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Karla Bowsher on October 4, 2017
Don’t accept checking account fees as a fact of banking life. You can prevent them from dinging your budget — and sometimes even get them reversed.
Krystal Steinmetz on June 13, 2016
You are not alone. Millions of Americans are caught in a vicious cycle that benefits the bottom line of the banks.
Bob Sullivan on April 3, 2015
College-branded debit cards are hitting students with high fees — and payment often comes out of financial aid, advocacy group says.
Krystal Steinmetz on January 14, 2016
For consumers, ATM and overdraft fees are a scourge, but for bankers they are crazy profitable. Find out the worst offenders for 2015.
Brandon Ballenger on July 5, 2013
U.S. Bank and Dealers’ Financial Service will return $6.5 million to service members who used the MILES program to finance car purchases.
Brandon Ballenger on June 12, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau studied the impact of new regulations on how much people pay in overdraft fees. It’s still a lot.
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Parley for the Oceans to be honoured at The Fashion Awards
Cyrill Gutsch, founder of Parley for the Oceans will be honoured with the Special Recognition Award for Innovation at this year’s The Fashion Awards taking place at the Royal Albert Hall in London on December 10.
The Special Recognition Award for Innovation celebrates the contribution of a brand or an individual to the fashion industry using innovative materials, production techniques, manufacturing or store practices that help raise awareness of environmental issues, and will be bestowed to Gutsch in recognition of Parley for the Oceans’ commitment to highlighting the devastating effects of plastic on our environment.
The Fashion Awards states that Parley for the Oceans constantly pushes boundaries through design collaborations, with its well-known fashion collaboration being with sportswear label Adidas, which has led to the creation of the first football and running performance products made with Parley’s Ocean Plastic, worn by the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Bayern Munich.
It is their “deeply rooted commitment to ethical and environmental values that allows the rest of the industry to reflect on the resources it uses and their impact on the environment while pushing to constantly explore innovative ways to become more sustainable throughout the product cycle,” said The Fashion Awards in a statement.
The inaugural recipient of the Award was Stella McCartney in 2017.
Last month, the British Fashion Council announced that Miuccia Prada would also be honoured at The Fashion Awards, the creative director and co-chief executive officer of the Italian fashion house Prada will be awarded with the Outstanding Achievement Award.

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CMM Waives Subscription Payments for One Month
By CMM Team - 16-Mar-2020
In light of recent unprecedented world events, the CMM team wants to do what little we can to help.
Effective immediately, Coin Market Manager will be temporarily free for everyone. All existing accounts have been upgraded automatically. The subscription fee waiver will last until April 16, 2020 (one month from now).
Whilst CMM is financially motivated as a company, the team has no intention of trying to profit off its users in the midst of a global crisis. The economy is grinding to a halt, and many businesses are under threat as the world enters into a state of self-quarantine.
CMM was designed to support all levels of trader through the ever-lasting battle of maintaining consistent profitability. With in-depth and easy-to-analyse data, CMM provides the feedback traders need to help hone their edge and improve trading performance over time.
Many traders were blindsided by the severity of the recent market decline and have experienced significant draw downs in total net worth. At CMM, the team’s stance is a gesture of support and encouragement to those that were hit hardest.
By waiving costs, CMM hopes traders can get back on top of their trading and work harder than ever to keep getting better. From the entire team, CMM promises to continue building out new tools and upgrades to help crypto traders do just that.
CMM is also days away from releasing new journaling features, which will auto-sync with trade data and further assist every crypto trader in their efforts to improve. More on that to follow.
To all CMM active paid users: subscription periods will be automatically extended to reflect the extra days. The entire team is wishing all CMM traders to be well and safe trading.


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Discover has unveiled Discover Quick Chip, a new option for merchants to streamline the checkout process when customers pay with cards. “Discover Quick Chip will reduce the time a chip card needs to remain in the point of sale terminal, making the checkout process more convenient for merchants and cardholders,” the card network says. American Express also unveiled a similar offering earlier this month. Visa originally unveiled a feature designed to streamline EMV transactions in April 2016, closely followed by MasterCard.
- Partnership deal for contactless payment wearables
- Visa opens up its tokenization platform to third party suppliers
- Apple Pay goes live in Japan
- Alipay targets 2bn global users
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Back in 2021, Nike entered the NFT market. Now the company has decided to launch the SWOOSH virtual platform for Web3.
Their customers will be able to collect digital assets or take part in the creation of virtual sneakers and “wear” them in games.
At the moment, the platform is undergoing beta testing, and a full launch is planned for 2023.
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Noah J Nelson on Wednesday, Feb. 26th
Drawing tablet manufacturer Wacom is looking to create a new standard for digital ink that would make handwritten and drawn marks interoperable between programs. TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington has the details on Project WILL (Wacom Ink Layer Language):
Wacom is trying to do what HTML did for the web, but with digital ink instead. That would mean that you could conceivably create ink-based content in an application like Photoshop, and then have that information recognized, read and understood by, say, a collaboration app from a completely different developer on iOS. This could work between drawing apps, but also be used to translate signatures across software, recognize handwritten notes in various applications, and facilitate group collaboration on the same project from multiple endpoints.
This seems wonky, but a standard like WILL could have a big impact.


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Vehicle remarketing firm GRS is celebrating 'record' successes following its new year relaunch.
GRS signed up 139 new trade customers last month and sold a record 2,500 quality nearly new cars and vans to the trade.
Mike Pilkington, sales and marketing director, said: "GRS' success is due to the company's wide range of quality nearly new vehicles, its substantial investment in highly skilled staff and the very latest technology.
"We have also implemented six new customer service pledges, including a 'no see' guarantee which means GRS will replace any vehicle immediately if it doesn't meet the buyer's expectations."
He added that dealer could no longer spare the time to travel long distances to attend car auctions and very few will trade on-line, providing remarketers with a golden business opportunity.


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Nissan LEAF e+ has been named overall “Product of the Year” as well as “Best Car” at the EE Pocket-lint Awards 2019. The awards celebrate the best technologies, gadgets and games of the last 12 months, as voted for by both the industry and general public.
Shortlisted from the numerous other Pocket-lint reviewed this year, the 19 final winners are the best of the best in their categories. In the “Best Car” award, LEAF e+ managed to
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has granted 2019 and 2020 Nissan Maxima midsize sedans models with “Superior” rate in terms of crash prevention.
Engineers at the prominent automobile manufacturer believe that advanced and meaningful technology should not be limited to luxury models and constantly finds ways to incorporate engineering solutions to all vehicles from all models and lineups. Such systems include Automatic Eme
Electric vehicle performance takes a large leap forward with the unveiling of new Nissan EV lineup. The prominent brand has revealed a high-output twin-motor and AWD test car that is also geared with tons of features.
The machine is based on the Nissan LEAF e+ and comes with a fine-tuned all-wheel drive system powered by a front and rear high-power motors integrated with Nissan-developed chassis control technology. This setup results in an ele
Nissan team proudly unveiled the Ariya Concept, a crossover EV with twin-electric motors, powerful acceleration capabilities and next-gen driver assistance technologies. The vehicle draws a new line of ideas and concepts that would eventually be incorporated in other Nissan machines.
The Ariya Concept features an entirely new design direction for the brand. Characterized by revised and wide front fenders, super-thin LED headlight
New Nissan TITAN full-size pickup has undergone a comprehensive redesign program and now showcases tons of new features, revised exterior design and tons of new cutting-edge technologies and gadgets. Let’s see what else Nissan has prepared for us in 2020!
2020 TITAN has received its notable looks at the Nissan Design America plant in La Jolla, Calif. By following the “Powerful Warrior” design concept, engineers have manage
Nissan announced US pricing and details for the 2020 Armada full-size SUV, which is already on sale at brand’s dealers worldwide. For 2020, Armada adds sexy new set of 22-inch wheels with 14-spoke forged aluminum alloys, heated outside mirrors and numerous more goodies for all trim levels.
Armada, Nissan’s flagship SUV is especially designed for full-size family adventurers and off-road enthusiasts. The vehicle comes with eight seats and a
Nissan announced US pricing and additional details for the 2020 Pathfinder SUV, which is already on sale with a starting price of $31,680USD. This seven-passenger machine is offered in 2-wheel- and 4-wheel-drive configurations, along with four trim levels of equipment: S, SV, SL and Platinum. Additionally, for 2020, Pa
Almost a decade after it set the bar for compact crossovers, new Nissan JUKE arrives to change the segment one again. Sexy and muscular, the vehicle offers tons of next-gen utilities and technologies, along with revised and refined drivetrain system.
New JUKE machine comes with lager dimensions and athletic st
Nissan team announced details and pricing for the new 2020 Maxima lineup, which is already on sale. Following a mid-cycle upgrade, new family members bring additional upgrades, including Nissan Safety Shield 360, a suite of active and passive safety technologies, and Premium Package content, which was optional with the
Nissan announces details and pricing for the all-new 2020 Versa compact sedan, which goes on sale today at Nissan dealers worldwide.
This is the third generation in the lineup, which embraces Nissan Intelligent Mobility technology with Safety Shield 360 and tons of other safety goodies. Offered in three trim levels,
As Nissan prepares to launch the all-new and revised 2020 Versa compact sedan, its flagship Maxima sedan continues the strong showing in J.D Power consumer studies. Maxima was named the top ranked vehicle at the event. As you might know, US Automotive Performance APEAL is one of the biggest and most prominent automobile events and has awarded the next-gen model in the Large Car segment for the second consecutive year. Furthermore, this award foll
Nissan team announced details about new 2020 Rogue lineup. Available in three well-equipped grade levels, S, SV and SL, each one offers a highly desirable blend of compact size and comfortable interior ambience.
The Rogue lineup is one of Nissan’s top-selling models and features tons of exclusive technologies as brand’s own Intelligent Mobility suite with ProPILOT Assist. SV and SL grades also feature Nissan Safety Shield 360, Automatic Em
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Waitrose is knocking at the door for the second time, while Sainsbury’s and Tesco have already been turned down.
It is a situation that many small producers dream of, but the cheese produced on farm by a Yorkshire couple is there to be enjoyed first and foremost by local people, insists Tom Wallis.
At present, his Lowna Dairies makes about 18kg a day of soft and hard goats’ cheese that “doesn’t taste too goaty”.
But growing demand means he is expanding the dairy for the third time in five years, and now makes nine different cheeses, several flavoured with herbs.
The dairy grew out of a kennels business, which Mr Wallis still runs with wife Tricia, because puppies love goats’ milk.
“We’ve had the goats since 1973, but eight or nine years ago, we had a granddaughter who was lactose intolerant, so we decided to try and get licensed to sell the milk,” explains Mr Wallis.
Cheese soon followed in 2000, as well as natural yoghurt and now ice-cream and sorbet.
Mr Wallis’ latest idea is to produce jars of cubed goats’ cheese in oil, to sell initially at Weeton’s Farm Shop in Harrogate (see Farmers Weekly 18 Nov, p21).
“It’s taken off and we’re just trying to keep up,” said Mr Wallis.
“We supply the top restaurants in Yorkshire, as well as Harvey Nichols in Leeds.
“I’m a Yorkshireman, and I want to provide people with the opportunity to buy direct from the producer.
I’m not against supermarkets, but a lot of us should produce in the market for independent food.
I don’t want to go down the road of making job lots for third parties.”
The farm now milks 33 goats, with a further 19 in kid and 20 young animals.
Mr Wallis now aims to treble the size of the herd.


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Don’t worry, the latest campaign from PETA USA only parodies a major fashion group to raise awareness about animal cruelty.
The fresh release of the origin story of one of Disney’s most fashionable villains, Cruella, has caused a fearful Facebook user to show some concern. No, it is not about the future of fashion but for the future of the Dalmatian breed and dog adoption. Facebook user Kelly Maere-Diener lists specific health and attitude issues […]
Monkeys have been known for snatching items from humans—be it a water bottle or your pricey camera. But desperate times call for desperate measures so aside from stealing a tourist’s lunch and valuables, they have also learned how to embrace the #thuglife. This time, they are not just after your food but your child as […]
Kendall Diwisch has been called a local hero after he rescued three kittens abandoned in the snow. The kittens’ tails were stuck on the frozen ground.
If circuses would choose to replace real animals with holograms, this world would be a better place for them.
If you think dumping your pets elsewhere is the best way to evade commitment and responsibilities, think again. On Monday, a 54-year-old woman named Deborah Sue Culwell was arrested for animal cruelty at her residence in Coachella, California by Riverside County Animal Services Commander Chris Mayer. In the security camera footage released by the animal […]
In an effort to stop using live animals in laboratory exercises, this company creates synthetic animal models complete with artificial organs.
You’ll be horrified to see what they’ve done to these creatures in their lab!
Did you know that the first paper bills were first introduced by the Chinese during the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907)? These were mostly in the form of privately issued bills or exchanged notes and used it for more than 500 years before the practice began to catch on in Europe in the 17th century. And with […]


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Alec Baldwin liked it so much he put a ring on it!
The 53-year-old 30 Rock star is engaged to 27-year-old girlfriend Hilaria Thomas, his rep confirms to E! News.
"Yes, it's true," the actor's rep said. "Alec proposed to Hilaria this weekend and we're...
| Jan 3, 2012
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Alec Baldwin said it got him kicked off a plane.
John Mayer called it "the new Twitter."
Both celebs are obviously fans of Words With Friends, but neither can boast the game hooked them up with the love of their life, like Megan Lawless and Jasper...
| Jan 5, 2012
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Gaming in 2012 is going to be a very wild ride, with the introduction of two new consoles, a return to the "Halo" universe and the potential for even more entertainment choices.
The PlayStation Vita and the Nintendo Wii U are both expected to hit the...
| Jan 5, 2012
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Baltimore's Millennial Media Inc., one of the dominant companies in the rapidly growing field of mobile advertising, plans to raise $75 million in a public stock offering — money it will use to expand its operations overseas and go head-to-head...
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If you're one of the millions of new players of the addictive online Pictionary-like game Draw Something (which earned its maker, OMGPOP, a $180-million payday from buyer Zynga), you know there's one thing that Draw Something players can't seem to erase:...
| Feb 21, 2012
Are you itching to own a piece of Facebook? The social media powerhouse has filed paperwork for an initial public offering. Now all the loose ends are being tied up before its stock can be sold.
But will regular users of the site even be able to buy it...
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When we showed up to the University of Texas at Arlington, there was this fear that no one would be playing Words with Friends during the lunch break. That fear quickly disappeared.
“We have little challenges, competitions, and see who wins,&...
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Can't get enough of those virtual cows and crops from FarmVille? Good news, agrarians: Zynga toys and games are coming this fall.
Hasbro, the big-time toy company responsible for My Little Pony and Monopoly, announced Thursday that it has bought the...
| Feb 10, 2012
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo -- There is an app for just about everything. It isn't surprising that the demand for people to design those apps has spiked in recent years.
For those looking for a job, there's an app for that.
"I've always loved being on the cutting...
| Feb 1, 2012
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At long last, the Holy Grail of Internet IPOs is here. Facebook filed Wednesday to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering.
In 2011, Facebook earned $1 billion on sales of $3.7 billion. As of December 31, Facebook had 845 million monthly active...
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Facebook filed paperwork Wednesday to allow it to go public this spring, a deal being closely watched internationally — and especially at Baltimore's T. Rowe Price Group, which holds a stake of about $400 million in the social-networking behemoth...


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More than 1,000 workers in Northern California are losing their jobs after a beer distributor with locations in the Bay Area and beyond was bought by a competitor.
Reyes Beverage Group, one of the biggest food and drink distributors in the nation, is buying DBI Beverage for an undisclosed amount that some reports have pegged at about $400 million. The acquisition, announced in July, will shut down DBI Beverage locations in nine counties in California, including three in the Bay Area: Santa Clara, San Mateo and Solano.
In San Jose, 174 workers will lose their jobs, while 190 positions will be cut in South San Francisco and 66 will be affected in Fairfield, according to filings with the state’s Employment Development Department. The other closures, affecting 649 workers, are in Ceres, Chico, Stockton, Truckee, Ukiah and Sacramento. The job cuts, which total 1,079, are effective Sept. 13.
Tennessee-based DBI Beverage distributed a few dozen beer brands in Northern California, including Asahi, Blue Moon, Coors, Foster’s, Guinness, Samuel Adams and Tecate, plus other drinks such as Arrowhead Water. Reyes Beverage Group’s Harbor Distributing also gains the popular Corona and Modelo brands as a result of its purchase of DBI Beverage.
The deal, which expands Harbor’s footprint throughout California, will add about 28 million cases to Harbor’s business, according to a press release.
Reyes Beverage Group and DBI Beverage have not returned requests for comment.


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Emergence client Chinova Bioworks has reached an important milestone for their business, marking five years since they officially launched.
Read the full story from on Chinova’s website.
It was a novel idea for a vital ingredient to preserve food products without artificial means that brought Natasha Dhayagude and David Brown together to start Chinova Bioworks five years ago with their natural fiber extract derived from the stems of white button mushrooms that they named Chiber™. Today, the company is rapidly expanding their manufacturing to increase capacity and meet demands for the proprietary, natural preservative, clean-label mushroom extract ingredient. The move to a larger and newly built 20,000-square-foot Bioscience Manufacturing Incubator space and a new 6,000-square-foot building for expanded office and research and development lab, will allow Chinova Bioworks to stay ahead of the ever-increasing demand from companies that require the highest standards when it comes to clean-label ingredients.
Dhayagude and Brown met at an entrepreneurship accelerator and incubator center in New Brunswick and found a common interest in the science of mushrooms, reducing food waste and sustainable solutions for clean-label ingredients. They launched Chinova Bioworks on April 21, 2016, with their Chiber™ product that provides a solution throughout the food supply chain. By collecting mushroom stems from farmers, which would otherwise be wasted, and upcycling them into a commercially viable product, they have been able to work with companies to provide them with a food protection solution that allows them to reduce food waste, save costs and extend the shelf life for a fresher, cleaner product.


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DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Reducing supply chain barriers to trade, such as border administration and transportation and communications infrastructure, could sharply boost global production and trade, a report by the World Economic Forum said.
Lowering such impediments to global commerce would also help lower costs to companies, including in the textiles and apparel sector, and ultimately lower consumer prices, said the study, released here Wednesday at the WEF annual summit.
Issa Rae stopped by WWD's NYC headquarters to talk about season two of "Insecure," which premieres this Sunday on HBO. Click link in bio for all the details. #wwdeye (📷: @jgreenery; Styled by @mayteallende)
A Stella McCartney sketch of a custom dress made from protein-based silk in partnership with biotech lab Bolt Threads. The dress will be displayed at The Museum of Modern Art's upcoming design exhibition, "Items: Is Fashion Modern?"


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Local farmer, chef teaming up to host ‘Field-to-Table’ dinner in Mendham
Emily Hennelly, owner of Anythyme Farm in Mendham, is partnering with Kevin Felice, executive chef of Piattino Neighborhood Bistro in Mendham, to host a “Field-to-Table” dinner event 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at Anythyme Field, 8 Kennaday Rd., Mendham.
“I met Kevin when I was working in the off-season helping to clean and plant the planters at Piattino’s when it first opened,” said Hennelly, who started the farm a year ago as a sustainable enterprise. “We talked about collaborating on a project, and now it’s coming together.”
Hennelly said one of her favorite parts of having a small farm and market garden is the sense of community that it builds.
“This dinner is an extension of that idea,” said Hennelly. “I think that it’s really unique that my farm, the restaurant, and where I sell my produce are all within a mile of each other, so in a way it’s appreciating all things local.”
The menu will include London broil or a vegetarian option. Vegetables will include spaghetti squash, arugula, carrots, cherry tomatoes, green beans, zucchini and a variety of herbs.
Cost is $37 per seat.
For more information, call 973-362-6707 or email firstname.lastname@example.org.
Payments can be mailed to Emily Hennelly, P.O. Box 501, Brookside, N.J. 07926
A summer of steaks
A sizzling steak fresh off the grill is truly a treat, and LongHorn Steakhouse has a few new offerings to share.
The restaurant chain launched its limited-time steak menu last week, and it includes the following steaks served with salad, a side and fresh-baked bread ($12.99):
• Smoky bacon sirloin — a 6-ounce sirloin topped with smoky bacon butter sauce and chopped Applewood-smoked bacon.
• Spicy grilled jalapeño sirloin — 6-ounce sirloin topped with cheesy jalapeño sauce and a grilled jalapeño.
• Parmesan-crusted sirloin — 6-ounce sirloin crusted with parmesan and garlic cheese.
To locate a LongHorn Steakhouse, visit www.longhornsteakhouse.com.
Taste of summer
Stockton Inn wants to help you savor the flavors of summer.
Executive Chef Alan Heckman is making use of the season’s best produce with a new summer menu, which is available through September
“This is what farm-to-table is all about,” Heckman said in a news release. “Picking ripe fruits and vegetables when they’re at their peak and incorporating them into a mouthwatering menu that showcases what’s in season is my favorite part of being a chef,” he added.
The menu includes crab and watermelon salad with Boston bibb lettuce, red onion, jalapeno vinaigrette and flatbread; tomato tart with rose-water vinaigrette and goat cheese; peach and endive salad with baby arugula; ratatouille of eggplant, squash, zucchini and tomato; corn agnolotti with bacon; citrus-crusted halibut with succotash and heirloom cherry tomato, and roasted farm rabbit roulade with grilled baby squash.
Stockton Inn is at 1 S. Main St. in Stockton. For more information, visit www.stocktoninn.com.
Lobster at sunset
The time has come — Unionville Vineyards is gearing up for its fifth annual Sunset Lobster Bake.
The seafood celebration will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1 with food provided by Tigers Tale Bar & Grill in Princeton. The menu includes a raw bar, and such passed appetizers as crab cakes, sea scallops and bruschetta, plus a buffet dinner of 1 1/4-pound Maine lobsters, roasted top neck clams, jumbo Cajun and Old Bay grilled shrimp, barbecue chicken, penne vodka, fresh corn on the cob, baked beans and dessert.
Tickets are $88 and include dinner, a selection of the vineyard’s wines, sangria and a wine glass.
Unionville Vineyards is at 9 Rocktown Road in Ringoes. For more information, call 908-788-0400 or visit http://unionvillevineyards.com.
Peach perfection at annual Terhune Orchards festival
Terhune Orchards will celebrate one of summer’s favorite fruits during its Just Peachy festival this weekend.
The orchard grows 28 varieties of peaches, which will made into pies, cobblers and muffins available for purchase during the festival. There will be peach ice cream and peach iced tea as well, plus barbecue chicken, hot dogs, gazpacho, salads, apple cider doughnuts and cider slushies.
Peaches also will make their way into recipes prepared by local chefs during the Summer Harvest Farm-to-Fork Tasting. The tasting will be offered from noon to 4 p.m. each day, and participating restaurants include Agricola in Princeton, Button’s Creperie in Lawrence, Huntley Taverne in Summit and Blue Bottle Cafe in Hopewell, among others.
For those who would like to preserve the flavors of summer, Terhune Orchards owner Pam Mount will host a free canning and freezing class at 10 a.m. Saturday. Attendees will learn a method for freezing peaches and other summer fruits and vegetables and receive a recipe.
Admission is $5 for those 3 and older and includes wagon rides, pedal tractors, barnyard of animals, music, play tractors and children’s games. The cost of the Summer Harvest Farm-to-Fork Tasting is $12.
The Just Peachy Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2. To register for the canning and freezing class, visit terhuneorchards.com or call 609-924-2310.
Terhune Orchards is at 330 Cold Soil Road in Princeton.
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(Feb.25. 2015) Researchers from UPM have developed a manufacturing method of aluminum optical nanosensors on versatile substrates that can be used for wearable devices and smart labels.
A new method developed at the Institute of Optoelectronics Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) will enable the fabrication of optical nanosensors capable of sticking on uneven surfaces and biological surfaces like human skin. This result can boost the use of wearable devices to monitor parameters such as temperature, breath and heart pressure. Besides, it is a low cost technology since they use materials like standard polycarbonate compact disks, aluminum films and adhesive tapes that would facilitate its implementation on the market.


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Smartphone maker HTC has been having a tough time over the last year, and now the company has announced its latest financial figures for their last quarter of 2012.
HTC posted a profit of just $34.5 million for the final quarter of 2012, this is their lowest quarterly profit since back in 2004, and their third quarter of 2012 was $99 million higher than the latest quarter.
HTC Corporation (TWSE: 2498), a global leader in mobile innovation and design, today announces unaudited consolidated results for 4Q 2012. For the fourth quarter of 2012, total revenues reached NT$60.0 billion. Unaudited operating income was NT$0.6 billion, net income before tax was NT$1.1 billion, net income after tax, excluding minority interest, was NT$1.0 billion, and unaudited earnings per share after tax were NT$1.21 based on 831,227 thousand weighted average number of shares.
HTC has recently launched a number of new smartphones, and we suspect their figures for the next financial quarter may improve on the previous one.
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Get significant discounts on products Hollywood’s film industry relies on and see live demonstrations and product exhibits from Angénieux, Canon, Sony or Zeiss at the Tiffen Company Winter Open House.
The Tiffen Company, will be hosting its semi-annual Open House in Burbank, CA on December 14, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and this one will be bigger than ever! Open to the public, attendees will be able to shop significant discounts on Tiffen Filters, demo Steadicam sleds, Lowel lighting, and Domke camera bags in the biggest warehouse sale of the year. These deals are for one day only, so mark the date on your calendar.
This is an opportunity to get hands on with the new Steadicam Steadimate-S and the revolutionary Steadicam M-2 with Volt. Fly them yourself and see the difference. But it does not end there, as the Burbank-based event includes a lineup of leading industry exhibitors that will be displaying the latest gear with live product demonstrations.
A chance to win over $15,000 in prizes
Confirmed exhibitors include Angénieux, camadeus, Canon, Core SWX, Fluotec, Fujinon, Inovativ, K5600, Sigma, Sony, and Zeiss and more will be added to the list. This is the perfect opportunity to chat one on one with these professionals and get hands on with the latest gear in the industry.
“We’re looking forward to hosting another successful Open House,” SVP of Marketing, Andrew Tiffen, The Tiffen Company. “Our live demonstrations and lineup of exhibitors gives attendees the tools they need to learn more about the industry while our warehouse sale offers great savings on premium gear before the end of the year.”
Attendees will have a chance to win over $15,000 worth of raffle prizes throughout the day. The grand prize from Tiffen is a Filmmakers Kit worth over $6000 that includes a full set of Tiffen NATural ND Filters, a Steadicam AIR 25, a Lowel Tota LED Production Kit, and a Limited Edition Domke Camouflage F-2 camera bag. Complimentary refreshments and food will be provided.
Follow the link for more information about the Tiffen Company Winter Open House in Burbank, CA on December 14, 2019 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.


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Nintendo is joining the ranks of metaverse pioneer Microsoft and PlayStation developer Sony in suspending sales to Russia.
On March 7th, 2022, Nintendo put the Russian eShop into maintenance mode, effectively pausing all digital purchases. However, the company did not explicitly express support for Ukraine. In fact, according to Nintendo, the eShop shut down was originally due to the fact that the payment service it uses is no longer processing transactions with Russian rubles.
“We have decided to suspend shipping all Nintendo products to Russia for the foreseeable future. This is due to considerable volatility surrounding the logistics of shipping and distributing physical goods.” A Nintendo spokesperson told IGN. Whether Nintendo will come out in support of Ukraine in the future remains to be seen.
Nintendo Delays Advance Wars
While Nintendo did not express concern for Ukraine in halting sales to Russia, the company did recently announce it is delaying the release date of Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp due to current events. This is likely due to the plot, which involves a fictional nation that seems to take inspiration from Russia, invading a neighboring nation. A new release date is not available at this time.
Gaming Giants Stand With Ukraine
The gaming industry has come to the support of Ukraine in reply to Ukrainian deputy prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov asking Xbox and PlayStation to suspend game sales in Russia. Epic and EA have halted all sales and services to Russia. In the same vein, Sony is delaying movie releases in Russia. CDProjekt Red, the developer of The Witcher games, is donating 1 million PLN to a Polish humanitarian group. Likewise, 11-bit studios is donating all proceeds from This War of Mine for a limited time to charities supporting Ukraine.
Co-creator of the Doom franchise, John Romero, is selling a new game map for Doom 2. All proceeds from the map, which costs €5, will go to aiding Ukraine. Xbox parent company, Microsoft, went a step further and is currently helping prevent Russian cyberattacks on the Ukrainian government, IT, and financial institutions.


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Florists and F&B outlets receive a boost from Mother's Day
Florists and food and beverage (F&B) outlets are pulling out all the stops for Mother's Day to meet higher demand from stay-home customers.
Windflower Florist has teamed up with US fashion brand Michael Kors and come up with hampers that include a bouquet of carnations and roses paired with a Michael Kors bag, coin purse or crossbody.
Although delivery slots for May 9 to 11 are already full, these bundles will be available throughout the month on Windflower Florist's website.
Its spokesman told The New Paper: "We want to take the whole month to celebrate our mums, especially now (during the circuit breaker) when families are staying home and mums are juggling the needs of the entire family even more tirelessly."
The local florist saw a 50 per cent increase in online sales last month as more flowers were sent to loved ones after get togethers and celebrations had to be scrapped due to the circuit breaker.
The trend seems to be continuing, with Sing See Soon Floral & Landscape saying its online orders for Mother's Day has doubled compared with last year, and it is collaborating with three restaurants - Fat Prince, Summerlong and Neon Pigeon - to pair Mother's Day menus with its blooms.
Simply Flowers saw a 30 per cent rise in online orders last week and has a tie-up with The Blue Ginger to pair one of the restaurant's four Peranakan Mother's Day menus with a bouquet for an additional $50.
Don't stop at mother's day to make you mom happy. With Lazada, you can still get flowers delivered.
Mother's Day speciality cakes have also been popular.
Paris Baguette's Flower Blossom cakes were sold out in three days, while PrimaDeli has re-opened pre-orders for its Royal Mom and Queen Of My Heart cakes - although these will be available for collection and delivery only from May 14 to 19 when cake production can officially resume in bakeries in accordance with circuit breaker regulations.
BreadTalk, though, worked around the rules by modifying the recipe of two Mother's Day creations.
Toast replaces the original cake base in the Taro Osmanthus and Raspberry Lychee. And since their launch in late April, BreadTalk has seen up to 100 orders for them in a single day in-store.


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Australia enters first recession in nearly 30 years due to COVID-19
Sydney, Sep 2 (efe-epa).- Australia Wednesday recorded a 7 percent contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) in the June quarter, the worst decline in its history, and entered its first recession in nearly three decades.
“The global pandemic and associated containment policies led to a 7.0 per cent fall in GDP for the June quarter. This is, by a wide margin, the largest fall in quarterly GDP since records began in 1959,” the head of National Accounts for the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Michael Smedes, said in a statement.
In the first quarter of the year, Australian GDP, which had recorded almost 30 consecutive years of growth even during the international financial crisis, fell by 0.3 percent, leaving the country with two negative quarters in a row and is technically considered a recession.
The last time Australia went into recession was in 1991, when the economy contracted by 1.3 percent and 0.1 percent in two consecutive quarters.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) explained in its statement that the Government’s response to support Australian households and businesses resulted in unprecedented payments from the public to the private sector.
After the pandemic outbreak, the Australian Government imposed a series of restrictions and ordered the closure of businesses to halt the spread of the COVID-19 while implementing aid packages, including wage and unemployment subsidies, as well as providing economic stimulus that in total are equivalent to 13.3 percent of its GDP.
The statement also said that private demand detracted by 7.9 percent, including a 12.1 percent decline in domestic consumption, while spending on services, such as transportation, restaurants and hotels, plummeted to 17.6 percent.
“The June quarter saw a significant contraction in household spending on services as households altered their behaviour and restrictions were put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus,” the statement read.
The big downturn in the Australian economy was mitigated by net trade, which increased by 1 percent, and the decline in imports by 2.4 percent.
With around 25,900 accumulated cases and 663 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, Australia continues to struggle with a strong outbreak of COVID-19, which broke out in Melbourne in June and ruined plans to recover the economy in the country after having overcome the new coronavirus. EFE-EPA


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Over these last couple years, Diddy‘s Ciroc brand Vodka has become well known in Hip Hop through wide-ranging product placement and artist co-signs. Now, it appears that Rick Ross has re-signed his contract with the popular liquor brand.
From AllHipHop, Ross has re-signed with Ciroc Vodka as an ambassador for the brand. With this deal Ross will have Ciroc-sponsored live shows, in addition, placement in select promotional materials for the company.
“My 2013 resolution is to have continued success for myself and those that surround me,” Ross said in a statement. “Thank you Ciroc for inviting me to share in the celebration!”


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The company had hopes that the “Minna de BanG Dreamer” doujin event was going to draw around 400 different doujin circles, going by the website’s application limit. However, the BanG Dream! themed event has only managed to recruit nine doujin circles.
Even more worrisome is that BanG Dream! collaboration merchandise (like themed cup noodles) have been staying on shelves at LAWSON convenience stores. One employee shared photos on Twitter showing how overstocked they are on the items. Customers who purchase two themed cup noodles will receive a free collectible clear file, but judging by the abundance of files on hand, no one seems to be buying.
ローソン神田明神店、BanG Dream！（バンドリ！）コラボやってたんだけど放送前にヒット祈願の鬼発注したらしいクリアファイルがまだたくさんあって、星の鼓動というか、、店長のいのちの鼓動が高鳴ってそうだった pic.twitter.com/9AW4boN6kc
— ﾂﾙﾐﾛﾎﾞ (@kaztsu) March 13, 2017
The employee of this particular store mentions that they have been putting up notes reminding customers of the BanG! Dream promo and that they have even put up a large banner trying to draw attention to the items.
It’s not like BanG Dream! is a new name that suddenly appeared. Three manga series have been running since at least 2015 to build name recognition. Bushiroad has also developed the popular Cardfight!! Vanguard, Weiß Schwarz, and Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchises, so it’s not like they are inexperienced.
No matter the reason, anime fans don’t seem interested in Kasumi Toyama and the Poppin’ Party band.


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There were already some hints that Nintendo is working on a new No More Heroes game for some time now and now Nintendo has finally confirmed that the game will be arriving. They also gave us a little more information to work with.
According to Nintendo, the new game will be called No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Again. Grasshopper Manufacture and Goichi Suda will both be returning. The new game will show Travis seven years after the last game.
This will be the third game from the franchise and while the first game was released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the last game was only released on the Wii U and it looks like Nintendo plans to do the same this time. Nintendo also confirms that the game will be an exclusive Nintendo Switch game and that the game will be arriving in 2018.
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Chinese government. The particular market had taken the strikes like a warrior, but the combos skyrocketed its toll in a lot of cryptocurrency investors. The market poor performance in 2018 pales in comparison to it is stellar thousand-percent gains throughout 2017.
What has occured?
Since 2013, the Chinese language government skyrocketed measures to help regulate cryptocurrency, but nothing in comparison to what was ensured throughout 2017. (Check out this write-up for the detailed analysis in the established notice issued from the Oriental government)
2017 was obviously a banner year for the cryptocurrency market with all typically the attention and even growth this has achieved. The ultimate selling price volatility forced the particular Key bank to adopt considerably more extreme measures, including this restriction of initial gold coin choices (ICOs) and clampdowns about domestic cryptocurrency trades. Before long after, mining factories within China were enforced to near down, citing increased electricity consumption. Several exchanges and even factories have got relocated international to steer clear of regulations but always been accessible to Chinese buyers. Nevertheless, they still fail to break free the claws from the Oriental Dragon.
In the hottest series of government-led attempts to monitor and ban cryptocurrency dealing among Chinese buyers, Cina extended its “Eagle Eye” to monitor overseas cryptocurrency trades. Companies together with bank accounts diagnosed of carrying out transactions having foreign crypto-exchanges and similar activities are subjected to help methods from limiting resignation limits to freezing of balances. There have even been regular rumors between the Far east community of more severe measures in order to be enforced in international platforms that make it possible for dealing among Chinese shareholders.
“As for whether we will see further more regulatory measures, we are going to include to wait for instructions from the higher authorities. ” Excerpts from an meeting with staff leader associated with the China’s Public Information Circle Protection Supervision agency underneath the Ministry of Public Stability, 28th February
SO WHY PRECISELY WHY WHY!?
Imagine your own little one investing his or even her price savings to commit in a digital product (in this case, cryptocurrency) that he or the woman is without way of verifying its genuineness and price. He or she could easily get lucky and strike the idea rich, or drop everthing when the crypto-bubble rush. Presently scale that to help millions of Chinese citizens and we can be talking regarding billions of Chinese Yuan.
The market is full of scams and even useless ICOs. (I’m ensure you now have heard news of persons mailing coins to randomly details with the promise of duplicity their assets and ICOs that simply don’t make sense). Numerous unsavvy shareholders are around it for the money and would care a lesser amount of concerning the technology and invention behind it. The value associated with many cryptocurrencies is derived from market speculation. During the crypto-boom in 2017, participate in any ICO with possibly some sort of famous advisor note of, an encouraging team or maybe a good decent buzz and anyone are guaranteed in lowest 3X your assets.
https://sitereviews.nl/ of understanding of the company as well as the technology behind this, combined with proliferation of ICOs, is usually the recipe to get catastrophe. People of often the Central loan provider reports that will almost 70% of the particular ICOs are fraudulent or even involves illegal fund-collecting. Found in my thoughts and opinions, the Chinese government wants to ensure that cryptocurrency remains ‘controllable’ and certainly not too large to are unsuccessful in the China area. China is taking right steps towards a new safer, more regulated cryptocurrency world, albeit aggressive in addition to controversial. In fact, it can be the best transfer the country has taken inside of decades.
Will Cina issue an ultimatum create cryptocurrency outlawed? I highly hesitation so since it is pretty pointless to do consequently. Currently, finance institutions are forbidden from possessing any crypto assets while individuals happen to be allowed to but will be barred from holding out and about any forms of investing.
A good State-run Cryptocurrency Exchange?
With the annual “Two Sessions” (Named because two important parties- National People’s Congress (NPC) and the State Committee on the Chinese Householder’s Political Consultative Conference (CPCC) both equally take part in the forum�?held on the first days of March, frontrunners congregate to help discuss about the latest problems and make mandatory law changes.
Wang Pengjie, a associate of often the NPCC dabbled in the leads of a state-run digital asset trading platform because well as trigger informative projects on blockchain and cryptocurrency in The far east. Nevertheless, the proposed podium will demand a authenticated bill to allow trading.
“With the establishment of related regulations and the co-operation from the People’s Bank of Tiongkok (PBoC) and Cina Investments Regulatory Commission(CSRC), the regulated and efficient cryptocurrency alternate platform would work as a formal way regarding companies to raise funds (through ICOs) and option traders to hold their online resources and achieve money appreciation” Excerpts of Wang Pengjie presentation from the particular Two Sessions.
The Mar towards a new Blockchain Nation
Governments in addition to central banking institutions worldwide have develop for you to grapple with the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies; although another thing is sure, almost all have accepted blockchain.
In spite of the cryptocurrency attack, blockchain has been gathering popularity together with ownership in various ranges. The Chinese government have already been supporting blockchain endeavours and embracing the engineering. In fact, the Someones Bank of China (PBoC) have been working on the digital forex and have conducted mock purchases using some of the nation’s private banks. It is usually still unconfirmed if this digital currency will be decentralized and offer features of cryptocurrency like anonymity and immutability. It wouldn’t come as a surprise if this turns out to come to be just some sort of electronic digital Far east Yuan given that anonymity is the last matter that China and taiwan wants inside their state. Yet , created as some sort of shut swap of the Chinese Yuan, the digital currency will likely be subjected to existing monetary policies and laws.
People’s Loan company of China Chief excutive, Zhou Xiaochuan. Source: CNBC
“Lots of cryptocurrencies have got seen explosive growth which often can carry significant limiting impact on consumers and retail investors. We have a tendency like (cryptocurrency) products that will make use of the enormous opportunity for rumours that will gives people the picture of getting rich overnight” Excerpts from Zhou Xiaochuan meeting on Friday, ninth Drive.
On a mass media appearance in Friday, 9th March, Chief of the servants of People’s Bank of China, Zhou Xiaochuan criticized cryptocurrency plans that leveraged on the crypto-boom to profit and even fuel market questions. He also noted the fact that growth of the electronic digital money is ‘technologically inevitable’
Over a regional level, many Far east cities have are driving a car blockchain initiatives to encourage advancement in their location. Hangzhou, renown for staying the headquarters associated with Alibaba, have stated blockchain technologies to be one involving the city’s top focus in 2018. The regional government in Chengdu city have likewise already been suggested the building of a incubation center to bear the particular usage of blockchain technology in the city’s financial services.
Local conglomerates such Tencent and even Alibaba have likewise formed partnership with blockchain companies or initiated projects by themselves. Blockchain firms such as VeChain have also secured various partnerships with Chinese firms to boost supply chain openness in China.
All hints indicate the fact that will China is working in direction of a blockchain nation. China has often had a new open attitude to arising technological innovation such as cellular payment together with Artificial Brains. Henceforth, it is with out a doubt that Cina is definitely the first blockchain-enabled country. Is going to we see the Chinese federal government backing lower and let their people trade again? Most likely, as soon as the market has full grown and is less volatile however definitely not around 2018.


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Google urges US to work with EU on trade
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the signing ceremony committing Google to help expand information technology education at El Centro College in Dallas, Texas on October 3, 2019.
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Google urged the Biden administration to join a technology and trade council with the European Union as law enforcement abroad pursue tougher regulation of the industry.
Karan Bhatia, from google vice president of government affairs and policy, warned in a blog post Friday that the technology trade relationship between the two governments is “fraying”. Bhatia said US policy “has largely come down to pressuring Europe to follow US supply chain initiatives”, while Europe pursues broad regulations, such as taxes. on digital services.
Bhatia said such trends are hurting both economies and will make it more difficult for them to meet new global challenges or “associate with emerging economies in Asia”.
Google’s call to the White House arrives as president Joe Biden possesses began staffing its team with well-known tech industry criticswhose sound Lina Khan, candidate for the Federal Trade Commission and National Economic Council Councilor Tim Wu. The company is facing antitrust lawsuits from several states and the Department of Justice, which began under the previous administration.
Still, Google’s appeal to the Biden administration may signal that it sees it as a potential ally in pushing back against the EU’s most impactful legislation and preventing a fragmented version of the internet across continents. The European Commission has shown a greater willingness in recent years to crack down on US-based tech companies, issuing several competition penalties to Google before the US took antitrust action against she. Yet the United States has recently strengthened law enforcement, and Biden’s recent appointments indicate the continuation of this policy.
In the blog post, Bhatia urged the Biden administration to join and expand an EU-US Trade and Technology Council proposed by the European Commission. In order to be more effective, both sides should consult before taking significant steps that could impact how the other engages in technology trade negotiations, he said. Bhatia added that this would mean the EU would have to consult the Council on whether regulations like its extensive Digital Markets Act “would reflect the EU-US values-based alliance”.
This legislation would be allow significant penalties for companies including Google for failing to conform to certain standards to prevent self-preference of their own products and services in their markets. Violations could be punished with heavy fines or even the divestment of parts of the business.
The blog was published before Bhatia’s appearance at an event organized by the Center for Strategic and International Studies Friday.
At the event, Bhatia expressed concern about internet fragmentation between countries.
“What worries me to some degree, however, are sometimes concerns about security or concerns about sovereignty, which are legitimate concerns, can spill over into fundamentally protectionist policies and which lead to fragmentation not only of the system commercial, but also of the Internet at large,” he said. “And I’m afraid we’re seeing this incredible tool that has generated so much benefit for the world, for the global economy and so on, watching a sort of collapse of international standards and with it the services and benefits that “He provided. So we have to be vigilant. It’s a concern and a risk.”


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The ANGED association of large retailers has attacked what it describes as an "unfair smear campaign" by the Balearic government. Being forced to close on holidays and at weekends over the next ten days, the association says, will have an "irreparable impact" on businesses.
The association states that its members have demonstrated "exemplary behaviour" during the pandemic. They have supplied the public and they have implemented health measures. "It is therefore not understandable that an administration discourages buying in our establishments and instils fear into the public."
"Because of their size, hypermarkets, department stores and specialist retailers contribute the most to the avoidance of crowds. They allow greater personal distance, capacity control and application of preventive measures."
ANGED believes that there is "clear discrimination" in the government forcing large stores to close on January 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10.
The government has, meanwhile, altered its tone somewhat. Criticisms from ANGED and the Confederation of Balearic Business Associations have led to a message of "it's better to go shopping alone" (in general, therefore). Previously, there was a recommendation of going alone to shopping centres because of a risk of infection.
The association reports good business on Wednesday and anticipates that this coming Monday will particularly busy, as there will be shoppers buying last-minute gifts for Three Kings.
The government's measure has some impact on food shopping, but only some. Supermarkets such as Eroski will be open. The company has said that all of its supermarkets in Mallorca will be open (those which are scheduled to be open, that is, as not all of them are open in winter); hours have been altered to 08.00 to 20.00 to meet a government regulation regarding earlier closing. However, hypermarkets and large department stores with supermarket sections, e.g. Alcampo and El Corte Inglés, are affected.


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Prishtina, January 26, 2023 – The American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo organized a breakfast for executives with the Director General of Kosovo Customs, Agron Llugaliu. CEOs of AmCham member companies who participated in this meeting had the opportunity to discuss the challenges and advantages that businesses in Kosovo encounter during customs procedures.
The Director General of Kosovo Customs informed the businesses that the Customs activity is in full compliance with the strategy and development policies set in place by the Government of Kosovo and the Ministry of Finance and that they are constantly working towards creating a modern customs administration and further advance an efficient system for facilitating procedures for legitimate trade. Further, he added that the digital transition, which is being worked on, will advance the Customs services by facilitating procedures that, until now, were very time-consuming.
AmCham members raised some of the issues they have faced, and then also recommended possible solutions to facilitate these procedures, such as the declaration of goods. They also discussed about export, inter-institutional and inter-state cooperation with regional states with which Kosovo has trade relations.
During this meeting, Llugaliu invited all businesses to address the challenges, problems or complaints they have, so that in cooperation with Kosovo Customs and other relevant institutions, the field of doing business in Kosovo can be improved.


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DViO Digital, a leading digital-first and creative-tech agency, which serves global markets with its headquarters in India has won the digital creatives mandate for Razorpay, a leading full-stack financial solutions company.
Razorpay is one of India’s leading fintech companies, known for enabling traditional companies as well as start-ups to start accepting online payments quickly and easily, with low integration times, multilingual checkout and high transaction success rates. As a part of the mandate, DViO Digital will be responsible for driving educational and marketing content for digital amplification across channels for the fintech giant’s payment gateway business.
Sowmya Iyer, Founder & CEO, DViO Digital added, “Fintech is an interesting and growing space in India especially since it got a boost during the pandemic. With Razorpay we will look to strategize, innovate and execute campaigns that focus on consumer education and then advocacy. This will not only enable us to promote the brand’s services but also increase awareness about digital payments at large, something that is much required in our hyper-digitised world. We look forward to working on impactful campaigns with Razorpay and creating unique benchmarks via our works.”
The digital-first and creative tech company further expands into the Fintech sector with the second significant win acquisition after PhonePe last year.


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BMW Championship 2021
Paid Media Launch Campaign
The Western Golf Association (WGA) hosts the BMW Championship at courses across the country. This year, for the first time, the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs will be played here in Maryland at Caves Valley Golf Club in Baltimore County. The WGA tabbed Maroon PR to assist with media buying and media relations for this prestigious event. In addition to securing traditional forms of media exposure, the partnership created with the Baltimore Ravens has engaged and excited the targeted Baltimore Community.
In September of 2020, Maron PR worked with Caves Valley and the WGA to announce that the 2021 BMW Championship would be played in Maryland in August of 2021. Following the initial announcement and significant media coverage of the news, MPR’s focus shifted to developing a paid strategy to launch ticket sales, a push for volunteers, and the sale of corporate hospitality that was largely headed by the Caves Valley team.
Because it was still widely unknown how long Covid-19 restrictions would last, Maroon PR and the WGA needed to devise a strategy that allowed them to launch ticket sales effectively for the holidays but in a more limited way than normal due to the current environment.
The initial partnership was with the Baltimore Ravens. Maroon PR encouraged the WGA to capitalize on the dominant popularity of the team during the season. The relationship consisted of part buy and part trade and the results were astronomical. Other smaller initial holiday buys came in radio with Entercom, local TV with WMAR, and print/online with the Baltimore Sun.
The next round of buys normally begins in April, around The Masters, when thoughts turn from winter to golf season. However, with Covid-19 still prominent in our world at this time but improving daily, buys were pushed back to begin in May of 2021 and run through the tournament at the end of August.
The reaction from the market was extraordinary. Corporate hospitality nearly sold out in 2021, the event secured all 2,000 volunteers needed with several hundred on a waiting list, and ticket sales were steadily ahead of the historical pace in past years.
Maroon PR was able to engage the perfect target market after signing a deal with the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens relationship included digital ads, social ads, a web takeover, and email blasts to their PSL owners and season ticket holders. The response was overwhelming and resulted in ticket sales that far exceeded the goals of the campaign with:
- 245,092 total views from Digital PreGame Live Ads
- 389,244 impressions from the Homepage Takeover
- 4,671 ticket link clicks from the PSL Owner Dedicated Email
- 912,680 impressions from the Run-Of-Site
- 5,512 impressions from the Pre-Roll Video
The Baltimore Sun’s wide reach of the community through online, native, and print materials, as well as giveaways on social generated a total of 383,466 impressions.
Working with Entercom Radio, Today’s 101.9 also known as Baltimore’s Christmas Music Station ran 332 15-second commercials during holiday programming.
Lastly, WMAR’s success with its tv and streaming commercials and digital display was significant with more than 250,041 impressions.
The remainder of the advertising campaign was deployed May-August of 2022 and included TV, Radio, Digital, Print, and Online to ensure maximum exposure.


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COVID-19 ‘Undermines Expectations’ for North American Commercial Vehicle Markets
MAR 11, 2020 - 6:40 am
According to the latest release of the North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, the global spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, required ACT Research to do a foundational reassessment of near-term economic expectations, and by extension, North American commercial vehicle demand.
“Starting in the second half of February, COVID-19 went from a China containment story to one of spiraling pandemic,” said Kenny Vieth, ACT’s president and senior analyst. “And six weeks after shutting down for the Spring Festival, China is only now starting to return to work.
“While they weren’t working, the Chinese weren’t spending either, and as the planet’s largest consumer of commodities, China’s downturn is hitting commodity prices across the board,” Vieth said. “While demand-side weakness will continue to unfold, the front-and-center impact from a freight perspective presently is on the supply-side: Domestic port and rail volumes have just begun to reflect the drop in Chinese output. Being a supplier of intermediate and finished goods, there are major implications for a number of freight-intensive economic sectors, and we are just on the cusp of feeling that pinch.”
Regarding NA commercial vehicle demand, Vieth commented, “While we reserve the details of our forecasts for ACT subscribers, I can tell you that COVID-19 has undermined expectations across the board in 2020. Starting with lower expectations for economic output, MD, HD and trailer forecast have all been trimmed to reflect the drop in economic activity. Beyond substantive changes in the immediate near-term, our longer-term assumptions are unchanged presently with expectations that markets will recover to trend starting in 2022.”
The N.A. CV OUTLOOK is a robust report that forecasts the future of the industry, looking at the next one to five years, with the objective of giving OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and investment firms the information needed to plan accordingly for what is to come. The report provides a complete overview of the North American markets, as well as takes a deep dive into relevant, current market activity to highlight orders, production, and backlogs, shedding light on the forecast. Information included in this report covers forecasts and current market conditions for medium and heavy-duty trucks/tractors, and trailers, the macroeconomies of the US, Canada, and Mexico, publicly-traded carrier information, oil and fuel price impacts, freight and intermodal considerations, and regulatory environment impacts.
This issue of Monitor celebrates the next generation of leaders in the equipment finance industry. These rising stars see the world in a fresh light, adapt to new technology quickly and challenge the status quo. But what attracts younger employees... read more
In the wake of COVID-19, everyone’s best laid plans were tossed into the fire. Survival mode kicked in, and the industry discovered quickly that becoming nimble was among the most crucial attributes for success. “Nimble” does not describe the state... read more


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Reuters reports on big brands' dependence on targeted advertising and fears surrounding the effect do-not-track rules could have on business. L'Oreal, for example, has increased its ability to reach its ideal consumer by 168 percent, according to Nugg.ad, the company that performs its web tracking functions. "There is no way websites will survive without targeting," said a spokesman from the Internet Advertising Bureau. Nugg.ad says it is unclear how much revenue could be lost as a result of requiring users to grant explicit consent in order to be tracked, but it could definitely hurt business.
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First-time attendees at a recent church potluck were shocked to discover just what passes for salad in Mennonite country. The Bennett family of Toronto ventured out of the big city to visit relatives in Leamington and were baffled by the wide range of “salads” all of which seemed to contain copious amounts of Cool Whip.
“I always thought salad implied some sort of green vegetable, you know like lettuce or cucumber or something,” said Mrs. Bennett. “But these Mennonites have a whole wide world of salad that I wasn’t even aware existed.”
The outsiders were dazzled by the variety of whipped cream-based salads at the potluck, which included whipped cream and oranges, whipped cream and pistachios, and whipped cream and cherries.
“That last one also contained a lot of Jell-O,” said Mrs. Bennett. “There wasn’t a vegetable to be seen for miles around. It’s like these Mennonites consume nothing but huge chunks of red meat and highly-processed dairy.”
Potluck organizer Mrs. Brandt, 85, was quick to defend the reputation of her church.
“I tried bringing a bean salad once but there were so many leftovers, Henry was eating nothing but legumes for months,” said Mrs. Brandt. “After that, I learned my lesson. It’s whipped cream or bust!”
The Bennetts of Toronto say they found Mennonite customs a little strange, but after consuming so much sugar on Sunday they’ve developed a dependance and might be back for next week’s potluck.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Brandt said Mennonite salads are nothing to be ashamed of and, “besides,” she said, “you should see what passes for ‘salad’ in Germany.”
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The Cheyenne Frontier Mall announced the return of American Eagle to Cheyenne.
The store will be reopening in its same location in the Frontier Mall. The space was occupied most recently by go! Calendars Games & Toys. This store is reopened across the way, next to Victoria’s Secret.
American Eagle will open in August.


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This Hendersonville winery was just named best in the state
Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards in Hendersonville has been named the top winery in North Carolina, according to the user review service Yelp.
The local winery was honored as the state’s best place for wine production in results published June 15.
“Thank you to all our amazing patrons! the local winery posted on June 28 on Facebook. “Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards has been named the best winery in the state!” The post links to an article by The News & Observer, which was the first to publish the news about accolade.
Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards describes itself on Yelp as “a family-owned operation located in the heart of Henderson County's apple country.” The local winery has “14 varieties of wine grapevines grown on two vineyards -at elevations of 2,300 and 3,000 feet- produce some of the best grapes for producing wine in the country.”
Guests can enjoy live music on Saturday and Sunday, along with a food truck on the weekends.
Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards also operates Appalachian Ridge, which is an orchard-based artisan cidery in Hendersonville.
Saint Paul Mountain Vineyards is located at 588 Chestnut Gap Rd. in Hendersonville. For more information, go to www.saintpaulfarms.com.


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Dale Klapmeier is stepping down as chief executive officer of Cirrus Aircraft next year, but he will stay on with the company in a senior advisory role, allowing him to focus on “long-term strategic opportunities.” A search is underway for a successor.
Klapmeier co-founded Cirrus with his brother Alan in 1984, and led the company as it eventually evolved into the world’s most successful light piston aircraft manufacturer with its SR20 and SR22 models. More recently, Cirrus has made the transition into turbine airplane manufacturing with the single-engine SF50 Vision Jet, winner of this year’s prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy as well as the 2018 Flying Innovation Award.
“Re-imagining personal transportation has been our lifelong mission at Cirrus Aircraft,” Klapmeier said. “We’ve changed the face of aviation over the past 30 years: from delivering more than 7,000 of the world’s best-selling high-performance piston aircraft, to fundamentally rethinking how we travel, with the introduction of the world’s first single-engine personal jet — the Vision Jet — to transforming our business into a lifestyle company that defines our path ahead.”
Cirrus has been owned since 2011 by China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA), a division of the Chinese state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). That was the year Klapmeier stepped into the CEO role. The company has expanded operations from its original factory in Duluth, Minnesota, to a new customer delivery center in Knoxville, where Klapmeier has been splitting his time.
“Transitioning out of day-to-day operations will give me the opportunity to focus on long-term strategic opportunities,” Klapmeier said. “I could not be more confident in the team and I am excited for what lies ahead for the entire Cirrus family. For Cirrus Aircraft employees, partners, and owners around the world, the best is yet to come.”


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THERE’s just over three weeks until the big day, and it’s
safe to say that LOL Surprise Dolls are sure to be on the top of many kids’ wish
And for those who just can’t wait until the Christmas you can now deck the halls with boughs of dollies as B&M bargains is selling LOL Surprise baubles.
The adorable tree decorations feature a cute character in a
plastic “snow globe” filled with little snow balls.
Best of all the festive treats are just £2 each meaning they
won’t break the bank in the run up to December 25.
And mums are already scrambling to get their hands on the bargain baubles after they were shared on the Facebook group Extreme Couponing & Bargains UK, run by money saving mum Holly Smith.
One eager customer wrote: “I got my little girl one of these
today there are lovely.”
“I know a little lady who'd love these!” agreed a second, with a third adding, “These r lovely.”
The baubles aren't available to buy online and can only be found in B&M stores - you can find your nearest here.
The dolls themselves were the best-selling toy last
Christmas, according to retail tracking service NDP Group, and there is no sign
of their popularity slowing.
And Amazon has already named the £29.99 OMG doll series as one of this year’s top-ten gifts from Santa.
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We previously told you how Asda is selling LOL Surprise Monopoly for as little as £1.25.
Plus we told you how Asda is selling LOL Surprise blankets for just 70p.
And we told you how one shopper bagged LOL Surprise! cushions for 10p from B&M Bargains.


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DVLA are cautioning drivers to watch out for a new scam that is seeing motorists lose up to £5,000. The DVLA said people should not share their V5C log book on social media or selling sites.
The scam sees criminals benefiting from the photos for identity fraud. Publishing the images from log books could give away crucial information to criminals.
In an urgent warning, the DVLA wrote: “Stay safe online – don’t share photos of your V5C log book on social media or selling sites, as scammers can use them for identity theft.”
A V5C document contains information such as a car’s registration mark, VIN number and document reference number that is vital for actions such as having a new number plate made up. Criminals have been known to take these details to help clone licence plates and the driver's details.
When they use these details, they can clone plates which opens up legitimate drivers to speeding and parking fines. Fraudulent sellers may ask for your V5C when they attempt to sell their car but you should not give them it.
The Association of Chief Police Officers' (ACPO) vehicle crime intelligence service says it has recovered more than £13 million worth of illegal vehicles since the theft of the documents. In a tweet, the DVLA urged drivers to act with caution online. They said: "Stay safe online – don’t share photos of your V5C log book on social media or selling sites, as scammers can use them for identity theft."
As the cost of living crises deepens, scammers are looking to exploit people. Scammers have used Martin Lewis' name to lull people into cryptocurrency investment scams where the average victim can lose up to £12,000.


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Albertsons Cos. has appointed Jim Donald, currently the company’s president and COO, as president and CEO, effective immediately. Robert Miller, currently the company’s chairman and CEO, will continue as the chairman of the board.
Donald began his 47-year retail career as a trainee in Florida with Publix Supermarkets. He joined Albertsons in 1976, which culminated in his being appointed VP of operations in Arizona. In 1991, he was recruited personally by Sam Walton to join Walmart to lead the development of its grocery business and superstore concept. Donald subsequently left for Safeway in 1994 to be the SVP of its 130-store Eastern region, a position he held for two years. His first CEO role was at Pathmark Stores from 1996 through 2002, followed by his most well-known appointment as president and CEO at Starbucks. Post Starbucks, Donald served CEO of two other companies, Haggen and Extended Stay America Inc. Donald joined Albertsons in his current role in March 2018.
“Jim is an exceptional retailer. In the seven months since he joined Albertsons Companies, he’s flown tens of thousands of miles and met personally with thousands of employees in hundreds of our stores, distribution centers, manufacturing plants, and offices around the country,” Miller said. “His expertise in listening to front line employees and customers, facilitating employee engagement and generating sales is unmatched, and there is no better leader for Albertsons Companies at this state in our evolution.”
“Albertsons Companies is uniquely positioned to operate in both a ‘four walls’ traditional environment and the ‘no walls’ world of technology,” Donald said. “We serve 34 million customers each week across our 2,300-plus stores and serve 5.5 million patients in our 1,700-plus pharmacies. That’s a significant food, health, and wellness footprint. We’re well positioned to serve the evolving needs of today’s customer, wherever and whenever they choose to shop with us. I am looking forward to leading this dynamic company as we focus on innovation and customer-centric retailing in all its forms.”


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Innovation In OTC Switches Takes Multimedia Approach In US FDA Draft Guidance
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet & The Rose Sheet
Sponsors can point consumers to video displays, website information and mobile apps to help them choose products that have been switched from Rx to OTC. Draft guidance on innovative switch applications to be followed by rule-making in near future.
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South Africa also has 21% of the global acceptance in the market in terms of the crypto industry, and that is certainly the kind of route that most developed countries seem to be following. Kenya, on the other hand, seems to have learned to continue moving with the digital trends, and that has played out pretty well for the country in the most seamless way. Crypto trading is currently the most sought-after profession as there has already been a massive influx of traders in the last decade. Buying a particular type of digital asset might become a daunting task at times, especially when you are a beginner and a budding trader in the fast-moving digital scenario. Also, you must learn the top-class methods for attaining profit from bitcoin.
You can switch over to this platform if you are currently aiming to buy the most prominent digital coins that are performing exceptionally well in the digital market. Buying any digital coin outright requires a better selection of cryptocurrencies and a careful analysis of the market, which needs to be done quite proactively. The volatility of the cryptocurrency and the market cap of certain digital currencies keep on fluctuating, and there is no way to predict if they will go up or fall down and that creates an unpredictable sensation in the market that people need to be aware of.
The improved dynamics of the crypto industry
The prices of cryptocurrencies are volatile, and that makes the market quite challenging to decipher at times. The movement in the prices of such digital assets is also pretty constant, which determines that there will be a constant uncertainty that needs to be taken care of. The increased risk in the market has already indicated that any wrong decision that you make might cost you a lot of money, and such situations must be avoided at all costs.
Kenya currently has 16% of the digital asset acceptance in the market, which has shown that we indeed have so many breakthroughs and the upper hand that we have to acknowledge in real-time. Malaysia is also one of the very few independent nations that have covered the necessary requirements of digital transformation quite dramatically, and it is certainly the type of scenario that is being worked upon in so many countries as well. Hence, the way that we are all headed and the motions that are anticipated in the market are quite promising on a very grand level. The dynamics will continue to improve significantly down the line, and it is only inevitable for all of us to become glued to the current thriving scenario.
More countries are embracing the trends.
Malaysia has shown an incredible transformation in the current digital domain because it not only helps us to redefine the experiences but also moves on to highlight the necessary advancements, and it is pretty much visible as the current level of crypto acceptance in the market has gone to 16% right now. On the other hand, the Netherlands has done a lot to improve its digital infrastructure as well, which signifies that this country knows just how to use its resources and put them into the right usage in a short period of time.
Malaysia can no longer be confused with the type of countries that do not perform well in the digital scenario. Brazil, on the other hand, can also be the greatest candidate that has shown that its population is supposed to experience an enhanced level of digitization in the market, and that is essentially the kind of growth that people were thinking about when it all became highly mainstream. Talking about the overall acceptance in the market, then we can also be of the view that 16% of the global digital acceptance is in a broad manner. The Netherlands is also performing pretty well in digital dominance, and the market is so much more inclined towards the fact that there will yet be quite a few advancements that can be looked at as digital impact.


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Sequential Brands completed its $353 million takeover of Martha Stewart Living Ominmedia on Friday, officially bringing to an end the Domestic Diva’s run as an independent company.
In the end, Stewart’s independent reign ended more with a whimper than a roar — the purchase price of $6.15 a share is far below the $38 price MSLO enjoyed when it went public in 1999.
“Teaming up with Sequential will give them a chance to accelerate their international expansion,” said Michael Kupinski, who had followed the stock for Noble Financial.
Stewart will continue at Sequential Brands under a recently signed, five-year contract that pays her $1.8 million in base compensation plus a $100,000 expense account, first-class travel, hotel accommodations and hair and makeup services.
Stewart will get 10 percent of gross licensing revenues earned by the company in excess of $46 million.
Daniel Dienst, the scrap metal executive who came aboard two years ago as CEO will exit the company with a payout estimated to be around $7.2 million.


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Taunton based company Timeforge has received a business boost from Retail Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis. Business owner, Suzi Ratcliffe, took the opportunity to tweet Theo about her company, which specialises in outsourced business support, during ‘Small Business Sunday’ and was delighted to be one of six winners across the UK to gain a retweet by Theo to his near half a million Twitter followers. The weekly initiative, set up by Theo in 2010, now has over 3,000 #SBS winners and supports small businesses in the UK.
The business and retail entrepreneur re‐tweeted Timeforge’s message to his almost 500,000 followers and the profile of the business has been added onto the #SBS website, www.theopaphitissbs.com, (exclusive to all Small Business Sunday winners only). As a result, Timeforge has seen a strong uptake in interest in the business, additional social media followers, and even a number of new enquiries.
Suzi said, “Timeforge is 10 years old this year and over the past decade we have seen our business grow naturally from strength to strength. We knew that to continue our expansion we needed to think on a wider scale and so took the initiative to get involved with Theo’s Small Business Sunday concept”, she added “I am so glad that we did, it’s really given the whole team a boost, helped put our Taunton based business on a UK wide map, and given us the confidence to continue with our expansion plans as we near the end of the lockdown. Having validation from someone of Theo’s reputation is a huge compliment”
Theo Paphitis, said: “We are thrilled to welcome new #SBS members every week and highlight just how important it is to support our small businesses here in the UK. My vision is that everyone who has ever won an #SBS re-tweet from me becomes part of a friendly club; like-minded individuals who can share successes and learnings. The website will also give a valuable profile to the winners chosen and I wish Timeforge every success.”
For further information about Small Business Sunday please visit www.theopaphitissbs.com


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Some of you might already know that Amazon has a long-term partnership with Rivian to introduce electric vehicles in its delivery fleet and the company wants to replace all of its delivery vans to EVs by the end of this decade and that is the reason why they were in an exclusive deal with the EV manufacturer by the end of last year. However, Rivian’s plans changed and they backed out of an exclusive deal with Amazon which stated that they couldn’t deliver vans to its e-commerce competitors. Everyone thought that this could be the beginning of the end of partnership between Rivian and Amazon.
However, it does not seem like that at all from the announcement by Amazon that they have started exporting the Rivian vans to Europe starting with Germany. It is worth noting that the Rivian vans used in the US were different to what the Rivian vans will be in Europe because of the streets of Europe which are much narrower in comparison to the US highways and streets.
Rivian’s statement read that “We’re thrilled to see the EDV rolling out in Germany today. This vehicle was designed in conjunction with our partners at Amazon and not only puts driver convenience and safety first, but also the environment. We’ve had incredible feedback from drivers in the US and we’re excited to start international expansion in Germany. Today is a real milestone for us as it also marks the first Rivian vehicles in Europe and we’re very excited about our future in the region”.
It is also worth noting that “The first 300 EDVs will first hit the streets of Germany, followed by Munich, Berlin, and Dusseldorf”. Amazon says that these vehicles will become a part of thousands of EVs already running across Europe, and it plans to deploy 1000 EVs just for Germany. Rivian says that it is already producing vehicles at a faster rate compared to what it had planned originally, which is the reason why it wants to deliver vans to other companies so as to minimize overstock and be profitable as early as possible for the company and shareholders’ benefit.


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Emart books loss in 4th quarter 2020 from year-earlier profit
Emart's fourth quarter 2020 revenue was 5.73 trillion ($5.21 billion) won, up 18.5 percent on year. During the same period, it suffered a 116.4 billion won in net loss from a 68.4 billion won in net profit a year earlier.
Its full-year 2020 net profit rose 62 percent to 362.6 billion won on revenue that jumped 15.6 percent to 22 trillion won.
The growth was largely driven by big box retailer Traders, which reported 10.4 percent revenue growth to 3.22 trillion won.
Emart said 2020 revenue growth was five percentage points higher than it had projected.
Its goal for this year is 8 percent revenue growth. It will invest 560 billion won to accomplish the plan.
The investment will be largely spent on redesigning some offline stores and improving systems to accelerate the digital transformation.
SSG.com continued to report an operating loss in the fourth quarter, which stood at 10.4 billion won. But its gross revenue jumped 30 percent on year. Josun Hotels & Resorts reported a 23.3-billion-won operating loss.
“Emart’s consolidated annual revenue surpassed 20 trillion won for the first time in 2020 on the improved performance of key subsidiaries and strengthening of discount mart competitiveness,” said Emart spokesperson in a statement. “Emart will intensify the cooperation of online and offline stores, and solidify its standing as a leader of retail market by responding to the changing retail environment through store innovation.”
BY JIN MIN-JI [email@example.com]


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Apple has led the world into a new era of high-definition screens for mainstream computers with its "retina display" technology for the MacBook Pro, bringing such high pixel density that the eye is unlikely to notice individual pixels. With other computer manufacturers likely to follow (many mobiles already have such high-definition screens), Web usability expert Jakob Nielsen, in his Alertbox newsletter, says it's time to rethink Verdana and other sans-serif fonts we have been using.
Mr. Nielsen is shocked it took so long to reach this state of better viewing: In 1998 he predicted that decent monitors with 200 pixels per inch – the level at which high definition begins – would be available within five years.
Now, long after that, Apple has come in with 220 PPI, well under the 900 PPI for a screen so good that adding pixels wouldn't make it look any better. But given that astute Web designers have been using sans-serif fonts because poor screen definition made serifs blurry, we need to be more flexible.
He notes that almost all mainstream printed newspapers, magazines and books use serif type, so people are more accustomed to reading long texts in that style. The difference in speed of reading between serif and sans serif is quite small, according to the research.
He suggests that in the coming high-definition world, you can ignore readability when choosing fonts and make choices on other factors such as branding or the mood communicated by a particular typographical style.


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“Intel’s continued expansion of its largest, most advanced manufacturing site in the world exemplifies the presence of innovation in Chandler,” Chandler Mayor Kevin Hartke said in a news release. “A talented workforce, excellent quality of life, proactive planning and decades of infrastructure investments enable global innovators like Intel to excel in our community.”
The expansion marks the largest private investment of any kind in Arizona history, according to the release.
“Intel is proud to, once again, expand our manufacturing capabilities in Arizona by constructing two new fabs at our Ocotillo campus," said Jim Evers, vice president and factory manager of Intel, in the release. "We are proud to have a 40-year legacy of innovating in Arizona and are grateful to the City of Chandler for creating a business environment that encourages these types of investments.”
Intel said its expansion will add more than 3,000 high-tech, high-wage jobs and support an additional 15,000 jobs indirectly. Another 3,000 construction jobs will be employed while the fabrication facilities are being built. Intel said construction is slated to begin later this year, according to the news release.
Micah Miranda, Chandler’s economic development director, said that an investment of this magnitude has significant supply chain implications for local businesses as Intel annually spends about $1.5 billion with Chandler-based suppliers and another $3 billion with other Arizona-based suppliers, according to the release.
“Existing and prospective Intel suppliers can connect with our economic development team for assistance with office and industrial space site selection in Chandler,” Miranda said.
Intel’s presence in Chandler began in 1980 with its first production facility and it has grown to become the City’s largest employer. Intel celebrated 40 years in Chandler last year, and it opened Fab 42, a $7 billion investment that created the most advanced manufacturing facility in the world, according to the news release.


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