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In YouTube's continuing war against ad-blocking users, it's being discovered that the site has enabled code that slows itself down, with immediate recovery once the user turns off their ad blocker.
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YouTube is testing a popup for non-Premium users that urges them to disable adblockers with a countdown timer. It emphasizes the features of YouTube Premium so its creators can be paid.
Recent observations from users across the internet, later confirmed by YouTube, have found that when trying to use the site, a prompt comes up preventing playback until ad blockers are disabled.
Microsoft has acknowledged a bug on all versions of Edge on all platforms that causes YouTube playback errors. The issue happens when AdBlock or AdBlock Plus are enabled, and a fix is in the works.
Google has taken to its security blog to explain its recent changes to the Web Request API, which have drawn controversy recently for potentially neutering ad blocking functionality.
Google today announced a major step in its fight against invasive and abusive ad practices on the web, as the next version of Chrome will simply block all ads on websites deemed non-compliant.
Google will be rolling out its new built-in ad filter for Chrome tomorrow. In a blog post on the official Chromium blog, the firm explains how it determines which ads to filter, and why.
Apple has begun enforcing a rule from its Developer Guidelines which means that VPN-based ad blockers will no longer be tolerated on the platform. Apple says the rule is long-standing.
To be released sometime in 2018, Google is working on a new version of Google Chrome that will include a built-in ad-blocker that blocks all ads that the company considers intrusive.
From Sunrise sunset and Adblock ads, to Insider deals, Xbox goodies, Spotify success, the Health-Band rebrand, and public masturbation, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news.
Two of the most anticipated extensions for the Microsoft Edge browser are now available: AdBlock and AdBlock Plus. Insiders must be on a version of Windows 10 that supports extensions.
Samsung has unveiled a new update to its Samsung Internet browser that will allow users to block ads. The update is only available for devices running Marshmallow and will arrive later for Lollipop.
Yahoo is apparently starting to prohibit some users from accessing its mail service if a browser has an ad-blocker installed. The company says that this is part of a test, affecting only a few users.
A number of users have started complaining that the latest version of Google Chrome is not only bypassing the popular AdBlock Plus extensions but also stopping users from skipping ads.
Say goodbye to pesky mobile ads as Eyeo, the team behind AdBlock Plus, have released a new beta of an Android browser that disables all those annoying ads that stop you actually browsing the web.
Mozilla has revealed that one of the most popular Firefox plugins, AdBlock Plus, can potentially consume megabytes, or even gigabytes, of RAM on users' machines during browsing.
AdBlock has launched a crowd sourced fund raising campaign that it says will help to start a series of promotions that, ironically, will showcase its software that blocks Internet ads from websites.
AdBlock Plus has launched a preview version of their popular ad-blocking browser extension for Internet Explorer, enabling those who can't stand ads to block them using a rough-around-the-edges tool
Last week, Firefox reached its 3 billionth add-on download and for that occasion Mozilla has made up a list of the most popular Firefox add-ons, with Adblock Plus leading the scoreboard
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Chinese warplanes flew more than two dozen sorties near Taiwan over the weekend, as Beijing staged its largest show of aerial force toward the island democracy in four months, just days after President Biden took over the White House.
Flown over two days off southwestern Taiwan, the flights appear to deliver a warning to the Biden administration of the stakes involved in supporting the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its territory and has vowed to assimilate. Hours after the U.S. issued a statement Saturday evening in Washington calling on China to cease intimidation, Taipei reported that Beijing sent more flights on Sunday.
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Menopause has become a category unto itself, within beauty and wellness. And the brands making it mainstream are increasingly popping up at Target and Ulta Beauty.
Last April, Glossy assessed the growing marketplace, asking, “More menopausal beauty and personal care brands are coming to market, but is the world ready?” It spotlighted brands including Womaness, which launched at Target, and State Of, now led by Stacy London. And of course, there are other brands in this space, as well, including La Maria and Pause Well-Aging, many others. In a sign that the space continues to gain traction, Womaness has just expanded to Ulta Beauty. In the fall, Naomi Watts will partner with Amyris to launch a brand in the menopause space.
The latest entrant to the space is Phenology, a brand backed by health tech brand incubator, Hologram Sciences, which is launching Monday, May 2, with ingestible supplements (including gummies and a caffeine and L-theanine-filled mint), topical products that cool during a hot flash, moisturizer for menopausal skin and even tech, a true point of difference for the brand. It will offer a “first-of-its-kind, at-home hormone testing lab,” which will allow users to test and monitor their progesterone levels via their saliva.
A corresponding app “facilitates an assessment to help you understand where you are in menopause, as menopause has multiple stages,” Graham said. “It’s our way to help women feel supported through the journey, and it’s the way that we deliver coaching. You can get free coaching via text from people who are specially trained in lifestyle, behavioral modification and other things that you can do to help decrease your symptoms and make you feel better.” Usually, the “coach” is a registered dietitian with continuing education on menopausal issues, and they offer guidance on nutrition, meditation and mind-body connection techniques, she said.
“There are three universal truths in [the conversations we have with women about menopause]. One is them saying, ‘I feel dismissed by my doctor.’ The second is, ‘I’m totally unprepared; I don’t know what menopause is. My mom never told me, and I don’t talk to my friends about it.’ The third is a hesitancy on their part to actually take action and get themselves relief. That’s a pretty devastating thing to hear when you’re interviewing hundreds of women — that they don’t feel like they’re deserving of treatment and care until things get ‘bad enough,'” said Jessica Graham, general manager of Phenology and CMO of Hologram Sciences.
The impetus for Phenology, Graham said, came from the question, “How can how can we help women see menopause as a transition to a period of their life when they get to come first?” The beauty industry offered an entry point, she said. After all, “Where do women feel like they’re at center stage and not feel dismissed? Where are they a part of leadership in a real way? That’s the beauty industry, right? And so when we were thinking about how we would deliver our message, we wanted to wrap it up in an affirming experience that would also feel familiar to them,” she explained.
Meanwhile, menopause-focused brand Mojo Wellbeing, launched in December, was created by Unilever’s in-house incubator, The Uncovery, and currently sells three products on Amazon: two serums and a cooling mist.
“There is still a huge lack of medical resources and research, a lack of educated doctors and often misdiagnosis. In a study of 5,000 OB/GYN residents, by John Hopkins University School of Medicine, only 20% reported receiving menopause training, while 70% noted they would like to receive this,” said Madison Li, global brands director at The Uncovery.
The brand has sought to address some of these shortcomings through its own work and content creation. “From [internal studies] we’ve found that 42% of perimenopausal women find it hard to know what products are best for them, and 32% don’t know what brands to trust. When purchasing solutions for perimenopause and menopause it’s important to first understand what symptoms you’re experiencing,” Li said, adding that the resources Mojo has on its blog are intended to help. Of the fast-growing market, she said, “The more brands that break through in the menopause category, the more awareness there will be around the topic, and hopefully a societal change will follow. It’s time to let the stigma go.”
The category’s growth now goes beyond just topical, over-the-counter products, too. BTL Aesthetics, an aesthetic tech company, has recently debuted Emfemme 360, a non-invasive radiofrequency treatment that aims to help optimize lubrication, vaginal laxity, and sexual arousal both after childbirth and in relation to symptoms of menopause. BTL is also the company behind other common aesthetic treatments like EmSculpt, a muscle toning/fat reduction treatment often performed alongside Botox in dermatology offices.
“The key to the development of this technology is off the back of how women’s bodies change as they age, as well as after childbirth,” said OBGYN Dr. Kimberly Evans. “The stretching of the tissues and decrease in estrogen leads to an increase in laxity and a decrease in collagen. Decreasing estrogen leads to a decrease in blood flow, sensitivity and moisture. This technology was developed to allow women to address these concerns and lead more fulfilling lives,” she said.
“The space is getting crowded, yes, but, a rising tide floats all boats,” said Graham. “And when you’re a woman’s health advocate, there’s nothing bad about increased investment, increased innovation, increased awareness, increased preparedness — which means increased relief for women. Providing choice for women is amazing. We’re really glad to be part of a groundswell of taking this issue seriously.”


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WrestleMania 39 has broken the WWE record for most tickets sold in one day.
WWE Head of Creative, Paul Levesque, announced during a Q2 company investor call on Tuesday that 90,000 tickets for WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium next year were sold within the first 24 hours of availability — the most ever and a 42% increase over day one sales for WrestleMania 38.
“In nearly 40 years, we have never sold that many WrestleMania tickets that fast,” said Levesque. “With those record numbers, we are tracking toward sell-outs with passionate fans at SoFi Stadium for both nights.”
WrestleMania 39 will air live on Peacock on April 1 and April 2. Matches for the event have not been announced at this time. Tickets for both nights are still available.


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Device Authority secures $2M in Series A funding to enhance IoT security
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Device Authority has secured a further US$2 million in Series A funding from Prelude, the venture practice for Mercato Partners.
The US-based venture capital firm specialises in investments in high-growth cyber technology businesses. It chose to invest in Device Authority due to the strength of its team, its innovative SaaS KeyScaler platform, which helps Enterprises deliver zero trust for IoT, and its expanding use cases, solving real problems that customers face in the market.
According to Fortune Business Insights, the global IoT market is increasing at a compound annual growth rate of 26.1% and is expected to reach USD 3352.97 billion by 2030. However, when coupled with the fact that on average every week, 54% of organisations suffer from attempted IoT-focused cyber-attacks, this makes effective identity and access management a priority for business risk mitigation and compliance.
“As a company that is immersed in the connected world and sees the latest use cases being deployed by our customers all over the world, we are acutely aware of how important it is to ensure complete trust in the devices and data being used,” Darron Antill, the CEO of Device Authority said. “Our KSaaS cloud service and KeyScaler platform has already been recognised as the ‘Rising Azure Technology’ in Microsoft’s Partner of The Year Awards and by analysts who have identified Device Authority as the technological leader in its field.”
Antill added, “We are delighted that Prelude has joined our recent financing with Ten Eleven Ventures to also support our ongoing growth journey as we continue to advance our solution and grow our presence in North America.”
Davis Warnock from Mercato Partners: Prelude added, “We have been familiar with the Device Authority product and team for quite some time, and we are thrilled about the opportunity to invest in their future growth. In our view, this company stands out as the preeminent leader in Identity and Access Management for enterprise IoT.”
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Maruti Suzuki has opened bookings for the all-new Ertiga. This new generation model is set to be launched on 21st November 2018, and pre-launch bookings are now being accepted for INR 11,000. The Ertiga is a popular choice for MPV buyers and the new model promises more. Obviously, this new Ertiga will also be a 7-seater car.
Based on the 5th generation HEARTECT chassis, the new Ertiga will be lighter, safer, stronger and be better in the NVH department. In times of a crash, the crash energy will be absorbed and dispersed effectively in a way to keep the occupants safe.
Some of the features which Maruti Suzuki mentioned for the new Ertiga include LED tail lamps, projector headlamps as seen in the image, new dashboard design, better luxury feeling, dual tone interiors and many other cosmetic as well as mechanical changes. The new 2018 Ertiga will also come with an all-new K15 petrol engine under the hood, which we’ve seen in the Ciaz facelift already. The diesel motor will be the familiar DDiS 200 block.
Both the petrol and diesel engine options will come with SHVS (Smart Hybrid) technology.
Maruti Suzuki first launched the Ertiga in our market in 2012. Since, it has sold 4.18 lakh units of the Ertiga and the new generation model is expected to do even better.


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Government supports Braben’s Raspberry Pi
The UK government has given a ringing endorsement of Raspberry Pi, the low-cost computer that David Braben hopes will kickstart a new wave of interest in programming.
In its response to the Next Gen skills review, the department of culture, media and sport writes: "The government recognises the potential developments such as the Raspberry Pi computer project have for stimulating and motivating children to understand basic computer science in schools.
"Much as the BBC Micro inspired a generation of computer programmers in the early 1980s, the Raspberry Pi could provide the platform for teachers and pupils to gain hands-on programming experience.
"Raspberry Pi is an example of how game developers are finding innovative and affordable solutions to tackle the perceived issues highlighted in the Next Gen Report."
There's a feature on Raspberry Pi in our latest issue, E235, and you can read an extended version of our interview with Braben here.


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Israeli foodtech incubator The Kitchen has made two new investments in food safety device Inspecto and sugar reduction technology Better Juice, both of which are responding to pressing consumers demands.
President Trump and the Supreme Court weigh in on agriculture issues while startups launch new products in this week's brief.
Using data analytics and artificial intelligence, FieldIn analyzes geospatial, chemical, biological, weather and other data to help growers plan their pesticide applications and then monitor them in real time to spot any errors in the application.
Israeli cultured meat startup SuperMeat has raised a $3 million seed round to continue to develop its cultured chicken product in the first of what will likely be several funding rounds in the area of cellular agriculture this year.
Twenty Seventeen has been quite the year for the agrifood technology startup scene, with some of the largest-ever funding announcements on record. And we've been pretty busy at AgFunderNews too, nearly doubling our member and subscriber base to 55,000 and posting over 450 original articles.
Israeli drone software startup Skyx has raised an undisclosed seed funding round to commercialize its software that allows one operator to control a fleet of up to six crop spraying drones.
Though historical Israeli agritech strengths are in irrigation and water management, and livestock and poultry, smart farming has developed three times faster than other sectors, with 29 new companies forming in the last five years.
High-profile startup hires, a startup IPO, and new startup resources also make up part of this week's brief.
The company uses a blend of oats, lentils, sunflower seeds, coconut, sesame seeds and has created three flavors of yogurt with no added sugars, while eliminating the waste common in plant-based dairy alternatives such as soy milk.
There are now more than 400 Israeli startups working on innovations for the global agriculture sector, according to new research from Start-Up Nation Central, an Israeli NGO and Greensoil Investments, a local agritech venture capital firm.
The Israeli startup raised funding in a round led by Finistere Ventures and Vertex Ventures.
The conversation around foodtech in Israel has now completely changed, according to Amir Zaidman, VP of business development at The Kitchen.
Scarce natural resources have promoted the development of a thriving, local ecosystem for agricultural technologies, and BIRD Foundation is helping take these technologies to the US, writes Maya Vardi-Shoshani.
Working with universities and research organizations can be tough, but Copia believes it's found an effective and scalable solution for agriculture technology investment.
The $10m Bayer Trendlines Ag Innovation Fund is the first step in developing a co-investment platform as the Israeli incubator eyes launching another $30m fund.
CropX, the Israeli irrigation and sensor technology company, has raised a further $1 million towards its Series A round from strategic investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital and the Flextronics technology accelerator Lab IX.
Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce joined the round led by OurCrowd and Eshbol Investments.
Pontifax Food and Agriculture Technology Fund, a private equity fund targeting $200m overall, has launched under the umbrella of Israeli life sciences venture capital firm Pontifax.
Agrinnovation will invest in 10 technologies coming out of research done by Hebrew University's professors, and is likely to raise a further $2m for the fund.
A group of venture capitalists, previously active in other digital technologies, are now turning their attention to agriculture technology with a new a $40m to $50m fund.


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Serbian-Italian business council
"The mission of the Business Council will be consolidation and upgrading of economic relations between Serbia and Italy. With our actions, we shall strive to advance cooperation between companies that are already operating Serbia. Our goal will also be to attract new investors, both from Italy and from countries in the region where Italian companies already have strong presence", said Draginja Đurić.
The establishment of the Serbian – Italian Business Council was initiated over a year ago by the Serbian Ministry of Economy and Regional Development and Italian Ministry for Economic Development. The aim of the Council is to advance and develop economic relations, as well as commercial, industrial and trade exchange between Serbia and Italy. The prominent businessmen from the two countries will work towards strengthening the cooperation between the private sectors, with a special emphasis on areas that are of strategic importance for economic developments and implementation of cooperation projects.
„Serbian market is very important and up-and-coming for Italian companies which are ready to invest abroad“, Guidi said and continued: „As a proof of that, let me just say that Italy is the third most important trade partner to Serbia and that there are over 200 Italian companies operating in Serbia.“


text: Three months after a Manhattan woman was nearly killed by a shopping cart tossed at her from above by two tweens at a mall in East Harlem, two men standing outside a parking garage next to a Home Depot in the Bronx were sent to the emergency room in a similar attack yesterday. According to the Post, the victims were two African livery-cab drivers who had gotten into a dispute with a rival group of Dominican livery-cab drivers, and “cops suspect” that the perpetrator was one of those Dominican drivers. The African drivers are now in stable condition, thankfully. But hey, everyone, can we stop it with the flying shopping carts? Shopping carts are peaceful objects that help us buy massive amounts of food, or, in limited cases, store and transport all our worldly possessions. They are not for almost-killing people.


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Promo Drone Wins The Los Angeles Tribune’s 2023 Business of the Year Award
Promo Drone, led by the visionary Jamar Williams, has been named the recipient of The Los Angeles Tribune’s esteemed Business of the Year Award for 2023. Williams, the driving force behind Promo Drone, has positioned the company as a trailblazer in the realm of advanced drone technology.
The Business of the Year Award not only recognizes outstanding achievement but also celebrates Williams’s unwavering dedication, forward-thinking approach, and the substantial impact of Promo Drone on UAV technology. This accolade underscores the company’s commitment to innovation and its significant contribution to the industry.
Promo Drone stands at the forefront of the UAV technology landscape, effectively redefining outdoor messaging and delivering meaningful results for organizations on a global scale. The award highlights the company’s continuous ascent and its pivotal role in shaping the future of the industry.
As Promo Drone garners The Los Angeles Tribune’s esteemed Business of the Year Award, it serves as a testament to the company’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the field of advanced drone technology. This recognition further solidifies Promo Drone’s position as a driving force in the world of UAV technology and marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey towards continued success.
For more details on this remarkable achievement by Jamar Williams and Promo Drone, read the full article on The Los Angeles Tribune’s official website.


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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people that are (a) elderly, (b) vulnerable and (c) required to self-isolate receive food deliveries.
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We are working closely across Government, with representatives of the food supply chain and with local authorities and charities to ensure that people who need to stay at home will have continued access to food.
To help supermarkets, the Government has already introduced new measures to keep food supply flowing. We have temporarily relaxed elements of competition law to enable supermarkets to work more closely together to ensure people can access the products they need. Food retailers will now be able to share data on their stock levels, cooperate to keep stores open and share staff, distribution depots and delivery vehicles. This will help keep shops open and staffed and better able to meet high demand. Guidance has been issued to local authorities to show flexibility to allow extended delivery hours to supermarkets to ensure shelves can be replenished more quickly. The Transport Secretary has also announced a temporary and limited relaxation of the drivers’ hours rules so that more goods can be delivered to every store every day. We welcome the actions that industry is taking, including hiring more staff, including prioritising delivery slots for those that need them most.
The Government is working to ensure that up to 1.5 million people in England identified by the NHS as being at higher risk of severe illness if they contract Coronavirus will have access to the food they need. A new Local Support System will make sure those individuals self-isolating at home and who are without a support network of friends and family will receive basic groceries. The Government is working with a partnership of the groceries industry, local government, local resilience forums and emergency partners, and voluntary groups, to ensure that essential items can start to be delivered as soon as possible to those who need it.


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Ruby Tuesday Inc. swung to a loss for the third quarter ended March 4 as revenue fell 3.8 percent with the closure of two dozen restaurants in the period, the company reported Tuesday. The Maryville, Tenn.-based casual-dining operator reported a loss of $7.4 million, or 12 cents per share, from a profit of $2.2 million, or 4 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. Revenue fell to $295.6 million, from $307.4 million in last year’s quarter, with a reduction of 30 company-owned ...
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An update to Google Wallet is adding support for automatic transfers to bank accounts. “Users will now be able to select a bank account or debit card for automatic transfers within the app or via the web,” TechCrunch reports. “Once enabled, you won’t have to manually cash out money from your Wallet balance — it will just automatically become available.” The update will begin rolling out gradually this week. Google relaunched Google Wallet as a P2P payment solution in September 2015.
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After a long hibernation period Acer re-entered Indian handset market with the launch of two smartphones – Liquid Jade and Liquid E700 and choose Snapdeal as an exclusive online partner to sell its mobiles.
Allen Burnes, vice president smart phones business, Acer Group said to The Mobile Indian, “As we have entered the Indian handset market after a long time we wanted to keep a tab on the price of our smartphones that’s why we choose Snapdeal to sell our mobiles and offline model is not ruled out in future .”
Sanjeev Mehtani, senior director, sales, Acer India said, “We have got into an exclusive partnership with Snapdeal to sell two smartphones under Liquid series and this is just the beginning and we will have multiple distribution channels in place in coming months.”
He further added, “We already have a robust distribution network for selling our IT products and we are evaluating whether we will use the same or create a new setup to sell mobiles in future.”
In the recent past we have seen Motorola, Xiaomi, OnePlus and other handset players choosing only online ecommerce portals to sell their smartphones in the country and it seem it is working for them as of now. But if we go by the numbers only 5-7 per cent phones are sold by online players and the remaining are sold by offline retailers in India. So that means if handset companies want to increase their reach they have to go offline.
Yesterday at an event in Delhi, Acer has launched the Liquid Jade for Rs 16,999 and the Liquid E700 for Rs 11,999 which can be bought on Snapdeal.


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Eight air cargo carriers including South African Airways Cargo face allegations of fixing the price of fuel surcharges and freight rates for cargo flown in and out of South Africa. The South African Competition Commission has asked the country’s Competition Tribunal to impose an administrative penalty of 10 per cent of annual turnover on each of the carriers involved. Other cargo carriers facing price fixing allegations include British Airways World Cargo, Air France Cargo, KLM Cargo, Alitalia Cargo, Cargolux International, Singapore Airlines Cargo and Martinair Cargo. Lufthansa Cargo was granted immunity from prosecution on condition it fully co-operated in the investigation and prosecution.
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Piaggio Group’s technical flagship, Aprilia Racing, has expanded its partnership with global lubricant icon Gulf in a multi-year partnership deal for the world’s top motorbike racing championship. The two have already worked together for the past two yearsin the World Superbike Championship arena – know they are making the step up into the pinnacle of motorbike racing, MotoGP.
“The opportunity to move up into MotoGP, as a major partner of Aprilia Racing was a logical next step forward after World Superbikes,” explains Gulf vice-president international Frank Rutten. “Aprilia is one of the most successful racing marques of all time while Gulf, of course, has a long history of success in motorsport. Making the move up to Grand Prix racing with a manufacturer that we know matches our ethos of quality, endurance and passion and our desire for progress.”
“We are delighted to be forging this new partnership with Gulf,” enthused Aprilia Racing CEO Massimo Rivola. “It is an iconic brand with an impressive range of products and a great racing history. We look forward to writing the next chapter in this history over the coming years. I am very pleased to have Gulf working with Aprilia Racing in our upcoming MotoGP campaigns and it will be exciting to see these two great brands moving forward together.”
The 19-race MotoGP calendar features races across five continents and the 2019 season starts on 10 March in Qatar.


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Competition is heating up among retailers as they expand into new markets and ramp up search investments to appear in front of consumers. These retailers utilize Google search as a key discovery and conversion channel, and focus on a variety of keyword categories such as educational, recipe and nutritional keywords. However, Gartner L2 analysis found that retailers particularly focus on consumers looking for local liquor stores or delivery through “near me” terms.
Drizly stands out with robust visibility across these categories, especially on local terms like “liquor delivery near me” to divert lower funnel users with high purchase intent to its site. This has helped Drizly increase site traffic 48% over the last year, half of which comes from search. Analysis from Gartner L2’s report on the topic reveals that spirits brands lag behind online retailers in paid search visibility. Leader brands partner directly with online retailers to piggyback off of search strengths and effectively generate visibility through this platform, particularly on shopping ads. As Google prioritizes shopping ads and consumers increasingly prefer this ad format, brands must maximize visibility.
In 2018, shopping ads generated 85% of all clicks on Google Shopping campaign ads while text ads compromised the remainder. When evaluating which partnerships are worthwhile on paid search, brands should consider retailers with the best product category visibility. For instance, Caskers owned the most shopping ads on branded whiskey terms in April and May this year, contributing to its 132% year-over-year growth in site traffic. Leaders like Johnnie Walker pave the way by utilizing retailer partnerships to both capture lower-funnel consumers and defend brand equity, and others should follow suit. Johnnie Walker leverages its partnership with ReserveBar to defend core branded terms and appeared in three times more shopping ads than the average Index brand in April 2019. Its limited edition White Walker Whisky ended up as the second most visited page on ReserveBar, only after the homepage.


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Snap Inc could be valued at between $20 billion to $25 billion.
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Three weeks into the experiment of Rising Star, ABC-TV execs are counting on the latest brand of live audience integration and mobile apps to pay off in brand awareness and loyalty. And they may be disappointed.
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“China’s auto sales growth falls to 3.7 percent” if you read the Associated Press and Bloomberg. If you rather put your trust in Reuters, then “vehicle sales in China rose 8.3 percent in August from a year earlier.” Reuters is correct, AP and Bloomberg just received a new degree in spin doctoring.
First, the facts: Auto sales in China were 1,495,200 in August, up 8.3 percent, says the China Association of Automobile Manufacturer CAAM. January-August, sales stand at 12.5 million units, an increase of 4.1 percent. The market share of own-brand cars continues to shrink. Their market share dropped 0.8 percent in August to 23.5 percent.
Now why the opposing views of the wire services?
Industry-savvy Reuters took all motor vehicles, numbers-agnostic AP took passenger vehicles only. A big mistake in China, nearly as big as if you would use “cars” only in the U.S., while ignoring “trucks.” However, CAAM shows passenger vehicle sales to be up 8.8 percent. Where did AP NSFW up? It picked the passenger car production numbers. Associated Press is a serial offender when it comes to making hash out of sales statistics. Why can’t they send someone to Beijing who knows how to count?
According to the Wall Street Journal, “China’s passenger car sales totaled 1.22 million units in August, up 11% from a year earlier.” Why is their number different? The AP number is for passenger vehicle production as compared to July 2012, the WSJ number is for passenger vehicle sales as compared to August 2011.
Gentlemen: The headline number is total motor vehicles, year-on-year. Please make a note of it.
PS: While the wire services are having comprehension difficulties, our patent-pending China sales oracle is in the groove. GM China’s August sales rose 11.2 percent in August (yoy,) much closer to the truth than Associated Press.


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In the escalating battle between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Apple over iPhone encryption, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden and Google chief executive Sundar Pichai just sided with Apple’s refusal to unlock iPhone.
Yesterday, Apple CEO Tim Cook refused to comply with a federal court order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone owned by one of the terrorists in the mass shootings in San Bernardino, California, in December.
Here’s What the FBI is Demanding:
The federal officials have asked Apple to make a less secure version of its iOS that can be used by the officials to brute force the 4-6 digits passcode on the dead shooter’s iPhone without getting the device’s data self-destructed.
Cook called the court order a “chilling”
demand that “would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.”
He argued that to help the FBI unlock the iPhone would basically providing an Encryption Backdoor
that would make the products less secure.
Backdoor for Government, Backdoor for All
However, Apple is worried that once this backdoor gets created and handed over to the FBI, there would be chances that the backdoor will likely get into the hands of malicious hackers who could use it for evil purposes.
Although many politicians, including Donald Trump, have slammed Apple’s decision, Google has stepped up and taken a public stand in support of Apple’s decision.
“I agree 100 percent with the courts,” Trump said in a statement. “But to think that Apple won’t allow us to get into her cell phone, who do they think they are? No, we have to open it up.”
In a series of tweets late Wednesday, Pichai sided with Apple while saying “forcing companies to enable hacking could compromise users’ privacy” and “requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices & data. Could be a troubling precedent.”
However, Pichai took more than 12 hours to talk about this burning issue, after Edward Snowden pointed out that Google had not yet stepped forward to speak up on his stand.
“The @FBI is creating a world where citizens rely on #Apple to defend their rights, rather than the other way around,” Snowden tweeted on Wednesday. Snowden called on Google to stand with Apple, saying, “This is the most important tech case in a decade.”
Pichai’s stance is basically:
The technology companies will give its customers’ data to law enforcement when it is required to, but the companies will not put in a “Backdoor” for the government.
While the statements made by Pichai is not quite as forceful as Cook’s statement published in an open letter to its customers, we can assume both Google and Apple are together, at least in the sense that the federal agencies are asking too much.


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Making its appearance at the Paris Motor Show is the Ferrari GTC4Lusso T, the first four-seater with a turbocharged V8 powerplant.
The future is connected and autonomous, and BMW plans to get you there in something called iNext…in 2021.
Against all odds, the Paris Motor Show is managing more than a few high notes this year, as seen in these five superlative cars.
In the absence of many of the biggest motoring badges at the Paris Motor Show, Ferrari faced no competition for the new LaFerrari Aperta soft-top supercar.
The new Audi Q5 is blessed with stronger external styling, more interior space, and greater off-roading ability.
What is an EV SUV anyway and why does Mercedes think having one will make it more Tesla than Tesla? The proper answer will be at the Paris Motor Show.


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This page gives us a chance to let you in on some of the newspaper, magazine, and circular articles Rainbow Gardens has been featured in. From time to time we get recognition for something special, and that has a lot to do with you, our amazing customers. You spread the word about us and we appreciate it.
Thank you San Antonio Express News readers for making Rainbow Gardens once again, Best Nursery in San Antonio, 2018!
Thank you San Antonio Current for voting Rainbow Gardens your #1 Best Plant Nursery in San Antonio, 2018.
Thank you San Antonio Current! We’ve been voted Best Plant Nursery 2015. This makes 4 years in a row! We are very proud and extremely thankful.
Excerpt from GCA Feb16, 2015
In This Issue:
• GCA MEMBER PROFILE: Rainbow Gardens, San Antonio, TX
MEMBER PROFILE: Daniel Keith, Partner
Rainbow Gardens, San Antonio, TX
IGC Increases Business By Educating Customers,
Exploring Industry Examples on Gardening Trends
With two stores, about 6 acres each, in San Antonio, TX, Rainbow Gardens adds to its bottom line by keeping up with the latest horticulture industry techniques and trends and educating its customers on how they can maximize the enjoyment of their outdoor living spaces based on these newest ideas.
Just as Rainbow Gardens educates its customers, it is always seeking to grow its business and find the latest trends through educational opportunities with the GCA Summer Tours and membership networking.
Daniel Keith, Partner at Rainbow Gardens, took about 2,000 photos while on the GCA Summer Tour in San Francisco last year. “I made copies of the photos and notes that I took so that our staff could look at them,” he says. “I took note of what was good and what was bad.” He has seven GCA Summer Tours under his belt.
Daniel takes those photos and notes as examples for practices in his business. “We try to implement two or three of the best ideas that we see would work for us,” he says. “That’s how we started fairy gardening, and it has become a strong category.”
Daniel even took note of the weather conditions while on the tour and how they affected the garden centers. “We are in the middle of a five-year drought – much like California is experiencing – so I acquired a lot of water-wise ideas that we are going to put on signage or perhaps our uniform shirts,” he says.
Promoting water-conscious practices is a matter of responsibility for both Rainbow Gardens’ customers and the business itself, says Daniel.
Education Sets Customers Up for Success
On most Saturdays during summer and fall, Rainbow Gardens hosts workshops, seminars and other gardening-related events to inspire customers, young and old. When Events Coordinator Laura Jarvis creates these workshops or seminars, she considers customer feedback and interests.
She also reads a lot of magazines and stays in tune with what is happening in the horticultural industry to find inspiration and ideas on what to feature next in education at Rainbow Gardens.
“I’ve been in the horticulture field my entire adult life, and I want to inspire others to get out in the yard and get into gardening,” Laura says. “We want to educate the public as well as further the things that we sell. Our goal is to make Rainbow Gardens the go-to place for families. Gardening is a healthy thing for everyone to do.”
Daniel adds, “We want to make sure that children are interested in being outside and playing with plants – to get them started at an early age, as we were.”
Laura plans to put together more store events to increase customer awareness of good gardening practices. “I’ve been organizing a daylong event where we have multiple speakers, vendors and activities that relate to gardening,” she says. “One of our biggest successes was our Celebrate Earth Day event, where we had four or five speakers and a lot of vendors. It was very popular among customers and very successful for the business.”
Customer education extends to Rainbow Gardens’ website under the “Learning Center” link, where a multitude of topics, such as gardening to attract wildlife and lawn maintenance, are featured in helpful tip sheets that can easily be downloaded and printed.
Apart from being a gardening educational resource, Rainbow Gardens includes two full-scale garden centers, located about 20 miles from each other. They feature a wide selection of annuals, perennials, roses, trees, shrubs, palms, herbs, edibles, water plants, ornamental grasses and cactus plants. The stores’ hardgoods selection includes fairy gardens, decorative rock and pavers, glazed pottery, whiskey barrels, garden supplies, wind chimes, garden art, fountains, statues and birdbaths.
Daniel’s retail garden centers make it their mission to provide the best selection of green goods for gardeners living in the San Antonio area and to answer the questions that people have about taking care of their plants. Education grows success, he says.
***San Antonio Express News Readers Choice Award 2014-Best Nursery***
Mia Freeman waters plants at Rainbow Gardens on Bandera Road. At right is a hardy esperanza plant. BOB OWEN /email@example.com
Current magazine recipient of Best Nursery, 3 years in a row!
San Antonio Express News, August 31, 2014. Wicking Bed
San Antonio Express News article July 2014- Honey bees. (Check out Laura Jarvis’s suggestion for bee attracting plants in the middle of the article.)
San Antonio Express News article June 2012- Collecting Seeds


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On Monday, the government moved the NCLT to reopen and recast accounts of CG Power for the past five years to ascertain the actual position of its accounts including receivables from the companies linked to erstwhile promoter Gautam Thapar.
“The central government is seeking to appoint an independent auditor to get a clear picture of the company’s finances,” argued Sanjay Shorey, director of legal prosecution at the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). “The matter has already been assigned to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) for further investigation.”
The counsel for the government further argued that one of the auditors of the company, Chaturvedi & Shah, had resigned from the company, that’s when the entire case became clearer and subsequently, the board took the decision to appoint a law firm to do a forensic investigation into the matter.
“There are prima facie instances of related-party transactions in a fraudulent manner and hence we are seeking the reopening of accounts under Section 130 of the Companies Act,” argued Shorey. The government is seeking the reopening of accounts beginning FY2015. This is the second firm after Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services and two of its units where the central government is seeking such action.
Zal Andhyarujina, an advocate for the current board of CG Power, argued that Gautam Thapar has been removed from the board of the company, and along with the company, the Securities Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and lenders of the company are also investigating the affairs of the company.
After hearing from the counsel for the company and Thapar, the tribunal granted them one week to file their response in the case and subsequent three days for the MCA to file their rejoinder in the reply. The tribunal now will hear the matter on December 16.
Earlier, in an exchange filing, the company stated that a total of Rs 3,018.62 crore was receivable from “various promoter affiliated companies and connected parties.”
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KARACHI: BankIslami, in line with its vision to enable and promote cash-less and digital payments, becomes the first Islamic bank to go live with NIFT ePay. National Institutional Facilitation Technologies (NIFT), one of the largest payment processors in Pakistan launched its services for enabling digital commerce payments (Mobile / Electronic Commerce Payments) through NIFT’s DFS platform under the brand name “NIFT ePay” last year.
The partnership would allow BankIslami’s account holders, access to digital merchants available under NIFT’s ePay platform, as well as enable the merchants, businesses and institutions with BankIslami to collect digital/online payments from accountholders of other institutions.
NIFT ePay provides an opportunity to BankIslami’s customers to conduct e-commerce transactions directly through their accounts. BankIslami and NIFT together will be creating various e-commerce activities using interoperable account based digital commerce being offered by NIFT ePayment Gateway. The agreement opens up new opportunities for both organizations to build new digital e-commerce activities.
The agreement was signed by Haider Wahab, CEO – NIFT and Bilal Fiaz, Group Head – Consumer Banking, BankIslami.
Haider Wahab, CEO – NIFT added, “We are pleased to sign up with BankIslami on NIFT ePay to provide innovative digital banking products to account holders and also help their business relationships in availing digital collection solutions. We are confident that the partnership between BankIslami and NIFT will create innovative digital e-commerce activities under Islamic Banking services.”
Speaking on the occasion, Bilal Fiaz, Group Head – Consumer Banking, BankIslami welcomed the initiative by NIFT to promote e-commerce transactions. He further added “BankIslami is focused on providing innovative digital solutions for its customers by adding new technology platforms; this partnership with NIFT will provide secure digital payments to BankIslami Customers through their bank accounts on various e-Commerce websites in Pakistan.”-PR
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If it seems to you that a lot of important rock-and-roll albums are coming out this month—well, no, you’re not wrong about that. What this month’s release schedule lacks in overall SoundScan-measured sales impact, it more than makes up for in music-geek esteem: the National, Broken Social Scene, LCD Soundsystem, the New Pornographers, and the Hold Steady are all familiar entities to those who peruse critics’ year-end “best of” ballots. That all of these bands have new albums coming out this month, amid a general atmosphere of falling record sales, seems odd and counterproductive since whatever small, legal-record-buying audience that still exists could only have its attention split by all the worthy material on offer.
So how did this happen? Like movie studios jockeying for prime summer release dates, don’t record labels—especially the smaller ones whose overall business plan depends on maximizing key releases—have an interest in spacing out these entry dates to market? The answer is yes, though with a lot of caveats. Should a band with a hot new album in its hands be planning to tour throughout the summer festival circuit, they may want (or need) their album to have already been released before that same stretch of tour dates begins. And—lest labels artificially delay putting out a band’s new record until such time as there’s no competition—it’s actually written into some contracts that the label in question has to release a new album within a certain time span of its delivery from the artists. So, to some degree, this is all beyond indie labels’ control. “In general, the consensus is still ‘f--k, we’re coming out on the day of other big records,’ ” says Nils Bernstein, the head publicist at the New York-based Matador records, home to the New Pornographers (whose excellent new album, Together, is out this week).
And yet, Bernstein says that some in the industry wonder—or at least hope—that a packed release schedule may have the unintended consequence of doing the impossible: bringing consumers back into record stores through the sheer impact of having so much music talked about at once. “If you’re into indie music, it’s juicy right now. You’re reading about music, listening to radio. You’re more immersed. And there is an argument that sometimes retail will buy more [copies] if it’s a ‘hot’ release date because instead of the releases competing, it brings more people into stores—digital or otherwise,” Bernstein says. But he himself isn’t convinced. “I would say that, right now, this reasoning is a little bit like a passive way to reassure people and not worrying about meddling with the schedule,” he added. “It has more to do with the summer being a bad time to release a record.”


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The Internet of Things is set to disrupt the way we live and work, but for now let’s focus on the “live” portion of that statement.
Smart homes filled with connected products are loaded with possibilities to make our lives easier, more convenient, and more comfortable. Imagine that you’re driving home on a hot summer day. But rather than turn the air conditioner on when you get home and wait for your house to cool, you simply use your smartphone when you leave your office to tell your smart thermostat to lower the temperature.
Or imagine that you’re cooking dinner, and you ask Alexa, the voice assistant on the Amazon Echo, to read you today’s biggest news stories so that you can focus on chopping those vegetables.
There is no shortage of possibilities for smart home IoT devices, and home automation seems to be the wave of the future. Below, we’ve compiled a detailed guide on how the IoT and house automation will change our way of life.
Smart Buildings and Smart Homes
BI Intelligence, Business Insider’s premium research service, expects the number of smart home devices shipped will grow from 83 million in 2015 to 193 million in 2020. This includes all smart appliances (washers, dryers, refrigerators, etc.), smart home safety and security systems (sensors, monitors, cameras, and alarm systems), and smart home energy equipment, like smart thermostats and smart lighting.
The first and most obvious benefit to smart homes is convenience, as more connected devices can handle more operations (lighting, temperature, etc.) and frees up the resident to perform other tasks.
But beyond this, smart home IoT devices can help reduce costs and conserve energy. In our example above, you’d have a comfortable and cool apartment when you get home, but you could also leave your air conditioner off when you’re not home, which would lower your electric bill and reduce energy consumption. Smart lights would function in a similar way.
Of course, there are disadvantages, as well. Smart home devices are typically more expensive than their non-connected counterparts, so consumers would certainly feel the hit in their wallets at first.
Consider than connected LED bulbs cost $15 on average, compared to $8 for nonconnected LED bulbs. However, the cost of these connected bulbs has dropped in the last two years, so the prices of smart home IoT devices could decline even further and make them more affordable to the average consumer.
Smart House IoT Devices
Several stellar smart home IoT devices have already hit the market and made their way into thousands of houses around the world.
First we have the Amazon Echo, arguably the first and most recognizable name in this space. The device functions as a central hub for your other smart home gadgets, and its voice-activated assistant, Alexa, provides convenience that few other products can match. Amazon also offers two sister products, the Tap and the Dot.
Nest, one of the more famous smart home device manufacturers, has created a Learning Thermostat that can automatically adjust temperature based on your location and uses a far-field sensor to determine the time and temperature from a distance. And thanks to a recent update, it now works with Alexa, too.
The August Smart Lock provides enhanced security for the home, is easy to install, and works with Siri through the Apple HomeKit.
And for smart bulbs, there’s the Lifx Color 1000, which can change color as necessary, and the Philips Hue Wireless Dimming Kit for your white-light needs.
Home Automation Companies
So who’s putting out these devices? Several companies have emerged at the forefront, such as Amazon, Nest (owned by Google’s parent company, Alphabet), Apple, August, and Philips.
Other companies leading the way in this space include:
The smart home market will take off if IoT device prices come down and the general public comes to understand the benefits of these products. And from smart homes, the next logical step is smart cities, which would take the IoT to the next level.
And yet, smart homes are just one small part of our daily lives that the Internet of Things will transform in the coming years.
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The Pierce Lyceum student business ECOWITCH has qualified to the Final in the educational program Student “Virtual Business” of “Junior Achievement Greece,” in which the 10 best student businesses in Greece will take part, for the 2017-18 school year. The final will take place at the Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center (Piraeos 254) on Friday, June 1, 2018 and ECOWITCH is busily preparing for one more distinction!
JA Greece and mainly the students that are competing will be honored with the presence of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos, the Leader of the Opposition and President of New Democracy, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Deputy Minister of Education, Research and Religion, Mr. Dimitris Baxevanakis. They will address the students and award the three first prizes.
The President of the Republic will award the coveted First Prize as the team that wins it will represent Greece in the Paneuropean Competition of Junior Achievement Europe, July 16-18 in Belgrade. The Second Prize will be awarded by Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Third Prize will be awarded by Mr. Dimitris Baxevanakis.
This is the 5th year in a row in which a Lyceum student business of the American College of Greece has qualified to the top 10 in Greece! ECOWITCH (http://ecowitch.me/) is a modern platform through which anyone can post, give away, donate or exchange items they don’t need, free of charge. In this way, others can obtain items that are useful to them. The Motto of the enterprise is: “Exchange, give away, donate, request, free of charge – a platform by all of us for all of us!”
The platform separates the items into categories which include: antiques, art, books, clothing, shoes, accessories, health and beauty, jewelry, watches, electronics, mobile phones, cameras, video games, DVDs, music, musical instruments, toys, children’s items, household items, furniture, garden, sports, travel, tickets, machines, and more. It is a unique social innovation of great importance, not only in today’s difficult socio-economic conditions but also for the future. The students’ initiative is part of the triptych “Reduce-Reuse-Recycle” and is a basic element of a new economic approach and of a new consumer behavior, which is known as “circular economy.”
On this platform, the students have undertaken a campaign aimed at encouraging all of us to adopt a more responsible stance with regard to the finite natural resources of our planet. The students seek to convey the message about indiscriminate consumption and the production of waste, as well as about the need for the re-use of usable items. ECOWITCH is going to collaborate with the College’s Center of Excellence for Sustainability aimed at making this a common cause among the entire American College of Greece community. They have already started posting various items and there have been some actual exchanges.


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Making an impact
There is a lot going on in the port of Rotterdam to ensure climate-neutral operations by 2050. This overview provides some insight into the steps that have been and are being taken:
- 2018 first LNG bunkering sea-going vessel in Rotterdam
- 2018 first biofuel bunkering in Rotterdam
- 2021 first methanol bunkering in the world in Rotterdam
- 2021 first battery-powered inland shipping vessel put into operation
- 2022 first large shore power installation in the Caland Canal in use
- 2022 TenneT offshore grid Hollandse Kust (south) in operation (wind energy)
- 2023 TenneT offshore grid second connection in operation
- 2024 start of the Porthos CCS project: cooperation between Air Liquide, Air Products, Exxon Mobil and Shell
- 2024 Main hydrogen pipeline in use
- 2024 Shell biofuel plant goes into operation
- 2025 first import of sustainably produced hydrogen
- 2028 largest container ships, passenger and roll-on/roll-off segments will use onshore power
- 2030 first zero-emission vessel in use (Getting to Zero Coalition)
- 2050 Climate neutral
For inland shipping berths, shore power has been the norm in Rotterdam for years. And participation in Zero-Emission Services makes it appealing for inland shipping vessels to switch to electric propulsion. A vessel sails using a battery container (ZESpack) and ensures that no CO2, nitrogen or particulate matter is emitted. In addition, a ZES vessel produces hardly any noise.
Next month, the first large shore power installation in the Caland Canal will be put into operation by Heerema to reduce emissions in the port.
Together with the other north-west European ports, the port of Rotterdam has set itself the target of having all container, passenger and roll-on/roll-off segments use shore power by 2028. In 2021, together with the municipality of Rotterdam, an ambitious strategy was drawn up to make shore power available to maritime shipping. Relevant subsidy programmes are now being set up by the State. This means Rotterdam is ahead of the Fit for 55 targets set by the European Commission.
Emissions in the port account for just 3% of the emissions in the transport chain. 87% is emitted at sea and 10% by hinterland transport. Therefore, efforts are also being made to tackle offshore emissions with efficiency measures and cleaner fuels such as methanol and bio-LNG.
The Port Authority stimulates the development of alternative fuels such as methanol, bio-LNG and biofuels. Shell is constructing a biofuel plant at the Shell Energy and Chempark Rotterdam. Neste plans to expand the production capacity of sustainable aviation fuel. The Finnish company UPM has chosen Rotterdam as the intended location for the construction of a new bio-refinery. Making logistics chains sustainable is a multi-track process. The focus is on sustainable fuels, electrification, efficiency and the modal shift.
Fit for 55
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has embraced the extensive European climate package presented on 14 July 2021. The package, Fit for 55, sets the goal of emitting 55% less CO2 by 2030. It is a necessary step towards making our continent climate-neutral by 2050. We looked across the board at legislation that makes all players in the maritime logistics chain responsible for making shipping more sustainable. Fuel EU Maritime ensures that vessels have to use cleaner fuels and shore power. The Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Directive (AFIR) ensures that ports continue to invest in alternative fuels and EU ETS Maritime ensures that vessels continue to invest in improving sustainability. In their analysis, Transport & Environment presents a good idea that proceeds from the EU ETS should be used both to make shipping more sustainable and to invest in cleaner charging infrastructure.
With the help of digitisation new opportunities and initiatives are created to promote efficiency. One example is Port Call Optimisation, which reduces the time spent in port, optimises sailing speeds at sea and minimises waiting times at berths. The Port Authority is working closely with all the players in the logistics chain to facilitate the shipping industry as much as possible in implementing their strategies to become climate neutral. It cooperates with leading ports in Europe and the rest of the world.
In addition, the Port Authority is also working on acquiring better insight into the level of emissions. It has recently announced with BigMile that it is going to develop a digital platform to map transport-related emissions in the port. It can accurately approximate emissions from the transport sector.


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Technology Prohibits DVD Sharing
May 20, 2005 6:00 AM PDTResearchers at UCLA have created a scheme by which biometric data can be collected at retail outlets to prevent – specifically – the sharing of DVDs. A beta version will be shopped to Hollywood studios this fall.
Doc Johnson Announces Release of The Bad Girl Kit
May 19, 2005 5:08 PM PDTNORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Doc Johnson has announced the release of The Bad Girl Kit.
Sex Blog Case Pits Privacy Against Free Speech
May 19, 2005 3:30 PM PDTA former senatorial staffer has filed an invasion of privacy lawsuit against a former co-worker who posted intimate details of their affair on her blog.
Acacia Nabs Sony
May 19, 2005 2:06 PM PDTAcacia Technologies Group signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Sony Corp. this week for a group of patents that pertain to interactive television delivery.
Wicked Steps Up as ASACP Sponsor
May 19, 2005 1:30 PM PDTWicked Pictures has become the first adult movie studio to join the Corporate Sponsor program of the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection, a compliance group that helps the adult industry police itself.
Smash Pictures Releases "Cum Catchers #2"
May 19, 2005 12:06 PM PDTHOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Smash Pictures has announced the release of the second volume in its "Cum Catchers" series.
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May 19, 2005 12:02 PM PDTA federal judge last week dismissed charges against a Minnesota webmaster and his Florida-based server company, leaving unresolved the question of whether consumers can modify digital material they’ve already purchased.
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May 19, 2005 11:00 AM PDTThe Free Speech Coalition’s east coast members’ meeting will coincide with this week’s Erotic Expo NY on May 19. The featured speaker will be First Amendment attorney H. Louis Sirkin.
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Chart Pattern Predicts This Stock is Headed for a Double-Digit Breakout
U.S. e-commerce sales topped $256 billion in 2012, according to Statista Research, up nearly 13% from 2011. Of this amount, online retail sites brought in the largest chunk of revenue, at $186.2 billion.
By 2016, industry analysts predict online retail revenue will nearly double, reaching at least $361.9 billion. Research by eMarketer suggests the number of online shoppers in the United States will also grow, topping 175 million by 2016, up from 137 million in 2010.
#-ad_banner-#This expected growth is great news for leading North American online retailers like Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY).
Of the two, Amazon is currently top dog — based on the $61.1 billion in revenue the company generated over 2012. In comparison, eBay’s 2012 revenue was a piddly $14.1 billion.
But, investors may want to take note, because eBay is taking aggressive steps to vie for the top spot.
eBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, recently announced the goal of doubling active users by 2015. At present there are about 112 million active eBay users. By 2015, the company hopes for more than 200 million active users. By increasing its active user base, eBay intends to drive its global commerce volume from $175 billion in 2012 to $300 billion by 2015.
To help achieve these goals, the company recently altered its selling fee structure, reducing costs and making pricing less complicated. Through simplified fee structures, management hopes to bring more online merchants to eBay — and away from Amazon.
In another attempt to directly compete with Amazon, eBay is now offering small business loans to sellers. eBay merchants will have access to credit through their PayPal accounts. Amazon has been offering similar merchant loans since 2011.
eBay has also started offering same-day shipping, through its eBay Now service. For an extra $5, customers can place an order through a local retail store and have their item dropped off at their current location (home, office, gym, etc.), usually in under an hour. This on-demand delivery service directly competes with Amazon’s Prime service, which offers one-day shipping for $3.99 (plus an annual $79 fee).
However, one place where eBay already takes the cake from Amazon is in mobile commerce prowess. Through its eBay and PayPal apps, management anticipates mobile transactions will top $40 billion this year, up from $27 billion last year.
And, the company is committed to further driving mobile e-commerce growth. eBay is currently working on a new web-enabled retail interface and plans to aggressively push PayPal as a mobile banking solution. In 2012, PayPal processed more than $145 billion in transactions through its global 100 million active user base. Management would like to see this figure double in the near future.
Shareholders certainly seem to believe eBay can achieve its aggressive growth targets.
The stock is currently on a tear. In a little over a month, shares have risen about 16%, from a mid-March low of $49.55 to the current level, near $57.50. And the technicals point to further gains ahead.
Shares have been on a major uptrend for over a year. In February 2013, the stock peaked at a multi-year high of $57.27. Unable to sustain momentum, it quickly sank to important support near $50 by mid-March. However, shares just as quickly bounced off support and have been on the ascent for the past four trading weeks.
On Wednesday, April 10, the stock blasted past the recent $57.27 high, hitting a new 52-week high, and closing the day at $57.30. In doing so, a small U-shaped basing pattern was bullishly completed.
The measuring principle for a basing pattern — calculated by adding the height of the pattern to the breakout level — projects a new price target of $64.99 ($57.27 – $49.55 = $7.72; $57.27 + $7.72 = $64.99). At current levels, this target represents 13% potential returns.
If the stock approaches this price range, it would well exceed its 2004 all-time high near $58.20. With no historical overhead resistance in sight, shares could potentially move much higher.
One factor that could spur shares in the near term is upcoming first-quarter 2013 results, scheduled to be reported April 17.
For the upcoming first quarter, analysts project revenue will rise 15% to $3.8 billion from $3.3 billion in the comparable year-ago period. For the full 2013 year, analysts expect increased e-commerce sales will push revenue up 16% to $16.4 billion compared to $14.1 billion last year.
The earnings outlook is similarly optimistic. In all four quarters of 2012, the company beat earnings expectations. For the upcoming first quarter, analysts project earnings will increase 13% to $0.62 per share compared to $0.55 in the year-earlier quarter. For the full 2013 year, analysts estimate increased e-commerce demand will spur a 16% increase, with earnings reaching $2.74 per share from $2.36 last year.
Risks to consider: According to a study by Forrester Research, 33% of online shoppers start their search for new items on Amazon.com. For eBay to truly dominate the e-commerce marketplace, it will need to shift buyers’ perception so that consumers think of eBay for new goods, before Amazon. However, eBay is working toward this goal.
The company is aggressively developing its mobile platform to attract new shoppers — particularly in developing countries — who tend to use their mobile devices for retail transactions. As eBay engages more global buyers, the company should continue to grow well into the future.
Recommended Trade Setup:
— Buy EBAY at the market price
— Set stop-loss at $49.20, slightly below current support
— Set initial price target at $64.99 for a potential 13% gain by mid-2013


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Deloitte made the announcement at a recent breakfast as part of its inaugural Deloitte Australia Privacy Index, which compared 104 of Australia’s leading consumer brands across 11 industries in terms of their performance against best privacy practice.
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) was the other big winner as the highest-ranked government organisation in the index.
“They have moved toward better practice by offering education about privacy such as how to delete cookies and so be more in control of their data,” he said.
“In particular our two winners’ websites showed good evidence of one of the key themes of the Australian privacy principles – transparency – by providing easy-to-follow privacy material and good detail on how personal information is handled including the contacts to get more information.”
Tommy Viljoen, Deloitte’s lead partner of cyber risk services, said both CBA and the ATO received positive feedback from more than 1,000 Australian consumers who were surveyed about their views on how well Australia’s 104 leading consumer brands are doing when it comes to privacy.
Speaking at the time of the prime minister’s Cyber Security Summit in July, David Whiteing, CBA’s chief information officer, welcomed the collaborative approach on the issue.
“The prime minister’s attention to this issue highlights its national importance, and we welcome the commitment to strengthening the partnership between government and the private sector on cyber security,” he said.
“As more and more business is transacted online, cyber security will continue to be an issue of fundamental national importance. We look forward to continued progress and discussion on this vital issue across business, government, academia, and the broader population.”


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National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said that President Donald Trump has the authority to block U.S. companies from conducting business in China.
Kudlow told CBS’s Margaret Brennan during a Sunday segment of “Face the Nation” that “ultimately, he has the authority,” to block private businesses from from investing in China.
Kudlow explained, “Emergency economic power authority.” Kudlow then compared Trump’s authority to block U.S. businesses with his authority to deal with illegal immigration, “Well, it was nearly invoked, regarding the Mexican border crisis, before the Mexicans came to our rescue, and they’ve done a great job down at the border, great job. So in theory, that law exists.” (RELATED: More Immigrants Are Turned Away As Mexico Ramps Up Enforcement)
Kudlow then clarified, “But that is not what the president said. He’s asking American companies to take a look, take a fresh look, at, frankly, moving out of China, going someplace else.”
Kudlow then added, “He’s asking them to come home. Come back home to America. We’re giving you low taxes and low regulations and an entrepreneurial environment. So in a sense, this is nothing new. Maybe the way it was phrased was a little tougher than usual. But come home.”
Kudlow’s comments come after the president took to Twitter to order U.S. companies to “start looking for an alternative” to China for business after the Chinese government imposed tariffs on U.S. automobiles and other goods Friday in response to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China.
On the same day, Trump announced an additional 30% tariff on $250 billion of Chinese goods in retaliation to China’s tariffs.
The president has said that he did not want to engage in a trade war with China when he first took office, but that the trade war chose him. “This is not my trade war, this is a trade war that should have taken place a long time ago, by a lot of other presidents. Somebody had to do it. I am the chosen one,” Trump said Wednesday.


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BMW gave its popular 3-Series a revamp for the 2013 model year with the sedan model revealed back in October. We knew the 3 Series wagon variant wouldn’t be far behind, having seen spy photos back in February and now the German automaker has made it official for the European market.
BMW has regularly attended the RETTmobil show and this year is no different with the German automaker planning to showcase a variety of custom vehicles at the annual emergency services expo.
This year, BMW will be highlighting an iDrive integration system, allowing a 5-Series Touring model to have its lights and sirens controlled directly by the same system BMW owners use to operate everything from the navigation to the radio. In addition, the 5-Series Touring will feature a uniquely-designed floor extension that allows emergency responders to access their equipment.
Joining the 5-Series Touring model will be BMW’s X1, X3 and 3-Series Touring all of which will be sporting the traditional Notarzt graphic scheme seen on German emergency response vehicles. See them all in the gallery below.
GALLERY: BMW RETTmobil 2011 Emergency Vehicles
Some rides are better suited for your dogs than others. From your dog’s point of view, all they need is an open window to stick their head out of, but the American Automobile Association (AAA) has put a bit more thought into compiling their list of the best canine-friendly vehicles.
“More than 45 million households in the U.S. have a dog, and many are taking Fido along for the ride on a regular basis,” said John Nielsen, AAA National Director of Auto Repair and Buying Services. “There several vehicles with features that can help keep pets safe, comfortable and easy to clean-up after while also addressing other driver desires such as sportiness, adventure or luxury.”
In order to put together the most through list, AAA Auto Buying’s team of experts test drove and reviewed hundreds of vehicles. The list was based on a wide variety of factors such as crash test ratings, safety features, fuel economy, ease of animal ingress and egress, cargo area size, availability of tie-down hooks and easy-to-clean interiors.
Broken down into six categories, see the winners after the jump:


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Gloria Steinem appears in the recently released Spring catalog for Lands' End, discussing her quest for women's equality. The interview "was innocuous, focused on women, in keeping with the brand, and in support of a charity," writes Laura Heller for Forbes, noting the company offered a way for shoppers to donate to the ERA Coalition Fund For Women's Equality. What happened next is "a head scratcher." Though Steinem didn't discuss her views on abortion, some shoppers complained about her inclusion in the Lands' End "Legend Series" because she is pro-choice. "Has this country come unhinged? I can't even shop for clothes without being exposed to agitprop?" one customer writes at the American Conservative. At least one Catholic high school dropped the company as a uniform supplier, reports ABC 17.
"We understand that some of our customers were offended," the company said in a statement. "We thought it was a good idea and we heard from our customers that, for different reasons, it wasn't. For that, we sincerely apologize." Lands' End then scrubbed all mention of Steinem from its website. But that wasn't the end of it. Shoppers now upset that Lands' End apologized at all are bashing the company on Facebook, claiming they've canceled orders and unsubscribed from company emails. "I've spent thousands at Lands' End over the years. Not a penny more. I won't support a company that kowtows to extremists and abandons its logical support of equal rights for women," reads one comment. Lands' End customers also got in a tizzy when they were offered a free copy of GQ in 2014.


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Liberal Farmers Market To Open May 7.
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Donna Thorp has been tapped to be the new farmers market manager for the 2016 season. The Farmers Market will be opening May 7, in Spencer Brown’s, parking lot, 7 Village Plaza, Saturdays from 8 am until noon. Artists, crafters bakers, and gardeners that would like to be a vendor can call the Market Manager at 620-391-2522. The Farmers Market is put on through the Liberal Area Coalition For Families.


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Samsung Keeps Hinting at New Fortnite Crossover
Collaborations are nothing new in Fortnite, but instead of a major film or video game franchise crossing over, it looks like a tech giant is instead making the leap.
Over the past couple of days, Samsung has been teasing something new in Fortnite. This isn’t the first time Samsung and Fortnite have teamed up, so this collaboration shouldn’t be a shock to fans. Back in Chapter 1, the two companies gave players the chance to get the IKONIK skin, something that’s not available anymore.
Now, it looks like Samsung is using that skin to promote something new coming to the game. For whatever reason, the Samsung collabs have produced some nice looking cosmetics, so you’ll want to pay attention to what they are hinting at.
The latest tease shows the IKONIK skin standing on top of the phone, and Samsung is just letting fans know about the crossover.
While this might be some sort anniversary the company is celebrating, that doesn’t seem to be the case because this isn’t the first time they’ve done it.
On August 20, Samsung tweeted about the GLOW skin that was released near the end of Chapter 1.
Of course, we can’t forget about the original Galaxy skin that turned your character into the night sky. It was definitely one of the coolest skins when it first released, and it does still hold up to this day.
Now, the question is why are they doing all of this right now? The easy answer is they are getting ready to reveal something new for Fortnite, but what could it be?
Well, the easy answer to that would be Samsung wants to sell some more phones, and a good way to do that would be to come out with a new cosmetic bundle.
New Samsung Fortnite Bundle?
If Samsung wants to sell their new Z Flip 3 phones, a good way to do that would be to come out with a new Fortnite bundle.
We don’t have any clue what a potential bundle would even look like as none of the Samsung skins have really had any relation to each other. We do know that there have several collaborations in the past, so this idea does hold a lot of water.
If Samsung does continue on their current path, we will be seeing an announcement much sooner than later. However, the bad news is it’ll likely require players to purchase a brand-new phone to get it. This means you might have to drop $1000 on a new phone, something you might not be ready to do.
Many of the collaboration skins lately have come to the Item Shop at a later date, something that happened with the previously thought to be exclusive DC Comics Batman style.
This means that you might be able to hold out hope that you can get any new bundle that gets announced without having to purchase a phone you don’t want. That’s good news if it’s the case, but we’ll just have to wait and see what the announcement is.


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Announced earlier this month at the IFA 2014, the Lumia 830 is set to hit retail in global markets starting this month with a EUR 330 price tag or equivalent in other markets. Recently, Microsoft held a launch event in Vietnam to announce its mid-rage flagship device, the Lumia 830. The handset comes with a VND 7,999,000 (almost $375) price tag, and will hit retail in the country next month.
The mid-range Lumia 830 packs a 5-inch display rocking a 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. Under the hood, there's a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 SoC with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, coupled with a microSD card slot for expansion. The most attractive attribute is the 10MP PureView camera on the back, with Carl Zeiss Optics and optical images stabilization.
There's a 0.9MP secondary camera, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, LTE support, a 2,200 mAh battery, and will be one of the first devices to launch with the Windows Phone 8.1/Denim update out of the box.
There's no word about the launch of the handset in other markets, but it shouldn't be long now. We'll update you as soon as the software giant announces the handset in other markets.
The question is: Will you pick up one once its hits retail in your country? Sound off in the comments below.


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The Jordan 6 Rings has been on a rather low key run as of late. From its inclusion in the “Bel Air” collection to the recent “Bred” retro, the hybrid Jordan model continues to show up in fresh new color schemes. Adding to the list is this pair of “Elephant” joints that we showed you all back in September. Though they look similar to the shoes first appearance, it looks like this latest appearance bares a few changes. Mainly to the elephant print which now looks like its received a 3M adjustment. Continue reading after the jump for a better look and be sure to drop us a line in the comments section below.
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For the last few weeks, the Delhi government has been trying to bring the sale of herbal medicines to a standstill.
With the government not having any official guidelines, the public was left in the dark about the availability of the medicine.
But after the government’s announcement, the government was forced to issue a notification stating that herbal medicines can be sold, and that they can only be bought at a registered shop.
“It is only on the basis of this notification that a patient can purchase JNUs herbal medicines from a vendor in a place that has been notified to sell them,” said an official.
The official added that the government is also seeking approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a “one-time importation of JNUS herbal medicines”.
“The government has also sought permission to issue directions for an initial importation,” the official said.
According to a senior official, the sale ban is being taken to the FCA for approval.
But the official clarified that the FPC has been asked to review the notification before it is implemented.
Earlier, on May 30, the FOC had ordered a ban on imports of JnUs herbal medicine in the national capital.
However, the ban was revoked on August 1, and the ban is now being enforced with a one-time approval from FOC.
This is not the first time the government has taken the issue of the sale and use of herbal drugs to the FDA.
In March 2017, the FDA approved a joint product from the Indian and U.S. medical research and development companies.
The approval was based on an analysis of the results of the trial conducted on a patient in a small Indian town in March 2017.
However the approval was not based on the data provided by the manufacturers.
In December 2016, the U.K. government approved the sale, use and supply of the JNURM, a supplement containing JNUCs, to be sold as a dietary supplement for use in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The U.A.E. was the first country to have a ban placed on the sale or use of the supplement.
In June 2017, a court in the Ufa region of Russia banned the sale in Russia of a supplement marketed by a company based in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The U. of A. student, Alexander Maksimov, was charged with selling the supplement and a small quantity of it was seized by the police in the city of Ufa.
On July 16, 2017, JNUVAN herbal medicines were banned in China and India.
China, the largest consumer of herbal medicine worldwide, banned JNUFs on August 13, 2017.
India, another major consumer, banned the products in March 2018.
The sale ban in the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana came into effect on August 5, 2017 and the sales ban in Maharashtra and West Bengal came into force on October 25, 2017 after the UPA government had taken power.
Read more: Indian medicinal products: India bans sale of JNA, JNNU, JUANA and JUBA products Source: NDTV


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At the onset of the pandemic — during the era of banana bread and sourdough starters, to be exact — lots of different ideas were being thrown around about what the new home kitchen would look like. Would touchless technology and antimicrobial surfaces take off? Was there room for bigger appliances (two sets of dishwashers, even!) to keep pace with all of the home cooking happening in the absence of restaurant dining?
1. Kitchen islands are getting way bigger.
It’s true — kitchen islands have officially been promoted. “The kitchen island is the new dining table, the new cocktail bar, the new focus, for sure,” explains Randolph.
With this move away from the more formal dining room and into the kitchen, Randolph says his clients have been investing in top-of-the-line bar stools (think: custom-created, hair-on-hide seating) to encircle the island and bring people together like a swanky cocktail bar.
The demand for a more pronounced kitchen island is influencing the way homes are being designed from the start, with clients wanting an open-flow kitchen with free-standing islands that don’t require a singular path of circulation, says Courtenay Wright, interior designer project manager at Forum Phi Architecture in Aspen, Colorado.
“We find that it’s a lot easier for entertainment when people can stand all around an island, and it allows for ease of flow,” she says.
2. Double kitchen islands (yes, as in two!) are a thing.
Years from now, when people look back at the origin of certain kitchen design trends, they’ll be able to pinpoint this as a time when an interesting trend came to be: the double kitchen island.
“The kitchen has always been the most social space in a home, and with new work-from-home habits for adults and kids needing a place to work on their school assignments or congregate with friends, having double the space is an understated luxury we didn’t know we needed until the pandemic,” says Annapolis, Maryland-based architect Cathy Purple Cherry, the founder and principal of Purple Cherry Architects.
She’s seen a major uptick in clients requesting second islands for their kitchens and would go as far as to say it’s emerged as the most valuable kitchen amenity in the mid- to post-pandemic era.
Andrea Harvey, principal designer and owner of ASH Interiors and Design in Maryland, is fielding the same kinds of requests for double kitchen islands — one island for cooking and prep work, another dedicated for entertaining. Her clients, she says, want to incorporate banquet-style gatherings for a more integrated dining experience.
3. The restaurant and bar scene are serving up inspiration.
When restaurants shut down and indoor restrictions were put into place, people started recreating the dining magic at home with micro-upgrades. They’ve invested in their own espresso makers, wine fridges, and beer taps — honing in on items that have social aspects too, Smith-Shiflett says.
Randolph has been designing distinct, special places, like the Champagne bar that’s off a dining room and a handsome bourbon bar in a pool table room. And some clients, he says, want to complete the cocktail bar experience right down to the ice they use, spending hundreds (even thousands!) on pellet ice machines that make those soft, round, crunchy nuggets you’d associate with Sonic’s Drive-In or an $18 Moscow Mule on the menu at a craft cocktail bar.
Taking this trend to the next level, though, are some homeowners who want to mimic the front-of-the-house, back-of-the-house nature of a restaurant, with a show kitchen as well as a prep or chef’s kitchen, Wright says.
“The delineation and the separation between the two is something we’re seeing more and more so you can have serviced parties and dinners without seeing the behind-the-scenes work,” she says. “This out-of-sight, out-of-mind moment is something people are starting to latch onto.”
4. Pantries are now multi-functional.
Designers say there’s also heightened demand for multi-functional pantries that have plenty of storage. There may be some psychological reasoning driving this trend, as grocery runs were limited at the onset of the pandemic and supply chain disruptions are still affecting grocery store aisles.
Harvey says she’s noticing demand for bigger refrigerators plus added pantry spaces so that homeowners have everything “in stock” that they need. But there’s also an entertainment angle to these made-over pantries.
“Pantries aren’t just pantries anymore,” says Smith-Shiflett. “They have bars, coffee bars, and food storage.”
5. Kitchens are show-and-tell stages.
When Harvey meets with a client, one of her first questions is: “Describe the first event you plan to have after we finish the project.” She can glean a lot about how a homeowner plans to use their kitchen from that one query.
Whether there’s a large and lavish gathering on the calendar, or a few small, intimate ones, the excitement over entertaining remains huge right now. “It only makes sense as we’ve all been cooped up for so long and practiced our baking and cooking skills while locked down,” Harvey says.
Not only are people excited to show off their honed culinary skills, but also modern kitchen designs maximize storage to reduce clutter, and show off what is left on display.
Andre Jordan Hilton, principal interior designer at Jordan Hilton Interiors in Atlanta, says he’s noticing people gravitate towards “stylish minimalism,” where kitchens are both functional and artistic. This takes shape by doing away with upper cabinets and replacing them with open shelving to allow art and beautiful dishes to be on display or have a bar cart that can put unique bottles and beautiful glassware at the forefront.
6. The open-floor plan is evolving.
People typically fall into two camps when it comes to the open-floor kitchen plan: love or loathe.
During the height of the pandemic when homes worked overtime as office spaces, virtual classrooms, gyms, and more, the idea of having designated spaces gained appeal. But just because you might not want an open concept, that doesn’t mean you have to block off everything with walls, Smith-Shiflett says. There are so many ways to create separation between rooms, she explains.
“A few examples include drywalled arch openings and glass wall partitions,” Smith-Shiflett says. “These tactics all help define the space without feeling constricted.”
As a counterpoint, the pandemic also justified the open-floor plan, with the removal of walls between kitchen and dining rooms or living rooms, Harvey says.
“Because people have been isolated for so long, and have been at home, there’s been an influx of creating kitchen spaces that serve also as communal eating and entertaining spaces,” she says.
Have you upgraded your kitchen to entertain more often? Tell us what you decided to change, or better yet, send us photos.