text:
On Wednesday, September 25, Colorado State University announced they were going to begin selling a limited edition t-shirt. Proceeds from the t-shirt sale would benefit flood relief efforts, including CSUCares and the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado. The image on the t-shirts is the same Colorado flag inside a raindrop image that was featured on a helmet decal during last week's nationally televised game against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Shortly after the shirt was released, KCOL, as well as our sister stations, received a tweet informing us that Colorado State University stole the design from a Denver t-shirt company, known as Geniuz Ink. The tweet acuses CSU of stealing their design on a shirt that's been sold since July 2012. However, Geniuz Ink did not catch the alleged infringement even though CSU started using the design last week prior to the football game.
UPDATE: On Thursday morning, Geniuz Ink informed 600 KCOL that CSU and Geniuz Ink resolved the issue diplomatically.
While the execution is similar, it doesn't appear to be the same image as Geniuz Ink alleges. So we thought we'd ask visitors to 600kcol.com if the shirt design is the same.
KCOL Poll of the Week: Did CSU Copy Geniuz Ink's Design?
|Response||% of Response|
|No! It's the same idea, but not the same design.||70%|
|Yes! It's a blatant rip-off!||30%|
If you have any comments or opinions you wish to share about the poll, please send us a comment to firstname.lastname@example.org.
Image Credit: Colorado State University/Geniuz Ink


text:
Article written by Aran Suddi.
Published on 27/08/2012 at 01:39 PM.
Microsoft has announced that Happy Wars, developed by Toylogic, will be a free to play title available to all Xbox LIVE Gold members, and it will release sometime this Autumn.
Happy Wars is described as castle siege/battle game which will be capable of hosting 30 player matches. Players will be able to customise characters, unlock new abilities, will feature online co op play and a single player campaign. Regular updates for the game have also been promised with new weapons and items.

domain: news


text:
Time to sell up, RSA told
Investors in RSA have demanded it puts itself up for sale (Newscast )
RSA INSURANCE has been ordered to put itself up for sale after the emergence
of an estimated £500m black hole in its books that has forced its chief
executive to quit.
Large investors in the FTSE 100 insurer have written to it to demand it
solicit takeover offers. Allianz, the giant German insurer, France’s Axa and
the Swiss heavyweight Zurich are all mooted to be interested in the
303-year-old business, which owns More Than.
Several other investors have called for the company to sell its Canadian
business or its fast-growing Latin American operations — it is the biggest
car insurer in countries such as Brazil and Chile.
Simon Lee resigned as RSA’s chief executive on Thursday night, ahead of its
third profit warning in six weeks. An inquiry into accounting at its Irish
business has led to unexpected losses. PwC is investigating what went wrong
at the Irish unit, where problems


text:
Microsoft's Windows Phone will become the second most used mobile OS by 2015, according to respected analysts IDC.
Windows Phone 7 represents Microsoft's big push for a decent share of the mobile phone market, and as well as a well-received user interface, a recent deal with Nokia to put the OS on its phones suggests the future is brighter for the US software giant.
These factors were among those that have convinced IDC that, aside from Android, Windows Phone will be a familiar site – ahead of Apple's iOS, RIM's BlackBerry OS and Nokia's own Symbian – picking up around a fifth of the total market.
"Up until the launch of Windows Phone 7 last year, Microsoft has steadily lost market share while other operating systems have brought forth new and appealing experiences," said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Devices Technology and Trends.
"The new alliance brings together Nokia's hardware capabilities and Windows Phone's differentiated platform. We expect the first devices to launch in 2012. By 2015, IDC expects Windows Phone to be number 2 operating system worldwide behind Android."
IDC believes that the overall mobile phone market will grow by nearly half (49.2 per cent) inside of the current year, a huge growth but not on the same scale as 2010.
Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox
Get the hottest deals available in your inbox plus news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more from the TechRadar team.
"Overall market growth in 2010 was exceptional," said Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
"Last year's high market growth was due in part to pent-up demand from a challenging 2009, when many buyers held off on mobile phone purchases.
"The expected market growth for 2011, while still notable, will taper off somewhat from what we saw in 2010."
Patrick Goss is the ex-Editor in Chief of TechRadar. Patrick was a passionate and experienced journalist, and he has been lucky enough to work on some of the finest online properties on the planet, building audiences everywhere and establishing himself at the forefront of digital content. After a long stint as the boss at TechRadar, Patrick has now moved on to a role with Apple, where he is the Managing Editor for the App Store in the UK.


text:
Namco Bandai has given us a more specific time frame for the North American release of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. The PlayStation 3-exclusive RPG has gone from “this year” to “winter 2012.” At least they were kind enough to indicate which half of winter they’re referring to.
It’s a shame we can’t get this Studio Ghibli eye candy sooner — it seems like an ideal game to play over the long summer — but that’s one of the downsides to keeping tabs on pre-release games. I could go for some of that blissful ignorance right about now.
“Our top priority for the Western release of Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is to localize the game with the same level of quality and attention to detail that fans of Level-5 and Studio Ghibli have come to expect,” says Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino. We’ll be waiting!


text:
Once again, our state lawmakers have approved a two-day “holiday” from the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax, with the largely tax-free days scheduled for the weekend of Aug. 10-11.
Yes, that’s about all the enthusiasm we can frankly muster for this truly contrived “gift” from the State House to Massachusetts businesses and consumers. In fact, state Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, was right on the money Wednesday when, with passage of this year’s “sales tax holiday” bill assured, he bemoaned the fact that lawmakers had lost a real opportunity by not extending it to ensure the break would come annually without having to go through this annual charade.
And it’s especially frustrating this year, when the “holiday” comes on the heels of new taxes that went into effect this week on gas prices, cigarettes, and some computer applications — the latest new tax officials and businesses alike are still sorting out.
The gas tax, of course, will further sock businesses through higher shipping costs, so they have even less to cheer about the sales tax holiday this year than last. Yet that didn’t stop Senate President Therese Murray from touting Wednesday that “continuing the sales tax holiday is good for our recovering economy.”
“Recovering economy?” That must be how she defines the state reports that show 254 more Cape Ann residents unemployed this June compared to June 2012, as noted in our Monday Page 1 story. And it must be how she views the “economic disaster” faced by Gloucester’s fishermen and waterfront businesses, for which the state — like the federal government — has offered little or no assistance.
Look, if state lawmakers really wanted to help businesses and consumers alike, they could consider:
Extending the sales tax “holidays” to at least two or three such breaks a year, perhaps one in July or August, another in November or December to bolster holiday sales, and another to spur spring sales in March.


text:
|By Kevin Benedict||
|December 5, 2012 09:00 AM EST||
NonStop Games' Henric Suuronen feels some of the recent criticisms of HTML5 were deserved and some were not, and states that despite its bad publicity, HTML5 is still a viable platform for games. Read Original Content
Microsoft has been working with a number of companies to optimize select HTML5-based sites to function better on Internet Explorer 10 and Windows Phone 8. Read Original Content
Men’s magazine GQ has given their British site a new look – the new gq-magazine.co.uk is built in HTML5 and includes new features and updated sections. Read Original Content
In dotMobi’s “Ten Questions to Answer Before Developing Mobile Web Tactics”, marketing manager Martin Clancy addresses whether businesses should just concentrate on native apps by stating that a mobile app is not a full mobile strategy. “Right now, the mobile web is the only way to reach your entire audience in one fell swoop and updating your site is seamless.” Read Original Content
With an estimated 60 percent of corporations implementing BYOD strategies, multiple types of mobile devices may be in use within one corporation. As it may be too expensive to build native apps for all devices, HTML5 and jQuery Mobile technologies enable developers to build mobile cloud apps once for use on many different devices. Read Original Content
Knitd, an HTML5-based web app planned for launch in the U.K. in 2013, will offer readers the chance to buy individual articles via a micropayment system. Read Original Content
Online music streaming service Grooveshark has launched a mobile website coded in HTML5 that offers its music library online for free. Read Original Content
Ben Savage, founder of Spaceport.io, explains why he feels HTML5 didn’t meet the high expectations set in 2011 in “Why HTML5 Provided More Tricks than Treats in 2012” featured in VentureBeat. Read Original Content
California-based startup Famo.us has developed a new approach to developing HTML5 apps to work on varied devices including tablets, cars, televisions and smartphones. Read Original Content and Read More Original Content
I CAN HELP THE WORLD recently launched the preview beta version of its new HTML5 browser-based game. The game enables children ages 6-12 to do good deeds through a humanitarian-based gaming platform. Read Original Content
A new report from BI Intelligence, “How Hybrid Apps Are Accelerating HTML5 Adoption”, explains the state of HTML5 and hybrid apps, the reasons hybrid app development has taken off, and how hybrid approaches are shaping the app ecosystem’s future. Read Original Content
Alana Bender writes in Webdesigner Depot there are numerous reasons why mobile developers still like HTML5 web apps in some circumstances. One of the advantages is that HTML5 allows for constant updating without the need for an app store. Read Original Content
BrightSnow provides a guide to “Choosing the right HTML5 technologies for your Web and Mobile Application”. Read Original Content
Everything.me is a mobile search app that “bridges the native and HTML5 divide”, letting users search for specific content across both native and mobile apps. Read Original Content
"There's a growing demand from users for things to be faster. When you think about all the transactions or interactions users will have with your product and everything that is between those transactions and interactions - what drives us at Catchpoint Systems is the idea to measure that and to analyze it," explained Leo Vasiliou, Director of Web Performance Engineering at Catchpoint Systems, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York Ci...
Jan. 21, 2017 01:45 PM EST Reads: 5,774
The 20th International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. Cloud Expo, to be held June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, brings together Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps, Containers, Microservices and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportunity. Submit your speaking proposal ...
Jan. 21, 2017 01:45 PM EST Reads: 5,267
20th Cloud Expo, taking place June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. Cloud computing is now being embraced by a majority of enterprises of all sizes. Yesterday's debate about public vs. private has transformed into the reality of hybrid cloud: a recent survey shows that 74% of enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy.
Jan. 21, 2017 12:45 PM EST Reads: 4,378
Internet of @ThingsExpo, taking place June 6-8, 2017 at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, is co-located with the 20th International Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. @ThingsExpo New York Call for Papers is now open.
Jan. 21, 2017 12:15 PM EST Reads: 3,735
In the next five to ten years, millions, if not billions of things will become smarter. This smartness goes beyond connected things in our homes like the fridge, thermostat and fancy lighting, and into heavily regulated industries including aerospace, pharmaceutical/medical devices and energy. “Smartness” will embed itself within individual products that are part of our daily lives. We will engage with smart products - learning from them, informing them, and communicating with them. Smart produc...
Jan. 21, 2017 12:15 PM EST Reads: 1,767
SYS-CON Events announced today that Catchpoint, a leading digital experience intelligence company, has been named “Silver Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Catchpoint Systems is a leading Digital Performance Analytics company that provides unparalleled insight into your customer-critical services to help you consistently deliver an amazing customer experience. Designed for digital business, C...
Jan. 21, 2017 11:45 AM EST Reads: 1,847
More and more brands have jumped on the IoT bandwagon. We have an excess of wearables – activity trackers, smartwatches, smart glasses and sneakers, and more that track seemingly endless datapoints. However, most consumers have no idea what “IoT” means. Creating more wearables that track data shouldn't be the aim of brands; delivering meaningful, tangible relevance to their users should be. We're in a period in which the IoT pendulum is still swinging. Initially, it swung toward "smart for smart...
Jan. 21, 2017 11:30 AM EST Reads: 2,806
WebRTC sits at the intersection between VoIP and the Web. As such, it poses some interesting challenges for those developing services on top of it, but also for those who need to test and monitor these services. In his session at WebRTC Summit, Tsahi Levent-Levi, co-founder of testRTC, reviewed the various challenges posed by WebRTC when it comes to testing and monitoring and on ways to overcome them.
Jan. 21, 2017 11:15 AM EST Reads: 6,119
The emerging Internet of Everything creates tremendous new opportunities for customer engagement and business model innovation. However, enterprises must overcome a number of critical challenges to bring these new solutions to market. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Michael Martin, CTO/CIO at nfrastructure, outlined these key challenges and recommended approaches for overcoming them to achieve speed and agility in the design, development and implementation of Internet of Everything solutions with...
Jan. 21, 2017 10:00 AM EST Reads: 5,674
Every successful software product evolves from an idea to an enterprise system. Notably, the same way is passed by the product owner's company. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Oleg Lola, CEO of MobiDev, will provide a generalized overview of the evolution of a software product, the product owner, the needs that arise at various stages of this process, and the value brought by a software development partner to the product owner as a response to these needs.
Jan. 21, 2017 07:30 AM EST Reads: 1,314
In 2014, Amazon announced a new form of compute called Lambda. We didn't know it at the time, but this represented a fundamental shift in what we expect from cloud computing. Now, all of the major cloud computing vendors want to take part in this disruptive technology. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, John Jelinek IV, a web developer at Linux Academy, will discuss why major players like AWS, Microsoft Azure, IBM Bluemix, and Google Cloud Platform are all trying to sidestep VMs and containers...
Jan. 21, 2017 07:15 AM EST Reads: 944
SYS-CON Events announced today that MobiDev, a client-oriented software development company, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 21st International Cloud Expo®, which will take place October 31-November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. MobiDev is a software company that develops and delivers turn-key mobile apps, websites, web services, and complex softw...
Jan. 21, 2017 06:45 AM EST Reads: 1,956
Smart Cities are here to stay, but for their promise to be delivered, the data they produce must not be put in new siloes. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mathias Herberts, Co-founder and CTO of Cityzen Data, discussed the best practices that will ensure a successful smart city journey.
Jan. 21, 2017 06:00 AM EST Reads: 2,102
Technology vendors and analysts are eager to paint a rosy picture of how wonderful IoT is and why your deployment will be great with the use of their products and services. While it is easy to showcase successful IoT solutions, identifying IoT systems that missed the mark or failed can often provide more in the way of key lessons learned. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Peter Vanderminden, Principal Industry Analyst for IoT & Digital Supply Chain to Flatiron Strategies, will focus on how IoT depl...
Jan. 21, 2017 03:45 AM EST Reads: 1,996
Big Data, cloud, analytics, contextual information, wearable tech, sensors, mobility, and WebRTC: together, these advances have created a perfect storm of technologies that are disrupting and transforming classic communications models and ecosystems. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Erik Perotti, Senior Manager of New Ventures on Plantronics’ Innovation team, provided an overview of this technological shift, including associated business and consumer communications impacts, and opportunities it m...
Jan. 21, 2017 02:00 AM EST Reads: 5,831
Manufacturers are embracing the Industrial Internet the same way consumers are leveraging Fitbits – to improve overall health and wellness. Both can provide consistent measurement, visibility, and suggest performance improvements customized to help reach goals. Fitbit users can view real-time data and make adjustments to increase their activity. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Mark Bernardo Professional Services Leader, Americas, at GE Digital, discussed how leveraging the Industrial Internet and...
Jan. 21, 2017 01:30 AM EST Reads: 6,578
"Tintri was started in 2008 with the express purpose of building a storage appliance that is ideal for virtualized environments. We support a lot of different hypervisor platforms from VMware to OpenStack to Hyper-V," explained Dan Florea, Director of Product Management at Tintri, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 18th Cloud Expo, held June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY.
Jan. 21, 2017 01:15 AM EST Reads: 4,927
There will be new vendors providing applications, middleware, and connected devices to support the thriving IoT ecosystem. This essentially means that electronic device manufacturers will also be in the software business. Many will be new to building embedded software or robust software. This creates an increased importance on software quality, particularly within the Industrial Internet of Things where business-critical applications are becoming dependent on products controlled by software. Qua...
Jan. 21, 2017 01:15 AM EST Reads: 5,068
Fact is, enterprises have significant legacy voice infrastructure that’s costly to replace with pure IP solutions. How can we bring this analog infrastructure into our shiny new cloud applications? There are proven methods to bind both legacy voice applications and traditional PSTN audio into cloud-based applications and services at a carrier scale. Some of the most successful implementations leverage WebRTC, WebSockets, SIP and other open source technologies. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Da...
Jan. 21, 2017 01:15 AM EST Reads: 2,894
A critical component of any IoT project is what to do with all the data being generated. This data needs to be captured, processed, structured, and stored in a way to facilitate different kinds of queries. Traditional data warehouse and analytical systems are mature technologies that can be used to handle certain kinds of queries, but they are not always well suited to many problems, particularly when there is a need for real-time insights.
Jan. 21, 2017 12:15 AM EST Reads: 6,390


text:
Trouble brewing for PG Tips: Twinings challenging for popularity crown thanks to Britons’ love for posh herbal and fruit teas
- Twinings may overtake PG Tips as Britain's most popular tea brand
- Current sales are £107m in one year, compared for PG Tips's £149m
Are the days of the traditional builder’s brew numbered?
Our enthusiasm for herbal and fruit teas means that Twinings is challenging PG Tips for the title of Britain’s most popular tea brand.
The company has already overtaken Tetley to bag second place, after its sales grew by 5 per cent to £107m in a year — compared to £149m worth of PG Tips.
No more builders: As the sales of black tea declines, Twinings is challenging PG Tips as Britain's most popular tea brand
Twinings has an Everyday range of traditional tea bags, but most of its growth has been driven by its herbal infusions and speciality blends, including green tea flavours such as popcorn, apple and elderflower and mango tango.
Te Grocer magazine said: ‘It’s a world apart from a cup of builder’s. The market average price of tea is about 2p a bag — this stuff sells for upwards of 29p.’
But people haven’t gone too potty on posh tea. Yorkshire Tea and Typhoo were fourth and fifth.
This follows a report from September last year, which showed that whilee sales of ordinary black tea bags have dropped by nearly five per cent in the past year, demand for green tea has rocketed by eight per cent.
Twinings has already overtaken Tetley to bag second place, after its sales grew by 5 per cent to £107m in a year — compared to £149m worth of PG Tips
Fans of the fruit and herbal infusions are opting for upmarket brands such as Twinings, Teapigs and Clipper and the biggest buyers are younger consumers who see them as beneficial for health and wellbeing.
Over the past two years more traditional tea brands such as PG Tips, Tetley and Taylors have now introduced fruit, green, herbal and decaffeinated teas to their range to cater for the nation's evolving taste in tea
PG Tips said health concerns and the average age of tea drinkers is driving a decline in sales of traditional builders' tea.
Kate Tilbury, head of beverages at PG Tips' owner Unilever adds that customers are opting for news flavours to make their drinking experience more interesting.
'The health issue is the most overriding trend. We need to drink a certain amount every day and there's a finite amount people will drink, so people switch beverages.'
Most watched News videos
- Labour leader Keir Starmer supports a possible national lockdown
- PM addresses nation over new coronavirus pandemic restrictions
- Miami man viciously punches woman on train during unprovoked attack
- Fire alarm in Sky News programming area diverts broadcast
- James Teagle praises Spanish athlete for letting him win race
- CCTV shows man getting hit by car in Leicester hit-and-run
- Man charges at girl with flag pole on street corner at Trump rally
- Clara Spera speaks about grandmother's views on Supreme Court
- Keir Starmer: 'There's nothing inevitable about a second lockdown'
- 'We've reached perilous turning point': PM statement to Commons
- UK could see 50,000 Covid cases a day, Whitty and Vallance warn
- Cute moment Kate Middleton uses her sunglasses to make a child laugh


text:
Even before the start of CES 2023, most of the model markings of the new Samsung TVs have already become known. This gives a first look at Samsung’s 2023 lineups of QLED, NEO QLED, QD-QLED, and Crystal UHD in 8K and 4K resolutions. Will there be many changes in Samsung TVs 2023 model year?
Samsung TVs 2023
With Samsung having to submit its TVs every year for certification by the National Radio Research Agency (NRRA) in Korea, we have the opportunity to learn about the 2023 Samsung TV lineup before the company itself announces these models. The Neo QLED QN90C TV, which recently appeared among the approved products, has now been joined by other series with Ultra HD resolution.
In addition to them, there will be two series with a resolution of 8K and several QLED , that is, quantum dot LCD TVs without mini-LED backlighting . Even the eight thousand series of entry-level models without Quantum Dot and model numbers from “The Frame” have already been registered. The top 8K models of the QN900C series and the long-awaited successor to QD-OLED TVs , which will be labeled S95C, will continue to be released.
In 2023, Samsung is expected to up the ante with its QD-OLED lineup. The company is going to release a model with a larger screen size. This is reported by the Korean news agency ETNews. Samsung is likely to unveil its new line of QD-OLED models at CES 2023 with larger screen sizes and deeper blacks.
Once these models arrive, the big question will be whether Samsung can beat LG in the battle for OLED TV supremacy. Deeper black levels are to be expected first. This is one of the main aspects when it comes to OLED panels.
These next generation QD-OLED screens from Samsung will reportedly solve the problem of light leaking from illuminated pixels to unlit ones. As a result, blacks will never look slightly gray in some scenes on QD-OLED displays.
Samsung is also going to register the trade term “True Black”, which will later be used in marketing materials for the new QD-OLED. This term may give us a hint as to what to expect from these future screens. Listed below are all models that have already been registered and certified by the NRRA.
So far there are no big surprises to report. Diagonals of 55, 65, 75 and 85 are the main sizes in the Samsung TV lineup in 2023. In some series there are also smaller models with a diagonal of 50 or 43 inches. The rest of the information should appear after the CES show in Las Vegas, which will take place in the first half of January 2023.
2023 lineup from Samsung TV
Samsung QE75QN800C — 8K NEO QLED TV 2023 Mini-LED
Samsung QE75QN700C — 8K NEO QLED TV 2023 Mini-LED
S95C OLED 2023 4K
Samsung CU8000 — Crystal UHD
Samsung is also expected to add the CU9000 and CU7000 series to its lineup in 2023.


text:
Rep Your Raider Nation
Nutley High School Opens Brand New School Store
Nutley High School gave birth to their newest addition to school spirit. The brand new school store, run by 20 students, held its grand opening in Nutley High School on January 15, 2018. The school now offers an abundance of school merchandise to ensure students school pride. The store also sells school supplies like pens and pencils, and health and beauty supplies such as hand sanitizer. There are also supplies for staff such as postage stamps and envelopes. The store also serves the clubs by selling their merchandise and advertising for their fundraisers.
However, the student store is much more than retailing. It is also used as a learning tool for the students who take shifts working at the store. Working there is considered an accredited academic class coordinated by Mrs. Byrne and Mrs. Della Fave. Mrs. Della Fave states, “The purpose of the store is to provide an opportunity for students to gain valuable skills needed for success in the workplace as well as offer the NHS community products and services at a low price, with a super-convenient location in the main office hallway.”
The students who work in the store school are learning how stock inventory, handle money, and customer service basics; vital skills that might help them out in future working environments. After two years of being in the planning phase, “The store is growing everyday and we have different promotions," said Mrs. Della Fave. "In addition to selling the regular stock, we are pre-selling tickets for the Sadie Hawkins dance at a reduced price."
Sadie Hawkins reduced tickets are just one example of the benefits for students. Recently, the store also helped the Environmental Club by selling Candy Grams for them. Over the course of time, it should be a common expectation for clubs to utilize the store as a tool to get their brand out there and encourage students to not only help out their local club, but to also maybe join the club too.
From Nutley gear to tools for a typical school day, the store has no shortage of supplies for those amongst the halls. Students who possibly are looking for retailing job experience should take full advantage of next year’s store class credit program. The new store is here to stay, and rightfully so.


text:
Our Latest Online Backup Reviews:Vembu SyncBlaze
Industry LinksTools and Graphs
HOUSTON, TX - Aug. 22, 2014 — /BackupReview.info/ – SoftNAS™, the #1 Best-Selling NAS in the Cloud, today it will be demonstrating the latest version of its SoftNAS Cloud/EnterpriseTM product at VMworld 2014 next week in San Francisco, August 24-28 in booth #801.
SoftNAS recently announced Version 3 of SoftNAS Cloud/EnterpriseTM which bolstered the product’s performance improvement by nearly 300 percent and included upgrades for ease-of-use and data protection.
At the show, SoftNAS will be demonstrating its SoftNAS™ Cloud for VMware® product that allows VMware customers to leverage VMware platforms and tools to incorporate cloud storage, near real-time backup and disaster recovery capabilities. The product supports all VMware-compatible storage media and network hardware and is compatible with all private, public and hybrid cloud platforms.
As part of the SoftNAS Cloud for VMware upgrade, SoftNAS now includes support for vCloud Hybrid Service and is the first and only NAS software product available for vCloud Hybrid Service. In addition, the offering includes support for Hybrid HA™ – a patent-pending technology that provides non-stop NAS storage between VMware datacenters and vCloud Hybrid Service.
Additionally, SoftNAS will be providing demonstrations explaining:
“Hundreds of organizations globally trust SoftNAS to offer a no-compromise safety net for mission-critical data in the cloud,” said CEO and founder Rick Braddy. “Our focus at VMworld is to show VMware administrators how truly easy it can be to try, buy and deploy our offerings and see how their VMware investments can evolve into powerful storage platforms whether in the cloud or on-premise.”
General Tags: online data backup, online file storage, compare online backups, data storage, online backup, software as a service, cloud computing, online file backup, data security, online backup services, CEO interviews, online backup news, online backup reviews, online backup companies, SaaS, top rated online backups, online backup providers directory, backing up online
Like us on Facebook
Sponsored Links:Data Deposit Box Asigra


text:
STREET.CO.UK SEES RUN AWAY SUCCESS WITH INDEPENDENT AGENTS
Street.co.uk, the next-generation CRM and estate agency software, has seen a surge in demand for its beta platform from independent agents across the UK.
The number of independent agents using the platform have jumped 65% between June-August 2021, compared with the previous quarter. The proptech platform claims that up until now, independents agents have not been able to access a leading-edge, CRM platform that features an integrated and intelligent online 24/7 booking engine.
According to recent research by Street.co.uk*, almost half (63%) of agency enquiry traffic occurs outside of normal office hours (9.00am-5.00pm) and Saturday (10.00am-4.00pm), with many visitors searching for websites from their mobile devices. (*Based on a sample of 25,000 enquiries over the last 12 months).
Offering complete convenience and efficiency for agents, Street.co.uk’s online booking engine takes into account staff roles, existing appointments, locations, keys, travel times and traffic – encouraging consumers to instantly book an appointment, but only when it is a suitable option.
Heather Staff, Co-Founder of Street Group commented: “Consumers want 24/7 access when it suits them. According to Google research, more than two thirds of consumers are more likely to buy from a business that offers convenient communications, while the same amount of consumers will avoid brands if the buying process is too tedious.
“The majority of viewing and valuation enquiries come in outside of office hours and expectations have grown – modern consumers demand a digital experience that provides transparency and access to information on demand 24/7.
“We also give independent agents access to a modern, digital platform, allowing clients to access information and connect in a whole new way. They can also benefit from having a smaller team base, saving them time and admin, and ultimately preventing the loss of leads outside business hours.”
David Florence, Director at Grayson Florence, ESTA award winning and EA Masters 2021 Gold Agents said: “We were looking for an intuitive software platform that would improve efficiencies and save time. Street.co.uk provides superb CRM capability, with excellent features like the innovative online booking engine. Since we started working with Street, we have been able to improve our customer service and boost out of hours bookings.”
Street.co.uk uses leading-edge technology to give agents a modern, digital platform. Covering basic agency needs, such as – pushing to portals, property and applicant database, diary management and more. The software also provides an effortless sales progression tool for agencies – streamlined and seamless, saving an agent time and by informing and guiding customers on the next steps.
Street Group is moving real estate into the digital age by pairing the UK’s leading estate agency talent, with tomorrow’s technology. Street Group has been recognised as one of the best companies to work for in 2021 – coming 24th place in ‘The UK’s 100 Best Small Companies to Work for’ and 18th place in ‘Technology’s 50 Best Companies to Work for’ categories in 2021.


text:
Township Supervisor Shirley Jenkins said there's no way the township could provide any municipal services to the M-32 West corridor in Bagley Township "because we don't have a sewer program."
A consensus of the township board indicated the township would be willing to talk with the city and Wal-Mart and instructed township attorney Mark Lorence to draft a letter to Wal-Mart on behalf of the township. "There will be no guarantees," Jenkins said.
Township treasurer Mary Yager said she would prefer a "contractual agreement" between the township and city for the provision of municipal services rather than annexation.
However, Gaylord City Manager Joe Duff referred to last year's debated extension of utilities to Home Depot when he said the city would want an official Public Act 425 agreement or complete annexation of the property. Home Depot built an on-site waste water treatment system while the issue was negotiated.
"Our first response to folks who bring a project to us and say, 'We want to build in the township or the county and we want your utilities,' we say go to the township first and get an agreement," said Duff. "I'm sure the city will be happy to discuss any project."
Bauer declined to identify the specific site Wal-Mart is considering. Corporate officials were unavailable Tuesday for comment.
The Gaylord store was expanded twice to it's current size of 115,000-square-feet and employs about 250 people.
Nationwide, Wal-Mart plans to open 170 to 180 new supercenters. Relocations or expansion of existing discount stores will account for about 100 to 110 of the supercenters, while the remainder will be built in new trade territories, according to a press release on the Wal-Mart corporate Web site.
Wal-Mart's first supercenter opened in Washington, Mo. in 1988 and the company now operates 1,000 supercenters. The supercenter concept was developed by Wal-Mart to meet the growing demand for one-stop shopping. Open 24 hours a day, the supercenters combine full grocery lines and general merchandise under one roof. In addition to general merchandise, supercenters feature bakery goods, deli foods, frozen foods, meat and dairy products and fresh produce.
Supercenters also are home to many specialty shops such as vision centers, Tire and Lube Expresses, Radio Grill restaurants, portrait studios and one-hour photo centers, hair salons, banks and employment agencies. The stores generally range from 109,000 to 23l,000 square-feet, employ an average of 350 associates and offer 100,000 different items, 30,000 of which are grocery products.


text:
A PC-version for “Batman: Arkham Knight” is still off the market. And it will be unavailable for at least another month. WB posted a statement, in which they explained that the after the first major patch, which already did an improvement, there will be a second one and the re-released version of the game should be on the market shortly after the patch. Which would be the end of october.
“While there were significant performance improvements made to the game, the teams are continuing to work on the additional updates that were outlined in our previous post. We expect these updates to be ready at the end of October, at which time the PC version will be made available for purchase.”
The feedback from the community, saying that the developers would only focus on DLCs and consoles is somehow justified. It’s been a while since Batman: Arkham Knight was released and we already have a few DLCs so far. It is strange, that such a big company has so many problems with fixing the PC version, even with such a high number of bugs. Let’s hope that this disaster won’t happen again.


text:
Bricks and Minifigs will be a one-stop shop for all things Lego, said the business. The toy store said it will buy, sell or trade any new or retired Lego set or minifig.
The business will host birthday parties for anyone ages 6 to 99 years old with up to 20 guests. The parties will feature 90 minutes of Lego-filled fun. Guests will be given a take-home Lego activity party favor.
To keep up to date on the store’s updates, visit Bricks and Minifig’s Facebook page.


text:
Kennedy company put into administration
LUXURY watch reseller James Kennedy has lost control of one of his companies in the latest blow to the embattled high end retailer.
Administrators were appointed last week to his company EGI Audio Visual (Retail), with creditors to meet on Thursday at the offices of accountants Ferrier Hodgson.
EGI Audio Visual was the company that Kennedy used to sell luxury Bang & Olufsen televisions, speakers and headphones.
The Danish giant issued a $6 million debt demand from EGI Audio Visual in October.
The administration of EGI Audio Visual was the latest blow to Mr Kennedy, who has been battling with the loss of several luxury suppliers.
Exclusive watch brand Patek Phillipe severed its association at its Sydney outlet last month, fashion retailer Kenzo walked, and Bang & Olufsen split with Kennedy in September.
It comes after the Herald Sun's Page 13 column broke the story of the empire's woes, as well as the departure of the managing director Martin Rainer and the in-house marketing team.
The marketing team has been considering legal action after their phones were wiped when they lost their jobs, with precious family photos among the information lost.
The sponsor of The Oaks Day feature race told the Herald Sun on Sunday that EGI Audio Visual was placed into voluntary administration because it was no longer allowed to sell Bang & Olufsen products.
"Bang & Olufsen Denmark terminated the trade dealer agreement," he said.
"That ended on the 30th of September so we were not legally permitted to trade Bang & Olufsen products, we couldn't operate stores or use their trademarks."
The company closed seven Bang & Olufsen stores across the country, with some leases forced to be cut short.
"We are a creditor to that company like a lot of others," Mr Kennedy said.
He said the collapse of EGI Audio Visual did not impact on the watch division of the Kennedy group.
A notice on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission website confirmed the administration.
Mr Kennedy sued Bang & Olufsen in the Supreme Court this month, alleging that EGI Audi-Visual (Wholesale), the owner of the retail company, does not owe the Danish entertainment giant almost $6 million.
The companies had been in dispute about the amount owed over stock provided to the Kennedy group.


text:
The value of cryptocurrencies has fallen over the past year, but the authorities in New York City still believe in the power of blockchain, the technology underlying these digital assets.
Keeping up with the spirit, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) opened its Blockchain Center in Manhattan on Thursday, Jan 10.
Will the Center Help the Industry?
New York City already has a Bitcoin Center, a self-funded space that has been around since 2013.
The center is open daily and hosts events every month.
The new EDC Blockchain Center set to open in Silicon Alley was announced in May. However, the time of its launch isn’t necessarily a rosy one for the blockchain industry.
Blockchain’s most well-known application- cryptocurrencies have had a troublesome time recently. The prices of digital currencies have gone down by an average of 80%.
According to Ana Arino, the chief strategy officer at EDC who spoke to Bloomberg recently:
“We are playing the long game. It’s a nascent technology, so there’s bound to be uncertainty around this evolution from year to year. While we don’t know what the future holds, we want to make sure we have a seat at the table shaping it.”
What Will the New Blockchain Center Be Like?
The Blockchain Center is being opened in partnership with Global Blockchain Business Council, a trade organization and Future/Perfect Ventures, a venture-capital fund.
The 4,000 square foot facility will be located at 54 W. 21st St. in the Flatiron District in Silicon Alley.
It will offer coding classes and even lunch lectures to software developers. There will also be some events for the general public.
The 12-story building that will house the center is already the home to notable companies like Glamsquad Inc., Palm Drive Capital LLC, and Quovo Inc.
The city will be making a one-time initial investment of $100,000 in the center. The center will then be funded via membership dues and corporate partners.
IBM and Microsoft will be pouring some funds into the center, according to Future/Perfect Ventures’ managing partner Jalak Jobanputra.
In a phone interview with Bloomberg, she said:
“This is a neutral spot, there’s no one platform or company that has undue influence over programming. What we want entrepreneurs to have is a choice.”


text:
Panic triggered in Hyderabad’s IKEA store on Sunday night after a false fire alarm went off causing chaos inside the outlet.
Hundreds of customers and employees inside the furniture outlet located in the Hitech city were in fear and trembling.
“A false alarm broke out at about 8 p.m. in the IKEA store in Hyderabad due to which customers and co-workers had to be evacuated for some minutes as a safety procedure. Everyone is back in the building safely and business is back to normal,” an IKEA spokesperson told reporters.
According to the police, someone in the cellar had wrongly pressed the fire alarm button. The matter is being probed and an investigation is underway to identify the person responsible.
Police denied that there was any fire in the store. A police official said people ran out in panic as the fire alarm went off and it later proved to be false.
The Swedish multinational home furnishing outlet IKEA opened its first India store in Hyderabad in August last year.
The store is 4,00,000 square feet large and is spread over 13 acres located in Hitec City. IKEA also has a 1,000 seater restaurant.
Thousands of people visit the store and the restaurant every day.


text:
Volvo Car Co.'s plant in Uddevalla, Sweden, has cut its ranks by about 250 workers due to sluggish sales of C70 coupes and convertibles in the U.S., the largest market for the models. The plant now employs about 950 workers.
Volvo produced about 12,000 C70s last year, but 2001 volume is forecast in the 8,000-9,000 unit range.
“We are also currently studying the Uddevalla factory and plan to develop the production process further in order to improve efficiency,” says Curt Germundsson, senior vice president-manufacturing.
Volvo also is studying the possibility of transferring employees to other areas within the corporation.


text:
For example, GC Cos., operator of General Cinema theaters, is the latest movie chain to seek bankruptcy protection -- after a building binge that left the landscape dotted with more theaters and not enough bodies to fill seats.
These movie theater companies weren't paying close attention to how their customers' priorities were shifting. In an era when "focus on the customer" is a corporate mantra, these companies could have seen and responded to the exodus of moviegoers from older theaters to new megaplexes with stadium seats and state-of-the-art sound systems.
But most companies often don't know -- and so don't take advantage of -- even the most basic facts about their customers. For many, gathering and analyzing customer information has not been a high priority in recent years. Attention was focused on improving performance through re-engineering, strategic sourcing and other operational improvements.
As the General Cinema example illustrates, priorities must shift. The need to be customer-focused, once a bland axiom, is now a do-or-die imperative heightened by two trends that combined to create an ominous new equation.
The first is the growing number of products and services. In Western economies, the number of "value propositions" -- that is, products, services or combinations of the two that offer value for a price -- has exploded. This growth is fueled by a variety of factors, including new channels of distribution, most recently the Internet, and the move toward "micro-segmentation" of the customer base.
Some 25,000 new consumer product stockkeeping units were introduced in 1998, compared with 4,400 in 1980, according to a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Colgate-Palmolive Co., which sold two types of toothpaste in the early 1970s, today offers 17. There are now more than 200 brands of that nutritional staple of the American diet, salsa.
The credit card industry, which offered a handful of cards in the 1960s and '70s, has become a value proposition machine, churning out tens of thousands of distinct card offers daily. The number of U.S. mutual funds per million people rose from two in 1980 to nearly 30 today.
It's not limited to package goods and financial services. It's occurring in automobiles, telecommunications equipment, magazines, amusement parks, fast-food -- even, according to Adult Video News, in X-rated films, where new releases have gone from fewer than 2,000 10 years ago to more than 9,000 last year.
On the face of it, this looks like a healthy expansion of supply and presumably demand in a robust economy. But things look less rosy when we examine the second trend -- stable or slowing population growth rates in the U.S. and elsewhere in the developed world.
The U.S. population has been growing at just under 1% in recent years, a rate that in a decade or so likely will fall to about 0.5%, according to the Census Bureau. France and Japan are experiencing nearly zero population growth. Russia's population has been in decline since 1990, and Italy's will begin to decline next year. China, the country with perhaps the most potential for economic growth, nonetheless has a nearly flat growth rate of 0.8%.
Together the trends yield a sobering statistic, something we might call "value propositions per capita." Although no economic agency tracks the "VP/C ratio," it's undoubtedly rising at a significant rate every year in the Western world.
What implications does this ratio -- with its exploding numerator and stable or shrinking denominator -- hold for managers? For one thing, securing and holding onto customer "mindshare" for particular products and services will be increasingly hard to achieve. Ever rising ad spending in the U.S. is a reflection of companies' efforts to buy their way into people's brains.
Grabbing customer "timeshare" will also become more difficult as consumption itself becomes more time-consuming in a world where many people perceive their spare time to be shrinking.
The availability of more products and services, each with a growing number of complicated features, means more time must be spent actually evaluating, selecting and using them. And that's occurring as many Americans work longer hours.
Even among those not working longer, a great many new activities now compete for their spare time. They want to watch more TV, play more video-games, take vacations or spend more time on the Web. The time for buying and using new products will continue to shrink, especially products such as movies, which require our time as well as money.
If the Internet will help people shop more efficiently, it also will extend the clutter of choices available to them.
In this environment, companies that lack an intimate knowledge of and relationship with their customers will wither away. Managers must ask themselves a number of questions:
* Why do my customers choose my products or services over those of my competitors?
* As products and services continue to proliferate, how will I distinguish myself in the eyes of customers?
* How are the priorities of my current and future most profitable customers changing?
* How do I retailor my offerings in anticipation of those changes?
* How can I reach through the noise and make my pitch?
Being able to answer and act upon such questions will help managers thrive in a cluttered world, one in which a stable number of consumers has nearly infinite choices in their economic lives but a finite amount of time and attention.M
Eric Almquist is VP, Mercer Management Consulting, Boston, specializing in customer science and brand strategy.


text:
Mercedes AMG C63 S has been launched in India for a price of
Rs. 1,30,00,000/- (ex-showroom Delhi) from Mercedes Benz India.
Globally, the C-class AMGs have been the most popular model
from the AMG stable of Mercedes’ performance division. The company sold around 40,000 units
worldwide of the previous C55 AMG. The current C-Class generation has also been
awarded the “World Car of the Year 2015” on which the AMG version is based.
C63 S will be powered by the current generation Bi-Turbo V8 producing 510bhp
and 700Nm of torque from the 4.0litre engine mated to an AMG SPEEDSHIFT MCT
7-speed sports transmission. The C63 S AMG does a 0-100kmph in just 4 seconds
while being 32% more fuel efficient than the previous generation. This makes
the C63 S the most economical high performance car with a V8 engine.
Along with all the regular gadgets, Mercedes also provides
customers three upholstery trims, four interior finish trim options, three 19”
alloy wheel options and four colour options that include Obsidian Black,
Iridium Silver, Brilliant Blue and Polar White.
Eberhard Kern, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz
India commented on the launch, “The C 63 AMG has been a legendary sports car
and with the launch of the new generation AMG C 63 S, the success story of the
Mercedes-AMG brand will be further rooted in India. Be it power, driving
dynamics or appointments, the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S sets a whole new benchmark
and reinforces our brand claim of ‘Driving Performance’, like never before. I
am quite certain that the driving dynamics, agility and sportiness of the AMG C
63 S will thrill our AMG customers. We clearly have a winner with the new AMG C
63 S, off or on the race track.”
Mercedes AMG has launched their 10th AMG spec car
in India which makes it the 11th launch for the brand in the year
2015. The company has promised to launch 15 cars in the year 2015.
BorgWarner has clinched an agreement with a major North American OEM to supply its bi-directional 800V Onboard Charger (OBC) for the automaker’s premium passenger vehicle battery electric vehicle (BEV...
Uno Minda, a leading tier 1 supplier of proprietary automotive solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), has unveiled an innovative range of side stand sensors and switches that use advanc...
As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow, Honeywell has created innovative solutions to address safety concerns across the spectrum of EV manufacturing and use.


text:
Will Actavis Win Competition For Allergan's Affection?
Four pharmaceutical companies have been flirting with merger deals. Discussing the confusing courting, Barron’s called them the Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice of pharmaceuticals, referencing the sexy 1969 comedy-drama with the tag line “Consider the Possibilities.”
In no particular order, the companies hoping to partner up were Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE: VRX) Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SLXP) and Actavis Plc (NYSE: ACT).
Meanwhile, Actavis began pursuing Allergan. Valent continued its effort undeterred by the competition. The result: a confusing (to say the least) four-way merger ‘tryst.’ None of the flirtations been able to get a merger deal "put to bed" yet, however.
An Analyst’s Take
Adding that although it was possible Allergan could pursue an acquisition, “a far clearer path to upside for Allergan shares” would be via an acquisition of Allergan by Actavis or Valeant.
Enter Actavis (Again)
Reuters reported on October 8 that Actavis planned to approach Allergan for a second time about a potential merger.
Allergan rebuffed Actavis earlier this year, turning down an undisclosed offer that The Wall Street Journal said was likely close to $50 billion.
Allergan, maker of the popular cosmetic drug, Botox, would consider a deal that valued its stock at more than $200 per share, according to sources who spoke with Reuters.
Valeant Makes a Move; Fidelity Takes Sides
As Actavis prepared to re-engage Allergan, its original suitor, Valeant and partner William Ackman, were said to be ready to boost their offer to more than $190 per share, according to another Reuters source.
The latest rumored offer from Valeant would be $15 higher than the company’s previous bid.
Fidelity Investments, the largest shareholder in Actavis, increased its holdings from 3.88 million shares to about 5.88 million shares by the end of August. On October 10 Fidelity said it would be supportive of a merger between Actavis and Allergan.
Dream Team For Hybrid Pharma
Fierce Pharma postulated that Actavis’ desire to become a brand-generics hybrid pharma has led it to a proposed acquisition of Allergan. Allergan, Fierce Pharma suggested, would put the branded drug side of Actavis’ business up front and center.
Chairman Paul Bisaro and his experience on the generic side would complement Saunders to form a management team capable of handling the company’s position as a hybrid giant, according to Fierce Pharma.
Regardless of whether Actavis or Valent ultimately acquires Allergan, Salix may discover that it gets the cold shoulder from its former suitor, Allergan.
At the time of this writing, Jim Probasco had no position in any mentioned securities.
© 2016 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.


text:
Compare AAPL With Other Stocks
|Apple Historical Annual Stock Price Data|
|Year||Average Stock Price||Year Close|
37 more rows
What was Apple’s highest stock price ever?
Apple stock hits all-time high
Shares of Apple hit an all-time intraday high on Friday reaching $237.64 per share. The previous high was $233.47.
What was Apple stock price in 2009?
If you invested $1,000 in Apple in 2009, here’s how much you’d have now. Investing in these stocks would have made you rich by now—here are other Apple shares gained almost 5% Wednesday, following the release of its earnings report Tuesday, with the company’s current share price hovering around $210.
How much has Apple stock increased since 1980?
After initially offering its stock at $22 per share on December 12, 1980, Apple closed around $29 a share, or about $0.02 after adjusting for stock splits and dividends, according to data from Yahoo Finance.
What would $1000 invested in Apple in 1997 be worth today?
If one purchased $1,000 worth of Apple shares 33 years ago, that investment today would be worth $204,000. If one purchased $1,000 worth of Apple shares in June of 1997, when shares were trading as low as $3.56 a share, that investment would today be worth $632,000.


text:
WASHINGTON (DTN)--Worries about genetically modified foods will endure until the products are proven to be safe and scientists can convince people they offer some benefit, a prominent geneticist said March 17.
"We will not go forward at all simply by reassuring consumers from a scientific viewpoint," Brian Johnson, head of the Biotechnology Advisory Unit at the British government's nature conservation agency, told .
"Consumers perceive that they are the people who are taking any risks that might be there and they can see no real benefit to them of eating GM foods," said Johnson, who advises British authorities the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment.
"They are thoroughly convinced that all the benefits are there for the biotech companies and all the risks are for them," he said in an interview on the sidelines of a biotechnology conference in Alexandria, Egypt.
Consumer groups in Europe and Japan have protested vigorously against what the popular media have termed "Frankenstein foods", fearing health and environmental risks from genetically modified crops.
Environmental activists have uprooted GM crops and disrupted shipments of GM grain and oilseed cargoes from the United States, which staunchly backs foods derived from biotechnology.
Advocates of biotechnology say GM crops can boost crop yields and farmers' incomes, reduce prices and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.
Johnson said the key to taking GM crops forward would be the development of products that are clearly more advantageous to the environment or consumers directly.
"Until those products come along, I think it's going to be very difficult to convince consumers in Europe and other parts of the world that eating GM foods is safe and wholesome," he said.
Johnson downplayed the current safety concerns.
"The health risks are extremely small by the time the food has actually been through the regulatory system," he said.
"The human digestive tract is remarkably good at dealing with a huge range of substances that are produced by genes," he added.
Johnson said GM foods could only be linked to allergies in the same way as conventional foods. Pollen from commercially grown conventional oilseed rape, for example, could trigger allergies, he said.
"We put up with the risks of allergies simply because we can see the benefits of growing oils to replace the fats that we have traditionally eaten in our food which are so bad for us," he said.


text:
- Subscribe NowLimited Time Offer
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Place: Exchange Ballroom
SolarWorld expects more orders, revenue over next two years
Send this to a friend
SolarWorld officials said this week their “medium-term plan” for the next two years anticipates major increases in the amount of modules and kits they’ll sell this year.
The actual figures: SolarWorld expects to “increase the shipments of modules and kits for 2014 by at least 40 percent” compared to 2013. The company shipped 548 megawatts worth of items last year.
At the same time, SolarWorld expects to report more than $1 billion in 2016 revenue, up from a projected $680 million in 2014.
“The continuing crisis in the solar industry and political developments make it difficult to forecast future business development,” the company wrote in a newsletter to investors.
“... As basis of its planning, the Management Board of SolarWorld assumes that during 2014, the solar industry will have reached the final stage of consolidation. Whilst global demand for solar energy products is likely to continue to grow in 2014, prices will probably remain at the current level. SolarWorld expects that market growth will also have an effect on its own sales development.”
The company plans to increase its sales of full solar systems to private households and to international accounts.
SolarWorld’s operational restructuring measures that it announced last year are expected to take effect this year.
If you are commenting using a Facebook account, your profile information may be displayed with your comment depending on your privacy settings. By leaving the 'Post to Facebook' box selected, your comment will be published to your Facebook profile in addition to the space below.
Get your FREE SBO Dispatch email news alert. Stay on top of local sustainable business news with these stories and blogs from Sustainable Business Oregon.


text:
Who will be the biggest winner in the government's decision to stamp out so-called zero-dollar tours in late 2016: businesses, the government or tourists?
The story of extremely cheap Chinese tour packages has made many in the Land of Smiles frown. The proliferation of these packages has created undesirable ripples in the Thai hospitality industry, key tourism organisations involved in the Chinese market said last week.
Yet Thailand remains one of the world's top 10 global destinations, welcoming about 34 million tourists last year. Chinese visitors represent a big part of that total.
Last year, Thailand received 8.7 million Chinese tourists, a 10.3% increase from 2015. From January to May this year, 3.94 million Chinese tourists came to Thailand, generating 201.1 billion baht in income.
In turn, 637,386 Thai people travelled to China in 2016, a 22.7% increase from 2015.
Currently, 60% of Chinese tourists are free independent travellers (FITs). Online bookings from the FIT segment are soon expected to reach 70%.
But Chart Chantanaprayura, president of the Professional Tourist Guide Association of Thailand, said many uncertified tour companies in mainland China are still offering ultra-low prices for Thailand packages.
For example, he said an online package of 3-4 days is priced at 699-799 yuan (3,500-4,000 baht) per person -- about half the minimum rate the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) set earlier after signing an agreement with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
The military government moved to crack down on underpriced Chinese packages in October last year. It also embarked on efforts to stamp out illegal businesses and non-registered tourist guides working with Chinese tourists.
The CNTA and Thai tourism authority agreed that certified tour operators must charge a minimum of 1,000 baht per person per day in Thailand. They also agreed that an additional 3,000 baht must be charged for optional tours, which means three- or four-day packages should begin at approximately 6,000 baht.
On June 16, Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn met with Wang Xiaofeng, vice-chairman of CNTA, members of the Chinese Tourist Police and the consul-general of China to further discuss bilateral coordination between the regulatory bodies.
While the number of cheap Chinese packages has dropped since the crackdown, the goal has not really been achieved, Mr Chart said. For example, there have been several cases of tour companies abandoning groups of Chinese tourists in Pattaya and Phuket over the last several months.
"The zero-dollar tour scheme is a big issue calling for a special plan," he said. "Government and law enforcement alone may not work. What is needed is a coordinated effort from all stakeholders: Hotels, tour companies and local authorities."
Zero-dollar packages and high-pressure tactics
The Professional Tourist Guide Association of Thailand said cheap package users are often forced to go to jewellery shops, pay for some meals or shell out for optional tours like entertainment shows. Tourists who refuse to pay may be forced out of a bus at night or made to wait in the hotel lobby until morning.
"Since many Chinese are unable to communicate in either English or Thai, they can't file complaints or deal with the problem," Mr Chart said. "Eventually, these tourists feel dissatisfied with their visits to Thailand, raising the issue with Chinese authorities when returning home."
Tour operators that use non-registered Chinese speaking tourists can easily force their customers to buy optional tours. They often also get kickbacks from shops they bring tourist groups to, he said.
Chinese investors have opened shops in every major touristic city, with some controlling hundreds of buses. Earlier this year, one giant zero-dollar operator with 8,000 buses was raided.
Mr Chart said the remaining zero-dollar tours may cost the Thai economy close to 30 million baht per day. That money will largely end up in Chinese pockets through the sale of optional tours, inflated food and accommodation prices and purchases at Chinese-owned shops.
Adith Chairattananon, managing director of Golden Discovery Express, a major tour operator in Bangkok, said more and more registered guides are losing their jobs to illegal guides. Most of the 40,000 registered guides in the market are jobless.
"People say Thailand does not have enough Chinese speaking registered tourist guides," Mr Adith said. "This is not true. The problem is that professional guides are not employed by travel companies serving the Chinese market."
Counting the costs
The impact of cheap and zero-dollar tours is not merely economic. Thailand's image is also on the line. Recent issues surrounding diving activities are a case in point.
A tour guide said many Chinese tourists almost died in the Gulf of Thailand because they rushed to dive shortly after their plane landed.
The guide said tourist flying for more than 4-5 hours should not go diving or swimming within 24 hours of landing, since their bodies need time to adjust to pressure conditions. Nevertheless, many flights from China land in Thailand late at night, and their passengers head to the beach the following morning.
To reduce diving injuries, the Professional Tourist Guide Association of Thailand strongly recommends individuals involved in the Chinese market (1) ask the government to continue its crackdown of illegal tourism businesses, (2) eliminate or reduce zero-dollar tours, and (3) adjust tour packages' diving programmes.
Tourists are also advised to aid in the implementation of these restrictions and drive non-registered tour guide out of the market.
Government urged to enhance competitiveness
Ittirit Kinglake, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), said the government must solve, not prolong, these problems if Thailand is to remain a competitive international tourism destination.
TCT's recommendations for the government include improving transportation and infrastructure, implementing measures to protect tourists from accidents and crime, and providing tourists with real-time information.
Mr Ittirit said TCT also recommends that representatives from the private sector join government staff in tourism meetings and tourism committees in order to help shape laws and regulations regarding the tourism industry.


text:
Taking on a life of its own
WAIMEA — While Historic Spencer House may be recognizable from the outside, it has a whole new look and feel on the inside. Once vacant, an inviting foyer now spills into retail spaces and a parlor filled with memorable cultural exhibits.
Sept. 2 marked the opening of Calabash Collectibles, a store on the first floor that sells treasured vintage, Hawaiiana and Asian items, art and jewelry, and Waimea’s new Welcome Center — an important stop for tourists and locals that the town has been missing.
Two residents helped bring the idea to fruition.
“My business partner, Rochelle Delacruz, and I started working on putting together a vintage, collectibles shop idea,” said Linda Fischer, co-owner of Calabash Collectibles. “We are both local girls. I grew up in Honokaa and Rochelle is originally from Hilo. Looking around for a spot that would suit the character of a business like this, we were drawn to Historic Spencer House.”
Completed in the late 1800s, the building has served many purposes for more than 160 years and was restored three years ago by several local volunteers, including Paul Johnston. One of their visions was to add a welcome center to the building. While some preliminary work was done on the project, it never fully materialized.
“Paul saw the possibility of us jump-starting this,” Fischer said. “His idea was that he could rent out space for our retail shop and we could man the Welcome Center during the hours that we were open.”
She and Delacruz set up the facility to do just that.
“It’s wonderful to see the Welcome Center open, at long last,” Johnston said. “A great deal of effort was spent in creating the written material, and with Linda and Rochelle’s new shop we see a synergy that can increase visitation to the house and potentially help their business as well.”
The shop encompasses three of the smaller rooms in the house that are filled with collectibles.
“We have eight consignees, seven ladies and one man. We also go to estate sales,” Fischer said.
In the parlor, Hawaiian quilts and pillow cases borrowed from talented, local quilter, Dorothy “Kuulei” Badua, are displayed. There is also a private collection of hula implements in honor of Aloha Festival, and an exhibit on Camp Tarawa, the training camp used by the 2nd Marine Division on the Big Island during World War II.
“The display will change each month,” Fischer said.
Although they’re still awaiting an official Welcome Center sign out front, a steady stream of tourists and locals have been drawn to Historic Spencer House since it opened two weeks ago.
“Everybody’s so excited about the doors being open,” Fischer said. “It’s such a beautiful building and I always thought it was heartbreaking that it was just kind of sitting here, but now people have access to it. One of our first local visitors made the comment ‘the house feels happy. I think it likes what you’re doing here.’ Without even going out and seeking people, they’re finding us.”
The Welcome Center area is stocked with a variety of handouts on Waimea attractions, along with menus from local restaurants.
Historic Spencer House will also host a different cultural presentation each month for the community and visitors, as well as other events.
“Upcountry Quilters have agreed to be the first to present and will talk about Hawaiian quilting on Oct. 1,” Delacruz said. “Waimea is very connected to the whole art of Hawaiian quilting and this is what they will talk about from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. and then do a hands-on demonstration.”
In November, they plan to feature the 442nd, in line with Veteran’s Day and Camp Tarawa.
“We’ve had residents who have lived here all their lives and said this is the first time they’ve been inside the house,” Delacruz said.
Fischer added, “This whole thing has taken a life of its own. It’s been a really exciting process.”
Calabash Collectibles and the Welcome Center are open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: 895-0056


text:
Toyota, a carmaker that typically veered away from electric vehicles, announced earlier this year that it was going to significantly increase its involvement in the category. But now, the Japan-based carmaker is assuring motorists everywhere that Toyota hybrids aren't going anywhere: on the contrary, Toyota is planning to make big expansions in hybrid development.
According to CNET's Roadshow, Toyota hybrids are going to see ramped-up levels up production within the next five years as part of the carmaker's pursuit of global emissions goals. To turn this roadmap into a reality, the brand will work over the next five years to increase the team tasked to develop Toyota hybrids by 30 percent.
Toyota's target is to develop 19 powertrain components that will eventually be included in 60 percent of its total cars on the market in five years. Toyota's powertrain division President Toshiyuki Mizushima said the technology at the heart of plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell and electric cars is hybrid technology, suggesting that by putting the focus on Toyota hybrids, the developments made can be incorporated into the company's electric vehicle research and production, as well.
Another big indicator that the company is putting Toyota hybrids in the spotlight is its plan to double Hybrid sale within the next ten years. Currently, Toyota hybrids make up 10 percent of the carmaker's yearly sales around the world.
This is primarily in an effort to meet an even more ambitious goal of lessening emissions of carbon dioxide by up to 90 percent within the next 35 years. To achieve this, Toyota is including its new powertrains in its Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), a line of engines that is going through a reformed manufacturing process and that must abide by stricter standards. According to Forbes, this means 20 percent better fuel economy and 10 percent more performance.


text:
Stonder, Finnish online service combining virtual investment game with measuring market sentiment, expanded on Tuesday to cover Scandinavian markets.
“Expanding the amount of companies and geographies gives investors completely new opportunity to follow interesting firms easily outside their home market,” Stonder Chief Executive Martti Larjo said in a statement.
In the service investors give their views on companies: buying or selling virtual shares and creating their portfolio. And like in real life, performance of your portfolio competes against others.
While this could draw usage of the service, for real investors it is extremely interesting to follow the sentiment changes of any traded stock. For example among top Helsinki companies 55.7 percent of virtual investors expect tyre maker Nokian Renkaat shares to fall further after the award-winning firm admitted last month it has been tinkering with tests for years.
The service launched in Finland in November and so far 40,000 people have logged their views on publicly traded companies.


text:
Motor City Mustang Owners Gather For The Woodward Dream Cruise
Car Club USA travels to metro Detroit for the Woodward Dream Cruise, where Ford fans descend upon on Mustang Alley, situated at 9 Mile and Woodward. While the cruise welcomes cars of all makes and models, Mustang Alley invites owners to show off their 'Stangs while commingling with the engineers and designers who created the iconic pony car.
Ford may bring the Ranger back to the US, the UK goes nuts over the Mustang, and the battle of hybrids heats up with spy shots of the Prius and a new Hyundai. Autoblog's senior editor Greg Migliore reports on the weekly recap edition of Autoblog Minute.
The Apollo Edition Mustang is a customized one-off for charity that takes inspiration from the program that sent a man to the moon. It's Ford's eighth model to benefit the Experimental Aircraft Association's work to get kids flying.
We Drive Blood Shed Motors' Record-Setting EV 'Stang
Translogic heads to Austin, TX for a chance to drive the all-electric Zombie 222, a 1968 Ford Mustang converted by Mitch Medford and his team at Blood Shed Motors. The Zombie 222 has classic looks, but modern performance with over 800 horsepower and 1,800 ft-lbs of torque, making it the fastest electric car we've ever driven on Translogic.


text:
Jennifer Lopez buys chain of hardware stores.
LOS ANGELES - Considered an unusual move by Hollywood insiders, a spokesperson for Jennifer Lopez recently announced the singer/songwriter/ model/actress/producer/entrepreneur has completed negotiations for the purchase of the highly successful hardware chain, Lowe's.
Lopez Business Manager, Howard Tolokosnsky, says, "We see hardware as the next frontier in celebrity endorsement. Jennifer's reputation as a quality performer will give the consumer confidence when making hardware purchases such as plywood, construction adhesive, drywall, and caulking."
Critics say this brings the concept of shameless mega-celebrity pandering to new and even more useless levels.
- Studio passes on Fifty Shades of Miley Cyrus movie
- MTV's Jersey Shore star Ronnie passes miraculous kidney stone that closely resembles Snooki
- Tension mounts as Angelina Jolie attempts to adopt Kim Jong-un
- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck hoping to fill publicity void.
- Jackson World Funeral Tour Scheduled
- That one soap opera guy still not retired


text:
SHANGHAI, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Ray Young, General Motors vice president for international operations, said South Korea provided a growing domestic market and export platform for the company.
GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, the U.S. automaker's Korean production company, can benefit GM due to "a lot of potential growth in the domestic market," Young said at a global media program in Shanghai Tuesday, Yonhap reported.
"There's no doubt we need to grow our market share in Korea," he said.
He said GM plans to offer seven new models in Korea where its market share has been stable at 7.7 percent for the past year.
"We will be introducing the Chevrolet brand in South Korea in 2011, and it will be the fastest growing brand in Korea," Young said.
Young also said China's growing market provided a ready market for GM Daewoo exports.
Shanghai General Motors Corp., Ltd., Vice President Joseph Liu said: "Over one third of GM Daewoo's exports, or about 400,000 units, are already coming to China" where auto sales in 2010 surpassed sales in the United States for the first time this year with 13.7 million vehicles sold.
That number is expected to almost double by 2015, Yonhap reported.


text:
The largest purple-pink flawless diamond to ever appear at auction could realize up to $38 million when it goes under the gavel next week.
The sizable stone, known as the Sakura, takes its name from the Japanese word for cherry blossom on account of its comparable hue. A unique freak of nature, it tips the scale at nearly 16 carats and is set on a platinum ring alongside two gleaming half-moon diamonds. The one-of-a-kind bling will lead Christie’s upcoming Magnificent Jewels auction in Hong Kong on May 23.
In the rarefied world of pink diamonds, large stones are near impossible to find and cut. In fact, Christie’s claims that fewer than 10 percent of pink diamonds weigh more than one-fifth of a carat. The Sakura’s is nearly 80 times that at an unprecedented 15.81 carats. Yep, be prepared for it to weigh down your finger.
The Sakura is also almost one whole carat heavier than The Spirit of the Rose. This 14.8-carat stone fetched almost $27 million at Sotheby’s last year to become the most expensive purple-pink diamond to sell at auction. Should the Sakura achieve its high estimate of $38 million, it will comfortably eclipse The Spirit of the Rose and take that title.
Aside from its significant size, the Sakura is also coveted for its color and clarity. Graded as internally flawless, the stone’s blemishes can only be spotted under close magnification. Furthermore, it boasts extraordinary optical transparency whereas the majority of pink diamonds are graded slightly included and present hazy.
The Sakura has also been classed as “fancy vivid” due to its strong saturation and intense color. According to Christie’s, only 4 percent of pink diamonds carry this classification. The gem showcases remarkable pink and purple hues that emulate those found within cherry blossoms. In other words, it’s not just big but resplendent, too.
“This exceptionally rare and magnificent wonder of nature represents a unique expression of identity and mesmerizing beauty through its enthralling purple-pink hue, that will undoubtedly capture the hearts of discerning connoisseurs and collectors worldwide,” Vickie Sek, chairman of jewelry at Christie’s Asia Pacific, said in a statement.
Just like cherry blossoms, which bloom for a very short time at the beginning of spring, the Sakura will be available to collectors only fleetingly. Consider this your official notice.


text:
Oldest palm tree axed as Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is refurbished
Scotland’s oldest palm tree has been chopped down after it grew too tall for its hothouse.
The 50ft tall Bermudan fan palm (Sabal Bermudana) has been at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh for nearly 230 years. It was shipped to the Port of Leith in the 1790s.
Thousands of plants have been removed from the venue’s glasshouses to allow construction work to begin on the Edinburgh Biomes project, designed to safeguard the gardens for future generations, but the historic Sabal palm was too large to be removed in one piece.
The tree, which has been trimmed in recent years to prevent it breaking through the glass roof, was dismantled by a team of around a dozen experts, using mobile platforms and chainsaws over a


text:
To any given product, a strong brand is as vital as its purpose. Building a strong one helps in shaping the perception of its audiences.
In the case of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), a few findings during its National Household Targeting Office (NHTO) communication audit conducted in May 2012 apparently revealed the need to reconsider its project dubbed as the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Included in the findings is the length of the project’s name which was, accordingly too long to be understood and recalled.
Consequently, it necessitated the department to come up with a new brand that can effectively communicate the project. This brought forth to Listahanan.
Contrary to the first brand name, Listahanan, the new brand name, is easier to remember now in the form of a Filipino term. In addition, the brand is seemingly more appealing to the interest of its target audiences.
Accordingly, it is a portmanteau of “Listahan” (list) and “Tahanan” (home/house). The name and the tagline, “Talaan ng pamilyang nangangailangan” define the project as it is- an ingenuity to establish a list of poor families in need of assistance from the social protection programs.
The visual uses check mark which universally symbolizes accuracy and correctness. Meanwhile, the house shaped tick box symbolizes household assessment. Also, it uses the shades of dark blue and red which are derived from the palette of its implementing agency-the DSWD.
The brand as a whole balances authority or objectivity with compassion which is consistent with the image of the DSWD.
It can be recalled that the launching was done late last year which gathered various sectors from Local Government Units, National Government Agencies, Non- Government and Civil Society Organizations and partner media. All of which expressed their support for the Listahanan through signing the freedom wall.
Listahanan is a project of the national government that is being spearheaded by the DSWD. It is an information management system that identifies who and where the poor are nationwide. ###


text:
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- TJX Cos. TJX, -0.63% said Thursday its November same-store sales rose 4%, in line with the estimate by Wall Street analysts in a survey by Thomson Reuters. Total sales for the four week period ending Nov. 26 moved up by 4% to $2 billion. The company said it's pleased with the results, "despite the unseasonably warm weather in November, which hampered demand for cold-weather apparel."
Have breaking news sent to your inbox. Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Bulletin emails. Sign up here.


text:
According to Automotive News, the production of the Porsche Cayenne and Panamera at their Leipzig plant was halted due to the flooding in the Czech Republic.
While the production line is in Germany, the body of the Cayenne is manufactured at the Volkswagen Group facility in the Slovak capital of Bratislava. Recently, Bratislava was the subject of heavy floods from the Danube and Morava rivers, preventing the transfer of Cayenne bodies-in-white from the Bratislava plant to Leipzig by freight train.
The stoppage has also affected the Panamera, although Panamera bodies are manufactured in Hanover, Germany.
The Cayenne and Panamera are two of Porsche's strongest sellers worldwide.


text:
- All Lifestyle
- Consumer Interest
- Dating / Singles
- Diet / Weight Loss
- Food / Beverage
- Health & Fitness
- Hotel / Resorts
- Self Help
- Travel & Tourism
View Releases by:
November 19, 2013 -- LocalEats launches gift card for use at the best independently owned restaurants in America.
November 19, 2013 -- Next Gen Dine and POS Portal bring innovative leasing and low cost hardware purchasing options direct to merchants.
November 19, 2013 -- The new, easy-to-use website allows customers to gain familiarity with company services, view former projects, and learn about Rippeteau’s "Building Green" initiative.
November 19, 2013 -- Market Publishers Ltd announces that in-demand market research reports worked out by Smart Research Insights have been added to its catalogue.
November 19, 2013 -- The Residence Inn is offering a last-minute shopping rate at their downtown Moncton hotel.
November 19, 2013 -- Would you pay $950,000 for this restaurant?
November 18, 2013 -- Guests will continue to enjoy the Friday Night Prime Rib & Seafood Buffet and Sunday Brunch.
November 18, 2013 -- d’Vine Wine Tours introduces Thank God It's Friday (TGIF) tour in the Swan Valley. The tour includes wine tasting at four of finest wineries of the area.
November 18, 2013 -- With the right web filtering tools and policies, like those from Bloxx, companies can improve productivity without being a scrooge.
November 18, 2013 -- Lake Tahoe in the winter - there’s nothing more awe inspiring, but it can get pricey! If only some of those falling snowflakes were benjamins…rather than wishing for the impossible, check out some of...
November 18, 2013 -- Following an article that shares beauty uses for olive oil, Bellucci Premium suggests incorporating more olive oil into beauty regimens.
November 18, 2013 -- The third annual Gingerbread Holiday Tea will be held on Saturday, December 21st at the Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport's Grand Ballroom.
November 18, 2013 -- Leading commercial furniture manufacturer teams up with posh restaurant to offer customers a more elegant dining experience.
November 18, 2013 -- Ortley Beach, NJ business uses retirement money to rebuild.
November 18, 2013 -- Jamie Enterprises has announced that it will operate the hillside property, which overlooks the world-famous Auberge de Soleil resort, as a commercial venture.
November 18, 2013 -- The Tempe Tourism Office is a visitor resource for shopping destinations this holiday season.
November 18, 2013 -- THREE Restaurant and Bar will donate 10 percent of its proceeds to the Second Harvest Food Bank this Thanksgiving.
November 18, 2013 -- Tweets, pins and posts declaring #foodthanks from farms, supermarkets and dinner tables are popping up online for the fourth year in a row - this time, on the revamped...
November 18, 2013 -- Sunnyland Mills introduces Organic Roasted Kamut® Khorasan Couscous to its line of quick cooking ancient grains - cooks in only 3 minutes. For more information and great recipes, visit our...
November 17, 2013 -- Momentum Payment Systems introduces the advantage of no-cost supplies to their merchants.
November 16, 2013 -- Every Sunday beginning November 17th, The Charleston puts laughter in your belly and swing in your step with comedy performances by troupe "Amateur My Ass" Comedy, followed by a Karaoke Jam.
November 16, 2013 -- MarketResearchReports.Biz announces addition of new report “Fast Casual Restaurants In US 2013” to its database. Visit:...
November 16, 2013 -- Chestnut Street Apartments, located at 1000 Chestnut Street, will be interviewing for currently open positions at the Trinity Management Job Fair, November 20th. Popular Russian Hill apartment complex...
November 16, 2013 -- Clay Park Tower Apartments, located at 1890 Clay Street, will be interviewing for currently open positions at the Trinity Management Job Fair, November 20th. Top Pacific Heights complex seeks...
November 16, 2013 -- Maui Wowi Hawaiian, premium coffee and smoothie retailer, returns as a vendor to the 2013 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.


text:
Via Salvatore Trinchese 22, 00188 Roma
Tel. 06.33680034 | Segr./Fax 06.33680033
Add to all the above a large lip at the bottom of the Z8 where the keypad is housed, and what you get is a difficult-to-manoeuvre keypad that left us unimpressed. We also have a problem with the navigation keys on top -- they're too squashed together to press properly. If, however, you can overlook the keyboard issues, the Z8 does have some, albeit small, redeeming design features. The SIM card slot, for example, is easily accessible from the outside, as is the microSD slot, and the loudspeaker is well positioned too.
It's important to note that the survey was conducted before the Xoom was released and before Apple announced the iPad 2, so we don't know if or how the responses would be different now, But another point in Apple's favor is the wave of already sloane - abstract painting in modern fresh colors navy, mint, blush, cream, white, and gold iphone case happy iPad users, Among current iPad owners polled by ChangeWave, 70 percent said they're very satisfied with the tablet and another 25 percent said they're somewhat satisfied, Only 2 percent admitted to being somewhat unsatisfied, while apparently no one said they were very unsatisfied with the device..
If this sounds familiar, it's because Pandora offers about the same functionality through its own service. And like Pandora, Spotify will play ads to nonpaying subscribers. Those who are Spotify Premium users will be able to listen to songs ad-free. Spotify's free music service was brought to iOS last month. That application delivers the same functionality as the new Android app. Spotify's app is available now in the Google Play store, for free. Users can create stations, save songs they like, and personalize the offering by rating tracks.
CNET también está disponible en español, Don't show this again, This may have been the case with two RIM sloane - abstract painting in modern fresh colors navy, mint, blush, cream, white, and gold iphone case employees (executives, according to a New York Times report) who recently boarded an Air Canada flight and got so drunk that they had to be handcuffed and restrained, and the flight--heading from Toronto to Beijing--had to be diverted to Vancouver to let them off, George Campbell, 45, and Paul Alexander Wilson, 38, whose official titles at RIM have not been disclosed, were both fired and declared themselves guilty in court of the rather pleasantly named crime of mischief..
Goodbye, home button. This preproduction model of a Vivo phone is the first of its kind to show off an in-screen fingerprint reader. This is the same tech that was rumored to come to 2017's Samsung Galaxy phones and the iPhone X. Premium phones will surely start to pick up the technology in 2018. Gamer lifestyle company Razer built a laptop that uses the company's first-ever phone as its computing guts. A handful of phonemakers have attempted something similar over the years, starting with Motorola dock back in 2011. Asus made a bunch, too. They never caught on.


text:
Woolworths Group is in deal mode, making a further push into the pharmacy space nearly a year after dumping a major bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries.
The grocery chain’s subsidiary, HealthyLife, is buying the non-retail assets including key technology and a warehouse, of SuperPharmacy, an online pharmacy specialist with six stores that has operated for more than 20 years. It’s understood the transaction is valued at less than $20 million.
The partnership comes one day after Woolworths announced a $586 million play into the pet sector.
SuperPharmacy has been a partner of Woolworths since 2021 via the Everyday Rewards program and acted as a third-party supplier on HealthyLife.com.au since August.
Despite dropping its bid for API, Woolworths never lost sight of the sector and on Friday flagged that the SuperPharmacy stores will be rebranded HealthyLife Pharmacy and the group will be led by Ananth Sarathy.
Pharmacist and SuperPharmacy owner, Warren Turner, will remain in the business. The six SuperPharmacy retail stores located in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and West Australia will continue to be owned and operated independently.
Woolworths shares were trading down 3¢ at $34.28 each at 12.30pm (AEDT).
Startup HealthyLife was launched in May 2021 with the goal to offer trusted health advice and a curated range of health and wellness products. Woolworths is looking to capitalise on the pandemic-led increase in customers turning to the digital environment for their health needs.
Mr Sarathy said they engaged the powerful Pharmacy Guild on deal and community pharmacy was critical.
The Pharmacy Guild
“In regard to the Guild, because we’re not actually acquiring the pharmacy assets, that was the transparency we gave them. There was respectful engagement,” he said.
A spokesman for the Pharmacy Guild said it was monitoring the new development and examining any possible implications.
“We have contacted the pharmacy authorities in all jurisdictions across Australia to ensure this partnership meets all the state and territory-based registration requirements that all pharmacies must comply with,” the spokesperson said.
“We also note that the federal government, and all state and territory governments, have committed to the continuing support of the existing model of pharmacy. This model had proven over many years to be an effective, accessible, safe and reliable provider of health services to communities in all parts of Australia.”
HealthyLife, which sits in the new Living W vertical along with Big W and Petspiration Group, will provide e-commerce, branding, platform and warehouse wholesale services.
Mr Turner said this move was a natural step for SuperPharmacy and HealthyLife, and would provide greater access and the delivery of care.
“We will continue to provide a broad range of pharmaceutical and prescription medicines at HealthyLife Pharmacy, and will be expanding our holistic health programs and support services,” he said.
Mr Sarathy said there had been double-digit return on customers each week to the HealthyLife website with many seeking out information around cold and flu season, immunity and boosting fertility.
Last January, Woolworths ditched an eleventh-hour takeover approach of API in an attempt to usurp rival bidder Wesfarmers, which eventually took over the owner of Priceline Pharmacy.
One analyst questioned the string of Woolworths acquisitions, and said he was grappling with what the retail group might look like in five years.
“What is the benefit of putting it all together? What are the returns like?” he said.
“Woolies obviously has some of those aspirations to be in pharmacy, or they wouldn’t be don’t this. This feels like this is the beginning of an investment in this space.”
Fetching latest articles


text:
Heinz is dabbling in some new combinations of bottled sauces, and we’re excited for ALL of them.
The brand announced today their latest creation, Kranch–it’s a combination of ketchup and ranch dressing. No more trying to decide what to put on those chicken tenders and fries, this is it. A perfect condiment for any fried foods, Kranch sauce is rolling out nationwide through the month of April, and is reported to go for $3.49 a bottle.
According to Heinz’s Associate Director of Marketing, “when we launched Mayochup, Mayomust, and Mayocue, our fans speculated on social media what they thought the next condiment mashup should be–the tweets were pouring in!”
— Heinz Ketchup (@HeinzKetchup_US) April 3, 2019
If you’re dying for some Kranch, feel free to head over to their Twitter and respond to Heinz’s tweet to be entered for a chance to win one of 100 bottles in a giveaway.


text:
Jan. 14 (UPI) -- An Arkansas woman has won a $10,000 prize from a $10 scratch-off game days before her 56th birthday.
Vallerie Ahart, of Malvern, claimed the prize at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Claim Center, a release said.
The prize came from the lottery's $10 scratch-off game, $10,000 Stacked.
Ahart had purchased the winning ticket Sunday from an Exxon in Hot Springs.
"I play the lottery a couple of times a week and purchased a ticket on my way home," Ahart said. "I decided to buy a $10 ticket for the first time and noticed it was number 3 on the roll of tickets, which is my lucky number."
Ahart said she scratched the ticket off immediately and first thought "that was too easy."
After confirming the win with the retailer, she said she "started screaming with excitement."
Ahart plans to use the prize money to make a down payment on a new home and buy some new cowboy boots.
"I'm celebrating my birthday all week, and I am starting as soon as I leave this Claim Center," Ahart said.
The $10,000 Stacked game launched in December and more than $9 million in prizes remain on the $10 ticket, including 162 more top prizes of $10,000.
Since 2009, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has provided $914 million for more than 542,000 college scholarships, more than $3 billion in prizes to players, about $266 million in retailer commissions, and more than $130 million state and federal tax revenue, according to the release.