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By early 2016, thoroughbred fans will have the ability to stream past and present Victorian Racing meets via the Telstra Digital Video Network.
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Video and social media drive 4G traffic as EE says it now has 10 million mobile users on its LTE network.
While it's easy to connect an iPhone or iPad to a Wi-Fi network, Ethernet-only networks have been a no-go zone... until now.
The social network is adding video calling, setting up face-to-face conversations between friends on mobile phones running either iOS or Android.
In Android this week surfaced reports of Android Wear getting iPhone support, Prime Instant Video hits Android, and Dell releases an Android 2-in-1.
Telstra has made a multimillion-dollar equity investment in Taiwanese video big data and analytics company Gorilla Technology Group, which will have its software integrated into the Australian telco's network.
Cisco's latest estimates of mobile network traffic predicts 10-fold growth, mainly via cloud, and mainly delivering video
Have an iPhone, Android device, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry? Need to jump ship to another network? Now you can, thanks to a law change. Here's what you need to know.
On the back of its Ooyala acquisition, Telstra has continued its push to become a global technology company with the launch of a new video distribution network known as Global Media Switch.
QuickFire Networks' technology includes T-Video, an appliance that is designed to sit in a 1U rack and do nothing but process and transcode video. Welcome to Facebook's data centers.
Broadcom is eyeing retail routers, set-top boxes and other wireless gateways capable of sending HD and broadcast-quality video over a wireless network to multiple devices.
A French/Silicon Valley start-up has introduced a multiplatform, 3D high-definition voice conferencing platform which alleviates many of the audio quality issues that plague most unified communications systems.
Apple's iPhone remains the most popular camera on Flickr. The new models can capture content in even more creative ways so let's take a closer look at some methods.
Microsoft is rolling out its first version of a new, free video chat app for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone devices that is part of its Skype family.
The company says its 27-inch curved LCD display provides a more immersive viewing experience for PC gaming and video streaming.
Despite Apple releasing iOS 8.0.2 to fix issues that were caused by iOS 8.0.1, Australian iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users are still reporting that they are experiencing problems with cellular network connectivity and Touch ID.
Telstra is switching on parts of its 700MHz 4G network in preparation for the influx of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices onto the network after launch next Friday.
With a partner network numbering thousands, PC maker Lenovo turned to the cloud for secure, time-sensitive access authorisation.
A Chinese netizen posted pictures and video of the suspected next-generation iPhone on Sina Weibo on Saturday, showing off the features of the iOS 8 system, health app as well as the smooth screen unlocked through Touch ID.
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Global Composites Conference announces call for papers
Final abstracts are now being accepted on subjects relating to the advancements and use of composite materials worldwide.
The Global Composites Conference, jointly hosted by NetComposites (Chesterfield, UK) and the American Composites Manufacturers Association (AMCA, Arlington, VA, US) announced a call for papers March 20. The conference will take place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV, US on 27 - 28 June 2018.
Final abstracts are now being accepted on subjects relating to the advancements and use of composite materials worldwide to include, but not limited to:
- Global composites industry trends
- Global composites technology trends
- Building global networks
- Finance and investment in the composites industry
- Expanding into new territories
- Global sales and marketing, quality management and workforce
Presentations will reach an international audience of professional end-users, decision makers, consultants and divisional heads. Interested parties should submit a 250-word abstract online via http://globalcompositesconference.com/call-for-papers.
The closing date for abstracts is March 29th, 2018.

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Even though J.J. Watt might be recovering from injury it didn’t stop him and Reebok on releasing a brand new can’t-miss colorway of his first signature training shoe – the JJ I Preseason Training. The navy, red and white colorway serves as a nod to those who inspire him both on and off the field – his teammates and fans. J.J. gifted all of his teammates new pairs of JJ I’s.
As he continues to push his limits, the JJ I Preseason Training will be there every step, cut, and jump of the way. The JJ I Preseason Training will be available at 12am on August 5 for $99.
First it was Michigan getting Jim Harbaugh to be their head coach for football. Now it is Michigan teaming up with Jordan Brand to upgrade their uniforms and gear. The University of Michigan is more than just a school. It is a community and family represented by a single letter, two hues: Maize and Blue, and a longstanding tradition of excellence — a reputation of leading both academically and athletically.
On the gridiron, Michigan has, since fielding its first team in 1871, claimed more victories than any other school. The university also lays claim to 11 national championships, over 120 first-team all-Americans and three Heisman trophy winners, including Jordan Brand athlete Charles Woodson. Beyond, the program’s Winged Helmet, introduced in 1938, and remains an icon of college football.
Similarly, the Jordan Brand is more than one man. For over 30 years, Jordan Brand has built a culture by pushing the boundaries of innovation and style; the Jumpman logo has come to represent greatness and unites athletes around the world who are willing to push their limits to be the best.
“Michael Jordan never settled. His career was defined by his competitive drive, unwavering work ethic and a dogged pursuit of winning,” says Larry Miller, President of the Jordan Brand. “These same principles have guided the Jordan Brand since its inception, and we see a like-spirit in the University of Michigan. What started with a phone call between Michael and Coach Harbaugh comes to life today in an unprecedented partnership which further diversifies the Jordan Brand’s commitment to football and athletes.”
This fall, that legacy will continue to transcend sport as the Michigan football team debuts the iconic Jumpman on the gridiron.
The Michigan jersey, built on the Nike Vapor Untouchable chasse, features a minimal-seam design and stretch woven materials. Focusing on fit, range of motion and breathability, the jersey includes tailored lines that are articulated to move with the body and laser perforations in the front and back panels to maximize ventilation.
Additionally, taking into account the importance of preparation to success, Jordan Brand will outfit the team with the Jordan Trainer 1 Low. Created by Jordan footwear designers to help eliminate distractions on the practice field and in the weight room, the shoe enhances natural motion, comfort and increased sensory feedback. Speed flex technology in the midsole, Zoom Air in the heel and a Flyweave woven upper facilitate stability and support.
The Jordan Trainer 1 low “Michigan” will be available August 6 on Jordan.com and at The M Den, the official retailer of Michigan Athletics.
Stay tuned to Jordan.com and GoBlueHailMichigan.com for more information on the Michigan x Jordan partnership.
There are certain fashion trends that are a headscratcher. You look at the latest trends and wonder who would wear that. Still there are fashion trends that stand the test of time. So with that notion I.W. Harper has long been immersed in style. Following the brand’s return to the U.S. last year after more than 30 years abroad, I.W. Harper has renewed their love of fashion. They teamed up with their friends at Goorin Bros. to create a hat spotlighting our iconic Bowing Man on the interior, complete with a whiskey colored hat band.
Inspired by I.W. Harper’s stylish roots and dapper present, The Harper will launch this Holiday season and be available at Goorin Bros. locations nationwide and at www.Goorin.com. So for those of you who are 21 years of age or older why not pick up a bottle of I.W. Harper Whiskey and get a stylish hat from the Goorin Bros.
The NFL regular season is almost here. We got preseason football just around the corner. To celebrate Bud Light – the Official Beer of the NFL – is once again helping devout fans showcase their team pride by introducing all-new custom cans for its 27 NFL team partners.
The cans – which are on shelves now and will be available throughout the 2016-17 NFL season – are draped in each team’s colors, feature its logo and will be brought to life in each market through localized, signature sayings that every team’s fans will recognize and embrace.
The cans are part of Bud Light’s “Beer With Your Team On It” campaign, which will celebrate NFL fandom and passion for Bud Light throughout the season.
For those who are missing the NBA take heart. Current players and retired players are missing it as well. It seems that Paul George and former NBA player and now ESPN analyst Jalen Rose played a unique game of HORSE. Why is it unique? It took place from the back of a Jeep Wrangler.
This took place at the “Summer of Jeep” event at Navy Pier in Chicago last week.. The event celebrated the Jeep brand’s partnership with USA Basketball.
Earlier this summer Kendrick Lamar’s kicks from Reebok sold out immediately. Now following the black and white campaign earlier this month, Reebok Classic is launching the final installment in the photography series with acclaimed director Nabil and Grammy Award winning artist Kendrick Lamar.
Reinvigorated in color, the new shots bring to life the previous B&W campaign, and feature Kendrick in his new Classic Leather Perfect Split pack, which reflects the split sides to Kendrick’s personality across a distinctive men’s and women’s design.
In respect to the authenticity and originality of both Reebok Classic and Kendrick Lamar, globally acclaimed director Nabil shot the campaign entirely on vintage camera equipment to celebrate creative art forms in their most real, original and unique formats. A series of beautifully candid and nostalgic portraits capture Kendrick at his most raw and characterful, in a range of poses that are natural to him and reflect the different sides of his personality.
The Classic Leather Perfect Split pack brings Kendrick’s split personality to life, as the silhouette’s understated white and stone base is updated with contrasting color blocked accents, alongside ‘split’ rubber outsole combing retro GUM with contemporary ICE.
The Classic Leather “Perfect Split” is available now for $74.99 at retailers including Reebok.com, Champs and Footaction.
You might have recently ordered a Moscow Mule. You have seen them being showcased in bars and clubs, but did you know that this cocktail is 75 years old? Now more than ever you will see cocktail menus across America feature the Moscow Mule and creative variations of the recipe—but there’s only one original. As the co-creators of the original Moscow Mule in 1941, SMIRNOFF vodka and Cock’n Bull Ginger Beer are celebrating seventy-five years of America’s first vodka cocktail.
In the late 1930s, John G. Martin was the president of an American alcohol company, Heublein, which owned the rights to SMIRNOFF vodka. One historic day seventy-five years ago, in 1941, Martin sat at the bar of The Cock’n Bull, an iconic pub on Hollywood’s Sunset Strip, with owner Jack Morgan. At a time when brown spirits were king, Martin was struggling to market his newly acquired vodka to American palates. Morgan, too, had a dilemma: few people cared for or even knew about his ginger beer. Martin and Morgan made cocktail history when they created a solution to sell both products by combining SMIRNOFF™ No. 21 vodka with Cock’n Bull Ginger Beer and a spritz of lime in a copper mug. This was the world’s first Moscow Mule.
Following the creation of the cocktail at The Cock’n Bull, Martin travelled to bars around the United States encouraging bartenders to make a Moscow Mule, giving each of them an instant photograph of themselves with the final creation. Martin took a copy of the instant photograph on to the next bar, encouraging other bartenders to make the cocktail and eventually sparking a frenzy for the Moscow Mule across the country.
To kick off the celebration of this milestone anniversary, SMIRNOFF hosted a series of immersive dinners at the 14th Annual Tales of the Cocktail, one of America’s premier spirits festivals that highlighted the Moscow Mule during an annual cocktail competition. Throughout the evening, invited guests of legal drinking age were transported back in time to experience the story of the Moscow Mule in a pop-up restaurant modelled on the historic meeting between John G. Martin and Jack Morgan. Guests responsibly sampled original Moscow Mules, made with SMIRNOFF No. 21 vodka and Cock’n Bull Ginger Beer.
For 150 years, the SMIRNOFF brand has been enjoyed by legal drinking age consumers around the world, but it wasn’t until the Moscow Mule was created that vodka became a popular spirit in the United States. The mixability of SMIRNOFF vodka and its quality have inspired other vodka varieties across the globe and served as the basis for popularizing some of the world’s most famous cocktails.
No matter when or where you craft an original Moscow Mule to commemorate this tremendous milestone, please remember to always enjoy it in a copper mug and drink responsibly.
San Diego Comic Con is known for showcasing a ton of new trailers each year. Marvel just released the new Doctor Strange trailer and man does it look good. The film showcases the good doctor, who discovers the realms of magic and alternate dimensions after his hands become crippled in a devastating accident. This looks to follow Marvel’s tradition of making great films for their fantastic characters. What do you think of the trailer?
He might have lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in NBA Finals, but Steph Curry is popping bottles of champagne. It is all part of the 2016 Celebrity Spray-Off took place on July 21st in Lake Tahoe at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship with celebrity and athlete competitors including Steph Curry, Jerry Rice, Roger Clemens, Alfonso Ribeiro, Aaron Rodgers and more!
Just before celebrity superstars teed off on the 18th hole, Korbel California Champagne challenged them to show off their champagne celebration skills as part of the Celebrity Spray-Off. Contestants competed to see how far they could shoot the cork from the top of a bottle of Korbel.
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7-Eleven store debuts in Beijing
( 2004-02-05 09:09) (China Daily by Liu Jie)
The residents of Beijing's busy Beixinqiao area will soon get the chance to shop any time they like, thanks to the opening of the capital's first 7-Eleven convenience store.
The world's No 1 convenience store operator will open its first 24-hour outlet in eastern downtown Beijing this Spring.
And according to Li Yong, deputy general manager of Beijing 7-Eleven Co Ltd, a newly established joint venture, around 150 outlets will open in Beijing this year, with a total of 500 convenience stores opening up within the next five years.
The convenience store king Seven-Eleven (7-Eleven) Inc got long-awaited approval from the central government at the end of last year to set up a joint venture in China.
Seven-Eleven Japan, a division of Japan-based Ito Yokado, Beijing Shoulian Group and the China National Sugar & Alcohol Group Corporation, hold 65 per cent, 25 per cent and 10 per cent stakes in the joint venture.
In a bid to get greater access to China's increasingly wealthy consumers, the joint venture is engaged in expanding 7-Eleven convenience stores in Beijing and the surrounding provinces.
China plans to lift the restriction on foreign ownership of chain stores - currently set at 65 per cent - by 2005, in line with its commitments to the World Trade Organization.
Yan Ligang, a spokesman of the Beijing Commerce Bureau, says that the time is ripe for the 7-Eleven to enter the market.
"They may use the one-year period to get familiar with the local market and gather experiences for the establishment of a wholly-funded enterprise in China and explore the South China and East China markets, where convenience stores have been well established," said Yan.
Domestic and overseas convenience store operators, including Shanghai's Hualian and Lianhau, Taiwan-based President Chain Store Corporation, Hong Kong's Dairy and Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group, are engaged in stiff competition in South and East China.
But in Beijing, Superchain, Chaoshifa and Wumei just started to enter the convenience store market in 2002, with a properly established network of such stores yet to take shape in the capital, according to Chen Jian, a researcher at the policy study office of the Beijing municipal government.
Concerning the make-up of the 7-Eleven Beijing, Li indicated that selecting Shoulian as one of the joint venture's partners was due to Shoulian's strong position and experience in running chain stores.
"Shoulian's mature and complete sales network offers a shortcut for the 7-Eleven to get established in the capital," said Yan.
Shoulian, is composed of over 10 chain retailers, including Beijing Yikelong Commercial Co Ltd, Beijing Lufthansa & Wangjing Shopping Centre and Xiaobaiyang Supermarket, whose sales network has covered Beijing's urban area after more than 10 years of development.
But some of the stores will only open from 7:00 am until 11:00 pm, to suit the lifestyle of Beijingers.
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Apple has at all times been an aspirational model for Indians and proudly owning an iPhone continues to be a dream come true for a lot of.
Perhaps that’s the reason, within the second-hand smartphone market, Apple’s iPhones have the very best demand, as per a current OLX research. Pre-owned iPhones price much less comparatively, making it simpler for smartphone shoppers to personal the premium product with out burning a gap of their pocket.
For instance, the iPhone Max (64 GB, Silver), which is priced at Rs. 99,900 on Amazon, prices as little as Rs 52,000 on OLX. Equally, Apple’s newest launch, the iPhone 11 Professional Max, which is priced at Rs 1,09,900 on Amazon prices at the least Rs. 10,000 much less on the net second-hand purchase and promote platform.
Based on the research, within the race for pre-owned smartphones in India, Apple has left behind manufacturers resembling Samsung, Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Oneplus. iPhone was essentially the most listed in 2019 on OLX, with 19 per cent whole listings. When it comes to demand too, the Cupertino electronics big’s smartphones had the very best share (19 per cent).
The research additionally acknowledged that iPhone 5S and iPhone SE continues to be in heavy demand throughout small cities and rural areas, regardless of the fashions being discontinued by Apple in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
Over 9 million smartphone listings had been analysed by OLX on its platform, in line with the research.
OLX is a buyer to buyer (C2C) digital market for pre-owned vehicles, motorbikes, cell phones, home goods, and so on.
The marketplace for pre-owned smartphones has been rising at a fast tempo, with nearly 59 per cent of all smartphones listed on OLX within the Q1-Q3 2019 interval being bought, stated the research. This offers shoppers extra choices to select from, throughout completely different worth ranges.
“Regardless of the prevailing sentiment within the Indian economic system, the urge for food for premium smartphones and total demand for pre-owned smartphones has not diminished,” stated Nitin Chaudhury, Head of Business, OLX India. Customers have gotten upwardly-mobile of their aspirations, which is mirrored within the rising demand for premium manufacturers, led by Apple’s iPhone, he added.


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A 300-mile-long snake threatened the Gardens of Eagan.
Actually, it was the slated construction of a section of a massive crude-oil pipeline that would snake through Minnesota that loomed darkly over the future of one of the state's oldest organic farms, Gardens of Eagan. Construction would destroy the topsoil, the lifeblood of the organic farm that had taken years to cultivate.
The brain trust behind Minneapolis co-op The Wedge, along with other Twin Cities natural foods stores, knew something had to be done. Fast. They had to rally the troops—their customers.
Stories like the Gardens of Eagan's, local battles surrounding food issues, can be found in nearly every corner of the country. National issues, particularly with this year's upcoming Farm Bill vote, will affect, and are already affecting, food at every level. Together, they offer a bounty of targets for political action. By mobilizing your customers, your store can make a difference.
"We've done a great job of 'voting with our dollars' and creating a greater demand for organic food," says Ronnie Cummins, national director of the Organic Consumers Association, based in Finland, Minn. "But we need to make our political voice heard so that policy supports rather than retards our issues. If we want to maintain strict standards and have an adequate supply of healthy food, we have to change public policy." The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Bill, which includes 65 proposals (one of which cuts organic-research funding from $22.5 million to $10 million) provides an enormous opportunity for policy change.
"Unfortunately, not enough consumers are paying attention to the bill and its potential to influence the quality and price of our food and our health," says Mark Winne, communications director of the Community Food Security Coalition, based in Venice, Calif. "As it stands, the vast majority of the funding goes to a relatively small number of large commodity producers who grow corn, soybeans and rice with very, very little going to local and regional producers of crops like fruits and vegetables. We need to address that imbalance."
Redirecting funds to programs that support local and regional agriculture would help make the legislation a "food bill, not just a farm bill," says Winne. "It could also be a 'health bill,'" he says, as supporting local and regional producers could help battle America's obesity epidemic. Currently, the USDA subsidizes commodity crops, which supports their use in food products that have been linked to obesity—those with added sugars and fats. Cheap corn and soybeans have led to the proliferation of high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated vegetable oils. The current farm policy has made eating unhealthily cheaper and easier. Changing the policy could change that by making fruits and vegetables more affordable and available.
The increase in ethanol production is another issue with national repercussions, says Mark Smith, campaign director of Farm Aid, a nonprofit dedicated to helping family farmers and supporting healthful food production, the environment and local economies. "The ripple effects are enormous, from corn prices to land use," Smith says. Genetic engineering is also a hot topic. "More and more customers are becoming concerned about the genetic modification of their food," Winne says.
"Local is the new organic," Winne says, pointing to one of the hottest political food topics. "The dialogue now is not just about organic food, but about where that food is coming from and who is producing it, stretching people to think not just about how it's produced but where. 'Local' is playing out a lot more in consumers' heads today."
"The connection to local farmers is what consumers are looking for," says Glenda Yoder, associate director of Farm Aid.
Whether your store is promoting a particular local crop or a piece of national legislation, by being politically active you are cementing customer loyalty, Cummins says. "It's a vicious marketplace," he says. "Involving customers and connecting with them in this way in participatory campaigns keeps them coming back."
Choose your battles wisely, however, warns Barth Anderson, research and development coordinator at The Wedge Co-op. "When you activate your base, it better be for a good reason," he says. "You can't run around sending alerts over every issue, like the sky is falling. For us, we've chosen issues like the USDA organic standards, something that cuts to the core of why people buy organic."
Because there are so many issues, he recommends having two or three people on staff who are responsible for "keeping a finger in the wind, keeping ahead of what's out there," he says. "You want your store to be on the edge of change, people want to feel like part of something bigger than themselves, and they won't if they feel like you're just jumping on the bandwagon. Only the stores that are ahead of the political curve are viewed as authentic."
On a poster, there's a picture of farmer Martin Diffley staring out from under the brim of his hat, among rows of cornstalks, holding up an ear of his farm's juicy-looking sweet corn. The poster reads: "Stand Up for Gardens of Eagan Farm." The posters appeared throughout The Wedge, including next to the corn. "Having that poster right in front of customers really tied it all together—the threat of the pipeline, the farmer, the potential loss of their corn," Anderson says. "Customers went 'What?!' They were outraged." The posters directed people to the store's Web site, which offered templates for letters to the judge in charge of the case. Customers sent thousands of them.
"The Web site (www.wedge.coop) has been a great educational and motivational tool," Anderson says. "We get over 1,000 hits a day."
Setting up a computer in the customer service/information area of the store, where customers can log in and send e-mails to congressional representatives or regulatory agencies, "is something that works really well," Cummins says. "Having a phone there for the same purpose can be an even more powerful tool," he says. And even low-tech options such as petitions on clipboards, still are very effective, he says. It's critical, however, to have signs throughout the store, particularly in the checkout line, directing customers to the customer information area, he says. "You have to make it easy for them to find it."
Space along the checkout line is optimal real estate for motivation. Messages can be printed on receipts, bags and on fliers to be packed in bags for people to read later, suggests Farm Aid's Smith. He also suggests utilizing the store's public address systems to broadcast brief announcements. "At our concerts, Neil Young opens the shows saying 'Attention shoppers, attention shoppers: Buy with a conscience, save the family farm.' It would be great if messages like that could be heard in stores," he says. "Maybe a 30-second announcement that stops people in their tracks and connects the Farm Bill to what they're buying at the moment." Farm Aid is willing to work with store owners to create such announcements. "We're always happy to partner with stores," Yoder says. The group also publishes a booklet called "10 Ways to Ensure Healthy Food for You and Your Family," which is also available in poster form. Go to www.farmaid.org for more information.
Putting a face on local products helps customers feel connected, Anderson says. "The posters of Martin were great. In this industry we talk a big game about buying locally and our neighborhood farms, but until people really identify with a farm, with a face, then it's all just marketing," he says.
People identified with Martin and his wife Atina. They created such an uproar that the pipeline company decided to reroute their pipe around Gardens of Eagan even before the case reached the judge. All is well—and organic—in the Gardens of Eagan, thanks, in part, to customer activism.
Shara Rutberg is a Boulder, Colo.-based freelance writer.
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The New Car clinic is designed to help drivers make the most of their new vehicles — and it’s also a treat for Allen Turner Hyundai’s preferred customers. The New Car clinic will feature hands-on maintenance and safety demonstrations led by ASE-certified technicians, in addition to a review of Hyundai’s warranty coverage. This is an ideal opportunity for drivers to get acquainted with their new vehicle, and to learn about the ways in which it’s protected by the manufacturer.
The New Car Clinic will also include a tour of Allen Turner Hyundai’s award-winning service facility. This will drive home the fact that Allen Turner Hyundai’s service to their customers doesn’t stop after they’ve sold a vehicle — drivers can trust them for all manner of automotive needs, from routine maintenance to major repairs. This tour is sure to both impress and reassure new Hyundai owners, just as it has impressed area drivers for years.
The New Car Clinic will take place at Allen Turner Hyundai, which is located at 6000 Pensacola Boulevard in Pensacola, Florida. The events will begin at 9 am on Saturday, October 27; guests are asked to RSVP by Friday, October 26th. For more information, interested Hyundai drivers can send an email to bdc_allenturner@
While allen Turner Hyundai is delighted to offer the New Car Clinic and an Award-Winning service department that can handle all manner of automotive needs, they’re also known throughout the area for their exceptional inventory of vehicles. Those who visit their dealership will get to check out the latest vehicles from Hyundai, in addition to pre-owned cars, trucks, and SUVs from a variety of automakers. Allen Turner Hyundai is truly Florida’s one-stop automotive shop!


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Make some popcorn and pull up a chair if you want to watch the best fight between a journalist and a company he covers today.
It started last weekend when New York Times’ John Broder wrote an article about the Tesla Model S sedan — an electric car — and the woes he encountered when trying to drive from Washington to Boston.
That sent Tesla CEO Elon Musk to the TV business channel circuit to complain that the article was “unreasonable.”
On his blog, the New York Times reporter denied the review was a “setup.”
My account was not a fake. It happened just the way I described it. When I first charged the car, which was equipped with the highest-capacity battery available, of 85 kilowatt-hours, at the Tesla Supercharger station in Newark, Del., I left it connected to the cable for 49 minutes until the dash display read “Charging Complete.” The battery meter read 90 percent full, with a range of 242 miles.
I was not directed by anyone at Tesla at any time to then switch to the Max Range setting and wait to top off the battery. If I had, I might have picked up an additional 25 or so miles of range, but that would have taken as long as 30 additional minutes.
I was at that point 200 miles from the other East Coast Supercharger outlet in Milford, Conn., which I barely reached by driving 10 m.p.h. below the speed limit and turning off the battery-draining cabin-heating system.
But now Tesla has released the car’s logs…
The logs show again that our Model S never had a chance with John Broder. In the case with Top Gear, their legal defense was that they never actually said it broke down, they just implied that it could and then filmed themselves pushing what viewers did not realize was a perfectly functional car. In Mr. Broder’s case, he simply did not accurately capture what happened and worked very hard to force our car to stop running.
This chart, the CEO claims, shows the reporter drove around in circles in a parking lot …
It’s certainly unusual that the CEO’s blog is able to provide such a scathing rebuttal to the review. It’s even more unusual to have a journalism ethics debate break out in the usually dull auto section.


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Netflix will include its videogames as part of its customers’ monthly subscription with an initial focus on mobile games, the company said in its quarterly letter to investors.
“We view gaming as another new content category for us, similar to our expansion into original films, animation and unscripted TV. Games will be included in members’ Netflix subscription at no additional cost similar to films and series,” the investors letter said. “Initially, we’ll be primarily focused on games for mobile devices. We’re excited as ever about our movies and TV series offering and we expect a long runway of increasing investment and growth across all of our existing content categories, but since we are nearly a decade into our push into original programming, we think the time is right to learn more about how our members value games.”
Netflix’s foray into gaming was teased earlier this month with the streaming giant’s new deal with Shonda Rhimes, which included gaming and virtual reality content. A report in May from The Information said Netflix had “approached veteran game industry executives about joining the company.”
Last week, Netflix hired former Facebook and EA executive Mike Verdu to lead the streaming company’s push into gaming. Verdu will join as vice president of game development and report to COO Greg Peters.
Gaming isn’t completely foreign to Netflix – it made a “Stranger Things” video game with an outside company, and its “Castlevania” series is based on the Konami video game of the same name.


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Digital TV News: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing
Cable Industry Launches SelecTV™ Brand to Promote Viewer Adoption Of ITV
May 10, 2010 – The U.S. cable industry has announced the launch of 'SelecTV™,' a consumer-facing brand that will appear on-screen to indicate the availability of interactive television content.
News categories: Canoe Ventures, SelecTV, Cable TV, Middleware, USA
Hollywood Studios and Cable Companies Launch Campaign to Promote Movies on Demand
Mar 17, 2010 – The U.S.'s major Hollywood studios and cable companies have joined forces for a push to expand consumer awareness of the value offered by Movies On Demand®, a service that provides a way to rent box office hits on cable.
News categories: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, Movies On Demand, Cable TV, OTT, USA
Pace Introduces First to Market Multiroom DVR Solution
Oct 26, 2009 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has revealed an advanced multiroom DVR solution, Home Content Sharing (HCS). Pace's HCS utilizes centralized storage and Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) software to connect multiple high definition (HD) set-top boxes within the home.
News categories: Pace plc, Rovi Corp, CTAM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home
HDTVs in More than Half of All U.S. Homes
Aug 4, 2009 – A recent CTAM tracking Pulse report shows strong growth over the past year in HDTV ownership. In 2009, 53 percent of total U.S. households report owning a high definition television, an 18 percentage point increase in ownership over 2008.
News categories: CTAM, DVD, Games Console, Market Research, Smart TV, USA
US - Digital Cable Growth Continues to Exceed Satellite
Aug 19, 2008 – Digital cable penetration has surpassed that of satellite television service for the last three years, according to new research by CTAM: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing.
News categories: CTAM, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA
Tru2way™ Brand to Succeed 'OpenCable™ Platform' in Consumer and Retail Settings
Jan 7, 2008 – The U.S. cable industry has adopted the 'tru2way™' brand to succeed use of the term 'OpenCable™ Platform' as it applies to the marketing and branding of the interactive video platform for consumers and in retail markets.
News categories: CableLabs, tru2way, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Set Top Box, USA
81 Million People in US Watch Broadband Video
Jul 17, 2007 – An estimated 81 million people, or 63% of the 129 million people who access the Internet over broadband in the U.S., watch broadband video at home or at work, according to new research conducted by The Nielsen Company.
News categories: Nielsen, Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, OTT, USA
US - HDTV and Digital Cable Make a Match
Jul 10, 2007 – The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) reports that 29% of cable TV customers own an HDTV set; just one year ago 15% of those customers had an HD set.
News categories: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, USA
- PAOK FC OTT platform built with Insys Sport on AWS
- SLING TV in-app guide integrates local OTA channels on LG Smart TVs
- Conviva releases State of Streaming Q2 report
- Stay-at-home providing springboard for French SVOD
- Survata announces enhanced CTV measurement suite
- Ofcom releases Media Nations 2020 report
- RADIO.COM expands connected TV footprint with Vewd
- NAGRA multi-DRM selected for Grupo Express OTT service in Argentina
- V-Nova and NETINT collaborate on MPEG-5 LCEVC transcoding
- ViacomCBS to launch connected video ad platform
- Bell Canada releases Android TV 4K HDR streaming box
- ORS chooses 3SS to deliver simpliTV service in Austria
- Mongolia's Skymedia upgrades to Minerva 10
- Express-80 and Express-103 satellites launched
- INVIDI extends addressable TV partnership with Tata Elxsi
- Finecast brings audience measurement to Australian BVOD platforms
- SVOD subscriptions grew by 28% in 2019
- Strong recovery expected for Mexico’s video entertainment market
- ATEME negotiating acquisition of ANEVIA
- Charter residential video customers up 102,000 in 2Q 2020


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Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) issued its financial and operational report for its Q1 2019.
As quoted in the press release:
“We are pleased with our first quarter results and the ongoing, substantial progress our team has made to position Tilray as a global leader in the cannabis industry,” said Brendan Kennedy, Tilray President and CEO. “We have made significant progress integrating our recent acquisitions of Manitoba Harvest and Natura Naturals, accelerating our entry into the United States hemp and CBD markets, and increasing our production and manufacturing capacity in North America and Europe. As we expand our operations around the world, we remain focused on making disciplined investments to maximize the multiple paths to value creation we are aggressively pursuing for our visionary investors.”
First Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights
- Revenue increased 195.1 percent to US$23.0 (C$31.0) million, compared to the first quarter of last year, driven by the legalization of Canadian adult-use in 2018, the addition of hemp food sales from the Manitoba Harvest acquisition during the quarter, and strong growth in international medical markets. Excluding excise tax, revenue was US$21.5 million.
- Net loss for the quarter was US$30.3 million or US$0.32 per share compared to a loss of US$5.2 million or US$0.07 per share for the prior year period. The non-GAAP adjusted Net loss for the quarter was US$25.2 million or US$0.27 per share for the first quarter of 2019. The adjustments to the net loss are non-recurring acquisition related charges. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of US$14.6 million compared to a loss of US$3.2 million the prior year period. The increased net loss and Adjusted EBITDA declines were primarily due to the increase in operating expenses related to growth initiatives, the addition of Manitoba Harvest, and the expansion of international teams.
American cannabis sales hit US$17.5 billion in 2020, a research group’s new study shows.
Meanwhile, a Canadian cannabis producer began offering CBD beverages in the US, another move that shows how interested Canadians are in the overall US cannabis market at the moment.
Some pretty important news out of health and wellness; beverage and natural products company BevCanna Enterprises Inc. (CSE:BEV, Q:BVNNF, FSE:7BC) this week. For those of you following the Company with us, stay tuned.
As investors continue to prioritize cannabis opportunities in the US, market watchers expect mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to play a role in the future for Canadian companies.
A consolidation trend has been expected in the Canadian cannabis space for some time now based on the size of the market compared to the number of operations in the country.
BioHarvest Sciences Inc. Unveils the Unique Polyphenolic Content of Its Upcoming Olive-Based Nutraceutical
The product will include polyphenols known to have significant health benefits.
BioHarvest Sciences Inc. (CSE: BHSC) (“BioHarvest” or the “Company”) has reached an important milestone in its development program of additional Nutraceuticals. The olive-based Nutraceutical product scheduled for market availability in the second half of 2022 will contain the following unique matrix of polyphenols: hydroxytyrosol, trosol, and verbascoside. These compounds are the major polyphenols in naturally grown olives and are responsible for the high antioxidant activity of olives and olive oil. Importantly, the BioHarvest olive-based Nutraceutical product will provide all the benefits of olives and olive oil with a low calorie count per serving.
Cresco Labs (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF) (“Cresco” or the “Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, announced today that it will report financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31 st , 2020 on Thursday March 25 th , 2021 before the market opens.
The Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its financial results and provide investors with key business highlights on Thursday March 25 th , 2021 at 8:30am Eastern Time (7:30am Central Time).


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Some snack categories today are tough to crack. According to data from IRI, Chicago, dollar sales in the crackers category during the 52 weeks ending September 4, 2016 rose 0.98 percent to reach $7.4 billion.
Today’s market for better-for-you extruded snacks is skyrocketing, with products like veggie straws and other puffed/expanded products finding appeal among shoppers seeking alternatives to traditional offerings.
Private label has come a long way from its “generic” years. Today, focuses are on premium, national-brand-better (NBB) offerings and clean eating—snack and bakery products that are part of the better-for-you category, including those that are gluten-free.
For over 500 years, we’ve been looking for the fountain of youth—that magical restorative water that will make us look and feel younger. While the fountain has yet to be discovered, we can find some solace in knowing that many of the foods we eat are becoming healthier for us.


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NEW YORK — As list companies delve into alternative media such as e-mail marketing and Web advertising, Venture Direct Worldwide is headed in the opposite direction.
“Alternative media is making us a better list company,'' said Bob Dallas, executive vice president of list services at Venture, which got its start in card packs.
List companies can follow two paths to integration. The popular route is to add capability through mergers, alliances or partnerships. Venture has chosen the longer, more arduous — and potentially risky — route of building from within.
The company changed its name from Venture Communications in January to signify that after 15 years it has developed its nine divisions — which include list management, brokerage and compiled lists — into a fully integrated marketing service.
“Integrated marketing is far more difficult than it sounds,'' said Richard Baumer, Venture's founder, president and CEO. “It's been a long process, but we finally have the formula perfected to cross-promote.''
Venture calls the formula compound marketing. Just as interest in a mutual fund can be reinvested, Venture takes the profit generated for a client from one medium, such as list rental, and uses it to tap another, such as inserts.
Although the company is not recognized for its lists, those divisions generated 50 percent of its $60 million in sales last year. According to 1997 SRDS listings, Venture had more lists under management (265) than all list companies except Direct Media. In the last month, Venture has added the 1.2 million-name Super Sports database from the Kleid Co., as well as the 628,000-name Genesis Direct Sports buyer file.
Compound marketing only works when the individual divisions are strong, Baumer said, and the only way Venture can be a market leader is to strive to be the best across the board.
“Each division has to stand on its own, be profitable and bring an added benefit to our clients,'' he said. “With us, clients can try things they haven't tried before.''
The separation of divisions prevents employees from having to juggle a number of duties, allowing them to focus on a particular specialty. Yet, because they are part of the same company, Venture can draw on their different areas of expertise to give clients more leads and marketing options than an individual list manager or broker. It also can draw on profits generated by other divisions to pay for list promotion.
Deer Creek, Pompano Beach, FL, a direct marketer of household merchandise, increased its mailings from 300,000 to more than 30 million pieces since selecting Venture as its list broker in 1994. Venture moved Deer Creek beyond simple space advertising to catalog sales. Once sales grew enough to make list management profitable, those revenues were invested in list brokerage, then package inserts and catalog blow-ins.
“Between list management, list brokerage and package inserts, our revenues have multiplied sixfold,'' said Deer Creek president Michael DiStephano. “We've been able to take advantage of sources of income we never could have tapped into on our own.''
Venture pools its resources through an internal referral program. When a client comes on board, a team marketing meeting is held to determine how best to meet its needs, and a message is broadcast to the company's 170 employees requesting all clients and prospects in similar fields. The company can draw from its prospect database of 75,000 companies built by a sales force of 100 across all divisions.
Incentive systems also are in place to encourage the sharing of leads. Venture's headquarters is basically a selling floor with an electronic scoreboard that tracks the day's activity. The performance of each salesperson is tracked with top sellers recognized on a regular basis.
“We have much more prospects,'' Dallas said. “What makes us a good list manager is our connection with other divisions, the way we built the company.''


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Amazon’s most affordable streaming device just got cheaper for Prime members. The Fire TV Stick Lite is down to $20 right now, which is $10 off its normal price and only $2 more than its Black Friday sale price. There’s no telling how long this Prime-only deal will last, but it’s worth noting that the Fire TV Stick Lite is the only streaming dongle of Amazon’s discounted right now — the standard Fire TV Stick remains to $40 while the Fire TV Stick 4K sits at $50.
This model came out last fall as a new, low-cost addition to Amazon’s streaming lineup. It supports FHD streaming with HDR and comes with an Alexa voice remote. That accessory is also considered a “lite” version because it can’t control your TV — you’ll only be able to use it to control the Fire TV Stick Lite itself. But it does include a dedicated Alexa button that you can press and hold to deliver voice commands to the dongle.
As far as power goes, it runs on the same quad-core processor as other Fire TV Sticks and it has 8GB of storage. It’s a good option for those that have older TVs and want to upgrade them with basic streaming capabilities, as well as those who prefer Amazon’s updated Fire TV interface.
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What it is: Australia’s banks want access to the NFC chip involved in securing Apple Pay.
Australia’s banks have a problem. They know that contactless payment systems such as Apple Pay and Android Pay are the future because they’re far more secure than handing a credit card number over to a retailer. Yet Australian banks want access to the NFC (Near Field Communications) chip that makes contactless payments possible. Allowing third-parties access to data in the NFC chip essentially means Apple Pay would risk giving up credit card numbers to retailers all over again, making it as insecure as using a regular credit card.
Australian banks want access to the NFC data simply to access customer information. This won’t help the customers in anyway and actually decreases security for the customer. The Australian banks want NFC chip access for their own reasons to snare customer data that’s currently locked out from them.
Any time a company wants something that doesn’t help its customers and actually makes its customer experience worse, that’s a clear warning sign that the company is completely wrong. That’s why Apple has resisted the Australian banks’ demands. Allowing access to the NFC chip data to Australian banks would mean opening that data to other banks as well around the world, and that would undermine the security of Apple Pay.
Right now, Apple Pay is the most secure form of payment available. Android and Samsung Pay are competing against each other so the gains of one will work against the other. It’s unlikely someone would want to choose both Android Pay and Samsung Pay, and if you wanted to switch to a different Android phone, you’d probably want to choose Android Pay instead of getting locked into a Samsung smartphone by using Samsung Pay.
Just as Samsung hopes to lock in customers who prefer Samsung Pay, so does Apple hope people will get locked into the iPhone and other Apple products by relying on Apple Pay. As long as Apple Pay remains secure, it will always be a far more attractive alternative than giving credit card numbers to a retailer so hackers can break into the retailer’s network and steal thousands of customer credit card numbers.
Once someone uses Apple Pay, Android Pay, or Samsung Pay, they’ll have less of a reason to switch to a rival phone. All of these contactless payment systems offer convenience to customers but also a subtle way to lock-in customers at the same time.
When Apple Pay first appeared, few people called it an innovation, yet that’s exactly what it is. Apple earns a percentage of all Apple Pay payments, which means Apple Pay will grow into a huge billion dollar industry alone. When that happens, you can expect people too suddenly recognize the innovation that Apple Pay is after the fact. In the meantime, Apple Pay must still struggle against banks like those in Australia that want to weaken the security of Apple Pay for their own benefit and the detriment of the safety of customers’ credit card numbers.
Apple Pay still has an uphill struggle, but it’s going to be a huge success. It already is a huge success but most people just don’t recognize it yet.


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Data is changing. You knew that. But the dialog over the past 10 years around big data and Hadoop is rapidly moving to data and real-time.
We have tackled how to capture big data at scale. We can thank the Hadoop Distributed File System for that, as well as cloud object stores like AWS S3.
But we have not yet tackled the instant results part of big data. For that we need more. But first, some history.
Turning Point for the Traditional Data Warehouse
Internet scale workloads that emerged in the...
by Gary Orenstein
The data warehouse as we know it has changed.
Growth in data size and complexity, migration to the cloud, and the rise of real-time use cases are forces pushing enterprise organizations to expect more from their data warehouse.
Evidence of this trend can be found in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant Report, which has dropped data warehouse from its title and graduated to Data Management Solutions for Analytics. This change has resulted in an expansion of types of vendors covered, while also...
by Kevin White
Last month, we announced that MemSQL received the highest score in the Gartner Critical Capabilities Report for the “Operational Data Warehouse Use Case”.
While the findings Gartner shared are gratifying, this deserves a bit of a deeper dive.
For starters, let’s examine how Gartner defines an Operational Data Warehouse: “This use case manages structured data that is loaded continuously in support of embedded analytics in applications, real-time data warehousing, and operational data...
by Monica Multer
Gartner has named MemSQL a Visionary in the Magic Quadrant for Data Warehouse and Management Solutions for Analytics!
This marks our debut in Gartner’s report for data warehouse solutions and our second showing on a Gartner Magic Quadrant report in the last six months.
The report compares top Data Warehouse solutions, as well as highlights key strengths that distinguish MemSQL from legacy vendors.
MemSQL Strengths include:
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This morning, as millions of new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners unbox their goods in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, France, Germany, and Puerto Rico, one nation remains glaringly absent from the list of first-wave countries to get Apple’s new flagship smartphone.
Despite Apple’s hopes of promptly bringing iPhone 6 to market in China as soon as the device launches, strong regulatory hurdles proved too much of a barrier to swift entry for Apple’s newest smartphone.
Posted in Announcements, iPhone, Mobile Devices, News, Platforms, Technology
Fresh from Apple’s recent iPhone 6, Apple Watch and iOS 8 media blitz, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant is purportedly gearing up to make headlines once again next month.
Mid October, we’re told, is when the iDevice maker will attempt to wow the mobile world again, this time with a refresh of its tablet line-up.
“The company is planning to hold its next event on Oct. 21, where it will unveil two new iPads and announce the release of OS X Yosemite, the next version of its Mac operating system, according to sources familiar with the matter,” Micah Singleton of The Daily Dot reports.
Posted in Announcements, iOS, IPad, iPhone, News, Tablet Devices
On Wednesday, Apple released iOS 8 to the mobile world, just two days before the company’s scheduled launch of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
This year, however, Apple appears poised to welcome more Android newcomers to the iOS ecosystem than during any previous iOS refresh.
Shortly before iOS 8 dropped, Apple published a detailed guide that walks Android users through the switch to iOS.
Posted in Android, Announcements, iOS, iPhone, Mobile Devices, News, Platforms, Smartphones
According to our sister site mHealthWatch, some of the nation’s foremost hospitals are rushing Apple in through the ER doors and putting the tech giant’s latest innovation to work in healthcare.
Apple’s recently unveiled HealthKit platform has already attracted the attention of such healthcare heavyweights as Duke and Stanford.
Reuters learned earlier this week that the prominent U.S. hospitals are planning trials with “diabetics and chronic disease patients” using HealthKit.
Posted in Announcements, iOS, iPhone, mHealth, Mobile Devices, News, Platforms, Resources
Apple on Monday confirmed record-breaking opening weekend preorders for its next-gen iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
More than four million units were preordered during the first 24 hours of availability.
The new iPhones officially go on sale this Friday in the U.S. and a handful of nations around the world.
Posted in Announcements, iPhone, Mobile Devices, News, Predictions, Smartphones
We were told unprecedented consumer demand would soon be apparent for Apple’s iPhone 6.
And that’s exactly what the world observed over the weekend as consumers flocked to Apple’s website so aggressively that it put the company’s online store on the fritz at times.
In the first 12 hours of preorders last Friday morning, Apple saw a new overnight record for preorders, setting the stage for a record-breaking opening sales weekend for a new Apple product launch.
Posted in Announcements, iOS, iPhone, Mobile Devices, News, Platforms, Smartphones, Technology
How’s the smartphone market stacking up these days?
Now we know, since comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, has released recent data from comScore MobiLens and Mobile Metrix, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for July 2013.
Who’s on first? Hand it to Apple. Apple ranked as the top smartphone manufacturer with a 40 percent OEM market share, while Google Android led as the #1 smartphone platform with 52 percent platform market share. Google Sites ranked as the top mobile media property, while Facebook was the top individual app.
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Facebook has reached a deal with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following complaints that it disregarded its users’ privacy.
It has agreed to put in place certain measures to better protect its 800 million members’ data.
The settlement will require Facebook to obtain its users’ consent for certain changes to privacy settings and subject the social networking company to 20 years of independent audits.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in a blog posting said he admitted that the company had made a "bunch of mistakes".
The FTC in its complaint against the Facebook said that the company had repeatedly violated laws against deceptive and unfair practices. Facebook had also failed to warn users that it was changing its website in December 2009 following which certain information that users had designated as private would be made public, the FTC added.


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Jollibee, one of the top-selling home-grown fast food chains tried to be eco-friendly in its delivery service as their riders hopped on bicycles in key cities in Metro Manila.
Arline Adeva, Jollibee’s AVP for Brand Communications and PR told ABS CBN News that the ‘Jollibee Bike Delivery Service,’ which was launched last November, serviced selected stores in Ortigas, Makati, and BGC.
Aside from those areas, it is also available in Laguna, Cavite and Metro Cebu.
According to the Jollibee official, the primary advantage of using bikes is to lessen carbon emission especially in CBDs (central business districts) where it’s highly congested.
“We are the first to launch the Jollibee Bike Delivery Service in the Philippines and so far, we are the only one exploring the service,” Adeva said.
There are currently 40 fat bikes (with fat tires) roaming through traffic-laden streets to deliver hot chickenjoys and jolly hotdogs in areas near select branches.
To ensure top-notch food quality, Adeva said the bikes were customized for stable travel and equipped with dust-proof and water-proof thermal bags .
Aside from being eco-friendly and prioritizing food quality, the riders’ safety were also focused on, with road safety trainings, and of course, personal protective equipment like helmets and reflectors were provided.
“We also conduct trainings for our riders to ensure they understand speed limits, making use of the bike lanes, and also to use their blinkers at night time,” Adeva said.


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CHICAGO — When a relationship is working well, there’s a tendency to start to take it for granted. Dry cleaners looking to grow into the future, however, would be well-advised to keep their partnership with their distributors fresh and alive. A distributor can assist their cleaners is ways that might not always be obvious.
In Part 1 of this series, we examined factors to look for when forging a relationship with distributors, and in Part 2, we looked at the benefits of working with a trusted partner. Today, for the conclusion, we’ll see how a distributor can help a dry cleaner navigate a crisis and make it through to calmer waters.
Serving During the Pandemic
As piece counts dropped when the pandemic lockdowns took effect, the shock wave hit the cleaning industry's distribution sector immediately after it struck dry cleaners. Not only did the need for supplies drop, but distributors had a heartbreaking front-row seat as their clients fought for their financial lives.
“The coronavirus has had an impact on an already vulnerable industry,” says Marc Katzman, president of Metropolitan Laundry Machinery Sales. “With dry cleaners struggling before the pandemic, we have seen fewer stores who are able to keep their doors open. If the coronavirus has shown us anything, it is that we must look out for one another’s safety.”
“The pandemic has been extremely harsh for us and the entire industry,” says Andrew Dubinski of Texas-based Mustang Enterprises. “The calls have slowed now, but for about six months, we got a call two or three times a week about a dry cleaner closing and needing to liquidate their equipment.”
“The pandemic has affected our business by causing most of our customers to have to reduce staff or close,” says Larry Lieberman, president of North Carolina’s B&G Lieberman Co. “Sales of supplies are down, but we hope that in the next six months, as stores return to normal, that our supply side will improve, as well.”
While orders fell, Katzman believes that dry cleaners earned their “essential business” status and were particularly well-prepared from a health perspective during this challenging time.
“Dry cleaners have always practiced safety and cleanliness within their stores,” he says, “so, when the pandemic hit, they were ready to rise even higher when it came to the safety of their employees and customers. I see distributors, as well as dry cleaners, maintaining their loyalty to keeping their customers safe by continuing to provide an essential service to their communities.”
For those dry cleaners who survive, Dubinski says, there is the potential to gather business from the companies that had to shut their doors.
“A lot of our customers have picked up laundry contracts with bed-and-breakfasts, Amazon warehouse wear, insurance fire/flood claims, and so on,” he says. “We all have been forced to diversify and change our business model. As weddings and events come back, religious services reopen, and people return to their offices, we are optimistic that our industry will thrive.”
Besides offering their advice and observations about the industry, John Silverman, president of Tschopp Supply Co., believes that one of the most valuable things a distributor can do for clients is simply to let them know that they are there for them.
“We’ve become obsessive about communicating with our customers through our newsletter, and our sales staff have doubled down on calling on their people,” he says. “For us, the pandemic has put customer service at the forefront of what we do.”
This effort, Silverman believes, has given his customers a much-needed boost through the dark times: “A lot of people thought that, with the pandemic, customers might not need as much service. We think that people need our services more now than ever. We think in-person customer service is very important.”
“All of us have really learned what’s truly important in our lives,” says Mark Towery, vice president of Tschopp. “We have spent thousands of hours on the phone and in person speaking with our customers. They are truly our friends before, during and after the pandemic. Some of these conversations were heartbreaking, but I believe we helped them, just as they’ve helped us. This pandemic isn’t forever, and we’ll get through it. Friends first, sales second.”
A Powerful Partnership
Having the right relationship with a distributor can help a dry cleaner in good times or bad. It’s a collaboration that boosts both parties — but the relationship needs to be built and maintained from both sides.
“If customers are not feeling connected to their distributor,” Silverman says, “they should seek out the distributor principal, give them a call and talk to them. A lot of us are out there, willing to talk to people and help them with business problems in general. I think that it’s important to stay in touch, even if you’re just calling to say, ‘Hey, how are you doing? How are things going there?’”
“Distributor relations are critical to the success of the drycleaning industry since the pipeline cannot be filled by just one company,” Lieberman says. “Relationships are still the best way to do business — not by price alone. Customers know that many factors affect the price; quality is very important and knowledgeable servicepeople are not free.”
“We are here to see our customers succeed and here to support the drycleaning industry,” Dubinski says. “Without our strong and loyal customers, we have nothing.”
For Part 1 of this series, click HERE. For Part 2, click HERE.
Have a question or comment? E-mail our editor Dave Davis at [email protected] .


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"Focus on the Bangor Region" about the Penobscot Tribe's hopes to start a busine
"Focus on the Bangor Region" about the Penobscot Tribe's hopes to start a business incubator in a former plastics manufacturing building on their Indian Island reservation, across the Penobscot from Old Town. In August the tribe received a $120,000 Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development to develop the incubator, as well as a $50,000 Rural Business Opportunity Grant from the department for a feasibility study of establishing a tribally owned canoe manufacturing business. Nick Dow, the director of economic development for the Penobscots, hopes the incubator can tap into the current interest in Indian crafts, such as basketmaking, carving, and canoe making. He is considering the possibility of making and marketing birch bark canoes, which take about 400 hours to build and would sell for about $10,000, if there is a market. If birch bark canoes are not feasible, except, perhaps, as specialty items, the tribe might consider also building canoes using modern materials such as fiberglass. The Penobscots are relearning the art of making birch-bark canoes from Steve Caynard, a whiteman and self-taught expert in Penobsot crafts.
Baskets, Canoes and canoeing, Business incubators, Penobscot Indians
Sutherland, Scott, ""Focus on the Bangor Region" about the Penobscot Tribe's hopes to start a busine" (2003). Maine News Index – MaineBiz. 2636.


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The opening is part of a strategy to expand and strengthen the retailer's position in the Irish market.
British retailer Sports Direct will open its flagship store in downtown Dublin. The 200,000-square-foot retail space locates on Henry Street. The space is currently leased by Inditex Group's Zara flagship store, which is preparing to change locations. Previously, the Debenhams department store was based here - it was closed after the company went bankrupt.
Frasers Group, which runs the Sports Direct retail business, said Dublin is a strategic market for the company. The opening is part of a strategy to expand and strengthen the retailer's position in the Irish market.
"Not only does this acquisition bolster our commitment to the Irish market, but it further demonstrates our dedication to re-inventing retail and injecting new life into high streets across the UK and Europe," said Ger Wright, Frasers Group's managing director of sports.
For Frasers Group, opening a flagship store in Dublin was another significant step after the deal to buy 15 fashion brands from JD Sports closed in December. The deal included Nicholas Deakins, Pretty Green, Prevu Studio, Rascal Clothing, Scotts, Watch Shop, Topgrade Sportswear as Tessuti, Base Childrenswear, Missy Empire, Choice, Clothingsites, Cricket, Giulio and Kids Cavern.


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Transportation fuel prices continued their upward trajectory, as the retail price of petrol registered a new record high on Wednesday in Delhi with oil marketing companies (OMCs) increasing pump prices by 25 paise a litre to ₹86.30, reported The Mint.
As per the report, Diesel prices were also up by 25 paise a litre to retail at ₹76.48 a litre in the National Capital Region.
Diesel was retailing at a record high in Mumbai at ₹83.30 a litre. On 30 July 2020, diesel had peaked to an all-time high of ₹81.94 a litre in Delhi. OMCs started increasing auto fuel prices since early January, after holding steady for 29 days.


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Two of Florida’s most influential companies are teaming up, once again, to bring relief for coding and design students in the form of $200,000 scholarships. Iron hack and Uber are awarding both full and partial scholarships for the second year in a row; an investment on the future coders of America.
“We were overwhelmed with the response to our first scholarship campaign last year,” says the General Manager for Florida Uber, “and we’re delighted to bring back this great opportunity for our driver-partners and riders.”
With tech being a rapidly growing industry, having Uber and Ironhack providing these sought-after grants is vital for some. Not only does it allow the opportunity for young coders to learn their craft, but allows them the opportunity to get in with some of the biggest tech companies South Florida has to offer.
To apply for the Uber/Ironhack scholarships follow these steps:
- Uber riders and driver-partners in Florida should check their rider or driver app between January 8 and January 19 for details about the scholarship opportunity. To enter, users should enter their information and will receive a link to apply to one of Ironhack’s three courses (riders should make sure they have the latest version of the Uber app installed).
- Scholarship applications must be received by 11:59 PM EST on January 21, 2018.
- Selected finalists will be contacted for second-round interviews.
- Winners will be announced on Tuesday, February 6.
Interested Uber driver-partners and riders can also learn about the scholarships at Ironhack’s upcoming open house on Saturday, January 13 at 11 am. This free event will take place at Ironhack’s campus at 120 S.W. 8th Street in Miami. To attend, RSVP here.


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Advanced Micro Devices on Monday said that Dirk Meyer has resigned from the post of CEO, and that the company is beginning to search for a new chief executive.
Dirk Meyer, CEO and president of AMD, has resigned effectively immediately. AMD's Board of Directors has announced that Senior Vice President and CFO Thomas Seifert will replace him as interim CEO.
Federal prosecutors allege a California woman committted securities fraud by passing information to hedge funds
Intel is doomed, Hermann Hauser has claimed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. If you don't know who Hauser is, he happens to be one of the co-founders of ARM -- possibly Intel's most dangerous foe in the semiconductor marketplace, when al...
Advanced Micro Devices on Monday said it will remove the ATI name from its products by the end of the year, killing a brand name synonymous with graphics enthusiasts for 25 years.
While chip manufacturers continue to make their processors ever more powerful, at least one customer has found it useful to slow these chips down, at least long enough to keep them running when the data center air conditioning falters.
Smaller and power-efficient laptops with Advanced Micro Devices' upcoming Fusion hybrid chips will reach shelves "early next year," company officials said on Tuesday.
Advanced Micro Devices overtook Nvidia during the second quarter to become the top discrete graphics card vendor, according to market research firm Mercury Research.
Advanced Micro Devices is ahead of schedule with its upcoming Fusion chips, which will appear first in netbooks and low-end laptops early next year, but not in tablets, the company said on Thursday.
Advanced Micro Devices is looking to invest in technology companies as it tries to build a hardware and software ecosystem around its upcoming Fusion processor, the company said on Tuesday.
Acer on Friday announced new netbooks based on chips from Advanced Micro Devices, a win for the chip company's efforts to grab market share from rival Intel.
Advanced Micro Devices gave reporters a first look at its upcoming Fusion processors on Wednesday in a demonstration calculated to reveal as few specifics about the chips as possible, lest the information fall into the hands of rival Intel.
With the aim of bringing down the price of laptops, Intel on Monday launched a family of low-power processors for thin and light machines that could be more affordable than conventional laptops.
PC maker Dell is looking into Advanced Micro Devices' Fusion processors for use in future laptops and desktops as it tries to make PCs smaller and more power-efficient, a company executive said.
Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced new mobile processors as it tries to bridge the power and performance gap with Intel, while trying to lower laptop prices.
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Vive, the virtual reality (VR) platform developed by HTC and Valve, gained an app store, which is available in more than 30 countries.
Viveport’s mission is to “democratise access to the world’s most diverse selection of immersive experiences by empowering all content creators to reach and engage the fast-growing global VR audience,” a statement said.
It will offer VR experiences across categories such as art, education, fashion and music.
Rikard Steiber, president of Viveport, said users will “experience amazing VR apps published by the best content creators in the industry”.
The store will offer “Viveport Premieres”, which includes new and updated content, and users can also join a Viveport community and connect with other VR fans, “influencers”, and enthusiasts.
Last month, HTC stepped up its VR push after announcing a strategic partnership with Chinese giant Alibaba’s cloud unit to “explore high scalable and price competitive VR solutions”.
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AWS Global Summit Toronto 2019 Keynote — Justin Fox, NuData Security
Using AWS, NuData helps customers fight fraud and protect consumers online. Acquired by Mastercard in 2017, NuData is a Canadian startup using machine learning to detect and prevent account-takeover fraud. NuData uses Amazon SageMaker to improve detection of fraudulent attacks such as credential stuffing, along with Elastic Load Balancing and AWS Lambda to provide real-time device intelligence and enable passive biometrics for account verification. The company also uses Amazon Kinesis, Amazon Redshift Spectrum, Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and AWS Step Functions to simplify its machine learning architecture and optimize its training workflow, resulting in a 60 percent reduction in the time it takes to develop models. Financial institutions use Amazon CloudFront, AWS Global Accelerator, and AWS PrivateLink to connect to NuData solutions, depending on their compliance, regulatory, and security needs. Justin Fox, head of platform innovation for NuData Security, spoke onstage at the 2019 AWS Global Summit in Toronto.
To learn more, visit aws.amazon.com/machine-learning.


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Black Friday Explained: Where To Find The Best Black Friday 2022 Deals
Black Friday is just around the corner. Here’s what to expect.
The best Black Friday 2022 deals are soon to be released. While it’s early yet, it’s a good time to think about the items you’re looking out for, which retailers are offering Black Friday deals and key items you might have on your list.
Black Friday isn’t just the time to search for Christmas presents, but it’s also a great time to look for birthday gifts or something for yourself. There’s going to be tons on offer from electronics to perfume. And while many retailers are yet to announce their plans, we’ve created this page to answer your burning questions. We’ll keep it updated with the latest offers on the run-up to Black Friday.
We’ll talk you through when Black Friday is in the UK when Cyber Monday deals are released in the UK, how long it’s expected to last and whether it’s the best time to buy items on your wishlist.
- Black Friday 2022 deals: the best early live deals
- What date is Black Friday 2022 in the UK?
- When is Cyber Monday 2022?
- When do Black Friday 2022 deals start?
- How long does Black Friday last?
- What are the best Black Friday deals 2022?
- Is Black Friday the best time to buy?
- Is Black Friday cheaper than Amazon Prime Day?
- Black Friday versus Cyber Monday
Black Friday 2022 deals: the best early live deals
At the time of writing (5th October 2022), Black Friday deals haven’t been fully released yet. However, there are signals from brands that things are about to switch up fast, so we’ll keep this page updated on the latest Black Friday deals.
There is, however, a Prime Early Access Sale planned for October 11th-12th, meaning this is the start of the Black Friday Amazon sales. So it’s very likely that other stores will likely see this as the starting point for Black Friday 2022.
What date is Black Friday 2022 in the UK?
So when does Black Friday start? Black Friday 2022 has been officially confirmed for the 25th of November. Traditionally a big shopping day in America, before arriving in the UK, the date always falls on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
When is Cyber Monday 2022?
Cyber Monday will follow on from Black Friday deals on the 28th November. This means a full weekend of low-prices to enjoy just in time for gifting season.
Traditionally, Cyber Monday deals were geared towards discounts across small electronic items like phones, laptops and the like. However, these days, they extend to other departments to keep the competition going.
When do Black Friday 2022 deals start?
Black Friday deal start dates vary per retail. As we mentioned previously, there’s a Prime Early Access sale planned for the 11th-12th October. Amazon Black Friday is ahead of the game when it comes to the best Black Friday 2022 deals, so keep your finger on the pulse for the latest deals.
We should mention that in previous years, Boots, Amazon and John Lewis, along with a number of other retailers, launched their deals a fortnight earlier than the official date. We anticipate that they might do the same this year, if not sooner than we think.
We currently don’t have information on all the Black Friday deals, as other retailers are yet to announce them. However, a lot can change from now until the big day. For now, you can claim some seriously good student discounts by signing up to Student Beans for free, on things like:
- Fashion student deals
- Beauty student discounts
- Tech student discounts
- Food and drink student deals
- Home student discounts
- …And much more!
Until Black Friday deals are confirmed, we’ll leave you with our general advice on how Black Friday generally plays out, how to find the best deals and our best tips and tricks to make the most of the big shopping event.
How long does Black Friday last?
The best Black Friday deals last for a limited amount of time only. However, some brands are released their Black Friday discounts well in advance. Sometimes up to a month!
Typically, though, Black Friday sales from brands usually last around 24 hours. They may extend to Cyber Monday with the same or different offer.
So all in all, it really depends on the retailer and how long they want to run their offers for.
What are the best Black Friday deals 2022?
We expect many retailers to run Black Friday sales across all of their departments, especially as times are tougher (financially) than they were a year ago. This includes fashion, tech, beauty and home deals.
The retailers we exclusively work with may even stack our student discount on top of their sales (subject to their T&Cs), so keep an eye out for those if you want the best Black Friday deals.
Here’s a snapshot of some of the retailers offering Black Friday deals. Just be mindful that the majority are yet to update their pages with Black Friday deals relevant to 2022:
- John Lewis Black Friday
- boohoo Black Friday
- ASOS Black Friday
- JD Sports Black Friday — currently offering up to 50% off Cyber Monday deals as of 5/10/2022, though, this may not be updated from 2021
- Boots Black Friday
- Oliver Bonas Black Friday
- EE Black Friday
- House of Fraser Black Friday
- Gymshark Black Friday
- Pandora Black Friday
- PLT Pink Friday.
Nintendo Switch Black Friday
The Nintendo Switch is on many minds for the gifting season ahead, especially if you or your loved ones have Animal Crossing New Horizons Island ideas in mind!
If you’re wondering where to get Nintendo Switch Black Friday deals, keep an eye out for the following retailers:
- Amazon Nintendo Switch — £250.64 down from £299
- GAME Nintendo Switch — Switch Light from £199
- John Lewis Nintendo Switch — Switch Light from £199 (with Joy-Con currently unavailable).
Correct as of Wednesday 5th October 2022.
Dyson Airwrap Black Friday
The Dyson Airwrap is another huge gifting idea for many, and we can imagine many retailers will be competing for the best Black Friday deals title. The best places to look for Dyson Airwrap Black Friday deals are Amazon, Boots and John Lewis.
If they sell out, or you can’t find the right deal, we’ve got a ton of Dyson Airwrap alternatives & where to buy them. Including:
- Revlon Pro Collection One Step Dryer & Volumiser
- Elle Magic Hot Air Styler
- BaByliss Flawless Volume Hot Air Styler
- Revamp Progloss Airstyle – 6 in 1 Air Styler
Is Black Friday the best time to buy?
The best Black Friday deals land on the week of the sale itself, with the biggest products seeing discounts during the main event. So yes, Black Friday is one of the best times to buy.
However, you’ll be seeing discounts landing as early as the start of the month, which we anticipate will be the case with a lot of retailers.
Is Black Friday cheaper than Amazon Prime Day?
Both Prime Day and Black Friday are great times to bag yourself some serious discounts.
According to Digital Trends, the discounts are more or less the same, if not cheaper on Black Friday. Obviously, to celebrate and buy from Prime Day deals, you’ll need an Amazon Prime account.
If your current laptop is failing you and you want the best student laptops, it’s worth shopping the deals that are coming up. That means, don’t just wait for Black Friday to roll around if Prime Day is happening sooner (and vice versa).
Black Friday versus Cyber Monday
Black Friday consists of sales across all departments, whereas Cyber Monday, traditionally, offers more discounts on electronic-based items. Nowadays, this extends to other products too, especially as retailers are more competitive than ever before.
Cyber Monday is typically also an online-exclusive event, but again, this may change as retailers battle it out for the best Black Friday deals over the long weekend and beyond.
Keep an eye out on this page for the best Black Friday deals. We’ll update it regularly as soon as we know more, including the best Black Friday deals on specific products too. Don’t forget to sign up to Student Beans to stay in the know and get access to exclusive UK student discounts.


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Apart from Steadview Capital, the transaction, estimated at $70-75 million, has also seen the entry of late-stage technology-focused investment firm Epiq Capital.
6over6 is Lenskart's second such bet on an overseas early stage technology venture in less than four months. It had earlier invested $1M in US-based 3D graphical modelling venture Ditto
Eyewear retailer Lenskart earmarks Rs 110 crore investment to push offline growth
At a little over 1 MB, this newly launched app is almost 80% lighter than the regular app
The investment by PremjiInvest is part of the new round of funding by the Delhi-based startup in a transaction pegged at Rs 200 crore, or $30 million
This unique and lightweight machine will be launched in line with their national expansion.
With this, we aim to bring special emphasis on road safety and hope to have a successful association with Ola," said Peyush Bansal, CEO and Founder of Lenskart.
The company wants to increase its offline presence, ramp up its manufacturing facility and create seamless consumer engagement on its platform.
The company is piloting a project in Delhi where consumers can not only see the nearest available refractionist but also order services using the app and track their movement.
More importantly, building a physical presence helps these retailers tap those millions of customers who are still uncomfortable shopping online.
Merchant bank Avendus Capital acted as the financial advisor to the transaction, which also saw Ratan Tata and Kris Gopalakrishnan invest in the company, in their personal capacities
Reliance Retail operates India’s largest chain, with more than 3,000 stores in 371 cities. Lenskart, based in Faridabad, already operates 150 stores.
The company plans to use the funding raised to foray into the offline space and open around 100 outlets by February-end. This includes three exclusive outlets at Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai airports and shop-in-shop outlets across Delhi NCR.
Lenskart is also working on strenghthening its offline presence by creating partnerships with large-format retailers and eye-care hospital chains.


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