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Nestle USA announced Feb. 1 that it will transition its corporate headquarters from Glendale, Calif. to Arlington County, Va., beginning later this year. The move marks an important milestone in the company’s history and signals Nestlé’s commitment to future investment and growth in the U.S.
The move demonstrates Nestle's leadership in responding to rapid changes in the food industry, the company says, with a new, more efficient structure, and is closer proximity to the majority of its business and stakeholders. The company expects to bring approximately 750 jobs to the Washington, D.C. area with this transition.
"With the food and beverage landscape continuing to transform at a rapid pace, Nestlé has been innovating and making strategic changes to the business over the past five years. This move is the next step in our evolution," stated Paul Grimwood, chairman and CEO of Nestlé USA in a press release. "We carefully considered a number of options and Arlington hits all the marks. Not only is it attractive to our current employees while offering a great talent pool for the future, but this location allows us to be closer to our business operations, our customers and other important stakeholders."
Currently, 75 percent of Nestlé's U.S. plants and 85 percent of its top customers are located in the eastern half of the U.S. With most key regulatory groups and non-government organizations pertinent to the business located in or near the Washington, D.C. area, the move will further facilitate important conversations about bringing the best foods and beverages to U.S. consumers.
The Arlington location will become home to Nestlé's Beverage and Confections & Global Foods divisions, as well as its expanding eBusiness team, Center for Marketing Excellence and team of nutrition experts. The move is expected to be finalized by the of 2018.
Nestle USA will move its technical and production organization and supply chain teams to join the Nestlé Prepared Foods, Pizza, Baking and Professional businesses in Solon, Ohio. The company has established Solon as its Center of Excellence for frozen and chilled foods businesses, with major brands that lead their categories, and as the site for its $50-million investment in the global Nestlé Development Center, dedicated to transforming the way the world enjoys frozen and chilled foods.
While transitioning Nestlé USA from its current location in Glendale, Nestlé says it remains committed to California, with approximately 5,500 employees across the state. Businesses including Nestlé Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Nestlé Purina PetCare and Nestlé Waters North America maintain nine manufacturing facilities there.


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In the world of packaged health and beauty care products, what's on the inside counts for much, but consumers may never discover it if the outside doesn't capture their attention.
Through the efforts of package designers and many manufacturers, retailers are presenting a brighter and more attractive selection of health and beauty care products to their customers.
With the number of new products and line extensions
in HBC continuing to proliferate, brands, whether national or private label, are looking to eye-catching package graphics to call out to customers from the shelf. Fresh approaches to tried-and-true lines also help manufacturers maintain in-store real estate.
Meanwhile, many supermarket chains are repositioning and remerchandising their HBC departments to take advantage of these goods. Some, like Kroger and Giant Eagle, are going with angled display units and large graphics to complement this trend.
"Premium packaging, historically the standard for fine fragrances and department store cosmetics, is finding new applications among mass-market personal care products," said Maria Brous, spokeswoman, Publix Super Markets, Lakeland, Fla.
Among the many brands setting the pace in HBC packaging: Garnier Fructis, Dove, L'Oreal Vive Pro, Speed Stick, Alba, Crest Pro-Health, Listerine, Ban, Axe, Gillette Fusion, and natural products like Tom's of Maine and Burt's Bees. Even everyday needs like Crest and Oral-B flosses have seen fresh designs.
While many of these, like Garnier Fructis and L'Oreal Vive Pro, have gone with bright colors, Dove has embraced a simpler, white design that also serves to differentiate.
"Several vendors have repackaged or brought out line extensions in the past six to 12 months," said Roxanne Brodheim, national category manager, body care, Wild Oats Markets, Boulder, Colo. "It reflects the more luxurious marketing trend."
Marketers realize consumer preferences are changing, so over the past few years, "you are seeing new-product introductions as well as the redesign of older brands," said Jerry Johnson, president and founder of Voltaggio Johnson Design, St. Paul, Minn., a package design and branding firm that works with various consumer product companies, as well as Target Corp., Minneapolis.
"With the short amount of time a customer stands in front of a section, attractive packaging is critical to gaining that customer's attention," said Jack Serota, vice president, GM/HBC, Price Chopper Supermarkets, Schenectady, N.Y.
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Much like supermarkets' position between specialty retailers and supercenters, many mass-produced HBC products are feeling a mid-market squeeze, manufacturers and industry analysts told SN.
"National, mass-produced brands are facing the tough decision to either go up-market and look to high-end retailers or go down-market and seek growth through value pricing and mass market retailers," said Tom Verhile, director of Productscan Online, Naples, N.Y., a database of new products, owned by Datamonitor, N.Y.
"The answer is to innovate," Johnson said. Consumer preferences are for a style of upscale packaging that communicates function and tradition, retailers, manufacturers and designers told SN.
One style that has emerged as a "positioning concept" is nostalgia, Johnson said. "It is about finding a true product that conveys simplicity, authenticity and quality."
This is exactly the position taken by newcomer brand Thomas Pharmaceuticals, New York, and 138-year-old J.R. Watkins Apothecary, Winona, Minn.
Thomas Pharmaceuticals' product, Acid & All, launched in March with what founder and President Tom Thomas described as "an old-school formula in a pill box, the original format for apothecary items." Since then the product has made its way into about 1,200 stores with purchase orders waiting to be filled for Publix and Kroger in September.
J.R. Watkins Apothecary products are carried in Hy-Vee, Meijer, Price Chopper, Wal-Mart and Target, and the brand's personal care line has seen triple-digit growth in the past year, spokesman J.R. Rigley told SN.
The brand packages oils in glass bottles and hand salves in tin cases.
"This lends itself to the older consumer through trust and the younger consumers through comfort with efficacy," Rigley said.
"Nature's Gate and Jason were two major vendors with a significant package change this year," noted Wild Oats' Brodheim.
Over the past year, Nature's Gate, Chatsworth, Calif., has repackaged its entire line and launched 29 new items, spokeswoman Casi Hudson told SN. She cited new fragrances housed in Italian frosted-glass bottles.
Meanwhile, some older brands that have kept the same look for decades are maintaining or receiving new interest. One example is Gold Bond Powder from Chattem, Chattanooga, Tenn. "Our customers are very loyal because we have strong brand equity," said Laurie Hodge, director of marketing.
As another example, the new Gum-brand products by Butler have Crayola packaging to make some of the toothbrushes look like crayons, noted Sue Vodika, HBC buyer/category manager, Bashas', Chandler, Ariz. "The packaging stands out because everyone knows Crayola."
One thing everyone knows about Crayola is color. Simple, bright colors can make a strong statement in package design. Color also is a main component of Unilever's recent launch of its Sunsilk-brand hair care products.
Serota of Price Chopper mentioned Sunsilk as among the "new upscale looks."
Now that these looks are available, it is up to retailers to merchandise them in such a way that consumers are drawn to them, industry observers told SN.
"A display that is illuminated does wonders," said Gary Grossman, chief executive officer and founder, Innovations and Development, a marketing and design firm in Edgewater, N.J., that is currently developing new structural packaging for a leading deodorant brand.
Referring to a new Stop & Shop store in Stamford, Conn., Grossman said, "They have a 20-foot aisle with their own illuminated display where specialty bath products stand out aesthetically."
HBC carries with it a huge emotional component, Johnson said. "Women from all social and economic levels have told us that these products are for 'my five minutes a day,'" based on research his company has done for Wal-Mart, Grossman said.
"Many of these women will use these products in the bathroom and show them off on the counter or even outside the bathroom on their bureau," he said. "The great benefit is that the products are personal."
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Sleek, luxurious packaging is becoming a trend among national health and beauty care brands, making it something private-label brands should also take advantage of, industry observers told SN.
"Supermarkets can leverage this trend by paying attention to the development of their own private-label products," said Jim Wisner, president, Wisner Marketing Group, Libertyville, Ill. "Something should be developed that competes functionally and from the standpoint of packaging ambiance."
Among those that have done an especially good job with this are Ahold USA, Braintree, Mass., with its CareOne line, and Kroger Co., Cincinnati. Private-label cooperative Topco Associates, Skokie, Ill., also is making great strides in design with its Top Care products, Wisner said.
Consumers do not evaluate products strictly based on performance, he said. "Consumers ask, 'How does this product fit my lifestyle and how does it connect with me?'"
Traditionally, private-label branding presents a value proposition for consumers and good margins for retailers, but the packaging usually appears "down-market," said Jerry Johnson, president and founder of Voltaggio Johnson Design, St. Paul, Minn., a package design and branding firm.
Voltaggio Johnson has been a design vendor for Target Corp., Minneapolis, for over 13 years, Johnson said, and in that time, "the relationship has taught us that private label, if done correctly, can be pushed out of the commodity box and compete with the national brands on more than just price."
Johnson said this is true across all categories at Target, "from intimate apparel to food."
"Private label doesn't need to look like a commodity; it can be whatever you want it to be," Johnson said. "Design is a missed opportunity for retailers in private-label HBC."
Even with an eye on design, product assortment should not be ignored, Johnson said. "Private labels could be pushed a bit more in assortment. With added choices and marketing, customers will get excited and be drawn in."

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Suzuki Jimny has found a way to stay in EuropeJanuary 23, 2020
Since 2021, the European Union will begin to live according to new eco-standards. The Japanese SUV does not meet these strict CO требованиям emission requirements. However, Suzuki figured out how to get around the new standards.
The compact SUV Suzuki Jimny emits too much CO2 to stay in Europe after the introduction of new environmental requirements. So, according to Autocar India, Suzuki plans to remove Jimny from the European squad, because it will not comply with the new emission standards. However, this model will not completely disappear: it has every chance to return to the EU in the future after the update. The new 2021 emission standards sent Suzuki Jimny just a short-term resignation.
The Japanese have found a loophole in EU law and are preparing to offer the Europeans Suzuki Jimny in a new role for him – a commercial car. Recall that in this segment of the European car market, the requirements for CO2 emissions are not so strict.
The SUV will be modernized a bit, they will remove a number of rear seats and will again begin to actively sell, only as a commercial, not a passenger car. The return of a full-fledged passenger version of Jimny to Europe is also possible, but only after the SUV has acquired a new engine. The timing of the appearance of such a more environmentally friendly Suzuki Jimny is still unknown.
Europeans are actively interested in Suzuki Jimny: in some countries, this model is so popular that long lines line up behind it. Not wanting to miss a good profit, the automaker decided to resort to tricks with a change in the role of an SUV.
- The players of the English club had to go to the game by taxi because of the “smart” bus
- RS2 Avant-style tuning kit developed for Audi Coupe
- New Audi S8 and Bentley Flying Spur were brought to drag
- The fate of the Kia Stinger remains in question even after the update
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Chicago (IL) - Sony's unexpected price cut of the base PS3 comes just two days after Microsoft's announcement to offer a bargain priced HD DVD price for the Xbox 360. But Sony may not be worried about Microsoft, but rather about a strong Nintendo Wii in Japan, Chris Crotty of market research firm Isuppli suggests. And there may little reason for Sony to extend the price cut to the U.S.
The Tokyo Game Show 2006 is the last opportunity for the big console makers to once again promote the features and benefits of their devices. Microsoft was out the gate first announcing that it would be offering a 1080p-capable HD DVD extension for its Xbox 360 for a dumping price of $170. Perhaps not accidentally, the drive will launch on 17 November - on the same day Sony will unleash its PS3.
This morning, Sony appeared to react with a substantial price cut and the inclusion of HDMI functionality in its base model. The entry-level version will now sell for $430, undercutting the HD Xbox package deal of about $500. However, the two announcements may not be related.
Interestingly, the price cut as well as Microsoft's HD DVD drive are limited to the Japanese market. And especially in the Japanese market, Microsoft has been struggling and never was able to reach Sony's sales numbers. According to Media Create, Microsoft is currently selling between 900 and 1100 Xbox 360s per week and has sold just under 76,000 consoles until the beginning of September. In comparison, the PS2 sold in Japan 10 million units within two years of launch and currently ships at a pace of about 20,000 units per week.
The fact that even the PS2 outsells the Xbox 360 by a factor of 20:1 raises the question why Sony would be concerned about the PS3's value against the Xbox 360. Chris Crotty, senior analyst for consumer electronics at Isuppli, believes that Sony in fact may not be worried about the Xbox 360 and its newly announced HD DVD drive, but much more about the Nintendo Wii.
"I am wondering if this announcement has more to do with Wii and how strong the console will be in Japan," Crotty told TG Daily. "It could be an indication that Sony feels less confident about its content." Cutting the price of the console could increase the value proposition of the offering and may make the PS3 more attractive. "If you look at the controller and some of the content you see some unique features and it is much easier to develop content for the Wii than the PS3," Crotty said.
However, while Sony could have sensed some insecurity about its content, the price reduction could also be a sign of quite the opposite situation: "Whenever you lower the price of the console, you increase the burden to back the money through software. In this respect, you can argue that Sony could be feeling more confident that they will have great content [and can sell more games]," Crotty speculated.
If the analyst is right, then we should not expect a price war between Sony and Microsoft - which, however, may not mean that Microsoft won't be lowering the prices of its Xbox 360 in Japan. The premium version, which sells in the U.S. for $400 was introduced in Japan for $330 and will be complemented with a base model without hard drive for $256 soon.
It is also unlikely that Sony will extend the price cuts to the U.S. "If they intended to do that, they would have announced that all at once. The PS3 will do just fine at the high price point in the U.S. There will be plenty of demand." Crotty said. The battlefield appears to be limited to Japan at this time - and possibly to the Nintendo Wii and Sony PS3 only. But U.S. gamers at least can hope that they will receive their base PS3 with an HDMI port, as it is unlikely that Sony will be producing several different versions of the console for different markets. Sony, however, has not yet announced the addition of the feature for the U.S.


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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on Thursday that it wants to amend rules that would crack down on various ways scammers hijack cellphones.
The agency issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to tighten certain rules to combat SIM swapping and port-out fraud after it had “received numerous complaints from consumers who have suffered significant distress, inconvenience, and financial harm” because of them.
SIM swapping is when a scammer convinces a customer’s phone provider to transfer service to a cellphone that the scammer has in their possession. This can allow them to divert messages, including two-factor authentication codes sent to them for various accounts.
Port-out fraud is when a scammer poses as a victim and opens an account with a phone provider that is different than the one they have. The scammer then has the victim’s phone number “ported out” to the account that the scammer created.
The FCC noted that “recent data breaches have exposed customer information that could potentially make it easier to pull off these kinds of attacks.”
Specifically, the FCC is looking to update rules to require phone providers to use secure methods to authenticate a customer before they redirect their phone number to a new device. It also wants to require phone providers to notify customers “immediately” when a SIM change or port request is made on a customer’s account.
“As Senator Ron Wyden has said, ‘Consumers are at the mercy of wireless carriers when it comes to being protected against SIM swaps.’ He’s right. But we have tools at this agency we can use so consumers are better protected, and their devices are more secure,” Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. “In fact, we have rules on the books designed to prevent your carrier from sharing personal and private information. These rules govern how carriers are supposed to protect what is known in the law as customer proprietary network information, or CPNI. But these rules need an update to address new types of fraud like SIM swapping.”
The proposed rulemaking is now open for public comment, which the FCC will take into account before it decides to change the rules. After 30 days of public comment, people can reply for an additional 60 days.
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Salty snack demand has rebounded at convenience stores after facing sales dips early in the pandemic when store visits declined.
Indeed, total salty snack sales rang in at just over $6 billion, rising by 12.1%, for the convenience store channel during the 52-week period ending Dec. 26, 2021, per IRI.
Within the salty snack category, potato chip sales topped $1.8 billion, an 11.7% rise for the period, with leading brands including Lay’s, Ruffles, Pringles, Herr’s and Utz. Tortilla/tostada chips saw sales of just under $1.3 billion, a gain of 14.8%.
‘Other’ salted snacks saw sales rise to nearly $894, up 9.4%. Pretzel sales topped $285 million, a 19.4% increase. Ready-to-eat popcorn/caramel corn saw sales of just under $249 million, up 10.1%. Pork rind sales totaled almost $212 million, a 3.5% increase, per IRI.
“Sales continue at a decent pace,” noted Mike Jackson, category manager with Baltimore-based High’s stores.
Sales of take-home-size packages, which were popular at the height of the pandemic, have slowed slightly for the 54-store chain.
With vendor supply issues and service levels varying, Jackson advised, c-stores must stay on top of issues with out-of-stocks from both their wholesalers and direct-store-delivery vendors.
“Make sure you try to rotate products, and if a particular item continues to have supply issues, that you substitute another item in its place,” Jackson recommended. “You cannot sell a product that is not there. Make more frequent adjustments to planograms to keep up with issues arising from prolonged out of stocks.”
Evolving Snack Habits
Snacks now play a central role in most consumers’ daily lives, but they are less culturally rooted as a type of occasion compared to meals, which are defined by strongly established ideals, norms and rituals, according to David Wright, senior manager of marketing for The Hartman Group Inc., a food and beverage strategy firm based in Bellevue, Wash.
“With the continuing health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, snacks have taken on a more visible and prominent role in consumers’ lives, as many stay at home more often and adjust their consumption habits,” Wright said. “Changes brought about by the pandemic have led to evolving snacking habits for consumers over the past year that involve more careful planning and stocking of snacks to have inside the house.”
Salty snacks top the list of all snack types consumed, he noted, with 76% of consumers reporting they consume them at least weekly, followed closely by consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables as snacks.
Roughly 71% said they consume those at least weekly.
“Among consumers who say they’ve changed how they snack today compared to a year ago,” Wright explained, “33% say they are seeking out salted snacks more often, and 50% say they are seeking out fresh fruits and vegetables as snacks more often.”


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Some of you will be waking up today to find that Facebook’s privacy settings have been updated (don’t panic if you’re a Facebook user and you don’t see the new settings yet – they’re taking a while to roll out).
Inevitably there has been much debate about this latest development in the ongoing Facebook privacy saga.
To give Facebook some credit, they do appear to have made the privacy options much simpler. Here’s a video of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief hoodie-wearer, describing what they’ve done. I think it’s really important every Facebook user watches this video.
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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Samsung will hold a Jan. 14 event to unveil a new crop of mobile devices, where it's expected to launch the Galaxy S21, thought to be the name for its next set of flagship smartphones.
Driving the news: Samsung's phone launches have been creeping earlier and earlier in recent years, erasing the opportunity for rivals to get a leg up by announcing competing phones at CES.
Samsung announced the event in a blog post and teaser video on Sunday. But you don't have to wait until then to get a good sense of what Samsung has planned, thanks to a combination of statements from the company and the usual surfeit of rumors and leaks.
- In a blog post late last year, the company offered hints on what to expect from this year's flagship, including the ability to use ultra-wideband technology to open car doors and find lost items. Apple has already announced a similar car-unlocking feature and has been rumored to be readying dedicated devices for object tracking à la Tile.
- Rumors and leaks have taken things further, offering still images, detailed specifications and even videos of what the new devices should look like.
The bottom line: Expect at least three capable smartphones covering the higher end of the market along with a range of new accessories.
What to watch: Whether anything Samsung has in store can make people shift from "that's nice" to "I need to own this."


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Today’s episode is with Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown. Nilay and Ethan discuss how the company is doing since its IPO in 2019 and how they are fairing during the pandemic. The food supply chain has seen a significant impact during COVID and there has been an increased demand for plant-based proteins during the pandemic, with meat shortages and more people cooking at home. They also talk about how Beyond Meat is structured, how they are different from other competitors in the market, and what’s next from the company.


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Google, the tech giant is rumoured to launch its Pixel 5a 5G smartphone soon globally. Ahead of its launch, a report has claimed that Google's upcoming device will come powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC. This is the same processor that powers the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G phones. Though the Pixel 5a 5G is said to be a mid-range phone, a new report has revealed that Google will also launch Pixel 6, the successor to the Pixel 5 device. Google India Encourages Users To Play Online Games Like PAC-MAN, Cricket & Coding; Here’s How You Can Play These Indoor Games.
In the latest Android 12 Developer Preview, multiple references to the codename 'Barbet' was discovered which is said to be a codename for the Pixel 5a 5G phone. Moreover, earlier this month, a report had said that Pixel 5a 5G is not cancelled and will be available later this year in the US and Japan.
A tipster has claimed that the phone was spotted on the BIS website hinting towards an India launch. The company is reportedly developing its processor with a codename GS101 Whitechapel SoC for the Pixel 6 phone. This processor is said to be co-developed with Samsung.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 22, 2021 04:58 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).


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Ubisoft announced today the official date for their E3 conference in Los Angeles this year. Ubisoft will convene June 11th at 1 p.m. PT to showcase the games and details of the upcoming holidays and year. With games like The Division 2, The Crew 2, and the possibility of the return of the Splinter Cell franchise, this could be a great year for Ubisoft’s team. We’ll be getting more details about the Ubisoft E3 2018 conference in the near future.
Here’s the announcement for the Ubisoft E3 2018 conference:
Are you excited for Ubisoft’s E3 2018 presentation this year? Let us know in the comments!


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October 22, 2014
Goodyear will test its Air Maintenance Technology for commercial vehicles -- which keeps tires inflated without any external pumps or electronics -- on trucking fleets over the next year and a half.
October 10, 2014
Fleets are increasingly looking to tire pressure and temperature monitoring systems to optimize tire life and performance -- but if the system is not installed right, you won't get the full benefit of your investment.
August 21, 2014
Advantage PressurePro and Truck Systems Technologies have teamed up to give fleets new tire pressure monitoring capabilities.
March 18, 2014
The U.S. Labor Department reports the Consumer Price index increased 0.1% in February from the month before, the smallest hike since last October, while gaining just 1.1% over the last 12 months.
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There are lots or reasons not to embrace fuel-saving technology (some better than others), but validation exists for tire-pressure mitigation systems. And the payback is significant.
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Spicers Paper and Gilman Brothers Extend Authorized Distribution Agreement for 2017
GILMAN, Conn. — February 6, 2017 — Spicers Paper and The Gilman Brothers Company are extending their authorized distribution agreement for 2017. As an authorized distributor, Spicers Paper will continue to be a key supplier of Gilman Brothers’ full line of rigid substrates including INFINITY styrene-faced foamboard and InSite Reveal clay-coated foamboard, as well as EAGLECELL all-paper graphics board.
Gilman Brothers’ realigned focus with Spicers Paper, Kelly Paper and Lindenmyer Munroe positions Gilman Brothers to better reach wide-format printers with multiple inventory locations across the Western US. “We are excited to continue our aggressive growth strategy in all markets. The West Coast continues to be a strategic market for us and Spicers Paper will continue driving our brand,” says Bill VanHorn, director of sales at Gilman Brothers.
As commercial print has evolved into new markets, so has Spicer Paper by assembling a comprehensive portfolio of wide- and grand-format products which include the Gilman Brothers line of rigid substrates. The renewed distribution agreement will ensure that Spicers Paper will have Gilman Brothers material on their warehouse floor ready to meet the growing demand of the wide-format print market.
Plans are underway for widespread open house opportunities across the West Coast in the upcoming months. New marketing initiatives and sales promotions will be unveiled with the new year to drive growth and increase market share.


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Google is probably in a good mood ahead of the Google I/O event as it announced that it will triple the storage space available to free users across GMail, Google+ and Drive. This move makes Google the leading provider of maximum cloud space to users for free rocketing past rivals such as Dropbox, Windows Skydrive, Apple iCloud, etc. The announcement follows a Google Drive update from last week that allows you to save files from the Web directly to Drive. The reason behind Google’s move as mentioned in it’s blog post is
Life gets a bit easier when your Google products work well together—whether that’s inserting a Drive file into an email or sharing a photo from Drive on Google+. As this experience becomes more seamless, separate storage doesn’t make as much sense anymore. So instead of having 10 GB for Gmail and another 5 GB for Drive and Google+ Photos, you’ll now get 15 GB of unified storage for free to use as you like between Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos.
As of now, there is no concrete date from which the changes will be applicable but instead these changes are expected to rolled out “over the next couple of weeks”, which is quite understandable considering the mammoth userbase Google has. Additional storage space can be purchased at $2.49/month for 25GB and $4.99/month for 100GB.
Business users who use Google Apps are not left behind either, as they get 30 GB of unified storage across GMail, Google+ and Drive. By simplifying cloud storage and throwing in a few more GBs Google’s strategy is sure to retain existing customers to stay within its walls and is definitely tempting for users of other cloud storage providers to atleast give Google Drive a chance. We wonder how the other players like Windows Skydrive and Dropbox will react to this. Will they start pampering customers with more storage space too? What do you think of it.


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When we last left our valiant hero, Allofmp3.com was doing pretty well for itself. Eating hamburgers, selling music, smacking bitches, pimping it, etc. And the rest of us were rejoicing by downloading music for hella-cheap and smacking additional bitches. Yeah life sure was swell for everyone involved. Except possibly the bitches.
But now the bitches are getting a little uppity. Seems that selling music at prices that don't suck the lifeblood out of consumers just isn’t fair. The World Trade Organization hasn't let Russia into their club partly because of Allofmp3 (Groucho refused to join). That rejection was followed by some more bad news: Visa stopped honoring purchases made on the site. Then the one-two punch: Mastercard jumped on Visa's bandwagon and a Danish (mmmm...) court ordered an internet service provider to stop allowing access to Allofmp3.com.
But, never one to back down, Allof Oyl is now offering free music downloads. The tracks were meant to only be allowed to play in the Allofmp3 player, but it looks like some little hooligan has delivered a little Halloween present for us all with a way to get rid of all the restrictions on the free downloads. So now, instead of having a chance to make some money from an online music store, the record industry is left to contend with a website offering the best in free downloads. Smooth move, Exlax.


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Chair of Commons’ committee says Volkswagen ‘acted cynically’ to avoid meeting health standards and then made claims that were ‘just not credible’
It’s a good car, it’s fun, but it’s really just too much money
Toyota recall affects 72,885 vehicles in the UK
The deal, which is due to go to a California judge for approval, represents the largest US civil settlement ever agreed by a car manufacturer
Volkswagen plans to unveil strategy through 2025 next month
if your view on alternative fuels has always been ‘yes, but’, there’s not a lot of ‘but’ left – soon, it’ll just be yes
Each car has, in its own way, been the best in its market sector, whether that’s luxury limo, sports car or whatever
Volkswagen has put aside some €16.2bn to pay for the emissions scandal.
None of the 37 top-selling cars met the legal limits for nitrogen oxide, with some emitting up to 12 times the legal limit
Senior district judge Charles Breyer said the payout would amount to "substantial compensation"
The affected models are the Mitsubishi ek Wagon and ek Space, and the Nissan Dayz and Dayz Roox
Shares in Mitsubishi Motors were down up to 16 per cent on Wednesday morning
There’s more to the new version of Volkswagen’s city car than just a bolder-looking front end
The magazine introduced a panel of four ‘real’ drivers to the new Tiguan to find out their first impressions
Compromised Camembert, kamikaze lampshades, and now chunks of plastic in Mars bars – one man's scandal is another man's business opportunity, making 'crisis PR' a burgeoning sector. Emma Ledger speaks to those who hold it all together when thing fall – quite literally – apart
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In the post-9/11 investing environment, small-cap stocks have been overlooked as investors rush to the perceived safe havens of big, well-known companies.
But some investment experts insist that small-cap companies – those with total market values of less than $1 billion – are truly better-positioned for gains.
First, many small-cap companies are truly all-American. They are based in the United States and get close to 100 percent of their revenues here.
Besides the patriotic reasons to buy them, there are better reasons: these companies do not have to spend money to beef up security for their overseas divisions. And because they are small-cap companies that are not well-known, they are not as obvious targets for terrorist attacks as, say, a Disney or any Las Vegas casinos.
More importantly, small companies always recover first when the economy is coming out of a recession.
“Small-company stocks tend to be where the market is likely to be most inefficient, which spells opportunity for the savvy private investor who is willing to go where Wall Street and most institutional investors don’t bother to explore,” said Zeke Ashton, an analyst at The Motley Fool.
“If you think about it, there is only one compelling reason to invest in individual small-cap stocks: the opportunity to purchase high-quality companies at a better price than one would have to pay to purchase a larger, well-known company of similar quality,” he added. “Companies that fly under Wall Street’s radar represent the best opportunity to bring home a gem at cubic zirconium prices.”
Here are six all-American small-cap companies that may be worth your attention:
Carpenter Technology Corp.
This small steel producer is well-positioned to take advantage of any and all rebuilding efforts after the World Trade Center buildings fell.
“Carpenter is a company that will benefit from rebuilding efforts that will occur, as well as in other areas of improving domestic demand,” said Bentley Offutt, founder of Offutt Securities. “The company has a 25 percent domestic market share, and all other domestic producers have a 21 percent market. The rest is delivered through imports, a situation that will only improve for Carpenter.”
In other words, as America reduces its dependence on imported steel at a time when demand for steel for building and rebuilding the infrastructure grows, Carpenter stands to benefit from increased orders, which will boost revenues and profits.
Fewer Americans are buying new cars, but the used car market remains strong. That’s good news for Copart, which auctions used automobiles – including those repossessed from owners who can no longer afford them. In this weakening economy, with more and more people getting laid off every day, that’s, unfortunately, a growing number – which is good news for Copart.
Copart is one of only six companies that make the cut on Quicken’s One-Click Scorecard for small-cap stocks. To make the Quicken list, each stock must have stock price growth, a price above penny stock territory, trading volume of at least $1 million per day, year-over-year sales and earnings growth, a net profit margin of at least 7 percent and positive cash flow. Managers are required to have a significant financial stake in the company to make the list.
The other companies that make the Quicken list include Metro One Telecommunications Inc., Clark/Bardes Inc., Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Aftermarket Technology Corp. and Spectralink Corp. However, not all of those companies are all-American; many of them have divisions overseas.
Discount Auto Parts Inc.
This company makes the list for reasons similar to Copart. Since Americans aren’t buying new cars, they have to fix the ones they have. Discount Auto Parts sells parts and accessories for the do-it-yourself car owner and offers inexpensive maintenance and repair for people who prefer to have their car fixed by a mechanic. While the chain is not in the New York metropolitan area, it is a dominant player in southern states including Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina and Louisiana.
The stock was recently trading in the mid-teens, up significantly from its 52-week low of $4.88. But its price/earnings ratio is still amazing low, only 11.74.
This is the best little defense stock that no one has ever heard of. EDO Corp. makes electronic surveillance systems, aircraft and combat systems. This year, it has more than tripled in value, but Wall Street sources are convinced it can go even higher, since last week it purchased Dynamic Systems Inc., another small defense company. None of the big Wall Street brokerage firms bother to follow the stock, but CJS Securities’ analyst Arnold Ursaner calls it a “strong buy.”
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc.
This company makes mobile homes and prefabricated housing. If that doesn’t sound like a growth industry to you, you’re wrong. The company has posted double-digit growth for years. And it recently signed a contract with retailing giant Sam’s Club that is expected to boost sales further. In the last year, the stock has traded between $8 and $18 per share, and it’s trading just above $10 per share now. First Union Securities’ analyst Robert Marshall calls it a “buy,” but Merrill Lynch has it tagged “near-term neutral.”
Inverness Medical Technology Inc.
By now, every investor has probably heard the advice that health care stocks are recession-resistant because people still get sick and take their medicine no matter what’s going on in the economy.
The large-cap drug stocks have already enjoyed a nice ride up on this expectation, but small-cap companies such as Inverness are still available at good values. The company sells self-test diagnostic products for diabetes, pregnancy and some infectious diseases. It also makes nutritional supplements, targeted primarily at the women’s health market. It has a long-term growth rate of 42 percent!
Good like homemade apple pie
As investors seek safe havens in the volatile stock market storm, they are turning to all-American small-cap companies. Here’s why:
* Small companies that do business only in the U.S.A. don’t need to spend money for security for their overseas operations.
* Small companies are not obvious “American” targets for terrorists because their names are not well-known.
* Small companies historically always recover first when the U.S. economy is coming out of a recession.
Stock — Headquarters — Price — P/E — One-year return
Carpenter Technology Corp. — Wyomissing, Pa. — $24.08 — 9.33 — -12.30%
Copart Inc. — Benicia, Calif. — 33.59 — 44.20 — 144.29
Discount Auto Parts Inc. — Lakeland, Fla. — 15.05 — 12.54 — 115.00
EDO Corp. — New York, N.Y. — 24.65 — 24.17 — 184.33
Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. — Riverside, Calif. — 11.73 — 293.25 — 6.37
Inverness Medical Technology Inc. — Waltham, Mass. — 37.60 — 98.95 — 61.72
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By Kris Huynh, BBA, Research Officer Intern, Regina
As one of the world’s leading market intelligence agencies, Mintel produces market reports on everything from beauty trends to global consumer trends. With the recent release of the Global Food and Drink Trends 2019, Mintel is predicting consumers’ preferences to follow three key trends:
- Sustainable consumption;
- Food and drink opportunities through aging; and
- Demand for convenience products.
The movement towards sustainability is becoming increasingly important to consumers. Manufacturers and retailers are extending sustainability to the entire product lifecycle, starting from sustainable sourcing, production, distribution, consumption and disposal process. Mintel refers to this trend as evergreen consumption, as it encompasses a circular view of sustainability.
Here in Saskatchewan, producers have adopted sustainable farming practices that benefit not only the environment, but also their bottom line. Many of these sustainable practices and innovative technologies are designed to improve soil health and fertility, sustain biodiversity, enhance ecosystems, protect water quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. For example, 93 per cent of annual crop land in Saskatchewan is under conservation tillage, which improves soil health and fertility by minimizing erosion. Saskatchewan producers have also been at the forefront of adopting precision agriculture techniques, which improve efficiency and reduce risks to water quality. By supporting producers to use technologies and management tools to protect the environment, it becomes much easier to tell the story of sustainability to a public audience.
Products for healthy aging have also taken centre stage due to an increasingly older global population. Packaged food and drinks are addressing aging health concerns through the fortification of functional ingredients. Omega-3 has become a popular fortification in packaged foods due to its ability to enhance brain development in small children and maintain joint health in aging adults. Omega-3 from Saskatchewan flax is often used in livestock feed. By adding omega-3s to an animal’s diet, the results are eggs, milk and meat that are fortified with omega-3 fatty acids ready for human consumption.
For the final trend, the continuing demand for convenience is spurring growth in new food and beverage products and shopping methods. Canada’s snack market is booming in popularity. For example, Three Farmers, a Saskatchewan-based company, produces one of the province’s most recognizable value-added foods. Known for their roasted chickpeas, green peas and lentil snacks, all products come in various flavours. Three Farmers also includes a traceability bar code on their products that allow consumers to learn about the origin and manufacturing of the product. Three Farmers has grown quickly and their products are selling across major Canadian natural food grocers and in the American market through Amazon.com.
Leading the way for enhanced convenience are automated stores such as Amazon Go. Fully automated stores use mobile apps and cameras that track purchases without using a checkout lane, making the retail experience fast and seamless. Automated convenience stores free-up time for the consumers, while meeting nutritional needs through products available. Canadian Amazon enthusiasts are speculating Amazon Go could be coming to Canada, likely to larger cities like Toronto. However, it may be quite some time before this innovative platform makes its way to Saskatchewan consumers.
While Mintel focuses on Amazon Go’s capabilities, Saskatchewan’s grocery store pick-up options have proven to be an industry disrupter. Loblaw’s, Canada’s largest grocer plans to expand e-grocery services and their click-and-collect program. The click-and-collect programs are a natural path toward delivering groceries to peoples’ homes. Both aging populations and busy households are thinking differently about food delivery in general.
While the 2019 food and beverage trends follow the course set in 2018, the demand for sustainability programs, initiatives and partnerships is good news for Saskatchewan agriculture and our producers. Our value-added sector can also capitalize on opportunities for upscale packaged food and drink products that can be consumed on any occasion. Staying ahead of these consumer trends will keep Saskatchewan producers and agribusinesses on the cusp of meeting customer needs into the future.


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National retailers bringing new stores to the Windy City
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Residents of the South Side will be glad to know—maybe—that Wal-Mart is set to open another store in the area. The Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer will be the anchor-tenant of the retail component of a new project slated for completion in 2014.
The Neighborhood Market store will occupy 41,000 square feet in a 4-acre retail and residential development, called Shops and Lofts at 47, on the southwest corner of 47th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue on Chicago’s south side. Joining other local businesses and boutiques, art galleries, bistros, clothing stores and cafes, the new Wal-Mart store is part of a revitalization plan meant to breathe new life into the entire area. According to Crain’s,the mixed-use development will consist of 55,000 square feet of retail space owned by a Columbus, Ohio-based entity and 96 rental units, including 24 apartments rented at market rates, 44 affordable units and 28 Chicago Housing Authority units, owned by Community Builders Inc., a Boston-based affordable-housing developer.
Wal-Mart is not the only major retailer kicking off new projects in the Windy City. In an attempt to reach more customers in tighter urban locations, Target conceived and developed a new concept of smaller stores, yet perfectly capable of holding everything from jelly to jeans. The new sleek design is aimed to attract more customers by appealing to the needs and lifestyle of urban dwellers; each store will hold within its premises special Wi-Fi areas that will facilitate testing of Apple Inc devices. Shoppers will be able to test iPads or browse for other items, not contained by the store. First CityTarget stores opened this summer in key locations throughout the U.S., including Chicago, Los Angeles and Seattle.
The Chicago CityTarget will be located in a 113-year old historical landmark constructed by architect Louis Sullivan in the heart of the city at the corner of State and Madison Streets, as reported by Reuters, neighboring popular brand stores like H&M, Forever 21, Office Depot, Nordstrom Rack, Sears and T.J. Maxx.


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To combat the high pressure that holiday season puts on the workers in retail sector, Target will hire 130,000+ additional seasonal workers as compared to its goal of 120,000 workers in 2018.
Out of the new recruitment, 125,000 jobs will be positioned in stores, with about 8,000 at distribution and fulfillment centres.
The company is willing to pay US $ 13 per hour, which is nearly twice the federal mark of US $ 7.25, and expects to reach the US $ 15 mark by 2020.
Target is going out of its way to give an additional 10 per cent discount on purchases and 20 per cent discount on ‘wellness’ merchandise like fruits and vegetables and workout gear to seasonal workers.
“It’s critical we build the right team across our stores and supply chain to deliver an exceptional holiday experience for our guests during the busiest time of the year,” averred Melissa Kremer, Chief Human Resources Officer, in a statement.
As part of its employee appreciation programme, Target is set to invest US $ 2 million that allows seasonal workers the chance to win a gift card of US $ 250 for which the company will donate another US $ 250 to a charity of the workers’ liking.
Amazon has also announced its plan to hire 30,000 additional employees in job fairs called ‘Amazon Career Day’.


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Lil Pump and Smokepurpp have more than a few words for fashion designer Ian Connor after he accused Purpp stealing Playboi Carti’s swag. Check out the video their diss for yourself below.
In the video, which captures Pump conducting an Instagram Live session, the two Florida rappers remind the world that Connor is an accused rapist and throw a series disses at the A$AP Rocky affiliate. “I heard someone was talking shit; some rapist named Ian Connor,” Pump begins in the video below.
“Ian Connor, first all, you a fucking rapist nigga you broke as fuck,” Pump says before threatening to “smack the shit” out Connor. Smokepurpp chimes in to call Connor broke while also saying the young designer is actually the “swagger-jacker.”
This beef seems to stem from a conversation Connor, who’s worked alongside Kanye West, appears to be having with XXXTentacion. Pump and Purpp quickly responded to the screenshotted texts.
There’s no telling how long this beef will carry on, but it’s clear it’s gotten pretty serious very quickly. Check out a video Lil Pump’s Instagram Live session below.


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It was bad enough that the pimple popped up at the most annoyingly possible time in our life they have a way of doing that but the nasty thing, leaves behind it’s calling card? Not cool. Our skin is fabulous, in that it heals itself, however too much collagen can be left behind in the skin’s efforts to heal the acne scar. Deeper skin tones typically notice a darkening of the skin due to these pimple scars.
You can unsubscribe at any time.Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy noticeShoppers will be required to wear face coverings from July 24 and there will be 100 fines for those who refuse.Health Secretary Matt Hancock is expected to announce the new rules on Tuesday.It comes more than two months after the Government first recommended wearing a face covering in indoor spaces to prevent passing coronavirus to others, reports The Mirror.Here what the new rules will mean and how they will affect you.Where do I need to wear a face covering? Since May 11, Government guidance in England has advised the public to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces, where they may come into contact with people they wouldn’t usually meet. These can include shops and public transport.The use of face coverings became mandatory on public transport in England from June 15.But until now, the Government has refused calls to make them compulsory in shops. Barely 24 hours ago, Cabinet minister Michael Give urged people to use “common sense” instead.What is changing? From Friday, July 24, face coverings will become mandatory in England in shops and supermarkets.This will be written into law and there will be 100 fines for those who refuse to wear a mask.Do face coverings actually work? Scientific evidence suggests face coverings help prevent you from passing coronavirus on to other people if you are sick.It does not protect you from breathing in the virus unless it is a full blown piece of medical PPE something which is not recommended.If you have symptoms, you should be self isolating at home, but many people get Covid 19 without symptoms and can spread it rapidly.One SAGE member suggested the virus can linger potent in the air for an hour after being breathed out in an indoor, badly ventilated space.The UK Government initially feared the added risk of handling and fiddling with a face mask could outweigh the benefits.
Le second scandale de ce recueil est celui de Victor Kravchenko. C’tait sous Queuille. Les communistes franais, dans leur organe dcentralis LES LETTRES FRANCAISES, le journal d’Aragon, accusaient ce transfuge, auteur du best seller J’AI CHOISI LA LIBERTE, d’avoir truqu son livre.


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Young Money’s Tyga is sparking some unwanted attention as reports claim he is being sued for allegedly taking nearly $100,000 in jewelry and not paying the hefty tab.
Details of the pricey lawsuit surfaced across the Internet Wednesday (September 4) morning.
Tyga is rolling around town with some sick jewelry — a diamond watch and chain worth more than $91,000 — but problem is the bling ain’t his … at least according to a lawsuit filed by a famous Beverly Hills jeweler. In the suit, Jason of Beverly Hills claims the rapper agreed to drop $28,275 for the jeweler’s diamond pantheon watch back in August, 2012. (TMZ)
Unless Tyga can pay up sooner than later, he is going to have to try his luck in court.
JBH also claims Tyga — real name Michael Stevenson — borrowed a $63,000 diamond Cuban link chain in December, 2012 — but never returned the piece. Now JBH is suing for the cost of both pieces, plus late fees … which just about doubles Tyga’s tab to a whopping $185,306.50. We called Tyga’s peeps for comment … but haven’t heard back. RICH FUN FACTS: Jason of Bev Hills has also iced up Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Diddy, Beyonce, and LeBron James. If nothing else, Tyga has good taste. (TMZ)
No stranger to lawsuits, a couple of models recently filed $10 million cases against Tyga for being exposed in one of his music videos.
Dancers Elizabeth Velasquez and Azia Davies, who appear in Tyga’s “Make it Nasty” video, are suing the rapper for allegedly violating their contracts. Elizabeth and Azia claim that they signed contracts with strict no nudity clauses, but shots of their bare breasts ended up in the video anyway. The two dancers originally filed the suit against Tyga last year after the nudity-filled video made its way onto the internet, but they’ve only recently decided on a number that will alleviate their pain and suffering: $10 million a piece (per girl, not per boob). (Wet Paint)
While an initial “Make It Nasty” video premiered in December 2011, its more explicit version dropped last summer.
The music video for “Make It Nasty” was uploaded to YouTube on the 4th December 2011, it contains explicit content so it cannot be shown on TV. It was directed by Alex Nazari. On July 28, 2012 a second video containing explicit content was released for the song Directed by Colin Tilley. (Wikipedia)


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Commercial freight transportation businesses rely on data, intelligence, and novel solutions for operational efficiency. Transport Topics technology coverage investigates available technologies, real-world applications of business solutions, and the strategies necessary for advancement. News topics focus on the latest applied science, and issues range from autonomous vehicle and robotics innovations to management software, tracking and transparency, data analytics, blockchain, and the internet of things.
For growing carriers, choosing the right Trucking Management Software (TMS) is vital for the efficiency and growth of your transportation business. As we move into 2024, it's crucial to understand the key features and considerations that make a TMS solution stand out, and which ones play to your unique operation.
Flexport launched a new technology platform that offers global shippers access to a trucking capacity marketplace of small carriers and owner-operators, the company announced Feb. 22.
Multiple startups have spent years working toward a world in which wireless EV charging goes mainstream, and as adoption picks up, momentum is building to make that dream a reality.
GM’s Cruise autonomous unit is nearing the resumption of testing in the coming weeks, with Houston and Dallas emerging as potential locations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The anticipated benefits of autonomous trucking have attracted an influx of entrepreneurs determined to bring highly automated driving technology to the commercial vehicle market.
Trucking businesses need to take a close look at the state of their cybersecurity in 2024 now that tough, new disclosure rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission have gone live.
Volvo Trucks North America is forecasting a solid year for Class 8 sales, but expects activity soon for a pre-buy of new trucks ahead of federal emission rules taking effect in 2027.


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News by Andrew Kameka on Monday November 05, 2012.
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Apple's lead of worldwide tablet shipments slipped in the third quarter of 2012, but the Cupertino-based manufacturer continues to dominant the tablet market thanks to its popular iPad accounting for 50.4 percent of shipments. IDC reports that Apple shipped 14 million tablets in the most recent quarter, which is 26.1 percent year-over-year growth.
Apple's market share is down from the 59.7 percent reported during the same period last year, but that's only because the overall tablet market grew 49.5 percent last quarter. Increased consumer interest in the tablet segment has led to much higher shipments of devices, so Apple did not dominate as much of the market as it did in previous years. Don't take that to mean that the company is slipping; Apple sold as many tablets as it shipped, something that its rivals cannot claim.
Samsung ranks second in IDC's chart, reporting an 18.4 percent market share and 5.1 million shipments of its tablet portfolio. That's up from 325 percent from the previous year. Amazon had 9 percent share on 2.5 million shipments; no percentage change was reported because Amazon did not have tablet products during Q3 2011. ASUS increased its market share to 8.6 percent on 2.4 million shipments, a 242.9 percent increase. Lenovo rounded out the Top 5 with 1.4 percent share on 400,000 shipments, a 100 percent increase.
The uptick in shipments is the result of more aggressive approaches from vendors who do not wish to surrender the tablet market to Apple. IDC's chart represents millions more tablets being introduced into the market, but consumers continue to choose the iPad over rivals. Apple reported earlier today that it sold three million iPad minis and fourth-gen iPads in three days, which is more than Amazon shipped in the entire third quarter.source: IDC
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December Zap Reshapes Industry
After four freezes in 10 years, many growers are moving farther south or leaving the business. FLORIDA CITRUS: AFTER THE FREEZE
| CLERMONT, FLA.
IRVIN BARWICK gestures with his hands as he drives through a land of green grass and dead brown trees. ``I believed in these sandhills,'' he says. ``And up to Christmas '89, I would have said Lake County was still the best place to grow citrus. But after December, I can't say that.''
The Christmas freeze of 1989 has destroyed more than fruit and vegetable crops from Florida to Texas to northern Mexico. It has reshaped the industry. Texas was hit so hard that it is not expected to harvest a commercial orange crop next year. And here in Florida, growers are abandoning the northern reaches of the citrus belt and moving farther south. Others, bowled over by four freezes in 10 years, are abandoning the industry altogether - like Mr. Barwick.
``We were just fixing to turn the corner this year, then the Christmas freeze came along,'' says Barwick, president and general manager of Postal Colony, a citrus operation here in Clermont. Almost overnight, the acres of live citrus groves under Postal Colony's care went from 4,500 to perhaps 500 acres, he estimates. So the company, started by a group of postal workers in the early 1920s, is closing down.
``I just don't see how they can continue,'' Barwick says. No one knows how many growers in central Florida will follow suit. But it will be significant, if the recent past is any guide.
``I think that we can say there will be an exodus,'' says Bobby McKown, executive vice-president of Florida Citrus Mutual, a growers' cooperative. After the one-two punch of the 1983 and '85 freezes, he says, the state lost some 2,000 to 2,500 growers before starting to rebuild itself.
``It's safe to say that citrus in central Florida will never come back to what it was,'' adds Tom Morgan, spokesman for A. Duda and Sons Inc., a huge agribusiness firm based in nearby Oviedo. Some 20 years ago, the company moved its citrus operations farther south to La Belle, and other growers have since followed.
The three days of freezing temperatures in December cut the Texas orange crop by an estimated 37 percent from pre-freeze forecasts, says Kate Buckley, agricultural economist with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). That is higher than the 23 percent drop-off in Florida. But Texas grows primarily fresh oranges, which will be made up by a huge California crop. Florida raises mostly juice oranges. The state's orange juice production is expected to drop 42 percent, according to USDA.
This overall decrease in Florida understates the magnitude of the destruction in the northern tier of the state's citrus belt.
Lake County, for example, used to be the second-largest citrus-producing county in the state. Before the big '83 and '85 freezes, it boasted some 117,000 acres of citrus land, according to the Florida Department of Citrus. These two freezes cut the acreage back to 12,000. But a number of growers replanted, so that by last year the county's citrus acreage had rebounded to about 60,000.
It takes five to seven years before growers begin to reap the benefits from replanted trees. So the groves replanted after 1983 were just entering their highly productive period when the 1989 freeze hit. Barwick estimates the county now has less than 10,000 acres of live groves. In January, he recommended that the board of directors liquidate Postal Colony, which they agreed to do.
The company still must find buyers for its land. Before the freeze, a good productive orange grove might have sold for $10,000 to $12,000 an acre in the area, Barwick says. One grove owner recently offered to sell a dead citrus grove for $1,000 an acre - and got no takers.
Not everyone is abandoning Lake County.
``Our plan is to survive and be here,'' says John M. Kennedy, vice-president of Golden Gem Growers, a citrus cooperative in nearby Umatilla. He says several area growers are talking of leaving, but a few new investors have also started coming in, looking for land to plant new citrus groves.


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Today Jerome Powell has announced new inflation targets for the CPI (consumer price index) which are expected to be 2% up to 3% which eventually could double our current inflation rate. Neutral ATM also believes real inflation is much higher than what the CPI index shows. We watch the Chapwood Index.
High profile Quotes about Bitcoin recently:
- “This investment reflects our belief that Bitcoin, as the world’s most widely adopted cryptocurrency, is a dependable store of value and an attractive investment asset with more long-term appreciation potential than holding cash” Michael Saylor CEO of MicroStrategy who invested $250Million of their cash reserves into Bitcoin instead of cash.
- Amazon, and Blackrock are among the boardmembers of MicroStrategy who approved this.
- “MicroStrategy, a $1.2 Billion company, just turned itself into a publicly traded bitcoin play. Smart”. Barry Silbert CEO of Greyscale
- “I am not a hard money nor a crypto nut – but the most compelling argument for owning Bitcoin is the coming digitization of currency everywhere, accelerated by Covid-19”. Paul Tudor Jones of Tudor Investments
- “The best profit maximizing strategy is to own the fastest horse. If I am forced to forecast, my bet is it will be Bitcoin”. Paul Tudor Jones of Tudor Investments who invested $2 Billion of their hedgefund into Bitcoin.
- “I’ve never said this before, and I’ve always been a blockchain, cryptocurrency and bitcoin opponent. But if you look now, the government cannot stimulate markets forever, the liquidity flood will end.” George Ball former Prudential CEO.
- “Are they gonna raise taxes that high or if not, are they going to print money? If they print money that debases the currency and probably even Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) can be corrupted. Faced with this potential outcome, the very wealthy investor or the trader will probably turn to Bitcoin or something like it as an alternative” George Ball former CEO of Prudential
- “We just converted our entire cash reserves that were originally used as savings into bitcoin” Omar Hamam CEO of Tahini’s Restaurants
Considering these high-profile companies and investors buying up Bitcoin as their reserve asset instead of cash, and even Warren Buffett selling all his stock holdings and buying Billions worth of Gold Mining stock, now is the time for Bitcoin. It is up over 60% YTD 2020. It was up 74% and we believe it will get back to those levels soon. The other good hedge is Gold which is up 27% YTD now and was up over 30%. Gold will do well, but Bitcoin will do exponentially better as a hedge. Since Bitcoin is digital you can take it anywhere. Not true for Gold.
Leon Cooperman Founder of Omega Advisors says:
- “They have created a real speculative environment. I am uncomfortable at the present time, not because of the virus, because I’m focused on something the market isn’t focused on. And that is the amount of debt that’s being created. Who pays for the party when the party is over?”
- It took the U.S. “244 years to go from zero national debt to $21 trillion. We will probably end this year with $27 trillion. That’s a growth rate in debt far in excess of what the economy is growing at and I think that’s going to be a problem down the road.”
- Cash is’nt king anymore. Assets are. Especially those that hedge against inflation. Neutral ATM has cheap rates to buy and sell bitcoin and we have low minimum purchase amounts.


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Existing and new Assist With Solutions franchise owners will benefit from the company’s recent partnership with ABN Amro, a commercial finance provider.
According to Assist With Solutions the partnership will open up a compete portfolio of commercial finance and funding products, solutions and revenue streams for all its franchise owners.
This agreement comes soon after the franchise reached a deal with RSM Tenon plc, a provider of Recovery/Turnaround services in the SME sector, The Lighthouse Group plc, which won the UK’s Large Independent Financial Advisors Award 2011, and Diamond Discovery, an IT specialists company.
Assist With Solutions is also in negotiations with other high level suppliers of complimentary skills sets. Andy MacDonald, CEO of Assist With Solutions, said: “This additional agreement will have a huge positive impact on future earning capabilities for our franchise owners and ensure that their current and future clients will receive the utmost care and professionalism in all areas and aspects of commercial finance and funding requirements during their business development cycle and takes the total number of professionals that Assist With Solutions franchise owners will now be able to access to in excess of 1,000, moving us one step closer to becoming the UK’s premier facility for all areas of essential business support.”
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Designer shoemaker Christian Louboutin realized in 2013 that the color nude needed various interpretations. So that year he released his first collection of nude shoes, in a range of nude shades.
Now, he’s gone even further. He has added quite a few more tones of nude to the collection. At the Bergdorf Goodman debut of the expanded line of nudes, he said he wanted to offer shades that matched different women from around the world.
To show off his new hues, Louboutin called in former Cosmo fashion market director Shiona Turini, fashion news director at Teen Vogue Jane Keltner de Valle, and Creative Director of Marie Claire magazine and Project Runway judge Nina Garcia to style them however they wanted, reports New York magazine.
According to Louboutin, he wanted to make it a little easier on people who want to wear shoes to match their skin color — but says there still lots of work to be done. “There are two colors that I’m missing the range of in the middle,” he says. “In the next year, we will be at seven total skin tones.”
More and more the fashion world is noticing the need to offer nude in different hues. Last year, Nubian Skin released a line of lingerie in a wide range of nude hues.


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Ahead of E3 2018, the folks at Naughty Dog released a very short teaser for The Last of Us 2, indicating that they would be revealing more at E3. If this is a game that you have been looking forward to, then you’ll be very pleased to learn that Sony and Naughty Dog have since released a gameplay trailer for the upcoming game.
So far the trailers released for the game have been a bit dark and melancholy, and this gameplay trailer is no exception. It gives us a good look at the game, the graphics, and what we might be able to expect in terms of gameplay and also its storyline. The trailer also shows off some new features and mechanics, such as hiding under cars, dodging, craft new weapons such as arrows, and so on.
Unfortunately apart from the very long gameplay trailer, there was no mention of when the game will be released. The Last of Us was originally released back in 2013 which means that it has been about 5 years since the previous game. We have heard that the game could see a 2018 release, but that’s starting to seem unlikely since Sony and Naughty Dog would have announced a release date had it been planned for 2018. This means that chances are we’re looking at a 2019 release at the earliest.


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watchOS 8.5 Breaks Fast Charging for Apple Watch Series 7 Users
Is your Apple Watch Series 7 charging painfully after the latest watchOS 8.5 update? It's an issue which is affecting several users.
watchOS 8.5 Breaks Fast Charging Capabilities of Apple Watch Series 7 and Makes it Painfully Slow for Some Users
Apple Watch users faced a charging bug while using third-party chargers with the release of watchOS 8.3. Thankfully, Apple fixed that issue with a software update.
Fast forward to this day and we are in the middle of another charging crisis and this one affects Apple Watch Series 7 users; its fast charging capabilities, to be more exact.
With Apple Watch Series 7, Apple claims that its new smartwatch is 33% faster at charging up when compared to previous models. But if you recently installed watchOS 8.5 and realized that your Series 7 isn't as fast as yesterday, then you are not alone as a bug in Apple's latest software release has broken the fast charging capabilities of the Series 7 watch.
In the previous bug, you could simply give your Apple Watch a restart in order to fix charging issues. But it seems as though it isn't the case this time around as resetting the device simply doesn't affect anything at all.
Users on various forums are reporting that their Apple Watch is painfully slow when it comes to charging up, with some users seeing 5% of charge being added to the watch in a single hour. Whether it's a third party charger from a company like Belkin or Apple's very own, apparently both are affected.
Some users suggest that repeatedly removing and plugging in the charger could fix the issue for a while - enough to have you topped up. But that might not just be enough for a lot of users out there.
We are hopeful that Apple will release a software update in order to fix this issue. Maybe we should look forward to watchOS 8.5.1 to help us rid of this issue.
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Mobile phones running an operating system developed by the makers of the Mozilla Firefox web browser will go on sale in late 2012.
The first handsets running Mozilla’s Boot to Gecko (B2G) software will be available in Brazil on Telefonica Vivo’s mobile network, tech blog in the country Ztop reported.
It was initially announced in July 2011 and makers of the software hope this could be an open rival to Google’s Android.
B2G was started as a way to bring the same discipline to mobile phones as it does to its browser. It hopes the operating system will give people more control over what their phones do.
Chief executive of Mozilla Gary Kovacs believes this approach will make a difference to the way applications on phones operate.
No specific date for the launch has been given but it should be happening at the end of 2012 or at the very latest by early 2013.
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Here is a list of brand-new organisations in the Las Vegas area for 2018:
A brand-new place for Baskin-Robbins opened on Jan. 27 at 9765 W. Flamingo Road.
Del Taco commemorated the opening of its 38th area in Las Vegas on Jan. 1. The new place is at 8125 Blue Diamond Roadway near Albertsons.
Drybar, a blowout bar, continues to expand its existence in Las Vegas, opening three areas in the city in just two years. The most recent addition, which opened Apr. 20, is located on the first flooring of Style Program, just steps from Las Vegas Boulevard in between the Plaza entrance and Neiman Marcus. The third Las Vegas place signs up with existing shops at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which opened December 2017, and The Wonder Mile Shops, which debuted July 2016.
Household Dollar Stores, Inc., a leading small format and benefit retailer, has revealed prepare for a new shop in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shop opened to the public on Feb. 22. The Las Vegas store lies at 7595 Vegas Drive.
Fingerprinting Express, offering digital fingerprinting and background checks, has opened a 4th location in Nevada. The brand-new Las Vegas site is situated near UNLV at 1350 E Flamingo Road, # 11, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Flower Child, Las Vegas' brand-new healthy, fast-casual restaurant by Sam Fox, officially opened its doors on Might 2.
Understood for its Chicago deep-dish pizza, Giordano's commemorated its grand opening at Boca Park on Pi Day, Mar. 14. The Morning Blend's J.J. Snyder hosted a cheese pull competitors at the occasion in which 3 rivals tried to lift their pizza slice the greatest without breaking the cheese. The winner, Scott Fujinaga, took home a Giordano's Cheese Pull Prize and a $100 gift card.
Jimmy John's sandwich shop has opened a new area at 400 N. Nellis Blvd
. Leading omni-channel sports accredited retailer LIDS Sports Group opened a new model COVER shop at Downtown Summerlin in Las Vegas on May 11. The new shop area consists of LIDS' new shop style principle, which includes a totally revamped shop embodying a new shopping experience for clients. The design of the shop emphasizes LIDS' essential differentiators, such as the nation's biggest headwear offering and product personalization through customized embroidery. The company also recently opened a Locker Space by LIDS at the Las Vegas South Premium Outlets in January, and prepares to open another area at the Circus Circus Casino this summertime. Pedestal components separately showcase headwear styles that are special to LIDS, and represent just recently released products from partners like New Age, '47 and Nike. The upgraded shop presents a designated "Custom Zone" features touch-screen technology where clients can search a virtual library of customization options. The embroidery device itself is extremely noticeable for consumers to see the process unfold as the in-store specialist produces a consumer's custom-made style digitally and deploys the embroidery machine to do the rest. The EmbroidiGraph option is special to COVER and permits stores to embroider autographs of current professional athletes on headwear. Consumers can likewise ask for the embroidery of names, numbers, quotes, expressions, images and Businesses in Las Vegas more to truly make the headwear their own. LIDS Sports Group currently operates more than 1,100 retail places throughout The United States and Canada and has sold more than 300 million hats considering that its starting. To read more, visit www.lids.com.
Lumber Liquidators opened a brand-new store in Las Vegas on Mar. 30. The store, which is the Company's 4th shop in Nevada, showcases more than 400 flooring varieties, including solid hardwood, crafted wood, bamboo, cork, vinyl wood slab and laminate sourced from North America and Europe. Consumers can scan in-store QR codes using the company's Floor Finder App, take home free floor covering samples and consult with Lumber Liquidators flooring experts regarding important flooring choices.
McDonalds commemorated the grand re-opening of one of its locations near Charleston and Sloan.
Morphe opened its ninth and first-to-market retail location at Miracle Mile Shops at World Hollywood Resort & Gambling Establishment in Las Vegas on June 8. The shop is 3,100 square feet, enabling clients to shop Morphe's full spectrum of professional quality tools and makeup. Products consist of more than 300 brushes and extremely desired combinations, featuring influencer cooperations such as the Jaclyn Hill Eye Shadow Scheme ($38). Morphe will host a grand opening occasion on June 16 featuring special guests such as Morphe's 'International Director of Artistry' Nicole Faulkner, along with various rewards and free gifts. Doors available to the public at 7 a.m. and the event will officially kick off at 10 a.m. with a ribbon cutting event including a surprise visitor. Faulkner will offer makeup demonstrations from 3-- 5 p.m. near the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and the occasion will conclude at midnight.
Spirit & Glow, a shop soul center located at 9480 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 269, commemorated its grand opening on Mar. 10. The store is comprised of psychics, mediums, spiritual coaches, energy practitioners, yoga, Pilates instructors and more.
The Sugar Cookie has actually opened its second location, this time in Henderson at 10960 S. Eastern Ave. Suite 109. In event of the growth, The Sugar Cookie rolled out two sweet brand-new cookie tastes: Cinnamon Roll with cream cheese frosting and candied walnuts and Chocolate Caramel with sea salt.
Karma and Luck is opening its 13th Las Vegas area at Style Show shopping mall on Sept. 12. There will be a complete day of events to commemorate the opening consisting of sage and blessing with Mystic Mona at 11 a.m., tarot card readings, a crystal healing conversation, and info on intuitive Feng Shui for house and office with James Phoenix. 20 percent of all sales on Sept. 12 will be donated to Make-A-Wish.


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With over 46,000 people and local authorities signed up to the “Bring Tesla to Portugal” cause – and the company registering for tax purposes in Portugal – behind-the-scenes negotiators say the likelihood of the electric car and battery manufacturer constructing its much-sought-after giga-factory on national soil is “very low”.
Expresso broke the news on Saturday while activists, backed by local authorities, say they cannot understand why the government is being so negative.
“When something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it”, said activist Miguel Duarte – echoing the words immortalised by Tesla’s pioneering CEO Elon Musk. “We are totally confused. France and Spain are offering deactivated spaces, but in Portugal, nothing seems to be being done”.
As to the north American company setting up its registered office in Lisbon’s Avenida da Liberdade, little is being explained.
Tesla is “looking for talents and opportunities”, say the company, but stresses it has nothing more to announce.
The “Bring Tesla to Portugal” movement has been making much of the characteristics that give this country an advantage over other potential European sites, including France, Holland and Spain (click here).
The mayors of Torres Vedras and Albergaria-a-Velha took part in a recent debate – which also brought together councils from Guarda, Évora, Beja, Palmela, Aveiro, Penela, Mangualde, Viana do Castelo, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Maia, Cinfães and Sines – saying their boroughs in particular offered extra advantages: Torres Vedras has experience in electric mobility, and Albergaria-a-Velha “is one of the most industrialised areas of Aveiro” close to the Spanish towns of Galiza and Salamanca, as well as the Renault factory in Cacia.
But where all this will lead hinges on an announcement that can only be made by Tesla, and which is unlikely to come before early 2017.


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Installers can win free lunches for a year as part of Fit Franke First - a new initiative launched by kitchen sink and accessories manufacturer Franke.
The initiative centres on a series of short training and information videos covering popular sink and tap installation topics. A range of techniques will be covered, starting with the basics and building up to more specific and complex subject matters. The videos are being mailed out across the industry to thousands of installers and are available to view at www.fitfrankefirst.co.uk.
To encourage installers to register for the initiative, Franke is offering a main prize of free lunches at Greggs Bakeries for a year – with the prize draw winner being given a pre-paid lunch card to the value of £1,000, redeemable at any outlet across the UK. The first 500 to register will receive a Franke branded work t-shirt.
“We recognise that installers want a hassle-free installation, done right first time and every time,” said Steve Rutter, marketing operations manager at Franke. “These short videos are informative, and easy to view and learn from. They also cover all the frequently asked questions that we get and we are happy to take requests from installers on any additional topics they want to cover.
“Installers play a key role in delivering professionalism across the kitchen industry and we want to make sure we are doing what we can to help enhance their skills and knowledge, while saving them time and money.”


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Greenfingers Landscape Ltd were looking to gain press coverage about a recent acquisition. The PR needed to be handled carefully needing to respect that the acquisition of a long-standing local firm in trouble may have shocked some people in the community. We needed to reassure local residents and customers. Furthermore, commercially this acquisition meant expansion for the firm, as a result they cover a wider geographical area and thus wanted to raise awareness of this to be able to capitalise on new opportunities.
By liaising with the different press we took the time to understand what mattered to their readers and then we tailored the press releases to each title. The result was sensitive coverage achieved regionally across a range of local titles in addition to trade press coverage to raise profile for the company and showcase their recent expansion and wider capabilities.


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Thank you for contacting me about leaving the EU without a trade agreement at the end of the transition period.
The UK left the EU on 31st January with a deal. No deal is now an irrelevant concept. The question now is whether we can agree with the EU a deeper trading relationship on the lines of the free trade agreement the EU has with Canada, or whether we have a trading relationship that is based on the 2019 deal, without a free trade agreement and along the lines of Australia’s relationship with the EU.
Negotiations are currently ongoing and both sides are seeking a free trade agreement with no tariffs, quotas, fees or charges across all goods sectors, as well as further provisions on services and security cooperation. The Prime Minister has stated that there must be an agreement by the time of the European Council summit on 15th October if it is to be ratified in time for next year.
Agreement is still possible and I am hopeful that this can be achieved. If it is clear a deal cannot be reached by 15th October, I believe we should accept this fact and be ready to trade on the terms of the 2019 deal. I should emphasise that the UK is not asking for a special, bespoke, or unique deal in these negotiations. We are looking for a deal like those the EU has previously struck with other friendly countries like Canada.
Thank you again for contacting me.
Sally-Ann Hart MP


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USA TODAY readers and the public have voted the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green as the best attraction in Kentucky.
Nominees were chosen by a panel of relevant experts which include a combination of editors from USA TODAY; editors from 10Best.com; relevant expert contributors; and sources for both these media and other Gannett properties. Other nominees included Churchill Downs & Kentucky Derby Museum, Mammoth Cave National Park, Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, Kentucky Horse Park and Newport Aquarium.
“We’re excited to have topped the 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award list and very much appreciate all the Corvette fans and enthusiasts from all over the country who voted for us,” said Katie Ellison, Marketing and Communications Manager. “We continue to add exhibits and activities in hopes of attracting new and repeat visitors to the Museum. Our rides in vintage Corvettes, Corvette Cave-In sinkhole exhibit, Corvettes to drive at our track (the NCM Motorsports Park) and high speed go-karting all add an interactive element to your visit to the Museum. For the third year in a row our attendance has increased, and that’s a testament that these new attractions are being well received.”
In January of this year, the Museum debuted a new racing simulator, putting guests behind the wheel of a real Corvette to pilot around a virtual racetrack. The simulator is located in the Museum’s lobby and sessions are available for visitors of all ages for only $10.
The Museum is located at I-65 exit 28 in Bowling Green and is open daily, 8am-5pm CT. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for kids age 5-12, and free for children age 4 and under. More information to help plan a visit is available at corvettemuseum.org.