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This week marks the beginning of James celebrating his birthday for a month by taking over the music selections from Tony. (He is so not sorry for this)
(0:14:00) This week in Comic Industry News – The Humble Bundle goes Image, She-Ra grows up and we want Nailbiter!
(0:27:50) In Game Industry News – Eve moves to Unreal, UNREAL TOURNAMENT IS BACK, Activision put a boatload of cash behind Destiny, Kickstarter lawsuits happen and MK says the hell with Wii U.
(1:01:00) In Entertainment News – Bob Hoskins has moved on to that Toontown in the sky, CW gives us more Veronica online, Showtime wants HALO, we get more news on Dredd 2, Baz Luhrmann wants Elvis and Peter Parker will always be under the movie mask.
This week in Comic Industry News: Jason Todd in Year Zero, DC’s Plans for Forever Evil, Spider-man 2099 back on the streets and Jack Kirby’s family losing the rights to his creations.
In Game Industry News: Amazon’s new console, Ouya backers receiving store credit, Ouya backing independent game developers, Bethesda’s thoughts on the WiiU, Sega bidding on Atlas, John Carmack signing on with Oculus Rift, new virtual console titles announced at Nintendo Direct and pictures leaked of Valve’s new projects.
In Entertainment News: Tom Hiddleston and Christina Hendricks in Disney’s new CGI film, Disney’s new Big Hero 6 series, the progress of the Bill & Ted 3 script, a Metroid fan-film on Kickstarter, rumors about who will be playing Lex Luthor in Batman vs Superman, Jeff Wadlow talks about X-Force the movie, Joss Whedon talks about Thanos in Avengers 2 and the Exorcist television series.


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Indian stores shuttered by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue: Sources
One industry source said estimated losses for Reliance from its state-wide shutdowns run into millions of dollars. Two other sources said Walmart's estimated revenue loss from its store, one of 29 such outlets nationwide, has crossed $8 million.
Flipkart appoints JPMorgan’s Saroj Panigrahi as general counsel ahead of IPO
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Digital payments battle costs companies $900 million in loss
The large losses of the consumer-focused payments companies is similar to what’s...
From the brink to recovery, India's retail sector pins hope on 2021
In a year when the COVID-19 carnage ripped apart the retail business, circa 2020 will best go down for the unravelling of the war between Jeff Bezos, the world's wealthiest man, and richest Indian Mukesh Ambani for pre-eminence in the booming market that is estimated to reach USD 1.3 trillion by 2025.
IPO-bound Flipkart rejigs board to add CEO Krishnamurthy, 3 others
The Flipkart board reshuffle comes soon after Walmart spun off PhonePe and amid plans for an overseas listing.
Flipkart plans to cut Walmart store sizes by half
“Each of Walmart’s 28 Best Price cash and carry stores will be converted into both wholesale and warehousing centres, clearly indicating its online focus at the same time and fading relevance of the brick-and-mortar business in India,” said a person aware of the matter.
Flipkart plans to hire 300 graduates
The company is using on-campus placements, case-study competitions, and post-internship offers to hire campus talent.
Despite Covid-19 pandemic, some companies are taking measures to help employees with disabilities
Flex, a NASDAQ-traded multinational electronics manufacturing services company, also said it will hire 20% more person with disabilities, according to the company's director for human resources (HR) in India, Sandra Andrews. This will be focused on the company's manufacturing sites in Chennai and Sri City. The company already has more than 100 PwDs employed across the country.
Flipkart partially spins off PhonePe, Binny Bansal to join board of fintech company
Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal will join PhonePe's board of directors, along with the fintech company's co-founders Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari.
Flipkart wholesale arm posts 12% jump in FY20 revenues, cuts losses
Flipkart India's majority income is from the wholesale sale of products, unlike Flipkart Internet, the marketplace unit of the ecommerce giant that earns its revenues from commissions it charges vendors
Flipkart demotes Walmart India executives in merged entity
“Flipkart said all Walmart's vice presidents will be made directors, and all employees have been told that the role redesignation letter will come by December 3 and people have the option of accepting the offer within five days or take three months’ severance pay to quit,” one of them said.
In final stages of consolidating Walmart India operations, says Flipkart Wholesale
In July, Flipkart announced the acquisition of Walmart India for an undisclosed amount, and launch of 'Flipkart Wholesale' to tap into the USD 650 billion B2B retail market in India.
Amid concerns over mass availability of vaccines: WFH to stay preferred mode of work in 2021
Companies are strengthening work from anywhere (WFA) practices. For instance, Myntra has defined core working hours and a ‘no meeting day’ once a week to allow employees to balance personal and professional lives.
Flipkart, Amazon likely to sell 1.5 crore smartphones in festive sales this year: Report
"The total estimated sales of smartphones for the year are revised at 128 million units, against the earlier estimates of 127 million released in June. Flipkart and Amazon estimated to sell 15 million smartphones during the festive sales period, which is 36.58 per cent of the total estimated sales for the October-December quarter," the report said.
Covid-19 can't kill zeal of Flipkart and Amazon's staff priming for big sale days
Although the vibe and energy that come with being packed into a war room tracking sales metrics may be missing, employees at both companies said they are looking forward to this year's festive sales just like earlier, flaky broadband connections notwithstanding.

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Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) is organizing the eighth edition of the India Affiliate Summit (IAS) on 14th and 15th September, 2022 at The Leela Ambience, Gurugram. Leading experts of affiliate marketing and performance marketing will speak their minds at the Summit and create an atmosphere of learning and knowledge dissemination. The previous editions of the IAS have been held successfully and it is after two years that the physical event is going to take place again. The two years of the pandemic have shifted everything to the virtual mode and led to a rise in online activity. After being compelled to take the virtual mode, IAS is back with renewed enthusiasm and energy. The programme format this year is divided into four tracks – the Affiliate Hour, the D2C and E-commerce Hour, the Programmatic Hour, and The Influencer Hour, where esteemed speakers will share their insights on a variety of topics. These include the trends and predictions in affiliate marketing, B2B affiliate partnerships, the three step methodology to generate more revenues for customers, empowering SMEs through partner marketing, what the ONDC roll out means for businesses, driving pan India business results through social commerce, how brands are navigating diverse commerce tactics and trends.
Neha Kulwal, Country Manager - India, Admitad said :“We, at Admitad, are excited and looking forward to yet another fruitful season of the India Affiliate Summit. IAS presents a great platform to not only network with brands, advertisers and digital professionals to have productive, meaningful conversations and to develop business opportunities but also to collaborate, exchange ideas and thoughts with the think tanks of the affiliate industry. I would like to congratulate IAMAI for their consistent efforts in organizing a great show, year after year.”
“Valueleaf is thrilled to announce that we are participating in #IAS22. This year, the Valueleaf team aims to take it a notch higher to understand the scope of the most scalable industry while offering immense possibility of growth with the affiliates. We eagerly await to meet and share some path-breaking insights again. We anticipate associating with everyone to route towards a successful event to understand our expertise and skills under one roof after the pause of 2 long years” said Ameya Kaulgi, VP - Delivery & Ad Operations, Valueleaf.
Parul Tarang Bhargava, Co-founder and CEO, vCommission Media Private Limited said “IAS is happening in person after two years. Obviously first of all, looking forward to seeing the faces in person. Though there have been a few international events that have happened, and one digital industry event that has happened in our country, but an event about affiliate marketing is the first after two years in our country. So definitely looking forward to the industry coming together, sharing knowledge, knowing more about how has the two years been for all of us, finally meeting in person and shaking hands, hugging each other, knowing each other more with face to face interaction”.
She added “Our Indian affiliate industry has gone through tremendous changes and in the past two years also, Indian affiliate companies have pivoted very innovatively and transformed in a very beautiful way. I feel this is an event everyone should look forward to where you come, connect with people who are essentially from India, and people who are travelling from all over the world, for the Indian industry. Every conversation that happens on the IAS premises, will strike a new source of information, and transformation for a lot of companies and individuals.”
Affiliate marketing which is a subset of performance marketing, is based on pay per click or per sale model, and performance marketing is based on driving business results and meeting business objectives. There are a number of instruments of performance marketing including Cost per click, Cost per Impression, Cost per sales, Cost per leads, Cost per acquisition. There are also a number of ways through which performance marketing is executed. These include search engine marketing, native advertising, social media marketing, displaying banner ads, content marketing. Affiliate marketing is a low cost advertising method for a company and is profitable for both the advertiser and the affiliate. One of the largest affiliate marketing programs in the world is Amazon Associates. The India Affiliate Summit, 2022, is sure to strike a chord with emerging marketing enthusiasts and marketers and lead to interesting conversations and idea exchange that will definitely play an instrumental role in accelerating the pace of the affiliate marketing industry in India.


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Explore highlights India’s adventure activities
A new magazine catered towards adventure tourists in India has hit the stands this week.
Explore was launched by Nawang Rigzin Zora, minister for tourism and culture in Jammu and Kashmir, who hopes the magazine will unlock India’s potential for providing adventure holidays, the Deccan Herald reports.
He was joined at the launch by Lok Sabha member Shahnawaz Hussain, Adventure Tour Operators Association of India vice-president Ravi Singh Kalara and Indian Mountaineering Foundation president Colonel H S Chouhan.
The inaugural edition of Explore covers activities such as rafting in Zanskar, jeep safaris in Manali-Leh and camping at Pangong Tso.
Describing Explore’s remit, Gaurav Schimar, the magazine’s editor, said: “It aims to be the final word on adventure travel in the subcontinent and be an ideal platform for adventure seekers and service providers.”
As well as a magazine, Explore will have an online portal where travellers can find out a wealth of information on adventure travel.
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Going against the flow to take on Spotify
Deezer hopes its local approach can help it compete with streaming rivals, says Matthew Field
Music streaming was once dismissed by the mainstream music publishing industry. It was a hangover of piracy and viewed as a way to cheat them out of revenues. Yet this year’s hottest listing was that of Swedish giant Spotify, which was valued at $30bn (£21bn) when it floated on the New York Stock Exchange.
It is also a field almost uniquely pioneered by European companies. One such rival to Spotify is Deezer. Headquartered in Paris, the company is hoping to challenge the dominance of Spotify and show there is room for more than one player in music streaming. But in one of the most hotly contested technology tickets out there, Deezer, like the others in Spotify’s wake, has to prove it is not just an also-ran.
Despite the May downpour outside Deezer’s start-up style London office, chief executive Hans-holger Albrecht is upbeat. “Everyone sees a huge opportunity when it comes to streaming,” he says, “People have talked about a $60bn market, and the traditional music market was never bigger than $20bn.”
While Deezer may play second or third fiddle to Spotify in most markets – aside from France where it is the largest provider – it has been boosted by the general uplift Spotify’s bumper listing gave to the sector.
“Clearly Spotify helped to crystallise values,” Albrecht adds.
The 54-year-old German is a broadcasting veteran, serving as chief executive of Swedish telecoms groups MTG and then Millicom. He made the switch to Deezer in early 2015, which at the time was preparing its route towards a €300m (£263m) potential float in France. Then, Deezer’s revenues were around €140m, broadly comparable to rival Spotify. But with tech giant Apple, with its long pedigree in the music industry, launching Apple Music that year, investors were uneasy.
Since then Spotify has grown into a beast, ballooning to 70m paying users. Deezer, meanwhile, only has around 6.5m paying users and 14m monthly users. But a €100m cash injection from investors Access Industries and telecoms group Orange in 2016 gave Deezer a new boost after it pulled its plans to go public. Revenues have grown to €300m, with losses of around €60m. Albrecht says without marketing costs it would be breaking even.
But there is stiff competition. Not only Spotify and Apple (40m subscribers) but giants such as Google, with its new Youtube Music, and Amazon Music. Facebook, too, is thought to be eyeing the music business. There are also smaller players trying to corner a niche. Tidal, launched by rapper Jay-z, focuses on exclusive tracks from artists such as Kanye West and Beyoncé. Soundcloud, which has around 140m users, is mostly free and relies on amateur and user-created music rather than labels, but has struggled to make money.
Deezer’s differentiator is local music. “We have a market-by-market approach,” Albrecht says. Deezer has focused on France and Germany, but has also had success in eastern Europe and Brazil. It has also expanded into services such as podcasts. In 2017 it controlled around 4pc of music streaming subscribers. Spotify dominates with close to 40pc, while Apple Music has around 17pc and Amazon around 10pc.
But its slow growth is partly due to its old strategy – bundling its app and subscriptions with telecoms providers. Spotify, meanwhile, went after consumers and encouraged sharing and networking. It also tackled the US early on, creating a viable challenger to Apple Music.
“Part of Deezer’s challenge is to show why you would choose them instead,” says Gregor Pryor, a music industry expert at law firm Reed Smith. “It’s a good time to be in this business,” adds emarketer analyst Paul Verna, “but Deezer doesn’t have the deep pockets.”
Albrecht admits the challenge they faced after the abandoned initial public offering.
Capital from Access has given them more time to grow. “Back then we didn’t have the leverage,” he adds. “When I joined three years ago it was time to change it, to change the philosophy.”
There could well be consolidation as well as growth. Tidal has come under criticism for allegedly inflating plays on certain soundtracks, according to Norwegian newspaper
(Tidal is also based in Norway). The company denies the allegations.
And not everyone is confident about Deezer. “Differentiation from Spotify is crucial for its competitors,” notes Globalwebindex analyst Chris Beer. “The question remains whether [Deezer’s] local success is enough.”
Hardware could also play a big role in streaming’s future. As Amazon and Google invest in their smart speaker technology, it is important for rivals to keep their apps on hardware platforms. Albrecht admits Deezer toyed with the idea of its own hardware, but has since moved to ensure it is partnered on all major smart speakers.
Albrecht is certainly proud of Deezer’s product, but pragmatic about its future. A fresh float could be two or three years away, but there are no plans yet as to where or when. He also
‘It’s a good time to be in this business, but Deezer doesn’t have the deep pockets’
‘When I joined three years ago it was time to change it, to change the philosophy’
says the company doesn’t plan to sell, but notes “there will be consolidation in the market, there is always a chance and we are an attractive asset. We will see, but we are not here to sell.”
But he remains confident. The key formula has been combining different strands of the industry, from a subscription base to a record company to a technology outfit. It’s a complicated business, but Albrecht thinks it’s working.
“You need to be innovative. We think we can stay on par with the big guys,” he says.
Rag 'n'bone Man, above, is one artist who appears on streaming services such as Deezer. The Paris-based firm is facing competition from several rivals


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The world of tech enthusiasts is eagerly waiting for the OnePlus 5 to hit the market. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer has been teasing customers for months now on the amazing features that their newest addition to the flagship line will have, so it’s understandable that the hype around it is reaching colossal proportions. And as if there weren’t already enough leaks about it, we have another new one to discuss today.
Leaked Camera Images
The newest OnePlus 5 leak comes in the form of a bundle of images that have been allegedly taken by the device’s camera. Analysts jumped right on it as soon as the images hit the Internet, and the final conclusions are now in. So, how will the new OnePlus 5 camera be like? What features will it have? Well, if the photos are genuine, the camera will be an impressive one.
According to the data gathered from the pics, the OnePlus 5 dual cameras will have a monochrome sensor. This means that the main camera will be able to pick up on an incredible amount of detail, resulting in better-quality sharper images even in the most precarious lighting situation. And the leaked photos sure do look gorgeous. If the OnePlus 5 indeed took them, this phone will be an Instagramer’s dream for sure.
Other info includes the device camera’s f/18 aperture with a 16 MP main sensor on the dual cameras. Needless to say, the leak got many OnePlus fans excited, and others have voiced their interest as well. After all, rarely do we see such an impressive camera on a new device, especially one that is supposedly more budget-friendly than Apple or Samsung ones. However, this doesn’t mean that the OnePlus 5 will be a mid-range, no mid-range smartphone could sport such a spectacular camera.


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Last week, as Cliff Lee was putting pen to paper on his deal with the Phillies, the team's merchandising department was ready to get on the line to Majestic, the official uniform supplier for Major League Baseball, to order shirts to sell at the stadium.
But first, it had to be determined which number Lee would wear.
His Indians number was 31, but Rodrigo López wears that for the Phils.
Sporting-goods stores got their shirts Sunday. The Phils expect the first shipment of 300 Lee #34 T-shirts ($25) and 100 "replica" jerseys ($119) to arrive today at the ballpark's Majestic Clubhouse Store, says the team's Scott Brandreth.
The "authentic" jerseys ($209) should be available tomorrow.


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Ep 46 of 2010
November 15, 2010
The transition from the not so smart phone to the smartphone is well underway, Many independent reports by market researches such as Gartner and IDC found that the smartphone market grew by almost 90 per cent in the third quarter as vendors ramped up their efforts.
According to figures from IDC, a total of 81.1 million units were shipped in the quarter, compared to the 42.8 million from the same period in 2009, a pretty impressive take up by any measure, and which will no doubt continue to see massive take up as industries around the world begin to take advantage of mobile applications targeting consumers with the new gadgets.
It’s important to remember that smartphones are really personal computers which have been scaled down in size, but not in capability. Apps provide smartphone owners with maps, email, and web access. They even empower consumers at the point of purchase to do last minute price checks online, to knock that little bit more of the price of a purchase.
For the first time, IDC has predicted over 20 per cent of all devices shipped across the world will be smartphones by the end of 2010. In 2009 the official figure was 15 per cent. The market transition to smartphones is proceeding at a brisk and unabated pace
As for vendor differentiation, Nokia was still top of the pile, although its market share was further eroded away. Apple posted its highest volume quarter of the year and therefore leapfrogged RIM into second place, even though the latter posted a record level of shipments for a single quarter. Samsung was the most improved player, reporting the highest year-over-year change of all the top smartphone vendors and overtaking HTC into fourth.
The overall global mobile market has not been performing particularly well, as a report from Strategy Analytics found the overall annual market growth fell to 13 per cent in the third quarter, down from 16 per cent in the first half and would slow to 10 per cent in the fourth quarter.
So maybe the global take up of mobile devices has peaked, and as we now focus on the upgrade of our personal communicator from phone to smartphone, all eyes will no doubt turn to the major manufacturers as they scramble to out do each other in a market place which is now saturated. It’s no longer the device we shop for, but the applications, and app store offerings which support it. Also, cost is no longer a consideration either as most of today’s smartphones are in a similar price bracket. So which one will you choose and why?
This week on Tech Talk Radio
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Leena Van Deventer walks us through the minefield that is buy games for teens theis holiday season,
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Shanghai Disney and McDonald’s partner for multi-year promotion
Shanghai Disney Resort and McDonald’s China have announced a multi-year Happy Meal promotional partnership with toys themed to Shanghai Disney Resort’s attractions and characters.
“We are pleased to create this new alliance with McDonald’s China to bring Disney magic to more consumers beyond the resort,” said Shanghai Disney Resort President and General manager Joe Schott. “Both brands are committed to creating happiness, and together with McDonald’s China, we look forward to further creating cherished and unforgettable moments for even more families.”
The first limited-time promotion from Shanghai Disney and McDonald’s features a series of seven uniquely-designed McDonald’s Happy Meal products available through March 29, 2022, as part of Shanghai Disneyland’s yearlong 5th Birthday celebration. The exclusive Shanghai Disney Resort-themed Happy Meals are available at select McDonald’s restaurants for a limited time, on a first-come, first-served basis, and are subject to availability. In addition, guests at McDonald’s restaurants across Mainland China have the chance to win resort products and experiences.
Each Happy Meal in the series features a classic Disney character on an adventure in one of Shanghai Disneyland’s seven themed lands, including Mickey Mouse driving a train locomotive inspired by Shanghai Disneyland’s Mickey’s Storybook Express; Minnie Mouse on the Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure; Donald Duck flying high with Dumbo; and Daisy Duck on the guest-favorite Soaring Over the Horizon attraction. Each toy is available at select times during the limited release, and when all seven toys are collected, they can be connected to create a train set.
“At McDonald’s, we encourage imagination and opening up a world of possibilities for every child. We are thrilled to collaborate with Shanghai Disney Resort to launch the new Happy Meal toys, bringing the excitement of a day out in the resort into our iconic Happy Meal,” said Phyllis Cheung, McDonald’s China CEO. “With the alliance with Shanghai Disney Resort, we are confident that we will bring even more exciting and exclusive experiences to our customers.”
The first themed Happy Meal series marks the beginning of the multi-year collaboration between Shanghai Disney and McDonald’s China, which will allow guests to discover even more magical experiences in the future.
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Construction work has already kicked off, and the unit could be opened at the beginning of next year, according to sources close to the company, quoted by Economica.net.
The new store will have a sales area of 4,000 sqm and a 300 sqm commercial gallery, and will be built near Carrefour Orhideea, which is the second-largest hypermarket in Bucharest.
It is not the first time the two retailers open stores which are located very close to each other. Last year, French retailer Carrefour opened a unit in the Vulcan retail park, which already had a Kaufland hypermarket. The new Carrefour store in Mega Mall shopping center in Bucharest also sits near a Kaufland store.
Kaufland is Romania’s largest retailer by sales, with a EUR 1.8 billion. In 2014, the retailer launched 13 new hypermarkets and became the first big store chain with over 100 units in Romania. (source: Romania-insider.com)


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There are a number of "bonding" systems available to colorists to help prevent excess damage in their clients' hair when bleached, like Redken pH-Bonder to B3 Brazilian Bond Builder or Schwarzkopf Professional Fibreplex. The two most widely known, however, are arguably Olaplex and L'Oréal Professionnel Smartbond — and according to a decision made this week by the U.K. High Court, they seem to be the most contentious.
In November 2016, Olaplex filed a lawsuit against L'Oréal in the U.K., claiming that the brand's Smartbond Step 1 product infringes on the patent for Olaplex No. 1 Bond Multiplier. According to a statement released by Olaplex, "In 2015, seeing Olaplex’s tremendous success in the marketplace, L'Oréal sought to acquire the company with Olaplex sharing in good faith, confidential information. L'Oréal ceased negotiation talks, and less than a year later launched products that have now been demonstrated in the U.K. High Court to infringe on Olaplex’s patented technology." Olaplex is now seeking an injunction and the immediate hand-over of L’Oréal's stock of Smartbond Step 1. Meanwhile, L'Oréal plans to appeal the U.K. court decision.


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HTC has today announced all major Australian telcos -- Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin Mobile -- will begin taking pre-orders for HTC's new One Android smartphone from tomorrow, with the device set to be available in stores from Tuesday 23 April.
An image of what appears to be the long-rumoured Facebook phone has been published by by Twitter account @evleaks.
Optus has confirmed the Sony Xperia Z Android phone is available from today both online and in selected Optus stores. It will sell on a selection of seven Optus contract plans over 24 months.
Samsung is planning to release over 10 accessories for its Galaxy S4 Android phone, including a waterproof S Band fitness band and a wireless charging pad and cover.
As anyone could have predicted, Samsung’s Unpacked announcement this morning was for a new Galaxy S4 smartphone. What interested us most about the Galaxy S4’s spec sheet, though, was a four-letter acronym hidden away at the end of the video codec sec...
Telstra has today confirmed pricing and availability details for the Sony Xperia Z Android phone. The device will be available through Telstra stores across Australia from Tuesday 26 March.
Less than a day ahead of its official unveiling, more leaked images have virtually confirmed the design of the Samsung Galaxy S IV Android phone.
HTC's new One smartphone will arrive later than expected, and could lose any time-to-market advantage over Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S IV handset.
LG has admitted its new flagship Optimus G Android smartphone will be a tough sell in the Australian market but is confident it will be a success once consumers learn about its features and capabilities.
Leaked images of what appears to be the Samsung Galaxy S IV have surfaced on a Chinese forum, suggesting that the device will retain a similar look to its predecessor.
Samsung has released a second teaser video for its upcoming Galaxy S IV Android phone but it again reveals no new information about the hotly anticipated handset.
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Partnership with Adobe for advanced electronic signature of documents
European electronic signature solutions provider Cryptolog has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Adobe to provide technology permitting the advanced electronic signature of documents.
Those businesses which have entrusted Cryptolog with their document dematerialization projects can now benefit from both enveloped and enveloping signatures for their PDF documents. Hence the signatory can be identified, and these PDF documents will now enjoy the same legal value as hand-signed paper documents.
Cryptolog offers a set of legally-binding dematerialization solutions, ranging from electronic signature to long-term proof archiving, and including timestamping the signature validation. The company can now offer all its clients Adobe’s LiveCycle solution for PDF/A document generation, digital rights management and electronic signature management, within the document.


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By Gianna Annunzio | Staff Writer
Spring is a time of renewal and two local hotels are taking advantage of the season’s spirit by unveiling new food and interior decor initiatives. Loews Chicago Hotel, 455 N. Park Dr., has introduced a mouthwatering program, “Flavor by Loews Hotels,” a food and beverage experience providing guests with rich local fare. The initiative is built on partnerships with artisan food and beverage vendors.
One vendor is the agricultural cooperative, The Chicago Honey Co-op, whose honey is made in chemical-free beehives right here in the city.
“Chicago Co-op has three apiaries in different locations in Chicago, including in the Back of the Yards area,” said Kelly Kroyer, the marketing and social media manager for Loews Chicago Hotel, adding that the honey in your drinks may not have been made too far from home. Loews incorporates the honey in cocktails at their terrace bar and restaurant, Streeterville Social. An exclusive beer has also been crafted through a partnership with Revolution Brewing to produce, “Zephyr”—a low ABV golden ale with a mild and crisp taste.
The partnerships in Loews’ Flavor program are further reflected in the culinary style of Loews Executive Sous Chef, Matt Lange, of ETA Restaurant + Bar. With his focus on seasonal and refined cooking, the menu includes additions such as cold-pressed juices from locally-grown fruits and veggies provided by local food program, Here. Flavors include a beet, apple and ginger blend as well as pineapple, celery and apple juice that combines notes of turmeric and basil.
ETA Restaurant + Bar at Loews Chicago Hotel is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven days a week and Streeterville Social will open for the season on May 25.
While Loews has expanded their flavor palate, Swissotel’s The Palm Chicago restaurant, 323 E. Wacker Dr., has revamped their entire look from the inside out. The restaurant re-opened on April 16, after a $2.5 million renovation. When the restaurant’s remodeling began, manager Phil Jahnke said the priority was to clean up the space and provide more modern amenities. “This particular location has always had the feeling of a hotel restaurant,” he said. “We’re trying to revitalize it.”
The restaurant has also re-incorporated unique wall paintings into the space, including work by Marlene Goodman and Zach Byrd, who has created city murals at Palm locations across the country. “I paint with acrylic paints on the wall and work more from looking at photos and just doing my thing,” Goodman said. “Since we’ve been around for so long, people might forget about us,” said Nicole Boston, the Palm’s sales and events manager. “But with this renovation we’re making a statement that we’re really here to stay.” The Palm Chicago now serves breakfast as well as lunch and dinner seven days a week.
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The Corvette C8 Stingray has been one of the most highly anticipated models to come from Chevrolet as of late. Aside from it being the first mid-engined Corvette to be produced, it also shocked the public by having a starting price in the US of under $60,000 (Php 3,050,000). With the standard hard-top variant already revealed, people are now asking when the C8 Convertible will be making its debut.
During the initial live stream of the C8's reveal, the open-top C8 was previewed towards the end of the video. Since then, we've known that a convertible was already on its way. Now, General Motors has released a standalone video showing the convertible together with a sneak preview of the track-only C8.R race car.
There is not a lot of details revealed about the open-top C8 or the track-only race car. However, the video does show that both models will be making a "debut in Fall 2019". There's nothing more to it than that really, which means we can expect to see the C8 Convertible and C8.R racecar make their global debut in the next two months.
For the C8 Convertible expect it to use the same 6.2-liter LT2 V8 as the hardtop variant. For reference, the standard LT2 found in the C8 generates 490 horsepower or 495 horsepower with the optional Z51 performance package. Meanwhile, for the C8.R, all we have to go on is its beautiful exhaust note.
With still a few months before the two C8 variants officially debut, who knows what else Chevrolet has in store for the Corvette C8. Hopefully, we'll get to see the more potent Z06 version already.


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Miguel Helft, reporting for the NYT:
Mark Papermaster, the Apple executive in charge of hardware for the company’s flagship iPhone, has left the company in the wake of widely reported problems with the antenna of the recently introduced iPhone 4.
It is not clear if Mr. Papermaster was ousted or left on his own accord.
From what I’ve heard, it’s clear he was sacked. Papermaster was a conspicuous absence at the Antennagate press conference. Inside Apple, he’s “the guy responsible for the antenna” — that’s a quote from a source back on July 23. (Another quote from the same source: “Apparently the antenna guys used to have a big chip on their shoulder. No more.”)
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Casino files for bankruptcy protection
Published 10:00 pm, Thursday, September 19, 2002
Funsters Grand Casino Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection little more than a year after opening what promised to be the first in a chain of Las Vegas-style gaming facilities.
The company, co-owned by Seattle restaurateur Gerry Kingen, founder of the Red Robin restaurant chain, cited debts between $1 million and $10 million in a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing this week.
The move comes less than six months after the Washington State Gambling Commission filed a complaint alleging that the company's SeaTac casino didn't have enough money on hand to pay its progressive jackpots or to pay winners for their chips, and that it was behind on paying its gambling taxes.
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Funsters intends to reorganize and ultimately emerge from bankruptcy protection, said Jan Ostrovsky, a lawyer for the company. The company's casino, on Pacific Highway South, is expected to remain open during the bankruptcy.
The casino, which looks to travelers for a sizable portion of its business, was hurt by factors including the decline in air travel following the Sept. 11 attacks, Ostrovsky said. But in recent months, he said, results have begun to improve.
"Their timing wasn't great," Ostrovsky said. But now "it's starting to fire on all cylinders," he said, and the company will use the bankruptcy to develop a plan to pay its creditors.
Ostrovsky said some of the charges in the gambling commission's complaint have been resolved. Kingen, who also owns the Salty's restaurant chain, could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Amy Patjens, spokeswoman for the gambling commission's communications and legal departments, said it was unclear how the bankruptcy would affect the action against the company. A hearing on the matter that was originally set for August has been rescheduled for Nov. 19.
Funsters estimated in its bankruptcy filing that it has more than 200 creditors. Duren Hewitt LLC of Issaquah, the general contractor for the casino construction, is owed more than $908,000, according to the filing. Other creditors include law firms, suppliers, Starbucks Coffee, Seattle City Light and Banner Bank.


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sky technology team set to grow with creation of 60 new senior software roles
28 November 2011: Sky has announced 60 new permanent roles in its software engineering team, as the company continues to develop its digital products and services in areas such as online customer service, Sky.com, Sky Betting and Gaming and Sky Go.
The UK’s fastest growing entertainment and communications company and largest in-house software developer is recruiting senior technology experts to join its 290-strong team. The new recruits will work across a range of areas, including eCommerce, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), content delivery and platforms such as Sky Shop and My Sky, the company’s online customer portal.
The hires will see Sky’s team of dedicated software engineers expanded to 350 people, offering senior technology experts an exciting opportunity to work in-house, developing software from scratch for a FTSE 30 employer. The majority of the newly created roles will be for Agile/Java developers, although there will also be opportunities for tech analysts and testers across Sky’s London offices.
The new recruits will join a company with innovation at its heart. Today, more than 10 million homes have Sky, with more than 8 million of these taking Sky+. Continuing to set the pace of change, Sky has today announced that Sky Movies live and on demand is available on Sky Go. This latest step in the expansion of the Sky Go service and the company’s growing range of apps, all developed in-house, enable Sky’s growing customer base to access TV content on the move.
Paul Cutter, Software Engineering Director for Sky explains: “This is an exciting development in the growth of Sky’s digital services. From cutting edge customer service technology to the latest apps, our online offering incorporates work that is both innovative and technically demanding. We’re looking to recruit the UK’s best software engineers to help us ensure we stay at the top of our game.”
Paul Cutter continues: “Innovation has been part of Sky’s DNA since the beginning, and it’s set to be the bedrock of our future development and success. That’s why we’re looking for dynamic and entrepreneurial individuals with fresh ideas to make our online offering even better.
“Our customers are hungry for the most advanced technologies available, and are keen to embrace new services and new ways of consuming programmes. Our role is not just to keep pace with this demand, but to provide new products before customers even know they want them.”
Sky is looking for applicants who have a degree in computing or an engineering-related discipline, as well as experience working on Java or PHP based web platforms, particularly using Agile development. Many of the new recruits will work in pairs or teams so good communication skills are key.
The news follows the launch in May of Sky’s Software Engineering Academy which recruits people starting out a career in software development. The additional jobs announced today are for more senior engineers with broad industry experience, while the academy will continue its annual intake of entry level roles within Sky’s technology team.
For further information:
Emma Ballantine Dykes, Bell Pottinger Business & Brand
020 7861 2435 / 07768 293 525
Mary Pollard, Bell Pottinger Business & Brand
020 7861 2848 / 07769 640 184
About Sky :
Sky entertains and excites more than 10.4 million homes through the most comprehensive multichannel, multi-platform television service in the UK and Ireland. Sky continues to break new ground with its own portfolio of channels: Sky 1 combines its commitment to UK production with the best of the US; Sky Living pushes ahead with fresh and innovative entertainment formats; Sky Arts is the UK’s only dedicated arts channel brand; Sky Atlantic is the home to HBO and other iconic drama and comedy, Sky Sports is still raising the bar in sports broadcasting; Sky News remains a pioneer in television news; and Sky Movies is leading the way in High Definition and on-demand.
Sky also works with dozens of other broadcasters on the satellite platform, as well as online and on mobile through the ground-breaking Sky Go service. Sky has also led the UK into the age of high definition television, launched Europe’s first 3DTV channel, Sky 3D, and offers customer even more flexibility and choice through Sky Anytime+, its internet-delivered video on demand service. Since launching Sky Broadband and Sky Talk in 2006, the company has also been the UK’s fastest-growing home communications provider.
Sky believes in making a wider contribution to the communities in which it operates, not least by increasing participation in, and access to, the arts, supporting grassroots sports, and taking positive action on the environment.


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In consumers’ minds, they can splurge on candy and still be in the $3 – $5 range
While chocolate dollar sales grew 14% for the four weeks ending Jan. 28, 2023, according to NielsenIQ, consumers have been especially gravitating toward non-chocolate confections, including gum, mints and gummy candy.
Confection dollar sales were up 21.4%, while gum sales increased 37% and mint sales ticked up nearly 25% for the same four-week period, per NielsenIQ.
S&S Petroleum Inc., which operates 80 locations throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon and California, is one c-store seeing a tremendous increase in candy sales so far this year.
“We are seeing an increase in the candy category as a whole because more and more consumers are out traveling and stopping for candy and snacks,” said Mike Jones, category manager for S&S Petroleum Inc. “Also, candy sales are increasing because consumers can buy their favorite candy and still be in their budget range. So in consumers’ minds, they can splurge on candy and still be in the $3, $4 and $5 range which is critical, especially with inflation.”
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On January 20, 2016 Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. filed a petition requesting the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain amorphous silica fabric imported from China. The first step in the investigation is the U.S. International Trade Commission's preliminary injury investigation. Following that affirmative determination, on June 28, 2016 the Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation.
On August 25, 2016, the Department of Commerce announced its affirmative preliminary determination in the anti-dumping duty investigation.
On January 18, 2017, the Department of Commerce announced its affirmative final determinations in the anti-dumping duty and countervailing duty investigations.
On February 15, 2017 the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain amorphous silica fabric from China. As a result of the USITC's affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of this product from China.
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The organizers of the Ault Park Concours d’Elegance in Cincinnati, Ohio, have given center stage to some terrific sports cars over the past few years, featuring Italian exotica, the cars of Carroll Shelby, Corvettes and Jaguars.
This year, all of your favorite British sports cars will be taking their turn on the lawn. The theme for the Sunday, June 10, concours is “The Legends of British Motoring,” with classes for everything from pre-war sports cars to collector moderns and motorcycles of all vintages. This is the 30th year for the Ault Park show, with special displays of previous Best of Show winners, alternative-power vehicles and concept cars from the 1956 Autorama, with a GM Futurliner.
As always, vintage, classic and performance cars will be on display, as well. Legendary race car driver Vic Elford, whose triumphs include victories at the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Daytona, will serve as grand marshal. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. Children under 12 will be admitted free. Proceeds benefit the Arthritis Foundation. Feeling flush? For $225, you can become a patron, and take in a grand gala on Friday night, a countryside tour and garage visit on Saturday, and a patron brunch on Sunday. If you’re anywhere near Cincy, you owe it to yourself to check out this event.
(This post originally appeared in the May 17, 2007, issue of the Hemmings eWeekly Newsletter.)


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Here's the beef. Mind you, these fossil fuel-based plastic toys are anything but child's play when it comes to our dear old planet. With billions produced every year, the carbon footprint is nothing to sneeze at. Equivalent to who knows how many tons of CO2, they're a wee bit of a disaster for Mother Earth. Our chain of fast-food joints isn't just dishing out burgers; it's a climate challenge of epic proportions.
And here's a nugget for ya. By the end of 2025, our beloved plastic Happy Meal toys might be a thing of the past. That's right, Jenny McColloch, the chief sustainability officer at McDonald's, has hinted at a big, fat phase-out. The company is taking a hard look at its environmental impact and wants to switch to a more sustainable, plastic-free alternative.
But it's not all doom and gloom. Far from it! Burger King in Ireland, for instance, is testing out toys made from renewable, plant-based materials.
Could it be the dawn of a new era for Happy Meals?
One where every fast-food restaurant is churning out paper-based toys instead of virgin, fossil fuel-based plastic?
The company said it's doing its bit to protect the planet, looking to reduce, recycle, replace, and rethink. It's a heartening step, and one can only hope it's more than just a flash in the pan. Here's
The Environmental Footprint of Plastic Toys: A Climate Change Perspective
The Environmental Footprint of Plastic Toys: A Climate Change Perspective" delves into the concerning impact of plastic toys on our planet, looking at it through a climate change lens. Plastic toys have become an integral part of children's lives, especially those that accompany happy meals. However, with the rising awareness of environmental issues, it has become crucial to phase out plastic toys in happy meals by 2025.
The number of plastic toys that come with happy meals should reduce, as we strive to prioritize sustainability over convenience. The reduction of fossil fuel-based plastic is vital, as a single plastic toy can take centuries to decompose. We need to introduce the happy meal experience with toys made from recycled materials, such as paper figurines or plush toys, minimizing our plastic use.
By eliminating plastic and reducing the amount of beef it serves, we might make a significant positive impact on the environment.
It's high time we paid close attention to the game pieces and other elements of the happy meal experience to ensure a greener future for our children.
Plastic Toys and their Unseen Environmental Impact: A Deep Dive
Plastic toys have become an integral part of children's lives, especially those that accompany happy meals. However, the truth behind their production and disposal is cause for concern. By phasing out plastic toys, we aim to reach a plastic-free future. These toys, which only bring temporary joy, have a long-lasting impact on our planet. Imagine the amount of plastic we use and discard in just one year! It's time to put a stop to it and embrace plastic-free alternatives. We can turn to the use of recycled plastic or even explore other options, like games made from sustainable materials. After all, those minutes of entertainment before these toys inevitably end up in the trash are not worth the environmental consequences. By taking a new, non-toxic approach, companies set an example for others in the industry. It's time for us to pay close attention to the impact of our choices.
Assessing the Climate Costs: The Dark Side of Plastic Toy Production
Plastic toys have seamlessly integrated themselves into children's lives. Pause momentarily and imagine the colossal volume of plastic we consume and discard in a year! It's high time we put an end to this unsustainable cycle and transition to plastic-free alternatives. Those fleeting minutes of joy before these toys meet their ultimate fate in the trash cannot justify the ecological toll they exact.
Beyond Child's Play: Plastic Toys and Their Effect on Our Climate
When it comes to plastic toys, it's time to recognize that their effect on our climate goes far beyond mere child's play. The urgency to address this issue is crystal clear, and we must act swiftly to phase out plastic from toys by 2025.
It's a wake-up call to put an end to this wasteful cycle. We need to make a shift toward plastic-free alternatives and bid farewell to those fleeting minutes of joy before these toys find their way into the bin.
However, the responsibility doesn't solely lie with the companies; it rests with all of us. It's time to take action, challenge the status quo, and demand a future where plastic-free toys are the norm.
Let's build a brighter and greener future by visiting the site, gaining knowledge, and making conscious choices. Remember, the power to shape our future lies in our hands, and now is the time to make a lasting impact.
To Wrap Things Up
Happy Meals, by the end, trades their plastic for a year's worth of eco-friendly alternatives. Let's not kid ourselves; it's a big move, yet Feldstein, with a critical squint, sees it as just a drop in the ocean. He opines, "Kiddos are over the moon for mere minutes before they get bored with their plastic playthings, left high and dry on the tray. True that! It's a vicious cycle of fleeting joy and long-lasting waste. But hey, if Mickey D's wants to create sustainable practices, they've got to start somewhere, right? It's high time, with effect from now, we start nibbling at the bigger picture, ensuring our Happy Meals truly lead to a happier planet. Let's call it a day with plastic, eh? And may the rest follow suit. Boy, wouldn't that be a sight for sore eyes?
What's the beef with plastic toys at McDonald's?
Well, the crux of the matter is this - McDonald's has pledged to wave goodbye to plastic toys. Yes, you heard it right! The fast-food giant is set to trade its traditional plastic for a year of eco-friendly alternatives, aiming to turn the tide on plastic pollution.
So, will Happy Meals stop at plastic-free toys?
In a bold move, McDonald's is all set to dish out plastic-free toys. We're talking about a full-stop, complete overhaul. So, come rain or shine, your kiddos will be unwrapping their nuggets.
How long will it take for McDonald's to switch to plastic-free toys?
Well, here's the skinny. They're saying it will take a year—a whole rotation around the sun—to flip the script on their toy production completely. It seems like a fair bit, but Rome wasn't built in a day. Sustainability takes time, and McDonald's is committed to doing it right.
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Wausau city leaders want mall, Younkers owners to sell buildings
WAUSAU - City leaders are encouraging Wausau Center mall owners to sell the building to make room for a long-term owner. They also want the owner of the soon-to-close Younkers store to sell.
Christian Schock, the city planning, community and economic development director, said that when Rialto Capital Management, a Miami-based group, took over the mall, it was only a short-term plan. Though they have made short-term improvements, it's time to make room for an owner that will help the mall move forward, Schock said.
"We've always said that the mall is in transition, and a new developer-owner would help to guide the process," he said.
The Younkers space will also likely go up for sale soon, Schock said. It's now owned by an out-of-state trust. Younkers' parent company, Bon-Ton Inc., announced on Jan. 31 that it would close more than 40 stores including the Wausau location this spring, following weeks of liquidation sales.
Although Younkers is on a separate property from the mall, it is considered the Wausau Center's last remaining anchor store following the closures of JC Penney and Sears.
The city is encouraging the sale of both buildings so that the space can be used for something new, which likely wouldn't be retail. That plan would be similar to what's happening in the other vacant anchor spaces, Schock said.
Planning is still ongoing for a theater in the Sears space, under new oversight with Compass Properties of Wausau. Mid-America Asset Management, the group that manages the mall, plans to redevelop the JC Penney space as offices.
Schock said that the city assumes that the mall and Younkers owners are seeking options for the sale and that the sales would only add to the value of downtown.


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There’s a joke that goes something like this: How do you make a little money in the online news business?
The punchline: Start with a huge pile of money, and work your way down from there.
It seems the same joke would work for the online comedy business, judging by the layoff news coming out of Funny or Die in January. Recently, Splitsider.com published an interesting Q&A with comedy veteran Matt Klinman, and he talked about the woes of online comedy outlets.
Klinman focused his ire on Facebook and its role as an information gatekeeper, in which the site determines what comedy clips to show each of its users. But much of his criticism could have just as easily been targeted at a handful of other online gatekeepers that point Internet users to a huge percentage of the original content that’s out there.
As Klinman says about Facebook, these services have created their own “centrally designed Internet” in which they serve as “our editor and our boss. They hide behind algorithms that they change constantly.”
As a thrice-laid-off online journalist, I can sympathize. I’m pretty sure I can’t blame any of the current gatekeepers for my 2002 layoff or a near miss in 2000, when I left a job just weeks before a round of forced departures. Heck, some of them weren’t even around back then.
Still, a contributing factor in my 2015 and 2017 layoffs appeared to be the company’s inability to compete in an Internet landscape dominated by a few gatekeepers. I’m exhibit No. 238,092 showing the online news business model isn’t working these days.
When Klinman says content algorithms often favor clickbait and “things that appeal to the lowest common denominator,” those words resonate with me, even though it may sound like small gatekeeper Funny or Die complaining about a larger gatekeeper.
With perhaps a bit of hyperbole – mixed with a larger truth – Klinman added: “I would gladly give money to anyone who could tell me of any digital publisher that is doing well other than Facebook.”
But Facebook is certainly not the only Internet giant trying to hang onto your eyeballs as long as it can. Google has become the Internet’s default search and recommendation engine, and Amazon has become the place where you can buy just about anything.
Twitter, Reddit, and LinkedIn have also turned into gatekeepers for certain information.
At the heart of these criticisms is the rise of this small group of gatekeepers controlling access to information. While Internet users are still free to seek information from other sources, a small group of companies increasingly serves as the Internet’s entry point.
The existence of information gatekeepers isn’t new, of course. Before the mass adoption of the Internet, back in the dark ages of my early journalism career, the gatekeepers were the owners of newspapers, TV stations, and book publishing houses.
The Internet promised to change that arrangement by giving everyone the tools to publish. There were early attempts to create new gatekeepers – America Online and Yahoo’s Web Guide are two examples – but those efforts ultimately failed.
Instead, a Wild West of information sharing flourished online for several years. Many executives in the traditional news industry failed to embrace the Internet early, putting them at a huge disadvantage to upstarts like Google, Craigslist, and Facebook.
But the promise of an Internet with no central gatekeepers – or perhaps, instead, dozens of competing gatekeepers – didn’t last. Today, we have news organizations – and apparently comedy sites – embracing the dark art of gaming gatekeeper algorithms in an attempt to get in front of the largest possible audience.
But guessing an ever-changing algorithm’s preferences is not a sustainable business model. It’s not a sustainable strategy for creating high-quality online content.
Klinman suggests a couple of ways to fix this problem. He recommends web users adopt a new attitude based on the eating local and shopping local movements. Support your favorite comedy or news site.
And if large gatekeepers are making money by delivering content created by someone else, perhaps they should pay for it, like cable TV providers are required to pay for programming.
A conversation about ways to change this dynamic has been happening in some circles for a while now, but it’s past time for a wider debate about the future of Internet content creation.
Read the 2017 Global Internet Report: Paths to Our Digital Future, which explores the changing media landscape and how Artificial Intelligence might impact the future of the Internet.


text: BREAKING NEWS – Seattle, Washington – E-commerce giant Amazon took to its blog to hit back at “inaccurate and misleading” criticisms from Sen. Bernie Sanders, in an unusual political post from the tech giant. Amazon refuted the Independent Vermont senator’s claims that it doesn’t pay lower-level employees a livable wage and therefore workers have to rely on government assistance programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at the expense of other taxpayers. “Senator Sanders continues to spread misleading statements about pay and benefits,” representatives for the company wrote on its Day One blog. “Amazon is proud to have created over 130,000 new jobs last year alone. In the U.S., the average hourly wage for a full-time associate in our fulfillment centers, including cash, stock, and incentive bonuses, is over $15/hour before overtime. We encourage anyone to compare our pay and benefits to other retailers.” Sanders fired back, stating that nearly 50% of the products sold at Amazon, should be given away for free.


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16 Aug 2021
The new business landscape is wonderfully active as we start to recover from 2020. Agency appointments are up 12% on last year, as reported here by AAR’s Martin Jones. Where there isn’t a major uplift, the type of briefs are shifting as client marketers are re-assessing their marketing ecosystems. For digital agencies, there’s been a greater demand for transformation briefs than comms. So what’s driving these new client behaviours and the rise in pitches?
1. A breakdown in the client agency relationship
When a brand calls a pitch, a breakdown of an existing relationship is almost always a factor in that decision, whether that’s what the client says or not. However, we’ve noticed that it’s not a relationship breakdown causing the dissatisfaction, but rather the re-emergence of new business opportunities. Last year, many agencies reported that they had received their highest ever client satisfaction scores. As the level of pitching had dramatically fallen, agencies shifted their focus to retaining and growing existing accounts. These agencies were over-servicing and providing additional support to their existing clients by showcasing capabilities that weren’t visible to the client before.
When new business opportunities came flooding in early this year, these over-servicing levels can’t always be maintained. This has some CMO’s either asking their agencies partners how they can provide a greater depth of service or driving the demand for seeing what other opportunities are available to them through the pitch process.
Interestingly, we have also noticed a recent shift from some media buying agencies choosing not to pitch as they can’t keep up with the heightened demand. Clients need to consider when is the right time to pitch – check out Paul Phillip’s recent article on this subject.
2. Pent-up demand drives agency pitching
Pitching wasn’t an option for many brands last year and, while many extended contracts with their incumbent agencies, now post-lockdown excitement has got pitching fever going again.
In the first half of 2021, there’s been a 400% increase in brand owners with big budgets reviewing their agency arrangements, worth over £20 million. These include household names such as DFS, ASDA and Just Eat Takeaway.
For those businesses that still aren’t comfortable with running a full-scale pitch, we’ve seen a rise in ‘window-shopping’ exercises like discovery safaris. Some agencies have experienced a ‘try-before-you-buy’ approach where brands are using project-based work to experience different agency cultures and capabilities.
In areas such as PR and influencer marketing, agencies have seen opportunities for organic growth where brands are looking for integrated delivery and strategy rather than a collection of multiple specialist agencies.
3. The move from performance marketing to brand building
It’s not just veteran brands that are jumping on the pitch wagon. There’s been a noted influx of businesses striving to become brands. Often these businesses are predominately performance-marketing led and many are start-ups/scale-ups without much previous brand work. Airbnb’s recent decision to slash their performance marketing investment demonstrates this trend towards more brand-led marketing – a move that is already reaping results.
While an exciting opportunity, these traditionally performance-led businesses pose new challenges to agencies. Without pitching experience, some agencies have found that these accounts need more support and guidance than established brands. Also, the start-up culture of these accounts often means they have streamlined teams that work iteratively, which has led to some agencies having to re-evaluate their ways of working.
This has opened a discussion about how agencies work with scale-up brands, especially when it comes to remuneration. These accounts may have a smaller budget and a faster timescale, making the work non-profitable for some agencies using a traditional input fee system.
It’s hugely encouraging to see such buoyancy in new business opportunities across the board, and it will be fascinating to see how this continues through H2 2021, as well as the new trends emerging after the biggest disruptor our industry has ever experienced.
We’ll keep our fingers on the pulse and continue to share our observations as we head into Autumn.


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VIDEO: A New Look at the Upcoming LaFerrari Aperta
The LaFerrari Aperta Pushed to the Limit
Ferrari just released a new video of their soon-to-be-released LaFerrari Aperta being being pushed to the limit by no other than Sebastian Vettel. The video was created not just to showcase the LaFerrari Aperta but to also help commemorate the company’s 70th anniversary. The video shows some of the Italian supercar maker’s most famous and successful cars which reflects their reputation as one of the leading names in the automobile industry.
Fast-forward, the video shows the LaFerrari Aperta in its full glory. The company has claimed that their will be only 209 units of this car made. The LaFerrari Aperta is a drop-top version of the LaFerrari which also comes with a 6.3-litre naturally-aspirated V12 engine that’s boosted by a 120kW electric motor in a Formula 1-style HY-KERS configuration.
There’s no official release date for the LaFerrari Aperta and if released it is expected to cost around $1.7 million.


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CES 2010: British company joins in e-reader frenzy Tom Phillips
The prediction that the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas would see a barrage of e-readers being announced has come true - and a British company is among those hoping to challenge the major players.
Granny has plastic surgery to make her look more like Jessica Rabbit Metro Reporter
Great grandmother Annette Edwards, 57, has spent £10,000 to make her look like cartoon character Jessica Rabbit. Has it been money well spent? No.
Bassshunter and Katia in Celebrity Big Brother’s first kiss Martin Higgins
Jonas 'Basshunter' Altberg and Katia Ivanova's flirtation finally gives way to blatant PDA (public display of affection)
Katie Price launches Twitter ‘hate campaign’ over leaked NYE party video Andrei Harmsworth for Metro
Katie Price has launched a scathing 'hate campaign' on Twitter against old friend Chelsea White who she accuses of being a 'parasite' for allegedly flogging a video clip of her raucous NYE party to the papers.


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Solid State Storage
- October 27, 2016
NetApp is the first storage vendor to sell Toshiba’s new highly secure solid-state drives (SSDs). NetApp hybrid FAS and E-Series arrays will include Toshiba PXO4S 12 Gb per second SAS SSDs, built ...
- October 25, 2016
Hewlett Packard Enterprise launched its high-end enterprise storage array upgade today at the same time as Hitachi Data Systems. The HPE XP7 and HDS Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) use the same ...
- October 20, 2016
EMC’s XtremIO all-flash SAN is getting a file-system injection thanks to Dell Fluid File System (FluidFS). Dell EMC previewed the NAS capabilities for XtremIO at Dell EMC World, saying they would ...
- September 30, 2016
Dell EMC plans to “stay the course” with its flash storage portfolio despite overlapping products at the midrange and low end, an executive at the newly combined company confirmed. Daniel Cobb, a ...
- September 22, 2016
Kaminario is getting into cloud-based storage analytics with Clarity, which helps manage and monitor its K2 all-flash arrays. Kaminario Clarity will be available to any K2 customer. Kaminario has a ...
- September 09, 2016
The NF-600 edge filer for solid-state drives highlights a refresh across Nasuni's cloud hardware gateways. NF appliances are now standardized on Dell PowerEdge servers.
- September 09, 2016
With time and money running out, Violin Memory next week will take another shot at launching a successful all-flash array. It might be its last shot – Violin doesn’t have enough money to last ...
- September 08, 2016
Diablo Technologies and American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) partnered on memory channel flash storage servers for more than a year. The first fruits of the collaboration bloomed this week when AMI ...
- August 28, 2016
Nutanix, the hyper-converged vendor that may go public within weeks, is expanding its technology base through two software acquisitions. Nutanix Monday will officially disclose acquisitions of ...
- August 26, 2016
When it comes to all-flash storage, Pure Storage claims experience is no match for youth. Pure, born in 2011 as a flash-only vendor, is far outgrowing the storage establishment, a collection of ...
- August 24, 2016
Nimble Storage, which was relatively late selling all-flash arrays, is trying to make up for lost time since launching its Predictive Flash platform in February. The vendor received a jolt from ...
- August 19, 2016
NetApp made great progress last quarter with its sales of all-flash storage, Clustered Data OnTap (CDOT) and cost-cutting measures. NetApp Wednesday reported better revenue and income results than ...
- August 12, 2016
SANTA CLARA, California -- Solid-state drives have been much faster than hard disk drives from the start, and now they’re dwarfing HDDs in capacity too. At Flash Memory Summit this week, Seagate ...
- August 11, 2016
NVMe and PCIe solid-state drives (SSDs) may be a hot topic at this week’s Flash Memory Summit, but the SCSI Trade Association is trying to remind everyone that new serial-attached SCSI (SAS) ...
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Facebook's strategy for flash storage technology revolves around disaggregation, tiers and innovating in emerging tech, such as NVMe, QLC and 3D XPoint.


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Srinagar, Nov 11 : Facing difficulties in banking arrangements and contact with traders across the border, besides lack of communication facilities, the fruit growers and traders in the Kashmir Valley today decided not to send any new consignments across the Line of Control (LoC), reported satribune.com
Telephone links between the two sides had been jammed by authorities here to obstruct communication channels of separatist guerrillas across the LoC, said the report.
The fruit traders complained about uncertainties of the fruit boxes they had already sent to Muzaffarabad. "We have no knowledge about what happened to the 7000 boxes of fruit we have already sent to Muzaffarabad since the LoC trade began Oct 21," Farooq Ahmad Malik, president of the Valley's fruit buyers' association, said.
Malik added: "The fruit consignments amount to Rs.3.5 million (Rs.35 lakh) and we don't even know whether these have been sold at all or not."
The traders decided not to resume the cross-LoC trade unless the Indian government allowed a delegation of fruit traders to visit Muzaffarabad and work out modalities with their counterparts there. The traders and growers also demanded of the Indian government to allow telephone facilities between the Valley and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Malik said: "At the moment, we only have access to traders in Muzaffarabad through the Internet, but this facility is not available to everyone. 'Trade without a telephone link is unimaginable anywhere in the world today."
After nearly 60 years, the two countries had resumed border trade on Oct 21 with trucks loaded with good like spices, apples, walnuts and carpets rolling across the de-facto border from both sides.
The cross-LoC trade on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawlakote routes began for the first time since 1948, when commercial ties snapped following the India-Pakistan war a year after the bloody partition of the subcontinent.


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President Joe Biden will attend an auto show in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday, where he will tour the latest models in automakers’ electric vehicle portfolios and announce a new infrastructure plan to make driving electric vehicles more accessible.
Biden, a vintage car enthusiast and owner of a 1967 Corvette Stingray C2, will meet with dozens of automakers at the North American International Auto Show brag about the Reducing Inflation Act – a recently signed climate and health care law that offers tax incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles.
On Wednesday, he will also announce a $900 million plan to build electric vehicle chargers on 53,000 miles of the national highway system, a White House official said. The plan will include construction in 35 states, the official added.
The plan comes as Biden has already announced nearly $85 billion in investments through the bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the Cut Inflation Act and the CHIPS and Science Act, which increases the production of electric vehicles, batteries and electric vehicle chargers across America.
The president said these laws will create jobs in the economy and help fight climate change.
While Biden has taken credit for bolstering the electric vehicle portfolios of companies like Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Honda and Toyota, much of their transitions to electric vehicle production were well advanced before the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law last month.
Ford began building electric pickup trucks at a new Michigan plant months before the law allowed Congress, and General Motors also updated a plant in Detroit to produce electric trucks and Hummers.
The companies also announced three electric vehicle battery factories, all joint ventures with battery makers. One such battery plant for GM, located in Warren, Ohio, has already begun manufacturing.
Last year, Ford announced a plan to build its next generation of electric pickup trucks in Tennessee. Similarly, GM has announced electric vehicle assembly plants in Lansing, Michigan; Spring Hill, TN; and Orion Township, Michigan.
In May, Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) announced a joint venture battery plant in Indiana and a battery plant in Canada. In the same month, Hyundai announced the construction of battery and assembly plants in Georgia.
In July, Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced that it would build factories in North Carolina.
Both Honda and Toyota announced battery plants in the United States after the law was passed, but they had been planned for months.
Despite the increase in production, Americans are largely unable to switch to buying electric vehicles. Automakers are considering rolling out more affordable options, though the cheapest is the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox, an electric SUV with a range of 300 miles per charge that will be available this fall for around $30,000.
Biden, once the owner of a large car collection, is unable to drive on public roads as President of the United States. His collection has largely sold out in recent years.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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In Las Vegas opened the world’s largest international exhibition of electronics CES 2020 (Consumer Electronic Show), says the “SHOT”. Each year, the best corporations and startups trying to make it to this event. This year, the technological innovations introduced by Samsung, Sony, Lenovo and other world famous company. Participate in the exhibition and the Ukrainian startups.
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According to the support Fund of inventions of the Ministry of economic development, Ukraine presented at the exhibition, the Ukrainians have their own exhibition pavilion Ukraine Tech Pavilion, where their projects demonstrate six startups.
About the exhibition
Consumer Electronic Show (CES) is one of the largest annual technology events in the world. In 2019, the exhibition attracted more than 200,000 visitors from around the world in locations equivalent to 35 football fields.
People come to CES to see the newest technology of large and small companies — robotics, drones, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and those things that we use daily that has changed thanks to technology.
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Ukrainian startups at CES
Six Ukrainian startups that chose during Ukraine Tech Day in the next few days will represent Ukraine at CES 2020. Now, what kind of projects:
Effa — the world’s first environmental toothbrush, made of paper and eco-friendly materials.
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UATAG — glass ID fakes.
Mosquito Control Ltd — Ukrainian engineering company that develops innovative device to control mosquitoes.
CamTouch, a device that lets you convert any projector or monitor into an interactive whiteboard, which can be controlled with a special stylus.
EdPro.Amperia — constructor for laboratory work with electricity in schools.
Bicovery — empowering people living with Bipolar Disorder — solutions based on machine learning, which tracks the emotional and physical status of people living with bipolar disorder.
The new world’s largest corporations
Samsung has demonstrated at CES new technologies and products: personal robot assistant, building the future on the basis of artificial intelligence technologies using the Internet of things and networks of the fifth generation, as well as the unusual vertical TV.
The company introduced small, rolling work Ballie who is able to act in accordance with the needs of the user and help him around the house.
Thinnest laptop for gamers from Lenovo
Lenovo has unveiled the thinnest and lightest gaming notebook Legion Y740S. Novelty gaming monitors supplied by Legion Y series, GPUs Lenovo Legion BoostStation, mice, and keyboards.
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Portable Legion Y740S weighing up to two kilograms, developed for fans of cyberbully, who often have to travel or change locations.
Electric car Sony
Sony introduced the electric car, Packed with 33 sensors located inside and outside. In the equipment of the car includes several displays on the dashboard and on the headrests of the front seats.
Has also been suggested system Reality 360 Audio surround sound.
Air taxi from Hyundai and Uber
Representatives of the two largest companies Hyundai Motor and Uber Technologies plans to start joint work on the implementation and integration of electric air taxi.
At CES 2020, the South Korean company Hyundai has announced a concept electric aircraft, which was created together with Uber.


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Lexus has done it again, applying traditional Takumi craftsmanship to bring another impressive Marvel Lexus concept car collaboration to the big screen with the movie Black Panther.
In the movie, Black Panther is seen riding on the top of the Lexus LC 500 in the middle of a car chase with a Toyota SUV.
The consumer version of the 2018 Lexus LC 500 coupe is equipped with a 471-horsepower V8 engine that will go from 0 to 60 in an admirable 4.8 seconds. Bullet proof chassis and mythical vibranium coating not included.
Oh yes and for comic book purists out there, there is also a digital comic book series that you could find online titled 'Lexus Black Panther: Soul of a Machine" that is worth a read.


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TAXA Outdoors, a manufacturer of lightweight, recreational campers and trailers for the off-grid, will be offering the Truma Combi heating system exclusively on its new 2017 Cricket line.
“When we started looking for a heating solution for our campers, we knew we needed something out of this world,” said Garrett Finney, TAXA founder and former NASA architect, in a press release. “We wanted to keep the weight low, and our customer is focused on being off the grid, so efficiency and reliability are key for us, not to mention technology. Space in a 15-foot trailer is limited, and the Combi was the only choice for us on the Cricket.”
Mark Howlett, vice president business development with Truma, noted, “The Cricket and the Combi are a perfect melding of NASA inspired design and the latest in RV technology. The Truma Combi allows TAXA to provide their customers the full experience of adventure camping, without the interruption of a noisy furnace and water heater spoiling the sounds of nature.”
The Truma Combi was released for North America in January 2015 and offers both propane and electric heating of water and air.


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More than 50 people involved in an alleged West Side drug ring tied to a Mexican drug cartel charged with various offenses ranging from kidnapping to drugs and firearms possession.
There are 32, with 12, stores affected andemployees. Woolworths was the biggest casualty in this period with stores and 30, staff, BHS was the second largest in terms of stores and House of Fraser the second largest in terms of staff. These figures are based on the CRR's own research over this period.
Further details can be downloaded here. Some of these companies recovered and came out of administration; some were bought by other businesses; some were sold as going concerns but changed their name; for some, the name was bought and this is still used, but under different ownership; and others ceased to exist.
The presence of any business in this historical listing must not be taken to imply that it no longer exists, its name is not used or that such business, if still trading, is impaired in anyway. Failures in Crawshaws, the butchery chain with 42 stores and 12 factory outlets, went into administration at the end of October.
There are staff. The company has been loss-making and sought to raise cash to revamp the business, but failed to do so.
Crawshaws has a significant pre-prepared food-to-go operation as well as traditional meat sales. The business has been steadily losing trade to supermarkets and the price war associated with continental discounters.
As the company's name suggests, it started in Yorkshire and mainly operates in the North and the Midlands and its shares are quoted on the AIM market. Evans Cycles, the long-established supplier of bicycles, cycling-wear and accessories, went into administration at the end of October after failing to agree terms with Halfords and other potential partners.
It was immediately bought out of administration by Sports Direct, which has recently started selling certain high-end cycle products. Evans Cycles has 62 stores and 1, employees.
All bricks-and-mortar cycle shops have faced stiff competition from online suppliers in the past few years.
Sports Direct expects to close one-half of the stores, making around employees redundant. Gardman Group, one of the UK's largest suppliers of garden products founded ingave notice of intention to appoint an administrator. It is currently owned by Rutland Partners and has employees.
It supplies merchandise such as solar lighting, garden furniture, gardening tools and bird-care products and is looking for buyers. It suffered a major warehouse fire in March which has meant that many of its products have been out of stock in the major selling period.
The company was bought by Westland Horticulture also trades as Unwins American Golf, Europe's largest golf retailer with stores, went into administration in mid-March. It was purchased by private-equity firm Endless, presumably on a pre-pack basis, and immediately closed 20 stores.
Around jobs have been lost. There are employees of the new company. Inthe company has been hit by snow at the beginning of the year and sunshine over summer, both of which hit footfall. However golf as an active sport is currently in decline. Coast, the fashion chain with 24 stores, went into administration in mid-October.
All its stores are to close, although the concessions in third-party stores will stay.INDIANAPOLIS -- Eleven alleged members of what authorities are calling a violent drug-trafficking organization operating on Indianapolis' west side were arrested during an organized raid at ATLANTIC CITY — Things are going bust again inside the casino at the Burlesque is back at Atlantic City casino that went bust WAYNE PARRY Associated Press West Washington Ave.
Dec 04, · Not that there necessarily will be much of a one, according to Robert Peston in The Party's Over: How the West Went Bust (BBC2, Sunday).
There's been a . Almost people have lost their jobs after a Midlands holiday company went into administration. The Bowen Travel Group has 38 high street stores, and a fleet of coaches.
So we can see that the developing economies are becoming richer & the Developed becoming Stagnant.
I think they can blame Greedy Bankers & high spending Governments of the west but also there are deeper causes. So lets go deep. In Deng Xiaoping became the leader of China which was disastered for several years.
To experience financial failure or ruin, often as of a business. I'm going to go bust if I have to pay any more medical bills this month! I'm surprised his business went bust—I really thought it .
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|Who's Gone Bust in October - Centre for Retail Research, Nottingham UK||To the untrained eye, the first of them, National Anthem, looked suspiciously like political satire — and a very superior one — rather than a sci-fi vision of technology's power to distort the world.|


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Online advertising strikes back
If The New York Times says it, it must be true… A new report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that online advertising revenue in the United States increased 20 percent in 2003, to $7.2 billion.
The automotive industry, in particular, is investing hard in Internet advertising. Automakers increased the number of their advertisement 75 percent in 2003, according to Nielsen/NetRatings, while online advertisements by the telecommunications companies increased 31 percent.
More details about online advertising fighting back can be found in a press release by DoubleClick and Nielsen//Netratings to introduce the results of an inaugural joint Year in Online Advertising Report for 2003.


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‘People need beer’: Craft breweries deliver to drinkers in lockdown
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With pubs closed once more and beer festivals a distant dream, independent breweries in North London have transformed into online retailers, offering click-and-collect and delivery services to bring beer directly to customers.
The past year has been “a shock to everyone’s system”, said Sam Laub, who runs Gorgeous Brewery behind The Bull pub, in North Hill, with her brother Rob.
When lockdowns descended, the Highgate community rallied around: local shops, cafés and customers were “lovely and ordered cases of beer directly from us”, said Sam.
The brewery also partnered with subscription beer brands, such as Brew Republic. Sam said: “Through them, you get out to all of their subscribers and around the country."
John Cryne from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) said craft breweries had put in effort to move to online orders, "making deliveries to people like us who are trapped at home”.
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He recently awarded Moncada Brewery in Dollis Hill CAMRA’s ‘Lockdown Hero’ prize for serving drinkers during the pandemic. “It’s great to acknowledge what people such as Julio Moncada and his team have been doing to keep people supplied with their beer,” he said. “Julio even does the deliveries himself.”
James Atherton said that his brewery, Beerblefish Brewery in Edmonton, was selling 90 per cent of its beer in big casks before the first lockdown in March 2020. At that point, many larger breweries “pretty much shut down their operations,” he said, but the demand from drinkers and bottle shops slowly recovered: “people need beer,” as he put it. The team pivoted “almost exclusively” to making bottles and mini-kegs. “We had some weeks that were absolutely crazy, and we had other weeks that were absolutely dead - but overall, we’ve done alright out of this year, by being small and able to adapt quickly.”
The Goodness Brewing Co. in Wood Green have been unable to use their spacious tap room for much of the past year. Instead, they have been delivering their own beer and pizzas and are now crowdfunding a canning machine. Co-founder Zack Ahmed said it would help make brewing “faster and cheaper” and allow them to create “one-off special” beers.
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Vodafone Australia has shared new information regarding software updates on their website for Android devices. Thanks to which we now know more about the status of Android Pie rollout for the Huawei Mate 9 and P10 handsets, as well as bug fixer updates for S9 and S10 handsets.
In the screenshot above, you can see that the carrier plans to release the Mate 9’s Android Pie soon, while that for the P10 is still under testing.
Though, if you own a Galaxy S10, a bug fixer update is headed your way. The update has cleared the testing stage for the S10, S10+ and S10e, and would be available as an OTA soon. We figure this is the same update that improves the performance of the camera and fingerprint sensor on the device.
The Galaxy S10 update may also pack security patches for the month of March. Similar update has been released globally, as well as in the US. Samsung also released a small update to patch biometric apps on the Galaxy S10 recently.
Galaxy S9 and S9+ users can look forward to receiving an update too, probably carrying March 2019 security patches. The carrier has marked the upcoming update for the S9 sets as ‘Testing in progress’ which means we are still a few weeks away from the release.


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Sales of American Eagle gold coins soar
Posted By admin On December 11, 2012 @ 9:32 am In Money Watch | Comments Disabled
Financial Times
Dec 11, 2012
Demand for gold coins in the US has soared since the presidential election, as small investors fret about the lack of action to address America’s ballooning debt.
The US Mint’s sales of American Eagles , one of the most popular gold coins, leapt 131 per cent in November, hitting their highest level in more than two years. The Royal Canadian Mint also had its strongest month of sales this year.
Terry Hanlon, president of metals at Dillon Gage, one of the largest bullion dealers in the country, said sales had risen sharply “within a day or two” of the election.
“You’ve got a lot of people who are very worried about the economy. With the election they saw that nothing was going to change,” he said.
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