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It would appear that the recent announcement of EarthBound for the Wii U virtual console has stirred up the imagination of one particularly skilled fan in the community. Clyde Mandelin, who goes by the name ‘Tomato’, in the community, has offered to provide his translation of EarthBound sequel Mother 3 to Nintendo for free so long as it will help secure a Western release for the game.
Long title, right? But I don’t care. EarthBound is FINALLY coming to the Wii U Virtual Console this year! I’ve been waiting years for this news and I will shout it to the heavens because it’s really happening! No rumor, no speculation, it was announced officially during this morning’s Nintendo Direct press event that it is fact and it is happening later this year. Sadly, no confirmed date yet aside […]
For those unaware, Club Nintendo offers a varying line-up of downloadable games to those of you who have diligently collected the coins but just aren’t interested in exclusive Wii Remote Wrist Straps or Nintendogs Greeting Cards. The selection changes every month, and there’s almost always something worth grabbing for a meagre 100-200 coins. This month is no different. The available games are solid titles, and it’s tough to pass them up. […]
According to an interview Siliconera held with Kotaro Uchikoshihas, the director of Zero Escape 3, its been confirmed that the third entry in the Zero Escape series will take place Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and the recently released Virtue’s Last Reward. Before he lent his hand to developing the Zero Escape games, the chap wrote the visual novel Ever17: Out of Inifinity; a work of fiction that has gained […]
Nintendo have today confirmed that the Monster Games developed 3DS port of Donkey Kong Country Returns (3D), will hit 3DS handhelds everywhere on May 24th. There is a video of the game that you can catch on the Nintendo eShop, but if you don’t have access to that we have you sorted after the cut with the trailer of the game. To me, it looks like a riotous bit of platforming fun. […]
With Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon due to hit retail at the end of the month (March 28th in the UK to be exact; US folks get the game on March 24th), Nintendo have released another trailer; this one showcasing the madness of the four-player mode that the game facilitates. It looks like it could be a pretty great time all things told. Take a peek after the break!
Looks like a pretty packed lineup in this week’s Nintendo eShop update. Some new releases, some demos, and did somebody mention the word Eggztravaganza? Yes. Somebody mentioned that word and I really wish I could punch the “creator” of that word in the face. Anyways, get the full scoop on this week’s new releases for the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and even the Wii after the jump!
At this year’s PAX East event in Boston, which is scheduled to run from March 22nd to March 24th, Capcom has been dropping hints that they will announce two, never-before-seen games at the event. The publisher is set to announce the two new games at their “World of Capcom” panel which will take place on Friday, March 22nd in the Exhibition Center’s Pheonix Room. Rival Schools 3 and Resident Evil […]
It’ll soon be time for the industry vultures to have a second go at stripping the meat off the bones of THQ, as the administrators for the company have confirmed that the former publisher will attempt to sell off all of its remaining IP at a court-supervised auction on April 1st. The IP sale has been sliced up into the six tasty morsels; Red Faction, Homeworld, MX, Darksiders, other owned […]


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Blockbuster CEO: The movie’s not over yet
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Blockbuster’s CEO James Keyes said don’t count Blockbuster out just yet.
Keyes told an Austin Business Journal sister paper, the Dallas Business Journal, that the barrage of reports speculating possible bankruptcy ignores the fact Blockbuster made a similar U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing last year.
But despite that filing, the Dallas-based movie and gaming retailer is still standing. Blockbuster operates 28 stores in the Austin area.
The company’s stock price plummeted earlier this week after a SEC filing expressed fears that if cash flow didn't improve, it would move forward with bankruptcy reorganization. For the year ending Jan. 3, 2010, Blockbuster reported a $558.2 million net loss on $5.07 billion revenue, a much deeper depreciation than the $374.1 million negative on $4.062 billion revenue in 2008.
But Keyes said Thursday the filing is routine and similar to standard warnings the company made in a securities filing last year.
“Blockbuster has so many options available,” he said. “We actually have more options available when compared to last year.”
Keyes said the company is in the “process of a business transformation,” where it plans to continue leveraging its multichannel approach.
Even as concerns were raised last year, the company laid out plans to install 10,000 more Blockbuster Express kiosks. But also in September 2009, the company said it was closing up to 960 stores by the end of this 2010.
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Pools ad space from Professional Bull Riding, Weekly World News, and other sites.
World Wrestling Entertainment is pitching a new vertical ad network reaching U.S. males with… simple tastes. The offering consists of WWE.com and sites like Professional Bull Riding, Weekly World News, Maxim, and Major League Gaming. Taken together the sites reach 18 million unique visitors - most of them young and male.
At first only the WWE sales team will sell into the network, which has been dubbed WWE Digital Properties. Andrew Judelson, EVP at Stamford, CT-based WWE, said other publishers may bring ad opportunities on a case-by-case basis, "so as long as they do not conflict with our efforts."
WWE began selling the network to advertisers in late Q4 2011, beginning with Weekly World News. WWN CEO Neil McGinness says the arrangement has already delivered a boost to the tabloid news brand, which ceased print publication in 2007. It's now online only.
"It's great to be working with the seasoned ad professionals at WWE who have deep relationships within the advertising universe. We are already seeing great progress since launch and expect a great year," McGinness said in a statement.
WWE has seen a steady rise in traffic and revenue from its digital initiatives, including social media, e-commerce, and display ad sales. It says the number of "likes" on its 103 Facebook pages is close to 50 million. And its flagship Facebook page, WWE, has 7.3 million fans, making it the No. 3 most liked sports brand page (behind the NBA and Ultimate Fighting Championship), according to Fanpagelist.com.
WWE aims to rep more sites in the coming year.
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ISLAMABAD: Bechlo.pk has won the first national Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Bootcamp conducted jointly by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Jazz.
Ten startups, which had earlier won the provincial and thematic bootcamps, participated in the national competition held on Monday in Islamabad.
The winning startup, Bechlo.pk, is a fully integrated online multi-vendor store that provides women with a platform to sell new and pre-loved items from the comfort of their homes. The startup will now be provided with an opportunity to join Youth Co:Lab: the largest youth Social Entrepreneurship movement in Asia and the Pacific along with access to mentorship opportunities and exclusive digital giveaways by Jazz.
Laura Sheridan, Programme Manager of UNDP’s Youth Empowerment Programme, said at the occasion, “UNDP believes that by developing young people’s 21st century skills, and by catalysing and sustaining youth-led startups and social enterprises here in Pakistan, we can jointly position young people front and center to solve the country’s most pressing challenges. Together with Jazz, we have provided entrepreneurial skills and supported our participants to develop business plans for sustainability and scalability of their social enterprises.”
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I am a physician and have seen a dramatic increase in diabetes, obesity, and hypertension in my patients. I believe that poor eating habits play a big role in these preventable conditions. I want to be a part of the solution.
Milwaukee, Wis. (PRWEB) April 25, 2013
Jeff and Sandy Osbourne, parents to three teenagers, have partnered with HUMAN Healthy Vending – the nation’s leading franchisor of healthy vending businesses – to ensure that the greater Milwaukee community has convenient access to healthful foods and beverages.
Currently, the Osbournes have placed HUMAN Healthy Vending machines in Hartland and surrounding areas at Mukwonago High School, West Allis Central High School, Nathan Hale High School, Lincoln Middle School, and Arrowhead Union High School.
Jeff Osbourne is a physician, specializing in podiatry, and has been servicing the Milwaukee area for the past 20 years.
“I am a physician and have seen a dramatic increase in diabetes, obesity, and hypertension in my patients. I believe that poor eating habits play a big role in these preventable conditions,” said Jeff. “I want to be a part of the solution and provide greater access to healthful, affordable and convenient foods.”
The Osbournes’ healthy vending machines in schools provide wholesome snacks that are a better alternative to the foods and drinks typically found in vending machines.
With the USDA’s recent proposal to improve the nutritional quality of snack foods sold in school vending machines, a la carte and in student stores (a.k.a. “competitive foods”), schools across the nation will be turning to healthy vending to assist them with compliance and improved student performance. The Osbournes are positioned to provide schools with a product mix that meets the impending guidelines so that schools may painlessly make the transition.
At a time when the nation is experiencing a healthcare crisis and rising rates of chronic and, largely preventable, diseases, the Osbournes are proud to be a part of the solution.
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The Osbournes are available for phone and video interviews and can coordinate interviews with owners and/or management at their machines’ locations. Photos, as well as video footage, of HUMAN Healthy Vending machines are immediately available upon request. The Osbournes may be reached at jeff.osbourne(at)healthyvending(dot)com.
Those interested in owning their own HUMAN Healthy Vending franchise, or in having a HUMAN Healthy Vending machine at their location, may call 310.845.7745 or visit http://www.healthyvending.com.
About HUMAN Healthy Vending
HUMAN (Helping Unite Mankind and Nutrition) Healthy Vending’s mission is to make healthy food more convenient than junk food. HUMAN accomplishes this by placing high-tech and eco-friendly vending machines that only vend better-for-you foods and drinks, including fresh produce and locally-sourced foods, in schools, hospitals, gyms and corporate locations across the world. In addition to providing healthful food options, HUMAN machines provide nutrition education via high-definition LCD screens that display streaming videos and other digital content. HUMAN currently has more than 1000 machines placed across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
HUMAN Healthy Vending has been ranked by Entrepreneur as one of its “Top 100 Brilliant Companies” and by Forbes as one of “America’s Most Promising Companies” (two years in a row).
HUMAN donates 10% of profits to charities that fight the causes of childhood obesity and malnutrition, with a predominate recipient of those funds being HUMAN’s non-profit arm, HUMAN Everywhere. HUMAN Everywhere’s mission is to leverage the power of social entrepreneurship to improve the nation’s collective health by increasing access to nutrition education and healthful foods while advocating for public policy that contributes to these goals.


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Mycronic, the leading Swedish high-tech company providing flexible production solutions to the electronics manufacturing industry, announces a new strategic partnership with Cogiscan Inc., supplier of Track Trace and Control (TTC) and IIoT solutions to provide machine connectivity for Industry 4.0 applications. Mycronic’s full range of SMT equipment and software, including printing, dispensing, placement, optical inspection and component storage solutions, combined with Cogiscan’s multiprotocol connectivity platform, create a powerful offering of integrated machine and software systems for the printed circuit board assembly market.
“Cogiscan is delighted and honored to partner with a forward-thinking global leader like Mycronic,” says Vincent Dubois, CEO at Cogiscan. “We are looking forward to collaborating with Mycronic for the long term to complement their innovative PCB assembly equipment and software with robust IIoT technology.”
This partnership will enhance Mycronic’s existing offering by providing plug-and-play machine communication solutions – using standard protocols such as CAMX, CFX and SECS/GEM, as well as tailored interfaces to leading proprietary and commercial MES’s – to customers embarking on the journey for factory-wide connectivity and the Smart Factory. Electronics manufacturers who are looking to achieve full digitalization of their operations can expect to see a faster time-to-value and a more agile and more productive factory environment going forward.
“We are very happy to announce our relationship with Cogiscan,” says Clemens Jargon, Acting Sr VP Assembly Solutions High Flex at Mycronic. “Factory digitalization has become a top priority for electronics manufacturers, and efficient factory-wide communication is key in building tomorrow’s Industry 4.0 solutions. We believe Cogiscan’s connectivity technology and expertise are an excellent asset for us in helping our customers achieve success.”


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Meanwhile, the Knights had decided to work with higher-end bamboo, and set up price points in the mid to high end of the market, where there was less competition. That has proved wise since the market has been flooded with lower-cost, lower-quality bamboo.
"Everyone's duking it out in the lower end of the market, but we chose not to play in that arena," David Knight said.
Ann Knight said that a few years into the bamboo trend, consumers are sophisticated enough to know the difference between high-quality and lower-quality bamboo. She said sticking with higher-end products has also helped the Knights avoid the impact of a slowing housing construction market nationwide.
In the future, David Knight said, more sophisticated eco-conscious consumers will look for not just ecologically sound products, but products made by manufacturers who are themselves environmentally and socially responsible. That's why Teragren has made sure its corporate office is carbon neutral through steps like buying wind power and recycling.
Next year, Teragren will redesign packaging and look at ways to reduce the carbon footprint of the whole supply chain. Meanwhile, the company is looking for investors to fund future growth plans, such as branching out into other bamboo building products such as outdoor decking, trusses and joints.
"We have an eye toward going public as soon as both Teragren and the market are ready," David Knight said.
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It’s back: Vendors line up for Highway 80 Sale
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - It was canceled last time around, but the world’s longest garage sale is back. Yes, it’s time for the semi-annual Historic U.S. 80 Hi-way Sale. KLTV set out to see what they have in Longview, and to find out if CDC guidelines are being followed.
If you can get to Highway 80, you’ll find the stuff for sale this weekend. It’s been a year since the last one.
Like many, Jimmy and Cheryl Woods are ready to sell.
“I’ve been hoarding stuff for like 30 years. Our attic is full, we have storage sheds full. Most of this stuff I can go through and tell you where I got it,” Jimmy said.
They came in from the Dallas area to unload.
“Everything’s starting to pick up. A lot of people said they didn’t even know it was happening this week, you know. They said oh we didn’t even know it was going on; you know, corona, so,” Jimmy said.
They are staying in a small trailer in the lot for the weekend.
“Constantly, washing our hands. Every time we take someone’s money, we’re washing our hands,” Jimmy said.
Michelle McKinley is in her second year of participating in the sale, and says this time around is different because they’re:
“Definitely going through and disinfecting everything; making sure everything’s wiped down, cleaned off. You know, obviously we’re having to stay farther away from people this time,” McKinley said.
Some vendors have put out hand sanitizer for customers. Samantha Nelson appreciates that and stays masked up to look at the stuff.
“It’s interesting. It brings back memories. Especially when you’re looking at old antiques and such; it brings back memories,” Nelson said.
There may not have been a memory tied to a phone in the shape of a condiment bottle.
“Wait, what is that?” I asked her.
“A phone,” Nelson said about a Heinz phone she was holding.
“Oh, just in case you want to make a call and ‘ketchup’,” I said.
“Oh, high five,” she said holding her hand up.
“Oh, now I have to sanitize,” I said after the high five.
“Here you go,” Jimmy said, giving both of us a squirt of sanitizer.
Jimmy on the spot, there. So, procedures may have changed, but the people are just as friendly as last year.
“We got a little bit of everything. We have everything, except a sink. We didn’t bring a kitchen sink,” Jimmy said.
And Jimmy does wear a mask, although he has another one for sale that might scare off all kinds of nasty things.
“I am not your father,” Jimmy said through his Darth Vader mask.
Several vendors said they are only doing it Friday and Saturday so you may want to keep that in mind if you go. And be prepared to use cash for purchases.
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Do you want a toothbrush that knows what it’s like to have brushed the teeth of thousands of other people? That’s kind of what Colgate’s new app-enabled electronic toothbrush promises — only way less gross than that makes it sound.
Debuted at CES, the Colgate Smart Electronic Toothbrush E1 with Artificial Intelligence uses AI to provide real-time feedback to users as they clean their pearly whites. It also uses Apple’s ResearchKit platform integration to crowdsource toothbrushing data from other users. The more people clean, the smarter the brush gets!
According to Colgate it uses this ResearchKit data to “get even smarter about oral care for better and faster future innovation.” The providing of ResearchKit data with the toothbrush is completely optional, so you can opt-out of it if you’re not comfortable with others learning from your brushing technique.
“Our goal is simple,” said Dr. Patricia Verduin, Chief Technology Officer of Colgate-Palmolive Company, said in a statement. “We want people to have their healthiest smiles by brushing their best. The first step to improving brushing is to understand consumers’ brushing habits, and Apple ResearchKit has proved to be a powerful tool for this.”
The brush contains real-time motion sensors, designed to capture brushing efficiency and effectiveness in 16 different zones of the mouth. It also uses Bluetooth connectivity and sonic vibrating technology, powered by smart toothbrush company Kolibree.
Unlike a lot of products introduced at CES, you won’t have to wait long to get your hands (and, well, your teeth) on the Colgate Smart Electronic Toothbrush E1. It’s available in the United States on Apple.com and in select Apple Stores from today, priced at $99.95.


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DLC: it’s those three simple letters that bring heavy connotations with them on both sides of the spectrum. Now whether or not you’re a loyal supporter of all things downloadable content, or whether you think it’s the next worse thing after Aliens: Colonial Marines, there’s no denying the fact that DLC has become a necessary evil in the video game industry today. Publishers need a way to ensure their games reach a certain milestone of longevity, and that there will still be a reason to invest in these IPs months, or even years, down the road after their initial release. After all, it sure makes the multi-year wait for the next installment in our favorite franchise just a little more bearable! So why is there still such a general controversy, and sometimes even distaste, towards downloadable content?
Just like different video game IPs, every DLC is its own unique beast. So of course, the big question turns to what makes a fair and justified piece of DLC, and what makes an abusive and money-grabbing one. Perhaps one of the most notorious examples in the last few years of DLC abuse was the disc-based content locking practiced by companies like Capcom, and even Volition with the release of Saints Row: The Third. Basically, these games would ship on release day with several of the additional downloadable content packs already prepped and ready to go on the retail game discs. A few months later, when the official “DLC” would be released, players would essentially pay a small fee to “unlock” the hidden content that they had technically already bought and owned on the actual game disc.
When a big AAA title gets released these days in 2013, it’s almost a guarantee that several DLC packs are sure to follow. However, it often seems that WHEN these inevitable DLCs get announced also plays a big factor in the public’s perception of them. For instance, do you remember the eye-rolling that occurred when Ubisoft fully announced the DLC for Assassin’s Creed III a few weeks before the actual game’s release? Taking this pattern to an all-new extreme, DLC for Assassin’s Creed IV has ALREADY been announced, even though the base game isn’t set to come out until the end of October. Of course, given things like the now relatively common Season Pass functionality which lets gamers purchase all future downloadable content for a game at a discounted price, it makes sense why gamers would want to know what they can expect to receive later on before making an investment such as this. But when the advent of DLC begins to take away from the base game at hand, this is where I think many people begin to see a problem.
One company whose DLC strategies I’ve always admired is Gearbox, the developer behind the fantastic Borderlands series. In both Borderlands and its 2012 sequel Borderlands 2, players were given four unique and extremely thought-out storyline DLC expansions (with even more Borderlands 2 DLC on the way), which not only featured all sorts of new missions and locations, but were also nicely paced out in the months following each game’s respective release. Gamers knew exactly what they would be in for in buying a Gearbox season pass, but it was more to extend the Borderlands experience that they had already been enjoying: and not something that seemed needlessly tacked on as a mere afterthought.
But of course, no matter what kind of DLC you plan on bringing to your next big game, whether it’s new costumes, extra multiplayer modes, or a full extension of the single-player experience, it often seems like the message you convey alongside the announcement will either help or harm the way your DLC is positioned on the industry meter of “Excellent” and “Money grabbing.”
One company that recently came under fire for shady DLC tactics was Deep Silver, for the recently released Metro: Last Light by 4A Games. Alongside the release of Metro: Last Light in May, Deep Silver posted a day-one $4.99 DLC that added on the Ranger Mode difficulty to the game, which is the Metro series’ equivalent to an extreme mode of play. But the big problem with this one? The fact that Deep Silver began billing the Ranger Mode DLC as “The way that Metro: Last Light is truly meant to be played.” So in the eyes of gamers, they were paying full price for the latest Metro game, only to be told if they REALLY wanted to have the full Metro: Last Light experience, then they would need to shell out a few more bucks for that privilege. Again, the fact that a day-one DLC release such as this could have easily been added to the actual base game only fuels the counter argument, and comes across as no better than that “disc-locked” content that Capcom and friends took such a fan beating over.
A huge controversy erupted online of Deep Silver’s handling attribution of DLC in Metro: Last Light, which was speared in such a negative fashion, that developer A4 Games was forced to respond. In answer to the heated claims of releasing an unfinished product with money-grabbing DLCs, A4 Games had basically stated that developers these days simply just can’t afford NOT to include DLC, and that they saw the Ranger Mode DLC as the least intrusive method for extending their game, not to mention the hopes of bringing in more revenue so they could continue to do with they love: making great video games. A similar controversy occurred when EA and Visceral Games announced DLC for Dead Space 3, and promised it to be the “most disturbing content in the series to date.” So in other words, the kind of content that many gamers thought they were already purchasing with the initial retail release of Dead Space 3.
So if there’s anything that can be learned from the many ways that downloadable content has transformed in today’s age of gaming, it’s that the industry might very well need them in order to survive. Even bigger, industry landmark companies like Nintendo are finally beginning to get their feet wet in the DLC waters, with this summer’s New Super Luigi U one of the first substantial DLC expansions the company has ever released, not to mention one of the most well-received DLC by both gaming critics and the gaming community that I’ve seen in quite some time. So there’s no denying that, if done right, DLC can not only be a completely appropriate means to monetize your latest IP, but gain the trust and support of your fanbase and other gamers.
What are your feelings on the current state of downloadable content in the video game industry? Has DLC really become a necessary evil for all prospective game developers? What’s more, do you have any other examples of DLC done right, as opposed to DLC done wrong? Be sure to let us know in the replies!


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The picturesque destination of Los Cabos is gearing up to host the highly anticipated Los Cabos VIP Summit, a premier event that promises to bring together tourism industry stakeholders and partners for a unique blend of networking, collaboration, and inspiration. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Baja California Peninsula, the summit is poised to unite industry leaders and stakeholders for a memorable showcase of the future of luxury experiences in the destination.
“The VIP Summit, which has been a landmark event for us for over a decade, is once again shaping up to be the most anticipated event in what has been a packed year of exciting events here,” said Rodrigo Esponda, Managing Director of the Los Cabos Tourism Board. “We look forward to welcoming so many of our partners in the industry to share what we have in store for 2024 and elevate the Los Cabos experience to even greater heights.”
In addition to this year's event, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with Diana Flores, the captain of Mexico's national flag football team and the newly appointed Los Cabos Brand Ambassador. Her participation underscores the destination's evolving emphasis on wellness, blending luxury with health and well-being.
Set to unfold from November 13 to 15, 2023, the Los Cabos VIP Summit will offer hoteliers, airlines, tour operators, media, and more access to networking lunches, 1-on-1 meetings, and dedicated booth spaces. The event will be hosted at the Hacienda Del Mar Resort, a world-class beachfront oasis, with select parts of the itinerary taking place at Flora Farms and the Hotel Grand Velas Boutique - among other prominent venues.
Attendees of this flagship event can look forward to unrivalled networking opportunities, as the Summit brings together some of the most influential leaders and influencers from Los Cabos’ diverse tourism sector. In addition to the bevy of business items on the agenda, attendees will also enjoy a taste of Los Cabos’ dynamic, farm-to-table cuisine at a Gala dinner and cocktail reception.
Representatives from Los Cabos will use the event as a platform to highlight the future of the destination and its tourism initiatives in the upcoming year. Coming off its successful “Year of Wellness” in 2023, the dynamic sea-and-desert destination will announce a new slate of programming reflecting its six essential pillars: gastronomy, hospitality, culture, sustainability, wellness, and nature. . Sustainability will play a key element in all activities and social awareness will also be a welcome addition to the program.
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Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) Stake Cut by National Pension Service
National Pension Service reduced its position in Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 263,051 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,988 shares during the period. National Pension Service owned about 0.07% of Tyson Foods worth $16,196,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TSN. IFP Advisors Inc raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 9.4% in the first quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the period. Independent Portfolio Consultants Inc. raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 146.7% in the second quarter. Independent Portfolio Consultants Inc. now owns 2,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after buying an additional 1,357 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods by 62.9% in the first quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,850 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Harbour Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tyson Foods during the first quarter valued at about $196,000. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tyson Foods during the first quarter valued at about $203,000. 72.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (TSN) opened at 61.39 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $22.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.82 and a beta of 0.25. Tyson Foods, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.72 and a 12-month high of $77.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $59.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $62.15.
Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) last announced its earnings results on Monday, May 8th. The company reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $9.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.07 billion. Tyson Foods had a return on equity of 18.55% and a net margin of 4.91%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.07 earnings per share. On average, analysts predict that Tyson Foods, Inc. will post $5.02 earnings per share for the current year.
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 1st will be issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 30th. Tyson Foods’s payout ratio is presently 18.79%.
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Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BidaskClub lowered Tyson Foods from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 29th. Pivotal Research reaffirmed a “sell” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Tyson Foods in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Investment Research raised Tyson Foods from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Mizuho reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $71.00 price target on shares of Tyson Foods in a research note on Monday, July 10th. Finally, Vertical Research raised Tyson Foods from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $69.04.
About Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods, Inc is a food company, which is engaged in offering chicken, beef and pork, as well as prepared foods. The Company offers food products under Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Sara Lee, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells and State Fair brands. The Company operates through four segments: Chicken, Beef, Pork and Prepared Foods.
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Microsoft's superstar team, The Initiative, has unveiled its first project, Perfect Dark.
At today's The Game Awards 2020 ceremony, Microsoft brought the goods. Among the company's reveals was this first look at Perfect Dark from The Initiative, a first-party studio made up of veterans from across the industry's top teams.
The developers said they are "aiming to deliver a secret agent thriller set in a near-future world."
"We have built the Perfect Dark team at The Initiative by bringing in some of the most talented game makers from around the industry who all share a passion for storytelling, world-building, and creating memorable game experiences. With the full backing from Xbox Studios to re-imagine one of the best-loved IPs from gaming history, we couldn’t be more excited to share some of our early ideas."
Though Microsoft never officially announced The Initiative's first project before today, it has long been rumored to be a new Perfect Dark game or at least something set in the Perfect Dark universe.
The Initiative is itself a bit of a mysterious studio, in part because it's still early days for it and its new game. It has been, however, slowly building up a killer team made up of former Red Dead Redemption, God of War, Tomb Raider, and more recently Naughty Dog developers.
Tonight's announcement wasn't as detailed as we'd hoped, but it's something Xbox fans can look forward to.


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Old said some people told her the diapers have turned up at local yard sales, and were being sold on the street.
“A couple of people, since hearing about this, have contacted us and say they have been approached in the downtown area with people selling our diapers. Our tags are still on them,” she said, adding that one woman told her they were going for $4 a package.
The diaper bank was formed one year ago. Old said the goal was to distribute 50,000 diapers in a year, but the organization has handed out 139,000 in 11 months. She said the mission will go on despite the theft.
“The best that we can do is to hope we get the word out and try to fill our shelves again,” Old said. “We’re not in a position where we have any kind of long-running budget. Every penny goes toward buying diapers. This is not going to stop us. We are determined to keep moving forward and keep covering bottoms. That’s what we’re going to do.”


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Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL)
has launched its CNG-ready variant of the Honda Amaze. The new variant Amaze
1.2 S MT Plus (i-VTEC) is modified petrol Honda Amaze which is compatible for
CNG fuel option. While the price of the 1.2 MT Plus (i-Vtec)
Honda Amaze is Rs 599585 ex showroom Delhi, the cost of the CNG kit including
installation is Rs 54,315.
The price of the new variant
(ex-showroom Delhi) is:
1.2 S MT Plus (i-VTEC)
Amaze CNG kit including
CNG Endorsement Charges (Extra)
The Honda Amaze was launched
in 2013 and to date has sold over 1.30 lakh vehicles in the country and the new
variant with bi-fuel option of Petrol/ CNG is being offered in the market to
meet the needs of customers who are looking for an alternate fuel vehicle with
high performance and low running cost.
The Honda approved CNG kit will be fitted to
the new variant 1.2 S MT Plus (i-VTEC) at Honda dealerships located in cities
where CNG fuel is available in the country. This CNG ready variant of Amaze has
been specially tuned during production for CNG compatibility by way of optimising
the suspension, application of CNG specific engine components and specially
prepared wiring harnesses to ensure high level of quality. The new variant will
come with a 2-year warranty as standard value for all buyers.
Commenting on the introduction of the new
variant, Jnaneswar Sen, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Honda Cars
India said, “At HCIL, we constantly work towards enhancing customer experience
through our products and services. We are extremely happy to bring the Amaze
with a CNG option for our customers, which will not only be cheaper to run and
maintain but also eco-friendly.”
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Kia India is now offering an electric sunroof in its Sonet Smartstream G1.2 HTK+ variant. The model will be available at Rs 9.76 lakh. Sonet has already more than 3.3 lakh customers in last three year...


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The food truck craze began in Los Angeles, and now some people involved in the street food community say it's already over. A piece in the LA Times quotes Josh Hiller, a partner in food truck outfitting business RoadStoves, as saying, "the problem came when the other commissaries and truck owners saw money and basically just prostituted the whole culture." So to keep it "real" he's rejecting 95% of requests for a truck.
Food truck malaise! Evidence that the trend is over: copycat trucks by people with "no culinary experience" looking to make money, corporate trucks from chains like Jack in the Box and Sizzler, and even the Food Network co-opting the craze with The Great Food Truck Race.
The "exciting, underground food scene driven by a punk rock aesthetic and an exploratory mentality"? It's done. Kogi BBQ truck's Roy Choi winning Food & Wine's Best New Chef award last year — while a very respectable accolade — was anything but "underground." Perhaps the award can now be seen as the signifier of the end of the food truck trend.
Now some popular LA food trucks are getting into the new new trend ? brick-and-mortar restaurants. The ice cream truck Coolhaus has expanded to Austin and New York and is planning a Southern California store that will "employ a neat 'inside-out' meta-twist that is sure to blow food truck followers' minds." The store will consist of a food truck parked inside a building.


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Best Mid Price Golf Balls 2020 - Our help finding you the right ball at the right price
We select our favourite irons launched in 2020
Fowler's new Cobra blades feature a unique PVD finish and flat topline
Two-time winner of the Australian PGA Championship, we take a look at what Cameron Smith puts into his bag.
Take a look at what the 2018 Ryder Cup captain uses
The best golf push carts of 2020 include models that are compact, practical and colourful
The new grip design is said to reduce unwanted wrist action for greater consistency
Here are the clubs Kevin Chappell uses
We take a look inside the bag of American professional golfer Matthew Wolff in this piece.
We look at the gear Tyrrell Hatton uses.
A look at how golf companies are embracing new ways of tackling plastic pollution
The new Eco-Lite stand and cart bags are made from between 25-30 recycled plastic bottles
Two new PXG drivers are available now via a fitting in limited quantities
Golfers can now personalise new TaylorMade MG2 wedges in a variety of different ways
Costco has unveiled its new Kirkland Signature KS1 putter and weight kit
Ocean Tee's new Mako polo shirt is made from a new biodegradable fabric without compromising performance
New Insula sweaters are made from recycled polyester derived from as many as 17 litre-sized plastic bottles
The new Wilson Staff Pro Tour Bag has been revealed
Garmin's new laser displays colour hole maps and even takes into account wind speed and direction
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FOS by numbers
The FOS has published its 2014/15 annual review, setting out a plethora of fascinating statistics about the service.
Overall the volume of new complaints referred to the FOS fell significantly from 512,167 the previous year to 329,509. This was largely driven by PPI complaints which halved from record highs the previous year. However, PPI complaints still made up two thirds(!) of the FOS' workload this year and PPI looks to continue to dominate FOS complaints for some time yet. The FOS this year resolved 57% of complaints within 12 months (down from 78% the previous year), but that figure rises to 90% of complaints when PPI complaints are excluded, demonstrating the PPI backlog that still exists.
In contrast complaints relating to consumer credit increased markedly, particularly complaints about payday lenders, credit broking and debt collection, perhaps reflecting the increasing proportion of society dependent on credit to make ends meet and publicity surrounding the FCA now regulating consumer credit. There was also a huge spike in complaints about "packaged" current accounts, a product that is the subject of an on-going FCA review.
As in previous years investments and pensions continue to make up just a small proportion of overall complaints, representing only 4% of new complaints received by the FOS this year. It is interesting to see that this category is still dominated by mortgage endowment complaints, which continue to decline year on year but still made up 17.5% of complaints within the investments and pensions category. The FOS also continues to receive a significant number of complaints in relation to UCIS.
Within the pension and investments category a surprisingly small number of complaints relate to IFAs, just 13% in relation to investment products and 20% in relation to pensions, suggesting that customers are more likely to pursue complaints against their product providers than against their advisers. 39% of complaints against IFAs are upheld by the FOS, which is in line with the FOS average (excluding PPI complaints).
The review notes that pension complaints are among the hardest fought disputes that the FOS sees. There was a significant increase this year in complaints concerning annuities, which was probably prompted by press coverage of the recent 'pension freedom' reforms highlighting that annuities can often represent poor value for customers. There was also a modest increase in complaints concerning income drawdown, and it will be interesting to see how this statistic changes next year, again following the impact of the pension freedom reforms.
Pensions and investments remain by far the complaints that are most likely to be referred to an Ombudsman, representing the relatively complex and high-value nature of these complaints and the fact that the FOS' decision is more likely to impact on the complainant's overall financial security than with other categories of complaint. 27% of investment complaints and 26% of pensions complaints resulted in an ombudsman final determination, compared for example with just 6% of PPI complaints and 14% of banking complaints.
In terms of firms' performance, it is encouraging to note that the review shows that businesses are getting better at responding to customers' complaints quickly. In 2011 40% of FOS complainants had not received a response from the firm complained to within eight weeks. This figure has fallen each year since, and now stands at just 11%.
The review also set out numerous statistics that were arguably less headline grabbing but still very interesting. For example, did you know:
- That the same proportion of FOS complainants (2%) read the Financial Times as read the Daily Star?
- That people in Wales (82%) are more likely to be aware of the FOS than people in Northern Ireland (66%), Scotland (71%) or England (74%)?
- That the FOS received most calls from customers in Bolton, Manchester and Birmingham?
And finally, if you're not sitting in an open plan office and fancy seeing some of the key stats from the review set to the background of a jaunty tune, the FOS has you covered.


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Shadowgun War Games – DevBlog 1
Shadowgun War Games has a beta on the way, and to celebrate, they started a new DevBlog. Today’s focus, “What is SGWG?”
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To cater to the next generation of travelers, the travel industry is tapping into the latest tech advancements…
Millennials want to get away. When we asked 18-34-year-olds the kinds of entertainment they spend on in an average month, 41% said travel/vacations, and we consistently see that when given the choice between travel and physical belongings, the majority will pick the escape. A recent study by Airbnb revealed that 56% of 18-35-year-olds from the U.S. are spending more on travel this year than last, and even placed getting away above purchasing a home in their list of priorities. Our holiday wishlist roundup also echoes their desire, with travel coming in second after money as the one item 13-34-year-olds wanted most for the gift-giving season.
Their wanderlust has been increasingly pushing the travel industry into high gear to cater to this next generation of travelers—something we’ve kept tabs on for years. We’ve seen chains remodel their locations, begin to focus on incorporating local culture, create social experience marketing, offer exclusive events, create Millennialized spin-off brands, and more. But now that free WiFi and touchscreen check-in are par for the course, we’re seeing travel brands experiment with more and more advanced technology to impress Millennial travelers. Convenience is always key for young consumers, and there probably isn’t an experience more in need of seamless solutions than travel, which is why, according to New York Times, traditional hotel chains are targeting young travelers through “customized experiences, digital convenience, and relevant information on social media.” Digital also plays a role in hooking in Millennial travelers before they even book their tickets: creative agency Blitz revealed that 84% plan trips based on someone else’s social media pictures and updates.
Here is roundup of a few of the latest tech-forward tactics the travel industry has taken up to help Millennials get away:
Marriott International may not be a young brand, but it’s definitely not letting the young traveler slip from their hands—which is why they’ve gone all in on tech to provide a seamless experience. Recently, the company hosted a pop-up innovation lab to showcase the new food and beverage concepts being considered for their hotel brands. One example: a drink cart that dispenses a glass of complimentary wine outside of a guest’s hotel room with just a wave of a room key. The innovation is being considered for their Element Hotel, but it’s the brand’s Aloft hotels that are already leading the way for tech-forward lodging. Their Boston and Santa Clara locations are experimenting with voice-activated smart rooms that lets visitors control room temperature, lighting and more, and at their Cupertino location you’ll find a robot butler.
Las Vegas lodgings have also experienced a “sudden rash of…amenities and attractions aimed squarely at a Millennial audience.” Wynn Las Vegas put Amazon Echos in all of their 4,748 hotel rooms—making it a ‘worldwide industry first’— and Caesars has gone even more high-tech with Las Vegas’s first VR bar, the Oculus Virtual Reality Lounge. Then there’s the city’s newest ‘mega-casino’ hotel, Resorts World, expected to open in 2019 with a “celestial sphere” that will broadcast guests’ selfie images.
Virtual Reality Lets You Try Before You Buy
Along with showing off scenic views on social media, travel and tourism companies are tapping into 360-degree videos to let young consumers try before they buy. Recently, the Tourism Authority of Thailand released 360-degree videos of their elephant sanctuary near Chiang Mai and the Khao Luang Cave in effort to “appeal to the senses of consumers.” Carnival Cruise Line took a similar approach when they brought on YouTube celeb Zach King to promote their new Carnival Vista ship, creating a 360-degree video where viewers can choose to follow King on his tour or explore spaces on their own. According to one expert, ads are no longer cutting it in travel marketing, and instead creating an experience should be the focus.
“There’s an app for that” is being replaced with “there’s a bot for that.” More and more brands are turning to chatbots to boost customer service, and the travel industry is no exception. From offering hotel recommendations to letting users book trips to giving activity ideas, travel-related bots can be the perfect companion for the Millennial traveler, with well-known travel services like Expedia, Kayak, and Skyscanner already on board. SnapTravel, a bot on Facebook Messenger and Slack, scans through hotels based on brand preference and budgets—even surfacing “secret deals” of their own—and pulls up photos, links, and booking options. The Pana bot takes a similar approach, but its “concierge” plan comes with a price tag of $49 per month. Users can chat through the app with travel agents to plan trips, and a virtual travel agent can check them into flights and recommend restaurants and activities in their destination city.
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The big news of the night was Phoebe Philo, creative director at Celine and queen of minimalism, who won the prestigious British Designer of the Year Award over Erdem and Christopher Kane, the other stalwarts nominated for the award.
Lady Gaga’s stylist and Thierry Mugler creative director Nicola Formichetti took home this year’s iconic Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator thanks to his unique vision which has seen an incredible impact on the international fashion scene.
The inaugural British Style Award, as voted for by the public, was awarded for the first time to Alexa Chung – who’ll now act as an ambassador of British style across the globe.
This year’s Designer Brand Award went to Mulberry who, after being beaten to the title by Burberry last year, pipped the British power house and Victoria Beckham to the post to scoop this year’s coveted prize.
And Lara Stone’s certainly climbing up fashion’s ladder, too. The Dutch supermodel won the Model of the Year Award while Naomi Campbell was awarded Special Recognition for her influence and contribution in fashion.
The other winners were:
Menswear Designer – Patrick Grant for E. Tautz
Accessory Designer – Nicholas Kirkwood
Emerging Talent for Accessories – Husam El Odah
Emerging Talent for RTW – Meadham Kirchoff
Digital Innovation – Burberry
BFC Outstanding Achievement in Fashion Design – Lee Alexander McQueen


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Shopify Strikes Deal with Pay Gateway, Allowing Pay in ‘300+’ Altcoins
Vancouver-based payment gateway CoinPayments says it has agreed a deal with Ottowa’s e-commerce platform Shopify, which will allow the latter’s customers to pay in altcoins.
Shopify began accepting Bitcoin in 2013, but the company’s new deal means that users can now make their purchase in “hundreds” of other cryptocurrencies.
CoinPayments tweeted, “[We have] partnered with Shopify, enabling merchants to accept over 300+ cryptocurrencies in exchange for goods.”
The announcement was met with enthusiasm by the crypto community. The developers of the Verge (XVG) cryptocurrency tweeted, “Shopify currently powers over 600,000 businesses, and this is an amazing step for all crypto.”
Shopify’s total revenue for the full year 2017 was USD 673.3 million, a 73% increase over 2016, while this year the company expects to reach up to USD 990 million.
Shopify rival Amazon is still yet to announce plans to accept cryptocurrencies, despite repeated calls pleas from investors. Amazon earlier this week revealed that it is to expand its blockchain operations, with its Amazon Web Services subsidiary penning a deal with blockchain incubator ConsenSys.
Last month, the company also filed a patent for a streaming data marketplace that may one day allow subscribers to access real-time cryptocurrency transaction data.


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PORTLAND, Ore. April 21 2016 – Dan Weinsoft, Conversion Strategist at The Good was recently asked to contribute an article for the Userbrain blog, on the topic of mobile conversions.
Using a real client example, Dan explained the project, demonstrated what prompted the study, his analysis of the situation, how he designed testing for mobile users only, the findings from those tests, and the fixes he identified. In the end a series of mobile-only tasks and user testing proved to be key in discovering client pain points.
Read the full article titled How to Optimize Mobile Conversion with User Testing on the Userbrain blog.
Contact David Hoos, firstname.lastname@example.org or via phone at 503 488 5935
About The Good
The Good is an ecommerce and lead conversion advisory who delivers more revenues, customers, and leads. We are conversion rate experts.
The Good has helped brands like Nike, Xerox, Easton, MasterCraft and Klean Kanteen drive sales and ensure proper revenue realization from their e-commerce and lead generation efforts.
The Good’s team speaks and writes frequently on how brands can best serve the ecommerce and B2B consumer, leading to increased revenues. We also conduct research and publish Insights on the state of ecommerce, conversion optimization, lead conversions, and digital marketing. The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.


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Infographic: YouTube Facts & Figures
To celebrate the 5th birthday of YouTube’s beta launch this month, Website-Monitoring.com created this handy timeline graphic of the video sharing network’s history, milestones, video stats, top 10 most subscribed channels, and much more.
Marijuana dispensaries are cropping up in cities across the country, offering dank strands of flower and heady vape cartridges for medical and recreational users alike. The US market for marijuana is valued at $33.1 billion – there’s plenty of market share to go around! But when dispensary owners are finally able to open shop, they...


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Westwood video game studio to hire 100 to bolster Tolkien franchise
PC game developer Turbine Inc. will hire 100 new employees by the end of next year as it looks to enter the lucrative console game market. A new $40 million venture capital investment will fuel Turbine’s growth plans. It’s the latest boost for the region’s burgeoning video game industry, which includes such industry standouts as BioShock creator 2K Boston of Quincy.
Westwood-based Turbine, which made a splash with the launch of a “Lord of the Rings” online game last year, announced this week it received the infusion of capital from a group of investors including media giant Time Warner.
The funding by Time Warner’s investments arm could set the stage for additional role-playing games based upon the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Time Warner’s New Line Cinema division and MGM have agreed to jointly finance and distribute “The Hobbit” and a Hobbit sequel in 2010 and 2011. While Turbine CEO Jim Crowley would not discuss specific game titles, he said the Time Warner partnership would be a natural opportunity to expand the Tolkien game line.
“They have a broad portfolio of brands and intellectual property rights, and we have a huge overlap,” Crowley said.
Turbine will expand its staff to 400 by the end of 2009 as it ramps up research and development of new titles and new platforms including console games, Crowley said.
Turbine’s multiplayer games, including last year’s hit “Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar,” run on personal computers.
However, the PC game market in North America is dwarfed by the popularity of gaming consoles such as Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox. PC game sales accounted for $910.7 million – or only 14 percent – of the North American video game market in 2007, according to researchers NPD Group.
“Console platforms are a natural place for us to be focused on,” Crowley said.
Additional development staff also is needed for Turbine to keep up with the trend toward games that allow players to customize their virtual worlds, Crowley said.
The investment group includes prior Turbine backers Highland Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Tudor Ventures and Columbia Capital. But it also includes a new venture capital backer, Menlo Park, Calif.-based GGV Capital, that should give Turbine a better foothold on Asian markets. GGV has offices in Shanghai and Singapore and business relationships that will aid Turbine’s launch of “Lord of the Rings” in China and Korea this year.
“Those markets are culturally very different and you need partners with access, feet on the street, who know who to talk to them and have an organic presence there,” Crowley said.
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Some random tweet is blowing up because it was apparently sent from an LG smart fridge
Sent from my Deer Park water bottle.
A tweet went viral last week from an unusual source – a refrigerator. See, this teen supposedly side-stepped her mom taking away all her other devices by tweeting from an LG Smart Refrigerator. Pretty nifty, assuming she actually did send it from the fridge.
According to LG, the fridge could be used to tweet – but only from the web browser, which would say “Twitter Web Client” as the tag showing which source the tweet came from.
This teen supposedly got around having her devices confiscated by tweeting from her fridge
Crafty use of technology or internet hoax gone viral? You decide, but the other tweets she sent after her mom took her phone privileges away seem legit. First up was her Nintendo 3DS, where she wrote the tweet in a note-taking app, then used Nintendo‘s ingame sharing function to edit a tweet that should have been to do with Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
The mother found out about this flagrant, if clever, sidestep and took away the 3DS as well. Not to be dissuaded, the teen then tweeted from her WiiU, in a convoluted chain that included writing the note in Minecraft, screenshotting that, and then tweeting the screenshot. Someone give this girl a hacking job.
- Other tweets after her phone was confiscated by her mother were labeled as coming from her Nintendo Wii U, and her Nintendo 3DS
- #FreeDorothy was trending like mad on Twitter, even getting support from @Twitter itself
- BuzzFeed News showed that the tweet source could be falsified, casting doubt on the whole chain of events. The teen called them out for being “rude” skeptics
Even if the sources of the tweets were doctored, this is still a pretty impressive feat. Getting anything trending on Twitter is part alchemy, part science, with a dollop of luck. She’s got a long career ahead of herself in marketing if that’s the route she decides to take.
- Sony is releasing four new colorways for the PlayStation 4 controller and I want them all
- The Sega Genesis Mini is a pint-sized reminder of everything great about SEGA
- According to a study, teens are digesting news from YouTube and not thirsty news outlets
- KnowTechie Roundtable: What piece of tech from TV/Film would you like to see in real life?


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The operator has decided to terminate the Knippr OTT service on June 1.
T-Mobile is offering all Knippr customers to move to its T-Mobile Thuis product, which will also offer TV Everywhere services from Knippr. However, unlike Knippr, a T-Mobile Thuis subscription requires a fixed line broadband subscription.
The Apple TV app was developed by Stoneroos for T-Mobile’s streaming service Knippr, and was awarded the best Apple TV app 2016 from iCulture.
The Apple TV app from Knippr will also become available to all T-Mobile Thuis customers.
In related news, more Dutch TV apps are coming to Apple TV. Cabler Ziggo has announced that its Ziggo Go app will become available on the platform. Also, NLZiet said it will be testing an Apple Tv app soon and is inviting beta testers to the service.


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According to new reports by Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, following Sharp’s new agreement with SoftBank and Sprint announced in the last couple of weeks, Sony Mobile is the latest manufacturer to cut a new distribution deal with SoftBank that will also benefit Sprint in the US with an expanded range of smartphones and tablets. While everyone involved is refusing immediate comment on the reports, the deal is expected to be announced during the IFA tradeshow being held next week with the launch of a new flagship Z3 model, while more details on Sprint’s end of the deal are expected during the CTIA tradeshow the week following IFA.
Such a distribution deal would be a major boon for Sony Mobile, which has struggled to cut such deals with US carriers after the failure of their last major release as Sony Ericsson in the Xperia Play and subsequently losing crucial support from both AT&T and Verizon as a result. AT&T previously focused heavily on selling Sony Ericsson phones and smartphones, even during the iPhone exclusivity period, while Verizon worked directly with Sony Ericsson on a CDMA version of the Play, the failure of which cost Sony Ericsson dearly in terms of that relationship with Verizon, as the phone was meant to revive CDMA device development after years of direct refusal to develop such devices for the US.
Now with the new deal between SoftBank and Sprint imminent, Sony Mobile would be able to take advantage of the improved marketing and carrier sales channels to sell devices instead of solely relying on direct sales of unlocked devices in the US. While Sony Mobile has had carrier deals in the past with T-Mobile for select current devices such as the Z and Z1, the carrier has apparently decided that the sales volume was too low to continue carrying Sony Mobile devices, nor did the carrier place much marketing effort behind those devices compared to other brands, focusing the majority of its UnCarrier marketing behind Samsung’s Galaxy line and the iPhone, despite new rumors pegging the forthcoming Z3 flagship for the carrier.


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To support NHS Charities Together, Eddie Stobart has branded one of its trailers with a rainbow and the NHS logo. All revenue that the truck earns over the next three months will be donated to NHS Charities Together.
William Stobart, Executive Chairman said: “The last few weeks for every industry has been turbulent and challenging. Eddie Stobart are at the forefront of the supply chain making over 40,000 deliveries each week for some of the UK’s leading grocery retailers and food processing suppliers. This has only been possible by the sheer professionalism of our key workers, drivers, management and our back-office support colleagues, all of whom help keep the nation moving. We are all extremely proud to support the NHS through these unprecedented times.”
Jack Leight, the driver of the NHS trailer said “I’m hugely proud and privileged to be asked to pull the rainbow trailer, which clearly shows our appreciation for the NHS, and those on the front line.”


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- By Native News Online Staff
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) is hosting its second "Go International" training in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 27-28, 2020. The purpose of the training is to provide best practices to tribes and tribal business entities that want to increase visist to Indian Country from international tourists.
In 2018, nearly five percent of the 40 million overseas visitors to the United States reported visiting an American Indian community. These travelers are known to stay longer in the United States than the average overseas traveler, visit more destinations and spend more money.
Native American visitor destinations not incorporating overseas marketing in their business plans risk missing out on a lucrative customer segment.
Why Attend Go International?
Designed to help tribal tourism businesses find success in the international marketplace, Go International features expert speakers and hands-on presentations that will guide tribal enterprises in conceptualizing and developing their tourism product(s) and promoting them to international travelers.
Hotel Andaluz Albuquerque 125 Second Street NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 800-380-5722
To receive the negotiated AIANTA rate, reservations must be made by Jan. 10, 2020 at 5 p.m. Please use the discount code “AINTA” when calling in your reservation or click here to reserve your room.
Day 1 – January 27, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Welcome & Introductions Sherry L. Rupert, Executive Director, AIANTA
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Introduction – Which international markets are right for your tourism product Monica Poling, Marketing & PR Manager, AIANTA
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Visitor Assessments – Learn how to ask your existing customer what they think about your tourism product Linda Cooley, Yurok Tribe
11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on own)
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3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Marketing – Learn how to define your target market and develop a marketing plan to match Christophe Ghaye, Destination America
Day 2 – January 28, 2020
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Plan Your Pitch – Break into small groups with other Tribes to develop and perfect your sales pitch Monica Poling, Marketing & PR Manager, AIANTA
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (on own)
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Product Presentation – Present your product to industry experts and get ideas on next steps Chris Pilley, Rocky Mountain Holiday Tours, LLC and Christophe Ghaye, Destination America
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After blowing past Sprint in the last quarter, T-Mobile is still pulling out all the stops to increase its subscriber numbers. The latest announcement is a new family plan with 10GB of non-shared data per line. The price varies based on how many lines you have, but the sweet spot is four at $120 total.
Republic Wireless is changing up the way it charges for data. Today the company has unveiled its new refund plan that encourages customers to use less cellular data and save money.
Here's how the Republic Refund Plan works. First you pick a base plan. $5 limits you strictly to Wi-Fi. $10 gets you unlimited talk and text over a cellular network.
Then you add on however much data you think you need. Read More
Sprint hasn't said anything about John Legere's assertion that T-Mobile is now the larger of the two carriers, but it is rolling out a new plan apparently intended to slow Tmo's progress. The new plan is actually just a limited time offer in Sprint's existing Family Share Pack tiers. For $90 per month you can (sort of) get 12GB of data to share across 10 lines with unlimited SMS and voice. As with all mobile plans, there are plenty of caveats. Read More
Prepaid carrier Cricket Wireless has been pushing its inexpensive tax-inclusive plans and $5 auto-pay credits recently, but it just rolled out some new plans that make the deal even better. Its two cheapest plans are getting more data, and there's a new limited time deal on a larger bucket of bytes.
T-Mobile is already the largest provider of prepaid service in the US, and now it's adding some new options for customers who want to save a little cash. The Simply Prepaid plans start at $40 and include unlimited talk and text, but they won't be available until January 25th.
Don't panic! Despite the original Lollipop announcement stating the update would "be available on Nexus 5, 7, 10 and Google Play edition devices in the coming weeks," it looks like Nexus 4 owners won't be left out in the cold after all.
Googler Sascha Prüter clarifies in a Google+ post that the Nexus 4's conspicuous absense is "just a mistake." Indeed, the error is already fixed. There's no specific word on timing, but if history is anything to go by, the N4 will fall right in line with the rest of the Nexus updates soon enough. Read More
Sprint's Virgin Mobile pre-paid brand is announcing a new plan option today called Virgin Mobile Custom. Can you guess what the hook is from the name? Yes, it's a cell phone plan that you can customize. The plans come with a basic level of service, then you choose what extras to add. The catch is that you'll only be able to get these plans at Walmart stores.
AT&T is looking to make its prepaid service a bit more competitive with the options from carriers like T-Mobile and various MVNOs. The new GoPhone plans include increased data caps and free WiFi tethering. The best part – current customers get the upgrade automatically with no increased charge.
It's not just the big guys following T-Mobile's lead in the way phones and plans are sold. US Cellular is announcing new no-contract plans and financed device options today. It's more or less the same deal you get at other carriers, but with some cheaper tiers.


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Confucius Institute Talk: China's Changing Consumer Markets
15 Jan 2019
How fashion manufacturers and retailers react on an ageing society in China
Accessing the Chinese consumer involves understanding the unique platforms and drivers of purchases. Over the next decade, approximately two-thirds of all retail spending growth in the UK is predicted to come from people aged over 55. At the same time, ‘new older generations’ in China who are seen as open-minded and less traditional as well as more financially stable will substantially increase in the next decade. Recently there has been a notable change in how the older population is considered in the traditionally youth-focused fashion industry, although many fashion companies and retailers are still uncertain about whether their strategies fit.
This talk will provide a comprehensive understanding of the fashion preferences and consumer behaviour in relation to the older Chinese consumer group. Come along to understand what this could mean for you and your organization and how to tailor your business strategies to embrace the huge potential market in China.
Minzhi Zhang is a doctoral candidate researcher at the University with 10 years’ experience in the fashion industry (Adidas, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, and China Textile News).
The talk will take place on Tuesday, 22 January from 6pm until 7pm at Manchester Central Library.


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SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels is in the process of handing out pink slips to thousands of employees in India and China. The homegrown firm is in the process of restructuring and trimming redundancy.
According to a report in Bloomberg, Oyo has let go of 5 per cent of its 12,000 employees in China due to non-performance. This amounts to around 600 employees in the Chinese unit. Meanwhile, in India, Oyo is dismissing 12 per cent of its 10,000 employees, which is around 1,200 workers. The company plans to shed another 1,200 employees in India over the next three to four months, stated the Bloomberg report.
In a statement, the Ritesh Agarwal-founded firm said, "We continue to be one of the best places to work for and one of the key reasons for this has been our ability to consistently evaluate, reward and recognize the performance of individuals in a meritocratic manner, and enable them to improve their performance."
Masayoshi Son's SoftBank has been struggling with the aftermath of the WeWork debacle and the slumping share prices at Slack and Uber. The investors have called for greater financial discipline in its portfolio companies. This has, the report adds, spurred job cuts in smaller outfits as well as restructuring in the bigger firms.
Hotel owners in China have been protesting outside its offices accusing the firm of violating contractual agreements. Oyo had said that it would enhance communications with hotel owners and develop owner loyalty this year. The company said that it would ensure that the interests and needs of the hotels as well as of the company are equally taken into account.
SoftBank's Vision Fund has invested around $1.5 billion in Oyo, taking its valuation to $10 billion. Airbnb, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners are some of the company's investors. While Oyo has grown at a fast pace, its reputation has taken a beating due to customer complaints and hotel owners' allegations of poor and unfair treatment by the company.
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The UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), an organisation specialising in tackling illegal activity online, has received another round of government funding that keeps it running for at least two more years.
A spokesperson for the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) confirmed that it has agreed to provide £3.3 million ($4.2 million) between now and June 30, 2019.
PIPCU’s funding has now increased twice since it was launched in 2013 with £2.5 million worth of government money. A year later, the unit extended the deal until 2017 and received another £3 million.
By June 2019, it will have received nearly £9 million.
The IPO spokesperson said the money will ensure PIPCU can continue its “excellent work in fighting IP crime across the UK”.
One of PIPCU’s earliest achievements was the launch of ‘Operation Creative’, a scheme designed to disrupt websites providing unauthorised access to copyrighted material. As part of the project, the ‘Infringing Websites List’ was created to provide details of illicit sites so that brands can remove their adverts from them.
A busy 2017 kicked off with a visit by PIPCU officers to numerous organisations notifying them that their adverts had been placed on piracy websites.
In February, the unit was part of an operation in which five people were arrested following an investigation into the illegal sale of TV set-top box devices.
A month later PIPCU revealed research by data company WhiteBullet showing that over the previous year, advertising from the UK’s top advert-spending companies on piracy sites had fallen by 64%.
April saw the start of a joint initiative with the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition to target online counterfeiters by terminating merchant accounts that illicit websites use to receive payments.
In the same month, PIPCU launched an online directory designed to boost the ability of law enforcement to tackle IP crime. The website works as a database for customs and police officers worldwide to identify counterfeit goods, with information uploaded by brand owners.
More recently, in June, another batch of WhiteBullet research revealed positive findings on advertising and piracy. The data showed there had been an 87% drop in advertising from licensed gambling operators on illegal sites in the previous 12 months.
PIPCU is based at the City of London Police, and in 2014 TBO visited the headquarters to learn more about its work. You can read the interview here.
PIPCU, Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, trademark, copyright, piracy, counterfeiting, UK Intellectual Property Office, funding


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How much would you pay to have everyone see your Facebook status update? Does $2 work? Facebook likes that, and will accept credit card or Paypal.
The social networking giant is testing "highlighted" status updates in New Zealand, according to the technology work. The pay-to-update scheme was first unveiled by New Zealand-based news site Stuff, and later leapt upon by TechCrunch.
Some users in New Zealand see a "highlight" button to click next to the "like" and "comment" features. When "highlight" is clicked, a window pops up prompting the user to pay $2 via Paypal or credit to ensure the post receives the necessary attention, according to SF Weekly.
The timing is interesting: This is Facebook's first attempt to make money directly off of its users, who pay nothing to register for the site and login, and it comes just as Facebook is shopping its company to investors in preparation for its initial public offering, Stuff pointed out.
Facebook could be worth as much as $90 billion.
In a statement, a Facebook spokeswoman said the website is trying out new things.
"We're constantly testing new features across the site. This particular test is simply to gauge people's interest in this method of sharing with their friends," said Mia Garlick.


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Jan 2, 2015 | By Alec
Doubtlessly, most of you will know Autodesk as a provider of excellent 3D modeling software. But did you know of their recent expedition into hardware territory as well? For the better part of 2014, they have been working on a number of 3D printing endeavors that could seriously change the environment of this community. Among these: the very promising Autodesk Ember 3D printer, that works with resin.
As the images illustrate, the Ember features a beautiful industrial design. Currently, it is set to be priced at $5,995 – much more expensive than FDM printers, but cheaper than other professional resin machines. Their explorers' program, where customers can test the machine, kicked off in December.
But perhaps most importantly, Autodesk has just shared a few sneak previews with the rest of the world, illustrating exactly what their printer is capable of. As part of their Christmas festivities, one of their employees was asked to produce a set of gorgeous jewelry, as you can see below.
The necklace and earrings were made by the company CEO Carl Bass and Product Manager Arthur Harsuvanakit. For design, they obviously relied on the company's signature Fusion 360 software, before printing it on their brand-new Ember 3D printer. Finally, the set was cast in Sterling silver.
As Autodesk revealed, this set was about more than simply showing off their printer's capabilities. It was also about ensuring that their own employees know the ins and outs of their products. As the company CEO, Carl Bass, argued, 'I want to know from real world experience what our products can and cannot do. I look to experts who take on special projects that demonstrate the power of what we build and the realistic limitations as well.'
Autodesk's whole hardware project primarily revolves around the Spark initiative, a work-in-progress open software platform that aims to make 3D printing easier than ever before. 'Spark connects digital information to 3D printers in a new and streamlined way. It's an open platform so that everyone can join in and use its building blocks to push the limits of 3D printing. To encourage the broadest possible community to participate, Spark is free to license.' As part of that initiative, Autodesk has also created a $100 million Spark Investment Fund to encourage entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to 'push the boundaries of 3D printing.'
The Ember 3D printer has been developed to maximize the efficiency of the Spark platform. While this interesting printer won't be ready for market for another few months, we already know quite a lot about it. It is a high-resolution resin-based 3D printer, that relies on a DLP light engine to cure its resin (many other printers rely on laser technology). It features 10 micron layer thickness and 100 micron minimum feature size, and a (relatively small) build volume of 64 x 40 x 134mm. As the printer is intended for jewelry, dental structures and other highly detailed object, this shouldn't be too much of a problem.
And then there's just one final treat, released on Christmas day: a very brief clip of the Ember in action. If you can't quite make it out, the 3D printer is working on the logo of the Spark project, at 0.025 mm layers. Supposedly, printed took about four hours:
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Rich wrote at 1/5/2015 8:59:27 PM:
Wow, such a small build volume. About half that not including height of the Form 1+ and a good $2,600 more in price. I own a Form 1+ and it rocks. Why would I pay more for less? Oh it can do 10 microns. The Form 1+ can do 25 microns and that's more than enough detail, big deal. I don't see how that would convince me to pay almost double.
sergevi wrote at 1/3/2015 12:28:08 AM:
we know autodesk as open source software ???? where ? autodesk has all the closed source , most expensive , rental 3d softwares.. yes, that we know !


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The Zero Waste movement aims to reduce houshold waste to zero, Ailín Quinlan hears from its growing number of supporters.
HERE’S how much domestic waste Timi Konya puts into her rubbish bin every month; just enough to fill a coffee mug.
About a year ago, Timi and her fiancé Michael decided to reduce their waste.
Now, when Timi buys meat, her butcher puts it into a special glass box that Timi brings with her.
Timi has stopped using disposable nappies and baby wipes for the couple’s 17-month-old son Max, and has instead opted for re-usables, which she sources from a website, babame.com, the online source for a shop in Newry.
She uses cloth bags for grocery shopping and has also dispensed with paper towels and bin liners in the kitchen of the family home in Swords. Timi avoids buying pre-packed fruit or vegetables and uses un-packaged soap rather than shower gel and a solid shampoo bar instead of a bottle of shampoo.
Timi and Michael clean their teeth with bamboo toothbrushes and Timi makes her own deodorant from boiled, cooled water and baking soda, scented with a few drops of lime essential oil.
“Zero Waste is about sending minimal waste to landfill or incinerators,” says Timi, one of the moderators of a thriving Facebook group, Zero Waste Ireland, whose membership has multiplied in the last 12 months.
The group now boasts some 2,000 members from around the country, all of them aiming to share information on how to live a Zero Waste lifestyle.
Timi joined the group last January, when there were just 200 members.
“The information about Zero Waste moved very rapidly and people were intrigued by it.
“We saw a big increase just before the proposed pay-by-weight bin charges last July — I think it focused peoples’ minds.” Zero Waste an international trend which is becoming an increasingly common and necessary part of everyday life, Timi believes:
“Zero waste shops are popping up in the rest of Europe,” she says, adding that the concept is really about going back to the way many people lived 50 years ago.
“We started to reduce our waste last January and at the moment we produce less than 200g of landfill waste a month, which is about enough to fill a large to average-sized coffee mug,” says the 34-year-old Hungarian economist who has lived in Ireland for nine years.
One of the benefits of Zero Waste living, she says, is the amount of money you save — Timi, for example, no longer has to subscribe to a waste collection company, she says because her waste goes into a little jar, pictured here.
“The jar on the picture contains two month worth of rubbish and it is not full yet,” she explains.
They also save money on not having to buy disposable products like baby wipes, disposable nappies, paper towel in the kitchen or sanitary products.
“I spent approximately €20 in total on my washable baby wipes, which is significantly less than buying packs of disposable ones over and over again.” The savings the couple makes, she says, allow them to afford the organic veg-box from a local farmer which, she believes, is probably cheaper than buying them in the supermarket.
“I truly believe there are benefits for the family’s health and its finances,” says Timi.
After hearing about the Zero Waste movement last year, Elaine Butler, 42, decided to join. As Chair of the Green Party’s Policy Council, the mother-of-two from Churchtown, Co Dublin is strongly eco-conscious.
”The first change was to consciously seek out products that were packed in recycling packaging,” recalls Elaine, whose children Abby (9), Shay (7) and husband Paul are supportive about the change in the Butler household policy.
“We later started to look for products that were coming in no packaging at all. I started buying my fruit and vegetables loose – and in fact these often turned out to be cheaper than packaged veg!
“Then I discovered that unpackaged bread was available, and I bought that.” Elaine now also makes her own moisturiser — “it uses inexpensive products and I made it in 10 minutes,” she reports. “I find it excellent!”
The first time she went to her local deli to buy sliced salami, she recalls, she cringed: “I was a bit embarrassed to be bringing my own containers but I found that the assistants were actually quite used to this.
“They were also very helpful and very open to the idea of people bringing in their own containers.” After all, as Elaine points out, it’s only in recent times that everything has become so heavily packaged.
Adopting a zero waste policy in the house certainly saves money she says, pointing out that it also reduces the endless struggle to get rid of packaging that you don’t need.
“There are more members joining every day and I’m hearing about Zero Waste shops opening up around Europe,” she says.
“The benefits of Zero Waste Policy include buying what you need and having less waste, as well as buying healthier food, because I found that a lot of unhealthy food is packaged in non-recyclable packaging so you actually end up buying more healthy food! You also tend to buy more in bulk. It simplifies your life!”
The Key to Zero Waste is the 5 Rs:
Refuse what you don’t need — this is the most critical principle, believes Timi.
“This is about re-evaluating what we need and what we don’t need and saying no to things like junk mail, freebies at conferences and meetings and plastic pens which in most cases end up lying around the house or in the bin,” she says.
Reduce your use of what you do need as much as is sensible. This means understanding what you may for example, need a mobile phone, but that you don’t need to upgrade it for a new one every six months!
Re-use — cloth nappies — this is a big part of zero waste, says Timi.
“In the bathroom for example, we’d suggest getting rid of your disposable razors and getting a re-usable one,” she says, adding that re-usable sanitary products are also available for women in the larger pharmacies and online.
The Zero Waste lifestyle also encourages people, where possible, to buy second-hand items such as clothes, toys, furniture and books, household items
Recycle: “Have a policy in your home of choosing recyclable packaging over non-recyclable packaging – for example eggs that come in cardboard rather than plastic egg-boxes,”
Rot: all food waste. Use your compost bin either in your back garden or the brown bin that is provided by many waste collection companies.
Reusable sanitary product:
Reusable water bottle, cups, bamboo toothbrushes:
Little Green Shop — http://littlegreenshop.ie/
Eco Tots — http://www.ecotots.ie/
Blogs abut Zero Waste:
Zero Waste Home http://www.zerowastehome.com/
https://simplenowastelife.com/ — Timi Konya Wasteland Rebel http://wastelandrebel.com/en/ — Shia Su Gippsland Unwrapped https://gippslandunwrapped.com/ — Tammy Logan Treading my own path http://treadingmyownpath.com/ Lindsay Miles
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Scentium Flavours, the flavour division of the Iberchem Group, has fully revamped the production plant at its head office in Spain.
This year’s expo in Barcelona will host wide ranging presentations that reveal the latest industry research, analysis and key trends that are shaping the sector.
A consumer survey has found many are confused about what foods are good for digestive health.
Latest export statistics from the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) show that in the first half of 2018, UK exports of all food and drink hit £10.68bn, up 5.1 per cent on the same period in 2017.
According to data and technology specialist IRI, demand for convenience and food and drink ‘on-the-go’ is helping to drive sales of snacking products, particularly crisps and salty snacks, across Europe.
Kerry Taste and Nutrition has confirmed its acquisition of Spanish food producer Hasenosa.
DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced the results of a consumer survey where consumers in four key European markets were asked about their attitudes to gluten-free bakery products.


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DNet, an Internet-based same-day delivery service scheduled to launch this fall, is shutting down its operations. The San Francisco-based company planned to use an Internet software system to broker deliveries between Web-enabled retailers and local courier companies that serve most metropolitan areas using its Internet software. DNet raised over $1 million in seed money from venture capitalists and private investors, but was unable to secure the necessary funding to build out its service. "The same day delivery market is in the dumps from a financial perspective," explains DNet Chief Executive Officer Chris Moore. "Without the confidence that they could finance the company through to the public market, our board of directors decided to wind down the company."


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Healthcare software company Alcidion (ASX: ALC) has acquired UK-based Silverlink PCS Software Limited (Silverlink) for $55.5m.
One of the largest specialist Patient Administration System (PAS) providers servicing the UK NHS market, Silverlink is expected to expand the company’s overall product offering.
The acquisition is also expected to position Alcidion to become a cloud-native, modern, and modular Electronic Patient Record (EPR/EMR) provider.
The latest purchase is expected to be funded via a $55m equity raising, comprising a placement to institutional and sophisticated investors of $30m, and a 1 for 10.5 accelerated non-renounceable entitlement offer to raise $25m.
The equity raising will be conducted at an offer price of $0.25 per new share (Offer Price), which represents a 21.9% discount to the last close price of $0.32.
Alcidion’s latest UK-based acquisition also expands the company’s UK presence to 38 NHS Trusts, which the company’s notes implies a circa 26% market presence - while also expanding the total addressable market.
Commenting on the acquisition, managing director Kate Quirke expects the combination of the company’s Miya Precision clinical platform with the Silverlink PAS product to reinforce the company’s commitment to the UK market.
“Together we will support the open availability of data to ensure our healthcare systems are well equipped to address the challenges ahead - these aligned objectives make this partnership a perfect fit.”
Around 95% of Silverlink’s revenue is recurring with Silverlink management forecasting FY22 revenue (30 April year-end) of $7.8m and earnings of $4.8m.
While the stock has jumped by around 50% in the last 52-weeks, it remains at a significant discount to its early-July peak of $0.46.
Broker coverage on the stock is minimal.
Canaccord Genuity has a Strong Buy rating on the stock, and Morningstar has a fair value of $0.40.
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