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Four leading New Zealand trade industry experts came together to urge builders and construction businesses to seize the opportunities in the market place to make more money whilst doing less paperwork.
At this week’s Make more money, do less paperwork event hosted by Alliott NZ Chartered Accountants, Tradeworx and Lawyers Duncan Cotterrill, more than 25 trade sector business owners attended a special session held in Jubilee Hall Parnell.
The presentation was packed with practical advice, tackling head-on the challenges faced by business owners operating in the building sector, with insights from leading NZ industry specialists.
Themed around getting a good support network of professionals and taking advantage of the readily available technology to increase their bottom line, minimise risks associated with the industry and get more “time” back for business owners.
Lawyer Karen Overend covered the Construction Contracts and Building Acts; Tradeworx’s Glenn Morris and Aimie Skelton looked at why some construction businesses outperform others and showcased the cloud software available to get the right information at the right time.
Alliott NZ’s Anthony McIlroy highlighted that, when armed with good financial information, business owners can drive accountability on the financial impact of decisions and generate better leadership, goal achievement and ultimately financial success with less effort.
Anthony said, “Whether a trade business is turning over $150K or $30M, the topics covered help to improve bottom line, better manage risk, bring greater clarity to business performance and help plan for the future.”


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Food and Water Watch helps you tell the National Organics Standards Board to prohibit apple and pear growers from labeling their produce "organic" if they use the antibiotic tetracycline. That's what organic standards are for, right? Keeping artificial stuff out of food? Yet apple and pear growers have enjoyed an exemption from organic standards for years, and want to extend that exemption for another three years. Tetracycline helps combat fire blight (so named for its burnt appearance, though the pathogen Erwinia amylovora causes it), but the whole point of organic labeling is to prevent the consumer from ingesting harmful chemicals, and tetracycline (which studies have linked to lupus, breathing problems, and fetal bone growth issues) is one of those. Also, using antibiotics on fire-blighted trees has helped create even stronger strains of Erwinia, and there are other ways to fight it (like planting more resistant varieties and more vigilant pruning). Of course, they're more labor-intensive, but I hear a lot of people are looking for jobs these days. And "organic" is a label you really ought to earn.
Meanwhile, the Union of Concerned Scientists helps you tell Congress to enact stronger standards for storing radioactive nuclear waste. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Currently more than 70 sites store nuclear waste (tens of thousands of tons of it!) in "spent-fuel pools," which aren't particularly safe from terrorist attacks and need lots of energy to maintain, instead of dry casks, which are made of steel and concrete and which have no need for electrical maintenance (thus making them safer during a power outage!). And the pools were only supposed to be short-term storage to begin with! It's a wonder we don't have more problems -- which, I imagine, would be the right-wing response to any effort to move spent nuclear waste to dry casks. But it has happened elsewhere -- a spent-fuel pool ruptured and leaked radioactive material into the air during the Fukushima disaster -- and if we can imagine it happening here pretty easily, we should deal with it promptly. And this seems to me the more conservative viewpoint -- after all, we do have life and property to conserve, don't we?
Finally, Public Citizen helps you support an end to the arbitration forced upon consumers by corporations. As you may recall, Sens. Franken (D-MN) and Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Arbitration Fairness Act in the Senate in 2011, and Rep. Johnson (D-GA) introduced a version in the House. They've yet to re-introduce the Act in this Congress (thomas.loc.gov has nothing for "arbitration fairness" as of this writing), but that doesn't mean it's not important right now, or that we can't talk about it with our Congressfolk. More and more corporations -- like banks, cell-phone providers, and cable corporations -- slip forced arbitration agreements into their contracts, and as you may recall, the Supreme Court ruled in 2011 that corporations could force consumers into agreements that actually prevent them from banding into classes and filing class-action lawsuits. And the arbitrators don't rule in your favor very often, because they get their checks from the corporations -- though, really, since we buy the corporations' products and services, we're paying for it. But no one should have to give up their rights just to get a product or service -- or a job.

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The Particle Android Sample Code by Particle demonstrates how developers can access the REST API to implement IoT features. With this tinker app available on the Google Play Store, developers can create internet of things projects starting with a prototype. The code is on GitHub. The app can be downloaded from Play.
Amazon today announced the open source release of its Alexa Auto SDK, which lets automakers integrate its Alexa service into their vehicles. Voice-based services like Amazon Alexa are a perfect fit for automobiles, as consumers are in many cases required by law to use hands-free devices.
Twelve APIs have been added to the ProgrammableWeb directory in categories including Internet of Things, Banking, Social, and Languages. Highlights today include APIs from Amazon for developing for Alexa, and banking APIs from BBVA. Here's a rundown of the latest additions.


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Net sales for the second quarter of 2013 were $382 million, an increase of $45 million, or 13.4%, from the comparable 2012 period. Adjusted loss per share from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2013 was ($0.12), compared to adjusted loss per share from continuing operations of ($0.09) for the second quarter of 2012.
Adjusted EBITDA, net of foreign currency transaction adjustments, was $8 million for the second quarter of 2013 and $16 million for the second quarter of 2012.
For the first half of 2013, the Company recorded a loss from continuing operations of ($76) million, or ($0.63) per share, compared to a loss from continuing operations for the first half of 2012 of ($101) million, or ($0.96) per share. Adjusted loss per share from continuing operations in the first half of 2013 was ($0.27) compared to an adjusted loss per share from continuing operations of ($0.31) in the first half of 2012. Net sales for the first half of 2012 were $754 million, an increase of $100 million, or 15.3%, from the comparable 2012 period.
William L. McComb, Chief Executive Officer of Fifth & Pacific Companies, Inc., said: "We were pleased overall with the performance of our brands during the quarter, as we believe we remain on track to achieve our 2013 financial targets. Kate Spade posted a 65% increase in total net sales, driven by strong performance in all channels of its business and a 27% increase in direct-to-consumer comparable sales.
Excluding the impact of $22 million in net sales associated with Kate Spade Japan, net sales for Kate Spade increased 43%. Kate Spade remains on track to achieve its adjusted EBITDA target of $130 to $140 million for the year, despite the planned dilution on adjusted EBITDA margin resulting from the reporting impact of the Kate Spade Japan acquisition and the launch of Kate Spade Saturday."
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From time to time, darknet markets initiate bans on certain types of products depending on the preference of the admins after taking various factors into account.
Among the most notable products to have been banned by some markets in the past are the sale of weapons and X-rated content.
The ax seems to be slicing through more categories with the latest instance happening in Dream Market, where the admins initiated a ban on fentanyl.
In a screenshot obtained by Dark Web News, one of the market administrators going by the name “Gowron” posted in the forums stating that from May 20, 2018, the market would not allow the sale of fentanyl and carfentanyl.
Users are further urged to report to the admin in the event they come across listings that push for the sale of the banned product.
In most cases, vendors who do not comply with the terms and conditions set out by a given marketplace end up having their accounts suspended or terminated for good.
If the case is severe, they lose all their funds and do not get a refund on the vendor bond if there was one.
The Effect of the Ban
Currently, Dream Market is the top marketplace in the darknet community.
The position was gained after the fall of AlphaBay Market, which happened in July of last year in a coordinated law enforcement takedown.
In every business, there are others that outperform the rest in terms of customer base and profitability.
In the case of darknet markets, drugs are among the most profitable areas of demand, and the ban by Dream will affect several vendors engaging in the trade of the product.
Given the fact that fentanyl is among the most consumed opioids, the ultimate effect is that there will be a decline in terms of profits for the opioid sellers and a reduction in commission for the admins (which are customarily obtained after the sale or purchase of a good or service).
Is the Ban a Solution?
In the past, other markets such as Hansa, which suffered the same fate as AlphaBay, and Heroes League also banned the sale of fentanyl, but what transpired is that consumers ended up shifting to other sites.
When the two above mentioned darknet markets initiated the ban, Dream Market was an alternative, and now that the number-one hidden site has followed suit, other markets will remain an option for the clients.
Because of this, it can be noted that the ban may have a trivial effect since there are still other venues to get fentanyl and other drugs with more potency.
Also, it has been reported that for the past few years, the crackdown on prescription opioids by the U.S. government has not had any effect on darknet drug sales.
What has actually transpired is the consumers of opioids have opted to switch to the dark web since there is a wide variety of choices.
And depending on the type of drug, dose and potency they wish to have, they can quickly obtain it without much hustle by just making payments with cryptocurrency.
In the business perspective, opioids are regarded as habitual goods, and no matter how the price increases, there will be little to no change in the quantity demanded.
Dream Vendors Selling Fentanyl Can Switch to Messaging Apps
Also, vendors who previously sold the opioid on Dream will still have the option of making offline communications by the use of encrypted and secured messaging apps with clients, a practice that is widespread among darknet users.
The only issue with using anonymous apps is that it can expose the customer to risks of fraud, which is something that occurs on a frequent basis when users interact outside of darknet markets.
Since offline communications ultimately lead to the vendor requesting for offline payments, the market will not be able to protect the victim in the event they have been scammed.
Most darknet markets have put in place specific measures to ensure that their platforms are not used in whatsoever manner to defraud others.
Among them is the use of an escrow system, which requires the customer to place a “No-Finalize Early” until they are satisfied that the order is as expected.
However, and despite all the measures, it is still the case that some market customers leave negative reviews on vendor profiles and other darknet-related forums about how a particular vendor or market offers dubious services and does not do much to protect the buyers, who are their main source of income.
Dream Market Moderator Apprehended
In the past, Dream Market operators, vendors and even buyers have been caught on the wrong side of the law.
In one very famous instance that caught the attention of international media, a former Dream Market moderator popularly known as “OxyMonster” was arrested in August 2017 at a U.S. airport while attending a beard competition.
After a series of investigations and court appearances for the past few months, OxyMonster, whose real name is Gal Vallerius, pleaded guilty to money laundering and drug charges, and is to spend up to 20 years behind bars. He will be sentenced in September of this year.
Darknet Markets on the Watch
Judging by the exceeding frequency of drug crackdowns, law enforcement personnel undertaking dark web-related operations are training harder in order to curb the menace. Because of this, more arrests may ensue.


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As a real estate developer and logistics company, the Honold Group has more than 750,000 m² of space at 22 locations in Germany and Romania. In June 2018 the construction works will be launched for another location of up to 7 hectares in Gerstetten, Dettingen/Albuch bei Ulm. A 25,000 m² plot of land was acquired initially.
The new thing about it: The company also wants to use the large capacity to operate in the market as a supplier of state-of-the-art battery storage systems for alternative energy. Initial talks with the adjacent deep-freeze logistics center of one of the largest German retailers are already in progress. Once the construction is complete, the logistics service provider will store solar energy in its state-of-the-art batteries in the future so it can be fed directly into the cooling cells of the neighboring company whenever required.
Honold will invest more than EUR 20 million in Dettingen in the long term. In the first step, EUR 6 million will be invested in the logistics property, which might cover up to 45,000 m² in the final stage of expansion.
Honold’s goal is to offer not only conventional warehouse logistics but also a large battery storage facility as a pilot project. But at the same time, the company employing 1,200 people would like to raise the awareness of both politicians and the general public for Germany’s urgent need to catch up with regard to battery technology.
According to Managing Director Heiner Matthias Honold, the German industry has lost control over the key components of battery technology to the Asian manufacturers. The logistics facility in Dettingen is a small attempt by Honold to bring state-of-the-art technology back to Germany, more specifically, to Swabian Alb.


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The Greenbrier Cos. on Tuesday announced that its first quarter is off to a strong start, driven in large part by the rebounding auto industry and demand from oil and gas customers.
The Lake Oswego railcar maker (NYSE: GBX) has since Sept. 1 secured orders for more than 4,200 railcars across its product line valued at about $430 million. The orders include 1,250 tank cars used in the energy sector, and 1,000 automotive racks and 400 automotive-related railcars.
Automotive rail loadings in North America grew 13.9 percent lat year, according to the American Association of Railroads.
"Our enhanced manufacturing flexibility allows Greenbrier to meet the needs of the booming automotive market while maintaining our competitive position in other railcar types like intermodal double stack, gondolas, forest products and covered hoppers where we have historic strength," said Greenbrier CEO William A. Furman in a statement. "Forest products cars like boxcars and lumber flat cars are now benefitting from recovery in the construction sector."
The orders announcement follows a brief tangle with billionaire investor Carl Icahn, whose majority-owned American Railcar made an offer for Greenbrier in December. Greenbrier rejected the bid and within a week, Icahn had shed most of his Greenbrier shares.
Greenbrier's stock was trading up 4.47 percent to $17.05 in mid-morning trading.
The company's annual meeting is happening tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland.
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If you've ever breathed a sigh of relief after dropping your phone and not shattering the screen, you might have Corning's Gorilla Glass to thank for that. Gorilla Glass is one of the most durable toughened glass products on the market, and it's heading to a production car for the first time.
The upcoming Ford GT supercar would be the first car available to the public with a Gorilla Glass windshield, the two companies revealed Wednesday. It will be the innermost layer in a three-layer windshield sandwich, resting behind a plastic adhesive layer and one made from more traditional soda lime glass.
Not only is Gorilla Glass strong, it's also quite light. Corning believes that using its glass will save 12 pounds (5.4kg) over more established applications. Light doesn't always mean flimsy -- take a look at the video below, where the windshield is pounded from point-blank range with a golf-ball-sized chunk of ice, and you'll see that Gorilla Glass is quite good at what it does.
Gorilla Glass gets its formidable might from immersion in a molten potassium salt bath. It strengthens the surface, helps contain any flaws and ups the crack resistance. Corning's been working on strengthened glass since the 1960s, but it took until the 21st century to realize its efficacy in consumer electronics.
This isn't Ford's first time using Corning's wares. It used Gorilla Glass in its Fusion MMLV (Multi-Material Lightweight Vehicle) concept, but that was never offered to the public.


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Spar’s failed SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system cost the retail group R1.6 billion.
In a trading statement for the year ended 30 September, issued today, Spar says: “The unsuccessful launch of Spar’s new ERP IT system (SAP) at the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) distribution centre impacted the KZN trading performance severely, causing a loss of group turnover estimated at R1.6 billion.”
According to the retailer, the operational impact amounted to an estimated R720 million in loss of profits for this region.
“As a result of the change in approach towards the SAP implementation rollout for the foreign regions, a write-off of R94 million in respect of the SAP ‘asset under construction’ has been recognised,” the group says.
According to Warehouse Automation, Spar Group encountered multiple obstacles during the rollout of the SAP software, particularly at its KZN distribution centre, which was the first to adopt the new system in February 2023.
It notes the transition resulted in various go-live and integration issues, significantly impacting distribution operations in the region. These challenges disrupted stock deliveries to retailers’ stores, leading to reduced service levels and a decline in retailer loyalty.
“Spar Group’s botched SAP implementation and subsequent financial losses serve as a cautionary tale for organisations embarking on digital transformation journeys,” Warehouse Automation adds.
“Despite facing obstacles, such as SAP integration challenges and load-shedding, Spar is actively working to resolve these issues and improve its operational performance. By incorporating the lessons learned from this experience, organisations can better navigate the complexities of implementing large-scale enterprise software and mitigate the risks associated with digital transformations.”


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Taylor Swift has had multiple chart-topping hits this decade, and she doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Her latest album, “Midnights,” which was released at midnight on Thursday, caused Spotify to malfunction.
TMZ reports that Swift’s album release caused the streaming giant to crash right when it dropped. However, Spotify quickly resolved its server problems, and the platform was running smoothly once again. This was probably caused due to millions of Swifties swarming Spotify right after the highly anticipated album dropped.
Before Spotify could repair the issue, the Grammy-winning singer’s fans took to social media in a frenzy, venting their anger at the company.
“Midnights” was released on Spotify as a special edition featuring seven extra tunes. Also, the visual of the album’s third track “Anti-Hero” dropped today, where Swift imagines her future kids fighting over her estate.
“Midnights” is Swift’s tenth studio album. The album’s release has been highly anticipated since it’s announcement at 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. It marks Swift’s first body of new work since 2020’s Evermore.
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RAK Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with multi award-winning Dutch creative agency Skyne, brought the region’s leading business and creative masterminds under one roof to initiate a unique forum for discussion on the importance of creativity and bonding in today’s business environment. Aimed at both private and public sectors companies nationwide, the event provided key insights from industry experts including Averda, General Electric Healthcare and RAK Free Trade Zone. The event was attended by over a 100 distinctive guests.
The event started off with a keynote from the founding partner of Skyne, Dennis de Rond, who shared examples of what branding is, the role perception plays in consumers’ mindset and how it relates to innovation. He exemplified this by pointing out the reasoning behind the different price points between Masafi, Evian and VOSS water bottles. This was followed by a speech from Skyne’s Marketing & Strategy Manager, Arjen Bemmelmans, who highlighted the importance of insights, strategy and a solid approach to business success by employing his expansive experience as an internet entrepreneur during the mid-90s. Up next was Averda’s Marketing Director, Philippa Charlton, who showed the importance branding played within her own organization by juxtaposing the old identity and marketing collaterals of Averda with the new, to stress the difference all whilst considering these comparisons against the backdrop of a brand’s core methodology. According to her, “The best brands have remarkable creativity that breaks through people’s wall of indifference”.
The Exhibit Leader of General Electric Healthcare, Eva Streich, then talked to the audience about how her company has stayed strong within the market since over 130 years. She pointed out key factors such as product innovation and how a brand must constantly adapt and enhance their portfolio in order to stay relevant and effective. “We let customers talk about their experience with us rather than talk about it ourselves”, said Eva. Bringing an end to the keynote speeches was Shant Tengerian from RAK Free Trade Zone, who used the example of his own organization to show the efforts and thought process that goes behind a brand revamp. The event was concluded with a panel discussion that looked to find the different core differences between innovation and creativity in today’s changing times.
Speaking on the occasion of the turnout and the day’s events, Dennis de Rond, Founding Partner at Skyne, said: “This was a wonderful opportunity for us all to share real insights into branding and creativity using our diverse experience. Not only was it an educational tool for the audience, but it was a highly enriching experience for everyone involved. Skyne was honored to have been asked to take part in this event and hope that we were able to provide the local and regional businesses with the guidance that they can utilize on a daily basis.”


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- TeslaCEO Elon Musk kicked off the construction of the electric-car maker’s new $US2 billion Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, on Monday.
- A China-based factory may help Musk dodge tariffs imposed by China.
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Tesla shares rallied almost 2% early Monday after the company kicked off the construction of its first overseas Gigafactory in Shanghai, China.
CEO Elon Musk gave a speech at the site of the planned $US2 billion factory in the Lingang district of Shanghai at around 3:00 p.m. local time (2:00 a.m. ET) Monday. He said the factory will be finished by the end of 2019.
In July, the electric-car maker signed a long-anticipated deal with Shanghai authorities to open a plant with an annual capacity of 500,000 cars in the Chinese city, which would double the size of its global manufacturing and help lower the price tag of Tesla cars sold in China, according to Reuters. Tesla said in October it secured an 860,000 square meter plot of land in Shanghai.
A China-based factory may help Musk dodge tariffs imposed by China as part of Donald Trump’s trade war.
So far, Trump has posted tariffs on $US250 billion goods Chinese goods coming into the US. And China, in retaliation, has targeted on $US110 billion worth of US imports. In July, China also raised duties on US auto imports to 40%, while slashing auto import tariffs for the broader market to 15% from 25%, adding a huge headwind for the $US10.5 billion worth of cars the US ships to China each year, including Tesla.
Last month China dialed back the 40% tariff rate to 15% as part of the 90-day truce agreed by Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. It will revert to 40% on March 1, 2019, unless the two nations agree on a deal. While it’s unclear where they will end up, a factory on Chinese soil would shelter Tesla against potential future tariff hikes.
Tesla was down 4% in the past year.
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Marble slab creameries in Victoria are selling out, while Marble egg and marble rolling pins are also available for sale.
The owners of Marble Slabs said they were getting the supply of rolling pins to the market and it was hard to keep up with demand.
“We’ve been working with Melbourne-based supply chain logistics company, Ryders, who is working with Marble to ensure we have the supply we need to keep the rollers going, but it’s been challenging, because the supply is not as good as we’d like it to be,” said owner David Brown.
“It’s not just because of the volume, but because of demand for rolling pins that we’re having to make a very big decision about whether to keep them at the market or sell them.”
The demand has been so great for rolling pin rolls and they’re selling at such a great price, and we’ve been unable to keep these rolling pins at the retail level.
“A Marble Egg Rollers’ supply manager said he had to put the production on hold to be able to keep working on a large order.”
You’re really putting your life in danger.
We’ve had to close down our operation because we have to keep our supply line going,” he said.”
Normally we wouldn’t have any problems selling rolling pins, but the supply has been very low.
But it’s a lot of people out there and it’s getting out of hand.””
We’ve had customers come in from overseas and we’re hoping to be up to 100 customers in the next few days.”
But it’s a lot of people out there and it’s getting out of hand.
“Mr Brown said the supply chain was also facing a problem.”
At the moment, we’re dealing with a supply problem with a few different companies.
We’re running into problems with different companies,” he told ABC Radio Melbourne.”
I’ve been on the phone to some of them and it just keeps getting worse and worse.
“Marloweating rollsThe owners have been in the business for more than 30 years and they are very experienced in rolling pins and the rolling pins themselves.”
Our first customer was actually in Australia a couple of years ago, he was one of the first customers that bought a Marble Rollers rolling pin and he was really pleased with it,” Mr Brown said.
He said the customers were mostly overseas and the company was struggling to keep it up.”
People just want rolling pins for their birthday, it looks really good on the outside but it can be really tough to keep those rolling pins up to date,” he explained.
Mr Brown and his partners have started to take a more international approach.”
So we’ve got some international customers that have come through, and some of those overseas customers have been getting their rolling pins back from the Marble suppliers in Europe,” he added.”
Now we’ve actually got our own distribution, we’ve had some international rollers coming through.
“This is the first time we’ve gone into a different country and we know our customers and they really want to be part of our business.”
Molly and David Brown said it was time to restructure their business.
“There’s just been a lot going on over the last couple of months, and it really has hit us hard,” Mr Smith said.
The rollers are available for purchase from Marble Slaves and Marble Eggs at the Marble Eggs on Brunswick Street.
“That’s one of our busiest days in the last three months, so we just need to get through that and we’ll see where we are,” he continued.
“And hopefully we’ll get some more rolling pins in the near future.”


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Professionals in the region to benefit from launch of new business network
Anglia Ruskin University has launched Creative Front Cambridgeshire to bring together businesses and professionals across all sectors of the creative industries – from computer games to fashion design – and help raise the visibility and develop the economic strength of the sector in the region.
The website provides a directory of companies and freelancers, creative news, events and recruitment, as well as information on funding schemes, business advice, training and tenders. It’s backed up with a strong marketing and social networking campaign to lobby further support for the sector in Cambridgeshire.
said Caroline Hyde, project manager for Creative Front, which is offering free annual membership until 9 May 2011 for creative organisations and freelancers based in Cambridgeshire.
Anglia Ruskin University is hosting Creative Front and Professor Derrik Ferney, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences, said:
Companies and freelancers can register free until 9 May at www.creativefront.org/register to promote their work and add up to three portfolio case studies, linking to their own website and social networking pages.
Membership will also provide access to a number of great events throughout the year, the opportunity to highlight business successes, free recruitment advertising and information on tenders, funding and start-ups.
Students and graduates will also find information about work placement, recruitment and mentoring, while those keen to start their own creative business will be able to access professional advice.
To mark the launch, Creative Front is throwing a party on 5 May and everyone working in the creative industries in Cambridgeshire is invited. With over 150 creative people already registered with the network this will be an opportunity to meet Creative Front’s staff and founder members, and find out more about their exciting plans for the first year.
The party will take place at ‘B’ Bar, 8 Market Passage, Cambridge on 5 May from 6.30pm till late. Please RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.org by 27 April. The invitation is only open to over 21’s.


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Sad news for fans planning to go to the Fate/Grand Order USA Tour: Kana Ueda has cancelled her appearance in the said event because of health reasons. According to her agency I’m Enterprise’s post on her blog, Ueda was hospitalized last February 7 after leaving an event due to poor health. While the agency said that her health is already improving at the time of posting, she has decided to heed the advice of her doctor and the people around her to just rest for the time being.
She was set to appear in the opening event of the Fate/Grand Order USA Tour, which will be held at the California Market Center in Los Angeles on February 23 & 24. The opening event was supposed to include her, VA Satoshi Tsuruoka (Arash, Gilles de Rais, Caligula Spartacus) and FGO producer Yosuke Shiokawa in the guest line-up. According to the official US Twitter account of Fate/Grand Order, Satoshi Tsuruoka will instead take her place in the stage events she was scheduled to be in.
Ueda is best known for her role as Rin Tohsaka in the Fate/stay night franchise. She has also voiced Ishtar from Fate/Grand Order, along with other popular characters such as Yumi Fukuzawa in Maria Watches Over Us, Anastasia Hoshin in Re:Zero, and Momo Kawashima in Girls und Panzer.
We wish Ms Ueda a speedy recovery!
Update: Ueda has updated her Twitter account on Monday, saying that she has already left the hospital
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- Square Enix Files Trademark for Parasite Eve in the United Kingdom
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Parties in the Agreement in the insurance sector have jointly worked out a second case for international responsible investment (IMVO).
The Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile has started a collaboration with the international website Open Apparel Registry (OAR).
Various good examples of cooperation on themes such as gender and living wages by companies provided much inspiration during the participants’ day on July 2nd. Over a hundred people from participating parties and companies in the Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile were present to learn from each other and to strengthen the collaboration.
Human Rights Organisation Arisa has conducted a risk assessment in the supply chain of signatories to the Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) in Tamil Nadu (India).
The financial sector wants to actively contribute to the financing of the energy transition.
Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile: Openness about risks in sector 'the new normal'
Companies are opening up about malpractices that they have encountered in garments and textile manufacturing – and what they are doing in response. Some fifty brands that have participated in the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile since the very start will be making their findings public no later than today.
The International Responsible Business Conduct (IRBC) Agreement for the floricultural sector was signed at the World Horti Center in Naaldwijk today. The Dutch floricultural sector has joined forces with the Dutch government, a trade union and an NGO to agree on a more responsible approach to international production of and trade in ornamental plants.
Early this month we had the opportunity to present the Dutch Agreement for Sustainable Garments and Textile (AGT) at the seminar ‘beyond auditing’, organised by the German Textilbündnis.
The independent Complaints and Disputes Committee for the Dutch Agreement on Sustainable Garments and Textile has issued its first rulings in two separate disputes.
On Wednesday 22 May, a group of 20 participants of the pilot project on sustainable procurement (MVI) natural stone visited the Carrières du Hainaut quarry in Wallonia. The quarry is one of the largest in Europe. Hard stone is extracted, which is largely used for public space in the Netherlands and Flanders.


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Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law taxing digital advertising by Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google is being challenged in federal court as “a punitive assault” on digital advertising and should be struck down, according to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by leading trade associations.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, contends the law “is illegal in myriad ways.” It alleges the law violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits discrimination against electronic commerce, as well as other federal laws.
It seeks an injunction to block the law from taking effect. The plaintiffs say the lawsuit should put on notice other states considering a similar tax that such measures will face court challenges.
“It shouldn’t be a surprise that enacting this kind of law is really nothing but a one-way ticket to the courthouse, which is an unfortunate use of anyone’s resources,” said Michael Kimberly, the lead attorney for the plaintiffs.
Plaintiffs include the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Association, NetChoice, and the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
The Maryland General Assembly, which is controlled by Democrats, last week overrode Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the measure from last year.
Supporters say the new law seeks to modernize the state’s tax system and make thriving Big Tech companies pay their fair share. It would assess the tax on revenue affected companies make on digital advertisements seen in Maryland. They say the estimated $250 million in annual revenue would help pay for education.
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, a Baltimore Democrat who sponsored the legislation last year, said the lawsuit wasn’t a surprise. But he said it was “disappointing to see these companies spend millions on high powered attorneys instead of paying their fair share.”
“For two decades, these companies have grown exponentially by availing themselves of the privileges of states, benefited from the aggressive uncompensated collection of personal and private information about Maryland’s residents, and been free riders to Maryland’s investments in our civic infrastructure,” Ferguson said.
The Maryland attorney general’s office declined to comment on pending litigation.
The law would tax revenue affected companies make on digital advertisements shown in Maryland. Tax rates would depend on global annual gross revenues for companies that make more than $100 million globally.
The tax rate would be 2.5 percent for businesses with gross annual revenue of $100 million; 5 percent for companies with revenue of $1 billion or more; 7.5 percent for companies with revenue of $5 billion or more and 10 percent for companies with revenue of $15 billion or more.


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I have a very good friend who figured out, by process of elimination, that she has a gluten intolerance. At first, it was tough — she suffered through a lot of bland, yucky and just bad-tasting products back in 2005 and became an excellent gluten-free chef in her own right because of it. Fast forward to now, and the food industry has caught on and made the world of gluten allergies a much friendlier place to eat in. One Missouri legislator wants to extend that trend to the cosmetic industry with a new bill.
Of course it’s potentially harmful for those with food allergies to ingest gluten, but what about rubbing it all over your scalp and body? That can be a risky experience as well, says the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Vicky Englund. She wants manufacturers and wholesalers of hygiene products like shampoo and conditioner to label whether the items contain gluten.
CBS St. Louis says she was moved to action after hearing from a constituent who is gluten intolerant.
“She got gluten out of her diet completely, but was still very ill and almost died,” Englund said. “By process of elimination and further research, she concluded that there was gluten in her shampoo.”
The existence of gluten in cosmetic products including lotions and shampoos is backed up by the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center as well as a study by George Washington University. That 2012 study found that people sensitive to gluten could react negatively to things like wheat germ oil, which is often used to produce naturally-derived Vitamin E.
It’s a booming market out there for gluten-free products, so we wouldn’t be surprised if Englund’s bill spreads nationwide if it’s successful in Missouri. It’s currently pending before the state’s House Health Care Policy Committee.
Mo. Representative Pushes For Gluten-Labeling On Shampoos [CBS St. Louis]


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Posted Tue Nov 27, 2018 at 10:32 AM PST by Tom Landy
The Marvel film starring Benedict Cumberbatch is getting a 4K release this January.
In an early announcement to retailers, Disney is preparing Doctor Strange for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on January 15.
From Marvel comes Doctor Strange, the story of world-famous neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange whose life changes forever after a horrific car accident robs him of the use of his hands. When traditional medicine fails him, he is forced to look for healing, and hope, in an unlikely place – a mysterious enclave known as Kamar-Taj. He quickly learns that this is not just a center for healing but also the front line of a battle against unseen dark forces bent on destroying our reality. Before long Strange -- armed with newly acquired magical powers -- is forced to choose whether to return to his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence. Join Strange on his dangerous, mystifying, and totally mind-bending journey.
Specs and supplements have yet to be revealed.
You can find the latest specs for Doctor Strange - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray linked from our 4K Blu-ray Release Schedule, where it is indexed under January 15.
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Today, July 11, is National Collector Car Appreciation Day across the U.S. That means...
Buick to debut baby Enclave at Detroit show
Buick's crossover set to debut at the Detroit auto show might take some styling cues from the Envision concept, shown.
General Motors will unveil a new Buick crossover at the Detroit auto show in January. The vehicle is expected to arrive in Buick showrooms in 2013.
The new Buick will be smaller than the Enclave and possibly use the Encore name, Automotive News reports. Sources say the Buick will be built on the same front-wheel-drive Gamma platform that underpins the Chevrolet Sonic subcompact car.
The new Buick could borrow styling cues from the Envision concept shown at the Shanghai show earlier this year.
The Buick is one of four world debuts for GM at the Detroit show. The others are the Cadillac ATS sedan, the Chevrolet Sonic RS and a vehicle that GM has not released details on yet.
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Dundee firm plans further funding
Games firm Tag secures LendingCrowd finance
The Dundee company has been backed by LendingCrowd, chaired by internet entrepreneur Bill Dobbie, after struggling to raise capital from the banks.
Paul Farley, who set up the business in 2006, now hopes to use the finance to conclude a £1 million deal with a private equity company in a couple of months which will involve selling an undisclosed stake in the business.
LendingCrowd’s debt finance was sealed before Christmas but has just been made known as the company embarks on an expansion plan which Mr Farley said would otherwise have been held back.
“The banks won’t touch us. They don’t understand the business,” he said. “We have approached the banks over the years but to get this sort of funding just isn’t possible.
“We would have been six months behind if we had not got the money from Lending Crowd.”
He said that the company is likely to seek a further round of funding in 18 months time.
Mr Farley, 41, left Dundee university part-way through studying architecture and was drawn into the city’s still flourishing games industry.
The initial period was what he called “seat of the pants stuff’, raising capital from its own resources, but the company was profitable by its third year.
Tag has developed games for an international list of clients including Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and MindCandy.
It has created some top-selling games, including Doctor Who and is now hoping that it can generate cash through selling software.
It unveled ChilliSource – a free, open source game engine – at a presentation in London.
ChilliSource is the first product to be launched from Tag’s ChilliWorks suite of tools currently in production, and the company said it marks a “momentous occasion in the game engine’s development”.
LendingCrowd was launched by Mr Dobbie and business partner Stuart Lunn in October. The online crowd lender is aimed at small firms and has already helped businesses raise approximately £250,000.
LendingCrowd operates an order-driven exchange where the most competitive bids fund the loan application, providing the borrower with the lowest interest rate on their loan.
Investors retain complete control over their investment, setting the terms and rates they are prepared to offer businesses. Investments on LendingCrowd’s platform start from as little as £20 and an independent risk assessment, carried out by an expert team of credit risk specialists with more than 100 years’ experience, alongside the bespoke assessment tool, ExpertLender, evaluates each loan request on its merits.
The first business to secure a loan via the LendingCrowd platform was Vision Events (Manchester), an event production agency. Its clients include Excel Publishing and The VEKA UK Group. The business successfully raised a sizeable fund to purchase essential technical equipment this month.
Some 7,000 SMEs have used crowdlending platforms to access loan finance in the UK which is expected to top £1 billion by the end of 2014.
Mr Lunn, chief executive, said: “Our aim is to offer a convenient and flexible alternative for SMEs to secure credit and grow their business.”


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Tourists still crowd the cable cars, the sidewalks at Fishermen's Wharf and the big hotel lobbies. But there are fewer of them, about 8 percent fewer last year than in 1979, and that worries a lot of people here.
The decline in visitors last year was the first in a decade, and those who rely on tourist spending attribute this to the rise in air fares, a general economic decline and a new strength in the dollar, making it relatively more expensive for foreign tourists to visit the United States.
They hope it does not mean that ''Everybody's Favorite City'' may not be that any more. For many years tourism has been San Francisco's major industry. ''We've got to fill up the hotel rooms,'' observed Roger Boas, San Francisco's chief administrative officer. ''That's the name of the game: keep the rooms full.''
About 3.5 million people visited this city last year, down from 3.8 million in 1979. Inflation pushed their estimated spending up, to $1.14 billion from $1.05 billion, according to the San Francisco Convention and Visitors' Bureau. But the decline in the number of visitors is continuing this year. Fewer Airline Passengers
A spokesman for the city's airport commission said airline passenger traffic had declined by 8.4 percent at San Francisco International Airport. There were 21.6 million arrivals in the 12 months ending March 31, 1981, as against 23.6 million in the preceding 12 months. Major airlines have cut back flights by almost 6 percent.
George Kirkland, director of the Convention and Visitors' Bureau, said 22 percent fewer tourists came here from other countries in 1980 than in 1979.
The tourism decline upsets a lot of people around here because there are 60,000 jobs in various phases of the tourist business. Mr. Kirkland gave this estimate of how the tourists spent their money here last year: $509 million on hotel accommodations and connected restaurants and bars; $209 million on nonhotel restaurants and bars; $156 million at retail stores; $44 million on taxis, limousines and public transit; $26 million on sight-seeing buses, ferries and helicopters, and $204 million on entertainment, service stations and numerous other tourist service businesses.
In addition, the city collects a 9.75 percent tax on the rental of every transient hotel room. It uses the revenue, in turn, to promote tourism and for a variety of other purposes under formulas set by the Board of Supervisors and approved by Mayor Dianne Feinstein.
''I get the feeling that the fall-off is with the budget traveler,'' Mr. Kirkland said of the decline. ''This means the expensive hotels and restaurants are doing well, but the places the budget-conscious go to are doing less business than last year.''
''The increase in air fares gives the tourist the biggest jolt,'' said Mr. Boas, who administers the city's room-rental tax fund. ''The shaky economy makes some leery of spending when they can't write it off on taxes. The strengthening dollar is raising hell with foreign visitors because it no longer is such a good deal against their currency that was stronger. Finally, inflation has hit the hotels so it's expensive now to buy a meal and pay for a room.''
Mr. Boas has increased the city's $1.1 million contribution to the Convention and Visitors' Bureau promotion budget to $1.7 million. But Mr. Kirkland wanted more. He wanted to reopen the bureau's Washington, D.C., office, where a lot of convention business could be acquired, he said. That would cost $100,000 more. He also said that other Western cities outspend San Francisco on tourism and convention promotion. Las Vegas, for example, spent $8.3 million last year; Los Angeles. $2.9 million, and San Diego, $2.2 million. Hopes Pinned on Convention Center
All of this bears on San Francisco's gamble with the $120 million Moscone Convention Center, which is scheduled to open in December. The idea is that the convention center will help fill the hotels and that the room tax will help pay for the center.
The room tax will probably raise about $30 million this year. But of the 9.75 percent collected from hotel room rentals, only 1.5 percent, including the money to the Convention and Visitors' Bureau, goes to advertising and publicity. Most is used to pay for the convention center. The rest is allocated to Candlestick Park stadium, to construct housing for the elderly and to the city general fund.
Hotel occupancy rates have fallen with the drop in the number of tourists, declining from the 1979 average of 86 percent to 81 percent last year. This compared with an occupancy rate decline of 1 percentage point in Los Angeles and 4 percentage points in Las Vegas, where 3,500 hotel rooms were added in 1980.


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TREASON! Apple CEO Given Award For Silencing American Dissent
Tim Cook has been given an award for “Courage Against Hate” by the ADL. This amounts to celebrating communist China style censorship. Alex has a message for those that stand against freedom of speech.
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It was a sea of red on Wall Street today- all three major U.S. indices closing down, but well off session lows.
Today was the biggest earnings day of the quarter- with 54 companies in the S&P reporting. Here are three after the bell highlights:
Starbucks, the global coffee giant beat on both revenue and eps- the stock was trading up as much as as 3% in after hours trade after the company said "we love our stock so much we're repurchasing 50 million shares of it."
Also out: Visa, the credit card company came in 15 cents above analysts' eps estimates and also beat on revenue. The company said that payments volume growth was up over 11% . The company was trading up over 7% in the after hours season.
But the big street surprise was Amazon. The street "had" been expecting a loss of 14 cents. But Amazon pulled a Sharknado and blew that right out of the water, coming in with a "profit" of 19 cents a share. Revenue also came in well above estimates- up 20% in the 2nd quarter- in large part due to strong north american sales, the stock already up 50% year over year. Adding another 14% in after hours trade.
Here is what you need to watch tomorrow: Before the bell American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and Xerox all report. Also out tomorrow at 10am est are new home sales.
And you never know what will happen in the final hour countdown to the closing bell, every week day at 3pm eastern.


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- A committee of the Colombia Ministry of Health and Social Protection has recommended a compulsory license be issued for Novartis' Gleevec (imatinib), a widely used cancer drug, Stat reports. The Ministry has to approve such a license before it would take effect.
- Often a point of contention between pharmaceutical companies and developing economy governments, a compulsory license allows a local company to make a patent-protected drug without the consent of the patent holder.
- Gleevec lists for an annual price of about $15,000, nearly twice Colombia's per capita gross national income. As in other countries, however, price regulations can help Colombians obtain the drug.
Colombia is not the first country to attempt to use compulsory licensing to allow generic companies to produce cheaper versions of patent-protected drugs. India issued a compulsory license in 2012 for the production of a cancer drug patented by Bayer.
However, a recent document submitted to the US Trade Representative by the U.S.-India Business Council indicates the Indian government has made private promises not to use this authority for commercial purposes.
The World Trade Organization's Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement grants the authority for governments to override a patent, but typically in case of a public health emergency.
In the case of India, pharma companies have accused the country's interpretation of compulsory licensing as favoring domestic firms. But India makes a large portion of the world's generic drugs, making this threat hold more weight. Colombia is not known for its pharmaceutical manufacturing base, diluting some of the rhetoric Novartis could bring to bear on any eventual licensing decision.


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, the maker of TV-set-top boxes that allow viewers to pause live shows, is in the honeymoon suite with big-name investors like
, with its stock price soaring 155% since its Sept. 30 IPO.
is ignoring the "Do Not Disturb" sign.
The Pennsylvania software maker plans to announce Monday that it has signed a deal to acquire
, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based company that owns a small, simple Internet browser, Ravisent officials confirmed. The deal will cost Ravisent an estimated $16 million, including $2.5 million in cash and 819,000 shares and stock options.
The deal marks Ravisent's assault on TiVo's market. TiVo, based in Sunnydale, Calif., makes digital video recorders and provides a service enabling TV viewers to watch shows at their own pace. The system records video signals to a hard drive so that live shows can be paused or rewound instantly.
Ravisent has built two very divergent stables of customers, both computer makers like
and consumer electronics companies like
. In acquiring a functional browser, the company is betting it can combine the two stables if the line between computers and TVs starts to blur.
Many in the industry, including Tivo and
, a subsidiary of
, are betting they can make the same marriage work.
Ravisent closed at 15 7/8 on Friday, up 1 3/8, while Tivo finished at 40 3/4, up 5/8.


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Ackman Sends Herbalife Shares Tumbling Down
Published By : 22 Jul 2014 | Published By : QYRESEARCH
After Bill Ackman made claims to bring out the truth about Herbalife’s pyramid scheme, the healthcare company’s shares have declined to the lowest in the three months. Herbalife ensures weight loss through consumption of its weight-loss shakes, has taken a serious beating ever since Ackman, head of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, vowed to bring out Herbalife’s fraud in 2012.
Ackman has been very vocal about this health club, and is said to have devoted USD 50 million of investor’s money to prove the farce. He said that there have been some ongoing undercover investigations about which are likely to present the truth today.
He has drawn parallels to Enron, stating that their pyramid structure of luring in people into their multilevel marketing resembles Enron’s treacherous trading rooms.
Ackman is intent of shutting down Herbalife, and has even bet a significant amount of money to prove that Herbalife simply sells its products at inflated prices, misrepresents sales figures, and fools its distributors. Following these accusatory new reports, Herbalife’s stock dropped down by 11% to USD 54.02 as on yesterday, which marks the biggest decline since April 11.
The truth to be unveiled today will not only strengthen Pershing Square’s claims, but also show an in-depth analysis of how Herbalife only initiates social gatherings and fools people through their fake pyramid structure.
Herbalife’s response to Ackmans’s accusations is that they are mere desperate theatrics.


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Information infractions may lead to privacy violations and identity theft - National Identity Theft
Because the seminal data breach by info warehouser ChoicePoint six years past, regulators, businesses and consumers have raised their awareness and reaction to organizations that mishandle sensitive customer advice. In early 2005, Ca was the only state that had a breach notification legislation. ChoicePoint let tips on about 150,000 consumers to be accessed fraudulently. When ChoicePoint merely notified Ca casualties of the infraction, a precursor to identity theft, victims and specialists reacted.
Only Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico and South Dakota have not. Each state law is different creating compliance burdensome for practically any firm that has security violation where the victims reside in multiple states.
Considering that the ChoicePoint incident, more than a half-billion users have been compromised in 2,500 documented episodes. Some Americans have been victimized by safety breaches multiple times, as an example, by their universities, local, state or federal authorities, a retail merchant, financial institution or their favor charity. Some organizations experienced several breaches. A third of the 2,500 noted infractions by companies might not quantify how much information was accessed, dropped, stolen or incorrectly disposed.
If you adored this write-up and you would certainly such as to get additional info regarding best fraud protection service (go!!) kindly check out our page. Many businesses have not inventoried the consumer information that they possess, and they do not have a method in place to find a breach.
The common misconception that "data breach" or "information protection" indicates electronic data also results in the lack of reporting. A violation of information can occur when sensitive consumer information is endangered regardless of its sort.
The negative impacts of all information security violations seem nil. Still, some have already been critical, and the others are not known. Once customer information gets in the hands of wrongdoers, it can be used nefariously to violate privacy and commit identity theft.
Consumers should ask questions of organizations that obtain their personally identifiable information like their Social Security number and credit card numbers.
You can find there are only three important historical sources of information security breaches: The Open Security Foundation Info Loss database, The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Chronology of Data Breaches along with the Identity-Theft Resource Center's data breach collection. Every one of these are recorded in this Examiner's Favored Hyperlinks, a resource listing that appears to the base of the right line of this Webpage.
As a fresh feature to this order,"sometimes, I will be chronicling chosen information breaches as they may be documented."
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And he promised that Google's big hardware effort is not just a passing fancy.
"This is a natural step and we’re in it for the long run," Osterloh said.
The former Motorola executive made his first public appearance as Google's hardware czar on Tuesday at the company's big launch event, which included the new Pixel smartphone, a virtual reality headset, and a $129 smart home speaker, among other things.
Osterloh's job won't be easy of course, and Google has a lot to prove. The company has experienced several high-profile setbacks in its hardware ambitions over the years, not least of which was its acquisition and subsequent divestiture of the Motorola phone business.
Google CEO Larry Page said at the time that the reason for selling Motorola was because he realized that to succeed in the business "it helps to be all-in when it comes to making mobile devices."
But Osterloh insisted that Google is serious this time.
"You’re going to hear much more from our team in the coming months and years to come," Osterloh promised.
Perhaps seeking to imbue the new hardware effort with a proven formula for success, Osterloh seemed to draw inspiration from one of its main rivals.
"We believe the next big innovation is going to take place at the intersection between hardware and software with AI at the center of it," Osterloh told the crowd.
Many were quick to noe that the line was reminiscent of Apple founder Steve Jobs' famous phrase about designing products "at the intersection of technology and liberal arts."


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Ducati Diavel is MCN's Machine of the Year
The rule-changing Ducati Diavel has scooped Machine of the Year in the prestigious 2011 MCN Awards.
The awards were presented earlier this evening at a glittering dinner where the cream of the motorcycle industry met with senior members of the MCN team.
The 162bhp Diavel redefined the cruiser class in 2011 with unprecedented performance and handling. MCN Editor and head of the awards judging panel Marc Potter was blown away when he rode it.
He said: "There was no hesitation here because I've never known a bike exceed expectations by such a huge margin. It has massive presence as a cruiser and should clearly appeal in an entirely new market for Ducati, yet the performance is epic and the feel of the bike is fabulous."
The Diavel fought off tough competition from BMW's new six-cylinder tourer, the K1600GT, to take the UK's most coveted motorcycle award.
To read the full story, and find out which bikes came top of their class, pick up a copy of tomorrow's MCN.


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Ikea over the years has made a name for itself as a trustworthy and affordable source of stylish home decor. In Russia to promote their new PS 2014 collection they teamed up with Moscow-based agency Instinct to produce a campaign that approached Instagram in an entirely new way.
The Ikea_ps_2014 Instagram account served as their campaign website, with each post representing a product category like Benches or Tables. On tapping the individual category pictures, hidden tags were revealed that offered a “link” to each product within that category. Every one of the 34 items in the collection also received their own Instagram accounts e.g. ps_laptop_station and ps_side_table.
The Instagram app was certainly never meant to be an Ikea catalog website, but this innovative use has its roots in previous brand campaigns. Early this year Mazda and JWT Canada turned the car-maker’s Instagram feed into an interactive road trip, replacing car specs with images and videos that followed the vehicle on an epic adventure. Over the course of four months, the campaign “Long Drive Home” helped grow Mazda Canada’s Instagram following by more than 300%.
Similarly, the Toronto Silent Film Festival turned their feed tsff2014 on its side, creating an interactive timeline complete with factoids and video clips to celebrate Charlie Chaplin’s 100 years on film.
Until the legalities of commercial use are cleared up by the local governments, companies in Russia and Brazil have gone ahead and created the first of their kind drone-vertising campaigns…
As ordinary advertising channels continue to be congested, Russian creative agency Hungry Boys used drones to advertise noodle company Wokker.
Wokker banners were attached to drones and launched around high-rise business buildings in Moscow’s financial district, drawing the attention of hundreds of people as they flew past office windows. This resulted in deliveries in the campaigned area to go up by 40%.
Cup Noodles, the instant ramen noodles snack from Nissin-Ajinomoto, is being promoted in Brazil with the launch of drones with cows, chickens, corn cobs and shrimps. The two and a half minute film created by Dentsu Brazil for the brands online campaign, uses drones to take the instant noodles to surfers, skateboarders and highline walkers as they practice their sport.
Azerbaijan has the world’s highest number of children born with the blood disorder thalassemia, a hereditary disease primarily found among Mediterranean cultures. The illness requires extensive blood transfusions for babies, and hospitals often lack the needed amount of donated blood.
So Y&R Moscow partnered with Azerbaijan cellular network Nar Mobile to re-imagine blood donations for today’s digital world. Together they created a special wearable bracelet that let smartphone owners easily donate power to another.
The unique “donor cables” were an instant hit and the country saw an increase in blood donation by 335%.
The new boost technology in the running shoes from Adidas helps return energy to runners. To promote this, TBWA\Moscow developed a unique running project called “Charge the city with the energy of running”.
The project covered 4 running races i.e. Adidas Energy Run, Autumn Thunder, Color Run and the Moscow Marathon. All runners who participated in them were given mobile generators that transformed kinetic energy into electricity. The collected energy from these hundreds of runners was then channeled to illuminate a stadium in the town of Protvino that has had no light since 1984.
Earlier this year I had covered a couple of novel approaches to art. Joining that collection is the below video from Philips Russia where they have demonstrated the unique performance of their irons and steamer products by creating famous Dutch paintings on a plain piece of white cloth…


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Almost every contractor I talk with lately is busy, busy, busy.
Their phones are ringing off the hook and they literally can't keep up with the new leads that are rolling in.
The economy is on fire. Especially for contractors. Lumber prices are at an historic high and homeowners don't even care. They're buying new homes, additions, and decks despite what the lumber costs. They want it bad!
All of that means things are going great for contractors right now.


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IS A LOWER CURRENCY GOOD OR BAD?
Mark Lister, 22 July 2022
The other week I had a client ask what the optimum level for the NZ dollar was. He owns an export business so I knew the answer he was angling for - the lower the better.
Indeed, many parts of our economy benefit from a weaker currency. However, it’s more complicated than that as we also purchase a lot of goods, services and raw materials from overseas.
The currency has been kind to exporters lately. On a trade-weighted basis, it’s down more than eight per cent from its 2021 highs, despite being some five per cent above its 25-year average.
The biggest fall has come against the US dollar. We’re down ten per cent this year, and 17.2 per cent below last year’s peak, having fallen from US$0.74 in early 2021 to US$0.62 today.
That’s been a healthy tailwind for the export sector, making us more competitive and pushing up the local price of our goods. It’s one reason this season’s Fonterra payout will be the highest ever, despite a volatile ride for global dairy prices.
Investors have also benefited from the weaker currency. The MSCI All Country World Share Index has fallen 15.2 per cent over the past 12 months, but when the lower NZ dollar is accounted for this decline moderates to a much more modest 4.4 per cent fall.
It’s not all good news though. While exporters and share investors have been helped by a weaker currency, consumers and borrowers haven’t.
The other side of the coin is that a weaker NZ dollar leads to higher prices for imported goods. This includes fuel, raw materials and everything else we source from offshore.
This came through loud and clear in Monday’s inflation report. The headline inflation rate of 7.3 per cent was the highest since 1990, while the tradables component (which essentially measures imported inflation) was even stronger with an 8.7 per cent increase.
A lower NZ dollar is contributing to this higher inflation rate, which means we’re staring down the barrel of more interest rate hikes this year.
In theory, this should all be self-regulating. Higher interest rates should push the currency up, improving our buying power overseas and reversing some of that tradables inflation.
Problem is, currency movements are all relative and many other countries are raising interest rates too.
It’s difficult to predict where the currency is going over the next few years. The NZ dollar is usually tied to risk sentiment, so it’s likely to rebound if the global backdrop improves, or fall further if the outlook darkens.
In contrast, the US dollar tends to strengthen during times of uncertainty and lag when the mood is more upbeat. The greenback has benefitted from cautious sentiment in 2022 and it's been strong against all currencies, not just ours.
As investors, these are things to be mindful of, although currency moves shouldn’t drive our investment decisions. It’s more important to focus on great businesses with good prospects, wherever they happen to be.
The same goes for businesses, who can do their best to manage currency risks despite having no control over them.
There’s no perfect level for the NZ dollar. Ideally, we want it low enough to keep our exporters competitive but strong enough to maintain our purchasing power in the global marketplace.
A weaker currency is a double-edged sword, and we’re arguably somewhere near the sweet spot right now.


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WALLA WALLA -- Could a little relief in wine-lovers' wallets lead to larger loads for local air travel?
Officials with the Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance think so.
During the organization's annual meeting this week, the alliance and Alaska Airlines announced a new program that waives certain fees for air travelers touring the Valley's wine country.
"Taste and Tote" is a new initiative that waives tasting fees at more than 70 wineries in the Walla Walla Valley for Alaska Airlines' passengers. The program also waives baggage handling fees on the first case of wine checked on flights headed out of Walla Walla.
Wine alliance Executive Director Duane Wollmuth said air travelers in the past were required to pay a $20 handling fee to transport a box of wine. Added to the tasting fees at wineries, the expense often has been blamed for either changing the way visitors choose to travel into the community or deterring them from buying more wine when they're here.
"For those of us working in the wine industry, we have heard time and again from visitors that they either traveled by car to the Valley, or did not buy wine when they flew, simply because they were not willing to pay the additional fee to transport wine home," Wollmuth said. The most recent survey of winery patrons from Tourism Walla Walla showed 76 percent of guests traveled to the area by private vehicle, and only 9 percent by air.
The program is expected to launch Thursday, just in time for Holiday Barrel Tasting weekend. Officials said it could boost wine sales and air travel.
Wollmuth said only California's Sonoma County has a similar policy as "Taste and Totes." He said details about which wineries will waive tasting fees for Alaska passengers will be posted on the alliance's website at wallawallawine.com.


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Lenovo is introducing the Z6 Pro on Tuesday in Beijing. We know the phone will have Hyper Video and the announcement was accompanied by a picture, showcasing one camera. Apparently, that image is fake, because today Lenovo revealed the actual camera setup - there will be four shooters on the back, one of them with a 48 MP sensor.
The teaser, spotted on Lenovo VP’s page on Weibo, suggests a vertical setup for all four snappers. One of them will be separated from the others, but we'll see if that's the many snapper or one of the auxiliary ones.
The Lenovo executive also posted a screenshot from AnTuTu, where a Lenovo phone with a model number L78051 reached 403,077 score. If this is indeed the Lenovo Z6 Pro, it could outperform any other Snapdragon 855-powered device and could top the performance chart of the Chinese benchmarking platform.
Whether it will actually be a monster of a phone, we have to wait until the official unveiling on April 23.
Exactly like that. So again its better if evena low to mid ranger can last few years than die within a year. Its better for the company its self to make more profit due to increased quality even on a low end phones.
Yes, it should be built to last, but I don't think updates could go on for that long. However, if the phone can stay fast even after loss of updates, then I'd be hard pressed to disagree


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At the end of last year we saw for the first time the rumor that Microsoft could be preparing to launch a new subscription service in the same way already seen in Office 365, which would include a Windows 10 license for users who opted for this type of service. Of service.
This idea in itself is not quite new, considering that so-called Microsoft 365 has been a number of times for corporate clients, with just under $ 90 per month charged to make available not only the Office suite but also other companies Solutions such as Email, OneDrive storage, and the ability to upgrade a device with earlier distributions of the operating system to Windows 10.
In addition to the sound, today we have the appearance of the statement by Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, when asked by a consumer, implying that it is really planning to bring Microsoft 365 to consumers as well.
"So I would say that Surface is a brand that we do with Office 365 or talk about it as Microsoft 365 Consumer Signatures, it would be completely consumer business again"
Despite this, the Notella did not explain what the services that included the Microsoft 365 package for consumers, and even those who think that the commentary in question is merely a reminder of Office 365.
It is worth mentioning that Microsoft does not have as much attachment to product names, which may be given the example of the email service that has been called Hotmail, Live Mail and now, Outlook or the cloud storage service that is already called Skydrive and is now Known as OneDrive.


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Current Indian laws may impose a 2% tax on the purchase of cryptocurrencies from overseas exchanges that serve the Indian market.
According to local sources, the Indian government’s 2% “offset tax” can be extended to crypto assets purchased on offshore exchanges.
As reported by the Economic Times on June 22, analysts inferred that existing laws may require a 2% tax on the settlement price of cryptocurrencies purchased by foreign cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the market.
The government imposed a 6% tariff on payments for e-commerce supplies and services of non-resident companies that do not have a permanent establishment in India in 2016; however, the compensation rate will be updated in mid-2020.
Now called “Google Tax”, the updated legislation imposes a 2% tax on services provided by offshore e-commerce operators operating in India, and tax experts infer that the fee may also apply to overseas cryptocurrencies serving India Exchange. customer.
“The way the new equalisation levy is worded and defined, it appears that it will also be applicable on cryptocurrency bought from an exchange not based in India,” Girish Vanvari, founder of tax advisory firm Transaction Square, told Economic Times. He added:
“The levy is on the selling price and companies may be required to add this to the cost of the crypto assets.”
Amit Maheshwari, tax partner at tax consulting firm AKM Global, argued it would be difficult for India’s government to impose a 2% levy without first establishing a broader regulatory apparatus addressing crypto assets, stating:
“In the absence of any guidelines on the treatment of crypto assets, there is ambiguity in how these would be treated under the tax laws and FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act).”
The regulatory status of crypto assets has been a controversial topic for a long time. Cointelegraph reported on June 16 that the Indian government is reviewing whether to introduce a bill to completely ban cryptocurrencies. Some officials believe that digital assets should be classified as Alternative assets class.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seems to have maintained its anti-cryptocurrency stance. The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India Shaktikanta Das claimed that the central bank has “significant concerns” about the cryptocurrency it communicates to the government.
In March 2020, the Supreme Court of India revoked the Reserve Bank of India’s two-year ban on local financial companies that provide banking services to companies operating in crypto assets.


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The BMW 4-series cabriolet goes on sale in March of next year
Ford has already confirmed it will be bringing the Edge SUV to Europe
The Kia Quoris won't be coming to Europe, however, because of its size
Pictures of the Porsche Macan have been leaked online extensively
Two new soft-top models will also join the Porsche lineup, as cabriolet options for the 911 Turbo and Turbo S
Jaguar has released this preview shot of its new F-type coupe
This single sketch is all we've seen so far of Honda's FCEV concept
The VW e-Golf gets its North American debut in LA
A very limited run of ten units for the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante special edition
Subaru's Legacy concept points towards its future design direction
The S65 AMG has 621bhp on tap from its 6.0-litre V12 engine
The LA motor show takes place this week, with the schedule full of new car reveals from big-name manufacturers, as well as new concepts, facelifts and production models.
Our team of journalists will be working to bring you the very latest news as it happens from the show, but here's our pre-LA roundup of what to expect at the event in 2013.
Just ten examples of the super-rare Neiman Marcus Edition Vanquish Volante will be built by Q by Aston Martin, the firm’s customisation arm. Aston Martin says the model was inspired by the Prince of Wales’s DB6 Volante.
We already know many of the details surrounding BMW's latest addition to the 4-series lineup, but this is the first time we'll see it in the flesh. Prices will start at £36,675 when it goes on sale next March.
Already on sale in the US, a revised Edge has been confirmed as coming to Europe in 2014. The Blue Oval sees a big opportunity in the European SUV market, and the Edge will form the third entry in its SUV range alongside the EcoSport and the Kuga.
So far we've only seen a single sketch of Honda's FCEV concept, but the model will be revealed in full at LA. Honda says the model “expresses a potential styling direction” for the next generation of its fuel-cell electric vehicle.
One of the most anticipated reveals of the year, recent spy shots have shown the F-type coupe has stuck closely to the styling of the original CX16 concept.
Set to become a new flagship saloon for the Korean brand, the Quoris - also known as the K9 or K900 - has already been confirmed for the US, but is not likely to come to Europe due to its size.
The MKC SUV, which claims to feature a premium interior is offered with a choice of Ford's EcoBoost engines, is targeted at the American market.
The S65 AMG has 621bhp on tap from its 6.0-litre V12 engine, and is able to cover the 0-62mph sprint in less than four seconds. It's expected to start at around £160,000 when it goes on sale.
A strictly-limited run of 350 units will mark the end of the SLS AMG GT before a new model, codenamed C190, is launched in 2015 to replace it. The Final Edition features new bodywork and is expected to have an upgraded interior.
Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated reveals of the show, pictures of Porsche's new SUV have already been leaked ahead of the show. The compact SUV will look to take on the Range Rover Evoque and Audi Q5 in Europe.
LA will give these two new Porsche soft-top models their public debut, with each following on from the recently introduced 911 Turbo and Turbo S coupé models. The soft-top roof can be operated at speeds of up to 37mph.
Unveiled in October, the new LWB Range Rover will have a double debut at LA and at the Guanzhou motor show. The car, in new Autobiography Black trim, will cost in the region of £140,000.
We've seen the WRX concept before, but this time Subaru promises big changes to its vision for the next-generation model. The original two-door concept has now grown to hold four doors, and Subaru is reportedly still deliberating over whether to bring the car to the UK.
Designed to celebrate 25 years of the Legacy, this concept not only points to its historic past, but also shows us what Subaru is planning design wise for its next generation of models.
A brand-new concept from Toyota, intended to show the many ways we can reduce distrations to drivers even before the car has set off. There'll also be news of a new simulator to be installed at Stanford University to collect data on driving distractions.
The all-electric hatch gets its North American debut in LA, before going on sale in the US next year. It's powered by an electric motor that produces 113bhp and 199lb ft of torque.
Read more 2013 LA motor show news.


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Attendees at the e-commerce summit went looking for answers and ideas. Many told Computerworld that they were coming away from the two-day conference with sponsored satchels-full of the latter, but perhaps not enough of the former.
There was also some feeling that the e-commerce needs of the thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises - SMEs - around the country were not well catered for.
“It was really positive and I met some valuable contacts and widened my networks," says Rosanne Hawarden, director of Syspro New Zealand, a Christchurch reseller of accounting packages.
"I like the idea of the government’s actions committee. I think there is a call for this on a regional basis, or at the very least, a South Island committee. In the rural communities there are a lot of other specific issues such as internet access to deal with."
“There’s quite a bit in here for Maori businesses to take away," says Richard Jones of Poutama Trust, a Maori business development and advisory group in the Waitomo Caves area.
"But I feel the government strategy part was too much a reading of a prepared speech and was too rushed. It was not explained well. One of the best parts was the two Americans, John Sifonis and Don Tapscott, particularly their ideas on leadership and education."
William Kaipo of Te Hau Ora o Te Tai Tokerau in Whangarei, which provides business training, mentoring and networking to small businesses in Northland, says he is trying to develop an e-commerce site. He says he found the international branding workshop useful, particularly for the organisation's musician and artist clients. Going around vendor stands he also found many ways of cutting costs.
Gavin Adlam, a sole practice lawyer from Wellington, considers the government may have a role in promoting and assisting the development of infrastructure for e-commerce, likening it to the state building the roads and railways so livestock could get from farms to ports for export.
Auckland-based KPMG tax partner Ian Kowalski wanted to learn particularly how other countries are taxing e-commerce transactions. He was told by Victoria University e-commerce professor Brian Corbitt that nobody has a solution although the OECD website contained some suggestions.
But SMEs were not getting what they needed, said some. “SME’s are the heart and soul of the country and they are not getting any attention from today," said Sid Huff of Victoria University.
"SMEs clearly need help. It just wasn’t marketed right, and I don’t think there are that many SME’s here. Maybe they need to hold another one.”
SupplyNet chief executive Carlos Martinez also didn't believe many SMEs had attended.
"It’s the same old ABC or business rule – who organised it shows who will come, and how does this appeal to SMEs?”
Business people in the feedback forum on government strategy, led by Corbitt, heard that several factors constrained businesses, particularly SMEs, from getting involved e-commerce. These included information, management and technical skills, a lack of appreciation that it is a business and not a technical issue, funding, and a lack of a support or network infrastructure.
One attendee said Waikato University's e-literacy programme for teachers and students, which it is hoping to pilot across other schools nationwide, was the kind of initiative the government should get in behind.
Another commented that the government should be supporting and building industry portals. An Auckland school principal said the average age of teachers is 49 and they generally don’t know about e-commerce. Telecommunications and e-commerce has to be introduced to the curriculum.
A small business adviser said SMEs have no way to find out about of the capabilities or potential of e-commerce at the moment.
A company director said the country was inhibited by things like the Resource Management Act that stop construction and the laying down of fibre-optic networks in Auckland, and that the government plan needs to be implemented in 90 days, “like any other business cycle”.


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The downside? It’s available only in China (for now).
The CRF190L shares its engine with the 184.4cc single-cylinder on the CB200X recently launched in India. However, considering its off-road nature, the engine on the CRF is in a different state of tune. Peak output figures are around 16bhp and a humble 11lb-ft, which is a slight drop from what the CB200X has to offer.
Yes, the power and torque figures are pretty modest, but there’s still reason to believe this will be an enjoyable motorcycle to tackle technical trails on.
Honda Sundiro, the Chinese subsidiary building and marketing the CRF190L, has mentioned that the bike has 241mm of ground clearance – that’s nearly as much as the 2021 Honda Africa Twin! Suspension travel is equally impressive as well, with a supposed 180mm at either end.
As we mentioned, the bike has only been launched in China at the moment, but we could see it make its way to other Asian markets soon.
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In May 2013 at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green Conference, then-GM-CEO Dan Akerson promised that the Next Generation Chevy Volt would be $10,000 cheaper, and profitable. Today, GM announced the Next Generation Chevy Volt MSRP, starting at $33,170 (excl $825 deliver charges), and while that’s a lot cheaper than the 2011 Volt’s base MSRP of $40,280, it’s not $10,000 cheaper. Try $7,110. Sigh. Maybe they thought we’d forgotten Akerson’s promise?
He was correct when he repeatedly said the next Gen Volt would have a 50+ mile electric range. According to GM’s estimates, the Volt’s electric range will be 50 miles for quite a large jump over the 2011 Volt’s electric range (35 miles). Of course, that’s GM’s estimated range and the EPA certified number might be less.
The 2016 Chevy Volt is expected to go on sale in the Fall of 2015.
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- Sen. Schumer proposes US completely switch to ZEV’s by 2040 - October 25, 2019


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Attention trendwatchers: There’s a new hipster icon in town. They wear black and white, eschew buttons, rarely wear accessories, and mostly only hang out with one another. Their elusive hipster enclave isn’t in Williamsburg, Brooklyn or Silver Lake in Los Angeles — or even in “Portlandia.” For the latest trend in oblique hipness, head to Pennsylvania Dutch country and the homes of the Amish.
Yes, you read that correctly, the Amish are experiencing a zeitgeist of fashion-forwardness that they haven’t experienced since, well, the 1800s. Last year the New York Times ran a fashion spread under the title “Amish Fashion Week” featuring men in simply cut trousers, unadorned shirts, and broad-brimmed black hats. As with many trends from the runway, the look has finally trickled down to the rest of us. But the accidental hipsterness doesn’t extend just to fashion.


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Welcoming a new Rookie on board! Wendy’s want’s a slice of the Super Bowl LI pie – and, it certainly won’t be a frozen slice.
The American fast food chain has made a buy for a 30-second commercial that will air during the first half of the Big Game. The ad will carry their long-term message that Wendy’s uses “fresh, never frozen” beef for their hamburgers. If, however you did want some frozen goods, you could always head over to the Other-Guyz, LLC for some Freezy Disks!
Here’s what happens in their “Cold Storage” commercial. According to Wendy’s, this is what the “Other-Guyz” don’t want you to see.
Freezy Diskz from Othr-Guyz LLC
Frozen beef patties have been taken to a whole new level of functionality, thanks to the stone-cold innovation of Othr-Guyz LLC! Want to know more? You can head to othr-guyz.com. (Warning! They’ve got a really, really bad website – perhaps Other-Guyz should take a leaf out of Wix.com’s book and build a stunning one in its place!)
“Where’s the Beef?”
If you’re a Millennial, you might be familiar with Wendy’s “Where’s the Beef?” catchy tagline that’s been used in the chain’s commercials for over 30 years. Now, everybody says together…
The story continues with everybody’s favorite old lady from the 80s, Clara Peller, driving recklessly in her mad search for “The Beef!”
Bringing back the slogan with a modern twist, today’s Wendy’s commercials ask: “Where’s the Beef (From?)”shining a spotlight on fresh and local produce. We’re still a fan of Clara though!
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After almost two years of disappointing sales and slowing profit, Samsung Electronics finally has some good financial news. The Korean tech giant said today that it expects its third-quarter operating profit to be much higher than the same period a year earlier.
According to Samsung Electronics’ guidance, it expects third-quarter operating profit of 7.3 trillion won (about $6.3 billion), a steep 79.8 percent increase from a year earlier. This would mark the first time Samsung Electronics has seen year-over-year growth since the third-quarter of 2013. Revenue is forecasted to be 51 trillion won (about $43.9 billion).
While its smartphone business is still weathering competition from other Android device makers, Samsung Electronic’s semiconductors performed well, while sales of displays to Chinese smartphone manufacturers (including companies whose final products compete with Samsung devices) also took off.
Earlier this year, Samsung deployed new technology that allows it to manufacture chips at a much faster rate. This enabled it to starting using its own chips in all Samsung smartphones, instead of ordering from suppliers like Qualcomm, and in turn helped boost its semiconductor business.
Samsung shares got a boost after its new guidance, but there’s still a long way to go until its recovers from the five-month losing streak. As TechCrunch’s John Biggs recently pointed out, the upgrade cycle is lengthening as smartphones become less differentiated, which hurts Samsung and its rivals. Furthermore, when people do finally buy a new phone, they might very well turn to smaller manufacturers with cult followings, like OnePlus.


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The New York Times may be taking the whole buy-now trend in fashion a little too literal.
In its interview with Cindi Leive on her departure from Glamour as editor in chief on Thursday, the Times in the article described the dress she was wearing and ever-so-helpfully provided a shoppable link — a curious thing to do in what is essentially a flowery exit memo.
Styles writer Katherine Rosman wrote: “Ms. Leive’s stomach growled beneath her flouncy Tanya Taylor dress, with its cutout shoulders.” In the sentence, Tanya Taylor is hyperlinked, and, if the link is clicked, the reader is sent to the designer’s e-commerce site, fwrd.com, to shop Leive’s look.
While there is a trend in style and fashion writing of providing affiliate links for products, it is a bit odd here. After all, the editor in chief of 16 years is resigning from her job at a time when the magazine industry is in massive upheaval.
The Times told WWD it was not an affiliate link, which makes it even stranger that they would link to an e-commerce site.
A spokeswoman clarified: “Per the [Styles] editor, this was the only link they could find that showed the dress the story subject was wearing.” (Whatever happened to good old-fashioned descriptions?)
Perhaps equally strange is that the Styles section routinely handles what it deems as “women’s media” stories, not the newspaper’s media section.
Case in point: When Leive’s colleague, Graydon Carter, resigned last week from Vanity Fair, his story appeared in Business Day, which includes the media section. (Meanwhile, more than half of Vanity Fair’s readership is women.)
(Elle’s new editor in chief Nina Garcia also got the Styles treatment this week, while Nancy Gibbs, who recently exited the news-driven Time magazine, was featured in the media section.)
Several outlets have recognized the disparity and called out the Times for its choice. The Times has also been criticized by publications such as Huffington Post for only hiring men to run its Styles section. Recently, it named Choire Sicha to the post. He was the fourth white male editor to run the section since founding editor Stephen Drucker, who launched the section in 1992.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Watson Pharmaceuticals WPI, -1.39% said it has expanded its alliance with India's Cipla Ltd. to include the joint development of additional products. The deal calls for Watson to pursue regulatory approvals for the products and to retain exclusive U.S. marketing rights, while Cipla makes the drugs. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
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