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While hospitality company Sonder has a complex digital strategy in place to fill its properties, what it really wants is for its mostly Gen Z and millennial guests to brag about their cool stays on social media.
Sonder describes itself as a next-generation hospitality company, and its R&D budget is wide-ranging, with marketing a key focus, according to its senior vice president of revenue.
“We have a very omnichannel approach to distribution, whether its sales or third-party distribution, things like Airbnb and booking.com,” said Sonder's Shruti Challa, speaking at the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in May 2022.
Challa speaks with Skift's Seth Borko at the Skift Future of Lodging Forum in New York City in May 2022. You can listen to their entire conversation in today's episode.
For more insight into the business of hotels and short-term rentals, visit https://skift.com/news.
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The Professional Bowlers Association has introduced an official PBA app
available through the Apple App Store which will provide fans with immediate access to live scoring for the PBA Tour, PBA50 Tour and all PBA Regional events.
The new PBA app will provide users with quick access to live scoring when any of the PBA events are underway, plus access to the latest PBA news, schedules, bowler profiles and more – all at no cost.
The app is a companion to the popular Xtra Frame app, which allows fans to watch live bowling from their mobile and tablet devices, as well as the PBA Bowling Challenge mobile game app which has 18 million users.
The PBA app, which is currently only available through the Apple App Store, will be available in Google Play soon.
The newest product is one more addition to the PBA Network, which provides PBA fans around the world with access to PBA news and information through a comprehensive system of mass-media and social media outlets.
To download the apps use the links provided below:
The new PBA app – Apple App Store
Xtra Frame app – Apple App Store and Android Google Play
PBA Bowling Challenge app – Apple App Store and Android Google Play


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The hospitality industry in Australia faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. As travel restrictions and lockdown measures were implemented to curb the spread of the virus, restaurants, hotels, and other establishments experienced significant reduction in sales and customers.
Many businesses had to close temporarily, leading to widespread layoffs and financial strain. The once-thriving tourism sector, which heavily relies on international and domestic visitors, saw a sharp decline in arrivals.
According to a report, Victoria, New South Wales, and Australia Capital Territory hit the worst during the pandemic season.
Despite the adversity, the Australian hospitality industry showcased resilience and creativity, with establishments finding new ways to engage customers and maintain their presence, giving hope for a gradual recovery as restrictions eased and vaccination efforts gained momentum.
To adapt to the changing landscape, the industry embraced innovation by rapidly expanding online ordering, contactless payment, and delivery services.
Government support packages aimed at cushioning the economic impact provided some relief, enabling businesses to pivot their operations and implement stringent health and safety protocols.
Takeout and Delivery Services: Many restaurants quickly shifted their focus to offering takeout and delivery options to continue serving customers while adhering to lockdowns and restrictions. Online ordering platforms and third-party delivery services became crucial for maintaining revenue streams.
Contactless and Digital Payments: Restaurants implemented contactless payment systems to minimize physical contact between staff and customers, enhancing safety for both parties. Digital wallets and online payment options gained prominence.
Menu Adaptations: Restaurants revised their menus to include items that traveled well and maintained quality during delivery. Some even offered meal kits or ready-to-cook options, allowing customers to recreate their favorite dishes at home.
Discounts and Promotions: To encourage patronage, many restaurants offered discounts, special deals, or loyalty programs. This helped attract customers looking for cost-effective dining options.
Support from Government Initiatives: Australian government provided various financial support packages, wage subsidies, and grants to help businesses stay afloat. Restaurants accessed these resources to cover operating costs and retain staff.
Outdoor Dining and Seating: When restrictions permitted, restaurants set up outdoor dining spaces to accommodate customers while adhering to social distancing guidelines. This approach allowed for increased capacity and better ventilation.
Collaborations and Partnerships: Some restaurants collaborated with local food producers, suppliers, or other businesses to create unique offerings or joint promotions. This fostered community support and helped drive business.
Online Presence and Marketing: Restaurants enhanced their online presence through social media, email marketing, and updated websites. They used these platforms to communicate safety measures, menu updates, and promotions.
Gift Cards and Vouchers: Restaurants encouraged customers to purchase gift cards or vouchers for future use, providing a source of immediate revenue while promising future visits.
Safety Measures: Restaurants prioritized health and safety by implementing rigorous sanitation protocols, spacing out tables, and ensuring staff followed proper hygiene practices. Transparent communication of these measures reassured customers.
Virtual Events and Experiences: Some restaurants offered virtual cooking classes, wine tastings, or other experiences, allowing customers to engage with the brand from home.
Not only can hospitality businesses learn to adapt to this new environment, they can also seek specialised industry financial advice and support to get their business running effectively.
Here’s a great testimony of one of our Hospitality Industry Gild virtual CFO clients.
“After undergoing a change of ownership, a business restructure, and facing financial challenges due to the impact of COVID on our hospitality group, we were in the market for a comprehensive overhaul of our accounting practices across our four companies. The Gild Group came highly recommended by a business associate who had a positive experience working with them and after an initial meeting with Brenton and Brit we decided to begin working with the team.
Over the course of 18 months, the transformation in our financial systems has been nothing short of remarkable, with significant improvements in organization, visibility and communication across the whole group and specifically in our management team.
The Gild Group has proven to be a strategic partner, guiding us through the transition from disjointed systems to intelligent, cohesive financial practices. They have enabled clear visibility across the group, empowering our venues to control costs and focus on profitability through concise weekly reports. Additionally, they played a pivotal role in helping us overcome substantial debt post-COVID and step back from day-to-day operations to concentrate on growth.
Their proactive and collaborative approach has been a game-changer, saving us not only money but also considerable stress. They possess a forward-thinking mindset, staying updated with the latest information and resources, while being candid and forthright when necessary. The Gild Group’s extensive suite of financial services ensures that both our personal and business finances are expertly managed.
As a result of their invaluable support, we can now confidently plan years ahead, identifying potential challenges and opportunities for growth. I wholeheartedly recommend Brit and the Gild Group to anyone seeking a transformative approach to achieve greater success in their operations.”
In conclusion, the COVID-19 pandemic presented the Australian hospitality industry with an unprecedented set of challenges that tested its resilience and adaptability. Faced with travel restrictions, lockdowns, and reduced foot traffic, restaurants and other establishments experienced a significant downturn in business. Regions like Victoria, New South Wales, and the Australian Capital Territory were particularly hard hit by the pandemic’s impact.
However, amidst the adversity, the industry showcased remarkable ingenuity and determination. By embracing innovative strategies, such as rapidly expanding online ordering and delivery services, implementing contactless payment systems, and adapting menus to suit the changing demands, restaurants were able to navigate the challenges and continue serving their loyal patrons. Discounts, government support packages, outdoor dining solutions, and collaborations further helped sustain businesses and maintain connections with their communities.
As Australia’s vaccination efforts gained momentum and restrictions began to ease, there emerged a sense of optimism for the gradual recovery of the hospitality sector. The commitment to stringent health and safety measures, as well as the incorporation of virtual experiences and events, demonstrated a dedication to both customer well-being and engagement.
Looking forward, the lessons learned during this challenging period will likely continue to shape the future of the Australian hospitality industry. While uncertainties persist, the industry’s demonstrated ability to adapt and innovate provides a hopeful outlook for its eventual resurgence and continued contribution to Australia’s vibrant cultural and economic landscape.
If you run a food and beverage business and need some insight and advice into your finances, with a team that knows your industry and can help you succeed, please get in touch today.


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Amazon locks in on NYC & Northern Virginia for HQ2 after year-long search
After inviting offers from cities across the country in a high-profile bidding process, and whittling down the results, Amazon has finally settled on two locations for its new corporate headquarters, according to a report late Monday.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon has selected New York City and Northern Virginia as sites of its second and third headquarters. The Kindle-maker is expected to make the news official as early as Tuesday.
The news arrives after a year-long dog-and-pony show that saw Amazon move from 238 candidates down to 20 before closing in on a handful of finalists in recent weeks.
The e-commerce giant was expected to choose a single location for "HQ2," but instead decided to split the campus in order to attract more talent from different locations.
Cities from around the country put in their bids in attempts to woo Amazon, offering incentives from tax breaks to literally naming the city after the company.
Amazon itself brought many incentives to the table including a $5 billion budget and 50,000 new jobs. Among other factors, Amazon prioritized locations with more than a million people, stable and business-friendly environments, urban or suburban locals with potential to attract talent, and communities that think big creatively.
Amazon has been a hot topic in the news recently. Aside from the new campus(es), the company last week struck a deal with Apple to bring iPhones and iPads to its digital shelves in time for the holiday shopping season.


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GoCar partners Green EV Charge for electic charging
By Digital News Asia August 11, 2022
- Aims to enhance EV charging convenience across Malaysia
- EV users to easy access to charging stations via the GoCar app
GoCar Malaysia has announced a collaboration with Green EV Charge, a joint venture company between Yinson Green Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd and GreenTech Malaysia Alliances Sdn Bhd.
In a statement, the mobility-as-a-service platform said the goal of the collaboration is to enhance EV charging convenience across the country by integrating the chargEV mobile platform with GoCar’s mobile app.
It said the partnership will enable GoCar members and other EV users to gain easier access and better connectivity to all chargEV stations directly from the GoCar app without having to switch platforms.
The company claimed that chargEV is Malaysia’s largest EV charging network and comprises more than 400 charging stations nationwide.
It said the first phase of integration will allow GoCar app users to view locations, availability and the types of chargers on the chargEV network.
Future capabilities in the next phase of integration include pre-booking an EV charger, scheduling a recharge, making payments and monitoring the charging progress, it added.
GoCar said this collaboration with Green EV Charge is the latest in the company’s ongoing efforts to expand the accessibility of EV experiences to more Malaysians.
Recently it teamed up with EV Connection to provide users of the GoCar app access to more EV charging stations on the JomCharge network.
The company has also expanded its GoEV sharing and subscription line-up, which now includes the Nissan Leaf and Hyundai Kona E-Max and E-Lite and is targeting an increase to more than 100 EVs in its fleet by the end of 2022.
Wong Hoe Mun, chief executive officer GoCar Malaysia said, “Enhancing connectivity to chargEV will help improve the user experience of EV charging throughout Malaysia.
“We are proud to champion a smarter, greener way of commuting. GoEV has seen great success in making EVs affordable and accessible to the general public.”
Wong said the integration with JomCharge and now chargEV will offer even more accessibility.
“Through our GoCar mobile app, any EV user, not just GoCar members will be able to seamlessly connect to both networks for their EV charging needs,” he said.
Yinson GreenTech’s senior vice president for electromobility Ruslin Tamsir said, “As the leading EV charging infrastructure provider in Malaysia, chargEV is excited to partner with GoCar, which is one of the country’s fastest growing on-demand vehicle sharing platforms.”
“We believe that chargEV’s new back-end system and mobile app, together with our rapidly expanding charging infrastructure network will be able to support the growth of GoCar’s network and user base.
“Working together, we believe we can position EVs as an attractive and sustainable transport option in Malaysia,” Tamsir said.
According to GoCar, progress has been made to upgrade and modernise chargEV’s network, services and back-end system in line with the mission to accelerate the deployment of EV charging infrastructure in Malaysia.
It said customers can view the location, availability and type of connector details of chargers as well as obtain directions in real-time.
The company added that it has improved its customer service experience and quick access to the support hotlines via the chargEV mobile app.
To sign-up for a GoCar membership and experience the quiet, clean yet powerful drive of an EV, download the GoCar mobile app here.
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Ho Chi Minh City to reopen partly starting from October
The press conference on new measures to curb the virus and restore socio-economic development.
NDO - The Ho Chi Minh City government has permitted the reopening of many economic and social activities starting from October 1 after months of social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The reopening is being carried out on the principle of safety first, according to the press conference on new measures to curb the virus and restore socio-economic development on September 30.
Economic activities allowed to resume include industrial parks, construction, agricultural businesses, shopping centres, convenient stores, traditional and wholesale markets, fuel supply and repair of vehicles.
Public offices, healthcare facilities, drug stores, education and sports activities are also allowed to reopen while no more than 10 people are permitted to gather at indoor events.
Barbers and hairdressers are also permitted to reopen but with a maximum capacity of 50% while food shops can only offer takeaway.
Starting from October 1, barriers will be removed and local citizens can travel within the city without travel permits but are required to use QR codes on mobile apps with their vaccination history.
* In the central city of Da Nang, local residents rejoiced after being allowed to swim in the sea as the city began to return to normal starting September 30.
The city authorities will now permit people to go to the sea from 4:30 to 6:30 in the morning but still ban eating and paddling on the beach.
Besides beach swimming, other sports activities such as jogging, running, yoga and badminton are also allowed but participants must following the Ministry of Health’s guidelines.
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The lack of consensus over what the market wants to do has resulted in a trading range for the past ...
BMW: Driving for Value
02/24/2015 10:00 am EST
There is a lot to like about the auto industry. Yet most investors still shun the automaker stocks. This creates an opportunity for value-seeking investors, explains Ian Wyatt, editor of Million Dollar Portfolio.
As a result of the government bailouts and bankruptcies, many investors still have a poor opinion of automakers. This includes car companies in the Asia, Europe, and the US. But the simple fact is that the industry is in recovery mode.
Buying Ford or General Motors makes a lot of sense. And value investors could do far worse than buying these two solid companies at a cheap valuation.
But there is another very well known automaker. But because the stock isn't listed on the NYSE or Nasdaq, it's far less familiar to investors.
One reasons that BMW is a great investment today is that the US dollar has been rising against the euro. Companies that produce their products in European and export overseas could benefit.
Let's consider BMW. The average car price is 34,700 euros. One year ago, that car would cost $47,157 in US dollars. Yet today, that same car would cost $39,766.
Of course, BMW may not discount its cars so significantly on the US market. But the point is that the company has greater flexibility to attract more customers.
This stock has had a big move in the last month. So, for now, I'll start with a partial position and plan to add exposure on any near-term pullback for the stock.
If your broker will allow you to buy BMW shares in Germany, that's the best option. The average daily share volume in Germany is 1.6 million. That compares with just 69,000 shares on the OTC market in the US.
With higher trading volume in Europe, bid-ask spreads are smaller. This means investors will likely get the stock at a superior price on the German stock exchange.
But if you can only buy the stock in the US, the OTC will be fine. If you choose this route, it's highly recommended to use limit orders. This will help you avoid buying your shares at an inflated price.
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Lindsay Lohan, known for her history of alcohol issues and driving under the influence, is going to pitch car insurance for Esurance during this year’s Super Bowl.
Lohan dropped a teaser ad on her Facebook page that may allude to that history. “Anybody need a ride to the big game?” she asks. Then the hashtag #sorta flashes against a black screen.
On Thursday, she confirmed that she’d be in an ad for the company:…
Expect to see boldface names galore appearing in commercials during Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX, like James Bond, The Dude, Kim Kardashian, Pac-Man, Brett Farve, Adriana Lima and other lingerie-clad supermodels.
How does any advertiser, especially a newbie like portable smartphone charger brand Mophie, make a splash against star attractions like that?
One word: God.
It’s all in the reveal, with the 30-second ad building up to a final scene in which Mophie and its ad agency Deutsch L.A. hammer…
Yes, you read that right. Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges will use the Super Bowl to promote an album of relaxing sounds and guided mediations designed to put the listener to sleep
Is this some kind of goof designed to draw attention to a brand? Squarespace, the website publishing platform, swears it’s not. “It’s not a stunt, it’s a real project,” a rep says. “We approached Jeff to do this for many reasons. We wanted to showcase the power of Squarespace, and illustrate that whatever your…
What’s Brett Favre been up to lately? It turns out he’s started a charcuterie called Favre and Carve. And Terrell Owens? He’s pushing “T.O.’s Humble Pies.” Franco Harris, known for his “Immaculate Reception” in 1972, is now hosting a wedding site called Immaculate Receptions.
That’s the gist of Israeli website creation platform Wix’s first Super Bowl ad. The company is planning to launch a 30-second version of the 70-second ad above during the big game.
Kim Kardashian has a new gig — as a spokeswoman for T-Mobile.
The reality television star and wife of musician Kanye West tweeted out on Monday about her new job, starring in a commercial which will air during Conan O’Brien’s show on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES — From the outside, the set of Bud Light’s Super Bowl commercial looks like any other construction site in downtown Los Angeles. Most passers-by, in fact, barely look up as they walk past the graffiti-filled plywood walls that surround the action
I was on set the day in early January after the big filming for the commercial, and people were casually walking by the giant coin slot — which, during the commerical, opens up to reaveal a life-sized version of the Pac-Man game
Tumblr has a new plan to attract advertisers, and its most creative users are at the core of that scheme
Creatrs Network is a new program that recruits artists on the blog network, and aims to leverage their talent with advertisers. Marketers will now have the option to tap a variety of artists curated by Tumblr for advertising content
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Singapore’s hawker centres are well-known for selling a variety of cuisines, which reflect the country’s diverse population. These food stalls sell Chinese, Malay, and Indian dishes. Last month, the Michelin Guide awarded the Bib Gourmand, given to restaurants that offer affordable experiences, to 17 new hawker stalls selling local fare in Singapore.
For the next three months, the City Hawker Food Hunt, which started in 2008, is running a campaign for Singapore’s top hawker stalls. Organized by City Energy, a gas service company based in the city, the competition involves locals voting for their favourite hawker foods and stalls. These stalls are then compiled into a food guide on City Hawker Food Hunt’s official website, becoming a resource for locals and foreigners alike. This year, the event started on 4 July and will go on till 15 September.
Locals will get a chance to vote online for hawker stalls that sell eight beloved dishes. Among these are Hainanese chicken rice, Malaysian laksa, hokkien mee (vermicelli noodle dish), mee rebus (Indonesian noodle soup dish), Malaysian nasi lemak (fried rice), and Chinese char kway teow (stir-fried noodles with toppings).
An interesting Indian fusion dish that has made it to the list is nasi biryani, which is different to the one eaten in India. An article published by India-based food magazine Goya Journal in 2020 titled Nasi Biryani: Singapore’s Ode to Biryani goes into detail about this Indian fusion food. The article explains that this variant of Singaporean biryani is called nasi biryani kambing, and involves the addition of evaporated milk, pandan leaf, or screw-pine leaf, and lemongrass to the rice, making it flavourful. Achar timun (cucumber pickle) is served with the biryani.
Another Indian dish featured on the list is rojak mamak, a salad with Indian and Malaysian flavours. The salad, which consists of mixed vegetables, fruits, and deep-fried prawns or other seafood, is covered in a sticky black sauce made of thickened chilli paste and peanuts. This is different from the Malaysian version of the dish, where the sauce is made from fermented shrimp paste. The dish is then garnished with peanuts, which makes the salad crunchy, spicy and delicious.


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After today, Windows 10 Team version 1703 will no longer be supported. That's the operating system for Microsoft's Surface Hub, so you'll want to upgrade to the Windows 10 Team 2020 Update.
Windows 11 (KB5017389) finally adds tabbed File Explorer and more
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Printer nightmares, Teams capabilities, and the death of SwiftKey for iOS
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In what seems like the never-ending software update, Microsoft is once again throttling the Windows 10 Team update for the original Surface Hub due to feedback about a known issue.
Microsoft has announced that it's now rolling out the Windows 10 Team 2020 Update for the original Surface Hub in a handful of markets around the world. A global rollout is coming next week.
Microsoft has announced another update for its Windows 10 Team 2020 Update rollout, as it's now available for Surface Hub 2S users in Germany and the Netherlands, with other regions coming soon.
Microsoft today provided an update on its rollout of the Windows 10 Team 2020 Update, which is the version of the OS that's used on its Surface Hub and Surface Hub 2S collaboration PCs.
Following the release of the Windows 10 October 2020 Update, Microsoft has also announced that a new version of Windows 10 Team will begin rolling out to the Surface Hub 2S next week.
Today at its Ignite 2020 conference, Microsoft announced that it's finally ready to start shipping its 85-inch Surface Hub 2S collaboration PC, and you can pre-order it beginning today.
Microsoft today announced that the 50-inch Surface Hub 2S can now run Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise SKUs, in addition to the Windows 10 Team OS, opening up the device to Win32 apps.
Microsoft today released a new Insider Preview preview build of the Windows 10 Team 2020 Update, which is the OS that runs on the company's Surface Hub family of collaboration computers.
Promised to be out this year, it seems that Microsoft's Surface Hub 2X is once again delayed. Moreover, the videos showing off the product have been removed, and the product might be canceled.
At its Ignite conference in Orlando, Microsoft invited media and analysts for a private first look at its next collaboration PC, the Surface Hub 2. We got to go hands on. Well, sort of.
At its Ignite 2018 conference today, Microsoft expanded on its plans for the Surface Hub 2, announcing two variants, the Surface Hub 2S and the Surface Hub 2X, coming in 2019 and 2020.
Today, Microsoft unveiled some details of the successor to its popular business collaboration computer, the Surface Hub 2. It includes features like tiling, the ability to put four of them together.
Banish those memories of bland, beige Windows desktop boxes. We take a look at the vast Windows 10 hardware ecosystem - from tiny, low-power PCs, to mighty gaming machines, and smart home devices.
Microsoft said last month that its Whiteboard app - which debuted on the Surface Hub - is coming "to more Windows 10 devices this year... with exclusive capabilities for Office 365 subscribers."
Microsoft is now rolling out the Creators Update for Windows 10 Team - the specialized version of the OS designed for its Surface Hub collaboration device - bringing improvements and new features.
Microsoft announced several improvements that are on the way to the Creators Update for Windows 10 Team, the specialized version of the OS that runs on its Surface Hub workplace collaboration device.
Microsoft has announced availability of the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 Team, the specialized version of the OS that runs on its Surface Hub, and plans for the rollout to be complete next month.


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Kristian Rouz – Inflation in the UK gained momentum post-Brexit as the pound sterling’s slump rendered the imports more expensive, however, the discounts offered by most retailers consumer helped contain the gains in consumers prices.
In January, UK inflation accelerated to 1.8pc year-on-year compared to that of 1.6pc the previous month. Earlier predictions for the January inflation stood at 1.9pc, meaning the pace of price growth is still moderate, and the BOE has more wiggle room to keep the ultra-accommodative monetary policies in place till the second half of this year.
UK inflation was last recorded at the BOE 2-percent target in December 2013, with the subsequent crash in commodity and oil prices bringing the costs of imports and manufacturing input down significantly. Now, with the anticipated foreign trade disruptions, the rise of domestic manufacturing, and the sterling’s devaluation, inflation is nearing its normal level.
“The downside surprise entirely reflected a pullback in clothing inflation,” Samuel Tombs of London-based Pantheon Macroeconomics said. “We continue to expect inflation to rise sharply over the coming months.”
Indeed, many clothing retailers had offered significant discounts on their merchandise over January in an effort to boost sales. The gains in inflation, seen as good for the nation’s productive forces, have therefore failed to impair consumer sentiment, but the price index is likely going to overshoot the BOE’s target in the coming months. The rise in oil and imported commodity prices are the main reason, whilst the rapid expansion in manufacturing and construction will render these resources even more valuable.
Should the UK inflation overshoot the BOE target, the regulator will gain an opportunity to adjust its interest rates accordingly, in the shape of base interest rate hikes – the luxury that the European Central Bank (ECB) cannot afford due to the still dismal low gains in prices on the continent.
With UK factory input costs rising at their quickest since 2008, inflation might hit 3pc by late 2017, allowing for higher interest rates. The growth would then slow down, unless the gains in manufacturing and exports will contribute to a quicker expansion. Whilst the European Commission envisions the UK growth at 1.2pc in 2018, the BOE is more optimistic, seeing the UK economic expansion at 2pc in 2017 and 1.6pc in 2018.
UK import costs skyrocketed by 20pc year-on-year, due to the sterling’s 15-percent devaluation, the roughly 90-percent rise in oil prices, and the robust expansion in domestic manufacturing that spurred the demand for raw materials. The BOE base borrowing costs stand at 0.25pc, and are subject to an upward revision should the inflationary pressures prove too strong.
Whilst the UK’s economic performance was unexpectedly solid in the second half of 2016, the prices are bound to go up at a quicker pace than in the past three months, meaning that inflation might overshoot the BOE target as soon as in February. Considering the consolidation in manufacturing, and gains in small construction, the BOE might hike rates sooner.
However, the regulator will likely wait till after the 1Q17 GDP report arrives in late April before embarking on any substantial policy action. As the negotiations with the EU progress, Brexit concerns will still affect investor sentiment, meaning GDP growth figures will be the only determinant of the UK’s monetary policy in the tumultuous times ahead.


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New heights for old cars
At the risk of sounding like a broken record: Used car prices are still going up.
Driving the news: Wholesale vehicle prices, or what dealers pay, rose 3.9% in November, putting the year-over-year increase at 43.5%.
The big picture: Price growth in used vehicles, the poster child for supply chain disruption, is slowing — after a 9.2% surge in October.
- "Wholesale prices appear to have peaked the week before Thanksgiving as weekly prices have declined slightly in each of the last 2 weeks," wrote Jonathan Smoke, chief economist at Cox Automotive, which compiles the Manheim vehicle index.
Yes, but: Retail price trends lag wholesale — and for now, retail prices continue to increase, Smoke said.


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This is what Europe does for seafood professionals facing the coronavirus crisis
Datum događanja: 01/09/2020
If you work in the fisheries sector, or in aquaculture or fish processing, you will already have felt the impact of the coronavirus crisis. Sales have plummeted and restaurants closed as part of the lockdown measures. The EU is aware of your plight and is taking action to help. Here’s how.


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Huawei teases “What is next” for a May 7th event in Paris, Ascend P7 to be announced
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The P6 was a stunning slim sexy phone, surely this will also be similar like the P7....
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Really anxious to see the official release of this. They do a great job in design.
Although I am very eager to get my hands on the OnePlus One.
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BOSTON (CBS) — The economy parking garage at Logan Airport is blocked off, causing a parking crunch, and Massport says there’s still no timetable for reopening it.
Instead, the agency will cut the daily rate for the central garage. If you reserve a space online, you’ll pay $25 per day, down from $39.
Also, Logan Express tickets online will cost $9 each way instead of $12.
Massport hopes those reduced prices will cut down on traffic at the airport, specifically at pick-up and drop-off.
The new rates take effect on July 1.


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Stuart Weitzman, the designer behind the now ubiquitous "Nudist" heel, is stepping down as creative director and executive chairman of his eponymous brand, according to a release sent Tuesday morning.
Weitzman has designed shoes under his name for over 25 years. He is to be replaced by Giovanni Morelli, who was most recently the leather goods design director at LVMH-owned Loewe. Morelli has also designed accessories for brands like Prada, Marc Jacobs, Chloé and Burberry. "In Giovanni, we have found a creative director who will ensure that the unique DNA of the brand will be preserved while infusing his creative vision for a modern age," said Weitzman in a statement. "Giovanni is respected for his attention to detail, respect of quality and craftsmanship and for his modern sensibility that is always pushing new design boundaries."
Coach acquired the brand early in 2015 for a reported $574 million, and has been quietly ramping up the footwear line ever since. In August 2015, Stuart Weitzman tapped Gisele for its first-ever commercial; its recent advertisements have featured the likes of Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, and Lily Aldridge completely nude; and in July of this year, it poached from Valentino for new CEO and brand president Wendy Kahn.
Morelli's appointment is to be effective May 5, 2017, at which time Weitzman will become chairman.


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It seems like Huawei has no intention of selling its Kirin smartphone processors to other OEMs, and will keep using them in its smartphones only, including Honor-branded handsets, of course. This information was revealed during the Huawei Global Analyst Conference in Shanghai, which is the company's 15th annual Global Analyst Conference. Various topics were discussed by this China-based tech giant during this press conference, and one of them was the fact that the company will keep using its Kirin chips exclusively.
The company did explain why that is, as it said that it makes Kirin chips for its own hardware architecture, the company adapts its processors to other hardware components in their devices, and then adds additional polish via its Emotion UI (EMUi) Android skin, which comes pre-installed on its devices. Kirin chips are quite powerful on their own, but the company's other hardware components, and its software, give them that additional polish, and that seems to be the main reason Huawei is not interested in sharing its Kirin processors with other smartphone manufacturers, at least that's what the company said during the press conference. It is worth noting that both Qualcomm and MediaTek are also supplying processors to Huawei, so the company is not using its processors exclusively, even though the vast majority of its smartphones do ship with Kirin-based chips.
Now, the Kirin 970 is the company's latest and greatest chip, and it is fueling the Huawei P20 and P20 Pro flagship handsets which were introduced recently, as well as the Mate 10-branded flagship phones. The Huawei P20 Lite is fueled by the Kirin 659, which is also a 64-bit octa-core processor, but it's not on the Kirin 970's level, as it is 'just' a mid-range chip, even though it's quite capable. The Kirin 980 will be announced later this year, and the Huawei Mate 20 will be the first smartphone to ship with that processor, if past years are any indication of what's coming. Huawei is expected to announce a new mid-range chip this year as well, though we do not have any info regarding it at the moment, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens.


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Chinese investors have a powerful attraction for companies in the European Union and its objectives are increasingly high profile. In recent days, which have shown interest in a compound 18-building in Potsdamer Platz in Berlin and the Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli. For some inexplicable reason, Europe considers Chinese investors, whether state-owned, milder than, say, the Russians.
Until 2011, China was mainly a European investment receiver, but after the debt crisis drove down asset prices. Some governments are desperate to privatize, and venerable corporations received less demanding with potential investors. Chinese shoppers buy Volvo in Sweden, a large stake in Peugeot Citroen and Sonia Rykiel fashion house in France, the port Piraeus, Greece, Pizza Express restaurants and luxury clothing manufacturer Aquascutum in the UK. Chinese investment increased exponentially.
Last years-when the Peugeot and Pizza Express offers were merger activity and Chinese acquisitions in Europe done- set a new record. Although Chinese investment in the US has also increased, surpassing the United States ends in China, Europe has proven to be more welcoming.
China has only 1 percent of European foreign direct investment in shares not enough to worry about. But this does not include local booms in Chinese private investment, such as real estate or Portuguese Latvian those countries under programs "golden visa". Europe is relatively cheap, open, and having things that Chinese companies are after: technology and household names.
The Pirelli agreement is about the latter. The bidder, China National Tire & Rubber Company, part of the parastatal giant ChemChina, sold 20 million tires a year, but no one has heard of its brands, Rubber Six and Eolo. No history of glorious racing or the famous Pirelli calendar. The Italian company seems overvalued-trades at 23 times earnings, compared with 16 and 11 for Kumho Michelin Korea. However, it has the fifth most valuable brand of tires in the world, and the other two European brands in the top five, Michelin and Continental, owned by much larger companies that make driving difficult goals for the acquisition.


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Why Americans Are Eating So Many Snacks
With Americans stuck at home, snack food has become a valuable commodity for the pandemic stressed consumer. North American sales of savory snacks like chips, popcorn, and pretzels climbed to $56.9 billion in 2020. In stressful times, people turn to snacking for comfort and Covid-19 has transformed kitchens across the U.S. into giant vending machines. So, has Covid-19 put an end to the shift to healthier snacks?
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by Tom Taulli | March 22, 2012 1:07 pm
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) posted yet another strong quarter Thursday morning. Sales increased by 20% from the year-ago period to $4.19 billion, and profits were up a whopping 34% to $292.5 million, or 85 cents per share. Adjusted earnings of 86 cents beat the Street consensus for 82 cents.
Dollar General’s stock was up about 3.7% to $46.40 on the news, continuing DG shares’ run-up of around 50% for the past 52 weeks.
So, can the discount retailer keep up its red-hot momentum? Let’s look at the pros and cons of Dollar General:
Strong Platform: Dollar General has almost 10,000 stores in 38 states. The company sells top brands — including products from Kraft Foods (NYSE:KFT) and Kellogg (NYSE:K) — at steep discounts. By focusing on consumables like salty snacks and carbonated beverages, Dollar General gets lots of ongoing traffic to its stores.
Growth: Dollar General certainly has much more room to expand. For the most part, its footprint is in the south western states. This year, the company plans to add about 625 stores, which will be in new markets like California, Nevada, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Momentum: In its earnings report, Dollar General expects revenue growth of 10% to 11% for fiscal 2012, and it also said its earnings per share would range from $2.65 to $2.75 — higher than previous forecasts and around analysts’ expectations for the company to earn $2.71 per share. Best of all, the company usually is conservative with its estimates — in other words, there is likely to be even more growth ahead for DG.
Margins: This always is a tough metric for deep discounters like Dollar General, but 2012 could be even more challenging than usual. The company continues to expand into new markets — which will mean adding new distribution centers — and DG also is making heavy investments in new technologies. While these efforts will have long-term benefits, they will put pressure on gross margins for the current year.
Competition: The environment is intense. There are tough rivals like Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO), Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) and 99 Cents Only. And the retail giants, like Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Target (NYSE:TGT), also are stepping up efforts to keep prices low.
Valuation: Dollar General stock is far from cheap, trading around 23 times earnings.
Dollar General has been a big beneficiary of the economic downturn. Basically, many cash-strapped consumers have traded down to lower-priced offerings.
But could the recent uptick in the U.S. economy dampen this trend? It’s possible, but it seems unlikely. Even if unemployment continues to get better, the newly created jobs won’t necessarily be high-paying, which means consumers likely will continue focusing on discounts.
In light of Dollar General’s strong platform and growth opportunities, the prospects still look bright. And while the valuation is not cheap, the fact is growth usually comes at a premium.
And as an added bonus, DG has Warren Buffett’s vote of confidence, with Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A, BRK.B) holding shares in the company.
All in all, the pros outweigh the cons on Dollar General for now.
Tom Taulli runs the InvestorPlace blog IPO Playbook, a site dedicated to the hottest news and rumors about initial public offerings. He also is the author of “The Complete M&A Handbook”, “All About Short Selling” and “All About Commodities.” Follow him on Twitter at @ttaulli or reach him via email. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Barbie Dolls Arrive!
Toy manufacturer Mattel is releasing a Faith Hill Barbie doll, along with a Tim McGraw doll, in honor of the country music duo’s 15th wedding anniversary, Entertainment Weekly reports.
According to Linda Kyaw, designer for Barbie Collector, Hill and McGraw were involved in the design process, especially from the outset. “Tim and Faith sent us photos of every detail” of their outfits for the dolls, Kyaw told Entertainment Weekly, “including Tim’s complete suit, piece-by-piece; and Faith’s dress, make-up, and clear shots of her hair preference. The couple knew exactly what they wanted to see in doll form, and they helped us achieve the best possible results.”
Kyaw told Entertainment Weekly that the design process was lengthy. Creating the prototype alone took about two months. “It really takes an army and the process can take anywhere from a weeks to a few months,” Kyaw said. “With real celebrity likenesses, it is definitely more challenging because there are a lot of factors to consider. Our vision is to capture the true essence of the celebrity — and I think we did just that with Tim and Faith!”
The Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Doll Gift Set, as it is known, will officially be available in September for $69.99 at BarbieCollector.com.


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Elys Game Technologies (NASDAQ:ELYS), a gaming technological know-how company, delisted its Canada-traded shares.
The selection comes just about a year to the working day that the sports betting and interactive gaming technological know-how corporation declared a listing on Canada’s NEO Trade. That exchange, which drives about 13 per cent of annual buying and selling volume in Canada, is house to over 100 shares and money.
The firm has voluntarily delisted from the NEO at the near of investing on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, and its shares of widespread stock will go on to be mentioned and trade on Nasdaq below the image ELYS,” according to a assertion issued by Elys.
With a sector capitalization of just $71.42 million, Elys is one particular of the smaller publicly buying and selling companies with athletics wagering exposure.
Rough 12 months for Elys Inventory
Like so a lot of sports wagering equities, Elys Match Technology languished by means of a tough 2021 with the shares shedding 48.64 per cent.
Elys starts off 2022 after sliding 11.4 % in the last week of very last 12 months and 63.41 per cent beneath its 52-week high. However, there may possibly be some rays of hope for the downtrodden gaming stock to start the new calendar year.
Very last 12 months, the firm gained a license to run retail sportsbooks in Washington, DC. The Elys allow in Washington, DC may be the outcome of the company’s acquisition of Bookmakers Company US, which was announced in early July. At that time, it was exposed the corporation, regarded as US Bookmaking (USB), has a provider settlement in Washington, DC that goes into influence afterwards this 12 months.
Very last thirty day period, the business claimed month-over-month bet tickets amplified 200 per cent in November at its Washington, DC procedure. Revenue jumped to $67,000 from $43,000 in October.
In late December, Elys announced a new partnership with Playtech, leveraging its Newgioco brand to grow its existence in the Italian iGaming market. That’s related since Italy is the Eurozone’s third-major financial state and home to a mature, vivid gaming market place.
“With the Playtech assortment of gaming articles, Elys’ on the net and cellular casino now involves 31 companies that offer you shoppers in Italy up to 1,300 slots as properly as 100 tables and are living vendor games. This gaming information is presented by means of Newgioco,” according to a assertion.
Thanks to the aforementioned USB acquisition, Elys has exposure to four US states. The firm explained it strategies “to build a major presence” in each Canada and the US in the coming months.


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“There’s been an explosion of cloud applications that are meant to be easy-to-use, but they require documentation and change management.” Says Rico Andrade, VP of Marketing at Celigo, “Strongpoint+Celigo is the ideal change management solution for companies running multiple cloud applications."
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Today, Strongpoint and Celigo announce a strategic partnership and integration between their products to help companies effectively manage risk across multiple systems including Salesforce and NetSuite. Combining Strongpoint’s stress-free change management software with Celigo’s real-time integration platform the new offering enables companies to manage their entire cloud ecosystem and prove compliance across multiple applications.
“There’s been an explosion of cloud applications that are meant to be easy-to-use, but they require documentation and change management.” Says Rico Andrade, VP of Marketing at Celigo, “Strongpoint+Celigo is the ideal change management solution for modern companies running multiple cloud applications.”
“This partnership with Celigo is a game changer for our customers.” Says Mark Walker, Co-Founder and CEO of Strongpoint, “Celigo’s SmartConnectors and integration.io platform are already easy to deploy and used by over 1200 companies. Now those companies can use Strongpoint+Celigo together to see the dependencies between systems to ensure that a change in one system doesn’t break something in another.”
Prove compliance across applications
From SOX compliance to the new ASC 606 standard, it's more important than ever to ensure that changes made to Salesforce aren't impacting the data integrity of NetSuite – or other connected systems – and vice versa. With Strongpoint+Celigo, you will be able to monitor change across your entire ecosystem to deliver the auditable reliability that Strongpoint is known for.
Operate faster, safely
Complete documentation and risk analysis across Salesforce and NetSuite means you can respond to business requests faster and more reliably without the risk of breaking critical business processes that rely on shared data between your systems.
Maintain the integrity of your integrations
Ongoing management after your implementation gets complicated – it can be hard to tell how a change could affect the speed or integrity of an integration or a process in another application. Strongpoint+Celigo will automatically warn of proposed or actual changes that create unnecessary risk.
For more information, and to see a demo of Strongpoint+Celigo in action, visit http://strongpoint.io
Used by hundreds of public and private companies, Strongpoint helps companies with Netsuite and Salesforce manage change in their systems, enabling them to drive growth and achieve SOX, HIPAA, 21 CFR 11, ASC 606 and other compliance standards with confidence and certainty. Strongpoint replaces stressful, manual work with an expert system that automates change management to ensure system changes are always done predictably, correctly and safely.
Celigo is pioneering the future of cloud-based application integration. Celigo’s integrator.io platform is an easy-to-use, next-generation integration Platform-as-a-Service (iPaaS) that enables companies to integrate almost anything to anything. Celigo’s integrator.io platform powers Celigo’s SmartConnectors™. SmartConnectors are pre-built, full-featured, highly customizable integrations between popular cloud applications such as NetSuite, Salesforce, Magento, Zendesk, Jira, and more. Celigo pioneered the entire concept of SmartConnectors, and now with integrator.io, Celigo offers an unmatched “best-of-both worlds” approach to cloud app integration. As companies increasingly rely on more cloud applications to run their business, the need for easy-to-deploy integration platforms and solutions to connect these cloud apps has never been greater. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Celigo is trusted by over 1,200 customers to connect their business applications.
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Jonathan Ive- a name synonymous with Apple’s exquisite designs will be leaving the company after working with Apple for thirty years. Ive has worked on Apple’s most influential technological products including the iPhone. He will be heading out to establish his own design company.
His new company will be called LoveFrom, an “independent design company which will count Apple among its primary clients.” Although Ive will no longer be part of Apple, the company will still rely on him to work on “a range of products.” Marc Newson, another popular designer will be joining the new design venture.
Ive’s contribution to Apple has been immense. He has worked on a wide range of Apple’s IT services like the iPod, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, Macs, and more. His has also been an important contributor to Steve Jobs’ last dream of having the ‘spaceship’ Apple Park campus and has also worked on the designs of Apple’s physical retail stores.
He’s played an important role in Apple’s software design as well. One of Ive’s last works will be the designed video of the new Mac Pro coming out later this year. As departing words, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said, “After so many years working closely together, I’m happy that our relationship continues to evolve and I look forward to working with Jony long into the future.”
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LG took a big risk in launching the world's first modular G5 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, and, from the initial reaction, it seems to have paid off.
LG's mobile chief Juno Cho believes the firm will be within the top three within a few years and promised to create a 'fandom' for the company by creating a unique identity and continuing the 5G design concept for future phones.
"If the LG brand finds its place among consumers for its unique identity, within a couple of years, I believe we can become the global third," said Cho at a press conference with Korean journalists at the global tradeshow.
"The duopoly [of Apple and Samsung] has gone on for a long time now in the premium smartphone market but we will establish LG's own identity and create a fandom," said Cho. "Instead of focusing on how many devices to sell, we want to establish ourselves as a meaningful alternative for consumers and become the global third."
South Korea's second-largest electronics maker showed off the G5 on Sunday, a day ahead of the MWC, along with eight compatible devices branded LG Friends. Users can pull out the "magic slot" from the bottom of the G5 and attach the different accessories.
The president promised to lower costs so that the modular model will not be too expensive for consumers. "Because of new components that go in the G5 and LG Friends, there is cause for price to increase but we will control the cost so that we can offer a competitive price. We have to supply Friends, so we are reviewing ways to offer benefits to consumers who purchase bundling offers.
"We want to unveil some part of Friends through third parties. We will apply our modular design for our next model as well as open up to outside developers, so that we can fundamentally evolve the ecosystem," he said.
"We did not plan the modular design from the start. We were mulling over how to offer exchangeable battery, but continuing on that line of thought made us think that modular was possible," said Cho. "It was a difficult decision. But I said, 'Let's do this'. We want to offer consumers fun.
"We want to go a different road than Samsung or Chinese companies."
Kim Hong-joo, vice president of product design at LG's mobile division, also at the conference, said telcos in the US have shown positive reception to the G5. LG will also expand in Europe this year, a market it has been traditionally weak at in smartphones, he added.
LG's 360 VR headset was also unveiled at the tradeshow, the tech giant's first entry into the virtual reality market. The headset weighs 118 grams -- considerably lighter than Samsung's Gear VR.
"The things we need to solve are the weight [of the headsets] and the dizziness caused by using them. The headsets must be under 100 grams -- between 60 to 70 grams I think will be right -- for mass adoption," Cho added.


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URATEX Philippines Partakes in the 2014 Manila International Auto Show
April 8, 2014
Car enthusiasts and buyers all over the Philippines flocked to the World Trade Center as the Manila International Auto Show celebrated its 10th year, which surpassed the previous events in terms of scale, popularity and versatility.
The number of exhibitors and visitors alike reached an all-time high as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars finally released its most powerful creation yet: The Wraith. Other top manufacturers like Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha were also present in the event to showcase their motorcycle masterpieces. In case you weren’t able to go to the 2014 MIAS last April 3-6, here’s a quick recap.
Needless to say, MIAS 2014 was a HUGE event. Russ Swift, a Brit known for precision driving, was there to perform his Guinness Record-breaking stunts on the new Subaru BRZ Prologue, and even took local hosts Kris Aquino, Carmina Villaroel, and Shaina Magdayao on a wild ride to please the crowd. But that’s only the one of the show’s main attractions.
As the biggest motor show in the Philippines, MIAS took it upon itself to showcase both well-established and new brands from all over the world, highlight the greatly improved performances and fuel economy of the new models, and promote the local automotive manufacturing industries.
German-made Volkswagen in particular featured their entire lineup, which included a new addition in their iconic beetle collection while Subaru showcased the WRX STI. KIA from Korea, on the other hand, debuted the much-awaited 2015 Kia Soul with the new diesel engine. The Indian brand Tata also made its debut on the show, another good alternative to the plethora of Chinese-branded cars that were also at the same event. Among those Chinese brands were BYD, which featured their remote-controlled car.
Of course, it’s not only about the newer models, no? Genuine car enthusiasts will always appreciate the presence and make of old retro cars. Therefore, many vintage cars (cue Grease’s ‘Greased Lightning’ music and choreography) were also lined up at the car show area for the car show competition, including bugs, chevy trucks, and classic mustangs. Ah, those were the days of low cars, skinny steering wheels and manual sticks.
So now we have a wide selection of both new AND old cars, all of which have impressed car enthusiasts with their own excellent and unique qualities. But no matter how gorgeous the car is or how smooth it runs, what’s an excellent car without excellent car seats?
Over at the exhibit area for accessories, Uratex Industrial and Institutional were also present at the MIAS to exhibit their Uratex Mobile Sleep Solutions. Beyond the appearance, the performance, and the fuel economy of a vehicle, comfort is extremely important when it comes to choosing the right vehicle. After all, who would ride in the flashiest car if you can’t stand to sit through a ride that lasts more than thirty minutes, right?
Well say no more to uncomfortable journeys. In addition to car seats, seat covers, and motorcycle saddles, URATEX Philippines also featured their multi-color and multi-shape-designed upholstery for bus seats. They also had a mobile bedroom showroom bus, which Ms. Aquino also visited to rest a while from all the excitement outside.
If you were unable to catch Uratex’s showcase in the Manila International Auto Show last weekend, there’s no need to worry! You can still get comfy and cool with the Uratex Summer Promo for April 2014. Simply visit the official URATEX Philippines website for more details.


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see answers to questions regarding AMG refunds
In the event that you took down an on-line pay day loan from an organization associated with AMG Services, you might be getting a check in the mail through the FTC. The $505 million the FTC is time for customers makes this the refund program that is largest the agency has ever administered. (FTC image)
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – you may be getting a check in the mail from the FTC if you took out an online payday loan from a company affiliated with AMG Services. The $505 million the FTC is time for customers makes this the biggest reimbursement system the agency has ever administered.
The FTC sued AMG and Scott A. Tucker for misleading payday lending. When customers took away loans, AMG stated they’d charge a finance fee that is one-time. Leer más


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How to bet on the Super Bowl in Michigan: Everything you need to know
This will be the second Super Bowl since sports betting became legal in Michigan in January of 2021. If the Bengals win outright OR lose by fewer than 4.5 points, a spread bet on Cincy cashes. Super Bowl Sunday is by far the biggest prop betting day of the year. Final thoughtsRegardless of the matchup, no game is more fun to bet on than the Super Bowl. Read More MLive Sports Betting Stories HereSuper Bowl prop bets that require no knowledge of the game, teamsSuper Bowl player props: Matthew StaffordSuper Bowl Prop Bets: Guide to betting props in Michiganmlive.com
For first time ever, Valentine’s Day will be the day after the Super Bowl. How will this affect your plans?
Many have clamored for years to have the Monday after the Super Bowl be a national holiday so people can recover from parties attended to watch the big game. This might not have been what they had in mind.
Bucs, Lightning, Rays transform Tampa Bay into Titletown
Many partied while defying a local order mandating masks even be worn outdoors during Super Bowl week, and drawing sharp criticism from some public officials. The Lightning won the Stanley Cup and the Rays went to the World Series. Those guys had our backs throughout the season, both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Tampa Bay Lightning. They were rooting us on.”AdSome of the Lightning players wore Bucs jerseys on the team’s flight to Nashville, too. “We try to watch the Super Bowl every year.
A look at the commercials of Super Bowl LV
After all, more than 100 million people in the United States tune in to watch the Super Bowl every year. According to statista.com, Bud Light is the most popular beer for Super Bowl Sunday, taking up more than 12% of the total beer consumed. Anheuser-Busch will forego promoting Budweiser this year, with the money reserved for its Super Bowl ad donated to coronavirus vaccine awareness efforts. I brought the chips!”This spot brings together an ensemble of Super Bowl legends. Disney had released a trailer for “Black Widow” during the 2020 Super Bowl.
Pandemic pivot: NFL guides small businesses in tough times
The deal was a result of NFL Business Connect, which helps developing companies owned by women, minorities, and veterans navigate the Super Bowl procurement process. And instead of the usual hundreds of subcontracts up for grabs relating to the Super Bowl, there were far fewer. “We weren’t even sure the Super Bowl was going to happen, and if it did, in what capacity. Waymer, who runs NFL Business Connect. AdHer business had been eyeing a Super Bowl contract for months and knew that would help.
Michigan bars and restaurants have a 10 p.m. curfew. The Super Bowl normally ends after that.
The average Super Bowl this century has ended at 10:08 p.m., according to box scores. Navigating a COVID-era Super BowlThe Super Bowl is typically one of the top five busiest days for Michigan bars and restaurants all year, said Emily Daunt, vice president with the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association. Top health officials in Michigan and the United States have warned against Super Bowl gatherings. “As much fun as it is to get together in a big Super Bowl party, now is not the time to do that,” Fauci said. But the Feb. 1 reopening comes just in time for restaurants and bars to try to recoup some losses during the Super Bowl.mlive.com
A sexy Alexa, Dan Levy's M&M habit: Super Bowl ads to watch
It might not have seemed likely early in the pandemic, but the 55th Super Bowl Sunday is upon us yet again. Amazon shows off a sexy new body for its Alexa assistant, Dan Levy apologizes for eating M&M's and Bud Light Seltzer Lemonade makes a downpour of lemons a metaphor for 2020's troubles. AdInspiration4 “ Join Us "In what is surely a first in Super Bowl history, an ad for Inspiration4, a SpaceX supported all-civilian space mission touts a chance for viewers to join the mission. Dan Levy of “Schitt’s Creek” apologizes to the M&M anthropomorphic characters that are Super Bowl mainstays and says he promises not to “eat any more of their friends." And E-Trade, famous for the talking baby ads it ran in the Super Bowl from 2008 until they “retired" in 2014, is back in the big game with an undisclosed ad.
A very different Super Bowl for sports bars: "If I break even, I'm happy," one owner says
Just days before Super Bowl LV, sports bar owners should be gearing up for what is typically their busiest day of the year. Sports bar owners say the public health crisis has scared away virtually all their customers over the past 10 months. Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday said Americans should watch the Super Bowl from home, delivering yet another blow to sports bars. Although Treys Bar & Grill will be open for Super Bowl Sunday, owner Travis Davidson, pictured alongside head bartender Keyla Rivas, doesn't expect a huge crowd this year. Bar owners are unlikely see their revenue return to pre-pandemic levels for several years, Henkes predicted.cbsnews.com


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The Chant is a new occult horror action title developed by new studio Brass Token and will be released on PS4 and PS5 in 2022, busy bee publisher Prime Matter has revealed.
Covering the dark subject of the occult and the horrors that lay behind the veil, The Chant takes players to a spiritual island retreat where things go, well, very, very wrong.
While no trailer has been released for the game, you can check out the initial screenshots and press release for The Chant below, including a look at a character who doesn’t look anything like Charles Manson at all. No. Not even a little:
The Chant is an action-horror game set in the tormented terrain of a New Age cult, filling players’ tension of supernatural horrors on the darker sides of spirituality and cultism, and unraveling terrifying revelations about the universe.
As you explore the twisted past of a remote island, you must fight and escape the psychedelic horrors awakened by a spiritual retreat gone wrong. “We are delighted and honored to be one of the quality games to be published under Koch Media’s new label,” said Brass Token CEO and Creative Director Mike Skupa. “Their passion for the project is inspiring, and with Koch’s global marketing and publishing expertise behind us, we can focus on our strengths to develop the best game possible.”
Koch Media Global Communications Manager Niklas Kaeding continued: “We are excited to partner with Brass Token for this upcoming release. The Chant shows what a small but passionate team of just a few developers can achieve today. We look forward to the digital and physical release of this cosmic horror setting mixed with survival action elements, the game will be a great addition to our new premium games label, and our teams in Munich and around the world are excited to welcome the development team at Brass Token with all of our local and global publishing and marketing experience.”
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A 62-year-old man by the name of Mickey Nilsson has transformed a collection of “junk” into a running vehicle that is entirely powered by Kentucky bourbon whiskey.
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Inspired by the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and a visit from the crew from the television show American Pickers, Nilsson started tinkering.
I’m smart enough to know that I can’t tell the story as well as Nilsson can, so here’s what happened in his own words: “Them two knuckleheads from that TV show ‘American Pickers’ (Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz) stopped by here trying to steal from me. Offering me $200 for my old still. Said I had no use for it since making moonshine was illegal. After that smart-mouthed remark, I shot at em,” declared Nilsson. “Although I did sell the chubby one with the beard an old oil can for $40 before they ticked me off.”
The visit did prove to be quite the motivator however. “After I’d run them off, I kept thinking about what they kept saying to me, ‘what are you going to do with all this stuff, you might as well sell it to us.’ Well that left me pondering. Folks around these parts do a lot of pondering, so it wasn’t really nothing new for me as I ponder about something almost everyday. But this time my pondering gave me an idea, watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”
Inspired and motivated by the film, Nilsson spent the next 6 months in his workshop turning his one-time still and collection of junk into a whiskey sipping motor vehicle. “The car will run on almost any bourbon, but she really purrs on Maker’s Mark” said Nilsson.
Although it’s a pricier fuel option for now, who knows what might happen in the next few months. Gasoline prices have skyrocketed recently, increasing 50% over the past year.
According to the website The Daily Load, the Obama administration has recognized Nilsson’s achievement as “the type of ingenuity that makes this country great. With brilliant minds such as Mr. Nilsson at work, we will soon purge our dependence on the middle east for oil.” But they cautioned our nation still has a large number of winos so securing access to the fuel tanks on these vehicles will be essential, especially in certain urban neighborhoods.
The Daily Load also reports that a deal to produce a consumer version of the Nilsson concept car was recently brokered with automobile manufacturer Nissan. Nissan expects to release the vehicle to the public by 2014. Currently referred to as the Nissan Nilsson, several names are being considered for the new model. The Nissan Alky, the Lush or the sporty sounding Inebriator. That’s got to be a joke, right?
Regardless, cheers to innovation.
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BentSpoke signs new rugby partnership deal
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BentSpoke and Brumbies Rugby are delighted to announce a new partnership making the nationally recognised, local Canberra brand the Official Beer of the Brumbies from 2022.
BentSpoke Brewing Co. are excited to be supporting another local Canberra team, bringing two proud Canberra pillars to the rest of Australia.
The three-year agreement will see BentSpoke’s branding proudly displayed at Brumbies home games and on goalposts at Brumbies HQ, with BentSpoke also supplying all Brumbies corporate and fan events, as well as team functions.
Brumbies CEO, Phil Thomson said: “We’re thrilled to have BentSpoke on board for the next three years.”
“In a relatively short amount of time, BentSpoke have become one of the most recognisable, respected and awarded brands in Canberra and our surrounding region.”
“We are very excited to enter into a partnership with another proud Canberra brand and offer their range to our members and fans at our events.”
Richard Watkins, Head Brewer and Co-Founder of BentSpoke Brewing Co said, “Supporting the ACT community has always been very important to us, so when we had the opportunity to partner with another great local successful sporting organisation like the Brumbies we couldn’t have been more thrilled.”
“Both brands have been successful in international field’s, so it makes a lot of sense to team up and take Canberra further afield nationally.”
The partnership with the Brumbies continues BentSpoke’s support of Canberra teams with its long-standing partnerships of the UC Capitals WNBL side and the Canberra Cavalry Baseball. BentSpoke was recently voted #1 in the GABS Hottest 100, the biggest craft beer poll in Australia, and had 5 beers in the top 100.


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- 10 May 2018
- Transport / Logistics Services
The Dutch arm of the European delivery company DPD is piloting a new ParcelLetter service in the Netherlands.
According to the company it, “delivers parcels, letters and other items via the letter box. And unlike other DPD delivery services, a signature is not required.”
Customers can fully track the parcels through the track & trace service, and under the scheme the DPD Predict service is included as standard.
DPD said that ParcelLetter is “aimed at parcels for which the delivery driver does not necessarily have to ring the recipient’s doorbell” and the company is initially focusing on the SME and consumer markets.
ParcelLetter is currently only offered in the Netherlands as a pilot via the online shipping platform www.pakkettenversturen.nl. However DPD said that that “in the near future” it will also offer the service for shipments to other European countries, “enabling consumers and businesses to internationally send parcels, catalogues, samples and letters via DPD Netherlands”.
Eric Dietz, CEO DPD Netherlands, said: “With our new ParcelLetter service we want to further expand our service delivery. As a result of the enormous e-commerce growth, the need for letterbox delivery of small parcels at a favourable price is increasing and with ParcelLetter we are able to respond to this market demand.”


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Navistar has completed its largest one-time sale of International LoneStar trucks to the truckload fleet Celadon Trucking Services.
It purchased nearly 500 of on-highway tractors equipped with Cummins ISX15 engines, according to the Illinois-based truck maker.
“Celadon is a true partner and this is another example of the confidence the market has in our products,” said Bill Kozek, president, North America Truck and Parts.
Celadon is also one of the fleets using OnCommand Connection, which provides access to real-time fault codes, vehicle locations, nearby dealer locations and fault code actions plans. Today, the company supports nearly 50,000 vehicles through OnCommand Connection, including all makes.


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Fingerprint with your stamps?
The police are set to hand over a clunky and time intensive finger printing service provided to the public for visa and job applications to NZ Post.
Until now people needing to supply fingerprints had to have their hands inked at a police station but that is set to change with a three month trial in the Auckland area, which will be rolled out nationally if successful.
The trial, which starts tomorrow, will see participating NZ Post stores offer a electronic "capture and copy" system, police forensic services national manager Inspector John Walker said.
Walker said nationally police staff spent about 10,000 hours a year fingerprinting members of the public. Handing the fingerprinting over to post shops would free up valuable staff time.
"Whilst the current service is time consuming, fully manual, and involves inking applicants' hands, NZ Post will provide a cleaner, faster electronic capture and copy system," he said.
There will be a charge for the service.
The participating post shops are: Wellesley St (Auckland City), North Harbour, and Manukau. Outside of the Auckland area, this fingerprinting service will still be available from police stations.
An exception will be for South African nationals - the South African High Commission has requested that all South Africans requiring their fingerprints taken to contact the South African High Commission in Wellington.


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Jack Fletcher, of Washington Crossing, Pa., talks to BMW electric car owner, Mary Demarest, of Whiting, (not in frame). Electric cars were on display at the Trenton Farmers Market, September 28, 2013. Mary Iuvone/For The Times


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Priyanka Chopra is facing a lot of heat on social media for not saying anything about the ongoing floods in Assam.
Assam is facing a serious crisis as floods in the state have already claimed at least 15 lives and affected around 43 lakh. Scores of cattle and animals at Kaziranga National Park have also been killed in the disaster.
However, Priyanka, who is the brand ambassador of Assam tourism, has not made any tweet or comment on the ongoing havoc. Priyanka has been making several posts on social media, the latest being on promoting a beauty campaign, but she has not made any tweet expressing concern for the people in Assam or urging people to raise relief fund.
This apparent indifferent attitude of the popular actress has been raising eyebrows. Scores of people have been expressing disappointment at Priyanka being absolutely silent on Assam floods.
A lot of them have also been tweeting to Priyanka, requesting her to talk about it and urge people to help the state. Many others are highly miffed at PeeCee's apparent apathy towards the current condition of Assam and its people.
"You are the brand Ambassador for 'Awesome Assam ' Do u have any idea what is happening in Assam now? 90% of #Kaziranga is under water. Over 30 lacs people affacted by #FloodinAssam . We r losing beautiful animals. We need ur support to declare #FloodinAssam as national disaster," one person tweeted.
"Dear Priyanka Chopra In case you have forgotten, you are also the Brand Ambassador of Assam Tourism. A state submerged in flood right now. Where is your concern, your tweet creating awareness and asking people to extend help for them? Shame on you," wrote another.
Numerous such angry tweets are being made tagging Priyanka, but no response came from the actress as of now.
@priyankachopra Forgot to donate for Assam flood victims...??? Opps i forgot that actually ur the brand ambassador of assam tourism...Sorry Saktiman...— Janjyoti Choudhury (@JanjyotiC) July 16, 2019
Dear @priyankachopra are u an ambassador for "Awesome Assam" just for money!!!— Sukanya Chowdhury (@Sukanya18400369) July 16, 2019
FYI Assam is drowning..#AssamFloods
@priyankachopra you are brand ambassador of Assam right??— Bicky Riän Basu?? (@themoodyguyy) July 16, 2019
WTF are you doing rn?? Atleast you can tweet for us #saveassam #AssamFloods pic.twitter.com/rux1wmy1eX
@priyankachopra is a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador & brand ambassador for tourism in Assam. Recently floods have hit Assam and millions are devasted but see how hard she is working in Assam and it's people.BTW She has all time for rohingyas.— Tirtha (@TirthaG96950544) July 16, 2019
Well done! Kudos ?#AssamFloods #Assam pic.twitter.com/bGWgOturLN
Hey @priyankachopra, as you are the brand ambassador of #AssamTourism, people are expecting some initiative from u towards the current devastating scenario of Assam.Your one tweet can make a difference in the fund raising campaigning for the affected people in Assam.#AssamFloods— Dibya Jyoti Sundi (@i_m_sundi) July 16, 2019
Dear Priyanka Chopra— Aditi AGARWAL (@aditiagarwal811) July 16, 2019
In case you have forgotten, you are also the Brand Ambassador of Assam Tourism. A state submerged in flood right now. Where is your concern, your tweet creating awareness and asking people to extend help for them?
Shame on you. https://t.co/C1BH9dpTy7


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Professor Jonathan Askin recently commented on the Federal Trade Commission’s new allegations that Facebook charged app developers for services it never provided. The FTC report shows that the social networking giant received $95,000 to give apps a “Facebook stamp of approval,” despite never preforming the proper tests.
Professor Askin argued that these actions hurt not only the developers, but Facebook users. “The more disturbing aspect of Facebook's verification process is not that it misled and extracted money from developers, but that it misled Facebook users into thinking that certain apps had been vetted and found trustworthy without having actually vetted the apps,” he told ReadWriteWeb.com “If users cannot even trust Facebook's self-asserted, written, privacy policies, users will become increasingly skeptical of whether they can trust Facebook as a social-networking and communications platform.”
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Garmin and Others Settle Legal Battles
Garmin and other navigation companies come to grips with a year-long legal battle over technology. All is good.
This is a press release from Garmin - a company a lot of us know. Between them and Lowrance and a few others, there are hardly any boats on the water that doesn't rely on their navigation or fish finding technology.
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Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) and Navico, parent company to the Lowrance®, Simrad® and B&G® brands, today announced that they have ended a three-year-long dispute relating to sonar and auto guidance patents. The agreement includes a broad cross licensing of patents and other intellectual property, which will allow both companies to bring new innovations to the market faster and benefit all marine customers.
“This is an exciting time as new technology is bringing positive change to the marine market,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin president and CEO. “This resolution allows us to focus all of our energy to bring even more innovation to our marine customers.”


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Wilde Lexus Sarasota Wins 2018 Lexus Dealer of the Year Award2018-02-22
| For the fourth year, Wilde Lexus Sarasota has been distinguished as the best Lexus dealer in the nation by consumer reviews of dealership experiences shared on Dealerrater.com.
New York State Tourism Industry Association to Hold Conference in Schenectady, New York2018-02-22
| Registration for attendees and exhibitors is now open for the April 2018 event
Sirena Yachts Enters the Superyacht Market with New Sirena 85 Already Under Construction2018-02-20
| A special event at the 2018 Miami Yacht Show was the occasion to unveil details about Sirena 85, the Turkish shipyard's new flagship superyacht already under construction
Professor Cruise Launches Maiden Voyage On The Internet2018-02-19
| Professor Cruise offers visitors insights into the cruise and vacation industry as well as special offers from the cruise lines. Professor Cruise offers resources to the consumer to assist in gathering knowledge about specific destinations.
"Life Jacket Flotation" Video Debuts2018-02-17
| United States Power Squadrons' (USPS) Digital Media Library (DML) is now America's boating channel
Riviera River Cruises' MS Robert Burns to be Christened by Industry Legend Gloria Bohan2018-02-16
| Cruise.com, a subsidiary of Omega World Travel, Inc., announced that Riviera River Cruises has selected Gloria Bohan, Omega World Travel CEO and Owner, as the Godmother of their newest ship, MS Robert Burns.
Tourico Vacations Offers a Free Vacation Giveaway2018-02-16
| Tourico Vacations offers a free vacation giveaway to Orlando, Florida, for any lucky contestant who wins a random drawing which will be aired live on Tourico Vacation's Facebook page on June 30th, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
Industry Leaders National Corporate Housing and Watermark Residential Sign Exclusive Corporate Partnership Agreement2018-02-15
| Watermark Residential and National Corporate Housing have signed an exclusive partnership enabling both companies to expand in market reach and customer service potential.
Ethiopian to Start Flights to Chicago2018-02-07
| Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest Aviation Holding Company in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it will commence direct flight from Addis Ababa to Chicago effective as of June 9, 2018.
A Family In The International Real World2018-02-07
| "Life lessons were learned with the family on a worldwide adventure, from the oil patch of Texas, around the world and back again."
Casa Obispo 307 Wins 2018 TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Award for Hotels2018-02-06
| B&B (Casa Particular) in Old Havana, Cuba included in top 25 B&B and Inns Category
TapJets, The Largest Private Jet Instant Booking Platform, Named The Preferred Provider For Executive Assistants Organization2018-02-06
| This partnership opens up direct communication between executive assistants and TapJets, which offers access to over 1700 luxury jets that can be booked and confirmed in 30 seconds.
February 7th is National Book Direct Day!
Book Direct with Trusted Vacation Homeowners and Save Money!2018-02-05
| A national social media movement called #BookDirect is launching to remind travelers to always book direct and not pay Booking Fees to the giant online booking sites.


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- Toyota has subpoenaed auto safety advocate and critic Sean Kane
- Kane called it an attempt by Toyota to "harass and intimidate" its critics
- Toyota said the subpoena is just a routine part of pretrial process
- Toyota faces about 200 lawsuits over alleged sudden unintended acceleration
Toyota Motor Corp. has subpoenaed Sean Kane, an auto safety advocate and outspoken critic of the company, asking that he hand over his communications with the media, Congress, government agencies and individual Toyota drivers inquiring about sudden unintended acceleration.
Toyota said the subpoenas issued this month to Kane and two of his companies -- Safety Research and Strategies and the Vehicle Safety Information Resource Center (VSIRC) -- "were a routine part of the litigation process."
Toyota is facing about 200 lawsuits arising over claims that its vehicles suddenly accelerated out of control, injuring or even killing passengers, according to court records. Those lawsuits have been brought under a single federal procedure known as multidistrict litigation, and a trial, if any, would not begin until 2013. Toyota has denied all claims in the conjoined federal lawsuit.
Toyota has requested and been granted confidentiality during pretrial proceedings. This means that no documents generated in pretrial motions, whether favorable or unfavorable to Toyota, can be made public before any trial.
Kane, a longtime auto safety advocate, has investigated incidents of sudden unintended acceleration as well as automobile fires and unexplained electronic interference from remote smart keys. He testified before Congress in 2010 during the height of public concern about unintended acceleration amid a massive recall of Toyota vehicles for a variety of reasons, including possible unintended acceleration.
On its website, Safety Research and Strategies posts several accounts of Toyota owners complaining about what they believe are incidents of sudden unintended acceleration.
"Mr. Kane's allegations about unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles have never had any credible scientific basis and have been thoroughly debunked by exhaustive NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) and NASA studies," Toyota spokesman Brian Lyons wrote in an e-mail to CNN.
In the end, NHTSA ruled out electronic interference as the cause of the sudden intended acceleration, blaming instead floor mats, stuck gas pedals and driver error.
In a statement to CNN, Kane called the subpoenas "another attempt to harass and intimidate us, the scientific community, the media and Toyota's own customers who have complained about unintended acceleration."
The subpoenas also seek all of his communications stretching back to 2001 with government agencies such as NHTSA and the National Academy of Sciences.
The subpoena also seeks any communications between Kane and the news media, including CNN.
"Any and all documents provided by you or VSIRC to CNN, ABC, The Huffington Post or any other news or media outlet or internet site regarding subject vehicles, subject vehicle systems and/or unintended acceleration, including but not limited to documents made available to NHTSA for review and/or presented to NHTSA," the subpoena reads.
Clarence Ditlow, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said the subpoena was "clearly an attempt to chill Sean Kane's work."
"This is just a flat-out heavy-handed approach," said Ditlow, whose agency was founded by consumer advocate Ralph Nader in 1970.
In March, CNN obtained a Toyota internal engineering memo written in 2006 in Japanese. According to two translations commissioned by CNN, the document confirms that engineers found a problem described as a "malfunction that caused the vehicle to accelerate on its own" in one translation or "sudden unintended acceleration" in the other. The memo was written to document pre-production testing of a prototype of a model later sold only in Japan and in Europe. The company refused to provide CNN with its own translation of the document.
Toyota vehemently denied the memo showed any forward movement of the test car. The company says the problem was corrected before any vehicles were sold. Toyota spent weeks urging CNN not to publish or broadcast its reporting.
Toyota suffered from several quality and safety problems that came to light in the fall of 2009, eventually leading to the worldwide recall of more than 8 million vehicles for a variety of safety issues, including possible unintended acceleration and problems with anti-lock brake software.
The company was hit with more than $48 million in civil penalties related to the recalls for a variety of issues, including its failure to notify U.S. agencies about accelerator pedals that could become stuck by floor mats and its handling of the recall of 5 million vehicles with the so-called "sticky pedals."
This year, Toyota is "finally showing signs of shaking off the lingering effects of its recall crisis," with the launch of 19 new or redesigned vehicles for 2012, according to Fortune magazine, which ranked Toyota No. 4 on its list of most admired automobile manufacturers for 2012.


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Deutsche Hospitality's young Danish economy brand Zleep Hotels is to launch in Switzerland. Construction work on the new build Zleep Hotel Zurich Kloten is scheduled for completion in 2023. The hotel will be located in a new quarter near to Zurich Airport, which will also be home to a restaurant, retail outlets and privately owned apartments.
Opening in Mexico's Riviera Nayarit on September 1st, the thoughtfully designed Conrad Punta de Mita will offer travelers an authentic, tranquil respite. The new-build resort will deliver an inspired beach vacation, the Conrad way, situated among the area's serene natural landscapes and aquamarine waters.
Hyatt announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Anolia Holdings Limited for the first Hyatt hotel on the island of Cyprus, Grand Hyatt Limassol. The 300-room luxury resort is expected to open in 2025 and signifies Hyatt's continued growth into Europe's leading travel destinations.
Hilton (NYSE:HLT) has signed a management agreement with an investment vehicle managed by Yamed Capital, one of Morocco's leading real estate groups, to open a hotel under its lifestyle Canopy by Hilton brand.
Taking advantage of the long Sicilian summer, Verdura Resort by Rocco Forte Hotels will launch eight beautiful new villas this September. Set on the estate's hillside that gently slopes towards the resort's private beach, the new villas will guarantee privacy and security for those who seek independent accommodation, but with the exclusive services that have made Verdura famous throughout the Mediterranean.
Athens Capital Hotel - MGallery, the new property in the portfolio of Lampsa Hellenic Hotels SA, has announced its opening on September 1, in the center of the Greek capital.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today plans for the first new-build Alila resort in the Americas, located in Encinitas, Calif., a quintessential beach town in San Diego's North County Coastal region.
As New Zealand eases into post-COVID normality, downtown Auckland's hottest new property announces an October opening date.
The construction works on L´Embitu 4* Superior hotel, the long-planned sister hotel of L´Ermitage, are now fully underway and the building will be completed in Septemer 2020.
Thompson Houston is scheduled to open in 2023. The 170-room hotel located close to downtown Houston is being developed by DC Partners and Tianqing Real Estate Development. The hotel will be part of The Allen, a mixed-use development facing Buffalo Bayou Park, which will include high-end shops, restaurants and other amenities.


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Topping the No 1 spot thanks to its endearing rack of antlers, (which can measure up to 7 feet wide and weigh in at over 80 pounds) the deer has the worst hat in animal fashion history. During the mating season, male deer use their antlers to head-butt the competition. But in doing so they can lock together indefinitely which leaves them prone to predators or even starvation.
Scientists are appealing for more people to donate their brains for research after they die.
Life on Earth may have arrived from Mars on an asteroid, scientists have claimed.
Lunar mission scheduled at the end of 2017 could find out if beer can be brewed on the moon.
A bottle used to teach children how far litter can travel ended up on Scottish beach after 8,700-mile journey.
Confused Apple customers are finding coins in their MacBooks.
High levels of iron help prevent hearing loss, a study has claimed.
A software engineer has constructed a fingernail-sized engine made of paper and it totally works!
Conspiracy theorists claim that there is a mysterious alien based pyramid in the Antarctic.
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