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LAS VEGAS—Nvidia Corp., a well-known seller of components for videogame hardware, plans to change its strategy by marketing a gaming gadget of its own directly to consumers.
The Silicon Valley company disclosed plans for an unusual portable device that can run its own games software and wirelessly stream games running on powerful home computers. It can also wirelessly send the game images to be viewed on high-definition TVs in addition to its own small screen.
Nvidia didn't disclose the price of the device or say when it would be available, but the Sunday night announcement at this year's Consumer Electronics Show struck some observers as one of the show's first real surprises.
"I have to say I was fairly stunned," said Patrick Moorhead, a market watcher at Moor Insights & Strategy, after being briefed on the plan.
Mr. Moorhead said Nvidia appeared to be following the technology industry's recent "verticalization" trend, in which companies are making components or software as well as end products that use them. Microsoft Corp. MSFT -0.67 % recently adopted that approach with its first-ever computer, the Surface tablet.
Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia's chief executive, unveiled the device-development effort, called Project Shield, at the end of a glitzy event at the Palms Hotel here. It was preceded by a series of other announcements, including a technology development effort to allow other companies to stream games over the Internet to consumers.
Nvidia, of Santa Clara, Calif., is best known for graphics chips and circuit boards that render visual effects in videogames and other personal-computer software. It more recently branched out into microprocessors for tablet computers and smartphones, combining graphics circuitry with calculating engines based on technology licensed from ARM Holdings PLC.
The Project Shield device runs on a new version of that Tegra processor line that is also being announced at the CES show. The gadget resembles a controller familiar to users of game consoles, with the addition of a five-inch display screen and built-in audio capability.
Ujesh Desai, Nvidia's vice president of corporate marketing, cited two primary inspirations for the product. First, many games have been developed for smartphones and other devices that run Google Inc.'s Android operating system, but those gadgets don't have the control buttons that gamers favor for fast action.
Secondly, more complex games software has been developed over the years for PCs running Windows. To enjoy these programs, however, users typically sit next to large tower-style computers or heavy, beefed-up laptops.
By streaming the action to the new device using a variant of Wi-Fi technology, a user could play those games from bed or other more-comfortable locations, Mr. Desai said.
The key to Nvida's strategy, he stressed, is the ability of a single piece of hardware to exploit both major collections of games software. "We view the PC and Android as two very big open gaming ecosystems that have not been served with a gaming device," he said.
There are obvious risks. Nvidia will have to compete with entrenched makers of games hardware, such as Sony Corp. SNE -0.91 % and Nintendo Co., which both offer portable game systems. Some companies in the games and mobile-device market also are potential customers for Nvidia chips; the company risks angering them by encroaching on their turf.
Even so, some other routes for selling games chips now seem blocked, Moor's Mr. Moorhead said. Though Nvidia once supplied chips for games consoles, most of that business has lately gone to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD 2.83 % Some makers of mobile devices, like Apple Inc., AAPL -1.67 % have chosen to design their own chips.
Perhaps the biggest question mark is whether players will find streamed PC games as responsive as those played sitting at a computer, a factor likely to weigh heavily with gaming enthusiasts. Gamers are very sensitive to any delays, particularly in shooting games, where hiccups can aid opponents.
"Lag time will be very, very important," Mr. Moorhead said.
During the Nvidia event here, a company demonstrator struggled to get the device to begin streaming the Windows games. But the Shield device finally worked, showing two sophisticated games that normally only work on high-end personal computers.
"We have a little more work on Shield" to do, Mr. Huang conceded.


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When the weather starts to warm, Bob Barney starts pulling out his camping gear. This year is no different.
Despite increasing travel expenses, including gas prices that have risen dramatically this year, the Barneys of Herriman - Bob and Tiffany and their three children - don't plan to forgo their summertime travel, though he says the family pretty much will stay close to home this season.
And that is probably a typical decision this year as the approaching Memorial Day weekend kicks off the traditional summer vacation season.
"What we've seen is that people are planning to take shorter trips, and spend about $80 less than last year," said Rolayne Fairclough, spokeswoman for the AAA of Utah, referring to a study that shows Utahns are expected to vacation one day less than last year.
An estimated 330,000 Utahns are expected to travel during the holiday, according to AAA. Some 80 percent will travel by car; an estimated 50,000 will journey by plane, a 5 percent increase from last year. More than 16,000 Utahns plan to travel by bus, train or other means.
Nationwide, more than 37 million Americans will travel this weekend. More than 31 million will travel by car, 4.2 million by plane and 1.9 million are expected to vacation using other modes of transportation.
"The Memorial Day holiday is usually a good indicator of what to expect for the rest of the season," Fairclough said. "These survey results appear to indicate we can expect a strong summer travel season."
In a U.S. survey of 1,000 people in late April conducted by Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., 43.5 percent of Americans said gas prices would affect their summer travel plans. Though most said they still plan to travel, some, like the Barneys, are staying closer to home.
According to AAA, travel expenses have increased 4.8 percent over last year; the biggest impact came from increased gas prices. Gas prices in Salt Lake City averaged $2.17 a gallon this week, a 7 cent drop from last month. Last year in May, the national average price for a gallon of gas was $1.97. Food, lodging and entertainment also are on the rise, Fairclough said.
But one cost that is lower is airfare, which has taken a 10 percent dive in prices from last year. Air travel is expected to jump 5 percent over the holiday weekend.
For those who are traveling close to home, Utah's canyons, reservoirs and lakes are a top destination.
"Many of our parks are already full for the weekend," said Deena Loyola, public affairs coordinator for Utah State Parks. "This is the first year in a long time that we have full reservoirs, and because of the warm weather people are taking advantage of it. We have very few campsites still available."
Only four of 30 state parks that take reservations still have campsites available: Bear Lake, Jordanelle, Starvation and Green River. Only eight parks have day-use sites available. Those arriving at parks without reservations on Friday will have to take their chances. Sites will be given out on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Cost for campsites are comparable to last year, ranging from $8 to $20.
Loyola said none of the state parks has been affected by flooding. She expects to see a busy summer in Utah's outdoors.
"We're optimistic," she said. "High gas prices indicate that people will likely be taking shorter but more frequent trips," many of them to the state's mountains and reservoirs.
"People still like to get away," Fairclough said. "Regardless of concerns over continuing high fuel prices, Utahns are not forsaking their getaway plans with friends and family."
The AP contributed to this story.
In an effort to help people reduce travel costs this summer,
AAA offers these money-saving tips:
Have vehicles checked by a qualified automotive technician to help avoid possible breakdowns.
Book accommodations in advance to ensure availability, selection and to guarantee the best rate.
Use discounts to help save on lodging, rental cars, restaurants, museums and amusement parks.
Cut food costs by packing your own snacks and meals whenever possible. Consider booking a hotel room where you can cook some of your own meals.
Find lodging in outlying areas, away from tourist destinations.

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Boca Raton, Fla. — Office Depot will close 126 stores and six of its 33 distribution centers this year and next as part of a “strategic review” of its operations.
In addition, planned new store openings for 2009 will be cut by half to about 20 locations.
The measures are expected to boost earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by $90 million next year and cash flow by $70 million, the office-supply chain said.
The company will close 112 underperforming stores throughout North America over the next three months and 14 more through 2009 as their leases expire or other lease arrangements are finalized.
The first wave of store closings will include 45 in the Central United States, 40 in the Northwest and Canada, 19 in the West and eight in the South, reducing Office Depot’s North American store base to 1,163 locations.
The company will likely take fourth-quarter and 2009 charges ranging from $270 million to $300 million, comprised of lease payments on closed stores and severance for sales and headquarters staff. The charges will be partially offset by cash received for liquidated inventory and assets.
The pullback in new store openings will help reduce total capital spending to less than $200 million next year.
Office Depot said further cost-cutting actions are being considered, including the possible restructuring of businesses.
The company had a net loss of $7 million in the third quarter, ended Sept. 27, and sales declined 7 percent to $3.7 billion.
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In Q1 2017 the global economy was driven by strong growth in manufacturing & trade and The International Monetary Funds (IMF) latest report shows that the broad based growth will continue through 2018. Blog post by Ketan Deshpande, MN
Germany, UK & China set new records in the use of renewable energy.
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Britain is set to drop out of the world’s five largest economies based on gross domestic product in nominal terms, according to International Monetary Fund estimates published this week.


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One of the largest banks recently closed the employment application on Linkedin that was specifically meant to spearhead the Ripple project in Bank of America (BoA).
Bank of America (BoA) which was earlier this year filed a patent application that features Ripple technology solution has recently caught hiring the specialist to implement the Ripple project into its business. It was revealed via the job description on Linkedin which reads “ The role leas the project management team for the Ripple Project”.
Notably, the bank shared a list of skills and capabilities that a person should possess to be a treasure product manager for Ripple project – one such aspect it highlighted was;
Engage with regional partners to develop appropriate expansion strategies and related business cases for the Ripple product.
Moreover, the applicant must carry at least 3-5 years of experience in treasury management/payment industry. As the job application entry is closed now, it appears that the bank might have hired a suitable product manager to lead the Ripple project. Furthermore, the role is supposed to offer the employee a six-figure salary at the New York office of BoA.
Reportedly, the bank currently counts over 56 million US customers by offering an array of banking solutions including investing, asset management. Although, BoA hasn’t explicitly mentioned to ink partnership with Ripple, but if it does at some point in time, it would undoubtedly a big win for Ripple. Meantime, its customers can also receive a quick and affordable cross-border payment solutions which will be based on Ripple’s underlying products.
On the other hand, Ripple has been successfully signing up the various partnership deals with Banks and financial institutions around the world. Indeed, these financial players find Ripple’s technology as the best alternative to traditional cross-border solutions.
So readers, what’s your take on the next step of Bank of America (BoA)? Let us know in the comment below
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Chronic Ice, the nation’s first drink containing hemp, hopes make a splash using hip hop marketing tactics to reach the healthy beverage market. The refreshing health tea, made with organic sugar cane, a green and black tea blend, lemon essence, ascorbic acid and, of course, hemp seed extract, is in growing demand by health food and hemp enthusiasts. Little Wayne and Snoop Dogg have already tried it.
“People don’t get high drinking our tea, but they can get healthy,” said Tony Van Pelt, founder of Chronic Ice. “Although its name is a play on marijuana, Chronic Ice does not contain any cannabis or THC.”
Currently, Chronic Ice can only be purchased at select stores in Southern California and Washington State.


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Finally Nike is releasing the Red Octobers on December 27th online only according to Foot Locker. Lot of controversy and hype is surrounding this release! Don't forget our Propaganda shirt will match the Red October Yeezy 2s perfectly.
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“While Gabrielle Solis may never have had money troubles, Eva Longoria, star of the ABC hit show Desperate Housewives, certainly does.
Eva Longoria is being sued by an investor in her nightclub Beso for violating California usury law, according to ABC News. Mali Nachum, a former partner of Beso, claims that the terms of Eva Longoria’s repayment for her $1 million investment violate California usury law.
Eva Longoria invested the money with terms of yearly repayment of 8%. In addition, Eva Longoria was given a 23.3 percent stake in the company, MSNBC.com reports. Mali Nachum and investor Jonas Lawrence both reduced their share in the company in order to accommodate Eva Longoria’s share.
Any interest rate greater than 12% is considered an unlawful interest rate, according to FindLaw. An unlawful interest rate is known by the term usury. Usury is an unconscionable and exorbitant rate or amount of interest which exceeds those permitted by state law. Nachum claims that the Desperate Housewives star is not legally entitled to 8% plus the 23.33% in the company. Mali Nachum is suing for at least $4 million in damages. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court this past Monday.” ~FindLaw has the full story
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NEW YORK — Express won’t settle down into maturity.
After reinstalling its chief executive and reengineering the business, the 22-year-old chain is back on the fast track, seeking to at least double in size and transform into "a master brand."
"We believe Express has a $4 billion to $5 billion potential," stated Michael Weiss, president and ceo of Express, a division of Limited Brands Inc., in an exclusive interview. "When we reach the potential is heavily contingent on the economic environment."
When it comes to making mega projections, Express has credibility, even if it doesn’t have a precise timetable for its ultimate objectives. Express is one of the few fashion specialty chains with a long-term success story, like Talbots, Zara, and up until two years ago, Gap and Banana Republic.
It’s also one of the few retailers with a knack for maintaining a fashion edge without sacrificing volume. It’s all about attitude, hot items, keeping focused on core competencies — denim, knits and tops — and turning huge inventories. Last year, the $2 billion Express women’s chain sold 2.5 million jeans, mostly in the $59 to $80 price range, another 10,000 that were designer-priced around $200, and about five million cut and sewn T-shirts, from $19.50 to $29.50.
Then there’s the corporation’s culture of reinventing the businesses every few years to keep fresh. During the late Nineties, Express dropped its baroque decor and French motifs and adopted a clean, contemporary white palette for a cosmopolitan, jet-set appeal. The divisions also re-engineered to be design-driven, from previously letting the market dictate the assortment, and established separate teams for the different stages of the design process.
Now the retailer is integrating Structure men’s wear into Express to form Express Men’s by converting dozens of stores to "dual gender" units and converting dozens of Structure units into Express Men’s. The Structure labels are gone, the Express labels are sewn in, and as of last spring, the entire men’s collection was overhauled.
To bolster both Express Men’s and Express Women’s, the company relaunched its content-only Web site July 7, adding men’s wear and more merchandise overall, as well as flash technology for interactivity and faster visuals; a "what’s hot" section; inside looks at how Express operates, and interviews with the design team."This is a pretty darn robust site, considering its depth of content," said Anne Marie Blaire, director of Internet Brand Development, brand and business planning. As far as evolving the site to e-commerce, "It’s not out of the question, but it’s not in the near-term plans," Blaire said.
There’s a series of firsts in line for Express, like launching a national TV campaign July 29, and a real budget for "big events," as one official said. Parties with Express models Karolina Kurkova and Mini Anden are being staged at dual gender "flagships" in Miami’s Aventura mall, here in SoHo at 584 Broadway, and in Los Angeles’s Hollywood and Highland shopping complex, on July 25, July 30 and Aug. 1, respectively.
The whole purpose for all the activity, as Weiss put it: "We’re establishing ourselves as a brand."
And not just any brand. The Limited considers Express, along with its Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works divisions, a "master brand," which Weiss defined as "a very large brand, in excess of $1 billion, profitable and on a track for rapid multiplication of volumes."
What should the Express brand stand for? "It’s young, forward, urban, with a little edge, a real fashion resource to young women, and real cool to young men, but we understand we have to sell a lot of goods," Weiss explained.
Beyond men’s wear, major product extensions at Express are not on the drawing boards.
"Not right now," Weiss said. "We want to do better with what we’ve got. We would like to think the brand name extends to all kinds of fashion things. But the concentration is on apparel, jeans and sportswear, with a bit more wear-to-work apparel than in the past. We are getting more tailored to wear to work, but we are not going to be a suit resource. We believe in doing a few things very well."
Through much of the Eighties and the early Nineties, Express did many things exceedingly well, achieving operating profits, as a percent of sales, in the mid-teens. In recent years, though, the rate of profitability has shrunk way down, to the low single digits, between 3 and 4 percent last year. According to a Bear Stearns report on Limited Brands, Express Men’s is seen suffering a $55 million operating loss this year, while Express Women’s operating profits will come in around $130 million, putting the combined operation at around $75 million to $80 million in operating profits.Markdowns, the intensified promotional climate, increased competition and the internal restructuring that may have distracted the management, have led to declines. Still, Weiss said margins have been increased since the business was reengineered to have its own design and manufacturing teams, and merchandise groups. And he said Express had its "best ever first quarter, in terms of every measure, sales , margin and profit, with a very effective tops presentation, which combined with a highly successful promotional strategy drove results." Comp-store sales rose 7 percent in the quarter ended May 4.
According to Limited, Express Women’s posted $1.54 billion in sales last year. The average store posted $360 in sales per square foot and had 6,417 square feet of selling space. Structure posted $502 million in total sales, with sales-per-square-foot of $274 and an average of 4,041 square feet per store. Effective this year, results from Express Women’s and Structure are combined for reporting purposes. By the end of 2002, Express expects to have 635 women's stores, and 370 men's locations.
Of Limited Brands’ three women’s sportswear divisions, Express remains the biggest and most profitable. Lerner New York has thinner operating profits, and Limited Stores is still losing money, though Weiss predicted that Limited Stores, headed by Jeffrey Sherman, will turn profitable this year. However, Express is far behind Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works divisions in profitability. Those two divisions have operating profits estimated by analysts at around 20 percent, give or take a point or two.
For Express, men’s wear improvements could mean the most to productivity levels and profits, but it’s also the riskiest maneuver. Industry-wide, men’s has been abysmal, and for years Structure has been losing money. What few people remember is that Structure was originally under Weiss’ wing, and originally called Express Men’s when it was launched in 1987 and spun off as a separate division in 1990.
Compared to Structure, Express Men’s has a more tailored, career approach, a strong emphasis on jackets and pants that can be sold separately or together as a suit, as well as ties. With the collection revamped under the Express label, "Structure is losing significantly less money," Weiss said, while acknowledging, "We’ve got to get into the black faster."Also, Structure store signs have begun coming down, and replaced with Express signs, but most Structure signs are still up.
"It will take a few years to totally convert to Express Men’s," Weiss said. "We want to have the store right inside, before the signs on the outside go up."
The process of rolling out dual-gender stores has begun, with 18 currently in operation, and 46 expected by the end of the year. Denim bars selling merchandise for both sexes create a transition point from Express Women’s to Express Men’s in most of the locations.
Also, 50 Structures will be converted to Express Men’s over the next month; 40 have already been converted. In most of those locations, the stores are adjacent and have pass-throughs inside.
Of the 370 men’s locations, 180 will still bear Structure signs. At one time, Structure operated about 550 units, but really never got past a reputation for selling cheesy merchandise. Things were complicated by major trend shifts.
According to Weiss, "the worn out and beat up collegiate, high school look got boring to men, and clothing got hurt because there’s been less of a demand in the workplace. That’s swinging back. Dress shirts and ties are our most rapidly growing categories. Men’s wear is coming back, but there has to be something new that happens. Dressed up clothing and more put-together looks are coming back. We’ll see movement this year."
It remains to be seen whether the conversion to Express Men’s and the formation of dual-gender stores will elevate productivity. "We are trying to ascertain over a period of time whether or not there is a real synergy," Weiss said.
The company has been identifying malls where stores can be converted to dual gender units, and sometimes that leads to less square footage than having separate Express and Structure shops. For example, Weiss noted that in the Hawthorne Mall in Chicago, "We put up a dual-gender store, where there had been separate women’s and men’s stores, and we’re doing 40 percent more business in that store than in the past with less square footage than the two stores combined."Asked if there is continuity in design between the women’s and men’s collections, Weiss said, "Not in design, but there is continuity in terms of attitude. The last thing we want to present is a Von Trapp family look."
At Express Women’s, there’s a higher fashion quotient, and the assortment has broadened, particularly in work wear. Some high-profile locations, such as the 13,000-square-foot, two-level SoHo unit, opened last Thursday at 584 Broadway,sell one-of-a-kind items, conveying a trendier, higher-priced image.
Furthering the impression of being a "designed" brand, there’s noticeably greater detailing on the jeans, sweaters and corduroys, as Express seeks to cater to new customers and those loyal customers that have gotten older and more affluent over years, while continuing to bank on denims, knit tops and sportswear. Activewear was launched last December.
"The business is getting different, not necessarily tougher," Weiss said. "The competitive environment is different. We’re up against fewer but stronger people. The fashion life cycle is no longer about what’s going on now in Europe and will happen in New York six months later and in Chicago a year later. It’s instantaneous. I still go to Europe a lot, and if I see something that is happening there, it means we’ve already missed it. Things are happening fast, but we move very fast."
Asked what’s made Express a long-term success story, Weiss replied, "In my opinion, the key in fashion is not to not fall down. The key is to get up very rapidly. You are going to stumble, but you’ve got to get up very fast, and we have a history of doing that. We hit a bad season every four or five years. My experience is when we have a bad season, the process of retrenching moves us very rapidly forward.
"We have the metabolism to know when we are ready to fight."
But the most potent force behind the success at Express is Weiss himself.
Many retail sources say he has the ability to turn around Gap, which is seeking a new ceo to succeed Mickey Drexler and is experiencing problems on all sides of the business. But Weiss, at 61, seems as engaged as ever at Express, and determined to meet the key objectives for this year, in particular, raising store productivity, and integrating men’s wear. He’s rated a five-star merchant, among the savviest in the industry, and has been at the helm of Express for a long time.The first Express store opened in 1980 at Water Tower Place in Chicago. Weiss was brought in to launch Express as a separate division in 1982. He rapidly expanded the business, and was pumped up to vice chairman of the corporation in 1993 until returning to Express in 1997, to pull it out of arare protracted slump.
Harrods plans to remove the famous statue of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed from the bottom of the Egyptian escalators and hand it back to Mohamed Al-Fayed. “We are very proud to have played our role in celebrating the lives of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed at Harrods and to have welcomed people from around the world to visit the memorial for the past 20 years,” said Michael Ward, Harrods managing director. “With the announcement of the new official memorial statue to Diana, Princess of Wales at Kensington Palace, we feel that the time is right to return this memorial to Mr. Al Fayed and for the public to be invited to pay their respects at the palace.” More on the news, with reporting by @loreleimarfil, at WWD.com. #wwdnews
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@kering_official is spinning off its stake in puma in an effort to focus on its luxury brands, the brand operator announced yesterday. “We are proud to have supported the turnaround of Puma, which now has unrivaled capabilities to take full advantage of the specific dynamics of its global markets and is poised to achieve substantial growth,” said François-Henri Pinault, Kering’s chief executive officer and chairman. Artémis will become a “long-term strategic shareholder” of Puma with a 29 percent stake. #wwdnews #wwdfashion (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
The fashion world mourns for celebrated street style photographer, Nabile Quenum, who died at age 32 in Paris.
Quenum, creator of the fashion blog “J’ai Perdu Ma Veste,” was a fashion week fixture, and regularly shot for New York magazine’s The Cut, among other outlets, and brands such as Louis Vuitton, Moncler and Adidas. He was also actively involved in the #NoFreePhotos initiative, which kicked off in the fall. Read more about Quenum in @kbsmoke's story on WWD.com. #wwdnews
@verwanggang and @maisonladuree have teamed up on a dessert collab called Vera Wang Pour Ladurée. The collection, which launched this week, features a specialty macaroon, as well as a wedding cake inspired by one of the designer’s gowns. “I could not imagine a more delicate or sophisticated creation to grace any couple’s celebration,” said Wang. #wwdfashion


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New Study Says Coffee Is Healthy
There is another reason to get out of bed if you’re an avid coffee drinker, and it’s not just to guzzle anÂ early morning cup of joe. According to a new study, coffee lovers are drinking to their health.
A very, very extensive study followed over 200,000 doctors and nurses for 30 years, giving them physicals and questionnaires. And the results when it came to coffee are pretty striking: “Nonsmokers who drank a cup of coffee a day had a 6 percent reduced risk of death, one to three cups an 8 percent reduced risk, three to five cups a 15 percent reduced risk, and more than five cups a 12 percent reduced risk.” We’re not exactly sure how they calculated “Reduced risk of death” – but we like the sound of the phrase connected to consuming coffee.
Coffee drinkers saw declines in almost every deadly illness, except cancer. And – coffee and a cig? Nope. TheÂ coffee drinkers who still smoked weren’t able to sip away the litany of problems that come along with tobacco use.
One odd thing is that if there is a link between coffee and better health, it’s probably not due to the caffeine. Decaf drinkers saw the same benefits as regular Starbucks fans. So no matter what kind of coffee you like, as long as you’re not going too crazy on the sugar and cream, you may be doing your body good. Oh – and there are studies showing benefits from drinking black and green tea.
The downside? Coffee with caffeine is not recommended for people who have high blood pressure or problems sleeping at night.


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FROZU! Concept Right Fit for Atlantic Canada
Atlantic franchisor says they are positioned for growth
The FROZU! system has over 90 rotating yogurt flavors, over 55 rotating topping options including raspberries, mango, pineapple and strawberries.
The white hot frozen yogurt phenomenon has a new player and a new name. FROZU! is the latest entry into the growing trend of self-serve weigh and pay frozen yogurt concepts. It’s the brainchild of the Nova Scotia based Grinner’s Food Systems. Grinner’s franchise the popular Greco Pizza and Capt. Submarine brands – two iconic Atlantic based restaurant systems.
Partners Bill Hay and Michael Whittaker feel they are perfectly positioned to take a leadership role in the Atlantic market share in the frozen yogurt business. “We have excellent distribution channels and investors all over Atlantic Canada,” says Michael Whittaker, President. “We currently sell over forty million dollars in restaurant meals annually in Atlantic Canada and that gives us some very special advantages over startups in the region. We know the Atlantic Canadian market and we can leverage our food knowledge base and franchise infrastructure to open a lot of units quite quickly. We hope to have 20 units operating by the end of 2014.”
Whittaker says the FROZU! system will have 90 rotating yogurt flavors, over 55 rotating topping options including raspberries, mango, pineapple and strawberries.
The Grinner’s FROZU! model is different from the typical franchise model in that the operators will not have to pay a royalty based on their sales, with the exception of their own current co-branded franchises. The FROZU! concept will be based on a straight per cup contribution. “The beauty of this system is that most operators won’t be saddled with the job of reporting sales every week. That takes a lot of work and paperwork out of the schedule leaving the operator more time for local marketing and running their store, “says Whittaker. Our system is also very flexible in its footprint. We can put FROZU!’s in as little as 200 sq. ft. as an add-on to an existing business or a 2500 sq. ft. standalone concept.” Grinner’s intends to combine their FROZU! concept with their Capt. Submarine and Greco Pizza brands to maximize overhead efficiencies.
“The FROZU! concept has delicious flavor varieties and fresh fruit and toppings that are getting rave reviews from our market testing,” says partner Bill Hay. “We have had our product development team working on this project for quite a while. Everyone is excited about the prototype that will be opening in Truro. Frozen yogurt has excellent health properties including the fact that its low fat, has probiotics and low cholesterol attributes. It’s a great product and on the right trend for healthier eating. We have years of experience and we see a great opportunity throughout Atlantic Canada for our brand.”
The first FROZU! is opening in a Capt. Submarine in Truro in mid-August. Grinner’s is one of the region’s largest and most successful franchisors and have been franchising since 1977.


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Many business owners are already aware of the ways Google can help promote their brands, and these professionals follow search engine optimization tips very closely to increase online visibility. In a recent agreement, Google has taken another big step into publishing with its acquisition of Frommer’s travel guides from Wiley & Sons.
The deal is worth $23 million, according to The New York Time, which is relatively small by Google’s standards. However, it is a huge indicator of Google’s plan to continue to develop a business that is centered around publishing unique content and rewarding those internet users who also adhere to specific SEO guidelines.
“The Frommer’s team and the quality and scope of their content will be a great addition to the Zagat team,” a Google representative told the Financial Post. “We can’t wait to start working with them on our goal to provide a review for every relevant place in the world.”
Google purchased Zagat in 2011, and earlier this summer integrated the site’s reviews into search engine results pages (SERPs) and Google+ Pages and Places. According to Search Engine Watch, Google plans to combine Frommer’s with Zagat reviews to improve the overall search experience.
However, companies like Yelp and Consumer Watchdog would prefer the FTC block the Frommer’s acquisition. Consumer Watchdog Privacy Project Director John Simpson said there was a “fundamental conflict between being a search provider and a content provider.”
Whether the deal is blocked or not, little can be taken away from Google’s obvious support of custom and unique web content. Therefore, it would be wise for business owners to internalize this evidence and implement detailed content marketing campaigns to promote their products and services.
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ANCHOR LEAD: Nearly half of Americans say they wish their carrier would let them upgrade their smartphone more often. So, they most likely end up stuck with a phone they don't love for far too long. Well, those days are over. Brian Osuch has the details. (:60)
SCRIPT: Newsbreak, I'm Brian Osuch. The summer is heating up as the Un-carrier continues to redefine the wireless industry. T-Mobile is making big moves and updating some of their most popular plans. They're calling it "Un-carrier Amped!" and it starts with an upgrade to the popular JUMP! program. T-Mobile's Matt Staneff…
CUT: (Staneff) While the duopoly is doing its best to give customers as little as possible, we're making our popular initiatives even better starting with our uber popular JUMP! program. With JUMP! On Demand, customers can now upgrade three times per year for no extra cost.
SCRIPT: Staneff says it gets even better…
CUT: (Staneff) JUMP! On Demand is simple. One low monthly payment for service and phone, just like always, but here's the thing, we're now going to let customers upgrade to a new device at any time up to three times per year for absolutely zero extra cost. That's six different upgrades in the same period it would take a Verizon customer to upgrade just once.
SCRIPT: For more, go to t-mobile.com/uncarrieramped. That's Newsbreak from T-Mobile. I'm Brian Osuch
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Salesforce, the world’s leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform, has unveiled a new product that enables businesses to meet their regulatory compliance and data residency requirements. Known as Hyperforce, this cloud-native platform has been completely reinvented on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer greater consistency during development and deployment across multiple AWS Regions.
Hyperforce has been designed to help businesses improve their customer experience by delivering a faster, more scalable, and more secure platform that can be deployed in AWS Regions worldwide. By leveraging the global scale of AWS infrastructure and managed services, Salesforce is now able to meet its customers where they are and create significant opportunities for growth.
The move to AWS has enabled Salesforce to achieve greater consistency in its platform and to take advantage of the latest cloud-native technologies, including AWS Lambda and Amazon Aurora. This has resulted in a platform that is more agile, more efficient, and more scalable than ever before.
Salesforce customers can now deploy their workloads on AWS with Hyperforce, which supports regulatory compliance and data residency requirements. This means that businesses can take advantage of the scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of the AWS cloud, while also meeting their specific regulatory and data requirements.
Hyperforce also enables businesses to take advantage of the latest innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) by providing access to Salesforce’s Einstein AI platform. This enables businesses to improve their customer experience by delivering more personalized and relevant interactions.
In conclusion, Hyperforce from Salesforce is a cloud-native platform that has been reinvented on AWS to meet the specific regulatory and data residency requirements of businesses worldwide. By leveraging the scale and reliability of AWS infrastructure and managed services, Salesforce is able to offer a faster, more scalable, and more secure platform that delivers a better customer experience and creates significant growth opportunities.


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Flexjet has launched its new Flexjet iPhone app, which features custom-tailored responses to private jet requests, real-time notifications and detailed itineraries.
The app will provide another avenue for owners and clients to communicate with Flexjet’s customer service team when booking trips and managing their accounts, and owners can also see photos of their pilots, flight time estimates and destination research. The app provides easy access to pre-flight information, directions to the airport FBO and destination weather.
Prospective buyers can use the app to peruse the fleet and see aircraft photo galleries, aircraft statistics and cabin configurations. There is a tap-to-call feature for those who prefer to speak with someone.
Michael Silvestro, CEO at Flexjet, said, “We carefully developed a mobile experience that is an intuitive extension of our world-class service. Our team has taken the time to design an app that is a true differentiator in the fractional marketplace, meets the personalized needs of our owners, allows us to serve them better with every tap and delivers more value with every interaction.
“Flexjet’s owners are constantly on the move. Like so many of us, they are constantly connected through their mobile devices. We want to keep every avenue open so owners may access an aircraft using their preferred method. Our new app will put our exceptional service in the palm of their hand, optimizing their travel experience.”


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The Bitcoin News Review
The Bitcoin News
The Bitcoin is an advanced website that displays news in real-time. The site has been designed in such an incredible way with information on cryptocurrencies updated as soon as they are released. The style in which information is displayed is one of a kind; hence, this makes them one of the best sites to visit for current news.
Different cryptocurrencies are displayed with their charts and current price or percentage ranging from Bitcoin to several others. Once, there is a change in the market, the figures or charts change instantly. That’s cool!
Categories on The Bitcoin site include; Featured posts, Ads, Newsletter, Bitcoin News Stream. All information belonging to these categories are simple, easy to read and with good designs or pictures. However, to subscribe for the Newsletter, a reader only has to drop his or her email and get subscribed or better still, check the advertisement section of the site.
The Bitcoin News is also a social platform because it has accounts like Feed, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram reaching a great audience ad providing relevant information to the public. You have a search option to search for a keyword and be sure you have information about it.
Features of The Bitcoin
1. News: The news on The Bitcoin are divided into 3 types; Breaking Bitcoin News, Bitcoin News and Miner News.
2. Crypto Price Charts: Here, the current market price and charts of cryptocurrencies are displayed.
3. Tutorials: The educational aspect of the site where readers learn more about cryptocurrencies.


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Car companies, watch makers and fashion brands and other producers of luxury good have seen the writing on the wall for some time, and now it’s official: Chinese shoppers account for more luxury sales than their US counterparts.
MasterCard released their SpendingPulse macroeconomic report for July 2011, and the findings are a mixed bag for retailers. Luxury good sales are up 11.6% year over year, while Wal-Mart’s same store traffic is down 2.6% year over year. Though they’ve attempted to up their style credibility, shoppers aren’t buying it and competitors like Target and traditional supermarkets are seeing foot traffic increase.
So what gives? Is the economy that far back on track that everyone’s trading up? Not exactly.
For mainland China, import duties typically make the same goods 50-70% more expensive than they would be in cities outside of China. In France alone, a survey by Global Refund estimated that Chinese shoppers were responsible for nearly $1 billion in purchases. Perhaps in response to those type of statistics, China is preparing to reduce or eliminate the high import duties that drive consumers outside of mainland China for shopping.
Tiffany, LVMH and luxury labels around the world are seeing sales bounce back, and the sound of ringing cash registers is drowning out memories of the recession. According to the WSJ’s Robert Frank, the people leading the luxury rebound aren’t necessarily who you’d expect.
Recent sales figures suggest that fashion shoes are giving diamonds a run for their money, but jewelry remains the luxury shopper’s best friend.
If you thought the $3,000 price tag on T-shirts that popped up in Valentinoâ€™s Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles boutique this summer was ridiculous, get this: HermÃ¨s now offers a childrenâ€™s coloring book going for $130. HermÃ¨sâ€™ collection of pricey kid toys does not stop there, though.
Last week, the luxury fragrance house sent five perfumed taxi cabs out into central London to serve patrons the same way any other London black taxi would with a few exceptions. Each cab smells like either the brandâ€™s Artemisia, Blenheim Bouquet, Endymion, Malabah or Orange Blossom perfume, and each oneâ€™s driver is specially trained to discuss Penhaligonâ€™s fragrances and answer any questions about the brand. And Penhaligonâ€™s is not the first company to embrace the taxi as a marketing tool.
The hottest new personalized product service is Chocomize, a New York-based Web company that offers custom-made candy bars, designed by the consumer and shipped right to their door. Chocomize offers a choice of up to five out of 90 ingredients to add to your choice of chocolate bark for over 30 million combinations to create â€œchocolate exactly the way you want it.â€
According to the Madison Avenue Spy, now may be the time to bag a relative bargain on the Chanel 2.55 you’ve been eyeing. August is expected to bring a 20% increase in prices as certain luxury retailers begin to show signs of bouncing back from the difficult times that hit many people around the world.
Still, is now the best time to hike prices – particularly at a double digit rate?
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This month, Dutch government officials have announced that a much-anticipated legal cannabis experiment will finally begin its “start-up phase” on December 15th, in the cities of Breda and Tilburg.
For the first time in Dutch history, legally grown cannabis will be sold in coffeeshops, marking what journalist and activist Derrick Bergman calls “an historical milestone.”
That said, this news may raise more questions than answers as many misconceptions around the Dutch cannabis policy persist. The Groninger answers three important questions about the subject:
Is weed not legal in the Netherlands?
Contrary to “the single biggest misconception” around Dutch cannabis culture, according to Bergman, Dutch law deems the possession, sale, and production of cannabis as illegal.
However, since the revision of a law known as the Opium Act in 1976, the Netherlands adopted a drug tolerance policy which meant that drug use was no longer a criminal offense.
It also meant that the possession of small quantities of cannabis – now classified as a ‘soft drug’ – became tolerated and, as such, cannabis users are not prosecuted for possessing the drug in limited quantities.
If weed is not legal, how do coffeeshops function?
Because of this inconsistency in Dutch coffeeshop policy, the almost 600 coffeeshops in the Netherlands exist in a gray area between what researchers have called a “tolerated front door” and an “illegal back door.”
In other words: while the retail sale of cannabis is tolerated (up to 5 grams), coffeeshops rely on an illegal supply chain since wholesale purchases – necessary for the retail business to function – are strictly illegal.
This is known as the back door problem, which obscures the source of the supply and leaves the businesses vulnerable to criminal involvement. The extent of said involvement, however, is still unclear.
The Groninger spoke to Igor, an employee of a well-known coffeeshop in Groningen who requested to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the topic. He explains that information about origin and suppliers is purposefully kept private by coffeeshop owners given the illegal nature of their trade.
Concrete data and information about the Dutch cannabis trade remain limited and imprecise, an inevitable consequence of the current policy says Bergman. “Nobody knows anything. Whether it’s me, a policeman, or a politician: none of us have real figures,” he adds.
Why is the Dutch government conducting a legal supply chain experiment?
The goal of the experiment which is set to begin is to control the quality of the cannabis produced as well as to eradicate crime from the entire supply chain.
Increased prices, decreased quality, criminality, and lack of market knowledge are all examples of the problems commonly blamed on the current half-regulated market.
The national government is thus conducting a supply chain experiment involving 10 selected municipalities - including Groningen - and the East district of Amsterdam, as well as 10 licensed growers who will supply them.
The idea is that after the experiment, the government will decide on further steps towards regulation.
Bergman shares the same optimism as some coffeeshop owners who see this as “a step in the right direction” where consumers will have access to a high-quality, controlled product. “[After this] I can’t imagine things ever going back to the way they were,” he says.
Not everyone is as enthusiastic, however. Stakeholders like Igor express their skepticism saying that “too many questions remain unanswered,” especially in terms of distribution and stock keeping. “They should just legalize it”, he says.


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Downtown Focus, a Whittier urban planning consulting firm, has been retained to help Temple City develop a revitalization program for its sagging retail district. City Manager Karl Koski said a committee of businessmen, municipal staff members and other residents recommended that an outside consultant be hired to bring “new insight” to efforts to rekindle business.
The contract will pay up to $10,000 for what is expected to be a 10- to 12-week planning process, Koski said. “We need a specific program to revitalize our commercial area to attempt to make it competitive with surrounding areas,” he said. “And we want to provide a good package of goods and services to our residents.”


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The town board took a big step on June 11 toward allowing the sale of recreational marijuana by approving recreational marijuana shop regulations.
The regulations govern the licensing of the shops and employees, inspection requirements and other details of operation, including the allowed hours. The board of trustees is now the retail marijuana local licensing authority under the new local law.
The regulations were revised after months of discussion and several times before the vote. Most recently, sections were added to make it clear that any recreational shop must keep its books and inventory open to inspection at any time. This part of the new regulations mirrors state law.
The local regulations now state that the books must show business transactions for the current tax year and three prior tax years.
The revisions also made it clear the town has the ability to fine recreational marijuana shops as well as to suspend or revoke licenses.
A lone local resident, Don Loweree, spoke against permitting the sale of recreational marijuana before the vote. He said he thinks it has the potential to increase its availability to teenagers even though recreational marijuana can only be legally sold to people over 21.
"I've watched kids in grammar school and middle school start taking dope just so they can be somebody," he said.
His said he's concerned that it will turn into an addiction for those young people.
A majority of the board has continuously voiced support for legalizing the sale of marijuana to help the town generate revenue. After a townwide vote in April, the board has the authority to levy a flat transaction fee up to $10.
Trustee Michele Black was the only dissenting vote on the board. She said she knew before she voted that the regulations would likely pass, but she wanted to be the voice for people in town who disagree with the sale of marijuana.
"I wanted to be voice for people like Mr. Loweree," Black said.
She said that she doesn't have a moral problem with marijuana, but there are still a number of outstanding issues including spotty state government oversight and the fact it is still federally illegal.
The town's moratorium on recreational marijuana expires June 30. But the town must still pass a revision to the land-use code before anyone could begin the application process for a recreational marijuana shop. A vote on the land-use code is expected in mid-July.
A part-owner in Beacon Wellness, the medical marijuana shop in town, said he was pleased with the regulations and researching what was best for the community.
"Overall I think they did a great job," Fete said.
He said that Beacon Wellness does plan to but in an application to open a recreational marijuana shop in Mancos when all the regulations are in place.
Officials in Cortez recently extended the city's moratorium on the sale of recreational marijuana through Dec. 31. Dolores officials have discussed a similar extension.


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The owners of The O2 concert venue in Greenwich have launched their own ticket sales operation to sell directly to fans for the first time — and attacked third-party agencies such as Ticketmaster for imposing unnecessary fees.
AEG Europe chief executive Jay Marciano said: “We don’t think it’s right,” that some agencies demand fans to pay £2.50 to print off a ticket at home. The new ticket website, AXS Invite, will let fans use a virtual “waiting room” before tickets go on sale and reserve places for friends.
AEG said “one of the hidden evils” of the old system was that ticket agencies “were controlling the data and we weren’t — they were using that data to promote our competitors’ events”.
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Many startups are expanding new systems to make the energy even more sustainable. We’ve been depending on fossil fuels considering that the industrial wave, but individuals emissions happen to be polluting our planet and increased temperatures it. The energy industry is a huge opportunity for online companies to pioneer and develop new powers that will help all of us keep the earth healthy. Here are a few types of energy online companies making headers. These companies are employing new technology to improve how we make use of energy.
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As the industry is constantly on the evolve and become more environmentally friendly, re-invention is important. Climate alter and resource depletion are causing companies to revamp their procedures and solutions. The new covid-19 emergency has revealed the need for innovation in a variety of sectors, including strength efficiency. With new technologies coming to industry, startups will be providing a unique perspective to outdated endeavours. There are energy efficiency online companies, renewable https://rockstarstartup.co.uk/2020/12/14/small-business-startup energies, and storage corporations, as well as strength innovation accelerators.


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Striding up a storm! Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is runway ready in leg-lengthening jeans and fierce boots
She's one of the most famous models in the world.
And Rosie Huntington-Whiteley proved on Wednesday that she can turn any situation into a potential posing situation, as she made a stunning appearance in New York.
The 26-year-old beauty looked catwalk ready in a pair of leg-lengthening black jeans, white T-shirt and black leather Burberry Brit jacket as she turned the Manhattan sidewalk into her runway.
Runway ready: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley looked fierce in leg-lengthening black jeans and stiletto boots as she was seen in New York on Wednesday
Accessory queen: Rosie teamed the jeans and boots with a white T-shirt and a stylish black leather jacket
Rosie finished off her look with fierce black ankle boots, a chic khaki handbag and sunglasses.
Wearing her blonde hair loosely tied up, Rosie looked flawless, and kept her make-up simple as she headed out of her hotel to meetings in the city.
Rosie's outing comes as she revealed earlier this week that models can no longer get by on their looks, adding that they now have to be 'more real than ever'.
Flawless: Rosie wore her blonde hair in a loose updo, and added some sunglasses to complete her look
Strutting her stuff: Rosie turned the Manhattan sidewalk into her runway as she left her hotel and headed off to meetings
The British-born star, who began her career aged 16, explained to The Observer newspaper: 'There's more engagement. You're no longer this one-dimensional image.
'It's more expected now for supermodels to be smart, to have opinions, to have a personality.'
Meanwhile, Rosie also criticised the fashion industry's lack of guidance for young models, revealing an agent once told her to eat 'a single piece of sushi a day'.
Touching down: Last week, Rosie arrived in New York with her boyfriend Jason Statham
She said: 'I felt that there was never anything for me, no workshops, no people letting you know how you should be eating or what you should be wearing to castings.'
It seems the much needed fashion advice would have saved her an embarrassing encounter as she recalls she was ridiculed for wearing a pair of fake Ugg boots early in her career.
She recalled: 'I remember walking into a restaurant wearing them and literally everybody turned to look at me and they all laughed.'
Opening up: It has been revealed that Amanda de Cadenet will be interviewing Rosie in a UK special of her chat show, The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet, exclusively for Lifetime in the UK
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In a recent survey, 96 percent of California business owners feel their company will either grow or remain the same in 2014. According to a survey by BMO Harris Bank, the business owners of California are not only feeling optimistic about the U.S. economy, but they are also confident about the California-specific factors they believe will help companies prosper in the new year.
The majority of respondents (84 percent) believe the U.S. economy will improve or stay the same this year, and an even greater majority (92 percent) feel the California state economy will remain steady or get even better. Fifty-one percent of respondents believed their business would grow in 2014, while 45 percent expected it to remain where it was.
“This bodes very well for the future – economic confidence leads to capital investment, which brings with it job creation and future growth,” said Dave Casper, executive vice president and head, commercial banking, BMO Harris Bank.
When asked about specific California economic strengths, the most common answer was the technology and technological expertise to be found in the state.
Tax incentives for businesses in California
One factor that was not discussed in the survey was California taxes. Beginning Jan. 1 of this year, California will begin the Compete Tax Credit Program, which will reward businesses that add jobs or move jobs into the state, according to an article in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
The state has made $30 million in tax credits available to reduce business income and franchise taxes. That number will grow to $150 million in the next fiscal year and $200 million in following fiscal years. A quarter of the money will be available strictly for small businesses.
In order to grow your business, consider a merchant cash advance from National Funding. They can offer up to $250,000 of business capital to help grow your company.


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Razor USA, better known as Razor, is your classic Made In The USA story.
The company was founded in Cerritos, CA in 2000 by Carlton Calvin – the company also owns RipStik, Sole Skate and Pocket Pros brands. Razor scooters were huge in Japan but unknown here when Calvin became one of the product’s U.S. distributors. When they caught on quickly in Los Angeles, Calvin went nationwide by marketing to the media and using retail connections.
Geographically, Razor headquarters in Southern California gives the company an advantage because they see a lot of hot products come through the ports before the rest of the country giving them often a six-month lead on trends. And being a small business, Calvin and his team have the distinct advantage to see when kids are picking up on a trend and move fast on it.
Listen to an interview with Edison Nation where Calvin talks about the company’s humble beginnings and it’s immediate rise in popularity.
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The latest retail trade figures further highlight that the massive increase in state taxes and charges under the Labor Government are holding back economic and jobs growth in South Australia, Shadow Treasurer Rob Lucas said today.
The December figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that South Australia is the worst performed of all states and territories in terms of retail trade growth for the month, and also for the last 12 months:
• Retail trade in South Australia for the month of December 2005 was down 0.1% on the previous December (worst in the nation and the only state to fall), against a rise of 3.2% for Australia overall.
• In the calendar year to December 2005, retail trade in South Australia grew by a nation worst 1.4%, compared with 3.0% for Australia as a whole [see chart 1].
The ABS itself states that:
“There has been a decline in the trend estimate for four months. All industries, except Other retailing, had a decline in the trend estimate in December 2005. Household good retailing (11 months), Hospitality and services (six months) and Department stores (four months) have been in decline the longest.”
“Over the term of the former Liberal Government South Australian monthly retail trade growth was ahead of the national average (0.49% for SA against 0.48% Australia).
“However, under the Rann Labor Government South Australian monthly retail trade growth has lagged well behind the national average (just 0.29% for SA against Australia 0.43%).” [See chart 2]
“This year the Labor Government is collecting $2.3 billion more revenue and 34% more in state taxes and charges than four years ago, and it’s clear that long-suffering South Australian taxpayers have less money to spend on retail goods,” Mr Lucas said.
“The Liberal Party is the only Party leading into the election that is promising a comprehensive tax relief package to put more money back in the pockets of taxpayers.”


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Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. That’s exactly what John Sylvan, inventor of the K-cup of the coffee-in-a-pod system and co-founder of Keurig, did. Or so he thought. He designed the single-serve coffee pod. It makes coffee preparation convenient and fast, with no waste. His invention proved to be a game changer in the industry. Sales have increased year after year from the time it was launched into the market.
What Sylvan, an environmentalist, did not count on, was that the coffee pods would become a massive pollutant that would be difficult to dispose of.
Just how much of a pollutant is it? Statistics suggest that if all the coffee pods sold by market leader Keurig were laid end to end, they would circle the Earth twelve times over! What makes it worse is that the pods are made of plastic and aluminium, a combination that is generally not recyclable. Recycling plants currently don’t have the capability to recycle such a combination of materials.
The single-use coffee pod-machine revolutionized the coffee maker market. It gained so much popularity because of the rising trend in single-dweller homes in Europe and some parts of the US, where people prefer to make the exact number of their preferred cups of Joe before they take off for work. In fact pod machines already outsold drip coffeemakers in Western Europe in 2013. There is little if any coffee wasted with single-serve coffee systems, especially compared to slow drip machines. What the system’s designer did not foresee is its negative impact to the environment; with countless millions of those pods going into landfill every day.
Since there is no available solution to the problem at the moment, the city of Hamburg in Germany, took the first public stand against this rising problem. They banned the use of single-use coffee pods from all government-run buildings in the city. They decided that tax payers should not be paying to get rid of those tiny pods. This initiative is part of a larger drive towards making the city more sustainable and environment friendly, especially with the phenomenal popularity of pod machines.
About 13% of the German population drink coffee made from pod machines.In the USA, the percentage of households using a pod machine jumped from 15% to 25% between 2014 and 2015. In a poll conducted in 2013, 1 in 3 Americans have access to a single-serve coffee machine either at home or at work. The numbers may be good for coffee pod machine producers, but it is a growing dilemma for our environment.
What is more alarming is that people are still buying and using pod-machines despite knowing how damaging they are to the environment. A case in point is a survey conducted among British respondents, where 1 in 10 people ‘believe that coffee pods are very bad for the environment’ and yet, a good 22% of them admitted that they owned a pod-machine! They’re everywhere and it looks like the system’s popularity is not going to wane anytime soon.
Sylvan’s exhilaration at inventing something the world would love turned into dismay when it became more of a curse than a blessing to the environment. He has sold his rights over it to Keurig awhile back and while he cannot undo things now, he does not promote its use and walks the talk by not owning a machine himself.
In all fairness to coffee pod machine producers, market leader Keurig has committed to creating a fully recyclable version of the single-use-K-cup by 2020. Still, environmentalists point out that the the four-year wait would mean an accumulation of non-recyclable coffee pods that are not disposable waste at all.
The city of Hamburg’s move to ban the machines in government buildings may not make much of a difference on a larger scale, but it is nonetheless a bold statement that other governments and cities can emulate. A collective effort from other governments, starting from that one small step, can make a significant dent in landfill usage around the world.
If nothing is done to solve this problem now, then indeed we just might have paved the road to hell, not with good intentions, but with coffee pods.
Do you have a pod machine? Were you aware of this problem? Share your thoughts via the comments box below.


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Many tools already exist to protect corporate data and allow mobile devices to be used safely at work, said John Marinho, vice president of Cyber Security at CTIA, an industry trade group. Malware protection software, source code analysis for applications to make sure there are no vulnerabilities and encrypting sensitive data are all steps that companies are taking.
CTIA has been working on mobile security issues, including establishing a Cyber Security Working Group to drive awareness of cyberthreats and to lobby for laws giving companies and governments the ability to better share information.
Schmidt, the former White House cybersecurity chief, said best practices standards exist for security and privacy surrounding mobile devices. Strong password protection, the ability to wipe data from a lost device and other steps are available to ease security concerns in a Bring Your Own Device world.
“This is great technology. These devices are really beneficial in so many ways to businesses,” he said. “From a corporate IT standpoint, don’t take the stand that you can’t do this. Take the stand that this is how you do it securely, and we will help you.”
The FBI recommends these safety tips for consumers to guard mobile devices:
-- Turn off features not needed to minimize the “attack surface” of your phone.
-- Check to see if your phone’s operating system supports encryption. This can be used to protect the user’s personal data in case of loss or theft.
-- Review and understand the permissions you are giving when you download applications.
-- Passcode-protect your mobile device. This is the first layer of physical security to protect the contents of the device. Then, enable the screen-lock feature after a few minutes of inactivity.
-- Get malware protection for your mobile device.
-- Do not connect your device to unknown wireless networks. These networks could be rogue access points that capture information passed between your device and a legitimate server.
-- If you sell your device or trade it in, make sure you wipe the device (reset it to factory default) to avoid leaving personal data behind.
-- Make sure to update your smartphone’s applications and firmware regularly. If you don’t, you increase the risk of having your phone hacked or compromised.
-- Avoid clicking on or downloading software or links from unknown sources.


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November 21, 2012
With so many big box stores attracting the deal-crazed crowds on Black Friday and the pajama shoppers flocking to deal sites on Cyber Monday, American Express saw a void in shopping incentives for businesses on Main Street America. In 2010, the credit card company started a marketing initiative to help the economy and support mom-and-pops. Small Business Saturday, as it's been coined, was a huge success and had a repeat performance last year. There is no shortage of success stories from participating small businesses that look forward to this year's event on Saturday, November 24.
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D.C. Council hurts poor by nixing 6 Walmarts
Vincent Orange is one of the members of the District of Columbia City Council currently exulting in victory over the poor people of Washington. In an 8 to 5 vote, the council elected to prevent the ”underserved” poor people of the District from getting fresh produce and other food, a wide variety of good quality products at affordable prices, and some 1,800 jobs, many of them entry-level.
In short, the D.C. City Council has defeated the mighty Walmart. After years of negotiations between the District and the company, which included commitments by Walmart to stock local products, fund transportation projects and create a job training program, among other things, the council passed a transparent anti-Walmart bill that would require all retailers with sales above $1 billion (wink, wink) and floor space above 75,000 square feet (nudge, nudge) to pay their employees a starting wage (they call it a ”living wage”) of $12.50 per hour or 50 percent more than the District’s minimum wage. (Unionized companies were exempt, along with others grandfathered in.) Walmart had warned that it would abandon plans to open three, and possibly all six, scheduled stores if the measure passed.
”We don’t have to beg people to come to the District anymore,” Orange huffed.
No indeed. The poor people of the District of Columbia can well afford to be choosy. Other cities and states, such as Virginia (unemployment rate 5.2 percent) or Houston (unemployment rate 6.1 percent), might feel constrained to offer incentives and inducements for big employers. Not D.C. As Jarvis Johnson, a leader of ”Respect DC,” the organizer of the anti-Walmart movement, put it, ”People won’t take another bully joining Congress in disrespecting our voices and our priorities.”
Just so. The District is practically inundated with offers of jobs. That must be why the unemployment rate in D.C. is 8.5 percent — and 20.3 percent among blacks. That must explain the 37.8 percent unemployment rate for black teens and the 43.3 percent rate for black male teens. It would explain why about a third of the District’s residents are currently receiving food stamps, Medicaid or welfare — and why more than 18 percent are living below the poverty line.
By all accounts, many of the neighborhoods in which Walmart had planned to open its noxious stores, like those in Ward 7, are places that lack outlets selling fresh food and other products. In some cases, the Walmart stores were to be anchors for whole new developments. Never mind.
Council member Muriel Bowser, who voted against the measure, reflected sadly on one of the poor neighborhoods that will now be abandoned. ”When I go to Skyland, we have not arrived,” she said. ”That project has been some 20 years in the waiting.” It’s going to have to wait a little longer. Many of the residents of those areas will have to continue to do what they’ve been doing, incurring the inconvenience and expense of traveling to Maryland to shop at Walmart.


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The E3 Expo is inarguably the biggest in the gaming industry and has consistently been a source of major game reveals, releases and announcements for quite a long time. Furthermore, E3 has been a convention that has brought gamers together and allowed reviewers, critics and fans alike to find explore their favorite gaming universes. Over the past few months, E3 has announced major companies will join the convention to showcase their latest developments including Ubisoft, Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco, Gearbox Entertainment and certainly more can be expected in the future! With the pandemic severely affecting movement and logistics of holding massive conventions, E3 2020 was stunted, however, the company has decided that from 12th June to 15th June 2021, the E3 Expo will officially be held. Needless to say, the show will be held online.
Today, the company has officially provided some details concerning the online accessibility of the show. The E3 Online App will be the main hub for the duration of the show beginning with the media access week from 7th June to the public access week on 12th June. Most importantly, registration for access to the E3 App will commence later this month and will be free. Similarly, media credentialing will also begin later this month to allow for media personnel to have early access to video conferencing and chat features as needed. From 12th June, fans will have access to a wide variety of cool content including Exhibitor Booths, Lounges, Forums, Leaderboards and even Profile Creation, so that every person’s profile is unique and customizable. The E3 Show while broadcasted will include an interactive overlay highlighting tweets, likes and other forms of engagement. The broadcast will be hosted by Alex Mendez, Greg Miller and Jacki Jing.
The E3 2021 Expo may be a genuine gamechangers as it shifts from in-person to online and may set the stage for future conventions. Are you excited for E3? Let us know in the comments below or on Facebook and Twitter. Stay tuned to COGConnected for more info on E3 and coverage of the events next month!


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Even though EU 261, Europe’s strict consumer law for air travelers, has an exception for what are called “extraordinary” circumstances, Europe’s big carriers made a big deal about not invoking that clause when the cloud of volcanic ash spread across their airspace earlier this month.
Unless you were David Bray, who couldn’t return to Washington from Lisbon, Portugal, via Frankfurt on Lufthansa.
Yotel is a Japanese-style capsule hotel at London’s Heathrow airport. It won the Business Travel World Award for best accommodations — a fact that its managers repeat endlessly in their email signatures. But volcanic eruptions? Not their problem.


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The Illinois Attorney General sued the Jimmy John’s fast food franchisor earlier this month , seeking a declaratory judgment that Jimmy John’s non-compete covenants violate the state’s Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All employees, including sandwich makers and delivery drivers, are barred from working at any business that earns more than 10% of its revenue from selling submarine and other sandwich types if that business is within two miles of a Jimmy John’s. The prohibition applies during, and for two years after employment.
The Illinois AG is arguing that the franchisor’s non-compete agreements don’t protect legitimate business interests, such as trade secrets or customer relationships, and is seeking a ruling that the non-competes are not only unenforceable but also illegal, raising the prospect of damages and fines.
In March 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department reported that about 18 percent of all American workers, or 30 million people, are covered by non-complete agreements. The increasing use by employers of non-compete agreements for low wage, at-will jobs has tracked the growth of low paying positions and the decline of the middle class in the U.S. over the past decades. Five of the ten fastest growing jobs pay less than $25,000 a year , a level that qualifies a family of three for food stamps.
There is rising concern that low wage non-competes are preventing workers with already minimal bargaining power, from negotiating wages and working conditions, as well as from seeking better-paying jobs elsewhere, and giving employers no reason to increase wages or benefits.
Apart from the immediate impact on individuals and their families, the practice of using non-compete agreements with employees who pose no competitive risk has the potential to limit business dynamics and reduce economic growth by restricting the pool of available workers, and imposes broad social welfare costs, aka increasing public tax burdens.
The growing use of non-competes in low wage occupations and the different approaches taken by states to address it , has drawn the attention of the Obama Administration. In a May 2016 Report, Non-Compete Agreements: Analysis of the Usage, Potential Issues, and State Responses,  the Administration draws on the Treasury Report  to provide an overview of research on the effects of non-competes, as well as states’ efforts to limit their negative effects.
The Report acknowledges that non-competes have economically and socially beneficial uses such as protecting trade secrets  and incentivizing investment in worker training. However, it also notes that these agreements may have detrimental effects by depressing wages, limiting worker mobility and inhibiting innovation.
The International Monetary Fund recently stated that among biggest risks to future U.S. economic growth are the declining participation in the labor force as the population ages, and the high number of Americans living in poverty; one in seven people, one of every three in households headed by women .
The broad and growing misuse of non-competes in low wage occupations are certain to be a target for Congressional action. And even in the absence of new federal legislation, it should be noted that franchisors may be held liable for franchisees’ employment practices deemed to violate the National Labor Relations Act under the NLRB’s “joint employer” rulings .
 U.S. Treasury Office of Economic Policy, Non-compete Contracts: Economic Effects and Policy Implications, p. 3, fn.1, March 2016.
 “Five of America’s fastest growing jobs (food prep workers, retail sales, restaurant cooks, personal care aides, home health care aides) pay less than $25,000”, T. Luhby, CNN Money, April 18, 2016, citing U.S. Census; Bureau of Labor Statistics data. http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/18/news/economy/fastest-growing-jobs/.
 States vary greatly in the manner and degree to which they will enforce non-competes. In some states, non-compete enforcement is determined by statute, while in others it is determined exclusively by case law. Some states, including California (except in connection with certain business sales), refuse to enforce non-competes or refuse to enforce non-competes that contain any unenforceable provisions, although a majority of states will modify overbroad non-compete contracts to render them enforceable. See Treasury Report, supra, note 2, at p. 5.
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 “IMF sees U.S. economy in ‘good shape’, too many in poverty”, D. Lawder, June 22, 2016, Reuters
 See “Franchisors Risk Liability as ‘Joint Employer’ Under NLRB Decision”, STBF Law Blog, December 31, 2015


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ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Aberdeen has yet to see the effect to sales tax revenue lost as a result of COVID-19 measures that have been taken, but city officials aren’t waiting for it to hit before taking cost-savings measures.
Information from the state is already showing a 48.2% decrease in the weekly average of video lottery net machine income and a 70% decrease in travel spending, according to a report from the South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management.
City Manager Lynn Lander said state officials don’t have any hard numbers yet, but he told the city council Monday that trends are indicating municipalities could see a 20% decrease in monthly sales tax.
Aberdeen currently receives about $18 million in sales tax revenue annually from its 2% sales tax. That’s about $1.5 million per month. A 20% reduction is a $300,000 hit. Of the $18 million, $9 million goes to the city’s capital outlay budget, which is used for loan payments and city street projects.
City officials have yet to see a decrease in sales tax revenue. In fact, reports for March, released in recent weeks, show Aberdeen businesses reported $1.44 million in sales tax receipts. That’s up about 3.5% from March 2019, when $1.39 million in sales tax receipts were reported. It’s also up from February’s municipal sales tax report showing $1.42 million in sales tax. February’s receipts were down slightly from February 2019, which was $1.44 million.
January receipts were at $1.89 million. That is up from January 2019’s $1.79 million.
Lander said early sales tax receipts were showing signs of a good year for Aberdeen. Now, the months to come are unknown.


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The date of the closure of the Zellers store in Salmon Arm has now been confirmed.
Tiffany Bourré, external communications manager with the Hudson’s Bay Company, told the Observer in an email Friday that the Salmon Arm Zellers location will close to the public on July 28, 2012.
The Observer reported in September that Canadian Tire will be taking over the Zellers location at the Mall at Piccadilly, with plans to open a Canadian Tire store there in the spring of 2013.
The site will be remodelled to accommodate Canadian Tire’s needs, which could include a service centre, garden centre and warehouses.
Co-owner of the mall, Bill Laird, said Friday that Canadian Tire is now the mall’s tenant and is collecting rent from Zellers.
Meanwhile, a communications spokesperson at Canadian Tire’s head office told the Observer Monday that the company hasn’t yet determined what will go in the current Canadian Tire location when it is vacated in 2013.
“We have not made any decisions regarding the future of the current CT building and won’t likely do so until Spring 2013,” stated an email from the company.
The closure of the Zellers store is a result of Minnesota-based Target Corporation’s purchase of 189 Zellers leases. Many of them will re-open as Target stores, but not in Salmon Arm, where the lease was sold to Canadian Tire.


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Addis Abeba – The federal Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration said January 2023 will bring an end to chronic sugar supply-demand shortage that affected millions, including in the capital Addis Abeba.
The Ministry said the supply will be solved in January due mostly to the sugar factories that had stopped working have restarted production.
In mid-December, Addis Abeba City Administration Trade Bureau admitted that the city was hit by severe shortage of sugar supply.
Mesfin Assefa, he deputy head of the bureau, said that the shortage was caused by the inadequate quantity of sugar supplied to the city during the past four months, which was less than half of the 120, 000 quintals quota.
Kumneger Ewnetu, Public Relations and Communications Executive at the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, on his part corroborated the complaint but said it was due to lack of government subsidized sugar supply to the city.
The Ministry said today that there has been shortage of supply for the past few months which was exacerbated by security problems, lack of factory spare parts, and lack of foreign exchange, which forced sugar factories to seize production. Sugar import was affected due to lack of foreign currency, the Ministry said.
In an effort to solve the problem, four sugar factories have resumed production, the ministry said. Accordingly, Wonji, Fincha, and Omo 2 & 3 sugar factories have resumed production.
In February this year, Fincha Sugar Factory, one of the biggest sugar factories in Ethiopia which is located in Horo Guduru Wollega zone of Oromia regional state, was forced to stop production for a week because truck drivers refused to travel to the area due to safety concerns, resulting in the fuel shortage according to the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation. The factory, which has the capacity to produce 2.7 million quintals of sugar and 20 million liters of ethanol annually, resumed production after a week, but the security crisis in the area has since gotten worse.
Suppliers and stakeholders in regional states, city administrations and other institutions that receive 25% of their quota to make the product available for the coming Ethiopian Gena (Christmas) holiday celebrated on 07 January every year.
In addition to the increase in domestic production, procurement of of imported sugar has been completed, the Ministry said, adding that there was a possibility of reaching 100% distribution quota from next January, when the current supply and demand gap is expected to be closed. AS


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NOV: A tale of one major merger, two CEOs and a spinoff
Houston Business Journal sat down with National Oilwell Varco's outgoing CEO, Pete Miller, and incoming CEO, Clay Williams, to pick their brains about succession planning, its planned spinoff company and who NOV might acquire next.
National Oilwell releases name of spinoff, new executive team
The Houston-based oilfield equipment designer and manufacturer has formed a new Delaware corporation, NOW Inc., to eventually serve as the previously announced distribution business.
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Chairman, CEO Miller Steps Down From NOV
Chairman and CEO Merrill A. "Pete" Miller Jr. has informed the board of directors that he intends to step down, the company announced on Nov. 14. Miller plans to depart from those positions contemporaneous with the completion of the previously announced plan to spin off to its shareholders its distribution business as an independent, publicly ... (more)
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National Oilwell CEO to Step Down
National Oilwell Varco Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Merrill A. "Pete" Miller Jr. plans to step down when the company completes a planned spinoff of its distribution business to become the executive chairman of the that company.
Record backlog at National Oilwell Varco sets plan for future
Coming off of a record third quarter, National Oilwell Varco Inc. CEO Merrill "Pete" Miller is preparing to wrap up a year that's proving some of the doom and gloom forecasters wrong.


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The extent of the lowering was not revealed, with the publisher noting that it does not anticipate revealing "updated financial guidance" until the end of FY Q3 in February.
The company stressed that it will continue with recent cost-saving measures, which now include a "reduction of its product portfolio" for the 2010 fiscal year and less staff.
"We are disappointed that our holiday slate is not meeting our sales expectations," said EA CEO John Riccitiello, noting that the company "saw significant improvement in the overall quality of our key products this year" and will remain committed to quality. "We will be launching several new titles and online games in fiscal 2010," he added.
Analyst Colin Sebastian predicted the move yesterday, saying that sluggish sales of Need for Speed Undercover, Mirror's Edge and Rock Band 2 could lead to more cuts.
Hope EA doesn't give up on original IP but if I was in their position, I'm not sure what I would do.
Im hoping deadspace sold well enough that they wont. Bummer about mirror's edge tho