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“Hacking smartlights can be hackers next move.”
The home automation has gone one step farther by the invention of smart lights. You can now replace your incandescent light bulb with smart lighting solutions that can be controlled by a single tap on your smartphone or tablet. Doesn’t that sound interesting to those who are lazy? Oh, wait these bulbs offer you even more degree of control than traditional bulbs like setting timers, geofencing (controlling light according to your GPS location). You can integrate smart bulbs with security cameras and other smart devices. Triggering lights to react on phone notifications, change in weather, emergency announcements from local administration can be taken as best examples. These smart lights provide flexible, exciting and energy efficient lighting at home or professional lighting.
So that was all about features but what about the control? Well, there are many options available based on user requirements. Connectivity is provided through WiFi, Bluetooth and ZigBee. With these available connectivities, you get more control over your house lighting system. Companies like Philips are providing automation hub like Wink 2, Philips Hue, to let you connect to your lights wherever you are. No matter whether you forget to turn off the lights while leaving for vacation or before sleeping, you will only need a smartphone and set timer.
19% of the world’s total energy is used for lighting and 6% of the greenhouse emissions is due to this energy used for lighting. In US, 65% of the energy consumption is used by commercial and industrial sectors among which 22% is used only for lighting. At this scenario, smart lights would be a better solution since they are energy efficient and eco friendly. Days to panic on electricity bills are going to end.
But with this smart revolution in home and commercial lighting have you ever thought of the possible threats? Like how secure they actually are? Releasing a paper at Black Hat Conference 2016, the researchers Eyal Ronen, Colin O’Flynn, Adi Shamir and Achi-Or Weingarten from Weizman Institute of Science of Israel and Dalhouse University of Canada showed how the most essential home objects like bulbs can be vulnerable to attacks. They tested their attack on popular brand manufacturer of smart lights, Philips. Philips Hue light bulbs communicate via ZigBee protocol, a global standard that allows customers to remotely control LEDs, light bulbs, timers and switches. Any new firmware is delivered via OTA(Over The Air) update. They found a flaw in ZigBee and used it to infect the lamp. They replaced the firmware with worm for attack. They used a drone to get close to a building and the team was able to deliver malware to one of the bulb and then the virus got spread from one infected lamp to it’s neighbour like a chain reaction. On their paper they have expressed it as: When the drone hovers in front of the building, the second phase of our attack can be seen. The lights have been “kidnaped” from their controller and are crying for help, signaling S O S repeatedly in Morse code. Once attacked this malware enables attacker to control lights, permanently brick them or abuse them for massive DDoS(Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. The researchers argue this kind of attack could be used to take over a building or an area with a high concentration of connected devices within minutes.
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Paris has started smart city project to reduce public lighting energy consumption by 30% deploying more than 15000 smart lights . Just imagine what would be the effect when one of those gets infected by a malware. Let’s talk about US electricity grid. FBI warned about possible threat after attack that shut down power grid in Ukraine. The worm that infects smart bulbs can be integrated to attack other smart devices in it’s periphery. The hacker will then be able to get control over entire city or organization. These are some of possible large scale attacks. What about individual? Studies show that hacker can adjust the contrast of bulb in such a way that it can cause brain hemorrhage to a person sitting in the light or cause long term discomfort which might result in lesser productivity. The attacker can send a malware to your smartphone or other device connected with the lighting system and steal all of your valuable information. He can get control over all your devices connected with your lights.
Considering smart lights to be a great threat of the future, their use can’t be discarded. Demand of people is what leads to innovation and revolution. With technology getting better day by day, we can hope that companies like Philips will bring more security updates in the near future to prevent those attacks.

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Nintendo has published its second quarter earnings for 2015, showing a slight decrease in year-on-year operating profit, despite the launch of big-name first party title Mario Maker. Nintendo reported a ¥7.8 billion operating profit for the quarter ending September 30th, down slightly from the ¥9.3 billion figure it posted in the second quarter of 2014. While that operating profit was higher, Nintendo investors will be pleased to see the Kyoto-based company is on track to smash its full-year operating profit from 2014 — through the first six months of 2015, Nintendo has an operating profit of ¥8.98 billion, up from an operating loss of ¥215 million through the first six months of 2014.
Wii U hardware sales increased slightly over last quarter, rising from 0.47 million in Q1 2015 to 0.72 million, slightly up on the same period last year in which Nintendo sold 0.61 million. The company says it's still forecast to sell 3.4 million of the consoles by the year's end, the same total it predicted back in May.
These are the first financial results published since Tatsumi Kimishima took over
2015 has been reasonable for software, with Mario Maker selling 1.88 million copies after its launch in September, and Splatoon — released in May and selling 1.62 million copies in time for Q1 this year — selling another 800,000 copies. Nintendo says its Amiibo connected toys are also enjoying "robust" sales, and helping to prop up the lessened demand for 3DS hardware. The 3D handheld's sales are expected to drop 13 percent year-on-year, with Nintendo selling 7.6 million by March 2016.
This quarter's earnings aren't as high as some analysts predicted, but they've held fairly stable — a good sign after the company was devastated by the death of CEO Satoru Iwata in July. This quarter's results are the first to be published since his replacement, Tatsumi Kimishima, took the top job. Although a Nintendo veteran, Kimishima appeared to be an outside choice for the role: where Iwata had joined Nintendo talisman Shigeru Miyamoto on stage, in Nintendo Direct broadcasts, and in puppet form, Kimishima worked primarily behind the scenes, quietly taking jobs as as head of HR, managing director, and boss of Nintendo of America.
Nintendo is planning to work with Japanese mobile giant DeNA
Nintendo recorded a small slip in the sales of 3DS hardware — to be expected for a handheld without any major releases during the window — but saw Wii U sales kept flat by the release of Nintendo's own Mario Maker.
Iwata's loss was felt keenly by both video game makers and players, for now, at least, but Nintendo faces another test in the coming months. The company will soon start to lift the lid on its next console, code-named the NX, and details its plans for smartphone games and apps in partnership with Japanese company DeNA. New CEO Kimishima promised to hold a strategy briefing on Thursday, noting that the partnership with the mobile giant was "on track." That briefing may be the first indication of whether Nintendo's CEO plans to make any major changes to the company's overall strategy.


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Here's the latest in North Beach food news. In this edition, a pizza and pasta restaurant plots a move into the former Michelangelo Cafe space; a Nepalese restaurant debuts; an Italian speciality goods store is now open and a Mediterranean restaurant shutters.
Il Cilentano (579 Columbus Ave.)
Our veteran tipster, Al M., is the source of all of today's North Beach tips. First up: Il Cilentano, an Italian restaurant set to open soon at 579 Columbus Ave., in the former Michelangelo Cafe space.
Owner Santolo Esposito told us that the restaurant should open soon, but he doesn’t yet have an official date. He said it will serve classic Italian fare: pizza, pasta, beer and wine, with cannoli and tiramisu for dessert.
We'll keep you posted on its official debut.
Yarsa Nepalese Cuisine (1310 Grant Ave.)
As we reported a few weeks ago, Nepalese restaurant Yarsa has been planning its debut in North Beach's former Chubby Noodle space. It's now open, serving items such as chicken momos, almond cashew curry with lamb, and naan.
To celebrate its soft opening, which commenced on February 1, the restaurant is currently offering 20% off all menu items.
Hours are 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. and 5:30 - 10 p.m. daily.
Sotto Casa (1351 Grant Ave.)
Italian specialty goods store Sotto Casa quietly debuted a few months ago, at 1351 Grant Ave. It offers dry goods like pasta, olive oil, aged vinegar and panettone.
The store is open Tuesdays through Fridays from noon to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. It's closed Mondays.
Sabra Grill (419 Grant Ave.)
Mediterranean restaurant Sabra Grill, which specialized in shawarma and falafel, has closed, with a "for lease" sign hanging in its window at 419 Grant Ave. A real estate agent representing the space confirmed the closure.
We reached out to the restaurant’s owner for more information, but our calls were not returned. We'll keep you posted about any new tenants.
Thanks to our hardworking tipster Al M.! If you've seen something new (or closing) in the neighborhood, text your tips and photos to (415) 200-3233, or email [email protected] If we use your info in a story, we'll give you credit.


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Auction headlines Westport Library’s summer book sale
More than 80,000 items — including an auction of rare books — will be featured in the 23rd annual Summer Book Sale at the Westport Library starting next week.
The event runs at the library and its grounds from July 18 through 22, with the following schedule and pricing: Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., prices as marked; Monday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., everything is half-price, and Tuesday, July 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., remaining items are free and donations also accepted.
The items span more than 50 categories, from art to zoology, according to sale organizers.
A first for this book sale this year is the auction of two books described as “extraordinary” by the sale’s planners:
Disney’s “The Adventures of Mickey Mouse.” Published in 1931 with a rare dust jacket, this book is considered the first appearance of the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and also marks Donald Duck’s first mention in print This title sold last fall for $5,500 at a New York auction house.
Colton’s “General Atlas.” Published in 1872, this atlas has 180 steel-plate maps, including many in still-vibrant color, and is considered the best American atlas of its day, the library says. It is in a leather-trimmed binding.
Details on the auction, which will end July 18, are at: http://westportlibrary.org/support-wpl/book-sale
Other special books will be offered, including a first edition of “Goodbye, Columbus” and “Five Short Stories” by Philip Roth; a first edition of “Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue” by Grace Coddington and Michael Roberts, and the first American edition, second issue, of Sir Isaac Newton’s “Principia,” 1848.
All featured books are listed at http://westportlibrary.org/support-wpl/book-sales, and many, including the two auction books, will be on display in the library in the days leading up to the sale.
In addition to the featured specials, the art and photography books will be inside as well.
Also available will be a selection of books about the Middle East donated by a retired Mobil Oil executive and a large collection of sheet music.
The sale also will offer comic books, graphic novels and foreign books, including some in languages not commonly seen, like Hindi and Egyptian hieroglyphics.
The tents on Jesup Green will house a range of hardcover and paperback fiction and non-fiction books as well as vinyl records, DVDs, CDs and audiobooks.
Children’s books will be in a separate tent, with some of the library’s children’s librarians on hand to help.
Doors open at 9 a.m. each day of the sale, and there will no computer sign-ups or place holding. For early arrivals, library restrooms will open at 7 a.m. Saturday, as will the outside café booth, which will sell beverages and snacks. Featured specials will be accessed by specific lines to enter the library.
Book donations to the library are welcome year-round. They can be brought to the circulation desk, or call 203-291-4840 to arrange to have the donations picked up.
For more information, call 203-291-4800 or check www.westportlibrary.org


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Joe Utovac sits on a large chair inside the dining room at Utro’s Café, holding his cane in one hand and gesturing towards the walls of his recently closed restaurant with the other. Once adorned with hundreds of pieces of San Pedro memorabilia, the walls now have blank spots made by patrons taking a piece of the café home in remembrance.
“There’s a story behind every piece of memorabilia here,” says the elder Utovac, 75, pointing with his cane to a wall filled with vintage photographs, trophies, nautical signage, and the famous Utro’s Café caricatures by late local artists (and brothers) Bob and Pete Bentovoja.
The memorabilia on the walls told the story of arguably San Pedro’s proudest generation, the “born and raised” baby boomers who came of age going to the original Utro’s Crest Café on 22nd Street in the ‘70s and following it to the harbor at Berth 73 in the ‘90s.
Utovac even declared as much with the café’s original awning, which read “Home of the Proudest People on the Coast.”
Since the restaurant stopped serving Devine Burgers and beer on December 30, and with some time left on its lease, the café has become a makeshift antique shop until February 4, when its lease is officially up.
Joe, the burly and lively retired crane operator, holds court while his wife Cheryl and daughter Nicole help navigate the revolving door of past and present customers stopping by to pay their respects and maybe purchase a one-of-a-kind memento off the wall.
“This wasn’t how we wanted things to end,” admits Nicole, 44, who’s worked in the restaurant her entire adult life. “If I had known last year was going to be our last summer here, we would’ve done things differently.”
The sudden closure of Utro’s Café, a San Pedro institution since 1976, came as a bit of a surprise to the Utovac family. The way Joe explains it, the restaurant had been on a month-to-month lease “for a while” and was aware changes were coming but admits he didn’t know when. He also knew that the café’s current building, built in the 1930s and part of the West Harbor project, needed several critical repairs that, if done, would require the restaurant to be closed for an extended amount of time.
Also, had they come back after the repairs and become part of West Harbor, their rent would’ve quintupled from the significantly below-market rate they were paying.
So, the writing was on the wall that the café’s time had come. Still, receiving a two-week termination notice after being a tenant for 28 years (at the Berth 73 location) was a tough pill to swallow.
“I just wish we had one more summer to do it right,” says Nicole.
END OF AN ERA
Utro’s has a reputation for going out with a bang.
In 1976, 29-year-old Joe Utovac purchased the original Cresta Café on 22nd Street, which had been around since the 1950s. It quickly became a famous neighborhood watering hole for generations of San Pedrans, known for its good burgers, cheap beer, and colorful characters.
“We were a workingman’s bar,” says Joe.
When the 22nd Street location was forced to close after the property owner sold the land to build condos, the bar threw an epic goodbye party that included a classic car parade and concert by The Wingtips.
The party was so big that it ended up in the pages of the L.A. Times. According to an article from July 9, 1989, many cars had black signs that read: “Utro’s Dies Hard.”
After a six-year hiatus, Joe opened Utro’s Café at Berth 73, across the parking lot from Ports O’ Call Village near the fishing boat slips. For years, it was one of the only restaurants in town with a legit outdoor patio.
“We opened October 3, 1995, the same day O.J. [Simpson] was acquitted,” laughs Joe. “We tried giving away free orange juice that day, but it wasn’t very successful.”
In mid-December of last year, the Utovacs announced the pending closure of the restaurant on social media. The news spread like wildfire, causing the restaurant to have its busiest days in years. It wasn’t necessarily a sendoff like 1989, but it was something.
While the restaurant is gone for good, there’s talk of continuing the brand by selling apparel online. Their son, Joey Utovac, a longshoreman and clothing designer, may continue selling Utro’s merchandise through his website cavotu.com.
Joe and Cheryl are still coming to terms with not having the restaurant anymore but are looking forward to relaxing soon. Still weighing her future options, Nicole is grateful for all the love and support her family has received since announcing the closure.
“So many of my dad’s old friends he hasn’t seen in years have been coming by to say hi and reminisce with everyone,” says Nicole. “That part of it has been really great. We truly feel the love.” spt
Utro’s Café is still selling equipment and memorabilia most weekdays from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. through Feb. 4. Call (310) 547-5022 for more info.


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The country's largest lender, State bank of India has added yet another debit card to its collection of debit card products for customers. It is the chip and PIN- based Platinum Debit Card. The bank already has popular offerings like SBI Cash Plus, SBI Gold Debit Card and SBI Yuva Card for its huge customer base of 70 million.
The bank launched the card on Friday. It says the card is an innovative launch and the first of its kind in the market.
The Platinum debit card will allow its users with a daily cash withdrawal limit of Rs. 1, 00,000 from all ATMs across the country. Besides this, the card would also be providing a spending limit of Rs. 2, 00, 000 to the users at any pint of sale.
Adding to the range of benefits, the card also brings to its customers access to premium lounges and golf courses all across the country as well as abroad.
The card would bring accidental death coverage of Rs. 5, 00, 000 to its customers and Rs. 50, 000 for liabilities arising due to loss of the card.
The card was launched by SBI Chairperson, Mr. O.P.Bhatt. Bhatt gave out the card to Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Union Ministry of Finance, and Shyamala Gopinath, Deputy Governor, RBI. C. Narasimhan, Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Strategy & New Businesses).
He also described the card to be a premium product that is meant for the affluent customers who need to make huge monetary transactions regularly.
The new card is also a secure product as the data encrypted in the chip is very difficult to copy, bank officials said. Thus the chances of electronic data theft from the card are minimal.


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New Chapter, a vitamin and supplement company offering worthy products since 1892, has recently been bought out by mega-corporation Proctor & Gamble. Being the owner of chemical laden, toxic products such as Cascade dish-washing soap, Tide laundry detergent, Pringles potato chips, and Bounce dryer sheets, it is evident that Proctor and Gamble is less than a trustworthy and caring company. To add further concern regarding Proctor & Gamble’s place in our society, you may be interested to know that Proctor & Gamble shares the same institutional owners as biotech giant Monsanto.
While customers of New Chapter should be reasonably alarmed and concerned over this new owner of New Chapter, the co-founder of New Chapter is rather excited about the change.
“For us, this has been a dream come true. This is what we have been wanting to do since we started doing this 30 years ago. The world and the United States need this. This has to happen…We have endured an era in which health foods were considered an oddity and the scientific community uniformly dismissed the notion of herbal therapeutics…We have stood firm and played our part to assist in a cultural shift, and now we celebrate a time when natural foods products are in virtually every mass market chain and pharmacy,” New Chapter co-founder Paul Schulick says.
Although Schulick’s stated goal of offering the world quality health supplements free of health-damaging substances is commendable, is seeking and accepting the involvement of a corrupt corporate giant really acceptable? The quality of New Chapter’s products will undoubtedly be compromised by such a corporate fuse, with P&G’s poor record of health-devastating products enough to raise the alarm. Truthfully, the teaming up of nutritional supplement companies and corporations like P&G is the last thing the world and United States needs.
Of course there are further connections to be made leading to the distrust of P&G and those affiliated with the company. It turns out that P&G has the same exact top shareholders, Vanguard and State Street Corporation, as biotech giant Monsanto! Furthermore, Proctor & Gamble’s CFO is also on the Board of Directors of Monsanto. Monsanto has been shown to be so destructive to the environment and humans that thousands of individuals agreed that Monsanto is the worst company of 2011 — and the company’s newly found title will undoubtedly stretch for years on end. To be associated with P&G, which is strongly affiliated with a company like Monsanto, is a suicide decision as far as targeting health-conscious individuals go. New Chapter will have to face this unfortunate reality.


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New research suggests that elderly women who watch daytime soap operas and talk shows are more likely to suffer from cognitive impairment than women who abstain from such fare. Researchers stress that it’s not clear if watching these TV shows leads to weaker brainpower, or vice-versa. And they say it’s possible that another explanation might … [Read more…]
Google was set to launch on Tuesday a beta test version of Google Finance, a Web site aggregating information about public and private companies and mutual funds that features an interactive chart correlating news and other events with stock price spikes and falls. Charts can be changed to show stock activity for different time periods … [Read more…]
Google, which revolutionized Web surfing through its innovative and effective search technologies, seems to be securely crowned as the King of Search Engines. However, hope springs eternal, and there are still some upstart companies out there that are attempting to knock Google off its throne. The latest to give it a shot is called Accoona. … [Read more…]
The popular Internet Web site MySpace is going to run a MySun social-networkng website for readers of The Sun of London, a newspaper also owned by News Corp. According to The Guardian, News Corp. also considered a site for readers of TheTimes of London, but decided that the Sun‘s younger audience was more likely to … [Read more…]
Amazon Web Service is launching a new web service tonight called S3 – which stands for âSimple Storage Serviceâ?. It is a storage service backend for developers that offers âa highly scalable, reliable, and low-latency data storage infrastructure at very low costsâ?. Until now, a sophisticated and scalable data storage infrastructure like Amazonâs has been … [Read more…]
They say Worlds No.1 Webhost? what do they mean by this, they cater the US/Canada and the UK markets, so how do they become number 1?
This is the second time I am getting wordpress.com website stats bar graph on my blog stats.
Onfolio is a terrific product that added a sidebar to both Internet Explorer or Firefox and also functioned as a standalone desktop application. Using Onfolio, it was possible to subscribe to and organize RSS feeds, grab content, pages, or even entire sites from the web, add content from e-mails and Office docs and search against … [Read more…]
So much has been written about these devices already that I thought it might be interesting to take a different tangent on discussing the announcement. You can learn more about the devices themselves from Microsoft’s official announcement, the Origami Project website, and ongoing coverage at GottaBeMobile My interest, frankly, is less about the first generation … [Read more…]
Australian IT reports that comments made by Microsoft’s Dave Block at the Intel Developer Forum suggest that Microsoft, in an effort to conjure up that old Windows 95 magic, is planning to release Windows Vista and Office 2007 on the same day later this year. If you are old enough to remember the midnight launch … [Read more…]


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Mount Olive, N.C.-based Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries opened its first Arkansas franchise outlet Monday at 212 E. Beebe Capps Expressway, Searcy. The menu at the retro-themed diner (hwy55.com) offers fresh, never-frozen burgers, house-made frozen custard and other "classic favorites," like premium sliced cheesesteaks, from an open kitchen. Franchisees Louis and Shannon Froud say this will be the first of 30 Arkansas outlets. Hours are 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The phone number is (501) 305-3738.
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Chef Mark Abernathy spends a rare idle moment on the deck of his North Little Rock home.
Joey Santoro, formerly sous chef at the now defunct Natchez, is the new executive chef at The Afterthought Bistro & Bar, 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock. Santoro has already made some changes in the brunch menu (dropping dishes that weren't selling and adding waffles); dinner menu changes are in the works, we're told. The restaurant phone number is (501) 663-1196.
And speaking of Natchez, Oct. 1 is the new target date for the opening of Arbela Middle Eastern Grill on the ground-floor space in the Tower Building, 323 Center St. (actually on West Fourth between Louisiana and Center streets), Little Rock, where Natchez was the most recent previous tenant. That's according to co-owner Buck Sayyah. Co-owner Mohammed Qassas, Sayyah's uncle, has described it as a Middle Eastern fast-service grill -- choice of rice, choice of protein (gyros, grilled chicken or falafel), choice of dip (tzatziki or hummus), choice of salad or tabbouleh and pita bread for $6.99, all in about a minute. He'll also serve gyros and falafel sandwiches. Hours will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, but that may change as business ebbs and flows. No listed phone number yet; we'll keep you posted.
The former combination KFC/Taco Bell, 4424 W. Markham St., Little Rock, has reopened after a month-long renovation -- as a "pure" Taco Bell, hybrid no longer. It'll open at 7 a.m. for breakfast and the new management vows they'll keep the dining room open until 11 p.m. as the sign on the door says (in its previous incarnation, the place would sometimes be locked up tighter than the proverbial drum at about 9:45); the drive-in stays open until 1 a.m. or later. The phone number is (501) 664-5161.
And while we're on the subject of fast-food breakfast, McDonald's, which had been testing all-day breakfast in San Diego and various locations around the country, has announced it's rolling out all-day breakfast everywhere, starting Oct. 6. The chain had generally stopped serving McMuffins, hash browns and hot cakes at 10:30 a.m.
And speaking of breakfast, among the 135 chefs from 135 cities across the country battling it out in Thomas' Breads' Hometown Breakfast Battle: Chef Mark Abernathy of Red Door and Loca Luna restaurants in Little Rock, who has put together a recipe called "Toads in a Hole" involving eggs, a sausage and bacon gravy and Thomas' English muffins, and Chef Rob Nelson from Tusk & Trotter in Bentonville, with his recipe for a High-South Catfish Pastrami Bagel using Thomas' bagels. "It's a takeoff on an old Southern egg dish called 'toad in the hole,' in which you put a hole in toast and put stuff in it," Abernathy explains. Preliminary voting is currently underway online at ThomasBreakfastBattle.com (where you can also find profiles on each chef and their recipes); vote as often as you like through Sept. 27, after which the contest will winnow 'em down to 16 semifinalists; each week thereafter, the number of contestants will be cut in half until a winner emerges Oct. 25. Each time you vote, you'll be entered into a contest to win Thomas' products; a grand prize winner, selected at random, will receive $10,000, which will buy a lot of English muffins. The winning chef will receive $25,000 -- and, of course, breakfast bragging rights.
Meanwhile, Abernathy is trying to boost business at Red Door, 3701 Old Cantrell Road, with a couple of marketing ploys: Wednesday is "Steak Night" (25 percent off steaks, but it's actually on everything from the grill) and, just announced, Tuesday "Brinner" -- making Red Door's breakfast/brunch menu (including Belgian waffles, chicken and waffles, cat-head biscuits and gravy, French toast croissants, steak and eggs and Red Door classic lobster/crab cake eggs Benedicts, with, shhh!, Wolferman's Thick English Muffins, not Thomas') available for dinner. Restaurant hours remain 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday for brunch, 5-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 5-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday for dinner. The phone number: (501) 666-8482; the website, reddoorrestaurant.net.
And Abernathy, who has been citing health problems for a slow roll-out on a new menu for Loca Luna, 3519 Old Cantrell Road, says he is now back on his feet, so to speak, and has set a new new-menu target of Oct. 15. Loca Luna's phone number is (501) 663-4666; the website is localuna.com.
Roots Juices opened its first Little Rock outlet to the public Saturday at 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd. (next door to Le Pops) in the Heights. The menu features 24 different types of bottled juices, including Green Goddess (kale, apple, spinach, romaine, celery and cucumber) and Just for Kids (made of pineapple, orange, apple and carrot). The composite fruits and vegetables are organic and, when available, local (Little Rock Tomato is among the local suppliers). They'll also sell fortified waters, energy shots and "healthy" snacks. Hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The phone number, good for all three locations in Dallas and Atlanta, is (888) 666-0290; the website, rootspressedjuices.com.
Meanwhile, the signs have gone up in the Midtowne Shopping Center, 201 N. University Ave., Little Rock, for Juice Bar Midtowne (Suite 210A, between the Children's Place and Soma Intimates). The Facebook page (facebook.com/pages/Juice-Bar-Midtowne/103403903340765?fref=ts) still lists the opening day target as Sept. 30. Hours will be 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday; still no listed phone number. Check out the menu at ilovejuicebar.com.
Heinz Kurt, via the restaurant's new Facebook page (facebook.com/luluslatin), says he's on target for today's opening of Lulu's Latin Rotisserie & Grill, 315 N. Bowman Road (in the storefront formerly occupied by Anatolia and most recently Bill's Country Kitchen), Little Rock. Kurt, a native of Bolivia and a former manager at ZaZa, will offer up Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken, Argentinian-style steaks, salads, sandwiches and "lots of other delicious South American-inspired food," plus beer and wine. He'll just be open for dinner today; regular hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. The phone number is (501) 228-5564.
Still on the not-yet-show list, however, as of Tuesday's deadline: Jerky's Spicy Chicken and More, 521 Center St., Little Rock. The restaurant did do a small soft opening, according to its Facebook page, on Friday, serving a limited menu of jerk chicken and ribs. This Facebook post appeared Sept. 8, the day of the planned reopening: "Valued Friends and Customers! Jerky's is very aggressively trying to get open at our new location at 521 Center St., in downtown Little Rock. We are experiencing the unexpected with our build out, causing a delay. The good news is that when we open you will be pleased and your palate will be graciously and gratefully satisfied." As of Wednesday morning, we were still getting only a voice mail message at the restaurant's phone number, (501) 246-3096; there's still no definite information available at the Facebook page or the website, jerkys.net.
One of our sharp-eyed Spa City observers has spotted a new sign, "'Mardi Gras' on top and 'Seafood and Steaks' below those two words ," at 200 Higdon Ferry Road, across Central Avenue from Oaklawn in Hot Springs, which until the top of this year was Roland's Bar-B-Que Co.
Coming up next week: Buffet on Broadway, 6-8 p.m. Sept. 24 at Potluck Food Rescue (for which it is a benefit), 621 W. Broadway, North Little Rock. The evening will feature smooth jazz and casual cuisine by four local chefs -- Caribbean jerk pork with pickled onions and Scotch bonnet sauce from Brian Kearns, now of Simply the Best Catering; bacon gruyere sausage with onion bacon jam, via Brandon Brown of Hillcrest Artisan Meats; Jeff Owen of Ciao Baci's glazed meatloaf "Juicie Lucies," with Yukon Gold whipped potatoes; and blackened chicken salad with crispy shallots and Creole tomato glaze from Brian Deloney of Maddie's Place. Tickets are $50. Call (501) 371-0303 or visit potluckfoodrescue.org.
The Pulaski Tech Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute will hold a Job Fair and Food Truck Meet, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday at the institute, 13000 Interstate 30, Little Rock. At least 16 restaurants and food trucks, groups, organizations and hospitality industry-related establishments have been invited to recruit employees; some (including the Southern Gourmasian, Fork in the Road, The Pie Hole and Katmandu Mo Mo food trucks) will also be selling food. The institute will also offer a "Feeding the Souls" business-in-training opportunity for folks interested in their own food-truck startup, says institute administrative specialist Kendel Haycook. And if you're not looking for a restaurant-industry job, it's open to the public. Call (501) 812-2860 or email email@example.com.
Has a restaurant opened -- or closed -- near you in the last week or so? Does your favorite eatery have a new menu? Is there a new chef in charge? Drop us a line. Call (501) 399-3667 or (501) 378-3513, or send a note to Restaurants, Weekend Section, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203. Send email to:
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text: In the world of craft beer, many mergers and buyouts are occurring. New Belgium is the number 4 largest craft brewery according to the Brewers Association 2015 rankings. To gain competitive advantage and maintain their independence, they have chosen a different tactic than most. They are now a 100% employee owned company after CEO and founder Kim Jordan and her family sold their stake to the Employee Stock Ownership Program. They are now also a certified B Corporation. To read more about this innovative company and how it maintains competitive advantage in an industry ripe with mergers and acquisitions see this article.


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President Obama took a stand against slavery and child labour recently.
The president signed in a new Act that eliminated the language of the US Tariff Act of 1930, enforcing a heavier hand to ban slave-produced goods from entering the country. Before the ban, these slave-goods were allowed in if the demand was high enough.
“If the US government works to really keep out goods made with forced labour, this change will have a profound ripple effect on supply chains worldwide,” said David Abramowitz, vice president for Humanity United.
Here’s to hoping that that ripple effect causes some tidal waves against worldwide slavery.


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This week it was announced that popular fitness app GuavaPass had been acquired by ClassPass.
The apps – both of which allow members to access selected gyms and classes around the UAE – both run in a similar way, with users opting in to sessions online, with a limited time to cancel their class.
But there is a price difference. GuavaPass cost members Dh359-per-month for unlimited classes or Dh251-per-month for a package of four classes. ClassPass is worked out on a monthly credit system and works out as Dh159 for two to three classes, Dh309 for five to seven classes, Dh479 for eight to 12 classes or Dh749 for 13 to 20 classes. The first two weeks on ClassPass are free.
Naturally, users had questions, so we put them to ClassPass’ Lauren Craft:
How much will pre-existing GuavaPass members now be charged? Will payment change, if so when?
GuavaPass users who wish to join ClassPass will need to sign up for a new membership ClassPass.com. As an incentive, we will be providing ClassPass gift cards or accounts pre-loaded with ClassPass credits to all GuavaPass members. Alternatively, the GuavaPass member can opt-in to receive a prorated refund. Our customer service team is available around the clock to get any users signed up for ClassPass as quickly and as possible.
Will classes on GuavaPass still be offered?
As of around January 14, GuavaPass will no longer exist in markets where ClassPass is available. We welcome all GuavaPass members to join ClassPass and for a limited time we will be offering incentives for current GuavaPass members in markets where GuavaPass is being discontinued. In markets where ClassPass has not yet established itself, GuavaPass will continue to operate as a brand under the ClassPass umbrella until we launch ClassPass in those markets, at which point GuavaPass will be discontinued.
Why are GuavaPass classes now showing up as not available?
The team is in the process of moving studios over to the ClassPass platform and we hope to have the vast majority of them migrated within the next few weeks. While we aren’t shutting down GuavaPass until closer to January 14, the experience will inevitably change over the next few days. We recommend joining ClassPass as soon as possible for the most flexibility between studios in your area.


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As the classic theme goes, "When you have pizza on a bagel, you can have pizza any time." But what if the ingredients aren't really there?
A lawsuit claims that Bagel Bites don't contain enough cheese and tomato sauce as hyped up on the product's box.
The lawsuit claims, "the Product does not contain 'real' mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce, as these foods are understood and expected by consumers."
The lawsuit also claims that thickeners and fillers are being used.
Kraft Heinz Food Company, who produces Bagel Bites, says the lawsuit "lacks merit."
Not sure what you expect for something that taste like Styrofoam with pizza sauce and cheese 😂


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Snack bars for Airport Metro commuters
New Delhi: High-speed Airport Metro Express commuters can now enjoy hot coffee and crispy snacks at the New Delhi Station with Cafe Coffee Day and KFC opening their outlets.
The outlets, which are at the ground floor and concourse levels of the New Delhi Station, will allow non-passengers also to sip a cup of coffee and have snacks. Global food chain KFC will open another outlet at the same station very soon.
The outlets have come up nearly a year after operations started on the high-speed link which connects Connaught Place with the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
"These outlets will be beneficial for the transit railway passengers and people who want to have a quick bite before they catch their trains. Commuters who are doing early check-in can also pass time at the retail space and enjoy food at the elaborate food court," a Reliance Infrastructure spokesperson said.
"Reliance Metro Airport Line is going to provide its commuters a profound shopping and dining experience. We are glad to announce that KFC and CCD outlets are already open at the New Delhi station of the Airport line. Even the non commuters can come and enjoy the food here, as the outlet is in the non-ticketing area of the station," the spokesperson said.
Reliance Infrastructure, concessionaire of the Airport Metro line is soon coming up with big retail brands at two of its stations where commuters will have a complete shopping and dining experience.
The New Delhi station will also have a mini Dilli haat and also provide preview of mini Delhi and a total of around 120 outlets will be set up at New Delhi and Shivaji Stadium stations, the spokesperson said, adding that the stations also have ATM counters.
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The new agreement is transformational. It puts many of our most important sectors on a more competitive footing internationally and will provide Australian companies the scope needed to boost trade. This will in turn increase growth and create more jobs for Australians.
"A lot of the hard work to bring this agreement to life starts now."
Mike Smith, Chief Executive Officer ANZ
Many of us in Australian business have often looked longingly to the success of New Zealand’s FTA with China with more than a hint of envy.
The impact on the New Zealand economy has been broader than the economic benefits it has delivered.
It has also changed the psyche of its people and its industries. They’re now a more confident nation open to foreign investment and its producers know they are the equal of anywhere else in the world.
Of course the economic benefits of New Zealand’s FTA should not be overlooked. Estimates suggest, for example, its dairy industry has quadrupled as a result with New Zealand rightfully recognised as a global leader.
Now it’s Australia’s turn.
Many sectors of Australia’s domestic economy – in particular natural resources, agriculture and services – will have access to new sources of foreign investment and the confidence to make longer term investments given the enhanced export opportunities.
The growing Chinese middle class is the major driver behind the estimates in our Greener Pastures report that Australia could gain additional $710 billion in agricultural exports by 2050. Our farmers are set to benefit in a similar way to how New Zealand farmers have already benefited.
While the wide-reaching agreement is one of the most expansive FTAs ever signed by China, there is a danger we won’t capitalise on the platform provided by Prime Minister Abbott and President Xi.
In essence, a lot of the hard work to bring this agreement to life starts now.
This week, I had the privilege of Chairing the Australia-China CEO Roundtable in Canberra where the FTA was at the top of our agenda. It was acknowledged there the business community has a responsibility to build on the agreement and encourage deeper collaboration.
We indicated to Prime Minister Abbott and President Xi that business leaders recognise their role in bringing the free trade agreement to life by delivering the partnerships that will allow us to boost trade and create jobs.
We agreed with the leaders that where we identify challenges to its implementation from over-regulation or other barriers, we will openly discuss these with our respective governments.
Specifically, Australian business needs to play more of a leadership role. We need to think creatively on how we articulate the significant benefit that Chinese investment provides to Australia given Chinese investment in Australia is already more than in the United States.
In turn, while we welcome China’s continuing economic reform, particularly liberalisation of the exchange rate and foreign investment regime, there are still considerable barriers to Australian investment set out in China’s Foreign Investment Catalogue. This needs to be addressed.
Given the Renminbi is expected to dominate Asian trade and could become a genuine rival to the US dollar as a global reserve currency, the separate confirmation of China’s commitment to make Sydney an RMB trading hub is a welcome step. Although Australian trade in RMB is still in its infancy, it will further strengthen economic ties between Australia and China.
So, the message from business leaders yesterday was clear. We accept the mantle of implementation and will work hard to deepen and strengthen the business to business relationships that will help to grow our two economies and create jobs.
After all, trade builds trust, friendships and mutual prosperity.


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Spot market freight availability rose 1.9% in October, to a level that is atypically high for the season, according to the DAT North American Freight Index.
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TORONTO — Travel’s recovery in the wake of COVID-19 has its share of new challenges but travel advisors and tour operators say they’ll take them after two years of pandemic restrictions, worry and hardship.
Prices are on the rise, and the Ukraine situation remains a concern. There’s under-staffing and long turnaround times for quotes. And the inquiry-to-close ratio is still high for many.
And yet the trade is handling it all with characteristic determination and finesse. “FINALLY there’s some real momentum,” says Gateways International’s Director, Marketing & Operations, Talia May, adding that overall “people are truly eager to travel.”
Here’s a look at what agents and tour ops are grappling with right now.
There’s a lot of talk about high prices, from cost-of-living concerns and inflation, to airfares heading skyward because of rising fuel prices and strong demand.
“People really need to act fast. Flight costs are high indeed,” says May. Space is dwindling too, with availability already slim for popular destinations like Italy for the summertime, she adds.
While the travel industry is all too aware of the rising prices, some say they’re not hearing those worries from their clients yet.
Laurielle Penny, Managing Director, Worldwide Quest says traveller concerns right now are not so much about rising prices and availability, “although they should be concerned because prices are rising and availability is very tight everywhere. It’s more around safety related to the Ukraine situation. There is starting to be some concern about rising airfares due to the fuel prices increasing, so [there’s] pressure on folks to book flights now and then get the land arrangements in place.”
Sandra McLeod of Red Door Travel in LaSalle, ON says so far pushback on pricing is rare. But she has an effective response ready for when the subject does come up. “I remind them of the prices we see at the gas pump and grocery store and that companies have been suffering for 2+ years. Reality quickly kicks in.”
Sandy Willett with Vision Travel in Waterloo, ON says many of her clients are in fact making the most of their pandemic savings: “Prices do not seem to be a concern for most people – they are just so happy to be travelling again that they figure they’ve been nowhere for two years and are willing to pay more now.”
Agents and tour operators alike are still seeing much shorter than usual booking windows too. “I had some last minute March Break trips – within a week of departure,” says McLeod. And Willett reports a lot of people are booking last-minute, even for trips to Europe and beyond. On March 23, she had an inquiry for Egypt in April.
Willett also notes that her bookings to Europe are starting to pick up, “although some clients have expressed a concern about the war in Ukraine.”
Over at Collette, GM Brett Walker says bookings from Collette’s U.S. operations are doing well, and Canada is recovering too, slowly. “The invasion and war in Ukraine is stifling things, but no one really knows how much. I would suggest if there is any reprieve from the war, we will see a big surge in bookings.” Collette’s Travel Protection, with its cancel for any reason waiver, has been an extremely effective closing tool, he adds.
Two years of travel’s fits and starts have agents eager to close sales, and complete bookings. But there are challenges on those scores too.
Gilbert Manza, Owner, Executive Travel Services Inc., Woodbridge, ON, says his inquiry-to-closing is still higher than he would like. He attributes that to client hesitancy. “My clients are keen on travelling but there seems to be this sense of uneasiness that has been prevalent in almost all my conversations, because of [the war and COVID concerns], plus the economic impact of higher costs for fuel, food etc. I really think this has put a bit of a damper on people. The pent-up demand is there and people do want to travel. A lot of people take the quotes, thank me for the info and basically just ponder if they should or should not commit. I have closed a number of sales, however the ratio from inquiries to closing sales should be better.”
And when clients are finally ready to book, that process can be slow too. Part of the problem has been the sudden surge in demand, and staffing shortages.
Says Manza: “Getting group quotes, etc. is taking longer than usual and this is most likely attributed to the shortage in trained staff, it’s across all industries and ours is no exception.”
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June 18, 2012 3:29 PM
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RIM rollercoaster continues to unravel as it plummets downhill
Waterloo, Ontario-based smartphone maker Research in Motion, Ltd. (
) is facing a potential end-of-life scenario as it scrambles to deploy its next generation
BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system
to market. BB10 was
supposed to arrive
early this year, but instead was pushed back to a late 2012 launch. Customers were left waiting... and waiting.
Except most didn't wait. Most moved on to other platforms like Google Inc.'s (
) Android or Apple, Inc.'s (
) iPhone. RIM has seen market share of
its defunct BlackBerry 7
plunge into free fall
The latest sign of the company's sales woes comes as Canadian manufacturing partner Celestica Inc. (
) announced it would "wind down" production of BlackBerries and commit to "restructuring" to produce more popular devices -- like Android smartphones.
RIM is accumulating a
soaring inventory of unsold handsets
and its CEO Thorsten Heins talked about
"streamlining" his company's workforce
and supply chain. Apparently part of that process is to bid farewell to one of the company's longest term domestic manufacturing partners.
It's no big loss to Celestica, though. Celestica expects revenue of between $1.65B and $1.75B USD -- and it only expects a $35M USD hit from the RIM phaseout.
The exodus from RIM is not limited to customers and suppliers. RIM has also seen many of its most
promising executive talents jump ship
to more successful firms, as it's been left to
make due to with castoffs
from other bankrupt or struggling firms.
It seems that RIM will likely survive long enough to deliver BB10 out of sheer stubborn will, if nothing else. But amid mounting financial losses and a complete dissolution of the company's assets from head to tail, the question will be what will be left of it when it gets there.
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RE: Android phone?
6/18/2012 6:40:43 PM
they didn't act at all until 2010
This sleeping under the pillow was idiotic, I agree, but jury is still out on how late they really are, too much or comeback is still possible.
RE: Android phone?
6/18/2012 8:27:49 PM
OK, after seeing new MS Surface I think jury is now closer to the negative conclusion on RIM's fate ;) That's some killa competitor for Playbook right there. Man if only RIM knew Bellmer would be so fickin' cunning...
RE: Android phone?
6/19/2012 8:34:29 AM
The Surface didn't change anything. The Playbook lost money. Lots of money. If it went away it wouldn't do anything to change RIM's fate. RIM needed to have a competitive phone a year ago, not 6 months from now... End of story.
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In a letter released today, Tides CEO and founder Drummond Pike called on advertisers to stop supporting Fox News.
Pike wrote that Byron Williams -- the alleged gunman who, according to police, said he planned to murder employees of Tides and the ACLU -- relied heavily on conspiracy theories advanced on Glenn Beck's show:Read more.
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Color of Change
The advertising boycott of Glenn Beck has cost the controversial host over half of his estimated advertising revenue since it was launched by ColorOfChange.org a month ago. This according to data analyzed from industry sources.
Estimated advertising revenue [the total amount of advertising money being spent during a block of commercial time for a program] was collected on a week-by-week basis for a period of two months. According to the data collected, the amount of money spent by national advertisers on Beck’s program per week was at its highest at approximately $1,060,000, for the week ending August 2, 2009. ColorOfChange.org launched their campaign at the end of that week and since then, 62 advertisers have distanced themselves from Beck. Data collected for the week ending September 6, 2009 shows Beck’s estimated ad revenue at $492,000, equal to a loss of $568,000.Read more.
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Welcome to another week, here are our top digital marketing stories courtesy of our specialists, Matt, Tom and Kylie. In this week’s digital news to watch, Open Source have cloned their ChatGPT model to stay on top of the market, Google Ads Editor has released 12 new features and a new law in the US will bring much-needed rules to digital marketing.
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There may be some new rules on the way in the US for ad networks. As the average person becomes more exposed and more aware of how advertising works alongside the growing call for greater privacy.
Google are highlighted as running 95% of advertising on the internet with them in control of the technology and the bidding. Interestingly this new piece of legislation is backed by both prominent democrats and republicans and aims to restrict brokers transacting more than $20b a year on digital advertising from acting on both sides of the market. If this goes ahead we could see Google looking to split their business between buy and sell sides to skirt around the new legislation.
Open Source took another step forward to ensure they stay ahead of the big players in the technology industry by cloning their ChatGPT model. The clone of the Large Language Model is named Dolly, after the famous sheep, the first mammal to be cloned. This clone has been built in an attempt to stop large corporations from monopolising the market and putting data at risk by having third parties in control.
Google’s ad management tool has just received its latest major update as it hits version 2.3 bringing with it some very convenient features. Uploading images and assets is now much easier with the ability to upload images straight into editor and manage these in the platform without having to visit the Google Ads site. Bidding support is now also available allowing you see recommendations for bid strategies and also issues with bidding targets. It seems Google are gearing up for Google Ads Editor to be fully functional for Pmax and automated bidding as they shift their focus away from the standard ad types.
Google are constantly updating their results pages to be in line with their guidance. The latest improvements, including expanding the existing “about this result” section, the addition of an “about this author” section and more content advisories around limited or rapidly changing information, demonstrate another step forward to help users evaluate online information so they know whether or not they should completely trust it.
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For brokers in the logistics industry, the use of an outdated transportation management system (TMS) ...Read More
ZUUM Transportation, a leading logistics technology company for manufacturers, freight brokers, and carriers, has been named 2020 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Provider by Food Logistics. Food Logistics magazine is covering software & technology, warehousing, transportation, safety & security, sustainability, and risk & compliance for global food supply chains. The FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list honors leading software and technology providers that ensure a safe, efficient and reliable global food and beverage supply chain.
ZUUM Transportation provides critically needed transportation capacity as well as advanced transportation management software for efficiency, real-time visibility, and higher productivity. This helps companies better manage transportation during a pandemic and cope with volatile freight rates. ZUUM Capacity Pro provides supply chain leaders with dynamic smart pricing, instant capacity, excellent service levels, real-time track & trace, back-office automation, and secure universal integration.
Since 2016, ZUUM Transportation has grown to deliver thousands of loads per month for more than 235 shippers, including several Fortune 500 companies. Freight is booked online, matching shippers with pre-vetted carriers. ZUUM provides shippers with better service levels (96.3-98.7% SOTC), reduced transportation costs (12-15% per load) and faster load matching (35-45% faster).
“We are honored to be recognized as one of Food Logistics’ 2020 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers” said Chris Lee, Vice President of Business Development of ZUUM Transportation. “We designed our ZUUM Capacity Pro to enhance our customers’ operations and mitigate vulnerabilities within their supply chains. Our technology was made to help companies overcome unexpected challenges like the ones the food and beverage industry has recently undergone.”
“From fleet management to warehouse management to simply just track and trace along the cold food chain, these software and technology providers have definitely stepped it up to ensure cold food and beverage products continue moving along the line without incident,” says Maina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive. “This pandemic has thrown the food industry a curveball, but many of these providers fast-tracked the development and deployment of their solutions to ensure food safety, traceability, visibility and quality assurance. So, to these winners and others working to make a difference, thank you!”
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You might want to hold on to your old football cards after reading this.
An extremely rare Tom Brady rookie card sold for over $400,000 in an online auction.
The card, part of the 2000 Playoff Contenders Championship Ticket collection, was auctioned off on Monday for $400,100.
The auction was coordinated by eBay and PWCC Marketplace, which announced Tuesday that the $400,100 is the highest auction price in history for a football card.
"This sale was record-setting but also largely predicted," PWCC Marketplace CEO Brett Huigens said in a statement. "The trading card market is rapidly maturing among tangible asset investors and record prices are becoming increasingly frequent, especially among the market's most desired issues."
Football cards, while perhaps not as widely collected as their baseball counterparts, can fetch a high price tag under certain conditions.
After Tom Brady was drafted 199th overall in the 2000 draft, and sat on the bench his first year behind Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe, there would have been little to indicate that the Brady card would someday be worth nearly half a million dollars.
After all, since the number of players that go in and out of the NFL on a yearly basis is in the thousands, few collectors at the time were likely to put much stock into the card.
But after a player like Brady, who has arguably had two Hall of Fame careers, has accomplished what he has accomplished, it's no surprise that the card, of which reportedly only 100 were produced, has blown up in value.
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Mio Technology, the own-brand product division of Mitac International, on April 25 launched two in-car GPS devices, the C720t and C520, in Taiwan, with both models featuring a 4.3-inch LED display and built-in 3D maps.
The C720t carries a suggested retail price of NT$15,800 (US$476), while the C520 is priced at NT$11,800, according to sources in the channel.
Additionally, Mitac also expects its shipments of GPS devices worldwide to double in the second quarter from over one million shipped in the first quarter, buoyed partly by the launch of the 4.3-inch models, according to Mio president Samuel Wang.
Overall, Mitac's shipments of GPS products, including Mio-branded models, are expected to total eight million units in 2007, accounting for a 32% share of the global GPS market, Wang noted.
Mio has also established cooperation agreements with the top-four automakers in China to develop the in-car GPS market, and the company has already received orders for 66,000 GPS devices from the makers, said Wang, noting that China shipments will account for 6% to its own-brand shipments in 2007.
Mio C520 in-car GPS device