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If there anyone who likes GPU rumors, it's me. The latest reports are suggesting that AMD might make a huge leap with its new Radeon R9 300 series, which should make use of the new High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), but more interestingly, it is based on a 2.5D design, and will use up to 300W of power.
The news is coming from the LinkedIn profile of Linglan Zhang, who is currently employed by AMD as the System Architecture Manager. His profile lists that he is working on a new GPU SOC chip that uses the 2.5D design, and rocks a TDP of 300W. We should expect the new GPUs from AMD to be made on the 28nm architecture, since the 16nm and 20nm die shrinks are now at least six months or more away - from both AMD, and NVIDIA.
Comparing GDDR5 against HBM is something that people need to start really looking at, as the I/O per chip on GDDR5 is just 32-bit, while the 4-Hi HBM 'Stacked DRAM' pumps things up to a huge 1024-bit. Max bandwidth per min on GDDR5 is just 7Gbps, while HBM sits at 1GBps. The max bandwidth of GDDR5 sits at 28Gbps, while the HBM technology can scale between 64Gbps and 256Gbps.
When can we expect the new Radeon R9 390X and R9 380X? Well, the reports state that AMD is already taping out the new R9 380X, which means we could see GPUs in consumers' hands in the coming weeks, so we might see AMD unleash these new cards before NVIDIA kicks off its GPU Technology Conference in March, where we might see something unveiled - last year, we saw the GeForce GTX Titan Z for example. Whatever happens, it's exciting times in the world of GPUs, that's for sure.
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MGF 2012: The future is browsers but HTML5 is 18 months away from prime time reckons DChoc's Unsworth
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"We've seen a convergence of mobile and PC. Social interaction happens throughout the day so you need access all the time," he explained.
"Social games require seamless interoperability between platforms and a continuous gaming experience."
This also links into other trends such as ease of discovery on web rather than through app stores, as well as rumbling that big cross-platform publishers are getting increasing annoyed about the 30 percent cut taken by vendors such as Google and Apple.
"They take 30 percent but we do all the marketing," Unsworth complained.
"Discovery is king so if you get a recommendation, you need to be able to get access to the game immediately," he explained.
"The industry will be moving away from downloads."
In this way, browser gaming will enable more focus on quality and user engagement and less time on platform development.
But HTML5 is creating issues at the moment.
"There are a lot of performance and quality issues across all devices, and we've seen large performance differences with HTML5 games depending on the browser," Unsworth revealed.
"And audio is a major problem. There's no point using HTML5 if you have to use Flash for the audio," he argued.
As for the current situation, Digital Chocolate is using what it calls a hybrid solution, mixing browsing gaming and native apps, which is built on a Flash-based development platform.
"We'll continue to experiment with HTML5 but we think it's about 18 months away from being a robust platform," Unsworth ended.

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Few years ago, popular rapper, Eldee Tha Don released a single entitled ‘Na Wash’ and now, he has opened a laundry business, where is hopes to wash clothing materials of prospecting clients for a fee. The music act recently launched his outfit, which is expected to give quality services to clients.
From information scooped, the rapper is very excited about the new venture, which he also hopes to nurture to becoming a reputable brand in the laundry business.
Eldee is at the helm of affairs at Trybes Records, a music label has made other stars. He studied architecture in the University, but has made a great success in music.
- Simi – Duduke [AuDio]
- DJ Tunez – Pami ft Wizkid, Adekunle Gold & Omah Lay
- 2Baba – Opo ft Wizkid [AuDio]
- Dj Highbee – Best Of Wande Coal [MixTape]
- Burna Boy – RockStar (Reggae version) [AuDio]
- Wizkid – Wizzy Baby [AuDio]
- DJ Kaywise – What Type Of Dance ft Mayorkun, Naira Marley & Zlatan
- Phyno – Good Die Young [AuDio]
- Burna Boy – Rockstar [AuDio]
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“For about two years now, cotton and cotton yarn prices have witnessed turbulent rise and fall. Demand, both within and outside the country is bad. We were informed of several weaver suicides in the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh states. We want to government to intervene and support the sector,” said Bharatkumar M. Chhajer, chairman, Powerloom Development & Export Promotion Council (PDEXCIL).
PDEXCIL wants the government to waive loans of up to Rs. 10 lakh, per unit. It also seeks a rupees two lakh relief package for small weavers, who own a minimum of eight looms, Chhajer said. “There are about one lakh small weavers across the country, each owning anywhere between four to 12 looms. 50,000 are in great trouble,” Chhajer said.
Export orders from Europe and the US, both major markets for powerloom fabrics, are 30 percent and 15 percent respectively, and this is adding to weavers’ woes, said Chhajer.
PDEXCIL list of demands include the creation of a mechanism that can stabilize the prices of yarn, if necessary by restricting its export; creation of a yarn bank; and removal of cotton from the forward commodities exchange, according to a PDEXCIL media release.
India has over 22 lakh powerlooms but only around 1.5 lakh are automatic looms. The rest are semi-automatic or manually-operated looms, Chhajer said.
The powerloom sector employs close to 56 lakh people across the country, said the media release. The major powerloom clusters are Erode and Coimbatore in Tamilnadu; Bhiwandi, Ichalkaranji and Malgaon in Maharashtra; Burhanpur in Madhya Pradesh, Surat and Ahmedabd in Gujarat and Bhilwara in Rajasthan.
India netted Rs. 263,608 million from the export of cotton yarn, fabrics and ‘made-ups’ in the 2010-11 financial year. The figure increase to Rs. 326,118 million during the 2011-12 financial year, according to data available with PDEXCIL.


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The former executive director of the Ross-Chillicothe Convention and Visitors Bureau repaid more than $6,500 in misspent public funds after an audit found she made fraudulent charges.
According to a report from the Ohio Auditor, Krysten Walton was accused of failing to follow bureau policy with regards to the reimbursement of funds for travel expenses.
Auditor Dave Yost says Walton was reimbursed for using her personal credit card for bureau business travel for the amount of $1,1819 and filed expense reports using the bureau's credit card for $3,700 during the same time frames in 2010 and 2011.
Yost also listed Walton made alcohol purchases totaling $130 in 2011, which he calls an incorrect use of public funds.
Walton also charged the bureau's card for airfare to and from Washington D.C. and claimed mileage for her personal vehicle the same trip.
“You take almost $2,000 in ineligible gas purchases and nearly $4,000 in undocumented credit card spending, and it adds up to a problem,” said Yost. “You can ask the taxpayers to buy a plane ticket or you can ask the taxpayers to reimburse your driving miles—but you can’t do both on the same trip.”
Walton repaid the bureau's general fund in full at the end of October.
She is no longer the executive director of the bureau. An employee who answered the bureau's phone said the new director started in August.


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FAST-expanding Neath-based car supermarket group The Trade Centre Wales has provided an upbeat trading update for the first two thirds of the fiscal year.
The company has revealed that its year-to-date profit figure for 2017 already exceeds that for the whole of 2016 – and currently stands at £10 million with four months’ trading remaining.
The company’s centre in Wednesbury in the midlands has doubled its monthly pre-tax profits to average £2 million from opening in April 2017 and drives finance penetration to an impressive record level of 83 per cent.
July was a particularly good month for the company as it enjoyed record turnover and a pre-tax profit figure of £2.5 million.
The Trade Centre Wales has firmly established its footprint in the midlands since opening its Wednesbury store at Easter this year.
The group, privately owned by entrepreneur Mark Bailey, has plans to expand both regional hubs with new openings in Wales and the midlands in 2018.
Bailey said: ‘I am delighted with how the business has been received by car shoppers in the midlands.
‘We have successfully replicated the Trade Centre concept in a completely new region and the results provide huge encouragement for continued expansion of the brand nationally.’
The business, which is led by CEO Andy Coulthurst and sales director Andy Wildy, aims to deliver a first-class retail experience and the utmost convenience to drive customer satisfaction.
Said Wildy: ‘Anyone visiting the latest format store cannot fail to be impressed. Digital point-of-sale illuminates our reception atrium and golf buggies are at hand to help you navigate acres of retail stock, all prepared to optimum standard.
‘More than 80 per cent of our customers choose to take their cars the same day and we invest significantly in people and processes to facilitate this. On a typical Saturday, we will see over 70 customers drive away in their new cars on their first visit to our Wednesbury showroom.
‘We are on track to more than quadruple profit over a four-year period. 2018 will see the business deliver a pre-tax profit of more than £25 million, compared to £5.6 million in 2014. Everyone is working very hard here to make that happen.’
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EUR/USD pressured ahead of ECB
Kira Iukhtenko, FX BAZOOKA analyst
EUR/USD entered a short-term bearish channel this week, slipping from the Friday’s high of $1.3820 towards the $1.3700 mark on Wednesday. Better-than-expected euro zone’s January retail sales (+1.6% m/m) and in-line Q4 GDP (+0.3% q/q) couldn’t really diminish the selling interest in the pair.
The bearish pressure on the pair is mounting ahead of the ECB policy meeting on Thursday (12:45 GMT – rate announcement; 13:30 GMT – Draghi’s press conference). According to the most recent Bloomberg survey, a quarter of economists expect the ECB to lower rate by 0.25%. Others are convinced the bank doesn’t need to ease as the recent data on growth, inflation and economic sentiment are all exceeding estimates. The ECB will also announce its inflation projections until the year 2016 – perhaps this is the most important aspect of the tomorrow’s meeting.
Pay special attention to the US data today: ADP payrolls (forecast: +130K), services ISM (forecast: 53.6) and the Beige Book.
The pair is now trading in a wait-and-see mode, holding a few pips above the $1.3700 mark. $1.3710 level (61.8% Fibo of the latest rise) is an immediate support for the euro, followed by $1.3680 and $1.3640.
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LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — May 8, 2019 — Datacolor®, a global supplier of color management technology, announced today the launch of new color lifecycle management solutions intended to deliver greater transparency and confidence for both textile and apparel brands, as well as suppliers, mills and dye houses.
The new offerings include Assessment Services, which encompass a suite of comprehensive color assessment and lab audit services that will significantly reduce the time and cost of product development by ensuring the supply chain is qualified and capable to meet all expectations to assure color quality.
Datacolor also introduces ColorHub, a web-based software solution, which provides an unprecedented real-time view of mills’ color performance. This cloud-based depository of lab dip and production color data will help ensure shade consistency and quality by identifying and taking corrective action to color issues in real time.
“No one better understands how color impacts business than Datacolor, and we continually seek to develop new color management solutions that meet our customers’ needs within today’s complex global supply chain,” said Dustin Bowersox, market manager, Textiles & Apparel, Datacolor. “This series of solutions is intended to address several pain points for the textile and apparel supply chain, allowing brands to make better sourcing decisions based on mill performance and sophistication while allowing suppliers to improve operational efficiency by providing real-time data into the quality and consistency of their products.”
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Cockpit of the future
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AT THE PARIS MOTOR SHOW, FAURECIA WILL SHOWCASE ITS LATEST COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE AND ZERO EMISSIONS SOLUTIONS
At the Paris Motor Show (Hall 1 booth C311), Faurecia will showcase its latest and disruptive technologies in its two strategic areas of focus: Smart Life on Board & sustainable Mobility
Faurecia announces today an investment in the startup SUBPAC, reinforcing the Group’s ecosystem dedicated to a personalized, versatile and connected Cockpit of the Future.
Faurecia was honored with an Innovation award at the 2018 Groupe Renault Suppliers event.
Faurecia has won two German Innovation Awards for its “Morphing Instrument Panel” and “Immersive Sound Experience”.
FAURECIA AND FAW GROUP PARTNER TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
Faurecia today signed a strategic partnership framework agreement with one of the leading Chinese automobile manufacturer, FAW Group, to develop cockpit of the future technologies and sustainable...
FAURECIA INVESTS IN PROMETHIENT AND ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMAL COMFORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE
Faurecia announces today an investment in the American startup Promethient, reinforcing the Group’s ecosystem dedicated to thermal management technologies for future mobility solutions.
Nanterre, France, 09/05/18
Faurecia, one of the world's leading automotive technology companies, today announced an investment in Powersphyr, a Silicon Valley start-up to accelerate the Group’s solutions for a smart...
Are you sitting comfortably in your car? Are you feeling relaxed and rested at the end of your car journey? These are just two of our key areas of focus here in the Comfort team at Faurecia...
As the car of tomorrow continues to race toward us, the lines between our cars and our homes or offices are becoming increasingly blurred. No longer simply a means of moving from one location...
CES 2018 - Startup Byton, one of the new Chinese automotive players specialized in electric cars, caused a stir by revealing a first concept vehicle with a full cockpit designed in partnership...
At CES Las Vegas, Faurecia reveals breakthrough technologies for sustainable mobility and the cockpit of the future. Check out our booth!
Las Vegas, Nevada, États-Unis, 09/01/18
Discover our lastest technologies in our interactive press kit
There’s never been a more exciting time to be a designer in the automotive sector. Major technology shifts like autonomous driving and vehicle electrification, as well as social trends towards...
Nanterre, France, 10/11/17
Major trends are transforming the automotive industry and accelerating technological challenges. Tomorrow's mobility solutions will be more autonomous, electric and shared. End users will...
Nanterre, France, 06/11/17
Jiangxi, China, November 6, 2017, - Faurecia announced the finalization of the transaction whereby Faurecia acquired a majority stake in Jiangxi Coagent Electronics Co., Ltd renamed Faurecia...
FAURECIA AND MAHLE TO COLLABORATE ON TECHNOLOGIES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF THE COCKPIT OF THE FUTURE
Paris, France, 10/10/17
Francfort, Allemagne, 25/09/17
At IAA 2017, Faurecia equips the stars of the show, namely the Porsche Cayenne, the Volkswagen T-Roc and Polo, the Opel Grandland X and the Audi A8!
Welcome to the IAA, a key event for the European automotive market now in its 67th year. Let’s take a look at the main vehicles equipped by Faurecia, namely ...
Francfort, Allemagne, 06/09/17
At the 2017 International Auto Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, Faurecia will demonstrate how it is accelerating new and disruptive technologies in its two strategic areas of focus – Sustainable...
STRONG PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR, WHILE BUILDING MOMENTUM ON STRATEGIC PRIORITIES UPGRADED GUIDANCE FOR THE FULL YEAR
Nanterre, France, 21/07/17
The 2017 half-year consolidated financial statements have been approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on July 20, 2017, under the chairmanship of Michel de Rosen. These financial...
Nanterre, France, 19/07/17
Faurecia, one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, announced today that it had taken a majority share in the Chinese company Jiangxi Coagent Electronics for a total investment of...
FAURECIA INVESTOR DAY DEMONSTRATES STRONG PROFITABLE GROWTH OF ITS CLEAN MOBILITY BUSINESS DRIVEN BY INNOVATION AND BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES
Londres, Royaume-Uni, 27/06/17
At its Investor Day held on 27 June in London, Faurecia focused on Sustainable Mobility. This is one of the Group’s strategic priorities, the other one being Smart Life on Board.
Nanterre, France, 21/06/17
Faurecia, one of the world’s largest automotive equipment suppliers, announces that it has entered into a sponsorship agreement with the foundation of the Collège de France.
Nanterre, France, 04/05/17
ZF and Faurecia, both leading global systems suppliers for cars and trucks, will cooperate in a strategic partnership for the development of disruptive and differentiating interior and safety...
FAURECIA TO EXHIBIT AT THE AUTO SHANGHAI 2017 ITS LATEST TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AND SMART LIFE ON BOARD
Shanghai, Chine, 20/04/17
Faurecia, one of the world's leading automotive equipment suppliers, will be exhibiting its innovative technologies for sustainable mobility and smart life on board at the 17th Shanghai...
FAURECIA FINALIZES ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH PARROT AUTOMOTIVE AND ACCELERATES DEVELOPMENT OF CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS FOR THE VEHICLE OF THE FUTURE
Nanterre, France, 27/03/17
Faurecia has finalized and signed its strategic partnership with Parrot Automotive which will allow the Group to accelerate development of electronic solutions for the connected vehicle....
Nanterre, France, 14/03/17
Faurecia, the world’s leading automotive equipment supplier, was recognized for its innovative car seat Active Wellness® 2.0 user experience in the category “5.01 Mobility” by a jury of...
Nanterre, France, 21/02/17
Faurecia today announced a partnership agreement with TactoTek.
Nanterre, France, 09/02/17
The fiscal 2016 accounts have been approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 08, 2017, under the Chairmanship of Yann Delabrière. The consolidated accounts for fiscal...
Stadthagen, Allemagne, 24/10/16
Award for the world’s first seating system to recognize and fight stress and drowsiness
FAURECIA PARIS MOTOR SHOW EXHIBIT FEATURES INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO TRANSFORM THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE
Nanterre, France, 19/09/16
New approaches for the Cockpit of the Future and Sustainable Mobility
FAURECIA AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO EXPLORE FUTURE OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND SHARE RESEARCH AT CONNECTED CAR EXPO
Nanterre, France, 12/11/15
Faurecia, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, and Stanford University’s Center for Design Research, have formed a partnership aimed at studying potential behavioral changes...
Nanterre, France, 01/09/15
Faurecia, one of the world’s largest automotive equipment suppliers, will be exhibiting its innovative technologies and products on its 500 m² booth B12 in Hall 5.1, at the International...
MAGNETI MARELLI AND FAURECIA JOINT-VENTURE LAUNCHES AUTOMOTIVE PARTS PRODUCTION FOR FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES IN BRAZIL
Nanterre, France, 07/05/15
Magneti Marelli and Faurecia announce the start of production of their joint-venture delivering interior and exterior parts for vehicles assembled at the new Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plant...


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Bad hygienic practices led to Marwako food poisoning: Food and Drugs Authority
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has released the findings of its inquiry into a recent outbreak of food poisoning at Marwako Foods’ East Legon branch.
According to the FDA, the incident was caused by poor cleanliness, improper storage, and microbial infestation.
The FDA stated in a statement released on Monday, June 13 that, based on its findings, the establishment failed to follow proper sanitary measures, resulting in widespread food illness reported by customers.
“Analysis of food samples, certain juice drinks, and items taken from the environment at Mawarko Fast Food Limited’s East Legon branch revealed a high microbial load (pathogens) that could be linked to the food borne sickness reported.”
It was also discovered that samples taken from the Abelenkpe and La branches were polluted. Parts of the statement said, “The levels of sanitation and hygiene in the food preparation sections of all three facilities were unsatisfactory.”
“It was also discovered that there were improper storage methods,” the FDA said in a statement. Deep freezers and refrigerators had temperatures that were much above the permissible ranges. The handling of ingredients used in cooking, as well as prepared and ready-to-eat food items, was also substandard.”
In its conclusions, the FDA bemoaned the lack of collaboration on the side of the restaurant’s management.
“The process of determining the underlying cause of the contamination has unfortunately been impeded by the unauthorised and unilateral action of Marwako Management to destroy some of the food products while the inquiry was in progress,” the FDA said.
The FDA has imposed the relevant regulatory penalty and is monitoring the management of Marwako Fast Foods’ execution of corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) to address all non-conformances found and prevent recurrence.”
“We wish to assure the public that we will continue to closely monitor all activities at Marwako Fast Foods Limited to guarantee compliance with the FDA’s guidelines and applicable regulatory standards,” the regulatory body said. Catering services are still unavailable at the facility. Any following developments would be communicated to the public.”
Following multiple accusations of food poisoning on social media, the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) shuttered the East Legon branch of Marwako restaurant on May 12, 2022.
The FDA announced in a tweet that the decision to close the restaurant was made to allow the Authority to investigate claims into public concerns.


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The 2021 SALON TODAY 200 celebrates honorees for their business successes in 2019 and their tales of heroism in 2020. Here are this year’s honorees, arranged alphabetically, from Salons beginning in S.
With a program devoted to the heroic tales of owners and their teams during the pandemic, a virtual event planned for the evening of February 21st will celebrate and introduce the 2021 SALON TODAY 200 honorees.
Each year, regional magazines in cities across the country assemble a "Best Of" issue where residents vote for their favorite establishments. Knowing this is an excellent strategy for exposing their brand to potential new clients, the owners of RedBloom designed a marketing program to encourage their clientele to vote. Check out this winning idea that captured a 2020 STAMP award.
When Penzone Salons + Spas reopened after the mandatory shutdown, Owners Chuck and Debbie Penzone took the opportunity to post themselves in masks with their Penzone Strong T-shirts, and captured one of our STAMP 202 awards


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Atlanta, GA, October 18, 2019 --(PR.com
)-- With a goal to “learn, build and scale,” the Millionaire Mastermind Academy Awards Luncheon and Entrepreneur Summit
on Dec. 16 will convene more than 500 business leaders, entrepreneurs and start-ups with a focus on business growth. Featuring more than 500 small business owners and affluent leaders, the Millionaire Mastermind Summit includes workshops on expanding, access to capital, community engagement efforts, contracting opportunities with the U.S. government and support from the U.S. Small Business Administration for startups, as well as a start-up lab for students and emerging entrepreneurs from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Recognizing that only 2.2 percent of venture capital funding went to women in 2018, according to the PitchBook, and that less than 0.1 percent of funding has been allocated to black women over the past decade, the summit features an Entrepreneur Pitch Contest, similar to the well-known “Shark Tank” TV show. Applications are open now for women-owned start-ups interested in delivering a 15-minute presentation to investors during the conference; the top five finalists will be invited to pitch their business live for a chance to win seed funding of $10,000 or more.
“Success in business often comes from adaption, growth and change, and we are proud to celebrate women who are excelling in business today and excited to support those passionate about improving their economic capacity and impact,” said Velma Trayham, founder of the Millionaire Mastermind Academy and CEO of ThinkZILLA Consulting. “Economic empowerment changes lives – not just those of business owners, but of families and entire communities.”
In particular, the opening fireside chat, with lessons from successful and innovative women, will ask “Where do we go from here?” Panelists will share their personal stories and motivations that helped them transform dreams into reality. Workshop sessions will help attendees learn more about business funding and scalability, boosting local and national exposure to draw more customers, reducing the risk of failure and more.
The 2019 Millionaire Mastermind Academy Awards Luncheon and Entrepreneur Summit takes place Dec. 16 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, 265 Peachtree St. NE. Registration is now available online. Sponsorship opportunities are also available for companies interested in reaching both start-ups and established business owners.
The Millionaire Mastermind Academy launched in 2017 with a goal to end poverty through entrepreneurship for women worldwide; the program has since mentored and provided entrepreneurial resources to more than 4,000 plus African-American and other ethnic minority women and has helped 22 women start and launch successful small businesses. The summit offers a chance for members of the academy to celebrate their achievements and build for the future.https://millionairemastermindacademy.com/summit/


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Web 2.0 Summit – Discussions with Jim Balsille, Co-CEO
The Web 2.0 Summit is now over and I can catch up on some things. The interview, as I call it, with Jim Balsille yesterday was interesting, including the fact he kept coming back to the topic of the Playbook, but did not have one with him which he could show to the audience. Since he indicated it will be out on February 1st, you would think they would start showing it around for people to see and get excited about.
The most talked about item from the discussion was his statement of smartphone and tablet users “don’t need an app for the Web”, which was a dig at Apple CEO Steve Jobs. He continued to lay out his strategy about how they are open and you do not need proprietary tools to do apps with RIM where you do with his competitor. Several times he brought up the recent smack down on You Tube where they are showing the iPad and the Playbook side by side doing a sort of performance test of web browsing. The Playbook with its multi-core chip was significantly faster than the iPad. They are really pushing that video.
In typical CEO statements, the Blackberry is experiencing growth around the world, though he left out the losses in market share in the US. He did stress the movement to mobility which is where we all see things going in the next few years and the coming Playbook does fit into that scheme. He said that mobile phones are focused on speed, performance and apps right now and so is RIM.
When asked about the NFC, Near Field Communication for the mobile wallet, he did not state what RIM is doing, but did say they are always looking at new technology. Not a yes or a no answer. What was very interesting was what came after that. He talked about the need for credentials as it relates to NFC. This is a point of control issue and is something which will have to be determined as wireless providers, financial companies and business will have to work through as we approach turning the mobile web on.
Credentialing for RIM is something they have been involved in for a while with the Blackberry phones in the enterprise. In the marketplace, who does the credentials for a transaction will be key in the process to make sure people are who they say they are. If you have ever owned a Blackberry phone and watched it boot up, there is a security piece that loads to make the phone secure. In the financial transactions world, someone has to perform a similar task at the time of the transactions. That might be the wireless provider, it could be the phone (or phone provider), it might be the financial institution, it might be the platform things are running on or even a SIM card. All of these are in play as possibilities. Several companies are involved in this area and RIM needs to be competing there next quarter or they will miss out. Apple has announced they are putting software in IOS 4.2 to provide for the use of chips to do NFC. Others are jumping on that wagon and if they can resolve the credential issue quickly, RIM might get left in the dust.
While the smack down You Tube video was interesting, I would like to see a rematch. Since the iPad is closing in on its first year, I would be interested to see a repeat of the smack down with the iPad 2 and the Playbook. I wonder who would win in that battle.Richard Pike


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News from the companies of ManhattanLife
As you may be aware, we recently announced some significant enhancements to two of our signature products – Affordable Choice and Dental, Vision & Hearing.
The Houston Business Journal has recognized ManhattanLife as the fifth largest family-owned business in the Houston area!
ManhattanLife is pleased to announce the launch of three new Multi-Year Guarantee Annuity (MYGA) products: Discovery Plus, Navigator Elite MVA, and Navigator Ultra MVA.
ManhattanLife is happy to announce significant enhancements to the Outpatient Benefits and the Emergency and Urgent Care visit benefits.
A quarter of a million policies ago, we issued our first Dental, Vision and Hearing policy. As we wrap-up our full fifth-year and look to our sixth since introducing the product, I am happy to announce a Policy Year Benefit increase.


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Recently there’s quite a buzz — and new evidence — about a close partnership between Apple and Nuance. Speech technology is not new and neither is the fact that computer operating systems have incorporated it to a certain extent (mainly text-to-speech, or TTS). Remember when Steve Jobs introduced the first ever Mac on January 24, 1984? He actually allowed Mac to greet the audience (see 3:30 mark):
The robotic TTS doesn’t sound as sexy as Mac OS X’s Agnes, Kathy, Vicki, or Victoria, but the crowd went wild nonetheless. Back then it was pretty impressive for such a tiny computer to be able to speak. Even until today, Apple stayed true to its core philosophy of delivering the best user-friendly products, and part of that means adopting I/O interfaces that are natural to a human: speech, handwriting, and gestures.
The Mac introduction footage showed speech in Mac OS. It also exists in Mac OS X and iOS (as Voice Control, to a limited extent).
Handwriting recognition (or, as some may ridicule, the lack thereof) was one of the highlighted features of the Apple Newton, the grandfather of PDAs introduced in 1993. The technology is present in Mac OS X and iOS as well — for example, I’m able to input Chinese characters by writing on the trackpad or iPhone screen.
Starting with the iPhone came the prevalence of gesture input. We’re all quite familiar with the tapping, swiping, and pinching gestures in using the iPhone and other smartphones as well. Apple even made this available on devices with trackpads. This input method is by far the most natural — even toddlers “get it.”
But I digressed. This article is about how the Apple-Nuance partnership could impact customer service technologies.
So, what really caught my attention was a piece from TechCrunch:
In digging into the information about the relationship between the two companies, we had heard that Apple might actually already be using Nuance technology in their new (but yet to be officially opened) massive data center in North Carolina. Since then, we’ve gotten multiple independent confirmations that this is indeed the case. And yes, this is said to be the keystone of a partnership that Apple is likely to announce with Nuance at WWDC next month.
More specifically, we’re hearing that Apple is running Nuance software — and possibly some of their hardware — in this new data center. Why? A few reasons. First, Apple will be able to process this voice information for iOS users faster. Second, it will prevent this data from going through third-party servers. And third, by running it on their own stack, Apple can build on top of the technology, and improve upon it as they see fit.
We already know Apple’s interested in better speech tech. It bought Siri and has been soliciting speech-related engineers. If TechCrunch is right, it would be Apple’s foray into cloud-based speech tech. The company certainly has the money and know-how to grow another massive online service besides iTunes, App Stores, and MobileMe.
Proven Nuance speech technology hosted on Apple’s massive infrastructure? That’s a dream come true for a customer service app developer!
A company with a speech-enabled IVR can look into developing an iOS app that’s also speech-enabled, without having to burden the company’s speech servers. If the app can deliver on a better user experience with speech capabilities, can you imagine the number of calls reduced to the IVR? Phone calls and speech licenses are expensive, so divert these interactions to the app and through the user’s own monthly data subscription and Apple’s servers in N.C.
Plenty of companies already have their own iOS apps, but not many are focused on customer service. It’s time they think about the next version of their Company App — with speech.
Of course, this all hinges on Apple making the speech services unrestricted to developers. More reason to keep an eye on this year’s WWDC announcements. That is, if you’re passionate about better customer service, speech tech, and mobile apps.


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British Airways owner IAG's profits soar 22.5% on back of lower fuel costs despite £58million payout over May bank holiday chaos
- IAG, which also owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, saw profits hit £1.2bn
- It saved £270m on fuel, oil and emissions charges compared to last year
- Company paid out £58m in compensation for IT failure over May bank holiday
British Airways (BA) owner International Airlines Group (IAG) overcame the extreme weather and terrorist attacks that have hampered the tourism industry, with its pre-tax third quarter profits soaring 22.5 per cent to £1.2billion.
The group, which owns Aer Lingus, Iberia and Vueling, saw its results boosted by an 8.4 per cent drop in fuel costs.
IAG has saved almost £270million on fuel, oil and emissions charges year to date, compared to the same period last year.
Looking up: British Airways owner International Airlines Group overcame extreme weather and terrorist attacks, with its pre-tax third quarter profits soaring 22.5% to £1.2bn
Operating profit before exceptional items also climbed 20.7 per cent to £1.28bn in the three months to September 30.
Revenue also rose two per cent to £5.9bn, helped by a 7.9 per cent growth in its cargo division and roughly in line with analyst forecasts, as boss Willie Walsh hailed a ‘strong quarter.’ He added: ‘All our companies performed well.
‘Passenger unit revenue was up 2.2 per cent at constant currency boosted by improvements in the Spanish and Latin American markets.
‘Our commercial performance was good despite underlying disruption from severe weather and terrorism.
‘IAG Cargo improved in the quarter due to stronger Asia Pacific demand compared to last year.’
The results are in contrast to the fortunes of Air Berlin, Alitalia and Monarch, which have all collapsed in the last year.
Strong growth: Revenue rose two per cent to £5.9bn, helped by a 7.9% growth in its cargo division and roughly in line with analyst forecasts, as boss Willie Walsh hailed a ‘strong quarter’
However, passenger revenue per available seat kilometre – a key industry metric – grew at a slower pace than in the second quarter, increasing 0.7 per cent year on year.
IAG also paid out £58m in compensation for a power failure that led to severe disruption at British Airways over the May bank holiday weekend.
The IT failure also knocked £360m off IAG’s market capitalisation.
The major IT failure caused travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers and the compensation payouts are linked to fees and baggage claims.
IAG also booked a £241m exceptional charge linked to restructuring costs, including £160m to transform Iberia and a £81m charge for restructuring British Airways.
Travel chaos: IAG also paid out £58m in compensation for a power failure that led to severe disruption at British Airways over the May bank holiday weekend
Shares, which have climbed more than 50 per cent this year, dropped more than three per cent in early trading.
BA announced last month it is set to shut its lucrative final salary pension scheme as it battles a £3.7bn black hole.
The move will hit 17,000 workers who save for their retirement in the airline's New Airways Pension Scheme.
Instead, it will move members to its defined contribution scheme.
Over the past year, the airline has also scrapped complimentary meals on short-haul flights and cut leg room to make way for more seats on some planes.
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The second quarter of 2019 left a lot to be desired at Fitbit (FIT). When an industry is in growth mode, it's rare that a zero-sum game (in which one player's gain is the other's equally matched loss) is the case. But in the world of wearables, it's almost starting to look that way -- at least as far as the battle between Fitbit and Apple (AAPL 0.80%) is concerned.
A little wearable industry context
According to tech researcher IDC, wearable devices (which include smartwatches, wristbands, and smart-assistant-enabled headphones) are expected to reach 279 million units shipped every year by 2023, up from an anticipated 199 million units shipped in 2019. Representing nearly 9% yearly average growth, that's hardly peanuts and should be more than enough new business to go around.
Except it isn't, not for Fitbit anyway. After the first quarter of 2019, things admittedly started to look up. Quarterly device shipments went up 32% to 2.9 million, and although the average device was far cheaper than the year prior, it was good for a 10% surge in revenue. Within the total, health solutions service revenue -- a key component of the business if Fitbit is ever to be a viable long-term company -- went up 70% year over year to about $30.5 million. Management said full-year health solutions business would exceed $100 million. In all, it was an imperfect quarter that nevertheless showed promising signs.
That changed fast
The second quarter wasn't nearly as rosy looking. Health solutions got doused with cold water and increased only 16%, and devices sold increased another 30% to 3.5 million, but total revenue only increased 5%. Even worse, third-quarter guidance called for a 10% to 15% decline in total revenue even though total devices sold should continue to rise. Health solutions guidance was also tweaked. Instead of language calling for more than $100 million in annual revenue, the service segment that's supposed to be key to unlocking the door to the healthcare industry is now expected to yield "about $100 million" in 2019.
Apple, on the other hand, stands in stark contrast to Fitbit's fits-and-starts operating performance. During the tech giant's fiscal 2019 third quarter (which corresponds most closely with Fitbit's second quarter), the "wearables, home, and accessories" segment hit new records and was the fastest-growing division at Apple, with sales growing 48% year over year. Services, though nothing close to a comparison to Fitbit's health solutions segment, also notched a 13% year-over-year increase.
While not an apples-to-apples comparison (pardon the pun), this underscores how poorly Fitbit is doing outside of the device production-and-sales business model. Apple's services are well north of $10 billion a quarter, a double-digit-growth enterprise compared to Fitbit's paltry $30-million-a-quarter services segment.
Time to bail on Fitbit
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's famous business mantra, "Your margin is my opportunity," is supposed to be a disruptive mindset that wins over new business over the long term, but Fitbit hasn't nailed a formula for making it work against its megacompetitor Apple. The much larger tech company has deep pockets and a well-developed ecosystem of gadgets, software, and related services that makes simple price undercutting not a valuable enough proposition to woo enough consumers over to the Fitbit cause -- not enough to actually move the needle, anyway.
Fitbit as much as admitted this during its second-quarter earnings call, saying that it underestimated customers' willingness to pay up for feature-rich products. Simply put, Fitbit's strategy looks like a mess that is offering up spotty sales gains and ultimately draining the balance sheet of cash -- even on an adjusted basis, Fitbit has racked up a $74 million loss so far this year.
Once upon a time, I believed that at the very least, Fitbit could get a boost as a takeover candidate; what's a couple billion dollars (much less $844 million, Fitbit's market cap after the most recent drubbing) to a fellow wearable device maker like Samsung or even Google and Android parent Alphabet? But with government regulators getting increasingly skeptical of big tech, data practices, and merger-and-acquisition activity, I'm starting to doubt Fitbit's value as takeover fodder -- at least for the time being.
Put simply, from here on out, I'll be looking for an opportunity to axe my stake in Fitbit until something materially changes. It's been a painful ride, but I can take solace in the fact that at least Fitbit never was a core portfolio holding. Apple holds that spot in the hardware and wearables department, and it looks like its lead will only continue to widen in the years ahead.


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KB Toys seems to be making a comeback, and now we have a better idea of how that will actually work later this year.
The company is being brought back thanks to Strategic Marks, which bought the KB name in 2016. Strategic Marks president Ellia Kassoff recently explained how the company plans to launch in time for Christmas this year, and it will entail openings up 1,000 pop-up KB Toys stores for Black Friday and the rest of the holiday season (via CNN Money).
To get those up and running Strategic Marks is working with other companies that specialize in holiday and pop-up retail stores, including Spencer Spirit Holdings Inc., Go! Retails Group, and Party City Holdco Inc.
"We're talking to companies that know how to do it, they have a methodology, they're used to rolling out stuff real quickly," Kassoff said.
Strategic Marks has also been in contact with Hasbro, Mattel, and around 200 other toy suppliers who seem to have an overabundance of inventory with nowhere to put it come holiday season.
"My assumption is that there's about half a billion dollars worth of toys that have been produced for Toys "R" Us with no place to go," Kassoff said. "That's a big, big void that we're hoping to fill up."
The plan is that after the holiday season Strategic Marks will evaluate the pop-up stores and keep the ones that performed well open, as long as they can negotiate a lease for the space.
Kassoff has been overwhelmed by the support for this new era of KB Toys and shared his excitement in a recent blog post.
"The last couple of day have been extraordinary for us at #Strategicmarks and @kbtoysstore. We've received thousands of messages, through tweets, phone calls, @linkedin requests the press and @youtube videos. The support from not only the public but toy companies, toy collectors, political figures, financial institutions and employees of @toysrus and ex #kbtoysemployees have been humbling. To top it off, I became very emotional when I read an email to me from the grandson of Howard Kaufman, the founder of Kay Bee Toys who is still alive and well at the great age of 92. The whole family is so happy to see the possibility of @kbtoysstorer coming back. It is such an honor and privilege to work on bringing back the store Howard created, you have no idea how amazing this is for us. Due to the overwhelming response to my initial post, I apologize if I can't get back to all of you but we want every single person to know we care about all your messages of support. We are still putting together the strategy and hope to have that completed over the next few weeks, so we ask that everyone be patient with us. #savethetoyindustry #kbtoysstoreisback"2comments


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A one-day workshop offered by Mississippi State University’s Franklin Furniture Institute will provide training on the properties of wood.
The Wood Properties and Frame Design workshop will take place from from 8:30 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. September 14 in the university’s Franklin Furniture Center
The workshop costs $40 and is open to anyone interested in learning how to maximize the strength, durability, and quality of wood products.
Assistant Extension professor David Jones will provide a hands-on demonstration and exercise in wood species identification. Jones also will discuss the federal government’s Lacey Act and its impact on the wood and wood products industries.
MSU’s forest products professor Jilei Zhang will provide training on furniture frame design for strength and quality and hands-on joint and performance testing. Participants also will preview a new frame joint software.


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Last time Q-Entertainment spoke about Rez HD on PlayStation 3 they pretty much said it was out of the question, but now they’re showing a interest in bringing the Xbox 360 exclusive to the PlayStation 3.
“We’re doing our best to gauge fan interest via things like our Twitter account, online polls, news stories, etc. This is literally a situation where the game will only happen if there’s enough demand,” Q-Entertainment said to 1UP.
Q-Entertainment is gauging how much players are willing to pay. On their twitter account they asked fans if they were willing to pay $15, $5 more then the Xbox Live version, for Rez HD on the PlayStation 3.
The developer also said that if they gave the project a green light they would look into adding support for the Trance Vibrator, but that they might not support it if it raises development costs too much.


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A devastating fire at the Passion Spas headquarters in The Netherlands has cost the company nearly 75 per cent of its business.
The fire, which struck the facility at the end of July, damaged the showroom and the adjacent offices.
Reconstruction of the site is already underway and the company is determined to bounce back from the incident.
Passion Spas has moved its business into an empty office building, which serves as a temporary emergency office, enabling the company to remain accessible for its customers.
Fortunately a small part of the showroom was spared and this area will be prepared by the end of August for customers. Until then, Passion Spas is welcoming customers in temporary showrooms.


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Gildan Activewear has announced its decision to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The company said it has joined forces with various business partners to leverage its manufacturing facilities towards the production of non-medical face masks and isolation gowns.
“We are working with one of our customers in the imprintables channel to support a cooperative consortium of major apparel and textile companies to help produce non-medical face masks to be distributed to support hospitals, health care workers and others battling the spread of the covid-19 virus,” explained the company.
“Both the design and textile fabric to be used in the production of these masks are being provided by partners of the consortium who are working in collaboration to lessen the major shortage of face masks.”
Gildan is also working with a retail partner to produce non-medical face masks, primarily intended for healthcare organisations worldwide – this initiative includes manufacturing the required textile for the production of these masks. It’s also working with another retail partner to manufacture isolation gowns to be distributed to the health care sector to help address the current shortage of personal protective equipment in fighting covid-19.
Glenn Chamandy, president and CEO of Gildan, said: “As an organisation, we are committed to playing a proactive role in supporting the shortage of personal protective equipment needed in the global fight against this pandemic.
“I want to thank our partners and everyone at Gildan who have been working diligently to get the required authorisations and plans in place to start the production of these much-needed items, and especially the facility workers who have volunteered to work to produce these products.”
The company has also received authorisation from the Honduras government to partially reopen one of its textile facilities to produce the fabric needed for the masks and gowns, as well as one of its sewing facilities in Honduras for the assembly of these products.
To ensure the health and safety of its people, Gildan said it has mobilised a team of experts to develop and implement stringent processes to protect employees who have chosen to come back to work on this effort.
“The facilities that will be reopened for the production of personal protective equipment will all operate under a strict biosecurity protocol developed, following government mandated guidelines and industry best practices.”
Gildan added that it’s having discussions with other partners in the retail and imprintables industry interested in distributing personal protective equipment, and has also communicated with other governments in the countries where it operates, including Canada and Honduras, offering to supply non-medical masks and isolation gowns as needed.


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Key Market Indicators
Cameroon is set to import 8,020 kilograms of salmon by 2026, according to figures released. This is an increase of 4.3% year-on-year from 2021's 6,120-kilogram total. Since 2001, Cameroonian demand for salmon has grown steadily, averaging 8.2% year-on-year. In 2021, the country was ranked 85th in the world, with Seychelles overtaking them to take the top spot. Poland, the US and France followed respectively.
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CARY, NC - Ply Gem Holdings Inc., a manufacturer of residential exterior building products, announced fourth quarter 2009 net sales of $214.6 million, an 8.5% decrease from the $234.5 million for the same period in 2008. For the full year of 2009, net sales were $951.4 million, which is 19.0% lower than 2008 full year net sales due to market wide declines in residential construction which are estimated to be down over 28%.
Operating earnings for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $12.1 million compared to an operating loss before goodwill impairment of $10.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. For the full year of 2009, operating earnings were $40.1 million compared to operating earnings before goodwill impairment of $19.9 million for the full year of 2008.
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The project born as a collab between Diynamic’s main artist and Rockstar Games.
Solomun presented his latest release ‘Customer Is King’ with an animated video, exclusively made for the latest Grand Theft Auto game.
“We always had the idea of making a very special music video for the 100th Diynamic release with a strange title: ‘Customer Is King’ (…) This is the first music video made by the Rockstar Games team, and I feel very blessed and honored to show it to you. Thanks a lot to Sam and his adorable Rockstars crew!”, the Hamburg-based Dj commented.
Tale of Us, Black Madonna and Dixon are also featured on the online game.
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Queensland Government unveils further COVID 19 support with $4b package
The Queensland Government will invest an additional $4 billion in measures to support Queenslanders’ health, their jobs and businesses, Premier Anna Palaszczuk announced yesterday, terming the measures “an unprecedented response to an unprecedented crisis”.
To date, the package is the biggest single relief package assembled by any state or territory, Ms Palaszczuk said, adding “our society will go through the most difficult period most of us have ever experienced, but I am determined my Government will support Queenslanders through it.”
As well as a $300 million household relief package, the package delivers an additional $2.5 billion into protecting Queensland jobs and businesses.
“For small and medium businesses and large businesses specifically impacted by COVID-19, we will refund two months’ worth of payroll tax.
“Additionally, we’re giving small and medium businesses a three-month payroll tax holiday, and a further six-month payroll tax deferral for any of these Queensland businesses.
“Combined with the payroll tax deferrals we’ve already announced, it means no Queensland business impacted by COVID-19 will need to make a payroll tax payment this year,” Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad said.
“That $2.5 billion includes a package of up to $500 million to assist workers who lose their job or income and to help them find jobs in the industries that are vital to getting us through this crisis – health care, agriculture, food production, transport, cleaning and mining,” she added.
Rent relief for businesses who rent premises from the state government is available under the package, which will also give sole traders, small and medium businesses a $500 rebate on their power bill for this year.
Queensland Minister for Employment and Small Business, Shannon Fentiman, said the stimulus package is in addition to recently announced initiatives, including the dedicated small business hotline (1300 654 687) which has seen around 2000 business contacts so far.
“We know our businesses are doing it incredibly tough right now. This package is designed to support them to keep their doors open through this crisis and keep their staff employed,” Ms Fentiman added.
“On top of our earlier measures including $500 million in concessional loans and our initial coronavirus assistance package last month, this takes our support package for Queensland workers and businesses to more than $3 billion,” she said.
“We will keep talking to businesses and unions and continue to work with the Federal Government to see what further measures can be taken to protect the jobs of Queenslanders.”
Along with the support package, an online portal for businesses to apply for payroll tax relief was launched. Further information and applications for other measures will be made available there in coming days.


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Apple began iPhone production in 2018 with the import law enacted in India. Apple, which wants to produce other products in different countries due to the political tension between the U.S.A. and China, supposedly concurred with the Indian federal government for iPad production.
Apple claims contract with India for iPad production
Apple, which has been producing iPhone in India for about 3 years, has come up with a brand-new report. India, which allegedly wishes to increase its technological item exports, began to work out with the export reward program Apple.
It is specified that the business, which wishes to produce its new devices in different countries such as Taiwan, India and Vietnam, has reached an agreement with India for iPad production.
The report prepared by Reuters states that the Indian government has assigned approximately $ 964 million for incentives. It is specified that Apple is requesting a reward of 3 billion dollars for production support.
Sources near the business announced that Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron have actually formed a collaboration for Apple’s Indian production. It was revealed that Apple also met with Vietnam for iPad production in the previous months.
It is not yet understood with which countries the business will continue to work.


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A 38 year-old motorcyclist has died today after a crash in the Hillingdon borough.
Plans have been revealed to replace street lamp bulbs with LED bulbs across Hillingdon Borough.
Twenty-five state-of-the-art cameras are being installed around Hillingdon as part of a £100,000 council crackdown on fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour.
Retail giant Primark is to open its new store in Uxbridge on Saturday.
A new £6million visitors centre at the Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge will be opened in 2018 to coincide with celebrations for 100 years of the RAF.
The Chancellor has failed to grasp the chance to overhaul the way local taxes are raised, a Hillingdon business chief says.
Council chiefs have defended plans to cut £215,000 from the children's services budget despite opponents branding the move 'catastrophic'.
Parents and youngsters in Hillingdon are being warned about the dangers of online grooming.
A pensioner was airlifted to hospital with life threatening injuries after a 'serious' collision involving a bus yesterday.
The victim of an attack in the Hillingdon borough was said to be in a critical condition in hospital today.
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The U.S.’s most notorious copyright trade groups are piling on lawsuits against cloud storage site Megaupload, as well as its founder, Kim Dotcom, almost two and a half years after celebrating the site’s seizure by the government.
On Thursday, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), filed a suit on behalf of the “big three” record labels, Warner, UMG, and Sony, as well as Capitol Records. It alleges “massive copyright infringement caused by [Megaupload’s] lawless conduct.”
On Monday, the movie industry followed suit. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), on behalf of Hollywood’s biggest studios, sued Megaupload and Kim Dotcom for “intentional, large-scale theft of [studios’] intellectual property.”
Both suits attempt to refute the idea that Megaupload was simply a “file locker” site that let users upload and store their own files. Both point to its “Uploader Rewards” program, which offered financial incentives for users who uploaded the site’s most-downloaded files.
In a sense, Dotcom has paid for this before. Megaupload’s Jan. 2012 seizure was straight out of a pirated blockbuster action movie, and involved armed police helicoptering to Dotcom’s New Zealand mansion to arrest him. He’s since rebounded, creating a new file storage site called Mega, and creating a political party simply called the Internet Party.
Dotcom, at least, was flippant about the news on Twitter.
Hey… anybody did anything wrong on the Internet? Remember to sue me.
— Kim Dotcom (@KimDotcom) April 11, 2014
Photo by jDevaun/Flickr.


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Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals Market
The Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals market estimated to be valued USD 5,748 Million in 2017 and poised to grow at CAGR 6.7%. The market for Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals projected to reach US$ 8,465 Mn by 2023.
Furthermore, the exceptional rise in the per capita income of Saudi Arabia is also expected to foster the demand for branded drugs. The Saudi market is expected to expand at 9 percent year-on-year over the forecast period 2016-2026. In terms of market value, the pharmaceutical market in Saudi Arabia is estimated to be worth SR46 billion by the end of the forecast period, which explains the long-term outlook of the local pharmaceutical market.
Imports accounted for more than 92 percent of the market at $1.8 billion, American and European companies top the list of suppliers with a 21 percent share of total imports. The NTP envisages boosting and supporting foreign investments in the healthcare sector, especially for pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia accounts for 59.4 percent of the purchases of pharmaceuticals products in the Gulf region and will remain a key market for many leading multinational pharmaceutical companies in the Middle East. In addition to the demographic and epidemiological driving factors, the transition to an increasingly privatized and comprehensive healthcare system will drive the demand for both patented and generic drugs.
Although government procurement of pharmaceuticals aims to promote local manufacturing and replace many research-based medicines with generics, patients in Saudi Arabia favor branded products since most medicines can be acquired without a doctor’s prescription meaning consumers can easily exercise their preference for branded medicines.
Over the past couple of decades, domestic players have come a long way to becoming a core element of the Saudi pharmaceutical market formula. Starting as sole importers and distributors of pharmaceutical products, companies such as Spimaco, Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Sitco Pharma, Al – Haya and Al-Jazeera Pharmaceutical Industries gradually developed their capabilities, ultimately establishing fully-fledged local manufacturing facilities. In addition, several domestic players created partnerships and joint ventures with global and regional Pharma players lured by various government-sponsored incentive schemes aimed at promoting local manufacturing.
As a result, there are currently 27 pharmaceutical manufacturers operating across the Kingdom accounting for around 18% of the market’s value. Despite representing a relatively small share of the market, local production has recently picked up momentum increasing from 14% to 18% of the total market value. In spite of all the progress, the pharmaceutical market in Saudi Arabia is still in an emerging phase, and the drug manufacturing is at a relatively nascent stage owing to many challenges, which need to be resolved.
The report said the Kingdom relies substantially on imports of pharmaceutical products, primarily from Europe, to meet local demand as a result of insufficient domestic drug production and lack of indigenous research capabilities.


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Salvation Army kettles are as much a part of the Christmas season as festive lights and caroling. Because of the ongoing pandemic, the organization is getting an early start on this year’s fundraising.
The red kettle campaign started on September 14 instead of the traditional Thanksgiving timeframe. With the increase of store closures and fewer shoppers at retail locations, The Salvation Army said it expects to see up to a 50 percent decrease in funds raised through the red kettles.
“Our ability to raise vital funds to serve those in need this Christmas and beyond is at risk,” Commissioner Kenneth Hodder, national commander of The Salvation Army, said. “We need everyone who has the capacity to come alongside us and ensure that the holiday season is bright for millions in need.”
Last year, the organization raised $126 million through 30,000 kettles that were based on street corners and at shopping centers. Now some of the previous donors are among those seeking assistance. “We’ve had a dramatic increase in the number of people who have in the past given a little money in the Christmas kettle where they’re just not able to do that now,” Hodder said.
This is the first time in 130 years that the Salvation Army has begun its annual holiday fundraising efforts early. The iconic bell-ringing volunteers are required to wear masks, clean the kettles daily and will maintain social distancing.
To make giving safe and easy, donors are encouraged to support the organization by making contributions online and through their cellphones. “Kettle Pay” allows contributors to donate digitally by scanning a QR code for Apple Pay or by hovering their phone over a Google Pay symbol. Even Amazon’s Alexa can facilitate a donation by simply saying, “Alexa, donate to The Salvation Army,” then stating the amount. And donors can text “KETTLES” to 91999 from their phone to give any amount. Donations also are accepted at RescueChristmas.org.
The Salvation Army announced that Grammy Award-winning Christian artist Lauren Daigle‘s song “Rescue” will serve as the anthem for this year’s effort.
–Dwight Widaman | Metro Voice


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Only 1% of the ground beef contained salmonella -- but before you breathe a sigh of relief, Urvashi Rangan, executive director of the Center for Food Safety and Sustainability at Consumer Reports says, "extrapolate that to the billions of pounds of ground beef we eat every year, and that’s a lot of burgers with the potential to make you sick." There's no winning here!
Consumer Reports suggests looking for labels like "no antibiotics" or "grass-fed organic" when buying ground beef. It notes that while sustainably raised beef is more expensive, it's ultimately the safest choice (as well as the most humane).
Also, sadly, your nose isn't going to help you. "There’s no way to tell by looking at a package of meat or smelling it whether it has harmful bacteria or not," Rangan says. "You have to be on guard every time." The report suggests keeping your raw meat away from other foods and cooking it to at least medium (160° F). Unfortunately for medium-rare lovers, eating anything cooked bloodier than that is risky.


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Aug 31, 2012 10:20 AM by Samantha Ptashkin
TUCSON- Since 2003 the Ben's Bells project has been spreading its message of kindness across Tucson and in recent years the movement has peaked so much interest, the little bells are now surfacing across the city in a big way.
"We opened a new location downtown in January, and that has really allowed us to amp up production," Ben's Bells Founder Jeannette Mare says.
From now on the bells will be distributed on a regular basis, rather than just twice a year.
"The beauty of this is, as folks go through the community, they'll be able to find bells just by pure serendipity," Ben's Bells Board Member Dev Sethi says.
News 4 Tucson tagged along as Sethi and his daughter's girl scout troop hung bells on trees in the Catalina Foothills. They're now one of tens of thousands of Tucsonans volunteering to paint the bells and hang them. "It's about remembering to be kind every day, to keep that message in our brains," Mare says.
Since 2003 Ben's Bells has distributed more than 27,000 bells across Tucson and beyond.


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On April 14, 2022, the 26th International Exhibition of Transport and Logistics Services, Warehouse Equipment and Technologies TransRussia 2022 was over.
The exhibition was attended by 245 companies from 16 countries, including Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, China, Latvia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, South Korea. Over three days, the event was attended by about 20 thousand specialists — representatives of manufacturing and trading enterprises, transport and logistics companies.
All participants of the exhibition, without exception, noted its relevance and high productivity, as well as the general mood for dialogue and openness. This is due to the recovery of the industry after the pandemic and at the same time with the emergence of new geopolitical threats that have disrupted logistics chains.
The title of one of the closing sessions of the business program largely reflects the main message of the entire event: "Logistics under sanctions: how cargo will go, sail and fly." According to the speakers, cargo owners, shippers, transport companies actively entered the market in search of solutions. At the same time, the choice of shippers increasingly stops at domestic transport companies. New transport chains and routes through transit countries are being formed.
The stand of Oboronlogistics presented a wide range of logistics services. The potential partners' attention was attracted by the capabilities of Oboronlogistics' own fleet, consisting of 7 naval vessels of various classes. Shippers were particularly interested in: the Ust-Luga – Baltiysk railway ferry line and the Novorossiysk-Tartus regular line, the elaboration of the issue of launching a new line to Turkey, cargo delivery along the Northern Sea Route, transportation to the Far East and the Arctic zone, the availability of its own container fleet, a network of warehouse terminals and IT solutions for transport.
On the sidelines of the forum, the management of Oboronlogistics held a number of meetings with partners and clients, discussing the prospects for further mutually beneficial cooperation, including with the companies of JSC Sovfracht, MA Silmar. Issues of joint work on existing and new projects were discussed. The parties agreed to provide mutual services and exchange information. According to the heads of the companies, this will contribute to the improvement of the multimodal and project transportation system.
Oboronlogistics LLC highly appreciates the practical significance of the company's work at the TransRussia exhibition, thanks the organizers, partners, colleagues, media representatives and all guests of the exhibition who visited the company's stand, and intends to expand further fruitful cooperation with all interested organizations.
The next TransRussia 2023 exhibition is scheduled for April 17-19, 2023 in Moscow at the Crocus Expo IEC. Preparations are already underway.
See you at TransRussia in 2023!


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Novak Djokovic’s credits his success to a diet of mostly warm foods
- From: news.com.au
- September 28, 2013
EATING salads might seem super healthy but it can also be detrimental to digestion.
A diet secret in Novak Djokovic’s new book Serve to Win has let fans in on what Chinese medicine practitioners have known for centuries — that warms foods are better for us.
In Djokovic’s book, released last month, the men’s No. 1 tennis player says he drinks warm water all day long because cold water slows digestion and “diverts blood away from where I want it — in my muscles”.
“The first thing I do out of bed is to drink a tall glass of room-temperature water,” Djokovic says.


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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das Wednesday said it held an off cycle-meeting amid high inflation and voted to increase the repo rate by 40 basis points, citing persistent inflationary pressures in the economy. Further, in keeping with the stance of withdrawal of accommodation, it has been decided to increase the Cash Reserve Ratio by 50 basis points to 4.50 per cent, said Shaktikanta Das. CRR hike can suck out liquidity to the tune of Rs 83711.55 crore, he said. CRR hike will be effective from midnight of May 21.
As per the announcement made, the RBI has hiked the repo rate by 40 bps up to 4.40 per cent from 4 per cent earlier. The last time the repo rate was cut was in May 2020 and has been kept unchanged since then. The hike will come into effect immediately. Further, the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) has been hiked by 50 bps which will exert further upward pressure on interest rates.
What is Repo Rate and Why Is It Important
Every time commercial banks fall short of funds, they approach the RBI to borrow money. The RBI lends money to these banks at a particular rate which is known as the repo rate. The RBI decides periodically whether to hike/slash the rate or leave it unchanged. The central bank’s monetary policy committee’s decision could impact liquidity and inflation in the Indian economy.
The repo rate is a very important tool for the RBI to control inflation trends. Raising or cutting the rates by the RBI will make borrowing more expensive or cheaper for commercial banks. The repo rate and inflation have an inverse relationship. If the rate is increased, it will bring down inflation and if the rate is lowered, inflation will go up.
What It Means For Home Loan, Auto Loan Borrowers
RBI’s surprise move to increase repo-rate will make your bank increase interest rates on loans. So, your home loans, and auto loans are set to become costlier. If you are planning on taking a loan, then you better do it soon, as interest rate on loans could start increasing soon.
The repo rate hike means bad news for existing borrowers as well as banks and other financial institutions will soon start increasing interest rates on loans, which in turn means that the loan EMIs will also go up. All loans will be impacted by the latest policy decision, be it a home loan, car loan or personal loan.


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According to TinyComb’s Jason Wilk, a Research in Motion Executive, that Fortune Brainstorm even in Pasadena, CA last week, confirmed that a device with a front facing video camera for video conferencing will be added to the BlackBerry line-up of devices early next year.
I asked him what RIM planned to do if the iPhone were to have upgraded their hardware to include a front-facing camera. His response was “as I said before, we are fortunate to have our relationships with many different carriers, some of which can handle something like live video-conferencing”. In other words, he and his team weren’t worried about the iPhone launching front-facing video-chat so long as they are with AT&T. The last thing he said to me was “video conferencing is something that could completely change the mobile landscape and it is something we have been thinking about and working on for quite some time. You will start seeing something early next year”.


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Chicago, IL (June 29, 2018) – Celebrating the Fourth of July holiday is all about hitting the nearest Great Lakes beach for many people who live in the region. But, plastic pollution is all too often an unwanted part of holiday celebrations. One source of plastic pollution harming the lakes is on its way out as of July 1, which is the final deadline for a national ban on plastic microbeads in personal care products. Microbeads are tiny plastic particles used as an abrasive in many personal care products, like facial scrubs or body washes. The tiny plastic pieces have been found in all five Great Lakes, raising water quality concerns.
The movement to phase out plastic microbeads in personal care products began in the Great Lakes region. The Alliance for the Great Lakes, our partners, and tens of thousands of advocates across the region led the fight for legislation to phase out microbeads in personal care products. Illinois was the first state to ban the use of plastic microbeads in personal care products in 2014, leading the way for a national movement that resulted in the landmark federal legislation. The issue has also received international attention, as a similar microbead ban went into effect on the first of the year in Canada.
The U.S. federal ban on plastic microbeads in personal care products goes fully into effect on July 1. In late 2015, federal legislation banning the sale and manufacture of personal care products containing plastic microbeads was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President. The legislation phased out personal care products with plastic microbeads over several years. The manufacture of these products was banned after July 1, 2017, and the sale banned as of July 1, 2018.
Because of their small size and buoyancy, microbeads escape treatment by sewage plants and end up in our rivers and lakes. Once in the water, microbeads can absorb toxic chemicals and be mistaken for food by wildlife.
While the microbead ban is big news for the Great Lakes, the region continues to face other plastic pollution problems. Fourth of July holiday celebrations often leave behind mounds of trash on beaches, much of it plastic, causing a big problem for the health of the Great Lakes. Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology estimate that about 22 million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year. Plastic pollution never really goes away, instead it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces. Tiny plastic particles have been found in drinking water in Great Lakes cities and in bottled beverages such as beer.
Small changes make a big difference and everyone who cares about clean water can start by making smart choices to reduce plastic pollution. Today, the Alliance for the Great Lakes released nine tips for having a plastic-free Fourth of July. From choosing a reusable water bottle to helping with an Adopt-a-Beach cleanup, everyone around the Great Lakes can be part of the effort to keep plastic pollution out of the Great Lakes.
For more information, contact Jennifer Caddick at firstname.lastname@example.org or (312) 445-9760.
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Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:18:00 CDT — by: Charlotte Henderson, C'13, Sustainability Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
The Cumberland Farmer's Market, a local organization bridging local farmers to local customers, has recently expanded offerings and services.
A staple for the past couple of years, the Cumberland Farmer’s Market has recently attained much advancement. Run by local farmers and volunteers, this on-line market offers fresh produce, jams and jellies, eggs, naturally raised meats, baked goods, flowers, soaps, and wool to name just a few. All the products sold are raised and or made by local businesses and small family farms.
Recently, after receiving grants and a contract with the University, a branch of the market, the Food Hub has been launched. The market has also hired two new managers: Linda Boynton and Kir Strobel. And due to a generous donation, Mary Anna Patterson has been hired to help update the weblog and manage the social media aspects of the market, projects, and the farms.
Check out the Cumberland Farmer’s Market here to see what is offered this week. Pickup is every Tuesday at the Sewanee Community Center.


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The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF), a cannabis-focused research and development company, is on a mission to establish itself as an international leader in delivering premium organic cannabis solutions. A recent article discussing the company reads, “The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (TSX: TGOD) (OTCQX: TGODF) is making a name for itself as it pursues an upward-scaling strategy of building enclosed facilities for cannabis growth, anticipating that its purpose-built enterprise will progress from about 2,000 kilograms (4,400 pounds) of cannabis at its Ontario site this summer to 100 times that amount across all its sites when it reaches full capacity (http://cnw.fm/02kDe). . . . The Canada-based company, commonly known by ticker ‘TGOD,’ is expanding its footprint to international markets, principally through wholly owned subsidiary HemPoland, which inked an agreement last month with Germany’s Mediakos UG haftungsbeschraenkt for the distribution of TGOD’s premium hemp-derived cannabidiol (‘CBD’) brand, CannabiGold, to that country’s pharmacy market (http://cnw.fm/x2Gey). The company’s hemp-oil extraction facility in Poland offers the potential of expansion throughout Europe and in other global markets with official PL-EKO-01 European Union certificates.”
To view the full article, visit http://cnw.fm/sW39v
About the Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd.
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings is a publicly traded, premium, global, organic-cannabis company with operations focused on medical-cannabis markets in Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America, as well as on the Canadian adult-use market. TGOD also has organic-hemp, CBD-oil operations in Canada and, through its wholly owned subsidiary HemPoland, distributes premium-hemp CBD oil in the European Union. The company grows high-quality, organic cannabis with sustainable, all-natural principles. TGOD’s products are laboratory tested to ensure patients have access to a standardized, safe, consistent product. TGOD has a planned capacity of 219,000 kgs and is building 1,643,600 square feet of cultivation and processing facilities across Ontario, Quebec, Jamaica and Denmark. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TGOD.ca.
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Thursday Aug 21
PaaS Debate Heats Up At Interop
Cloud applications need a new architecture, and IT development -- which has already absorbed many Agile development principles -- is trying to determine how to proceed.
Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings
A copy of th... )--Bandwidth today announced KeyMetric, a leading marketing and advertising analytics company, has chosen Bandwidth's APIs for call tracking to power its call analytics... )--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2015 Corporate Counsel Legal Pricing Guide - Tele... )--Nlyte Software has expanded its executive ... (more)
Engine Yard Announces Distill 2014
At this two-day event, more than 30 speakers, including top developers and industry thought leaders, will gather for interactive discussions about what the future holds for software development methods, innovative hardware platforms, data and analytics, as well as how to leverage unique solutions to address common development challenges.


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Nokia as a brand has been known to have introduced a number of innovations tbrough tbeir mobile pbones especially in the field of imaging. \:Vho can forget the launch of the iconic Nokia N95 with the first 5.0-megapixcl camera? And now Nokia is again promising a new world of innovation with the launch of a 41-megapixel camera in the Pureview 808. 10uted as the phone with the most advanced imaging capabilities ever, the Pure View 808 boasts of a 41 megapixcl sensor, Carl Zeiss lense and Pure View technolof,')', it is also capable of capturing full HD videos. Weighing 1m grams, the phone exudes standard Nokia quality in hardware and runs on the latest Symbian Belle operating system.
It has 1 GB internal memory that can be expanded up to 48 GIl. As far as the connectivity goes, the phone is loaded with every possi*ble capability you can think of from [-IDMI, DLNA to 3G, WiFi and USB-on-the-go, it has it all. The PureView 808 is a touch*screen phone with a 4.0-ineh c:Iearblack AMOLED Corilla glass display. Apart from the camera, which is the highlight of the phone, other mulitmedia options include the music player and FM radio. It also comes packed with the usual Nokia function*alities like Email, navigation, social networking etc. The Nokia Pure View 808 is expected to hit the Indian market by the end of May and is expected to be priced.


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Despite the turbulence in the MI industry caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Coast Music has continued to bolster its distribution portfolio with a slew of new brands added. In recent weeks, the JAM Industries company has announced new Canadian distribution agreements with Walden Guitars, KHS America’s Green Tones brand, AirTurn, Gemini sound products, and Powerwerks sound reinforcement products.
After several years of absence from the global market, the Walden brand made its re-introduction at the 2020 NAMM show and Coast Music was secured as its exclusive Canadian distribution partner. Founded originally in 1996 by Jonathan Lee and KHS Musical Instruments, Walden offers steel-string, classical, and baritone guitars that offer unique low-mass bracing and neck reinforcement designs.
“I’m so excited to be reunited with the great folks at Coast Music, Canadian dealers, and Canadian guitarists. My vision has always been to infuse every Walden with the best balance of musicality, stability, appearance, and affordability,” says Jonathan Lee. “I always felt that the Walden® story was not over and when I had the opportunity to secure and re-awaken the brand, I had to take it. With Low-Mass soundboard bracing, and graphite and glass-fiber reinforced necks, Walden guitars are better than they’ve ever been. It is my hope that your 2020 Walden experience will be a wonderful one.”
“We are excited to have the Walden brand back in our portfolio and to bring these beautifully-made guitars back for our network of Canadian guitar dealers,” says Coast Music’s National Sales Manager, Scott Atkins (pictured above). “We have long-admired Jonathan’s commitment to quality while producing stunning instruments at attractive price points.”
Coast Music and AirTurn have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for Canada for its app control devices, effective July 1, 2020. From wireless app controllers to page turners and mobile mounting hardware, AirTurn designs user-friendly tools for executing performance and improving aspects of working in the industrial, music, medical industries, and more.
“AirTurn is looking forward to serving our Canadian customers with a broader set of services and value through Coast Music,” says Director of Sales, Lester Karplus.
“We look forward to working with AirTurn and their range of innovative products to increase the reach to end users through our partner dealers in the Canadian Market,” says Atkins.
Apart from a few accessories, the majority of AirTurn products are manufactured in the USA under strict environmentally conscious-measures, according to the company.
Coast Music has enjoyed a close working relationship with the Hohner company spanning several decades and has recently added the KHS America’s Green Tones brand for distribution in Canada. Green Tones is an award-winning brand originally developed by Hohner that is committed to developing age-appropriate instruments to stimulate cognitive abilities and physical skills in children.
“KHS America/Green Tones is very excited to deepen our partnership with the Coast Music team. Their experience and reputation closely align with our core values to expand age appropriate instruments for young children,” says Tim Henry, Green Tones Brand Manager at KHS America. “Music is essential for everyone and starting that musical journey with Green Tones™ instruments is a perfect way to start”
“Adding these exciting instruments and toys to our catalogue was a natural fit for us as we’ve continued to develop our range of products for young children, and the team at KHS America understands this market fully, providing a great partnership in our efforts to bring these exciting products to our clients,” says Atkins.
The Green Tones range of eco instruments and toys are made from sustainable rubberwood making them not only good for your child, but good for the planet! As a member of “1% for the planet” (www.onepercentfortheplanet.org), Green Tones™ is part of the growing global movement of companies donating 1% of their sales to dedicated environmental organizations.
Gemini Sound Products
Coast Music is also now the exclusive distributor for Gemini Sound Products in Canada. Gemini has been making products for the DJ, pro audio, and consumer electronics markets since 1974.
“We are excited to partner with Coast Music and solidify our distribution in Canada. Coast is the perfect partner to be able to support our brand and ensure its growth. We look forward to working together to get our great assortment of products into the hands of the Canadian consumer,” says Gemini VP of Sales, Ikey Cabasso.
“We’re thrilled to be working with a great team of professionals at Gemini to bring their exciting products to the Canadian market. The diversity in the product range greatly supports our recent expansion into the audio market,” says Atkins.
DJ products have long been a focus for Gemini, but it continues to develop additional products for musicians, engineers, sound contractors, and professional installers.
Coast Music will also handle all Canadian distribution for Powerwerks’ range of powered speakers, personal monitors, subwoofers, and mixers.
“Hanser Music Group – Powerwerks is always seeking to expand our market reach in the world by cultivating relationships with agile, innovative distributors,” says Carlos Vargas, International Sales Manager at Hanser Music Group. “We have high expectations that our collaboration with Coast Music will yield great success in further penetrating the Canadian market and make a positive difference in the lives of our customers”.
“Powerwerks complements our recent expansion into the audio market and provides a focused product range to meet the needs of both demanding musicians and non-musicians seeking professional sound reinforcement,” adds Atkins.