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The Wild Ramp to celebrate 10 years with birthday party
Published 12:00 am Saturday, July 2, 2022
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Enjoy free cake, a Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams tasting, tours of the new Online Food Hub, meeting local producers and more at The Wild Ramp’s 10th Birthday Celebration on Sunday, July 17 (National Ice Cream Day). The festivities will take place from 1–4 p.m. at the market, located at 555 14th St W. in Huntington.
“It was amazing right from the start. From day one the community embraced the idea of a year-round, indoor farmers market, and with hard work and help from sponsors, donors, volunteers and the producers themselves, The Wild Ramp has grown and surpassed all expectations,” said Market Director Shelly Keeney. “Over the past ten years our market staff and board has remained steadfast to our mission of increasing local food access in our region. And with the launch of our new Online Food Hub platform, we expect to grow the farming community we serve by leaps and bounds. I’m optimistic about the future of The Wild Ramp and look forward to the next 10 years.”
A schedule of events is as follows:
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• 1:00-1:30 Opening Remarks, Cake, Meet the Producers
• 1:30-2:30 Online Food Hub Tour #1
• 1:30-2:30 Jeni’s Ice Cream Tasting
• 2:30-3:30 Online Food Hub Tour #2
• 3:30-4:00 Closing
There will be two tours of the Online Food Hub in case participants would like to take part in the Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams tasting.
Registration is required for the tasting. It is $15 per person and limited to 20 participants. More information can be found on The Wild Ramp’s event calendar at www.wildramp.org or on Facebook @thewildramp.
Additionally, The Wild Ramp, a nonprofit, is running a fundraising campaign to coincide with the milestone. Anyone who signs up to be a $10 monthly donor before July 17 will receive a sticker, shopping bag, t-shirt and be entered to win two Farm-to-Table Dinner tickets. The winner will be announced at the close of the birthday event. Donations can be made by clicking the “Donate” button on www.wildramp.org.
The Wild Ramp (Tri-State Local Foods, Inc.) is a year-round, non-profit farmers market based in Huntington, West Virginia, with a mission to grow and support a vibrant economy and community for local food, food products, and artisan goods. The Wild Ramp is located at 555 14th Street W, Huntington. Market hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 304-523-7267 or visit wildramp.org.


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Latest HUAWEI MateBook D 15 Variant Coming To Malaysia At RM2,599
The folks at HUAWEI Malaysia has recently revealed that the latest HUAWEI MateBook D 15 variant is coming soon to they country, specifically on the 18th of June 2021.
Latest HUAWEI MateBook D 15 coming soon
You can pre-order the HUAWEI MateBook D15 now till the 17th of June 2021 which runs on a 10th Gen Intel i3 processor and get freebies worth up to RM498 on the HUAWEI Online Store. Available in Mystic Silver, the HUAWEI MateBook D 15 comes with a 15.6-inch FullView Display.
Weighing in at 1.53kg, it comes with a fingerprint power button so that you have security at ease. You can utilize the HUAWEI Share and Multi-screen Collaboration feature as well, where you can open up to three mobile apps on the PC display and enjoy a more productive experience.
Coming with TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light and Flicker-Free certification, the laptop also comes with a 65W USB Type-C AC adapter.
If you are interested in pre-ordering the laptop, the freebies will include a HUAWEI Backpack as well as a HUAWEI Bluetooth Mouse.
For more on the latest tech and gaming news plus reviews, stay tuned to Pokde.net.
Pokdepinion: I guess it’s an ‘okay’ price for what it offers. But how many of you out there would be happy enough with an i3 processor? Would you get the laptop? Let us know of your thoughts down below.

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VW's Slovak factory to halt output for 2 weeks
BRATISLAVA (Bloomberg) -- The Slovak unit of Volkswagen AG will halt production for two weeks starting July 30, spokesman Vladimir Machalik said. The unit will use the companywide vacation period for maintenance of production lines, he said in an e-mailed statement from Bratislava, Slovakia Wednesday.
Construction of new facilities will continue during the break, he said.
Europe's biggest carmaker plans to boost output in its Bratislava factory to a record 400,000 vehicles this year, driven by the so-called "New Small Family" of minicars that include the VW Up and Seat Mii.
Volkswagen also makes Touareg and Audi Q7 SUVs in Slovakia, as well as Porsche Cayenne bodies.
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Maddi’s Cookery and Taphouse opened at 64 Water St. this week, where Executive Chef Christopher O’Harra has teamed up with owner of the Depot Street Tavern, Adam Hicks. Together, the duo expects to cultivate an elevated pub scene in the former home of The Perfect Game. The tap list includes brews from SingleCut,Fiddlehead, Modern Times and Exhibit ‘A.’ Industrial decor features vintage signs and license plates as well as an open kitchen. The opening menu includes a variety of “handhelds” like namesakes: “Matthew’s Grilled Cheese” and “Addi’s Little Pig Press.” Matthew’s+Addi’s=Maddi’s.
Catch a free screening of “Black Panther” in University Park on Friday, June 22 courtesy of the Main South CDC. The show starts at sundown (that’s 8:30ish) by the basketball court off of Gates Street. Hit up Ed Hyder’s first and prepare a splendid little picnic to share.
This year’s Pow! Wow! festival will kick off with a fierce rivalry. “Shaking it Up for Pow! Wow!” is a creative drink competition in support of public art. Competitors have been asked to design an original cocktail or beverage based on a Pow! Wow! wall or artist (past or present) and donate $1 from each sale to the festival. A winner will be determined based on the drink with the most #shakeitpww hashtags on Instagram posted between Aug. 26 and Sept. 9. Best of Worcester 2018 honorees Armsby Abbey, Birchtree Bread Co. and deadhorse hill have already signed on to compete. Interested bars, restaurants and cafes who would like to participate can email email@example.com for details.
Hey there, sharpshooters. Big Buck Hunter is calling your name on Shrewsbury Street and simjang has the hook up. Enjoy 12 pieces of fried chicken and a pitcher of Wormtown for $25 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays all summer long. If you haven’t been upstairs yet, you’re in for a treat. Table shuffleboard and classic arcade games await.
Be a Lasting Part
Everlast Nursery will host its first pop-up farmer’s market on Sunday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The market will welcome local favorites like Birchtree Bread Co., Wooberry Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt and Acoustic Java. The event has also attracted some of the region’s newer vendors including Wildwood Mushrooms from Spencer, Crooked Creek Farm from East Brookfield and Waterford Farm from Charlton. Attendees can look forward to handmade windchimes, soaps, jewelry and artwork. “We understand the importance of community support,” says Levon Kachadoorian, owner and founder of Everlast Nursery. “We’re celebrating our 33rd year of business and it wouldn’t be possible without the loyalty of our friends and neighbors. It seems like the natural progression would be to provide a platform for our local farmers, finders, and fabricators to showcase their goods and receive the community support they deserve.” Big Jon Short will be on site for live entertainment.


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China’s zero covid policy highlights the benefits of a more sustainable IT strategy.
Following the global chip shortage that coincided with the pandemic, the technology industry as a whole is now facing a new and significant challenge. Shenzhen in lockdown, global tech supply halted On 12 March, China announced the lockdown of Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley and home to the majority of the world’s technology production plants. Following the announcement, the production lines at fabrication plants of tech giants Huawei, Tencent, Foxconn (manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone), Huaqiang Electronics World (a supplier of electronic components) and SMIC (China’s leader in electronic chips) have been completely immobilized.
This measure is part of China’s zero Covid policy and resulted in the lockdown of all non-essential workers in the technology megalopolis. The shutdown raises fears of further disruptions in global technology supply chains at a time when demand for IT infrastructure equipment is increasing due to the spread of telecommuting and changing consumer habits. This imbalance between supply and demand is leading to a reduced availability of servers and other IT equipment essential to the effective functioning of data centers.
As a knock-on effect, the shortage of electronic components is putting unprecedented pressure on prices too, leading to inevitable price inflation affecting all sectors. The consequences for companies, from both financial and logistical perspectives, are significant.
Sustainable computing as a solution to the chip shortage While the shortage of chips can have heavy consequences for the management of IT infrastructures, companies now have other alternatives. This includes outsourcing the maintenance of their IT equipment to extend its useful life and reduce reliance on the supply chain by avoiding the purchase of new hardware.
Evernex’s expertise in Third-Party Maintenance (TPM) enables companies to reduce their IT costs by up to 70%, while also reducing their environmental impact. Evernex provides IT support to let companies retain hardware that is still functional, even after its end-of-life and end-of-service dates, and avoid the need to refresh with new hardware, providing real environmental and financial benefits businesses around the world. This helps protect companies from the effects of external events that are out of their control, such commodity and components shortages due to pandemics, wars, weather phenomena or others, which as resources continue to deplete, experts predict to increase in frequency in the future.
Additionally, Evernex also offers refurbished hardware companies wanting to increase the capacity of their IT infrastructure. Having gone through rigorous testing and quality assurance processes, refurbished hardware offers the same levels of performance as new equipment, which allows companies to reduce their IT budget as well as their carbon footprint, while maintaining the highest levels of productivity. By purchasing refurbished hardware, companies are not dependent on the manufacture of computer chips, which secures their business against shortages such as the one we are current experiencing.
While the pandemic has exposed flaws in the IT hardware supply chain, it has also highlighted some more sustainable strategies that can bring significant environmental and financial benefits to businesses. It has also highlights that now more than ever, the IT industry needs to move toward a more sustainable future in IT.
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BRIEF-China Bicycle Co Holdings plans up to 738.4 mln yuan entrusted loan to fund project
March 1 China Bicycle Co Holdings Ltd :
* Says it plans to take out up to 738.4 mln yuan worth of entrusted loan to fund project
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Bulgaria to conduct food product checks amid quality concerns
SOFIA, May 27 Bulgaria said on Saturday it would conduct checks on different food products of multinational companies sold in the Balkan state and compare them with food sold in richer western European countries, amid concerns over quality.


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The next gen Audi A4 is likely to make its public debut in 2014 and here are a couple of speculative renderings of the upcoming 2015 Audi A4 sedan. These renderings give us a glimpse of the 2014 A4’s exterior body design and come the good chaps at German car magazine, Auto Motor Und Sport.
The exterior body design of the 2015 Audi A4 would be based on the carmaker’s new design language, which will debut with the next gen Q7 crossover.
The exterior design of the new A4 will sport Audi’s brand new design language which will first be seen on the new Q7. A feature that will be carried over from the current Audi cars design would be the LED daytime running lights. The car will also sport an evolved ‘Audi Bulgarian Beard’ front grille.
Currently the A4 is being sold in sedan and estate body variants and this trend is likely to continue with the next gen model. Several reports suggest that the A4 would also get a ‘Vario’ body variant, which would be as long as the sedan but will have boot space equivalent to that of the estate. The A4 Vario will basically be a BMW 3 Series GT adversary. The fact that the 3’er GT is coming to us next year makes the launch of A4 Vario in India all the more likely. Another set of reports suggest that the next gen 2015 A4 could sport technologies such as the cylinder deactivation system to bring down the CO2 emissions and increase the fuel efficiency.
Nothing else is really known about the upcoming 2015 Audi A4 but safely expect us to update you all as soon as more details emerge.
Stay tuned folks.
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Police Department records:Police blotter for Sunday, May 20
A Woodpark Road boy, 15, was charged May 15 with stealing headphones worth $9.99 from Spencer's Gifts.
A Canal Fulton man, 45, and a woman, 43, were charged with theft May 14 after they allegedly stole hundreds of dollars in meat and other merchandise from the Giant Eagle at Rosemont Commons.
A Perdue Avenue man, 50, was charged with theft and aggravated menacing May 13 after he allegedly tried to steal $35.91 of merchandise from Walmart, and threatened a store clerk and responding officer.
Three people stole a cart filled with Walmart merchandise May 9. They put it into a car and drove off.


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As small business owners, from time to time, we get a bad online review. Whether it is warranted or not, it is something we need to take seriously and have options when responding.
Recently, there has been national news about a pet sitter from Dallas who sued a ex-client for over $6,000 for writing a bad review of their company on Yelp. There are many different ways to look at this situation, but the one we will focus on today:
Is it Actually Legal to Sue Over a Bad Review?
Listen to this interview with an Arizona attorney, Brent Kleinman who helps us understand what this means on a state and national level.
I asked Brent what he thought about the case? He explained that it is unprecedented and that recently (Dec 2015) the Senate just passed a bill barring companies from using “gag clauses” to block negative reviews saying that a business can not have this type of clause in their contract. Next, it has to pass the House and President has to sign.
Apparently, there was even a hotel who said they would charge customers an extra $500 if they wrote a negative review.
As you can see, things can get out of hand. Brent stresses the importance of actually working with a small business lawyer in your state to construct a contract that protects the business owner while being respectful of the consumer rights as well.
Brent is from Just in Time Consulting as my business. I am using legal knowledge and marketing background to help businesses make a smart decision in creating and operating their business. The email is justintimeconsultingaz@gmail.


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Former Svendsen Sport CEO leaves fishing industry
Former Svendsen Sport CEO Hans Maasbøl, who parted company with the group following its acquisition by Pure Fishing, has left the industry to become a board director at Ferm Living, an upmarket furniture, accessories and lighting business based in Copenhagen.
Announcing his new position on social media, Maasbøl said: “I am looking forward to the further positive strategic development of the very successful brand and company, Ferm Living.
“Together with the rest of the board, the main shareholder, Maj Invest, the founder and the talented executive management team at Ferm Living, I look forward to supporting the future steps of the company. The work has already started.”
Maj Invest is the same asset management company that owned Svendsen before selling the Danish business and its Savage Gear, Prologic, MadCat, Water Wolf and DAM brands to Pure Fishing early last year for $153.4 million.


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By Siobhan O’Leary and Edward Nawotka
It’s finally here! Following months of speculation, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has announced that Amazon will start shipping the Kindle outside of the USA. The GSM-enabled e-readers will be available in hundreds of other countries starting on October 19th, reports the Boersenblatt. (and virtually every other news outlet). The advertised price is $279, and which is about 190 Euros, according to the current exchange rate. The device will offer some 200,000 English-language books available for download on launch, as well as newspapers from around the world. Of course, not all is as straightforward as it seems. The world wide GSM wireless service that powers the Kindle will be provided by AT&T, which does not serve Canada (where the device will not be available). Shipping will cost buyers a bundle (adding as much as 20% to the price of the device), and buyers abroad will find books have a $1.99 surcharge added to the price to accommodate the international wireless delivery. Also, two of the biggest publishers in the world, Random House and Macmillan, are holding out and not allowing Amazon to sell their titles abroad at this time.
While all this is exciting news for book consumers overseas, it also creates some very thorny issues with regard to international rights, as Michael Cader points out on Publishers Marketplace. He quotes an interview with Wired magazine in which Amazon chief Jeff Bezos says Amazon will “pay royalties depending on the territory of purchase” (so if a customer purchases from the UK, regardless of where they live, the UK publisher is credited with the sale).” Then there’s potential price disparities between, for example, the US and UK, for specific titles, and royalties, which are still being negotiated.
Once again, it appears that publishers are going to be pushed into the future whether they like it or not. Of course, Amazon has a huge impetus to go ahead with their global Kindle without working out all the fine print: Bezos told Wired today that Kindle sales account for 48% of sales for titles that are both available as ebooks and print. Meanwhile, Forrester -– a media consultancy that has made some wild predictions with regard to ebooks -– claims that US customers alone will have bought three million e-readers by the end of the year (of which they say 65% will be Kindles) and double that in 2010.
But we agree that once publishers overseas call their attorneys, the trouble will really start. After all, nearly all of Europe is unified in their opposition against the Google Book Settlement. We can’t see them giving in to Amazon for the sake of convenience. In the future, we predict –- wait for it –- there will be talk of an Amazon Book Settlement. Just remember that you heard it here first.


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Retail round-up on April 15, 2016: Lidl's Irish sales break €1bn mark, and Primark debuts in Italy.
Lidl smashes €1bn sales barrier in Ireland
Lidl’s Irish sales crossed the €1bn mark ‘a while back’, according to its managing director John Paul Scally.
The German hard discounter plans to set up a further “40 or 50” stores in the country in the next few years on top of its existing 147.
Primark opens first Italian store
Fashion chain Primark has officially entered the Italian market, opening its first outlet in Milan.
The retailer said the new store spans 56,000 sq ft in the Il Centro shopping centre in Arese, Milan and would employ 400 staff members.
“This new Primark store will offer our new Italian customers amazing fashion at amazing prices for all the family,” Primark chief executive Paul Marchant said.
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Batteries have become an indispensible part of our everyday lives, as they are used to power smart devices. Semi-permanent batteries that can be recharged multiple times are called secondary or rechargeable cells. The global market for lithium-ion batteries, the largest segment of the secondary battery market, is expected to register an average annual growth of 20 percent from 2015 to 2020. We examine evolving rechargeable battery technologies and their applications across industries. Following recent reports of smartphone battery explosions, more emphasis is being placed on the safety of lithium-ion batteries. Dr. Ku Jong-min's team at KIST has developed a soft, gel-type electrolyte, which can offer enhanced ionic conductivity as well as improved safety. Another research team at KIST led by Dr. Jo Won-il is experimenting with next-generation battery concepts including lithium-sulfur and lithium-metal technologies. EVs, drones and other high-tech applications will require batteries with improved capacity and efficiency. A number of research activities are being conducted in Korea to develop pioneering technologies that can lead the high-capacity battery market. Posco ChemTech is working to develop new anode materials, which can store up to 10 times more lithium ions than existing materials. A KAIST research team headed by professor Kim Il-du is at the forefront of research into lithium-air batteries that use air as an active material.


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Unable to digest the fact that Kashmiri people can sell their apple produce without any problem, the terrorists in the Kashmir valley have started targeting the non-local apple traders. In yet another barbaric incident of terrorism, terrorists last evening shot dead two non-local apple traders in South Kashmir's Shopian district.
According to the sources, terrorists and their handlers across the Line of Control are frustrated with the fact that there has been no major incident of violence reported from any part of the valley post abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the State into two Union Territories. According to the Security Agencies, last month, the terrorists received instruction from the other side of the border to disrupt the fruit business in Kashmir valley. According to one such conversation, a terrorist handler in Pakistan asked their cadre in Kashmir whether they wanted bangles as they are unable to stop apple trade in the valley, a senior security official told Republic World.
In the past 15 days, the terrorists have killed four non-locals, three out of whom were apple traders. According to the sources, the terrorists want to cripple the economy of Kashmir as apple trade is the mainstay of Kashmir's economy. More than 20 lakh people are directly or indirectly linked with the apple trade in Kashmir. In the past as well the terrorists have targeted the fruit trade in the valley, by setting several orchids on fire. The local fruit farmers are concerned about their livelihood being targeted by the militants.
"It is year-long labour to see your apple trees bearing fruit, as apple production takes a lot of hard work. For every apple grower, the trees are like our children but the terrorists are not letting us make a livelihood by selling our produce. I had to personally come to Jammu to sell whatever fruit I could bring here." a fruit grower from South Kashmir (refused to be named) said.
Amid continuous threats from the terrorist organisations, security agencies say that they will ensure that the fruit traders are provided with etiquette security so that the terrorists don't succeed in their nefarious designs to cripple the backbone of Kashmiri economy.


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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) in May 2010 indicates that food price increased by 0.9 % from April 2009 to April 2010. The annual increase of 0.9 % is well below the lower limit of the South African Reserve Bank's target inflation bracket. Food price inflation decreased on a monthly basis by 0.4 percentage points. Headline CPI annual inflation decreased by 0.3 percentage points from March 2010 (5.1 %) to April 2010 (4.8 %).
South Africa's food inflation and overall inflation are substantially lower than the food inflation and overall inflation reported for some African countries and most of the developing countries reviewed in this report. South Africa's food inflation in April 2010 are at comparable levels, and even lower to the levels of food inflation in some developed countries, e.g. the United States experienced annual food inflation of 0.5 % and the United Kingdom experienced annual food inflation of 2.9 % for the period ending April 2010. Domestic prices of wheat, white maize and yellow maize continued to decrease while the price of sunflower seeds and the milk producer price increased for the period April 2009 to April 2010. Sugar, sweets, desserts and fruit showed the most significant price increases for the period under review in urban areas, while coffee and tea showed the most significant price increases in rural areas. Processed food product prices increased by 2.2 % and unprocessed food product prices decreased by 1.5 % year-on-year from April 2009.
Consumers in rural areas continued to pay higher prices for food than consumers in urban areas. In April 2010 consumers in rural areas paid R17.78 more for the same food basket than consumers in urban areas. From April 2009 to April 2010 the cost of the basic food basket decreased by about R3.57 (1 %) in nominal terms. The cost of the food basket expressed as a share of the average monthly income of the poorest 30 % of the population decreased slightly from 33.4 % in April 2009 to 33.0% in April 2010.
A comparison of the costs associated with the typical portion sizes of very poor consumers for the five most widely consumed food items in South Africa, based on April 2010 versus April 2009 prices, indicate a minimal deflation of about 0.3 % (to R3.06), in particular due to deflation in staple foods.


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LT Foods, known for its Daawat and Royal basmati rice brands, is strengthening its play in the packaged food business by foraying into the premium snacks segment through its joint-venture partnership with Japan-based Kameda Seika.
The joint venture company called Daawat-Kameda (India) Pvt Ltd is set to launch its rice-based gourmet snacks brand ‘ Kari Kari’ in key cities in the country.
The two companies had announced their joint venture in 2017 and have since been test marketing the products in Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru and Mumbai. The JV company has now set up a manufacturing facility at Sonipat (Haryana) to manufacture ‘ Kari Kari’ range of products for a full-scale commercial launch in India.
Vijay Kumar Arora, Chairman & Managing Director, LT Foods, said, “This move is in line with our strategy to diversify into value-added rice-based products. We see huge potential in the premium and healthy snacks segment, which is growing in the range of 22-25 per cent year-on-year.”
Arora said that the two partners have made commitments of about ₹70 crore for the JV venture, out of which investments worth about ₹25 crore have already been made on setting up the plant and the balance amount will be invested over the next five years on future expansion. Jun Kono, Director, Daawat Kameda (India) Pvt Ltd and Overseas Manager, Kameda Seika, said, “We believe we have the opportunity to create a new category of roasted rice-based healthy snacks to appeal to Indian consumer base. We believe India has the potential to become one of our largest international markets in the long term.”
Kari Kari range has been launched in four variants priced at ₹ 99 for 135-gm pack and ₹50 for 60-gm pack.
Ritesh Arora, Head of India, Far East and New Busines, LT Foods, said that the company will focus on making the products available in modern trade stores and premium general trade stores in metros and top cities, besides the e-commerce platform over the next two years.
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Colorado Legislature passes measure to promote employee-owned businesses
Colorado is about to get into the business of teaching individuals how to pass along their businesses to their employees. The state Legislature has passed a bill that that requires the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to promote the employee-owned business model. The bill now goes to Gov. John Hickenlooper for his signature.
The measure directs the Colorado OEDIT to operate a revolving-loan program to help small businesses transition into employee ownership. Funded by gifts, grants and donations, the program is set up to help at least 20 businesses but could aid more if they don’t borrow the maximum amount. The employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) model is rising in popularity as baby boomers who have run small companies for decades look to retire but don’t just want to sell their business to larger corporations.


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A week on from the first wave of new iPad releases, Apple is pushing out its latest tablet to a number of additional territories. Among the new markets are Mexico, New Zealand, all of Scandinavia, and Vlad Savov's motherland of Bulgaria. Pricing varies from country to country — in Spain the new iPad starts at €479 (around $635) for the 16GB model, in Luxembourg it's only €455.25 ($605), and in heavily-taxed Norway the same tablet costs 3,790 kroner ($655).
The complete list of new markets is:
- Czech Republic
- The Netherlands
- New Zealand
Can Apple spark a flurry of retail spending and single-handedly pull Greece out of recession? Will there be riots on the streets of Bucharest when buyers discover they can't use LTE? Is the Ukraine preparing to invade Hungary to seize its new iPad stock? Probably not. Are any of you buying one today? Probably so.


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Disney+ to show tweets and account names ‘somewhere special’ on May 4, here’s the deal
Star Wars fans have something to get excited about on May 4. Of course, it's Star Wars Day and the social media platforms will be full of 'May the 4th be with you' posts, but Disney+ is planning to use it as a promotional stunt since it has all the rights for the franchise. Yesterday, the streaming platform's official Twitter account posted that it will show the tweets that have the hashtag 'MayThe4th' somewhere 'special'. However, in the follow up tweet it mentioned that by sharing tweets with the particular hashtag users are giving permission to Disney+ to use those messages with account name in all media platforms mentioned on the disneytermsofuse.com page.
In the third follow-up tweet, it was made clear that Disney+ will use your messages only if the post is a reply to this tweet with #MayThe4th and mentioning @DisneyPlus. It is not for sure where these messages will be reflected on May 4 though. It can be somewhere in the Disney+ app or some sort of a video with select messages, who knows? But it sure will keep the Star Wars fans excited for the next few days.
Disney+ streaming platform has been gaining tremendous traction lately. Earlier this month, the Walt Disney Company announced that its television streaming service has already won 50 million paid subscribers just five months after its launch in the US. For those unaware, Disney+ rolled out in India recently and is said to have garnered over 8 million paid subscribers in India alone.
If you are in India, the Disney+ Hotstar is offered with two subscription plans - VIP and Premium. The VIP plan is priced at ₹399 per year whereas the highest tier 'Premium Membership' plan costs ₹999 per year.


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A new report suggests that Lenovo has been in talks to acquire HTC in a deal which might be completed before the first half of 2014. Owing to the Taiwanese company's supply bottlenecks, patent infringement cases, weak flagship handset sales, its no surprise that HTC has been having a very, very bad year. A week ago, it reported a third quarter loss and even went on to sell of its stake in the Beats Audio business for a $265 million cash injection.
The acquisition, if materialized, will be a smart move for both companies, as it will allow for an exchange of resources and expertise between a rookie and a top contender. Lenovo could benefit from HTC's solid brand image in the market and also make the most from the company's expansive fan base.
Once a powerful player in the smartphone market, HTC has been facing some serious trouble in recent times. It posted a quarterly loss of $120 million last week as its sales tumbled by a third when compared to the previous year. The bad financial results come despite numerous excellent reviews of the HTC One handset from the tech community.
Talking about Lenovo, the company has been trying hard to make its presence felt in the exploding smartphone market. In fact, it has understood that it is easier to buy a brand instead of building one. There have been rumors that the company was also eying Blackberry a few months ago. The reasong being that the Canadian company, despite being a poor performer in recent times, has a solid enterprise customer base.
Currently, Lenovo is a strong player in the Chinese smartphone market. When ranked internationally by IDC, the company comes in at Third place after Samsung and Apple.


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Two-thirds of the Indians surveyed were secure about their jobs and expected pay hikes that they said would match inflation
Kantar’s Global Issues Barometer survey indicates that Indians are apprehensive about a new bout of Covid. Indian households, reported Mint, are afraid about the conflict in Ukraine, the growing state of the economy and the high inflation.
The Kantar survey talked to 800 people in India from a pool of 11,000 consumers globally and was carried out across 19 countries, representing 68% of global gross domestic product.
Of the total number surveyed, 27% said that Covid remained a top concern for them while 17% said that inflation was a major issue for them. Mint reported that the spontaneous response from people indicated that 37% of those surveyed in India mentioned the war. 29% mentioned the economy and the growing inflation. There were other concerns, too like climate and environmental issues.
The survey indicated an important point: two-thirds of the Indians surveyed were secure about their jobs and expected pay hikes that they said would match inflation.
“There was a bit of worry about the future, about jobs — that kind of concern we see going up. Obviously, what has been the biggest change is inflation and the state of the economy. People are a lot more worried about that. This is much more about how households optimize their spending”
— Deepender Rana, Executive Managing Director, South Asia, Insights Division, Kantar
“The cost-of-living crisis is number two on people’s minds. Price increases in fuel, food and drink, and household bills have been noticed the most. Compared to the world, Indians feel the pinch of price increases on white goods more,” the survey by Kantar pointed out.
Minto reported that the current global events were affecting long-term plans as well as short-term behaviour of Indians, according to Soumya Mohanty, Managing Director, South Asia, Insights Division, Kantar.
The survey revealed that 74% of Indians felt that the increasing cost of living was among the top issues that was impacting their major life plans. Incidentally, 29% Indians said they had started to reduce the amount of money they saved – this was higher than the global average. Kantar estimated that luxury goods, entertainment services, and holidays could bear the brunt as consumers rationalized household budgets. “Almost half of households (41%) are considering economizing subscriptions to entertainment subscriptions — one industry that did well during the pandemic. Longer-term, almost three-fourth of people say the current turmoil is impacting their big life plans; saving for big future life events (47%), children’s education (27%) and retirement plans (24%),” the survey found.
Deepender Rana, Executive Managing Director, South Asia, Insights Division, Kantar was quoted by Mint saying that “things have moved on from covid, with some of the pessimism around the pandemic going down. There was a bit of worry about the future, about jobs — that kind of concern we see going up. Obviously, what has been the biggest change is inflation and the state of the economy. People are a lot more worried about that. This is much more about how households optimize their spending”, he said.
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Wrath of the Lich King in World of Warcraft is now a board game. Pandemic is a classic board game of publisher Z-Man, where players can work together to prevent the spread of the raging virus. The Wrath of the Lich King expansion pack in World of Warcraft aims to prevent the natural disasters of the Lich King from sweeping across Northrend. They are basically the same game, so Blizzard and Z-Man combined the two into World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King-pandemic system board game, which will be launched later this year.
Since 2008, board game players all over the world have been enjoying this pandemic system, but instead of fighting the recent threat of causing a big blow to their homes, they joined forces to cross the frozen continent of Northrend and end World of Warcraft. Not very friendly undead. They will interact with heroes and villains in massively multiplayer online games, such as the currently controversial banshee queen Sylvanas Windrunner, the human-loving orc Jesus Thrall, and the very, very dead former King of Stormwind Varian Wrynn.
In order to promote this new game, which is currently available for pre-order on the Z-Man website for $60, Blizzard has produced a cute little trailer. With the advent of the board game trailer, it is very dramatic.<


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Kolkata is the new destination for wellness and travel platform Riwigo as they expand their portfolio for travellers in Asia.
Previously a platform offering holistic and wellness experiences solely across Thailand, Riwigo is adding India’s Kolkata to the list of destinations. The announcement came from Anurag Kaushik, CEO and co-founder of Riwigo, who has worked in partnership with Kolkata native, Krishnendu Chatterjee.
With an aim to revive travellers whilst exploring south and south-east Asia, Riwigo is accessible by their app or website. Search options allow the user to choose their experience based on location, provider or treatment. Sightseeing tours, entertainment tickets and accommodation can also be booked through the platform.
Offering bookings at discounted prices and with instant confirmation, Riwigo has already proved to be popular with domestic and international travellers.
Mr. Kaushik’s vast experience within the wellness and hospitality industry has been vital in setting up Riwigo alongside co-founders Gai Nanthana and Nitheesh Poojary. The platform was a place for them to experiment with the idea off offering unique, local experiences through discounted massage, spa and beauty treatments. Making holistic well-being available to everyone is allowing the team to be one step closer in introducing people to preventative healthcare and them favouring it over the reactive healthcare that people have become accustomed to in today’s faster paced and more stressful lifestyle.
Their current offerings are based in locations across Thailand within Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin, Kon Chang, Koh Samui, Pattaya, Phuket, Rayong and Udon Thani.
In West Bengal‘s Kolkata, the experiences are to include yoga retreats, wellness centres, traditional Indian ayurvedic centres, spas, salons and beauty clinics. Mr. Kaushik is also planning for further expansion in the future as the Riwigo team works towards becoming the one stop site for holistic health, wellness and travel.


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Microsoft is rolling out its mixed-reality headset HoloLens to almost 30 additional countries in Europe.
HoloLens will now be available in 39 countries worldwide, including Belgium, Denmark, Italy and Spain, as Microsoft tries to sell businesses on the idea that the headset can support new and better ways of working.
Microsoft believes one of the major selling points of the HoloLens for businesses is its ability to let experts remotely aid technicians working in the field more easily, using HoloLens' ability to superimpose digital information in the wearer's field of view.
Elevator company ThyssenKrupp has been trialling the use of HoloLens to help engineers carry out maintenance, with HoloLens allowing a remote engineer to both see what the on-site technician can see, via a camera on the HoloLens, and to digitally annotate objects in the technician's vision, for example to highlight components that need fixing.
In a trial, an engineer using HoloLens to communicate with a colleague for the first time was able to solve a fault that normally would take two hours -- or even require having another engineer on-site -- in 20 minutes.
At the moment this remote instruction capability relies on using Skype with HoloLens, but to make it easier for more businesses to use, Microsoft will make a similar remote instruction capability using HoloLens available via Microsoft Teams and Azure Active Directory from Q1 next year.
Beyond remote assistance, Microsoft also sees HoloLens as playing a role in training employees businesses and in planing the layout of real-world spaces, as well as making it easier for remote workers to collaborate in meetings.
Speaking at Microsoft's Future Decoded conference in London today, Lorraine Bardeen, general manager Windows and HoloLens, said the HoloLens was already being used by a range of major companies, including Saab, Audi, Lowes and Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Microsoft is betting that HoloLens will allow an additional 1.7 billion workers to make greater use of computing in their day-to-day work. Dubbing them "firstline workers", Microsoft says these are people spend much of their working day on their feet and work with their hands, for example engineers or nurses.
Bardeen said: "This is a lot of people and there's an opportunity to support these people and bring them value while they're doing their jobs."
Bardeem also announced that HoloLens has now passed basic impact tests for protective eyewear in the US and Europe, and that hard hat accessories for the headset will be available from the beginning of next year.
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IBM Retirement Fund cut its holdings in shares of Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,993 shares of the credit services provider’s stock after selling 2,173 shares during the quarter. IBM Retirement Fund’s holdings in Paypal were worth $2,081,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jacobi Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Paypal by 122.4% in the first quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 1,461 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 804 shares in the last quarter. QCI Asset Management Inc. NY lifted its holdings in shares of Paypal by 160.6% in the first quarter. QCI Asset Management Inc. NY now owns 1,574 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $119,000 after buying an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. Well Done LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Paypal in the first quarter worth about $128,000. Landaas & Co. WI ADV purchased a new stake in shares of Paypal in the second quarter worth about $135,000. Finally, Adviser Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Paypal by 165.3% in the second quarter. Adviser Investments LLC now owns 1,653 shares of the credit services provider’s stock worth $138,000 after purchasing an additional 1,030 shares during the last quarter. 79.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
In other news, insider Daniel H. Schulman sold 26,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.46, for a total transaction of $2,143,960.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 338,506 shares in the company, valued at $27,913,204.76. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO John D. Rainey sold 5,462 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.22, for a total value of $481,857.64. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 113,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,995,943.54. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 149,732 shares of company stock valued at $13,044,257 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.20% of the company’s stock.
Shares of Paypal stock opened at $92.73 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $109.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.71, a PEG ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.29. Paypal Holdings Inc has a 12 month low of $60.58 and a 12 month high of $93.44.
Paypal (NASDAQ:PYPL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 25th. The credit services provider reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $3.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.81 billion. Paypal had a return on equity of 12.91% and a net margin of 14.02%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.46 earnings per share. equities research analysts forecast that Paypal Holdings Inc will post 1.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.
PYPL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Co upped their price objective on shares of Paypal from $95.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 26th. Atlantic Securities upgraded shares of Paypal from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $43.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 21st. Credit Suisse Group upped their price objective on shares of Paypal from $93.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “$87.38” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 19th. Berenberg Bank initiated coverage on shares of Paypal in a research report on Thursday, August 30th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $104.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Paypal from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $96.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, August 7th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirty-four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $89.32.
Paypal Company Profile
PayPal Holdings, Inc operates as a technology platform company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants worldwide. Its payment solutions include PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, and Paydiant products. The company's platform allows consumers to shop by sending payments, withdraw funds to their bank accounts, and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in various currencies.
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Xoom 2 And Other Motorola Gear Inadvertently Posted
Well now it appears that Motorola made a bit of a faux par in posting some of their new gear to the Motorola Mobility website, Motorola gear including the next Motorola Xoom, a Dick Tracy watchphone, and apparently realised and quickly pulled the images.
According to an article over on Engadget, the guys over at Pocket Now managed to grab a few screenshots of the Motorola devices; however Motorola contacted Pocket Now asking for the screen grabs to be taken down.
Apparently the screen grabs showed the rear of a Motorola Android handset called Slimline along with the front of another known as the Motorola Zaha and the watchphone called Tracy XL and another device known as the Pearl.
There was also a small portion of the Motorola Xoom 2 tablet posted along with the Motorola Targa for Verizon. The guys over at Engadget still have the images up on their website, however I haven’t posted them here due to Motorola’s request that Pocket Now take them down, so if you wish to check out those images head over to Engadget, but do come back and let us know what you think.


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Tim Hortons and Justin Bieber’s Timbits: The Most Canadian of Intergenerational Collabs
Justin Bieber says his collaboration with Tim Hortons on a new line of Timbits is a dream come true. Photo: Courtesy of Tim Hortons
If we were to tell you that Justin Bieber was endorsing a coffee chain, you’d likely expect the Canadian mega star to direct his young flock of Beliebers to Starbucks or a trendy (and equally expensive) indie coffee franchise in L.A.
Instead, Bieber, 27, is bucking expectations by teaming up with Canadian coffee giant Tim Hortons for a new line of Timbits called Timbiebs. The new flavours, which arrived on Tuesday, include chocolate white fudge, sour cream chocolate chip, and birthday cake waffle. The launch also includes some limited-edition merchandise, including a toque, tote bag and corduroy fanny pack.
“Doing a Tim Hortons collab has always been a dream of mine,” Bieber said in a statement. “I grew up on Tim Hortons and it’s always been something close to my heart.”
While the pairing might seem off-brand at first glance, Bieber, despite being born 30 years after the company’s founding in Hamilton, Ont., is a great fit for the partnership.
First and foremost he’s a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team on which the company’s namesake and late founder, Tim Horton, started his career as a defenceman in 1947.
The Leafs and Bieber’s “white hot bromance,” as the New York Times calls it, began when he was a boy and has continued into his adult life. He even dedicated his recent hit, “Hold On,” to the Leafs, calling it a love letter to the team — a fitting tribute considering the heartbreak involved in cheering on the team through thick and thin.
And in terms of his allegiance to the coffee chain, as far back as a decade ago the Biebs tweeted about his longing for a little Tims comfort as he travelled overseas.
“What’s amazing about working with Justin is he has an authentic, lifelong relationship with Tims and he was so invested in working on Timbiebs and our future plans together,” Hope Bagozzi, Chief Marketing Officer for Tim Hortons, said in a press release.
“He knows exactly what our guests already love about the Tims brand and he’s helping us deliver new menu innovations that we know they’re going to love. We’re really looking forward to what’s next.”
While the globally-beloved pop star doesn’t likely make his own “Tims run” these days, he isn’t above advocating for the brand’s faithful coffee guzzlers. In a 2019 Instagram poll, he asked fellow Tims fans if they missed the old lids after Tim Hortons swapped them out to address complaints about the old model leaking.
“I know they could leak but it was easier to drink out of.. the coffee would come out better.. these new lids are uncomfortable on the mouth, and you get very little liquid each drink. It’s a damn outrage and needs to be changed back,” Bieber said in the caption of the poll — which revealed 70 per cent of respondents shared his beef with the new lid — before suggesting an environmentally friendly option.
“Tbh [to be honest] it shouldn’t be plastic find a way to be recyclable let’s change the world 1 lid at a time,” Bieber added.
The coffee giant responded to thank the musician for his input and informed him that the new lid was made with 100 per cent recyclable plastic.
“We’d love to have you join our team that’s working to make them even better!” the company added in their reply.
While the lid would remain unchanged, the post was evidently the start of an intergenerational partnership, one that’s already payed off for the brand on social media, with fans showing off their Timbiebs swag.
Meanwhile, the chain’s loyal customer base will likely be the ones to determine whether the new flavours can stack up against classics like chocolate and sour cream glazed.
Either way, something tells us this isn’t the last time we’ll see a Tim Hortons-Bieber mashup.


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Samsung announced today the release of a new “radio” service for their devices. Powered by Slacker, the new Milk Music service offers free and ad-free radio service for consumers spanning 200 “stations.” Gregory Lee, president and CEO of Samsung Telecommunications America and Samsung Electronics North America Headquarters says the new service “introduces a fresh approach to music” and is part of a “focus on creating best-in-class consumer experiences.” The Milk Music app is available in Google Play for owners of the Galaxy S 4, Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note II. When the Samsung Galaxy S 5 is released in April, the Milk Music app will be available on that device as well.
To go against the many music-centric applications available, MTV has finally entered the arena. With MTV Artists, users can truly immerse themselves with their favorite artists in different ways. MTV has a massive catalog of performance photos, music videos (yes, they still have those), and songs to be explored. A comprehensive list of tour dates is available for artists and buying tickets can even be done from within MTV Artists, too.
Like Google Sound Search or Shazam, users can use Sound ID with their smartphones to listen to a song and identify it. With MTV Artists, you can also do a lyrical search. A standout feature from this app is Top 10 Songs in 90 Seconds. As the name suggests, it will give you a sampling of the best songs around in less than two minutes.
To start jamming, hit the break for the gallery and download links.
You can now purchase a plethora of accessories for The All New HTC One before the device is even announced. Alibaba is offering cases and other items for HTC’s upcoming flagship on its site and, as expected, the pricing is very good. The reason being customers have to buy in bulk. For example, a flip leather case is available for $0.75, but the required minimum quantity ordered is one hundred units. Not too bad considering selling the extras yourself will actually net a profit. And as expected, the cases feature the dual camera setup on the back of the device.
Hit the source link to check out the long list of accessories.
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Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 805 processor may not be the biggest and baddest one on the market in the future. According to a new AnTuTu benchmark, Huawei’s own octa-core Kirin 920 processor performs just as good. The processor is arranged with four Cortex-A7 and four Cortex-A15 CPU with ARM big.LITTLE architecture and Mali-T624; however, it is unknown if all eight cores can actually run at the same time. While the Snapdragon 805 earned 37,780 points, Huawei’s Kirin 920 came scored 37,363. Not too bad right?
It is becoming increasingly clear that Qualcomm is gaining some competition, even beyond Huawei. Samsung continues to release new Exynos processors (for part of the world) and even LG is working on Odin for future devices. Then there is NVIDIA, who is still working on gaining some of the attention Qualcomm stole from them in the mobile market. If not 2014, 2015 will be a year for secondary processors to become more prevalent.
The hype leading up to the announcement of the Galaxy S 5 had the device pegged as the next innovative step in an industry where innovation is slowing down. Rumors had the device sporting a metal frame and fingerprint scanner with a 64-bit processor pushing a 2k display. However when the announcement came and went, the only thing that graduated from rumor to reality was a fingerprint scanner.
According to industry rumors, the reason that the Galaxy S 5 was announced sooner than normal is that a lack of innovative features coupled with the success of the iPhone 5s in Europe. For the first time in three generations Samsung didn’t have a dedicated event for the launch of the new flagship, but rather, piggybacked off MWC this year. It’s suggested that the reason behind this is because Samsung felt that the GS5 didn’t have enough new features to warrant an event of its own.
Moto Maker has added some pretty sweet options since its unveiling last summer, including bamboo backings for devices.
Today, Motorola announced that in the spirit of March Madness, the company would be adding nine new back colors and three new accents after studying the colors that many colleges use in their logos. Starting today, you’ll be able to fully customize your device with up to 40 college names and logos— Motorola will add more as time goes on.
Here’s the info on pricing from Motorola:
A custom Moto X from the College Collection is now available starting at the everyday price of $399 off-contract or $49 with a new two year contract. Currently in college? We’d like to sweeten the deal with a student discount. Register at motorola.com/college with a valid .edu address and you can get an off-contract Moto X for the discounted price of $339.
Seems like a pretty good deal to me— jump in if you’re feeling some school pride.
AT&T will be the first to use a new LTE-Advanced technique called carrier aggregation to produce faster LTE speeds on its network. The technique combines two 4G networks to create a big boost in speed on LTE devices.
While there are a few markets that this new service has gone live in, Chicago is the only place that has been specifically named. However if you expect a big announcement, you’ll more than likely be disappointed as only a few devices are capable of using the new network and by a few, we mean one. So far a mobile hotspot called Unite is the only thing capable at the moment. However, Samsung’s newest flagship, the Galaxy S 5 will most likely be the first smartphone to support carrier aggregation.
More devices will surely follow, but given that Samsung has already confirmed that the S5 will support some LTE-Advanced networks in the U.S. it seems like a ringer for AT&T. The company will most likely move the technology to other markets as well over the coming year.
Before the Galaxy S 5 was announced, we let you guys know about the “Kids Mode” that would be featured on the device.
The owner of the device will create a PIN to control Kids Mode, and from there, settings can be customized— some of these settings include which apps your child can use and who your child can contact. A timer can also be set to limit how much time your child is playing with your device.
We also had some information regarding a Kids Store which will feature applications in different categories which can be downloaded, including both paid and free apps. (PINs have to be entered before buying an app.)
Now, we have some screenshots of the Kids Store for you to check out. Hit the break below for more pictures.
With nary an announcement, HP has launched a new 8 inch tablet. Known as the HP 8 the tablet isn’t much to look at. The 7.85 inch display offers a 1024×768 resolution and comes with 1GB of RAM. It comes with Android 4.2.2 onboard and comes with a quad-core ARM chip made by Allwinner, a Chinese company. It has stereo speakers and comes with 16GB internal storage. As far as battery is concerned it offers about 7 hours of battery life from a 3800 mAh battery.
Unlike the new VoiceTabs tablets that HP debuted at MWC this year, the tablet is somewhat a plain Jane slate from a visual aspect as you can see from the picture above. It’s priced to move at $170. Comparatively, the tablet has a worse display than that of the Slate 7 or Venue 8, and the price point aside, you’d probably be better off going in a different direction.
If you didn’t know already, the Nexus 5 actually has a low-power audio processor for “always-on” listening (OK, Google) functionality. However, due to the limited functionality of the feature and its closed-source nature, it only works on the home screen and not when the device is asleep.
However, developer Guillaume Lesniak from the OmniROM team has managed to access the dedicated low-power audio core on the Snapdragon 800 chip to make use of this feature. The functionality is only a proof of concept for now, and although we could see it in later ROMs, it is unlikely because of Qualcomm’s re-distribution licensing issues. Hit the break for a video of the feature.
When the Galaxy S 5 was announced last month at the Samsung Packed Event 2014, the company did not unveil any accessories for its new flagship.
However, the accessories for the smartphone have appeared in a wide variety on mobile accessory site MobileFun. The first accessory is the Protective Hard Case Cover Plus made of plastic and which has a rugged look. The cover is priced at €25 which costs $35.
The other one is the S View Wireless Charging Cover which has a rectangular cut on the front that allows you to view the screen, answer calls, check the time & weather and view the notifications received. It’s called wireless cover because you can wirelessly charge your Galaxy S 5 without having to take off the cover. The cover comes in black and white variant and the wireless variant will cost you €67 ($93) while the one without wireless charging costs €55 ($76).
California establishments seemed to have been the most lenient when it comes to Google Glass policies, but recent news from a San Francisco bar would prove otherwise.
Goophone is famous for releasing knock-off clones of high end devices, sometimes before the actual devices are available to the public. Looks like that’s going to be the case again, as Goophone has officially started selling a clone of HTC’s unreleased M8 for just $229.99.
Unfortunately, this one doesn’t look to be one of Goophone’s best copycat devices, as the back of the device is missing some of the styling we’re expecting on the All New One, and it only has one camera, not two. The specs aren’t completely awful, and for $229.99 you’ll get a 1080p 5-inch screen, 1 GB of RAM, a 13 megapixel camera, and an octa-core MediaTek CPU. The Goophone M8 does have a microSD card slot which we may not actually see in HTC’s flagship, so there’s always that.
I’m not sure how many of these imitations Goophone actually sells, but apparently someone is buying them or they wouldn’t continue to be made. Would any of you carry a phone like this around as your daily driver?
HTC’s very own Peter Chou was apparently running late to Mobile World Congress because of a major traffic jam, but thanks to a friendly biker on the road, he managed to avoid a bulk of the traffic and get there right on time. Apparently the biker, Obdulio Herrera, willingly helped Chou out of the traffic jam and got him to the doors of his MWC appointment in barely 10 minutes. Pretty friendly, right?
After getting in touch with Obdulio to verify some of the information, including finding out that he had just dropped his daughter off at school, what color his motorcycle was, and that he didn’t have to speed to get to MWC on time, HTC is looking to repay the favor to Mr. Herrera by inviting him to London when HTC will unveil their All New One for 2014. Talk about returning a favor.
Yesterday we filled you in on Google Play Music’s latest update, which added support for offline listening of radio stations after “pinning” them while you have service. The navigability of the interface was also improved.
Today, Google followed up with the update with yet another update. This improvement allows users to listen to radio stations based on user-created playlists. It’s a nice feature which will serve as a way for users to discover new music based on their current interests.
Hit the break for the link to the app in the Play Store.


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How media agency Maxus is testing artificial intelligence
Smart artificial intelligence platforms are now handling some media planning and buying work that is traditionally done by media agencies.
Maxus tested a few AI platforms over the past year and is now mainly using one called Lucy to process and rearrange structured data for better efficiency. For instance, a hotel chain recently wanted to understand how its visitor profiles overlap across its business, economy and high-end hotel offerings, so Maxus used Lucy to isolate different audience segments and their media exposure for the client. The agency also tested Lucy in Asia for a cosmetics brand to understand audience segmentation across its products (lipsticks and mascara, for example) and how that influenced media consumption across TV, digital and out of home by country.
David Gaines, chief planning officer for Maxus’ North American operations, thinks agencies should view AI platforms as an opportunity for collaboration, rather than competition.
“AI is not going to rupture media agencies. Technology like this will be how we evolve,” said Gaines. “Too much manual labor gets in the way of tapping into the talent we have and making clients benefit from that value.”
AI software helps marketers save time by combing through a plethora of data and distributing a solution fast. An extreme case is an AI platform called Albert that Dole Asia used for a digital campaign to handle all the media buying, optimization and placement autonomously. Technologies like Albert work well for a business that operates heavily in the direct response space with lots of call-to-action ads, but if a brand wants to create reasons for consumers to choose it over its competitors, its media strategy needs to be balanced with communications planning, Gaines said.
“If five car brands use the same AI tool, the platform will make very similar media planning and buying suggestions. So what is the differentiator?” he said. “You still need a human touch.”
It is also hard for platforms like Lucy to process unstructured data, including consumer surveys, media consumption data and a client’s first-party data. Media planners need to formulate that data first in order for AI to restructure them. This is especially time-consuming when it comes to programmatic, Gaines said.
“It’s amazing how much time our media planners still spend on copying and pasting data in Excel so we can compare data sources to data sources and use them as future-facing insight, rather than just a view on what has already happened,” he said.
Lucy illustrates both the strengths and the limitations of AI platforms. For example, Lucy can suggest the best channels for a campaign, including search, social, magazine, outdoor and TV. But it can’t make recommendations about which specific social network — Facebook, Snapchat or Twitter, for instance — to use because the industry doesn’t have a consistent measurement across the different platforms. And the AI platform may get confused about questions like, “What kind of people stay at these hotels?” simply because the options and answers are currently broad, Gaines explained.
“Lucy is excellent at delivering a collection of data that is effectively the observations,” he said. “But what AI can’t do right now is then tell you what the insight is from those observations, which means we still have a job for a while.”
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Scotch whisky contributes almost £5bn to the UK economy and supports more than 40,000 jobs, according to research commissioned by the industry.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) said the sector now accounted for 25% of total UK food and drink exports.
Its report also suggested that the industry's direct economic impact had grown by 21% since 2008, to £3.3bn.
It found it added more value to the economy than shipbuilding, iron and steel, textiles or computing.
The report also concluded that Scotch whisky supported almost 11,000 jobs directly.
It estimated that every job in the industry supported a further 2.7 British posts - adding that for every £1m of value added, the industry generated another £520,000 across the UK, through haulage, packaging and other aspects of the supply chain.
According to the report, capital expenditure makes up £140m of total industry spend - some 70% of that in other parts of the UK and overseas.
The report also described Scotch as the "lifeblood of many rural communities", estimating that the industry sustained 7,400 rural jobs and contributed about £900m in gross value added (GVA).
It added that despite a slowdown in exports, the sector was expanding "at unprecedented levels" with about 30 new distilleries being planned or built across Scotland.
SWA chief executive David Frost said: "This new report shows just how significant the Scotch whisky industry is to the wider UK economy, adding £5bn of value, supporting over 40,000 jobs, and contributing £4bn to Britain's trade performance.
"Scotch whisky must be recognised as a cultural asset that boosts growth and jobs, supports communities and combines the best of the traditional and the modern.
"Given the scale and impact of the Scotch whisky industry, we believe the government should show its support.
"One way of doing so, in the short term, would be for the chancellor to cut excise duty by 2% in the March Budget."


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LOS ANGELES – April 23, 2013 – Global Icons, a premier brand licensing agency, serving a rapidly expanding global portfolio of market-leading clients, announced today its representation agreement with Little Giraffe®, a leading name in the luxury baby accessories industry.
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LOS ANGELES – February 26, 2013 – Global Icons announced its representation agreement with American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., who has over 6,100 franchised food establishments throughout the world.
LOS ANGELES – January 17, 2013 – Global Icons, a premier brand licensing agency, announced today its exclusive worldwide representation agreement with Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMND), a leading snack food company.
Leveraging the brand’s irresistible flavors and delightful popcorn-making experience, Global Icons will strategically introduce the brand into a diverse range of categories including popcorn seasonings, snack mixes, popcorn makers, and play activity toys. These new product lines will reflect the same commitment to quality and taste that the “King of Kernel” is known for, and celebrate the tradition of Pop Secret as “the perfect movie night partner.”
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LOS ANGELES – January 14, 2013 – Global Icons, a premier brand licensing agency, announced today its exclusive worldwide representation agreement with Buck Knives, a leading knife manufacturer.
Global Icons will support Buck’s strategic brand initiatives by increasing brand exposure through engaging product collections worldwide within categories such as outdoor/camping equipment and tools, as well as outdoor apparel and accessories, among others. Consumers will be able to trust that licensed Buck Knives merchandise will echo Buck’s pledge that each product has been thoughtfully designed and engineered, and built to last a lifetime.


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Over the last few years, iPhone and iPad users have been quick to adopt the latest version of Apple's mobile OS. But iOS 8 seems to be playing out differently. A lot differently.
According to multiple sources, iOS 8 downloads have basically flatlined. Mixpanel reports iOS 8 users currently make up 45 percent of total iOS users, while iOS 7 users still make up 50 percent. Apple's own App Store visit numbers show similar stats: As of October 5th, 47 percent of iOS users are on iOS 8, and 47 percent are on iOS 7. (The last few percent in both analyses are folks on earlier versions of iOS.) With the launches of iOS 6 and iOS 7, the numbers were closer to 60 or 70 percent at this point.
Users could be holding off on updating for a number of reasons, like reported or expected performance issues. For those with older iOS devices, this can be a wise move. As of September 23rd, data from mobile app performance manager Crittercism shows the crash rate on iOS 8 was 64.5 percent higher than on iOS 7.1 (3.29 versus 2 percent). As of October 8th, the iOS 8 crash rate still sits above 3 percent—and that rate skews higher on older devices like the iPhone 5. Historically, new iOS versions can end up hobbling older systems by adding new features, with more bugs. As the device is pushed to its processing limits, performance is diminished. And of course, the botched release of iOS 8.0.1 may have nudged would-be early adopters away from downloading ASAP.
There's also the fact that iOS 8 is a big download, requiring around 6 GB of space. If you only have a 16 GB device, well, you may have to free up some space before you even think about updating.
But slower iOS 8 adoption could also be rooted in the kind of update Apple pushed out this time.
"[It's] a nerd release," says developer Andrew Clark of Apple's latest mobile OS. Before you get your Think Different undies in a wad (yeah, those exist), Clark elaborates. "Can you think of any non-power-user features that it’s worth upgrading for? Home Kit and Health Kit are useless until all the accessory makers get on board. Extensions and third party keyboards are great, but a casual user isn’t going to understand or care about them. iCloud Photo Library will be huge but it’s in beta and is switched off by default."
On top of that, another key feature, Continuity, doesn't ship until OS X Yosemite does in October. Continuity lets you hand off tasks and pick them back up right where you left off on a separate iOS or Mac device. And Apple Pay, Apple's NFC-based mobile payment platform, also won't go online until October.
But is the average iOS user aware of those features and their release timeline? A good number don't pay attention to tech news at all, and were seriously confused when U2's new album magically appeared on their iPhone. Perhaps this version's features just aren't as eye catching as the changes Apple made to iOS last year.
When Apple debuted iOS 7, it was a huge visual departure from its predecessor—one that was debated, hyped, and booed ad nauseam until long after the OS made its public release. People were excited to check it out for themselves. And as app developers updated their offerings to match the new aesthetic, they looked out of place on iOS 6. A number of developers required iOS 7 for their apps so they wouldn't have to support two varying designs. To use your favorite apps, you had to upgrade, so people did.
This isn't true for Apple's latest mobile OS. If you aren't on a new iPhone 6 or 6 Plus, the updates may seem marginal, although they're actually quite significant.
"iOS 8 is laying the groundwork for the next five years of iOS," Clark said. "We’ll look back and see that it was a big turning point, but for now if you haven’t already upgraded, there’s not much pressure to."
That pressure will surely increase with time, particularly as Apple tries to ensure iOS avoids the fragmentation woes that Android faces. "Apple sunsets support on older generation devices," Rob Kwok, Crittercism's CTO and co-founder says. "This forces a regular upgrade cycle that reduces fragmentation." Kwok expects iOS 8 adoption will hit the 60 to 70 percent level within the next 30 to 45 days.
So perhaps users are just getting savvier and playing it safe when it comes to app updates. Or perhaps they're just waiting to upgrade to iOS 8 when it's got the features they need. Regardless, even with slower adoption, iOS 8 has already proven it's not the next Windows 8.


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Apple (AAPL) Tablet jitters might well skew investors outlook for Amazon (AMZN). But the e-retailer is poised to deliver yet another strong quarter when it reports after the close on Thursday.
Investors, of course, are not wrong to fear that an Apple tablet, which is slated to be unveiled today, could pose a threat to Amazon's Kindle electronic reader.
But while this is a possibility, the dominance of online sales during the holiday period paint an optimistic picture for Amazon's future.
Internet sales, on the whole, grew 5% to $27 billion during the period, according to comScore. And Amazon is expected to be among the biggest gainer of the holidays, even as it went head-to-head with Wal-Mart (WMT) and Target (TGT) over discounts.According to comScore, Amazon's traffic soared 20% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. And for the third month in a row the site has attracted more unique visitors than all of eBay's (EBAY) sites. Of the top six retail sites, only Apple and Best Buy (BBY) experienced as much growth, with unique visitors up 25% and 15%, respectively. Analysts are calling for earnings of 72 cents a share on revenue of $9.04 billion in the fourth quarter. And Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney believes these estimates are conservative, with more probability for an upside than downside. Indeed, Amazon was upgraded Wednesday morning to buy from hold buy Kaufman Bros. The firm expects strong fourth-quarter results, and believes the stock offers and attractive risk reward after falling about 15% since mid-December.
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IGN presents a hands on preview of the unreleased Need for Speed Carbon. The game is expected to be a true successor of the successful NFS series. Read the whole preview here and pics here.
EA announced in a press release that they are working on six Wii games. The games include Tiger Woods, Need for Speed, Harry Potter, Madden NFL, Godfather and SSX. The Senior Vice President and General Manager of EA, John Schappert was excited about the annoucement of these popular franchises for Nintendo’s next-gen console. Once […]
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EA has announced that the new NFS gal would be Emmanuelle Vaugier. She will play the role of Nikki, the ex-girlfriend of the game’s hero. No doubt, she’s excited about it and feels she can be more creative, acting in a video game. The sequel which is dubbed as Need for Speed Carbon will […]
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Beauty and personal care companies are always looking for new and creative ways to market their products. That sometimes means infusing humor into an ad or invoking big name celebrity endorsements. Other times it means tapping into public health or environmental campaigns such organizations know consumers care about. Think products labeled as recyclable, BPA-free, or animal cruelty-free.
Such consciousness and awareness is, of course, usually a good thing. But sometimes labels can confuse consumers as much as they enlighten. That might be the case with the ever-growing number of deodorant brands advertising their products as being aluminum-free.
Though aluminum in deodorant can be an issue for some individuals, experts say it isn’t cause for alarm in most people.
Why do companies put aluminum in deodorant?
The global deodorant market is staggering − valued at more than $25 billion, according to one analysis. It’s so big because an awful lot of people want to mask and minimize body odor. While fresh scents may help with the masking part, various types of aluminum, (namely aluminum chloride, aluminum zirconium and aluminium chlorohydrate) are in charge of the minimizing part.
“Aluminum in deodorant works by forming a temporary ‘plug’ within the sweat duct, which stops the flow of sweat to the skin’s surface,” explains Lauren Taglia, MD, a dermatologist at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. In other words, aluminum in deodorant is the antiperspirant part of the product.
In this way, “aluminum in deodorant can be beneficial in controlling sweat and body odor,” says Michelle Henry, MD, a board certified and Mount Sinai/Harvard trained dermatologist practicing in New York City.
Is aluminum in deodorant bad?
While that sounds like upside only, recent concern has arisen because a couple of small studies have suggested a possible link between the use of antiperspirant (aluminum) deodorant and breast cancer.
Though such a relationship would no doubt be concerning, it may not be as alarming as it sounds. For instance, the American Cancer Society has found “no strong epidemiologic studies (studies in people) that link breast cancer risk and antiperspirant use, and very little scientific evidence to support this claim.” Indeed, a multitude of additional studies have found little to no association between antiperspirant deodorants and any type of cancer.
But that doesn’t mean aluminum in deodorants doesn’t have downsides. “Aluminum may still be of concern to individuals with impaired kidney function,” says Taglia. She says that’s because excess aluminum is filtered out of the body by the kidneys, something people with kidney disorders wouldn’t be able to do as well. “That is why the FDA has included a warning specifically for those with weakened kidney function who may not be able to filter aluminum sufficiently,” she explains.
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What happens if you switch to aluminum-free deodorant?
For such people, or anyone else who is concerned about the inclusion of aluminum in their deodorants, “there are aluminum-free alternatives available,” says Henry.
Deodorant brands that label their packaging as “natural,” “aluminum-free,” or “clean,” have done away with the inclusion of aluminum altogether. In its place, such brands are opting to mask body odor with fresh scents or natural products like apple cider vinegar, sage or coconut oil.
Or they may be using ingredients like starch or powder to absorb sweat instead of blocking or preventing it the way aluminum deodorant does. Henry says for people who tend not to perspire much or sweat through their clothes, such alternatives may be desirable.


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Maui Coffee Roasters, which has operated a coffee roastery and cafe on Hawaii’s second-largest island for 32 years, has opened a drive-through shop in Spokane, Wash. The new store is one of several Maui Coffee Roasters retail locations planned for the Pacific Northwest in the coming years, the company has announced.
“We look forward to sharing our roasting expertise and the true flavors of the islands with Mainland customers,” MCR president Michael Okazaki says. “By doing so, we hope to enhance the image of Hawaiian coffees throughout the Western United States.”
The Hawaiian coffee company’s expansion is in partnership with an affiliated company, going by the name Maui Coffee Roasters USA. This is its second offshore operation. It also operates a retail store in Tokyo. All of the coffee used in the new Northwest locations will be roasted in the company’s Kahului headquarters.
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Design awards for Konecranes cranes and hoists9 June 2020
Konecranes’s S-series cranes and C-series hoists have been recognised by Design Forum Finland (DFF) at the organisation’s 2020 DFF Awards.
The innovations won the 2020 Fennie IPR Excellence prize for the protection of intellectual property rights, while the S-series received an honourable mention in the top design award.
The S-series and C-series were launched in September 2019 alongside the M-series crane. The S-series incorporates features including variable speed control for all movements, a new synthetic rope with reeving arrangement that reduces wheel load impact by up to 45%, and Konecranes ‘Smart Features’ such as Follow Me, Hook Centering, and Snag Prevention.
The Fennia Prize competition awards companies and organisations that use design strategically in their business operations, including through products, services or business concepts. The awards are granted every other year by Design Forum Finland, Fennia Group, Elo, and the Finnish Patent and Registration Office.
Tatu Piispanen, senior industrial designer at Konecranes, said: "Besides bringing game-changing technological innovations to the customers, Konecranes is investing extensively in the design quality and user experience of its products. The S-series crane in particular is a milestone in this regard, and it’s great to see our development teams rewarded in this way.”
Marko Tulokas, senior vice president at Konecranes Industrial Cranes, said: “We’re immensely pleased to receive this recognition, and my thanks go to the Konecranes employees around the world who spent years developing these products, which are truly in a class of their own.
“The award underscores the excellence of both our engineering and design capabilities. Given the interest we’re seeing, we look forward to seeing more of these cranes in customer sites in future.”


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WAYN has admitted it received “several” offers to buy the company during 2007 but refused to negotiate over a sale of the business.
The revelation came as the travel social network continued to deny rumours which surfaced last week regarding talks between it and online consumer portal AOL.
Travolution learned earlier this week that WAYN has attracted the interest of a number of parties in the past 12 months.
WAYN declined to comment on the identity of the companies but officials confirmed that AOL was not one of those who made enquiries about the business.
Marketing manager Annika Erskine said: “We have indeed had several approaches, none of which have been right for us at the time and the circumstance.”
“We are wholly committed to growing a successful business over the long term and to strengthen our position as the world’s largest travel and lifestyle social network.
Meanwhile, suggestions the company’s suite of backers will be looking to cash in on their investment this year were also rebuffed this week.
Travolution understands the group – which includes the Howzat Media team of David Soskin and Hugo Burge from Cheapflights, ex-Lastminute.com chief executive Brent Hoberman and former-executives at Active Hotels – did not include an exit timescale as part of their investment in January 2007.
WAYN will not be required to sell the company because of pressure from its backers, Esrkine confirmed.
She added: “We meet many different companies in the general course of our day to day business but we are not in an engagement process to sell with any company at this time.”
In April 2007 Travolution revealed Thomson Holidays had considered investing in WAYN but backed away when the current group emerged as contenders.