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AUSTIN — National companies from American Airlines to Zales have started accounts on Pinterest and amassed thousands of followers, but listed among the leading companies in terms of followers and best practices is Whole Foods Market Inc.
The Austin-based grocer’s Pinterest page has grown to almost 50,000 followers since it created its account on the social media platform in mid-2011, exceeding well-known brands such as Southwest Airlines, The Today Show and Nordstrom. Whole Foods currently operates one store in San Antonio, with a second slated to open this fall.
Many aren’t surprised an Austin company is leading the Pinterest pack, given the city’s strong entrepreneurial spirit.
Pinterest (pinterest.com) is a relatively new social media site that acts as a type of virtual pinboard, allowing users to organize and share photos, videos, recipes, party planning tips, gift ideas and just about any other concept that can be digitized for the Web.
Two of the biggest draws are: The ease with which users can pin and repin photos and the rich grid layout.
“Austin companies want to be innovators in the social space. They will try and experiment quicker than in other markets,” says Kat Mandelstein, director of social business strategy at Ant’s Eye View. Most executives aren’t convinced Pinterest has value to their business, but that was the case with Twitter and Facebook in the early days so many marketers aren’t so quick to discount this two-year-old social media site.
Pinterest is still in beta testing, and users must still request an invite to join, but it has become the third most popular social media network after Facebook and Twitter.
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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Wednesday marked the first day of Lent with Catholics across the world taking part in mass, communion and a cross on their forehead.
Some give up meat on Fridays in observance of Lent and rely on seafood. In south Louisiana, crawfish is something many rely on, not just on Fridays, but all through Lent and beyond.
"Lent is our busiest time of the year," said Sammy's manager John Bell.
Bell said Spring is even busier than football season but supply is becoming a problem this year all because of the frigid temperatures. So far this year, Louisiana has had four wintry mix days in an eight week period. That's more than Louisiana sees in four years.
"We're getting all these cold snaps and that's hurting the catch," said Bell.
It's also taking a toll on prices with Bell saying they're paying anywhere between a $1.00-$1.50 more per pound for live crawfish.
"This is probably the highest we've seen them. I mean we're paying more for crawfish this year than we have in the past," said Bell.
Bell said on average, prices are about $3 higher, but they try their best not to pass the buck on to the customer. Five lbs are up to $27.53, but sometimes you just have to fulfill that craving.
"It's higher this year," said Joey Nola, who has been going to Sammy's for the past 15 years. "But it's worth it."
"We'll probably order more but because they're so expensive, we're ordering less," said Drew Walsh, another Sammy's customer.
But they're choosing restaurants instead of doing their own boils like Walsh did over the weekend.
"(It's) quite expensive, about $400 just for the crawfish to boil so we're not going to have that many crawfish boils at that price," said Walsh.
Bell expects for the prices to stabilize around Easter and for the size to actually get bigger within just a couple of more weeks.
So as many pinch, peel and pull, savor the small to medium critters until the sun shines bright increasing supply to keep up with the demand.

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Year-on-year, prices are set to ease for food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.6 percent from 0.8 percent in December), as processed food prices fell 0.1 percent (from 0.5 percent); transport (1 percent from 1.2 percent), despite rising cost of services related to transport (2.3 percent from 0.6 percent) and housing and utilities (3.4 percent from 4.8 percent) due to lower prices of both regulated (6.9 percent from 10.7 percent) and non-regulated energy (0.3 percent from 2.6 percent). In addition, cost slowed for miscellaneous goods and services (1.8 percent from 2.6 percent); clothing and footwear (0.1 percent from 0.2 percent) and alcoholic beverages & tobacco (2.2 percent from 2.6 percent).
On the other hand, prices are set to rise faster for restaurants and hotels (1.2 percent from 1.1 percent) while inflation should be steady for furnishing and household equipment (0.2 percent, the same as in December) and education (0.1 percent). Meanwhile, cost continued to drop for health (0.5 percent from a flat reading); recreation and culture (-0.4 percent from -0.2 percent) and communication (-5.5 percent from -5.6 percent).
Annual core inflation rate, which excludes energy and unprocessed food, should went down to 0.5 percent from 0.6 percent in December. Excluding only energy, the inflation is set to remain steady at 0.6 percent in January.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices should increase 0.1 percent, after falling 0.1 percent in December, in line with market expectations.
The harmonized index of consumer prices is expected to rise by 0.9 percent from the previous year (1.2 percent in December); and to fell by 1.7 percent month-over-month (-0.1 percent in December).


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According to Marketdata research, U.S. med spa revenue is expected to reach over 3 billion by 2016. The growth of this anti aging and aesthetic laser industry is massive. With over 2,100 medical spas open in the United States alone, it’s also predicted that there will be a higher number of med spas opening throughout the nation. And with more spas comes more job opportunities in this expanding field.
Laser Focus World states that this field “is heavily driven by laser machine technology advances, which achieve results almost as good as cosmetic surgery, but are less invasive or noninvasive.” Treatments like laser hair removal and laser tattoo removal are two examples of services that almost everyone has heard of. Other treatments, like IPL (intense pulsed light) photofacials, radio frequency skin rejuvenation, and fractional laser treatments are also noninvasive ways to rid skin imperfections like sun damage, wrinkles, and age spots without going under the knife.
Two things have become more important than ever in this society: time and money. Clients want treatments that will show fast results without a long period of downtime. Similarly, they’re looking for treatments that won’t break the bank. With higher priced cosmetic surgeries containing higher risks than nonsurgical cosmetic treatments, many lean toward the noninvasive route.
But just how many? In 2013, the ASAPS reported nearly 1 million laser hair removal treatments were performed in the United States alone. Photorejuvenation treatments were also in the top 5 as well. From 1997 to 2013, nonsurgical cosmetic treatments have increased by more than 500%.
“We’ve definitely seen an influx of people interested in cosmetic laser training,” says Louis Silberman, President and CEO of the nation’s leading cosmetic laser school, National Laser Institute. “In the last decade we’ve trained countless estheticians, cosmetologists, medical professionals, and even those seeking a new career change.”
Learning how to perform and operate cosmetic laser technology requires cosmetic laser training. At National Laser Institute, it only takes two weeks to complete a comprehensive laser training course–which includes hands-on training with clients. Attendees learn a wide variety of aesthetic laser technology, including laser hair removal, laser tattoo removal, laser wrinkle reduction, cellulite reduction, laser stretch mark removal, laser acne reduction, IPL photofacial skin rejuvenation, and many more.
After laser training is complete, many people go on to work in medical spas, laser clinics, dermatology offices, and more. National Laser Institute is capable of teaching you everything you need to know about this industry and cosmetic laser technology for you to go out and be successful in this field.
“I worked as a cocktail waitress in Las Vegas, Nevada for 15 years,” Jodi DeCristo, National Laser Institute graduate, says. “I wanted to follow my passion in the beauty industry…I found National Laser Institute. Going through their program was fabulous, and after the two weeks I went out there and I handed out my resumes and within 7 days I landed a job. It’s the best decision I’ve made in my lifetime.”
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A prestigious award will celebrate the best independent shops in Cannock and Rugeley as they reflect on their toughest-ever year in business.
The Best Retailers of Cannock Chase 2020 competition will be held virtually and is aimed at promoting and celebrating some of the best independent shops in the district.
It comes as non-essential shops are allowed to reopen today after lockdown.
One of the past winners of the top award is Lachmere Fashions, in Brewery Street, Rugeley.
Owner Angela Walker won the award for Best Local Shop in 2016 and 2017.
She said: "When I found out that I had won the award in 2018, it was wonderful.
"After all, it's an award that's voted on by customers; it shows that we have loyalty.
"I think the Best Retailers Award gives an incentive to see what's happening in the town centre and properly explore the retail on offer.
"Unfortunately, this year there'll be no ceremony or entertainment, but I'm still hopeful for the future of the shop.
"You get something different, something friendlier and something with a more personal touch (with independent shops).
"It's very important that people shop local because there are small businesses on the high street that rely on the locals.
"The people of Rugeley have been very supportive of our business."
Another shop that has won the award in the past is La Vie en Rose Floristry, in North Street, Cannock.
The business has previously won the award for Best Shop in Cannock.
Leigh Park, who has owned La Vie for four years, has emphasised the importance of "shopping local" in the coming weeks.
He said: "I've put a lot of passion into the shop and we offer a bespoke and unique service.
"When I found out I'd won the award two years in a row, it was amazing; it showed that people wanted me to win.
"I think brand loyalty is so important for independent retailers.
"I'm optimistic about the future of local small businesses, but we're only as good as our customers.
"We'll be needing them back. Reopening helps us massively and talking face to face with customers helps everyone."
The awards have been created by Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase.
She said: "We have many wonderful and unique independent businesses here in Cannock Chase.
"They are the lifeblood of our local communities and make our town centres what they are. It is important that we celebrate and support our local shops and market traders so they are here for generations to come."
Chris Plant, Director at Cannock Chase Chamber of Commerce said: "It is imperative that we celebrate all small businesses in the town, whether it's a local solicitor, manufacturer, builder, florist, jeweller or book shop - all of these companies keep our local communities going; creating jobs, driving growth and ensuring our high streets survive and succeed.
"I congratulate our MP on launching the Best Retailers of Cannock Chase 2020 Award and hope that we can celebrate the best of Cannock Chase during these tough times."
The categories for the awards are:
- Bridgetown Independent High Street Business
- Heath Haynes High Street Business
- Norton Canes High Street Business
- Cannock Café/Restaurant
- Cannock Market
- Cannock Shop
- Hednesford Café/Restaurant
- Hednesford Shop
- Rugeley Café/Restaurant
- Rugeley Market Stall
- Rugeley Shop
The results of the awards will be announced virtually on Saturday, December 5.


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Herbalife Nutrition PH joins Manila Bay Cleanup Drive
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Herbalife Nutrition Philippines officials, employees, and distributors recently took part in the Manila Bay Cleanup Drive, an initiative in line with the nutrition company’s corporate philosophy and sincere objective of advocating worthwhile causes that benefit the community. Herbalife Nutrition Philippines general manager Rosalio Valenzuela, along with his family, as well as Corporate Communications Manager Barbette Soliven took part in the activity, which saw the volunteers cleaning the Baywalk Area from the United States Embassy to Rajah Sulayman area. Herbalife Nutrition is a global nutrition company whose purpose is to make the world healthier and happier by providing its customers access to quality nutrition products and personalized wellness programs that would improve their lives daily.
Herbalife Nutrition PH joins Manila Bay Cleanup Drive. (2019, March 6). Manila Standard, p. A6.
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Cheeky corner shop owner renames his business ‘Morrisinghs’ after Sainsbury’s threatened to sue him for previously calling it ‘Singhsbury’s’
Jel Singh Nagra says his customers in North Tyneside love the shop's unique name
A SHOP owner who named his store ‘Singhsbury’s’ before the supermarket giant threatened to sue has re-branded – renaming it ‘Morrisinghs’.
Jel Singh Nagra, from Stockton-on-Tees, was forced to take down his original sign after Sainsbury’s argued the name was too similar.
The 42-year-old has now spent £350 to rename his business, on Benton Road in North Tyneside, ‘Morrisinghs’ after encouragement from customers.
Jel, who commutes some 40 miles to his shop every day, said: “When the first sign went down, the customers kept asking what happened.
“While I was away on my honeymoon in September 2012, I got a letter saying that Sainsbury’s was threatening to take me to court.
“In the letter they stated how much this would cost. My family saw the letter and took the sign down while I was away because they were so worried.”
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The shop, which had already been called Singhsbury’s for two years when Jel took it over six years ago, remained nameless until the new ‘Morrisinghs’ sign went up last week.
Jel said: “My customers kept saying I should come up with a similar name, so I had to think of something.
“A lot of the customers come in here for the banter more than the actual service.
“But I do feel that the sign is bringing more business in.”
Corner shop rebrands to Morrisinghs after threat of legal action by supermarket giant over previous name, Singhsbury's
The dad-of-two added: "When we posted the picture of the new name on our Facebook page, we had over 10,000 views in less than 24 hours, which was just mad.
"People have driven past and pulled over so that they can take a photograph.
"It's all a bit of fun and the customers love it.
"It is just a laugh, the aim is to get people talking and that's worked."
Meanwhile, a Sainsbury’s spokesperson told The Sun Online: “We were grateful to Mr Nagra for removing the sign.”
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Tampa’s ABC debuts refreshed set
Via FL News Center, WFTS-TV is now back on its set with some modifications.
The new set has updated colors and wood tones to match the current Scripp’s graphics package and some new printed graphics are found on various parts of the set.
FLNC also reports that LED lighting has been installed.
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WPP is appointing Scott Spirit as chief digital officer for WPP and Mark Povey as chief operating officer of WPP Digital, Campaign Asia-Pacific has learned.
The changes follow the appointment of Mark Read, CEO of WPP Digital, as CEO of Wunderman in January.
Spirit will continue in his role as chief strategy officer for WPP. As chief digital officer, he will take over Read's responsibility for digital strategy, co-ordination of digital resources for clients, partner relations and WPP's digital conference, Stream.
Singapore-based Spirit has been chief strategy officer for WPP since October 2010. Prior to that he was strategy director for China and APAC starting in 2006. He made Campaign Asia-Pacific's "40 under 40" list in 2013.
As CCO of WPP Digital, Povey will work with Read on developing the WPP Digital companies while also continuing in his role as WPP general counsel.
This article first appeared on campaignasia.com.


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In the a study – hence demonstrated the fresh pay check financing and financial obligation government industry just like the opaque and you can badly managed – new important committee told you the federal government is always to story a timetable contained in this 6 months to possess determining whether or not power over credit would-be transported throughout the Work environment out of Fair trading (OFT) with the Financial Conduct Power (FCA), an alternative regulator substitution the fresh Economic Attributes Power.
One of the FCA’s basic duties is always to address pay-day lenders’ entry to proceeded commission authorities – fee guidelines that simply cannot feel ended because of the borrower – unless of course loan providers commit to stop together.
The fresh new committee’s president, Adrian Bailey MP, said: “In these difficult financial times, greater numbers of individuals top to bottom the country – not least some of the most insecure people in our society – was relying on the new supply out of unsecured debt government features and you may payday loan making stops see.
The brand new committee keeps expected an easy-track procedure delivered to suspend borrowing licences in which businesses failed to adhere to the rules
“However which business remains opaque and you will poorly controlled. Even after a national visit that concluded many months in the past, absolutely nothing could have been done to remedy the issue.”
Pay check lenders offer small-term financing to individuals, normally doing a maximum of ?1 Arma payday loans and cash advance,000. But interest levels and you can charge is actually higher – APRs can also be visited to 16,000% – and you can lenders was indeed accused out of focusing on reduced-money consumers just who often finish rolling more than its credit and you will accruing high expenses.
Among OFT’s frustrations within the controlling credit companies would be the fact it can take years throughout the point off deciding to revoke a license, to getting from the desire techniques, to stopping a firm regarding credit. In addition, it said higher licencing costs would be set up to own greater risk borrowing from the bank businesses, as well as the regulator ought to be considering the capacity to prohibit hazardous products.
Payday lenders should be compelled to reduce running over out-of funds, avoid enabling consumers to alter from financial to a different, in order to express factual statements about their clients with other lenders, the business, development and you can feel committee has actually recommended
Bailey said: “Pay day loan, by the most character, appeal to those who work in big financial you prefer, some of just who will get lower levels of economic literacy. We have to guarantee it world abides by the best criteria – often through the codes regarding behavior that will be becoming set-up or, a failure one, because of the the fresh new regulator.”
The fresh new OFT launched a study out-of pay check loan providers a week ago, claiming it could check out fifty significant businesses and you may survey industry and you may individual organisations to determine if businesses was conforming on the Consumer Borrowing Operate as well as suggestions for irresponsible lending.
Neil Munroe, a manager out-of borrowing resource agencies Equifax, states payday loan providers had already approached their company for information about sharing studies throughout the customers, “and the attract possess increased since the announcement of your own OFT review”.
Sharing data about consumers would permit pay-day lenders to check one to they may not be credit irresponsibly to those that have multiple financing and you will who happen to be moving debt over in one payment months to help you the second. The info may be supplied to mainstream loan providers such as while the high-street banks, helping to rehabilitate the credit records from greater risk consumers who pay off cash advance on time.
not, regarding 200 loan providers are considered becoming providing cash advance, some of which are attempting to increase winnings until enhanced control helps to make the United kingdom an unappealing providers environment.
Sarah Brooks, manager off economic services on User Attract said: “Given that panel has actually highlighted, the brand new [OFT] statutes are not strict adequate to make certain pay-day lenders try financing obligations and you will checking their customers’ capacity to pay off loans.
“Brand new cash advance world has experienced the chance to lay the own home manageable however, enjoys failed to stamp upon reckless credit. For the time being, customers, will those into reasonable earnings, was losing out.
“We could possibly urge the government when deciding to take membership of those practical, proportionate and believed pointers and make certain that they’re brought rapidly.”
The latest declaration prevented in short supply of suggesting a cap to your charges, toward grounds that it can reduce supply of credit to help you those who want it really.


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eurobest bestows coveted award on Mercedes-Benz: Mercedes-Benz is Advertiser of the Year 2015
eurobest, the European festival of the creative sector, has declared Mercedes-Benz as 2015’s “Advertiser of the Year”. The prize will be awarded during this year’s festival on 3 December 2015 in Antwerp. In the last four years Mercedes-Benz has won a total of 17 of the coveted eurobest awards.
“We are very glad to be receiving this eurobest award as ‘Advertiser of the Year’. This is a great honour for our global marketing board members, managing all holistic international advertising campaigns. This award will spur us even more in the future to communicate the fascination of Mercedes-Benz in the most creative and sales-effective way”, said Dr Jens Thiemer, Vice President Marketing Mercedes?Benz Cars. The Festival organisers put their choice down to the “incredibly creative commitment of Mercedes-Benz when it comes to its communications”. The “Advertiser of the Year” prize is given annually to European advertisers who have particularly stood out through innovative ideas and creative implementation.
About eurobest – The European Festival of Creativity
Since it was founded in 1988 the eurobest Festival has been Europe’s leading competition for the creative sector and complements the international advertising festival in Cannes. Every year the coveted eurobest awards are given in 18 categories. The prizes were initially awarded annually in London. This changed in 2008, when the purely creative award became a three-day festival with the award ceremony as its highlight. This year the eurobest European Festival of Creativity is being held from 1 to 3 December in Antwer


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The top three in the Seasonal UK Seafood Award category in the National Fish and Chip Awards 2020 have been announced by Seafish. The category is a new award and it is for fish and chips shops which champion the use of sustainable, seasonal fish caught in UK waters.
The National Fish and Chip Awards are organised by Seafish. Seafish are the public body that supports the UK seafood industry. The awards are an annual even which are prestigious in the fish and chip industry and celebrate excellence.
The three who have been shortlisted for this award are:
- Sutton and Sons, London
- Something Else Fishy, Milborne Port, Somerset
- Penaluna’s Famous Fish and Chips, Hirwaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf
The Seasonal UK Seafood Award
The Seasonal UK Seafood Award is part of the 2020 National Fish and Chip Awards which are organised by Seafish. This award is a category that is open to fish and chip businesses which look to promote seasonal seafood to customers. These businesses need to use their knowledge and promote a variety of fresh seasonal species that have been sourced from the UK’s waters.
The fish and chip shops were also judged on their sustainable sourcing policies with a focus on tractability. They will also need to show menu development and innovation, customer service and marketing and promotional activities.


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Agra: When Sanjeev Singh, a 39-year-old hotelier in Agra, ventured into the hospitality business two years ago, little did he anticipate the losses it would incur in 2020 with people across the world confined to their homes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The city that was choc-a-bloc with tourists prior the Covid-19 outbreak, is unusually quiet these days. The Taj Mahal complex, Uttar Pradesh’s main attraction and a major source of revenue for the state tourism industry, wears a deserted look. The monument has been closed for the time being.
Singh, the owner of a 3-star property — Hotel Taj Delux — in the city, is now staring at losses running into Rs 20 crore. He is faced with a double whammy — of paying bills and salaries of his hotel staff, along with the cancellation of all bookings for the year.
“I constructed the hotel with a cost of Rs 40 crore and another Rs 15 crore was spent on interiors and other amenities. With everything shut down all of a sudden, I’m staring at a minimum loss of Rs 15-20 crore as the hotel would have started giving profitable returns only by December this year,” he told ThePrint.
Singh is hardly the only one facing such uncertainty. Hundreds of hotel and tourism business owners in Agra find themselves at the crossroads, with the shutdown of Taj Mahal and a countrywide lockdown.
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Slump threatening businesses
Not only the hospitality sector, many other businesses like the handicrafts emporiums, as well as those engaged in leather, zardozi and marble inlay work also rely heavily on the Taj tourist traffic for their sustenance. Tourists visiting the monument have been their primary customers.
According to data given by the Ministry of Culture to the Lok Sabha, revenue earned from the Taj Mahal had gone up to around four times over five years in 2018-2019.
The revenue generated from this UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018-2019 was Rs 86.48 crore from a little over 70 lakh visitors. The previous year’s revenue stood at Rs 58.76 crore from nearly 65 lakh visitors.
Five years ago, in 2014-15, the revenue generated from the Taj was Rs 21.23 crore with over 60 lakh people visiting the site.
Arun Dang, former head of the Agra Travel and Tourism Association, told ThePrint, “One in four foreign tourists who enter India come to visit the Taj. Agra also has other 250 heritage monuments and three world heritage sites.”
He added: “Travel and tourism would be the last option that anyone would take during a pandemic. We are looking at an extended period of decline in businesses. The slump can go on for months or even a year. The government should waive at least the rental, electricity charges of our hotels for the time being.”
Dang also pointed out that Agra has 12 five-star and 400 other small hotels with an inventory of 6,000-7,000 rooms. The hospitality industry in the city employs around 4 lakh people, with an economic contribution of Rs 3,000 crore.
All of this has been brought to a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic across the globe.
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Shutdown came in peak period
Almost all hoteliers ThePrint spoke to expressed disappointment that the shutdown came during the peak tourist season. Hotel owners said it is the revenue earned during this period which helps them get by for the rest of the year.
Rakesh Chauhan, president of the Agra Hotel and Restaurant Chain Association, said, “The peak tourist season in Agra starts from 1st October to 30th April. The most footfall is observed from February to April, which is the time the coronavirus outbreak has forced closures.”
He added, “The businesses had begun witnessing the impact of Covid-19 from January itself. That is the time when Chinese tourists arrive as their New Year begins. They didn’t make it this time.”
‘Agra has become a graveyard’
While the hospitality industry may still be able to keep itself afloat for the next few months, others such as tourist guides, drivers and tour agencies have been hit the most.
Mohammad Rashid, a government-approved tour guide in Agra, told ThePrint, “If the lockdown extends further then we have to resort to manual labour for our survival. Whatever money we had saved till now is getting over with each passing day as there is no income.”
“Agra used to earn from people visiting its graveyards but unfortunately the city itself has turned into a graveyard after the lockdown,” added Rashid.
Pooran Dawar, chairman of Agra Leather and Shoe Export Association, said, “Agra exports around Rs 4,000 crore worth of leather items across the world. Around 65 per cent of it is still stranded in the high seas and ports of various countries. Not only this year, we are estimating a decline of 50 per cent in orders for the next year too.”
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The emerald green waters of Matapouri Mermaid Pools started to smell strange last year. At first those who maintain the natural swim spot in the north of New Zealand couldn’t work out why the waters would suddenly start emitting an unusual odour.
Was it coming from the ocean? Perhaps chemicals used in the farming fields nearby was running off the land and into the waters?
Then the waters started to cloud and the fish started to deplete. And the smell started to get worse with each passing day. Once subtle, it was now pungent and soon there was no denying it smelt like urine.
It wasn’t from a burst pipe or from misdirected sewerage but from the increasing number of tourists who were arriving each day and had been for the past two years. With no facilities, the pool was being used as a toilet.
The water, which was once crystal clear, was clouded over from sunscreen, washed from the increasing number of bodies that crammed into the small pool each day. The cliffside was also strewn with litter. And even sanitary products were found tucked under rocks and buried clumsily under sand.
Then at the end of the New Zealand summer, in late February, the Matapouri Mermaid Pools couldn’t take any more. It was closed permanently by the local council who said the pool’s environmental and ecological wellbeing needed to heal.
And this natural beauty spot, that was once used by a handful of locals who remember catching snapper within its waters in the early '90s, isn’t alone in struggling with the pressure of finding itself a #1 tourist destination.
Late last October, Maya Bay in Thailand had to close indefinitely so it could recover from overtourism. In April last year the stunning Philippines island of Boracay had to close completely when tourism went from 220,000 visitors in 2016 to 2.2 million in 2017.
And it isn’t just sunshine spots in exotic locations but at this very moment the residents of London’s Notting Hill are struggling with the endless arrival of tourists at their colourful home-fronts each day.
There is a lot of noise when it comes to social media and its detriments. It’s blamed for teen bullying and in turn, a rise in suicide. It’s blamed for the breakdown of relationships, the art of conversation and the depletion of our concentration span.
But the slow dismantling of our earth is perhaps the area that is most overlooked but is the most detrimental. Instagram hasn’t just changed the way we travel, it’s unwittingly destroyed beauty spots around the world.
Unfair? Well, there’s no grey zone with the way it works. Instagram wasn’t set-up to be a free marketing tool for tourist destinations but that’s exactly what it’s become and it has a far greater reach than any other tool used in times before.
There’s currently one billion people using Instagram and travel is one of the most popular topics of conversation. There’s 382 million photos on the platform alone that have been labelled #travel. Perhaps ironically, it’s only superseded by #nature which is found beneath 402 million photos.
Instagram has the power to transform an unknown destination into an overnight sensation, like it did for the Mermaid Pools with its 15,000 mentions or Boracay with its 2.3 million mentions.
Distance, location or even cost are mere inconveniences, rather than true obstacles, for the addictive nature that comes with visiting a spot that’s hot right now.
It’s human nature to want to follow a travel trend. That’s why there’s such a thing as travel trends. But pre-Instagram, a lusty destination would be slowly drip fed an increasing number of tourists via word-of-mouth before the wanderlust of us were onto the next destination of the moment.
Instead, the nature of Instagram means the influx arrive quickly and constantly. And the once-unknown-spot is left shattered, as if a thousand tiny ants had arrived, ripped it to shreds and returned to its queen, glossy picture in hand.
So, what is the solution? Well, a few of the most photographic destinations around the world, like Barcelona, Amsterdam, Cinque Terre, and Santorini are now starting to limit how and when tourists visit in a bid to preserve the landmarks for the future.
But for the mere traveller, mindfulness is key. Many of us are simply unaware that following an Instagram travel trend could have so much impact on these picture-perfect pockets of the world.
Instead make travel plans that are unique and slightly off-the-beaten track. There are many equally stunning alternatives to those heavily featured on Instagram. It just takes a little digging and a bit more planning.
And once there, try something truly novel: Take a break from being overly connected and enjoy the experience without having to share every aspect of your travel plans.
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Taco Bell, Domino’s and McDonald’s are the most innovative companies in food for 2016, according to influential business magazine Fast Company‘s annual superlatives list.
Taco Bell — which also ranks among Fast Company’s top 10 of all companies — gets big props for “operating like a tech company.” Yes, you can order your Quesalupa via an app. Ditto Domino’s, which is similarly “pushing pizzas with high tech.”
Meanwhile, Mickey D’s has been “changing the conversation with a bold rebrand.” We’re guessing that’s corporate speak for “all-day breakfast.”
All this praise for the old-school fast-food sector is a significant departure for Fast Company, which in recent years has mostly reserved its highest praise for bold, futurist-sounding outfits, like plant-based-mayonnaise maker Hampton Creek, sustainable-agriculture firm Farmland LP and alternative-protein purveyor Beyond Meat (no. 1 in 2014). Although, to be fair, quick-serve bread-bowl behemoth Panera did earn the top spot in 2015.
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By Former Staff / April 21st, 2017
Veteran Japanese RPG developer Nihon Falcom has announced that the PS4 version of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana has gone gold, meaning the game is ready to meet the planned release date of 25th May 2017 in Japan. This follows the release of the PS Vita version last summer.
Falcom stated via Twitter that “the final master version [of Ys VIII for PS4] has arrived!” They followed that up with “We just started playing it. Everyone, please rest assured. With this, there is almost no possibility that the release date will be delayed. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (PS4 version) will launch on May 25, 2017 (Thursday).” The above picture is included in the tweet.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana will be coming West this Autumn for PS4, PS Vita, as well as PC via Steam. The title will be published in the West by NIS America.
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CP+B elevated David Corns to the newly created role of vice president/director of product & brand invention. Corns spent the past eight years in account management at CP+B, now moving to the
product innovation group based in Boulder. CP+B's Product Innovation & Brand Invention department collaborates with venture capitalists, operators and strategic partners to create products, brands
and companies from scratch, bringing them to market with the agency owning a substantial share of the total business. In his new role, Corns will help grow this group as it hires industrial designers
and additional staff while working on new brand invention projects. Corns joined CP+B in 2006 as the agency's first European-based employee, tasked with relaunching the Burger King brand in the U.K.
while also laying the foundations for CP+B in Europe. After two years and helping to open the agency's first London office, he relocated to Miami to help run the Burger King U.S. business, later
adding Coca-Cola Zero and Applebee's to his roster. Over the past few years, he also nurtured two product invention brands at CP+B: Angel's Envy bourbon and Papa's Pilar rum. "As a department that
builds brands, companies and products from scratch, we're being even more proactive in targeting new categories and markets to explore, and we've been looking for the right person to help lead and
scale the group while still ensuring the highest level of strategic, innovative and creative output," said Neil Riddell, executive vice president/executive director, product innovation, CP+B. "He is
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In a latest development, Nokia is cutting 1,032 jobs in Finland as part of a cost-cutting programme following its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent.
It is to be mentioned that Finland’s biggest company has cut thousands of jobs in its home country over the past decade as its once-dominantphone business was eclipsed by the rise of smartphone rivals
The company has declined to give an overall figure for global job cuts, but has said it in talks with employee representatives in about 30 countries.
Nokia started the latest cost cutting programme in April and is targeting 900 million euros ($1 billion) of operating cost synergies from the Alcatel deal by 2018.
The Finland based company employs about 104,000 people worldwide, with about 6,850 in Finland, 4,800 in Germany and 4,200 in France.


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It’s been a year since we first saw LG’s massive 55-inch OLED TV. The television was then showcased to a wider audience at CES, where it dazzled onlookers with its picture quality and amazingly thin design and even managed to nab the Best of Show at CES 2012 award.
Now, a year later, the design has gone through a bit of a change and more importantly LG is finally ready to start shipping out this TV to eager customers, starting with its home country – South Korea.
The LG OLED TV (Model 55EM9700) will hit South Korean stores this month, with deliveries beginning next month. It will be priced at KRW 11 million, which is approximately US$10,000, not too expensive for such a large OLED display (early LCDs and plasmas were way more expensive and nowhere as good).
The OLED panel has one of the thinnest bezels I’ve seen and the entire thing is just 4mm deep. This is possible because OLEDs don’t need space consuming backlight assemblies the way LCDs do and are self illuminating. The panel has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and has a WRGB sub-pixel layout, with an extra white sub-pixel. If you’re worried about over-saturated colors, LG claims that their panel produces images that are vibrant yet natural looking.
Of course, it would be wise to wait for CES as you are likely to find way more alternatives this year in the OLED segment, along with some more 4K panels.


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Police and customs officers have just made one of their biggest hauls of illegal bootleg liquor in recent times and broken up an organized gang that was apparently functioning for several months. The discovery in the eastern city of Ostrava could well have many Czechs taking a second look at cheap Christmas spirits bought off the back of a lorry or at market stalls.
Police and customs officers have announced one of their biggest hauls of bootleg alcohol in recent years. They swooped on a gang operating out of the eastern city of Ostrava finding a lorry filled with around 20,000 litres of spirits with another 10,000 litres in a nearby hall and garages. Seven people were detained with three remaining in custody. Customs officers say the state would have lost around 6.0 million crowns if the entire consignment of bootleg alcohol had gone on sale. A large amount of a special disinfectant used to make the alcohol was shipped across the border from Slovakia for further processing in Ostrava with it later going on sale throughout Moravia.
A police crackdown on underage drinking at the early-December holiday of Mikuláš was revealed this week to have been disconcertingly successful. The four-day raid on nearly four thousand bars and restaurants found some 600 intoxicated teens and over 400 infractions of alcohol sales to minors. The finding brings new emphasis to the government’s anti-drug and alcohol strategy, as the director of the government board for drug policy, Jindřich Vobořil, told us when he spoke to Radio Prague about the situation with earlier today.
Czech agriculture will show a profit of only around one billion crowns this year, which is the worst result since the Czech Republic's entry in the European Union in 2004, according to estimates of the Agricultural Association. In 2009, Czech farmers generated a profit of 2.6 billion. The drop in profit, which farmers will see despite higher purchasing prices, is mainly ascribed to the lower volume of government subsidies. Agricultural unions plan to block one of the motorways leading to Prague on December 8th, the day of a trade union strike in protest of low wages in the public sector. If their demand for higher subsidies is not met after the blockage, farmers say they will block all motorways to Prague on December 10.
The Czech Agriculture and Food Inspection Authority banned the sale on Thursday of a batch of salted pistachio nuts imported from Iran due to a high presence of aflatotoxins – naturally occurring mycotoxins often found on cereals, roots, or tree nuts. The product was uncovered at the chain store Kaufland, which has since removed the product from the shelves. The stores are offering a refund to consumers.
The Czech Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has begun checks at wine retailers on whether a top Czech wine producer has fulfilled demands it withdraw 2009 vintage sales from store shelves. Templářské sklepy Čejkovice was given the instruction to remove more than a million litres of wine from sale after it was found to have used unknown grapes along with its own production. The wine producer has challenged the inspectorate’s moves and threatened legal action against it. The state food and drinks authority says the case could compromise its success in recent years in helping Czech wines win a better reputation for quality.
Czech politicians have welcomed suggestions from the European Commission about how to shake up its farm subsidy policy, the Common Agricultural Policy. A main plank of the proposed changes released on Thursday is for discrimination in support between old member states and new ones, such as the Czech Republic, to be abolished after 2013. The proposal includes a guarantee that farmers in all states would be paid a proportion of average EU farm support. At the moment Czech farmers say they get around a third less in support than farmers in richer west European countries. The Commission proposal also suggests there should be no transition period to the new subsidy framework. One worry for Czech farmers is the possibility that a ceiling could be put on payments to large farms. Czech farm holdings are six times larger than the EU average.
One man who probably more than anyone else can claim to represent one of the Czech Republic’s biggest success stories ― beer ― is Jan Veselý, general director of the Czech Beer and Malt Association. The association groups the biggest Czech breweries and hop producers. In today’s programme, Mr. Veselý talks about the massive changes he has witnessed in the industry which had moved from the planned economy to privatization and the take off of micro-breweries.
It’s something that happens every once in a while to all of us: you’re waiting to pay for items at the supermarket or grocery store and at the very last second you notice the underside of your egg plant is covered in mold. Or the ends of the cucumber are soggy. Or something in your cart is just plain off. It happened to me most recently at a supermarket after racing through overcrowded aisles I noticed only at the check-out that an expensive pack of peppers was thoroughly rotted. It’s the kind of moment that you vow you’ll never go back to the place
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A research firm has predicted that come 2015, the humble netbook will be no more.
Phil Schiller shares his thoughts on Apple's PC counterparts, plus what customers are really paying for.
If you've turned your back on netbooks in favour of tablets and smartphones, you're making a serious oversight. Netbooks have some life left in them yet and the 1025C aims to prove it.
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ARMONK, N.Y., April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine having access to your own personal shopping assistant anytime, anywhere. Thanks to a partnership between IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Fluid Inc., the ultimate shopping advisor, powered by Watson, is poised to transform the consumer shopping experience.
Together, IBM and Fluid Inc., are working to redefine today's e-commerce experience by evolving it beyond the traditional criteria of price, convenience and selection, and adding a transformational new factor: the expertise and personalized advice of an in-store sales representative.
The consumer shopping experience is ripe for Watson's ability to interact naturally with people, while serving as an advisor that thinks, learns and empowers its users with insights unlocked from data. A recent study from the IBM Institute for Business Value of more than 30,000 global consumers shows that 40 percent of shoppers use social, location and mobile technologies for information gathering, and yet are not likely to use them to purchase products.
So what is hindering that sizable share of the consumer market from making purchase decisions from their devices? To start, the current state of online and mobile shopping yields a time-consuming, inefficient experience, as consumers comb through websites for information, link by link, or enter keywords into search engines and hope for the best. Today, 50 percent of consumers spend 75 percent or more of their total shopping time conducting online research, according to data from the e-tailing group and PowerReviews.
Something crucial is missing from the typical online and mobile experience: the thoughtful help of an expert sales representative, who is knowledgeable, relatable and ready to advise you on important purchase decisions.
All of that is about the change. IBM and Fluid Inc., are embarking on a new mission to transform the way consumers shop, through personalized, digital experiences with a personal shopping concierge that understands and advises its users on key purchase decisions. IBM and Fluid's collaboration aims to spark an "industry first," as together they remove the pain points of digital commerce, and replace them with the best of what in-store retail shopping has always offered.
The solution: the Fluid Expert Shopper (XPS) made with IBM Watson, an app that gives consumers the power to ask the app highly specific questions, as they would a sales associate in a store, and receive personalized advice that truly satisfies their needs.
In partnership with The North Face and other consumer brands, Fluid XPS will take advantage of Watson's ability to answer consumers' questions and learn from their responses, engage in real-time conversations and then tailor suggestions for products in a rich and relevant manner. Watson will understand the context of its users' questions, and continuously learn about their needs based on the information they share.
As an example, one could ask Watson for advice on what outdoor gear is best-suited for a five-day, June hiking adventure in Phoenix. Fluid XPS would call upon Watson's understanding of natural language to identify clues from the user's question suggesting particular needs around weather, terrain and trail conditions.
When complete, Fluid XPS will draw on data, including the brand's product information, user reviews and online expert publications through IBM Watson, to provide consumers with informed recommendations according to their needs and desires. Consumers will receive valuable insights in making smart, satisfying purchases and be able to interact with Watson on desktops, tablets and smartphones for the first time.
To further advance this new e-commerce dynamic, the Watson Group is today announcing a new milestone in its collaboration with Fluid, to ensure they can go to market faster and bring their vision to life in a range of markets. Drawing from $100 million that IBM has earmarked for direct investments to fuel a new class of cognitive apps, the Watson Group is making an investment in Fluid, Inc., to help deliver the first-ever cognitive assistant for online shoppers into the marketplace.
In creating an app that interacts naturally with users, understands the context within their needs and learns to improve how it provides assistance from a user's mobile device, IBM and Fluid are tapping into a crucial, yet unmet marketplace need.
"By tapping into IBM Watson's cognitive intelligence, Fluid is infusing the personalized, interactive feel of an in-store conversation into every digital shopping interaction," said Mike Rhodin, Senior Vice President, IBM Watson Group. "This is what positive market disruption looks like, and it's a key example of how a new era of cognitive applications will revolutionize how decisions are made by consumers and businesses alike."
With a vision to forever transform the online and mobile commerce space, IBM and Fluid aim to bring back the era of personalized customer service, by accelerating the consumer shopping experience into a new era of cognitive computing.
"Fluid and IBM are purposely involving consumers in this new era of computing. An era in which people no longer type best-guess keywords into a retail website's search box and hope for meaningful results; instead people ask specific questions based on explicit needs and get expert, personalized, information-driven responses to guide buying decisions. This is the same experience we have in real-world stores with great sales reps every day and is what's missing from digital retail," said Kent Deverell, CEO, Fluid, Inc.
Fluid was one of the first organizations to join IBM's ecosystem of developers, entrepreneurs and growth companies of all sizes that are building apps and services infused with Watson's cognitive computing intelligence. As a Watson Ecosystem partner, Fluid is creating its cognitive technology in the Watson Developer Cloud, which provides a toolkit and sandbox for building cognitive apps, as well as access to Watson's Application Programming Interface (API).
Pioneering a New Era of Computing and Spurring Innovation
IBM Watson represents a new era of computing, in which apps and systems interact with human users more naturally, augment our knowledge with Big Data insights, and learn to improve how they assist us.
Fueled by innovation from a mission to transform industries and professions, Watson is uniquely positioned at the forefront of the new era of computing, evidenced by an unmatched demonstration of what cognitive systems can bring to transform decision-making. IBM is delivering a range of cloud-based products and services to clients in industries such as banking, healthcare, insurance and retail.
In January, 2014, IBM launched the IBM Watson Group, a new business unit dedicated to the development and commercialization of cloud-delivered cognitive advisors. The move signifies a strategic shift by IBM to accelerate into the marketplace a new class of software, services and apps that think, improve by learning, and discover insights from massive amounts of Big Data.
IBM is investing more than $1 billion into the Watson Group, focusing on research, development and bringing cloud-delivered cognitive applications and services to market. This includes $100 million earmarked for direct investment to support IBM's ecosystem of start-ups and businesses building cognitive apps made with Watson. Currently more than 1,900 organizations and entrepreneurial individuals have shared their ideas for creating cognitive apps that redefine how businesses and consumers make decisions.
For more information on IBM Watson, please visit www.ibmwatson.com
To join the social discussion about Watson include the hashtag #ibmwatson
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For more insights on this story, please read this post on IBM's A Smarter Planet blog.
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"It's impossible to get a virus on a MacBook." For years, this was the mantra of Apple users everywhere. However, cybersecurity company Malwarebytes recently unveiled the revelation that, for the first time, Macs have overtaken Windows in volume and severity of threats targeting it.
Malwarebytes' 2020 State of Malware report shared that Mac threats increased exponentially in comparison to Windows. In fact, calculations showed that Macs outpaced Windows in threats per endpoint by almost 2:1. The report also found that the overall volume of Mac threats increased by more than 400% year-on-year.
Of course, this could only be natural following the increased uptake of MacBooks. As they grow in popularity, they grow in opportunity for malicious actors to exploit.
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As mentioned earlier, MacBooks have always upheld a reputation of being a safer alternative to Windows PCs. In the ongoing battle that has been Apple versus Microsoft, security was an edge that Apple could boast over its opponent. However, after a number of security blunders, including iOS hacks and malicious App Store activity, it's clear that Apple need to step up their game and regain their competitive edge.
Equally, Windows are not out of the woods. Malwarebytes' research concluded that threats across both Macs and Windows have increased in volume and severity. Each face their own specific threat types; Windows is more susceptible to threats in the traditional malware arena, while Macs fell victim to families of adware and potentially unwanted programs. One thing is for sure: it'll be interesting to see just how the companies address their security gaps. In the meantime, Windows takes the lead.
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Peak Camper Vans to launch new Xplore campervan
Newly-formed motorhome specialist Peak Camper Vans has announced the production of its first campervan conversion, the Xplore.Based on a VW T5, the Xplore promises to be a “reliable, functional campervan with a superior, handcrafted interior.”
Peak Camper Vans is a new sister company to Peak Leisure Vehicles. Steve Parsons, Peak Camper Vans founder and director, says: “We decided to build our own campervan after so many people requested it. Our aim with the VW Xplore is to create a four-berth, multi-purpose vehicle that we would want to use with our own families for holidays and days out.”
The first T5 VW Xplore (2.0 TDi, 102bhp model) is currently being built at Peak Leisure Vehicles’ Ashbourne showroom and will be available from £39,995 on the road.


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A boutique hotel in Nashville is now accepting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for room and event bookings, according to BizJournals.
Located in downtown Nashville, the Bobby Hotel boasts city-themed rooms, a rooftop lounge, and its own 1963 Lincoln Continental that you can take out for a ride around town.
Guests can now pay for a booking using Bitcoin payment service BitPay. The service manages the cryptocurrency payment on behalf of the hotel, meaning that guests can pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum and a range of stablecoins (cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat money, such as the US dollar). You can even pay with Dogecoin, which BitPay added last month.
Who’s paying with Bitcoin?
“As Bitcoin and cryptocurrency become more widely accepted forms of payment globally, it was important to find a way to provide our guests with the access and convenience of utilizing these currencies when visiting Bobby,” said Jeff Crabiel, area general manager of Bobby Hotel, in a release.
The hospitality sector has already begun to embrace cryptocurrency, with booking platforms like CheapAir and Travala taking payment in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies; the latter has also launched partnerships with mainstream travel sites including Booking.com and Expedia.
Outside of hospitality, organizations including the Dallas Mavericks, Oakland A’s and Tesla have started accepting cryptocurrency. But while companies may be accepting Bitcoin, consumers are proving reluctant to part with their cryptocurrency holdings. The Oakland A’s, which said they’ll accept one Bitcoin for a full-season suite, have yet to be taken up on their offer.
It’s something that begs the oft-repeated question of whether Bitcoin is for payments—or more of a store of value.


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Roswell’s first Food and Beverage Festival will showcase Roswell’s abundant culinary scene this weekend.
The festival will be held Oct. 27 at Connexion Plaza at 1570 Holcomb Bridge Road, Roswell. Around 16 restaurants, including Citizen Soul and From the Earth Brewing, and numerous chefs will provide samples and tastings during the festival.
Beer and wine will be served to compliment tastings throughout the day. Unlike a traditional “Taste of” event, the Roswell Food and Beverage Festival will feature engaging demonstrations — including whole animal breakdown, mixology demos, wine education and pairings, and ceramic cooker smoking.
The net proceeds from the festival will go to local organization HomeStretch, whose mission is to guide homeless families toward permanent housing and lasting stability.
“We’re thrilled that this committee has taken such a proactive approach to creating an event of this caliber,” executive director of Visit Roswell Andy Williams said. “As we build the festival in this first year and showcase the talents of our local chefs and community partners, we’re optimistic that it will grow into an event that draws both locals and out-of-town guests to a culinary weekend experience for years to come.”
Roswell is home to over 200 independent dining establishments, featuring a variety of cuisines and dining atmospheres. The Food and Beverage Festival was sparked by members of the committee who recognized the need to showcase Roswell’s momentous dining scene and culinary partners in an immersive setting.
The Roswell Food and Beverage Festival takes place on Sunday, Oct. 27, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. with VIP access beginning at 1 p.m. General admission tickets are $75 per ticket and VIP tickets are $125. For more information on the festival and to purchase tickets visit roswellfandb.com.


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Vile images show how a tourist defecated on an Airbnb apartment bed - before covering the walls in excrement.
The owner of the Paris apartment, called Laurie S, is now battling for £10,000 to pay for damages, according to the Mirror .
The guest trashed her "charming" home, she claims, with the walls covered in excrement and urine.
Damaged furniture and soiled bed sheets are also seen in the apartment, which was rented in France.
Images posted on social media show the apartment littered with discarded items - from alcohol bottles to rubbish.
A Canadian man is reported to have rented out the premises for three weeks in August.
"The charming studio had literally been transformed into a 'squat' full of excrement, urine and an impressive quantity of empty alcohol bottles,” Laurie wrote on Facebook.
"I was really shocked and devastated to find my studio in that state when I returned."
Laurie who lives in the studio for most of the year and rents it out when she travels around the country for work.
The renter, who has now been banned from the homesharing platform, used the bed as a toilet, covered the apartment "floor to ceiling" in urine, jammed the front door, caused extensive damage to the bathroom and toilet and covered the apartment with rubbish.
Laurie says she did not meet the man who rented the property, but her neighbours said he appeared "nice".
Laurie claims she later learned the man was "suffering from alcoholism and depression".
"The [clean-up] costs are enormous," she wrote. "I had the courage to take new pictures despite the smell, insects and impurities that proliferate. It’s getting harder to bear this and 'surprises' in plastic bags."
Laurie said Airbnb is sending an expert to evaluate the damage.
"I am still waiting," she said.
Airbnb online: "This type of bad experience is extremely rare."
Airbnb told France 3 television that of the 30 million flats rented on its site last year to only 0.009 per cent had serious damage.


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The reasons to support small business and boycott Amazon are ever-increasing. Amazon’s once innovative model is now a bastion of consumerism, waste, and abusive practices. Amazon’s network of contracted delivery companies have a terrible safety record marked with routine fatalities. Amazon has been widely criticized for its poor treatment of employees and contractors. Amazon’s Ring is building a privatized surveillance network at the expense of consumers’ privacy. Its ads and media infringe on competitors’ trademarks and intellectual property. The list goes on and on and smacks of monopoly. When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos predicts that Amazon will fail within 30 years, does he intend to take our economy’s health with it?
Stories of delivery contractors pressuring their drivers to move quickly, take more dangerous turns, and even pee in bottles to avoid bathroom breaks in order to satisfy Amazon’s strict timetables are rife. Even Amazon’s first CFO, Joy Covey, was killed by a contracted delivery van. And yet, Amazon officials have continued to sacrifice safety for speed in company protocol, because it’s more important that customers be delighted by fast delivery.
On Black Friday 2019 workers from six German distribution centers staged a walkout over pay and conditions. Meanwhile, protesters gathered outside Amazon’s French headquarters in Clichy and tried to blockade a shopping center in Paris and a logistics center near Lyon. The protests, dubbed Block Friday, denounced “the model of consumption that is anti-ecological and anti-social.” Black Friday was exclusively an American custom until the last decade when Amazon encouraged the observance in the UK. Europeans are resisting the trend, and language banning Black Friday advertising has even been introduced into France’s anti-waste legislation.
Despite its pledge to be net carbon netural by 2040, Amazon has threatened to fire employees who speak of environmental issues. Amazon’s ubiquity and impact is most visible in a place like Baltimore. At BWI Airport Amazon boasts a $36 million, 200,000-square-foot building with bays for 93 tractor-trailers to load and unload at once. Its 27-acre BWI2 warehouse has over 14 miles of conveyer belt, built with substantial government subsidies. Yet Amazon pays its pilots a third less than FedEx or UPS. Warehouse workers earn less than their GM and Bethlehem Steel unionized predecessors, endure long shifts, and are auto-dismissed by computers if they do not maintain a breakneck pace for the entire workshift.
Indeed, the computers rule Amazon. Ring, Amazon’s doorbell camera security system, was developed in part to mitigate package theft. With more than 600 police partnerships, Ring and its Law Enforcement Neighborhood Portal allow police to request camera footage directly from residents without obtaining a warrant. Thanks to dozens of taxpayer-funded camera discount programs, Amazon is quietly building a privatized surveillance network throughout the United States.
While Amazon is still the second-largest retailer in the United States behind Walmart, its greatest profit now comes, not from online orders, but from cloud computing and advertising. “Amazon sees local government as a big purchaser of those [cloud] services, and sees law enforcement as an easy way in to gain those bigger contracts from local government.”
More than half of American households have an Amazon Prime membership (including this author, but not for long), and most shopping searches begin on Amazon, not Google. Amazon’s bread and butter now comes from selling ads based on consumer shopping habits — with profits in the billions.
Among these shopping habits, Amazon’s algorithms noticed many users have been searching for “rub n restore” for their leather furniture. Since at least June 2017 Amazon has been illegally using Rub ‘n Restore’s trademarked brand name in Google, Yahoo and Bing ads. Clicking on the ad diverts shoppers to products sold, not by Rub ‘n Restore, but rather its largest competitor, Furniture Clinic, via Amazon.com. Such brand identity has been hard-earned by CC and Lesandre, the mother-and-daughter owners and operators of Rub ‘n Restore, Inc, through their unique products, compelling how-to videos, and outstanding one-on-one customer support.
Such ads are poor ‘user experience’, violate privacy, divert sales from reputable small business, drive up advertising costs, and infringe on intellectual property.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and district courts have already set precedents favoring Amazon, Google and Microsoft in trademark infringement cases with companies like Williams-Sonoma, Lush Cosmetics, and Prime Trucking Company.
Despite murmurs of anti-trust legislation, the e-commerce giant lobbied for the “Amazon Amendment” to win government sales and signed a lucrative deal with with 1,500 public agencies in 2017.
Amazon employees have used data from independent sellers on the company’s platform — their own customers — to develop competing products, which often crush the smaller companies in the process.
Can anyone say monopoly?
If these aren’t reasons enough to boycott Amazon, CEO Jeff Bezos himself admits, “Amazon is not too big to fail. In fact, I predict one day Amazon will go bankrupt.” Amazon employs over 600,000 people and saw a twenty-fold increase in the last eight years. Amazon’s stock price has more than quadrupled since 2013. Pair that with little sellers who concede to ‘join or die’ the online giant, Amazon’s inevitable decline could eviscerate places like Baltimore and constitute the next big crash. And yet Bezos “is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2026.” In July 2020 his fortune increased by $13 billion in a single day.
“The most resilient economies are multi-faceted and home to a diverse number of industries.” Such economies avoid large drops in economic growth and employment and are more likely to experience a faster recovery in a recession or natural disaster. They are too diverse to fail.
Thus it is in our own best interest to support small business at every possible turn, even if it means sacrificing a few extra bucks, a little convenience or an extra day of shipping. Check out this fantastic compendium of competitively priced ethical alternatives to Amazon products and digital services.


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Wall Street analysts expect Monster Beverage Co. (NASDAQ:MNST) to post sales of $841.52 million for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks. Six analysts have issued estimates for Monster Beverage’s earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $833.30 million and the highest estimate coming in at $850.20 million. Monster Beverage posted sales of $753.77 million during the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year over year growth rate of 11.6%. The business is scheduled to issue its next earnings report on Wednesday, March 7th.
On average, analysts expect that Monster Beverage will report full-year sales of $841.52 million for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $3.39 billion to $3.41 billion. For the next fiscal year, analysts anticipate that the firm will post sales of $3.81 billion per share, with estimates ranging from $3.73 billion to $3.92 billion. Zacks’ sales calculations are an average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that follow Monster Beverage.
A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Susquehanna Bancshares set a $51.00 target price on Monster Beverage and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 20th. UBS Group lowered Monster Beverage to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, November 20th. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $65.00 target price (up previously from $58.00) on shares of Monster Beverage in a research note on Thursday, November 9th. Zacks Investment Research raised Monster Beverage from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $75.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 19th. Finally, BidaskClub raised Monster Beverage from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $64.41.
In related news, Vice Chairman Hilton H. Schlosberg sold 13,983 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.53, for a total value of $902,322.99. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 967,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $62,429,935.68. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Chairman Rodney C. Sacks sold 62,386 shares of Monster Beverage stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.53, for a total value of $4,025,768.58. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now owns 949,806 shares in the company, valued at $61,290,981.18. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 268,026 shares of company stock worth $17,179,867 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 9.40% of the company’s stock.
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MNST. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its stake in Monster Beverage by 35.4% in the 2nd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 74,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,690,000 after purchasing an additional 19,413 shares in the last quarter. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC purchased a new position in Monster Beverage in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $11,992,000. Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in Monster Beverage in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $288,000. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Monster Beverage by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 51,175 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,827,000 after purchasing an additional 1,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Skylands Capital LLC purchased a new position in Monster Beverage in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $276,000. Institutional investors own 65.26% of the company’s stock.
Monster Beverage (MNST) opened at $64.60 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36,928.32, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.09. Monster Beverage has a 52 week low of $41.02 and a 52 week high of $70.21.
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Monster Beverage Corporation is a holding company. The Company develop, market, sell and distribute alternative beverage category beverages under the brand names of Monster Energy, Monster Rehab, Monster Energy Extra Strength Nitrous Technology, Java Monster, X-Presso Monster, Muscle Monster, Punch Monster, Hansen’s, Hansen’s Natural Cane Soda, Junior Juice, Blue Sky, Hubert’s, Worx Energy and Peace Tea.
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According to a recent e-Conomy report in SEA, Thailand’s digital economy is expected to be worth a staggering $30 billion (984 billion baht). The biggest contribution of $21 billion comes directly from e-commerce. The study also increased its forecast for Thailand’s online economy, after previously forecasting it will hit $53 billion by 2025, it is now predicting it will go as high as $57 billion by 2025.
The report concludes that the sizeable drop in travel is being compensated by a surge in the e-commerce industry, with the report mentioning that 9 million new online users were added during 2020. Thailand also has the second-highest consumption penetration in the region at a massive 90%.
The study was conducted by management consulting company, Bain & Company, and by Singaporean holding company, Temasek.


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Coinbase, America’s leading cryptocurrency exchange , revealed that Coinbase Wallet , its wallet, will announce new Bitcoin cash .
By updating to the latest version of the application that is said to be done within a few weeks, users can save and remit Bitcoin cash using Coinbase Wallet .
As for Coinbase Wallet’s goal, Coinbase has said ” to develop a user-managed wallet that drives the world ,” and this response to Bitcoin cash is another important step towards achieving the goal I am doing.
Such Coinbase Wallet has already corresponded to Bitcoins, Ethernet, Ethernet classic and others, more than 100 thousand kinds of ERC 20 tokens, collectible of ERC 721, etc. We are announcing that more currencies will be corresponded in the future I will.
After updating, both iOS and Android can save and remit Bitcoin cash by default, support for new address format called “CashAddr” and correspondence to test net for developers are also done It is.
Coinbase Wallet makes it possible to store secret keys using Google Drive and iCloud
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Companies across industries are exploring and implementing artificial intelligence (AI) projects, from big data to robotics, to automate business processes, improve customer experience, and innovate product development. According to McKinsey, “embracing AI promises considerable benefits for businesses and economies through its contributions to productivity and growth.” But with that promise comes challenges.
Computers and machines don’t come into this world with inherent knowledge or an understanding of how things work. Like humans, they need to be taught that a red light means stop and green means go. So, how do these machines actually gain the intelligence they need to carry