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Budget carrier Ryanair has announced a new UK-Menorca route for 2022. Between April and October the airlines plans a three-times-weekly service between its new British base at Newcastle Airport and Mahon.
The Newcastle-Menorca flights are scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Ryanair CEO, Eddie Wilson said: “We are delighted to launch a new UK base, which represents a $200m investment at Newcastle. This development will create 60 direct jobs and offer our UK customers a host of European hotspots to choose from, including popular destinations such as Paphos, Chania, Menorca, Ibiza and Zadar.”
In recent years Ryanair has operated a twice-weekly Menorca service from East Midlands Airport, and this is set to continue in 2022.
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On May 23, designated World Turtle Day, the American Tortoise Rescue brings awareness to the humane treatment of reptiles in particular by celebrating turtles and tortoises.
Recognition of this day ranges from dressing like turtles and wearing green summer dresses to actively rescuing turtles stranded in the middle of highways. The Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group creates lesson plans to send to schools so children become more educated on how to better care for turtles.
Across the globe, six out of the seven species of sea turtle carry an endangered classification, and three are considered critically endangered, including the loggerhead. Of all turtle species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature considers 161 of 356 known species critically endangered.
What can you do to protect endangered turtles?
- Avoid products made from tortoiseshell, the largest threat to hawksbill tortoises. Ask the store owner, and get to know how to recognize authentic shell materials.
- Work to reduce the carbon footprint you leave behind, such as unplugging your devices. Even shut off, they can require energy which contributes to global warming. Another method includes eat local, in-season food which reduces the need to transport groceries from other places.
- Remove any trash you see from beaches, and avoid plastic items like grocery bags, bottles, and straws. These become traps for ocean life who mistake it for food and eat it. Plastic bags or balloons can tangle around their legs, shells, and necks, making them unable to swim to escape predators.
- Look for sunscreen brands that promote “reef friendly” materials and avoid those with oxybenzone. The chemicals can pollute the sand and water, damaging their natural habitat. Even lawn products have by-products that get into the groundwater, eventually making it to the ocean.
- Only eat sustainably caught seafood that doesn’t leave nets or fishing lines in the water. These can easily amputate flippers and wrap around their necks.
For those wondering if turtles make good pets, take care with young children who can be too aggressive in handling them, leading to pet stress. Water turtles can also transmit salmonella to children, endangering their health. Research the species to make sure their tank is large enough for their needs. Water filtration systems will make keeping their water clean less labor-intensive, then add any basking lights for warmth. Turtles, if properly cared for, can live a long time in captivity – 30 or 50 years, or even longer!

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The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in collaboration with the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) organised a zoom meeting with chambers of commerce and industry of the country on Wednesday to discuss the mechanism for setting up vaccination centres (VCs) at the premises of chambers, associations and industrial areas.
The initiative is aimed at to increase the vaccination of business community, their employees and families in order to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and lift restrictions on businesses.
Addressing the meeting, Federal Minister for Planning and Development and NCOC Chairman Asad Umar said that with the right decisions of the government, Pakistan was poised to achieve 5 per cent economic growth this year and 6 per cent next year.
He stated that the government wanted to set up VCs in the premises of trade bodies to increase vaccination drive across the country in collaboration with the private sector. He shared the plan of setting up VCs with the participants and sought their cooperation for its early execution.
The minister maintained that every trade body should nominate a focal person to work with the District Health Office and District Coordination Office of their respective areas for setting up VCs. He added that the government would arrange the supply and distribution of vaccines at VCs and these VCs would be connected with the NADRA system for updating the vaccination database.
Umar said that the government wanted to increase the VCs from 1,700 to more than 4,000 across the country for the inoculation of maximum number of people as it is the only way to come out of the pandemic and normalise business activities. He assured that the restrictions on businesses would be lifted in proportion to the reduction in positivity rate of the virus.
ICCI President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan urged that VCs be set up at ICCI, main markets and shopping malls of Islamabad to maximise the vaccination of the business community, their employees and families. He said that ICCI has already discussed this proposal with DHO and would fully support this drive for removing all restrictions on businesses.
He maintained that ICCI will take the lead by setting up the very first vaccination centre in private sector at Centaurus by tomorrow with separate counters for males and females for the vaccination of business community, employees, tenants and walk-in customers.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 3rd, 2021.
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Groupon SINKS To These New LOWS
Groupon (NASDAQ:GRPN) shares fell to a new low on Friday after an analyst’s report raised fresh concerns about the daily deal company’s cash position because of slowing billings growth. The stock closed down 5 percent, at $4.75, after having dropped to a record low of $4.51 earlier in the day.
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Evercore Partners analyst Ken Sena cut Groupon stock to underweight from equalweight and set a $3 price target because of what he called “working capital concerns.” Sena said the company was adding expenses rather quickly, and despite its $1.2 billion in cash reserves, could be in trouble soon. “We see its future cash position as potentially tenuous,” Sena said in a note to clients.
The analyst said he expected tougher times for the daily deals business, leading to cash burn. “Should billings declines persist, we see a potential for cash burn as Groupon would find itself in a situation where it would be paying cash to merchants on a larger (prior) business scale relative to the cash it would be collecting,” he wrote.
Sena also expressed concerns about the company’s new focus on the low-margin e-retail service, Groupon Goods. “Until greater disclosure of Groupon’s ‘first-party’ Goods business…is made clear or until the correlation between billings performance and negative third-party checks proves inaccurate, caution in the name is needed,” Sena said.
The Chicago-based company has endured a tough week after reporting disappointing second-quarter earnings. Groupon went public in November at $20 a share, but the stock is now down 77 percent from the IPO price.
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The 2013 Ford Mondeo, aka our 2013 Fusion, was supposed to hit UK showrooms around this time, but the launch has been pushed back to September, so Ford can work out some quality-related bugs prior to its on-sale date. (Read More…)
As a “glass-half-empty” kind of guy, I would need a minute to think about the most fascinating story I’ve ever written, but could easily tell you about the most infuriating. That dubious honor goes to the Facebook launch campaign for the 2012 Ford Explorer.
Did you think $27k was a steep ask for a non-premium-brand compact car? How does a $40k Focus grab you? That’s a good four grand over what Nissan wants for a Leaf (and about $2k more than a loaded Leaf), and about $12k more than the Mitsubishi i (all before available tax credits). On the other hand, we don’t yet know if Ford can claim an EPA-certified range advantage over the Leaf (both Ford and Nissan initially claimed 100 miles, but the EPA dropped the Leaf to 73 miles). In any case, if you want the most expensive Focus ever built, or the first Blue Oval-badged plug-in, Ford’s started taking reservations online… but like any good insanely-expensive-for-what-it-is product, you need more than money to bring home an Electric Focus. Specifically, a little patience and an address in one of the following communities:
Atlanta, Houston, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York City, Orlando, Florida,Phoenix, Tucson, Portland (OR), Raleigh-Durham, Richmond, Virginia, Seattle, or Washington, D.C.
But only California and New York will get a Focus EV this year… the rest will be waiting until Q2 of next year. And the remainder of the US market could be waiting even longer, as Ford has not yet announced a full rollout date. But then, a little exclusivity never hurts when you get above the $40k price point.
You know it’s time to say “Toto, I don’t think we’re in traditional journalism any more” when fanboys get better access than industry rags. In a story picked up by Automotive News [sub], myfocuselectric.com commenter whitgallman showed the auto media what can be done if you just send a few emails… as long as you make it clear that you are only interested in buying a car, not embarrassing the program. Because then, instead of languishing in some disinterested inbox, your emails actually draw a response, like this from David Finnegan, Electrified Vehicles Marketing Manager at Ford:
For the first few months of production, we will be concentrating on California and New York. Our dealers in those areas will be the first to have their retail orders scheduled and receive the Focus electric. We will be rolling out to the remainder of our initial markets starting in spring 2012.
Well, that was news to Automotive News [sub], which had been told (along with everyone else) that the Focus Electric was supposed to launch in “late 2011″ in 19 US markets. So what happens to Focus EV intenders in Chicago, Detroit and Seattle (among others)? Per AN [sub]:
As for the rest of the country’s markets, no word yet from Ford, so the best advice is to be patient.
Uh-huh. We’ll send some emails ourselves, but we aren’t holding our breath for Ford to admit that, say, buying the Focus EV wholesale from a supplier may not have been a great idea. Or that there are problems with the batteries (again, hypothetically). But there I go thinking like a “traditional journalist” again…
We don’t just want it to be seen,” said Jeff Eggen, Ford’s car experiential marketing manager, speaking about the Fiesta’s appearance in “Diaries.” The idea is to “have a second element or a third element” rather than just a placement on a TV program, “where we can engage with the fans outside of the show with additional content
While AdAge raves over Ford’s “product placement plus” marketing scheme for the Fiesta, actual customers for the Mexican-built subcompact are starting to get testy. The Fiesta’s Facebook page is home to several customer complaints about slow delivery of Fiesta, and Ford has already sent out $50 Mastercard gift cards to waiting customers. But in the letter accompanying the gift cards, Ford blamed hurricanes for Fiesta delays… and it turns out there’s more to the story than that. The Freep reports that 6,000 Fiestas were delayed last week due what Ford’s Mark Fields calls “a part-quality issue.”
The Fisker Karma hybrid sedan may be debuting in about two days and counting, but what does a debut mean? According to the Detroit News, Fisker spokesfolks are already saying that
the “first few customers” will get Karma vehicles by the end of the year, with full production to start in the first three months of 2011.
In other words, we’re afew days away from a Potemkin launch, in order to keep the Department of Energy from looking like a misinformation peddler. The DOE said the Karma would be on sale this summer way back when it lent Fisker $530m. Whoops!
We won’t be nationwide by end of 2011. By that time we expect to be shipping vehicles to Canada, Europe and several markets beyond those we’ve already announced.
[The nationwide launch date is] all still work in progress and will clearly be dependent on the ability of the production facility to ramp up as planned and all those kind of things. I’m not in a position to tell you by X-date we will be nationwide. I will tell you we’re heading towards national distribution and theres no question about it
Volt Communications Manager Rob Peterson (first quote) and GM Director of Volt Marketing Tony DiSalle (second quote) tell gm-volt.com that the previous 2011 date for the nationwide rollout of the Chevy Volt isn’t going to happen. Meanwhile, if you’re in California, Michigan or Washington DC, your Volt should arrive by 2011. Be sure to tip your congressional representatives, folks! Luckily, though, this video proves that the Volt will be more than up to the challenge of eating the Nissan Leaf’s dust.
Apparently these press images were embargoed until tomorrow… and yet here they are. But who, you might ask, would risk being boarded by Volkswagen commandos in order to deliver these images to the huddled masses, yearning for a a glimpse of the new blandness? Oh right, it says Auto Express on the picture. According to the embargo-running Brits, this is the first Jetta to be more than a Golf with a trunk: thanks to VW’s new modular architecture, the wheelbase has been extended for more rear-seat legroom. More details when Volkswagen is good and ready, likely sometime tomorrow.
When GM CEO Fritz Henderson promised Congress he would run the nationalized automaker with complete transparency, we knew he was full of shit. How could anyone expect New GM to do anything but lie, misdirect, prevaricate and obfuscate when the same Bozos that ran it into the ground were still large and in charge? Which GM dealers are canned? Which GM dealers have been resurrected? Why? Who is the GM executive (other than Fritz) who earns more than $500,000 per year—that the company refuses to name? What are the internal targets that GM says it’s meeting? Why did the company overestimate sales of some of its key models in its November press release? Why did Fritz and CFO Ray Young promise a 2010 GM IPO without the Chairman’s approval? And so on. To that list, add this from the AP: “But GM postponed the Cruze’s April build date about three months, said Mark Reuss, GM’s vice president of global vehicle engineering. The company, he said, wasn’t happy with the Cruze’s performance, especially with the six-automatic transmission. ‘No one was thrilled with where it shifted, how it shifted.’” Well that’s the first I’ve heard of that. And while it’s nice that GM is putting our money where it’s mouth is in its desire to ensure the Cruze’s “flawless launch,” what the hell happened? And why wasn’t anyone fired for it? Oh right, GM.


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- 17th May 2013 at 01:23PM
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A couple of weeks ago, Konami and Hideo Kojima revealed the Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection for the PlayStation 3. Metal Gear Solid is one of PS3's most popular Sony exclusive series. The series stars Solid Snake as he fights to stop his evil twin Liquid Snake. The series first started in 1998 with the release of Metal Gear Solid. To celebrate the anniversary of Metal Gear Solid, Kojima and Konami have created this Collection with all the games.
Today, Konami has announced the release date for the Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection for the PS3, which was revealed a couple weeks ago. The Collection which contains all the games from 1998's Metal Gear Solid to 2008's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots to 2011's Metal Gear Solid HD Collection will be releasing on the PS3 on July 9, 2013. The collection will also contain the two digital comics in it as well. The collection will be priced at $49.99. Below is the picture of the collection.
Source: PS Blog.
- 17th May 2013 at 12:49PM
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At their PlayStation 4 announcement meeting, Sony revealed a bunch of new games for the system. One of the games that was revealed was the game DriveClub. DriveClub is a racing game that is exclusive to the PlayStation 4. DriveClub is being developed by Evolution Studios. DriveClub is a game that you can play in real clubs, in real time and asynchronously, and will feature racing and challenges for players to complete, explained the developer. The game will link to a companion app on smartphones and tablets, where players will have "24/7 unteathered access to their club". The app will also let you set up race challenges and release them into the public for players to complete, or organize huge tournaments of thousands of players.
DriveClub, the racing game that comes to you from developer Evolution Studios and PS4 exclusive recently had new screens from the game released. In some of the screens you can see some of the models of the cars that you can race in when the game comes out for the PS4. Also some of the screens show off the games lighting engine. Next you can see the interiors of some of the cars in the game. Now may I present you with the new screens that were released.
- 17th May 2013 at 11:30AM
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Killzone: Mercenary, the game that comes to you from developer Guerrilla Games recently had a new trailer released. Killzone: Mercenary brings all the FPS action of the series to the PlayStation Vita. The game was first announced at last years Gamescom. In Killzone: Mercenary, players' step into the shoes of Arran Danner, who is a mercenary for hire. Arran will accept contracts from both the ISA and Helghast. Arran's goal will change when he is out on one of his missions, so he will have to do whatever he can to accomplish this goal.
Today a new trailer has been released for the Vita game, Killzone: Mercenary. The new trailer that was released, shows off a lot of action that you can expect to see in the game. The trailer shows off a lot of Helghast getting slaughtered and it even shows off more gameplay from the game. Another thing revealed by Guerrilla Games is what you get when you pre-order the game. The item you get when you pre-order is called "Blackjack's Briefcase." Finally Guerrilla Games has also been kind enough to push the games release date up a week. Killzone: Mercenary will now be releasing on September 10, 2013 in North America and September 4, 2013 in Europe.
- Get out ahead of the pack! Start the 48-hour clock with this special access code and all contracts, bonuses and payoffs earn you twice the normal XP for two straight days!
- Start the game and go straight to the armory! With this bonus payout, you’ll have enough Vektan Cash to pick up a new weapon before you even step foot on the battlefield.
- A powerhouse weapon of the ISA, the M224-A1 carries more than enough ammo to get the job done at the cost of accuracy. Fortunately for a Mercenary, subtlety is not always a mission requirement.
Source: PS Blog.
- 17th May 2013 at 09:20AM
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Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, the game that comes to you from developer Insomniac Games just had some news announced for the Vita version of the game. Full Frontal Assault is the latest game in the series, that follows the gang on another crazy adventure. In Full Frontal Assault, you will have to complete a variety of tower defense based objectives in the game. The PS3 version of the game released via retail and PSN on November 27, 2012 in North America and November 30, 2013 in Europe.
Today, Insomniac Games has released an update on the status of the Vita version of Full Frontal Assault. In today's update, Insomniac has revealed that the Vita version is complete and that it will be releasing on May 21, 2013 in North America and May 22, 2013 in Europe. Also revealed in the update is the status of Ratchet: Deadlocked HD. The update reveals that Idol Minds and Sony are wrapping up with it and that it should be available soon. Also, remember if you bought FFA on PS3 via retail or PSN, you will get the game for free.
Source: PS Blog.
- 16th May 2013 at 01:14PM
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Quell Memento, the game that comes to you from developer Fallen Tree Games, recently had its trophy list released. Developer Fallen Tree Games', Quell Memento is a puzzle game built for the PlayStation Vita. The game has over 150 puzzles for you to solve in the game when it releases on the Vita. The game also as a very nice soundtrack to it. Quell Memento will be releasing on the PlayStation Vita later this month.
Complete a stage in perfect moves
Switch the battery on 4 times during a level
Change a bulb 200 times during a level
Break 10 ice blocks that contain an object
Merge 4 droplets into 1
Illuminate blue, gold and red diamonds at the same time
Cross the beams 5 times at once
Complete a level in under 5 seconds
Watch a full chapter replay
Complete a chapter in perfect moves
Collect 24 time pieces
Collect every jewel
Complete every chapter
Complete every chapter in perfect moves
- 16th May 2013 at 12:12PM
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Diablo 3, the game that comes to you from developer Blizzard Entertainment, recently had a new video released. In Diablo 3, you have a variety of choices of classes for you to choose from like in most MMOs. Diablo 3 takes place in Sanctuary and in the game your goal is to save the Sanctuary after demons have started to attack the Sanctuary since the Worldstone has been destroyed. Your goal is to stop and destroy them, so no harm can be done to the people of Tristram. Diablo 3 will be releasing for the PS3 and PS4.
Today Blizzard has released a new video for their game Diablo 3 for the PS3 and PS4. The new video that was released is a developer diary, that is apart of Sony's "Conversations with Creators" episodic series. In the new video that was released, gamer's will learn about how development of Diablo 3 for the PS4 is going along for Blizzard. Now may I present you with the new video that was released.
Source: PS Blog.
- 16th May 2013 at 02:05AM
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Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick shared the company is working on a brand new “groundbreaking” IP for next-generation consoles. In addition to new IP, Take-Two will release new entries to their proven franchises – meaning games like “Grand Theft Auto” and “NBA 2K” will find their way to the next-gen, as well.
We also have an extraordinary pipeline of titles in development for next-generation platforms, including groundbreaking new intellectual property and releases from our proven franchises,” Zelnick shared. As of now, the only new IP that we know of is Agent, which made an appearance years ago at a Sony E3 press conference. That could be one of these major titles.
- 16th May 2013 at 01:38AM
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Today, GRIP Games revealed their latest project, Atomic Ninjas, a 2.5D action platformer that will be making its way to the Vita and PS3 later this Summer. You might recognize the developer’s name from last year’s Foosball 2012 which saw a release on both the PlayStation 3 and Vita as a Cross-Buy title. Atomic Ninjas will come complete with multiplayer support on the PlayStation 3 or if you’re more of a loner, you can go the single-player route on either platform.
Save files can be carried across version, implying that Ninjas will support the Cross-Save feature like titles with a similar feature set have in the past.
Games in Atomic Ninja are played out in a one of seven modes with staples such as Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, and Treasure Hunt among them. In Atomic Ninja, you’ll need to utilize the environment to the best of your ability because killing each other outright is restricted. This means various environmental hazards will come into play when trying to defeat the advancing enemy forces. Coming this Summer.
- 16th May 2013 at 01:23AM
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The company has ceased work on the game 1666 following the firing of former Assassin's Creed designer Patrice Desilets, reports VG247. "After more than two months of discussion with Desilets, we couldn't align our vision both on project development and team management, so consequently our collaboration has ended," said CEO Yves Guillemot during an investor call. "We have suspended development on 1666 for an undisclosed time."
Desilets had departed Ubisoft Montreal to work for THQ, but returned to the company when it bought the IP rights for 1666 at the THQ auction in January. He departed the company last week. The indefinite suspension of production is believed to have been initiated by Ubisoft to prevent the 1666 IP rights from returning to Desilets.
Guillemot also revealed that Ubisoft will release two more unannounced games in 2013, one of which will be a new IP for the company. You can check out that article here
- 16th May 2013 at 01:03AM
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Impossible Mission and Powerplay Pool publisher System 3 has announced that it will reboot and release SNES hit Putty Squad on the 3DS and PS Vita, as well as on iOS, Android, and Windows 8. For those of you who don't know about this game, it released back in 1994.
Putty Squad is an action-packed platformer in which you take on the role of a morphing blue hero called Putty. As Putty, you're tasked with destroying enemies and freeing your fellow putties, collecting stars that increase your attack power and unlock new abilities along the way.
This version of Putty Squad will feature revamped visuals and enhanced gameplay. System 3 has promised that free downloadable levels will be made available post-launch, too. Putty Squad will be released on 3DS and PS Vita this summer. Mobile versions of the game will be released a "few months" later.


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Apple Increases Doing Business in China During 2013
Good news for those seeking to begin or increase China sourcing. After a year that saw Apple open 33 new stores in 2012, the giant maker of iPad and iPhone has announced that they will establish another 30 to 35 stores in 2013. The company says that around three quarters of the new stores will be located internationally.
Several of these new additions are expected to be in China following the very successful opening of the flagship Wangfujing Apple Store in Beijing in October of 2012 which is the largest in Asia. The Wangfujing store is located in a high traffic area that caters to both local and foreign shoppers and which joins two other Beijing Apple stores located in Sanlitun and near Tiananmen Square in Xidan.
This announcement of new store growth reveals that Apple is increasing in sales and expects to capture even more of the Asian and, particularly, Chinese markets. The release of the new iPhone5 on January 11 of this year saw record Asian sales over that weekend as Chinese snatched up more than two million of the iPhones in a 3-day period.
Apple announced that 2012 sales saw a 33 percent increase ($4.7 billion) over the previous year. Much of this profit is earmarked for this move to increase their exposure in foreign markets. The company wants to boost its international brick-and-mortar store presence to numbers more even with its U.S. stores. Currently, they have 250 U.S. stores and 140 international stores in operation.
Currently, Apple is in the process of building another store in Shenzhen where several of its China manufacturing partners are already located. Overall manufacturing numbers have been climbing in this lucrative country prompting more companies to take advantage of the relaxing regulations, well organized supply chain, abundant resources, cheap workforce, and growing middle class that has a hunger for China products.
It’s not only large corporations making a move to Chinese destinations, but small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are also rushing to set up shop in cities across the country in order to meet the demand of those looking to buy from China. This is in part due to the rising quality of China products that were once seen as undesirable, but are now becoming more in demand. Better quality is occurring mainly because foreign investment in the country continues to increase and bring with the companies setting up shop here better management with higher quality standards, something which the Chinese lack preferring to produce quantity instead.
For those looking to follow the lead of Apple and other big corporations and establish a greater influence in the Chinese and Asian markets, contact Asiatic Sourcing to assist you with connecting with reliable China sourcing candidates.


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(Hartford, CT) – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement in response to General Motors' (GM) decision to expand the company's recent recall to later model cars:
"This announcement adds overwhelming weight to my message to GM – warn drivers to stop driving these dangerously defective cars, and take them off the road. To do the right thing voluntarily, GM should compensate all owners for injuries and damages, and tell them: park your cars until they're really, reliably repaired. For now, verify, and do not trust, these recalled cars."


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The largest GameTech company in Greece, Kaizen Gaming has announced that Claus Jansson will become the newly appointed Head of Affiliate Marketing and Media Buying for the company. This latest addition reflects Kaizen Gaming’s new focus on creating a global strategy in regard to affiliate marketing.
Expansion of a core team
Kaizen Gaming is one of the fastest growing companies in Europe and has seen a lot of success over recent years. By appointing Jansson to this position, it will be expanding its core team which will contribute to its strategic approach for local and international growth.
Claus Jansson was previously Head of Commercial for Better Collective and so has a wealth of experience that makes him suitable for this new role. As Head of Affiliate Marketing and Media Buying at Kaizen Gaming, Jansson will be part of the group’s senior management team and will report to Kaizen Gaming’s CMO, Panos Konstantopoulos.
International growth ahead
As Claus Jansson takes on his new role at Kaizen Gaming, the company is set for a year of international growth and expansion into new markets. In the role, Jansson will be responsible for the planning and implementation of the global strategy.
Jansson said: “It’s a great honour for me to be part of one of the most prominent and fast growing GameTech companies in Europe. Kaizen Gaming is among the industry leaders, having achieved many great things and received accolades and awards over the past years. It is my firm belief that Kaizen Gaming will become even greater, at an international level and I am excited to be part of this process.”
CMO Panos Κonstantopoulos said: “We are very pleased to welcome Claus to Kaizen Gaming family and highly confident that he has the full potential to thrive in communicating the company’s great dynamics and values, while developing new, innovative ideas.”
With the strategy and team in place, Kaizen Gaming is gearing up for a successful 2021.


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Xfinity mobile’s pricing strategy is stealing customers from all major carriers, according to a new study from Market Strategies International, which also declares the Comcast quad play “firmly rooted,” thanks to Xfinity mobile.
The new report finds that almost 60% of current Xfinity mobile customers said they switched because of the better deal, while an additional 27% cited the better deal and dissatisfaction with their previous provider as the reasons for switching.
According to this research, Verizon has suffered the most, with 27% of Xfinity Mobile subscribers having left the carrier in favor of the new wireless service from Comcast. Among the national four wireless carriers, T-Mobile appears impacted the least, with 6% of Xfinity Mobile subscribers identifying them as their previous carrier.
We reported this year that Xfinity mobile was doing a good job attracting customers, though the ramp up was expensive for parent company Comcast in the early going.
Even though those costs continued to be a drag on earnings in the first quarter of 2018, company officials were still upbeat about prospects, we reported last month.
Comcast Quad Play
The Market Strategies study looks at the success and competitive threat of cable companies offering wireless service. According to the research firm, Comcast’s “quad play” (internet, television, telephone and wireless services) is paying off, both as a wireless service and as a tool that enhances Comcast’s core Xfinity Internet and TV businesses.
The study also shows that once consumers are exposed to Xfinity Mobile’s plan, they indicated that they are somewhat more willing to make the switch to Xfinity Mobile than when asked about their general attitudes about switching. This is particularly true for consumers who have been with their current provider for a shorter period of time.
“What makes Xfinity Mobile’s success compelling is that current customers are very happy with the service and are willing to recommend it to other consumers,” said Market Strategies telecom division managing director Paul Hartley in a prepared statement. “Its Net Promoter Score, based on a likelihood to recommend, easily beat other competitors with a tremendous score of +59, which is practically unheard of in the wireless industry and demonstrates the impact Xfinity Mobile is having.”
“In the telecom industry, the importance of a quad play strategy cannot be understated from a customer experience standpoint,” added study author Jeffrey Johnson, market strategies director of research and consulting, in a prepared statement. “Consumers that sign up for multiple services are more valuable for the company. Our research shows that Comcast is now firmly rooted in quad play—a space that only AT&T and Verizon have successfully dominated in the past.”


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To celebrate a legacy of craftsmanship 150 years in the making, Brooks and Canyon have teamed up to combine tradition and innovation in the Commuter Brooks 150. Based on the recently launched Canyon Commuter 6.0, this special edition model will be limited to just 150 pieces.
I first learned of Dirty Kanza 200 from Paul Errington who rode the event in 2012, one of the first foreigners to do so. Paul wrote about his experience on this blog and is now organzing his own UK gravel event in 2016, the Dirty Reiver, which will be held in Northumberland in April 2016.
Back in 2012, former Brooks colleague Andrew Hunter and his friend Adam Ferguson rode the famous Land’s End to John O’Groats route to benefit charity. We tagged along to show a glimpse of their adventure.
Discover the history and present of Brooks Cycles Bags, starting with a trip through images from the Brooks Archives, to a somewhat epic adventure undertaken to Manchester by factory office manager Steven Green, and finally to our new home B1866 in Covent Garden. Enjoy!
Therefore, inspiration took hold last year as we witnessed the first retro criterium taking place at the Retro Ronde in Oudenaarde, Belgium. And a spectacle it was – a chance to see the riders and really take in the bikes as they cruised around the town center lap after lap.
We thought it was such a great format that we wanted to try and get it going elsewhere, so we approached the organisers of the London Nocturne with the idea and they were on board right away. So now this year there are two events taking place a mere 4 hours and one week apart.
If you would like to participate, spots at both events are limited, so register today!
“Stopping Traffic Since 1866″ is the title of the new Brooks print campaign appearing in cycling and lifestyle magazines worldwide. The ad focuses on the ever-growing range of Brooks Cycle Bags, highlighting some of the new styles and colours making their way to a Dealer of Excellence nearest you.
Inopportunely, the ad production came in December during a rather cold spell in London which required a freezing day out near London City Airport, inconveniencing more than a few friends and colleagues. Two of those Brooks people on hand took the time to run around and record the days’ shivering for posterity.
For a look at the complete range of Brooks Cycle Bags, click here
The B1866 shop in Seven Dials, London has begun offering handmade frames direct in-house from some of the most respected names in the handmade bicycle world. Dario Pegoretti paid a visit in January and now Darren Crisp is set to arrive on 10 April, performing fittings for lucky customers who will not have to travel to Darren’s Italian studio, but be measured and fitted right in the heart of London.
Appointments will fill up fast, so read more to learn the latest details.
The nice folks at Schindelhauer Bikes present Dr. Karunakara with the bike that will take him 4,000km across India
Srinagar, October 12, 2013 – Outgoing International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Dr Unni Karunakara, is taking to the road on a bicycle to travel 5,000 kilometres through ten states beginning in Jammu and Kashmir and ending 100 days later in Kerala to spark a dialogue with the general public, medical students, and healthcare providers on health, healthcare, and humanitarianism. Dr Karunakara will push off and begin his odyssey in Srinagar at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences at 1:00 pm.


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New Agreement Extends Toshiba/Sarnoff Strategic Cooperation; TakeCharge Solutions Already Proven In Toshiba Processes As Small As 90nm
Princeton, New Jersey and Tokyo (May 13, 2004) -- Sarnoff Corporation (www.sarnoff.com) and Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan (www.toshiba.com) today announced that Toshiba will implement the TakeCharge® on-chip electrostatic discharge (ESD) design approach from Sarnoff in its CMOS integrated circuit processes (0.18um, 0.13um, 90nm and 65nm process technology).
As part of the agreement, Sarnoff will also collaborate with Toshiba in order to develop customized solutions for future generations of Toshiba ICs in geometries as small as 45nm and 32nm.
“TakeCharge technology helps us reduce the die size of our chips for greater economy, while maintaining and ensuring ESD protection in all application areas including high speed,” said Shigeo Koguchi, President and CEO of Toshiba’s Semiconductor Company.
The new strategic agreement between Toshiba and Sarnoff extends a relationship that began in 2000. TakeCharge technology has already been silicon-proven in Toshiba’s CMOS products with advanced process technologies of 0.18um, 0.13um, and 90nm, and is currently being verified in 65nm.
“We’ve had consistent success in designing more compact, higher-performance ESD protection into our ICs with TakeCharge,” said Naoyuki Shigyo, Chief Specialist, System LSI Design Department, Toshiba’s Semiconductor Company. “We will continue to collaborate with Sarnoff to develop solutions for our future processes such as 45nm and 32nm.”
TakeCharge has been used successfully in high-volume 0.18um CMOS and 0.13um CMOS ICs starting in 2002, and is currently being implemented in the first 90nm CMOS products.
“We are proud to be working with Toshiba’s Semiconductor Company, one of the world’s premier sources of IC innovations,” said Koen Verhaege, Director of ESD Design Solutions & Executive Director of Sarnoff Europe. “The effectiveness of TakeCharge has been demonstrated at leading foundries in Japan and around the world. But this agreement with an industry leader based on extensive experience with the technology is especially gratifying.”
In addition to significant die size reductions, TakeCharge technology ensures “first time right” ESD design, according to Verhaege. With more dies on a wafer and less time spent in (re)design, the technology has the potential to save millions of dollars in product development and production costs. It also helps eliminate the cost of additional mask sets.
Toshiba Corporation is a leader in the development and manufacture of electronic devices and components, information and communication systems, consumer products and power systems. The company’s ability to integrate wide-ranging capabilities, from hardware to software and wide-ranging services, assure its position as an innovator in diverse fields and many businesses. In semiconductors, Toshiba continues to promote its leadership in the fast growing system-on-chip market and to build on its world-class position in NAND flash memories, analog devices and discrete devices. Toshiba has approximately 164,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over US $47 billion. Visit Toshiba’s web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.
Sarnoff Corporation (www.sarnoff.com) produces innovations in electronic, biomedical and information technology that generate successful new products and services for clients worldwide. Founded in 1942 as RCA Laboratories, it develops breakthroughs in ICs, lasers, and imagers; drug discovery, manufacture and delivery; digital TV and video for security, surveillance, and entertainment; high-performance networking; and wireless communications. Its history includes the development of color TV, the liquid-crystal display, and the disposable hearing aid, and a leadership role in creating the new U.S. digital and HDTV standard. Sarnoff also founds new companies to bring its technologies to market. It is a subsidiary of SRI International.
About Sarnoff Europe
Sarnoff Europe (www.sarnoffeurope.com) located in Gistel, Belgium, is a subsidiary company of Sarnoff Corporation. Sarnoff Europe assumes worldwide responsibility for the development and commercialization of the TakeCharge® on-chip ESD protection IP portfolio.


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- AI’s tools, backed by Nvidia Corp., are well-designed for companies to build chatbots and AI virtual assistants that handle customer support tasks.
- The recent update of Kore.AI’s XO platform will assist in efficient and open integration with global enterprise systems.
A provider of low-code Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot development tools, Kore.AI Inc., recently announced an important upgrade to its platform.
Its Experience Optimization Platform V10.0 revealed new capabilities to allow companies to leverage various kinds of large language models that power Open AI LLC’S ChatGPT. It will drastically help in simplifying the processes of designing, managing, and training virtual assistants.
Kore.AI’s tools, backed by Nvidia Corp., are well-designed for companies to build chatbots and AI virtual assistants that handle customer support tasks. The benefits of Kore.AI include its low-code tools, so users can build chatbots and other AI assistants using a visual dashboard that requires minimal coding. In conclusion, companies with low AI expertise can successfully build a chatbot and embed it into their customer-facing websites and applications. Interestingly, the required efforts reduce significantly.
Additionally, Kore.AI’s platform includes support for zero-shot and few-shot models. Companies can now utilize the power of generative AI and LLMs to create more capable chatbots than ever. LLMs and generative AI can be used to generate training data and test data, design conversations, and rewrite responses with emotions. LLM behind ChatGPT eliminates the need to find initial training data. This feature will minimize the efforts required to create intuitive and intelligent virtual assistants.
Chief Technology Officer of Kore.AI, Prasanna Kumar Arikala, said, “Generative AI models can come up with contextual content based on pre-trained data. These technologies greatly simplify the way virtual assistants are built and managed.”
Kore.AI’s recent update to its XO platform will assist in efficient and open integration with global enterprise systems. It will help businesses to deploy intelligent virtual assistants within them very easily. Currently, the count of pre-built integrations with typical enterprise applications is more than 100.
Also, the new addition of the conversation insight dashboard helps organizations better correlate insights with their AI chatbots’ conversations. To boost customer engagement and automate some business processes, those insights will help to make it easy.
Kore.AI Founder and Chief Executive Raj Koneru said, “Our customers have been deploying highly complex use cases involving voice automation, personalization, omnichannel experience, and fulfilment. This has underscored the need for a perpetual cycle of improvisation for virtual assistants in terms of ease of development, training, scalability, personalization and performance, which we have addressed with some of the industry-first innovations in V10.0.”


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A shortage of avocados combined with increasing demand for the fruit has seen prices soar this season.
A smaller crop nationwide this year meant they were selling faster in some areas despite the increased price.
Southern Product Limited director Alistair Young said overall supply volumes were down considerably by 40 per cent on last season.
"The total crop last year was 7.1 million trays ... This year we are looking at 2.5 million export and 3.8 million trays overall," he said.
Mr Young said a cold spring at flower time and heavy crop the year before caused some orchards to have a smaller crop this season.
Demand both in New Zealand and export markets was increasing and in small crop years supply could be tight due to high demand, he said.
Mr Young said there were several new orchard developments going on in the north of New Zealand to help keep up with demand.
"Simple supply and demand, plus lower volumes created higher market values and higher export quality pack outs, means less fruit available for the domestic market," he said.
Cameron Rd Choice Food and Spices manager Michael Sami said there was definitely a shortage because of the high export demand, wet weather and less crops for the domestic market.
Mr Sami said his store sourced its avocados from Turners and Growers.
Despite the prices in supermarkets they did their best to keep their prices down, and yesterday had a three for $5 special. Individually they were $1.99 each, he said.
"We sell about 500 to 600 a week."
Radica Prakash, who has owned the store for five years, said she could remember a time when you could buy an avocado for .50 each or even less but demand had grown and so had prices.
Figures released by New Zealand Avocado - the growers' association and industry council - showed 90,000 more Kiwi households were buying the fruit, compared to previous seasons.
New Zealand Avocado spokeswoman Midge Munro said the public were becoming more aware of the health benefits of avocados, with their healthier fats.
There was also a smaller crop nationwide this year which meant they were selling out faster in some places.
"I wouldn't say there's a shortage," Ms Munro said. "It's just more that people are discovering avocados."
High demand had seen prices in supermarkets fluctuate throughout the season - from $2.99 or slightly higher per fruit.
In previous years, a large crop nationwide led to prices dropping to as low as .50 a fruit.
In Australia, prices for an avocado had shot up to A$7 ($7.50) in some areas, as poor weather and bush fires resulted in a very low crop this season.
Ms Munro said: "The more demand there is for something, there's a scarcity sort of thing happening. It's just market forces."
* An avocado is a fruit, more specifically a berry
* An avocado has more potassium than a banana
* You can use them as a butter replacement in baked goods recipes


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El Chapo and Wife Start Clothing Line | Law & Crime
Fans of convicted drug lord El Chapo, presuming they exist, may be pleased to learn that his wife is starting a clothing line inspired by the Mexican kingpin. Emma de Guzman and El Chapo himself started the brand together, with a new website showing off some potential upcoming products. FRFR: El Chapo’s Wife is Starting a Clothing Line Named ...
El Chapo’s wife, Emma Coronel invited “clothing designers who are starting out” to join the project in an Instagram post. “We have received a lot of responses from designers who are interested,” Emma Coronel posted. El Chapo's family hopes to fashion a clothing line with ...
El Chapo branded clothing complete with the convicted drug lord's name and signature could soon become available in the United States and Mexico. Drug lord El Chapo is launching a clothing line from prison
All of these ideas could be channeled into the fashion line, allowing consumers to appropriate some aspect of Chapo’s identity for their own purposes. They could wear El Chapo gear subversively, or ironically, simply because they think the line is absurd. But there are plenty of unanswered questions. El Chapo's Daughter Launching Fashion Line | HYPEBEAST
Aside from clothing, she’s also announced a line of liquors, jewelry, and other varying accessories. On the website, the brand describes its identity as “a living legend with revolutionary essence,” equally recounting El Chapo as a “humble seller of oranges with many goals and great ambition.” ‘El Chapo’s’ wife is launching a clothing brand — called ...
‘El Chapo’s’ wife is launching a clothing brand — called El Chapo Guzman Emma Coronel Aispuro, center, wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, arrives at federal court, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in New York. El Chapo's Family is Working On a Clothing Line?!
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El Chapo branded clothing complete with the convicted drug lord's name and signature could soon become available in the United States and Mexico. From his cell in a Manhattan federal prison, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman signed a contract granting the rights to his name and signature to a limited El Chapo's Wife to Launch Clothing Line With Drug Lord's ...
The Daily News reports the kingpin has granted the rights to his name and signature to El Chapo Guzman: JGL LLC, a newly registered company ran by his wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro. The 29 year old former pageant queen said the business will house a clothing line of El Chapo branded gear that is expected to launch sometime this summer. Mexico: ‘El Chapo’ Guzman clothing line launched in Guadalajara
Subscribe to our channel! rupt.ly subscribe A clothing and accessories line launched in the name of drug kingpin Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman was presented in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, footage filmed on Friday shows. The brand, which was named 'El Chapo 701' and was helmed by his daughter Alejandrina Guzman Salazar, pays tribute ... El Chapo's Wife To Launch Clothing Line With Drug Lord's ...
El Chapo’s Wife To Launch Clothing Line With Drug Lord’s Name Although El Chapo is locked up, his wife is out here getting to the bag! Emma Coronel Aispuro is getting ready to launch a clothing line and her husband is fully on board. In fact, the convicted drug lord signed a contract granting the […] Drug lord El Chapo and his wife launching clothing line
Convicted drug lord El Chapo is working on a line clothing line with his wife that will feature his name and signature. Joaquin Guzman, 61, and his 29 year old wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, are working together on the project, the New York Daily News reports. Drug Lord's Wife to Run El Chapo Clothing Line
Drug Lord's Wife to Run El Chapo Clothing Line Convict wanted a 'legitimate business' for his family, ... the Daily News points out, but only this line will officially be the El Chapo signature line. Coronel said she'll start with a line of caps. "During the process, as it evolves, I'll see where my ideas take me," she said. El Chapo's wife set to launch clothing line with convicted ...
The news comes two months after Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman, one of Guzman's 10 children, launched her own El Chapo clothing line in February. El Chapo's daughter was also seeking to trademark 'El Chapo' and 'El Chapo Guzmán,' according to The Daily Mail. El Chapo is launching a clothing line from prison
Convicted drug lord El Chapo is launching an eponymous clothing line with the help of his wife. El Chapo, whose real name is Joaquin Guzman, and his 29 year old wife Emma Coronel Aispuro, have started the line despite him facing a lifetime in prison. El Chapo's family is launching a clothing line with his ...
Colón added that Mrs El Chapo will be strongly involved with the design of the products. “She really enjoys fashion and designing,” said Colón, “She’s certainly going to be overseeing a lot of the designs.” El Chapo himself will not earn any profits himself from the venture, confirmed Michael Lambert, another family lawyer. Fashionista El Chapo's Clothing Line | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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Convicted drug lord “El Chapo” announced he is launching a brand of fashion items. According to Business Insider, the business was inspired by his twin daughters. El Chapo signed the papers that grants the use of his signature to his wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro. This new ventures comes as El Chapo still waits a sentencing and ... As druglord Joaquin Guzman got life in prison, his ...
As druglord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman was learning he won't likely ever see freedom again, his daughter launched a clothing line in Mexico that hinges heavily on the legacy and lore surrounding her father. El Chapo’s family hopes to fashion a clothing line with ...
NEW YORK — El Chapo branded clothing — complete with the convicted drug lord’s name and signature — could soon become available in the United States and Mexico. From his cell in a Manhattan federal prison, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman signed a contract granting the rights to his name and While ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is in jail, his wife starts ...
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman was convicted of multiple drug related offenses in February, but since then little attention has been paid to Guzman’s wife, who is a businesswoman in Mexico about to open a new clothing line. El Chapo's daughter launching "El Chapo" fashion line to ...
Alejandrina Gisselle Guzmán, one of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's 10 children, recently began promoting a clothing and accessories line, El Chapo 701, on social media. Gisselle Guzmán twitter El Chapo's daughter is also seeking to trademark 'El Chapo' and 'El Chapo Guzmán,' according to The Daily Mail. El Chapo's fashion designer daughter is set to launch a ...
El Chapo's daughter, who is in her 30s and describes herself as a fashion designer, recently sought to trademark 'El Chapo' and 'El Chapo Guzmán.' The World Intellectual Property Organization lists two November 2018 trademark applications made by her, and a January 2019 application for 'El Chapo' as pending. El Chapo's Wife Trying to Launch Fashion Brand Named For ...
The wife of convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is trying to launch a new clothing line named for her husband, but trademark authorities say it's a criminal name and the brand "violates public order, morality and good manners." El Chapo's wife to launch clothing brand using drug lord's ...
New York (AFP) The wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is to launch a new line in clothing bearing the name of the jailed Mexican mob boss, convicted earlier this year of smuggling huge amounts of cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine into the United States. Drug lord El Chapo to foray into fashion with clothing line
Drug lord El Chapo to foray into fashion with clothing line The company, under which the clothing line will be launched, is officially named El Chapo Guzman JGL LLC. El Chapo's wife to launch clothing line with drug lord's ...
The El Chapo range will feature sports and casual wear, baseball caps and denim jackets. This news comes after Guzman's daughter Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman reportedly launched her own El Chapo clothing line in February, according to CBS News. El Chapo's wife wants to launch fashion line named after him
Chapo chic! The wife of convicted drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is attempting to launch a clothing line named after him. Emma Coronel posted a message on her Instagram page this week, inviting “clothing designers who are starting out” to join the project. El Chapo creating clothing line with wife featuring his ...
El Chapo, the convicted drug lord, is creating a clothing line with his wife using the brand name 'El Chapo,' the New York Daily News reports. El Chapo's 29 year old wife says his signature would be part of the brand logo, and there's already an official website. WATCH LIVE. Drug Lord El Chapo's Wife To Launch Clothing Brand With His Name
El Chapo's wife was calling for interested designers to make contactNew York: The wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is to launch a new line in clothing bearing the name of the jailed Mexica... 'Cartel Crew': El Chapo's wife Emma Aispuro plans to start ...
'Cartel Crew': El Chapo's wife Emma Aispuro plans to start clothing line named after her husband, and no, it's not called El Chaps . Emma Coronel Aispuro made her debut on the show and discussed her future business plans. Drug lord El Chapo's daughter launches new clothing line ...
As drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman got life in prison, his daughter launched her own clothing line using his likeness. Alejandrina Gisselle Guzman Salazar launched "El Chapo 701," a reference to Forbes naming her father the 701st richest person in the world in 2009. Drug lord El Chapo to foray into fashion with clothing line
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): Notorious drug lord El Chapo, who was convicted last month, is foraying into the world of fashion with his own clothing line, slated for release this summer.
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Miller, a longtime and outspoken critic of Walmart himself, praised the two OUR Walmart members, Cantare Davunt and Evelin
I like the symbolic value of the nation's largest employer pledging that it won't continue to discriminate when it comes to health benefits, but here's the bad news: In the real world a majority of Walmart workers -- gay and straight alike -- still won't have affordable health coverage or living wages.
This week, OUR Walmart has been holding demonstrations in Bentonville, Ark. -- Walmart’s headquarters -- leading up to the annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday.
Despite its various struggles in recent years, Walmart continues to reap big profits, which it will celebrate throughout


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Celebrity Parties: June 14 to June 20, 2013
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celebrated the 10th anniversary of the rapper's sports-themed hot spot, The 40/40 Club, in New York City.
At the Van Cleef & Arpels flagship store in New York City, Blake Lively celebrated the redesign in a black bias Marchesa slip dress with pastel floral embroidery, Chantilly lace cut-outs and a tulle flounce skirt. Van Cleef & Arpels jewels and black Gucci heels completed her look.


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The next few months are going to be rough, but the economy should come roaring back once the COVID-19 vaccine is rolled out and Congress provides another round of relief, says Aneta Markowska, chief economist at Jefferies and the winner of MarketWatch’s Forecaster of the Month contest for November.
See MarketWatch’s complete coverage of the economy.
She’s optimistic about an economic recovery in 2021, with gross domestic product rising 4.5% and job growth of about 400,000 a month. Her optimism is grounded in a tremendous amount of pent-up demand matched by a glut of savings.
However, “the next few months will be challenging,” Markowska said in an interview. The key will be another stimulus package that’s “big enough to get us to the other side,” one she predicts will probably come in late January.
The second wave of COVID-19 is driving consumers into hiding. “Consumer activity is showing no signs of life, and the labor market continues to lose momentum” in the past week, she reports.
Small businesses and millions of workers need a bridge to get to spring. If there’s no deal in Washington, millions would lose income, debt forbearance and protection from evictions. More small businesses would close permanently.
“We’re just three months away,” she says.
She figures the stimulus will boost incomes in February, just as vaccines begin to have an impact on bending the curve of the pandemic.
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“Everyone is ready to go back to living their lives,” she says. “The demand will be there.”
Even assuming Congress acts, she expects consumer spending to be flat in the first three months of the year.
This unusual recovery will be led by high-income and savings-rich families increasing their spending on services, the opposite of the usual pattern of lower-income families slowly regaining employment and slowly spending more on durable goods.
“The top 25% of U.S. households have suffered virtually no job losses, yet their spending is still down nearly 10%, with the shortfall likely concentrated in high-contact service spending,” she wrote in a note to clients. Meanwhile, low-income families have lost 20% of their jobs, but have managed to maintain their spending at nearly 100% of pre-pandemic levels, thanks to the extraordinary federal payments that are now in danger of going away.
Because they weren’t spending as much as before, the top 20% of families have added $1.3 trillion to their cash holdings this year, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s a lot of firepower.
The big question is whether the supply of services can meet the demand once face-to-face interactions resume. If 20% of restaurants and bars are gone, it may take a while for new establishments to open, she says.
The sectors that have done the best in 2020—motor vehicles, recreational goods and delivery services—will probably underperform in 2021, while the industries that suffered this year—hotels, airlines, and personal care—should recover quickly.
Retail inventories are quite low, so Markowska expects manufacturing firms to invest in new equipment to help meet the demand. Consumer spending and capital investments should drive growth in 2021, she says.
In the November contest, Markowska and her colleague Tom Simons had the most accurate forecasts (among 45 forecasting teams) on three indicators—housing starts, retail sales and consumer confidence. Their forecasts on three others—the ISM index, the consumer price index and industrial production—were among the 10 most accurate.
Markowska and Simons also won our monthly contest in April.
The runners-up in the October contest were Brian Wesbury and Bob Stein of First Trust Advisors, Ryan Sweet of Moody’s Analytics, Stephen Gallagher of Société Générale, and Seth Carpenter’s team at UBS.
The MarketWatch median consensus published in our Economic Calendar includes the predictions of the 15 forecasters who have earned the most points in our contest over the past 12 months, plus the forecast of the most recent winner of the monthly contest.
The economists included in our consensus forecast are: Christophe Barraud of Market Securities, Jim O’Sullivan of TD Securities, Spencer Staples of EconAlpha, Ryan Sweet of Moody’s Analytics, Seth Carpenter’s team at UBS, Andrew Hollenhorst’s team at Citigroup, Stephen Gallagher at Société Générale, Brian Wesbury and Bob Stein at First Trust Advisors, Avery Shenfeld’s team at CIBC, Jay Bryson’s team at Wells Fargo, Michelle Meyer’s team at Bank of America, Lou Crandall of Wrightson ICAP, Aneta Markowska and Tom Simons at Jefferies, Ellen Zentner’s team at Morgan Stanley, and Richard Moody at Regions Financial.


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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Hundreds of bottles of wine were left shattered Tuesday afternoon on the floor of a West Ridge convenience store after a car plowed into the building.
The driver smashed through the door, and continued about 25 feet inside.
Police said the 63-year-old driver was pulling into a parking lot at the New York Pantry convenience store at 3150 W. Touhy Ave. – formerly a White Hen Pantry – and accidentally pressed on the gas pedal instead of the brake.
No one was injured.
The driver received a traffic ticket.
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“Macao Franchise Expo 2020” (MFE) will be held at The Venetian Macao from 22 to 24 October. In order to further interest the general public in franchise business and to enable more companies to learn how to improve their brand’s competitiveness through online training, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will work with the Macau Chain Stores and Franchise Association the Macao International Brand Enterprise Commercial Association and the Macao Youth Entrepreneur Incubation Centre to launch four “Macao Franchise Expo 2020 Online Training Seminars”. Registration is open now. Scan the QR code below and register to join the seminars for free.
This online training seminars will be held on 28 July, 11 August, 25 August and 8 September (Tuesdays), from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm via Zoom and Facebook page. The platforms are available on smart phones, tablets and desktop computers. Each online training seminar has its own theme focusing on different market strategies and changes. Persons in charge of operating franchise stores in Macao, local old stores or representatives of well-known brands will be invited to the seminars and share experience and business tips. Branding consultants will be teaching brand upgrade secrets. Participants will be able to learn online how to upgrade their own brands or change business models, and use innovative ways of thinking to respond to the latest economic trends. SMEs, industry representatives and interested parties are welcomed to actively participate.
For enquiries about registration and event details, please contact Ms Liu at (853) 28426018 during office hours, or email to email@example.com.
As an annual international brand event in Macao, MFE was certified by the International Exhibition Industry Association (UFI) in November 2018, becoming the first franchise exhibition in Greater China to receive this honor. For the first time, 2020MFE will be held together with the “25th Macao International Trade and Investment Fair” (25th MIF) and the “2020 Portuguese Speaking Countries Products and Services Exhibition (Macao)” (2020PLPEX).
(Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute)
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Apple Music and Amazon Music are far from the only streaming services whose origin stories involve music download stores. PortalDisc is the biggest downloads store in Chile, but it is now moving into streaming with its new service PortalDisc App.
Billed as “the first 100% Chilean music streaming service”, it’s a partnership with B2B digital music firm Tuned Global, offering a catalogue of more than 130k Chilean tracks from 300 labels and more than 7,000 independent artists. The new service is available in free and premium tiers as an Android and iOS app, although free users will only be able to stream up to 50 different tracks a month.
The pitch, from founder Sebastian Milos: “We offer a hyper-localised and hyper-targeted music streaming service for Chilean music lovers and local artists, which a mass international streaming service can’t do.” In 2019, Chile was the 30th biggest recorded music market globally, according to the IFPI, with streaming accounting for 72.6% of its overall revenues. Our 2019 country profile has more context for that.


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Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is mounting a charm offensive, this time making her case for Facebook’s business potential to Wall Street and Madison Avenue.
In New York for the annual confab Advertising Week, Sandberg kicked off the offensive with an appearance on CNBC, her first since Facebook’s disastrous public debut. Like Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Sandberg addressed head-on her company’s plunging stock price, which she conceded had hurt employee morale.
“We’re obviously disappointed and really surprised by what happened” with the initial public stock offering, Sandberg said.
But she stopped short of placing blame for the debacle.
“We’re taking that energy and really focusing on proving to the world that we can continue to grow our business,” she said.
Sandberg said Facebook is “aggressively” rolling out products and is laser-focused on making money.
“I think we’re executing better and better,” she said.
She also struck back at the perception that Facebook is behind the eight ball on mobile. She said mobile is a “huge opportunity” for Facebook and that the company’s new mobile app was “boosting engagement.”
In a nod to her effort to win over big-brand advertisers, she made a pitch for social ads, which she said are “incredibly effective.” She pointed to promoted ads, which appear on mobile devices and on the desktop, saying they are eight times more engaging than ads that appear on the right-hand side of Facebook’s website.
And Sandberg spoke of the promise of an advertising network that would show ads on other websites and take on rival Google. She said that Facebook’s ability to target people based on age, location, interests and other information they share on Facebook is “tremendously valuable.”
Facebook was stung days before its IPO when auto maker General Motors said it would stop advertising on the social network. Facebook has launched a campaign to persuade brand advertisers that its ads do work, offering research and more feedback.
Advertising may be the engine that drives Facebook, but Sandberg made clear that it is exploring other ways of making money, including selling premium services to businesses.
“It’s an area that we’re currently starting to explore,” Sandberg said.
Last week Facebook launched a new Gifts service, its first foray into mobile and online commerce. Sandberg said the potential for the service is “really big.”
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Apex Legends and Dead Cells are two of the most popular games developed and published by EA and Motion Twin, respectively. Both games are available on popular gaming platforms like PCs, PS4, and Xbox One, but none of them can be played at the comfort of your handheld devices.
The good news is that this ends very soon as both developers have confirmed that Apex Legends and Dead Cells will soon find their way to mobile devices on Android and iOS.
EA confirmed later in the conference call that they plan to bring Apex Legends to China and to mobile devices. Expands on the final bullet point above.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) May 7, 2019
Although we don’t have a specific date, it won’t be the first time such recognized titles are coming to Android and iOS. In fact, this has been the trend lately, where established games and developers are now pushing for a stake in the popular mobile industry.
Although quite different in their approaches, both Apex Legends and Dead Cells have gained some good traction over the recent past and its obvious their developers want to reap big from all the hype and success by adding them to the Google Play and Apple App Stores.


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How security questionnaire startup SecurityPal raised $21 million from investors like Craft Ventures and a GP at Andreessen Horowitz without a pitch deck
Security questionnaire startup SecurityPal reached a seven-figure ARR without VC funding. Here's how they raised $21 million without a pitch deck.
Accounting company Pilot surveyed over 500 founders. Here's how their salaries have changed during the market downturn, based on geography and startup stages.
A Guatemalan founder turned his baking hobby into a $5 million cookie business. Here's how Wunderkeks made its first million in revenue.
Hans Schrei moved from Guatemala to Texas to scale his cookie business, Wunderkeks, which went viral after a retweet from the actor Busy Philipps.
This 25-person startup hit $11 million in annual recurring revenue without VC funding with 'the stupidest product out there' for helping developers secure their software
Canary, made by the 25 person team at developer startup Thinkst, has become an industry standard, despite staying independent for over 10 years.
This founder sold his startup for millions at age 29. Now he's helping other bootstrapped founders land multi-million exits, with backing from Bessemer.
Andrew Gazdecki, CEO of MicroAcquire, is building a service to help bootstrapped founders land multi-million exits.
Maropost CEO Ross Paquette says bootstrapping required sacrifice but also motivated him to make smarter business decisions.
These women worked, pitched, applied, and saved their way to the funding they needed to grow — and now they're sharing their top advice for success.
How 7 founders bootstrapped their startups to success, and their advice for entrepreneurs looking to avoid outside funding
Successful founders suggest being incredibly frugal and focusing on delivering to the consumer to achieve financial independence for your company.
The hot self-marketing startup, which just reached a $6 billion valuation, makes design and branding easy, even for the least artistically inclined.
The startup accelerator that launched Airbnb and Dropbox rejected 3 founders in 2015 — so they rewrote their application and tried again. Read the form that finally won them a spot last year.
Y Combinator is notoriously hard to get into. Here's a successful application from the Brazilian engineers who founded the marketing startup InEvent.
Read the exact business plan a Gen Z entrepreneur used to bootstrap her $250,000 fashion line and convince her parents to loan their retirement savings just years before they plan to retire
Lisa Qu learned how to write a business plan through Google and YouTube. Then she used the pitch to get her US E2 investor visa.
A CEO who founded and self-financed 2 multimillion-dollar startups shares 5 secrets to successful bootstrapping all entrepreneurs should know
Create & Cultivate CEO Jaclyn Johnson says entrepreneurs shouldn't raise any money unless they have a plan for exactly how to use it.
At Create & Cultivate's first Small Business Summit, women CEOs and founders discussed how to gain capital and know what method of funding is best.
Less than 2% of applicants get accepted to Y Combinator, the startup accelerator that launched Airbnb and Dropbox. Read the application that helped 2 scientists who bootstrapped their business get in.
Y Combinator is famously selective about which startup founders it accepts. Here's a successful application from the scientists behind Prolific.
When this startup found itself with $10 in the bank, it tricked its subletters into paying its full rent
Bootstrapping at its best.
Kara Kleindienst's business doubles every year, and now she's tackling the west coast.
The ultimate bootstrappers: How two guys sold thousands of laptop whiteboards with just $13 of capital
To date they've sold more than 1,100 units and brought in over $10,000.


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Amagansett mom and babyhampton founder Kristen Peterson announced the launch of a new product in her line of natural children’s skincare this week.
Peterson said her “birthday*suit” shampoo/bodywash is the third babyhampton product and it will be available soon in stores around the Hamptons this summer.
“babyhampton birthday*suit is natural, plant-based and gentle,” Peterson explains, adding, “Our shampoo/bodywash formula uses certified organic aloe, thyme, sage, chamomile and rosemary extracts, which cleanse sensitive skin while leaving the skin and hair soft and moisturized.”
After finding little in the way of safe, chemical-free and effective sunscreen for her two young children, Stella and Baeke, Peterson created babyhampton, and her first products debuted last year. She points out that babyhampton‘s natural formula does not use any chemicals, artificial fragrance, color, detergents or synthetic or harsh ingredients in any of their products, including the popular beach*bum sunscreen and sunstick, which are available for purchase online and at stores around the Hamptons.
Visit babyhampton.com to shop for these products or to learn more about babyhampton and Kristen Peterson.


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Yahoo's Fourth Quarter "Encouraging," Says CEO; Street Says "Eh"
Investors hoping Yahoo might benefit from the same surge in online display advertising spending that drove Google to its recent big quarter are in luck–except for the big-quarter part.
Posting fourth-quarter earnings today after sacking one percent of its staff, the company reported net income of 24 cents per share on revenue of $1.21 billion. The Street doesn’t seem convinced, though. Yahoo shares are down 3.5 percent as I write this.
Analysts had been expecting earnings of 22 cents per share on $1.19 billion in net revenue–a big jump from the 11 cents per share the company reported in the same period last year, but a troubling decline from the $1.26 billion in net revenue that accompanied it. That said, display advertising did grow. For the current quarter, the company sees revenue in a range of $1.02 billion to $1.08 billion; analysts had been looking for $1.13 billion.
“We just completed a very encouraging quarter and year for Yahoo!, where we saw our plans to turn around the company gain momentum,” CEO Carol Bartz said in a canned statement. “For the year, operating income, margins, EPS, and return on invested capital doubled. Display advertising grew 17 percent. We completed the important North America Search transition to Microsoft on schedule and with high quality. We introduced new and updated products at a faster pace. And our content properties–like Yahoo! Sports and Yahoo! Finance–continued to innovate and extend their massive lead.”
Look for more coverage of the earnings call at BoomTown later this afternoon. Meanwhile, here’s the press release in full:
(Also, you can see a slide deck of the financials here.)
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In its ongoing efforts to upgrade its creative output, J. Walter Thompson named DDB’s Matt Eastwood as the ad agency’s new worldwide chief creative officer.
Mr. Eastwood, 46, will join JWT, a unit of WPP plc, in mid-July and will report to JWT Global President Gustavo Martinez.
JWT has been working overtime over the past few years to improve its sluggish creative reputation. The agency has worked for many consumer packaged goods companies, which had long been regarded as not taking much risk when it comes to crafting ads.
“Matt Eastwood has everything I have been looking for in a global creative partner,” Mr. Martinez said. “He is a highly awarded creative with an international sensibility, living life as a New Yorker.”
The appointment comes as Mr. Martinez, who became JWT’s president in November and is expected to succeed Bob Jeffrey as chief executive in 2015, shores up his plans for the agency. Mr. Martinez is expected to make more changes to the agency, including additional significant appointments, according to people familiar with the matter. The role of worldwide chief creative officer has been vacant since 2009.
JWT is one of the world’s biggest advertising agencies, with annual revenues of about $1.4 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter, and offices in more than 90 countries. Its client list includes marketers such as Johnson & Johnson, HSBC Holdings PLC and Unilever.
Mr. Eastwood has been DDB New York’s chief creative officer since 2010 and previously served as DDB Australia’s national creative director and vice chairman. He’s worked on projects such as the “Yeah, that kind of rich” work for the New York Lottery and the “Hashtag Killer” campaign for WATERisLIFE, as well as campaigns for Hertz and McDonald’s.


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After reports of demonstrators using the tool, Apple came under fire for doing so in China.
After receiving complaints that its recent limits were affecting the use of the service in China, Apple is tightening up AirDrop privacy settings for all of its users with the iOS 16.2 update. As major protests against the Chinese government's "zero Covid" policy erupted in the country in November, there were rumors that Apple had started to restrict the use of AirDrop there. Using AirDrop, which makes use of peer-to-peer Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy, protesters have been able to instantaneously share data with one another while evading Chinese censorship.
Protesters and others had been able to readily get files from anyone else by leaving "Everyone" enabled, including people who weren't already in their iPhone Contacts.
Users initially became aware of the new AirDrop limitations in China after the iOS 16.1.1 update was made available. After the upgrade, even if "Everyone" was previously chosen, iOS will change the privacy settings for AirDrop back to "Contacts Only" after just 10 minutes. (The "Everyone" choice had to be deliberately chosen; it was not the default.)
The New York Times and other prominent media outlets had reported that Chinese protestors were using AirDrop to send messages criticizing President Xi Jinping as well as to share information about protests and instructions on how to download VPNs to get around the nation's censors. Shortly after that, the change went into effect.
Some have accused Apple of being involved in supporting the Communist Party despite the company's close ties to China, where it maintains significant production and consumer bases. Others, on the other hand, have maintained that making the feature permanently available to "Everyone" had always posed a security and privacy concern, and that it shouldn't have been allowed in the first place.
In fact, a different news story exemplifies the latter issue: a Southwest Airlines customer recently AirDropped a naked photo to fellow passengers. If it didn't stop, the pilot threatened to land the aircraft.
When contacted for comment regarding the AirDrop adjustments in China, the business stated that it intended to make the capability available to customers worldwide in the "next year." In fact, it's already doing that.
In order to prevent unauthorized requests to receive content, Apple today announced that the release of iOS 16.2 will update AirDrop to automatically switch the option back to "Contacts Only" after 10 minutes. The update was made available in beta today and will soon be made available to all supported devices.


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Shoppers are being advised to buy in bulk if they want to avoid rising egg prices this winter – as the price of very large eggs is rising at a slower rate than medium eggs.
Price Intelligence Company Specialist scoodle New data has emerged that tracks the rising prices of eggs over the last five months.
According to the data, a box of six medium eggs increased by 14% while the same number of large eggs increased by only five percent.
In a comprehensive analysis of the price of eggs in the UK, 120 products sold in seven major supermarkets have been forensically tracked over a five-month period to 5 December 2022.
Fresh food price inflation is rising to 14.3% for the 12 months to November 2022, with the price of a box of six medium eggs rising by this figure over the past five months.
Avian flu has disrupted the supply chain of some egg categories, tightening supplies of the most popular products and driving up prices of the most sought-after sizes.
But savvy consumers can get a better price on the shelves if they buy a box of six extra large eggs instead of the smaller ones.
The data showed that less popular egg products, including very large size and large quantities of eggs, had an increase of five to seven percent, while more popular boxes of six large or medium had a higher percentage increase.
It may also reflect the need for retailers to sell the most popular products at the highest prices relative to other variants.
A scoodle The spokesperson said retailers have an unenviable ‘balancing act’ when it comes to pricing, considering the needs of customers, their suppliers and the supply chain.
He said: “Egg shortages have been in the news recently, with some supermarkets rationing the amount individual customers can take home.
“These have been largely driven by supply chain issues, which have also had an impact on the prices that supermarkets are paying to their suppliers.
“What is interesting is how supermarkets are choosing to pass these increased costs onto ordinary consumers.
“Our data shows that it is prices for high-volume products that are increasing at the highest rate while variants such as very large eggs are becoming cheaper than medium-sized ones.
“Shoppers can avoid some of the price hike by choosing very large eggs; although very large eggs are moderately priced higher, they still may not feel like they’re getting a bargain.”
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Networking services company NetStar has undergone a reinvention in the last six months, culminating in the launch of a new MSP division called StarServices.
NetStar marketing manager Oliver Descoeudres said the network management business the company established three years ago has been evolving into an MSP business. The division will now offer a pay by the month selective outsourcing service to its customers which will include the supply of networking equipment, support, carrier services and maintenance.
Each customer will be able to select which network processes it wants to outsource and sign service level agreements according to their expectations. Australian customers will be serviced by a 24-hour monitoring centre located in Sydney, from where any network issues will be identified and rectified by NetStar staff.
NetStar will also source bandwidth from carriers and renegotiate prices on behalf of its customers on an annual basis.
Descoeudres said many medium-sized businesses are sceptical of whole-of-IT outsourcing contracts and are now looking to partner with organisations that offer managed services around a specific area of skill or technology.
The company will use Australia as a trial run for the MSP model before rolling out into the Asia Pacific region. "Realistically, we expect that over half of our business will come from this division in the next two to three years," Descoeudres said. "There will still be some customers that don't like the outsourcing model, so we will also continue to offer our services on a project-managed, once-off level too."


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Disney+ Surpasses 50 Million Paid Subscribers After Launches in Europe & India
Disney announced that the company has surpassed 50 million paid subscribers, following their launch in India and eight Western European countries (UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Switzerland) over the past three weeks. Of the 50 million subscribers, approximately eight million of those come from their existing Hotstar service, which was rebranded Disney+ Hotstar for their April 3rd launch.
In February, Disney announced that their widely popular streaming service, Disney+, has amassed 26.5 million subscribers in its Q1 2020 — and 28.6 million subscribers as of February 4th. That means that the company has added 21.4 million subscribers in just over two months.
“We’re truly humbled that Disney+ is resonating with millions around the globe, and believe this bodes well for our continued expansion throughout Western Europe and into Japan and all of Latin America later this year,” said Kevin Mayer, Chairman of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International. “Great storytelling inspires and uplifts, and we are in the fortunate position of being able to deliver a vast array of great entertainment rooted in joy and optimism on Disney+.”
During their initial launch, 20% of their 26.5 million subscribers came as a result of their partnership with Verizon, while 50% directly on the Disney+ website, with the rest coming through partnerships with companies like Apple and Roku.
In January, competing streaming service Netflix announced they reached 167 million global subscribers, 61 million U.S. subscribers (up 420,000) and surpassed 100 million internationally for the first time (up 8.33 million).
Amazon, which doesn’t reveal its subscriber numbers, was reported to be standing at 100 million subscribers with 26 million U.S. customers streaming videos, according to a report by Reuters.


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Apple recently received a patent dubbed “Incorporating chromatic sensors in computer mice,” an invention for a mouse that’s capable of performing on various surfaces and scanning images. The patent was discovered by Apple Insider, which walked through some of the technology Apple imagines might be useful in the computer peripheral.
First, as described by the news outlet, the mouse includes a chromatic sensor, LED lights and lasers that might be used to better help it perform in various environments. Most optical mice today work pretty well on different surfaces, but when the first batch introduced years ago used to have trouble on more reflective desktops and mousepads. The patent was filed back in 2009, so it’s possible Apple was planning a workaround that has since already been fixed, but there’s more to the patent.
Apple’s mouse patent also describes the ability to scan images, and the peripheral has a display on the backside that could potentially be used for viewing the image as you scan it into the system. “During operation of the mouse 500, the user may move the mouse 500 across an image on the surface 105. As the mouse 500 moves across the image, a strip of the image may be captured by the combination of the light sources 600 and chromatic sensors 605 taking repetitive snapshots of the image as the mouse 500 moves,” the patent says. “In this manner, the mouse 500 may operate like a strip scanner and allow the image on the surface 105 to be captured in strips. The microprocessor 615 would then combine or stitch these strips together to render the image.”
AppleInsider suggests that there are already better laser-based options on the market today and that it’s unlikely we’ll ever see such a device come to fruition from Cupertino. That makes sense, too, particularly since it’s quicker and easier to use smartphones and other devices to “scan” objects now.
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Instagram begins rollout of exciting - and long awaited - new feature: creating and publishing feed posts from desktop.
On June 24th, social media consultant Matt Navarra reported on an exciting — and long awaited — new Instagram feature: a desktop post creator and publisher.
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) June 24, 2021
The browser publisher, complete with filters and limited editing options, is currently available to select accounts.
Eligible accounts can post using the familiar + icon that can now be found in the top right corner of the browser Instagram homepage.
Instagram has yet to release an official statement regarding this update — we’re looking forward to learning more about the rollout!


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Coquito, meaning “Little Coconut” in Spanish, is a traditional Christmas drink.
The drink, which originated in Puerto Rico, is a coconut-based alcoholic beverage similar to eggnog, sometimes referred to as the “Puerto Rican Eggnog.”
According to officials, the drink is heavily sold over Facebook every holiday season. The drink is made with rum.
In the United States, it is illegal to sell alcohol without a license, no matter how small the amount.
According to the ATF Miami Field Divison, selling alcoholic beverages is a serious offense. Penalties can be one year in jail and/or a $2,500 fine, and/or up-to 100 hours of community service.
The ATF says it does receive complaints, namely from business owners who do spend thousands on licensing, but refer the complaints to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).
DBPR regulates the manufacturing, distribution, sale, and service of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products in Florida, including receipt and processing of license applications; collection and auditing of taxes, surcharges, and fees paid by licensees; and enforcement of the laws and regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, pursuant to Chapters 210, 561-565, and 567-569, Florida Statutes.
Officials say that individuals selling the drink over Facebook has increased over the past five years and so have arrests.
Those who investigate the complaints say that illegally selling any homemade alcoholic beverage through social media undermines other businesses that pay for licensing and follow the law. Additionally, officials say it poses a health risk as far as possible contamination is concerned.
Facebook says the company will remove any posts that are reported.
We want to hear from you. What do you think?