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Coinbase, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., is in the process of testing out a new subscription service, the company today confirmed to Decrypt.
News of the service leaked earlier today, as some Coinbase users prematurely received access to the beta version of the service last night—which will be called Coinbase One. Users posted screenshots on Twitter of the upcoming product, which said it would give users zero-fee trading and prioritized phone support to traders.
"Enjoy zero trading fees on unlimited trades as long as you're a subscriber," one of the screenshots posted said. "A price spread may still apply."
Is @Coinbase getting ready to launch a subscription service w/free trades, priority support, and $1M insurance called Coinbase One?
Found this buried in the Coinbase app tonight under Profile & Settings. Manage Subscription option loads a blank screen. pic.twitter.com/pPciOxBGJb
— Tom Winzig (@TomWinzig) November 3, 2021
Coinbase told Decrypt that it is indeed working on such a service and that it will only be available to a handful of users to start with. It is not yet known how much the subscription service would cost.
"Coinbase has started testing a subscription product for our customers," a company spokesperson said in an email. "Customers in the test group will have the ability to buy, sell, and convert digital currencies on the Coinbase platform without a Coinbase fee for each trade (spread fees still apply). We're always looking to learn more about how we can best serve our customers in different ways."
"Right now we are still in early stages so everything about the future product experience will be shaped by the feedback we receive from our users," the spokesperson said.
The screenshot posted of the beta version also showed that the service would include more account protection. "If any funds in your Coinbase account are stolen by someone you don't know due to an account takeover, you may be eligible for a reimbursement of up to $1 million in losses," read the screenshot.
San Francisco-based Coinbase is a crypto exchange that prides itself on usability, though it has been the subject of far-reaching criticism regarding its customer service. It's also the first crypto exchange to go public: in April the company got listed on the Nasdaq.
The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not reflect the views of Bitcoin Insider. Every investment and trading move involves risk - this is especially true for cryptocurrencies given their volatility. We strongly advise our readers to conduct their own research when making a decision.


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Tulane University's Albert Lepage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will partner with Venture for America (VFA) to host 2020 VFA Fellows along with leaders from university entrepreneurship centers across the country during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) in March.
Venture for America, founded by former presidential candidate Andrew Yang in 2011, is a two-year fellowship program for recent graduates who want to work at a startup and create jobs in American cities.
VFA Fellows and their mentors will participate in dedicated programming designed by the Lepage Center, VFA and leaders from the New Orleans business community.
Participants will also attend the NOEW summit, a two-day conference featuring opportunities to network with thought leaders, entrepreneurs and investors from around the country.
Fellows learn important startup skills at a month-long training camp, apply for jobs within VFA's company network and work for two years as full-time, salaried employees in one of 14 cities.
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Dutch fashion label, Mud Jeans, has launched its Lease a Jeans brand. The jeans are crafted of organic and recycled cotton and are 100% responsibly produced.

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Shares of Home Depot (HD) , the world's largest retailer of home improvement products, are scheduled to trade ex-dividend Tuesday, March 8. To qualify for a dividend check, investors must own Home Depot stock before its ex-dividend date, when management finalizes its roster of shareholders to whom it will send dividend payments.With Atlanta-based Home Depot, investors can be rewarded if they exercise some patience. Home Depot stock currently trades around $125, but it has a consensus buy rating and its average analyst 12-month price target is $145.
The reason for that analyst confidence? In Home Depot's fourth-quarter results released last month, the company reported a net income of $1.47 billion, or $1.17 per share, beating Wall Street estimates by 7 cents. This marked a 6.5% increase year over year, while revenue -- which also beat Street forecasts -- increased almost 10%.
Even amid adverse weather and pressure from the strong dollar, the company's improved merchandising continues to drive same-store sales. Those sales climbed 9% during the quarter. Improving employment and moderate wage growth are also helping consumers feel more confidence to spend on home-improving projects in the quarters ahead.
The dividend is an added bonus.
Home Depot's annual 69-cent a share dividend yields 2.2% annually. The shares also are 6.7% cheaper in the past three months.
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A new home built on speculation in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles is asking an earth-shattering $250 million.
And it’s a doozy. Full of splashy art and high-end furniture, the home is truly unlike any other property on the market. It was built by the luxury developer Bruce Makowsky, whom the release refers to as the “spec king.” He was also the mastermind behind the $70 million Beverly Hills house sold to Minecraft founder Markus “Notch” Persson in 2014.
Here are some of the most outrageous facts about the home that, according to a press release from the developer, is the most expensive to ever be listed in the US.
1. At $250 million, the home is the most expensive ever offered for sale in the US, according to a press release announcing its listing.
2. It took four years and 250 people to build.
3. It covers 38,000 square feet — that’s over 14 times larger than the average new home constructed in the US in 2015.
4. In addition to two master suites, there are 10 VIP suites. That’s a total of 12 bedrooms and 21 bathrooms.
5. Outdoors, there is 17,000 square feet of room to explore, including the 70-foot glass infinity pool.
6. The 40-seat theater rivals the size of multiplexes. It features a 4K projector screen and Dolby Atmos sound system.
7. Other entertainment options include a four-lane bowling alley, a candy wall overlooking a game room, and a gigantic wine storage facility.
8. The view from the home spans 270 degrees looking out over the mountains, over the city, and even out to the sea.
9. A collection of valuable cars worth more than $30 million are stashed in the home’s basement.
10. There are over 100 art installations throughout the home.
11. A Leica camera sculpture valued at approximately $1 million sits in the dining room.
12. A helicopter that is unable to fly and that was an original model from the 1987 TV show “Airwolf” sits on the roof. It’s been refurbished with a luxury interior.
13. An original “Hobie Cat” catamaran sits by the pool, though the home is not located near water.
14. A champagne pinball machine rounds out the interactive art installations.
15. Hermés products were used throughout the home, including the “Safari Art” collection. The blanket is 100% cashmere.


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The proposed merger between Albuquerque-based Santa Fe Gold Corp. and an Australian precious metals exploration company has been approved by the Australian firm’s shareholders, the two companies said Tuesday.
Shareholders of International Goldfields Ltd. approved the merger at the company’s annual shareholders meeting on Nov. 23 in Perth, Western Australia, the companies said in a news release.
“The merged entity will be a diversified, well-funded and low-cost gold-silver explorer, developer, with projects located in the southwestern United States and in emerging gold districts of Brazil and West Africa,” Santa Fe Gold (OTC: SFEG) Chairman and CEO Pierce Carson said. “We believe the new merged company will be capable of adding significant value for its shareholders during a time of robust gold price(s).”
The merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013, the firms said.
The merged company’s shares will trade on the Australian stock exchange and on a major U.S. exchange, Carson added.
As part of the merger, International Goldfields advanced Santa Fe Gold $4 million in cash.
Santa Fe Gold mines gold and silver at its Summit Mine in southwestern New Mexico and is hoping to mine deposits in other areas of the state. The company had sales of $11.5 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, and is on target to top sales of $20 million for the current fiscal year, Carson said.
For more, see the news release.
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LGBT Group Creates Alternative IKEA Catalog To Protest Anti-Gay Laws [Pics]
The group staged a photoshoot at the furniture company's Brooklyn store to create IQEA, an alternative and more inclusive catalog.
To align with the country’s anti-gay laws, the IKEA in Russia removed a story about a gay couple from its recent monthly catalog.
The removal of the feature didn’t sit well with LGBT groups, one of which staged a protest by doing a photoshoot in IKEA’s Brooklyn store to come up with IQEA, an alternative and more inclusive catalog.
The group also promoted a book about LGBT Russians titled Gay Propaganda: Russian Love Stories.
IKEA prints millions of copies of its monthly catalog which is released in most countries that the company operates in. The December issue of the furniture giant’s catalog was supposed to feature Dorset-based couple Clara and Kirsty and their IKEA home furnishings. For the Russian edition, the article was reportedly changed to keep with the country’s gay propaganda laws.
A spokesperson for the company told a Swedish newspaper,
We have two guiding principles in the communication we distribute from IKEA. The first is home interior design. The second is following the law.
The article about Clara and Kirsty was replaced with one about a designer living in China.


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Why The Price Of Eggs Is Skyrocketing
Egg prices have soared this spring for a lot of reasons. Lesley McClurg breaks down why you’re paying more.
The cheapest price for a dozen conventional eggs is $3.50 at Raley’s in Sacramento.
That’s about 75 cents more than the national average – which is at a record high $2.62.
So, what’s driving the premium on California eggs?
First, there’s the drought. John Segale is with the Association for California Egg Farmers.
Segale: “There’s less grain production, less feed production which means higher prices. There’s also a decision you have to make as a producer on whether or not you’re going to have enough water for your hens.”
Segale says the avian flu outbreak in the Midwest is also at play.
Even though the virus has only been detected in a single California chicken flock, the disease has devastated more than 47 million birds across the country.
As national production supplies dwindle the price goes up here because California imports a significant portion of its eggs from out of state.
But the main reason the price has increased is because Proposition 2 went into effect in January.
The new law reduces crowding in hen houses, and space costs money on a farm.
Economists say prop. 2 has added 40 cents to the price of a dozen eggs.
Shoppers at a Raleys in Sacramento are mixed about whether animal welfare is worth a premium.
Teri Stapleton says she’s on the fence.
Stapleton: “As a single parent trying to buy stuff at a higher rate can be challenging sometimes to buy stuff, but it’s for a good cause.”
Pat Alexander can’t stand the thought of birds in battery cages, or even cage-free facilities.
Alexander: “That’s ridiculous in the first place. I mean nevermind that they’ve chopped their beaks back to their nostrils. Or, they don’t have any feathers. It’s still inhumane.”
She picks up a dozen organic free range eggs priced at nearly seven dollars.
Frank Finnerty is buying conventional eggs at Hilliker’s Ranch near San Diego.
He doesn’t care if hens have more space.
Finnerty: “It doesn’t matter to me. Unfortunately this situation where they have to put these compliances in gets passed on to the consumer.”
Even though most of the customers I talked to weren’t happy about current prices, no one said they’re buying fewer eggs.


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It's been almost two weeks since Apple was ordered to unlock the iPhone that was used by the San Bernardino shooter and since Apple declined to do so. Since then, just about everyone has taken a side in the dispute that's making headlines worldwide. Even Microsoft has chosen to weigh in.
This time, it's a New York judge in a drug trafficking case. Judge James Ornstein stated, "More specifically, the established rules for interpreting a statute's text constrain me to reject the government's interpretation that the AWA empowers a court to grant any relief not outright prohibited by law."
While this is clearly a different case from the San Bernardino shooting that's making headlines, it can set a precedent on how the All Writs Act can be used. Attorney Susan Hennessey said the following on Twitter:
This is just one case, but it is certainly a big win for Apple, as well as privacy advocates.


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Honda may have shown great commitment to compete in the midsized pickup truck market but the Ridgeline is still pending to hit its stride on the sales front. The latest Ridgeline debuted about a year ago and never managed to rise up on the sales charts.
It got many labelling the Ridgeline as a failure in the market but this may not be the case today. Honda released their May 17 sales figures and it saw the Ridgeline accumulating 2,956 units sold. This is a huge margin improvement from the previous month and it gives the Ridgeline a new life.
To make it more interesting, the Ridgeline’s May accomplishment has allowed it to leap above more popular names like the GMC Canyon. The latter only managed 2,411 units sold in May last month.
Knowing Honda, they will be keeping a close eye on the Ridgeline sales and will do their part to give the pickup truck more exposure in the market. Is this a sign of better things to come from the Ridgeline?


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Nokia’s latest release, Nokia 8, recently hit stores worldwide and its primary feature is out to change the selfie world forever. No longer content with showing just one perspective, the Nokia 8’s rear and front-facing cameras have been designed to work in tandem. Now users can simultaneously capture what is in front and behind the camera, with this Dual-Sight technology ready to shake up the technical world.
While it may not seem to have a lot of practical, everyday use, the Nokia 8 was designed with content creators in mind. Understanding that users are creating more content than ever before – particularly live content – the new feature will be a huge bonus for the creators of live streams on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. It’s a game-changing move in the smartphone market and it seems that this time, Android has beaten Apple to the innovation punch.
The release of the new phone comes just six week after the successful launch of Nokias 3, 5 and 6, but at this stage, the Nokia 8 is the new pinnacle of smartphone technology. Other features include Nokia OZO Audio, which utilises 3 microphones simultaneously to capture sound from all around, and a graphite protected copper pipe to keep the phone cool while in use.
The Nokia 8 landed at JB Hi Fi on August 18 and currently retails for $899.


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Fashion as we know it, a manic treadmill of multiple season endless drops, and frenzied travel, is over. If some in the industry have their way, fashion as we knew it back when — a two-season focus with creativity at the fore – may be making a comeback, a back-to-the-future transition triggered by the coronavirus crisis.
Today, the Council of Fashion of Designers of America and the British Fashion Council will deliver to their memberships a joint message of purpose in response to the havoc wrought on the global fashion industry by the COVID-19 crisis. The missive’s recommendations are based on member input.
“The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting the fashion industry from every angle,” the statement reads. It offers that, “while there is no immediate end in sight, there is an opportunity to rethink and reset the way in which we all work and show our collections.”
The reset was a long time in coming, and only hastened by COVID-19. The statement maintains that, “The fashion system must change, and it must happen at every level….…These changes have been overdue for a while, and the fallout from [the] coronavirus has forced us all to prioritize the process of rethinking how our industry should function.”
The two fashion organizations cite “the relentlessness of fashion’s unforgiving pace…for a long time, there have been too many deliveries and too much merchandise generated. With existing inventory stacking up, designers and retailers must also look at the collections cycle and be very strategic about their products and how and when they intend to sell them.”
The joint missive stems from the close, long-term relationships of CFDA chairman Tom Ford and chief executive officer Steven Kolb with BCF ceo Caroline Rush and chair Stephanie Phair. The overarching message reflects a theme now coursing through fashion in general — the need to slow down and reset, inclusive of what is becoming an industrywide battle cry to shrink production, focus on quality over quantity and erase “the clear disconnect between when clothes are delivered to stores and when the customer needs them.”
Specific attention is also given to a reemphasis on creativity, the heart of which is a return to a schedule with a major focus on two collections each year. “We understand the commercial need for pre-collections and the need to fulfill the delivery windows of the current pre-collections,” the statement reads. “However, we recommend that these return to their original intended purpose, which was to offer the consumer beautiful clothes that carry the ethos of the individual brands, but are not necessarily sufficiently fashion-forward to warrant a show. When we are able to hold in-person events and showings, we would recommend that these presentations return to the showrooms.”
While acknowledging that the spring 2021 showing season will be a virtual one, the statement looks ahead to a time, post-crisis, when in-person events can resume. There, it seems to take aim at the itinerant behemoth that defines the European cruise season. “We also recommend that brands attempt to show during the regular fashion calendar and in one of the global fashion capitals in order to avoid the strain on buyers and journalists of traveling constantly. This, too, has placed tremendous stress on the industry and significantly increased each individual’s carbon footprint.”
Yet scaling back the preseasons applies broadly. Homing in on two primary seasons “can provide our talents with the time they need to reconnect to the creativity and craft that makes our field so unique in the first place.” A slower pace will also have a mental health benefit, providing an “opportunity to reduce the stress levels of designers and their teams, which in turn will have a positive effect on the overall well-being of the industry.”
Another key issue: sustainability. The statement encourages not only less product but better, more creative product, that extends its desirability and life span. “The focus on creativity and quality of products, reduction in travel and focus on sustainability (something we encourage of the entire industry) will increase the consumer’s respect and ultimately their greater enjoyment in the products that we create.”


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Cryptocurrencies and fraud continue to be inextricably linked.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (#CFTC) filed a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Patrick K. McDonnell and CabbageTech, Corp., doing business as Coin Drop Markets (CDM) charging them with fraud and misappropriation in connection with purchases and trading of Bitcoin and Litecoin.
James McDonald, the CFTC’s Director of Enforcement, commented:
“This action is among the latest examples of the CFTC’s continuing commitment to act aggressively and assertively to root out fraud and bad actors involved in virtual currencies. As alleged, the Defendants here preyed on customers interested in Bitcoin and Litecoin, promising them the opportunity to get the inside scoop on the next new thing and to benefit from the trading acumen of a supposed expert. In reality, as alleged, customers only bought into the Defendants’ fraudulent scheme. We will continue to work hard to identify and remove bad actors from these markets.” https://goo.gl/AT2X3p
Yesterday a District Judge in Brooklyn, New York ruled that cryptocurrencies can be regulated as commodities by the CFTC. CFTC had determined in 2015 that digital currencies should be treated as commodities and the District Judge upheld that determination saying that the meaning of the word “commodity” supports it.
As London is the second most influential global financial centre, there is an urgent need to clarify how trading in cryptocurrencies in London is regulate before cryptocurrency fraud increases. https://goo.gl/3Vm4tY


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Stop the Hate: Apple Says the MacBook Notch Is a Smart ThingSoftpedia News Bogdan Popa
Just like it happened with the iPhone X back in 2017, the new-generation MacBook Pros come with a very controversial design change.
It’s the infamous notch, the one the migrated from smartphones to laptops and is now causing so much criticism aimed at the Cupertino-based tech giant.
And at some level, people complaining about this design choice aren’t wrong. Without Face ID and only serving as the home of a handful of sensors, the notch makes little sense, especially because other PC makers, such as Dell, for instance, managed to embed all of them in the tiny bezel at the top.
And of course, there’s no reason Apple wouldn’t be able to do that, but instead, it decided to go for a notch that everybody seems to be talking about these days.
Smaller notch likely on next MacBooks
Apple, on the other hand, doesn’t think the notch is such a major issue. In fact, it’s a smart thing, Shruti Haldea, Product Line Manager, Pro Mac, said on the <a href="https… (read more)
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text: There seems to be no stopping the surging share costs of Tesla with every share now at over $1,000. Whereas the automotive firm is on the cusp of turning into probably the most invaluable in its area of play, analysts from Morgan Stanley have highlighted the dangers concerned and declare that the stock is overvalued.Based on a report in Forbes, Morgan Stanley analysts have predicted that Tesla shares are set to take a dive. This comes at a time when stock costs of the California-based firm have rebounded considerably to 4 digits after crashing to $400 throughout a sell-off spurned by coronavirus in March.(Additionally learn: Musk tells workers to go ‘all out’ as Q2 ends)Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jones has been quoted within the Forbes report as saying that whereas Tesla stock stays profitable, it’s onerous for the EV maker to justify its stock price over the span of the following decade. He has additional mentioned that buyers usually are not giving due significance to execution and market dangers that Tesla is probably gazing. There’s a basic notion that buyers have a look at Tesla as extra of a rapidly-growing tech firm slightly than an vehicle maker.Apparently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk himself had mentioned the corporate’s share price was too excessive. His May 1 tweet had led to a crash in costs by 10%, just for it to rebound. “We view these feedback as tongue-in-cheek and it’s Elon being Elon,” Dan Ives, a Wedbush Securities analyst has been quoted as saying by Bloomberg.Musk being Musk, nevertheless, can usually show to be pricey as properly. The CEO and Tesla had every paid $20 million to settle the securities-fraud lawsuit the SEC introduced in September 2018 after Musk had claimed in a tweet that he had the funding to take Tesla personal.Firing from Twitter – penalties and backlash not withstanding, has turn out to be more and more frequent for Musk. The true-world challenges for Tesla, nevertheless, have additionally threatened to turn out to be frequent. Model Y manufacturing schedules are reportedly beneath stress because of the lockdown that had been in place to comprise coronavirus outbreak in Alameda county the place Tesla plant is positioned at. At the same time as the corporate makes an attempt to ramp up manufacturing, many query if such a ramp up – if potential in any respect – would really be consistent with the corporate’s present stock price.For now, most buyers seem simply too happy with the Tesla stock and warnings apart, look to maintain a agency grip on it.


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The Business Roundtable, led by Jamie Dimon, gives a new definition of the "purpose of a corporation."Marketsread more
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J.P. Morgan estimates the average annual tariff cost per household will be $1,000 with the new round of Trump's tariffs.Marketsread more
Twitter and Facebook have suspended numerous accounts that are believed to be tied to a state-backed information campaign originating from inside China.Technologyread more
Leaked documents from Google give fresh ammo to conservative lawmakers who have already accused Google and other tech companies of political bias.Technologyread more
Sequoia's Michael Moritz says that direct listings worked for Spotify and Slack and will become more common for companies with "courage and intelligence."Technologyread more
Shares of embattled utility PG&E plummeted after a judge ruled that a jury can decided whether it should pay up to $18 billion in damages.Marketsread more
The attacks come after state and local ransomware attacks in New York, Louisiana, Maryland and Florida resulted in the loss of significant sums.Technologyread more
Since its IPO 15 years ago, Google has become more and more powerful. Today, that power is being highly scrutinized.Technologyread more
In a statement Monday, Barr said he will name Kathleen Hawk Sawyer the new director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.Politicsread more
On Tuesday, Amazon said its Alexa Fund invested in Plant Prefab, a Southern California company that says it uses sustainable construction processes and materials to build prefabricated custom single- and multifamily houses. The start-up is aiming to use automation to build homes faster and bring down costs.
It's a new market for Amazon and the Alexa Fund, which typically backs start-ups focused on voice technology. The investment comes less than a week after Amazon launched more than a dozen Alexa-powered smart home devices, including a microwave oven and an amplifier that can be controlled by the Alexa voice assistant. Earlier this year, Amazon acquired the smart doorbell maker Ring, and the company is also reportedly working on a secretive home robot.
The smart home market is expected to grow into a $53 billion industry by 2022, according to Zion Market Research.
"Voice has emerged as a delightful technology in the home, and there are now more than 20,000 Alexa-compatible smart home devices from 3,500 different brands," Paul Bernard, director of the Alexa Fund, said in a statement on Tuesday. "We're thrilled to support [Plant Prefab] as they make sustainable, connected homes more accessible to customers and developers."
Amazon joined Obvious Ventures, the firm co-founded by Twitter's Ev Williams, in Plant Prefab's $6.7 million financing round.


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RV wholesale shipments tracked by the RV Industry Association posted their best month in 2020 and the highest monthly total since October 2018 as deliveries to retailers reached 40,462 units in June, a 10.8 percent rise over the June 2019 total of 36,525 units.
Towable RVs, led by conventional travel trailers, totaled 37,439 units for the month, a gain of 12.9 percent of compared to last June’s total of 33,171 shipments. Motorhomes finished the month with 3,023 units, down 9.8 percent compared to the June 2019 total of 3,353 units.
Reflective of younger, first-time buyers interested in RVing and the continued rise in the #Vanlife phenomenon, Folding Camping Trailers and Type B RVs in the motorhome market continue to see strong gains
For the year, RV wholesale shipments total 176,067 units, down 18.7 percent from 216,581 units at the mid-year point in 2019. Towable RVs stand at 159,059 units, down 16.8 percent while motorhomes have dropped 33.3 percent, to 17,008 units.


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Hip-Hop Wired put together a handy holiday gift guide covering fashion, gaming tech, cooking needs, and more.
For the holidays, Hip-Hop Wired and CASSIUS join together to present a handy holiday gift guide for your loved ones.
Sponsored By Verizon November is already here and that means it is time to start thinking about your friends, family and loved ones. But if you have a special male in your life that is deserving of your consideration it can be a bit tricky to decipher how to spend your hard-earned dollars this holiday […]
These items don't follow a central theme. We just think they're cool and handy items for the giving season.
One of the greatest to ever step on the court is getting a special designation from an area that he brought so much joy too. Black Mamba will live forever on the west coast.
Whether your yearly bonus didn’t hit yet or you were waiting on that overtime to be approved you still have time to buy some quality items for men in your life. Lucky HipHopWired.com has you covered; as always.
As the holiday season inches even closer with the month roaring by, folks around the world are scrambling on what to get their families and loved ones. Fortunately for those last-minute types, Reebok has you completely covered with a handy gift guide and FLASH sale.
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have both passed so hopefully you have already secured your gadget, gizmo and electronic needs. If you’re like every other American you’re probably still on the hunt for the perfect gifts for a couple of men in your life.
Although there has been recent news about TIDAL‘s troubles, it appears the streaming service is still making a push to stand firm in the crowded marketplace. The company is offering a free 12-day trial to new members without requiring a credit card.
A white Clemson University fraternity has been suspended after it hosted a gangster-themed “Cripmas” holiday party over the weekend. With dozens of images of the Cripmas event floating around social media, the reaction from both faculty and the student body has been swift.


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Shares in the company behind the Sorbent and Libra brands have fallen after it warned of a drop in full year profit.
Asaleo Care said it expects to make a net profit of between $57 million and $58 million for the year to December 31, down from a $59 million profit in 2016.
Sales of its feminine care products have fallen due to increasingly aggressive pricing tactics from competitors, the company said.
The company has been locked into fixed pricing arrangements with some large supermarket and pharmacy chains, and was unable to respond to its rivals, a spokeswoman told AAP.
Asaleo Care also downgraded its forecast for underlying profit, from growth in the low single digits to a fall of between seven and eight per cent.
Its shares dropped eight cents, or five per cent, to $1.51.
The company said it exited its fixed pricing arrangements at the end of October and is now able to competitively price the Libra brand.
"With increased price flexibility and based on November sales, management is confident that the Libra Feminine Care brand will return to growth," it said in a statement.


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USA – China has committed to buy an additional 10 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans, bringing hope to US soybean farmers who had called on the White House to resolve the trade stalemate with the Chinese.
According to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the news is an indication of the possibility that the two world economies may reach an amicable agreement after they locked horns with tariffs in June last year.
“In Oval Office meeting today, the Chinese committed to buy an additional 10 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans,” said Perdue in a tweet.
“Strategy is working. Show of good faith by the Chinese. Also, indications of more good news to come.”
The purchase pledge is second after the 90-day truce was declared to settle their trade disagreements.
US government data shows that China purchased 6.9 million tons of American beans, since the U.S.-China trade truce began in early December.
A Reuters report indicates that Chinese firms Cofco Corp. and Sinograin bought about 10 million tons of soybeans.
People with knowledge of the matter, known to Reuters said China is proposing that it could buy an additional US$30 billion a year of U.S. agricultural products including soybeans, corn and wheat as part of a possible trade deal.
The news come even after President Donald Trump said trade talks between the top two economies involved buying “a lot of corn,” thus farmers were expecting purchases of corn as well as ethanol and distillers dried grains.
China’s grain merchant Sinograin was reported to have agreed to contract terms for potential corn purchases.
As the two continue with negotiations, farmers are optimistic for a good market which has seen prices hit record low coupled with uncertain trading conditions.
According to Rich Feltes, head of market insights for Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates, as the market is set to re-open, prices are expected to trade higher.
American farmers are hopeful in terms of costs and prices compared to rival Brazil, where this year’s harvest is underway.
“Our data today shows that harvest in Brazil is 43 percent complete, which means that they have a lot of soybeans headed to the port to export,” said Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for INTL FCStone.
“This cannot be good news for the Brazilian farmer, particularly with demand in China in decline beyond what its state-grain buyers are purchasing for its reserve.”


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MPL earmarks Rs 2,000 cr for Great Indian Gaming League
E-sports firm Mobile Premier League has earmarked Rs 2,000 crore for a two-month-long multi-sport online mobile gaming tournament Great Indian Gaming League, starting from March 24, the company said on Monday.
The tournament may see 3.5 million winners across multiple games and could potentially create thousands of winners between Rs 1 lakh and 1 crore prize range during this league, it added.
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“As the largest multi-game mobile gaming tournament, GIGL will provide access to mobile e-sports to a vast and diverse group of gamers across the country in line with our vision to democratise e-sports. We are confident that the tournament will see millions of players participating from across the country,” Mobile Premier League (MPL) country head for India Namratha Swamy said in a statement.
The company expects to see 7 million players participate across different categories during the tournament that will run from March 24 to May 29, 2022. Founded in 2018, MPL claims to have over 90 million users across India, Indonesia, Europe and the US.
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TVS Motor Company, a reputed manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the world, today, rolled out the 50,000 unit of the BMW 310cc motorcycle. The motorcycle was rolled out from the Hosur plant of the company in the presence of Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad, and Mr. KN Radhakrishnan, Director & CEO, TVS Motor Company.
In April 2013, TVS Motor Company and BMW Motorrad signed a long-term strategic partnership to manufacture sub-500cc motorcycles for the globe. This collaboration has resulted in the launch of three products on the 310cc platform namely BMW G 310 R, BMW 310 GS and TVS Motor Company’s TVS Apache RR 310.
The exports for these two BMW Motorrad models, BMW G 310 R and BMW 310 GS, commenced in December 2016 and today, they are being offered in more than 90 countries.
Commenting on this milestone, Mr. KN Radhakrishnan, Director & CEO, TVS Motor Company, said, “Today is a significant milestone in our journey with BMW Motorrad. Over the course of this six-year partnership, we have had an opportunity to create a common learning platform for both the companies resulting in the creation of aspirational products for the global market. It is heartening to see BMW’s foray into sub 500cc segment meet with positive response across the globe. We are delighted to be a part of this success story.”
Adding to that, Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad said, “Six years back, we took a crucial step with the decision to enter into the sub 500cc category in partnership with TVS Motor Company. In them, we found a perfect partner who have always stood for high quality and technology. We are delighted that we are rolling out the 50,000 unit of our 310 series motorcycles in less than two years. This reaffirms our decision to offer BMW Motorrad quality-led premium products for the sub 500cc segment.”


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Since the Wii's release last year there's been countless hacks and modifications made for the Wii remote, putting the device to uses far beyond video games. So here's a rundown of the 10 coolest Wiimote mods that have surfaced to date.
wow..the wii started all kind of innovation..... a few smart people out there
I liked the 2nd one... it was sick ... the BB gun .. thats just awesome
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Vedanta Hedging has been arguing for nearly a decade that SMEs need transparent advice and pricing when it comes to hedging their risks.
Sadly, Banks are continuing to overcharge SMEs when they use derivative products to hedge their currency risk. It is precisely because these products are priced in an opaque manner, that Vedanta hedging was set up in 2011.
A report from the Geneva School of Economics and Management studied 500,000 FX contracts for SMEs and found that in some cases, they were charged an astonishing 25 times greater fees than sophisticated firms.
This is more so the case with opaque derivatives such as currency options, Flexible Forward Contracts and even simple Forward Contracts.
It is important to obtain impartial hedging advice from an FCA Regulated Firm on FX hedging. Vedanta Hedging has no vested interest in trying to sell any FX products to SMEs, we purely provide advice only, so we can focus solely on advising and checking the cost of these products for you.
Please contact us to discuss any aspect of your FX requirements, whether you are an importer or exporter.
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Foresters Friendly Society expands Independent Adviser relationship team
Thursday, February 18, 2010
New hire underlines Society's commitment to intermediary market
Foresters Friendly Society today confirms the addition of Jackie Taylor as sales executive to its team responsible for further developing the Society's relationships with the intermediary market.
Jackie Taylor will report to Patrick Smith, sales manager, and work alongside sales executive Catherine Fordham. Based in Leicestershire, Jackie will cover the West Midlands and North West regions to raise the awareness and understanding of the Society's breadth of savings and investments products among IFAs.
The appointment follows the launch of the drive to engage the intermediary market in July 2009 when Patrick Smith and Catherine Fordham were recruited to introduce the Society to IFAs.
Jackie joins from Nottingham Friendly Society where she spent eight years, most latterly as the sales team manager. Jackie's time in the role saw her develop programmes to support the Society's sales team to build and strengthen relations across the intermediary market and networks. Jackie holds level 4 of the Certified Financial Planning qualification and will complete her certification by undertaking level 5 and 6 during 2010.
Neil Armitage, Marketing Director, Foresters Friendly Society, said: "This appointment signals our commitment to working closely with the intermediary market, where we are already seeing a positive response to our product offering. Jackie is a proven asset and we expect our relationships with IFAs across the country to grow further.
Building awareness and uptake of our financial services products in the intermediary market is an essential part of our plan for the Society's continued organic growth."
Neil Armitage continued: "Consumer trust in everyday financial institutions drained away amidst the recent financial crisis and advisers now need to be able to offer products from providers who inspire trust.
"We are ideally placed to help IFAs satisfy this demand by offering transparent, straightforward products at a fair price. The additional support our policyholders enjoy from our participative social network and access to additional discretionary benefits, both financial and non-financial, gives our products a unique proposition for advisers to offer their clients," He said.
Independent research conducted recently by YouGov, on behalf of the Foresters Friendly Society, revealed that just 20 per cent of UK adults believed banks remained the safest places to invest money.
The Society, which offers a range of investment, insurance and protection products, is currently planning to launch further products designed specifically for the adviser market during 2010.


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Tesla has always done things his own way.
The american elbilproducent has made it a priority to cut out expensive middlemen out of the equation for on the way to be able to keep the prices in the bottom on their modern cars.
They will even sell their cars, and they will even repair them. Away is so common for car dealerships and general repair shops.
But how to play the piano is not in Texas, UNITED states. The u.s. sydstat has long been a thorn in the side of the Tesla-founder Musk and co., because the state by law has required automakers to sell through third party vendors.
Now want a republican senator, Kelly Hancock, to take it a step further with a bill that will also prohibit the car manufacturers to service their own cars. It writes among other media Electrek.
the Law framework, in particular Tesla, which so far has insisted tenaciously on to stand for the whole self.
After California, Texas, the UNITED states’largest delstatsmarked for passenger cars, and thousands of texanere have already purchased the Tesla cars. To get around the requirement to use third-party vendors are the cars bought on the internet and delivered across the state line from Texas’ neighboring states.
And so far, the buyers could have serviced their cars at the six workshops, which Tesla itself operates within the texas state borders. According to the new bill, the type fabrikantejede workshops in the future be prohibited.
In spite of heavy lobbying, especially from Tesla's side has legislators in Texas four times since 2013 rejected by the repeal of the injunction to use third-party vendors, write netmediet Quartz.
in Addition, the state has prevented Tesla owners in the to get your fingers in a electric motor vehicle-grants of about 16.000 dollars, just because the cars have not been sold through the regular dealers.
Even though the Tesla driver 13 stores in Texas, the staff shall not talk about rates or take orders.
According to Quartz due to the resistance against Tesla's sales methods, especially the lobby effort from the total of 1.300 car dealers in the bilglade state.


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At a graduation pool party, all the cool kids have the "next big thing"
FORTUNE -- It takes 1:30 for Samsung to demonstrate the Galaxy S4 feature set -- which includes, apparently, Smell-O-Vision -- by which it intends to reverse Apple's (AAPL) growing lead in the U.S. smartphone market.
See also: Apple's new iPhone adPhilip Elmer-DeWitt - May 4, 2013 6:25 AM ET
Households with broadband Internet access are increasingly piping Internet video to their TV sets, through a variety of devices.
FORTUNE -- We can examine the strategies of Netflix (NFLX) and Comcast (CMCSA) all we like, but the speed at which television moves off of cable and onto the Internet will be determined largely by what people decide to do in their living rooms. Now that they have the hardware and software MOREDan Mitchell, contributor - May 3, 2013 6:36 AM ET
"Every day, more photos are taken with the iPhone than any other camera."
FORTUNE -- It's not every day that John Gruber's Daring Fireball and Henry Blodget's Business Insider agree on anything having to do with Apple (AAPL). But on Friday, they both agreed that Every Day is one of the company's best TV ads in a long time.
Could it have anything to do with the return of Scott Trattner to MOREPhilip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 26, 2013 11:34 AM ET
If Fox Broadcasting makes good on its threat to yank its signal from the air and go all-cable, it would upend the already-chaotic TV industry.
FORTUNE -- Could it really turn out that a company with a seemingly loopy business model -- capturing over-the-air TV signals and streaming them to subscribers over the Internet -- will be the thing that finally brings down the American broadcasting industry? Quite possibly.
Chase Carey, News MOREDan Mitchell, contributor - Apr 9, 2013 1:25 PM ET
Adding Internet streams of broadcast TV to the mix of options for viewers is yet another assault on cable's walled garden.
FORTUNE -- Now that Aereo has a new lease on life for its bizarre business model thanks to a court ruling Monday, the question arises: What is the company's end game?
Aereo streams broadcast television programs -- including news and sports -- over the Internet. The company argues that by creating MOREDan Mitchell, contributor - Apr 3, 2013 9:03 AM ET
The Carlsberg Group brings a Danish cider to the U.K. with a clever Apple spoof
FORTUNE -- Apple (AAPL) should be flattered by this amusing TV ad -- airing now in the U.K. -- that borrows nearly a dozen high-tech tropes ("One click, you're connected") to sell a 4.5% alcohol-by-volume sparkling apple cider to British beer drinkers.
The Carlsberg Group is making a push to take Somersby cider, which has be available MOREPhilip Elmer-DeWitt - Mar 28, 2013 7:38 AM ET
TV is clearly outshining the movies. But when will we know if original content from companies like Netflix is a workable business?
By Kevin Kelleher, contributor
FORTUNE -- Television is enjoying something of a golden age. With shows like The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, and Game of Thrones drawing praise as well as rabidly loyal viewers, it's often remarked that TV is better than the movies. And, because golden ages can create MOREMar 14, 2013 9:31 AM ET
TV makers hope 4K ultra-high-definition is the next best thing for sets.
FORTUNE -- Television manufacturers are desperate to find something to jolt their moribund market. Global TV shipments declined 6% in 2012, according to NPD DisplaySearch. And this year isn't likely to be much better. Now Sony (SNE), Samsung, Toshiba, and LG are turning to so-called 4K ultra-high-definition sets. They feature incredibly crisp images with several times the resolution of MOREJP Mangalindan, Writer - Feb 27, 2013 5:00 AM ET
Apple is like Obama after the first debate, says TBWA-Chiat-Day's former creative director
FORTUNE -- Ken Segall worked with Steve Jobs for 14 years, during which time he put the i in iMac and found the thread that links Albert Einstein and Amelia Earhart. But though he no longer works as a creative director at TBWA/Chiat/Day, Segall is still keeping a close eye on Apple's (AAPL) marketing efforts on his Observatory blog.
And he MOREPhilip Elmer-DeWitt - Feb 26, 2013 6:57 AM ET
Samsung has been teasing Apple on TV. The latest iPad ads don't rise to the bait.
FORTUNE -- Samsung has been having some fun at Apple's (AAPL) expense lately, mocking iPhone line-sitters and hiring Hollywood celebrities to crack wise about trademark lawsuits.
Did Apple rise to the bait?
It did not. At least not in its first post-Superbowl iPad commercials, "Together" (above) and "Alive" (below).
Apple seems to be sticking its knitting, planting a MOREPhilip Elmer-DeWitt - Feb 18, 2013 4:52 AM ET
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Elle reports that Helmut Lang's Washington Street store (which closed quietly last week) will reopen February 8 in Soho at the corner of Spring and Mercer streets.
While Theory owns Helmut Lang (and has its own store in Soho already) this means that New York shoppers will have one more door to shop Olivier Theyskens' much-buzzed-about, just-launched in-house label collection.
Racked NY reports that the 819 Washington Street location will soon be home to Improvd -- a concept helmed by Atrium New York owner Sam Ben-Avraham and Diesel vet Valentino Vettori -- sometime during Fashion Week.
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Super Bowl 2022 is nearly here to cap off an NFL season that was full of records — one due to the fact that the league has played an 18th game for the first time, and others just because. But how to watch Super Bowl 2022? That’s only a question because when it comes to all the ways to watch the big game, it’s an embarrassment of riches.
So let’s run down all the ways to watch Super Bowl 2022, from the big screen to the small, from phones and tablets to computers and … more computers.
First, the important parts: Super Bowl 2022 — that’s Super Bowl LVI, if you’re into the Roman numeral thing — is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 PT on Sunday, February 13. Of course, the pregame coverage will begin in the morning, so you’re basically looking at a full day of the NFL championship game.
And this year’s Super Bowl promises to be a good one, with the Cincinnati Bengals taking on the L.A. Rams. It’s been a long time since the Bengals were in the Super Bowl — 1989, to be exact. Super Bowl XXIII one ended up in the San Francisco 49ers favor, as did Super Bowl XVI seven years prior. So Cincy is going to be hungry this time around.
But so, too, are the L.A. Rams. They’ve got a better Super Bowl record, but just barely, having beaten the Tennessee Titans in Super Bowl XXXIV, when they were still based in St. Louis. They lost Super Bowl XXXVI to the Patriots two years later, and again in Super Bowl LIII in 2019.
The point is, this game’s going to be good.
Super Bowl 2022 will be broadcast on NBC, which is where we really get to the meat of the matter. Because whenever something is available on a broadcast channel, it’s available more places.
That means it’s actually super easy to watch Super Bowl 2022 for free, because it’s available on a broadcast network as opposed to something like ESPN, which remains a “cable” network. NBC is available via more than 200 affiliates throughout the United States. So if you’ve got a good over-the-air antenna, there’s an excellent chance that you can just fire it up and watch along with all the suckers who are still paying for TV.
Another option? Just go watch Super Bowl 2022 somewhere else that’s already showing the game. Sure, you’re probably expected to buy some food and drinks at the sports bar, or at least return that casserole dish you promised you’d bring back last year. But whatever — it’s mostly free on NBC.
For those looking to stream Super Bowl 2022, you’ve got a ton of options, too. NBC is available on pretty much every major live TV streaming service in the United States. And all of those services should have your local broadcast affiliates, which also means NBC. We say “should” because things actually can vary a little by market, and in rare cases, your local channel might not be available.
If you’re in the market for a new streaming service to watch Super Bowl LVI, it’s tough to go wrong with Hulu With Live TV, which also happens to be the largest streaming service in the U.S. with some 4 million paid subscribers at last count. And along with that subscription comes not just the live channels, but the Hulu on-demand catalog, too. And on top of that, you now get the Disney+ Bundle included with Hulu With Live TV. So you’ve got Hulu, ESPN+, and Disney+ all for one price, with the latter two basically thrown in for free.
That’s really hard to beat. And, of course, it’s got a free trial period.
If Hulu With Live TV just isn’t what you’re looking for, then take Sling TV for a spin. It’s still as close as you can get to true a la carte TV, with a lower price to match. You’ll start at $35 a month by either picking the Sling Blue or Sling Orange plan (or both for $50). You don’t get as many channels right off the bat as the other services. But you can then build things out from there with the “Extras” packages.
Other options worth looking at? There’s FuboTV, which sort of specializes in sports with a large number of add-ons, or YouTube TV, which is the No. 2 streaming service in the U.S.
And, finally, there’s NBCUniversal’s own Peacock service, which is all things NBC. It’ll be streaming the game, too.
One other thing to consider for the big game — you’ve got to have something on which you’ll actually watch it. That is, you’ll need a TV or streaming stick or box or something. Is there a best TV for Super Bowl LVI? Maybe. Don’t worry too much about anything being 4K. Of course, it’s always better if your hardware supports it. But Super Bowl 2022 isn’t being shown in 4K, so it’s pretty much moot.
There’s good news here, too, because there are more options than ever — and basically every single one is capable of giving you the best Super Bowl at-home experience you can possibly have.
On the streaming side of things, most folks either will be looking to watch Super Bowl 2022 on Roku, or on Amazon Fire TV. They’re the two biggest platforms in the United States, as well as the rest of the world. But you actually can combine those experiences, too, and watch Super Bowl 22 on a Roku TV. It’s the best of both worlds.
But they’re not the only options. Practically every television manufacturer has its own smart TV platform these days, making it simple to watch Super Bowl 2022 on a streaming service or over-the-air on the likes of TVs from LG, Samsung, Vizio and more. No additional boxes or sticks to plug in — you just use the built-in software.
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AZUCAR By Espinosa
AZUCAR By Espinosa was released this year at the IPCPR 2016. Espinosa Cigars will be for the first time ever adding an infused tobacco to their portfolio. From the Spanish @zucar which means sugar in English, the @ZUCAR By Espinosa will be the highlight for the Espinosa Cigar Company to add flavored tobacco for the first time. Add to the list of firsts timers the fact that @zucar will be the first Dominican Cigar from the Espinosa's. @zucar By Espinosa is been manufacturer in Dominican Republic at La Aveja Cigar Factory. Three sizes are been initially produced namely: Cañita 5 x 30, a Robusto Caña 5 x 50 and a Corona size 6 x 44. They all available in boxes of 25 Cigars Count. Shop Now @ZUCAR By Espinosa at Cuenca Cigars online. Free Shipping on Cigars orders of $99 or more.


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Vital Farms to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on November 10, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Farms (Nasdaq: VITL), a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced pasture-raised foods nationwide, will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 27, 2020 on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 before market open. Vital Farms will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET on the same day to discuss the results.
The live conference call webcast can be accessed on the Vital Farms Investor Relations website at https://investors.vitalfarms.com under “Events.” The webcast will be also be archived.
About Vital Farms
Vital Farms, a Certified B Corporation, offers a range of ethically produced pasture-raised foods nationwide. Started on a single farm in Austin, Texas, in 2007, Vital Farms is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs and butter by retail dollar sales. Vital Farms' ethics are exemplified by its focus on the humane treatment of farm animals and sustainable farming practices. In addition, as a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation, Vital Farms also prioritizes the long-term benefits of each of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, and crew members and stockholders. Vital Farms' pasture-raised products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, ghee, Egg Bites and liquid whole eggs, are sold in approximately 14,000 stores nationwide.


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Hyderabad: TRS Malkajgiri Parliament constituency in-charge Marri Rajasekhar Reddy on Wednesday distributed essential commodities and Covid-19 safety kits to autorickshaw drivers.
“As most drivers were facing financial constraints due to poor passengers patronage, we have decided to distribute essential commodities and safety kits,” Reddy said.
The food kit contained rice, flour, pulses, sugar and other commodities while safety kit included sanitisers and face masks.
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More than 300 people have already walked through the doors of a local charity focused on getting people jackets, clothes, toys and much more before Christmas.
The Christmas Clothes Closet is in its eighth year, and is focused on serving people from all over the Ohio Valley, and even as far as Parkersburg. Founder Kelley Bozeman said she continues to do this every year because she has been in the same situation that a lot of people are in now. “This is a good thing, we are doing everything we can to help people at Christmas,” she said.
Chris Koegler of Rayland said he is very grateful, especially for the things they giveaway. Tara Patton of Wintersville agreed, “It is wonderful that they have things for people who don’t have so much,” she said.
All of the items available range from being free to around $10. Bozeman said she hopes to open a shop in Wintersville by next week, as well. The Christmas Clothes Closet is currently operating in the Wallace Lodge at Sally Buffalo Park in Cadiz.


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It's a new year and the Snaxpo Convention is back. This year's exhibition will run from March 19-21, 2023 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
This Habanero Honey spice and seasoning blend is a hot and sweet combo perfect for snacks, chips, wings, and dressings.
Aji Amarillo is a yellow and bright orange Peruvian pepper with fruity notes. We have a kosher, Non-GMO snack seasoning blend.
Carolina Ingredients is proud to offer Non-GMO Project verified snack seasonings. Check out the non-GMO verified snack blends offered today.
Who says that you can’t have a snack seasoning that’s flavorful and healthy? While consumers have long known the benefits of lower sodium diets, taste is still key in leaving them satisfied.
With summer arriving, warm up your taste buds with new snack seasoning blends and spices, including Chipotle BBQ, Chipotle Ranch and more.
With Super Bowl LV set to kick off this weekend, sports fans across the country are gearing up for the second biggest eating holiday.
Carolina Ingredients has created a traditional mustard based bbq sauce and added heat to make this flavor zing on a potato chip.
Pimento Cheese is a mix of cheese, pimento peppers, and mayonnaise, often found in Southern Cuisine. It now has multiple variations.
The Maras Pepper is Turkish, deep red in color, and produces a slow, subtle heat. They are a common Aleppo Pepper substitute.
Join Carolina Ingredients at Snaxpo 2017 at Booth #403!
Carolina Ingredients is introducing 5 of our newest, non-GMO compliant snack seasonings as part of our December Flavors of the Month.
Spice distributor Carolina Ingredients is introducing 4, sweet non-GMO snack seasonings that are ready to tempt your customers.
Carolina Ingredients is introducing 5 new Non-GMO compliant snack seasonings and cheese powders for popcorn, potato chips, and more!
Carolina Ingredients is introducing five of our newest, Non GMO compliant snack seasonings as part of our May Flavors of the Month.
Snaxpo is just a few days away and there is still time to register. Carolina Ingredients will be at booth #644 with our exciting new snack seasonings and flavors.
Carolina Ingredients has created a General Tso seasoning blend, which is spicy, slightly sweet and vinegary to appease your taste buds.
Carolina Ingredients has worked to develop some new burger flavors that can be used to make a meat based or vegetarian based burger.
Our most recent snack seasoning blend and flavor innovation is a Pineapple Brown Sugar Rub with sweet acidity and warm spicy notes.
Our latest snack seasoning innovation Sweet BBQ Baby Back Rib is a unique flavor pairing of sweet BBQ & smoked pork.
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and our innovation team has taken note, developing new snack seasoning blends.
Sriracha is back in the news due to the ruling that their production at the Huy Fong Foods’ factory in Irwindale, California is a “public nuisance.”
Ethnic flavors continue to be very popular in snack seasoning trends. How are you taking advantage of specific cuisines and flavor trends?
At Carolina Ingredients, we don’t just offer snack seasonings and spices. We pride ourselves on offering a range of products to meet your needs.
Carolina Ingredients Moves into 2014 with the Non-GMO Project! We can now formulate and certify our blends to Non-GMO Project standards at Carolina Ingredients!
Food safety used to be just about microbes in your food that would make you sick. Now, Non-GMO is ranking higher in influence in consumer’s purchasing decisions.
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Scott Paull and Albert Martino pose with vinyl wall decal that their company AutoGraphix is making for the Lingerie Football League.Clark Van Orden/The Times Leader
AutoGraphix of Wilkes-Barre is printing vinyl wall decals for the Lingerie Football League.Clark Van Orden/The Times Leader
WILKES-BARRE – Life is good for the workers at AutoGraphix. Some days they get to manhandle ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale, Penn State football players or NFL hall of famer Thurman Thomas. This week it’s been scantily clad Lingerie Football League women.
“I love my job,” said Albert Martino, Internet marketing director for the Waller Street company that includes 10 affiliated Web-based companies including LifeSizeCustomCutouts.com, WetPaintTShirts.com and JigSawPuzzleMe.com.
Started in 2003 by Steve Taren, the company took off in 2005 when it began producing life-size cardboard cutouts of just about anything or anyone. They’re popular for graduations, anniversaries, weddings and for marketing and advertising purposes, he said. The U.S. Army has used them for recruiting. He continues to make the cardboard cutouts for sports teams, marketing companies and private individuals.
Word of mouth and intensive Web marketing has created enough business for the company that it employs 10 full-timers. The upstart Lingerie Football League, which features women models playing seven-on-seven tackle football, learned of the company and contacted AutoGraphix to see if it could create life-size vinyl wall decals of the league’s players.
The company offered a quote and the league accepted making AutoGraphix the exclusive producer of the items. The first batch of nearly 1,000 orders was produced this week and they’ll be available on the LFL’s Web site around the time the league kicks off next Friday.
The vinyl wall decals will be the first made by the company on this scale. Martino expects them to be popular with men, especially those of college age. And he noted the vinyl decals use “a very simple peel-and-stick concept” and they’re perfect for dorm rooms or apartments because they can be easily removed without damaging walls.
Martino is rooting for the league’s success. “It’s a mutual growth concept,” he said. “If they do well, that means more business for us. I encourage everyone to watch the games.”
Games will be available on pay-per-view but if you want to catch one in person, the Philadelphia Passion play at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J. But the schedule is limited. There are 10 teams in the league, five in each conference. And each team plays only two home games and two road games. Only one league game is played each Friday over a 20-week span.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall today of about 1.2 million Graco high chairs.
The recall extends to the Graco Harmony High Chairs, which were sold from November 2003 through December. They are no longer in production. The problem is that the screws holding the front legs of the chair can loosen and fall out. A plastic bracket on the rear legs also can crack causing the high chair to become unstable and tip over, causing a child to fall.
Graco has received 464 reports of problems. Some have resulted in injuries, including a hairline fracture to the arm.


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Foreign reserves rise
Foreign-exchange reserves stood at US$436.73 billion at the end of last month, up US$864 million from August, the central bank said yesterday in a statement, attributing the gain to successful investment and management strategies. The latest data also showed that foreign portfolio managers held US$316.2 billion worth of domestic equities and bonds last month, accounting for 72 percent of total foreign-exchange reserves, the central bank said.
Largan revenue improves
Camera lens supplier Largan Precision Co (大立光) yesterday reported revenue of NT$4.95 billion (US$157.79 million) for last month, its highest monthly figure since November last year. Revenue grew 3 percent from the previous month, but fell 10 percent from a year earlier, the firm said in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange. By shipment breakdown, 10 megapixel and above lenses accounted for 60 to 70 percent of its total shipments last month, while 8-megapixel products contributed between 20 and 30 percent, the firm said.
Catcher reports revenue fall
Metal casings supplier Catcher Technology Co (可成科技) yesterday reported revenue of NT$7.72 billion for last month. That was 3.26 percent less than last year’s NT$7.98 billion, but 10.3 percent more than the previous month’s NT$7 billion, the company said in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Last month’s revenue marked the company’s highest monthly performance in the past 10 months, company data showed. In the first nine months of this year, Catcher’s revenue contracted 6.5 percent to NT$55.098 billion.
Lextar monthly sales expand
Lextar Corp (隆達), which makes upstream LED chips and provides downstream packaging services, yesterday said its sales last month expanded month-on-month dues to peak season demand for LED backlight units and lighting applications. Sales hit NT$1.24 billion, up 5.15 percent from August, the company said in a statement. However, sales declined 2.82 percent from a year earlier. Accumulated sales in the first nine months of this year fell 1.54 percent annually to NT$10.46 billion, company data showed.
TPK revenue falls 23.6%
Touchpanel maker TPK Holding Co (宸鴻) yesterday reported that third-quarter revenue decreased 23.6 percent to NT$26.17 billion from the previous year, but rose 53.2 percent from the second quarter. That brought revenue in the first three quarters of the year to NT$64.49 billion, down 25.81 percent from the same period last year, due to lower-than-expected demand for tablets and wearable devices.
Chilisin sales improve
Power inductor maker Chilisin Electronics Corp (奇力新) yesterday reported better-than-expected sales for last quarter on the back of rapid growth in electronics products for automobiles and a recovery in China’s smartphone market. Consolidated sales grew 27.1 percent year-on-year and 3.1 percent month-on-month to NT$525 million last month, a record for the company. That helped sales in the third quarter reach NT$1.52 billion, up 21.1 percent from the previous quarter and 25.3 percent from a year earlier, the company said.
INVENTORY DOUBLED: Key parts have backed up in warehouses, halting notebook production, as Acer’s CEO said that a gradual reopening would not solve the problem PC vendor Acer Inc (宏碁) yesterday said that lockdowns in China to control COVID-19 upended key component supply and disrupted PC production, although chip shortages have been improving. While chip supply constraints largely eased in the first quarter, the company faces uneven supplies of key components due to COVID-19 restrictions in China, Acer chairman and CEO Jason Chen (陳俊聖) told an online news conference. “Semiconductor shortage was the biggest problem in the first half of last year,” Chen said. “Now, we are beset by a supply chain issue caused by China's lockdowns.” With key components unable to be delivered and backing up in
MORE THAN BUZZ: The chip designer said it has received numerous orders from automakers to supply 5G modem chips, as it works to expand beyond smartphones MediaTek Inc (聯發科) yesterday said it would ship the first 5G chips for vehicles to customers in the Asia-Pacific region by the end of the year, as it moves to expand the reach of its 5G chips beyond smartphones. The Hsinchu-based chip designer said it has been developing 5G chips for connected vehicles over the past few years, targeting applications such as telematics and in-vehicle information systems. “We are seeing demand for 5G technology from numerous makers of connected cars, including electric vehicle makers. We have obtained numerous orders from automakers to supply 5G modem chips with highly integrated features,” J.C. Hsu
E Ink Holdings Inc (元太科技) yesterday said it would further expand capacity to cope with robust demand for e-paper displays used in e-readers, e-notes and electronic shelf labels, as the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation have not dampened consumer demand. Although rising inflation is weakening companies’ purchasing power, E Ink said that its customers have not scaled down orders for e-paper displays used in e-readers. “Reading is still the most affordable leisure activity that people have,” E Ink CEO Johnson Lee (李政昊) told an online investors’ conference in Taipei. As e-books are less expensive than paper books, “we have so far not seen
Covestro Taiwan Ltd (台灣科思創) yesterday launched a new research and development center that is to specialize in resin synthesis and fiberoptic coating after its parent company, Covestro AG, acquired a resins business from Royal DSM, it said. The German company in September 2020 agreed to buy the resins and functional materials business from Royal DSM for about 1.61 billion euros (US$1.69 billion), corporate data showed. The Dutch company’s local units, such as Covestro Resins (ROA) Ltd (帝昇) and Covestro Resins (Taiwan) Ltd (新力美), are next month to be integrated into Covestro Taiwan Ltd, with their employees continuing resins development, Covestro Taiwan said. The


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(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Billionaire Mike Ashley has unpacked a haul of good news from his giant Sports Direct bag, the first investors in the sportswear-to-statement jacket empire have enjoyed for a while.
After a dismal showing in July — when Sports Direct International Plc first delayed its full-year earnings statement, and then accompanied it with news it faced a surprise tax bill in Belgium potentially worth 674 million euros ($750 million) — the bar for doing better was pretty low.
But the group seems to be stabilizing after the tumultuous period in the wake of its acquisition of the troubled House of Fraser department store chain in August 2018.
For now, Sports Direct hasn’t split out House of Fraser’s sales and profits. Instead, the storied British chain has been lumped in with the premium lifestyle division, which includes the upmarket Flannels boutiques. In the half year to Oct. 27, the unit made a loss on an underlying Ebitda basis of 5.6 million pounds, compared with a deficit of 29 million pounds in the year-earlier period.
This implies House of Fraser’s losses shrunk noticeably. Tony Shiret at Whitman Howard estimates the loss at about 10 million pounds, compared with 31.5 million pounds previously.
This all led Ashley to declare “green shoots of recovery” at the department store. More importantly, he also had good news for the outlook. The company now expects full-year underlying Ebitda of between 356.4 million pounds and 390.3 million pounds. That’s up by between 5% and 15% — the range the company has historically targeted — from 339.4 million pounds in the year to April 2019, excluding House of Fraser.
Ashley also provided reassurance on the Belgian tax bill, saying that it won’t be such a big problem after all, and should not lead to a material charge. Finally, a 120 million-pound sale and leaseback for Sports Direct’s Shirebook campus has helped to halve net debt, which had been ratcheting up.
The shares rose as much as 27%. But investors shouldn’t get too ahead of themselves. First of all, there is still work to do at House of Fraser. While the group will move forward with a number of stores under the Frasers banner — also the new name for Sports Direct — more outlets will close. Sports Direct must also convince the luxury brands to back his Frasers vision, although this should receive a boost from the Flannels offering. Brands such as Burberry Group Plc were much in evidence at Flannels’ new flagship on London’s Oxford Street.
While much attention has focused on House of Fraser, it and Flannels are still a small part of the group. It is the core Sports Direct sportswear stores that drive the performance. Here sales, excluding acquisitions, fell 8.6%, as Sports Direct took the division upmarket. Revamped stores are performing well, and selling more expensive items, together with less discounting, is bolstering margins. But the group can’t let up the pace of these refurbishments. Ashley will have to convince the big sportswear brands, Nike Inc. and Adidas AG to supply it with their hottest sneakers, just at a time when Nike is becoming more choosey about who it sells to.
And let’s not forget the risk of impulsive action from Ashley himself. The strategy of taking advantage of others’ misery by acquiring brands to sell in his stores is a sensible one. But the dangers of overstretch, as well as unconventional corporate governance moves, are ever present.
Compared to this time last year, Sports Direct has things under more control. Investors will be looking out to see if the same can the same be said of its unpredictable founder.
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First Interstate Properties Takes Next Step Toward Buying Oakwood Site in Cleveland Heights
Announcement comes just days before the South Euclid public meeting on rezoning its portion of the land
The developer hoping to build on the Oakwood Country Club site announced Monday it has exercised its option to purchase the 92-acre portion of land that falls within Cleveland Heights.
First Interstate Properties of Lyndhurst purchased 62 acres on the South Euclid side back in December and plans to create a mix of parkland, retail and residential properties.
First Interstate is known for developing Legacy Village, Willoughby Commons, Steelyard Commons and Avon Commons.
“We are actively looking at a wide variety of non-retail options for 75 acres in Cleveland Heights, so we haven’t submitted any plans yet to the city,” said First Interstate president Mitchell Schneider in a press release. “Our plan is to come up with a realistic, economically-feasible plan bringing a mix of housing, senior care facilities and high paying jobs to this parcel of land, while still preserving a green, campus-like environment that can be enjoyed by the entire community.”
According to the press release, plans call for a 21-acre park, including one mile of walking and biking trails, and a 40-acre “LEED-certified and sustainably-designed” shopping center on the South Euclid Portion of the property. The shopping center will be about 325,000 square feet.
On the Cleveland Heights side will be a 20-acre expansion of the retail shopping center and another 25 acres surrounding the clubhouse for “senior-oriented housing,” if the plan is approved. Additional non-retail options are slated for the remaining land, which is currently zoned for residential property and would have to be rezoned.
The announcement comes just days before a public hearing is to be held in South Euclid on rezoning the land there from residential to commercial. The hearing will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Council chambers, 1349 S. Green Road. The city planning commission will take the opinions made into account when it gives its recommendation to City Council.
Residents at Monday's Cleveland Heights City Council meeting voiced their concerns about the proposed development, mainly over the possibility of big-box stores being built there.
Fran Mentch, president of the Severance Neighborhood Organization, a nonprofit in Cleveland Heights that created the Citizens for Oakwood project to advocate that the area be converted to parkland, said she is worried that stores at Oakwood will snatch business from establishments like Zagara's Marketplace.
Though no specific plans have been announced yet, she's worried that a Wal-Mart will move in.
"This is our community. We will not permit you to destroy it for a few bucks," Mentch said, adding that other parts of the city should be developed before the Oakwood site.
Cleveland Heights resident Susan Miller also spoke about her opposition to developing the land.
"There is retail in Cleveland Heights, there's retail in University Heights, Lyndhurst, Beachwood, all around. But South Euclid doesn't have their little piece," Miller said.
First Interstate has created a Facebook page to specifically address the concerns, and has already answered a variety of questions on its wall. The page can be found at www.facebook.com/OakwoodCommons. The company also has a site for the project at www.oakwoodcommons.net.
South Euclid Councilman Dennis Fiorelli, at-large, said he understands the opposition to the development, but that the proposal by First Interstate is worth hearing out.
"Oakwood gives us choice and that's a good thing to have,” he said. “It's dormant right now and the fact that a developer is coming in and there's an offer on the table instead of being stuck with a dormant golf course is a good thing.”
Fiorelli said he’d like to hear more about the proposal before he decides on how he’ll vote, but already has an idea for what he’d like to see: a mix of green space and retail shopping.
“I think something that offers a combo of both, he said. “I'd like to see a fair amount of green space in terms of parks and any type of retail I'd like to see developed with a sense of green standards.”
Cleveland Heights Patch editor Michelle Simakis contributed to this report.


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Salesforce announced its Q2 2018 financial results yesterday (pdf), posting a quarterly profit of $241 million, narrowly beating Reuters analyst estimates of $229 million. Despite this, shares fell a modest 1-2 percent in after-hours trading.
The software-as-a-service (SaaS) CRM giant also bypassed the $10 billion run rate figure, with CEO Marc Benioff gushing: "We had a phenomenal quarter of growth, reaching a huge milestone for the company, becoming the first enterprise cloud software company to break the $10 billion revenue run rate."
Now Benioff has his eye on the next landmark, a $20 billion run rate. During an interview on CNBC's Money Matters yesterday Benioff said: "We are on the fast track to $20 billion, and that is all that is on my mind right now, how fast we can get to 20. I have never been more excited about getting to 20, because 10 is behind me, and you always need to be looking to the future."
This has been the stated ambitious goal for the company since as far back as 2014, when Benioff hired current COO Keith Block after his firing from Oracle.
Despite being a fairly mature business at this point, Salesforce is still posting impressive quarterly revenue growth figures, up 17.4 percent for its flagship Sales Cloud to $886 million, and up 25.8 percent for total revenue to $2.6 billion.
So why the fall in stock price? It could be down to inflated expectations, as Angela Eager, an analyst at TechMarketView wrote of the results: "Despite another quarter of strong growth that nudged ahead of market expectations, it seems Salesforce cannot do enough to meet over-inflated expectations."
Eager points out that maintaining these growth levels, especially amongst heightened competition in cloud CRM from established vendors like Microsoft (Dynamics CRM), SAP (Hybris) and Benioff's old employer Oracle, will be hard to maintain.
In its latest results call, Oracle founder Larry Ellison said: "We sold more than $2 billion in cloud annually recurring revenue, this is the second year in a row that we have sold more cloud ARR (accounting rate of return) than Salesforce.com."
Benioff refuted this on Money Matters yesterday when he said: "You can see we just pounded Oracle in the quarter and you can see it in the market share numbers... that Salesforce is considerably larger than Oracle."
During the Q2 conference call Benioff also said: "Our competitors have done a horrible job in the last few years, a lot of them have really abandoned the CRM market. We've talked to the major CRM analysts, they're shocked, we're shocked at how these companies have walked out of the CRM market."
So, how does Salesforce continue to grow? Firstly the company will need to start seeing a return on its investment in its intelligent cloud suite, positioned under the Einstein brand. This was the big reveal at the company's Dreamforce conference last winter and has been incorporated into the whole Salesforce SaaS suite.
During the investor call Benioff said: "I think Einstein has hugely exceeded our expectations and from my perspective it is already a material part of our results. It is a critical part of how we differentiate against all of our competitors."
Salesforce will also continue to focus on key vertical industries, like financial services, with highly targeted CRM solutions.
Another potential issue is that Salesforce derives a massive 70 percent of revenues from its home US market. The UK remains one of its stronger overseas markets, but the company will have to improve in this area if it is to keep growing at this point.
COO Keith Block said during the investor call: "International growth continues to represent a huge opportunity for Salesforce as we march towards that $20 billion goal. We continue to make significant investments in our international go-to-market resources, operations and infrastructure to serve our global customers."


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On May 11th, Elon Musk defied local health care officials and reopened his Tesla factory in Fremont, California. Now, via Washington Post and Vox, “several cases” of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed among his unfortunate workers.
Musk initially closed his Tesla factories back in March, after coming into conflict with the Fremont police and Alameda County sheriff. Two months later, California state guidelines suggested that companies like Tesla could reopen, although the guidelines were non-binding and deferential to local health care officials. The Alameda County Public Health Department tried to block Tesla’s re-opening, but Musk did it anyway, while also suing the county. A few days later, the issue was resolved when Musk agreed to stricter safety measures. These measure have proven to be insufficient.
For privacy reasons, the exact number of positive test results has not been revealed. But two anonymous workers told WaPo that the virus isn’t just confined to the Fremont factory, it’s also spread nearby to Tesla’s seat-assembly plant. And the outbreak is continuing to grow. After the Post’s article went live on Tuesday, the electric transportation site Electrek broke the news that four additional Tesla employees tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday alone.
Reportedly, employees are utilizing masks and hand sanitizer, but social distancing isn’t being observed. One worker told Electrek,
“We’re still working on top of each other. All they do is make us wear a mask in a hot factory. They take our temperature and have us use hand sanitizer when we walk in. But obviously, that isn’t working.”
Elon Musk has not released a comment on these reports. But San Jose’s Mercury News noted that Tesla is having trouble meeting pre-orders for its new crossover vehicle, the Model Y. Despite that, Tesla’s stock price recently soared past $1,000 a share, putting the company in spitting distance of becoming the world’s highest-valued car maker. Between those two pressures — meeting Model Y promises and keeping stock prices elevated — Musk has plenty of financial incentive to look the other way.
Indeed, greed is the simplest explanation for why a man as apparently intelligent as Musk has been so consistently wrong about the coronavirus. Musk is the artist behind such Twitter hits as “coronavirus panic is dumb,” “probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April,” and of course, the all-caps opus “FREE AMERICA NOW!”. COVID-19 deaths in the US are now above 115,000, and while cases have declined in the tri-state area, several other states are teetering on the edge of crisis.
You might think Musk had better things to do. Last month, he and his partner Grimes welcomed into the world a healthy baby boy, whom they named Æ A-12 and then subsequently re-named to comply with California law. While other new fathers might want to spend time with their children, Musk has been on the line at Tesla factories, when he wasn’t tweeting out directives to “take the red pill.” His behavior was such that Grimes mom got involved, sub-tweeting the billionaire and calling his comments “bullshit.”


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Franchise Success Story: Louie of Dippin’ Dots
They’re delicious, cold, and a sweet treat for all ages. And according to Louie Migliaccio, it’s why everyone loves Dippin’ Dots. That and the sheer novelty of eating ice cream with a shape. Thanks to the widespread exposure and his ability to share Dippin’ Dots at events – sporting or otherwise – he said it’s a combination that has allowed his success.
Just how much? Numbers that were way better than popcorn, ices, or any other cold treat. In fact, he’s nicknamed it “gold in a cup.” And having been in the concession business for years with his company, Champion Concessions, it’s already positioned itself as one of Migliaccio’s best sellers.
“It’s selling like crazy,” he said. Adding that, in the Texas heat, it allows customers to cool off, but won’t melt as quickly as traditional ice cream. Between that and its novelty, and Migliaccio says he never has to worry about the product’s shelf life.
“It’s unique and can only be served at fun locations,” he said. “It can’t be taken home and put in the freezer, it’s not something you can pick up in the grocery store. You just don’t get it anywhere else. And it’s just fun to have.”
Migliaccio has been working with the company since 2006, when he joined as a Texas-based vendor, then expanded to a full-blown franchisee in 2008. Looking for something cold to round out sales, he talked with Dippin’ Dots and was almost immediately hooked. He began hosting the product in his concession stands, such as at the University of Texas or his local Texas school district.
Since, he’s expanded with the company, acting as a vendor to convenience stores and schools, selling at sporting and special events, school stadiums, and renting freezers (and selling the dessert) to malls or other Dippin’ Dots-friendly venues. It’s this flexibility, he says, that’s allowed him continual growth. This includes keeping overhead low, as well as prep and cleanup time. When vendors are finished for the day, they simply pack up their cart and roll it away. After dabbling in a number of other concession foods, Migliaccio said to date, this just makes the most sense. (Though customers can still find a wide variation of snacks at his concession stands.)
Throughout Migliaccio’s reach in Texas – Houston, Austin, and San Antonio – he said Dippin’ Dots are hands down the number one seller at area country clubs. A stat they’ve been able to turn into additional sales with even more locations.
What Makes Dippin’ Dots Unique
The reason Dippin’ Dots can’t be kept at home, however, is their need for extreme cold. While most ice cream is stored at around -10 degrees (at the coldest), Migliaccio said Dippin’ Dots is stored at -40 degrees. This not only creates a product customers can only get at special events, but a market for renting and maintaining freezers. Currently, he has around 40 small freezers and 20 large ones, all of which are owned and maintained under his business. Additionally, he owns nine carts, which can be moved and relocated as needed.
On average, Migliaccio sells five to six flavors in each location, in addition to lactose-free products such as sherbets or yogurts. Local school districts are even purchasing Yo-dots – a school-approved yogurt product – for student lunches.
Personally, however, Migliaccio says Dippin’ Dots is all about the taste; he refers to the product as a “premium ice cream.”
“It’s flash frozen very quickly to create a smoother product. You can taste more of the creaminess.”
Advice for Potential Franchisees
As a businessman, Migliaccio said one of the most important things about running a franchise is to do what works on an individual basis. For instance, in his own stance with Dippin’ Dots, he says he’s adjusting to a more freezer-based and wholesale reach.
“We’re just better equipped for it,” he said. “I need to focus on what makes money for us.” And with the small transition, he’ll be able to better streamline business as a whole. Other franchisees, however, have taken a very different approach with the company and found just as much growth. A fact Migliaccio sings praises over. That flexibility is one of the reasons he signed up in the first place, and has stuck around for eight-plus years.
“Most franchises say ‘This is how you do it,’ and that’s a great system, but with Dippin’ Dots you have more flexibility,” he said. “But you need to be business savvy enough to know what will work – they’ll help – but there is that flexibility.”
About Dippin’ Dots
The company was founded in 1988 when Curt Jones, a microbiologist, wanted to recreate the way ice cream was stored. By flash freezing it, he wanted to lock in the product’s flavor, creating a richer taste. The process, known as cryogenic encapsulation, is still how the ice cream is made today.
- Dippin’ Dots have to be stored in specialty freezers made in Denmark. They have a high-tech compressor so the ice cream stays cold.
- Dippin’ Dots are frozen with the use of liquid nitrogen.
- After a year of research, founder Curt Jones began making Dippin’ Dots in his parents’ basement in Illinois.
- The company began selling to fairs and festivals – its most popular events – in 1991.


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MINSK, 31 October (BelTA) – Prices should be set in line with the rules established by the state, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said while receiving a report from Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, BelTA has learned.
“Don't forget about prices. I invited Mr Snopkov [First Deputy Prime Minister Nikolai Snopkov was in attendance] to remind him that my demand regarding price regulation and price setting is not just some instruction or wish on the spur of the moment. I tell him about it every day. And I would like to hear updates on it. Probably you did not foresee everything in the government resolution, as is usually the case. But if we missed something, it is necessary to rectify it,” the Belarusian leader said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko responded to some talks that “the so-called business has gone sour” in Belarus lately. “When I ask what kind of business, they say that these are individual entrepreneurs who have always caused us trouble. Putting the interests of this kind of business above the interests of the whole country is too much. If they bring here some goods, sell them, it means that they are doing well,” the head of state said.
In this regard, the president recalled that he once gave instructions, including to Nikolai Snopkov, to develop a strategy to regulate this type of business. “We have repeatedly tried to come to grips with these so-called self-employed entrepreneurs who import goods without invoices. And back then we agreed that we would help individual entrepreneurs who are engaged in such trade, and organize wholesale imports of products to Belarus. “Directly to Belarus. So that they would not have to go around back streets of Russia, Türkiye or China where they do not even get invoices for what they buy and the prices for such goods are unclear and the certificates are not always in order,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.
He recommended that the first deputy prime minister should take the fulfillment of these instructions under control. “And God forbid, they are not fulfilled! Therefore, do not push anyone away, do not do wrong to them either. It is necessary to create an enabling environment for them to work transparently. And it is time for them to work transparently and not interfere with the light industry. In fact, they bring this cheap schmatte and sell it to our people, while the domestic light industry is constantly decreasing. Lugina [Tatiana Lugina, head of the Belarusian light industry concern Bellegprom] has recently spoken about this,” the head of state said.
“Therefore, we are not going to mistreat anyone, but their operations should be transparent. And prices must be under control and in accordance with the government resolution. And do not forget that we will revisit this issue after 7 November. Be ready to report on what has been done, on how the market is doing and so on,” the Belarusian leader said.
Aleksandr Lukashenko addressed those who do not want to stick to the rules and who make unreasonable claims to the government: “I would like to emphasize that those who today put forward unclear, unrightful demands to the government and are unwilling to work according to the rules that we have established, must be held accountable for this. If you are running a retail business, you cannot just quit it. If you do, you will face certain consequences. I have warned you about this. Quit, we don't force anyone to stay. But consequences will be very serious.”
“The chairman of the State Control Committee [Chairman of the State Control Committee Vasily Gerasimov was also among the participants of the meeting] will tell us later how many apartments these entrepreneurs engaged in small retail businesses have, be it in Minsk or district capitals. We will have a close look at all their property if refuse to work according to the rules. We do not want them to work at a loss. This cannot be allowed. We will not set prices. Let them set prices, but according to the rules determined by the state. This is fundamental,” the head of state emphasized.