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Four score and seven years ago, pretty much every single fast food chain created their own version of a chicken sandwich. Actually, that was only back in the fall of 2019...but it feels pretty long ago, right? It seems that the "chicken wars" of that time have not died down quite yet as KFC recently debuted a new chicken sandwich and Taco Bell is rumored to be entering the running soon too.
According to a report by Business Insider, Taco Bell's global chief food innovation officer Liz Matthews said the company has been staying in the know with what new menu items have gotten popular from other brands. "I love watching the competitors," Matthews told the outlet: "I think a lot of players out there are doing a great job, but what I will say is that we will interrupt that with what we're going to do on chicken."
This absolutely hints at the fact that Taco Bell has been brewing up some ideas related to chicken, though Matthews didn't go into any specific details as to what it could be. In the past, Taco Bell has offered their Naked Chicken Chalupa as a limited-time item and it used a breaded chicken shell rather than a taco shell. The chain has also been spotted testing tortilla chip crumb chicken tenders and chicken wings in select markets.
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It's unclear if either of those items will be getting tenured onto the Taco Bell menu for good, but once we know, we'll be sure to pass the news on to you. Until then, you have tons of other chicken fast food options to choose from—see you at Popeyes?
Alexis Morillo is the Associate Editor at Delish.com where she covers breaking food news and viral food trends.


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Serena, Guru, Hans and Craig share key takeaways from the Yahoo Build It Forward event.
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On today’s Up To Speed, host Andy Choi, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg and Verizon Media CEO Guru Gowrappan discussed Tuesday’s innovative Yahoo Build It Forward event, which featured our leaders and celebrities like tennis legend Serena Williams and former baseball star David Ortiz.
“I’m incredibly proud of the show,” said Guru. “It was a super interactive and fun XR experience. I want to give a shout out to the teams across Verizon Media, working together tirelessly to launch some very exciting new products for our audiences around the world. Great work, all.”
Hans also voiced his appreciation. “Yahoo is bringing people closer to what they love in new and very innovative ways,” said Hans. “This is a big part of how we, Verizon, create the networks that move the world forward.”
Guru shared three key takeaways from the event:
- We’re reimagining Yahoo. Yahoo is making it easier for people to dive even deeper into what they love.
- Our new Yahoo experience and products are more personal and customizable than ever. We’ve built them around passions big and small, including new shopping, cooking, parenting and sports offerings. With our innovative technology and trusted content, we provide people with unique experiences they can’t find anywhere else.
- We announced some awesome new products and we’re going really big in commerce. We launched Yahoo Plus, Draft Together, our new AR partnership with fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff, new In The Know Parenting and Cooking verticals, and a preview of the next-gen Yahoo experience and Yahoo Shops.
Guru encourages everybody to check these out for themselves on Yahoo. Hans, who will be going on Yahoo himself to get the latest news and tips on his favorite hobby of running, stressed that all V Teamers should watch the replay of Yahoo Build It Forward and check out the new products.
The reason for Hans was simple. “I think you’ll be amazed.”
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More than 200 people came to participate in a StartUp Challenge hosted by downtown innovation lab Phandeeyar on November 14, with entrepreneurs looking to launch businesses in e-commerce, mobile and more.
The nine-day event, held in conjunction with Myanmar’s fourth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week, urges budding entrepreneurs to turn brainstorms into businesses.
It also gives participants a jumping-off point for pitches as Phandeeyar will host workshops on topics such as pinning down problems and revenue streams.
The competition is not about putting business plans to paper – it’s about bringing them to life, according to Phandeeyar.
This has proved difficult for some in the past.
Myanmar is not the easiest place to get a business going. Investors are scant and human capital scarce, while costs are high.
The country came in dead last of 189 economies for starting a business last year, according to a report by the World Bank Group. It jumped 29 places this year, putting it at 160 out of 189 economies.
“To me entrepreneurship is the idea that ingenuity can overcome what [exists] to make what needs to be,” said USAID chief economist Daniel Swift at the event. The American international development agency is a sponsor.
“One of the biggest challenges with entrepreneurship is taking the first steps. This country is still not an easy place to do that. It’s still an economy that rewards privilege too often instead of hard work and talent.”
“I hope this event can give you a little push and send you on your way with whatever idea you have,” Mr Swift said to the entrepreneurs.
On November 14, entrepreneurs lined up and presented a diverse array of ideas to the audience. Brainstorms ranged from messaging apps to Myanmar audio books, lighting up public spaces to connecting students and teachers – and even one idea for a laundry service. Sixty-two teams emerged from the process.
Judges will evaluate winners based in part on whether they would dig into their own pockets and pump money into the new venture. Their criteria stress validation – addressing real issues for customers and creating a practical plan.
The winning team will go home with up to US$4000 donated by Telenor and Yoma Bank’s upcoming mobile money initiative, Wave Money; second prize is up to $3000 from KBZ Bank; and third place will win up to $2000 from investment firm Anthem Asia and Wave Money.
Participants can’t compete against a product already in the market, and half of the prize money will only be awarded once teams have achieved landmarks they set out to accomplish by December 22, a presentation by Phandeeyar said.
The deadline for presentations is 9am on November 22, with the day dedicated to pitches.


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[ Editor’s Note: The naysayers have always said the EU moves against West bank settlement exports would never go anywhere because the Jewish-Israel lobby in Europe would make sure that nothing serious would ever happen. They were wrong, but will never admit it.
Did the Jewish lobby disappear? No, of course they didn’t. But it does put on display that the all powerful image that no one can defy it is no longer accurate.
There is a lesson for all of us in this story, to learn everything we can from it as to how this was done politically. And second, we must openly support this EU move to reward those who did the grunt work in pulling this off so others will be inspired to carry it further.
The Israelis are making their usual diplomatic huffing and puffing statements, but we are not hearing, so far, any threats of retribution politically, or seeing the long overused anti-semitism smear being thrown out — an indication that the Zios have realized they have to save that for when they really need it.
Missed in all the reporting so far is that “relabeling” these products to disguise their settlement origin is something the Israelis can do if their government will look the other way. It would be a quiet way for the Zionists to get around the ban, and the EU knows that.
Would the EU do anything in that case? That will tell us if this is real, or just for show. Plus, at the end of the day, these products are not banned from the EU, just labeled so consumers can choose not to buy settlement-produced goods… Jim W. Dean ]
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Israel is outraged by the European Union move forcing Tel Aviv to label products made in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. It came on Wednesday after the EU executive, European Commission, passed new guidelines for labeling the products, describing it a technical issue.
Under the guidelines, Israeli producers must label farm goods and cosmetics that come from illegal settlements constructed in occupied lands in case they are due to be sold in the European Union.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry released a statement slamming the move, which it regards as an effort to exert pressure on Israel over its settlements activities. It also summoned the EU ambassador to Israel.
“We regret that the EU has chosen, for political reasons, to take such an exceptional and discriminatory step, inspired by the boycott movement,” the statement said, referring to the international movement of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).
The BDS Movement is a global campaign which uses economic and political pressure on Israel to comply with the goals of the movement — the end of Israeli occupation and colonization of Palestinian land particularly through illegal settlement constructions in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Much of the international community, including the EU, regards the Israeli settlements built since Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank including East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in 1967 as illegal because the territories were occupied, and they are hence subject to the Geneva Conventions, which forbid construction on occupied land.
European Commission vice-president, Valdis Dombrovskis, said the EU decision “is a technical issue not a political stance,” adding that the commission is providing guidance to “the EU member states and economic operators to ensure the uniform application of the rules on indication of origins of Israeli settlement produce.”
He further said that the labeling is related to consumer policy in the European Union, which does not back “in any form a boycott or sanctions against Israel.”
The EU envoy to Israel, Lars Faaborg-Andersen, also said the move is “an indication of origin, not a warning label.” Products made in the Israeli settlements account for a small portion of Israeli exports. However, labeling the goods has a symbolic meaning and could discourage consumers from a purchase.
The Israeli Economy Ministry, however, has said Wednesday’s decision will inflict a loss of about USD 50 million a year on Tel Aviv and affect fresh products such as grapes and dates, poultry, honey, olive oil and cosmetics.
The 28-nation bloc has already banned goods manufactured in the Israeli settlements from receiving customs exemptions.
Accusing the EU of targeting Israel, Yuval Steinitz, the Israeli energy minister, accused the bloc on Tuesday of “disguised anti-Semitism.” The Israeli regime accuses its critics of anti-Semitism.


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Magna posts higher income and record sales in fourth quarter
Magna International, the Canadian car parts giant which has a new factory in Telford, has reported a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit, driven by higher sales in Europe and the launch of new cars for BMW and Jaguar.
Magna's total sales rose 12 per cent to £7.48 billion, its highest ever, beating analysts' estimates of £7.26 billion.
Magna also assembles cars under contract from motor vehicle manufacturers and counts General Motors Co, Volkswagen AG , BMW and Ford Motor Co among its top customers.
Sales at Magna's vehicle assembly business in Graz, Austria, more than doubled during the reported quarter, helped by the 2017 launch of the BMW 5-Series and Jaguar's compact SUV, the E-Pace.
During the reported quarter, light vehicle production increased seven per cent in Europe and fell five per cent in North America.
Car registrations in the European Union rose 3.4 per cent in 2017 to more than 15 million vehicles for the first time since 2007.
Don Walker, Magna's chief executive officer, said: "I'm pleased with our 2017 results which were records for sales, earnings per share, and operating cash flow.
"Looking forward, we continue to execute our strategy for long-term growth focused on the future of mobility. We have also realigned our management structure to further enhance collaboration and strengthen our position as a provider of mobility solutions."
Vince Galifi, Magna's chief financial officer, said: "Our strong earnings growth and cash flow have enabled us to return significant amounts of capital to shareholders. Our 20 per cent dividend increase, the ninth consecutive annual dividend increase, reflects the confidence that both management and our Board have in Magna's future."
Magna's subsidiary Cosma Castings is creating 300 jobs in Telford with the opening of a new castings factory in the town to support Jaguar Land Rover, while the company also owns pressings manufacturer Stadco, which has operations in Shrewsbury, Telford and Llanfyllin.


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The second edition of the Paul Walker Drive Kenya event happened on December 12th and it was a successful and mesmerizing experience by the local car enthusiasts in honour of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. The event coincided with the country’s Independence Day celebrations which ensured that the roads were less busy during the drive.
For starters, Paul Walker Drive is a global memorial drive started in 2013 after the death of actor Paul Walker and racing driver Roger Rodas. Paul was an avid car collector while Roger owned a performance garage among other car related activities. The event has since been carried out in various cities across the globe. The Kenyan event turned out to be extremely epic with a substantial number of participants allowing for easy coordination throughout the six hours.
The day started with prizes given out for the recently held Great Run 6 off-road rally before our departure to the meet point at around 5 pm. The first cars to arrive included Subaru WRX STIs and Mitsubishi Evolutions. For any Paul Walker Drive event, the presence of a car that mirrors Paul Walker’s collection is always a plus. Luckily we had a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R which is currently the only one in the country as well. Being the last of the Skyline models to wear a GT-R, moniker this car is distinct to any car collector. This particular unit is owned by Auto Art Racing.
Next followed a series of cars among them being a BMW E60 M5, BMW Z4 and a few other popular German cars. Another notable appearance was a Litchfield 750 Nissan GT-R which is currently the only R35 in the country to feature a premium aftermarket tuning package. The Litchfield 750 package internally known as Stage 5 comes with the award winning Garrett ball bearing cores, larger turbos, Litchfield Turbo intake pipes, 1100cc Bosch Injectors and a 90 mm Milltek full exhaust system with stainless steel downpipes. The whole conversion costs £14,895 which translates to KES 2,118,987 before tax.
At around 7 pm, the convoy hit the road led by the Skyline R34 GT-R and it was a truly invigorating moment as all cars fired up simultaneously. We joined the A2 driving at decent speeds while observing the local speeding limits. Needless say the convoy was noticeably unique to other road users who cheered along as we passed various checkpoints.
Probably the most gripping moment was during our entrance to the city centre where we drove along the main avenues. We conducted a moment of silence in one of the avenues before heading out to an abandoned drag strip. A few showdowns were held between different cars on the strip before we drove back to the initial meet point. It was an event well organized and most importantly by a group of interesting and disciplined car lovers. Till next time!


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Sony Music India and Epic Games have announced a new partnership featuring music from renowned Indian rapper and music composer Raftaar in Fortnite’s latest campaign, the Bhangra Boogie Cup. which is an in-game competition targeting the mobile gaming community in India.
The rapper’s new original music track, titled Click Pow Get Down, is due for release on December 29. It will also be available to unlock as an award for Bhangra Boogie Cup winners.
Gamers can also purchase the song in the Fortnite in-game item shop from December 30. Bhangra Boogie Cup is the first collaboration between an Indian artiste and Fortnite. Raftaar has signed an exclusive recording agreement with Sony Music India in July earlier this year.
Alongside a new partnership with his independent label Kalamkaar. which is home to young hip-hop, rap. pop, and EDM talent from the country. “I can’t wait to present the track to Indian garners and partnering with Epic Games is a great way to wind 2020 up. I hope to make an impact with the song that has been created keeping the spirit of Fortnite in mind!” said Raftaar.


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There was an interesting little tidbit buried in the legal filings related to NVIDIA's patent suit against Qualcomm, which was just announced last week. The issue surrounds various GPU technologies that NVIDIA says Qualcomm is using without a license. More interesting than all that legal mumbo-jumbo is what NVIDIA had to say about an upcoming Tegra K1 device—the HTC Nexus 9. Yes, they actually said it.
NVIDIA's SHIELD gadget is undeniably unique in the Android world, which might be why the company has decided to go with a more mainstream form factor for its second hardware foray. The SHIELD Tablet, as it's officially titled, was leaked hard last week, but NVIDIA made it official this morning. The 8-inch device features the latest Tegra K1 processor, a 1080p LCD screen, NVIDIA's GameStream software and other specialized apps, and an optional controller that's similar to the control pad on the original SHIELD.
Two men, each a hardened warrior, each with a single goal: survive. Their wills are iron, their bodies are steel, and their entire being is wrapped around the intensity of their deadly purpose. Only one will stand victorious at the bitter end, and each will give anything, and everything, to make sure that it's him.
You've got to give props to Epic Games: they know how to make a good tech demo.
Google has just announced the official Project Tango tablet development kit, an insanely powerful slate powered by NVIDIA's Tegra K1 processor. This thing is beastly - 7" display (unknown type / resolution), 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, Tegra K1 quad-core processor (not the dual-core 64-bit Denver), motion-tracking cameras, integrated depth sensing, Android KitKat, and LTE. The big catch? It's only for developers, and it will cost $1024. Yikes. Granted, this is a high-tech, cutting-edge experimental product designed as a reference and development tool, not something to check your Gmail on while browsing Reddit.
Back at CES 2014, NVIDIA took the wraps off its Tegra 4 successor, the Tegra K1. Since then, we've been waiting for the first device running this next-gen chip to hit the scene. Looks like Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi is the first to take advantage of K1 with its first tablet, the MiPad.
If there's one thing to be said about the MiPad, it's that it looks a lot like an iPad Mini.
If the Internet had a pantheon of deities, Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds would surely be among them, with a big white beard and a laurel wreath. Torvalds has been a vocal detractor of corporations that don't offer support for Linux, including an especially expressive denouncement of NVIDIA back in 2012. But yesterday, Torvalds gave NVIDIA a thumbs-up - which is two whole fingers away from his previous gesture - for posting an early open-source driver for the Tegra K1.
After explaining why the GPU in the just announced Tegra K1 was awesome from an architectural standpoint, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang went on to reveal that Epic Games would be bringing Unreal Engine 4 to mobile devices via the Tegra K1. Nvidia is keen on getting game developers to include improved graphics for Tegra devices, but Unreal Engine 4 support could take Tegra gaming to a whole new level.
Nvidia is having its traditional CES press event and has taken the opportunity to reveal some details on its next generation Tegra chip. Nvidia has talked about its mobile plans a little in general terms recently, but now we have a name and some specs to go on. The successor to Tegra 4 will be called the Tegra K1 and it comes in two different versions.
The headlining feature Nvidia is touting in Tegra K1 (previously codenamed Logan) is the 192-core GPU based on the desktop Kepler architecture.


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NEW YORK (AP) - The era of the supersized cola may come to an end in New York City on Thursday, when health officials are expected to approve an unprecedented 16-ounce limit on sodas and other sugary drinks at restaurants, delis and movie theaters. But will it actually translate into better health?
Common type of rail car has dangerous design flaw
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) - More than 50 Lukoil gas stations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania jacked up prices to more than $8 a gallon Wednesday to protest what they say are unfair pricing practices by Lukoil North America that leave them at a competitive disadvantage.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn't enjoyed seeing his company's stock get pummeled on Wall Street this summer, but he is relishing the opportunity to prove his critics wrong.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Annual premiums for job-based family health insurance went up just 4 percent this year, but that's no comfort with the price tag approaching $16,000 and rising more than twice as fast as wages.
FRESNO (AP) - Police say the man suspected of killing one woman and stabbing another woman and a police officer in Fresno had recently been released from prison.
WASHINGTON (AP) - First, the government threw Bradley Birkenfeld in prison for helping a former client at UBS AG hide his wealth from the Internal Revenue Service. Now, as part of the same case, the IRS has awarded the former banker $104 million - yes, million - for helping expose the widespread tax evasion scheme by the Swiss banking behemoth.
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted fewer jobs in July than in June, further evidence that hiring may stay weak in the coming months.
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. government's debt rating could be heading for the "fiscal cliff" along with the federal budget.
MENLO PARK (AP) - Silicon Valley, it turns out, doesn't revolve around the stock prices of Facebook and its playful sidekick, Zynga.
PALO ALTO (AP) - Hewlett-Packard Co. is planning to cut about 2,000 more jobs than it had previously announced as CEO Meg Whitman tries to turn the company around.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans cut back on borrowing in July for the first time in nearly a year. Credit card use fell for the second straight month, suggesting many consumers remain cautious in the face of high unemployment and slow growth.
WAYNE, N.J. (AP) - Toys R Us said Monday that it plans to launch next month its own tablet computer aimed at children, introducing a low-priced entry into the increasingly crowded tablet business.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Don't fall for the hype on quick remedies for killing and preventing bed bugs.
NEW YORK (AP) - T-Mobile USA, the only "Big 4" phone company that doesn't sell the iPhone, now wants to snag used ones from AT&T.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft plans to offer a glimpse of its vision for Windows this week, as its new CEO seeks to redefine the company and recover from missteps with its flagship operating system.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Qantas is putting the world's biggest passenger plane on the world's longest airline route.
NEW YORK (AP) - The price of a gallon of gasoline may soon start with a "2'' across much the country.
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - Gamers rejoice: GameStop is almost doubling its number of seasonal workers this holiday season as it prepares to deal with strong demand for new video games and the new iPhone.
NEW YORK (AP) - AT&T's proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV is moving forward as shareholders of the country's largest satellite TV broadcaster approved the deal. But it still needs regulatory approval.
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit's water department defended its shutoff policy Monday and warned that free service to people with unpaid bills could be "very devastating" to the bottom line.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration cracked down Monday on certain overseas corporate mergers and acquisitions, aiming to curb American companies from shifting their ownership abroad to shirk paying U.S. taxes.
SUNNYVALE (AP) - Yahoo may be losing some appeal on Wall Street now that U.S. investors can buy directly into Alibaba.
• STARBUCKS TESTS LATTE WITH STOUT FLAVOR: NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks is testing a latte that it says has the "savory toasty malt" flavor of a foamy mug of stout.
NEW YORK (AP) - Procter & Gamble is canceling an on-field breast cancer awareness promotion it had been planning with the National Football League, the latest sponsor to respond to the NFL's growing problems.
SUNNYVALE (AP) - Yahoo is making amends for years of blundering with one smart move: an early investment in Alibaba Group that has turned into a multibillion-dollar boon.
NEW YORK (AP) - Sure, you have a lot to do today - laundry, bills, dinner - but it's never too early to start planning for your digital afterlife, the fate of your numerous online accounts once you shed this mortal coil.
DALLAS (AP) - UPS plans to hire up to 95,000 workers to help deliver packages during the busy holiday season - an increase from last year, when the company was caught unprepared for a boom in online shopping.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's attorney general has settled a false advertising investigation at Wal-Mart, saying some store personnel were citing a nonexistent "sugar tax" on soda.


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The display will hence be an annual event to coincide with the Paro tshechu
Floriculture: Mixed scents of flowers drift through the air. Spring has arrived and the Ugyen Pelri Palace in Paro is bursting with colours, drawing visitors in droves.
Some pose for a picture, while others inquire about the various flowers on display. Varieties of flowers from all over the world are on display at the Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition that opened to public yesterday.
The overcast sky did not deter people from visiting the palace, where each uniquely designed flower garden, belonging to about six participants, sprawl across the palace ground. Tourists and students, who attended the ongoing Paro tshechu, made up most of the visitors to the exhibition yesterday.
Participants are hopeful that more people will visit over the weekend from nearby dzongkhags as well. For them, besides paying a tribute to His Majesty the Fourth King, the exhibition is also a proud moment to showcase their years of hard work and enthusiasm. Each garden comes with special messages inscribed in commemoration of His Majesty’s 60th birth anniversary celebrations.
Some of the popular plants and flowers among Bhutanese, according to participants, were rubber plants, orchids, tulips, geranium, petunias, and daisies. At the first day of the exhibition, some visitors have already placed their orders for the flowers on display. The plants would be sold on the last two days. The price ranges from Nu 150 to Nu 10,000.
Initiated upon the command of His Majesty the King, the exhibition is envisioned to inspire appreciation for beautiful spaces, foster community vitality, and encourage the growth of a vibrant entrepreneurship in floriculture across the nation. Her Majesty Gyalyum Tshering Yangdon Wangchuck is the royal patron for the exhibition.
One of the participants, Kinley Lham, who owns a nursery in Thimphu, said the exhibition served as a good platform for florists and flower enthusiasts to meet and exchange views.
“We not only get to showcase different plants and flowers but exchange it among ourselves,” Kinley Lham, who has some 7,473 plants on display, said. “It’s a beautiful thing.”
Another participant, who owns a shop in Thimphu, Karma Yangzom, brings flowers and plants from Serbithang, Phuentsholing and neighbouring Indian districts of Sikkim and Kalimpong.
Some of Karma’s flowers and plants on display are already bought. “The exhibition also helps us create awareness to flower enthusiasts on the various plants and flowers,” she said.
Agriculture officials said the six participants would compete for People’s Choice and Jury’s Choice awards. The participants include home gardeners, private nursery owners, and institutions like women’s associations of army, police, and the Royal Body Guard.
Besides a varied collection of plants and flowers, the exhibition also displays creative installations incorporating flowers, models of some of the historic Bhutanese structures, like Taktshang monastery and Punakha dzong. The exhibition also showcases Bhutanese architecture and way of life.
The exhibition that ends on April 6 will be an annual event henceforth coinciding with the Paro tshechu.
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Microsoft has shown its confidence in the Irish economy as it announced that it will locate its new European data centre in Dublin.
The company - the world's largest software firm - will invest $500m in the new plant in Grange Castle Business Park in Dublin. About 10 to 15 new jobs will be generated when the 51,000 square foot plant is up and running by summer 2009.
The new facility is the latest development in Microsoft's software and services strategy and will provide support to the company's growing online services business throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The data centres will deliver Windows Live services and will store data for the company's online services businesses such as Window Live and MSN. Described as 'the place where the internet lives', it will house tens of thousands of servers providing information and web-based applications to internet users worldwide.
With the growth of audio and video applications, social websites, mobile devices and other internet demands, data centres are becoming more and more important as companies strive to increase online computing support centres to provide users with enhanced web services, a statement from the company said.
'The move to software and services is changing the way software is delivered and used and our global data centre strategy is central to facilitating this change,' commented Joe Macri, Managing Director at Microsoft Ireland.
'The fact that Ireland has been selected as the location for this strategic infrastructure is a very strong endorsement of the success of our operations here over the past 22 years,' he added.
The Dublin centre will be the first 'mega data centre' outside the US specifically targeted for the growth and performance of Windows Live services.
Microsoft has been in Ireland for the past 22 years and employs over 1,200 people full time.


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New Balance were at Anfield to officially launch Liverpool's new 2015-16 home kit. Inspired by the club’s successful past, the new home shirt for Liverpool uses a unique chequered/lined theme on. Liverpool are in the market for a record-breaking new kit deal. The Reds' current arrangement with New Balance, which is worth around £45million per season, expires at the end of the 2019/20.
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It’s getting close to a decade since the outbreaks involving spinach and tomatoes (which was eventually linked to peppers), and industry and government have learned and improved much since then, both in food safety and the aftermath.
Unfortunately, there are still unforeseen problems that accompany outbreaks, as the apple industry is seeing in early 2015 with the latest incident.
A listeria outbreak was linked to Bidart Bros.’ granny smiths and gala apples, which have been out of the shipping pipeline for months, but some countries are refusing to take U.S. apples from other shippers.
U.S. apple industry members met with members of Congress, the Food and Drug Administration, Commerce Department, the U.S. Trade Representative office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, in late January, to help with the export troubles.
Apple industry members are justifiably concerned that government officials aren’t as quick to assure anyone who asks that all shippers outside the recall are safe shippers.
Government officials have said they’ve made it clear who is safe, and they are doing what’s required.
There’s clearly a disconnect, so a new system of communication is needed.
But it’s also not all on the government.
It’s good to see association leaders working not only on improving food safety, but also assuring domestic and foreign consumers that the rest of the apple crop is perfectly safe to eat.
A foreign country has to have an easier way to find the facts, and interested parties in the U.S. must provide them to take away that trade-blocking excuse.
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In this industry, cultural context is everything. A new creative campaign that sounds good in a conference room can play out much differently than intended when it lands in the real world. One key to success is anticipating the landscape even as it constantly evolves. In the year ahead, these 11 quotes are sure to be on everyone’s lips – and marketers should pay attention
1. “Activism is the new mainstream.”
In Ruder-Finn’s December study, “Activism Is Mainstream,” 51 percent of people report taking action on a social issue in the last six months—a majority, for the first time—with a third of those actions directed toward a company. In the Edelman Trust Barometer 2020, 74 percent agreed that CEOs should take the lead on change rather than waiting for the government to impose it. For these companies, leading with purpose—2019’s buzziest buzzword—is no longer enough. They must take measurable action on the issues that matter, convey those actions clearly, and be prepared to be held accountable by consumers who are spending, and boycotting, in line with their values.
2. “Turns out Chicago is denser with security cameras than Hong Kong.”
As privacy concerns continue to mount in the U.S., Jon Fasman Resistance to surveillance cameras, facial recognition technology, and online data collection will continue to increase—California’s Consumer Privacy Act went into effect on January 1.
3. “The yolds are upon us—and they grow stronger.”
What’s a yold? A young-old person, aged 65 to 75, whose life no longer fits the stereotype of an aging retiree. The peak of the baby boom was from 1955 to 1960—which means, as John Parker reported, those boomers will turn 65 between 2020 and 2025. Today’s boomers aren’t retiring and they’re staying socially active, which will completely redefine their demographic.
4. “Year of the plant, you say? Finally, it’s time for plantfluencers to shine.”
The United Nations has declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health, an initiative to raise global awareness on how protecting plants can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. Okay, plantfluencers, time to harness the power of #plants, step out of your ethereal apartments and into the international limelight for the greater good.
5. “Wait, video games are part of the streaming wars now?”
In 2019, much talk about the streaming wars focused on TV and film—Amazon Prime, Apple’s TV+, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, and the upcoming HBO Max (from Warner Bros.) and Peacock (from NBCU). In 2020, video-game streamers enter the fray. Google launched Stadia in November, Microsoft is rolling out xCloud, and Amazon is rumored to be working on its own streaming service. If gamers no longer have to spend money on pricey consoles, then, as Tim Cross wrote in The Economist, that will open up a whole new market of laptop consumers in what is already a massive industry. According to Cross, gaming raked in $140 billion last year, which makes it bigger than TV, film, and music.
6. “Alexa, pay for gas—then play the new Adam Driver movie.”
At CES this month, Amazon announced a partnership with Exxon that will allow consumers to pay for their gas by simply saying, “Alexa, pay for gas” at the pump. They also announced that Fire TV will be incorporated into automotive entertainment systems. Those systems are in the backseat, for now, but as driving becomes increasingly automated, the auto industry is creating new platforms for consumption and engagement.
7. “Now my daughter wants a gold medal in skateboarding.”
When the Olympics descend upon Tokyo in July, new sports in competition include skateboarding, surfing, karate, and rock-climbing. Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy are just two 2018 athletes who used the Olympics as a springboard into top-tier influencer status. A whole new sector of talent is about to get a global stage.
8. “Remember when we thought we were divided in 2016? We were so innocent then.”
The presidential election will consume—and divide—the country. We don’t need a stat for this, but here’s one anyway: For the first time in American history, an impeached president is running for re-election.
9. “Don’t worry, we’re not going to tumble into another recession. Unless we do.”
In Price Waterhouse Cooper’s latest annual survey, 53 percent of CEOs said they expect global economic growth to decline in 2020. (That’s quite an increase from 29 percent the previous year.) In The Economist, John O’Sullivan recently predicted that the slump in business sentiment could start to infect consumer confidence in early 2020. The Edelman Trust Barometer 2020 confirms this unease: A majority of responders in America (and in every developed market) said they did not believe they will be better off in five years. Economic anxiety will be the baseline for everyday Americans this year.
10. “Reality is overrated.”
Standing on the shoulders of communal virtual spaces like Sims and Fortnite, Facebook Horizon will launch in beta early this year, as billions of dollars keep getting thrown at virtual reality. Which makes perfect sense, really, when reality continues to give consumers so many reasons for wanting to escape it.
11. “Wow, progress is messy.”
Race. Gender. Sexuality. Climate. The issues are complicated, constantly shifting, and they’ll be at the forefront of the 2020 cultural dialog. The year will feel divisive and difficult—and inspiring. Yes, inspiring. We are rising to the challenge. We are taking stands. We saw brilliant, groundbreaking work in 2019. And a new year has just begun.


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Another Friday, another installment of The Weekly Download!
On the agenda today: Facebook’s new Messenger updates for kids and businesses, net neutrality in Canada, Reddit’s brand invasion, a piece of Canadian history, Google’s digital advent calendar, and setting the “tone” for 2018.
Let’s jump in!
Facebook launches a new Messenger app for kids
Facebook’s newest app is aimed at a younger audience – those 6 to 12, to be exact.
Messenger Kids doesn’t require a Facebook account and will allow children to chat with friends and family. Since users under the age of 13 legally can’t sign up for Facebook, Messenger Kids accounts will be tied to a parent/guardian’s Facebook account. This gives the adult control over what friends or family members kids can contact.
The other big differences? There are no ads or in-app purchases to comply with the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act. Messenger Kids is Facebook’s attempt to do what other big apps (Snapchat, Whatsapp and Twitter) haven’t done due to COPPA laws. While on the surface, the new app seems harmless, the underlying motive to start brand advocates – and Facebook usage early – in children as young as six years old doesn’t go unnoticed.
For now, the app is currently in preview in the United States only with a limited rollout on iOS.
Facebook’s new feature allows businesses to build Messenger into their websites
And on the topic of Facebook, Customer Chat is Facebook’s new Messenger-powered customer support tool which lets businesses talk with customers both on Facebook and on their website. The new tool is essentially a plugin that brings the Facebook Messenger experience to brand websites.
Customer Chat saves conversation histories, so a user can go from talking with a rep on a retailer’s website to conversing with them within the Messenger mobile app without restarting a new thread.
The downside to Customer Chat? Its success all depends on how users choose to engage, and they may not want to turn to Facebook Messenger to address their concerns.
Net neutrality comes under fire in Canada
This week it was discovered that threats of net neutrality have begun to spread to Canada.
Bell Media has reportedly submitted a proposal to the CRTC that outlines a plan to end net neutrality. According to the documents released by Canadaland, a coalition of companies will push for the development of a non-profit corporation to index and maintain a database of alleged pirate sites, then force all internet providers in the country to block access to them. This new corporation would be called the Internet Piracy Review Agency (IPRA).
The coalition is said to include some of Canada’s biggest media giants, including Cineplex and Rogers. It’s expected that the full list of companies involved will go public on December 19 when the application to the CRTC is finalized.
Parallels between the IPRA and the U.S.’s fight against American ISP giants for net neutrality can be drawn. The move could lead to a slippery slope that calls into question what constitutes piracy and what content truly deserves to be banned.
Disclaimer: I (Eden) DO support net neutrality and didn’t know this story was part of The Weekly Download until after it was written. I have a personal connection to Bell Media that has not influenced any of the content on this blog or website.
Pantone’s 2018 colour of the year is…
We’re fans of this choice! Just yesterday, Pantone announced that the 2018 colour of the year is Ultra Violet 18-3838.
According to Pantone, the colour is a dramatically thoughtful and provocative shade that communicates originality, ingenuity, and visionary thinking that points us toward the future.
How will you use the 2018 colour of the year in your personal and professional life? Pantone has lots of great ideas to help get you started.
Branded content makes its way to Reddit
Are you an avid Reddit user? You might find that more branded content is making its way onto threads you frequent.
On Thursday, Reddit announced a new partnership with Sprinklr – an enterprise social platform that helps brands improve “care and customer engagement”.
Brands like McDonald’s and Marriott use Sprinklr to easily identify and respond to their customers. Using Sprinklr, these brands can listen to what customers are saying on platforms like Reddit and manage customer care directly through the platform.
Although it could be a helpful update, some Redditors are averse to the brand invasion. Reddit says that brand engagement on the platform is nothing new – Sprinklr will just help brands analyze trending topics and engage better than before.
The Halifax Explosion, 100 years later
On December 5, 1917, two ships carrying explosive cargo collided in Halifax Harbour and resulted in one of the most deadly disasters in Canadian history.
In remembrance of the 100 year anniversary, CBC News Interactives put together a 360° news interactive that recounts the events of that day. It’s definitely worth a watch!
Check out Google’s Santa Tracker
This December, Google’s version of a digital advent calendar allows you to have fun every day leading up to Christmas. Learn how to code a snowflake or play mini games. It’s more addicting than you think!
Life-Changing Gift Wrapping Hacks
It’s that time of year again… if you’re like some of us, you may revert to gift bags and boxes but if you’re a purist, let us know what you think of these hacks and if you have any of your own.


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Microsoft announced this week that the latest count of Windows 8 modern apps combined with Windows Phone apps has reached a new tally of 560,000 total.
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VLC media player is one of our favorite programs for Windows and a plethora of other platforms, and is now available for Windows Phone 8.1 users.
If you’re a Windows Phone 8.1 user and a huge sports fan, you’ll be happy to know that ESPN now has its WatchESPN app available to download and use now.
One of the more popular news reading apps, Flipboard, is finally available for entry level Windows Phones that only contain 512MB of RAM. Here’s a look.
Microsoft launched a new app for Lumia brand phones called Gestures Beta. It allows you to control some functions without having to touch the display.
Microsoft launched a new Windows Phone 8.1 update for member of the Preview for Developers program that adds a cellular data toggle to the Action Center.
Microsoft adds a Digital Gift Cards to the Windows Phone Store to purchase apps, games, movies, and other digital media from both Xbox and Windows Stores.
Microsoft released a new update for Windows Phone 8.1 for members of the Preview for Developers program this week. Here’s a look at what to expect.
Windows Phone 8.1 has a critical update for users in the Preview for Developers Program. It was launched late today and is available to download now.
Sometimes you’ll want to share a file from your Windows Phone to someone’s laptop or other device, and a simple way of doing that is via Bluetooth.
Here’s a look at a couple interesting features that Cortana can do that you might not be away she can to. Cortana can roll the dice or flip a coin.
Microsoft announced this week that it’s in the process of rolling out the new revamped MSN site as well as new rebranded and updated MSN apps.
Microsoft this week released a new update for users who are part of the Preview for Developers program. The new build started rolling out on Wednesday.
Nokia recently released it’s Lumia 635 Windows Phone which comes with Windows Phone 8.1 preinstalled as well as Nokia’s latest firmware version Lumia Cyan.


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The team at Oculus had plenty to talk about today during their pre-E3 press conference, from the design of the consumer model to the crazy wireless controller that will change the way we interact in VR, but the most exciting portion of the presentation for me was when the game developers were given some time in the spotlight.
The heads of CPP Games, Insomniac Games and Gunfire Games all walked on to the stage to present their VR titles. We’ve seen EVE: Valkyrie before, but Edge of Nowhere and Chronos were all-new. Between Ratchet & Clank and Edge of Nowhere, Insomniac is looking to have a killer E3.
Check out the trailers for all
three four games below (Playful released a trailer for Lucky’s Tale later in the day):
Edge of Nowhere
Head of Studios at Oculus, Jason Rubin, also announced five more games that will be playable at E3: Damaged Core, VR Sports Challenge, Esper, AirMech VR and Lucky’s Tale. All five of those games will be available in 2016.
You can see a more compact highlight reel (featuring a few of those games) below:


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3Com Launches New LAN Switch
The 3Com Switch 4050 provides more copper Gigabit ports but fewer fiber ports than does the 4060.3Com Corp. this week launched a new LAN switch as it continues its push further back into core enterprise networking. The Santa Clara, Calif., company announced on Monday the 3Com Switch 4050, a Layer 2 and Layer 3 LAN core switch. It provides twice as many copper Gigabit ports than does 3Coms comparable core switch, the 4060, but twice as few fiber ports. The 4050 can support 12 autosensing 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports, six fixed 1000BASE-SX ports and 6 GBIC ports.
The latest launch also will support 3Coms XRN (eXpandable Resilient Networking) technology announced in March that 3Com officials say connects multiple Gigabit Ethernet switches into a distributed core without a single point of failure.


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Hermes is creating 10,500 new jobs across the UK due to a rise in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
The leading consumer delivery company is looking for more than 10,500 'parcel people' to join its business as it invests £100 million to expand its capacity to meet the huge demand created by people shopping at home during lockdown.
The company is looking for around 1,500 full-time staff, including some roles at its head office in Yorkshire, and throughout its UK network for drivers, warehouse operatives, managers and supervisors.
There are also opportunities for another 9,000 self-employed couriers nationwide, who will have the option of becoming SE+ couriers with guaranteed holiday pay as part of Hermes' ground-breaking deal with the GMB Union.
Recruitment for all roles is starting now in advance of the busy peak season.
More than £30 million has been invested in the operation this year, including the opening of an additional 90 new sub depots, new vehicles and new customer service technology.
The investment will be used to strengthen the company’s infrastructure to enable it to handle its predicted parcels volumes of 3.5million each day during the Black Friday and Christmas period – almost double last year.
The company will not be accepting any money from the Government for furloughed staff but will self-fund this instead.
Martijn de Lange, CEO at Hermes UK, said: "The pandemic has expedited the already phenomenal growth of online shopping and we see no sign of this changing.
"As a result, it is important that we have the right infrastructure and people in place to support this.
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"This is good news for the many people who have sadly had their income affected and we are pleased to be able to support the UK economy with so many jobs at this time.
"In that first fortnight of lockdown we had thousands of applications from pub staff, chefs, children’s entertainers, dog walkers, pub singers, beauticians, hairdressers, pilots and many, many others.
"We look forward to welcoming our new recruits over the coming weeks."
What's the pay and how do I apply?
The average courier earns £13.18 per hour net expenses.
Applicants can go to goherm.es/careers if they want to apply for head office or depot roles.
The site it says 255 jobs available but this because these are job roles available - there are multiple jobs for each role.
If you'd prefer to become a self-employed courier, visit goherm.es/courier.


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Tower International Posts Loss In Q4, Sees 9% Increase In FY18 Earnings
(RTTNews) - Tower International Inc. (TOWR) Tuesday reported a fourth quarter net loss attributable to the company of $3.867 million compared to $16.88 million in the prior year. On a per share basis, loss was $0.19, compared to profit of $0.83 a year ago.
Revenue for the quarter increased to $538.16 million from $462.27 million a year ago.
Looking ahead to the full year 2018, the company expects earnings per share of $4.10, up 9 percent from the prior year. Revenue is expected to grow 7 percent to $2.14 billion.
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Netflix and Hulu have, this month, released tell-all documentaries about the infamous FYRE Festival.
On April 27th 2017 social media influencers from around the world boarded their ‘private jets’ from Miami to Exuma, Bahamas for the new, massively hyped FYRE Festival. Little did they know what they were in for.
The first social media presence the festival gained was on December 12th 2016. Some of the world’s biggest influencers and models were paid to advertise the festival; posting on Instagram an image of an orange square and telling their followers just how excited they were to be attending FYRE Festival. By clicking on this post, followers were then taken to a promotional video showing models on a tropical beach, having the most fun and included enticing promises in the aim to sell this brand-new festival to the general public.
This promotional video and advertising did so well that within 48 hours the festival was sold out.
Social media presence was vital at this point;
bearing in mind the organisers had approximately 5 months to arrange FYRE Festival. Whilst constant setbacks occurred throughout the process, FYRE’s social media was busy hyping the festival, counting down the days and announcing the line-up. All this time, attendees were drawn in to this false representation plastered across social media and they could not wait for the “immersive music festival…on the boundaries of the impossible”.
Well, it turns out, it was impossible.
The weekend of FYRE Festival came around. Festival-goers arrived at Miami airport and boarded their flights with very little information, aside from what they had seen on Instagram. Upon arrival, attendees began to realise the promises they were fed through social media were in fact, not reality.
At this point, we’re going to suggest you watch the documentaries to gain a further understanding of what actually happened in the lead-up and during the weekend of FYRE Festival.
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With mobile usage and social media addiction at an all-time high, there is no denying the impact that stories can have within any event experience, and in this case, it was a definite negative for the organisers.
So make sure when you are running adverts promoting a service, product or an event on social media that you are ready to deliver, Social media is a powerful tool and this is a classic case how powerful it is.


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For these Waterford women, Black Friday is about friendship, tradition and a love of the 'insanity'
West Hartford — Waterford friends Sue Strong and Linda Milligan have been Black Friday shopping together for more than 35 years, a tradition that has typically involved convening after Thanksgiving dinner to take over the dining room table, spread out flyers, and create a "plan of attack."
Their Black Friday start time has varied between 5 or 6 a.m., after midnight, and 8 p.m. Thursday, though they both noted they don't like stores opening on Thanksgiving.
They didn't go through flyers together this Thursday night; there weren't many flyers this year. But Strong, Milligan, and Milligan's older daughter, Amy Plungis, were at the Westfarms mall in West Hartford just before 6:30 a.m., less than a half-hour after the mall opened.
They came festively dressed: Milligan in a red sweater and a green scarf with Santas on it, Plungis in a red-and-black checkered Sherpa jacket, and Strong in a long red cardigan.
"I love the insanity of the people and the craziness of the crowds and all that," Milligan said. "Susan and I would always approach it, we were always very jolly, like crazy nice, because it's the season, right? It's the season to be jolly."
Strong said ahead of time they love to touch the product and are "always a touchy-feely group," and to see them in the bedding department of Macy's is to know they're not kidding.
Within the first two hours, they also hit Madewell, Lucky Brand and The North Face, but they'd have to wait until 10 a.m. for the opening of Nordstrom, where checking the shoe sales is a Black Friday mainstay.
In The North Face, Plungis eyed strangers to see if she could find a man about the same size as her husband, to ask if he could try on a jacket to see how it would fit. Strong identified a willing participant, and Plungis went bounding after her.
Plungis, 38, has been going Black Friday shopping with her mother and Strong for at least 10 years. She remembers waking up as a kid to find them already gone, and when it was time for bed, they were still out.
Strong and Milligan, now in their 60s, previously went to Crystal Mall when there were more stores there, and would end the day with dinner and a glass of wine at Charlie's.
Milligan said she and Strong "are just great shopping buddies. There's only so many people you can shop with." But Plungis said she has yet to find someone her age who would get up with her at 5 a.m. to do this.
"I have co-workers that laugh at me; I love to get up at 5," Plungis said. "I enjoy the craziness of it. I don't mind the long lines. Some people get all stressed out; I just stand there and smile."
Milligan said her other daughter, Kaitlyn Turner, doesn't like to shop as much. But she was answering texts from Plungis before 8 a.m., about what Plungis could get her sister's son.
Strong's daughter, Samantha, joined in on the Black Friday tradition before she moved to California.
"When I first started, it was just really exciting for me to be able to be a part of it, because for so long I had seen her go and do it," said Samantha, 31. Four years ago, she surprised the group with "Expert Black Friday Shopper" shirts for the mothers and "Black Friday Shopper in Training" shirts for she and Plungis.
She recalls that at age 18 or 19, when the group went out after midnight, she fell asleep standing in a Walmart.
Sue Strong's son, Matt Foster, never took part in the Black Friday shopping.
"When I was young, I (was) just there for the presents," said Foster, 37, with a laugh. Now, he does pretty much all his shopping online.
Strong said Foster created her first email address: Shoptilludrop328.
Changes over the years
Strong and Milligan met when they both worked at Millstone Nuclear Power Station, and then Strong sent her kids to the in-home daycare Milligan ran for 23 years. Milligan used to buy gifts for all her daycare children.
Strong thinks Black Friday was probably at peak popularity and craziness about halfway through the 35 years of this tradition. She said Toys "R" Us used to be the best place to go.
Last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Milligan met at Strong's and did Black Friday shopping online.
"I hated it, and it was not nearly as much fun. It was more frustrating to me," Milligan said. But Strong noted that her husband made breakfast "and no one could complain about it being too cold outside."
They were pleased to resume in-person shopping this year but agreed it wasn't as busy as Black Friday in 2019.
Milligan hasn't traditionally started her Christmas shopping until Black Friday but did so this year, amid supply chain issues and Black Friday specials starting early. Going into the day, Strong had already finished shopping for Plungis' 22-month-old but still needed to shop for her older child's daughter.
"Will I be done today? Absolutely not," Milligan said Friday. "Not even close."
Following Black Friday is Small Business Saturday; the Niantic Holiday Stroll is taking place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce is holding its holiday bazaar at Holiday Inn Norwich from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Financial transaction tax 'would kill City of London'
As head of leading financial transactions company ICAP with a multi-million pound turnover, Michael Spencer is no fan of financial transaction tax.
He tells Evan Davis how such a tax would force him to move his company out of the UK.
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Apple rustled a lot of corporate jimmies back in April when it announced iOS 14.5, which would allow iPhone users to opt-out of having apps track their behavior across other apps and websites. When you fired up an app that tracks you, a simple on-screen prompt would ask you if you preferred to be tracked or not, and according to news reports most people did indeed opt-out of this seemingly intrusive situation. However, the situation is not quite as black-and-white as some users thought it was, according to a new report by the Financial Times, as apparently Facebook and Snapchat are still tracking users who opted-out, but with some caveats.
Here’s the rub: Apple’s rules prevent companies from acquiring individual users data that specifically identifies a single device, but it’s OK if they acquire data that is anonymized and aggregated with other devices, according to an analysis of the report by Macrumors. Therefore, it appears your phone is still sending tracking data to Snapchat and Facebook, but they just don’t know it’s your phone. This is actually in agreement with text on Apple’s website, which you can see below.
Still, Macrumors notes that Apple hasn’t explicitly approved these app behaviors, therefore it seems like it is tacitly allowing them. The website also notes that “Snapchat investors were told that the company plans to share data from its 306 million users, including those who ask the app “not to track,” with advertisers so that they can gain “a more complete, real-time view” of the success of ad campaigns.” Call us purists but this seems to fly in the face of what the phrase “do not track” means to most people.
This also isn’t the first time this issue has come up, as back in June the Financial Times reported that ad firms had found workarounds for Apple’s new policy. As it turns out, there’s quite a bit of wiggle room around the word “tracking,” so companies devised new methods to capture data for ad tracking without being directly in violation of Apple’s policy. For example, Macrumors wrote at the time, “Some adtech groups, used by thousands of developers, believe that looser “probabilistic” methods of user identification, which group users by behavior, are allowed under Apple’s rules, since they rely on temporary, aggregated data rather than creating unique or permanent device IDs.” For its part, Apple responded to FT by saying it will remove apps that don’t support the users’ choice when it comes to tracking, but it wouldn’t comment on the difference between “tracking” and “probabilistic matching.”


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At the end of 2020, Automobili Lamborghini America and Lady Gaga began collaborating on a project to fundraise money for those disproportionally impacted by COVID-19. As part of their campaign efforts, Lamborghini donated the 2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO RWD seen in Lady Gaga’s "911" music video to the Born This Way Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Lady Gaga. The sports car was the grand prize in a sweepstakes to raise money for those impacted by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Ending last month, the charity sweepstakes managed to raise $330,800 for non-profit beneficiaries Together Rising, One Spirit, and Al Otro Lado, who say that the donations will “make the difference between surviving and thriving.” The winner of the Lamborghini sports car got it with taxes and shipping included, as well as 25 percent of the approximate retail value.
The BFKN team that represented Automobili Lamborghini America, LLC spanned multiple practice groups, reflecting the Firm’s deep and diverse bench across the Fashion, Luxury & Retail sectors. The team included Corporate & Securities Group chair Daniel L. Dominguez and associate Katherine E. Gause, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Technology Group chair Karyn L. Doerfler, and Motor Vehicle Group co-chair Sarah M. Bernstein.
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TEQUESTA, Fla. — Independent Tire Dealers Group L.L.C. (ITDG) has hired industry veteran Jeremy Guy to be its Eastern region sales director.
Mr. Guy will report to Senior Sales Director Chris Barry and will be responsible for developing and managing business with current members and shareholders, along with expanding ITDG's footprint into new areas within his territory.
"I'm truly honored to have the opportunity to work with a group of independent dealers that I have a high level of respect for and have gotten to know over the years" Mr. Guy said.
Mr. Guy has 15-plus years of experience in the industry, previously working at at Trelleborg Wheel Systems and Pirelli Tire L.L.C.
"We have grown our footprint in the Eastern U.S. and expect Jeremy to help accelerate that growth while adding greater value and support to our existing members," ITDG President and CEO Dave Marks said.


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MARIETTA, GA.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
FiteBac Dental, manufacturer of patented antimicrobial compounds and additives for dentistry and medicine, partners with RDAbbott, a materials science and distribution company devoted to the advancement of rubber technologies, and NovationSi, the manufacturing subsidiary of RDAbbott, to synergize the effectiveness of FiteBac’s non-leaching, durable, and persistent bactericidal, fungicidal, and virucidal technology in synthetic and silicone polymer systems for revolutionary medical and dental devices.
Over the past 10 years, FiteBac Founder Dr. Kirk Kimmerling, and a team of over 30 scientists and dental researchers have brought FiteBac Technology to the forefront of antimicrobial dentistry. During this time, FiteBac’s team has been cited in dozens of scientific publications, received multiple Composition of Matter patents for its revolutionary K18 and K21 antimicrobial molecules, and successfully launched multiple FDA-cleared, antimicrobial dental devices.
This global FiteBac initiative continues to grow as more scientists from universities and industries throughout the world create advanced and diverse applications, such as composites, coatings, textiles, and pharmaceuticals. FiteBac’s collaborative partnership with RDAbbott and NovationSi is a testament of this growth.
“The collective efforts from RDAbbott’s and NovationSi’s team of rubber technologists and materials scientists discovered proprietary ways to bring FiteBac Technology to efficiently enhance the antimicrobial properties of silicone elastomers,” shared Rick Ziebell, Vice President of Technology at RDAbbott. “Employing FiteBac in this manner has shown to decrease biofilm formation on the surface of a cured silicone elastomer and can enhance silicone’s use as a medical device.”
“By combining FiteBac’s revolutionary antimicrobial technology with RDAbbott’s and NovationSi’s elastomers expertise, we’re poised to bring more life-changing antimicrobial products to market in short order,” said Dr. Kimmerling.
Custom third-stream additives for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) with FiteBac’s patented antimicrobial compounds incorporated will be sold by NovationSi under its NovaSperse® brand in the United States. Custom compounds for high consistency rubber (HCR) with FiteBac’s patented antimicrobial compounds incorporated will be sold by NovationSi under its PURmix® brand in the United States.
About FiteBac Dental
FiteBac Dental, established in 2016, offers the latest technology in dentistry that addresses microbial contamination, the underlying cause of most dental diseases. In 2020, FiteBac became the first company to release an FDA-cleared Antimicrobial Cavity Cleanser, containing the antimicrobial K21. FiteBac now offers dental manufacturers the ability to create superior antimicrobial and biofilm-resistant products: dental composites, dentures, crowns, bonding agents/adhesives, sealants, cements, endodontic sealers, resin systems, 3D-printed materials, implants, flexible silicone mouth guards, night guards, retainers, and mouth rinses. To learn more, visit FiteBacDental.com.
RDAbbott is a materials science, engineering, and distribution company that’s devoted to the advancement of rubber technologies and connecting its customers to the best products and services. It’s what they like to call applied curiosity. They are staffed with rubber experts at every level; equipped with state-of-the-art, US-based laboratory and manufacturing facilities; and stocked with premium elastomer products in warehouses throughout North America. To learn more, visit RDAbbott.com.
NovationSi is the manufacturing subsidiary of RDAbbott – where applied curiosities become a reality. NovationSi specializes in custom LSR compounds; modifiers, additives, and colors for silicone; and highly specialized elastomer products. NovationSi’s elastomer technologists, compounders, and pigment specialists work closely with the RDAbbott’s materials scientists and application engineers to create fully customized elastomer solutions. To learn more, visit NovationSi.com.
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SolarEdge Introduces Solar-Attached EV Management Solution for the Commercial and Industrial Segment
The new software-based solution, which further expands SolarEdge`s growing suite of C&I-focused products and software, manages and optimizes the EV charging process for sites that require dynamic load management and have large quantities of EVs, such as apartment buildings, workplaces and public charging locations.
MILPITAS, Calif. - June 5, 2023 - SolarEdge Technologies, a global leader in smart energy technology, today announced the launch of a solar-attached Electric Vehicle (EV) management solution for the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) segment.
The EV charging management solution is powered by technology developed by Wevo Energy ("Wevo"), a startup specializing in EV charging optimization and management software, in which SolarEdge is an investor.
"As more companies are taking active measures to electrify their car fleets, combining solar PV and EV charging is a cost-effective and sustainable way to manage these fleets," said Zvi Lando, CEO of SolarEdge Technologies. "We believe SolarEdge C&I PV solutions, combined with Wevo's advanced EV charging management capabilities, will help businesses use energy more economically and sustainably."
"Wevo's solution is already deployed at thousands of parking spaces globally. The combination of Wevo's software with SolarEdge's leading PV solution and market presence will enable the accelerated deployment of load-balanced EV charging infrastructure," said Teddy Flatau, CEO of Wevo Energy.
SolarEdge will showcase the new solar-attached C&I EV charging solution and Wevo Energy's software at Intersolar Booth B4. 110. It will initially be launched in Germany and the UK, with plans to expand to other markets quickly.
SolarEdge is a global leader in smart energy technology. By leveraging world-class engineering capabilities and with a relentless focus on innovation, SolarEdge creates smart energy solutions that power our lives and drive future progress. SolarEdge developed an intelligent inverter solution that changed the way power is harvested and managed in photovoltaic (PV) systems. The SolarEdge DC optimized inverter seeks to maximize power generation while lowering the cost of energy produced by the PV system. Continuing to advance smart energy, SolarEdge addresses a broad range of energy market segments through its PV, storage, EV charging, batteries, electric vehicle powertrains, and grid services solutions. Visit us at: solaredge.com
About Wevo Energy
Wevo Energy was founded in 2021 to bring simple, efficient, and cost-effective EV charging to the most energy-demanding environments. Since then, it has gained a reputation for its AI-powered, energy management capabilities and simplicity. Wevo Energy is electrifying over 5,000 parking spaces globally. This funding round will allow the company to continue its mission and bring its innovative EV charging platform to larger audiences. For more information about Wevo Energy and its EV charging platform, please visit www.wevo.energy.


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Ebi Atawodi to hitch Netflix as director of funds for the EMEA build.
After spearheading Uber’s arrival and tell in West Africa, Ebi Atawodi is heading to Netflix.
She presented the transfer on LinkedIn, describing her six years at Uber as “a tear of a lifetime.”
Steady thru her time at Uber as trendy supervisor, she became as soon as to blame for leading their growth in Lagos and other West African cities. One milestone became as soon as in March 2016 when Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, change into Uber’s 400th metropolis.
After being on the bottom and leading those operations, Atawodi change into Uber’s Head of Product (funds) in February 2017. Whereas she now switches from the tear-sharing and logistics industry to entertainment, her focal level remains on funds.
“Any individual who knows me knows I’m obsessed with Netflix – the culture, the product, the influence it has had on the art of storytelling. Excited to be joining Netflix as Director of Funds, [Europe, the Middle East and Africa] and can’t wait to attain the ‘finest work of my existence’,” Atawodi wrote.
Netflix added 8.5 million contemporary subscribers in the closing quarter of 2020, riding the pandemic’s work-from-home and lockdown wave. The firm ended 2020 with over 200 million paying subscribers. No other streaming platform on the earth has as many customers.
An estimated 66.7 million Netflix subscribers are from the EMEA build. Netflix’s EMEA subscribers are expected to surpass those in North The US in about two years, in accordance with The Motley Fool.
Netflix launched in Africa in 2016. Now not too long prior to now, the streaming giant has been exploring mobile-finest subscription plans to take splendid thing in regards to the tell in smartphone and net penetration.
They began trying out “Mobile” and “Mobile+” plans in Egypt in 2018 and South Africa in 2019. The plans will likely be priced at $2.30 and $3.50 per month, respectively.
Atawodi will oversee these price dynamics to wait on Netflix sooner than shrewd competitors in Africa’s streaming video on-inquire of market, especially Showmax. The Multichoice-owned service has been working to dominate the market by offering on-inquire of video streaming and stay TV along side soccer matches, song and files.
Before joining Uber in 2014, Atawodi worked at Etisalat, the Nigerian telecommunications firm that transitioned into 9Mobile, as their head of Corporate Communications and sponsorships.
In that characteristic, she says she became as soon as occupied with Etisalat’s partnerships with the Nigeria Communications Commission to enable customers to port their numbers between telecom suppliers.
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Turmoil in the oil and gas sector hasn’t killed demand from retailers wanting to locate in Calgary as development remains “very active” Colliers International said Thursday in its fall market report.
“Retail developers have responded to the continuing interest with a near-record number of proposed as well as active construction projects in Calgary,” the commercial real estate firm said.
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Colliers said 47 retail-oriented projects covering 11.4 million square feet are spread across all areas of the city. Of those, 15 are under construction, representing 2.3 million square feet.
The report said shopping centre vacancy rose to 3.0 per cent in November, up from 2.2 per cent in April, while streetfront vacancy rose to 5.5 per cent from 4.4 per cent during the same period.
Rob Walker, senior vice-president/partner of Colliers International in Calgary, said Calgary remains a strong market despite what people read about the economy.
“Alberta still has the highest per capita retail sales in Canada. We could drop a significant way — almost 25 per cent — to reach the national average. So that’s a lot of disposable dollars,” said Walker.
“The city’s still growing despite what everybody’s saying. There’s still people moving in. A lot of those (retail) projects are out in the new, emerging neighbourhoods and that’s still going to grow.”
Walker said retail vacancy has typically hovered in the 1.5 per cent to 3.0 per cent range.
Colliers said the northeast quadrant has overtaken the southeast area as the most active developer and retailer market during the past six months, with 10 projects encompassing 3.3 million square feet of new retail planned or under construction.
“Calgary’s consumer market has been weakening, largely due to multiple rounds of job losses and cuts, and retail sales have not been able to keep up with 2014’s torrent pace,” said Colliers. “Alberta still leads the nation in monthly per capita retail spending at $1,526 per person per month, and consumer spending is anticipated to rebound and exceed $30 billion in Calgary by 2019.”
On the assumption oil prices remain relatively stable in the low to mid $40 range, Colliers expects the retail market to be relatively unchanged next year, with overall vacancy at 3.0 to 3.3 per cent. Streetfront vacancy rate is expected to rise slightly to 6 per cent.


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Nivy mall in Bratislava, a new shopping centre developed by HB Reavis that also includes the city’s new international bus terminal, has welcomed almost 330,000 visitors in the first week following the centre’s opening on 30 September.
The first modern regional shopping centre in Prešov, the third biggest city in Slovakia, is opening a second stage on 23 September. JTRE’s expanded EPERIA Shopping Mall will include new fashion brands, restaurants, and a multiplex cinema, with the retail area increasing by 50%. The shopping centre will provide visitors with a wide range of customer services, more parking spaces, and new indoor and outdoor relaxation zones.
CTP has started the construction of a new warehousing facility for GEIS Global Logistics at CTPark Prešov South. A new 5 500 sqm facility will help GEIS strengthen its position in the Eastern part of the country, with the premises strategically located in the third-largest city of Slovakia.
Construction works on the new bus station in the Nivy complex on Mlynské Nivy Street in Bratislava are in their final stages. Developer HB Reavis is already fine-tuning the details, testing lighting, technology and information systems. The terminal will be airport-style with 36 platforms, seven drop-off points and 86 bus stands with barrier-free access, the company informs in a press release.
Union Investment and GARBE Industrial Real Estate jointly acquired the first logistics property for their “UII Garbe Logistik Fonds” investment fund. The seller is the Karimpol Group, a privately held property developer active in Eastern and Central Europe for over 30 years. It was agreed not to disclose the financial details of the transaction.
Austrian company Karimpol Group officially launched the construction of the Squarebizz Bory project in Bratislava which will include retail, storage and office space. Peter Šmitala, Project Manager at Karimpol Slovakia talked to Property Forum about the project and the company’s future plans.
Total take-up on the Bratislava office market reached 37,000 sqm which represents a year-on-year increase of 19.5%. As the pandemic slowed down, retail leasing activity also returned and with it the surge in footfall and turnovers. Total quarterly industrial/logistics take-up recorded a strong 22% year-on-year growth, reaching 146,300 sqm. Cushman & Wakefield published its Q2 2021 industrial, office and retail market reports focused on the Slovak market.
Slovak developer Immocap has secured €44 million of construction financing and €50 million of investment financing by UniCredit Bank for The Mill office project in Bratislava’s Mlynské Nivy. The completion of the project is expected in 2023.
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A Rossmann chain outlet has opened in the TGG shopping centre in Wrocław. The new chemist's shop took up over 600 sqm next to the grocery shop. In September, the second TGG site, the Astra shopping centre in Wrocław, will in turn see the opening of a Pepco chain shop.
InPost has opened a second logistics centre in Łódź. Ultimately, almost 300 people will find work in the 8,500 sqm facility. InPost's logistics centre, located in the vicinity of the A1 Central Logistics Hub motorway, occupies 7.5 thousand sqm of warehouse space and 1 thousand sqm of office space.
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This is the healthiest type of onion
Turns out, there's one variety of onions that's better for you than the others. A 2017 study published in Food Research International found that red onions were most effective at killing human cancer cells compared with other onions thanks to their higher levels of the antioxidants quercetin and anthocyanin.
"Anthocyanin is instrumental in providing color to fruits and vegetables, so it makes sense that the red onions, which are darkest in color, would have the most cancer-fighting power," says study author Suresh Neethirajan, Ph.D.
However, red onions aren't the only ones with these benefits. "All onions are potent cancer fighters thanks to their high concentrations of the antioxidants anthocyanin and quercetin," says Karen Ansel R.D.N., author of Healing Superfoods for Anti-aging: Stay Younger, Live Longer. Red onions just happen to be even better at fighting cancer thanks to their high amounts of anthocyanin, which increase the effectiveness of quercetin in attacking cancer-causing free radicals, she adds.
Luckily, red onions swap in easily in place of white. Try substituting the colorful variety anytime your usual recipes call for white or yellow onions for an extra boost of powerful antioxidants (and flavor).
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Times are tough on Ealing's high streets, with traders already hit with the fallout from the international banking crisis now bracing themselves for the impact of the new Westfield mall at White City.
But while our fragile economy may be beginning to resemble that of the 1930s, at least today's shopkeepers do not have to contend with the devastation caused by falling German bombs.
Edwin Bartlett may have been aware of the gathering political storm that led to the Second World War when he opened his hardware store in South Ealing Road in 1936, but his mind would probably have been more sharply focused on the daily challenge of turning a profit in a tough climate.
The photograph capturing the opening of the store shows a bewildering array of goods and services offered by Mr Bartlett, better known in the community as Tom, and his wife Mary.
Essential, no-nonsense goods like candles, nails, lamp oil and soap are prominently featured on trestle tables on the street, while signs in the windows advertise lawn mower and knife sharpening, Christmas clubs and even the services of a palmist.
The impressive store front did not last long. Four years later, on September 27, 1940, the shop was badly damaged in the blast from a parachute mine dropped by the Luftwaffe during the Blitz, which wiped out many of the neighbouring buildings.
Embodying the indefatigable spirit of the times, Tom returned to work the next day despite not having much of a shop left.
His 10-year-old son Roy, now aged 78 and a historian in West Ealing, was taking cover in the bomb shelter underneath the shop when the mine exploded. The blast sent him reeling and crushed the cartilage in his right foot - an injury which has plagued him all his life.
Roy said: "I can remember it like it happened yesterday. Typical of the spirit of those dark days and despite no door, windows or indeed stock, which was all over the road, my parents opened the shop as usual. They couldn't let people down.
"In mid-morning a lady called in with a paraffin oil stove found in her front garden some 100 yards away. 'Yours I think Tom,'she said. 'It's still got your label on.'"
Roy only recently discovered the photograph of the store after a chance conversation revealed it was on display at a skiing centre in Hayes.
"I was delighted to see it," he said, "and to see my dad as he looked when he was about 40. It's just a shame my mother isn't in the picture, because she did most of the real work."
The devastation wrought by the bomb is clearly shown in the other photographs supplied by Roy. By the end of the day the rescue squads had cleared the road, and took a break outside the hardware store as Mrs Bartlett served refreshments.
Tom Bartlett can be seen again in the fore-ground, wearing a cloth cap and with his shirt sleeves rolled up.
The grand frontage of the shop was patched up with corrugated iron and timber for much of the rest of the war as the danger of further bomb damage prevented expensive rebuilding.
It was rebuilt properly in 1943, and the Bartletts continued to run it until their retirement in 1958.