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All travelers with IC passports arriving at Narita Airport’s Terminal 3 can use the electronic customs declaration gate! Previously the system had been in place for limited users as a test run, but now it's being rolled out for public use. Simply use a smartphone app instead of a form, scan a QR code, and you could get through the gate in seconds!
In addition to Narita, six other airports across the nation are set to introduce the system by next spring. The move comes as one of Japan's efforts to alleviate congestion at busy airports ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.


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The U.S. manufacturing sector’s rebound accelerated again, as an index of factory activity in December surged to its highest level in two decades. The Institute of Supply Management’s Index for December 2003 registered a rating of 66.2, up from 62.8 in November 2003. The institute uses a format in which a reading above 50 indicates expansion. Prior to last year, the last time the Index had topped 60 was in 1987.
Gains in production, shipments and industry pricing accounted for the rise in the Index rating. As well, the level of unsold goods on hand at manufacturer’s customers declined, meaning new orders will have to be placed soon.
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EU4Youth is organising an international conference on 12 May on ‘Best legal practices and support programmes for social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine’. The event will be organised online.
Experts and practitioners from Moldova and Ukraine will discuss initiatives to amend the current legislation for social entrepreneurship in both countries, share best legislative practices and tools to support social entrepreneurs, and host a panel discussion on financial instruments for social enterprises.
The project invites social entrepreneurs, young people, experts, local governments, NGOs and other interested companies, organisations and individuals to participate in the International Conference.
Time: 10:00 – 17:30, 12 May 2021 (Kyiv time)
Working languages of the event: English, Romanian, and Ukrainian
The deadline for registration is 11 May 2021:
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The conference is orgnised by the ‘EU4Youth – Unlocking the potential of young social entrepreneurs in Moldova and Ukraine (EUnlocking) project, which helps to foster the social entrepreneurial potential of young people in Moldova and Ukraine by establishing a favourable ecosystem for social enterprises, as well as by inspiring and supporting more young social entrepreneurs to develop and sustain their innovative solutions to the promotion of social inclusion and environmental sustainability across both countries. The project is funded by the European Union under its EU4Youth Programme.


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Microsoft Files Three Software Piracy Lawsuits In First New England Undercover Sweep
REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 28, 1998 — Officials of Microsoft Corp. today announced the company has filed three lawsuits resulting from a first-ever investigative sweep of Boston-area computer resellers suspected of installing unlicensed software and illegally distributing counterfeit products via a large East Coast swap meet.
The lawsuits, which charge the companies with copyright and trademark infringement, were filed this month in Boston in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. They are the result of a nationwide campaign initiated last year in key North American regions to combat “hard disk loading,” the installation of pirated software on computers sold to customers.
“We investigated 17 companies, are taking legal action against three, and have settled with nine. I think the fact that so many settled shows that these sweeps are having a widespread deterrent effect,” said Jim Lowe, corporate attorney at Microsoft. “Resellers are realizing that distributing illegal software is not a fight they’re going to win in a court of law.”
The companies named in the lawsuits are MCS, dba Bits and Chips, of Whitman, Mass.; Perfect PC Inc., also known as PC Perfect, of Newton, Mass.; and Advanced Communications Technology Inc., also known as ACT Computer, of Natick, Mass.
The products involved included the Microsoft® Windows® 95 operating system and
Office 97 Professional Edition (Office Pro 97). The illegal activities were discovered last September by undercover investigators at a computer swap sponsored by KGP Productions LLC and held at the PC Expo Center in Boston. MCS is alleged to have hard disk-loaded and distributed counterfeit Office Pro 97, Perfect PC is alleged to have hard disk-loaded and distributed counterfeit Windows 95 and Office Pro 97, and Advanced Communications Technology is alleged to have hard disk-loaded Windows 95.
“We’re pleased that Microsoft is undertaking these investigations, not only on behalf of distributors such as us, but also on behalf of consumers who may unknowingly be purchasing counterfeit products,” said Robert Gregoire, purchasing manager of Advanced Modular Solutions Inc., Boxboro, Mass.
Microsoft receives more than 2,000 calls and e-mails each month that are reviewed by investigators to identify computer resellers and end users that are using or distributing Microsoft software illegally. In addition to increasing enforcement efforts, Microsoft is working to help consumers recognize warning signs that could indicate they are acquiring illegal or counterfeit software, such as the following:
Prices that are “too good to be true”
No certificate of authenticity
Microsoft products on the retail shelf that include a line on the front cover of the users guide that states, “For distribution with a new PC only.” Microsoft’s agreements with computer manufacturers prohibit them from distributing Microsoft software without accompanying PC hardware. Microsoft does not provide consumer support for this type of product.
No end-user license agreement
No product registration card
No backup disks, manuals or other materials for software installed on a new computer system
Backup disks that have handwritten labels, are not shrink-wrapped, or appear to be of inferior quality
Manuals that are photocopied, are not shrink-wrapped, or appear to be of inferior quality
Companies that build PCs and want to obtain Microsoft OEM product for inclusion with their systems should obtain product only from Microsoft’s 11 authorized delivery service partners (DSPs). A list of DSPs is available at http://www.microsoft.com/oem/ .
Customers or resellers with questions about the legitimacy of Microsoft products should contact the Microsoft anti-piracy hot line toll free at (800) RU-LEGIT (785-3448) or send
e-mail to [email protected] or visit Microsoft’s Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/default.asp . To receive more information about software piracy, they can call the Business Software Alliance (BSA) anti-piracy hot line at (888) NO PIRACY (667-4722) or send e-mail to [email protected] or visit BSA’s Web site at (http://www.bsa.org/) .
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/ on Microsoft’s corporate information pages.


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Pet supplies retailer Chewy Inc. (NYSE: CHWY), like many other e-commerce businesses, is facing macro pressures. Rising fuel costs, inflation, and rising labor costs could have a negative impact on profits. However, Chewy’s strategy has allowed the company to only marginally cut margins, which is a big achievement in the current environment.
In the first quarter of the fiscal year 2022, Chewy Inc. (CHWY)’s gross margin fell 10 basis points to 27.5%. This was a very good result for a company operating in the consumer market, as the entire industry is now struggling with high fuel prices and labor shortages.
At the same time, the company, even in difficult conditions, was able to increase net sales in the first financial quarter by 13.7% year on year. To achieve only a slight drop in the margin allowed the optimization of work.
For example, the stock allocation has been adjusted to reduce more expensive long-distance deliveries. The company also began processing incoming inventory in bulk, which reduced costs. In addition, Chewy Inc. (CHWY) continues to expand operations at its new automated facilities. As a rule, costs in such facilities are 19% lower than in older warehouses.
Note that between 2016 and 2022, Chewy Inc. (CHWY) revenue increased from $901 million to $8.9 billion. During the same period, the gross profit margin increased from 16.6% to 26.7%.
Shares of Chewy Inc. (NYSE: CHWY) are up 6.29 percent over the past week but are down -0.95 percent over the past three months. In the past six months, the stock’s price has plummeted -31.25 percent, but year-to-date trade has seen a -31.25 percent decline.
Despite the company’s impressive recent performance, investors’ general interest in the stock has significantly decreased. Due to this, its trading volume has decreased by -0.8%, which is below normal given the stock’s usual volumes. Given that the market is exposed to 87.75 million shares of the firm, this information is essential since it shows the amount of the float for the stocks.


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It’s been just over a year since RedLynx’s downloadable motorcross stunt title Trials HD landed on Xbox Live Arcade, and today, the game is celebrating a mighty impressive milestone: 1 million sales.
"Only a handful of downloadable console games have reached this plateau," said Tero Virtala, CEO of RedLynx. "For a company of about thirty-five people, it's a significant achievement, and it validates our strategy of focusing on online and downloadable games that have the potential to evolve into long-term, successful game franchises."
The downloadable expansion pack, Trials HD – Big Pack, wasn’t included in the 1 million sales figure, but I would imagine RedLynx saw a pretty penny as a result of the DLC, on top of the already solid performance of Trials HD. And with the second expansion pack, Trials HD – Big Thrills, slated for release later this year, things are looking quite good for RedLynx at the moment. Congrats!


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As the New Year begins, new game trailers are set to be announced for 2023. Recently, Type-Moon has revealed their Fate game for the next gen-consoles and fans are going crazy about the fact that this new game will be something worth looking forward to. In this article, players will get to know what this new game is and more, so read on.
The new game that players will be expecting for the new year is called Fate/ Samurai Remnant. This game is a collaboration of Type-Moon and Koei Tecmo and the genre of it is Action RPG. In the trailer, it has shown a certain sneak peek of what is to come for this game including the arrival of one of Fate’s favorite samurai-theme characters, Musashi Miyamoto.
Fate/ Samurai Remnant is set to be released this 2023 for the Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. More info about this game will be revealed and fans can visit their main website as well.


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Emblazoned with a cross, their wine bottles recently hit stores under the label Adyar, the Arabic word for monasteries, catching the eye of connoisseurs.
"Wine is mentioned in the Bible and Jesus gave it symbolic meaning by turning water into wine," said Brother Hanna Ghantous, 39, who oversees the winery at Mar Moussa, one of eight monasteries involved in the Adyar project that began in 2003.
"So what we are doing is not unusual," said the black-robed monk, who sports a long, dark beard.
"Of course, some would say we are assisted by divine intervention, but our aim is not a commercial one," Ghantous said.
"Adyar has a spiritual aim, which is to work the land and provide jobs for the local community. That is how I look at our wine."
The 18th-century monastery of Mar Moussa, which is built over the remains of an old sanctuary, sits atop a hill surrounded by pine trees, lush green fields and vineyards in the Metn region east of Beirut.
Though Ghantous appears an odd figure amid the wine vats and bottles stacked in the caves underneath the monastery, he adroitly holds up a glass of the latest cuvée, waxing poetic about its qualities.
His keen interest in wine-making has won him an invitation to Australia later this month for a four-year study of viniculture.
Farther north at the 7th-century monastery of Kfifan, located in the region of Batroun and identified with Saint Hardini, Lebanon's third Maronite saint, Brother Joseph Bou Faysal, 29, supervises the wine making.
"Of course, we put a bit of our spirituality, some prayer into our work," he said. "We offer people something real, something good, we give them something from us."
French oenologist Frederic Cacchia, who oversees production at Adyar, said that the wines stand apart for being organic, and because they come from grapes grown outside the Bekaa Valley, the heartland of Lebanon's wine industry.
"People always associate Lebanese wine with the Bekaa, but we are proving that there can be diversity," he said.
"We are exploring other regions and showing that you can make wine outside the Bekaa," Cacchia added.
The eight wine-making monasteries are located in different regions across the country, giving each wine its own distinct flavour.
"The same grape variety is going to have a different expression from one monastery to the other," said Cacchia. "At Kfifan the vines are grown at an altitude of 400 metres (1,300 feet), whereas at Mar Moussa they are grown at a 900-metre (3,000-foot) altitude," he said.
Cacchia said he asks that each new harvest be blessed by the monks. He then lets the wine, priced between $14 (£9) and $18 dollars a bottle, do the talking.
Though Adyar was started in 2003, until late last year when it hit the shops, the wine was made in limited quantities and sold at the monasteries.
"We do not use any pesticides or chemical products and have very little disease because of the good climate conditions," Cacchia said.
Production now stands at 45,000 bottlesa year, but Cacchia hopes to raise that to 150,000 bottles within two years, and to begin exporting.
While the religious aspect of Adyar may draw curious customers, Cacchia hopes that quality will be the wine's final selling point.
"Of course, some people will see this as a blessed product, but that won't sell 145,000 bottles," he said. "We are banking on quality."
And the competition is stiff, with 33 wine makers vying for a slice of the Lebanese market today, compared to about five following the end of the country's 1975-90 civil war, and about 15 in 2004.
"The fact that the monks have been very enterprising and have blown the Maronite cross onto each bottle will give that added cache both to people here and abroad," said Michael Karam, who authored an award-winning book on Lebanese wines in 2004 and is working on a new guide coming out later this year.
"This is a wine that has improved a lot in the last six years, and it is a wine that will have a huge following among the Lebanese diaspora, who tend to be nostalgic for all things related to this country," said Karam.
"People will be drawn to it because it's got a unique story, and everyone likes a story behind a bottle of wine."


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Apple stole headlines this week with a surprise update just seven days after refreshing their Mac line. The new 4GB iPod shuffle is even smaller than the original, using an in-line remote and VoiceOver spoken tracknames to get around the absence of a display. Apple also released iTunes 8.1, while rumors of a multitouch 10-inch netbook flourished as first Chinese then US press picked up on the capacitive panel trail.
Video capable iPods have made portable media all the more accessible. Attempt to watch anything more than a short clip on one, though, and you'll be wishing for glasses or, preferably, a larger screen. That's where the iLuv i1155 Portable Multimedia Player comes in, offering not only a big display for iPod video playback but a DVD for all the legacy discs that copyright laws won't let you rip. It even manages to look attractive; is the experience as good as the promise, though?
iLuv has announced successor to its HD radio line-up with iHD171HD, adding iTune tagging feature and a brand new look. Don’t you just love the look of the old school analog style tuning knob? Much like the previous models, the iHD171 HD Radio is compatible with iPhones and iPods; has 30 programmable presets with ability to charge a connected “i-devices”; tunes legacy AM/FM radio; and can be functioned as a dual alarm clock as well.
A typical soundbar eliminates wires connection to 2nd stereo speaker, slender design with space-saving feature but the iLuv iSP200 has more to offer; the speaker bar has a built in 3 ports USB hub that can be daisy chained your auxiliary devices like the keyboard or mouse.
Looking not a little imposing (I'm thinking evil manga robot butterfly, for some reason), iLuv's new i9200 media player wants to take pride of place on your wall. As well as a somewhat B&O-inspired four CD player, capable of reading MP3 discs, there's an iPod dock and AM/FM radio.
iLuv have officially announced their latest internet radio, the iLuv iNT170, with access to 15,000 radio stations and podcasts, twin 2.5W stereo speakers and WiFi. The iNT170 has a large, dimmable monochrome display, FM radio and a dual-alarm digital clock; it can also be used with your iPod or other PMP, thanks to a 3.5mm line-in socket.
iLuv have announced a new portable stereo speaker, the suppository-shaped iSP100. Promising "explosive sound", the iSP100 runs off of three AAA batteries and has two 2W speakers; although the company is positioning it as an iPhone or iPod accessory, a standard 3.5mm input means that it will work with any sound source.
iLuv has just announced their Dual Dock Alarm Clock for the iPhone and iPod. Called the iMM173, this model will be the first from iLuv that is compatible with both the iPhone 2G and 3G.


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Universal powers up Super Nintendo World. What Japan opening foreshadows for Florida, California lands
Super Mario Bros. and its many spinoffs have kept generations of fans enthralled. The classic video game and its characters, along with other titles in the Nintendo catalog, are firmly entrenched in popular culture.
On Thursday, the brand leapt off the screen and into theme parkdom when Universal Studios Japan officially debuted Super Nintendo World.
Universal also has plans to open Nintendo lands at its parks in California, Florida and Singapore. Construction is underway at Universal Studios Hollywood, though no opening date has been announced. Mario and the gang will reportedly also be part of Epic Universe, the fourth gate planned for Universal Orlando. Construction on that project shut down last summer amid the pandemic but recently restarted. It’s likely that many of the attractions and features in Japan will find their way to the other Nintendo lands.
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The conceit at Super Nintendo World in Japan is that visitors enter the digital realm and become video game characters. They are encouraged to interact with the dimensional, life-sized environment, which is filled with spinning gold coins, question-mark blocks, polka-dot mushrooms and other quirky elements known to gamers everywhere. After purchasing and donning a Power-Up Band, guests can punch blocks (which sometimes are located just out of reach and require them to jump up) to trigger effects. By pairing the bracelet with Universal’s phone app, users can track the coins and items they collect.
“It’s really the first experience that marries gaming with a theme park,” Thierry Coup, senior vice president at Universal Creative, told USA TODAY. “You’re not just passively observing. You’re deeply engaged.”
Over 100 animated elements, including piranha plants and mushroom-like Goombas, are located outdoors and give the land a sense of urgent, kinetic energy. More animatronics can be found inside the show buildings of the land’s two rides.
Combined with blips, dings and other synthesized electronic sounds along with blocky architecture lifted from video game environments, Super Nintendo World appears to have an offbeat, hyper-realistic, yet exhilarating vibe. “It doesn’t feel real. But it is real, and you’re inside it,” is how Coup explained the land’s ambiance. “It looks like the ultimate 3D illustration.”
Super Nintendo World rides in Japan
Looming over the pixelated, brightly colored land is Bowser’s Castle. Inside the villain’s lair, guests can board the ultra-sophisticated dark ride, Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge. Using tricked-out vehicles, passengers get to race alongside Mario and Peach and against an opposing team on the dual-track course. Each rider in the four-person vehicles has a steering wheel and controller buttons to throw virtual shells. The attraction features physical sets that also use projection mapping to bring the video game world to life. But what truly distinguishes the Mario Kart ride is its use of augmented reality.
One of the first major park rides to incorporate AR, the technology is ideally suited for its video game theme. Passengers wear Mario caps that have see-through visors onto which computer-generated imagery is projected. Users see the media and experience it as if it exists in the scenic environment. It’s a breakthrough for theme park storytelling.
“The entertainment industry believed that augmented reality wasn’t ready for prime time,” Coup said. “But we are showing the world that it actually is.”
“There was a technology curve that we had to bend,” added Tom Geraghty, senior director, technology & innovation at Universal Creative. Despite the incredible complexityto pull off the AR effects for the attraction, the pair said the goal was to make the technology seamless and invisible.
Another breakthrough is that the ride vehicles are capable of drifting like their video game counterparts. That is, passengers experience the feeling of going sideways as the karts navigate a curve. The trick – and it requires the cooperative choreography of all four passengers – is to adeptly steer through a turn at the proper angle. About half of the score that passengers earn on the attraction is based on steering performance.
For the land’s second attraction, Yoshi’s Adventure, passengers board ride vehicles fashioned after the egg-laying dinosaur. Tamer and more of an old-school dark ride, younger children are able to experience it. Much of the action takes place outdoors in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Mario, Luigi, Peach and Chef Toad grace Super Nintendo World
It wouldn’t be a theme park land without characters, and Super Nintendo World features meet and greets with Mario, Luigi, Peach and the diminutive Toad. Their eyes blink, their mouths move, and they can talk. The tech-enhanced characters have a pretty cool way to start a conversation; according to Geraghty, because they are able to access the data in guests’ Power-Up Bands, the actors inside the costumes know what visitors have accomplished in the land.
Chef Toad oversees Kinopio’s Café, the land’s restaurant. As you might expect, much of the fare features mushrooms, including a pizza bowl that’s filled with the toppings. Following a beverage tradition perfected by Universal with its Harry Potter-themed Butterbeer, Super Nintendo World serves Yoshi’s Lassi, a yogurt-based drink that includes cantaloupe or mango.
The Universal designers know that games are always evolving. They also know that a land that is so heavily dependent on technology will need to introduce changes and keep the experiences fresh. Because they used a game engine to design the Mario Kart attraction, they can upgrade it, trade out characters, adopt different themes and take other actions “on the fly,” Coup said. “Anything we want to release can be done overnight.”
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If you’ve got a Scott Vanish Evo helmet, you might want to stop using now, the Swiss company has just issued a voluntary recall for its top-end race helmet. Scott offering a full refund for the price paid for the helmet.
“In cooperation with national Recall Authorities, Scott is voluntarily recalling all CE and CPSC homologated Vanish Evo bicycle helmets of model year 2015,” says the statement, released earlier today.
Scott says the recall has been issued because the helmet does not “comply with the impact requirements of the CPSC safety standards for bicycle helmets,” and that “the helmets also fail impact testing required under the CE1078: 2012 Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets.”
How do you know if your helmet is affected by this recall? Scott urges customers to visit this webpage and enter the serial number, found on a small sticker located inside the helmet. We’ve also listed the affected serial numbers below. You can also email them at recall [at] scott-sports.com or call their hotline +41 26 460 19 00
If your number comes up, Scott says consumers should stop using the helmet immediately and return it to an official Scott dealer, where a full refund will be paid.
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I am very excited to announce that my local Etsy team, Wichita Handmade, is hosting a handmade clothing drive! Here are the details:
We will be donating new, handmade clothing to benefit victims of abuse. The clothing will go to a local shelter whose mission is to break the cycle of violence against women and their children by providing a safe place to stay and support services such as counseling, education and referrals to community resources.
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September 03, 2021 | 10:00
As Vietnam implements strict social distancing measures, banks have been stretched thin with some temporarily closing their brick-and-mortar offices to help customers go digital.
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Even as the global industry is on a declining trajectory, the rising number of international remittances is predicted to flow into Vietnam and some digital initiatives are being explored to smoothen and expedite remittance transactions.
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Vietnam’s ability to charge taxes from cross-border platforms may soon improve thanks to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s new tax rules, focusing on expanding the country’s taxing rights under international laws.


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The Iconic Valentine's Day "Sweethearts" Candies Won't Be Sold This Year In Canada
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, meaning if you have a special someone in your life, you're probably preparing to do some shopping for the day of admiration. You might get some flowers, chocolate, or maybe even some jewelry. But, if you were planning to follow tradition and grab those infamous "Sweethearts" candies, you're totally out of luck this year.
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TL;DR Popular Sweethearts candies won't be on shelves anywhere across Canada this year after the original company that produces them filed for bankruptcy protection. The new company in charge of selling the sweets are unsure of an official date the candy will return to stores. More details below.
Yes, the tiny, chalky little treat with a cheesy engraved message on each piece won't be around this year in time for the big day. The reason being that The New England Confectionary Co. — the company that has created these treats for over 100 years — filed for bankruptcy protection last year.
Don't worry, this doesn't mean the candies are gone forever. Another company called Sprangler Candy Co. just bought out the original "candy hearts" maker, but they haven't had enough time to prepare for the Valentine's Day season, according to CTV.
The CEO of the company announced that they want to ensure the candies stay true to their original style and taste before they are reintroduced, but there was no official date for their return to the shelves.
Luckily, if you really need to get some tiny "candy hearts" in time for Valentine's Day, other companies are still producing similar treats, although they're nowhere near as popular as the Sweethearts we grew up on.
Does this mean Valentine's Day is officially ruined? What other candies won't be on store shelves this year? Stay tuned for more information.


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Company conferences are a good chance to slate rivals to a supportive audience and Veritas did just that in Las Vegas on Tuesday, taking aim at merged giant Dell EMC.
Mike Palmer, executive vice president and chief product officer at Veritas, used his keynote address to twist the knife into its rival, somehow dragging in North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and celebrity Kim Kardashian in the process.
Making a point around the dangers of data, Palmer used the analogy of "data monsters" and displayed six such 'monsters' on the big screen: Mike and Sully from Monsters, Inc., Shrek, Frankenstein's monster, Stripe from Gremlins, the Night King from Game of Thrones and finally an image which blended the faces of Kim Jong-un and Kim Kardashian.
Palmer used each 'monster' to demonstrate a different type of data threat. For Mike and Sully, Palmer said: "some monsters learn how to add value in society, such as these guys who eventually created energy through laughter", while the likes of Stripe transformed into something evil and were "not as well intentioned".
When Palmer got to the Jong-un-Kardashian mash-up, he said: "I got this from Dell EMC. They went to the Kim Jong-un school of sales training, realised that sort of dictatorial hardware image isn't what they wanted, so they mashed it up with Kim Kardashian [and] that is what we got."
The jibe drew the day's biggest laugh from the Veritas Vision audience, as industry giant Dell EMC looms as an easy target for its various rivals.
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For some, craft beer is synonymous with “hoppy” beer, but it’s far from the most popular style among Americans who drink small-batch brews.
According to a new YouGov survey of craft beer drinkers, 45 percent like hoppy beer — such as India Pale Ales (IPAs) or American Pale Ales (APAs) — compared to 24 percent who say they dislike it. The survey asked respondents about several beer attributes and “clean and crisp” was the clear winner with roughly three-quarters (76%) saying they like the style somewhat or a lot.
Craft beer drinkers also say they like “fruity” (52%), “dark” (50%), “malty” (46%) and “sweet” (46%) types of craft beers.
Roughly two in five (43%) of Americans drink craft beer at least occasionally, while roughly half (53%) say they never drink craft beer. The survey defines craft beer as “beer brewed in smaller quantities by independent brewers.”
The attributes that define a craft beer is the most important factor that people consider when it comes to choosing a beer. More than half say the type of beer matters most (54%), followed by, the brand/brewery (36% of respondents said that’s important), the price (34%), or recommendations and reviews (27%). Other factors craft beer drinkers consider include alcohol percentage (24%), where it’s from (16%) and package design (10%).
Those figures change slightly depending on age group. For instance, Americans aged 21-34 are more likely (30%) to pay attention to alcohol percentage and design of the packaging (15%) compared to the general craft beer drinking population. Those aged 55 and over are more likely (20%) to say the beer’s region is an important factor. The results are interesting to compare to a similar survey YouGov conducted in late 2019 around wine consumption, which found price was by far the biggest factor for wine drinkers when purchasing a bottle of wine.
There’s been some debate on whether drinking beers out of a bottle or can tastes better, and the data shows that a plurality of America’s craft beer drinkers prefer their suds out of a small bottle (34%), compared to a small can (22%). Younger Americans between the ages of 21 and 34 are much more likely (24%) to prefer large cans compared to the general craft-beer drinking population.
Many of these craft beer drinkers prefer getting their ales at beer stores or liquor stores (37%) over a bar or pub (27%) or direct from the brewery (23%).
Meanwhile, according to a YouGov survey conducted in the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, 20 percent of US adults who drink said they had been drinking more than usual over the previous two weeks.
Methodology: Total sample size was 1205 adults over 21, 515 of whom were craft beer drinkers Fieldwork was undertaken between 11th - 12th May 2020. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all US adults over 21.


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There wasn’t a lot of specific news about Harley-Davidson final month, though that doesn’t meant investors don’t consider it will be harm by tariffs eventually. The association was a approach aim of tariffs imposed by a European Union in plea for President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs, that it pronounced could cost it $100 million. As trade wars with Mexico and China feverishness up, companies that buy line to make products in a U.S. could see costs arise even serve than they already have.
On tip of intensity tariffs, investors have been examination motorcycle sales drop, quite in a U.S., where Harley-Davidson is essentially focused. You can see next that over a past 5 years, both income and net income have been usually declining, and a association doesn’t have room to boost prices to equivalent aloft costs or it might see volumes tumble even further.
Harley-Davidson is stranded between a stone and a tough place, and we don’t see an easy approach out. The code isn’t resonating with younger consumers, and comparison consumers aren’t gravitating to new products like a Livewire electric motorcycle. Unless some of a underlying trends pushing motorcycle direct change, this isn’t a batch liberation we would be betting on.


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LANSING, Mich. — Crowded concerts, going to the movies, attending a baseball game. They aren't possible right now. That has a growing number of people turning to the outdoors for fun. As Maya Rodriguez shows us it's helping save some businesses and it's boosting struggling economies.
For more than two thousand miles the Appalachian Trail winds its way through more than a dozen states. It’s so-called “psychological midpoint” – the town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Sandy Marra of the Appalachian Trail conservancy shared that “this community represents all the communities up and down the trail.” Sandy Marra heads up the Appalachian Trail conservancy. She says ever since the pandemic began there’s been a noticeable increase in people hiking the trail.
“On any given weekday, even in the dead of summer, typically you wouldn't see anyone out on our trails and during the week now, you could see dozens and dozens of people just hiking.”and that’s something other public lands across the country are seeing, too. "
In the time of COVID-19 and social distancing. Deborah Williams is with the Outdoor Industry Association in colorado. Deborah Williams of the Outdoor Industry Association “we did see a trend of more people exploring the outdoors in March and April and then that really did continue into May and June and what we initially saw is a little bit of escapism, in the first few weeks, actually continued”and that outdoor recreation can have a big impact on the economy.
In West Virginia, for example the outdoor industry is responsible for more than 91-thousand direct jobs 660-million dollars in local and state tax revenue and 9 billion dollars in consumer spending.across the country it all adds up to 887-billion in consumer spending supporting 7.6 million jobs and Williams says there’s the potential for that to grow even more in every state across America in part because of federal funding from the new “Great American Outdoors Act” just passed by Congress and signed into law by the President.
Deborah Williams of the Outdoor Industry Association shared “it will fully fund the land and water conservation fund to the tune of $900 million dollars. So, this is our country's really flagship mechanism for funding conservation and maintenance of our public lands and waters.”
Back at the Appalachian Trail Sandy Marra has found that “because of the pandemic and so many people wanting to get outside, we were just - the resource was being overwhelmed.” Sandy Marra hopes people now rediscovering the outdoors take care to protect it as well. “This is a great chance for us to reach a whole new audience of people.” This is their park, right? so, they get to use it and enjoy it, but they also have a responsibility too.” So that future generations get to experience what’s great about the great outdoors.
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In the January 2010 issue of Nintendo Power, Capcom has revealed they are currently developing Mega Man 10. Like Mega Man 9, which was released Fall 2008 on WiiWare, PSN, and XBLA, the graphics will resemble the old-school 8-bit Mega Man we’ve all grown up playing.
The issue also reveals one of the bosses Mega Man will be encountering in his latest side-scrolling adventure, Sheep Man.
Easily the strangest of the Mega Man 10 bosses, Sheep Man does, indeed, look like a set of robot arms and legs attached to a fluffy sheep… or possibly a cloud.
If Mega Man 10 is as brutally difficult as Mega Man 9 was, then there are going to be a lot of happy hardcore gamers out there, while the rest of us normal folk cry ourselves to sleep.


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CHANDLER, Ariz. — Keeping convenience stores running during a pandemic requires making a series of tough decisions—often without having complete information or resources available.
The Loss Prevention and Safety Networking Group (LPN), Chandler, Ariz., a share group for c-store professionals in loss prevention, safety, security and risk management, recently surveyed its members about how they are coping with the COVID-19 outbreak. LPN conducted the survey the week of April 13, sending it to about 50 of its member companies, which represent about 5,000-6,000 U.S. stores and fuel sites. The survey had a 35% participation rate. The results, which LPN shared exclusively with CSP Daily News, show the challenges that c-store operators are having in responding to the pandemic, and how aggressively some retailers are confronting the virus inside their stores.
What’s most noteworthy:
- More than 8 in 10 respondents have had an employee test positive for COVID-19.
- When an employee tests positive, many retailers have a vigorous protocol for cleaning the store and quarantining employees—and some even do a form of contact tracing.
- Operators are grappling with myriad local and state and requirements and recommendations, some of which are more aggressive than federal guidelines.
- Sourcing personal protection equipment—masks and gloves—to protect store employees is an ongoing slog for many operators.
Here are eight highlights from the survey, as well as comments from participants, that illustrate how c-store retailers are responding to COVID-19 ...
21% are temperature testing employees at non-store facilities
About one-fifth of operators are doing temperature testing for employees at headquarters or other non-store locations, according to the survey.
“We are … asking employees in certain circumstances to take their own [temperature] before entering the building and to not report to work with a [temperature] over 100,” one retailer said.
“At this time, the CDC recommendations on taking temperatures does not apply to our workforce," another said. "We are trying to source thermometers and set procedures for taking temperatures so that we are prepared if and when the CDC recommends it more widely.”
“We are [temperature] screening (100.4 F) at offices and warehouses," a retailer commented. "None at the store level. Using CDC guidelines.”
64% are seeing more restrictions on self-serve beverage and/or food
Most retailers have been asked to limit or shut down their self-serve offer by local or state authorities.
“We have had it shut down in some jurisdictions," one retailer said. "We are experiencing pressure from other local health departments every day, even though most have no official order or authority to restrict it. We are planning so as to be prepared if that authority/order does materialize.”
Another operator said it has removed all single-serve and self-serve food. "We are encouraging all self-serve beverage to be done with single-serve cups/mugs,” the retailer said.
“Our coffee/fountain beverage area is shut down," said another operator. "We do full-serve where staff is available. We still serve wrapped product from our hot food case, but do not sell any roller grill products.”
[CSP is conducting a retailer survey to measure how the industry is responding to foodservice restrictions during the pandemic. To participate, click here.]
57% have experienced mandated store occupancy limits
More than half of retailers have been required to limit the occupancy of their stores, and some at very aggressive levels.
“Just about all of the states we operate in have imposed occupancy limits inside the store. Some have been at 80%, 50% and some as low as 20% [occupancy]," one operator said. "The only real challenging stores have been the ones at 20% because they are counting the number of employees as well.”
Many have introduced new procedures to ensure compliance.
“In some stores, we have put up signs on the doors saying no more than 10 customers inside at a time," one retailer said. "We are also analyzing our different floor plans to determine what is the maximum numbers of people on the sales floor at a time while being able to maintain 6-foot social distancing.”
“We have a team member assigned to keep a count," said another operator. "As soon as we have 10 customers inside, this team member locks the door, and we go to a one customer out and one customer in routine as long as necessary.”
100% are using social distancing markers
All retailers surveyed have added signage and markers inside their stores to help customers stay 6 feet apart.
“In areas where customers are likely to congregate, we post signs," one retailer said. "We have floor signs advising to social distance.”
One operator has put markers on the floor and in front of checkout, and placed signage in areas "where people tend to 'bunch,' " such as the fountain, coffee bar and in front of cooler doors.
“We have put colored tape down at counter areas," said another retailer. "In some states, we have been required to put it outside as well (those are stores with 20% occupancy limits).”
28% are issuing masks to employees
Nearly 3 in 10 retailers have given masks to store employees to wear. More recently, chains that have mandated masks include Wawa and Sheetz. Given the nationwide shortage of equipment, however, many operators have had to hunt for supplies.
“We are offering the limited quantity we have received as a donation. We expect to get more," said one retailer. "We are relying on CDC guidance that recommends homemade masks.”
“We are trying to source masks and hope to have some very soon," said another. "We will strongly encourage our employees to wear them.”
One operator is encouraging employees to wear cloth face coverings, and it is trying to source its own. Another retailer is giving each employee two washable masks. "Employees are not required to wear them," the retailer said. "They are responsible for washing them.”
And one retailer is taking the make-your-own route until it can source masks. "We have dropped off employee shirts to stores and given employees instructions on how to make a mask with a shirt and rubber bands," the operator said.
85% have installed sneeze guards at the checkout
Most operators have installed plexiglass sneeze guards or similar clear barriers at the checkout to separate employees and customers. Many localities and states have mandated the protective move.
“We have put [shields] at the register area," one retailer said. "It sits on the counter and protects the employee at the register area. It has an opening at the bottom to scan items and exchange money.”
For those operators who have not installed sneeze guards, they cite their lack of effectiveness or installation issues.
“The PPE we’ve provided to our associates (masks, safety glasses, gloves) are scientifically more effective," said one retailer. "We will not do ‘sneeze guards’ as of right now.”
“[Plexiglass shields] doesn’t really work with our register setup," said another operator. "We have instructed our co-workers not to touch the product. If they can’t easily scan it with the handheld scanner, they are to ask the customer to locate the barcode.”
85% have an employee who has tested positive for COVID-19
In one of the more alarming results of the survey, the overwhelmingly majority of operators have had an employee with a confirmed positive test for COVID-19. Many have implemented aggressive cleaning and quarantine procedures where the affected employee worked.
“[We] shut the store down long enough for professional disinfecting," one retailer said. "Each [team member] must talk with our coronavirus HR hotline to determine the amount of exposure to the positive [team member], symptoms, etc., to determine if they can return to work as soon as the store reopens or if we need to ask them self-quarantine. We have a full communication plan to notify vendors, health department, company, etc., of the store closing and reopening.”
“[We] place that person on mandatory 14-day quarantine," said another operator. "Notify local health department and follow any additional requirements. Notify other employees who worked in or visited that store within the past 14 days. Anyone potentially affected asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. Temporarily close the store to have a professional third-party specialist thoroughly disinfect the store.”
Some retailers have introduced technology and procedures for employees to use. One operator is requiring all employees to answer COVID-19 related questions—do they have a fever, feel sick or have they been around anyone that has tested positive—on a phone app before coming to work. Another has created an incident report specific to employees who have flu/virus symptoms, or if an employee or vendor tests positive for COVID-19.
At least one operator does a form of contact tracing.
“Anyone that has come in contact, either directly or indirectly, has to be quarantined for 14 days. Depending on the situation, we have shut down and sanitized the store. As we get notified from delivery vendors of [COVID-19-positive] drivers, we research video to see who has come into contact with a driver and put them on a 14-day quarantine.”
43% use a professional cleaning crew to sanitize the store upon a report of a positive test
Less than half of operators hire a professional service to sanitize stores where an infected employee had worked; however, based on operator comments, there seems to be confusion over current government guidelines for these situations. At least one retailer said this step was not recommended by the CDC, while another said the agency does recommend a full disinfection of the store. (The CDC recommends "enhanced cleaning and disinfection after persons suspected/confirmed to have COVID-19 have been in the facility.")
“We have contracted a cleaning service who will respond within three to six hours to clean and sanitize," said one operator, who reopened the store within 24 hours.
“We have hired a professional cleaning crew that can spray food-safe chemical in the entire store that will kill COVID-19 or any other virus and other microorganisms,” said another.
For more on how the c-store industry is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, click here for CSP's complete coverage.


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When you’re about to make an online purchase, what would you do first?
Check the reviews, right?
After all, it makes sense to discover what other consumers thought of the product, before taking the plunge.
In this digital age, 90% of consumers read online reviews before visiting a business. And 88% trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations.
Around 25 million British adults use online review websites such as Amazon, TripAdvisor and Expedia to find the best deals on hotels, books, food, electronics and more.
But with competition high, and so many retailers to choose from, shoppers don’t just look at a product - but the company they are buying from.
Shoppers will spend an average 31% more with a company which has ‘excellent’ reviews from customers.
Retail businesses understand the importance of good customer service, leading to positive reviews. But sadly this is giving way to fake reviews.
A colleague recently fell foul of this - although the fake reviews were so blatant it put her off spending money with the company.
She told me: "I saw this beautiful dress in a Facebook advert. When I clicked on it, I was taken to a retail website I'd never heard of before.
"So I checked out the reviews for the dress, hoping to see positive reports."
What she got instead made her laugh out loud - and put her credit card firmly away.
Reviews were placed in the names of TV and film stars Kevin Spacey, Oprah Winfrey, and Bear Grylls.
Even Nicole Kidman had apparently posted: "So elegant. Can't wait to wear it on my honeymoon!" (is this the same actress who's been married for 11 years to country singer Keith Urban?!!)
In an era of fake news, misleading reviews and endorsements online are becoming more commonplace – leading to organisations clamping down on them.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced last month that it is joining an international social media campaign to put a stop to deceptive reviews.
It is joining consumer protection agencies across the world tackling the problem of misleading- and downright fake – reviews.
They have taken action in at least 16 cases, including preventing a US business using fake online reviews that had been posted by its own employees. Another case, currently before the Australian Federal Court, seeks to stop a property services company from trying to block guests it suspects would leave a negative review on TripAdvisor from receiving the email inviting their feedback.
In the UK, recent cases include requiring a retailer to disclose unfavourable reviews so that customers have the complete picture, and another ensured that Airbnb change its review system so that guests can more easily leave feedback if they decide to cut short their stay in a property because they're not enjoying it. Airbnb agreed to implement the changes by August 31.
Nisha Arora, senior director at the CMA, said: "Shoppers worldwide are increasingly relying on online reviews and endorsements before they make a decision to buy a product or service. People need to know they can trust the information they find online, and make informed choices as a result.
"By working together with international consumer protection partners, whether in providing clearer guidelines or taking enforcement action against businesses that flout the law, we can achieve greater impact and better outcomes for consumers across the globe."
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Vt Lottery announces million-dollar winner
BERLIN ó The Vermont Lottery has identified the $1 million winner who purchased the lucky Mega Millions ticket in Berlin.
Irving Lawrence Jr., of Berlin, bought the ticket at the Maplewood Convenience Store. The ticket was worth $250,000, but since Lawrence bought the $1 Megaplier, the total winnings quadrupled.
In a news release Tuesday from the Vermont Lottery, Lawrence said his 10-year-old grandson had recently opened a fortune cookie that said the ďfamilyís financial situation was going to change.Ē
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Consumer Awareness and Financial Enlightenment Initiative says it has postponed its annual symposium with the topic ‘Protecting and empowering the consumer through financial literacy.’
A statement said the postponement was due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
The President of CAFEi, Mrs Debola Osibogun, said the decision to announce the postponement of the symposium was borne out of the need to ensure the safety of all participants at the event.
She said, “Before the postponement, the symposium was supposed to be chaired by the Chairman, Access Bank, Dr Dere Awosika, while the keynote address was supposed to be delivered by the former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu.”
While regretting the postponement, it stated that further announcements about the event would be made available as soon as possible.


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There have been lots of rumor swirling about regarding Samsung's forthcoming Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone, from its shift in gears from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 platform to Samsung's own Exynos processor, to field test shipments being spotted with curved displays like the Galaxy Note Edge. It's obvious Samsung's next move for its top selling smartphone line needs to be strong and so the tech papparazzi is stuck to it like glue. However, this latest leak comes from component-level industry insiders, which always lends a bit more credibility and for some folks, this may be one of the more interest tidbits to filter out yet.
According to this latest report that originates from Korea's Economic Times publication, Samsung's Opto and Mechatronics Solutions (OMS) group, has been readying higher resolution 20 megapixel cameras with optical image stabilization for the Galaxy S6, that will give them a much-need profitability shot in the arm.
This Samsung business unit is also projecting the revenue up-tick for Q1 2015, and so it seems likely that the new Galaxy S is on track for release in the next couple of months, perhaps at Mobile World Congress in March. Shutterbugs and mainstream consumers alike will latch on to the Galaxy S6's higher resolution sensor, even if in reality it's only part of the equation for better overall imaging performance. Nokia's Lumia 1020, back in the day, made a big splash with its 41MP camera but really the 1020's optics, image stabilization and low light performance help make it one of the best smartphone cameras on the market.
Regardless, somewhat akin to the Megahertz myth, more megapixels equates to a better camera for the average consumer, so it's a good strategic marketing point for Samsung to chalk up for the forthcoming Galaxy S6.
Hopefully, the rest of the setup around that 20MP sensor will help it deliver a perceptible increase in fidelity over Samsung's already solid 16MP shooter found in the previous generation Galaxy S5.


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BEIJING (AFP) –‘s oldest has kicked off its initial public offering to raise about 50 million dollars on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, state media reported Saturday.
China Quanjude (Group) Co. Ltd., which has been serving up the famous Chinese dish since 1864, on Monday launches its promotional tour to fix the price of its share offering, Xinhua news agency said.
The company plans to issue up to 36 million shares and raise at least 380 million yuan (50.6 million dollars), it said.
Dating back to imperial times, Quanjude is one of the oldest brands in China.
Starting from a small roast duck stall in 1864 under the Qing dynasty, the group now runs nine companies in China and 61 franchised restaurants, including five overseas, offering its specialty Peking roast duck.
Its most recent establishment opened earlier this year in the Silk Market in, a popular tourist shopping area.


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BROOKLYN NY (Hypebot) â€“ Many digital distributors are still trying to find their footing, but one outfit seems to have found its own indie sweet spot. TuneCore.com artists and labels earned more than $1 Million in January marking a new peak for the flat fee discount digital distribution service. TuneCore says customers have now earned a total of over seven million dollars from digital sales of their music.
Tunecoreâ€™s revenue growth is in part being fueled by big names like Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, Keith Richards and Jay-Z, But according to the distributor unsigned artists are earning the majority of the revenue generated.
Two examples of artists thriving under the new paradigm:
In just two weeks in January, major label refugeee Josh Kelley sold 18,000 copies of his album 'Special Company,' and over 47,000 additional individual songs, earning him over $135,000 via Tunecore. Kelley hit #7 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, and #27 on the magazine's Top Independent Albums chart.
Meiko has sold over 100,000 songs since November, 2007. Her self-titled album reached #35 on the iTunes Store Top 100 Albums chart and #1 on the Folk album chart. She was recently featured as an iTunes Store Indie Spotlight artist and Best of 2007 Spotlight artist.
Meiko said, "It's amazing to think that only a few years ago, it was pretty much impossible for an unsigned artist to have their music available to people worldwide…(and) I don't have to chase them down to get paid!"


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A new study suggests that resting while awake aids in memory consolidation and improves memory recall, much like getting a good night's sleep has been shown to do.
But I guess the people who write these web articles got hung up on one quote:
"Taking a coffee break after class can actually help you retain that information you just learned," researcher Lila Davachi, PhD, assistant professor of psychology at the Center for Neural Science at New York University, says in a news release.
So one researcher said the word coffee and suddenly it's "Coffee's the new wonderdrug!" "Coffee's good for your brain!" The researchers studied a rest period after learning not caffeine or coffee consumption. However, the coffee industry thanks you for your patronage, especially after that damning article from Consumer Reports.


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Restaurants’ patios must be removed by Nov. 30, returning space to cars and easing snow-plowing
Restaurants citywide will soon have to pack up their makeshift street patios – some of which began to look as permanent as the restaurants themselves – as Cambridge’s city manager has turned down an appeal to keep outdoor dining throughout the winter.
The permits for the patios, many of them shielded by concrete Jersey barriers and elaborate wood fencing, end Nov. 30. Neighboring Somerville has also ordered that its street dining areas that stayed through the Covid pandemic must be dismantled and gone before December.
A call to keep Cambridge’s outdoor dining was made Monday by councillor Quinton Zondervan, noting that “it was 70 degrees two days ago, and there will be warm days in December.”
That would make packing up the patio areas a missed economic opportunity to seat diners and “a significant burden” on restaurants in terms of labor and having to “store them somewhere and reassemble them in the spring,” Zondervan said. “Some may decide not to invest in that and not to bring that back in the spring.”
“I’m hoping that we can do one more winter and figure out a long-term solution,” Zondervan said.
His motion was adopted 9-0, with councillor Patty Nolan adding a note that she hoped the city could subsidize restaurants to use electric heaters, moving them away from the environmental impact of propane heaters.
Concerns over snow and parking – especially weighed against how much less use the street patios get in the winter – were cited by City Manager Yi-An Huang in sticking to the original Nov. 30 end date. “Having additional structures in the public right of way poses major challenges for our plow drivers, especially on longer-duration storms. The cost of not being able to plow all the way back to the curb line and having to haul away snow is significant,” Huang said. His staff has also heard “complaints about the use of the public way, including parking spaces, for empty patios that are not in use.”
“Surrounding small businesses and the public see the value in parking loss for the sake of outdoor dining – which benefits restaurants owners, the public, the general level of street activity and the sense of place,” Huang said. “The parking loss was harder to accept when these spaces are left occupied but not in use over the winter months, not providing any public benefit.”
Businesses encountering problems removing their patios by Nov. 30 can get an extension of up to two weeks, but they can’t serve food or drink during that time, Huang said.
More than 80 restaurants kept their street-dining structures in place last winter. when Covid was still being treated as a pandemic crisis rather than endemic health problem; after Nov. 30, only eight citywide will be allowed to keep those patios. The structures – five of them in Central Square – will stay through March 31, though without food or drink service, because traffic changes keep their spaces from being returned to general use, Huang said. The other three are between a separated bike lane and curb and can’t be used for parking or other purposes. Those spaces could get one-day licenses for special holiday events, License Commission chair Nicole Murati Ferrer said Monday.
The city is also going back to restaurant licensing and inspection fees that were suspended during the Covid crisis. As an example of the impact, License Commission revenue took a hit of $544,000 each year, Huang said.
This post was updated Nov. 21, 2022, to add a comment by License Commission chair Nicole Murati Ferrer.


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After months of anticipation, Xiaomi confirmed the launch of its next flagship smartphone series – the Xiaomi 12S. The smartphone series will debut next week on July 4 in China. The Xiaomi 12S series is expected to have three smartphones – a vanilla Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra. Xiaomi’s upcoming smartphone series will be the first lineup from the company to come with Leica-powered optics.
Xiaomi 12S, Xiaomi 12S Pro and Xiaomi 12S Ultra launch date confirmed
The launch event for the Xiaomi 12S series is scheduled for July 4 in China, and it will be live-streamed through the company’s official social media handles worldwide.
Xiaomi did not divulge the details of its upcoming smartphone series. Still, we expect these new smartphones to come with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, or at least the Xiaomi 12S Pro and 12S Ultra would be powered by the new top-of-the-line Snapdragon chipset. Furthermore, the upcoming Xiaomi 12S series will feature Leica co-branded cameras.
It is still unclear what role Leica will play in this partnership; Is it just a branding deal or if Leica is tuning the cameras on the upcoming smartphones? We might have to wait for the launch to know more about this partnership. However, the teaser suggests that it is a “strategic partnership,” and also that it will be one of the biggest imagery technology updates in recent times. The Xiaomi 12S smartphones are expected to feature Leica branding, with the 12S Pro featuring the red logo.


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Fabindia net profit doubles to Rs 116 crore for FY19
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Ethnic lifestyle retailer Fabindia nearly doubled its net profit for the financial year 2018-19 reporting Rs 116 crore ($16.4 million) as against Rs 59 crore it had reported during the fiscal year 2018.
The sales revenue of the company also jumped 7 percent to Rs 1,148 crore for the year on the back of strong sales on premium merchandise across categories like apparel and personal-care items. Fabindia had reported revenue of Rs 1,060 crore for the fiscal year 2017-18.
Fabindia attributed the jump in profits and sales to the expansion of its new format experience centres across India. It had launched its first experience centre store in 2017 in Gurugram.
“We saw good overall recovery with many new initiatives yielding results. We are rapidly scaling our experience centres and these have helped increase store productivity and profitability,” Viney Singh, managing director at Fabindia, told the Economic Times.
“Our push behind fusion and western wear assortments and more on-trend styles has been very well received. Optimisation of cost structures after GST has also helped bring down costs,” he added.
Fabindia has earmarked an investment of Rs 100 crore on expansion of its experience centres as it aims to close the fiscal with 40 experience centres.
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This Valentine's Day, fans of Sweethearts can use Twitter to create personalized real or virtual versions of the candies for their sweeties.
These personalized versions -- which come in one-pound bags that cost $29.99, and are delivered within five business days --have been dubbed #Tweethearts.
To order, consumers visit a dedicated Web site, www.neccotweethearts.com, where they can compose and tweet a love note to @tweethearts. After sending the tweets, users receive a response tweet with an image of a Sweethearts candy bearing their message.
They can then fill out the recipient's name and address, and pay to have a bag of the candies delivered (the full tweet note is on the bag, and key words from the note are on the candies). Or they can opt just to share the digital image socially. Or both.
The #Tweethearts campaign is from Hill Holliday.
Sweethearts' parent, New England Confectionery Company (NECCO), has also partnered with Twitter to add the phrase "Tweet me" to the repertoire of classic two-word love messages seen on this year's candies.
The two companies connected after consumers overwhelmingly voted for the "Tweet me" phrase in a Sweethearts online survey last year to determine which new messages would grace the candies for V-Day 2014.
No money was exchanged between the companies, making the "Tweet me" candies a free PR vehicle for Twitter, as well as a relevant new selling point for the 148-year-old Sweethearts brand, noted USA Today.
This isn't the first time that tech-oriented messages have appeared on the candies (past examples include the now-outdated or uncool "Fax me" and "Email me").
But pervasive as it is, social media can't meet all Valentine's Day needs.
So beyond the Twitter connections, Sweethearts is also reaching out to kids (ages five to 12) this year with a new package and a contest.
Black-and-white, crayon and marker-friendly Sweethearts “Color Your Own” packages offer kids a canvas to create personalized designs/gifts. They can also enter their designs in a contest at www.necco.com (through March 1).
Grand prize winners in each category will receive a $1,000 savings bond certificate and the opportunity to have their own personal sayings appear as a Sweetheart candy for the 2015 Valentine’s Day season. The runners-up will win a giant NECCO goodie bag worth $200 each.
Sweethearts isn't forgetting the high rollers, either.
For the first time, NECCO is offering a (very) limited edition gift: four half-ounce custom "Sweethearts" fashioned from 24 karat gold, in a Sweethearts box. Price: $19,995.
Only 14 of the gifts are available, to be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. These are being promoted on NECCO's online store, although those interested are asked to call an 800#.


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KENDALL Jenner was slammed for wearing a revealing black dress to a friend's wedding, which fans called a distraction amid family backlash over their handling of the tragedy at Astroworld.
All the backlash comes just a short time after the reality star responded to the shocking Astroworld tragedy.
It all kicked off when Kendall took to her Instagram Stories to show off the dress she decided to wear for her friend Lauren Perez's wedding- one that made plenty of head turns.
In one clip, the 26-year-old posed alongside friends, including Hailey Bieber and Bella Hadid, while wearing a skintight '90s-inspired dress with cut-out panels.
On the other hand, Justin Bieber's wife went the gold corset-style dress route while Bella wore a blue animal-print dress.
In a second Story, Kendall and Hailey pose in front of the mirror together while giving fans another look at their wedding attire.
Kendall's posts made their way onto TikTok, where critics slammed her for using her barely-there look "to distract" from the tragedy.
User GirlBossTown posted the wedding pictures, accusing the model of "upstaging" the bride, but commenters thought it was more than that.
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One viewer commented: "And suddenly everyone is talking about this instead of astroworld. these people know how to divert attention."
Another added: "is no one talking about how this is a perfect distraction. Kendall took one for her sister."
A third commenter said Kendall was "wearing a scandalous dress to distract from the Travis & Kylie drama."
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It's not just that fans thought the timing of the scandalous look was poor.
Some just weren't feeling Kendall's choice, as one fan took to TikTok to voice her frustration.
The user, known as Maiachondrialmembrane on the platform, shared a snap of Kendall's dress and wrote over the clip: "Not Kendall 'pick me' Jenner wearing this to someone's wedding?"
Plenty of fans agreed as they took to the comments section to respond.
One person wrote: "Why did she think that was a good idea?" while another chimed in, "What was going through her head?"
A third added: "If someone wore this to my wedding they'd be seeing the door," and one said, "I would've asked her to leave."
'AT A LOSS'
The backlash comes after the model responded to Travis Scott's concert in Houston, which left nine people dead.
She wrote on her Instagram Story: "I'm still at a loss for words over the news from Astroworld.
"I'm truly broken for the families that have lost loved ones and my prayers go out to everyone involved.
"Sending everyone who has been affected all of my love and wishing them strength during this incredibly devastating and sensitive time. Kendall."
Kendall, who attended the event with Travis' baby mama Kylie Jenner, also deleted several sexy photos of herself posing in front of the Astroworld stage from her Instagram feed.
She had faced backlash for posting the snaps and keeping them as news continued to roll in of the horrific events at NRG Park.
The country was shocked upon learning of the tragedy that occurred in Houston, which started as a crowd of 50,000 showed up for the two-day event.
At the time, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said: “We had at least eight confirmed fatalities today. We had scores of individuals injured at this event.”
He added that a "mass casualty incident" was triggered at 9:38 pm and investigations are ongoing.
Rapper Travis as well as Kylie have both responded to the tragedy, with the TV star saying they are both "broken and devastated."
Recently, an insider exclusively told The Sun that Kylie and Kendall "walked past bodies as they were escorted out of the event…"
The source recalled: "Kendall and Kylie each had six massive bodyguards with them.
"After everything went down, Kendall and Kylie were escorted out and walked past bodies and people getting CPR…"


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The Rising Cost of Ecommerce
Recent speculation in the online community has suggested that eCommerce will become a much less profitable option for businesses across the UK. Regulations within the sector are increasing and as a result barriers are being implemented and costs are rising.
Industry experts claim that what once was a cost-effective method to boost sales online is now becoming harder to achieve. At one time it was a viable marketing technique used by start-up business to make take advantage of the World Wide Web. Web hosting was cheap and shopping cart applications cost next to nothing to download.
However, as with all marketing methods the industry evolves and certain techniques become more lucrative. At present, the UK online market represents a massive 6% of the country’s GDP (gross domestic product). This equates to around £82 billion in value, simply from the internet and £45 billion of this total figure is provided by eCommerce channels.
But the growth of the sector is set to decline and this can be contributed to a number of different factors. Regulations play a big part as well as different options which are emerging in popularity.
If you are a merchant of any size and you accept credit cards and therefore transmit and store cardholder data, you must be in compliance with PCI Security Council standards. You are subject to PCI Compliance and this can be crippling on resources, maintenance and expenditures. You have the responsibility to secure cardholder data properly and if the data is stolen and it’s your fault you could incur fines.
As well as PCI Compliance, online businesses that accept VISA payments have to pay a fee and this can be as little as €250 to €5,000.
But it isn’t just money that is having an impact on eCommerce. Search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) are further online marketing strategies and they are increasing in popularity because of how effective they both are. These too have their own costs but more and more businesses are realizing just how much of an impact these techniques can have on a firm’s marketing efforts.
Regardless of what marketing method you use, businesses are struggling due to the difficult economic climate. Whichever system you implement, in the end it will be the consumer that pays the price as businesses push up costs to stay afloat.


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Yext has made the famous startup pivot, shifting focus from its pay-per-call advertising service to a new product called PowerListings. But rather than simply abandoning its old business, the company is announcing today that it’s spinning off the pay-per-call part of the company into a wholly-owned subsidiary called Felix.
Yext CEO Howard Lerman says the pay-per-call business was doing just fine (it’s supposedly profitable and on-track to bring in nearly $30 million in revenue this year), but he saw an even bigger opportunity in PowerListings, a service that helps businesses update and synchronize their listings across more than 40 local search services in real-time. Now, he says that splitting the two companies seems like the best way to “maximize the value of both.”
The two teams were already working on separate floors, so in some ways this is just making the split official. At the same time, Lerman says the pay-per-call business has been neglected recently in favor of PowerListings, so with this news, we should see some “new momentum” behind the older product.
Another bonus: Until now, a technical bug meant that businesses could only sign up for either PowerListings or pay-per-call advertising. Starting tomorrow, they can sign up for both.
So why “Felix”? Yext co-founder Brent Metz, who will serve as CEO of the new company, compares the name to Siri, the mobile personal assistant technology that was acquired by Apple. Felix, Metz says, is a different kind of voice-activated intelligent agent — instead of helping you accomplish basic tasks on your iPhone, it listens to customer phone calls and determines which ones were actually good for your business. Metz wants to build out this technology further, to help businesses understand which calls are leading to sales, which ones aren’t, and why.
Yext itself, meanwhile, will continue to focus on PowerListings, which Lerman says has grown to more than 40,000 paid subscriptions in less than a year. The company was one of the startups launching products at the TechCrunch50 conference in 2009, a demo that led to a $25 million funding led by Institutional Venture Partners.
Yext is the market-leading location software company that lets businesses update and sync their location data everywhere. Tens of thousands of businesses, including 10 of the Fortune 100 use Yext to update their location data and instantly sync it on dozens of search engines, mobile apps, ad platforms, and their own sites. Yext – Update Once. Updates Everywhere. Yext is located in New York, NY.
Howard Lerman is co-founder and CEO of Yext. Howard Lerman is a serial entrepreneur who has helped lead three previous ventures, all of which have had successful exits. He has led Yext into the clear market leader for location software. Yext software lets businesses update and sync their location data everywhere. Howard founded and sold his first startup, JustaTip.com from his dorm room at Duke University. He then co-founded Intwine, a technology consulting firm â€“ later selling to Datran Media...
Brent Metz is responsible for the company’s Pay-Per-Action phone call product, Yext Callsâ„¢. Prior to founding Yext, Brent was a senior scientist at IBM’s Speech Recognition Labs, helping to guide the Company’s overall voice strategy and representing the company to the technical community. He is a domain expert in Speech Recognition and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) technologies, with over a dozen patents pending. Mr. Metz is an IBM Extreme Blue alumnus, a distinction he earned while completing his bachelor’s...


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The partnerships come close on the heels of the government’s announcement of an e-commerce roadmap for the country
Indonesia’s Ministry of Trade has said that it is forming a partnership with search engine giant Google and e-commerce honcho Alibaba in a bid to boost the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
With the partnership, the ministry aims to optimise Google Adwords to promote products launched by local SMEs to global markets. At the same time, the Alibaba partnership will help SMEs initiate marketing for food and beverage (F&B) products, both in the B2C and B2B segments.
According to Nus Nuzulia Ishak, Inspectorate General of National Export Development (Ministry of Trade), the partnership is currently in negotiation stage and both the partners are discussing pricing and target markets.
According to a DailySocial report, the government is targetting US$10 million from the Alibaba partnership this year alone, and US$50 million annually over the next few years.
Ishak also explained the government will also release a trade certification that will guarantee security for F&B products, which is likely to ease the taxation and immigration aspects of the trade.
The ministry will also assist SMEs during the registration process, including product selection and validation of product warranty.
The announcement comes close on the heels of its recent e-commerce roadmap and is an indication of the government’s commitment to the country’s booming e-commerce sector.
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It looks like another big game won't be making its way to the Nintendo Switch, and this one might just leave horror fans feeling a bit lonely on Nintendo's new console.
While Capcom has stated that it is interested in making games for Nintendo's upcoming console, it looks like Resident Evil VII isn't one of them. The Gamespot crew is reporting via Express Online that REVII producer Masachika Kawata has ruled out an appearance from the game on the Switch, saying the console is a "very unique piece of hardware" and adding that there are no current plans for the Resident Evil series to make its way to the device.
To be fair, Resident Evil VII comes out in like two days, a good month before the Switch even hits the market. It seems like any and all extra resources poured into the project went into making it fully playable in virtual reality, so we're not exactly surprised to hear that they weren't also working on a Switch version of the game.
And with REVII about to launch, it's not surprising that there are no current plans to bring the series to the Switch yet. By that we simply mean that they're probably waiting to see how this latest game, a huge departure from the series norm, does before they even think about the next Resident Evil game on any platform, let alone the switch.
And honestly, we'd rather have a horror game made with the Switch in mind rather than a game we can get elsewhere. That console is pretty unique, and we imagine some pretty cool things could be done with the genre if Nintendo's new hardware was kept in mind throughout development.
Still, that doesn't wash away the bad taste of having yet another developer talk about the Switch in a way that doesn't seem too optimistic. This is just the latest in a line of announcements involving games not coming to the Switch, which is kind of a bummer to hear when Nintendo's big issue this past generation was third party support.
Since the Switch launch window is light, folks have started asking developers directly what they might have in the works for the new console. Atlus has already stated that Persona 5 will not be making its way to the Switch, with Gearbox saying they don't see Borderlands 3 making the trip, either. The same goes for BioWare's Mass Effect: Andromeda, which is currently not slated to launch at any point on Nintendo's next console.
But, again, these are mostly big games already deep into development, so it's not exactly a shocker to hear they aren't heading to Nintendo's next console. Developers tend to wait and see if a console takes off before going full tilt into development for it so, if the Switch is a success, we doubt we'll see many more stories like these.


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Just one year after Sony shocked the automotive community with the launch of its Vision-S electric car at CES 2020, and there is a for-real, fully functional, 536 horsepower prototype of Sony’s electric car currently undergoing public road testing in Austria.
When the concept was announced, the company had said the car would have 33 sensors, including CMOS, ToF (Time of Flight), and LiDAR. That number has been bumped to 40!
Sony also revealed more details about the Vision-S as part of CES’ digital 2021 platform, including what the company calls the Personalized Cabin.
The car’s interior ToF and driver monitoring cameras identify the driver, then make adjustments to the seat positions, mirrors, lighting, HVAC systems, even dashboard visuals, to “ensure that the environment inside the vehicle’s cabin is optimized for the individual,” in Sony-speak.
All of this kind of makes sense in the context of company’s “software first” approach to the car’s design. They will continue to further develop the vehicle, and plans to conduct driving tests in other regions as well going forward.
One of Sony’s partners that’s working on the vehicle, did say they have a feeling all involved parties want to bring this vehicle to the streets as soon as possible.
Although the company is still denying that they’re not going to build an electric car, but then why keep developing the platform? Why go to the trouble of building several of these things?
“We feel Sony is going to build its own electric car.”
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Revealed - The Verizon Nokia Lumia 822
Looks like there is not too much mystery left to discern from the Verizon Nokia Lumia 822. Images have now leaked out of the device showing a rounded 820 in black with a 800x480 display and an 8MP camera. Of course LTE is on board too, which should make users happy but should be expected.
The device certainly looks sharp but as we're sure we'll hear in comments, it's not the coveted Lumia 920.
Earlier leaked render of the Lumia 822
Of course Verizon has yet to officially announce the Lumia 822 aka 'Atlas', though it is expected to launch in November on the carrier around the same time as the HTC 8X. No word if there are any other special addition to the phone, though we suppose we'll find out more in the coming days and weeks.


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One local area car show that started out with a good number of vehicles getting displayed in a rain shower has turned into somewhat of an annual mainstay in the Austin car community.
The annual charity show held by the Buda Gearheads group in the parking lot of the Cabela’s in Buda draws hundreds of cars and thousands of spectators and is used to raising money in the process.
“We raise money year-round for an education foundation that we have set up through Austin Community College to provide scholarship money for people who are doing technical certifications and anything that is automotive-related,” said Lisa Whitehead, one of the organizers of the event. “We do a ‘show and shine’ weekly at Cabela’s on Saturdays year-round, weather permitting. That’s just a free community event, but our biggest fund-raiser is the car show.”
The eighth annual Gearheads Open Car Show will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. today at the Cabela’s at 15570 IH-35. Registration for vehicles will be $30 at the gate, and cars may be registered up until noon. Judging for the car show ends at 1 p.m., and awards are given out at 3 p.m.
“At the first one, we started with 100 cars – in the rain – and I think we raised $1,000,’ Whitehead said. “Last year, we had 325 cars or thereabouts, and we were able to put $15,000 into the scholarship fund. So every year we try to do better and just increase it as much as we can. We think that there’s between 10,000 and 15,000 people who come out there (as spectators) during the show.”
In addition to the car show, there will be a live auction at 2 p.m. and hourly door prizes throughout the event. Whitehead also said the show also serves as an opportunity to meet more auto enthusiasts and welcome new members to become “Gearheads” themselves.
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