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By Ray Williams
May 24, 2021
Researchers from University of Amsterdam and Stanford University published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines explores how human-as-machine representations affect consumers — specifically their eating behavior and health.
The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled “Portraying Humans as Machines to Promote Health: Unintended Risks, Mechanisms, and Solutions” and is authored by Andrea Weihrauch and Szu-Chi Huang.
To combat obesity, governments, marketers, and consumer welfare organizations often encourage consumers to make food choices more rationally. One strategy used is to leverage human-as-machine representations — portraying humans as machines. This approach tries to leverage people’s existing associations about machines — that machines make decisions rationally — to help them approach food in a machine-like manner, with the goal of encouraging healthier choices.
For example, National Geographic’s series “The Incredible Human Machine” describes unhealthy behaviors as (human) “errors” in the maintenance of our bodily machine; Centrum asks consumers to “power the human machine” with healthy food supplements; and the international event Men’s Health Week compares the human body to a car and states that unhealthy food and beverage choices (i.e., alcohol) hurt your “engine.” In addition, consumers experience human-as-machine representations in everyday life: virtual telepresence systems show people as human faces with mechanistic bodies, human enhancement technologies (e.g., augmented reality goggles) represent humans as more machine-like, and artificial intelligence (AI) software further blurs the line between humans and machines.
When consumers see humans portrayed as machines, they feel that they are expected to behave like machines and choose food like machines would — in a rational and calculating manner. This style of choice making is in line with the hopes of policy makers and can lead to desired effects (healthier choices) for some consumers. However, this expectation backfires for a very vulnerable segment of consumers — consumers who have low confidence in their ability to choose healthy food. For them, human-as-machine representations actually lead them to choose unhealthier options.
Why does this occur? Weihrauch explains that “For this consumer segment, the expectation that one should be rational and machine-like when it comes to food feels impossible. Instead of feeling motivated to be more rational, the feeling of not being able to perform like a machine triggers unhealthier choice making instead. Thus, a strategy used with good intentions to educate consumers and improve their health can have an unintended dark side that hurts the very segment that consumer welfare organizations want to help.”
There is hope, though. Research provides a practical solution to help circumvent this backfire effect: accompany the human-as-machine visuals with a message to reassure consumers that making machine-like food choices is doable. By adding this message in a cafeteria, the study found that consumers’ choice of healthy food increased by 22% for some.
These results ring a cautionary bell for nonprofit organizations, policy makers, educators, and for-profit health marketers: the use of human-as-machine imagery can be more complicated than intended because confronting consumers with expectations to be “machine-like” can be risky if not aligned with their abilities. Understanding the potential processes that cause indulgent food choices is also crucial for consumers, especially as human-as-machine stimuli become more prevalent in the lives of consumers around the world.
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text: At least 151 people are now known to have been sickened by hepatitis A linked to frozen pomegranate seeds since March of this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday. The numbers of illnesses by state are as follows: Arizona (22), California (74), Colorado (27), Hawaii (8), New Mexico (9), Nevada (6), Utah (3), and Wisconsin (2). The two cases reported in Wisconsin arose from exposure to the contaminated product in California. The imported frozen pomegranate seeds — sourced from Turkey — that are thought to be the outbreak source were sold in a frozen berry mix distributed by Townsend Farms of Fairview, OR and sold at Costco and Harris Teeter stores, and were distributed as frozen pomegranate kernels by Scenic Fruit of Gresham, OR. Only customers who purchased the seeds in the mixed berry product at Costco — which sold it in Western states — have reported illness to date. Of those sickened, 85 (56 percent) are women. Patients range in age from 1 to 84 years old; 10 of those sickened were under age 18. None of the under-18 patients were among the 66 people hospitalized as a result of their infections. Illness onset dates range from March 31, 2013 through July 9, 2013.

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Aluminum Heads for Longest Slump in Four Months on ChinaJoe Deaux
Aluminum prices capped the longest slump in four months, leading base metals lower, after industrial output in August expanded at the weakest pace since 2008 in China, the world’s top consumer.
Government data showed on Sept. 13 that China’s factory output rose 6.9 percent from a year earlier. In the U.S., the second-biggest user of base metals, industrial production fell unexpectedly in August for the first time in seven months, government figures showed today. Last week, a gauge of aluminum, copper, zinc, lead, nickel and tin posted the biggest drop since mid-March.
The data from China “definitely gives concern as long as the economy does not get back on its feet,” Daniel Briesemann, an analyst at Commerzbank AG in Frankfurt, said in a telephone interview. “We should be very worried.”
Aluminum for delivery in three months dropped 1.9 percent to $1,991 a metric ton at 5:50 p.m on the London Metal Exchange, the biggest drop since May 15. The price declined for the fifth straight session, the longest slump since May 1.
China’s factory data combined with figures on Sept. 13 showing moderating investment and retail sales to indicate that the national may miss the government’s 2014 target for economic growth.
Nickel in London fell 1.9 percent to $18,050, the lowest since June 13. Copper, lead, zinc and tin also dropped today. The LME index of the six metals declined 0.9 percent after slumping 2.8 percent last week.
On the Comex in New York, copper futures for December delivery declined 0.7 percent to $3.0855 a pound. On Sept. 11, the price touched $3.0625, the lowest since June 19.


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Palletline Logistics, part of the palletised freight distribution network Palletline, has acquired the overnight delivery business of South London-based PF Whitehead Logistics. Under its new ownership, the business will operate as Palletline Whitehead Ltd. PF Whitehead Logistics had been a member of the Palletline network for 10 years and has sold its overnight service operation to focus on other areas of its growing business. “This is the fifth acquisition of a member business by Palletline,” said Palletline Logistics MD Paul […]
Somerset’s Peter Green Haulage said a focus on fleet utilisation and reducing high fixed costs helped boost turnover by more than 10% last year, to £17m.
Lloyd Fraser has warned that current trading conditions are challenging, but added it was too early to say what impact Brexit might have on its future performance.
Matlock Transport Company, the family run general haulier founded more than 70 years ago, has ceased trading. Insolvency practitioners from Sheffield-based Hart Shaw LLP were appointed on 11 September to help liquidate the business. The company was founded in 1946 by Richard Lowe, before brothers Eric, Alf, George and Charles took an active role and began to grow the business. Third generation cousins Julian and Richard Lowe were most recently at the helm and the Darley Dale company operated 46 HGVs and […]


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Eighty years ago today, Franklin D. Roosevelt took the oath of office, beginning his second term as president. Roosevelt was first the president to be inaugurated on January 20 under the 20th Amendment. Previously, presidents were sworn in on March 4.
And now…The Mash!
We begin at the University of Leuven in Belgium, where scientists have found that brewers “tamed” beer yeasts by reusing them until they adapted to the brewery environment. In fact, brewery yeasts couldn’t survive if reintroduced into the wild.
At age 87, former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke drank a beer while watching the Aussie cricket team take on Pakistan. In college, Hawke set a world record by drinking a yard of ale—that’s three pints—in 11 seconds.
John Laffler, the co-founder of Off Color Brewing, has a confession to make. He’s a fan of Miller High Life, which he describes as light, crisp, technically perfect, and very consistent.
This year’s 10th annual Philadelphia Beer Week will be part of a year-round celebration called “Philly Loves Beer”. Organizers hope the new format gives local breweries greater exposure and draws more visitors.
Refocusing on daytime business, Starbucks has dropped evening beer and wine sales. However, alcohol may eventually return to the chain’s high-end “Roastery” locations.
Finally, bad craft beer is becoming more common. Reasons include lax brewing standards, under-trained brewers, and intense competition that tempts breweries to bring faulty beer to market rather than dump it.
Rule One of trademark law is that one can never be too vigilant in defending one’s mark. With that in mind, Starbucks sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Exit 6 Pub and Brewery, a Missouri brewpub. It told Exit 6 to stop selling a beer called “Frappicino,” which differs from Starbucks’ trademarked “Frappuccino” drink by just one letter.
Exit 6’s owner, Jeff Briton, was amazed that Starbucks’ attorneys found it worth their while to pursue a tiny establishment that sold just three of those vanilla creme and chocolate coffee ale concoctions. He decided to have a little fun at their expense. In a letter directed to “Mr. Bucks,” Briton pled guilty to being a “poor speler” and made amends by enclosing a check for $6, representing his profit on the three offending drinks–which he referred to as “The F Word” to avoid further legal trouble.


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Model rail firm Hornby insisted its UK business was getting back on track and put faith in a Christmas line-up of toys including a Scalextric set themed on the new James Bond film after a tough first half.
The company, whose brands also include Airfix and Corgi, warned first half group revenues would be lower after trading was impacted by a planned overhaul of its IT systems to manage stock.
UK sales were hit throughout July and August as the IT roll-out also came amid a weak general retail market, while its wider European business has suffered by ongoing supply woes for model railways, according to the group.
Shares fell 3 per cent after the sales warning.
But Hornby said UK sales had already recovered and were set to edge higher in the half-year as it also benefits from better-than-expected manufacturing production of its train and Scalextric sets.
Hornby said: “Trading disruption from the new system implementation was expected and combined with European supply problems this will result in half year group revenue being lower than the prior year.
“However, in line with our expectations for the turnaround of the business, UK revenue at the half year is expected to show modest year on year growth.”
The group said full-year results will be heavily dependent on Christmas trading, as well as the ongoing hit from its IT changes as it extends this across its European business.
“While it is difficult to forecast accurately the full extent of further expected disruption during the ongoing roll out we are confident that the full year financial result will show progress on last year,” it added.
Hornby is gearing up for the key festive season with new toys, such as the Scalextric James Bond Spectre set timed to coincide with the hotly-anticipated release of the new movie starring Daniel Craig next month, as well as a Hornby Silver Jubilee Collection Limited Edition set
Richard Ames, chief executive of Hornby, said: “The group is now looking ahead to the important Christmas trading period.
“Early indications from our customers are positive and we have an exciting pipeline of new products that are being well received.”
Hornby posted its first profit in three years in June after recovering from difficulties after its biggest manufacturer shut a factory producing the group’s model railways, having also suffered slower-than-expected demand for Olympic-themed products in 2012.
Underlying pre-tax profits were £1.6m in the year to the end of March, compared with a £1.1m loss the previous year.


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Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab unravels the ins and outs of HuffPost Impact, a new section that began in October that gives readers a chance to give back – financially, that is. The section shares ad revenue with the outside Santa Monica-based non-profit company, Causecast. It’s a win-win for HuffPost and Causecast.
But is it a win for journalism?
Well, the jury is still out, says Laura McGann an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Labm who points out that HuffPost runs a disclaimer at the end of the posts saying “they do not vouch for the truth of the person being profile”. “The HuffPo-Causecast arrangement, in conjunction with ads, could be an example of the kind of hybrid solution publishers are struggling to find,” McGann writes. “However, by blurring the line between advertising and content, it also raises questions about conflicts of interest and editorial responsibility.”
McGann tells FishbowlDC that she does not have a huge opinion on whether this relationship is “good or bad” per say. “Does the Huffington Post reader know there is a special relationship there?” she asks. “I think that what Huffington Post is trying to do here is engage readers and get them involved in the story, and I think you’re going to see more of that. A flat ad does not engage a reader. …I don’t know that it’s entirely clear to the reader here that this is different than Huffington Post creating content.”
Read McGann’s full story here.


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Starz CEO: Movies Becoming a Commodity on Pay-TV7 Jan, 2014 By: Erik Gruenwedel
Catalog and even first-run theatricals are largely filler for premiere episodic originals, chief executive Chris Albrecht tells investor group
Starz operates 17 premium content channels via eponymous and Encore brands delivering about 1,000 movies a month to about 55 million subscribers monthly. But to CEO Chris Albrecht, movies are merely an appetizer to scripted original programming he would like to see top 50 hours in 2014.
On Jan. 25, Starz bows pirate-themed “Black Sails,” from Transformers director Michael Bay. Filmed in South Africa (miles away from any ocean) at a cost Albrecht said was half what “Game of Thrones" costs HBO. He said consumer response to the pilot at Comic-Con was so good, a second season began filming last November.
Albrecht said Starz is taking the “Sails” to the Television Critics Association Press Tour Jan. 9-11 in Los Angeles. He said the new series, along with upcoming shows “Outlander” and “Power,” and second seasons of “The White Queen” and “Da Vinci’s Demons,” among others, underscores the company’s growing focus on original programming.
“Movies are more and more becoming a commodity, even first-run theatricals in the premium space,” Albrecht told attendees at the Citi Internet, Media & Telecommunications confab in Las Vegas. “They provide great bulk. They provide a lot choice for the viewers. What they don’t provide is great marketing opportunities. And that’s what originals do.”
The CEO said originals help differentiate Starz from other pay-TV services and help carry the brand into new subscriber homes, technologies and outside the U.S. Albrecht said that brand then helps subsidiary Anchor Bay Home Entertainment, among others, distribute the programming and third-party content (notably The Weinstein Co.) into the home entertainment market.
“We try to give [multichannel program distributors] more reasons to sell us,” he said. “We want them to make money [on our programming].”
Indeed, Albrecht said the costs of distributing Starz directly to consumers via an over-the-top video service such as Netflix are pretty significant. Instead, the executive said talks continue with MVPDs (and virtual MVPDs) to offer Starz on lower-cost bundled packages similar to what Comcast is trying with its SVOD service and HBO.
“We see an opportunity in the already existing [MVPD] universe,” he said, adding that Starz continues to do some “fence mending” with content holders regarding fallout from its previous (ended in 2012) SVOD agreement with Netflix.
“Starz had a very inequitable deal with Netflix for a few years, that arguably Netflix gained a whole more from than Starz did,” Albrecht said. “It stuck a finger in the eye of distributors.”
As a result, Albrecht said Starz would tread lightly with any involvement in OTT video; looking to partner — not compete — with MVPDs in the process.
“We would like to take advantage of what we see clearly as growth opportunities — with them,” he said.


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Since Facebook appears to be so popular on the iPhone, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to include a few words about the latest update (particularly since it's kind of impressive). Typo-prone social media aficionados, rejoice: As of today, you can now edit your Facebook posts through the app's iOS interface.
Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary since Apple debuted iTunes for Windows -- but if you thought the move was controversial from a user's perspective, check out this tale from inside the walls of Cupertino.
iOS 7 was considerably different than the versions of Apple's mobile OS that came before it, and the days following the announcement were filled with complaints from adopters who wanted to revert to good ol' iOS 6. As it turns out, however, a new report from Mixpanel (via 9to5 Mac) suggests those iPhone users are in a small minority.
It looks as though earlier reports from both AllThingD and Jim Dalrymple of The Loop were right. As announced by Apple itself today, the Cupertino giant will hold its next media event on October 22. The event, which Apple will hold at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, will kick off at 10 A.M. Pacific/1 P.M. Eastern.
It seems like iPhone trade-ins are all the rage across the United States, but starting today, our friends across the pond can get into the action by taking their unloved handset to their nearest Apple retail store.
While you're waiting around for the iWatch, the fitness buffs among you might be interested in picking up the new Fitbit Force wristband. As AllThingsD reports, it includes all the features from last year's popular Fitbit Flex, while adding actual watch functionality, a larger screen, an altimeter for measuring how many stairs you've climbed, and a system for measuring how long you've really been exercising.
We here at Mac|Life know that Apple products are appealing because partly they hold up well and are intuitive to use, but much of the world knows them for just how darn good they look. To that end, as MacRumors reports, Jonathan Zufi has self-published a 326-page book celebrating Apple's design entitled Iconic: a Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation.
Following its notable acquisitions dealing with improving its much-maligned Maps app, Apple now has acquired Cue, an app that collects information from your e-mail, contacts, and calendars into one convenient package. AppleInsider broke a rumor of the acquisition earlier today, which was followed by independent confirmations from both Cnet and TechCrunch.
After months of waiting and mere speculation, a leaked image of what could be Logitech's long-awaited gamepad for the iPhone surfaced today on the @evleaks Twitter account. As TechCrunch reports, @evleaks has a good record when it comes to presenting leaks from companies like Samsung and Nokia, so there's a good chance that what we're seeing is legit.
iOS 7 is still suffering from a few bugs since going live, but it's likely that none have proven so annoying as the one that's affecting users of iMessage lately. In most cases, you'll type out an iMessage and click send, but it'll get stuck in the process with little indication that it failed aside from iOS 7's barely discernible status bar. Today, MacRumors released a tip that might help resolve the issue until Apple releases an official one.


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Porsche Taycan buyers will receive three years of free charging at Electrify America public stations across the U.S., the automaker announced today. The deal includes unlimited charging during the three-year period for 30 minutes per session.
By July 1, Electrify America says it will have 484 locations with more than 2,000 chargers installed or under construction. Three hundred of these locations will be scattered along highways, and 184 other sites will be located in 17 metro areas. Each station will have an average of five chargers.
The highway stations will have 150-kilowatt chargers, as well as at least two 350-kW chargers. The distance between highway stations will average 70 miles, and will be no more than 120 miles. The metro locations will top out at 150 kW.
The Taycan, which goes on sale late this year, uses an 800-volt electrical system and can use DC fast charging to juice up 60 miles of range in just four minutes, or roughly 249 miles in about 15 minutes. Expect total driving range to come in higher than 300 miles.
Volkswagen, Porsche's parent company, created Electrify America in 2016 after dieselgate. The program is in the first phase of charger installations ending in June, after which it will continue rolling out hundreds of additional sites.


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This is the Morning Shift, our one-stop daily roundup of all the auto news that's actually important — all in one place at 9:00 AM. Or, you could spend all day waiting for other sites to parcel it out to you one story at a time. Isn't your time more important?
There's not much news out there today, so it's just a short throw for us this morning — just four gears. If you're having a slow day today, I'd recommend taking some time out to watch Senna — it's available for streaming on Netflix.
1st Gear: Chrysler Has Best April Sales In Four Years
Chrysler's U.S. new-vehicle sales rose 20% last month — the best April performance in four years. Chrysler, controlled by Italian automaker Fiat, said Tuesday that sales hit 141,165 vehicles, compared with 117,225 in the same month last year. The U.S. automaker said it expects the April annual selling rate for the industry to finish at 14.6 million vehicles. That would be stronger than the 14.4 million 41 analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters had forecast and would also top the March rate of 14.4 million.
2nd Gear: New Ford Ads Hope To Make Consumers "Go Further" By Not Telling Them They're Looking At Fords
The first primary brand advertising campaign in the U.S. introducing Ford's new Go Further branding began airing last night on national television. The slightly unique campaign is the first time in Ford advertising history that none of the vehicles featured in the spots will be branded with the automaker's familiar blue oval — and no verbal mention of the Ford brand. The idea — a smart one in my mind — is to catch the attention of consumers who have preconceived notions about the Ford brand by showing them the all-new European-ized lineup and let them make the decision for themselves about whether they're intrigued enough to learn more. Jim Farley, head of Global Marketing said in a release that "we're aiming these ads directly at the skeptics on the coasts." If that's the case, maybe y'all could just buy a Japanese brand and just rebadge all of your current cars as, say, Lexus. I think it might accomplish the same goal.
3rd Gear: Is Maserati Working On A 911-Fighter
In order to keep its sport image intact, Maserati's rumored to be considering the development of a "pure" two-seater sports car that would be squarely aimed at the Audi R8 and the Porsche 911. The rumor comes to us today from Left Lane News, who've translated Italian publications claiming they got it from Harald J. Wester, the CEO of Maserati. According to Wester the car could be called the GranSport, and it would ideally sell for less than €150,000, which converts to roughly $199,000.
4th Gear: Ford Sales Down 5%
Ford Motor Company April U.S. sales totaled 180,350, compared with 189,778 last year — that's a 5% decline. The vehicles taking the biggest hits were the Ford Fiesta (-43.9%), Ford Crown Vic (-94.4% from the stellar sales last year as the vehicle was being discontinued) and the Ford Mustang (-4.6%). But hey, even with that drop in sales, the Mustang still managed to outsell the entire Lincoln brand, which was itself down 12.8% this past month. Truck sales were also down a touch — but that was mostly due to the ramp-down and discontinuation of the Ranger. Ford F-Series pickups, however, were up 4.4% — which means even with lower sales, Ford's likely making more money.
Saying Goodbye to Chrysler's Dan Knott. [PickupTrucks.com]
Mitsubishi Mirage Slated for Canada, Should it Come to the U.S.? [Motor Trend]
Cadillac's ‘Super Cruise' Mode Will Keep You In Your Lane Automatically. [Popular Science]
Is the Toyota Camry Unfairly Vilified? [New York Times]
No summer shutdown for Chrysler's Jeep Grand Cherokee plant in Detroit; third shift to be added. [Detroit Free Press]
Ford Show Truck Is Drafted Into Service After Texas Tornadoes. [New York Times]
The ultimate re-make of the NASCAR schedule, Part II. [Autoextremist]
On this day in 1994 Ayrton Senna, the three-time Formula One champion, died in a crash at Tamburello corner while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. He was 34. Senna was the most recent — and hopefully, the last — driver to die behind the wheel of a Formula One car. [History]
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Oppo Patents a Smartphone With Li-Fi Technology
In order to accommodate the growing connectivity needs of consumers, new connectivity protocols and technologies like Wi-Fi 6 and 5G are being extensively incorporated in flagship as well as mid-range Smartphones this year.
One such technology that oppo is allegedly planning to provide support for in its smartphones is Light Fidelity (Li-Fi). For those who don't know, Li-Fi technology uses light through an LED lamp instead of relying on radio waves like Wi-Fi. Hence, it is much faster than Wi-Fi.
According to a recent report by LetsGoDigital Oppo has filed a patent with CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Office) that was published on July 31, 2020, and includes 24 product images.
The images show a smartphone with narrow screen edges, full-screen design, and a pop-up selfie camera. The pop-up mechanism has a small rectangular photodetector for Li-Fi. A similar receiver can also be seen at the back placed next to the vertical camera system. This photodetector converts the changes in the amplitude into an electrical signal to enable Li-Fi communication with the smartphone.
The smartphone in the patent features a dual-sensor camera setup on the back. However, since the patent focuses on Li-Fi technology, Oppo can always tweak the design if it decides to actually make the smartphone. Moreover, the small O-Dot at the back that ensures the phone does not rest alone on the camera system hints that Oppo plans on launching this smartphone within the relatively new and highly innovative Reno range.
Oppo has not officially announced whether it will implement the idea and launch a phone supporting Li-Fi technology. It might be showcased as a concept phone before considering it as a commercial device.


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Greene Concepts Addresses Sales to 300 Million Amazon Customers While Be Water Continues to Sell Out in all Distribution Centers
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Marion, North Carolina--(Newsfile Corp. - February 22, 2021) - Greene Concepts Inc. (OTC Pink: INKW) is pleased to provide an update to shareholders about the current status of the BE WATERTMproduct line on its' Amazon.com listing. As the product continues to sell out at each of the six distribution centers where the company has sent inventory (see Feb. 16, 2021 press release), many have inquired why the Amazon.com listing shows the product as "Currently Unavailable" in many markets around the U.S. thereby not allowing current purchases. This release serves to answer those questions and how Greene Concepts will continue to press forward to drive increased sales and product availability.


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With the formal rollout of its CustomSeq chip last week, Affymetrix is going back to the future.
“We started out doing a lot of DNA analysis, then got into gene expression; now we are using the infrastructure we built for gene expression to create new products for analysis,” Greg Yap, Affymetrix senior director for DNA analysis marketing, told BioArray News. “This is our newest product in the DNA analysis area and a part of a new line of DNA analysis products coming out over the next several months, and on an ongoing basis.”
The chip is designed for comparative sequencing, or resequencing, at a cost savings over standard sequencing methods. It has a retail price of $600 per array.
Each CustomSeq array contains features of 20 by 25 microns, and will have a capacity of 30,000 double-stranded bases at a fragment length of 25mers. There will be eight features on the chip per base tested — four bases per strand, he said.
This technology derives from that used by Affymetrix spinoff Perlegen Sciences, which used most of $100 million in funding to buy the chips it needed to do 50 genomes in 15 months. Affymetrix slices whole wafers like the ones Perlegen ordered and sells them by the chip.
“Perlegen is pushing the limits of throughput,” said Yap. “We are building on that, and offering these chips to researchers to use in their own labs and their own resequences.”
Researchers will determine specific sequences they would like to resequence in order to detect specific SNPs, then the chip will be designed accordingly.
“So, for position 1,000 of a 30,000 kilobase length of contiguous [sequence], there will be a set of probes with the 25-base-pair region surrounding this specific region — 12 bases before it and the 12 after it. The change will occur in the center position of this length of oligonucleotide, interchanging the 13th base between A, C, T or G,” said Yap.
“You could read it off almost like you could read a sequencing gel,” he said.
The chips performed to 99.998 percent accuracy in a test against capillary resequencing, Yap said.
The company compared a 30 kilobase sequence resequenced 10 times on a chip against the same 30 kilobase sequence resequenced 10 times by a service provider on a sequencing machine repeated 1 to 4 times, he said. The chip had a call rate of 96 percent compared to 84 percent for the capillary, Yap said.
“So, out of 280,000 potential bases, we came up with 240,000 bases, and they came up with 180,000 bases. We took the overlap of only those bases which were called by the sequencer with a FRET score higher than 50. So, there were 120,000 bases of overlap and of those, there were two discordances. So, 2 of 120 is 99.998 percent.”
In conducting this test, the company also noted the considerable savings produced when compared with standard resequencing procedures, Yap said.
“It took us about four PCR reactions per sample for that 30,000 kilobases; the sequence provider needed over 100 PCR reactions per sample,” Yap said.
The chip took one technician to generate the data. “There was very little hand intervention there,” Yapp said.
The chip yields 10 data sets, each containing 30 kilobases of double-strand sequence for each hybridization experiment, he said. “With the provider, we got back about 984 sequence reads of about 500 to 700 bases each.”
The company will accept minimum orders of 80 chips, he said.
“We are looking for people interested in larger experiments,” he said.
The minimum order is created on two 49-chip wafers. Affymetrix keeps a number of chips for testing and for future reference. Customers usually receive the 80-plus black chips with white labels, shipped in boxes that contain from 5 to 20 chips each.
Affymetrix expects to sell its product to pharmaceutical companies, even those that already have sequencing equipment.
“It’s a labor question,” Yap said. “Many of them have sequencing and all of them have our instruments as well. We expect a pretty broad market. One of the things that we find interesting about the DNA analysis line is that we think there is a lot of integration with our existing RNA analysis customers.”
“Whole genome RNA analysis and whole genome DNA simply feeds people’s appetites for doing resequencing. We expect there will be a lot of customers who want to do both. By using resequencing arrays, we feel people can get much further into the problem and understand the root cause of expression variability in the context of sequence variability.”
Yap said the company expects some use of this in pharmacogenomics and for those who are doing bacterial or pathogenic typing.
“This is a key area for us,” he said. “We are hoping to establish our platform as the standard for DNA analysis.”
At a recent Wall Street conference in New York, Affymetrix CFO Greg Schiffman said the company is targeting the clinical genomics market.
The company has had its product available for its early access customers, but with a formal press release and a rollout at the American Society for Human Genetics in Baltimore last week, this chip is now available to anybody that wants it.
The company expects to sell the chip to pharmaceutical firms and academics who need to examine particular genes or regions identified through large-scale analysis. The company also sees a market in pharmacogenomics firms as well as researchers in clinical settings examining genomic variations that contribute to drug response, bacterial or pathogenic typing.
Yap said customers can expect delivery of their chips usually within eight weeks after the custom designs are finalized.


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Google takes online security quite seriously, and the company recently announced the official switch to passkeys, helping keep accounts more secure than passwords. There are several elements which make passkeys more secure than the only other widely used authentication system, but it would take more than just security to convince users to ditch a system they have been using for decades. Thankfully, Google has two promising statistics to sway your judgment.
Google’s detailed explanation accompanying the switch to a passkey login system for user accounts mentioned several noteworthy security benefits — support for biometric authentication, better security than two-factor authentication, immunity from phishing attempts, and easy sign-ins when your passkeys are on the same device. In the data collected between March and April this year, Google noticed users enjoying faster and more successful sign-ins with passkeys.
Specifically, the company says people clocked an average login time of 14.9 seconds with passkeys, while passwords took twice as long, with the average standing at 30.4 seconds. During the time Google collected data, people had a 13.8% authentication success rate using passwords, on average. Meanwhile, using passkeys more than quadrupled that rate to 63.8%.
Login time comparison (left); authentication success rate comparison (right)
Google wasn't exactly clear what it meant by authentication success rate, but perhaps it's comparing the chances of entering a wrong password to that of a passkey not working because of something like failed biometric authentication. Nonetheless, Google hopes that together, the convenience, speediness, and authentication success rate will help promote passkeys as the reliable future of digital authentication.
It could be a while before passkeys are the de-facto standard authentication system across the internet, but until then, we strongly suggest you try it with your Google account.


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Mecum Auctions takes their quest to sell every car ever produced west this weekend for their inaugural Anaheim, California event. Around 70 Corvettes are up for adoption this Thursday through Saturday as part of the 800 car docket. You can watch 18 hours of live coverage of the event on Velocity.
Our friends at ProTeam Corvette Sales will be hosting an all-day Corvette seminar and judging school on Saturday November 10th. The event is sponsored by the Michigan and Heart of Ohio chapters of the National Corvette Restorers Society (NCRS), although NCRS membership isn’t required to attend the event. The cost is just $10 at the door which includes breakfast and lunch. Enthusiasts under 35 years of age get in free.
John Fitch passed away last week at the age of 95. While for Corvette fans his legacy will be linked to racing the American sports car during its infancy, he has accomplished so much more in his lifetime. Filmmaker Michael Brown, who worked with John Fitch during the filming of the documentary The Quest, has put together a video tribute featuring John in his own words.
We came, we saw and we survived another great week at the annual SEMA show. We’re leaving Las Vegas Friday morning to fly across the country and so we thought this would be a great time to drop our photo gallery of Corvettes on display at the show.
They don’t make them like John Fitch anymore.
The 95-year-old Corvette racing legend passed away early Wednesday at his home in Lime Rock, Connecticut after a life packed full of accomplishments on and off the track.
Mecum Auctions will offer over 100 Corvettes for sale this week as part of their annual fall St. Charles auction. Sales kick off Thursday, October 25th and runs through Saturday, October 27th at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois. Velocity will provide 12 hours of live auction coverage from the event.
What’s been called the “World’s Fastest Six Cylinder Corvette” will be crossing the block next weekend at Mecum’s annual Fall Premier auction in St. Charles, IL. This iconic drag racer beat up on the competition from 1962 – 1971 with Earl Britt behind the wheel. Britt operated Earl’s Pizza Palace in Sioux Falls, South Dakota when not setting ET records and winning multiple NHRA championships.
I’ve always been a bit of a George Clooney fan – the Oceans 11 franchise and the Fabulous Mr. Fox are among our Clooney favorites here at the CorvetteBlogger compound. So it was cool to see the actor has a thing for Corvettes as well.
This Saturday, he was spotted cruising about tinsel town in the classic American sports car – a red/white C1 Corvette. Check out Clooney looking like a million bucks in his little red Corvette after the jump.
To say this 1954 Corvette owned by Lori and Morey Hale is just a car would be a major understatement. Like many Corvette owners, their C1 Corvette played a major role throughout their lives – from when Morey courted Lori to when they got married in it in Carson City. Now, after a lifetime of memories, the Corvette was offered a new home after Lori donated the car to the National Corvette Museum.


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SoftBank Corp announced today that they have reached an agreement to merge with Z Holdings (SoftBank subsidiary formerly known as Yahoo Japan) and Line Corp, in a move they hope will better position them against competitors. The merger, first reported by Nikkei last week, is expected to be completed by October 2020.
SoftBank and Naver, the owner of Line, will each own 50% of a new holding company to operate Line and Z Holdings . By uniting, SoftBank and Naver hope they will better position the Yahoo Japan search portal, Lines messaging app and their other businesses to compete against competitors from the US and China.
In its announcement, SoftBank said "in the Internet market, foreign companies, especially those based in the US and China, are overwhelmingly dominant, and even when comparing the size of the business, there is currently a big difference between such foreign companies and those in other Asian countries, other than China. ”[1[ads1]9659002] Line is one of the most popular messaging apps in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, but has struggled to compete in other markets, despite offering a wide range of services which includes Line Pay, Line Taxi and Line Music. Yahoo Japan is one of the country's largest search engines, but it competes with Google and its other businesses, including e-commerce, up against competitors like Rakuten and Alibaba.
When merged, says SoftBank and Naver's collaboration between its subsidiaries and investment portfolio companies will enable them to make more progress in artificial intelligence and other areas, including search, advertising ame and payment and financial services.
The merger will involve taking Line private by acquiring all outstanding Line shares, options and convertible bonds. The offer for Line's remaining shares will be 5,200 yen, a premium of 13.41% above the closing price of Line's common shares, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, November 13, before any potential merger reports.


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For years now, Mark Gonzales — better known as the “Gonz” — has fostered a collaboration with adidas Skateboarding. And after dressing up the Aloha Super earlier in the year, the skate legend is finally returning to the beloved Superstar ADV.
Here, Gonzales dresses the silhouette near entirely in “Core Black.” Everything from the leather upper to the tongue, shell toe, lining, and tooling is done up in the neutral.
This allows for the “Schmoo” birds to more easily take flight, their nubuck patches pronounced not just in texture but also their neon-tinged outlines.
The ADIDAS SUPERSTAR ADV x GONZ are now available online and in store, grab your before they are gone


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Facebook is making a major change to its News Feed, and will show you less stuff from publishers and more from your friends. Facebook has made similar moves before, but it is describing this one as a significant overhaul, made in response to mounting criticism. Publishers who depend on Facebook for eyeballs may be in trouble. But then again, publishers who depend on Facebook have always been in a precarious positition. Meanwhile, YouTube is also working on a change to make the site more friendly to advertisers by highlighting “brand-safe” content — that will likely favor bigger publishers instead of YouTube natives like Logan Paul. [Kurt Wagner / Recode]
Dropbox is finally going public later this year. The 10-year-old file-sharing company, most recently valued at $10 billion, confidentially filed for its long-awaited IPO, with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan leading the listing. [Theodore Schleifer / Recode]
Walmart said it will use savings from the new tax bill to raise its starting wage to $11 an hour, and will give bonuses to some staff. But Walmart also announced that it is shuttering 63 of its Sam’s Club locations across the U.S.; about 12 of them could be converted to e-commerce facilities. The plan is to optimize its stores to fulfill more online orders and keep pace with internet retailers like Boxed. [Lauren Thomas and Courtney Reagan /CNBC]
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel has made an offer in bankruptcy court for Gawker’s remaining assets, which include domains and more than 200,000 archived articles. The billionaire investor helped shutter the online news site in 2017 by funding litigation against it. A group of former Gawker employees recently abandoned their crowdfunded effort to buy the site and have returned the approximately $90,000 they collected. [Jessica DiNapoli / Reuters]
Silicon Valley is abuzz with tales of a drug-fueled “sex party” reportedly hosted by Steve Jurvetson, co-founder of VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson. After Vanity Fair excerpted journalist Emily Chang’s forthcoming book “Brotopia: Breaking Up the Boys’ Club of Silicon Valley” — centered around a party scene with a “cuddle puddle” on a white faux-fur blanket and an enhanced version of MDMA called “Tesla” — Axios identified Jurvetson as the host. No way, says Tesla’s Elon Musk, who was there and said it was a snoozefest. “Nerds on a couch are not a ‘cuddle puddle.’” Engineering executive Mary Lou Jepson, also a guest, called the magazine piece “a complete mischaracterization of what went on.” But entrepreneur Paul Bigger said it was “way worse than it sounds.” DFJ has apologized for the event.
Here’s a very smart, very skeptical take on the future of the sports business from Eugene Wei, a former Hulu and Amazon executive. Carve out time to read it yourself — it’s not a quick read — but here’s the tl;dr: The economics of Big Time Sports are predicated on a media environment from a long time ago and are due for a reset. “If I had an easy way to short all the major sports leagues over the next decade, I would.” [Eugene Wei]
Recode Presents ...
Recode is partnering with MSNBC on a town hall event series about tech, jobs and the future. And you’re invited. The first one-hour episode will feature a keynote interview with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, led by Recode executive editor Kara Swisher and MSNBC co-host Ari Melber. You can see it live on Jan. 19 at 12:45 pm PT at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco; it will air on MSNBC on the same date at 7 pm. Free tickets can be reserved here.
Top stories from Recode
Three firms say Uber shares are worth a lot less than they were at last valuation.
The program allows intel agencies to collect communications from foreigners who are overseas.
Google launched a strong counterattack on Amazon’s Alexa, says The Verge’s Ashley Carman on the latest episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask.
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The future is here, and it’s helping you check your email.
The city unveiled a pilot program on Wednesday that turned 10 phone booths into wi-fi hotspots with a radius of coverage of about 100 to 200 feet. Two locations in and around the neighborhood are already hooked up: 230 West 95th Street, and Broadway and 58th Street (in photo above).
To access the free wireless service, follow these instructions:
“Payphone WiFi is available anytime, free-of-charge, and with no limit on usage. To access the service, users need simply to select the “Free WiFi / “NYC Free Public WiFi” option on their devices, accept the terms and conditions, and start browsing. No personal information will be gathered and no advertising will be presented as part of the pilot program. WiFi installation does not affect the operation of the payphones, and each phone remains in compliance with all of the City’s current rules and regulations. Technical assistance is available by contacting 311 – online, by phone, or by text at 311-692.”
What’s more, the phones will remain there — although the city said last year that 40% of the phones are either broken or basically busted in many neighborhoods. But please, people who pee in the phone booths, stop doing that.
Of course, the future really began when we got these space-age bike racks.
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Arizona Daily Wildcat September 10, 1997
Champs bring back more than national title
Licensed products bearing national championship logos from the Arizona men's basketball team have generated more revenue than even some university officials had expected, a UA licensing administrator said.
"When you make a certain number of articles there is a burden on you because now you're responsible for selling those items," said Mike Low, assistant director for Student Business Affairs. "But we have sold those items, so if you get a chance to do it again, you can ask for more."
Low said University of Arizona licensed products totaled about $403,000 in the second quarter, nearly four times what is normally expected in a four-month period. National championship logos accounted for about 55 percent of those sales, about $222,000 in all.
Low said traditionally the money generated by licensed products go to Student Affairs and the Student Union budget in a number of areas. Revenue from logos that have "Final Four" or "National Championship" on them are split so Intercollegiate Athletics gets 60 percent of the total.
"That money goes to ICA because if they hadn't been that successful, we wouldn't be able to sell those products at all," Low said.
Adam Goldfarb, a sophomore in media arts, said, "I think they should build the sports programs because they are responsible for the money, but maybe more should go to scholarships and to help academic programs. But sports are important and deserve a cut."
Arizona products usually generate about $500,000 annually in royalties.
Sales from the national championship logos actually reflect just three months of receipts in that time period because the quarter started in the beginning of March when Arizona was still entrenched in its historic run to the NCAA title.
"The third quarter is the one most heavily impacted by a basketball national championship," said Scott Ford, of Collegiate Licensing Co. out of Atlanta.
Some local vendors, though, feel sales have fallen short of expectations.
"Sales peaked, of course, right after they won," said Tom Hanson, manager of University Drug, 943 E. University Blvd. "But it declined from there. We still have requests but not to the same extent."
Low said there are many sales factors outside the Tucson market.
Outside the usual hats, sweatshirts, T-shirts and other clothing apparel, the UA also signed a deal with Coca-Cola for a national championship commemorative can, and produced and distributed a commemorative hard-bound book to chronicle Arizona's trip through "March Madness."
"The book really exceeded our expectations," Low said. "The national championship provides the opportunity to do some things during the year that will do wonders for the university."
Although the UA Office of Trademarks and Licensing has a policy against publicizing any sales projections, it seems expectations are high for future sales. Efforts are under way to compose a commemorative compact disc.
"There will be all sorts of stuff - real popular songs that have to do with the Wildcats, and some stuff that's commonly played in McKale Center, and some of the songs will have voice-overs from the championship," Low said.
The university receives 8.5 percent of the wholesale price of each item that bears a registered trademark, Ford said. The percentage increases to 10 percent for products that have "Final Four" or "National Championship" emblems - Arizona receives 8 percent, and 2 percent goes to the NCAA. On those emblems that do not include the NCAA trademark, the UA gets the full 10 percent.
"It means so much more than the dollars," Low said. "- the pride for alumni, the recruiting for the sports programs. These are things you can't put a price tag on."


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Worried that genetically-modified foods could be quietly, secretly, making their furtive way towards your plate even as we speak? Don’t be—you’ve already been eating them for a long time now.
Not too many drought stories have focused on cotton. As one of the thirstiest crops, it was long abandoned by many farmers in the regions hardest hit by unprecedented water scarcity. Except for one part of Arizona, where cotton blooms defiantly, even today. Because here, the more cotton fails, the more the US pays…
"He was wearing all cotton, which is the worst fabric for cold, wet weather. The weather just got the best of him," reads an official statement by Alaska State Troopers about the death of a hiker there in 2005. This is how and why cotton can kill you.
The largest companies consume a shockingly huge amount of the world's natural resources. Ikea, for instance, uses 17.8 million cubic yards of wood a year. When it comes to cotton, there's VF Corp., a relatively unknown corporation that owns some of the best-known clothing brands in the world.
In an age that encourages everything organic, fairly traded, and USA-made, it's easy to overlook the less-celebrated (and often significantly more common) goods we use on a daily basis. Take the shirt on your back, for example—because NPR certainly did.
The debate about widespread use of genetically modified crops is still contentious. On one hand, you have the strong-arm tactics from the likes of the Monsanto corporation. On the other, there are stories like this. By using a special form of genetically modified cotton, smallhold farmers in India have been able to…
When it's hot as hell outside (as it is right now, everywhere), a little sun shower is literally a gift from the heavens above. But a soaking wet shirt, when you're out and about and not in the habit of carrying around a spare just in case, is less than ideal.
We use cotton to make our clothes and underwear — but should we start using a chemical made by cotton to control how we use what is in our underwear?
If you compare a modern cotton crop with one grown 1,600 years ago, the DNA of the two look almost nothing alike. It’s the first known example in domesticated crops of a supercharged evolutionary phenomenon known as punctuated equilibrium.
Wool from Yorkshire in Northern England is so fabulous that bad guys want to counterfeit it.
Long before Gore-Tex or Patagonia's H2No, people kept the rain off their backs with the most obvious of repellants: oil. It was a trick gleaned from mariners in the 1500s. Sails slicked with grease and oil better navigated nasty storms by beating back water. Between then and now, fabric impregnated with various oils…
In the past, diagnosing a baby's fever involved holding the child close while creating a maternal bond. Now, you can tell from across the room! With fashion!!


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Outside of Meat is launching a steak substitute in grocery stores on Monday.
The announcement concludes a rocky month for the maker of meat options. Beyond ousted Main Working Officer Doug Ramsey after he was arrested for allegedly biting one more man’s nose. The enterprise also announced designs to lower 19% of its workforce, or roughly 200 staff members, as properly as the departure of its chief economical officer and the elimination of the main advancement officer purpose.
The Outside of Steak that will be bought in grocery retailers will come packaged in bite-sized items. It takes advantage of faba bean protein as its foundation and has 21 grams of protein per serving, in accordance to the enterprise. It also has reduce saturated fats information than beef steak and includes no cholesterol. The 10-ounce package deal will retail for $7.99.
Traditionally, product or service launches have boosted Beyond’s revenue, driving new and returning prospects to test the item. That would be welcome news for the firm, which has observed its revenue slide and buyers eliminate hope in its extensive-term advancement prospective clients.
In the second quarter, Over and above documented U.S. grocery profits rose just 2.2% while restaurant income was off 2.4%. This calendar year, shares of the corporation have lost 80% of their value, shrinking its marketplace price to $821 million. At its report superior in July 2019, Past was valued at $13.4 billion.
The pandemic shift to ingesting at residence and loading up pantries benefited Past and other plant-based meat firms. But lots of shoppers did not stick with feeding on meat options after the novelty wore off, and inflation has put pressure on budgets, making the more pricey substitutes even much less interesting to individuals.
Not all Further than launches have been a hit. Purchasers weren’t pretty keen on Past Meat Jerky, a meat-free of charge jerky manufactured by means of the company’s joint undertaking with PepsiCo. Executives said in August that demand was underneath its preliminary estimates. The snack product also has been extremely expensive for Further than to deliver, putting stress on its gain margins this year, though that’s predicted to wane.
Over and above is expected to report its third-quarter outcomes after the bell on Nov. 9.


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Knoxville Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports | WBIR.com
In other news: Coffee helps you burn fat; a seat to Mars; & gossip made illegal?
You'll soon be able to reserve a seat to Mars! SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted the company is developing a rocket that people can start reserving their spots on soon. Plus, a town in the Philippines has made gossip illegal and how coffee could help you lose weight.


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Britain’s trade gap widened in December, according to worse than expected official data. The global deficit on trade in goods rose to £7.14 billion, from £6.87 billion in November. The fourth-quarter deficit on goods and services rose to £13.5 billion, from £12.7 billion, suggesting net trade subtracted about 0.2 points from GDP growth in the quarter. The global deficit on goods and services for 2006 as a whole set a record at £55.8 billion, up from £44.6 billion in 2005. At 4.3 per cent of GDP, the deficit as a share of national income was the worst since 1974.
Business confidence across the economy fell for a second quarter in a succession, in a sign that higher interest rates are hitting sentiment, according to


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Was it you? €2.9m jackpot winner has just 24 hours to claim prize
A Lotto winner has just 24 hours to claim his or her jackpot of €2.9 million.
The mystery winner purchased their ticket on November 29 - and they had 90 days to claim the prize from the date of purchase.
However, the deadline expires at 5.30pm tomorrow.
And if the jackpot is unclaimed, the money will go back into promoting the national lottery, and helping raise money for good causes.
Read more here: €3m Lotto jackpot winner has just 11 days to claim prize
The ticket was bought in Tesco in Claremorris, Co Mayo. It was a €3 Quick Pick ticket and was purchased just hours ahead of the Saturday draw.
The numbers drawn were 7, 8, 18, 28, 35, 39 and the bonus number was 37.
The National Lottery are asking people in the area to re-check their tickets.
"The deadline is Friday, February 27th and we close at 5.30pm so they would have to present the prize here in person before then," spokesperson Nuala Kane said.
"If the prize isn't claimed by the 90 days, the funds are used to promote the National Lottery and fund special draws which in turn increases the funds raised for good causes."
Lottery chiefs are urging Lotto players in Claremorris and surrounding areas to have a thorough search of their homes and cars in a bid to find the ticket.
"We're asking everyone to check their homes, workplaces, anywhere they can think of," Nuala told independent.ie.
It will be the second biggest unclaimed prize if the winner doesn't come forward.
Famously the largest unclaimed prize was €3.4m - the winning ticket was bought in 'The Acorn' newsagents in Coolock Village, Dublin 5 in June 2001.
Unclaimed Lotto jackpots
1. 4/3/89 Jackpot: €53,692 - ticket was sold in Hanley’s, Pearse Street, Fermoy, Co.Cork
2. 1/9/93 Jackpot: €131,923 - ticket was sold in Hogans, Gort Rd., Ennis, Co. Clare
3. 6/10/93 Jackpot: €559,857 - ticket was sold in Brian and Mairead Sheerin, Carrowreagh, Bridgend, Lifford Co. Donegal
4. 7/9/94 Jackpot: €284,777 - ticket was sold in Daveys, Cornamucklagh, Omeath, Co. Louth
5. 5/9/98 Jackpot: €634,869 - ticket sold in Newtown Stores, Tramore, Co. Waterford
6. 16/1/99 Jackpot: €938,829 - ticket sold in Sweets & Things, Quinnsworth Shopping Arcade, Sligo
7. 29/01/00 Jackpot: €1,269,738 - ticket sold in Murphy’s Shop, Lwr. Baggot Street, D2
8. 21/6/00 Jackpot: €317,435 - ticket was sold in Garvey’s shop, Main St. Castleisland, Co. Kerry
9. 30/6/01 Jackpot: €3,445,223 - ticket was sold in The Acorn Newsagents, Coolock, D 5
10. 20/10/01 Jackpot: €1,139,603 - ticket was sold in Newsdesk, Unit 4 Dutch Village SC., Clondalkin, D22
11. 21/12/02 Jackpot: €1,000,000 - ticket was sold in Centra Foodmarket, Ballinteer, Dublin 16
12. 15/11/03 Jackpot: €1,350,000 - ticket was sold in Wilton Service Station, Cork.


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- A Little Rock liquor store is taking extreme measures to stop a robber from targetting the place of business.
The Markham Street Liquor Store has been robbed six times by the same person just this month.
The managers say the man is fast and calculated which is why he is hard to catch.
On any given day, there are four people working at the store. Two behind the counter and two on the floor, watching people and stocking shelves.
However, even with employees walking around the store, the robber is able to make a quick escape.
“A guy who comes in at different times, just comes in the door acting like he’s shopping picks up three of the biggest bottles you can find in a liquor store, most expensive and runs out of the door,” said Vishal Patel, Manager.
Vishal Patel and Parul Modi are managers at the business, they say each time this man has come in, he leaves with around 150 dollars worth of unpaid liquor.
“I think he got away twice so he wanted to keep on doing it,” said Patel.
“It’s really bad for my business you know,” said Parul Modi, Manager.
He’s become a repeat customer on the store’s 24 security cameras.
The first time the liquor looter came into the store was three weeks ago, he showed up again one week later.
“So we started being a little extra careful,” said Patel.
He ran in and ran out with booze last Friday as well as the next day.
After the fourth hit, his picture was posted on the front door with a note reading, “Thief stay away.”
“So I thought after Saturday he was not going to come in, he won’t have the guts to come inside,” said Patel.
The store was closed on Sunday but this grab-and-go bandit was back again on Monday and Tuesday.
Patel says it takes 17 seconds to get from behind the counter to the front door and by then the thief is already gone.
“Yesterday when he came in, it took him 7 seconds to grab the bottle and run out,” said Patel.
I asked Modi what she would say to the man if he came to the business again on Wednesday night, she said, “I wouldn’t tell him anything but I would hit him!”
Patel says they have called police on more than one occasion but by the time police arrived, the thief was long gone.
Now the business is trying to get his picture out in hopes of identifying the man.
The managers are also upping their security. Which includes having someone standing by the door at all times.


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For the latest installment of the #MyCalvins campaign, Calvin Klein tapped the entire A$AP Mob group as the newest faces of its denim and underwear lines. Starring A$AP Rocky, A$AP Ferg, A$AP Nast, A$AP Twelvyy, A$AP Ant, A$AP Lou and A$AP J. Scott, the hip-hop crew appears in the ultimate group shot photographed by Willy Vanderperre along with a behind-the-scenes video.
In the 30-second video, the rappers dance, goof off and talk style while wearing classic pieces from the Calvin Klein Denim and Calvin Klein Underwear lines. When the whole group tries to sync up to declare the brand’s iconic tagline “My Calvins,” A$AP Rocky accidentally drops the ball and says “Our Calvins” instead—making for the cutest moment of the video.
This, of course, is hardly the first time the stylish group of rappers has dipped their toes into the fashion world. The always well-dressed A$AP Rocky has several campaigns under his belt already for Dior Homme, DKNY and more. A$AP Ferg, meanwhile, actually studied fashion design in school and launched his own brand, Devoni Clothing, back in 2005.
The A$AP Mob ads are part of Calvin Klein’s newly-launched #MyCalvins campaign for Spring 2018, which centers around the theme of family and unity. Solange kicked off the campaign series last month with her “musical family” including singers and songwriters Dev Hynes (better known as Blood Orange), Kelela, Caroline Polachek and Adam Bainbridge of Kindness.
The brand will continue to roll out more of its “Our Family” ads throughout the Spring 2018 season.
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Notes on Google Android
It seems that T-Mobile will be the first telco to ship the first device based on Google Android (news item). The current projection is to get a couple of devices out by the end of the year. This article explains why success is not guaranteed! There are some significant hurdles to cross. However, I do agree that the advent of Android, iPhone SDK, etc will force all mobile platforms to become more open and encourage development of new and innovative mobile apps.
Google's Android Developers Blog


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The discussion: Almo Professional A/V’s Hospitality Division Offers Q4 Promotions with Hospitality Brand Partners Samsung, TeleAdapt and Kube Systems
Almo Professional A/V, North America’s largest professional audio visual distributor, recently announced the Almo Hospitality Division has partnered with several of its hospitality vendors on Q4 promotions designed to make the latest technology more accessible and to help create the ultimate guest experience.
From now until December 29, 2017, Almo is offering Samsung guest room televisions for the ideal “at-home in-room entertainment experience” paired with TeleAdapt’s Roomcast live streaming from mobile devices, and Kube Systems wireless universal charging products.
Launched earlier this year, the Almo Hospitality Division provides a customized combination of expertise, products, services and support for the hotel and lodging industry. The Almo Hospitality Division enables integrators and resellers serving the hospitality market to equip every major area of a hotel, ranging from guest rooms and common areas with comprehensive AV to restaurants, bars, ballrooms and meeting rooms.
You can read the full news release here.
My guests are Apryl Lamberti CSP, DSCE, Director of Business Development – Hospitality at Almo Professional A/V and Neil Betterton, VP, Global Product Development, GM Americas at TeleAdapt.
Article originally appears in convergentav.net.


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Two local antique shops highlighted among state’s best
Two local businesses were recently included among “The 10 Best Antique Stores in Idaho!”
The article published on the AmericanTowns Media’s Best of Idaho website highlights both Black Rail Antiques in Pocatello (9) and The Country Store Boutique in Idaho Falls (10).
“I was really surprised. I felt honored by it,” Guy Controneo, owner of Black Rail Antiques, said about making the list. “It was pretty cool.”
The Best of Idaho article describes Black Rail Antiques as atypical.
“Passionate about their collection, these pickers travel far to bring you quite possibly the most unique selection of retro and vintage items in all of Idaho,” the article states. “Pieces ranging from Western to European are rich for discovery at this location, with something truly fitting for every taste in the family.”
Controneo says he has several vendors — Roger Frey, Jerry Craven, Clifford McFadden, Michelle Nickerson, Gary and Marlys McCurdy, Jeremy Branson and Don Dellos — who have helped to make the business successful. He calls them true antique hunters.
“They like old stuff and good, quality items,” he said.
Controneo opened Black Rail Antiques at 312 W. Center St. in Pocatello about two and a half years ago, although he’s dabbled in the business for many years.
Controneo, who minored in history in college, says he loves learning the stories behind the antiques and about the time periods in which they were created. He also appreciates the craftsmanship.
“It was really cool stuff they built and (they took) pride in everything,” he said, adding that even utilitarian pieces like small boxes, old water heaters and stoves were well done.
Controneo’s store sells a variety of items — everything from rusty pieces that can be used for yard décor to desks and other furniture worth thousands of dollars — and they come from many time periods.
“We have a wide selection of things for everybody. It’s not all high-end and expensive stuff,” Controneo said.
People come from as far as Utah and Montana to shop at the store where, Controneo noted, things are priced to sell.
He encourages other people to come and visit his store in the future, and check out the other nearby restaurants and businesses in downtown Pocatello while they’re there.
“It’s a good place to spend an afternoon,” he said.
While Black Rail Antiques is still relatively new, The Country Store Boutique, a family business at 4523 E. Ririe Highway in Idaho Falls, has been around for 44 years.
“Composed of several buildings, this neat find is chockfull of vintage furniture, making it the perfect place to scout out your cabin décor,” according to the Best of Idaho article. “With several rooms, levels and items to choose from, I bet you can’t spend less than a couple hours sifting through this find!”
The store is owned by Eric and Melanie Seneff and is housed in a former one-room schoolhouse, as well as a barn that was relocated to the site and then connected to the school. Both were constructed in the late 1800s, Melanie said, adding that they’ve created a basement below the buildings to make even more room.
The antique shop is unique in that the Seneffs do all of their own purchasing and restoration work.
“It’s just the two of us,” Melanie said, although she noted that the shop also has a resident cat, Gandalf, who draws his share of attention from customers.
The Country Store Boutique offers restored American furniture from the mid-1700s to the early 1900s, as well as jewelry, dolls and other collectibles. It also sells some newer home decor, including iron trellises, gazebos and other items that compliment the antiques, Melanie said.
She notes that young couples sometimes visit the shop to buy furniture because they can purchase pieces there at a fraction of the cost of new ones. People also bring in antiques that they’ve inherited.
“We do restoration for other people,” Melanie said.
New items are placed in the store nearly every day, Melanie said. She encourages people to stop by to see the wide range of products and look at the historical buildings.
“(Come even if it’s) just to see this unique piece of Idaho history. There are not a lot of one-room school houses anymore,” Melanie said, adding that the windows and brick are all original to the structure.
To read about the other antique stores highlighted in the Best of Idaho article, visit bestthingsid.com/antique-stores.


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PRESS RELEASE Oni Press, the acclaimed Portland-based comics publisher, announces the launch of Oni Games, a new gaming imprint dedicated to bringing Oni Press titles to the growing tabletop market.
IDW Games has quietly been releasing a number of board games tied directly to big media properties. The game publisher has announced it is teaming with Nickelodeon for the upcoming The Legend of Korra: Pro-Bending Arena, and I think fans are going to go wild.
Pre-painted miniatures are nice because they are ready to play out of the box. The downside is pre-painted miniatures can be a bit pricey. WizKids has announced a new line of high-quality unpainted miniatures that are launching now.
Cryptozoic has announced two new tabletop games based on the Rick and Morty animated series are being prepped for 2017 releases.
This week, we return to the land of 20-sided dice and monsters lurking in dungeons. Will we find a dragon, or will our party get a TPK? Watch as we play Dungeons and Dragons: Temple of Elemental Evil! WARNING: A FEW CURSE WORDS POP UP IN THIS EPISODE!
Many of us use Rol20.net as a virtual tabletop for all of our RPG games. Recently, 5E data has begun appearing in the system, and this morning, Wizards of the Coast and Roll20 have announced a new licensing deal to distribute even more Dungeons and Dragons content via the Roll20 system.
We have been waiting for nearly a year for word on when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dice Masters set would arrive, and good news everyone! It’s today!
PRESS RELEASE: Leading subscription box company Nerd Block has joined forces with tabletop gaming experts Geek & Sundry to create a highly-limited special edition mystery box in celebration of International TableTop Day.
WizKids is pleased and excited to announce the return of their popular “WizKids Open” series of in-store tabletop game tournaments for 2016. The 2016 WizKids Open program includes a series of regional tournaments, held at selected friendly local game shops, where players will battle it out in HeroClix, Dice Masters, and Attack Wing games for supremacy and amazing prizes.
MODIPHIUS ENTERTAINMENT, a UK based publisher of tabletop games has announced a licensing deal with Dreamworks Animation to produce an official boardgame based on Kung Fu Panda.
I love playing Lords of Waterdeep on my iPad – it gives you nearly the same experience as playing the board game with friends, without all the hassle of little tiny pieces. Playdeck, the company that created the app has announced two new expansion sets for the game that are available now.
Press Release Last night at the Diamond Retailer Summit, IDW Games announced a deal with John Layman and Rob Guillory that will create a new line of CHEW tabletop games for fans to sink their teeth into. The smash-hit comic series is already on its way to an animated adaptation, and starting in early 2015 fans hungry for more CHEW will have yet another way to devour their favorite title.


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After appearing in Jordan Peele’s sci-fi/Western horror movie “Nope,” Keke Palmer will host Meta’s “Are We There Yet?” video series, which promotes the “boundless potential” of the tech company’s VR platforms.
Palmer and Vishal Shah, Meta’s vice president of the metaverse, are behind the wheel of a car in the first episode of “Are We There Yet?,” which was released on Tuesday. They are touring virtual byways.
Could I build the Titanic from scratch, cruise by an iceberg, and yell, “Not this time suckers!”? Palmer poses a logical query. “You can do a variation of that today,” Shah assures her.
Shah tells Palmer, “I think the simplest way of thinking about it is, the metaverse is the next phase of the internet. And the main difference between the internet we use today and the next phase is that we can feel like we are there with other people in a way we can’t feel in our digital experiences today.” He plugs Meta’s Horizon Worlds, which lets users create their own VR experiences, including comedy clubs, speakeasies, haunted houses and meditation spaces.
Watch the first episode of Palmer and Meta’s “Are We There Yet?”
Since rebranding from Facebook to Meta last year, the company has allegedly attempted to shift focus toward a hypothetically prosperous metaverse of the future. However, the significant investment hasn’t yet paid off. Reality Labs, which includes Meta’s AR and VR operations, again reduced earnings for the first quarter. Reality Labs’ sales increased by 30% to $695 million, while its operating loss increased by 62 percent to $2.96 billion.


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Starting this weekend, Pokemon Go players will earn double Stardust for hatching eggs and catching Pokemon.
Pokemon Go's latest events are set to unite trainers across a number of European locations.
Tsunekazu Ishihara sees plenty of work ahead for his team as well as the team at Niantic.
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In addition to new Raid Bosses, Niantic is gearing up to test out their new EX Raid Battle system.
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Players can find and conquer MewTwo through Niantic's upcoming invite-only raid battles.
Trainers will soon have their chance to capture legendary Pokemon MewTwo in Niantic's new invite-only raid battles.
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Gamers in North America and elsewhere are looking very forward to buying the PlayStation 4 (shown above) next week, one week before the Xbox One goes on sale. As this generation begins to wind down, Sony has announced it’s celebrating a new PS3 sales milestone that, to be frank, is absolutely worth celebrating. Sony has sold 80 million PS3 consoles worldwide as of Nov. 2, 2013.
The PS3, like its PS2 predecessor, ushered in a new disc-based video format by supporting Blu-ray Disc (the PS2 was the de-facto DVD player for millions). But it wasn’t just due to the Blu-ray format that the PS3 has succeeded globally. The console had DLNA client function and stereoscopic 3D support for games and movies, both available via system updates, and of course the PS3 was home to must-have exclusives like the Uncharted series.
The PS3 continues to gain support from third-party developers and publishers, as the cumulative number of software titles released for the PS3 has reached 4,332 worldwide. Among those are The Last of Us, which sold 3.4 million units in less than three weeks when it launched in June, and Journey, which became the first video game in Grammy Award history to be nominated for Best Score Soundtrack.
When the PS3 system was first released in November 2006, SCE also launched PlayStation Network, an online multiplayer gaming and digital entertainment service that now operates in 59 countries and has more than 150 million accounts. Launched alongside the PS3 system and in conjunction with PSN, the PlayStation Store offers a variety of downloadable digital content where PS3 system owners can select from a catalog of more than 222,000 digital content options.
In addition, the PlayStation®Plus (PS Plus) membership service became available in June 2010, providing access to exclusive discounts on PS Store, free games on PS platforms, demos and automatic system updates. The Instant Game Collection was added to PS Plus in North America and in Europe on June 2012, enabling PS Plus members to enjoy popular titles from developers and publishers at no extra cost.
Since its introduction in September 2010, the PlayStation Move motion controller has enabled users to play games intuitively while enhancing the interactive gameplay experience. If I can editorialize here for a moment, though, it’s not as impressive as the Xbox 360’s Kinect sensor.


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Analysis - Nichols CEO succession “meticulously planned”
Nichols announced the CEO switch last week
Marnie Millard's promotion to the head of Nichols has been in the making since she joined the company a year ago, an analyst has claimed.
The UK soft drinks maker announced last week Millard will take over from CEO Brendan Hynes in May. However, in a note today, analyst Investec said the move, a “surprise externally”, was “meticulously planned” after Hynes indicated he wanted to step down "some time ago".
The analyst added: “Marnie’s appointment last year (was) the first stage of the succession plan.”
Investec praised Millard's strong CV. Before joining Nichols as the MD of its UK soft drinks business, she was MD of Refresco, a European bottler of soft drinks. She also spent ten years at Macaw Soft Drinks, a division of Cott, and worked at Gerber, a market-leading juice manufacturer.
“Although she is not known to the City, we see no issues with the change,” the analyst said.
Meanwhile, Investec said a strong outlook for international markets and new opportunities in the domestic market mean Nichol's sales this year could increase by 5%.
Sales growth in last week's full-year 2012 results were 9% overall.
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Cementing its lead as the world's favourite console, Microsoft's Xbox 360 has claimed the US sales top-spot, outselling Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3).
Citing stats taken from the NPD research group, Microsoft published its claim on Monday via the company's official blog.
According to NPD's statistics Microsoft managed to shift in-excess of 270,000 consoles in January 2012. The figure marks the thirteenth month in row that the Xbox 360 has outsold the PS3 and Wii in its native US.
Even more impressively the figures indicated that the Xbox 360 currently speaks for a massive 49 percent share of the current-generation console market sales - a figure Nintendo will be hoping to change when it releases its next-generation Wii U later in the year.
As well as the Xbox 360, the NPD stats also suggested the console was beating the competition in games sales. NPD specifically highlighted the strong performance of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, NBA 2K12 and Just Dance 3, all of which held spots in the US chart's top 10.
The news comes just after the latest financial data from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, which showed the Xbox 360 to be best selling console in the world, not just the US.


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Last night in London there was an official Nokia N900 meetup. Several members from The Really Mobile Project were in attendance and have learned, from Maemo’s Marketing Team, that by 2012 there will no longer be any Nseries devices powered by the Symbian operating system. They’ve also learned that there are no plans to bring Maemo to Nokia’s Eseries lineup.
The Nseries lineup, for those unfamiliar with Nokia’s portfolio, is composed of devices that have the highest specifications and the “best” technology that Nokia has to offer. The most famous Nseris device, the one that made the world fall in love with Nokia all over again, was the N95. The most damaging Nseries device, the one that made the world think Nokia employees have their head shoved up their asses, was the N97. The Eseries lineup is supposed to be for enterprise customers, but just about everyone and their mother has a Nokia E71 where I live (Helsinki, Finland) since it’s recognized as the last great device to come out of Nokia.


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I rarely cover economic issues, but there’s one tiring trend in media that seems unstoppable: The breathless coverage of Black Friday and CyberMonday, the shop-till-you-drop days for Christmas shopping that blanket the business pages and TV news schedules. It is easy for mainstream news sources to err on the side of saturation because these very retailers are the last bastion of solid advertising for the newspaper business. Note this comparison: Google News shows nearly 10,000 stories in a search for Black Friday, while there are only 146 stories covering Buy Nothing Day the anti-consumerist holiday that coincides with Black Friday. So how can online media such as blogs, podcasts and citizen journalists counter the largely corporate coverage of the holiday shopping season? Or should they cover it at all? Share some of your favorite online sources for shopping news — consumerist or anti-consumerist — and I’ll post the best responses in the next Your Take Roundup.
How can online media give a less consumerist view of the holidays?
By Mark Glaser
November 27, 2006
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Microsoft to fix Lumia 535 touch problems on December 27
Microsoft has announced the Vietnamese Lumia 535 Dual SIM will be getting the patch on December 27.
Samsung Galaxy S6 imported into India for testing
Today the handset, also known as "Project Zero" was spotted on Zumba - a package tracking website.
Android 5.1 Lollipop update allegedly coming in February 2015
According to unconfirmed information, the update will bring updated Material Design color palette.
Alleged Sony Xperia Z4 image appears in a leaked email
The Japanese company's next smartphone flagship is expected to debut at some point in early 2015.
Lumia Denim update arrives in Europe and India
The new software version for Lumia smartphones has gotten a slightly more widespread rollout.
ZTE unveils fully voice-powered Star 2 smartphone
The Chinese company's latest handset takes voice control to a new level, it appears.
Samsung Galaxy S6 to use aluminum, have curved screen
A new rumor is talking about Samsung's next flagship smartphone, revealing some details about it.
13-inch Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet Ultra allegedly in the works
Proceed with skepticism since the specifications sound a little bit dreamed up.
Gresso launches new luxury Android smartphone
The Regal Black Edition will be a limited offer and only 999 pieces will be hand crafted.
LG G3 in India is now getting Android 5.0 Lollipop update
The firmware update is available via the LG Mobile Support Tool, though OTA should become an option soon.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lollipop beta ROM leaks
The Lollipop update seems to be as real as it gets, but unsurprisingly it is an early beta.
Micromax announces Yureka with Cyanogen OS 11 in India
The phone is being launched in exclusive partnership with Cyanogen and Amazon India.
Amazon Fire Phone gets a major software update
Ability to translate text and identify artwork with Firefly, additional keyboard languages and more
BLU Studio 7.0 goes official with large screen and low price
The budget-friendly, 3G-capable slate is already available to order on Amazon in the United States.
Microsoft starts rollout of Lumia Denim update in China
The new software is now in the process of making it to Lumia handsets sold in the country.
4.7-inch Meizu Blue Charm allegedly gets pictured
The smaller of the two upcoming affordable devices from the Chinese company has been leaked.
Samsung Galaxy E7 has specs confirmed by a benchmark
The smartphone, which will probably be part of a new E series, has been benchmarked recently.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Edge will get Android 5.0.1 directly
Samsung will skip updating the Galaxy Note 4 and Edge to Android 5.0 and will push 5.0.1 instead.
BlackBerry Classic is now official with keyboard and trackpad
BlackBerry Classic, the successor of BlackBerry Bold 9900 was just detailed in New York, available today.
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Offering insights on a range of book business sectors, including K-12 and higher education, the recently released independent report COVID-19 and Book Publishing: Impacts and Insights for 2021 looks beyond the trade bookselling sector to examine broader social and economic changes the pandemic has forced on publishing.
“One key finding is the need for publishers to re-think digital strategies,” reports Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly senior reporter.
“After years of treating digital as a threat, publishers now see that digital reading and digital fulfillment are central to their businesses,” he notes. “If the obvious move is to grow digital, then that’s going to come with a lot of uncertainty across the book business.”
In an ongoing survey of independent booksellers, PW correspondent Alex Green has indeed found wariness among respondents.
“Alex Green found there is widespread concern about what happens next,” Albanese tells CCC. “The good news in that survey is that losses in 2020 were not as deep for many of the responding booksellers as one might have thought. Online sales surged to unprecedented levels—for example.
“But of course, that can’t last forever. Let’s be honest, online ordering isn’t where local bookstores add value, right? The value of the bookstore is being able to go to the bookstore. To change from that model to an online model means staff and other business changes, and in the end, they’re in direct competition with Amazon, which is not sustainable.”


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Nina Berenato Jewelry and More Artful Pieces Available During Making It Together Auction
Ceramics, leather, jewelry, art, fashion and home goods will be sold at Making It Together Auction
Jewelry designer and metalsmith Nina Berenato has found tremendous success over the years.
Modern, handmade and 100 percent sustainable, her collection has been featured in renowned fashion magazines including Vogue and Cosmopolitan. The biggest celebrities in the world admire her work. Berenato even designed custom jewelry for Beyoncé’s music video for “Spirit,” a song from the live-action movie “The Lion King.”
But as the coronavirus continued to spread across the U.S., Berenato says her female-driven team and business quickly started to feel the impact.
Now, her storefront in the Domain NORTHSIDE, a studio where she makes all her jewelry and leads design workshops, is closed and has just been denied aid from the Paycheck Protection Program.
“It’s a pretty big hit for us,” says Berenato. “And it got me thinking, if I’m dealing with this and I’m a pretty large business, really small independent makers are suffering the same way.”
Always striving to help women feel powerful, beautiful and capable of anything, Berenato wondered how she could make a difference and support small, women-owned businesses who, like herself, can’t receive government funding and are struggling to keep operations going.
“If we’re not going to get it the traditional way, then we’ll come up with some creative way to make it happen,” says Berenato.
On Saturday, April 18, Nina Berenato Jewelry will launch the “Making It Together Auction,” a 24-hour online auction that will feature one-of-a-kind and limited-edition work from over 70 Texas-based female artists, makers and small business owners.
The event will feature pieces ranging from ceramics, leather, jewelry, art, fashion and home goods. Many of the pieces, especially the artwork, were created during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I really like to buy pieces when I’m in a specific place mentally or when I’m traveling, and I want to remember a memory,” says Berenato. “So, I think this could be a really positive symbol for people to have in their life of a time when they really got through something tough, and it turned it into something positive.”
All of the proceeds from the auction will go directly back to the creative woman or women who made the piece. Plus, Berenato will be auctioning off her Grid Necklace, a limited-edition, architectural-style piece that is not part of her current collection.
Berenato’s hope for the auction is to help bring joy and togetherness through art.
“We love art, and we love our creators so much that I think it’s going to give the people that receive the money, the makers who receive the support, so much happiness,” says Berenato. “But I think it will also give the women that are able to show up and support these other women the same degree of happiness. So, I’m just hoping for an overall vibe of happiness.”
Access to the “Making It Together Auction” will begin on April 18 at ninaberenato.com.


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That new Force Touch tech inside the Apple Watch is coming to the next iPhone says one analyst. That's good: It would add more menu options without cluttering the display.
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The modern smartphone is a wonder of modern technology, and in combination with the carrier network can allow you to make calls from the densest urban jungle to Mount Everest. But despite the amazing global coverage of the carrier networks, sometimes it just isn't enough.
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