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Super Retail Group, which is the largest sporting goods retailer in Australia, will slow capital spending in 2015 due to economic uncertainty and low consumer confidence, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Peter Birtles told investors attending the company’s annual meeting.
Birtles disclosed that comparable stores sales at the Group’s Sports Retailing business, which includes the Rebel Sports, Amart Sports, Goldcross Cycles and Workout World, increased 3 percent during the 16-week period ended Oct. 18. Comparable store sales declined 8 percent, however, at its Leisure Retailing business, which sells hunting, fishing, camping, paddling and other outdoor leisure gear in Australia and New Zealand through Ray’s Sports, FCO and BCF stores.
Super Retail Group reported in August that its Leisure Retailing
business generated flat earnings before income taxes (EBIT) of $33.0
million in the fiscal year ended June 28, on sales of $552.5 million,
which were up 5.7 percent from the year before. At the time, the company said BCF sales had suffered from a decline in mining activity and cannibalization from the opening of new stores, while Ray’s Sports has exited Outdoor and BBQ categories as part of a restructuring. The Sports Retailing business reported EBIT declined 0.9 percent to $62.8 million on a 4.3 percent increase in sales of $734.0 million.
Overall sales performance so far this year has been in line with expectations,” said Birtles.
“We are pleased with the sales growth being delivered in both the Auto and Sports divisions,” he said. “As forecast, the Leisure division continues to be impacted by new store cannibalization and weak trading conditions in mining and regional areas-this impact is expected to reduce in the second half of the financial year. Sales at the Rays Outdoors and FCO businesses have been below expectations and a review of both businesses is underway.
“We continue to grow our network of stores across the Group,” Birtles continued. “In the Leisure division, we expect to open four new stores, close two stores and refurbish three BCF superstores. In the Sports division, we expect to open 14 new stores (mostly Amart Sports), close five stores and refurbish 15 stores.
Gross margins are tracking below prior comparative period for the year to date but are expected to be in line with the prior period over the full year. Full year EBITDA margin is expected to be in line with the prior year, after excluding prior year one-off tax and revenue adjustment benefits.
Depreciation costs are tracking in line with a 20 percent increase for the full year over the prior corresponding period due to the impact of of spending on information technology and distribution centers needed to deliver a multi-channel retailer experience.
We expect our capital expenditure to be around $90 million in the year ahead as we continue to invest in new stores and store refurbishments, fitout of the new Brisbane distribution centre and continue our investment in our multi-channel capabilities,” said Birtle. “The construction and fitout of the new distribution centre remains on track for commencing operations in February.


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Calvin Richardson has brought us back to that good ole’ grown and sexy lovin with his brand new single “We Gon’ Love Tonite.”
Reminiscent of Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing,” the sultry bedroom jam is co-produced by Eric Benet, who recently signed the “Prince of Soul” to his Jordan House label.
As they prep for the release of Richardson’s forthcoming album, which is due out this summer, the North Carolina native is helping fans learn the songs sultry words with the official lyric video.
Fans can also catch Calvin and Eric Benet at the BET Experience on June 29.
Check out the premiere of the lyric video below, and pick up the single on iTunes now!

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to overturn a lower court ruling in favor of Dish’s offering of a feature that allows subscribers to watch broadcast TV outside the home.
A three-judge panel of the appeals court, which heard oral arguments in the case only last week, on Monday concluded that U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee “committed no legal error and made no clearly erroneous factual findings” when she refused to grant Fox’s request for an injunction that would have forced Dish to halt its offering of Dish Anywhere and Hopper Transfers. She concluded that Fox had not shown that it would suffer “irreparable harm” — a key element for courts issuing the injunction — if Dish was allowed to continue using the features.
Dish is using Slingbox technology for its Anywhere service, and has made much of the fact that the broadcasters have not challenged its legality up until now. The Slingbox was first introduced in 2005 and deployed in the Dish services in 2012.
The three-judge panel rejected Fox’s arguments that a preliminary injunction should be issued because it would be impossible to calculate damages should it prevail. They also wrote that “the district court’s ruling that Fox’s assertion of lost advertising revenue absent an injunction of Dish Network’s technologies was inadequately supported by Fox’s evidence was not clear error, in light of the evidence that advertisers are adapting to the changing landscape of television consumption.”
Fox also is challenging other Dish services via its Hopper technology, including a feature that allows subscribers to automatically have entire nights worth of programming recorded with commercials automatically deleted. Gee also ruled in favor of Dish in that portion of the litigation, and a 9th Circuit panel affirmed her ruling. Fox is awaiting word from the 9th Circuit on its petition for rehearing.
R. Stanton Dodge, Dish’s executive vice president and general counsel, said in a statement, “Today’s decision is the fifth in a string of victories for consumers related to our Hopper Whole-Home DVR platform. Dish is pleased that the court has sided again with consumer choice and control by rejecting Fox’s efforts to deny our customers access to the Dish Anywhere and Hopper Transfers features. Last year, the 9th Circuit also rejected Fox’s attempt to block customers from using the AutoHop and PrimeTime Anytime features. We will continue to vigorously defend consumers’ right to choice and control over their viewing experience.”
A spokesman for Fox said in a statement, “While we are disappointed in today’s ruling, it is not unexpected, as the bar for a preliminary injunction is extremely high. The decision had nothing to do with the merits of our claim and does not address the fact that ‘DISH Anywhere’ is both illegal and in violation of our existing distribution agreement. We will now move forward and fully expect to prevail at trial.”


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TORONTO, April 29 (Reuters) - Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless (SW.TO)(SWIR.O) reported a big jump in first-quarter profit on Tuesday, delivering record quarterly revenues despite tougher conditions related to component supply.
Sierra, which makes the AirCard line of modems, said it earned $9.7 million, or 31 cents per share, in the three months ended March 31. That was up 83 percent from a profit of $5.3 million, or 20 cents a share, a year earlier.
Revenue jumped 66 percent to $141.9 million, from $85.4 million a year earlier.
“We experienced continued strong momentum in our business and achieved record quarterly revenue, in spite of a challenging component supply environment,” chief executive Jason Cohenour said in a statement.
For the second quarter, Sierra said it expects revenue of $154 million and diluted earnings of 35 cents per share.
“Our revenue expectations for the second quarter of 2008 reflect strong demand and good revenue visibility,” the company said.
Sierra released its results after markets closed. During the day, its shares rose 2 Canadian cents to end at C$20.45 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. ($1=$1.01 Canadian) (Reporting by Wojtek Dabrowski; editing by Rob Wilson)


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By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
Despite 57 percent of businesses suffering a decline in first-half profits, a Central Bank survey has found that nearly-two-thirds believe the economy will improve during 2019’s final months.
The findings, released as part of the regulator’s analysis of developments during the six months to end-June, gave a mixed picture of both the Bahamian private sector’s performance and outlook for the remainder of the year.
John Rolle, the Central Bank’s governor, described the results as “varied” and added: “Most surveyed businesses noted higher costs in their operations but stable to improved operating conditions.
“The outlook held by most firms was for stable to further improved conditions over the remainder of 2019, with lowered inflation expectations and healthier employment outcomes than in the first half of 2019.”
Increased operating costs are likely to have been driven by a combination of the VAT rate increase to 12 percent; the “pass through” effects of higher global oil prices in terms of energy and transportation costs; and potentially higher import prices driven by the US-China “trade war” and tariff hikes.
“Many businesses responded that the average cost of inventory, goods and services, wages and investments have increased during the last six months,” the Central Bank report on the survey said.
It added that 68 percent of companies surveyed had seen an increase in total wages and operating costs, with 57 percent experiencing a rise in average inventory costs. Some 45 percent had endured increases in the prices of goods and surveys, with 50 percent reporting that the cost associated with making investments had also grown.
The overall impression from the Central Bank’s findings was that the economy and trading conditions remain tough for most Bahamian companies, especially those in the domestic economy, although many have been able to hold the line on staffing and employee hours.
“Just over half of respondents (57 percent) noted a decline in profits, while 24 percent noted an expansion,” the Central Bank revealed of its survey size. “Sixty-eight percent and 55 percent, respectively, of businesses reported that average weekly hours and the total number of employees remained relatively the same.”
A further 71 percent of companies said debts owed to banks and other creditors remained unchanged, indicating that few have generated sufficient earnings to deleverage their balance sheets.
Yet against this backdrop “businesses were largely optimistic about the upcoming six months”, according to the Central Bank, “although many expect prices will continue to rise” - something that will not be warmly greeted by consumers already grappling with the high cost of living.
The survey found that 63 percent were optimistic of an improvement in overall business conditions during the 2019 second half, with 14 percent anticipating “no change” and a further 18 percent expecting the overall climate to “worsen”.
A further 50 percent expect domestic private sector employment to increase during the final six months of 2019, with 30 percent anticipating staffing levels will be unchanged and the remaining 20 percent predicting unemployment will worsen.
As for inflation, some 40 percent of businesses expect this to increase, with 35 percent predicting “no change” and the other 25 percent a reduction. This follows a 2019 first half in which 76 percent of companies interviewed endured inflation’s impact through cost increases, with 10 percent saying there was no impact and the final 14 percent disclosing that prices decreased.
When it came to the overall Bahamian business climate, 45 percent of respondents said there was “no change” and 32 percent said it had become “worse”. Just 23 percent saw an improvement, which stands in contrast to the seeming surge in business confidence for the 2019 second half.
Finally, 41 percent of Bahamian companies experienced “no change” in domestic employment conditions during the 2019 first half, with 32 percent seeing an increase and 27 percent suffering a decrease.
While cautioning that the survey was not representative of the entire business community due to the “small sample size”, the Central Bank said a cross-section of companies and individuals “covering most of the sectors of importance” had been included.
Mr Rolle, meanwhile, said efficiency rather than jobs was the most important measure of success for the domestic commercial banking industry, and suggested there was “considerable room” for improvement in the former.
“We don’t want our domestic financial system to be measured just on the number of people working in the sector,” he explained. “We want to look at how efficient the sector is. There is considerable room to be more efficient.”
The emphasis on efficiency, the Central Bank governor said, was necessary because of the commercial banking industry’s importance as a source of savings intermediation and the hub around which monies move.
As for the international financial services industry, Mr Rolle acknowledged that while there had been a reduction in the size of bank and trust company balance sheets as the sector adjusted to “tax transparency” and the new international regulatory environment, the Central Bank was more focused on how many institutions were transitioning to a physical presence in this nation.
“Just to look at the balance sheet can give an inaccurate perception of what is happening,” Mr Rolle explained. He added that consolidation at the head office level, involving mergers and acquisitions, had also affected the number of bank and trust company licensees in The Bahamas.


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What Happened: Streetwear brand Off-White released a limited-edition denim series on its new WeChat Mini Program store in China. The series includes denim jackets, trousers, hoodies, and AirPod cases bearing the brand’s iconic crossed arrows symbol that range from $453 to $1,399 (2,960 to 9,140 yuan).
The eight-year-old brand was founded by the American artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear, Virgil Abloh, and is still new to China’s social channels. Its WeChat account was registered this August, with the first post coming in November. However, the brand already has a website with e-commerce features and a sizable offline presence with 16 stores in China, five in Hong Kong, three in Shanghai, two in Beijing, and outposts in cities like Hangzhou since entering China in 2017. “The China market and Chinese consumers are very important to Off White. Over the years, the brand has always connected very well with consumers at all latitudes, and China has been a pivotal market for the growth of the business,” Cristiano Fagnani, New Guards Group CMO, told Jing Daily.
Off-White posted a teaser on its official WeChat account two days before the official launch, which garnered around 700 views over 24 hours. According to Fagnani, it is the company’s plan to release special collections for WeChat regularly in the future, with the aim of better engaging the market.
Jing Take: China’s reemergence from the pandemic has reignited the country’s slumping streetwear market, and cool kids once again ran around in their fresh sneakers and collab items after lockdowns eased in March.
Off-White picked the perfect time to do its WeChat drop, as December hosts two of China’s largest streetwear conventions: Innersect and Sneaker Con. It also saw the release of season two of the streetwear-themed reality TV show Fourtry. Furthermore, Off-White’s commitment to producing special capsule collections makes it a perfect contender for engaging drop-hungry consumers on WeChat.
Compared to spending on interactive booths at the upcoming Sneaker Con, doing a WeChat limited-edition series is cost-efficient. Plus, the drop comes at a time when WeChat’s Mini Program, after three years, has substantially grown its user base. With 440 million daily active users, WeChat saw roughly $122 billion (800 billion yuan) go through the Mini Program in 2019, and it is estimated to reach around $306 billion this year.
But, with a fledgling online viewership, will Off-White be able to let its zealous Chinese fans know they can buy new items with just a few finger taps? If the company’s track record offline and in all other markets is any indication, the answer is yes.
The Jing Take reports on a piece of the leading news and presents our editorial team’s analysis of the key implications for the luxury industry. In the recurring column, we analyze everything from product drops and mergers to heated debate sprouting on Chinese social media.


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EUROMONITOR INTERNATIONAL REVEALS ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK
Key figures indicate that the Middle East region will remain a high focus area for global beauty majors, as demand continues to grow at a considerable rate. This was revealed by Epoc Messe Frankfurt at a press conference held to announce the upcoming Beautyworld Middle East, which will run from May 29th to 31st at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Trends revealed by Euromonitor International, Knowledge Partner for Beautyworld Middle East and leading independent global strategic intelligence provider indicate strong growth for colour cosmetics with an increase in spend on premium fragrances, and a shift in consumer attitude to men’s grooming.
Reflecting the rapidly developing beauty and wellness market in the Middle East region for the last decade, Beau-tyworld Middle East has grown to become the leading international trade show and conference for the industry. With available space fully sold out, the 2012 edition is 21% larger than last year. Bringing together 816 exhibitors from 51 countries, the event attracts the who’s-who of the industry.
Natural and Organic Cosmetics and the growing demand for Halal Products are becoming key areas of interest to leading international manufacturers and suppliers. The increasing preference for natural and organic products in the Middle East has seen this sector grow by 20% in 2011*. This year Beautyworld Middle East features 39 exhibitors showcasing green products including: Fridda Dorsch, Pomone, Al Mawared Natural Beauty Products, Beauty Se-crets, Natural from the Dead Sea and Ziaga Ltd.
As consumers around the region increasingly opt for halal cosmetics and beauty products, figures indicate that the market for such products has grown to around US$500 million**. 22 companies will be featuring their halal product lines at Beautyworld Middle East including: Asia Forestry, Elly Jones Beauty Co., Trend International, Icare General Trading, European Flavours & Fragrances and Proveda Herbals. Other areas of keen interest for trade visitors are expected to be fragrances, hair and cosmetics.
“The business of beauty continues to be on the upswing especially in the Middle East region, which is reflected by the growth of Beautyworld Middle East and the increasing interest from leading players worldwide,” said Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of Epoc Messe Frankfurt. “Apart from presenting the foremost networking platform for the regional industry, we are glad to be able to herald transformational international trends to the local market and additionally serve as a sounding board for the exchange of innovative ideas,” he added.
“Luxury continues to drive market growth in the GCC and the focus on oriental fragrances emphasises a trend for localisation,” said Sana Toukan, Research Manager of Euromonitor International.
Given the known regional preference for fine fragrances Beautyworld Middle East also puts a strong focus on this segment. With 153 exhibitors showcasing their latest range of fragrances, this has continued to be one of the better performing segments of the trade show, having grown by 140% since 2008.
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Politicians and law enforcement officials in California will introduce a bill on Friday that requires all smartphones and tablet PCs sold in the state be equipped with a digital "kill-switch" that would make the devices useless if stolen.
Recent data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus were sophisticated attacks not detected by robust cybersecurity measures, executives with the two companies told U.S. lawmakers.
The U.S. Congress needs to help restore global trust in the nation's technology vendors by reining in surveillance programs at the National Security Agency, an industry representative told lawmakers Tuesday.
Online music providers such as Spotify, iTunes and Last.fm, have been given a boost thanks to a new European Union law, approved on Tuesday.
A group of Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives to restore net neutrality rules at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
The planned overhaul of the European Union’s copyright laws have been set back by a month as a public consultation was extended.
Some of the most prominent cryptography and security researchers in U.S. academia have condemned the U.S. National Security Agency's surveillance practices and called for change.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against a website operator that allegedly sent spam intended to trick consumers into signing up for health insurance in advance of the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.
An international think tank launched at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday with the goal of influencing the future governance of the Internet.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court judges have said the creation of a privacy advocate in the secret court could be counterproductive and hamper its work.
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European Internet users could risk being charged extra money for accessing online services like Facebook, Wikipedia, YouTube, Skype and Whatsapp if a European draft regulation on net neutrality isn't amended before March, European civil rights groups...
Japan is planning to tax sales of foreign online content such as e-books, apps and downloaded music by late 2015, according to a newspaper report.
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ORBIS Container Services (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) announced the launch of a new program in partnership with America's Second Harvest (Chicago), the country's largest domestic hunger-relief organization. ORBIS Container Services operates service centers for the rental, cleaning, sorting and tracking of reusable plastic containers, or RPCs, for major fruit and vegetable growers/shippers that supply grocery retailers.
The objective of the program is to bring the benefit of fresh produce donations to America's Second Harvest's nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that serve all 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. This network secures and distributes more than two billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually.
"This agreement will remove obstacles for shippers to donate to our network", said Rick Bella, director of produce for America's Second Harvest. "With the continued increased use of returnable shipping containers, this couldn't have come at a more opportune time for us."
From time to time, fresh produce is rejected at retailer distribution centers, after visual inspections deem the produce as not meeting the stringent standards set by the retailers. However, this fresh produce has significant value to America's Second Harvest, which can quickly and efficiently distribute it to those in need, via its food bank network. As an added benefit to encourage the donation of fresh produce, participating grower/shippers are eligible for tax incentives for the value of their donation.
As part of this program, all ORBIS shipping containers with the donated produce will be recovered by ORBIS, reducing costly container loss. "Enrolling America's Second Harvest significantly strengthens the network of sites that can handle rejections of produce in RPCs for our customers. At the same time, we are contributing, with our grower/shipper customers, to a leading network of food banks that benefits a wide range of our country's population," said Michelle Ziegler, director of sales for ORBIS Container Services.
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As a friendly reminder, Northern Brewer Saint Paul will be joining the American Homebrewer’s Association in celebrating National Homebrew Day by taking part in this year’s Big Brew. Feel free to stop by Northern Brewer any time after we open at 10AM – we expect to be wrapping up by 4PM.
In more recent news; we have decided to collaborate with a twin cities’ favorite, The Town Hall Brewery and Tap. For this year’s big brew session we’ll be breaking out one of Northern Brewer’s Pro Series, a collaborative line of commercial recipes for the homebrewer. We will be brewing the Town Hall’s Hope and King Scotch Ale along with a brewer from The Town Hall.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join with two Twin Cities’ favorites and talk beer all day long on the day that our Nation joins together to celebrate beer, and brewing it at home!
We hope to see you this Saturday, but in the unfortunate event that you’re not able to join us here at the Brew Shop, don’t forget to take a moment at Noon to raise a toast to beer and Homebrewing. You’ll be joining hundreds of thousands of American Homebrewers.
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This year’s MHBA Big Brew meeting will be held on Saturday, May 7th from 10am to 4pm at a warehouse in Minnetonka which may be the future home of a new brewery here in Minnesota. The address is: 6020 Culligan Way, Minnetonka MN 55345.
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- A Chinese company claims to have invented a biodegradable plastic from bentonite clay. Weifang Huawei Bentonite Group Co — which calls itself the largest bentonite manufacturer in China — said the product, which passed European Union’s packaging standards in October, is fully biodegradable in water, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen when buried in soil.
- The product can be used to manufacture plastic food containers, service ware, shopping bags, and agricultural films.
- A panel of reviewers concluded that the technology is a first in China and also demonstrates superior performance to similar products made outside of China. More than 100 industry experts came for the product launch in Weifang, Shandong province, the company said in a statement.
There is increasing talk about biodegradable products to reduce solid waste and ease landfill burdens, with ideas as innovative as biodegradable iPhones with organic semiconductors to light-up small electronic devices’ screens.
The biodegradable plastic ideas are as out-of-the box, however many environmentalists and some scientists are concerned that biodegradable plastic would create more harm than good.
A 2011 study in Environmental Science & Technology showed that biodegradable products, including plastics, release powerful greenhouse gas as they break down.
The authors studied how several types of waste, including Procter & Gamble’s biodegradable PHBO, would break down on landfills to determine the volume of methane gas each generated as it decomposed. Biodegradable plastic generated the most methane in the average landfill, followed by office paper and food waste.
Research shows that biodegradable plastics only break down in the presence of certain microorganisms, (bacteria or fungi) in water, carbon dioxide, and some bio-material. And an imbalance of these components could be environmentally disruptive.
Some environmentalists say they are concerned there would also be behavioral issues tied to usage. They predict that consumers, figuring they don’t have to worry about creating waste as the materials break down, would likely toss their disposables into the trash.
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People have been looking for the printed word to disappear for a more than a decade now, but for Denda and Jack Graves, the vibe of a downtown sidewalk cafe combined with a newsstand still has the force to support a vibrant downtown Durango business.
“We are aware print is somewhat of a declining industry, but like a pendulum, things can swing too far,” Jack said. “Vinyl records are making a comeback. I feel the same thing can happen with paper. I think there’s a good portion of the population that still likes to hold a paper, a magazine in their hands.”
The Graveses also had another strong motive to purchase the longstanding newsstand and cafe at Seventh Street and Main Avenue – their daughter, Lexi, is an incoming freshman business major at Fort Lewis College and the couple wanted to support her.
The couple moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma, after purchasing the business on June 10 from Tom and Geri Mulligan, who had operated it for more than 20 years.
Jack said talks began to purchase Magpies in March just as the COVID-19 pandemic was causing concern, but like the declining reliance on newspapers, the novel coronavirus didn’t stop the couple from going ahead with the purchase.
“COVID didn’t dissuade us. We have a long-term vision of business, and this too will pass,” Jack said.
Denda added that Magpies is a staple in town, and the couple felt comfortable that its loyal customers and its local tradition offered a solid base to build on.
Earlier this summer, when the business was closed for remodeling, Denda said regulars would frequently navigate around paint barrels and power equipment on the patio to peek in windows to check on progress.
“People were interested in the progress we were making,” she said. “They missed their morning coffee on the patio.”
The Graveses discovered Durango more than 30 years ago – coming out to the region with friends who frequented the Lake City area, from there they stumbled on Ouray, Silverton and eventually Durango.
They have been visiting annually ever since.
“We’ve been trying to get down here for 30 years, and it happened to be purchasing Magpies and Lexi graduating that brought us here,” Denda said.
A rolling soft opening has been ongoing since Aug. 18, after a remodel put in new hard-surface flooring, LED lighting, new fixtures, paint and new espresso and coffee equipment.
The enclosed patio will be remodeled in the winter with the addition of French doors that will allow the narrow space to open into the patio. The Graveses are considering selling vinyl records in the space.
New awnings with mood LED lights and have been installed covering patio seats and new patio furniture is coming.
Magpies is offering coffees, smoothies and gelatos made in-house currently, with more food options to come.
A remodel of the kitchen is ongoing with all new stainless steel counters and sinks installed and new equipment, including stoves and refrigeration, expected to be installed soon.
A $60,000 investment has already been made in the remodel with a total budget of about $100,000, Jack said.
Food services offering breakfast burritos, paninis, baked goods and salads is expected to return when the kitchen reopens in six to eight weeks.
“We really wanted to get the coffee and the newsstand going as quickly as we could” he said.
Desert Sun and Black Rifle Coffee will be featured.
The newsstand is slowly restocking its selection of magazines. The number of titles are expected to increase from 800 titles carried at the end of the Mulligans’ tenure to about 1,100 titles. Magazines should be fully restocked in 1½ months.
A grand reopening is planned when the newsstand is fully restocked with magazines, but the rolling soft opening will continue until then.
A Durango Room will feature locally made products including products from Honeyville, Animas Chocolate Co., Bear Balm and Colorado Sticker Art. The Durango Room will also display and offer jewelery and items such as dog bandannas made by Lexi and her sister, Savannah, who lives in Tulsa. The sisters sell their work as S&L Creations.
One clincher for the sale, Jack said, was that the Mulligans’ longtime employees Casey Murrow, who makes the gelatos, and Ruby DeKay have agreed to stay on to help the Graveses get their feet underneath them running the shop.
“We knew nothing about running a newsstand and a cafe,” Jack said.
The shop has hired two more employees, and it currently has five employees plus the Graves, including Lexi, working the shop.
Tim Walsworth, executive director of the Business Improvement District, said Magpies is a unique downtown business with print publications unavailable elsewhere in town.
“BID is happy and excited to see the face-lift the Graveses are bringing to this business,” he said.
He also noted Lexi’s involvement in a downtown business is not an isolated case.
“Fort Lewis College and local high school students power many retail and dining businesses in downtown,” he said. “Working downtown provides these students real world sales and customer service experience, which is invaluable for any kind of work they take on in their future careers.”


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Environment Minister Amy Adams has launched the country’s first service station forecourt recycling scheme to collect one of the major sources of cans, bottles and cups.
The venture between BP and Coca-Cola New Zealand, with support from the Love NZ organisation, will initially install recycling bins at 30 sites across Auckland within the next two months and a total of 80 nationwide.
The project will liaise with suppliers, recyclers and councils in each region to set up effective paper cup recycling.
Based on trials, it is expected each of the 80 recycling “bintainers” will collect 695kg of recyclable material, equivalent to 25,000 bottles and cans a month.
Love NZ chairwoman Nicky Wagner says only 18% of waste material collected is recycled.
“We now have more than 1000 permanent recycling bins around the country and around 2000 mobile event recycling bins but we need more so that recycling bins are as available as waste bins.
“The ultimate goal is to get 100 million drinks and food containers recycled.”
BP Connect’s Wild Bean Cafés is the country’s major retailer of hot coffee, while Coca-Cola is the market leader in cold beverages.
Each year New Zealanders use:
- 15,438 tonnes of plastic packaging = 400 million plastic drink bottles.
- 1293 tonnes of aluminium cans = 76 million cans.
- 22,915 tonnes of glass packaging = 129 million beer bottles.
- Around 5000 tonnes of paperboard packaging such as cups and cartons.
Source: Love NZ
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Hybrid cars are almost reaching a point of being “cool” in countries like the States and the UK, but in South Africa for some reason we’re still way behind the rest of the pack. But who’s to blame? Is it the public? Or is it purely due to the complete lack of awareness and availability as far as hybrid cars are concerned?
Personally, I don’t think we can start blaming the public. I mean, if we don’t have access to hybrid cars or get constantly reminded that there are even hybrid cars available, then why would we decide to buy one? The only hybrid car that is readily available in South Africa at the moment is the Toyota Prius Hybrid car (I could be wrong on this point). Imagine an entire country driving around in the same car, I think not.
In The States, Audi last year used their prime advertising slot, halftime of the Super bowl, to advertise their latest high performance hybrid car. I don’t remember seeing a single eco-friendly themed advert during the final of the Super 14 or Currie Cup earlier this year.
Okay so I’m having a bit of a rant, but basically what I’m alluding to is the complete lack of choice and availability of electric hybrid cars in South Africa, and this is something that needs to be addressed at the very highest level.
We can’t be blaming car dealers in Johannesburg, car dealers Pretoria or car dealers in Cape Town, it’s not their fault. There are tons of hybrid cars currently available on the market around the world and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t have some of these cars become available in South Africa, for those of us that actually want to do what we can for our environment.
Just to give a quick example of how ridiculously eco-friendly the Toyota Prius, here are a few stats a found on the Toyota website:
The Toyota Prius Hybrid: Surprising emission facts!
Driving the following distances in a Toyota Prius Hybrid vehicle produces fewer harmful emissions than:
Emptying a 240ml can of cooking spray – when driving 5 850km between New York and Paris.
Painting a 46m wall – after driving 240 000km.
Spilling 1 cup of unleaded petrol – after driving 38 500km.
Using 118ml of nail polish remover – when driving 13 500km between Durban and Tokyo.
Using an entire can of air freshener – when travelling by hybrid car from Cape Town to Rome.
Emptying a can of insect repellent – when travelling between Johannesburg and Cape Town eight times in your Toyota Prius Hybrid car.
As you can see, Hybrid cars are effective and they definitely do play their part in saving our environment. Let’s hope that more electric hybrid cars become available in South Africa, sooner rather than later.


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The all-new Ford Fiesta is set to make its world debut this evening – but this single image has been revealed first, showing what the front three quarters of the car will look like.
The shot shows an ST-Line model – a trim that was launched on the outgoing Fiesta as a replacement for the Zetec S. Like the current ST-Line, the new model is expected to combine sporty looks with low running costs to appeal to young drivers.
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Unsurprisingly, the new Fiesta appears to take an evolutionary approach to design. But when the current model has been such a winning formula for Ford, it’d be a bold move to make any dramatic changes.
Despite being largely unchanged for eight years, the Ford Fiesta continues to account for around 5% of all new car registrations in the UK. That makes it easily the UK’s best-selling car, ahead of the Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Focus.
The new model bears more than a passing resemblance to the bigger Focus, with new headlights and a gaping front grille.
Technical specifications are yet to be revealed, but expect a similar line-up of engines to those currently found in the Fiesta – including 1.6-litre turbodiesel TDCi units, and a choice of 1.0-litre petrol Ecoboosts.
With the Fiesta moving upmarket to make room for the recently-launched five-door Ka+ model, expect to see a sporty ST model and perhaps even a luxurious Vignale.
We’ll be reporting live as Ford reveals more about the new Fiesta at its unveiling this evening.


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The 1975 bringing Record Store Day to younger music fans in the UK
English indie rock band The 1975 have announced that they will be releasing a series of vinyl offerings for this year's Record Store Day, which takes place this coming Saturday on April 18.
The band have been credited with encouraging younger music fans to purchase vinyl as they confirmed details of 4 12” EPs of 'Facedown', 'IV', 'Music for Cars' and 'Sex'.
On April 13, Easy Street Records explained that The 1975's vinyl offerings will not be available in the USA for Record Store Day so the albums can now only be purchased in the UK on April 18: "The following #RSD15 titles have been canceled for @recordstoreday release: The 1975 (4 EPs) and Azealia Banks Broke w/Expensive Taste Dlux."
Other vinyl copies of albums that may appeal to a younger demographic include George Ezra’s debut album 'Wanted on Voyage', which is set to be released as a limited edition picture disc, and Calvin Harris’s debut No.1 album ‘Motion’, which will be available as a double LP for the very first time. Dave Grohl is this year's Record Store Day ambassador.
Watch The 1975's music video for 'Heart Out' here:
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Khloe Kardashian is the sister of reality TV star Kim Kardashian, and recently made Hollywood news by posing in the nude for PETA. Khloe Kardashian is involved in the family fashion store Dash and recently married Lamar Odom a professional basketball player.
They’re back in Los Angeles after a family getaway to Thailand, and the Kardashian/Jenner clan can’t help but share footage from their trip.
Kim Kardashian took to her Instagram account to post a photo merge of her rearranging her sister Khloe Kardashian's hair. And given that they usually prefer to bicker, it seems the holiday facilitated sisterly bonding.


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The own-initiative report by Belgian Liberal MEP Frdrique Ries calls for better information and more education about food, as well as healthy school dinners and more exercise.
According to the latest estimates, Europeans are getting increasingly overweight. Across the EU, 14 million children are thought to be overweight and a further three million classed as obese. In some states, already half of the adult population is overweight and between 20 to 30 percent is obese.
And these figures are growing rapidly. For example, the number of overweight children in the EU is thought to be increasing by 4000,000 a year.
The Parliamentary report, entitled "Promoting healthy diets and physical activity", recommends that all countries take certain steps to combat the epidemic. These include recognizing obesity officially as a chronic disease to prevent discrimination, and informing people from an early age about the effects of a poor diet. In addition, the report recommends that funding is provided to enable schools to offer healthy meals instead of fatty foods, as well as ensuring that schools have proper sports facilities.
It also calls on the European Commission to push for rules to end the promotion of foods high in fat, salt and sugar to children.
Last May, Parliament endorsed a report by the Italian MEP Adriana Poli Bortone, which aimed to tighten up nutritional and health claims made on foods.
According to the report, studies have shown that consumers tend to rely more on labels such as reduces cholesterol, low fat, rich in calcium, high fibre, fat free, light than the nutritional analysis tables on the packs.
The regulation aims to prevent the use of health claims to promote foods with high quantities of sugar, salt or fat, with the future seeing all claims having to backed up by scientific claims.
A compromise between the Parliament and the Council of Ministers means a regulation on improving consumer protection will be introduced this year. All new health claims on food will need to be registered with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).


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Opensea announced its plans on NFT royalties since a rising number of competing markets are refusing to honor NFT creator royalties. The top marketplace had kept mute on the subject, seemingly contemplating its options, since many NFT platforms have switched away from recognizing creator-set royalties in recent weeks. Yesterday, the marketplace CEO David Finzer announced rolling out a new on-chain tool to help creators enforce non-fungible tokens royalty.
Reputable creators claim that the strategy is anti-competitive and that its marketing is vague and possibly misleading. Many well-known Web3 developers aren’t pleased with the newly revealed approach. However, Finzer added creators had the free will to use any specific solution of their choice; and OpenSea was not demanding them to use the new tool.
Opensea had a discussion on what it called a “thoughtful, principled approach” to NFT royalties in a Twitter thread, which included the introduction of a tool that would enable developers of new projects to ban certain marketplaces that don’t compel traders to pay royalties.
In addition, they stated that it is still deciding what to do with the current NFT projects and that it will get further community input before a December 8 deadline.
The marketplace will make its decision after that date; which may ultimately result in traders’ paying royalty fees voluntarily, as some other markets have done.
OpenSea: Do NFT developers receive royalties?
OpenSea co-founder Devin Finzer described the company’s history of respecting NFT royalties—typically a 5% to 10% fee determined by the inventor, which is paid by the seller on any secondary market sale—in an accompanying blog post.
With the help of NFT sales, creators can be compensated for their efforts by having a creator fee paid each time the NFT is sold. These creator earnings are provided whenever an NFT switches from one wallet to another after purchase if respected by web3 markets.
So, rather than taking place on specific marketplaces, the method for enforcing creator fee payments takes place directly on the blockchain. To impose creator fees on OpenSea, you must build an on-chain enforcement technique.
According to statistics from Dune Analytics and the Galaxy study, which shows that OpenSea makes up over 80% of all Ethereum NFT marketplace volume, even while new NFT marketplaces are still launching on a regular basis, OpenSea continues to account for the majority of all NFT resales.
What potential effects might the new Opensea policy have on the NFT sector?
Numerous traders decide not to pay creator royalty fees when they are not compelled to. Only 18% of dealers bothered to pay any royalty fee, according to data from X2Y2 in late October published by the fictitious Proof Director of Research Punk9059. The argument was that free riding was too simple.
Devin Finzer, the CEO, believes that marketplaces should not impose fees on blockchain but it will be the choice of the creators to make. Despite the fact that many NFT developers have raised concerns on social media about what they perceive to be misleading remarks or ambiguous intents on the market’s genuine course of development, OpenSea’s overall message isn’t resonating as strongly as that one comment.
September and October saw the highest record volume of unique NFT addresses. An indication of new entrants into the industry. However, trading volumes recorded low numbers showing dwindling NFT trading activity. OpenSea could drive a new trend in the creator economy through its new initiative. So much is possible through nonfungible tokens.


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Google will soon be launching the Pixel 4a smartphone, the toned-down variant of the Pixel 4. For this, rumours and leaks are dropping by quite often. The most recent one is about a Google Pixel feature that might not make its entry with the Pixel 4a. Read on to know more about this.
Google Pixel 4a might not get Active Edge feature
According to a tweet by 9To5Google's Stephen Hall, the Pixel 4a won't support the Active Edge feature, we have been seeing since the launch of the Pixel 2. It is suggested that the Pixel 4a pre-release doesn't mention the presence of the feature. If this turns out to be true, the Pixel 4a would be the first Pixel smartphone to drop the Active Edge feature. However, there is no word on whether or not the Pixel 5 will follow the same drill.
For those who don't know, the Active Edge feature allows users to perform certain tasks by simply squeezing the bottom edges of the smartphone. The functions include the activation of Google Assistant, silence incoming calls, snooze alarm clock, and more. Users can also remap the functionality. While there is no confirmation, the feature can be replaced by the double-tap rear gesture, which would mean users will have to double-tap on the backside of the device to perform certain tasks with the help of the gyroscope and accelerometer.
Another recently-posted video by YouTuber Julio Lusson suggests that the Pixel 4a will measure 144.2mm x 69.4mm x 8.4mm and is expected to weigh between 135 and 140 grams.
As a reminder, the Pixel 4a is expected to come with a 5.81-inch AMOLED punch-hole display and be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 processor. There could 6GB of RAM and two internal storage options: 64GB and 128GB. Optics-wise, the device might have a single 12.2MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera. It could be backed by a 4,300mAh battery, run Android 10, and sport a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
As for the price, the Pixel 4a is expected to be quite affordable and be priced at $349 (around Rs. 26,500) for the 128GB of storage and $299 (around Rs. 22,900) for 64GB of storage, which is way less than the iPhone SE 2020. The Google Pixel 4a is expected to launch in June, preferably June 3 during the Android 11 Beta Launch Show.
However, we still don't have confirmed information and we need to wait until official information surfaces. So, stay tuned for updates.


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The End of Disposable Plastic
EU Parliament Votes to Ban Single-Use Plastics by 2021
The use of plastic is without question quite convenient. Plastic is a very customizable material as well as being light, resilient and made-to-last. It is therefore not surprising that plastic is widely used around the world. But the material also has its down sides: The fact that more plastic is produced than can be properly disposed of leads to extensive environmental damage.
Every year more than 26 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced in the European Union. Less than a third of it is recycled. So what happens to the remaining plastic waste? Some ends up in landfill, some is burned. But a large part of it ends up in nature, leading to the destruction of the habitat of many species. In addition, toxic ingredients threaten the health of humans and animals.
The so-called plastic crisis is aggravated by the fact that we use more plastic than it is necessary. Environmentalists have long been calling for politicians to put a stop to plastic. In 2016, the EU took steps to ban the free distribution of some plastic bags. The European Union has now decided to ban disposable products such as plastic straws or plastic cotton swabs if there are alternatives. This means that by 2021 any disposable plastic should have disappeared from the European market. In addition, further restrictions concerning plastic bottles were decided. From 2024, plastic beverage containers may only be distributed if the caps or lids are attached to the container. Member states must adopt appropriate measures. However, there is still no binding target from the European Union. Only the "big goal" was defined: to noticeably reduce the consumption of disposable products for which there is no sustainable alternative.


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Glyconics: Infrared Spectroscopy To Detect And Manage COPD
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San Francisco: With Elon Musk acquiring Twitter for $44 billion, the stock of his electric car company Tesla tanked, and at least $125 billion were wiped out from its market value over some obvious risks.
According to media reports, Musk could face conflict with China over free speech, which is a key market for Tesla as it produces vehicles at the Shanghai Gigafactory.
There is another risk that “Musk could become distracted by his latest acquisition,” reports NPR.
Tesla shares sank 12.2 per cent after the Twitter acquisition news broke.
The world’s richest man has a net worth of $257 billion but two-thirds of his wealth is in Tesla stock.
“If Musk does offload some of those holdings, it could drive Tesla’s share price down further,” the report said late on Tuesday.
The company warned investors about the same in its latest annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
“If Elon Musk were forced to sell shares of our common stock that he has pledged to secure certain personal loan obligations, such shares could cause our stock price to decline,” the company said.
Another worry for Musk is Twitter itself. Advertisers are having nightmares as free speech can kill their prospects on the platform as their brand’s name may appear alongside hate speech and abusive or dangerous content without moderation.
If Twitter under Musk “tweaks or revamps its moderation policies, reinstate banned users, or allows hate speech and other dangerous and abusive content to return, then advertisers may leave”, according to TechCrunch.


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Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) October 03, 2012
On October 3rd, Likewise Skincare, manufacturer of daily skin care products, reacts to an article published by The Daily Mail regarding arthritis brought on by the skin condition psoriasis.
According to The Daily Mail, Kelly Simpkin recently revealed her battle with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The article revealed that “[Simpkin] is one of 200,000 Britons with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a form of arthritis where joint pain and severe fatigue is accompanied by psoriasis, an uncomfortable, itchy skin condition that causes unsightly red, flaky patches.” According to David Isenberg, a professor of rheumatology at University College London, “Arthritis and psoriasis might sound very different, but in fact the conditions are both caused by an overactive immune system.” In addition, the article reveals that approximately 20% of people with psoriasis will develop a form of arthritis.
The Daily Mail article explains that psoriasis causes an over-multiplication of skin cells and because they are unable to shed as quickly as they’re created, patches of scaly, dry skin will develop. Likewise Skincare, a scientific skincare brand, specializes in creating moisturizers for various different skin types. According to Lisa Shariat, Likewise representative, “Likewise Skincare produces hydrating moisturizers that can help calm dry, itchy, skin and reduce redness. My recommendation for psoriasis sufferers is to see a dermatologist to help combat the condition and to follow an effective skincare routine.”
Dr. Philip Helliwell, senior lecturer in rheumatology at the University of Leeds, explains that over 200 different types of arthritis exist, which makes diagnosing psoriatic arthritis challenging. “There is no specific test for PsA — diagnosis is formed by studying symptoms and examining inflammation with an MRI scan,” The Daily Mail reports.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -The new Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS), which went into effect Nov. 13, is now being questioned by FRS heavyweight Motorola and the Personal Radio Steering Group Inc. (PRSG), a two-way radio user group. Both have filed petitions with the FCC for reconsideration of the rules just passed on MURS.
Motorola is calling for a complete reversal of the ruling, which would return the newly allocated channels back to their former status (as licensed channels for business use only), and PRSG is advocating limited restrictions on consumer and business use.
MURS is a five-channel, 2-watt service in the VHF 150MHz band, which does not require a special license, despite its high power and long range of up to 5 miles. The service also places no restrictions on antennas and repeaters.
Simply put, five channels from the business band of Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR; Part 90) were deregulated by the FCC and placed in the citizens band (Part 95). (See TWICE, Nov. 6, p. 32.)
"What we're concerned about," said Corwin Moore, PRSG administrative coordinator, "is that there are no restrictions on antenna height, on repeater functions and interconnect with the public telephone network. We would like to see these restricted so that there will be no loud-mouthed base stations.
"An antenna of a couple hundred feet would cover an entire metropolitan area, which would interfere with radios used on construction job sites or fast-food chains like McDonalds. Those users have no idea that this is going to happen. Otherwise, I'm sure we'd see McDonalds' screaming about the impact this will have on their restaurants."
Moore further explained PRSG's position by saying, "Motorola wants to return the channels to their original form [in Part 90 licensing]. They are more concerned with a huge influx of consumer users who don't have a license.
"Our position is that most consumers don't send in the license anyway, but that MURS could be used as a CB packet network for data communication-you invent a packet address and that becomes your portal, and you can use this in a store and forward system and pass information. It's already being done. Given how little constraint has been put on this, an ISP could set up on this. It could become the most popular cordless telephone band, and with no antenna height restriction, you could have a 20- to 30-mile range. And it would be legal."
Greg Spillane, Motorola director of strategy and product development, said, "The primary concern is there is a large installed base on these frequencies, which our Spirit line, as well as any land mobile radio, is used by. Drive-through restaurants, large construction companies are on these frequencies, as well as surveying companies, warehouses, small factories representing many, many hundreds of thousands of users.
"There is nothing to stop you from putting telephone interfaces and automated relays on it now. As soon as someone puts long-range cordless phones on it, the sector becomes unusable by anyone."
Spillane would not say if Motorola was introducing a MURS product at CES because the company does not preannounce products.
Steve Sharkey, Motorola director of telecommunications regulation, said the company would be open to FCC solutions other than a complete reversal of the MURS allotment. "We just didn't want the FCC to take away the rules completely for those channels without more thought given to it. We're open to talking about other ways to address our concerns."
Moore said the FCC will shortly issue a notice saying that these petitions were filed, which triggers a 15-day period when others can submit comments. At the close of that period, there is a 10-day period when the original petitioners can submit rebuttals.
"The FCC could then withdraw the rules, although that would be a very drastic action, that's rather unlikely," said Moore. "There is also a question on how soon the FCC will react. No one knows. Based on the realities of the industry, if a heavyweight like Motorola steps in and says this is an emergency, it will persuade the FCC to look at it."
An FCC spokesman said only that all petitions will be taken into account.
Moore said that part of the confusion surrounding MURS is that it took the industry almost completely by surprise. "It's entirely reasonable to refer to this ruling as the sleeper of the decade. The irony is that this docket is almost two years old, but no one was paying any attention to it until this summer. We assumed that this was going to be some kind of unlicensed business radio service, but when the FCC moved these channels from Part 90 to Part 95 we realized it was going into citizens band."
Noted Spillane, "The FCC was trying to alleviate the burden on these business users so they wouldn't have to pay a licensing fee, but then they completely deregulated it. But a number of things have happened since that time. The full reality of FRS has played itself out. No one knew in 1998 there would millions of FRS radios selling."
To view filings regarding MURS, readers may visit the FCC website at www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. Users then conduct a search regarding docket 98-182. Readers can also contact PRSG, Ann Arbor, Mich., at www.provide.net/~prsg.
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GDC 2011 organizers have announced a first-ever Sony lecture on its NGP handheld, as well as the GDC Microtalks line-up with David Jaffe and Epic’s Rod Fergusson on producing the Gears of War trilogy.
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Soon after releasing the feature for Chrome, Google is enabling its new security protocols for all of its apps. All of your Google apps will soon warn you directly through the app if your passwords have been compromised.
Not only that, but the apps will also warn you if there are any security issues with your account and will warn you though the app you’re currently using. One of the advantages of this feature is that it is difficult to spoof as the notifications are delivered directly from the app.
Another new change is “Guest Mode” for the Google Assistant which will disable it from saving any of your queries or questions on your account. It will still save conversations, but they will not be tied to any specific accounts. Guest Mode can easily be enabled through voice commands.
Additionally, Google will soon allow you to edit your own location history. You can make changes to the places you’ve visited, add new ones that it missed, or remove the ones you want.
These features will slowly roll out to a limited number of users over the coming weeks, but will eventually release globally for everyone to use. More information on these features will surface in the next few days.


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As customer expectations change, businesses are increasingly leaning on customer relationship management (CRM) solutions for help. However, maximizing the value of these systems seems to be a challenge, a new report from Salesforce claims.
Polling almost 800 executives and nearly 1,500 CRM users across 15 countries for the report, Salesforce found that CRM systems are used to drive customer growth, business productivity and resiliency, and market differentiation.
However, these solutions have failed to deliver on expectations, which is why usage over the past couple of years “remained largely flat”.
Almost four in five respondents believe CRM systems should support the entire customer lifecycle, from discovery, to engagement and retention. Right now, less than half can say that’s the case. Furthermore, almost three-quarters (73 percent) claim CRM use is fragmented, with different departments using different systems, which makes sharing information across teams a challenge.
The report also found that most firms struggle to maintain good customer experience with most of their employees working remotely - a situation that could improve if CRM systems better integrated and more accessible.
Of all the different challenges executives are facing, those surrounding productivity, information access, as well as communication and coordination, seem to be the most significant.
“When unified, accessible CRM systems are the central tool in an employee’s toolkit, they are better able to navigate a remote or flexible workplace while continuing to create great CX for customers,” the report concludes. “And executives can more easily adapt go-to-market strategies to pivot during times of change or uncertainty.”
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After gaining the apex position in country’s electronics market, popular local brand ‘Walton’ has focused on expanding its export market aiming to bring it in the premier position of the global electronics market as a Bangladesh’s brand.
To this extent, the country’s leading electronics, automobile, home and kitchen appliances manufacturing and marketing company ‘Walton’ is now moving ahead with long-term strategies.
The strategies include setting up new production units, manufacturing new models of products, establishing international standard testing lab to ensure highest quality of the produced goods, expanding its export destinations, receiving certificates from different countries in accordance with their individual standards.
According to Walton authorities, in a bid to cater the growing demands of the brand’s products at home and abroad, they have already given strong emphasis on increasing the production of its all kind of products.
The production increase is resulted in the reduction of its manufacturing cost, making a pave to improve the products’ quality, they asserted.
The local company has already increased the production of its refrigerators, televisions and air conditioners.
Targeting the world’s developed markets, Walton has set up a new factory unit for manufacturing non-frost refrigerators, they said adding the experimental production in the new unit has already been started.
When the production will go on in full swing, the existing production capacity will be doubled, they informed.
Taking a plan to export almost half of the produced refrigerators, Walton is strengthening its local and international marketing wings.
Like the refrigerator market, the local brand also bagged a lion portion of the country’s television market.
The Walton authorities claimed that they are producing world-class CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) television with hundred percent brand new picture tubes, which are being exported to some countries like India and Nepal.
Besides, the country`s leading brand released high quality LED (Light Emitting Diode) television at affordable rates.
Walton also increased the production of its air conditioners as the demand soared in the local market for ensuring perfect BTU (British Thermal Unit) in its produced ACs.
In addition, the local brand is also setting up a German technology based ultra-modern compressor factory in its Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd at Chandra in Gazipur.
With the combination of cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art machinery, the new unit will manufacture four million world-class compressors annually. Of which, 2.5 million will be exported.
According to Walton, the local brand has also undertaken an initiative to export various kinds of spare parts.
Some countries have already showed their keen interest to import spare parts from Walton, the local brand authorities said.
Walton believes export is an important issue in the today’s globalization as it not only brings huge foreign currencies for the country but also increase the goodwill of the brand.
At present, Walton brand’s products have already been exported to different countries. The export orders have been gone up in some countries.
Some new countries are going to be added in the existing export destinations of the local brand.
The international marketing wing has already strengthened its activities side by side conducted massive research on global market expansion, size and market potential.
Walton received certificates from some international testing and standard institutions in different fields.
To enter into some regions like Gulf, Middle East, Europe and America, the local brand is completing necessary procedures for registering its brand and logo and receiving certificates in line with the individual standard of those countries.
Roqibul Islam Rakib, senior assistant director of International Marketing Department of Walton, said, “We are conducting our activities targeting the potential markets of America, Europe, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen and some South African countries.”
Rakib said they are discussing with the businessmen of Europe and America on regular basis to open up new avenues.
Along with the orders for finished product, they are also getting export orders for various spare parts, he informed.
“It’s a great news not only for Walton, but also for Bangladesh,” he noted.
They are carrying out their advertising campaigns in the international markets through taking parts in large seminars and electronics’ expo at abroad, Rakib added.
Uday Hakim, operative director of Walton, said they have already been able to secure the leading position in the country’s electronics, automobile, home and kitchen appliances market.
Now, we have focused on the expansion of our export markets aiming to be a leading global brand. Thus, we are setting up new production units, improving existing products’ quality by adopting cutting-edge technology and conducting massive research and development works.
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Full-service digital agency Mosaic Digital Media, who has offices in Northwich and Warrington, has secured a position as 2019 finalists of the Digital Entrepreneur Awards (https://www.digital-entrepreneur.co.uk/) for the category ‘Digital Team of the Year.’
The DEA, held in associated with UKFAST, has honoured Britain’s digital talent for over a decade. From start-ups to large corporates, the DEA judges have hand-selected applicants who demonstrate “the most cutting-edge use of the modern web”.
Managing Director of Mosaic Digital Media, Richard Wilding has commented on the news: “Our team is at the heart of the company and we believe that our growth and success so far, and the key to our future success, lies within our team. We pride ourselves in having a wide variety of talents and expertise within the team – our talented developers & digital marketers are highly motivated in providing a bespoke, professional and trustworthy service to all of our clients.”
The digital world is forever evolving which is why digital agencies need to be on their a-game when it comes to keeping up with the latest news. Mosaic Digital Media are always on the lookout for ways to learn and develop talents, whether it’s shadowing other team members or going to external training events.
The team at Mosaic Digital Media believe in giving back to the community and have made several charitable donations over the past few years, proving complimentary digital marketing to the likes of Papyrus, Warrington Wolves Foundation and Woolston Rovers. More recently the agency have supported Northwich RUFC with digital marketing and have also secured office space in Wincham, Northwich in order to pursue their aim of working with Northwich businesses as well as Warrington businesses.
Their progression simply wouldn’t be possible without their digital team, who put in hours of effort into the business, as well as taking part in various events outside of work including a half marathon, a 5k park run the Pretty Mudder challenge and spending a weekend around the Christmas holidays in Ireland for some valuable down time.
The staff also partake in many charity events. Last year, two staff members took part in an intensive 2-day suicide prevention course ran by Papyrus Suicide Prevention Charity, a UK charity who benefited from a brand new website delivered by Mosaic Digital Media, https://papyrus-uk.org/.
The headline sponsors of the DEA, UKFAST, are well known within the digital industry, providing cutting-edge technology to start-ups, enterprise and public sector organisations throughout the UK. The awards are also sponsored by some big industry names, including, Manchester Evening News, Business cloud, Sale Sharks, Intel and Tech Manchester.
Mosaic Digital Media are looking forward to seeing how they will progress in the Digital Entrepreneur Awards, the awards ceremony will be held at the iconic Principle Hotel in the heart of Manchester city centre on the 21st November.
In the mean-time, you can find out more about Mosaic Digital Media and the services they offer on their website www.mosaicdigitalmedia.co.uk and keep up to date on their socials:


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June 7, 2009
Japanese WiMAX Service Provider, UQ Communications Receives $43 Million in Funding Round from Intel Capital
Japanâ€™s leading WiMAX service provider,UQ Communications announced that it received $43 million in funding round from Intel Capital with a commitment to have Japan 90% covered with the WiMAX network by 2012. UQ communications is one of Japanâ€™s leading wireless providers, and it is the only telecommunications company that provides nationwide telecommunications service based on the WiMAX system, which is a global standard for wireless communication. The company believes that the WiMAX is a good standard in the latest wireless telecommunications technology and its goal is to have a good part of Japan covered with this new social communication infrastructure. Furthermore, the people at UQ Communications have the goal to establish such an effective network that can generate new markets and create new business value, by improving the way people can communicate on the Japanese Islands.
According to Arvind Sodhani, President of Intel Capital, this latest investment in UQ Communication is one of the latest commitments of Intel Capital in establishing the new WiMAX network worldwide. Furthermore, the fact that UQ Communications is deploying the new WiMAX network in Japan is an excellent example of how companies can work together and innovate technology that will improve the quality of life of the people using the new technology.
According to Takashi Tanaka, CEO of UQ Communications, the company is very happy to have this investment from Intel Capital. The company is happy to have Intel on board to help it establish a WiMAX network in Japan.
One of Intelâ€™s main goals is to establish the WiMAX system as a global standard and has invested in companies throughout the world that are working to deploy the WiMAX system within their respective countries. Intel has also worked closely with computer and electronic device manufacturers to install the WiMAX communication chips in their new product models in order to proliferate the new technology globally.
WiMAX is the latest in wireless broadband technology that is to be established in urban areas. The WiMAX signal is strong and can be reached as far as 30 miles away from its source. This is a much better alternative to the current WiFi networks that have a very weak range of a maximum 300 to 500 feet away from its source transmission. WiMAX will work the same way as the traditional WiFi connection, the only difference is that it is the next generation of WiFi, providing a stronger signal and a more reliable connection than that provided by traditional WiFi.
Intel Capital is the vc arm of the Intel Corporation and invests in tech companies that have an interest for Intel and proliferate Intelâ€™s technologies. The main criteria for receiving an investment from Intel Capital is that the company must be successful and profitable for Intel and promote Intelâ€™s technology, either by being an Intel systems provider or incorporating Intel technology into its products. Intel Capital has been around since 1991 and has made more than $9 billion in investments in over 1000 companies in 46 countries. Some companies in Intel Capitalâ€™s portfolio include 3Leaf Systems, Inc., Acertify, Adaptive Mobile Security, Ltd., Advanced Inquiry Systems, and others.
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Thank CTOnews.com netizens soft media Xinyou 2203184 for the clue delivery! CTOnews.com, December 3 (Xinhua)-- according to The Information local time on Saturday, two people familiar with the matter revealed that Google has quietly postponed the public launch of its AI model Gemini to January next year. Before that, Gemini's "debut" and a series of related events were scheduled to be held in California, New York and Washington next week.
According to one of the people familiar with the matter, the postponement was made by Google CEO Sandal Pichai after Google found that Gemini could not reliably handle some non-English query instructions. According to the report, Gemini was supposed to be Google's "most important" product launch this year. Google is eager to catch up with OpenAI, consuming a lot of computing resources and merging large teams.
Currently, the Gemini team wants its primary model to reach the same level as GPT-4, or even surpass the latter. People familiar with the matter claim that Google has met these standards in "some ways" but is still improving it. Because the team wants Gemini to run normally in multiple languages around the world.
CTOnews.com quoted the same media report last month, when there was already news of Gemini's "dystocia": its progress had been delayed to the first quarter of next year. The recent report by The Information revealed more details about the ticket skipping of Gemini.
The system combines the technology behind AlphaGo with the large language model, and the goal is to make the system have new capabilities, such as planning or solving problems, which are stronger than OpenAI's GPT-4 capabilities.
When Gemini is completed, it may play an important role in Google's competition against generative AI technologies such as ChatGPT. Google pioneered a number of technologies that led to breakthroughs in AI, but chose to carefully develop and deploy products based on these technologies.
Gemini AI combines text generation capabilities similar to GPT-4, and supports "create images based on text description" features, so the AI tool can achieve "chat dialogue", "analyze chart data", "create images" and other functions, and even use natural language commands to control software.
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On October 12, SUNING announced the marketing rhythm of this year's double 11 at the double 11 partner meeting. It is reported that SUNING's double 11 will start on October 23 and last until November 12, with three rounds of outbreak: the first round of October.