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MasterCard will develop a virtual sales assistant using AI technology from Rainbird – a startup identified by its Start Path programme
LONDON, 3 March 2016 – MasterCard today announced that it will be using artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by Rainbird Technology, a startup from its current Start Path Global class, to develop a sales advisory tool. Rainbird’s software will capture knowledge and experience in the current sales function and encode it into software that learns with time and experience to bring efficiency to the function of its UK sales teams working with banks to provide loyalty schemes and other card benefits.
Based in Norwich, Rainbird was selected to be a part of MasterCard’s most recent Start Path Global class in November last year. Since 2014, Start Path has worked with over 60 startups, and helped them scale by providing funding and business opportunities. Through participation in Start Path Global, Rainbird obtained a new business opportunity within MasterCard’s sales function, as well as access to its commercial partners and tailored mentoring from a host of MasterCard experts.
“There was a time when lines were clearly drawn between startups and established companies,” said Stephane Wyper, global lead, MasterCard Start Path. “Now, early-stage companies are partnering with large financial institutions, retailers, or digital players to build the future of commerce together. By working with Start Path, startups like Rainbird benefit from engaging with large global brands who are their future customers, channels and collaborators in a structured manner. At the same time, established companies such as MasterCard and its partners can identify and tap into new technologies to build efficiencies within existing systems or capture new opportunities.”
By using Rainbird’s AI software, MasterCard will extend the knowledge that was previously locked in a single team or among a few employees and make it accessible to the rest of the sales organisation. The software captures knowledge and groups together nuggets of disparate information to create a knowledge-base that will power an automated, virtual sales assistant.
All members of the MasterCard loyalty sales team in the UK can take advantage of the virtual assistant that is equipped with the experience gained from the entire sales team and the thousands of customer conversations. This will help streamline sales processes and systems by applying standard best practices to manage leads and close deals with prospects. The virtual assistant will also possess the capacity to learn with time as more knowledge and data is added to the database.
“Rainbird’s technology can structure sales expertise, knowledge and experience in such a way that it can augment knowledge-sharing and decision-making across all levels of MasterCard’s sales function,” said Ben Taylor, CEO Rainbird Technologies. “Bringing efficiency to the sales function is an important use-case for our AI software. This pilot opportunity with MasterCard adds weight and credibility to future projects within this vertical.
Rainbird is one example of how Start Path is partnering with startups to develop and test the next-generation of technology solutions. Rainbird joined the program along with five other startups late last year. Start Path is helping several other startups from that batch to explore new markets and businesses.
The Start Path team has also just begun working with dopay, a startup based in the United Kingdom that enables employers to pay wages electronically to employees with no bank accounts; and Universal Basket, also based in the UK, a universal shopping basket that allows consumers to buy items from multiple retailers but pay via a single checkout. As part of the program, dopay and Universal Basket gain access to a global network of MasterCard experts, connections with MasterCard’s commercial partners, and the opportunity to integrate with MasterCard products and tools.
Each quarter, MasterCard Start Path recruits a new class of startups to embark on the six-month virtual program. The program is currently accepting applications for its next class. The application window to join the next class is open until March 21, 2016.
How to Apply to Start Path Global:
- Submit your application at f6s.com/mastercardstartpathglobal2016 by 5 pm GMT on Monday, March 21, 2016
- Receive email confirmation of your application from the Start Path team
- For some companies, the Start Path team will contact you for a call to further discuss your application.
- The Start Path team will invite 20 companies to a Pitch Day in Toronto on May 11 and 12, 2016
- The Pitch Day is an opportunity not only to pitch for selection into the program, but also to meet with big-brand partners of the program.
- Eight companies will be provided with an offer to join the program.
- The program will kick off with an immersion week in June 2016 (location to be confirmed)
Two information sessions will be held to walk interested groups through the application process:
- Wednesday, March 16, 9am GMT
- Wednesday March 16, 5pm GMT
To register, please click here: www.startpathglobal.youcanbook.me
About MasterCard Start Path
MasterCard Start Path is a global effort to support innovative early stage startups developing the next generation of commerce solutions today. Start Path was launched at the end of 2013 with an objective to help early stage startups partnering with each startup to grow their businesses faster than they could by themselves. Startups can benefit from the knowledge of a global network of MasterCard experts, access to MasterCard customers and partners, and the ability to innovate on top of MasterCard solutions. For more information visit www.startpath.com or follow MasterCard Start Path on Twitter at @MAstartpath.
MasterCard (NYSE: MA), www.mastercard.com, is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. Follow us on Twitter @MasterCardNews, join the discussion on the Beyond the Transaction Blog and subscribe for the latest news.


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Huawei believes its consumer business can survive and will not give up its cell phone business, the company's rotating chairman, Guo Ping, said in an August 17 post.
Guo said he admires Consumer BG's (Business Group) indomitable nature. While the company's mobile business has suffered, smart furniture, audio, display devices and sports and health have all seen big growth.
The US has created a number of difficulties for Huawei, but they are solvable, according to Guo. The biggest difficulty the company faces is in the cell phone business: chips for cell phones require advanced processes that are small in size and consume less power.
Huawei can design such chips, but no one can manufacture them, Guo said, adding that the company and its partners in the industry chain are still tackling the difficulties.
About building cars, Guo said Huawei's principle is not to build cars, but to help car companies build cars and provide value-added ICT components for them.
The three largest industries in the world are real estate, automobiles, and cell phones, according to Guo.
Huawei will not enter the real estate industry, but it connects all the furniture in the house through HarmonyOS, allowing the company to connect with the number one industry in the world, Guo said.
Huawei will continue to have a presence in cell phones, and it will return to its leadership position as its ability to make chips continues to grow, Guo said.
Huawei posted sales of RMB 170.4 billion ($26.3 billion) in the second quarter, down 38 percent from a year earlier.
The company's unaudited sales revenue for the first half of the year was RMB 320.4 billion, with a net profit margin of 9.8 percent.
Revenue from the carrier business was RMB 136.9 billion, revenue from the enterprise business was RMB 42.9 billion and revenue from the consumer business was RMB 135.7 billion.

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Today’s wide-format digital print service providers (PSPs) have an increased number of opportunities to broaden their offerings and increase revenue. To do so, however, they must contend with an increasingly crowded marketplace and fierce competition.
The global value of the large-format printer market is forecast to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of four per cent, according to research firm MarketsandMarkets, rising from nearly US$8.4 billion in 2017 to nearly US$10.6 billion in 2023.
The worldwide value of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) used in signage and professional displays continues to increase for both indoor and outdoor applications, according to the latest forecast from ElectroniCast Consultants.
The global digital signage market will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 10 per cent in the education sector over the next four years, according to the latest forecast from Technavio, a technology research and advisory company.
The global out-of-home (OOH) advertising market is projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of five per cent and will be worth nearly US$45.5 billion by 2021, according a new study by technology research and advisory firm Technavio.
The deployment of outdoor digital menu boards at drive-thru locations both increases profits and reduces expenses for quick-service restaurants (QSRs), according a new total economic impact (TEI) study by Forrestor Consulting, commissioned by Samsung Electronics America.
Technological advances and urban infrastructure investments will drive the value of the worldwide digital signage market past US$23 billion by 2023, according to new research report by Global Market Insights.
Global out-of-home (OOH) advertising revenues increased by an estimated 6.2 per cent in 2016 to more than $49 billion U.S., representing the fastest rate of growth in nine years, according to new data from market research firm PQ Media.


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Apple iPad Pro : Now Available Only In Apple Authorised Dealer Idris Electronics Raipur
It’s Apple’s biggest ever iPad, but has the Pro won over the creative professionals that it’s aimed at?
In the months-long run up to Apple’s 9 September ‘Hey Siri’ event, there was one rumour that just would not die a quiet and dignified death: that Apple was working on a gargantuan 12.9-inch tablet christened the ‘iPad Pro’, designed for creative pros and replete with stylus, the bane of one Steve Jobs. “If you see a stylus, they blew it”, he famously quipped. Apple must have a short memory.
The inclusion of the pressure-sensitive stylus – or Pencil, as Apple has imaginatively named it – suggests the Pro is aimed squarely at illustrators, artists and designers – those for whom a trackpad or mouse are just not accurate enough. But what do those who work in these professions think of the oversized tablet? Will it become a must-have tool for the busy creative, or a rare stumble from a company that is not accustomed to making mistakes? And furthermore, should creative types really consider getting one?
To get to the bottom of the issue once and for all, we asked a group of creative professionals to find out exactly what they thought of what Tim Cook called “the clearest expression of our vision of the future of personal computing”.
The iPad Pro was the worst-kept Apple secret since every other product Cupertino ever launched. We all knew it was coming, but that didn’t stop us getting excited for its 12.9 inches of pressure-sensitive, Retinaâ€‘flaunting, power-packing glory.
That’s all well and good, but outside of the Apple event bubble, what do creatives think of it? For Adam Dewhirst, Senior 3D Artist at The Mill, it’s all about the portability. “I think its screen resolution coupled with its weight and portability are its most appealing aspects”, he says. “It’s the right size for digital art and it’s incredibly easy to just grab and go for a device that size. By comparison, the Wacom Cintiq Companion is over double the weight and much bulkier”.


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LOOK: Limited edition Clemson Football 2018 National Champions Bobblehead
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The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed, limited edition bobblehead commemorating Clemson Football’s 2018 National Championship. These tend to sell out very quickly. TigerNet readers are being given the first shot at securing one this year!
The 2016 Clemson National Championship bobblehead was the best-selling sports-related bobblehead ever prior to the Sister Jean bobblehead this past March.
They’re $40 each plus a flat rate shipping of $8 and will be shipping in May.
The bobbleheads were produced exclusively for the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum by FOCO.
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Who doesn’t know about Amazon and Walmart? Bangladeshi people’s dream come true as Amazon and Walmart are coming to Bangladesh in 2020.
According to the report of the last 5 years, the E-commerce sector has become one of the most contributing to the country’s economy. This sector is growing very fast. Government and other authorities are considering that this will be a bright sector in the future economy.
According to the report if e-CAB,
In 2016, the product amount of 1000 crore taka was sold online.
In 2017, Via online product amount of 1800 crore was sold and in 2018 that amount raised to the amount of 4000 crore taka. It shows how online business is growing.
What is Amazon?
Amazon is the world’s largest online shopping website. It is an American multinational technology company. Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon. He founded Amazon on July 5, 1995, in Bellevue Washington.
Amazon started their online business by selling books. Later on, they added software, apparel, video games, jewellery, food, furniture, toys, and others. Till 2015 Walmart was the #1 retailer in the USA. But in 2015 Amazon became the most valuable retailer in the USA and now they are the most valuable retailer in the world.
Everyone knows Amazon in one name. Amazon spread their business in different countries. Now they have a huge network all over the work and Bangladesh is going to be added to their network in 2020.
What is Walmart?
Walmart is another famous retailer in the world. It is also an American multinational retail company. Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962 and it was incorporated on 31 October 1969.
Walmart’s biggest competitor is Amazon. In 2015 Walmart was the most valued retailer in the USA but Amazon passed them in 2015. But still, Walmart has a very good reputation and running their business well.
Walmart is also coming in Bangaladesh in 2020. They have already established a big office in Dhaka and trying to start their business in Bangladesh official as fast as possible.
Amazon and Walmart in Bangladesh
The government is optimistic that if Amazon and Walmart start their business in Bangladesh, it will ve beneficial to our economy. Another famous Chinese E-commerce company has already bought Daraz in May 2018. They are successfully running their business in Bangladesh.
Both Amazon and Walmart noticed that and started to think of strat in Bangladesh. Walmart approaches first. They have already established their own office in the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka.
The vice president of e-CAB Rezwanul Haque Jami said, if Amazon came to Bangladesh then people will great huge opportunities in purchasing products online. And the small E-commerce players have to run their business in an effective way.
In this year, the authority of Amazon came to Bangladesh and had a meeting. In the meeting, they discussed investment, access to information, government rules and regulations and others. And they gave a hint to join Bangladesh E-commerce industry in 2020.
What is the Upcoming Advantages and Crisis?
If Amazon and Walmart enter Bangladeshi E-commerce industry then general people will get great advantage. Many people increase the price of products hugely by showing the tax fee. It will stop if Amazon and Walmart enter in Bangladesh. So people will get products at a reasonable price.
On the contrary, the small E-commerce retailer may face a great crisis. As most of the people will start buying from Amazon and Walmart, they will lose huge number of customers.
At The End
If Amazon and Walmart enter the Bangladeshi E-commerce industry, it will be a great advantage for the Bangladeshi people. And it is predicted that both of these E-commerce giants will join BD E-commerce industry in 2020. If you love online shopping then it will be great news for you and if you are a small online retailer then the news may make you sad.


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Digital TV News: Deltatre
Dyn Media chooses Deltatre to deliver end-to-end OTT service
Nov 29, 2022 – Deltatre has been selected by Dyn Media to build its new OTT service aimed at sports fans across Germany and the wider DACH region. The streaming platform is due to launch in Summer 2023.
News categories: Deltatre, Dyn Media, Gilles Mas, Andreas Heyden, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany, Streaming, Switzerland
Deltatre launches turnkey end-to-end OTT video platform
Oct 17, 2022 – Deltatre has announced the launch of a turnkey end-to-end video and application platform that will allow new entrants to the OTT sector to go live with market-ready video streaming services within 90 days.
News categories: Deltatre, Gilles Mas, Andrea Marini, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide
Deltatre adds new sport-related functionality to its UX suite
Oct 5, 2021 – Deltatre has announced the development of a new suite of sport-focussed features and functionality within its UX management tool, AXIS, to support leagues, teams and federations.
News categories: Deltatre, Gilles Mas, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide
Sportsnet, Firstlight Media and Deltatre relaunch SN NOW
Aug 5, 2021 – Sportsnet has partnered with Deltatre and Firstlight Media to relaunch sports streaming service, SN NOW, with next generation OTT features and a refreshed UI, on the Firstlight Media platform.
News categories: Firstlight Media, Deltatre, Sportsnet, Rogers Sports & Media, Microsoft, Andre Christensen, Alex Drosin, Bart Yabsley, Alfredo Tan, Kevin Peesker, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, UX
Deltatre AXIS to power BritBox for a further five years
Dec 2, 2020 – Deltatre has extended its collaboration with ITV and continues to power its 'best of British' content streaming service, BritBox, across all major platforms. The new agreement will run for a further five years.
News categories: Deltatre, BritBox, Gilles Mas, Lee Marshall, Digital TV, UK, UX, Worldwide
Deltatre unveils SaaS platform for real-time, data-driven UX decisions
Apr 1, 2020 – Deltatre has launched its mtribes, a SaaS-based tool that enables media operators running a multi-platform digital or OTT service to identify user groups and their behaviors, create personalized user experiences, and measure the results.
News categories: Deltatre, Ron Downey, Giampiero Rinaudo, Big Data, Digital TV, Streaming, UX, Worldwide
BritBox chooses Deltatre as front-end and UX design partner
Nov 21, 2019 – Deltatre has powered the launch of streaming service BritBox. BritBox chose Deltatre as its front-end and design partner, utilising 'AXIS', the company’s targeted UX management platform, to power the front-end of its streaming service.
News categories: Deltatre, BritBox, Ron Downey, Lee Marshall, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, UK, UX
BritBox unveils partners in run up to launch
Oct 11, 2019 – ITV has announced that Deltatre has provided Britbox's user experience based on its targeted UX management platform, AXIS, and has designed BritBox’s suite of multi-platform applications across web, mobile and connected TVs.
News categories: BritBox, Reemah Sakaan, Apps, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Streaming, UK, UX
Deltatre releases report on sports streaming
Apr 17, 2019 – Deltatre has unveiled an analysis of the economics of OTT sport. The report reveals that sports operators worldwide are now spending 15% of their total budgets on OTT, meaning that by 2021 more than $6.8 billion will be invested in the OTT tech stack in North America alone.
News categories: Deltatre, Giampiero Rinaudo, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide
- Comcast cable video subscribers down 2.034 million in 2022
- Disney strikes streaming measurement deal with EDO
- ITV increases investment in InfoSum
- German study shows high losses from TV piracy
- European Audiovisual Observatory publishes report on media ownership in Europe
- NBA games to be available in VR through Meta Horizon Worlds
- Simply.TV signs metadata deal with YouSee
- Verizon FIOS consumer video subscribers down 80,000 in 4Q 2022
- Unified TV ad measurement to be launched in Finland
- KPN introduces KPN TV+ streaming service
- ENENSYS releases ATSC 3.0 modulator for digital TV transmitters
- iWedia report reveals drivers behind set-top box OS selection
- Fabric acquires Internet Video Archive (IVA)
- MENA pay TV subscriptions to grow by 2 million over next 6 years
- Prime Video and DAZN sign global distribution partnership
- CIMM, 4A's and TVB looking at action plan for U.S. local TV measurement
- U.S. TV viewing remained high in December
- Over half of Canadian TV streamers are watching ad-supported TV
- Plex joins Amagi CTV content marketplace as platform partner
- New streaming TV video ad formats perform better than traditional TV ads


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This was a hot year for crypto, with BTC surging up from the pit it was in at the beginning of the year to a stable $7-8k by the end, rapidly developing altcoins and the rapt attention of governments and users. It is early to speak about mass adoption, but the fact that crypto is in our lives to stay is undeniable. Lumi Wallet wasn’t an exception as 2019 was a challenging and productive year in terms of the wallet’s development. EOS, a Dapp browser, the option to buy crypto with a credit card — almost all goals on the 2019 roadmap were completed and much more is waiting ahead in 2020.
So, what exactly was done? And what can Lumi users expect in the near future?
Results of 2019
One of the major goals for 2019 was the integration of the EOS blockchain. The market of altcoins is very diverse, but EOS is quite an intriguing blockchain with potential for high-speed transactions and a lot of promising projects coming soon (like Voice). Lumi started the integration by listing the EOS coin, then it enabled EOS accounts in-wallet and is now continuing to add new EOS tokens.
At the same time, the team kept up its active role in the Lumi community, publishing a regular Lumi Wallet Digest and keeping its hand on the EOS pulse. Also, Lumi has conducted a couple of free EOS account giveaways to encourage new users to try out the promising blockchain. Overall more than 1000 free accounts were given and more giveaways can be expected in the future.
Another field of work was related to dapps: now the long-awaited dapp browser is fully supported on both iOS and Android versions of the app, all thanks to a partnership with DappRadar. Now Lumi users can browse dapps and execute crypto transactions while playing games without leaving the Lumi Wallet.
Buy crypto with a credit card
The most important new feature added to Lumi Wallet this year is the ability to buy Bitcoin and Ethereum with credit and debit cards. Having achieved this goal, the wallet got one step closer to its original idea – an ecosystem for crypto users, in which all your everyday operations can be conducted with crypto.
Plans for 2020
Over the course of 2019 Lumi Wallet has grown to staggering numbers – almost 150,000 users. And now making transactions and managing crypto with the wallet has been localized for the growing German userbase, with Dutch and Spanish editions coming next.
To round up the basic functionality of the wallet, there’s not much left to do — the next step, coming in a few days, is the long-awaited option to withdraw cryptocurrencies to Visa cards. After that, the Lumi team plans to finalize the transition to an open-source model and continue to expand its pool of cryptocurrencies available in-wallet, and much, much more. All those announcements are coming soon!
Holiday bonus for Lumi users
In the year 2019 Lumi hosted 7 successful giveaways, partnered up with dozens of inspiring projects, added a bunch of new tokens and functions – and all of it couldn’t be possible without the users that choose Lumi as a secure and anonymous wallet for their crypto.
To acknowledge this and give a big thank you to every user out there, Lumi is happy to announce that lowered fees are still available during the holidays. If you want to get some crypto before the end of the decade – there is no better time to do so.
To get the latest news about the development process, don’t forget to follow Lumi’s blog and twitter – and never hesitate to share your feedback with the team on social media or via email at [email protected].


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A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony Stylez Boutique in Vineland was attended by (from left): Jamaal Hartfield and daughter Jalieya, friends of the owner; Nadgia Artis, manager; Christina Artis, owner; Sandra Forosisky, Vineland director of development; Mayor Ruben Bermudez; Markeith Artis, cousin of the owner; and Todd Noon, Main Street Vineland executive director. / Submitted photo
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VINELAND — Christina and Nadgia Artis opened their East Landis store, Stylez Boutique, with the idea of offering unique boutique items that otherwise would not be found locally.
Christina Artis is the owner and her sister is the manager of the store, which recently held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 803 E. Landis Ave.
The store, which had a soft opening earlier this summer, specializes in women’s and junior clothing and shoes, as well as girls’ footwear.
The sisters opened their store because they saw a need for a boutique carrying merchandise that a customer would otherwise have to go to Philadelphia or New York City to find.
“We noticed that there wasn’t a store like this in Center City,” Christina Artis said.
The store also offers online shopping at www.stylezboutiquenj.bigcartel.com
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LOS ANGELES – Wonderful® Pistachios, a leader in complete plant protein, will host a virtual panel discussion to empower the nutrition community and retail partners with top tier tips and techniques to move consumers toward plant protein for better health. The virtual event will be held from 9:00–10:00 a.m. PDT on Thursday, October 7, 2021.
The panel will include four top experts in their respective fields: Maya Feller, MS, RD,
CDN, nutritionist, author, and nationally recognized media expert regularly seen on Good Morning America; Jennifer Gibson, MS, RD, CSSD, elite sports nutrition specialist and Sports Science Coordinator for the NFL Chicago Bears; Krystal Register, MS, RD, LDN, Director of Health and Well-being at the Food Industry Association; Diana Salsa, senior director, Marketing, Wonderful Pistachios; and moderated by Maggie Moon, MS, RD, associate vice president, Nutrition Communications, The Wonderful Company.
“People are more curious than ever about eating to stay healthy,” said Feller. “There’s an art and a science to communicating responsibly to millions, in ways that resonate, and I’m excited to be a part of this panel to share my best tips and tricks.”
“I’m thrilled to add a sports nutrition perspective to the panel,” said Gibson. “From weekend warriors to elite athletes, it’s gratifying to see the increased interest in how a real food approach that includes delicious plant protein foods can support performance goals.” Gibson will be sharing best practices cultivated from an exceptional career that includes working with some of the world’s best athletes.
Wonderful Pistachios is a complete plant protein. Pistachios are the only good source of protein among popular snack nuts. As a champion for the plant-based movement, this is the third annual program from Wonderful Pistachios, and builds on 2019’s Plant-Based Nutrition Leadership Symposium, and 2020’s Plant Protein Virtual Seminar.
“Year over year, Wonderful Pistachios continues to drive the plant protein conversation forward with an open dialogue among leading experts and influential voices,” said Moon. “It’s our honor and privilege to bring this caliber of program to the nutrition community.”
Those interested in taking part may sign up for free by registering online by October 4, 2021. Attendees who register by September 23, 2021 will be automatically entered to win a swag bag. Registered dietitians will receive 1 CPEU (Continuing Professional Education Unit) for attending.
Wonderful Pistachios is the world’s largest vertically integrated pistachio processor and marketer. Located in California’s Central Valley, our nuts are Non-GMO Project Verified, providing a smart, healthy choice for consumers around the world. Our nuts can be found in stores nationwide and online under the flagship brand, Wonderful® Pistachios. For more, visit: wonderfulpistachios.com, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Wonderful Pistachios is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion company that also has iconic brands such as Wonderful® Halos®, FIJI® Water, POM
Wonderful®, JUSTIN® Wine, and Teleflora®. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.
About The Wonderful Company
The Wonderful Company is a privately held global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI® Water, POM Wonderful®, Wonderful® Pistachios, Wonderful® Halos®, Wonderful® Seedless Lemons, Teleflora®, JUSTIN® Wines, JNSQ™ Wines, and Landmark® Wines.
The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.


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Apple iOS vs. Google Android
Originally posted on VoIP & Gadgets Blog, here: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/apple/apple-ios-vs-google-android.asp.
In other words, iPhones, like Macs in the 1990s with only be owned by loyal Apple aficionados or people who like to pay more for high-end stuff. An interesting theory, which Daring Fireball took offense to:
I'll also add that there are way more apps for the iPhone vs. the Android, and I prefer the user experience of the iPhone, however, Android is catching up fast.
Daring Fireball hits the nail on the head when he writes:
Android isn’t like Windows. Windows was created to make massive licensing revenue for Microsoft, and to serve as a platform for additional sold-for-profit software like Office and Exchange. Google gives Android away free of charge, profiting only indirectly (but, perhaps, handsomely nonetheless) by delivering mobile ads. There&rsuo;s never been anything like Android before. But there’s never been anything like iOS before either.Daring Fireball brings up something that has been missing from the Apple iOS vs. Google Android discussion and that is Google only makes money from mobile ads and the search data from when you search on Google from your Android device. Google gets zero, zilch, nada for any phone manufacturer selling Android phones. This is where the wildcard comes into play - Microsoft. By default Android's default search engine is Google. Now, what is to stop Microsoft from spending millions to "buy" that premium position from carriers and make Bing the default search engine? Nothing!
I expect Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, sitting on $40 billion in cash, will go on the offensive and undercut Google's sole revenue source from Android. Android itself won't suffer, but Google will get the short end of the stick. Microsoft is betting big on Windows Phone 7 and anything they can do to knock Google down a peg helps them. Google is spending millions developing Android and giving away the operating system for free and the revenue stream (search/advertising) which is supposed to go to Google has been hijacked by Bing because Microsoft paid to play.
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Carnival Resumes Cruises From Baltimore
It’s back to cruising for Carnival Cruise Line from Baltimore.
Carnival Cruise Line is officially sailing again from the northeastern port. On Sunday afternoon, Carnival Pride set sail on a seven-night cruise to the Bahamas, where it’ll visit Freeport, Nassau, and the private island Half Moon Cay.
Before the ship set sail, Carnival President Christine Duffy, two past guests, Captain, and Port Director cut a ribbon to welcome cruising again from Baltimore.
Carnival has been sailing from Baltimore since August 2009.
READ: Carnival Pride Resumes Cruises from Baltimore
Disney Fantasy Resumes Cruises
After 18 months, a second Disney Cruise Line ship has resumed sailings from Florida. Disney Fantasy set sail from Port Canaveral on Saturday evening for a four-night cruise to the Bahamas.
Sailing at a reduced capacity, Fantasy will stop twice at Disney’s private island Castaway Cay and have one day at sea.
It was recently announced that after a series of short cruises, Fantasy will start sailing seven-night voyages to both Mexico and the Bahamas on October 9.
READ: Back to Sea: Disney Fantasy Resumes Sailings from Florida
Carnival Corp. Announces New Pre-Cruise Testing Appointments
Carnival Corporation has announced that its guests can now book appointments for pre-cruise testing at over 1,500 Quest Diagnostic centers throughout the U.S.
Appointments can be scheduled online via a link provided by Carnival, Princess, Holland America, or Seabourn.
Starting September 13, all passengers, regardless of vaccination status, must present a negative COVID-19 test within two days of embarkation. Currently, the window is three days.
The move comes after a growing number of guests expressed concern over the difficulty of receiving a test result within the narrowing window of time.
READ: Carnival Makes Pre-Cruise COVID Testing More Accessible


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What You Need to Know If You Wear a Cloth Mask in Public
The CDC now recommends the use of “sheet face masks “ to slow the spread of COVID-19. As we discussed earlier, cloth masks have their pros and cons , and some organizations are still hesitant about convincing everyone to wear them. The WHO, for example, has yet to provide an official opinion on the fabric masks, but hinted Wednesday that this could change.
If you do start wearing sheet masks, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Wearing masks doesn’t mean you can go out more often.
Masks are in addition to the precautions you are already taking, not a replacement. You still need to wash your hands frequently. You still need to keep six feet away from people. You should still stay at home, damn it, as long as possible.
Masks are not a magical force field, not even medical ones. And remember that even at best, sheet masks don’t work as well as medical masks.
Even if everyone is wearing masks, the virus can still travel through people’s infected hands and belongings. It can still slip through the cracks between the mask and your face. It may even be able to pass through the mask fabric itself, especially if the mask is wet. You can still transmit the virus to someone else, or get infected from someone else, if you wear a mask.
Consider masks contaminated after wearing.
Remember, if the purpose of the mask is to trap respiratory droplets, then the mask you were wearing is now full (and most likely impregnated with) these droplets.
The World Health Organization’s public service announcement of masks suggests that you are wearing a disposable surgical mask (which you should not do because these masks are in short supply and healthcare professionals need them the most). But it is reasonable to assume that similar precautions should be applied to cloth masks. Here are their recommendations on how to handle the mask so as not to spread rudeness around:
- Do not touch the mask while using it; If you do, wash your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
- Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it becomes wet and do not reuse disposable masks.
- To remove the mask: remove it from the back (do not touch the front of the mask); immediately throw it into a closed basket; Wipe your hands with an alcohol-based hand cleaner or soap and water.
This way, you don’t want to carry around the same fabric mask and put it in your pocket every time; you also don’t want to use your scarf as a cover for your face and then constantly touch it. Treat fabric face masks as if they were dirty after wearing, and consider your hands dirty if they touch your masks.
The CDC says face masks should be machine washed and “washed regularly.” No word on whether it can be washed in the sink .
There is no clear answer as to which mask is best.
In truth, this recommendation is unprecedented: no one has conducted large-scale research on how to get the entire population to wear cloth masks in the most effective way, or even whether it is worth it. Even our health authorities are guessing.
This is about choosing the right type of mask. The CDC recommends using something with multiple layers of fabric, but then makes three DIY recommendations, one of which only requires one layer of fabric for the T-shirt. Their other design suggests that you can sew two layers of cotton together, but their third recommendation is a bandana-style mask that you can insert a coffee filter into. Why isn’t just a few layers of bandana here when two layers of plain cotton are fine?
The advice is inconsistent, probably because there is no reason to choose one over the other. The Washington Post alsoasked experts about their preferences and found no consensus on which type of mask is best. “There is no evidence to point to one type,” said Raina McIntyre, one of the epidemiologists they spoke to.
When choosing a pattern, it makes sense to choose something that will allow you to fit snugly against your face and will be comfortable enough that you will not be tempted to take it off. Besides, we are in uncharted territory.


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Los Angeles – July 20, 2016 – Cooley is advising Dollar Shave Club (DSC) on its sale to Unilever. The sale, which is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, marks the third largest e-commerce exit in history and is the largest exit by a private venture-backed company in Los Angeles history. Michael Dubin, founder and CEO of DSC, will continue as the company's CEO.
DSC, based in Venice, California, is a membership-based company that delivers shaving and other personal grooming products on a monthly subscription basis to more than three million active subscribers. In just four years, DSC has become the #2 razor brand in the US. Cooley has served as DSC's outside corporate counsel since opening its Los Angeles office in 2012 and has advised the company on a wide range of matters including all of the company's private financings, M&A transactions, trademark matters and general litigation.
"DSC couldn't be happier to have the world's most innovative and progressive consumer-product company in our corner," Dubin said in a press release. "We have long admired Unilever's purpose-driven business leadership and its category expertise is unmatched. We are excited to be part of the family."
The team advising DSC includes Dave Young, Steve Tonsfeldt, Matt Hallinan, Joe Kaczorowski, Paige Smith, Mark Windfeld-Hansen, Jon Rivinus, Barbara Mirza, Jackie Grise, Charles Haley and Scott Dailard.
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The Targeting of Field's
April 13, 2002 07:00:00 AM
With parent Target Corp. treating it like an old suit, Marshall Field's may look better in someone else's closet.
Two lean years at Field's--including a nearly 30% drop in pretax profits last year--and doubts about prospects for the department store industry are increasing the pressure on Target to either fix Field's or sell it. Considering that Wall Street views Field's as a cash cow to be milked, not a business that deserves more investment, a sale is probably the best way to revive the 150-year-old chain.
Indeed, the institution that dominated Chicago retailing for more than a century now is dwarfed by its fast-growing sibling, Target's discount store division. Field's has become an unnecessary distraction for Target management, as well as a drag on the Minneapolis-based company's growth and stock valuation.
"They should have sold it years ago," says Eric M. Beder, a retail industry analyst at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. in New York. "It's not a core business. They've let it decay." Analysts estimate Field's could fetch about $1.8 billion, a deal that would presumably also bolster Target's stock valuation.
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Drive Wire: Wireless Charging Makes A Big Leap
A new wireless charging system is chipping away at the range anxiety holding back electric vehicles. This is a 20 kilowatt system with a claimed 90 percent efficiency – that’s a third the speed of a wired charging system, so not outrageously fast but that efficiency level is insane. Its makers claim that an average EV could get 30 miles worth of juice while simply parked for the length of a grocery shopping trip. And its makers are the people at Oak Ridge National Labs, so you know they’re good. This is definitely a big step forward for electric vehicles and it’ll be interesting to see how this works outside of the lab.


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Magnun Sess Premium quality, recognized in Canada with a Gold Award
Olive oil is a product increasingly appreciated by the Canadian consumer. Even more so now, as the Canada International Olive Oil Competition has just awarded the quality of a few Spanish aoves, among them Magnun Sess Premium. Our limited edition olive juice has won a well-deserved Gold Medal for its excellent quality.
Just a month ago, our Magnun Sess Premium gave us another joy. This time as a Gold Medal awarded by the Canada International Olive Oil Competition.
It was the first time we participated in this international competition and the result was fantastic. Among all the samples that participated in the event, our limited edition won one of the highest awards thanks to the excellent quality of this Picual olive juice, as complex as it is elegant.
We are very happy and proud of this recognition given to us by the prestigious jury leading the contest, made up of great oil tasting experts from countries as diverse as Spain, Turkey, Greece, Tunisia and Italy.
All of them have agreed on the flavors given off by this aove as a result of the early harvesting of the olives. Its intense fruitiness, its notes of green leaf and grass, its persistent bitterness and spiciness… It is an oil that is reaping several awards in international competitions held in Japan, Dubai, Los Angeles, London…!
Olive oil consumption in Canada on the rise
The organizer of the competition, George Kouvelis, recognizes that this contest is a good option for producers who want to expand globally, since the global olive oil market in Canada has grown steadily over the last 25 years, and will continue to do so, according to ICEX.
As this organization points out, although olive oil is not yet a main ingredient in traditional Canadian cuisine, its consumption in the country’s gastronomy and in homes is progressively increasing.
This increase is largely due to consumer education about the benefits of a healthy Mediterranean-inspired diet, and olive oil has been introduced into Canadian cuisine as a healthier alternative to other cooking oils.
However, although olive oil is a product increasingly known and appreciated by consumers, it has not yet established itself in Canadian households and its consumption is almost exclusively in the largest cities, such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
For them, it is Italy that projects the image of leader in the sector despite the fact that Spain is the world’s leading producer and exporter of olive oil. The Italian community is very significant in the country, especially in the major Canadian cities.
Canada increases its olive oil purchases
During the 2019/20 season, the volume of olive oil imported by Canada stood at 58,236 t, as detailed by the International Olive Council in its latest report.
Regarding the origin of these imports, Italy stands out as the main importing country. However, although it continues to be the main player in the Canadian olive oil market, its position has weakened in recent years and currently represents a share of 37.8% (21,991 t.), very close to Spain’s 31.3% (18,247 t).
Most significantly, of the total imports, extra virgin olive oil accounts for 45,779 t, which makes this country a great opportunity for both mid-range and high-end or gourmet olive oil producers.


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Of the dozens of new cars, trucks, crossovers and concept vehicles to make their debut at this year’s North American International Auto Show, perhaps none has generated as much buzz as the Buick Avista.
The striking 2+2 show car got a special preview the night before the auto show’s official media preview began and has continued to draw crowds since the 2016 NAIAS opened its doors to the public with a splashy black tie charity preview last Friday.
To turn a popular movie cliché on its head, if they come, will GM build it? That was a question TheDetroitBureau.com has posed to a number of senior General Motors executives, including President Dan Ammann. But for those who might be ready to plunk down a deposit, the news isn’t good.
“There isn’t much of a coupe market anymore,” Ammann said during the Friday night charity gala after having his picture taken with his own family on the Avista stand. “The market has been shifting to SUVs and trucks.”
(For a closer look at the Buick Avista concept, Click Here.)
There was a time when sporty looking coupes like the Avista would be an essential part of a brand’s line-up, especially upscale marques such as Buick. Indeed, through the mid-1980s, 2-door versions of General Motors’ midsize models were a must. And the sleek Riviera put a halo around the Buick brand.
But by the ‘90s, car buyers were migrating by the millions to more practical products, first to sedans and then to sport-utility vehicles. These days, utes in all their forms are gaining ground on sedans and could take the sales lead in the next year or two.
“We see a lot of growth. SUVs were 30% of the industry last year but could go to 40%” before the end of the decade, Ford President Joe Hinrichs told TheDetroitBureau.com.
(Acura Precision Concept hints at new design direction for Japanese luxury brand. Click Here to check it out.)
That’s leading GM and most of its rivals to rush to market with new utility vehicles, even as they re-think the need to add more conventional passenger vehicles.
Buick is a good example. It is rapidly expanding its line-up of crossover-utility vehicles, the 2016 Detroit Auto Show also bringing the official debut of the new Envision. The compact ute is targeting one of the market’s fastest-growing niches, though it is also setting off a bit of controversy as the first General Motors model that will be imported from China.
Buick isn’t walking away from its sedans. It is updating current line-up, such as the LaCrosse. But it’s growing increasingly unlikely there will be now sedans or coupes joining the Buick family any time soon, senior officials caution — with one exception, the new Cascada convertible, an Americanized version of a GM model from Europe.
The Avista is just the latest concept to win rave reviews for the brand. Buick scored big at the 2015 North American International Auto Show with the debut of the Avenir, a large luxury sedan sharing the same underlying platform as the all-new Cadillac CT6. And it has just as many fans inside GM. But global product development chief Mark Reuss has told TheDetroitBureau.com that his team has not yet been able to come up with the business case needed to put Avenir into production.
And, GM insiders say, it will be even harder to make the numbers work for the Buick Avista, even if it has won a slew of accolades, including honors as the best concept at this year’s Detroit show.
GM will continue to research opportunities in the U.S., but the key to putting Avista into production will be China, Buick’s largest global market. A few years ago, it might have stood a good chance there, but as in the U.S., Chinese motorists are rapidly migrating from passenger cars to utility vehicles, making it less and less likely that either Avenir or Avista will ever make the leap from concept to production.
(For complete coverage of the 2015 North American International Auto Show, Click Here.)
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Travel firms are risking their reputation by failing to adopt the HTTPS url protocol which offers users a more secure way of browsing and paying online.
Research by Searchmetrics has found just 23% of travel related sites that appear on page one of Google search results use HTTPS.
This compares with 46% of financial services sites and 36% of ecommerce sites .
HTTPS protects web users’ privacy and confidential information lie credit card and password details using encryption.
Web browsers such as Chrome and Firefox have started using icons and warnings to help web users identify pages that are not using it.
Companies who have not adopted HTTPS are harming their business according to Marcus Tober, founder and chief technology officer of Searchmetrics:
“From a search perspective it’s likely that sites only benefit from a slight rankings boost in Google’s organic results by using HTTPS,” he said.
“But if leading web browsers such as Chrome and Firefox are marking your web pages as less secure, this can have a negative impact on your conversion rate, particularly given the growing awareness among consumers about the importance of secure connections.”
While HTTPS is considered important for websites that ask visitors to enter credit card or other confidential information Tober believes it is also advisable for others including publishers, for reasons of personal privacy.
The Searchmetrics analysis, which was conducted in the first quarter of 2017, looked at first page Google results for 30,000 keyword queries.
Average Rate of HTTPS Among Sites Listed in the Top 10 of Google’s Search Results by Industry:
• Finance: 46%
• eCommerce: 36%
• Media: 12%
• Health: 24%
• Travel: 23%


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Last month, Apple announced it had paid $40 billion to developers since the App Store opened, saying the store was responsible for “creating and supporting” 1.9 million US jobs. More than half a million iOS developers have created apps; the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference is so popular that tickets have to be distributed via a lottery. “[Apple] made our company,” Sykora says. “If Apple didn’t exist, we wouldn’t have a company at all.” And the market for apps is growing: between iOS, Android, and smaller platforms, apps could generate $101 billion annually by 2020, according to market research firm App Annie.
But the App Store’s middle class is small and shrinking. And the easy money is gone.
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For all but a few developers, the App Store itself now resembles a lottery: for every breakout hit like Candy Crush, hundreds or even thousands of apps languish in obscurity. Certain segments of the app economy remain vibrant — ludicrously profitable, even. Apps for massive social networks, on-demand services like Uber, and subscription businesses like Netflix and Spotify remain in high demand. Then there’s gaming: Last year, 85 percent of all app revenues went to games, according to App Annie.
But for a large swath of these app developers — particularly those without venture capital and sophisticated marketing tactics — the original App Store model of selling apps for a buck or two looks antiquated. In 2011, 63 percent of apps were paid downloads, selling for an average of $3.64 apiece. By last year, a mere 27 percent of downloads were paid, and the average price had fallen to $1.27. Today, profiting from the App Store most often requires a mix of in-app purchases, subscriptions, and advertising.
Meanwhile, a fatigue is setting in among customers. There are now more than 1.5 million apps in the App Store (Android users have 1.6 million to choose from), but by 2014, the majority of Americans were downloading zero apps per month. And it turns out people simply don’t use most of the apps they do download. According to ComScore, the average person spends 80 percent of their time on mobile devices using only three apps.
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The economic dynamics of the App Store and its competition is an ironic black box. The data is there, but economics pundits are yet to delve into the micro economic microcosm that are app sales. App developers are hitting a very tangible wall where catering to consumers existing desires are taking over the idea of wowing consumers by delivering functionalities they hadn’t imagined yet. App purchases are also facing a change in priorities when it come to revenue; a mix of in app purchases, developers are in dire times, relying on activation mixes and vying for a blockbuster position lest your app become a zombie app.


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HORRY COUNTY, SC – HTC officials announced today that a new HTC store in the Carolina Forest community is now open in the Towne Centre Lowes Foods Plaza. The new store is located at 825-D Market Place Drive, Myrtle Beach just off of International Drive and replaces the HTC location at 3990 River Oaks Drive that officially closed on June 21.
The new full-service location features displays for a complete range of wireless products along with an interactive Security and Home Automation display showcasing the newest HTC products and services. The store hours are six days a week: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
“We are very excited about the latest HTC retail office in the Carolina Forest community and all it has to offer for new and existing members. The new store provides convenient and easy accessibility for members and, we trust that visitors will enjoy the convenience, updated customer experience, and excellent HTC service,” said Tom Vitt, HTC Director of Marketing.
For directions or more information about the new HTC store in Carolina Forest or directions to other HTC locations, visit www.htcinc.net/locations.
Grand opening events will be held later this summer.


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That’s the lesson to draw on this, the third anniversary of the meme-stock frenzy that captured retail investors’ attention in January 2021. That was the month, you may recall, in which retail british pound sterling to swiss franc exchange rate convert gbp investo… And it has been a short-term speculative winner in early 2021. Many investors who were in GME stock early clearly won big. For SwingTrader performance, we use a model portfolio.
Shorts only control 9% of GME stock now, says S&P Global Market Intelligence, down from roughly 90% in early 2021. That’s still higher than the typical low single-digit short position, but nowhere near what it was. If you liked this idea, sign up for a no-obligation free trial of my Seeking Alpha Marketplace service, Timely Trader!
You may roll your eyes and think that’s obvious, but for GameStop, it absolutely needs a strong top line performance to help its margin situation. This is not simply about a higher top line; it’s about operating leverage, and that’s what I’m watching. Investors were notified in December that GameStop is trying to become a mutual fund of sorts, noting it altered its investment policy to include any stock it wants to buy.
- The stock is still up more than 700% this year.
- I last covered the stock ahead of the Q3 report nearly four months ago, and at the time, shares had rallied hard into the report.
- As always, valuation is in the eye of the beholder, so it’s subjective, but I don’t see this as a reason to buy the stock ahead of earnings.
- Notice that since 2020, SG&A costs have actually been higher than gross margins, which is completely unsustainable for any business.
- Investors betting the stock would fall, the shorts, controlled GME stock shares in late 2019.
And while the stock is down 68% from its January highs, but it’s still been an amazing run for GameStop (GME) investors. GameStop doesn’t have sustainable earnings, so we cannot value it that way. However, we can value it using price-to-sales, and we’ll do that below to get a sense of what we’re dealing with.
GameStop Discloses Third Quarter 2023 Results
The fact that this didn’t work surprises no one, but it does speak to what I view as desperation on the Board’s part of trying literally anything to generate revenue. Shares of GameStop Corp. rose 5.2% Monday, as the video-game retailer and original meme-stock darling resumed its recent rally. The first trading day of the New Year is setting up as a challenge to the Santa Rally theory, as stock index futures tilt south and bond yields rise. GameStop (GME) short interest has fallen, but does the electronics company still have profitability issues ahead of its earnings report? George Tsilis says that GameStop seems to be stabilizing financ… The stock market will be closed on Good Friday.
It’s another weak quarter following years of decline. The company’s EPS growth rate started declining consistently in 2017 and turned into outright losses for fiscal 2021, which ended in January. Meanwhile, GME stock’s sales posted an 18% annualized drop in the past three years. The massive short interest that primed GME stock for a rally is fading. The stock rally helped GameStop retire its massive pile of debt.
It’s P/S ratio is currently 0.73, which is well down from its average in the past year, as we can see above. The logic there is that each dollar of sales is more valuable as margins rise, which would lead to a higher P/S ratio, all else equal. Shares of video game retailer and original meme stock GameStop Corp. are on pace to register their biggest daily percentage decline since early December. What I’m looking for in the report is a couple of things. First, revenue is obviously absolutely critical.
Shares of GameStop Corp. ended Monday’s session down 8.6%, with the stock registering its biggest daily percentage decline in two months. And yet, the stock’s finding of support at the 10-week line might make it a highly speculative https://www.day-trading.info/how-to-day-trade-stocks-in-two-hours-or-less/ play for those who believe in the turnaround. It’s just all the more vital to not hold too much, and subject your portfolio to excessive risk. And it explains why GME stock carries a perfect 99 IBD Relative Strength Rating.
Revenue, too, is seen falling 4% to $5.8 billion. GameStop’s top line is benefiting from sales of high-demand next generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles this year. These products, though, are sold at low profit margins. GameStop used to hold an important position in the video gaming industry. It was the spot to buy the latest video game consoles and games.
Why Did GME Stock Go Up?
And revenue should rise 12% to $6 billion vs. last year’s 21% skid. GME stock is rising as investors think it can pull off an amazing business turnaround. GameStop is seen https://www.topforexnews.org/software-development/what-is-a-database-administrator-explore-the/ losing money in 2021, a big blow to the fundamental story of GME stock. GME stock helped kick off the lucrative “short squeeze” rally that took off in early 2021.
But now it’s up to earnings, new products and services, industry group leadership, institutional buying and the market’s direction to tell you if this is a stock to buy now. As always, valuation is in the eye of the beholder, so it’s subjective, but I don’t see this as a reason to buy the stock ahead of earnings. The key is going to be SG&A costs, which we can see above in relation to gross margins. Notice that since 2020, SG&A costs have actually been higher than gross margins, which is completely unsustainable for any business.
To keep things simple, eight full positions of equal weight put us at 100% invested. It’s a number suggested by IBD Founder William J. O’Neil in his book “How To Make Money In Stocks.” That means a full position starts out at 12.5%. The stock is still up more than 700% this year.


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Blog: Auchan claims success with French hypermarkets
Dean Best | 20 November 2009
The deterioration of the French hypermarket sector is well documented.
Casino and Carrefour have both witnessed falling sales and profitability in their hypermarket businesses.
The trend, which began as sky-rocketing fuel prices prompted consumers to eschew out-of-town hypermarkets for more local supermarkets and convenience stores, continues to deepen as recession and still-rising unemployment forces French consumers to cut back on discretionary spending on non-food.
Nevertheless, both Casino and Carrefour remain dependent on the hypermarket channel, which brings in a significant proportion of their domestic sales.
In a bid to rejuvenate the hypermarket sector, Casino and Carrefour have both looked to reorganise management of their hypermarket businesses.
After posting “weak” third-quarter sales at the unit, Carrefour confirmed that it plans to replace the head of its hypermarket business, Alain Souillard, last month.
In a similar move, earlier this week Casino said it will replace Jean Duboc as head of Géant Casino in a bid to create a single management team to "broaden" relations between its hypermarket and supermarket divisions.
However, a rare interview with Auchan, an arch-rival of Casino and Carrefour, suggests that not everyone is having difficulties with hypermarkets.
Auchan, owned by the publicity-shy Mulliez family, has insisted that its hypermarket business is in good shape.
"Unlike some of our rivals, we continue to believe strongly in hypermarkets, even very big ones," division head Arnaud Mulliez told Reuters.
Indeed, Mulliez said that Auchan's hypermarket business had seen a 3% year-on-year rise in sales during October. And prospects for the Christmas season are bright, he insisted.
Although it is difficult to gauge Auchan's performance against its rivals in France, as the country's second-largest retailer does not publish its financials, if indeed its hypermarket business is going great guns, then this raises some serious questions about what Carrefour and Casino are doing wrong.
In order to regain momentum in their hypermarket businesses, both retailers will need to experiment with store layouts, loyalty schemes, categories and product ranges while also investing in price, promotion and advertising.
And if Mulliez's interview is anything to go by, perhaps they should also take a long, hard look at Auchan's recipe for success.
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U.S. grain merchant Bunge Ltd beefed up its food ingredients business on Tuesday with a deal for two corn flour mills, after rival Archer Daniels Midland Co proposed a takeover of Bunge that would consolidate the agribusiness sector.
Bunge acquired the mills in Iowa and Texas through a deal for Minsa Corp, the U.S. unit of Mexican corn miller Grupo Minsa SAB de CV that Bunge said was valued at $75 million.
The purchase is “an important strategic step” for Bunge’s food and ingredients unit and will make the company a leading U.S. producer of corn flour used to make tortillas, Todd Bastean, president of Bunge North America, said in a statement.
Bunge and other agricultural traders, including ADM and Cargill [CARG.UL], have been trying to diversify into higher-margin sectors, such as food ingredients and aquaculture, in the face of a global grains glut that has squeezed margins, reduced volatility and kept corn and soybean prices languishing for years.
Mergers in the agribusiness sector are seen as another potential remedy for the oversupply of grains.
In addition to ADM’s proposed takeover of Bunge, Glencore last year sought a tie-up with Bunge in what was viewed as a start of a wave of mergers and acquisitions in the grain industry.
Bunge rebuffed Glencore’s approach, and a standstill agreement prevents Glencore from making a new offer until next month, a source said this month. Bunge has declined to comment on ADM’s approach.
ADM owns some of the largest corn mills in the world in the United States. If the company acquires Bunge, it will likely need to sell U.S. grain and processing facilities to win regulatory approval because of business overlaps.
It was not immediately clear how Bunge’s latest acquisitions could affect potential divestments. Bunge named Cargill, but not ADM, among its major competitors in North American corn milling in an annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last year.
Bunge is focusing on its milling and oils businesses to expand in food and ingredients.
Bunge made the deal for Minsa’s U.S. mills after terminating an acquisition last year for a controlling stake in Grupo Minsa SAB de CV, which would have made Bunge the top grain miller in Mexico.
In September, Bunge bought a 70 percent stake in palm and tropical oils company IOI Loders Croklaan for nearly $1 billion. Industry experts said at the time that deal would make Bunge a tougher takeover target.
By Tom Polansek
Recent reports reveal The Body Shop will shut up to half of its 198 stores in the UK and cut the size of its head office, incurring hundreds of job losses. According to the firm overseeing the restructuring of the beauty retailer, closures will begin this Tuesday.
Amidst brewing tensions, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of states are poised to take legal action as early as next week, aiming to prevent grocery giant Kroger’s $24.6 billion acquisition bid for Albertsons, Bloomberg reported.
The owner of Guinness and Baileys has hired financial service group Rothschild to explore the sale, which includes Pimm’s, fruit liqueur brand Safari and Pampero rum. Each brand could be offloaded individually or as a three, according to Sky News.


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After a host of GPT AI chatbots the much-coveted Chat GPT for Android has now arrived at Google play store for free download. Chat GPT is the pioneer in AI chatbots developed by Open AI. After Open AI announced Chat GPT, large companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft jumped into foray to develop their own AI chatbot. Microsoft’s Bing was the first to introduce its GPT-4 based AI chatbot integrated into Microsoft’s search engine “Bing”.
Bing on Google play store has more than 10 million downloads, whilst Chat GPT of Open AI, was made available for download yesterday and has clocked over 100,000+ downloads since then. Chat GPT is free to download and use, here’s the download link.
Chat GPT for Android setup
Chat GPT for Android can be used for free, users have to sign up with their Google account and start using Chat GPT. Just start chatting with your queries, you can also view your chat history from the hamburger menu.
It is to be noted that this Chat GPT is not the advanced GPT-4 LLM (Large Language Model) based chatbot. Chat GPT Plus, which is based on GPT-4 LLM still remains a paid subscription model with a subscription fee of Rs 1,999 per month.


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Visual China Group (VCG) announced the launch of its digital collection platform for visual arts - "Yuanshijue” on December 26th. “Yuanshijue” roughly translates to “meta-vision” or “meta-visual”. The Yuanshijue platform can be accessed via a mini-program inside WeChat.
VCG, which has been accumulating digital copyrighted content for 20 years, said that the launch of Yuanshijue will empower artists in all aspects of technology, distribution, and operation, and provide artists and collectors of visual art digital collections with services such as creation, protection, and transaction.
Technology-wise, the content provider is said to make full use of blockchain technology to aid the process of deposition, sharing, and collaboration to empower the production, protection, and transaction of digital copyright.
Among the first collection rolled out by VCG on Yuanshijue, there is an iconic photograph named “I want to go to school.” Captured by famous documentary photographer Xie Hailong, “I want to go to school” features schoolgirl Su Mingjuan from Anhui province sitting at her school desk, holding a pencil and staring into the camera. The photograph is iconic as it expresses a sentiment that children from rural areas crave knowledge despite difficult circumstances.
According to VCG, proceeds from the “I want to go to school” NFT collection will be donated to the "Anhui Hope Project - Su Mingjuan Scholarship Fund" of Anhui Youth Development Foundation to support the education cause of the Hope Project.
In addition to digital versions of physical photographs, there are entirely digital works in VCG’s NFT collection. “Snowflake Factory” by Sun Lue, a professor at Beijing Film Academy, features algorithm-generated snowflakes. Depending on the complexity of the snowflake’s design, the price for the NFT varies from 1 yuan to 1999 yuan (USD$313).
VCG’s move comes after China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency rolled out digital news collectibles, featuring a series of special commemorative events in 2021. Xinhua's digital news collectibles will have unique identification and ownership information on a blockchain from Tencent Cloud, according to a Business Insider report.


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One of every five beauty purchases online is made via the Amazon marketplace, according to a new report.
America Online, Inc. has launched a new House & Home Channel Ð a resource that will provide tools, content and e commerce solutions to homeowners seeking information and advice on home management. The site features content from Homestore.com, Inc., a group of home-focused web sites that offer home building, buying, remodeling and relocation information, under an agreement announced earlier this year. "More and more home owners and mangers are turning to the web to get advice and to make purchasing decisions," says Regina Lewis, AOLÕs Online Advisor. "From buying or renting a new home to remodeling, decorating, gardening, and cooking, the new channel provides consumers with a one-stop resource that will help save time and money."


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The EU Commission is set to Expand their Antitrust case against Apple with a new Complaint by Sweden's Spotify
It's being reported this morning that Apple Inc. is facing an additional EU antitrust charge in the coming weeks in an investigation triggered by a complaint from Spotify, a sign that EU enforcers are strengthening their case against Apple, according to Reuters.
The European Commission last year accused Apple of distorting competition in the music streaming market via restrictive rules for its App Store that force developers to use its own in-app payment system and prevent them from informing users of other purchasing options. The EU officially opened their antitrust case in June 2020.
Extra charges set out in a so-called supplementary statement of objections are usually issued to companies when the EU competition enforcer has gathered new evidence or has modified some elements to boost its case.
"The DMA is still two years away. The rules will probably apply to Apple at the beginning of 2024. This is why antitrust cases remain important," said lawyer Damien Geradin at Geradin Partners, who is advising several app developers in other cases against Apple. For more, read the full Reuters report.


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Mini’s Super Bowl advertisement is a ritzy kiss off to labels.
Tennis hotshot Serena Williams, sitting on a jet black Mini while shaking some executioner leather pants, begins things off, saying with a smile: “This is a chick car.” Then soccer star Abby Wambach disobediently proclaims, “This is a gay auto.”
The parade of celebrities proceeds with Tony Hawk, T-Pain, and so forth, bringing up different generalizations. “This is a short man’s car.” “This auto doesn’t have road cred.” “This is a cute car.” “This is a single, young, professional car.”
The promotion closes with Oscar nominee and Taxi Driver star Harvey Keitel saying, “This car doesn’t care less what you call it.”
What’s more, with a content overlay, Mini makes its message boisterous and clear: resist marks.
The advertisement is only one of numerous advertisements this year that have a more profound social message.
Axe, with a strikingly comparable tone to Mini, will air a 30-second version of its “Find Your Magic” campaign, which — in a comparative vein to Mini — urges men to overlook societal desires and be whoever they need to be.


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- Gautam Adani ranks first amongst high 10 wealthiest individuals in Asia and India.
- Holds web price of roughly $600 million greater than Mukesh Ambani.
- Faucets into basket of newly rising sectors such as renewable and different inexperienced power tasks.
NEW DELHI: India’s conglomerate Adani Group founder and chairman Gautam Adani has surpassed Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Ltd to turn into the richest person in Asia, The Information reported, citing the most recent Bloomberg Billionaires Index stats.
Gautam Adani is now one of many high 10 wealthiest individuals on this planet and has a web price of $88.5 billion, which is roughly $600 million greater than Mukesh Ambani’s web price.
Ambani’s wealth noticed a year-to-date fall of about $2.07 billion, whereas Adani’s elevated by about $12 billion YTD, which made the previous, the second richest person in India and Asia and eleventh richest in the complete world. Ambani’s whole web price is $87.9 billion, as of February 8.
Ambani ranked first within the record of the wealthiest person in India and Asia in November of final yr, with Gautam Adani trailing him by about $2.2 billion.
Within the final one yr, Reliance Industries’ share value has risen by about 18.50%. It’s buying and selling at Rs2,312.75 a share as of Tuesday morning. Compared, Adani Enterprises Ltd has soared over 170% within the final one yr and was buying and selling at Rs1,741 on Tuesday morning.
Gautam Adani has tapped right into a basket of newly rising sectors such as renewable and different inexperienced power tasks. Some Adani-owned corporations such as Adani Complete Fuel Ltd and Adani Transmission Ltd have carried out significantly better than others within the final yr, with the previous leaping by about 370% and the latter rising by 250%. Apparently, Adani’s FMCG agency Adani Wilmar, which listed on the benchmark indices Tuesday, listed at a 4% low cost in a tepid debut.
“The Adani Group has spotted and entered all the happening sectors at the right time, which has appealed to a select band of foreign portfolio investors,” Deepak Jasani, head of retail analysis at brokerage agency HDFC Securities Ltd advised Bloomberg Information. “The sectors are capital-intensive and the company has faced little difficulty in raising funds to expand,” he added.
Each the billionaires, who’ve bagged earnings via oil and fossil-fuel intensive sectors, have been investing in a renewable power push. Adani has dedicated to take a position $70 billion this decade to assist his firm whereas Ambani has dedicated $10 billion over the subsequent three years as half of a bigger $76 billion spend plan in renewables, in line with the Bloomberg report.


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Growth in UK jobs outstrips America
THE UK labour market has grown over the past two years despite the global economic slowdown, in sharp contrast to the US and other parts of the EU. The OECD's annual jobs outlook review shows UK jobs grew 1% in 2002 and 2003, slightly up on the average of the past decade.
Employment is expected to increase in all major economies as the economic recovery gains momentum over the next two years.
After the jobless recovery of recent years, US employment growth will accelerate to 1.7% in 2005 from 1% this year, the organisation said. US unemployment is expected to decline to 5.2% next year, from 6% in 2003.
Wage rises will accelerate in the US and UK this year as economic growth boosts employment, but the pace of pay increases will remain steady in continental Europe which continues to lag behind the rest of the world economy, the OECD said.
The UK is expected to record rapid growth in labour costs because of tight employment market conditions, with unit labour costs seen up 2.6% in 2004 and 2.4% in 2005, after growth of 2.8% last year.
In the US unit labour costs declined in 2002 and 2003 as productivity increased and employment was slow to recover, but costs are projected to grow 0.2% this year and 2.7% next year. This will reflect strong US economic growth and a reduction in productivity gains, the OECD said.
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By Andrea Swayne
Surfing America, the official governing body for amateur surfing in the U.S., has teamed up with the Laguna College of Art + Design for a presentation titled “Do What You Love for Life” Tuesday, June 19, 7 p.m. at the Krikorian Theater, 641 B Camino de los Mares in San Clemente.
The program will bring together a panel of LCAD design alumni from the premier four-year art and design college, along with influential members of the action sports industry, to discuss education, careers and artistry in action sports. Special guest designers and artists—from brands like Hurley, Surfer Magazine, Billabong and Vans—will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the industry’s most popular products.
Dana Point resident Pat O’Connell, Surfing Hall of Fame member and Hurley vice president of sports marketing, will also be on the panel. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions of the panelists during a live Q&A session.
The event is free and includes a private screening of Surfer Magazine’s movie Hot 100 and Billabong’s film Code Red.
The event is timed to coincide with the Surfing America USA Championships being held June 15 through 23 at the Huntington Beach Pier and San Onofre State Beach, Lower Trestles.
For more information, see www.surfingamerica.org.


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Following pleas from customers, grocery retailer Trader Joe’s is working to remove packaging and branding deemed “racist” from their stores. The grocer offers food products inspired by various countries and has previously labeled food items with names like Trader Ming’s, Trader Jose’s and Trader Giotto’s. While the decision to remove the offensive packaging from the stores was made years ago, a Change.org petition written by 17-year-old Brionnes Bedell has fast-tracked this decision after garnering over 3,600 signatures.
“The grocery chain labels some of its ethnic foods with modifications of “Joe” that belies a narrative of exoticism that perpetuates harmful stereotypes,” says Bedell in the petition.
Trader Joe’s removal of the offensive packaging follows the rebrand of several household names, including Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben’s, in light of the recent protests supporting Black Lives Matter. These rebrands have taken place as a means to abrogate racist stereotypes.
“While this approach to product naming may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness, we recognize that it may now have the opposite effect — one that is contrary to the welcoming, rewarding customer experience we strive to create every day,” said Kenya Friend-Daniel, Trader Joe’s national director of public relations, in a statement. “With this in mind, we made the decision several years ago to use only the Trader Joe’s name on our products moving forward.”
As of now, there is no projected date as to when these changes at Trader Joe’s will be complete.
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New Westminster – Following successful projects in the Downtown neighbourhood where New Westminster Police Department specialty units worked with local businesses to arrest and charge violent shoplifters, business improvement associations from other neighbourhoods have approached police to work together.
The New Westminster Police Department Crime Reduction Unit has expanded their partnership to include both the Downtown and Uptown business improvement associations. This proactive effort addresses the serious issue of shoplifting, including the threat of injury to staff and the general public and financial loss incurred by retail outlets within the city. The aim is to raise awareness, deter potential offenders, and promote a safe and secure shopping environment.
“We are out there,” stated Sergeant Sean Schultz. “I won’t say when and I won’t say where, but if you are going to shoplift, you can expect to meet the Crime Reduction Unit.”
The New Westminster Police Department believes shoplifting and violent thefts from businesses is an underreported crime. Officers are encouraging staff to report these crimes to police. Staff can file a police report by calling 604-525-5411 and if they witnessing a theft in progress to call 9-1-1. In some instances, online reporting may be a quick and convenient way to report instances of shoplifting. To learn more about online reporting please visit www.nwpolice.org/onlinereporting.
“Business owners and staff have had enough,” stated Sergeant Andrew Leaver. “Employees and customers should not have to face violence when they are in retail environments.”
This project is funded in large part by the Special Investigations and Targeted Enforcement Program, with funding from the provincial government under the Safer Communities Action Plan.
If retailers require safety and crime prevention information, or would like to inquire about collaborating with the New Westminster Police Department Crime Reduction Unit please contact Sergeant Schultz at email@example.com.
CONTACT PERSON: Hailey Finnigan


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Lafayette Coca-Cola Facility Getting $15 Million in Renovations
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (UNITED) has announced plans for an upcoming $15 million upgrade to its Lafayette facility. Those renovations will benefit its associates, customers, and surrounding communities.
The Lafayette Coca-Cola Bottling company's offices at 1314 Eraste Landry Rd will receive a facelift, following suit with other facilities within Coca-Cola UNITED's six-state footprint.
Improvements include a new break room, large meeting space along with upgrades to the warehouse space which will include 16 new loading docks, a new check-in building, and additional employee parking and truck parking.
“With these improvements, we will create an enhanced working environment for our associates and provide a higher level of service for our customers and communities for years to come,” said Coca-Cola UNITED Louisiana Division Director Scott McCallister.
The construction will happen in phases, allowing Lafayette employees to continue to work out of the facility. The project will begin in early 2022 with completion expected by mid-2023.
Lafayette Coca-Cola has been in Acadiana for 102 years. They first had facilities on the corner of Johnston and Jefferson Streets and later at University and Cameron Street. Lafayette Coca-Cola has been on Eraste Landry Road since the 1970s.
Today, Lafayette Coca-Cola employs 230 associates, serving nearly 3,400 customers, and sells and distributes 6.4 million cases of Coca-Cola products annually.
Those interested in a career with Lafayette Coca-Cola are encouraged to visit their website at careers.cokeonena.com/united.
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Webb Fontaine $250million payment under investigation over incessant Customs Server breakdown
… FG must demand compensation from Webb Fontaine – APFFLON insists
The news reaching our platform revealed that the $250million earnings of Webb Fontaine, the I.T Service provider for Nigeria Customs Service, from Nigerian Government is under investigation by Senate Committee on Customs over recurring server breakdown.
As such, the National Assembly has directed the Federal Ministry of Finance, as well as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to stop payment of outstanding money to Webb Fontaine, until after investigation.
In the same vein, National President, African Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON), Otunba Frank Ogunojemite is calling on Nigerian Government to demand compensation from Webb Fontaine over poor services, which made government, importers and freight forwarders to lose revenue.
Speaking further, APFFLON President expressed strong displeasure over what he described as poor services rendered by the I.T company to the Federal Government through Customs for years.
He applauded the Senate Committee for its bold step in investigating the services of Webb Fontaine since the contract started in 2006.
According to him : “Importers and freight forwarders had incurred huge revenue losses due to recurring server breakdown caused by poor services of Webb Fontaine.
” In reality, we can’t quantify the monetary losses incurred by freight agents following poor services of Webb Fontaine over the years
because of server downtime leading to more charges for storage at the terminals. The Federal Government also suffered revenue losses, because downtime means payments can’t be made for hours, sometimes for days.”
He went on : “To me, this is a deliberate action by Webb Fontaine to sabotage Nigeria’s economy because the same company runs the same system efficiently in other places”.
He lamented: “Network failure, also known as downtime that often lasts for over 4 days had been a regular issue, leaving Freight agents with backlog of demurrage and trapping thousands of containers in the process.
“So, at such times, freight agents are totally helpless because even banks are not able to transmit information on import duties paid to the government”.
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CHICAGO, Dec. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CNN reported Thursday that 2 million users of Facebook, Gmail, Twitter, and other sites were victims of a data breach involving stolen login credentials. While the incident is a black eye for these Internet giants, they likely have adequate funds to handle the fallout.
Smaller companies often aren't so lucky: data breaches cost about $188 per record breached, according to the Ponemon Institute's 2013 Cost of a Data Breach Study, with the average cost of a breach totaling $5.4 million. The good news, according to Ponemon, is that organizations with a data breach response plan in place prior to experiencing an incident can reduce the per-record cost of a breach by up to 47 percent. The bad news? Small companies that lose money from a data breach may sue their IT providers in hopes of recovering damages.
In response to the recent breaches at Google and Facebook, TechInsurance, the nation's leading provider of business insurance for small IT businesses, today released a guide that IT freelancers, contractors, and small-business owners can use to structure a response plan for their businesses and thus help minimize the financial impact of a breach at a client's company.
The free Data Breach Response Guide outlines steps for IT businesses to take following a data breach incident, including strategies for preventing future breaches.
"If it can happen to Google, it can happen to anyone," said Ted Devine, CEO of TechInsurance. "The smaller a business, the fewer resources it can dedicate to data security. Our IT customers who serve those smaller businesses face significant third-party liability exposure from clients without adequate data protection." This guide, he added, will help small IT businesses avoid lawsuits and minimize the costs associated with any client breaches that occur.
IT professionals can view the complete TechInsurance guide to recovering from a data breach here: http://www.techinsurance.com/blog/data-breach/data-breach-response-guide/.
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THE "MI AIR" OF XIAOMI
Xiaomi has announced its remote charging technology: My Air Charge. This is the true "wireless" version of charging created by the company, as it does not require you to place your phone on a charging pad.
The main technology of My Air Charge it is based on spatial positioning and energy transmission. Xiaomi says it has developed an isolated charging stack with five phase interference antennas that can detect the location of a smartphone. Then another phase control assembly consisting of 144 antennas transmits millimeter waves to the phone using beamforming to charge it.
In order for remote charging to work on the smartphone, Xiaomi has developed a set of miniaturized antennas alongside a set of receiving antennas. The latter converts millimeter waves into electrical energy which, in turn, charges the phone.
Skipping all the jargon, the technology My Air Charge in its current iteration it will allow remote charging of 5W for a device in a radius of "several meters". Xiaomi also notes that multiple devices can also be charged at a speed of up to 5W and that physical objects do not reduce the efficiency of charging. Just have the charging hub Mi Air at home and a compatible device for remote charging to work.
Xiaomi is also working on bringing its remote charging technology to smart watches, speakers, desk lamps, and other smart home products. A Xiaomi manager has confirmed that My Air Charge It is a technology demonstration and will not be applied to consumer products this year.
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Dodge has really made an effort to be a major presence at the race. They will be hosting a recovery tent at the race for runners to stretch, mingle, or rest up, and they will also be part of the Health & Fitness Expo. At the expo, they will be showing off the 2012 Durango, Journey, and Challenger, and Dodge will make a donation to charity for every test drive that happens during the expo.
I would love to be in Dallas for the race this weekend, especially considering that so many great charitable organizations are involved, and it is exciting that Dodge is so involved with the race. Good luck to all the runners, and be sure to stop by the Dodge booth to take a test drive for a good cause!
To test drive a Dodge for yourself, stop by the Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge. You can also follow Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date on the latest news and promotions from Dodge.
The Catch a Rising Star Swim Clinic will be held at the Colorado Athletic Club in Denver, Colorado on April 28th, and Alan Voisard who has previously coached U.S. Paralympic Medalists will be the special guest trainer. During the clinic, swimmers will learn how to adjust their stroke cadence for higher speeds, improving their technique, building up their core strength, and how to continue training after the clinic.
The Challenged Athletes Foundation helps physically challenged individuals participate in sports activities. Some participants were born with physical impairments while others suffered a traumatic injury and are going through physical therapy. No matter where they come from, though, the Challenged Athletes Foundation gives them the chance to be physically active, achieve their goals, and make new friends, and Dodge is proud to be a part of their April swim clinics.
Dodge is looking to make some enhancements on the popular Dodge Avenger. Not content with having it remain the most affordable and power mid-size car, they want to give the Avenger some new features to really show it off. “The Dodge Avenger is one of the fastest growing mid-size cars in American, with sales up 112 percent this year,” said Reid Bigland, the President and CEO of Dodge Brand.
Autoweek has an article showing off the new Dodge Avenger. The new Dodge Avenger SE V6 will be adding many new upgrades to the current design, including the Pentastar 3.6-liter V6 engine. It will also be including other features such as a new brightwork exterior, 18 inch aluminum wheels, rear spoiler, and a dual exhaust.
“We’re building off this momentum with the introduction of the new SE V6 package, delivering a true no compromise solution for the mid-size car buyer – 283 best-in-class horsepower, 29 mpg highway, 18-inch wheels and a rear spoiler – all for just $21,495 MSRP. You get the power, the efficiency, the look and tremendous value that is unmatched in the segment.” Reid continued to say about the Dodge Avenger SE V6.
The Dodge Avenger is already one of the best sedans on the market, but now it’s going to be much more appealing to anyone looking to get more style and performance. Be sure to check out the Dodge Avenger, and other Dodge models, online at Bayside Chrysler Jeep Dodge. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter and you can see all the latest news and offerings.
The Dodge Showcase Event starts today for the month of March. Dodge will be running new promotions looking to get people driving away in their favorite model. The event runs until April 1st, 2012 with deals on the Dodge Journey and the Dodge Grand Caravan. Be sure to check out the commercials airing in support of the event!
Go to Bayside’s website to see the full details. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on all the news concerning the event!
Nascar fans, get ready and get excited, because Dodge is planning to debut the new 2013 Dodge Charger at the Sprint Cup series at the Daytona 500 next year. Driving this new Dodge will be Sam Hornish Jr and he was quick to provide the new Charger with praise.
“The car looks the best out of any of the new cars, that’s for sure – nice, sharp lines – and you can see a lot of the street car in the race car. It brings the Charger’s identity back onto the racetrack.”
Hornish was also the first driver to give the 2013 Charger a test drive. He got behind the wheel earlier this year at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The public will get their first peak at it this upcoming Sunday at the Kobalt Tools 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
To see the full line-up of Chargers and other products that Dodge offers, check it out online on Bayside’s website. Make sure to also follow on Facebook and Twitter to stay up to date on news and offers.
Gas prices were one of the major components in the downfall of the auto industry. When prices sky rocketed to $4.12 in July of 2008, the Big Three weren’t prepared to deal with it by having smaller cars. Instead, the big thing at the moment were the giant gas guzzling SUVs and trucks. Sales went down more than 20 percent compared to Toyota with the fuel efficient Corolla which went up 16 percent.
Now that the auto industry has managed to dig their way out of the hole, they are making sure to not make the same mistake. In order to not repeat mistakes of the past, Dodge is making sure to have choices available to those feeling the pinch at the pump. Buyers are wanting to get the smaller cars now, especially with the constant fluctuation of gas prices. That’s why Dodge is getting ready to let loose with the Dart.
The Dart is designed to target the consumer who wants to get a great vehicle and not spend so much extra fueling it up. Dodge seems to understand that, in these times, the best cars will be the one that doesn’t break the bank at the pump. The best cars will be the ones that make sure the gas station is something seen only in the rear view.
The complete Dodge line up can be viewed online on Bayside’s website. Following them on Facebook and Twitter will get you all the latest offers and news!