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The new vehicle will be a ladder-frame SUV, and will be designed with off-road and towing capabilities high on the priority list
Hyundai Motor Company has recently admitted that it is tempted to develop a new ladder-frame SUV. The new vehicle will be a full-size model, built to potentially rival the Toyota Land Cruiser. The Land Cruiser is globally recognised for its off-road prowess, and seems like Hyundai is planning to take the fight away from the tarmac.
Hyundai and its sister brand Kia already have large SUVs in their lineup, the Palisade and Telluride, respectively. These, however, are monocoque-based crossover SUVs. As such, their off-road capabilities aren’t too great, and they qualify as soft-roaders. While the two manufacturer certainly have a few ladder-frame SUVs in their joint arsenal, they don’t have a chassis that is suited for a large SUV.
If the project gets green-lit, Hyundai will have to develop a completely new chassis. Of course, it will be shared with Kia as well, which would make the development cost more bearable. Also, Kia had previously expressed its interest in developing such a body-on-frame SUV. We expect that the production model could debut around late-2022 or early-2023.
This new SUV will be a global product, sold in markets where demand for off-road SUVs is strong. Australia seems like the prime candidate for the introduction of the new vehicle. In an interview with carsales, an auto website based in Australia, Roland Rivero, Kia Australia’s product planning chief, was quoted saying: “Our desire, if we were to bring in an upper-large SUV, would be a ladder-frame execution.”
He continued, “The Australian market, the way they look at upper large SUVs are looking into LandCruiser or Prado territory and a ladder-frame SUV has specific capabilities, in off-road ability and towing capacity, that your monocoques just aren’t designed to deliver.”
Of course, a new body-on-frame SUV will also give way to new medium- to heavy-duty pickup trucks, which are extremely popular not only in Australia, but also in the US. As for the Indian market, the new SUV could also make its way here. It will probably retail under the Kia brand, and would be import as a CBU product.

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At 1PM, on Friday, September 18, collaborators from MIT, CIC, the Marion Ewing Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship, several venture funds, the City of Cambridge, Ernst & Young and others will inaugurate the world’s first “Walk of Fame” for entrepreneurs, according to an email from Tim Rowe, president of the Kendall Square Association.
The event, open to the public, will be held at the Kendall Square T stop in front of the Marriott Hotel’s newly redesigned plaza.
Seven of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time will be honored with granite stars unveiled in the public way, according to Rowe.
While many of these individuals have passed away, one of these seven will be on hand for the ceremony (the identities of the honorees are secret until the event).
In future years, additional stars will be placed, building a kind of
“freedom trail” of innovation through Kendall Square.
“The Entrepreneur Walk of Fame has a mission to inspire young people to
consider careers as entrepreneurs,” Rowe wrote. “While there are public efforts to
honor great athletes and actors, nowhere today is there a public place
where entrepreneurs are honored for their contributions to society.
Those contributions are significant. Entrepreneurs bring new
innovations to market in ways that improve the human condition, and
entrepreneurs help millions of people become productively employed,
thereby building healthy economies.”
New Cambridge Observer is a publication of the Harris Communications Group, an award-winning public relations and marketing communications firm located in Kendall Square. Cambridge.


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Amazon wants to create job opportunities for deaf people with 'Silent Delivery Stations'
Amazon has introduced a 'Silent Delivery Station' which will be entirely managed by deaf associates in order to create more job opportunities for them.
Amazon creates job opportunities for deaf people with 'Silent Delivery Stations'
The station launched in collaboration with Mirakle Couriers has trained its deaf associates to deliver packages by bus or on foot to the radius of 2-3 kms. The associates are also trained in sign language.
Akhil Saxena, vice president, India Customer Fulfilment, Amazon India, said: “Our vision is to create opportunities for individuals to realize their potential and transform their lives. We are committed to using our resources and infrastructure of innovation and technology to enable diverse communities succeed."
The pilot program for the same was introduced a year and a half back and, after witnessing a strong performance, Amazon decided to roll out a dedicate delivery station for the deaf people.
Dhruv Lakra, CEO, Mirakle Couriers, said: "The idea was basically to radically change how deaf people and people with disabilities are currently employed in a country like India. By partnering with Amazon.in, we have set an example for many in the country to support the differently-abled people by providing them with relevant opportunities and improve their livelihood.”
Amazon's Service Partner program is part of Amazon Logistics, which ties up with local distribution networks. Amazon recently launched a women-only delivery station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.


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ZF receives four top awards for Outstanding Supplier Performance Management
ZF receives DAF’s highest ‘Master’ award as well as a ‘Leader’ award and an ‘Achiever’ award
‘Leader’ award represents the value of ZF’s recent acquisition of WABCO
ZF has been honored with four highly coveted performance awards from DAF Trucks as part of its annual Supplier Performance Management (SPM) Program. Evaluating product development, operational support and business alignment, the awards recognize excellence across key areas including product innovation and continuous performance improvement.
ZF received DAF’s highest ‘Master’ title, one of only two awarded against competition from some 60 companies, for its leading clutch product. ZF also received DAF’s ‘Leader’ award for its transmissions products as well as an ‘Achiever’ award for its damper and chassis modules.
ZF’s new Commercial Vehicle Control Systems division, formed from its recent acquisition of WABCO, also added an overall performance ‘Leader’ award to the group’s tally. For demonstration of value, DAF Trucks recognized WABCO’s significant quality and performance improvements over the previous year, elevating the business from ‘Achiever’ to ‘Leader – an award fewer than a quarter of DAF’s suppliers received.
“We are truly honored to receive four top awards from DAF Trucks. They powerfully represent our passion and unwavering commitment to delivering the highest levels of performance as a top supplier in the commercial vehicle industry,” said Wilhelm Rehm, Member of the Board of Management of ZF Friedrichshafen AG with responsibility for Commercial Vehicle Technology, Industrial Technology and Materials Management.
Caption:ZF has been honored with four prestigious awards from DAF Trucks including its highest ‘Master’ supplier award for outstanding clutch products. An overall ‘Leader’ award for recently acquired WABCO which provides DAF with key products including its industry-leading OnGuard™ collision mitigation systems was also received.


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Call of Duty: Black Ops “First Strike” Map Pack Coming February 1
In the latest episode of Major Nelsons Podcast, news came out regarding the first map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops. The “First Strike” Map Pack will be a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 and it will arrive on February 1st for 1200 Microsoft Points. The DLC includes four brand new competitive maps: Kowloon, Discovery, Stadium, and Berlin Wall, and also includes a brand new co op zombie map, Ascention.
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How Flipkart & Amazon enter the festive season
- October 7,2020 By IndianTelevision Team
NEW DELHI: Amidst Covid2019 pandemic, India's biggest e-commerce platforms, Flipkart and Amazon, have tightened their belts in readiness for the festive fervour. Tensions are running high as the companies are looking to outperform each other in the battle of mega sales. Flipkart is set to begin the Big Billion Day sale from 16 October (Flipkart Plus customers will get access to deals 24 hours early), while Amazon will kickstart the Great Indian Festival from 17 October (Amazon Prime members will get access to deals 24 hours early).
For both e-tailers, Durga Puja to Diwali is like an extended banquet of consumer purchases.
According to experts, online sales are expected to grow at their fastest pace this festive season. It is no secret that consumers, both in metros and non-metro cities, have shifted from physical retail to online modes of shopping as a result of the pandemic. The festive jamboree is expected to generate higher-order volume and value for e-commerce companies and help them multiply their retail sales following the negligible to zero growth in business during the lockdown.
To leverage this promising event, Amazon and Flipkart have launched their marketing campaigns to rope in the masses. However, the advertising approach by both brands for the festive campaign is completely different.
Like the previous year, Flipkart’s strategy is massively celebrity-driven and focuses on essentials such as product and deals updates. These celebs include Virat Kohli, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhat, Mahesh Babu, Sudeep. The etailer has roped in endorsers from the north and south regions to reach out to its audiences in these geographies. It has also roped in multiple influencers to amplify the sale and launched a teaser campaign to build excitement around the announcement of the sale.
Get ready to grab the best deals on the latest branded fashion wear from India’s biggest shopping sale, Flipkart’s #TheBigBillionDays.— Flipkart (@Flipkart) October 6, 2020
Get the best offers on fashion accessories only during India’s biggest shopping sale, Flipkart’s #TheBigBillionDays.— Flipkart (@Flipkart) October 6, 2020
Bring home large-screen entertainment! Enjoy epic deals on Ultra HD TVs during India’s biggest shopping sale, Flipkart’s #TheBigBillionDays.— Flipkart (@Flipkart) October 6, 2020
Flipkart group CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy said, “The Big Billion Days stands for a celebration of brands, an assortment of collections never seen before, a spirit of festivity and joy, and a feeling of immense excitement as everyone embarks on their festive season preparations. This festive event continues to focus on Flipkart’s commitment to provide value for consumers, opportunities for growth for MSMEs and sellers, and employment generation through e-commerce. Through strong partnerships with brands and sellers we have tapped into the power of interconnected businesses and technology to bring consumers a wide range of products at great prices at their doorsteps this festive season.”
On the other hand, Amazon has also released ads in multiple languages to show how customers are eagerly waiting for the festive sale. The promos also tout Amazon as a one-stop-shop for all your festive fashion shopping from the comfort of home. The brand has stayed away from big celebrities and is focusing on how Amazon Great Indian Festival is a time for the family to shop together. It has also created multiple stores around the theme of Diwali, Durga Puja and IPL, to build a personalized shopping experience for customers. Amazon has also launched a wedding store for the upcoming nuptials season. The e-commerce platform has incorporated features like voice to quickly narrow users’ search for products, top deals, including Alexa-exclusive deals, or just ask Alexa on their Amazon Shopping app (Android only).
Get your fashion favorite styles delivered to your doorstep. Make #HarPalFashionable from the safety of your home by choosing from over 6 lakh+ festive styles and 1000+ top brands! Shop now: https://t.co/kwUp4lYXZv— Amazon India (@amazonIN) October 4, 2020
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The brand is promoting its campaign through hashtags such as #NowHappinessHasNoBounds #HarPalFashionale on Instagram and Twitter.
Both e-commerce giants are keeping their social media feeds buzzing with updates on exclusive deals and offers. As per experts, Amazon has a rationalised budget distribution for the whole year, including non-festive periods, whereas Flipkart does seasonal advertising.
This year Amazon and Flipkart have massively expanded their footprint. Flipkart has expanded its kirana onboarding program to include more than 50,000 kiranas, who will in turn make last-mile deliveries to consumers in more than 850 cities. On the other hand, over 20,000 offline retailers, kiranas, and local shops from local shops on Amazon programme are participating for the first time in the shopping festival.
Amazon India VP Manish Tiwary said, “This year’s ‘Great Indian Festival’ is an opportunity for our sellers and partners to reach millions of customers across the country. Our sellers are excited and expect this to help them in accelerating their business. For our customers, our aim is to help them find everything they need during the festive season and deliver it safely to them.”
If we look at the trends closely, the ‘Big Billion Days’ and ‘Great Indian Festival’ are not merely sale events but have become synonymous with the respective brand’s legacy. The sales of these two etailers have been growing year-on-year, especially during this period.
Now, consumers actually refresh their phones for weeks in anticipation for these seasonal sales to buy the products they have long-since added to their wishlists. This consistency by both e-tailers to hold mega sales over the last few years clearly depicts how the event has built a brand's legacy.


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New technology may put the ability to unlock your home or office with your clothes. Scientists at the University of Washington have found a way to create a smart fabric using conductive thread, without using additional electronics. According to information from the University, it’s the first smart fabric design that harnesses the ferromagnetic properties of conductive thread.
And that’s the “secret ingredient.” By manipulating the polarity of magnetized fabric in cloth patches the team was able to encode different types of data, including 2D images and bit strings. These bits can be read by swiping a smartphone across the fabric, using its inbuilt magnetometer. Results show that magnetized fabric retains its data even after washing, drying and ironing.
Associate professor Shyam Gollakota, Ph.D., and Ph.D. candidate Justin Chan, department of computer science and engineering, led the research to develop a glove made of magnetized fabric, using it to perform six gestures in front of a smartphone, with a classification accuracy of 90.1 percent. Using magnetized thread, the research team was also able to create fashion accessories, such as necklaces, ties, wristbands and belts, with data storage capabilities, as well as enable authentication applications.
They also found out that magnetized fabric won’t lose data when washed, ironed or dried. While the smart fabric patches created by the researchers lost around 30 percent of their original magnetic field strength after a week, they were able to be re-magnetized and retain at least partial field strength for months.
The researchers also say that this technology has an advantage over RFID technology because any smartphone with a magnetometer has the capability of accessing the data. RFID tags require specialized readers that fit the tag’s specific frequency, and they are significantly more expensive.
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GWANDA – LAST week’s cold spell left businesses sneezing and their profits
heading southwards, Ilanga has established.
A snap survey conducted by this publication revealed that the graph of sales
declined effectively from the start of cold weather, a negative development that left
small and medium enterprises counting their losses.
For instance, during cold periods, consumers usually spend more time indoors,
unlike in developed countries where shoppers go online for their shopping, which
boosts e-commerce sales.
Food and Beverages outlet owner, Sibangani Ndlovu, said at one time he
contemplated closing shop.
“Business is extremely low these days. Since the beginning of this cold weather our
clients decreased significantly.
“During busy days we would sell between 70 and 100 plates, now we are below 50
plates which is not healthy, considering that I pay rent and have workers who will be
expecting their dues on month end,” said Ndlovu.
Memory Chigonero, who is employed as a sales representative at a clothing mini-
market shop, said business was low.
“Selling clothes is very tricky because these days people are not keen on clothing,
but would prefer putting food on their tables.
“To make the situation worse, the current cold spell has impacted negatively on our
line of business.”
“During such weather conditions, people prefer to stay indoors. I remember two
weeks ago when it was drizzling, I recorded zero sales, which is not good for
business,” said Chigonero.
Owner of T K Motors, an indigenous garage, also expressed similar sentiments, as
did other entrepreneurs.
“Generally, business is usually low during the cold weather. Fine, in business there
are always highs and lows, so we cannot always be cry-babies.
“Personally, as a motor garage owner, I think the focus should change from
expecting profits to servicing our machines since there will be no clients during this
“Having done that, the moment business normalises the machinery will be well
serviced and ready to give clients a perfect job,” said the garage owner.
When this publication visited Gwanda OK supermarkets, the resembled that of rural
general dealer’s shop.
For example, out of eight tills atone supermarket, there was only one till operator
busy, an indication that business was at its lowest point due to cold spell.
However, if businesses are not prepared to handle disruptions, they may see a
decrease in their profits.
Cold weather can also affect consumer behaviour. For example, studies have shown
that exposure to sunlight can increase levels of consumption and the amount spent
This means that during periods of cold or cloudy weather, businesses may see a
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BREVARD, N.C. (BRAIN) — Colorado-based brewer Oskar Blues is opening a mountain bike destination in Western North Carolina, where the company opened its second brewery in 2012. The brewer has purchased a 145-acre farm where it will operate a bike park and a performance space.
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. (BRAIN) — BH Bikes USA, the exclusive North American distributor for the Spanish brand, has hired Uncommon Communications to oversee its media and public relations.
MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycle said more than 1,000 women participated in its 3rd annual Women's Ride Day, held May 31.
MELBOURNE, Australia (BRAIN) — Knog is now offering a combination-lock version of its Party Frank cable lock, called the Party Combo.
NEWBURY PARK, Calif. (BRAIN) — Brad Edwards and Aaron Brown have joined the Giant USA sales team as Account Executives.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) — Bixbi bikes is launching a new line of 12-inch-wheel balance bikes for summer 2014.
The Route 12 bikes are available in five colors and weigh 7.4 pounds. MSRP is $210.
MADISON, Wis. (BRAIN) — CycleOps is running a contest that encourages cyclists to record outdoor training routes that can be replicated indoors on the company's Virtual Training system.
The contest will award prizes valued at more than $10,000 for the best recorded routes, as judged by CycleOps staff.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (BRAIN) — Market research firm The Gluskin Townley Group is working with the road bike enthusiast website RedKitePrayer.com to create a new research panel called the "Voice of the Adult Cycling Enthusiast."
The panel will help researchers understand upper-end roadies.
MOORABBIN, Australia (BRAIN) — BikeBox will become the exclusive distributor of all Orbea products in Australia effective July 1, providing technical support and warranty service to new and existing customers. BikeBox has imported and distributed bike parts and accessories in Australia since 2002.


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For good or bad reasons, Cyberpunk 2077 is in the spotlight in the gaming community, and the latest information certainly will not help CD Project Red keep its fans happy. The investigation by Jaso Schreier (Bloomberg) revealed the horrific details of the development of Cyberbank 2077 and the unethical decisions of those responsible.
After dozens of interviews with current and former programmers involved in the incredible project created by Cyberbunk 2077, Schreier discovered details that further infuriated many fans.
According to Schreier, CD Project Red lied to the whole community when it presented the game’s false demonstration during E3 in 2018. Many interviews refer to the cartoon way in which the managers managed the whole project, rather than 100% dedicated to the development of the game, whose main purpose is to surprise the community.
And especially with regard to the demonstration released in 2018, the programmers guarantee that it was made purely for the sole purpose of astonishing fans and journalists, and they achieved it perfectly. At the time, however, it was light years since Cyberbank 2077 was granted status.
One of the programmers goes further and reveals that they spent many months creating this “demo”, which may have been dedicated to the development of the game.
Cyberpunk 2077 developers believed the magic would happen
All respondents expressed that those in charge of the project always maintain an indescribable attitude about the whole development of the game. For nearly 10 years, they continued to ignore programmers’ warnings about various issues, always saying “everything will be alright” and following the belief that an event called The Witcher 3 had been created, which would happen in cyberbanking in 2077.
Also, the entire team responsible for the development of the game had a release date in 2022, and it was a terrible surprise when they were informed that the game would be released in late 2020. That is, the magic of a megalonic plan that was already “dependent” was only seen by his administration, which slowed growth for almost two years.
With this new information, it is easy to understand all the issues that Cyberbank 2077 has presented since its launch on December 10th last year.
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Gieves & Hawkes has overhauled its stock management and supply chain system as it focuses on bespoke services and quicker product turnaround.
Since October, the Savile Row tailor has reduced the level of stock it holds from £5m to £4m, to facilitate a faster buying cycle and flow of fresh product.
Chief operating officer Andrew Merriman explained this was necessary following the arrival of design director Barry Tulip last April, whose remit has been to diversify product and increase fashionability.
Merriman added: “We had a lot of old stock sitting in the business, cluttering up space, decreasing in value and racking up warehouse and insurance costs. It costs 50p to pick a gar-ment and 50p to put it back, so even just moving stock around cost money.”
The brand has also introduced a new system for storing data on its customers to help it build its bespoke services offer – the brand is due to launch a made-to-measure shirt service in April to sit alongside its made-to-measure suit business.
Merriman said: “Individualism is becoming a big driver in menswear and made-to-measure.”
Gieves & Hawkes, which has 11 UK stores and four concessions, can now identify what customers are buying, in store or online. It is using customer details including transaction history to build a profile of each so that it can cross- and up-sell.
“If we notice a customer is buying our ready-to-wear shoes at £400 and our bespoke suits at £4,000, we can see if there is an opportunity to tell them about our bespoke shoes,” Merriman said. Being able to identify where sales have been lost to a competitor, via the K3 Retail system, has led to the reintroduction of a size 36 jacket as well as new footwear, belt and leather goods ranges.
Meanwhile, Gieves & Hawkes is in talks to expand its international business in Japan and the US, building on its 100 shops in China.
According to accounts filed at Companies House, the business made a £2.4m loss in the year to December, 2010, with turnover down to £15.6m, from £16.6m the previous year. However, chief executive John Durnin told Drapers in June that 2011 sales to date were up 5% on the previous year and up 30% at the Asia-Pacific business.


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During an interview with DJ Smallz Eyes, G-Unit Records member Kidd Kidd was asked to share the biggest piece of advice he received from 50 Cent. Kidd Kidd said:'50's advice is to get the money and be about your business, just know that everybody's not your friend. Rap is a hustle. We must hustling to feed our families. Just doing free stuff is not gonna put food on the table. That's one thing 50 Cent is not too much of a big fun
Diddy's vodka company 'Ciroc' is rival of 50 Cent's premium vodka company 'Effen', but it seems, that this battle is not important for Diddy's Bad Boy Records' artist Meachine Gun Kelly(MGK). He has friendly relationship with 50 Cent and He also was on promotion party of Effen vodka. There he was drinking Effen like a water.


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Wynyard Group is considering raising capital by an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and a listing on the NZX Main Board to accelerate its international growth strategy and meet the growing demand for its solutions.
The company specialises in intelligence-led software and solutions for protecting companies and countries from threat, crime and corruption.
The company is considering making an offer of ordinary shares to New Zealand retail and institutional investors.
The proposed offer would take place within the next two months and would be conditional on NZX Limited accepting Wynyard Groupís shares for listing. There would be no public pool and no provision for over subscriptions.


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The economy of Colombia shrank 11.1 percent year-on-year in June 2020, following a downwardly revised 16.2 percent decline in May and a record 20.1 percent slump in April, as ongoing restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic hit production. Industrial activities plunged 12.6 percent, after shrinking 27.6 percent in April; and the services sector contracted 11.2 percent, following a 13.9 percent slump. Also, primary activities declined 7.6 percent, following an 11.3 percent contraction. On a monthly basis, economic activity expanded 5.5 percent in June.
Leading Economic Index in Colombia averaged 3.79 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 9.10 percent in August of 2011 and a record low of -20.10 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - Chile Leading Composite Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Colombia Leading Economic Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2020. source: Dane, Colombia
Leading Economic Index in Colombia is expected to be -0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Leading Economic Index in Colombia to stand at 3.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Colombia Leading Economic Index is projected to trend around 3.60 percent in 2021, according to our econometric models.


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Illness link to raw milk
Severe food poisoning outbreaks linked to consumption of raw milk products have struck Waikato and Manawatu, prompting a leading health expert to advise caution.
Ministry of Health data released under the Official Information Act show 19 people were hospitalised this year after consuming raw milk products.
Four people were hospitalised in Waikato on March 5 after contracting potentially deadly E coli infections. The next day five more people fell ill with the bacteria.
A month later, six more were struck down with tummy bug campylobacter in a short period of time.
Scientists determined that consumption of raw milk products was a common factor.
Massey University EpiLab director and food safety Professor Nigel Frenchsaid people should think carefully about raw food.
"We're not wanting to wrap people in cotton wool . . . I feel strongly that people should have the choice to eat raw food if they want to - but they should do it in full knowledge of the potential risks to their health."
Raw milk products are illegal in many countries, including Australia and Canada, and in Britain they must carry health warnings.


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New ALDI in Goldsboro opened on Thursday, June 17
Posted June 16, 2021 8:44 a.m. EDT
Updated June 17, 2021 9:29 a.m. EDT
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The new ALDI store in Goldsboro, NC opened on Thursday, June 17!
The store is located at 1203 N. Berkeley Blvd, Goldsboro, NC and will open at 8 am on June 17, 2021 just after a ribbon cutting. Daily store hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
At the Grand Opening, shoppers will have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a $500 ALDI gift card by scanning a QR code using their mobile device.
“We are proud of our continued expansion,” said Jeff Bianchetta, Petersburg division vice president for ALDI. “Opening new stores allows us to provide even more shoppers convenient access to fresh, high-quality groceries at unbeatable prices. We look forward to serving the Goldsboro community at our newest location for many years to come.”
See the details on the ALDI website.
In early February 2021, the company confirmed the news about the new location.
"ALDI stores are purposefully designed for simplicity and efficiency. A typical store is approximately 12,000 square feet of retail space, making ALDI stores much easier to navigate than traditional grocery stores. Stores also feature open ceilings, natural lighting and are built with environmentally friendly materials. Most importantly, ALDI stores are optimized to provide the cleanest and safest shopping environment possible, as the health and safety of customers and employees is the company’s top priority. In addition, the retailer remains focused on ensuring stores are stocked with food and household essentials customers need, including healthy, convenient options and a robust selection of produce delivered fresh to stores daily," the company shared.
ALDI is opening approximately 100 new stores throughout the country this year and adding Curbside Grocery Pickup service to 500 additional locations by the end of the year.
Aldi Coupon and Store policies
* ALDI does not accept manufacturer coupons
* You will need to bring your own bags to bag your groceries. They do not provide bags for free.
* If you wish to use a grocery cart, you will need to deposit a quarter into the cart machine and you will get it back when you return the cart.
* They accept cash, credit, debit and EBT cards as forms of payment. They do not accept checks.
There is more information available on their website.
Aldi Delivery through Instacart
Aldi is now offering delivery through Instacart in area stores. Get $10 off your first order when you sign up at the Instacart website HERE.
About ALDI U.S.
The company shared: "ALDI is one of America’s fastest-growing retailers, serving millions of customers across the country each month. With more than 2,000 stores across 37 states, ALDI is on track to become the third-largest grocery retailer by store count by the end of 2022. For 10 years running, ALDI has held the esteemed title of Value Leader among U.S. grocery stores according to the latest Market Force Information® U.S. Grocery Competitive Study,* and ALDI has been No. 1 for price according to the Dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index Report for four years running. ALDI also proudly serves as a Feeding America Leadership Partner, donating 30 million pounds of food each year in an effort to end hunger in America. For more information about ALDI, visit aldi.us."


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Suspect arrested for shoplifting from a local Supermarket on 13th Avenue
A suspect was arrested Monday morning after stealing meat from a Local supermarket on 13th Avenue.
The suspect snatched a few packages of meat from the shelf and proceeded to put it into his bag but his act was noticed by another shopper.
The shopper alerted the store manager to the crime who in turn contacted the Boro Park Shomrim.
The suspect was ultimately taken into custody and the stolen goods were recovered.
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China’s hotel occupancy rises from February’s 12.8% to 23.2% as of March
Reflecting on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia Pacific hotel industry reported all-time lows in the three key performance metrics during March 2020, according to data from STR. The hotel occupancy rate was 28.3% as of March 2020, a 59.5% drop compared with last year. The ADR decreased by 17.6% to US$80.82 and RevPAR declined 66.7% to US$22.85.
Showing green shoots of recovery, China’s absolute occupancy level was up from February’s 12.8%, the lowest occupancy on record, to 23.2% as of March. Key markets, Beijing and Shanghai, reported decreases in the metric of 78.7% and 73.7%, respectively. But the occupancy in March has decreased by 65.4% YoY. China’s ADR has dropped 35.4% YoY to US$47, remained lower than the February level of US$57. RevPAR declined 77.6% YoY to US$11, but up slightly from that second month of the year (US$7.4).
Singapore’s hotel occupancy was 38.3% in March, down 53.6% compared with last year. The ADR reported a 19.1% drop to US$149. RevPAR declined 62.4% to US$57. The absolute occupancy and RevPAR levels were the lowest for any month in STR’s Singapore database.


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Technology aids farming and irrigation practices
It’s said that the information age started with the military in the 1950s, and the technology we have in the 21st century is a direct result of it. Farmers haven’t benefited near as much as other industries, but that may change for the next generation of produce growers.
It comes down to one word: visualization, said Fran Pierce, director of the Center for Precision Agriculture Systems at Washington State University.
Why do we still have field days in agriculture? Because visualization is so important.”
But with large tracts of land on a typical farm, that gets harder and harder to do as the farm gets bigger. Pierce said some growers in eastern Washington use helicopters to survey their crops, but with advancements in technology there will soon be new, interactive ways to visualize the farm.
Three trends are shaping the future of farming: faster video graphics cards, smaller computer chips and open-source software codes. Every device will be able to communicate with other devices and store all that information. Storage will not be in gigabytes, but in teraflops a term used now to measure supercomputers.
“You get a lot of information at one point in time, and no idea how you got there,” Pierce said. “You can generate so much data that there’s no way you can look at it all.”
The current generation of video game systems is able to render three-dimensional environments in real time, and much faster alternatives are available. Computer video graphics cards available to consumers can be “20, 30 or 100 times faster than using the CPU,” Pierce said.
Computer chips also continue to shrink in size and increase in power. Every cell phone now carries a small GPS chip, as do many cars, trucks and equipment even to the point where a car will send an e-mail when it needs an oil change.
Open source software free software programming languages like Linux and Java are making software development faster and cheaper. New programs can be written for specific applications, like agriculture, that don’t require a whole new system. It’s like having a field ready to plant just plant the seeds for the crop you want to grow.
Today’s future farmers will be ready for this technology, but the demand for advanced integrated systems will come from processors and retailers. Recordkeeping will be even more important for growers as retail and foodservice customers demand traceback and greater shipping efficiency.
There will have to be a heavy investment into products for the agriculture industry. If large software companies think it will be a profitable sector, the industry will see new products coming down the pipeline quickly. Otherwise, the research and product development will be done piecemeal at universities and private firms.
Irrigation is one of the first farming implements to adopt integrated systems. The Center for Precision Agriculture at Washington State University has set up a wireless system on center pivot irrigation that is radio controlled. It provides real-time information at the users’ fingertips that can monitor and change how much water is being applied and where. It’s precision agriculture, but different from technology like yield maps because it is real time and not compiled from past data.
Tractors and fertilizer applicators also can be outfitted with sensors, and when used with precision water application, a grower can adjust and adapt to changing environmental factors in a specific area of the crop.
“Bare soil imagery is a great predictive tool, but using sensors that measure the crop as it develops have the potential to allow the grower to even further fine-tune applications of everything from water to fertilizer to pesticides, however most are in the early stages of experimentation,” said Bryan Hopkins, Extension potato specialist for the University of Idaho. “In the case of nitrogen management, the technology development is relatively further along and we can nearly fertilize each plant individually based on its actual need.”
That’s where the hope for irrigation research lies. Integrating more systems such as near-infrared spectroscopy or aerial imagery can provide a snapshot of a field and make for more accurate irrigation. It would also help reduce the demand for water, which is important where water rights are becoming an issue or in drought-susceptible areas.
Tech products could also be used to reduce the cost of doing business. Radio frequency identification chips are already being marketed for tracking potatoes in storage and for monitoring shipments between the fields and storage facilities. The RFID tags replace paper bills of lading that are often lost and require more paperwork. An electronic system can transmit the information to a base unit that stores it in an easily accessible database, essentially replacing an existing accounting function.
Pierce sees a day where a farmer will come home, kick his kid off the video game system and “walk” around a three-dimensional, real-time rendering of his farm. While it wouldn’t replace actually being in the fields, it would organize the billions of data points that will be generated from equipment and weather and soil monitoring stations.
“These are the types of technology that are coming,” Pierce said. “There are things you can do on a computer that you can’t do with the human head.”
It probably won’t be the current generation of farmers that adopt this type of technology. The next generation of farmers will expect technology in almost everything.
“Why can our kids visualize everything and we can’t visualize anything?” Pierce said.


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According to Blastro, both firms will sell ads and split the revenue. The firms will focus on advertisers in the wireless, auto and beverage categories.
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Madrid Fusion 2017, one of Spain’s biggest annual food fairs and trade shows, brought together some of the world’s biggest talents in the international food scene to celebrate haute cuisine. From January 23 to 25, chefs from all over the world got to feature homegrown ingredients, demonstrate cooking techniques, and lead workshops. Our very own Chef Tatung Sarthou, who runs Agos in Mall of Asia and the only Filipino chef to give a demo in the congress this year, presented a piece on re-discovering pre-Hispanic Filipino cuisine.
In partnership with the Philippine Department of Tourism, Madrid Fusion brought the event to Philippine grounds in 2015 for the very first Madrid Fusion Manila. This year’s Madrid Fusion Manila will be held from April 6 to 8 at the SMX Convention Center, with the theme focusing on developing a sustainable food scene.
Check out these behind-the-scenes snaps of this year’s Madrid Fusion from Instagram:
1 Filipino Chef Tatung Sarthou talked about Philippine salt and Mindanao dishes and demonstrated a Tausug dish of sea urchin and rice cooked with charcoal.
2 Chef Tatung talks about using burnt coconut as an ingredient in Filipino cooking. Trust us, whipping up a dish with burnt coconut paste is worth all the effort. Try it for yourself with this chicken recipe!
3 A teaser video for Madrid Fusion Manila 2017, featuring dishes from chefs Miko Aspiras, Margarita Fores, and Josh Boutwood was shown on stage.
4 Madrid Fusion celebrates its 15th year!
5 Creative execution and use of ingredients is what Madrid Fusion is all about. Chef Elena Arzak, who is among Spain’s best chefs, presented a truly uniquely designed dessert. Take your shot!


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Tyro to launch a term deposit for Australian businesses
Tyro has launched the pilot business term deposit today to existing customers with 30-, 60- or 90-day terms available initially.
Business bank Tyro has today announced it will launch a term deposit product, with the pilot available today to existing customers. The pilot term deposit will be available to Australian businesses with a Tyro bank account, and will initially offer 30-, 60- or 90-day terms for balances starting from $1,000.
Tyro received its banking licence from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) in 2015 and has since launched a range of business banking products. The brand is perhaps most well-known for its EFTPOS and point-of-sale payment terminals, which are used by more than 29,000 merchants in Australia. Most of Tyro's business customers operate in the hospitality, retail and healthcare sectors.
As well as EFTPOS terminals, Tyro also offers a fee-free business bank account where merchants can get their EFTPOS takings paid into on a daily basis. It also offers a business loan, enabling customers to borrow up to $120,000.
"With the addition of a term deposit product, Tyro EFTPOS and eCommerce customers can transact and automate payments via the Tyro Bank Account's Xero integration; borrow up to $120,000 via the Tyro Business Loan; and now lock away funds for a set period," said Tyro CEO and managing director Robbie Cooke.
Tyro has had a busy week, including listing on the ASX (TYR:ASX) after a successful IPO and seeing its shares jump almost 30% on day one. Its shares were priced at $2.75 each through the IPO to institutional investors and were trading publicly at around $3.38 each on Tuesday afternoon.
Tyro is a key competitor to challenger bank Judo, which has also been granted its banking licence and offers a range of business lending products to Australian small and medium businesses. Judo Bank is yet to launch a business term deposit; however, it does have a personal term deposit in the market that offers competitive fixed interest rates on deposits from $1,000.


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Feb. 14, 2018
SUMITOMO DAINIPPON PHARMA CO., LTD. Filed Patent Infringement Lawsuits Regarding LATUDA in the United States
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. ( "Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma" or "we") filed patent infringement lawsuits jointly with its U.S. subsidiary, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Sunovion") on February 13, 2018 (U.S. Eastern Time) in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC regarding their submissions of Abbreviated New Drug Applications ("ANDAs") for generic copies of LATUDA® (lurasidone HCl tablets). The lawsuits allege infringement of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma's U.S. Patent No. 9,815,827 ("the '827 Patent"). These lawsuits are separate and different from the pending lawsuits, filed on January 14, 2015 in relation to Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma's U.S. Patent No. 5,532,372.
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma has granted Sunovion an exclusive license in the United States under the '827 Patent, and Sunovion has been marketing lurasidone HCl tablets in the United States under the brand name LATUDA® since its launch in February 2011.
Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma and Sunovion continue to believe that our patent portfolio for LATUDA® is very strong and that we will continue to vigorously protect our patent rights for LATUDA®.
The lawsuits will not materially affect Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma's consolidated financial results of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018. As to the financial impacts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019 and thereafter, we will make announcement as they become available. Given the above, it has been decided that the originally scheduled March 8, 2018 announcement of the new Mid-term Business Plan for the five fiscal years starting from fiscal year beginning April 1, 2018 is postponed.


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Myntra Acquires Lifestyle Apparel Firm SherSingh
Myntra.com an online apparal and lifestyle product portal acquires lifestyle apparel firm SherSingh.com.
SherSingh as a famous online apparel brand was launched in 2011 by Exclusively.in and the company office have presence in New Delhi and New York. If we talk about Myntra an online, which is well known brand in online industry has been raised $20 million in Febraury 2012 from venture capital firm Tiger Global. Due to this acquisition, SherSing’s employees and senior management team will absorbed into Myntra and contributes towards Myntra’s private label portfolio. It will leverage Sher Singh’s private label which is presence in US market and moreover maintain its New York design studio to get more benefit from this city.
According to Mukesh Bansal, Founder and CEO of Myntra.com said that they are excited for this acquisition because it has built most innovative and trendy fashion brand which is present in global market place. He also said that they are confident due to this acquisition enhance Myntra’s fashion and design expertise and increase more traffic to their site.
As par Snajay Guleria, Co-Founder and CEO of SharSingh.com quote that Myntra.com as the online leader in fashion and lifestyle products will now take Sher Singh’s unique and award winning design to top level and expose to the millions of consumers in India. He also said this acquisition helps them to create long term sustainable brand equity.


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Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) have grown in prominence in recent years, as businesses have sought to implement them as a means to continue trading in the toughest of conditions – most notably on the high street.
Most recently, Wilko is understood to be considering a CVA in a shake-up of its business and upmarket retailer, Robert Goddard, is the latest business in a growing list to use a CVA as a restructuring tool. The independent mini chain, which operates across 10 locations and employs 100 people, had its CVA approved by creditors at the end of June – a move that protects both its staff and retail outlets.
Despite their popularity, CVAs remain the subject of debate and discussion. Consider, for example, the landmark High Court ruling last year when a large London landlord overturned a CVA decision relating to one of its contractors [link – https://www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/large-london-landlord-overturns-cva-in-landmark-high-court-ruling-81483].
The increased use of CVAs to manage obligations to landlords, in particular, is clearly divisive – driven by the continued fall-out from a global pandemic and the current economic landscape, both of which are accelerating the fortunes and misfortunes of many businesses, particularly those on the high street. However, there are companies that have suffered irreparable damage in the last three years. As such, CVAs are a viable option for those businesses finding themselves unable to recover from the relentless challenges that have rained down on them since the beginning of 2020.
Whatever your view on the current framework, it’s hard to deny that CVAs have played, and continue to play, a vital role in enabling businesses to continue to operate.
So, how do CVAs work?
A company voluntary arrangement (CVA) is, in simple terms, a legally protected agreement between a company and its creditors to restructure its debt. There are very few rules about what terms a CVA can and cannot contain – the driving factor tends to be what the creditors of the company will realistically approve. Typically though, a CVA will entail an insolvent company repaying all or a proportion of its debts over an agreed period of time. Usually, this is between three to five years. Provided that the company complies with the terms of the CVA, it will effectively be free of the pre-CVA debt at the conclusion of the arrangement.
What are the benefits?
The biggest benefit of a CVA, provided that it is approved by the creditors of the company in question, is that it enables the insolvent business to continue trading more or less normally. A CVA also allows business owners to:
- Keep control of the company – unlike administration or liquidation, when control of the company is passed to an insolvency practitioner, the directors maintain control of the business. A CVA is supervised by an insolvency practitioner, but that role tends to be significantly less hands on as compared to other insolvency procedures.
- Reduce the debt pile– debt owed to creditors can be reduced.
- Keep hold of contracts and accreditations– it is typically easier to retain key contracts, accreditations, licences and the like in the context of a CVA (as compared to administration or liquidation). This should be reviewed ahead of committing to a CVA though – a CVA will still often trigger insolvency related provisions in typical contracts.
- Trim the fat – a CVA may facilitate the termination of certain contracts and leases to help ease the cost burden on the business. Again, however, you should seek advice if this is an outcome you wish to achieve – CVAs modelled in this way are not straightforward (as is demonstrated by the case law referred to above).
- Breathing space– Importantly, CVAs allow you the time to restructure and make any necessary changes to the business model, laying the foundations for future growth.
- Keep the cash flowing – cash flow is integral to the success of any business and a well thought out CVA can, indeed should, help to improve your cash flow.
Seemingly secure companies have found themselves in a fragile position in recent years – a prospect that may have seemed unfathomable as trading drew to a close at the end of 2019. Given the current state of affairs, with inflation causing the cost of doing business to swell, the price of funding becoming prohibitive to many, not to mention the debt pile gaining significant fat thanks to 13 consecutive interest rate rises, it’s becoming particularly difficult for cash-poor businesses with little working capital and growing liabilities to operate.
With so many unknowns and factors outside of the control of businesses, the key is to be prepared, flexible and open to opportunities for restructuring and re-organisation. It’s important for businesses to take a proactive approach, to keep their financial position under ongoing review and consider all of the possibilities potentially available in a timely manner. Waiting in hope may only minimise the options available and force businesses into increasingly difficult choices. A CVA may well be one answer to the issues a business faces.


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Video advertising has been shifting as consumers move to video streams. Traditional video players and TV have also seen changes, what with the introduction of new technologies that have altered things like pod lengths.
A new survey conducted by Mirriad reveals that media executives think advertising experiences will have to change to fit in with the changing landscape. The video ads company found no agreement in other matters like what the future will look like for sure.
During the survey, the company found 8.1% of the respondents to think it important for networks to work on improving viewer experience with ads as opposed to cutting ad loads.
However, the respondents did not agree on what it is that is to be done to improve the experiences and to bolster the business.
41% of the respondent said that placing the ads within relevant contexts would help. Of the 41%, the majority were marketers and brands. 25% thought that varying the lengths of the ads would be the way to go.
Networks are already working on reducing ad loads. Out of the survey respondents, 56% agreed that having content integrated with brands would help to make up for lost revenue. Another 52% though radical ad insertion would also help.
‘TV economics continue to change. Broadcasters have to handle new cord-cutting realities by the day,’ said Mirriad CEO. ‘As advertisers and networks start considering how they will replace lost revenue, they will need to watch out for creative ways to fill the hole,’ added Mark Popkiewicz.


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El Sur Street Food owners Luis Vasquez and Darren Strayhorn, who have been serving authentic Honduran and other Latin American food out of a food trailer, are moving into the former Esters, 1214 Main St., in Little Rock's South Main neighborhood. Target to open is sometime this summer. Vasquez, a native of Honduras who was set to become a U.S. citizen this week, and Strayhorn expect to expand their menu, which currently focuses on signature baleadas (similar to El Salvadoran pupusas and Mexican-American soft tacos, grilled, thick flour or corn tortillas folded over refried black beans and white farmers cheese), tacos and arepas. The place will have "ample seating" and a full bar, according to a news release. "We have spent a lot of time with the truck in SoMa and it is an area that is home to us," Vasquez says. We are told to follow progress on El Sur's Facebook page (facebook.com/elsurstreetfoodco) and Instagram (instagram.com/elsurstreetfoodco). Oh, and don't confuse, as we did initially, El Sur with Tren al Sur, a Venezuelan food truck that also specializes in arepas.
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So this is for real: The long-awaited Whataburger outlet at 49 U.S. 79 North in Magnolia opened March 31, a couple of weeks earlier than a mid-April estimate previously provided by Brian Gingrass, the San Antonio-based chain's regional manager. It features "a state-of-the-art kitchen, double drive-thru lanes and an open dining room," according to a news release; inside, a custom-made mural depicts Magnolia landmarks, including Southern Arkansas University and Magnolia High School. It's open 24/7 for dine-in, carry-out and drive-thru service, with self-serve kiosks. The phone number is (870) 626-4263. Whataburger has two locations in Fayetteville and one each in Rogers, Springdale and Texarkana (but not one in Russellville, where Feltner's Whatta-burger is not connected in any way to the chain).
And this one was an April Fool's joke: an "exclusive" from a web outlet called #FunTV that surfaced Friday on Facebook (with emendations hither and yon), and all of it — except the mention of the Magnolia outlet, which, of course, is for real — spurious, fake and untrue (and with lousy punctuation):
"Whataburger President & CEO, Ed Nelson has confirmed to #FunTV it's plans to open four more Whataburger locations in Arkansas. The decision was made after an overwhelming response from you, our viewers, to Wednesday's article on the opening of the newest Whataburger location in Magnolia, Arkansas on Thursday, March 31st.
"In an exclusive interview only to #FunTV, Nelson said he is grateful for the enthusiasm Arkansans have for the Texas-based food chain and he sees a definite market for it's burgers in Arkansas. ... Nelson confirmed the company's intent to open locations in Arkansas in the following cities: Little Rock, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, and Fort Smith. Nelson said in a phone interview with #FunTV that further consumer demands in Arkansas will determine whether the company expands to more locations throughout the State of Arkansas. ...
"Construction of the next Whataburger location is said to begin June 2022 in Little Rock at a former site owned by a previous restaurant that was built a few years ago on 1.40 acres. Whataburger purchased the property yesterday for $2,795,000, which is $536,000 less than the asking price of $3,331,000. Nelson said it was a smart move for the company since the property was already a food chain restaurant. He said customers can expect that location to open by August 1st."
Other versions of this pinpointed the location as the DQ at 12th Street and University Avenue, which, by the way, has not closed, nor are there any plans by franchisee You Scream Holdings, LLC to sell it or turn it into a Whataburger. Nor are there any plans, at least current ones, to open Whataburger outlets in Pine Bluff, Jonesboro or Fort Smith.
We spent all day Friday and even into the weekend stomping on this one. Sorry, Whataburger fans who fell for it.
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The Toasted Yolk Cafe, a Houston-based, brunch-centered chain and franchise operation, has announced, via Facebook (facebook.com/TheToastedYolk), 10 new locations opening "this Spring & Summer!!" across the South, including one in Little Rock. The website, thetoastedyolk.com (where you can also check out the menu), confirms that a "Little Rock, AR" location is "Coming Soon," but does not, as it does with several other pending locations, list a street address. However, one of our eagle-eyed correspondents tells us food blog The Mighty Rib reports it's going into the 17000 block of Chenal Parkway, across from the Promenade on Chenal. The chain suggests you watch its social media outlets "for grand opening dates and event info."
Speaking of brunch franchises, we're awaiting an update from Ben Brainard on the progress of Little Rock's first Big Bad Breakfast, in the former Arvest Bank building at West Markham Street and Bowman Road, behind David's Burgers, which originally had a target opening for "early 2022." On its website, bigbadbreakfast.com, the Birmingham, Ala.-based chain still lists Little Rock as "coming soon."
And speaking of chains and the Promenade at Chenal, Little Rock's first Sullivan's Steakhouse is set to open today on schedule in the former Del Frisco's Grille, 17707 Chenal Parkway. Hours are 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The phone number is (501) 817-3971. sullivanssteakhouse.com.
The Coffee Corner, in a former laundromat in a strip center at 9823 Maumelle Blvd., North Little Rock, has opened. The menu consists of coffee, coffee drinks and sweet and savory croissants. Hours are 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. (501) 420-1127.
And speaking of coffee shops, we have confirmed that The Good News, "coming soon" to the Promenade at Chenal, 17711 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, will in fact be a purveyor of coffee. The shopping center website page, chenalshopping.com/merchants/the-good-news, carries a logo that proclaims "Great Coffee and Good Vibes." No timeline on when we can expect it to be open, or contact information where we can find out.
Has a restaurant opened — or closed — near you in the last week or so? Does your favorite eatery have a new menu? Is there a new chef in charge? Drop us a line. Send email to: firstname.lastname@example.org


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Announced a single subscription for Xbox Live and Windows Phone stores and a new App Hub resource
Microsoft takes another step towards developers and announces a single subscription for placing applications in the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Windows Phone Marketplace!
Now developers have the same free tools, one technology (XNA) and one subscription to create and sell applications for Windows Phone and Xbox 360. This is a significant step forward in cross-platform development, now developers of mobile xna applications can discover a huge audience of Xbox 360 and vice versa.
A single subscription costs $ 99 per year or is free for students of DreamSpark subscribers. ')
In addition, literally just announced a new single App Hub Developer Center, which is located at http://create.msdn.com where you can find everything you need to study technologies , create applications, and place them in stores. On the App Hub you can find the latest news, announcements and communication with the developer community.


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Vol: 44 Issue: 3 | Oct 2021
When container ship Ever Given ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal for six days earlier this year, the world became acutely aware of how quickly global supply chains can be disrupted.
Recent COVID-19 outbreaks in southern China, South-East Asia and Taiwan have reinforced that message and caused further pain. One of those outbreaks, at the end of May, led to a five-day traffic halt for inbound container deliveries to the Yantian International Container Terminal in Shenzhen. In July, a massive backlog of appliances, commodities and toys was still sitting in storage, waiting to be exported.
The past 18 months have been highly stressful for those relying on international ports to conduct business. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive disruption on a global scale, and Australian ports have been further challenged by bouts of poor weather, infrastructure upgrades and union disputes. Shipping schedules have been thrown into chaos, resulting in heavy surcharges and rate increases with little or no notice.
‘The very nature of emerging supply-chain risks is that they aren’t usually predictable,’ says Neil Hiller, managing director of Hiller Marine. ‘Known risks tend to be eclipsed by new types of exposures — unanticipated “black swan” events.
The paradox can sometimes be that as new forms of supply-chain risk emerge, some insurers’ first reaction is to exclude cover for it, COVID-19 being the most obvious example.’
Support for clients
Hiller notes that, in response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, most insurers excluded losses arising from an infectious disease. His company took a different approach.
Hiller recognised that clients were incurring extra costs as shipping lines exercised their right to pass on to importers additional freight charges caused by delays or by having to divert cargoes to other ports.
He devised a new product called supply chain risk cover, which is specifically aimed at providing coverage when disruptions occur across international supply chains.
The policy includes elements of property, stock throughput, business interruption, trade disruption, liability and legal dispute expense coverage. Hiller says the advantage of this approach is that they can identify the particular types of risks that an extended supply chain presents and then deliver a combination of covers that are specifically designed to address these exposures.
Frederick Gentile, director of risk engagement at Willis Towers Watson in the United Kingdom, also offered increased support to his clients. He hosted conversations with experts such as business continuity professionals and loss management specialists. His team also penned a series of thought leadership articles and delivered webinars to help educate clients about various supply-chain challenges.
Severe legal liabilities
It’s not only physical disruptions that can wreak havoc on supply chains. Other forms of risk exposure include legal and contractual liabilities, fines and penalties, financial loss and cyber attacks. Various insurance policies — such as trade credit, product liability, management liability and cyber risk — offer protection against these exposures.
However, says Hiller, company directors are often oblivious to the potential seriousness of their supply-chain legal liability exposures. For example, recent changes to Australian heavy vehicle laws mean that executives could face hefty fines and other penalties if imported goods cause injury or death due to not being packed properly overseas or locally. It is imperative for brokers to tell clients about these new obligations.
‘The underwriters of these products usually engage with their policyholders via the clients’ brokers,’ says Hiller. ‘Brokers are best placed to assess their clients’ evolving supply-chain risk profile and work with insurers to ensure that a holistic perspective is taken when matching risk exposures with the appropriate coverage.’
Gentile points out that many insurers already include supplier failure coverage as a clause within their property damage and business interruption policies, and that it often extends to customer failure.
‘However, the coverage limits are generally limited, with larger suppliers requiring identification and in some cases risk profiling,’ he adds. ‘Some insurers offer specialised supply-chain policies covering some of the gaps not included in contingent business interruption.’
The case for an overarching program
Hiller believes it would be more effective if certain insurance products were combined to form a supply-chain risk insurance program. He says relevant insurance products could include elements of property, marine, trade credit, general liability, management liability, product liability, business interruption, contingent business interruption, trade disruption and legal expense covers, as well as alternative risk transfer solutions.
Another emerging supply-chain risk that could be included in such a program is the permanent loss of key suppliers. This may arise simply due to the economic impact of COVID-19.
‘As various government economic responses to COVID-19 begin to wind down, it is very possible that we will see smaller suppliers and companies struggle to survive, which, in turn, may mean reductions in supplier alternatives and higher costs as markets regain their equilibriums,’ explains Gentile.
He adds that supplier failures may also be caused by the loss of skilled employees, an inability to recruit new employees at competitive costs or when customers themselves are forced to find alternative supply solutions.
Gentile suggests that insurers work with customers to manage their risks by holding joint workshops that focus on supply interruption scenarios and offering more flexibility over policies by extending the clauses within a business interruption policy. He also thinks it worthwhile to reward and recognise the advantages of effective risk management by clients and the steps taken to boost resilience, such as developing business or supplier continuity plans.
Leveraging tech to manage risks
New technologies are being used at Willis Towers Watson to monitor supply-chain risks. Its research and analytics team recently developed a supply-chain modelling tool that is linked to its global peril diagnostic modelling tool.
‘The tool will enable our clients to assess natural catastrophe, terrorism and pandemic risks across the internal and external network, at both an individual third-party level and aggregate level, in addition to other features,’ says Gentile.
Further, Willis Towers Watson’s Acclimatise company uses software and big data to help clients manage climate risks and build resilience. Its climate change modelling also provides information on the longer-term implications for regions and their supply routes. Among the many projects benefiting from this modelling and analysis is Cotton 2040, an international collaboration working towards a more sustainable global cotton industry.
Whatever the sector or business, resilience and sustainability will be key as the risks posed to global supply chains become more complex and numerous — and clients will increasingly look to their insurers for help in meeting the challenges.
Technologies transforming global supply chains
Before COVID-19, these key technology trends were already helping to transform global supply chains:
- Internet of Things devices and machine intelligence drive new insights towards end-to-end visibility.
- Digital ecosystems facilitate access to digital twins (virtual models of a process, product or service) at points of need.
- Distributed ledger technology and confidential computing enable trust among layers of counterparties.
- Parametric insurance and resilience / risk management as a service create new ways to close the insurance protection gap.
Source: Swiss Re Institute
Growth opportunities for insurers
COVID-19 has been a wake-up call to many companies, which are now more aware of the risks inherent in complex global supply chains. Looking ahead, Swiss Re expects many to step up their efforts to reshape their supply-chain networks.
‘Restructuring of supply chains has become a key global macro-economic trend, which will present opportunities for innovation in new insurance solutions,’ says Jerome Jean Haegeli, group chief economist at Swiss Re.
He expects more parallel supply chains to develop as companies diversify and develop new manufacturing locations alongside existing operations. Markets in South-East Asia will be among the preferred destinations as new host locations. There will also be some reshoring back to advanced markets, says Haegeli.
In the wake of COVID-19, Swiss Re believes the healthcare sector will be one of the main areas of supply-chain reform. The motivation is in large part political, as governments seek to safeguard national supplies of critical medical equipment and drugs. Other sectors at the forefront of restructuring will include technology, consumer staples, textiles and electronics, Swiss Re says in a recent Sigma report.
The report expects supply-chain changes to generate about US$63 billion in additional global insurance premiums over a five-year period.
‘As they continue to upscale their capabilities in digital technology and data analytics, insurers will be able to better understand supply-chain risks
and design innovative covers, particularly in the realms of contingent business interruption and non-physical damage solutions,’ it says.
‘The construction of manufacturing facilities and infrastructure in alternative production locations will also yield additional premium opportunities in commercial insurance.’


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We are all aware that every industry, including fintech, has been impacted by COVID-19. We’ve been hearing about so many banks shutting down their branches during the pandemic, stock markets on a break, consumer spending went down significantly, and millions of businesses and employees suffered loss of employment in the past few months. However, off the route, we have also seen some innovations in the tech sector. We have heard so many times the term the ‘New Normal’ that talks about the changes that have come from the pandemic and innovations will become a part of our business and social cultures. When it comes to fintech, it is accurate to portray COVID-19 as an accelerator, providing an opportunity to advance the adoption of digital solutions that were already emerging. The truth is, despite the challenges, fintech sector has created opportunities for governments, businesses, and customers, at the time when so many are suffering setbacks.
Fintech Industry in the Current Crisis
The fintech industry is one of those industries that has been enabling technological innovation that flared up globally, fueled by the 2008 global financial crisis. This led to the emergence of smartphones and mobile solutions for financial needs. However, with the advent of fintech solutions there evolved challenges with digital payments such as top-ups, micro-credit or micro-loan solutions. As the market matured, the industry noticed that the infrastructural transformation needs to be moved from a siloed approach to a platformification approach so that in a very comprehensive manner we are able to identify more of these fintech requirements across the industry. Open APIs also play a very important role here.
Financial inclusion is the driver of digital financial solutions to help boost economic growth. These solutions bring the efficiency with faster movement of cash and the convenience for carrying digital money and not bulky wallets for making a transaction. There also lies a Cool-Factor, the way the new generation flaunts the use of their smartphones and mobile apps like Apple Pay or Google Pay at a coffee shop or elsewhere for making payments digitally. From these attributes we see there is an applicability of Digital Financial Services Platforms from emerging economies to emerged markets.
The global financial sector is expected to be worth US $26.5 trillion in 2022 with a CAGR of 6%.
Fintech has been one of the most heavily invested industries that covers several markets such as global wallets, digital payments, digital/mobile banking, alternative payments, and ACH, and the demand for these services is massively increasing due to the pandemic. This generates the need for innovative, secured and comprehensive Digital Financial Services Platforms. Whether it is MNOs, retail businesses, financial service providers, banks, non-banking financial institutions, or governments, digital financial solution with full capabilities is the need of the hour.
The Pandemic Crisis – Immediate Implications and Resolutions
Implications - Due to the COVID crisis, industry has seen a lot of interesting challenges globally. There has been disruption in banking operations and services impacting profitability of banks and closure of branches.
- Lending support to the banking sector and its borrowers
- Supporting non-banking Financial Institutions – Micro-loans/Micro-credit, and so on
- Supporting remote dynamic KYC and strong authentication through Digital Banking Solutions
Implications – The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector has also been impacted especially in areas of liquidity management and debt servicing, which accounts for over 60% of the overall GDP.
- Injecting liquidity and easing monetary conditions – Several countries instituted relief packages. For instance, the US COVID-19 relief of $370+ Bn, the Government of India DBT - Direct Benefit Transfer, and so on
- Mobile Financial Solutions use bulk disburse of 100s of millions of dollars via Government subsidies
Implications - Prudential Norms are regulations setup by the regulating banks or the central banks in countries and they do this for safe and accountable operations. Whereas CAR stands for Capital Adequacy Ratio and this specifies the minimum cash flow the banks need to maintain itself against the weighted assets. This risk can be associated with market risk, operational risk, and so on. For banks, these assets can be loans that they offer. So, the banks are mandated by the central banks to maintain certain amount of cash percentage so they can provide loans to people. The challenges with capital adequacy has impacted the borrowers to borrow money servicing the debts. hence the amount starts dropping in such a crisis, which ultimately impacts the banks and the people who borrow money to sustain the businesses.
- Relaxing regulations and providing credit expansions
- Relief towards servicing debts
For instance, Bank of England lowered the countercyclical capital buffer rate owing to COVID-19
Implications - The lockdown in export destinations such as the US and Europe has impacted financial vulnerability in the export sector in various countries resulting in need for additional financial support.
- Using Mobile Financial Solutions to launch Alternative Payments
- An ecosystem around such Enterprise Mobile Money platform with next-gen PoS vendors and Biometrics
- Provide proximity payments from NFC range to 30 meters - merchant pay, toll roads and parking structures
Volatile Exchange Rates
Implications - Weakening currencies burden the importers with unintended costs impacting their operating margins.
- G20 and affected countries should direct coordinated intervention to stabilize financial markets
- Enterprise Mobile Money supporting customer payments from certain countries with interim fixed exchange rates
What Matters Most to the Customers?
- Security and fraud – Frauds are increasing and so are security aspects to protect customer data and access. Businesses are now implementing fraud management practices and tools to mitigate risks.
- Cost Control – With the maturity of the fintech market, we have seen the evolution of small software to bigger deployments. The normed platform-based approach can boost the cost maintaining optimal TCO as well as deployment/maintenance efficiency.
- Flexibility - to deploy new services and dynamically modify existing services.
- Deployment flexibility – based on customer requirements, which can be either cloud scale, cloud native, hybrid or on-premises.
Digital Financial Solutions as a Game Changer Amidst Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented global impact from health crisis, to economic crisis shaping a new post-COVID social paradigm. The financial inclusion has witnessed rapid growth in digital financial services and trying to bring the economic growth at par. According to a McKinsey report, one of the biggest fintech products is digital payment, which holds 25% of the fintech market. Businesses are adopting a variety of financial services such as microfinance, micro-credit, blockchain, alternative payments, personal finance, mobile wallets, digital banking, and mobile/digital money transfers.
Digital Financial Solutions play a significant role in the COVID/Post-COVID paradigm with proximity payments, remote dynamic KYC, strong authentication, and bulk subsidy disbursements. The whole fintech industry is revolving around providing the best set of services and has highly become customer centric. The post-COVID social paradigm will spur the fintech industry in a bigger way.


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Today’s New York Times takes a look at MTV’s attempts to spotlight the video game Guitar Hero–now an MTV-owned property–in its programming:
For MTV the expanding popularity of the game is fueling all kinds of ideas for future applications. (One that already has emerged: The Guitar Hero wedding, with a competition at the reception.)
[MTV music president Van] Toffler said MTV is looking into ways to adapt the game into its television programming. One application that fits nicely is an inclusion of the game in the online “virtual world” MTV is building on shows like “Laguna Beach.”
Mr. Toffler said MTV would incorporate Guitar Hero into a virtual world accompanying its annual Video Music Awards, where the avatar (self-created character) of the computer user would play the game before entering the audience for the awards show.
“Guitar Hero” has crept into bits of MTV’s programming already; Panic! At The Disco shredded a bit on TRL (above) a few weeks back. It was about as thrilling as watching other people play a video game can be, and we flipped over to a Law & Order rerun for a few minutes. Didn’t MTV’s execs ever watch Starcade? Watching others–yes, even celebrities–dork out is not exactly compelling stuff, no matter how many “YYZ” riffs Brandon Urie can replicate.
Virtual Rock Is Real Hit for MTV [NY Times]


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A new $100,000 grant will enable Genesee Community College to help local business firms develop their own Web sites, Dean of The BEST Center Jerry Kozlowski announced today.
Genesee will set up an "E-Business Incubator" program that will provide both training and hands-on consulting to businesses needing a greater Web presence. Under the incubator program, business owners and staff will be able to participate in short-term, non-credit workshops in Web commerce, Web site design, Web graphics, promotion through search engines, and other Web-oriented subjects. BEST Center consultants will then work one-to-one or in small groups with business owners to help them create Web sites or upgrade existing sites.
As part of the E-Business Incubator program, the College and the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce will develop an electronic community portal. The portal will contain hyperlinks to local businesses and organizations, and will also serve as the official Web site of the Chamber.
The World Wide Web has become an important - and even critical - advertising and marketing tool for businesses of all types and sizes over the last decade, Dean Kozlowski said. "Every year, an increasing number of goods and services are being promoted and sold online," he said. "Most businesses are finding that a Web presence is valuable to them. Many businesses are finding that a Web presence is necessary."
Despite the importance of the World Wide Web to business, many local business owners are unfamiliar with the mechanics of the Web. "Simply put, some business people don't know where to begin," according to Dean Kozlowski. "We'll take the mystery out of the Web and guide local business people through the process of creating Web sites and making them work profitably."
The grant is from the New York State Economic Development Corporation. The program will begin over the next several months, and will operate under the auspices of The BEST Center, Dean Kozlowski said. Business owners interested in learning more about the program may call 345-6868.


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Alibaba’s SVOD service Tmall Box Office — the same one that disrupted talks of Netflix’s possible Chinese expansion — is now live on some box tops.
The service appeared as part of a recent update to the Tmall Box on Sept. 1.
The impending arrival of Tmall Box Office (TBO) was announced back in June, shortly after rumors circulated about Netflix exploring a foray into China. Many analysts agreed Alibaba was making the right move.
Greg Stoller, senior lecturer at the Boston University Questrom School of Business and a longtime analyst of Asian markets (and who has followed Alibaba closely since its IPO in 2014) told StreamDaily in an earlier interview that Chinese consumers are more likely to opt for an SVOD from a local provider.
“The Chinese are one of the most patriotic nations I’ve ever seen,” he said. “I think if they have a choice between a Chinese solution and a non-Chinese solution, unless quality is substantially better or price is substantially better, they will go with the Chinese solution.”
The price of TBO is reported to be 39 Yuan per month, about $6.14 U.S.
A statement from Alibaba Group confirmed Tmall Box Office is “in a beta launch phase and has been rolled out on certain models of the Tmall Box.” No further details were provided pertaining to programming or what platforms TBO will be available on.
According to Jack Ma, Alibaba founder and CEO (pictured), Alibaba’s main e-commerce site has more than 100 million visitors every day.
Meanwhile, talks of Netflix expanding into China have all-but disappeared. The SVOD has, instead, chosen Japan as its Asian launch pad. Netflix was expected to go live in Japan Sept. 2.


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The 12-week programme will start with five startups focused on decentralised commerce, marketing, advertising, payment and the metaverse.
Store Nº8, the incubation subsidiary of American retail group Walmart, is looking to experiment with virtual worlds as it partners with venture capital firm Outlier Ventures to launch a web3 accelerator scheme.
Called Store Nº8 Base Camp, the 12-week remote programme focuses on decentralised commerce, marketing, advertising, payment and metaverse startups.
Blockchain marketing company HypeLab and decentralised advertising group Reveel are part of the first cohort, as are web3 payment technology platforms Tide Protocol, Tokenguard and Unblock. The startups will have access to Walmart and Outlier Ventures’ networks, resources and industry know-how.
“At Walmart, we see the growth and expansion of increasingly immersive virtual worlds as not only a chance to develop new ways to meet and engage with our customers but also an opportunity to experiment with a new type of commerce,” Thomas Kang, vice president and general manager at Walmart who oversees metaverse commerce at Store Nº8, said.
“Over the next year, you’ll see us test a variety of experiences in virtual worlds that connect to commerce at stores and vice versa.”


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Walmart has named Kath McLay as its new President and CEO of Walmart International, replacing retiring 27-year Walmart veteran Judith McKenna. Chris Nicholas, currently COO of Walmart U.S., will replace McLay as President and CEO of Sam’s Club U.S., with both changes taking effect Sept. 11, 2023.
McLay, who joined Walmart in 2015, had roles in strategy and supply chain and led the retailer’s Neighborhood Market business before taking on the top jobs at Sam’s Club. “She prioritized a member-centric culture, the improvement of our merchandise quality and an expansion of our omnichannel capabilities,” said Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart Inc. in a note announcing the executive changes. McLay had moved to the U.S. from Australia after spending the early part of her career at Woolworths and Qantas.
As Walmart U.S. COO, Nicholas helped develop a strategy to create a more intelligent and automated end-to-end supply chain; prior to that he was CFO of the Walmart U.S. and Walmart International businesses.
McMillon praised McKenna’s accomplishments during her tenure with Walmart, which included the role of CFO for Walmart’s UK business and COO of Asda. As COO of Walmart U.S., McKenna “played an integral role in strengthening our Walmart U.S. business, shaping our ecommerce offering and digital transformation by leading the online grocery pickup business,” McMillon wrote, adding that “she prioritized our store associates. She listened carefully and acted quickly to make investments in compensation, launch Walmart Academies, introduce new technology for our store managers and make other changes that strengthened the core of the business. Judith put the phrase, ‘Our people make the difference,’ back onto our store associate badges to remind everyone how essential associates are to our success.”


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Microsoft’s Devices group announced that its Xbox One gaming console will be available in UAE on 5 September with an entry price of AED1,749 ($476).
Each system will include the 500GB Blu-ray console with built-in Wi-Fi, one Xbox One wireless controller and a free 14-day trial of Xbox Live Gold for new members.
Microsoft will also launch Xbox One with Kinect at AED2,199. Kinect allows gesture controls, biometric sign-in, controller paring, Skype video calls and scanning of QR codes. It also delivers enhanced features in some games such as Kinect Sports Rivals, Dead Rising 3 and Project Spark.
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Do users on mobile want mobile-friendly results when they do searches on their phones? Of course they do. After all, it makes sense in our increasingly mobile age — especially to the folks at Google.
“When it comes to search on mobile devices, users should get the most relevant and timely results, no matter if the information lives on mobile-friendly web pages or apps,” said Google in a recent blog post. “As more people use mobile devices to access the internet, our algorithms have to adapt to these usage patterns.”
And for those who don’t adapt? There could be problems. Big problems, particularly with regard to how Google treats your website in its search engine.
Last week, SEO 1 Medical, a Dallas based search engine optimization company specializing in the healthcare industry, said that now is the time for medical practices to go mobile. Not a bad idea considering that more patients than ever are turning to their mobile devices for healthcare news, information, and assistance.
Consequently, the company has “geared up to address the expected increase in demand for responsive design.”
Google, The leading search engine, recently announced a planned algorithm change that could impact websites everywhere, including healthcare websites for medical professionals and Medical practices. The change in algorithm was announced on February 26, 2015, and it will be implemented on April 21, 2015.
“The continuing growth of mobile marketing and the growing ubiquitous use of mobile devices paired with the unique delivery of the news by the search engine giant, is a strong indication that mobile responsiveness is not only going to affect ranking results on mobiles but also will affect desktop results,” the Dallas-based firm recently said publicly.
Rodney Brooke with SEO 1 Medical believes that “once more this will definitely change the search engine landscape and will be a major upset for those websites who have not incorporated responsive design to their code.”


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Steamboat baristas battle in first-ever coffee shop throwdown
This weekend, Steamboat Springs coffee shops will face off with foam.
Dusky Grouse is hosting the first-ever Coffee Shop Showdown that will pit area baristas against each other in a latte art competition at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3.
Stephany Traylor, owner of Dusky Grouse, is the mastermind behind the event, wanting to replicate contests she’s seen in larger metro areas.
“It’s a pretty well known thing in bigger cities. I’ve never been to one, I don’t know much about them, but there’s been a pretty big influx in coffee shops in Steamboat and we just don’t all talk or communicate so I thought this would be a great way to get us all together,” Traylor said. “We all do different things and we all fill different niches in the community and we all do an amazing job, too. I thought it would be fun to bring us all together under one roof and raise some money for Yampa Valley Gives Day.”
All proceeds from the event will benefit the winner’s nonprofit of choice on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The winner will also get a “sick trophy,” according to event information.
Coffee shops can enter with multiple baristas for $20 and individual competitors can pay $10 to enter. There is also a $5 suggested donation for those wanting to watch the competition, which will include some light food and beverages.
The throwdown will be in a bracket style that pits two baristas against each other. Traylor has never hosted a barista battle before, so she hopes the format goes well.
“We’re going to have some cards that we’re going to draw … to see what kind of latte art they have to try to do, whether it’s a heart, rosetta, swan, something fancy, just super fun.”
She thinks the event will be a great combination of casual and competitive as all the coffee shops in town have some amazing art on their lattes.
There are three judges who will decide winners in each showdown. While there can only be one winner, Traylor said the true purpose is to bring the community together.
“Coffee is fun at its root so I think it’ll be a cool atmosphere to get people together,” she said.
Shelby Reardon is the assistant editor at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach her, call 970-871-4253, email email@example.com or follow her on Twitter @ByShelbyReardon.
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That the Brio hatch is all set to spawn a stubby little boot is no secret. Honda has made it amply clear that it wants to fuel growth in India with small car models. We heard it from the horse’s mouth when the company chief declared the plans to bring a 1.6 liter diesel powered car and a small sedan to the Indian shores. Now Honda has released a teaser pic of the Brio sedan on its Thai website.
The Brio sedan will be powered by the 1.2 liter VTEC petrol motor. However, every man with a head on his shoulders knows by now that petrol offerings don’t quite set the cash counters ringing for car companies in India any more. So the big question is – what Honda is going to do about the diesel offering for the brio sedan.
The problem is that the excise duty relief is offered only to cars which are shorter than 4 meters and have a petrol engine upto 1.2 liters or a diesel engine upto 1.4 liters. The newly announced 1.6 liter engine wouldn’t let Honda avail the duty cut, without which the Brio sedan would be dead as as a Dodo on arrival with VFM products like Maruti Dzire and Mahindra Verito gnarling around. Powering a small sedan with such a big engine would also have its bearings on cost. That hints at the possibility of a 3cylinder variant of the bigger 1.6 liter unit.
It is being said that the sharp minds at Honda are currently perfecting a 3-cylinder 1.2 liter turbo diesel engine with about 80PS of power and 200Nm of torque for the Brio Sedan. If not, we really wonder what they’re upto, for there certainly isn’t anything more important they should be doing.