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Anheuser-Busch, which has been needling MillerCoors in a marketing campaign the rival brewer says is false and deceptive, must not declare on future packaging that its beer contains “no corn syrup,” a judge ordered Wednesday.
The ruling marks another victory for MillerCoors in its contention that Anheuser-Busch has tried intentionally to mislead consumers into thinking they are drinking corn syrup when they down a Miller Lite or Coors Light.
Now playing out in federal court, the fracas began unfolding during the 2019 Super Bowl, when Anheuser-Busch launched a multi-million-dollar marketing effort humorously cloaked in medieval imagery and suggesting that the MillerCoors brews, unlike Bud Light, contain corn syrup.
MillerCoors sued in March in U.S. District Court in Madison, alleging that the ads were false and part of a plot to play on the concerns of some consumers about corn syrup to frighten drinkers of Miller Lite and Coors Light into dumping their customary brews in favor of Bud Light.
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MillerCoors argued that it uses corn syrup as a fermentation aid, but that it turns to alcohol in the final product. Further, the company said, the ordinary corn syrup it uses in the brewing process is different from the high-fructose corn syrup found in soft drinks and regarded by some people as a health risk.
In May, U.S. District Judge William Conley issued a preliminary injunction temporarily barring Anheuser-Busch from using the words corn syrup in ads and on social media without providing more context. The firm, for example, is not to describe corn syrup as an ingredient “in” the finished MillerCoors products. Nor is it to say that Bud Light contains “100% less corn syrup.”
On Wednesday, the judge extended the preliminary ban to Anheuser-Busch’s packaging. He ruled that after the brewer exhausts the stock of packaging it had on hand as of June 6 – about 70 million packages worth roughly $28 million – it must no longer use the “no corn syrup” phrase or icon on its packaging.
Conley also described Anheuser-Busch’s marketing efforts as misleading. That description came as the judge, in his order, noted that while the packaging in question doesn’t specifically mention Miller Lite or Coors Light, it should be viewed in the context of the full advertising campaign.
With Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors Light representing almost 100% of light beer sales, a reasonable jury could find that “a substantial segment of consumers would infer that Bud Light’s principal competitors contain corn syrup, especially after a $100 million dollar television and print campaign misleadingly suggesting the same thing,” Conley said.
“Today’s ruling is another victory for MillerCoors, but more importantly it is another victory for the American public against deceptive advertising like Bud Light’s,” MillerCoors CEO Gavin Hattersley said in a statement. “Bud Light’s campaign was bad for the public, bad for the industry and against the law. With this ruling, we are holding Bud Light accountable for its actions, and we will keep holding their feet to the fire every time they intentionally mislead the American public.”
Anheuser-Busch, meanwhile, signaled that it would continue to press its case.
“Bud Light is brewed with no corn syrup – plain and simple,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “We look forward to defending our right to inform beer drinkers of this fact at trial and on appeal. MillerCoors is resisting consumer demands for transparency in the ingredients used to brew its beers, but those demands are here to stay. We will continue leading this movement in the beer industry.”
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A QLD high school student’s idea to supply fresh produce to regional and rural towns has picked up substantial tech innovation prize.
Seventeen-year-old, Digby Dunbar’s Mad Greens business idea earned him $3000 in prizes at HACKCQ, held in Emerald last month by the Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC) and River City Labs.
The year 11 Marist College student pitched his concept of growing micro greens, and eventually fruits and vegetables, under controlled conditions inside shipping containers.
The produce could then be sold on to local eateries and food stores.
Mr Dunbar said he was very excited to win because it meant a huge step in the right direction toward his goal of becoming a future farmer.
“Participating in HACKCQ was great. There were so many brilliant-minded people who I learned so much from and the mentors were absolutely wonderful, they helped me out a lot,” he said.
“Digby blew away the mentors - and everyone else in the room - with the passion and research that he’d put into his pitch,” CHDC acting general manager Sophie McMaster said.
“He’s come up with a fantastic idea and it’s clear that he has the talent and determination to bring it to reality.”
More than 30 people attended HACKCQ, the youngest being 11 years old.
Mr Dunbar, who lives with his family on a property near Emerald, has already arranged to sell his produce to an Emerald restaurant and hopes to eventually take his concept to a franchise level for other areas.
“In a lot of regional towns, their greens have had up to five days’ travel but with shipping containers based locally, they could have produce that’s only been harvested hours earlier,” he said.
Anyone interested in supporting Digby Dunbar’s business plan can contact him on 0402 560 663 or email@example.com.
Second place went to Jorunn Lorenzen’s team, who came up with the idea of Newsley – a one-stop, online regional news platform run by the people, for the people. The prize was a $1500 voucher partly donated by Bentleys accounting and business advisory firm.
“It was such a thrill to have locals from all walks of life working together to unearth and explore so many amazing business ideas,” Ms McMaster said.
“Our great team of mentors were also fantasic in sharing their knowledge and really inspiring and motivating the participants.”
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Sony has been able to draw on its 3D experience from the movie world when bringing the technology to its PS3 games console — something that the company hyped upped during its E3 2010 keynote. They thought it was the ideal time to show off some of its upcoming 3-D games, which is thought to be the hottest update to the PlayStation 3 yet. We do wonder – is PS3 3D gaming the future?
Ben Fritz from LA Times said in his article that Sony handed out 3D glasses to those who attended their Keynote speech so that they could show to them a demonstration of Killzone 3, Gran Turismo 5, Tron: Evolution and other PS3 titles all in 3-D.
Sony is taking a huge gamble with this technology but hopes that the future of the PS3 games console will be 3D — this will certainly be helped along the range of Sony LED 3D TVs that they now have on sale. It is this mix of the two that could get the PlayStation 3 out of third place and increase sales in the games console market.
Neither Microsoft nor Nintendo have any plans to offer 3D gaming, maybe because they do not have another arm to its business like Sony does to draw from.
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Rachel Bilson is said to be “devastated” after some of her designer clothing and jewellery was stolen from her LA home.
The former OC star’s mum apparently discovered some of her stuff was missing while Rachel was away in Canada, reports People.com.
A source said: “They stole all her designer labels – shoes, clothes, bags… she collected a lot of vintage shoes, she’s a size five, and they took them all.”
The insider went on: “Fashion is her passion. She’s devastated.”
Some jewellery handed down to the 27-year-old by her grandmother was also taken.
A spokesperson for the Waiting For Forever actress has reportedly confirmed the incident.


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River Island’s appointment of Will Kernan as chief executive struck an unexpected note last week.
The business is owned by the Lewis family, having been founded by Bernard Lewis, and is famously private. Its current chief executive is Bernard’s nephew Ben, its current chair is his son Clive.
Kernan is not the retailer’s first external chief executive. Richard Bradbury, who ran the business from 2008 to 2010, spent 20 years at the business and was formerly its womenswear managing director before becoming chief executive.
However, he was promoted to the chief executive position after Leonard Lewis, Bernard’s son, who came up with the name River Island, suffered a serious accident.
Ben Lewis took over the business from Bradbury and has run it ever since. He is well regarded and, the business says, had planned to stand down for a while.
“Succession has been carefully planned over time,” a company spokesman said. “Ben Lewis has led the business for nearly a decade and always planned to step aside at this time. The company has identified an excellent successor in Will, who has the right skills and experience to lead the company in this next chapter.”
Investment and identity
In recent years, Ben Lewis has ploughed money into technology, investing in AI and opening a Shoreditch tech hub with the stated aim of becoming “a leading tech company as well as a leading retailer”.
As etailers continue to kill off many of its contemporaries, River Island has managed to hold its own in comparison to some of its unfortunate rivals.
Sales were flat in the year to December 30, 2017 (the most recent figures available), though operating profits shrank by more than a third as a result of investment in a multichannel, tech-driven strategy in a bid to keep up with “evolving consumer habits and expectations”.
“The Lewis family have been vastly more prudent than the majority of retailers in their expansion and have a lot of freeholds”
While River Island’s investment in stores and technology has helped to maintain its brand and customer appeal, as a legacy retailer it is still vulnerable to the same structural changes that have adversely affected less healthy rivals.
“This market is very, very crowded,” says Richard Hyman. “It’s the Topshop sector, although Topshop’s performance has faltered far more than River Island has – but River Island has faltered.
“If you look at the body language of the store, they have lost some confidence about what and where they are – although you could say that about almost everyone in that segment.”
“The online game has changed everything, particularly with the River Island core customer demographic,” maintains one industry observer.
“Most importantly, the underlying retail economic model has been completely destroyed from the supply chain right through to the margin accounting model. It’s just too difficult to make money any more when the competition doesn’t have to pay rents, business rates and store staff. Or even for stock to fill stores.”
While the conditions may look a little bleak, River Island actually has a lot more flexibility than many others in the market.
Its private ownership means it is not beholden to stakeholders or quarterly updates and can take a longer-term view. If profits diminish due to heavy investment or poor conditions, it is of much less concern.
That does not preclude the possibility of the business being recalibrated under Kernan, though any changes will be within the strategy set by the Lewis family.
“I don’t think we will see anything really radical,” says Hyman. “Maybe they would want to shed some stores. They have been vastly more prudent than the majority of retailers in their expansion and have a lot of freeholds.
“We will continue to see a capacity to invest in the top line and we will not see knee-jerk cost cutting.”
Kernan was most recently at online cycling specialist Wiggle, where he was chief executive. Before that, he was chief executive of The White Company between 2012 and 2017, prior to which he was at New Look as chief operating officer.
He spent 13 years at New Look, working his way up through the ranks and had cut his teeth at Burton Group and Arcadia in finance roles.
He arrives at River Island at a time when those “evolving consumer habits” are changing ever faster and, no matter how impressive a chief executive’s track record sounds, management will encounter significant structural challenges as consumer spending on fashion continues to decline and legacy retailers lose market share.
“You need to take different decisions, but that requires companywide transformation. Kernan will need to get the business to think differently”
Michael Ross, Dynamic Action
Investing in technology on its own will not be enough. For a business like River Island to thrive among the Boohoos and Missguideds of this world, it will need to change how it thinks, argues technology specialist Dynamic Action co-founder Michael Ross.
“You see a lot of businesses investing in tech and then making the same decisions with the same logic and the same people as before. But you need to look at decision re-engineering – how to use technology to make decisions differently.
“You need to take different decisions, but that requires companywide transformation. [Kernan] will need to get the business to think differently. Leadership and being able to set a vision for what a data-driven business looks like is key.”
Most businesses, Ross explains, are managed by averages at an aggregated level.
“This made sense in a world where blunt actions were good enough, and an experienced manager could look at an average outcome and have the right intuition of whether you needed to pull a lever a little bit more or less,” he says.
But as retail becomes increasingly digitalised, businesses can now begin to rethink their decision making and operate at a more granular level by looking at individual customers, products and stores and even how a certain item performs in-store or how a customer behaves in a flagship store compared with a smaller store.
“Digitisation creates new data, new opportunities for insight and also the ability to automate actions, and the combination of these factors allows a business to rethink the efficiency, frequency, granularity and logic of core decisions,” Ross says.
Retailers could apply this thinking to digital marketing or to its budgets by moving from digital marketing budgets calculated on a cost per online order basis to a customer lifetime value basis, or by moving away from separate marketing, markdown and promotion budgets to a single pot of money that’s used to invest in personalised prices.
Headed for a sale?
Kernan is well regarded in the sector, having increased sales every year at The White Company despite a tough market and having successfully engineered Wiggle’s takeover of rival Chain Reaction.
His reputation signals that he will be up to the task of any ‘re-engineering’ of how River Island thinks.
“He is a talented guy and a very good creative and strategic thinker,” affirms Hyman. “Getting a fresh perspective is really important. Ben will have been taken round stores from when he was toddler, the Lewis view will be in his DNA – it’s human nature.
“They know that the end beckons for traditional retail. They are very smart, those Lewises”
“A lot of his thinking will be rooted in that. Someone to come in and really evaluate and challenge is exactly what they need. The Lewises know the business has to run faster.”
While Kernan has had success in the businesses he has run, his experience working with private equity may also have piqued the Lewis family’s interest.
The family has seen the continuing disruption of legacy fashion retailers – especially in River Island’s core young fashion market – and peers such as New Look and Arcadia have both been through the mill. Might the Lewis family, who have a variety of investments other than River Island, ultimately choose to sell the retailer?
One industry source thinks so. “The Lewis family wanting to sell is the only way this appointment makes sense,” he argues.
While Ben Lewis is recognised as having done a good job helming the business over the past decade, he does not have experience of deals.
This could explain why the family has chosen to hire external talent. Kernan has worked with Apax, Permira and Bridgepoint, and has excellent private equity connections as well as a financial background.
River Island is in a good state for an eventual sale to a private equity or trade player. Unlike some fashion retailers, the family has invested in stores, head office and technology; consequently, the business is still an attractive proposition.
The source believes it would make sense for the Lewis family to exit the business while it is a healthy player in a declining market.
“They know that the end beckons for traditional retail,” he argues. “They are very smart, those Lewises.”


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A new report from Environmental Defence Canada finds that pledges from automakers to drive an EV revolution are at odds with their continued hard-sell of fossil-driven SUVs in Canada.
“The car companies are talking a big game, filled with new promises of a cavalcade of electric cars, trucks, and SUVs that’s just around the corner. But Canadians should take these claims with a big grain of salt,” Programs Director Keith Brooks said in a release. He pointed to GM and Ford, with plans to deliver 300,000 EVs by 2026 in North America, while their output of fossil-fuelled SUVs and trucks will hit five million over that period.
And the larger the fossil-burning vehicle, the higher the emissions.
“Transportation is the second-largest source of emissions in Canada, second only to oil and gas extraction. And it’s a sector in which emissions have been steadily rising for decades even while vehicle fuel efficiency has been steadily improving,” said Brooks.
Noting that 80% of passenger vehicles sold today in Canada are SUVs and light trucks (and only 1.6% of them electric), Environmental Defence says that sales activity has added “about 18 million additional tonnes of carbon emissions” to the global atmosphere since 2010.
Meanwhile, automakers’ advertising budgets remain skewed in favour of fossil-fuelled models, the report states. EVs remain very thin on the ground in dealer lots, and automakers still “lobby against climate policy, including any policy that would force them to sell more EVs.”
What’s needed to counteract this “duplicity,” the organization says, is government intervention in the form of “carrot and stick”–style policy to encourage automakers to walk their talk on EVs while making it easier for Canadians to purchase one. Among the report’s recommendations: new taxes on fossil-fuelled vehicles to fund EV purchasing incentives, and “a strict zero-emission vehicle standard to require car companies to sell an increasing percentage of electric cars,” reaching 100% EV sales by 2035 “at the latest.”


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From November 2012 to December 2013, over $400,000 worth of designer Tory Burch merchandise was stolen and sold on eBay.
Allegedly, The perpetrators were the man who was supposed to deliver the products to stores, Gewan Ramtahal, and his friend Debbie Caricola, who auctioned the items on the website.
The 36-year-old truck driver would take his loads not to the authorized stores, but to Caricola’s new home in Kannapolis, N.C. where she then listed over 1,500 products at discount prices. She would share a percentage of the profit with Ramtahal.
Both were caught in 2013 and both pleaded not guilty. They were freed on $250,000 bond but didn’t get off too easy. Ramtahal was denied working for the transportation industry and Caricola was banned from using the internet for any purchases until the case was over.
Recently, they have now both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit interstate theft and Ramtahal pleaded guilty to interstate and cargo theft. Though they are both free on bond, in January they will face prison time for their crimes.
Authorities reclaimed over $200,000 from their bank accounts as well as a number of purses, shoes, wallets and other items.


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Namco Bandai Games America has announced that the newest addition to the Power Rangers video game series will be available in North and Latin America this fall.
Featuring the newest iteration of the Saban Brands property–Power Rangers Megaforce–the side-scrolling video game will be available for Nintendo 3DS.
The game will be based on the Nickelodeon TV series, and will allow fans to play as their favorite Power Ranger and use the device’s camera to take a picture and watch themselves morph into their favorite Megaforce Ranger.
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In Normandy, with a 3D printer, students produce prosthetic hands2016/07/21
With a 3D printer, you can print pistols, pancakes, clothing ... Students from Caen (Calvados) preferred to create prosthetic hands for the disabled.
"The 3D printer, it's magic," is still surprised Anselme, a student at the Institute of business administration (IAE) in Caen (Calvados). In their mentored project of Master 1, Anselm and three other comrades, Jeanne, Thomas and Maxime have embarked on the creation of prosthetic hands 3D printed
It is Thomas who discovered this project with the E-nable Association says Anselme-Normandie news. At first, we impressed hands FabLab, a digital studio in the House of research and imagination of Caen. But, as it takes 30 hours to print a hand, it was complicated to book 3D printer
The four students, aged 22 to 24 years, then bought their own 3D printer with the help of the association of former students of IAE, for an amount of 580 euros. "We put some money in our pocket," added Anselm. They create their first hand plastic in early 2016 using the 3D drawings e-nable association. "We then went to present our hand prosthesis E-nable in Paris in February 2016 and we are now the" makers "of 3D hands," says the student Caen.
3D printers hand prostheses are not as developed as medical prostheses. The fingers are not independent, these prostheses function as pliers. But they cost less. "We can estimate the cost of a prosthetic hand made in 3D at 50 euros against several thousand euros for medical implants. And those that we create are free, "says Anselm.
The 3D printer in humanitarian service
It is now possible to use different materials in 3D printers. We use plastic rolls, but it is possible to use the metal to make weapons such as concrete for house construction and even living cells! Enumerates Anselm. We can manufacture almost anything. But the four students of the IAE prefer to put the 3D printer to humanitarian service. "We expect our first beneficiaries," says Anselm. According to the E-nable association, fifty French might need prosthetic hands.


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The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has unearthed a scam in which a businessman had been producing and selling petroleum jelly laced with cannabis powder to some women in as a hair growth cream in Chipata district of Eastern province.
The suspect, identified as Samson Tembo, 26, a businessman of Plot 2125 Mosque Extension in Chipata had been arrested and charged with trafficking in twenty-nine balls of loose cannabis and 26 x 25-gram jars of petroleum jelly laced with cannabis powder contrary to the laws of Zambia.
DEC Public Relations Officer, Theresa Katongo cautioned members of the public against the use of psychotropic substances, particularly cannabis as a cosmetic or hair growth agent.
She said that the unlawful use and manufacture of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance carry stiff penalties in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Chapter 96 of the Laws of Zambia.
Meanwhile, the Commission in Lusaka had also arrested two Nigerian nationals for trafficking in various drugs.
The two suspects are identified as Arinze Obi, 36, a businessman of Mtendere compound and Chinonso Abakwam, 30, a businessman of Kamwala South, arrested and jointly charged for trafficking in compressed cannabis weighing 18 kilograms as well as two sachets and 163 tablets of Methylphenidate.
Ms. Katongo stated that all the suspects are currently in Police custody and will appear in court soon.


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Ford Begins Deliveries of the F-150 Lightning to Customers
The demand for the debut model of the Ford F-150 Lightning was so high that the automaker had to close the books for orders on the 2022 model. So much that prospective customers will need to sign on to a waitlist to guarantee a Lightning of their own. Even fleet companies are in line for the EV truck, hoping to get their own specific variant.
Now after many months, Ford has finally begun shipping the electric pickup truck to customers throughout the U.S.
Ford CEO Jim Farley even shared some videos to his Twitter account of F-150 Lightnings being loaded onto transport trucks and trains.
Excitement for the F-150 Lightning has been so high that Ford has had to double production in order to fulfill orders. As the 2022 model is completely sold-out, production for the 2023 model is expected to begin as early as August, and leave production by October 10th. So future customers can hope to get their names on the order books before it too, could potentially be sold-out as well.
According to the automaker, both the Lariat and base model Pro trims consist of a majority of the Lightning orders. Especially since the Pro has an MSRP beginning at $39,874, so the affordability factor only adds to its attractiveness.


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In a snarky tweet promoting its original holiday film A Christmas Prince, the streaming giant asked, "The 58 people who've watched A Christmas Prince every day for the past 18 days: Who hurt you?"
While some laughed along with the company, many called it out for being "creepy" and Big Brother-like.
Still, it doesn't seem as if the criticism is affecting Netflix, as its Twitter bio simply reads "Christmas Prince."
While the company could be promoting its Hallmark-style holiday rom-com, it's also likely that the film title is acting as a cheeky jab toward those upset with its initial tweet.
On Tuesday, the company issued an official statement defending itself.
"The privacy of our members' viewing is important to us. This information represents overall viewing trends, not the personal viewing information of specific, identified individuals," Netflix said in an official statement.
While most Netflix customers must know that the company tracks viewing patterns and habits, the backlash on social media likely stems from the fact that the company publicly shared some of that viewing information.
Still, Netflix doesn't seem bothered by the criticism, as streaming numbers have most likely gone up for A Christmas Prince since the tweet went out on Sunday.


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Imps in £6.8bn move for rival
Imperial Tobacco is attempting to smoke out Spanish rival Altadis with a £7.6bn offer, but could face immediate competition from private-equity house KKR.
Shares in the UK's second-biggest cigarette maker soared 148p to 2188p today, putting it at the top of the FTSE 100 leader board, after the approach was confirmed.
The cash offer from the maker of Embassy and Lambert & Butler values Altadis, which owns Gauloises, at €45 a share. Shares in Altadis were at first suspended, then re-opened, on the Madrid stock exchange at €46.40, suggesting investors expect a higher bid.
Imperial, which had a friendly merger proposal rejected by Altadis last week, is likely to face rival bids from the private equity sector. with KKR strongly mooted.
Altadis has been seen as a takeover target for some time, much to its irritation. It earlier dismissed rumours of a bid from Imperial as groundless, and insisted it was seeking to buy other businesses, not sell itself.
Imperial said in a brief statement that talks were at an early stage with 'no certainty that this approach will lead to an offer being made'.
If this deal goes ahead it would create a £20bn giant that would be one of largest global players in the sector. There has been a rush of deals lately, partly driven by the need to cut costs as anti-smoking legislation comes into place in more and more countries.
Last month, Imperial Tobacco paid £974m for US cigarette maker Commonwealth Brands.
Altadis makes more than one trillion cigarettes each year, making it second only to the China National Tobacco Corporation in terms of production levels.
British American Tobacco recently ruled itself out of a bid for Altadis, arguing that listed cigarette makers are overpriced. However, it is pondering a £500m offer for Tekel, Turkey's state-owned tobacco company. Last December Japan Tobacco agreed to buy Silk Cut maker Gallaher for £9.6bn.
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Android and Windows Phone handsets will both soon feature a "kill switch"
Microsoft also announced today, its plan to build a "kill switch" into Windows Phone 8.1. Microsoft’s Vice President for U.S. Government Affairs, Fred Humphries, said that the company would add theft-deterrence capabilities to its Windows Phone 8.1 powered models, through a software update. This update would also be sent out to Lumia models made by Nokia prior to Microsoft's acquisition of the firm's Devices and Services division.
When Apple added its Activation Lock to the Find My iPhone application last year, it turned the latter into a kill switch. The results were seen immediately. According to the Secure Our Smartphones Initiative, in the first five months of 2014, robberies involving the Apple iPhone dropped 19%. In San Francisco, 38% fewer iPhones were grabbed during the same time period. In London, 24% fewer Apple iPhones were stolen in the first five months of the year
You can't argue with the statistics, which is probably why Google and Microsoft both decided to join Apple in making smartphones less desirable for criminals to steal.
1. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10208; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Please since smartphone theft is still a big issue. People "find" phones and sell them on Facebook and Craigslist for quick money.
2. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10208; Member since: 14 May 2012)
30 seconds on Facebook and this is what I find. Relax PA, it isn't spam.
6. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Long overdue. A kill switch is not rocket science. Even Apple can release the function in iOS. It isn't hard to do. The manufacturers just weren't motivated to include a kill switch, 'cause they made more sales of phones as replacements for stolen phones.
10. Aploine (Posts: 369; Member since: 24 Oct 2013)
Goverment didn't ask ME. Nor will bring my phone back. And even with it, I have to PROVE to insurance that the phone has been stolen. ROOT
3. tigermcm (Posts: 836; Member since: 02 Sep 2009)
Soon means next couple of months i read multiple articles saying by mid 2015
4. Vexify (banned) (Posts: 570; Member since: 16 Jun 2014)
A quarter after Activation Lock was introduced by Apple, iPhone theft dropped 40% in London, as well as being reduced in other cities. Id love for this to happen with Android. If I cant have MY Nexus 5, NOBODY CAN >:D !
5. chocowii (Posts: 396; Member since: 30 Jan 2014)
This could come in handy. Please add self destruct too! Lol!
7. FingerMyApple (unregistered)
nice catch up lol :)
9. Dee79 (Posts: 178; Member since: 19 Jun 2014)
Thiefs will steal the phone and sell the expensive screens on ebay, job done
11. LAFN (Posts: 52; Member since: 19 Jul 2009)
Or hold a gun to your head and force you to unlock it before they steal it.
12. -box- (Posts: 3984; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
Surprise, an article about Microsoft and google that alan found a way to turn into pro-apple. Yeesh.
Windows Phones have sort of had a kill switch from day one: All the user has to do is go to windowsphone.com, login, and they can find, lock, and erase the phone remotely. Granted not the full on "kill switch" coming soon, but pretty good nonetheless.
13. TheMan (Posts: 448; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
"Can't argue with the statistics"? Of course one can!
I'd agree that the ability to remote brick the phone (assuming it's yours to brick) is a deterrent to theft, but I have to wonder aloud how much of the year-over-year theft reduction is due to other known factors, including increased popularity of alternative platforms, increased vigilance by the public, and new tactics by law enforcement, such as sting operations in SF.
15. DBounce (Posts: 141; Member since: 26 Apr 2014)
This is great, think of how kill switches deter crime. Kill switches could go on cars, boats, guns, businesses and houses. I think people should be fitted with them also. After all, it's people that commit the crimes. We would all be so much safer. I for one can't wait. Bring it!


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As part of its investigation into whether chain drug stores with higher than usual sales of prescription painkillers are actually feeding those drugs to the black market, the DEA has served administrative inspection warrants at six Walgreens stores and one of the chain’s warehouses, all in Florida.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the investigation is currently on a regulatory measure and not yet an indication that the searched stores are involved in any criminal activity. However, the DEA could choose to bar these pharmacies from distributing controlled substances. If the warehouse is no longer allowed to handle controlled drugs, that could have a wider impact, affecting stores that are not currently involved in the investigation.
The DEA has already blocked two CVS pharmacies in Florida from selling controlled substances.


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The Eminence Kids Foundation expanded its United States impact to Charleston, South Carolina. Eminence Kids is donating two large boxes of organic produce each week via Green Lite Organics to a Charleston-area, long-term care facility. This new partnership was made possible by the fundraising efforts of spa leader, and Charleston resident, Monica Helmstetter. Helmstetter, a triathlete and event director for Spatec North America, coined #spaspushinglimits, which links to posts encouraging spa professionals to train for challenging fitness competitions while fundraising for esteemed charities. The team of #spaspushinglimits athletes competed in the Victoria Half Ironman in June o 2017, with all proceeds benefiting Eminence Kids, totaling over $10,000.


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It is the beginning of the new month and Google will soon be releasing the November security patch for its Google Pixel and Nexus devices. However, Android OEMs such as Samsung, who have a long list of Android devices to update are still catching up with the October security update for Galaxy S6 Edge+.The latest Samsung firmware update for the premium range device is currently rolling out in the continental Europe. Apart from bringing up the security level of the device to 1 October 2016, the update brings some optimizations and bug fixes from Google and Samsung as well.The firmware version for the October security update for Galaxy S6 Edge+ brings up the firmware version of the device to XXU3BPJ3. Since the latest OTA update for the curved-edge phablet seems to be incremental, users can expect to receive the update in the coming week.While the international variants will be updated first, carried-tied devices will probably take some more time before the update becomes available for them. Moreover, you can manually check for the latest update by heading over to Settings->About phone->Software update->Check for updates.Are you among the Galaxy S6 Edge+ users expecting the latest October security patch to hit your device? Do let us know what other apparent changes that you can notice apart from the latest update from Samsung.
What's my model number?
There are several ways to locate your model number:
- Option 1
- On your device, go to Settings, then "About device" and scroll down to "Model number"
- Option 2
- Often times you can view the model number inside the device, by removing the battery
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Citing slow demand for the operating system on client PCs over the last several quarters, a Dell spokesman said the PC maker chose to stop preinstalling RedHat Linux on desktop and notebook models.
The move was not unexpected. Dell executives have suggested that the operating system has more potential for workstations and servers. The desktop decision was largely a financial one, influenced by the slow PC market, said Dell spokesman David Graves.
Dell has not bid goodbye to the operating system altogether. The Texas-based PC maker continues to offer workstation and server models with RedHat preinstalled. The company recently began installing the latest version of RedHat, version 7.1. In addition, Dell will likely continue to offer RedHat Linux to larger customers who wish to custom-configure desktop PCs or notebooks with the operating system.
Despite an initial splash last year, and efforts by groups such as Gnome to build graphical user interfaces to run on top of Linux, it has been difficult for the operating system to get a foot in the door of the desktop market, said RedHat spokesperson Melissa London.
"With Linux, the productivity suites just aren't there," London said. As a result, she added, "you're fighting a pretty big uphill battle" to establish the operating system on the desktop.
"Not that we're not trying, but obviously the biggest growth is on the server," she said.
Other PC makers, such as IBM, continue to offer Linux preloaded on certain models such as the ThinkPad notebooks. However, they report that the majority of business is on the server side.
Dell says it will keep an eye on demand for Linux on the desktop.
"If things change, and there's an upswing in demand on the client side, we're open to going back to it," Graves said. Linux "has been very successful on the server side."
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Google Play might be getting the lion's share of the app downloads, but Apple's app store is still way ahead on revenue.
While many smartphone apps might be rather trivial, they're an important element in making consumers loyal to one mobile platform.
Apple's app store has had a long headstart on Google Play, but the Android store has overtaken on downloads and has recently been getting closer on revenue too. This matters because developers will naturally favour the operating system that offers them the best return.
In what app market data company App Annie described as "following a familiar script", Google Play downloads continued to accelerate ahead of iOS downloads in the second quarter of 2015 according to its data, thanks to smartphone ownership growth in emerging markets.
Google Play's worldwide downloads in the quarter were roughly 85 percent higher than those on the iOS App Store -- significantly up from the 70 percent gap in the first quarter of this year.
Emerging markets including Brazil, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines underpinned the growth in Android downloads, on the back of an influx of "inexpensive yet capable" Android devices. But App Annie noted that as smartphone penetration remains below 30 percent there remains significant room for growth, which bodes well for Google Play's long-term growth prospects.
But while Android's Google Play may have more downloads, Apple's app store generates more revenue: App Annie estimates it at 70 percent higher (as in the first quarter), as Apple grabs more of the big-spending premium market.
Much of this is apparently being fuelled by Apple's success in selling handsets in China, which is having positive impact on app downloads too: "iOS developers are reaping the benefits already", said App Annie, as China saw the biggest quarterly sequential gain in revenue share in the second quarter.
The quarter also saw strong growth in video streaming apps, driven by increased interest in the US and China.
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According to the Javelin Security 2013 Identity Fraud Report, tablet users are 80% more likely to be victims of identity fraud than all consumers. We already discussed the result of this report indicating that 1 in 4 data breach notifications are leading to fraud (so pay attention when you get one!), but the report also indicates that 9.6% of tablet users are likely to be identity fraud victims vs 5.3% of all consumers.
According to the report, cybercriminals are targeting software vulnerabilities in tablets as well as using malware, phishing and unsecured WiFi connections to steal sensitive information.
As discussed in this analysis by PrirvateWifi, tablets don't yet offer the same security features as laptops:
"Over half of tablet users in the United States say tablets are their favorite devices, according to Adobe data. But what users don’t understand is that, while tablets can do more than smartphones – making them a better choice for laptop replacement – they’re not any more secure than smartphones. Yet a 2011 Harris Interactive survey revealed that nearly one out of every two tablet users transmits sensitive information – including credit card, personal, financial, and proprietary business information."
Further complicating the problem, only 5% of tablets and smartphones have any security software installed. Given that tablet owners are, on the whole, more affluent and often spend more when shopping online, tablets have become a hot target for cybercriminals.
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NEW DELHI, May 16 (Bernama) -- The import of soyabean oil is likely tosurge following downward revision in the tariff value on edible oils,effected on Wednesday.
Soyabean oil has had the maximum decline of US$63 a tonne from US$600 atonne to US$537 a tonne - and it is estimated that about 150,000 tonnes ofsoyabean oil will arrive this month and a similar quantity next month,according to a Mumbai-datelined report in the financial daily, the HinduBusiness Line.
India imported 110,000 tonnes of soyabean oil in April, according toearlier reports.
As soyabean tariff value has been brought down by US$63 a tonne, soyabeanoil importers would stand to gain about US$28 a tonne, or over Rs.1,300 atonne (45 percent duty on US$63).
The impact on palm oil imports remain to be seen.
Tariff value on crude palm oil has been brought down by US$42 (from US$432to US$390), on RBD palm oil by US$34 (from US$460 to 426), on RBD palmolein by US$36 (from US$470 to US$434) and crude palm olein by US$39 (fromUS$454 to US$415).
Tariff value is the fixed base price at which import duty is levied onpalm oils and soya oils, which is determined by international rates andnot on price at which the deals are transacted.
This is to prevent under-invoicing by importers. Traders have beenreported as saying that the lowering of the tariff value will make importscheaper, but purchases will only be as per the demand and domesticproduction.
The paper quoted reports in Mumbai saying that Malaysian prices might firmup by US$10-20 a tonne.
However, in the local market, the report said palm olein rates dropped byRs.9 to Rs.381 (US$4) per 10 kg trading lot, while groundnut oil wassteady at Rs.552 per 10 kg.
For May, the projected edible oil arrivals are over 500,000 tonnes, ofwhich one-third will comprise of palm group of oils.
Oil year imports ending October 2003 are projected to breach the fivemillion tonnes mark and set a new record.


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Image: Zhiwu “Drew” Wang (at left) and Ph.D. student Xueyao “Kira” Zhang in Wang’s lab in the Human and Agricultural Biosciences Building I, where the applied research on bioplastics is conducted. Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia Tech.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $9.5 million in sustainable bioproduct manufacturing in the United States. Three projects will receive funding through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Bioproduct Pilot Program, which supports the development of value-added products from agricultural commodities. Each of the projects proposes lower-cost, sustainable alternatives to conventional products, from bioplastics made from food waste to biobinders for renewable roads made using swine manure.
USDA’s investment, funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, underpins efforts to develop circular bio-economies, where agricultural resources are harvested, consumed, and regenerated sustainably.
According to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, “Adopting a more circular economy ensures that wealth and other economic benefits in the form of jobs and other opportunities are created, and stay, in rural communities. We must support and incentivize practices like these, because it is what consumers want and what farmers, and our planet, need.”
The three funding awardees are:
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, for a project to convert food waste into biodegradable, PHA-based bioplastics that can be used for consumer plastics, including flexible and rigid packaging and containers for food and beverages.
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, for plans to convert swine manure and other organic feedstocks into biobinders for asphalt that increase the quality of recycled asphalt pavements.
- Soylei Innovations, of Ames, Iowa, for an initiative designed to transform high oleic soybean oil into thermoplastic rubber for pavements, which has the potential to extend repair longevity for existing surfaces.


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Among the current patterns in the USA and global economy is going eco-friendly. Whether it’s a grocery, health and wellness or garments shop, there are numerous businesses that are attempting to cash in on the motion of being environmentally-friendly. This change in the market can also be discovered in elegance items.
For years, the typical American lady has actually been using various products on their skin and in their hair without understanding what’s in fact inside of those goods that try to make you look like the next Heidi Klum, Gisele Bundchen or Scarlett Johansson. Recently, the market has been exposed and has actually made women customers reconsider prior to putting on a loads approximately health and wellness and appeal items prior to leaving the house in the early morning.
Considering that cosmetics are managed in different ways from food and also drugs by the Fda, a selection of active ingredients as well as aspects do not have to be authorized. Essentially, it is up to the producer of such a product to decide if the cosmetic is safe or harmful.
In 2011, the Environmental Working Team released a checklist of cosmetics having chemicals that are related to hazardous health and wellness dangers. The findings were based on info released by the federal government, the companies and scientific endeavors.
The listing includes foundations that contain an active ingredient called oxybenzone, a cause of inflammation or allergic reaction; powders with retinyl paltimate that has actually been linked to cancers cells; blushes taken into consideration to be human health hazards as well as may even be hazardous to immune and also respiratory systems over an extended period of time; and also nail polishes that have toluene, dibutyl phthalate, and also formaldehyde as well as can be the reasons for impaired breathing and also the reasons for birth defects as well as cancers.
Due to customer concerns and also asks for these chemicals to be removed from appeal items, there has actually been an expanding demand in all-natural and natural cosmetics. Without a doubt, appeal professionals claim these are much better for you, your skin, your wellness and the environment.
Although it could be costly to instantly change a woman’s charm regimen, some professionals claim there should be a gradual shift in the direction of all-natural items due to the fact that, according to Trevor Steyn, founder of home-grown skin care hero, Esse, “there are new chemicals though, man-made chemicals, that we have no systems to manage as well as exposure to these can cause lasting health and wellness threats.”
Cosmetic drug store Diane Eales told Women24.com that the best item to start with is an all-natural cleanser due to the fact that “it doesn’t remove the skin of its all-natural oils and then as you complete your other items replace them with products with all-natural ingredients.”
Organizations are alerting consumers to be careful regarding brand names that identify their items as “natural.” The Soil Organization in collaboration with three other global organic establishments have created COSMOS, a team that is developing international natural requirements for beauty and cosmetic products.
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Harley-Davidson reported a lower than expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, hit by declining sales in the United States, its biggest market, as its loyal baby boomer customers age, sending its shares down nearly 6 per cent.
Harley's loud, bulky and expensive cruising bikes preferred by baby boomers have not clicked with millennials, as many of them spend on paying off home, car and student loans.
The company, whose bikes can cost upwards of $28,000, last year unveiled a plan to introduce cheaper, nimbler motorcycles to woo the younger riders.
Harley is also investing to develop electric motorcycles and will launch its first motorbike without the traditional clutch and gear-shift controls by autumn this year.
Last summer, The National reported that the American manufacturer had announced its first electric motorcycle, the LiveWire.
The LiveWire is due to be on sale initially in North America and Europe, and will be made at Harley's plant in York, Pennsylvania.
The bike arrives off the back of Project LiveWire, an electric prototype model created in 2014.
The firm described the LiveWire as the first in a range of "no-clutch, twist-and-go" electric two-wheelers that will be followed by additional electric models "through 2022".
Harley also announced a new 500cc to 1250cc "middleweight platform" of petrol-powered motorcycles, which will be kicked off by the Pan America 1250, the 1250cc Custom and the 975cc Streetfighter, with a mooted 2020 launch date.
On Tuesday, it said it expects to ship 217,000 to 222,000 motorcycles in 2019, its lowest in eight years.
Analysts on average were expecting 2019 shipments of 228,190 motorcycles, according to research firm Consensus Metrix.
Harley's US retail motorcycle sales, or sales by dealers to customers, fell 10.1 per cent in the fourth quarter ended December 31, more than the 8.3 per cent decline expected by analysts.
The company's total global retail sales were down 6.7 per cent.
Harley said it earned 17 cents per share in the quarter. Analysts had expected the company to report earnings of 28 cents per share, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
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Whole Foods Market Inc. on Wednesday reported a mixed-bag of financial results for the first quarter, noting that overall sales of $4.83 billion were up 3.3 percent from the same period a year earlier, while adjusted earnings were 46 cents per share, beating analysts' estimate of 40 cents.
Whole Foods (Nasdaq: WFM) reported profit of $157 million for the three months ended Jan. 17., down about 6 percent from the year-earlier period.
It has been a tough 12 months for the Austin organic grocery company, as competitors such as Kroger Co., Trader Joe's Co. and Costo Wholesale Corp. moved further into the organic and natural foods sector. Whole Foods closed Wednesday at $28.87 per share, close to its 52-week low of $28.07 per share.
The quarterly report contained contrasting takeaways for same-store sales, an important indicator for retail companies: They were down 1.8 percent in the last quarter but two-year comparable store sales were up 2.9 percent.
For the 2016 fiscal year, the company predicts same-store sales to decline 2 percent or remain flat.
While the company's shares saw some gains late Wednesday in after-hours trading, the shares ended up basically flat on Thursday, closing at $28.93, up 6 cents in heavy volume.
Whole Foods expects overall sales to grow 3-5 percent this year as it opens 30 more stores, including three of its downsized 365 by Whole Foods locations in California, Oregon and Washington state. It has also announced plans for a 365 store in Cedar Park. The company said it recently signed six new leases: for one Whole Foods Market and five 365 by Whole Foods stores in Claremont, Concord and Los Alamitos, California; Gainesville, Florida; and Evergreen Park, Illinois.
Whole Foods is the largest publicly traded company based in the Austin area with 91,000 employees worldwide.
Will Anderson coordinates digital coverage of business news and coverages a wide variety of topics, from consumer goods to health care.


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Quick Response Code (QR Code) is increasingly being used as one of the digital payment methods in Indonesia. In view of this, Bank Indonesia (BI) plans to issue a regulation related to standardization of QR Code payment in the country.
Bank Indonesia, the country’s central bank recently announced a relaxation of the loan-to-value (LTV) and financing-to-value (FTV) ratios in the real estate sector. The move, which will come into effect from August 1, 2018, will reduce the down payment obligations of property buyers.
Bank Indonesia (BI), the country’s central bank recently raised its key interest rate for the second time within a span of just two weeks. The move is seen as an attempt to arrest the volatility of the Rupiah, the country’s currency as well as to prevent the outflow of capital from the archipelagic nation.
Singapore has launched a new financial technology (FinTech) Fast Track initiative that provides an expedited patent application-to-grant process for financial technology innovations. Read more in our latest Regulatory Brief.
Myanmar Special Commodity Tax, Thailand VAT, and Indonesia Luxury Sales Tax – ASEAN Regulatory Brief
In this week’s ASEAN Regulatory Brief, we highlight Myanmar’s Special Commodity Tax exemptions for emeralds and diamonds, discuss Thailand’s reduced VAT rate extension, and focus on Indonesia’s proposed luxury tax cuts for sedans.
Laos Investment Incentives, Brunei Halal Certification, and Myanmar Livestock Exports – ASEAN Regulatory Brief
In this week’s ASEAN Regulatory Brief, we highlight Laos’ incentives for tourism sector investors, discuss Brunei’s latest Halal regulations, and focus on the lifting of the livestock export ban in Myanmar.
In this week’s ASEAN Regulatory Brief, we analyze Malaysia’s latest GST waiver for certain goods and services, discuss Thailand’s new decree to regulate foreign workers, and highlight the ten priority FDI sectors identified by Myanmar for preferential treatment.
Myanmar Trade Liberalization, Thailand Excise Tax, and Cambodia Fintech Sector Regulations – ASEAN Regulatory Brief
In this week’s ASEAN Regulatory Brief, we focus on Myanmar’s recent decision to open several new sectors to trading by foreign companies, discuss Thailand’s new excise tax rates for electric vehicles, and highlight Cambodia’s new regulations for its fintech sector.
Malaysia Tourism Tax, Thailand Land Windfall Levy, and Philippines Excise Tax – ASEAN Regulatory Brief
In this week’s ASEAN Regulatory Brief, we focus on Malaysia’s incoming tourism tax, discuss Thailand’s proposed land windfall levy, and highlight Philippines’ upcoming excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.


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Urgent Appeal to Premier on GE Alfalfa
On Wednesday, April 6th, the new OCO board sent an urgent request to Premier Wynne, Minister Leal and Minister Murray (Environment and Climate Change) to appeal to the federal government to de-register GE Alfalfa. Reports that a limited amount of GE alfalfa seed was sold this spring by Forage Genetics International in Eastern Canada prompted the letter. The letter highlights the important role that alfalfa plays in organic dairy and livestock production, not to mention its use as a cover crop in mixed operations. The letter also highlights the risk to the alfalfa and forage export industry, which stands to lose its markets in China and the US. The letter was endorsed by the Canadian Organic Trade Association, the Canadian Organic Growers, the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario and the National Farmers Union of Ontario. We encourage OCO members to send their own letters to the Premier and Ministers using the following link: email@example.com.


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Texas utility learns customers payment kiosks were compromised
TIO Networks Corp. has informed the Brownsville, Texas public utilities board that customer information from bill payment kiosks at the BPUB administration building may have been compromised, according to the Brownsville Herald.
TIO Networks Corp., which was purchased by PayPal earlier this year, notified BPUB on Nov. 27 that 800 of its customers' information was vulnerable.
Customers who made payments with an electronic check at the BPUB administration building are at risk of having their information compromised. Those who paid via cash, credit cards or debit cards at a kiosk were not affected.
Customers can call (956) 983-6121.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Florida will receive $23.6 million of CARES Act funding to aid the state's commercial fishing and aquaculture industries.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the allocation of $300 million in federal assistance for fisheries provided by the CARES Act stimulus package, of which Florida will receive 7.86 percent.
These funds will be available for coastal and marine fishery participants negatively affected by COVID–19.
Ranked among the top U.S. states for fresh seafood production with over 400 commercial aquaculture operations, Florida's commercial fishing operations supply 84 percent of the nation's grouper, pompano, mullet, stone crab, pink shrimp, spiny lobster, and Spanish Mackerel.
Both the commercial fishing and seafood products industries in Florida provide more than 13,000 jobs and have added-value contributions of over $730 million.
"Florida aquaculture producers have been heavily impacted by COVID-19," said Portia Sapp, the director of Aquaculture for FDACS. "The aquaculture industry is incredibly thankful to federal leaders for including the industry in the CARES stimulus package and allocating much-needed relief alongside Florida's commercial fishing industry. This funding is critical to help the industry continue to provide fresh, domestic seafood products to consumers during this difficult time and into the future."
NOAA Fisheries will use this allocation to disburse funds that address direct or indirect fishery-related losses as well as subsistence, cultural, or ceremonial impacts related to COVID-19.


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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge less than a month ago. And already, we’re coming across reports of a new variant of this handset known as the Galaxy S6 Duos.
Usually with dual SIM phones, there’s a nano SIM card slot on one end and a micro SIM card slot on the other. But here, Samsung has gone with two nan0 SIM card slots, which is a decent addition.
Nothing much is clear from this image apart from the fact that it has a dual nano SIM card slot, so we’re not really sure if there will be any difference in terms of appearance.
The smartphone is said to be packing a 5.1 inch Quad HD display, an Exynos 7420 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 16/64/128GB of storage variants, a 16-megapixel camera on the back, a 5-megapixel front camera, Android 5.0 Lollipop and a 2,550 mAh battery.
Given the popularity and demand of dual SIM phones in Asian markets, it is likely that the smartphone will be limited to those markets.


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YKK AP America Earns 2014 Hanley Wood Brand Builder Award
Company receives Platinum Award for Best Social Marketing Campaign
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 2014) – Hanley Wood, the premier information, media, event, and strategic marketing services company serving the residential, commercial design and construction industries, is pleased to announce that YKK AP America has received a 2014 Brand Builder Award in the Best Social Marketing Campaign category.
The Brand Builder Awards recognize the most innovative and effective marketing campaigns throughout the commercial and residential design and construction industries. More than 50 companies submitted entries in 22 categories, ranging from traditional advertising campaigns to social and mobile marketing strategies to lead generation programs.
“We are pleased to honor YKK AP as a Platinum winner in the Best Social Marketing Campaign of our Brand Builder Awards,” said Peter Goldstone, CEO of Hanley Wood. “Their adoption of distinctive, modern approaches to marketing, and the results of their work, offer great insight into the leadership and innovation within their company. We congratulate YKK AP for this achievement.”
Entries for the 2014 Brand Builder Awards were reviewed by a jury of experts in all areas of marketing and rated them based on a pre-determined set of criteria. The criteria may be reviewed online at www.brandbuilderawards.com.
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Glass Magazine announced the winners of the 2021 Glass Magazine Awards. The prestigious glass and metal industry awards program honors companies in 14 categories, and this year’s winners present a remarkable industry that is still innovating, still growing and still building. “This year’s winners show why glass is the best material choice for performance, strength, […]
YKK AP Presents 2021 Core Values Awards Winners
At YKK AP, our core values are at the heart of our business. Each year, we present the Core Values Awards to employees who live out our values daily – building experience to create success, being a person of trust, integrity, and respect, and insistence on quality in everything they do. This year, we are […]
YKK AP America Inc. Raises Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
New minimum wage is effective beginning this Labor Day, Sept. 6 AUSTELL, Ga. (Aug. 30, 2021) – YKK AP America Inc. (YKK AP), a leading manufacturer of award-winning commercial facade systems and residential doors and windows, today announced it will raise its minimum starting wage to $15 an hour. The change will be effective beginning […]


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Kira Ottaway has found what she calls the perfect place for her new Perfect Plate business that will specialize in healthy prepared meals, mostly to go.
She’s leasing the one-time Wild Thyme space, which most recently was Pariso Tex-Mex, at 5255 N. Maize Road near 53rd Street.
“Its really the perfect size of what I was looking for,” Ottaway says of the 1,200 square feet.
She likes that half of the space is solely the kitchen, which will allow her plenty of room to prepare meals.
There’s also space for some dine-in seating in the front.
In addition, Ottaway says there were “just a lot of little bells and whistles that were important to me.”
She says there was a big benefit in a hood system, “which that’s a huge chunk of money right there.”
As Ottaway told Have You Heard? this summer, she’s a classically trained pastry chef who has a bachelor’s degree in food service management. Then about six years ago, she lost 85 pounds.
Now, she wants to help other people learn to balance nutrition.
Ottaway will have individual portions, family-size meals and bulk meat and vegetables for purchase.
Eventually, she’ll have delivery in addition to pick-up and dine-in services, though delivery may not be ready when she opens.
“I’ve got to work out all those kinks still,” Ottaway says. “I have to be prepared.”
Business consultant Jill Miller of Creative Solutions is helping Ottaway get the business get started.
Stephanie Wise of John T. Arnold Associates handled the deal for the space.
Ottaway says she hopes to open by March at the latest, but she says she’d like to at least have a soft opening in February.
She says she wants “to be able to use my … weight-loss and fitness story to help others change their lives.
“I’m just super excited because I’m ready to live in my passion of helping people with their healthy food needs.”


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The World’s First Bitcoin ATM Is Now Operating in Vancouver
The virtual currency is now available to buy and sell at the convenience of your fingertips
Imogen Whittaker-Cumming, Staff Writer
On Monday night, Jason Lamarche stopped by Waves Coffee House in Vancouver and was the first person to use the world’s very first Bitcoin ATM.
Lamarche followed the simple steps of the automated machine and fed it a $20 bill, which he scanned into his smart phone and then used to buy a drink from that very coffee shop, which accepts Bitcoins.
Bitcoins are a digital currency that doesn’t use a regulated authority like a central bank. The Bitcoin is, “neither funds, nor the currency of a country,” says Peter Lamey, a spokesman with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre.
Since its launch in 2009, Bitcoins have indeed become the currency of the internet. A global peer-to-peer network of computers execute commands to generate the coins. This is called Bitcoin “mining” and it is hard-wired to ensure that no more than about 21 million Bitcoins will ever be generated.
Up until now exchanging Bitcoins for cash was an arduous process that involved jumping through a series of hoops, such as linking your personal bank account to the exchange and sending in paperwork to confirm your identity. The new kiosk, manufactured by Robocoin in Las Vegas, will make the process of acquiring and selling Bitcoins faster and more convenient.
The machine begins by taking a scan of your palm, a technology put in place to cap consumer’s purchase at $3,000 per day in order to prevent money laundering. You may then insert your desired amount of cash (the machines do not accept credit or debit cards), and the machine will calculate the value of the Bitcoin you’ve purchased. Then you can transfer the cryptocurrency onto your smartphone via an online Bitcoin wallet. Alternately, if you already own Bitcoins you can scan the QR code from your smartphone and receive cash from the machine.
Currently there are a host of websites that accept Bitcoins including Reddit, WordPress, and online companies selling services or products such as local farmed goods, holiday decorations, web hosting and attorneys.
However, the pathway for the virtual currency has not been entirely smooth. Earlier this month Bitcoin received bad press after transactions using the coins were allegedly discovered on the website Silk Road, which has been shut down by the U.S. government.
Also the currency’s value has swung wildly in the past. Starting at $13 in January of this year and hitting a high of $266 in April, making it unreliable.
Time will tell if consumer demands for the new Bitcoin ATMs can move the use of the digital currency from a niche preoccupation for computer geeks into the mainstream.
Imogen is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker living in Toronto. Her work explores cross-cultural stories of immigration and gender. She writes copy for a creative design studio and the short film she wrote The Haircut, debuted at ReelWorld Film Festival this past spring.


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The New York State attorney general has sent letters to the chief executives of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Samsung asking them for help in combating cellphone theft and hinting he may pursue legal action if they don't cooperate.
France should stop cutting off the Internet access of those accused of illicit file sharing, and close down the agency that polices online copyright breaches, according to a government-commissioned report.
On Feb. 27th in the middle of the afternoon, a 16-year-old girl was walking through San Francisco's Mission district when she was ordered at gun point to hand over her cellphone. The robbery was one of 10 serious crimes in the city that day, and they...
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that an abstract idea is not patentable simply because it is tied to a computer system, signaling what one judge described as the "death" of software and business method patents.
A former support employee in Rochester, New York, has pleaded guilty to illegally selling Intuit software through eBay, taking advantage of the software company's policy to supply free replacement disks of its products at the request of customers.
A vast debit card fraud scheme that allegedly netted $US45 million has been linked to the hacking of credit card processors in the US and India.
San Francisco killed its cellphone radiation warning law on Tuesday by agreeing to settle a lawsuit by the mobile industry group CTIA.
A 35-year-old Dutchman suspected of participating in a large DDoS attack on antispam organization Spamhaus was extradited from Spain to the Netherlands on Monday evening, the Dutch Public Prosecution Service said Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Justice's copyright infringement case against file storage service Megaupload is "prosecutorial overreach" based on a misreading of U.S. law, the site's lawyers argue in a white paper released Tuesday.
An important vote on the future of the European Union's privacy laws has been delayed again.
A 33-year-old man was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison by a German court for running the torrent site torrent.to between December 2005 and April 2008.
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The Melville, N.Y.-based company said Tuesday that it signed more than 100 affiliate webmasters to the program on the first day of its launch.
"Everyone loves the spoof concept," spokesman Mark Tiarra told XBiz. "The fact that unaffiliated webmaster acceptance of this offering has exceeded our expectations and industry averages reflects the industry's apparent view that our newer products have the ability to generate traffic and therefore revenue at a high rate.”
Allowing 50 percent recurring payouts, a 5 percent on webmaster referrals and 2 percent on ones they refer, MobBucks includes exclusive content, statistics by Next-generation Administration and Tracking System (NATS), free hosting and hosted galleries.
The MobBucks site has begun adding free marketing tools such as banners, content and picture galleries to the program.
Tiarra, who recently joined 110 Media to oversee affiliate marketing, said that 110 Media is currently rewriting the backend of Web1000, which it recently acquired, and will include a new offering for webmasters in the near future.


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2 small-cap travel stocks to recover for a rebound in 2022
The travel and tourism industry, which has started to recover after nearly two years of devastation from the COVID-19 pandemic, is shaken again as governments impose new travel restrictions to contain the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant. However, the Biden administration plans to relax travel restrictions imposed last month on eight countries in southern Africa because US public health officials are convinced that a specific vaccination with omicron is not necessary and that current vaccines and boosters are very effective against it.
According to the United States Travel Association, domestic leisure travel in the United States has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. In addition, domestic leisure travel is expected to continue to drive the recovery of the United States travel industry in the near term and is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022. The travel and tourism industry is expected to reach $ 924.28 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 24.5%.
Against this background, we believe that it might make sense to acquire quality small-cap travel shares Trivago NV (TRVG) and Travelzoo (TZOO).
Trivago SA (TRVG)
With a market capitalization of $ 763.07 million, Based in DÃ¼sseldorf, Germany TRVG, with its subsidiaries, offers a platform for finding hotels and accommodation in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Brazil and internationally. It provides a hotel metasearch engine for online travel agencies, hotel chains and independent hotels. The platform is accessible via 54 websites and applications localized in 32 languages.
In October, TRVG and HUAWEI, one of the world’s largest providers of information and communications technology and smart device infrastructure, announced a collaboration to create travel products for use on the platform. form of HUAWEI mobile services. A new Trivago app will be available on the HUAWEI AppGallery, allowing users to instantly compare millions of accommodations around the world from hundreds of booking sites to discover their ideal choices at a great price.
TRVG’s revenue increased 128.6% year-on-year to â¬ 138.64 million ($ 152.41 million) in the third quarter ended September 30, 2021. operating result amounted to 8.54 million euros ($ 9.67 million), compared with an operating loss of 1.35 million euros ($ 1.53 million) during the period l ‘last year. The company reported net profit of 5.53 million euros ($ 6.26 million) compared to a net loss of 2.31 million euros ($ 2.61 million) in the third quarter of 2020. Its EPS amounted to â¬ 0.02 ($ 0.02), up from â¬ 0.01 ($ 0.01 loss per share in the same period last year.
TRVG’s EPS is expected to grow 96.3% in its 2021 fiscal year. Analysts expect TRVG’s revenue to grow 38.1% year-on-year to $ 408.93 million for the year. current year.
TRVG POWR odds reflect this promising outlook. The company has an overall rating of B, which translates to Buy in our proprietary rating system. POWR ratings evaluate stocks based on 118 distinct factors, each with its own weight.
TRVG is also rated B for growth, feeling and quality. In the F-rated the Internet industry, it is ranked # 3 out of 77 stocks. To see additional POWR ratings for TRVG stability, value and dynamics, Click here.
Travel zoo (TZOO)
New York-based TZOO is an internet media company providing travel, entertainment and local discounts to travel and entertainment companies and local businesses in Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. . In addition, the company operates the Travelzoo Network, a network of third-party websites that advertise the travel deals published by the company, as well as local deals and getaway listings, which allow its users to purchase vouchers for. offers from local businesses, such as spas, hotels, and restaurants. The stock has a market capitalization of $ 124.18 million.
For the third quarter, ended September 30, 2021, TZOO’s revenue increased 13.8% from its value a year ago to $ 15.69 million. Its gross profit rose 16.9% year-on-year to $ 12.7 million. The company reported net income of $ 2.82 million, compared with a net loss of $ 1.35 million in the third quarter of 2020. Its EPS was $ 0.22, compared with a loss per share of $ 0.12 for the same period last year.
The company’s EPS is expected to increase 360% year-over-year to $ 0.39 in the current year. In addition, its revenue is expected to grow 25.9% in the current year and 30.7% next year. TZOO stock has gained 9.3% in price over the past year and 7.6% since the start of the year.
TZOO’s strong fundamentals are reflected in its POWR ratings. The stock has an overall rating of B, which is equivalent to Buy in our POWR rating system. TZOO also has an A grade for quality and a B for growth and value. The action is ranked # 1 in the the Internet industry.
Beyond the POWR Ratings that I just outlined, you can see the TZOO ratings for feeling, stability and momentum.
Shares of TRVG were trading at $ 2.12 a share on Tuesday morning, down $ 0.01 (-0.47%). Year-to-date, TRVG is down -12.40%, compared to a 29.57% increase in the benchmark S&P 500 over the same period.
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Brazilian pavilion offers expanded range of confectioners at ISM
The Brazilian pavilion at this year’s ISM trade fair at Cologne, Germany, has been expanded to include a total of 17 confectionery companies representing the country.
As the delegation’s organisers explain, there have been significant investments of more than $630 million in the nation’s sweets and snacks sector between 2012-2017. This has included new factories, expansion of existing units and advanced machinery.
The Brazilian Pavilion will comprise confectionery, biscuit, pasta, and cake companies and is organized by ABICAB (Brazilian Chocolate, Peanuts and Candies Industry Association) and ABIMAPI (Brazilian Biscuits, Pasta and Industrialized Breads & Cakes) with the support of Apex-Brasil (Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency).
The Brazilian confectionery exports have been achieving exceptional growth as a result of significant investments made by the companies, overcoming difficulties in the international market.
From January to November 2018, Brazilian confectionery sales to the foreign market grew 40.5% in volume and 37.5% in value, compared to the same period in 2017. By 2017, the industry’s sales abroad had already grown 19.44% in value compared to 2016.
“Confectionery companies’ investments in new lines, innovation, traceability, and healthier products (much demanded by today’s consumer) enabled a higher sophistication of Brazilian products and thus new consumers were reached in new markets and in those where we are traditionally present”, says Ubiracy Fonsêca, president of ABICAB.
“The industry is also benefiting from the rebirth of quality cocoa production, which is done sustainably, protecting our forests. Thanks to this combination of factors, Brazilian companies will bring to ISM 2019 a portfolio of sophisticated and quality products, and also with genuinely Brazilian flavours”, adds Fonsêca.
Recent awards received by Brazilian companies in international competitions are another indicator that significant investments are generating results. The most recent award was won by Divine Chocolates’, that released the chocolate bar FOR FIT with 47% cocoa and Whey protein + isolated soy protein (7.5g protein in 25g), winner of the Most Innovative Chocolate Award at Yummex 2018 in October in Dubai.Hall 3.1, stands C31-E38 – at ISM 2019
= The Brazilian Pavilion – Hall 3.1, stands C31-E38 – at ISM 2019, Cologne, January 27 to 30.


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Word game #3Words1Pic created a rage on social media days after its launch. #3Words1Pic took over internet after its immediate launch, surging curiosity among the gamer community across the globe. The fever crated a Twitter trending in India, flooded with netizens posting their selfies and memes, asking their friends to send them three words for the pic with #3Words1Pic. The hashtag trended well on Twitter within days of its launch.
When the world is gaga about the popularity of Wordle, India’s own developed word game “3 Words 1 Pic” is widely accepted by the Indian word game lover. 3 Words 1 Pic is an android game developed by a gaming company based in Bhubaneswar, called Paperboat Labs Pvt Ltd, and is available on Google play store for free download.
The founder of the gaming startup, Mr. Jubanashwa Mishra, said “A recent study shows that in English language 71% often find spelling mistakes in written correspondences. To promote the use of right spellings and the right word for the right communication, 3 Words 1 Pic is a gamified way for improving your spelling and vocab, where all you need to do is – guess three words related to one picture.”
The game navigates through levels with the use of tons of pictures that adds to the fun. While looking at colourful pictures, the users also learn a treasure trove of new words and their spellings. As the game progresses the user has to move ahead within levels. You will never experience a dull moment while moving through the colorful interface interlaced with lovely use of graphics and navigation.
This marketing campaign has also laid to flooding of the internet with memes of different genres. Influencers and netizens from all across India joined the #3Words1Pic campaign. From Marketing professor of reputed B school to senior journalists to the who’s who of entertainment industry joined the bandwagon.


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In a rare break and enter event, two suspects attempted to steal a Bitcoin ATM machine out of a small deli in Kelowna, Columbia. After ramming a truck into the buildings entrance, the small mom and pop deli was forced to close operations until further notice. With popularity in traditional ATMs phasing out, Bitcoin ATM’s are surfacing around the globe as the world transitions into a digital economy.
Bitcoin ATM Attempted Theft
According to a local media report, two suspects in Kelowna, Columbia attempted to steal a Bitcoin ATM machine out of a small deli. The name of the business was L&D Meats and Deli, but it was surprisingly not the original target. According to the report, the two suspects initially rammed a GMC pickup truck into L&D Meats which helped them get into the store next door called Mike’s Produce.
Inside Mike’s, the business had a Bitcoin ATM machine that the suspects were after. It is important to note that a Bitcoin ATM is similar to a traditional ATM machine, but they are connected to the internet opposed to a bank account. In doing so, users have access to the Bitcoin network, and can deposit cash to buy bitcoin, or they can withdrawal cash by selling BTC depending on the ATM model.
For whatever reason, the two suspects were unable to secure the Bitcoin ATM, and ended up fleeing the scene. With L&D Meats and Deli taking the biggest hit damage wise, they were forced to close the store until further notice. Don Favell, the stores owner, said it was very unfortunate especially because this was prime time for customers putting in pre-orders for Thanksgiving. Since the Deli first opened up in 1996, it has only had one other issue pertaining to robbery. Despite the damage this stunt caused, Favell was positive about getting the Deli back to operational as soon as possible and had the following message for its clients…
“They will get their turkeys”
Bitcoin ATM Growth
As mentioned above, Bitcoin ATM installations have seen significant growth the last few years as more consumers are expressing interest in Bitcoin. A majority of these units are being installed in retail stores, restaurants, malls, and airports. With Bitcoin being a digital asset, these ATM machines are connected to internet exchanges where users insert cash and can purchase Bitcoin. Many of the newer models are now bi-directional, meaning users can either deposit cash to buy Bitcoin, or withdrawal cash by selling Bitcoin.
Bitcoin ATM installations surged 56% last year, with worldwide installations growing year over year.
According to data by CoinATMRadar, there are now 10,773 Bitcoin ATM’s in circulation. Back in October 2013, there were only 3. With popularity in Bitcoin increasing, there have already been a handful of theft attempts this year. The biggest misconception seems to be how these machines operate. Even though they may hold smaller amounts of cash like traditional ATM’s, people that steal these machines do not have access to actual bitcoin like they might believe. With Bitcoin being a digital asset, criminals that try to steal these machines might be getting a much smaller return than expected.
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iPROMOTEu, Wayland, Mass., declared that Dave Kneram has joined as its new vice president of information and facts technological innovation. Kneram has experienced a prolonged and profitable job as an IT skilled, and for the previous 10 a long time has worked at Vistaprint and its mother or father company Cimpress.
“We are thrilled to have Dave on board,” said Ross Silverstein, president and CEO of iPROMOTEu. “With his expertise, awareness and technical expertise, he is positioned to make a fantastic impression inside of the enterprise, and will help to propel iPROMOTEu’s technology offerings to the head of the pack.”
As vice president of information technologies, Kneram will be instrumental in top the technological innovation workforce and the growth of iPROMOTEu’s new technologies system that will be released to the industry in early 2021.
Prior to joining iPROMOTEu, he served as director of logistics know-how for Cimpress, the place he was responsible for developing and foremost project management, computer software engineering, details investigation and offering logistics computer software for world success operations. He was also dependable for aligning logistics optimization alternatives across organizations by way of application methods and ongoing process enhancements, acquiring annual sales and revenue enhancements more than $20 million.
“I am fired up to join the know-how crew at iPROMOTEu at this interesting and demanding time in the company’s development,” Kneram claimed. “I glance ahead to leveraging my earlier knowledge as a technologist and chief in large-progress corporations to deliver assistance and concepts to grow our business in new approaches.”
For more details on iPROMOTEu, take a look at www.ipromoteu.com.


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HERE app unleashed to all Android users after leaking the source files
HERE, the mapping brand of Nokia is launching their navigation app to all Android users. The app has been already available for a few weeks to Samsung Galaxy devices owners through the Samsung app store, but according to HERE’s blog post you will be able to install the app on all supported Android smartphones.
Three weeks ago Android Police reported that Nokia leaked the beta files of the app. Is it a coincidence that HERE has made the files available to everybody just few weeks after big announcement of a partnership with Samsung? One could imagine that Samsung paid HERE for licenses for the app. With freely available app HERE might only gain probe data for traffic services and brand recognition of users outside Windows Phone OS… The new app for all Android users is however not available through the Google Play app store. One must download the installation file (APK) from HERE’s website and install it manually using developer mode one your Android phone. It is a bit more complex to execute for mainstream mobile users but it only proves our suspicions why Nokia decided to made it open for everybody.
THE APP ITSELF
The app itself is a much better attempt to win mobile market than HERE’s terrible iOS app which has been finally removed from the iPhone AppStore. I still keep it on my iPhone just to remember how not to make mapping apps. This time the app is really cool. Nice design, cool features.
BETTER THAN GOOGLE MAPS? NO BUT STILL IT’S A MUST HAVE!!!
Some people say that it’s better for navigation than Google Maps, as the app which has been designed solely for that purpose. Personally I don’t agree with that opinion. Google Maps is the best free navigation out there with the most accurate real-time traffic information which is actually used really well in the app (which is not common even in paid software). But HERE has one major advantage which makes it must have app on your Android phone. It allows you to download whole countries for the offline mode, which is truly a deal breaker for a well designed and free navigation app.
Must have for every geo-geek – new Google’s Earth View extension for Chrome
If you consider yourself a geogeek this news is definitely for you. Google has launched a new extension to its Chrome web browser called Earth View. Every time you open a new tab in your browser it displays a beautiful Satellite image from Google Maps. And the coolest thing about it is that you can click the globe icon in the corner and see the photo inside Google Maps.
This simple project is so cools that I’ve been opening new tabs in Chrome for 30 minutes before I started to write this post. It’s a must have.