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Silver Coins in Demand | VideoBrenton Burkett | 2/11/2013
Owner Larry Schneider has a few hundred Silver Eagle coins but feels lucky to have any. Last month, the U.S. Mint suspended minting these coins for the first time since 2009. They were on hold for more than a week, surprising salesmen like Schneider.
"With the high level of purchases, we thought they would have an adequate inventory to cover these sales."
But they weren`t expecting these numbers. Even with the delays, in January, the Mint sold 7.4 million silver eagles. This shattered the record set last January, when 6.1 million coins were sold.
Schneider says North Dakotans want their money in what they see as "stable assets." Now, it`s one of the country`s strongest markets. "North Dakota people are buying silver at record levels the last two years."
"If nothing else, silver is a hedge for protection of your assets," said customer Wayne Papke.
Papke buys silver not only for others, but for his portfolio. He`s one of a growing number of people investing in this precious metal.
Prices are also on the rise; they`ve doubled from five years ago, and are six times higher than a decade ago. With prices still rising, more North Dakotans are investing in silver eagle coins, sometimes buying them by the box.
But after last January`s record sales, they fell sharply and stayed down the rest of the year. Some experts predict a similar drop this year. With concerns over the dollar and the national debt, Schneider says it`s a buyer`s market and his customers will keep coming.
Papke agrees, and says the future is looking up. "I believe they`re going to do it for the value of silver. The collector`s market has its own set of criteria."
The numbers for the rest of 2013 remain to be seen. But if January is a sign, investors will keep pouring money into metals, if the Mint can keep up.
Silver is currently worth about $31 per ounce. Schneider estimates it could reach $40 by the end of the year.


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PS Plus Free Games Predictions
Last month for PS Plus, Sony gave subscribers three free games including Maneater, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Greedfall. While the offical list for February 2021 has yet to be revealed by Sony, we have some PS Plus predictions as to what those free games might be in the meantime.
Usually a larger game headlines the list, and for next month we suspect Marvel’s Avengers could be a likely inclusion.
Marvel’s Avengers didn’t actually release that long ago, coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC back in September 2020. Next gen versions of the game were then promised for free at launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, but were delayed into 2021.
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Future foods: what will we be by denise winterman bbc news magazine 30 july 2012 says there are on-going discussions in the field about what it should look. Kroger - shoppers look to future as judge approves sale of 26 marsh stores - 13 wthr indianapolis - marsh supermarkets a look at the future of foods inc from the new york times raw living. What is cal-maine foods inc’s (nasdaq:calm) share price doing for cal-maine foods what is cal-maine foods take a look at the company’s future. Some foods, like chocolate they don’t look particularly appetising to me or anything else you have seen on future. Future foods offering fusilli pasta, fusilli and penne pasta in meerut, uttar pradesh get best price and read about company and get contact details and address. Forbes international is a place where writers and editors from forbes' many foreign licensed foods of the future: but food will look the same.
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Minor release targets bugfixes
Distributing through iTunes, Apple has released a new iPhone firmware update, v3.1.2. The code adds no new features, and instead fixes bugs, such as one preventing sleeping iPhones from waking. Also targeted are crashes during video streaming, and a bug which interrupts cellular connections until a phone is rebooted.
A similar firmware update is available for the iPod touch. Download sizes may vary, but should begin at a minimum of 200MB. American iPhone owners are being given a parallel AT&T carrier update, v5.6; it is unknown what changes the code makes.


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Sitting out Super Bowl, Clydesdales get special online commercial from Budweiser
The Clydesdales are not on Budweiser’s Super Bowl ad this year. But — no worries — you can see them online should you have a hankering for horses.
The online commercial, titled “Beer Country,” will run on TV in the days after the Super Bowl. But Anheuser-Busch put it up on its social channels today because, well, some people really like the Clydesdales, whether or not they’re ever quaffed a beer.
“The Clydesdales are, and always will be, a big part of Budweiser’s history,” Ricardo Marques, Budweiser’s vice president of marketing, told USA TODAY Sports by email. “They’re not only part of our family, but our fans’ too. And each year we hear the request for more Clydesdales, so we created this special film to honor them.”
Eight Clydesdales are featured in the ad — Alex, Stan, Lad, Dewey, Ace, Rascal, Rip and Pee Wee. Locations featured include the Grand Canyon, Lincoln Memorial, Brooklyn Bridge, California coast and Austin, Texas — plus the Gateway Arch and Bud’s brewery in St. Louis.
“Using the Budweiser Clydesdales as our storytellers, we took off on an all-American odyssey, spotlighting the best of our nation,” Khaleed Juma, creative director of Mosaic, the agency that made the spot, said in a statement.
Budweiser has about 170 Clydesdales that live across the country. Each weighs nearly 2,000 pounds and stands about six-feet tall at the shoulder. And, if you just can’t get enough, Budweiser’s Facebook and Twitter pages will show some of the horses live on a “Clydesdale Cam” on Super Sunday for a second time.
The Budweiser ad that will run during the Super Bowl is about the company’s program for providing clean drinking water for communities hit by natural disasters.


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Just in time for Halloween Alice has launched a new horror themed card game. From the press release:
“This is 2020, which means all things are upside down and backwards. You’re going to be staying home a lot, so why not play HorrorBox. It’s something totally new, fun for everyone. I helped write a lot of the stuff in it. You will become The Addams Family, if that’s a goal in your life.” -Alice Cooper
Just in time for Halloween, the Godfather of Shock Rock himself, Alice Cooper, has partnered with FITZ Games to launch ‘HorrorBox’, a first-of-its-kind, haunted comedy card game with a focus on all things horror. Co-written by a team of horror fanatics, with help from Alice himself, the game prompts players to select from question cards like “Pennywise tricked me by…..” and “The tenth circle of hell is for….” Entertaining answer cards such as “Setting up my haunted house as an Airbnb” provide countless pairings for endless laughter. To kick things up a notch, dare cards are sprinkled into the question cards, cueing players to “drink something that looks like blood” or “knock on your neighbors door and say you’re next.”
Alice has even posted a video launching the game which you can see here.
There’s a base game box available, and various expansion packs, or you can get everything in one big package. So far it seems this is only on sale in the US. but it’s likely somewhere over here will stock it soon and save us the likely horrific postage charges.
Also announced this week is a new talent show, with a difference. Alice will be one of the judges on this new talent show which will involve real musicians playing their own original songs! What a concept! The new show will be called ‘No Cover’ and Alice will judge along with Lzzy Hale and Gavin Rossdale (Bush). The show is being launched by ‘Hit Parader’ magazine and Sumerian Records (Nita’s record company) and will be filmed at the legendary Troubador club in West Hollywood in December (covid permitting). No info about when or where we’ll be able to watch it yet though. If you have a band you can apply to the show now via their website here.
““I can’t wait for No Cover,” says Alice Cooper. “To me, a band really isn’t a band unless they are writing their own material, and if you know anything about me you know that I have a very high standard for not only the songs but also the performance. I’m looking for the band who has it all – the one who can not only write it and play it, but perform it and make me BELIEVE it.”
Alice’s Rock’n’Roll Fantasy Camp interview on November 28th will be gatecrashed by none other than Shep Gordon. Get these too together and you never know what will come up. Tickets are still available at Universe.com.
The last Record Store Day of 2020 has been and gone, and the long awaited ‘Live From The Apollo Theatre Glasgow, Feb 19, 1982’ live album is finally out (along with yet another version of ‘Dirty Diamonds). Sadly they haven’t put much effort into the sleeve, no gatefold with photos etc, but it’s still a terrific recording of a legendary show. A bit of advice: if you missed getting a copy at the weekend make sure you do a google search before paying inflated prices on eBay, as last time I looked there will still online stores with copies for normal price.
Alice’s appearance on AirB&B’s ‘Spooky time’ last week was actually a lot of fun, at least for the kids who joined in! Alice was in costume and make up as was Sheryl who popped in a few times as well. You can still watch the broadcast on YouTube.
And speaking of Sheryl Cooper, she was Ryan Roxie’s guest for ‘In The Trenches’ this week and this is one you don’t want to miss. Lots of chat about the 1975 tour, meeting Alice and falling for him, and daughter Calico dropped in as well. Definitely check this one out on YouTube. If you are waiting for Ryan’s interview with Michael Bruce which was announced a few weeks ago, it’s been delayed, but is still coming up. Keep an eye on Ryan’s social media channels for news of a new date.
And as I mentioned Calico, there’s a new interview with her in ‘French Fries’ magazine that you can read here. Calico, Chuck and Beasto Blanco will be on the haunted ship ‘Queen Mary’ on Halloween night for a ‘virtual haunt and music fest’ including a special performance by Beasto. Calico let slip on the ‘Trenches’ podcast that they’ll be playing a Motorhead cover, but with her singing it not Chuck! Should be interesting. You can get all the info about this special event and buy tickets to join in here.
Yahoo still seem to be getting content out of their interview with Alice from a couple of months ago. They’ve just put up an article with Alice talking about ‘The Muppet Show’ which you can check out here.
On October 30th there will be a special Halloween release of “Love Potion No. 9” by Fiona Silver which is of interest to us because it features Dennis Dunaway! The songs currently being played on Song being played on Sirius XM, WRAT New Jersey, CFMU Hamilton, Ontario, WJCU Cleveland, and more. No link for the video yet but it should appear on Fiona’s YouTube channel here.
Update: and now you can see it below
Also on October 30th – Signed copies of Blue Coupe’s ‘Eleven Even’ re-release will be available at participating independent record stores across the US with the option of hosting virtual in-store meet and greets with Blue Coupe. I originally announced that this was happening on Record Store day but I was mistaken, so check you local store tomorrow!
The ‘Daughters of Noise’ have released a new version of ‘Clones (We’re All)’ which isn’t half bad. Check it out here.


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Vegetarians and vegans in the Northeast, rejoice: Chipotle is rolling out its newest menu addition, braised tofu sofritas, in New York and New England. In a burrito, it looks like this:
Chipotle Culinary Manager Nate Appleman told Fast Company that the chain took great care in creating the most flavorful vegan tofu possible, and settled on an organic tofu braised with chipotle chiles, roasted poblanos, and a blend of aromatic spices. While tofu sofritos are actually already available in over a dozen states — a limited rollout allowed Chipotle to test and tweak the recipe at select locations over the past year — the East Coast can finally get in on the vegan-friendly action on March 3.- -
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Bank holding company $BBCN, along with $WIBC, said it has received shareholder approval from both companies for their proposed merger. The deal is expected to close on July 29, 2016. $WIBC shareholders will receive 0.7034 shares of $BBCN common stock in exchange for each share of $WIBC common stock.
The latest earnings report by $VZ shows how it is losing customers despite offering the unlimited data plans, a record for the company.
$BEBE is closing down all its stores by the end of May.
$WFC agreed to hike its payout in a class-action settlement over unauthorized accounts by $32 million to $142 million for its retail sales practices. The settlement will now include customers who were impacted as early as May 2002.


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Google was earlier rumored to launch a standalone VR headset at its I/O conference. Instead it launched a new virtual reality platform called the Daydream, which will be integrated within Android N operating system. Along with the platform Google also showed off a reference design for Daydream compatible VR headset and controller but said it was partnering with other manufacturers to make them. This led many to believe that the earlier rumors were false. But on the second day of I/O 2016, Google has officially announced that it too will be launching hardware based on the reference design later this year. Also Read - Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Go powered by Intel Jasper Lake Celeron processor revealedAlso Read - Free COVID-19 vaccine: Today’s Google Doodle urges all to get vaccinated, wear mask
The controller essentially allows you to perform gestures and interact with the virtual world. The mechanism is very reminiscent to Microsoft s Kinect motion controllers that allowed you to interact games with gestures. The design of the Google controller looks highly similar to the Oculus Remote.
Right now Google hasn t provided details on when the reference design will be ready. It seems Google will initially focus on the third party manufacturers for a wider adoption. For content, Google has already revealed its YouTube, Google Play Movies and other apps will be Daydream-ready. Google is also rolling out Google VR SDK for developers.
It may be recalled that Google had launched the Google Cardboard, an affordable VR device, for its Cardboard virtual reality platform about two years ago. Since then, Googke says over 5 million Cardboard devices have been shipped worldwide.
We can expect Google s Daydream s reference design to follow the same fundamentals and deliver affordable VR headset as well as the controller.
Besides Google, Facebook is also working on similar concept of an additional controller for the VR. A recent patent published revealed Facebook is working an arm-mounted controller for the VR based games. The controller will be able to track users arm and interact with the game. At the recently held F8 conference, Facebook also showcased toy-like touch controllers for its Oculus Rift virtual reality gears. The new device is likely to help users to naturally interact with the virtual reality.
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May 10, 2019 04:21 PM Lisa Sheridan;s cause of death has been revealed.More than two months after the actress, who appeared in Invasion and Halt and Catch Fire, died at age 44, details of her death have been disclosed.
FB Twitter ellipsis More Pinterest Mail Email Print iphone Send Text Message Image zoom Lisa Sheridan;s cause of death has been revealed.More than two months after the actress, who appeared in Invasion and Halt and Catch Fire, died at age 44, details of her death have been disclosed.
DeepDotWeb, a comparison search system and news site about dark web markets have been seized by the FBI for allegedly being involved in money laundering. The police of five countries arrested the alleged operators, including two Israelis and moderators in France, Germany, and the Netherlands.As disclosed on Tuesday, the encapturing was part of a sweeping international raid that also entailed taking down the .com and .onion sites, replacing them with notices of seizure. The said websites gained traction from the black market when the prominence of the larger dark web sites like Silk Road was disintegrated by the government crackdowns.
The new Porsche 911 Speedster confirmed for production for 211,599 has a roof. Lots of cars if not, dare say, most of them have roofs. The 911 Speedster s however, retracts, using electricity and good old fashioned manual labour.To coincide with news of the 991 based Speedster s production announcement, and indeed that price, Porsche has also revealed the lengths future owners will go to in order to relieve said roof from its closed position.
Marks and Spencer has closed its Hull store for the final time after more than 100 years in the city.The Whitefriargate store shut for the final time at 4pm on Saturday, May 4.
It will bring the total number of stores closed to 47 as the high street retailer adapts to consumer #39;s changing habits.The department store chain is ending its association with town centres across the UK and today #39;s closures will see stores in Rotherham, Luton, Huddersfield, Bedford, Cwmbran, Ashford and Hull shut their doors for the final time.
E. Gabrielle Kuenzli does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGYS) major shareholder Bermuda One Fund Llc sold 17,400 shares of the firm;s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.89, for a total transaction of $328,686.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Major shareholders that own at least 10% of a company;s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.Bermuda One Fund Llc also recently made the following trade(s):
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked social media firms whether it can disclose its correspondence with them (such as takedown requests) to Right to Information applicants, the reports Economic Times. The ECI wrote this in a letter on May 1st to the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the industry body acting as the middleman between ECI and the companies. Citing Section 11 of the RTI Act, which deals with disclosing third party information, it gave the platforms - Facebook, Google, Twitter, ShareChat and Bytedance - 10 days to reply. In mid April Twitter took down two communal tweets by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on the Election Commission s orders. Posted on April 5, the tweets equated the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) with the green virus . During the elections, Facebook removed 574 posts, Twitter disabled or deleted 49 accounts or tweets at the orders of the ECI. YouTube removed two videos and WhatsApp disabled three users after the EC flagged them. Section 11 of the RTI Act says that public information officers should ask the third party whether the information should be disclosed. It says that the final decision rests with the officers but allows the third party to appeal. Here is a summary:
Listen to the NEW Pocketnow WeeklySony has published its Fiscal Year 2018 numbers and it should come as no surprise that the mobile division is struggling. The company just recently closed its Beijing factory, moving production to Thailand, after cutting more than 200 jobs in the Mobile division in Sweden. As far as the numbers are concerned, in the Fiscal Year of 2018, Sony sold 6.5 million smartphones, which is 51.85% less than the 13.5 million it managed to sell in the Fiscal Year 2017.
Of course, the real reason we couldn t possibly recommend the device is the high percentage of issues around the device. Samsung issued a handful of early units to reviewers and multiple devices returned with broken screens. Samsung was quick to downplay the issue, but ultimately apologized, issued early findings and pushed the release back to an undisclosed date.The Fold was supposed to be released today, and until Monday, Samsung had us convinced that it would hit that optimistic time frame. The fact of it all, however, is that the timing was always in question. The device was officially unveiled at an event in February. A week later at Mobile World Congress, the closest we got to the device was the other side of a plate of display glass and a velvet rope. It doesn t exactly instill confidence in a product.
UPDATE, 12:55PM PT, BREAKING The closed court hearing in Harvey Weinstein;s rape case is over, but the legal matter is far from finished for the former mogul.After a lengthy pre trial session Friday between Manhattan prosecutors and the Oscar winning producer 's latest defense team, the trial for the case that could see Weinstein jailed for life has been pushed back. It will now start September 9.
Transport for London's official Victoria Line Twitter account tweeted: "Please be aware that Euston station is closed due to a fire alert."Please use alternative stations or allow some extra time for your journey."
Our greenhouse design concept, DEMETER, is a Deployable Enclosed Martian Environment for Technology, Eating, and Recreation. DEMETER incorporates ice shielding and the toroidal architecture from the Mars Ice Home habitat design and will provide sufficient nutritious food for a four-person astronaut crew on a surface mission to Mars.
The Rotting Corpse is a weekly satire column dedicated to poking fun at all of our horror favorites. For daily horror news and updates, be sure to check out the Dead Entertainment home page.We have reached a very important milestone for Ridley Scott s Alien, as this year marks the film s 40th anniversary. Unfortunately, this latest Alien Day celebration has brought even more bad news for fans of the long running science fiction horror franchise. Not only does the future look grim for any sort of proper follow up to 2017 s Alien: Covenant, we have also just learned the food service company that catered for the original film has closed its doors for good.
Sony will be offering seven OLED TVs coming to market in May and June, two of them 8K OLEDs. If you;re on a comparative budget and opt for the 85 inch Masters Series Z9G 8K HDR TV, you;ll pay just $12,999.99. You retain 87 percent of the diagonal screen size and pay 19 percent of the price of the flagship. (Or to be fairer, you retain 75 percent of the screen area for 19 percent of the price.) A 77 inch 4K OLED is $8,000 compared with 75 inch LCD TVs at $2,000 $3,500.Unless you buy into the Tiny House concept and live life so small you can 't fit a decent TV, the cost of a few months of cable dwarfs the cost of most consumer TVs. Last we checked, FIOS, Comcast and Spectrum don 't discount if you watch on a 37 inch TV. Only two of Sony 's 13 TVs announced for mid 2019 are under 50 inches (43 and 49 inches). As for this year 's Sony TVs, there will be six series (levels). Each will run Android TV and, via a summer update, support Apple AirPlay2 and Homekit. Five will be OLED sets, meaning they have the brightness of now departed plasma TVs but you can use them in day lit rooms, not just at night or with the drapes closed.
There s a full 19 step breakdown of the product that adheres to the site s customarily thorough breakdown, but the key takeaway here is the alarmingly fragile display mechanism. ;Alarmingly; isn t the kind of word you see tossed around lightly on a site like iFixit . Initial findings from the inspection of reported issues on the display showed that they could be associated with impact on the top and bottom exposed areas of the hinge, Samsung wrote on Monday when it officially pushed back the Fold s release to an undisclosed date. That certainly appears to confirm the relatively fragile nature.
Earlier in April, Apple and Qualcomm settled their long drawn legal war over patents and licensing at an undisclosed amount and Apple agreed to buy chips from Qualcomm again as part of the settlement, CNBC reported on Monday."We expect Apple will likely adopt 5G baseband chips made by Qualcomm (focus on mmWave markets) and Samsung (focus on Sub 6GHz markets) for lowering supply risk, reducing costs and having better bargaining power," the report quoted the TF International Securities analyst Kuo as saying.
According to McIntyre, a "useful analogy is to see ETH as a sports car and ETC is an armoured vehicle. The problem is to think that ETH can be an armoured vehicle and ETC can be a sports car. ETH is about scaling and performance and ETC is about high value and security".McIntyre was the manager of ETCDEV, a leading organization focused on the ongoing development of Ethereum Classic (ETC), before it closed down. He believes that the diverging functions of ETH and ETC could lead to an increase relevance for Ethereum Classic.
Video conferencing company Zoom soared during its debut as a public company.Shares were up more than 72% at the end of its first day of trading Thursday, to $62 a share. Zoom had priced its IPO at $36 per share. It was valued at just under $16 billion when the markets closed.


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AMD RX 7900 XT – NVIDIA is already moving in 2022 with the release of the new RTX 4000 series. Now, AMD will follow suitt with the release of the new RX 7900 XT graphics card. The Taiwanese company announced a new line of graphics cards on November 4. A new report confirms some interestiing memory upgrades in the new hardware. For examplle, the AMD RX7950 XT will deliver an impressive 24 GB of Video Memory.
The upgrade is meant for the entire lineup, apparently. The RX 7900 XT graphics card will feature 20 GB of GDDR6 Video memory. As a result, it means that there is an increase of 4GB when we compare it to the previous generation RX 6900 XT. However, there is more to come!
AMD RX 7950 XT IS THE NEW HIGH MODEL TO DESTROY THE NVIDIA 4090 TI
According to foreign mediia, the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT graphiics card will not be the top modell. As we mentioned above, the high-end model is the RX 7950 XT. The RX 7900 is meant to come as a high-end model featuring 24 GB. However, AMD has had a change in its plans. This GPU has the memory downgraded to 20 GB. The RX 7950 XT model will now feature a full Navi 32 GPU with 24GB of viideo memory. It will face a future NVIDIA RTX 4090 Ti model.
As per reports, the AMD Navi31 GPU will sport a four MCD GCD+ chip design. It will boast a 12,288 stream processor. It will also offer support for 384bit bit-width viideo memory. Of course, more detaiils will emerge in the comiing weeks as the company prepares to unveil its chipset fully. Some technical details will appear after the event.
AMD will hold its conference at 4:00 a.m. on November 4, Beijing Time. The new AMD RX 7900 XT seriies will bring a new 5nm process node, presumably from TSMC. Furthermore, it will also present Advanced Chiplet Packaging. In addition, there is a new Architecture Computing Unit and Optimized Graphics pipeline. AMD also promises many improvements in graphics and a 50% increase in performance per watt when compared to the RDNA 2 architecture.
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Mega Clima Nigeria Expo 2021: The 4th International Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Exhibition hosted by Elan Expo will be held September 21-23, 2021 at Landmark Center, Lagos, Nigeria.
ISIB aims to increase export in the African market.
Hvac Expo, the pioneer Hvac exhibition in Nigeria hosted international important companies in Nigeria between 13- 15 July 2017
HvacExpo the pioneer Hvac exhibition in Nigeria brings international important companies in Nigeria between 13- 15 July.
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The number of sparkling wine drinkers in the US is growing, with a 17% increase in the number of monthly drinkers since 2018, with US drinkers increasingly favouring Italian wines, though they turn to Champagne for quality bubbles, according to Sparkling Wine in the US Market August 2020 report from Wine Intelligence.
Australia’s Yellow Tail and California’s Barefoot Bubbly remain the most powerful sparkling wine brands in the US market, according to Wine Intelligence.
The number of monthly adult sparkling wine drinkers in the US rose 11% in 2020 to 50.6 million from 45.4 million in 2019. Almost 33 million consumers drink sparkling wine at least once a month, nearly 5 million consumers more compared to 2018, according to Wine Intelligence.
While sales of US sparkling wine volume were flat by volume in 2019 from 2018, imports grew at a faster pace, growing by 7%, as the table below shows, and outselling domestic sparkling by over 4 million cases. Imported sparkling wine volumes now account for 57% of total volumes, led by French and Italian sparkling wines.
Drinkers of sparkling wine spend a lot more on Champagne compared with other sparkling wine types, owing to its ‘high-quality perception’, the report found. However, Prosecco remains the big growth story, with volumes up 50% since 2015. But it still has some way to go before it peaks – almost half of US sparkling drinkers are still unaware of Prosecco, the report said.
More US wine drinkers turn to bubbles
According to Wine Intelligence, new consumers are entering the sparkling wine category, namely, younger drinkers (25-45 years old), male-biased and middle-to-high income, drinking sparkling wine quite frequently, says Wine Intelligence.
However, per capita consumption is slightly decreasing, suggesting that new consumers who are entering the category are drinking with more moderation than existing sparkling drinkers.
Wine Intelligence’s report found that 65% of sparkling wine consumers drink sparkling wine at least once a month. Sparkling wine consumption frequency has increased, with the proportion of consumers drinking sparkling wine on a weekly basis increasing by 12% since last year.
Surprisingly, frequent drinkers (weekly+) tend to be younger men, with 1 in 2 millennial males consuming sparkling wine at least once a week. Men particularly increased the volume of sparkling wine they purchased in the US during June 2020, the report found.


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In the late 90s an Email hoax claimed that aluminum, an in ingredient found in anti-perspirants, could lead to breast cancer. And recently researchers have grown concerned over a study conducted about two years ago. It linked a deodorant preservative known as paraben to breast cancer too. But Breslin Cancer Center Oncologist, Dr. Beth Layhe says the study was inconclusive.
"Just because it's in the deodorant and breast cancer cells doesn't mean that's what causes cancer. No one ever looked to if normal breast tissue had parabens in it or not."
She says people shouldn't be overly concerned with the findings. And can continue to use the products they have before.
"There are a lot of things in the environment we don't know if it causes cancer or not, but until we have any kind of evidence or proof that it does, I think an absolute ban on these things is as harmful as avoiding them."
For people who are still leery of using deodorants or anti-perspirants, she says the best options are to simply buy products that are paraben and aluminum free.


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The momentum that has been building behind the anti-UIGEA movement in Washington generated even more steam yesterday with the introduction of the ‘Internet Skill Games Licensing and Control Act of 2008’ by New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. The new bill seeks to officially declare poker, and other games of skill, legal in the online arena. It also sets out detailed provisions for the legislation and regulation of online gambling, two issues which are key to any new laws being passed.
What marks out S.B. 3616 from the similar bills that have preceded it is, not only its depth, but that it is the first of its kind to be introduced in the Senate. Previous bills having always come from the House of Representatives. This new precedent seems to indicate that the tide is slowly but surely shifting in favor of the return of online poker in America.
Stoking the fire of this new dawn have been the PPA. Always quick to advise, commend and pressure those politicians who surround the bills. True to form they were quick to heap praise upon Menedez and S.B. 3616. PPA Chairman Alfonse D’Amato commented that the bill was ” a means to protect vulnerable communities, such as children and compulsive gamblers, and provide appropriate controls to thwart consumer fraud and abuse.”
Those Americans who had been robbed of their favorite pastime will be most heartened by the bills attempts to officially define online games of skill. The bill declares an “Internet skill game” as “an Internet-based game that uses simulated cards, dice, or tiles in which success is predominantly determined by the skill of the players, including poker, bridge, and mahjong.” This sort of clear and precise language will allow the financial institutions to once again begin dealings with the online poker sites, after 2 years of confusion.
Less thrilling, but just as important, are the details the bill provides on how best to regulate and legislate the murky world of online gambling. In order to operate within the U.S. companies would first have to have an application approved by the Secretary of the Treasury. A stringent vetting procedure would involve assessing the current owners of the company for a sold business reputation and checks to ensure that the company had, in the past, obeyed online gambling laws in other countries.
After passing the legislation process companies would officially approved by the U.S. government, but would still have to ensure that they followed the agreed regulations. These include laws to prevent money laundering and tax avoidance as well as the mandatory implementation of software to detect underage gamblers and those whose habits have developed into addiction. The sites would then be periodically monitored by the Treasury to ensure that they continued to comply with the letter of the law. The bill would also give individual states the right to ban its residents access to these organizations, if they see fit.
Both the House and the Senate will have to agree to the legislation before it can become law, with the deadline for a vote set at January 3rd 2009. Senator Menedez may have to overcome the bad feeling he has cultivated by his blocking the renewal of U.S. immigration laws. But with the PPA’s backing, and perhaps a pinch of common sense, we will see online poker officially returning to American shores with the full backing of the new U.S. government.


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How businesses can transform their customer experience in a realistic and timely way
Businesses must carefully plan and understand the barriers and opportunities of customer experience transformation, according to Empired.
Modernising your ERP could unlock a potential goldmine
Businesses with the wrong or outdated ERP systems are being deprived of insights and capabilities to drive their business forward.
You’re invited: Getting proactive about security - an Empired webinar
We all know that proactive security is the best security, but what does that look like? Don’t miss your chance to find out.
Microsoft Dynamics inner circle expands with the addition of Empired
Microsoft honours top 1% Dynamics partners at Inspire; Empired, Intergen join elite inner circle.
Empired/Intergen wins big at annual Episerver partner awards
Empired (and by extension Intergen as a subsidiary) laid some big bets a few years ago which have obviously now paid off.
Intergen’s three focus areas for digital transformation
ANZ firms tackle relentless disruption with strategic digital transformation, Empired reveals key areas.
Empired signal NZ election woes with marginal revenue rise
Empired reports slight revenue rise amid NZ election woes, with strong Aussie and US market growth.
Identity: The new common language of data - and the new security perimeter
Digital identities should be the new security perimeter for enterprise data, according to IT provider Empired.
IoT and BYOD still putting firms in the face of danger
As best practice security methods continue to evolve around the Internet of Things, so do the attacks on devices linked to corporate networks.
Empired logs 105% EBITDA increase as NSW and Auckland sales soar
Empired has logged a 105% increase in EBITDA on a 5% increase in revenue as Auckland and New South Wales sales soar.
Businesses can't outrun cybercriminals but they can 'outsmart' them
Most businesses mistakenly believe they are protected against cybercrime due to security controls, but this is not the case, says Empired.
Six essential steps to a successful cybersecurity program
Firms are at a disadvantage in the fight against cybercriminals but building a mature cybersecurity program can help overcome those problems.
AU government should make ‘national interest datasets’ available to research - Empired
Government and businesses urged to experiment with public and private datasets to uncover value and drive innovation.
Turning digital data into a digital goldmine for business intelligence
Businesses unlock their potential by transforming digital data into actionable insights, catalysing growth and innovation.
IT managers face increased scrutiny to secure a company's network, says exec
Organisations face increasing pressure to prove they are keeping secure against cyber threats, according to Mark Blower from Empired.
Empired seals exclusive role within NEC for services to WA government
Empired clinches an exclusive spot in NEC consortium to bolster cloud services for the Western Australia Government.
Empired profit soars as company eyes opportunity from competitors' M&A activity
Empired has logged a $1.1 million profit for H1 FY17 with the company bullish about market opportunities in the wake of local M&A activity.
Harnessing the Hololens opportunity for businesses
HoloLens immersive reality offering is making its way into local businesses with Empired working on proof of concepts for a number of organisations.
Empired explains how real-time data & IoT equal greater business value
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a powerful force that can help organisations achieve greater value by leveraging real-time information from big data.
Empired set to drive Royal Automotive Association's digital transformation
Driving transformation has a whole new meaning to the Royal Automobile Association (RAA) of South Australia, as the company partners with Empired.
Identity and access management strategy crucial, says expert
Identity and access management is crucial for organisational security and compliance, says information from Empired.
Standout growth in digital services, Dynamics bolster Empired revenue
'Standout' growth across digital, Microsoft Dynamics and data insights, have bolstered Empired's revenue but not spared the company from a net loss.
Exclusive: Intergen talks DX, managed services and building success
A push into enterprise managed services and demand for digital transformation are propelling Intergen to new growth.
Mobile collaboration: Why it's an essential part of today's business
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There are few collector cars hotter than original Shelby Cobras right now. With Carroll Shelby’s passing last year, the value of the cars bearing his name has shot up to almost impossible-to-believe heights. There’s also been a surge in rare Shelbys hitting the market, as older collectors pass away or sell their collections after decades of ownership.
But even with all the crazy money and ultra-rare cars going around, this past weekend saw a new record set for small-block Shelby Cobra sales. Hemmings Auto Blog reports that an unrestored 1962 Shelby Cobra with a 260 cubic-inch V8 and just 4,700 miles on the odometer sold for an astonishing $2.07 million at the Bonham’s auction.
Just as amazing as the maddeningly-high price paid for this Shelby is the story behind it. Bought from Tasca Ford by a James Hall of Concord, New Hampshire, Hall sold the Cobra to Stan Hallinan after Hall lost his license whilst at the wheel of the Shelby. While those only familiar with the later big block Cobras may not fully appreciate it, early small block Cobras packed right around 260 hp, and weighed less than 2,100 pounds giving it a horsepowr to weight ratio of 8 pounds to 1 hp. When Hallinan bought the Cobra it had just 1,000 miles on it, and after driving it for a few summers he tucked the car away in storage with 4,700 miles on it.
Unrestored and still wearing Tasca and AC-Cobra badging, as well as the rare original tri-power intake and carbs, initial estimates put the Cobra in the $850,000 to $1 million range. Some heavy hitters were obviously on hand and drove the bidding past $2 million when the gavel fell. Why? It’s hard to say. This is one of the earliest, lowest-mileage Cobras on the planet, no doubt, and being unrestored is also another huge boon to its value. It’s really a unique, one-of-a-kind find.
Perhaps Shelby-fever is only growing stronger among the collector car crowd? Either way, this small-block Cobra landed big bucks for Hallinan’s estate, and could set the tone for future Shelby sales.


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Let social media be a trusted guide in helping to predict Chipotle's (CMG) inevitable turnaround.
There is one thing I have learned from covering the burrito giant over the past 10 years: People really like posting photos with the company's food and then sharing it across social media. I am talking about all sorts of photos, too. A selfie with a half-eaten burrito? Why the heck not. A cute baby with guac on her face? Now that is maximum cuteness. Pics of super-long lines with hashtags such as #hatetheselines and #longlines #chipotle were commonplace.
Obviously in the wake of last year's E. coli outbreak, the photos associated with Chipotle were vastly different than the norm on social media. Users took to Instagram to drop hateful hashtags while snapping photos of the exterior of a location in Bumbleweed, Idaho. Some burrito faithful couldn't believe the restaurants were so empty. Hey, when your sales are plunging over 30% each month, as was the situation at Chipotle, empty restaurants shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
Having said that, something very interesting may be starting to take hold at the beleaguered Chipotle: to borrow a term trademarked by former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, a green-shoots recovery.
In part fueled by the beginning of a hearty amount of digital marketing and food giveaways in the past two weeks, it would appear Chipotle customers have begun to trickle back into the restaurants. Now none of the social media photos shared below are definitive evidence Chipotle is headed toward brighter days real soon -- there are likely still a good number of people in the U.S. scared as you know what to head back to Chipotle.
However, as an investor, your job is to search for opportunities to make money. Although Chipotle's stock has been hammered and Wall Street sentiment remains bearish, the opportunity to begin building a position may be fast approaching due to sales showing signs of turning. The company has done serious work on improving its supply chain. I like that it closed all its restaurants for a day to boost employee morale. Adding a little fuel to this debate -- shares of Chipotle have tacked on about 3% in the past month compared to a 0.3% gain for the S&P 500.
If the company can prove it's regaining its traffic due to its big-time marketing push, it will go a long way to surprising Wall Street as the year moves along. And to make a determination in that regard, it's best to make a stop at where Chipotle's once-loyal fan base used to hang out -- Instagram. Remember, often the best investment opportunities are ones when a select few see something that others do not. In other words, so many times it pays to be early.
Here is what you should be looking for while trolling.
The return of long lines.
Seemingly from the day it was founded in 1995, Chipotle's long lines during lunch were well-documented. Social posts such as the ones below are the ones you want to see -- lines that snake around the restaurant.
People using their free burrito coupons.
Chipotle blasted out coupons to people's phones last week for free burritos and salad bowls. I think it's a good sign people have been posting photos of themselves from inside Chipotle saying they used their #free food coupons. If people were still very down on Chipotle for fear of getting sick, the free coupons would go unredeemed.
Little children eating at Chipotle.
For millennial parents, Chipotle became their McDonald's (MCD). In other words, the children of 30-something-year-old parents -- who grew up going to McDonald's -- were taken frequently to Chipotle for a special treat. And when the kids were there, those same millennial parents posted cute photos of their children eating a giant burrito on Instagram. This type of behavior was occurring around the clock, trust me.
I think it's a positive to see more pics of children eating at Chipotle in recent weeks.


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Customers at 18 Joe’s Crab Shacks around the country will no longer be expected to tip, as the restaurant chain founded in Houston and owned by Ignite Restaurant Group has introduced fixed hourly rates for servers as part of a major nationwide test.
Prices have been raised on menus in the participating market but are generally less than the standard 20-percent tip, according to a press release.
“We believe that consistently great service should always be included in the menu price, so we are taking the responsibility for paying the service staff,” Ignite Restaurants CEO Ray Blanchette said in the release. “I personally believe tipping is an antiquated model, and you have seen most businesses in America migrate away from it over the last 50 to 100 years.”
No Texas locations are participating in the test, and no nationwide rollout plans have been announced. The cities in the no-tipping test include Indianapolis, IN, Hobart, IN, Columbus, OH, Bellevue, KY, Ann Arbor MI, Auburn Hills, MI, Sterling Heights, MI, Omaha, NE, Fairview, IL, Peoria, IL, Schaumburg, IL, Robinson, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, St. Louis, MO, Independence, MO, Olathe, KS, West Jordan, UT, and Salt Lake City, UT.
The move comes on the heels of the announcement by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group that it would do away with tipping in most of its restaurants, but this appears to be the first national chain to test the model, which it began doing in August and continues to expand.


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South Africa’s unrest is affecting the tourism industry: Unathi Sonwabile Henama
Tourism has grown to be a major social and economic force which contributes to South Africa’s earning of foreign exchange. Tourism serves as a generator of employment, however, one of the major impediments to tourism achieving its economic and social roles is the recent looting of foreign-owned shops.
To discuss this we are joined by Tourism Lecturer at the Tshwane University of Technology, …
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Fonterra is trying its hand on growing hemp and results are encouraging.
Zhu, Fonterra’s Greater China president and Beingmate joint venture board member, says performance starts with good people.
“Beingmate needs a strong leadership team and chief executive; Fonterra is in the process of working with Beingmate to ensure that’s in place,” she told Dairy News. “It is critical to have the right people at the helm; we are working on stepping up governance.”
This month Beingmate Baby & Child Food Co reported a net loss of $230 million for 2017, bigger than expected. Fonterra owns 18.8% of the company, which is listed on the Shenzen stock exchange but has been warned it risks being delisted.
Zhu, one of Fonterra’s two representatives on the Beingmate Baby & Child board, visited Auckland last week for a major farmer network conference.
She says Fonterra is disappointed with the result. “The deterioration in 2017 performance is unnaceptable; performance has to turn around.”
Zhu says the infant formula sector in China is growing and Beingmate is well placed.
“It has never had a food safety issue and still is a trusted brand with a well-positioned manufacturing footprint; there’s a lot going for them.”
She says an effective distribution network and strong leadership are missing.
Fonterra said last week in a statement that Beingmate’s announcement is of the audited results for February 2017 to January 2018.
“Its final losses for the year have increased by about $20m more than previously announced, which is disappointing but broadly in line with expectations, based on previous performance updates.
“The result further reinforces the urgency of Beingmate’s business turnaround plan. We continue to push for the appointment of a new independent chief executive, improved internal controls and a focus on unlocking the right distribution channels, which we believe are key to Beingmate realising its potential.”


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Last update in Fabia Sedan gallery:
Next year, Skoda will start selling the new “charged” compact Skoda Karoq RS SUV.
Paparazzi photos declassified the appearance of the car from Skoda.
The new 5-door Skoda car is the Scala hatch.
The Czech company showed new pictures of the Vision RS concept car.
In Skoda distributed design sketches of the Kodiaq SUV "hot" RS version.
Skoda told about the sports version of the compact Karoq Sportline.
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Over the past week a few leaked pictures of the mystery Oppo R809T have been posted which show a 6.13mm phone which looks a lot like the older Finder 3. Well the similarity isn’t just a coincidence as the new phone is now rumoured to be the all new Oppo Find 2!
Oppo originally launched their ‘Find’ range of phone as flagship devices which launch once a year and head up the Oppo phone range, it now looks like they have decided to make a whole Find division of phones.
If the latest reports are true then the current Flagship Oppo Find 5 will be joined with Oppo Find 2 on April 26th. The Find 2 won’t only be a cheaper Oppo Find product, but also the worlds thinnest Android smartphone with a profile of 6.13mm!
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The Finder 3 which the new phone is roughly based on measured a mere 6.65mm itself but had a protruding rear camera, the new Oppo Find 2 isn’t only thinner but also manages to have its rear camera flush with the rest of the body.
Underneath the wafer exterior and behind the 4.5-inch 720 display sit the guts of an MTK phone. The Processor is the quad-core MT6589, with 1GB RAM and 16GB of ROM. There is no mention of dual-sim support, but we do believe the Find 2 will be designed for China WCDMA network.
Pricing won’t be cheap, and many sites believe Oppo will be asking 2498 Yuan ($404) for the Find 2, which isn’t much cheaper than the full-blown Find 5!


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On Prime Day, Wal-Mart showed why it is the only retailer left that stands a chance against Amazon
- Both Wal-Mart's website and Jet.com were "the closest in terms of price parity" on Prime Day, matching more of Amazon's deals than other retailers, Market Track finds.
- Among the retailers that the firm followed, 82 percent of the 52 Amazon products observed were also stocked at Walmart.com on Prime Day. Jet.com and Target had 50 percent of those items stocked.
On Amazon's Prime Day, Wal-Mart and its digital arm, Jet.com, were seen matching many of the internet giant's discounts on an assortment of items, according Market Track.
The market tracking firm reviewed price comparisons between many of the major retailers — Target, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and its Jet.com — throughout the day, finding that Wal-Mart's efforts to stay competitive clearly stood out from the rest.
Both Wal-Mart's website and Jet.com were "the closest in terms of price parity" on Prime Day, matching more of Amazon's deals than other retailers, Market Track said.
Still, Wal-Mart and Jet.com didn't come close to matching all discounted prices, Market Track added, and in some instances the firm found prices significantly higher on Wal-Mart.com than on Amazon.com.
Representatives from Amazon and Wal-Mart did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on this data.
Major retailers' price comparisons on Prime Day
Source: Market Track
Ahead of this week's Prime Day, which ended early Wednesday, neither Wal-Mart nor Jet.com had announced any official plans to compete with Amazon directly this year.
In 2016, Wal-Mart offered a free 30-day trial for ShippingPass, its competitor at the time to Amazon Prime, around the event. Wal-Mart has since shuttered the program, replacing it with a promise that shoppers will receive free two-day shipping as long as they spend at least $35 online.
In an email, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman told CNBC the company offers "great deals every day."
"[In 2017], we launched free, two-day shipping with no membership fee. ... And, customers can often get even lower prices at Walmart through the Pickup Discount," the spokeswoman said.
A representative from Jet.com, which Wal-Mart acquired in late 2016 in order to boost the big-box retailer's online presence, did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. But from the looks of Jet.com's homepage, the e-retailer didn't offer any exclusive deals around Prime Day.
Marc Lore, Jet.com's co-founder, is no stranger to e-commerce and Amazon. He was the co-founder of Quidsi, the company behind Diapers.com and Soap.com, which Amazon bought for $550 million in 2010. Recently, however, Amazon decided to shut down its Quidsi unit as it failed to make money.
When it first opened for business, Jet.com was already promising cheaper prices than Amazon, aiming to deliver bigger savings to its customers who buy multiple items in a single order.
On Prime Day this year, Wal-Mart had the greatest overlap in its online product assortment compared to Amazon's, Market Track found.
Among the retailers that the firm tracked, 82 percent of the 52 Amazon products observed were also stocked at Walmart.com on Prime Day. Jet.com and Target had 50 percent of those items stocked, and Best Buy had 38 percent, Market Track added.
The table above shows a detailed price comparison for select items at the various retailers on Prime Day, according to Market Track's research.
"There's only one person really geared to fight back, and it's called Wal-Mart," retail consultant Jan Kniffen of J. Rogers Kniffen told CNBC's "Worldwide Exchange" on Wednesday morning.
"I think [Wal-Mart] is doing a great job," Kniffen said. "I think they're the biggest threat to Amazon. I think the two of them battle it out in grocery, they battle it out in the rest of retailing, they battle it out online, and they're going to battle it out in brick-and-mortar now."
Kniffen said he expects Prime Day to be a bigger and bigger event in the coming years — not running out of momentum anytime soon. "I kind of think for retailing [this] is hilarious and scary, both. Nobody does any business in July."
"Amazon intends to take over the world, and they're doing a pretty darn good job of it."


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According to the legendary manufacturer, battery technology requires further development.
Ferrari plans to launch the first all-electric car no earlier than 2025, as battery technology requires further development, said Louis Camilleri, executive director of the company.
Earlier, the legendary automaker warned that a fully electric car could only be released after the current industrial plan was completed in 2022. Analysts say they did not expect the Ferrari electric car to be released before 2023, but it’s now clear that the actual launch may be even later.
“Battery technology is not where it should be,” Camilleri said, speaking to reporters at the Ferrari factory in Maranello.
“There are still significant problems in terms of autonomy, in terms of reload speed. As a result, we will release an electric car. But after 2025. Not in the short term, ”he added.
In the near future, Ferrari will be limited to the production of hybrid cars. Earlier this year, the company introduced the SF 90 Stradale, its first hybrid car designed for mass production. By 2022, the manufacturer plans to increase the share of hybrids in sales to 60%.


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Louth hotels asking government not to damage the industry
Hotel and guesthouse owners in Louth and across the country are calling on the Government to avoid introducing measures in this autumn’s budget which could damage the tourism industry.
Tourism is one of Ireland’s largest indigenous industries, supporting approximately 235,000 jobs. Hoteliers warn that while the industry has made great strides in recovery in recent years, this growth cannot be taken for granted.
Martin Daly, Chair the Louth branch of the IHF says the 9% VAT rate has been shown to be the right rate for the sector, bringing Ireland more closely in line with tourism VAT rates in other competing European countries and enabling Irish tourism to become more competitive.
“Its positive impact has exceeded expectations nationally however we here in Louth are still in the recovery stage. Over 65,000 new jobs have been created across every town and county since 2011, making the 9% VAT rate one of the most successful job-creation initiatives in modern times. Here in Louth our local tourism sector now supports 2,600 jobs and contributes some €74m to the local economy.”
While the sector has achieved a return to growth, Mr Daly says that there is no room for complacency with the tourism sector facing enormous difficulties due to the uncertainty around Brexit and the fall in the value of sterling. “Our industry is heavily dependent on the economic environment of our major source markets, and we are very vulnerable to external economic shocks.’


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Several years ago, Mr Stefan Phang noticed that the luxury hotels which used his company's services were throwing away tonnes of good quality linen every month.
"It's a very wasteful industry," said Mr Phang, whose firm supplies hotels with cleaning chemicals and machines.
"The hotels' standards are very high and there is a lot of waste. A five-star hotel with 400 rooms could throw away 2.5 to 3 tonnes of linen every year. Some places throw away linen every six months."
Mr Phang, sustainability director at Diversey, saw an opportunity for his company to do some good.
Since 2011, Diversey has collected from hotels every year about 25 tonnes of linen - the equivalent of 16,000 queen-size bedsheets - for disaster relief and livelihood generation here and in the region.
For instance, it converts the linen into bags, stretchers and privacy screens for people in disaster zones - such as in Bali after the Mount Agung volcano erupted last month.
In July, Diversey shifted its gaze homeward, partnering with NTUC Health in an initiative where seniors convert old linen into decorative and practical items.
About 60 seniors from seven NTUC Health Silver Circle senior care centres in Singapore have taken part in Linens For Life so far, creating items ranging from tote bags to stuffed owls.
Each senior spends some 10 hours every week on the linen as part of their daycare activities. The linen includes bedsheets, curtains and staff uniforms from Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, Raffles Hotel, Shangri-La Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa and Hotel Jen Orchardgateway.
Ms Wendy Lim, NTUC Health's assistant manager for community engagement and partnership development, said the project has helped to improve the seniors' physical coordination and attention span.
While the handicrafts are sometimes exhibited or used in the hotels that contributed the linen, there are no plans to sell them yet. The initiative will be extended to all Silver Circle centres next year, she added.
When The Straits Times visited the Jurong West senior care centre last week, seniors were making Christmas stockings out of linen from Shangri-La Hotel Singapore.
There was a brisk assembly line. Some cut pieces of red fabric to size, while others used sewing machines to stitch them into the shape of Christmas stockings. Others helped to sew on the ribbons.
Children from My First Skool pre-school nearby added the finishing touches by sticking decorations onto the cloth.
The Shangri-La Hotel had donated 40 boxes - about 1.6 tonnes - of linen. These were from hotel rooms, food and beverage outlets and staff uniforms, and would otherwise have been sent for recycling, a spokesman said.
Come Christmas, 500 of these stockings will be hung in the guest rooms of the same hotel.
Retired housewife Tang Hong, 67, who used to make clothes for herself and her children, was one of those who helped stitch pieces of red fabric together.
"Young people these days are very wasteful; they can't sew and mend their own clothes," she said. " It's a shame. After they have worn it (for a while), they don't want it any more."
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Gwent spinoff Project Golden Nekker not coming to consoles
Cards on the table.
CD Projekt Red's Gwent spinoff game, codenamed Project Golden Nekker, will not be coming to consoles on its release.
Chatting to IGN, Gwent Comms lead Paweł Burza stated that the game would only be launching on PC, iOS, and Android, on an unspecified date later this year.
This is something game director Vladimir Tortsov reiterated during a This Week in Gwent stream, which is hosted by Burza.
"With consoles, we left them for a reason," Tortsov said. "There was obviously some good about them otherwise it wouldn’t be released on consoles in the first place, but for live service games with frequent updates it was a really tough experience.
"Overall, since we're not there, we're not planning to bring any of our spin-offs to consoles at this point."
Gwent itself was initially available to play on consoles. However, in December 2019, CDPR announced it was stopping console support for the game, stating it did not feel it would be able to keep offering the best support to all players now the game was available across multiple platforms.


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Laurent Giannesini wasn’t sure how he’d fit in with his project team when he started the MDM program last year. Somewhat a digital media generalist, Laurent realized he needed to find his role in the industryread more
Europe’s leading mobile and social games company, Wooga, has recently become a notable recruiter of MDM grads.read more
Sometimes, four and a half months can seem like an eternity. However, if you’re graduating from a Masters program, starting work at a successful game studio, and launching your veryread more
Shailah Interactive, an MDM Startup founded by Centre for Digital Media graduate Erez T. Yanuv Barzilay, celebrated their one-year anniversary on June 1st, 2012 by hosting an intimate get together at their Discovery Parks incubation space. While there, friends andread more
Just down the street from the Centre for Digital Media, a couple of Cohort 1 graduates are making a name for themselves in Vancouver’s burgeoning digital media sector.read more
Shailah Interactive - a mobile education apps development company founded by MDM Program Graduate Erez T. Yanuv Barzilay - was among eight new start-up businesses selected to earn a full year of free office space in the Discovery Parks' Generator Incubation Centre.
Masters of Digital Media program graduate Dhruv Adhia is bringing his computer programming expertise to the world of live theatre.read more
MDM alumni-founded 8 Leaf Digital Productions was recently awarded a significant investment from the Canada Mread more


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US-China Economic and Trade Agreement Phase 1-Pharmacutical related IP issues
Registration and breakfast
Richard Glanton, Chairman of Board of directors of UCIPF
Overview of IP provisions of the recent Economic and Trade Agreement between U.S. and China phase 1
Mark Cohen, Lecturer in Law, Distinguished Senior Fellow, and Director at the University of California at Berkeley
Advisory Board, UCIPF
US-China Economic and Trade agreement phase 1 signed, what does it mean to US companies and IP lawyers
Randall Rader, Former Chief Judge of US Federal Circuit of Patent Appeal court
Board of Directors, Trustee, UCIPF
Supplemental Data filing in China and Patent Term Extension
- Current practice for post filing data in China
Luke Zuo, Senior Partner, NTD Patent & Trademark Agency Limited
- Current challenges for US Pharmaceutical companies for posting filing data issues in China
Craig R. Tucker, Senior Patent Counsel, Eli Lilly
- What we expect that China implement the IP provisions of the Economic and Trade Agreement in the future for Post filing data
US Lawyer; Chinese Lawyer
- Patent Term Extension
Tom Hoxie, Managing Partner, Hoxie & Associates LLC.
- Is China implementing a new linkage regime as a result of this Phase 1 Agreement? How is it different from the prior voluntary system?
Johnathan Miao, Senior Partner, NTD Patent & Trademark Agency Limited
- Has China implemented an orange book type regime to identify approved pharma products that have patent protection? Is it working in deterring regulatory approval of infringing products?
Benjamin Hsing, Partner, McguireWoods LLP
- The agreement doesn’t spell out a regime of “artificial infringement” for linkage. Can China implement a linkage regime without “artificial infringement.”?
Closing remarks-Demi Wang


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August 3, 2010 |
Leap Wireless International Inc., a pay-as-you-go mobile phone provider, said it would expand its Cricket service across the U.S. in a $300-million deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. Leap, based in San Diego, will expand over Sprint's network during the next five years, the company said Tuesday in a regulatory filing. Sprint will receive at least $25 million next year, $75 million in each of the following three years and $50 million in 2015, according to the filing. The carrier will get an undisclosed amount for each new Leap customer.
February 20, 2009 |
Sprint Nextel Corp., the nation's third-largest wireless carrier, said it continued to lose customers and money in the fourth quarter and wrote down the remaining value of its 2005 purchase of Nextel Communications Inc. Even so, Sprint Nextel's condition has been so poor that investors were able to seize on news that wasn't as bad as usual. Sprint's adjusted loss beat Wall Street expectations, and the company predicted fewer customer losses in the coming year. That sent shares soaring 54 cents, or 20%, to $3.25.
August 4, 2006 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected revenue and wireless subscriber growth in the second quarter and cut its full-year outlook, driving shares down 16% to a two-year low. Hefty merger charges also helped push down profit at the No. 3 U.S. wireless provider, eclipsing its announcement of a $6-billion share buyback. Reston, Va.-based Sprint, which bought Nextel last August, said profit was $370 million, or 10 cents a share.
August 31, 2011 |
The Obama administration Wednesday filed to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of wireless rival T-Mobile USA because of anti-competitive concerns. The Justice Department said the acquisition would "remove a significant competitive force" with AT&T and T-Mobile competing in at least 97 of the top 100 U.S. wireless markets, according to court papers obtained by Reuters. Blocking the acquisition on antitrust grounds would deal a blow to the telecommunication giant's expansion plans.
August 7, 2008 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. and Qwest Communications International Inc. posted lower second-quarter sales amid heightened competition for telephone customers. Sprint, the third-biggest U.S. wireless carrier, said Wednesday that it recorded a $344-million loss as sales declined 11%. Qwest, No. 3 in the U.S. local-phone market, said profit fell 24% and sales slipped 2.3%. The carriers are losing subscribers to Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. and are looking for ways to revive growth.
July 16, 2008 |
SK Telecom Co., South Korea's largest mobile-phone operator, was reported Tuesday to be in talks to buy struggling Sprint Nextel Corp., the third-largest wireless carrier in the U.S. SK Telecom declined to confirm or deny the report from business news channel CNBC. "There is nothing we can say on the report," said Ryu Mina, a spokeswoman for Seoul-based SK Telecom. No deal is imminent and no price has been set, CNBC said, citing people familiar with the talks.
October 31, 2007 |
Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel Corp. are in "advanced talks" with Google Inc. about carrying a cellphone powered by the Web company's software, according to a published report. The Wall Street Journal's online edition cited unnamed sources in reporting the talks Tuesday. The paper said Google was expected to announce within two weeks a set of software and services that cellphone makers could use.
April 15, 2013 |
SoftBank Corp., whose bid for 70% of Sprint Nextel Corp. now faces an unexpected challenge from Dish Network Corp., isn't backing down. In a statement released late Monday, the Japanese telecommunications giant said its deal to invest $20.1 billion in the United States' third-largest wireless carrier was better than the unsolicited offer made by Dish. "SoftBank believes that the agreed terms of our transaction with Sprint offer Sprint shareholders superior short- and long-term benefits to Dish's highly conditional preliminary proposal," SoftBank said.
September 20, 2005 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Monday that it would sell access to RealNetworks Inc.'s Rhapsody radio service, allowing Sprint cellphone users to listen to several radio stations and podcasts. Rhapsody Radio will cost $6.95 a month on top of what Sprint users pay for its Vision Multimedia Service, the wireless company's mobile Internet package. It features stations devoted to alternative, pop, country, R&B and hip-hop.
October 29, 2005 |
Sprint Nextel Corp. is poised for a full-scale launch of its high-speed wireless network, a service that will include the first over-the-air music download store in the U.S. The newly merged cellphone company was planning a series of major announcements for Monday morning.


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Trust, rather than price or choice, is the determining factor for where consumers make online payments.
Research from Amazon and Pyments.com found that 23 percent of shoppers claimed trust was the most important reason determining where to make an online purchase.
Tailored promotions or rewards followed with 16 percent, while 14 percent were driven by good experiences in the past. 13 percent cited items being available in an acceptable timeframe.
Factors such as shipping considerations, availability of preferred payment methods and ease of use followed with 11 percent, 8 percent and 6 percent respectively.
"The No. 1 determining factor on whether a consumer chose to make a purchase online was trust, not selection or price, but trust. Trust is paramount to digital shoppers and it’s evident at every stage of the shopping journey," said Patrick Gauthier, VP of Amazon Payments.
The research also reveals that online shopping continues to be dominated by the internet giants; 63 percent would start from Google when looking for information and 45 percent will start from Amazon.
Amazon was also revealed to be the most trusted website for payments, with 50 percent trusting it most for online payments and 44 percent trusting it most for mobile payments.
Apple came second with 25 percent for online and 22 percent for mobile, followed by Google with 19 and 17 percent respectively.
"Quocirca has done research into trust in social identities," comments Bob Tarzey, Analyst and Director at Quocirca. "Amazon would be quite highly trusted. The reason is that it’s established a high level of trust amongst users for financial transactions."
Gauthier added: "This is a really profound and important finding. … There’s no such thing as a relationship without trust.
"The fact that there is no significant difference to how people responded on mobile and online tells us that we have to focus more on the journey and focus on the intrinsic characters that will generate trust and a relationship with the consumer through the shopping journey itself," he said.
The research surveyed over 2000 online and mobile shoppers in July 2015.


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Arts and humanities researchers were given their own research council this week, putting the discipline on an equal footing with the sciences.
From April 1, the sector will be funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which will replace the former board of the same name. The creation of the council - part of the Higher Education Act 2004 - will push arts and humanities research up the political agenda.
Geoff Crossick, chief executive of the AHRB, said: "After 40 years shut out from the world of the research councils, the importance of the arts and humanities to the economic, cultural and social wellbeing of the UK has at last been recognised."
He added: "The AHRB has in just six years created a whole new culture of team-based research, belying the notion that all the arts and humanities needed was a pen and paper."
So, what sort of projects might impress the new council? The Times Higher looks at three different environmental projects that have won cash from the AHRB.
FAST CLOTHES, SLOW CLOTHES, HECTIC HIGHLAND HUSBANDRY AND INDESTRUCTIBLE GLASS PAVILIONS
Case study one
Women who want to follow fashion and save the environment should consider switching to sexy paper knickers that can be disposed of in their own wormery, according to AHRB researcher Kate Fletcher.
Dr Fletcher of Goldsmiths, University of London was funded to explore sustainability in women's clothing - without ignoring the demands of fashion.
Dr Fletcher said that it was inevitable that people would be fashion conscious. "Historically, sustainable clothing has followed the hemp and sackcloth look that left people very uninspired."
Dr Fletcher's brand of eco-fashion categorises clothes as either fast or slow. A "fast" top might be something bought for a party, never to be worn again.
She argued that such items need not be made of material that would last for years, advocating "lacy" paper tops or the use of a clothes lending service.
"Slow" clothes could include a winter coat. "Coats are discarded not because the material is defunct but because the style has gone out of fashion," Dr Fletcher explained.
"We could supply people with ideas for alterations that could bring it in line with current fashion - such as making baggy sleeves narrower."
She is determined to give people constructive ideas rather than simply wagging her finger at consumers.
She said: "You shouldn't just tell people that they can't wear polyester."
Case study two
Many stressed city dwellers would agree that a walk through the Scottish Highlands, where you may not see another person for hours on end, comes somewhere close to perfection.
But researchers at the AHRB Centre for Environmental History are questioning this 21st-century view.
Fiona Watson, director of the centre, which is based at Stirling and St Andrews universities, said: "People are wandering over what they take to be relatively untouched land, but the picture used to be very different."
In previous centuries, sheep and cattle would have been grazing over the hills, with farmers often living in the uplands for months at a time during the busy summer season.
"The hills would have been ringing with people," she said.
Dr Watson said she did not want to turn the clock back and realised that people no longer wanted to spend all day every day in the hills trying to make a living from the land.
But she argued that turning the hills into a wasteland without people or animals might be far from ideal.
"I like wild places without people in," she admitted. "But this is very much a modern desire that comes out of our own particular world view. It is not an absolute. And it should be open to debate."
Case study three
Architects will soon be able to design glamorous glass houses with walls tougher than concrete, thanks to new techniques pioneered by AHRB award holder Jim Roddis of Sheffield Hallam University.
Professor Roddis, who has two patents under his belt, is head of the university's Cultural Research Institute. He wanted to make glass that could be used for structural walls without harming the environment.
But designing the right material was only part of the problem. Professor Roddis pointed out that architects were somewhat "distanced" from the sustainability agenda.
To get the practitioners on side he involved them in focus groups, evaluating his new material - which just happened to be made largely of waste glass from the automotive, consumer and construction industries - as he developed it.
The result is a material that looks like glass but is stronger than standard concrete, and in some cases tougher than special high-strength concrete.
It paves the way for internally lit, translucent buildings, with the new glass-like material replacing anything that would have been made from reinforced concrete.
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Female Founder Resources
In honor of International Women’s Day, we wanted to highlight how we are supporting female founders at Babson. The Blank Center, in partnership with our colleagues at the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL), has compiled some specific resources that female founders can take advantage of through our centers and beyond. This fall, the Blank Center and CWEL will be hosting a joint panel featuring some of our female founders, who will share their experiences as they started from ideas to launched companies. Stay tuned for more details!
Created by the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership (CWEL) at Babson College, Women Innovating Now (WIN) Lab® provides women entrepreneurs with an inspiring community and a rigorous, experiential process that catalyzes innovative thinking and enables them to successfully launch or transform businesses. A couple weeks ago, some of our Babson female founders were able to participate in a student observation night with the current WIN Lab® Boston cohort! An info session on the WIN Lab® will be coming soon.
Female Founders Fund
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Sandeep Soni P’20, the Female Founders Seed Fund helps women entrepreneurs move their ventures forward. Each semester as part of the Blank Center’s overall seed fund application process, the Butler Launch Pad team reviews seed fund requests from female founders to obtain small grants for their startups. Qualified ventures may be awarded up to $5,000.
WeStart is Wellesley College’s entrepreneurship club. WeStart strives to foster an entrepreneurial spirit on our campus. From bringing successful entrepreneurs on campus to hosting Wellesley’s first Pitch Competition, WeStart aims to expose students to the exciting world of entrepreneurship.
Golden Seeds is an early-stage investment firm with a focus on women leaders, creating last impact. They offer office hours for female founders looking for funding advice, or even just feedback.
City of Boston’s program to convene and support Boston’s women entrepreneurs of Boston.
From Athlete to Entrepreneur: Finding Success Outside of Your Box
Passion, confidence, resilience, leadership – there is no doubt that the skills that have allowed you to succeed in your sport will propel you to succeed in your business. Michele Marcianiak, Co-Founder of Sheex, has done just that – leveraging the skills that she learned on the court to break out of her box to launch a global performance bedding and sleepware company. Join us to hear Michele’s personal journey from WNBA player to entrepreneur and mix and mingle with dozens of Babson alumni that have found similar success in all assets of business. Presented by Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership, Center for Career Development, and Babson Athletics.
Venture Café Kendall
Boston is named the second-best city in the world for female founders representing 29% of all founders according to Compass. Join us for an evening to discuss, connect and celebrate female entrepreneurship in Boston. Hosted by the WIN Lab® and Venture Café.
Good Business Friday: Gender Equity as a Key Sustainability Driver
Reynolds Global Lounge
Join The Lewis Institute every Friday between noon and 1:30pm in the Reynolds Global Lounge for open and casual discussions about creating and maintaining a business in today’s world. On March 30, Susan Duffy, Executive Director of the Center for Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership will lead a conversation on gender equity as a key sustainability driver.
Boston Public Market Food Hub Forum
Boston Public Market, 100 Hanover Street, Boston
Joining forces with the team from Boston Public Market, the WIN Lab® will bring together a panel of food entrepreneurs to talk about what it means to be a woman leader in what has traditionally been a male dominated industry. Food entrepreneurs will also have the opportunity to showcase their products during the day.
Other Resources (this is a handful that we thought might be of interest! The resources listed below are not endorsements):
Boston Business Women
Aims to provide women with a platform to effectively get to know their business community and have fun while doing it.
The Center for Women & Enterprise
The Center for Women & Enterprise is a nationally known nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people start and grow their businesses.
National Women’s Business Council
The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) is a non-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration on economic issues of importance to women business owners.
SheStarts supports the growing pipeline of women founders in Boston.
She Geeks Out
Provide women in STEM an opportunity to network and connect with each other as well as with companies who wish to hire them.
Tory Burch Foundation
The Tory Burch Foundation empowers female entrepreneurs through capital, education, and fellowship programs.


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Kent State international students will no longer have to trek to Cleveland to get the beloved food products that remind them of home.
International HOME Markets, a student-run international grocery store in Acorn Alley, celebrated its grand opening Saturday.
“Kent needs more diversity,” said Abdulla Alkhadda, junior economics major. “This semester we have more international students than ever, and it’s increasing every semester.”
Alkhadda teamed up with Genia Kollie, sophomore Nick Testa and senior Crystal King to bring this unique store to downtown. The Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation provides students the opportunity to gain experience by opening their own businesses.
“We figured, what better way for people to learn about other cultures than to do what everyone has to do every day: eat,” Testa said.
The store started its soft-opening in November. Testa said the four owners put in some of their own money to begin the business and then made a presentation to investors for the remaining funds.
Kollie said that since November, the owners have been gathering information and accepting requests from international students about what they would like the store to carry.
“First we started off with Middle Eastern and Asian. Now we have Russian and Mexican products as well,” Kollie said. “The more requests we get, the more products we’re able to get for customers.”
Some products available at the market include Asian and Middle Eastern spices, rice, noodles, dumplings, chocolate, cheese and Halal meat for Muslim students. As well, the store sells cologne, scarves and bags made by Bhutan refugees.
Alkhadda, who hails from Kuwait, said going to the market is different than going down the international aisle at the supermarket.
“Puck cheese, basmati rice, fresh pita bread — you won’t find those,” he said. “I feel at home here.”
The owners plan to expand services and products to appease the high demand from customers. King said they hope to expand their merchandise to special cologne, hair care products and lotions, while Testa mentioned providing a grocery delivery service to students on campus.
“It’s an idea that’s never been done before on a campus,” Testa said. “In the future, we want to try to franchise so that other campuses in the same situation could benefit.”
At the grand opening, the owners stayed busy talking to customers and organizing activities like a raffle and a chopstick competition. Around 7:30 p.m. patrons released sky lanterns in honor of the Chinese New Year.
“It’s been really busy all day,” King said Saturday. “I’m not surprised about the turnout because people are excited about us being here.”
Testa said the original business plan for the market was to reach out to international students first and then expand to the American population within the city.
“It was really surprising; the residents from around Kent came in a lot quicker than we thought, and we’ve gotten great feedback,” Testa said.
Contact Julie Sickel at [email protected]


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Cuban flour millers exchange information with Kansas wheat farmers
by Marsha Boswell, Kansas Wheat
Kansas Wheat is hosting an informational exchange with a group of Cuban flour mill professionals this week. This first-of-its-kind event allows these Cuban millers to experience Kansas farming and its wheat industry first hand. The millers represent two of the six flour mills in Cuba. Technical Specialist Marcelo Mitre from the USW Mexico City office is traveling with the team.
The trip included a visit to Kansas Wheat Commissioner Jay Armstrong’s farm, opportunities to discuss crop quality in the state with USDA and Kansas Wheat representatives, as well as tours of the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center, the IGP Institute, the Hal Ross Flour Mill and the Kansas Grain Inspection Service.
Cuba imports all its wheat needs, but is not currently importing any wheat from the United States because of challenges related to the U.S. embargo. Total wheat imports from all origins in marketing year 20155/16 are estimated at 800,000 metric tons (29.4 million bushels).
“With current decade-low commodity prices and pressures on the U.S. ag economy, we need to be fostering trade partners and relationships, not prohibiting them,” said Jay Armstrong, past chairman of the Kansas Wheat Commission and a USW director. “Despite many difficulties associated with the U.S. trading with Cuba, it is apparent that we have a major transportation and logistical advantage in shipping, given Cuba’s proximity to the United States. A level playing field with Canada and Europe is critical for U.S. wheat farmers to fully realize their export potential to Cuba. Kansas wheat farmers support ending the embargo entirely.”
The week’s events kicked off Sept. 19, when Kansas Wheat joined Engage Cuba and other farm groups in launching the Engage Cuba Kansas State Council.
“Kansas wheat farmers are excited to be here today, to be founding members of the Engage Cuba Kansas State Council. By being members of this group, we can play an important role to influence significant decisions that have to be made before we can enjoy Cuba as a trading partner,” said Armstrong.
Kansas Wheat has been working for decades to open up the Cuban wheat market, including meetings with Cuban leaders and trade missions to the island nation.
In January 2002, the first shipment of hard red winter wheat in more than forty years left the Port of Galveston, Texas, and began a beneficial trade partnership. That first shipment contained wheat from Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma, and was the beginning of a total first shipment of 2.6 million bushels, in the wake of Hurricane Michelle.
That trade partnership continued until 2010. One of the key reasons that wheat purchases from the U.S. have not continued is because under U.S. law Cuba must pay for all U.S. goods with cash. Because other competitor countries are able to offer credit to Cuba, U.S. wheat is effectively shut out of the market.
During those years of trade, Cuba was a dedicated buyer of U.S. wheat, purchasing up to 70 percent of its wheat imports from the United States.
As that first shipment left the dock at Galveston in 2002, an expert flour miller funded by the Kansas Wheat Commission was on his way to demonstrate hard red winter wheat milling techniques. Elie Posner, a USW milling consultant, provided the technical assistance.
Raisner Ramos Vanega, Director of Balance and Delivery from Grupo Empresarial de la Industria Alimentaria (GEIA) and representatives from Empresa Mixta Industrial Molinera S.A. (IMSA) flour mill, a joint venture operation with a Mexican company and a Cuban holding company, spoke about their desire to purchase U.S. hard red winter wheat.
“We have always wanted to buy wheat from the U.S., and unfortunately politics have not allowed us to be able to purchase that wheat. However, it has always been our desire and our intent to buy wheat from the U.S., but the possibility to do so has been outside our grasp,” said Amyris Herrera García, Quality Specialist from IMSA mill.
“Hard red winter wheat is a good wheat; transportation costs are a lot lower; and we’ve had good yields in processing that wheat,” said José Suarez Linares, Quality Department Supervisor from IMSA, which produces flour, semolina and bran. Whole wheat products are not popular in Cuba, so most of the flour is used to make white pan bread and rolls. The bran is removed from the kernel and used as animal feed.
“We hope to continue strengthening these relationships and awareness of our purchasing system, so that when the embargo is fully lifted, these friends will have the information they need to successfully incorporate U.S. and Kansas wheat into their milling operations,” said Armstrong.


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Ukraine’s Bitcoin adoption has witnessed an impressive surge, primarily fueled by a combination of economic challenges and progressive regulations. The nation’s high inflation rates and political instability have prompted Ukrainians to seek out Bitcoin as a reliable store of value and a means to safeguard their wealth. The decentralized nature of Bitcoin, which operates independently of government and banking institutions, holds strong appeal during periods of economic uncertainty.
The importance of remittances in Ukraine’s economy cannot be understated, and Bitcoin presents a faster, cheaper, and more secure method of transferring money across borders compared to traditional methods. As a result, businesses within Ukraine are increasingly open to accepting Bitcoin for international trade, further propelling the adoption of cryptocurrencies throughout the country. Ukraine’s forward-thinking approach to cryptocurrency regulations has instilled a sense of confidence and trust in Bitcoin. By recognizing Bitcoin as a legitimate payment and investment method, the country provides businesses and individuals with clear guidelines and legal protections. However, challenges related to education, awareness, and security must be addressed for sustained growth.
Despite these obstacles, Ukraine is emerging as a global leader in cryptocurrency adoption. The country’s tech-savvy population, thriving startup ecosystem, and familiarity with digital payments have all contributed to its success in this realm. Furthermore, the government’s collaboration with the local blockchain community and its efforts to establish comprehensive crypto regulations have further solidified Ukraine’s position in the digital currency landscape.
As Ukrainians continue to embrace the advantages of digital currencies, the country is well-positioned to remain at the forefront of global crypto adoption. Exciting times lie ahead for Ukraine’s digital economy as it continues to make significant strides in the world of cryptocurrencies.