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The new V3 Tesla Supercharger at E.Leclerc Beaune in France with a 28-stall station, has been configured in a way that it is the longest built by the carmaker.
EV giant Tesla has opened its “longest Supercharger station in the world” in partnership with a French supermarket company E.Leclerc, Electrek reported. The new V3 Supercharger at E.Leclerc Beaune in France is a 28-stall station, which is nowhere close to being one of the biggest in the world but has been configured in a way that it is the longest Supercharger in the world.
The station is also one of a few in France that is open to not just Tesla owners but all EV owners as part of Tesla’s pilot program to open access to the Supercharger network. The Supercharger’s 28 V3 250 kW terminals are expected to remain occupied.
This is the third station the company opened in a row at E.Leclerc after those of E.Leclerc Montauban (16 V3) last week and E.Leclerc Saint-Gaudens (8 V3) the day before yesterday, wrote the company’s charging infrastructure manager in France, Quentin Vannier. He also wrote, “We have just opened the longest Supercharger Station in the world!”
(Also read | Tesla is poised for another record quarter amid high gas prices)
The carmaker is looking to grow its Supercharger network at a significantly fast rate. The automaker went from 23,277 Superchargers at 2,564 stations at the end of 2020 to 31,498 Superchargers at 3,476 stations at the end of 2021, growing at a 35% year-over-year pace.
As Tesla is adding more and more electric vehicles to the roads, it is also quickly expanding its Supercharger network to support its ecosystem. The company last year opened the world’s largest Supercharger station in China’s Shanghai with 72 charging stalls.
However, the company is lagging behind in vehicle deliveries, which grew 87% during the same period of time. It also lags behind its own goal to triple the Supercharger network in two years. Nonetheless, the automaker is deploying new and larger stations at an impressive rate.
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Ray Phelan, the visionary owner of Hillside Auto Mall, is making waves in the automobile industry with his tech-driven approach to lead generation for car dealerships. Through the unveiling of cutting-edge algorithms and strategic partnerships with platforms like Car Dealer Now, NY Automotive News, Digital Car Press Publication, and more, Phelan has redefined how dealerships across the USA achieve success and increase their customer base in the digital age.
Unveiling Advanced Algorithms for Lead Generation:
Ray Phelan’s advanced algorithms have transformed the landscape of lead generation for car dealerships. By leveraging innovation in data analytics and machine learning, Phelan’s algorithms empower dealerships to target potential customers with precision. These sophisticated algorithms help dealerships identify high-quality leads, customize marketing campaigns, and increase the conversion rates, ultimately bolstering sales and driving business growth.
Strategic Partnerships for Digital Advancement:
Phelan’s strategic partnerships with industry-leading platforms demonstrate his commitment to digital advancement. Collaborating with Car Dealer Now, a comprehensive CRM platform tailored for car dealerships, provides a robust toolkit for effective lead management and customer relationship management. These strategic partnerships equip dealerships with the tools and resources necessary to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and stay ahead of the competition in the digital realm.
Enhanced Visibility through Influential Platforms:
Ray Phelan understands the importance of visibility in today’s digital world. By partnering with influential platforms like NY Automotive News and Digital Car Press Publication, he ensures that car dealerships gain critical exposure on a national level. These partnerships amplify brand visibility, establish credibility, and position dealerships as leaders in the industry. Leveraging the extensive networks and resources of these platforms, Phelan helps dealerships attract a broader audience and generate more leads.
Driving Growth and Success for Dealerships:
Ray Phelan’s dedication to tech-driven lead generation has had a profound impact on the growth and success of car dealerships. By harnessing the power of advanced algorithms and strategic partnerships, dealerships can optimize their lead generation processes, increase customer engagement, and drive sales. Phelan’s approach empowers dealerships to adapt to the evolving digital landscape, reach new heights of success, and leave a lasting impact in the competitive automobile industry.
Ray Phelan’s tech-driven approach to lead generation is reshaping the automotive industry, giving car dealerships the tools they need to thrive in the digital era. Through cutting-edge algorithms, strategic partnerships, and enhanced visibility, he enables dealerships across the USA to accelerate their growth and drive success. As Ray Phelan continues to push the boundaries of innovation and digital advancement, he remains a driving force in the transformation of lead generation for car dealerships, propelling them towards greater growth and profitability.

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BenQ Launched Eco-Friendly Joybook
A new addition to BenQ's Joybook line of netbooks is the Joybook Lite U121 that claims to be an eco-friendly device.
A new addition to BenQ's Joybook line of netbooks is the Joybook Lite U121 that claims to be an eco-friendly device. At face value, the Joybook Lite U121 isn't much different from all the slew of other netbooks available in the market. The 1.3 kilogram netbook has an 11.6-inch screen, Bluetooth, WiFi and 3.75G HSUPA among other common trapping of a netbook. One very useful feature it has though is energy efficiency that could lead to users carrying the netbook around without having to worry about the need to recharge. "From its portability to its affordability, the U121 Eco empowers consumers with the freedom to enjoy digital entertainment without hesitation. It's engineered to be a carefree go-everywhere companion for a fun digital lifestyle," said Peter Chen, General Manager of BenQ Technology Product Center.
Designed for rapid charging capabilities, an hour's worth of charging is enough to fill the battery up 80 percent, which is equivalent to six hours of battery life. When it comes to its energy efficiency, BenQ credits Intel's Atom processor for the U121's 40 percent lower (compared to the Joybook's previous netbook release) power draw. But other than that, the Joybook U121 Eco netbook has a low power LED screen that contributes to its long battery life. Other eco-friendly features include mercury-free materials and recyclable components that make up 70 percent of the packaging and 75 percent of the mechanical elements. The netbook is now available in China, Malaysia and Taiwan.


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Apple Music Getting Much-Needed Makeover; Flexible Brighter e-Paper May Be ComingPosted: May 4, 2016
Apple will show a revamp of it’s Apple Music streaming service at WWDC in June, according to a Bloomberg report picked up by macrumors.com. The interface will allegedly be more intuitive and easier to use. The service has grown to more than 13 million subscribers in the past year, but has also taken considerable criticism on it’s clunkiness and artists have griped that the social aspect….Connect….has failed miserably.
A Chinese company has figured out a way to use graphene to make e-paper that’s brighter and more flexible that the present screen material. Geek.com reports that the company- Guangzhou OED Technologies- already markets e-paper displays under the O-paper brand. They are promising that production will start yet this year, so the next generation Kindles from Amazon in 2017 may be not only much more readable, but ‘bendy,’ or there could even possibly be a roll up e-paper device.


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Is it better for Toyota to find a problem or not? Jerry Flint writes for Forbes and addresses this question quite well in his article. Here is the question:
What's worse for Toyota? Discovering that some electronic mishap is making its cars run wildly out of control? Or finding no electronic mishap or anything else wrong?
Answer: the latter is worse--much worse. If it finds an actual problem, Toyota can fix it once and for all. But if they can't find a problem, if no one can find a problem, if it seems to be driver error--stepping on the accelerator instead of the brake--then the questions go on and on. People in accidents will continue to believe they did nothing wrong, lawyers will continue to file suits, the press will continue to regurgitate the same stories day after day and Toyota will stay in the hole.
Interesting! It appears that really, it's a no win situation... Even though Toyota has literally spent many years studying, researching, and testing the electronics, they have found no problem... no smoking gun. But, according to Mr. Flint, unless Toyota DOES find a problem, things will be "worse - much worse".
Toyota is one of the best problem solvers in the world. They pride themselves on finding the actual problem, identifying the root cause to the specific problem, and implementing countermeasures for the root cause so that the specific problem will never reoccur. Other problems may happen, but if they do, the same problem-solving procedure is applied. The idea is to never have the same problem occur again... never!
Toyota has even asked a third-party company of electronics experts to test the electronic throttle control system to see if they can identify any potential problems. Their report is due soon. You can click here to go to a site that will give you all the latest news about Toyota from respected news sources.
So, I not sure if we should wish for Toyota to find a problem or not. The one thing I do know is that Toyota is getting better, stronger, communicating faster, and listening more intently. After all, it's the customer that matters the most, regardless of the media, the politics, the competition, and the frustration. Toyota will continue to take the high road. It's a long road - but it's the right road. It's the road that puts the customer first!


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Corporate Burnout Is Just The Start for Many Workers
It wasn’t until recently that we’ve been able to talk openly about corporate burnout. In the past, workers were made to feel it was a normal and expected part of the job to put in long hours, endure constant stress, and never be able to put work away. Many workers were even reluctant to question these supposed norms, fearing there would always be someone else willing to take their place. Behind the scenes, however, corporate burnout took many forms: chronic depression, feelings of emptiness, weight gain, substance abuse, physical exhaustion, irritable outbursts, mental fatigue – just to name a few of the many associated symptoms.
Many factors may contribute to corporate burnout, too – heavy workloads, long hours, unhealthy work-life balance, or feeling like you have no control over your work. Indeed, research suggests many workers feel this is a result of unclear job expectations, dysfunctional workplaces, lack of support, and feelings of isolation at work. The Mayo Clinic put together a list to ask yourself if you think you are experiencing corporate burnout: Have you become cynical at work? Do you have trouble finding the motivation to get started for the day? Is it hard to concentrate? Are you dissatisfied with your achievements? Have you become irritable with co-workers and clients? Any of these can be a sign you are suffering from burnout.
Fortunately, corporate burnout is now being talked about in the mainstream. In 2019, the World Health Organization recognized the affliction in the “International Classification of Diseases.” And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, workers have left their previous jobs in record numbers, in favor of new employment opportunities with healthier work-life balances. More than ever before, American workers are fed up with the unnecessary and unrewarding demands of corporate jobs, and are seeking out more meaningful, rewarding, and downright fun career paths.
The Great Resignation
While corporate burnout isn’t new, the events of the past two years have led us to what’s known as “The Great Resignation.” In 2021 alone, about 47.5 million people voluntarily quit their job – an unprecedented record amount – looking for better work during the pandemic. Even now, this trend shows no signs of slowing down: currently, about 40 percent of employees are considering leaving their job, according to a report in Fortune magazine.
So why are workers quitting their jobs? A Pew Research Center study found most workers cited low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement, and feeling disrespected at work as the top reasons why they left their places of employment. Respondents in the survey listed they were looking for a better work-life balance and more flexibility. If we’ve learned anything the past two years, it’s that long-standing issues with corporate workplaces were exacerbated, and came to a boiling point, during the pandemic, leading to record shifts in the American workforce.
Franchising Is The Answer
Leaving the corporate world behind, American workers are increasingly choosing to realize their dreams of small business ownership and be their own boss through the benefits of franchising. Case in point: over 17,000 new franchise locations were added in the US in the past year, according to the International Franchise Association.
“Overall, it has been a long and difficult time, but the franchise industry has made it through to the other side,” Forbes magazine wrote. “Now, as more and more people look to take control of their destiny through entrepreneurship, and customers return to their pre-pandemic habits, it is an incredibly exciting time to be a part of the franchise industry.”
Let’s look at why franchising is the preferred choice for aspiring entrepreneurs. For one, franchise owners have all the freedoms of making judgment calls and decisions that are right for their business, while at the same time, having the backing support of a franchise network. To that end, franchisees truly have unlimited profit potential. With a proven strategy and solid business plan in place, franchise owners are provided the groundwork for their investment. With unlimited training and support on operational aspects like technology and marketing, franchise owners have the capacity to focus on growth.
Sport Clips Haircuts is the Perfect Franchise to Fight Corporate Burnout
Sport Clips Haircuts has a long and proven track record of helping entrepreneurs seek greater freedom, a more flexible lifestyle, and a solid foundational future. It’s why so many aspiring entrepreneurs have abandoned the corporate world and chose to invest in Sport Clips as a path to business ownership.
How do we do it? Sport Clips’ business model is manager-style, meaning you work on – and not in – the business, hiring store managers who oversee day-to-day operations. As a result, you have the freedom and flexibility to grow your business, develop and implement marketing strategies, and take care of administrative duties on the back end. Team Leaders are expected to spend only 10-15 hours on their stores per week, which allows for the opportunity for multi-unit ownership.
“Sport Clips was designed from day one to be a multi-unit opportunity,” says Jim Atkinson, vice president of franchise development. “This was never set up to an individual unit where someone buys a job for the rest of their lives. Our business model is very simple: we cut hair. We built our business model to scale, and we have all the resources to scale quickly and effectively. We know when you should add resources and when to build additional infrastructure. Whether you want to scale up to three stores, five stores, 10 stores, or beyond, we have a plan that can help you get there.”
Own A Sport Clips Franchise Today!
If you’re burned out in the corporate world and want all the freedoms of owning your own business, Sport Clips is the best bet investment for you. American workers are demanding more out of their careers, and Sport Clips offers a flexible, rewarding, and healthy work-life balance with the opportunity to earn big. To learn more, visit our research pages here or request more information by filling out our form here.


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Mauricio Espinosa, founder of Grupos 20, a Hispanic 20 Group benchmarking company, emphasizes the need in auto retailing for awareness of and sensitivity to the differences among people comprising the vast Hispanic market.
“If you are in Texas, for instance, you'd probably be correct in assuming that most of the Hispanic background is Mexican,” says Espinosa. “However, the market may have some Venezuelans, Argentines or Bolivians, among others. If you concentrate too much on Mexicans, you will miss the Latinos from other backgrounds and may even alienate potential high-value customers.”
Espinosa was part of a special seminar that gave auto dealers a crash course in selling to the expanding Hispanic market.
G20 and NCM Associates Inc. developed the seminar — “How to Sell to the Booming Hispanic Market” — in association with the Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Greater Kansas City Automobile Dealers Assn., Kansas Automobile Dealers Assn., Missouri Auto Dealers Assn. and National Independent Auto Dealers Assn.
Held in Overland Park, KS, the conference drew more than 40 area dealers and managers.
The gathering was in response to dealers' common missteps and misperceptions regarding the cultural and legal issues in hiring, training and selling to Hispanic employees and customers.
Hispanics are the fastest-growing and largest minority group in the nation, comprising 13% of the U.S. population. They also represent more than $580 billion in buying power.
There are negotiation differences between American and Hispanic customers, says Espinosa. Americans tend to prefer negotiation sessions that are quick, informal and center on the proposal first. Hispanics prefer a longer, more formal process that offers explanations first, then the proposal, says Espinosa.
He says American customers are more aggressive and looking for a “good deal,” whereas Hispanics are more questioning and looking for a long-term relationship.
Meanwhile, auto dealerships employing Hispanics should know of cultural differences in the work environment, says Espinosa. He says Hispanic workers will respond better to a long “paternal talk” from a manager, rather than a reprimand and quick discussion.
He says Hispanics tend to be hard-working and their way of exchanging information tends to be more indirect. Consequently, their reports tend to be longer than necessary by American standards.
“Training on this cultural issue becomes very important for reports and meetings,” he says.
Espinosa produced a 7-DVD training series that teaches Hispanic employees how to sell to Hispanic customers (in Spanish) called “Escalera al Exito,” or “Steps to Success.”
“Everybody knows that the Hispanic market is a big thing, but nobody could find meaningful literature and training tools addressing what to do with it,” he says. “So, I created it myself.”
Nix the Flamenco Dancers
Points raised at a metro Kansas City auto retailing conference on selling in the fast-growing Hispanic market include:
- Get involved in the local Hispanic community. Do not send “token” Hispanic employees as representatives. The dealer must get involved.
- Understand the Hispanic culture from a consumer and employee point of view. Taking the time to develop trust goes beyond a handshake and a sale. Build relationships.
- Dealers say they've generated sales traffic but were unable to close deals due to some Hispanic clients' lack of credit history. Seminar participant Keith Whann, an attorney, says, “You are born with no credit.” Yet immigrants to the U.S. are treated as if they had negative credit, because they lack credit histories. The general consensus: Hispanics are among the most reliable borrowers, but don't get a fair deal.
- Hire a bilingual receptionist. That person is usually your first line of contact. CiCi Rojas, president of the Kansas City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, says she gets daily calls from dealers seeking bilingual employees.
- Many dealers focus on serving the Hispanic customer in the showroom. But when the client returns for service, the Hispanic-friendly culture is absent.
- Be sensitive and knowledgeable. One well-meaning dealer had a Sept. 16 Mexican Independence Day promotion for his Mexican clients. At the dealership he had Flamenco dancers. But those represent Spain, not Mexico. Mexicans won independence from Spain.
- Selling to the Hispanic market doesn't require remaking your dealership.


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PUBG Mobile Hits 200 Million Downloads, 30 Million Daily Active Users
PUBG Mobile now has 30 million daily active users and has hit 200 million downloads, Tencent said in a statement. This number excludes China and just highlights how popular PUBG Mobile is across the world. The game has a huge player base in India and many other markets, and the fact that PUBG Mobile runs smoothly on even low-end Android devices has definitely boosted its popularity. However, the 200 million downloads number doesn't paint an accurate picture of how many people play the game. The daily active users is a metric people should look at to gauge PUBG Mobile's popularity and even that number is very high.
Fortnite's user base is huge in some markets but particularly on mobile, the game lags behind PUBG. In spite of that, Fortnite has hit 200 million registered players and continues to rake in the moolah for Epic Games. While Fortnite and PUBG Mobile remain very popular, it is worth noting that PUBG Mobile has exceeded Fortnite's revenue on iOS recently, according to data from Sensor Tower.
Thanks to being on Android (as well as iOS), PUBG Mobile dominates Asia and China according to Sensor Tower, with the US making up only 30 percent of PUBG's revenue. PUBG Mobile on Android is very popular in markets where there aren't many PCs or consoles, such as India. Many people here use Android devices as their primary computing device and that adds to the game's popularity.
PUBG Mobile has been actively adding new features to the game on both Android and iOS. We've stated before that the game is just as good, if not better, on mobile than on PC and consoles. The Royale Pass, PUBG Mobile's take on Fortnite Battle Pass, and seasonal events have all made it to PUBG Mobile. Fortnite on the other hand is not as well optimised across devices.


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, who recently released an energetic music video for their title track "You Don't Know Who I Am
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The album is expected to include a total of 11 songs, all featuring F.T. Island's signature, lively rock sound! 'N.W.U' will also be released in several versions, including a CD + DVD version, a CD + Goods version, and more!
The full album is set for release April 6!


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How many different ways can you say "surging wireless handset volume?"
Last week, both Nokia
For the third quarter, the company grew revenues 13% to $2.5 billion, beating the high end of the guidance it gave last month. Of that, semiconductor sales grew 16% to $2.1 billion, driven by a 30% increase from the wireless market sales. Meanwhile, net income more than doubled to $447 million or $0.25 per share, including a $0.13-per-share gain from the sale of Micron
The greater volume also lent itself to efficiency. Gross margins improved to 40.7% from 37.1% in last year's quarter, reflecting greater capacity utilization rates.
And it doesn't stop with the third quarter. Semiconductor orders are up 29% to $2.3 billion, bringing the book-to-bill ratio to a healthy 1.08. As a result, TI expects fourth-quarter sales between $2.49 billion and $2.7 billion along with increased earnings to $0.14 and $0.19 per share, besting previous analyst estimates of $2.48 billion and EPS of $0.11.
Reflecting TI's guidance, its shares are up 7% to $27.50 in midday trading.
It's apparent that strength in the wireless markets are helping to drive growth among chip makers. But the real question is: Is this sustainable?
Jeff Hwang owns share of Cree. He can be reached at JHwang@fool.com.


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NEW DELHI: BlackBerry
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Infracom to license its software, services and brand for producing smartphones for the local market, people aware of the development said.
The two parties Monday signed a distribution and promotion pact, under which Optiemus will promote and distribute BlackBerry smartphones in India.
“There has been a lot of back and forth on the agreement. Both the parties are discussing various clauses, which is taking time,” a person aware of the talks told ET.
In September this year, the Canadian enterprise software and handset company had said that it would completely stop designing its phones and instead license out the BlackBerry brand to other manufacturers.
The deal for India, if goes through, will be the second such agreement globally for BlackBerry. The company has already formed a joint venture - PT BB Merah Putih - to license the company’s software and services for the production of handsets for the Indonesian market. BlackBerry’s Chief Executive Officer John Chen had then said that the company was working on similar deals in China and India.
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, senior vice president, global device sales at BlackBerry said that the company is looking for opportunities around the world for licensing deals. “As they [opportunities] arise, we will definitely pursue them and see what’s available.”
He declined to comment on the specific licensing pact for the India market but said that Blackberry is talking to all types of certified companies for a local licensing deal.
Hardip Singh, executive director of Optiemus Infracom, in a separate conversation with ET, said that the company has nothing to announce currently. He however added that the company “is in the business of manufacturing and it makes sense to keep talking to everyone.”
Optiemus currently has two facilities in Noida Sector 63 with a combined annual capacity of 14.5 million units. One of these two facilities is established in partnership with Wistron with a capacity of 8 million units. It makes devices
for a number of Chinese, Indian and Taiwanese brands out of these facilities.
Speaking on the licensing model, Thurber said that BlackBerry is excited as it allows the company to touch individual markets with local approach. “Obviously the manufacture in the country has the local knowledge, which is important, and we are involved to make it meets our brand standards and that we can ensure hardware integrity and that it works properly with the software. Something I learnt in global business is that you need to have global consistency and local flavor in devices,” he added.
The executive said that BlackBerry has a great deal of intellectual property, which it is looking to monetize.
BlackBerry is trying to regain a foothold in the fast-growing but highly competitive Indian smartphone market with the launch of two new Android-powered smartphones—DTEK50
and DTEK 60, priced at Rs 21,990 and Rs 46,990, respectively. These devices are co-developed by BlackBerry and China’s TCL.
BlackBerry India Managing Director Narendra Nayak said that BlackBerry brand still has very positive recall in the market and said that the two new devices will help the Canadian firm expand presence across both enterprise and consumer segments.


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A new UK parliamentary report has proposed a deposit return scheme for all PET drinks bottles, the introduction of a ‘producer responsibility compliance fee’ that raise charges on plastics packaging considered difficult to recycle, and the mandatory phasing in of a minimum 50 per cent recycled plastics content in all plastics bottles by 2023 at the latest.
In a move to encourage people away from single use bottles, the report ‘Plastic Bottles: Turning Back the Plastic Tide’, from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), also recommends that tap water from public supplies should be more readily available. This would be achieved by expanding the number of drinking fountains and by making it a requirement for all public premises serving food and drink to provide free drinking water.
The main thrust of the report appears to be a call to introduce a deposit return scheme for plastics drinks bottles, which it suggests will boost the recycling rate to 90 per cent. Mary Creagh MP and Chair of EAC, said in a statement: “The introduction of a small charge to encourage the return of plastics bottles will result in less littering, more recycling and reduction in the impact of plastics packaging on our natural environment.” It is suggested by the committee that the “small charge” could be around 10p-20p per bottle (13-27 cents).
Interestingly, the report mentions that it had heard concerns from local authorities that a deposit return scheme would reduce the income available to them through


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Representatives from Oliver Ford spent Wednesday morning shopping at the Plymouth Wal-Mart Store. They were buying brand-new coats for this year’s Warm Up Marshall County Coat Drive.
Founder Steve Keyser said they had already received about 500 gently used coats and knows that about 100 more will come in before this weekend’s giveaway.
On Wednesday the staff purchased at a discounted price from Wal-Mart approximately 200 coats from size toddlers up to juniors for both boys and girls. Coats were purchased from donations and through the generosity of Warm Up Marshall County sponsors, Beacon Credit Union, Morrow Insurance and Oliver Ford Lincoln.
The Hoosier Old Wheels donates gloves for the giveaway and Plymouth FOP 195 will donate new stocking hats.
The Warm Up Marshall County Coat giveaway will be this Saturday and Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Madison Street. The giveaway will be Saturday from 10 till noon and Sunday from noon till 2 p.m.


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Dr. Reese’s Bits and Pieces
August 2017 Newsletter
It can’t be August already! I’m sure every school kid and parent is saying that same thing either out loud or to themselves. Time flies when you are having fun!
One of the many great things about summer is the access to free vitamin D. Although vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin, there is no vitamin D in sunlight. The ultraviolet B rays in the sun combines with the cholesterol in your skin to be converted into vitamin D in your liver. The lighter your skin, the faster this conversion happens. The tanner or darker your skin, the slower this happens.
For most people, if you are laying out in the summer sun in your bathing suit for 20-30 minutes, your body makes about 8,000-10,000 IU’s of vitamin D. The thing you don’t want to do is sunburn your skin so you need to start slowly with sun exposure. There are skin types that never tan so you’ll need small doses of the sun each time but will still make lots of vitamin D.
In a recent Logical Health Alternatives newsletter, Dr. Pescatore, MD sites several studies that show the amazing health benefits of having normal levels of vitamin D:
By comparing the people who were struck by cardiovascular disease and those who weren’t, the researchers were able to determine that there was a strong association between vitamin D levels and heart risk… In fact, for every 10 ng/mL increase in blood levels of vitamin D, risk of suffering a cardiovascular disease event dropped by 10 percent, and risk of cardiovascular disease death plummeted 12 percent.
A brand new study out of France found that in people over the age of 65, low levels of vitamin D were associated with faster cognitive decline. And vitamin D deficiency increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease by three-fold.
Another huge meta-analysis of 47 different studies found that vitamin D not only helps stem the progression of multiple sclerosis, but also helps relieve some of the hallmark symptoms of the disease. Researchers noted that patients MS patients treated with vitamin D showed improvements in the brain lesions associated with the disease. Patients taking vitamin D also has improved walking ability.
In fact, researchers from the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine found that subjects vitamin D levels above 40 had a 67 percent lower risk of cancer than those with lower levels.
A new study published in the Journal of Endocrinology found that vitamin D helps treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Another new study noted that vitamin D plays a role in the body’s natural sleep/wake cycle (called the circadian rhythm), and that vitamin D levels are inversely associated with pain. The researchers concluded that vitamin D “may have a therapeutic role, not only in sleep disorders but also in the prevention and treatment of chronic pain conditions.”
Speaking of pain, a recent study out of Finland found that vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of chronic headache.
And another new study published a few months ago in the British Medical Journal shows that vitamin D acts as a sort of “natural antibiotic” against infections, as well as helping to prevent viruses like colds and the flu. The researchers concluded “This major collaborative research effort has yielded the first definitive evidence that vitamin D really does protect against respiratory infections. (http://drpescatore.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/07.2017-LHAissue-web.pdf)
Best Flu Shot
This is part of the reason we have a “flu season” every winter because our vitamin D levels drop since the angle of the sun can’t deliver ultraviolet B rays to our skin that is also mostly covered all winter long. The best flu shot is a dose of 8-10 thousand IU’s of vitamin D daily for adults all winter long. (children about half that amount).
Test Don’t Guess
It should be clear from the above information that vitamin D is vital to your health. The sad part is that rarely do I see it show up on blood tests I get from medical doctors. The oncologists are the worst and seem to never test it yet it is vital in the protection of your body from cancer.
There are some false beliefs being circulated that it’s easy to get your needed vitamin D dose from intermittent sun exposure. I’ve heard it said that just walking to and from your car to home or office is plenty of sun exposure. I know that is not true for most of you.
The only way to know if you have enough vitamin D3 in your body is with a blood test. Time in the sun or the deepness of your tan is not a good indicator since some people have a hard time making vitamin D, period. I’m one of them. After a trip to Mexico one summer, I was 10 shades darker than normal but my blood revealed a vitamin D level under 40. The ideal healthy blood range of D3 is 60-100 with 80 being a great average. Normal lab range is 30-100 but we want yours above 60.
You know that we can order practically any blood test you need at a fairly inexpensive rate due to the labs we work with. But, you don’t need us to order blood tests. Direct Labs will run any test you want and send you the results (www.directlabs.com).
I recommend doing a major blood panel (70-80 markers plus urine) at least twice a year and vitamin D should be included in that. If you’re vitamin D is below 60, I would suggest testing it every 4-6 weeks until you get it up near 80. As the seasons change here in Colorado, you need to adjust your dosages accordingly. My rule of thumb for adults is 1-5k (thousand) IU’s in the summer (depending on how much you get in the sun with your skin exposed), 4-5k in the spring and fall and 8-10k in the winter. Children can take about a quarter to a half of the adult dose depending on body weight.


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You probably thought things were getting out of hand when you heard about three cameras on an upcoming Huawei device. But wait till you hear this. A new rumour coming out of rumour valley, China, claims that Nokia is working on a phone with Penta-cameras (5 Cameras).
As soon as you talk about a super Nokia camera phone and the Nokia 808 PureView comes to mind. It was the first phone to boast of a 41 MP camera, pretty much unheard of at that time. The clock has now come full circle and it seems history is about to repeat itself. If you’re thinking that your phone chassis will be full of holes, rest assured. Nokia will be using an OZO camera -like design that will be slim to fit inside a phone. The details have still not emerged yet but the source of the leak is very close to Foxconn, Nokia’s production partner.
Gizchina News of the week
Moreover, the source also believes that a prototype is already made and is being tested internally by Nokia. Like we said, details are pretty sketchy but we can imagine such a device to be a very strong performer in the camera department. As for the release of the handset, the mystery penta-camera device might launch in late 2018. As for now, Nokia has promised a very eventful MWC 2018. We hope we can see a Nokia 9 there after so much time it spent in the rumour mill.
As usual, at times like these, we leave you with the advice of the proverbial grain of salt. We’re sure you know what it means!


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Posted June 7, 2018
Canvas Brewing launches first beer, opens soon in Muskoka
Huntsville – Canvas Brewing Co. has introduced their first beer – a German-inspired Kolsch – which is now available in the Muskoka region preceding their brewery opening this year.
Founders Jeffrey Woodworth, formerly brewemaster at Barnstormer Brewing, and Steve Koncan are building their 14,000 sq-ft t brewery at 12 John Street in downtown Huntsville – featuring two patios, a 20-tap bar, and 3,200 sq-ft of event space.
Canvas’ Kolsch is currently being brewed off site.
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THE striking vision for the stunning new Belgrade Plaza development is taking shape.
And news that a national restaurant chain has climbed on board with the project has offered a further tantalising taste of the dining, entertainment, hotel and residential quarter Coventry can expect.
Pizza Express, which already has an outlet in Hay Lane in the city centre, will take on a much larger unit when Belgrade Plaza opens.
Metro Bar and Grill and Bella Italia are already signed up for the development, which will also see the creation of a new public square in front of the Belgrade Theatre.
Radisson Edwardian and Premier Travel Inn will operate two hotels, providing just under 300 bedrooms and Belgrade Plaza will also be home to a casino operated by Gala, as well as a number of apartments.
Developer Oakmoor Deeley has welcomed the news that Pizza Express will have a significant presence at the #130million plaza, which is on the site of the former Bond Street car park.
Spokesman Tim Hurdiss said: "We have been talking to Pizza Express for some time and I am thrilled that we have reached an agreement.
"They are taking a double unit and it will be significantly larger than their present outlet in the city.
"Their restaurants are always extremely well designed and generate a great atmosphere for friends and family to enjoy.
"I am sure it is going to be a massive success."
The later phases of the development will begin to come on stream in 2008.
Mr Hurdiss said: "There has been phenomenal interest in Belgrade Plaza on a local, regional and national level."


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There’s some big changes coming to the Canadian grocery marketplace.
Starting today, Amazon Canada is selling non-refrigerated food products on their website.
15,000 food products are now available, in a wide variety of categories from breakfast foods to sauces to coffee and tea.
Amazon has been selling groceries online in the U.S. for years, and operates a fresh produce and meat delivery service called Amazon Fresh in several U.S. cities, including Seattle.
In addition, Amazon has also added over 200,000 automotive products to their Canadian website, putting them in direct competition with brick-and-mortar retailers like Canadian Tire and Lordco.
In Canada, only 0.25 per cent of grocery sales are made online. In the U.S., where the market is much more mature, 3 per cent of groceries are purchased online.
Several major grocery retailers in Canada have joined forces this year already.
Sobeys bought Safeway, and Loblaw’s — operators of the Real Canadian Superstore and No Frills – are buying Shoppers Drug Market.
Walmart has also increased the number of grocery products they sell, particularly in their Supercentres.
Target has also opened stores in Canada, adding further competition to the grocery sector.
A look at amazon.ca grocery prices on some common items (all items plus shipping)
Trending: Amazon enters Canadian grocery market


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CLIP-ings: May 24, 2013Internet Governance
Outsourcing Missing Persons: French police announced they will no longer pursue missing persons investigations (other than for minors or instances of suspected foul play) and will instead suggest that those filing reports venture online to look for clues on social media.
Tumblr Adult Content: After acquiring the popular blogging platform for $1.1 billion Yahoo! announced it would not remove adult content (which accounts for over 16% of traffic) from Tumblr, though experts warn this could place Yahoo! in violation of a federal law requiring all distributors of such material to maintain records of the ages of adult performers.
Adolescent Health Privacy: A hospital in Boston is creating a two-tiered system of access to electronic health records, one for teens themselves and another for parents which will provide access but will filter out information about pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and other sensitive data.
Information Security & Cyberthreats
FISA Orders Hacked: The Washington Post reported that a previously disclosed breach of Google servers in 2010 actually provided Chinese hackers access to secret US government surveillance orders that may have alerted foreign governments as to which of their agents were under suspicion.
Software Malfunction Opens Jail Cells: A script error in a Maryland correctional facility’s security software caused the simultaneous opening of 500 cell doors, triggering a panic among local community members who were not immediately informed of the security breach.
AG Hunts Patent Troll: In what is being called the first ever government lawsuit against a patent troll, Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell invoked his state’s consumer protection law to sue a company that attempted to shake down thousands of small businesses with threats of patent infringement suits.
Licensed FanFic: Amazon launched a platform by which authors of fan fiction (derivative works based on popular series like Star Trek and Harry Potter) can legally publish and sell their stories while splitting profits with Amazon and the original rights holders.
Free Expression & Censorship
Criminal Investigation of Reporter: An investigation of a State Department employee who leaked secret CIA documents to a journalist at Fox News lead the DoJ to name that journalist as a co-conspirator in the case, a decision that is being criticized for chilling the First Amendment rights of reporters.
Are Bitcoins Right for Your Client?: A helpful primer on how the increasingly popular electronic payments work and what some of the costs and benefits may be for businesses.
On the Lighter Side
American Brand Slam: A collection of some of the most horrifyingly tactless faux-pas committed by companies on social media.


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The Agency named Nature Therapeutics LLC, which does business as Kratom Therapy and is located in Grover Beach, California, as the distributor. The Kratom Therapy products are reportedly worth approximately $150,000.
FDA originally issued an import alert on kratom in February, 2014. This allows US officials to detain imported dietary supplements and bulk dietary ingredients that are, or contain, kratom without physical examination. Despite this hurdle, some companies and individuals continue to run the risk of seizure, perhaps hoping they can slide in under the radar.
According to the FDA, kratom is a new dietary ingredient for which there is inadequate information to provide reasonable assurance that it does not present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury; therefore, dietary supplements containing kratom are adulterated under the FD&C Act. This de facto makes any product containing kratom to be adulterated under the act.
“The FDA will continue to take aggressive enforcement action to safeguard the public from harmful drug products illegally marketed as treatments for which they have not been studied or approved,” said Melinda Plaisier, the FDA’s associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.
What is kratom?
Mitragyna speciosa, commonly known as kratom, is a botanical substance that grows naturally in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Serious concerns exist regarding the toxicity of kratom in multiple organ systems. According to FDA, consumption of kratom can lead to a number of health impacts, including, among others, respiratory depression, vomiting, nervousness, weight loss and constipation. Kratom has been indicated to have both narcotic and stimulant-like effects and withdrawal symptoms may include hostility, aggression, excessive tearing, aching of muscles and bones and jerky limb movements.
Kratom contains two alkaloids, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, that have analgesic and potentially psychedelic properties. It has been suggested that if a way were found to remove these that much of FDA’s concern about the ingredient would disappear.
This is the second time in 2016 that US Marshals have moved to seize kratom-containing products: 90,000 bottles worth more than $400,000 were seized at a facility in Illinois in January.
Over 25,000 pounds of raw kratom material worth more than $5 million were seized by US Marshals in Southern California in September 2014.


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Malawi reviews customs procedures
The government is reviewing customs and clearing procedures in order to find ways of reducing paperwork which importers and exporters fill when clearing their goods.
Minister of Trade Sosten Gwendwe said this in an interview on the sidelines of the seventh Indigenous Customs Clearing and Forwarding Agents (ICCAFA) annual general meeting which was held in Mangochi on Saturday.
Gwengwe said the government had noted that some businessmen were being forced to use unchartered routes when importing and exporting their goods because the procedures for clearing goods at the borders are not user friendly.
“There is a lot of human and paperwork involvement when one wants to clear goods at the borders. This is what we are working on because we have noted that a lot of traders are using illegal means of importing or exporting because they are not willing to spend a lot of time filling papers at the borders,” he said.
Gwengwe also revealed that, currently, government is putting in place measures which help will increase cross border business.
“We introduced a duty-free week to allow small and medium enterprises to import goods, it is our wish that the ICCAFA members will be handy in facilitating this,” Gwengwe said.
He then asked the ICCAFA members to take advantage of initiatives the government has undertaken to promote business.
ICCAFA President Kumbuka Kalua commended the government for showing political will to clear obstacles that are affecting businesses of ICCAFA members.
He called on the government to engage players in the telecommunications sector to reduce the cost of data and connectivity as a way of helping businesses that have been affected by Covid.
“Due to Covid, most businesses are done online but, at the moment, the cost of data is high, which is also increasing the cost of doing business for most companies,” he said.
Kalua also pledged continued close corroboration with the Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) which is a principal partner for most ICCAFA members.
“We appeal to MRA and government to make sure that our work runs smoothly,” he said.


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Nielson Digital CEO Jonathan Carson Jumps To VEVO
named Jonathan Carson to the newly-created position of Chief Revenue Officer based in New York City. Carson
joins VEVO after six years with The Nielsen Company, where he served most recently as CEO OF Digital. Carson was previously
co-founder and CEO of BuzzMetrics, which he sold to Nielsen in 2007.
will oversee VEVO’s global sales force and network of sales partners
including all advertising sales and integrated sponsorships.
“VEVO is leading one of the biggest trends in
the media industry today: the convergence of mobile, TV and digital into a
single video marketplace,” said Carson.


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CHESTERVILLE — The Ontario Federation of Agriculture has endorsed the planned harmonization of the provincial retail sales tax and federal goods and services tax, although the organization also says it wants farmers to remain exempt from Ontario’s eight per cent levy at the till.
"Our first push will be for continued point-of-sale exemption using the OFA card," OFA vice president Mark Wales told The AgriNews in April. "Why can’t it be done?" Wales rhetorically asked, suggesting that software techology should make it possible to reduce the new harmonized single sales tax by eight percentage points when a farmer presents his card at the cash register, on the purchase of farm-related produced.
However, the province "may find 1,001 reasons not to do that," conceded Wales. In that case, farmers would apply to get their HST back on their business input costs, as they currently do with the GST, he pointed out. Supporting that policy outcome is the OFA’s "fallback position" on the issue, he said.
OFA researcher Terry Cowan added that the organization wants Ontario’s HST paperwork to be printed with the farmer’s Farm Business Registration number to make it "very, very easy" for HST auditors to know when they’re dealing with a farm. "The FBR number would be extremely useful for the person doing business, and the auditors."
As well, under the HST, Ontario farmers will save millions of dollars on certain items on which they currently enjoy no provincial sales tax exemption, according to Cowan. That includes office supplies, water treatment chemicals like chlorine and new farm trucks and vans. He estimated the agricultural sector’s total annual savings at up to $30-million.
Farmers would have to get used to having their provincial tax rebates tied up with the government for six to eight weeks, as with the GST system, he noted, which is why the OFA hopes to keep the point-of-sale exemption.
But from an administrative point of view, "the vast majority of farmers are GST-registered now, so they’re not going to see a great shift in the paperwork burden," he said.
Higher taxes necessary, says OFA researcher
As for consumers, the HST will mean higher taxes, he said, with the province yielding "an extra half-billion or billion dollars more in revenue."
But Cowan argued that the money’s needed, suggesting governments have allowed taxes to fall too low relative to the services rendered to the public. "Our expenditures [as a province] have been going up," he noted.
"For farmers, it [the HST] will be a good thing; for the government, there is some additional revenue; for ordinary taxpayers, they will be out of pocket an extra few hundred dollars."
While the new harmonized tax is popularly reported as ‘HST’ the McGuinty government actually uses the term single sales tax — SST.


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- Australian superapp Bano has selected Currencycloud to facilitate low FX rates.
- Integrating Currencycloud’s API offers Bano users access to Currencycloud’s low FX rates, which makes investing in the U.S. stock market more accessible for Bano users.
- “Bano is committed to simplifying financial management for Australia’s GenZ and Millennials,” said Bano Head of Financial Markets and Treasury Randall Maccan.
Visa-owned Currencycloud announced this week it has been selected by Australia-based superapp Bano. Bano will leverage Currencycloud’s FX Converter to facilitate remittances for its Millennial and Gen Z users.
Bano is a digital banking app regulated by ASIC and AUSTRAC. The startup, which is is accessible in over 180 countries, offers physical and virtual Visa debit cards with features such as bill-splitting, fund requests, FX conversions, cashback, rewards, and multi-currency accounts.
Integrating Currencycloud’s API offers Bano users access to Currencycloud’s low FX rates and low AUD to USD conversion rates. This low conversion rate will make investing in the U.S. stock market more accessible for Bano users.
“Bano is committed to simplifying financial management for Australia’s GenZ and Millennials,” said Bano Head of Financial Markets and Treasury Randall Maccan. “Enlarging the breadth of our superapp services with products like the FX Converter is a key part of this mission. Our partnership with Currencycloud has meant we can create a product that will provide a much-needed service for our customers, especially international students in Australia.”
Founded in 2012, Currencycloud facilitates cross-border, multi-currency transactions. The London-based company has processed more than $100 billion to over 180 countries for bank and fintech clients including Starling Bank, Revolut, Penta, and Lunar.
In July of last year, Visa snapped up Currencycloud in a deal that valued the company at $963 million. Last October, the company partnered with Plaid, embedding Plaid’s Payment Initiation Services into its own solution to allow customers to fund their accounts without ever leaving the platform.


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Lucas Systems and Carnegie Mellon University Partner to Solve Logistics Industry Packaging and Sustainability Challenges
Distribution center technology provider, Lucas Systems, announced today its partnership with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) on new research with potential significant environmental and commercial impact for the logistics industry.
The research is focused on developing new and innovative ways to reduce distribution center and transportation waste by optimizing the way packing and packaging of multiple items in a single order is executed. The outcome of the research work could contribute to significant environmental and commercial impact for thousands of companies in the logistics industry.
Worldwide consumption of paper and cardboard has grown steadily over the past 60 years by about 7% year over year, according to a March 2023 report by Statista. Lucas Systems points out that this is five times more paper and cardboard than in 1960.
As part of the project, master’s level students in CMU’s Software and Societal Systems Department (S3D) in the School of Computer Science will use 3D visualization frameworks, mobile application development, Core CS and Web/Angular/JS environments and work with Lucas Systems’ data scientists and software engineers on the architecture, user interfaces, and optimization best suited for solving end of supply chain distribution challenges.
The joint project will contribute to Lucas Systems’ ongoing development of smart software to help warehouse workers pick products to fulfill an order in the most eco-friendly and financially efficient way.
“The entire distribution industry has numerous opportunities to reduce waste and improve sustainability,” says Lucas Systems CTO Mark McCleary. “Consumers already recognize the increased amount of material they throw away with each shipment they receive. Consumers are paying for a lot of that waste – and so is our environment.”
Over 90% of items shipped in the U.S. are packaged in cardboard.
Lucas Systems’ work with CMU could mean a very large potential economic impact for the distribution industry.
Lucas Systems leaders say the solutions to these types of problems are incredibly complex and must lean on a variety of modern technologies and know-how for help.
“CMU and S3D are excited to work with Lucas Systems on this critical challenge. Improving the sustainability of packaging using the latest technologies is an area that we’re excited to contribute to,” said Travis Breaux, director of the Master of Software Engineering programs and associate professor of computer science.


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Those stories about children getting alligators as pets and then flushing them when they got too big are probably apocryphal, but that doesn't mean that many families haven't abandoned their pets in the big city over the years. In fact, New York's parks are actually full of one of those pets, the red-eared slider turtle. Or, as the Daily News calls them today, "rogue turtles."
For years now the tiny baby Trachemys scripta elegans have been bought up by families in places like Chinatown and then abandoned in parks when they get too big. Once in those parks, however, the Midwestern native thrives, pushing out local turtles like painted and box turtles. Feel free to blame the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, according to the USGS, sales of the animal soared when it was revealed that the fictional pizza lovers were red-eared sliders. "It’s an epidemic," one Brooklyn-based animal rescuer, who handles thousands of unwanted and abandoned sliders a year, tells the News. "And there’s a huge influx in the spring and summer."
Making matters worse, public health officials have linked baby red-eared sliders to multiple salmonella outbreaks. In fact, the FDA has banned the sale of turtles smaller than four inches in length since 1975 because of that risk.


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Another long-standing Meadow Lake tradition has gone virtual.
The annual Holly Berry Craft Craft Sale, a major fundraiser for Beta Sigma Phi, was originally scheduled to take place this Saturday (Nov. 28) at the Meadow Lake and District Arena. Instead, the sale has shifted to online only because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“We’re pretty sad it’s not going ahead as usual, but we’ve had quite a few people posting items to the ‘Buy and Sell’ Facebook page we created in place of the sale this year,” explained organizer Laurel Pethick.
For the entire month of November, vendors have been able to access the page to post their various craft or craft-related items for sale. It’s also open to local home-based businesses looking to generate a little extra income leading up to the holidays.
“Depending on how busy it is, we may leave the page up into December as well,” Pethick added. “Vendors can post their items at no cost. It’s just our way of doing something a little extra to keep them going during these difficult times.”
Traditionally, vendors would pay Beta Sigma Phi a fee in order to have a table at the arena during the yearly sale. Any money raised by the local chapter of the non-academic sorority would be donated back to the community.
“Over the years we have supported a number of initiatives including the hospital, the library, scholarships, the Empty Stocking Fund and more,” Pethick said.
Beta Sigma Phi took on the Holly Berry Craft Sale as its major fundraiser in the late 1990s. Prior to that, it was organized by the Meadow Lake Arts Council. In recent years the event had about 100 vendors.
Among those to participate via Facebook this year is local resident Sylvia Mutch.
“I normally have a table at the Holly Berry Craft Sale, and I think it’s great to have it online (this year) so people can still support the local crafters,” Mutch said.
Meanwhile, Pethick is optimistic the Holly Berry Craft Sale will be back in full force next year.
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Free Fire India Version Release Date 2024: If all the gamers are eagerly waiting for the launch date of Free Fire India version, then the wait of all of you is about to end because the date of launch of Free Fire India has been fixed by Garena developers. Has been released, Free Fire India launching date has become a topic of headlines, in such a situation, all the games are trying to know about Free Fire India Version Release Date 2024, so big news has come for all of you about which Complete information is given with the help of this article. Continue reading it till the end.
As you all know that Free Fire India has been banned in India for almost 2 years due to internal security issues, hence once again there is no latest update regarding the date of launch of Free Fire India. There is an update about which all the gamer community should be aware because many pictures have been changed in the new version of Free Fire India and it is very important for all of you to know this. To get such latest updates, join our Telegram group. can do.
Free Fire was scheduled to be launched by Singapore-based company Garena Developers on 5 September 2023 but due to some changes in the features, the date was postponed, according to information received from sources, this game will have more benefits when Free Fire India is launched. Old players will be able to see that players who have old user ID password, everyone will be able to enjoy this game and also in the new version of Free Fire India, features like active community conversation and map have been further improved.
Free Fire India Version Release Date 2024
Let us tell you all that Free Fire India is known for its many features and all those features have been made very attractive and exciting in the new version so that any player can enjoy it to the fullest while gaming and Free Fire India is so much in the headlines. The main reason for coming in is that the famous cricket player Mahendra Singh Dhoni has joined as the brand ambassador who will be known as Character Thal.
If you are also the first player of Free Fire India, then since then till now you have been eagerly waiting for the launch date of Free Fire India, then the wait is over. According to the information received from the sources, Google has launched the new version of Free Fire India. You should have complete information about it which will be released on Play Store in the last week of this month.
Updates in features of Free Fire India
When Free Fire India is launched in India, this time the players get many facilities. While gaming, new characters are required for which they need to have diamonds to buy them. In such a situation, all the players are unable to buy diamonds because diamonds are very expensive. Are expensive.
But you get all these things specially developed by Garena developers keeping in mind so that no player can postpone their game due to money and also among the old players they get Diamond Skin Gun in valuable content for free. Will also be given.
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When will Free Fire India launch in 2024?
These days, the date of launch of Free Fire India is going viral on social media, but users are not able to get any official information about the date, in such a situation, according to the information received from sources, Free Fire India will be launched in this month. It can be launched on any date in the last week, however, all users are advised to keep an eye on the official website of Garena.
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When will Free Fire launch in India?
Talking about the launch date of Free Fire India, any date can be released in the last week of this month?
How to install Free Fire India?
To install India, go to Google’s Play Store.


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Vaccine a Game-changer for Return of Business Travel, Says GBTA
Vaccination against the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic could be a game-changer in the recovery of business travel, a recent Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) poll found.
The business travel association said that most of its members and stakeholders would be “very comfortable” or “comfortable” traveling for business after receiving the Covid-19 vaccination, and almost half support mandatory testing prior to travel to ensure the safety of customers when meeting face-to-face.
The latest findings come from the 16th installment of the coronavirus poll, conducted by GBTA since the onset of the pandemic to measure its impact on business travel.
Some of its key findings include:
– More than half (55 percent ) of GBTA buyer and procurement members feel their employees are “willing” or “very willing” to travel for business in the current environment, up from 49 percent in the January poll.
– The majority of respondents (79 percent) say they would be “very comfortable” or “comfortable” traveling for business after receiving the Covid-19 vaccination. Another one in ten (14 percent) are neutral or would be uncomfortable traveling for business (7 percent).
– Almost half (49 percent) of GBTA member and stakeholder respondents feel it is a “good policy” to mandate Covid-19 testing for employees before they can travel for work. Respondents from Europe are more likely (58 percent) than respondents from North America (44 percent) to say mandated testing is a ”good policy”. Less than one in five think it is a “bad policy” (15 percent) or are unsure (16 percent).
Among those who think mandated testing prior to business travel is a “good policy,” most feel it is because customers and clients will feel safe having face-to-face meetings (69 percent) and it will help resume business travel (64 percent).
– A majority of GBTA members and stakeholders (58 percent) support airlines requiring passengers to provide proof of vaccination in order to fly (once vaccines become more readily available), whereas one-quarter (28 percent) do not and 15 percent are unsure. European respondents (65 percent) are more likely than those in North America (54 percent) to support proof of vaccination to fly.
– Border closures and restrictions have significantly impacted business travel. Two-thirds (68 percent) of GBTA members and stakeholders report border closures and restrictions have reduced business travel at their company and over half (56 percent) say the restrictions and closures have increased confusion and uncertainties about when business travel can resume.
In addition, four in ten (43 percent) say border closures and restrictions have impacted their company recovery efforts in 2021.
– Feelings about Covid-19 pre-testing as a requirement for domestic business travel vary. Half (52 percent) of GBTA members and stakeholders support pre-testing while one-third (33 percent) do not.
– Companies have undertaken a host of measures as a result of the coronavirus, including:
– Most GBTA member companies have not opened international (89 percent) or domestic (64 percent) travel as companies continue to cancel and/or suspend almost all business travel regardless of destination. A strong majority of GBTA member companies (76 percent) continue to report they have suspended or cancelled all business travel regardless of location.
GBTA conducted a poll of its members across the globe from February 8-15, 2021. A total of 779 responses were received.


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A new Experian report is highlighting rising personal debt in the United States. The Experian consumer debt report shows a 6% increase in personal debt from 2019, with the average U.S. consumer holding approximately $93,000 in debt.
Consumer Debt Reaches Record Highs
U.S. consumer debt reached nearly $15 trillion in 2020, according to a new report by Experian. That total is an increase of almost 25% over 2010 levels, highlighting a return to borrowing after the coronavirus pandemic.
According to Experian’s consumer debt study, consumer debt in the U.S. reached $14.88 trillion in 2020, with an average individual debt of $92,727. The rise in personal debt is noteworthy – rising by $3 trillion over 2010 levels when Experian reported $11.32 trillion in total personal debt. Last year, the same report noted $14.88 trillion in personal debt, making the 2020 levels a 6% increase.
Debt Not Evenly Distributed Amongst Age Groups
However, that debt is not distributed evenly, with Gen X holding the most debt – and Gen Z the least on average. The average debt by age group breaks down as follows:
- Gen Z: $16,043
- Millennials: $87,448
- Gen X: $140,643
- Baby Boomers: $97,290
Mortgages and student loans account for much of the personal debt, with Gen X and Baby boomers holding the most significant amount of real estate debt and millennials holding the highest levels of student loan debt.
Credit card debt saw the most significant decrease in 2020, with the average credit card debt falling roughly 9%. Retail credit card debt totaled $79.91 billion, down 11.2% from 2019, while overall credit card debt dropped from $829.1 billion to $756.31 billion – a decrease of 8.8%. The overall average consumer credit card balance dropped 14.2% in 2020 to $5,315 – down from $6,194 in 2019.
Click here to view the full Experian report.
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Scripps Networks profit falls in Q1
Weak ad market sees net income fall to $60.1 milA soft scatter market and anemic results at its online shopping services cut into Scripps Networks Interactive's first-quarter earnings, as profit dipped 10% versus the year-ago period.
Scripps Nets posted net income of $60.1 million, or 37 cents per share, down from $66.5 million, or 41 cents per share in the first quarter of 2008. Operating revenues fell 7%, to $361.2 million.
At the lifestyle media segment, which includes the cable properties Food Network and HGTV, ad sales revenue fell 4.6% to $225 million. That decline is a stark indicator of the weakness of the advertising market; before this earnings period, Scripps Nets generally outperformed the cable sector, posting double-digit ad sales gains as recently as the second quarter of 2008.
Ad declines at Food Network and HGTV were "in the low single-digit range," said Ken Lowe, chairman, president and CEO of Scripps Networks Interactive.
The cable nets posted $310.7 million in total revenue, flat versus Q1 '08. Carriage fees helped counteract ad sales declines, as affiliate revenue grew 17% to $79.1 million.
Current conditions remain mixed. While scatter volume is improving, second-quarter cancellations were in the low- to mid-teens.
"Our Q2 advertising will continue to reflect the general state of the economy, but we are seeing promising signs that the market is stabilizing," Lowe said. "This should lead to an improved advertising picture for us in the back half of the year."
Lowe noted that while Food Net enjoyed another strong quarter on the ratings front -- the net lifted its profile among adults 25-54 by 15%, averaging 536,000 viewers -- a constricted scatter market made it difficult for Scripps to take advantage of those gains.
"While it's been a challenge to fully monetize that growth in the short term given the relative weakness in the scatter advertising marketplace, we truly believe Food Network is in an excellent competitive position in this year's upfront," Lowe said.
At the beginning of the year, scatter-to-scatter pricing declines were between 10%-12%, although Lowe said scatter pricing "has been improving steadily, albeit modestly," with April pricing "coming in a little better than last season's upfront."
The company also experienced declines at its interactive services unit, which posted revenues of $50.6 million, down from $77.5 million. Segment profit dropped 66.7% to $7 million, off from $21 million in the year-ago period.
Lowe said a repositioning of the company's Shopzilla service and lower consumer demand contributed to the drop. "We made a decision to sacrifice near-term growth for long-term sustainability," he said.
Shares of Scripps Networks were up 7 cents, to $29.83, in mid-afternoon trading.


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AGRA: World's biggest retailer Walmart Stores Inc today said it has not called off the option of entering India's retail sector as it continues to study the regulatory environment but insisted that its present focus is on growing the existing cash and carry business.
The company's India unit, Walmart India announced the opening of its 21st cash and carry store in the country here and said it is in the process of building pipeline of 40 properties at 40 sites by next year as part of its programme to open 50 more stores by 2020.
"As far as B2C (business to consumer, retail) is concerned, we continue to study the regulatory environment and the developments which are taking place and then we would take the decision," Walmart India President & CEO Krish Iyer told PTI here.
Elaborating on the company's plans, he said: "There have been no developments but I think that at an appropriate time they (government) would take their decision on that. I would not call it off the table but would not call on the table either."
Under the current FDI policy for retail sector, up to 51 per cent foreign investment is allowed in India's multi-brand segment and 100 per cent in B2B e-commerce but prohibited in B2C online retail.
Though, the ruling BJP is against FDI in multi-brand retail, it has not reversed the previous UPA government's policy.
Reiterating that Walmart India's focus at present is to grow its cash and carry venture, Iyer said: "We have not talked about B2C. I am not even thinking of B2C at this point of time as far as India team is concerned. India team is completely focused on delivering B2B (business to business, wholesasle) experience to the consumers."
Walmart India owns and operates 21 Best Price Modern wholesale stores in nine states across India. The company plans to open 50 more stores by 2020.
Stressing that "focus is very important", he said "do what you are allowed to do B2B. Do a good job of it and make a great business out of it."
In 2013, Walmart broke up its seven year old joint venture partnership with Bharti Enterprises which ran the cash and carry stores. Since then it has focused on expanding the wholesale business after a period of pause as it restructured the Indian operations after probing allegations of corruption.
Commenting on how the company is progressing to meet its 2020 target, Iyer said: "Between this year and next year we would build a pipeline of 40 properties at 40 sites which would continue to open."
He further said: "We are in the process of signing sites in Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. We would be soon looking at Rajsthan."
Iyer said Wamlart India has been given assurance by state governments of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab to clear its proposals through a single window.
He said by the last quarter of the next year or first quarter of 2017 the company would start opening one store a month and some times two a month.
"So the plan remains on course. We will deliver 50 more stores by 2020 and we will deliver good quality boxes which would have the capability of having e-commerce experience," Iyer said.
The company's first focus would be on the states where it is already present.
"The next focus will be on places like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and North East which is still an unexplored market," Iyer said.
When asked for timeline of the next phase, he said "I would not put a date to it. That is not a part of 50 stores target. We are currently studying those states and we would certainly have meetings on those states.
"All I want to say is that they are very much on our radar and we would want to be there as we gain more traction on the existing states, we would start exploring them as well."
On ease of doing business in India, Iyer said: "A lot is happening and a lot is done by the government in every state which we operate. However, results are not visible to the general public as it takes time for visibility to come in."
For instance, he said it take 30 months to open a store after a site is identified as there is a process.
Besides Reliance Retail and April Moon Retail, other prominent entities in the race are Capri Global Holdings, Dharampal Satyapal, Nalwa Steel and Power, Shalimar Corp, SNVK Hospitality and Management, United Biotech and WH Smith Travel.


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It looks like Roundup-resistant Kentucky bluegrass (RRKB) seed will hit the market in the next couple of years. This past summer the seed was tested in the lawns of some Scotts Miracle-Gro staff members.
“I think we will see limited commercial activity the following year , and I think, if all goes well, much more [activity] in the consumer market in 2016,” Scotts CEO Jim Hagedorn told the Columbus Dispatch in a January 2014 article.
The genetically modified organism (GMO) controversy touches all parts of the agricultural industry. But this GMO release is different in ways that merit its examination.
Kentucky bluegrass is the most widely planted grass seed in North America. According to NASA’s Ames Research Center, there are nearly 50,000 square miles of lawn in America, making it by far the nation’s most widespread irrigated crop. Unlike the GMO food crops that have been released, Kentucky bluegrass is a perennial, which brings on a new set of pollen escape concerns. An annual food crop takes a lot of input. If you neglect it, or cut it down, it’s done. Not so with perennial grasses. Kentucky bluegrass is a forage grass, and many are concerned that the same genetic contamination issues that have happened in food crop applications will also happen in the forage grass market. This is a big concern in the organic, grass-fed beef industry.
Could sod farms, golf courses, sports fields and even home lawns be shut down or forced to pay royalties like many food crop farms have been forced to do when this proprietary gene (CP4 EPSPS) is determined to have contaminated the field and the turf is now transgenic? Its release could drive up the amount of glyphosate sprayed in the U.S., but wouldn’t that also cause a decrease in the use of other herbicides and potentially harmful practices? There have been studies documenting a significant reduction in overall amounts of pesticides used on GMO crop fields. The Conservation Technology Center at Purdue University estimated that GMO food crop management can save up to 1 billion tons of soil lost through erosion annually because farms can reduce the number of times they till the soil trying to kill weeds and weed seeds.
This release has been in the works since Scotts partnered with Monsanto in 1998 to develop a global venture called “Smart Plants.” The idea was to leverage the same technology that developed GMO corn and soybeans to the commercial and home lawn grass market. The first venture in GMO turfgrass was with creeping bentgrass. Think of it, eliminating Poa annua, and its increased pesticide requirements, from bentgrass golf greens with a few simple glyphosate apps. How many tons of pesticides would be eliminated with such a grass? But how quickly could a resistant strain of Poa annua develop?
What happens when the glyphosate-resistant gene escapes? This could and did happen after a 2004
The new glyphosate-resistant Kentucky bluegrass won’t be regulated, nor even be considered a GMO product by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), based on a 2011 decision. RRKB slips through because it’s not a food crop and Kentucky bluegrass isn’t considered a possible noxious weed, even though the USDA agrees that it does meet its own definition. Its “parent source” of genetic material isn’t from a known pest and isn’t shot into the host plant utilizing known pest material as a carrier, so it won’t be regulated as virtually all GMO food crops are.
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It’s an ignorant, emotional argument to say that this technology should be immediately banned, but it’s equally ignorant and shortsighted to argue that this type of technology doesn’t warrant cautious levels of regulation and oversight.
Ross Kurcab is a certified sports field manager, consultant and owner of Championship Sports Turf Systems. He was the head turf manager for the NFL’s Denver Broncos for 30 years and holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape horticulture/turfgrass management from Colorado State University. You can reach him at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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This ought to please the ad wizards in Redmond based Microsoft Corp. In two separate surveys recently, the results showed that Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) product was growing faster than the one of the world’s most popular web server software systems — the open source Apache Server that runs on the free Linux operating system. Maybe we’ll see Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer do another monkey dancesoon.
If this a celebration moment for Microsoftites? Possibly. NetCraft found that Microsoft’s IIS was steadily gaining in popularity as a web serving platform across the globe, and Port80 found that IIS was beating the free Apache web serving platform among enterprise systems in corporate America. Microsoft’s web serving systems have been around for quite some time, but have never been as popular as some of the competition (and Apache doesn’t even cost anything).
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Richard Quinn recreates his intricate designs in miniature so that they fit a standard Barbie.
This season, revered British talent Richard Quinn has chosen an inventive and pandemic-friendly way to unveil his autumn/winter 2021 collection.
Rather than stage a virtual fashion show, as other designers have, Quinn has teamed up with Barbie to offer fans a first look at his latest creations.
That’s right, Barbie, as in the dolls. Quinn has recreated his intricate designs in miniature so that they fit a standard Barbie.
The first look from Quinn’s collection was revealed on Barbie’s Instagram account, @BarbieStyle, on Friday, the first day of London Fashion Week, with the rest of his collection due to be unveiled next month.
The ensemble is a full-length embellished gown covered in sparkling white roses and green leaves that are interspersed between a diamond print.
“The look was all about creating the idea of white roses growing around the dress placed in a way that makes it seem like a seamless gown,” explained Quinn.
“A graphic silhouette allows the flowers to be placed in an organic way with a combination of shine and matt to add depth to the piece.”
Despite what you’d expect, creating the gown in miniature took no more time than it would to create one of Quinn’s regular-sized pieces, which are often just as elaborate.
“The look took eight days to embroider and two days to construct including the crinoline in miniature underneath,” the designer said.
“We wanted to re-create the bespoke hand-crafted artisanal dress for Barbie using the same beautiful techniques that we use on our ready-to-wear collections!”
Quinn went so far as to say that if he was hosting a fashion show this season, Barbie would be the first model to walk down the runway, so to speak.
“[She] would be our woman of choice to open the show,” he said.
“She stands for inclusivity and beauty in all forms and embodies the Richard Quinn brand. It has been an absolute honour to dress Barbie.
“It’s really amazing to work with such a diverse and beautiful range of dolls and it’s has been so much fun making everything in miniature!”
Barbie, which is made by Mattel, is one of the most diverse dolls on the market, and now produces dolls representing a variety of skin tones, physical abilities, hair textures, and body shapes.
Virgil Abloh, the designer for Louis Vuitton's menswear collections and founder of streetwear label Off-White, has apologised after being criticised for chastising looting by U.S. protesters.
Bora Aksu said the coronavirus pandemic inspired his latest collection, which looks back over one hundred years to the Spanish flu pandemic and the end of World War One.
Many people struggled with the coronavirus lockdown but for designers Victoria Beckham and Emilio de la Morena, showing at London fashion Week on Monday, it was a source of inspiration.
The report estimates that 650 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood, about half of them in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India or Nigeria.
Dan Jewett, who made the announcement in a letter to the website of the nonprofit organisation the Giving Pledge on Saturday, said he never imagined he would be in a position to talk about giving away significant wealth during his lifetime in order to make a difference in other people's lives.
Pham Kieu Ly set up her business in Hanoi after women began asking her how to look their best in photos, largely for social media.
Shiekha Sana, a certified gemologist, founded Sana Al Maktoum Fine Jewellery in 2020 when she was only 21. Her vision is to create beautiful, high-quality jewellery pieces, which empower women to look and feel their very best.


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Average gas prices are expected to top $5 a gallon this summer, around a $2 increase from their current level. That price exceeds June, 2008’s record $4.12 average. Back then, pre-Financiapocalypse, that expensive gasoline caused scooter sales to spike 66 percent and temporarily propped up flagging motorcycle sales. Could even higher prices bring about a similar renaissance in sales this year, when they’re most needed?
According to NPR, that price increase can be explained by a domestic demand for gas that’s returned to pre-recession levels, while demand from China and other Asian countries has exceeded 2007 and 2008 levels. Former Shell Oil president John Hoffman also blames President Obama’s ban on the expansion of off-shore drilling.
“There's a psychology of oil pricing based on fear — fear of shortage, fear of lack of supply,” Hoffman told NPR. The oil industry advocate went on to say that while alternative energy vehicles are the future, short term oil requirements are still severe. “We really have no choice — with the 250 million cars on the road today — but to put gasoline and diesel into those cars.”
Back in the summer of 2008 everyone thought the economy was rosy and the motorcycle industry was patting itself on the back for reversing a slow decline in sales that began in 2005. Shocked by full tanks that frequently topped $100, many car drivers were finally listening to reason and purchasing cheap scooters for commuting and other local journeys. Anecdotal evidence from dealers suggested that the high gas prices were giving people who’d always wanted to own a bike a justifiable reason for purchasing one.
Most motorcycles average 30-70mpg, while scooters can frequently approach 100mpg or more. Motorcycle sales in the US fell from 879,910 in 2008 to 520,502 in 2009, a 40.8 percent loss. Full-year statistics aren’t in yet for 2010, but it should be an equally grim year, sales were down a further 18 percent through Q3 when compared to 2009.
So, with gas prices expected to peak at even higher levels this summer, is it logical to assume that scooter and motorcycle sales could benefit? Yes, but the price of gas isn’t the only variable in the market and the world is a vastly different place now than it was before the Fall of 2008.
The recession is officially over, but unemployment remains at 9.1 percent, up from 5.7 percent in June of 2008 when gas prices were last so high. As a result, consumer confidence remains relatively low. Credit is also less freely available. Put the two together, and purchasing an additional vehicle, especially a brand-new one is less appealing.
Motorcycles and scooters now face more competition from increasingly fuel efficient cars too. New models like the Chevy Volt promise all-electric operation for short journeys and an EPA average fuel economy rating of 60mpg. Established players like the Toyota Prius are also more fuel efficient. Where the 2008 Prius was EPA rated at 46mpg average, the 2010 model achieves 50mpg. Hyrbid powertrains are now commonly available in vehicles ranging from economy hatchbacks to luxury SUVs. With motorcycles widely perceived in the US as a leisure or luxury item, the availability of more efficient cars will make it harder to justify a two-wheeled purchase. The justification people who’ve always wanted to own a bike were given in 2008 to finally make that purchase isn’t so powerful in 2011.
Having said that, the mix of motorcycles available in the US has also changed since 2008. The Ninja 250 was revised that year, bringing it up to at least 1988 levels of fit and finish and Honda just rolled out the CBR250R. Kawasaki lists the littlest Ninja as achieving 61mpg average and, while Honda bizarrely isn’t listing an official fuel economy number for the WeeBR, it should be in the same range. That’s two appealing, affordable, fuel efficient models from major manufacturers, new players like Cleveland CycleWerks are also becoming larger players in the marketplace too.
Of course, there’s also new scooters. The Yamaha TMAX is fast, comfortable and practical enough to travel cross country and it achieves 47mpg from its 500cc engine. The new Honda PCX 125 can carry two passengers, reach 60mph and returns 110mpg. Piaggio plans to import the 117.6mpg MP3 Hybrid 300 late this year. In Europe, that model’s been very successful at converting car drivers to two wheels.
The new products in the market that stand to benefit the most from high gas prices aren’t available from major manufacturers. Where current riders look at the $9,995 before-tax-breaks price of the Brammo Empulse 6.0 and imagine all the year-old 1,000cc superbikes they could buy for that money, $10k is pocket change to someone who currently commutes through LA in a 16mpg luxury SUV. Car drivers perceive the cost differently, giving electric bikes an advantage among those customers. Brammo expects to have the Empulse on the market early this summer, it’ll join less speedy no-gas bikes like the Brammo Enertia Plus, Zero S and Zero DS.
Problems arise when you factor in the virtually non-existent marketing of all the above. Where literally every man, woman and child in the entire country is intimately familiar with the Chevy Volt at this point, many remain totally unaware that practical, fast all-electric motorcycles exist at all. Large motorcycle manufacturers haven’t traditionally marketed their products on fuel economy. While Kawasaki has an MPG minisite, it receives virtually no promotion and Honda doesn’t list fuel economy numbers for bikes like the CBR250R or PCX 125 at all. We had to trawl Google to find the fuel economy numbers we listed above; not something the average consumer will be doing while lamenting the size of their fuel bill.
All that leads us to conclude that yes, there is an opportunity for motorcycle makers to start selling bikes again, but, unless they significantly alter the way they market those motorcycles, this opportunity could pass them by. We urge manufacturers not only to include fuel economy figures in their marketing, put to make pushing MPG — along with overall cost of ownership — a core part of their message, if not their main message.
America will inevitably be inundated by media reports on high fuel prices in the run up to and during this summer. Here’s hoping the message that motorcycles offer a practical, fun, affordable, fuel efficient transportation alternative can be a part of that media frenzy. More people riding motorcycles for the right reasons? That’s change we can believe in.


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Louisiana-based fast food chain Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has plans for its first Maui location on a vacant plot in Kahului, officials confirmed Thursday.
The $ 1.98 million building is said to be located on approximately 1.3 acres at 127 Hookele Street, according to an open county permit summary. The restaurant would be next door to the American Savings Bank, which is on the corner of Hookele and Pakaula streets.
Like the six Raising Cane’s on Oahu, the Maui restaurant will be launched and managed by Panda Restaurant Group, owner of Panda Express. Brand officials have confirmed the plans and said the Maui spot is expected to open in early 2022.
“We are thrilled to join the Maui community in serving hot and crispy chicken dishes and supporting local organizations and schools” Ali Urbick, spokesperson for Panda Restaurant Group, said Thursday.
The land is owned by CFT NV Developments LLC of Las Vegas and is worth approximately $ 2.6 million, according to property tax records. It was purchased in February 2020.
Known for its crispy chicken fingers, Raising Cane’s already has six locations in Oahu. His latest restaurant – in the Pa’ina Lanai Food Court at the Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikiki – opened last month. The menu offers variations of variations of the brand’s staples: chicken fingers, wavy fries, Texas toast, coleslaw and secret sauce.
“Raising Cane’s signature combo box contains four premium 100% white meat chicken fillets cooked to order, ensuring every chicken finger is served hot, fresh and juicy.” said a press release. âChicken fingers are served with Cane’s secret and irresistible house sauce, wavy fries, Texas toast and coleslaw made daily. To top it off, Raising Cane’s stays true to its commitment to quality with freshly squeezed lemonade and freshly brewed sweet tea, both made from pure cane sugar and prepared fresh daily.
Hawaii’s first Raising Cane restaurant opened on December 11, 2018 in Honolulu at King Street Restaurant, near the University of Hawaii. Additional spots in Kapolei, Mililani and Hawaii Kai followed.
The Chicken Restaurant isn’t the only one to hatch in the Hookele area.
Hawaii’s first Chick-fil-A location is slated to open at 140 Hookele St. next year. The approximately $ 3 million Kahului Restaurant, the first of five Chick-fil-A Hawaii locations planned for the next two years, will be built in the Alexander & Baldwin’s Puunene Mall, which is anchored by Target.
When complete, Maui’s Chick-fil-A will have a full dining room with double drive-thru and a patio for alfresco dining. It will be followed by several locations on Oahu.
Raising Cane County’s building permit application, which was entered in March 2020, is still being processed and approvals are pending.
Founded by Todd Graves in 1996 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Raising Cane’s now has more than 530 restaurants in 28 states nationwide, as well as hundreds of international locations including Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. . .
For more information, visit raisecanes.com.
* This story has been updated from the original version which omitted Raising Cane’s response due to technology issues from Maui News.
* Kehaulani Cerizo can be contacted at [email protected]


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The timing is ironic. Last week, I told a friend who's nominally on Foursquare, "These will be the only five days you'll find Foursquare useful." It's an event where people shift where they're going based on what's buzzing on Foursquare and where their friends are checking in. I knew Friday night I was at the best party in Austin solely because every other Foursquare friend was checking in there.
And yet Foursquare chose this event, of all times and places, to launch a program with American Express that offers users $5 discounts at dozens of merchants in downtown Austin. Days earlier, Foursquare allowed merchants to create new kinds of special offers. Points are also now more prominent, offering a form of social currency or bragging rights. It's not hard to imagine Foursquare later converting the social currency to hard currency, offering better deals to its point-leading power users.
At SXSW, most apps are resorting to bribery to get people to use them. Foursquare, ubiquitous as it is here, randomly rewards people who use the app with a Golden Ticket badge redeemable for tickets to its Big Boi concert. Gowalla randomly drops VIP passes to its own party. Whrrl and Loopt, two apps I've barely seen anyone use here, offer drawings and contests for all kinds of prizes. SCVNGR's one of the only notable check-in apps not offering exclusive rewards for SXSW attendees, but founder Seth Priebatsch gave a keynote speech and plugged LevelUp, his company's new local deals service. The only such service to stay quiet here is Facebook Places. Note that when Facebook Places launched last year, the biggest news was Gap giving away a free pair of jeans.
The "dealification" is a sacrifice these services make as they strive for maturity. Foursquare should hit the 10 million user milestone in the coming months. Facebook has issued vague reports that its service has far more users. SCVNGR and others are clearly bullish on their own growth potential, even if some should die quietly by the end of the year. Where will this growth come from?
Deals, special offers, and personalized recommendations seem to be the ticket for more mainstream adoption. Foursquare reportedly rejected a $100 million offer last year, while Groupon reportedly rejected a $6 billion offer more recently. All indicators point to a small, dedicated, growing base of early adopters who enjoy sharing their locations via check-in apps and finding out where their friends are, while just about everyone loves a great deal. It depends how that deal is delivered though, as reward-based apps like Shopkick, Checkpoints, and others are just starting to find their footing. Social check-in apps will have the added challenge of trying to please a wide range of people, from their core social media savvy power users to those who will need to constantly find relevant offers wherever they go to keep them engaged.
The purely social check-in concept has proven so far to be a novelty. It has to be something else -- a deal, a personalized tip, a game, or perhaps all of the above. Finding your friends in its own right hasn't been enough, and if it not enough for SXSW attendees, that marks the death of the idea.
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