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I noticed a story about NFL playoff tickets today. Some of the games are in danger of not selling out and this would result in local TV blackouts for the broadcast of the games. The story is being sold as if demand for NFL tickets is down.
"It would be a tremendous embarrassment to the league to have three of four playoff games blacked out locally, and likely, the tickets will get sold somehow to avoid that scenario. But there's a bigger issue here. Is this the most stark example that NFL fans aren't too excited to go to games anymore?"
But that story is wrong. What is really happening is that the NFL forecasted demand incorrectly. They are charging much higher prices for the tickets - tickets for the wildcard game that isn't selling out are priced higher than their divisional championship game in 2012. So the demand didn't necessarily fall, but the price point did rise and we are seeing that fewer tickets are sold as a result of this.
The headline should read "NFL teams mis-forecast ticket demand and may need to lower prices to sell all of the tickets on time*." But that doesn't make as a good a story.
*For most products it makes sense to keep the price level high enough so that there is supply left over because prices low enough to sell out don't maximize revenue. In general, if a good sells out it means it was priced too low. But for NFL games there are additional consequences to not selling out, from local blackouts of the game to negative signaling about the popularity of the teams playing.


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The rental car industry has buckled itself into the nation's economy.
With business travelers accounting for between 80 percent and 85 percent of their customers, Avis, Hertz and National Car Rentals have been among the first to feel any slowdown in the nation's economic pulse.
"We can be a harbinger of things to come," said Frank Lonano, vice president and general manager of Avis Rent-A-Car.
So far, the industry reports it still is putting a lot of people in the driver's seat. Hertz says its business is up between 16 percent and 20 percent and it hasn't seen any sign of an economic showdown. Avis and National both agree.
Still, Frank A. Olson, president and chief executive officer of Hertz, expects upward-racheting interest rates to take a toll on the economy. "We expect a downturn in the first quarter of next year," he said.
However, this time Olson thinks the rental car industry will not suffer as much as the general economy. "The rental car business has become part of the transportation network of the country," he said, and as such it is a prime candidate to benefit from many of the structural changes that have taken place in the country.
He said among these changes are the shift of companies to suburban locations, requiring the use of an automobile to visit them; the rising number of families with both husband and wife working, resulting in increased leisure travel; and the advent of low cross-country air fares.
Lonano said he is cautiously optimistic about the prospects for the industry in 1980. "We can't see interest rates getting much higher, and if they come down, we'll get some more opportunities to grow as the economy recovers," he said.
Lonano also noted that business psychology about traveling has changed somewhat over the last serveral years. In the past, advertising and travel were among the first items cut during a recession. Now, however, he said, some managers take the position, "Let's get out and sell more. If we get out there personally, we can make the sale."
Additional impetus for the industry will come with the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., and the election campaign. Both the political parties and the media rent a large number of automobiles during election years. And the Super Bowl always is a big stimulant to car renting.
Another source of strength has been the strong travel market to Florida. With the deregulation of the airline industry, more airlines are flying to Florida, and the rental car business is booming. Olson said Hertz's Florida business has grown by between 40 percent and 50 percent this year. The California market also has been strong.
The industry isn't without problems. The gasoline shortage this summer changed driving patterns. Thus renters in Los Angeles, for example, would fly to San Francisco and rent a car rather than drive there. Rental periods were shortened. "Intercity business was off," said Lonano.
Higher gasoline prices also have cut into profit somewhat. For example, Hertz now is sitting on top of 10 million gallons of unleaded gasoline that was bought at about $1.30 a gallon. The gasoline, sitting in storage tanks, is "looking for a home," said Olson, "not at today's lower spot gasoline prices."
The companies' latest foray had led them to go after the leisure travel market. Hertz, with a large fleet that sits unused during the weekends, decided to stimulate the leisure travel market with what is considered competitive pricing. The pricing included a flat rate and unlimited mileage.
Immediately, Budget Rent-A-Car lowered its rates. Because 60 percent of Budget's business is in the weekend-traveler category, it felt as if Hertz was going after its share of the market.
Morris Belzberg, Budget president, began an aggressive advertising campaign, claiming Budget's rates are $10 a day cheaper than Hertz's. Olson tried to get the television networks to take the ad off the air, claiming it is wrong. The networks have refused so far, and Olson is appealing the decision to the National Advertising Review Board.
Although Olson refuses to admit he is in a price war with Belzberg, he is keeping his rates competitive.

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While some American supplements organizations are cheering the July 4 adoption of international Codex standards for vitamins and minerals, others caution there is still work to be done to ensure the standards fully benefit U.S. supplements manufacturers and consumers.
Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Health believes some of that work entails defeating the proposed Central American Free Trade Act, which is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Patrick McGrath, associate director of Citizens for Health, said CAFTA, which would expand U.S. free trade laws to six Central American countries, could ?weaken protection of dietary supplement consumer choices? through the establishment of a CAFTA committee that would consult with the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Codex, a joint venture of the United Nations? Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization, was created to protect consumer health worldwide and develop global food standards.
Codex?s vitamin and mineral standards, adopted by a unanimous vote of 85 countries at the July conference in Rome, are considered more restrictive than those outlined in the U.S. Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. The new Codex standards are identical to the guidelines released in November, with the exception of the addition of the word only to section 1.3. (To view the guidelines in their entirety, see ?Decoding Codex? in the May NFM.)
The standards specify that maximum levels for vitamins and minerals in supplements products be established through scientific risk assessment, rather than recommended dietary allowances.
Executives at the Washington, D.C.-based Council for Responsible Nutrition, who lobbied for years in favor of the Codex standards, said the standards won?t supersede DSHEA or affect U.S. supplements sales. But their impact on international sales is less clear.
American Herbal Products Association representatives said in a statement that the Codex standards could ?be used under World Trade Organization agreements to force countries to allow the importation and sale of products that conform to the guidelines.? But some organizations note that the WTO uses Codex rulings as benchmarks and could therefore place punitive duties on American companies that export supplements that don?t meet Codex standards.
That?s why CRN, AHPA and other organizations are continuing to lobby during the next stage of the Codex process—establishing the scientific methodology for determining supplement risk assessments.
AHPA would prefer there be no maximum safety limits on vitamins and minerals. But if there are going to be limits, ?Our role is to make sure that the scientific risk assessments are done well,? said AHPA President Michael McGuffin. ?We don?t want to see the same [recommended dosages] for every human.?
John Hathcock, CRN?s vice president of science and international affairs, said the Codex agreement approved July 4 ?doesn?t say how or when the risk assessments will be done.? But Hathcock, who attended the Rome conference, said he expects a report from a Codex risk assessment methodology workshop to be released in August or September.
He predicts the methodology chosen will be a blend of the Underwriters Laboratories testing methods currently used in the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Community.
Vicky Uhland is a Denver-based freelance writer.
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Shopify Pay gets a new name, logo
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The new name began appearing on the modal windows the system uses Feb. 14, 2020.
Shop Pay essentially works exactly the same as its predecessor.
It allows users to store payment, billing and shipping information securely that can then be used to check out on most Shopify powered stores.
Once a user is identified after an initial piece of personal information entered into a store’s checkout page, Shopify sends an SMS message to the user’s mobile device on file. Entering a six digit code on the next screen unlocks the ability to quickly checkout using the store details — and complete a transaction quickly.
In addition to the new name, Shopify has designed a new logo for the service that uses a “coil” for the “o” in “shop” and puts a box with rounded corners around the word “Pay.”
The branding also uses a violet shade that, while certainly in the same family as Shopify’s Polaris design language’s color palettes is nonetheless fairly distinct.
The new name does help avoid the common confusion with “Shopify Payments,” the company’s name for its “payment gateway” service powered by Stripe.
The branding also allows stores to avoid directly using the Shopify name if, for some reason, they don’t want their connection with Shopify shown. It could also open the doors for the system to be used in other instances — even outside the Shopify ecosystem.
In addition, the move is indicative a strategy to keep the “Shopify” name as a more B2B brand.
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Announcing the move on Instagram the former Portland and Clipstone chef says the project will be a partnership with a hotel.
He wrote: “We will serve a little menu of home grown organic vegetables and products sourced from friends in the surrounding villages. There will be gorgeous bedrooms, fine cider and lovely wine. I will make further announcements on the name of the restaurant, exact location and hotel partnership.”
Labron-Johnson was a co-founder of the Woodhead Restaurant Group and opened London’s Portland restaurant in 2015 at the age of 23. It went on to win a Michelin star in the 2016 edition of the red book.
He opened the more casual Clipstone in 2016, and the company has since launched Quality Chop House and Emilia.
Labron-Johnson left the business in 2018 to focus on opening his own restaurant.
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Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs, virtual worlds, & collectibles
Dear Bankless Nation,
At the start of 2021, the NFT ecosystem entered its first major bull market.
Now, the space is seemingly entering its first major bear market a year and a half later. Recently we’ve seen:
Anticipation of a recession grow in the U.S.
Wall Street officially tumble into a bear market
Plunging prices push large overleveraged crypto firms like Celsius Network and 3AC up to or past the brink of insolvency, leading to further contagion fears
People de-risking in general by selling their most “risk-on” assets like crypto and NFTs
On the one hand, NFT infrastructure and cultural possibilities are more robust than ever, yet NFTs are also tied to these larger market forces. That said, is the ecosystem currently facing a prolonged bear market, months of sideways chop, or a bottoming out in the near future?
Only time will tell, but for now let’s take a look at some key NFT stats via Nansen to take a pulse of the space as things stand.
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Ethereum’s NFT markets have facilitated +616k ETH of trading volume over the past month (May 17th-June 16th 2022). That sum, while still considerable, is down 63% from the 1.68M ETH facilitated over the previous 30-day period. Simply put, there’s been a major drop in NFT trading activity in recent weeks.
Volume per week
Since the start of June 2022, Ethereum’s NFT markets have facilitated in the ballpark of 125-150k ETH of trading volume per week. That level of NFT trading activity is comparable to levels last seen in November 2021, when top cryptocurrencies like BTC and ETH notched their most recent all-time price highs. So while crypto prices may be way down from their local tops, weekly NFT trading volume stats remain nothing to sneeze at — at least for now.
Users per week
As of June 13th, 2022, there were still ~275k weekly NFT users on Ethereum. This sum is higher than what was seen at any point in 2021, which was notably the NFT ecosystem’s first big boom year. However, the current ~275k weekly users stat still marks a drop off of nearly 30% from the standing all-time high, ~390k weekly users, which was notched in February 2022.
Transactions per week
Last week, Ethereum facilitated nearly 600k unique NFT transactions. This sum is higher than what was seen at any point last year, though it is down from the standing all-time high, ~750k weekly transactions, which was also notched in February 2022.
Nansen has created a series of NFT indexes that NFT users can use to readily track the market cap performance of major NFT market segments. These indexes are as follows:
NFT-500 — tracks the performance of the top 500 NFT collections
Blue Chip-10 — tracks the performance of 10 major NFT collections, including Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Apes, CryptoPunks, Doodles, VeeFriends, and beyond
Social-100 — tracks the performance of 100 notable profile picture (PFP) projects, membership NFTs, and DAO NFTs
Gaming-50 — tracks the performance of the top 50 NFT gaming projects
Art-20 — tracks the performance of 20 major art NFT series, e.g. Chromie Squiggles via Art Blocks
Metaverse-20 — tracks the performance of 20 notable NFT-based virtual world projects
Notably, as of today the NFT-500 is only down by 16% year-to-date (YTD). In contrast, BTC is down by ~55% and ETH is down by ~70% in the same span, so broadly speaking elements of the NFT ecosystem have been holding up fairly well lately, although the NFT-500 is certainly “top heavy,” so to speak.
In that vein, holding up the best so far have been the big collections tracked in the Blue Chip-10, which is down by only 3.67% YTD. On the flip side, the market segment that’s been hardest hit in the current downturn is the NFT gaming sector, as the Game-50 index is down by 69% YTD. Lastly, the Social-100, Art-20, and Metaverse-20 indexes are down by 6%, 25%, and 14% respectively.
The bottom line
The NFT ecosystem is still facilitating considerable amounts of activity, although trading volume is down across the board in recent weeks as mainstream and crypto markets have turned bearish. The downturn is unsurprising considering the headwinds that are now in play, and if insolvency contagion in the cryptoeconomy spreads, things could get worse before they get better. Yet amid all this churn, nothing has fundamentally changed about the promise of NFTs and their endless cultural possibilities. As such, there’s still much to remain bullish about going forward.
🔎 Keep an eye on key NFT ecosystem stats in the weeks ahead
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William M. Peaster is a professional writer and creator of Metaversal—a Bankless newsletter focused on the emergence of NFTs in the cryptoeconomy. He’s also recently been contributing content to Bankless, JPG, and beyond!
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But why count the drawdown from the beginning of the year? With the same success, we can consider, for example, a drawdown in the spot market since April. The nft500 has dropped 65% from its ATH. And blue chips have fallen by 50%. Bitcoin also fell by 70%


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The Stantinko bot-net, which is distributed across 500,000 computers is butchering marketing CPA’s. The bot-net receiving advertising click-fraud fame in 2012, has been sleeping, but now “new and improved.” Stantinko uses a computer’s FileTour application as its initial infection vector, uninstalling programs and simultaneously installing the Stantinko bot-net in the background, residing there for years. […]
Facebook announced that six second video ads would be coming to a Smartphone near you. This could be the biggest advance in video advertising, and here’s why… YouTube’s pre-roll was the original video ad platform at scale. YouTube did what was easy: encourage advertisers to take their existing TV creative assets (15’s, 30’s) and simply […]
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The C in crypto had almost made Twitterati go berserk when Electronic Arts or EA, Europe and America’s second-largest gaming studio in terms of market capture and revenue, took to Twitter, asking people to “invest in Crypto.” The capital C was overlooked as the tweet was taken to be financial advice from the gaming giant. Crypto was naturally considered to be a cryptocurrency, and the tweet successfully caught the attention of almost 20000 twitter users. Crypto, thus seemed to be a natural conclusion as gaming businesses all over the world were collaborating with cryptocurrency projects and forging alliances with crypto companies.
Here, the giveaway in the form of the capital c in “Crypto” failed to draw the attention of most although it was supposed to be the main highlight of the tweet for the EA wanted to introduce a new character in the games named as Crypto. However, the public thinking crypto to be the currency here, escalated the interest in EA as it seemed to be indicative of a potential alliance between the gaming major and the crypto industry. EA quickly took to the social media platform to clarify that Crypto was a new character who will be seen in the third season of the battle royale game “Apex Legends” titled as “Meltdown.”
The description of Crypto points out to EA’s obvious knowledge that cryptocurrency is one of the most talked-about topics among the target audience, with whom the game is equally popular. EA, famous for action games like Madden and FIFA also retweeted for promotion of its new character and the material describes it as “A strange hidden file. A deadly mistake. And a new Legend who is entering the fight, but looking to stay out of the spotlight. Cool, calm, and collected, Crypto has plenty of secrets to keep and more to uncover.” The original tweet “Invest in Crypto” however had 4000 tweets and 10000 favorites and several users also felt that the EA account might have been hacked, with EA ending up trolling thousands of users of the platform with its “little game.”
Some of the big names in the industry were obviously mindful of the trolling and even responded to it in their own way, for instance, the account of EA Access tweeted “Brother, why do you do this? You will disappoint father.” Although it seemed that they were the crypto fans who were actually disappointed and not the father. The crypto exchange Binance responded to the post saying, “It’s okay, we still love you,” following which OkCoin, another exchange, asked EA to “get into” cryptocurrency.
Collaboration between the two sectors i.e. gaming and cryptocurrency has become a lucrative one especially since the cryptocurrency markets have shown a sharp rise this year. The Fortnite’s world cup in July had also excited the crypto domain as huge investment was being predicted in the gaming sector in the near future. For instance, Game-in tokens have recently emerged as a trend because these can be easily converted and traded, although they are yet to gain more popularity and open a new avenue for this potential alliance.


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And can someone remind me of the worth of our missing Budget????Yoruba has a word for Kanye,hmmmmmm.......... lip sealed.
So Kanye West made a public plea for money from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The rapper, who has just released his brand new album on Tidal, told Twitter followers that he needed cash so that he could realise his mystery 'ideas' and he West needs a cool $1 billion for whatever it is that he's planning, urging his Twitter followers to hound Zuckerberg and Larry Page until they stumped up the money.
Tweeting about himself in the third person, he wrote: “Mark Zuckerberg invest 1 billion dollars into Kanye West ideas.
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More than 2,100 producers took advantage of free Beef Quality Assurance certification during the spring 2015 fee-free promotion, manager of Beef Quality Assurance Chase DeCoite said this week.
BQA, a beef checkoff program, shows consumers the importance that cattlemen put on animal care and handling, and the proper way of raising cattle, DeCoite says.
"The BQA program gives producers the tools to be successful in the beef industry with practical, but science-based, proven management practices that lead to a high-quality beef product," DeCoite said.
The beef checkoff estimates that 85 to 95% of the fed cattle beef supply in the U.S. is raised under BQA protocol, "which is a pretty great thing and a pretty great story to tell to the consumer," DeCoite says.
The spring 2015 BQA blitz took place between the Cattle Industry Convention in February and April 15. The more than 2,000 beef producers who took the online course represent the largest numbers DeCoite has seen so far in a free BQA drive.
"That's great news that it seems to be picking up and with each certification campaign, we're seeing increasing numbers every time which is only looking great for the industry," he says.
Even though the certification period ended April 15, producers can continue to become certified by going online to the beef checkoff BQA website.
"You're likely already doing the right thing and likely already following BQA principles, but becoming certified just allows you to share that message with those folks that are buying your cattle, with the consumer – to share with them the story of how cattle are raised, how your everyday practices are ensuring that the product that they eat is going to be wholesome, and that they're going to have an enjoyable eating experience," DeCoite advises.
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In celebration of World Milk Day on June 1, Bord Bia Africa is hosting a series of in-store and online campaigns throughout Africa to celebrate the health benefits of Irish milk and dairy products.
Bord Bia (The Irish Food Board) is the Irish government agency responsible for the promotion, trade development and marketing of the Irish food, drink and horticulture industry. Headquartered in Dublin, Bord Bia has a network of 15 overseas offices, including Nigeria.
The theme for this year’s World Milk Day campaign is “enjoy milk” and Bord Bia is partnering with Irish agri-food cooperative, Ornua, to help promote milk consumption in Africa for the month of June.
Bord Bia’s Regional Director for Africa, Nicolas Ranninger, said: “Africa is a key market for Irish food and beverage exports and in particular for Irish dairy companies who enjoy a solid reputation for exporting high-quality dairy produce to African countries.
“Ireland is made up of 80 % green fields where Irish cows enjoy a nutritious and natural diet. We are delighted to participate again this year in the World Milk Day celebrations and to communicate on the unique characteristics of Irish grass fed dairy.”
In 2001, World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector. Each year since, the benefits of milk and dairy products have been actively promoted around the world, including how dairy supports the livelihoods of one billion people.
Bord Bia’s West Africa manager, Ese Okpomo, who is based in Lagos, Nigeria, said: “For World Milk Day 2021 there is a strong focus on sustainability in the dairy sector. Ireland’s lush green fields, fresh clean air and plentiful rain has created the perfect environment for dairy farming which converts grass into nutrient-rich, premium quality dairy products and ingredients.”
Sustainable practices, she said, are at the heart of Irish dairy farming: Grass fed has always been Ireland’s production system where dairy herds enjoy a minimum of 95% grass and grass-based forage, grazing in open pastures for an average of 240 days per year, during their lifetime.
She added: “Our aim with this year’s campaign is to drive consumption of Irish dairy outside the more traditional use of cream. We want consumers to enjoy milk in various forms and so we are encouraging consumers to make milkshakes, thereby creating a new consumption occasion for Irish dairy.”
In Nigeria, key social media influencers will be encouraging consumers to create a signature milkshake at home using Irish dairy milk powder and sharing their creations online with the hashtags #mykerrygoldmilkshake #irishdairy #worldmilkday. The most creative entry to the competition will be rewarded with a six-month supply of Kerrygold milk powder.
There will also be in-store activation including a unique “Irish ranch” where consumers who purchase Irish milk will get to make a sustainable milkshake on a special milkshake bicycle in select malls.
In South Africa, some of the country’s best-loved foodies including influencers Siba Mtongana, The Lazy Makoti, Fatima Sydow, Clement Pedro and Tannie Aletta Francina will be inviting fellow South Africans to participate in the Ultimate Butter Master at-home challenge. The competition invites all butter-loving South Africans to compete in a fun social media challenge where they’ll create or cook one of their favourite, proudly South African dishes, using Irish butter and post their challenge video to social media, tagging @kerrygoldsouthafrica and including the hashtags #UltimateButterMaster #IrishDairy and #WorldMilkDay. The winning recipe will be featured on Woolworths TASTE magazine’s website, taste.co.za, and the bragging rights of being South Africa’s first Ultimate Butter Master.
About Bord Bia ( Irish Food Board)
Bord Bia works to enhance the reputation of Irish food, drink and horticulture, to develop markets for Irish suppliers and bring the taste of Irish food to more tables world-wide. With its headquarters in Dublin, Bord Bia’s extensive overseas presence, coupled with authoritative strategic insight, enables Bord Bia to pursue emerging opportunities and actively respond to significant market issues that affect the industry.
About Irish dairy farming
The Irish dairy sector is still predominately farmer owned and controlled in Ireland and the 16,000 dairy farmers in Ireland (representing 95% of the milk produced in Ireland) are all members of the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS), a voluntary scheme operating under Bord Bia’s Origin Green, Ireland’s national food sustainability programme.


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Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. (AMT), Orion, MI, a supplier of factory-automation design, engineering and process-consulting services, has acquired Tur-Tech, Inc. (TTI), Troy, MI, a design and engineering house. The acquisition expands AMT’s mechanical-design capabilities, particularly in the area of automotive body-shop weld systems and tooling design. The TTI business will operate as part of AMT’s design group in Orion.
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Illinois' top economic development official announced last Thursday (June 22) a $1-million initiative aimed at spurring growth in Chicago-area manufacturing. Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity director Jack Lavin described the state’s Innovate Now! Program, which will be designed to work with mid- to-large-sized manufacturers.
As part of the first phase, the department plans to provide $1 million to promote innovation in manufacturing through a series of meetings and forums beginning in August and including a Chicagoland Innovation Summit on Oct. 24.
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Kramski North America, Inc., , Largo, FL, a precision metal stamper and injection molder, has contracted with a manufacturers’ rep agency, The Campbell Co., Bloomfield Hills, MI, to market its manufacturing capabilities to automotive OEM and Tier One companies in the areas surrounding Detroit. Kramski supplies manufacturers of relays, switches, connectors, fuel-delivery systems and other products; www.kramski.com


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Larson Electronics Releases A Class 1 Division 2 Four Foot, Four Lamp Fixture Compatible With 347VAC
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Excell Broadband Launches Actually Limitless Broadband Plans
Excell Broadband, one of many main regional web service suppliers within the nation, is celebrating 25 years of success within the Business. To rejoice the event, the corporate has launched their really limitless broadband plans, that are set to vary the web utilization expertise for its customers. The plans are already dwell on the corporate’s web site for the customers to subscribe. Based mostly out of Hyderabad, the Web Service Supplier affords broadband providers throughout Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
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With web utilization rising quickly, there was a rising demand for limitless broadband plans, and Excell Broadband has revamped its broadband choices available in the market. The brand new plans provide limitless information utilization with none restrictions or pace throttling, offering uninterrupted web entry to prospects.
Excell Broadband New Plans and Velocity Choices
The brand new plans can be found for residential prospects and include a variety of speeds and pricing choices to go well with each want and finances. Clients can select from quite a lot of plans ranging from 50 Mbps and going as much as 300 Mbps.
Earlier, Excell Broadband provided broadband plans in 60 Mbps, 80 Mbps, 100 Mbps and 150 Mbps pace selections. Now, the ISP has fully revamped the pace choices out there to prospects, and prospects can now go for any of their 50 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps and 300 Mbps plans in 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12-month rental period.
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|1||Actually UL50||50 Mbps||Limitless||Rs 499|
|2||Actually UL100||100 Mbps||Limitless||Rs 749|
|3||Actually UL200||200 Mbps||Limitless||Rs 1,049|
|4||Actually UL300||300 Mbps||Limitless||Rs 1,299|
The Actually UL50 Plan supplies limitless information at 50 Mbps speeds for Rs 499 monthly, whereas the Actually UL100 Plan affords the identical limitless information at 100 Mbps speeds for Rs 749 monthly. Equally, the Actually UL200 Plan supplies limitless information at 200 Mbps speeds for Rs 1,049 monthly, and the Actually UL300 Plan affords limitless information at 300 Mbps speeds for Rs 1,299 monthly.
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The corporate additionally supplies thrilling affords and reductions for patrons who swap to their limitless broadband plans on long-term leases. For instance, prospects can avail of free set up and activation and likewise get a free router with chosen plans.
Excell Broadband’s really limitless broadband plans are anticipated to offer prospects with unparalleled worth and comfort. TelecomTalk Group additionally met the CEO of Excell Broadband and the crew at their head workplace in Hyderabad and congratulated them for his or her 25 years of success within the Business.


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Boots quaked when Pizzeria Uno’s parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month—the boots of anybody who still eats deep dish, that is. But as Uno’s problems hint at, that brand of pizza fan is in decline. And they may be bringing deep-dish down with them.
Uno, along with its sister restaurant Pizzeria Due, is still making money, insists Uno senior vice president of marketing Rick Hendrie. But one only has to look at recent pizza openings in Chicago to see that deep dish is waning. The chatter in this town has been about Great Lake, Spacca Napoli, Nella Pizzeria Napoletana—all thin-crust spots. The last local deep-dish joint to get big buzz was Burt’s Place—and that opened more than 20 years ago.
Thin crust took off, in part, as a reaction to deep dish: With chains like Giordano’s, Uno, Lou Malnati’s, Gino’s, and independents like Art of Pizza and Pequod’s covering the deep-dish market, thin pizza was a breath of fresh air. Furthermore, making thin crust is quicker and cheaper. There’s significantly less cheese on thin crust, which accounts for much of a pizza’s cost. And without those extra pounds of ingredients, the pies take less time to bake. (A pie at Nella Pizzeria is done in 78 seconds; deep dish typically takes upwards of half an hour.) It’s also healthier, something that isn’t lost on the deep-dish folks. Deep dish has become “an indulgence,” Hendrie says, compared to thin-crust pizzas, which are lower in cholesterol and fat. (To meet demand for “lighter” fare, Pizzeria Uno put flatbread pizzas and grilled sandwiches on its menu.)
There are, of course, still many proponents of deep dish, and they won’t go down without a fight. Mod Pizza, the still-young spot in the West Loop, is trying to keep the Chicago tradition alive. “Chicago is known for Chicago-style pizza, so we offer it,” says owner Madison Drake. Still, its thin crust sells significantly better.
A sign of deep dish’s impending demise? Maybe. But the next oversaturated market segment could be thin crust. Scott Harris, co-owner of the Francesca’s Restaurants and Nella, thinks there are enough pizzerias of any kind in the city. “I think it’s baked, done,” he says. “There’s enough.”


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Low-cost clothing chain Cotton On has turned around an ethical-fashion black mark to become one of the country's top performers, according to an annual report.
But several companies, including Decjuba, Bras N Things, Trelise Cooper, Bloch and Wish, have received the lowest grade for failing to report on their manufacturing and sourcing processes.
The fifth annual Baptist World Aid Australia Ethical Fashion Report ranks 114 fashion companies, comprising 407 brands, on issues from workers' rights to the environment.
Overall, the top performers included Outland Denim and Icebreaker, which both received an A+. Cotton On was one of the most improved performers, lifting its grade, from a B- in 2013 to an A.
Fast fashion, high grades
Among the names to perform well were several cheap, high-volume, high street "fast-fashion" brands, including Zara (A-) and H&M (B+).
Baptist World Aid Australia's head of advocacy, Gershon Nimbalker, said fast-fashion brands, while "responsible for creating a system to allow exploitation, are doing more to mitigate the impact".
"There are still question marks for me whether the fast-fashion model can be consistent with strong labour rights, especially on the question of living wages," he said.
"This report asks the question, 'How do these companies ensure workers are not being exploited?' When it comes to H&M and Zara they are doing a better job than most and we want to [acknowledge] that. That doesn't take away the questions on how consumerism is impacting the world."
Turning the ship around
Cotton On's James Hubbard admits the B- the company received in 2013 was a "massive wake-up call". "The business took the result very seriously ... We had an ethical sourcing program but it wasn’t performing," said Mr Hubbard, the chain's general manager of sustainability.
Mr Hubbard said serious work has been done to improve transparency "from farm to shelf", including listing 2500 of Cotton On's factories online. The company also sponsors a cotton-farming operation in Kenya that employs more than 1500 farmers.
Mr Hubbard said Cotton On is working to reduce landfill by increasing the "take back" of used clothing from its customers.
"One of the challenges with clothing is that it’s a fibre. We are looking at who we can partner with to utilise fibre for other methods," he said.
Mr Hubbard admits Cotton On could better publicise its ethical programs to consumers.
"It’s something we haven’t promoted a lot," he said. "Often we talk about it within Cotton On as the 'right thing to do'. We don't do it for sales. It’s something we have to get better at – the storytelling."
Fairfax Media contacted several brands that received an F in the report.
A statement from New Zealand-based Trelise Cooper said the poor grade was "not a measure of Trelise Cooper Group or its ethical standards or behaviour" and that it had its own systems to meet ethical standards.
"[The report organisers] demanded an arbitrary, limited timeframe for a very intense and detailed report that we simply could not meet," the statement said.
A spokeswoman for Bras N Things said under new owner Hanes, the brand intends to participate in future surveys. “While we didn’t participate in this year’s report as we only recently found out about it, being an ethical fashion retailer is important to us so we’d love to be involved," she said.
Decjuba said it had stringent in-house auditing processes on working conditions, wages, animal rights, sustainability and corruption.
"The ratings system is based on information submitted by participating companies and the Baptist World Aid research team do not conduct site inspections to verify these details. The Baptist World Organisation awards an F for non-participation, which can be misleading to consumers," a company statement said.
Two steps forward
While many companies made positive gains, the issue of workers' rights was still a major hurdle, with all companies surveyed receiving an overall mark of D-.
Mr Nimbalker said price-driven competition was not commensurate with paying living wages, especially in developing countries, where most clothing sold in Australia is made.
One of those markets is Bangladesh, where in 2013 more than 1100 people died in the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, the event that triggered the launch of the Baptist World Aid Australia report.
Mr Nimbalker said he and other stakeholders, as well as Australian journalists, tried to visit Bangladesh recently to view firsthand the progress on workers' safety and rights since Rana Plaza but they were refused visas.
"We know that the Bangladeshi government is really sensitive about this issue. Many MPs have direct or vested interests in the garment industry. They want to take increasing control of how their industry is run," Mr Nimbalker said.
Still, there is cause for optimism, he said.
"There are pockets of hope across the Asia-Pacific region. Wages have gone up in Bangladesh, wages are going up in Vietnam, but all of that is against the backdrop of workers having to fight for it and exploitation being quite rife."
Mr Nimbalker said he was confident the Australian government would soon pass the Modern Slavery Act, which could impose penalties for companies found to use suppliers that exploit workers.
To view the full report, visit behindthebarcode.org.au.


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The New Madden 20 Rating System!
The EA stream revealed that Madden 20 will have a new rating system. The reason being is to really separate the stars from the rest of the players on the team. According to EA the ratings we are used to seeing will be dropped drastically and only the 90 and up overall players are reserved for stars. A normal rating in Madden 20 would be somewhere in the 50’s for an overall rating. Stay tuned for more exciting Madden 20 news and tips! Don’t forget to subscribe to our youtube where we give out the best news and plays that Madden 20 has to offer!


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The agreement reached with the EU completely protects the existing automotive production plant in North America and for new investments of companies in Mexico.
Mexico becomes the only country that will export automobiles to the United States with a tariff zero rate and with certainty in the face of the constant threats of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to impose strong tariffs on the sector. This was said by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Luis Videgaray Caso.
For his part, Jesus Seade Kuri, Head of Negotiating NAFTA appointed by the incoming Government, said that a framework for the automotive sector has been created. He also assured that the agreement in the automotive sector is balanced and satisfactory.
The new pact between Mexico and the United States would require that 75 percent of the automotive content be manufactured in North America, above the current level of 62.5 percent.
The agreement would also require Mexico that the equivalent of 40 percent of the cost of a light car be produced by workers who earn a wage of at least $ 16 per hour, while for pickup trucks and heavy vehicles the percentage would rise to 45 percent.
Light vehicles assembled in existing plants that do not comply with this, will pay 2.5 percent tariffs.
Matt Blunt, president of the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents three of the largest US auto companies, said yesterday that the group was optimistic about the new agreement, although it was still reviewing the details.


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Business owners less pessimistic, but still cautious
A recent survey of small business owners in Illinois indicates that gloom is lifting when it comes to the economy.
"Our most recent survey (completed in July) shows that the level of pessimism of business owners has significantly decreased. While we remain some distance away from a return to optimism, business owners have shifted away from the extreme pessimism of early 2009 to a more cautious outlook," said Craig Thomas, senior economist for Pittsburgh-based PNC, the financial services company that performs the surveys twice a year.
"We look at small business because those firms are important to our business," he said.
"Business owners remain cautious in their expectations about the U.S. economy. Only 12 percent expect the economy to noticeably improve in the next six months. Almost half - 46 percent - feel that the economic recovery is more than a year away," said Thomas.
Access to credit remains a concern for the small business, he said.
Perhaps the most surprising survey result was that 77 percent of business owners felt they have yet to benefit from the federal stimulus program, said Thomas. "We were shocked at the large percentage of folks who reported they haven't seen a benefit from the stimulus program and don't expect to," he said.
While Illinois mirrored the country as a whole in many respects, business owners in the state were less pessimistic than in states like Ohio or Michigan that have been hard-hit by the troubled auto industry, said Thomas.
One area in which Illinois business owners registered more optimism than the nation as a whole was home values. Twenty percent expect house prices to decrease, compared with 28 percent nationwide.
Economic reports for the Midwest and the nation as a whole can be viewed at www.pnc.com/economicreports. The next survey will be performed in January.
Steve Tarter can be reached at (309) 686-3260 email@example.com.


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Roseville, MN – August 16, 2019 – Asmodee USA Distribution announced they are working with Swiss based publishing house Helvetiq as their exclusive distributor for games in the United States. Beginning in September 2019, Helvetiq’s catalog of games will be available to retailers looking to provide their customers with fun and creative gameplay experiences.
“We are always looking for strong local partners that bring our brand to gamers and shops worldwide,” said Hadi Barkat, CEO & Founder of Helvetiq. “With Asmodee USA, we now have a U.S. distribution partner who shares our ambition and passion for the world of games. Their portfolio includes amazing titles, and we are honored to join with a line up that particularly suites casual gamers, families, and design aficionados. We are excited that, together, we will make our games accessible to an even wider audience.”
Andre Kieren, Head of Distribution for Asmodee USA, said, “Adding Helvetiq’s library of games, both established and upcoming, to Asmodee USA Distribution’s library is fantastic news for everyone. We look forward to providing their unique offering of titles to our customers.”
At Gen Con 2019 in Indianapolis, IN, over 70,000 visitors had a chance to play Helvetiq’s upcoming Kawaii and Misty pocket games due out later this year.


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Apple CEO Tim Cook's trip to Washington is the first test of tech-hostile House GOP
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Apple CEO Tim Cook is the first major tech leader to take the temperature of the incoming tech-hostile GOP House, meeting with several Republican leaders in Washington this week.
The quiet meetings will provide the first indication of how lawmakers plan to handle tech giants. At center stage is Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who will chair the House Judiciary Committee and could oversee critical antitrust debates regarding Apple's App Store and Amazon, among other things.
Cook's aim to establish a relationship was only complicated after Twitter CEO Elon Musk claimed Apple was threatening to remove the platform from the App Store earlier this week, precisely the sort of action Republicans and many Democrats would pounce on.
Musk confirmed in a Tweet Wednesday night that things had been smoothed over, however, sharing a video from inside Apple's California headquarters.
"Thanks Tim Cook for taking me around Apple's beautiful HQ," he wrote. "Good conversation. Among other things, we resolved the misunderstanding about Twitter potentially being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never considered doing so."
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It is true that The temptation to find a USB flash drive on the street and plug it directly into your computer can be great.. However, it is important to remember that this action can expose you to significant risk, as that drive could have been placed there with malicious intent. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid picking up and connecting USB sticks found in public places.
Although there is a possibility that the memory is simply a lost flash drive, we must also consider that some hackers use this technique to lure unwary people. These drives could be loaded with viruses, malware, or other malicious software designed to steal personal information, infect your computer, or even take remote control of your system..
Unfortunately, these types of attacks have gained momentum in recent years due to the increasing availability of USB devices and a lack of awareness of the associated risks. Many people who find a USB stick on the street put it away without thinking about the possible consequences. and, once home, they connect it to their computers without considering the potential dangers.
Importantly, hackers have perfected their techniques and can now create USB sticks that appear harmless to the naked eye. These drives can be labeled “Free Gifts” or “Important Documents” to increase their appeal and persuade people to connect them.. Furthermore, they can exploit vulnerabilities in the operating system or use social engineering techniques to convince you to plug in the memory without questioning its origin.
By connecting to an unknown USB stick, you risk compromising the security of your personal data, passwords, important files, and even the integrity of your system. A virus or malware can quickly spread through your computer and network, affecting not only your privacy, but also that of other connected devices..
To protect yourself from these types of attacks, it is essential to follow some good practices. First of all, avoid picking up and plugging in any USB stick found in public places. Instead, if you intend to use a USB stick, purchase a new one from a reputable source. Also, make sure you have up-to-date antivirus software and run regular scans on your devices.
– Russian hacker accused of extorting millions of dollars from US companies arrested
– Hackers are using AI-generated fake nude images to extort money from their victims
– Russian hackers managed to successfully attack multiple federal agencies
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Yatra, India’s second largest online travel operator has raised $15.4 million (Rs. 100 crores) from InnoVen Capital. This is India’s largest debt transaction to date. Founded in the year 2006 by Sabina Chopra and Manish Amin, Yatra went public in 2016.
Innoven Capital, backed by Singapore’s Temasek, has invested for the second time in Yatra. In 2013, it had invested $4 million in the Nasdaq-listed online travel company.
Yatra will use the newly acquired funds to add more service offerings and overall growth of the company. It has already raised around $92 million through their Nasdaq listing in December 2016.
InnoVen Capital in making a lot of equity-based investments in India, which is one of its largest geographies in terms of financing. Until March 2017, it had extended funds of around $225 million in the country. It is aiming to inject funds of $80-100 million by the end of the current fiscal year in few of the country’s largest and well-capitalized startups like Oyo Rooms, Swiggy, Pepperfry, Shopclues, Byju’s, Freecharge, Myntra, Firstcry, Capillary and Practo. According to InnoVen Capital, the need for venture debt is exceeding considerably among larger companies too. With a lot if Indian companies planning to expand its reach overseas, venture debts are gaining a lot of popularity. It has provided 165 loans to around 120 startups till date. Currently based in India, China and South-East Asia, it offers multiple debt capital solutions like acquisition finance, growth loans, and syndication.
InnoVen generally lends to startups that have already raised around $3 million to $5 million in funding. It lends at an interest rate of 15% with a tenure of around 2-3 years. InnoVen does not accept the personal guarantees or assets of any of the founders.
A recent Google-BCG report suggested that Indian travel suggested that the Indian Travel Market will be worth a whopping $48 billion by the year 2020. It is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 11%.


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In the wake of what has been done by OnePlus, Xiaomi has officially released the MIUI 10.4.7.0 based on Android 10 stable for the Redmi K20 Pro practically equaling the Google Pixels. The company had released a few weeks ago a first beta which now becomes stable.
MIUI 10.4.7.0 based on Android 10 released for Redmi K20 Pro!
This release is surprising because unlike Essential e OnePlus (which released its own in Beta Oxygen OS based on Android 10), Xiaomi has a "heavy", feature-rich, proprietary interface that usually takes longer to refine. In this sense go our most heartfelt applause to the Chinese giant for the speed of this release.
La MIUI 10.4.4.0 was released for ROM China while the MIUI 10.4.7.0 for Global ROM . Redmi K20 Pro . It should be emphasized that the ROM Global is not the same as the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro recently marketed in Europe and Italy, so be careful not to flash it on the latter. If instead you were in possession of a Chinese Redmi K20 Pro, you can flash the update to try the new features.
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Stores Go to the Dark SideBy Jorge Ramos Zwanziger | Fri, 08/06/2021 - 15:53
How can physical supermarkets keep up with rising demand and handle their logistics and operations more efficiently? They cannot, argued Victor Benavidez, Director General of TIBA Mexico, during the virtual conference Business Logistics Dialogues, organized by T21.
“[They] are not efficient, because a physical store does not have a Warehouse Management System (WMS).” Benavides argues that the sector is headed towards a new direction in Mexico, which will be beneficial for both businesses and customers.
The pandemic has impacted the way people consume and the way businesses address their consumers’ demands, particularly because customers could not physically go to stores and would prefer to get products online. But Benavidez believes the future of the sector could go hand-in-hand with dark stores.
What is A Dark Store?
A dark store is a retail space that is not open to in-store shopping, explains REEF, these are developed exclusively to fulfill online orders. These types of stores are usually found in suburbs or on the outskirts of cities, which allows them to take advantage of more affordable real estate and easier road access. These stores can also take the form of dark supermarkets, where customers shop digitally for their produce and items.
Dark stores usually look more like warehouses than stores, because they are not set up to attract customers to certain products. Instead, they are set up in a way that facilitates item identification to be able to finish as many orders as fast as possible.
Dark stores have different advantages, as they address a lot of the problems that come with traditional physical stores which include the following:
- Inventory management: A common problem when dealing with digital and in-person demands, when sometimes there are product outages and the business cannot keep up, causing customer dissatisfaction.
- In-Store Experience: Physical stores can get crowded, particularly when restock is happening during busy hours.
- Delivery Speed: A lot of traditional stores do not have the means to meet delivery expectations set by modern consumers, particularly for same-day and next-day delivery. According to REEF, 66 percent of Millennials expect to get their order within 24 hours when they paid for the delivery.
Is This Already Being Done in Mexico?
Merqueo, a Colombian online supermarket, plans to become the largest dark supermarket in Latin America, according to T21. This announcement was made after a successful Series C Capital raise where it received over US$50 million. However, it has not made clear what goals it exactly has or how many stores it plans to install in the three countries it currently participates in: Colombia, Brazil and Mexico. However, it did explain that it wants to take even more control of the supply chain, without any intermediaries, as this allows it to offer better quality and speed. Its participation in Mexico could have a big impact on the supermarket sector and could change the way consumers understand grocery shopping.


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The Milwaukee Bucks completed their rebranding by unveiling new home and road uniforms on Saturday. Centerpieces of Bucks’ #OwnTheFuture campaign, Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo, were the first to rock the new threads.
The jersey and shorts feature a block pattern that pays homage to the popular “Irish Rainbow” detailing that adorned Bucks uniforms from 1977-1993. The road jerseys display “Milwaukee” across the chest for the first time since 1977.
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) June 6, 2015
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UK-wide consultation into dairy sector contracts comes to an end
Farmers and dairy producers across the UK consulted on new, fairer conditions for their milk contracts.
The UK Government, working with the devolved administrations, launched a consultation in June 2020 seeking to end any unfair practices across the UK’s dairy sector. The consultation has now come to a close (15 September).
Evidence gathered during the Groceries Code Adjudicator Call for Evidence in 2016 highlighted how unfair practices have persisted in the dairy industry, and the consultation aimed to explore whether regulations could be introduced to ensure farmers are treated fairly.
This evidence suggested unfairness in the supply chain has sometimes been caused by milk buyers having the power to set and modify the milk price in a contract, often with little notification, leading to uncertainty and pricing that can be unfair to dairy farming businesses.
To supplement wider efforts to support dairy farmers during the coronavirus pandemic and into the future, the UK Government launched the consultation to receive views from dairy farmers and processors across the whole country on whether future regulation could be used to strengthen fairness and transparency.
Proposals included an option to introduce a mandatory pricing mechanism within all contracts between dairy farmers and processors. This would ensure the price paid for milk produced by the farmer is formally agreed within the contract, and that contract negotiations take place in a clear and transparent way.
Farming Minister, Victoria Prentis, said: “It is absolutely vital that our dairy farmers are paid fairly for their high-quality produce and I am committed to cracking down on any unfair practices within the UK dairy industry.”
In response to the consultation launch, key players in the dairy industry such as the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), Dairy UK and the National Famers’ Union (NFU) welcomed the news and gathered views from members, processors, retailers and other industry stakeholders.
In a blog post, NFU dairy board chairman, Michael Oakes, wrote: “It was very uplifting to see so many of our dairy members dial in and take the opportunity to make their points, concerns and questions known, and this has only continued throughout regional meetings…
“I feel proud that, despite it being under less than ideal circumstances with the coronavirus pandemic, coupled with the busy months of harvest, our members have stepped up and paid attention to the sheer scale and importance of this consultation for our industry…
“It really feels like there’s a mindset shift across the industry and a real collective understanding and agreement that something needs to change, and contract reform is a vessel by which to make this change.”
Dr Judith Bryans, Chief Executive of Dairy UK, said: “Ultimately the best outcome for both processors and farmers will be a decision based on totality of the evidence provided, and not one based only on emotion. Whilst ready to and keen to respond, we’re still mindful that the sector is still working its way through the ongoing the COVID-19 pandemic; that as a nation we continue to move quickly towards the end of the Brexit transition period; and will see a step change in agricultural and environmental policies not seen for generations. There is already a lot on the plates of food businesses, to which regulation of contracts could significantly add to, if introduced.”


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Marcus Capital LLC decreased its position in The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) by 40.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,000 shares during the period. The Coca-Cola comprises 1.9% of Marcus Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Marcus Capital LLC’s holdings in The Coca-Cola were worth $1,341,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in KO. Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of The Coca-Cola by 59.4% during the second quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026 shares in the last quarter. Veritas Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of The Coca-Cola during the third quarter worth about $135,000. Legacy Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The Coca-Cola during the third quarter worth about $139,000. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of The Coca-Cola during the second quarter worth about $142,000. Finally, Perkins Coie Trust Co increased its stake in shares of The Coca-Cola by 21.9% during the second quarter. Perkins Coie Trust Co now owns 3,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. 65.30% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE KO) opened at $46.88 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.47. The firm has a market cap of $199,740.00, a PE ratio of 44.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.75 and a beta of 0.70. The Coca-Cola Co has a fifty-two week low of $40.22 and a fifty-two week high of $47.48.
The Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 25th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $9.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.73 billion. The Coca-Cola had a net margin of 12.20% and a return on equity of 36.21%. The Coca-Cola’s revenue was down 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.49 EPS. equities research analysts predict that The Coca-Cola Co will post 1.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
In other news, insider J Alexander Douglas, Jr. sold 338,009 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $46.09, for a total value of $15,578,834.81. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 320,013 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,749,399.17. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kathy N. Waller sold 23,240 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.15, for a total transaction of $1,072,526.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 123,796 shares in the company, valued at $5,713,185.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.51% of the company’s stock.
KO has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. boosted their price target on shares of The Coca-Cola from $50.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 27th. Cowen restated a “hold” rating and set a $42.00 price target on shares of The Coca-Cola in a research report on Thursday, September 28th. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price target (up from $50.00) on shares of The Coca-Cola in a research report on Monday, October 9th. Vetr lowered shares of The Coca-Cola from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $45.35 price target on the stock. in a research report on Monday, October 9th. Finally, Jefferies Group set a $47.00 price target on shares of The Coca-Cola and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, October 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have issued a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The Coca-Cola has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.01.
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Automotive News reports that Nissan may soon drop the Titan and Titan XD full-size trucks from its lineup. Citing a source with knowledge of Nissan’s plans, AN says that the Titan and Titan XD are expected to be built until the end of calendar year 2024, but there are currently no teams working on a replacement. As it stands, 2024 might be the last model year for Nissan’s modest workhorse.
Titan struggled to break into full-size pickup market
Millions of buyers jumped into a new large pickup truck in 2021. Ford moved more than 700,000 F-Series models last year, while Ram and Chevrolet each sold over 500,000 units of their respective light- and heavy-duty trucks. On the surface, robust sales and high profit margins for these pickups make the segment attractive for newcomers.
That was the thinking that led to the Nissan Titan, a full-size truck that aimed to beat Ford, Ram and GM at their own game. Things haven’t worked out for the Titan, however. A redesign in 2016 brought much-needed changes — along with the slightly heavier-duty Titan XD — but the burly truck faced an uphill battle even then. Perhaps anticipating low sales numbers, Nissan offered the Titan in just a handful of configurations, and though its standard V8 provided plenty of power, it wasn’t suitable for all buyers. (The more expensive Titan XD also offered a pricey diesel engine for a few years.)
Then there was pressure from the outside. The public’s entrenched loyalty to domestic automakers was a major hindrance for the Titan, as was the relative superiority of other trucks on the market. Sales peaked in 2017 at just under 53,000 and have been sliding ever since. Figures were so low, in fact, that Nissan already pulled the Titan from the Canadian market after the 2021 model year.
The Titan and Titan XD are decent trucks, but neither is a standout in the hotly contested full-size pickup class. The domestic automakers are involved in a high-stakes competition and frequently update their trucks to gain an edge. Without much support from the general public and a lack of commitment from corporate, the Titan and Titan XD were always destined to fall by the wayside.
The Nissan Titan and Titan XD will likely be discontinued over the next couple of years. A number of significant challenges made the trucks a tough sell since their inception.


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Market Watch is a column that looks at the prices of basic commodities and other valuable items in various markets across Freetown. It seeks the views of traders as well as customers on the sales of their goods and prices at which the least consumer buys.
In this edition of market watch, Concord Times Elizabeth J. Kamara interviewed some shop owners and customers dealing in food stuff in Freetown to know the changes that have taken place as the exchange rate has drastically dropped.
Momoh Kaiwu, who deals in foreign exchange, said since the exchange rate has dropped on the eve of elections, it was time for business people to work together as one to reduce the prices in food items.
“My message to business people is for them not to increase prices of commodities as election is fast approaching and they should make sure that they reduce prices on some food items as the exchange rate is beginning to fall,” he said
Abie Conteh, a dealer in palm oil stated that the prices of foodstuffs increased daily because most food stuffs are imported and not enough for Sierra Leoneans. She said the fall in exchange was yet to create any effect on the prices of food stuffs.
“I want to advise Sierra Leoneans to vote wisely and should not vote in favour of any political party, but rather they should vote for person that can change the face of this country,” she said.
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Microsoft has revealed the official Crackdown 3 controller, a limited-run Xbox One controller that will only be available through giveaways.
The controller features imagery from the upcoming open world game and will not be available to purchase in stores, instead being given away to fans via contests posted on crackdown.com and the official Crackdown Twitter.
Only a “small, limited batch” of the controller will ever be produced, and each will be personalised with the winner’s Xbox Live gamertag.
“This collectible controller features a lot of the shapes and design inspiration from the Crackdown 3 Agency logo,” said Crackdown 3’s senior art director Dave Johnson. “We unveiled the redesigned version of the Crackdown logo at gamescom this year – it builds out of the darkness at the end of our First Look trailer. The logo doubles as the badge of the Agency, and we worked to retain that iconic design while updating it to match the bold new direction we’re taking the franchise.”
Crackdown 3 launches on Xbox One in 2016, with a multiplayer beta due to arrive next summer.


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The coronavirus pandemic has turned the American Dream into a nightmare for many Asian Americans.
In addition to facing a sharp increase in hate crimes, Chinatown districts across the country were also the first to see business drop as much as 80% even before government shutdowns were put in place. One employment disruption study estimated that 28% of Asian American small businesses had closed by the end of April 2020 — compared to 17% of white-owned businesses.
But neighborhood organizations have since stepped up to support Chinatown businesses. In New York City, the Chinatown Partnership has built outdoor dining areas for restaurants, while Welcome to Chinatown has raised more than $245,000 for small businesses. And in September, Send Chinatown Love launched a self-guided food crawl to promote mostly cash-only restaurants without social media presences.
I took a walk through New York’s Chinatown last week and visited some of the businesses on the food crawl to see how they were doing and to sample some of their goods.
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Congee Village got a major business boost last year when it was named one of Michelin’s 2020 Bib Gourmand picks. Now, the normally bustling restaurant relies on takeout.
Things looked grim on the way down through the Bowery.
Many businesses were closed, and for rent signs were plastered over graffiti-covered shutters.
The first sign of life I encountered was Kuih Cafe, which specializes in Malaysian desserts and opened in late February.
Owner Veronica Gan now runs every aspect of her business by herself. Because she’d been in business for less than a month when the pandemic started, she didn’t qualify for a Paycheck Protection Program loan, and had to lay off her three employees.
Gan told me that her dream was to bring Malaysian “kuih,” rice-based desserts, to New York. When she first started out, business was good. Now, she’s tired all the time and can barely afford to cover expenses, let alone pay herself.
“I felt like giving up,” Gan told me. But since things reopened in June, business has been slowly climbing back up.
Gan’s voice broke when she spoke about her desserts. She gave me two pandan coconut kuih to try. They were rich, gooey, delicate bites of sticky rice and brown sugar.
I also had Gan’s nasi lemak: coconut rice topped with fried anchovies, crispy peanuts, sambal (chili paste), and an egg. Gan added on some cuttlefish and acar awak, or pickled vegetables.
Gan’s nasi lemak was a flavor explosion: fishy, salty, sour, sweet, spicy, crunchy, and soft. Gan told me she tries to source her ingredients from Malaysia.
She says Send Chinatown Love has helped send new customers her way. However, Gan says that if another shutdown happens, she …read more
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Sales of electronic cigarettes, labelled as a ‘healthy’ alternative to smoking, have risen tenfold in the last year, as celebrities help make puffing away ‘cool’ again.
Star endorsements of the devices have been credited as one of the factors behind new figures showing an increase in sales from £9million in 2012 to £90million in 2013.
Companies selling ecigs are also raking in the benefits from its products being allowed on screens, despite a 50-year-long ban on television ads for cigarettes.
Casper officials say they will not recount signatures collected in support of a referendum on the city's weakened smoking ban.
V.H. McDonald, Casper's administrative services director, told the Casper Star-Tribune (http://bit.ly/13PmiaJ ) on Friday that his office reviewed an appeal submitted by the group Keep Casper Smoke Free.
McDonald says the city is confident in its initial signature count.Galaxy cigarettes.
Kim Holloway, co-founder of the group, formally challenged the dismissal of 98 signatures Tuesday. With the dismissal, the group fell short of the needed 2,454 valid signatures.
The group opposed the Casper City Council's recent revisions to a city-wide ban. In June, councilmembers lifted the ban for certain businesses, including bars not associated with restaurants.
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A new 'community hub' is to open in part of the space recently vacated by Tesco at the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre.
Tesco announced the permanent closure of its Elephant & Castle store in April after a rodent crisis.
Although in latter years the Tesco Metro store was on the ground floor only, the supermarket chain also leased space on the upper level of the shopping centre which previously served as a 'home and wear' department linked by escalator to the grocery area below.
In recent years Tesco had made that space available for community meetings and activities, and now the centre's owners are formalising that arrangement with the opening of a 'community hub'.
Open Monday to Friday, the hub will host free wellness activities, fitness classes and arts & crafts workshops.
Classes will range from Afrobeats dance, chair yoga and over 60s cheerleading to upcycling classes, meditation sessions and salsa lessons.
"We have been working very hard to re-think how we can use the former Tesco store," said Diana Barranco, community director for the developers who own centre.
"We want to provide a place to bring people together through a variety of free activities for all, and the community hub provides the perfect space to do this.
"We are excited we can use it for great initiatives in the area that need it, and welcome other organisations to get in touch if they would like to hold an activity in the Hub and be part of the timetable.
"We look forward to welcoming as many people from the community as possible."
Details will be published at www.elephantandcastle.org.uk/communityhub
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Sam's Club will hurt local businesses
To The Editor: Sam's Club will create new jobs for the already unemployed, but what of all the people who will become jobless after it comes? Who will employ them?
What is to happen to all the people presently working at Ingles, K-Mart, Staples, Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo, Food Lion, etc.?
As a former independent distributor (to these kinds of stores, including Wal-Mart), I've seen many places reduced to mere ghost towns after the opening of one of these "big box" stores. In one town I watched a thriving Food Lion and Roses shut down by a Super Wal-Mart.
Wal-Mart had already employed the unemployed but created a new unemployment line. Most businesses can't compete and are forced to close their doors. Businesses like bakeries, pharmacies, hardware and floral just to name a few.
I heard on the radio this morning that Wal-Mart hopes to soon have its own bank and even a dental office located in its stores. Sam's Club can't employ everybody. This is much bigger than just the corner of Howard Gap. This affects our entire community and every person employed in it. Think outside of the "big box."
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UFU welcome proposal for dealing with Unfair Trading Practices
Monday, 16 April, 2018
The UFU is pleased that the European Commission (EC) has this week published a new proposal for a directive with the aim of dealing with the issue of Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) in the food supply chain. It ensures fairer treatment for farmers and small/medium sized food and farming businesses. The UFU have been campaigning for this in our Brussels office for a number of years.
UFU President Barclay Bell says, “UTPs are unethical business to business practices. They can have devastating effects for producers and can threaten the sustainability of the food supply chain.”
This move also lays a good foundation to ensure that there is a fair trading environment for farmers to operate in. The UFU will aim to build on this and continue to work with farming groups in Europe to take further measures as we see fit.
Mr Bell continues, “Here in the UK, the proposal shouldn’t impinge on the remit of the Grocery Code Adjudicator and will allow Christine Tacon’s good work to continue. The GCA plays a critical role in helping to ensure there is fairness in the supply chain. In fact, we would argue that the GCA’s powers should be strengthened and the remit extended to include primary producers.”
“The new proposal only applies to small and medium sized businesses and some farming and processing businesses now operate on a large scale. As the paper identifies, farmers also suffer from UTPs between processors and suppliers, so it feels wrong to exclude these businesses purely based on size,” concludes Mr Bell.
The UFU will continue to monitor the situation.


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What's the holdup with Samsung Galaxy S4's Exynos 5 Octa version?
There's no doubt Samsung came up with a pretty fine chip developing the so-called octo-core Exynos 5 Octa mobile processor. It was announced at the CES expo back in January, at a presentation, which, while not an off-Broadway show like the S4 unveiling, was pretty high up their in visuals and celebs, and where even former President Bill Clinton took the stage to endorse Samsung's efforts in making the world a better place, one gadget at a time.
Exynos 5 Octa also turned out to be a rather powerful piece of silicon, besting every mobile processor currently on the market in synthetic benchmark tests, even the new Snapdragon generation by Qualcomm, which is powering phones like the HTC One or LG Optimus G Pro. Then why is Samsung not using it in its flagship Galaxy S4 more, despite that there is clearly a version of it with Exynos 5 Octa making the rounds in benchmarks and that will be sold in certain markets?
At first we thought it might be because of LTE compatibility. Qualcomm's processor are a veritable system-on-a-chip (SoC) endeavor, as they have the broadband radios built into the chipset, instead of tacked on later, like with the Exynos series. It is not easy to develop a compact and frugal LTE chip with all the filters to avoid band interference, and make it play well with the other elements of a mobile processor without affecting battery life more than needed. Qualcomm has mastered this process, making it a breeze for manufacturers to just leave the Texans take care of everything related to processing and connectivity, and focus on design and added features.
Samsung's mobile chip department, however, stated on Twitter last week that "the Exynos 5 Octa supports LTE and all 20 bands," nixing the 4G connectivity doubts in the bud. What we are left with after this statement is the previous speculation that Samsung just can't make enough Exynos 5 Octa processors to power all the tens of millions of Galaxy S4 sales that are expected to be realized, simple as that.
What's the holdup? Well, it turns out that Samsung went with the simpler and cheaper way to design 28nm chips like the Exynos 5 Octa, called gate-first, while the competing foundry TSMC designed its production capacity with the harder to implement gate-last process, developed by Intel. The problem stems from the fact that gate-first might be easier to transition to, but gives yield problems later on, especially with complex SoCs, and that's exactly what seems to be happening with Exynos 5 Octa.
Here's the more scientific citation, eventually explained by one of Samsung's chip customers in the Silicon Valley:
Long story short, it might be a while before Samsung ramps up enough 28nm yield for Exynos 5 Octa to be implemented on a broader scale throughout its portfolio of mobile gadgets. Granted, only performance geeks would care about the benchmark difference between the Snapdragon 600 and Exynos 5 Octa chips, as today's mobile processors are already more powerful than Android needs, but this little episode might be a hint that the touted 14nm and even 20nm chips that Samsung says it has tapped out already, might remain in the labs longer than we thought, of which the main beneficiary will likely be TSMC, exactly where Apple is heading to build its proprietary A6 and A7 chipsets.


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Choosing the right dog is important. Just as we all have different needs and temperaments, so do our four-legged friends. But when we adopt pups from shelters — which we totally recommend — we don’t always know what breed, or mix of breeds, we’re getting.
One company is setting out to change that and add some transparency to the adoption process. Wisdom Panel, a brand of Mars Veterinary — a company that specializes in canine genetic testing — has introduced Dogtrax DNA tests. The test was designed for animal shelters to offer prospective owners information about a dog's breed history.
Understanding a dog's genetics can help owners better understand behavior, strengthen their relationship and take better care of the dog’s health. And a September 2013 survey — conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Wisdom Panel — found that among 2,000 U.S. adults, 86% consider the breed characteristics of a dog at least somewhat important were they to adopt from a shelter.
Over the next nine months, the Wisdom Panel "Swab-A-Thon" Tour, hosted by celebrity pet expert and dog trainer Harrison Forbes, will partner with shelters in up to 24 cities to swab the DNA of a number of their dogs. People looking to adopt can attend a number of consumer pet events to see the tested dogs, along with their breed ancestry reports.
In addition, existing owners can bring their dogs to the Wisdom Panel booth to get them swabbed for $30 or purchase a take-home DIY kit for $50.
"Whether it's a shelter dog or a dog that's already found a loving home, an understanding of his natural tendencies makes it possible to create a tailored training, exercise and nutrition program to fit his one-of-a-kind needs," Forbes said in a release.
Owners will be emailed an official ancestry report of their dog's genetic background within three weeks of receipt of the cheek swab test. For every 10 dogs swabbed at the events, Wisdom Panel will donate one Dogtrax DNA test kit to a local dog shelter.


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Fast and Furious star Tyrese Gibson takes delivery of his new 24k Gold iPhone from Goldgenie and says a big thank you – the star of one of the most successful film franchises ever opens new doors in America for the company and Goldgenie Founder Laban Roomes travels there to see how Goldgenie can have more of a presence in the U.S.
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Mad supercar owner heads down rutted dirt track in his McLaren
British manufacturers know a thing or two about going off-road – just think of the Land Rover Defender, the Range Rover or the insane Ariel Nomad. But supercar manufacturer McLaren might have another feather in its cap, after the owner of one of its 720S models was filmed driving down a treacherous dirt track.
Miraculously, the low-slung supercar, which has just inches of ground clearance managed to negotiate the rutted surface without becoming stuck or grounding out. It first negotiated a deep ditch, before pushing right to the edge of the road to avoid an uneven patch which would have undoubtedly caused trouble.
The video is ambitiously titled 'Better than Range Rover?" to which the answer is an unequivocal 'No'. However, owners of other supercars may be buoyed by the demonstration of what their cars are capable of.
Despite the 720S' lack of four-wheel drive (something which rivals from Lamborghini boast) it seems to make the most of McLaren's bespoke ProActive Chassis Control suspension system. This allows for more suspension travel than some other supercars, and likely aids the car's progress over uneven surfaces.


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Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional information.
On Friday evening, Walt Disney World released the news park-goers had been waiting for: As of June 15, guests who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks in “most areas.”
The mask-optional policy (for the fully vaccinated) covers both indoor and outdoor areas of the park, excluding Disney transportation (buses, monorails, and the Disney Skyliner). Non-vaccinated guests are still asked to wear face coverings while indoors and outdoors.
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Florida currently has a ban on businesses and government agencies in the state requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination, so guests won’t be required to show a vaccine card or passport. However, unvaccinated guests are expected to comply with the current policy to help keep themselves, other guests and employees safe throughout their visit.
Disney World was not far behind Universal Orlando when it rolled back mask requirements for guests while outdoors, but until today, it had yet to announce a change in its indoor mask policy.
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After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance in May that those who are vaccinated can safely cease wearing masks in most situations, many theme parks began rolling back mask mandates.
Almost immediately, Hersheypark dropped its masking rules for guests who are fully vaccinated. Then Las Vegas casinos also stopped requiring vaccinated guests to wear masks, and Universal Orlando and Disney World were close to follow with an announcement that guests could go maskless while outside (with some important caveats).
On May 29, Universal Studios confirmed to TPG that face coverings would no longer be required indoors or outdoors for fully vaccinated guests, saying “While we will not require proof of vaccination, we do expect our guests to comply with this revised policy and to use face coverings if they have not been vaccinated. The health and safety of our guests and team members remains our top priority as we continue our thoughtful return to regular operations.”
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order earlier in May canceling remaining local COVID-19 restrictions – including mask mandates in public areas, but privately-owned businesses can still require masks on their property. Disney and Universal Orlando both phased out temperature checks at entry points, and as more U.S. residents become vaccinated and CDC guidelines continue to evolve as we head into summer, have continued to roll back on policies such as mask mandates.
Additional reporting by Summer Hull and Madison Blancaflor.
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