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Wonder women, unite. Last summer’s mega-blockbuster (and last night’s ubiquitous Halloween costume) has become a rallying cry far beyond Hollywood. 2017 has been a remarkable year for women: thousands marched, dozens spoke out against sexual predators, and several have told women’s stories on big and small screens.
According to The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University, there are more female protagonists on screen than ever before. These characters are far more diverse than ever before, too, moving beyond the tropes of love interest or doting assistant. Robin Wright and Carrie Fisher appear in a popular internet meme celebrating their character evolutions from princesses to generals (Buttercup to Antiope and Leia, respectively).
Selina Meyer, the titular Veep played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, has become the sitting president in the HBO comedy. Series like ‘Younger’, ‘Fuller House’, ‘Casual’, and ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ showcase female characters in a bevy of powerful professions including doctors, lawyers, publishers, and professors. Savvy brands are embracing this uptick as an opportunity to showcase how they can fit into these women’s diverse personal and professional lives.
Women account for 85% of all consumer purchases in the United States, spending over $7bn annually. While fashion and beauty categories have always catered to women, companies are recognizing that strong female characters have needs far beyond their appearance.
The Gilmore Girls run on never-ending cups of coffee, while Jessica Jones prefers whiskey. Dr. Mindy Lahiri of “The Mindy Project” gets around in a Lexus, and Scarlett Johansson’s Major rides a custom Honda motorbike in ‘Ghost in the Shell.’ ‘Will and Grace’s’ Grace Adler uses a Microsoft Surface Studio to power her design firm, and Reese Witherspoon’s Alice Kinney uses Wix to jumpstart her small business in the film ‘Home Again.’ Each of these brands helps power these characters through what they need – and want – to achieve.
Notably, many of these properties are helmed by women, who bring their own perspective. The SDSU study found that films with a female director were far more likely to have a female protagonist: 57% v just 18%.
Jessica Chastain, Sarah Jessica Parker, and ‘Madam Secretary’s’ Lori McCreary touted the importance of hiring female creators — and crew — at last weekend’s Produced By Conference in New York. ‘Transparent’ and ‘I Love Dick’ creator Jill Soloway discussed a need for the “female gaze” in a Cosmopolitan interview earlier this year. Jenji Kohan places unique females at the center of her binge-friendly projects, including ‘Weeds’, ‘Orange is the New Black’, and the upcoming Lifetime series ‘American Princess.’ Powerhouse Shonda Rimes is behind ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Scandal’, and has just signed a development deal with Netflix. While female producers and directors are still underrepresented and statistically paid less than their male counterparts, they do appear to be gaining momentum.
Brands ranging from financial services to automotive to technology are trying to align with strong females.
American Express has tapped Tina Fey as the spokesperson for their credit cards for years. Mattel’s iconic Barbie encouraged girls to “imagine the possibilities” of their future careers in a recent commercial. Keds touts their “run the world” women’s sneaker.
The messaging of these campaigns is progressive, but it will be lost entirely on the growing population of women who aren’t sitting through 30-second spots or pre-roll ads. A better way to reach these consumers is to be a part of the content itself. When ‘Insecure’s’ Molly Carter uses dating app The League to try to find a high-profile partner, it speaks more to that brand’s appeal and effectiveness than another brand ever could.
And when ‘Odd Mom Out’s’ Jill Kargman relies on Amazon Prime to help her multitask, it places that product into a context and storyline to which many of that brand’s target audience can relate. Given the continued rise of ad-free platforms, we predict that leading brands should continue to look for in-show opportunities to reinforce their messaging.
Hopefully, by the time the girls trick-or-treating as Wonder Woman or playing with Barbies are in the workforce, or at least have their own Netflix accounts, the need to refer to a powerful woman as a Girlboss will be obsolete.
The expanding library of female-centric content – and the powerful imagery attached to each of these women’s stories – may just help us get there.


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Stuffed With Pumpkin, Samosas Get Americanized
WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – Pumpkin, the gourd that becomes a national obsession around this time of the year, leading up to Halloween is injected into or used in everything from coffee to ice cream to waffles, pies, and breakfast cereals. Many of these concoctions as we know, are specially launched around this time for just this season.
Trader Joe’s has joined the bandwagon with an Indian twist – it has recently launched samosas stuffed with pumpkin.
Some are wary of cultural appropriation of Indian cuisine and have responded with predictable horror, “No, Trader Joe’s. Just No”, said one of them of the Spicy Pumpkin Samosa. Social media has been full of similar postings chiding Trader Joe’s for this culinary infraction.
Others have been less hostile, and more welcoming. “Trader Joe’s spicy pumpkin samosa is a testament that it is accepted around the world as a global dish and no longer a regional or ethnic dish”, said Chintan Pandya, the chef-cofounder of Adda and Dhamaka, the buzziest New York Indian cuisine restaurants. “It’s a big step forward for samosa as a dish and will open more food gates for regional Indian dishes. Hope it works so we can have turkey tikka in the Trader Joe’s aisle.”
Meanwhile, chicken tikka, the cousin of the British chicken tikka masala is a growing favorite.
Indian Americans recall a time they could not find samosas anywhere in the country. Most of them learned to make them at home, if ingredients were available, which was also rare at the time. Indian families remember driving miles to a store with Indian cuisine groceries.
Ashok Bajaj, who came to the US 33 years ago and went on to establish himself as a leading restaurateur in Washington D.C., the power capital of the world, remembers there were no samosas available at the time. Now you can’t have enough of the samosas served at his restaurants — Bombay Club (just a block from the White House), Rasika and Bindaas — and countless other restaurants around the US.
Trader Joe’s is no stranger to other regular Indian dishes — strictly Indian in form and content — such as lamb vindaloo, chickpeas and rice, chicken tikka, naans and rotis. The pumpkin samosa appears to be its first shot at Americanizing that most typical Indian snack.
“As long as its quality is good, it’s good,” said Bajaj.
Bajaj is no stranger to experimenting with Indian cuisine, his restaurants were probably the first to put guacamole into golgappas, which are now standard hors d’oeuvres at Indian-related events, as are bite-size pieces of nan that are sometimes served with drinks, mostly wine.

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A new data tool in the UK is creating quite a buzz in cyber security circles, for its ability to expose criminals and thieves.
The tool, named Turing, was created by the British company Nominet.
As explained by reporters at BBC, Turing's software "can sort through terabytes of data swiftly to expose trends, hotspots and outbreaks," and it can "wind activity forwards and backwards in time to trace when attacks started, to help police investigations."
How does it work? As Nominet representatives told BBC, their company responds to millions of requests each day by networks across the UK that want to know where certain ".uk" domains are located. Nominet owns and operates the gigantic servers that process and store that information.
Using the large amount of information about domains that they have amassed over the past couple of years, they can narrow down UK-based locations that attacks initiate from.
The Turing software tool originated as a way to monitor Internet traffic among .uk sites to spot trends, as well as to trace where spam emails were coming from. Company reps said as they traced large amounts of spam, they began to find more and more criminal activity, as many cyber crimes are spread through spam and phishing emails.
Eventually, through the use of Turing, Nominet was able to single out specific computers that were involved in criminal activity.
The company is now creating waves by using that information to assist in police investigations, as well as to help ISP (Internet service provider) companies spot computers on their networks that are part of "botnets," or networks of hijacked home computers.
"[Turing] makes it easier for users to spot a range of network threats and problems including botnets, latency, bugs and errors, malware, and man-in-the-middle cyber attacks," explained Computer Business Review.
“What this does is provide another tool to keep the Internet safe," said Nominet's CTO, Simon McCalla, in an interview with TechWorld. "It is an increasingly challenging thing to do. We need cutting-edge tools to combat threats.”
Turing is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds, experts say, as it fills a void in the cyber security world that was empty for a long time.
"One of the world's largest ISPs is already using our technology and it has also attracted the attention of some major corporations who see its potential for spotting vulnerabilities in what they thought were secure networks," Nominet CEO Russell Haworth told Computer Business Review.
In addition to helping with cyber security, TechWorld explained that Turing can also be used to help "clean" people's computers of unnecessary or bad data. For example, companies that manage large lists of subscriber emails can automate queries to Turing to help test emails to see if they are bad or fake, and remove them, freeing up storage space on their servers.
Turing can also help companies "decode" their traffic in order to better understand their customers, or where their traffic is coming from, explained DOMfinder.com.
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Japan Mega Solar Co., a company created by Japanese home renovator West Holdings Corp. (PINK: WSTHF), will invest around $1.3 billion in developing solar plants designed to take advantage of the country’s feed-in tariffs for renewable energy development.
The project calls for 250 plants with a combined capacity of around 500 megawatts. Japan Mega has already found interest from 12 investors, including Orix Corp. (NYSE: IX), JA Solar Holdings (NASDAQ: JASO), and LS Industrial Systems Co. (KRX: 010120) of South Korea, Bloomberg reports.
Under Japan’s new incentive program, utilities pay above-market rates to the developers of clean energy; this cost difference is passed on to the consumer in the form of surcharges. The feed-in tariff is set at a highly attractive rate of 42 yen per kilowatt-hour for 20 years, which is almost 3 times what industrial users pay for conventional electricity (as of the year ended this March).
“We will give priority to JA Solar and LS Industrial Systems” for solar panels to be used in the plants, [West Holdings Corp. Senior Managing Director Toshihisa] Nagashima said. The company may review the project depending on preferential rates set annually by the government for clean energy, he said.


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Windows Phone is still struggling to gain serious market share, but there's evidence that two related strategies could bear fruit: Get manufacturers to release low cost smartphones, and convert Android users to Windows Phone 8.
In the U.K., Windows Phone is already stealing Android users, and as a result, seeing dramatic growth. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech reports that Windows Phone market share there grew 240% from a year ago. In the three months leading up to January 2013, Windows Phone had more than 6% market share, up from 2.4% a year previous.
A lot of those new users switched from Android -- 17%, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Some 26% switched from Symbian, which should be no surprise, because the best-selling Windows Phone devices in the U.K. are made by Nokia, so plenty of Nokia owners are simply upgrading from older Nokia devices to newer ones. Only 6% switched from RIM and even less, a mere 2%, jumped from iOS. And 47% were first time buyers of smartphones.
Dominic Sunnebo, global consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, said that the number switching from Android was good news for Microsoft:
"Understanding the source of growth for the Windows platform is crucial to devise and implement the right marketing and sales strategy. The fact that nearly one in five new customers switched from an Android device should give Microsoft, and its partners, confidence that its OS has what it takes to bring the fight to more established platforms. As almost 30% of its customers switch from rival OS's, the worry that Microsoft will have to rely on attracting the dwindling pool of first time smartphone buyers to drive future growth is reduced."
Nokia, meanwhile, recognizes that it can't succeed with Windows Phone devices if it only targets the upper and middle end of the market. To gain serious market share, it's got to go low.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told reporters at a roundtable, according to AllThingsD:
"Yes, we do have to continue to broaden the Lumia There's definitely an opportunity to push to even lower price points."
Nokia has already targeted lower prices than it has traditionally for its Windows Phone lineup with the Lumia 520, which will be priced at $183 without a contract, and potentially free with a two-year contract.
Even lower-priced Nokia Windows Phones would allow Nokia to target emerging markets, as well as people who want inexpensive phones for no-contract cellular access. Right now, there are plenty of Android users with low-cost phones. So if the U.K. experience holds, Nokia has a chance to convert many of them to Windows Phone.
Still, it won't be easy for a dual strategy of low-cost devices and poaching Android users to succeed. Elop admitted about the struggle to make Nokia's Windows Phone strategy succeed:
"I think it has been very hard. The amount of effort to break through in retail has been harder than anyone estimated."
And not everyone is a believer in the low-cost Windows Phone 8 strategy. LG, which sells plenty of low-cost phones, has said that it has no current plans to sell Windows Phone 8 handsets, according to CNet, which quoted a LG representative as saying that there's simply been not enough demand:
"We want to give customers what they ask for...When there's a significant market for it, we will be on board."
Still, the big market share growth in the U.K., due in part to stealing from Android, and Nokia's plans for low-cost Windows Phone 8 devices shows that there may be a new strategy that could help Microsoft succeed in the smartphone market.


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Over 300 people crowded into a tent in Port Clinton Square on Sept. 22 for Fashion Show-Highland Park 2011, a professionally produced fashion show that showcased clothing available at downtown Highland Park stores.
Sponsored by the Downtown Highland Park Alliance and produced by Zzazz Productions, the event showcased clothing from a variety of downtown Highland Park merchants, including Bett's, Posh, E Street Denim and Saks Fifth Avenue.
"It was great for retailers," said North Shore Public Relations President Tony Schor. "It's really for them."
In addition to professional models, energetic music and an announcer narrating the show, the event included a special walk from Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering.
"I ended up buying it," Rotering said of the outfit she sported for the event. "I'm going to wear it to the next City Council meeting."
"It was perfect," she said, "Now you really see all the places to shop."
Gerber was also pleased with the applause her store's wardrobes received from the show's audience.
"People are already calling the store," she said, "Everything showed amazing."
Check out photos from the show above, then look below for a list of participating merchants.
Downtown Highland Park retailers that had their clothing and accessories being worn by models during the show include Bett’s/B2, Uncle Dan’s, Citywoods, Sunflower, Ooh-La-La, Posh Essentials, Francesca’s Collections, My Best Friend’s Closet, Over the Top, The Bootery, Chico’s, E Street Denim, Saks Fifth Avenue, Highland Park Furs, Eileen Fisher, The SHOP at Equinox, ISIS on the Shore, Pieces Gallery, ENAZ, Blue Rose Gift Gallery, Avant for Men, Just 4 Friends, Kenzy Gifts and Decor.


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Rule changes close off profits
China Mobile's changes to the rules governing its open platform for third-party companies providing value-added services such as ringtones and picture downloads have taken the edge off what was a money-making machine for companies such as Linktone and Hurray.
Copying the i-mode business model of NTT DoCoMo of Japan, China Mobile launched its Monternet platform to promote wireless data services in the first half of 2001.
Under the platform, third-party service providers offer content and services to mobile subscribers.
China Mobile, the country's dominant mobile-phone operator, charged a 15 per cent fee on revenues it collected on behalf of the providers, whose number has grown to about 2,000, according to an International Finance Corp report.
Portals such as Sina, Sohu.com and NetEase depended heavily on wireless services for revenue when the mainland internet was in its infancy. These services accounted for 63 per cent of Sina's sales in the 2004 fourth quarter.
China Mobile's move to improve user protection last summer was only the latest blow to revenue and profits of third-party providers.
In 2004, they were hit by regulator changes when the carrier acted to limit use of its platform by operators of internet pornography sites.
'Porn websites were billing their customers through the wireless value added service providers,' said Dick Wei, an analyst at JP Morgan.
Morgan Stanley said the first round of regulatory tightening caused a 33 per cent drop in the share prices of the top four wireless players. The second round prompted a drop of 57 per cent.
Partly due to regulatory risk, mobile value-added service providers such as Tom Online and Kongzhong are trading at discounts of 30 to 50 per cent in earnings multiples relative to online advertising firms such as Sina and Sohu, wrote Richard Ji, executive director of Morgan Stanley, in a recent report.
Kongzhong's market capitalisation is only about US$180 million, while its cash on hand is about US$115 million.


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Ret. Gen. James Mattis' ties to General Dynamics may raise conflict questions.
Blackstone's Steve Schwarzman will chair Trump's forum, which will feature CEOs of some of the largest U.S. companies.
Zenefits has racked up nine-figure losses that are eroding its store of cash, BuzzFeed reports.
Chanel warned that a train line through the flower fields near Grasse will threaten the production of Chanel No. 5.


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NEW YORK — International Business Machines Corp., the world's largest computer-maker, on Tuesday said first-quarter profit rose about 3 percent, as new Internet products and services failed to offset a drag on revenue from the Year 2000 computer transition.
The Armonk, N.Y., company reported net income rose to $1.52 billion, or 83 cents per share, compared with 1.47 billion, or 78 cents, a year earlier. Revenue fell 5 percent to $19.3 billion, from $20.3 billion.
Wall Street had expected earnings per share of 78 cents, according to the consensus of analysts surveyed by First Call/Thomson Financial.
Analysts had expected revenue to grow slightly as IBM customers were still recovering from the work they did to prepare their computers for the Year 2000 date change.
"This was a transitional quarter, as we expected, with Y2K lockdowns continuing until late in the quarter," Chairman and Chief Executive Louis Gerstner said in a statement. "We continue to believe 2000 will be a good year for IBM."
IBM pushed profit higher partly by slashing costs 6 percent. And the per-share profit benefited from the company's repurchase of $2.1 billion in outstanding shares during the recent quarter, which boosted the value of remaining stock.
The company released its results after the close of regular stock trading. Earlier, the stock closed at $111.50, down 38 cents, on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Intel Corp., the world's largest semiconductor company, said first-quarter net income rose 37 percent, including acquisition-related charges, and its results topped Wall Street expectations amid stronger-than-expected demand.
The chipmaker, based in Santa Clara, Calif., reported net income of $2.7 billion, or 78 cents a share, including acquisition-related charges, up from $2 billion, or 57 cents a share, a year earlier.
Excluding acquisition-related costs, Intel reported net income of $3.1 billion, or 88 cents a share, which included 17 cents a share from tax benefits. That put Intel's per-share earnings 2 cents ahead of Wall Street expectations, according to First Call.
Revenue rose to $8 billion from $7.1 billion in the year-earlier quarter, with PC sales stronger than expected this year in the traditionally sluggish period that follows the holiday shopping season. Revenue in the latest quarter was down 2 percent from the fourth quarter.
Intel also said it expects second-quarter revenue to come in about even with the first quarter and that product supply would continue to be tight in the second quarter.
America Online Inc., the nation's biggest Internet service provider, said net earnings in its fiscal third quarter rose 161 percent as the company logged robust growth in revenue from electronic commerce, advertising and on-line services.
AOL, soon to rank as one of the world's leading media companies with its acquisition of Time Warner Inc., posted net income excluding one-time items of $271 million, or 11 cents per diluted share, up from $104 million, or 4 cents per share, a year earlier.
Analysts were looking for the company to report a profit of 9 cents a share, according to First Call.
Revenue at the Dulles, Va., company rose 47 percent, to $1.8 billion.
Qualcomm Inc. beat expectations in its fiscal second quarter as the San Diego-based company reported strong sales of its mobile phone technology.
Qualcomm said net income totaled $199.7 million, or 25 cents per share, on revenue of $728 million, compared with a loss of $42.6 million, or 7 cents a share, on sales of $932 million in the year-earlier quarter.
Excluding one-time costs, earnings rose 44 percent, to 26 cents per share, from 18 cents per share a year earlier.
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Video game developer Spike Chunsoft announced at GDC 2017 that they’re launching their virtual reality game “Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial” for the PlayStation VR.
The game will arrive as a free download for PlayStation Plus members, ahead of the of the Playstation 4 release of “Danganronpa 1.2 Reload (ダンガンロンパ1・2 Reload)” which previously launched for the PS Vita back in 2013.
This virtual reality game is a tech demo that takes about ten minutes to complete. The player aims to uncover who was behind a murder in a class trial from the game “Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc”.
Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial launches on March 7th in the US and March 10th in Europe.


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As has been the case for well over a decade now, this fall promises to be busy and productive in more ways than one, as Apple is on the way to bring a host of product launches for users across the globe. If you are looking to buy an iPhone 13, it would serve you well to wait for a few weeks.
The reason? We are very likely to see the iPhone 14 lineup being unveiled and rolled out next month. The rolling out is very likely to be preceded by a launch event that Apple is aiming to hold on September 7, according to a Bloomberg report.
You would be able to pre-order the iPhone 14 starting September 9, and the first orders will arrive a week later on September 16.
The reason why this is more than just hearsay and speculation is that Bloomberg reports that several Apple retail employees have been told to “prepare for a major new product release on Sept. 16.” Considering the fact that the iPhone 14 is slated to be officially unveiled a week earlier, it would not be a stretch to say that the newest lineup of Apple’s flagship smartphones will be officially unveiled at that time.
The launch of the iPhone 14 will kick off a busy product season during the second half of the year. During those months, we are likely to see new models of Apple watches, along with several new versions of Macs and low-end iPads, rolling out by the end of the year.
The Apple Watch Series 8 and a revised Apple Watch SE are likely to be announced in the fall event in September, which will once again be streamed online and continue a trend that has picked pace since the start of the pandemic. We may also see the next generation of the AirPods Pro, which Apple is reportedly working on.
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Nonetheless, it will be the latest line of iPhones that will be the cynosure of every eye. At a time when fears of a recession have taken hold and tech stocks have taken a beating, the iPhone led sales and Apple’s performance in the previous quarter, accounting for almost half of the total quarterly revenue of $83 billion.
The iPhone 14 lineup will not come with a “mini” variant, instead, it will be replaced with a device with a 6.7-inch screen. While the standard model is said to look similar to the iPhone 13, lineup will reportedly feature a better camera. The standard model will retain the A15 chip from the iPhone 13, while the Pro version will get a relatively faster chipset in the A16 chip.
Additionally, the Pro model is said to come with a 48-megapixel wide-angle camera along with 12-megapixel ultrawide and telephoto sensors, along with a pill-shaped hole-punch cutout that will replace the notch.
Overall, the iPhone 14 lineup is said to have four models – a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 (the standard model), a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, and a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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The latest series of Apple Watches includes three models – the Series 8, a refreshed Apple Watch SE, and a new Pro version of the Apple Watch. The last one is said to come with a more rugged build and a larger display, along with new fitness tracking features and more battery life. The SE, on the other hand, will be a more affordable one and come with a faster chip, and the others are expected to be equipped with a sensor that detects body temperature and features for women’s health as well.


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FusionGarage, the company behind the much-hyped (and nearly equally reviled) JooJoo tablet scored some key legal victories in its fight against Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch.
Arrington’s suit, it seems, was tenuous at best, given the fact that TechCrunch and Fusion Garage never actually had a contract when they decided to go into business on what was then called the CrunchPad. Engadget’s Nilay Patel calls out the particularly legally suspect “misappropropriation of business ideas” claim.
A court in San Francisco ruled on the suit, which was originally filed in December of last year, dismissing all but that “breach of fiduciary duty” complaint. Writes Patel,
Fiduciary duty has always struck us as TechCrunch’s strongest argument, and the court’s now effectively ruled that Fusion Garage and TechCrunch were indeed involved in a joint business venture with legal obligations to protect each others’ interests. That’s not a bad position from which to proceed — although TechCrunch now has to prove that Fusion Garage actually violated its duty by releasing the Joojoo on its own, which is a whole new fight.
The germ of the JooJoo bagan in July of 2008, when Arrington announced his intentions to manufacturer and release a $200 Internet tablet, enlisting Singapore-based manufacturer FusionGarage to help bring the device to life. By November of last year, FusionGarage announced that it was no longer working with TechCrunch, rechristening the device the JooJoo.
After numerous delays and low pre-orders (around 90 total units in the first couple of months, according to paperwork filed in conjunction with the lawsuit), the device finally began shipping in March. The JooJoo has since been plagued by negative reviews from critics and professionals, particularly in light of the launch of Apple’s iPad.


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The vendors, who are represented by the Street Vendor Project of the advocacy group the Urban Justice Center, said at a press conference Wednesday outside the First Precinct station house that NYPD officers unfairly issued them tickets on Broadway May 17 and then confiscated their property.
"They said we were in bus stop, but we weren't," said Jhampa Dolma, who was granted political asylum from Tibet and has sold New York souvenirs on Broadway since 2005.
Dolma said she and her husband, Karma Dorjee, who is one of the plaintiffs in the federal civil rights lawsuit planned to be filed Wednesday, lost about $200 and many nights of sleep after their goods were seized.
A spokeswoman for the city's law department said the office will review the lawsuit as soon as it receives it.
The vendors are a controversial subject in SoHo, with many residents saying they clog sidewalks, leave behind garbage and violate city rules about where they can set up shop.
Urban Justice Center staff attorney Matthew Shapiro said the seven officers named in the lawsuit had no right to seize the goods of the food and merchandise vendors, who he said were fully licensed and in compliance with policies about how close vendors can set their carts and tables to doors and bus stops, and what size their carts can be.
“It is unfortunate that the NYPD resorted to illegally seizing property of hardworking street vendors who are trying to make an honest living to support their families,” Shapiro said. "The raid damaged their merchandise and left them humiliated."
Alassane Fall, a Senegalese immigrant who has sold cell phone accessories and other small electronics on Broadway for the past 12 years, said he has never been able to retrieve more than 100 pairs of sunglasses that were taken from him in the raid.
He added that being compensated for the approximately $250 that the sunglasses are worth is not the point.
"I'm really not looking for money. I'm looking for my rights," said Fall, who is one of the plaintiffs in the planned lawsuit.
A dollar amount to be sought by the vendors has not yet been determined, Shapiro said.
"We really just want the police to stop bothering the vendors."


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Playtech’s dedicated bingo subsidiary Virtue Fusion has renewed its supplier agreement with Mecca Bingo, a subsidiary of UK-listed gaming operator Rank Group.
The extension will see Virtue Fusion power Mecca Bingo's online and mobile offerings for an additional three years.
The companies have a long-standing relationship, with Rank becoming one of Virtue Fusion’s first customers in 2006.
Rank chairman and chief executive Ian Burke commented that Virtue Fusion has been an important partner for Mecca, adding that he was pleased the companies had been able to reach an agreement to further develop the relationship.
“Mecca were one of Virtue Fusion's first ever Bingo customers and the further re-signing of a marquee Bingo brand like this shows the strength of the partnership, in conjunction with the power of the Virtue Fusion bingo network, range of products and our future plans," Virtue Fusion chief operating officer Dan Philips added.
Mecca’s online offering has struggled in recent months, reflecting a wider downturn in the saturated UK online bingo market, with digital operating profit down 40 per cent in the company’s first half results, published in January.
The drop in profit was blamed on lower revenue, coupled with higher IT and promotional costs. Of the £29.8m earned over the six month period, 22 per cent was generated on mobile devices.


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HARRISBURG – Agriculture Secretary George Greig has asked hunters to donate deer meat to the “Hunters Sharing the Harvest” program, which distributes to Pennsylvania food banks, soup kitchens and pantries.
“Hunger affects more than 1.5 million Pennsylvanians in all corners of our state,” Greig said during an event to kick off the annual program at Diller’s Custom Deer Processing in Enola, Cumberland County. “By donating venison, hunters can help keep food on their neighbor’s tables this winter.”
Hunters can take their deer to one of more than 100 participating meat processors throughout the state. They can donate any amount of their venison to the program, from several pounds to the entire animal.
Any hunter donating an entire deer is asked to make a minimum $15 tax-deductible contribution to help cover processing costs. The program covers all remaining fees.
The Department of Agriculture, through the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program, contributes $1.25 per pound of donated venison to reimburse processors. The deer meat is processed into ground venison before it is distributed.
“Through ‘Hunters Sharing the Harvest,’ the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank is able to offer a high quality meat product that is highly desired by the families we serve,” Joe Arthur, executive director of the regional food bank said. “The donated venison is a great source of a low-fat, high protein meat product that is beneficial for a balanced diet.”
Pennsylvanians can also donate money to the Buck for the Pot campaign, which supports “Hunters Sharing the Harvest.”
To learn more about the program or to obtain a list of participating meat processors, visit www.sharedeer.org, or call toll-free 866-474-2141.


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We've played with virtual reality headsets for both PCs and gaming consoles, but the future of VR could be powered by nothing more than your humble smartphone. Irvine-based headset maker Oculus VR is reportedly teaming up with Samsung, in order to create immersive virtual reality experiences that you can take anywhere you want.
According to Cnet, the two tech titans are working on a new type of VR headset designed specifically for mobile devices. Neither Samsung nor Oculus have made an official comment, but the report claims that Samsung is currently in the stage of sending headset prototypes to developers.
This isn't the first time we've caught wind of Oculus going mobile; the company announced that it was working on an Android version of its headset last fall. While we haven't heard anything about an Android Oculus headset since then, the tech would be a natural fit for Samsung's Android-based line of Galaxy handsets.
An Oculus-Samsung partnership could be a big win for both parties. Oculus, a company largely focused on gaming, could gain a whole new base of mainstream consumers by offering a headset for anyone with a Samsung phone. By the same token, Samsung's Galaxy devices could be the first mobile phones to offer a robust virtual reality experience, which would help set the smartphone maker apart from rivals like Apple and HTC.
The company's new Galaxy S5 has a virtual tour mode for walking someone through a home using pictures; if the Oculus partnership happens, this can be done with genuine virtual reality.
Interstingly, this report comes just weeks after rumors that Samsung is set to launch a virtual reality headset dubbed the Samsung Gear VR. Expected to debut at IFA 2014 in Berlin, this device would likely use an internal AMOLED display and be powered by your Galaxy smartphone.
Sammobile got an exclusive look at the purported Gear VR app interface, which itself provides some hints at what the headset may look like. Based on the app's calibration menus, the Gear VR could pack a touchpad and back button on its right edge, and it looks like it will support hands-free interactivity via S Voice. There's also a see-through mode, which lets you look at the real world by long-pressing the back button.
If Gear VR is indeed part of this rumored Samsung-Oculus collaboration, it would be Oculus' first mainstream hardware release. The Oculus Rift, which currently sells for $360 as a development kit model, still has no launch window for its consumer version.
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Warren Buffett May Soon Become a Backdoor Cryptocurrency Investor-Strangely, Noted Crypto
Notably, legendary investors Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger despise the emerging crypto industry. The two, who are in charge of the sizable corporation Berkshire Hathaway, have made a number of public statements expressing their contempt and scepticism about Bitcoin and other cryptographic forms of payment.
The fact that Bitcoin doesn’t produce something instantly recognisable is one of the main reasons Buffett could live without it. Buffett has stated that, if given the opportunity, he would not purchase every single Bitcoin in existence for just $25. In the interim, Munger has expressed his fury against Bitcoin and other digital currencies, calling them “moronic and nasty.” Cryptocurrency, according to him, undermines the system of central banks.
However, in an intriguing twist, one of the companies in Berkshire Hathaway’s vast portfolio of stocks recently announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency. Assuming Berkshire keeps holding the shares, this would make the company indirect financial sponsors of a digital currency.
The Brazilian computerised bank Nu Possessions (NYSE: NU), which has significantly disrupted the Latin American financial market, attracted Berkshire Hathaway’s personal interest in the middle of 2021. The fintech bank offers conventional financial products with cheaper fees and streamlined computerised interactions to make it easier for Brazilians to enter the financial system. It has progressed and encouraged quick development. By the end of the second quarter of the year, Nu had more than 65 million customers and served 36% of the adult population of Brazil.
Nu opened up to the public just before the end of 2021, and Berkshire currently holds more than 107.1 million offers, or about a 2.3% interest in the company. Berkshire has invested in a major Brazilian organisation called Nu, and the economy of that nation seems to have a bright future.
In a recent public statement, Nu stated that it would launch its cryptocurrency, Aucoin, in the second half of 2023. The cryptocurrency will be supplied to clients for free and operated on the Polygon blockchain system. In order to “serve as the rationale for the establishment of a prominent awards programme in Brazil,” Aucoin’s goal is to.
“We are clearing the path for what is ahead. According to Fernando Czapski, senior manager for the project, “Aucoin is a better way to view client reliability and inspire continued commitment with Nubank products.” This project “is a step forward in our belief in the remarkable power of blockchain innovation and to democratise it much more, extending beyond the buy, trade, and support of cryptographic forms of money in the Nu application,” according to the project’s website.
Nu has progressed past being a bank that offered various loaning items and ledgers and has nurtured a multi-item stage to increase the likelihood that its clients would be drawn to it. At the moment, Nu provides its customers with online payment options, money management tools, and a shopping mall. It stands to reason that if you can persuade customers to expend more energy within the Nu biological system, they will inevitably make Nu their primary bank, which typically results in more productive customers who make greater use of the bank’s goods and services.
What did Warren Buffett say about cryptocurrency?
Buffett dislikes Bitcoin mostly because it doesn’t result in anything concrete. Buffett said that even if given the chance, he wouldn’t buy all of the Bitcoin in existence for just $25.
What crypto does Warren Buffett own?
Bitcoin is not a direct asset of Warren Buffett. He has made it known on several occasions that he thinks cryptocurrencies are useless and have no inherent value. However, he has indirect exposure to the asset because to his 2.3% holding in Nubank.
Is Buffett Buying crypto?
Buffett has amassed considerable wealth over the years, but he is just as well known for his investment philosophy and aphorisms as he is for his accomplishments.
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ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Costco Wholesale Corp. here said last week its margins are continuing to expand, and it believes it still has room for more margin improvement.
“We've been smart about how we can improve margins without doing the wrong things, and notwithstanding the fact we're constantly the most competitive out there, we feel pretty positive,” Richard Galanti, executive vice president and chief financial officer, told investors in a conference call discussing results for the recently ended fiscal year.
He said gross margins in each of the company's four core categories — food and sundries, fresh foods, hard lines and soft lines — were higher year-over-year in the fourth quarter by an average of 20 basis points, “and with core gross margin increases averaging 14 basis points in the third quarter, the trend has been good the last few quarters.”
Asked about inflation, Galanti said he anticipates “a heightened level of inflation” during the next few months because of increased prices in corn, wheat, proteins and sugar.
“While these high levels of inflation should subside a bit, we're still expecting some inflationary pressures, depending on the food items, over the next several months, but a little inflation net will be OK.”
For the year, which ended Aug. 29, Costco said net income rose 20% to $1.3 billion, while sales climbed 9.1% to $76.3 billion and companywide comparable-store sales, excluding gasoline, increased 7%.
For the 16-week fourth quarter, net income was $432 million, up 15.5%, while sales grew 7.8% to $23.6 billion and companywide comps, excluding gas, were up 6%.
Excluding gas, U.S. comps rose 4% for both the year and fourth quarter, while international comps rose 19% for the year and 14% for the quarter.
Galanti said fourth-quarter comps for food and sundries were up in the mid-single digits, while fresh foods were up a little over 5%.
During the call, Galanti said Costco plans to accelerate store expansion, with 29 net new locations scheduled to open in fiscal 2011, compared with 13 facilities that opened in the just-ended fiscal year.
Of the 29 new stores, 16 will be in the U.S. and 13 overseas. The company said it has already opened one new location — in San Diego — with seven more set to open before Nov. 21, the day the first quarter ends: single units in Landover, Md.; Atlanta; North Georgia; and Alberta; plus three Chicago units.
During the call, Galanti responded to questions on several topics, including:
On Costco's performance in Southern California: “If the average U.S. warehouse does $137 million annually, then the average in Southern California would be as low at $160 million, up to $250 million.
“But two years ago, when comps were healthy for the company, that region was always a little lower because the stores are more mature and there's more cannibalizing.
“Los Angeles has shown some relative strength in the last few quarters — it went from low to slightly negative comps at its trough in the last year and a half to a very slightly positive. But even though it has a plus sign in front of it, it's been tough to leverage those expenses. So while it's improving, it's certainly been our roughest region from an operating leverage standpoint.”
On plans to expand the company's online business: “It's a nice, profitable business — a nice chunk of business — but I think foreign expansion, given its profitability, is probably more important in the next two years.”
On plans to increase membership fees: “That [prospect] doesn't give us any concern because our renewal rates are so strong and our member loyalty is strong. That being said, we would wait awhile, given the economy. That doesn't mean forever, but we don't feel any pressure to increase fees. But over the course of the next few years, my guess is there's an increase.”
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Shopify posts strong revenue growth, adjusted profit
FILE PHOTO: Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc logo is shown on a computer screen in the illustration photo in Encinitas, California May 3, 2016.
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TORONTO: Shopify Inc posted a 72 percent increase in third-quarter revenue as the fast-growing Canadian retail software company reported an adjusted profit for the first time as a public company and increased its fourth quarter forecasts.The Ottawa-based company's net loss on an unadjusted basis was US$9.4 million, or 9 cents per share in the quarter, compared to a loss of US$9.1 million, or 11 cents per share, a year earlier.On an adjusted basis it made 5 cents a share.(Reporting by Alastair Sharp; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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SDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems, has expanded its Maintenance Support operations by 70% in the last twelve months, signalling a growing imperative for businesses to achieve maximum uptime of critical automated logistics processes.
Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems (ASRS)
An Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) refers to a variety of computer-controlled methods for automatically depositing and retrieving loads to and from defined storage locations within manufacturing, warehousing and distribution environments. They are compact machines that utilise the unused high level space of a plant or warehouse for the storage of products. Items can be placed in specific locations either on pallets, trays or hanging from bars and can be accessed very easily. They are used to automatically to retrieve and put away products and can operate within a very narrow high space.
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Jungheinrich has announced the introduction of two new storage and retrieval products to its comprehensive range of logistics systems.
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The Kardex Remstar Division, part of the Kardex Group, continues to strategically expand the OEM business it started in 2013. In future, Kardex Remstar will manufacture dynamic storage and retrieval systems for the intralogistics specialist Jungheinrich.
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SDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems, has commenced installation of a sophisticated sortation system for leading Turkish fashion retailer, Colin's Group.
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Vanderlande firmly believes that warehouse automation must be able to adapt to customers' changing business needs. Whether those needs apply to product range, storage capacity, delivery times, daily throughput or number of delivery points; Vanderlande offers flexible solutions.
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A North Staffordshire manufacturer has won its biggest ever contract, to supply three 38 person, seven floor goods-and-passenger lifts to a landmark new self-storage facility.
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Few high-bay facilities are as impressive as the new distribution centre operated by Alnatura Produktions-und Handels GmbH in Lorsch, Germany.
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Storage systems specialist, RediGroup, has experienced strong growth over the first two quarters of the current financial year with order intake up 26 per cent on the same period 12 months earlier.
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RediTechniX – part of the RediGroup group of specialist materials handling companies – has introduced an online advice portal that allows visitors to the company's website to have their automated pallet storage and retrieval systems-related questions answered by an industry expert.
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The new warehouse operated by the Inspire Community Trust in the London Borough of Bexley makes maximum use of available space with a mezzanine floor and shelving installed by storage specialist Romstor and a Mezz Lift goods lift designed and manufactured by Penny Hydraulics.


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But this year, for the first time in the 40-year history of Banned Books Week, writers and publishers face the threat of real book-banning. Strangely enough, the sponsors of Banned Books Week have nothing to say about it.
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For a healthy heart, eat more good foods
Published 5:30 am, Wednesday, June 5, 2002
If you're concerned about the condition of your ticker, here's a nutrition strategy worth trying: EAT your way to a healthy heart.
"There are many foods you should eat more of," said Bonnie Brost, registered dietitian and cardiac rehab specialist at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minn. "One of the most consistent findings in dietary research is that a high intake of fruits and vegetables lowers the risk of heart disease and stroke."
Brost's recommendations for heart health go well beyond the fruit bowl, though.
"Many of us need to include more of the 'good' fats -- the monounsaturated fats -- in our diet," she said.
Monounsaturated fats tend to increase levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol and decrease levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol. Nuts, seeds, canola oil and olive oil are among the best sources.
"Have one or two handfuls of nuts as a snack versus pretzels or potato chips; sauté lean meats, fish, chicken or vegetables in a small amount of canola or olive oil," suggests Brost.


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Transport Minister Norman Baker opens electric-vehicle rapid charger at Midlands printing company RCS
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced that it delivered the UKβs first privately-owned direct current (DC) rapid-charging station for electric vehicles. The charger was installed in Retford, Nottinghamshire, and will be officially opened today at 9:00 a.m. by Transport Minister, Norman Baker, underlining the UK governmentβs commitment to promoting ultra-low carbon transport.
The Terra 51 charger was recently installed at the offices of printing company RCS PLC in Retford, just 3 miles off the A1 that connects London and Edinburgh. RCS, a fast-growing company that aims to become the greenest producer in its industry, bought the charger with financial support from the Midlands Plugged-in Places (PiP) project, part of the UK governmentβs wider programme to develop EV charging infrastructures across the UK. The rapid-charge station is being used by RCS to recharge its electric fleet of sales and delivery vehicles, but will also be part of the Plugged-in Midlands public charging network.
"The adoption of electric mobility is a reality. All major car brands have either already introduced their electric car models or are planning a launch within the next 1 to 2 years. In the meantime, the rollout of charging infrastructure is accelerating across Europe. Fleet owners, utilities, service operators and car-OEMs are convinced of the need for DC rapid charging. The possibility to quickly recharge will help potential buyers overcome the hurdle of range anxiety. Thatβs why the UK needs DC charging β in addition to the existing AC infrastructure β to further drive electric mobility," said Hans Streng, Senior Vice President and General Manager of ABBβs Product Group EV Charging Infrastructure.
Rapid charging reduces electric-vehicle charging times from eight hours, using regular alternating current (AC), to as little as 15 to 30 minutes, which allows drivers to quickly recharge and keep driving. This will help alleviate concerns about the limited range of electric vehicles, thus providing a powerful incentive for potential buyers of electric cars. The rollout of a nationwide recharging infrastructure plays an integral part in the UK governmentβs drive to promote electric-mobility and reduce carbon emissions from road transport.
βWe know there is public appetite out there for plug-in vehicles and weβre doing everything possible to make them a real option for both motorists and industry,β said Mr Baker.
βThe installation of this charging station will not only make it easier and faster for electric-vehicle owners to recharge away from home, but demonstrates how our Plugged-in Places programme is helping to stimulate private investment in vital infrastructure. There is no doubt that low-carbon vehicles are here to stay, and we will continue to work with the industry to create a world-leading charging network that really reflects the needs of its users.β
βAt RCS we are passionate about the environment and have already invested in both renewable energy and our own fleet of electric vehicles,β said Michael Todd, RCS Managing Director. βThis new rapid charging point is the next step in our own environmental programme and, being so close to the A1, it provides a convenient addition to the UK charging infrastructure for motorists and companies that have embraced electric vehicles.β
βDC charging provides an exciting, fast complement to the AC charging infrastructure and through working with ABB weβve enabled RCS to create a UK first to help encourage electric-vehicle adoption. We believe that this successful implementation will spur other organisations, in both the public and private sector, to become part of the growing electric infrastructure that is powering change in the Midlands,β said Robert Evans, CEO of Cenex, which co-manages the Plugged-in Midlands project.
Since launching Europeβs first commercially operated rapid-charging station in the Netherlands in May 2010, ABB has delivered and installed many dozens of DC chargers and DC charging networks throughout the region. ABB recently won a tender offer to build a network of 200 rapid chargers throughout Estonia, which creates the worldβs first DC charging infrastructure with full nationwide coverage and represents Europeβs largest EV charging infrastructure contract to date.
The Terra 51 installed in Retford is a single-port charger, particularly suited to locations with regular traffic. ABBβs product portfolio also includes the multi-port Terra Base Station 100.2, which can charge up to two cars simultaneously and is ideal for locations that are expected to see an increase in electric-vehicle traffic over the next few years. All Terra systems come with a wide range of connectivity features, including remote maintenance, software updates and high availability levels. ABBβs connectivity suite is designed to support all existing and future connection standards such as CHAdeMO and the EU/U.S. charging standard within the same network.
All press materials, including further information on the DC rapid-charging station, FAQ and product data sheets, can be found on the Armitage Communications press centre. Further statements from Cenex and Nissan are also available.
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Is the full potential of the store associate being overlooked?
Written by Peter Wake, Founder and CEO, StorIQ
The vast majority of purchases still take place in stores, and over the last three years we’ve seen many retailers race to optimise their in-store customer-facing technologies, in order to engage shoppers and drive more sales. But is their investment paying off?
Not yet, if the Achieving Excellence in Retail Operations (AERO) 2016 study by AT Kearney is anything to go by. The analyst’s research found that the focus of in-store technology investment is being too heavily skewed towards consumer-facing tech, and might be behind the failure to realise returns on investment. As summarised by the AT Kearney consultants: “The retailers that are investing in technology successfully are using it to help store associates. It helps ease the burden of execution, also, as associates are incentivised to learn, adopt and implement new technology solutions it helps to boost productivity, sales and potentially their own commissions.”
When it comes to tech investment, store associates have been overwhelmingly overlooked – yet they are key to blending the digital/physical experiences of omnichannel shoppers. A new report by the British Retail Consortium has revealed that we are moving towards a world of ‘fewer but better’ jobs, where there will be a smaller volume of front-line staff, but they will be better equipped to improve operations and deliver exceptional customer service – providing retailers bring technology into their service model.
Mobile retail operations technology gives store associates the autonomy to work quicker and more effectively, as head office and area managers can set and monitor workflow easily, reducing time wasted by store teams on administration. This improves individual performance, but it also enables retailers’ entire store estate to increase productivity, as running communication and task management through a single platform creates the potential for sharing working practices and creating common customer experiences.
Enhancing employee productivity is just the start of a technology’s role in bricks and mortar. Store communication technology can include visual merchandising campaign management and image capturing capabilities, so that store staff can provide visual feedback to their area manager and visual merchandising teams. Technology is the most effective means to bridge the gap between marketing, visual merchandising teams and store operations. With in-store displays now expected to match the speed of online change, collaborative tools are key to helping store associates achieve a better and more accurate execution. Through software, staff and managers can contribute visuals to digital campaign management tools, allowing for easy feedback from head office – which greatly speeds up compliance and ensures a more unified brand experience for the consumer.
One important thing to bear in mind, though, is that technology alone will not create a better store experience – we can see this from AT Kearney’s statistics on current service levels. The store associate is the magic ingredient bringing digital and physical capabilities successfully together, and therefore thoroughly training staff and encouraging a positive attitude towards the use of technology is essential to ensure long-term success.
Retailers need to consider appointing technology ambassadors across their store network, and prioritise training programmes to ensure retail operations teams are using devices and software to help store associates reach their full potential. The good news is that three quarters of retailers are planning to make greater investments in training and labour, and it’s important that technology best practice features high on the agenda in these sessions.
Giving staff great functionality on a single platform will yield significant business benefits, as it will facilitate information sharing and skill swapping across the business, as well as improve the consistency and standards in in-store execution. Retail operations technology can also reduce the administrative burden placed on front-line staff, enabling them to spend more time with the customer.
So, if I could give one piece of advice to retailers wanting to safeguard their store’s role for the future, it would be to put the needs of the store associate first when prioritising technology investment. These are the people who have the power to make omnichannel retail an everyday reality – they just need the right tools in their hands.


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We had a flurry of possible dates in March on which Lightroom 6 was supposed to be released. Now, it seems the same thing is happening again this month.
I received another tip today that pegged April 15 as the release date for Lightrooom 6 per a second-hand industry source. Just a couple days ago, the release was pegged for April 21 via another supposed “leak.”
Until Lightroom 6 is officially out, however, we will have to continue to take these rumored releases with a grain of salt.
If you know something we don’t about the release of Lightroom 6, feel free to drop a line via the contact form.


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Mt. Prospect — The Village Board has given preliminary approval to Stimsonite Corp. to open a 250,000-square-foot plastics processing plant at 800 Biermann Ct.
Stimsonite, which has headquarters in Niles, makes highway safety equipment, such as the raised reflective markers found on many streets.
Thomas Rasch, a company official, said the Niles plant has outgrown its space and is looking to expand. It has proposed converting an old Mitsubishi facility at the Biermann Court location, and building a 60,000-square-foot addition within the next 10 years.


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LINCOLN–(KFOR Oct. 18)–Crime Stoppers this week features an assault that happened on August 22 near 17th and “L” Street, where the victim and suspect exchanged words.
Lincoln Police forensics technician Becky Keller told Lincoln’s Morning News on KFOR Wednesday the victim was punched in the face by another man.
“He had minor injuries. He was okay,” Keller said. “But he has some information about the guy, who believes goes by the nickname of ‘T.”
Keller says the suspect is described as having longer hair, possibly dreads, and a partially buzzed hairstyle. He also had tattoos on both arms.
Meanwhile, LPD is investigating theft at the Best Buy off of 70th and “O” from September 20th, where store officials say the suspect came into the store and stuffed 11 hard drives in his clothing before walking out. He walked out of the store and off camera so we weren’t able to locate a vehicle or any other identifying information.
If you have information on these cases, call Crime Stoppers at 402-475-3600 or visit lincolncrimestoppers.com.


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FLOODS: Drivers stuck in Tesco car park for four hours
4:00pm Tuesday 27th August 2013 in Echo News
DRIVERS have told of their shopping nightmare after being stuck in a supermarket car park for four hours due to flooding.
Long queues built up on Cranes Farm Road and Gardiners Lane South as cars were diverted, meaning Mayflower shoppers were unable to leave the car park.
Leona Murray-Green, 41, of Lynderswood, Basildon, spent four hours waiting to leave Tesco after popping in for her weekly food shop.
She said: “I knew the weather was bad, but Basildon doesn’t really suffer with flooding and we had no food in the house.
“As I turned into Gardiners Lane South, I saw the traffic at a standstill, but it was too late then and I couldn’t turn back. It was chaos with people trying to leave.
“People were saying it was like a disaster movie, but I can think of worse places to be stuck. I was planning to get my petrol after the shopping, so I had an empty tank. Some people sat in their cars trying to move for hours, but I couldn’t even do that, so I had to wait in the cafe until it cleared.
“I feel sorry for anyone who had little children with them, it was a nightmare. There were certainly a lot of frustrated and angry people, but it wasn’t anyone’s fault.”
The in-store cafe was so busy with stranded motorists wanting refreshments that staff had to restock the cafe with items from the supermarket shelves.
As the chaos kicked off at about 1.30pm, the Tesco team braved the wet weather to help direct traffic and handout sweets to fed-up drivers.
Duty manager, Kevin Merritt said: “We realised they were stuck there for the long haul, so we wanted to help the best we could.
“The team did a brilliant job and got out to the car park with tins of Quality Street and started directing a bit of traffic. The customers definitely appreciated it and it helped bring their moods up. We had quite a few phone calls thanking us.
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The Federal Trade Commission has given the green light to the sale of Moberly-based Orscheln Farm and Home to Tractor Supply Company. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based retailer announced Tuesday night that regulators had approved the $320 million, all-cash acquisition that the companies agreed to last year. The deal is expected to close Wednesday, but only 81 Orscheln locations will actually join the nation’s largest farm retailer.
As a condition for approval, TSC will have to sell 85 Orscheln locations. 73 locations, including Orscheln’s first store in Sedalia, will be sold to the Iowa-based Bomgaars chain. Tractor Supply Company will also sell the Orscheln Farm and Home corporate headquarters and distribution center to Bomgaars for $10 million before the end of next year. Buchheit will acquire the remaining 12, more than doubling their store count across Illinois and Missouri. 38 Orscheln locations in Missouri, including the flagship store in Moberly, will remain with Tractor Supply Company, bringing the company’s locations to over 2100.
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Cybersecurity expert Symantec is looking to cut down on its data center costs by moving some of its workload to Microsoft Azure. The deal between the two companies, which was revealed on Monday, would see Symantec delivering its Norton product line to its customers from Azure.
Microsoft announced that Symantec has already moved “105 critical consumer digital safety capabilities” to its data centers to provide support for services like advanced threat protection, reputation scoring, and security telemetry. The security firm is also utilizing Azure to keep track of its financial, security and operational metrics.
However, this extensive cloud migration will take time and extensive planning before it’s finalized. Moving the selected apps and data to Microsoft’s cloud servers will take about 18 months from its commencement last year to its expected completion on March 2018.
— Microsoft Azure (@Azure) October 16, 2017
This isn’t the first time that Microsoft and Symantec have worked together though. But this latest collaboration comes on the heels of Symantec’s view to adopt hybrid cloud policies to enhance performance and agility while lowering their operating costs.
Sheila Jordan, Symantec’s CIO and senior vice president, said that the cloud is crucial in their strategy to streamline operations, accelerate innovation and protect and empower their customers. She also added that Microsoft has been a reliable partner in ensuring their strategy’s success.
The Mountain View-based security software company’s decision to have Microsoft’s cloud facilities host its line of consumer security products is not only a major win for Azure but also a clear affirmation of the company’s data security capacities.
Symantec’s current plans will undoubtedly assist Microsoft and its partners to sell the cloud to large enterprises. A lot of companies are still laboring under the assumption that the cloud is less secure than in-house data centers. But having two major enterprises like Microsoft and Symantec standardizing their workloads on Azure would give other businesses the confidence to shift their own data and software over to the cloud.
Public cloud facilities like Azure or Amazon Web Services are composed of a large set of computer servers, networking apparatus and storage systems which are rented out to companies that do not want to run or expand their data centers. This is particularly useful to businesses with uneven workloads.
A lot of big companies, like Salesforce and Infor have already taken advantage of the cloud’s capabilities for about two years now. Hopefully, many more companies will follow them into the cloud.
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Canada Drives lands $10M in equity funding
Online car shopping and delivery platform Canada Drives said Thursday it has closed another $10 million (CAD) in equity funding from existing strategic investors. This follows a $40 million funding round in June from goeasy Ltd.
Canada Drives, which has expanded from British Columbia to Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan since launching its platform in 2020, said the new funding will help it expand its market count further.
“Since launching, we've built trust with thousands of Canadians who have sold and bought cars through Canada Drives. We continue to deliver best-in-class service with our transparent and streamlined offering, and remain the industry leader in the online auto-retailing space,” Canada Drives co-CEO Cody Green said in a news release.
“With these new funds, we now have our sights set on expanding further across the country to give Canadians coast-to-coast the ability to buy and sell their cars completely online,” Green said.
He added: “Our strategic partners have seen how quickly we reached per unit profitability earlier this year and the continued progress since then. We’re grateful to have strong strategic partners who understand our business and the scalability of our offering to Canadians.”


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ZTE has announced a new smartphone in the form of the Blade V2, the latest handset to join its Blade range of devices. While its specifications and design are unlikely to thrill many, its ultra-competitive price may.
ZTE is one of the rare Chinese companies that launches products in the United States, even if many of its devices still miss out. The giant of the Asian market is under threat from the likes of Xiaomi, Vivo, and Meizu. While ZTE may still be considered an outsider in western markets, in China it is the old dog fighting against young upstarts.
One thing you can be sure of when Apple releases a new iPhone is that plenty of copy devices will find their way to the market. This year with the iPhone 6 I have been surprised with how many devices look like Apple's handset, but come from major companies. We are used to small Chinese brands knocking off the iPhone, but giants like Lenovo (S90) tend to have their own solid designs.
Dual-SIM handsets that allow the user to have two networks loaded onto one device are pretty common, especially in emerging markets. However, dual SIM tablets have yet to really make their presence felt, with not many device springing to mind that have the feature (The Asus Fonepad 7). Chinese brand ZTE is changing that with a slate that it is developing with dual-SIM functionality.
ZTE and indeed other Chinese brands are looking for ways to get their devices more coverage in western markets, especially in the United States. However, the company is now releasing a handset in the US market in the form of the ZMAX, the newest phablet from the smartphone giant. The Chinese company has teamed up with popular US carrier T-Mobile and the ZMAX will be an exclusive on the Magenta Network.
While Huawei will be rolling out new products at IFA, fellow Chinese giant ZTE will not have a large presence at the Berlin based trade show. However, that does not mean the company has nothing to launch in the coming weeks, but instead ZTE will host a standalone press event in New York on September 16th.
Chinese manufacturer ZTE has announced a new smartphone today in the form of the Nubia 5s Mini LTE, a handset that will even get a roll out in the United States. The company is pushing this mid-range handset for its strong camera capabilities and is marketing it with a boast that it is the only sub $300 smartphone with a 13 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front facing snapper.
ZTE, like other Chinese brands does not enjoy a lot of market presence in areas outside of Asia. Sure, the company is there, but it is not in the spotlight, and for the most part Chinese devices are not given the big push by US carriers like other brands. However, if any carrier would break the mould it would be the Uncarrier!
The Chinese market operates like a separate entity from the rest of the world. If a smartphone is a hit in China then it has enough sales to get near the top of best seller charts, without even having to be released globally.
Smartphones from China suffer from the same reputation as other products from the country, namely most consumers in Western markets think they are merely cheap knock offs of leading flagships. However, that is very much the black market as the large Chinese companies actually make good smartphones in their own right, we are thinking the likes of Huawei and ZTE.


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Online retail giant Amazon is to offer one-off payments of up to £3,000 in order to attract staff in UK regions where there is high demand for labour.
The retailer will be hiring for approximately 20,000 roles in the UK during this festive season.
Concerns about worker shortages have already led other companies to raise concerns in advance of Christmas.
Amazon began offering a £1,000 signing-on bonus to recruit permanent staff in some regions in August.
As first reported in the Guardian, the company’s latest recruitment drive has included a £3,000 bonus for full-time workers at sites such as its Exeter warehouse, while in Peterborough, new temporary and permanent workers are offered a sign-up bonus of £1,500.
Pay for the temporary roles starts at a minimum of £10 per hour, rising to £11.10 in some parts of the UK.
- How can we make sure that there is enough?
- Amazon pays £492m in UK tax as sales hit £20.6bn
- Shops warn about Christmas delays and shortages
Delivery delays and waste have been a result of a shortage in workers across dozens of industries over the last few months. Next Fashion and Iceland supermarket are two examples of companies warning about possible disruptions before Christmas.
There have been many overseas workers who fled Britain during and after the pandemic. Some workers were also prevented from finding work by the furlough plan, which runs until this month.
Andrew Goodacre, the British Independent Retailers Association’s chief executive, stated that he is “concerned about the level of wage inflation as well as bonus payments being initiated by large corporations such Amazon”.
Goodacre said that seasonal workers were “proving difficult” during the “most critical time of the year for many small businesses.
Amazon’s actions will only make it more difficult for small businesses that simply can not afford these wages.
Mick Rix was the national representative of GMB trade union. He stated that Amazon had been a pandemic-profiteer and rake in huge sums during the Covid crises.
It is right for them to listen and guarantee that Amazon employees get a share of the enormous profits made by the company.
In September, the firm announced it had paid £492m in direct taxation last year as its sales rose 50% to £20.63bn amid a Covid-driven surge in demand.
Amazon was accused of having poor work conditions in both the UK (where it is second-largest employer) and the US (where it has been accused).
The Unite union opened a hotline to help Amazon workers in Britain, which was launched March. They also requested that Amazon give British workers greater rights to unionize and a bigger share of profits.
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- Jack Ma, founder of Chinese retail giant Alibaba, has recanted his promise to Donald Trump to create 1 million U.S. jobs.
- Ma’s statements come on the heels of a new round of tariffs from both the U.S. and China.
- Experts have said that Ma’s vow to create 1 million jobs linked to merchants selling their goods on the company’s platform within five years was lofty to begin with.
Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Chinese retail giant Alibaba, says the company no longer plans to create 1 million jobs in the United States in the wake of the ongoing trade conflict between the U.S. and China.
“The promise was made on the premise of friendly US-China partnership and rational trade relations,” Ma told Chinese news site Xinhua on Wednesday. “That premise no longer exists today, so our promise cannot be fulfilled.”
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The trade dispute between the United States and China could well expand into other areas given the significant “ammunition” the two countries have, the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Wednesday.


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Although Origin was never supposed to be a competitor to Steam, that seems like it might have been a bit of a Trojan ruse. Beginning in November EA's digital distribution platform will start selling third-party titles from the likes of THQ, Capcom, and Warner Bros.
"Since launch, we've had overwhelming support from both publishers and developers across the gaming industry, recognizing Origin as an opportunity to deliver more of their great content straight to consumers across the globe," says David DeMartini. Yes, but what about gamers? I don't think they've been to thrilled with Origin so far.


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Fall 2021 Hair Colors
It was a season of award and runway shows and jewelry designers busy in their studio all inspiring what you will want to wear from Spring into Fall 2021. As technicolor hair gets more and more socially acceptable, there are infinite options out there, making it even harder to decide what look to go with. That’s where we come in. We rounded up the Billie Eilish recently unveiled her new blonde hair. But she also had an ‘awful’ experience with a wig modeled after her old hair.
I recently had my hair highlighted a lighter blonde than normal, and I have a few hairs that look a little white or gray. I haven’t gone gray yet, and this does startle me when I see it in the mirror. Image: Google It’s a long-standing problem that dates back to the days of film: image processing tends to be tuned for lighter skin tones and not that of black and brown subjects. Google announced an
Google pledged to make their camera and photography algorithms better able to handle images of people of color. As the camera systems on smartphones drastically improve year by year, they still have one glaring issue, capturing and processing Black skin tones properly. During its I/O 2021 keynote, Google
Fall 2021 Hair Colors : The iPad Pro 2021 (12.9-inch) is the best iPad ever if you’re willing to splurge, thanks to its M1 chip, new mini-LED display and 5G connectivity. The iPad Pro 2021 (12.9-inch) redefines “peak tablet. Google wants to make mobile photography more inclusive, with more beautiful and accurate images of people of color. To that end, Google is teaming up with a diverse group of image experts to make the Following reviews of the new iMac being published yesterday, the first reviews of Apple’s newest M1 iPad Pro are here. In the reviews, we get a closer look at how the M1 chip takes advantage of iPadOS


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Since its inception in 2020, bitcoin has become a phenomenon that has moved many economic professionals and people to test the idea and potential of this new technology. Although not as well identified in the mainstream media, this cryptocurrency can be a fixture in globe economies and currency exchange marketplaces. With recent controversies, the world might be forced to change its attitude towards this new currency, but for the higher possibly.
The basic idea behind bitcoin is that there are computers which are tasked with maintaining a virtual ledger called the “blockchain” that records transactions from the currency. Transactions are usually signed up in blocks because the program functions to ensure there is no dual spending or double entry. Once the ledger is tampered with, it can end up damaging the value of an individual currency unit, which can then destroy the global economy.
Almost all traditional money services such as banking are more concerned with securing their accounts and controlling cash transactions and/or fraud. This has led to banks’ closure of balances which they experience might have been used for illegitimate purposes. But bitcoin is different because it functions like a common currency, offering economic providers in a way that is a lot more transparent and safe.
When it comes to money, the largest risk is needless to say the loss of the money. For this reason companies and people are willing to hold onto the amount of money being an investment. But with the advent of bitcoin, there’s a greater financial risk than previously. Without physical assets, the worthiness from the money is dependant on just how many units of the currency can be found entirely.
With full knowing of the monetary value of every unit, it is nearly impossible to generate large amounts of money. Because of this, the value of the bitcoin would need to fluctuate at an exceptionally high rate, which may drive the price of bitcoin into the stratosphere.
One reason individuals and companies aren’t currently taking into consideration entering the market is due to the large amount of initial capital required to begin to attempt to permeate the marketplace. Although large financial institutions like banks have a tremendous quantity of capital to invest, the prospect of reduction due to bad administration can be massive possibly. Also, many cannot be certain that this new method of generating cash will continue to operate for the foreseeable future.
Some cyber safety experts anticipate that banks only will be hacked, which may mean the increased loss of all their clients’ funds. Other specialists believe that a failing of this kind or kind would destabilize the bank operating system worldwide, which could result in a large economic shock that would guide to an internationally depression likely.
At this point, it is difficult to make a decision on whether the global economic recession could cause the collapse of the currency, or if it might sustain itself through this event. Although the price of inflation will undoubtedly decrease simply because even more systems from the money are manufactured, it really is improbable that you will see a speedy upsurge in the amount of units from the currency. There is the probability that if the currency is growing also, then the nationwide government of a country could begin issuing even more digital currency.
One may also note that hyperinflation could occur if the value from the currency were to jump so much that the government loses control over the distribution from the units of the currency. Also, if it’s probable for this type of scenario to occur even, it is quite unlikely to happen. Lots of people assume that the price of bitcoin will crash a lot that it will end up devaluing the currency, and this may happen eventually.
After years of study and development, this new currency may have found a whole new economy which makes it unique from the others. If you’re skeptical of the hype concerning this new currency, you should think about carrying out some extensive analysis on it to see what others have to state. In today’s climate, the proper sort of information can have a big impact on your choice making processes.
The fact of the matter is that it is very unlikely that the currency will ever disappear from your physical world. As long as people are willing to utilize it to transact and market, and when governments off keep their hands, it will be close to for quite some time.
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Rainy weather didn't put a damper on the start of strawberry season in Middle Tennessee.
The Nashville Farmers' Market hosted the 4th annual Strawberry Jubilee Saturday.
More than 100 vendors were on hand to sell more than 8,000 quarts of strawberries. Visitors also enjoyed live music and cooking demonstrations.
Thousands of people were expected to stop by throughout the day. Vendors said it’s a great way to start the summer season.
“It’s just great to get people excited to kick it off, have people coming through here,” said Sasha Reed, of Green Door Gourmet. “Strawberries are a wonderful treat, to have fresh ones. It is nice to have the excitement for the season.”
Strawberry season will continue for about six weeks.