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LORO PIANA’S NEW SPACE: For Loro Piana, it’s not enough that Bergdorf Goodman is already its top-volume wholesale door. The Italian brand wants to elevate the productivity and has relocated its Bergdorf shop to a higher traffic spot on the fourth floor between the escalator and elevators and reconceptualized the merchandising. “There’s tremendous exposure. That’s really important to us,” said Pier Luigi Guerci, president and chief executive officer of Loro Piana USA. The new shop, launched Friday, is similar in decor to the company’s others, although the merchandising has advanced with soft accessories and a wider selection of handbags intergrated with ladies’ ready-to-wear.
Guerci said the shop represents “a lifestyle approach and stronger representation of the brand” and that it could be considered a prototype for other in-store shops. At 754 square feet, the shop is only slightly larger than the previous one, yet it has 40 percent more capacity to display products, noted Patrick Adent, senior vice president of wholesale.
BALMAIN’S NEW DEAL?: Ittierre SpA may have secured a license with Balmain, according to sources. The Italian manufacturing company had no comment Monday. Ittierre was part of the IT Holding SpA group that included the Gianfranco Ferré and Malo labels. After almost two years of government-backed bankruptcy protection, the sale of Ittierre to Albisetti SpA was finalized in January. Ittierre produces the C’N’C Costume National, Galliano and Ermanno Ermanno Scervino collections and Just Cavalli, which is to decamp to Renzo Rosso’s Staff International with the spring 2012 season. Albisetti’s owner, Antonio Bianchi, told WWD earlier this year that he was planning to expand its stable of licensed brands with new international fashion labels.
DELLA VALLE’S REBUTTAL: After several Italian national newspapers reported Monday that controversy was brewing around Diego Della Valle’s recent decision to restore the Colosseum in Rome, Tod’s Group released a statement clarifying the various points of contention. The crux of the debate revolved around the uncertainty regarding the details of the agreement between Della Valle and the Ministry of Culture. One Italian politician speculated the Italian mogul would have exclusive and private use of the image of the Colosseum for commercial purposes, while another questioned his intention to provide all of the funds himself. Tod’s confirmed Della Valle’s contribution of 25 million euros, or $35.5 million at current exchange, for the restoration as well as “no possibility that the group will use the monument for advertising or commercial purposes, nor in exclusivity nor in any other way,” as had been originally communicated during a press conference in January.
BIG FOR JAPAN: Designers got quite creative with their donations for the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Fashion & Friends for Japan charity auction, which kicks off today on Charitybuzz.com and aids victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Among the 75 donations are a full week’s stay at CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg’s private home in the Bahamas; a tour of Vanity Fair’s offices that includes sitting in on a meeting in editor in chief Graydon Carter’s office and dinner for four at The Monkey Bar, and a chance to experience Ralph Lauren’s Paris culminating with tickets for “The Art of the Automobile: Masterpieces of the Ralph Lauren Collection.” Meanwhile, Vogue is offering an opportunity to meet Anna Wintour and attend a Vogue shoot, while DKNY donated a VIP experience at Yankee Stadium when the Yankees play the Tampa Bay Rays on July 9, including a chance to meet Yankees manager Joe Girardi. These are not all the lots, however. The auction is ongoing and donations can still be made.
ANNIVERSARY PARTY: “One always loves success,” noted Caroline Rose Hunt, a serene octogenarian presence within the uproar of Stanley Korshak’s 25th anniversary party. Hunt opened the designer store to anchor the retail complex at her Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas, and sold the business in 2002 to longtime manager Crawford Brock. He more than doubled it to 65,000 square feet — nearly all of the Crescent’s retail space. The festivities attracted more than 700 people, from old-guard Texans who had celebrated Korshak’s debut with Hunt to the young, rich and fashion savvy, including Billie Leigh Rippey, Shy and Charlotte Jones Anderson, Linda and Steve Ivy, Eduardo and Kary Brittingham, and Doris Jacobs and her daughter Teffy. “We made it!” enthused Rose Clark, general merchandise manager.
Brock flitted among the crowd like a hummingbird gathering nectar. “It’s fantastic,” he exclaimed. Business is coming back from the trough of 2009 — up nearly 15 percent last year, Brock noted in an interview earlier this month. “I think it’s due to new resources, and the economy is trying to come back. We will exceed ’08 sales this year. We could hit ’07 by the end of 2012, but my guess is it will be closer to ’13.”


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Mattel Inc., maker of Barbie and Hot Wheels toys, is turning to a Korean boy band for help luring the new generation of kids.
Mattel will create a toy line inspired by the seven-member pop group BTS that includes dolls, collectible figures and games, the El Segundo, California-based company announced at the Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair this week.
BTS, whose name is drawn from Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Beyond the Scene,” is one of the best-selling music acts in the world. Last year, BTS became the first Korean pop group to top the Billboard album charts in the U.S., and sold out a concert at New York City’s Citi Field.
Thanks to a loyal fan base known as the #Army, the group’s economic value is estimated at more than 4 trillion won ($3.6 billion), according to the Hyundai Research Institute. Asian retailers reported double-digit increases in customers for books and albums around the release of the group’s “Love Yourself: Tear.”
Some large companies are beginning to see commercial potential for BTS — and the growing power of Korean pop culture more broadly. Carmaker Hyundai Motor Co., messaging app Line and the sneaker brand Converse are all working on new products with BTS.
Shares in Mattel climbed 7.7 percent Monday, after gaining 12 percent Friday before the deal was announced.
Mattel could use the lift. Its stock fell 35 percent last year after slumping 44 percent in 2017. One of two leading toymakers in the U.S., the company hired a new chief executive officer last year and is attempting to become a broader entertainment company that turns its best-selling toys into TV shows and movies.
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GBfoods, multinational food company with its headquarters in Barcelona, and Helios Investment Partners, a premier Africa-focused private investment firm, have partnered to create one of Africa’s largest fast-moving consumer goods firms.
A statement on Thursday said GBfoods Africa Holdco, a joint venture owned by GBfoods and Helios, had acquired assets from different African companies for distribution rights in Africa (Ghana and Nigeria), and engaged more than 600 workers from different nationalities.
“With this transaction, GBfoods reinforces its leadership position as one of the most influential international groups in the food industry, consolidating its commitment to Africa,” the statement said.
At present, the firm said the business on the continent contributed about 20 per cent of the group’s turnover.
It said the Spanish multinational manufactured more than 4,000 million Jumbo cubes for the African market every year, adding that the growth of the product portfolio and the acquisition of new assets would allow GBfoods to expand its presence in Africa, becoming a reference in the African households.
The Chief Executive Officer, GBfoods, Ignasi Ricou, stated, “With this acquisition, we have strengthened our position in Africa, being present in 30 countries, including key countries such as Nigeria and Ghana, with enormous potential for growth.
“We also expand our portfolio of products with popular and well-known brands such as Gino, Pomo, Jago and Bama, introducing us to new strategic categories such as tomato, milk powder and mayonnaise. From now on, we can proudly say that GBfoods has doubled the number of consumers in Africa to become part of the daily food of millions of Africans.”
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South Africa will be getting its own set of gaming awards next year in the form of the South Africa Gaming Awards, which will be hosted at Comic Con 2019.
Reed Exhibitions Africa said that The South Africa Gaming Awards has been established to celebrate individuals, teams, developers, streamers, journalists "and the like" in the gaming industry. It also said that the awards are set to become a key feature of Comic Con Africa.
No awards categories have been announced yet. Reed said it will release information on categories and submission guidelines early in 2019.
"On the back of the roaring success of the inaugural Comic Con Africa earlier this year we came to the realisation that there is no platform of this nature on the African continent where those who are excelling in the gaming industry have an opportunity to be acknowledged," said the managing director of Reed Exhibitions in South Africa, Carol Weaving.
"We want to bring peers and like-minded individuals together to celebrate this industry and build this community across the board. To all future entries: Game on!"
Comic Con Africa 2019 will take place at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 21 – 24 September 2019. Tickets for the event have already gone on sale at R160 per day for general admission, or R500 for a 4-day pass.


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Tracie Rajek stands Friday near shelves containing gluten-free items at her store, Hidden Sources, in Schofield.
A new locally-owned grocery catering to those on gluten-free diets has opened in Schofield.
Hidden Sources Gluten-Free Grocery opened Feb. 24 at 1699 Schofield Ave., inside the Metro Center.
Owner Tracie Rajek said the store sells everything from gluten-free pretzels and potato chips to gluten-free pizzas, doughnuts and bagels by brands such as Hodgson Mill, Kinnikinnick and Udi's. ...


text: The RDR ASB is preselling the 2018-2019 yearbook for $30. You may preorder at the ASB or online at the royals online webstore. The price will increase to $32 on April 8th. It is highly recommended to prepurchase your yearbook early before we sell out. Only 800 copies have been ordered.


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Consumers across the globe are cutting back on dining out, per a report released today (Monday) by The NPD Group. While marketers overseas tend to focus on new food introductions to help sales in tough times, in the U.S., it’s all about value promotions.
According to the report, foodservice outlets experienced a sharp drop in sales in Q4 2008, caused mainly by a steep decline in consumer demand. Spending dropped by 2.1 percent in countries like Japan, where the average diner spent $8.42 dining out. In Italy and Spain, the declines were 0.9 and 2.1 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, foodservice brands in the U.S.—such as Subway and McDonald’s—have responded to the global economic downturn with aggressive value messages. This focus on value advertising—as opposed to new menu additions—has paid off, per The NPD. Foodservice spending in the U.S. increased by 2.1 percent, and the average diner’s check was $6.34.
“While deals and promotions helped drive the small traffic growth at U.S. restaurants in 2008, such value-oriented practices are largely unfamiliar in other countries,” Bob O’Brien, senior vice president of global foodservice at NPD, said in a statement. “Instead, other countries are much more aggressive with product variety as an enticement to visit.”


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Tantalum Powder from Metalysis Shows a Lot of Promise for 3D Printed, Customized Hip Replacements and Spinal Implants
As metal 3D printing expands, the two industries that seem to have been impacted the most are the medical and aerospace industries. Metal additive manufacturing is creating stronger, more effective, and less expensive airplane parts, often in a fraction of the time, and 3D printing is becoming such an integral part in the construction of spacecraft that you can hardly find news about space travel without encountering the technology. As for the medical industry, metal additive manufacturing is having a particular impact on orthopedic devices and implants. 3D printed titanium is all but eliminating the major problems associated with common procedures like knee replacements, and it’s even been used to print entire bones.
One company that’s really beginning to receive attention for metal additive manufacturing is Metalysis. The English company developed an innovative process for producing metal powders directly from their oxides in one step, improving end products and reducing environmental impact. The process is showing significant promise in orthopedics, and a new partnership with research and technology organization TWI has led to the development of custom 3D printed hip replacements and spinal implants that could dramatically improve the outcome for recipients of these surgical procedures.
“It is tremendous to be partnering with TWI, a company that has so much knowledge in the manufacturing and medical industries,” said Dion Vaughan, chief executive of Metalysis. “TWI has great expertise, particularly in the use of lasers in additive manufacturing, which we hope will help to bring individual joint replacements into the mainstream of mass manufacture.”
Metalysis specializes in tantalum, a valuable metal often used in medical implants for its strength and biocompatibility. The company recently completed a study, in collaboration with TWI, that proved the effectiveness of Metalysis’ tantalum powder in the SLM additive manufacturing of medical implants. 3D printing has allowed for implants to be structured as lattices rather than solid hunks of metal, which improves fit, reduces weight, and overall makes things much more comfortable for patients. The study conducted by Metalysis and TWI utilized the former’s tantalum powder to print lattice structures that ultimately could result in customized hip replacements and spinal implants.
“We have already seen the great success Metalysis has had printing automotive parts,” said Richard Pargeter, a technology fellow at TWI. “Our analysis suggests these metals are incredibly versatile and highly suited to the medical industry. Metal 3D-printed hip replacements could be a huge step forward, allowing patients to have a tailor-made joint by scanning their other hip and matching it with a metal 3D-printed replacement, rather than being restricted to the choice of standard sizes now available.”
The lattice structures produced in the study proved themselves to be able to replicate natural bone in terms of strength and stiffness, and to integrate with existing bone cells in a way that should dramatically reduce the risk of rejection. Like other 3D printed devices, the implants can be produced at much less cost than those made with traditional manufacturing methods. Titanium and tantalum have been particularly expensive and difficult to produce in the past, but their effectiveness in medical implants makes them highly attractive, which is why there’s been so much excitement in the medical industry about the ability to 3D print these metals. Metalysis, who only opened their commercial plant last year, has become a global supplier of tantalum powder, which means we’ll likely be seeing a lot more of them. Discuss your thoughts on these new processes in the Metalysis Tantalum 3D Printing Powder forum over at 3DPB.com.
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“A visit to Renton, a depressed suburb of Seattle, demonstrates the problem. The town sits smack in the middle of a USDA food desert stretching miles in every direction. Yet it is home to a roadside stand serving organic fruit and vegetables, a health-food shop packed with nutritious grains and a superstore that University of Washington researchers found attracts flocks of shoppers from well outside the desert.”
The opposite also occurs. This photograph is one I took at the urging of @ChristineKraft, in a food oasis, just a few blocks from the Logan Circle Whole Foods Market. Note what’s on the left (artificial food) and on the right (intimacy supplies) of the pharmacy counter. Continuing on in the Economist article:
No surprise, then, that neither USDA nor the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies has been able to establish a causal link between food deserts and dietary health. In fact, both agree that merely improving access to healthy food does not change consumer behaviour.”
A trip to the Economist article is worthwhile, as are a trip to the comments section, where readers hash out what should be done about obesity if characterizing and eliminating “food deserts” (as they are currently defined – I think this is the issue at hand) are not the answer. Note especially how, in the comments, this international audience sees America’s interests with regard to obesity prevention and treatment.


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Allied BioScience Plans to Expand Team to Support National Distribution of First-of-its-kind Residual Antimicrobial Coating, Extension of Product Portfolio
DALLAS (Feb. 4, 2021) — Local biotech firm Allied BioScience is relocating its Dallas-Fort Worth headquarters within Plano to provide ample space for the growing team as the company continues to create products that fight the global burden of infectious disease.
“The expansion of Allied BioScience, a homegrown Plano company, is further evidence that we are a city of excellence and innovation,” said Harry LaRosiliere, Mayor of Plano. “Plano is excited to see Allied BioScience grow their footprint as they develop a game-changing solution to fight the spread of infectious diseases.”
JLL brokered the deal, doubling the square footage from Allied BioScience’s previous office space. The company is also planning to move its research and development labs into a larger space to support its product line’s robust diversification.
The recent, significant momentum of the 12-year-old biotechnology pioneer increased its staffing needs. The company plans to hire across all departments this year to support significant sales increases following broader Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorization for use across the country this quarter, as well as an expansion beyond the suite of surface coatings to diversify its product offerings in the coming months.
“For well over a decade, Allied BioScience has remained committed to fighting the global burden of infectious disease, and the past year has been our most exciting to date as we worked alongside the Environmental Protection Agency and other leaders to fight SARS-CoV-2,” said Michael Ruley, CEO, Allied BioScience. “This year, we expect tremendous, continued growth and are excited to have found the perfect space for our team as they continue their essential work in bringing antimicrobial technology to businesses across the U.S.”
The move comes after the company’s groundbreaking surface coating SurfaceWise2 became the first-ever antiviral product to receive EPA approval to continuously protect against COVID-19 with a single application in August of 2020. The product is also proven in independent lab studies and field trials to provide the same residual defense against other threatening viruses and bacteria, including Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas and Klebsiella.
For additional information on the revolutionary SurfaceWise2, visit www.surfacewise.com.
About Allied BioScience
Allied BioScience is a disruptive biotechnology company specializing in continuously active antimicrobial coatings providing 90 days of surface protection. Working across various industries and commercial settings, its customers include health systems, sports facilities, and other commercial partners.
The company is dedicated to saving life through revolutionary science and focuses on developing innovative solutions to create cleaner human environments through long-lasting, always-on antimicrobial coatings.
Visit www.alliedbioscience.com for more information on the company.
SurfaceWise2™ is the first and only continuously active antimicrobial surface coating authorized by the EPA to provide long-lasting, 30-day protection against viruses and bacteria, including SARS-CoV-2, with a single application. The revolutionary product was built upon Allied BioScience’s EPA-registered SurfaceWise™, the first generation, patented, transparent antimicrobial coating proven to prevent the growth of bacteria, fungi and algae.
These products do not protect users or others against food-borne or disease-causing bacteria or fungi. It is a violation of federal law to use these products in a manner inconsistent with the labeling.
Visit www.surfacewise.com for more information on the groundbreaking product.
Jenna Oltersdorf, Snackbox


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Ofcom has launched a consultation on allowing Royal Mail the commercial freedom to roll out its ‘delivery to neighbour’ scheme across the UK. At present, Royal Mail is the only major UK postal company currently not permitted to deliver to a neighbour. If Ofcom makes these changes to Royal Mail’s delivery obligations, the company could leave mail items with a neighbour in the event that consumers are not in to receive them. This would avoid larger postal items, certain items […]
Royal Mail offset declining letter volume with its growing parcels operation in a year that saw it surpass the £10bn turnover mark for the first time, but saw pre-tax profit fall by more than a third (37%).
Royal Mail scooped the Company of the Year accolade at the Women in Logistics (WIL) UK awards last Friday (20 September) in Solihull.
Royal Mail has revealed that fuel costs for its fleet of 37,000 light and heavy commercial vehicles are at a record high, pushing it to introduce a fuel surcharge for the first time.


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With new modular design and a more powerful turbo engine, the Honda Accord 2018 will be more expensive than the global current-generation model.
The Honda Accord 2018 will feature a new modular design, and look sleeker and sportier than the 9th-gen model.
While the 9th-generation Honda Accord is all set to make its official comeback in India, during festive season, the carmaker has already started working on the 10th-generation model of the saloon. A camouflaged prototype of the Honda Accord 2018 was recently spotted testing outside India. Since it will be the 10th-generation model, the new Accord will feature Honda’s new modular design.
Engine options on offer could be a base 4-cylinder (either petrol or diesel), and a 2.4-litre, 4-cylinder i-VTEC petrol with electric motor that will debut on the 2016 Accord. The hybrid power mill produces a combined power output of 196bhp and 306Nm of torque. There are talks that the saloon might ditch the V-6 powertrain for a more powerful turbocharged 4-cylinder engine.
Coming to the design, the Honda Accord 2018 appears inspired from the 10th-generation Civic. One can notice Honda’s latest generation sleeker and sportier design. The saloon carries an angular front fascia and fastback roof that instantly reminds of the new Civic. Though, it will be bigger and more spacious than its sibling. The sedan’s new-gen model will be lighter and stiffer than ever before.
Though there is no official confirmation about its launch, the Accord’s 2018 year model is likely debut in the second half of the next year. The saloon’s new-gen model is likely to feature a powerful turbo engine along with new modular design and more features. These upgrades will certainly make it a more worthy deal.


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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) today announced that its iTunes music store has crossed the threshold of 25 billion songs sold. According to Apple, the purchaser was a user in Germany who bought Monkey Drums (Goksel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch and the buyer will receive a 10,000-euro iTunes gift card.
The news comes as the iTunes Music store approaches its decade anniversary after being launched in April 2003, setting a new standard in digital distribution. Apple says the iTunes catalog has now grown to more than 26 million songs throughout 119 different countries. Apple software and services exec Eddy Cue noted in the company press release that the store now sells an average of more than 15,000 songs per minute.
During the last quarter's conference call, Apple said it reached a new record with iTunes revenue of $2.1 billion.


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Google recently announced its plans to buy Fitbit, a wearable technology company, which has some outstanding features in this market but is facing an economic crisis. This is not an isolated fact and not only has to do with Google’s plans to fight with products like the Apple Watch, as data protection experts emphasize that health data collected about the millions of Fitbit users could be more worthy to Google than the technological devices brand itself.
According to its own figures, Fitbit has about
28 million users nowadays, of whom the company stores heart rating, sleep
measurement, among other health metrics. For obvious reasons, there are people
who believe that Google could abuse all of these records, collected by Fitbit
for nearly ten years, to deploy aggressive targeted advertising campaigns to
users of these devices.
Almost immediately these rumors were heard by
the company, which was quick to publish a statement ensuring that it is not
intended to misuse these sensitive details: “We will be completely
transparent about the information that these devices will be able to collect; health
data obtained by Fitbit will not be used by Google for advertising purposes,
and users will have full control over their information,” the company’s
announcement says. In addition, data protection specialists emphasize that one
of Google’s main information security policies is not selling to any third
party the information collected by the company through its various services.
However, Google’s unfortunate record on privacy
scandals makes many doubtful about the company’s good intentions. In addition,
Google (or rather Alphabet
Inc.) also owns Verily, a company specializing in health sciences,
where the millions of records accumulated by FitBit and, to a lesser extent, the
existing Google Fit would perfectly fit.
Although, as already mentioned, Google does not
share information with third parties, the company has, in practice, complete
freedom over the use of the information collected by the entire ecosystem of its
services, so its health division would have reach a ‘gold mine’ in the form of
data from at least 20 million active users of these services, which, in addition
to potential data leaking and breaches, paints a complex picture, which many
data protection experts consider only contributes to make the work of
protecting people’s information more complex.
Another problem that this acquisition would
face is product development, as the production and design of its devices was
always a weak point for Fitbit; the use of only partially developed components,
the ambiguity of the approach of this technology (many times we do not know if
we are using a very expensive watch or a very economical health monitor) are
problems that the company will face.
Data protection specialists from the
International Institute of Cyber Security (IICS) believe that the company
should do much more than release a statement to clarify any doubts that this
new project generates among the cybersecurity community; if they are really
looking to compete with Apple in the wearables market, ensuring information
security could be a critical step.


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Do nutritional labels work?
Issued by iWrite on behalf of Pyrotec - Sep 13th 2018, 16:18
According to Denny Bros Ltd, the inventor of the Fix-a-Form® booklet labels, the UK government turned to informational labelling to help tackle the growing levels of obesity among Britons. Many products now have traffic-light labels on the front of their packaging, showing the levels of ingredients, such as salt and fat, in the product. However, some have suggested that these red, amber and green designs don’t work.
Traffic-light labelling failure?
The most recent person to speak out against the government’s policy was Professor Jack Winkler, a visiting lecturer at University College London and MRC Human Nutrition Research Cambridge. Speaking at the Food Matters Live show in London, he claimed that policies such as traffic-light labelling have been a failure.
Little incentive for companies to make healthier products
From the show, FoodManufacture.co.uk reported that Professor Winkler said: "The trouble with the traffic light system is it only has three categories: red, amber and green. What this means is that for a company to change from red to amber or amber to green, it’s often impossible without completely changing the product."
Reliance on consumers making informed choices
This means that people are relying on the labels to influence customer behaviour, rather than making companies provide healthier products. The idea is that people will try to avoid products with an overabundance of red or amber labels, which would gradually lead to them eating more healthily, in theory.
…but are the traffic light labels effective?
However, this is impractical as many people already know that certain items are healthy or unhealthy, or they have little choice in what they buy because of money worries or a lack of culinary information. Because of this, these specific informational labels are not having much of an effect on the nation’s health.
A bit of lateral thought
Companies producing healthy products can use Fix-a-Form® informational booklet labels – locally available from Pyrotec PackMedia, the South African Licensee for Fix-a-Form International – much more effectively than just relying on the traffic-light scheme. There is an opportunity here to be taken advantage of and to help people eat more healthily. For example, companies can include on their products’ recipes or useful tips on healthy eating in a handy Fix-a-Form® informational booklet label. This type of labelling can hold a lot of information without taking up any extra space, making it perfect for holding advice on how to eat well.
Click here for more information on Pyrotec
Coding and marking is the method of printing essential product and traceability information onto packaging, labels and other manufactured goods and materials. These include barcodes, serialisation codes, and expiry or ‘best by’ dates.
The word ‘disruption’ is a noun, used to describe a disturbance or problem that interrupts an event. So, when we talk about disruptive innovation or disruptive technology, these phrases may evoke thoughts of chaos. However, when done right, disruptive technology can break the confines of old-school thinking.
As technological innovation increases so too do customers’ demands. With so much choice on offer, consumers not only know what a great customer experience is, but they also know when a company makes them feel special and where they’d prefer to spend their money. Building lasting relationships with consumers and earning their loyalty is, therefore, a primary focus for brand owners.
According to Vaughan Croeser, brand director for Castle Lager Africa, ‘the main barrier keeping people away from each other is the pervasiveness of labels and stereotypes, and the misconceptions we carry about other people’. To help fix this divide, Castle Lager Africa launched its thought-provoking and well-received #smashthelabel campaign.


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The Samsung Galaxy S6 was at the time, seen as something of a savior device for Samsung. The Korean conglomerate was suffering from disappointing sales of its flagship line of smartphones: the S5 had undersold against expectations despite the massive marketing effort that Samsung had poured into the device. The Galaxy S6 was seen as something of a change in direction for Samsung’s hardware: replaceable batteries, microSD memory and plastic designs were out and instead, metal, wireless charging, integrated batteries and high performance internal storage only were in. Samsung also worked on the Galaxy S6’s software, and indeed the Galaxy S6 had a modified version of TouchWiz, their interface and user layout. The Galaxy S6 came with the option for customers to add a lot of third party software to the device, but the software experience is still seen by many as detrimental to the device. Yes; it has been slimmed down from previous versions of the Galaxy line, but still comes burdened with features and to be charitable, not all features work as advertised.
Indeed, it was recently covered how Samsung’s software development is stunted, confused and in some cases, results in effort being duplicated across the board. The company has promised to try harder and this week released their fourth quarter 2015 earnings statement along with some vague statements regarding the improvements the business is to make to their software. To take a glance through the earnings statement, the key messages are that smartphone sales declined but margins were up. Samsung also managed to sell more tablets than before against a declining market, which is an impressive effort and in no small way attributed to the gorgeous thin Galaxy S Tab and S2 Tab’s high resolution AMOLED panels. Samsung also stated: “For the mobile business, the company will focus on strengthening the competitiveness of its software, along with hardware, services and wearable products.” In other words, the company will work on making its portfolio of products – all of them – more competitive. This is a given. Surely?
We are not likely to start seeing Samsung offering a stock, or very near stock, launcher experience with an “Android plus” approach to device software as we’ve seen with say Motorola and BlackBerry, but it would be good to see Samsung deciding to very much again slimline TouchWiz down. It would also help Samsung’s software engineers deliver on the company’s promise of offering monthly security patch updates for headline devices; perhaps Samsung could release security patch updates for more than the higher end devices in their device portfolio? Perhaps Samsung will refocus TouchWiz, offering fewer features but ensuring that those it offers are the best in their class?


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Acbc, the idea is as simple as it is innovative: a single upper for multiple shoes.
From here, in 2017, Acbc began, an innovative startup that saw as co-founder Gio Giacobbe, a character who knows about fashion and fashion trends having been director of Trussardi China for years.
Acbc iconic shoes
The success of the idea was immediate: customers were able to admire the many combinations between different uppers and sneakers on large catwalks in which Acbc made its appearance with its iconic shoes but also with accessories, always with a green perspective in the first place. floor, created specifically for big brands such as Emporio Armani 7, Love Moschino, Save the Duck. The latest collaboration? With another brand that has made an icon of luxury shoes: Pollini.
Anything can be changed
The challenge of the most innovative and successful start-ups always remains the same: tackling luxury from a green perspective, encouraging careful and sustainable consumption behaviors; Acbc is a prime example; its philosophy is well recognizable from its name; the letters are nothing more than the acronym for Anything can be changed.
Acbc customers enthusiastically continue to send back the upper part of their shoes once used to ensure that they are disposed of and transformed into everything but shoes: they are in fact chopped and recycled to produce shockproof floors for children’s playgrounds.
The words of Giacobbe, make clear the success of the initiative: the company closed 2020 with a growth of + 10% compared to the previous year and, despite the crisis, the Acbc co-founder is not afraid to declare the ‘goal of 20 million euros to be achieved by the end of the year.
Yamamay agreement: the new challange
Not just eco-friendly shoes; if everything can be reused, then here is Acbc’s latest gimmick: thanks to an agreement with the famous underwear and clothing house Yamamay, the new challenge will be to produce underwear in milk and cotton fiber, without using synthetic materials, if not a small percentage of elastane.


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Viva Capital Funding, the leading invoice factoring company, says small business owners are paying for business expenses out of their own pockets at alarming rates. Nearly two-thirds report doing so in the latest Small Business Credit Survey, a trend the organization says is largely spurred by record-high credit denials in the small business sector. The survey results and relief options for entrepreneurs are explored in “What Are the Best Funding Options for Small Businesses?,” an article now live at VivaCF.net.
Traditional business loan denials spiked to 43 percent in the reporting period. Funding specialists say the increase was spurred by the uncertain economy, raising the already high bar for bank approvals. Those targeting SBA loans performed only marginally better, with 35 percent walking away empty-handed. Among those approved for funding, a significant number did not receive the amount their business needed. This is tough news, as traditional business loans remain the first stop for the majority of small business owners, Viva representatives say.
“At a time when funding is desperately needed by small businesses, traditional sources are drying up,” explains Viva Capital’s President, Greg DiDonna. “Unfortunately, small business owners don’t always realize there are alternatives, which is why so many are going without paychecks and taking from their households to cover their business expenses.”
Even still, DiDonna says alternative funding sources are seeing major spikes, too. Equity funding, for example, is at record-high utilization, with $130 billion raised in the past year. However, SBA data concludes the typical venture capital deal is nearly $12 million; a figure well out of reach for most small businesses. The association further notes that angel investors kick in an average of $333,000 per deal. While this is more realistic for small business needs, angels remain scarce and generally require some degree of control in the company as a condition of funding. DiDonna says Viva is seeing an uptick in people searching for better funding options, too.
“They’re exploring options like invoice factoring that don’t create debt, as well as solutions like equipment loans and asset-based lending,” he explains. “We know that the best funding option will vary based on a myriad of factors, so we’re happy to help in any way we can, whether that’s finding an in-house solution for them or letting them know something else might be a better fit.”
Those interested in invoice factoring or obtaining a complimentary quote are encouraged to visit VivaCF.net.


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Amazon Says Third Party Sellers Made More than $3.5 Billion from Prime Day
$3,500,000,000. Amazon said third-party sellers on its marketplace earned more than $3.5 billion during this year’s Prime Day shopping event, an increase of nearly 60% compared to last year and a record for small and medium-sized businesses that make up the marketplace.
The company, which did not disclose total Prime Day sales, said the Prime Day sales of third-party vendors increased even more than the Amazon retail business. The event sees strong participation from more than 2.3 million small and medium-sized enterprises that make up Amazon’s online marketplace. Third-party sellers saw more than $2 billion in sales during Prime Day in 2019
Third-party sellers are increasingly important to Amazon, accounting for about 58% of the company’s total merchandise sold. Amazon is expected to have generated at least $7 billion in sales on this year’s Prime Day. Previously, JPMorgan’s forecast for this year’s event could bring revenue of $7.5 billion, while eMarketer ‘s target sales were close to $10 billion.
The mega-sale is expected to help the company report the fourth-quarter record. In combination with the rush of holiday sales, Amazon is expected to exceed $100 billion in quarterly revenues for the first time ever in the fourth quarter, according to analysts surveyed by FactSet.


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Rising Prices in Croatia A Concerning Development, But Government Takes MeasuresPosted on November 3, 2023 • 3 min read • 430 words
The introduction of the euro in Croatia has led to significant price increases. The government has implemented measures to mitigate these rises, but the consequences are still worrisome.
On January 1, 2033, Croatia adopted the euro as its official currency. This was a significant step for the country, as it joined the eurozone. However, the introduction of the euro was not without consequences, as concerns about rising prices in the country emerged.
According to a recent study by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, prices in the country increased by an average of 3% in the first month after the euro introduction. This is a substantial rise, especially in the prices of food, energy, and transportation.
In addition to these general price increases, specific trends have also emerged. The availability of Western European products has surged, pushing local products into the background. Camping prices have also increased significantly, with percentages as high as 60-70%. For example, a piece of brie cheese that used to cost €2.85 elsewhere now costs €4.50 in Croatia. Many products have simply doubled in price.
The increase in prices of local products can lead to a loss of diversity in Croatias offerings.
The rise in camping prices may result in a decrease in tourism to Croatia.
The high reservation costs can reduce the accessibility of campsites for families and other budget travelers.
The doubled prices of many products can lead to a decline in the purchasing power of the Croatian population.
Rising prices in Croatia are a concerning development. They can result in several negative consequences for the country, including:
The Croatian government has implemented several measures to control the price increases. Prices of standard fuel and diesel have been nationally regulated, and over 40 standard groceries have been made more affordable.
Rising prices in Croatia are a concerning development. The government has taken measures to limit these increases, but the consequences are still worrisome.
Consumers can also play a role in curbing price increases. For example, they can:
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2010. 25 June
His Royal Highness Prince Frederik of Denmark will be in Shanghai Monday and Tuesday next week to celebrate the Denmark Day at the Expo 2010. The celebrations will also include the visit of Brian Mikkelsen, Denmark's Minister of Economic and Business Affairs.
His Royal Highness will also visit some new companies and a gallery project, in Shanghai. He will pay visit to Paustian, Ecco, Georg Jensen and wine importer of the Chateaux de Cayx, the wine of His Royal Highness Prince Henrik.
Of course there will be a lot of other activities at the Denmark Day on Tuesday.
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Take a sneak peak at United Airlines’ new safety video ahead of its official launch later this month. The video, titled ‘Safety is Global’, follows United employees as they spread the cabin safety message at dream destinations around the world – and promote their routes a little too
Ever since his first flight on a TriStar, Adam has loved air travel, and since becoming editor of the Aircraft Interiors International brand he has really enjoyed the opportunity to be involved with the latest aircraft and airline products before they are even launched. Adam co-ordinates the running of the magazine, from commissioning articles and artwork, to ensuring that high standards of quality are maintained, as well as managing online content. Adam is proud to sit on the jury of the Crystal Cabin Awards and to have laid on the bed in Etihad's Residence.


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Friday, November 28, 2008
Black Friday turns deadly
A worker died after being trampled and a woman miscarried when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island Wal-Mart Friday morning, witnesses said.
The unidentified worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m.
Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the man down. He fell and was stepped on. As he gasped for air, shoppers ran over and around him.
Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede
Before police shut down the store, eager shoppers streamed past emergency crews as they worked furiously to save the store clerk's life.
"They were working on him, but you could see he was dead, said Halcyon Alexander, 29. "People were still coming through."
Only a few stopped.
"They're savages," said shopper Kimberly Cribbs, 27. "It's sad. It's terrible.
Apparently, this is a regular Black Friday occurrence at Walmart. Here's footage from 2005 showing something similar.
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i hope saving $20 on a dvd player was worth it.
I blame the stores for these things. They have very little quantity of really cheap items and people desperate to get them will do almost anything. Its sad all around.
dying over cheap plastic crap. what sad bizarro world we live in.
I thought such stampedes happened only in third-world countries. This is a sign that the US is becoming one.
Grown-up people rushing like savages after crappy Chinese goods?! These are the heroes of the US economy, what keeps it going: the American consumers driving with their SUV to the mall on Black Friday and shopping!
This is so disgusting yet so typical of the upside-down absurd world America has become.
End Black Friday already. End Christmas already, it's no longer about Christ; it's about the Chinese goods that are bought, gifted, and exchanged after that.
"I blame the stores for these things. "
I do too. This was foreseeable by Walmart. I hope some heads role - even face criminal negligence charges. Lets look at the cost of having security guards on hand, or, giving people tickets. or, a combination of the above. Small efforts might have prevented this.
I also blame the cretins who broke down the door and trampled this poor fellow. I cant blame the store an absolve the person who was thinkin about a cheap gps who bowled someone over and proceeded to run over his body.
This is why Walmart shouldn't be allowed in NYC. They should have had extra security to make sure there was order. Instead to save a few bucks, they skip the security and allow the mass mentality to take over and rely on police paid for by the taxpayers to clean up their mess.
actually , it was mostly haitians from laurelton and rosedale that were in the crowd that killed the guy.
third world animals...
For what it's worth, here's my take on what happened:
I believe Wal-Mart and other big merchants look for the free publicity of huge crowds forming 10 and 12 hours before the doors open. They do nothing to keep order and calm.
Nearly every year, there are stories on TV about the savage crowds. I believe these stories entice even more savagery for the next "sale".
I believe that the merchants calculate that the publicity, and the crowds it draws, will produce profits that will far exceed whatever losses are incurred from lawsuits stemming from the very predictable injuries and death.
So, this story and its details will be long forgotten next year, but the excitement of being present at the opening of the doors to the "sale" will bring more injury, death and destruction - and profits.
We need laws that require the greatest security and steps taken to prevent this from ever occurring again.
One requirement must be that when the merchant advertises a sale of this type, that it have in stock sufficient goods for sale at the "sale" price for all shoppers. Or, that the merchant advertise prominently the quantity on hand, and when demand exceeds supply, rainchecks must be issued.
Another requirement must be that, while shoppers are arriving to wait for the doors to open, managers walk the lines issuing consecutive numbers to those on line. When the doors finally open, the limited goods can be sold only to those shoppers with the numbers equal to, or lower than the quantity of the particular goods on hand.
Shoppers must be permitted to enter the store in very small groups, with a reasonable wait time between groups.
For God's sake, are they giving something for free?
Aren't we supposed to be the civilized ones?
But then again this is Walmart. Read "How Walmart is destroying America". Ever since reading that book 4 years ago my friends and I have not stepped foot into that store again.
maspeth mom said..
it is totally Walmarts fault - They made the employees form a human chain across the front doors to stop 2,000 crazed shoppers outside. Why? Where was the store managers - they should be arrested for causing this mayhem and death.
I also heard that a security guard at Macys in Rooselvelt Field died of a heart attack after being trampled also.
this makes me want to puke
I would take umbrage with the cowardly anonymous commenter who posts that the Haitians from Laurelton and Rosedale are third world animals.
If that coward is still lurking on this thread then I submit this link.
Even white tweens in the city of San Francisco have little regard for anyone other than themselves.
If people weren't cowards, and afraid to examine the REAL reasons why these situations occur then maybe our culture could address this and correct this.
Both of these riotous occurances deal with situations that are not life threatening but instead they are mainstream media manufactured events.
I am thankful that America still allows alternate media to discuss these events truthfully but that only occurs when the media presenter and media receivers are courageous enough to look beyond race and class.
I agree with DP, what happened was dead wrong but don't try to point fingers and blame race and culture. The poor guy died and people want to take an opportunity to be ignorant over race.
Should change the term to Blood Red Friday instead.
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On its own, Mail is a fair email client. But with some add-on apps, it becomes a much more powerful tool. Here's how Joe Kissell customizes it for maximum email efficiency.
When you're using a wireless network away from home or work (at your local coffee shop, say), how do you keep your communications secure? VPNs can help, but they can be hard to set up. Cloak makes it easy.
Apple experts told a jury that Samsung's infringement was large and significantly hurt Apple.
The Office for iPad team went on Reddit for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, and spilled the beans on everything from the next version of Office for OS X to Clippy's Mac alter ego.
Equipment makers such as Cisco, Sony, Red Digital Cinema, and Panasonic are opening the door for live broadcasts.
This week's Mac app roundup brings you a great selection of writing tools designed to fit every need, from the professional screenwriter to the casual author, with a little email and photography sprinkled in for good measure.
Oh, good, another Windows user is here to explain Mac security to us!
The Apple-Samsung trial reveals some irate emails from Apple SVP Phil Schiller, the iWatch has another rumored release date, and Apple has released official iOS 7 adoption numbers on its website.
The Pixma iP8720 is geared towards photography hobbyists who want to print on a grand scale.
Administrators are advised to patch and revoke old private keys
After nearly four years of stagnation, Pages's ebook export tools have recently received several promising updates. Macworld's resident ebook expert Serenity Caldwell takes a look at what's changed (and what's still broken).
Adobe's pro photography editing software has come to the iPad: Take an in-depth tour of its features with Macworld contributor and photographer Jeff Carlson.
Technical talk marked a day focused on the specifics behind one Apple patent
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Three years on, storage sheds at Sirsiya Dry Port still incompleteThe construction of storage sheds at Sirsiya Dry Port in Birgunj has still not been completed even though the completion deadline lapsed two years ago. The delay in completing the storage sheds has been causing storage difficulties at the dry port.
The construction of storage sheds at Sirsiya Dry Port in Birgunj has still not been completed even though the completion deadline lapsed two years ago. The delay in completing the storage sheds has been causing storage difficulties at the dry port.
The contract to construct the storage shed was awarded to Pappu Construction in early 2015 with a completion deadline of one year. The deadline was subsequently extended twice. According to the dry port officials, the last deadline issued for the contractor to complete the project was in May 2018.
Pappu Construction received the contract to construct two storage sheds at Rs170 million. As of now, it has completed only 91 percent of works.
The building is being constructed under the investment of the World Bank to store goods like sugar, cements and chemical fertilisers among others.
Tarka Raj Joshi, an official of Nepal Intermodal Transport Development Board, said that Pappu Construction started construction in March 2015 but stopped works following the prolonged strikes in Tarai in August 2015.
As Pappu has not been able to complete the works despite being given extended deadlines, it has been paying a penalty worth 10 percent of the project cost to continue working on the project.
The project has already issued a warning notice to the contractor that the contract could be terminated if work is not ramped up.
According to Joshi, after the issuance of the warning notice, Pappu expedited the construction works but the insufficient number of workers mobilised at the site means that works will not progress at a faster pace.
With the construction of two new sheds, the dry port will have seven storage sheds altogether. Traders have been complaining that a lack of sheds has been creating difficulties in storing goods.
According to traders, they are often forced to store goods under the open skies which raise the risk of damage.
Similarly, chances of goods such as alcohol, furniture, electric equipments and industrials raw materials being damaged is less while importing through the railway rakes.
Most of the importers in Birgunj-Pathlaiya Industrial Corridor have been using the dry port. Goods are directly brought via railway to the dry port.
Traders prefer to use the railway to import goods as importing goods via cargo trucks from Kolkata in India carries a risk of the cargo being stolen. Importers also have to pay taxes for each Indian state that the cargo trucks pass through.
The country’s first dry port with railway service began operation in 2004 under a $802 million loan from the World Bank.
The port is connected with the railway network of India and goods imported from the third countries are directly transported from Kolkata, Haldia and Vishakhapatnam ports in India.
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Cy-Fair ISD to auction surplus items on the Internet
The Cy-Fair school district will conduct an online public auction of surplus capital items beginning tomorrow and lasting until Sept. 14.
Items up for auction include old furniture, food service appliances and maintenance equipment. Most of the items are non-working.
"These are things that have no value to us," said H.D. Chambers, director of general administration. "We've gotten everything we can out of them."
Chambers said most of the working parts have even been stripped to repair other machines, leaving only a framework of the appliance on the block. Winning bidders probably will use the materials for scrap, he said.
"There very rarely is something sold that could be used by someone in everyday life," Chambers said. "Every now and then, we may sell a kitchen utensil that someone could use."
Still, there does seem to be a good-sized market for the surplus items, Chambers said, especially since moving to Internet-based auctions with Lemons Auctioneers three years ago.
The district holds several online auctions a year, compared to the once-a-year traditional auctions in the past. For more information, visit the auction Web site at: http://www.lemonsauctioneers.com/jump_cyfair.html


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Shanghai (Gasgoo)- GAC Trumpchi posted a substantial year-on-year sales growth of 30% to over 60,000 units in January 2018, according to the automaker's sales figure. This is also the best year-on-year sales record since the marque came to market.
Although the sales by models have not come out yet, it can be speculated that the major driving force should still be SUV models, like GS4 and GS8. In addition, GAC Trumpchi's sedan has obtained a good sales performance from the second half of 2017. Especially, GA6 and GA8 both ranked high by sales in their corresponding segments. Sedan models will predictably occupy considerable shares in total monthly sales.
GAC Trumpchi plans to roll out 4 new models this year, according to Yu Jun, general-manager of GAC Motor Company. GAC Trumpchi has already launched an all-new compact sedan GA4 last month. Besides, the new GS4, all-new GS5 and all-new GM6 are expected to be released in the rest of this year.
Inspired by the four new models, GAC Trumpchi set an objective to achieve 700,000 units of annual deliveries in 2018. In the future, the automaker will continue to optimize and enrich its produce lineups and wishes to accomplish 1 million of annual sales in 2020.
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Google to grow the Serbian startup scene in partnership with StartitBY Vukašin Stojkov ON April 28
Google has chosen to support Serbia’s growing startup scene by teaming up with Startit, the Belgrade-based tech community organization, with Google Developers Launchpad, a branch inside of Google designed to help developer communities and startups grow.
This initiative will open up new opportunities for Serbian entrepreneurs and will significantly widen and internationalize their business network and knowledge base. The partnership will focus on providing support to startups in Startit’s accelerator program, Startup Academy.
The startups will receive support in the form of mentoring, know-how playbooks, and many other benefits emanating from twenty years’ worth of Google research and best practice insights on building businesses, products, and teams at massive scale. In addition to online support and materials, the value to the local ecosystem will be provided by regular visits from Google’s representatives and mentors.
Startit’s Startup Academy is the first European accelerator to become part of Google’s program, thus becoming a part of an elite group of the world’s top accelerators, allowing it to share information and leverage resources.
These resources will help Startit’s startup portfolio — which already includes some of the fastest-growing companies in the region — scale its businesses exponentially.
Google believes, that in the coming years, markets outside of the Silicon Valley will increasingly impact the global startup and technology ecosystem. Kevin O’Toole, Google Launchpad’s Head of International Growth, had this to say on this partnership:
“Google Developers Launchpad is thrilled to work with Startup Academy to grow Serbia’s startup ecosystem. The “Powered by Google Developers Launchpad” program is about empowering startup ecosystems around the world through top accelerators, and helping them leverage each other for insights and resource sharing.”
Vukašin Stojkov, co-founder of Startit and Head of the Startup academy programme, remarked that:
This is a very important moment for the Serbian startup scene — the fact that Google has chosen to join the cause of growing further Serbian tech entrepreneurs’ endeavours is a great vote of confidence in the capacities and potential of the local ecosystem. We’re thrilled to play a role in this programme, and serve as a conduit in bringing Google’s huge value and resources to empower the local startup community.
This partnership is a follow up to a pilot program powered by Google Launchpad called Launchpad Start, which has taken place earlier this month in Novi Sad, bringing more than 50 international mentors for a 5-day bootcamp with Serbian startups.
Details about Google Developers Launchpad
Google Developers Launchpad is a branch of Google that operates a global acceleration program that helps startups grow. Google is a thought leader when it comes to building and scaling products and businesses using the most advanced technologies, and Launchpad works to share and distribute those best practices to the global community of founders and startups.
Google Developers Launchpad doesn’t take an equity stake in accelerator portfolio startups, but instead focuses on developing companies and their ecosystems over the long term.
Details about Startit and Startup academy
Startit is a Belgrade-based grassroots movement whose mission is the creation of a better society through the promotion of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.
For the past 10 years it has been running projects such as startit.rs, the most popular tech media in Serbia, and Startit Centers, a network of tech community centers around the country, which are being visited by 25.000 tech professionals and enthusiasts every year.
Startup academy is Startit’s acceleration program which is now in its seventh year of operations, through which more than 50 startups have gone through and went on to raise more than 2 million euros in investments, along with north of 15 million euros in revenue and more than 150 employees.READ THE POST →


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Burberry is Looking Ahead to High Profits in Japan
After establishing Burberry Japan K.K. earlier this year, Burberry expects to increase operating profits by around 6.5 million yen by March 2010. Burberry renegotiated and drew up a new agreement with its current licensees Sanyo Shokai Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd., with the new deal giving higher royalty payments and fewer years on the license. Burberry's agreement will now expire in June 2015 rather than 2020.


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If you do not have any plans for National French Fry Day, you should look at this freebie.
Delish reported that on July 13, some McDonald’s restaurants will offer a free order of medium fries. This deal will be available if you have and use the McDonald’s app.
Customers can use the Mobile Order and Pay feature and go to pick up your order once done. Customers can also scan the deal code at the Drive-Thru, front counter or at the kiosks.
Before you order, just remember that no purchase is necessary to get some fries, but the limit is one per customer.
But Mickey D's isn't the only chain celebrating the holiday. Here are some other restaurants celebrating the day with some deals and freebies.
BK is offering a large order of French fries for $1. Learn more on their offers page.
Checkers is offering customers a small, medium or large order of fries for $1 on Monday. The chain is also giving free fries to individuals signing up for its text program. Sign up by texting SNACK to 88001 or entering your info online.
Hardee's newsletter recipients received a coupon for a free large order of fries with the purchase of a Thickburger for the holiday. Visit the chain's website to sign up for future emails.
In a press release, the chain announced it is offering individual orders of fries for 30 cents to celebrate the holiday as well the addition of its new Secret Recipe Fries to the menu at all U.S. restaurants.
The chain is offering a free side of its Smash Fries with the purchase of any double burger on Monday.
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Participating locations are giving away one order of free fries per person for a limited time, the chain notes online.
The chain is offering $1 off an order of large fries when you order through mobile. Learn about this and other deals on their website.
Use this coupon to get a free (no purchase necessary) order of small fries in-restaurant, online or via the White Castle app today.
Other McDonald's items and changes amid COVID-19
Recently, McDonald's has seen its fair share of changes due to the global coronavirus outbreak.
The most significant change has to do with the McDonald’s menu offerings. The famous fast-food chain is planning to keep yogurt parfaits, bagels and salads off its menu after the COVID-19 pandemic led to the company to remove items off its list.
Throughout the United States, McDonald’s said it plans to add back seven items throughout July, but others will remain off the menu.
Items that are returning include vanilla cones, chocolate chip cookies, two variations of the Quarter Pounder, and the Bacon McDouble. Some of the items, like salads, could return shortly.
“Now, we’re reintroducing some of our iconic offerings while keeping our menu streamlined – focusing on expert preparation, great service, and as always, quality ingredients,” McDonald’s USA said in a statement. “With customers at the center of everything we do, we’ll continue listening to them and evolving our menu to meet their needs.”
In May, McDonald’s outlined a 59-page reopening guide for restaurant owners, featuring a slew of protocols they should follow in light of the coronavirus pandemic as their locations prepare to reopen.
The guide also includes a "three-page question-and-answer section" covering "security risks to workers managing resistant customers or loiterers.”
Among the changes:
—Clean bathrooms every 30 minutes
—Enforce social distancing in restaurants
—Either close public soda fountains or deploy a staff member to monitor them
—Use foot-pulls for bathroom doors so customers may open them without using their hands
—Workers need to wear masks and gloves
—Restaurants need to make face shields available for customers in areas required by law


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Freshman at LBJ and Reagan Early College High Schools will have a chance to start working toward their Associate’s Degree in the fall.
Overnight maintenance work will impact DirecTV, Dish Network, Northlan Cable and over-the-air customers.
Here’s what’s coming, leaving all your favorite streaming services so you can hibernate for the holidays.
On Thursday evening, Joe Montemayor’s family held a Christmas vigil for him at the apartments where he died.
TxDOT and CTRMA managed tolls will both see an increase.
Bastrop County leaders are waiting to hear back from FEMA to see if grant money will help bring fire-fighting planes to Bastrop County.
The victim in Saturday night’s shooting at the Yellow Rose Nightclub remains in critical condition.
A major aspect would be expanding what’s called Tax Increment Finance, or TIF, zones around Waller Creek
The National Retail Federation says Americans plan to spend an average of $935 during this shopping season.
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Northern Grampians Shire Mayor Cr Murray Emerson is urging the community to support the Grampians Grape Escape later this month.
Cr Emerson said the Grape Escape had grown into one of the Northern Grampians Shire’s biggest events.
The Grampians Grape Escape is on April 30 and May 1 at the Halls Gap Recreation Reserve.
“This year we’ll be treated to the magic of guest celebrity chef Miguel Maestre as well as all the wonderful local wine and produce you look forward to every year,” Cr Emerson said.
The action of the Barrique of Grampians shiraz will once again be a highlight of the Grape Escape.
Each year wineries from the Grampians region donate a quantity of their own shiraz wine from the previous year’s vintage to produce a unique Barrique of Grampians Reserve Shiraz, which is auctioned on the Saturday.
The auction is once again expected to attract a great deal of interest as it is always highly sought after by wine enthusiasts.


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New features have been found hidden within the latest release of the Google Photos app, pointing to powerful capabilities for the forthcoming Pixel 8.
According to researchers at 9to5Google, the latest version of the Google Photos Android app has been found to contain controls for a brand new Video Unblur feature, not currently available on any Pixel device.
After ‘forcibly’ enabling the feature by tweaking the application code, the team was able to open a video file and view a new adjustment slider, presumably to control the amount of the Unblur effect.
I say ‘presumably’ because, as of now, the adjustment doesn’t actually have any effect on the loaded video. It’s likely then that Google has coded the new controls in preparation for a feature which will appear at some point in the near future.
Going by past experience, it’s not unlikely that Video Unblur might become an exclusive feature for the forthcoming Pixel 8 range, showcasing its new hardware capabilities in much the same way that Photo Unblur arrived as a Pixel 7-only feature that relies on the current Tensor G2 chip to perform the required processing.
Photo Unblur allows Pixel 7 owners to automatically remove unwanted motion blur that commonly occurs when photographing fast-moving subjects. While motion blur can be used creatively to great effect, most of the time it just makes your photos look smeared and less detailed.
The feature is currently promoted under the #FixedOnPixel hashtag alongside Google’s Magic Eraser tool that helps you to quickly remove unwanted distractions, such as strangers from the background or trash from a landscape.
Adding a video version of this feature would be an impressive upgrade for the Pixel provided, of course, that Google can deliver convincing results. However, processing video is considerably more demanding than processing a photo, so it would come as no surprise if next-gen Google hardware, i.e. a Pixel 8, is a requirement for the feature to work.
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WESTEDGE DESIGN FAIR’s November 3 opening-night party will benefit the LOS ANGELES RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE. The event will invite guests to shop top brands and will auction off 30 custom Schwinn bicycles redesigned by design industry pros to benefit the renovation of the 75-room Ronald McDonald House. On November 5, WestEdge will feature Picnic by Design L.A., an online auction of picnic baskets designed by designers and architects, to benefit Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS (DIFFA).
“We are thrilled to support both of these vital organizations,” says WestEdge co-founder Megan Reilly. “Not only do both provide critically important services, but each demonstrates through their missions how design can truly change people’s lives.”
Opening-night participants will include ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST publisher Giulio Capua, interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard, TV personality Ty Pennington, furniture designer Alexandra Von Furstenberg, and photographers Bonnie Tsang and Gray Malin, among others. “We are so grateful for the support of WestEdge Design Fair, as it understands, just as we do, that the physical spaces surrounding us have incredible impact on each of us,” says Julee Brooks, executive director of Los Angeles Ronald McDonald House. “At LARMH, we utilize design to create a home, a healing space and an environment that provides hope, courage and joy to the thousands of families we serve.”
Designers and architects participating in the area’s first-ever picnic event include Cray Bauxmont-Flynn of FORMA INTERNATIONAL; Laura Schwartz-Muller of FOUR POINT DESIGN + CONSTRUCTION; and James Hernandez, Nicole Sassaman, Mindy Matouk and Bonnie Hussey of NADIA GELLER DESIGNS.
“DIFFA is excited to partner with the energetic leadership at WestEdge Design Fair to bring Picnic by Design to L.A.!,” says Johanna Osburn, DIFFA executive director. “We know there is an incredibly generous and growing design community in Southern California that is willing to join the fight against HIV/AIDS—and this is an incredible opportunity to raise funds and awareness.”


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While it's still a few months until The Witcher 3 reviews release and we're able to see whether it can live up to the hype, so far it seems it more than deserves it. The things CD Projekt are trying out will bring in a whole new wave of excitement among fans of the RPG genre, especially on consoles, where fantasy settings have been a bit few and far between. The only question is whether or not they'll be able to actually pull it off.
An announcement coming Monday may just cause PlayStation fans to "make a fuss," a Famitsu editor said yesterday. Although he didn't offer much else to go on, the implication that it's going to be exclusive to one or more of the PlayStation devices is sure to capture the attention of those interested in Japanese titles.
Nintendo never ceases to amaze me. After huge DLC new for Mario Kart earlier this week, Nintendo continued their strong end to August with a Japanese Nintendo direct where they announced a new 3DS with a ton of new features.
Issues with the way your PS4 connects to your TV might mean that you're not getting the full benefit of your telly's colour range. While not all makes and models are going to have issues, it seems that you might not be getting the full graphical potential. Thankfully there's a simple fix that'll sort the problem in seconds.
Imagine that your Forza Horizon 2 Club decides to head into team racing and you come across a team smaller than your own. What happens? Does the game split up your Club despite the fact that you'll all be scoring points towards the same goal? Does the race go ahead unevenly, sacrificing fairness for overall scoring purposes? Thankfully, neither of these options are true, as explained by Ian Webster of Team 10 earlier today.
One of the biggest topics in gaming over the past few years is the evolution of how video games are becoming more like movies. Some see this as a positive because it shows the evolution and progression of gaming, while others see it as a negative, saying that it represents a culture that is trying to change itself into something it isn't. I think this is wrong. Games aren't becoming more like movies, they're just adapting elements from a successful medium to improve themselves, and there's ...
A few weeks ago, Activision announced that the Wii version of Skylanders Trap Team would have a free download code so that the game could also be played on Wii U. Disney has decided to do something similar, although they are focusing on a game already out, rather than their upcoming release.
If you planned on playing a single player game this weekend, something like Metro Redux, you've probably found that you're not able to thanks to the DDOS attacks on Sony. Loading will lead you to a black screen. Thankfully, a simple fix has been found that'll mean you won't have to worry about that bothersome block any longer.
There's a few familiar Smash Brothers characters that have so far been mysteriously missing from the roster of the 3DS and Wii U outings of the game, but Metal Gear's Solid Snake isn't one of them. While definitely a popular character, the consensus amongst fans has been that he probably won't make a comeback, because why would he? Snake hasn't been in his own game on a Nintendo platform in years, and there's no sign that that's going to change. Don't get rid of all your doubts just yet, ...
Although there's already been a film based on the book, there hasn't been a Witcher film since the video games propelled the IP to international acclaim. That's going to change over the next year or so, with news out of the Polish Film Institute that Oscar nominated animator Tomasz Bagiński is working on an adaptation.


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The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched a scheme to help save jobs across the UK automotive industry and its supply chain, as firms in the sector battle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The industry initiative, dubbed the Safe Harbour Scheme, allows multiple companies to come together to support critical suppliers. The scheme aims to help preserve the UK’s automotive manufacturing capability and capacity and prevent further damage to the industry and its supply chain which […]
Linkline Transport has opened a purpose-built warehouse facility in Wellingborough as part of a £15m expansion programme.
Maritime Transport has added 100 new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its fleet – its first order from the manufacturer since 2017.
Activity in the UK’s haulage sector is back to 84% of pre-Covid-19 levels but is still lagging behind its EU peers, according to research by Geotab and Webfleet Solutions.


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No folks, this is not a festive show featuring beloved childhood cartoon characters held at Wembley Arena, but instead a form of scooter racing to while away the winter months… Continue reading
Scomadi scooters have just announced the dealer network for their forthcoming range of scooters.
A dozen dealers have been appointed to begin with, covering England from Tyne and Wear in the north-east to Bournemouth in Dorset, as well as South Wales, Belfast in Northern Ireland and Dublin south of the border.
Produced for Scomadi by Hanway in China, it is expected that the first Turismo Leggera 50cc versions will arrive in British showrooms in early December with prices beginning at £1897 for single colour models and £1997 for dual colour scooters.
Next to arrive will be the 125s in early 2015 with prices beginning at £2497, and then later in 2015 hopefully the 300 too.
For more details of your nearest dealers visit Scomadi website.
To view previous posts on this blog relating to Scomadi scooters click here.
The new British scooter brand Scomadi is ready to launch, and have just completed their ‘background film’ for their display stand at the forthcoming Intermot motorcycle show in Köln, Germany next week. Continue reading
The latest news from China, via Preston – and Facebook – is that the production of the Scomadi 50cc scooters is well under way… Continue reading
Lambretta Luna range scooters are like Marmite, you either love the little chicken-chasers or you don’t.
If you do, then these new exhaust pipes might be just the thing you’re looking for – over the top accessories for sub-100cc scooters don’t come more ‘in ya face’ than this!
There’s certainly been plenty of excitement about the scooters and of course the big question on everyone’s lips has been the retail price. How expensive (or cheap) will they be? Continue reading
Peugeot Motorcycles went back to their scooter roots in Milan and announced the launch of their new Django scooter to the public, adding that they did make a few scooters back in the 1960s by displaying an old S57 scooter too.


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US Bank is piloting voice biometrics technology which allows customers to access their accounts by speaking into their mobile phones.
US Bank is working on a new app that will enable consumers to use their mobile handsets to capture and buy products that they chance upon during their day-to-day lives.
U.S. Bank and American Express today announced that U.S. Bank will offer credit cards accepted on the American Express network in 2014.
Today, U.S. Bank announced the full market launch of its Travel VirtualPay product, following a successful pilot program.
US Bank is rolling out a service that enables customers to use their phones to snap photos of credit card payment coupons and have the balance transferred to their account.
U.S. Bank, lead bank of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), and Monitise plc (LSE: MONI), a global leader in Mobile Money solutions, today announced an agreement to accelerate the delivery of an innovative product discovery and shopping service by U.S.
U.S. Bank and Western Union are collaborating to expand Western Union Money Transfer services to U.S. Bank customers via online banking and, for the first time, through mobile banking.
U.S. Bank Connect's new Small Business Forum on LinkedIn makes it easier than ever for entrepreneurs and small business owners to swap ideas and get inspired.
US Bank is letting customers link their card accounts to the Square wallet application, enabling them to make purchases from their mobile phones.
U.S. Bank customers have through Monday, June 17 to make donations to the American Red Cross at more than 2,000 U.S. Bank ATMs in 25 states to support victims of the devastating tornadoes that hit Oklahoma and other states last month.
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Burriss on Media: Disparagement
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (BURRISS) -- Can you sign away your right to criticize a company you do business with? Apparently some companies think you can, and may try to charge you a lot of money if you say anything bad about them.
The company has also reported the couple to at least one credit agency, which has had a negative impact on their credit report.
I checked the company web site, and the restriction on negative comments has been removed.
Needless to say, the couple is fighting the fine, and a consumer rights group has filed a $75,000 lawsuit against the company for filing a false report to credit agencies.
But the scary thing is that this is not an unusual case. In 2011 a Virginia woman posted negative reviews about a contractor who she said had done a poor job. The contractor filed a $750,000 libel suit against the woman.
And a few years ago a Microsoft end user license agreement said you couldn’t use a Microsoft product top disparage the software company.
A central question here is whether or not these cases are based on contract law or constitutional law. But until the courts decide, the best course is what we’ve always said about on-line communications: be careful what you say and who you say it to.
I’m Larry Burriss


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TORONTO, CANADA, May 12, 2010 -- Search Engine Strategies (SES) Toronto, Canada's largest search engine marketing (SEM) conference, is being held at the Hyatt Regency Toronto on June 9-11, 2010. SES Toronto 2010 is the premiere event for search marketers wanting to learn more about how to implement marketing strategies involving social media.
Social media, which utilizes web technology to foster interactions between people online, is a crucial lynchpin in any online marketing strategy. For example, Facebook.com, the leading online social network, currently has over 400 million users and is growing. Online video sharing network YouTube currently has over 300 million registered users. Microblogging service Twitter currently has 105 million registered users and is growing rapidly. SES Toronto will offer four core sessions to help attendees learn about and implement social media marketing programs.
Upcoming Webinar: PPC Pause and Reflections for 2013
Thursday, December 12 - 2013 was a major turning point in search advertising. With Google's Enhanced Campaigns and Bing's innovative Smart Search capabilities in Windows 8.1, now is a great time to pause, reflect, and plan for the new year. Webinar attendance is free. Sign up today!


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By George Stephens • 23 April 2020 • 11:38
NO QUEUES: Updated security measures from the low-cost airline
RYANAIR, one, if not the largest carriers of passengers to France had to cancel hundreds of flights to France due to the Coronavirus outbreak and following lockdown.
Although passengers from all over France are struggling to get a refund from the company, the law states that any cancelled flights should be refunded in seven days but after seven weeks customers are still not receiving refunds.
Expat David Lewis from Toulouse told the Euro Weekly News of his plight:
“I booked to go back to the UK for two weeks, I made the booking in December in good faith. Due to the coronavirus crisis, I was informed that my flight was cancelled, I went to the Ryanair website to apply for a refund, I waited and waited but nothing, so then I called them and I was fobbed off on the phone with a sales pitch offering me a credit note for 12 months, I told them that I didn’t want a credit note because I only travel once a year during those set dates, I was then told I would have to join the queue of passengers wanting refunds and that it would only be sorted out after the crisis, I was left with no option but to wait. To my shock this week despite my refund request, I was emailed a credit note, I called them again, to only be told no refunds were being issued at the present time and that I should just accept the credit note due to the circumstances, despite the fact its only valid for 12 months and I have no plans at present to travel.”
David isn’t the only customer in France as numerous Ryanair customers contacted the Euro Weekly News desk stating similar experiences.
Lawyer Paul Mohammed from Bordeaux who still operates his law practice in the UK told the Euro Weekly News that he too has not had a refund and the legalities involved:
“I had two flights cancelled, back and forth to my offices, personally the credit note I don’t wish to accept as it would not be legally binding if anything happened to the airline financially, in the event for instance of an Administration process. It would be a worthless bit of paper, I did request a refund on that basis, all I have been sent is a credit note even though I refuted one and clearly stated I want a refund in full back to my payment card, the practice of sending credit notes instead of a refund is illegal as the consumer law states flight cancellations should be refunded in full within seven days. I will now challenge this on small claims online and take Ryanair to the county court.”
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The Russian cybercriminal Alexsey Belan, already on the FBI's Most Wanted list, allegedly worked with Russian government agents to break into Yahoo's computers in 2014 and steal data from 500 million account holders.
That's according to an indictment unsealed today by the Department of Justice. The Russian agents enlisted Belan to obtain Yahoo's data with the goal of targeting Russian journalists, government officials and others. But Belan allegedly used the data for his own purposes, including orchestrating an ad-related scam that involved installing malware on links displayed in Yahoo's search results.
For that initiative, Belan "manipulated some of the servers associated with Yahoo's English-language search engine so that when users searched for erectile dysfunction medications, they were presented with a fraudulent link," the indictment alleges.
When users clicked on that link, they were taken to a cloud computer company, and then automatically redirected to an online pharmacy's site. That site, which is not identified in the indictment, paid commissions to marketers who drove traffic to it, according to the DOJ.
Belan also allegedly scraped contacts of Yahoo account holders in order to send spam to their friends, and he searched Yahoo email accounts for gift card numbers and credit card numbers.
On October 8, 2016 -- after Yahoo had revealed the data breach -- Belan allegedly scoured email accounts of at least 15 people for gift cards.
The prior year, he allegedly used malware to obtain the contact lists of more than 30 million account holders. The indictment alleges that Belan obtained this information as part of a "spam marketing scheme."
The other defendants named in the indictment are Russian agents Dmitry Dokuchaev and Igor Sushchin, and hacker Karim Baratov.


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With the holiday season fast approaching and the COVID-19 pandemic still looming large, malls across the country have been forced to eliminate or otherwise change their classic holiday plans.
Trademark Property, the real estate company that owns the Galleria Dallas, knows that some holiday traditions are too special to put on hold. They have spent the past six months coming up with pandemic-friendly ways to ensure that certain traditions, like seeing Santa Claus and the tree lighting ceremony, can still occur. Plus, the shopping center has opened its doors to luxury candy maker Yasmeen Tadia’s dessert omakase Make Your Life Sweeter and local photographers—and MOTUS creators—Scot and Kristi Redman’s second iteration of the immersive Snowday Dallas.
The Galleria, which traditionally hosts more than 7 million shoppers during the holiday season, equating to 30 percent of their annual traffic, has been at the forefront of research and innovation to help keep its patrons safe while still giving them the holiday experiences they expect. Chuck Steelman, vice president of experience for Trademark Property, has helped design and implement the safety processes for these old traditions while also coming up with new ones to help keep the holiday spirit alive.
“It’s been a really stressful time for many families, so we thought, why not try to do something where we can make families feel safe and welcome, and allow them to have some normalcy during the holidays,” says Steelman.
For three decades, thousands of North Texans have come to visit Galleria Dallas and the country’s tallest indoor Christmas tree for its famed Grand Tree Lighting Celebrations, where dozens of Olympic and world champion figure skaters have joined Missile Toes, Galleria’s back-flipping Santa, and nearly 100 youth skaters in free performances that run through the holiday season. This year, COVID-19 has forced a change in the event.
Instead of hosting five free public shows with unlimited attendance, Galleria Dallas has partnered with the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center to create one extraordinary, private, socially-distanced event featuring world-class skater Mirai Nagasu. Families attending will be assigned to a private pod, where they can enjoy the holiday magic while safely distanced.
Steelman says he recognized that many non-profits had lost the chance not only to engage with their audiences but to solicit new donors, and he resolved that Galleria Dallas could become a community asset rather than simply a retail center.
Some of his other changes include converting an unused retail barricade into a makeshift art gallery. Groups ranging from Make-a-Wish to Susan G. Komen, from Fashion Group International to Chamberlain ballet, utilize the space to create exhibitions, auctions, and engagement.
Next, the team reimagined how…Continue Reading


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The UK is renowned as a global innovator. As the world’s first industrialised nation; innovation, creativity, and – to an extent – risk, have all played a part in some of the UK’s greatest achievements.
But have we reached a tipping point where UK creativity is in danger of being stifled as a result of increasing trends towards risk aversion in the innovation ecosystem? What’s more, is it now harder to find the commercial backing to get truly innovative ideas off the ground? And what role will the 3D printing industry have in facilitating economic growth in the UK in the face of an increasingly conservative business environment?