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Fire Pro Wrestling World that was launched as Early Access on Steam in July 2017 and later a full edition was released in December 2017 is now scheduled to come on PS4 in 2018. The game was successfully launched on steam before. The availability of Fire Pro Wrestling World on PS4 was announced at Great Pro Wrestling Festival 2018 event at Japan.
Spike Chunsoft the developer has announced the update on the game but a final data is not revealed. The game will be releasing somewhere in Summer this year. In the event, the developer also announced its tie-up with New Japan Pro Wresting association. This collaboration will lead to the addition of wrestlers with their real name and looks in Fire Pro Wrestling World.
Fire Pro Wrestling features a timing and strategy based gameplay where you will be in the shoes of a new fighter and you have to make your way all the way to top. There are different modes like Deathmatches, Steel cage fight, Barbed Wire, Landmines, MMA matches, etc.
Fire Pro Wrestling World also has a story mode where players will be playing as a young fighter who will participate in various events in order to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The story mode is work-in-progress, PC users can still go for the game as a full edition was out at the end of last year.


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Toy manufacturer Hasbro has lost its UK marketing chief, just ahead of a restructuring of the company’s UK operations.
UK business head Mike McCulloch, who was responsible for marketing, left the company earlier this month. It is not known if he had a job to go to.
McCulloch, who was previously sales and marketing director, joined Hasbro in 1995. A spokeswoman for the company says that no decision has been made on a possible replacement for McCulloch.
The restructure, which will see the creation of a single UK group company, has also led to the departure of the regional general manager of Northern European, Alistair Richards. Hasbro says that Richards has resigned from the business because he “did not wish to pursue his career within Hasbro with only UK responsibilities”.
The company has also appointed John Harper, a former managing director of rival toy giant Mattel, to the newly-created position of UK group managing director.
Harper joins from ToysRus.com, where he was head of international business.
The new UK company, which will be headed by Harper, will be made up of the Hasbro toy and games divisions, Grosvenor, Wizards of the Coast and Tiger Electronics. The restructure will be completed in January next year.
Hasbro spends about &£15m in the UK and uses Burkitt DDB to create its ads. Media is bought by OMD UK.

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- Google has began delivering its fall Wear OS replace.
- The improve boosts efficiency, extends battery life, and makes pairing less complicated.
- It’s solely obtainable on the Suunto 7 to begin, with different smartwatches coming later.
Google is making good on its promise to ship the autumn 2020 Wear OS replace now that Android 11 is right here, though you’ll possible must be affected person relying on the smartwatch you personal. The improve has began rolling out, and focuses extra on bettering fundamentals like pace and longevity than a rethink of the interface.
Most notably, efficiency must be higher throughout the board. Google claims app launching and boot occasions are as much as 20% sooner. You can even count on longer battery life, though the corporate wasn’t able to decide to particular figures — that possible is dependent upon your specific mannequin.
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There are just a few extra conspicuous modifications. The pairing course of is quicker and extra dependable, probably providing you with a greater introduction to your new wristwear. Other modifications coming this fall will deliver an easier-to-understand climate expertise, a handwashing timer to deal with the pandemic, and “extra intuitive” controls over watch modes and exercises.
Just don’t count on to get the Wear OS fall replace straight away. The new software program is reaching Suunto 7 smartwatches first, and can come to different units within the “coming months.” It could possibly be some time earlier than your watch will get these pace and battery boosts.
The 2020 launch is low-key even in comparison with some smaller Wear OS updates. Whether it’s because of the pandemic reducing sources quick or Google specializing in Fitbit, it received’t be giant sufficient to make you rethink a Galaxy Watch buy. It will wring extra out of a Wear OS watch you already personal, although, and could possibly be significantly interesting when watches with Qualcomm’s speedier Snapdragon Wear 4100 arrive.


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Ashley Olsen NOT Buying Apartment With Boyfriend Justin Bartha
A representative for Ashley Olsen has dismissed rumors the former child star is set to buy an apartment with her boyfriend Justin Bartha. The actress-turned-fashion designer has been dating "The Hangover" actor since 2008, and they were rumored to be stepping up their romance after they were reportedly spotted viewing a luxury penthouse in Manhattan together.
But a spokesperson for Olsen is adamant the couple has no plans to cement its relationship with a new home, insisting the story is "not accurate", according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
Beside acting, Ashley Olsen is well known for her fashion empire with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen. Aside from that, the two beauties have been repeatedly hit with protests by PETA for their fashion choice. Despite the protest, they continue to wear fur. On November 15, they were covered in fur coat when attending CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Skylight Soho in New York City.
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AMD Already Working on Developing Zen 5 CPUs
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AMD Reveals Codename Zen 5 CPU Development
Just about a year ago, AMD released their new Ryzen processors. To help mark the event, AMD has released a new video with some of their key Ryzen personnel. The video went over the future and past of Ryzen and the Zen architecture. Mike Clark, Sr. Fellow Design Engineering at AMD had one very interesting tidbit to share. According to Mike, he is already working on Zen 5, a future implementation of the Zen architecture. The reveal comes about 12 minutes in.
Due to AMD’s naming convention, there are few facts we can deduce. AMD names each new generation with a new number and “+” for a die shrink. Right now, we are on Zen and Zen+. Zen 2 is supposed to launch next. That would put Zen 5 about 4 generations out from right now and likely about 5-8 years away. The fact that AMD is working on Zen 5 already is great news. It shows that they have a good plan beyond the public reveal of Zen 3. Furthermore, Zen 5 means consistent performance since it relies on Zen.
AMD’s Zen 5 Still Far Away
Since we know Zen 5 exists, it means that AMD is banking on building on Zen for a long time. By keeping the same architectural foundation, AMD limits surprises. AMD’s last major surprise was the failed gamble on Bulldozer which was a mistake. As a result, AMD lost their edge and significantly fell behind Intel. This still leaves a lot of room for AMD to work with on Zen 5. For instance, the 4 core CCX may no longer exist. The goal is to set a roadmap for both hardware and software devs to build a CPU that meets future performance and efficiency expectations. The Zen core itself may also undergo a massive upgrade. We saw that with Intel’s Core series designs over the years.
The point that CPU designs take a long time is very important. Jim Keller, for instance, came into AMD to work on Zen in 2012 and left in 2015. That was 5 years and 2 years respectively before Zen launched. For now, Zen 5 is just a code name for a future AMD CPU. For the next couple of years, there is no reason to wait for this CPU until much later. The main hope I have is that side-channel attacks like Meltdown and Spectre will see some good hardware fixes that don’t hurt performance.


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USA: PepsiCo launches ‘four in one’ Doritos Mix
PepsiCo, through its Frito-Lay division, is introducing a new range of crisps in the US under its Doritos brand that are claimed to deliver a “multi-sensorial experience”.
Touted as “the biggest product launch in [the brand’s] recent history”, Doritos Mix Tortilla Chips feature a combination of four different Doritos shapes and flavours in one bag. According to the company, Doritos Mix come in a Cheese Explosion variety, featuring the flavours Nacho Cheese, Four Cheese, Jumpin' Jack Cheese and Spicy Nacho, and also a Taco Explosion assortment combining Spicy Nacho, Sour Cream, Taco and Salsa flavours. Both mixes are described as featuring chips in the classic triangular shape as well as that of the‘ Dinamita rolled tortilla, a twist and an open triangle.
Frito-Lay North America VP of marketing Jeannie Cho said: "Doritos Mix gives fans what they've been seeking in two new flavors: Cheese Explosion and Taco Explosion — bringing out a 'Four Snacks in One' Doritos experience. Our consumers have told us they’re seeking bold flavours and greater variety. With Doritos Mix, they now have a unique blend of four different flavours and shapes in one bag”.
Doritos Mix snacks are available in a 3oz bag for $1.49 and a 9.5oz bag for an RRP of $4.29.
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Apple Blocks The Financial Times From Its App Store [Headlines]
Apple discontinues Financial Times' app from their store after the newspaper refused to give 30% of revenues and consumer data.
The two companies have been locked in a stand-off for months, following Apple's decision to force subscription-based applications through its own app store, instead of the app creators'. The change was implemented two weeks ago, giving Apple control over valuable data about the Financial Times‘ affluent readers, as well as a hefty cut of its takings.
The Financial Times said: “The FT iPad and iPhone apps will no longer be available to new users through iTunes. We are directing readers to the FT's new web app available at app.ft.com.”


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According to IBTimes, Xbox Infinity is the name of Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox console, codename Durango. Citing sources related to Xbox development, development kits for Xbox Infinity are already in the hands of studios.
“Sources related to development of the new Xbox have confirmed to IBTimes UK that the console, which is scheduled to be launched on 21 May, will be called Infinity,” the report states. We’ve heard different names, including Xbox Next, Xbox vNext, Xbox 720, but it seems that this report is claiming that Microsoft is calling the next-gen Xbox as Xbox Infinity. While Microsoft refuses to acknowledge this and we are classifying this as a rumor until Microsoft offers any official statement, one may wonder if this is true or not.
What we do know for sure is that Microsoft is planning on announcing the next generation Xbox console on May 21st. After that, Microsoft is expected to completely reveal its plans for the next generation Xbox on the eve of the E3 entertainment expo in early June 2013. The new Xbox is rumored to feature a Blu-ray drive and a new Kinect alongside the Xbox console.Microsoft, Xbox


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Snow crab prices plummet back to Earth, but buyers still aren’t biting
Snow crab prices in the U.S. market fell from USD 19.00 (EUR 17.77) per pound in January 2022 to USD 7.50 (EUR 7.01) per pound in January 2023, but sales have remained slow thus far in the new year.
The price remains more in line with historical averages from between 2019 and 2022, barring the spike in snow crab prices between May 2021 and March 2022 – “the poster child for some of the wacky things that went on” with shellfish pricing during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Clearwater Seafoods Vice President of Sales Rob O’Sullivan.
Speaking at the National Fisheries Institute’s 2023 Global Seafood Market Conference in Palm Springs, California, U.S.A. in mid-January, O’Sullivan said the market is in the process of returning to normalcy.
“I think we're going to get back to where we were. We're going to be okay on snow crab in general,” he said. “The market just needs to sort of continue to work itself out.”
Due to U.S. sanctions on Russian seafood imports, Russian crab supply is unavailable to the U.S. market and much of that product is now heading to Asia, Direct Source Seafood CEO Roman Tkachenko confirmed.
“The Asian markets have their pick of the litter on a good supply of product at a very cheap price,” Tkachenko said.
Canada, the world’s biggest supplier of snow crab, is expecting a stable supply this season with quotas up 33 percent over 2022, but with an unstable market, processors and fishing unions have been locked in a fierce battle over what prices to set, and it’s hard to predict the repercussions of that fight, O’Sullivan and Tkachenko said. But the biggest question facing the global snow crab market is U.S. demand, they said …
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Get ready, because there is a new cruise ship in town by 2020 and Virgin Cruises will be steering the voyage. In a press conference attended by the Miami Herald at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson proudly announced, “Very happy to share that we’re full steam ahead.”
According to an article written by Branson in the Virgin Group’s website, he has been dreaming of putting up his very own cruise line for some time now. In fact, he wanted one since he was 27. And so with much accomplishment and pride, he joined Virgin Cruises President and CEO Tom McAlpin onstage to share the happy news.
When 2020 comes, the start of every sail would be in Miami. After all, McAlpin told Miami Herald that the place is “without a doubt the best fit” for the new brand. Moreover, McAlpin believes that Miami is “vibrant, red-hot, sassy, sexy and obviously international.”
Furthermore, he explains that Miami’s port infrastructure and proximity to the Caribbean were key factors in their decision to berth the new cruise line in the area. In addition, Miami Herald reports that county commissioners will be making a vote next week with regard to a preferential berthing agreement with Virgin Cruises for five years. The said agreement will also have an option to extend for another five.
Furthermore, all the cruise ships will reportedly come from Italian ship manufacturer Ficantieri which has been in the business since 1959, the company website states. In fact, Miami Herald has learned that Virgin Cruises’ representatives have already signed a letter of intent for Fincantieri to build three ships. Each will weigh approximately 110,000 tons and will be able to serve around 2,800 passengers each. Moreover, the target dates for each ship’s sail are 2020, 2021 and 2022.
According to an Associated Press report published by The Salt Lake Tribune, Virgin Cruises is looking to offer a seven-day Carribean cruise that departs on Sundays. Moreover, the upcoming cruise line has expressed interest in sailing to Cuba.
During the event, Miami Herald tried to get the cost of the new ships, but McAlpin would not disclose the figures. Nonetheless, Branson mentioned it’s “under $2 billion anyway.”


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Coffee prices on both floors increased in the last session. Major Robusta producers in Southeast Asia are facing the problem of slow deliveries to the European market due to transport congestion. This continues to push Robusta to a record increase, while Arabica is at its highest level in over a month.
According to preliminary data from the General Statistics Office, Vietnam’s average export coffee price in January 2024 reached 2,955 USD/ton, up 2.3% over the previous month and 35.2% over the same period. 2023.
Responding to the press, expert Nguyen Quang Binh commented: It is likely that coffee prices will continue to increase because inventories in the EU have decreased a lot due to the incident in the Red Sea. However, on the London exchange, the market is getting ready for a price correction this week as futures contracts have been overbought in recent weeks.
For the domestic market, rising prices are causing many obstacles to exports, as businesses do not dare and do not have enough finance to buy export goods. Factors supporting the rise of the London stock exchange remain intact, including low inventories, intermittent supply, and weak output from key suppliers in Southeast Asia.
According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), global coffee production in the 2022–2023 crop year will decrease, and exports will also decrease. In particular, a sharp decrease in Vietnam and Colombia, leading to a decline in exports, is the main reason for this adjustment.
Colombia’s Arabica coffee production is forecast to increase by 800,000 bags to 11.5 million bags thanks to higher yields. Even so, Colombia’s output is still nearly 15% below the annual average.
Vietnam’s Robusta coffee output in the 2023–2024 crop year is about 26.6 million bags, an increase of 1.2% compared to the previous crop year, while Arabica decreased by 11.1% to 880,000 bags.
Indonesia’s coffee output is forecast to decrease by 2.2 million bags compared to the previous crop year, down to 9.7 million bags in the 2023–2024 crop year. Mainly due to Robusta production decreasing by 2.1 million bags to 8.4 million bags.
In India, coffee production is forecast to remain almost unchanged compared to the previous crop year, at 6 million bags. In the 2023–2024 crop year, India’s Arabica coffee output is forecast to decrease by 200,000 bags to 1.4 million bags.
During the past week, the basic trend of Robusta coffee prices on the London exchange was to increase in price with only one decrease. The total increase last week amounted to 140 USD/ton. According to some experts, the recent trend of increasing Robusta coffee prices, in addition to the objective factors of supply and demand and tensions in the Red Sea, is also influenced by the large supply in Vietnam preparing for the longest holiday of the year.
The fact that Vietnam is preparing to enter the extended Lunar New Year holiday also affects the trade activities of this product. Therefore, Western roasters are taking advantage of transactions to offset the above impacts.
The price of 77,000 VND for domestic coffee and 3,269 USD/ton in the world market are both historical milestones. With the current upward momentum, many people in the industry expect that domestic prices may continue to increase and reach the mark of 80,000 VND/kg this week or before the Lunar New Year holiday of Giap Thin.
In recent years, Vietnamese Robusta coffee has gained a foothold in the world market. This year’s harvest has basically ended, and coffee prices are currently very high, helping farmers produce sustainable coffee to change and create good livelihoods.
Forecasting the upcoming coffee price trend: Coffee market experts believe that it is likely that coffee prices will continue to increase because inventories in the EU have decreased a lot due to the breakdown of the Asia-Asia shipping route. Europe.
However, on the London exchange, the market is getting ready for a price correction this week as futures contracts have been overbought in recent weeks. For the domestic market, rising prices are causing many obstacles to exports when businesses do not dare and do not have enough finance to buy export goods.


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MAINE, USA — Many things in our daily lives have changed in the past few days, but one thing has remained the same: eating
Here are some tips to grocery shop these days:
- Go to the store when it's not crowded or in the allotted 'senior' hours if you fit into that category
- Clean your grocery cart with a disinfecting wipe
- Social-distance between other shoppers
- If you want, you can disinfect your groceries when you get home
- Buy more to avoid frequent trips to the store
- CDC doesn't recommend that you wear a mask or gloves, but you can if you want.
Chain supermarkets in Maine that have set up hours for seniors and at-risk members of the community:
- Shaws: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 a.m. - 9 a.m.
- Hannaford: Tuesday through Thursday from 6 a.m. - 7 a.m.
- Walmart: Tuesday from 6 a.m. - 7 a.m..
- Target: Wednesday from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m..
- Dollar General: The first hour of each day for seniors and at-risk members.
"And it's just gotten progressively busier busier busier to the point that we've been running around for 13-14 hours a day," said Brandon Kenney, the Brewer IGA store manager and co-owner.
Despite reassurances by the government that supply lines have not been affected by the coronavirus, people are still over-buying... and it's all stores can do to keep up.
"Trying to keep things on the shelf as much as we can, but we are struggling to get it on the shelf fast enough before people are taking it right off again," said Kenney.
Employees at IGA in Brewer are taking the CDC guidelines seriously, wearing gloves, there are masks available for the employees that want to use them, and hand sanitizer stations throughout the supermarket.
"We are trying to get in the habit of every hour every two hours doing a complete clean up of all of the surfaces and just trying to stay on top of that to ensure we are keeping the risk to a minimum," said Kenney.
With the outbreak, some members of the community can be affected more seriously than others.
That's why some chain supermarkets like Shaws, Hannaford, Target and Walmart have decided to set specific hours for them.
"Senior only" grocery times... where there is fewer people inside stores.
"As far as milk, bread, chicken, meat," said Kenney.
Kenney says he doesn't think supermarkets like IGA will run out.
"Things like paper towel and toilet paper...we are kind of at the mercy of our warehouse, so those things maybe a little bit more limited and allocated so everybody gets a little bit of it," said Kenney.
Right now, the CDC is not recommending that people wear gloves or masks when they go to the store. But health experts recommend to -- reduce your risk -- make fewer trips to the store... making sure you get all that you need.


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It is not surprising that some of the biggest companies in the Muslim world are found in the oil and gas industries. After all, Islamic countries sit on about two-thirds of the world's proven oil reserves, and oil prices are at all-time nominal highs.
What is surprising, however, is the diversity of businesses represented. I recently interviewed Rafi-uddin Shikoh, editor of DinarStandard, an online publication that tracks business in the Muslim world. His website lists all kinds of interesting information including top brands and top scientifically productive countries.
You can watch this MoneyMasters interview starting tomorrow (Thursday) morning.


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Series X will have no exclusive games during its launch year, Chinese Switch cards are not region free, and a season pass has been announced for Pokemon Sword and Shield in the news of the week!
PS5 and Series X system specs have been mostly revealed, with the Series X being a lot more powerful than PS5 in the news of the week!
Sony has been deleting YOUR reviews, Crystal Chronicles has been delayed, and Bravely Default II has been announced in the news of the week!
Games have been released, games have been announced, and games are being streamed on Switches in the news of the week!
Half-Life fans get their monkey paw wish, PS5 patents are perused, and PS5 rumours are examined in the news of the week!
The Final Fantasy VIII remaster is getting a physical release, 2k and Gearbox send thugs after a YouTuber, and two new Analogue retro consoles are on the way in the news of the week!
Valve crashes the TF2 economy, Bethesda botches Doom, and Cyberpunk 2077 forgoes pre-order BS in the news of the week!
The Final Fantasy VII remake is a complete write-off and E3 took place in the news of the week!
Death Stranding gets a release date, Collection of Mana may be getting a Western release, and Dragon Quest XII is in preproduction in the news of the week!
Sony releases financial year 2018 sales, Nintendo releases fourth quarter sales, and Japan rates the top twenty video games of the last thirty years in the news of the week!


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January 17, 2014
Nintendo started the recent fiscal year with forecasts that already surprised many of us. Then they spoke of 9 million Wii U sold before the end of the year and, as expected, now the figures remain at a forecast of 2.8 million units.
With Nintendo 3DS something similar happens although the figures cut are less alarming. There we went from a forecast of 18 million units to 13.5 in which the PAL markets have been the main culprits as they ended up offering sales below expectations, with France being one of the most powerful markets in Europe and the United States. an important bastion for the notebook.
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Henan Kemei Abrasives Co., Ltd, a leading manufacturer of abrasive products, recently participated in the Grinding Tec Exhibition held in Germany from March 7th to 10th, 2023. The exhibition was a grand event that brought together professionals, experts, and industry leaders from the grinding and abrasive sector.
The Grinding Tec Exhibition is one of the most significant events in the industry, providing a platform for companies to showcase their latest products, technologies, and innovations. It is an ideal opportunity for companies to network, establish new business relationships, and gain insights into the latest trends and developments in the industry.
At the exhibition, Henan Kemei Abrasives Co., Ltd showcased its latest range of abrasive products, including grinding wheels, cutting discs, and polishing pads. The company's products received a lot of attention from visitors, who were impressed with their quality, durability, and performance.
The exhibition was a great success for Henan Kemei Abrasives Co., Ltd, as it helped the company to connect with potential customers, distributors, and partners from different parts of the world. The company's representatives had the opportunity to meet with industry experts, exchange ideas and knowledge, and explore new business opportunities.
In addition to showcasing its products, Henan Kemei Abrasives Co., Ltd also participated in various seminars and workshops that were organized as part of the exhibition. The company's representatives shared their expertise and insights on various topics related to the grinding and abrasive industry, which was well-received by the attendees.
In conclusion, the Grinding Tec Exhibition was a great opportunity for Henan Kemei Abrasives Co., Ltd to showcase its products, connect with potential customers, and gain insights into the latest trends and developments in the industry. The company's participation in the exhibition was a great success, and it looks forward to participating in similar events in the future.
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More than 80% of women entrepreneurs run solo ventures and about 86% such women-owned businesses are self-funded, GAME said in a recent study. The study also revealed that funds raised by all-female founding teams in India stood at 0.63% of the total $13 billion raised, while women entrepreneurs contribute only 3.09% of India’s total industrial output. Women-led entrepreneurs operate across four high potential sectors - apparel and textile; food; health, wellness and beauty; and education.
Of the 258,000 enterprises in Bengaluru across these four sectors, a little over 36,000 businesses are owned by women and 1.5% of them received funds from financial institutions, GAME said, citing multiple data sources. These entrepreneurs face major challenges including lack of access to finance or low risk appetite, knowledge on marketing, digital identity and subdued demand, said M Srinivas Rao, CEO, GAME.
Rao said GAME has created a programme to mentor such women founders and has recently started helping 150 of them in areas such as financing to creating a brand. According to GAME, a majority of the solopreneurs find it difficult to get to a marketplace and typically sell within their limited networks, thereby restricting growth opportunities.
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By: CELINA ARZOLA
As of Sunday, March 26, 2017, scientists have uncovered the largest herbivore footprint in the world. It was discovered in Western Australia’s “Jurassic Park”. The print is believed to have come from a long-necked, 5-foot-9-inch Sauropod.
The team of paleontologists that made the discovery were from the University of Queensland’s School of Biological Sciences as well as James Cook University’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The group examined 127 to 140 million-year-old rocks and found the “most diverse assemblage of dinosaur tracks in the world,” the University of Queensland stated.
The study’s lead author, Dr. Steve Salisbury called the area the, “cretaceous equivalent of the Serengeti” with thousands of dinosaur tracks, including 21 specific types and four groups of dinosaurs. The tracks included predatory dinosaur tracks, two-legged Ornithopods, armored dinosaurs and the Sauropods, long-necked herbivores.
Most of the continent’s dinosaur fossils are found in the east and are about 90 to 115 million years old. The ones found in the west are “considerably older,” noted Salisbury. The area where the footprints were found had planned to be used as a site for liquid natural gas processing.
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Apple has released a new iPhone. Not a new version, but a new color. The new phone was unveiled by Apple on March 21st and was released on March 24th for purchase. The new iPhone is red and is named (PRODUCT)RED. For every phone bought, Apple donates money to RED, an organization that fights against HIV and AIDS. Apple has been partners with RED for ten years and have always helped raise money for the cause through other products such as cases, iPods, Beats wireless headphones, and the Beats Pill +. This is the first red iPhone Apple has ever released. (PRODUCT)RED is the same price as the other iPhone 7’s, but it only comes in the 128GB and 256GB options. The phone itself changes color on the rear panel, based on the light the phone is in. The color changes from a bright matte red to a glowy, warm red. The front has a white finish screen, and has the same features as the other iPhone 7’s. The phone is a way to help a cause and get a new phone.
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Glitter tears were first introduced by Elle Fanning at the Saint Laurent NYFW. Critics stated that the new trend is “cool”, so people started copying it and showing off on social media. Glitter tears can be used as part of a costume, a makeup trend, or as a way to hide dark circles. It is symbolizes our majesty that when we cry, we cry glitter. You can decorate it any way you wish with pigment, shimmer, glitter, and even bedazzles. This trend is expected to increase as time goes on. In my opinion, this trend is creative but overrated. It can be used for a makeup trend and to be different. However, there may be situations where they are not appropriate – professional meetings, funerals, or even school due to the environment they are in.


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'Putting off smartphone smartphones'
the hague - The incorrect use of smartphones in traffic must stop. To this end 41 organizations, including the ANWB, the Confederation of Insurers, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics Netherlands and Samsung, signed a covenant on Wednesday.
The number of traffic deaths and serious wounded increases and research indicates that distraction by smartphones in traffic plays a major role here. For example, the chance to get involved in an accident is sending text messages while driving, or other text is imported 23 times higher than without this distraction.
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According to Minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen (Infrastructure and Environment) there are cycling cyclists and cars everywhere. 'That's dangerous, I do not have to say. That's why it's great that so many parties make sure we keep our eyes on the road while driving. '
Full concentration on driving a car or other means of transportation must be the social standard and become a standard of behavior. The organizations want such electronics in the car, such as the smartphone, to be limited to using only non-derivative functions. For example, Samsung adds on all new devices an app that automatically responds when the user participates in traffic.
The ANWB will provide a staff to the staff this fall, which minimizes distraction of the smartphone in the car or on the bike. In addition, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment prepares a new campaign and is working on banning bicycles.
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Forget Eastenders, Coronation Street, or even Emmerdale, when it comes to drama the first place I search is my YouTube subscription feed.
On Monday night, Jeffree Star did not disappoint when he took to Twitter to drop some serious truth bombs about the beauty industry. The ALIEN palette and the entire jeffreestarcosmetics holiday collection has just been revealed on my channel!!!
Previously the beauty mogul had said he wanted to film a video 'exposing makeup brand deals'. Showing what goes on behind the scenes when a brand sponsors an influencer, including how much influencers are really paid.
However, his plans have been temporarily scuppered after the brand who was working with him on the video pulled out. Remember how I was going to film a video exposing makeup brand deals? The brand I was working with just bitched out and cancelled because they are worried that the price they pay me, will upset their other clients Jeffree claims the unnamed brand pulled out because they were concerned that other influencers would be upset at the amount he was being paid, compared to them.
While it's no secret that YouTubers and influencers can earn a hell of a lot of money through sponsorship deals, the actual amount is never made clear. However it looks like that figure could be way off the mark, if Jeffree's Tweet is anything to go by. Just like Pepsi paying to be in a movie. But makeup companies want it to be a secret. Hopefully I can find another company who would love the exposure, as well as talk about the secrets and "behind the scenes" about brand deals in the beauty industry Who's not scared?
Comparing it to regular advertising and 'Pepsi paying to be in a movie', Jeffree Star and his ' Jeffree Star approved ' franchise are clearly in high demand. That was exactly the main reason. But if I'm worth more in advertising value then other clients, why would it matter? Earlier this year, fellow YouTuber James Charles also took to Twitter, to argue that YouTubers aren't paid enough compared to regular celebrities, considering their high levels of engagement and sales from brands.
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Jeffree, 33, has built his cosmetic empire with the help of his 14 million YouTube followers. But he experienced the downside to his success after a team of people robbed his warehouse two weeks ago.
Frustrated: During the robbery, the people reportedly broke through the warehouse roof and then used trucks to take millions of dollars worth of product. Terrible: Jeffree decided to tell fans about the robbery two weeks after the fact because the stolen good started to appear online. The burglary happened on March 15, the same day the YouTuber released his new Blue Blood collection to the public, with Jeffree explaining that one of his warehouses was broken into and robbed at around 1 a.
I think that it was someone who temporarily worked there who tipped them off. Pictures acquired by TMZ show the roof of the warehouse with a large hole in the middle where the people reportedly entered. Another pictures also shows damage on the inside of the warehouse where the robbers trashed the place before leaving with the product. This robbery happened on a Friday, but no one from Jeffree's business knew about the stolen property until that following Monday.
Jeffree kept the entire burglary hush hush for two weeks until he posted a cryptic tweet about it on Monday. He then released his video on Tuesday to inform fans about the robbery. On the hunt: 'These people were professional,' Jeffree said about the burglary. Stolen: Most of the product stolen in March was Jeffree's new concealer in shade C5 from the warehouse.
Jeffree had never spoken about his new concealer line or revealed its packaging with his following. Instead, he was waiting to speak about the product at a different date — but the robbery forced his hand.
Cheated: Jeffree is currently working with the FBI and investigators to locate the stolen products and find the robbers. The makeup guru has since hired an entire team of investigators to attempt to track down those who robbed his warehouse and retrieve the stolen products. Just this weekend, concealers started to appear online in Facebook Marketplace and other sites from the stolen collection. One person is currently in jail for attempting to sell the stolen concealer on Facebook Marketplace, but he is not the person who originally stole the product.
But the robbery did inform Jeffree about the need for better security at his warehouses. Argos AO. Share this article Share.
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From YouTube to Instagram, Twitter, and other interactive online platforms, regular people have become famous only by putting their lives online. Jeffree is a social media star with over 3. The name of his parents is not known to the general media. His ethnicity is North American, and he has an American nationality.
The zodiac sign falls under Leo, which suggests he is ambitious. Schwandt is a social media personality, but perhaps best known as the boyfriend of fashion designer Jeffree Star, who is also an internet celebrity.
Schwandt worked with the cosmetics firm of Star. He got into fame after being in a relationship with Jeffree Star. Jeffree is a performer, a singer, a fashion designer, a DJ. On his Instagram account, he has over He is still a rising star, so little information about his career is revealed.
At the age of 22Nathan began dating Jeffree. The couple keeps photographs of each other on social media, instantly expressing their love for each other. Nathan also shared a picture of him on Christmas Day with Jeffree on Instagram. Nathan posted a photograph with his partner on 7 May and wrote in a caption that Jeffree was his world. Indeed, the caption is evidence of a buttery-smooth affair between Nathan and his partner, Jeffree.
Nathan Schwandt has been a prominent Youtube star who is contributing his best to the musical field. All of this has helped the man makes fans along with fortunes. Although there is proper information on the net worth, nothing on the annual income and assets owned is available.
Whatever might be the case, he is undoubtedly living a lavish life with his better half. His younger brother was invited by Jeffree to stay with them after being introduced to the family of Schwandt, leading the brother to get a job at the Jeffree Star Cosmetics Company.
Jeffree Star reveals $2.5 MILLION worth of makeup products was stolen
The couple now lives in Calabasas, California, and has five dogs they call their kids.Jeffree has agreed to pay his staff a full salary while the warehouse is closed. Jeffree Star has revealed that he has allowed his entire office to have time off from work on full pay amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Current NHS advice encourages self-isolation if you believe you have coronavirus symptoms or are at risk, otherwise it's advised to practice social distancing to stop the spread of the virus, which has killed over 7, people worldwide. That includes working from home when possible and avoiding using public transport unless absolutely necessary. Jeffree Star, who runs several successful businesses including Jeffree Star Cosmetics and Killer Merchsaid that he would have a few of his staff members working on paperwork but his warehouse staff would not be working.
Speaking on Instagram Stories on March 16, he said: "The whole warehouse is off today. Um, I'm not playing games. My employees are getting motherfucking paid, other employers that are being shiesty you're going to be fucked when this virus is over in a couple of weeks and you have no loyal employees — it's fucked up.
If you work somewhere where they're playing you, it breaks my heart and I'm so sorry. It's horrifying. As a boss, I can't fathom doing that to my employees or anyone. This is an incredibly impressive business decision from Jeffree, especially considering that companies like Virgin Atlantic owned by billionaire Richard Branson have asked staff to take eight weeks of unpaid leave over the next three months to "drastically reduce costs without job losses". Demi Lovato.
Selena Gomez. Jeffree Star forced to shut down his warehouse due to coronavirus 17 March By Jazmin Duribe jazminduribe. Trending on PopBuzz.Jeffree Star born November 15, is famous for being pop singer. Gender-bending singer, fashion designer, DJ, and performer who released his album Beauty Killer in He is 34 years old and is a Scorpio.
Jeffree Star is an American Internet celebrity, makeup artist, entrepreneur, and musician. He is the founder and owner of Jeffree Star Cosmetics. He was born and raised in Los Angeles County, then moved to the city after high school to pursue his careers in fashion and music. The education details are not available at this time. Please check back soon for updates. Jeffree is a Scorpio.
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Scorpio is one of the most misunderstood signs of the zodiac because of its incredible passion and power. This sign is often mistaken for a fire sign. Scorpios are extremely clairvoyant and intuitive.
They never show their cards, and their enigmatic nature is what makes them so seductive and beguiling. Scorpio is ruled by Pluto, the planet that governs both destruction and transformation. The Richest Professions.
He has over Jeffree Star was born on 15 November His birth name is Jeffrey Lynn Steininger Jr. He holds American nationality. He was born to a father, Jeffrey L. Steininger Sr. His father committed suicide when Jefree was 6 years old. His mother raised him. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He used popular social networking website MySpace to boost his music and fashion designer career. She was advertised as a part of the True Colors Tour They traveled to 15 cities in the US and Canada.
However, he never released his second album leaving the music industry in under unclear circumstances. He has appeared in the second version of Kesha's music video for her single "Take It Off" in She first released a collection of velour liquid lipsticks. She later released highlighter palettes, lip scrubs, eyeshadow palettes, clothing, and accessories. Numerous Northern Light highlighter palettes, Platinum Ice highlighter palettes, lip liners, and an entire shade of unreleased Magic Star concealer were stolen.
The girl who leaked the presence of the concealer was arrested.The company was conceived by Star in Star terminated his music career and invested fully into the company. In Novemberthe cosmetics company launched a collection of 3 lipsticks, and "every lipstick sold out". Products released by the company sell out rapidly—Star has stated that one product released by them, "Jawbreaker", started to sell out within 5 minutes.
The company randomly sells mystery boxes on their website, including a mini box, premium box, and deluxe box. In an interview for Nylon in AprilStar revealed the company's first eye shadow palette, titled "Beauty Killer", which was named after his only studio album.
He also stated that he wanted to expand the company's products to include his "own moisturizer and foundation". In JanuaryStar revealed another eye shadow palette, titled "Androgyny". It was released in March He also revealed a "skin frost palette". Some shade names were made from Star's pet Pomeranians. In JanuaryStar revealed the "Blood Sugar" palette, which included 18 shades highlighting red tones.
It was released in February In NovemberStar released an "Alien" palette, coinciding with the release of a holiday collection,  which contained liquid lip sticks and scrubs.
This palette highlighted blue toned shades and featured an iconic casket shape. A collection coinciding with the palette also released. In conjunction with the palette, a brush set was launched. The series also documents the production of a new product line, created by Star and Dawson. Excessive traffic resulted in outages on Shopify and Morphe.
Two mystery boxes were launched on the website, a later one being a Halloween-themed one. The first one was criticized by some for not including beauty products in one box and missing items in another. However, the first one received mostly positive reviews. Inthe cosmetics line became available in Singapore  and Malaysia .
Items stolen from the warehouse included the eyeshadow palette "Blue Blood" and a then-unreleased concealer, Magic Star. Some stolen products were resold on other websites. He consequently announced that "Magic Star" would be launched in May.
In FebruaryStar released his "Blood Lust" collection and palette.
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MONTGOMERY | A billion dollars here, a billion dollars there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.
From its 1950s start in the Huntsville space program and the Shoals aluminum business, Alabama's multibillion-dollar automotive assembly industry today provides about 10 percent of the state's 350,000 manufacturing jobs and an estimated annual payroll of $1.4 billion.
Over the last decade, Alabama automotive assembly announcements, including expansions and number of jobs, read like an international Who's Who of automakers:1993 -- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International vehicle assembly plant in Vance, $1 billion invested, 4,000 jobs;1999 -- Honda Manufacturing of Alabama minivan assembly and engine plant in Lincoln, $1 billion, 4,300 jobs;1999 -- Navistar International diesel engine plant in Huntsville, $300 million, 250 jobs but projected to be 600;2001 -- Toyota Motor Corp. V-8 engine plant in Huntsville, $240 million, 500 jobs;2002 -- Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama, vehicle assembly plant in Montgomery, $1 billion, 2,000 jobs.
Those investments don't include the millions of dollars spent and thousands of jobs created since the 1920s by the automotive tire industry.
They also do not include the billions of dollars in investment and thousands of jobs created by primary-, secondary- and tertiary-level suppliers that are needed to make parts that vehicle manufacturers use for Honda Odyssey vans, Mercedes M-Class SUVs and Hyundai Santa Fe SUVs and Sonata sedans (in 2005).
For example, 23 primary, or Tier 1 suppliers, are investing more than $470 million and will employ 4,000 people to provide parts to Hyundai, which will begin production next year. Honda and Mercedes have similar supplier relationship credentials.
Including tire manufacturers, 28 of the state's 67 counties have automotive-related operations, mostly along the Interstate 65 and I-20/59 corridors.
The heaviest automotive concentration is in Madison County, where officials estimate that 3,100 people work directly for automobile parts manufacturers -- the DaimlerChrysler Corp. Electronics plant, the Toyota engine plant and the Navistar International truck engine plant -- not to mention their suppliers. Another 1,250 worked at the Goodyear-Dunlop tire plant in Huntsville until it closed recently.
Officials estimate there are at least 350 automotive-related suppliers and manufacturers in Alabama with more to come.
Neal Wade, director of the Alabama Development Office, said he believes there are more projects for the state to attract.
"We're not at the end of it yet," Wade said in a recent interview. "We will absolutely try to compete, and, of course, our key objective is to continue the maturing of the automotive industry in the state by getting deeper roots with suppliers."
Those suppliers include ZF Industries in Tuscaloosa, which works with Mercedes.
ZF Industries was one of the first/ssuppliers that followed Mercedes from Germany when Mercedes announced in 1993 that it was coming to Tuscaloosa County. ZF has about 250 employees who make axle systems for the Mercedes-Benz M-Class sport utility vehicle.
Ron Davis, ZF's plant manager, said the state's maturing automotive industry creates other jobs.
"If you look at the number of things that support us, like janitorial to food service to lawn care, we cascade down," Davis said.
Davis said auto suppliers face similar challenges keeping up with technology and have joined the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association, learning how to avoid mistakes, eliminate waste and expand standardization.
Mercedes has more than 65 suppliers in Alabama, said Mercedes spokesman Austin Dare. Of those, 26 are in Alabama or have been announced.
ZF Industries of North America spokesman Frank Buscemi said companies always seek to expand business whether in-state, regionally or nationally. "It's a great opportunity for us because we've been in Alabama awhile and can take care of anyone here," he said.
Dara Longgrear, executive director of the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority, said the automotive industry will continue to pay dividends. "As the situation matures we are going to be more competitive," he said.
Mercedes began production in 1997. The plant makes about 84,100 vehicles a year and is Alabama's largest exporter. Mercedes plans to make the next generation of M-Class SUV and a new vehicle, the Grand Sports Tourer, when the second Mercedes plant in Vance begins production in 2005.
Not all state automotive suppliers are involved in Alabama businesses.
Dean Solon, owner of Shoals Technologies Group in Muscle Shoals, supplies automotive assembly operations in Mexico and a joint venture between an American and Japanese supplier to Nissan, General Motors, Chrysler and Honda.
Every time a car heater or defroster is switched on, it is likely using a Shoals Technologies motor actuator that opens and shuts valves.
Shoals Technologies employees make between 60,000 and 100,000 original equipment parts a day, Solon said. "I sell subassemblies to a company. and they sell actuators to automobile guys," Solon said, such as Nissan in Tennessee.
Solon said he is trying to enter the Alabama automotive market. He said the automotive industry in Alabama is in good shape because of the labor pool of technically trained employees.
"We are so busy growing with what we have that we've finally caught our breath, and we're ready to expand and grow again," he said.
Steve Sewell, executive vice president of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, said Shoals Technologies is a good example of a company that can expand its auto business.
"The real growth is going to come in the next few years with second- and third-tier suppliers," Sewell said. "They are good projects because they look at small towns."
Sewell said geographic diversity in the automotive business has been good for the state and came at the right time in the 1990s when textile and apparel jobs were heading out of the country.
"Automobile manufacturing was the best opportunity to replace lost manufacturing jobs with better-paying jobs," he said.
Bernard Schroer is associate vice president for research at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and executive director of the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association, which formed three years ago to bring suppliers together to discuss common issues, concerns and best practices.
"Prior to the big growth, the large automotive sector in the state was supplying [vehicle assembly plants] north of Alabama," he said, along the so-called Interstate 65 corridor in Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Shoals Technologies is a good example.
Kentucky is still the largest producer of vehicles in the South, and Tennessee is second. Alabama is trying to rank No. 3 by 2005, he said.
"We're now seeing more of the existing companies in state, the smaller suppliers, like tool and die people, trickling down to smaller companies," Schroer said.
Schroer said the state's next emphasis should be trying to attract automotive engineering and design business.
Mary Spann of the Office of Economic Development at UAH has produced an automotive industry study for the Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Association for the past two years. The third survey is due in May.
"There's room to grow, and here's how," Spann said. "The expansions at Mercedes and Honda are almost complete. That will cause expansions of the existing supplier base and bring new companies to Alabama. Once Hyundai is up and running as they expand production, their suppliers will expand."
Just nine months ago, when the latest study was released, the industry was directly responsible for 30,180 jobs with $1.4 billion in payroll, she said, with thousands of more jobs expected.
Some might see it as ironic that the history of Alabama's automotive industry, excluding tires, began more than 50 years ago with German rocket scientists in Huntsville and really took off in 1993 with the arrival of another German import, Mercedes-Benz.
In 1952, Chrysler Corp. opened a design and engineering shop to support the Army Ballistic Missile Agency's fledgling space program run by Werner von Braun and his German rocket team. The plant morphed into an electronics parts supplier in the 1960s and 1970s and now operates two plants under the DaimlerChrysler label.
In 1957, Ford Motor Co. began operating an engine and transmission parts plant in Sheffield using aluminum from the nearby Reynolds Aluminum plant. It operated until 1983.
In 1975, General Motors opened Saginaw Steering Gear in Limestone County near Decatur and soon employed thousands.
Today the plant is operated by a separate sector of Delphi, the world's largest auto parts maker. It produces drive shafts and rack-and-pinion steering gears and employs about 2,500.
The ADO's Wade said Alabama isn't overly reliant on the automotive industry, but it is riding the wave presented when Mercedes announced it would build vehicles in Tuscaloosa County.
"If we were just focusing on just automotive that is not a good strategy," he said. "We are diversified in our marketing approach in other major industry."
Alabama has a "strong concentration" of aviation aerospace and defense, retail and wholesale distribution and, in Birmingham, biotechnology and science.
"We have all kinds of manufacturing and distribution opportunities," Wade said. "Alabama geographically is in a central area."
And that's helped land auto assembly plants. "Because of what we've done we're going to be on most of these companies' look list," he said.
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Shop Price Index shows food prices on the rise again
Annual food prices have risen for the second month in a row but intense competition among retailers spelt better news for consumers, figures show.
The BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index shows food prices rose year-on-year by 0.2%, up from 0.1% in July, after falling every month for the first half of the year.
A fierce supermarket price war has pushed down the cost of groceries. Food deflation reached 0.9% in March and remained there for the following two months, according to the index.


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Nokia, among the world leaders in mobile communications and Indiagames, one of India‘s top mobile game publisher, announced on 5th March ‘07 that Indiagames will be bringing a selection of their mobile game brands to the N-Gage platform.
“Indiagames is a leading force for driving mobile gaming in Asia and the rest of the world, and it‘s great to work with a team that has such a global perspective,” said Gregg Sauter, Director of Games Publishing, Nokia.
He added, “Indiagames has a great range of content and more importantly, a fantastic understanding of what Asian consumers want out of their mobile gaming experiences.”
As part of its association with Nokia, Indiagames plans to introduce a variety of games across genres that would appeal to mobile gamers of all skill sets.
“Working with Nokia on the N-Gage platform is a great opportunity for us to deliver great content for a global audience,” said Vishal Gondal, CEO, Indiagames. “We believe in Nokia‘s vision of making it easy for people to find and buy high-quality mobile games and we are excited to bring some of our well-known brands to the N-Gage.”
Gondal further adds, “Our games have been well received in markets across the world. Our association with Nokia would make access to them easier and take them to a much wider audience. We believe that there has been a great void in the experiential gaming space and that the new N-Gage platform would effectively address this and hence make mobile games entertaining and accessible to consumers.”


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Sea Island, a long-time fixture on San Antonio’s restaurant scene, is embarking on a $700,000 makeover for its store along NW Loop 410 (Ingram location) on the Northwest Side.
More and more restaurants are coming into the Alamo City — which makes for a much more competitive market. Now add to that the ever-growing number of new arrivals who are making San Antonio their home.
Word of mouth isn’t enough anymore. Restaurants must be able to keep their regulars, and attract a new generation of customers.
The goal of the company’s Ingram restaurant renovation is to make Sea Island a hot spot for those who want to kick back and relax for a while — in addition to remaining a beloved site for long-time fans.
Find out more about Sea Island’s sea change in this Friday’s issue of the San Antonio Business Journal.
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The Council for Licensed Conveyancers’ (CLC) bid to license alternative business structures (ABS) could allow firms to dodge regulation of their unreserved legal work, the Legal Services Consumer Panel has warned.
Although supportive of the application and complimentary about the CLC’s attention to consumer needs in several respects, the panel said it is vague on a number of regulatory issues important to consumers.
In its advice on the application – which is required by the Legal Services Act – the panel called for greater clarity over rules under which licensed bodies undertake non-reserved legal activities related to reserved legal work, such as will-writing alongside probate.
The CLC says in its application that it expects ABSs to provide “closely related” non-reserved activities through the regulated entity, citing the panel’s own research, Quality in legal services, which shows that consumers assume that “someone is making sure standards are being maintained”.
However, the CLC goes on to say: “Otherwise, we will expect [them] to explain why they consider such an approach to be in the best interests of consumers and how they plan to address any risks identified.”
The LSCP agreed that non-reserved work should be carried out by the regulated entity because the policy “aims to prevent entities from dodging regulation by establishing a separate business”. But it was concerned that the CLC’s willingness to entertain “alternative approaches could lead to inconsistency and cause confusion for consumers”.
Enlarging on its concerns, the panel said the CLC’s approach raises questions as to exactly when one legal activity is ‘closely related’ to another, how it will monitor compliance and what criteria it will apply in considering alternative approaches. It concluded: “The panel hopes the CLC will develop further its policy approach on these questions and ensure the regulatory framework is transparent and easy to understand for consumers.”
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is seeking to address the issue by applying the existing separate business rule to ABSs.
The panel welcomed a stipulation that bodies seeking an ABS licence from the CLC must provide, among other things, a statement “explaining how the entity will respond to the needs of consumers and improve the public’s access to justice opportunities”.
But it also wanted the CLC to look at the overall impact of its ABS regime on access to justice. “Over the next period, we would like to see the CLC give more thought to how it will analyse this overall impact and communicate its findings externally.”
The panel also took exception to the CLC’s intention, stated in the application, to apply the criminal standard of proof to its enforcement decisions, where an allegation, if proved, is serious. The panel wanted to see the civil standard of proof applied in all disciplinary hearings.


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If you were one of the 3.2 million adults who tuned in to Boston radio last week, then chances are excellent that you heard advertising for ZipRecruiter. That's because the company purchased 1153 advertisements to air on local stations during the month of August, according to Media Monitors.
ZipRecruiter is an online recruitment site that helps companies of every size advertise open jobs. Overall, more than 2.8 million companies have posted an opening on ZipRecruiter.com
It is no wonder that ZipRecruiter and its competitors like Indeed have been making significant advertising investments on Boston radio. Finding qualified workers is one of the toughest challenges facing local business owners. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of job openings in the U.S. has reached a record high 10.1-million jobs with just not enough candidates to fill them.
If you've heard these commercials on Boston radio, then you know that ZipRecruiter is not advertising to attract job seekers to its website. Rather, the company's goal is to convince local business owners to buy help wanted ads from them.
So, why has ZipRecruiter chosen Boston radio as a business-to-business (B2B) advertising resource? The first reason is revealed in the first line of their commercial.
"According to research," says the announcer, "82% of people remember radio ads."
"That means," he continues, "82% of you listening right now will remember this is an ad for ZipRecruiter. If you are hiring, 82% of you will recall that ZipRecruiter makes hiring faster and easier."
During the entirety of its 60-second commercial, ZipRecruiter mentions '82%' a total of seven times and the word 'radio' six times.
One of these studies was conducted by Nielsen. They looked at advertising campaigns for four specific brands. Although recall varied by advertiser, on average, 82% of consumers who were exposed to one of the target company's commercials remembered it...just as ZipRecruiter claims.
A similar study by research firm Local AdRecall also found that, on average, brand recall was 5-times greater for 18 companies who invest in radio advertising.
For more information on these two studies, click here.
In addition to radio advertising's powerful ability to create brand recall, ZipRecruiter uses Boston radio because it reaches more business decision-makers and small business owners than any other local medium. In other words, radio reaches the people who are responsible for recruiting new employees.
It is clear why ZipRecruiter chooses to advertise on Boston radio: the commercials are memorable and they are heard by the business decision-makers who do the hiring.
Certainly, if B2B advertising on Boston radio is effective for ZipRecruiter, it can also work for any local business as well.
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People all over Central Pennsylvania are scrambling to find available supplies of rock salt ahead of the next storm set to strike Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Many stores locally and nationally are struggling to supply people with rock salt as the nation continues to deal with an extreme winter season. Hornung’s Ace Hardware in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County is one of only a few places with a supply of rock salt left. The store’s manager says this morning was an absolute zoo as people tried to get their hands on one of the last remaining bags. Slippery conditions even led to an accident in the parking lot.
Jason Hornung, GM, Hornung’s Ace Hardware says, “We use several different suppliers and they are almost all out. They’re telling us the next time we can get a truck is ten weeks and that takes us to April so that’s no good. So most of our supply is almost completely out. We’re ordering whatever we can find at this point.”
At the start of the day, Hornung’s had 45 skids of rock salt, as of 3 p.m. they had only one remaining skid left.


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Just last week I wrote about the Biden Admin’s push to incentivize EV adoption, as the President met with US top automakers and unveiled an ambitious bill aimed at bringing the share of plug in cars sold in the US to 40% by year 2030.
The plan is part of this Admin’s broad push for everything “green” – an area, the government has shown willingness to spend obscene amounts of money on.
Needless to say, the announcement has made some noise in the industry, as traders and analysts were greedy to calculate what such windfalls may mean for EV makers and related industries.
Yet, there seems to be one segment of the market that slipped away from attention, overshadowed by the talk about behemoths like Tesla, Ford and Blink Charging.
Yet, by the looks and the feel of it, it may very well end up as the biggest winner of all.
The not-so-obvious, yet a perfectly logical beneficiary of the strong EV demand is the lithium industry.
Electric cars run on Lithium-Ion batteries, which, as you already figured, are made of lithium.
As the demand steadily climbs, the supply remains rather scarce. And don’t just take my word for it: according to tradingeconomics.com, the Chinese price of lithium carbonate has increased over 150% since November 2020, lead in big part by the exploding EV sales in the country.
As I pointed out last week, at current levels, US sales of plug-in cars would need to do a 20-25x to achieve the 40% goal, preached by the Biden Admin.
That’s a lot of cars and… a lot of lithium to fill those damn batteries!
There’s no question the suppliers will only get busier, but if the prices continue to climb – and looks like it’ll be the case, given the natural scarcity of lithium – we may get some truly prolific stock gainers in the space.
And the market agrees – shares of lithium suppliers have seen some steep gains this week, with some great technical breakouts.
Here’re some of the stocks I’m watching and my trade plan for them.
Livent Corp – LTHM
- Market Cap: $3.79B
- Free share float: 145M
- Short Interest: 16.9%
- ATR: 1.39
The stock has given one of the strongest reactions to the announcement as it gained over 35% at one point, in a matter of some 7 trading sessions.
Couple it with nearly17% short interest and you’ll see why I’m getting excited about what may come next.
I really like the breakout out of a long-term consolidation and a move to new all-time highs.
I know want to see LTHM consolidate in the $25-$28 area for a next extension leg into $35+.
Lithium Americas Corp – LAC
- Market Cap: $2.73B
- Free share float: 99.79M
- Short Interest: 10.5%
- ATR: 1.17
While the biggest picture setup is not as clean and impressive, as the predecessor, the name most definitely deserves its round of praise.
First, look at its history – it tends to catch momentum and make large quick moves.
Second, it’s also moving higher out of a long-term consolidation, even if not as cleanly.
Third, short interest remains decent at 10+%.
I really want to see $18 area establish, as this has been an important resistance level.
If it does, I see no reason why a stock can’t catch more momentum for a re-test of highs and a move to $30+.
Albemarle Corp – ALB
- Market Cap: $26.62B
- Free share float: 116.09M
- Short Interest: 2.37%
- ATR: 9.54
Here’s a heavyweight for you. At nearly $27B market cap, this surely is no small company like the prior two. But who cares once you look at the chart!
It has definitely been the strongest and the action has been very “momentum-like” so far.
I recently spoke about “stocks not wanting to go down” – well, here’s a prime example, there have been virtually no pullbacks in the past 6 months.
I really like the current up move and think we can get a meaningful parabolic extension here.
I’ll be watching all dips above $220 for a next leg higher toward $300.


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Wholesale prices increased significantly over the past week – which means the likelihood of fuel discounting in the near future is slowly diminishing. This will reflect in new price cycle trends across the country, which are now set to occur sooner rather than later.
Current ULP average: 180.4cpl
Price range over the last week: 163.0cpl – 210.9cpl
Wholesale fuel price jumps have resulted in slow discounting trends from retailers across Brisbane.
Current ULP average: 179.4cpl
Price range over the last week: 158.5cpl – 229.9cpl
Again, very slow movements on petrol prices in Sydney this week – most retailers only decreased fuel prices by around 5.5cpl.
Current ULP average: 173.7cpl
Price range over the last week: 157.9cpl – 212.0cpl
The fast jump in wholesale fuel prices has caused retailers in Melbourne reluctant to to make any significant changes to pump prices this week.
Current ULP average: 187.1cpl
Price range over the last week: 154.9cpl – 219.7cpl
While a small number of retailers have retained pump prices in the 160’s, this will not be the case for much longer. The new average peak fuel price of 203.9cpl is the norm for the majority of service stations around the city at the moment, and the current trend will see petrol prices increase even further.
Current ULP average: 181.0cpl
Price range over the last week: 155.3cpl – 203.7cpl
Petrol prices in Perth are midway through the current fuel price cycle, with the low point due around next Tuesday.
Darwin (no price cycle)
Current ULP average: 187.7cpl
Price range over the last week: 131.9cpl – 189.9cpl
Only a slight increase in average fuel prices in Darwin this week, however this will be short lived as rising wholesale prices will be sure to drive up petrol prices even more.
Hobart (no price cycle)
Current ULP average: 188.5cpl
Price range over the last week: 163.9cpl – 219.9cpl
Wholesale fuel price increases will continue to cause a rise in pump prices across Hobart.
Retail diesel prices
Current Diesel averages:
ACT – 206.8cpl
Adelaide – 205.1cpl
Brisbane – 205.3cpl
Darwin – 207.7cpl
Hobart – 211.8cpl
Melbourne – 203.0cpl
Perth – 200.5cpl
Sydney – 203.6cpl
As per the usual trends with diesel, increases in wholesale prices caused an increase in retail prices across the country.
Wholesale petrol prices rose this week, with average TGP prices increasing steadily by 10.2cpl.
Wholesale diesel prices also increased this week, with average TGP prices significantly rising by 11.0cpl.
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M&A Market Reviews: Logistics and Supply Chain sector
11 November 2021
2021 Q3 Logistics & Supply Chain Sector M&A Update: High levels of deal activity set to continue as sector invests for growth
In a month where the challenges facing the Logistics sector have never been more visible, we launched our latest UK Logistics Confidence Index 2021, a survey of over 100 leading decision makers across the industry.
With a focus on growing revenues and operational margins it is no surprise to see that M&A remains high on the board room agenda with 42% of respondents, the highest level since the survey began in 2012, saying they were likely to make acquisitions over the next 12 months. Economies of scale and expansion of service offering are reported as the main drivers behind this.
All of which is reflected in our review of Q3 deal activity, with volume up again following three consistently high quarters. It is no surprise given the headlines and economic uncertainties as we entered peak trading that our BDO FTSE Logistics Index had its first quarterly decline since Q1 2020. However, this decline in listed company valuations is in sharp contrast to what we are seeing in M&A, where competition for quality assets and funding liquidity mean valuation levels remain high. We had direct involvement in two of the key recent deals outlined below, the sale of the fulfilment business, Cygnia, to Wincanton plc and the IPO of Microlise, and we continue to see real opportunity for shareholders to grow value in the current market, whether in raising investment capital, de-risking, or seeking a full exit.
Key deals include:
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GM India’s spokesperson said, “As said many times earlier, we are consolidating our manufacturing operations at the Talegaon plant. General Motors India is treating our impacted employees with the dignity and respect they deserve through this transition. We understand that relocating from one plant to the other is a significant change for some and movement from one region to another can be a crucial decision involving families of the concerned employees.”
“Starting from the decision to move, to the employees settling we support them through the entire process. Beginning with a visit of the employees to the new location before transfer and other miscellaneous expenses are taken care of by the organization. Support required for adapting and assimilating into the new work environment is all taken very seriously as we are committed to ensure a smooth transition for all those employees who choose to relocate,” the spokesperson added.
General Motors had earlier announced that it will cease vehicle production at its Halol plant from April 28 this year. The company had also stated that it has given options of a ‘significantly enhanced separation package or continuity of employment at our Talegaon plant’.
The General Motors Employees Union (GMEU) has alleged that the workers were promised adequate compensation but the management offered them only Rs 10 lakh which is not enough as their livelihood was dependent on this plant. “The workers want compensation between Rs 35 lakh and Rs 40 lakh,” Rachit Soni, president of GMEU had said.
German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz, which has recently launched its second electric offering EQS 580 sedan for India, said that while the electric car is manufactured in Germany, India is the only country to locally assemble the EV outside of the home country. With this, Mercedes will also be the first and only luxury carmaker to assemble an EV in the country, thereby giving it an edge over its rivals in terms of pricing.
According to a complaint filed by Vivek Gupta, the Chief Financial Officer of JBM Group, Sector 44, it was on Friday that he received messages on WhatsApp requesting to transfer certain sums to bank accounts indicated in the messages.


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Study: SOHO Spending on PC Postage To Increase
With PC postage, customers print a USPS-approved barcode with postage and
address information using their own printers, ink, and labels or envelopes.
Depending on what solution they choose, customers can download and print the postage while they are online or they can download ahead of time.
The IDC study, called Small Business PC Postage, also found that by year-end 2001, the spending will soar past $600 million.
IDC found these numbers particular impressive, since it has only been four months since USPS gave the two leading PC Postage companies-E-Stamp Corp., San Mateo, CA and Stamps.com, Santa Monica, CA-the go ahead to begin selling its products nationwide.
In addition, according to IDC, 9.5 percent of small business PC owners are very interested in PC postage, an exceptional interest level for a new product category.
Raymond Boggs, vice president of IDC's small business and home business research program, believes the convenience in printing postage is only one part of the
"PC postage brings the SOHO mailroom into the 21st century from the 19th century. Managing mail lists, targeting prospects, and delivering material effectively can all be done by the smallest firms," said Boggs.
IDC also found that despite the fact that home businesses outnumber US small businesses, the company expects small businesses to responsible for the lion's share of PC postage spending because the number of small businesses moving to PC postage and the average spending per company will be greater than that of home-based businesses.
IDC estimates small businesses alone will spend $212 million on PC postage in
2000, accounting for almost 3 percent of their total first-class spending. Additionally, they will spend more on PC postage for overnight express mail, second-day, and parcel-post packages.


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Silverstone Auctions opened its 2015 calendar with a 78 percent sell-through, total sales of some $5.6 million and a claimed four world auction record prices at its Race Retro sale last weekend at Stoneleigh Park in Coventry, England.
Silverstone claimed record prices for a 1991 Ferrari Testarossa, sold for $313,170 with a matching five-piece set of luggage, and for a 1999 Ferrari 456M which brought $182,682. The 456M was a one-owner car with only 400 miles on its odometer.
The other record prices claimed by Silverstone at the sale were $177,463 for a 1973 Porsche 911 2.4S with a Targa top and $33,927 for a 1965 Triumph “Truxton” Bonneville motorcycle.
Other sales of note, Silverstone Auctions said, included:
- A 500-mile 1991 Alfa Romeo SZ that sold for $131,358;
- A 1955 Volkswagen Type 2 Samba Microbus, the first of its kind imported into the UK, for $104,543;
- A 2010 Aston Martin Vantage GT2 (Chassis No. 007) that raced in six rounds of the GT Open series and won the Brands Hatch Pro-Am that went for $163,544;
Silverstone’s next sale is March 28 at the Restoration Show at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham.


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TOKYO: If you thought a finger that glows when you phone home was strictly the preserve of extra-terrestrials, think again: a Japanese firm has unveiled nails that light up when you make a call.
Unlike “E.T.” in the 1982 Steven Spielberg film, modern-day Japanese fashionistas need only pick up their Android-powered smartphone to set their finger glowing.
Building on the immense popularity of manicure art – where intricate patterns and small gem-like stones are stuck on the nail – toy company Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. has developed a micro-thin LED sticker.
The “LumiDecoNail” uses a technology called Near Field Communication, in which small amounts of power are transferred very short distances, to communicate with a smartphone.
It also flashes whenever the wearer uses an electronic money card such as a train pass.
The product will go on sale in Japan next week, with a set of 16 nail stickers – one of which contains the LED – costing 1,200 yen (RM38) and marketed mainly at young people said company spokeswoman Misayo Aruga. The company will consider marketing the cosmetic product overseas after seeing how consumers in Japan react. — AFP
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Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) sustainability initiative helped the company generate £160 million in the last 12 months.
It set out 100 revised and existing commitments to meet by the end of the decade as part of its so-called ‘Plan A 2020’ in June last year.
The company has reported “strong progress”, with 47 commitments achieved so far.
They include a 36% rise in energy efficiency in its UK stores, offices and warehouses, with LED lighting installed in 417 facilities and the installation of the UK’s largest single roof mounted solar array at one of its distribution centres.
Almost a third of the cotton used to make M&S products comes from “more sustainable sources” and the company has cut the amount of packaging for home deliveries by 60% against a 2009 baseline.
It has also set out five priorities for the next 12 months which includes engaging customers and communities in Plan A activities and improving transparency.
Mike Barry, Director of Plan A said: “Plan A 2020 is delivering a better M&S.
“It is equipping us for the future and helping us deliver exceptional products and services for our customers. The report shows that we have much to be proud of but it also shows how long our ‘to do’ list is if we’re to become a truly sustainable business.”
Last month M&S reaffirmed its commitment to source 100% of its energy from renewables.


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Outfitters Zooms Along
Last updated 5/22/2020 at 11:28am
Borrego Outfitters has come up with a new and innovative way of shopping during the COVID-19 lockdown. They have pioneered the virtual way of shopping via “Zoom.”
Zoom, founded in 2011, is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, collaboration, chat, and webinars across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems.
A Zoom appointment with Borrego Outfitters can be set up either by email or calling the store, and from there one of their personal shoppers will assist via video to browse the store to select your purhcases and check out with them, paying by credit card. However, if someone is camera shy and already knows what they would like, all they would need to do is call.
Purchases are to be picked up via curbside, or items can be shipped. The Zoom link can also be shared with friends or family.
“You have to be inventive during these times, business must go on,” owner Ben Nourse said. “We are ready for any eventuallity, if we are allowed to open our premises. Our staff are prepared for a new way of shopping in the store.”
“Our priority will be to protect our customers and staff, with all the regulations that will be imposed on us.”


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Altus has become part of the Equisoft group, a global digital solutions provider to the financial industry.
Equisoft has headquarters in Montreal Canada plus further offices in the US, South America, South Africa, India and Australia. Altus represents the group’s first acquisition in Europe and there are exciting plans for further growth of both Altus and our Finscape JV.
“Over the last few years Altus has been approached by numerous potential suitors but Equisoft was the standout best fit in terms of both proposition and culture,” says the most recent company update. “Our respective products and services are hugely complementary and we share a common vision of how technology can transform financial services.”
Back in April 2021, Altus bought Finance Active SAS, whilst in May Altus reported a 4.5% uptick in revenues at CAN$137m. Profits were up 50%, according to the statement.


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SAP, Del Monte PH: Enabling Sustainable Supply Chains Key to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Iggy Sison, chief sustainability officer of Del Monte Philippines, Gunasekar Gurusamy, sustainability solution advisor for SAP Asia Pacific and Japan, and Simone Pigason, head of digital supply chain of SAP Southeast Asia.
MANILA, Philippines —March 22, 2023 — Sustainability has become a necessity for organizations in today’s world as more consumers seek sustainable brands, investors consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives for investment decisions, and governments increase their regulations.
A recent report by Kyndryl revealed that 77 percent of Southeast Asian businesses are concentrating on ESG initiatives. One of the growing efforts made by organizations involves mostly the decarbonization of their supply chains. According to the UNGC-Accenture CEO study, 60 percent of carbon emissions worldwide come from organizations’ supply chains.
In a virtual event conducted by the Supply Chain Management Association of the Philippines (SCMAP) in partnership with SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), titled “Enabling Sustainable Supply Chains”, SAP leaders, joined by Del Monte Philippines, shared how to reduce emissions in the supply chain and leverage data and technology to achieve sustainability goals.
Decreasing Emissions on the Three Scopes
Companies’ carbon emissions are divided into three scopes. This includes Scope 1, which is emissions from businesses’ own operations; Scope 2, which involves emissions from purchased utilities from third parties like electricity; and Scope 3, which covers all the other emissions in the entire value chain. This ranges from employee commute to consumer behavior when using the company’s products, among others.
During the event, Iggy Sison, Chief Sustainability Officer of Del Monte Philippines, imparted the brand’s initiatives to realize a net zero carbon emissions goal in the three scopes. “The company is now shifting third-party delivery transport to double-decker trucks to reduce emissions. Aside from that, our goal is to decrease emissions at our production facility by 3 percent per year, install solar power in our plant and plantation, expand measurement to include Scope 3 emissions, and more.”
Leveraging Data and Technology for a Clear Path Forward
However, for businesses to have a clear sustainability journey, Simone Pigason, Head of the Digital, Resilient, and Sustainable Supply Chain of SAP Southeast Asia, remarked that organizations need to address three key challenges. “Organizations must first have the ability to record their ESG data across the entire value chain to measure and ensure progress. Then, they need a robust platform that can cater to reporting needs across diverse regulatory bodies and frameworks. And finally, they must use different solutions to embed the insights gathered from the datasets into the business processes.”
Pigason then added, “Data enables businesses to forecast demand accurately to avoid unnecessary waste, especially with supply chain disruptions. Aside from increasing carbon emissions, overproduction can cause additional warehouse inventory, spoilage, and more.”
Developing Sustainable Supply Chains Now and In the Future
To help businesses kickstart their sustainability journey, Sison shared that organizations must first define their stakeholders, such as consumers, employees, and investors, among others. “After identifying these elements, companies need to determine what is a key concern for these stakeholders and prioritize the things to address. That is an important process to ensure that the sustainability initiatives are relevant, responsive, and proactive,” he added.
Meanwhile, Pigason encouraged companies to continue the conversation about sustainability in supply chains. “Talking more about sustainability can expand discussions from Scope 1 and 2 to 3. Businesses will also know where their baseline and where to start in the three scopes,” she added.
Rudy Abrahams, Managing Director of SAP Philippines, agreed on how organizations can begin developing sustainable supply chains. He emphasized the significance of sustainability now and in the future to businesses. “Sustainability can improve organizations’ profitability because businesses are reducing emissions, energy costs, and more to help the planet. Aside from that, it also helps in increasing brand value for shareholders, customers, and even employees while adhering to regulatory compliance and improving ancillary revenue streams.”
To assist businesses in strengthening their sustainability initiatives, SAP has been offering solutions like the Sustainability Navigator Tool. This solution helps businesses identify their sustainability challenges in three dimensions. This includes climate action, circular economy, and even social responsibility. It also provides solutions that can help organizations address the challenges using specific toolsets.
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The barbecue chain is aiming for a Spring 2021 opening!
A new dining option will be opening up on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and its arrival could be a lot sooner than you think!
Salisbury, Maryland, will be home to a new location of Mission BBQ. According to SVN Miller Commercial Real Estate, the barbecue chain will reside at the Salisbury Promenade Shopping Center, whose existing lineup features retailers like Great Clips, Barnes & Noble, and Panera Bread. It's the restaurant's first-ever location in the region.
"We look forward to serving Salisbury," said Mission BBQ founder Stephen Newton in a statement.
The barbecue restaurant, which operates 91 locations across the country, serves smoky staples like pulled pork and brisket in a military-themed setting. Their tagline "The American Way" refers to their commitment to serving military members and their communities. Since opening its doors in 2011 (on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks), the business has contributed $10 million to charities aiding military veterans and first responders. They frequently hire service members and are known for adorning their restaurants with patriotic memorabilia. Almost 20 restaurants alone reside in Maryland.
The chain will resume the space left behind by the latter business Panera Bread, which was re-located in a different area of the shopping center last year. One of the real estate firm's advisors, Tonney Insley, can be credited for bringing the restaurant to the region, along with the Aldi grocery store that opened in 2018. As to when customers can grab a mouth-watering plate of ribs, that time is on the horizon: developers are planning a tentative opening date in Spring 2021, so stay tuned!
You can take a look at Mission BBQ's menu here.
What do you think of this news? Will you be checking out Mission BBQ when it opens? Join the discussion in the comments!


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Samsung to Start Making Bendable Displays for Smartphones in First Half of 2013
Samsung May Start Mass Producing Bendable Smartphones Next Year
In a bid to differentiate itself from the rivals, Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s largest consumer electronics conglomerates, may start mass production of bendable smartphones next year as one of its subsidiaries is on the final stages of development of flexible AMOLED [active-matrix organic light emitting diode] displays.
Samsung Display, a producer of display panels that belongs to Samsung, is in the last phase of development of flexible displays for mobile devices, which are expected to be released in the first half of next year, a person familiar with the situation revealed to the Wall Street Journal. Bendable displays are virtually unbreakable and naturally provide a lot of opportunities when it comes to creation of innovation shapes of smartphone.
Even though Samsung has already demonstrated flexible displays and mobile phones at Mobile World Congress trade-show, it does not mean that that the actual devices on their base will be as weird as technology showcases. The main advantage which they will like provide will be added crash-worthiness as well as improved usability. While the screens themselves will be able to bend, other electronics components inside smartphones, such as printed-circuit boards or chips, will not be flexible and can be broken.
In any case, such new breed of smartphones will look and feel dramatically differently from devices on the market today, which will grant Samsung ability to completely differentiate its products from competing offerings of other leading makers of mobile electronics, including arch-rival Apple.
Nokia Corp. has also demonstrated flexible mobile phones in 2011, but there is no information when those might reach production. Asustek Computer has also demonstrated concepts of bendable electronics.
Samsung did not comment on the news-story.


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Lamborghini Huracan Spyder stopped by Honda CivicJuly 9, 2018
An open version of Lamborghini Huracan rammed Honda Civic in Chicago. Thanks to the shape of the Italian sports car, the accident cost no victims
In Chicago, the Lamborghini Huracan Spyder sports car crashed into the Honda Civic. Thanks to its wedge-shaped form, the Italian car actually drove into the hatchback. Photos from the scene of the incident were posted on the Facebook channel of WGN TV.
As a result of the incident, no one was hurt. Owner Lamborghini Huracan told CBS Chicago that at the time of the rebuilding, he was distracted by another car and mixed up the pedals. As for the Honda Civic, the hatchback was parked, the driver and passengers were not in the car.
Also, the driver of Lamborghini admitted that this week he will purchase a new car. On what model he is going to stop his choice is not reported.
At the last motor show, Lamborghini company presented an open version of the extreme supercar Huracan Performante. The car received the Spyder prefix in the title and will be on sale in Europe already this summer. The prices for the novelty will start from 308 859 dollars.
The supercar was equipped with a 5.2-liter gasoline engine with ten cylinders. The power of the unit is 640 hp. and 600 Nm of torque. Before the first 100 km/h the car can accelerate in 3.1 seconds. To reach 200 km per hour a two-door can for 9.3 seconds.