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It's that time of the year again, folks! Things are moving quickly and getting more interesting with each passing day. We've got patent news from industry giant Bungie indicating a potentially new IP they're working on, Nintendo's plans to refresh the Switch's hardware as early as next year, and an alleged peak behind the curtain at what appears to be a new, unnanounced Harry Potter game.
It's only the first week of October, so who knows what's in store for us next week as games continue to release in anticipation of the holiday season. Until then, we'll keep drooling over these Red Dead Redemption II trailers. We hope you enjoy today's episode of The Cartridge Family - an episode we've crafted for you with the utmost care. Thanks for listening and be sure to subscribe to the show so you never miss a beat!
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Duvel Moortgat doubles stake in Italian brewery Birrificio del Ducato
Belgian brewer Duvel Moortgat has increased its stake in Italian brewery Birrificio del Ducato to 70% after acquiring its initial 35% share in 2016.
With its majority stake in the business, Duvel hopes to bring Birrificio del Ducato’s craft beers to an international audience.
“We share the same values and we are convinced that quality, professionalism and innovation are the best basis for lasting success over time,” said Duvel CEO Michel Moortgat.
“From our generational experience we will support Birrificio del Ducato and together ensure that these specialty beers can also be tasted in the rest of the world,” he added.
The founders of the Soragna-based brewer, Manuel Piccoli and Giovanni Campari, will remain with the business and run the brewery.
According to the pair, they received a number of competing proposals but chose Duvel because it “never proposed to alter our course in terms of our beer production, brand positioning and commercial approach”.
Duvel Moorgat now has ten breweries in its portfolio including Brasserie d’Achouffe in Houffalize, Brouwerij De Koninck in Antwerp, Brouwerij Liefmans in Oudenaarde, Brouwerij Bernard in the Czech Republic, Brewery Ommegang in New York , Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Firestone Walker in California, Brouwerij ’t IJ in Amsterdam, and now Birrificio del Ducato in Italy.
The financial terms of the Birrificio Del Ducato deal were not disclosed.
Since Duvel first invested in the company in 2016, the Italian brewer has increased its output from 5,000 hectolitres to 9,000 hectolitres a year and installed a new bottling line. Birrificio del Ducato was founded in 2007.

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Lunchwale is Raising Capital to Accelerate Growth in a $8.3B Industry
DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / June 10, 2022 / An innovative corporate food delivery and event catering service is scaling up to take a bigger slice of the $8.3 billion US food delivery market through the launch of an exciting community investment campaign.
Last month, Dallas-based company Lunchwale launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder that has already raised over $100,000 in just a few weeks.
Since its inception in 2018, Lunchwale has satisfied more than 5,000 hungry corporate employees by delivering healthy meals to businesses and offices across the Dallas DFW area.
The ambitious company sets itself apart from competitors by providing low-cost healthy meals at just $4.99 (plus taxes) per person, with free on-time delivery, and a no-tipping service. These features have helped build a glowing reputation for Lunchwale, with near-perfect ratings on multiple review platforms.
For Lunchwale, the focus up until this point has been to build a strong and loyal community, which has been possible thanks to their offering of quality food, reliable deliveries, and super-affordable dining options. In fact, when other meal delivery services charge $15 to $25 per meal, people may ask: how can Lunchwale continue to offer tasty and healthy meals for so little?
As CEO and Founder of Lunchwale, Gopi Kantamneni, explains, this is all part of the strategy, as the company begins to harness the power of an ever-growing community to implement the next phase of its business plan.
"We have a BIG vision for what Lunchwale can become," he says. "The truth is that our daily meal service and event catering gives us only a small profit. But by providing incredible value meals and quality service, we have been able to amass the confidence of a strong and growing community."
"We now plan to leverage the buying power of this community to sell other products - from stationary to cars. This is all while we remain focused on our core business, which is serving hungry diners."
Lunchwale now has plans to generate new revenue through affiliate marketing partnerships with multiple brands, and sell advertising space on its food packaging and the new app. After raising capital, the company will have the target of serving 20,000 diners by 2023, with revenue projections set at a healthy $7.3 million by year five.
Meanwhile, the company has several exit strategies in place, which gives early investors a clearer view of how they may make a return on their investment.
The Lunchwale community has grown slowly but steadily since 2018 using manual operations, and successfully weathered the storm of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, in 2022, the future for Lunchwale is looking very bright, with the business landscape returning to full strength and the company completely automated with streamlined app-based operations.
Mr. Kantamneni added, "This next step all starts with our exciting crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder. We have already seen an excellent response from investors, and we invite interested parties to join us today. This is your golden opportunity to get in early before we begin our inevitable growth."
- Lunchwale is a unique food delivery service catering to the Dallas DFW area, offering on-time, low-cost, healthy working lunches to corporate clients
- Company has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder to raise capital ahead of scaling up
- Company has built a strong community of 5,000+ customers since 2018 and is targeting 20,000 diners by 2023
- Operating in a growing US food delivery market projected to be worth $8.3 billion in 2022
- Future plans to generate revenue from affiliate marketing and packaging/app advertising
- Revenue projections of $430K in year one, rising to $7.3 million by year five
- Company driven by an experienced and ambitious leadership team
- Each year, the company donates 3,000 meals via the non-profit Feeding America to support orphans in the United States.
The Lunchwale Wefunder campaign is now live and interested parties are invited to read more and invest via: https://wefunder.com/lunchwaleinc2/
For more information, please contact Gopi Kantamneni by calling (424) 523-9000.
SOURCE: Lunchwale, Inc.


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Wabash National’s third quarter income declined from $18.4 million in 2102 to $16.2 million in 2013, the US trailer giant announced.
Meanwhile, the Company reported operating income totaling $33.8 million for the third quarter of 2013, compared to operating income of $27.2 million for the third quarter of 2012.
Commercial Trailer Products’ net sales increased $12 million or 4.4 per cent, on 11,700 trailers, or 300 more trailers than the prior year period. According to Wabash, the increase was primarily due to the increase in trailer shipments during the quarter as well as the company’s continued efforts to improve product pricing and recapture lost margins.
“We are extremely pleased with the financial and operating results across all our strategic segments,” said President and CEO, Dick Giromini. “In particular, our Commercial Trailer Products segment reported another strong quarter achieving our highest levels of gross profit and profit margin since the second quarter of 2007.”
He added, “New trailer shipments for the third quarter were approximately 12,600, consistent with our previous guidance of 12,500 to 13,500 trailers. We anticipate continued strong demand for our products as well as an improvement in customer pickups during the fourth quarter with full year trailer shipments forecast to be between 46,000 and 47,000 units.
“As expected, our backlog decreased sequentially but remains at a seasonally healthy level of approximately $563 million as of September 30, 2013. Longer term, we believe the demand environment for trailers remains strong as fleet age, customer profitability, used trailer values, regulatory compliance and access to financing all support continued demand for new trailers.”
Meanwhile, Toledo-based company Ervin Equipment announced it invested in a record 2,000 pre-owned Wabash Duraplate trailers from J.B. Hunt Transport, a leading US provider of logistics management and transportation services.


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Dairy commodity spot markets become active on Wednesday
Following several relatively quiet days, the spot markets for dairy commodities on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange sprung into action on Wednesday of this week.
The day's highlight was the sale of 12 carloads of Cheddar block cheese as the price rose by one cent per pound to $1.84. A bid to buy one more carload was not filled and an offer to sell one carload was not covered.
One sale, unfilled bid, and uncovered offer each occurred in the Cheddar barrel spot market on Wednesday. The highlight of that session was a three cent price increase to $1.80 per pound.
In the AA butter spot market, a two cent per pound price increase restored a portion of the price drop earlier in the week and put the day's closing price at $1.84 per pound. Two carloads were sold and a bid to buy one carload was not filled.
The non-fat dry milk spot market was quiet with prices at $1.70 per pound for Grade A and $1.6350 for Grade Extra.
Dry whey futures posted mixed price changes on Wednesday with closing prices standing at between 57 and 61.525 cents per pound for all months from September through June of 2013 before gradually declining.
Class III milk futures posted modest gains for the final quarter of 2012 but the per hundred prices were still short of $20.
Prices late in the trading session were $18.79 per hundred for September, $19.34 for October, $19.79 for November, and $19.77 for December before a gradual fall to the low $19s and then the low $18s per hundred by late 2013.
The producer price differential in the Upper Midwest Milk Marketing Order 30 for August that was announced on Wednesday of this week is a negative four cents per hundred.
At the most distance milk receiving plants in Order 30, that converts to a negative 24 cents per hundred likely to be reflected in the milk payments for the month.
The volume of milk pooled in Order 30 for August was a recent monthly low of nearly 2.262 billion pounds. That milk had averages of 3.63 percent butterfat, 3.01 percent protein, and 5.74 percent other solids.
Of the pooled milk, the usages were a 2012 low of 73.9 percent in Class III while Class I rose to 14.5 percent and Class II to 8.5 percent. Class IV accounted for 3.1 percent of the usage.
Early this week, Cooperatives Working Together (CWT) announced the acceptance of a package of 11 bids from Dairy Farmers of America, Darigold Cooperative of Seattle, and United Dairymen of Arizona.
The bids were for price assistance on the export of 3.336 million pounds of Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and 385,809 pounds of butter to countries in Asia and Middle East on deliveries scheduled from September through February of 2013.
During 2012, the CWT export assistance program has handled 82.4 million pounds of cheese, 57.1 million pounds of butter, and 123,459 pounds of anhydrous milkfat that were sold to buyers in 34 countries on four continents.
This is the equivalent of approximately 2.006 billion pounds of milk or the average annual milk production by 95,000 dairy cows.
The milk production data for August will be released on Tuesday of next week (Sept. 18).


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Inter are in talks to extend their kit manufacturing deal with Nike but president Steven Zhang is prepared to look elsewhere, according to a report in the Italian media.
As has been reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter are looking to extend but also enhance the deal that they currently have with American sportswear brand Nike which supplies the kits for the men’s, women’s and youth teams.
The current deal runs until 2024 but Inter feel that it is not doing enough for them financially anymore and they have begun talks for a new deal.
Steven Zhang’s objective is to reach a fee of at least €30 million that Nike will pay to the Rossoneri. That is partly in response to AC Milan’s recent announcement that Puma will be making their kits in the future.
There is a distance between the two parties but Inter hope to conclude the deal in the coming months.


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Swipe, click, food. The ability to order food with the click of a few buttons on a smartphone is becoming widespread - even fast-food companies are getting in on the action. But the technology - which in some cases tracks ...
The ageing population across the UK and the EU, combined with the widening gap between available carers and those who need care, has prompted researchers at The University of Manchester to conduct research on a range new ...
Plenty of apps are born over a cup of joe or a glass of wine or beer. Here's an idea brewed over a beer by a couple of geologists who were fiddling with Untappd, an app covering the who, what and where of microbrews.
The little Swiss satellite was launched on 23 September 2009 and continues to send back regular reports. That ranks it among the oldest nanosatellites that are still active. Enthusiasts will be able to follow the satellite ...
A new service developed at Binghamton University, State University of New York could improve performance of mobile devices that save data to the cloud.
With the sale of sex shifting online, today's pimps are avoiding police detection by using underground websites, social media, mobile apps and even by hiding their ads on mainstream sites such as Craigslist and Backpage.
Mobile apps that allow users to create their own emojis or share the stylized images of NBA star Stephen Curry and other celebrities are paying off for a small upstate New York company.
Research undertaken by The University of Manchester has found that most people shop on fashion apps at 8pm, and apps with strong social media integration are the most popular.
Hulu is dropping the free TV episodes that it was initially known for as it works on an online television service to rival cable TV.
In another move to break from YouTube, music video brand Vevo has cut a deal to license videos from Warner Music, repairing a rift between major labels that began with the launch of the service seven years ago.


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Well, you’ve probably heard by now that Windows 8, Microsoft Surface Tablets and PCs running Windows 8 are to be launched on October 26th 2012. Microsoft intends to make this launch a big affair as it is preparing holiday pop up stores across North America to showcase its products. These holiday stores are expected to offer consumers a variety of Microsoft products, plus provide answers and advice on how to get the best out of their software.
34 U.S. and Canadian holiday pop up stores are expected to open on Oct. 26, 2012 and will be set up in malls and other shopping centers. From Natick Mall in Massachusetts to Times Square New York City, and Aventura Mall in Florida, you’ll find a holiday store in almost every state. You can check out all the holiday pop up store locations here. And if you want a holiday pop up store to open in your city, simply head over to Microsoft’s Facebook page and let them know!
The web is awash with images of what the stores will look like. Joel Fernandes had this to share with his friend on his Twitter profile; a holiday pop up store in Natick Mall, Mass., that’s getting ready for the big day. If you do happen to be around a holiday store, don’t forget to snap a photo or two and share them on Twitter or other social networks.
While it is a common sight to catch fans of the iPhone stalking the Apple stores days before the launch of the iPhone and the iPad, it will be interesting to see whether the same happens at Microsoft’s Holiday pop up stores.
What do you think of Microsoft’s holiday stores? Are you excited about the release of Windows 8 devices? Mark your calendars then, and start your holiday shopping beginning October 26th, 2012.


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When social networking companies myYearbook and Quepasa merged last year, myYearbook CEO Geoff Cook told employees that his goal was to “build an enduring, global brand for meeting new people.” That’s still the plan, but the company is announcing that it will build that brand under a new name — MeetMe.
Cook (who’s now COO) says both the myYearbook and Quepasa names don’t quite capture the current vision. myYearbook started out as a social working site for high schoolers, and even though it evolved into more of a social discovery service — one that’s increasingly mobile — the name still reflected its early roots. Meanwhile, Quepasa, which tries to do something similar for a Latin American audience, has a name suggesting a regional social network.
So starting in July, the myYearbook website, smartphone apps, tablet apps, and mobile website will all be rebranded as MeetMe. Then in September, the company plans to finish internationalizing myYearbook/MeetMe into Spanish and Portuguese, and that site will be replace the existing Quepasa product. The company itself, currently called Quepasa Corporation, will be renamed MeetMe, and it plans to change its stock ticker symbol (it’s traded on NYSE Amex) from QPSA to MEET sometime this summer.
“Having a single brand just makes it much easier to talk about the aims of the company,” Cook says. It should help with word-of-mouth, and also give MeetMe a single name for its continued international expansion. The name even performed well in test ad campaigns that the company ran earlier.
There’s plenty of competition for the industry crown, with competition from companies like Tagged and Badoo, not to mention new approaches to social discovery (albeit ones that are less directly competitive) like Highlight. Still, Cook sounds happy with MeetMe’s progress, claiming 2.8 billion pageviews per month, an Android app that was ranked the top-grossing social app by Google Play, and $36.8 million in revenue in 2011. And now his company has a name that spells out its “meet new people” goals more clearly than anyone else.
MeetMe® is the leading social network for meeting new people in the US and the public market leader for social discovery (NYSE MKT: MEET). MeetMe makes meeting new people fun through social games and apps, monetized by both advertising and virtual currency. With 60% of traffic coming from mobile, MeetMe is fast becoming the social gathering place for the mobile generation. The company operates MeetMe.com and MeetMe apps on iPhone, iPad, and Android in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Quepasa Corporation (NYSE Amex: QPSA) is a social media technology company focused on Latin audiences worldwide. Quepasa owns and operates Quepasa.com, a social networking website, Quepasa Games, a social gaming studio, and Quepasa Contests, a social media advertising solution. Quepasa has offices in Los Angeles, CA, West Palm Beach, FL, Hermosillo, Mexico and Curitiba, Brazil.
If there is a gene for Internet entrepreneurship, then it must run in the Cook family. Geoff Cook, Dave and Catherine’s worldly wise older brother, already has one successful online venture under his belt. While a Harvard undergrad, he founded a set of online writing and editing services, EssayEdge.com and ResumeEdge.com, and he’s been using the lessons learned from those businesses to assist Dave and Catherine’s dreams of worldwide web domination. As his younger siblings can attest, when you’re starting...


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Montclair California, June 15, 2021 – Today ATG LED Lighting launched the new “Bounce Back Brighter” initiative to help people in the lighting industry get back to work Brighter than ever! Highlighting a suite of innovative tools developed to boost efficiency during the pandemic, the initiative seeks to make the transition back to the new normal more productive whether you are going back to the office or still working remote. ATG invites people to visit their website to experience the “MyProject” hybrid shopping simulation or sample all the value-added services which includes FREE Site Surveys, Photometric Layouts, the chat-based rebate finder from BriteSwitch and the new ROI calculator.
Distributors can now gain access to the online portal to get real-time inventory and check order status. The 2021 Buyer’s Guide is now ready and available for download and a hard copy can also be requested. Clients will take note that ATG LED Lighting now has a complete lighting package which includes Indoor, Outdoor (including poles), and a full controls line up which includes both Bluetooth Mesh and standalone wireless products.
Eric Cai, VP ATG Electronics, commented “2020 was such a challenging year for everyone. In the absence of a vaccine, it was our goal to improve our electronic footprint so our agents, clients and distributors could still be productive while working from home. Now with the advent of COVID-19 pandemic resolving, it is so gratifying that these tools can really help people with the transition back to work.” Take a new look ATG LED Lighting and “Bounce Back Brighter” than ever!


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Bergisch Gladbach –
It’s the little things that fascinate Marcel Hapke. “That sounds just great,” he enthuses as he opens and closes the door of the blue Porsche 964 Carrera 2 Cabrio, built in 1994. The classic car is not the only piece of jewelery that can be found in Hapke’s workshop in Bergisch Gladbach. If you come here for the first time, you don’t even know where to look first.
Several Porsches from the 356 series are lined up next to each other. Most of them still look a bit sad, without any equipment or paintwork. But you can already guess from the bare bodies how much history the cars have.
Automobile world history preserved
Preserving automotive history is what Hapke is all about. For 23 years he has been restoring young and oldtimers true to the original delivery condition and since then has made the hearts of many oldtimer lovers beat faster. The 39-year-old went into business for himself six years ago and moved his workshop from Leverkusen to Gladbach in October last year.
Hapke has specialized in the restoration of sports cars, especially those of the Porsche brand built up to 1997. “I was fascinated by Porsche as a child,” he says. However, at the age of 16, when he began his apprenticeship in a restoration company as a body and vehicle builder, he would not have thought that one day he would be restoring classic cars.
Difficult to find spare parts
The customers who bring their cars to Hapke and his team of five come not only from the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis, but also from around the world. “Most of them are collectors who care for their cars with a lot of passion,” explains Hapke, who values his work so much for this very reason. “We are building something here that will be preserved because it is cared for.”
During the restoration, he and his team try to keep as many original parts as possible. Hapke gets other original parts from specialized dealers. Parts that are difficult or impossible to get have to be rebuilt, sometimes at great expense. Painting and saddling are carried out at partner companies in Leverkusen and Cologne.
Restoration usually takes up to three years
“I just think it’s nice when you can still see individual signs of use, because that’s just part of the history of a classic car,” says Hapke, stroking the unevenness of the silver door handle of a Porsche Carrera 2 convertible, which has already been given a new white paint job. The Porsche, built in 1962 and built only 67 times, has had no road under its tires since 1970. Hapke and his team have even preserved the floor in the footwell and completely refurbished it. The most expensive restoration in his workshop was that of a Ferrari in the multi-digit million range.
In addition to the necessary financial resources, customers must above all be patient. A classic car usually stays in the workshop for two to three years until it is completely restored. Three cars are finished each year, because not only is the restoration itself time-consuming, but the waiting for spare parts can sometimes take longer. For example, Hapke has been waiting for the rear right door for a BMW 1800 Tii for six months.
Huge photo archive for orientation
In the case of car brands that differ from Porsche, Hapke asks its customers for an original comparison vehicle that it can use as a guide. “We then take a very precise picture of the original car,” he says. In the meantime, Hapke has created a huge photo archive of all classic cars – especially the Porsche series models, sorted by year of construction. The restoration steps are also meticulously documented.
One job in particular is burned into Hapke’s memory. “That was Bruce,” reports Hapke, who gives a name to all the cars in his workshop. Bruce, a Porsche 356 Speedster, was the first order from a major customer in Denmark. The special thing about the car: The US car racing driver Bruce Jennings took part in numerous car races in it in the 60s and 70s.
Hardly any envy among classic car fans
“We needed a total of 1270 hours just to work on the body,” recalls Hapke. After three years, the owner was able to whiz down the streets again in a true-to-the-original racing Porsche. Because that is also the aim of the work. Hapke and his team not only restore the classic cars, they also make them roadworthy. “Cable construction is always new, because function comes first.”
Hapke knows that memories often hang on the classic cars. Many would have bought their first car back then for nostalgic reasons. “They think a rattling four-cylinder is great now.” There is hardly any envy in the classic car scene. “It’s more likely a thumbs up when you meet up on the road,” says Hapke, for whom driving in vintage cars means pure relaxation despite the lack of power steering.
However, Hapke currently has little time for the restoration of his own classic car, a Porsche 911 Targa from the 1960s. “He’s back in line and has to wait a little longer,” he regrets. Marcel Hapke likes to do his job every day, despite the hard work and patience it takes. “And you also have to be a bit positively crazy to be passionate about classic cars,” he says.


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Although Sony‘s contender in this generation of consoles had a rocky start, the PlayStation 3 has been picking up some traction lately. Has it finally picked up its much needed momentum? Capcom seems to think so. According to the publisher, the PlayStation 3 has reached “full swing.” More details in the full article.
Despite a rocky start, and harsh words from some very outspoken members of the video game community (remember David Perry?), the PlayStation 3 has been picking up momentum lately.
In fact, with ginormous releases in the near future, such as LittleBigPlanetand Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and the new PlayStation 3 models, one can only see a brighter future ahead for the Sony console.
Will Sony be able to keep up the pace? Capcom seems to think so. In fact, the publisher believes that sales will pick up even more when they release Resident Evil 5. In a conference call for their first quarter results, Capcom had this to say:
We believe that PS3 has finally reached full swing after looking at the success of Metal Gear Solid 4, as well as future large-scale title line-ups
In addition, some reduction in the PS3’s price was announced at the 2008 E3, and we can expect its spread to increase by next March when our Resident Evil 5 for PS3 will be released.
Which is not to say that they are abandoning the other platforms. They continue that:
As we are not only focusing on PS3, we would also like to spread our supply of software evenly between Wii and Xbox 360 while their markets in the world increase in a similar manner to PS3.


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Microsoft Preparing Their Second-Generation Surface For June Announcement
Many people today consider the Microsoft Surface line-up as the perfect tablets. Particularly in the case of the Surface Pro, which we’ve found to be a very powerful computer, this might be right. On a positive note, you get a tablet with no compromises, but on the negative note, both the Surface Pro and Surface RT have proven to be terrible in sales amounting to no more than 1.5 Million units combined. That could change though as Microsoft is already preparing their Second Surface attempt.
Digitimes now reports that Microsoft is already working on getting their second-generation Surface out of the oven, and even though we thought the tablet wouldn’t be announced until the 2013 holiday season, trusted sources confirm that Microsoft will launch it in their Build Developer Conference on June 26th to 28th.
Now, an even more interesting note is that apparently this second Surface tablet attempt might not replace the current Surface products offered. This device will have a display between 7 to 9-inches, which also matches with a lot of the rumors we’ve heard recently.
It’s only a matter of time before more rumors confirm Redmond’s plans.


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American Manufacturing Co. (AMC) introduces The BUGOFF Eco‐Pack. This unique packaging allows users to effortlessly prepare 1 Gallon of premium 3‐in‐1 formula BUGOFF Ultra‐Concentrated Windshield Washer Fluid while making significant strides in reducing plastic waste and landfill impact.
Driving Innovations in Windshield Washer Fluid and Sustainable Car Maintenance
American Manufacturing Co. (AMC) has consistently aimed to meet the evolving needs of automotive consumers for over 30 years. The company says, The BUGOFF Eco‐Pack is a testament to it’s commitment to creating practical solutions that fulfill consumer demands, including a 3‐in‐1 premium formula engineered to effectively eliminate stubborn bug grime, repel water, and guarantee a streak‐free windshield.
This innovative Eco‐Pack also stands out for its environmentally conscious design, promoting a sustainable approach to car maintenance. It significantly reduces plastic usage by up to 93% compared to conventional packaging, benefiting the environment by curbing plastic waste and minimizing the need for bulky gallon containers. Tailored to be a grab‐and‐go product, it’s easily stored in your car’s storage areas for quick access, and with a simple tear and open mechanism, users can effortlessly pour the contents, adding water to transform them into BUGOFF Ultra‐ Concentrated Windshield Washer Fluid.
“We are thrilled to introduce our latest product, the BUGOFF Ultra‐Concentrated Windshield Washer Fluid Eco‐Pack,” said Ruddy Gascon, CEO of American Manufacturing Co. “Our dedicated team of skilled chemists and product designers has put their expertise into creating a solution that not only embraces sustainability and environmental friendliness but also goes above and beyond to meet our customers’ expectations. We genuinely believe this product will set a new standard for convenience and eco‐consciousness in the aftermarket automotive industry.”
The new Eco‐Pack for BUGOFF Ultra‐Concentrated Windshield Washer Fluid will be showcased at the AAPEX 2023 New Product Exhibition, which will take place from October 31 to November 2 at the Venetian Exposition Center in Las Vegas, NV. Visitors to the American Manufacturing Co. booth A2846 will have the opportunity to learn more about the product, its features, and its benefits firsthand. Company representatives will be available to answer any questions and provide additional information.
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Panic buying has been rife amid the global spread of the coronavirus, with shoppers stockpiling goods like toilet paper, hand sanitizer and canned food.
In Japan, those who couldn’t buy toilet paper have resorted to pilfering supplies from public restrooms.
But one Japanese store has cursed its toilet rolls to prevent thefts.
Mink Itachibe, who works at a convenience store in Niigata prefecture, noticed people stealing between three to five rolls of toilet paper each day. She sketched an image that shows three eyes and several kanji characters and stuck it up in front of the toilet rolls.
Some store owners use images of eyes to give the impression that they are watching out for potential thieves, Itachibe told CNN. The kanji below imply that if someone takes the toilet paper from the store, a hungry monster will hunt them down and gobble them up.
“I did it as a joke, but it seems to have worked,” Itachibe told CNN. “As people were stealing toilet paper, I wanted this to shock them and think they might get hexed. People can be quite superstitious in Japan.”
Itachibe has reported no thefts of toilet paper from her store since she put up the sketches.


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Senators Slam Online Advertisers As 'Malvertising' SpikesSenators Slam Online Advertisers As 'Malvertising' Spikes
Complex ecosystem fails to arrest rise in malicious advertising, information security experts warn Congress.
May 19, 2014
10 Ways To Fight Digital Theft & Fraud
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The quantity of "malvertising" -- malware distributed via legitimate advertising networks -- has doubled in the past year, and the online advertising industry is failing to blunt its impact on consumers.
That's the assessment of a 47-page Senate report, "Online Advertising and Hidden Hazards to Consumer Security and Data Privacy," released Wednesday. The report cited statistics from the Online Trust Alliance, which saw the incidence of malvertising increase by more than 200% in 2013, resulting in an estimated 12.4 billion malicious advertising impressions.
Online advertising is big business: In 2013, related revenues hit $42.8 billion, surpassing broadcast television advertising revenues for the first time in history.
But at a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee hearing Thursday, Craig D. Spiezle, president and executive director of the Online Trust Alliance, said the increase in revenues has been accompanied by a rise in malvertising campaign operators successfully sneaking onto legitimate sites.
"This past January Yahoo experienced an incident resulting in over 300,000 malicious impressions in a single hour," he told the committee. "Approximately 9% or 27,000 unsuspecting users were compromised. For these consumers, the infection rate was 100%." He added that other sites that have served up malicious advertising campaigns include Expedia, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
[Cisco's John Chambers is critical of government overreach when it comes to surveillance. Read Cisco CEO: US Should Reform Surveillance Rules.]
Yahoo's VP of information security, Alex Stamos, failed to mention Yahoo's recent malvertising breach when he too addressed the committee Thursday, instead focusing on the bigger picture. "We successfully block the vast majority of malicious or deceptive advertisements with which bad actors attack our network, and we always strive to defeat those who would compromise our customers' security," he said.
In a phone interview, Elias Manousos, CEO of RiskIQ -- which helps sponsor the Online Trust Alliance -- said one explanation for the increase in malvertising is the advertising industry's introduction of bulk ad-buying practices, or "programmatic buying." While this makes buying and selling ads easier, it's also created a difficult-to-police supply chain in which buyers and sellers often no longer know each other.
"The ad-vetting process is really broken in this change to the ecosystem," said Manousos. "This programmatic ad buying is also very complex -- and one thing we know about security is that security and complexity don't go together."
Arguably, not every site's security has suffered as a result of these practices. "Sites like Facebook have been immune to these attacks because they don't participate in this programmatic buying -- there are direct relationships there between the advertisers and the users on the site," Manousos said.
Some online advertising organizations also have programs designed to address malvertising, although they often lack industry-wide buy-in. Earlier this month, for example, AOL, Facebook, Google, and Twitter launched Trust in Ads, which promises to bring "awareness to consumers about online ad-related scams and deceptive activities" as well as to crowdsource the detection of bad ads -- but only for those four sites.
"We kicked off this effort by identifying abusive practices in the tech support advertising space. Scam advertisers often present themselves as official representatives of companies of products for which users seek support," Google senior product manager George Salem told the committee. (As with Yahoo's representative, Salem declined to detail any of the malvertising campaigns that succeeded in infiltrating Google's advertising network.)
OTA's Spiezle told the committee that an industry focus on consumer education and relying on consumers to sound malvertising warnings was inadequate. "Unfortunately no amount of consumer education can help when users visit trusted websites that are serving malvertising," he said. "Focusing on education after the fact is like the auto industry telling accident victims whom to call after an accident from a previously known manufacturing defect, instead of building security features in the cars they sell and profit from."
While some malvertising relies on social-engineering attacks -- for example, to trick a user into thinking his PC has been infected by a virus -- an increasing quantity of malvertising uses drive-by malware attacks to automatically infect vulnerable PCs with malware. The number of drive-by malware attacks launched via online advertising also increased 41% in 2012 and 190% in 2013.
To help blunt the rise in malvertising, Spiezle recommended that Congress introduce legislation "not unlike state data breach laws, requiring mandatory notification, data sharing, and remediation to those who have been harmed." He also referenced his organization's anti-malvertising guidelines for the ad supply chain, which begin by arguing that the industry must create an accreditation/authentication process for new clients and
agencies and also report bad actors to both law enforcement agencies and industry groups.
Similarly, the Senate report recommends that the online advertising industry issue stronger security guidelines for members, as well as share more information on threats. The report also calls for more frequent spot-checks of online advertising content to better catch malvertising outbreaks, and the development of "circuit breakers" to detect malvertising before it reaches consumers.
Otherwise, the committee has promised to spell out those responsibilities in new legislation: "If sophisticated commercial entities do not take steps to further protect consumers, regulatory or legislative change may be needed so that such entities are incentivized to increase security for advertisements run through their systems," the report reads.
Last week, committee member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) likewise warned in a statement that Congress must "make sure standards and rules exist to ensure consumers do not have to be more tech savvy than cyber criminals to stay safe online." At the hearing, meanwhile, he laid into the industry's approach to regulating itself, noting that this had failed to produce effective guidance or clear standards for online advertising security or prevent the emergence -- or timely disavowal -- of such aggressive advertising techniques as history sniffing.
Intentions aside, Congress has a poor track record of passing any legislation that relates to privacy or data security. Notably, the Do Not Track initiative has stalled -- as the Senate report notes, with advertisers and consumer groups unable to agree on even a definition of what constitutes tracking -- and after years of debate, Congress has failed to pass any cyber security legislation or even a national data breach notification law. Meanwhile, President Obama's 2012 Privacy Bill of Rights lacks the force of law and is thus voluntary. Perhaps unsurprisingly, advertisers haven't rushed to sign up.
Cue the current state of affairs: "The one party who is least capable of monitoring and regulating advertising -- the consumer -- is the party who currently bears the full brunt of the losses when the system fails," the Senate report states.
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Department store John Lewis “great start” to its new financial year as sales soared 20.6% last week as the Six Nations rugby boosted sales at sister retailer Waitrose.
John Lewis head of selling operations, new formats, Maggie Porteous said: “What a great start to the new trading year! Both shops and online were firing on all cylinders to give a superb increase, which came on the back of strong availability.”
Online sales at the department rocketed 48.5% in the week to February 2 as it launched 30,000 new SKUs onto the website. The retailer said mobile traffic was particularly strong.
In-store sales benefitted from weak comparisons as last year snow was disrupting some parts of the UK.
In John Lewis’ electricals, home and technology division, the imaging, large electrical and vision categories prospered while Porteous said: “There is no stopping tablet trade at the moment.”
In fashion, new collections drove sales including the launch of the latest Somerset by Temperley range. John Lewis launched a campaign for the collection, which became the fastest-selling brand in the department store’s history when it launched last year.
Beauty sales were also buoyant, as customers took advantage of its price matching against a competitor.
Sales in the home were mixed, however gifting did well with gift food continuing its stellar run, according to Porteous.
She said: “The momentum from last year certainly seems to be continuing into the new trading year, and with fabulous new products, improved availability in shops and online, and superb service in our shops, there is every sense that this should continue this week.”
Meanwhile at sister retailer Waitrose sales, excluding petrol, for the week rose 5.2% boosted by the kick-off of the Six Nations rugby union Championship along with Chinese New Year.
The growth comes against tough comparatives last year when forecasted snowfalls encouraged shoppers to stock up.
Waitrose marketing director Rupert Thomas said: “The rugby triggered a scrum for beverages as world beer sales jumped by 60% and speciality beer by 48%. Sporting fans took the opportunity to put their feet up as ready meal sales increased by 14%, our Good to Go range by 10%, fresh pizzas by 7%.”
The Chinese New Year, which falls this Sunday, is also having a huge impact according to the grocer, as nearly 1,000 woks were sold over the week, soaring 600% against average.
In its Cook’s Ingredients range sales of Eastern flavours also shot up by more than 32% while toasted sesame oil jumped 15%, shiitake mushrooms by nearly 22% and hoisin sauce by almost 30%.


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Why companies are prioritizing digital transformation 2.0?
Digitization is no longer a buzzword in today’s business environment as more and more enterprises have started thinking beyond this. As at some point companies will achieve their digital goal, they need to invest in a continuous cycle of innovation in the existing operations of their platforms. Businesses are already on the way to digital transformation leveraging advanced digital technologies to stay ahead of the game. Now, most forward-looking companies are talking about digital transformation 2.0 – a continuing approach to analyzing new technologies, improving digital footprints, and adopting new business models at an increasing rate.
Enterprises with next-generation operations always push hard to bring new, innovative technologies like automation, big data, blockchain, and others, across their multiple functions. They always seek to explore and enter new markets to ensure sustainability and create new revenue streams. Some of the largest organizations in the world understand the concept of digital transformation 2.0 and have already prepared and designed the germane business models.
This next step to digital transformation 1.0 significantly demands more resources. Although this may be seen as a burden when it comes to bringing it to the surface, it is absolutely essential given the exponential rate of a technological shift. Companies like Amazon stepped towards this model. The e-commerce giant has launched a store without checkout counters or cash registers, named Amazon Go. On the other side, pizza delivery company Domino’s started delivering pizzas with drones in a pilot project in New Zealand. Also, factories have started deploying smart robots. And banks are turning to full digital banking model, delivering improved customer experience.
Narry Singh, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, Digital Strategy noted that the key to success over the next 5-10 years will lie in changing organizational structures and instilling a ‘digital mindset’ in leadership teams. Organizations need a strategy for a digital era, rather than a digital strategy. They must create new structures and incentives, find ways to attract talent, work with third-party partners, and move beyond an organizational mindset that fetishizes owning everything. In short, businesses must become digital from the inside-out.
Stepping into the Digital Era
In the current scenario, businesses around the world have been disrupted severely induced by the COVID-19 outbreak. This is the perfect time for companies to prioritize digital transformation 2.0, where the new normal will be much more realistic, pragmatic, and focused on impact. This will address what was lacking in the digital transformation 1.0, especially considering its unfortunate track record of success.
Following the ongoing business ecosystem, the future seems to be about fluidity, agility, and clear accountability to business stakeholders. However, removing all the unnecessary complexity is a crucial step to meet the market dynamism. Hence, digital transformation needs to focus on holistic innovation around the core business to drive growth for the various core market verticals.


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South Africa Inflation Rate Slows in August
Consumer prices in South Africa rose 4.6 percent year-on-year in August of 2015, easing from a 5 percent increase in July. It is the lowest inflation rate in three months and slightly below market expectations as cost of housing and utilities slowed while transport prices fell.
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Transport prices went down 0.7 percent (+0.8 percent in July), driven by a 7.6 percent drop in petrol cost and a 5.5 percent fall in cost of private transport operation. Prices of housing and utilities rose at a slower 6.3 percent (6.4 percent in July), mainly due to maintenance and repair and water and other services. In addition, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages increased 4.3 percent, slightly below a 4.4 percent gain in July.
Annual core inflation rate, which excludes prices of food, non-alcoholic beverages, petrol and energy slowed to 5.3 percent from 5.4 percent in July, touching the lowest since February of 2014.
On a monthly basis, consumer prices were flat, after rising 1 percent in July as transport cost fell 1.1 percent, driven by petrol (-3.7 percent), offsetting a 0.8 percent increase in food an non-alcoholic beverages’ cost. It is the lowest monthly rate since January.


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Apple Monday announced pre-orders of its iPhone 5 topped two million in just 24 hours, more than double the previous record of one million held by iPhone 4S.
Apple said that demand for iPhone 5
exceeds the initial supply and while the majority of pre-orders will be delivered to customers on September 21, many are scheduled to be delivered in October.
iPhone 5 is the thinnest and lightest iPhone ever, and features a new 4-inch Retina display; an Apple-designed A6 chip for blazing fast performance, LTE networking and improved battery life.
"iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "iPhone 5 is the best iPhone yet, the most beautiful product we've ever made, and we hope customers love it as much as we do."
Earlier on Monday, AT&T, the operator that has been selling the iPhone since its original launch in 2007, announced that it set a sales record for the iPhone 5
, with customers ordering more of them than any previous iPhone model on the first day of preorders and over the weekend. However, it didn't say how many were sold.
It is not clear if the two million units sold included pre-orders placed with operators like AT&T or just orders placed directly with Apple.
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There’s a reason Macklemore made his debut single all about the “Thrift Shop.” Thrifting has long been a popular pastime for those who enjoy adding new clothes, household items, jewelry, etc., to their collections for a relatively reasonable price.
Some even return the favor by bringing clothes to donate to the same thrift store they bought items from.
When that happens, stores like the Salvation Army and Goodwill have been two prominent companies shoppers go to giveaway the things they don’t want for free to be sold in the stores.
Despite the gesture being something many have done for decades, Goodwill has its faults. One customer who shops at the thrift store accused it of gouging the prices of several items — including a $50 bundle of scrapbook paper!
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“Goodwill is tripping lately” and charging $50 for scrapbook paper.
On several occasions, I’ve used Goodwill to update my wardrobe at a fraction of what most retailers charge. Whether searching for a Halloween costume or a new fall jacket, Goodwill typically has what I need for less than $10.
Since my experience with Goodwill has been a breeze for the most part, I can’t imagine any of the items in Goodwill originally costing less than the company’s price cut. However, according to Becca Jahn (@becaboomm) on TikTok, Goodwill’s prices aren’t always the best deal.
In August 2023, Becca was shopping in her local Goodwill and decided to take her TikTok community along for the journey. Becca began her video by saying, "Goodwill is tripping lately,” and pointing her phone’s camera to a peach tank top.
As Becca focuses on the cami, she zooms in on the item’s original price, which was $2.98. She then showed her audience the price tag Goodwill gave, which was $4.99, almost $2 more than the original price! And, as Becca pointed out, Goodwill got the top for FREE since it was a donation.
Becca’s frustration continues as she moves on to another highly-priced item: A bin of scrapbook paper. The pink, transparent container had clear tape around it and showed a hint of the scrapbook paper, which was filled up to the brim. After Becca flaunted the item, she asked her followers to “guess” how much Goodwill charged for the paper.
“$50,” Becca said, emphasizing, “$50. And they got it for free. They got it donated for free.”
Commenters responded to Becca’s post by slamming Goodwill and refusing to donate or shop there.
While Becca was seemingly alone during her shopping trip to Goodwill, her TikTok community supported her calling out the non-profit organization’s pricing practices.
Underneath the TikToker’s comments section, she received multiple comments from users who noticed Goodwill reportedly ups their prices to those who came to the store to avoid spending a lot of money.
“This Is why I don't shop at Goodwill!!” one commenter exclaimed.
“I love seeing Dollar Tree stuff there for $5,” another user said of the company.
Although many commenters weren't shocked by the price gouging at Goodwill, they weren't amused either.
In addition to not wanting to put their hard-earned coins into Goodwill, Becca also heard from other TikTokers who refused to donate to the organization because they didn’t like any parts of its financial strategy.
“My mom refuses to donate to Goodwill because of that,” one user said in response to Becca’s video.
“And this why I don't donate to Goodwill 😳😳😳😳,” a second commenter declared.
“I don't donate there anymore,” another one wrote, adding, “I’d rather it go somewhere I know it'll benefit someone other than a corporation’s bank account.”
Hopefully, Goodwill will find its inner “goodwill” to lower its prices soon! Until then, its customers will remain on its necks! Price gouging at Goodwill is the last thing people need to deal with.


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It started with one evocative name shouted into the phone from one developer to another: “Potcoin!”
The Founding Fathers had to work for years to craft a Constitution that would grant the government the power to “coin money.” However, three developers in the frozen north, who were only able to provide me with pseudonyms because the businesses and investors they’re associated with would frown upon their new venture, had, within weeks, gone from uttering that single word to creating a cryptocurrency.
Hasoshi, Mr. Jones, and Smokemon 514 (“gotta smoke em all!” he shouts) united online to develop Potcoin, an online Bitcoin-like currency that can be used to store value. It launched on January 21, 2014 — at 4:20 p.m. The Potcoin team is defying conventional banks, money laundering…
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India’s solar tariffs plunged to a new low because of cutbacks in solar equipment prices around the world, and this drop in tariffs caused the distribution companies to lose interest, The Economic Times reported.
Some distribution companies are discouraged
Last April, the tariff dropped to Rs 3.15 per kilowatt hour (kWh) after SolaireDirect, a solar developer based in France, won a bid for 250 megawatts (MW) at NTPC’s auction at Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapah Solar Park. Now, the tariffs reached as low as Rs 2.44 per kWh at Solar Energy Corporation’s auction last May in Rajasthan.
Following the decreases, Andhra Pradesh addressed to NTPC that a tariff of Rs 3.15 per kWh is too high, prompting NTPC to look for another buyer.
The state of Uttar Pradesh has already worked on a negotiation concerning the tariff for its September 2015 auction regardless of signing power purchase agreements (PPAs). Meanwhile, Jharkhand has been holding off on signing PPAs with the auction winners from 16 months ago. However, Andhra Pradesh is not entertaining any negotiations because it just lost its interest.
Solar power becoming more affordable for residential areas
The Economic Times also reported that with the tariffs in solar power dropping, it may be possible in two years that solar power will become more affordable than the power grids in residences, according to SunSource Energy, a solar energy provider.
Just like the industrial, utility and commercial areas in the country, electricity prices provided by other sources, like solar, in the residential area may also be lower than or almost the same as the prices in the usual sources such as coal.
Places far from the grids can be powered up soon
This may be good news for the residents as the cheaper price for solar power can bring convenience to places that are far from the power grids. BBC reported in May that following India’s announcement of its newest solar farm, which is also the largest in the world, households from rural villages receive electricity.
In the article, the Choudhary family belonged to the 44% of households that did not have power. Because of a solar panel installed on a tree branch near the family’s home, they now have sufficient electricity to power three lights. The lights gave the children more time to study their lessons and allowed the parents to do more tasks on their farm after sunset. Additionally, the lights keep hazards like snakes and scorpions away from the house.
Thanks to solar power, electricity can now be provided to those places that are hard to reach. Now that the solar tariff fell even lower, this will give families in rural places the convenience they never experienced before India’s switch to solar energy.
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A flurry of new light-vehicle sales as June ended helped generate the fastest selling rate for the U.S. auto industry in almost eight years, raising hopes for an even more robust second half of 2014.
With sales of 1.4 million light vehicles last month, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales jumped to 17 million, the highest monthly SAAR since 17.2 million in July 2006. June volume handily beat analysts’ expectations, most of which forecast sales of between 16.3 million and 16.4 million units.
Unit volume increased a mere 1 percent from June 2013, but only because of a fluke in the sales reporting calendar that decreased the number of selling days to 24 this June from 26 a year ago.
June was the fourth month in a row with a SAAR above 16 million, offsetting weak sales in a stormy and frigid January and February and lifting first-half volume 4 percent to 8.2 million units.
And Toyota brand General Manager Bill Fay expects the second half to be a bit better than the first six months, today raising the automaker’s 2014 industry forecast a notch to 16.3 million.
“With consumer confidence now at a six-year high and near record-low financing options widely available, we see industrywide growth continuing to improve,” he said.
Among the major players, June sales results were mixed. Chrysler Group led the group with a 9 percent gain driven by the Jeep Cherokee and Ram pickup.
Nissan North America was close behind with a 5 percent increase in volume fueled by strong sales of Sentra and Versa small cars.
In the middle, Toyota Motor Sales deliveries rose 3 percent, Hyundai-Kia rose 2 percent and despite all its recall woes, General Motors matched the industry’s 1 percent increase.
And there was a cluster at the bottom. Sales at American Honda and Ford Motor both fell 6 percent, while Volkswagen Group of American dropped 8 percent.
Who beat VW? Counting the ways
It’s been a rough first half for Volkswagen Group of America and June was worse, with deliveries slipping 8 percent overall despite double-digit gains at Audi and Porsche.
The problem is entirely with the VW brand, where sales fell 13 percent in the first half and an alarming 22 percent in June to just 28,827 units.
How bad is it? Chrysler Group’s Ram pickup outsold the VW brand, both in June and the first half. So did Subaru.
Who outsold VW Group’s 50,070 June total? Kia, with sales of 50,644. And Dodge, with 50,314 deliveries.
BMW widens luxury lead
Surging June sales of its big sedans helped BMW almost triple its lead over archrival Mercedes-Benz as the annual battle for the best selling U.S. luxury brand reached the half-way point.
With 5 series sales 77 percent higher and 7 series up 81 percent, BMW opened up a 5,758 unit lead over Mercedes (excluding Sprinter vans) so far this year. After May, the BMW edge was 2,063.
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Women-owned Businesses Are Becoming More Popular, Creating Jobs For The Common Good
By: Monica Victor
Right now – someplace, somewhere, women owned businesses are popping up in the nation, creating jobs not only for those women but for millions of other Americans, too. A trend experts say is necessary to boost a wobbly economy.
Up until the 1970’s a woman’s place was largely thought to be in the home rearing children and keeping the household up. During that time there were only 30.3 million women in the labor force performing jobs in the field of teaching, secretarial, and administrative.
Then at the turn of the century more and more women entered the workforce, until between 2006 and 2010 that number ballooned to 72.7 million women in the workforce. Today women are also heading major corporations in areas such as engineering and tech. Currently women hold 23 (4.6%) of CEO positions at S&P 500 companies. Albeit still a small number, but it is still a huge stride forward and very encouraging.
There’s Mary Barra who became the first female CEO in the automobile industry and Marissa Mayer who became the first female CEO of Yahoo earlier this year. Then there’s Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO of Xerox, Denise M. Morrison President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, Indra K. Nooyi Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo, Virginia M. (Ginni) Rometty Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM and Meg Whitman Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Hewlett-Packard (HP) Corp just to name a few. A full list can be found here.
Last year women opened roughly 887 new firms per day. That’s according to the 2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report, commissioned by American Express OPEN. In fact the data also shows 30 percent of the businesses in the U.S. are currently owned by a woman. According to the data there are 9.4 million enterprises owned by women in the U.S. These businesses generate $1.5 trillion in total revenue and employ 7.9 million workers especially in the health care and social assistance, educational services, and administrative support and waste management services.
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Costco only sold the product in stores located in California and Hawaii. No product manufactured for Costco by Townsend Farms has tested positive for Hepatitis A. The retailer states none of this potentially infected product is in its current inventory. Although not recall has been instituted, Costco has been notifying its members about the potential health risk.
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Global gas spending is up 13%* over 2019 peak, reflecting rebound in ground travel
As people prepare to reemerge, sales have increased at barber and beauty shops, bike stores, and toupee and wigs shops, among other categories
After flights were largely grounded and travelers stayed home in 2020, the return to travel has become one of the most anticipated — and uncertain — activities of 2021. Today, Mastercard released Recovery Insights: Ready for Takeoff?, a view into key travel trends in the air and on the ground, around the world. While the global travel recovery remains uneven, one-fifth of countries studied have returned to at least 90% of pre-pandemic levels for domestic flight bookings.
The report, developed by the Mastercard Economics Institute, draws on aggregated and anonymized sales activity across the global Mastercard network to better understand the next phase for travel, its drivers and challenges. This includes the balance between leisure and business, local and long distance, and saving and spending. The report also looks at the spending categories seeing an uptick and what they signal for travel recovery.
“While there's been an impressive recovery in domestic air travel in a number of markets, the rebound won’t happen overnight. The pandemic brought the industry down to spending levels not seen in over 15 years,” said Bricklin Dwyer, Mastercard chief economist and head of the Mastercard Economics Institute. “While a lot of uncertainty remains, pent-up savings, a desire to venture farther from home, and the green light from governments could all provide significant tailwinds for the continued travel recovery.”
Key trends include:
- Global gasoline spending is up 13%* from its previous peak in 2019. Road trips — the big trend of 2020 — aren’t going anywhere. The report shows robust demand for local travel and lesser-known locales, such as Devon and Cornwall in the UK. In the US, more people are also traveling across the country by car, with 25% of vehicle rentals used for interstate travel.
- As people prepare to reemerge, pent-up savings help fuel sales across a variety of categories. For instance, sales at toupee and wigs stores have increased 75% in the past year compared to pre-pandemic, and sales for beauty salons and luggage stores are also up. Meanwhile, spending at boat dealers (+30%) and bike stores (+62%) also grew, as pent-up demand collided with greater savings due to fiscal stimulus and savings from mobility restrictions. The US, followed by Canada, Belgium, and Australia, had the most "excess" savings as a percent of annual personal consumption expenditure.
- Air travel remains down significantly globally, with some positive pockets. According to the analysis, one-fifth of countries studied have returned to at least 90% of pre-pandemic levels for domestic flight activity. While some — including the US, Australia and France — are exceeding pre-pandemic domestic flight bookings, others — such as Canada, Thailand and New Zealand — are at a fraction of where they were before the pandemic began.
- Global business travel lags global leisure travel by approximately four months. Global business travel is showing recovery signs, with Australia domestic corporate travel bookings at nearly 80% of pre-COVID levels. Additionally, US domestic corporate travel is back up to just over half of its average level from 2019.
- Border reopenings have fueled 10 interesting travel corridors. The limited border reopenings have proven to be challenging for travelers and the travel industry alike. But the select open corridors such as between Australia and New Zealand and between the US and Latin America and the Caribbean are meeting and, in some cases, exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
“The past year has only reinforced how important travel is — to our connection with friends, family and the broader world, to our business communities, and to our personal fulfillment,” said Raj Seshadri, president of data and services, Mastercard. “The economic implications of tourism are vast, with virtually no industry untouched when travelers stay home. Through Recovery Insights, we’ve helped airlines redesign travel routes, retailers rejig inventory, and cities understand shifts in neighborhood spending. It’s about enabling smarter decisions for better outcomes — today and tomorrow."
Mastercard launched Recovery Insights to help businesses and governments better manage the economic risks presented by COVID-19. Through this initiative, Mastercard has provided data-driven insights, analytics and other services to businesses and governments to help them understand ever-changing consumer spending trends and how to address them.
For instance, early last year, a leading Asia-Pacific airline leveraged Mastercard Test & Learn to understand what was driving performance during the pandemic. It was discovered that trip duration greater than seven days grew by nearly two-thirds, and tickets bought months in advance grew by roughly half. Building on these insights, the airline was able to instantly adjust their strategy in real-time to optimize their sales and better serve travelers.
Mastercard provides peace of mind to our cardholders ensuring ease, simplicity and value as they travel. For select cardholders:
- Mastercard Travel & Lifestyle Services helps our cardholders return to travel through travel planning, offers, booking and 24/7 hands-on concierge support — a service even more important now with ever-changing travel rules and regulations along with health concerns.
- With the lowest hotel rate and hotel stay guarantees — along with insurance coverage for trip cancellations, lost luggage, ride share protection, rental cars and more — cardholders can have peace of mind that they will be covered during their travels, always getting the best value and exactly what they paid for.
- Plus, Priceless.com provides travelers with once-in-a-lifetime experiences, offers, such as Mastercard Travel Rewards, and benefits at their destination.
*Gasoline figures are not price adjusted
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Like Me! Kids’ Battle for Online Acceptance
Everybody likes to be liked, but a new study finds that for our tweens and teens, this takes on a bit of a different meaning in cyberspace.
The Intel Security study "The Realities of Cyber Parenting: What Pre-teens and Teens Are Up To Online" reveals many young people are preoccupied with getting an online nod of approval from their peers.
"This age group is heavily focused on forming their social circles, and things like acceptance (are) hypercritical," said Stacey Conner, director of Global Channel Marketing for Intel Security, "so what we found was that between 60 to 70 percent, depending on whether we were talking to a male or female teen or tween, stated that quote-unquote, 'likes' or 'favorites' were very important to them. Between 20 and 30 percent of our teens said it was more than just important; it actually made them feel happy. It gave them some sort of sense of fulfillment."
What this means, Conner said, is that kids tend to post things that are likely to be liked, things like selfies or group shots.
"The selfie is the one kind of, lack of a better word, asset that they can put on their social media accounts that is most likely to be liked," she said.
Conner said kids need to be taught that when it comes to selfies, if they turn on their location services, anybody can see not only who they are and what they are doing, but where they are doing it.
"Technology is only going to be more and more important to our kids, so parents need to make sure they're connecting with them," she said. "It's important to talk frequently and casually with them about what they're doing on social media."
She also recommended parents instruct their kids to not share passwords with their friends because that could put them at risk, and to review the apps they're downloading on their phones to make sure they're appropriate.
"Parents should also have access to all of their children's online accounts and electronic gizmos, to give them a good handle on what they're doing," Conner said.
The study also found 66 percent of boys between the ages of 13 and 16 said they mostly watch videos on their mobile devices, while 71 percent of girls in the same age group spend most of their time texting.


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President Donald Trump is whining about the NFL again.
Wyatt Cenac's new series highlights just what the new website is about.
Long-term success comes from embracing our failures, not denying them.
PayPal-owned Venmo announced that they're about to make it even easier to spend money on that online shopping habit.
Newark will offer up $7 billion.
Master marketing for cheap.
They're stepping up after the Napa wildfires.
Niido powered by Airbnb.
Many NBA teams are finding other accommodations.
The viral music giant has gone through some tough times.
The hyperloop is starting.
Susan Fowler gives her first interview since whistleblowing on Uber.
A second News Feed is coming.
Not a good look, Activision.
How the star plays us all.
All.ai works for anyone whose ideas get dismissed at work, and their allies.
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The 'fake news ecosystem preys on some of our deepest human instincts.'
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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are reviewing eight complaints that the engines in tiny Smart Fortwo cars can catch fire.
The investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers about 43,000 of the two-seat cars from the 2008 and 2009 model years.
The agency says in documents posted Tuesday that in six cases, owners saw smoke, the check engine light, or heard an unusual noise before seeing flames. The other two fires weren't observed until the cars were stopped. All eight owners told the agency that flames rapidly engulfed the cars. No injuries have been reported.
A recall is possible although none has been issued. A message was left Tuesday with Mercedes-Benz, which makes Smart cars.


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UK agency Ash Associates has been recruited by ICI’s Brussels-based
polyurethane subsidiary to handle a pan-European PR programme for its
One of seven divisions within ICI Polyurethanes, the footwear division
manufactures material for fashion shoes, hiking boots, wellington boots
and other types of footwear. Clients have included Nike, Hush Puppies,
Timberland and Clarks.
Ash Associates will devise a communications strategy for the UK, France,
Germany, Italy, Eastern Europe and the Benelux countries. Mainly media
relations-based, the programme will be geared to both trade and consumer
Account director Lynda Webb explained that the agency would stress the
quality and versatility of ICI’s polyurethane.
The initial campaign will target footwear manufacturers, designers,
technical centres and retailers.


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Mad for that mid-century look
Jake and Mercedes Rudh couldn’t believe their luck. The couple had coveted a cluster of 1960s flat-roofed modernist houses in a Minneapolis cul-de-sac ever since discovering them while going to an estate sale a few years earlier. Now, finally, one of the homes was for sale.
The Rudhs quickly set up a showing and were excited by the original wood paneling on the living-room walls, the buff-colored stone fireplace and Danish light fixtures -- all in pristine condition.
“I felt like I’d stepped into an unchanged time capsule from the 1960s,” said Jake. The Rudhs made sure it stayed that way. After buying their one-level home in 2009, they filled almost every room with mid-century modern furnishings they’d collected over the previous decade. Today, an iconic leather Eames lounger reclines next to a walnut-paneled Danish stereo console. The vintage Electrohome bubble-cover turntable is playing a tune by bossa nova singer Astrud Gilberto.
Their home’s aesthetic reminds Mercedes of Uncle Bill’s penthouse apartment in the 1960s TV series “Family Affair.”
“They lived in a pretty great pad in Manhattan,” agreed Jake, noting that the couple have watched every episode and own a boxed set on DVD.
The Rudhs are among a growing group of Twin Citians and others fixated on mid-century modern design. Inspired by everything from old TV shows to Atomic Ranch, a shelter magazine, they’re dedicated to preserving the spirit of their 1950s-to-1970s-era ramblers and split-levels by decorating them with sleek Danish teak furniture, beaded velvet paintings and avocado-colored appliances. These homeowners would never paint over period paneling or obliterate a stone wall. They’ll try to restore rather than replace an original Formica countertop with granite.
‘Mad Men’ influence
Jake, a Minneapolis event DJ and radio host, is well known among local retro lovers through the Facebook group Twin Cities Midcentury Modern (TC-MCM) that he launched in 2008. Members post photos of their finds and share resources. Real-estate agents also use the site to highlight mid-century homes for sale. Today the group has more than 1,200 members, a rise, Jake said.
The trend-setting TV show “Mad Men” has helped fuel the craze for all things retro. Jake has hosted three sold-out “Mad Men” premiere parties, where people don 1960s cocktail dresses and dapper suits.
“’Mad Men’ has been such a big influence,” Jake said. “Don and Megan’s 1960s Manhattan apartment is gorgeous.”
Fans of Atomic Ranch magazine also credit the popular periodical, which celebrates postwar ranch homes, with helping propel midcentury modern design into the mainstream.
The magazine’s founding editor, Michelle Gringeri-Brown, was working at American Bungalow magazine when she started speculating on the next hot trend in housing.
“There’s a zillion postwar homes,” she said. “We thought ranches had value, and people buying and fixing them up could use some resources and guidance to furnishing them in an appropriate way.”
Eight years later, Atomic Ranch, based in Portland, Ore., has more than 100,000 subscribers, and Gringeri-Brown and her photographer husband, Jim Brown, also have published two related coffee-table books.
Design Within Reach, CB2, Room and Board and other retailers have helped drive the popularity of sleek minimalist interior design, said Gringeri-Brown.
“Today, people are freely mixing vintage, reissued mid-century design and contemporary furnishings in their homes,” she said.
“Post-war design from the late 1940s to mid-1960s was mass-produced and not that expensive. You don’t have to be a wealthy art collector.”
Where to find it
Jake Rudh’s passion for midcentury design was ignited when he was a kid, entranced by his uncle’s space-helmet-shaped Weltron eight-track stereo from the early 1970s. Jake started collecting bright-colored orb-shaped radios and bubble-topped turntables. Next came retro furniture to outfit his “Space Age bachelor pad.” By night, Jake was a DJ; by day, he was a picker at thrift stores, estate and garage sales. “I’ve slept in my car overnight for a Laurel floor lamp,” he said.
He got lucky at an estate sale of an art collector and snapped up two rare Alexander Calder prints. “He’s one of our favorite midcentury modern artists, and we’re always on the lookout for his works,” he said.
Jake’s also an armchair collector who frequents online sites such as Craigslist, eBay and Etsy, where he’s seen an increase in dealers buying and selling retro merchandise.
When Jake and Mercedes started dating, they would hit stores, looking for midcentury finds. “We’ve refined our taste over the years,” she said. “We started with kitschy items with lots of chrome. Now we have more 1960s Danish teak, warm woods and simple lines.”
The Rudhs consider their well-preserved architect-designed home the ultimate piece in their collection.
The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota has even featured it in a guide to Modern Architecture in Minnesota.
“I’m a huge preservationist of pop culture. I love retro and history, and too much of it is lost,” said Jake. “People who were raised in this era want to discard it. New generations are understanding its value more.”


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AS several more businesses in Salisbury close their doors, the Journal is calling on people to Shop Local, while businesses owners and organisations in the city are taking action to try to bring people back into the city and support small, independent businesses as they try to keep going.
STRAWBERRY Fox owner Theresa Wood, with support from Susi Mason of Casa Fina and Salisbury City Centre Management (CCM), is launching a campaign to try to revive independent businesses in the city.
She is planning a week of events to coincide with an Independents Day on July 4, and is encouraging others to get involved.
“The initiative is solely to enhance trade and assist in highlighting the awareness of the variety of services and products provided by individual business owners in the city,” said Ms Wood.
The announcement of the campaign comes just after the launch of Salisbury First, a group formed for the discussion of issues that impact on the vitality and viability of the city.
The Federation of Small Businesses, CCM, Salisbury Cathedral, the Chamber of Commerce, Salisbury City Council, Salisbury Vision, Visit Wiltshire and Wiltshire Council aim to work in partnership to resolve issues.
Anybody who would like to participate in the Independents Day events can email mailto:email@example.com


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Low fat products don't help against the mass phenomenon of overweight. This is what British scientists from the National Obesity Forum and the Public Health Collaboration (PHC) say. The PHC encourages people to eat saturated fats, avoid sugar, and stop counting calories to prevent and reduce diabetes 2. Saturated fats have no negative effects on blood sugar - unlike carbohydrates, especially in the form of sugar.
"Fat is your friend"
Aseem Malhotra of the PHC says: “Eat fat to get slim. Don't be afraid of fat. Fat is your friend. ”
NOF and PHC have made tough accusations that the British health authorities would run the food industry. A low fat industry threatens human health.
Aseem Malhotra of the PHC even says that propaganda for low fat products is perhaps the biggest mistake in modern medical history: "Our population has been subjected to a global experiment for almost 40 years that has gone dramatically wrong."
The fact is: More and more people suffer from obesity and obesity. And, according to the WHO, the number of diabetes patients is increasing massively.
Those who reduce fat and calories will not lose weight in the long term, the PHC claims. However, it is best to avoid sugar altogether.
Starch, sugar and alcohol promoted diabetes 2, but saturated fats counteracted the disease.
Fat is not the same as fat
However, the PHC warns of industrially produced vegetable oil and advises that eggs, fish, nuts and seeds be used as sources of fat. These also contained vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Avocados, olives and meat also have these natural and healthy fats.
The vegetable oils rich in omega-6 promoted various crayfish, sunflower and corn oil also increase the risk of fatal heart diseases.
Fat is healthy?
David Haslam, spokesman for the National Obesity Forum, said: "As a doctor who looks after patients every day, I quickly realized that guidelines that promote a carbohydrate-rich, low-fat diet are profoundly deficient."
Saturated fats, on the other hand, not only didn't promote heart disease, they actually strengthened the heart. The guidelines in the United States and Great Britain wrongly did not differentiate between saturated and unsaturated fats in their standards of reducing fat in food.
New studies would have shown that people who ate a lot of cheese, whole milk and yogurt, i.e. saturated fats, developed the least overweight - whereas those who ate low fat but a lot of carbohydrates suffered the most from overweight.
Saturated fats reduced the risk of diabetes 2. Researchers outside of NOF and PHC are also certain: “Foods with a high milk fat content reduce the risk of diabetes”
The PHC says education in low-fat products is catastrophic, despite the fact that diets are getting lower and lower in fat, the number of obese people in the UK continues to increase and authorities should revise their dietary guidelines.
Sport makes you slim?
The PHC is also opposed to the popular idea that exercise reduces weight. Her conclusion: Those who count calories, exercise and eat carbohydrates do not lose weight.
Criticism of the "fat fans"
Other scientists go to court with the PHC and the NOF.
British doctors criticize the theses of the “National Obesity Forum” as scientifically inadequate: the “fat friends” have only picked out evidence that supports their opinion and ignores a variety of studies with the opposite result.
In fact, current studies see a link between high-fat food and cancer: if teenagers eat too much fatty food, the risk of breast cancer increases later.
Low fat made in Germany
The British guidelines also apply in Germany. For example, the "German Nutrition Society" (DGE) advises to "consume plenty of bread, cereal flakes, pasta, potatoes and rice" and advises "ingredients that are as low in fat as possible." (Dr. Utz Anhalt)


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When home builders are asked which information they deem most critical to the improvement of their businesses, info about new products is always near the top of the list. And for good reason. New, improved, and innovative products can help builders save money, attract more customers, build better homes, increase safety on the jobsite, differentiate themselves from other builders, and much more.
In recent years, though, new products have become more important than ever. Homebuyers have come to understand the considerable benefits of new homes, aided in large measure by new products and materials. Products such as those that confer energy and water savings, comfort and indoor air quality, and livability and accessibility.
It was not that long ago that existing homes were the biggest competitive threat facing new-home builders. Existing homes had a lot going for them: established neighborhoods, mature landscaping, charm, and in many cases, structural quality.
But the tables have turned and new homes today have a competitive edge that existing homes can only try to match, and only then after spending a significant amount of money. Open floor plans, living spaces flooded with sunlight, comfortable temperatures for fewer dollars spent on energy, plenty of indoor-outdoor connections, hot water on demand—these are the features that today’s home shoppers are looking for.
And now it seems some homebuyers are even saying that they are willing to forgo the holy trinity of home-buying desirability—location, location, location—for some of the features that are most often found only in new homes.
In July, PulteGroup distributed some data from its newest Home Index Survey, which shows that 44 percent of adults would give up a location near public transportation, 35 percent would give up better schools, and 34 percent nearby entertainment and shopping for certain amenities they really want.
And what are those amenities that are more important than better schools? Survey results from across the country show that the buyers queried want spa-like baths and kitchen islands. In certain regions, they are jonesing for outdoor kitchens and folding, accordion-style glass doors.
Those are indeed some wonderful features, and in this year’s 100 Best New Products article
, you will see a selection of products that will allow your baths and kitchens to capture the attention of even the most school-centric shopper. But there are others, too, that can help you to provide the best performance and durability that today’s technology has to offer.


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Chrysler cancels Ram Hybrid, building 140 Ram plug-in hybrids as demo fleet
In 2008, Chrysler announced its intention to bring a Ram Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) to the U.S. market. However, after much consideration and evaluating the response to hybrid pickups in the marketplace, Chrysler said it could not formulate an appropriate business case and has decided to cancel development work on the 2011 Ram HEV.
In the meantime, Chrysler said it will be building a total of 140 Ram plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) for a three-year demonstration project after being selected for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant of up to $48 million as part of a $2.4 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act DOE Vehicle Electrification program.
“This initiative represents how government, automotive industry, suppliers and key partners are reaching common goals and demonstrates how rapidly this type of advanced technology can be brought to market,” said Paolo Ferrero, Senior Vice President””Powertrain, Chrysler Group LLC. “DOE-support for domestic advanced technology is an important enabler for Chrysler Group and its key suppliers in order to understand and test customer acceptance and the capability of PHEV systems in a variety of real-world conditions.”
The Ram PHEV is powered by a 5.7L V8 mated to a two-mode hybrid system and a 12 KwHr lithium-ion battery. Chrysler said that the Ram PHEV is capable of up to 20 miles of pure-electric driving and is expected to improve fuel-economy by more than 65 percent.
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Facebook’s share price will likely be in the $34 to $38 range, according to sources speaking to AllThingsD, which puts its valuation near the long-rumored $100 billion range. That value will likely be boosted because it also seems likely the company’s underwriters will agree to issue around 50 million additional shares to meet keen investor demand. And if you’re a trophy share collector, you may be interested in buying a paper share certificate, because this super-high-tech firm has revealed it’ll be issuing some of these very traditional objects to be available through speciality websites. Official share pricing will be revealed on Thursday, but we already know one thing for sure: Mark Zuckerberg won’t be kicking the trading off in person, instead choosing to ring the Nasdaq bell by remote from Facebook’s headquarters.
Update: Facebook just filed a seventh amendment to its S-1 form, noting that it will offer 50.6 mllion extra shares and comfirming a $34 to $38 price ticket. This more or less assures its valuation at near $100 billion assuming it chooses a price at the top of the bracket. It’s also a big step up from its previous estimate of between $28 and $35 per share.
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