the market in its current form.
The British luxury brand is planning a year-long marketing campaign in the U.S. that will spread across TV and social media channels as the company tries marketing to millennial customers for the first time.
Jaguar Land Rover is aiming to grow its global business to sell 750,000 vehicles annually by 2020. Last year, the Tata-owned company reported selling 425,006 units, which is a 19 percent increase over 2012 and a new one-year record. JLR expects the XE to have a heavy hand in helping it achieve the roughly 76 percent boost top management is calling for by 2020, but a compact crossover that shares many of its key components with the XE makes sense.
“We need to make sure that a business plan is in place that will allow for profitable, sustainable growth for the brand and that’s why filling some core white space opportunities will be critical,” McCullough said.
North America is Jaguar’s largest single market, so finding products that mesh with customers there is crucial if JLR hopes to succeed. Through September, the small luxury SUV and crossover segment grew by almost 20 percent, vastly outpacing already a robust 12.3 percent increase for compact luxury cars let alone the eight percent increase year-to-date in passenger cars, SUVs and crossovers in general.
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Australia’s cruise industry is demanding permission to set sail again even if voyages are limited to local waters.
Cruise ships in Australia have been out of action since March 18 following high-profile incidents like the Ruby Princess debacle at the beginning of the pandemic.
The Federal government introduced a ban on cruise ships under biosecurity laws used to restrict international travel which were set to end on December 17 but were instead extended for an additional three months.
The industry claims to have lost $2 billion in economic output due to the federal government’s cruise ship ban and is expecting a further $3 billion deficit from now until mid-March.
The cruising community is calling for a staggered return starting with “voyages to nowhere” and later transitioning to include domestic ports.


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Specsavers in Eastleigh has completed work on a major store refit that will enable opticians and audiologists to provide even greater levels of care to their local community.
The revamped business now includes two additional rooms to incorporate a Hearcare hub, bringing the total number of testing rooms up to seven, while a new contact lens department has also been added to the shop floor.
In addition, Specsavers Eastleigh has added more frame drops to offer more choice on its glasses range and has also updated to the iHarmony system, allowing staff members to use imaging software on iPads to help them pinpoint the perfect pair of glasses for customers.
Meanwhile, all testing equipment has been upgraded to the latest technology, with new digital phoropter heads and a Tonoref machine being added to make testing quicker and more efficient.
Providing best possible service to customers
Minal Thaker, store director at Specsavers Eastleigh, said: ‘All the changes and the investment we have made in refitting the store have been for the benefit of our customers.
'The extra testing rooms and updated equipment will help us to offer the highest level of service and allow us to test even more residents on a daily basis.’


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The Legend of Hell's Gate hits selected Southern US theaters since the beginning of April.
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A California district attorney's office has decided not to press charges against either Gizmodo or former Gizmodo editor Jason Chen for purchasing an iPhone 4 prototype in March 2010 and exposing it to the world.
Google yesterday asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to block the testimony of a Microsoft expert witness in the latter's 10-month-old action against Motorola over patents allegedly used by Android.
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Mobile phone sales floundered during the second quarter, in the wake of the earthquake in Japan. But smartphone sales continued to grow, as Android extended its lead in the operating system race, according to market research company Gartner.
HTC has invested in Beats Electronics, a U.S. headphones company rap artist Dr. Dre helped found, as part of a move to improve the audio on the Taiwanese smartphone maker's devices.
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Argentina: Lemon export season at risk as Tucuman worker strike continues
The conflict in Argentina between citrus companies and a group of self-organized growers continues to escalate with no end in sight in Tucuman, where 80 percent of the national lemon production comes from.
For the second consecutive week, the protesters are carrying out roadblocks, that prevent the passage of trucks from production areas, and blockades at farm entrances as well as lemon packing plants, according to La Nación.
The latest proposal from the industrial sector offered a wage of 1,700 pesos (US$18) and a per-case payment of 60 pesos (US$0.64), which is far from what the protesters are demanding.
The group of growers reportedly rejected the new proposal, considering it insufficient and have continued to demand an increase that guarantees them a daily wage of 2,500 pesos (US$27) and a per-case payment of 77.41 pesos.
“This arrangement was made behind the backs of the workers who have been stopping transportation for 10 days. We made our request clear: we want a wage of 2,500 pesos and we do not want to live in poverty anymore. That is what we have been demanding, the union knows it, the businesses know it and the government knows it. They want to continue to pay us with wages that result in starvation," a protester were reported as saying in a statement.
The secretary of the Argentine Citrus Federation (Federcitrus), Lucas Méndez Trongé, warned that because the protest is delaying the lemon harvest at the beginning of the season, it puts the exports expected by the sector at risk.
"In the United States, the window to export from our country begins at the end of April and extends until June, so these protests are delaying sales," he said.
He explained to La Nación that, "if this conflict spreads and it is not possible to enter the farms to harvest, the fruit would exceed the size and color required for export, so it would be necessary to reallocate fruit and a bottleneck could occur, given that the factories have a limited processing capacity."
Méndez Trongé recalled that in 2019, as a result of heavy rains and protests, the harvest was delayed and it was necessary to discard tons of lemons because it was not possible to export on time and the fruit could not be processed due to an excess supply.
"We hope that this conflict will be resolved as soon as possible so that we do not reach a situation like that," the Secretary of Federcitrus was reported as saying.
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Natural Health News — Tart cherry juice has anti-inflammatory properties and may help athletes recover faster from intense exercise.
British investigators found that if marathon runners drank tart cherry juice every day for five days before a race, on the day of the race and for two days afterwards, their inflammation levels were lower than runners drinking a placebo juice.
In addition, runners drinking tart cherry juice did not develop upper respiratory tract symptoms such as sniffles or coughs after the race. About half of those on placebo juice did suffer such complications.
» Tart cherries, such as Montmorency cherries, are rich in antinflammatory substances such as anthocyanins.
» A new study has found that cherry juice can be used as a preventative to help marathon runners avoid the healthcomplications of inflammation – and even colds.
The researchers, writing in the journal Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition suggest that Montmorency cherry juice may enhance recovery from intense exercise.
The new study looked at the potential effects of tart cherry juice on markers of stress, immunity, and upper respiratory tract symptoms in 20 marathon runners. The participants were randomly assigned to consume 572 ml per day of a tart cherry-apple juice drink (Cherrypharm Inc., New York) or placebo for five days before running a marathon. The participants also consumed it the beverages on the day of the race and for 48 hours post-race.
The daily intake was equivalent to 100-120 whole cherries and contained at least 80 mg of anthocyanins.
The study supports a number of other studies reporting the potential benefits of cherry consumption. A previous study reported that daily consumption of 45 sweet cherries could reduce circulating concentrations of inflammatory markers, with the researchers proposing that the flavonoids and anthocyanins in the cherries exert an anti-inflammatory effect and may lessen the damage response to exercise.
Another human study found that 280 g of sweet bing cherries daily could reduce inflammation – though not cholesterol levels.
Other cherry benefits
This is not the first study to find benefits from cherry juice – tart or sweet. The anti-inflammatory properties of cherries have, for example, been shown to relieve the pain of gout. The anti-inflammatory effect can also help keep your arteries supple, thus lowering your risk of heart disease.
Other studies show that sour cherries can also boost melatonin levels naturally and help regulate sleep/wake cycles.
If you like tart cherries choose:
Montmorency – the most popular of the sour cherries. Large and light red, often used in cherry pies.
Morello – more acidic than Montmorency, and a darker red color.
Balaton – also more acidic than Montmorency.
If you like sweet (sometimes called black) cherries choose:
Bing – this popular variety produces a dark red, heart shaped fruit with an intense sweet flavor.
Rainier – a large, sweet fruit, yellowish in color, with a slight red hue.
Lambert – a variety with a large and firm fruit.
Sweetheart – more of a mildy sweet taste.
Either way it would seem to make sense to include more of these superfruits in your diet.
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Affinity Solutions has unveiled Coupon-on-a-Card, which utilizes real-time offer redemption technology provided by First Data Corporation.
“The launch of our patent-pending Coupon-on-a-Card is a tipping point in merchant offer delivery for card issuers,” commented Jonathan Silver, president and CEO of Affinity Solutions. “Creating new capabilities and effectiveness for the merchant, and a far superior consumer experience, is a significant addition to our industry-leading transaction-based marketing product set. It’s also another step in the rollout of our vision for the highly-integrated marketing platform of the future. Rich, cross-industry collaboration, such as our integration with First Data’s innovative offer redemption technology, is a key to that vision.”