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A new line of solid state power amplifiers and block up converters that are said to offer the highest power density and smallest form factor in the industry is on show on the Advantech stand.
Designed for mobile and fixed communication terminals, the products support digital satellite news gathering which facilitates the sharing of global events in real time from remote locations via ultra-high definition TV transmission.
According to the company, the new Taurus line of products was specifically designed for reliability, efficiency and high performance for mobile satcom applications including TV broadcasting and disaster recovery communications which require ever higher data throughput capabilities. The new DVB-S2X satellite digital broadcasting standard, Advantech notes, allows for higher modulation rates which require more RF power. Ku-band solutions are, it says, ideally suited for this and with the potential migration of C-band spectrum into the 5G domain, the efficient bandwidth utilization of the Ku-band products will be particularly important for performance.
Advantech is exhibiting at IBC2019 on Stand 5.B28.


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Art, fashion accessorize with jewelry
A nice outfit benefits from the right accessories, and a trio of artists are using that knowledge to their advantage Friday, having what they’re billing as an “Art/Jewelry/Fashion Experience” at the new A. Pratt Gallery and Studio on the downtown Jacksonville square.
“If you’re doing a clothing show, you want to accessorize,” said Toni Long of Jacksonville.
A longtime interior designer and painter who jokes that she’s “flunking” retirement, Long decided just two years ago — while in Paris during Fashion Week, no less — that she wanted to try her hand at making clothes.
While she didn’t have the pull to get into the high-end shows in Paris, “a lot of the fabric houses were open,” she said. “Going in a lot of these places, (I realized) most of the really couture pieces aren’t really that difficult to make. They’re kind of unstructured. It’s the fabric that’s so gorgeous. The trims.”
She has had a couple of shows of her paintings over the years at the David Strawn Art Gallery, but Long has found herself smitten by fabric.
“I wanted to do something different,” she said. “People are, I think, surprised that I’m doing it. I haven’t thought beyond Friday night. If it goes over well, I may do something (more). If not, I’ll go back to painting. I’ve enjoyed it.”
While the 12 kimono-style jackets Long has in the show are similar in their basic structure, they are all unique — with various tweaks to the basic pattern and an assortment of embellishments, from handpainted highlights to braided silk to beads and feathers.
She acknowledges that she’s still creating on a learning curve.
“I was going to paint a lot of them,” she said. “But I would try it on cotton and I didn’t like the way it took the paint. That may be my next thing, to research fabrics that don’t wrinkle and take color.”
Even as she struggled to get the color she wanted, Long’s pieces don’t lack color, making them display nicely alongside Allison Pratt’s contemporary abstract paintings, said Pratt, who owns the gallery.
Pratt, Long and jewelry artist Dawn Wonder of Nashville were talking and decided the colorful fabric, colorful artworks and Wonder’s colorful jewelry would harmonize well, Pratt said.
“I worked out with Toni to coordinate Toni’s [clothing] with the art I have up and Dawn’s jewelry,” she said.
While the gallery has been open for a few months now, Pratt’s not yet had a grand opening. This event may or may not count as that, but it definitely counts as the gallery’s biggest show to date, she said.
The show will run from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday at the A. Pratt Gallery and Studio at 206 E. State St. Admission is free.
Angela Bauer can be reached at 217-408-2057, ext. 1226.

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Discussions on promotion of electric and hybrid vehicles and developing technology to run vehicles on alternative fuel like bio-fuel topped the agenda of ministers and industry stakeholders at the annual automobile convention held here on Thursday.
At the inaugural session of the 57th SIAM Annual Convention 2017, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Anant Geete said the government was considering the extension of a scheme to promote electric and hybrid vehicles by another six months.
“Most likely, we will extend it for another six months after the end of September. Earlier, the phase one of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME)-India scheme was extended by six months,” said Geete.
The scheme’s phase-I was introduced from April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2017.
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari exhorted the automobile industry to develop technology to run vehicles on alternative fuel like bio-fuel.
“There is economic viability in new technology. Let us plan for the next 25 years. I would strongly urge the sector to invest in public transport and develop electric bikes and electric cars. I urge automobile companies to diversify in alternative fuel,” said Gadkari.
He added that the government is planning to bring second generation ethanol as an alternative fuel.
Low per capita car ownership in India will be advantageous for the country for mass adoption of EVs (electric vehicles), said NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
According to him, for mass scale EV adoption and to make India a base for EV production challenges such as indigenous battery production and creation of charging infrastructure need to be met.
At present, India has a low per capita car ownership of 20 vehicles per 1,000 citizens in comparison to 800 vehicles per 1,000 citizens in the US and 85 per 1,000 citizens in China.
“Low per capita car ownership which uses internal combustion engine gives India a unique opportunity to pursue a different growth model in this sector,” said Kant.
The transformation to electric cars is inevitable in India for which integration of different industries and building the relevant ecosystem is necessary, said Renault India head.
“It’s an opportunity for our industry. Once policy is defined…. research, cost and fast charging are three key factors in development of an electric car,” said Renault India CEO and MD Renault India Operations Sumit Sawhney.
“Lot of research is happening on the battery. Cost is high but it will come down to one-third or less in coming times. Over period of time with research, the cost will reduce. There is fast charging — 80 per cent of battery is charged in 20-30 minutes,” he said.


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A fledgling union of employees at four Amazon warehouses in Staten Island officially requested an election to form a union on Monday, the National Labor Relations Board said.
For months, the organizers behind the union push have been collecting signatures on cards that must be submitted to the labor agency to request a vote. Christian Smalls, a former Amazon employee leading the effort, said late last week that he anticipated submitting more than 2,000 employee signatures.
If the labor board determines that the submission represents 30 percent of the proposed bargaining unit, the effort could bring the second unionization vote at an Amazon warehouse in less than a year.
Kayla Blado, the press secretary for the National Labor Relations Board, said the agency was still counting its cards.
Derrick Palmer, an Amazon worker who has helped lead the effort, said he was excited for the submission after many months of organizing.
“I believe we have enough votes to move forward to our election,” he said in an interview as he waited outside the labor agency’s office in Brooklyn where the cards were being counted.
Amazon was “skeptical that a sufficient number of legitimate employee signatures has been secured to warrant an election,” Kelly Nantel, a company spokeswoman, said in a statement. “If there is an election, we want the voice of our employees to be heard and look forward to it. Our focus remains on listening directly to our employees and continuously improving on their behalf.”
The effort in Staten Island is being organized by current and former Amazon workers aiming to form a new independent union, called the Amazon Labor Union, focused solely on the nation’s second-largest employer.
An election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama earlier this year, supported by a national retail workers union, was unsuccessful. But the labor agency is considering throwing out the results of that election because of Amazon’s anti-union measures. Amazon has said it would appeal if the vote is invalidated.
Monday’s submission is the result of six months of organizing focused on a massive Staten Island warehouse, known as JFK8, that serves as Amazon’s key pipeline to New York City and employs more than 5,000 people. Over time, the organizers extended their push to include three smaller Amazon facilities in the same industrial park.
Workers at JFK8 have accused Amazon of illegally interfering with their organizing rights. Staff lawyers at the labor board have found some merit to further pursue three of their cases and is still investigating six additional cases, the agency said.


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It seems absurd that the corporate fortress known as Wal-Mart Stores (WMT 0.93%) could ever possibly show signs of weakness. After all, Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the world, with a market capitalization of $240 billion. Its volume of business is simply staggering: Wal-Mart registered $466 billion in sales in fiscal 2013.
And yet, there are cracks appearing in Wal-Mart's armor. Its customer base is under duress, it's suffering from the turmoil swirling through the emerging markets, and it's now facing a severe public backlash for its employment practices that is pushing shoppers toward one of its major rivals. Wal-Mart's recently issued guidance confirms that its problems are a serious issue. As a result, while just a few years ago it would have seemed ludicrous to ask -- is Wal-Mart's age of retail dominance coming to an end?
Shoppers are voting with their feet
Wal-Mart recently lowered its earnings guidance for both the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, and it expects profits to be below previous expectations for both periods. The company gave several reasons for this. One particularly concerning factor was underperforming stores in the emerging markets. Specifically, China and Brazil are looking extremely weak, which prompted Wal-Mart to close 50 units there.
Indeed, Wal-Mart is struggling in the emerging markets such as China and Brazil, where there are now significant signs of an economic slowdown. That's why investors interested in retailers posting strong growth in developing nations should consider PriceSmart, (PSMT -0.09%).
PriceSmart is a much smaller retailer. It operates just 32 warehouse clubs, but those units are spread across 12 countries. Its focus is on Latin America, and the results speak for themselves. Its comparable-store sales increased 6.7% in December and 7.5% in the most recent quarter. PriceSmart is still growing locations in its key geographic focus: The company will debut a new warehouse club in Colombia that should open in November.
Even Wal-Mart's operations in the United States aren't running smoothly. Despite consumer-oriented economic data, such as retail sales, looking fairly strong over the holiday period, Wal-Mart largely missed out. As a result, the company warned investors that comparable-store sales, which measure sales only at locations open at least one year, will be slightly negative to the guidance issued after its third-quarter earnings report.
This is true at both its Wal-Mart U.S. stores as well as at Sam's Club, where the company announced it would lay off 2,300 workers due to poor performance. This is part of a broader restructuring initiative that will shave another $0.01 per share off fourth-quarter earnings.
Is weather a fair excuse?
Wal-Mart attributed much of its U.S. underperformance to the poor winter weather. It's true that the severe winter storms took a bite out of domestic consumer spending. Of course, it's worth noting that other U.S. retailers must face the same conditions. It's looking more and more like Costco Wholesale (COST 1.05%) is simply grabbing customers away from Wal-Mart.
Costco's holiday comps look pretty solid, even with the poor weather, and stand in stark contrast to Wal-Mart's woes. For instance, in the fiscal quarter ended Nov. 24, Costco grew same-store sales by 3%. On top of that solid performance, Costco announced its comparable-store sales increased another 3% in December, or 5% after stripping out gasoline.
Wal-Mart's dominance is waning
There's little doubt that Wal-Mart is still the retailing king due to its massive size. However, as a result of its poor performance both in the United States and the emerging markets, it appears Wal-Mart's dominance is starting to fade somewhat. This would have been unimaginable just a few years ago, but increasing pressure from competitors and a worsening public image have dealt Wal-Mart some severe body blows.
Wal-Mart isn't expecting great things in its upcoming quarter and is giving investors fair warning. By comparison, PriceSmart is excelling in Latin America, and Costco is showing that not all U.S. retailers are hurting because of the weather.


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Beautycon, an annual beauty festival for brands and Internet celebrities, can be a puzzling scene for outsiders. Over 9,000 beauty fans, most of them teenage girls, crowd booths set up by L’Oreal, Essie and NYX to hoard free samples before frenzy takes over surrounding a session with 19-year-old video blogger Bethany Mota. Fans leave the Q&A in hysterics.
Founded in 2013, Beautycon has built a business around teen beauty-product enthusiasts, makeover tutorials that are popular on YouTube and the social-media celebrities that make them. Founded by serial entrepreneur Moj Mahdara, Beautycon festivals take place in New York, L.A., London and Dallas. The parent company, Beautycon Media, also runs a lifestyle and beauty website.
Now, Beautycon Media is aiming to expand its brand into commerce with a subscription beauty box to keep the fan engagement going outside of the festivals and reach people who can’t make it to the events.
“It’s a way to connect with the community year-round,” Mahdara said at Beautycon NYC, held earlier this month.
The subscription box is called Beautycon BFF. For $99 a year, customers will get four boxes a year, themed around winter, spring, summer and fall. The contents are picked by the celebrities that Beautycon taps for its speaking sessions, with brands contributing to the haul. The first box, released in October, had products chosen by musician JoJo and contained products from Beautycon’s eponymous in-house brand; Benefit; and Maybelline.
“This is following the same route as content to commerce, which can be really powerful,” said Greg Alvo, CEO and co-founder of subscription commerce platform OrderGroove. “You already have a captive audience, and its fans are fanatic, and this gives the company permission to take the relationship to the next level.”
Beautycon isn’t the only company to translate the success of beauty bloggers into physical product. YouTube tutorial queen Michelle Phan launched Ipsy, a monthly subscription company for beauty and hair products, in 2012; it’s now valued at $500 million. Alvo said that Beautycon will have to watch each BFF box release closely to ensure that it’s contributing something of value to its customers, and that they’re not abandoning ship. “If they can leverage their brand and reach, their audience will latch on. They become very loyal,” he said.
To gauge its reach, Beautycon looked at social media conversations surrounding its events. The biggest event, Beautycon L.A., had nearly 300 million impressions on social and a reach of 135 million this year, up from 2013, when it had 15 million impressions and a reach of 7 million. On Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, more than 60,000 posts were shared about Beautycon L.A., with the event’s hashtag trending worldwide during the festival.
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Beautycon data showed that reach was driven by YouTube and Instagram stars sharing the hashtag.
“These are real people — they’re more accessible than any other celebrity,” said Mahdara. “So their fans can really connect with them, and it’s a fun way to engage with the box.” Each batch of boxes will include chances to win prizes like a shopping spree with YouTube star Teala Dunn or a birthday tweet from Bethany Mota.
“Since the audience is so active on social media, this can catch conversation, but it has to be valuable,” said Alvo. “It can’t be gimmicky, and it has to differentiate.”
Exclusive Beautycon brand products, full-size products and the social media-celebrity involvement may set the BFF box apart from competitors, like Birchbox and Ipsy. Now, the teenage girls just have to convince their parents to pay the $99 annual subscription fee.
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BMW’s British small car brand MINI recently unveiled its first plug-in hybrid model, based on the next-generation Countryman SUV. The car that is currently in the prototype phase is expected to be released for sale in the second half of next year. After five long years of concluding the first field trials of the MINI E in the UK, the company further announced that it is about to hit production and will be up for an official release soon.
The hybrid boasts of a combustion engine and an electric motor that enables purely electric propulsion – a concept that is never seen before in a MINI. Those quivering to get their hands on the brand’s first plug-in can expect to look at three driving models namely the Auto e-Drive, Max e-Drive ( that enables driving on electricity alone at speeds of up to 77 mph), and Save Battery, respectively. Further, it is rumored to have a turbocharged 1.5-liter petro electric three-cylinder engine and a compact, 88-horsepower electric motor that will come mounted over the rear axle. Additionally, It’s 35kWh Li-ion battery pack, (amongst other components are located at low points) will be affixed beneath the rear seats for a low center of gravity.
Gathering from the teaser, the MINI’S next-gen Countryman will don an ultra-modern look and will clearly be taller than the current model and longer than the new Clubman (the biggest member of the squad). While the car’s trial run claimed an official range of 240km, its realistic speed range is a predicted 180 km. All said MINI’s gasoline-electric Countryman is sure to remain on every car-enthusiast’s radar until its official release!


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Starbucks outlines Latin America growth plans
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) on Tuesday laid out its expansion plans for Latin America, where the world's biggest coffee chain sources the majority of its coffee beans.
The company, which operates more than 560 shops in the region, will open its first Costa Rica shop in San Jose's posh Escazu neighborhood on Wednesday.
Seattle-based Starbucks also said it plans to open "several hundred stores" in Brazil in the next five years.
Starbucks and joint-venture partner Alsea (ALSEA.MX) expect to add more than 300 new stores in Argentina and Mexico by 2015.
Earlier this month, Starbucks opened a farmer support center in Manizales, Colombia aimed at helping local growers improve coffee quality and yield.
Colombia, the world's top producer of high-quality Arabica beans favored by Starbucks and other premium coffee sellers, has been struggling with a production slump caused by months of heavy rains.
Shares rose 1.7 percent to close at $55.12 on Nasdaq.
(Reporting By Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz and Richard Chang)
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No scam in Reliance support to TTD: Subba Reddy
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams chairman Y S Subba Reddy on Friday dismissed the allegations of any scam in hiring Jio Network of Reliance Industries for the release of online darshan tickets for pilgrims in Tirumala.
Reacting to the reports that appeared in a section of media alleging irregularities in using Jio Network for release of online darshan tickets, Subba Reddy said it was nothing but a malicious campaign against TTD made by some vested interests.
In a statement, the TTD chairman said in order to overcome the technical snags in online booking, the Jio company had come forward to offer technical as well infrastructure support worth nearly Rs 3 crore to the TTD free of cost.
He said keeping in view the health security of pilgrims as well as locals, our employees, the TTD had taken the decision to release the Special Entry Darshan Quota…


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- Chrysler brand to announce new partnership with Autism Society of America at New York International Auto Show to support needs of travelers with autism
- Announcement comes during Autism Acceptance Month in April
- Partnership includes a new Calm Cabin package for Chrysler Pacifica and Chrysler Pacifica plug-in hybrid to help those with autism feel calm, safe and comfortable
- 2023 Chrysler Pacifica on display in New York highlights Calm Cabin package features, including: Seat-back organizer with adjustable straps
- Rechargeable cordless Bluetooth meditative light and sound therapy machine
- Comforting seat belt sleeve, soft-touch pillow and weighted sensory blanket
- Calm Cabin package available through Chrysler’s online merchandise retail store, collection.chrysler.com, in late spring
- Chrysler will work with the Autism Society to identify additional areas where brand can support and affect change in autism community, including by creating a personalized dealership customer experience for people with autism and their loved ones
- For more information on Autism Society, visit autismsociety.org
April 4, 2023 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Chrysler and the Autism Society of America will announce a new long-term partnership initiative that supports the driving needs of individuals with autism and their loved ones, including through the creation of a new Calm Cabin package that can transform any Chrysler Pacifica into a sensory-supported mobile experience.
On April 5 at the 2023 New York International Auto Show, Chrysler will announce its partnership with the Autism Society, the oldest and largest grassroots autism organization in the country. The announcement coincides with April’s Autism Acceptance Month, as well as the Autism Society’s fifth annual Celebrate Differences campaign.
Chrysler Pacifica has always served the needs of families with the brand’s purpose of providing calm and bringing harmony to the lives of owners. Chrysler is reinforcing its commitment to providing real solutions for even more families in need. Through its new partnership, the Chrysler brand and the Autism Society will work to make travel more comfortable for all through thoughtful design, support accommodations, educational resources and local community engagement.
In addition, throughout the month of April, Chrysler will use its platforms to encourage followers of the brand on social media to make donations, spread awareness for early diagnosis of autism, promote inclusion in the greater community and practice acceptance in everyday life. Donations to the Autism Society can be made at AutismSociety.org/donate.
Chrysler brand will also provide a courtesy one-year loan of three 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle vehicles for use by the Autism Society.
“At Chrysler, we believe it’s no longer enough to be ‘aware’ of the millions of people living and thriving with autism, we must put acceptance into action,” said Chris Feuell, Chrysler brand chief executive officer – Stellantis. “We’re proud to offer life-enriching opportunities for individuals with autism and their families with initiatives, such as our new Calm Cabin package, that bring a little harmony to people’s lives, whether they are on a long road trip or running a quick errand.”
The Autism Society will help advise the development of Chrysler products and assist with organization-wide inclusion training to build better experiences for the autism community interacting with dealers across the country.
“The Autism Society of America is proud to partner with Chrysler to create an improved and inclusive driving experience for the autism community,” said Christopher Banks, president and CEO of the Autism Society of America. “With a trusted partner like Chrysler, our work is amplified as we collaborate to instill inclusive workplace practices, product accommodations and create more opportunities for the autism community to live fully.”
Chrysler Calm Cabin Package
A 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Limited on display at the New York International Auto Show, featuring branded Autism Society vehicle graphics, will also serve as a showcase for the brand’s new Calm Cabin package, which helps those with autism feel calm, safe and comfortable.
Available in late spring through Chrysler’s online merchandise retail store, the Chrysler-branded package includes:
- Seat-back organizer with adjustable straps, five front pockets, interior clear pocket that holds a tablet computer and a black mesh pocket
- Rechargeable, cordless Bluetooth meditative light and sound therapy machine that fits in the center pocket of the seat-back organizer with five LED color modes, four light therapy modes, breathing coach and 15 sound therapy modes
- Comforting seat belt sleeve with soft-touch velvet feel
- Comforting soft-touch travel pillow
- Comforting, seven-layer, 12-pound weighted sensory blanket
Items available as part of the Calm Cabin package will also be available for purchase separately.
As part of the brand’s long-term partnership with the Autism Society, Chrysler will work to identify additional areas where the brand can support and affect meaningful change in the autism community. In collaboration with its U.S. dealer network, Chrysler will work to roll out dealer-network staff training designed to familiarize dealership employees with the unique needs of individuals and families in the autism community.
The Chrysler brand’s new initiative with the Autism Society was developed in partnership with Doner, the brand’s creative agency.
Autism and Autos
Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States, with one in 36 children receiving a diagnosis, according to the newly released report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). In addition to the 5.8 million autistic adults in the U.S., autism likely touches a vast majority of Americans either through relationships or direct experience, and the support needs across the autism spectrum are vastly different.
One of the spaces requiring the most support is on the road. Vehicles can be stressful, scary experiences for those with autism due to an environment that can be overstimulating and uncomfortable. For some, it means every road trip to school, practice, work or on daily errands becomes a difficult, challenging experience.
Autism Society of America
The Autism Society’s mission is to create connections, empowering everyone in the Autism community with the resources needed to live fully. As the nation’s oldest leading grassroots Autism organization, the Autism Society and its approximately 70+ local affiliates serve over half a million members of the Autism community each year. It envisions a world where everyone in the Autism community is connected to the support they need, when they need it – including education, advocacy efforts, and supports and services throughout the lifespan. During Autism Acceptance Month, the Autism Society has a goal to fundraise $350,000 to expand acceptance in practice for the Autism community. For more information, go to www.autismsociety.org, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
The Chrysler brand has delighted customers with distinctive designs, craftsmanship, advanced innovation and technology since the company was founded in 1925. The Chrysler Pacifica continues to reinvent the minivan, a segment Chrysler invented nearly 40 years ago. Pacifica delivers an unprecedented level of functionality, versatility, technology and bold styling along with the most standard safety features in the industry and most advanced available all-wheel-drive system in its class. The available innovative plug-in hybrid powertrain takes this revolutionary vehicle a step further. It’s the first electrified vehicle in the minivan segment and achieves more than 80 MPGe in electric-only mode, has an all-electric range of more than 30 miles and a total range of more than 500 miles. Chrysler Pacifica is also the most awarded minivan over the last six years with more than 170 honors and industry accolades since its introduction as a minivan. The Chrysler 300 lineup delivers on the brand’s promise of accessible luxury, with iconic and elegant design, world-class performance, efficiency and quality. Chrysler is part of the portfolio of brands offered by leading global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis. For more information regarding Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please visit www.stellantis.com.
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Restaurant Breakfast Visits Grow While Lunch and Dinner Visits Decline, Reports NPD.
U.S. consumers cut back on their restaurant visits at lunch and supper in 2013, but increased their visits at breakfast for the fourth consecutive year, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Over 12.5 billion breakfast visits were made to U.S. foodservice outlets last year, a 3 percent gain over year ago, according to NPD foodservice market research.
Quick service, which accounts for about 80 percent of total restaurant morning meals, showed the strongest increase in breakfast visits of all restaurant segments with a 4 percent increase in the year ending December 2013 period compared to year ago, reports NPD CREST, which every day tracks how consumers use restaurants and other foodservice outlets. Morning meal visits to midscale/family dining restaurants declined by 3 percent.
The future also looks bright for foodservice breakfast, according to NPD’s A Look into the Future of Foodservice study. Total restaurant morning meal visits are forecast to grow by 7 percent over the next nine years. Quick service breakfast traffic is expected to increase by 9 percent.
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The president of Elite Services says it will be mandatory for one supervisor and two staff members in each barn to wear cameras on their vests.
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"We are sickened with the footage."
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The video showed a cow being lifted by a chain around its neck using a tractor and other employees repeatedly beating and kicking cows.
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Hens are shown crammed into battery cages.
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Nearly two years after Mercy for Animals (MFA) went public with an undercover investigation into Canada's largest dairy farm, charges have finally been laid against the company, Chilliwack Cattle Sales, located in British Columbia. Before rejoicing that justice will finally be done, let's carefully examine the case.
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NEW YORK (AP) - McDonald's and its supplier Tyson Foods say they've cut ties with a chicken farmer after an advocacy group released a video taken with a hidden camera that the group said showed abusiv...
Our eating habits currently sanction the slaughter of nearly two million chickens per day, the vast majority of whom are treated by the industry as meat-producing machines, forced to live through a mechanized, hellish experience. If your local SPCA habitually allowed dogs and cats to languish with excruciating injuries, or turned a blind eye while countless animals in its care died during transport, it would be rightly shut down by provincial inspectors. Yet the routinely barbaric abuse of chickens is an uncomfortable reality that exists nationwide -- a direct result of the high demand for legs, breasts and wings.
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The word "chicken" has become the name of a product rather than that of an animal. Nearly all North American chickens are raised and slaughtered in industrial operations. Most chickens raised for meat are engineered to grow rapidly in crowded barns with tens of thousands of other birds. The virtual hell created for tens of billions of animals by factory farming is one of the greatest moral issues of our time. Positive change requires us to take animal interests seriously in the all the choices we make, as consumers, citizens and human beings.
An Ontario turkey farm is facing numerous animal cruelty charges after a CBC Marketplace investigation revealed disturbing hidden camera footage recorded at the facility. The province’s Society for t...
More than 90,000 people have signed an online petition calling for dairy companies to take action after disturbing video surfaced showing workers abusing cows at a B.C. dairy farm. The change.org pet...
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Warning: The above video contains graphic footage. Eight employees at Canada's largest dairy farm are being accused of viciously beating cows after undercover video was given to the BC SPCA. The foota...
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Chilliwack Cattle Sales, Canada's largest dairy farm, will fire eight employees after disturbing undercover video surfaced showing the workers physically abusing cows, the company said late Monday nig...
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Undercover video captured by Mercy For Animals Canada has revealed shocking conditions at a veal farm in Quebec. A member of the animal-rights group worked at the farm in Pont-Rouge for nearly two mon...
Maple Leaf Foods is facing allegations of animal mistreatment at one of its chicken hatcheries, in the wake of troubling undercover footage shot by an animal rights group and shared exclusively with C...
Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s largest meat companies, is taking action after a CBC Marketplace investigation revealed disturbing hidden camera footage recorded at an Ontario turkey breeding barn....
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Shockingly, very few laws protect farmed animals from abuse or neglect during their lives on factory farms. Standards are set by the industry itself, and compliance is voluntary. Consequently, bad has become normal and horrific cruelty has become standard. As our investigation shows, the egg industry is the proverbial fox guarding the hen house and is incapable of self-regulation.
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OTTAWA, APRIL 7, 2017 — The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) welcomes today’s announcement that Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments have concluded negotiations on a new Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) aimed at supporting Canadian businesses in reaching new customers across the country.
While changes under the CFTA may take time to implement, the agreement’s conclusion represents a commitment to reducing barriers to interprovincial trade. CFA has advocated on the need to modernize internal trade systems, and included this point as a key recommendation in last year’s pre-budget consultations.
“There’s clear a commitment shown in the CFTA to harmonize regulations and standards wherever possible, and to take a transparent approach in implementing changes” said Ron Bonnett, CFA President. “CFA is pleased that the agreement is structured to facilitate the flow of goods using an over-arching non-discrimination principle. This will ensure that technical aspects don’t create unnecessary barriers to trade within our own borders.”
In particular, CFA looks forward getting more details about the newly announced Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table, a body that will be established to coordinate processes for resolving trade barriers when they are identified by provinces and territories, with input from stakeholders.
In its advocacy work over the last year, CFA noted several areas in which farmers face difficulties in interprovincial trade. Some examples include trucking transportation regulations and differing requirements between federally- and provincially-regulated meat processing plants.
CFA Director of Communications
Phone: 613-236-3633 ext. 2322


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Starbucks to Offer Employees Free College Education
Starbucks, the largest coffeehouse company in the world, has partnered with Arizona State University to offer its employees a free online college education.
In order to qualify, employees will need to work a minimum of 20 hours a week, and have the test scores needed for admission into Arizona State.
Starbucks will pay full tuition for employees who already have at least two years of college credit, and partial tuition for those with fewer credits.
Although many companies offer related benefits like tuition reimbursement programs, those programs often come with conditions on the length of employment and the courses that qualify for reimbursement.
Starbucks, on the other hand, will open the program to all employees across the U.S., without those conditions.
Starbucks CEO Howard D. Schultz told The New York Times that the tuition program, which would effectively give many of its employees the chance to leave for better jobs, will nonetheless establish loyalty and appreciation for the company.
“I believe it will lower attrition, it’ll increase performance, it’ll attract and retain better people,” he told The New York Times in an interview.
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Recommendation rate is over the 90 percent mark – Positive image draws new trade fairs and events to StuttgartMesse Stuttgart and the ICS International Congress Center Stuttgart can expect to enjoy continued popularity among their customers. The latest survey by the Guest Events division showed that companies and institutions that hosted trade fairs, congresses and events in 2014 felt in very good hands in the halls and conference rooms. Approximately 7,500 exhibitors participated in 29 guest events, which recorded 263,500 visitors to the exhibition grounds. All survey respondents agreed that their guests and visitors were satisfied or even very satisfied, with 94% stating that they would book Messe Stuttgart and the ICS again as their venue. The recommendation rate once again reached very satisfying 92 percent.
There are tangible reasons for the high degree of approval. For example, 88% of new customers said they chose Messe Stuttgart for their event because of its excellent traffic links and immediate proximity to an international airport. Nine out of ten event organizers decided to book after viewing the venue because they were impressed by the various ways in which the premises could be used and by the flexible design concept of the rooms. Consulting and customer service also rated highly.
98% of event organizers were satisfied or very satisfied with the customer service before and during their event, which sets high standards for conferences and congresses in Germany in terms of initial contact, offers, planning and implementation.
"We are happy that customers appreciate and acknowledge our top-quality services," says Stefan Lohnert, Division Director Guest Events. "The results show that first-time event organizers and companies at Messe Stuttgart and the ICS are impressed and return. And regular customers stay loyal to us." Stuttgart's image as an event and trade fair venue remains positive and holds tremendous appeal. Many new events are in the pipeline for 2015. In November, for example, the exhibition grounds at the airport will for the first time host the "MASTER AND MORE" exhibition, the only one of its kind in Germany that caters solely to those interested in Master's degrees.
Messe Stuttgart and the ICS regularly conduct customer satisfaction surveys. In 2014, customers once again had the opportunity to give their feedback online. The response rate was 63% – almost 20% higher than in 2013.


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The process of monetary reconversion in Venezuela is now a reality. Being implemented gradually as the Economic Cabinet adjusted details related to its entrance into effect, it will lay the basis for the Economic Recovery, Growth, and Prosperity Program that will dismantle the neoliberal capitalism which some have hoped to impose on the country.
The President assured on his Twitter account, this past August 20, that this step represents “a turning point” for Venezuela, adding, “We are going to dismantle neoliberal capitalism’s perverse war and install a virtuous, balanced, healthy, and productive economy.”
Granma approaches several aspects that allow us to understand the process:
What are the objectives of the reconversion?
This monetary policy involves the taking of corrective action to address factors that distort the economy, like inflation, monetary liquidity, the reduction of buying power, and others, allowing for the creation of conditions to reduce vulnerability to elements that destabilize a nation’s economy.
Thus the currency is transformed to a new scale, with fewer zeroes, without losing buying power.
According to the Venezuelan President, this process will contribute to defending the national currency from financial attacks perpetuated by pro-imperialist sectors.
What is the Bolívar Soberano and what is its relation to the petro?
Spearheading the process is beginning circulation of the Bolívar Soberano (Bs.S.) and the creation of a new monetary cone which includes a new series of five cent and one bolivar coins, as well as bills in the denominations of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 bolivars.
The Bs.S. has five fewer zeroes as compared to the bolivar, with which it will coexist to provide change and conduct small transactions. The Bs.S. is anchored to the Petro, that is, backed by the country’s oil deposits. According to the announcement, the new bills (2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500) are in the hands of public and private banks.
Thus, the supply of Bs.S. in circulation is subject to the volume of petros available and will act as a conversion till, linked to the supply or price of Venezuelan oil. Every unit of the cryptocurrency is equivalent to 3,600 Bs.S. and will be the referent used to set wages and prices of consumer goods and services, as one of the accounting units that will be utilized in the Bolivarian nation.
Prior to the beginning of the process, authorities at the Central Bank of Venezuela assured delivery and safeguarding of the new bills in the country’s banks, and reiterated that new and old bills will coexist until to further notice, as the latter gradually disappear.
The existence of a new monetary cone will allow for progress in addressing the shortage of cash in Venezuela - above all a result of contraband activities extracting bills to countries like Colombia – which has led to the posting of two prices in many stores: one for electronic transactions and another for paper money.
What other measures support the reconversion?
A new system of fair prices was announced August 21, to ensure that Venezuelans basic basket of food items be priced below half a petro, a formula described by President Maduro as “revolutionary,” putting work at the center the general re-balancing of society, in addition to the production of goods and salary compensation.
“With this we will put a definitive end to the perverse model that dollarized prices in the country,” he emphasized.
Additionally planned as part of the reconversion is a new design of fiscal and tax policies; a new gasoline subsidy policy; a four percent increase in value-added taxes; and the establishment of a single rate of currency exchange, which will fluctuate as regulated by the Central Bank
The President called on the people to defend the stability of prices on the street “with consciousness,” and, on his official Facebook page, expressed his gratitude for the people’s support and untiring work that allowed the monetary and economic reconversion to be carried out.
At the end of the first day of the process, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reported on Venezuelan Television Channel 8 that shortly after the opening of the electronic banking platform, where transactions with the Bolivar Soberano are managed, some 400,000 operations at different points had already been completed. “The Recovery Program is the way to win the war,” she reiterated.


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Mahindra is gearing up to launch its new vehicle called Mahindra Thar and the same will stop the breath of many users who love this category of vehicles, as we got a new piece of information that will showcase a first glimpse at the upcoming vehicle and the same also reveals much information. The upcoming Mahindra vehicle testing before the launch and the source also obtain the images of the vehicle which provides a better look at the vehicle. Having said that, the company will make it official on the 74th Independent Day of the country. So, without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the upcoming Mahindra vehicle.
Going through the newly surfaced images of the upcoming off road SUV Mahindra Thar, we can see a couple of hard roof top along with soft top test mules and also revealed a partially covered the interior and if we look it closely then we can see a new driver assistance features like the (HDC) Hill Decent Control and (TCS) Traction Control System.
Moreover, we can also see that the buttons to operate both the driver assistance function are now placed at the right side and there is a multifunction steering wheel, the company has also implemented a large touch screen infotainment display which will support both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
We can also see a new front fascia with a larger vertical-slat grille, new headlamps, and reworked bumpers at both ends. Apart from that, the upcoming Mahindra Thar will also come with an optional factory-fitted hard-top and a new five-spoke 18-inch alloy wheels shod with all-terrain tyres.
The upcoming Mahindra Thar will available with a petrol engine as well as an optional automatic transmission option. Under the hood, the upcoming Thar SUV is expected to be offered with two new engines.
So, let’s wait for the official announcement of the upcoming Mahindra Thar and as I mentioned above the company will announce it officially on the occasion of the 74th independence day of the country and that means we are just a couple of days away from the official announcement. We recommend you to stay tuned with us for all the latest happenings at your fingertips.
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Lawton_This week's ice storm caused a lot of problems for a lot of people, but others are cashing in on the aftermath. Across Lawton, several businesses hired folks to remove layers of ice and slush from their parking lots, and body shops are gearing up to repair the damages of dozens of vehicles involved in wrecks.
Certainly car washes will be reaping some post ice-storm profits. While it may have been too cold on Wednesday to run the car through the wash, some car washes are getting ready for a rush of customers when it warms.
On Wednesday, driving was a bit easier, but parking lots were a different story. Carwash owner Jim Tippins and his workers used a little elbow grease to clear the path to their carwash, and they said they hope to open on Thursday. "We'll be busy for the next 10 days probably," he said. "Any time they throw the salt and sand on the roads, you want to rinse down the undercarriage of your car. Automatics are the best way to do that - they've got an automatic rinse underneath."
Carwashes aren't the only businesses that intend to make profit from pesky weather. When it's too cold to dig trenches or tear down houses, some must find another line of work, and help with winter weather cleanup is just what some companies are willing to pay extra for. "...people go in there and fall in their parking lot, it sure does not look good for public relations," said ice remover Charlie Hale.


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Rabat - Maroc Telecom reached 51 million customers by the end of September, 2015, an increase of 29% since last year.
Rabat – Maroc Telecom reached 51 million customers by the end of September, 2015, an increase of 29% since last year.
This growth was largely due to the integration of six new African subsidiaries into the Group since January 26, 2015, Maroc Telecom explained in a communiqué.
In Morocco, the group’s customers of mobile users grew to 18.8million, an increase of 1% in one year. Prepaid plan users increased by 1.8% despite the legal prohibition against selling prepaid SIM cards, while the growth of postpaid card, a mobile phone for which service is provided by a prior arrangement with a mobile network, is on the rise with an increase of 11.8%.
Mobile Internet growth jumped to 44.5% in one year, driven by the launching of 4G+ in July, attracting 6.4 million new customers by the end of September.
Land line phones accounted for more than 1.5 million lines by the end of September, or 6.8%, driven by the residential segment which was increased to 9.7 according to the same source.
The Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) customer base grew by 15.5%, reaching 1.1 million subscriptions.


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BELGRADE — The first shipment of new Fiat 500L cars left Kragujevac, central Serbia, on Monday on the way to the Port of Bar in Montenegro.
From there, the vehicles will be transported to Italy by sea.
Fiat 500L produced by Fiat Automobili Srbija (FAS) in Kragujevac were transported to the port by 16 wagons.
“This is the first export of the new car aimed at buyers in Italy,” Nunzio Di Bartolo, FAS production manager, told journalists, stressing that a new contingent of 206 vehicles will be shipped to Bar by the end of the week.
Di Bartolo underlined that besides by rail, the new model will also be transported by road.
He underlined that the factory’s plan is to produce 500 cars per day, and to reach the output of 30,000 by the end of the year.
The serial production of the Fiat 500L car began on July 4 in Kragujevac. Annual production of between 120,000 and 180,000 cars is planned in 2013, depending on the market situation.


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Next Xbox to play Blu-rays, block used games - Report
Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor will supposedly use high-capacity discs, smaller controller, and Kinect 2; could keep gamers from playing secondhand games.
Speculation over the next generation of consoles--specifically Microsoft's Next Xbox--has spread like fire as of late. The latest hearsay suggests the processing chip for Microsoft next console is already in production, with debug kits available to game studios as soon as April. Now, new light has been shed on Microsoft's Next Xbox, the latest word suggesting it could play Blu-ray discs, block users from playing used games, and introduce the Kinect 2.
According to "games industry sources" speaking with Kotaku, the Next Xbox will use Blu-ray as its disc technology, an upgrade from the DVD drive the Xbox 360 currently sports. Sony's PlayStation 3 supports Blu-Ray, and it has since it was first launched in 2006. Blu-ray disc capacity is significantly greater than that of DVD.
Additionally, a "reliable industry source" tells Kotaku that Microsoft's Next Xbox may incorporate a system that blocks gamers from playing used titles. Further details concerning the implementation of such a system were not offered.
Further, a source familiar with Microsoft's plans told the blog that the company will ship the Next Xbox with an updated version of the full-body gesture-recognition technology Kinect. According to Kotaku's source, this new iteration of the Kinect will contain an onboard processor for greater motion detection, a feature that was supposedly considered for the first Kinect.
Lastly, the gaming blog reports that Microsoft is "interested" in creating a smaller controller for the Next Xbox. Further details on this controller were not made available.
A Microsoft spokesperson told GameSpot, "As an innovator, we're always thinking about what is next and how we can push the boundaries of technology like we did with Kinect. We believe the key to extending the lifespan of a console is not just about the console hardware, but about the games and entertainment experiences being delivered to consumers. Beyond that, we don't comment on rumors or speculation."
The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's second home console, following the original Xbox. The Xbox 360 was released in North America in November 2005 and has gone on to sell 66 million units worldwide. The Kinect has shipped 18 million units worldwide since it was launched during the holiday 2010 season.


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Disney's "Mulan" was released yesterday. And there is a lot of publicity about it...
One stock to buy right now
Analysts have many different opinions on what stocks are better to buy now, but they agree on one. This is Amazon! Let’s see what makes it so attractive for investors.
The market sentiment is unpredictable and quite volatile. One day it’s up, another – down. So, that’s reasonable to buy a stock, which stays resilient in times of the market uncertainty. Let’s look at the performance of Amazon during the coronavirus outbreak. The stock dropped more than by 20% at the beginning, but then it rebalanced faster than other stocks. Moreover, Amazon gained on the stay-at-home regime as consumers started to buy more online and businesses expanded their cloud operations through Amazon Web Services. Since the COVID-19 vaccine hasn’t been developed so far and lockdowns have been eased, there is still a high possibility of the second round of infections. Taking into consideration this risk, Amazon is the best stock to buy with its proven resistance to economic downturns.
Strong economic moat
What is an economic moat? This concept was created by the most successful investor Warren Buffet. In short words, this term reveals the competitive advantage of the company in the long run. To have a strong economic moat, the company should have
- a cost advantage – to deliver or produce their goods or services at a low cost to win their competitors on prices;
- the network effect – the value of a good or service grows as more people use it;
- high switching costs – to make it expensive for a customer to switch from one product or service to another;
- a brand recognition – a well-known brand name can charge a premium for its goods.
We can put all pluses to Amazon. It has a cheap delivery, the ever-growing user base and Amazon Prime. Once a consumer joins this program, it becomes a privileged member, who enjoys free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies and TV shows. After this, most people stay with Amazon forever.
Numbers speak for themselves
Amazon showed 23% year-over-year revenue growth and 41% earnings growth in the first quarter of 2020. It’s a 1.3-trillion-dollar growth machine. The company is really diversified as it involves in almost all high-profitable spheres such as e-commerce, cloud services and even healthcare. That makes it the top stock to buy right now.
Long time we haven't checked the S&P 500 stocks - there are interesting events and trends to follow.
Nvidia and Alibaba report their Q2 results this week. Grab the levels and prepare to step in!
China's industrial rebound, progress in US fiscal stimulus and other important news in this article.
The market sentiment is mixed as investors weigh US stimulus package against the rising infections and worse-than-expected US unemployment claims. Jump in for fresh analysis of EUR/USD, USD/JPY, S&P 500 and gold!
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THE High Sheriff of Cheshire, Combermere Abbey’s Sarah Callander Beckett, has launched the 2017 annual awards for enterprise.
The awards will offer private sector Cheshire businesses the opportunity to demonstrate their outstanding achievements, as well as the chance to win prestigious prizes ranging from £3,000 worth of prize money to a place on the University of Chester’s MBA, worth £10,000.
Now in its 12th year, the awards are managed in partnership with the University of Chester and there are nine different categories, including innovation; entrepreneurship; apprenticeships; export; business leadership and new this year, a micro business award.
“There are some truly outstanding businesses in the county and these awards are a fantastic way for those businesses to gain well-deserved recognition from their peers,” said the High Sheriff.
“We are lucky to work with some incredible sponsors and the prizes on offer are really superb. They act as the perfect platform for businesses to broaden their reach and are not complicated to enter.
“I would urge companies and businesses of all sizes to enter, and this year the new micro award opens it up to an even wider group of businesses.”
The shortlisted companies are to be highlighted at a gala dinner and award ceremony on Thursday March 22, 2018, at Chester Racecourse.
Tracy Griffiths, host and director of Business Network Chester added her support for the awards, encouraging members to consider applying.
She said: “What binds them together is our philosophy of ambition, success through hard work, and a commitment to grow.
“Many of our members are perfectly poised to benefit from the generous and exciting opportunity the HS Awards afford them.”
n To nominate your business or employee for the High Sheriff’s Awards for Enterprise 2017/18, please complete the online entry form and submit it along with a supporting statement on why you are entering the award(s).
Deadline for entry is October 17.
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) - Nanogen has ended two months of speculation about the future of its microarray business by saying it decided to shut down the unit, lay off around 20 percent of its staff, and realign the company behind its real-time PCR and point-of-care testing units, the firm said Monday.
As GenomeWeb Daily News reported in September, the company had hired investment banking firm Credit Suisse to help it explore strategic options for the array business, which could have included selling the segment, finding a partner, or simply closing down operations.
“Our analysis of alternatives for the array business has not resulted in any financially meaningful opportunities” David Ludvigson, Nanogen’s president and COO, said in a statement.
Ludvigson projected that shedding the microarray business from its books would lower its operating expenses by around $15 million per year.
Earlier this week, Nanogen had said in its third-quarter earnings report that an 11-percent revenue jump was offset by expenses and restructuring costs, although it projected annual growth of 25 percent in fiscal 2008 over the current year.
“The future of our company and our mission to be a leading diagnostics company has not changed with this decision,” Nanogen CEO Howard Birndorf said in the statement.
Nanogen expects to take on a fourth-quarter charge of around $2.5 million from employee severance costs related to the closure of the microarray business.


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New Aberdeen-based plastic-free store Rosemary Planet is due to operate a nut butter filling station.
A north-east mother is leading the fight against climate change by launching a zero-waste store.
An eco-friendly Aberdeenshire cafe has launched its first menu.
The opening date for an Aberdeenshire zero waste shop and cafe has been revealed.
A new zero waste shop, refillery and cafe will open in Aberdeenshire next month.
A popular Aberdeen healthy food cafe is to open its second venue in the city.


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- Danielle Wightman-Stone |
Property investment and technology company LabTech, which owns Camden Markets, has unveiled its vision for the new Hawley Wharf Camden development set to open by summer 2019.
The 580,000 square foot canal-side development, which is bordered by Chalk Farm Road to the west and Regent’s Canal to the east, with a prime frontage on Camden High Street, is set to revitalise the site’s railway arches, which sit alongside new buildings influenced by the area’s existing historic warehouses.
Hawley Wharf Camden will be home to 150 independent and branded stores, over 60 new places to eat, 195 apartments, and 60,000 square feet of Labs co-working space, said the developers, which has been designed to grow Camden’s status as a shopping, dining and leisure destination, whilst respecting its much-loved heritage.
At the heart of the development will be Hawley Wharf Camden’s 30 arches, which will provide space for select UK and international brands and artisan producers. They will sit alongside the largest farmer’s market in North London, a 12,000 square foot fitness concept, unique canal-view rooftop bars and restaurants, and 100 food stalls, while a 24,000 square foot triple height basement will provide an opportunity for a new entertainment and leisure space.
Commercial director of LabTech, Tomer Bercoviz, said in a statement: “We are very proud to be the first single owner of several key sites in Camden. With this ownership comes a clear vision for Hawley Wharf and our other developments – to retain the character of Camden Town while improving the offering for all, especially those who come to shop, explore, eat and drink as well as live and work.
“Hawley Wharf Camden is vital to this mix because its canal-side space draws on Camden’s rich heritage as one of London’s most popular tourist destinations, whilst providing a distinct offer and atmosphere of its own. It is about both shaping the future for Camden Town and respecting its past. We look forward to progressing the development and continuing our work with the local council to deliver this for our retailers, visitors and local community.”
LabTech showcases vision for new Camden shopping, dining and leisure destination
Hawley Wharf Camden is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs and boost the local economy, with the developers stating that the canal-side complex will be a major attraction in North London with visitor numbers to Camden expected to increase to 50 million per year by 2020. Currently Camden has around 30 million visitors a year, equivalent to around 80,000 visitors every day.
The vision of the new mixed-scheme venture coincides with the appointment of Colliers International to lead the retail, food and drink, and leisure leasing for the development.
Bobby Blake of Colliers International, added: “Hawley Wharf Camden provides a destination of choice in the capital for visitors seeking a really distinctive experience. The history of Camden adds a layer of unique culture that people will not find anywhere else in London.
“Hawley Wharf Camden presents the opportunity for retailers, food and entertainment, and leisure operators to find a new way to reach their customers. We can provide spaces for independent retailers in an established London location, and we are committed to making sure that Hawley Wharf Camden will be a genuine ecosystem.”
LabTech owns and operates a global property portfolio, concentrated in urban centres such as London, Tel Aviv, Lisbon and Madrid. London is at the heart of LabTech’s plans, with an existing portfolio of 2 million square feet of property across Camden, Holborn, and Kings Cross and Hackney. Its aim is to create urban communities that provide co-working, living, commerce and leisure.
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Need for Speed: Shift developer Slightly angry Studios today announced realm of Speed, an innovative new massively multiplayer online rushing name visiting PC in 2010 as a free-to-play online game.
Realm of Speed, to not ever be confused with Slightly Mad's other rushing online game Project CARS, features an "endless" storage of vehicles and true-to-life tracks from classes around the world. People can also be involved in team-based game settings along with various real time events.
Creative director Andy Tudor told GameSpot included in our recently posted preview that World of Speed cannot put any content behind a paywall "because which is completely obvious." Besides, Tudor stated it is necessary that players just who elect to perhaps not pay usually do not feel they are at a disadvantage versus somebody who has.
"get it done reasonable and do not ever let the player feel they're being cheated because some body has actually compensated, " Tudor said about realm of Speed's business design. "it is not rocket science. You can get throughout the whole online game into highest degree without spending a penny at all."
Following formal launch of World of Speed this autumn, people can get a "constant" supply brand new content like vehicles, paths, online game types, and functions. It really is all element of Slightly Mad's eyesight for the project is more of a platform than one game.


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A new branch of American chicken restaurant Popeyes is set to open in Lewisham.
The site is Unit 1 of Lewisham shopping centre currently home to Claire’s Accessories.
Popeyes recently open in Woolwich as part of a UK-wide expansion. They opened their first UK branch in Stratford last year.
The company began like in Louisiana 50 years ago. They’ve recently secured £50 million in funding for expansion in the UK.
Lewisham shopping centre is eventually due for demolition with the site rebuilt, though that’s some years away.
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Palm CEO Ed Colligan made the right decision to dump the Foleo. But how will Jeff Hawkins and Palm bounce back from the admission that they badly misjudged the market for a weak laptop?
Suddenly, it seems even more fitting that a company called Elevation Partners recently took a stake in Palm.
This might be rock bottom for the storied mobile-computing company. The decision to cancel the Foleo even before letting people get their hands on it is an embarrassing admission that Palm's vision of the computing world is way off base from the rest of the world, and it's a black mark on the otherwise stellar career of Palm founder Jeff Hawkins.
It's hard to dump too much on Hawkins. The man invented the Palm Pilot and the Treo. I once invented a novel method of stacking beer cans in a fridge (the key is not to buy any food). But after Hawkins unveiled the Foleo at the D: All Things Digital conference--arguably the most prestigious gathering of the computing elite--with proclamations like "it's the best idea I've ever had" and "the most exciting product I have ever worked on"--Palm's decision to cancel it without even a product launch must be mortifying for Hawkins.
Now, Hawkins has his own company, Numenta, which is trying to develop a computer that works like the human brain. If he pulls that off, we'll forget all about the Foleo.
But what is Palm going to do? Speaking of mortifying, Ed Colligan must be wondering why he gave Hawkins $10 million to go down into the basement and come up with Palm's Next Big Thing, only to emerge with the Foleo. Almost universally panned by analysts and bloggers, the Foleo was a lightweight Linux "mobile companion" that was designed to read e-mail, but didn't work with corporate e-mail software from RIM or Motorola, among a multitude of other sins.
Palm has squandered its position in the mobile-computing world by failing to improve its operating system since 2004, come up with a noticeably different Treo since the Treo 600, or clearly articulate any vision of where the company thinks smart phone development is headed. The company wisely hooked up with Microsoft to ship Windows Mobile Treos, otherwise this post might have been written a year ago. But it has watched companies like Motorola, RIM, LG, Nokia and even Apple pass it by while it tried to make its biggest splash of the year with a product canceled just three months later. Imagine the reaction if Apple had canceled the iPhone in April.
Jack Gold of market research firm J. Gold Associates thinks Elevation Partners is starting to throw its weight around a little. "Hopefully they are coming in and cracking the whip and making them do the right thing," he wrote in a research note distributed Tuesday. After all, Palm clearly still hasn't found what it's looking for.
Palm also announced Tuesday that Bruce Dunlevie of Benchmark Partners is resigning from Palm's board, while Scott Mercer will stay. Mercer was going to resign from the board to make way for Fred Anderson and Roger McNamee of Elevation Partners, but now Dunlevie (who's also on the board at Numenta) is out. Anderson and McNamee haven't formally assumed their positions yet as the deal hasn't formally closed, but perhaps their impact is already starting to be felt.
While it's embarrassing, Colligan made the right decision. You've got to know when to fold them, and the Foleo wasn't going to beat anything better than a pair of sixes.
You're supposed to have an intervention after the downtrodden hits rock bottom, but Colligan's moment of clarity could still allow Palm to recapture some of its past glory.
However, Palm better think long and hard before the next time it tells people it's about to change the world of mobile computing. The company is in danger of watching a category it helped create leave it in the dust.


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“Unfortunately our numbers have gone way down… In 2018, everybody wanted to grow hemp.”
By Merrilee Gasser, The Center Square
Oklahoma legislators are studying whether industrial hemp production would benefit rural development in the state.
Growing hemp became legal in Oklahoma after Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed industrial hemp from the Controlled Substances Act’s classification of marijuana and declassified hemp as a Schedule I narcotic.
While there was a lot of initial interest in 2018, Oklahoma has seen a decline in interest from potential growers since then, according to Kenny Naylor, the director of Consumer Affairs for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture.
“Unfortunately our numbers have gone way down,” Naylor told the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Monday. “In 2018, everybody wanted to grow hemp.”
As of this year, Oklahoma has 21 licensed hemp growers and 22 licensed hemp processors.
Aside from a saturation of the CBD market and limited processing ability, which have both cooled the interest in growing hemp, according to Naylor, other factors were a matter of bad timing.
“I think COVID-19 hit right at the wrong time and shut everything down, and that definitely caused problems,” said Naylor. “And then for Oklahoma specifically, people switched to marijuana.”
It was initially cheaper to get licensed to grow medical marijuana, though Naylor said he doesn’t believe that is the case anymore.
Someone who wants to grow hemp in Oklahoma must pay a $500 fee when filling out their application, along with $5 an acre for outside growth and 33 cents a square foot for indoor growth. Applicants also pay a fee of $1,000 to $5,000 to process the license. The amount an applicant pays is based on their estimated annual sales, according to Naylor.
“We use this to basically maintain our program and run it here in the state,” Naylor said of the funds.
Sen. Roland Pederson (R-Oklahoma City), one of the senators who requested the study, said hemp looked like a potential alternative crop that could be easily grown in Oklahoma due to the state’s climate.
“At one time in Oklahoma there was a lot of hemp produced. Even across the nation there was a lot of hemp produced,” said Pederson. “And somehow with its conflicting characteristics with marijuana it was outlawed and it was done away with until the Farm Bill of 2018 came about, and that allowed the growth again of hemp. I think it’s got a great future.”
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture has also been projecting the pendulum to swing back toward hemp.
“We anticipate or at least are beginning to see some things that may look like a switch from medical marijuana back to hemp growing, one of those being cost,” said Naylor.
Sen. Jerry Alvord (R-Oklahoma City) asked where the demand for hemp would come from.
“I’m struggling to understand what void hemp is filling in today’s, especially agricultural product,” said Alvord. “What are we missing that hemp is going to replace?”
Naylor said hemp can serve as a renewable source for plastic, which could help produce more renewable products.
“It’s very durable fiber as well. That’s one of the reasons why I think they liked using it during World War II,” Naylor said.
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On February 2nd, Anne Hathaway will be one of the actors to announce the Academy Awards nominees.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says the 27-year-old Hathaway will join motion picture academy president Tom Sherak to announce Academy Award nominees on Feb. 2.
Sherak and Hathaway will reveal nominations in 10 of the 24 categories at an early-morning news conference at the academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters.
Hathaway was nominated for an Oscar last year for her leading role in “Rachel Getting Married.” Her other credits include “The Devil Wears Prada” and “The Princess Diaries.”
In an interview with Latest News Online, Anne talks about designers and the size-zero phenomenon.
Actress Anne Hathaway insists that compared to other Hollywood actresses, she is quite hefty.
The Devil Wears Prada star said she gets her glamorous designer dresses altered so they fit her on the red carpet.
“If designers want to dress me then I am at the larger end of the Hollywood scale so they have to be fine with that,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.
“And I think what some designers do is if a dress doesn’t fit you because it’s been fitted to a size zero model they will remake the dress for you,” she added.


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The first period figures have been eagerly awaited since Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S21 went on sale. At least in South Korea, the Galaxy S21 series managed to reach much higher figures than in previous years.
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Of course, it would not be correct to make a comparison according to the global market, because Samsung is signing attractive marketing campaigns in its hometown. Keeping the prices lower than the Galaxy S20 series, Samsung also makes large significant investments on the 5G side.
Another important news in South Korea is that the Galaxy A31 is the best selling smartphone in the country. Particularly in the pandemic period, the interest in lower-level phones has almost raised the Galaxy A and M series.


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Buyout group Ardian has won the bidding for German residential and technical lighting products maker SLV, people familiar with the matter said.
Ardian beat off bidders such as 3i, Triton, Pamplona and Lone Star, the sources said, adding that the deal will likely be announced later this week.
One person close to the deal said that Ardian’s offer had been expected to value SLV at less than 800 million euros including debt. The buyout will be backed with an all senior loan financing of about 360 million euros or 5.5 times SLV’s expected core earnings, according to bankers.
SLV is expected to post earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of about 65 million euros this year.
Ardian and Cinven declined to comment.
SLV is benefiting from strong construction activity in Germany and other countries and from regulations pushing energy-efficient technologies like LED lamps.
The group was set up in 1979. Since being acquired by Cinven, it has invested in logistics sites and bought Swiss LED lighting fixtures maker Unex.


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(Reuters) – Dish Network Corp is in talks to buy the wireless assets of T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp for at least $ 6 billion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. ] Dish could announce a deal as soon as this week for assets including wireless spectrum and Sprint's Boost Mobile brand, the Bloomberg report said, adding that it has not been finalized and talks could still fall through
Last week, Reuters reported that Apollo Global Management's private equity group was in talks with Dish to finance a bid for assets.
The company, controlled by the founder Charlie Ergen, met with the Federal Communications Commission on June 11 to discuss the issue of the license requirements and the risk of losing the license.
The DOJ has declined to comment, while Sprint had no immediate comment on the plans to enter the wireless market. Dish and T-Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for comment
Shares of Sprint were up 2.4% and T-Mobile 1%, while those of Dish were up marginally
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Dipped in gold, China to be world's top luxury market: CLSA
Rising affluence after years of solid wealth creation, and a steady transition from a saving to a spending culture will see China become the world's largest luxury goods market over the next decade, according to CLSA.business Updated: Feb 02, 2011 13:03 IST
Rising affluence after years of solid wealth creation, and a steady transition from a saving to a spending culture will see China become the world's largest luxury goods market over the next decade, according to CLSA.
CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, majority owned by France's Credit Agricole SA, expects Greater China to account for as much as 44 % of global luxury sales by 2020, up from 15 % now.
One of the main reasons for the shift, according to CLSA, is that mainland Chinese millionaires are on average 15 years younger than their overseas peers. And three decades of double-digit GDP growth has created a lot of them.
CLSA estimates that the number of individuals with more than 1 billion yuan ($151.7 million) has increased at an annual rate of 50 % from 24 in 2000 to 1,363 in 2010.
Capturing this vast market and tapping into expanding wallets is front and centre in terms for strategy for many the world's best known luxury brands who are rapidly ramping up in China.
Louis Vuitton Malletier's biggest customers were already Chinese buyers, while Greater China represented 18 % of sales for Gucci, 14 % for Bulgari and 11 % for Hermes, said CLSA.
CLSA was ranked Asia's top equity research and advisory firm for 2010 in its latest survey by consultancy Greenwich Associates.


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BEIJING, Aug. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sogou Inc. (NYSE:SOGO) ("Sogou" or "the Company"), an innovator in search and a leader in China’s internet industry, recently scores big wins partnering with Norhtwestern Polytechnical University, China in the Deep Noise Suppression (DNS) Challenge at Interspeech 2020.
As the world’s largest technical conference focused on speech processing and application, Interspeech 2020 enjoys extensive attention from industry authorities. The DNS Challenge hosted by Microsoft aims to maximize the perceptual quality and intelligibility of the enhanced speech, which has attracted both industry giants such as Amazon, Facebook, Sony as well as top research institutions including Carnegie Mellon University, John Hopkins University, Seoul National University and University of Science and Technology of China.
Sogou’s AI Interaction Division cooperates with Audio, Speech and Language Processing Group at Northwestern Polytechnical University (ASLP@NPU), China in this year’s DNS Challenge and beats Amazon by 0.03 MOS, winning first in Real-time track. The joint research paper DCCRN: Deep Complex Convolution Recurrent Network for Phase-Aware Speech Enhancement has also been accepted by Interspeech 2020 and will be shared at the conference.
The secret behind the winning is the leverage of Deep Complex Convolution Recurrent Network (DCCRN) in speech enhancement process, which performs better than traditional real-valued convolution in noise suppression. Compared to a traditional real-valued neural network, complex convolution network uses complex multiplication which effectively improves the modeling of real and imaginary parts. The recent research on DCCRN network structure will be further adopted in Sogou’s product roadmap.
Speech enhancement technology aims at reducing environmental noise and improving speech quality thus has a wide range of applications. Sogou S1, a premium AI-powered smart recorder features its proprietary PureVoice noise-canceling technology that can eliminate up to 40,000 types of unwanted noises to ensure recording quality. S1 can also convert audio to text at high speed with an accuracy rate of 98%, making it the top-notch AI products on the market. As the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the globe and more people are working remotely, conference calls with better noise reduction and voice enhancement will also be in high demand.
Sogou has always attached great importance on the development of spoken language processing, with continuous effort on strengthening our investment and exploration in cutting-edge AI technologies. In the future, Sogou will expand its effort in speech recognition frontiers and offer the benefits to its industry partners and users.
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Sogou Inc. (NYSE: SOGO) is an innovator in search and a leader in China’s internet industry. With a mission to make it easy to communicate and get information, Sogou has grown to become the second-largest search engine by mobile queries and the fourth largest internet company by MAU in China. Sogou has a wide range of innovative products and services, including the Sogou Input Method, which is the largest Chinese language input software for both mobile and PC. Sogou is also at the forefront of AI development and has made significant breakthroughs in voice and image technologies, machine translation, and Q&A, which have been successfully integrated into our products and services.
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PR Collective are pleased to be working with new imprint World Editions. The inspiring new imprint will launch four remarkable novels in early 2015.
WORLD EDITIONS is a new publishing house being launched by internationally respected Dutch publisher Eric Visser, whose De Geus list in the Netherlands includes celebrated writers such as Alice Munro, Patrick Ness, Henning Mankell, Jonathan Safran Foer and Colm Tóibín. De Geus has published fourteen Nobel Prize winners, five during the last six years.
Like its Dutch sister company, WORLD EDITIONS seeks to distinguish itself by unlocking world literature – fiction, quality crime, non-fiction – from all cultures. De Geus in the Netherlands is well-known for its international and multicultural focus, with translations from 35 languages and authors from over 80 countries.
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LONDON: More than a third of the mobile audience in the UK regularly go online via their handsets, a trend encouraged by the popularity of devices like the iPhone.
In a recent study, ComScore, the research firm, estimated 37% of wireless subscribers in the country have gone online in this way.
Elsewhere, 36% of this group as a whole had been exposed to some form of mobile advertising in June 2010 - whether by text and picture SMS messages, or display or video ads hosted on mobile web pages.
Smartphones had a mobile market share of 28% in the UK by May 2010, equating to 12.87m active handsets.
This represents an uptick of over 80% from the figure of 7.13m recorded in May 2009.
Take-up was highest among 25 to 34-year-olds, 3.4m of which possess a BlackBerry or similar product, falling to 2.86m for 35 to 44-year-olds and 2.2m for 18 to 24-year-olds, ComScore found.
Consumers aged at least 55 years old proved to be relatively keen on these technologically-advanced devices, having purchased 1.95m units, declining to 1.74m for 45–54 year olds and 780k for 13 to 17-year-olds.
In terms of category growth, 18 to 24-year-olds are delivering the most rapid increase in sales, and now makes up nearly 16% of smartphone users.
Facebook claimed a penetration of 67% with members of the 15–24 year old age range who surfed the net through the iPhone or equivalent.
Google posted a corresponding total of 61.1% for the same segment, sliding to 47.2% for Microsoft's stable of sites, 38.8% for the BBC's website and 20.1% for Yahoo.
While 71% of subscribers to offerings like the iPhone and BlackBerry had downloaded applications, this decreased to 31% of all mobile owners.
"What we're seeing is a disconnect between the hype around apps and the number of people who are actually using them," said Jeremy Copp, ComScore's vice president of mobile.
"Brands need to think outside of the app space if they really want to engage with a mass-market audience. Apps are by no means the dominant channel, although it would be unwise to abandon them altogether."
The favourite such tools included location-based apps, alongside services linked to social networking and weather forecasts.
"Advertising via SMS and browsing still plays a key role when it comes to advertisers reaching mobile users," Copp argued. "Marketers need to remember they have a variety of channels at their disposal."
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“The positive attitude from customers that saw us post an 11% increase in sales in the last financial year appears to be continuing,” says managing director Nigel Atherton. “Booked orders remain strong, with May exceeding expectations. This gives us confidence that the trend will continue here in the UK, despite any continuing uncertainty over Brexit.”
Sales to UK manufacturing customers were also bolstered by continuing growth in business from mainland Europe, which showed an increase of 33% in 2018/19, along with a rise in sales to the UK education sector of 40%.
This positive start to 2019/20 bodes well for the company, which has ambitious plans for the coming year with new machine and automation launches, along with expansion plans to its existing network of UK showrooms. XYZ will also create a new service centre and used machine facility, and has plans to further expand in mainland Europe.
“We are extremely encouraged and grateful for the continuing support of our customers, both in the UK and across Europe, and the indications are that the positive manufacturing sentiment will continue,” concludes Atherton.