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Although the US is in the midst of a record period of economic expansion, more and more troubling signs have appeared over the last few months in the form of negative economic data points to suggest that a turn in the economy may be coming. This week, a trio of new reports – consumer confidence, sales of newly constructed homes, and corporate earnings revisions – suggest that economic growth is stalling and that “turn” may be here.
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Perhaps this story will be a bit of a mirror of my experience from CE Week, some short takes on the interesting stories and technologies I uncovered there. Nothing was particularly earth-shattering…but that doesn’t mean that there weren’t many interesting items. So I encourage you to read on…
See more interesting tech found at CE Week…Continue reading
At CE Week last month, I was prepared to see the usual crop of gadgets and doodads designed to be sold to the masses through the retail channel. However this year, I was pleased to see a few more exhibitors offering products responsive to the custom integration channel. That includes the acoustics experts from Acoustic Innovations.
See what Acoustic Innovations showed at CE Week…Continue reading
Smart home and security solutions were all over CE Week last month in Manhattan at the Jacob Javits Center. One solution I saw that hits both of those markets was the cleverly designed Smart Safe by Motorola. Didn’t think you needed your really dumb safe to be smart? Didn’t think you needed a safe at all? You may rethink all that when you hear Motorola’s pitch for their Flex and Bolt Smart Safe.
Why a Motorola Smart Safe…Continue reading
One of the more interesting booths I visited at CE Week earlier this month was by a company called Plott, a startup that offers very cool digital interactive measuring tools featuring augmented reality (AR) – or what they like to call extended reality (XR) – technology that interacts with an app on your smartphone in remarkable ways. This could be a game changer not only for the consumer, but for the construction, remodeling, custom integration communities as well.
See more on the very clever Plott tools…Continue reading
Showing they can effortlessly walk and chew gum at the same time, SnapAV announced today the have reached a distribution agreement with Klipsch – an action they are taking while still in the middle of the process to buy Control4. As SnapAV has taken aggressive actions to grow their distribution infrastructure, they have been seeking these types of partnerships with brands to help better leverage their investment. This new agreement with Klipsch helps drive that goal.
See more details on SnapAV’s distribution of Klipsch…Continue reading
Strata-gee reported yesterday that late last week Sonos had filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Lenbrook Industries Limited and Lenbrook America. This suit, which is almost identical to the one Sonos had successfully pursued with D&M Holdings and Denon over its HEOS line, was resolved in Sonos’s favor a little over a year ago.
Now we have Lenbrook’s response to this development – the company says it will “defend vigorously the claims of patent infringement made by computer audio company Sonos…”
See what else Lenbrook had to say about the Sonos suit…Continue reading
Strata-gee reported just yesterday that Sonos, Inc. has sued Lenbrook Industries Ltd. & Lenbrook America – the maker & marketer of Bluesound – for patent infringement. Undoubtedly emboldened by their near-complete victory over Denon’s HEOS brand a little over a year ago, Sonos appears to have targeted Lenbrook to be next in line.
However, Strata-gee has learned that Lenbrook is not the only company targeted for such potential actions by Sonos. There are more – perhaps many more – in our industry lined up for this “hit” parade.
See what Strata-gee learned about Sono’s legal strategy…Continue reading
On Thursday last week, Sonos, Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO) filed another patent infringement lawsuit, this time against Lenbrook Industries Limited and Lenbrook America Corp. At issue here is Lenbrook’s Bluesound brand launched back in 2013 to great fanfare as Strata-gee reported on at the time…and also discussed here…and which Sonos claims infringes on multiple Sonos patents.


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Digital payments have spread – But have the Rural areas got covered?
Ever since digital payments have got a nudge in India post demonetization, there has been a steep rise in the acceptance of the same.
Be it the end-users or online businesses, both the sections are enjoying the benefits of an extremely secure, convenient, and quick payment method.
This method of transacting is the new obsession among the masses and is vital for the growth of the economy as a whole.
Rural India, being the sector with 83.3 crore Indians residing in it, makes up for the majority of the country’s population.
This is the reason for needing to provide push the digital payments in rural areas considerably.
Hence, the emphasis is not only on making digital payments a prominent aspect of rural areas in India but is also on increasing financial inclusion.
The pie chart above shows that 16% of people in Rural areas have adopted digital payments against 44% of the population in Urban areas having completely accepted the same.
Even though it is only 16% of the population has adopted digital payments, it will be a further push to the entire economy once Payment gateways are available across the sector.
Factors that favour Payment Gateways for Rural India
Here is the list of factors that favor Payment Gateways for Rural India, since rural sectors have advanced significantly:
- Internet Penetration in Rural India is making a way for Payment gateways’ Penetration
According to a report by livemint, India’s internet base had crossed the 500 million mark in December 2018, which signifies that there has been a considerable rise in internet usage by the rural population.
In the entire population, it turned out that 200 million are active users of internet facilities in rural areas.
In addition, recently, it was found in a report that the digital adoption is going ahead further and internet users in rural areas have gone up by 35%.
Hence, according to the estimation, there are around 251 million internet users in rural India now. This is also expected to go up to 290 million by the end of 2019.
The graph above shows how gradually internet users in Rural India have gone up, from 200 million in the early survey (2018) to 251 million in December 2018 and are expected to rise up to 290 million by end of the year 2019.
This is a clear indication of advancement in rural India, and thus, payment gateways’ penetration is only expected to serve as a much-needed inclusion.
- Small Businesses in the Rural sector
One major factor supporting Payment gateways’ inclusion in rural areas is the existence of small businesses in these areas.
With Digital wallets as well as government-initiated apps like UPI (Unified Payments Interface) solution, demand for payment gateway in rural areas has gone up considerably.
The businesses in these areas strive to find an apt means to collect payments for them.
Different payment options that payment gateway provides can help small businesses receive payments from their customers.
Besides, a small online business in the rural sector can receive payments from across the globe with a payment gateway.
Such ambitious business owners need to be encouraged by equipping them well with payment instruments, which in turn, will only help India grow.
By providing access to these businesses, payment gateways can make the functioning of the same much better.
Besides, the level of transparency, as well as security, are much higher with a payment gateway. Small businesses can grow leaps and bounds with a facility that has become an everyday routine for people residing in urban areas.
- Unbanked have become banked lately
Very recently, in a survey by the government in February 2019, it was found that 34.3 crore accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY).
Contradicting the earlier survey results in 2014 and later, this was an extreme level up for India.
In rural areas, as more people opened their bank accounts, it is more feasible for them to utilize payments method.
Furthermore, according to money & banking, banks provided 230 million debit cards to facilitate electronic payments to the masses.
- A need for pushing the economy toward being paperless
The inclusion of a payment gateway goes beyond making transactions simpler, quicker, and more convenient.
Apart from making businesses in rural areas equipped with the services that payment gateway offers, it is also crucial to make the economy more eco-friendly.
Being paperless also makes the processing of bills and other tasks more convenient as well as quick.
Scope of Payment Gateway in Rural India
Since the rural area was lagging behind, the government made efforts, which is visible in the initiative to make one-lakh villages Digital villages over the next five years with Common Service Centres (CSCs). It, being a public-private initiative, is aimed at offering excellent digital services to the villagers.
According to the Ministry of electronics and information technology, the Digital Villages initiative will initially cost over Rs420 crore ($62 million) and, along with basic internet access, will provide avenues for interactive telemedicine and educational sessions.
“The project is a public-private partnership and will be driven through the common service centers (CSCs).
With applications introduced by the government like BHIM UPI, UPI, IPPB, M-payments & NFC payments in Rural India, the scope is quite expansive. Post-demonetisation, efforts have been made not only for urban India but also for the rural part of it.
Rural India, being really an integral part of the economy, has witnessed several efforts to be included in the digital wave.
It is quite evident from the internet penetration in rural India, that mobile phones have become a success, and banking in the unbanked that the Rural sector is going to grow further successfully.
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In about a year, the North Market's Dublin location will be open for business.
North Market Development Authority executive director Rick Wolfe said the new public market is expected to open at the beginning of April 2020 in Dublin's Bridge Street District.
The original North Market, a public market with dozens of independent vendors, is in Columbus' Short North.
The ThisWeek Dublin Villager in September had reported the market had been considering a second location in Dublin.
According to an April 3 news release, a subsidiary of the North Market Development Authority, Crawford Hoying and the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority reached a management agreement to operate a second market in Dublin.
The market will be on the ground floor at 6736 Longshore St. in Crawford Hoying's Bridge Park development, according to the press release.
Bridge Park is a massive development at state Route 161 and Riverside Drive in Dublin. It includes retail, office, restaurant and residential spaces.
Matt Starr, Crawford Hoying development director, said the garage that will be the market's home is under construction now. It will include five levels of parking. Interior work for the ground floor where the market will likely not start until September, he said.
The design won't be an exact replica of the downtown location, he said.
"We don't want it to be all shiny and new ... but we can't fake historic, either," he said.
The garage costs about $18 million to construct, Starr said, and the market will be another $5 million.
Crawford Hoying issued a series of bonds to finance those projects, and also levied a 0.5 percent sales tax for businesses within the boundaries of Bridge Park that are subject to the state sales tax, Starr said.
The downtown market has 35 spaces for vendors, the number of vendors at the Dublin location will be about 20 or so, because the center of the market will be taken up by seating and a stage, Wolfe said.
Vendors will include fresh food, fish, poultry, cheese, flowers, specialty food, beer and wine and bakery goods. The market also will include a full-service bar, he said.


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Slimmed-down BA tops forecasts
BRITISH Airways has beaten City forecasts on first-quarter profits but warned that revenues for the full 12 months would be lower than last year's 11 September-hit figure.
Lowering previous expectations of flat year-on-year sales, chief executive Rod Eddington said: 'The market is a little softer than we thought. Now we've got a bit more visibility on revenues we are able to be a bit more specific.'
People's appetite for air travel was still difficult to gauge, however, in the face of the global political and economic turmoil. He said: 'You tell me what is going to happen to stock markets, or in Iraq, over the next 12 months.'
Revenues for the three months to 30 June came in at £2.05bn against £2.29bn a year earlier. But BA's aggressive cost-cutting, which has included huge capacity reductions and 9,200 job cuts, boosted pre-tax profits to £65m from £40m in the year-earlier period.
An increase in higher-paying customers raised passenger yields 5%, while the cutbacks and efficiency regime slashed 14.6% off net costs. Job cuts, cost reductions on fuel and changes to travel agents' commission were behind the improvement, said Eddington. 'We have always said our recovery will be cost driven and not dependent on an upturn in market conditions.' he said. 'That remains true.'
BA wants to cut its annual costs by £450m in the 2002-2003 year under Eddington's so-called Future Size and Shape restructuring scheme, targeting a headcount reduction of some 10,000 by next March.
With a host of disposals of aircraft and property around Heathrow, he is on target to meet his planned proceeds of £500m by the end of the current financial year. Over the three months BA cut its debt by £428m to £5.87bn.
Dominic Edridge, analyst at Commerzbank, said: 'European airlines have shown costs are coming under control, but until there are signs of an improvement in passenger traffic there can't be any sustained recovery.'
Shares in BA edged ahead in early trade. Some analysts said they had already factored in a decline in revenues for the year. But the stock later slipped 10p to 140p.
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Kshama Sawant responds to Jeff Bezos' $2 billion charitable fund
14 September 2018, 03:56 | Ross Houston
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos walks onstage for the launch of the new Amazon Fire Phone in Seattle
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday announced a new $2 billion philanthropic fund to finance a new network of preschools and contribute to nonprofits assisting homeless families.
The fund will issue annual leadership awards to organizations and civic groups doing work to "move the needle" in providing hunger and shelter support to young families.
The "Day 1 Academies Fund" will start an organization to operate a new network of full-scholarship pre-schools for low-income communities.
Bezos, with an estimated fortune of more than $160 billion, is now the world's wealthiest man, according to Forbes. Earlier this year, the company partnered with the Seattle nonprofit Mary's Place to build a permanent homeless shelter in its headquarters.
He also operates the private space exploration firm Blue Origin and owns The Washington Post newspaper.
Google is Shutting Down Inbox
The app presented features not found in the Gmail experience and earned itself some faithful users as a result. Google launched Inbox in 2014 as an alternative to the company's popular Gmail web service.
Video of breakfast with woman lands man in Saudi jail
Women are exempted from carrying out most outside activities without being accompanied by a man, father, husband, brother or son. Saudi authorities have detained an Egyptian hotel worker who filmed himself eating breakfast and joking with a female colleague.
"Another way we're raising awareness is through our special #GoGold boxes - you may receive one during September", he added.
The Bezos cash injection follows the philanthropic efforts of other billionaires including Microsoft's Bill Gates, who has donated tens of billions to his foundation.
It also falls short of the "giving pledge" initiative launched by Gates and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who have encouraged wealthy individuals to pledge half their fortunes for philanthropy. An Amazon.com Inc. spokeswoman said the $2 billion will all come from Bezos. In January, Bezos also personally gave $33 million USA in college scholarships for young immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
Launched in 1994 as an online bookseller, Amazon has become a retail powerhouse operating globally, and has expanded into streaming video, music, cloud computing and other segments, and previous year acquired the Whole Foods grocery chain.
Geek Wire reports that as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness month, Amazon has also rolled out a specially branded Prime Air jet and made charitable donations to two institutions working toward better awareness of childhood cancer.
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‘Noveto earned this exclusive inclusion in the program by presenting its ideas for shaping the future of mobility with Sowlo. Noveto’s newest ground-breaking technology that utilizes Smart Personal Sound (SPS), and intelligent 3D sensors to locate and track a user’s position, to turn any space into a personal, private listening area. Sowlo delivers audio to a single individual without the discomfort of headphones, wires or disturbing others.’
Nekuda led the industrial design and mechanical design of Noveto’s multiple demonstrators, and designed presentation materials to support Noveto’s business development.
As part of Nekuda’s Innovation Hub activities, we hosted Noveto and other of our Israeli startup clients in a startup pavilion at Nekuda offices, presenting to 30 American C-Level executives from CTA, the organization that runs CES the Consumer Electronics Show.
We are proud to support Israeli technology startups such as Noveto and others, as they mature into the global space, providing them with assets that showcase their technology at its best and accelerate their business success.
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Nekuda is proud to support Watergen through the design and development of their state-of-the-art atmospheric water generator, the Genny. Also pleased to announce that the Solar Genny is a CES 2020 innovation award honoree in the Sustainability, Eco-Design & Smart Energy category. Watergen’s mission is to provide clean, safe drinking water to people worldwide. The […]
Nekuda congratulates Watergen on receiving the CES 2019 innovation award and is proud to support them in the design and development process. For more info please go to: https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-companies-win-2-of-20-ces-2019-innovation-awards/ https://www.ces.tech/Events-Programs/Innovation-Awards/Honorees.aspx#prettyPhoto
Walkout‘s smart shopping platform brings the future of autonomous shopping and checkout experience. If you are in NYC NRF2020 make sure to visit their booth #7017 at the innovation lab. Nekuda is proud to support Walkout at the design and development of this innovative platform. For more info please visit: http://walkout.co/


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Makeup mogul Kylie Jenner was recently crowned as world’s youngest billionaire by Forbes and Hurun. The 22-year-old who is known for her svelte figure, is back at turning up the heat with a fresh set of sexy pictures.
Jenner who is currently on a vacation at the Bahamas with daughter Stormi and best friend Stassie Karanikolaou was joined by supermodel sister Kendall Jenner.
The 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star took to social media to share her girls' trip festivities, which included soaking up the sun, enjoying the breezy, beachy weather and dancing to some hit music.
Meanwhile, Kylie has also rekindled her relationship with Stormi’s father and rapper Travis Scott, just a few months after staying apart.
According to reports, besides her makeup business, Kylie is considering bringing back the reality show 'Life of Kylie' for a new season.


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A holiday company offering Florida cruises, which has attracted widespread criticism for its dubious “hard-sell” business practices, has gone bankrupt.
Travel House of Virginia (THV) is one of the biggest of a number of companies based in Florida which have been mailing thousands of potential travellers in the UK over the past two years.
THV offers what it describes as a “Florida cruise holiday” for just a few hundred pounds. However, those who take up the offer find the cruise is a ferry ride on a gambling ship and they have to pay extra for the flight, food and accommodation. The company’s leaflet suggests travellers will stay at the upmarket Holiday Inn, while in fact rooms are provided at the Holiday Inn Express which is the hotel chain’s bargain-basement operation.
Those who wish to take up the offer must book by credit card over the phone and are told that unless they book immediately the offer will be withdrawn.
The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) has received up to 500 calls of complaint a month from UK consumers about THV and similar companies, although ABTA itself has no connection with or jurisdiction over the operations since they are based in the US.
“We have been very concerned about these schemes for some time,” says Keith Betton, ABTA’s head of corporate communications.
“Our advice has always been: if it looks too good to be true, then it probably is.”
The Florida Department of Consumer Services will take action on behalf of consumers who have grievances against THV, although the organisation is legal under US law according to the UK based Florida Tourism Marketing Corporation.


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Peak Oil Crisis: The Blackouts Spread by Tom Whipple
[thanks for the feedback on the Huffington Post Link]
Working Hard on Tomorrow, Today
By Bob Lutz
GM Vice Chairman
As you’ve no doubt heard me say before, we’ve made a lot of progress in the past few years at General Motors. And we’ve delivered on what we said we would do. We’ve tackled the legacy costs. We’ve improved our quality. We went from having, at least in North America, some mediocre products to having acclaimed products that are selling extremely well, especially on the passenger car side. In June, for example, in a slow market, our retail car sales were up 8 percent.
We continue to reinvigorate our product portfolio. We’re pursuing advanced propulsion technologies that will greatly reduce dependence on petroleum. And, we’re reacting to the swiftly changing market conditions here in the U.S.
But even with all the changes we’ve made and the actions we’ve taken, our business results aren’t yet what we want them to be. Why not? What went wrong?
Well, we got hit with a triple whammy: we face a generalized economic weakness due to the mortgage meltdown, which is creating a borderline financial crisis in the United States and other parts of the world; we have seen a big decline in the dollar; and we have, of course, experienced an unpredictable and very rapid rise in fuel prices.
Now, it’s easy for everyone to say about oil prices, “They should have seen it coming.” My answer to that is nobody saw it coming. Not the economists, not the governments, not the oil companies, not the smartest pundits in the world — no one saw it coming, not this kind of rise.
And to say that we recklessly and stupidly kept producing trucks in the face of it is just wrong. In fact, if we hadn’t kept producing trucks before the fuel prices rose, we would’ve been in a lot worse shape, and a lot more quickly. And if everyone is so smart except us, how come most of our import competition was rapidly rushing into the full-size truck market, just as the party was almost over?
I’m not going to sit here and say we have done everything right and made nothing but good decisions. But I will say that in recent years, particularly since Rick Wagoner announced our North American turnaround plan in 2005, we’ve had a firm, sound plan and have delivered on it.
As economic conditions here in the U.S. continue to decline, further adjustments and actions are necessary, many of which we outlined at this morning’s press conference. If you didn’t get the chance to see it live, you can read the press release here.
These actions — the corresponding business decisions we announced this morning, including employment reductions and elimination of post-65 retiree health care, as well as some cuts in capital spending — were hard calls to make. They weren’t made lightly, they weren’t pleasant decisions to reach, and we’re fully aware of the challenging impact they’ll have on our employees.
I know a lot of people are going to look at the cuts in capital spending and say, “Here they go, cutting their bread and butter.” Well, they’d be wrong.
We did make some cuts — like those that we confirmed a few weeks ago regarding the next generation full-size pickups and SUVs, which by the way are still best-in-class in terms of ride, handling and fuel efficiency. But we are conserving our capital for those things that we know will move the mark… and no strategic programs are being impacted; it’s full speed ahead on E-Flex technology and the production program of the Chevrolet Volt. And we will continue to cut costs and adjust to changing market demands. In fact, 18 of the next 19 GM vehicle introductions are cars or crossovers. We will adjust our portfolio to meet the market where it is headed — and still keep the integrity of that portfolio intact, while maintaining and enhancing the improvements we’ve made in product design and technology.
Being a leader means doing what must be done. Let it not be said that we won’t make the calls and take the actions that are necessary to keep GM viable and ensure that we remain the best automaker in the world — which I fully believe we are and will remain.
We’re doing exactly what you need to do in these situations, you cut back on anything that isn’t necessary, you limit your cash outlays to only those things that are truly going to move the company forward, and most importantly you continue the ethic of producing the world’s best cars and trucks because that is the only thing that long-term is going to get you through it. We have a complete and total commitment to a massive onslaught of outstanding new global products over the next 24 months as our top corporate priority. No compromise there!
So while some may choose to see the glass half-empty, I couldn’t disagree more, or more loudly. As the saying goes, “Those who say something is impossible should refrain from interrupting those who are doing it.”


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Opinion Column (photos by Ali Moayedian)
TEHRAN, Sept. 10 (Mehr News Agency) -- Officials and other citizens are all in agreement that Iran's system of delivering goods to consumers is flawed in many ways.
Middlemen are taking advantage of the system. For example, farmers sell watermelons for about 700 rials (about 7 U.S. cents) per kilo but by the time it gets to the consumer, it ends up at least four times more expensive.
This system has made the Iranian market a paradise for middlemen, who gain the maximum profit from the least effort and pay the lowest rate of taxes and sometimes even use loopholes to avoid taxation altogether.
Producers and farmers say, "We do all the work but the middlemen make most of the profits."
Although the drought affecting large areas of the country and the global trend of skyrocketing food prices have been cited as causes for the dramatic rise in the price of food in Iran, the fact that goods pass through the hands of many middlemen before reaching the consumer is a more plausible explanation.
This trend has discouraged entrepreneurs from investing in job-creating activities, to the detriment of the common man.
In response to the situation, the Commerce Ministry and the municipalities have built shopping centers, but they charge such high rents for shops that the commodities are still quite expensive.
To decrease the economic burden on consumers, especially lower-income households, and to end the shenanigans of the middlemen, who are reaping mega-profits, the Commerce Ministry must take immediate action to rectify this flawed system.
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While many Americans fought against the COVID tyranny by refusing to take the forced injections, it turns out Big Pharma may have found another sleazy way to MAKE SURE everyone gets tainted with their mRNA vaccines.
According to attorney Thomas Renz, mRNA is already in our food supply.
Since 2018 pigs in the U.S. have been receiving mRNA vaccines and beef and chicken supplies are expected to be next on the list for these shots.
Pharmaceutical companies Merck and Moderna have been leading the charge on this deadly effort with their pig vaccines.
“Right now, we’ve confirmed this mRNA stuff is in the food supply. We know that Merck has a product called Sequivity. They’ve been injecting mRNA into pigs since 2018,” Renz said during a recent interview.
The obvious concern here is that the meat injected with the experimental mRNA technology will infect whoever consumes it, ie the entire American population.
“We know that they can actually make what’s called transmissible mRNA. And what that means is that they can put this stuff in an animal so that it transmits to whoever is ingesting whatever it is that they’re ingesting and they become vaccinated.”
As Renz points out, this dangerous mRNA tech could be used to spread vaccination through anything which we consume from plants to animals to fruits – you name it!
Renz has been bringing attention to Missouri House Bill 1169, which would simply require labeling of food products that can alter your genes.
“And if we don’t get disclosure, if we don’t pass some informed consent laws, what’s going to happen is, for all you guys that stood strong and said no to these mRNA vaccines, well, you’re going to get them anyways through your food,” Renz said.
As it stands now, food processors are not even required to inform consumers that the meat had been injected allowing Big Pharma to spread their vaccines onto unsuspecting victims across America.
At the same time, the National Cattleman’s Beef Association, which opposes the food labeling transparency bill, has confirmed mRNA vaccines may soon be used on the U.S. beef supply!
There is also a newer mRNA vaccine currently in development for chickens which would have the same effect.
This is no coincidence! These people know exactly what they’re doing and they’ve proven time and time again they have the government support to get it done!
Renz explained in an earlier interview with journalist Naomi Wolf that NIH documents prove the federal government and pharmaceutical industry have been pursuing mRNA vaccine technology for the food supply “for at least two decades.”
“I’ve got documents from the NIH – from 2002 – talking about integrating vaccines into foods,” Renz said. “They’ve been working on integrating these [vaccines] into our food supply. They’ve been working on it for at least two decades.”
While they’ve been pushing to infect our food supply with the very vaccines we’ve tried to desperately to avoid, they’re also readying for the fallout – selling the “cure” to the side effects associated with these injections, most notably, Myocarditis.
Soon simply eating a chicken will lead to the same deadly heart swelling as receiving the experimental jab itself!


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Earlier this year, the first annual Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) ran alongside the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and was quickly sold out. Beyond that, GDC basically felt like a VR party this year, with developers and companies from around the world showcasing their new products, software, games, and experiences. Its maiden voyage was so successful that the organizers have decided to host a standalone VRDC event in San Francisco this November.
"Now that VR platforms have hit the market, virtual experiences that entertain, inform, and provide entirely new ways to engage are increasingly in demand," explained Meggan Scavio, General Manager, VRDC and GDC. "We're thrilled to provide the highest quality content for VR developers, while exploring innovative applications for the technology across entertainment, healthcare, journalism, travel, manufacturing, retail, live events, real estate, training, and so much more."
Not only is it getting a standalone event (VRDC will also continue alongside GDC), but the November edition is expanding to include more augmented and virtual reality games, entertainment, brands, and a "wide range of innovative use cases." The organizers have already confirmed talks by NASA and the developers behind modern day history book Chernobyl VR Project.
To meet the growing demand for high-quality content in the space, VRDC's second edition will expand to cover virtual and augmented reality in games, entertainment, brand experience, and a wide range of innovative use cases. Sessions from NASA and Chernobyl VR Project have been confirmed, reflecting the event's broad scope and top tier content.
The second edition of VRDC is happening November 2-3 in the Park Central Hotel in San Francisco, and people interested in speaking or exhibiting should visit www.vrdconf.com.


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8 hours agoMercedes-Benz GLA with AMG Sports Package modified by Brabus
German tuner Brabus has recently finished working on a Mercedes-Benz GLA equipped with the AMG Sports Package.
25 hours agoGemballa tunes the Porsche Panamera to 720 PS
Based on the Porsche Panamera Turbo, the GTP 720 has a twin-turbo 4.8-liter V8 engine that has been upgraded to produce 720 PS (530 kW).
31 hours agoBMW M3 Coupe gets an all-black interior from Carlex Design
Interior car specialist Carlex Design has revamped the cabin of a BMW M3 Coupe E92.
Jan 29, 15Graham Goode Racing tunes the Ford Focus ST to 296 HP
Ford tuners from Graham Goode Racing have introduced their tuning package for the Ford Focus ST
Jan 29, 15ARES Atelier offering a Pullman-like S-Class
ARES Atelier has created the "Mercedes-Benz S-Class XXL" which they describe as being the "epitome of representative automobiles."
Jan 26, 15BMW M3 upgraded to 517 HP by Kaege
German tuner Kaege has developed a comprehensive upgrade package for the BMW M3 Sedan (F80).
Jan 23, 15Ken Block shows off his Ford F-150 RaptorTRAX
Monster Energy has released a new video which highlight's the Ford F-150 RaptorTRAX that was created for Ken Block.
Jan 23, 15Porsche 911 Carrera gets minor makeover from Exclusive Motoring
Exclusive Motoring has prepared a tuning program for the Porsche 911 Carrera
Jan 22, 15Liberty Walk previews Lamborghini Huracan tuning project
The tuners from Liberty Walks have published first images of their upcoming project for the Lamborghini Huracan
Jan 20, 15Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible upgraded by O.CT Tuning to 621 bhp
The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible is now available with an aftermarket power boost developed by O.CT Tuning.
Jan 20, 15Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S receive power bumps from Maxi-Tuner
German aftermarket specialist Maxi-Tuner has launched a power boost program for the Porsche 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S.
Jan 19, 15German Special Customs previews their Mercedes-AMG GT
German Special Customs has released the first renderings of their upcoming styling program for the Mercedes-AMG GT.
Jan 19, 15Lamborghini Aventador receives subtle gold treatment from Maatouk Design London [video]
Maatouk Design London has sent us images & details with their rather tasteful gold treatment for a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.
Jan 16, 152015 Shelby GT Mustang unveiled, is more powerful than the GT350R
Shelby American has unveiled the 2015 Shelby GT. It features a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine that develops more than 627 bhp.
Jan 15, 15Corvette Stingray gets a widebody kit from Prior Design
Looking decidedly more aggressive than the standard model, the car features a PDR700 widebody kit that includes a new front bumper, a front lip spoiler and revised side skirts
Jan 15, 15Mercedes E-Class Coupe & Convertible get an aggressive look from MEC Design
Following a preview last month, MEC Design has unveiled their new Cerberus wide body kit for the Mercedes E-Class Coupe and Convertible.
Jan 14, 15Range Rover Sport gains cosmetic package from Aspire Design
British tuner Aspire Design has sent us details and images of their styling program tailored to the Range Rover Sport.
Jan 14, 15Infiniti QX70 tastefully restyled by AHG-Sports
Hamburg-based AHG-Sports is introducing a styling package for the Infiniti QX70.
Jan 14, 15Jeep Wrangler gets 356 HP and other upgrades from Geiger Cars
German tuner Geiger Cars has developed a comprehensive upgrade kit for the Jeep Wrangler.
Jan 09, 15Subaru WRX S4 Prova unveiled in Tokyo
Subaru and Prova have introduced a unique WRX S4 at the Tokyo Auto Salon.
Jan 09, 15Subaru Legacy B4 Blitzen concept revealed at Tokyo Auto Salon
Subaru has officially taken the wraps off the Legacy B4 Blitzen concept during the Tokyo Auto Salon
Jan 08, 15DMC Lamborghini Aventador photographed with a giant teddy bear on the roof in China
A Lamborghini Aventador tuned by DMC has been recently spotted in the city of Dalian, China, wearing a giant teddy bear on its roof
Jan 08, 15Ferrari 458 Spider Golden Shark by Office-K redefines tackiness
Japanese tuner Office-K has obliterated the gorgeous design of the Ferrari 458 Spider.
Jan 07, 15BBR previews their tuning program for the 2016 Mazda MX-5
BBR has announced plans to offer a new tuning program for the 2016 Mazda MX-5.
Jan 05, 15Range Rover Sport restyled by Caractere Exclusive
Caractere Exclusive is introducing an aftermarket visual package for the Range Rover Sport.
Jan 02, 152015 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 BiTDI tuned to 300 HP and 630 Nm by B&B
German tuner B&B Automobiltechnik has released a power package for the 2015 Volkswagen Passat (B8).
Dec 31, 14Urban Truck introduces Land Rover Defender Ultimate RS with 500 HP LS3 V8 engine
Urban Truck has sent us comprehensive details and a full image gallery concerning their latest product, the Land Rover Defender Ultimate RS.
Dec 26, 141 of 1 Mansory La Revoluzione spotted in Dubai [video]
The ultra rare Mansory La Revoluzione has been caught on camera in Dubai
Dec 25, 14Gold Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG by Brabus seen in London
The gold Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG modified by Brabus has been spotted on the streets of London, UK.
Dec 24, 14Range Rover gains widebody kit from Lumma Design
Lumma Design is back with yet another tuning job for the latest generation Range Rover.


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European companies are soon to release their earnings reports for Q2. Due to the unusual amount of volatility in Q2 it´ll be a highly anticipated event. A key aspect will be company guidance which hasn´t been disclosed by the majority of DAX-30 companies in the Q1 results.
Looking back to the Q1 earnings reports it can be summarized that approx. 57% or 17 of the German DAX-30 companies did not choose to include a quantifiable guidance. Referring to the remaining 13, which did, came from defensive sectors like healthcare, real estate or utilities. However, most of the DAX companies classified as materials, and therefore more cyclical, offered a guidance as well. Looking at the precision, 85% conveyed a range whereas 15% had concrete numbers in their reports.
Surprisingly, sectors seen more defensive such as consumer discretionary and consumer staples did not provide any guidance. Due to the development of this pandemic it isn´t an unexpected fact that many companies decided to withhold that. However, to increase investors´ confidence companies might convey that aspect in Q2 earnings reports.
The Vara Research team is looking forward to the upcoming results and is excited to follow up with new insights.


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The petition states an arbitration was filed in 2008, and is still unresolved. Approximately 69,000 women who are current or former employees are included in the arbitration.
“We cannot let CEO Mark Light get away with his role in condoning sexual harassment, assault, and discrimination,” said Care2 petition author Lacey Kohlmoos. “It appears that every non-consensual kiss begins with Kay.”
The arbitration alleges that top male managers would hold “scouting parties” to scope out what female employees they wanted to have sexual relations with. They’re also accusing management of “pushing female subordinates into sex by promising them better jobs, higher pay or protection from punishment.”
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The company has responded by saying media reports were “distorted and inaccurate.”
A company statement said none of the 69,000 class members have brought legal claims in this arbitration for sexual harassment or sexual impropriety. "Since its filing, it has never included legal claims of sexual harassment or hostile work environment discrimination," the statement said.
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"The only claims certified to proceed on a class wide basis relate to alleged gender pay and promotions discrimination. Despite years of litigation, millions of pages of documentation and numerous depositions, claimants' counsel have chosen not to file sexual harassment claims. These allegations publicized by claimants' counsel and reported in the media create a distorted, negative image of the company."
The company also said more than 68 percent of the store management staff are female employees.
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Whether Apple’s iPad is killing netbooks remains a touchy subject, but Asus has added fuel to the fire by lowering its netbook shipments for next quarter.
According to DigiTimes, Asus president and chief executive Jerry Shen acknowledged that the iPad was cutting into netbook sales, which fell short of expectations last quarter. At a conference for investors, Shen reminded the audience that Asus is working on its own tablet and e-reader, but said the company will continue offer the Eee PC netbook line.
There is at least some other proof that the iPad is hurting netbooks. A Morgan Stanley/Alphawise study conducted in May showed that 44 percent of U.S. consumers who planned to buy an iPad were doing so in lieu of a netbook or notebook PC. And why not? Between smartphones and PCs, there might be room for a third device, but four is a stretch, especially when tablets and netbooks overlap in their ability to check e-mail and surf the web. That doesn’t mean the iPad is killing netbooks, it just means consumers will make a choice, which explains why hardware makers besides Apple are trying to push out their own tablets.
Still, I’m taking Shen’s claims about his company’s netbook performance with a grain of salt. Keep in mind that Asus lost netbook market share between 2008 and 2009, and could lose its second place standing behind Acer with strong netbook sales expected of Samsung. Even before the iPad launched, Asus was already seeing flat-to-meager increases in netbook sales. Meanwhile, iSuppli expects overall netbook sales to grow by 30 percent this year.
In other words, Apple’s tablet makes a good scapegoat.
This story, "Netbook-Maker Claims Apple iPad Hurts Its Market" was originally published by Technologizer.


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TELUS Launches 4K HDR on Optik TV, Offers Free 50″ LG 4K HDR TV in Promo
TELUS has announced the launch of 4K HDR for its Optik TV customers, which means those with compatible 4K HDR television sets can maximize the viewing potential of their purchase.
The company says it is the only TV provider in Western Canada to offer live and On-Demand 4K content, and now is the only one to bring forth 4K HDR as well.
“We are dedicated to ensuring that Optik TV customers have access to cutting-edge entertainment technologies. 4K HDR, enriching the viewing experience with more than a billion available colours, is the new gold standard in TV picture quality,” said Zainul Mawji, VP of Home Solutions & Complementary Channels at TELUS, in a statement.
High Dynamic Range (HDR) offers a billion colours, which means pictures are more vivid and offer better clarity, for an enhanced viewing experience.
TELUS says Optik TV customers can watch 4K HDR content On Demand with titles such as Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II, while a growing catalogue of 4K HDR titles are available by pressing the On Demand button on your Optik TV Remote, and navigating to the 4K HDR folder. Those with premium Netflix accounts can also stream 4K HDR titles, through the built-in Netflix app on Optik TV.
In order to watch 4K HDR on Optik TV, you’ll require a 4K HDR-compatible TV, a TELUS 4K PVR and have TELUS Internet 50 or higher.
Currently, a TELUS promo is offering a free 50-inch LG 4K HDR Smart TV ($799 MSRP), when new customers sign up for two years of Optik TV and TELUS Internet.
Meanwhile, Shaw TV customers are still waiting for Blue Sky to support 4K content, which apparently is not ready for either 4K or 4K HDR yet, according to the company.


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A former intern at Grazia is set to become one of the youngest editors in the magazine industry with the launch of a new fashion title next month.
22-year-old Anna Thomas-Ismond is editor-in-chief at Rococo – a free, glossy women’s fashion monthly to be distributed nationwide from high-end spas, hotels and shops such as Harrods and Harvey Nichols from 15 June.
Aimed at 18- to 40-year-old professional women, the magazine describes itself as “delightful on the eye, and easy on the wallet” and will cover fashion from the high street to high end.
It plans to provide a platform for young up-and-coming creatives, both in terms of its own writers and photographers and the designers and artists featured in its pages.
Thomas-Ismond told Press Gazette: “Glamour provides affordable escapism from the dull recession. Our vision is to bring a luxury that is not defined by wealth but by style.”
After completing a fashion history degree, Thomas-Ismond worked as a fashion assistant at Grazia where she realised she missed writing, then became a buyer and merchandiser for Liberty.
“My passion for journalism led me to approach the Prince’s Trust with a business proposal,” she said.
Rococo will be available in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Brighton and Leeds with a first issue print run of 25,000.
Thomas-Ismond said the title aimed to increase its circulation to 50,000 by the end of 2009.
She said she hoped to improve the magazine’s web presence and one day launch the publication internationally.
Rococo will launch in London on 9 June with a performance from musician VV Brown, the title’s first cover star.


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Adobe unveiled the first integration between Adobe Sign and Adobe Marketing Cloud, eliminating the cost and frustration of manual, paper-based process for enrollment, onboarding and servicing across the customer journey. Adobe Sign (formerly Document Cloud eSign services) features an upgraded and modernized mobile app experience, and works seamlessly with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms – a key part of Adobe Marketing Cloud – helping organizations to go completely digital with anything from credit card applications to government benefit forms or medical forms. And building on widespread adoption in Europe, Adobe is rolling out new data centers and meeting the most stringent legal requirements in the EU, part of a global expansion that will continue through 2016.
The accelerating pace of digital transformation has raised consumer expectations to unprecedented levels, and is causing every organization to rethink how they engage with their customers. According to a recent survey by IDC¹, 72 percent of businesses reported that improving document processes would increase customer satisfaction, yet 80 percent of those processes still rely on paper. Companies focused on great experiences can no longer afford to be mired in document processes that are slow and inefficient. Their customers need and want a better way. The Indian government, like others across the world, is betting big on digitization to drive enhanced efficiencies and deliver an improved experience for citizens. One such initiative is the Government of India’s recent move to introduce e-KYC or Electronic Know Your Customer, through digital authentication using Aadhaar cards.


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Several victims have been scammed out of money by a Marion Oaks man who claims to be a mobile master mechanic.
Joseph Rosario, 34, who goes by the name Joey, has scammed thousands of dollars from his victims.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has told victims that it is a civil matter and that there is nothing they can do.
According to victims, Rosario would charge a $30 diagnostic fee, tell the victim what was wrong with the vehicle, then promise to fix it for a predetermined amount of money.
After tuning a vehicle over to Rosario, he would call a few days later and ask for money to purchase additional parts.
Victims said that Rosario had “a book of excuses” when a vehicle was not repaired on time.
One victim said that Rosario stated that there had been a family emergency and that [he] needed more money to complete the job.
One victim wrote, “He told me that his business phone was going to be disconnected because he had so many customers that had not paid him. He talked a good game and made me feel sorry for him so I gave him extra cash up front for the repairs. A month later and $500 out of my pocket, my car still had not been fixed. I called MCSO and they told me it was a civil matter.”
In another instance, Rosario took a car into his possession and promised to complete repairs within three days. The victim said that the car would stall, was shifting roughly, and the cruise control had all of a sudden stopped working. Rosario told the victim that the car needed a new catalytic converter, oxygen sensors, and a top and bottom radiator hose assembly. The victim dished out $1,000, and nearly two months later the car had not been fixed.
Rosario would not return the vehicle to the owner and demanded more money for repairs.
The victim called MCSO and they responded to Rosario’s residence. MCSO told the victim that it was a civil matter, but they had ordered Rosario to turn over the vehicle. When the deputy left, Rosario exited out of the back of his house, got in a car, and drove off.
The deputy was notified and returned to the residence, at which time he called Rosario on his cell phone. The deputy told Rosario that he would be charged with grand theft if he did not release the car.
The car had to be towed from the yard and was not fully assembled.
The victim then transported the car to Firestone where mechanics replaced the transmission speed sensor and a vacuum line.
On several occasions, Rosario told customers that he owned Best Offer Auto Sales. The owner of the now shuttered business told Ocala Post that Rosario was an as needed mechanic and not an owner of the business. The owner said he stopped using Rosario’s services when he discovered that he had been stealing parts off of cars.
Victims say that because the matter is being considered civil, they want to warn others about how Rosario conducts business.
No charges have been filed against Rosario.
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Barbados Says It Will Remove Queen Elizabeth as Head of State
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LONDON (Reuters) - Barbados wants to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the Caribbean nation's government has said.
A former British colony that gained independence in 1966, Barbados has maintained a formal link with the British monarchy as have some other countries that were once part of the British empire.
"Barbadians want a Barbadian Head of State. This is the ultimate statement of confidence in who we are and what we are capable of achieving. Hence, Barbados will take the next logical step toward full sovereignty and become a Republic by the time we celebrate our 55th Anniversary of Independence."
That anniversary will come in November of next year.
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Fred Perry Pulls Polo Shirts Embraced by Proud Boys
For years, executives at British retailer Fred Perry have tried to distance themselves from the Neo-fascists who love their clothes. Now, the brand has pulled one of the most recognizable Proud Boys uniforms from American stores.
The same week that hundreds of Proud Boys marched in Portland, Fred Perry released a statement on its website announcing that the black and yellow-tipped polo shirt appropriated by members of the far-right hate group will not be sold in the United States or Canada “until we’re satisfied that its association with the Proud Boys has ended.” (The shirt has not been sold in this country since September 2019.)
“It is incredibly frustrating that this group has appropriated our Black/Yellow/Yellow twin tipped shirt and subverted our Laurel Wreath to their own ends,” the statement read.
“To be absolutely clear, if you see any Proud Boys materials or products featuring our Laurel Wreath or any Black/Yellow/Yellow related items, they have absolutely nothing to do with us, and we are working with our lawyers to pursue any unlawful use of our brand.”
Representatives for Fred Perry were not immediately available to The Daily Beast for comment on why the brand chose to temporarily discontinue the polo now. Back in 2017, GQ asked the company chairman John Flynn about the Proud Boys’ affinity for their tops.
“It is a shame that we have to even answer the question,” Flynn said. “No, we don’t support the ideals or the group that you speak of. It is counter to our beliefs and the people we work with.”
“Fred was the son of a socialist MP [and] became a world tennis champion at the time when tennis was an elitist sport,” Flynn added. “He started a business with a Jewish businessman from eastern Europe. The brand was adopted by the mod movement and systematically has been associated with a diverse group of subcultures from reggae to punk to Brit pop.”
But there is another British subculture Flynn left out of that list: skinheads. Though original members of working class British youth movement were anti-fascist, others became members of the country’s racist National Front. There, the polo shirt became indelibly aligned with hate.
As Zoë Beery wrote for The Outline in 2017, this decidedly British “Fred Perry uniform” spread to Neo-Nazis in the United States by the 1980s. It was eagerly adopted by “angry white youth who were politically unwelcome amongst punk and hardcore’s overwhelming anti-Republicanism and found the perfect solution in skinhead.”
Beery also noted that the Southern Poverty Law Center lists only two clothing brands in its skinhead glossary: Fred Perry and Dr. Martens.
When Fred Perry featured Black models in its advertising last May, racist customers aired their grievances on Twitter. “Diversity bollox strikes again,” one wrote. Another threatened a boycott: “go woke, go broke.”
With the Portland protests and global racial reckoning bringing renewed media attention to the Proud Boys, it makes sense that Fred Perry would disavow the hate group now. But the brand’s connection to Neo-fascists, however unintentional, has existed for decades.


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p.i.n.k. Spirits Company launches new interactive Web site
NEW YORK The p.i.n.k. Spirits Company on Monday announced the launch of its new Web site that incorporates a higher level of design and functionality than most others in the category.
The site, www.pinkspirits.com, enables visitors to participate in an interactive experience by incorporating new educational tools for retail store owners, bartenders, account managers and consumers. The site also provides a search feature to locate p.i.n.k. spirits in any store in the country that sells the product, as well as enabling the visitor to purchase specially designed merchandise at the p.i.n.k. store. The new, enhanced site will be updated daily and also will feature the latest p.i.n.k. events and national promotions.
The p.i.n.k. Spirits Company, founded in 2006, is the world’s first producer of ultra-premium caffeine- and guarana-infused spirits that can be enjoyed straight or used to create any cocktail. The company plans to expand to 41 markets by the first quarter of 2008 and expects to be distributed in all 50 states by the fourth quarter of 2008. The p.i.n.k. Spirits Company has also announced that it will introduce p.i.n.k. Tequila, Rum, Sake, White Whiskey and Gin—all with the flavorless infusion of caffeine and guarana—in 2008.
Miller brews up light craft beers for masses
MILWAUKEE Miller Brewing Co. announced late last week that it would test market the Miller Lite Brewers Collection in Minneapolis, Charlotte, N.C., San Diego, and Baltimore beginning in February.
The three new versions of Miller Lite will be a blonde ale, an amber beer and a wheat beer—each with fewer calories and carbohydrates than a typical beer for that style. The three new beers will target mainstream drinkers and capitalize on trends that favor light beer, greater variety of beer styles and a willingness to pay more for higher-quality beers. They also could help establish a new beer industry category, something Miller chief marketing officer Randy Ransom calls “craft-style light.”
Light beer makes up roughly one-third of U.S. beer sales volume and is the dominant category in the beer industry, but craft beers, such as Samuel Adams Boston Lager, are taking a growing share of sales. That niche accounted for only about 3 percent of sales in 2006 but saw an 11.7 percent sales volume increase over 2005, compared with industry-wide growth of 2 percent.
The three beers will initially be available in six-pack bottles and priced between mainstream light beers and typical craft beers, the company said.
Miller Lite is Miller’s largest brand, accounting for 47 percent of the company’s sales volume in 2006.
Kellogg to expand research facility
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Kellogg Co. on Wednesday announced plans to expand its W.K. Kellogg Institute for Food and Nutrition Research facility. The 157,000-square-foot addition will accommodate up to 300 employees, though president and chief executive officer David Mackay said job creation is not necessarily tied to the expansion.
The expanded facility will include food and packaging review rooms, chemistry labs, test kitchens, development labs and a large, flexible production pilot plant where new ideas for products are tested before full-scale production in any of the company’s manufacturing facilities. Construction is to begin in the second quarter of 2008; the facility may be operational in the third quarter of 2009.
The Battle Creek-based maker of cereal and snacks proposed the $54 million expansion plan to the Battle Creek City Commission in October.


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A free Sacramento career fair will be held Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites hotel, 100 Capitol Mall.
Among the companies conducting interviews are Valley Yellow Pages, Guardian Life, Farmers Insurance, SureWest Directories, SolarCity and Sears Home Improvements.
Job openings include positions as sales reps, account managers, retail managers, insurance sales and mortgage brokers.
Those interested in applying should dress professionally and bring at least 10 copies of their resume. Parking is $1.50 per half-hour.
Similar job fairs will be held this week in Fresno, San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek. For more details, go to: hirelive.com


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E.ON overhauls digital presence
Energy company E.ON has overhauled its digital presence as part of a wider strategy to reset its relationship with customers and communicate its sustainability initiatives.
E.ON: overhauls website
The energy company has rolled out a new platform at www.eonenergy.com, created by LBi, which unifies nine pre-existing websites to create a simpler online experience for its customers.
The site is aimed at residential and business customers, with the new interface designed to make it easier for them to manage and pay their bills online.
It also contains corporate information and sustainability initiatives as part of E.ON’s bid to be more transparent.
Earlier this year, the government announced proposals that would require the "big six" energy companies, to be more transparent with their customers.
Among the proposals is that the companies, which include E.ON, as well as BP and EDF, will have to write their customers at least once a year, informing them about the best deals and how to get them.
In January, E.ON enlisted Mumsnet co-founder Justine Roberts to advise on how it could win back consumers amid an atmosphere of growing resentment towards the residential energy sector.Follow @shearmans
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CORTLANDVILLE — All across America next week, families will gather around dining room tables to give thanks and, of course, to eat all sorts of meals that are sure to leave them full and satisfied.
While sharing some of the family’s most delicious culinary creations is central to what most think of when it comes to that Thanksgiving feast, experts say one family member should not participate in the annual tradition: the pet dog.
Veterinarians are reminding area residents to be extra vigilant preparing, eating and cleaning up the Thanksgiving dinner this year, as some of the ingredients in the foods folks are looking forward to eating next week can cause some serious heath issues for dogs.
Jolene Brockway, a veterinarian technician at the Cortland Veterinary Hospital at 4056 West Road, said on the holiday Thursday, her animal clinic will receive between five and 10 calls from people concerned their dogs have eaten something they should not have.
“Usually … a dog’s gotten into the garbage or something they’re not supposed to,” she said.
Brockway said while most people are aware dogs should not eat chocolate, there are a variety of other foods that can be just as harmful if not worse for dogs.
“Onions and garlic are toxic,” she said. “They affect the blood system. Then you get the bones from the turkey that can cause intestinal blockage or peritonitis if it tears into the intestine, that sort of thing.”
Another food that could be potentially harmful to dogs one might not necessarily expect is ham; specifically, the more fatty pieces.
“Extra fatty food to dogs can cause pancreatitis that can be deadly,” Brockway said. “(If) they eat too much of the fat … especially on the ham, that can cause pancreatitis.”
Dr. Nikki Clifford, a veterinarian at the Crossroads Veterinary Clinic at 3512 Route 281, said Friday the best thing for people to do is make sure their garbage is secured so dogs cannot get into the scraps and eat something that can be potentially harmful to them.
Clifford added dog owners should also be aware of stessors that can affect the dog’s mental health, saying it is always good to have somewhere in the house for the dog to go should they be overwhelmed by the guests this holiday season.
“If it’s a dog that’s not used to being around that many people, that can definitely be really stressful to them,” she said.
Many people consider their dogs to be part of the family, and it can be hard to resist sharing a scrap or two of food with them or making a place for them at the dinner table for Thanksgiving.
While there are few food items that can make your dog sick, it is important that pet owners remain vigilant to make sure the family dog is safe. Here’s a list of things dog
owners can do to ensure their pets have a safe and happy Thanksgiving:
- Give them treats of their own: Try giving your dog a safe and tasty distraction to focus on during the meal like a toy stuffed with peanut butter.
- Keep garbage away from dogs: No one wants to intentionally feed their dogs something that will harm them, but sometimes ingredients like raw dough, onions, raisins and chocolate can be be mixed in with scraps and dogs can get into the garbage.
- All bones are not equal: Bones and dogs are practically synonymous, but veterinarians say giving your dog cooked bones from the turkey or ham is a bad idea as they can splinter and cause a number of problems, from choking hazards to blockages and tears in the digestive tract.
- Dogs get stressed, too: Thanksgiving can be a stressful time for everyone, including pets. Make sure your dog is content and happy and there is a quiet place to send the dog if needed. It’s also fine to tell guests to leave the dog alone, too.


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The Kia Seltos will be sold with a 2.0-liter and a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder.
Honda and Nissan could join forces to take on Toyota.
The new VW Golf GTI will receive an upgraded 2.0-liter turbo with up to 278 hp.
One case resulted in a ten-car accident and police say witnesses seem to have confirmed the unintended sudden acceleration.
The upcoming production model will have around 523 hp.
Chevrolet Opens 2020 Corvette Convertible Order Books, Better Hurry As Coupe Sold Out For First Year
The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible is expected to start hitting dealers in May.
Fiat Chrysler and Foxconn are discussing a 50-50 joint venture to crack into the Chinese EV market.
This marks GM’s total exit from India as Talegaon was its last remaining assembly plant in the country.
The upcoming Nismo variant could have around 500 hp.
The 1,350 temporary hourly workers are based at 14 different GM plants in eight states.
Maserati is reportedly goint to unveil its new sports car with a turbo’d V8 this May.
The Trump administration wants European nations to condemn Iran.
The battery plant will be located right next door to the existing South Carolina car factory.
Volkswagen chose to skip the 2018 Paris Auto Show as well, alongside a dozen other major car makers.
The Kia Telluride could also get a more off-road focused variant.
Renault And Nissan Shut Down Split-Up Rumors, Say Their Alliance Is Robust And “Everything But Dead”
Both car makers denied recent reports talking about a potential split of their Alliance.
The all-new engine will reportedly have 300 hp and better fuel efficiency than the current four-cylinder.
Billionaire Racing Point F1 owner Lawrence Stroll could invest $260 million into Aston Martin.
The NFSW name of this Forester prompted Subaru USA to distance itself from Singapore’s distributor.
Some Nissan executives feel that their partnership with Renault has become toxic and a divorce is necessary.


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Pandemic and currency headwinds hurt Roche in first half
Roche has announced half-year results showing the COVID-19 pandemic affected sales of its key products, with currency headwinds also weighing on revenues.
The Swiss pharma’s figures came shortly after its arch-rival Novartis conceded that it had hit similar problems as the pandemic meant fewer patients started new courses of its drugs.
Four of the company’s key drugs Hemlibra for haemophilia, Ocrevus for multiple sclerosis, and breast cancer drugs Kadcyla and Perjeta were all below analysts’ expectations.
However there was a better than expected performance from the company’s anti-inflammatory drug Actemra, which has been used in trials to counter some of the symptoms of COVID-19.
Group sales were just shy of 29.3 billion Swiss francs ($26.8 billion), which according to an analysis by Jeffries equity research was below analysts’ consensus of around 30.2 billion Swiss francs ($32 billion).
The company’s pharma division brought in sales of 23.2 billion Swiss francs ($24.6 billion), below a consensus prediction of around 24 billion Swiss francs ($25.5 billion).
Aside from the impact of the pandemic, the figures were also affected by currency fluctuations – although group sales were increased by 1% in constant exchange rates, they declined 4% in Swiss francs as a result of its continued appreciation against most currencies.
Management is still targeting low-mid single digit growth for both sales and earnings per share for the year.
CEO Severin Schwan said that the company was maintaining its outlook for the year, after signs of a recovery in June.
He said: “Roche’s regular business was significantly impacted by the pandemic in the second quarter. But we now see clear signs of recovery. Furthermore, the uptake of our recently introduced medicines and diagnostic tests continues to be strong.”
Jefferies noted the strength of the company’s pipeline, which includes phase 3 trials for Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s drugs.
But Roche earlier this year ended development of its balovaptan for paediatric autism, a drug predicted to produce peak sales of around $3 billion if it had been approved.
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VERNON — A Sussex County family is showing residents how to get green and clean. Traci Smith and her family are passionate about the Kleen Green products they've been using in their residential and commercial cleaning business since 2009.
The products: Glass & Hard Surface, Janitorial Cleaning Solution, All Purpose Cleaner and Heavy Duty Cleaner.
"Those four products can eliminate everything under the kitchen sink," Smith says.
For example, she says the Glass & Hard Surface cleaner can eliminate your Windex, stainless steel, wood cleaner and counter-top cleaners.
"It works insane," she adds, "it eats the fat of dirt and literally lifts it up."
Smith's children are equally excited about the products.
"You should see my son Darius," Smith gushes. "We don't even need to say a word because he is so excited to tell customers about the products."
And Smith's family isn't alone in their excitement — residents who have tried out the Kleen Green line have posted on the Kleen Green Facebook page their before and after pictures.
It wasn't always easy to convince people to go green though. Smith says sometimes it's still a challenge because people will say, "Oh, but it doesn't smell clean." But she says these products are meant for people with allergies. They are animal- and kid-friendly so they can crawl on the floor and not worry about bleach.
Getting startedSmith and her husband, Mehdi Ziabakhsh first opened their business T&M Cleaning Pro's LLC in 2005 and it has grown ever since, mostly by word of mouth. The company cleans residential and commercial properties around the Sussex County area including hotels and timeshares. Traci Smith says the couple had always planned to go green since it's something that they're passionate about and four years ago, the Smiths saw an opportunity. After meeting a chemist at Earthfest in Vernon, they were able to bring their vision to fruition. Together they created the environmentally friendly Kleen Green cleaning solutions and the rest is history.
The couple's dream of opening a neighborhood green cleaning supply store came true on Nov. 2 — with the grand opening of a new Kleen Green storefront in Vernon located at 294 Route 94 North. The couple will continue to market their four different cleaning solutions from their new storefront and on the company's website, kleengreenproducts.com. A four bottle combo package of the cleaners is available online for $15 for the smaller bottles and $36 for the four-gallon combo. The bottles are also available for individual sale.
"We sell vacuums with HEPA filters in them, a lot of paper products, recyclable, biodegradable garbage bags. A lot of different products that are green in some way. It's basically just a better option rather than your regular paper towels," Smith said.
The next goal for the Kleen Green team is to get their paper products out to hotels and restaurants. The advantages are numerous for local businesses according to Smith.
"We're also local," she explains. "They can buy it from us and they'll have it the next day."
She also adds that customers will get a better price and stay green.
Giving backGiving back to the community is also pretty important to the Kleen Green team. Smith has a background in the restaurant industry and in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, she was rolling up her sleeves and making 30 pies for 300-people.
Smith explains that her son Darius was born with a lot of medical problems at Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati. After he was born, they decided to do something to give back. They began by doing Thanksgiving dinners at the Ronald McDonald House in New Brunswick for 25 people and then decided to do something more challenging.
In 2009, Smith prepared the dinner for the New York City Ronald McDonald House and they did such an amazing job that they were called back to do it again the following year. Now it has become a tradition. This year, Smith says she cooked a meal for at least 300 people including patients and their families.
"It's a party," she says. "It's stressful, but we love it."


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Recent advancements in machine learning technologies such as ChatGPT left lawmakers and regulators scrambling. Like many technologies with paradigm-shaping potential, the risks are often hypothetical while the benefits are tangible. Legislators should be hesitant to pass broad, overly burdensome regulations that hamper the development of new technologies. Transparency for consumers about new technologies is a better solution than heavy-handed restrictions, and it facilitates informed consumer choice and the development of better products and tools for consumers.
With the incredibly rapid popularity of tools like ChatGPT, questions regarding the potential risks of machine learning and artificial intelligence have prompted regulatory action. The Federal Trade Commission recently requested information from OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, with the intent of preventing fraud and deception. The FTC’s concern is that programs like ChatGPT may generate “false, misleading or disparaging statements” that cause reputational harm.
Systems like ChatGPT are in the early days of development, and there are many examples of it generating false information, but that doesn’t mean regulation provides a better alternative. Thankfully, companies like OpenAI have been clear about the current limitations of their technology to ensure consumers understand the reliability of their products.
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Justin Leventhal is a senior policy analyst for the American Consumer Institute, a nonprofit education and research organization. For more information about the Institute, visit www.TheAmericanConsumer.Org or follow us on Twitter @ConsumerPal.


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Google has suspended Huawei phones from using Android
The move follows a declaration of national emergency by Donald Trump.
Huawei, one of the world's largest smartphone manufacturers, have been hit with a major blow as Google announced their phones would not be able to use the Android operating system in the future.
The Chinese tech company currently holds a 15% share in the global smartphone market, compared to 17% for Apple.
Trump's emergency declaration prohibits American telecommunications firms from installing foreign-made equipment that could pose a threat to national security.
In a brief statement on Sunday, Google said: "We are complying with the order and reviewing the implications. For users of our services, Google Play and the security protections from Google Play Protect will continue to function on existing Huawei devices."
While current phones are safe, it is expected that Huawei phones will not be able to download future software and security updates. Similarly, it is expected that future Huawei phones will not come with Google apps, such as Maps and YouTube.
This latest move further confirms a state of trade war between the United States and China.
Huawei will continue to have access to the version of the Android operating system available through the open source license, known as Android Open Source Project (AOSP), that is available for free to anyone who wishes to use it. However, Google will no longer provide Huawei users with technical support or access going forward.
In response to Donald Trump's announcement, Huawei issued a statement which read: "Restricting Huawei from doing business in the US will not make the US more secure or stronger; instead, this will only serve to limit the US to inferior yet more expensive alternatives, leaving the US lagging behind in 5G deployment, and eventually harming the interests of US companies and consumers.


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While the conversation around responsible technology continues to swirl within the political landscape, a newly announced venture between Twitter, Adobe, and the New York Times Company brings a more user-minded project to the fore. Called the Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI), these three collaborators are looking to create a much-needed reliable system of attribution for digital creators and publishers. “With the proliferation of digital content, people want to know the content they’re seeing is authentic,” said Dana Rao, executive vice president and general counsel for Adobe, in the venture’s press release this Monday. While a concept like authorship has always played an essential role in the physical creative market, it has taken the digital world too long to catch up.
According to Adobe, CAI’s opt-in system will allow creators and publishers to attach attribution information, most likely a piece of metadata, to any given file that will tie back to its original creator or publisher. In theory, the image/artwork/text could be infinitely shared and reposted while still maintaining its source, in the same way that watermarks work for profit-minded entities like Getty or Shutterstock. In many ways, stock photography archives were pioneers when it came to policing creative digital property. One early caveat of the system is that it will be dependent on as many people as possible choosing to participate, and Rao goes on to say “It is critical for technology and media companies to come together now in order to empower consumers to better evaluate and understand content online.”
While there is no release date set for CAI’s launch, some of the technical details remain murky — for example, how it will keep the tag secure or prevent users from copying the content in a way that strips it out. Adobe’s CFO Scott Belsky told Verge that while the technical details will be worked out at an upcoming summit for the project, ideally the platform will create a record of who created a given piece of content and if it has been modified by someone else. “We believe that a lot of creators will be happy to provide this information. And over time, consumers will come to expect content to come with attribution,” said Belsky.
This could clearly benefit digital artists, ensuring their work is credited rather than being circulated anonymously on social media platforms, while tags could help trace the works back to their creators. Projects like Monegraph, co-founded by artist Kevin McCoy, use blockchain to create a platform for digital artists to establish authentication on par with traditional galleries.
In the era of fake news, we know authenticity can be hard to trace, and the benefits of a successful Content Authenticity Initiative would go beyond the idea of a creator or publisher getting credit to have more lasting effects on the truthfulness of digital content itself. “Discerning trusted news on the internet is one of the biggest challenges news consumers face today,” says Marc Lavallee, the New York Times Company’s head of research and development in Adobe’s press release. “Combating misinformation will require the entire ecosystem — creators, publishers, and platforms — to work together. This initiative lays the groundwork for doing that through open standards and protocols.”
The Roman-era burial ground is located in Anazarbus (modern Anavarza) in the country’s southern Adana province.
Those with a Didion-shaped hole in their hearts can also bid for portraits of the author, her books, and other personal items.
The Brooklyn organization is now accepting new project inquiries for its fee-based fabrication services in printmaking, ceramics, and large-scale public art.
The union seeks a minimum wage of $20 by the end of 2024; the museum offered only $16.
Blurred Boundaries invites the viewer to recognize the ways in which queer art is not separate or other, but is actually always all around us.
The Newark Museum of Art Presents Jazz Greats: Classic Photographs from the Bank of America Collection
Photographers Antony Armstrong Jones, Milt Hinton, Chuck Stewart, Barbara Morgan, and more capture a breadth of legendary and local musicians and performance artists. On view through August 21.
Francis De Erdely had an intuitive grasp of the inner worlds of people who were coping with a sense of displacement in their daily lives, which he conveyed in his art.
Curator Amber-Dawn Bear Robe brings together historic and contemporary Native clothing designs at Santa Fe Indian Market.
Art and photographs, publications from the 19th and 20th centuries, manuscripts, posters and more are set to cross the auction block on August 18.
As the Uru-eu-wau-wau face continued incursion by Brazilian farmers, they take an active role in this documentary about them.
Arriving amid increased anti-Asian racism and continuing discourse about the inhumanity of its prison system, this documentary is a strong historical gut punch.
A “show within a show” at the Whitney Biennial pays homage to the visual and literary art of Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, whose life was cut short through an act of brutal violence.


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Watch: Spotify will no longer integrate with older AV equipment
An update has brought Spotify’s integration with older AV equipment to an end. Owners of affected AV and hi-fi gear won’t be able to play Spotify’s catalogue from their smartphones. While many customers are unhappy, some manufacturers can restore integration with a firmware update. For manufacturers who can’t access the update, there’s little news about if and when service can be restored.
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Telecommunications companies are becoming media companies. That explains ATTâ€™s agreementÂ to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion.Â But something else explainsÂ it, too.
Media companies are becoming telecoms.
Internet firmsÂ like Google and Facebook and Amazon and Netflix are the new media companies. They deliver enormousÂ amounts of video online, posing a direct threat to old-school televisionÂ and movie companies. But they also are becomingÂ telecoms, threatening the likes of ATT and Verizon.
They finance undersea cables that link their data centers. They buy fiber optic infrastructure. Facebook buildsÂ open source telco gear,Â GoogleÂ offersÂ high-speed Internet service,Â AmazonÂ hopes to become an Internet service providerÂ in Europe.
As this happens, telecoms must fight back. And this means challenging tech giants on the media front.
The proposed ATT/Time Warner deal combinesÂ two powerhouses.Â ATT is the nationâ€™s largest pay TV provider, the second-largest wireless provider, and the third-largest home Internet provider.
Time Warner owns a dizzying array of media properties, including HBO, CNN, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, TBS, TNT, the Cartoon Network and broadcast rights to many live sporting events. But it does not own Time Warner Cable, a separate entity that the cable company Charter Communications bought earlier this year.
Pundits quickly notedÂ that divingÂ into the content industry could be ATTâ€™s attempt to fill the hole that is createdÂ as customers ditch cable TV in favor of streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube. Thatâ€™s true, but another shift is happening, too.
For years, the big telecom Internet providers essentially operated as dumb pipes. All they did was deliver content. That used to make a lot of sense. A decade ago, the dotcom crash was stillÂ a recent memory, and digital piracy threatened to undercut the entire entertainment industry.
How things have changed. ATT, Comcast and Verizon have watched Amazon, Facebook, and Google take their place among the worldâ€™s most valuableâ€”and powerfulâ€”companies, using infrastructure owned by the telcos. The entertainment industry rebounded as well, with upstarts like Netflix having reinvented the very idea of television.
Whatâ€™s more, those same tech companies have increasingly encroached on the telcoâ€™s business.Â They threaten to upend telecommunications much like theyâ€™ve upended other industries, aided by the Federal Communications Commission making more of the wireless spectrum available to them.
Google in particular is eager to access more of the spectrum. And it has a few other projects going that could further undermine traditional telcos. Although Google Fiber and the companies wild schemes to use balloons and drones to deliver Internet access to remote areas garner a lot of attention, two other projects promise to be more radical.
The wireless Google Fi service essentially resells T-Mobile and Sprintâ€™s service. Android phones canÂ discern which carrier offers the strongest signal in any given location, allowing you to move seamlessly betweenÂ Wi-Fi and the two carriers depending on signal strength. Apple is among the companies that may beÂ developingÂ similar technology.
This could lead to a situation in which your carrier is essentially invisible, and youâ€™re paying Google (or another broker) to connect you to the network with the strongest signal. That could be a national carrier, or a local Wi-Fi provider.
Google Station, an effort to provide a unified system for logging into and paying for Wi-Fi aroundÂ the world, fits neatlyÂ into the vision as well.
Put the pieces together and you begin to see aÂ future in which tech companies have commoditized telcos in much the same way they commoditized computer hardware. Telcos, using cheap, off-the-shelf hardware powered by open source designs, could compete to sell bandwidth to the Googles and Amazons of the world at razor thin margins.
ATT probably isnâ€™t thinking about this right now. Like the pundits say, it probably cares more about short-term gains like papering over any potential losses fromÂ cord cutting. Nor is any of this to say that the merger will be good for ATT, let alone the public.
Robert McChesney, a communication professor at the University of Illinois at Urbanaâ€“Champaign, says these kindsÂ of mega-mergers rarely benefitÂ the public. â€œThis is a merger that will make no sense,â€ he says. â€œThereâ€™s no reason this merger should be done for consumers or workers.â€
These sortsÂ of deals rarely pan out for the companies involved. New York University economics professor Nicholas S. Economides notesÂ that ATTâ€™s has a checkered history ofÂ acquisitions. For example, it boughtÂ business technology company NCR in 1991 for $7.4 billion, only to spin spin it off six years laterÂ for $3.4 billion. And who could forget Time Warnerâ€™s disastrous $165 million acquisition of AOL in 2000, which it unloadedÂ in 2009 for $2.5 billion.
If regulators approve theÂ ATT and Time Warner merger, their blessing almost certainly will include stipulations barringÂ it from, say, refusing to license its movies, television stations and other content to competitors like Comcast. That could make it hard to justify soÂ expensive an acquisition.
But in a world where Internet access is a commodity, not a government-supported monopoly, owning a giant media company begins to make sense.
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Digital News Report – President’s Day was originally celebrated in honor of George Washington’s birthday in 1880 by act of Congress. At that time, only offices in Washington D.C. were closed, but the holiday soon spread to other states. By 1885, federal buildings in other states were also closed.
In 1971, the federal holiday was shifted from February 22nd to the third Monday in February. Interestingly, the holiday now lands between February 15 and 21, but never on Washington’s Birthday.
There had been proposals to change the holiday to “President’s Day”, but it wasn’t until the 1980s that some advertisers started promoting the holiday as President’s Day. There were no national observances for Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12, at that time.
Some state governments began to rename their holiday “President’s Day”, in honor of Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, and other Presidents. In Virginia, where Washington was born, the holiday is still known as “George Washington Day.” In Illinois, President’s day is celebrated, but there is also an observance for Lincoln on February 12.
Not everyone takes a holiday on President’s Day. Like Veterans Day and Columbus Day, many retailers offer special sales. The Post Offices are closed, however other delivery company’s, including Federal Express and United Parcel Service (UPS), will be open.
Some will spell the celebration as a plural possessive: “Presidents’ Day.” The U.S. government has not yet officially changed the name of the holiday to President’s Day.
The holiday also commemorates the general who created the first military badge of honor, the Purple Heart, which bears his image. The Purple Heart is awarded to soldiers who are injured in battle.