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Analysts: Processor Testing Fudged to Give Intel Advantage
Technology analysts are debating a research company’s claims that Intel Corp.’s (NASDAQ:INTC) smartphone application processor outperformed its ARM-based rivals like Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM), and Samsung, in a recent benchmarking exercise.
Allied Business Intelligence Inc., which trades as ABI Research, released a press release regarding its results after conducting benchmark testing on a number of smartphone application processors. ABI Research concluded that Intel Corp. had succeeded in significantly reducing the power consumption of its smartphone application processor and that it now rivalled and is often lower than equivalents based on the ARM architecture licensed from ARM Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:ARMH).
According to the research company, the benchmarks were conducted by comparing the performance of the Lenovo K900 smartphone, powered by Intel’s Z2580 application processor and supporting XMM6360 chipset, with a series of Samsung smartphones that are based on ARM-based application processors from Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Samsung.
Vice president of engineering at ABI Research, Jim Mielke, said the benchmarks were impressive. “But the real surprise was the current consumption recorded during the benchmarks,” he said. “The new processor not only outperformed the competition in performance but it did so with up to half the current drain.
“Intel did significant work to bring the current drain down on their well-recognized high-performance processors but the competitors did not help themselves” Mielke continued. “The ARM architecture used by nearly all of Intel’s competitors is well known for its low power performance but in bringing the processing power up closer to PC levels, the current drain has taken a significant hit.
“Combining the high-end modems — the XMM6360 is used in both the Lenovo K900 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 — with their application processors for high- to mid-tier solutions and single-chip EDGE chips for low-cost phones makes Intel a rare full portfolio provider,” he said. However, many technology analysts disagree with Mielke’s findings and are questioning the benchmark standards used to justify ABI Research’s conclusion.
EE Times analyst Jim McGregor said ABI Research’s blanket statement proclaims Intel has surpassed the entire ARM ecosystem in mobile processors for the all-important high-end smartphone segment. McGregor suggests ABI Research used the AnTuTu benchmark method, as several analysts have confirmed Intel processors perform better under its tests.
“Benchmarks have always been subject to manipulation,” McGregor said. ”It has always been in the best interest of the technology vendors to demonstrate their goods in the most positive light possible. As a result, vendors have attempted to manipulate benchmarks through various means, ranging from optimizing hardware configurations or modifying software to match the benchmark testing parameters to even attempting to influence the benchmark code or methodology.
“As a result, no benchmark is completely accurate in evaluating a processor or device,” he added. “However, where one benchmark falls short, another typically excels. This is why is has become more common practice to use a suite of benchmarks in product evaluations. So, the first thing that strikes me as odd is that the only benchmark referred to in the articles relating to the new Intel processor outperforming all the ARM competitors is AnTuTu.”
Although ABI Research did not specify which benchmarks were used in its press release, McGregor said Intel and other tech reviewers confirmed that they experienced similar positive results using the AnTuTu benchmark method. To illustrate his concerns about the AnTuTu benchmark, McGregor compiled a variety of benchmark information from tech reviewers, benchmarking organizations, and other industry resources.
The compiled results (see chart below) show the Intel chip not faring as well in other benchmarks. The results demonstrate a significant advantage for the Intel processor relative to the Samsung processor but only in the AnTuTu benchmark, and only in one of the AnTuTu benchmark tests.


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Online gaming is set to be reviewed in New York again this year.
Last year, movement was made by several states in the US regarding online gaming. While several states considered online gaming legislation, only one was able to pass legislation. Pennsylvania was the only state to see legislation become law, with online gaming set to begin this year. One of the state’s considering iGaming in 2017 was New York. A measure involving online poker was passed by the state Senate back in the summer and lawmakers are now ready to give it another try this year.
S 3898 Back In Action
The website of New York Legislature has S 3898 listed as an officially dead bill on January 3rd. However, this measure is now sitting in the Senate within the Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee. A bill similar in nature is also sitting in the Assembly but it has not been voted on yet and was introduced back in February of last year. The Senate or House bill could be the path for New York to move forward with iPoker gaming.
It seems that New York may be seriously considering online poker now that neighboring state Pennsylvania is set to offer the activity along with casino gaming online. Pennsylvania passed their own bill in October of last year as part of an expanded gaming package. The state will begin offering online gaming later on this year. Pennsylvania already has the second largest casino market, in the commercial sense, in the United States. For New York to be in any way competitive, it would be smart for them to begin offer iGaming as well.
Pennsylvania has passed full online gaming, with casino and poker in the mix. For New York, the focus is simply on online poker games, of the peer to peer variety. It is also important to consider the fact that New Jersey just recently decided to share poker player pools with Delaware and Nevada. Pennsylvania will most likely join up, creating an even larger liquidity of online poker gamers.
New York may be interested in poker, so they can get in on the player sharing early. It is also important to note that the state is close to finishing their expansion in land based casinos. The last casino will open in February. In the past, lawmakers of NY have stated they wanted to focus on land-based gaming venues first and then move on to focus on online gaming.
The state decided to begin offering commercial land based gaming when it was found that around $1 billion a year was being spent on casino gaming in neighboring states. New York wanted to keep those revenues within their borders so decided to pass legislation to create the commercial casinos. The state is also home to racinos and tribal casinos, creating a broach spectrum of casino gaming once the final Las Vegas-style gaming facility is open.
Now, it will simply be a waiting game to see if the state will move forward the online poker legislation and how quickly they do so. Last year, with Pennsylvania passing online gaming legislation, many felt that it would be the start of other states making the move to introduce legislation and get going in the industry. We must now wait and see if this legislation will move forward and which other states might begin to consider similar legislation. Hopefully, 2018 will end up being better than last year and even more states will enter the iGaming industry in the US.

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KIND Healthy Snacks has announced the acquisition of Creative Snacks, a better-for-you snack manufacturer based in North Carolina. Founded in 2009, Creative Snacks’ snack offerings feature premium ingredients and include almond and coconut nut clusters, trail mixes, granolas, and pretzels. This is the first acquisition for KIND, signaling the company’s ongoing commitment to becoming the foremost global leader in health and wellness.
“The Creative Snacks team has demonstrated a clear commitment to quality and a unique ability to craft snacks that are both healthy and delicious,” said Daniel Lubetzky, founder and executive chairman of KIND.
This partnership will allow both KIND and Creative Snacks to offer healthy and tasty snacks across more categories.
Consumers were more willing to buy unlabeled produce after being shown food tagged as “genetically modified” (GM) in a new Cornell University study, which comes as food marketers prepare for a new federal law requiring genetically modified organism (GMO) disclosure labels on food products beginning Jan. 1, 2022.
The Golden Rice humanitarian project has been recognized in the top 10 biotech projects, as one of the most influential projects of the past 50 years by Project Management Institute (PMI) in its 2019 Most Influential Projects list.
The Swiss Canton of Vaud, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne (EHL Group), and Nestlé have joined forces to develop and promote a global innovation ecosystem on food and nutrition.
A study published in Plant Biotechnology Journal suggests that genetically modified (GM) crops have human health benefits, particularly to small landhold farmers in developing countries.
BASF has acquired Isobionics, biotech-based aroma ingredients company, and has entered a cooperation agreement with Conagen, a research leader in the field of biotechnology.


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BEAR CREEK, N.C. – “I love fruitcake!” would be an unpopular opinion based on the answers WFMY News 2 Digital Reporter Laura Brache gathered from passersby in Downtown Greensboro.
Just on the outskirts of the Triad, Southern Supreme Fruitcake is out to change people’s minds about fruitcake.
For more than 30 years, the Scott family has been selling their “Nutty Fruitcake,” which all started when the Scott matriarch, Berta Lou, decided to give up hairstyling.
She started baking her fruitcakes in her daughter Belinda Scott’s garage kitchen and selling them at a Christmas craft show in Raleigh.
“We came together in that garage with a little pizza oven that I bought from home, and we got started,” says Mrs. Scott.
From that first big sale, they "made up about 8-900 pounds of fruitcake, which is a lot of fruitcake and we carried it to a craft show in Raleigh at the Civic Center and we sold it all that show,” said Randy Scott, Mrs. Scott's son and co-owner of Southern Supreme.
And sales have only gone up since then, allowing them to expand into their very own factory which now produces 3,000 pounds of fruitcake a day.
“This year we should produce somewhere in the neighborhood of 220 to 230 thousand pounds of fruitcake,” Scott said. “A lot of fruitcake.”
Scott shares that the key to their fruitcake being so successful was excluding some ingredients like candied oranges and citron, but more importantly adding more nuts than fruits.
“Our cake says so right on the box: more nuts than fruit, and it is,” Scott says of the maligned treat. “In that 300 pounds of batter there’s 95 pounds of pecans and walnuts.”
That’s a pretty nutty batter-to-nut ratio.
And it’s what’s been bringing in customers from all over the United States to their factory since the 90s, where they can also tour the location and sample Southern Supreme’s “& more” products like jellies, chocolates, and mustards.
So, if you’re willing to give fruitcake a second chance, Southern Supreme might be the way to go.
The Scotts will be happily waiting to greet you.
“Have a cup of hot cider or coffee and a piece of fruitcake, make yourself at home,” Scott shared.


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Samsung’s latest wearable, the Galaxy Watch Active is now available for purchase in Canada.
Samsung’s latest flagship phones, the Galaxy S10, S10E and S10+ have officially launched in Canada and various markets around the world.
Samsung has taken the wraps off their latest smartphones with the Galaxy Fold, S10, S10+ and S10E.
Details about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch have leaked ahead of the company’s February 20th unveiling.
This year we might not be getting just two versions of the Galaxy S10, according to the latest leak by Evan Blass, there’s going to be a third model.
Samsung made a couple of announcements at CES 2019 including their QLED 8K TV, new monitors, Exynos Auto V9 chip and more.
Samsung and Apple have announced that an iTunes Movies & TV Shows app will be coming to both 2018 and 2019 Samsung Smart TVs.
Here’s a list of some of my favourite things from 2018 (and my first post of 2019, so Happy New Year!), this list ranges from smartphones, video games to TV shows, movies and more.
After countless rumours, Samsung is giving us a tease of its upcoming foldable phone.


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The Fourth of July is not only Independence Day, but also the start of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. During the event, TECHART will be showing off their GTstreet RS in the Michelin Supercar Paddock. Michelin’s setup at the event will be a must-see as it will be filled with an insane amount of hypercars and supercars.
As for the TECHART GTstreet RS, here’s the lowdown on the car. For starters, it was actually the cover car for our April 2019 issue. Secondly, it’s an insane take on the already potent Porsche 911 Turbo S. TECHART states that this car will run from 0 to 62 mph in just 2.5 seconds and 0 to 124 mph in 8.1 seconds.
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Japan’s Economy Growth Revised Downward, Wages Slump
Japan’s economy grew less than expected in the second quarter, raising concerns about the country’s recovery. Revised data showed that capital expenditure and private consumption both fell in the April-June period, highlighting the fragile state of Japan’s economy. Additionally, real wages adjusted for inflation declined for the 16th consecutive month in July, indicating that households are still feeling the impact of rising prices.
The decline in exports to China is making Japanese manufacturers cautious about investing, while sluggish consumption could discourage service-sector firms from spending money as well. Takeshi Minami, chief economist at Norinchukin Research Institute, expressed hope that service-sector firms would pick up the slack, but the uncertain economic conditions may hinder their willingness to invest.
The revised data showed that Japan’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 4.8% in April-June, lower than the initial estimate of 6.0% growth. The main factor behind the downgrade was a 1.0% drop in capital expenditure, casting doubt on the Bank of Japan’s view that corporate spending would support the post-pandemic economy. Private consumption, which accounts for more than half of the economy, also declined.
While exports remained solid in April-June, with net external demand contributing to GDP growth, shipments to China experienced a significant slump in July. This, along with a decline in overall exports, suggests that the global slowdown is taking a toll on Japan’s economy.
Despite weak domestic demand leading to declines in imports, Japan’s current account surplus reached a record amount in July. However, economists like Takeshi Minami believe that Japan may experience two consecutive quarters of contraction this year, diminishing the likelihood of an early end to ultra-loose monetary policy.
Given the uncertainties surrounding rising living costs and faltering global demand, Bank of Japan policymakers have emphasized their commitment to maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy until inflation is driven by domestic demand and higher wage growth.
What measures has the Japanese government implemented to address the wage slump and promote economic growth
Consecutive month in July, further adding to worries.
According to the revised data released by the Cabinet Office, Japan’s GDP grew at an annualized rate of 0.5% in the second quarter of 2021, down from the preliminary estimate of 0.8%. This disappointing growth came as a result of a 1.0% drop in capital expenditure, which was initially estimated to have increased by 1.7%. Private consumption also fell by 1.5%, reversing the initial estimate of a 0.8% increase.
The downward revision of the country’s economic growth raises concerns about the pace of Japan’s recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan, like many other countries, has been grappling with the economic consequences of the global health crisis, including lockdown measures and disruptions in supply chains.
One of the key concerns highlighted by the revised data is the decline in real wages. Real wages adjusted for inflation fell by 0.9% in July compared to the previous year, marking the 16th consecutive month of decline. This decline in real wages means that Japanese workers’ purchasing power is eroding, which could have negative implications for private consumption, a key driver of economic growth.
The slump in wages can be attributed to various factors, including a prolonged period of deflation which has limited businesses’ ability to raise prices and increase wages. Additionally, the labor market in Japan remains tight, with a shortage of skilled workers leading to relatively low wage growth.
The decline in wages not only affects workers’ standard of living but also raises concerns about Japan’s long-term economic prospects. Without sustained wage growth, it becomes challenging for households to increase their consumption, which in turn can dampen overall economic activity.
To address the wage slump and promote economic growth, the Japanese government has introduced various measures. One such measure is the promotion of labor market reforms aimed at improving wage flexibility and encouraging companies to raise wages. The government has also implemented policies to stimulate private consumption, such as cash handouts and subsidies for certain products and services.
However, despite these efforts, the challenge of reviving wage growth remains significant. It requires a comprehensive approach that includes addressing structural issues in the labor market, encouraging productivity gains, and fostering innovation and competitiveness.
In conclusion, Japan’s revised downward economic growth in the second quarter, coupled with the slump in wages, presents significant challenges for the country’s economy. The fragile state of Japan’s recovery from the pandemic is a cause for concern, as it highlights the need for sustained wage growth and structural reforms to ensure long-term economic stability. The Japanese government’s efforts to address these challenges are commendable, but additional measures are required to foster a robust and sustainable economic recovery.
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Ask Ford CEO and resident car super fan Jim Farley who he sees as his biggest competitors in the electric vehicle race, the answer isn’t fierce hometown rival General Motors.
In fact, Farley won’t say specifically the Model T creator has worthy competitors in EVs. Rather, Farley acknowledges “admiring” two EV players in particular.
“Well, the companies that I think about that I admire because of their commitment — and frankly, the hard work they did to earn their reputation — are companies like Nio and Tesla,” Farley said on Yahoo Finance Live. “They’ve been at this a long time. They engineer their vehicles differently. I’m most respectful of Tesla’s profitability. They’re now making more than $10,000 a vehicle in their second quarter earnings.”
To be sure, Ford has amassed quite a few admirers of its own in the stock market because of the carmaker’s swift pivot to electric vehicle production under Farley. Shares are up 80% this past year, compared to a 3% drop for GM.
The Detroit-based auto giant said in September 2021 it will partner with SK Innovation to invest $11.4 billion to construct two “mega-sites” — one in Tennessee and the other in Kentucky — that will build electric trucks and batteries.
Ford’s portion of the investment — $7 billion — is the largest manufacturing investment in the company’s 118-year-old history.
Farley told Yahoo Finance Live he would like to reach electric vehicle capacity of 600,000 units over the next 22 months.
The increased capacity will help Ford satisfy what looks to be very strong demand for new electric E-Transit vans and the F-150 Lightning.
“We have over 10,000 orders already from a lot of different customers [for the E-Transit]. I think we just got over 1,000 orders from Walmart. So, the demand is very high,” Farley told Yahoo Finance Live. “We have about 200,000 reservations [for the Lightning]. Now we’re converting those into orders where people have to physically order the vehicle, almost very few of them are falling out.”
Ford stopped taking reservations for the F-150 Lightning in December for the current model year as it works to increase manufacturing capacity.
Added Farley, “I think Ford has a real chance here [with EVs]. We’re not going to be in the same segments as them [Tesla, Nio]. We’re really doubling down on the customers and the segments we know really well. F-150 has been the best-selling vehicle in America for 40 years. And now we’re electrifying it. We’re just getting started. So I love those companies [Tesla, Nio]. But I think we have a wonderful opportunity at Ford, maybe one we haven’t had since the Model T.”


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ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Harvard experts say that millions of pounds of food are wasted each year because people are confused over expiration dates. And 40 percent of the U.S. food supply is thrown away because of food dating. Figuring out when to keep and when to toss may be easier thn you think.
Use-by, sell-by, best-by … we all see these food and drink labels at the grocery store, but experts say, after these dates, chances are, it’s safe to eat.
Use-by and best-by tell consumers when to eat or drink an item for its best quality. Eating foods after a best-by date probably won’t make you sick, but the products quality will begin to decline.
Sell-by is for your local grocer. So don’t be scared of a marked down price — 1/3 of the product’s shelf life still remains after a sell-by date.
And, spoiler alert! Food doesn’t spoil as quickly as you think. Eggs are good for three to five weeks after an expired date and milk is good after one week — if stored properly.
Boxed items can be eaten even if it expired last year. Experts say a change in quality can’t be detected even after years of expiration on some pantry foods, and foods like honey never expire.
If eating past an expiration date still scares you, experts say your nose will tell you if it’s gone bad, not your eyes.
Contributors to this news report include: Amber Sumpter, Writer; Cortni Spearman, Assistant Producer and Brent Sucher, Editor.


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Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau to Participate in First-Ever Global Meetings Industry Day
DALLAS – (April 12, 2016) The Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau (Dallas CVB) is pleased to announce participation in the first-ever Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID). On April 14, 2016, the Dallas CVB will join forces with the advocacy coalition Meetings Mean Business (MMB) to showcase the real impact that business meetings, conferences, conventions, incentive travel, trade shows and exhibitions have on people, business and communities across the globe.
"Big business happens in Dallas," said Phillip Jones, President and CEO of the Dallas CVB. "In fact, Dallas is ranked among the top ten destinations for meetings and conventions in the nation, and the meetings industry provided an economic impact of $1.6 billion to the Dallas economy last year. We couldn't be happier to join in this effort to promote the global importance of the meetings industry."
In support of Global Meetings Industry Day, the Dallas CVB hosted a Dallas BIG Fun photo contest in which participants were encouraged to submit a unique photo, displaying a Global Meetings Sign at various Dallas locations to highlight the best reasons to choose Dallas as a meeting destination.
"With the help of organizations such as the Dallas CVB, we can demonstrate the critical role our industry plays in building personal relationships, driving positive outcomes and supporting strong communities," said Michael Dominguez, MMB co-chair and senior vice president of corporate sales at MGM Resorts International.
GMID marks the expansion of North American Meetings Industry Day (NAMID), held earlier this year in the United States, Canada, Mexico and parts of Latin America. NAMID included 88 events across the continent as well as robust conversations online and 3.2 million social media impressions. A NAMID billboard was featured all day in Times Square and Caesars Entertainment "Turned the Strip Blue" in Las Vegas with NAMID logos and signage. In Mexico, a collaboration agreement was signed between the federal government, the tourism board and all 11 meetings industry associations.
"GMID will unites the meetings industry in a way that has never been done before," said David Peckinpaugh, former MMB co-chair and president of Maritz Travel. "The growth and success of our industry are critical to the world's economy and we look forward to communicating our value on the global stage."
To learn more about GMID, please visit meetingsmeanbusiness.com/GMID.
About Meetings Mean Business
The Meetings Mean Business coalition was created in 2009 to showcase the incredible value that business meetings, travel and events bring to the U.S. economy. Its members span all facets of the face-to-face meeting and events industry, which have come together behind a common goal: providing the resources, tools and information to show the real impact the industry has on businesses, economies and communities. For more information, visit MeetingsMeanBusiness.com and download the app on iTunes and Google Play.


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Children's calculators hide deadly button batteries
A MAJOR Australian retailer has recalled calculators that could lead to children swallowing dangerous button batteries.
Big W issued the recall of its pink and purple Ditto novelty heart-shaped calculators late yesterday.
The calculators, which contain deadly Lithium batteries, were sold at BIG W stores nationally from December 30, 2014 to July 22, 2016.
In January last year, one-year-old Melbourne girl Isabella Rees swallowed a button battery.
The tiny object lodged in her oesophagus, making her extremely unwell.
While her parents took her to hospital a number of times over the following weeks, medical staff failed to find the button.
She died on February 4 from cardiac arrest as she was laying on the operating table at the Sunshine Hospital.
Isabella's mum Allison Rees, along with consumer group Choice, has since been campaigning for stronger product safety laws to protect children from the batteries that can be found in hundreds of household objects like calculators and remote controls.
When swallowed the batteries erode and the deadly chemical inside burns through flesh.
"There is a risk the product may crack open when dropped exposing the button cell battery creating a potential choking hazard," Big W said in a media release.
"Customers should immediately cease using these products and return it to any Big W store for a full refund.
"BIG W takes product safety seriously and apologises to its customers for any inconvenience caused by this recall."
Customers can call 1300 244 999 for more information. - ARM NEWSDESK


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Whilst online entertainment has been leading the way in many different aspects over the past few years, the one industry that has managed to separate itself from others is within gaming as online services have continued to thrive. Some of the most popular are looking to replace land-based options as online casinos in particular have been on the rise with this list of casinos being a perfect example of those that had adapted to change with the allowance of credit cards deposits and similar options. There could be another form of entertainment on the way to fill that spot however, as big changes may be on the way to the movie industry that will change box office for good.
Some services like Netflix have been thriving for quite some time – putting out some of the best original series and movies throughout the past decade, and others are starting to catch up with the likes of Prime and Disney+ both carving ground too, but the one thing that has always been elusive to both is within box office releases, which traditionally have only ever found a big cinema releases before being widely available elsewhere, but with the past year has caused a major shift, and recent announcements could see the box office move to video on demand.
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Hollywood giant Warner Bros recently announced that their roster throughout 2021 including big names like The Matrix 4 and Dune would find a direct release to both cinema and streaming platform HBO Max at the same time, and others like Disney announcing their own reorganisation internally to focus more on Disney+ with their own big names like the Star Wars franchise and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If successful, it wouldn’t be surprising to see other big studios follow in the same footsteps and move to a primarily online based release schedule, and away from the traditional cinema release schedule that is more well known.
That isn’t to say there aren’t challenges ahead, however, as it’s difficult to determine whether or not early success will be due to the ongoing restrictions throughout the pandemic, or if the changes will be successful simply because of a changing attitude towards online streaming as a whole. With many locations set to re-open in the coming months, early figures will start to tell a story of what can be expected moving forward, but it may take other studios committing to similar releases for a longer period of time in order to really show whether or not a more permanent change is worth it, and move away from a possible temporary change and into something more permanent.


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Amazon has announced a new original series that will debut for Prime members on January 22nd in the U.S., UK, Germany and Austria. Titled Mad Dogs, the series is an hour-long dark comedy based on the UK television series of the same name. The first episode is already available to view on Amazon Prime Video, and is rated TV-MA for mature audiences.
Mad Dogs stars Steve Zahn (Dallas Buyers Club) as Cobi, Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) as Lex, Billy Zane (Titanic) as Milo, Romany Malco (Weeds) as Gus, and Ben Chaplin (The Thin Red Line) as Joel. The series comes from producer Chris Cole who wrote and created the UK series than ran for two years and fourteen episodes.
Amazon Prime members will be able to stream the entire ten episodes of Mad Dogs in SD, HD, and 4k UHD resolution on supporting connected Ultra HD TVs with the Amazon Video app or through the 2nd-generation Amazon Fire TV media player.
“I loved working on a comedic, albeit dark, story like Mad Dogs and know that the performances by Steve, Michael, Romany and Ben will resonate with all who have had longtime friendships that evolve and change as the years go on,” said Executive Producer Shawn Ryan.


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The best local food and drink of the Bluegrass State will be collected under one roof at the first-ever “Savor Kentucky” tasting event Friday, Nov. 1 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The event will be held at the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park as part of the first-ever Kentucky Gathering, which is built around the world-class equestrian competition of the Alltech National Horse Show Oct. 29-Nov. 3.
According to a news release, admission and food sampling is free, but a $10 ticket at the door is required for beer and bourbon tasting. Drinkers will receive a commemorative 5-ounce pilsner glass as well as sampling tokens.
Savor Kentucky will highlight Kentucky’s rapidly growing craft beer scene, its notable locale as the birthplace of bourbon, and its increasing variety of local, high-quality cuisine. Participants can delight in a plethora of beer and bourbon samples from nine Kentucky breweries and seven Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries, as well as 25 other bourbons from across the state.
Expect food and drink pairing suggestions with delectable fare from five Kentucky food vendors. Attendees interested in becoming discerning beer and spirits tasters can participate in hourly open Sensory Sessions both days with Master Brewers and Distillers from Alltech’s Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company. Craft beer enthusiasts can also interact with all participating brewers on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 4-7 p.m., when the brains behind the brews will be available at their event booths in the Savor Kentucky area to talk shop.
Participating craft brewers will each showcase two of their brewery’s best craft beers at their booths, as well as one of their specialty brews at the tasting bar.
Participating Kentucky breweries include Against the Grain Brewery & Smokehouse, Alltech’s Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co., Apocalypse Brew Works, Bluegrass Brewing Company Brewpubs, Bluegrass Brewing Company Production Brewery, Blue Stallion Brewing Co., Country Boy Brewing, Cumberland Brewery and Falls City Beer.
These breweries will feature a variety of craft brews, including Country Boy’s Shotgun Wedding (one of our favorites sipped at this year’s Louisville Brewfest), and Against the Grain’s Kentucky Ryed Chiquen (introduced and consumed during U of L’s 2012 Final Four run).
Kentucky Bourbon Trail distilleries, including Four Roses, Heaven Hill, Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Town Branch, Wild Turkey and Woodford Reserve, will offer samples.
For the enthusiastic bourbon connoisseur, the extensive bourbon bar will also gleam with the bottles of more than 25 other Kentucky bourbons available for sampling.
All of these delicious libations can be paired with the mouthwatering creations of five Kentucky food vendors, including Bourbon Barrel Foods, Critchfield, Enoteca’s Wine + Market, Red State Barbecue and Wallace Station.
Pairing recommendations will be posted so attendees can enjoy optimal food and drink combinations. Food samples will include Kentucky classics such as country ham, beer cheese, and jam cakes, as well as modern twists on old favorites such as beer cheese grits, Lyons Farm® beef, pickled okra and mint julep brownies.
“Savor Kentucky will celebrate the depth of talent of our Commonwealth’s local food artisans, distillers and craft brewers,” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder and president of Alltech. “Anyone who knows me knows I am passionate about brewing and distilling, as well as celebrating local entrepreneurs, so I’m excited to showcase the best of Kentucky’s food and drink before a national audience.”
Savor Kentucky will also feature live music from local artists, including Central Kentucky country music artist Dillon Carmichael. Steps away from the Savor Kentucky area, meals from Irish-themed restaurant Pearse’s Place will be available for purchase, including the Irish staple, fish and chips.
For convenient transport, free trolleys will run hourly to the Arena from downtown, and on-site free parking just steps from the Arena will also be available.
Free shuttles to Alltech Arena from the Fifth Third Bank Pavilion downtown will run on Friday, Nov.1 from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Tickets for the beer and bourbon sampling portion of Savor Kentucky are available at the door of the Alltech Arena for only $10. Other free entertainment includes family-friendly fun in the children’s play area just outside the Arena with bouncy castles, pony rides, face painting, interactive educational exhibits, and more.
For those already hungry, the Kentucky Gathering’s Dine Lexington! Restaurant Week from Oct. 25-Nov. 3 around town in Lexington is another great way to enjoy delicious local cuisine. More than 30 locally owned restaurants will be featuring special $25 fixed price menus during the special week.
Along with specialty meals at an affordable price, restaurant week patrons can also receive half-price admission to the Alltech National Horse Show Oct. 29-Nov.3 with a receipt from a participating restaurant. The list of more than 30 participating restaurants and their specialty menus is available here.
To stay up to date on the latest developments regarding Savor Kentucky and the weeklong Kentucky Gathering festival that celebrates Kentucky’s magnificent horses, unmatched hospitality and rich culture, visit www.kentuckygathering.com.


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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ, +1.22% will stop using milk made in China for products in Hong Kong and the mainland, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday on its Web site, citing a company spokesman. Heinz would not tell the Journal where it will source milk from in those markets, citing competitive reasons. On Friday, Heinz recalled 270 cases of baby food in Hong Kong as a precautionary measure, after reports that tainted Chinese milk has sickened thousands of infants in that country.
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US: Pepsi to launch new brand under SoBe label
PepsiCo is planning to launch a new drink under its SoBe label, according to reports in Beverage Digest.
The world's number two soft drink company is to roll out "Mr. Green," a green-tinted carbonated soft drink with caffeine and ginseng. The drink will be launched under Pepsi's SoBe New Age beverage line and will bear the SoBe green lizard on its 20-ounce bottle.
According to reports it has a taste similar to Dr Pepper but John Bello, SoBe's chief executive and president, was quoted as saying that Mr. Green isn't meant to be a direct competitor to Dr Pepper. "It isn't that exactly," Bello said. "It has a very complex flavour."
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The Pepsi Bottling Group today reported second quarter net income of US$148m, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.59. The results were up on the same period last year as the company grew volumes...
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After presenting them to select creators over the past year, Instagram has now announced that its live streaming badges, which allow viewers to donate to creators, will be enabled by default for all streams in all regions where they are available.
According to Instagram:
“As of today, if you qualify to use badges, and they are available in your country, they will now be automatically enabled for all lives so you can start cashing in unnoticed.”
The update will see more creators eligible to generate money from their IG Live efforts, which could encourage them to broadcast more often, in order to generate more engagement and revenue from their fans.
IG Live badges appear with comments when a commentator has paid to add an ‘extra trick’ to their contribution.
Users can purchase badges during live streaming by tapping the badge icon on the bottom taskbar, with prices ranging from $ 0.99 for one heart, to $ 4.99 for three.
Any revenue generated from the features applied in the stream goes back to the creator (minus any fees), providing a way to offer direct financial support to your favorite streamers in the app while giving viewers a way to highlight their comments, which could then give the streamer more reason to acknowledges and communicates them.
To gain access to IG Live badges, creators must be over 18 and have a Creative or Business account in the app. They also need to have over 10,000 followers and need to be aligned with different platforms partner monetization policies and community guidelines.
IG Live badges are currently available to creators in the US, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Japan, Australia, Turkey, Brazil and Mexico. And now, when creators in these regions go live, they will automatically turn on – although you can also turn off badges if you don’t want to use them in your shows.
This is the latest in the growing effort of Instagram to give creators more potential for monetization, so that they can publish more often and so that their audience returns to the application. IG is now struggling with every other platform to retain top talent, and as we’ve seen over time, big-name stars will eventually switch to platforms that offer them the most revenue potential, which could ultimately be a key growth element for any application.
The problem reappeared this week, with Twitch stars threatening to leave the app if they don’t reform their payment models, and YouTube and Meta are now offering better incentives in their streaming game programs. This is the same problem that eventually led to the disappearance of Vine, which, given the success of TikTok, obviously never concerned the functionality or offer of the application. The wine stars wanted more money for the audience they brought with their content, which the parent company Twitter could not provide. These creators eventually migrated to other platforms, and Vine became extinct, becoming a warning story for other platforms.
The monetization of creators has become a bigger battlefield with the advent of TikTok, and YouTube and Meta want to use their scale and resources to get their competitors up and running. This later raised the stakes for all platforms, and it will be interesting to see how sustainable the current creator payment programs are and whether the big players are really winning as a result.
TikTok is still working on its monetization models, and both current leaders can offer more potential on this front. Will it reach a key turning point for TikTok or will it be able to continue to develop its tools in line with overall growth?
It is clear that Instagram is working on improving its game in order to further squeeze TikTok on this front.
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Heavy Metals, Microplastics, Driving Asia’s Shift to Plant-Based Seafood: Report
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In the first survey of its kind, leading protein think tank Good Food Institute APAC identified key factors sending Asian consumers toward plant-based seafood options.
Consumers across Singapore, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea are largely excited by the potential in alternative seafood options. Specifically, they’re motivated by the absence of heavy metal and microplastic contamination says the new GFI report. There is also an increased interest in avoiding foodborne illnesses common from consuming seafood, such as Vibrio infection, norovirus, and hepatitis A.
The interest isn’t just driven by avoiding seafood’s inherent issues, though. The survey found consumers are seeking to add more omega fatty acids into their diets; a growing number of alternatives are satisfying this demand with healthy algae oil, among other healthy sources.
But despite the interest, consumers are still motivated by taste and texture. They will also not compormise on the health benefits even if it’s at the expense of choosing the most sustainable option, the survey found. There were also concerns over freshness and whether or not alternatives were as natural as conventional fish.
“As with all foods, taste is the single most impact factor in determining the commercial success of alternative seafood products,” Mirte Gosker, Acting Managing Director of GFI APAC, said in a statement. But, Gosker says it’s not the only deciding factor.
“Consumers also want products that can match or exceed the nutritional value, freshness, and affordability of the conventional seafood they know and love,” she says.
“Satisfying these demands will require substantially more investment from public and private stakeholders into open-access research and development aimed at improving the quality and cost of plant-based and cultivated seafood products,” she added.
Alternative seafood demand
The news comes as APAC countries are seeing an uptick in plant-based seafood offerings. According to GFI APAC, alternative seafood companies raise US$175 million last year, which is nearly double the amount raised in 2020. It says more than 120 companies are currently developing alternatives to seafood.
OmniFoods has been making a big splash in the region. In January, Starbucks released a plant-based fish sandwich made with OmniFoods’ vegan seafood ahead of the Chinese New Year. Earlier this month, leading seafood producer Thai Union launched plant-based shrimp, building on its recent plant-based seafood offerings.
But it’s not just plant-based seafood that’s offering potential. The cultivated meat space is booming too, with the potential to support the changing consumer habits in Asia. In July, China’s Avant, which is working on cultivated fish, closed a $10.8 million Series A funding round. Shiok Meats recently partnered with Vietnam’s largest shrimp producer to develop cultivated seafood. Singapore’s Umami Meats announced plans to partner with MeaTech on 3D-printed cultivated seafood. In July, South Korea’s Cellmeat said its cell-based Dokdo Shrimp is market ready pending regulatory approval.


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Since taking the wraps off the new Google Maps at the I/O, the company has steadily introduced new features like real-time incident reports to its mapping application. Now the search giant has added the much-awaited embed feature to its new Maps. Also Read - Fake Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Lite APK links going viral on the internet: How to spot them
The embed feature functions much the same as the full website. One can embed the maps on any website and it will show the selected place (like Mumbai in the embedded Map below). Google has also revealed that it will be adding ads to the embedded maps in the coming weeks. These ads will be shown as point of interests on the map, most likely in a different color too.
The new Google Maps is still in preview mode you will have to opt-in to start using it. But earlier this month, Google said that it will be slowly rolling out to all.
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On Wednesday, a U.S. House of Representatives panel dropped a proposed amendment from a controversial bill that would have protected Net giants like Google and eBay from being charged for faster delivery of Web services, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The panel voted 42-12, approving the bill and paving the way for the establishment of a multi-tiered Internet where companies would pay carriers for speedy service, according to the Chronicle.
A group of Internet companies opposing the new legislation attempted to modify the bill to guarantee “net neutrality,” in which all Internet traffic would be given equal treatment, but the amendment introduced by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) was shot down by a vote of 43-22 early Wednesday, the Chronicle reports.
A handful of Internet carriers, including AT&T, have vehemently opposed barring a tiered Internet because they feel certain websites, especially those employing large amounts of audio and video content, should have the opportunity to pay for faster service so they can keep up with competitors that may not use as much content requiring significant bandwidth, the Chronicle reports.
Those carriers claim their profits could be used to grow the Internet and its capabilities, according to the Chronicle.
Web companies have also banded together to represent their sides of the issue. Even competitors such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft set aside their differences to oppose the legislation, the Chronicle reports. Those companies fear a tiered Internet will provide some companies with an unfair advantage and stifle innovation.
The Web firms are now looking to the Senate for assistance, where there is currently at least one bill filed in support of net neutrality and more could potentially follow, according to the Chronicle.
The new legislation passed by the House panel on Wednesday would set fines of $500,000 for any Web carrier found guilty of blocking access to websites or cutting access to them, the Chronicle reports.
Net neutrality is also a component of a larger House bill called the Communications Opportunity, Promotion and Enhancement Act of 2006, which would restructure telecommunications regulations, according to the Chronicle.
It’s unknown what will happen to the new legislation after it’s reviewed by the full House, the Chronicle reports.
For related coverage, read U.S. Subcommittee Rejects Net Neutrality Provision and Senior Writer Ben Worthen’s blog posts Net Neutrality Dies in the House and Who Owns the Internet?
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MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Coffee and donuts are just around the corner.
Dunkin’ Donuts is opening in the Shoals this Tuesday, December 10th. This is the first ‘Next-Generation’ store in Muscle Shoals and will be located at 1609 Woodward Ave.
The 2,000 square-foot restaurant will employ about 35 people and will be open seven days a week from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
On grand opening day, the first 50 guests will receive $50 in Dunkin’ Hot Cards starting from 5:00 a.m to 8:00 a.m. Attendees can enjoy Dunkin’ giveaways, free samples of Dunkin’ coffee, photo opportunities with Dunkin’ mascots and more.
Organizers say the opening will include a glimpse at the store’s new modern design and in-store innovations, including a cold beverage tap system.
The new Dunkin’ is also a DD Green Achievement™ restaurant and is designed to save energy, according to the release.


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"Nearly all U.S. households have taken some energy-saving steps in the past 12 months. Many households have adjusted their thermostats, switched to CFL and LED bulbs, and bought new energy-efficient appliances to save money and energy," wrote Stuart Sikes, Parks' president. "The energy management features available today complement these consumer activities and can therefore broaden the appeal of smart home offerings."
Other findings indicate:
- 51% of U.S. broadband households would like to receive alerts if a fire or smoke is detected in their home.
- 45% of U.S. broadband households would like to receive an alert if there is a carbon monoxide or gas leak.
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While traditionally, the City of Marseille, alongside the area’s partners, naturally turned towards the Mediterranean, it now wishes to look towards new destinations. London, Miami, Montreal, Turin, Tokyo/Kobe, Saint Petersburg...so many geographical targets with great potential for the promotion of Marseille and its sectors of excellence.
As part of its “Marseille Attractive” action plan, the City of Marseille has chosen London as a Premium Business destination with outreach opportunities for its sectors of excellence. From an economic standpoint, both cities are based on the Digital/Biotech-Health/Tourism-Art of Living triptych.
The City thus wishes to give businesses from Marseille and surrounding metropolitan cities an opportunity to explore this destination by organising an official mission with the Mayor from 18 to 21 May 2016..
This mission will favour the development of business opportunities for Marseille’s SMEs on British territory; in addition, it will be an opportunity to capitalise on the London-Marseille Eurostar train line, which opened in May 2015 and is already a great success with Britons, and to present Marseille as a destination to a target audience already seduced by the Provençal countryside, thus promoting tourism to our city.
In 2016, one additional economic mission, at the initiative of the City of Marseille and in partnership with key local players, will be held in Kobe-Osaka.


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Increasingly, consumers are looking for ways to live their lives in more ethical ways – according to Islam finance providers Halal Financial Services, this includes how they invest their money.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, February 23, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — Islamic Finance expert Hejaz Financial Services predicts that 2022 will be a turning point in the way Australians invest their money, with an increase in Aussies seeking out ethical and impact investment options.
The Australian financial sector has seen a recent uptick in prospective investors searching for impact investing opportunities. Impact investing is financial investing that has the intention to bring about positive social or environmental change – alongside, of course, a favourable financial return.
Hejaz Financial Services believe that the recent spike in interest in impact investing is helping to drive increased education and public awareness of Halal financial options. According to Hejaz Financial Services’ Chief Operating Officer Muzzammil Dhedhy, recent research from the Halal home loan professionals has revealed that over one third of all Australian Muslims don’t know that there are ethical investment options that will not contradict their beliefs. However, the same research points to a significant portion of respondents actively doing their own research into ethical alternatives for conventional banking services.
Halal investments are therefore a way for consumers to ethically invest their money and see their investments generate positive change and high returns. Just like Halal loans, Halal investing adheres to a strict set of principles to remain Sharia compliant. Dhedhy explains that with Halal investing, money will never be invested into industries such as alcohol, pork, gambling, tobacco, adult entertainment, conventional banking and insurance, or weapons. Instead, funds are invested into infrastructure, healthcare, property, utilities, technology and telecommunications.
As consumers across the country seek out ethical alternatives to traditional investing, Hejaz Financial Services is working to fill gaps in the Islamic financial sector, offering services such as Halal investing, superannuation, Sharia loans and more.
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In the wake of its successful launch in Montréal this spring, TC Transcontinental has announced the expansion of raddar, the reinvented flyer, across Québec as well as in areas of Ontario and British Columbia.
raddar™ is a thin leaflet folded in four that combines flyers from various retailers into a single printed product. Distributed via Canada Post, raddar™ greatly reduces the volume of paper used. With raddar™ and its digital platform raddar.ca, consumers can benefit from the best of both worlds.
Between February and May 2024, raddar™ will be rolled out gradually across the province of Québec, replacing Publisac. This will add 2.8 million households to the 1 million copies of raddar™ already distributed in the Greater Montreal area.
As a long-standing partner of local newspapers, TC Transcontinental will help promote their presence in their communities and on their digital sites by offering its clients a free page in raddar™ and visibility on raddar.ca.
According to a recent CROP survey, 88% of Montréal consumers who receive raddar™ consult it; 83% plan their meals based on promotions found in it; 70% of users say it influences their choice of merchant for their purchases. Users like raddar™ for its ease of consultation, its compact format, its usefulness in planning store visits, and its eco-friendly nature.
Starting next week, raddar™ will be distributed to 1 million households in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas formerly served by Ontario’s largest community newspaper publisher, Metroland. On September 15, Metroland announced the immediate cessation of the distribution of the print editions of its regional newspapers and associated flyers.
Similarly, since last August, raddar™ is distributed to over 300 000 households in Vancouver areas where Glacier Media, Westen Canada’s largest community newspaper publisher, ceased its distribution activities.


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Penélope Cruz is currently in the middle of promoting her latest film, Ferrari, a biopic directed and written by Michael Mann that explores the life of Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the eponymous automaker. With each event, this promo tour has proven very beneficial for all fashion lovers, as Cruz has dressed in magnificent outfits with nostalgic touches that take us back to the fashion of the early 2000s.
Most recently, the film—which also stars Adam Driver, Patrick Dempsey and Shailene Woodley—was featured by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation on January 5. Of course, the 49-year-old actor dressed to impress, wearing a black leather jacket, baggy jeans and platform sandals. Overall, the look reminds us that the power of the rock aesthetic is not entirely forgotten.
In Los Angeles, the cameras caught Penélope Cruz wearing an outfit signed by Chanel that consisted of wide-leg jeans in dark blue; one of the trending styles of denim for Spring-Summer 2024. But that’s not all: As has been a constant in her most recent outfits, Cruz added a piece of nostalgia: a cropped biker jacket.
With a floral design and eye-catching lapels, this jacket is characterized by its classic but avant-garde air, so a shoe with a presence capable of matching this essence was needed. This task fell on the black platform sandals that ultimately finished elevating the rest of the outfit.
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New Honda Patent Illustrates Motorcycle-Based Drone
Honda is known for its innovation, engineering some pretty awesome robots, and even swappable electric batteries. Now. it seems it has new plans for a motorcycle drone according to a novel patent the firm has filed.
The illustrations point to a drone that mounts on the back of a motorcycle and the patent indicates that the drone would be released from the bike and return to it when it needs to recharge. What remains unclear is what the drone will be used for.
Today, drones can be used for everything from filmmaking to surveillance, although it would be farfetched to assume Honda would be targeting military applications with this one.
The patent indicates that the drone would be able to fly and return to the bike on its own without requiring that the driver cease riding in order to control the drone. This is a pretty cool feature we must say, and we can see it being used for taking images and filmmaking.
Another potential application we can imagine is for the drone to ride ahead and convey back to the driver which routes are most congested. The driver could then choose streets with less traffic.
However, this would require the driver to be wearing a special helmet that can receive messages from the drone and no such patent was filed so far. In addition, it's highly unlikely that Honda patented a drone just for traffic congestion when there are apps that can do the same thing.
For now, it remains a mystery what the drone will be used for but we have to marvel at Honda's ingenuity in creating the canopy from which the drone is released. If you look at the illustrations you will understand what we mean.
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With the media preview at the 2019 New York International Auto Show having come and gone — here’s everything you might have missed — things on the news front have calmed down quite a bit. This past week featured two bits of coverage from our sister site PickupTrucks.com: The first focuses on using a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 for the sort of everyday towing and hauling tasks that owners envision when buying a pickup, and second is the announcement of a partnership between Ford and electric vehicle company Rivian.
A Truck for All Seasons
When we evaluate pickups in our multi-vehicle comparison tests, we’re usually focusing on performance in extreme conditions: drag-strip runs with the truck’s maximum payload in the bed or towing at maximum capacity over the Davis Dam grade in Arizona. This writeup on the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 focuses on the sorts of everyday uses that are more common for truck owners, from simple yardwork to hauling a light trailer with a weekend toy. Want to get a good idea about what it’s like living with a pickup truck before you buy one? You’ll definitely wanna read this story.
Ford’s Electric Investment
Rivian — makers of the R1T electric pickup and R1S electric SUV — announced a $500 million investment from Ford, beginning a strategic partnership that will allow Rivian to tap Ford’s expertise when it comes to actually building vehicles, while Ford gets access to Rivian’s “skateboard” vehicle platform to build an all-electric Ford.
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Nike officially has taken notice of designer Ava Nirui‘s popular Instagram account, an eye candy feed known for Nirui’s playful comments on luxury and sport logos and how their applied to objects. Niirui occasionally also sells merchandise through her online store.
Nirui landed on Nike’s radar through her custom versions of Air Force 1 [read more]
Nike continues to roll out projects related to the upcoming launch of its VaporMax sneaker on March 26, 2017. The Vapormax is Nike’s latest Air Max update, a storied line that first hit retail in 1987, as brought to the table by famed Nike designer Tinker Hatfield.
March has been full of Air Max-related announcements, but the denouement will be the roll out of the newest member of Nike’s Air Max family, the super bouncy and technologically-advanced Vapormax model, hitting retail on Air Max Day (March, 26, 2017).
It’s a lot of shoe, but as of late there has been a movement [read more]
If you’re a female sneaker lover, it’s always a good idea to keep an eye on chains like Nordstrom and Urban Outfitters, both of which from time to time receive special make up sneaker colorways you won’t find anywhere else. The Nike Cortez shown here just arrived at Urban Outfitters and while we’ve seen the [read more]
Nike has included plus-size garments in his line for a while, but stepped up the number of 1X-3X offerings in its holiday 2016 collection. For spring 2017, it added even more options for its U.S. and U.K. customers, and at the same time, the global sport brand put some marketing muscle behind its roll out, [read more]
In recent years, Italian designer Giambattist Valli has become best known for his grand finale, explosion of tulle haute couture dresses that look as though they took inspiration for a quinceanera dress cake. For his fall 2017 ready-to-wear runway presentation, Valli created a decidedly different dialog after his show by showing three tops paired with [read more]
Coming off of the heels of its campaign geared to Arabic women, Nike has announced plans to add a hijab offered in performance fabrics. The item will be offered under its Pro umbrella, a higher-priced collection of high-tech performance apparel.
Nike was inspired to offer the item after a visit to its offices by [read more]
Nike sees your $200 Foams and Js and raises you another 200 bucks on a pair of super luxe black Air Max 97 sneakers that feature crystals, which are said to be teeny-tiny ones supplied by Swarovski. While one may be expecting diamonds given the price tag, all of the shoes materials are super luxe [read more]
Nike is doing some cute things with its Flyknit Racer, last week offering up a super clean, all white “Goddess” version, and now revealing a #BeTrue silhouette featuring a rainbow colored-Swoosh meant as a show of support to the LGBT community.
Originally launched in 1985, Nike revived the #BeTrue concept in summer 2012 [read more]


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Merino wool recognised as asthma and allergy-friendly
Merino woolgrowers can take pride in producing a product that Allergy Standards Limited has officially recognised as asthma and allergy friendly.
ASL’s aim is to help create the healthiest possible indoor environment for individuals with asthma and allergies.
It works with a number of patient advocacy groups, charities and government bodies across the world.
The nod from ASL was particularly directed at bedding products made from Merino wool.
Its rationale for issuing this new certification standard was the result of four recent research papers, funded by Australian Wool Innovation.
AWI is now campaigning for the certification to be officially recognised by asthma and allergy advocacy groups around the world.
ASL’s research found a growing body of evidence to suggest that high-quality, fine Merino wool was non-irritant and of low risk to those with sensitive skin.
It found that coarser fibre diameter, greater than 30 microns, would induce a cutaneous irritation that was not observed with finer Merino wool.
The effects on patients with mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis wearing Merino clothing was also recently examined in several clinical studies carried out in Australia and the US.
The major study conducted by an expert group of allergists, immunologists, and dermatologists from across the globe, reviewed the past 100 years of research to assess claims that wool caused allergy systems.
This analysis, published as Debunking the Myth of Wool Allergy, found no evidence that wool was an allergen.
The study found that any skin irritation caused by a fabric was due to the incidence of coarse fibres protruding from the fabric and that this cause was independent of fibre type and was not due to the fibre type being wool.
The research found that skin irritation can just as readily be caused by coarse synthetic fibres, such as acrylic and nylon, as by coarse wool fibres.
Importantly, the study found that suitably selected superfine Merino products were healthy for the skin, especially for those with the most sensitive skin.
Superfine Merino wool fibres bend easily, causing minimal or no skin irritation.
The study also found that known allergens applied during textile processing are minimally present in wool garments today given current industry practices and are unlikely to lead to allergic reactions.
Furthermore, recent studies suggest that contemporary superfine Merino wool with their reduced fibre diameters would benefit eczema management.
AWI’s fibre advocacy and eco credentials program manager Angus Ireland said the endorsement of Merino wool was a direct result of investment in scientific research by AWI on behalf of Australian woolgrowers.
“Collecting the evidence that wool is not an allergen was the first step in overcoming the misconception that people with eczema or even those with sensitive skin should not wear superfine wool next to the skin,” he said.
“Our second aim was to have our research results recognised more widely by allergists, dermatologists and physicians — and so it is very rewarding to see bodies such as ASL now recognising Merino wool as asthma and allergy friendly.”
“The ultimate aim is that this research will lead to increased consumer demand for products made using Australian Merino wool.”
Australia produces 80 per cent of the world’s supply of superfine Merino wool.
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Marissa brings Tumblr into the Yahoo family for $1.1 billion
So the rumours were true! Yahoo is buying the blogging website Tumblr, founded six years ago by David Karp in his bedroom in his mother's apartment in New York.
Marissa Mayer: A big buy!
The Yahoo board has agreed to pay $1.1 billion in cash for the company, said the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, quoting "people familiar with the matter".
Tumblr will continue to operate largely as an independent business, the people said.
Tumblr, founded in 2007, has built a huge youthful following by making it easy for people to post blogs and photos, follow others on Tumblr and receive updates via a feed.
The website's simple design has "lowered the bar for online publishing and effectively merged blogging with social media," said the WSJ.
Buying Tumblr, is right in line with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's plan to improve Yahoo's youth appeal .
"She will instantly gain a social-media site that has become a hub of communication and blogging for millions of people, " said the WSJ.
Until now Tumblr Chief Executive David Karp has concentrated on building his user base, leaving till later the question of earning money, said the Journal, adding " It is a pattern typical for young Internet companies."
Karp once told the Los Angeles Times that he was "pretty opposed to advertising" but last year Tumblr began taking ads on its service .
reportedly generating a modest $13 million in 2012.
Yahoo is said to believe it could help Tumblr selling far more ads, boosting its own revenue in the process.
In March, Tumblr had t 117 million unique users world-wide, up from about 58 million a year earlier, according to comScore. On smartphones, Tumblr had almost 12 million unique visitors, up from about four million a year earlier, comScore said.
Yahoo CEO Mayer, who joined the company last summer, has long been expected to make acquisitions part of the strategy. Until now she has bought small companies. She became interested in Tumblr a couple of months ago.
Tumblr was founded in 2007, by Karp, then 21. Within a fortnight it had 75,000 users; by January 2012, there were 42m blogs on the site; today, there are around 110m. Investors who have poured $125m into the company reportedly include Sir Richard Branson.


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By Heather Scott US central bankers on Wednesday are poised to take the first step to raise borrowing costs in a bid to cap rising inflation before it surges out of control.
Cyprus expects to be hit the hardest in the sectors of tourism and energy supplies, a senior government official told the EU finance ministers’ meeting (Ecofin) in Brussels, echoing warnings from rating
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson began lobbying Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to pump more oil to calm markets roiled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as he met the Gulf
The Finance Ministry has revised its inflation forecast for Cyprus this year from an initial 1.5% to 4%, amid a hike in fuel prices in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
By Danny Kemp, with Emmanuel Duparcq The United States will unveil a new round of security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday, as western leaders faced mounting pressure to stop Russia’s bombardment of civilians and
The EU on Tuesday banned exports of champagne, high-end cars, fashion apparel, expensive electronics and sports gear to Russia as part of a new round of sanctions on Moscow for its war
Britain on Tuesday imposed an additional 35% tariff on a swathe of Russian imports, from vodka to steel, and banned exports of luxury goods over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We want to
Cyprus’ significant links with Russia have increased the downside risks to otherwise strong medium term economic prospects for the island, rating agency DBRS said in a commentary, echoing concerns by local firms
By Delphine Touitou Ukraine’s government continues to function, the banking system is stable and debt payments are viable in the short term, but the Russian invasion could plunge Ukraine into a devastating
By Marc Burleigh The EU is to sanction Roman Abramovich and other oligarchs in its latest round of punishment of Russians seen as supporting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, three diplomats told AFP


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Tencent adding USD 80 mln in retail & wholesale platform Yijiupi
Aug 23, 2019 (China Knowledge) - Tencent Holdings Limited (0700), one of the most valuable technology companies in the world, has invested an additional USD 80 mln into Chinese e-commerce unicorn startup Yijiupi. This comes after a previous round of funding led by Tencent Holdings and Meituan Dianping (3690) September last year, which raised USD 200 mln that pushed the value of the startup to around USD 1.1 bln.
Yijiupi started off as an e-commerce platform focusing on retailing of wine, spirits and liquor to other retailers and businesses. However, as of late, the unicorn startup has begun diversifying into various consumer retail businesses spanning across the entire e-commerce supply chain.
The funds raised by Yijiupi will mainly be used in expansion of its existing business. The company hopes to “achieve new breakthroughs in the industrial chain, while maintaining long-term growth on our platform”, according to Yijiupi founder, chairman and CEO Wang Chaocheng. He added that data, cloud, AI-powered financing platform and other new business segments will form the company’s new growth and profitability achievement.
It was reported that Yijiupi attained a record RMB 13 bln (USD 1.8 bln) in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2018. The company is expected to achieve over RMB 20 bln (USD 2.8 bln) in GMV for this year.
The unicorn startup currently has operations in 26 provinces and 140 cities in China, and has significant presence in all first and second-tier cities.
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Pressbox — the “Redbox of Dry Cleaning” — Just Launched in Philadelphia
The startup wants you to get your laundry done with the help of some lockers and an app. But what about all of Philly's immigrant-owned dry cleaning businesses?
Philadelphians who are just too busy to a make a trip to their local dry cleaner can now request on-demand services through an app that just became available in the city. Pressbox, self-described as “Redbox but for dry cleaning,” launched in Philadelphia at the end of 2017 and wants to simplify dry cleaning for consumers who only need to click a few buttons on their smartphones.
Here’s how it works: Customers must simply place their dirty or damaged clothing in a numbered Pressbox locker and log into the app to place an order. A Pressbox driver picks up the items and drops them off at a third party cleaner. Once items have been serviced and returned to the locker, Pressbox sends a secure code that allows customers to retrieve their things.
And lockers are conveniently located in residential apartment buildings (usually on the ground floor) that the startup partners with across the city and in surrounding counties. Customers can access the lockers 24/7, and as long as an order is placed by 8 a.m., items are returned within 48 hours. All payments are processed through the app.
“It seemed to us that the way dry cleaning is handled is antiquated,” Pressbox cofounder Drew McKena told Philadelphia magazine of the startup’s founding back in 2013 in Chicago. “It looked like the service could use some hands-on technology.”
Pressbox is already available to around 7,000 apartment units at over 30 partner buildings in Center City, Bala Cynwood, Manayunk, Roxborough, Conshohocken and Ardmore.
As far as pricing goes, McKena tells me that the service will cost customers five to ten percent more than standard store pricing. A blouse costs $5.80 to clean, a pair of pants $5.75, a dress $11.55 and a sport of suit jacket costs $7.35. Customers can also get special services like shoe shining ($15), alterations ($25+), bead ($2.50+) and leather care ($40+) and wash and folds ($1.30-$1.50/lb). Repair operations like belt and zipper repair are also available but all nonstandard requests will take more time. Plus, there’s no delivery fee, service fee or membership requirement.
“Pressbox is a value added amenity that we get installed into buildings at no cost to them,” McKena said, “And we’re finding that in our mature markets, people who have used the service before and move ask why Pressbox isn’t offered at their new building.”
The elephant in the room is the chance that Pressbox could create some massive roadblocks for Philadelphia’s traditional dry cleaning businesses, many of which are owned by Korean immigrant families. The taxicab industry is still reckoning with ridesharing services, for example. Last fall, national outrage was directed at “Bodega,” a startup that planned to install pantry boxes in building lobbies, gyms and offices. Critics lamented that the startup would render mom-and-pop corner stores, typically owned by immigrants, obsolete.
McKena says his team is doing just the opposite, that Pressbox is creating and consolidating opportunity for the dry cleaning businesses that already exist in the cities where they’ve launched. Besides Philly, that includes Chicago, D.C., and Nashville. Unlike its competitors, Pressbox works with a single supplier in each city that remains independent and handles all of Pressbox’s volume.
McKena declined to share the identity of Pressbox’s Philly supplier but says it’s created a great opportunity for an operation that’s run by a local Asian American family. “They’ve been able to move out of their facility to one that’s twice its size,” he said. Pressbox has already doubled the local business’s bandwidth since January and plans to partner with them for years to come. “In each city we look for someone to grow with us and the business we’re working with in Philly now really wants to grow with us,” McKena said.
And in terms of access, the cofounder says the company doesn’t presume they’ll be the city’s dry cleaning option of choice. “There’s no requirement of exclusivity,” he said. “We’re trying to reach those customers, like doctors and lawyers, who have trouble meeting standard dry cleaning hours, for example. This subset values convenience, and we don’t presume we’ll have 100 percent of the market.”


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ADM's acquisitions solidify its mark in the flavor industry both in the US and globally.Image courtesy of David Malan / Stone via Getty Images
ADM is upping its flavor game by announcing two recent acquisitions. UK-based FDL, a leading developer and producer of premium flavor and functional ingredient systems, operates three production facilities and two customer innovation centers in the UK.
FDL's approximately 235 colleagues, which include about 40 dedicated innovation specialists, have created more than 10,000 proprietary flavor formulations that enable accelerated speed to market.
“We are excited to enter into this agreement with ADM. They’re an ideal partner for us, with global nutrition and flavor capabilities that will provide new opportunities to strengthen FDL’s portfolio of taste and nutrition solutions," said Eric Beatty, CEO of FDL. "In turn, the FDL team looks forward to helping add to ADM’s broad offerings with our diverse portfolio of flavour and functional ingredient systems, IP, and capabilities, as well as the entrepreneurial spirit and innovativeness of human talent that has enabled FDL to become a differentiated market leader today. ADM is synonymous with the best in animal and human nutrition, and together, we look forward to delivering new and innovative ingredient solutions to our global customer base in the food and beverage industry.”
On Dec. 18, 2023, ADM also announced acquisition of WI-based dairy flavor ingredient and solutions manufacturer, Revela Foods. The product line includes flavors, sauces, and seasonings.
“We are excited to partner with ADM to further Revela’s reputation as an innovative, turnkey provider of dairy flavor ingredients and solutions,” said Terry Schneider, Revela’ CEO. “We believe joining the ADM family will allow us to offer even broader solutions to our customers and will provide our employees with even greater opportunities for advancement.”
Revela has delivered rapid growth, driven by its innovative enzyme technology, which powers a broad range of clean-label dairy flavor formulations for multiple applications, from snacks and frozen meals to sauces, dressings, soups, seasonings and desserts.
“Our ongoing investments to add to our flavors portfolio are helping power our strategic work to build a global leader in Nutrition,” said Calvin McEvoy, ADM’s president of global flavors. “FDL’s innovative and agile formulation knowledge, deep end-use applications expertise, and strong customer base make them a great addition to ADM’s global flavor capabilities. We are incredibly impressed by the FDL team, and we believe both companies will benefit from each other as we work to expand our reach in key channels, particularly foodservice.”
Of the Revela Foods acquisition, McEvoy commented: “Revela has built a strong business around its unique range of dairy flavor ingredients and solutions for customers spanning major brands, retailers and food service. ADM has a strong presence in the North America savory flavors segment, and we’re excited to work with the impressive Revela team to expand our opportunities there, bringing their technology and innovation together with our global capabilities to power our unparalleled range of ingredients and complete solutions for customers who are looking for great flavors and clean labels.”
ADM expects both transactions to be complete in early 2024.
ADM continues to add to its portfolio of flavor ingredients and solutions. Since acquiring WILD Flavors in 2014, the company has added multiple new offerings to its flavors portfolio through acquisitions, including savory via Eatem Foods; citrus via Florida Chemical Company and Erich Ziegler Citrus; and vanilla via Rodelle.
The company has also expanded globally with acquisitions such as Flavor Infusion South America; organic investments like its Pinghu, China, flavor production facility and the expansion of its Berlin flavor facility; and its growing network of innovation centers spanning Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America.
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Kristen Kazarian has been a writer and editor for more than three decades. She has worked at several consumer magazines and B2B publications in the fields of food and beverage, packaging, processing, women's interest, local news, health and nutrition, fashion and beauty, automotive, and computers.
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Aurora Solar is hosting Empower on Nov. 1-2, a free virtual event featuring keynotes from Ari Matusiak, CEO of Rewiring America as well as Bill Parsons, VP for Federal and State Affairs at American Clean Power.
Empower is for the entire solar community: design, operations, and engineering; sales and marketing; senior management; solar installers; and people curious to learn more about the rapidly growing solar industry. Empower attendees can earn up to four NABCEP CEU credits.
“As the Inflation Reduction Act makes solar more accessible, our industry needs to prepare for the next wave of welcomed demand — SEIA estimates $600 billion in new solar investment over the next decade,” said Chris Hopper, co-founder and CEO, Aurora Solar. “At Empower, we’ll get inspired for what lies ahead with keynotes from Ari Matusiak and Bill Parsons. We’ll also learn how we can continue to drive growth, understand the evolving solar value chain, and prepare for the digital transformation of our industry.”
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When people think of February some think of Valentines’ day, others Shrove Tuesday but for the fashion pack, it is the official launch of the global fashion weeks. This week marks the official launch of London Fashion Week where the elite fashion set from all over the world will report and take notes on the trends that we are all destined to be wearing next season. Those that aren’t fashion insiders need not worry as this year The British Fashion Council has strengthened its’ digital portfolio with a Digital Schedule that includes streaming of the official fashion shows live.
Fashion week is commonly associated with VIP areas, secure guest list, celebrities and top fashion industry members. The shows attract fashion experts from all over the world so tickets are limited, which is why streaming the event live is fantastic for those that aren’t able to attend. With bloggers arguably becoming the new age journalists, watching the show without needing to be present is ideal. Bryan Boy, Tavi Gevinson and Gala Gonzalez are just some of the bloggers that have recently been featured on the front row of exclusive shows reporting on collections and behind the scenes. Introducing live streaming to the London shows will give access to other individuals, allowing them to report on the shows themselves and post directly on their’ own blogs and various social media networks, rather than through the ‘elite’. This will lower the barrier of entry enabling The British Fashion Council to reach a wider audience, a solution that Flumotion can also provide with its’ advanced streaming technology. So, if you’re enthusiastic and eager to see the collection you will no longer have to wait until the collection gets posted from a mobile phone on YouTube, you can simply view it yourself, which makes the experience more exciting and real.
Designers have fully embraced social media, as the article Social Media: The New Front Row of Fashion in WWD Media has reported, and they are now tweeting live from the shows and using Facebook to promote their collections. Marc Jacobs has taken an interesting turn this season by not inviting celebrities to his show, opting to have brand president Robert Duffy tweeting from front row instead. Last year, the late Alexander McQueen streamed his Spring/Summer collection live via Showstudio although the stream crashed after receiving a huge volume in traffic, allegedly after Lady Gaga´s tweeted that her new single ‘Bad Romance’ will be premiering at the show.
Brands are becoming more receptive about engaging and retaining their audience in different ways. With the recent success of the fashion website Fashionair, co-founded by Simon Fuller and Sojin Lee and launched in September last year, this digital evolution makes perfect sense. Fashionair presents fashion as entertainment, acting as a channel with a vigorous and highly crafted TV schedule. Video is incorporated seamlessly and this is further heightened with the site being an interactive shopping site and linking to Ecommerce channels, helping users to shop on-line.
Burberry has also announced that they will be streaming their show next week but in 3D. Not only will they be showcasing their’ collection live, but have decided to take advantage of the whole event by streaming interviews on the red carpet beforehand and behind the scenes footage. With all these online developments growing in the fashion industry it seems strange that we have had to wait so long to have the show streamed directly. I am sure there will be more enhancements with players when it comes to streaming this kind of content. Wouldn’t it be great if we could watch the show live, add a garment to a wish list and get notified when and where you could buy it? Or am I just impatient and lazy?
You’ll find the shows and videos at londonfashionweek.co.uk/digitalschedule


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Recreational and medical marijuana sales hit between $4 and 4.5 billion last year, around the same amount that Americans spend on frozen pizza or snacks like Doritos in a year, according to new data published in this year's Marijuana Business Factbook. More money was spent on legal cannabis last year than was spent on music streaming services, drugs like Viagra and Cialis, Girl Scout cookies, or tequila.
By the end of this year, cannabis retail sales are expected to increase to between $5.1 and $6.1 billion, which will put it ahead of the $5.1 billion that is annually spent on ice cream. By 2020, legal cannabis sales could reach $10.1-13.7 billion, which would rival the $11.1 billion Americans and Canadians spend on movie tickets in a year.
While the industry is growing at a steady pace, it is not even close to touching the country's total demand for marijuana, whether purchased legally or illegally. Industry analysts have estimated that if the federal government legalized marijuana, and all states allowed retail sales, revenue could reach $45-50 billion a year.
However, even that projection doesn't top the amount of money that Americans spend on beer and cigarettes, Annual cigarette sales have hit almost $77 billion, and beer sales cracked $106 billion. Yet despite this significantly larger revenue, alcohol companies are concerned about the impact that the rapidly growing cannabis industry might have on future sales.


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Joint Communications CEO John Parikhal was rummaging through some old cyber-files in his office over the weekend and came across an interview he did with legendary radio programmer Steve Rivers in 2005.
In the article, John put on his "hat" as a longtime media guru and futurist and shared some predictions about radio's future, which clearly came true.
Asked what he saw as true "radio killers" between then and 2010 Parikhal (pictured) replied,
"The biggest killer of all will be current management, unless they: Stop dancing to Wall Street's whip, institute formal training and recruitment, start surrounding themselves with smart people who challenge them, create cultures of formal innovation and begin to get serious about spot loads. Radio can control this. They can't control [Apple CEO] Steve Jobs, the Internet or any other of the so-called "killers" of the medium."Parikhal says that while many in radio today are blaming the economy for the industry’s woes, re-reading what he said five years ago suggests otherwise.
"This was all predictable, long before the current economic crisis," he says. "You could see it coming, yet irresponsible people — who didn’t want to invest the necessary time and money — caused terrible pain for so many in the industry."For a re-read of the full article, click here.
And what about some other past predictions? Here's some more thinking from 2006 about the pending state of radio just prior to the economic ad rev meltdown.
As a reminder, here is what John said in September 2009 at this year's annual NAB on how radio to get back its growth.
posted by Chris Kennedy @ Monday, November 23, 2009,
More and more, brands are "opening up" their brands by making them "share-able" -- how they get used and where they show up, to be enjoyed by various online user communities.
Being "share-able" is not enough.
"Share-worthy" should be the goal.
Such as the picture at right. The Montreal Canadiens know exactly how to draw your eyes to their logo. And now that it is on the Internet, that brand logo placement can be shared with far more than just the people who saw the woman wearing the outfit that day.
BMW Mini Cooper advertising may have started the trend of placing brands in unusual settings a decade ago, later explained by media thinker Seth Godin as a form of unusual and remarkable "purple cow" marketing.
With online viral content, user-generated customized mash-ups, "green screen challenges", customized theme avatars and various social media platforms, brand "sharing" among people is stronger than ever...allowing marketers to participate and engage in meaningful advertising campaigns by giving people a chance to develop a deeper relationship with their favorite brands.
Brands know they have to be part of the action online by offering their brands in "share-able" and "share-worthy" ways.
In the end, brand logo placement online impacts marketing bottom line results...and cheeky social media buzz campaigns often keep brands from falling behind the competition.
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Back on June 5, Allpar reported that the 300C would come with a standard V6, even with all wheel drive; until now, every North American 300C has been sold with a standard V8 engine. However, since customers now value gas mileage and the V6 has boosted acceleration to the former Hemi’s levels, the company has chosen to split the 300C trim level from the engine choice.
This decision has been verified by a posting at Autoland of Springfield, New Jersey, which has posted a 2013 Chrysler 300C for sale, somewhat prematurely, since information on the car is not set to be officially released for another month. The ad is clearly headlined “2013 Chrysler 300C Base 4dr All-wheel Drive Sedan Base 8-Speed Automatic” and quotes a retail price of $38,345 plus a $995 destination charge. The luxury series is shown as starting at $42,345. Prices are below the 2012s, due to the absence of the Hemi, which will be optional.
The site describes standard features as including speed sensitive wipers, heated reverse-tilting mirrors, tilt/telescoping steering column, adjustable pedals, universal remote, leather-and-wood steering wheel, wood dash trim, heated steering wheel, seat memory, dual-row curtain airbags, dual-zone filtered air conditioning, heated/ventilated leather front seats, and a 292 horsepower V6 with 260 lb-ft of torque.
Thanks to Leonard Stern for pointing out this story — and to JR200x for providing the original information on the 300C coming with a V6.
It has been years since Allpar first reported on the future launch of a new Jeep Wagoneer, and the dropping of the Dodge Caravan. With Wagoneer on the books, Chrysler planners may have had mixed feelings about the sudden success of the Dodge Durango. They wanted to drop the Durango for a more-profitable Wagoneer (essentially a Durango with the Grand Cherokee suspension design [...]
Months after unconfirmed reports made it to Allpar’s pages, the power of Automotive News, in the person of reporter Larry Vellequette, pried a key fact from Chrysler executives — that they cast and build “Ferrari” engines for Maserati. As our sister site pentastars.com reported, the engines are actually cast in Kokomo, and machined in the Trenton Engine plant, using a mixture of [...]
Alfa Romeo will launch the second new car in its attempted comeback next year, on the brand’s 105th anniversary. Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (roughly, Lombarda car making company) — or ALFA — was born on June 24, 1910. Their next car will be unveiled on June 24, 2015. While Alfa Romeo’s leader, Harald Wester, has said that the company is creating all [...]
The Challenger Hellcat is a hot image car for Dodge, and the brand’s leader has already said he wants to get as many out to the public as possible, suggesting to dealers that they not tack on $10,000 (or higher) surcharges as they did to hot cars in the past — from Vipers to PT Cruisers. While his calls may [...]
The 2015 Chrysler 300C has been inadvertently revealed by Chrysler itself, in an optional image for its navigation systems. As Allpar sources predicted, the car has dropped the chrome underneath the headlamps and moved the Chrysler wings to the top of the grille, but otherwise is rather similar to the current model. The grille has grown to be Audi-oversized in this [...]