text:
- Common Settings
The rumors saying that Apple is working on a Siri-based Amazon Echo rival are back, with a noted insider saying that Apple is currently finalizing the design for the unnamed product.
“Apple is currently finalizing designs for their Alexa competitor, expected to be marketed as a Siri/AirPlay device,” Sonny Dickson said on Twitter.
Dickson, who has a decent track record when leaking details about unreleased Apple products (especially iPhones) also said the upcoming Echo rival is “believed to carry some form of Beats technology, and is expected to run [an iOS variant].”
The insider did not mention anything about an actual launch date for the product, or a price.
Amazon’s Echo is currently the most popular voice-based home assistant product out there. Earlier this week, Amazon unveiled a new Echo gadget, the Echo Look that comes with a built-in camera. Amazon’s Alexa assistant, the AI brains of the Echo line of devices, is available in other non-Amazon devices as well, with more third-party companies interested in integrating the service into their products.
Google is looking to turn its Home device into an equally popular gadget, although Amazon’s lead can’t be contested for the time being.
A Time report in February said that Apple had no interest in making a device that would compete against Amazon Echo and Google Home. However, given the increased popularity of these home devices, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Apple come out with a competitive product that would offer Siri functionality at home.
North Korea has released a propaganda film featuring simulated attacks on the White House and US aircraft carriers, amid heightened tensions between the countries. It comes shortly after the US announced that it was sending warships to the Korean peninsula and Donald Trump said a fresh wave of American sanctions would be imposed on the secretive Communist state in an attempt to isolate it economically. The two and a half minute film begins with scenes of North Korea’s latest military parade to mark the 105th birthday of late state founder Kim Il-Sung on 15 April where it displayed a range of ballistic missiles.
By Michael Martina and Ju-min Park BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China on Thursday welcomed an apparently softer tone by the United States on the North Korean nuclear and missile crisis but stressed its opposition to a U.S. missile defence system being deployed in South Korea. Separately, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on North Korea and other countries on Thursday to avoid behaviour or rhetoric that could increase tensions around Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow after talks, the two leaders said they had agreed to cooperate closely to try to help defuse tensions around North Korea.
A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey's Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel carrying livestock and all 78 personnel on board the navy ship were evacuated, Turkish officials said. The rescued crew members of the Russian ship Liman were in good health after the collision with the Togo-flagged Youzarsif H, Turkey's Transport Minister Ahmed Arslan said. The incident took place in fog and low visibility 18 miles (29 km) from Kilyos village on the Black Sea coast just north of Istanbul.
Arkansas plans to end its series of April executions by putting to death on Thursday an inmate convicted of murdering a cheerleader and who escaped from prison and killed two other people before being captured again. Arkansas, which had not held an execution in 12 years until this month, has put three inmates to death since April 20. It planned to execute Kenneth Williams, 38, by lethal injection at 7 p.m. CDT (0000 GMT) at its Cummins Unit prison.
April is almost over, but we still have about five months of waiting until Apple unveils its 2017 smartphones. However, there are plenty of reports from trusted sources that already offer many iPhone 8 details, as well as plenty of image and schematics leaks to go on. With all that information out there, designers keep churning out iPhone 8 concepts, and some of them even look like something Apple would make. Such is the case with a new video that features an iPhone 8 concept design based on the most recent leaks. The iPhone 8 in the following clip seems to resemble every iPhone Apple launched since 2014. However, there are plenty of differences that will immediately tell you this is no plain old iPhone. Created by YouTube channel Concepts Creator, this iPhone 8 mockup features an all-screen front complete with tiny bezels. There’s no home button and the fingerprint sensor is supposedly placed under the screen. On the back, there’s a vertical dual lens camera, which is something we’ve come to expect from the next iPhone flagship. This iPhone 8 concept has a metallic frame sandwiched between two slightly curved sheets of glass, and an elongated power button is also present. As for the bezels, the concept suggests that various front-facing elements including the 3D camera, facial recognition module, and speaker, will not be placed under the screen. Some rumors say Apple wants to position all these elements under the display, and Apple has patents describing such technology. The tech needed to pull it off might not be ready for this year’s iPhone, however. Once it is ready, however, the move could completely eliminate both the top and bottom bezels. All in all, this iPhone 8 concept seems to be pretty believable, considering the information that is available at this point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjVYoeMLf1k
Apple's plan to build its own cash transfer service in the vein of Venmo appears to be back on track. According to a report from Recode, Apple has recently held discussions with partners in the payments industry about a service that would allow iPhone owners to send money to other iPhone owners.
One source tells Recode that the service could be introduced by the end of 2017, while another remains unconvinced that Apple has set the timing for either an announcement or an official release.
In addition to the payment service, Recode has also learned that Apple talking to Visa about creating pre-paid cards that would run on Visa's debit network. These cards would be tied to the service, giving iPhone owners a physical product as well as a digital one. With the card, someone could spend money sent to them on the service without having to wait for the bank to clear it.
Plus, this would give Apple the opportunity to tie its new service in with Apple Pay, as users would be able to add the pre-paid cards to their digital wallets and use them like they would a standard credit card. The cards would also have their own numbers so that they could be used for online purchases.
Whether or not any of these plans come to fruition is still up in the air, but sources inside major US banks tell Recode that Apple has been underwhelmed by the usage of Apple Pay over the past two and a half years. Launching a peer-to-peer payment service and offering a debit card could turn Apple's luck around... providing the banks don't step in to stop Apple from competing with them.
“Banks spent heavily in insuring their cards were top of wallet when they all built and rolled out Apple Pay,” Cherian Abraham, a digital payments executive at Experian, told Recode. “So it’s justifiable to be concerned that Apple will have its own card and could potentially be top of wallet. If you are top of wallet, you are top of mind.”
Today, April 27, 2017
Feels like 41 °F
Tomorrow, April 28, 2017
Feels like 37 °F
Weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK


text:
Steve Jobs famously told President Obama that “those jobs aren’t coming back,” but Apple’s current CEO Tim Cook says the company now plans to bring some manufacturing back to the United States after all.
In an interview with Businessweek, Cook said Apple will invest $100 million toward bringing Mac production back to America in 2013. Cook cautioned that Apple will help create jobs only indirectly through investment, but he said the company was “really proud” to be part of the effort.
Apple has suffered persistent bad press over its overseas production, especially at troubled Foxconn plants. Slate’s Matthew Yglesias notes that rising costs of labor in China have made production there less attractive than it once was.
Elsewhere in the wide-ranging interview, Cook noted some final advice Jobs gave him when he took over: “I never want you to ask what I would have done,” he said Jobs told him. “Just do what’s right.”

domain: news


text:
Published in Mobiles
Panasonic Eluga coming in April
ICS update scheduled for summer
Panasonic’s new Eluga handset is set to launch in Europe in April and the Japanese market will get its first taste of Panasonic’s stylish Android phone on Mach 29. However, a quick glance at out price search engine reveals that European retailers expect to start shipping the Eluga in the last week of April, so we are still more than a month away.
Although Panasonic is a newcomer to the Android party, the Eluga seems like a pretty nifty little phone. It features a 4.3-inch 960x540 screen, dual core TI OMAP 4430 processor at 1GHz, 8GB of storage and 8MP camera, all packed in a sleek water and dust resistant body. It measures 123x62x7.8mm and weighs in at just 103g.
The asking price is €399 and if you still want more, Panasonic is planning to introduce the Eluga Power, powerhouse with a 5-inch 720p screen and 1.5GHz processor, but we still don't have a launch date for the Power. For the time being the Eluga will launch with Gingerbread, but an ICS update is promised for the summer.


text:
No, that’s not an ironic joke.
Several sources are reporting that GM will revive the Hummer marque with an all-electric pickup for the 2022 model year.
GM’s choice to shutter the brand in the wake of bankruptcy and restructuring back in 2010 was met with resistance from franchise holders. At the time, Hummer’s image of gas-guzzling excess ran afoul of GM’s goals to produce affordable hybrid and electric vehicles for the masses.
GM wanted the Chevrolet Volt to be the public face of its future, rather than a V8-powered SUV.
Unconfirmed rumors of Hummer’s return have been circulating for quite some time. In June of last year, rumblings of an all-electric revival made headlines when GM president Mark Reuss professed his love for the discontinued brand.


text:
British jet engine maker Rolls-Royce (RR.L) has designed a propulsion system for a flying taxi and is starting a search for partners to help develop a project it hopes could take to the skies as soon as early next decade.
Micro-blogging site Twitter is changing the location of its navigation bar and bringing it at the bottom of the app interface in the new update for Android devices.
As the United States ramps up import tariffs and long-date U.S Treasury debt yields remain low, stocks in so-called defensive sectors may have room to run higher in price, even though expectations for the currently quarterly earnings seasons are high.
Employees at several of the world’s biggest technology companies have been exercising newfound political power where they work, pushing their bosses on business ethics with help from established and fledgling nonprofit groups.
Google has integrated its peer-to-peer payments service "Google Pay Send" into its digital payments solution "Google Pay" to make the latter a one-stop destination to send and ask for money.
Revealing its future plans, Apple has formally announced to make ex-Google executive John Giannandrea its Chief of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy.
Alphabet Inc’s Google introduced new ad-buying tools on Tuesday that showcase its growing push to allow machines instead of humans to fine-tune ads and determine where they should run.
Lawmakers in the US have sent letters to Apple CEO Tim Cook and Larry Page, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, demanding information on how they collect and use personal information of users.
Video sharing platform YouTube has announced that it will invest $25 million to fight against fake news, especially for the urgent coverage of breaking news.
House Republicans sent letters on Monday to the chief executives of Apple and Alphabet asking questions about location data and mobile phone privacy practices and the handling of customer data.
ICICI Lombard sells 17.7 Lk shares or 0.84% equity at Rs 270/sh
In pact with Reliance Nippon to sell Mutual Fund products
Nextgen Vakrangee Kendras to offer mutual fund distribution on pan India basis
Plans to sell part of se Asia biz as part of strategy to exit non scalable biz
To sell Singapore & Thailand units valuing them at $ 500Mn
Singapore & Thailand biz contributes 16% to revenues & 2% to EBITDA
To turn focus to domestic market
Avendus cap-KKR emerge as frontrunner to acquire IDFC MF
Offer of Rs 3,000-4,000 Cr made by FIN services firm


text:
A name change didn't cure whatever was ailing Stock+Field.
The farm, home and outdoors retailer once known as Big R Stores is going out of business. The Minnesota-based firm filed last weekend for bankruptcy and announced plans to close its 25 stores.
Among the stores to close is one in Pekin, at 3315
"There have been many challenges in 2020, and Stock+Field was not immune to them,"


text:
Social Web trends fade in and out as fast as your high school fashion sense did. But sometimes, things stick, and an app can carve out a niche for its genre. Take for example Instagram, which simultaneously entered the market and defined it. In other cases, attempts at creating a platform instead of existing as a feature (we’re looking at you, geolocation) ends up in disappointment.
Recent attention is turning toward one of the last unexplored “senses” of social media – sound. Photo-sharing, text-based sharing, and video-sharing … and Vine-sharing (whatever that thing really is) have all made their mark, but the last dimension of audio is where developers are starting to turn their attention.
Jim Colgan of Soundcloud’s audio team says that audio’s under-representation on the social sphere has to do with the fact that it’s a “more intimate and less glamorous medium.” Humans want that visual stimulation, it turns out, especially when it comes to social apps.
But this disadvantage could also be the beauty of the medium. “There’s something powerful about the intimacy of audio, the ability to get engrossed despite – or because of – being engaged in another activity,” Colgan explains. “It’s that kind of staying power, whether it’s a moving speech from President Obama or a raw interview on This American Life that you just don’t get with video or images.”
New competitors rush in
While SoundCloud hasn’t experienced the sort of viral upswing that services like Snapchat or Whatsapp, it’s managed to accrue a loyal following and interesting user base – just a little more quietly than its more visual counterparts. And it’s a platform seeing a lot of activity: Colgan says SoundCloud reaches over 200 million people every month, and publishes 10 hours of music every minute.
The social audio sector that SoundCloud fits into may soon get the acknowledgment it deserves with the help of a fresh crop of mobile-first products that fall into the new category. Apps like Dubbler, Eevzdrop, and DigiSocial are among the first contenders batting for the “Instagram for sound” title (the simplification of it all, right?). While each share the new category, how they’re experimenting with it varies – and we may very soon find out which one will get it right.
The early social audio contenders
Dubbler may be closest thing you can get to an audio-interpretation of Instagram. You get 60 seconds to record anything – be it music or a story – and mix the audio with filters like, auto-tune, or something more creative, like one that makes you sound like a cat. Yes, it sounds niche, but the app is hitting a chord with users and has more than 500,000 downloads to date.
Sample spiel for GV 99.9 Drive Radio :) dblr.me/s/1IWD6h #Dubbler
— Aaron (@RonskiDoki) May 24, 2013
An audio-photo combo called Eevzdrop has also found itself vying for the the “Instagram-for” title. While the app is still in beta, there are some “drops” hanging around online. And DigiSocial is very similar to Eevzdrop, although includes a messaging spin. Eevzdrop cofounder Rommel Paraiso adds that its “Save to Drafts” feature, enabling offline recording, is its value proposition. There’s no need for a data or Wi-Fi connection to record audio, and since it saves to your phone, the audio clip can be published online at a later time.
They each are putting their own stamp on the social audio genre – and while they are leading the pack, they aren’t alone.
One fledgling startup called Audiostamp is treading the fine line between recording app and social audio. Audiostamp marketing specialist Kristine Chuang describes it as targeting for both journalists on the job and regular people who are looking to record their memories. She says the app can bookmark certain sections of the recording so you don’t end up re-listening to everything again, and of course talks about its social sharing capabilities (including group sharing) in case you’re looking to publish your recordings.
Then there’s an underdog called Picle. The app does most of what Eevzdrop and DigiSocial do already, but it’s far more aesthetically beautiful and it’s group sharing function much more developed.
The early adopters
In case it’s not already clear, there’s one demographic who are particularly taking to this new social technology: Musicians. “The ones that have been recently signing on are musicians, singers, and bands. What’s really cool is they play a live sample of an upcoming song and talk about it and sometimes they’ll let you listen in on the process of writing a new song,” Paraiso explains.
Beyond music, however, making audio an interesting category is something of a challenge – and one that these apps are taking on.
“When people think of audio now, they immediately think of MP3s and music but it’s much more than that,” says Paraiso. “Sharing audio gives you the ability to share your voice. It brings in another element to the social network that makes things so much personal. You literally can voice your opinion and share much more information.”
How audio apps have a chance at going mainstream
While getting people interesting in social audio apps beyond their music peg might be difficult, there is one thing that could propel them into the spotlight: breaking news. Instagram, Twitter, and Vine have all benefited wildly from being used to break news during major events, be they tragedies or award shows – and what they are (largely) missing is an audio component. While Vine has the option of included audio, the six second limit means it can’t be that useful, and they are muted by default. If you want to truly tell a story with a social app, that last dynamic – sound – could take it to the next level.
If Instagram were around during Larry Bird’s retirement, or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech, all the photos in the world wouldn’t totally going to capture the moment.
There’s also the idea that perhaps pairing audio with stills will manage to pin-point the strange place that social video apps haven’t quite been able to. We’ll have to stay tuned (pun intended) to find out, but one thing is for sure: Social audio apps are not going quietly into the night.
- Get ready: there could be more ads in Instagram’s future
- Instagram has finally fixed the Stories sound bug in the latest version of its iPhone app
- Call me a phony, but anti-Instagram app BeReal is too real for me
- Facebook’s new audio-calling app lets you share when you’re available to talk
- Instagram gets smarter about copyrighted music in live videos


text:
3rd May, 2017
Not only could rechargeable zinc-based batteries possibly store as much energy as lithium-ion batteries, they could also be safer, cheaper, smaller and lighter, new research finds. The results suggest zinc batteries could find use in mild hybrids (microhybrids), electric vehicles, electric bicycles, and eventually, perhaps smartphones and power grid storage.
The researchers are now aggressively testing these batteries and exploring scaling up this technology. “We feel we can have a battery ready for the market by the end of 2019,” says Michael Burz, CEO of energy technology firm EnZinc in San Anselmo, Calif., which helped engineer the new batteries.
When it comes to electric vehicles, the new batteries will “be 30 to 50 percent cheaper than comparable lithium-ion systems,” Burz says.
Lithium-ion batteries have become notorious for safety incidents resulting from overheating, at times bursting into flames and even exploding. The U.S. Navy was researching alternative technologies because “there's a Navy and a broader military concern with the safety of lithium-ion batteries—on soldiers, on sailors, on platforms,” says Debra Rolison, head of the advanced electrochemical materials section at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., and one of the researchers involved in the zinc breakthrough.
Zinc-based batteries do not pose the same fire risk linked with lithium-ion batteries, and can in principle match or surpass them in terms of specific energy (energy per unit mass), as well as energy density (energy per unit volume). Moreover, zinc is cheap and widely available. All these features help explain why zinc-based batteries “are the go-to global battery for single-use applications,” Rolison says.
However, zinc-based batteries “are not considered rechargeable in practice due to their tendency to grow conductive whiskers—dendrites—inside the battery, which can grow long enough to cause short circuits,” Rolison says. As such, zinc-based batteries typically die after several cycles of discharging and recharging, she explains.
Now Rolison, Burz and their colleagues have developed a zinc-based battery whose internal structure can suppress dendrite formation. The zinc anode has a porous, sponge-like architecture that helps charge move uniformly across the entire structure when the battery discharges and recharges. “Electric currents are more uniformly distributed within the sponge, making it physically difficult to form dendrites,” says Joseph Parker, a research chemist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.


text:
Facebook on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to its advertising policies that will likely cause a shift in the way mortgage marketers use the platform to reach prospective borrowers—reverse mortgage lenders included. By limiting the demographic filters that marketers can use to target Facebook users in certain product categories, the social media giant will change the marketplace, some lenders say.
“Facebook’s ad policy changes will have some impact on our social media strategy,” said Reverse Mortgage Funding’s Chief Marketing Officer Jean Noble in an emailed statement to RMD. “Without the ability to age qualify our audience, relying on Facebook as a lead generation tool is impossible.”
Stemming from discrimination lawsuits, the changes will eliminate the ability of marketers to advertise based on geography, age and other demographics in housing, jobs and credit products.
In its announcement of the changes coming to its ad platform by the end of the year, Facebook specified how the new rules will affect ads on its platform that relate to matters related to housing.
“We believe that the changes we’re announcing today as part of our settlements with the NFHA, ACLU, CWA and other groups will better protect people on Facebook,” said Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in an announcement on the company’s “Newsroom” website. “Anyone who wants to run housing, employment or credit ads will no longer be allowed to target by age, gender or zip code.”
While some in the reverse mortgage industry have reacted to this news with surprise and disappointment, at least one social media expert sees the potential impact on industry-specific targeting parameters as less pronounced than some may believe.
Older users and discrimination accusations
52 percent of people ages 50 to 64 have Facebook profiles, marking an 18 percentage point increase since 2011 according to a 2018 survey conducted by AARP. The survey also found that Facebook use among people over the age of 65 rose 18 percent when compared to the same time in 2017.
“[Older] people are on the platform,” Jim Berkowitz, Founder and Lead Growth Consultant at LaunchHawk Marketing based in Telluride, Colo., tells RMD in a phone interview. “They’re not on it as frequently as younger people, but they are on the platform.”
While Facebook’s action is likely taking this action to assuage rising public concerns over the company’s practices concerning user data, some legal experts see the company’s posture as excessive.
“I do think they’re over-complying,” says Gary M. Singer, a board-certified real estate attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “I think they are having that ‘head snap’ reaction, especially on this subject, but I definitely think they needed to do something.”
Facebook’s methods of advertising do have problems, Singer says, particularly in terms of the way that it has targeted leads. “Whether or not that amounts to discrimination or not, we’ll leave that to the attorneys and the judges that are working on the case,” he says.
Reverse mortgage industry reaction
Those within the reverse mortgage industry have expressed some dismay concerning the policy changes that Facebook is imposing onto its ad platform, while others are discouraged but still determined to use an aggressive social media marketing strategy that involves the popular platform.
“Without an audience filter for age, lenders and other marketers will find challenges seeking new prospects using the Facebook Ads program,” says Cliff Auerswald, president of All Reverse Mortgage in an email to RMD. “The cost to generate reverse mortgage leads is costly enough now, but having no option to segment an audience will likely send advertising partners (and their marketing budgets) to other platforms.”
The reason the industry’s advertising efforts remain focused on older people is not out of an attempt to discriminate against younger people, but because younger people simply don’t qualify for the product that reverse mortgage companies sell, Auerswald says.
“No matter how you look at it, reverse mortgage ads are not targeted to younger borrowers simply because they do not qualify for the loans – not due to any desire to exclude those who could use the program or possible Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) violations,” he says.
While dismayed about the new difficulty that these rule changes will create for its advertising strategy, Reverse Mortgage Funding (RMF) is still planning on using Facebook to reach potential borrowers, but anticipates a change in the way it will go about leveraging the platform. However, Facebook still has immense value as an educational tool in teaching potential borrowers about the realities of reverse mortgage products, Noble says.
“The long and short of it – Facebook is still a valuable tool in our quest to educate the masses but when it comes to generating ‘sales-ready’ leads, [we’ll] stick to organic and paid search,” Noble says.
When asked if this will force fundamental change on the way that financial industries interact with Facebook’s ads platform, Jim Berkowitz was skeptical.
“In order to do Facebook advertising, now what you need to do as the person who wants to do the advertising is go and acquire third-party data yourself,” Berkowitz says, citing an example of one company that matches marketers with social media users based on demographic criteria.
What this means, according to Berkowitz, is that instead of relying on Facebook’s ads system to do the targeting for an ad buyer’s potential audience, that ad buyer will need to do more legwork and spend a little more money.
“So, you have to acquire third-party data, select the data you want, and the parameters that you want,” he says. “So, they set up within your own account a custom audience that you can run Facebook ads against. So, that’s how you have to get around [these changes]. You just have to do a little extra work on the data yourself in order to make it viable.”
In other words, there may be extra cost and extra work for a company buying ads on the platform, but the interaction of the industry with Facebook’s advertising is not crippled by these changes, Berkowitz says.
“It’s no more difficult than running any Facebook ad because, instead of building your own audience, you’re just using an audience that’s been set up for you by a third-party data company,” he says. “So, it’s not difficult, it’s easy to do and allows you to be pretty precise in terms of the people who are on Facebook that match the criteria that you would be looking for as someone who should potentially be interested in a reverse mortgage.”


text:
July 12, 2008 |
NEW DELHI: In yet another pointer towards bearish sentiments in the economy, corporate travellers are downgrading their hotel stays. The corporate travel segment, which is considered to be the bread and butter of most top city hotels, appears to be shifting from the five star and luxury segment hotels to mid-market and budget hotels. HVS International executive director Siddharth Thaker said, "We have seen occupancies in the hospitality sector dipping by 8-11% in the quarter ended June, in comparison to the same quarter last year.
December 15, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: French hotel company Accor has revised the completion time of its Sofitel hotel in Mumbai twice in the last three years. The hotel was to be opened in 2009, but it was later postponed to the third quarter of 2010. The hotel company has finally decided on a date, later this December, to open the hotel, albeit through a soft launch. The three-year delay has doubled the project cost for the hotel with all the inputs that go into building a hotel becoming expensive, says an industry source.
November 14, 2007 |
NEW DELHI: A Smile says a lot even if it is not accompanied by words. And that's giving the hospitality industry an idea to walk the CSR talk. So next time you visit a Cafe Coffee Day or Costa Coffee outlet, you might be welcomed by a silent brew master carrying a note: "I'm hearing impaired. Please jot down your order. " If corporate social responsibility (CSR) beckons hotels and restaurants across the country, they are all ears. To do their bit for the society, they are recruiting physically challenged people for various operations.
July 20, 2007 |
NEW DELHI: An idiosyncratic workforce has taken hospitality's 'Middle Kingdom' by storm. Senior executives flaunt ponytails decorated with yellow butterfly-shaped clips, managers sport casual Ts and denims, German backpackers double up as front-office staff. Call it the middle-diddle. Faced with an acute talent crunch, mid-market hotels (Rs 1,000-4,500) are staffing up innovatively. From the slightly upmarket Lemon Tree to the plain-vanilla Ginger Hotels, or the middle of middle Sarovar Hotels, skilled staff shortage is telling.
August 11, 2009 |
NEW DELHI: The number of foreign tourists coming to India increased marginally in July as travelers mostly shrugged off the swine flu scare, but opinion in the travel and tourism circles remains divided on the outlook for the sector in the months ahead. Foreign tourist arrivals rose to 4.32 lakh last month, up 0.6% over the same month last year, official data showed on Monday. For the January-July period, tourist arrivals into the country stood at 21.09 lakh, down 7.8% from year-earlier figures Executives in travel companies and hotels said they had not seen much of an impact on their business until now because of swine flu, but cancellations could rise if a panic situation set in. Swine flu has claimed seven deaths across the country so far and hundreds more have been affected as the spread of the virus has become front page new in most newspapers amid a steadily rising tide of people diagnosed as being infected by the virus.
July 13, 2010 |
NEW DELHI: Hotels in Delhi are expected to raise room rates by 15-20 % during the Commonwealth Games, which start from October 3, even as hoteliers are yet to see reasonable number of early reservations. "Demand is expected to pick up closer to the event that is expected to result in many hotels being fully occupied in October," said Ajay Bakaya executive director of Sarovar Hotels , which runs brands like Sarovar Premiere, Sarovar Portico and Hometel besides Carlson brands like Park Inn and Park Plaza . Lemon Tree Hotels vice president-sales and marketing Aradhana Lal said the increase in room rates is expected to be up to 20% more than the current rates.
June 20, 2007 |
MUMBAI: Growth plans of mid-market hotel companies have gone haywire with a 30-40% jump in land prices and a 14-15% hike in borrowing costs in a year. Hotel companies are putting on hold plans to enter metros and instead tapping tier II and III markets. While some are converting hotels to commercial establishments (as the returns are higher and gestation lower) others are understood to be renting out acquired land. Some hoteliers and developers in tier II markets plan to sell fully-constructed hotels or land as it doesn't seem viable.
July 10, 2011 |
NEW DELHI: The pace of private equity investments in the real estate space is picking up. The April-June 2011 quarter saw 15 investments in real estate projects and companies compared to 9 during the same period last year and 12 in the previous quarter, according to Venture Intelligence , which tracks PE and VC investment activity. Approximately $504 million were invested by PE firms across 10 deals in this quarter where investment values were disclosed. Some of the large deals in the April-June 2011 quarter included Warburg Pincus' investment commitment of over Rs 1,400 crore to Oceanus Real Estate, a 49:51 joint venture with its existing hospitality portfolio company Lemon Tree Hotels, JP Morgan's $30 million investment in Parsvnath's Developer's residential project La Tropicana in Civil Lines area of north Delhi, Monsoon Capital's Rs 70 crore investment in Phoenix Group's Golf Edge mixed-use project in Hyderabad and Texas Pacific Group Capital's Rs 450 crore investment in Shriram Properties for a 15% stake in the company.
May 18, 2011 |
MUMBAI: Kotak Realty Funds Group , the PE arm of Kotak Bank , is aiming to raise 600 crore through its fourth realty fund to be launched in the next few days. The fund will be mopped up from domestic market and invest predominantly in residential properties across India. It will have a green-shoe option of 100 crore. "We will launch our fourth fund soon. Some of our first fund investors who received the entire principal in addition to over 20% return have already shown interest in participating in this new fund.
March 6, 2014 |
In December 2013, at a hospitality industry conclave in Leela Hotel, Gurgaon, an interesting sideshow converged. In the middle of the group was PRS 'Biki' Oberoi, a doyen of the Indian hospitality industry and keeper of The Oberoi Group. Around him stood Ravish Swarup, Ajay Bakaya and Sudhir Gupta and Ashish Vohra— hospitality entrepreneurs in their own right, but each of whose businesses owes a lot to the business that PRS Oberoi nurtured. They are all graduates of the Oberoi system, which, all four say, intuitively educates and empowers managers to think like entrepreneurs.


text:
BOISE, Idaho — Sales representatives from Fairly Reliable Bob's Car Dealership, Lyle Peterson Auto Group, and Dennis Dillon automotive all told KTVB that customers are asking about electric vehicles (EV) at higher rates than normal.
At the same time, the average gallon of gas in the gem state costs more than $5, according to AAA Idaho.
AAA ran a study in 2021 to estimate the cost of a new vehicle over a 5-year span. The study factored in depreciation, financing, fuel, insurance, registration, and maintenance costs when comparing vehicle categories.
The study defined car costs on a 'cents-per-mile' scale.
- Small Sedan: 48.20 cents
- Subcompact SUV: 53.45 cents
- Compact SUV: 56.63 cents
- Hybrid: 60.06 cents
- Electric: 61:96 cents
- Medium Sedan: 62:44 cents
- Medium SUV: 66.45
- Mid-size Pickup: 62:77 cents
- Half-Ton Pickup: 77.25 cents
However, gas prices have increased by 1.78 cents over the past year, according to AAA. In conjunction with minimal maintenance and repair costs, EV owners are convinced they're saving money over the entire lifetime of their cars.
"It was a good choice. The best choice. I would do it again in a heartbeat," Tesla owner Greg Ferguson said. "Gas didn't play a factor when I bought the car. (It's) certainly coming into play now."
For other EV owners, gas was the precise reason to make the change from the gas pump to the charging station.
Paul Goetter bought his 2013 Tesla in April 2021. Previously, he owned a Hummer. The gas guzzler cost him $700 a month in visits to the gas station, he said.
Today, Goetter charged 60% of his Tesla in a handful of minutes. The partial charge gave him roughly 160 miles and costs him less than $7.
"You're paying a mortgage in fuel. Why not put it into an electric vehicle while you can?" Goetter said. "I don't put gas in this car. I don't care about gas prices. I don't play that game anymore. I'm not involved. I'm completely removed. I'm immune."
Goetter and Furguson both admit they haven’t done the exact math. However, a $10 charge is the only selling point they need these days.
"I would never go back to a gasoline vehicle," Ferguson said.
EV owners must pay an extra $140 annually in car registration fees, according to Idaho law. Hybrid owners must pay extra too; their extra fee is a lesser $75.
The money goes into the state's Highway Distribution Account. This is because electric owners don't pay taxes on gas. It's a fee that offsets some potential savings from a switch to EV; however, some EV owners see it as a fair trade.
"The pothole on eagle road this year, they did get fixed. I know my money helped do that," Goetter said. "And who cares? It's like $100. Some people are paying more than that to fill their gas tank once."
AAA will release an updated study by the end of summer that reflects cost comparisons with current gas prices, AAA Idaho spokesperson, Matthew Conde said.
Watch more Local News:
See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist:


text:
First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB) earned UAH 1.99 billion of net profit during the 9 months of 2019, which is 37% more than the same indicator in 2018.
According to the results of the 9 months of 2019, bank's operating income amounted to UAH 5.3 billion. Net interest income before provisions amounted to UAH 3.88 billion, which is 31% more than compared to the same period last year. According to the results of the first half of 2019, net commission income amounted to UAH 833 million.
“Net profit for the three quarters of 2019 is the same as the amount our bank earned during the entire 2018. Even though we have canceled a number of commissions in our existing and new products, the bank still showed great results," commented Serhiy Chernenko, FUIB's chairman of the board
Since the beginning of the year, bank's equity has increased by 33% and reached UAH 8.41 billion.
FUIB's assets amount to UAH 51 billion, whereas liabilities amount to UAH 43 billion. According to the results of the 9 months of the current year, customer funds have amounted to UAH 40.19 billion.
As at September 30, 2019, bank's net loan portfolio amounted to UAH 30.72 billion, of which UAH 10.21 billion are loans given to individuals. Consumer lending remains the leading area - UAH 7 billion or 49% of the retail lending portfolio.
FUIB continues to increase the level of capital adequacy. As at the end of the third quarter of 2019, this figure reached 21.41%.
You can familiarize yourself with all financial statements on the website.
- Тарифікація пакетів Black Platinum та Premiere в липні і серпні
- Financial Club Awards 2020: ПУМБ відзначили в 19 номінаціях
- FUIB has joined the information campaign of the National Bank to combat payment fraud
- Let's put up a fight with the crisis: FUIB has introduced online establishing of accounts for businesses
- Clarification on making payments in connection with the implementation of the Law on Financial Monitoring
- FUIB's retail deposit portfolio of individuals in hryvnia reached 10 bln
Отримати на e-mail
Перевірте e-mail Дякуємо за Вашу цікавість!


text:
A new event celebrating collectables, toys and pop-culture memorabilia is heading to Doncaster, South Yorkshire on 26th March.
The convention will be held at The Dome, Doncaster with tickets from just £2.50 (including booking fee). Exhibitors can still book a table at the event for just £40 a table.
Then event will feature a collectables raffle as well as 3DS Streetpass activities and cosplay. Head over to collectarama.co.uk for more information, tickets and exhibitor info.


text:
😎 Get The Same Solar Power Bank I Have Here: ☀🏕
➡ http://www.backupsolarbank.com ⬅
Get 20% OFF Using Promo Code (X20)
The people are seeing the difference. When Trump first introduced the tax cuts it was to give the people a taste of what would be like to have more spending money. Now people will see the difference when [JB] introduces his tax plan. States are opening up and spending and the economy is bouncing back, just like Trump said. People are nervous about inflation, Gold, Bitcoin on deck.


text:
Samsung tweeted a teaser for the next Exynos chipset. It didn’t reveal too much, but those “new frontier” and “cutting-edge processor” labels hint at a new flagship chip.
Earlier this year, Samsung Foundry completed development of 5nm EUV chips, which are expected in 2020. According to the company, those promise 25% better silicone density, 20% lower power consumption or 10% higher performance at the same power draw.
As you can imagine, rumors are swirling that the Galaxy S11 will launch with a 5nm chipset – the new Exynos or the next Snapdragon flagship. Qualcomm is expected to go with TSMC for the next Snapdragon, as TSMC is also ready to deliver 5nm chips in 2020.
The Samsung Tech Day 2019 conference starts today with the keynote scheduled for a few hours from now. This will be a perfect venue to announce a new chipset. Note that here are rumors that Samsung will unveil the Exynos 9630 – a mid-range chipset – so we may have to wait a while longer before we see the Galaxy S11 chipset.
All chips throttle. Apple Ax, Huawei, Snapdragon, Exynos. They all throttle after continuous usage. Gsmarena did some tests few weeks back. Huawei was the worst. Exynos wasn't that bad while only Snapdragon chips with thermal cooling didn't thr...
Gaming is definitely better on phones with some thermal cooling. I think thermal cooling should be standard in flagships in 2020.


text:
Chongqing Changan Automobile of China has announced that would be commencing the mass production of the UNI-T, their first commercial autonomous passenger car. The UNI-T is a “Level 3 ” autonomous vehicle which can operate, steer, accelerate and brake without human interference. Changan has indicated that the production will commence in one month. The vehicle is an SUV and though it has futuristic looks, it looks deeply “inspired” by Hyundai and Lexus. While the grille is pretty similar to what Hyundai has on offer, the headlamps and DRLs are a rip off the Lexus vehicles.
However, due to the existing regulations, the vehicle would be allowed to operate in fully autonomous mode in some specially designated areas of the Chongqing city. In traffic, with speed up to 40 km/h, the driver is permitted to take their hands off the steering wheel and eyes off the road. However, at speeds above 40km/h, the driver has to keep eyes on the road. Earlier, the Changan UNI-T was awarded the L3 Autonomous Driving Technology Certification from the National Professional Testing Agency Chongqing Vehicle Inspection and Research Institute.
The Chinese national standard of Automobile Automatic Driving Classification, has passed the review of NTCAS（National Technical Committee of Auto Standardization). The process was led by Changan Automobile and CATARC (China Automotive Technology and Research Center ). These standards are one of the 11 basic standards of China’s intelligent Internet connected vehicle standard system , which will provide support for the relevant laws. The stadards will be officially released in 2020.
The UNI T is powered by a 1.5 litre turbo petrol engine that 180 BHP of power and 300 N-m of torque. The car is a compact SUV measuring 4,515 mm in length, 1,870 mm in width with a 2,700 mm wheel base.
Changan has announced that by in 2025, cars with L4 autonomous driving capability would be launched. In Japan, Honda is also expected to launch their first L3 autonomous car this year.


text:
At Austin Startup Week, Scott Kupor, author of Secrets of Sand Hill Road, brought a bit of Silicon Valley big thinking to Austin.
Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has overseen the firm’s growth to 150 employees and more than $7 billion in assets under management. Its portfolio companies include Lyft, Airbnb, Facebook, Slack, Instacart, and Magic Leap.
Kupor spoke with Joshua Baer, founder and CEO of Capital Factory, during a fireside chat Monday evening to a standing room only crowd. During the hour-long talk, Kupor covered some information from his book, Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get it, published in June.
At Andreessen Horowitz, Kupor said the firm wanted to work with product visionaries that could also be CEOs.
“When it works, it works well,” he said. Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, and Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, and SpaceX are those kinds of entrepreneurs.
“We wanted to design a firm to take a raw product strategist and help him or her become the long-term CEO for the business,” Kupor said. “That was what we tried to build.”
Andreessen Horowitz built a whole set of services to augment around the startups it invested in to hopefully increase the likelihood of them being successful, Kupor said.
Being a good investor is bringing something other than money to the entrepreneur, Baer said.
“This is a huge change in the industry,” Kupor said.
The venture capital industry really started in the 1970s, he said.
“From the 1970s to 2000s, we didn’t live in the world we live in today because capital was a scarce resource and access to capital was a differentiator,” Kupor said. “As the cost of capital came down, you went from a capital-constrained environment to capital is no longer a scarce resource which brings us back to where we started in that the VC firms have to do something other than just provide money because that effectively has become a commodity. “
In 1999, it cost a lot more to start a company, Baer said.
In 1999, Kupor was part of a company called LoudCloud – “that was cloud before cloud was cool,” he said. What the company was trying to build was too early, he said. That kind of company eventually became Amazon Web Services, he said.
“Unfortunately for us, our timing was not that great,” Kupor said.
The simple way to think about how the business used to work is entrepreneurs took money from venture capitalists and spent it with big tech companies on tech expenditures. Kupor joked that it was a money-laundering business.
“You couldn’t start a company with less than $5 million because you couldn’t buy Sun servers or EMC storage for anything less than that,” Kupor said. “Then two big things happened. The unit costs of all those goods started to fall precipitously and that’s kind of Moore’s Law making its way through every aspect of the tech industry. Storage costs, network costs, bandwidth costs all fell by 10X even software development and marketing costs, Kupor said.
Another big change is the idea of pay as you go, as opposed to big upfront capital expenditures, Kupor said.
“We take it for granted today, but those two things just dramatically changed the business,” he said.
There never used to be a thing called seed capital, Kupor. And now in the mid-2000, companies could raise seed capital and launch a business, he said.
It’s cheaper than ever now to start a company, but it’s more expensive to grow a company, Kupor said.
That’s the function of market size, he said.
When Netscape sold to AOL in 1998, the total available market of Internet users was 147 million globally, Kupor said.
“That was it,” he said. “No matter how great Netscape or AOL was that was it.”
Today, there are 4.3 billion Internet users and it’s still growing, Kupor said.
“Pets.com, no matter how great that service was in 1999, couldn’t survive because there wasn’t a big enough universe against which to amortize against as you’re marketing customer acquisition costs,” he said.
“The size of the prize is bigger today,” Kupor said. “The other thing that has changed is the world has gotten very flat, to borrow a phrase from Thomas Friedman.”
That means the distribution of talent and technology is very different than it was 20 years ago, he said.
“The favorite stat I like to think about is that 90 percent of all venture capital was spent in the U.S. That figure has dropped down to 50 percent,” he said.
No one should cry for the U.S. the pie has grown, Kupor said. The size of the opportunity has gotten bigger. China is a big part of that growth.
Baer then asked Kupor to define venture capital.
Venture capital is the capital source where no other capital source will work for this business, Kupor said. Most businesses get started with bank loans or friends and family funds, he said. That’s good for relatively small businesses that have relatively small capital requirements, he said.
There are many cheaper forms of capital, he said. VCs invest in companies that can scale and provide huge returns on investment.
“You have a few companies that ultimately drive all the return to the business,” he said.
The tradeoffs the Westcoast VCs have made is that 10 percent to 20 percent of investments must make 10, 20 or 50 times their return, Kupor said.
And in every case, the VC firm is betting on the entrepreneur to make it happen, he said.
One of the mistakes entrepreneurs make in pitching to Andreessen Horowitz is that the entrepreneurs sometimes say things that spook us, Kupor said.
The entrepreneur might say, if we are wrong, there are five companies out there that can acquire the company, Kupor said.
“We don’t need entrepreneurs to do risk mitigation for us,” he said. “We want everybody to try to swing for the fences. I think when entrepreneurs say things, they are trying to mitigate the risk for us, but it causes cognitive dissonance.”
Entrepreneurs need to make sure they don’t have inconsistencies in their presentation that make the VCs question what they are really trying to build, Kupor said.
“It’s a fool’s game to try to predict market size,” Kupor said. So much of the valuation at the early stage is team, he said.
“It goes to this concept of storytelling,” Kupor said. “What do you know that no one else knows, how can you articulate that vision.”
Entrepreneurs also must really understand who their VCs are.
“You are entering into a long-term relationship,” Kupor said. “The average marriage in the U.S. lasts eight years, which is less than the average venture capital relationship.”


text:
Seminole Heights is about get some tropical vibes this summer with the debut of tiki bar concept The Pink Pineapple.
Taking over the former location of The Refinery at 5137 N. Florida Ave., husband-and-wife duo Kimmy Bruehl and Eric McKinney are on a mission to open a beachy bar getaway in Tampa Bay.
The couple’s vision will integrate aspects of tiki bars they’ve visited on their previous travels into the aesthetic of The Pink Pineapple.
The 2800-square-foot space allows guests to choose between a moodier aesthetic downstairs with black decor and pop of neon, or a more beachy aesthetic upstairs.
The hope is to allow locals to take a break from the day-to-day in their own city rather than having to travel to a remote island or kitschy vacation destination.
After leaving his last bartending gig, McKinney was itching to launch his own spot. “The only thing I wanted to do was open a tiki bar. It was something I always wanted to do — and there isn’t one here,” McKinney says.
Like a full bar to mix up classic rum-based tiki cocktails like Mai Tais and Zombies.
To get a little tipsy during the luau with the gang, boozy punch bowls will be offered for parties up to six people.
Cruz plans on serving up traditional Filipino cuisine. “There’s a lot of tiki origins in the Philippines so the food and drinks really complement each other,” McKinney says. “Offerings will be reminiscent of that of Chismis & Co.”
The duo has been plotting the concept over the last year, with heavy consideration toward catering to those in the hospitality industry who get off work late.
“We have so many friends in the industry, so we wanted them to be able to get a drink or grab some food without having to go to Ybor or downtown late at night,” Bruehl says.
Playing into the little-known fact that pineapples are the global symbol for hospitality, Bruehl is hoping the tiki bar will not only be a neighborhood hotspot, but also a sought-after travel destination.
“The Pink Pineapple is anywhere you can think of that’s warm or has a beach. People can travel to Tampa and ask to go to the tiki bar,” she says.
Upon debuting, dinner will be the main focus, serving Wednesday through Friday from 5 p.m.-1 a.m., with brunch on the weekends, 11 a.m.-2p.m., reopening for dinner at 5 p.m.
Want to know everything going on with Tampa Bay's food and drink scene? Sign up for our Bites newsletter.


text:
Users have persuaded Sun Microsystems to re-examine its decision to put off the release of its upcoming Solaris 9 operating environment on the Intel platform.
Sun initially said Solaris 9 would be available only for SPARC-based Sun servers, with no current plans to release Solaris 9 for Intel-based servers. Sun said that if there is customer demand for Solaris 9 on Intel, it could start development.
A representative group of the most active users of Solaris on Intel, called the Secret Six, were elected on the newsgroup discussion boards to meet with Sun.
The group attempted to convince Sun to reactivate downloads of Solaris 8 on Intel's x86 architecture and to revive efforts for Solaris 9 on Intel.
"Since my last status report there have been interactions between the Secret Six and me on crafting proposals which are being considered by senior execs in Sun," wrote Graham Lovell, director of product marketing for Solaris at Sun, in a discussion board posting.
"While I cannot yet reveal the content of those proposals, they are targeted at greater community/customer involvement with the Solaris x86 product."
But John Groenveld, one of the participants in the discussion board postings, on the Solaris-on-Intel internet newsgroup, wrote on April 19 that Sun's management still doesn't get that the user community can be a partner as well as customers.
"Solaris x86 is just a symptom of larger problems. The goal should be to address the specific symptom and get Solaris 9 x86 announced and, more importantly, solve those larger problems," Groenveld said.
Found by calculating the strength of the material deep inside the crust of neutron stars
Can highlight in real-time the relevant regions of an image being described
Double legal trouble for Musk as he also faces civil lawsuit over renewed British pot-holer 'paedo' claims
Battery development could help boost performance of smartphones


text:
Lyft partnered with Taco Bell to offer riders stops at the fast-food eatery, and PlaceIQ used its LandMark location data technology to analyze the effect of the promotion on boosting restaurant visits. Google Trends data also shows a lift in online searches.
Consumers can now buy auto parts online and take them to a mechanic to have the parts installed. AdWords helps to target this message to a range of potential customers. Being able to educate customers and save them money has always been a major company objective. The company believes that a strong online presence helps to make this a reality.
During Kohl's Q2 2017 earnings call last week, CEO Kevin Mansell said "online demand sales grew 19%, an accelerated growth rate from the first quarter," pointing to the 31% store fulfillment rate of online orders -- up significantly from the previous quarter.
What if search marketers could integrate sitelinks or paid-search advertisements from the search engine that lead to a more human-like dialogue with machines?
When asked by an analyst to elaborate on search within Snapchat, cofounder and CEO Evan Spiegel said it's still early days with search on the platform as people learn they can search for stories and not just friends. He also noted that there are great opportunities to explore.
Would a movable carousel enable Google to add more callouts or sitelinks beneath mobile ads? Google's sentence-compression algorithm could automatically populate the space with 10 callouts or sitelinks.
Retail website traffic rose 6% and digital commerce rose 14% in the past year. Yet changes in consumer behavior reveal that marketers need to modify their approach, as well as supporting new targeting techniques.
From search and Gmail to AdWords, AdSense, DoubleClick and Analytics, Google says it will comply with the General Data Protection Regulation across all services provided in Europe. The new privacy regulations are scheduled to take effect in 2018.
Danielle Brown, Google's new VP of diversity, integrity and governance, responded to a Google software engineer's critique of the company's diversity initiatives -- calling for them to be replaced with policies that encourage "ideological diversity."
Hitwise analyzed data from top retail websites to determine behavioral traits, gender gaps, and rank the top 10 most-visited websites in the Pets & Animals industry as of May 2017.


text:
With a prize of USD$10,000, the ‘We Are Dairy’ initiative aims to encourage all dairy farm owners, managers, employees or dairy farming groups to come forward and, collectively, shine a spotlight on the progress being achieved in the dairy industry throughout the world.
Have you adapted your business to increase efficiency? Maybe you have made some simple and practical changes, or perhaps made a significant investment to achieve substantial reduction in your carbon footprint? Anything from savings on fuel or utilities, to a new housing design that has seen improvement in animal health, all contribute to the industry’s quest to become more sustainable.
Earlier this year, Diversey’s Deosan Agriculture hygiene brand, together with leading industry consultants, Promar International, launched the global ‘We Are Dairy’ Initiative to celebrate these positive changes and reward the efforts of individual farms playing their part towards sustainability. With the deadline fast approaching, it is worth reminding ourselves of the importance of this worldwide campaign, and the potential positive impact it could have on the industry’s environmental footprint.
With a prize equivalent to USD$10,000, the ‘We Are Dairy’ initiative aims to encourage all dairy farm owners, managers, employees or dairy farming groups to come forward and, collectively, shine a spotlight on the progress being achieved in the dairy industry throughout the world.
Alison Cox, Agricultural Global Application Specialist at Diversey explains, “We are keen to receive all ideas that drive sustainable advancements, especially those that can be easily replicated on other dairy farms. It can be anything, from changes in the farm’s infrastructure, to something amazingly cheap and simple. We hope to highlight sustainable solutions being implemented on dairy farms that have a positive impact on farm businesses, communities, or the supply chain, on a daily basis.
Alison continues, “This is also an opportunity for the dairy industry as a whole to stand up and demonstrate the extraordinary progress that has been made and the innovative ways in which farms have adapted to improve animal welfare and sustainability. In such a competitive marketplace, it’s important we show consumers the incredible work being done by the industry.
“There is increasing global recognition of the impact of farming on the environment. As individual businesses we all have a role in addressing this.”
Diversey invests heavily in R&D to develop new products that meet future demands. “An example is the recent addition of the Deosan HH+ footbath solution to the portfolio. This product supports the reversal of the hoof degradation process and therefore promotes foot health, which is beneficial to animal health and welfare. It has been specifically developed to be 100% water soluble to reduce environmental impact.
Deosan has also broken new ground in helping to make dairy farming better for the environment with Deosan Acidbrite, which is designed to circulate effectively without generating foam in cold water; even water below 10 oC. This modern chemistry enables dairy farmers to remove one hot wash from a twice (or three times) per day parlour wash routine without impacting hygiene results, reducing carbon emissions by up to 1.6 Metric tonnes per year, while also reducing running costs.
Alison adds, “In recognition of the tremendous will from farmers to be more proactive in terms of responsible waste management, we also joined up with Avanti, to become the first company in the UK to introduce a national scheme that offers a one stop collection service to any farm location for all plastic waste.
Meet the ‘We Are Dairy’ Judges
Alison Cox, Agricultural Global Application Specialist at Diversey. Alison has 40 years in the dairy farm sector, including practical farm experience, consultancy, product development, pharmacovigilance and disease control.
“We know from some ‘We Are Dairy’ applications that there is some incredible work being done on farms throughout the world that make a difference. It maybe something such as installing LED lighting, or sourcing electric from alternative power sources or increasing feed efficiency in the diets. There are many examples that can be easily, and universally, replicated on other dairy farms, which, if achieved on a mass scale, would make a tremendous difference to our industry’s environmental impact and, ultimately, the long-term profitability of dairy farming.
“As a member of the judging panel, I am also thrilled to see the strong cooperative spirit throughout the world in the dairy sector. This is a credit to all the individuals working daily to produce a quality and nutritious product for the global population. By sharing the progress and ideas that drive sustainable advancements, the whole industry will benefit.”
To further illustrate the progress of the innovation and advancements, and promote the industry around the globe, Diversey and Promar will publish a report highlighting the impact on climate and welfare if the processes carried out by the finalists were applied by the international dairy farming community. “This is a major step forward in not only demonstrating what we can achieve, but also in sharing ideas between each other, and quantifying the impact of cooperation. If we all embrace the collective change we can make, our industry will benefit significantly.
“I urge all individuals working on dairy farms to support this global campaign. Tell us what you have done, or are in the process of doing, to improve animal welfare and the sustainability on your farm, or indeed encourage others who are on this journey to come forward and apply too. Let’s promote the dairy industry’s extraordinary achievements,” she concludes.
Applications can be made by visiting the We Are Dairy website by 31st August 2021. The winner, who will receive the USD$10,000 prize, will be announced in October.


text:
to connectVideoFox News Flash, important news, Dec. 26
Fox News Flash, important news, for the Feb. 26 are right here. Check out what to click on Foxnews.com
A truck driver may have been possessed by the Grinch earlier this month when he allegedly destroyed a holiday package that he was supposed to have a drop-off for Amazon customers, according to a new report.
AMAZON IS DOING A REPORT ON THE SUPPLY CRASHES, DOES, SAFETY IS THE TOP PRIORITY
A Surveillance video captured by a neighbor, a Troy, Mich., location is on the driver to place the package in front of the rear wheels, and then proceed to run it, repeatedly, Detroit’s WXYZ-TV reported.
After the driver to stop at the front door of the house, and he seems to be trying to deliver the package before heading back to the truck, carefully placing the package on the truck from the rear, and the back-and-forth on it many, many times, to break on the counter, the report said.
A neighbor of George Porretta, was outraged by the video, and that nothing is going to get the guy to come back, and then the package again.
Shortly thereafter, at about 4 p.m. Dec. 17, Porretta himself, picked up what was left of it, and that it was made to be a smart remote control for garage door openers, and delivered to the intended customer, WXYZ reported.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FOX NEWS APP
Porretta said, Amazon is replacing the order, but does not insist that such behaviour must stop before it brings in more donations for the holidays.
The van was not marked, leads to Porretta to suspect that the driver was under a contract with a third party for the provision of the service, according to the report.
Amazon has not yet commented on the incident.


text:
What was 30 brands under Adventist Health System is now one unified brand.
The following public release was made available by AdventHealth, the Adventist healthcare system formerly known as Adventist Health System. ~ Editors
One of the United States’ largest faith-based health systems, a system with 47 hospital campuses in nine states, officially has a new name as of January 1, 2019 — AdventHealth.
The name change for the organization formerly known as Adventist Health System is part of a systemwide brand transformation, with the goal of becoming a more consumer-centric, connected, and identifiable national system of care, enabling consumers to easily distinguish locations and services across its vast care network, which serves more than 5 million patients annually.
As an answer to the fragmentation and complexity in an industry that has made it increasingly difficult for consumers to navigate the health-care landscape over the years, all of the organization’s wholly owned hospitals and more than 1,200 care sites now carry the AdventHealth name and logo, with a brand promise to help consumers feel whole.
“This is a historic day for our organization, and I can’t be more excited about the direction we are heading,” said Terry Shaw, president and CEO for AdventHealth. “Our facilities and team members are galvanized around one name, brand, and mission, and in doing this, we will deliver on our promise of wholeness and make the health journey easier for consumers.”
AdventHealth, which is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is an expression of the church’s health-care ministry. The new name conveys an expectation of things to come in health care, while also drawing a strong connection to the organization’s rich Seventh-day Adventist roots. The AdventHealth logo is a symbol of wholeness that illustrates the breadth and diversity of a connected system of care, and at its core is the cross, which is at the center of the organization’s work.


text:
Flexible TV viewing is on the rise, with 6.9 million Australians streaming more than 1.5 billion minutes of catch-up and live streaming content in the past month, according to the latest OzTAM VPM 28-day rolling and live streaming reports.
The figure represents a 25 per cent increase in TV streaming over the past four months, and a shift in the behaviours of Aussie TV audiences as they embrace new technology and platforms to access free-to-air OTT content.
The increase in audience size shows a record number of Australians streaming free video on demand (FVOD). Of the 6.9 million Australians streaming OTT content, 5.8 million of those were watching FVOD, compared to the 4.3 million Australians streaming subscription video on demand (SVOD).
Freeview CEO Elizabeth Ross said: “On top of solid appointment viewing, with FTA broadcast television being viewed by 83.7 per cent of people each week, Aussies are also choosing to watch additional content at a time, and in a way that suits them best.
“Whether it’s catch up TV on TV screens or live streaming their favourite drama during the evening commute on a mobile, flexible OTT TV viewing is on the rise.
“Australian broadcasters are leading the world through innovation and investment into making their content available on different platforms and devices, and Australians are taking full advantage.”


text:
Earlier this month, Google announced a beta test of a real game-changer for AdWords. It’s called AdWords Rules, and it allows you to automate certain AdWords tasks when specified criteria are met. In case you haven’t heard of it already, here’s an intro video courtesy of Google:
This is a pretty big deal, since a lot of vendors have been selling tools that do exactly this kind of thing. Why pay hundreds (or thousands) of dollars a month for a software service for bid management when you can just create an AdWords rule in a couple of minutes for free? Rules can be set for budgets, campaigns, ad groups, ads, and keywords, so there is a lot of potential for PPC managers to get creative and save a lot of work. And frankly, I think most AdWords customers are going to be better served by using this offering instead of an expensive software tool.
So what does this mean for third-party vendors in the PPC space? For one, it’s going to be a harder sell to get folks to pay for their products. But, I don’t think we’ll be seeing guys like Omniture, Marin, and Acquisio going bankrupt just yet. Just look at the web analytics space. Google has a pretty amazing free offering, but there are still a lot of companies who are making huge profits by selling an alternative. PPC software companies just need to innovate to stay ahead of Google, and beat them at their own game. It’s not good enough to just sell your software as a bid management tool any more – I can set up an AdWords rule in about five minutes that can do that job. Instead, companies will need to focus on aspects that Google can’t touch yet – things like revenue integration, split-testing of individual campaign elements, better stats reporting, and the like. Google comes up with a lot of tools for AdWords, but they’re really only good at one thing – helping people spend more money on AdWords. Despite Google’s constant encouragement to do exactly this, it’s not always the right answer for PPC. Sometimes you do need a third party to tell you where NOT to spend your money in Google. Big G would never tell you this themselves.
Ranting aside, I think this is a great new development for everyone who has ever been saddled with mundane tasks in PPC account maintenance. I used to spend a few hours a month adjusting bids. Now I can set up a couple of rules and never have to do that again. Even better, I don’t have to convince my boss or my clients to pay for a new PPC tool. It’s right there in AdWords. It’s not in every account yet, but if you don’t have it at the moment you should get it in a couple of weeks. I’ve already seen it pop up in my accounts, and I’m definitely going to be using it a lot in the coming year.


text:
Namibia: Tour group tells Africa’s story
THE Hafeni Afrika Tourism Group in Mondesa, Swakopmund, found inspiration to sell African history through community tourism.
According to Heinrich Hafeni, founder and managing director of the group, the company, which started operations in 2011, focuses on cultural tourism and organizes guided tours in informal settlements to promote community tourism.
The company has three subsidiaries – Hafeni Traditional Restaurant, Hafeni Africa Tourist Town and Hafeni Guest House.
“Bespoke tour packages in Mondesa and DRC townships in Swakopmund, Kuisebmund in Walvis Bay and Katutura in Windhoek are very popular with foreign tourists,” Hafeni said.
The entrepreneur says tourists love going off the beaten path to eat kapana, see locals drinking tombo and witness their way of life.
“We also run tours to Windhoek, Swakopmund and other towns, and take tourists to historic sites as well as camping safaris in places like Etosha, but we focus on cultural and community tours, at which tourists see shebeens and cuca shops in townships and along popular tourist routes,” he says.
Hafeni is also a municipal councilor in Swakopmund.
“Our goal is to be at each strategic tourist location, telling our own African story about the communities along these tourist routes to enrich the experience of tourists in Namibia,” he says.
Ironically, the informal settlements are not only attractive to European tourists, but also to people from South Africa, where there are also shacks, says Hafeni.
“They can stay in the best hotels, but they go down to see their brothers in the townships,” he says.
He says Namibians support the Hafeni Restaurant in Mondesa because they love the environment and the traditional cuisine it serves.
“We are working with banks and other investors on the construction of a 20-room property in Mondesa that will provide affordable accommodation for local and foreign tourists and will also serve traditional dishes from different regions of the country,” he said. he declares.
He says he spent five years working in the tourism sector in East and Southern Africa before setting up his business.
Hafeni says the proposed hotel would also provide information for people taking boat cruises, or participating in quad biking or other outdoor activities on the coast.
The Covid-19 lockdown took its toll, he says, and he had to sell off some company assets, including vehicles, to stay afloat.
“We are not out of the woods yet, but we are rebuilding and repositioning the business to remain a strong African brand. We want the business to become a giant in intra-African tourism by bringing in partners from Zambia , Zimbabwean, South African and even Ghanaian,” he says.
Hafeni is also Chairman of the Africa Economic Leadership Council, an organization that connects African entrepreneurs.
He says they have learned the lessons of the pandemic and gained the motivation to move forward.
Although some workers had to be laid off, they are still in the company’s plans and will be taken over as business operations return to normal, he said.
Hafeni advises those aspiring to venture into the tourism industry to have a positive attitude, be passionate about their business and believe in themselves.
“We want to make the townships an attractive tourist destination because it will inspire communities, especially young people, to find ways to uplift themselves.”
He says that in addition to encouraging entrepreneurship in the council, he also organizes motivational talks for budding entrepreneurs at his restaurant Mondesa.
“I and other Erongo business leaders held motivational talks in Arandis, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay during the lockdown to encourage aspiring businessmen to persevere through tough times,” he says.


text:
Samsung ready to take the starting plug off of SIRI
Samsung is said to be in talks with the company partially behind the sweet voice (aka virtual assistant) inside Apple iPhones, SIRI.
Naunce is the name of the company. The company is said to be even responsible for Samsung’s S Voice which is a regular feature in latest Samsung flagships and top smartphone models.
According to the World Street Journal, Samsung is looking to buy the brand but a specific price haven’t been mentioned yet.
We also know that yesterday, Naunce’s market cap rose from $5.5 billion to $6 billion due to excitement from the reports of the deal.
Samsung has repeated that it needs to spend more on R&D and buying Naunce wouldn’t be a bad move toward the dream at all.


text:
Nina Dobrev's new choppy cut is a great option for short hair — get the details
Amal Clooney’s style has gotten bolder since the birth of her twins, Alexander and Ella — see her best post-baby style moments
Gigi Hadid demonstrated how to take a simple sweatsuit to the next level with a styling trick on September 20 — details
Kirsten Dunst revealed that her wedding dress will be by Rodarte at the Woodstock premiere in LA on September 18 — get the details
See Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner and more rock the 'it' accessory for fall: fanny packs!
CoverGirl has announced that the latest lady to join the brand as an ambassador is Ayesha Curry — get the details
MAC is releasing a New Neutrals collections with 14 new neutral lipsticks and two new lipglass shades — see the collection here!
Kaia Gerber’s moto jacket style staple is the ultimate wear-with-anything wardrobe piece — get the details on how she wears it
Millennial pink is everywhere, but Gigi Hadid and Rihanna demonstrate how to make the color translate with monochrome makeup — details
Get "Generous" singer Olivia Holt’s best back-to-school beauty advice — details
Millennial beauty brand Glossier is adding a fragrance to their body product collection — details
Selena Gomez announced a long-term partnership with athleisure brand Puma — get the details
Us Weekly’s Christina Garibaldi gets the scoop on all things fashion from Ellie Kemper, Padma Lakshmi and more stars at the 2017 Emmys — watch!
Get the scoop on how to recreate Vanessa Kirby’s modern waves she rocked at the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held in L.A. on Sunday, September 17 — get details
See the different ways Ingrid Bolso Berdal, Halston Sage and Heidi Klum all wore the same Clinique lipsticks to the 69th Annual Primetime Emmys held in L.A. on Sunday, September 17 — details


text:
DreamWorks Animation is drawing up plans to open a facility in Shanghai to produce toons developed for the Chinese market.
The company is considering candidates to fill various posts at the venture, including that of president, tapping Los Angeles-based recruitment firm RSR Partners to handle the headhunting duties. Word leaked of DWA’s plans when prospective hires received the letter from RSR revealing the studio’s plans to “establish a production and development presence in China.”
“As it is an important market for us and one in which the DreamWorks Animation brand and products have tremendous value, we continue to explore opportunities in China,” said a DWA spokeswoman. “Any further speculation is premature.”
Last month, DreamWorks inked a deal with Youku.com, a Chinese YouTube of online videos to distrib its films, starting with the “Kung Fu Panda” pics.
Making a bigger move in China would make sense for DWA, considering that the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise was developed to appeal to that market.
The first “Panda” was the first animated pic to earn more than 100 million yuan ($15 million) at the local box office there. This summer’s sequel also performed strongly, breaking B.O. records.
“Kung Fu Panda 2,” which Par distribbed for DWA domestic and internationally, established a new opening-day mark for a foreign release in China just a week after Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” set the record. “Panda” pic took in $18.5 million over its two-day weekend in May.
The film has earned $92 million in China since then. Altogether, it’s collected $492 million from foreign territories and $657 million overall.
A presence in China would enable DWA to tap into the growing B.O., which rose a 64% last year, earning $1.5 billion.
But given the way the Chinese government restricts how many foreign films can unspool in China, DWA will still have to work with a local business to launch the studio and bypass the restrictions the way Legendary recently bowed Legendary East to produce a slate of live-action pics in the region.


text:
Email Newsletters: Register for email newsletters and get up-to-date news, directly to your inbox, from Convenience Store
By Gaelle Walker2008-09-19T00:00:00+01:00
The impending tobacco display ban represents the “greatest opportunity since the National Lottery” for retailers, according to Booker chief executive Charles Wilson.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has developed a toolkit to help retailers reduce the risk of work-related violence. It provides practical advice on how to conduct a risk assessment and take action to prevent or control violent incidents. It...
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been called upon by Association of Convenience Stores chief executive James Lowman to do more to reduce red tape for small businesses
A major consultation on reforming the planning system in England has been praised by the retail industry.
McColl’s has seen a drop in total revenue in its interim results although like-for-like sales rose.
Online shopping platform APPY SHOP has been selected by Scottish chain One O One Convenience Stores to be its exclusive partner.
Site powered by Webvision Cloud


text:
The classic nWo t-shirt is one of the most enduring pieces of wrestling merchandise.
There have also been several variations of the shirt such as the Latino World Order version – which has recently been revived by WWE along with the Rey Mysterio-helmed group – and the all-red Wolfpac top representing the splinter faction of the group headed by Kevin Nash.
Recently eyebrows were raised when it became apparent that WWE had altered the shirt to add their logo to the bottom. This didn’t go down well with many fans, and as it turns out, members of the New World Order itself.
nWo members were unhappy with the change
According to a new report from Fightful Select, “numerous” members of the group are frustrated about the change, believing that including the logo undermines the “spirit of the shirt.”
WWE’s merchandise is now handled through Fanatics, and the company is said to have been made aware of these frustrations.
Fightful also said that this isn’t the first time the short has come under scrutiny, with the company having added its “authentic wear” tag to the bottom of the merchandise several years ago and receiving a similar reaction. There were also claims that the branding negatively affected sales of the top.
Seemingly, there has been consideration of removing the logo again, but there has been no word on this happening so far.


text:
The Midlands has seen one of the largest increases in the UK in the number of properties sold at auction, according to the latest figures from the leading industry body Essential Information Group.
Between January and March 2016, £169,472,707 was spent at auctions in the region, an 8.6% increase on the same period last year.
The region also saw an increase in the number of properties sold through auctions during this time, with 15% more lots offered than the first quarter of 2015.
The figures mean that, excluding London, the Midlands now stands second in the UK in terms of the amount spent at auctions, only beaten by the North West at £197.3 million.
Scott Hendry, director at specialist property auction lender Together, said: “Across the UK, the auction property market is booming, thanks to an increase in awareness of the properties and deals available to all. The increase in the number lots on offer has contributed to this growth, with many people now choosing to attend auctions when looking to buy a property.”
Rory Daley, managing director of SDL Bigwood property auction house based in Birmingham, said: “The property auction business in the region is thriving and we see people of all demographics attending for a range of purposes, from first-time buyers to commercial customers. The number of properties up for auction in the region is constantly increasing too, giving buyers more choice.”
Scott added: “As the auction house becomes increasingly popular, it’s important to understand the auction buying process. The main difference to buying traditionally is the need to turnaround the completion of the sale in just 28 days. However, the ability to use a specialist auction lender opens up the market to more potential buyers and investors, so we expect to see continued demand at auction houses across the region.”
For more information on specialist finance with Together visit www.togethermoney.com
"Across the UK, the auction property market is booming, thanks to an increase in awareness of the properties and deals available to all. "
Scott Hendry, Together
DISCLAIMER: The statements, opinions, views and advice expressed in this article are those of the author/organisation and not of ENTIRELY. This article should represent information correct at the time of publication however whilst every care has been taken to present up-to-date and accurate information, we cannot guarantee that inaccuracies will not occur. ENTIRELY will not be held responsible for any claim, loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of any information within this article or any information accessed through this site. The content of any organisations websites which you link to from ENTIRELY are entirely out of the control of ENTIRELY, and you proceed at your own risk. These links are provided purely for your convenience and do not imply any endorsement of or association with any products, services, content, information or materials offered by or accessible to you at the organisations site.


text:
Competition in the consumer electronics industry has been fierce this week, as Panasonic and Samsung raced to launch their 3D HDTV’s and Blu-ray players. Samsung announced pricing and availability for its 3D products during a New York City event on Tuesday morning, while Panasonic held its own event the following day, where a Manhattan couple purchased the first 3D bundle at the Best Buy in Union Square.
Samsung certainly one-upped the competition with last night’s star-studded launch event, which featured a surprise concert by the Black Eyed Peas in the middle of Times Square–as well as appearances by Avatar director James Cameron and other celebrities. The Black Eyed Peas used Twitter to inform fans about the upcoming concert, but they weren’t allowed to tweet the concert’s location until 30 minutes before the show, at the NYPD’s request. A live stream of the 15-minute concert, which included the songs “Boom Boom Pow,” “Imma Be,” and “I Gotta Feeling” was available on Dipdive.com.
Cameron spoke with USA Today‘s Ed Baig following the concert and discussed plans for Avatar‘s 3D Blu-ray release. “We’re not officially announcing it right now but I’m hoping for fall. The wildcard is that we might be re-releasing the movie this fall. It’s kind of gotten stomped out (in theaters) because of Alice in Wonderland,” Cameron told Baig in an interview posted on USA Today.
Media and VIP guests were shuttled to the Samsung Experience, a permanent showroom in Manhattan’s Time Warner Center, following the show, where Samsung executives and celebrities celebrated the launch of the company’s 3D products, which will hit stores later this month.
PCMag.com columnist Michael J. Miller also reported on the event, discussing the 3D cameras used to film the concert–the same cameras Cameron used in Avatar.


text:
PR.com is a leader in paid and free press release distribution.
To reach journalists, increase online visibility, and attract new customers,
submit via our global online news and press release distribution service to
top search engines, thousands of websites, social media, blogger networks,
as well as via print, broadcast, radio, mobile channels, and more.
Citing research conducted at eleven different universities, the author of a new book entitled, "Consciousness, The Hard Problem Solved," reveals what the findings if that research clearly indicate, in the aggregate, to be the origin of consciousness. - December 14, 2019 - The Oaklea Press
Indywood Film Market, it’s where filmmakers, production houses, technology providers and aspiring artists converge to make the dream of a unified Indian film industry a reality. And of course, Lumina Screens, the flagship brand of Galalite Screens, was a part of its latest edition held in Hyderabad. - December 14, 2019 - Lumina Screens
Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by Darren C. Demaree "So Clearly Beautiful" hitting stores everywhere. - December 14, 2019 - Adelaide Books
Histria Books is pleased to announce that it will donate $10 for each copy of "Scanderbeg: George Castiota and the Albanian Resistance to Islamic Expansion" sold on its website HistriaBooks.com in the month of December to aid victims of the devastating earthquake in Albania. The book is published... - December 14, 2019 - Histria Books
Small businesses will certainly benefit from the use of advanced IP PBX with modern features especially when it is offered as a virtualized service on a pay as you go IPPBX as a service model. - December 14, 2019 - Hodusoft Pvt. Ltd.
Three-Time GRAMMY Winner Seeks to Democratize Global Music Marketplace in Digital Streaming Era - December 13, 2019 - Sound Royalties
Dog Ear Publishing has released a new book by Vietnam War veteran Earl "Dusty" Trimmer that details the history of the Vietnamese and the conflicts that shaped the country. - December 13, 2019 - Dog Ear Publishing
Sports entertainment agency, Athletic Sports Group (ASG), has announced a multi-year deal with World Team Tennis (WTT) as their international agent and distributor. ASG has established itself as one of the most respected independent sport media distributors and they are thrilled to have WTT as their... - December 13, 2019 - Athletic Sports Group
Recognizing top service providers in the private asset management space - December 13, 2019 - TAG
Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by Robert Wexelblatt "Intuition of The News" hitting stores everywhere. - December 13, 2019 - Adelaide Books
Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by Edward V. Bonner "Purple Dawn" hitting stores everywhere. - December 13, 2019 - Adelaide Books
Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by John Ballam "The Mary House" hitting stores everywhere. - December 13, 2019 - Adelaide Books
The SKYY Digital Media Group team is excited to announce the launch of SKYY’s newly-designed corporate web site (www.skyydmg.com). Their goal with these changes is to create a user-friendly browsing experience for their business partners, shareholders and growing roster of customers.
The updated... - December 12, 2019 - VOS Digital Media Group
John Newcombe contributed foreword to new book written by man who helped create an organization that won a Nobel Peace Prize. - December 12, 2019 - New Chapter Press
Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of Lafayette: Courtier to Crown Fugitive, 1757-1777 by bestselling author S.P. Grogan. The book is published by the Addison & Highsmith Publishers, an imprint of Histria Books dedicated to outstanding original works of fiction.
More so than history,... - December 12, 2019 - Histria Books
Michael Terence Publishing is excited to announce the release of "Sound Sources: The Origin of Auditory Sensations" by Akpan J. Essien. - December 12, 2019 - Michael Terence Publishing
The Golden Age of Piracy. - December 12, 2019 - Fireship Press
Michael Terence Publishing is excited to announce the release of "The Secret of the Twin Parchments: The Golden One" – the first in a young adult adventure series by B.A. Knight. - December 12, 2019 - Michael Terence Publishing
The Best of Elearning! Awards program is the exclusive Industry Users’ Choice Award, whereby learning professionals vote via online ballot for best-in-class solutions. Eighty-five percent of professionals have personally recommended a learning solution to a colleague, and this awards program formalizes this personal recommendation process. - December 12, 2019 - Elearning! Magazine
Elearning! Media Group opens 2020 Learning! 100 Award Call for Applications. The annual award program honors public and private sector organizations for innovation, collaboration and learning culture that drives performance. Applications can be submitted at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020L100. Previous winners include: Amazon, New York Life and NASCAR. - December 12, 2019 - Elearning! Magazine
Michael Terence Publishing is excited to announce the release of "My Life With a Waggy Tail" – a humour-filled story by Malcolm R. Hodson – part of the My Life Series. - December 12, 2019 - Michael Terence Publishing
Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by Dave and Jessie Gerber "A Robot's Journey to Find a Heart," hitting stores everywhere. - December 12, 2019 - Adelaide Books
Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by Philip Wexler "The Sad Parade" hitting stores everywhere. - December 12, 2019 - Adelaide Books
Adelaide Books is proud to offer the latest work by Suzanne Maggio "The Cardinal Club" hitting stores everywhere. - December 12, 2019 - Adelaide Books
Origin’s smart, efficient wirelessAI™ motion detection algorithm facilitates rapid deployment of next generation smart home services with simple over-the-air software update. - December 11, 2019 - Origin Wireless
The album "Love & Conflict" is a blues-rock, R&B experimental journey, and Purple Rose Records is proud to bring it to you worldwide January 6, 2020. - December 11, 2019 - Purple Rose Records
Erik discusses the importance of sales and marketing alignment for business ROI. - December 11, 2019 - DECK 7
Dingtone saw a sharp increase in the number of Indians signing up and using Dingtone in the past week due to the over 40% cell phone service hike. More and more Indian consumers are now enjoying cheaper or even free phone calls as well as sending texts. This is why Dingtone looks all set to make a serious impact in the evolving Indian telecom market. - December 11, 2019 - Dingtone, Inc.
Acquisition of Unified Technology Systems expands Solutionz’ large market share in the Southeastern US and the company’s breadth of expertise with the addition of top talent, resources and physical locations. - December 11, 2019 - Solutionz Inc.
With the launch of their first exclusive apparel, and the launch of their new website, 2019 has been a big year for Things From Another World. They wanted to celebrate and thank their customers for their support, with the biggest sale of the year: the 12 Days of TFAW.
The 12 Days of TFAW sales event... - December 11, 2019 - Things From Another World
VOS to Provide Video Services Across Full Array of SKYY’s Global Multimedia Content Applications - December 10, 2019 - VOS Digital Media Group
Citing research conducted at eleven different universities, the author of a new book entitled, "Consciousness, The Hard Problem Solved," reveals what the findings of that research clearly indicate, in the aggregate, to be the origin of consciousness. - December 10, 2019 - The Oaklea Press
Shelia Moore-Piper, award winning Christian Soul Artist, has released a new Christmas single, “C’mon Let’s Celebrate.” The Christmas single is an upbeat energetic worship song, that will have you dancing and celebrating during the holidays.
Shelia has won many gospel awards across... - December 10, 2019 - Bdm/ Ugroove Music
Schloss Publishing today announced the release of JoJo KNOWS Pain their second book from the series JoJo KNOWS on December 14, 2019. JoJo Knows is a new imprint focused on true stories of a fun loving, quirky writer and an energetic and awesome father and son. - December 10, 2019 - Schloss Publishing
In this fascinating Q&A, Jeanne talks about the impact of agile marketing on corporate travel. - December 09, 2019 - DECK 7
Miracles of Kingman Christian Publishing is a new company based out of Phoenix AZ the websit focus mainly on the many books that Chaplain Paul Vescio wrote and published in the last three months. - December 09, 2019 - LaTribuna Christian Publishing
Diff'rence Aka Darrin and Phonic Blizz Ent Announce Release of Extended Painkillers 2
After having placements in Word is Bond, EarMilk, and other music blogs Diff'rence Aka Darrin Cox returns with an upshot that is "Extended Painkillers 2." "The first thing I noticed is the cover,"... - December 08, 2019 - Phonic Blizz Ent.
Awards showcase the best in the industry with categories focused on experts, products and services for wealth managers, high-net-worth clients and financial institutions. - December 08, 2019 - TAG
Lastest tellows Android app update, including Menu redesign and new features. New Introduction and tutorials for users. Published in December 2019 and available in different languages. - December 08, 2019 - Tellows UG
Execulink has chosen the town of Tillsonburg to be the home of their next Fibre build. - December 08, 2019 - Execulink Telecom
The Nashville Chapter of the Religion Communicators Council (RCC) meets monthly to talk about topics of interest and hear from professionals in religious communications. - December 07, 2019 - Religion Communicators Council
Scilligence has partnered with Certara to enable advanced data analysis and visualization capabilities in their registration and bioassay database in order to accelerate scientific research. - December 07, 2019 - Scilligence
UNIFY Financial Credit Union - One of the Largest Credit Unions in the US with $3B+ - December 07, 2019 - Eltropy
DEVAR CEO and co-founder, Anna Belova featured in Forbes 30 under 30 list among the most promising entrepreneurs. - December 07, 2019 - DEVAR
TRENDnet® (www.TRENDnet.com), a global leader in reliable SMB and consumer networking and surveillance solutions, and The Edge Group, a distributor-owned buying group in the datacom, CCTV/security, low voltage, electronic MRO, and electronic OEM industries, are excited to announce that TRENDnet has... - December 06, 2019 - TRENDnet
Bird Home Automation, a global leader in IP door communication technology headquartered in Berlin, has added IP intercoms with up to 18 call buttons to its DoorBird product line. The new smart video door intercoms significantly expand the company’s product portfolio which includes models with displays... - December 05, 2019 - Bird Home Automation
Michael Terence Publishing is excited to announce the release of "Games You Can Play – a guidebook" by Professor of Practice, John W. Grisby. - December 05, 2019 - Michael Terence Publishing
SPi Global has signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Scientific Publishing Services (SPS) from research and education publisher Springer Nature Group. SPS is an end-to-end solutions provider for print and digital publishers offering a diversified suite of services to science, technology and medical (STM) and humanities and social sciences (HSS) book and journal publishers, and has evolved to become a full-service offshore partner. - December 05, 2019 - SPi Global
Vac-Con announces a new dealer for the West. - December 05, 2019 - Vac-Con, Inc.
Execulink Telecom has announced the launch of their second annual Gifts of Christmas Holiday Donation Program, which aims at giving back to their local communities during the month of December. - December 05, 2019 - Execulink Telecom