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Farm leaders are calling for parliament to be given the final say on new trade agreements – and whether they should be ratified.
The NFU made the plea on Back British Farming Day – held this year on Wednesday (9 September) – as it urged MPs and peers to sign a pledge to support UK agriculture and wear wool and wheatsheaf pin badges in Westminster.
NFU president Minette Batters said: “We are at a pivotal time for the future of farming and the food on our plates.
“Nothing will determine this more than how the government shapes trade deals with countries around the world.”
Speaking as the government’s Trade Bill was debated in the House of Lords, Mrs Batters said she hoped peers would amend the bill so parliament would have the final say on whether to ratify new trade agreements.
There is no current requirement for parliament to debate trade agreements before they are signed into law.
And the NFU argues that any safeguards to allow MPs to reject such deals are limited, increasing the chance they could disadvantage British farmers and consumers.
The NFU also wants parliament to be provided with independent advice about the impact every trade deal will have on British food and farming standards before deciding whether to accept or reject any proposed agreement.
Concerns over trade ‘justifiable’
Justifiable fears remain that the UK will start to allow imports of food produced to standards lower than those met by British farmers, according to the NFU.
Substandard food imports remain a big worry for the British public, according to an NFU report published to coincide with Back British Farming Day.
It follows a petition signed by more than one million people against food imports that would be illegal to produce here.
Rules on farm practice ensure that British food is among the safest in the world and consumers can buy with confidence, says the NFU.
A trade policy that fails to guarantee that imports meet the same standards will undermine this confidence, it adds.
The union says UK production rules have wider benefits beyond food production.
It says they benefit animal health and welfare, encourage a better environment and help to combat modern slavery and human exploitation in other parts of the world.
An amendment to the Agriculture Bill, proposed by Lord Curry of Kirkharle, would give this duty to the new Trade and Agriculture Commission, set up by the government in July.
This amendment is likely to be debated by the House of Lords next week.
Mrs Batters said: “There is now a clear solution on the table that will allow parliament to be kept fully informed of the impacts any trade deal will have on the food we all consume.
“Time is running out. Action has to be taken now or all the warm words will be for nothing.”
Back British Farming Day was an opportunity to celebrate the public’s trust in British food and the farmers that produced it, added Mrs Batters.
“Our farm-to-fork approach to traceability, how we look after our animals and our environment, and how we lead in reducing antibiotic usage are all the envy of the world and yet they are in jeopardy if they are undermined by future trade deals.
“I would urge all politicians to use today to think about these values, and what we have to lose.
“I would ask them to set British farming as the global standard in sustainable, climate-friendly food production, and not undermine it in the pursuit of free trade.”
Defra secretary George Eustice has repeatedly asserted that the government not compromise on the UK’s high environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards as it seeks to secure trade agreements with other countries.
The government says its recently launched Trade and Agriculture Commission will ensure high standards are upheld and farmers are can seize new export opportunities.
It says this will help UK agriculture to be among the most competitive and innovative in the world.
What farmers want from the government
“I do not trust he government because of so many U-turns over Brexit. I want assurance that any deal made with the US over importing food is sustainable and meets UK standards. We cannot have cheap food coming into the country that undermines our hardworking farmers.” – Glenda Attwood, Kent
“The prime minister should stop listening to the left-wing media and focus groups who pretend to be environmentalists and listen to hardworking farmers instead. Let us get on with producing food for UK consumers – we know we can produce it to a high standard and quality.” – Colin Rayner, Berkshire
“We must do more to stop these big, multi-million-pound enterprises from gobbling up farms. If you cannot make a living as a family farming 120-200ha, that’s not right. Young farmers are also being priced out of access to rented land, which is one of the biggest barriers to getting started.” – Basil King, Cambridgeshire
“They say bovine TB advances two miles every year. It is moving further up the country. We should be asking whether now is the time to legislate that all cattle moved from high-risk to low-risk areas should go into an approved finishing unit.” – Rosey Dunn, North Yorkshire
“Can you please encourage more procurement of our own products in schools? I would like to see more promotion of agriculture in the national curriculum to help young people understand where their food comes from and get more interested in food and farming as a career.” – Abi Reader, Glamorganshire
“We need a level playing field. If we are importing foods that fall below our standards, or farmers are being subsidised and able to produce it cheaper, that’s not a level playing field. We also need a fairer share of the profits so that it doesn’t all go to the supermarkets. – Adrian Ivory, Perthshire
“I want to know where we are going? Can the prime minister give us an idea where he sees agriculture in five years’ time? Does he want us to produce food here in the UK, or be a completely free, open marketplace where it’s just the markets that dictate where the food comes from?” – Bill Mellor, Cheshire
“I would ask what the government is doing about food security and seek reassurances on that – it is a key issue to us. Especially in a recession, there might be a time where we can’t afford to buy in food. They need to regulate trade.” – Sam Newington, East Sussex
“We want to see some kind of easily accessible loan for young people wanting to farm but without land or livestock to inherit. You need capital to invest in getting started on your own and if you go to the bank and ask to borrow to buy livestock, the answer won’t be yes.” – Zoe Colville, Kent


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Vodafone boss signs off on a high
SIR Christopher Gent rounded off his chief executiveship of Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone company, with a strong second-quarter set of subscriber numbers today.
Gent, who steps down at Wednesday's annual meeting, said: 'These are in line with, or slightly better than, our expectations when we provided our outlook for the financial year.
'In particular, we are well on track to achieve more than 10% growth in average proportionate customers and similar growth in revenues.'
The news reassured a market increasingly worried that mobile phone growth had come to stop particularly in western Europe. But Vodafone showed growth in average revenues per user in Italy and Britain, flat performance in Germany and an expected slight decline in Japan.
The numbers were particularly strong for Live!, Vodafone's multimedia service, with subscribers jumping from 1.5 million at the end of May to 1.75 million at the end of June.
That number has risen above two million since the end of last month and Gent said he expected it to continue rising as the group rolled out more services and introduced cheaper handsets.
On Wednesday Gent will hand over to new chief executive Arun Sarin, who has spent the past few months briefing investors and Vodafone's partners around the world.
In Britain Vodafone gained only 13,000 new subscribers in the last quarter.
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The instrument cluster may intermittently go blank while the vehicle is in motion.
A blank instrument cluster display may be missing critical information like the vehicle's speed and warning lights, which can increase the risk of a crash.
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The lead agency for Pernod Ricard China’s ABSOLUT Vodka brand has launched an interactive campaign as a part of its global platform ‘A
The Absolut Art Collection Tour is about to make its final stop in Shanghai after touring across Asia Pacific over the past few months.
The Absolut Art Collection, a celebration of art, creativity and popular culture, includes works by Andy Warhol, Francesco Clemente, Rosemarie Trockel, Béatrice Cussol and Angus Fairhurst, to name a few.
This will be the last chance to see the collection before it returns to Sweden. The exhibition will run from July 14th to 30th in Longmen Art Projects Shanghai.
To end the tour, the Shanghai exhibition will unveil the ABSOLUT BLANK campaign, a global creative movement that encourages artists and fans to create unique artwork from the “blank”.
It began with the idea “it all starts with an ABSOLUT BLANK.” The global campaign, originally created in collaboration with TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, aims to encourage artists and ABSOLUT fans to fill in the blank, make the ordinary exceptional and the world more vibrant.
Here, Absolut boldly turned its iconic bottle into a blank canvas to inspire artists throughout the world to collaborate and fill it with creativity.
Absolut brought together artists from a variety of disciplines and watched the journey from pure white canvas to exceptional pieces of art.
The Shanghai exhibition will feature the ABSOLUT BLANK collaboration between rising Chinese artist, Lu Xinjian and the multi-talented Musician/Producer, B6.
The two teamed up to create the “ABSOLUTELY A-MAZED” installation from just a blank map of Shanghai’s city streets.
The combination of both artists unique styles and inspiration from the ABSOLUT BLANK concept led to the creation of an artwork filled with colour, structure and sound that captures the inimitable energy of Shanghai.
A series of activities will be held throughout the exhibition period under the theme “It all starts with an ABSOLUT BLANK” including workshops led by artist Mr. Lu and Musician/Producer B6, where art students and ABSOLUT fans will have the opportunity to create art and music scratch.


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What Florida Georgia Lines fans want, Florida Georgia Line fans get, with the duo announcing their upcoming The Acoustic Sessions project will be released on Friday, Sept. 6. The album will include acoustic versions of songs from all four of FGL’s studio albums, from their debut, Here’s to the Good Times, to this year’s Can’t Say I Ain’t Country.The Acoustic Sessions is currently available for pre-order and pre-save and will be available on Oct. 18. Fans who pre-order the project will get several songs immediately. A limited number of vinyl is also available for pre-order on the duo’s website. Read more HERE.
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From Lanvin and Christian Lacroix in Paris, to Brioni and Roberto Cavalli in Italy, fashion designers pretty much everywhere have struggled find to outside financing in the past year, amid falling sales of luxury goods.
Tory Burch is a recent exception.
The 43-year-old New York designer sold a minority stake in her firm in late July to Tresalia Capital, a family-owned group run by María Asunción Aramburuzabala, a fiesty Corona beer heiress.
The bond of Aramburuzabala with her mother and sister was the genesis of the name Tresalia (for “tres aliadas” or three allies). The private equity firm has interests in telecommunications, real estate, technology and media. Its stake in Tory Burch is estimated at between 20% and 25%.
“I love that Tresalia is run by a woman. She’s a complete entrepreneur,” said Burch of Aramburuzabala, a granddaughter of one of the co-founders of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo. “I think our values are consistent, and aligned.”
“We met through a friend, just sort of in a random way,” she added of her new investor, who is known in Mexico as Mariasun. “We knew pretty soon it was the right fit.”
Burch, who launched her business (with her ex-husband Chris Burch) in 2004 around printed tunic tops, spent about a year looking for outside financing to expand her clothing and accessories firm with sales topping $200 million.
In the downturn, “we are still growing, but it is a little more careful,” the designer said Friday in an interview in Bridgehampton, N.Y. Tory Burch LLC plans to open a boutique in Tokyo in November, its freestanding first international store, followed by a push into the Philippines and Korea next year.
According to previous stories about her in the Journal, Aramburuzabala did an unusual thing for a woman in the macho, mostly-male world of Mexican business. After her father died of cancer in 1995, she insisted on occupying the seat he had held on the brewer’s board.
She also went a step further by taking control of two failing yeast plants — and turning them around in a year.
Today, the vice chairwoman of Modelo is one of Mexico’s richest and most powerful women. She married Tony Garza Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, in 2005.


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The launch of the 2022 Maruti Baleno will happen next month
Maruti Suzuki is poised to launch the 2022 Baleno in the last week of February this year, if recent developments are to be believed.
The top car manufacturer of the nation has been working on a revised version of the country’s best-selling premium hatchback from some time now.
Unlike a regular facelift, where a car receives mildly tweaked bumpers and updated lights, the Baleno, in 2022, will come with major design changes.
Maruti has completely redesigned the hatchback’s front end, giving it a new radiator grille, bonnet, lights and bumper. However, the side profile of the vehicle remains the same save for the new wheels.
At the back though, the 2022 Baleno will come with restyled tail lights, bumper and even a new boot lid. In a similar fashion, Maruti has also revised the dashboard of the car.
The dashboard will house a new instrument cluster, larger infotainment touchscreen, vents and switches. The car will also borrow the Swift’s steering wheel and come with features like automatic climate control, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, cruise control, among others.
Although, no changes are expected to be made on the powertrain front, the facelifted Baleno should cost more than the current model that is priced between Rs. 5.99 lakhs and Rs. 9.45 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi).
But the 2022 Maruti Baleno launch will not be the brand’s first for this calendar year. The CNG variant of the new generation Celerio will beat the premium hatchback on that front.
Scheduled to happen in the latter half of this month, expected to be on the 20th, the 2022 Celerio CNG should make use of the same 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder motor of the regular model.
While it will cost more than the corresponding petrol-manual variants of the Celerio (priced between Rs. 4.99 lakhs and Rs. 6.44 lakhs, ex-showroom, Delhi), the CNG variant will boast of a higher fuel economy figure.
Do note that the second-generation Celerio, in VXi AGS form has a claimed fuel economy figure of 26.68 km/l, the highest among petrol cars sold in India and 25.24 km/l in LXi, VXi and ZXi MT grades. Thus, its fuel economy in CNG form should be rather high as well.


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IMEX America 2022 has been recognized as the fastest growing tradeshow in the United States.
The IMEX Group was awarded the accolade at Trade Show Executive’s Fastest 50 Awards & Summit, which was held May 1-3 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
In addition to taking first place in the category of fastest growing show in North America by number of exhibitors, IMEX America was also recognized in a number of other award categories and ranked:
- 38th for growth in net square feet
- 49th by number of exhibitors
- 68th by total attendance
“IMEX America has grown substantially since its launch in 2011, in no small part thanks to the hard work, dedication and sheer passion of the team here in the UK and our partners in the US,” said Carina Bauer, CEO, IMEX Group. “We’re thrilled with this nation recognition placing our show as the fastest growing tradeshow in the whole of North America in 2022
“Las year’s edition of IMEX America set a new benchmark – it was 45 percent bigger than the previous year with an additional 1,063 exhibiting companies, plus 40 percent of returning exhibitors increased their booth space. What’s more, the show was a powerful and uplifting reflection of our industry’s post pandemic bounce back with international exhibitors returning in strong numbers – over 3,300 exhibiting companies from 180 plus countries.”
IMEX America is also in the top five shows ever measured by Explori from an exhibitor perspective in 2021 (out of more than 2,000 shows measured by Explori). Last year, the show ranked in the top one percent for overall satisfaction and NPS scores.
“The organizers of the Fastest 50 and Next 50 ranked shows are some of the innovate and adaptable people in the industry,” explains Gabrielle Weiss, vice-president and editor-in-chief, Trade Show Executive Media Group. “IMEX America certainly falls in this class with its forward-thinking activations and laser focus on not only the show but on our wider industry. It’s no wonder that this show made our rankings in 2022 and also took home the grand award for Fastest-Growing Show in Sheer Numbers of Exhibiting Companies. Given the saying all ships rise with the tide, our industry is elevated with the creative work of the powerhouse team at IMEX America.”


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Apple is Silicon Valley’s most diverse tech giant. According to the company’s mint diversity and inclusion report released Wednesday, Apple has been able to significantly increase its number of female and minority employees since 2014.
Women make up 32 percent of Apple’s employees worldwide, up two points from 2014. Apple’s report also boasts that racial and ethnic minorities consisted of 54 percent of new hires in the United States since June 2015. But those boosts largely come from hires in Apple’s retail stores — not tech workers in Cupertino, California.
Racial and gender diversity in retail has jumped since 2014. Seventeen percent of Apple store employees are Hispanic or Latino and 12 percent are black — a 4 point and 2 point increase respectively. Asians have much lower representation in retail stores at 7 percent, but make up 27 percent of the company’s tech employees.
The percentage of white employees is steady at 59 percent, which could indicate that even as Apple continued to grow its retail workforce, diversity was a priority in the hiring process. Women still only make up 32 percent of their retail employees, but that is a slight improvement over two years ago, when they were just 30 percent of their staff.
The retail industry is more inherently diverse than tech industry at large, and Apple’s numbers are on par with that: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women hold 31 percent of jobs in electronic stores, while blacks make up 14 percent, Asians represent 9 percent, and Hispanics hold 19 percent of those jobs. But Apple is also one of the only tech companies with any significant retail presence, meaning their overall diversity numbers benefit in ways that most other Silicon Valley giants do not. Apple employs more than 30,000 retail employees in the U.S., where the company has more than 250 stores, double the number of their next closest competitor Microsoft.
On the tech side, gender diversity has improved by 3 percentage points since 2014, with 23 percent of tech jobs filled by women. The number of Asian workers has ticked up 4 points since 2014, with the number of blacks increasing 2 points. Hispanics in tech saw a marginal increase from 6 percent in 2014 to 7 percent in 2016.
The transformation of Apple’s workforce from a white, male dominated company to one that is more reflective of society as a whole is a slow process, but Apple’s report is heartening. CEO Tim Cook has been outspoken and proactive about the tech industry’s need for diversity of all kinds, including religion, sexual orientation and gender identity. In fact, some of the company’s most visible — and perhaps most laudable — improvements have been in its outward representation.
Apple has been more inclusive during their signature product launches, putting more women and people of color on stage during big events. Apple Music VP and head of global consumer marketing Bozoma Saint John was the highlight at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The native Ghanaian, who joined Apple in 2014, is the brain behind Apple Music’s hit 2015 Emmy awards commercial featuring black entertainers Mary J. Blige, Taraji P. Henson, and Kerry Washington casually singing and dancing to tunes.
Incremental changes, such as increasing recruitment from historically black colleges and universities, are noteworthy. But while Apple can’t change Silicon Valley’s make-up in a year, the company is working to change the face of the brand. Those changes will hopefully reverberate, not only within Apple’s tech sector, but the industry overall.
This post originally appeared at Thinkprogress.org on August 4, 2016. Reprinted with permission.
Lauren C. Williams is the tech reporter for ThinkProgress. She writes about the intersection of technology, culture, civil liberties, and policy. In her past lives, Lauren wrote about health care, crime, and dabbled in politics. She is a native Washingtonian with a master’s in journalism from the University of Maryland and a bachelor’s of science in dietetics from the University of Delaware.


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Taco Bell Debuts New Cheddar Crisps in Mild, Nacho Cheese, and Fire Flavors
It's 2020 and I'm unashamed to simply eat cheese as a snack these days, and I'm not alone. Even outside of the keto diet, people are opting for low-card, hight-fat snacks, like cheese crisps. So, it's not too surprising that Taco Bell is throwing its hat in the cheese snack ring with the launch of new Cheddar Crisps.
The new line of snacks come in three flavors inspired by the Crunchwrap purveyor's menu: Mild, Nacho, and Fire, according to a press release. For now, you can get the Cheddar Crisps at most Kroger and 7-Eleven locations, but T-Bell said they'll also be available on Amazon soon.
“From the classic Cheesy Gordita Crunch to the Toasted Cheddar Chalupa, we’ve been giving fans new and exciting ways to satisfy their cheesy cravings for years. Cheddar Crisps are the next evolution to give our fans a new way to satisfy their Taco Bell cravings,” said Taco Bell’s Senior Director of Brand Marketing, Taylor Montgomery, in a press release. “Our ability to package up the bold Taco Bell flavors fans love into these new crisps is our distinct advantage when it comes to entering this new crisps category.”
It's not the first time Taco Bell has ventured out of the drive-thru lane and into the snack aisle. Back in 2018, the company released bags of hot sauce-flavored tortilla chips, and in 2019 even provided us with a surprisingly hot Reaper Ranch rendition.
We were able to try Taco Bell's Fire-flavored Cheddar Crisps and they're definitely not as fire as we'd hoped. Maybe Taco Bell will come out with a Reaper Ranch or Diablo version and give us the heat we actually want and need.


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The announcement was made during today’s (July 20) Japanese Nintendo Direct Mini. The game acts as a direct sequel to last year’s Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Secret Fairy, which has shipped over 420,000 copies.
Little is known about the title so far, however a short description of the game reads: “In this latest entry in the Atelier series, Ryza makes her triumphant return as the protagonist, making franchise history as the first character to take on the hero role in two successive titles.”
The Japanese trailer showcases some of the fantasy environments players will get to explore, including underwater environments. Combat is also highlighted alongside mounts that can ridden throughout the game. Check out the full trailer below:
A website is set to launch for Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy on July 29, which will provide further details on the game. Currently only a countdown can be seen on the site – counting down till it will go live.
The Nintendo Direct Mini also announced two Shin Megami Tensei games, both coming to the Switch next year (2019). Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne is getting a HD remake and is scheduled to be released in Spring 2021.
The second game announced was a new entry in the series titled Shin Megami Tensei V and is coming at a yet to be announced date in 2021.


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[According to 9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2018/08/13/google-voice-ios-redesign-icon/), These features, alongside a new logo for the design refresh, are available now on iOS, with Android users receiving this update gradually.
iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users hoping to update to iOS 12 and jump into a FaceTime call with up to 31 other people will have to wait a little bit longer.
9to5Mac's Guilherme Rambo [shared news about the delay](https://twitter.com/_inside/status/1029049364545777664) on Twitter. According to Apple's patch notes for the latest iOS 12 beta, "Group FaceTime has been removed from the initial release of iOS 12," with the company planning on officially launching the feature in a supplemental update to iOS 12 "later this fall."
For those that were excited to use group video calling because of Apple's end-to-end encrypted, privacy-focused framework, other end-to-end encrypted alternatives that support group video calling on https://alternativeto.net/software/ios/ include https://alternativeto.net/software/whatsapp/ (which [just launched](https://alternativeto.net/news/2018/8/whatsapp-four-person-group-video-calling-has-launched) 4-person encrypted video calls on July 30th) and https://alternativeto.net/software/wire/.
Another hero shooter based off a classic first person shooter campaign is now free-to-play on PC.
During Bethesda's annual [Quakecon convention keynote](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd87p39jcQo), developer id Software [announced](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmQJmifneCU) that the latest entry in the https://alternativeto.net/software/quake/ franchise, Quake Champions, will now be free-to-play permanently, more than a year after it exited beta and entered Steam Early Access.
Quake Champions is a first-person shooter with the series' trademark movement mechanics, but with influence from the modern hero shooter trend most popularized by titles such as https://alternativeto.net/software/overwatch/.
The game is [available](https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/611500/) on https://alternativeto.net/software/steam/ or through [Bethesda.net](https://quake.bethesda.net/en).
Discord users will soon be able to not only talk about games with the app, but buy, launch, and play them, too.
According to [Discord's announcement of its official in-app store](https://blog.discordapp.com/the-discord-store-beta-9a35596fdd4), 50,000 Canadian Discord users will be the first to beta test the new feature. The initial lineup of games that will be purchasable from Discord directly include:
- Into the Breach
- https://alternativeto.net/software/spellforce/ 3
- The Banner Saga 3
- https://alternativeto.net/software/pillars-of-eternity/ II: Deadfire
- This is the Police 2
On top of games being offered on a storefront, subscribers to https://alternativeto.net/software/discord-app/'s Nitro service will now have access to games with their subscription. At launch, these games include:
- Saints Row: The Third – The Full Package and Saints Row IV – Game of the Century Edition from the https://alternativeto.net/software/saints-row-series-/ series
- Metro: Last Light Redux
- Lost Horizon
- https://alternativeto.net/software/darksiders-series-/: Warmastered Edition
- Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
In addition to being able to purchase, download, and launch games from Discord directly, the game-centric messaging, voice, and video chat app will also be able to scan users' computers for other video game storefronts and games, allowing users to launch the game directly from Discord regardless of what storefront it was purchased from. Discord will automatically launch both the storefront's client and the game.
These features do not have a final launch date, and Discord noted that "...things may change by the time we’re ready to launch. What you see today will likely not be what you see in the future."
Photo sharing and instant messaging app Snapchat hasn't had the best of luck as of late. Between reporting a loss of 3 million users following the launch of its redesign, as well as a source code breach after releasing the latest version of its app for iOS, today's events are not helping.
Snapchat revealed in its [second quarter earnings report](https://investor.snap.com/~/media/Files/S/Snap-IR/press-release/q2-18-earnings-release.pdf) that its userbase has decreased from 191 million to 188 million total users. According to [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/7/17661878/snapchat-earnings-q2-2018-results-redesign), Snap CEO Evan Spiegel stated that the company feels as if it has “...now addressed the biggest frustrations we’ve heard and are eager to make more progress on the tremendous opportunity we now have to show more of the right content to the right people.” This is the first quarter that Snap has reported a loss in user count.
In addition to this, source code from the iOS version of the Snapchat app was accidentally exposed back in early May, with a (now delisted) [GitHub page for the code](https://github.com/i5xx/Source-SnapChat). A representative from Snap [released a statement to Motherboard](https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ywkqew/snapchat-code-leaked-online-github-removed):
“An iOS update in May exposed a small amount of our source code and we were able to identify the mistake and rectify it immediately,” a Snap spokesperson told Motherboard in an email. “We discovered that some of this code had been posted online and it has been subsequently removed. This did not compromise our application and had no impact on our community.”
In the same article, Motherboard also reports about users trading this code privately following the successful DMCA request to delist the code from GitHub.
For more coverage of these financial results and code leaks, see the following articles
[The Verge's coverage](https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/7/17661878/snapchat-earnings-q2-2018-results-redesign)
[The Next Web's coverage](https://thenextweb.com/security/2018/08/07/hacker-swipes-snapchats-source-code-publishes-it-on-github/)
Movies Anywhere, the US-only cloud-based legal digital movie locker service, now supports movies from the Microsoft Store.
After announcing the news [a day early accidentally](https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/6/17655246/microsoft-movies-anywhere-xbox-windows-10), Microsoft [officially announced](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/08/06/microsoft-movies-tv-now-supports-movies-anywhere/) its participation in the Movies Anywhere service on August 7th, 2018. This means that movies previously purchased and synced through the Movies Anywhere app from supported digital storefronts will now be playable on Microsoft's https://alternativeto.net/software/movies-and-tv/ app for https://alternativeto.net/software/windows-10/ and Xbox.
https://alternativeto.net/software/movies-anywhere/ is a commercial service that serves as a sort of locker for legally acquired digital movies from participating stores. https://alternativeto.net/software/microsoft-store/ support comes as an addition to https://alternativeto.net/software/amazon-video/, https://alternativeto.net/software/fandango/, https://alternativeto.net/software/google-play-movies/, https://alternativeto.net/software/itunes/, and https://alternativeto.net/software/vudu/. Movies purchased from one of any of these participating digital stores will also be added to a user's Movies Anywhere library, which will allow the user to play back the content from any of the participating libraries for no additional charge.
The Movies Anywhere service supports movies from 20th Century Fox, Disney, Sony Pictures, Universal, and Warner Bros. By linking a Microsoft account to the service, users will get X-Men: Days of Future Past for free.
Google has revealed the final name for the latest version of Android. Version 9.0 of the mobile operating system is officially named "Pie." In addition to the name, the operating system itself is now available on the company's Pixel line of phones.
Android Pie utilizes machine learning for its "Adaptive Battery" and "Adaptive Brightness" features. These features, alongside improvements to navigation, app switching, and a "Digital Wellbeing" toolset that shows how long users are using apps, are all detailed on the operating system's [official website](https://www.android.com/versions/pie-9-0/).
According to VentureBeat, Android Pie is slated for other devices produced by Essential Nokia, OnePlus, Oppo, Sony Xperia, and Vivo, and Xiaomi by the "end of this fall." The OS will not be released for Nexus devices.
For further coverage of this release, see these links:
Following its release on nearly every other major platform, Fortnite is finally arriving on Android. However, those hoping to download it through Google's app storefront are in for a surprise: the game will use its own dedicated launcher that must be downloaded directly from Epic's website.
In a [frequently asked questions session with Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-fortnite-on-android-doesnt-use-google-play-confirmed), Epic's Tim Sweeney provides a few reasons as to why the massively popular free-to-play online multiplayer shooter is forgoing distribution on the https://alternativeto.net/software/android-market/. One of the first reasons Sweeney mentions is that Epic believes "gamers will benefit from competition among software sources on Android."
In addition to this, Sweeney confirms that, if Epic had this same option for release on iOS, they would have forgone releasing on the https://alternativeto.net/software/app-store/ as well. Sweeney states, when prompted about this method posing a security risk for those that may be deceived by a malicious installer masking itself as Fortnite, stated that users "should look carefully at the source of software [they are] installing, and only install software from sources [they] trust."
Sweeney goes on to state that this move is motivated by Epic's desire to foster "a direct relationship with [its] customers on all platforms where that's possible." He also admits that the 30% store tax imposed not only in the Google Play Store, but also on storefronts such as the iOS App Store, Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store, https://alternativeto.net/software/steam/, and the Xbox Store, is one that Epic will avoid whenever possible. This explains why Fortnite isn't available on storefronts such as Steam or the https://alternativeto.net/software/mac-app-store/.
A release date has not been confirmed, however, sites such as [XDA Developers](https://www.xda-developers.com/fortnite-mobile-on-android-google-play-store/) and [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2018/07/26/source-fortnite-for-android-note-9-release-date/) are stating a rumor that the game will be formally revealed at Samsung's August 9th Galaxy Unpacked presentation as a 30-day timed exclusive for the yet-to-be-revealed Galaxy Note 9.
A little over a year after cutting the sharing rate from 7% to 2.5%, Apple is discontinuing its affiliate program for the App Store found on its hardware running iOS and macOS.
The announcement was made on Apple's [official iTunes affiliate page](https://affiliate.itunes.apple.com/resources/blog/affiliate-program-app-store-updates/), stating in both English and Japanese that the affiliate program will be removed from both the iOS and https://alternativeto.net/software/mac-app-store/'s apps and in-app content. The trillion-dollar company cited "increased methods of app discovery" from the updated https://alternativeto.net/software/app-store/ as the reason for retiring this program.
Though affiliates will no longer receive commission based on apps and in-app purchases, they will still be able to earn commission on customers that buy books, movies, music, and television shows from iTunes using their referral links.
Sites that sustain themselves of affiliate revenue, such as TouchArcade, [have written disparaging posts](https://toucharcade.com/2018/08/01/apple-kills-the-app-store-affiliate-program-and-i-have-no-idea-what-we-are-going-to-do/) following the move. Alternative revenue streams, such as affiliate links via Amazon and direct funding from users via https://alternativeto.net/software/patreon/, may be needed in the near future for sites of this kind.
Apple has set the cutoff date for its App Store affiliate program to October 1st, 2018.
Reddit has suffered a data breach that contains data from 2007, as well as data from June of 2018.
On the official r/announcements subreddit, Keyser Sosa, Reddit's Founding Engineer, [detailed what was compromised](https://www.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/93qnm5/we_had_a_security_incident_heres_what_you_need_to/) with this security breach. A hacker managed to access select Reddit employees' accounts from June 14th to June 18th. The hacker did not gain access to write data on Reddit's servers. However, they did manage to steal two vast pools of data.
The first pool of data mentioned was all of Reddit's data from its launch in June of 2005 to May of 2007. This information includes both usernames and passwords (the passwords are salted and hashed), as well as public and private content and messages. Reddit is reaching out to all users impacted by this breach.
In addition to this old database breach, another pool of data was also stolen: June 2018 email digests distributed by Reddit. Though the only user data accessed from this are usernames and email addresses of users that had an email address associated with their Reddit account and had the “email digests” user preference checked between June 3rd to June 17th, it is still a good idea to take measures to secure your account.
Outside of those two major pools of data, other data compromised includes "source code, internal logs, configuration files and other employee workspace files," according to Sosa. None of this data has any user data.
Reddit recommends users change their passwords and enable two-factor authentication on their accounts.
Group video calling is now available on one of the world's most popular messaging services.
Announced [back in early May](https://alternativeto.net/news/2018/5/facebook-announces-dating-app-features-and-more-at-its-f8-conference), popular messenger WhatsApp has launched support for group video calling of up to four people simultaneously.
In order to use the group video calling functionality, users should start a one-on-one video call and then tap the newly implemented "add participant" button in the upper right corner of their screen.
The WhatsApp [blog post announcing the availability of the feature](https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000646/Group-Calling-for-Voice-and-Video-Is-Here) states that these group calls will always be encrypted end-to-end (similar to its https://alternativeto.net/software/signal-private-messenger/ and https://alternativeto.net/software/telegram/ contemporaries), and that the call functionality is designed to "work reliably around the world in different network conditions."
The feature is now available on https://alternativeto.net/software/whatsapp/ for https://alternativeto.net/software/android/ and https://alternativeto.net/software/ios/.
Google's flagship mobile operating system is now getting support for a dark theme on one of the company's most popular websites months after its competing operating systems received support for it.
Though the ability to change the video sharing site's theme from light to dark has been available on desktop and laptop computers since its redesign last year, and the dark theme has also been available for iOS devices for months, the feature has yet to be officially rolled out to Android users. According to multiple reports, this is now changing.
Though previously possible to enable dark theme support on the Android version of the YouTube app, it had to be manually enabled following [this guide from XDA Developers](https://www.xda-developers.com/enable-youtube-dark-mode-android/). However, over the past couple of days, [users on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/92m1os/youtube_dark_theme_active/) as well as other social networks. According to [Richard Gao at Android Police](https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/07/28/youtube-dark-theme-now-available-android/), some users received an in-app notification about dark mode being available on the bottom of their Android device screens.
This rollout does, however, seem to be gradual and in waves instead of a global rollout to all YouTube users running Android. Google has yet to release an official statement confirming the nature of the rollout for native dark theme support on YouTube for Android, nor has it released any planned dates or rollout criteria.
The team collaboration software space is facing consolidation in the face of renewed competition.
In [an announcement](https://slackhq.com/atlassian-and-slack-partnership) on the official Slack blog, April Underwood, Slack's Chief Product Officer, positions the move as a "partnership" between Slack and Atlassian, the owner of Hipchat and Stride.
According to Atlassian's [corresponding blog post](https://www.atlassian.com/blog/announcements/new-atlassian-slack-partnership), Joff Redfern, Atlassian's Vice President of Product Management, explains that the company has made an equity investment in Slack in exchange for Slack's acquisition of https://alternativeto.net/software/hipchat/ and https://alternativeto.net/software/stride-by-atlassian/. Both services are discontinued, with Slack providing a migration path for users of both applications in order to continue working using the company's flagship https://alternativeto.net/software/slack/ team collaboration software.
This move comes half a month after [Microsoft introduced a free version](https://alternativeto.net/news/2018/7/microsoft-is-introducing-a-free-version-of-teams-as-an-alternative-to-slack) of its https://alternativeto.net/software/microsoft-teams/ real-time collaboration software.
In addition to absorbing Hipchat and Stride's users, Slack will be committing development resources to further Slack's integration with other Atlassian products, such as https://alternativeto.net/software/bitbucket/, https://alternativeto.net/software/jira/, and https://alternativeto.net/software/trello/.
Both Atlassian and Slack have set up dedicated migration pages for users of Hipchat and Stride to smoothly migrate to Slack:
[Atlassian's migration page](https://www.atlassian.com/partnerships/slack)
[Slack's migration page](https://slack.com/migration/atlassian)


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A fried-chicken clash is coming to Coral Gables.
Spring Chicken, the new fast-casual fried-bird restaurant from Miami restaurant group 50 Eggs Inc. (Yardbird, Swine), is opening Jan. 28 at 1514 S. Dixie Hwy. in Coral Gables. That’s a soft egg toss from neighbor Shake Shack, 1450 S. Dixie Hwy., which last week rolled out its new Chick’n Shack sandwich nationwide.
Which ’wich will be the last one clucking on South Dixie: Shake Shack’s Instagram darling or Spring Chicken’s The Yardbird? We’ve broken down the contenders.
After Spring Chicken’s grand opening on the 28th, the restaurant will be open daily for lunch and dinner. Future locations are planned for Miami Beach (1439 Alton Rd.), Fort Lauderdale (2400 N. Federal Hwy.) and Miami International Airport (Concourse D).
Contender: Chick’n Shack.
Skinny: Crispy chicken breast with lettuce, pickles, buttermilk herb mayo on non-GMO potato bun.
Story: Shake Shack tested the Chick’n Sandwich at its Brooklyn locations last year before deciding to bring it to the rest of the country.
Where: Shake Shack, 1450 S. Dixie Hwy., Coral Gables, and 1111 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach.
Contender: The Yardbird.
Skinny: Crispy chicken thigh with house pickles and Southern sauce on a toasted potato bun.
Story: The base recipe for Spring Chicken’s fried chicken comes from 50 Eggs CEO John Kunkel’s grandmother, Lewellyn.
Where: Spring Chicken, 1514 S. Dixie Hwy., Coral Gables.


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UK: Long-established UK M&E consultancy Hoare Lea has been acquired by Tetra Tech Inc, a US-based consulting and engineering services firm.
EUROPE: The European refrigerant producers group, EFCTC*, has admitted that it is unclear what HFC and HFO refrigerants are included in the new REACH regulation proposals.
USA: HVAC equipment manufacturer Rheem is to acquire fellow US manufacturer Friedrich Air Conditioning.
EUROPE: While Europe continues with the HFC refrigerant phase down, new proposals to be put before the Commission could see further restrictions or even bans on HFCs and HFOs.
USA: Carrier has reported second quarter sales up 37% to $5.4bn compared to 2020, with organic sales up 31% over the same period.
EUROPE: Panasonic has added a new air handling unit kit to its PACi NX Series of commercial air conditioners.
UK: The installation of a low charge ammonia chiller system at a major UK food manufacturer’s storage facility is said to have led to a 77.3% reduction in energy consumption.


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Men's Health came up with a list of 100 American cities ranked from soberest to drunkest, and San Antonio made the list. Here are the top 10 sloshed and sober cities. Think this list is off? Leave a comment.


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A skier descends Sawtooth Ridge at Northstar-at-Tahoe ski resort. (Bill Stevenson / Northstar-at-Tahoe )
Ski magazine last year pronounced that Northstar-at-Tahoe north of Lake Tahoe had shaken off its "Tahoe underdog" rep. So much has happened at this 3,000-acre resort, including the opening of a ski-in, ski-out Ritz-Carlton last year on the mountain and a change of ownership last week. But for now, one of the resort's best budget offers remains intact: Stay & Ski Free packages.
The vibe: Vail Resorts, which owns Heavenly at South Lake Tahoe, just bought the resort for $63 million, according to an announcement last week. Vail also owns Colorado resorts at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone. Northstar-at-Tahoe is scheduled to open Nov. 20, and, after receiving a dusting of snow last week, snow-making has begun.
The deal: The Stay & Ski Free offer starts at $115 plus tax per person, based on double occupancy. The deal includes a stay at a resort residence plus two free lift tickets (or if you wish, a cross-country trail pass or a $25 resort gift card). Staying at the resort also comes with neat extras such as free Internet and free ice skating and rentals.
I like this special because it's not just a one-time offer; the free lift ticket comes with each night you stay.
When: The offer is good daily Nov. 20 through Dec. 23 and April 3 to closing. Blackout dates are Dec. 24-Jan. 1 and Feb. 18-23. For the rest of the season, it’s generally good on weekdays.
[For the record, added at 4:25 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5: An earlier version of this post said the offer is good Mondays through Thursdays from Jan. 2 to April 2. In fact, lodging and lift-ticket dates are somewhat different. The Northstar-at-Tahoe website has details.]
Tested: I checked the deal online and found a studio condo at Aspen Grove for $115 plus tax per person on Dec. 9. By comparison, without the package, the same condo cost $229 per night, or $114.50 per person. Although the 2010-2011 daily lift ticket prices haven't been announced, they were $84 per adult last season. So for the date I checked, the package would save me around $168.
Contact: Northstar-at-Tahoe, (888) 298-3156


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Our expert thinks Tiger will lose many more endorsement deals in the coming few weeks since news of his numerous infidelities broke
The axe has finally dropped: Gatorade has cut its ties with spokesperson Tiger Woods, and an expert tells HollywoodLife.com he can expect to lose quite a few more before this scandal is over.
“Now that everything has happened, people are going to say, ‘What are we paying this guy for? Now, we have a major hemorrhage. Let’s just dump him,'” media image consultant Michael Sands explains. “They are probably calling their lawyers and trying to figure out how they get out of their contracts.”
Gatorade announced Dec. 8 it will no longer manufacture its Tiger Woods line of drinks, but reps are claiming this has nothing to do with the reports of Tiger’s alleged affairs.
“We decided several months ago to discontinue Gatorade Tiger Focus along with some other products to make room for our planned series of innovative products in 2010. We hope to share more about our 2010 plans soon,” Gatorade reps told CNBC.
Hmmm … Very curious, indeed! This doesn’t seem very coincidental to us, but according to CNBC, a trade publication did release an article mentioning the discontinuation two days before Tiger’s Thanksgiving night accident.
Sands says Gatorade wasn’t shocked or rocked by the scandal. In fact, he says the brand was probably one step ahead of the game. “I’m sure the manufacturers of Gatorade knew what Tiger was up to all along,” Michael said. “It wasn’t any surprise to them. I think it’s time they moved away from the Tiger Woods brand.”
Did Tiger’s other sponsors like Nike know about his playboy lifestyle too? We can’t help but feel totally duped!
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Didn't Halloween used to be a few hours long and almost free? It's changed.
These days Halloween-themed events are likely to run the entire month of October, and revelers are spending more money on a variety of ghoulish costs, including elaborate costumes, theme-park events and product-heavy pumpkin patches
"It's beyond trick-or-treating now," said Chris Epting, a pop-culture historian. His eighth book, "The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra and Einstein's Brain: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Artifacts" will be published in March.
"Every place seems to be doing the Halloween thing," he said, noting that even buying a pumpkin can now be a day-long outing, replete with opportunities to purchase pony rides, pumpkin decorations and elaborate carving devices and stencils. "Getting a pumpkin has become a little bit more of an event."
While it's not considered a major travel holiday, that's not for want of trying on the part of tourist destinations, where the holiday may last a full month. "A lot of places 'go Halloween' ... as a way of creating a new commotion," Epting said.
For instance, every night in October, Knott's Berry Farm, an amusement park in Buena Park, Calif., transforms itself into Knott's Scary Farm, a "160-acre living horror movie." Tickets cost $43 to $48 and children under 13 are advised to stay home. Visit the Web site.
Universal Orlando offers Halloween Horror Nights, a slew of "horrifying haunted houses" and "intense scare zones," every weekend in October. Event tickets cost up to $60, and there's a "gory getaway" package that includes one-night stay, admission and more for $139. Be warned: "this event may be too intense for young children." See the Web site.
Or, for a steamier, adults-only Halloween, there's always Las Vegas. A Fetish and Fantasy Ball anyone? Tickets run about $82 for Saturday's event. See the Web site.
Rise in Halloween spending
These types of offers aren't new, but the amount of money Americans spend on such diversions is growing. Consumers will fork out $3.3 billion this Halloween, a 5% rise from last year, according to the National Retail Federation's annual Halloween consumer survey, conducted by BIGresearch.
But the real spending increase is among young adults 18 to 24, who say they'll spend an average of $50.75 on the holiday, a 30% increase from last year. Those 25 to 34 are planning to spend $62.45 on average, about 14% more than last year.
"It's become more and more of an adult holiday," said Chris Riddle, director of Halloween planning at American Greetings, the greeting-card maker.
But Riddle doubts many people make long treks to special destinations for Halloween. Most of the money spent, he surmises, is going to decorate homes -- and to buy the perfect costume.
"How many costume contests are there ... where they give away prizes? Some of these prizes are trips to the Bahamas. There's an increase in participation," he said.
Less cash, still fun
Of course, there are plenty of lower-priced options available, and Riddle says more people are becoming interested in traditional local trick-or-treat events again, with parents accompanying kids and others decorating their homes and passing out candy.
Calico, a ghost of a silver mining town in Southern California, is appropriately enough offering a Ghost Haunt this weekend, including haunted mine and three trick-or-treating events. Tickets run $8 for adults, $5 for juniors and children are free. See the Web site.
For a bit more money and perhaps some extra shivers, try touring a haunted house at the fortress-like building that housed the Eastern Pennsylvania State Penitentiary, for $20 to $30. Even before you go, the Web site's pulsing heartbeat might induce chills. Check it out.
Or, you can spend Halloween night sleeping in a former prison by heading to the Ottawa Jail Hostel, in Canada, where the dorm rooms are still entered through the jail's original barred doors. "You definitely have a sense you're in a jail," said front-desk supervisor Nicole Uzans. Private rooms run $60 per night, dorm rooms are $25. Go to the Web site.
Maybe Halloween puts you more in mind of pirates than prisoners? Then consider the Pirate Haus Inn and Hostel, in St. Augustine, Fla.
Pirates raided St. Augustine twice, and participants in local re-enactments often stay at the Pirate Haus, leading to actors in period costume roaming the halls at times, said proprietor Conrad Matt, who himself often dresses up as a pirate. Weekend rates for private rooms run $65. See the site.
You'll only have to pay the price of lodging to go goblin in the Halloween "Capital of the World," Anoka, Minn., near Minneapolis.
This is no hollow boast: The U.S. Congress decreed Anoka the Halloween capital in the early 1930s and then again in 2000, said Ellen Ward, past president of Anoka Halloween, Inc., the volunteer group that runs the month-long celebration, including at least three parades, wine tasting, pumpkin carving and more.
They've had years to perfect their haunted ways: At the turn of the century, after a particularly raucous bout of rabble-rousing by local teens, civic leaders devised a plan.
"The town woke up to chickens on the roof, cows walking down the middle of Main Street," Ward said, so business owners said that if the kids stopped their rowdy ways, the money saved in cleaning the mess would go toward a city-wide celebration. See the Web site.
Ward speculates that Salem, Mass., is itching for Anoka's prestigious title. Salem, too, offers a slew of events, including a late-night lantern-lit tour of the House of the Seven Gables, the setting for Nathaniel Hawthorne's book of the same title. See the Web site.
To read travelers' reviews of ghoulish events in Salem, check out IgoUgo, an online travel community. Read a journal entry on Salem.
The Haunted Graveyard is now an annual event at Lake Compounce, a theme park in Bristol, Conn. But it started in founder Ernie Romegialli's front yard.
He created it to distract his daughter, Joanna, from thoughts of candy after she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Proceeds from admission to the Haunted Graveyard go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Tickets range from $12 to $25. See the site.
For those seeking water sports, consider a haunted tour by boat. For $15 to $25, Chicago's Seadog Cruises traverses river, locks and Lake Michigan, all the while depicting the city's "dark and spooky occurrences," according to the Web site. See the site.


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You’ve followed their workouts on Instagram — and maybe even bought one of their killer workout plans. Now, you have a chance to work out with (and possibly meet!) some of your favorite Instagram fitness influencers. Limitless By Fitplan is happening September 29 in New York City.
What is Limitless By Fitplan?
Limitless By Fitplan is a one-day festival of fitness and includes one-hour total body workouts from some of the most famous Instagram trainers.
The morning session includes workouts by Jen Selter, Brittne Babe, Michie Peachie and Michelle Lewin. The afternoon session is also filled with one-hour workouts from Marissa Rivero, Jen Heward, Katie Crewe and Linn Lowes.
Each workout is first come, first serve — meaning you’re not guaranteed a workout spot, so make sure you get there early.
How much are tickets to Limitless By Fitplan?
You have three options for tickets to Limitless By Fitplan: morning, afternoon and all day. Tickets to the morning or afternoon session cost $40 each, while an all-day pass is $65. You can get tickets here.
The small print: Tickets are non refundable and you can only purchase four tickets.
Will you be able to meet the influencers?
“Ticket holders will have the chance to mix, mingle, and enjoy complimentary beverages and snacks with our lineup of influencers,” the event organizers said. So don’t forget your phone or camera.
Even better: You’ll get to sweat and grind it out with a bunch of like-minded exercisers. A 2017 study from the University of New England COllege of Osteopathic Medicine found that people who work out in classes report less stress — and higher quality of life — than those who go at it solo.
Where will Limitless By Fitplan be held?
The Limitless By Fitplan event will be held at NEO U at 420 5th Ave, NYC. The whole thing goes down on September 29 starting at 9 a.m.


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One of Australia’s greatest barn finds has gone to auction, here’s the latest live result. July 31: Chicken Coupe sells for $300,909! July 27: Grays Online opened bidding on the “Chicken Coupe” this weekend and, while punters said it should exceed $200,000, as of this Monday morning, it has exceeded
Less is more when it comes to number plates, with some three and four-digit heritage plates expected to sell for over $100,000. Shannons will be conducting an online auction soon, putting 21 three to six-digit heritage car number plates under the hammer at estimated prices ranging from$15,000 to $190,000. The
Shannons will put 26 cars across the block at its Winter Classic Auction, including a 1985 VK Commodore Group A SS sedan.


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According to the Wall street journal, the French regulatory authority has fined 20 firms engaged in the delivery for 672 million euro. The reason for this decision of regulators is financial fraud of companies, that administered prices through collusion for six years. The companies violated the law in the financial sector and in the field of antitrust activity.
French Regulators report that the management of companies collected within the industry group TLF, where negotiations over the cost were held. Such meetings were held from 2004 to 2010.
Of all the companies that were fined, the highest total will pay Geodis (the largest logistics company, which is engaged in cargo transportation), it is a part of the state railway company SNCF. During the machinations of finance and violation of the law, the company Geodis pay a fine in the amount of 196 million euros. Also among those who pay such a large fine are international companies that deal with shipping like: DHL, FedEx and TNT. According to analysts, the incident could undermine the trust of customers’ companies.
In addition, regulatory authorities of France fined 15 companies which agreed on the adjustment of fees for fuel in the delivery of parcels from 2004 to 2006 for 1.4 million euro.
A considerable amount of the fine in the amount of 55.1 million euros will pay the postal service Royal Mail (UK), in order to resolve the conflict with the Anti-Monopoly Committee of France. Regulatory authorities have questions about GLS service delivery business (the details of the agreement was not disclosed).
Exports of goods accounts for a third of Ukraine’s GDP.But we sell primarily raw materials abroad. It is a marker of underdeveloped countries and a path that does not contribute to economic development. Our state’s strategic task is to increase the exports of high-tech goods with high added value: that is, not just to grow […]
Next year, Ukraine may face a number of macroeconomic risks that will greatly affect economic growth. The Ministry of Finance listed these risks. In particular, Ukraine may lose 0.6-0.8 percentage points of GDP growth due to too low grain yields, due to which the budget will not receive UAH 8.5 billion. At the same time, […]
The low-cost airline Ryanair plans to expand in Ukraine if the open skies agreement with the EU is approved in the coming months. CEO Michael O’Leary stated this. O’Leary predicts the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the EU by the end of 2021. “One of the markets I would single out is Ukraine. […]
Ukraine plans to privatize 737 state-owned enterprises during 2021-2023. The Ministry of Economy published the list of objects for sale. Although some companies will be able to sell only after the amendments to the legislation. In particular, such large enterprises as Centerenergo, the United Mining and Chemical Company, Turboatom, the Zaporizhia Titanium and Magnesium Plant, […]
Apple Inc, according to a lawsuit filed by Epic Games Inc., must allow mobile app developers to redirect users to alternative resources to pay for services in the App Store. The Wall Street Journal reported this. A 30% commission is now charged on each purchase. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers concluded that Apple’s practice was uncompetitive […]
The World Bank will provide Ukraine with a second tranche of $ 350 million, but subject to certain conditions. WB Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde told Interfax-Ukraine what exactly is expected from Kyiv. “The prospects for the second tranche of the Economic Recovery Development Policy Loan depend on maintaining an adequate […]
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The American multinational corporation Google, fined in France for copyright infringement, has announced its intention to appeal the decision of the French regulatory authorities. This was announced on Wednesday, September 1, the chairman of the board of Google France Sebastien Missoff. “We do not agree with some legal nuances and consider the amount of the […]
Shares of Adobe Systems, which rose to 76% over the past 12 months, increased by 2.8% after the announcement of a strong 3rd quarter, traditionally considered seasonally weak. “Adobe has demonstrated the best third quarter in our history,” said Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO of Adobe. “We are confident that our leadership in digital services […]Next
In May Ukraine produced 2.3 million tons of the steel. This figure is to 5.7% higher than was in the same period in 2015. This is confirmed by the monthly data of the international organization World Steel Association. It is a non-profit organisation with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium and a second office in Beijing, China, […]Next
The largest Chinese company Alibaba Group announced the acquisition of the largest English-language printed edition in Hong Kong – South China Morning Post (SCMP). The agreement between two large companies estimated at $ 266 million. Representatves of companies told about the agreement on December 14, 2015. All details of the agreement are kept in a […]Next
As part of the fight against the illegal fuel market, the State Fiscal Service liquidated 10 illegal productions of fuels and lubricants. The head of the State Fiscal Service Vadym Melnyk told about this in an interview with NV Business. According to him, during January-March, SFS officers seized 35.6 thousand tons of illegally produced fuel […]Next
Shares of US electric car manufacturer Tesla continue to rise sharply amid news of the company’s future accession to the S&P index. On Tuesday, November 24, the market value of Elon Musk’s company crossed the $ 500 billion mark for the first time. Tesla shares are said to have risen nearly 550 percent this year, […]Next
Global trade turnover in 2020 will decrease by 7-9%. This was announced on Wednesday, October 21, by the RBC-Ukraine news agency with reference to the report of the UN Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD. The decline in trade has occurred in all regions of the world due to quarantine restrictions, the report said. They […]Next
The capacity of installed solar energy facilities in Ukraine will increase up to 3 GW by 2020. Vitaliy Daviy, CEO of IB Center Europe, made such forecast for the development of the industry at CISOLAR 2019 the 8th Solar Energy Conference in Kiev. As of April 1, 2019, more than 2.2 GW of solar energy […]Next
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Founder of media corporation RIA Media Corp. Oleksandr Chovhan singled out from his eponymous Foundation impressive sum of money in the development of IT sphere in Ukraine. The funds were invested in Vinnitsa IT – Academy in exchange for a share in the amount of 61% in the structure of the institution. According to Tetiana […]Next
On Wednesday, March 17, the Antimonopoly Committee decided to fine the distributor of tobacco products Tedis Ukraine 274.2 million hryvnias, the press service of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine reports. The reason for this decision was the company’s failure to fully implement the decision of the committee from 2016 (paragraph 4 of Article 50 of […]Next
The largest American agricultural company Cargill suspends the sale of seeds, fertilizers and chemicals in the Black Sea region, including Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria and Poland. According to the information of the “Interfax-Ukraine”, after a comprehensive review of its grain and oilseed business in the Central and Eastern Europe, the Cargill decided to stop […]Next
Ukrainian businessman Serhiy Tigipko was denied the purchase of more than 99% of Prominvestbank (PIB) shares through Luregio Limited. National Bank made the relevant decision due to problematic issues of the Bank’s activity. “The Committee on Supervision and Regulation of Banking, Oversight (Oversight) of Payment Systems adopted this decision on February 5, 2021. The decision […]Next
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Principal Consultant Grant Courtney provides an overview of the findings of the recent Operation Pangea, looking at what the rise in the fake medicines and the consequences of Brexit means for the UK and what action needs to be taken to protect our supply chains.
Operation Pangea is an international effort coordinated by INTERPOL, across 92 countries, which aims to disrupt the online sale of fake and illicit health products.
Through the combined work of regulatory bodies, healthcare companies, customs and the police, millions of potentially dangerous medicines are prevented from reaching patients each year.
In addition to seizing falsified product the operation also successfully brings down websites and online marketplaces operated by criminals, dismantles criminal gangs and raises awareness of the risks to the public.
Operation Pangea XIV (2021) ran from May 18 – 25th and it comes as no surprise that products related to the COVID-19 pandemic featured heavily, with testing kits accounting for more than half of all medical devices seized.
The numbers speak for themselves:
• 277 arrests. • 113,020 web-links taken down. • $23m worth or illicit products seized.
What is really telling is the dramatic increase in the value of seized products, up 164% over 2020 numbers. The UK was a focal point of this year’s operation with over 3 million medicines and medical devices seized with a value of almost $13 million.
Whilst Pangea focuses on the illegal on-line sale of medicines, we must not forget that falsified drugs also enter the legitimate supply chain. Between 2011 and 2014 thousands of stolen medicines from Italian hospitals were taken out of the controlled supply chain and ended up in pharmacies across the UK, this included Lyrica, the epilepsy drug, but also medicines for prostate cancer and schizophrenia.
Legislation such as the EU Falsified Medicines Directive (EU FMD) has been enacted with the specific objective of providing protection to patients from Falsified Medicines entering the legitimate supply chain, however since Brexit the EU FMD no longer applies to Great Britain.
In October 2020 the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) wrote to the health secretary, Matt Hancock and asked for plans to be established to help authenticate medicines that move between the EU and UK. The RPS were concerned that the removal of safeguards provided by the EU FMD could lead to an influx of falsified medicines.
Clearly Pangea XIV and historical cases show that the UK is a target of an increasing level of criminal activity and the implications of the Pandemic and Brexit leave patients more exposed than before.
Our attention must therefore focus on two important legislative areas, the first is the Digital Services Act (DSA), as this represents an opportunity to help prevent criminals anonymously operating on-line websites and selling to the public. The second will be the UK legislation which replaces the EU FMD. Both of these will be critical to the continued fight against fake medicines.
Image: Fake medicines seized during Operation Pangea XIV (2021) - Photo source INTERPOL


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Dish Network will close 500 underperforming and unprofitable Blockbuster video stores in the coming weeks, accounting for about a third of its stores.
The announcement came as the company announced its fourth quarter profits increased 24 percent to $313 million in the fourth quarter. It reversed subscriber losses to pick up a net 22,000 subscribers thanks in part to its new Blockbuster-branded services. It acquired Blockbuster last year.
The closures will occur in the first quarter of this year, the company said. The company will try to expand its Dish Services offerings in remaining stores. It currently sells Dish Network sales in about 150 stores.
Dish initially disclosed the closures deep in a 300-page SEC filing after providing only a general outline of its earnings in a news release early Thursday. It later expanded on the planned closings in its earnings call.
The company reported total revenue of $3.63 billion for the quarter, a 13 percent increase over the $3.21 billion for the fourth quarter of 2010. Its $313 million in net income compared to $252 million in the 2010 fourth quarter. Diluted earnings per share were $0.70, compared with $0.56. Analysts had forecast earnings of 61 cents on revenue of $3.62 billion.
The company lost 166,000 net subscribers in 2011, but the gain in the fourth quarter brought its total subscribers to about 13.97 million.
"By introducing new Blockbuster-branded services, we've begun to turn the tide in subscriber losses while continuing to face increased competitive pressures," said president and CEO Joe Clayton.
As of 10:35 a.m. ET Thursday, shares of the company's stock were up 1.03 percent to $29.46.
For the year, Dish reported total revenue of $14.05 billion compared with $12.64 billion for 2010, an increase of 11 percent. Net income for 2011 totaled $1.52 billion, compared with $985 million for 2010. Diluted earnings per share were $3.39 for 2011 compared with $2.20.


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Daniel Gestetner is an entrepreneur who has worked in diverse fields: beauty, pastries, e-commerce and now, lingerie.
Gestetner, who oversees the trendy Myla intimates business, developed his taste for brands in the Nineties when he headed the Revlon business for central and Eastern Europe, ran the $60 million cake division at grocer Tesco and sold the $500 million SmartShop.com business he created with his brother Leo to a division of Barclay's Bank in 2001.
Now, at 36, he's facing one of his toughest challenges: developing, marketing and selling the saucy Myla brand of lingerie to a consumer base of sophisticated, modern women who appreciate luxury and sex appeal. He said he wants to turn the two-year-old brand that he and his brother, who serves as director of operations and finances, bought in October 2005 into an "aspirational brand that will give women a feeling of empowerment, as well as making them feel and look sexy."
Gestetner reviewed a five-year plan that he hopes will grow the Myla name into a $50 million business worldwide. The brand, acquired from founders Charlotte Selmer and Nina Hampson, is projected to generate combined wholesale and retail revenues of $15 million by October 2008, he said.
"It's ambitious, but it's a huge market,'' Gestetner said. "The category is there for the taking."
Gestetner also is director of London-based Brands Etc., which, in addition to Myla, includes three diversified wholesale businesses: Zoggs, a $30 million Australian swimwear accessories line for men, women and children; Women's Pure Lime, a $4 million brand of Scandinavian exercisewear and sports bras, and First Fitness Factory, a $15 million business of gymwear sold at 150 concessions at gyms in the U.K.
Gestetner believes Myla could be developed into a world-class top brand through marketing, advertising, expansion into prime retail locations and building a prolific wholesale business. The first global ad campaign, created by Myla's creative director, Franceska Luther, and photographed by Ben Hassett, broke in October editions of British Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and will appear in Vogue in the U.S. in December. The campaign, with the tag line "Myla — Beauty and the Bedroom," will be followed by other titles in the spring, said a spokeswoman."One of the first things we look at is what is the competition in the sector," Gestetner said. "Globally, we saw it was only La Perla, a high-end brand like ours. But Myla is younger and sexier. My mother would wear La Perla."
Regarding real estate, he said, "We're looking for a second New York shop in SoHo, and we've been approached by the Plaza, but by no means have we agreed to a deal. We are also looking at Bal Harbour [Fla.], where there is no lingerie brand [boutique], and at Las Vegas at both Caesars Palace and the Venetian Resort Hotel, which is adding a huge retail wing. I want to be on Robertson Boulevard [Los Angeles], near Kitson, where celebrities like Victoria Beckham shop."
The brand already has a celebrity following in London, especially the Notting Hill boutique where habitués range from Kate Moss, who has purchased made-to-order undies, to Prince Harry, who bought gift items.
There are six freestanding Myla boutiques in the U.K., and one in New York at Madison Avenue and East 69th Street. An in-store Myla "concept shop" is scheduled to open at Harrods in London next month. Gestetner said exhibiting at trade shows such as the Salon International de la Lingerie in Paris and Lyon, Mode City in Lyon, France, has helped open up international accounts.
"We had no wholesale business before, but now we have up to 200 retail customers like Bloomingdale's and Barneys New York,'' he said. "And we are expanding business in Europe and have a strong business in Russia, including Estelle Adony, Russia's second-largest lingerie chain, Tsum department store in Moscow, and Podium, a five-unit chain in Moscow."
The brand plans to "make a big splash at the next [Salon] show in Paris and is looking at opening up accounts with six retail groups in the Mideast over the next two months based on orders from the Lyon show," Gestetner said. "We also plan to roll out 10 to 12 Myla stores in the Mideast because it's a very exciting and lucrative market. Women spend money on lingerie, perfume, jewelry and handbags."
“What he has done at Vuitton is really exceptional,” said @gameofthrones’ actress Gwendoline Christie on @mrkimjones’ final show for @louisvuitton. “He has rebooted luxury in terms of making it commercial, viable and contemporary. And most importantly artistic. He has never compromised his artistic vision for the sake of commodity.” (📷: @zefashioninsider)
After seeing a demand for men’s wear from its customers, British contemporary women’s wear label @ariesarise has added a men’s wear component and will launch a unisex collection with @mrporterlive. The 20-piece collection includes jackets, denim, logo T-shirts and more with deconstructed ‘90s vibes. Set to launch on January 18, you can shop the pieces on Aries’ website and on mrporter.com. #wwdfashion
“And so spending so much time with a character who thinks like that, inevitability you try and analyze yourself and go back and think about your own demons and dark chapters that you had in your life,” says @thedanielbruhl of his role in TNT’s “The Alienist.” The show, set in the Gilded Age of New York, also stars Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans. Head to WWD.com to read about how 39-year-old Brühl prepared for the role and why he thinks the show is so relevant to today #wwdeye ( 📷: @Eriktanner)
Now that Celine Dion’s collection has topped $10 million in sales, the pop superstar, fashion icon and newly-minted industry player is eyeing growth in Asia. Read the full report by @tiffanyap, link in bio. #wwdnews #celinedion
“My personal philosophy to beauty is paying attention to oneself. I love to be outdoors, lots of fresh air, trying to take care of yourself as best you can. I always notice that comes through,” says Felicity Jones, the global face of @shiseido-owned @cledepeaubeauteus, which launches today. Head to WWD.com to read more about the actress’ love for beauty and how she prepared for her new role in “The Basis of Sex,” playing the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg. #wwdbeauty (📷: @dandoperalski)
Among the familiar faces at @off____white’s show was a surprise figure: Japanese artist @takashipom, pictured here on Wednesday morning. Other show-goers included @jerrylorenzo, who spoke about his upcoming project: a @nike collaboration for back to school, with designs inspired by his childhood on the West Coast. Sitting in the front row were Future, Don Crawley, @miguel and more. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: Stephane Feugere)
According to @laurentsai, former “Terrace House: Aloha State” cast member, she didn’t know she was auditioning for the Japanese version of “Real World.” “I was telling a couple of my friends and someone’s like, ‘That sounds a lot like Terrace House.’ I was like, ’No it can’t be.’” Turns out, it was. But Tsai isn’t just a reality star — she’s an illustrator who has worked with Starbucks Japan and most recently, she’s dipping her toes into the fashion world. Head to WWD.com to read about her time on the show, modeling and her art. #wwdeye (📷: @danieldorsa)
More changes are coming to New York Fashion Week: Beginning with the spring 2019 collection, @alexanderwangny will move his New York show to June from September, adopting a biannual schedule with collections shown in June and December. Additionally, the @cfda is planning for an official summer/winter fashion season taking place as soon as June and December 2018. Read more about the upcoming changes on WWD.com. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @slovekinpics)