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BSD Medical, an oncology treatment device developer, has released highlights from its first quarter of 2008, which ended Nov. 30, 2007.
For the quarter, the Salt Lake City-based company reported revenues from sales were $1.38 million compared to $664,655 for the first quarter of the prior year.
Operating costs and expenses were $2.17 million for the quarter as compared to $2.34 million for the first quarter of the prior year, a decrease of 7 percent. The company's loss before income taxes was $658,935 for the quarter compared to a loss before income taxes of $1.33 million for the same quarter in the previous year, a decrease of 50 percent, which the company said is due primarily to the effect of increased sales.
During the quarter the company reported that it had purchased the building used for its operations for $1.2 million in a cash transaction. The appraised value of the building was approximately $2 million.


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Last August, McDonald's introduced the Chicken Box in Germany, offering a customizable, mix-and-match, multi-person pack of Chicken McNuggets, Chicken McBites and Chicken Sticks. BurgerBusiness.com predicted that boxed meals with burgers would finally come to the U.S. in 2013 and we didn't have to wait long to see it.
Just in time for the "big game," Southeast chain Krystal this week has brought out a boxed offering called The Tailgater that goes an important step beyond the familiar 20-piece McNugget pack or Taco Bell's Taco 12 Pack. Competitively priced at $15.99, the Tailgater combines 12 of the small, square burgers Krystal has been serving since the Great Depression with 20 chicken wings.
Obviously, Krystal's Tailgater answers KFC's $19.99 Gameday Bucket, which includes eight pieces of chicken, eight Hot Wings and 10 Original Recipe Bites. But Krystal's is a multi-person combo pack of both burgers and chicken from a major chain. We'll see more.

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Bingo Loco has announced a festival with S Club and it sounds insane
This will be incredible.
Many of us have been to Bingo Loco by now. It's one of the most insane and boisterous nights out that anyone could have but it's always great craic.
Well, if you're a fan of it then you'll be delighted to know that it has just launched a festival... and it sounds incredible.
Loco Land comes to Dun Laoghaire Pier on July 13 2019 and will include acts such as Example, S Club, Max George (The Wanted), Smash Hits and loads more across the whole day. Dustin The Turkey will even be playing a DJ Set!
According to the Loco Land website, this is what you can expect: "Carnival rides, carnival game stalls, get your future told by The Worlds Worst Fortune Teller or if you've zero fitness then why not take part in the Loco Land 10m Marathon. Shop for your Christmas presents at Loco Land, its never too early for a Christmas Market in July (yes, really)."
You can get tickets here.


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Sales of Land Rover SUVs are up by nearly a third in 2010 compared to 2009 after the British-based manufacturer sold over 35,000 models.
These included increases in sales for the best-selling Freelander 2 and interest peak for the Range Rover – remarkably in its 40th year as a production model.
The Freelander 2 also hit a milestone as the 200,000th model produced rolled off the production line in 2010 just three years after production started at the Halewood plant in Merseyside.
Land Rovers were so popular in 2010, the company even announced it would be adding 275 new workers to its Solihull plant to meet demand.
This is despite the decision to present a two-wheel drive model for the first time ever in the shape of the Freelander 2.
It will be followed by the all-new Evoque, which will be the smallest, lightest and greenest Land Rover ever built.
The successful year for the Tata Motors-owned brand has increased its market share from 1.47 per cent to nearly two per cent in the first 11 months of 2010.
Sales are expected to be further boosted by the winter weather in the UK and an increase in demand for SUVs and 4×4 cars in particular.
The likes of the workhorse Defender, Discovery 4 and luxury Range Rover Sport are expected to start 2011 strongly despite the 2.5 per cent increase in VAT being introduced from 1 January.


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Investors looking for a tax-effective bet on Australia’s rural sector could do worse than follow the lead of former Australian Test cricketer
Gilchrist is proving to be an astute businessman thanks to his somewhat risky decision to back the the owner and manager of the world’s biggest Indian sandalwood plantations,
His shareholding in the Australian-listed company has doubled in value to $2.5 million in the past six months.
Gilchrist, who hit 5570 Test runs at an average of 47.6 and took 379 Test catches in his keeper’s gloves, attached his good name and reputation to TFS in mid 2010.
That was risky because the Australian market for managed investment schemes (MIS) was in meltdown after various collapses had wiped out more than $1 billion in investors’ savings.
Companies involved in MIS projects which collapsed included Timbercorp, Great Southern, Willmott Forests, Forest Enterprises Australia and Gunns.
Gilchrist showed considerable commercial nous in deciding to back a company that was exposed to the risks that retail and institutional investors would no longer back – rural enterprises with very long periods between the initial investment and the final return.
It can take 14 years to 16 years for an Indian sandalwood tree to reach maturity. Most of the MIS companies that collapsed were offering blue gum or pine trees.
TFS Corporation has not only survived the fallout from the widespread collapses but has started to deliver what no other company could: a financial return.
The company started its first Indian sandalwood plantation in 1999 and this is being harvested this financial year.
Australia has a long history of sporting figures getting involved in enterprises that go bad. Former Test fast bowler Brett Lee and former Test batsman Michael Slater endorsed dodgy property developer Kovelan Bangaru.
Even the world’s greatest ever batsman, Don Bradman, had a brush with corporate disaster. His boss in an Adelaide broking firm, Harry Hodgetts, embezzled funds from about 238 clients without Bradman’s knowledge.
Gilchrist began his relationship with TFS Corporation as global ambassador. He was responsible for promoting the sandalwood products in India where he is a household name. Also, he was called on to promote the company’s retail prospectus MIS offerings.
He has put his money where his mouth is by investing in the typical retail allotment of about 1.3 hectares, which comprises 12 lots at a cost of about $6600 each.
Read a prospectus for a TFS sandalwood project and it quickly becomes obvious why many investors have steered clear of the sector.
There are multiple fees charged over the period of the investment and there is plenty of cream for the manager of the business if the product attracts more returns than expected.
The attraction for many investors in MIS schemes was the tax deductibility. The entire initial investment is tax deductible. Investors are often encouraged to borrow the money up front, which adds another layer of tax deductibility.
TFS Corporation has its own financing arm called Arwon Finance. The quality of the loan book has remained strong as evidenced by the fact that a portfolio of loans was sold last year for $22 million.
However, the real win for Gilchrist and other investors in the past year has been through the movement in the TFS Corporation share price. It has risen about 130 per cent since last year when it became clear that the company would actually harvest some trees.
The first harvest is a relatively small one because the initial sandalwood stock from the West Australian Department of Agriculture had inferior qualities and only 25 per cent of the trees survived. The company now prepares its own seedlings.
Indian sandalwood is a parasite that must get its nutrients and water from other trees to survive. That does not increase the risks involved but it still takes a lot of faith from investors to commit to a project that will not deliver for 14 years to 16 years.
Over the past 14 years, TFS Corporation has gradually increased its annual planting of Indian sandalwood. Its annual planting is now running at about 1500 hectares a year.
The company’s total Indian sandalwood estate under management is now 7580 hectares in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland.
TFS Corporation differs from the failed MIS companies in that it owns 2084 hectares, or about one-third of its total estate. Shareholders will benefit from the long-term growth.
The first Indian sandalwood from the harvest in September last year was sold for about $US150,000 a tonne to buyers in China. The first oil was sold for $US4000 a kilogram to a US pharmaceutical company.
The oil from TFS Corporation plantations will be processed at a plant at Mount Romance near Albany in Western Australia.
The latest prospectus says sandalwood is an aromatic wood that is internationally prized for use in luxury, pharmaceutical and religious product markets.
It says the average price of wild Indian sandalwood heartwood has had a compounded increase of 16.7 per cent a year over the past 20 years due to strong demand and diminishing supply.
In India the sandalwood trees grow wild. It is illegal to export. Several broking analysts have put a buy on the stock.
The company is expected to deliver $2 billion of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. (EBITDA) over the next 15 years, according to Adam Michell at Moelis & Co.
Owen Humphries from Cannacord Genuity has given eight reasons why he likes the company including the significant barriers to entry, the vertically integrated business model, the fact that Indian sandalwood is the most valuable heartwood and that the stock is trading a significant discount to its intrinsic value.
One aspect of the company’s business that is not well known is the global institutional support for its plantation business. Endowment funds in the US and sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East have invested $180 million in Indian sandalwood trees.
Gilchrist’s career has certainly had plenty of variety. After years successfully swinging the willow at No 7, Gilchrist now delivers the wood that is an important ingredient in making Chanel No 5.
The decision by Telstra chief executive
Thodey cannot be blamed for that delay as he was not the CEO at the time.
His predecessor Sol Trujillo made the fateful decision to keep the asset despite the urgings of the man who ran it, Bruce Akhurst.
About $8 billion in value was lost by holding on to the business.
Its earnings collapsed.
Chanticleer well remembers Akhurst’s powerful arguments in favour of selling the business but those fell on deaf ears when put to the board headed by Donald McGauchie.
Telecom New Zealand chief executive Theresa Gattung sold her company’s Yellow Pages business, an exact copy of Sensis, in 2007 for $NZ2.24 billion.
She later told Chanticleer: “Telstra could have sold their directories assets, they could have sold Sensis around the same time we sold Yellow Pages. We were meeting in Australia with private equity companies in the US who were flying down to meet with us about Yellow Pages, and I’m sure they were knocking on Telstra’s door."
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FDA Ruling Favors Two Star Scientific Products
GLEN ALLEN, Va. -- Star Scientific received some good news from the Food and Drug Administration regarding its pending Ariva-BDL and Stonewall-BDL modified risk tobacco product applications: the products are not subject to regulation under Chapter IX of the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act.
"Not all tobacco products are currently subject to Chapter IX of the FDCA. At this time, only cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, smokeless tobacco and roll-your-own tobacco are subject to Chapter IX FDCA Section 901(b). Based upon the information in your submission, [Ariva-BDL and Stonewall-BDL are] not currently subject to Chapter IX requirements," Dr. Lawrence Deyton director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products, stated in the notices.
With the FDA ruling in hand, Star Scientific now has a clear path to move forward with marketing these products. "We are pleased to have received a determination from the FDA on Ariva-BDL and Stonewall-BDL. It is clear from the notices we received that the Center for Tobacco Products does not believe these products are subject to regulation under FDC Act Chapter IX at this time. We intend to move forward with marketing and distribution of Ariva-BDL and Stonewall BDL, and these initiatives will be undertaken consistent with our belief that adult tobacco users should be able to have information about the toxin levels in all tobacco products," said Paul L. Perito, Star's chairman, president and COO.
As CSNews Online previously reported, the company submitted two modified-risk applications to the FDA in February and June 2010 for approval for the company’s Ariva-BDL and Stonewall-BDL dissolvable smokeless products. In addition, the company filed a similar request with the agency in February of this year for its Stonewall Moist-BDL. Star Scientific says the tobacco in Stonewall Moist-BDL contains 90 percent to 99 percent less tobacco-specific carcinogens than products currently on the market.


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June was a busy month of mobile tech keynotes from big players such as Apple, Microsoft and Google. Check out all three keynotes below...
First was Apple's WWDC 2012 on June 11th... showing off their latest upcoming releases of Mountain Lion OS, the new product lineup of laptops and the highly anticipated iOS6.
Second was Microsoft's press conference on June 18th publicly announcing their newest product line and official step into the tablet arena with their Surface Tablets.
Finally on June 27th, Google's I/O Developer Conference unveiled a whole line of goodies including Jelly Bean 4.1, Google+ updates, Project Glass and of course their own line of tablets with the Nexus 7 Tablet.


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The fashion elite came out to play for the House of Hackney flagship store launch…
The founders of hip British luxury brand House of Hackney, Frieda Gormley and Javvy M Royle, hosted a party for the fashion crowds to celebrate the opening of their first store, which will also act as the flagship store for the brand.
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Henry Holland was on board to help celebrate the launch of the new shop, which credits Alexa Chung and Daisy Lowe as fans.
Guests drank bespoke Bombay Sapphire cocktails as the fash-pack mingled to help mark the new opening of the store situation on the trendy Shoreditch High Street.
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The brand emphasises that products should be made in England to support the UK industries and brings together the gap seen in most designer stores between fashion and interior furnishings and design.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 26 October 2022 – A new study from Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, reveals that many of Malaysia’s most visited ecommerce websites have error-ridden checkouts, which frustrate customers and cost businesses revenue.
Stripe conducted a detailed review of the 100 top ecommerce websites in Malaysia, uncovering significant errors in the checkout pages of many of the region’s most visited websites.
The report, “The State of Checkouts in 2022,” presents the stark results: The checkouts on the largest ecommerce websites are riddled with mistakes and fall far short of the standards shoppers expect.
With economic growth in Asia-Pacific (APAC) projected to decelerate to 4.2 percent this year, optimizing the checkout experience will allow businesses to make more money for less effort—a simple, efficient way of boosting sales during the economic downturn.
Websites are losing money
Online shoppers expect the checkout process to be fast—and they leave when it’s not. In Malaysia, more than half (53%) said they would abandon a purchase if the checkout process took three minutes. This means businesses are losing about half of all online customers who intend to make a purchase. Additionally, only 10% of customers always complete their online purchases, implying the majority (~90%) do not make a purchase.
However, 99% of ecommerce sites in APAC make five or more basic errors that slow the checkout process and are missed opportunities:
- 58% do not display security logos on their checkout page, jeopardizing customer trust
- 69% do not follow up with customers who had abandoned their cart
- 94% do not recommend higher-end versions of a product or service through upselling
- 44% do not recommend related products or services through cross-selling
- 34% percent of websites allow customers to attempt to pay with an expired card, increasing the likelihood of payment errors
Not optimized for mobile
On average, over 70% of Malaysian customers use their mobile phones to shop for products online more than they use their desktop or laptop. Customers are also shopping through social media, with 92% of survey respondents saying they use platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to make purchases.
This signals an urgent need for businesses to improve their mobile checkout experiences. While 98% of APAC businesses surveyed adapted their checkout flow to a smaller screen, the majority did not support wallets, a mobile-friendly payment method that allows customers to store payment information, such as debit or credit cards, on their phones. Top mobile optimization errors in APAC include:
- 89% do not support Apple Pay or Google Pay
- 66% do not provide the ability to save payment information for future purchases
- 26% failed to surface a numeric keypad to help enter card information
Payment options not localized
Offering the right local payment options can help increase revenue. An overwhelming 99% percent of Malaysian customers said it was important for a website to provide the common payment methods.
With Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) methods, like Grab’s PayLater, becoming increasingly popular, 74% of Malaysian customers said they would be more likely to complete a purchase if a BNPL option was available. However, only 40% of ecommerce sites in APAC offer them.
Poor practices for subscriptions
Subscription businesses are on the rise, with Stripe’s findings revealing that, on average, consumers in APAC pay for two active subscriptions. To win subscribers, merchants could do better:
- 57% of subscription sites did not offer a free trial, which would allow users to try before they buy
- 79% of APAC customers have had a negative experience with subscriptions—with the top reason being that it takes too many steps to cancel a subscription.
“In light of economic uncertainty, businesses that are ignoring their checkout experiences are subjecting themselves to unnecessary revenue loss,” says Paul Harapin, Head of Asia Pacific & Japan, Stripe.
“There are easy fixes to these issues, especially with using technology like Stripe Checkout, which addresses these common errors seamlessly, ensuring no money is left on the table because of an abandoned cart.”


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Kris Van Assche revamps Hublot’s iconic Big Bang Unico chronograph
A meeting of Berluti’s Venezia leather and its famed patina with Hublot’s signature fusion of materials and technological panache, the new Big Bang Unico watch marks the latest step in the collaboration between the French men’s fashion house Berluti and watchmaker Hublot, both of whom are owned by LVMH, the world’s largest luxury conglomerate.
A construction encases the rare leather between two pieces of sapphire glass, cut out for the first time to allow the wearer to admire the gears of the Unico movement. And in a notable innovation, the Venezia leather in what’s called Cold Brown patina actually features on the watch’s bezel.
“The Big Bang chronograph’s strong, unmistakable and modern identity reflects Berluti’s new universe and lifestyle. The patina is our trademark, usually present in our shoes and leather goods, but all that know-how can also be used for something totally different. Bringing the Cold Brown patina - which was inspired by an archive patina and renewed through a glaçage process to obtain a rich, cutting edge color - to the Big Bang Unico is an opportunity for Berluti’s craft to be discovered in a new context,” said Van Assche in a release.
“It has already been four years since we began our partnership with Berluti and, for the first time, we have chosen the Big Bang Unico model as the basis of our collaboration. The final result combines an exercise in style, due to Kris Van Assche’s flair for fashion, with an amazing technical feat made possible by the expertise of our watchmakers, designers and engineers, all of whose know-how was required to master the conception of this new bezel,” said Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe.
This marks the latest collab’ at Berluti, a house which has made linkups something of a specialty – from its ergonomic calf leather Oxford driving shoes with Ferrari to its luxury luggage linkup with Globe-Trotter.
The actual name of the new watch is not exactly laconic. It is called the Big Bang Unico Berluti Cold Brown. Delivered in a chest signed by the two houses, presenting the emblematic Berluti shoehorn key ring and travel case, this model will only be available in a limited edition of 100 pieces.
Like anything Berluti produces, the new watch does not come cheap. A highly distinctive model in black rubber and Venezia leather will set one back 25,900 euros.
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Convenient and fresh, the Student Union’s newest vending machine, Farmer’s Fridge, gives Comets an option for grab-and-go foods as a healthier alternative for on-campus dining.
Located between The Market and Halal Shack in the Student Union, Farmer’s Fridge allows students to choose from a variety of packed salads, bowls, wraps and snacks that are nutritionally balanced and made in-house at their base in Chicago. Unlike the fast food options on campus, Farmer’s Fridge has fresh ingredients and meals that each contain a full serving of fruits or vegetables. The machine is open all hours that the Student Union is, including when other restaurants are closed. Menu items include a variety of both vegetarian and chicken options such as a pesto pasta salad, baja chicken wrap and chia pudding, as well as seasonal options like an apple pecan salad. Students can purchase items for around $3.75 to $9.99.
According to Alisa Model, a political science sophomore and chair for SG’s Green Initiative, aside from The Market and Halal Shack, students looking for produce have limited options.
“Of course, it’s not every day that you have time in the morning to pack food or meal prep or pack a lunch,” Model said. “And so being able to find [healthy] options on campus is really important, especially for commuters or even if you [can’t] put your meal in the middle of the day in the fridge … And so when I heard about Farmer’s Fridge, I was really excited because I’ve seen them in other places and then the concept of having fresh, healthy food options is very appealing.”
Food is made at a centralized commissary in Chicago with ingredients from Illinois. Once prepared, the meals are shipped throughout the country to their respective fridges. Due to this transportation time, meals in the UTD fridge are generally produced 30 to 48 hours before students see them available for sale. Meals are dispensed in a mason-jar-like container that can be reused at home, returned to the machine to be recycled or rinsed and put into regular recycling bins. However, if students want to keep the jars, they must hand wash them — they are not microwave or dishwasher friendly. Unpurchased meals that are still safe to eat are donated to Feeding America, a nonprofit network of food banks that operates nationwide.
“We are trying to make food as accessible as your Snickers bar, your candy bar, whatever you would get from a vending machine,” Matt Gavula, Texas sales manager of Farmer’s Fridge, said. “And I think not only in the past 10 years we’ve been in business, but the past two years specifically, that idea and that goal have become a lot more attainable.”
Started in Chicago, Illinois in 2013, Farmer’s Fridge has installed 1,000 fridges in cities all over the United States — including in UTD’s Student Union and UT Arlington’s library. The company started off by creating machines for airports and healthcare spaces but eventually expanded to universities.
“When I was on campus, it was very easy to get Chick-fil-A, Panda Express, these fast-food type restaurants,” Gavula said. “Our goal is to make fresh foods just as accessible as those other offerings.”
Though the Farmer’s Fridge brings new, healthier options to campus, it comes at a cost. Compared to salad meal kits at grocery stores, such as Walmart, which range from $2.97 to $4.98, the $8 to $10 that the vending machine charges are expensive. Additionally, meals in the Farmer’s Fridge are intended to be one serving while many store-bought salads contain multiple servings for a lower price. However, compared to salad chains such as Salad And Go and Sweetgreen charging upwards of $7 per meal, the price point of Farmer’s Fridge is put into perspective.
Students can visit the Farmer’s Fridge during regular Student Union hours. Through instructions in Farmer’s Fridge app, UTD students can receive a $9 coupon code to try the new dining options for themselves.


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Almost every wireless LAN has some potential security weaknesses. The Wifislax Slackware derivative helps detect and eliminate them.more »
AirPrint Printing on AirOct 08, 2013
If your home network includes a Linux machine, you have access to everything you need to share your printers on the network as AirPrint-enabled devices.more »
The Obama administration wants users to be free to unlock their phones without risk of prosecution.more »
Remote Control Controlling PCs with an Android smartphoneJun 19, 2012
Did you leave your system running? Did you forget to start a critical backup? Control your Linux computer from anywhere with an Android phone.more »
Tethering Using the mobile InternetMay 03, 2012
Thanks to the modems built into today’s smartphones and tablets, you can use fast mobile Internet from almost anywhere. The mobile devices can also get your laptop online.more »
Red Hat announces IBM, Accenture, Alfresco, Cisco, HP and Intel representatives are scheduled to deliver keynotes at the seventh annual Red Hat Summit and JBoss World, May 3-6, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts.more »
“Stronger definition of network behavior in software is a growing trend, and open interfaces are going to lead to faster innovation,” said Nick McKeown, ONF Board member and professor at Stanford University.more »
GoAhead, a provider of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solutions for network equipment manufacturers is now a member of the Linux Foundation.more »
3ROS attack tool lowers the technical bar so anyone can be an intruder.
Mozilla's latest browser offers powerful new privacy feature
If attackers are on your system, saving your passwords in a password vault is no protection.
Faulty hash algorithm persists, despite efforts by experts to raise awareness.
Powerful man-in-the-middle attack is now targeting online shopping.
Another high-profile coder says the kernel team needs a kinder, gentler culture.
Bug database has a bug of its own that could allow an intruder to create an unauthorized account.
Report focuses federal resources on achieving universal Internet access.
Leading browser makers say “no” to porous encryption algorithm


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A PYMNTS article linked to a Tampa Bay Times article that quoted retail analyst Jeff Green. Green was speaking about the diminishing relevance of department stores to shopping malls. Department stores such as Sears and Macys were traditionally known as "anchor stores" for malls, but as the department store chains have consolidated and Amazon takes over the world, there are a lot of empty spaces in malls these days.
Within his quote, Jeff Green said something that I didn't know:
[Anchor stores] don't pay rent, so they're costly to a center if they don't bring in shoppers.
Perhaps you already knew about the rent benefits to anchors, but I didn't.
Why would an anchor store pay no rent, or reduced rent? Because of the benefit of having the anchor store associated with your mall. Back in the day, Joe Mallman was building his mall out in Suburb City, and Montgomery Ward would come up to him and say, "Joe, if you want to get people to your new mall, then you have to have Montgomery Ward at your mall. And if you're really nice to us, then perhaps we'll place one of our stores in your mall."
Well, the landscape has changed now, and malls don't necessarily need the few remaining department store chains to survive. Who do they need? Ask Laura Northrup:
I only go to the mall when one of my Apple products breaks or I want to test makeup.
So guess who gets the rent breaks at malls these days?
The WSJ interviewed mall business insiders who explained that putting an Apple Store in a mall can raise total sales by as much as 10%, even though the store fits in only a tiny part of the mall’s retail space.
However, Northrup notes that this is a macro view of the mall - the numbers look really good to the people who operate the mall. However, the numbers may not make a lot of difference to other stores within the mall. Just because someone spends $1,500 on a new Apple Computer, that doesn't necessarily mean that the person will walk down the hall to the clothing store next door and buy stuff there also.
But perhaps the person will go to Ulta and test some makeup.
On controlled obsolescence - compatibility doesn't have to be hard - or does it? - Over the weekend, Dave Winer shared a post that Peter N. M. Hansteen wrote in 2013. The title of Hansteen's post? "Compatibility Is Hard." Specifically, Ha...
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Celebrity siblings Kylie and Kendall Jenner have apologized for a controversial line of T-shirts featuring their own faces slapped over iconic images of Tupac Shakur, Ozzy Osbourne, Notorious B.I.G. and other famous musical logos, and have pulled the shirt from their websites and retail outlets.
The mother of Christopher Wallace, known as Biggie Smalls or the Notorious B.I.G, blasted the shirts in an Instagram post.
“I am not sure who told@kyliejenner and @kendalljenner
that they had the right to do this,” wrote Voletta Wallace, whose son was killed in a 1997 drive-by shooting.
"The disrespect of these girls to not even reach out to me or anyone connected to the estate baffles me. I have no idea why they feel they can exploit the deaths of 2pac and my Son Christopher to sell a t-shirt. This is disrespectful, disgusting, and exploitation at its worst!!!"
Sharon Osbourne, wife of Ozzy, wasn’t amused, either.
“Girls, you haven’t earned the right to put your face with musical icons. Stick to what you know…lip gloss,” Osbourne said in a tweet.
The Jenners apologized via social media. Both posted the same message, saying the designs "were not well thought out," but that they meant no disrespect.
They also said the “tee shirts have been pulled from retail and all images have been removed.”
It’s unclear if the celebrity sisters will face any legal action over the shirts, although media reports suggested there have been threats of lawsuits.
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Interior and Coordination CS Fred Matiang’i lifted the directive to haul cargo over the SGR. The move follows public outcry from players in the transport sector over lost jobs and a dwindling coastal economy. Following this order, the Ministry will consider other alternative solutions to challenges surrounding freight transport.
Earlier, the government ordered all freight from Mombasa Port to Nairobi to use the SGR for transport. However, a study from the University of Nairobi revealed that the order was slowly deteriorating Mombasa’s economy.
Speaking on the matter, Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA) Chairman confirmed that transporters can now use any form of transport to move goods from the port. “We agreed anyone can transport cargo using any mode of transport from Mombasa port to Nairobi. The meeting also resolved that nomination of cargo can be done in Mombasa depending on the wish of the importer,” confirmed Mr Roy Mwanthi.
KPA will now take up the role of nominating undocumented cargo based on vessel rotation, volumes, and freight capacity. The role earlier belonged to clearing agents who did the work on behalf of their clients.


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SAP has laid off employees based in the Pacific Northwest as part of what the tech giant describes as a “restructuring program” related to its product engineering organization that includes more than 6,000 workers.
A company spokesperson confirmed the cuts, which impact fewer than 30 people based in the Pacific Northwest.
SAP planted its flag in the Seattle region following its $8.3 billion acquisition of travel expense software maker Concur in 2014.
“SAP is always focused on adapting to market and customer needs,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “As part of this ongoing transformation, SAP recently analyzed the structure of the product engineering organization to invest in key growth areas. The organization continues to grow and hire, aligned with the needs of our customers as they transform their businesses. Ultimately, a small number of employees were impacted under the restructuring program, with fewer than 30 of them located in the Pacific Northwest.”
Companies big and small — from publicly traded giants such as SAP to smaller startups — are cutting staff or freezing hiring plans as leaders look to trim expenses amid an uncertain economy and fears of a recession.


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Epson continues action against third party cartridge sales
This latest out of court settlement with the four companies follows Epson's complaints against 24 companies earlier this year. The companies are situated in North America and the U.K., but other settlements have been reached following earlier action last year, with companies in Hong Kong and again in the U.K.
Epson made it clear it is happy for competition in the ink cartridge market as long as that competition is licensing its technology. This action is against organizations it sees as infringing on Seiko Epson intellectual property and selling goods license free.
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posted on Monday, 2nd February 2015 by Steve May
Speculation in the Japanese press suggests that Panasonic is downsizing its TV ambitions, prior to another round of disappointing financial results. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the corporation has stopped making TVs for the booming Chinese market, and that it is reviewing its North American operation.
Panasonic has been producing 200,000 units per year from its LCD TV factory in Shandong Province, but fierce competition from Chinese and South Korean rivals has made the venture increasingly unprofitable. After shuttering the facility, it is thought the brand will license an OEM supplier to produce TVs using the Panasonic name in the region. Panasonic has reportedly yet to decide the fate of its LCD factory in Mexico, where 500,000 TV sets per year are produced for the North American market.
Closing both its China and Mexico plants would equate to a reduction of around 10 per cent in its global TV output. The news follows Toshiba’s announcement that it will retreat from the international TV business completely during 2015.
Sources indicate that TV factories in Japan, Europe and Southeast Asia will remain active. Craig Cunningham, TV product manager for Panasonic UK, told Inside CI : “It may be surprising, but we sell more TVs in the UK than we do in North America...” Panasonic will unveil its 2015 TV line-up at a European dealer conference to be held in Frankfurt at the end of February.
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The coronavirus is still raging in many countries as many nations battle with multiple waves of infection, causing them to reinstitute lockdown measures. However, the certification of a handful of vaccines, and the adaption of people and businesses to the situation, have caused these waves to have a less severe impact than before. As it’s well known, the early days of the pandemic were colossal for many businesses. It brought about untold and unprecedented hardship. Firms that scaled through, especially startups, would have learnt a lot from it and become stronger and smarter. Here are some of the startup lessons learned from the pandemic year.
Importance of flexibility
One of the biggest startup lessons learned in 2020 was the importance of business flexibility. Many businesses that were able to survive the difficult landscape that came with the pandemic had one thing going for them – the ability to make changes. As the lockdown and social distancing measures kicked in, the traditional idea of what or where the workplace was needed some reevaluation. That reevaluation resulted in a surge in the number of remote workers. Now, there are more employees working remotely than has ever been since the time when the idea of telecommuting became mainstream. Even organizations that doled out remote working privileges to their employees as prizes knew that their survival depended on telecommuting.
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As evidenced by trends and data, the tech industry was the biggest winner in this regard. Since employees can do what they do in the office from the comfort of their living rooms, it was easy to transition into remote working. For other businesses such as restaurants, bars, and gyms, the pandemic gave them an opportunity to innovate. Some began to offer delivery services that operated without delivery agents touching the contents, and gym instructors began to give online sessions.
One of the biggest startup lessons in 2020 would be the importance of embracing change and being strategic about it irrespective of the industry. The problem wouldn’t always be at pandemic-level. But, once a business loses its ability of flexibility and innovation, the events of 2020 have shown how catastrophic the result can be for such business.
Protection for everything
Another startup lesson learned in 2020 is the need to get adequate protection. This means getting insurance against possible injury or harm. Many new businesses fail in a very short span. Statistics has it that nine out of ten startups fail. There are many reasons why startups fail. But, if some form of injury or harm stops a startup entrepreneur from working, it will definitely lead to the collapse of the business.
Business owners will need different forms of insurance coverage for financial protection in moments of vulnerability. Getting this right can determine the future of the business. For instance, an entrepreneur who’s unable to work due to an injury can replace a portion of their earnings with a disability insurance policy on a monthly basis. This will ensure that said entrepreneur is financially covered. Another form of insurance coverage known as the business overhead expense (BOE) coverage will ensure that the overhead expenses of a business is covered if the business owner is unable to meet up due to illness or injury.
Starting a business requires a lot of sacrifices. Usually, the odds are stacked against the business, with lack of funds being top of the list. Many times, the only thing that is present in abundance is passion. It’s this passion to desire to succeed that pushes the startup towards making sacrifices even if it requires sacrificing time with family.
The travails of startups, especially in the early days, often require that they work more hours than usual. In this situation, maintaining a work-life balance is a near impossibility even though keeping this balanced is essential for productivity. Now that the pandemic has stolen a huge chunk of time from many startups, the desire to make up for lost time is strong. However, this should not be a reason for overworking.
The human body is designed to work better after some hours of rest. Maintaining a high level of productivity will depend on taking time out to rest. One of the finest startup lessons would be to find ways of optimizing their daily processes so they can be easily repeated. If anything, the pandemic has shown that it pays to work smarter, not harder. Having a process that is easily repeated will ensure startup entrepreneurs work efficiently and productively without sacrificing their rest periods.
Plan for everything
Obviously, no one could have dreamed up what transpired over the course of the year. What happened was completely unprecedented. Even companies with the most sophisticated crisis plans struggled. As a result, the pandemic has changed the fundamentals of how businesses plan for the future. One of the low-lying startup lessons in this regard is that it pays to have plans for downside scenarios. Even if such plans don’t completely shield the organization against the reality of the situation, it will help it absorb some of the impact. The year 2020 shows that anything can happen at any time, and startups must always be ready to handle difficult situations.
Before the pandemic, many interpreted diversification of investment as a sign that suggested a lack of focus. COVID-19 has proven this to be a wrong notion to uphold, and this is a lesson for startups. When the coronavirus hit, virtually all industries were affected. But, as time went on, industries such as tech began to see a resurgence and it outperformed all others. Retail, travel and tourism, restaurants etc. were the hardest hit. Entrepreneurs in these industries would have had a difficult time coping with the situation without diversified investments.
Another lesson for startups would be picked from employment. Many firms that braved the storm of the pandemic owe much of their success to the quality of the employees they have at their disposal. The sudden occurrence of the pandemic left little room for preparation leaving companies scampering in different directions for solutions. Many wouldn’t have survived without having the best talents in their employ. Startups should look to recruit employees that fit into the culture of their organization. It’s not only crucial to the productivity of the firm, it also makes it easier to navigate through challenging periods.
- Five lessons startups have leaned in HR in 2020 | Dr. Nikhil Sikri | December 7, 2020
- Industries hit hardest by coronavirus in the US include retail, transportation and travel | Grant Suneson | March 21, 2020
- 90% startups fail: here’s what you need to know about the 10% | Neil Patel | January 16, 2015
- What entrepreneurs can learn from the Covid19 pandemic (so far) | Jack Wolfstenholm | November 6, 2020
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Over the weekend, Netflix held its virtual Tudum event, where it unveiled first looks, panels, and teasers of some of its upcoming shows. Amongst those reveals? Word that its hit fantasy series The Witcher is coming back for a third season. And that’s not all: The streaming service revealed that it’s producing another animated film, and a “kids and family” series set in the same world.
In the last decade or so, Netflix has been working hard to build up its catalog of original content, launching its own big franchises that audiences can tune into over and over again. The Witcher has been a huge hit for the streaming service, and it followed up its first season with an animated film, Nightmare of the Wolf last month.
During the Tudum event, the streaming service released a big trailer that brings audiences up to speed on where the show has been ahead of its upcoming second season (out on December 17th), which shows off a bit of what to expect in the upcoming season—Geralt will take Ciri to Witcher school to begin her training in killing monsters, plus some new Witchers, monsters, and epic landscapes.
The streaming service also released a pair of first-look clips for the upcoming season, featuring Game of Thrones‘ Kristofer Hivju as a cursed gang leader named Nivellen.
Another clip features Geralt and Ciri in a bit of danger:
Beyond revealing their existence, Netflix didn’t reveal much about the upcoming anime or family series. Neither appear to have a title or release date as of yet.


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Redmi 12C launch date has been confirmed by Xiaomi, as the smartphone manufacturer prepares to launch the handset outside China. The phone will debut later this week, according to the company. Xiaomi has also teased the specifications and design of the phone ahead of its launch. The smartphone is shown to feature a dual rear camera setup along with an LED flash. The handset is expected to sport a 6.71-inch display, and 5,000mAh battery similar to its Chinese counterpart.
Xiaomi Indonesia has announced the launch date for the Redmi 12C via Twitter, giving customers a sneak peek at the design and specifications of the smartphone ahead of its global debut. The handset will be unveiled on March 9, according to Xiaomi.
The company has teased that the Redmi 12C will be equipped with a dual rear camera setup headlined by a 50-megapixel camera, placed alongside an LED Flash Light. The poster suggests that the phone will come in blue and black colour options.
In addition to this, Xiaomi has also revealed that the phone will be powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 SoC. On the front, the phone is shown to have a waterdrop notch at the top for the selfie camera.
The Redmi 12C global variant is expected to be similar to the Chinese variant that was launched in December. The handset comes with a 6.71-inch HD+ display with a 1,650×720 pixel resolution, a 20:6:9 aspect ratio, and a peak brightness of 500nits. The phone is equipped with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a dual rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary sensor.
The Redmi 12C handset that made its debut in China ships with eMMC 5.1 flash memory and expandable memory up to 512GB via microSD card. The phone comes in four colour options — Shadow Black, Sea Blue, Mint Green, and Lavender in China. It is powered by a 5,000mAh battery with 10W charging support.
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Today, National Traders Association announced new research reports highlighting Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) and Linkedin Corporation (NYSE:LNKD). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.
Google Inc. Research Report
Google's share price is currently in its record-high territory hovering just below the $800 mark, continuing to rally after releasing solid financial numbers earlier this year. Its core search business had undergone changes in its search campaigns, placing larger emphasis on smartphone and tablet segments. The move addresses Google's declining cost-per-click statistics and the need to monetize the so-called "mobile gap." In addition, there are rumors of Google retail stores coming up in an attempt to follow Apple's example in building a consumer-electronics brand. The stores are seen to be selling Google-branded hardware like its Nexus tablets and smartphones and Chromebooks, though the plan may not push through this year. The Full Research Report on Google Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/full_research_report/8cec_GOOG]
Facebook Inc. Research Report
Facebook is still the number one web destination with a 10.8 percent share of total time spent online in December 2012, according to data gathered by analytics firm ComScore. The site demands the most attention compared to its closest competitors, even though Google sites commanded a larger audience with 191.4 million people in the US. Google came in second place in terms of share of time spent online at 10 percent, while Tumblr.com is second among social media sites. Specifically, Facebook also accounted for 5 out of every 6 minutes spent on social sites, or about 83 percent of time spent online. Tumblr meanwhile accounts for 5.7 percent of time spent online on social sites, followed by Pinterest and Twitter at 1.9 and 1.7 percent, respectively. In other news, Facebook looks to be one of the forerunners in a potential buyout of microblogging social site Twitter. The Full Research Report on Facebook Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/full_research_report/110f_FB]
Yahoo! Inc. Research Report
Yahoo is experiencing a sort of renaissance since hiring former Google executive Marissa Mayer as its chief executive six months ago, resulting into both investor and analyst confidence in the stock and company itself. Mayer introduced several changes after assuming the post, including increased employee perks, improvements in Yahoo Mail and Flickr, and "acqui-hires," or the purchase of smaller companies for developer talent and products. Since then, its Microsoft Bing-powered search revenue grew 14 percent year-over-year, while total revenue for the recent quarter increased 2 percent year over year. More changes are expected to come under Mayer, including positioning Yahoo to take advantage of mobile traffic, and highly customized content paired with calibrated advertising and product recommendations. The Full Research Report on Yahoo! Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/full_research_report/e5d5_YHOO]
AOL, Inc. Research Report
AOL saw its shares rise following its good performance in its Q4 earnings report, posting net income of 41 cents per share, up from 23 cents year over year. The company's surge was due in part by veering away from its core business to focusing more on content-rich sites like TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, and hyperlocal news site Patch to name a few, and enhancing their monetizations within 2012 in the process. The company also cut excessive costs and redundant employees, bought a substantial amount of stock back, and doled out dividend payments of $5.15 per share. Recent news indicate that AOL is close to add another tech-focused website in its fold, electronics review site gdgt. The company's current tech-focused properties include Engadget, TechCrunch, and Joystiq. The Full Research Report on AOL, Inc. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/full_research_report/7717_AOL]
Linkedin Corporation Research Report
Professional networker LinkedIn recently finished one of the most successful sessions in the earnings season, soaring 21.27 percent at $162 per share after shredding analyst expectations in its latest earnings report. Revenues grew at a whopping 81 percent at $303.6 million from $167.7 million year-over-year, with an adjusted EPS of 35 cents. The success can be credited to product innovations like Talent Solutions, its growing premium subscriptions and most of all, the recent announcement that it already hit 200 million members. A new service focusing more on job search could increase user base, where users can perform deeper job searches that will allow them to find open positions in their fields by Zip code, industry and function, while employers can also look for prospective hires in a much easier approach. The Full Research Report on Linkedin Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.nationaltradersassociation.org/r/full_research_report/4af1_LNKD]
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has shipped 17 tons of almonds to Hamburg, Germany by using blockchain technology. According to the announcement published by the CBA today, from the shipment to the delivery, each move was processed on an Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain-based platform.
CBA’s Managing Director of Industrials and Logistics in Client Coverage, Chris Scougall, explained that this new platform is transparent and reliable. “We believe that blockchain can help our partners reduce the burden of administration on their businesses and enable them to deliver best-in-class services to their customers,” said Scougall.
Some companies that helped CBA to complete the trade successfully included Olam Orchards Australia Pty Ltd, Pacific National, Port of Melbourne, Patrick Terminals, OOCL Limited and LX Group.
The Managing Director of Global Commodities and Trade at CBA, Alex Toone, said, “By bringing together partners from across the end to end supply chain and developing a new platform underpinned by emerging technology, blockchain and IoT, we were able to prove a concept to modernise global trade.”
IoT devices constantly transferred live data from the shipment to these companies. Emma Roberts, Olam Orchards Australia Pty Ltd’s Supply Chain Manager, explained that inefficient data can cause a variety of problems while trading goods and services. In order to ensure that the supply chain industry improves, new technologies must be tested from time to time.
The Port of Melbourne’s General Manager for Trade and Development, Melissa Poon, said, “Emerging blockchain technology creates the potential for multi-beneficial productivity gains to Australia’s supply-chain. Through understanding volume loads and shipments coming down the supply chain, we are able to prepare strategies to meet the trade demands of the future. We are excited to be involved in such a ground-breaking project.” The CBA has previously worked with US bank Wells Fargo to complete a trade using blockchain technology.
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However, it could also cause actual experiences to become more expensive and also create status about the type of experience a user is having.
“In the near future it will be very common to say: did you know Niagara Falls in a real or digital way? And that will mark a different way of living. However, also within the digital world, unique and unrepeatable experiences can be had that few will be able to access”, pointed out Tomás Balmaceda, a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Buenos Aires and a technology journalist.
According to a report by Technavio, on the metaverse market in the tourism industry, it indicates that in 2026 this market will be valued at 188.240 million dollars, with an interannual growth rate of 26%.
The main reasons why analysts see this exponential growth are the expansion of more virtual and augmented reality products in the market, which has caused them to be more accessible, in addition to the fact that the use of immersive experiences by users is more common. travel agents.
“The use of immersive technologies is also causing many digital services to create new commerce formats, where it is also accessible only to a few who can pay or live a digital experience,” said Balmaceda.
Some companies like Royal Caribbean, specializing in cruise travel, already have options in the metaverse where customers can experience another way of ‘traveling’. Through Celebrity Cruises, Wonderverse was announced, a way to enjoy the company’s cruises that integrates NFT tokens.
In Mexico, a hotel that has sought to have its own version of the metaverse is Planet Hollywood Cancun, which integrates a digital experience with 3D scenarios into its offer of tourist attractions.
Another factor that makes an offline vacation more attractive is hyperconnectivity.
This term is understood as the constant connection to the Internet and electronic devices. It has had a great impact on the lives of children, adolescents and adults in recent years. However, being able to disconnect is also a luxury, since it allows you to have ‘your time’, where no app, service or entertainment platform takes over.


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Oklahoma pair stake out new career as vinyl record producers as medium makes comeback
Vinyl records, declared dead a quarter century ago, are making a comeback.
In an age when it's assumed compact discs will join the list of dead media, one-time vinyl record owners like J.D. Merryweather are rebuilding collections. And the surge in interest is prompting music enthusiasts to recast themselves as record producers.
“I had bought my last vinyl record around 1985,” said Merryweather, 47. “I quit buying vinyl records when I got into college just because of the portability factor — I move around a lot.”
Last fall, however, Merryweather joined the growing ranks of people rediscovering the vinyl records of their youth — and creating a market for new vinyl.
“I got a turntable that rips vinyl records into MP3s as an anniversary gift from my wife,” Merryweather said. “I had to start up a collection again from scratch. There's just something about it — holding it. It's cool to drop it into an individual song, and you get the added value with B-sides and special releases you only get on vinyl.
Peter Gill, a 29-year-old software product manager, grew up in a generation that only knew compact discs (though his parents did have a collection consisting of Monkees, Neil Diamond and other vintage artists). He too is building up his own collection, buying about 14 albums a year.
“I always liked how they did the packaging,” Gill said. “There's something really cool about being able to open up this massive thing, all the art and notes inside.”
Such interest may not spark the sort of resurgence that will match sales from the heyday of vinyl records, but it's enough to prompt friends Rob Vera and Clint McEwen to take a shot on forming their own record company, Okie Dope Records.
“This all sort of came about as one of those ideas where we love music a lot, we love rock and roll, and we love garage bands — anything from classic to punk,” Vera said. “We're from Oklahoma City and we have a lot invested in hoping the music scene grows.”
From time to time, the friends would vent their frustration over how bands were bypassing Oklahoma City. They also spoke openly of their dream of producing vinyl records. Just a few months ago, a couple of local bands were tipped off to the pair's ambitions and approached them about producing their records. Vera, a software consultant, and McEwen, a teacher at Casady School, agreed to take their shot and produced albums for The Boom Bang and The Copperheads.
“It's interesting,” Vera said. “Boom Bang has toured nationally; they put out another release. They did a CD, MP3 but they told us, ‘When we go on tour, we have a hard time selling CDs — it's the age of downloading and that's what they (fans) want to do. But with vinyl, they can't get enough of it.'”
Merryweather, Gill and Vera all give Guestroom Records, a growing locally owned music retailer, much of the credit for helping boost interest in vinyl records.
“The guys at Guestroom Records have been very cool,” Vera said. “Obviously they are a place we take our records to be sold at their stores. Right now they're the most prominent record store.”
Vera and McEwen are keeping their day jobs and admit their newfound status as record producers is “a labor of love.” The bands are responsible for recording their music and retain digital rights, while Okie Dope Records retains the rights to press the vinyl records with a portion of the proceeds going to the artists.
They also create a “collector's edition,” a popular feature with vinyl buyers. With their latest title, 75 of 400 records were released in red colored vinyl.
Okie Dope is also providing digital downloads with each record — a trend that Ferris O'Brien, operator of The Spy, an online radio station, notes is far more prevalent in Europe.
“One of the things American record companies haven't caught on to yet, but in U.K. they have, is if you buy a record in the U.K., it comes with a digital code for the download,” O'Brien said. “Here, you still have to buy it twice. In the U.K. the product is so much better. It gives you that much more incentive to buy that. They're even reissuing old records in vinyl in the U.K.”
O'Brien, a veteran of the local independent music scene, is one who never quite totally abandoned vinyl.
“I went through this phase where I was trying to go back and get all my vinyl on CD, but now I find myself going back and doing the opposite,” O'Brien said. “CDs have come and gone, and are slowly but surely being phased out. With digital becoming the new cream, for people like me, and others who still feel digital is impersonal, disposable, and ‘not real,' vinyl gives a sense of being able to touch it, hear it, see it, and own something.”
O'Brien said even when CDs were the dominant media, he still preferred listening to vinyl records.
“I'd rather put a record on, feel those grooves — it's just a better sound to me,” O'Brien said.
A report by the Nielsen Co. indicates the future looks bright for vinyl, with sales jumping 37 percent in 2011 from the previous year. The digital format, however, is the dominant format, overtaking CD sales last year and still dwarfing vinyl sales.
O'Brien believes digital is likely the format that will endure.
“It's too easy,” Ferris said. “You can have a device half the size of a credit card and have 30,000 songs on it. To have 30,000 CDs you would need a big storage space.”
Vera, however, believes the large crowd that has shown up for album release parties at VZDs on Western Avenue would not have shown up for a CD or digital release.
“If we just released them as another CD, it would just be another release,” Vera said.
“People are pretty excited to see records again. They're excited to see it released by an Oklahoma company.”


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'Slim becomes richest man in planet'
According to a Mexican website, Carlos Slim has overtaken Bill Gates as the richest person on earth.
The website said the Mexican mogul's wealth had shot past Gates following the the rocketing performance of his telecommunications firm, America Movil.
US-based Forbes magazine, known for its rankings of the world's wealthiest individuals, had in April updated its list to show Slim as the second richest, moving past the legendary American investor Warren Buffett.
The Mexican financial website said Slim has grown even wealthier thanks to a surge in the share prices of his company.
"Thanks to a 26.5 per cent rise in the shares of America Movil during the second quarter, Slim, who controls a 33 per cent interest in Latin America's largest mobile phone company, is substantially richer than Gates," Sentido Comun said.
"The difference between their two fortunes is around nine billion dollars in favor of Slim," the financial website said.
Aside from America Movil, Carlos Slim, 67, controls the INBURSA financial group as well as retail and restaurant chains.


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Chevrolet Camaro Builds Sales Race Lead in September, Beats Mutstang Soundly
In September 2013, General Motors sold 5,659 copies of the Chevrolet Camaro convertible and coupe with a mix of the “old” 2013 models and the refreshed 2014model year that have just recently begun showing up at dealerships around the country. Even though that number represents a decline in sales from last September (of just 0.2%), the number of Camaros sold last month was more than enough for the Chevy muscle car to comfortably outsell the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger. On the year, the Camaro has reported a sales decline of 6% in moving 64,815 units through the first nine months.
Ford Motor Company sold 4,420 copies of the mighty Mustang in September 2013 for a year over year drop of 0.4%. Thanks to a variety of very strong months in May, June and July, the Ford Mustang looked like it might be able to prevent the Chevrolet Camaro from claiming its fourth straight annual segment sales title but with back to back to back months where the Camaro comfortably outsold the Mustang, it is going to be very tough for the Mustang to come from behind before 2013 ends. Right now, Ford has sold 59,165 Mustangs through the first three quarters of the year – 11.5% down from the same period one year earlier.
It should be noted that the Ford Mustang claimed the monthly sales titles in October and November after having a very slow September in 2012. The problem is that with the Mustang trailing the Camaro right now by 5,650 units, the Camaro would have to post very poor numbers in October, November and December while the Mustang would need to post substantially better numbers this year than it did in the fourth quarter of 2012. The Mustang might post better numbers over the next three months but with Chevy fans snatching up 2014 Camaro coupes and convertibles, it is going to be a very, very hard fight for Ford to end 2013. Ford could very well define the odds but right now; the odds say that Chevrolet is close to claiming its fourth straight muscle car sales title.
The Dodge Challenger is rarely in any sort of position to compete with either the Camaro or Mustang in monthly or annual sales and with 3,932 units sold last month, September was no exception. The good news for Chrysler is that those 3,932 units sold represent an increase of 22% from the same month in 2012 and with 42,577 units sold so far this year, the Challenger is 27% ahead of its pace from 2012. This is especially impressive considering that the Challenger really hasn’t seen any changes over the past few years while the Mustang and Camaro have both received significant facelifts in the past few years. Like the Mustang, the Challenger is expected to debut a new generation in 2014 – at which point the Challenger might be able to more closely compete with the cross town rivals in the muscle car segment.


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A PENSIONER who recorded his life story in a book is selling 300 copies of it at half price to raise money for three charities which are close to his heart.
Dad and granddad Joe Ludgate decided to write a book of memoirs – called An Ordinary Life – seven years ago, on his 80th birthday.
Now though, the 87-year-old has bought back 300 of the books from the publishers and is selling them half price, at a cost of £3.50, to raise money for three charities.
Whatever funds he manages to rake in, will be split between Cancer Research UK, because his son Tony, 67, is suffering with the disease, the Alzheimer’s Society, because his wife Frances, 86, has the condition, and the British Heart Foundation, because Joe himself suffers with heart disease.
Joe, who has six children, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, said: “I got this book published seven years ago on my 80th birthday and there was a lot of books not sold.
“I got to know about them and I have bought them off the publisher.
“I’m selling them at half price and any profit I get, which will be £2.50 per book, will go to the three charities.
“I just thought I would try and shift these books and make some money for charity.”
Joe, who previously worked as a driver for Cameron’s Brewery and a crane driver for the Steelworks before he retired, said it took him about five or six months to compile with the help of a ghost writer.
He said: “I was brought up on Middleton, in Hartlepool, and not many people know about Middleton.
“I thought I’d write my life story about what went on there.
“I hope people will be interested enough to spend a few pounds on it and raise some money for some good causes.”
Anyone who would like to buy a copy of the book is asked to contact Joe on (01429) 280949.


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Sierra Wireless, Inc. (TSX:SW)(NASDAQ:SWIR) has seen its share price rise more than 20% in the last two weeks of November. In the previous five months, the stock had declined more than 37%. This could be a sign that the share price has reached a support level, and it could be the start of its ascent.
Even though the company had a strong Q3,that wasn’t enough to send the stock price up. This latest push in price could be a sign that some big investors are finally warming up to Sierra’s valuation, and that could be a great opportunity to buy the stock before it starts to take off.
Although it has risen 20% recently, prior to a big drop in August, the stock had strong support at over $33 a share, which suggests there could still be a lot of upside left in price.
Why the stock has plenty of growth left
Sierra is in the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) industry, which connects hardware devices to the cloud; a big example is automobiles and self-driving software. The company already has a big partner in Volkswagen. The car manufacturer selected Sierra to help integrate its Car-Net system into its automobiles, which will provide connectivity for features like remote vehicle access, diagnostics, maintenance, and other internet-based options.
Self-driving software will push a lot of demand in the industry, but as we continue to see more items connected to the cloud, there will be even more potential for companies like Sierra to grow.
Although the stock has been on a bit of decline until recently, year to date the stock has risen ~40%. If the company can continue to build on its strong growth (in the last quarter it saw sales rise 13%), then there’s no reason to expect that the stock won’t continue to rise.
The company has also done a good job of managing its financials with three of the last four quarters being in the black, and the only one that wasn’t posted a small loss of just $210,000. At a price-to-book ratio of just 2.4, Sierra is also not expensively priced compared to other stocks in its industry.
Why Sierra is a good buy today
The company has many good things going for it, and, unfortunately, that hasn’t resulted in the price starting to take off until now. There weren’t any recent press releases or significant news that came out about the company to suggest a big change has taken place. The company was always a good buy, but now the stock is getting a lot more attention given its recent price movement and the interest of some big investors.
Despite fundamental indicators saying that the stock is a good buy, sometimes it needs a bit of a push from the technical side to get things moving, and that’s what we are seeing here. The stock could be a great buy today, and investors shouldn’t be concerned about the recent surge taking away potential profits, because the stock has been so badly beaten in recent months.


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With steady gains in the last five years, General Motors Co. has drawn closer to industry leader Ford Motor Co. in work truck sales.
Ford held a 59,270-unit lead at the end of 2018, less than half of the 132,224-unit advantage it held in 2014, according to Bobit Business Media, which tracks sales by original equipment makers.
The battle for sales in heavy-duty pickups and medium-duty work trucks is fierce. All three Detroit companies have announced updates or additions to their business-focused lineups in the last 12 months.
At the Work Truck Show this week in Indianapolis, Ford unveiled a new F-600 medium-duty, giving it two entries in the upper end of medium-duties. At the Work Truck Show last year, GM showed its first medium-duties since leaving the segment a decade ago.
“To say I am elated about being back in this business would be an understatement,” Ed Peper, U.S. vice president of GM Fleet, told Trucks.com. “The quality of this product as we return to market in the 4-5-6 series segment is outstanding.”
Navistar International Corp., which builds Chevrolet Silverado-branded medium-duty trucks for GM, displayed its CV Series versions at the Work Truck Show.
Not to be overlooked, the Ram Trucks division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles showed the Tradesman version of its new heavy-duty pickup series unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January and the new chassis cab it revealed at the Chicago Auto Show in February.
Ford has led the industry in commercial-vehicle sales for four decades, a streak unlikely to end soon. Its market share exceeds 40 percent. Ford has the only lineup of work trucks covering all but the heaviest of eight weight classes.
Still, GM has made strides in closing the gap, even before it resumed selling medium-duties earlier this year.
GM sold 628,000 cars and trucks to business, government and daily rental fleets in 2018. That represented a 9 percent gain, or 51,000 more sales than in 2017, Peper said.
Last year, GM sold fewer vehicles to daily rental companies than to business and government fleets for the first time. The 51 percent-to-49 percent split compared with 64 percent daily rental business to 36 percent business and government sales in 2014.
GM’s commercial business in 2018 grew 11 percent to 258,630 sales from 233,519 in 2017. GM added 1,250 new commercial fleet customers in 2018, representing 146,000 conquest sales taken from other companies, Peper said.
More than 70 percent of GM’s commercial sales in 2018 were trucks, including 24 distinct pickup models. In addition to the heavy-duty pickups it builds on its own and the medium-duties it gets from Navistar, GM buys a medium-duty cabover truck from Isuzu that it sells as a Chevrolet.
“They are looking at different parts of the market,” said Antti Lindstrom, an analyst with IHS Markit. “The question is how many different kinds of products do you want to have available?”


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Today California Governor Jerry Brown signed two landmark pro-blockchain bills into law: AB 2658 by Assemblymember Ian Calderon and SB 838 by Sen. Robert Hertzberg. AB 2658 defines blockchain technology, updates the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and establishes a working group with industry representation to create the best possible regulatory framework for blockchain within the state of California. SB 838 also defines blockchain technology and enables companies to record stock issuance and transfers using this technology.
Since 2012, the global number of blockchain businesses has grown steadily while the percentage of the those businesses headquartered in California has fallen from nearly 20% to just over 11%. One major factor driving where blockchain companies decide to headquarter — and as such, which economy benefits — is the existence of well-defined regulations. As noted in a Morgan Stanley report, “Regulatory certainty is part of the attractiveness for the companies so they can plan for the future as they know what to expect. Low taxes are a benefit.” By creating a more clear regulatory framework for blockchain companies, California is positioning itself to capture and retain more of these innovative businesses going forward.
“California has always been a place for innovation and opportunity, and SB 838 shows how we can use technology to increase consumer protection and help prevent cases of fraud,” said Senator Hertzberg (D-Van Nuys). “That it was signed into law is a great testament to the work being done around the state by folks like the Blockchain Advocacy Coalition to advance this rapidly growing technology.”
“As a complex, emerging technology, it is important to define “blockchain technology” in statute, as well as identify potential technical, regulatory, and governance hurdles, in order to provide greater certainty regarding the technology’s legal standing,” stated Majority Leader Calderon. “Throughout the legislative process we had tremendous feedback from innovators and companies who are already working with blockchain about how important this measure is to their industry. I’m grateful that Governor Brown recognized the importance of maintaining California’s position as a global leader in technology and innovation by signing AB 2658.”
“Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize many industries in the near future. It is vital that California recognizes and supports this industry as an economic driver in our state,” said Ally Medina, Director of the Blockchain Advocacy Coalition. “These are common sense bills that send the message that California supports innovation and the blockchain industry — Governor Brown, Senator Hertzberg and Assemblymember Calderon have all demonstrated the forward-thinking leadership we need in Sacramento.”


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SRI LANKA: Apparel plants targeted in energy drive
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has joined forces with Sri Lanka’s Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) to promote energy conservation in the country’s apparel sector.
The drive follows a recent energy audit of seven plants which projected electricity savings of 10-50% if conservation methods were adopted.
And if all energy conservation measures were implemented, carbon dioxide emissions could be cut by 16% a year, the audit found.
“Simple changes, including the use of energy efficient lights, air conditioners and equipment will help make all the difference in reducing operating costs,” said Tuli Cooray, JAAF secretary general.
“Other measures like improvements to existing equipment will also boost energy efficiency.”
The benefits of renewable energy applications, such as biomass and rooftop solar systems, were also highlighted in the audit.
Energy costs are calculated to account for up to 15% of a factory’s total operating costs in Sri Lanka’s garment sector.
“Increases in the cost of electricity and a heavy dependency on imported fuels such as diesel and kerosene directly affect the competitiveness of Sri Lanka’s apparel sector,” said Adam Sack, IFC vountry manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives.
- Synergies Worldwide CEO unravels sourcing shifts
- Why have US FTA imports fallen to a record low?
- First figures show Bangladesh exports climb
- Collaboration key to the future of smart textiles
- Bangladesh still needs reforms to fix factories
- Hanesbrands to buy Pacific Brands for $800m
- Improving traceability a key industry challenge
- Retailer Austin Reed goes into administration
- Inditex renews global trade union agreement
- UK apparel market realising real benefits of RFID


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Gluten-Free Diet May Do More Harm than Good
In recent years, gluten-free foods have proliferated shelves. At the same time, many people are eliminating gluten from their diet. However, experts say that, if you do not have celiac disease, a gluten-free diet can backfire. For many people, a gluten-free diet results in an unhealthy lifestyle.
According to MyHealthNewsDaily, gluten is a protein that can be found in a wide variety of grains, including wheat, rye and barley. In recent years, gluten has entered widespread attention as the culprit for celiac disease. People with celiac disease are allergic to the protein, and that allergy can damage their intestines. As a result, they need to avoid gluten and pursue gluten-free options.
However, in recent years, eating gluten-free has been seized by the rest of the population as well. While only 1 percent of people in the United States has celiac disease, 30 percent of people who responded to pollsters said that they wanted to cut down or eliminate gluten from their diets. The NDP Group, which administers the poll, says that was the highest number of people who gave that answer since they started asking the question in 2009.
While many people believe that eating gluten-free foods will help them be healthy and lose weight, experts say that such a diet can often be damaging. It is possible to eat healthily with a gluten-free diet; unfortunately, many people are not educated enough on the subject to do so.
What's wrong with eating gluten free? Whole grains, which contain gluten, are plentiful in fiber, vitamins and minerals. Gluten-free foods, on the other hand, are generally created with refined grains, which means that they are consequently often lacking in nutrients. Gluten-free diets also lack a wide variety of vitamins and minerals as well: calcium, folate, iron, niacin, phosphorus, thiamine and zinc, as well as fiber.
If you are determined to eat gluten free, even if you do not have celiac disease, experts say to embrace naturally gluten-free grains, like buckwheat or quinoa. Yogurt and other low-fat dairy products, as well as lean meat, are handy for gluten-free diets. Experts also say not to forget eating loads of fruits and vegetables, since swapping candy for fruit will make anyone feel good.


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Amidst the swirling shareholder revolt over Michael Dell's plan to take Dell (DELL) private in a leveraged buyout, CNBC's Josh Lipton reported on the "Halftime" program a little while ago that he spoke this morning with Pzena Investment Management CEO Richard Pzena and that the Pzena expressed continued skepticism about the $13.65 buyout price.
Pzena, whose firm owns 12.7 million shares of Dell stock, thinks the shares are worth $25, higher even than the $24 mentioned by 7% shareholder Southeastern Asset Management on Friday.
"The price doesn't reflect the long-term earnings power" of Dell, Pzena tells Lipton. The projected $1.70 per share in earnings this fiscal year "will grow over time," said Pzena, and the company has "a nice position in the enterprise space" that is not being given full credit by the market.
Pzena had already expressed such skepticism to CNBC a week ago, and back on January 14th, when he was interviewed by my colleague Andrew Bary.
Andrew, by the way, today offers up a piece discussing Southeastern's letter.
Dell shares today are up 3 cents at $13.66.
Update: Andrew is on fire today as regards Dell news. This afternoon he penned another piece, citing former Goldman Sachs hardware analyst Laura Conigliaro, who is a Dell board member and was on the committee that approved the LBO. Andrew dug up a note from Conigliaro when she was at Goldman in 2007, in which she placed a $35 price target on Dell shares.


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October 27, 2013
In this Oct. 21, 2013 photo, Tony Pouliot demonstrates the goCrop app on his mobile photo in the cab of his combine on his farm in Westford, Vt. Farmers can now use smart phones and computers to monitor and modify what nutrients they add to their soil, thanks to the new computer app created by a University of Vermont researcher. More than 50 Vermont farmers are now using goCrop, created with help from $400,000 grant, and farmers in other states are about to take advantage of the new tool. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
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A new cyber tool that helps map crops and monitor irrigation systems came to life after a University of Vermont researcher realized farmers just weren't very good at keeping records.


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- Tesla finally revealed its long-awaited electric pickup trucklast week.
- Deposits came flooding in nearly immediately, and have totaled over 200,000 so far, CEO Elon Musk said.
- Ordering your truck is simple on Tesla's website, just like its other models.
- Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Ready to join the more than 200,000 people that Tesla CEO Elon Musk says have already put down deposits for the company's first electric pickup truck?
The process is relatively simple, which likely helped the company net such an impressive preorder number, even despite the fact that full production is likely years away.
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2019
Like other Tesla models, ordering online is quick and easy, especially compared to visiting a traditional car dealership. Still, there are multiple engine options — the differences of which weren't explained in Musk's reveal last week — to keep in mind when ordering.
Here's the online process for preordering Tesla's Cybertruck:
Shortly after Musk's big fiery reveal, the Cybertruck tab appeared on Tesla's website between the Model Y and Roadster.
On the truck's page — adorned with the same graffiti-esque logos — you'll have a choice of three power options.
For the single motor, you'll shell out less than $40,000. But for the high-end variants, expect to spend up to $70,000.
Full self-driving, a feature Tesla has touted for years despite criticisms that it does not exist, is also an option on this page.
Full production is expected to begin in 2021, with the tri-motor option a year later.
Of course, those deadlines could be easily missed, based on Tesla's track record.
Wall Street analysts say it could be even later, given Tesla's history of missing deadlines.
"We believe hitting the 150k/175k unit threshold in its first full year of deliveries (likely 2022) is the line in the sand out of the gates and could be a tough bogey to hit," Daniel Ives, an analyst at Wedbush, said in a note to clients last week.
Finally, you'll enter personal information and a credit card, agree to the company's terms, and hit submit.
Have you ordered a Tesla truck? How was the experience? Get in touch with this reporter at firstname.lastname@example.org


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Mobile Ad Market to Surpass $100 Billion Next Year
The mobile advertising market is set to hit a major milestone next year: $100 billion.
According to a new report from research firm eMarketer, advertisers will spend $101.37 billion placing ads on mobile phones and tablets globally in 2016. Mobile ads will account for more than 50% of the digital ad market for the first time.
From 2013 to 2016, the global mobile ad market will have expanded almost 430%, eMarketer said. For 2016, eMarketer is forecasting that mobile ads will account for about 16.5% of total advertising spending.
The growth in mobile advertising has been a staggering trend in the media and marketing world, which eMarketer says is driven largely by the spread of smartphones. More than 2 billion consumers worldwide will use smartphones next year, the research firm predicts.
The market expansion will be driven by the usual suspects: the U.S. and China, which will spend $40.2 billion and $22.1 billion, respectively, on mobile ads next year, eMarketer estimates. The next-biggest spender, the U.K., is only expected to shell out $7.2 billion, and Japan is next on the list at about $5 billion.
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